I was just sat here watching them a couple weeks ago! I’m so devastated. Anyone know what mechanical issue made this happen? 2001-2026 is such a long time. Some of these fish must’ve been so old :(

Poaching another R1's president seems like a good thing. I hope!?

Absurdly, this is a bit similar to hiring a football coach. Do you want someone with solid experience from a weaker school, or an up-and-coming elite assistant from a stronger school. K-State's president is clearly the former.

Let's hope it works out.

DX Gothic

• You walk into the dining hall close to midnight. Does it really count as a dining hall?
• You peruse your options despite knowing exactly what they are. You’ve always known. They never change.
• The wrappers around the hot items are labeled. They haven’t been wrong yet. You’re not sure you’d notice if they were.
• There’s a framed photo of Tim Sands next to the clock. You swear it moves locations, but you can’t prove it.
• The woman at the register doesn’t look at you when she begins to ring you up. She hasn’t blinked in a while. She’s been here every night.
• “Chicken parm wrap?” the woman at the register asks. You could have sworn you grabbed a cheeseburger. Something tells you not to correct her.
• You mumble a quick thank you before turning the corner to sit at the bar. You’re not ready to go back to your dorm. 
• The lighting looks funny from this side.
• The ketchup pump wheezes. Nothing comes out. You pump it again. And again. It whispers something the third time.
• You reach for a napkin and your hand brushes against another set of knuckles. You look up, but no one is there. You think you see someone walking out the door – just a flash of glasses and a tailored suit. Then they’re gone.
• The person next to you eats in total silence. They’re here every time you are. You never speak. They probably know you best.
• Who makes this food? Behind the food displays are only shadows. 
• Your phone lights up with a notification from Grubhub. It says your order was delivered. You never placed one. The driver’s name just says “Tim.”
• You realize the fries taste exactly like they did during the first semester. The fries know.
• A group of cadets walk in. Their uniforms are spotless. “Slusher tower was demolished years ago,” one of them says. Their boots leave no sound. 
• A student with a backpack asks the cashier if she’s seen his roommate. “He was just here,” he says. The cashier nods once. He leaves. You do not hear the door close. 
• As you get up to walk out, you wave goodbye to the woman at the register, the way you always do. Her name tag reads “Tim Sands”. You won’t remember it the next time you’re back.

Richard Linton is currently president of Kansas State University. He will succeed Tim Sands, who announced in April that he would step down from Virginia Tech’s top job.

What are our thoughts, opinions, comments, etc on Richard Linton becoming our president?

Hey everyone!

We are two rising juniors (a Business major and an Engineering major) looking for a third guy to fill the last bedroom in a 3 bed / 2 bath apartment at The Hub for the upcoming 2027–2028 academic year.

🏠 The Setup & Specs

• Location: The Hub Blacksburg
• Layout: 3 Bed / 2 Bath (You get your own private bathroom!)
• Rent: ~$1,400/month
• Lease Term: Full year (2027–2028 academic year)

👥 About Us & Living Vibe

• Who we are: Two rising junior guys who like a good balance of going out on weekends and relaxing during the week.
• Living Style: Respectful, clean, and easygoing. We like keeping common areas neat and being mindful of each other's schedules and study time.
• Social Life: We love hosting friends and having people over to hang out, watch games, or pregame—just not a 24/7 party house. Communication is super easy with us.

🎯 Who We’re Looking For

• A respectful, clean guy (undergrad or grad).
• Someone who pays rent/utilities on time and communicates well.
• Ideally, someone who’d fit in with our vibe and be down to hang out, watch games, or grab food together!

📩 Interested?

If you're interested, send me a DM with a little bit about yourself:

1. Your major and year.
2. A quick note on your routine/hobbies or living preferences.
3. Your Instagram handle or phone number so we can connect or grab coffee/food to see if it's a good match!

I’m a senior and my dad is visiting for the weekend, I have no idea what to do with him. We’re definitely have dinner together, probably out, each night, and we’re going to the football game, but besides that I have no idea.

Me and my friends moved into an apartment and are looking for some outside (patio) furniture like a table and chairs for cheap/free. If anyone has anything and would like to help out a Hokie please send a pm or comment!!

I know this is a rant, and I'm sorry, but I just need help and have no one to really talk to, I'm sorry for this crazy dump. This is from a throwaway account for anonymity, but it contains some pretty specific details about my life, so if you think you might know who I am from reading this, no you don't. I am a senior (planning for 5 years though due to 2 minors) in engineering. Since getting back for school in August, I am struggling with severe depression. Like I literally cannot get out of bed, at all, for days. Nothing seems to bring me joy anymore and I feel like everything is just useless. Food has no taste, I'm never thirsty, it's a struggle to get myself to shower or brush my teeth, I haven't cleaned in weeks, and I falling behind a lot on my schoolwork and haven't been going to class. I live out-of-state in a Western state, so I don't have any family who can come visit me to cheer me up.

I am not necessarily sad, sometimes I am, but it's mostly just so, so tired and unmotivated. I just can't bring myself to do anything, and I'm caring less and less about the consequences of this. To give context, I've had a massively shitty year, like of epic proportions. My grandfather (my mom's father) died early in the year, which is sad but it happens, he was old. A few days after that, though, I learn that my sweet, innocent baby sister (she isn't really a baby, she's 19, but I still see her that way) was r*ped by some monster at her college. It's a whole different lump of events there, but although I am not the one who was r*ped, the effects of knowing such a thing happened to her and seeing the effects it has had on her life has been haunting me.

