Volleyball comes up short in season opener
Volleyball opened its 2018 campaign 0-2, returning home from the N.C. State Invitational winless — the Rams fell to hosts North Carolina State University 3-2 before losing to Washington State University in straight sets. Washington State The first set against WSU was VCU’s worst-scoring set of the season thus far — the Rams […]
Cross Country welcomes large freshman class
VCU’s Cross Country teams displayed extensive talent during their 2017 season but came up short at the Southeast Regional Championships as the teams were ineligible for scoring due to their inability to field enough runners. With the women’s team comprised of mostly juniors and seniors and the men’s team primarily made up of freshman, the […]
Press Box: The Dying Era of Sportsmanship
When I was little — and I am sure I wasn’t the only one brought up this way — I was always taught to play fair when it comes to sports and competition. Whether that was while playing the game or the way I acted afterward, it was the way you handled yourself in tough […]
Rams close River Hawk Classic 1-1
Field Hockey opened up its season away from home, falling to the Hofstra University Pride 3-2 in penalties and defeating the Bryant University Bulldogs 2-1 in Lowell, Massachusetts in the River Hawk Classic. Bryant Continuing their stay at the River Hawk Classic, VCU went up against the Bryant Bulldogs to pull off their first win […]
Rams tame Panthers for second consecutive victory
Women’s Soccer (2-1) defeated the High Point University Panthers 3-1 in convincing fashion Friday night at Sports Backers Stadium, as the Rams outshot the Panthers by a wide margin, 29-6. The Black and Gold scored all three goals on headers to earn their second win of the season. The shot total from the […]
A Richmond photographer is capturing the present with photographic processes of the past
Emily White’s green metal desk is covered in gold picture frames, a baby blue vintage Coronet typewriter and tintype portraits. “Craigslist,” she said of the desk. “I will say it’s really heavy. It’s also fireproof so all of my precious things are in my desk.” White is a Richmond area tintype photographer with a studio […]
Listening sessions lead up to Shockoe slave memorial plans
The first drawings for a memorial honoring enslaved people who were trafficked through Shockoe Bottom could be revealed by September. Lumpkin’s Jail, also known as Devil’s Half Acre, was an infamous prison for enslaved African-Americans before the Civil War. The project has been a subject of debate since its proposal in 2016 by SmithGroup, an […]
Gallery produces publication to commemorate end of physical location
Despite moving out of its physical location, Corner Office gallery will continue working to provide guidance and opportunity to emerging women-identifying artists through a publication — to be released Aug. 31 — of the same name. Adele Ball founded the Scott’s Addition gallery with her friend, Ava Lonergan, in March 2017. Upon learning the building […]
“The Happytime Murders”: Sex, Drugs and Cotton
Puppets have been a staple of children’s television since the 1970s with the likes of “Sesame Street” and “The Muppet Show,” the brain children of Jim Henson. His production company went on to create films like “Labyrinth” and “The Dark Crystal,” as well as other Muppet and Sesame Street series. Puppets have appeared in explicit […]
Six injured in most recent Shockoe Bottom shooting
A shooting early Saturday morning at Liquid Cafe in Shockoe Bottom left six people injured, five of whom were wounded by gunshot. Richmond police said two gunmen came into the restaurant at 5 a.m. Saturday morning with their faces covered. The gunmen proceeded to announce they were robbing the store and opened fire on the […]