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Alternative Title
A guide to life at VCU
Publisher
VCU Student Media Center (SMC)
Volume/Issue Number
2020
Frequency
Annual
Title Publication Dates
2018-
Contents
Cover Art / Lauren Johnson -- Letter from the Editor / Andrew Ringle, Lauren Johnson -- Dear VCU students and families / Michael Rao -- Dear VCU Rams / Charles Klink -- Dear VCU Rams / Reuban Rodriguez -- Homesick?: Here’s how to handle it / Paola Cordero, Madeline De-Michele -- How to grocery shop in college / Iman Mekonen, Lindsay Hart -- Tips to remember when shopping / Andrew Caress -- Switching your major is not the end of the world; it’s the beginning / Tagwa Shammet, Kamryn Gillham -- A guide to staying safe on campus / Iman Mekonen, Sarah Brady -- Preparing to live off campus / Scott Malone, Karly Andersen -- Wait, what is that again?: A VCU dictionary of terms / Georgia Geen -- Mental health resources to get you through freshman year / Anya Sczerzenie, Lauren Johnson -- Staying creative during the pandemic / Marlon McKay -- Values Based Fraternal Experience at VCU / Riley Vespoli, Lauren Johnson -- Facing my coronavirus-induced anxiety / Shams Hamid, Madeline De-Michele -- How to navigate internships and other opportunities / Naomi Ghahrai, Claire Deely -- Dear Freshmen, An advice column for the modern first-year / Andrew Caress -- Top 10 things to do in your first year at VCU / SMC Staff, Jayce Nguyen -- How to plan your graduation / Georgia Geen, Gessler Santos-Lopez -- Consider these student organizations, broken down by interest / Hannah Eason, Jayce Nguyen -- Creative communities within communities / Halden Fraley -- College as a First Generation student / Andrew Caress -- Staying in the loop: the accounts you should follow as a VCU student / Scott Malone -- Best spots near campus to curb freshman munchies / Andrew Ringle, Gessler Santos-Lopez -- Local studios, restaurants, businesses celebrate art in monthly First Friday event / Nico Felsenheld -- VCU puts on an annual fashion show, and you do not want to miss it / Caroline Jenkins, Safa Eltaib -- Murals illustrate Richmond’s vibrant art scene / Zach Joachim, Gessler Santos-Lopez -- Happy Trails to you / Zach Joachim, Gessler Santos-Lopez -- From Personal Experience / Kamryn Gillham -- Chips and Salsa / Adam Goodman -- Welcome Back / Ameera Abbas -- How college really is / Johnny Cao -- VCU Student Resources -- Academic Calendar
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_2020.pdf