5 VCU men’s basketball games to watch while social distancing
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor I’ve spent the past days the same way as a lot of sports fans: sitting at home wondering what I could watch to pass the time. Then I stumbled across the Mistachill YouTube account, which has a lot of old VCU men’s basketball games. I compiled a list of the top […]
VCU Health administering in-house, independently developed COVID-19 test
CT staff report VCU Health has begun using a COVID-19 test it developed in-house to test hospitalized patients with severe symptoms from the virus, as testing materials remain limited nationwide. The health system aims to obtain same-day results, depending on the volume of tests, according to a statement. Christopher Doern, director of microbiology at VCU […]
Northam: Va. COVID-19 cases have risen by 36 in 24 hours, officials look to private sectors for medical supplies
Hannah Eason, News Editor There are 290 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Virginia, up from 254 yesterday, with seven deaths as a result of the virus, an official said during a press conference held by Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday. A man in his 70s with pre-existing health conditions died as a result of the virus […]
Opinion | Local schools need to create more programs that engage black students
Gabriel Thomas, Contributing Writer For as long as I can remember, black students have been stripped of their rights to a fair and equal education. Not only do they suffer in areas such as school attendance, test results and “gifted and talented” placement; they are drowning in their own community without a positive influence. Many […]
Photos: Monroe Park Campus, minus the students
Georgia Geen, Executive Editor It’s surreal to see what are usually packed sidewalks completely empty. If Thursday, when the temperatures creeped into the 80s, had been a normal day, Monroe Park Campus would have been full of students sitting on the small swaths of grass near the library. Some people might have been tabling to advertise […]