Recent reports list larceny, property crime as top crimes in 2006
Two crime reports released earlier this month reveal differing sets of data about VCU crime. According to VCU Police’s 2007 Annual Security Report, larcenies were the most reported crime in 2006 at the Monroe Park and MCV campuses. The FBI’s recently released Uniform Crime Report, which compares crimes at Virginia universities, found that property crimes, however, were the most common crime in 2006, followed closely behind larceny.
BRIEFS
WORLD CIZRE, Turkey – Turkish warplanes and helicopter gunships reportedly attacked positions of Kurdish rebels just inside Turkey along the border with Iraq on Wednesday, as Turkey’s military stepped up its anti-rebel operations. Civilian and military leaders discussed the scope and duration of a possible cross-border offensive – a move that Turkey’s Western allies are trying to prevent.
SPORTS BRIEFS
GOLF The Rams had their best finish of the season last week, placing third at the Frank Landrey Invitational in Amherst at 10-over. Sophomore Vincent Nadeau (Penn Hook/Purdue) won the individual title, finishing with a 10-under 206. Sophomore Lanto Griffin (Blacksburg/Blacksburg) placed third at 4-under and shot a tournament best 65 on the final day.
Pick’m update
The football pick’m guys took the weekend off because of Fall Break, but here is an updated scoreboard with last week’s results: Sports Editor Howard made up some ground on Dynan and the coin with a 13-7 performance, bringing his overall record to 74-56. His smartest picks of the week: Penn State at home over Wisconsin and Tampa Bay at home over Tennessee.
COMMENTARY
BASEBALL Because the paper went to print before the end of game seven, I can’t tell you who will represent the American League in the World Series . but I can tell you that the Boston Red Sox are now the Colorado Rockies’ biggest enemy. The Rockies wrapped up their series fairly quickly and have since sat around waiting to play again.
VCU MEN’S TENNIS
Jeu, set et match. This declaration of victory is now common at VCU’s Thalhimer Tennis Center thanks to the recruiting efforts of VCU tennis coaches. After talking with a recruiter who was familiar with VCU, senior Alex Israel transferred from Marseille, France, as a sophomore.
THIS WEEK IN SPORTS
Men’s & Women’s Cross Country
Fri., Oct. 26, @ CAA Championships, Hempstead, N.Y., TBA
Field Hockey
Fri., Oct. 26, @ Princeton, Princeton, N.J., 6 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 28, @ Northeastern, Boston, 2 p.m.
Men’s Soccer
Fri., Oct. 26, @ George Mason, Fairfax, 7 p.
Athletes work hard on the field, in the classroom
The NCAA released the most recent statistics regarding graduation rates of athletes at Division I schools about a month ago. What the organization found was good: The success for student athletes who entered school between 1997-2000 held the same number, 77 percent, as the previous study.
DVD REVIEW
Some movies make audiences feel smart. For instance, what makes supernatural thriller “The Sixth Sense” great is the moment the viewer foresees its famous plot twist. Other movies, however, might make audiences feel much, much dumber for having paid hard-earned cash to watch them.
The four best TV shows you’re not watching
For true TV junkies such as me, fall pilot season is bigger than Christmas. Guessing which shows will sink, swim or barely stay afloat is a lot like athletic drafts. The following four shows are my top picks on primetime network television. The first two shows are brand new, and the last two shows are returning for a second (and hopefully not a final) season.