Gubernatorial campaign managers weigh in on election results
Campaign managers for Republican Ed Gillespie and Democratic governor-elect Ralph Northam gave 250 Virginians a behind-the-scenes look to this year’s election during a discussion hosted by the Virginia Public Access Project at George Mason University Nov. 13. The free and public event was arranged to be a civil conversation between Gillespie campaign manager Chris Levitt […]
Study: VCU had second-highest tuition hike
According to a report from Virginia Public Radio, VCU’s tuition has risen 111 percent, the second greatest rise in higher-education institutions in Virginia from 2008 to 2016. The College of William and Mary ranks No.1 with a 123 percent rise in its tuition. While William and Mary’s tuition was the greatest increase in the commonwealth, […]
Community forum tackles critical issues in Black Richmond
Enjoli Moon, founder and creative director of Richmond’s Afrikana Film Festival addressed the necessity of Richmond’s Black community to achieve accurate representation in film at her talk at VCU Nov. 15. Moon created Afrikana to bring a film festival to Richmond that showcases the cinematic work of people of color. Speaking at VCU African-American Studies […]
Ram in Action: VCU’s MMA star wins sixth consecutive bout
VCU junior and mixed martial arts amateur Angelica Martinez won her sixth consecutive bout last month when she defeated Fotini Kandris for the Bar Battles Women’s Flyweight Championship at the “Rumble on the River” in Little River, South Carolina Oct. 7. Martinez (6-2) defeated Kandris by second round armbar submission. With little time to prepare […]
Yesika Salgado keeps it fat, fly, brown and real
El Salvadoran poet and YouTube sensation, Yesika Salgado spoke at VCU Nov. 8 on issues self publishing, branding and identity in the creative field. Salgado toured college campuses for decades and is poet by trade, she told the audience, but never felt the need to attend college. After Salgado noticed the number of people who […]
A Twisted American Dream come true
Bertram Ashe, author of “Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles,” focused on the role of hairstyle-based identification during a talk to VCU honors students Nov. 8th. Ashe, an English professor at University of Richmond, discussed segments of his book and his personal dreadlock journey in relation to the Americanization of African-American hair culture. Ashe described African -American […]
“Murder on the Orient Express” is classically frustrating.
Hollywood embraces an overabundance of adaptations, with many lamenting the death of original ideas. It’s gotten to a point where we now have remakes of previous adaptations — many of which were already considered perfect by critics. While adaptations are inherently problematic, adapting a classic and influential work to the modern day can be disastrous. […]
Keeping it ‘100: Rams reach century mark in sellouts, roll in opener
VCU basketball put on a dominant showing Friday night in their season opener as they dismantled visiting Grambling State University 94-65 at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. The game marked a significant milestone for the Black and Gold, as it was the program’s 100th-consecutive sellout. Newly-crowned coach Mike Rhoades — who was with the program […]
After A-10 heartbreak, men’s soccer makes NCAA tournament for the first time in 4 years
VCU is the No. 16 seed in the NCAA tournament and will host either Butler or Lipscomb despite a loss in the Atlantic 10 tournament final Sunday. The Rams were just barely among 16 teams selected to receive first-round byes in the tournament. It will be their first time playing in it since 2013. “It’s nice […]
The sudden, meteoric resurgence of VCU’s sports teams
As the Atlantic 10 conference heads into its tournament championship games, it may have flown under the radar how well this year’s crop of VCU athletes managed to represent the student body in their respective sports. It’s been a season hallmarked by a winning culture on the field for Black and Gold. Perhaps no one […]