The Collegian
Monday, April 21, 2025

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Behind the syllabus: Dean Croushore

What do you do during the weekends? I sped my time working on my golf game (trying to get my handicap to single digits), revising my textbooks, which need constant updating because the economy changes so much and playing ball with my puppy Spice. What's the craziest thing you did when you were in college? Inspired by Bobby Fischer, I wanted to be the next world class chess champion, so I spent much of my college years pursuing that goal.


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Text hall of shame

(609): Senioritis has reached an all time worst (or best): just went to the cellar and chugged a beer on my 15 min break from class (606): is it sad were texting from one room apart? (709): I think were badass mothereffin deejays (201): dude, huge dilemma.


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Behind the syllabus: Ellis West

What do you do during the weekends? I do whatever my wife wants me to do, which ranges from working on projects in and around the house to going to cultural events like music concerts. What's the craziest thing you did when you were in college? The riskiest thing I did was hitchhike a few times between the University of Richmond and my home 700 miles away in West Tennessee.


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A medley of art performances honor John Cage

A celebration of the artist and composer John Cage, which featured music, dance and theater performances, was held at Camp Concert Hall in the Booker Hall of Music last night. "It will touch upon John Cage's influences on the visual arts, music, composition, writing, theatre and dance," said Heather Campbell, curator of museum programs.


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Featured Flick: Repo Men

Life is meaningless. The world is a conglomerated mess where make-me-buy-what-I-don't-need-and-can't-afford advertising is inescapable - a doubly wrinkled brain that is too complex to be blissful - and people are basically bags of meat with sob stories.


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Featured Flick: The Crazies

Ogden Marsh, Iowa, is a calm, idyllic farm town. The main street wanders off into the cornfields, barely reaching the quaint, burnable farmhouses that are too far away from each other to offer a sense of community in trying zombie times.


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To dine or not to dine: Balliceaux

Balliceaux is a spunky gem of a restaurant, with a menu that offers new American cuisine. Located in Richmond's Fan district, the restaurant is a unique departure from many of Richmond's more traditional Southern or European restaurants. The decor and layout cannot be classified under one design genre.


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Students and staff look toward spring break

In high school, the shrill sound of the school bell signaled the start of spring break - a break from work, friends, on-again off-again romances, teachers and those stress tests called midterms. Things haven't really changed since then, and spring break is fast approaching. Destinations, such as Florida, Maryland and Louisiana, have inspired students to venture away from campus this year. "Whenever we're on a road trip - driving for however many hours - we always start in-depth conversations about the end of the world," said junior Adam Ferguson.


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Text hall of shame

(551): yo on the dl...check out the dude with the ponytail..somebody has to get with that (212): that's a girl, stop drinking (212): the tricky part with me coming over there is that don't wish to have sexual reelations with you (609): playing scrabble and having wild sex, what else (515): soungs good.


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Behind the syllabus: Stephen Long

What do you do during the weekends? My wife and I had our first child (a boy, Grant Thomas Long) in December, so my weekends nowadays are taken up playing with our son, changing his diapers, trying to catch up on lost sleep and sometimes having a conversation or two with my wife when one of us isn't occupied with Grant.