Cous Cous provides new options for dinner, lunch
If presentation and atmosphere were all that was needed to please diners, the food at Cous Cous would already be a step above the rest. Fortunately, the restaurants’ Mediterranean Moroccan cuisine goes far beyond just appearances with an arsenal of flavors fit for students and sultans alike.
‘The Real World’ to hold open cast call in Richmond
“The Real World” – MTV’s longest-running program – will be holding an open casting call for its 24th season Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Capital Ale House downtown.
Virginia Museum of Fine Art to host College Derby Night
Photographer Glen McClure’s “Dominion Derby Girls” exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is the fountainhead for the museum’s annual college night.
Sen. Arlen Specter is wearing flip-flops
If you have been following this tumultuous session of Congress with any fair amount of attention, you will recall that in April 2009 senior Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter (R) decided to change parties. While the new and improved Sen. Specter (D) gears up for his race in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, there are some serious reasons why he should not be supported.
VCU board may shift some hiring decisions to president
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Investigation for former VCU police chief reopened after 5k
The investigation into the case of Willie B. Fuller was reopened Oct.13, after the former VCU police chief was seen at a 5-kilometer walk on Brook Road the previous Saturday. Charges had been dropped on Sept.10 because of a brain injury, from which Fuller was deemed incapable of aiding his own defense.
Commuters go the distance
The choice to commute to campus rather than live in dorms is one a majority of VCU students must make, a decision some commuters said leaves them more disconnected from campus life than on-campus students.
Business conference addresses job market
Only 19.7 percent of spring 2009 graduates who have sent out a résumé have a job, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges & Employers. Even worse: Fewer than 60 percent of undergraduates have bothered to look for employment.
Natural causes indicated in GRC death
Police received a phone call at 9 a.m. reporting a student was unconscious in the Gladding Residence Center but as officials arrived on the scene the student was pronounced dead, according to the Director for Communication and Public Relations for VCU Pam Lepley.
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