Musicians on Call club bridges gap between music and medicine
Katie Farthing, Staff Writer Music students have revived the Musicians on Call program which sends students to perform at the VCU Main Hospital on the Medical College of Virginia campus and other areas, like at food drives, according to Ammar Jawad, a senior music major and club president. Jawad wanted to align both his interests […]
Comic panel highlights Black excellence in the field
Mackenzie Meleski, Contributing Writer VCUarts celebrated the “superheroes” behind the scenes of comics for a Black History Month panel. Four writers joined together to discuss their careers and the importance of representation in the comic industry. VCUarts and the Office of Inclusion and Equity held the panel over Zoom on Feb. 24. Students studying communication […]
‘Sprouting new limbs’: Project Yoga Richmond founder works to reestablish its mission
Peggy Stansbery, Staff Writer Yoga is the vehicle that connects people to the source; it is the action that “allows us to realize who we are,” said Jonathan Miles, founder of Project Yoga Richmond. “I felt like yoga had done a lot for me and being in the yoga community felt really safe to me […]
Mixed media exhibition centers lived experience of students with disabilities
Emily Richardson, Staff Writer “Desert Euphony,” an exhibition centered on the lives of VCU student artists with disabilities, is on display at The Anderson until March 3. The show features 15 artists across mediums “in an effort to encourage connection and make space for collective empowerment,” according to the exhibition statement. Curator Shannon Harper Kane, […]
VCU library features Smithsonian curator at annual Black History Month lecture
Mackenzie Meleski, Contributing Writer VCU Libraries’ annual Black History Month lecture is a time for embracing diversity and inclusion and for celebrating the richness of Black culture, according to the VCU Libraries website. The lecture series features prominent Black voices who encompass this mission, according to its website. This year, they invited Smithsonian curator Dwandalyn […]