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Squires Student Center
Opened 1958
Squires Student Center, hub of student life since 1937
Photo: Eric T Gunther, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Hub of student life since 1937. Originally the Students' Activity Building, renamed for John Houston Squires (class of 1905). Houses the Hokie Grill, meeting rooms, theaters, and student org offices.
Fun facts
- •Squires was built as a PWA (Public Works Administration) project during the Depression.
- •The 2003 renovation more than doubled its footprint from the original 1937 building.
Through the years
- 1958
Opened
- 1969
First major expansion
- 1991
Second expansion
- 2003
Third expansion and renovation
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