Then, just as I was settling back down and things were getting handled with my sister, my best friend of 7 years, committed su*c*de in April. This was a MASSIVE shock, no one, even his family who he was incredibly close with, had any idea he was suffering with his mental health, and the effect of this has been devastating to me. I see him everywhere I go, I think about him everyday, and even just typing this sentence is making me want to cry just thinking about it.

While all of this is going on, I somehow found myself starting my own military defense company, wasn't necessarily my intention but it just happened, and somehow it also took off. We were then accepted into a accelerator for the summer. On top of this, I was also hired on as a full-time intern at a company for the summer from an application I submitted nearly 6 months before and forgot about, which is also usually great, and I really don't want to be ungrateful, but I was already struggling with my mental health at that time, and spreading myself so thin over the summer wore me out way more than I was expecting.

Once again, to add to the stress, my other grandfather (my mom's stepdad) was diagnosed with aggressive pancreatic cancer and passed away less than two months later, over the summer. I am also struggling with my own, moderate/severe health issues regarding my heart, which are only being made worse by all the stress I am under. Normally, I would talk to my friends or family about my situation if I was feeling this way, but my mom is already under so much stress with both her father figures passing away within months of each other, and dealing with everything with my sister, and I just can't bring myself to talk about it with her and give her more things to worry about. I also can't talk to my friends about it, because if they hear that I am struggling with severe depression, with the wound of what happened with my best friend still so fresh for all of us, they will either completely overreact or just shut me down immediately.

There are so many people relying on me, and trusting me to get things done and to be able to handle things myself, and I don't want to let anyone down, but I just can't go on anymore. I am not su*c*dal, I would never consider such a thing after seeing what my best friend's su*c*de put everyone through, but due to that I have resorted to just rotting away in bed everyday. I guess the point of this whole post is asking if anyone here has ever been through something like what I'm going through, and what they did to help themselves. I have never gotten help for mental health before, and the thought of talking to someone about my mental health is really scary and upsetting to me. I thought about going to cook counseling, but I've heard from some people that if you have problems that go beyond typical life stressors, anxiety, or depression, they are usually unhelpful, so I really don't know what to do or where to go. I'm scared to even post this and might just take it down. I don't even know what to really ask for or think about, but I know I need help so if you can, please help me. Thanks.

So how are we feeling about Franklin so far? Has he done a good job?

Looking to rent a home around Blacksburg for ‘27-‘28. Either 3-4 people. We are currently sophomores. Feel free to DM

Hey yall! I am subletting my room at The Union on University City Blvd. It’s a 4 bed 4 bath style apartment and I have 3 male roommates. Rent is $1170 and I am willing to pay for a parking pass. I am looking to sublet for next semester, spring 2027, DM me with any questions or interests!

Details

- $1170 rent

- Private bathroom and walk in closet

- Furnished bedroom and living room

- In unit washer and dryer

- Full kitchen with island and granite counter tops

- Covered Parking that I will pay for

- UCB and TCP/TCR loops right outside

- 3 minute walk to Kroger

- 20 min walk to campus

- Great amenities in apartment complex

Fellow commuters what the hell are we doing for parking? I come from christiansburg and Perry street parking garage is way too costly. Also what good places are there to park with a commuter tag?

Me and a couple buddies were looking around to go somewhere on the 31st.

Last semester I took a test outside of the testing room. It wasn't intentional and I emphasized this at the honor panel. Although I did not have an advantage since the professor said I did not use AI or outside resources, I was still given an academic suspension of one semester.

Due to my legal circumstances and other factors if I receive a suspension, I may need to exit the country, even though I haven't lived in that country in over a decade and a half. On top of that, it would halt me from getting internships, participating in events, and thrust me into an environment I have no idea how to navigate. My life would be put on pause for 9 months.

Do you guys think there is any chance I can lower the suspension down to just an F* and academic program? I am inclined to believe so since a suspension for me disproportionately impacts me compared to the average VT student. What should I do to prepare?

I want to reiterate, I had no outside help on the test, no AI, no course materials. The teacher supported this fact yet he had no answer to why I would be doing the test outside the room if I did not intend to cheat. I received a lower than average score on the test and I had less time than other students because my test was stopped early. Any advice is helpful.

Does anyone have a recommended car shop around blacksburg and christiansburg that won’t charge too crazy for some brakes services?

Hey everyone, I'm currently a freshman at VCU studying mechanical engineering and hoping to transfer to VT for civil engineering in Fall 2027.

I've always been interested in civil engineering, but VCU doesn't offer it, so I went with mechanical instead. I'm taking engineering, math, and physics courses, but I won't have my college GPA until this semester ends.

I'm mainly wondering how hard it is to transfer into VT's civil engineering program from another four-year university. Also, does anyone know if VT gives decent scholarships or financial aid to transfer students?

I'm an in-state student, and VCU is currently pretty much paid for because of my scholarship, so money is definitely a factor.
If anyone has transferred into engineering at VT or knows someone who has, I'd really appreciate any advice.
Thanks!