Weekend Calendar
weekend calendar Thursday 1/21 Fool For Love: A play by Sam Shepard. 8 p.m. $25. Firehouse Theatre. 1609 W. Broad St. 355-2001. Art After Hours: VMFA continues its series featuring MoDebree Soulful Gritty Blues and poetry by Sandra Beasley. 6-9 p.m. $10. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. 200 N. Boulevard. 340-1405. SPLICE: Sculpture and Extended […]
2000-2009: the return of the musician
music review 2000-2009: the return of the musician Erika Wilkins Spectrum Editor Y2K came and went, Harry Potter found the sorcerer’s stone, the prisoner of Azkaban and the half-blood prince. All the while google became a verb, former President George W. Bush launched a “War on Terror” and President Barack Obama gave a nation hope. […]
Golden Globes continue the tradition
award show review Golden Globes entertains audiences Erika Wilkins Spectrum Editor On Sunday, January 17, E! Entertainment and the like bravely endured a rainy California evening to await the arrival of who the show’s host has deemed the most important people on the planet: actors. Despite the undesirable conditions, NBC and The Hollywood Foreign Press […]
University professors get lesson in lobbying
University professors get lesson in lobbying Laura Peters Contributing Writer Faculty members from colleges and universities across Virginia converged Jan. 14 on the State Capitol to urge legislators to support higher education. During Higher Education Advocacy Day, hosted by VCU, about a dozen professors visited with lawmakers and urged them to protect higher education from […]
What a difference 2,000 people can make
17 days ago VCU suffered one of its most surprising losses of the season when the Rams lost to Northeastern at home for the second season in a row.
In front of a less-than stellar crowd of 5,741, which can be expected when the largest student body in Virginia is on holiday break, the Rams stumbled in a rare home loss.