Leave the French maid costumes at home, ladies
Many Halloweens have passed since the last time most of us went trick or treating. In high school, we acted as if we were too cool for lots of things, including getting dressed up for candy. But in college, celebrating Halloween has suddenly become cool again.
Break free of society’s mold, speaker says at leadership lecture
Lillian Lincoln Lambert, the first black woman to receive her MBA from Harvard Business School, spoke Wednesday night about her personal struggles of becoming a graduate student and an entrepreneur against the racially biased climate of the 1960s. Lambert’s lecture, “Defeat is Not an Option,” was one in a series of lectures being presented this fall at VCU, called “Breaking the Mold.
Sex Talk Live answers student questions about sex, from basic . to bizarre
Richmond sex experts playfully and informatively confronted topics such as “How big is big?” and “What happens when you get bored with sex?” during a VCUVOX-hosted event Thursday night. VCUVOX, a student-run organization affiliated with nationally run Planned Parenthood, brought Shawn McNulty, department manager for health outreach at the Fan Free Clinic, and VCU professor of human sexuality Virginia Totaro to the stage to answer students’ questions about everything sexy and sex-related.
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.
BRIEFS
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.
SPORTS BRIEFS
BASEBALL The Rams honored the second Hall of Fame class Monday at the Dominion Club in Glen Allen. Bo Bowers of the 1960s, Jim Pitts of the 1970s, Billy Webster of the 1980s, Rob Grimes of the 1990s, Matt Davis of the 2000s and Don Clatterbough – all from Virginia – were inducted.
ON MATTS MIND …
MLB I’ve received e-mails non-stop telling me to take a look at the RBI distribution for the Red Sox lineup in Games 5, 6 and 7 of the American League Championship Series. OK, not really, but if I had, I would agree. Boston drove in 30 runs in those wins, with just five off the bats of sluggers David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez.
UEFA Champion’s League Matchday 3 Wrap-up
Group A (1-0-2) Besiktas JK 2 – 1 Liverpool FC (0-1-2) (2-1-0) Olympique de Marseille 1 – 1 FC Porto (1-2-0) 2006-2007 runner-up Liverpool continued to disappoint, while Marseille settled Porto and rocketed to the top of the group. Group B (1-1-1) Rosenborg BK 2 – 0 Valencia CF (1-0-2) (2-1-0) Chelsea FC 2 – 0 FC Schalke 04 (1-0-2) Yssouf Koné and Vidar Riseth scored eight minutes apart stunning Valencia, while goals from Didier Drogba and Florent Malouda sent Chelsea to the top of their group.
Pick’ m Football Week 8
The guys are back from the break . Let’s see how they do with a little bit of rest. This week’s games COLLEGE Boston College at Virginia Tech Ohio State at Penn State South Florida at Connecticut South Carolina at Tennessee California at Arizona State Sou