The oil industry is to blame for higher gas prices
Ethan Kuhstoss, Contributing Writer We all recall those frustrating moments at the gas station, begrudgingly filling up our cars with fuel despite the price per gallon seeming to increase after every visit. It’s not the ideal situation, but we don’t exactly have a choice. We’re often left wondering who or what is responsible, yet there […]
University professor provides transportation to Ukrainian refugees over spring break
Katrina Lee, News Editor VCU professor Frank Pichel used Google Translate, a pen and paper to create a handwritten sign to inform Ukrainian refugees that he could transport three people and their pets to any destination within Poland. “I just spent every day doing these big cross-country trips like seven hours, five hours, two hours, […]
‘It didn’t feel real,’ Ukrainian students grapple with Russia-Ukraine War
Sahara Sriraman, Contributing Writer Interdisciplinary studies senior Masha Timina said they recently saw a video of Russian soldiers in the Ukrainian neighborhood where they grew up and where their grandparents currently live. “It just kind of progressively got worse,” Timina said. “It was bad the first few days, it was very much a jarring experience; […]
Don’t hate, educate
Angelica Tsvetkov, Contributing writer An information war is being waged against the public. Many unknowingly further the reach of misinformation, while others have the insidious intent of deceiving voters across the nation and even here in Virginia. I’m currently a senior at VCU studying political science and working on two political campaigns. This connects me […]
VCU student reflects on spring break in Ukraine
Michael Melkonian Contributing Writer During the political uprising in Ukraine, and just before the Crimean referendum to secede and join Russia, a VCU student spent spring break visiting her family in the troubled nation. Valentyna Yashchuk, a senior who was born in Ukraine but moved to Virginia Beach in 2005, spent the week with her […]
Russians get a taste of VCU, Virginia politics
Meredith Rigsby and Catherine Leth Capital News Service The Virginia General Assembly usually focuses on state issues. But last week, some of the attention at the statehouse was on international visitors – a delegation of Russian officials learning about American government. Mikhail Musatov, Artem Osmanov and Sergey Sokolov visited Richmond as part of the Open World Leadership […]