Nick’s Picks: Mochinut has more than just donuts
Nicholas Barahona, Contributing Writer Welcome to Nick’s Picks. Join me, Nick Barahona, on our journey through the city of Richmond where I review and showcase the different cuisines and restaurants in close proximity to campus, from the lens of a VCU student. To all new and returning Rams, I welcome you to an exciting time […]
Nick’s Picks: El Pope’s $7 Sunday Brunch is unreal
Nicholas Barahona, Contributing Writer Welcome to Nick’s Picks. Join me, Nick Barahona, on our journey through the city of Richmond where I will review and showcase the different cuisines and restaurants in close proximity to campus, from the lens of a VCU student. To all new and returning Rams, I welcome you to an exciting […]
Nick’s Picks: Get in on Pancho’s $1 Taco Tuesdays
Nicholas Barahona, Contributing Writer Join me this week on the final stop of our journey this semester through Richmond where I review and showcase the different cuisines and restaurants around campus from the perspective of a VCU student. Today we are headed to Pancho’s Cantina and Grill, a female-owned Mexican restaurant that believes “a good […]
Graphic Designer Jayce Nguyen says farewell
Jayce Nguyen, Graphic Designer In March of 2020, I joined The Commonwealth Times. In that same month, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and completely uprooted life as we knew it. Everything went virtual. There was no paper to help design. I didn’t even get the chance to create my first layout until later that fall. […]
Graphic Designer Bailey Wood says farewell
Bailey Wood, Graphic Designer I’m so thankful for the opportunity of working as a graphic designer at The CT this past year, as well as contributing many editorial illustrations to the paper. Being a communication arts student as well as a designer, I was so excited to have the chance to merge both of my […]
Illustrations Editor Sarah Brady says farewell
Sarah Brady, Illustrations Editor Even though I was a part of the CT staff for just a short time, it was a wonderful learning experience that was worth every minute. It has been an honor to lead and work alongside the incredibly skilled illustrators and comic artists to help bring color to the pages of […]
Design Editor Gabi Wood says farewell
Gabi Wood, Design Editor When I started as a designer for The CT in fall of 2020, I had no idea what I would be getting into. I wasn’t really sure what the job entailed other than laying out words and images on a page, but it ended up being so much more than that. […]
Managing Editor Grace McOmber says farewell
Grace McOmber, Managing Editor I applied to The Commonwealth Times out of desperation for something new. The combination of a quarantined summer, a strenuous remote internship and an uncertain remainder of a college career had culminated in my late night application in August 2020. I had a single goal in mind back then: “staff writer.” […]
Nick’s Picks: Kuba Kuba captures the authentic Cuban experience
Nicholas Barahona, Contributing Writer Welcome to Nick’s Picks. Join me this week on our journey through Richmond where I review and showcase the different cuisines and restaurants around campus from the perspective of a VCU student. Our next stop is Kuba Kuba, a Cuban restaurant offering a menu with dishes consisting of Cuban staples like […]
Nick’s Picks: Beauvine Burger Concept is not your average burger joint
Nicholas Barahona, Contributing Writer Welcome to Nick’s Picks. Join me, Nick Barahona, on my journey through the city of Richmond where I will review and showcase the different cuisines and restaurants in close proximity to campus, from the perspective of a VCU student. Today’s stop brings me to Beauvine Burger Concept, to check out if […]