‘Black Queer GRITS’ exhibition opens in Richmond

Cora Perkins, Assistant Spectrum Editor A new group exhibition, “Black Queer GRITS: (Girls Raised In The South) is on view at ART 180’s Atlas Gallery until April 17.  The exhibition, created by and for Black, queer, feminine-presenting people, originally began as a dissertation project by Chandler Golden, a doctoral candidate in the VCU counseling psychology […]

Women’s basketball ushers in new era with Chelsea Banbury

Drew Thompson, Sports Editor VCU women’s basketball unveiled Chelsea Banbury as its 14th head coach on March 31.  Banbury coached at High Point University for the past seven seasons, winning four regular season conference championships, three conference tournaments and three NCAA Tournament appearances.  Three of those four regular season titles came in the last three […]

In Richmond, competing ‘No Kings’ protests reveal divided leadership, complicated movement

Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor Richmond had not one, but two anti-Trump protests on Saturday, as ideological and strategic disagreements between organizers led them to hold separate demonstrations. In downtown Kanawha Plaza, 50501 Virginia held a diverse rally alongside a coalition of progressive community organizers that turned into a march through some of the city’s busiest […]

VCU Qatar goes remote after Iran threatens to strike college campuses

Heciel Nieves Bonilla, News Editor Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor VCUarts Qatar has closed its campus in Doha and moved classes fully online after Iran threatened to strike American college campuses in the Middle East on Sunday. “Amid the ongoing regional situation the university has moved to remote operations and public access to its premises are […]

Natalie Bowen wins SGA Presidential election 

Heciel Nieves Bonilla, News Editor VCU Student Government Association Press Secretary Natalie Bowen has won the race to become the body’s next president for the 2026-27 academic year. Bowen — a third-year history and mass communications student — won with 44%, or 634 votes, according to the SGA. They noted “record-breaking” participation with 1,441 total […]

After making NCAA history, VCU looks to Illinois matchup

Drew Thompson, Sports Editor  VCU men’s basketball completed the largest first round comeback in NCAA Tournament history, upsetting No. 6 University of North Carolina 82-78 after being down 19 in the second half.  Second-year guard Terrence Hill Jr. was the key to the Rams success. Hill scored a career-high 34 points off the bench, shooting […]