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ON THE COVER: The dispute between President Charles L.C. Minor and Gen. James H. Lane, the commandant of cadets, resulted in a fistfight at an 1878 faculty senate meeting and left an indelible impression on Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Illustration by Steven White ’92.
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How Virginia Tech Was Won: Fisticuffs, growing pains, and the Hokie Way
An 1878 dispute over how Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College—now Virginia Tech—should be structured ended in a fistfight between President Charles L.C. Minor and the commandant of cadets, Gen. James H. Lane. The quarrel made headlines in its day—and brought to the forefront a debate that would shape the university community for years to come.
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Comfort Food: A resurgence in local foods and urban gardening
In response to a growing sense of disconnect between the consumer and the food producer and in the wake of food-related public health crises, local foods and urban gardening are taking root as safer, more transparent, and more sustainable approaches to food production.
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21st-century Extension: The enduring relevance of Virginia Cooperative Extension
Extension has come far since it sprang from a few demonstration farms and corn and tomato clubs near the turn of the century. Almost 100 years later, Virginia Cooperative Extension weathers changing times and budget cuts, continuing to fulfill its mission of putting university knowledge to practice across the commonwealth.
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Why We Fight
In the first of an ongoing series featuring alumni-penned essays about living the Pylon values, Capt. George Flynn (business information technology '01) discusses how a Hokie football-inspired lunch pail became a symbol of service for Echo Company Marines.
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Need Knot Apply
From tree climbing to bovine restraint, from knotted nets to knotty pines, knots play a subtle role in education and research endeavors at Virginia Tech. The latest installment in How Tech Ticks offers readers an inside look at the ties that bind.
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Sharon Johnson: French Twist
Recognized with a 2011 William E. Wine Award for teaching excellence, Sharon Johnson brings contagious enthusiasm and a broad scope of scholarly interests to the classroom. Her courses meld cross-cultural studies, language, literature, gender, and business—ensuring that she always inspires and never leaves anyone behind.
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5 Ways to Foil Online Thieves
Don't draw a bull's-eye on your (virtual) chest. Keep yourself protected when it comes to computer security. From Facebook no-no's and password strength to the latest cyber-threats, Virginia Tech experts weigh in on an issue that won't go away until the FarmVille cows come home.
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Alumnus builds a city in the hills of Palestine
Building a city from scratch is no easy task anywhere in the world, let alone in Palestine, where lasting peace is hard to come by. Yet Bashar Masri (chemical engineering '83) isn't worried about the obstacles—a resolve that's indicative of his commitment to growth and development in his native country.
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