LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor, I must say that I am quite disappointed with The Commonwealth Times’ coverage of the Student Government Association elections over the past few weeks. Every time I picked up The CT, I thought I would see some scathing, yet poorly written, letter denouncing the ballot issues and the methods of the election committee’s certification of the Senate results.

The Illinoian

Whether we’re willing to admit it, the question on everyone’s
mind this election year is if there will be an assassination
attempt on Sen. Barack Obama. For many, it seems not to be
a question of if but when.

This week in the news

University of Richmond inaugurates ninth president The University of Richmond has inaugurated its ninth president in the school’s 176-year history. A noted historian of the American south, Edward L. Ayers recounted Friday the university’s history before outlining his goals for the school. His goals include a renewed focus on diversity, affordability and improving its relationship […]

Sports Briefs

BASEBALL VCU won its Tuesday night contest over VMI, 5-3, in Lexington. Ian Thomas (Virginia Beach/Kellam) picked up his first win over the season for the Rams, pitching four innings of shutout ball and giving up only three hits. Chris Jackson (Midlothian/ Manchester) and Michael Cheatham (Chesterfield/Matoaca) each drove in two runs in the victory. […]

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Rams upend Spiders in exhibition

hysical, intense defense and stellar
play by senior goaltender Kali Van
Covern (Waynesboro/Waynesboro)
led the VCU women’s soccer team past
their cross-town rival, the University
of Richmond, 1-0 Wednesday evening
at Sports Backers Stadium.