Student parking limited
Parking at VCU is more limited this semester with the implementation of a two-zone parking system by the Fan District Association.
A parking pass is now required to park in a number of the neighborhoods adjacent to VCU previously open to students. Combining this with already limited parking resources around campus provides for tense situations with parking.
Students indifferent to tobacco-research deal
A 2006 research contract between VCU and tobacco giant Philip Morris USA has garnered a massive amount of national media attention, but not necessarily attention from students.
The New York Times was first to weigh in on VCU’s decision, when they published an article May 22 titled “At one university, tobacco money is a secret.
Briefs
Behl killer wants conviction overturned; Roads opened for Labor Day; Pulitzer Prize winner Va. poet laureate; Researchers to pursue cancer study; Monks must end Va. Beach-home services
Upcoming events
CROSS COUNTRY
Sat., Aug. 30, @ Spider Alumni Open, Richmond, 10 a.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Fri., Aug. 29, @ Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn., noon
Sun., Aug. 31, @ Monmouth, West Long Branch, N.J., noon
GOLF
Aug. 31-Sept. 2, @ Penn State Intercollegiate, University Park, Pa.
Sports briefs
FIELD HOCKEY
In their first live action against an opponent, the Rams toppled the Radford Highlanders in a Saturday afternoon scrimmage, 5-0. Alaina Vernetti (Fredericksburg/Massaponax), Rosan van Eijkelenburg (Middelburg, Holland/Nehalennia stedelijk scholengemeenschap), Lindsay Shacklette (Fredericksburg/Stafford), Nikki Hollibaugh (Spotsylvania/Massaponax) and Lindsay Jones (Springfield/West Springfield) all scored for VCU while Jones and Marle van Dessel (Oisterwijk, The Netherlands/Odulphus Lyceum) added two assists.
Men’s soccer
The VCU men’s soccer team ended its exhibition schedule with a game against a team made of alumni Sunday night. The alumni team scored first, but the Rams tallied a goal in each half and held off a late rally to defeat the alumni 2-1 at SportsBackers Stadium.
Just Jerome
THE OLYMPICS
This year’s Olympic Games have been dominated by the greatness of U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps. When you turn on the television to watch the games, you rarely go long without hearing about or seeing him.
Phelps has received a lot of recognition for his accomplishments, and he has earned every bit of it.
Comeback falls short
The VCU Rams women’s soccer team finished up its exhibition schedule Saturday night at SportsBackers Stadium, a 3-2 loss to the Washington Freedom.
The highly anticipated exhibition seemed it would provide more questions than answers early on in the match, as the Freedom dominated the first half.
Springsteen, legendary E-Street Band roll for hours
Fun, fun, fun-that is what it was all about this past Monday at the Richmond Coliseum. Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band proved they can and still do hang with the big dogs, delivering a show that flew past the three-hour mark.
Opening with the thunderous drumbeat of the 1975 song “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,” Bruce had the capacity crowd of 13,500 singing before he, himself, began the song.
Artist Doug Lawlor welcomes challenges
It is a sunny Friday afternoon; VCU junior Douglas Lawlor, inspired by the beautiful scenery, simply wants to sit around and draw.
Lawlor said, because art is a natural talent for him, he has chosen to major in film. It challenges him more, he said.