UR Weekly Roundup | Week of Feb. 21
(02/21/22 5:00am)
Be sure to mark your calendars and check out the wide variety of events happening this week.
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Be sure to mark your calendars and check out the wide variety of events happening this week.
Editor's note: A previous version of this story stated there was a student on the Board of Trustees instead of the Naming Principles Commission.
After a one year hiatus because of COVID-19, the University of Richmond community will once again celebrate Black community members with a night of dancing, awards and entertainment at the Black Excellence Gala.
The University Faculty Senate voted in favor of a resolution demanding more student, faculty and staff representatives be added to the Naming Principles Commission this afternoon.
On Friday night, an algorithm created by a social initiative called the Marriage Pact matched around 300 University of Richmond students with a potential romantic or platonic partner based on compatible values.
Students received a fraudulent email on March 8 from a hacked UR faculty email account that attempted to collect students’ personal information claiming to be a “Handshake Job Referral.”
As spring has now arrived, here is a list of different outdoor activities for students to partake in while adhering to the University of Richmond’s physical distancing framework.
The morning light seeps into the dark corners of Gray Court, illuminating a clean, well-organized room. The neat arrangement of pen cups, hand sanitizer and class handouts presents a synergy between efficiency and organization within junior Anthony Lawrence’s dorm room. Lawrence quickly makes his bed as he prepares himself for his classes and the swath of questions he is sure to face after stepping outside.
Almost a year to the day when University of Richmond suspended classes because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adrienne Piazza, associate director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, arrived at the Richmond Raceway to receive her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
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Editor’s Note: The Collegian applied for SOBAC funding; this relationship does not determine The Collegian’s coverage in any capacity. This is a developing story.
Editors note: Shira Greer is a Collegian editor. This article was updated to add information about the Faculty Senate vote, which was not unanimous.
UR moved to the Orange Stage of its physical distancing framework Thursday, as a result of consistent decreases in COVID-19 cases on campus and in surrounding areas, according to an email from administrators sent to the UR community Thursday.
The University of Richmond Black Student Coalition is asking students, faculty and staff who support the demands of the Statement on Black Student Welfare to disaffiliate from student organizations, task forces and other extracurricular roles at UR on March 25, in response to a March 17 email from president Ronald Crutcher announcing the names of Mitchell-Freeman and Ryland halls will not change.
Listen to community perspectives regarding T. Justin Moore and whether he should be memorialized on campus. The Westham Project an investigative report about race at UR.
Editor's Note: Shira Greer and Kristen Starks are Collegian editors.
University of Richmond President Ronald Crutcher describes the Statement on Free Expression as a “living document” that can change over time, giving UR community members the opportunity to continue dialogue surrounding freedom of speech on campus.
The Richmond College Student Government Association presidential candidates, juniors Anthony Lawrence and Kevin Spear, participated in a debate via Zoom Monday concerning numerous topics affecting campus, such as Greek Life, campus safety and memorialization.
Editor's note: This is a developing story. Shira Greer is a Collegian editor.
A clerical error resulted in some University of Richmond students who are enrolled in dining plans to be charged for meals while in isolation or quarantine for COVID-19, Terry Baker, executive director of dining services, wrote in a statement to The Collegian shared by Sunni Brown, director of media and public relations.