Tea Time with Tagwa: Still want to go out? Read this, and you’ll have no excuse not to social distance
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, I know you’re all bored beyond belief right now. We all are. I know I am. Because of the ever-growing reach of COVID- 19, we have all been restricted from the outside world. Our daily lives feel like they are on pause. The days trickle on by, with little idea […]
VCUarts students adjust, cope with remote instruction
Katherine Noble, Contributing Writer As VCU students moved out of their dorms, many packed portfolios and art projects alongside their typical linens and clothes. But they couldn’t take everything with them: music and dance studios, special equipment and in-person critiques had to stay behind. For all students the recent shift to online instruction will be […]
Opinion | Local schools need to create more programs that engage black students
Gabriel Thomas, Contributing Writer For as long as I can remember, black students have been stripped of their rights to a fair and equal education. Not only do they suffer in areas such as school attendance, test results and “gifted and talented” placement; they are drowning in their own community without a positive influence. Many […]
Opinion | Small business are taking big hits due to COVID-19
Gabriel Thomas, Contributing Writer As college students, we’re all very frustrated about how COVID-19 has put a pause on our lives. If I could describe how I feel during this crisis, it would definitely be: stuck. The reason I feel so stuck isn’t what most of you are actually going through right now. I’m a […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Closing on-campus housing hurts students who have nowhere else to go
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, the apocalypse is upon us. Well, not really, but it’s easy to be extremely frightened by the highly discussed coronavirus. Over the past week, universities have begun extending their spring breaks and moving their in-person classes online. Virginia schools including: UVa, Virginia Tech, JMU and our own VCU have […]