An ode to self-care
I’ve been in more relationships with people of a different race than me; this is not intentional. Should I try harder to make connections with people of my own race? If it is not intentional, I wouldn’t say you actively have to make connections with people within your race, but you should take time to […]
Volleyball serves Davidson on senior day, captures 25th straight
Volleyball recorded a 3-1 win over Davidson University Saturday, capturing their 25th consecutive victory and finishing off a perfect A-10 season on senior day. The Rams won in four sets over the Wildcats Saturday afternoon, improving to 28-2 on the season. The Black and Gold will enter the Atlantic 10 tournament this coming Friday as […]
After last week’s election, we need to keep fighting
A year after the shocking 2016 presidential election, the United States saw a Democratic sweep in the 2017 elections across the nation. Politicians and political analysts are calling the results of this election “a message” to the White House and President Trump, but it’s more complex than that. This “message” is multifaceted. It goes beyond […]
Women’s basketball home opener spoiled by Spartans
Women’s basketball had its home opener spoiled Sunday by the Spartans of Norfolk State University, as the Rams’ in-state rivals from the seven cities downed their Black and Gold opposition by a final of 66-52. Norfolk State opened the game on an 8-0 run and never relinquished their lead. NSU starting forward Alexys Long led […]
Cross country concludes season with Catlett on top
Cross country finished their season at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships in Charlottesville. VCU fielded a mere four runners, making the team ineligible for team scoring, but as a squad the women averaged 22:24.3 and the men averaged 33:17.2 Sophomore Judith White led the way for the women for the second time in three meets. […]
All the hottest takes from last Tuesday’s election
Forget the governor’s race, the House of Delegates was the real story Everyone was talking about Democrat Ralph Northam’s landslide in the Governor’s race. The real story, however, was in the House of Delegates, where Democrats may have picked up more than 15 seats in a sweep — their largest pickup since 1877. Northam will […]
Quinones sheds light on national opioid crisis
Author and investigative journalist Sam Quinones urged the community to change how they address the ongoing opioid epidemic facing the U.S. on Nov. 6. During his talk at VCU. Quinones, renowned author of “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic,” proposed solutions to the widespread crisis he addressed in his book. Ultimately, Quinones said […]
Panel tackles high incarceration in minority communities
VCU’s student-led chapter of Amnesty International hosted a community engagement panel on Nov. 7 to discuss how the public education system targets minority students, especially young black men, for the prison system. The school-to-prison pipeline is a discussion throughout the country, but Monica Kelley, president of VCU’s Amnesty International, said the panel was crucial in […]
Democrats sweep statewide elections
More than 34 percent of college students showed up to the polls Nov. 7 and voted overwhelmingly Democrat, according to Virginia Public Access Project. This comes as a stark increase to the roughly 26 percent of college voters in 2013. Roughly 72 percent of registered college students voted for Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, the democratic […]
Major tech companies invest in greater Richmond area
Silicon valley giant, Facebook recently announced plans to build a $1 billion data center in Henrico County that will bring roughly 100 jobs. The social media and networking company based in California will invest the $1 billion in a 1 million-square-foot data center in White Oak Technology Park, located in eastern Henrico. The center will […]