VCU announces $20 million budget shortfall

Jack Glagola, Contributing Writer VCU announced earlier this summer that its budget shortfall, originally projected to be $25 million, has shrunk to $20 million, according to Karol Kain Gray, VCU’s chief financial officer. The shortfall, which is similar to a deficit, has been allocated in the form of spending cuts in the Educational and General, […]

Institute for Contemporary Art integrates with VCUarts

Sarah Hagen, Contributing Writer  Vali Jamal, Contributing Writer  The Institute for Contemporary Art, or ICA, will officially merge with VCU’s School of the Arts on July 1, 2024, according to a release by VCU News.  “By moving the ICA at VCU into the School of the Arts, VCU students will benefit from expanded programming and […]

Neighborhood hosts concert series to build community

Olivia Jazwick, Contributing Writer Music and chatter echoed throughout the streets of Richmond’s Woodland Heights neighborhood as people gathered for local music and the company of their neighbors on Sept. 24 for the Tiny Porch Concerts.  Musicians and local food vendors spread throughout several blocks of the neighborhood for the event. The neighborhood felt inspired […]