Honors College returns to residence hall one year after abrupt transformation
Emma Carlson, Contributing Writer More than one year after workers removed student belongings from the Honors College to prepare the building for potential incoming COVID-19 patients, the building is returning to its regular use as a residence hall for incoming freshmen. Hospital beds placed in the dormitory were removed on April 7. VCU Residential Life […]
Students voice isolation housing concerns
Arianna Rackham, Contributing Writer Junior Haya Hamid said living in VCU’s quarantine housing –– one of several methods used by the university to control the spread of COVID-19 on campus — was best described as a “series of unfortunate events.” The health, physical education and exercise science major said she didn’t receive food from the university […]
VCU removes student belongings from Honors College without telling residents
Georgia Geen, Executive Editor Students who lived in the Honors College this semester said yesterday they found out their belongings were being removed from the residence hall — which may house patients if capacity is exceeded at VCU Medical Center — from a series of videos posted to Facebook, which were later screen-recorded and posted […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Closing on-campus housing hurts students who have nowhere else to go
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, the apocalypse is upon us. Well, not really, but it’s easy to be extremely frightened by the highly discussed coronavirus. Over the past week, universities have begun extending their spring breaks and moving their in-person classes online. Virginia schools including: UVa, Virginia Tech, JMU and our own VCU have […]
VCU welcomes the class of 2014
Junelynn Tran Contributing Writer Keys? Check. New TV? Check. Kettle Corn? Why not. Over the weekend, approximately 3,650 freshman flooded Monroe Park moving into on-campus housing with the help of families and a small army of VCU Residential Life and Housing greeters. In coordination with the Richmond Police, traffic on both Main and Franklin Street […]