Trick-or-treating is not what it used to be
Margaretta Sakor Contributing Writer When I was a child, trick-or-treating started at 8 p.m and didn’t end until midnight. Families were still outside late at night handing out loads of candy, and Halloween costumes ranged from basic sheet ghosts to elaborate princesses and power rangers. Dressing up was fun, but what really mattered was […]
Balls and sticks don’t define masculinity
Marlon McKay Contributing Writer I don’t like sports. I don’t understand sports. I don’t even watch the Super Bowl. For me, sports are simply groups of people running really fast and throwing, kicking or hitting a ball really far. My family jokes that I can’t tell the difference between a touchdown and a homerun. […]
Kanye’s gone south
Brianna Scott Contributing writer From “Late Registration” to “Ye,” Kanye West has always been a cultural icon — but he recently joined the list of American embarrassments. West is continuously making headlines, for better or worse. Earlier this month, he raised eyebrows by visiting President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Yet, West has been […]
Landon and Sam’s recommended horror movies
Sam’s picks — Eyes Without a Face (1960) While it is a tad dated by modern standards, “Eyes Without a Face” is still a haunting, poetic film that isn’t afraid to get gory. The film follows a mad doctor who kidnaps women and surgically removes their faces. His goal is to reconstruct his daughter’s disfigured […]
Meet the Players: 2018 season brings fresh talent to Men’s Basketball
De’Riante Jenkins – 0 – Junior Guard Jenkins is one of nine returning roster members, having played the last two seasons for the Rams. The two-year veteran shot an even 75 percent from the free-throw line in 2017-18, scoring 425 points over the course of the season — bested only by the now-departed Justin Tillman. […]
La Santa Muerte accepts outsiders, helps followers connect with ancestors
Ada Romano Contributing Writer Death has been widely respected and celebrated, rather than feared, by the people of Mexico since pre-Columbian times — as the center of Mexican folk religion, Our Lady of Holy Death, or Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte, is an example of this reverence. Worship of the figure combines elements of […]
Three ways for students to enter basketball games
Daniel Purer Contributing Writer Rowdy Rams: The VCU Athletics Student Section offers a ticket package for students and avid fans. For $35, students can get access to every home basketball game when they claim their ticket along with a T-shirt, discounts around campus and the potential of attending away games and the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball […]
VCU Hall of Fame inductee dies of cancer
Jessica Wetzler Sports Editor VCU Athletics announced Oct. 15 that VCU Hall of Fame inductee Charles “Jabo” Wilkins died at age 70 due to complications from brain cancer. Wilkins was a Richmond native, graduating from Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School and transferring to VCU in 1968 after attending Fayetteville State University. He played for the […]
A woman’s destruction, a man’s convenience
Margaretta Sackor Contributing writer I was in middle school when I was sexually assaulted. I never thought of it as sexual assault until my senior year of high school. Before then, I had seen the incident as being my fault. I had caused the problem — I had said yes. I was 13, I knew […]
Lavender Summit: developing identity through community
Brianna Scott Contributing Writer National Coming Out Day was last week. And I have to say, I can’t be the only one who didn’t know there was a designated day for coming out. That could be because I haven’t been comfortable with my own sexuality since the day I figured out I wasn’t straight, many […]