Men’s Tennis opens season 2-0
Daniel Puryear, Contributing Writer Men’s Tennis opened up match play at home Friday with victories against Campbell University and Drexel University at the Thalhimer Tennis Center. The Rams hosted Drexel first with a 6-0 sweep. Duos junior Inaki Rivero Crespo and sophomore Timo Zgraggen, and senior Arvid Noren and sophomore Inigo Torre Martin secured the doubles […]
New sorority and fraternity chapters expanding to VCU
Two new Greek organizations are establishing chapters at VCU this semester. The fraternity Zeta Beta Tau and sorority Gamma Rho Lambda were approved for expansion by the College Panhellenic, National Panhellenic and Inter-Fraternity councils. Four other sororities — Alpha Delta Pi, Kappa Delta, Gamma Phi Beta and Phi Sigma Sigma — have also been approved […]
A cappella group gears up after groundbreaking season
The Ramifications say they didn’t know what they were getting into when they submitted to the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella — they became the first group from VCU to make it to the competition. “The ICCA’s is the competition that “Pitch Perfect” is based around,” said Ramifications Music Director Matt Malone. “It’s a […]
Women’s, Men’s tennis capture A-10 titles
Men’s tennis secured its second consecutive conference championship, while women’s exacted revenge against University of Massachusetts at Amherst, who defeated the Rams in last year’s title match. Men’s VCU faced St. Joseph’s University in the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Quarterfinals in Orlando, Florida Friday — the top-seed men’s tennis team dominated the Hawks, closing the […]
Baseball splits four despite 44-run outburst
It was a high-scoring week for the Rams if not a successful one, as VCU racked up 44 runs over four games, despite only winning two of those four matchups. The Black and Gold improved to 28-16, adding several homers and recording a pair of blowout wins over Davidson College and Longwood University. Sunday VCU […]
Local vinyl shop celebrates Record Store Day
This year, vinyl record store Steady Sounds commemorated the 11th annual Record Store Day with special releases, DJ sets and a live performance from Virginia rapper Chance Fischer. Vinyl enthusiasts around the country hop from store to store in the hopes that they’ll score an exclusive release from their favorite artists for Record Store Day. […]
Tennis downs Patriots, Dukes, falls to Tribe, Hokies in week of interstate matches
Mens and womens tennis won three of their five matches during the second week of April. The women’s team won over James Madison University and lost to the College of William & Mary. The men’s squad defeated George Mason University and William & Mary, but lost to Virginia Tech. The men’s record sits at 13-8, […]
Baseball falls to VMI, takes 2 of 3 from Bonaventure
Baseball went 2-2 last week, bringing its record to 23-13. VCU fell to Virginia Military Institute Wednesday 4-1 before claiming a pair of wins over conference rival Saint Bonaventure University and rounding out the week with a nail biting 3-2 loss Saturday in New York. Saturday After scoring 19 runs in two games Friday, the […]
Baseball tames Tigers, takes 2 of 3 from Flyers
Baseball improved its record to 21-11 last week with a win over Towson University Tuesday and a pair of victories over Dayton University in a Friday doubleheader, but failed to sweep the weekend series, falling to the Flyers in a Sunday matinee. Dayton – Sunday VCU dropped its only game of the weekend to […]
Renowned dancers and musicians perform at flamenco festival
The VCU Flamenco Festival VII brought the culture of southern Spain to Richmond this weekend. The festival consisted of three performances and one “master class,” in which a flamenco expert taught attendees the art of playing the guitar. Featuring renowned international flamenco artists — including Francisco Mesa, Ana Ines King and Torcuato Zamora — […]