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Emmy-nominated director to visit University of Richmond

By Catherine Crystal | November 15, 2011

Tomorrow night the University of Richmond Journalism Department will present a screening of the award-winning documentary "Reporter" and a talk by the director, Eric Daniel Metzgar at 7:30 in the Alice Haynes Room. Metzgar is riding his bicycle from New York to Richmond to help support fundraising for Women for Women International, an organization that supports women who were victims of war or other conflicts.

Football

Former Richmond football coach sentenced to jail

By Andrew Prezioso | November 10, 2011

Former University of Richmond football coach Latrell Scott was sentenced to 10 days in jail Thursday morning by a Henrico County judge. Scott, who was arrested in August for his second DUI in a 5-10 year span, will serve the time on weekends, starting at 8 p.m.

During the APO event, local elementary school kids came and joined us.
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Police Report: 11/10/11

By The Collegian | November 10, 2011

Larceny Nov. 3, 9:08 p.m. An RC student reported his red Scott Mountain bike, valued at $700, stolen from University Forest Apartment 1505. Nov.

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URThankful donates to Virginia food bank

By Keon Monroe | November 10, 2011

This month a new canned-food drive at University of Richmond will help feed the hungry by giving food and money to the Central Virginia Food Bank. Student organizations have united joined to run URThankful, the replacement of Trick-or-Treat Street (TOTS), the Halloween-themed festival held on Old Fraternity Row for children. "Trick-or-Treat Street was a way for the University of Richmond community to come together and support a cause, not just as an individual fraternity or sorority chapter," said Garrison Weaver, a member of the interfraternity council. This year the Oct.

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Percentage of Greek rush participants increases

By Laila Hart | November 10, 2011

The number of first-year women rushing sororities is up 10 percent from last year at the University of Richmond, said Alison Keller, who has been the director of Greek Life for the past 27 years. "This year, 56 percent of first-year women are registered and last year there were 46 percent," Keller said. Female students were required to register and attend sorority interest socials, which acquainted them with the Greek system at Richmond. Keller attributes the increase in sorority interest to the sororities' ability to lead, encourage, be philanthropic and embody sisterhood, she said. Women find out their bids, or sorority offers of membership, the week after returning from winter break. "It is a mutual selection process," Keller said.

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Seniors begin to raise money for class gift

By Brittany Brady | November 10, 2011

The class of 2012 senior class gift committee is focused more on participation than a dollar amount, co-chairman Dwayne Foster said. "Alumni satisfaction is one of the factors that goes into our ranking," Bryarly Richards, co-chairwoman of the committee said, "and they factor that by how much alumni give back.

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Lodges amend policy, limit number of registrations

By Sarah Bowers | November 10, 2011

The revised lodge policy, which requires attendees to register by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday for any lodge party occurring that weekend, will now limit the number of lodge parties students can register to attend to two. "I was hoping that people would only sign up for that which they would go to," said Alison Bartel Keller, director of Greek life.

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Mold found in living areas

By Katie Toussaint | November 10, 2011

A University of Richmond student said he and his apartmentmates were disgusted when they discovered mold on the their bathroom wall during their first week on campus this semester.

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UR Hillel holds first retreat

By Katie Toussaint | November 9, 2011

A small group of University of Richmond students gathered in the kitchen of their rabbi's home Friday night for the first retreat organized by UR Hillel, the Jewish student organization on campus.

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Police say on-campus burglaries are avoidable

By Caroline Merritt | November 3, 2011

The two burglaries that occurred in the University Forest Apartments last week could have been avoided, campus police officer Angela Combs said. "Theft is the biggest and most preventable crime we have on the campus," Combs. With the most recent timely warning sent through the university e-mail notifying students of the burglaries, students were reminded to secure their apartments and residence hall rooms when unattended.

Opinion

Sickness of balance

By Tanveer Ahmed | November 3, 2011

I agree with the diagnosis, oft-cited by Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, that establishment media is losing its way because of its insistence on balance for balance's sake.

Sports

Spider Mayhem starts basketball seasons

By Catherine Crystal | November 3, 2011

More than 300 students attended Spider Mayhem at the Weinstein Center Friday night to mark the beginning of the University of Richmond's basketball season. The pep rally featured men's dunk, 3-point and tuition half-court shot contests.

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Common Ground hosts Saturday alternative events

By Rachael Bilney | November 3, 2011

Cultural Alternative Events is a new series of programs sponsored by Common Ground which offer activities for students who are looking to break away from the party scene and have a mellow Saturday night, Lisa Miles, assistant director of Common Ground, said. The cultural advisers program started last February with a dozen students dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in the residence halls, Miles said.

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Men's basketball player designs line of clothing

By Markie Martin | November 3, 2011

Jonathan Benjamin, a junior point guard for the Spider basketball team, has spent his fall semester balancing schoolwork, a varsity sport and Official Visit ActiveWear, the clothing line he started during the summer of 2011. Benjamin said he had always wanted to start a creative clothing line for athletes since "generic gray sweatpants" usually characterized their wardrobes. "A lot of us like to get dressed up," he said.

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Disc golf tournament held to honor deceased employee

By Keon Monroe | November 2, 2011

University employees and family members of Mark McGill, a deceased facilities employee, spread throughout the forest surrounding the Westhampton Lake to play in the Mark McGill Disc Golf Tournament on Sunday. Staff and students were invited to attend the tournament, which was held around 2 p.m.

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Police Report: 11/3/11

By The Collegian | November 2, 2011

Larceny Oct. 26, 10:18 a.m. A WC student reported her iPhone, valued at $100, stolen from the 700 block of the University Forest Apartments. Oct.

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