Category: News

Caf inspection lists five violations: SGA to hold meeting

March 2, 2017

According to a former security officer’s Facebook page, the officer went into the kitchen of Boyd Dining Hall after dark and made some surprising discoveries.

A Work in Progress: Aramark transition raises questions

March 1, 2017

Effective Jan. 1 this year, the college transitioned several departments from its payroll to that of Aramark, a contracted company that the college has been affiliated with for years. Now, Aramark controls…

“Muslim Ban” spurs conversation across campus

February 16, 2017

Full Article. President Trump’s latest executive order has caused conversation and controversy across Virginia Wesleyan College as students, staff and faculty react to what the general public and media have dubbed the “Muslim Ban.”

Boy Scouts of America alters acceptance rules

February 16, 2017

Boy Scouts of America is now allowing transgender boys to join, after showing much resistance to the idea. NPR news reported that BSA, Boy Scouts of America, changed…

Controversial Betsy DeVos confirmed Secretary of Education in tie vote

February 16, 2017

Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, Elizabeth “Betsy” DeVos, was confirmed in a tied Senate vote broken by Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday, Feb. 7. According to the Washington Post, this was the first time that a vice president’s vote was needed to confirm a Cabinet member.

Possible fines for Village I residents if vandalism persists

February 16, 2017

Last week male residents of Village I received an email from Bray Village Coordinator and Virginia Wesleyan alumna Rachel Lambert reading as follows…

Let’s get ethical: Ethics Bowl comes to VWC

February 16, 2017

On Feb. 12, many people were at the beach, enjoying the balmy 80-degree weather and the crystal blue skies. However, those competing in the 18th Annual Wells Fargo Ethics Bowl, including eight VWC students, chose instead to crowd into the stuffy Blocker Hall Auditorium and debate…

OSU stabbing shocks campus

December 8, 2016

An attack on the campus of Ohio State University (OSU) resulted in 11 injured persons and one dead attacker on the morning of Monday, Nov. 28. According to CNN, OSU student Abdul Razak Ali Artan was named responsible for the attack.

Grant not keeping pace with rising tuition

December 8, 2016

As tuition costs climb, grants from the state of Virginia have not kept up with increasing tuition costs, with only moderate increases in awards.

Marijuana: the blunt truth

December 8, 2016

There are over 300 slang terms for marijuana. States, animals and common-place names have all been sacrificed to the altar of colloquialism, the result being jargon such as Chicago green, the magic dragon and Mary Jane. Such names may become nationally known by the end of year due to…

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