Marina Askari
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Marina serves as the features editor for The Collegian. She creates graphic spreads for the centerfold, designing page layouts as well as drawing graphics and creating cutouts to emphasize the design aspect of the print edition. She has worked with The Collegian since Fall 2010 as the design assistant. In that position, she was responsible for helping with graphics, cutouts and creating a cohesive aesthetic design for the paper overall. She is an interdisciplinary major in journalism and studio art with an emphasis in design. She is from Northern Virginia, nine miles outside of D.C.
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Feb 23, 2012, 1:36 am ET
Cheerless: Why we can’t ignore the hazards of cheerleading

Statistics from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons show in 2009 an estimated 10,223 cheerleading-related head injuries were treated in U.S. emergency rooms

Feb 2, 2012, 2:06 am ET
Richmond Alumni in Real Estate

Four Richmond alumni launched a real estate business, Commonwealth Partnerships, in 2009 and are focusing on fresh-out-of-college kids who are looking to move to a new city.

Nov 3, 2011, 1:11 am ET
It’s all about the ink

The tattoo industry, specifically Journey’s End Tattoo Shop in Carytown, Va., is examined by features editor Marina Askari.

Oct 5, 2011, 10:12 pm ET
A Travel Piece: Belle Isle

Features editor Marina Askari travels to Belle Isle to discover why everyone raves about this place for its serenity and charm.

Sep 22, 2011, 1:14 am ET
Art @ Richmond

Student artwork from recent studio art classes will be on display next week at the Pickles Gallery of the Modlin Center.

Sep 8, 2011, 3:30 am ET
The next disaster to hit campus? Disordered eating.

Applying this to Richmond would mean that 610 students out of the 3,048 undergraduate students enrolled, as of fall 2011, had disordered eating problems.

Aug 25, 2011, 1:47 am ET
Music Review of Mute Math: Odd Souls on Tour

Turn up your speakers to blare Mute Math’s “Typical” and you’ll get anything but that.

Apr 21, 2011, 2:01 am ET
Heide Trepanier: professor, mom, artist

Heide Trepanier, an adjunct professor at the University of Richmond reflects on her passion for art.

Apr 7, 2011, 1:54 am ET
Q and A with: George Saunders

A brief question and answer with author George Saunders, who has written several works including “The Braindead Megaphone,” “CivilWarLand in Bad Decline,” and “In Persuasion Nation.”