Giants most overlooked champions in years
In honor of school opening and the NFL kicking off another season, let’s start the year with a one-question pop quiz to be graded in February. Answer before the New York Giants play the Washington Redskins on Thursday night. Pencils ready? Who’s going to win the Super Bowl? Dallas? New England? Indianapolis? San Diego? […]
Weekend Calendar
Thursday 9/4 Craft Night: Fun With Decoupage! Come out and decorate frames, jewelry boxes and more with your favorite images. We provide the supplies; you provide the creativity! Every dorm room needs some flair. 4-5:30 p.m. University Student Commons, Ballroom A. 828-4554. The Bank: Skip Gailes and Laura Ann Boyd. Weekly. 5:30 p.m. 1005 E. […]
A conversation with Helanius J. Wilkins: Why tolerance is not enough
Helanius J. Wilkins is an award-winning choreographer, performance artist and instructor. He is also artistic director for Washington, D.C.,-based Edgeworks Dance Theater, which is premiering “the determining factor,” a multimedia dance performance that examines the issues of gender, tolerance, sexuality and homophobia in the Black community. The Commonwealth Times: “Where did the inspiration for […]
First Fridays Art Walk to light up Broad Street
The eighth season of the First Fridays Art Walk is ready to kick off. With galleries and store fronts lit up by multimedia displays, Broad Street closed down by police and the mass pandemonium of thousands of art-goers roaming the area, what possibly could be of more interest to the thrill-seeking VCU student? Beer […]
Seven things I hate (and love) about Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus and I have a love-hate relationship—not because I actually know her, but because she is plastered all over mainstream media, which makes it seem like she is everywhere. Her 15-year-old face always is grinning at me, with its goofy – but somewhat adorable – chipmunk teeth, from some teen magazine on a shelf at the grocery store.
VCU tests enhanced alert system
An additional form of emergency notification debuted for faculty members and students Wednesday during VCU’s first test of its multi-channel alert system for the fall semester. Alertus notification beacons are being installed in academic buildings and residence halls on both the Monroe Park and MCV campuses to complement the school’s current emergency-notification systems that […]
Social-work building lags behind
For Sara Dictor, sitting in her three-hour class this winter will require her to bundle up in a warm coat. The heating system is broken in a building where she attends classes. Dictor also has to worry about trying to see her professor and being able to read the board to copy notes, because […]
Hanna to douse Virginia
The remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna could bring drenching rains to Virginia late this week. Southern Virginia – particularly the area from Interstate 95 west – could see rain Friday night, and virtually all of Virginia could get doused Saturday, the National Weather Service said. The storm is expected to hug Florida’s east […]
Braves say goodbye to Richmond
The Braves’ 43-year run in Richmond is over. The Atlanta Braves’ AAA farm club played its final game in Richmond Monday. The baseball team is moving to Gwinnett, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta, next season, after four decades of play in Virginia. The move leaves the future of minor-league ball in Richmond […]
Va. National Guard to help with Gustav
The Virginia National Guard is sending soldiers and airmen to help with response efforts related to Hurricane Gustav. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine activated the Emergency Management Assistance Compact this past week, allowing for the sharing of resources in response to disasters. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries sent 30 law-enforcement officials to […]