VCU's master's and doctoral students earlier this month displayed more than 50 projects, theses and dissertations at the eighth Graduate Research Symposium and Exhibit. Presentations represented by the College of Humanities and Sciences and the allied health professionals, social work, engineering, medicine, arts, education, nursing, pharmacy and psychology programs.
The first official Walk-a-thon, sponsored by VCU's Classified Staff Senate for "Virginia's Caring University Scholarship Fund," raised more than $4,000 and drew 100 to 150 people by the end of the day. Marquita Aguilar, special student representative in the Department of Student Accounting and Senate chair of the volunteer committee, spearheaded the April 13 event.
Nearly 17 percent of VCU students have experienced eating problems or eating disorders, according to a 2004 study. These findings were released last month to members of the student Activities Programming Board that organized the April 13 Beachwear Contest, a competition that some suggested might incite negative body image.
Twenty-five newly elected senators last Monday took an oath to follow the SGA constitution and represent VCU and its students' best interest. Now having 44 total senators, the main item on Monday's agenda concerned electing new officers for Senate leadership, which drew tensions when some senators spoke out against another.
Despite the weather, VCU celebrated Earth Day indoors. "Earth Day is a great opportunity to take a step back and say thank you," said Steve Heinitz, VCU recycling coordinator. "It's a day to educate the faculty, staff and especially students about recycling and other related topics.
Plans for dealing with parking problems on the Medical Center Campus include a new seven-floor parking deck at Eighth and Duvall streets. The site planned for the deck is be6hind Cabaniss Hall and now occupied by a physical plant. Brian Ohlinger, associate vice president for facilities management, said the building will be demolished to make way for the parking deck.
He started teaching in the Birmingham Public Schools in 1988. He became head coach of Ensley High School's girls' basketball team. He officially complained about the disparity in the girls' and boys' teams. He lost his job. Roderick Jackson, 39, a girls' basketball coach who lives in Birmingham, Ala., spent four years fighting for his team in the U.S. court system. He won his battle on March 29, 2005.
Just blocks away from the VCU Medical Center campus stands the Virginia Institute for Forensic Science and Medicine at the corner of Fifth and Leigh streets. "There is nothing like it in the United States," said Linda Fairstein, one of the country's best-selling mystery crime authors and a former New York City prosecutor.
When students took their questions to James South's talk on the validity of the Bible during a Crash group worship meeting, they learned that he was reared in a church-going family but had never read the Bible while growing up. Thus, at age 16 he started reading the Bible, and at age 19 he became a Christian while attending college.
Would-be cop gets caught A man in Florida who led cops on several chases on his motorcycle turned out to be an officer in training. The 24-year-old man was about to take his final exam for the police academy when police were finally able to stop him. The man led police on chases with speeds in excess of 140 mph.
