Native American artists share their stories, history, culture at film festival
Emily McCauley, Contributing Writer The Virginia Museum of History and Culture will host Pocahontas Reframed from Nov. 17 through 19, the East Coast’s largest Native American film festival, according to Bradby Brown, Pocahontas Reframed director. “Storytelling is the heartbeat of indigenous culture, and that’s really what the film festival is about, is native people telling […]
IRL with Arielle: It’s impractical to love your way out of loneliness
Arielle Andrews, Staff Writer I will let you in on a little secret — I am lonely. When I was four years old and asking God for a best friend for Christmas, I was lonely. When I was in high school, and I used to sit alone on the bleachers, book in hand, I was […]
Beyoncé proves she is just getting started three decades into her career
Breyana Stewart, Contributing Writer Taylor Swift broke the internet on Oct. 12 with just one Instagram post. “I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without @beyonce’s influence,” the global pop star captioned a video of the two of them at the premiere of her concert film. She reminded us of […]
Some VCU students boycott companies that support Israel
Sarah Hagen, Contributing Writer Jack Glagola, Contributing Writer “Every time you buy Starbucks, you are supporting genocide. Your Starbucks mocha cannot be worth it,” said Sereen Haddad, a Palestinian VCU student and speaker at the walkout rally on Nov. 9. Starbucks and McDonald’s, among others, are targets of boycotts against companies who are said to […]
VCU men’s basketball defeats Samford University, 75-65
Andrew McGhan, Contributing Writer Malachi Keys, Contributing Writer VCU men’s basketball team defeated the Samford Bulldogs in a thriller at the Siegel Center by 75-65 on Friday night. After a tough season-opening loss at home on Monday to McNeese State, VCU was back at it again and vying for a different outcome. At the start […]