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The '''[[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]] campus''' is located in [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]], [[Virginia]]; the central campus is roughly bordered by Prices Fork Road to the northwest, Plantation Drive to the west, Main Street to the east, and [[U.S. Route 460|460]]-bypass to the south, though it has several thousand acres beyond the central campus. The university also has several commonwealth branch campus centers: Hampton Roads ([[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]]), National Capital Region ([[Falls Church, Virginia|Falls Church]] - [[Alexandria, Virginia]]), [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]], and the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in [[Abingdon, Virginia|Abingdon]].

| Name = Ville Valo

| Img = Ville_Valo.jpg

| Background = solo_singer

| Birth_name = Ville Hermanni Valo

| Born = {{birth_date_and_age|1976|11|22}}<br/><small>[[Vallila]], [[Finland]]</small>

| Died =

| Origin = Finland

| Instrument = [[Vocals]],[[Bass guitar|Bass]],[[Drums]],[[Guitar]],[[Piano]].

| Genre = fundaded [[Love Metal]] |

| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[Songwriter]]

| Years_active = [[1983 in music|1983]] - Present

| Label =

| Associated_acts = [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

[[Daniel Lioneye]]

| URL = [http://www.heartagram.com/ Official website]

}}

'''Ville Hermanni Valo''' ({{Audio|Fi-Ville_Valo.ogg|pronunciation}}) (born [[November 22]], [[1976]]) is the [[vocalist]], [[songwriter]] and frontman of the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Love Metal]] band [[HIM (band)|HIM]]. They have released five full length albums, and as of [[2006]], they are the first and only Finnish rock band to sell Gold in the [[United States]].

==HokieEarly Stonelife==

Valo was born to a [[Finland|Finnish]] father named Kari and a mother of [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] descent named Anita in a small suburb of Helsinki called [[Vallila]]. As a child, Ville was influenced by his music-loving parents, who exposed him to the songs of popular Finnish performers such as [[Tapio Rautavaara]] and [[Rauli Badding Somerjoki]], while an older cousin introduced him to the heavier sounds of bands like [[KISS (band)|KISS]], [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Iron Maiden]]. Valo's first musical step was as a three year old [[bongo drum|bongo]] drummer. At age nine, Valo attended the Pop and Jazz Conservatory in [[Helsinki]], where he studied several different musical genres. His father eventually opened a [[sex shop]] where Valo often worked before launching his career in music. Valo's father's [[sex shop]] is still in business today and doing well, according to interviews with Valo. His interests gradually expanded to include [[reggae]], early [[blues]] and country-oriented material such as [[Johnny Cash]], [[Roy Orbison]] and [[Neil Young]]. From a young age, Valo's enthusiasm for music also took a more active form of expression, and he participated in a large number of different Helsinki-based bands: B.L.O.O.D. (1986-89), Eloveena Boys (1987-88), Kemoterapia (1989-97) and numerous other, more obscure projects.

==Side Projects==

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Apart from working with HIM, and side-project [[Daniel Lioneye]], Valo has kept busy in the music world, collaborating with many artists over the years. He contributed guest vocals for The 69 Eyes, on [[Apocalyptica]]'s album ''[[Apocalyptica (album)|Apocalyptica]]'' for the song "Bittersweet" (with [[The Rasmus]]' singer [[Lauri Ylönen]]), on [[The Bloodhound Gang]]'s ''[[Hefty Fine]]'' for the song "Something Diabolical", and on [[Cradle of Filth]]'s ''[[Thornography]]'' for the song "The Byronic Man". In 2007 he duetted with Polish German actress [[Natalia Avelon]] for a cover of [[Nancy Sinatra]] and [[Lee Hazlewood]]'s song "Summer Wine", part of the ''[[Das Wilde Leben]]'' soundtrack. A video featuring both was recorded as well.

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[[Image:VT Burruss Hall.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Burruss Hall, signature building on the Virginia Tech campus.]]

'''''Below is a list of Valo's side projects and collaborations.'''''

On the Blacksburg campus, the majority of the buildings incorporate [[Hokie Stone]] as a building material. Hokie Stone is a medley of different colored limestone, often including dolomite. Each block of Hokie Stone is some combination of gray, brown, black, pink, orange, and maroon. The limestone is mined from various quarries in Southwestern Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama, one of which has been operated by the university since the 1950s.

