Tea Time with Tagwa: Go be a conservative in the corner
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, apparently it is so hard to be a conservative student these days. It is so hard to voice your support of a man who preaches racism and hate simply because he lives in the White House. It is so hard to flaunt your privilege of being in the majority. It […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Muslims are friends, not foes
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, according to Twitter memes, World War III is upon us. As we prepare ourselves for the infamous draft and impending doom, just remember: We should not put Muslims in internment camps. Laugh all you want, but if history serves me right, the last time the United States found itself in […]
UndocuRams gather for ‘I Stand With Immigrants Day,’ raise money for undocumented student scholarship
Hannah Eason, News Editor Sarah Elson, Contributing Writer After immigrating to the United States at eight years old, VCU senior Yanet Limon-Amado is advocating for the rights of undocumented students. She founded UndocuRams, a community support group that aims to secure financial aid for undocumented students at VCU. The group is raising money for a […]
Climate change should no longer be an argument
Andrea Kaniecki, Contributing Writer The U.S. is divided, and whether this division stems from partisan government, a less-than-positive attitude or maybe just from all the negativity in our country, one thing is definitely clear: We love to argue. We love to argue about guns, we love to argue about immigration policies, and we love to […]
OPINION: Scrutiny of Kamala Harris displays the duality of being a black woman in America
Tagwa Shammet, Contributing Writer There’s been a lot of buzz around Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., since she announced her bid for the 2020 presidential election. Harris’ entire political career has been put under a public microscope, as with most candidates, and many are concerned with what they’ve found. As California’s attorney general, Harris made decisions that […]
Trump’s problematic transgender military ban
Moira Snyder, Contributing Writer Last week, the Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban to go into effect. The president’s order, which prevents most transgender people from serving in the military, will financially ruin the lives of transgender service members. Transgender service members are brave for putting their life on the line for a […]
Burger King run at the White House
Christina Burgess Contributing Writer It’s White House tradition to host a celebratory dinner for the winners of the College Football Playoff National Championship. The Clemson Tigers, this year’s winners, were not greeted with the same treatment as years before. The current partial government shutdown — which the U.S. entered Dec. 22 after President Donald Trump […]
Respecting all identities: LGB don’t forget the T
Brianna Scott Staff Writer In October, the Trump administration’s plans to crack down on transgender rights and policies were leaked to the public. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to redefine gender as strictly biological, which would roll back the definition of gender as an individual’s decision, removing civil rights granted to […]
Local groups honor Jewish community after 11 die in synagogue shooting
Rachel Richardson Contributing Writer In addition to commemorating the 11 victims of the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, a number of Richmond groups are uplifting members of the Jewish community in various ways following the event. In “A Night of Unity,” synagogues from around Richmond came together at the Weinstein Jewish […]
Trump’s binary gender definition would remove protections for transgender people
Sarah Elson, Contributing Writer Jessica Cruz, Contributing Writer The Trump administration is attempting to redefine gender as strictly biological — a move which could lead to the erasure of federal recognition of the 1.4 million Americans who identify as transgender. The planned changes were leaked in a memo to The New York Times. According to the Times, […]