#ShutItDown: VCU students blocked Broad Street
VCU students gather to protest Eric Garner’s death by policeman chokehold, following the protest of the failure to indict Darren Wilson.
Rao looks across the ocean for “out-of-state” tuition
The international higher education community, especially China, has potentially offered VCU the alternative revenue streams the university has been searching for.
“Hot Spotters” helping hospital regulars
A team of female VCU students will undertake a massive challenge this fall — to unearth some of the root causes for the failing American healthcare system.
Richmonders speak against police brutality
On Sunday, August 17, one soft-spoken poet led a group of more than 200 people from Monroe Park to the steps of the John Marshall court building in a rally called “Operation: Injustice (We Stand with Ferguson).”
No justice. No peace.
As Michael Brown’s body turned cold on the pavement in Ferguson, Missouri last week, my “ifs” turned to “whens:” “When I lose a friend to violence,” “When I get pulled over by a police officer,” “When I feel the barrel:” Who will arbitrate justice for me?
VCU students rally against Ferguson’s “war zone”
Two rallies will take place in the VCU area in response to the death of an unarmed Michael Brown, shot Saturday by an unnamed Ferguson PD officer.
Campus sexual assaults garner national attention
Federal investigation of sexual assaults on college campuses has garnered attention nationwide in recent months, and four Virginia schools are under scrutiny.
Construction of Art Institute finally underway
For months, the lot on the corner of Broad and Belvidere streets has remained vacant except for the sign designating it as the future home of the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU. Last week, nearly 350 people gathered on that lot as VCUarts Dean Joe Seipel broke ground for the ICA.
Monroe Park administration does not enforce smoking policy
VCU is not doing anything to diminish the Monroe Park campus’ reputation as the heart of cigarette city.
Cycling competition rolls through final exams
Final exams have been moved from May 2 to April 30 due to the CapTech USA Cycling competiton running through the heart of the Monroe Park campus during the scheduled finals week.