University student government lobbies at Virginia General Assembly
Varsha Vasudevan, Staff Writer VCU Student Government Association, or SGA, has been working towards going “a step further” to implement change through lobbying important legislation, according to SGA secretary of state Sydney Biondi. SGA recently put on its “Annual Lobby Day” on Feb. 21. Leading up to the event, SGA votes on pieces of legislation […]
VCU: SGA demands for cold-weather shelter would cost $1M in renovations
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer Members of VCU’s student government are demanding that the university convert an unused building on campus into a homeless shelter after the City of Richmond announced it will not open a downtown cold-weather facility. Some who would have a hand in the process, however, say the plan may not be a […]
‘A fight to liberation’: SGA inducts new student leaders
Emily Tomasik, Contributing Writer Nearly four months after winning the June election and with a speech dedicated to Marcus-David Peters, senior Taylor Maloney was inaugurated Friday as VCU’s student body president. Peters, a 24-year-old VCU alumnus and high school biology teacher, was shot and killed during a 2018 encounter with Richmond police while experiencing a […]
Opinion | RPD, do you feel proud?
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor This is a letter to the Richmond Police Department. I am not here to attack you. I am not here to question you. I am simply here to understand. Do you really think what you are doing to protesters is right? I find it difficult to believe that you see these […]
SGA president-elect: Rao statement against violence was ‘precursor’ to Monroe Park arrests
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer Taylor Maloney, president-elect of the Student Government Association at VCU, was arrested for trespassing in Monroe Park while protesting against police brutality. Her arrest came on the heels of an email by VCU President Michael Rao, condemning violent protests that took place the previous night. “I personally believe what he [Rao] […]