Anonymous humor and gossip Web sites gain popularity
The recent demise of JuicyCampus.com has brought increased attention to other community-driven Web sites – such as FMyLife.com and KissAndDish.com – where people can anonymously post about hookups, embarrassing incidents, relational mishaps and more.
New club polo team to compete on Saturday
At the beginning of the academic year, nine University of Richmond students — seven women and two men — joined the newly formed polo club.
Sean Casey retires from MLB
Former Spider baseball standout Sean Casey is retiring from Major League Baseball. And oddly enough, he almost didn’t get the chance to play for a Division I school in college — until Richmond gave him a chance.
University to move to earlier, more flexible class schedule for 2009-10 year
The University of Richmond’s registrar’s office has for next year created a modified class schedule that shifts the day’s first class for most departments to 8 a.m., creates a free period for lunch and lengthens the break between some classes to 40 minutes.
• PDF version of schedule changes
Spiders continue stretch of A-10 games
The remainder of the season for the University of Richmond’s men’s basketball team will be played against schools within the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Spiders set to open spring season at Wake Forest
This weekend the University of Richmond women’s tennis team will play its first matches of the spring season, following a productive fall semester spent competing in four different tournaments.
Differences in humor, or humour, between the British and Americans
The more time I spend in London, the more I encounter instances of cultural miscommunication when it comes to humour.
On Veteran’s Day, gratitude for American sacrifices and British ones, too
I am proud to be an American and grateful for all American soldiers past and present, but I am also grateful for all the other nations who fought for my freedom as well.
American politics, from Europe’s point of view
LONDON — I believe that based on their understanding of Parliament, the British form a stricter association between our politicians and parties than the average American does.
Religion in England
As a Christian, one of the things I worried about before coming to London was the cultural view on religion.


