Keyes leaves behind lasting legacy at VCU
Jim Swing Sports Editor Follow Jim on Twitter COMMENTARY People conventionally have a scroll’s worth of sentimental memories and tender stories in days like these. I don’t but here’s what I do have: I only met Paul Keyes once. The first time I ever visited The Diamond to cover a game was in May of […]
Women’s soccer loses to La Salle in OT A-10 Championship
Staff Reports The VCU women’s soccer team (12-5-5) advanced all the way to the Atlantic 10 Championship in the team’s first season as a member of the conference, but would lose to No. seed La Salle (17-4-1) 2-1 in the waning moments of the first overtime period on a goal by Maryam Huseini. Maren Johansen scored […]
November Horoscopes: Guaranteed 100 percent accurate
AQUARIUS Jan. 20 – Feb. 18 VCU makes the tough decision to discontinue your major this month, shattering your dreams of a B.A. in plate balancing. PISCES Feb. 19 – March 20 Your description of the relationship between you and your best friend since middle school as “inseparable” will be proven faulty this month by nothing more than a giant, highly specialized centrifuge. […]
Yearlong Audition update: Nov. 1
Tricia Wiles Theater Performance Tricia Wiles has been keeping busy with various theater projects. She has been working on “Croaker,” which is a theater performance raising money on Kickstarter to be recorded. The recording will be sold to theater companies around the country. The Kickstarter for “Croaker” had two days left as of Thursday. Wiles is also working on the SPARC production […]
Richmond, VCU escape Sandy unscathed
Liz Butterfield Assistant News Editor From Sunday night to early Tuesday morning, the Richmond community held its breath as Hurricane Sandy swept northward and did little of the anticipated damage to the downtown area. Governor Bob McDonnell issued a state of emergency Friday, and Richmonders stocked up early on water and nonperishable foods. Sandy’s heavy […]
Muslim Students Association community service strengthens interfaith bonds
Amir Vera Staff Writer Every Friday afternoon, a group of students can be seen handing out tuna sandwiches and lemonade to the underprivileged in Monroe Park. Community service is a large part of many student organizations, including fraternities and sororities, but this group isn’t Greek. These students are a part of the Muslim Students Association […]
Robertson runs unopposed in 6th District
Jessica Dhalberg Contributing Writer When voters from Richmond’s 6th District go to the polls on Election Day, they’ll see a familiar name running to represent them in City Council — and no one else. Councilwoman Ellen Robertson is running unopposed for her fifth consecutive term as 6th District representative. She has been the district’s councilwoman […]
Whether rain or crime, students complain
Shane Wade Opinion Editor I’ll risk my reputation as one of the foremost critics of our university to say this: VCU cares about its student body. Our university is the first public university within the state of Virginia to hire a full-time emergency planner and is headed by an administration that has consistently engaged the […]
Proposal would link tuition to major
Shane Wade Opinion Editor If you think about it, universities are a bit socialistic in nature. Despite all other factors, including our major, we all pay the same amount for our education. It’s been that way since the beginning of higher education in America and, for better or for worse, it’s worked. Except Florida wants […]
Yearlong Audition | Brooke Marsh strives for the “impossible A”
Michael Todd Assistant Spectrum Editor For Art Foundations student Brooke Marsh, the first two months of the semester were as socially difficult as they were academically successful. The past few weeks, however, have brought a positive change in her social life. “Lately I’ve been hanging out with the people on my floor more and I’m […]