The underground as the new mainstream
Introducing music as the center of youth counterculture Robert Showah Opinion Editor It was the mainstream music industry’s biggest night, the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. Everyone arrived either at the Staples Center in Los Angeles or at their television sets with expectations. Even the press and league of superficial blonde women who host those entertainment […]
Reality Check with Sadie Zarkin
Dear Sadie Zarkin, I have been seeing this guy for about two months now. The love between us is like nothing I have ever experienced. We always have so much fun together, and he’s said I am “his everything,” and that “without me he would have no reason for being.” What’s more, we’ve done things […]
“Gardens for Life” complete phase two
Students plant VCU’s first rain garden, reduce water pollution Emily Satchell Contributing Writer About 30 students planted VCU’s first rain garden this Saturday in front of Harris Hall — a project that has been in the making since last spring. VCU has been doing a lot to “go green” and move forward their transition to […]
Wichita Revival: VCU ‘shocks’ life back into season with win over WSU
No more than a week ago, VCU’s men’s basketball had everything to lose.
Richmond likely to provide funds for neighborhood repair
Catherine Leth Capital News Service The City of Richmond is on a path to give financial assistance to private firms doing work in blighted neighborhoods. Two bills in the General Assembly, House Bill 1668 and Senate Bill 799, look to create a “community revitalization fund” that would allow renovators to apply for loans or grants […]
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 […]