Nine different flavors, nine distinct tastes
With nine seniors showing the final pieces of their college career, it’s no surprise that this spring’s senior project dance concert covered a wide spectrum of dance forms.
Modern, jazz, step, tap, contact social and fad dances are all present in the evening’s work.
Your Turn Letters to the Editor
In response to Huszar’s recent opinion on the Virginia Tech shootings last week, I would like to say a few things.
First, I am usually a huge supporter of the fact that his column continually leaves the reader thinking and researching. We do not see eye to eye on many things, but his level of professionalism and ability to listen to other opinions has always been appreciated.
Tragedy at Tech: Possible only in America?
The shootings at Virginia Tech are appalling and make one wonder: Why is that kind of tragedy not uncommon in the U.S.?
The media tend to focus on the availability of military-style weapons. However, as far as I am concerned, a mentally disturbed teenager bent on committing murder will find a way to do it, whether a legal gun is easily available or not.
Students bite off more than they can chew
More than 1,100 pounds of food are thrown away weekly on the second floor of Shafer Court Dining Center, Market 810, where students, guests, faculty and staff can eat as much food as they want.
“Take all you want, eat all you take,” is a new motto issued by VCU dining services to help reduce the amount of food wasted in Market 810.
Getting off debt’s doorstep
Senior Maria Grey, who still owes approximately $1,500 to various creditors, admits getting into debt was not hard.
“It was easier for me (with a card) because I believed I would have the money to pay the bill by the time the bill came,” Grey said.
SGA’s policy unchanged after controversial show
Scrutiny surrounding the use of student activity fees to fund the Sex Workers’ Art Show will not change the way the SGA allocates and spends student activity fees, according to SGA President Ali Faruk.
“Students control the spending process by electing representatives who decide what will and what will not be funded,” Faruk stated in an e-mail.
In the news
WORLD
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the first time, astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable with Earth-like temperatures. Researchers described this find Tuesday as a big step in the search for “life in the universe.
Sports in Brief
Men’s Tennis
Georgia State knocked the top-seeded Rams out of the CAA tournament Friday on their way to their first CAA championship. With a sweep of both doubles matches and No. 1 singles, the Panthers moved into Saturday’s semifinals after the 4-0 win. The Rams will mark May 1 on their calendar, the date when NCAA tournament bids will be announced.
Timely hitting, Pisker’s pitching edge Tribe, 8-7
VCU was led offensively by senior John Leonard (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam), who batted 1-2 and hit the game winning RBI, and sophomore Jared Bolden (Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass), who went 3-4 from the plate. Eight different Rams collected hits in Sunday’s win over the Tribe of William & Mary.
First Commonwealth Collegiate Challenge a hit
Some of the CAA’s best seniors took one their ACC counterparts in a showcase event Saturday. The game took place at Benedictine High School in Richmond. Turnout for the inaugural event was great. Jesse Pellot-Rosa, Calvin Roland and B.A. Walker represented VCU in the Commonwealth Collegiate Challenge.