VCU ends seven-game losing streak with home win over Mason
Michele Cosel (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee High School) only made three of 16 field goals, but her five points in the last minute pushed VCU to a 58-54 win over George Mason.
Cosel connected on a 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining. She then made a layup at the buzzer off a pass from Vera Chistova (St.
Sports Briefs
Women’s tennis team still perfect
The 34th-ranked VCU women’s tennis team remained undefeated, downing No. 58 Penn 4-0 Saturday at Thalhimer Tennis Center.
Marianna Yuferova (St. Petersburg, Russia) improved to 7-0 in singles and teamed with Olga Borisova (Minsk, Belarus) to claim adoubles win.
Rams edge Albany in Bracket Buster battle
It was a close game in the first half, but it didn’t become an exciting game until the second half when VCU pulled ahead of Albany, sealing the win 70-67 in ESPN’s Bracket Buster game Friday.
After leading the entire first half, which both coaches agreed was somewhat sloppy, the Rams relinquished their lead to the Great Danes 10 minutes into the second half, and from there it was a series of back-and-forth offensive battles that built up to war down the stretch.
Calendar
Monday, February 20
On campus:
Moving On, Moving Out: “Health, Happiness and the Pursuit of a Clean Kitchen” Student Commons- Forum Room. 12 p.m. 828-6500.
Around town
“Just Poetry Slam” the spoken-word open-mic night at the Firehouse Theatre will begin at 8 p.
Weird News
Blind man competes in 25-mile bike race
A blind South African man has set a new world record by finishing a 25 mile bicycle race.
Hein Wagner finished the Construction du Cap Ninety Niner race around Durbanville in less than two hours.
Wagner followed a friend with a noise-making device attached to his bike.
Breakin’ into style
Remember when hip-hop was “fresh,” in the 1970s and 1980s? OK, maybe not, since majority of VCU students were just being born. However, some VCU students know the elements of hip-hop culture: rap, Adidas, thick gold chains, graffiti tags, a boombox and of course break dance.
The CT hits the streets: Renters’ insurance
Q1: In what area of the state do you currently live? Q2: How important is renters’ insurance for a student? Q3: How many expensive possessions would you estimate you own? Q4: Who pays for your insurance? Q5: How much is your insurance per month? Sh
WHO’s WHO @VCU: Meet Rebecca Shaw
Rebecca Shaw, the crime prevention specialist for the Monroe Park Campus, has been a member of VCU’s community since 1975. Her days here, however, did not begin as a police officer but as a college student.
Shaw remembers the feeling of leaving her family and starting her life at college for the first time.
Treasury official defends president’s budget
The day before U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow went to Capitol Hill to defend President Bush’s 2007 federal budget, one of his top aides visited Virginia Commonwealth University.
Mark J. Warshawsky, assistant secretary for economic policy, gave a condensed version of the details and discussed recent economic issues last Monday.
VCU professor reappointed to Virginia Board of Education
Mark E. Emblidge, director of the Literacy Institute at Virginia Commonwealth University, was reappointed last week to the Virginia Board of Education – and then promptly elected as the board’s president.
On Thursday, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine reappointed Emblidge to the State Board of Education.