VCU professors speak out against administration’s COVID-19 response
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer With more than 150 cumulative cases of COVID-19 at VCU and no direct statement from the university regarding continued in-person instruction, a group of professors is speaking out. VCU chemistry professor Everett Carpenter addressed the Board of Visitors during a meeting on Aug. 26 to express his concerns with coronavirus cases […]
House rules: Break COVID-19 guidelines, face possible eviction from VCU dorms
Anya Sczerzenie, Staff Writer For residential students, not following VCU’s COVID-19 policies could lead to being evicted from on-campus housing and returning home. VCU Residential Life and Housing posted a series of tweets reminding students to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines or risk facing eviction. Not only would the student’s contract be canceled, but they would […]
COVID-19: tracking active cases, VCU total cases surpass 300
CT Staff Report As of Nov. 5, VCU’s COVID-19 dashboard reports 22 active student cases on campus and 7 active VCU employee cases, bringing the total number of active cases reported to the university to 29. The dashboard includes a table indicating a running total of 351 student cases and 47 employee cases, bringing the […]
Student orgs shift to virtual operations
Sanjana Ravulapalli, Contributing Writer Tables, signs and business cards usually line Floyd Avenue during the SOVO fair, as hundreds of student organizations recruit for the semester, but this year, the event was shifted online. With low attendance and a smaller audience, some clubs have turned to social media to recruit. Senior homeland security major Nadya […]
VCU introduces permanent pass/fail option for classes
Katharine DeRosa, Staff Writer Undergraduate students have the opportunity to forgo letter grades for choice classes, with some restrictions, thanks to VCU’s newly implemented and now permanent pass/fail option. During the spring semester, students were able to choose pass/fail evaluations instead of letter grades due to the transition to online classes during COVID-19 shutdowns. VCU […]