NASCAR pairs with Veterans Affairs to promote GI bill

Ismail Vera Contributing Writer Among all the things that appear in the Commons — blood drive trucks, concerts, oversize ram horn sculptures — few could have anticipated seeing a NASCAR vehicle parked squarely in the plaza. The red, white and blue Chevrolet is driven by racer Landon Cassill, who has partnered with Richmond International Raceway […]

Zipcar rolls out pay-as-you go car sharing

Julie Dinisio and Fletcher Babb Contributing Writer and News Editor Imagine a car rental service offering cars for students who have long been barred from rentals until age 25. Imagine this company boasted modest rates, flexible pick up times and shiny new cars. On August 16, VCU welcomed Zipcar, a car-sharing company which currently operates […]

Album review: Robyn, Body Talk Pt. 2

Album review: Robyn, Body Talk Pt. 2 Jeremy Clemmons Staff writer Grade: B+ Body Talk Pt.2 is the second installment of Swedish pop singer Robyn’s trilogy of albums for 2k10. Incidentally, she’s not the only Swedish sensation getting the triptych treatment this year: the film adaptations of Stieg Larsson’s massively popular The Millennium Trilogy are two-thirds […]

Crime log 9/9

9/1 At 711 W. Main St., two male visitors were arrested for Possession of Marijuana. On the 700 block of West Main Street, a female visitor was arrested for underage possession of alcohol. On the 1200 block of West Marshall Street, two female visitors were arrested for possession of marijuana. On the 300 block of North […]