Crime Log
Nov. 17
A male was arrested at the Larrick Student Center for being drunk in public and trespassing.
Nov. 18
A male was arrested in Johnson Hall for possession of a controlled substance.
A female was arrested in Johnson Hall for possession of marijuana.
Get the right vaccines, get the right classes
When freshmen tried to register for classes last week, some were hit with a harsh reality about immunization: no vaccination, no registration.
VCU students are required to get vaccines for diseases such as the mumps and meningitis. If they do not, the university will put holds on their accounts, preventing them from registering for classes.
An overlooked poem receives a VCU spotlight
Notes scribbled in the margins of textbooks, novels or books of poetry are not unusual findings for students reading their way through used textbooks. Most students overlook previous highlighted markings or scribbled side thoughts. But every once in a while, such notes lead to significant discoveries.
In the News
WORLD
LONDON – A rare radioactive substance killed an ex-KGB spy turned Kremlin critic, the British government said Friday. In a dramatic statement written before he died, Alexander Litvinenko called Russian President Vladimir Putin “barbaric and ruthless” and blamed him personally for the poisoning.
Students fill football void with team of their own
“I love football. I love watching football, I love playing football. It just kills me that I came to a school without a football team,” said Chad Tucker, a senior business major. That’s where the River City Sports and Social Club comes into play. The league has become an outlet for what VCU hasn’t been able to provide students like Tucker.
The puddle that is our pool
The puddle that is our pool
As proficient readers, you should have noticed that our Thursday edition omitted the Sports Guys’ “Section Pool.” This was not a mistake. It was on purpose.
See, Galloway was “sick” for an entire week, but now he’s back and feeling better than ever.
Nationwide
College Basketball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Bo Schembechler, who became one of college football’s great coaches in two decades at Michigan, died on the eve of the Wolverines’ No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown with perennial rival Ohio State. He was 77.
Schembechler collapsed at the studios of WXYZ-TV after taping his weekly TV show.
Columbus erupts after OSU win
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Police arrested nearly 40 people and dozens of fires were set in student neighborhoods, but authorities reported a relatively smooth night following No. 1 Ohio State’s 42-39 win over second-ranked Michigan.
The roughly 40 fires were set mostly on cars and furniture, along with a few in trash bins, said Lt.
Two can play at this game, O.J.
I’m no acquitted double-murderer. I’m no 11,236-yard career rusher. What I am, however, is capable of a “If I Did It” like retrospective. For those that don’t already know, the rest of the world discovered last week that O.J. Simpson wrote a book in which an entire chapter was devoted to how he would have killed his ex-wife and her lover had he actually been the guy that killed the ex-wife and lover.
Sports In Brief
In Brief
Men’s Basketball
Rams 28 43 – 71
Cougars 30 29 – 59
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands – Each day gets more beautiful than the last at the Paradise Jam in the resort city of St. Thomas. After losing the opener to Xavier 67-70 Friday, the Rams put forth an effort to ensure the trip overseas would not be wasted solely on peaceful walks through the quiet emerald countryside as they dominated the Charleston Cougars 71-59.