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Freshman orientation traditions continue
By Keon Monroe | August 25, 2011Three freshmen stand on one knee and yell out things they all think they will have in common.
Three freshmen stand on one knee and yell out things they all think they will have in common.
Shockwaves from a 5.8-magnitude earthquake centered in Mineral, Va., struck the University of Richmond Tuesday afternoon and other areas of the East Coast, causing tremors that scattered Richmond faculty and students out of buildings. The earthquake, which was a magnitude-5.8, was felt a little before 2 p.m.
Westhampton Way and surrounding areas have undergone construction this summer, as the University is rerouting the road to create room for the site of the future sorority cottages and possibly a new dormitory. Bill Powell, the project manager for architectural services who is overseeing the project, said that although the construction began three weeks later than scheduled because of problems dealing with city construction permits, the road would be usable by move-in weekend. Powell explained that the project was divided into three phases ? the first focused on drilling, sewage and opening the new road, the second dealt with preparing the new activities building site and the third would situate the parking lots in the area. Although Westhampton Way will be drivable during move-in weekend, the University of Richmond Police Department will be supervising the area to help the flow of traffic.
Talented basketball players gathered last Saturday at the Carnesecca Arena of St. John's University in a charity basketball game to honor two former University of Richmond students, Jamie and Paige Malone, as well as Michael Mulhall.
Two large red LED eyes leered fiercely out of the darkened Camp Concert Hall as alumni clapped and whistled.
The University of Richmond will implement new pilot projects around campus to determine savings on energy-usage costs with projects such as electric and water-heating solar panels on the University Forest Apartments. Apartment numbers 1606 and 1607 will likely be the chosen buildings to have new photovoltaic (PV) and water-heating solar panels installed this summer around June 1st.
Senior physics and math major Jeff Zheng presented his math honors thesis, "Rank One Perturbations of Self-Adjoint Operators and Applications" in a 40-minute PowerPoint presentation and question-and-answer session to the math and physics departments of the University of Richmond last Monday. Zheng has been studying physics and math since high school in Nanjing, China, he said, and has always done well.
In early April, the announcement of CEO Curtis Carlson as the speaker at the 2011 commencement was met with mixed responses from seniors. Senior Nicole LePere said she had heard Carlson's name mentioned around campus recently, but had to look him up online to know exactly who he was. "He is more than just a CEO of a tiny company, which is what I heard," she said, looking at his Wikipedia page. "He has a lot of experience.
The University of Richmond Board of Trustees voted Thursday in favor of adding gender identity and gender expression to the school's non-discrimination policy. The affirmative vote makes Richmond only the third private college or university in Virginia to do so, behind Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va.
Members of GreenUR organized a Skype video call with Tim DeChristopher, an environmentalist who was recently convicted of two felonies, to get students thinking about civil disobedience in the face of the climate crisis. A group of 15 students met in the Queally Hall auditorium at 5 p.m.
Former Governor and University of Richmond law professor Tim Kaine is running for a seat in the Senate and plans on using what Virginians have taught him during his years in public service to get him there. Kaine began his political career as city councilman in 1994 and then moved on to hold the offices of mayor and governor.
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Vandalism April 13, 10:45 a.m. The right rear tail- light of a WC student's 2004 Volkswagen was damaged in the Special Events Lot.
The textbook affordability crisis at the university bookstore has caused students to go elsewhere to purchase their books. Roger Brooks, manager of the university bookstore, said he had been at the bookstore for 30 years and thought the books were "very high-priced." "I'm aware that there are a number of places students can try to buy books," Brooks said.
Nearly 50 students, staff members and professors attended a reception to honor professor Lee Carleton in the Whitehurst Living Room Thursday afternoon. Steve Bisese, the vice president for student development, and Andy Gurka, the director of living and learning programs, organized the event to recognize Carleton's contributions to the University of Richmond.
Bank of America paid the University of Richmond $89,773 in 2009 as part of a controversial credit card program under which the university sold the bank student, faculty, staff and alumni contact information. The program, which was initially started between Maryland Bank, National Association and the university, was continued by Bank of America when it bought MBNA in 2006. The so-called affinity agreement, which ended June 30, 2010, allowed students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university to have credit cards that sported a University of Richmond logo, said Louie Love, the director of treasury services at Richmond. Part of the agreement called for the university to give its database of contacts to Bank of America for solicitation. The database included names of students, faculty, staff and alumni and their addresses and telephone numbers.
Some University of Richmond students add pets to their on-campus housing inventories each year. One senior, who chose to remain anonymous, lives in the University Forest Apartments with his pet hamster, Edward van Schoon Hoven Kingsley. The senior described the special bond he shared with his pet as Kingsley's father figure.
At first glance, the website for the Digital Scholarship Lab looks unaffiliated with the University of Richmond.
"Be a green Spider, save electricity, save the Earth." These stickers around campus seem to apply to everywhere on campus but the dorms, where lights stay on 24 hours a day and cannot be turned off. "There are a lot of lights that are left on all the time that we don't need," said junior Hannah Kelley, who lives in Moore Hall. John Hoogakker, associate vice president for facilities, explained that "the building code requires a minimum level of illumination throughout residence hall corridors 24/7." Even though motion detectors are not allowed yet, he thinks they would be a good idea. Junior Michelle Johnson, who is an environmental studies minor, said after doing an energy audit of Lakeview and Thomas halls, it became evident why the dorms were constantly lit. "The hallway lights can't be turned off for legal reasons and in case of an emergency," she said.
Applicants to the University of Richmond are on the rise. The number of applications for admission to the university have increased 73 percent since 2006 and 9 percent since last year. This year, more than 9,400 students applied to the university.