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Oct 25, 2008, 11:19 pm ET
Photo Gallery: Homecoming 2008
»By and • Section: Features

The University of Richmond celebrated homecoming the weekend of Oct. 24-26. The No. 9 Spiders football team shut down the Georgetown University Hoyas 48-0, a game in which seniors Keon Piper and Rachel Chikowski were crowed homecoming king and queen.

Oct 25, 2008, 10:04 pm ET
Photo Gallery: 2008 Trick-or-Treat Street
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Fraternities and sororities at the University hosted the annual Trick-or-Treat Street on Oct. 18 at Fraternity Row. This year, profits from the event went toward funding a liver transplant for 3-year-old Cole Hafer of Richmond.

Oct 25, 2008, 9:09 pm ET
Football trounces Georgetown 48-0 in UR homecoming game
»By • Section: Sports, Top Sports, Top Stories

Homecoming turned into a coming out party for the University of Richmond football team’s running game as the Spiders crushed Georgetown University 48-0 on Saturday afternoon at UR Stadium.

• Photo Gallery: Homecoming 2008

Oct 25, 2008, 6:11 pm ET
Women’s lacrosse players, old and new, meet for alumnae game
»By Andrew Prezioso • Section: Sports, Top Sports, Top Stories

The latest scrimmage for the University of Richmond women’s lacrosse team versus Richmond alumni gave the team the opportunity to prepare for the coming year while looking back at the recent success.

Oct 25, 2008, 3:05 am ET
Howard Dean’s ex-campaign manager says Internet will change next presidency
»By Jenn Hoffman • Section: Election 2008, News, Top News

The next U.S. president will be connected to millions of Americans for the first time because of the Internet, creating the most powerful presidency in history, Democratic strategist Joe Trippi said in an open forum in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies on Thursday.

Oct 25, 2008, 1:24 am ET
Jewish voters called to drop Republican support, back Obama
»By • Section: Election 2008, News, Top News

A two-time U.S. ambassador to Israel and former Clinton administration adviser strongly encouraged members of Richmond’s Jewish community on Thursday to support Sen. Barack Obama for president — an endorsement that goes against long-established Jewish support for Republican candidates.