VCU students prepare as Sandy approaches Richmond
Staff Reports CT News Staff With death tolls continuing to rise in the Caribbean in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Richmond residents and VCU students are bracing for what some are calling the “Frankenstorm.” VCU announced via the VCU Alerts web page at 7:56 p.m. Sunday that it had cancelled classes and closed university offices […]
Election 2012: Despite difficulties, student voters abroad cast ballots
Mark Robinson Managing Editor Millions of college students will head to the polls on Nov. 6 to cast their vote in the 2012 presidential election, but Ricardo Adams won’t be one of them. By then, his vote will already be cast. Adams, a junior at VCU, is currently studying abroad in Vina del Mar, Chile. […]
Food Day promotes sustainability at VCU
Alix Hines Contributing Writer Students, experts and activists gathered to promote healthy, sustainable dining and to learn how to eat well on a budget during three days’ worth of events for National Food Day. Representatives from VCU, the Fulton Hill area and other organizations working across the city met on Oct. 22 to discuss access […]
Police department to hold charity cook-off
Janeal Downs Contributing Writer The VCU Police Department is encouraging faculty, staff and students to “leave your lunch at home and bring your wallet and appetite” to the department’s third annual Chili Challenge on Oct. 31. Enterprising local chili chefs will compete for bragging rights at the charity event featuring a special celebrity chili judge, […]
Qatar imports VCUarts students
Michael Todd Assistant Spectrum Editor In the past few decades, Doha, the capital of the Middle Eastern country Qatar, has undergone a metamorphosis. What was once a small pearl-fishing village has sprung into a metropolis, art center and tourist destination. However, despite its rapid wealth accumulation, a majority of the city’s resources are imported, including […]
Rachel’s Mailbox
Hi, Rachel What are your views on whether a man, if he is truly interested, will make the first move to ask out a woman? I feel everything tells us that if the man won’t make the first move then he’s just not that into it. Is this true for the majority of men or […]
“The Haunted Man” | Too formal and direct
Richard DiCicco Staff Writer Pop music figures like Bat For Lashes are rare. In my personally curated history of popular music, Bat For Lashes (or Natasha Khan) is directly preceded by Björk and Kate Bush. Likewise, critics most often compare her to these two groundbreaking female recording artists. In her time, Kate Bush latched onto […]
“METZ” | Leaves the listener exhausted
Richard DiCicco Staff Writer If you were waiting for ‘90s rock to come roaring back, you’re in the right decade. This year has seen no shortage of punk rock revivalists, from Cloud Nothings’ harrowing January release “Attack on Memory” to Japandroids’ bleacher-stomping sophomore effort “Celebration Rock,” released to overwhelming acclaim this past Spring. Perhaps most […]
Voter fraud crosses party lines in a desperate election
Katherine Johnson Columnist Republicans have been accused of disenfranchising voters this year in their attempt to get President Obama out of office. Across the aisle, Democrats have criticized voter ID laws and claimed fraudulent elections aren’t a problem. Democrats, however, are guilty of the same crimes they have been crusading against. Democrats now have blood […]
The CT News Report 10/28/12
Oct. 28, 2012: The CT News Report video explores Obama’s trip to Richmond and Virginia’s importance in the presidential election.
