Wade’s World: Q&A with men’s head coach Will Wade
After a season which saw the VCU men’s basketball team lose two standout players in guards Briante Weber and Treveon Graham and head coach Shaka Smart, pundits predicted a finish as low as fifth place for the Rams in the Atlantic-10 conference. Enter Will Wade, the former coach of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga […]
Tennis falls just short of A-10 Title
Nancy Gabaldon Contributing Writer The VCU men’s tennis team concluded its season at the Atlantic 10 Tournament with plans to take home the winning title, but unfortunately they were unable to clinch it. The tournament took place April 14-17 at the Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville, Virginia, where the Rams took on last year’s rival, […]
Lady’s Lacrosse losses a pair in conference
Zach Joachim Contributing Writer Hyatt stays hot, but Rams fall twice Women’s lacrosse lost a pair of conference home matches over the past weekend to Saint Joseph’s University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Saint Joe’s The Lady Rams squared off against the Hawks on a rainy Friday afternoon at Cary Street Field. Redshirt […]
Baseball wins seventh in-a-row
Zach Joachim Contributing Writer VCU baseball defeated the University of Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville on April 20 by a final tally of 11-5, marking a season sweep against the defending national champions. The Rams rocked 14 hits en route to their seventh consecutive win, four of which found the outfield bleachers of Davenport Field. Junior […]
Lambda Chi Alpha hosts vigil for deceased brother, senior
Austin Walker Managing Editor Just three weeks prior to his graduation, criminal justice and psychology major Corey Randall took his own life. Survived by his sister, mother and father, the university said Randall will be awarded his degrees posthumously. According to the Richmond Police Department, officers responded at 6:18 a.m. on April 15 to a […]
RPS vote moved: “Separate but unequal is still the name of the game”
The Richmond City Council vote to potentially close eight public schools in light of an $18 million budget shortfall has been delayed to April 25 due to city-wide protest and school walk-outs. City Council issued budget amendments, varying from $5 million to $18 million, to increase funding for Richmond Public Schools. The proposed closure caused […]
Letter to Editor & President Rao
President Rao, Didn’t you raise tuition fees by 2.5% last year? You do realize that VCU has a) the highest rate of student debt in the state of Virginia and also b) the highest graduate unemployment rate in the state of Virginia? Since most students subsidize their education through predatory student loans— and since most […]
A woman’s sexuality is her prerogative
Monica Houston Opinion Editor A school in New Zealand requires female students to wear their skirts at knee-length so that male teachers are not distracted. Erykah Badu went to Twitter to rant about the article stating that she agreed with the new rule. I will be the first person to tell you that my […]
Rams extend conference record to 9-3
The Rams continued roll in conference play by taking the first two games of the conference series against La Salle University. The Rams traveled to the city of brotherly love on Friday, where hits and runs for LaSalle were hard to come by, due to an excellent showing by Rams starting sophomore pitcher Sean Thompson. […]
Baseball takes two against in-state rivals
Zach Joachim Contributing Writer VCU baseball bounced back after two conference losses last weekend to win consecutive weeknight games against two in-state rivals the College of William and Mary and Norfolk State University. Norfolk State: The Rams defeated the Spartans Tuesday evening by a score of 4-2 in a rugged affair at The Diamond. Three […]