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Hokie Pride Unboxed: Join in the Fun of Hokie Gear on Instagram

Virginia Tech is kicking off the holiday season with a spirited new Instagram campaign that puts Hokie pride front and center. The university, in partnership with Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC)...

The right way to ship holiday gifts, according to a packaging expert

If your gift can’t survive a 12-inch drop, it’s not ready to ship. That’s a...

Realistic ways to maintain health habits during the holidays

Between travel, family gatherings, and endless to-do lists, the holidays can make it hard to...

VA Tech’s Hokie Harvest Breaks Records

The auctioneer’s chant filled the Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena as more than 100 buyers packed the stands,...

Hollins’ Darla Schumm Publishes “Healing Ableism”

Hollins University associate provost and religious studies professor Darla Schumm, Ph.D., has published her new...

WILD BILL’S SPORTS ROUNDUP!

Spring has finally sprung at The Star. The winter doldrums are over. Summer sports are just around the corner. But, the path to sunny skies...

Ashnoor Kaur Making A Masterful Impact In Junior Golf

Ashnoor Kaur's accomplishments in golf are impressive. No, make that spectacular. In June, 2020 she won the women's division of the Roanoke Valley Golf Hall...

Five “Big-11” Teams Head Into State Football Playoffs

And then there were five . . . Five "Big-11" football teams made the final grade to advance into the regional semifinals of the condensed...

Cave Spring Tops Hidden Valley 17-14 In Southwest County Rivalry Game

Analyst Jahangir Khan once noted, "Every winning streak will have to end sometime." Friday night at Dwight Bogle Stadium the Cave Spring football team decided...

“Big-11” Teams Head High School Football Playoff Ratings

Two weeks remain in the abbreviated six-game high school football regular season that moved from fall to a winter start due to COVID-19 considerations. While...

Learning To Let Go Key In VA Tech Grad Student’s Grappling Success

If Korbin Myers has learned anything during the past year, it’s the benefit of accepting that he can’t control everything. “I’ve kind of realized that...