Shooting stirs security concerns
It has been more than a week since two students were shot during an attempted robbery of four students on Goshen Street. Details surrounding the incident are raising concerns from those involved about student security.
Robbie Berriz, a business administration and guitar performance major, was released from the hospital Friday, a week after the shooting.
Despite $700 billion bailout, banks may stint on lending
Washington’s financial bailout plan is now law. However, banks may be hesitant to resume lending, which would help the economy recover.
Experts say the most important thing before the $700 billion bailout even has a chance of working is home prices must stop falling.
One month out: pressure on McCain, Obama leads in polls
One month before Election Day, Sen. Barack Obama sits atop battleground polls in a shrinking playing field, the economic crisis is breaking his way and he has made progress toward winning the White House.
The pressure is on Republican Sen. John McCain to turn the race around under exceptionally challenging circumstances – and his options are limited.
Secretary of State Rice says U.S. not undermining Russia
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
on Sunday rejected any suggestion that U.S. efforts to build closer ties to a former Soviet republic are meant to undermine Russian influence in Central Asia.
“This is not a zero-sum game,” she told reporters flying with her to the Kazakh capital.
Virginia registration deadline Monday
Monday, Oct. 6 is the deadline to register to vote in next month’s election. Students who want to do so can vote by absentee ballot if they are registered outside of Richmond, go home to vote on election day or register at an address in Richmond in order to vote locally.
Contractor disputes collapse report
The contractor for a construction project in Chester is disputing an engineering report that faults the company for a fatal building collapse last month.
An engineer hired by Chesterfield County to review the collapse, said in a report the building contractor wasn’t diligent about installing all required lateral bracing.
VCU receives $2.6 million ‘Tree of Life’ grant from NSF
The National Science Foundation has awarded Virginia Commonwealth University a $2.6 million grant to reconstruct the evolutionary origins of the phylum Euglenozoa, which is among the most ancient groups of nucleated organisms and includes species with extraordinary evolutionary, ecological, medical and economic significance.
VCU to celebrate 40th anniversary with Monroe Park Festival
Virginia Commonwealth University will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a family-friendly campus and community festival at Monroe Park that will feature live performances from local bands, a recreation area, a variety of food vendors, cultural activities and health screening areas.
This week
FIELD HOCKEY
Sat., Oct. 11, @ Longwood, Farmville, 1 p.m.
GOLF
Oct. 6-7, @ Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic, Notre Dame, Ind., all day
MEN’S SOCCER
Wed., Oct. 8, @ James Madison, Harrisonburg, 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 11, @ William & Mary, Williamsburg, 7 p.
Jonathan Says
NFL
For many people, the saying “out with the old, in with the new” goes hand in hand with a new year. I suppose, since Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is Jewish, he felt it appropriate to fire head coach Lane Kiffin on Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year).