Family of Adam Oakes reacts to fraternity expulsion, calling for more change
Katharine DeRosa, News Editor Adam Oakes always said hello and goodbye with a hug, played basketball with his little cousins and competed in family-style fantasy football every fall, his family said. Adam Oakes was a freshman at VCU when he pledged the Delta Chi fraternity. He was found dead on Feb. 27 after a Delta […]
VCU proposal for Navy Hill area development in limbo after City Council vote
Katie Hollowell, Contributing Writer A VCU proposal to build temporary housing for relatives of long-term hospital patients remains pending a week after Richmond City Council voted to strike down the Navy Hill development plan. The proposal for an area in Navy Hill called “Block D” would include new office spaces for the VCU Medical Center, […]
Opinion | If politics and negativity are all the news media has to offer, I don’t want it anymore
Bryce Randall, Contributing Writer Recently, it seems like everything we see in the media is either political or surrounded by negativity. You tune into the local news, and the first story that pops up often has something to do with guns or politics. If you’re lucky, it might be a combination of both. It’s time to […]
Staff Editorial | Corporate owners, dare to invest in the newsroom
Most of us don’t remember a time when there weren’t whispers, talk and conjecture about the end of print newspapers. It’s been inevitable since the first days of the internet that we’ve grown up with. We’ve always known that the print dailies and weeklies that appeared in newspaper boxes and at the end of driveways […]
VCU says Times-Dispatch series on guardianship process is ‘out-of-context’
Hannah Eason, News Editor VCU Health System sent out a news release and email to employees Sunday on the recent Richmond Times-Dispatch series about the health system’s guardianship practice, saying the article lacks “context, balance, and journalistic ethics.” The Richmond Times-Dispatch released the first of a series of articles on guardianship — the legal process […]
VCU President’s ghostwritten article raises ethical questions from professor, students
Hannah Eason, News Editor Katie Hollowell, Contributing Writer Some students don’t see “anything shady,” and others feel as if VCU President Michael Rao “lied to our faces,” after it was reported that a consultant in the Navy Hill project ghostwrote Rao’s op-ed about the redevelopment. A public relations consultant for NH District Corp., Jeff Kelley, […]
VCU grad becomes Richmond Times-Dispatch’s first female opinions editor
Naomi Ghahrai, Contributing Writer Emma North, Contributing Writer A VCU graduate will be the next opinions editor for Richmond Times-Dispatch, becoming the first woman to ever hold the position. RTD announced Pamela Stallsmith will replace Editorial Pages Editor Bob Rayner, who will retire in March. Stallsmith currently serves as the director of communications for the VCU […]
Walter Williams’ absurd argument and what it says about the RTD
The Richmond Times-Dispatch published a column by Walter Williams titled “White privilege and other fables” on their website Oct. 14. Less than a week later the column was deleted and replaced with a message from the RTD apologizing for publishing the column and justifying their publication and subsequent removal of the column. In their statement, […]
Justin Tillman decides to stay with VCU
In the midst of a number of incoming recruits deciding to de-commit from VCU basketball, one former recruit decided to stay and continue his collegiate career at VCU.
VCU basketball and the trademark debacle
Newly hired Rams basketball head coach Will Wade said at a conference on Wednesday that VCU would maintain the brand associated with VCU basketball, Havoc.