Mentoring works for both mentee and tutor
When I first met Nehemiah, I could tell he was a character. Out of his entire first grade class, he was the biggest, which meant that picking fights was a norm. He was unmotivated and disengaged from his schoolwork and loved to goof off with his friends during class.
Update: Police catch wanted car thief
VCU and Henrico Police joined forces on Friday, Jan. 10 to arrest William Eric Chambers for a series of car thefts on and around the VCU Medical campus.
Police receive $2 million for training facility
The VCU Police Department received a $2.08 million grant to build a regional training facility for campus police. The grant was announced in December by now-former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
McAuliffe elected Va. governor by less than 2%
On Tuesday, November 5, students made their way to the polls to exercise their right to vote in the Virginia gubernatorial election.
Despite security, dorms still see crime
For students living in the VCU dorms, crime can hit close to home.
Drug overdose event informs students
The VCU student organization, Just Say Know, met with students on Monday to teach them how to avoid, recognize and react to drug overdose situations.
U-lock exchange offers students protection from bike larceny
About 100 students passing through the Compass Tuesday morning traded in malfunctioning and poor quality bike locks for new U-locks provided by the VCU Police and University Student Affairs.
UPDATE: Two VCU students robbed Wednesday night; no alert sent
Two VCU students advised police that a group of people assaulted and robbed them just off campus last night, on the 800 block of North Harrison Street.