Press Box: The Seattle Storm’s quiet championship run
Nile McNair Contributing Writer Seattle basketball has been a lost entity since the Seattle SuperSonics left to become the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008. The SuperSonics were very successful during their time in Seattle, producing Hall of Fame players including Gary Payton, Ray Allen and Spencer Haywood. Shawn Kemp, one of the most exciting players […]
Press Box: the sports world reacts to Trump’s immigration order
“Land of the free, home of the brave.”… unless you’re a refugee or a citizen from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. On Friday Feb. 3, the State Department reversed the visa revocations that allows banned travelers to enter the United States after a federal judge in Washington state temporarily blocked enforcement of […]
Papal Petulance — Teaching Gender Theory is “War Against Marriage”
While it’s no surprise most faiths have not taken into account the identities of certain disenfranchised members of our society, Pope Francis recently reiterated his disagreement with teaching gender theory and identification in Sunday schools. Pope Francis referred to the teaching as a “war against marriage” and “ideological colonization.” Of course this comes as no […]
ACC Football Relocates Conference Over Gender-Neutral Bathroom Law
North Carolina recently enacted a law, HB2, requiring transgender individuals to use the restroom that corresponds with the sex listed on their birth certificate, regardless of the gender they identify with. After months of backlash from the public and national media attention, the Atlantic Coast Conference is now taking a side on the issue, too. […]
Millennials – It’s Time To Get Running
The bustle of hurriedly unpacked suitcases and awkward introductions floods the hallways of Brandt dormitory as freshmen prepare for a year of firsts – independent living, lawfully purchased cigarettes and the right to vote. But what most 18-year-olds don’t know – they’re eligible to run for local office. (That’s right, they can govern the city […]
Reconsidering your donations: the ethical implications of charity
With a Mother Teresa-esque complex and far more t-shirts then I would ever need, I landed in the Andean city of Cusco, Peru with the best of intentions. Through broken Spanish, I managed to direct the cab driver to the women’s shelter for teenage rape victims and their children (I use teenage very loosely here, […]
THE PRESS BOX: Rams gon’ be OK
I’m still in disbelief. Not because VCU lost the championship game, but more so because of how they lost. For every made-basket by St. Joe’s, I just knew the next one would not be successful — but it always was. Back-to-back threes rained down from all angles on the Rams. The Hawks executed a perfect game […]
Fighting for autonomy in the wake of violence
Breaking news: Conservative rhetoric has decided to prove that all lives matter by killing some to conserve others. On Nov. 27, three people and a police officer were killed in a domestic terrorist attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado. While authorities have not determined what the motive of the shooting was, many speculate the white […]
Breaking down ISIS one voice at a time
Last week, stories about ISIS were plastered across our screens after another heinous crime was committed against humanity. This time, instead of showing bloodied children or destroyed Middle Eastern infrastructure, which Western audiences have become desensitized to, we see the dimmed Eiffel Tower in the center of Paris. On Nov. 13, France faced one of […]
Actions speak louder than words
No justice, no peace: four words that make a statement against the inconsistency of the system. Last week, Black students of VCU commanded respect and tremendous attention when they demanded answers and action from VCU President Michael Rao on issues of true diversity and minority inclusion. The news spread like wildfire across all forums […]