Oxytocin: The wonder drug curing post-pandemic depression
Madison Del Sontro, Contributing Writer It’s the “drug” everyone’s addicted to. It’s the drug we need to thrive. While it is not a medication, but a hormone our bodies produce, it’s argued we cannot live without it. Day by day, we strive to reach our daily requirement for it. So what is this wonder drug? […]
‘Walk of shame:’ Students question VCU’s protocol for isolation transportation
Anya Sczerzenie, Staff Writer The instructions are clear for residential students who test positive for COVID-19: Go into isolation. But for some, lack of transportation to prepared spaces can pose an issue. Former residential assistant Caden Haney said he was evicted from university housing after giving one of his residents a ride to Gladding Residence […]
Students voice isolation housing concerns
Arianna Rackham, Contributing Writer Junior Haya Hamid said living in VCU’s quarantine housing –– one of several methods used by the university to control the spread of COVID-19 on campus — was best described as a “series of unfortunate events.” The health, physical education and exercise science major said she didn’t receive food from the university […]
Lifting the unpopular Cuban embargo
Spring break destinations may include Cuba for students this year. All that is needed is congressional approval to completely lift the embargo.