‘Visceral pain’: VCU student among two killed in consecutive Gilmer Street shootings
Katharine DeRosa, News Editor VCU student Cody Woodson drove seven-hour round trips from his hometown of Buckingham, Virginia, to see his girlfriend Clarisse Liclic during school breaks, Liclic said in a Facebook message. “It was wonderful to know I had been loved by him that much,” Liclic said. Monday night, after walking Liclic to her […]
UPDATE: Richmond police investigating possible link between Gilmer Street shooting deaths of VCU student, teen
Katharine DeRosa, News Editor The Richmond Police Department is investigating a possible connection between the deaths of a 17-year-old and a VCU student who were shot and killed in the 400 block of Gilmer Street within 26 hours of each other. The person shot on Monday has been identified by Richmond Police as Cody Woodson, […]
A month after Adam Oakes’ death, VCU grapples with misconduct in Greek life
Sahara Sriraman, Contributing Writer Although sophomore bioinformatics major Disha Trivedi had a positive experience during her first year with Kappa Phi Gamma, a South Asian interest sorority at VCU, she said she knows that’s not common for all Greek life members. Trivedi, who is also the president of Kappa Phi Gamma, said she’s heard of […]
‘We’re not leaving without Cane’s today’: Reopened VCU restaurants attract hungry students
Katharine DeRosa, News Editor Crunchy chicken, buttery toast, salty fries and signature tangy sauce had students lined up outside Laurel & Grace Place on March 22 in anticipation of Raising Cane’s reopening its doors. The building at the corner of North Laurel and West Grace streets was closed at the start of the spring semester […]
Schools practice 3-feet social distancing, per new CDC guidelines
Anya Sczerzenie, Contributing Writer In the classrooms where VCU student teacher Cougar Conley teaches music class, the fourth graders stand 3 feet apart. They’re close enough together that when the time comes to learn songs on the recorder, they aren’t allowed to actually play. “We tell them to ‘decapitate the instrument,’” Conley said. “They have […]