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Oct 21, 2009, 11:46 pm ET
Allie and Peter Albright
On women’s soccer team, father becomes coach
»By • Section: Sports

University of Richmond freshman Allie Albright is playing under her father, Peter Albright, for the school’s women’s soccer team.

Oct 21, 2009, 11:30 pm ET
Mike London
Coach London’s Corner: Midseason Report
»By • Section: Sports

Richmond football coach Mike London gives a mid-season report of the Spiders.

Oct 21, 2009, 11:30 pm ET
Flying Squirrels soar into Richmond
»By • Section: Sports

The city of Richmond will be the new home of the San Francisco Giants double-A baseball team starting next spring, and after a “Name the Team” contest that drew more than 15,000 nickname suggestions, the franchise chose its new name: the Richmond Flying Squirrels.

Oct 21, 2009, 11:30 pm ET
Club Ice Hockey
Dedication leads club hockey to early success
»By • Section: Slideshow, Sports

The University of Richmond club ice hockey team is 4-2 overall and 3-0 in the Blue Ridge Hockey Conference, which consists of schools from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Washington. Richmond, a Division III club team, suffered both its losses against Virginia Tech, a Division II club team.

Oct 21, 2009, 11:30 pm ET
Two-Minute Drill: 10/22/09
»By • Section: Sports

A two-minute roundup of the week’s sports stories.

Oct 21, 2009, 11:30 pm ET
Swimming
Women’s swimming tries to earn ninth-straight A-10 crown
»By • Section: Sports, Top Sports

The University of Richmond’s women’s swimming team opens its season tomorrow night at LaSalle University – the first time the Spiders have swum against an Atlantic-10 team during the regular season in five years.

Oct 21, 2009, 10:00 pm ET
Letter: Response to “GLBTQ panel discusses issues…”
»By Matt Mello • Section: Opinion

I would like to make a few comments and share my personal experiences, which might clarify this week’s article “GLBTQ Panel Discusses Issues, Answers.”

Oct 21, 2009, 12:00 am ET
Nobel Prize Committee awards efforts to write an opinion piece
»By • Section: Opinion

If the Nobel Committee is giving out prizes for “efforts” to make world peace, then, damn it, I deserve a LOT more credit for all the crap I’ve been doing.

Oct 21, 2009, 12:00 am ET
A word of “achtung” (caution) – surviving Oktoberfest
»By Amelia Vogler • Section: Dispatches from Abroad, Opinion, Slideshow

In the spirit of October (and what better way to celebrate this glorious month than a beer-and-pretzel-laden festival in a German city), I would like to recount an amazing weekend abroad: Oktoberfest 2009.

Oct 21, 2009, 12:00 am ET
Guess what? It’s true. Nice guys do finish last.
»By Anthony Hatch • Section: Opinion

Everyone notices that the jerks are the majority of guys getting “action” on campus, but that stops here. Part of the reason you’re the nice guy is that you aren’t just trying to hook up and walk away.