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 […]