The Experts, Oct. 12
Erin Brushnell I once heard someone say that you wouldn’t listen seriously to an analysis of, say, quantum physics, from someone who isn’t a qualified scientist. The same is true for any other profession – yet this simple logic rarely applies when it comes to social issues. We favor the privileged groups’ less-informed opinions. It’s […]
Gay marriage: It’s about time
With the indirect approval of gay marriage in the state of Virginia my only question is: Why is federal approval taking so long? Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital, legalized same-sex marriage in 2010. Even if we set aside the fact that denying the LGBT community their rights is comparable to the discrimination during the Civil Rights movement of the ’50s, the gay community has been a prominent, part of our society for years now. Allowing same-sex marriage nationwide would ultimately be a positive decision for the U.S.
Bitter truths of the Confederacy
The Civil War is over. The Confederacy lost and we’re better for it. I really shouldn’t have to say that in the year 2014, well over 150 years since the end of the Civil War. Though the guns may have fallen silent in the South, the arguments about the war and its legacy certainly have not.
New VCU humanities research center seeks to encourage cross-disciplinary study
The new Humanities Research Center is poised to become a defining achievement for the School of Humanities and Sciences.
Inktober challenges artists to find daily inspiration
The VCU artistic community always pushes the limits of what it can achieve. Inktober, a national monthlong ink illustrating challenge, is another platform local illustrators are using to improve their skills and connect their art with social media.
Same-sex marriage legalized in Va., VCU professor first to marry in RVA
A banner had been hung at the front of her Monday 7 p.m. class that read “Congratulations, Nicole,” and her students cheered for her as she entered the room. This came just hours after VCU social work professor Nicole Pries and her partner, Lindsey Oliver, became the first same-sex couple to be married in the state of Virginia.
Missed opportunities costly for men’s soccer
Sometimes in sports, the most desperate teams are the most dangerous. A day before head coach Dave Giffard and his players boarded the team bus on Friday, Oct. 10 for a road game against a 1-9 University of Massachusetts team, he said he felt the matchup could produce some problems for his 4-7-1 soccer team currently vying for a postseason berth.
“807” is new home for da Vinci Center innovators
At first glance, the red brick structure housing the VCU da Vinci Center’s new space seems orthodox. After crossing the threshold of 807 Cathedral Place, however, it’s apparent that students are entering a haven for creativity.
VCU awarded grant to treat cocaine addiction
In 1999 the rampant crack-cocaine epidemic turned Richmond into the murder capital of the South. Fifteen years later, the city has dropped its former reputation, but cocaine and its addictive properties are still seeping into the city’s underground economy and its constituents’ bloodstreams.
Va. hospitals, MCV continue fight for medicaid expansion
VCU continues to lobby for Virginia to expand Medicaid after the GOP killed an expansion bill on Sept. 18.