Virginia21 pushes for financial aid increase
A bipartisan Virginia lobbying group supporting legislation focused on the best interests of the state’s youth is honing in on the state’s budget moving into the 2016 legislative session. The group, Virginia21, is pushing state legislators to increase funds for financial aid by $83 million over the next two years. Jared Calfee, executive director at […]
Staff sign-off: Matt Leonard
As a transfer student I came to Richmond knowing just one person on campus — my cousin. Similarly, when I came to VCU five semesters ago there was just one organization that I wanted to join — the Commonwealth Times. Thus, through meetings, productions and late-night office sessions I quickly became part of another family […]
Diverting the school-to-prison pipeline with art
Community members gathered at Art 180 gallery for the opening of “Performing Statistics,” an installation of interactive art created by ten incarcerated youths, meant to foster meaningful dialogue about the U.S. prison system, school-to-prison pipeline, mass incarceration and youth incarceration in Virginia. VCU alum Mark Strandquist and members from Rise for Youth, a bipartisan campaign […]
Airbnb hosts face legal limbo
In 2011, the city announced it would be hosting one of the largest sporting events in the world — but there was an important question left unanswered: Where will all the visitors sleep?
Cheaper online degrees: “a lofty goal”
Virginia is considering using online degree programs as a means of potentially making higher education more affordable and convenient, despite experts’ claims that effective implementation will be difficult to achieve.
Sexual assault reports on VCU campuses quadruple in one year
The number of sexual assaults reported to the VCU police department has quadrupled in just the past year, which VCU officials say is a good sign for the future of preventing the crime
VCU prepares for UCI championships
As this semester comes to a close, VCU has its eyes on September when thousands of spectators plan to watch the Union Cycliste Internationale bike race rip through Richmond.
Governor’s task force on sexual assault releases findings
Virginia should create a database of college students who are expelled for committing sexual assaults, and every college and university in the commonwealth should establish a sexual assault response team, a task force headed by Attorney General Mark Herring said Wednesday.
Armed robbery in MCV parking garage
A robber with a silver and black semi-automatic handgun got away with $30 after approaching the victim in the stairwell of a MCV parking garage.
Committee hopes for tradition with “Light up the Night”
The inaugural “Light up the Night” event Monday night got homecoming week underway with a campfire themed gathering in the Commons Ballroom and a sparkler laden photo-op later in the night.