Behrens hired as VCU Field Hockey Head Coach
Last season’s field hockey interim head coach Shelley Behrens was named as the new head coach for the Ram’s program.
Behrens led the team to their most successful season since 1998. The team finished with a 7-12 overall record, which was their best finish in over four years.
CAA second place VCU Men’s Basketball steal 8th straight win
VCU Men’s Basketball earned its eighth straight win last weekend in a narrow, three-point victory against Hofstra. The Rams are now 17-7 (12-4 in the CAA). Contributing significantly to the team’s victory was senior forward Willie Taylor.
Taylor went 9-18 from the floor, including four three-pointers after shooting 50 percent from three-point range.
While you were out
‘American Idol’ This week’s set of eight might have been lacking in talent, but the entertainment value was certainly there. Two thumbs up go to Joshua Gracin, who was the only contestant to pull a truly fabulous performance. The other seven just weren’t up to par.
Wakefield: The same old thing never sounded so good
Wakefield is not the savior of rock and roll. Their music is simple, high energy pop-punk that you won’t be able to extract from your brain. But then again, why would you want to?
These Maryland-bred boys are JD Tennyson on guitar, Aaron Escolopio on drums, Ryan Escolopio on lead vocals on guitar, and Mike Schoolden on bass.
‘Playboy’
The Theatre VCU production of “Playboy of the West Indies,” which was directed by Theatre VCU’s head of performance, Marvin Sims, was played for the last time on Feb. 23 to a packed audience.
Mustapha Matura’s West Indian adaptation of J.M. Synge’s Irish “Playboy of the Western World” offers a flavorful and comedic look into a town turned backwards by the arrival of a captivating and mysterious young fellow.
‘Mamma Mia!’ spices up Richmond
The next musical that comes to the Landmark Theater has a great deal to live up to, being preceded by “Mamma Mia!” Who would have guessed that a laundry list of Abba songs combined with a two-day roller coaster ride about a wedding could be so entertaining and enjoyable? The songs are woven so well within the story that it’s difficult to believe they weren’t written specifically for the musical.
To go to war or to not go to war?
A few months ago, President George W. Bush decided that it was finally time to deploy troops to the Middle East in preparation of dethroning Saddam Hussein. The question that everyone has been asking is: Why? Why is war necessary? Shouldn’t we be focusing on al Qaeda first, thus dismissing any thought of future terrorism? The answers to the first two questions, ladies and gentlemen, I do not have for you.
On comic-book movies
With the release of “Daredevil” on Valentine’s Day, I’ve gotten into many a discussion about comic-book movies. It seems we are in a comic-book movie phase in Hollywood. “X-men” was a summer blockbuster a couple of years ago and this past summer was the season of “Spiderman.
Richmond’s History Makers
Dr. William Ferguson Reid Dr. William Ferguson Reid, a surgeon, co-founded The Richmond Crusade for Voters in 1956. It grew out of The Council to Save Public Schools, which formed to fight a 1956 law that allowed cities in Virginia the option of closing public schools rather than integrating them.
Major in African-American studies proposed for fall semester
For years, students wanting to major in African-American studies pursued their goals at institutions other than VCU. Now, VCU once again seeks to offer a major in that area by fall semester.
Recently, VCU’s Board of Visitors approved the revised proposal for a major in African-American studies – a proposal that is not new but one that the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia could approve.