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 […]