OMSA, The Well open dialogue on societal violence, coping
Hannah Eason Contributing Writer The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and The Wellness Resource Center met with students in the University Student Commons Nov. 20 to discuss the role of violence in the U.S., primarily due to recent mass shootings. Panelists, including OMSA Director Greta Franklin and The Well’s Director of Health Education and Violence […]
It’s OK to deny fascists a platform
White supremacist Richard Spencer has given up. After months of touring colleges touting his white nationalist beliefs in search of recruits for the alt-right, Spencer announced in a YouTube video the show was over. “When [the events] become violent clashes and pitched battles, they aren’t fun,” Spencer said. The clashes he’s referring to are the […]
VCU changes policy on free speech areas in the wake of Compass controversies
VCU is restricting rules on who can reserve the Compass, according to an interim policy introduced at the end of 2017. Previously, the Compass could be reserved by students or people with no affiliation with the university. But now, the plaza directly adjacent to the Compass has that distinction. Reuban Rodriguez, associate vice provost and […]
Wilder School poll explores free speech, discrimination on campus
Half of Virginians think universities should protect students from discriminatory rhetoric even if it imposes on the freedom of speech, according to a new poll released by the L. Douglas Wilder School. The other half of the more than 800 people polled said freedom of expression should be limitless regardless of who it affects. This […]
Administration speaks on First Amendment rights
Sometimes, going to class can be exciting in the wrong way. Occasionally, the route to class through the Compass might inform you of your eternity of damnation to suffering and hellfire. Other times, like on Halloween this year, some students are inadvertently accused of murder and publicly shamed. Many students called on VCU for some […]