People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' new Animal Liberation Project began its 28-campus tour last week at VCU but not without controversy. A 250-square-foot exhibit was displayed at Park Plaza behind the Hibbs Building from Sept. 20 to Sept. 22. Twelve panels featured dual images that sought to parallel injustices faced by animals and humans, including hangings, brandings and beatings.
Picture it: Saturday, 9 a.m. It's an unfamiliar time for many students, a time that means only one thing - sleep. But sleep was not on the agenda for nearly 100 students who participated in VCU's "Into the Streets" program Saturday. The half-day program started bright and early and let participants choose from 11 different volunteering activities.
After days with little news in the search for missing VCU freshman Taylor Behl, the story began to unfold again Friday as a "person of interest" was taken into police custody and the university announced a $20,000 reward in addition to the $11,000 offered by Behl's family for anyone with information that leads to Behl's location and return.
In response to studies that show people who bully are susceptible to anti-social behavior, Virginia Commonwealth University has started a new program: Project Towards a Bully-Free Virginia. Training for the program started the first week of August when VCU's Department of Education teamed up with program coordinator Catherine Moffett and 27 other professionals to create a certification program focused on dealing with bullying.
Sept. 9 A male was arrested for disorderly conduct at the University Student Commons. A male visitor advised that an unknown person vandalized state property at the Music Center on Grove Avenue. Sept. 12 A male student advised that an unknown person removed personal property from its secured location at Shafer Court Dining Center.
With hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaging the Gulf Coast, food supplies throughout the nation's food banks are running critically low. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and the Central Virginia Food Bank's shelves are bare. Thousands of Richmond children rely on the Food Bank for their daily nutritional needs.
Rita batters Gulf Coast with high winds and water BEAUMONT, Texas - Hurricane Rita pummeled east Texas and the Louisiana coast Saturday, triggering floods and demolishing buildings, yet the dominant reaction was relief that the once-dreaded storm proved far less fierce and deadly than Katrina.
