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.
Skankin’ around the Christmas tree
Danielle Elliott Staff Writer On Saturday Dec. 18, some of Richmond’s most popular punk and ska bands, including VCU’s own No BS! Brass, will play the 11th annual Skalidays at the Canal Club. The proceeds from this year’s show go to Art180, a local art outreach program that provides art programs to kids in need and […]
The gilded age of VCU: 2005-2020
John Richardson Columnist VCU is Virginia’s fasting growing four-year institution, but as it grows further into Richmond, public backlash grows as well. “Richmond be warned, VCU does not care what citizens and residents want!” declared an Oregon Hill newsletter, and their warning was not without cause. When President Eugene Trani created the “VCU 2020” expansion […]