SPORTS BRIEFS
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The Rams improved to 3-0 Sunday with a 54-47 victory over Saint Joseph’s in Philadelphia. Center Quanitra Hollingsworth (Chesapeake/ Great Bridge) registered her 27th career double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Krsyal Vaughn (Baltimore/Lake Clifton- Eastern) had another big game for the Rams as well, posting 17 points and nine rebounds.
Jonathan Says
AROUND CAMPUS If there is one thing we’ve learned thus far about this year’s men’s basketball team, it’s that this team has a lot of work to do if it wants to compete for another conference championship. The team shows promise at times, but there are some basic elements that need to be worked on.
This Week in Sports
Men’s Basketball Sat., Nov. 24, vs. Elon, Siegel Center, 7:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball Sun., Nov. 25, vs. Appalachian State, Siegel Center, 2 p.m. Volleyball Fri., Nov. 23, vs. Albany in Thanksgiving Tournament, Siegel Center, 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 24, vs. Georgetown in Thanksgiving Tournament, Siegel Center, noon Sat.
Rams drop 2 of 3 in Puerto Rico Tip-Off
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Sonny Weems scored 16 points and Patrick Beverley added 13 to lead No. 18 Arkansas to a 70-60 victory over VCU on Sunday in a consolation game at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Razorbacks (3-1) led 34-24 at halftime and held the Rams at bay during the second half.
CD Review: Brian Setzer Orchestra plays it old school
More than a decade after “Jump, Jive an’ Wail,” the iconic Brian Setzer Orchestra still brings home the bacon. While chock full of rockabilly and witty horn lines, Setzer’s new album, “Wolfgang’s Big Night Out,” also pays homage to some of history’s greatest composers.
The return of ‘Project Runway’
Bravo’s hit reality television show “Project Runway” returned last week with the first episode of its fourth season. Yet, with a seemingly familiar cast and a boring first assignment, whether the show will keep its title as the best reality show on TV remains uncertain.
Painting and printmaking department to showcase decorated seniors
Award-winning, painting-and-printmaking senior students will display their works this week at “Interaction 31,” a mixed media exhibition located in the Fishbowl on the third floor of the Fine Arts Building. Danielle Di Salvo, a senior painting-and-printmaking major, said the group of 24 graduating seniors stands out among others.
Cell phones: the ultimate disruption in class
Many students do not spend a waking
moment without a cell phone in hand.
However, the classroom is one place
where students need to go beyond the
concept of “set on vibrate” and become
accustomed to a new idea: doing without
a cell phone.
Virginia’s lawmakers need to aid
young students in this endeavor by focusing
less on the proposed teen-driving
cell phone ban and instead introducing
more productive legislation restricting
the use of cell phones on high school
and college campuses.
Alternative spring break offers students meaningful, hangover-free experience
During spring break, many students look forward to sleeping, partying or vacationing with friends and family. But some VCU students spend their break protecting the environment, building houses for flood victims and helping the homeless. Alternative Spring Break is a student organization that provides community service during the university’s one-week vacation every March.
Richmond residents get hands dirty for good cause
Community members interested in reducing the city’s carbon emissions planted 300 seedlings at Broad Rock Park in Southside during Saturday’s “cool cities” event. Mayor L. Douglas Wilder, who in August 2006 signed the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement, supported the planting as a way to make Richmond more carbon-neutral.