Actors on the spot in new student show
Adriel Velazquez Contributing Writer Most plays have a script for the actors to follow and most improv shows are filled with games in which the actors have total control over what happens, with no script to guide them. This Friday, VCU graduate student Townsend Hart and the Coalition Theatre will mix these two forms of […]
Concerts made cozy at house shows
Jesse Adcock Contributing Writer House shows transform living rooms into stages, clearing out furniture to make space for dozens of people to enjoy an informal show from local and touring artists. “A house show is usually run by musicians, friends getting together reaching out into the community usually by locals,” said Forrest Hesson, artist and […]
Medical students learn from monsters
Sophia Belletti Staff Writer How can fictional novel about a scientist’s creation of life in a laboratory reveal anything about science nearly two centuries after it was published? The answer can be found in “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” on display in Tompkins-McCaw Library until April 23, where medical discoveries during the lifetime of […]
Sam’s Take on “10 CLOVERFIELD LANE”
Samuel Goodrich Contributing Writer “10 Cloverfield Lane” has been described as a distant relative of the 2008 film “Cloverfield,” but the details have been a deeply kept secret by everyone involved. Thankfully, the film does not rely on it’s predecessor to be an intelligently crafted thriller. The movie follows Michelle, a young woman who wakes […]
DEQ host meeting about coal ash permits in Chesterfield
Andrew Crider Online News Editor Officials from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) held a public hearing to discuss permits to allow Dominion Virginia Power to build a coal ash dump at the Chesterfield County library Wednesday night. The meeting, which was originally planned for Feb. 24 and rescheduled after violent storms caused confusion […]
Dominion paid for DEQ director’s trip to U.S. Masters tournament in 2013
Dominion Virginia Power payed to send DEQ Director David Paylor to the U.S. Masters Golf Tournament in 2013, according to WAMU in Washington, D.C. The D.C. based news organization said that financial disclosure records indicate Dominion gave Paylor $2,300 to attend the golf tournament and went on to float a $1,200 bill at a pub […]
Gov. to block legislative attempts to defund Planned Parenthood
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said he will attempts by the GOP-led General Assembly to block state funding for Planned Parenthood. The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates voted along party lines to eliminate funding that allows Planned Parenthood to provide thousands of Virginians with reproductive health care services like STI testing, sex education, and family […]
Medical marijuana oil legalized in Va.
Last month, the Virginia state legislature passed House Bill 1445, which will allow people to consume and produce cannabis oil for medical purposes. HB 1445 passed both houses before being signed into law, with only Senator Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) and Delegate Mark Berg (R-Winchester) voting against the legislation. The bill was actually in danger of […]
SGA Judicial Committee withholds election results
The Student Government Association has voted against verifying the results of the 2016 Presidential election until March 23 at 2:30 p.m. according to an email from SGA Chief Justice Vincent Ryan to members of the student organization. Despite holding elections from March 15-17, the Student Government Association has not yet announced the president-elect and vice […]
U.S. Ambassador to India speaks at VCU
Joe Johnson Contributing Writer With lighthearted humor and personal family anecdotes, U.S. ambassador to India Richard Verma illustrated aspects of India’s rich history and ongoing partnership with the U.S. to the students, staff and public in attendance at the meeting. Verma began by discussing his family’s journey during mass immigration during the partition of India […]