By Matt Doyon and Alonna Artis
VCU InSight
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At the Colonial Athletic Association’s recent Media Day in the nation’s capitol, the Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball team was projected to finish in third place.
Sports information directors and media professionals from around the CAA voted the Rams to finish behind Old Dominion and Northeastern in [...]
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November 4, 2009
Rams Picked to Finish Third in Colonial
October 18, 2009
Arena At Siegel Gets Name Change
By Jerome Foster
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va. – The basketball arena at the Siegel Center just north of the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond recently got a name change.
The arena was called the Alltel Pavilion at the Stuart C. Siegel Center since being built in 1999. Now it is called the Verizon Wireless Arena.
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October 15, 2009
VCU Program Encourages Student Athletic Donations
By Jerome Foster and Alonna Artis
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va. – One year ago, Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics started a membership program called the Student Ram Athletic Fund. The program’s goal is to get students to donate money in support of VCU’s sports teams.
Students pay $25 to join the program. The money goes to the Athletic Department [...]
December 16, 2008
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 [...]
December 13, 2008
Last Public Meeting Held for Presidential Search
By Jon White
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va. — A third and final meeting on November 20th marked the last time the general public will get the chance to meet face-to-face with the officials who will ultimately pick VCU’s next president.
The 17-member presidential search committee is made up of the Board of Visitors, faculty and staff members, and [...]
November 24, 2008
VCU Men’s Basketball Season Begins
By Sasha Lester and Alex Dynan
VCU InSight
The VCU Men’s Basketball Team will kick off the new season on Friday, November 7th with an exhibition game against Virginia Union University.
Fans can expect to see three new faces on the court this season: David Hinton, Bradford Burgess and Terrance Saintil. Star guard and Preseason “Player of the [...]
February 6, 2008
VCU victorious in Homecoming game
Robert Broyles
VCU’s Homecoming game against Towson featured a sell-out crowd of 7,590. Fans came out to watch the action on the court and the crowning of a new Homecoming queen and king. This third sell-out crowd of the season at at VCU’s Stuart C. Siegel Center has the team on pace to break VCU’s all-time season attendance records.
VCU defeated the [...]
February 5, 2008
Braves leaving town
photos by Phillip Ranallo
Emily Smith and Phillip Ranallo
After an announcement in January that the Richmond Braves will move to Gwinnett County, Georgia, many are wondering what this means for the city and for VCU.
The Diamond has been home to the Braves for 41 years, and many will be sad to see the team go.
January 3, 2008
January shows feature student documentaries
VCU InSight’s two January shows will feature four student documentaries. The January 4 show (repeating January 6) will include a story about two Richmond families and their decision to adopt international children and a story about VCU’s involvement with a village in Ghana. The January 21 show (repeating January 27) includes a documentary about Richmond’s [...]
