Vaccine mistrust is dangerous and dated
Ishaan Nandwani, Opinions Editor As a young boy, like many other stubborn and rebellious children of my age, I often dreaded trips to the pediatrician’s office. I knew what was coming: after the height and weight measurements, after the stethoscope pressed to my chest to detect my (rapidly) beating heart and after the insertion of […]
Youngkin’s first few days in office are an expected disappointment
Ishaan Nandwani, Opinions Editor Following his inauguration as Governor of Virginia on Jan. 15, Gov. Glenn Youngkin immediately signed 11 executive actions into law. These actions include ending the use of the Critical Race Theory in K-12 public education, allowing parents the decision of whether their children wear masks in public schools and rescinding the […]
New Year, New Variant
Monica Alarcon-Najarro, Contributing Writer From booster shots to the high demand of COVID-19 tests, 2022 is bringing the same pandemic anxiety from last year, but with more cases. The new year has already been filled with people hopping between pharmacies searching for COVID-19 testing after going out and celebrating the beginning of 2022. The Omicron […]
VCU requires students get booster shots for spring semester
Varsha Vasudevan, Contributing Writer VCU is requiring all students eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot to report having one by Feb. 1 for the upcoming spring semester, according to the VCU Together website. This requirement applies to all VCU students “except those with religious or health exemptions, and students enrolled in VCU’s entirely online […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Aaron Rodgers needs to own up to his shortcomings
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, as we near the end of yet another coronavirus-infected year, we carry along the controversy of vaccination. Many of us are lining up to receive our booster vaccine shots, while there are others among the population who remain unvaccinated. The vaccine controversy has plagued a variety of conversations. From […]