VCU alum makes splash at Google
Local artist and 2009 VCU alum Richie Pope has been on a roll lately, illustrating two Google Doodles earlier this year and publishing illustrations in The New York Times, The Atlantic and The New Yorker. Pope said he discovered his love of artistic storytelling early. Growing up, his mother didn’t buy him many comics, so […]
VCU first in Virginia to offer oral health research Ph.D.
Fadel Allassan, Print News Editor A new VCU School of Dentistry program is the first in Virginia to offer a Ph.D. in oral health research or the biomedical sciences. The program, housed at the VCU Medical Center, will welcome its inaugural class in the fall 2016 semester and will focus on cancer, infection and stem cell […]
Parents outraged over area high school’s black history month video
Andrew Crider, Staff Writer Glen Allen high school in Henrico became the center of controversy and national news headlines last week when a video produced by the African-American Policy Forum was shown during two school assemblies. The video, titled “Structural Discrimination: The Unequal Opportunity Race,” shows colored runners racing next to white runners in a […]
City council approves controversial bus system
Andrew Crider, Staff Writer City Council approved the construction of a controversial $53 million bus system last week. Richmond City Council approved the GRTC Pulse system in a 7-1-1 vote. The project will remove parking along Broad street to create 3.5 miles of bus-only lanes as part of a 7.5 mile system stretching from Willow Lawn […]
Dominion granted permits to dump wastewater into james amid public outcry
Andrew Crider, Staff Writer The James River Association is challenging a permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) allowing Dominion Power to dump as much as 350 million gallons of coal ash wastewater into the James river. “We are deeply disappointed that the permit approved by the State Water Control Board fell short of […]