Press Box: President Obama, Colin Kaepernick and real “locker room talk”
The recent montage of social activism in the sports world has sparked national conversations about socially relevant topics. Meanwhile, the political battlefield is strewn with vulgar mudslinging. Football Sundays have become a platform for social activism and political conversation. Sports broadcasters banter passionately about the widespread social injustice in our country and how to best […]
Letter to the Editor: TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN
Dear Editor, Unfortunately this letter has nothing to do with The Steve Miller Band, Billy Jo, Bobby Sue or two young lovers with nothing better to do. Sadly, I write due to the current, steadily-declining, state of affairs with the new director of the VCU Pep Band, Duane Coston. I have to write this letter […]
Tomorrow is the last day to register to vote
CLICK HERE TO CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS TOMORROW. Monday, Oct. 17 is the last day to register to vote in Virginia. To register, update your information, find out which district you live in or find your polling place click here. You can now register to vote entirely online — […]
Letter to the Editor: AOPi’s Diversity Issue
Dear Editor, Growing up as an African-American, there were always a lot of people who looked like me, but not in my classes. I was always searching for a way to fit in beyond the typical label of being an “Oreo.” Aside from my family, I wasn’t around many Black kids growing up; consequently, I […]
What is Aleppo? — Gary Johnson Isn’t the Only One in Jeopardy
James Birney did it in 1844. Theodore Roosevelt did it in 1912. George Wallace in 1968, Ross Perot in 1992 and Ralph Nader in 2000. That’s right, all five third-party candidates split the presidential vote and denied victory to a candidate who otherwise would have won. Distaste for the American two-party political system is nothing […]