Athletics returns with high vaccination rates, new COVID-19 protocol
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor As vaccination rates increase on campus this semester, they’re rising even higher within the VCU Athletic department. The department’s vaccination rate is higher than the university-wide statistic with 100% of tier-one staff and 96% of student-athletes being vaccinated, VCU Athletics spokesperson Chris Kowalczyk confirmed on Tuesday. The university-wide confirmed vaccination rate […]
Guilbert’s path to coaching developed from early relationship
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor When Megan Guilbert arrived at a field hockey camp at Providence the summer before her freshman year of college, she was just expecting the usual drills and technique workouts. Little did Guilbert know that her future boss — VCU field hockey head coach Stacey Bean — would be coaching her. The […]
‘This is like year zero’: Cross-country looks to bounce back under new coach
Mia Buswell, Contributing Writer When the VCU cross-country team toes the line in its season-opening meet this Saturday, it’ll be the first time wearing a black and gold uniform for almost half the team. The team didn’t compete last fall as its season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since they last ran through […]
Spectrum editor’s list of films to watch for Sept. 1
“At Eternity’s Gate” (2018) This biographical drama looks at the last years of Vincent Van Gogh’s life in southern France between 1888 and 1890. This film examines the art he experimented with during this time along with the mental illnesses he struggled with. Available on Netflix | 78% Rotten Tomatoes “Lady Bird” (2017) This classic […]
Refugees are not here on vacation; they are fighting for their lives
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Take a glance at our lovely nation: the United States. Formerly occupied by American Indians, the nation shifted greatly in regards to demographics once white colonizers made their way to the land. In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue and killed off this land’s natives. Columbus himself was an immigrant. […]
U.S. intervention in Afghanistan has done more harm than good
Ishaan Nandwani, Contributing Writer On Aug. 15, the world watched as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul and its government, declaring an end to the Afghanistan War that had waged on for years, and the dawn of a new era of leadership in the country. The outcome, of course, is one […]