STAT president stands by “We Built This City” slogan amid citywide backlash
At the Nov. 11 SGA committee meeting, Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) president Brendan Hood refused to apologize for the organization’s controversial “We Built This City” T-shirt, which has ignited intense debate throughout Richmond in recent months.
Wiencek awaits word from U.Mo. on pending provost position
Next semester, VCU’s interim provost John Wiencek may have pledged his allegiance to a new mascot pending the outcome of the University of Missouri’s ongoing provost search.
McAuliffe’s proposed alcohol tax increase could wash up local businesses
Virginia college students may be even harder-pressed for spare change if the Virginia General Assembly passes Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s plan to implement a higher alcohol tax this session.
Collegiate hackers compete in first 24-hour VCU hackathon
Half-eaten pizza, candy wrappers and cans of Mountain Dew are strewn around notepads and laptops. Fingers furiously attack keyboards as they enter code into a program. Spirits were high this Saturday afternoon, but within a couple hours, these student-hackers would require more pizza, candy and Dew — their life-sustaining “mana” in the 18th hour.
Surprise beatdown! Men’s basketball wins
VCU men’s basketball came away with their first win of the 2014-15 season, against the University of Tennessee, 85-69. The game was played at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland where the Rams took part in the Inaugural Veterans Classic.