Saturday, Mar 28, 2026

Year: 2012

Ghosts and ghouls spook Oregon Hill

Michael Todd Assistant Spectrum Editor The 7th Annual Oregon Hill Halloween Parade was small but enthusiastic Wednesday night. The parade began its New Orleans style funeral march at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, continuing through Oregon Hill down North Laurel Street from its starting point in Monroe Park. Organized by the All Saints Theater Company, […]

TheatreLab’s “The Antigone Project” offers a different view of a classic

Samantha McCartney Staff Writer The somewhat low lighting and old-fashioned interior of Gallery 5 doesn’t initially give the impression that a theater performance is about to take place despite the small stage in the center of the room. TheatreLab, an educational outreach program for Firehouse Theatre Project, took those surroundings and made it into an […]

Try to curb your enthusiasm, but this season is going to be exciting

Jim Swing Sports Editor ANALYSIS/OPINION This year’s VCU team just gave us another reason to be chomping at the bit. What these Rams just did to Virginia Union in an exhibition, which in the end will amount to nothing, was inhumane, ungodly and downright mean. At this point of the year, we’ll take just about […]

VCU handles Virginia Union in exhibition game

Zachary Holden Staff Writer The VCU men’s basketball team beat cross-town rival Virginia Union University 94-44 in the season-opening exhibition at the Siegel Center Thursday night. “It’s great to be back on the court, it’s great to be back in the Siegel Center in front of our fans,” said Coach Shaka Smart. “It’s been too […]

Outside shooting to join defense as Rams’ identity in 2012-13

Quinn Casteel Sports Editor Analysis/Opinion Last season, a new look and extremely youthful VCU team won the CAA and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament as a team with a heavily defensive identity not known for lighting up the scoreboard on a nightly basis. Freshman Briante Weber and junior Darius Theus were […]

SPECTRUM SCRUFF: The No-Shave November Series

Throughout the month of November, Spectrum will follow three students as they participate in No Shave November. No Shave November encourages everyone to abandon their razors for a month and see how long their beards or underarm hair can grow. Every Monday, check back with Spectrum to see how they are growing. All photos by […]

Endorsements by newspapers alarmingly unprofessional

Shane Wade Opinion Editor At the Commonwealth Times, we don’t endorse presidential candidates. From time to time, I’ll write political editorials critical of one candidate or another (this year, Mitt Romney bit the bullet), but it’s not indicative of the staff as a whole. Endorsing candidates isn’t our job; we’re here to inform readers about […]

Obama emphasizes trust, social issues during rally

View video coverage of Obama’s visit here Liz Butterfield Assistant News Editor President Barack Obama asked for the trust of a crowd of about 15,000 during a rally in Byrd Park on Oct. 25. Many VCU students were in attendance either to support President Obama’s re-election campaign or to learn more about his stance on […]

Zombies hunt for brains in Carytown

Samantha Foster Spectrum Editor Zombies have begun their hunt for brains in Richmond. The 8th Annual Richmond Zombie Walk was held this past Saturday in Carytown. Despite the imposing threat of Hurricane Sandy, people of all ages showed up covered in red corn syrup, prepared to groan their way down Cary Street. The Richmond Zombie […]