THE PRESS BOX: Athletes and activism — stand together
Remove all of the politics and unsolicited, agenda-pushing rhetoric. Remove the mixed messages of symbology as they relate to American patriotism. Remove the massive contract, the backup status, and the white adoptive parents. Those things are inconsequential. Acknowledge this: Colin Kaepernick is a well-known NFL quarterback who has been quietly and peacefully protesting the oppression […]
Freshmen dominate in XC Spider Alumni Open
The VCU men and women’s cross-country teams placed fifth overall at the Spiders Alumni Open in Mechanicsville, Virginia on Sept. 3. The competition was presented by the Collegiate Running Association and races included the men’s 5,000 meter and women’s 2-mile run. During the men’s 5,000 meter, freshmen Bryce Catlett and Lucas Sidle made impressive debuts […]
Poll: Morrissey leading mayoral race, many voters still undecided
Former state delegate and mayoral hopeful Joe Morrissey has a definitive lead over the other seven candidates, according to a poll published last week by Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center for Public Policy. Morrissey cinched 28 percent of voters and lead the poll in five of nine districts — the necessary number to win the election […]
Mayoral candidates trade jabs at Democratic Committee forum
The mayoral forum sponsored by the city Democratic Committee quickly turned personal last Tuesday. Former Secretary of the Commonwealth Levar Stoney called for good judgement and character in a mayoral hopeful — a statement former state delegate Joe Morrissey seemed to take as an insult. “At the end of the day, when you end up on the front […]
The end of an era: Mitchell says goodbye after four years
As VCU continues its ongoing mission to increase diversity and inclusion on campus, it’s important to note the faculty members who have been vital in that process. The founding Vice President for Inclusive Excellence, Wanda Mitchell, has been at the crux of VCU’s progress. Acting as a cornerstone in students’ conversations on diversity, Mitchell was the founding […]
VCU PD “stick it” to bike thieves
Students can now apply anti-theft stickers to their bikes and register their property with a national recovery database to help the VCU Police Department recover stolen property more efficiently. The VCU PD debuted the new anti-theft stickers at an event on the Compass last week. Each sticker costs the VCU PD $1 and students are […]
U of R, VCU among 272 schools facing federal Title IX investigation
You don’t have to read far into Cecelia “CC” Carreras’ essay before she discloses that a University of Richmond administrator told her it was reasonable to be penetrated without her consent “for a few more minutes if (her attacker) was going to finish.” The claim is just one of many similar allegations made by the […]
Remembering 9/11/2001 — 15 years later
In memory of those who lost their lives in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, those who have dutifully served our country — at home or abroad — in the years since, and all the friends and family who have suffered losses of loved ones.