‘Codes, Censorship and Conflict’: Library announces theme for second annual comics contest
Emily Richardson, Contributing Writer VCU Libraries announced their second annual Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest, inviting the VCU community to submit a one-page, multi-panel comic on the theme of “Codes, Censorship and Conflict” with a grand prize of $1,000. This year’s theme dives deeper into the issue of art censorship after the first contest last […]
VCU researchers looking for participants in national COVID-19 study
Katrina Lee, News Editor Varsha Vasudevan, Staff Writer Researchers at VCU are participating in a national study aiming to examine the long-term effects of COVID-19. The National Institutes of Health created this initiative, named RECOVER, an acronym for Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery, according to Pediatric Principal Investigator at RECOVER Rachel Gross. RECOVER is an […]
University police respond to presence of gun violence on campus
Katrina Lee, News Editor Andrew Kerley, contributing writer Aggravated assaults with firearms have increased over the past year, according to data from the Richmond Police Department. Business marketing student Victoria Adams said she feels like she doesn’t know what is going on in terms of crime on campus and it “stresses” her out. “I’m a […]
Commonwealth, VCU to pay nearly $1 million settlement to the Oakes family
Katrina Lee, News Editor Anna Chen, Audience Editor The university and the Commonwealth of Virginia will pay Adam Oakes’ family $995,000 as a settlement approved by Fairfax County Circuit Court. Freshman Adam Oakes died at a Delta Chi fraternity event in February 2021. His cause of death was ruled as alcohol poisoning by the Medical […]
VCU introduces six new graduate programs
Selna Shi, Contributing Writer VCU is offering six new graduate programs starting this fall. Health administration master’s student Sydney Belt is in one of the new programs the university implemented, the Certificate in Health Equity. “Knowing that VCU has a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, I entered my master’s program determined to find […]