Readers respond
Feeling the need to vent or compliment? Check out commonwealthtimes.org and let your voice be heard. ‘Grapes’ evokes wrath Issue: Feb. 22, 2010 Matt Lipscomb wrote: It would behoove the author of this review to be familiar with Steinbeck’s timeless tale before reviewing its play adaptation. Did you ever consider that your discomfort was an […]
Rams take out frustration of first meeting, get revenge on JMU
Right back at ya’ Rams take out frustration of first meeting, get revenge on JMU Taylor Howsmon Sports Editor It was possibly the season low for a team that has now won 20 games for the fourth year in a row, the longest streak of that kind in school history. When VCU went up to […]
Gwynn wins Ram sets record
Gwynn wins Ram sets record Taylor Howsmon Sports Editor In three-plus seasons, the VCU men’s basketball program has racked up more wins than it has in any other three-year span in school history. Only one player has been in Richmond through it all: T.J. Gwynn (Burlington, NC/Cummings). In addition to beating JMU and celebrating senior […]
VCU all-time wins list
VCU all-time wins list: 1) T.J. Gwynn (2005-present) – 96 2) Eric Maynor (2006-2009) – 95 3) Calvin Duncan (1981-1985) – 90 Rolando Lamb (1981-1985) – 90 Mike Schlegel (1981-1985) – 90 Jamal Shuler (2004-2008) – 90 Michael Anderson (2004-2008) – 90 8) B.A. Walker (2003-2007) – 89 Jesse Pellot-Rosa (2003-2007) – 89 10) Greg […]
Richmond 34 anniversary brings alumna back to roots
Richmond 34 anniversary brings alumna back to roots Marcos Chappell and Catherine MacDonald Contributing Writer and Managing Editor When Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt was a graduate student at VCU, she made contact with another Elizabeth: Elizabeth Johnson Rice, one of the “Richmond 34.” In 1960, 34 Virginia Union University students, now known as the Richmond 34, […]
SPORTS: Upcoming events
Upcoming Events Men’s basketball Sat. Feb. 27, Old Dominion, Norfolk, 4 p.m. TV: ESPN 2 Women’s basketball Thurs. Feb. 25, at James Madison, Harrisonburg, 7 p.m. Sun. Feb. 28, Old Dominion, Siegel Center, 2 p.m. Baseball Fri. Feb. 26, Fairfield, The Diamond, 3 p.m. Sat, Feb 27, Fairfield (DH), The Diamond, 12 p.m. Sun, Feb […]
Two artists, one vision: ‘Symbiosis’
gallery review Two artists, one vision: ‘Symbiosis’ Rainbow Bracey Assistant Spectrum Editor The Commons Gallery’s walls jump forward into the imagination—five inkjet prints on one side and intricately weaved baskets on the other. In the center of the room, a massive structure covers the majority of the floor. Contrary to the description, the room is […]
Life-sized whale project leaves students swimming in clay
Frances Correa Multimedia Editor Ceramics professor Shay Clay and his students spent approximately six hours pounding clay onto a structure built of wooden planks. In the name of art, the group gathered inside of the lobby of The Fine Arts Building to build Clay’s sixth life-sized grey whale. Clay’s students volunteered for the project of […]
Correction
In the Feb. 22 online issue of the Commonwealth Times, a review about Theatre VCU and Barksdale Theatre’s “The Grapes of Wrath” featured a misinterpreted conclusion and was removed during the editing process. The original online posting of this article was not the version that went to print and included some critical errors that were corrected. […]