Battling brain tumor, Rea Sanger inspires teammates
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor At the beginning of this season, it looked as if Rea Sanger would never again get a chance to lace up her cleats and set foot on the field at Sports Backers Stadium. That changed on Sunday when she was in the starting lineup for the first time in her career. […]
Observations from men’s basketball’s final preseason tune-up
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor In the men’s basketball preseason finale Saturday night, the Rams defeated Virginia State 90-53 at the Siegel Center in front of a crowd of more than 5,000 fans. Here are the top observations from the evening: KeShawn Curry Sophomore guard KeShawn Curry was the star of the show for the Rams, […]
Limited SGA funding causes some orgs to fundraise, outsource money to make up for budget deficit
Hannah Eason, News Editor Anya Sczerzenie, Contributing Writer With the deadline for student organizations to request spring semester funding on Friday, many are still struggling to make up for the money they weren’t allocated earlier in the semester. For the fall semester, the funding for student orgs was cut by 20% due to a budget […]
Men’s soccer surges through conference play
Nile McNair, Contributing Writer Men’s soccer has made up for its 1-4 start to the season with a strong start to conference play, dropping only one game. The Rams were 4-0 in Atlantic 10 games before falling to Rhode Island 2-1 on the road Saturday. Heading into the final A-10 match of the season, the […]
Press Box: Hyland becomes VCU’s latest solution at backup point guard
Ryan Grube, Staff Writer When starting guard Marcus Evans went down with a knee injury in the quarterfinal of the A-10 tournament against Rhode Island, VCU’s lack of serviceable depth at the position was immediately felt. VCU lost that opening conference tournament matchup, as well as the NCAA Tournament contest at the hands of UCF. […]
VCU tennis’ strong fall season helps Rams prepare for spring
Joe Dodson, Contributing Writer After winning three straight Atlantic 10 championships, men’s tennis is using its fall preseason to prepare for a four-peat. The Rams have picked up where they left off last year; the team has gone 32-18 in singles and 13-9 in doubles. It has not been an easy schedule, and VCU has […]
A guide to this week’s creepy Halloween playlist
Quentin Rice, Staff Writer Halloween playlists are stale. Everywhere you turn, hearing “Thriller” and the “Ghostbusters” theme song is inevitable. But there are many genuinely creepy sounds out there that are seldom played in October. Here’s some of my thinking behind the unorthodox picks that show up on my Halloween 2019 playlist. ‘Bela Lugosi’s […]
Art build unites climate activists in Oregon Hill
Quentin Rice, Staff Writer Participants sat outside on an unusually hot October day and painted banners with phrases like “System change, not climate change” and “Dinosaurs against mass extinction.” Climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion, the Earth Folk Collective and other organizations met in Oregon Hill on Sunday to prepare for the All the Saints […]
Opinion: With Halloween approaching, there is a fine line between cultural appreciation and appropriation
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Spooky season is upon us. It’s time to trick or treat, time to carve out some pumpkins, time to get your spookiest decorations up. But most importantly, it’s time to get dressed up as our favorite characters and concepts. So, as you plan which costume you’ll be showcasing this year, please […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Trick or drink
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, I made a new song for y’all — hear it out: Trick or treat, trick or treat, give me something good to drink. If you don’t, I don’t care, I’ll find the nearest frat affair. Okay, so maybe that wasn’t lyrical genius, but you get the point. It’s spooky […]