Design Editor Gabi Wood says farewell
Gabi Wood, Design Editor When I started as a designer for The CT in fall of 2020, I had no idea what I would be getting into. I wasn’t really sure what the job entailed other than laying out words and images on a page, but it ended up being so much more than that. […]
Managing Editor Grace McOmber says farewell
Grace McOmber, Managing Editor I applied to The Commonwealth Times out of desperation for something new. The combination of a quarantined summer, a strenuous remote internship and an uncertain remainder of a college career had culminated in my late night application in August 2020. I had a single goal in mind back then: “staff writer.” […]
Nick’s Picks: Kuba Kuba captures the authentic Cuban experience
Nicholas Barahona, Contributing Writer Welcome to Nick’s Picks. Join me this week on our journey through Richmond where I review and showcase the different cuisines and restaurants around campus from the perspective of a VCU student. Our next stop is Kuba Kuba, a Cuban restaurant offering a menu with dishes consisting of Cuban staples like […]
Controversial comedians don’t think before speaking
Monica Alarcon-Najarro, Staff Writer Comedians have always said their jokes shouldn’t be taken seriously, but when it comes to diseases that people can’t control, who’s laughing? There’s a fine line between an actual funny joke and one that’s ignorant. This year’s 94th Academy Awards on March 27 took a now infamous turn when host Chris […]
Effective discourse can only be achieved offline
Adelaide Verdugo-Thomson, Contributing Writer Those of us who are active on Twitter can bitterly remember the times we accidentally got ourselves into an online argument. We can also fondly remember the times we watched a Twitter argument between popular figures go down. It’s more enjoyable to scoff at the silly retorts of strangers you don’t […]