New Cary Street Gym To Provide ‘All-In-One’ Service

By Amy Via
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Commonwealth University’s Cary Street Gym on the Monroe Park Campus has been in construction for just under two years.  The renovations will accommodate the university’s increasing volume of students.
Tom Diehl, Director of VCU Recreational Sports, hopes the new space will bring in up to 4,000 students per day.
“What we [...]

VCU Shafer Dining Court Wins Award

By Iva Radman and Chelse Greaux
VCU InSight
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Market 810 at Shafer Court Dining Center on the Monroe Park campus has been named a Dining Hall of Distinction by University Business Magazine.
Market 810, operated by Aramark, was the winner in the Public Institution category. A total of 65 higher education institutions from around the [...]

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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VCU Spreads Ram Spirit to Local Stores

By Taylor Hall
VCU Insight
RICHMOND, Va – Virginia Commonwealth University marketing officials are hoping to get more local stores to sell VCU paraphernalia by spreading the word through their “I Want My Gear” campaign.
According to VCU officials, the campaign launched after a heavy demand from students, alumni, and Richmond locals asking about where they could buy [...]

Cheap Eats Benefit Students and Restaurants

By Taylor Hall and Iva Radman
VCU InSight
Students at Virginia Commonwealth University are taking advantage of deals at local restaurants during rough economic times. Some of the deals include $1 burgers, tacos, and slices of pizza, and 20% off meals for students.
Restaurants like Strawberry Street Cafe, Extreme Pizza, Little Mexico, and Capital Ale House are some [...]

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 [...]

New Digital Lockers Available in Student Commons

Amy Via
VCU InSight
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Commonwealth University has new digital lockers in the University Student Commons, located near the center of the Monroe Park campus.
They feature digi-lock push buttons and more space than the older lockers, which have been in place since 1984.

Local Frat Gets Shut Down

By Iva Radman & Jerome Foster
VCU InSight
Fall semester began with one fewer fraternity on campus. On April 30 the national Kappa Sigma Fraternity office shut down the local VCU chapter for hazing and left 37 initiated students without a Greek home.
The details of that hazing have not been made public. It was serious enough that [...]

Student Moms Balance Studies, Home Life

By Nurah Abdul-Majeed and Brittany Grove
VCU InSight