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 […]
VCU opens learning garden to the public
Sophia Belletti Staff Writer Students, staff and faculty visited the new Monroe Park Campus learning garden on April 21 for an open house. The Office of Sustainability opened the garden for anyone to gather information to visitors without having to commit to volunteering. The learning garden is dedicated to growing produce for RamPantry, a food […]
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 […]
Administration looks to measure diversity climate
Andrew Crider Online News Editor The VCU administration is asking students to assess VCU’s diversity climate in a new online survey which began on April 11 and concludes on April 29. Students completing the survey will be entered to win a $10 Starbucks gift cards, or one of two grand prizes of a free semester […]
Fourth annual Lavender Graduation held in Cabell
Logan Bogert Contributing Writer VCU celebrated its fourth annual Lavender Graduation, a ceremony dedicated to celebrating the achievements of graduating gender and sexual orientation minority students and their allies, on April 22 in the Cabell Library. The university is one of 93 higher institutions in the country that holds a Lavender Graduation. In 2012, VCU’s […]
UMW removes fossil fuel investments
Logan Bogert Contributing Writer The University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors decided in a meeting on April 13 to be the first institute of higher education in Virginia to publicly declare a commitment to remove its investments from the fossil fuel industry. The BOV passed legislation to make divestment from fossil fuel companies an […]
Levar Stoney enters race for mayor
Andrew Crider, Online News Editor Former Secretary of the Commonwealth and close ally to Governor Terry McAuliffe, Levar Stoney announced that he would join the race for mayor Tuesday. Stoney will join nearly a dozen other candidates currently seeking to win the November election. Stoney enters the race as another candidate leaves. The night before, […]
VCUarts gets a pulse on their people
Samuel Goodrich Contributing Writer VCU’s initiatives to bring diversity to its campus has lead to a problem — how can you hear the stories of each of the university’s faculty members, instructors and thousands of students? This sparked VCUarts’ efforts to record and archive student-arranged interviews through the Storycorps.me app, which allows users to view […]
RVA Street Art Festival
Jesse Adcock Contributing Writer The RVA Street Art Festival featuring two-day mural paintings, live music, local food and an artisan market, all centered around the Southern States silos and the Manchester neighborhood. Started by Councilman Jon Baliles and artist Ed Trask, the RVA Street Festival has given new life to the historic buildings of Richmond […]
Ram Reverb: “Out of the Garden” by Tancred
Joshua Buck Contributing Writer We have entered a golden era of female guitarists. Last year saw new releases from Colleen Green, Courtney Barnett and Waxahatchee — just to name a few — all of whom are reviving and evolving that iconic mid 90s sound of Juliana Hatfield and PJ Harvey. With the release of “Out […]