Crime Log
Oct. 15
Male arrested for being drunk in public on the 800 block of W. Franklin Street.
Oct. 16
Female employee advised of damage to personal property by an unknown person in D Deck.
Oct. 18
Unknown person(s) falsely activated the fire alarms on the first floor of Main Hospital.
Recreational sports steps outside the box
If the director of recreational sports has her way, VCU students can find plenty to do on weekdays, weekends and even on Halloween.
“What we wanted to do this year is offer a few things that weren’t just physically sports oriented,” said Susan Boling, director of recreational sports.
SGA gives student leaders more power
In response to the large turnout at the first roundtable meeting of the semester, Kelly Carnes, SGA’s executive director of university relations, told the student representatives at the Oct. 25 meeting that the group now officially serves as an ad hoc advisory committee to the Student Government Association.
With cheating comes failure, suspension
Even after graduation, VCU can charge you with an honor code violation and take your degree. Robert Clifton, former dean of student affairs for VCU’s Medical Campus said that he knew a student who graduated with a doctorate and two months later the school took his degree after realizing he turned in someone else’s work as his own.
Inside charter schools: VCU interested in possibilities as a charter university
When is Virginia Commonwealth University going to become a charter university?
President Eugene P. Trani said it is not going to – at least not right now. And even then it could only happen if the 2005 Virginia General Assembly passes the Chartered Universities Initiative.
Calendar
Thursday, Oct. 28
If you’re in the mood for some Halloween fun stop by the Stuart C. Siegel Center today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can check in and then walk around campus picking up card “treats” for a game of blackjack when you return. If you’re feeling festive, wear a Halloween costume for a chance to win more prizes.
Odds & Ends
Statue Terminated
Plans to build an 80-foot statue of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator character in his Austrian hometown have been scrapped because of his support for President George W. Bush. The statue was set to tow over other, more traditional statues of figures such as composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the Austrian Emperor Kaiser Franz Joseph and plans were unveiled in a blaze of publicity last year.
Editorial Cartoon
Point/Counterpoint: The Nader Factor
Well it’s almost Election Day, and time and time again, numerous news organizations repeatedly ask, “Will Nader cost Kerry the election?”
I personally feel that the news media really missed the boat on this one. If Kerry loses the election, it isn’t going to be Nader’s fault; it will be Kerry’s fault.
Point/Counterpoint: Where’s the outrage?
The 2004 presidential election is rapidly approaching and the race could not be any tighter. Most polls have Republican President George W. Bush with a slight lead over Democratic Sen. John F. Kerry as the two enter the final weekend of frenzied politicking.