Crime Log
Nov. 30
Two males arrested for possession of an open container of alcohol on the 200 block of West Main Street.
Dec. 3
Male arrested for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and male arrested for contempt of court on Laurel and Main streets.
Dec. 11 marks endings and beginnings
It all begins at 10 a.m. Saturday Dec. 11. An estimated 900 seniors will gather at the Siegel Center to signify the end of their undergraduate – and some graduate – studies at VCU.
After listening to introductions by VCU President Eugene P. Trani and to a speech by U.
Black Caucus celebrate Kwanzaa, inform students
More than 300 students attended last week’s VCU Black Caucus’ Kwanzaa celebration to learn about the tradition of the African holiday that begins Dec.26.
Akomfo Kwambena Frempong, a social worker for Richmond Public Schools and guest speaker for the event, began with a libation ritual to posthumously give tribute to famous African and African-American leaders.
Campaign ‘major economic revitalization’ for VCU
Approximately $216 million has been collected toward the $330.5 million Capital Campaign, which VCU launched in April 2000 after the Partners for Progress campaign ended.
The campaign is a “major economic revitalization” for both the Monroe Park and Medical campuses, said Peter Wyeth, vice president for university advancement.
Calendar
Thursday, December 9th
Celebrate the holiday season in Carytown with choirs, gift wrap stations, vendors and horse and carriage rides from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, December 10th
Take your mate on a carriage ride to Maymont House where you will be escorted by men and women dressed in Victorian garb to the home of Mayor James Dooley and his wife.
Odds & Ends
Prime minister offers to prove his sexuality
The Romanian prime minister said he would have sex with the wives and girlfriends of reporters at a Romanian newspaper, after it reported he was gay. When reporters asked him about Evenimental Zillei newspaper’s reports about his sexuality, he responded with the offer.
Editorial Cartoon
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
I wish to call attention to the reporting actions of editorial writer Michael Dickinson. During the past couple of weeks Dickinson has been e-mailing and/or writing letters to certain lawmakers challenging them to debate him at VCU. Dickinson obviously thinks he will gain from this by one of two ways.
Opinion in Brief
Nation/World
Unsportsmanlike
Bush-bashing? That’s so last year. With Republicans having consolidated their hold on power despite questions surrounding the conflict in Iraq, the newest sport is United Nations-bashing.
In a sharply worded editorial Monday, the Times-Dispatch called Kofi Annan a “disgrace” and suggested that U.
Ode to a sweater
Ah yes, it’s the holiday season again, and that means it’s time for my favorite holiday apparel: holiday sweaters.
These holiday sweaters are an annual occurrence that you can set your clock to. The patterns are simple, and the fabric is wool. My all-time favorite sweater is the quintessential classic: the “pilgrims sitting down for the first Thanksgiving feast” sweater.