New study finds 4 of 10 Virginians would not get a COVID-19 vaccine
Emily Tomasik, Contributing Writer A new poll from VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs found that 40% of Virginians are unlikely to get a federally approved, no-cost COVID-19 vaccine, and two-thirds of the commonwealth’s residents are against a required vaccine. The poll, released on Sept. 17, surveyed 804 adults in Virginia […]
Education field grapples with training, teaching in virtual classrooms
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer Teachers and younger students are learning to manage their time, engage via video chat and foster connections without physical contact, and future teachers studying at VCU are following suit in their field work. Senior music education major Noah Mason would usually spend most of the fall semester and nearly all of […]
Freshmen roommates record in dorm, perform in Monroe Park
Kofi Mframa, Contributing Writer Hypnotic, repeating guitar riffs pour from a room in Gladding Residence Center, where two freshman roommates combine their passions for music to form the building’s latest ensemble. Freshmen Michael Di Costanzo and Matthew Taleghani make up the band W Main St, informally named after the street their dorm is located on. […]
‘Puking Glitter’: Multimodal anthology documents theater student’s coming of age
Claire Darcy, Contributing Writer Bonfire-roasted marshmallows, breakfast with family and blue Pop-Tart boxes illustrate a transition into adulthood in “Shuffling The Shim Sham,” a poem found in one VCUarts student’s latest anthology, which has sold online to readers around the globe. “Puking Glitter” is a two-part anthology written and edited by Caroline Woodson, a junior […]
Local ballerinas transform dance into advocacy
Annie Phan, Contributing Writer Four ballerinas who garnered viral attention this summer after dancing under Richmond’s iconic statue of Robert E. Lee are tapping international recognition to raise funds for their non-profit organization, Brown Ballerinas for Change. “We wanted this to be not just a moment but a movement, and to be able to give […]