RAM IN ACTION: Kerrigan’s comfort drives breakout campaign
In December of 2013, Temple University announced it’s plan to cut seven intercollegiate sports effective July 1, 2014. With the news of his sport being discontinued, now-VCU-senior outfielder Jimmy Kerrigan was forced to make a decision. “I wasn’t planning on being here, honestly,” Kerrigan said. “I had never heard of VCU until we played them […]
Press Box: What happened in Havana was more than just a baseball game
Last week ESPN sportswriter and radio host Dan Le Betard wrote a chilling column on his reaction to President Obama’s meeting with Cuban President Raúl Castro in Havana. Le Betard described the trip as “another loss,” saying the Cubans who fled the Castro regime have experienced enough losses in their lifetime as it is. “Lost […]
Securing patient information must become a higher priority
VCU Medical Center is visited by thousands of Virginia residents every year. In order to give doctors and nurses the information necessary to treat them, patients allow their private health information to be recorded and stored. However, in the high-paced hospital environment, many patients don’t consider where their information goes following their discharge. Incidents […]
Letter to the editor: library renovation
Upon the grand opening of VCU’s multi-million dollar library renovation on Friday afternoon, March 4th, it has been noted that the new layout lacks easy accessibility to students with disabilities. After having students with disabilities share their impressions of the building Ngoc-My Guidarelli, a Catalog Librarian and a member of the VCU accessibility board, documented […]
It’s more than just housing: VCU students deserve accountability
When I first transferred to VCU, I consistently heard complaint from students regarding issues with on-campus housing. In addition to the closing down of multiple dormitories due to construction this fall, many of the current upperclassmen dorms are being transition into housing exclusively for freshmen. I didn’t understand these complaints at first; yes, living on-campus […]
COP CORNER: At VCU, we Start by Believing to empower survivors
“You tell me it gets better, it gets better in time You say I’ll pull myself together, pull it together You’ll be fine Tell me what the hell do you know What do you know Tell me how the hell could you know How could you know ‘Til it happens to you, you don’t know […]
VH1’s Sway Calloway Screens RVA premiere of “The Cycle” at VCU
VCU’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Afrikana Film Festival and the Cheats Movement presented the short film “The Cycle” last Thursday night, and celebrity guest Sway Calloway was in attendance. With nearly 500 students and community members at the event, the film screening of the film was followed by a Q&A session with Calloway, a […]
VCU fine arts grad program ranks No. 2 nationally
VCU’s School of the Arts tied with the University of California at Los Angeles for the No. 2 spot in the Best Fine Arts Graduate Program in the nation, right behind Yale University’s number one position, according to the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings. New rankings for specialty areas (both public and […]
B.A.S.E, Art180’s “HERstory” exhibit celebrates women’s history
VCUarts student Anqelique Scott created the Black Art Student Empowerment organization in response to the frustration by being the only Black student in many of her classes. An art education and craft and material studies major, Scott said the lack of diversity was beginning to have strong effect on her work. “I never made so […]
Grand jury approves state police investigation of Mayor Jones
Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones is in hot water after a grand jury approved the Virginia State Police to proceed with investigations concerning the connection between Jones’ church and city government on March 16, according to Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Herring. The state police now joins the FBI, Herring’s office and the Office of the […]