Let’s end the culture of idolization
Angelica Tsvetkov, Contributing Writer Our culture is obsessed with turning elected and appointed officials into celebrities and idols. The most recent name to receive this glorification from Americans is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I was listening to a podcast dedicated to remembering the life of the late Supreme Court justice, when one of the hosts […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Online classes should not come at the expense of your mental health
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, was I the only one taken aback by midterm season these past two weeks? It feels like just yesterday I sat in front of my computer screen and received all my syllabi online. Virtual learning has become the new norm for students across the nation. From elementary level to […]
Tennis coach pick brings player experience, Kostin’s legacy to women’s court
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Down 6-2 in a 2018 semifinal match, VCU senior Paola Diaz-Delgado looked to the sidelines for help from then-graduate assistant Vivian Segnini. Diaz-Delgado said advice from Segnini, who was hired as head coach of the women’s tennis team on Aug.18, helped her finish the next two sets. “She told me one […]
PRESS BOX: Washington fans should be patient with Haskins
Ben Malakoff, Contributing Writer Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins returned to D.C. for his second season with a brand new playbook and offense. Expectations were still extremely high from a fan base who saw the team win only three games last year. For those reasons alone, fans should stray from calling the young quarterback […]
College Republicans discuss future of GOP in Va
Brandon Shillingford, Capital News Service Young Republicans say this is a crucial time in the country’s history amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the country facing a reckoning in its relationship with racial justice and an open Supreme Court seat. Many of the Generation Z Republican and conservative voters, ages 18-23, are participating in their first […]
‘A fight to liberation’: SGA inducts new student leaders
Emily Tomasik, Contributing Writer Nearly four months after winning the June election and with a speech dedicated to Marcus-David Peters, senior Taylor Maloney was inaugurated Friday as VCU’s student body president. Peters, a 24-year-old VCU alumnus and high school biology teacher, was shot and killed during a 2018 encounter with Richmond police while experiencing a […]
Who’s on your ballot? VCU launches site for students navigating November elections
Anna Chen, Contributing Writer VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences launched a “comprehensive, nonpartisan” site outlining a list of candidates in the presidential, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives and Richmond mayoral elections. The site provides information for registering to vote and voting in person or by mail in the Richmond area. It offers information on […]
New study finds 4 of 10 Virginians would not get a COVID-19 vaccine
Emily Tomasik, Contributing Writer A new poll from VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs found that 40% of Virginians are unlikely to get a federally approved, no-cost COVID-19 vaccine, and two-thirds of the commonwealth’s residents are against a required vaccine. The poll, released on Sept. 17, surveyed 804 adults in Virginia […]
Education field grapples with training, teaching in virtual classrooms
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer Teachers and younger students are learning to manage their time, engage via video chat and foster connections without physical contact, and future teachers studying at VCU are following suit in their field work. Senior music education major Noah Mason would usually spend most of the fall semester and nearly all of […]
Black student-owned businesses overcome setbacks during unprecedented year
Grace McOmber, Contributing Writer Cooking for friends during her sophomore year became a full-time business for VCU student Jade Craig, but when COVID-19 brought her home to Chesapeake, Virginia, she feared her Richmond customer base would disappear. “I was afraid they were going to forget about me,” she said. “But luckily, they didn’t.” In 2019, […]