VCUPD collects items for victims of domestic violence
The VCU Police Department held its first ever shelter drive in relation to sexual assault awareness month. Officers collected food, new household items, personal items and art supplies for the Safe Harbor shelter on April 12 in front of Walmart on campus. Safe Harbor is a shelter and resource center in Henrico that assists survivors […]
Hundreds protest school closures, overflow city council
Students from Open High School in Oregon Hill walked out of their classrooms and marched to City Hall in a student-organized protest on April 11. They were met by students from other schools, parents and teachers to protest the potential closing of five Richmond public schools. Among these schools slated for closure are Cary Elementary […]
Departments join to discuss substance abuse
The College of Behavioral and Emotional Health (COBE) and VCU Life Sciences held a town hall on substance abuse in young people April 14 and 15. The town hall, titled “From Research to Recovery” advocated for research into substance addiction by bringing together doctors, researchers, and recovering addicts. The event, which had more than 350 […]
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 […]
Protests for $15 wage hit Broad St. McDonald’s
After lawmakers in California and New York signed onto legislation that will lift their minimum wages to $15 an hour by 2022, Richmond activists gathered outside of a McDonald’s restaurant on April 14 with demands for similar raises. The group, which was in solidarity with workers across the country as part of a national day […]
Nonprofits team up with students to combat youth incarceration
At a time when youth incarceration is a central topic of conversation among the Virginian lawmakers, the RISE for Youth Coalition, a campaign for youth incarceration alternatives, Legal Aid Justice Center, a nonprofit which provides legal aid to low-income citizens and performing arts education nonprofit Art 180 came together to fight for reform of the […]
Arrest made after multiple Women Stuck by paintballs in same evening
Andrew Crider Online News Editor Freshman Business major Rose Harvey was walking along W. Main St. in the late hours of April 10 when a small four door car pulled up beside her. Immediately, the men inside tried to get her attention. “They began catcalling me, saying things like “hey baby how are you doing?” […]
New Dean named for College of Humanities and Sciences
By Joe Johnson Contributing Writer VCU will welcome Montserrat Fuentes as the new dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences on July 1. Fuentes will take the place of former dean, Jim Coleman, who accepted the position of provost at Northern Arizona University last August. Fuentes comes to VCU from North Carolina State University, […]
Q&A with congressional hopeful Erin Schrode
At 24, California Democrat would be the youngest woman ever elected into Congress. Identified as a citizen activist, community organizer and a vocal advocate for environmental action, social justice, public health and responsible consumption. In 2005, Schrode founded Turning Green, a nonprofit devoted to education and advocacy regarding environmentally sustainable and socially responsible choices for […]
VIDEO: Protestors for $15 minimum wage hit Broad Street McDonalds
After lawmakers in California and New York signed onto legislation that will gradually lift the minimum wages in their states to $15 an hour by 2022, activists in Richmond gathered outside of a McDonald’s restaurant on Thursday to demand a similar raise. The group, which was in solidarity with workers across the country as part […]