Southern Film Festival planned for this weekend

Students won’t have to rely on Netflix this weekend to get their movie fix. VCU will host its fifth annual Southern Film Festival this Friday and Saturday Feb. 7-8, which will feature six free films at different locations on or near campus.

Anderson Gallery exhibit explores decaying city

By taking images of her family life at various ages, Frazier has captured the memory of Braddock back in its heyday and the somber emotions of the city in its present state for the exhibition “A Haunted Capital” in the Anderson Gallery.

Can the free market solve the digital divide?

As American society shifts to the realm of the digital, the poor are increasingly faced with the struggles that accompany not having Internet access. In Richmond, tech company Lionlike recently announced a plan to help combat what experts call the digital divide with a public Wi-Fi service.

Children’s book for pediatric patients

Rodney Ram’s prestigious job of rallying fans at sporting events isn’t his only gig. The mascot now stars in a book distributed to pediatric surgery patients at the VCU Medical Center titled “The Day I Had My Surgery.”