VCU student reflects on spring break in Ukraine
Michael Melkonian Contributing Writer During the political uprising in Ukraine, and just before the Crimean referendum to secede and join Russia, a VCU student spent spring break visiting her family in the troubled nation. Valentyna Yashchuk, a senior who was born in Ukraine but moved to Virginia Beach in 2005, spent the week with her […]
Amid civil unrest, student to return home to Ukraine
Despite protests, riots and political strife engulfing her home country, VCU senior Valentyna Yashchuk has decided to spend her spring break visiting her family in Ukraine.