Intellectual Diversity
This letter is in response to Mike Dickinson’s article entitled “Professors under fire: Accusations of campus liberalism undermine intellectual freedom.” Teachers, much like parents, have a powerful influence on developing minds, it is important that we do in fact hear various opinions, the question remains whether the professors are actually indoctrinating students, providing only one […]
Upcoming Sports Events
Men’s basketball
Feb. 9: VCU at Drexel in Philadelphia, Pa. at 7 p.m.
Feb. 12: VCU at Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va. at 4 p.m.
Women’s basketball
Feb. 11: VCU vs. Towson at the Stuart C. Siegel Center at 7 p.m
Feb. 13: VCU at Delaware in Newark, Del. 4 p.
Home boys: 5 Rams reach double figures in homecoming blowout
The three-pointer from the top of the key by Jesse Pellot-Rosa, a floater by Michael Doles as he cut through the lane and a two-handed flush by Ricardo “Slim” Dixon.
They all fell.
So did another 3 by Doles on the wing, another two-hander by Dixon (with Towson forward Lawrence Hamm caught underneath) and another long jumper from Pellot-Rosa.
Fan cashes in at halftime
Everything was going in the basket on Saturday night.
And that includes the nothing-but-nylon shot that Kevin Rector hit from a cozy recliner during halftime at VCU’s win over Towson.
Rector, a 22-year-old psychology major, was the Stephen B. Furniture fan of the game.
Rock bands take action against suicide
The end of winter opened the Sub City Take Action! Tour ’05, sponsored by Hurley International. Bands such as Sugarcult, Hawthorne Heights, The Early November, Anberlin, Hopesfall, Head Automatica and more spread Take Action!’s message of suicide prevention.
John Legend gets lifted with The CT
Joannah Nwokeabia
Commonwealth Times: Explain the concept behind your album title, “Get Lifted.”
John Legend: It’s based off the song “Get Lifted.” I wrote the song first before we decided on the album title. The song is about saying, I got some good news that’ll make you feel good.
Roots, Legend deliver soulful live concert
The line outside the Stuart C. Siegel Center stretched several blocks as more than 4,000 people turned out Friday night to see The Roots and John Legend perform live at VCU’s Homecoming Concert.
Tia Ruggles, a junior, came to see Legend sing his hit song “Ordinary People,” which is already in heavy rotation on MTV and VH1.
Changing Gears: Nicole Footen moves from mass communication to social work
Since the beginning of last semester, students in the Raleigh Building who had questions regarding the School of Social Work housed there probably had to wait a little longer than usual to find an answer.
After all, they didn’t have a director of student services – one of the key positions in providing student assistance.
Clothing store, fashion illustration class come together
A local storeowner and some VCU fashion design students had a unique opportunity this semester.
Charles Brown, the owner of campus-based clothing store Urban Traders formed a partnership with VCU professor Linda Lee’s fashion illustration class allowing the students to showcase their work while also getting some notable exposure for his store.
SGA’s revised constitution approved
Concerns about structural changes in the Student Government Association’s new constitution – the subject of much debate in the student government – echoed within the senate and the VCU community during the fall semester.
In its early stages of approval by the Student Senate, many of the then 23 senators wanted to delay a decision until the SGA had a full 50-member Senate after the midterm Senate elections that occurred Oct.