VCU Students Earn Finalist Honor in NPR Competition
The circle around the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue, dubbed Marcus-David Peters Circle, became a gathering place for protesters all summer. The New York Times would later recognized it - with graffiti - as the most influential work of protest art. (Photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM News)
When NPR announced the 10 finalists for their annual Student Podcast Competition, Joshua Gordon, a junior studying political science, said he was surprised to learn his team was recognized.
“I mean it was surprising at first, and then I'm like, well, it did sound really good,” Gordon said. “I just told my mom about it today. And she was excited.”