Pre-season predictions: The Rams look to keep swinging going into the 2023 season
Marcus Wilson, Contributing Writer Hit hard, run fast and turn left. The pressure is mounting on the 2022 Atlantic 10 champion: the VCU Rams. The black and gold look to maintain the flame with yet another victorious campaign as the men’s baseball team prepares for a full stride in the upcoming weeks. The Rams will […]
PRESS BOX: LeBron James becomes all-time scoring leader, GOAT
Thailon Wilson, Staff Writer Lakers small forward LeBron James surpassed NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer on Feb. 7. “The kid from Akron” played against the Oklahoma City Thunder and dropped 38 points, according to ESPN. James scored a fadeaway midrange jumper to finally dethrone the scoring record that Abdul-Jabbar […]
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts celebrates Chinese culture
Peggy Stansbery, Staff Writer People of all ages experienced a lively lion dance, kung fu, enriching art activities and more inside the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ bright and open space. The museum had its ChinaFest: Year of the Water Rabbit Family Day on Sunday, Feb. 4. ChinaFest has been taking place annually at the […]
Months of delays come to an end, Ram City Market opens on campus
Katie Farthing, Contributing Writer Selna Shi, News Editor “They opened on a Thursday, and I passed [the store] and was like ‘oh, they’re open, they didn’t tell me,’” said Valentina Silva, a Ram City Market employee. “Later that night I got a call and they were like ‘are you available tomorrow?’” Silva, a sophomore communication […]
VCU mistakenly refers to prospective students as accepted in email
Varsha Vasudevan, Staff Writer Selna Shi, News Editor VCU sent February open house invitations to fall 2023 applicants on Dec. 27, 2022 addressing recipients as “accepted students,” but admission decisions had not been made for everyone, VCU spokesperson Michael Porter stated. “We issued an apology and clarification on the same day and sincerely regret the […]
VCU ranked in top 50 public research universities, receives $405.6 million in grants
Anna Chen, Copy Editor “VCU research is unstoppable,” stated A.J. Hostetler, director of communications for the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. The National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research nationally ranked VCU as No. 50 for fiscal research expenditures in December 2022, after VCU received $405.6 million in research grants, breaking the […]
Recent VCU dorm fire displaces students
Andrew Kerley, Contributing Writer A fire occurred in VCU’s West Grace South residence hall last month forcing multiple residents to move out. The fire alarm went off at 11:15 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14 due to a grease fire on the second floor, according to an email statement sent out by Denis Garcia Reyes, the […]
VCU loses to James Madison in Gold Rush Night, 62-60
Thailon Wilson, Staff Writer VCU fell to the James Madison University Dukes in a matchup that went down to the final minutes, 62-60. This head to head matchup was the Gold Rush Night and Title IX game at the Stuart C. Siegel Center to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the civil rights law. Title IX […]
VCU knocks off Vanderbilt in emotional thriller, 70-65
Thailon Wilson, Staff Writer The Rams defeated Vanderbilt University Commodores in an emotional, close battle that went all the way down to the final minutes resulting in 70-65. Vanderbilt started off the game with a 6-1 run single-handedly scored by junior forward Myles Stute. The black and gold answered right back by going on an […]
VCU edges out Morgan State to win 69-54
Thailon Wilson, Staff Writer Bersabeh Kemaw, Contributing Writer VCU defeated the Morgan State University Bears in a back and forth contest to increase the black and gold’s record to two wins and zero losses. VCU graduate student forward Brandon Johns Jr. led the team in scoring with 14 points. VCU junior point guard Adrian “Ace” […]