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.
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.
Alice Dreger, historian, journalist and author of “Galileo’s Middle Finger,” spoke about free speech and the dangers of cancel culture in a lecture at the Queally Center for Admission and Career Services on Oct 24.
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 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.
The University of Richmond is planning to have a vaccine clinic from noon to 7 p.m. on Sept. 29 in the Robins Center.
The University of Richmond College Democrats hosted congressional candidate Herb Jones at their first meeting of the year on Sept. 7.
