Opinion: The victims of the Dayton and El Paso shootings need our sympathy
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Another day, another shooting. Another day in the land of the free, the home of the brave — another heart-wrenching amount of lives lost to unnecessary gun violence: to preventable, avoidable gun violence. Within a span of less than 24 hours, 31 innocent people were maliciously taken from this world. Over the […]
A woman’s destruction, a man’s convenience
Margaretta Sackor Contributing writer I was in middle school when I was sexually assaulted. I never thought of it as sexual assault until my senior year of high school. Before then, I had seen the incident as being my fault. I had caused the problem — I had said yes. I was 13, I knew […]
Red Flag Campaign raises domestic violence awareness on campus, advocates for survivors
According to the White House task force against sexual violence, one in 10 women will be assaulted by a dating partner in college. To take action against these forms of violence, the Red Flag Campaign, VCU’s Wellness Resource Center and the Richmond YWCA are collaborating to raise awareness on campus.
Three VCU affiliates selected for Gov. McAuliffe’s sexual violence taskforce
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe appointed three members of the VCU community to his state-wide initiative, the Governor’s Task Force on Combating Campus Sexual Violence.
Students develop date rape detecting nail polish
Four students in North Carolina State University’s Department of Materials, Science and Engineering have invented a nail polish that just may become a lifesaver.