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Comment on MCV students travel to Italy in special student exchange by Veronica Currò

Veronica Currò — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:53:53 +0000

Wow! As Antonio said it is very exciting to see our picture! That was really an amazing experience for us, I think, we can’t forget it! And we look forward to going back to Richmond for another experience like that! Hugs!!

Comment on MCV students travel to Italy in special student exchange by Antonio Simone Laganà

Antonio Simone Laganà — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:01:30 +0000

I’m almost crying for emotion to see this picture that I sent to Elizabeth Hiett after returning to Italy.
Now I am a resident doctor at the A.O.U. “G. Martino” (University of Messina – UniMe), and I work in the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.
It would be a dream for me to return at MVC now to develop my research!

hugs,
Dr. Antonio Simone Laganà
Department of Obstetrics and Gyneacology
A.O.U. “G. Martino” – University of Messina

Comment on TheatreVCU exclusivity unfair to the passionate by What Kind of Shows Do You Want? | Potboiler VCU

What Kind of Shows Do You Want? | Potboiler VCU — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:27:52 +0000

[...] can’t get enough of it. And he’s really good at it. If you don’t believe me check it out for yourself. Most importantly, Cory is a huge fan of VCUArts (as documented on his radio show, [...]

Comment on En Pointe: Dance professor’s career spans 52 years by Ken Fields

Ken Fields — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:15:15 +0000

In our class, Susan was always the most graceful and gracious, best manicured and coiffed, the epitome of a ballerina in her whole life from the earliest years. It is wonderful how she has lived a life of sharing her beloved ballet with countless young people and best of all with her lifetime partner John Massey in another world far from the shores of the Columbia. We should all be so fortunate to find a lifetime of fulfillment and satisfaction as Susan has. Congratulations, Susan, well done!
Ken Fields

Comment on VCU students rally for equal rights by Colleen Simone

Colleen Simone — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:06:28 +0000

It’s so important for us all, especially our youth, to stand strong for our rights. What an excellent article!

Comment on Student stand-up class’ final is no joke by What Kind of Shows Do You Want? | Potboiler VCU

What Kind of Shows Do You Want? | Potboiler VCU — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:31:15 +0000

[...] get enough of it. And he’s really good at it. If you don’t believe me check it out for yourself. Most importantly, Cory is a huge fan of VCUArts (as documented on his radio show, The [...]

Comment on Wright’s buzzer-beater sinks VCU at George Mason by Isabella Lancaster

Isabella Lancaster — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:09:34 +0000

very sexy sports journalism right here!

Comment on To infinity and beyond: The importance of space exploration by Colin

Colin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:27:58 +0000

Hats, I again agree whole heartedly. Speaking first to the notion of exploring the ocean, I have to agree. It’s so important not only to understand the deepest parts of their ocean for it’s own sake, but also for the sake of space exploration. Those worlds are alien worlds unto themselves, and we’ve experienced plants and animals subsisting without those elements that we thought were necessary for life. We used to believe that all life must somehow rely on the sun for energy, yet there are creatures living deeper than the sun could ever penetrate, subsisting on the nutrients from vents and underwater lakes. It’s exceptional.

The nation and various states are pressing the importance of students studying and then working in science and technology fields. They fear we’re losing our edge to other nations–and it seems that we are. Yes, the teachers are extremely important, but so are the heroes. Instill those heroes like they once were, especially the astronauts, and I think that you’ll find more students leaning towards science and technology not because their teachers impressed them so, but because they were shown at an early age what they could do if they pursue those careers. Most won’t end up in space, but they’ll end up in related fields, and they’ll still love it.

But there’s also the commercialization of space to contend with. Within a decade (and maybe within the next few years), the Richard Bransons will be orbiting the earth more commonly than government-sponsored astronauts. There’s this whole burgeoning field of space exploration and commercialization. If we can capture the minds and imaginations of students once again (and, I mean, look at those stars; it’s amazing), we’ll have the minds and bodies to fuel that burgeoning field.

Comment on To infinity and beyond: The importance of space exploration by Will "Hats" Barnard

Will "Hats" Barnard — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:13:28 +0000

I was actually (vaguely) talking about this with my parents a few weeks ago. I was commenting on how terrible the yutes today are. I made a comment to my father that I didn’t grow up with the internet and he almost spit out his food. Of course, I grew up with physical internet. But it paled in comparison to what kids (10-15 year olds) are currently living with today. We had 14.4, 28.8, and 56k to start. We had AOL and cell phones with visible antennas and chatrooms and Starbucks wasn’t across from Starbucks and scripted tv and floppy disks and zip disks and you had to go make a sandwich, take the dog for a walk, smoke a cigarette, and make another sandwich while your porn downloaded. They’ve got smart phones and broadband and webcams and facebook and tablet pcs and celebrities that are famous for being famous and terabytes and thumb drives and porn that downloads instantly.

But they DON’T have the coolest heroes ever. When I was a wee lad, the astronauts were the coolest men and women (often not) on the planet. I thought space exploration was so cool that my parents sent me to space camp 3 years in a row.

Those heroes are gone now. But I believe one of, if not all, of the Mars Rovers have twitter accounts.

PS: Shouldn’t we also be exploring the hell out of the deepest parts of our planet. That’s why I always thought the show SeaQuest was so amazing. Even in the canon of Star Trek, we knew very little about our oceans.

Comment on Photo of the day: The cover of Monday’s CT by Pav

Pav — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:43:56 +0000

This is awesome. #fodu