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.”