VCU alumnus becomes consecrated virgin
VCU graduate Bernadette Snyder took her vows this past spring, becoming one of nearly 200 consecrated virgins in the U.S., and the first in the Richmond Roman Catholic Diocese’ 188-year record.
“I guess you can say I had an epiphany. I saw what Christ had done for us and I started to realize how he was at work in my life,” Snyder said.
Last call: voter registration deadline Monday
With the 2008 presidential election about a month away and the voter registration deadline Monday, Oct. 6 students everywhere are scrambling to get involved. Whether voting for Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama or Republican candidate Sen. John McCain, VCU students want their voices to be heard.
Days after shooting, victims recount, recover
Three VCU students and one J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College student were assaulted this past Friday in an attempted robbery on the 300 block of Goshen Street. One student remains at VCU Medical Center recovering from a gunshot wound to the upper torso.
Parents file lawsuit in China against dairy firm
The parents of a 1-year-old boy who developed kidney stones after drinking infant formula tainted with an industrial chemical are suing the dairy at the heart of the scandal, state media reported, as tests implicated 15 more companies Wednesday.
The case is believed to be the first civil lawsuit filed in response to contaminated milk, yogurt and other dairy products with melamine, which causes kidney stones and can lead to kidney failure.
Pirates, ship owners negotiating
An official at Somalia’s foreign ministry says negotiations are taking place between the Somali pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian cargo ship laden with battle tanks and the ship’s owners.
The hijacking last week of the ship MV Faina – carrying 33 Soviet-made T-72 tanks, rifles and heavy weapons U.
Bailout passes Senate, House foes soften
After one spectacular failure, the $700 billion financial industry bailout found a second life Wednesday, winning lopsided passage in the Senate and gaining ground in the House, where Republicans opposition softened.
Senators loaded the economic rescue bill with tax breaks and other sweeteners before passing it by a wide margin, 74-25, a month before the presidential and congressional elections.
Presidential search committee meetings scheduled
The VCU Board of Visitors will meet at 8 a.m., Monday, Oct. 6, at the University Meeting Center at 101 N. Harrison St. Open session agenda items include an update on state budget reductions, architectural and engineering firm selections and procurement approvals.
$1.1 million grant to help
Virginia has won a $1.1 million federal grant to increase college access for students from low-income families.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia will administer the yearlong program funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s College Access Challenge Grant Program.
VCU panel urges updating corporate research rules
A panel formed in the wake of a controversy over a consulting contract VCU entered with Philip Morris USA is recommending the college overhaul its rules on research deals with corporate sponsors.
A report released Wednesday by the task force of university administrators and professors said VCU should form a review committee to develops such policies.
This week
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Fri., Oct. 3, @ Paul Short Invitational, Bethlehem, Pa., 1 p.m.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Sat., Oct. 4, @ George Mason Invitational, Fairfax, TBA
GOLF
Sept. 29-30, VCU Shootout, Hermitage Country Club, 8:45 a.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Fri., Oct.