School officials promote safety following student’s death
Following the death of a 19-year-old music major Wednesday afternoon from what might be meningitis, Linda Hancock, director of VCU’s Office of Health Promotion, said students with questions or concerns should go to University Student Health Services. “Bacterial meningitis is very rare, but it can have very serious consequences.
‘Hell Block’ gets Halloween makeover
A fairy, the Black Plague and a pink lady straight from ’70s film “Grease” were among those who gave the 1100 block of West Grace Street a makeover Saturday. The environmental group, Student Sierra Coalition at VCU, and other volunteers wore their Halloween costumes to pick up cigarette butts, garbage and broken glass from the sidewalks of the mostly student-populated block, which is commonly referred to as “Hell Block.
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WORLD
SIRTE, Libya – Negotiators lowered
expectations ahead of the opening
of the Darfur peace talks Saturday,
with almost no key rebel leaders
present to negotiate an agreement
with the Sudanese government.
The talks were announced in early
September by U.