All General Assembly seats up for election, abortion remains major issue for Henrico candidates
Selna Shi, News Editor Jessica Vigil, Contributing Writer All seats in the General Assembly are up for election this year. House District 57 and Senate District 16, which both cover Henrico County, are critical seats that could determine Virginia’s direction with abortion. All districts in Virginia were redrawn in 2021, according to the Virginia Public […]
Richmond GRTC plans on expanding bus routes and services
Selna Shi, News Editor Hisham Vohra, Contributing Writer “I don’t have a car on campus, so I’m pretty reliant on public transportation,” said political science student Samantha Mendoza-Hernandez. Mendoza-Hernandez said she takes the VCU/VUU Eastbound bus route to get to where she needs. The VCU/VUU bus route is one of the two buses that goes […]
Ram Pantry moves to new location and Free Store makes a comeback to VCU
Selna Shi, News Editor Ram Pantry is moving to a new location in the building Ram Tech formerly occupied on 920 West Grace St., according to Lisa Mathews-Ailsworth, associate director of student affairs. Ram Pantry will be closed between Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 to prepare for the move into the new building. The pantry […]
U.S. Senate bill proposes TikTok ban, VCU considers similar restrictions
Selna Shi, News Editor Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, and Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, introduced Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communication Technology, or RESTRICT Act, to ban foreign-owned mobile applications. The RESTRICT Act states foreign information and communication technology, or ICT, poses threats to privacy and security of Americans and […]
One year later: Little Ram Pantry program partners with food bank
Selna Shi, Contributing Writer The Little Ram Pantry program recently partnered with Feed More, a Central Virginia Food bank, to provide food in the pantries more economically, according to environmental studies professor John Jones. Jones launched the Little Ram Pantry a year ago after being inspired by food pantries in Church Hill, he said. Partnership […]
VCU alcohol violations plummeted, students switching to cannabis
Selna Shi, Contributing Writer Alcohol violations on VCU campus have decreased 93% within the past five years and a 72% decrease in liquor law referrals, according to VCU Police’s annual report released last month. David Guevara, a freshman living in Gladding Residence Center, said cannabis is more popular than alcohol among students due to health […]
University apologizes for past history of grave robbing and illegal medical practices
Varsha Vasudevan, Staff Writer Selna Shi, Contributing Writer VCU issued a public apology regarding the truth behind the unlawful first heart transplant in Virginia on Sept. 16, on VCU News. A Black factory worker named Bruce Tucker was wrongfully pronounced brain-dead and had his heart transplanted to a white man without consent in 1968 at […]
VCU introduces six new graduate programs
Selna Shi, Contributing Writer VCU is offering six new graduate programs starting this fall. Health administration master’s student Sydney Belt is in one of the new programs the university implemented, the Certificate in Health Equity. “Knowing that VCU has a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, I entered my master’s program determined to find […]
VCUarts alumna’s research highlights women, people of color in VMFA exhibition
Gabriela de Camargo Gonçalves, Spectrum Editor Selna Shi, Contributing Writer VCUarts graduate Madeleine Dugan spent her last semester at VCU researching and recontextualizing historical art for the “Man Ray: The Paris Years” exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. During this time, Dugan was responsible for helping to research the photographs featured in the […]
‘Why Am I Not on the Stage?’: Third-party gubernatorial candidate speaks out on exclusion from debates
Selna Shi, Contributing Writer Third-party candidate Princess Blanding interrupted Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin and Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe in the final gubernatorial debate on Sept. 28. “I’m on the ballot. Why am I not on the stage?” Blanding stated. “We have these two rich white men sitting up there and you don’t hear anyone reporting […]