Poe’s secrets between the lines
Edgar Allan Poe, one of the most famous and celebrated American writers, has confounded enthusiasts who believe he hid his deepest secrets within his own poetry. The Poe Museum is hoping to shed some light on these encrypted secrets with their event The Poe Code: Cryptograms and Puzzles in the Works of Edgar Allan Poe. […]
VCU Opera performs “Mostly Magic”
VCU Opera performed their anticipated fall collection of scenes from some of the world’s most renowned compositions and operas. On Nov. 21-22, Melanie Kohn Day and Kenneth Wood co-directed “Mostly Magic,” a concert of opera scenes including “La Cenerentola,” a variation of the classic “Cinderella,” “The Consul,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Romeo et Juliette” and […]
Freshman self-publishes book on race relations, identity and family history
Although today’s generation of college students is far removed from the civil rights movement of the 1960s, race relations have returned to the forefront of the discussion in the enduring movement for social justice. Canaan Kennedy, a freshman English and African-American studies major, has self-published his first book relating to race relations and growing up […]
VA Comicon saw smaller turnout than in previous years
Fewer cosplayers and fandom enthusiasts than usual clamored into the Richmond Raceway for the VA Comicon the weekend of Nov. 21. The convention has new competition — this summer, the Wizard World ComiCon attracted thousands of enthusiasts from around the state to the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Typical cosplayers won’t attend multiple conventions, as the […]
Lady Rams send Camels home in time for hump day
Coming off of a two-game road trip and a heartbreaking one-point loss to Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, VCU women’s basketball looked to get back on track with a home match-up against Campbell University (Big South, 3-2) — and rebound they did. The Lady Rams took down the Camels 57-34 to start the season at 3-1. […]
Students get payback against faculty in flag football game
Tensions were high at the faculty vs. students flag football game held on Oct. 8 at Rectacular Spectacular for VCU Homecoming at Cary Street Fields. Students and faculty gathered around the field to see the faculty team duke it out against the Intramural All-Star team for the title of best football team here at VCU. […]
VCU baseball: A-10 champs prepare for upcoming season
The VCU baseball team kicked its preseason into high gear in preparation for its first home game of the season, taking place on Feb. 19, 2016, where they will take on Kennesaw State University at the Diamond. The baseball team has been in Richmond since August working hard to achieve its goals for the upcoming […]
The necessary grind for gameday at the Stu
As the first basketball game approached, many students, alumni and VCU fans braced themselves for the first game of the season on Nov. 6 against the University of California (Penn.) at the Siegel Center under the new Head Coach Will Wade, his new staff and the six new players. Much anticipation awaited the fans, but […]
The hypocrisy of GOP candidates
Controversial statements made by various GOP candidates ranging from Ben Carson’s statement that a Muslim should not be a president to Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee’s support of our favorite converted Christian rights advocate, Kim Davis, have been heavily publicized in the media. While these comments make it very difficult for anyone other than the […]
Countries in need of prayer come second to Paris attacks
Days after the terrorist attack in Paris, Islamic State affiliate Boko Haram killed 32 people and left 80 dead in the city of Yola, Nigeria on Nov. 18. As the news of the attack in Paris overflowed media coverage and profile pictures on Facebook changed to the French flag, the citizens of Nigeria were left […]