VCU a savior to Richmond, survey says
The Board of Visitors, the group that oversees the university, met in conjunction with the first day of class Thursday, Aug. 24. Rector Edward Bersoff called the group to order only an hour after students stumbled into their first 8 a.m. classes.
Early in the open portion of the meeting, university president Eugene P.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon – Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Sunday that he would not have ordered the capture of two Israeli soldiers if he had known it would lead to a wider war.
Hezbollah guerrillas killed three Israeli soldiers and seized two more in a cross-border raid July 12, which sparked 34 days of fighting that ended Aug.
Your Turn: Letters to the Editor
‘Not rehired’
To the Editor,
Your story (“Textbook controversy,” Aug. 24, p.3) is an accurate report of the events that were reported in the press. You did, however, miss an important underlying fact.
I was “not rehired” because I tried to expose Dr.
Death of a planet
Alas, poor Pluto, we hardly knew ye. It was a great 76-year run. Almost a century. But you didn’t make it around the sun even once before astronomers decided to turn their back on you.
Since the International Astronomical Union voted Thursday in Prague to remove your planetary status, the solar system somehow feels more lonely.
Katrina: one year later
New Orleans, one year later. Have we learned anything about preparing possible relief efforts?
Probably not. Hurricane Katrina was a powder keg of Mother Nature’s rain and wind tagged with the government’s incompetence.
America is not prepared for another disaster because public policy has a reactionary tradition.
Opinion in Brief: Greenland melting
It is old news by now that the Greenland ice sheet is melting and that it could trigger a shutdown of the Gulf Stream current that moderates the North Atlantic climate (see 2005’s “The Day After Tomorrow”).
But as if that weren’t enough, new information this summer is indicating that the rate of Greenland’s meltdown is accelerating to as much as triple speed.
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VCU at large
From the new, steel-framed business and engineering buildings to high-tech dental simulation and mannequin labs, VCU is spending more than half-a-billion dollars on assorted construction projects. While these renovations and expansions range in status from already completed to expected completion in 2009, their combined price tag is robust, approximately equivalent to one-third of VCU’s annual budget.
BUYING BOOKS?
Look to the left, look to the right: students with eFollett and Virginia Book Company bags stuffed with books are everywhere. From the look of it, the hunt for textbooks has officially begun and will probably continue until at least the last day of the add/drop and late-registration period.
Rams split pair of exhibition games at home
VCU’s soccer team split its pair of opening exhibition games. On Aug. 16, they beat nearby Longwood University 2-1 at VCU’s Sports Backers stadium. Both of VCU’s points were scored with free kicks after the Lancers put in a loose ball for the first point of the match.