Richmond and Virginia State Troopers arrested multiple Virginia Commonwealth University students Monday night, firing tear gas and pepper spray to break up a pro-Palestine encampment in a chaotic clash on its Monroe Park campus.
On April 27, as nearly every seat in Camp Concert Hall filled for Elvin's memorial service, his lasting impact was on display as those who crossed paths with him over the years gathered not to mourn, but to celebrate every stage of his life.
The basket, along with a tall, acrylic vase and a suitcase bursting with similar red textiles, were the centerpieces of senior Adrien Tyler’s 2024 A&S Symposium project “Contains Multitudes”, which they said was an expression of their own internal dialogue told through a visually compelling depiction of “viscera” and “gore”.
The University of Richmond baseball team secured a much-needed bounce-back win against the Norfolk State University Spartans by a score of 17-10 on April 23.
The show was one of two during STC’s Improvathon, a bi-annual fundraiser for Art 180, a local non-profit organization that provides access to arts for low-income children, according to Doro, a junior and member of the troupe. STC stayed up for 24 hours during the improv marathon, which was located on Westhampton Green this year.
“He would be the kind of person that would drop what he was doing to come help you,” Thomas said. “And I think that type of dedication to your friends, or family or people you love? That’s something that you have to hold onto and treasure because now, people don’t make themselves available like that, which is understandable, but he really did.”
The University of Richmond men’s lacrosse team lost 10-9 against Saint Joseph's on April 27 at Robins Stadium.
It seemed only fitting that the final day of conference action would see the University of Richmond women’s lacrosse team host the University of Massachusetts in a tangle for first place in the Atlantic 10 conference. Unfortunately for the upset-minded home side, however, it was the Minutewomen who eked out a 13-12 win on April 27.
The Plain White T’s opened with “Our Time Now,” and immediately after they finished, the crowd began to chant for “Hey There Delilah.” After a brief competition to see how loud each half of the crowd could sing, the Plain White T’s followed with “Young Tonight,” “All That We Needed,” “Fired Up” and “Should’ve Gone to Bed.”
