High turnout for midterm SGA election
With more than 1,000 votes, SGA officials boast one of the highest voter election turnouts in recent years after the Senate midterm election ended earlier this month. This means the total vote represented about 4 percent of the 28,317 registered students.
Mayor tours West Hospital
Richmond Mayor Rudolph C. McCollum Jr. toured VCU’s West Hospital nearly two weeks ago and found low ceilings, inadequate lighting and poor ventilation.
“This was my first time in West Hospital,” McCollum said, “and I have no arguments with the university about their belief that this hospital is no longer suitable for medical or academic purposes.
Workers unite with anti-war movement
Thousands of protesters gathered around the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to demand changes in rights for workers and for better job opportunities.
People from all regions protested with signs and T-shirts to support union jobs and health care, expressing their anger for President George W.
Calendar
Monday, Oct. 25
Calling all presidents! The Student Government Association is sponsoring its second Presidential Round Table for leaders of campus student organizations. The meeting is from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Commonwealth Ballroom of the University Student Commons.
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