No such thing as ‘gun show’ loophole
The press continues to parrot the talking points of anti-gun advocates, especially the use of the phrase “gun show loophole.” Some media outlets have gone even further, and reported that firearms dealers at gun shows are selling guns without doing the proper background checks, which is simply false.
Letters to the Editor
Dear VCU Administration,
As a student, I think you have sometimes gone completely overboard in your policies to prevent us from doing anything other than what we’re told. If what I’ve understood about learning at a university is true, we would be allowed to do as we feel in regard to our education-as we are the ones paying for it both with the wallet and with the grades.
Utility Rate Bill to Phase in Increases
As a form of consumer protection, the State Corporation Commission might soon regulate electric-utility rate increases. Proposed House Bill 2315 would require justification for increases.
The bill, introduced by delegate Charles “Bill” Carrica, R-Galax, passes, proposed rate increases 15 percent higher than the previous year would be phased into residential billing.
Scientists find new way to produce hydrogen
Scientists at VCU and Pennsylvania State University have found a new way to produce hydrogen by exposing selected aluminum clusters to water. The studies show that the reactions are dependent on the geometric properties of the cluster, not just their electronic properties.
Decapitation at Virginia Tech
Haiyang Zhu, 25, was arrested Wednesday after allegedly decapitating fellow Virginia Tech student Xin Yang in the Au Bon Pain eatery on the first floor of the Graduate Life Center. Police received two 911 calls at approximately 7 p.m.
Zhu was standing in the café holding Yang’s severed head when authorities arrived on the scene.