State Police confirm trooper, Richmond Greyhound gunman died
LAST UPDATED 10 a.m. April 1: Virginia State Police confirmed a state trooper died at VCU Medical Thursday afternoon after a gunman opened fire at the Richmond Greyhound station earlier that day. According to State Police Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, Trooper Chad Dermyer, 37, died as a result of his injuries after being shot at […]
VCU locks in Will Wade for eight years
VCU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Will Wade has agreed to an eight-year contract with the Rams, according to Athletic Director Ed McLaughlin. Wade’s new contract comes a day after McLaughlin told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that he was hoping to finalize enhancements for the Rams head coach “in the next day or so,” amid rumors […]
Women’s lacrosse suffers tough road-defeat against ODU
VCU lacrosse got off to a slow start in its matchup with bitter rival Old Dominion University, which ultimately resulted in a 19-2 loss at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex Saturday afternoon. ODU scored two goals in the first 42 seconds of the game. VCU redshirt-freshman midfielder Sky Hyatt scored her 18th goal of the […]
Rams win two of three-game-series over the Bonnies at the Diamond
VCU baseball stayed hot against conference foe St. Bonaventure, taking the first two games of the weekend series. Game 1 The Rams competed in a three-game series with the Bonnies, winning the opener in a close matchup, 6-5. After a defensive first inning, the Rams took an early lead in the bottom of the second […]
RAM IN ACTION: Kerrigan’s comfort drives breakout campaign
In December of 2013, Temple University announced it’s plan to cut seven intercollegiate sports effective July 1, 2014. With the news of his sport being discontinued, now-VCU-senior outfielder Jimmy Kerrigan was forced to make a decision. “I wasn’t planning on being here, honestly,” Kerrigan said. “I had never heard of VCU until we played them […]
Press Box: What happened in Havana was more than just a baseball game
Last week ESPN sportswriter and radio host Dan Le Betard wrote a chilling column on his reaction to President Obama’s meeting with Cuban President Raúl Castro in Havana. Le Betard described the trip as “another loss,” saying the Cubans who fled the Castro regime have experienced enough losses in their lifetime as it is. “Lost […]
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Securing patient information must become a higher priority
VCU Medical Center is visited by thousands of Virginia residents every year. In order to give doctors and nurses the information necessary to treat them, patients allow their private health information to be recorded and stored. However, in the high-paced hospital environment, many patients don’t consider where their information goes following their discharge. Incidents […]
Letter to the editor: library renovation
Upon the grand opening of VCU’s multi-million dollar library renovation on Friday afternoon, March 4th, it has been noted that the new layout lacks easy accessibility to students with disabilities. After having students with disabilities share their impressions of the building Ngoc-My Guidarelli, a Catalog Librarian and a member of the VCU accessibility board, documented […]