Fan district provides dumpsters
VCU, the Fan community and the city of Richmond are working together to provide dumpsters for students to throw their trash in, rather than leave it on the sidewalk as students beginning moving out for the year.
School versus stadium
What should Richmond spend its money on, a new baseball stadium or the city’s children?
Wiz Khalifa, Chevy Woods to perform at Siegel Center
Rapper Wiz Khalifa, known for his hits “Young, Wild and Free” and “Black and Yellow,” will perform a concert at the Siegel Center on April 10.
Sanger Hall damages total $6 million
The flooding of the third-level basement of Sanger Hall late last year resulted in about $6 million in damages, but because Virginia public institutions are self-insured for damages up to $4 million, VCU’s private insurance company will foot the remainder of the bill.
Vatican City U.S. Embassy to showcase professors’ art
Work by VCUarts faculty has found a new home halfway around the world in a city that exhibits masterpieces by Michelangelo and Raphael.
Students take, but don’t give back to city
These projects bring money into the city and help the school in like fashion, but they come with some negatives; one is in the behavior of a booming student body, the other, the new sense of community that VCU’s expansion brings.
Can the free market solve the digital divide?
As American society shifts to the realm of the digital, the poor are increasingly faced with the struggles that accompany not having Internet access. In Richmond, tech company Lionlike recently announced a plan to help combat what experts call the digital divide with a public Wi-Fi service.
Support health of the James River
Richmond isn’t allowed to promote itself as the “River City” if it lets its sole river run to ruin.
Single-stream recycling on the rise on campus
VCU’s Office of Sustainability is continuing its efforts to implement green initiatives on campus. In particular, the management of the university’s waste.
UPDATE: 300 students potentially exposed to tuberculosis
Approximately 300 students may have been exposed to tuberculosis, according to an alert posted on the VCU website today.