‘2012’ ends the world’s and audiences’ interests in Roland Emmerich films
Volcanoes explode the earth quakes and crust shifts in the disaster-film “2012,” but all of the apocalyptic mishmash leads to the same end: airplanes barely escaping plume clouds and limousines (or R.V.s) evading fiery deaths.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone familiar with Roland Emmerich’s filmography.
Esmel Meeks treads ahead of a lack-luster generation
Esmel Meeks, VCU student, active member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and “Gen Y’er,” works at VCU’s department of social and behavioral health from nine to five throughout the week. On weekends he deejays under his alias Dj-Rockit. But, most impressively, he is the CEO of a growing Richmond-based clothing label Ancient Thread Empire, commonly known as ATE.
It’s about time California students protest tuition hikes
For far too long students of this generation have been breaking under the strain of a bloated state education system. Every year the national average cost of tuition is raised double or triple the interest rate.
It has become a tool used to make decisions that hardly benefit university students.
Expression through movement, university professor a leading example
A 90-year-old VCU professor uses improvisational dance movements to defy gravity and age while teaching students to express themselves through movement.
Library expectations unmet, rules unenforced
Students are heading to James Branch Cabell Library as deadlines for tests, projects and papers are approaching. Complaints are being heard, however, as students’ expectations are not being met.