Some Mass Communications enrollment requests no longer required
Alyx Duckett Contributing Writer VCU students thinking about taking Mass Communications 203 or 204 no longer need to fill out an enrollment application for these classes. The School of Mass Communications, up until this coming spring semester, required students to fill out an application before signing up for Mass Communications 203 Journalism Writing and Mass […]
Ruthless Rodriguez: senior guard sets school record for assists in a game
If one got a dime for every dime VCU guard Joey Rodriguez dropped in the team’s opening game against UNC Greensboro Friday night, they’d have gotten more money than if they had done the same in any other game in school history.
Medieval warfare alive and well at Monroe Park
The Galatia Mercenary Company practices in Monroe Park every Wednesday and Saturday in the art of “boffering,” a considerably safer alternative to actual sword-and-shield warfare using handmade armor and weaponry.
This year, VCU quidditch team headed for World Cup
Danielle Elliott Contributing Writer While the Harry Potter movie series begins is dramatic two-part end this month, some students at VCU can take solace in something other than re-reading the seven-book series. VCU’s quidditch team will be attending their fourth World Cup on Saturday and Sunday. The event mimics the event in the Harry Potter […]
A mother’s loss spurs meningitis research
A mother’s loss spurs meningitis research Sarah Simms Contributing Writer Cindy Payne, a Charlottesville native and business student at Columbia Southern University, has lived a pretty normal life. She is married, works as the regional office manager at the Charlottesville League of Therapists, and at the age of 48, enjoys running in her spare time. […]
Album review: Susan Boyle, “The Gift”
Jeremy Clemmons Staff Writer Dreams like Susan Boyle’s die on sophomore albums. At one time or another, they were once fervent and alive. There were dreams of redemption, dreams of vindication from mimicry and superficiality. There were dreams of justice and humanity on an Earth gone astray. If you believed, even just for one brief […]
Volleyball utilizes confidence in crucial race to end of regular season
After a 2-13 overall start to a season, most college volleyball coaches would be overjoyed if their team was in contention to clinch a berth in a conference tournament. Not VCU head coach James Finley.
Men’s soccer CAA Tournament preview
What: 2010 Virginia 529 College Savings Plan CAA Men’s Soccer Championship When: Nov. 12 and 14 Where: Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field in Williamsburg, Va First round matches: No. 2 VCU vs. No. 3 Hofstra, 5 p.m. No. 1 William & Mary vs. No. 4 Delaware, 7:30 p.m. Tournament notes: -All of this year’s […]
Colleges breaking records, and hearts
Shane Wade Columnist Stanford, 32,022. Brown, 30,135. UCLA, 57,670. These are high numbers, but they aren’t college tuition rates – they are the number of applications received. And it’s not just the Ivy Leagues that are leading the pack. As the number of students in the country increase, so does the number of applications sent […]
Football, Violent? Say It Ain’t So!
John Richardson Columnist Saying the NFL promotes physical health is like saying the military promotes peace – there’s an essential contradiction of terms. Nevertheless, the NFL is attempting to make football a safer, softer sport with legislation that will outlaw what it ambiguously terms “devastating hits.” Helmet-to-helmet hits have long been fineable offenses, but last […]