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A lot has changed since I first came to Virginia Tech in fall of 2015. But that doesn’t change the fact that this place has been, is, and will always be home. There’s something about this place that’s great in a very unique sense. I get why Laura Wedin, among many others, can spend her entire life here—getting to work in a beautiful, diverse place with so many different, passionate people that comprise the amazing VT community. College has been HARD over the last four years, but has it been an indescribably profound experience. From first arriving on campus as a freshman, I knew I’d come to love this place even before I felt comfortable here. I also had a preconceived idea of what my college career was going to look like. But as I sit here writing this outside of Torgersen Hall at 1:12 a.m., I realize that college has not at all gone how I’d expected it to, in just about every possible way. From my first major of building construction to now looking at beginning a career in marketin...

As the month of October arrives in Blacksburg and its surrounding areas, there comes a nip in the air. This chill seeps throughout the wild valleys and woods. The leaves turn a burning orange shade and the nights become oh so longer. With the longer night comes Halloween and its haunted houses that all Virginia Tech students should experience. Here are some of the spookiest haunted houses to visit, if they so dare. The Dark Woods Haunted Trail Website: http://fithianfarms.com/ 228 Shire Lane, Christiansburg, VA Open every October weekend, Fri. & Sat. from 7:30pm - 11:00pm, Admissions $10 Haunted self-guided trail through the dark woods. Over a mile long filled with ghosts and monsters, beware! Includes a spooky haunted house, deserted mine shaft, mazes, medieval torture chamber, and a carnival tent. St. Albans Sanatorium Website: http://www.stalbans-sanatorium.com/ 6248 University Park Dr., Radford, VA Dates, times, and admissions costs TBA Walk the haunted...