Virginia college students reflect on COVID-19 anniversary
Anya Sczerzenie, Capital News Service Shayla McCartney remembers where she was when the pandemic closed her university. “It was spring break,” said McCartney, a junior at VCU. “I was at home with my mom, we were marathoning ‘Gilmore Girls.’ We got the email that said ‘don’t come back.’” McCartney said she was upset at the […]
Local org funds $5 million grant for research of COVID-19 treatment
Sagal Ahmed, Contributing Writer A Richmond nonprofit organization is accepting applications for a $5 million grant to go toward developing a treatment for life-threatening symptoms of COVID-19. Virginia Catalyst, also known as Virginia Biosciences Health Research Corporation, began accepting applications for the grant on Jan. 28. The deadline is Friday, and recipients will be announced […]
What you need to know about COVID-19 at VCU
Anya Sczerzenie, Staff Writer VCU and other Virginia universities continue to report new COVID-19 cases as the fall semester continues, using online dashboards, prevalence testing and isolation housing to monitor and prevent the risk of outbreaks. Here’s a breakdown of how VCU’s cases compare to Richmond and other universities, as well as what students should […]
COVID-19: tracking active cases, VCU total cases surpass 300
CT Staff Report As of Nov. 5, VCU’s COVID-19 dashboard reports 22 active student cases on campus and 7 active VCU employee cases, bringing the total number of active cases reported to the university to 29. The dashboard includes a table indicating a running total of 351 student cases and 47 employee cases, bringing the […]
VCU considering enrollment for undocumented students
Georgia Geen, Executive Editor VCU might begin accepting and enrolling undocumented students in time to affect fall 2020 applicants, depending on the results of a review of the university’s admissions practices that began this semester. As the practice stands, the university admits but does not enroll undocumented students who cannot provide some sort of legal […]
Gubernatorial campaign managers weigh in on election results
Campaign managers for Republican Ed Gillespie and Democratic governor-elect Ralph Northam gave 250 Virginians a behind-the-scenes look to this year’s election during a discussion hosted by the Virginia Public Access Project at George Mason University Nov. 13. The free and public event was arranged to be a civil conversation between Gillespie campaign manager Chris Levitt […]
Following DACA decision, VCU student advocates meet with Rao, hold rally
Students rallied in front of Cabell Library today to raise awareness about undocumented immigrant rights and fears following President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. “We deserve dignity. We are not asking for it, we are demanding it,” said Ana Diaz Casos, president of Political Latinix United for […]
Women’s tennis set to defend A-10 crown
The rising momentum of the women’s tennis team could result in the program’s third straight Atlantic 10 championship.
Men’s baseball top instate rivals ODU and GMU
VCU had a couple of wins over instate rivals that pushed the team to 19-14 on the season and 5-3 in Atlantic 10 conference play.
Sunday sweep for men’s tennis
Everything went the Rams’ way on Sunday, Feb. 15, with the men’s tennis team grabbing two swift victories over Radford University and George Mason University at home.