Complex sentence: The first public firing of "Skipper" was on campus on the lawn in front of Brodie and Rasche Halls.The display was both a test of the barrel's strength and a salute of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
Split into simpler sentences: The first public firing of "Skipper" was on campus on the lawn in front of Brodie and Rasche Halls. It was both a test of the barrel's strength and a salute of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.