THIS WEEK IN SPORTS
Field Hockey Sat., Oct. 20, vs. William and Mary, Cary Street Field, 1 p.m. Sun., Oct. 21, vs. Old Dominion, University of Richmond, 1 p.m. Men’s Soccer Fri., Oct. 19, vs. Northeastern, Sports Backers Stadium, 7 p.m. Sun., Oct. 21, vs. Hofstra, Sports Backers Stadium, 2 p.
Ram Madness!
Free tuition, books, parking and iPod nanos were awarded to select students via a raffle Friday night at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, where a crowd of about 2,500 gathered in anticipation of this basketball season following last year’s team’s unprecedented performance.
WEIRD NEWS
Party foul A British teenager was airlifted to the hospital and his father’s nose was broken after party-crashers went on a rampage. The 100 uninvited teenagers found out about the 16th birthday party after its details were posted on YouTube. The teens stole whiskey and champagne, smashed windows and started fights.
Amusement park horror fest is terrifying. in that ABBA kind of way
Looking for a good scare? If you are older than 10, Busch Gardens’ Howl- O-Scream might not be the place for you. Howl-O-Scream’s main draw, Jack, who is featured in almost all the amusement park’s ads cackling as menacingly as possible, is back. But he’s not running wildly through the park, decapitating patrons and laughing with glee – no, Jack is bustin’ a move to ABBA’s “Dancing Queen,” among other disco songs that have horrifyingly not died with disco.
Grace Street Festival brings culture, crowds to campus
Aromas of cotton candy and exotic food waft through the air as the sounds of funky Afro-Caribbean jazz enliven the block. This was the scene Saturday when the School of World Studies transformed the 900 block of West Grace Street into a celebration of international culture for the fourth annual Grace Street Festival.
Weaver brings Mayan culture to Anderson Gallery
When walking through the VCUarts Anderson Gallery, most people are struck by the brightly colored patterns that adorn the traditional Mayan clothing hanging on the walls. Domitila Curuchich, a master Guatemalan weaver, said she feels sad when she sees them.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I read with interest your story about the Internet being the future of journalism and was particularly fascinated by your final graf. As one of the people who produce the arts and entertainment content for inRich. com, I was naturally curious about the complaint that was expressed.
Text messages might as well be mandatory
Last month’s campus siren test was intended to keep students abreast of emergency procedures. Instead, we found out that most of us don’t take emergency preparedness seriously. Now, school officials are considering making the emergency cell phone text messages mandatory (see article on Page 3).
Kiss a Queer Day seeks to spread awareness, acceptance
Walking through the University Student Commons last week might have gotten you kissed by a queer. Kiss a Queer Day is one of several events coordinated by student group Queer Action as part of National Coming Out Week, which began Oct. 11. The committee set up a booth in the Commons to raise awareness for VCU’s gay and lesbian community.
Carver promise aims to unite VCU, community, improve education
Within the brightly colored walls of Carver Elementary School sit two nondescript rooms. To outsiders, they might look like just a set of offices. But for Carver children, this is a place where dreams are promised. These are the offices of Carver Promise, a project for first-, second- and third-graders.