* ''[[Skreppers]] & Ville Valo (1995)

* ''[[Apocalyptica]] & Ville Valo (1996)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (1997)

* ''[[Tehosekoitin]] & Ville Valo (1999)

* ''The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (1999)

* ''[[Neljä Ruusua]] & HIM (1999)

* ''[[Agents]]& Ville Valo - Paratiisi, Jykevää On Rakkaus, Ikkunaprinsessa(1999)

* ''[[Tributti Tuomari Nurmio]]: Ville Valo & Others (2000)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (2000)

* ''[[Musta Paraati]], Ville Valo, Gas Lipstick & Others (2001)

* ''[[Daniel Lioneye And The Rollers]]/Daniel Lioneye And The Blues Explosion (2001)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Thulsa Doom (2001)

* ''[[Five Fifteen]] & Ville Valo - The Prostitue & Season Of The Witch (2001)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (2002)

* ''[[The Skreppers]], Ville Valo, [[Migé Amour]] & [[Lily Lazer]] (2002)

* ''[[The Mission]] & Ville Valo (2002)

* ''[[Lowemotor Corporation]] & Ville Valo - Love Me (2003/2004)

* ''[[The Skreppers]] & Ville Valo (2004)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo - Beneath the Blue (2004)

* ''[[Apocalyptica]] feat. Ville Valo & Lauri Ylönen - Bittersweet (2004) (FIN: #1, D: #6)

* ''Two Witches & Ville Valo - Dracula Rising (2005)

* ''[[Bloodhound Gang]] feat. Ville Valo - Something Diabolical (2005)

* ''[[Isabelle´s Gift]] feat. Ville Valo - If I Die Tonight (2006)

* ''[[Cradle of Filth]] feat. Ville Valo - The Byronic Man (2006)

* ''Ville Valo & [[Tommi Viksten]] - Kun Minä Kotoani Läksin (2006)

* ''[[Kari Tapio]] & Ville Valo - Tällä Pohjantähden Alla (2006)

* ''Ville Valo & [[Natalia Avelon]] - Summer Wine (2007) (FIN: #1, D: #2, AU: #4, CH: #2)

* ''Ville Valo & Manna - Just for Tonight (2007) ==

==[[HIM (band)|HIM]]==

==Academic Buildings==

{{main|HIM (band)}}

===Cowgill Hall===

==Trivia==

Cowgill Hall, located on Turner Street, is the home of Virginia Tech's School of Architecture and Urban Studies. It was named for Clinton Cowgill, who retired in [[1956]] after 28 years as the [[architecture]] department head. <ref>http://www.unirel.vt.edu/buildings/bldg.php?name=Cowgill+Hall</ref>

{{Trivia|date=June 2007}}

[[Image:Kerranghim.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ville Valo on the cover on Kerrang! magazine.]]

*[[Bam Margera]]'s character in the 2003 movie ''[[Haggard: The Movie|Haggard]]'' is named after Ville Valo.<ref name="imdb">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm</ref>

*He makes a very small appearance in ''[[Jackass: Number Two]]''.<ref name="imdb" />

*He was voted as #13 on a television program in which people voted for who they thought were the greatest Finns of all time<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suuret_suomalaiset]</ref>

*He can also be seen in clips of episodes from [[Viva La Bam]] while they were in Finland.

*He has a number of tattoos, including a pair of Edgar Allan Poe's eyes on his shoulder blades.<ref>[http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo/celeb-valo.htm VILLE VALO TATTOO PICS PHOTOS]</ref>

*He learned to walk with the help of the family dog Sami, and when the dog died, not only was he extremely upset, he also apparently developed his allergies to animals and asthma at the same time.<ref>http://www.tv.com/ville-valo/person//trivia.html</ref>

*He smokes about 60 cigarettes a day (around 21,900 a year) to give his voice a gruff, husky edge.<ref>http://www.tobacco.org/news/.html</ref>

*Valo is an avid reader and has indicated that he draws a large influence for his music from the books that he has read. Among his favorite authors he includes Finnish writer, [[Timo K. Mukka]], and American writers [[Edgar Allan Poe]] and [[Charles Bukowski]].

*Ville appears in the music video "Wasting the Dawn" by The 69 Eyes as Jim Morrison of The Doors.

==References==

Adjacent to Cowgill Hall are what appear to be concrete walkways, but are actually a roof to a lower part of another building - Burchard Hall. Underneath are workshops and drawing boards for students majoring in architecture or Industrial Design. The glass pyramids are actually skylights.

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==External links==

In 2006, Cowgill Hall was named the winner of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects Test of Time Award. This award is presented annually to a building that has served the same function for at least 25 years. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/66742|work=Virginia Tech's Cowgill Hall receives architectural award|title=Virginia Tech's Cowgill Hall receives architectural award|publisher=Roanoke Times|first=Andrew|last=Lent|accessdate=June 4|accessyear=2006}}</ref> <ref>http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/story.php?relyear=2006&itemno=256</ref>

*[http://www.nndb.com/people/266/000030176 Ville Valo] at Notable Names Database

*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1204517 Ville Valo] at Internet Movie Database

*[http://www.heartagram.com Official website] of [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

*[http://www.sweetville.net Ukrainian HIM website] of [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

