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WEBSep 11, 2024 · Cleaner river ahead: City approves plan to address sewer overflow. News Editor September 4, 2024 0. News.
Bimbo feminism is detrimental to the movement - The …
WEBSep 27, 2023 · Bimbo feminism is detrimental to the movement. Opinions Editor September 27, 2023 3. Illustration by Victoria Pittella. Sara Matthews, Contributing Writer. When you think of a bimbo, you probably imagine a conventionally attractive, hyper-feminine, air-headed young woman. Maybe she’s even blonde or wearing a super short skirt.
‘Organ Thieves’ author calls on MCV to apologize for 1968 heart ...
WEBFeb 17, 2021 · Now, author Chip Jones is calling on VCU Health to issue a public apology for its treatment of Tucker. “I don’t know what will be done,” Jones said. “But at this point all I can do is be an advocate for something to be done.”. Jones’ book, “The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South ...
Lowering the cost of public college is essential and reasonable
WEBFeb 9, 2022 · That’s the average cost of public university tuition over a four year period. That number doesn’t account for housing, fees, student loan interest, textbooks and the many other expenses associated with attending college. When taking these costs into consideration, a bachelor’s degree can cost more than $400,000.
How The CT covered major school shootings when ‘nothing like …
WEBApr 24, 2019 · The Commonwealth Times won the national Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence award for its breaking news coverage of the shooting. The print edition published three days afterward was filled almost exclusively with related stories — on the main events, the vigils, campus safety and the role of Facebook following the shooting. Kane wrote in a Style Weekly piece that the ...
‘A social movement’: Richmond bike group claims the road
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · As wheelie enthusiasts, they noticed that while Richmond offered a variety of bike groups, it lacked a wheelie-based ride. Wanting to bring that aspect of bike culture to Richmond, they created the Broad Street Bullies, Bazemore said. The Broad Street Bullies started in 2020 but “really took off” in 2022, according to Bazemore.
Max Robinson | The obscurity of America’s first black news anchor
WEBMar 20, 2017 · Illustration by Iain Duffus It’s been almost three decades since American news outlets rushed to report the unexpected death of Maxie Cleveland “Max” Robinson — the Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist who became America’s first black nightly news anchor after joining “ABC’s World …
‘Mending Walls’ public art documentary gains national traction
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · “Mending Walls: The Documentary,” a locally produced film about social justice within the public art project, will be available for anyone in the United States to watch after its acceptance on American Public Television, or APT.
VCU NAACP leads students, faculty in march against …
WEBNov 1, 2023 · Students, professors and activists marched through campus last week, holding signs and chanting, after VCU administration postponed the requirement of a racial literacy course in July 2023, less than a month before classes began, according to a previous report by The Commonwealth Times. The NAACP chapter at VCU organized the march to bring ...
Protesters were assaulted at pro-life event, now some demand …
WEBApr 14, 2023 · Students held a protest on Monday, April 10 demanding an apology from VCU President Michael Rao for a mischaracterization of what developed at a pro-life event on campus, according to attendants.