What is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?
[[Image:Virginiatech-burrusshall-fromdrillfield.JPG|thumb|Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]] '''Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University''' (or '''Virginia Tech''') is a public [[land-grant university]] in Blacksburg, [[Virginia]]. The campus was first opened in [[1872]] as a farming and mechanical college and covers 2,600 acres. It is also one of only a few public universities in the United States to have a corps of [[cadet]]s. The [[Virginia Tech massacre]], which happened on the 16th of [[April]] [[2007]], was a tragedy in the history of the University. A student of the university named [[Cho Seung-Hui]] killed 32 people before [[suicide|killing himself]]. This became the worst school-related massacre in United States history. ==References== {{commonscat|Virginia Tech}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.vt.edu/|title=Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|accessdate=2008-06-28|work=vt.edu}} {{Atlantic Coast Conference}} {{US-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Atlantic Coast Conference]] [[Category:Colleges and universities in Virginia]] [[Category:Oak Ridge Associated Universities]] [[Category:1872 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Virginia]]