*[http://www.himonline.tv UK HIM website] of [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

*[http://community.livejournal.com/valo_daily Valo Daily], Livejournal Community (images of Valo)

{{HIM}}

===Durham Hall===

Durham Hall, a $16 million project<ref>http://www.cdcd.vt.edu/PJD/Const.Status/projects/newengrbldg.project.html</ref>, opened in 1998 and was called "New Engineering Building", or "The NEB", until 2001. It was named in honor of Fred D. Durham, co-founder of the [[Dover Corporation]], a [[Fortune 500]] manufacturing company located in [[New York City]]. <ref>http://www.unirel.vt.edu/buildings/bldg.php?name=Durham+Hall</ref>

===Other Academic Buildings===

[[Image:Lane Hall 2004.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Lane Hall]]

Agnew Hall, Art and Design Learning Center, Burchard Hall, Cheatham Hall, Dairy Science Complex, Davidson Hall, Derring Hall, Engel Hall, Femoyer Hall, Food Science and Technology, Fralin Biotechnology Center, Hahn Hall, Hancock Hall, Holden Hall, Hutcheson Hall, Lane Hall, Litton Reaves Hall, Major Williams Hall, McBryde Hall, Newman Library, Norris Hall, Pamplin Hall, Patton Hall, Performing Arts Building, Price Hall, Randolph Hall, Robeson Hall, Sandy Hall, Saunders Hall, Seitz Hall, Shanks Hall, Smyth Hall, Torgersen Hall, [[Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine]], Wallace Hall, Whittemore Hall, Williams Hall

==Athletics Buildings==

===Cassell Coliseum===

{{main|Cassell Coliseum}}

'''Cassell Coliseum''' is a 10,052-seat multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Blacksburg, Virginia]]. The arena opened in [[1961]]. It is home to the [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]] Hokies [[basketball]] [[team]]s (men's and women's).

===Lane Stadium===

[[Image:Vtmiami.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]{{main|Lane Stadium}}

Lane Stadium is the stadium for Virginia Tech's [[College Football|football]] team. It was rated as having the "number one home field advantage" in all of college football in 2005 by Rivals.com.

===Other Athletics Facilities===

English Baseball Field, Merryman Athletic Facility, Rector Field House

==Residence Halls==

===Hillcrest Hall===

{{main|Hillcrest Honors Community}}

'''Hillcrest Honors Community''' is an [[undergraduate]] [[residence hall]] at [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]. At a student capacity of 108, it is the smallest residence hall at Virginia Tech. Unlike the other residence halls on the campus, it is required that all of its occupants maintain a [[grade point average]] of 3.50 and it is customary that they live in the building for the first four years of their undergraduate education. Students staying for a fifth year may live off-campus but still participate in community functions such as occasional dinners, the senior toast, and Colloquium Magnum.

In addition to being a residence hall on the second and third floors, Hillcrest houses Virginia Tech's University Honors offices on the first floor and the Residence Hall Federation office in the basement. Community residents thus have the opportunity to maintain close personal relationships with the Honors staff.

Hillcrest Hall is one of very few buildings and the only residence hall at Virginia Tech not named for a person. The name is derived from its ___location at the crest of a hill at the east end of Virginia Tech's central Drillfield, between West Campus Drive and the Grove. It is one of the few red brick buildings on a campus known for its "[[Hokie Stone]]" architecture.

===Lee Hall===

{{main|Lee Hall (Virginia Tech)}}

Lee Hall is located on Washington Street in the Prairie Community. The building is named for Claudius Lee, a long-time faculty member.

In 1997, students in a history class found a page in the 1896 Bugle (Virginia Tech's student yearbook) claiming that Claudius Lee had been a member of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. A panel named by then-president [[Paul Torgersen]] examined the available historical records and found no evidence of Lee's involvement with the organization beyond the entry in the yearbook. <ref>http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/vtpubs/spectrum/sp971120/1d.html</ref>

===Other Residence Halls===

Ambler Johnston Hall, Barringer Hall, Brodie Hall, Campbell Hall, Cochrane Hall, Eggleston Hall, Harper Hall, Johnson Hall, Miles Hall, Monteith Hall, New Residence Hall East, Newman Hall, O'Shaughnessy Hall, Payne Hall, Peddrew-Yates Residence Hall (formerly New Residence Hall West), Pritchard Hall, Rasche Hall, Slusher Hall, Thomas Hall, Vawter Hall

===Residence Hall Federation===

The Residence Hall Federation (RHF) is a University Chartered Student Organization. This organization exists to serve the 9000 on-campus residents through hall councils in each residence hall. The RHF is composed of 23 hall councils, representing the residents of each hall, and three community councils, which represent two or more hall that share a common trait. Each individual hall council receives a programming budget of $400 (or $1 per resident if there are fewer than 400 residents) from the Student Programs office and from the RHF budget.

