Congress, where ya at?

Hey Congress, where ya at?

The current presidential administration bears much of the blame that circulates regarding the Iraq War. The executive branch of the government must shoulder the responsibility of a wartime United States; our president is the country’s commander in chief.

An open letter to Senator John Kerry

Wow, dude, just wow.

I’m not sure, sir, whether it was a verbal gaffe on a pre-written speech or an off-the-cuff remark that you fumbled, but no matter what, you made an idiot out of yourself. You said this to a crowd while campaigning for gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides: “You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well.

Nursing’s popularity has perks, drawbacks

Joel Basco never imagined his junior year would be so busy.

Or strenuous.

“At the start of the day, I have to get up at 5 a.m., and before I even go to the medical campus, I have to account for pre-assessment from the day before,” the nursing major said.

B O D Y S N A T C H E R S played important role in MCV’s early days

Long before computer simulations, 19th-century medical students learned about the human body the only way they could: by studying bodies they stole from local cemeteries.

To celebrate Halloween, education services librarian Shannon Jones discussed Tuesday the practice of “body snatching” at the Tompkins-McCaw Library.

Registration begins

Come every mid-semester, registration for classes hangs over the heads of VCU students.

It’s every student’s favorite time of year to stress out about next semester’s schedules, overrides and 8 a.m. classes.

Senior mass communications major Raven Williams said procrastination goes hand in hand with registration woes.

Queer Action hosts anti-marriage amendment rally

At a small but loud rally Wednesday morning, opponents of the proposed marriage amendment to the Virginia Constitution made an appeal for students to vote “no.” About 30 people gathered in the Commons Plaza at 11 a.m. to hoist signs, chant and listen to speakers tell why they personally oppose the amendment.

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OAXACA, Mexico – Some of the barricades torn down by federal police went back up Tuesday as protesters regrouped, and at least one federal official acknowledged that this city besieged by striking teachers and anarchists remained outside government control.