Bolt will drop ‘more robust’ scooters next month to combat vandalism

Andrew Ringle, Managing Editor A new model of Bolt Mobility’s dockless electric scooters is slated to roll into Richmond next month, the company’s vice president of operations announced. The Bolt Chariot is a heavier, reinforced update to the current scooter design, equipped with rear and front brakes, undercarriage lights and a more balanced base. The […]

Richmonders, VCU students gather at Monroe Park to join worldwide climate strike

Katharine DeRosa, Contributing Writer Three sisters lounged in the grass among a frenzy of protesters in Monroe Park on Friday evening. They sat in a semicircle holding their homemade signs as children ran around them. The trio, Lily, Selan and Juliette Miller, are part of a family of eight from Richmond. Juliette’s sign played off […]

Research shows acceptance is key to prevent suicide among LGBTQ people

Anya Sczerzenie, Contributing Writer LGBTQ youth are 40% less likely to attempt suicide if they have just one accepting adult in their lives, according to new survey data released by the Trevor Project. This adult does not have to be a parent, although accepting parents were among the adults mentioned in the results. Other accepting […]

College presidents discuss faults, changes regarding racial inclusion in higher education

College presidents discuss faults, changes regarding racial inclusion in higher education Hannah Eason, News Editor Four Richmond-area college presidents spoke Tuesday afternoon at VCU’s W.E. Singleton Center about race and its effect on higher education. “Race in Academia,” a Wilder Symposium, was hosted by former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and moderated by former Norfolk State […]