ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Tuesday, January 30, 1996              TAG: 9601300078
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-1 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 

MORE SPACE FOR ENGINEERING

LENGTH: Short :   21 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  ALAN KIM/Staff. Construction of Virginia Tech's new 
          engineering building is under way next to Whittemore Hall (in 
          background). The project, which broke ground last summer, will have 
          more than 71,000 square feet dedicated to undergraduate instruction 
          and research. Completion of the project is scheduled for the spring 
          of 1997. Tech's College of Engineering has been running a 19 percent
          deficit in the space recommended by the state for undergraduate 
          teaching and research. The new building will make up most of that 
          deficit. color.