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Alternative Title
Finding your way at VCU
Publisher
VCU Student Media Center (SMC)
Volume/Issue Number
2021
Frequency
Annual
Title Publication Dates
2018-
Contents
Letter from the Editor / Iman Mekonen, Lauren Johnson -- Dear VCU students / Michael Rao -- Dear VCU Rams / Charles Klink -- Dear VCU Rams / Reuban Rodriguez -- Arriving to campus during the pandemic? Here's what to expect / Sahara Sriraman, Lauren Johnson -- Fight the fall semester scaries: Advice on the return to on-campus life / Halden Fraley, Erin Joo -- How to create a safe and comfortable living space with roommates / Sahara Sriraman, Lauren Johnson -- Advice from a former transfer student / Celeste Chance -- SMC Student Spotlight: Pwatem / Halden Fraley -- How to grocery shop in college / Iman Mekonen, Lindsay Hart -- Staying in the loop: Twitter accounts you should follow as a VCU student / Scott Malone -- Homesick? Here's how to handle it / Paola Cordero, Madeline De-Michele -- A beginner's guide to attending VCU sporting events / Noah Fleischman, Megan Lee, Lauren Johnson -- A guide to staying safe on campus / Iman Mekonen -- Switching your major is not the end of the world: It’s the beginning / Tagwa Shammet, Kamryn Gillham -- 8 apps to help students stay organized / Sarah Elson, Gabi Wood -- Go Greek! But, make sure you pick the right organization / Tagwa Shammet, Lauren Johnson -- Basketball: It's more than a game at VCU / Noah Fleischman, Gabi Wood -- Ask your librarian: Resources from the VCU Library / Emma Carlson, Iman Mekonen, Madi Walker -- Mental health resources you should keep in mind / Anya Sczerzenie, Lauren Johnson -- Staying active your first year in college / Katharine DeRosa -- SMC Student Spotlight: Amendment / Abigail Walsh -- Top 10 things to do in your first year at VCU / SMC Staff, Gabi Wood -- Best places to eat on and off campus / Katharine DeRosa, Gessler Santos-Lopez -- Where to catch live music in Richmond / Rinatt Montoya, Craig Zirpolo -- Happy trails to you: Explore Richmond and the great outdoors / Zach Joachim -- SMC Student Spotlight: WVCW Radio / Stefanos Psaltis-Ivanis -- Academic Calendar -- 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_2021.pdf