With the majority of students ignoring administration pleas to sign up for the emergency text-messaging system, school officials are considering making participation mandatory, said Pamela Lepley, director of University News Services. The text-messaging system is meant to be the primary means of communication with students, faculty and staff about life-threatening emergencies and inclement weather.
Within the brightly colored walls of Carver Elementary School sit two nondescript rooms. To outsiders, they might look like just a set of offices. But for Carver children, this is a place where dreams are promised. These are the offices of Carver Promise, a project for first-, second- and third-graders.
Walking through the University Student Commons last week might have gotten you kissed by a queer. Kiss a Queer Day is one of several events coordinated by student group Queer Action as part of National Coming Out Week, which began Oct. 11. The committee set up a booth in the Commons to raise awareness for VCU's gay and lesbian community.
