Richmond isn’t prepared for the World
With the exception of public relations specialists and the VCU administrators pumping out emails regarding this “unique opportunity” to “showcase our global, urban, public research university and its...
View ArticleNot just a number
Virginia Commonwealth University has welcomed its largest freshmen class for the 2015-2016 school year.
View ArticleThe Intern Life: Students must learn to value their work
This past summer, I along with thousands of students across the United States participated in an internship. In the beginning, everyone was bright-eyed and hopeful, but as the weeks passed, the reality...
View ArticleFree higher education won’t actually be so free
With the presidential elections inching closer, our favorite presidential candidates have been discussing the possibility of making higher education free for Americans. What no one understands is that...
View ArticleSmart guns, safety classes needed for firearms owners
It is no secret that our state was struck by a terrible event when two journalists for WDBJ were shot while on air about 35 miles from Roanoke at Bridgewater Plaza in Franklin County.
View ArticleSome students feel smoked out on campus
Justin Joseph Contributing Columnist As freshmen arrive on VCU’s campus, they notice many defining characteristics. Some of these details are positive — such as the diversity of its student body and...
View ArticleDiversity suffers under white-washed faculty, western-inspired classes
Monica Houston Opinion Editor Virginia Commonwealth University is one of the most diverse universities I know. In the center of urban downtown Richmond, it prides itself on “meet[ing] the demands of...
View ArticleThe march toward justice can’t stop — or else (EDITORIAL)
Monica Houston Opinion Editor Oct. 16, 1995 was the first year nearly a million black men came together at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the spirit of brotherhood to declare their right to...
View ArticleAbusing freedom of religion dangerous to the state (EDITORIAL)
Mikaela Reinhard Contributing Columnist “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the...
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