Donations, Like Votes, Favor Obama

By Alyssa W. Walden
VCU Multimedia Journalism
If dollars were votes, Virginia still would have swung blue in 2008 for Barack Obama.
Barack Obama received $17,031,854.04 from Virginians alone in the time before the Nov. 4 election. Virginians gave $15,404,295.78 to presidential hopeful John McCain.
According to a recent computer analysis of data from the Federal Elections Commission, Virginians [...]

Tough Job Listing Donors’ Occupations

By Alyssa W. Walden
VCU Multimedia Journalism

RICHMOND, Va.–Presidential incumbent Barack Obama’s campaign team may have been more diligent in following campaign finance laws, a recent computer analysis shows.
Based on data from the Federal Elections Commission, more dollars from Obama’s Virginia contributions were properly documented than those received by Republican John McCain.
According to federal campaign finance law, [...]

VA Food Bank Busy For Holidays

By Ashley Tipton and Alex Dynan
VCU InSight

VCU Library Stays Open For Finals

By Alex Dynan
VCU InSight

Student Group Helps VCU Go Green

By Phillip Ranallo
VCU InSight

Sculptures Unveiled For VCU’s 40th

By Shanell Jackson and Ashley Tipton
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va.—Virginia Commonwealth University celebrated its’ 40th birthday by unveiling two sculptures on the Monroe Park campus for the Monroe Park Festival.

Teague Talks VCU Sports

By Alex Dynan
VCU InSight

RICHMOND, Va.–Sports are an important part of any university. They bring in students, donors and bring out the best in school spirit.
On the for front of VCU Sports is the Men’s Basketball team. With back to back CAA regular season championships, one CAA tournament title and one of the top players [...]

Statewide Budget Cuts Reach VCU

By Sasha Lester
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va – Due to a 1.2 billion dollar budget deficit, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has ordered statewide spending cuts. VCU’s share of those cuts is 5%, which will cost the university $10.1 million.
The VCU Board of Visitors has met to consider a few options: fewer course offerings,larger class [...]

Virginia Goes Blue

By Bobby McBride, Jonathan White, and Leonard Spencer
VCU InSight
Barack Obama’s historic U.S. Presidential Election victory has resulted in Virginia doing something that they haven’t done in a while: for the first time since 1964, the state of Virginia supported the Democratic Party, anchored by new U.S. President Obama and new state senator Mark Warner.
Before this [...]

Holiday Shopping Feels The Pinch Of Tough Economy

By Shanell Jackson and Shaina Croom
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va.-So far this holiday season, shoppers are spending less–in large part due to the troubled economy.
According to VCU economics professor, Dr. David Urban, stores are going to have to really go above and beyond to get customers’ attention because sales and low prices just aren’t enough.
“The other thing [...]