Freshmen look back at year marked by COVID-19
Anya Sczerzenie, Contributing Writer First-year student Aanchal Dubey wasn’t expecting her introduction to college life to go very well due to the COVID-19 pandemic isolating her from fellow students. But she says it went better than expected. “I expected it to be a lot worse during COVID,” Dubey said. “But I made a lot of […]
Community activists remember Marcus-David Peters near three-year shooting death anniversary
Selna Shi, Contributing Writer Nearly three years after a Richmond police officer fatally shot VCU alumnus and high school teacher Marcus-David Peters, a local activist group honors him in a space around the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue. “Facilitating the community space is something that we have made our main initiative,” stated Lawrence […]
‘It was an injustice’: VCU students assess mental health impact after student deaths
Sahara Sriraman, Staff Writer The deaths of freshman Adam Oakes on Feb. 26 and junior Cody Woodson on April 5 left an impact on VCU students. Some say these tragedies harmed their mental well-being. Charlie Dil, a computer science sophomore, said they knew Woodson personally. They were teaching assistants for a computer systems class, and […]
SGA president’s past tweets trigger discourse, VCU response
Katharine DeRosa, News Editor Student Government Association President Taylor Maloney received backlash on Twitter after an article published in The Post Millennial, a conservative Canadian media outlet, outlined some of Maloney’s past tweets on police and protests. The April 27 article in The Post Millennial, written by Andy Ngo and Mia Cathell, referred to previous […]
What new COVID-19 updates could mean for Virginians this summer
Natalie Barr, Contributing Writer Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks outdoors, except in some crowded venues, according to a release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 27. On the state level, Gov. Ralph Northam announced in an April 22 press release that Virginians will see more relaxed COVID-19 […]
Executive editor Andrew Ringle says farewell
Andrew Ringle, Executive Editor Every year at The CT, graduating editors steal a chunk of the opinions section for an admittedly vain reason — to scrawl out one last “farewell” to the newspaper, our readers and the friends we made along the way. I’ve read these articles every year from many good friends since I […]
Design editor Andy Caress says farewell
Andy Caress, Design Editor I have worked for The Commonwealth Times for three years. For three years I have made countless mistakes. For three years I have learned from those mistakes. For three years I have designed the same layout on the same night. For three years I have won The CT multiple awards with […]
Photo editor Enza Marcy says farewell
Enza Marcy, Photo Editor There’s this poem that I love, that I’ve had taped to my bedroom wall for years and that I keep coming back to. It’s titled “Poetry” by Marianne Moore, and it’s a poem about poetry. It begins, “I too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle […]
Spectrum editor Ebonique Little says farewell
Ebonique Little, Spectrum Editor My senior quote in my high school yearbook was “HAGS,” so clearly I’m not good at goodbyes, but here I go. Last May, I reluctantly heeded the advice of one of my professors who encouraged me to submit a class assignment to The Commonwealth Times. Since then, The CT has become […]
Graphic designer Ni Sang says farewell
Ni Sang, Graphic Designer Being a graphic designer in CT offered me an opportunity to prove myself. I have learned so much from different challenges and tasks, and those tasks are always a motivation for me during this difficult school year. I want to appreciate everyone in The CT for sharing this fantastic year with […]