Students raise awarness, organize first TEDxVCU
TEDxVCU has organized a series of events leading up to the grand presentation in November which will feature speakers from both VCU and around the world.
Library introduces open-access publishing platform
VCU is joining the growing open-access movement with the recent implementation of a new innovative digital publishing platform, the Scholars Compass.
Va. legislators ease cuts to VCU, education budgets
Earlier this month governor McAuliffe announced budget reductions that will directly affect Virginia higher education. At the VCU Board of Visitors meeting last week President Rao said the losses won’t be as significant as originally expected.
VCU hosts events to honor Hispanic heritage month
Stories, hugs and a multicultural experienced were shared Tuesday night with motivational speaker and social activist Juana Bordas, who embraced VCU’s culture of diversity and the burgeoning hispanic community in Richmond.
MCV research investigates human body, brain’s naturally occuring marijuana system
While the endlessly looping debates over marijuana legalization rage on, researchers on the medical campus have been investigating medicinal marijuana alternatives by way of naturally occurring chemicals that the substance mimics in the brain.
Sensational media coverage sets the public’s agenda
Our society’s relationship to media has made us reactive to social issues, instead of proactive. Only after a story breaks about domestic or sexual violence does the problem come to the forefront of society’s concerns. We are all aware of our strong connection to all sources of media.
Flickr awards student’s talent
Nicholas Scarpinato, photo and filmmaking major at VCU, was named for Flickr’s “#20under20,” a celebration of the website’s most talented young photographers.
Richmond thrift stores: Reaping what you sew
After a few years, closets run out of room for hangers, dressers get overstuffed and shoes accumulate in piles. Selling an item in good condition will not only leave more closet space, but also cheer up the starving piggy bank. Curious to see which store would offer the most money for my clothes, I grabbed some barely worn shoes and set out on a shopping experiment.
Dyke and Adam dominate as team places top-two at three invitationals
Under director of cross country Nicole Cook, the men’s and women’s cross country teams have captured top-two finishes in all three meets this season. The Rams finished second overall in the Longwood/Adidas Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 19 and finished second in the William and Mary Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 12. In the opening meet of the season, the Rams placed first overall in the Virginia State Invitational on Sept. 5.
Week of September 22
Pumpkin Spice Latte by Lindsey Wall Unhealthy by Chris Kindred