Rams win one, drop two in Maui
Men’s basketball traveled to Maui, Hawaii last weekend for a trio of marquee non conference matchups with NCAA Tournament caliber opponents. The Rams dropped a pair of games to the University of Michigan and Marquette University on either side of a dominant showing in a blowout win over the University of California. University of Michigan […]
As Republican tax proposal moves through Congress, impact on graduate students is assessed
Version of a tax cut, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate Finance Committee weeks ago, will affect students paying off loans. Deductions on loan interest will be eliminated under the bills, which are based on President Donald Trump’s proposal released in September, and tuition paid for by employers will be taxed. The […]
VCU Health opens doors to new mental health facility for children
The Virginia Treatment Center for Children has a new home thanks to VCU Health, the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and a $56 million grant from the General Assembly. The VTCC focuses on addressing and providing resources for children dealing with mental health disorders ranging from anxiety to depression and providing gender and sexuality […]
After political group contacts Virginia college students, delegate introduces bill to restrict data
The contact information of students at Virginia’s publicly funded universities is considered public information — accessible by records request. Now, a House of Delegates member is looking to change that. Del. Tony Wilt (R- Rockingham) filed the first bill of the 2018 General Assembly session, which looks to prevent state colleges from handing over student […]
What Americans’ responses to the Iran-Iraq earthquake say about our country
The earthquake that rocked the Iran-Iraq border on Nov. 12, killing at least 500 people and injuring over 7,000 others, has since been named the deadliest earthquake of 2017; its impressive magnitude of 7.3 made it one of the five most powerful this year. The chaos barely took place a week ago. So why aren’t […]
Unsheltered and unwelcome: How the city of Richmond treats its homeless population
The orange and white barricades went up around Monroe Park for its $6 million renovation around this time last year. VCU students haven’t been able to use the park as a study spot or a shortcut to the other side of campus for the past year. As the weather gets colder, a different group of […]
VCU plans health center in Richmond’s East End for late 2018
A collaboration between VCU, VCU Health Systems and community partners are set to develop a health education and wellness center serving residents of Richmond’s East End. The university and its medical center are building the new center off Nine Mile Road near North 25th Street. The project is part of a larger redevelopment initiative that […]
VCU soccer out of NCAA tournament after missed opportunities lead to Butler defeat
The men’s soccer team will not be advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament after a 3-2 loss in the Round of 32 against Butler University Sunday night. Neutral fans would have enjoyed the back and forth affair, but the VCU faithful will likely rue the string of chances the team missed, which could […]
Richmond ranks high in violent crime
Richmond had one of the highest murder rates last year among mid-size U.S. cities, according to an analysis of local and federal data. Richmond, which has about 223,000 residents, had 59 murders and non-negligent manslaughter deaths last year, according to the Richmond Police Department, equating to a rate of 26.4 homicides per 100,000 population. In […]
New FBI report shows an increase in hate crimes in 2016
Hate crimes in the United States increased by 4.6 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to data released by the FBI Nov. 13. According to the report, there were 6,121 hate crimes last year compared to 5,850 in 2015 — over half stemming from a racial or ethnic bias. While 58.5 percent of reported hate […]