Upcoming Events
Men’s Soccer
Sat. Sept. 2
vs. UNC-Greensboro,
7 p.m.
Michigan Tournament
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Fri. Sept. 8
at Michigan State, 5 p.m.
Sun. Sept. 10
at Michigan, 2:30 p.m.
Women’s Soccer
Sun. Sept. 3
at Richmond, 7 p.m.
VCU/Ewing Sports
Invitational
Sports Backers Stadium
Fri.
Sports in Brief
Volleyball
Molten Classic
The VCU volleyball team will be in Provo, Utah, this weekend to participate in the Molten Classic. Opponents include Stanford, ranked number four in the CSTV/AVCA Division I Preseason Top-25 Coaches Poll. Then, they’ll play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday, and will stay in Provo through Saturday night to play Stanford and BYU.
Movin’ on up
The VCU men’s rugby team moved up to Division II this year and is moving on to new and tougher challenges.
The rugby team at VCU started up in the 1970s, and sustained for 20 years, but went defunct in 1995. In 2001, VCU rugby alumni restarted the club at Division III, and in five years it reached Division II.
Expression over oppression
Amendment is now available from the Student Media Center. Featuring art and pieces of writing from different groups of the student body, it vivifies the stark problems of gender, race, sexuality and other issues every student cares about and every human being is affected by.
There she is. VCU graduate shares experience vying for Miss Virginia
This summer, 20 women from cities in Virginia stepped up to the microphone in Roanoke. Their stiletto heels and sequined dresses reflected the light of spotlights and camera flashes as the contestants posed, smiled and talked their way through the competition for the crown and the title of Miss Virginia.