South African University students rejoin VCU Jazz
South African jazz musicians will perform side-by-side with VCU students Sept. 24 as part of a cultural exchange program with the university’s sister school KwaZulu-Natal University in Durban, South Africa.
Pulitzer prize winner talks race, reads poetry
Natasha Trethewey, former poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winner, recited a selection of her poetry and answered questions about her work on Wednesday in the Commonwealth Ballroom.
Cross Country teams sprint to the finish line
VCU’s men’s and women’s cross country teams collectively started their 2014-15 season on the right track, both placing first overall in the Virginia State XC Invitational, the first meet of the season.
A call for diverse television
We are in the midst of a culturally critical era of television in both refreshingly positive and severely negative lights, and both are important to note. Always formerly known and ridiculed for being the lesser creative outlet to cinema, TV shows have been elevated to a much higher status due to a revelation of beautiful art direction and skilled writing and acting.
Virginia gubernatorial race a loss for both parties
Watching the gubernatorial election results trickle in last Tuesday night reminded me of that fact. Neither the governor’s race, nor the lieutenant governor’s race should have been this close, even with such uninspiring candidates. The fact that it was, however, says more about our electorate than it does about the candidates.
Consider your vote between two evils
For this gubernatorial election, I would very much like to not vote.
One stroke at a time, VCU crew builds reputation
They call it “hell week,” but the nickname of the first seven days of the VCU crew team’s season does not do it justice.
America the cynical
Robert Showah Opinion Editor Irony is a funny thing when it comes to patriotism. One of my professors went off on a questionably relevant tangent that led to the all-too-familiar hyperbolized characterization of what Americans think of America: “We’re the greatest country in the world! We’re number one!” my professor would proclaim impersonating, you know, […]