VCU women’s basketball snaps its three-game losing streak against Loyola Chicago, 60-50
Thailon Wilson, Staff Writer VCU came into the game against Loyola University Chicago on a three-game losing streak and after the final whistle, it came to an end, as the Rams prevailed 60-50. The first quarter started with both teams stepping up defensively and limiting each other to only scoring one field goal for the […]
St. Bonaventure ends VCU’s winning streak, 61-58
Bersabeh Kemaw, Contributing Writer The St. Bonaventure Bonnies defeated VCU after a close back and forth battle that ended the Rams six-game winning streak. This loss for the Rams resulted in them falling to second in the Atlantic 10 conference, according to Fox Sports. VCU junior point guard Adrian “Ace” Baldwin Jr. led the team […]
Ringing in the year of the rabbit and the cat
Emily Richardson, Contributing Writer It’s officially the year of the rabbit — or the year of the cat, depending on how you celebrate the Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year celebrations began Sunday, but VCU students across different organizations have been ringing in the new year all week with events, plenty of food and red […]
Evan Peters’ Golden Globe win shows weird pattern in Hollywood
Rachel Spiller, Contributing Writer Following Evan Peters’ win at the Golden Globes for playing Jeffery Dahmer in the Netflix limited series, the actor received overwhelming backlash. Tony Hughes was a victim of Dahmer. Shirley Hughes, Tony’s mother, called out Peters and the series for disregarding the families of victims and continuing to play into the […]
‘Harrowing and disturbing’: President Rao addresses MCV’s historical ties to slavery
Sarah Hagen, Contributing Writer “MCV was built and operated using the labor of enslaved people,” stated VCU President Michael Rao in a university address last month. “Their work supported the lives of physicians, and their bodies were used without permission for medical research.” VCU commissioned a 75-page report to “fully understand the Medical College of […]