Rock the Vote put on a free show at Monroe Park yesterday, just off VCU's campus.  The Beastie Boys and Santogold performed. Sheryl Crow sang a short set; she was followed by Jack Johnson. 

About 1,000 people attended, most of whom were VCU students.  All of the artists went on to perform a concert at the Richmond Coliseum Tuesday night as part of the Rock the Vote campaign.

Former President Clinton rallied for Barack Obama Sunday night outside the Student Commons at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Thousands attended the event. The president of the Young Democrats, Jonathan Ward, opened the rally, and Rep. Robert Scott, D-Va., spoke.

The deadline to register to vote is approaching rapidly.  This coming Monday, Oct. 6, is the cut off date to be able to have your say in the 2008 presidential election.  Organizations in the Richmond, VA area and around Virginia Commonwealth University's campus have been doing everything they can to make sure that young student voters are registered and excited to vote and have their voices heard.

The university's paper, the Commonwealth Times, reported on this matter and what students could do in order to meet this deadline and help to make this the largest young voter turnout in history.

At VCU, preaching professors often promote their own political agendas.

Richard Coe, professor of economics, recently sent an email to a class endorsing the Republican* candidate Ron Paul. Coe noted in the email "you should know that I like him a lot. Hope you do too. It will not hurt my feelings or improve your grade if you like/dislike him."

His message, however, did not please every student.

"Discussing political views is a blatant misuse of classroom time and is morally wrong," senior Justin Bradley said.

Other students said the context of the class affects whether a teacher should share his viewpoint. Discussing the current political climate, for example, comes up frequently in political science classes.

"It really depends on who the professor is," said Julia Singer, a junior mass communications major.

Johns Hopkins students have ventured into Baltimore's communities to try to get more on-the-fence citizens to head to the polls in November, according to the News-Letter. Their promotion has extended into other areas of Maryland and even into Virginia.