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By The Collegian | February 16, 2012Larceny Feb. 10, 11:49 a.m. Forty dollars in cash was stolen from a Heilman Dining Center employee. Feb.
Larceny Feb. 10, 11:49 a.m. Forty dollars in cash was stolen from a Heilman Dining Center employee. Feb.
Students question Black History Month commemoration's lack of historical focus, but express gratitude for the University of Richmond's recognition of black history. Junior Ray Googe said he had not had an interest in attending any programs. Googe said he felt that many students were indifferent toward Black History Month.
A senior administrator at Claremont McKenna College, a distinguished liberal arts school in California, resigned on Jan.
The chairs were set up, music was playing and the lights were set to a colorful hue. Women wearing black and red walked around and were preparing to talk about one topic for the evening: vaginas. "I bet you're worried.
Campus leaders announced a change in sexual misconduct policy on Monday. According to this year's student handbook, the policy was previously defined as, "non-consensual contact of a sexual nature and includes, but is not limited to, sexual assault, rape, harassment, or stalking." Deans Joseph Boehman and Juliette Landphair of Richmond and Westhampton colleges respectively, sent out emails Monday afternoon to students describing a new definition of misconduct. "Violence between those in an intimate relationship, and in some cases hazing" were included as changes to the original definition.
Do not be afraid to love yourself wholly. That was the message tying together Richmond's fourth-annual Connecting Women of Color Conference held at the Jepson Alumni Center last Friday. Keynote speaker and Richmond alumna of 1997, Dr. Camille T.
It was a 'Fierce Friday' at 5 p.m. on Feb. 10 as students lined up to have their pictures taken at a photoshoot sponsored by UR Fierce in the Commons of the Carole Weinstein International Center. "Our idea is to pick one Friday of every month to host an event that all students can participate in," said junior Katie Apolinario, the club's co-secretary. For this month, the organization decided to host a Valentine's Day themed photoshoot for couples and friends called the "Sweetheart Photo Shoot," Apolinario said. UR Fierce provided the participants with two professional makeup artists, one student makeup artist and four photographers, three of whom were Richmond students, she said.
"The Vagina Monologues," written by Eve Ensler, will be performed at 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 as well as Feb.
Allie Ware has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and endured African summer heat, but these weren't her most influential memories of her trip to Tanzania.
Last weekend's annual Ring Dance was held at the Jefferson Hotel to honor the Westhampton Class of 2013.
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The Production Studies III Showcase performance of playwright Sarah Ruhl's comedy, "Dead Man's Cell Phone" opens at 7:30 tonight in Cousins Studio Theatre.
As the eight participants walked on stage before Tuesday night's the Art of Kissing, William Cane had one piece of advice for them. "Don't forgot to drink lots of water," he said. Campus Activities Board (CAB) hosted the event.
Contact videographer Josh Grice at josh.grice@richmond.edu
Hit and Run Feb. 2, 5:14 p.m. The driver's side panel of an RC student's 2012 Ford Mustang was damaged in X-lot.
Members of the university's chapter of Camp Kesem have looked into partnerships with local schools and businesses to help reach their goal of raising $35,000. For four years, Camp Kesem has helped run a week-long summer camp for local children with a parent who has, or has had, cancer.
The number of students choosing to create their own major has increased exponentially over the past five or six years, said G.
Members of the University of Richmond's newly established TOMS Campus Club want to help get shoes to children in developing countries such as Argentina, Ethiopia and South Africa, senior Lauren Graf said. According to its website, for each pair of shoes the TOMS company sells, it donates a new pair to a child in need.
The BARK Club visited the Bandit's Adoption and Rescue of K-9's (BARK) on Friday, Feb. 3, its first visit of the semester to volunteer and play with the shelter's dogs. On Jan.
After working at the University of Richmond for 20 years, English professor Daryl Dance is retiring this spring, but be careful when mentioning the word retirement around her.