VCU Health holds 17th annual trauma symposium
The VCU Health Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgical Services and Center for Trauma and Critical Care and Education presented the 17th annual Rao R. Ivatury Trauma Symposium in Downtown Richmond on March 23. The VCU Trauma center is the oldest state-designated level one trauma center in Virginia and has held its ACS […]
U.S. Ambassador to India speaks at VCU
Joe Johnson Contributing Writer With lighthearted humor and personal family anecdotes, U.S. ambassador to India Richard Verma illustrated aspects of India’s rich history and ongoing partnership with the U.S. to the students, staff and public in attendance at the meeting. Verma began by discussing his family’s journey during mass immigration during the partition of India […]
17 students charged with trespassing during environmental sit-in
While protesting the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s recent approvals of wastewater permits to Dominion Virginia Power, 17 students were charged with trespassing on state property. On March 7 around 10 a.m. student activists from the Virginia Student Environmental Coalition staged a sit-in at the VDEQ headquarters in Richmond. Members of the Coalition came from […]
Student organization caravans to the polls
This Super Tuesday, one group of students is helping their peers get out and vote. Students for Bernie VCU, a club on campus dedicated to supporting Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, made themselves available all day to drive students to the polls. Volunteers organized caravans for students, faculty and staff from the Compass to the polls […]
Supporters brave the elements for Bill Clinton Richmond visit
Despite tornado warnings and heavy rainfall in Virginia, former president Bill Clinton campaigned for his wife and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton at a rally in downtown Richmond’s historic Hippodrome Theatre on Wednesday evening. The rally, which was publicly announced by the Clinton campaign a day in advance, was part of a series of Virginia rallies headlined by […]