Composting diverts five tons of waste in first month of composting program

Shafer implements new compost program
Follow-Up: Spit for Science pushes for 70 percent participation in final days of data collection

VCU’s unique Spit for Science study will wrap up their fall-semester data collection on Oct. 28 despite currently only having an approximate 55-percent response rate for the survey part of the study.
White House asks VCU to select student volunteers for Obama visit
Samra Khawaja Contributing Writer Last weekend the White House contacted VCU on short notice looking for student volunteers to help coordinate a small visit by President Barack Obama. The President’s bus stopped at Fire Station 9 in Chesterfield County last Wednesday after touring swing states North Carolina and Virginia. This small visit gave about a […]
Briefs
Hundreds register for help from holiday need programs; Bank of America’s $200,000 grants assist local organizations; Cuccinelli sees ‘good chance’ he’ll run; Marines end ban on KIA bracelets; Russia bans entry to US officials in retaliation; Webb vows to continue fighting for criminal justice reform
Album review | Björk: ‘Biophilia’

Bjork’s newest album, “Biophilia,” is a music-making venture with iPad technology.