VCU to host third sustainability day
Sam Isaacs Contributing Writer VCU will host its third annual Sustainability Day on Oct. 12, the Friday going into family weekend, at the Student Commons. The event will highlight VCU’s push to replace services with greener alternatives, such as transportation services like BioRide RVA and Zipcar as well as eco-friendly food vendors. “We will hopefully […]
MCV students to participate in Benefit for the Brain
Charles Couch Staff Reporter The Brain Injury Association of Virginia is teaming up with VCU Occupational Therapy students to spread student awareness of the risk of brain injury and raise funds for the association. The association will hold the Benefit for the Brain, a fundraising concert the proceeds of which will go to the BIAV, […]
Club football seeks redemption against GMU
Amir Vera Staff Writer Although its last game was canceled on Sept. 8, the VCU club football team is looking to catch its first win in this Saturday’s opening game against George Mason University. The team played GMU twice last year, losing both in the regular season and club championship game. “Last year they dogged […]
Get involved in green initiatives
Katherine Johnson Columnist VCU is now the only university in Virginia recognized as an Overall College Sustainability Leader for 2011, based on a report card by GreenReportCard.org that evaluates university’s sustainability efforts. VCU, as well as other schools that earned the distinction, had an average grade of at least A- in nine judged categories. The […]
VCU Cinematheque returns for another year of world cinema
Alex Carrigan Contributing Writer The VCU Cinematheque film series has returned another collection of acclaimed films from around the world. The series is sponsored by VCU Cinema professors Robert Tregenza and Kirk Kjeldesen and is shown at the Grace Street Theater. “Most of the films are relatively new, independent films, mostly European,” P.J. Norton, senior […]
Rachel’s Mailbox: Sept. 20, 2012
Dear Rachel, I have a roommate who is displaying signs of passive-aggression. She frequently places my dirty dishes on my bed while I’m in class and leaves me notes to clean the fridge. I know I need to do these things, I don’t like living in a pigsty, but how do I make her be […]
Album review: SUN
Richard DiCicco Staff Writer After a long and tumultuous period of creative drought and personal turmoil, Cat Power has returned. The indelible singer-songwriter Chan Marshall has finally released her ninth studio album “Sun” to the world. Now, I have a confession to make: I have never listened to a Cat Power record before “Sun.” However, […]
Album review: Nocturne
Richard DiCicco Staff Writer Wild Nothing is something of a rarity among Virginia-based indie rock acts. Not only is it great local music, but it’s relevant to the wider alternative scene. Mixing modern trends in American underground rock with classic British indie pop, Wild Nothing’s second album is incredibly lucid and strikingly well-composed. However, this […]
Family, friends memorialize Kremp at tree-planting ceremony
Charles Couch Staff Writer Friends, family and faculty planted new life last Saturday in celebration of Catlin Kremp, a VCU student who died on a VCU Outdoor Adventure Program sponsored trip to Colorado in August. More than 50 students attended the symbolic planting of a pomegranate tree outside of the university’s Outing Rental Center. […]
Star forward leading VCU men’s soccer by example
Neil Raetz Staff Writer There’s an old inspirational quote many will hear in sports: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” But what happens when talent meets hard work? The outcome may look something like the Rams’ junior striker, Jason Johnson. JJ, as many call him, has been a vital piece in the […]