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    Alternative Title

    Finding your way at VCU

    Publisher

    VCU Student Media Center (SMC)

    Volume/Issue Number

    2024

    Frequency

    Annual

    Title Publication Dates

    2018-

    Contents

    Welcome to VCU / Katie Farthing -- Welcome to the Ramily / Jimmie Gahagan -- Dear VCU Rams / Michael Rao -- Dear VCU Rams / Aaron J. Hart -- Fighting the Fall Semester Scaries / Anna Chen, Killian Goodale-Porter -- Spotlight: Pwatem; An Anthology of Literature and Art / Reese Cilley -- From one transfer to another: You got this / Hollyann Purvis -- How to create a safe and enjoyable living environment with first-time roommates / Anna Chen, Killian Goodale-Porter -- Spotlight: The Commonwealth Times / Peggy Stansbery -- How to grocery shop in college / Hollyann Purvis, Tess Wladar -- Instagram accounts to follow at VCU / Andrew Kerley -- Homesick?: Here’s how to handle it / Anna Chen, Killian Goodale-Porter -- A guide to VCU Athletics / Arrick Wilson, Alessandro Latour, Andrew Hill -- Spotlight: Emanata Comics Anthology / Gabe Carlson -- Spotlight: Ink Magazine / Hope Ollivant -- Staying safe on campus / Selna Shi, Sagal Hassan -- Don’t be afraid to change your mind / Caitlin Thompson, Killian Goodale-Porter -- Spotlight: River City Fashion / Summer Deciucis -- Eight apps to help students stay organized / Andrew Kerley -- A guide to RVA museums / Anna Chen, Killian Goodale-Porter -- Top 10 things to do in your first year at VCU / SMC Staff -- Mental health resources and support at VCU / Selna Shi -- Spotlight: Amendment Literary and Art Journal / Jesse Anderson -- Spotlight: WVCW Radio / Eric Couture -- How to eat in the city with dietary restrictions / Hollyann Purvis -- Spotlight: Annum Arcanum / Zephyr Conrad -- Hitting the trails / Caitlin Thompson -- VCU Resources / Killian Goodale-Porter -- Academic Calendar / Killian Goodale-Porter -- Icebreakers / Anthony Duong -- Best Years / Emily Belson

    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

    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_2024.pdf

    Disciplines

    Higher Education

    The Compass, Summer 2024

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