Faculty Senate presses Rao for higher salaries, more space

Zoë Dehmer News Editor The VCU Faculty Senate at its February meeting made its needs clear to VCU president Michael Rao: They want higher salaries, adequate department space, more tenured professors and greater faculty diversity. In a forum discussion at the Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 4, Rao responded to faculty-specific concerns. Each February […]

Commemorative resolution sparks debate

A joint resolution proposed in the Virginia General Assembly to memorialize the contributions of African American cadavers to the training of 19th century physicians in Richmond has an unlikely critic.

Bicycle-passing measure rolls on

The Virginia Senate Transportation committee recently approved a bill increasing the distance at which cars must pass bicycles, from two to three feet.

Preparing your home for winter break

Every year, 3,000 of the 5,700 students who live in on-campus housing at VCU have to leave their residence halls for more than three weeks, along with many more off-campus residents who spend winter break at home, according to Allison Patel, assistant director of facilities/conferences.

Venuti promoted to vice president for public safety

VCU promoted Police chief John A. Venuti to assistant vice president for public safety on top of his duties as chief this month. In his new role, Venuti will oversee the university police department as well as VCU Emergency Preparedness operations, and retain his sworn law enforcement status. The promotion was announced Nov. 21 and took effect immediately.

Police: More students falling victim to fraud

It was 6 p.m. on an evening in April. On his way to the 7-Eleven, a VCU art student, who asked to remain anonymous for this story, was approached by a man asking for money to buy diapers and food for his children.

Compass rally pushes students to honor consent

In the U.S. someone is sexually assaulted every two minutes, resulting in about 237,868 victims per year, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. Of those victims, 80 percent are under the age of 30.