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Alternative Title
A guide to life at VCU
Publisher
VCU Student Media Center (SMC)
Volume/Issue Number
2019
Frequency
Annual
Title Publication Dates
2018-
Contents
Finding your way in RVA / Georgia Geen, CJ Wright -- Best spots near campus to curb freshman munchies / Andrew Ringle, Gessler Santos-Lopez -- Navigating internships and other opportunities / Naomi Ghahrai, Uri Hamman -- How to grocery shop in college / Iman Mekonen, Lindsay Hart -- Cooking in dorms / Hannah Eason, Evan McGrady -- Consider these student organizations, broken down by interest / Hannah Eason -- Guide to events/festivals around Richmond 2019-2020 / Iman Mekonen, Meg Rogers -- How to stay healthy your first year of college / Emma North, Mabel Barreto -- A newcomer’s guide to Richmond’s famous street art / Andrew Ringle, Gessler Santos-Lopez -- The CT celebrates 50 years as the independent press at VCU, Sammy Newman / Georgia Geen -- Go Global, VCU / Renee Russell -- Buses, bikes and RamRide: How to get around Richmond / Georgia Geen, Gessler Santos-Lopez -- Why it’s OK to study something new / Andrew Ringle, Kamryn Gillham -- How to plan your graduation / Georgia Geen, Gessler Santos-Lopez -- Being homesick sucks / Paola Cordero, Lindsay Newman -- You want me to what you into Shafer?: A VCU dictionary of terms / Georgia Geen -- Cabell Library, from the bottom up / Caroline Meyers, Gessler Santos-Lopez -- Preparing to live off campus / Scott Malone, Karly Andersen -- These spots on the James stand out in the River City / Mary McLean, Santos Gessler-Lopez -- A guide to Richmond convenience stores / Georgia Geen, Santos Gessler-Lopez -- Staying in the loop: the accounts you should follow as a VCU student / Scott Malone -- 5 things to consider for your college bucket list / Georgia Geen, Uri Hamman -- Where to find the best page-turners in RVA / Emily Furlich, Santos Gessler-Lopez -- Basketball is more than a sport, it’s a way of life / Noah Fleischman, Shayla Bailey, Jon Mirador -- 10 essential apps for VCU students / Scott Malone -- The mental health resources you should keep in mind / Anya Sczerzenie, Lauren Johnson -- Students, meet the RVA music scene / Quentin Rice, Tony West, Gessler Santos-Lopez -- Freshman Food Fumble / Erin Joo -- Advice / Ellie Erhart -- The Cost of VCU / Jeffrey Black -- A Very Shory Guide to ESA’s At VCU / Liz McCown -- Follow Your Passions / Jamie Knierim -- VCU Resources
Description
The Compass is an annual orientation guide for VCU students produced by the Student Media Collective in the VCU Student Media Centered. The guide is distributed physically during summer orientation sessions for new and transfer students. The publication includes short articles, illustrations, letters of welcome from students and administrators, comics, and advertisements from VCU and Richmond organizations.
Corporate Name Subject
Virginia Commonwealth University -- Students -- Periodicals
Topical Subject
College students' writings, American -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Periodicals; College students' art -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Periodicals; College student newspapers and periodicals -- Virginia -- Richmond
Geographic Subject
Richmond (Va.) -- Periodicals
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
magazines (periodicals)
Local Genre
university publication; text; artwork
Type
Text; Still Image
Digital Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
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Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
VCU Student Newspapers and Magazines
Source
The Compass. VCU Student Media Center, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
compass_2019.pdf