Childhood obesity bill passes Senate
Larisa Robinson Capital News Service Two legislators – Delegate John O’Bannon, R-Henrico, and Sen. Ralph Northam, D-Norfolk – are working to address childhood obesity by requiring more physical activity at school. Senate Bill 966, proposed by Northam, would require at least 150 minutes of physical education weekly during the regular school year in kindergarten through […]
Corrections
Corrections On the Thursday, Feb. 3 issue of The CT, the box score to the VCU vs. Northeastern game was printed as a 91-80 VCU victory. The score should have read as 91-80 for Northeastern. In the article “Film Fest Previews,” the correct information for the Sixth Annual China Fest Screenings should have read: Saturday, […]
Briefs
Local and VCU State revenue gets $152 million boost An uptick in income tax collections means an additional $152 million for the state’s two-year budget, Gov. Bob McDonnell said Friday. McDonnell asked the legislature’s money committees to put the money into the rainy day fund, toward a payment into the Virginia Retirement System and to eliminate accelerated […]
Women’s basketball crushes Northeastern 82-55
Staff Reports With VCU’s women’s basketball team set to face two of the top three teams in the CAA in the next 10 days, the Rams need every win they can get heading into the meat of their schedule. They easily got one Sunday. True to form, junior forward Courtney Hurt poured in a game-high […]
As Rodriguez goes, so do Rams
Benjamin Ashauer Contributing Writer Commonwealth Times Sports’ Twitter There are multiple times throughout the game where no matter how hard you try, you might not be able to see him. The 5’10” senior Joey Rodriguez looks like a Pomeranian among a pack of Great Danes, but he’s often the one who comes up with the […]