Students showcase the black and brown experience in the U.S.
Katie Bashista Spectrum Editor Black Art Student Empowerment at VCU, also known as BASE, held its fourth annual showcase Friday at the Anderson gallery with the theme of Afro-Futurism through Artistic Eyes. BASE aims to promote creativity and advance awareness of black artistic ability. Corey Lightner, the organization’s president, describes it as a community where […]
VCU’s newly established drumline seeks place in community
Walter Chidozie Anyanwu Contributing Writer Students have tried to start a VCU drumline for years, but their efforts never came to fruition because of a lack of proper leadership, enthusiasm and resources — that changed in 2017. Larry Cauley — who worked with drumlines at the University of Virginia and started one with the Philadelphia […]
Women’s Basketball opens season 2-0
Daniel Purer Contributing Writer Women’s Basketball opened its season at home with the second-most attended game in program history at nearly 3,800 fans. Teachers, students and fans who made it to the Siegel Center during Education Day witnessed a 84-55 victory over the Longwood Lancers. Longwood High schools, middle schools and specialty schools came out Nov. […]
Cross Country ends season at Southeast Regional
Andy Riddler Contributing Writer Men’s and Women’s Cross Country competed in the NCAA Southeast Regional meet in Rock Hill, S.C., Nov. 9 hosted by Winthrop. Both teams had four athletes competing and were therefore ineligible for any team scoring in the meet. Women’s Senior Emily Mulhern led Women’s Cross Country finishing with a time of […]
Landon’s Outlook: “The Grinch” fails to live up to meaner, greener previous adaptations
Landon Roberts Contributing Writer Dr. Seuss’ “The Grinch” is a story of heart, forgiveness and unity. However, the 2018 adaptation on the holiday story abandons these themes and, instead, leaves an empty shell of immature jokes and half-baked attempts at emotion. The plot of the story recounts the Grinch’s typical attempts to ruin Christmas for […]
Sam’s Take: “Overlord”: A bloody good time
Samuel Goodrich Staff Writer A few years ago, there was a fad among genre filmmakers to create Grindhouse movies in which they would try to emulate the style of exploitation movies from the ‘70s. Most of these films, like “Grindhouse” and “Machete,” felt hollow — their idea of Grindhouse was adding grainy filters and bad […]
Divided nation, divided congress
Brianna Scott Staff Writer I held my breath election night as the results started pouring in. I can’t lie, I was afraid U.S. voters would make the grave mistake of allowing the Republicans to be in complete control. I don’t agree with having a two-party system and I don’t identify as a Democrat myself, but […]
Blue wave signals call for change
Caitlin Barbieri Opinions Editor Democrats took the U.S. House of Representatives last night and, even though Republicans retained the U.S. Senate, the results revealed the country’s overwhelming discontent for the Trump administration. For the first time since 2011, Democrats have control of the House and the power to block a Republican agenda. The Democratic […]
Bryan DeVasher leaves lasting legacy with students
CT Staff Robertson School instructor Bryan DeVasher died Oct. 30 at the age of 54. The thoughts and prayers of the CT Staff, many of whom are his former students, are with his wife, daughter and son. DeVasher left a heartfelt imprint on his students, never failing to bring a jovial, sincere love for his […]
“Empire Records” : a reflection of the cool and not-so-cool aspects of the 90s
Jon Parker, Contributing Writer “Empire Records” is what the ‘90s would be if the decade was distilled into a single film. That is not to say “Empire Records” is exceptional, because it isn’t by any measurement, but neither were the ‘90s. Instead, “Empire Records” is a goofy, angsty, over-the-top ride through a day in the […]