VCUarts fliers tell dean to address racist faculty
Updated: Monday, Nov. 30, 3:30 a.m. Students covered VCUarts facilities, including the Pollack building, the Singleton Center for Performing Arts and the Fine Arts building, with fliers directed at their dean the morning of Nov. 23. VCUarts dean Joseph Seipel had several fliers specifically taped to his office door. Some of the fliers stated “remove […]
A visit to the Richmond gun show
Thousands showed up at the Richmond Raceway complex to participate in this year’s Richmond Gun Show last weekend. Gun dealers utilized 800 tables across two basketball arena-sized buildings within the Raceway Complex to display their wares. Among the items for sale were handguns, rifles, shotguns, swords, tasers, ammunition, legal advice to help restore gun rights […]
A rape on campus: one year later
It was an article that shocked the nation. In a remarkable 9,000 word account, Rolling Stone journalist Sabrina Erdely chronicled the narrative of a then University of Virginia first-year student, under the pseudonym Jackie, who was alleged to have been viciously gang-raped by nine men in the University’s Pi Kappa Psi fraternity in the fall […]
Citing ‘no precedent’, VCU stands behind Bill Cosby’s honorary degree
When Bill Cosby spoke during VCU’s 40th anniversary celebration in 2008, he made an explicit distinction between what should — and should not — happen on college campuses. “This is a place of education, believe or not,” Cosby said. “It’s not a place to come and get drunk, pass out, take pills and give each […]
Officials, cyclists celebrate completion of Virginia Capital Trail
Governor Terry McAuliffe gathered with city and county officials at the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Shockoe Bottom last month to celebrate the grand opening of the Virginia Capital Trail. Before a crowd of more than 300 people, keynote speaker Gov. McAuliffe touted the 52-mile trail as yet another attractions drawing business to Virginia. “Standing here […]
Student studies science of binge drinking
College campuses often have one thing in common: students who binge drink. This problem often leads to bigger issues with drinking later in life, and graduate student Megan Cooke is researching why. Cooke recently began working with the Collaborative Advanced Research on Imaging facility (CARI) after receiving a funding grant. She plans to research the […]
Women leaders empower the leaders of tomorrow
Some distinguished women from the VCU community came together in a cross between storytelling and fielded questions, with the purpose of sharing women’s experiences in the workforce and at home. On Nov. 18, more than 40 VCU students filled the VCU Depot Building for the first-ever “Pathways to Womanhood,” a women’s empowerment event put […]
Rapper Freeway inspires at the Broadberry
Along with opening acts Evan Barlow and Zaiah Burke, Philadelphia native and rapper Freeway performed at the Broadberry Wednesday, Nov. 18. As the premiere opener, Newport News’ own Zaiah Burke put on an energy-filled set. Running for nearly an hour, his set included several songs from his first two albums and an impromptu freestyle. In […]
Diversity Thrift’s pop-up sells off a movie’s set
Diversity Thrift hosted a Gifty Pop Up Market this past weekend, with some hot-ticket items including set pieces from the upcoming Jeff Nichol’s film “Loving.” On Nov. 20-22, Diversity Thrift hosted their first “Thrifty Gifty” pop-up market in the store’s “Iridian Gallery.” Diversity Thrift is one of the largest thrift stores in Richmond, with a […]
Women’s basketball gets road win in the Big Apple
IONA On Nov. 17, the Rams traveled to the Hynes Center in New York to play against Iona University. The Rams began the game with another big start in the first half, leading, 15-4 midway through the 1st quarter. Iona ended the quarter strong, going on a 12-0 run taking a 16-15 lead going into […]