Richmond Braces for Election Impact
India Jones, Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Organizations and residents in Richmond are bracing for potential activity related to the U.S. presidential election results. Richmond City officials said they will work with local and state partners to ensure public safety during and after the election. “We encourage all residents to peacefully participate in our democracy […]
Ballot amendment to decide how Virginia draws its districts in 2021
Anya Sczerzenie, Staff Writer One question on Virginia voters’ ballots this November will help decide the process for drawing Virginia’s electoral districts that will stand for the next 10 years. Amendment 1 is a proposed change to the Virginia state constitution that would take the power to draw districts away from the General Assembly as […]
Meet the 5 Richmond mayoral candidates appearing on Tuesday’s ballot
Sagal Ahmed, Contributing Writer Richmond voters will choose from five mayoral candidates next Tuesday. Below is information regarding each of the candidates’ platforms. Kim Gray is currently a 2nd District councilwoman, elected in 2016. Prior to serving on Richmond City Council, the 49-year-old served two terms on the school board. She criticized Stoney’s handling of […]
Political student organizations face off in virtual debate
Anya Sczerzenie, Staff Writer VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences hosted a virtual debate Monday night to discuss major political issues a week ahead of this year’s presidential election. Hosted by VCU mass communications professor Bill Oglesby, the debate was between VCU’s College Republicans and Young Democrats. Three members of each organization faced off over […]
CDC awards grant to VCU professor researching gun violence prevention
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer Several researchers with VCU connections are utilizing nearly $5 million in grant money from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study gun violence prevention and its impact on minority communities. The CDC awarded 16 grants to different researchers across the country to study the prevention of violent injury by […]
College Republicans discuss future of GOP in Va
Brandon Shillingford, Capital News Service Young Republicans say this is a crucial time in the country’s history amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the country facing a reckoning in its relationship with racial justice and an open Supreme Court seat. Many of the Generation Z Republican and conservative voters, ages 18-23, are participating in their first […]
‘A fight to liberation’: SGA inducts new student leaders
Emily Tomasik, Contributing Writer Nearly four months after winning the June election and with a speech dedicated to Marcus-David Peters, senior Taylor Maloney was inaugurated Friday as VCU’s student body president. Peters, a 24-year-old VCU alumnus and high school biology teacher, was shot and killed during a 2018 encounter with Richmond police while experiencing a […]
Who’s on your ballot? VCU launches site for students navigating November elections
Anna Chen, Contributing Writer VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences launched a “comprehensive, nonpartisan” site outlining a list of candidates in the presidential, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives and Richmond mayoral elections. The site provides information for registering to vote and voting in person or by mail in the Richmond area. It offers information on […]
New study finds 4 of 10 Virginians would not get a COVID-19 vaccine
Emily Tomasik, Contributing Writer A new poll from VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs found that 40% of Virginians are unlikely to get a federally approved, no-cost COVID-19 vaccine, and two-thirds of the commonwealth’s residents are against a required vaccine. The poll, released on Sept. 17, surveyed 804 adults in Virginia […]
Education field grapples with training, teaching in virtual classrooms
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer Teachers and younger students are learning to manage their time, engage via video chat and foster connections without physical contact, and future teachers studying at VCU are following suit in their field work. Senior music education major Noah Mason would usually spend most of the fall semester and nearly all of […]