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CONTENTS

Torgersen retrospective

During his six years as president of Virginia Tech, Paul E. Torgersen steered the university toward the forefront of information and instructional technology. We look back at his leadership and the milestones of his term.

The idea man

A program for full-time professionals to earn a degree in information technology; student-run "virtual" corporations; the Alexandria Research Institute: these are but a few of the ideas Tech's Leonard Ferrari has brought to life.

Trailblazer for Tech women

What was women's basketball like in the 1920s? Sarah Beauchamp '29 tells about her playing days with the Turkey Hens and her experience as one of Tech's first women students.

Fighting binge drinking

Tech takes action to discourage the troubling trend of binge drinking among students.