Kaine, Wilder, Trani unveil VCU building
Collaboration, innovation and progress
were praised Wednesday at VCU’s
unveiling of Snead Hall, VCU’s new
School of Business, and East Hall, the
second building for VCU’s School of
Engineering.
This week in the news
New legislation aims to improve mental health system and campus security In the wake of last year’s Virginia Tech shootings, bills to improve campus security and to shore up gaps in the commonwealth’s mental-health system were signed Wednesday by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine. The legislation is meant to improve the mentalhealth system’s oversight and accountability. […]
SPORTS BRIEFS
BASEBALL VCU picked up its first conference win Friday 8-2 at Old Dominion and snapped a seven-game losing streak. Senior Cody Eppley (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York) pitched his second complete game of the season and improved to 3-3, while allowing only six hits and one earned run. The Rams totaled a season-high 14 hits. Saturday afternoon’s […]
JONATHAN SAYS- Find some humor in Miami sports
As the NFL Draft approaches (April
26-27), I can’t help but think how amusing
it will be for the Miami Dolphins. Let
me rephrase that-how amusing it will
be watching the Miami Dolphins during
the draft.
THIS WEEK
BASEBALL Tue., April 8, @ VMI, Lexington, 6 p.m. Wed., April 9, @ Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, 5 p.m. April 11-13, vs. Northeastern, The Diamond MEN’S SOCCER Wed., April 9, @ Richmond (exhibition), Richmond, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S SOCCER Wed., April 9, vs. Richmond (exhibition), SportsBackers Stadium, 7 p.m. MEN’S TENNIS Wed., April 9, @ Virginia Tech, […]
Championship PREVIEW
Sixty-three teams
down, and just two
more are left. Monday
night’s game between
the Kansas Jayhawks and
the Memphis Tigers is set to be one for the
ages.
Mock the vote
As I left class two weeks ago, I couldn’t help but be
drawn to the sounds of a guitar and drum set-I am but a
simple being. When I arrived at the source of the music, I
found more than just a band’s performance; students were
playing instruments to attract people to vote in the Student
Government Association elections.
VCU to showcase its diversity this week
VCU’s student population is hovering around the 30,000 mark , and the
university is home to students, faculty and staff from virtually all around the
world. You can observe this diversity while spending a few minutes near the
compass on a nice day or simply while walking to class.
School of Strut takes flight
The International School of Strut culminated the end of VCU Fashion
Week with the STRUT: Flight 408 Fashion Show this past weekend.
Richmond community looks back on Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Nobel Peace Prize
winner acclaimed for his work during the Civil Rights
Movement, was slain 40 years ago on April 4, 1968, in
Memphis, Tenn.