most of the residential buildings, including students' residence halls, dining halls, and War Memorial Gym. Newman Library is on the eastern side of campus and connects to Torgersen Bridge, which spans the main road into campus, Alumni Mall. North of the Drillfield and northwest of Alumni Mall lies the Upper Quad, known to many students as military campus. The Upper Quad is home to the Corps of Cadets' barracks.
On the main campus in Blacksburg, most of the buildings incorporate Hokie Stone as a building material. In 2010, the board of visitors passed a resolution about using the gray stone, shaded by hues of brown and pink, in all building projects.
=== Extended campuses ===
The university has established five branch campuses:
Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Centers, Newport News and Virginia Beach
Northern Virginia Center, Falls Church (National Capital Region)
Virginia Tech Richmond Center, Richmond
Virginia Tech Roanoke Center, Roanoke
Virginia Tech Southwest Center, Abingdon
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