Thousands of protesters gathered outside of the Virginia State Capitol building in Richmond, Va. on April 5 in protest of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk – voicing concerns about the state of democracy in the United States.
Student organizations with roots in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are wrestling with questions and uncertainty following President Donald Trump’s executive order to eliminate “illegal discrimination.”
Senators questioned President Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI, University of Richmond alumnus Kash Patel, '02, in a Senate hearing Jan. 30 that brought up his thoughts on the 2020 election and his connection to a white nationalist podcaster.
“As temperatures go up, more people are outside,” Richmond’s Crime Analysis Supervisor, Megan Cruz, said. “In the summer, we see violent crimes spike, and in hotter weather, it tends to affect people. People are angrier when it's hot."
This year's election yielded surprising results as seven leading bellwether counties lost their titles and voted for Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I’m a senior, and I feel like since freshman year for me […] it’s gotten like a lot more liberal here […] in my political science classes, I am very outnumbered,” senior Maya Marino said.
Avula defeated Andreas Addison, Michelle Mosby, Maurice Neblett, and Harrison Roday with 46.00% votes.
Vote counting was widely expected to draw out later into the week, but Trump’s wins in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia caused the race to be called around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday morning.
The win also puts the first of the rust belt states that traditionally make up the Democratic “blue wall” into Trump’s column.
The win will add one of the most competitive states in the country to the Trump column. With more than 95% of votes reported, Trump currently has just under 50.9% of the vote in the state, according to the New York Times.
The win now puts Trump closer to the 270 electoral vote mark that he needs to win the election. He stands now at 230 votes.
“We need democracy with more mindfulness, democracy with more love, democracy with more compassion,” Datta said.
Harris was overtly favored to win the state in recent polls ahead of Election Day, leading by as much as 10 points.
“It’s been the honor of my life to represent this community, Richmond, and then my Commonwealth as governor, and now the Commonwealth and country in the U.S. Senate,” Kaine said earlier this morning. “And I’m a guy who can work across the aisle to bring results, that’s what I’ve done since I was on city council and mayor right here, and I’m gonna keep doing that with a lot of energy should I be fortunate to win a third term.”
“These are things that, even in secular liberal democracies, you can never really divorce,” Oladi said. “Our faith impacts who we vote for, whether we like it or not, at a subconscious level.”
