VCU announces $20 million budget shortfall
Jack Glagola, Contributing Writer VCU announced earlier this summer that its budget shortfall, originally projected to be $25 million, has shrunk to $20 million, according to Karol Kain Gray, VCU’s chief financial officer. The shortfall, which is similar to a deficit, has been allocated in the form of spending cuts in the Educational and General, […]
Institute for Contemporary Art integrates with VCUarts
Sarah Hagen, Contributing Writer Vali Jamal, Contributing Writer The Institute for Contemporary Art, or ICA, will officially merge with VCU’s School of the Arts on July 1, 2024, according to a release by VCU News. “By moving the ICA at VCU into the School of the Arts, VCU students will benefit from expanded programming and […]
Graduates and faculty rally on Virginia Tech campus, announce two new unions
Jack Glagola, Contributing Writer Graduate students, faculty and Blacksburg residents crowded around the Graduate Life Center on Virginia Tech’s campus on Sept. 5 to launch two new unions: United Campus Workers – Virginia Tech, or UCW-VT, and the Graduate Labor Union, or VT GLU. UCW-VT is an affiliate of the national United Campus Workers organization […]
Virginia General Assembly slashes sewer redevelopment budget
Hisham Vohra, Contributing Writer Ella VanGrundy, Contributing Writer Claire Harris, Contributing Writer People could be seen swimming in the streets when Richmond was hit with over 1.6 inches of rain in the span of three hours in September 2021. These floods are the result of Richmond’s aging sewer system, a cause Gov. Youngkin proposed the […]
Richmond GRTC plans on expanding bus routes and services
Selna Shi, News Editor Hisham Vohra, Contributing Writer “I don’t have a car on campus, so I’m pretty reliant on public transportation,” said political science student Samantha Mendoza-Hernandez. Mendoza-Hernandez said she takes the VCU/VUU Eastbound bus route to get to where she needs. The VCU/VUU bus route is one of the two buses that goes […]
Ram Pantry moves to new location and Free Store makes a comeback to VCU
Selna Shi, News Editor Ram Pantry is moving to a new location in the building Ram Tech formerly occupied on 920 West Grace St., according to Lisa Mathews-Ailsworth, associate director of student affairs. Ram Pantry will be closed between Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 to prepare for the move into the new building. The pantry […]
Focused Inquiry department cuts 14 professors
Jack Glagola, Contributing Writer The university has laid off 14 faculty in the Focused Inquiry department, according to a petition lodged by United Campus Workers of Virginia. The union represents college and university workers at three schools in Virginia, according to its website. Emily Williams, an assistant professor in the Focused Inquiry department, said the […]
VCU welcomes largest class to date
Sarah Hagen, Contributing Writer VCU welcomes more than 4,500 first-year students during the New Student Convocation, possibly the largest class in university history, according to VCU Exposure. The New Student Convocation and Spirit Walk took place on Aug. 21 as part of the university’s Weeks of Welcome activities. “VCU offers the Weeks of Welcome programs […]
VCU postpones upcoming racial literacy course requirement
Andrew Kerley, Audience Editor VCU announced that incoming students will not have to take a class on racial literacy this semester in a letter from the Provost at the end of July. The installation of a racial literacy general education requirement is being indefinitely delayed from starting in the fall 2023 semester, according to the […]
Medical abortion pill access remains accessible, case still being decided in lower court
Natalie Barr, Staff Writer The Supreme Court of the United Stateson Friday, April 21 protected access to mifepristone, a medical abortion pill; the case will now proceed in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, according to SCOTUS ruling. Restrictions on the drug, used for over 20 years, came from Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, known as […]