Elizabeth Ygartua
Editor in Chief
Elizabeth serves as the editor in chief of The Collegian, overseeing the production of the paper and the website. Elizabeth has been the Design Editor of the Collegian since the spring 2009. She is in charge of redesigning the layout and making sure the newspaper has a consistent overall-weekly design. She also makes graphics, cut-outs, and illustrations. In high school she was the Editor-in-Chief of her school newspaper The Bagpipe. She was awarded two Gold Circles from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for a full-page advertisement for The Gables, and one honorable mention GC for a News Feature page. She also received an individual Honorable Mention from the National Scholastic Press Association for the same spread. In 2008, she was honored by the Dallas Morning News at the DMN High School Journalism Day composition with the best Cartoon/Illustration Portfolio for Class A and Honorable Mention News Page Design Portfolio. She also received various awards from University Interscholastic League in Texas. She is a studio art major.
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Mar 22, 2012, 1:18 am ET
It was the best of times: Collegian editor Ygartua says Farewell
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Collegian Editor-In-Chief’s finishes tenure and says farewell: “I wish you all the best of luck. Not that you need it.”

Jan 19, 2012, 1:51 am ET
Whirlwind on campus, in Haiti
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Sorority rush has a love-hate relationship with its members, exposing them to a number of new people but having more than its fair share of “forced” conversations.

Jan 19, 2012, 12:19 am ET
Stolen laptop recovered abroad via Twitter
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Senior Abi Olvera tracked down her stolen laptop while she traveled in Spain last semester. She used the help of local police and websites such as Twitter and Preyproject.com.

Nov 14, 2011, 2:49 am ET
Photo Gallery: Androgenesque
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Burlesque, drag and boylesque performers held a show Friday in the Perkins Recital Hall. Donations benefited the Gay Community Center of Richmond.

Oct 20, 2011, 2:47 am ET
Take Route 5 to colonial times
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Several plantations are within 45 minutes of Richmond and staff writer Elizabeth Ygartua took a tour of some of them.

Oct 6, 2011, 8:07 pm ET
Supreme Court justice gives dedication of courtroom
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer spoke at the dedication of the Moot Courtroom at the T.C. Williams School of Law Thursday.

Oct 6, 2011, 1:05 am ET
Farewell to a friendly face
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Starting next semester, hungry Heilman Dining Center patrons will no longer be able to stop and chat with cashier Diane Bennett.

Sep 29, 2011, 12:31 am ET
Revealed: Fabergé Burlesque
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Dancers from the Richmond Institute of Burlesque performed at the VMFA last Friday night in a show full of glitz and glam inspired by the exhibit.

Sep 22, 2011, 4:39 am ET
UR Amnesty, community hold vigils for Ga. inmate
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Richmonders gathered around 7 p.m. in Monroe Park Wednesday to hold a vigil Troy Davis, who was scheduled to be executed at that time.

Sep 20, 2011, 5:30 am ET
UR Amnesty holds vigil held for Georgia death-row inmate
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UR Amnesty, the University of Richmond’s Amnesty International chapter, held a vigil for a death-row inmate in Georgia Thursday night in a hope to save his life.

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