Public workers’ pay still open to public
Katherine Coates Capital News Service Advocates of open government scored a victory this week when legislators sent a proposal to a study commission. This proposal is aimed at blocking publication of public employees’ names and salaries. A Senate panel voted unanimously to kill Senate Bill 812 for this legislative session. The bill was referred to the […]
Crime Report
2/3 At Brandt Hall, 710 W. Franklin St., a female advised that a known person assaulted her. At the corner of West Broad and Laurel streets, a male visitor was arrested for possession of a concealed weapon. At, 612 N. Lombardy St., a male visitor was arrested for possession of an open container of alcohol […]
Briefs
Local and VCU Planned Parenthood to retrain in reporting risks Health care provider Planned Parenthood will retrain employees who deal with patients in how to report potential risks to minors, following the release of secretly recorded videotapes by an anti-abortion group that alleges they show clinic staff in Richmond, Va., and elsewhere counseling a man posing as a […]
In defense of ROTC
Shane Wade Columnist When my parents asked me about the most exciting thing I’ve done so far this semester, I knew precisely how I’d answer. Thoughts of late night excursions, difficult assignments or my new roommate never crossed my mind; the first thing I thought of was sitting in MLS 102, learning to read and […]
Men’s basketball returns home for season’s biggest tests
Quinn Casteel Staff Writer Commonwealth Times Sports’ Twitter Under ordinary circumstances, returning to the friendly confines of the Siegel Center after a three-game road stint would mean relief for the Rams. A brawl in always hostile Harrisonburg, sandwiched by two CAA matchups in the Northeast is reason enough to miss home where they haven’t lost […]