The team behind the team: Equipment Manager
Tucked away from the bright lights and noise of the Siegel Center crowd is a room packed floor-to-ceiling with Nike products and equipment. That little room is equipment manager Kris Kullman’s playground. Kullman arrived to Richmond about six months ago from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where he was the head football equipment manager at Division II Shippensburg […]
Unpresidented disrespect: Trump vs. the media
Margaretta Sackor Contributing Writer Journalism is my passion. However, it is not the most popular field. In my career, I am prepared to experience resistance and resentment from those in positions of power because my job is to tell the truth — and ultimately be an enemy of “the man.” What I can’t tolerate is […]
Women’s Basketball goes 1-1 at UTSA Thanksgiving Classic
In the four-team, two-game UTSA Thanksgiving Classic, Women’s Basketball finished with a dominant 64-36 win against Weber State and a heartbreaking 63-61 loss to IUPUI. IUPUI After VCU grabbed the largest lead of the contest at 17-7 in the first quarter, the game remained tight until the fourth quarter. The Rams held the lead for […]
A call to action over commencement, a lack of action over racism
Brianna Scott Staff Writer I find myself less and less proud to be a Ram, and it has more to do with the actions of some members of the student body rather than our school administration. When the university announced in October that the school-wide May commencement would be canceled, I thought it’d be a […]
Gaining independence and realizing fear
Marlon McKay Contributing Writer With how many social advancements the U.S. has made from desegregation in the 1950s to the election of our first black president in 2008, it’s disappointing how much progress is still needed for everyone to feel equal. Before, it was easy to ignore these problems, consider them one-off situations that you […]
An Ode to Self Care
Shaun Jackson Staff Columnist Recommended Listening While Reading: Handle Me – Robyn Trying to get back out on dating apps after a two-year relationship. I was talking to my friend about sexual discrimination and they don’t think it’s a thing. How do I explain to her it is racist when someone says “I’m only […]
Respecting all identities: LGB don’t forget the T
Brianna Scott Staff Writer In October, the Trump administration’s plans to crack down on transgender rights and policies were leaked to the public. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to redefine gender as strictly biological, which would roll back the definition of gender as an individual’s decision, removing civil rights granted to […]
Social media utopia fuels real life polarity
Alan Rodriguez Espinoza Contributing Writer Many of us praise Twitter and Facebook for connecting us with people of similar political opinions. We see social media’s ability to foster political communities as something that leads our country in the right direction. We’re wrong. Instead of encouraging discourse, our timelines are tearing us apart. One criticism of […]
VCU dining fails to accomodate student diversity
Orizo Hajigurban Contributing Writer VCU takes great pride in the diversity of its student body. But when it comes to food, it does not accommodate that diversity. A lot of people are familiar with the term halal, but many people don’t know what that term actually means — halal meat encompasses kosher and zabiha. Here’s […]
Mindfulness: a simple solution to complex problems
Margaretta Sackor Contributing Writer Practicing mindfulness has become more popular in recent years. Mindfulness is the idea of being present wherever you are. It’s keeping a calm mind and not overreacting to situations around you which might cause stress. It’s being internally calm and allowing that to reflect on the outside. While being mindful […]