Saucy assailant protects pizza
An altercation over pizza turned violent Sunday night when a stabbing occurred just off campus at a Domino’s Pizza.
Officers go dorm to dorm educating students
VCU police are attempting to educate students with safety talks by traveling to each dorm during the month of September
Grandson of Gandhi Named VCU’s India Chair
The grandson of civil rights leader and legend Mahatma Gandhi visited VCU’s campus last week to talk about new political movements taking place in India today.
VCU’s tenuous claim to Title IX transparency
Two complaints were filed to the U.S. Office of Civil Rights regarding the compliance and proceedings of VCU’s Office of Institutional Equity in Title IX investigations last year, and although nearly half a year has passed since the federal review concluded, the reverberating impact of the university’s actions have not entirely dissipated.
Judgment-free disease
Sexually transmitted diseases have always been prevalent in American societies, especially among the youth. Before making any judgments about a person who has an STD, first take into consideration how devastating and traumatic an occurrence this is for a human being, and most importantly the story behind this unfortunate nightmare.
Women’s volleyball heats up; pushes winning streak to five
VCU’s women volleyball team has won five straight matches, improving their overall record to 7-7. The Rams’ defeated Davidson College in both team’s Atlantic 10 conference opener on Sept. 27 as well as besting the College of William & Mary on the road on Tuesday, Sept. 23. On Sept. 19-20, the Lady Rams dominated their season home-opener, sweeping the competition 3-0.
Creative talents converge together for Makerfest
The first convention for makers was held at the Virginia Science Museum Sept. 27, bringing creative minds from all over the city together to present their latest projects.
Heads will roll in VCU Theatre’s “Macbeth”
Starting the 2014-15 season with a bang, VCU Theatre is presenting a modern interpretation of the Shakespearian classic, “Macbeth.”
How to profit off provoking others
Victoria Zawitkowski Contributing Columnist It only cost $129 to own a holeridden, blood-splattered sweatshirt from Urban Outfitters with “Kent State University” across the front. Trivializing the four deaths and nine wounded in the 1970 massacre? Priceless. On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a demonstration of unarmed students at KSU. Around […]
PTSD doesn’t turn men into monsters
A man named Omar Gonzales recently made headlines after he charged across the north lawn of the White House with a knife. The reason is best summed up by the CNN headline: “White House fence jumper has PTSD.” There are dozens of headlines like it, and stories like this pop up perennially claiming post-traumatic stress disorder turns veterans into “ticking time bombs” one flashback away from going on a rampage. As an Army veteran diagnosed with service-related PTSD, I am absolutely tired of hearing this.