Jackson accused “a certain Afro-American woman on the board” of using her son’s graduation and death to push Superintendent Jason Kamras out of office.
Hedlund displayed a sign at RF&P park in Glen Allen that said “Biden Sucks” with a depiction of male genitalia outside of a youth baseball tournament on Aug. 17.
"What's been going through my mind lately is just the gun violence and mass shootings, and I'm tired of people saying it's a mental health problem," said the college student, who introduced herself as “K.”
Climate activist Mollee Sullivan held a bright poster on Richmond’s Capitol Square Aug. 28 condemning Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s decision to remove Virginia from a program supporting low-income communities impacted by climate change.
High school graduate Shawn Jackson and his father, Renzo Smith, were killed. Five others were treated for life threatening and minor injuries.
Bagby was widely favored to win the historically democratic district, beating Republican candidate Stephen Imholt in a landslide victory with over 89% of the votes.
Born and raised in Virginia, University of Richmond alum, Jennifer McClellan, ’94, served in the General Assembly for over 17 years and was instrumental in the passage of landmark legislation including the Voting Rights Act of Virginia and the Virginia Clean Economy Act.
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, made history on Tuesday as the first Black woman elected to congress in Virginia when she claimed victory in the 4th congressional district special election.
Hundreds of people traveled from across the state for the first “Virginia Pro-Life Day” after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June.
A Senate subcommittee on Tuesday voted 3-1 along party lines to advance a bill to make access to abortion and other reproductive rights a constitutional right in Virginia.
As 2022 midterm election results poured in last week, University of Richmond students closely followed the races all over the country.
Local food activist Duron Chavis creates access to sustainable and reliant food systems for low-income communities in Richmond through community gardens in order to reconnect people with their land and culture.
Virginia will send six Democrats and five Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives following midterms elections, which included three hotly contested bellwethers indicating the potential for a national red wave.
Most students are voting in Virginia for this election season, according to a recent voting survey created by The Collegian to gather data and insight on UR voters.
Virginia candidates are making their final pitches to voters including UR students on issues like inflation, crime, democracy and abortion ahead of Election Day on Nov. 8.
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and international relations experts Nina Hachigian and Jenna Ben-Yehuda spoke on the importance of cities developing relationships across international borders.
About 40 people lay on the ground in silence in front of the Capitol Square Bell Tower on Oct. 23. The crowd remained on the ground for a few minutes in honor of transgender students who have not felt safe at school.
The gathering is hosted each year to commemorate the day when Gabriel, a rebellion leader who had been enslaved, was executed at the town gallows.
The Richmond School Board unanimously passed a proposal at its last meeting to create a commission to improve the outcomes of Latinx students in response to allegations of mistreatment and low graduation rates.
This year's midterm elections follow changes from redistricting and partisan tensions that have arisen from issues gripping the state such as inflation and reproductive rights.
