Imported talent Tech's 1,600 international students are enriching the campus academically and culturally. And American students are learning to appreciate mooncakes, dal, and other perspectives on dating. This is dining hall food? Award-winning chefs, cooked-to-order steaks, and German pastries? Tech's dining hall fare is getting national attention and keeping students on campus. The house that Tech built The Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to offer courses in home design and construction. The result: a low-income family receives a new house this Christmas. Living in the future Science-fiction writer Kathleen Ann Goonan '75 asks the brave questions, creates futures from the molecules up, and sends one of her lastest characters on a run through Tech territory. Hard to find a better Hokie read. News Books Philanthropy Alumni Association Athletics Class Notes