Tricycle Gardens planting healthy lifestyles
Alice Kemp Contributing Writer When thinking about a city, fresh produce grown in someone’s back yard is not usually something that comes to mind. One organization is trying to change that. Tricycle Gardens aims to grow healthy food and communities by bringing people together. The organization builds community gardens on undeveloped plots of land in […]
Men’s basketball notebook
Black and Blue Classic preview: When VCU takes the short trip over to University of Richmond’s campus for a nighttime game vs. The Spiders Saturday, they’ll be carrying with them a six-game winning streak over their cross-town rivals. However, that will count for very little when the ball tips off. Head coach Chris Mooney’s side […]
Bipartisan Senate produces safer foods
Shane Wade Columnist Amid the myriad of controversies that occurred last week was the Senate passage of a historic piece of legislation that significantly alters the America food industry: The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. The bipartisan piece of legislation gives the FDA the power and authority to increase federal inspections of food processing plants […]
Winter movie preview: Five films you shouldn’t miss
Jordan Wilson Staff writer Moviegoers and film critics alike have a lot to look forward to over the last three weeks of December – check out these brief previews of five upcoming premieres that might just be worth the price of admission. “The Fighter” (Dec. 17 – Wide Release) Director David O. Russell (Three Kings, […]
R.A.M.ifications alleviates cram week funk
At the Commons Theater last Sunday night, student a cappella ensemble R.A.M.ifications set out with their first annual “c(RAM) jam” to provide what they felt was a much-needed service.