Cabell, Tompkins-McCaw libraries to reopen under VCU, Va. COVID-19 guidelines
Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor VCU Libraries will reopen before the start of the fall semester with limits on building occupancy and physical distancing requirements, according to a university release. Laura Gariepy, associate dean for research and learning, said in the release that additional details will be announced “as soon as possible.” Gariepy is directing VCU […]
A-10 postpones VCU soccer, volleyball and other fall sports due to COVID-19
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor The Atlantic 10 announced fall sports will be postponed to the spring in a statement on Friday morning. Following the decision, VCU has postponed its competitive fall schedules for men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, cross country, volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis, and golf. “The league intends to conduct a competitive […]
Coaches look to player experiences during protests for social justice
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor The Robert E. Lee monument and Marcus David Peters Circle have become a gathering point for many during Richmond protests against police brutality and systemic racism. Most recently, coach Mike Rhoades and the men’s basketball team took a photo in full uniform on the now-graffitied statue pedestal. After the photo and […]
VCU committee recommends removal of Confederacy-affiliated chapel, building names, memorabilia
Hannah Eason, Managing Editor VCU’s Committee on Commemoration and Memorials is recommending the removal or de-commemoration of 14 plaques, building names, portraits and other memorabilia associated with the Confederacy and the Civil War. The recommendations are open for public comment until July 24 at 5 p.m. Below are a list of proposed actions, the name […]
Richmond resident claiming he was pepper-sprayed in his home sues city, unnamed officer
Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor “They sprayed innocent people.” That’s what Richmond resident Mikhail Smith said drove him to lean outside his apartment window in the early morning hours of May 31 and start filming what would soon become a viral video — police officers pepper-spraying pedestrians on the sidewalk outside his home. As Smith filmed […]