SPJ awards CT editor with national Robert D.G. Lewis First Amendment Award
CT Staff Report The Society of Professional Journalists awarded Managing Editor Hannah Eason of The Commonwealth Times with the Robert D.G. Lewis First Amendment Award on Tuesday. The annual award honors an SPJ member who has “demonstrated outstanding service to the First Amendment through their work in journalism,” according to the SPJ’s website. Eason investigated […]
Don’t miss it: VCU SGA elections end at midnight
Anya Sczerzenie, Contributing Writer VCU students can vote for their Student Government Association representatives on the organization’s election page until Friday, June 26 at midnight. Voters can choose candidates for student body president, vice president and undergraduate senators. The election process was delayed by three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The SGA election was […]
VCU Police close investigation into seizure of 800 copies of The Commonwealth Times
Georgia Geen, Executive Editor VCU Police is closing its investigation into the removal of 800 copies of The Commonwealth Times from campus kiosks on Feb. 26, following word from the Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office that it would not prosecute the case. VCU Police said in a statement that it would not release any further information about […]
Hey SGA, you going to throw this paper away, too?
Bryce Randall, Contributing Writer It was a Wednesday afternoon. I had just finished class and was making my way to a Commonwealth Times kiosk to pick up this week’s paper. So, imagine my surprise when I walked up to three different kiosks, only to find them completely empty. Then, I saw the story. Members of […]
SGA members await police report before presidential impeachment
Hannah Eason, News Editor SGA members said Monday they will wait until the release of a formal police report before moving forward with articles of impeachment against SGA President Breanna Harmon following the seizure of copies of The Commonwealth Times’ Feb. 26 issue. Harmon did not attend Monday’s undergraduate senate meeting. Senator Daniel Cordero-Laske said […]