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Small Spaces | Blog | Plow & Hearth

How To Make Them Work For You If you live in a small space, then you know the struggles of making everything fit. From dorm rooms to first-time on-your-owners in apartments, tiny house dwellers, retirees downsizing, or just everyday homeowners trying to declutter and maximize living space, sometimes our homes are just too small to adequately suit our needs. Often, our homes are a puzzle, and we can arrange our things in better ways to make all the pieces fit. If you have trouble maximizing yo

Butterfly Gardens | Blog | Plow & Hearth

Looking for a summer project? A butterfly garden is a great way to beautify your outdoors while also giving back to the environment. Butterflies, among other pollinators, have been in decline due to habitat loss and pesticide use. Pollination plays a vital role in our environment and what better way to give back than to build a butterfly garden? This project can be as complex or easy as you want it to be! It’s good for first-time gardeners or green-thumb pros, and you can start from scratc

Easy Halloween Decorating Ideas | Blog | Plow & Hearth

For those who are more about the candy and less about super-complicated graveyard scenes, this collection of quirky-fun and SUPER-EASY Halloween accents is right up your alley. Keep it simple yet spirited to get a charmingly creepy look without a lot of fuss or expense. No carving needed to decorate your pumpkins. Simply drop your gourds into the holders and add charm to your porch, yard, living room and more. “New empty nesting couple. Beats carving pumpkins when your last kid leaves
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Philologia

The Philologia is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary publication which accepts undergraduate liberal arts and human sciences research from Virginia Tech's College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. The journal aims to provide the College's undergraduate students with the opportunity to gain experience submitting research to a peer-reviewed publication, as well as establish an open forum for exchanging undergraduate research, and other scholastic endeavors. Although the journal was established b
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Class of 2018: Stefnie Cerny combines her love of painting with theatre design

Stefnie Cerny had always loved theatre. Yet, until starting her studies at Virginia Tech, she had never imagined she could combine it with her greatest passion — painting. Cerny will be graduating this month with a double major in studio art in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and in theatre design in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. She will then join two theatre companies in Atlanta: The Lyric as a set painter and Serenbe Playhouse as a scenic charge. Once she com
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Career conference to explore the versatility of the English degree

What do a sports broadcaster, a pilot, a lawyer, and an engineer have in common? The alumni advisory board of the Virginia Tech Department of English represents these fields and many more. With that breadth of expertise, board members are well positioned to offer career inspiration for students pursuing English degrees. This year’s English Career Connections, an event that allows undergraduates to explore a range of professional opportunities with alumni, will take place Oct. 11 and 12. “Some