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 […]
Spanberger declares victory in close Congressional race; Freitas waits
Anya Sczerzenie, Capital News Service Democratic congresswoman Abigail Spanberger declared victory Wednesday over Republican Del. Nick Freitas in the tight 7th District U.S. House of Representatives race, though some absentee ballots remain uncounted. The reporting of absentee ballots from Henrico and Spotsylvania counties late afternoon Wednesday pushed Spanberger into a slim lead. Spanberger had won […]
Uncertainties cloud COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
Anya Sczerzenie, Staff Writer A tentative COVID-19 vaccination plan is taking shape in the Virginia Department of Health, but it is still unknown how VCU fits into the plan for a coronavirus vaccine that could be months away. Gonzalo Bearman, an infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at VCU, said that a vaccine for […]
Politicians, activists seek to ban tear gas in Richmond
Jackson Rebraca, Contributing Writer “He was lying on the ground, gasping for breath and coughing so violently. At first, I genuinely thought he was suffocating. I stood with medics for 10 minutes while he fought to breathe.” This was how Sam Allen, a junior business major at VCU, described a man who was tear-gassed at […]
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 […]