‘I don’t think it’s been emphasized enough how important this election is’: students across campus head to polls
Katharine DeRosa, Contributing Writer Adam Lockett, president of the VCU chapter of Virginia21, was standing in the Compass to spread the word on Election Day as students headed to their polling places. “I don’t think it’s been emphasized enough how important this election is,” said Lockett, a junior graphic design major. “Going into 2020 as […]
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From VCU’s Capital News Service
Donations flood competitive races in election homestretch
By M. Quesada, Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Into the homestretch of the General Assembly election, candidates received hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations. Candidates for Senate Districts 10, 12 and 13 claimed more than $1.5 million in fundraising in just 11 days, from Oct. 25 to Nov. 4, according to the Virginia […]
Big Wild brings dreamy beats to The National
Quentin Rice, Staff Writer Big Wild performed in Richmond once many years ago at a small venue for a modest crowd of electronic music fans. “For anyone who hasn’t seen me since the last show, which is probably unlikely because there were only a few people in the crowd, they can expect something a lot […]
Black student artists carve out space for artistic expression
Katherine Noble, Contributing Writer Vivid silver and orange leaves emerged from and floated around the corner of a wall in an eye-catching formation. Their shapes were somewhere between puzzle pieces and autumn leaves, a touch reminiscent of a camouflage pattern. The pieces barely touched the white wall, seemingly intent on curving out and away. This […]