The Mace & Crown

Hampton Roads wants locals to experience world cultures and cuisines first-hand. On Sunday, April 1, Old Dominion will be holding its fourth annual International Festival. The event will be held from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Thousands of people are expected to attend the event for a global extravaganza. [...]

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“Hidden Colors,” a documentary detailing hidden historical facts about the Aboriginal and African descendent tribes of ancient times that have been left out of the pages of history, was hosted by ODU student organization Minds About Progress.  A panel comprised of members from MAP presented the documentary that featured the real and untold history of [...]

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The Safe Space Committee’s proposal to secure designated housing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning students has been approved. Students of the LBGTQ community will now have the option to live in a separate space within an ODU residence hall known as Lavender House that is exclusively for LGBTQ members and allies. “LGBTQ students [...]

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Richmond was a battleground last weekend, and in a battle of comedy, there are no prisoners. “Da Minions,” the ODU improv comedy group, attended their first competition in Richmond last weekend. The team members competed against an array of universities, from local VCU to University of Miami. The tournament “Comedy Sportz Improv Maddness” lasted two [...]

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“Spectrum” is a variety of work from the seniors in Old Dominion’s art department. The show is being displayed at the Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries from March 2 to March 25. “Spectrum” consists of 25 students who have been preparing for the show since the beginning of the spring semester. The artwork ranges [...]

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Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming, love is blossoming, and college students are still broke. But who wants to stay inside during the beautiful spring season? Here are some ways to get outside before the sweltering Virginia heat becomes unbearable, on a budget, of course. Since when is the zoo reserved for fifth [...]

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An interest meeting was held in regards to Kony 2012 and Invisible Children. The meeting was to discuss what Old Dominion’s campus could do to help support the Invisible Children Foundation as well as to expose the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony. At the meeting several ideas were discussed and it [...]

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The Women’s Center of Old Dominion University is featuring a month of celebration for all influential women who have changed history in a variety of ways. Not only is this to celebrate women, this is to commemorate the life changing legacies that certain contributions by these women have made, as well as to empower the [...]

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Old Dominion University students will experience a plethora of changes to the university’s dining menus in 2012. ODU Monarch Dining Services/Aramark announced that the spring menus will feature more than 100 new entrees and side dishes. Dishes will include Creole Fried Pollack, Seafood Newburg, Vegetable Enchilada with Red Sauce, and many other creative dishes including [...]

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Talk featuring national award-winning author: M. Evelina Galang Since 1998, Galang has researched the lives of the surviving Filipina “Comfort Women” of WWII.  In 2002, as a Fulbright Senior Scholar in the Philippines, Galang continued her work with them.  Lolas’ House: Women Living with War tells the stories of 15 surviving Filipina “Comfort Women.”  Galang’s books include Her [...]

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