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By The Collegian | January 19, 2012Click here to download the January 19, 2012, full PDF edition of The Collegian.
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Destruction/Damage/Vandalism Jan. 1, 6 p.m. An unknown person kicked in the gate to Robins Stadium.
University officials ended a three-year partnership with Union First Market Bank and signed a two-year contract with BB&T Bank in September. Richmond chose BB&T Bank after reviewing proposals from a credit union and three other banks: Union First Market Bank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, said Louie Love, Richmond's director of treasury services. "BB&T offered the best proposal and they were in complete agreement to write the proposal the way that the university [officials] wanted without any changes," Love said.
George Allen, the former governor of Virginia who is running for U.S. Senate, visited the University of Richmond and told students he would be "like a dog on a bone" to make his campaign plans a reality for building a brighter American future. Allen addressed approximately 100 people in his black leather cowboy boots for a joint meeting of the Richmond City GOP, the University of Richmond College Republicans and the Greater Richmond Young Republicans. Allen said he was inspired by the cohesiveness of the three hosting organizations, and that it was "great to see young people interested in government who are involved and care about the future of the country." Economic issues, energy resourcing and Medicaid were three of the most important topics of Allen's discussion.
Junior Greg Lauritano said he had felt violated and angry on the Saturday after Thanksgiving break last semester.
Readings, dance and song honored Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday afternoon during the university's annual community gathering. The commemoration, Martin Luther King Day, 2012:Dream, Think, Act, was held at 2 p.m.
The University of Richmond community will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 2 p.m. tomorrow with a campus-wide gathering at Camp Concert Hall. The day honors the Nobel Prize-winning civil rights activist, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Students froze while walking, tying shoes and checking cell phones this afternoon in an effort to spread awareness about worldwide human trafficking. Students Stopping the Trafficking of People (SSTOP) sponsored the demonstration in honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Jan.
With the start of 2012 only a few hours away, The Collegian took a look back at the top 11 stories of 2011.
A Richmond Circuit Court acquitted University of Richmond and Kappa Sigma junior Sebastien Fauchet Dec.
The suspect in Tuesday morning's incident that prompted campus police to fire two shots turned himself in to the Henrico County jail Tuesday night, following a day-long search. According to information released by the university, Connor T.
The first LGBTQ history bus tour of Richmond hosted by the university rolled through the downtown streets Saturday.
Some students of the University of Richmond want to see change on the campus, and the Student Activities Board is helping to make some of those changes. The first official Student Leader Town Hall met on Thursday, Nov.
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Members of Westhampton College and Richmond College Student government associations held a joint meeting on Oct.
This year's leader-in-residence for the Jepson School of Leadership Studies is a U.S. Army general who was reprimanded for her role in misleading the public about the death of Pat Tillman, a former all-pro defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals turned Army Ranger, who was killed by his own platoon in Afghanistan in 2004. Sandra Peart, dean of the leadership school, said she had consulted with colleagues at Jepson and the university to choose Maj.
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism Nov. 10, 4:17 p.m. An unknown person graffitied the sidewalk in the 1300 block of the University Forest Apartments.
Students, faculty and members of the Richmond community attended a screening of "Reporter," followed by a talk with the director, Eric Metzgar, at 7:30 p.m.
A steady stream of cars flowed through C-Lot Tuesday for the University of Richmond Police Department's Vehicle Safety Day. Officers began their checklist by asking students to start their engines and turn on their headlights, turn signals and hazard, brake and reverse lights.
Where have Friday classes gone? Students have noticed fewer classes on Fridays, and while some professors say their departments aren't changing, others say changes are being made to their schedules. The science department still prefers to teach Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday classes, chemistry professor Lisa Gentile said in an email response, but other schools such as the Business School and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies have seen changes over the last few years. There have been several factors that have led to fewer Friday classes, most notably a scheduling overhaul that goes back several years, said Bob Nicholson of the Robins School of Business. Just before the 2008 fall semester, Richmond changed from a credits system to a units system, he said.