The RHF Officer Group consists of 16 members, composing an Executive Board and a Board of Directors.

Like the [[Resident Advisors]] employed by the school, the Hall Councils produce programs that entertain and educate the residents of the buildings that they serve. These programs range from movie nights to exam study breaks. In addition, the RHF officer group also puts on campus-wide programs, under the command of the Director of Programs. Traditionally, the campus-wide programs have been Campus-Kickoff, Pizza Bonanza, and Hokies Hold'Em. The RHF also performs a number of community service projects.

{{see also|National Association of College and University Residence Halls}}

==Dining Halls==

===Dietrick Dining Center===

Dietrick Dining Center, or Dietrick Hall, is the largest of Virginia Tech's six dining facilities, seating 1,100 and serving on average 3,758 students daily. The building opened in 1970 at a cost of $2.8 million. <ref>http://www.studentprograms.vt.edu/vtour/dietrick.php</ref>

The main dining area, now called "D2", was known as the "Depot at Dietrick" prior to a $6.5 million renovation completed in 2004 that converted the hall from a cafeteria-style facility to one that more closely resembles a food court. <ref>http://www.studentprograms.vt.edu/vtour/dietrickrenovation.php</ref>

The building also contains the Dietrick General Store, an extension of the University Bookstore; "Deet's Place", a coffee and ice cream shop; and the Dietrick Express, a fast food ala carte facility.

Dietrick gained some infamy in 1997 when it was mentioned in a WSLS (the local [[NBC]] station) news segment on "dirty dining". In the segment, a worker in the Express was shown licking her fingers to moisten them as she tried to separate hotdog wrappers.

===West End Market===

West End Market opened in 1999 as Virginia Tech's second major food court dining facility. Adjoined to Cochrane Hall, this facility was known as Cochrane Dining Hall until it closed in 1997 for remodeling. <ref>http://www.studentprograms.vt.edu/vtour/westend.php</ref>

West End Market was recognized in 1999 by the National Association of College and University Food Services as the best university specialty restaurant in the country. <ref>http://www.vtmagazine.vt.edu/winter00/feature2.html</ref>

===Owens Hall===

Owens Hall opened in 1940 as a replacement for Virginia Tech's military mess hall.

The Food Court contains twelve ala carte specialty shops. In 1997, a section of the building called the Hokie Grill & Co. was remodeled to feature Chick-fil-A and Pizza Hut franchises. In its first year, the Chick-fil-A became the top-selling of all Chick-fil-A franchises located on college campuses. <ref>http://www.studentprograms.vt.edu/vtour/owens.php</ref>

Owens Hall is located on Kent Street in the Lower Quad.

===Other Dining Facilities===

Shultz Hall, Squires Food Court (inside Squires Student Center), Vet Med Cafe (located in the Vet Med Commons),

==Miscellaneous Buildings==

===Burruss Hall===

[[Image:Virginiatech-burrusshall-fromdrillfield.JPG|thumb|Burruss Hall]]

[[Image:Virginiatech-burrusstunnel.JPG|thumb|The Burruss Hall Tunnel]]

'''Burruss Hall''' is the main administrative building at [[Virginia Tech]], located in [[Blacksburg, VA]].

It was named after [[Julian Burruss]], class of 1898, who became president of the college in [[1921]] and immediately bought a [[printing press]], which he used to barrage the state with news releases supporting the school's mission in applied science. He faced mass resignations when students and faculty disagreed over a corps disciplinary action against one of its cadets, but, through working with Burruss, both sides found commonground.

Burruss Hall is located on the drillfield and is often used in promotional literature as a signature building of Virginia Tech.

===Johnston Student Center===

The G. Burke Johnston Student Center (most commonly called GBJ) contains student activities rooms, a small food court, and study areas. On the bottom floor of this three-story building is the entrance to the Pamplin tunnel, which connects this building with the adjacent Pamplin Hall.

===Other Miscellaneous Buildings===

Alumni Hall, Armory, Cranwell International Center, Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center, the Grove (President's Residence), Health and Safety Building, Henderson Hall, Information/Visitors Center, McComas Hall, Media Building, Price House (more commonly known as the Women's Center), Smith House, Solitude, Squires Student Center, Student Services Building, University Bookstore, University Club, War Memorial Chapel, War Memorial Gymnasium, Wright House

==See also==

* [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]

==External links==

* http://www.studentprograms.vt.edu - Virginia Tech Student Programs

* http://www.cdcd.vt.edu/PJD/Const.Status/main.html - Virginia Tech campus construction status

* http://www.unirel.vt.edu/map/ - Virginia Tech map

* http://www.unirel.vt.edu/buildings/ - Official VT buildings page

* http://www.rhf.vt.edu - Virginia Tech Residence Hall Federation

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