Tall tales from a big man

Clarence Clemons, the saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, just finished the talk show circuit promoting his new autobiography, “Big Man: Real Life and Tall Tales.”

The book is a collection of short stories from Clemons’ life, some of which he calls tall tales, or “gray areas,” appropriately printed on gray pages and others that are rooted in the truth.

Bob Dylan’s Christmas album is fa la la la lame

Where the alibi of original song-crafting persisted for the likes of The Beach Boys and Sufjan Stevens’ recent songs for Christmas, Bob Dylan throws it to the wind with an entire album of covers.

A new section for a new year

This first semester has been a long haul for the Opinion Section. The columnists and contributing writers have worked hard to create campus-wide dialogues about student issues as well as national and local politics. In 2010 The Commonwealth Times is going to be taking some progressive steps to take the successes of this section even further.

Study habits going blue after spike in absences

With the fall semester wrapping up, the H1N1 virus affected college campuses as many students found themselves missing class. In light of the attendance issues, the emergence of one academic-based Web site has caught attention of students nationwide.

Grant awarded for bacterial-virus research

The 2009 budget cuts have VCU officials, including President Michael Rao and Associate Vice Provost and Dean of Student Affairs Reuban Rodriguez, exploring new ways to make more programs self-efficient by generating their own revenue.