10-run sixth helps Rams rebound against Pats
After falling to George Mason 21-6 on Saturday, the Rams kind of owed the Patriots one.
They used a 17 hits, three errors and a 10-run six inning to return the favor, beating GMU 18-8 to win the three-game series and hold on to its second-place spot in the Colonial Athletic Association.
David Blaine plans Halloween magic
NEW YORK (AP) – For his next stunt, David Blaine says he’ll perform an “easy and fun” high-wire act in Manhattan on Halloween.
“Basically, it’s something that’s been done in the circuses, based on the old high-wire acts,” Blaine told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
At the Movies: ‘A Lot Like Love’
Ashton Kutcher is an easy target. He’s pretty, he’s popular. He has a hit TV series (“That ’70s Show”) and a hot girlfriend (Demi Moore) who might be more than that, if you track the tabloid pregnancy rumors.
The “Dude, Where’s My Car?” star’s previous attempt at being taken seriously – last year’s “The Butterfly Effect” – was met with nearly universal critical derision.
AIDS and HIV get attention on Viacom-owned networks
LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Being `P.C.’ can be death to comedy,” said Meg DeLoach, and it’s exactly what the creator and executive producer of UPN’s “Eve” wanted to avoid in the sitcom’s episode on HIV. In the episode “Testing, Testing, HIV,” which aired 8:30 p.m.
Vegas-style wedding raises money for Byrd Theatre
It is possible to fall asleep on your second date and still marry the person you go on that date with. It helps, however, if the other person also falls asleep, too. That is the tale of Philip Joseph “PJ” Seay and Marie Hawks, who wed Saturday at the Byrd Theatre.
Islamic studies professor lectures on Koran in today’s society
People waited outside the Student Health Center on Broad Street to be checked by security guards with metal detectors before entering the center to hear Nasr Abu Zaid discuss being a Muslim in today’s world.
Zaid, author of “Voice of an Exile,” an autobiography about growing up Islamic, was on campus to speak at the latest World Studies’ Crossing Boundaries series, sponsored by the School of World Studies.
Master’s degree in sports leadership prepares students through real-world experience
On the VCU campus the name SportsCenter not only means the television program on ESPN, but it also applies to VCU’s master’s degree in sports leadership.
“One of the big advantages here is that people who go through this system not only attain a master’s degree in sports leadership, but they also get a hands-on experience,” said Joe Cantafio, director of coaching and associate director of the VCU SportsCenter program.
Looking for the right candidate: VCU narrows search for new provost and vice-president for academic affairs
VCU’s search for its next provost and vice president for academic affairs may end soon.
When former provost Roderick McDavis, who had served in the position since 1999, left last year to become president of Ohio State University, VCU President Eugene P. Trani appointed Stephen D. Gottfredson to serve as interim provost. Gottfredson then was dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences.
VCU video game club offers students fun ways to relax
How would you in your free time like to play “Halo 2” or “Street Fighter 3: Third Strike”? If so, then you might be interested in joining the Video Game Club of VCU.
“I am not only looking for VCU students but friends of VCU students or anyone interested in playing old and new video games,” said Robin Palm, the club’s president.
Weird News
Presidential music collection
Critics are concerned with the songs in President Bush’s iPod play list. The songs were downloaded by his personal aide Blake Gottesman according to the CNN Web site. The songs include “My Sharona” by The Knacks, which details an older man’s longing for a younger woman, and other songs by artists such as country singer George Jones, a recovering alcoholic.