State budget targets localities in fiscal distress
Motivated by the city of Petersburg’s financial crisis, Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta County) filed a bill, SJ 278, to study the fiscal stress of local governments during the 2017 session. The bill proposed the creation of a joint subcommittee to review local and state tax systems, as well as reforms to promote economic assistance and […]
VCU partners with Richmond Police to combat youth violence and injury
VCU Health is partnering with the Richmond Police Department and other community members to introduce RVA Alternative Pathways, an intervention program to reduce youth violence in the city. The program was launched with a Robins Foundation Community Innovation Grant (CIG), a non-profit working to steer at-risk youth toward success. The announcement comes as the city’s […]
Mumps University: VCU cases follow national trend
VCU students received emails from VCU Health last week reporting two confirmed cases and one suspected case of mumps on campus. Other cases have been reported in the Richmond metro area, and health officials are cautioning students and residents to take precautions. “VCU students need to be aware of the risk of mumps in their […]
VCU gathers to remember slain student Samuel Kwarteng
The VCU community gathered on the campus Commons last Friday to commemorate the life of a peer, 20-year-old senior Samuel Kwarteng, who was shot and killed on the 1200 block of W. Moore Street at 12:28 a.m. last Thursday. “It is with great sadness that I inform the university community of the tragic death this […]
Black minds matter | Activists shed light on consequences of racial fatigue
After the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille, two black men killed by white police officers last summer, 24-year-old VCU senior Brittney Maddox decided she had enough. “When they got publicized back-to-back, I found that I was really tired and exhausted and I had to shut all of my social media off,” […]
Virginia Antiquarian Book Fair
The fifth Virginia Antiquarian Book Fair, held on April 7 and 8, filled the main floor of the Virginia Historical Society with around 40 booksellers, or dealers, specializing in antique books. Many bookstore owners treat the fair as a way to add to their collections, in addition to selling their own inventory. “I’m interested in […]
“Ghost in the Shell” (2017) has more body than soul
Hollywood usually has a difficult time adapting Japanese anime and manga. From the unbelievably terrible “Dragonball: Evolution” to the polarizing “Speed Racer,” these films are usually not well received critically or financially. On the other hand, many other adaptations, like “Akira,” have been stuck in production-limbo for decades. Enter “Ghost in the Shell” — the […]
Pharmacy Students focus unconscious front and center
Five VCU pharmacy students put the phrase “be the change you wish to see in the world” into action with an event aimed at addressing unconscious biases on March 28 at the School of Pharmacy. Monica McLemore, Bianca Lascano, Precious Dadzie and Cooma Asonye created “Voices: Diversity and Unconscious Bias” as a way to increase […]
“Jews and Booze” educates on the Jewish moral dilemma during prohibition
To introduce an annual lecture celebrating Jewish culture, a donated 1750’s Torah that survived the Holocaust was paraded through Cabell library with a boisterous klezmer band on March 30. VCU’s Brown-Lyons lectures have educated the community on some of the most important topics in Jewish culture and faith for more than 30 years. This year’s […]
Tunnel of Opression: VCU hosts an interactive education experience
VCU’s first “Tunnel of Oppression,” was on display last week on campus in an effort to educate the community about situations marginalized individuals face, particularly in VCU and Richmond. “(The) ‘Tunnel of Oppression’ is an active simulation where participants go through different rooms to kind of see firsthand some of the oppressions that marginalized identities […]