Campus is a ‘ghost town’ following departure of most on-campus students
Naomi Ghahrai, Contributing Writer It’s 10:50 a.m. on what would have been the first day back from spring break. Usually, students are rushing to their next class, people are sitting on the benches near the Commons with bicycles passing by. Now, everything is silent. A few people walk by. The livelihood of campus has been […]
VCU offering loaner laptops to students, faculty transitioning online
Hannah Eason, News Editor VCU is offering a limited number of laptops for students and faculty to loan as the university transitions to online classes for the remainder of the semester due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Those who request a loaner laptop online must pick them up on Friday, March 20 from James Branch […]
Perspective | Baking my way through a pandemic
Georgia Geen, Executive Editor On my shopping list for my last outing before confining myself almost exclusively to my one-bedroom apartment last week was flour, sugar, evaporated milk and an electric mixer. I loved baking when I was a kid. One of my earliest memories is standing on a stepping stool at the counter next […]
Opinion | Online classes won’t work for everyone
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Remember when we used to wish for snow days that would cancel classes and keep us at home for days when we were younger? Coronavirus has completely ruined such memories for me. I don’t know about y’all, but I’m tired of being in my house and, surprisingly, I’m ready to be back […]
From the editor | Students, we’re with you
Georgia Geen, Executive Editor Unprecedented times have forced an unprecedented decision: The Commonwealth Times will not produce a weekly print newspaper for the rest of the semester, following VCU President Michael Rao’s announcement that classes will continue online for the remainder of the semester. We have made this decision out of practicality — with so […]