Band members from two prominent heavy metal bands have stepped off the stage to come together to try their hands in the kitchen. Iron Reagan bassist Rob Skotis and Herbie Abernathy, singer of North Carolina-based Valient Thorr plan to open Cobra Cabana, a bar and...
Samantha is a Virginia Beach native currently studying communications with a concentration in digital media at Longwood University. She specializes in women's issues and empowerment in politics and visual and performing arts.
Misogyny in Virginia’s Underground Music Scene
“How does it feel to be the girl who exclusively fucks hardcore kids"’ This is something that a close friend said to me. I had just ended a toxic and dangerous relationship and was finally moving on -- until I heard that. This relationship chewed me up and spit me...
Second National School Walkout Planned for Friday, Students and Legislators to Rally in Richmond
The students behind the Never Again movement and the National School Walkout movement are continuing their efforts to end gun violence in schools and demand action from legislators with a second national walkout and rally this Friday, April 20. Students in Richmond...
Opinion: Longwood University Fails to Confront White Supremacy on Campus
It was March 22 when the corner of a particular flyer hanging outside the Longwood Landings apartment complex caught my eye on the way back to my car. My heart started racing, I was furious. I couldn’t believe white supremacy propaganda had made its way onto my...
RVA Mag First Look: March For Our Lives in Washington DC
Over 500,000 people braved the crowds in Washington DC today to attend the March for Our Lives rally planned by student survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida on February 14. The shooting, which left 17 of their...
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