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Second annual Anchor Dash 5k to raise money for charity
By Ryann Dannelly | October 4, 2012Delta Gamma will host its second annual Anchor Dash, which is a 5K run and walk around campus, at 10 a.m.
Delta Gamma will host its second annual Anchor Dash, which is a 5K run and walk around campus, at 10 a.m.
Biology professor April Hill has been recognized as one of 40 Vision and Change Leadership Fellows to help improve undergraduate science education. "A lot of people, when they think about biology, think that you just march through facts and that it's not interesting," Hill said.
Jamaican-born poet, writer and activist, Staceyann Chin, spoke about her struggles growing up as an outspoken girl and homosexual to kick off the University of Richmond's Coming Out campaign. Chin has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, "60 Minutes" and "The Oprah Winfrey Show." She also co-wrote and performed in Russell Simmons' Def Jam Poetry on Broadway. Chin spoke to a group of about 60 students on Tuesday in the North Court Reception Room.
Students gathered with friends in The Cellar this past Wednesday night to eat food and drink beer and wine, something that has become a trend in the past few years. "The Wednesday night trend is into its fourth year now, I think," Beverly Binns, senior operations manager of The Cellar, said. Going back at least five years, Thursday was the busiest night at The Cellar because of the two particular bartenders who worked there, Binns said. Then, the two bartenders moved on and some of the bars in the area started doing "specials" on Thursday nights, and The Cellar's night switched to Wednesday, she said. "The atmosphere is great, the food is good, there is a great variety of beers and guests are being taken care of by their peers," Binns said.
Since the beginning of the school year, Gray Court residents have dealt with six fire alarms, but only two were scheduled drills. Michael Bowles, the fire safety specialist for safety services, said the fire alarm systems in residence halls were reliable. "We very rarely have false alarms," Bowles said.
Song mash-ups, gyrating hips and cheering spectators invaded the Alice Haynes Room at 8 p.m. Thursday for Pi Beta Phi's annual Lip Sync fundraiser. This year's theme was "90s," and 14 teams participated.
Sub Par Productions, University of Richmond's student organization that creates comedic short films, competed this summer in a 48-hour film project and was featured at the Byrd Theater. At the competition, the group won awards for best script, best music and best choreography, co-president Sam Abrahams said.
Football fans and tailgating families alike celebrated with unexpectedly clear skies last weekend at the university's annual family weekend. About 950 families participated in a variety of university-sponsored events from Friday to Sunday. Saturday's football game against Old Dominion University, a Richmond rival, attracted a large Spider fan base at E.
After the Save Our Sports forum, President Edward Ayers said the Board of Trustees' decision to eliminate men's soccer and track and field programs was final and would not be discussed further. The meeting was held on Sunday at Ukrop Auditorium in Queally Hall for those in opposition of the decision to voice their opinions and to discuss potential alternatives.
What Happened: University of Richmond students, faculty, administrators, alumni and parents packed the Ukrop Auditorium Sunday afternoon to discuss, in a public forum, the Board of Trustees' decision to cut men's soccer and men's track and field to add men's lacrosse.
The coordinator closes the forum, asking everyone to please write down remaining questions on the given note cards with email addresses.
The annual Arts Around the Lake show will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday Sept. 30 on the paths around the Westhampton Lake. Carolyn R.
The graduating class of 2013 gathered with its families and friends during its Senior Cheers to toast its last Family Weekend at the University of Richmond. This reception occurred from 9 p.m.
A cartoon of mine was published in the Opinions section of The Collegian. The cartoon depicted girls of the Westhampton class of 2013 in white dresses, having fun, holding flowers, hugging and having their picture taken.
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Liquor Law Violations Sept. 22, 1:15 a.m. A Westhampton College student was referred to the dean for a violation in Lora Robins Court. Sept.
When Nancy Bagranoff was hired as dean of the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business in 2010, she said she had made it a goal to learn more about the business community around the city of Richmond. In order to fulfill her goal, she sought guidance from the ambassadors for the business school on the Executive Advisory Council. "I went out to their places of business in Richmond," Bagranoff said.
The announcement that the University of Richmond is cutting the men's soccer and men's track and field programs to add men's lacrosse has sent shockwaves throughout the university community, including alumni, athletes, students and faculty. The Board of Trustees ultimately made the decision, said Jim Miller, Richmond athletic director.
Despite the announcement that their team will be eliminated at the end of the 2012-2013 season, the six men who are on the University of Richmond track team, but do not also hold spots on the cross country team, have decided to finish out their education at the university. Even though the majority of the track team members are also members of the cross country team, not all students appear on both rosters.
The Octaves, University of Richmond's oldest a cappella group, discovered Monday that it was runner-up for the Zipcar and Ford September Students with Drive Competition. Zipcar, a car sharing and car club provider, partnered with Ford to create the Students with Drive program, a monthly competition in which five winning clubs receive driving credit to use toward group transportation, according to the program's Facebook page. As a September finalist, The Octaves won $1,000 worth of Zipcar credits.