Mardi Gras: A historical view
Brought to Louisiana by French explorers in 1699, Mardi Gras is an observance of Carnival, an old season of celebration between Christmas and Lent. During this time, Christians party hard before they must give up food or bad habits for 40 days, beginning on Ash Wednesday.
VCU struggles to recruit nurses during nationwide shortage
Wanted: Nurses
Since the nationwide nursing shortage began, nursing professionals — including those on VCU’s medical campus — find themselves struggling to recruit nurses.
Nearly five years ago, the media started reporting about a shortage of nurses in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and, in some instances, public schools.
VCU hires new faculty despite budget cuts
No, it’s not your imagination. VCU hired more than 60 new faculty members for this academic year, while it lost $77 million in state support because of the state’s budget crisis. So during such a budget crisis, how could VCU afford to hire new faculty members?
Practicing what he preaches
Call it tough love.
Avon Drake, associate professor and a former director of the African-American Studies Program, said helping students reach their full potential of academic excellence — even when he’s blatantly honest — is one of his main goals in life.
Not everyone likes meat
It seems as though Alexander Marra is the type to enjoy a great reaction, whether good or bad, and is going to look at the list of complaints about his article (“‘No (meat) soup for you’,” Feb. 20) and smile, but I feel I have to state my opinion anyway. Food Not Bombs is an anti-war organization that uses cooking and eating soup on Sunday afternoons as an activity during which people discuss our nation’s foreign policy.