Governor McAuliffe proposes amendment to death penalty
Mary Lee Clark Contributing Writer On April 20, Governor Terry McAuliffe recommended an amendment to House Bill 815 that would protect the identities of government-contracted pharmaceutical companies producing medicines used for state-conducted executions. The amendment would keep the identities protected from being revealed through the Freedom of Information Act, making it more difficult for the […]
Study finds Twitter stigmatizes plus size women
Mary Lee Clark Contributing Writer Body shaming and weight stigmatization often appears on Twitter and can have a negative impact on mental health, according to a study by experts at VCU in conjunction with the Yale School of Medicine and American University. The study, “Does this tweet make me look fat? A content analysis of […]
Prior to Dominion coal ash dumping, protesters hold funeral for the James River
Mary Lee Clark Contributing Writer Students dressed in all black shed tears in sorrow and sang mourning songs and carried a coffin to a symbolic funeral for the James River in response to Dominion Power’s anticipated dumping of coal ash wastewater into the river this month. “This is not a march, it’s a procession,” said […]
Clark wins SGA presidency, Abazi voted VP
After a month-long saga, junior Katie Clark and her running mate sophomore Kejdi Abazi won the 2016-2017 Monroe Park Student Government Association’s Presidential and Vice President elections. The unofficial results were announced on Friday afternoon via the SGA website and social media pages. Clark, an accounting major and Abazi, a biology major, came out victorious […]
Dept. of Education recognizes U of R, Radford for initiatives to reach low-income students
Mary Lee Clark Contributing Writer The University of Richmond and Radford University were among 13 schools the U.S. Department of Education recognized for their efforts to expand upper-level education to low-income students in the March report. The universities were featured in the report for their increased Pell Grant enrollment from 2008 to 2013. During that […]