The CT wins 27 state, regional and national awards in design, writing, photography
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor 2019 VPA News & Advertising Contest The Commonwealth Times was recognized for 16 writing, design, photography and illustration awards in the Virginia Press Association’s annual contest. Photography Division First Place General News Photo: Erin Edgerton First Place Sports Feature Photo: Erin Edgerton First Place Sports News Photo: […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Muslims are friends, not foes
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, according to Twitter memes, World War III is upon us. As we prepare ourselves for the infamous draft and impending doom, just remember: We should not put Muslims in internment camps. Laugh all you want, but if history serves me right, the last time the United States found itself in […]
OPINION: ‘OK Boomer’ is OK to say
Emma Schirmer, Contributing Writer I’ve definitely said the phrase ‘OK boomer’ quite a bit. It isn’t hostility. It is frustration. Honestly, “boomer” has become all about the mindset, not necessarily the age. The phenomena of the phrase “OK boomer” can be applied to anyone — it’s just something that is said in response to an outdated […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: NFL, enough cap about Kaep
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, it’s well into the football season, and 2019 was riddled with injuries. Quarterbacks dropped like flies, and a handful of starters left their teams after getting hurt, including Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and Cam Newton from the Carolina Panthers. Another quarterback […]
Trendy holiday music that will spook the Ghost of Christmas Past
Nick Alfano, Contributing Writer Radio stations throughout the country transitioned from their regularly scheduled slate of music to nothing but tunes about the upcoming holiday season after Black Friday last week. As the decades have passed, the sounds of Christmas music have strayed further away from the sounds of modern music. The songs of Christmases […]
Concept albums like ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ and ‘Blurryface’ are saving music listeners
Quentin Rice, Staff Writer I was crammed into a damp, unremarkable basement last week with an assortment of sweaty strangers to shove each other around, shout existential questions at a person with a guitar and spend way too much money on clothing. By 11:30 p.m. that night, my voice was fried to a crisp. I […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: They’re watching you
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, they’re watching you. How many of you have skipped a class in the past few days? I have. I skip class more frequently than I’m willing to admit for reasons far less valid than being “sick.” I never thought it was that deep, I mean, it’s only the classes that […]
Press Box: The U.S. men’s national team should not play anyone over 28 years old
Joseph Dodson, Contributing Writer On June 8, 2017, the U.S. men’s national team was served a much-needed wake-up call. After losing to Trinidad & Tobago, a CONCACAF nonfactor, the USMNT’s World Cup dream was over for another four years. Fortunately, thanks to a young core of confident, skilled players who are hitting their strides, things […]
VCU pilots new Wi-Fi tracking program for class attendance
Katie Hollowell, Contributing Writer Some students are uncomfortable with a $96,000 pilot program that tracks Wi-Fi connections to automate class attendance, questioning why the university “needs to have our location.” Through Ram Attend, which piloted Nov. 8, when students connect their devices to the VCU Safenet Wireless network, a Wi-Fi access point is automatically recorded. […]
Death Stranding is a boundary-pushing masterpiece
Jonah Schuhart, Contributing Writer Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima is one of the only true-blue, individual video game artists with near-full control over their projects. And after being fired by his original publishing company, Konami, Kojima’s weirdest project yet was picked up by Sony. Death Stranding, a game about being a glorified mailman, doesn’t have […]