Recruiting in Richmond still a top priority for VCU and Richmond
Quinn Casteel Sports Editor Benedictine College Preparatory has served the city of Richmond’s two highest profile college basketball programs well. In the last five years alone, the Catholic prep school has produced one leading scorer each for VCU and the University of Richmond. Bradford Burgess recently graduated as the Rams’ sixth highest scorer in team […]
Smart on Melvin Johnson: “It was the fastest recruitment ever”
Remember that day this summer when VCU, seemingly out of the blue signed Melvin Johnson, the consensus top 100 recruit out of the Bronx who had committed to Miami? It turns out it really was out of the blue for VCU coach Shaka Smart who said on Atlantic 10 Media Day he was on a bus with his team when he received a call saying Johnson was interested in playing for the Rams.
The CT News Report 9/30/12
Sept. 30, 2012: The CT News Report begins with the bomb threat on campus.
Katherine Larson receives VCU Levis prize
Samantha MvCartney Staff Writer VCU’s 15th annual Levis Reading Prize was awarded to Katherine Larson, the author of “Radical Symmetry,” which she jokingly described as “a love for poetry and cephalopods.” The VCU English Department, the Department of Humanities and Sciences and the MFA program in Creative Writing celebrated the award with a book reading […]
“Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” examines 1992 race riots
Michael Todd Assistant Spectrum Editor “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” is a documentary theater piece surrounding race riots that happened only 20 years ago. Approximately an hour long and composed of interviews with riot witnesses and victims collected by Anne Deavere Smith, the show forces audience members to confront this too- recent history and, hopefully, to […]
Students experiencing frequent maintenance issues in new dorm
Elizabeth Butterfield Contributing Writer West Grace South, the newest residential building on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus, is a five-story, 112-apartment hall that resembles a luxury hotel. But recently, the latest in student housing has been experiencing some serious draining and leaking problems that are making some students irritable and suspicious. Suitemates Page Michanco and Amy […]
Police, FBI sweep Monroe Park campus in response to bomb threat
VCU and Richmond police with the help of the FBI conducted sweeps on the Monroe Park campus Monday Sept. 24 in response to a bomb threat received that morning.
The magic of Quidditch returns for the fall season
Hannah Coates Contributing Writer This past Saturday, at Clarke Springs Park there was a gathering of many people, all with one thing in common: an interest in an up-and-coming sport called Quidditch. Quidditch is known from the popular book and movie series, Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling’s imagined game is played on enchanted broomsticks with three […]
U.S. education official pushes STEM-H education at universities
Amir Vera Staff Writer VCU schools of Education and Engineering hosted a town hall meeting Friday featuring Debra Saunders-White, deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs for the U.S. Department of Education. The meeting had two agendas. One focus was the increasing career interest among students to follow studies in science, technology, engineering, math and […]
Students start community service curriculum through ASPiRE
The West Grace South dorms are home to a group of students who participate in a community engagement living-learning program called Academic Scholars Program in Real Environments (ASPiRE).