“Enough is enough”: Richmond students participate in nationwide gun protests
More than 5,000 students and community members across the state participated in the “RPS Non-Violence March on the Capitol” March 24 in conjunction with the national March for Our Lives protest. The marches were organized in response to the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 students and faculty members dead. The student-led […]
VCU club rugby players thrive in the hard-hitting, cutthroat world of “controlled chaos”
The weather was far from ideal last Friday when a group of 30-odd student-athletes braced the bristling wind chills of an early-spring night at Cary Street Field. But members of VCU’s club rugby team are used to practicing in these conditions. Some students were out hemorrhaging their livers at bars or parties last Friday night. […]
Tennis hot at Texas Tamale Company Rice Invitational
Men vs. Wichita State VCU wrapped up the Texas Tamale Company Rice Invitational in Houston Sunday by falling to Wichita State University 4-0. The Shockers took the doubles point by winning on the No. 2 and 3 courts despite sophomore Javier Amantegui and junior Victor Lima’s 6-2 win on the No. 1 doubles court. Wichita […]
For these students, rugby is more than a sport
The weather was far from ideal last Friday when a group of 30-odd student-athletes braced the bristling wind chills of an early-spring night at Cary Street Field. But members of VCU’s club rugby team are used to practicing in these conditions. Some students were out hemorrhaging their livers at bars or parties last Friday night. […]
VISUAL: The sights and sounds of Richmond’s March for Our Lives protest
More than 5,000 demonstrators, many of whom were high school students, marched through Richmond as part of a nationwide protest demanding gun law reform. Reporters, editors and photographers at the Commonwealth Times were on the scene to capture the rally’s highlights. Photos by Erin Edgerton, Photography editor This sophomore from Richmond Community High School […]