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Question of the Week: What was your favorite Pig Roast memory?
By Maria Ribas | April 9, 2009
She steps out of the rain and into the coffee shop, wearing a sweater and jeans, carrying a red umbrella and an unexpected accessory.
Contact staff photographer Nick Mider at nick.mider@richmond.edu
Carytown transformed into a "petit France" March 27 to 29, as French flags lined the street and English and French speakers formed a queue around the block of the Byrd Theatre to attend the 17th annual French Film Festival, presented by Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond. A delegation of 44 French actors, directors, producers and writers traveled to Richmond to speak on behalf of their work, said Peter Kirkpatrick, associate professor of French at VCU.
Vitality, movement, freedom, naturalness, and individual spirit combine to create a presence called chi-yun.
During the past few weeks, rumors have been flying around University of Richmond's campus that the well-known music venue and club, Toad's Place, in Richmond's Shockoe Slip, has been closed down.
Internationally acclaimed poet Paul Muldoon recited the mixed and matched, nonsensical sayings that comprised his poem "Symposium" before a crowded Brown-Alley Room in Weinstein Hall on Monday, March 30. "To have your cake is to pay Paul," Muldoon read.
Laughing Baby Motorized Bar Stool
"The CollegeHumor Show" -- a hyper-reality version of NBC's "The Office" and created by a University of Richmond graduate -- may be back for a second season. Josh Abramson, the show's producer and Richmond 2003 graduate, said that MTV, the show's network, would consider factors such as the cost and ratings of the show in its decision-making process.
Part of the Collegian's mission is to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas, and we are proud of the discussions that our opinion section and online edition have fostered. But as the semester has progressed, some of the comments for online articles have moved away from a discussion of ideas, morphing into anonymous and very public attacks on the personalities and lifestyles of the people who write articles, columns and comments on our Web site. The Collegian's policy for print opinion submissions is that they must be accompanied by the writer's name, unless the editor grants a writer's request for anonymity.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict breathes life into Wael El Sabour El Kader's art. Although he is inspired by nature, the Egyptian pyramids, and the "utopian society" of Alexandria, Egypt, he is most passionate when he speaks about Israel and Palestine. The ongoing fight between the nations inspires his most striking work, including his favorite print titled "The Wall," a collagraph -- a print that uses acrylic paint to create texture -- of an imaginary wall separating the Israelis and Palestinians.
Grade: B Starring: Paul Rudd, Jason, Segel, Rashida Jones, Jaime Pressly, Jon Favreau, Jane Curtin, J.K.
Grade: D Starring: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, and Alexa Davalos. What happens? Based on a true story, three Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe manage to avoid the Nazis by hiding in the woods and building a shelter.
Grade: A - Starring: Sarah Paxton, Monica Potter, Tony Goldwyn, Garret Dillahunt, Riki Lindhome, Spencer Treat Clark, and Aaron Paul. What happens? After viciously assaulting two young girls, a gang unknowingly takes refuge in the house of the family of one of the girls.
Greek organization: Music personality, Movie Personality and Fast-food personality. Sigma Alpha Epsilon: Dave Matthews Band, "The Dark Knight" (in IMAX) and Starbucks. Sigma Phi Epsilon: Backstreet Boys, "The Sandlot" and Einstein Bros.
A University of Richmond alumnus worked with Scotland Yard to learn more about the people who steal artwork by observing thieves, interviewing those in prison for art theft and spending time understanding their craft. John Barelli, who graduated from Richmond in 1971, talked about his investigatory work during his lecture, "The Myths of Arts Thefts/Art Theft Investigation," on March 6.
Extreme Sheep LED Art" Kid Can't Kick Ball
The focus of a good story should be in its content, not its form, said Etgar Keret, an Israeli short-fiction writer and filmmaker. Keret answered questions from University of Richmond students on Monday afternoon.