Francophiles unite
Thousands flocked to Carytown over the weekend, packing the Byrd Theatre to maximum capacity, all for the love of French cinema.
The 15th annual VCU French Film Festival screened twelve feature-length films, as well as 12 short films shown in two sets of six.
Your Turn Letters to the Editor
I’m sure most of you have read the recent rumors about the SGA elections. The coverage in the CT, especially in the editorials, has been full of inaccuracies and exaggerations about my actions and my character. Students have the right to know the truth. Here is what really happened: I pride myself in being a religious person, and a moral person.
From the president
I appreciate those of you who read this column and spread the word about what SGA is doing to improve VCU for you!
On March 23, I appeared on Channel 8 News to answer questions about the funding of the Sex Workers Art Show, which took place in the Commons Theater Feb.
Harsh voting laws imprison freed convicts
This week, the Maryland Legislature simplified laws to restore ex-felons’ voting rights. Too bad Virginia has not done the same. Our great commonwealth would rather make changes depending on individual appeals instead of granting former inmates suffrage, while maintaining certain criteria like excluding those charged with election fraud.
Reporters encourage public to use information requests
The most powerful tool of the public, the Freedom of Information Act, was the subject of “How I learned to live with FOIA,” a discussion Saturday hosted by the national chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Virginia Coalition for Open Government Executive Director Frosty Landon described the act as a citizens’ guarantee to government oversight.
Panelists criticize U.S. absence from international court
To help end the genocide in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, the United States must review its policies, in particular those regarding the International Criminal Court.
This was the central message of a panel discussion co-sponsored by the VCU student chapter of Americans for Informed Democracy and the Douglas L.
Symposium commemorates end of Atlantic slave trade
Scholars from across the country gathered last Wednesday to commemorate the end of the trans-Atlantic slave trade with a symposium entitled, “200 Years Hence, 1807-2007: Abolition and Survival in the Atlantic World.”
History associate professor Bernard Moitt introduced the symposium, saying the 200th anniversary shouldn’t be underestimated.
Statue dedication brings Richmond history to light
Thousands gathered in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom district Friday for the dedication and unveiling ceremony of the Richmond Slavery Reconciliation Statue.
International representatives from Africa’s Republic of Benin and Great Britain, as well as Gov. Tim Kaine and members of Richmond City Council attended the statue’s dedication.
Trani to take leave to finish book
Ask VCU President Eugene P. Trani to describe Americans’ perceptions of Chinese and Russians, and he’ll tell you: “Americans love the Chinese and hate the Russians.”
The divided relationship actually runs so deep, “it’s in our blood,” the longtime scholar of international relations claims.
In the news
WORLD
TEHRAN, Iran-About 200 students threw rocks and firecrackers at the British Embassy on Sunday, calling for the expulsion of the country’s ambassador because of the standoff over Iran’s capture of 15 British sailors and marines.
Several dozen policemen prevented the protesters from entering the embassy compound, although a few briefly scaled a fence outside the compound’s walls before being pushed back, according to an Associated Press reporter at the scene.