RVA Krampusnacht explores origins of yuletide myth
When Coca-cola invented Santa Claus, they left out an integral part of yuletide myth — the Krampus. According to RVA Krampusnacht co-founder Parker Galore, the origin of Krampus is in a horned, satyr-like forest deity from the pre-christian era of the alpine regions of eastern Europe. “I think it’s important to celebrate our wildside,” Galore […]
Music Orchard builds and encourages local youths’ musical passions
Music Orchard provides free private music lessons to students in Richmond Public Schools, pairing high school musicians with elementary school students pursuing music. “It originally started as a way to do community service, but I kinda fell in love with working with these kids,” said Music Orchard founder Jake Zaslav. According to Zaslav, he founded […]
Efficient studying for finals week by Skye Ali
We preferred to be called alt-right by Laura Bryant
Finals by Malik Radford
An Ode to Self Care
Is it ever acceptable for your “closest friends” to still talk to your ex-partner if they were friends with him beforehand? Sure. It sucks a little, and your friends should be sensitive to your feelings. Unless you ex did something completely horrible, I don’t think it is quite your place to demand an end to […]
The role of art in politics – VCUarts alumni advocate through artwork
Between the unparalleled artistic ability and quirky personality of VCU’s student body, many students expressed their disapproval of the 2016 election results through deprecating humor, artwork and clever combinations of the two. VCUarts alumni and non-profit art workspace Studio Two Three interns Daniel Torraca and Joseph King’s “protest art” poster series perfectly exemplified the latter […]
A SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW: 2016
PRESS BOX: The money’s the motive
Kirk Cousins easily became one of my favorite athletes when he came out of nowhere in 2015 and threw for nearly 4,200 yards to lead the Washington Redskins to the playoffs. The fourth-round draft pick completed 72.4 percent of his passes and threw for 1,086 yards (362 per game) with eight touchdowns, no interceptions and […]
One for the ages: how a team of millennials helped elect RVA’s youngest mayor
To the average person, the fate of the Levar Stoney mayoral campaign may have looked grim six months ago. In the beginning, only one in 10 people knew his name. Despite his stacked resume – former Secretary of the Commonwealth and the youngest member of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s administration in 2013 – 90 percent of […]