Hippie Sabotage and the Goad Gatsby
Cheers RVA!
Today will be a tad cooler than yesterday with a high of 86 and partly cloudy.
the juice:
Pro-Palestine protestors gather on VCU campus to set up a “liberation zone”. Stories from mainstream and new media alike:
The story from 12 on your side
The story from channel 8
Video of Police breaking up the protest, per the RTD
@GoadGatsby on X, apparently a writer for RVA Mag, has a great thread to follow the protests and subsequent Police break-up from Monday morning and into the evening. Goad Gatsby posted a list of demands he got from interaction with the protestors. Removing Youngkin as commencement speaker is one of the demands.
Around 10:30 pm Goad Gatsby posted a video of the crowd beginning to disperse. Check out the entire thread for the full juiciness.
Timeline and concise summary here from wtvr cbs local 6
the pulp:
Man driving moped dies in 2-vehicle crash at Henrico-Hanover line via the Henrico Citizen
Henricus Historical Park loses a third of its annual operating budget after Henrico yanks funding, from Josh Jacobs at Bizsense
the scholar:
This recent video from the Wall Street Journal shows how various Colleges and Universities fund their operations, and how it affects school vision and enrollment. Schools like Northwestern have equal parts endowment and tuition (roughly 22% each), whereas a school like Hamilton College in New York funds their operations primarily through tuition (60%) and endowment (30%). Here’s a short list of local Schools of Higher Education and their endowment and student numbers:
3.1 Billion for 4000 students → University of Richmond
2.7 Billion for 29000 students → Virginia Commonwealth University
29 Million (.029 Billion) for 1700 students → Virginia Union University
11.3 Million (.011 Billion) for 7500 students → J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Below is the current revenue of the University of California system. In 2001, state funding comprised roughly 20% (vs 9% in 2023) of the revenue.
the haps:
Electronic and hip-hop duo ‘Hippie Sabotage’ will be at the National tonight. They are best known for their ‘Tove Lo - Habits remix’ which has achieved 1 billie+ streams. Chillwave.
the vibe:
I don’t know enough about air quality to say anything meaningful but here is an air quality forecast for the day from AccuWeather:
Have a great day RVA!
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