Interesting People

“I identify as having a vagina” MLC Did you ask me because my hair is pink? CT Of course not. – MARIANNA LEE CAMPANO English and Women’s Studies with Religious Studies Minor – MLC I’m a second year senior. I could have graduated faster, but I didn’t really want to. I’m afraid I’m going to […]

Governor launches campus safety PSA challenge

Matt Birch Capital News Service Gov. Bob McDonnell has a question for Virginia college students: “What would you do to make your campus safer?” Answer that with a creative video commercial, and your message may be aired on statewide television. At a press conference at VCU’s MCV Campus on Monday, McDonnell announced the launch of […]

Film Fest Previews

VCU cinema lovers need not feel restricted to free movie nights at the University Student Commons – or to $1.99 screenings at the Byrd. The Richmond area offers access to a rich cinema culture, playing host to a number of high-profile film festivals every year – perhaps the most famous of which is the internationally-recognized […]

Mubarak, Mu problems

Hope for democracy in Cairo Robert Showah Opinion Editor The current protests in Egypt prove one truth about democratization in the Middle East: The implementation of democratic governments in the area is most successful without outside force. This democratic uprising is coming from people who perhaps believed everything former President George W. Bush had said […]

Panel kills fines for not removing snow

Destiny Shelton Capital News Service A House subcommittee has killed a bill that would have fined motorists for failing to remove accumulated ice or snow from their vehicles before driving on Virginia highways. A subcommittee of the House Transportation Committee on Wednesday tabled House Bill 2399, which would have established a penalty of up to $75 for […]