The Collegian
Monday, April 21, 2025

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Text Hall of Shame

(540): ppl have mistooken the free condoms in dhall atrium 4 candy & tried 2 eat them WTf! I think I may have 2 transfer away, how can u misstake condoms 4 candy?? (818): I hate the small school dramas more than anything I just want to dance on the bar and throw up on a friday night in peace! (717): shotshotshotshotshotsshotsTERRORISM.


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Q&A with Colson Whitehead

Colson Whitehead was born in 1969 and grew up in Manhattan. He attended Harvard College, then spent two years working as a pop culture critic for the Village Voice.


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Review: The African Company Presents Richard III

The costumes and set design, along with the performances of many of the actors, were very strong elements of the department of theatre and dance's recent production of "The African Company Presents Richard III." That being said, the script was predictable and lacked dimension, keeping the audience from truly connecting with what was happening on stage. Founded during the early 19th Century, The African Company was the first African-American theater company formed in America.


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Featured flick: 2012

The Mayans predicted you would read this article and then a giant sun fart would engulf the Earth, now aligned with all the other planets, causing massive earthquakes that rip California from the West Coast and tsunamis that flood North America and Asia.


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Text hall of shame

(703): My moral code. U know...the one that makes me want to organize events like bomo with the blind (213): I'm standing five feet from DIRT NASTY at a frat concert! (310): Really?! Try to get in his van after the concert! (213): Oh yea?


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Behind the syllabus: Lee Carleton

What do you do during the weekends? Since I'm working on my Ph.D. in Media, Art and Text at Virginia Commonwealth University, most of my time is devoted to studying for that and to my teaching at the University of Richmond.


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Text Hall of Shame

(414): So I just took my car to get gas and guess what I found under the mats?! A lime. But even better, your credit card! (311): Crazy bob just looked in the direction of my feet, still can't be bothered to make eye contact. (614): I'm not a coug.


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Behind the syllabus: Linda Hobgood, Speech Center director

What do you do during the weekends? During the academic year, I spend the weekends grading papers, catching up with family, running with our dog, Henry, and reading en route to a football or basketball game (so long as my husband is driving). What's the craziest thing you did when you were in college? Either trying to attend classes the same day my wisdom teeth were extracted or contracting poison ivy the week of final exams sophomore year. What's one thing your students would never guess about you? I was the UVa.


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Ballet legend choreographs, teaches University Dancers

Jean-Paul Comelin has danced, choreographed and taught at institutions as prominent as the Paris Opera Ballet and the London Festival Ballet, and has spent the past few months sharing his extensive knowledge of ballet with the students of the University of Richmond. Comelin was born in France, but resides in the United States.


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Author and poet shares tips on improving as a writer

Children's poetry does not always have to rhyme with a sing-song rhythm and be about a child's life, author and poet Jane Yolen said in a speech Monday night at the University of Richmond. Poems were used as codes during World War II in the French underground resistance movement, she said. "In fact, I think poems are coded messages of fact and emotion," she said.


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Behind the syllabus: Dr. Dana Lascu

What do you do during the weekends? Nothing too exciting. I hang out with my sons, husband (Bram) and dog (Ludwig); take long walks; and work. What's the craziest thing you did when you were in college? I defected. What's one thing your students would never guess about you? There are lots of things in that category: I can shimmy and skim coat (look those up online) - not at the same time - and I adore heavy metal (Opeth anyone?). Contact staff writers Maria Ribas at mariaelisa.ribas@richmond.edu or Maggie Finucane at margaretfinucane@richmond.edu