SGA presidential nominees speak out
Existing Student Government Association officers and their competing candidates are crossing their fingers in hopes of winning their elections Tuesday. This is Zmarak Khan’s, the Student Government Association president, last term as president, and two candidates, Sheena Davis and Eddie O’Leary, the current SGA vice president, are vying to succeed him.
Corrections
Corrections
In regards to the “Continuing Education Aids Students” article printed in the Feb. 21, 2005 issue of The Commonwealth Times, Franklin Wallace said his life in college was misrepresented. Where the article states “consisting of sleeping until noon, painting for a few hours and hanging out – all while hoping to graduate” Wallace said while studying Painting and Printmaking at VCU he hoped to sleep, paint and hang out after he graduated and secured a job.
Weird News
Baby talk
A two-month-old Chinese baby doesn’t cry when he wants his mother’s attention, he calls for her. When the baby is hungry he says “Mama, Mama.” The baby’s mother also said the baby can say the word “nai” which is Chinese for milk. Doctors at Beijing Children’s Hospital said it is very rare for a child to speak at such an early age.
Editorial cartoon
Your Turn: Letters to the Editor
Abolish the MLA Students of our fine American universities: unite and rebel against the Modern Language Association! The MLA has taken over our English departments and brainwashed our professors. We must finally throw off the shackles of grade-school style pedagogy and reclaim the natural liberties of writers! I, John Hewitt, hereby demand the following: * The right to deviate from grammatical custom whenever I see it necessary.
Opinion in Brief
No parking
One of the perennial issues sure to be addressed by student government candidates in this week’s elections is the distinct lack of parking on campus. A flyer touting one of the candidates’ platforms contained this simple statement: “More Parking.
Dissecting no longer a barrier
VCU students with ethical or religious objections to dissection may now earn either a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science degree without participating in academic exercises they find ethically or religiously objectionable.
Lacking compassion: Republicans protest end to killing of juvenile criminals
Many in this country cried with shame last week when the United States Supreme Court ruled that states could no longer execute those convicted of their crimes they committed when they were juveniles.
Surprisingly, the biggest whining toward the end of the child execution era came not from liberal heathens living sinful lives in California, but from the Bible belt.
The rewards of recovery: Evans’ love for game grows after absence
The first pitch of the season was on the way and Kwan Evans didn’t feel even the slightest jitter.
His parents, Tonya and Rudy Evans, watched from the stands at Petersburg Sports Complex as Harold Mozingo brought the heat to Saint Joseph’s Jereme Scott. From the outfield, Evans felt nothing-no apprehension, no reservations, no nerves.
GroupMODA aims high with two-day fashion show
Imagine the scene. Hundreds of fashion enthusiasts, trendsetters and onlookers cram into one room hoping to view the latest ready-to-wear threads. It happens every year at groupMODA’s fashion show.
In fact so many people turn out, said Erryn Claxton, groupMODA vice president, that the venue quickly reaches capacity, forcing her organization to turn away crowds of them.