Women’s basketball preview: VCU vs. East Carolina
What: VCU (2-1) vs. East Carolina (3-3) When: Tonight, 7 p.m. Where: Verizon Wireless Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center Tickets: Students admitted free with student ID Non-student adults: $5 Youth/seniors: $3 Children (under 5): free Expected starters: VCU: Junior guard Jennifer Lane (11 ppg, 4.3 rpg) Junior forward Courtney Hurt (23.7 ppg, 12 […]
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When men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart and Director of Basketball Operations Kyle Getter first began working together, it was 2002 and Smart was Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Dayton.
Dream on: Anderson Gallery explores human subconscious reflection
“The Nameless Hour,” the latest exhibit from the Anderson Gallery at 907½ W. Franklin St., features at least one piece visitors are encouraged to lie on.
Driver hits VCU student on Main Street crosswalk
Fletcher Babb News Editor A car struck a female VCU student riding her bike across the Main Street cross walk in front of Temple building just after noon on Tuesday. According to Mike Porter, a spokesman for VCU’s Univeristy Relations office, said that the student was transported to MCV with head injuries. Porter said he […]
Social work students travel to Ghana
Lindsey Deebo Contributing Writer Students from the VCU School of Social Work will travel across the globe during Christmas break to bring aid to street children in Ghana. The team of students consists of 15 women and will be led by two former VCU students, Cameron Carter and Kelly McCall. The group will embark on […]
Open-air preachers use Compass as makeshift pulpit
Ashley Chapman Contributing Writer VCU’s public, diverse campus is open to students from all cultures, backgrounds and religious beliefs. This freedom, though, also extends to on-campus visitors. Traveling preachers come to VCU to preach the Christian message to students. Student reactions to the presence of these preachers are mixed. Some find the preachers annoying but […]
“127 Hours,” a stunning exercise in desperation and willpower
Jordan Wilson Staff writer Director Danny Boyle’s follow-up to his 2008 triumph “Slumdog Millionaire” proves once and for all that he is a true cinematic visionary. James Franco stars as Aron Ralston in “127 Hours,” based on the true story of an engineer and adrenaline junkie who bikes across deserts, wedges himself into canyon crevices, […]
Condoms and condemnation
Shane Wade Columnist Hold your applause. Last week, during a lengthy interview with German journalist Peter Seewald, Pope Benedict XVI recanted his position on condoms, stating that “in certain cases” condoms were justified to use in order to “reduce the risk of [HIV] infection.” However, his tacit acceptance of condoms does not constitute an endorsement […]
The end of the love letter
Ashley Major Columnist As a literary enthusiast I feel it is my duty to point out that we have a crisis on our hands! In contemporary times, our words have lost their meaning. So long are the love letters, the quintessential childhood passing of notes, the post cards from afar, and now the demise of […]
Win over UCLA could prove critical for post-season aspirations
Come the end of the season, will The Garden bear fruit?