Immigrant activist fights to give back
Jeannette Porter Capital News Service A 26-year-old, bilingual Harrisonburg resident earned a 2007 bachelor’s degree in social work from Eastern Mennonite University (magna cum laude) in just three and a half years while working 30 hours a week. Today she is working as a waitress, babysitter and sometime interpreter. Meet Isabel Castillo, undocumented immigrant and […]
Despite protesters efforts, anti-discrimination bill killed
Erica Terrini Executive Editor An anti-discrimination rally attracted about 100 protesters to VCU’s Monroe Park campus this week in support of Senate Bill 747, which was killed in a House subcommittee Tuesday. Supporters of SB 747 also marched to the Capitol and Court House where protesters spoke with legislators and attended a demonstrative marriage ceremony, […]
CT LOVE CONNECTION: In all likelihood these people had a better Valentine’s Day than you
Last Monday’s balmy 60 degrees and gentle breeze were only the first in a series of miracles in store for Brian Charlton and Zarmeena Waseem, winners of this year’s all-expenses-paid Commonwealth Times blind date.
Richmond punk scene mainstay closing after 25 years
Nicole Ekanem Contributing Writer Since 1986, Exile, the alternative thrift store near the intersection of Grace and Harrison streets, has provided Richmond and VCU students an alternative way to shop. Hailed by many as the place to shop in order to be a part of the punk scene in the 90s, the prolific store will […]
Rams hit low point as Siegel Center crowd is stunned once again
Quinn Casteel Staff Writer Since the opening of the Siegel Center nearly 12 years ago, it’s no secret VCU has enjoyed one of the strongest home court advantages in the country, compiling an absurd 150-25 record. So when the Rams dropped their second home game in a row on Tuesday night, it seemed the shocked […]