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Hurricane by the Numbers

By Erin Moyer | September 1, 2011

Hurricane Irene left behind debris and power outages at the University of Richmond, along with a bill estimated at $13,200 to $13,400. The current estimate included costs for supplying students with non-perishable food, removing trees, sweeping roads on campus and running a generator system in the dormitories that had no power. "It is still too early to give any accurate cost assessments because many contractors haven't even billed the university yet," Police Chief David McCoy said.

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Police Report: 09/01/11

By The Collegian | September 1, 2011

Vandalism Aug. 24, 8:06 a.m. An unknown person did $50 worth of damage to a flower bed and tree on Crenshaw Way. Liquor Law Violation Aug.

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Student group looks to raise awareness of mental health

By Caroline Merritt | August 30, 2011

Active Minds, a national organization with chapters at hundreds of schools, was one of many featured this week at the Student Organization Fair. "We are a group where people can talk about their mental illnesses or the illnesses of others," said the group's president, Jennifer Johnson, a psychology major at the University of Richmond. She quickly said that a member need not be personally connected with those issues. "We are looking for a diverse membership to bring different perspective to the meetings ....we're always looking to expand our ally base," Johnson said. Active Minds focuses less on curb appeal and more on intimate encounters.

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Students unaffected after Hurricane Irene

By Laila Hart | August 29, 2011

Hurricane Irene has come and gone, leaving some students with serious headaches and others unimpressed. The storm hit the Richmond area on Saturday evening bringing a day full of heavy rain and high winds.

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Financial aid succeeds despite economic crisis

By Kylie McKenna | August 25, 2011

The Princeton Review has named the University of Richmond among the 13 colleges with the best financial aid. "It's really exciting to work in a place that has that kind of commitment to be able to help students who might not otherwise be able to consider a Richmond education," said Cynthia Deffenbaugh, director of student financial aid. Richmond has a need-blind admission process and is committed to meeting 100 percent of the demonstrated need of admitted students, Deffenbaugh said. According to Sophomore Jon Overton, Richmond's financial aid program is helpful in that makes the school's cost closer to that of a state school. "It's also helpful because it allows you to do a work-study program while you're here," Overton said. The program is supported by the university's operating budget as well as endowed funds, she said. Deffenbaugh said she did not think the worsening economy would have an impact on the financial aid program's commitment to meeting student aid. "We're several years into this recession and we have maintained that commitment, and my expectation is that we plan to continue," she said. However, according to Dr. Robert Nicholson, associate dean for undergraduate business programs and professor of Economics in the Robins School of Business, every university, even one like Richmond that has made such a strong commitment to student financial aid, has a financial limit. One change affecting graduate students will be the removal of the origination fee rebate, Deffenbaugh said.

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Library implements three new study zones

By Markie Martin | August 25, 2011

The University of Richmond's Boatwright Memorial Library staff spent the summer developing a three-zone study system to control noise levels and assist students in using the library to its full potential. In a survey conducted at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year titled "Where We Stand (and Sit)," more than 600 students participated and approximately 200 submitted comments. The majority of these comments were complaints about the library's noise levels and the lack of study areas for students to choose from.

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Earthquake tremors shakes Richmond campus, students

By Andrew Prezioso | August 23, 2011

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.

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Road expansion accesses future campus sites

By Markie Martin | August 14, 2011

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.

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Charity basketball game honors fallen students

By Keon Monroe | August 2, 2011

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.

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Energy pilots include summer installation of UFA solar panels

By Keon Monroe | May 5, 2011

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.

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Senior explores connection between math and physics

By Sarah Craig | April 27, 2011

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.

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Commencement speaker selection draws mixed reviews

By Charlotte Brackett | April 27, 2011

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.

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Board approves two additions to the non-discrimination policy

By Liz McAvoy | April 26, 2011

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.

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Environmental activist talks to student group

By Liz Aquilino | April 21, 2011

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.

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