BLACKSBURG, Va., April 15 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Name: Sophia Veltri
College: College of Engineering
Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Hometown: Rochester, New York
Plans after graduation: Working as a structural engineer at Newport News Shipbuilding in the advanced submarine division
Favorite Hokie memory: "My favorite Hokie memory is the first home football game I attended. I didn't really know much about Virginia Tech traditions before coming here, and my dad was the one who told me about Enter Sandman. Being in the stands for that moment, with everyone jumping and the energy in the stadium, that's when it really hit me - like, yeah, I go to Virginia Tech, I'...