Efforts falter to require schools to provide in-person options
Sam Fowler, Capital News Service An effort to require Virginia school districts provide in-person classes to students with poor internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic is most likely dead. House Bill 5009, introduced by Del. Mark Cole, R-Fredericksburg, would require public schools to offer in-person classes to elementary, middle and high school students who have substandard […]
VCU program facilitates connection between students and administration
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer Anya Sczerzenie, Staff Writer Students can share their opinions with the VCU administration through a program that uses text messages to streamline communication. VCU Universe, a program developed by the Office of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success, began in September of 2019. It has now grown to include more than 700 […]
Fear of misuse overshadows VCU’s COVID-19 student absence policy
Sagal Ahmed, Contributing Writer VCU’s temporary COVID-19 protocol allows students in quarantine and isolation to take 14 days of excused absences, and although classwork isn’t automatically pardoned, some are worried that students will misuse the policy. Students do not have to specify to their professors that they are in quarantine or isolation, but the honor […]
‘The Surrender of Lee’ portrays the power of Lee monument
Rebecca Elrod, Contributing Writer A VCU graduate’s painting of the graffitied statue of Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue is giving new meaning to an old, towering symbol of oppression. Painted by S. Ross Browne, “The Surrender Of Lee (Reverse Mandala)” lends a bird’s-eye view of the Confederate memorial surrounded by spray-painted messages and signs […]
House advances MARCUS alert bill
Andrew Ringle, Capital News Service The House of Delegates approved a bill Thursday that would create teams of mental health service providers and peer recovery specialists to accompany police officers responding to individual crises. House Bill 5043, introduced by Del. Jeffrey Bourne, D-Richmond, was approved by a vote of 57-39. The legislation needs passage from the […]