France has the Louvre. Italy has the Parthenon, and Egypt has the pyramids. But Virginia has Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, which will celebrate its 400th anniversary in 2007. Commemorative events for this occasion start in May 2006.
At least 90 student-organization representatives attended the Student Government Association's second roundtable meeting for the fall semester. Focusing on VCU organizations and multiculturalism, Napoleon Peoples, director of multicultural student affairs, asked the organizational leaders how often they interact with a person of another ethnic, racial and gender group.
VCU's professional sorority of women engineers, Zeta Phi Sigma, offers its support for the American Heart Association by participating in Richmond's Annual Heart Walk. The heart walk begins at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Carillon in Byrd Park, 1100 Blanton Ave.
With Rosh Hashanah signaling the beginning of the Jewish New Year, the Hillel of Richmond sponsored a dinner party and carpool service so its members could celebrate the September-October holiday at the local temple. "It is one of the major Jewish holidays," said Lisa Looney, Hillel's adviser.
With hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaging the Gulf Coast, food supplies throughout the nation's food banks are running critically low. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and the Central Virginia Food Bank's shelves are bare. Thousands of Richmond children rely on the Food Bank for their daily nutritional needs.
Iraq to step up security for defense lawyers in Saddam's trial BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's interim government said Saturday it will step up security for defense lawyers in Saddam Hussein's trial, after one was abducted and killed by gunmen disguised as security forces.
