Women’s basketball win three of four to start the new season
After four games, the VCU women’s basketball team is 3-1 for the second straight year.
Comedian Michelle Buteau jokes on campus
Comedian Michelle Buteau had the “Comedy Night” crowd at the University Student Commons laughing hysterically based on the playful jokes she made about members of the audience during her standup routine on Thursday November 13 .
Thomas Snead speaks about VCU, business
Everyday students attend classes in buildings that are named after people who are have important contribution to the university, yet rarely investigate the history of those people.
Researchers and students share ideas at TEDxVCU
TED x VCU came to the Altria Theater Saturday.
Justly preserving the South’s past
Monument Avenue is beautiful in every season, perpetually the pride of Richmond. It is, however, a pride in need of examination, one unfulfilled and one that does not justly or appropriately honor our past.
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.