The race is on
Housing, parking and advising were among the many time-tested issues the three presidential candidates for the Monroe Park Campus Student Government Association debated Thursday night in the University Student Commons.
The candidates – Jessica Lee, William Moehl and Clint Titsworth, all current SGA members – took questions from moderator Carrie Whittier, associate director for programs and educational services, and audience members for almost two hours, causing the event to go beyond its scheduled end time.
Corrections
From Thursday, March 1: In the Sports section, the photos credited to Brian Doyle were shot by Jason Gareau.
In the news
WORLD
LONDON – The moon darkened, reddened, and turned shades of gray and orange Saturday night during the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years, thrilling stargazers and astronomers around the world.
The Earth’s shadow took more than six hours to crawl across the moon’s surface, eating it into a crescent shape before engulfing it completely in a spectacle at least partly visible on every continent.
Sports in Brief
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Senior guard B.A. Walker (Onancock, Va./Nandua) was named All-District First Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). This award makes him eligible for the NABC Division I All-American team.
In CAA tournament action, the Rams will play the winner of the William & Mary vs.
CAA Tournament preview
No. 1 Virginia Commonwealth Rams
Weird News
Girl lost in poker game
A 17-year-old Pakistani girl, whose late father lost her in a poker game when she was 2 years old, is asking authorities to save her from being turned over to a middle-aged relative.
The girl’s father racked up a debt of 10,000 rupees ($151) with the 45-year-old male relative while playing cards.
The CTube
Bananaphone! In 1994, children’s music maverick Raffi released the album, with a ridiculously catchy song of the same name, “Bananaphone.” A death metal band and a country singer have covered it. It’s also become an Internet classic. A YouTube search of “banana phone” turns up 1,470 results.
The golden boy of Richmond
All told, it took David Shultz and his new band The Skyline a year to create his brand new sophomore album, “Sinner’s Gold.”
“It’s a little warmer than my first album that was recorded in February. This one was recorded in August, and I think you can tell,” Shultz said.
Your Turn Letters to the Editor
Hello everyone, my name is Jessica Lee, and I’m running to be your student body president. I’ve been in SGA since my freshman year because I really enjoy helping students. Whether it’s trying to improve dining options, or helping a student get into a class, it’s all important.
Take the blue pill
I’m a crazy mixture of things – of experiences, affiliations and allegiances. But I can assure you, being non-religious is hard, much harder than it may seem. In a way, it seems a mixture of blessing and curse. Of course, all of the things that accompany religion – obligation and abstinence from certain types of behaviors – do not apply to me.