Reddic improves in spite of trying offseason
Jim Swing Sports Editor Follow Jim on Twitter The workhorse of the VCU basketball team, Juvonte Reddic, didn’t know he’d be dealing with his most fraught, yet productive summer to date. He began feeling back spasms towards the end of last season, right around NCAA Tournament time. The pain wasn’t bad enough, or nearly enough […]
VCU experiences four more armed robberies
Ryan Murphy News Editor Four more robberies have occurred on or near VCU’s Monroe Park campus, the latest in a string of robberies and violent crimes that have plagued the areas around the university. The most recent robbery was just after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, when two victims were approached by two men on the […]
VCU continues to employ affirmative action
Liz Butterfield Assistant News Editor Janeal Downs Contributing Writer VCU is a university with a firm stance on institutionalized diversity and equity and has historically upheld affirmative action policies. After over 40 years, affirmative action policies continue to be controversial and the question of their constitutionality in law continues to be an issue for public […]
Richmond towing laws frustrate students
Sam Isaacs Contributing Writer What started out as a routine trip to Croutons, Salads and Wraps for VCU student Hilary Hambrick ended up being the most expensive wrap she’s ever bought. “I parked my car in the Panera parking lot and walked across the street. I was gone for maybe ten minutes, and my car […]
Lecture series explores Richmond’s Civil War history
Michael Pasco Contributing Writer VCU is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and the emancipation this year through the a series of historical programs and lectures called the “Year of Freedom: Confronting Our Past, Facing Our Future.” 150 years ago, Richmond was the capital of the Confederate States of America, right at the […]
Dale Chihuly’s exhibit opens at the VMFA
Samantha Foster Spectrum Editor World-famous glass artist Dale Chihuly’s advice to young artists is to not go to art school because it is “very difficult to teach art.” That being said, Chihuly attended several art schools and was a professor at several schools before he unexpectedly found himself drawn to the glass medium, an art […]
Architect for ICA speaks at Windmueller Artist Lecture
Samantha Foster Spectrum Editor Steven Holl, the architect for the Institute for Contemporary Art, has everything planned, down to the smallest details of having the sounds of falling water near the entrance for the building. Holl was invited to VCU as the guest lecturer to the 2012 Windmueller Artist Lecture series to discuss his projects […]
Dr. Sketchy’s: The alternative art school
Hannah Coates Staff Writer A scantily dressed pirate in a bustier, knee-high boots and a sparkly heart eyepatch is not the first thought that comes to mind when you think of a live, art school drawing model. This past Wednesday, Strange Matter hosted the October session of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School with its Halloween appropriate […]
The Living Room Gallery provides another gallery for student use
Samantha McCartney Staff Writer Among the creative minds of VCU art students, there’s always a thirst for new, fresh ways to do things. The Living Room Arts Initiative is one of those unique ideas. This past Thursday, through The Center at VCU and the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at VCU, was the opening of a new […]
Affirmative action not responsible for student’s denied admission
Katherine Johnson Columnist The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case on an issue that continues to divide the country: race. Affirmative action has caused quite the debate in higher education, with claims that it promotes diversity to accusations of reverse discrimination. The future of affirmative action will be in the hands of the justices […]