The River Twice: VCU professor publishes empyrean new collection of poetry
Katherine Noble, Contributing Writer Kathleen Graber’s office is a writer’s dream with a classic fireplace, vintage decorations and stacks on stacks of books. The walls are lined with them — from thick, antique encyclopedias to thin poetry compilations in every color imaginable. Graber is the author of a new work of poetry titled “The River […]
Local Soundcloud artist Baby Sosa is making waves
Nick Alfano, Contributing Writer In the digital age of rap, uploading music to Soundcloud is the musical equivalent of a get-rich-quick scheme. The blueprint to online virality usually consists of recording a 16-bar verse loaded with hip-hop buzzwords along with two hooks dripping in auto-tune overtop of a trendy beat. Self-upload the track to the […]
Multicultural festival celebrates diversity in the Richmond community
Taylor Toben, Contributing Writer Most of Richmond’s festivals are on the opposite side of the river from Southside — which is why the Imagine Multicultural Festival, which sought to represent the area’s communities and provide resources through cultural exchange, took place south of the James. “This is about the people living here in the Southside,” […]
Four Miles for Kids event draws in volunteers, VCU students and Richmond residents
Naomi Ghahari, Contributing Writer Upbeat music played as face-painted children with balloon hats jumped in the bouncy house. Cheers, clapping and smiles surrounded the participants once the four-mile walk began. People of all ages walked or ran in the Four Miles for Kids event Saturday at the Brook Road Children’s Hospital to raise money for the […]
VCU volleyball beats Duquesne, extending win streak to 5
Nile McNair, Contributing Writer Volleyball extended its win streak to five games Sunday afternoon after knocking off Duquesne 3-0. “We just want to take it one game at a time,” coach Jody Rogers said. “It is great to have streaks and stuff like that but I think we need to just focus on getting better […]
Giommarini reaches 1,000 kill milestone during straight-set victory over Duquesne
Ben Malakoff, Contributing Writer Senior outside hitter Vicky Giommarini hit a milestone 1,000 career kills during a straight-set victory over Duquesne on Sunday afternoon. She moved into seventh all-time for career kills at VCU with a total of 1008. “That’s really awesome,” Giommarini said. “I never felt like I was going to hit that many. […]
People of PrideFest: Thousands flock to Brown’s Island for Pride
Hannah Eason, News Editor Thousands of people went to Brown’s Island on Saturday for PrideFest. The day included many vendors, drag shows and members of the LBGTQ community from all over Virginia. “You have your blood relatives, but your ‘chosen family’ is a common term used in the gay community as someone that you either […]
Link’s Awakening remake upholds the classic Zelda franchise
Jonah Schuhart, Contributing Writer The Legend of Zelda franchise is a classic series for a reason. What it lacks in overall gameplay variety, it overwhelmingly makes up for in quality. The series takes basic elements of good game design and puts them at the forefront of the series, and the recent remake of The Legend […]
Kehinde Wiley sculpture unveiled in NYC, heads south in December
Morgan Edwards, Capital News Service Artist Kehinde Wiley’s monumental statue “Rumors of War” was unveiled in Times Square on Friday to an estimated 350 attendees. The statue is Wiley’s response to the Confederate sculptures scattered throughout the South, especially in Richmond, Virginia. “This is his first attempt at a monumental sculpture, and I’d have to […]
Blocks lead VCU volleyball over La Salle in A-10 opener
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor After winning the first two sets and dropping the following two, volleyball surged back to knock off La Salle 3-2 in five sets Friday night at the Siegel Center. The duo of senior middle blocker Jasmin Sneed and redshirt-senior middle blocker Kat Young helped turn the tide in the fifth set […]