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Police Report: 1/27/11

Vandalism Jan. 19, 12:25 a.m. A ceramic flower pot, valued at $20, and an African Violet plant, valued at $10, were damaged outside of CAPS. Jan.


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54 students transfer to UR in 2010, others transfer out

Fifty-four transfer students, out of an applicant pool of 416, enrolled at the University of Richmond during 2010, Gil Villanueva, assistant vice president and dean of admission, said. Applications were up 9 percent as compared to 2009, while enrollment decreased by 21 percent. The transfer acceptance rates for 2008, 2009 and 2010 were 43 percent, 34 percent and 30 percent respectively, and students hailed from Ivy League institutions, such as Dartmouth College, state universities, such as the University of Virginia and Virginia community colleges, such as John Tyler Community College. Villanueva, however, said that the Office of Admissions did not have statistics on students who transferred out. Ben Cavin, an incoming transfer student and biology major from Virginia Tech, said that Richmond's pre-med program was "better." "It's much more personal here, and much more hands-on," said Cavin, whose grandmother attended and met her husband at Westhampton College in the 1940s.


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Students return from break to floods, report of bedbugs

The lingering smell of mold had greeted the residents of University Forest Apartment 1400 ever since its pipe's regulator valve came loose and the floor was submerged under two inches of water. The valve popped off about a week before the spring semester began, resident Tim Cummings said.


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Queally Hall completed, lauded for innovation

The University of Richmond opened the doors of the new addition to the Robins School of Business, Queally Hall, this semester, advancing the school for business students and faculty alike. Queally Hall had several donors, but it was named in honor of Paul and Anne-Marie Queally, both of whom were 1986 Phi Beta Kappa graduates.


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Students fret over difficult housing decisions

Finding enough beds for returning students who studied abroad was not easy this semester, but in the end everyone was housed, Carolyn Bigler, assistant director of undergraduate student housing, said. For returning students who were abroad, finding housing can be difficult, she said.


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Verizon cellular telephone tower promotes better service

The University of Richmond reached new heights in December with the addition of a Verizon cell phone tower. The tower, located behind Pitt Field, is the result of years of planning and was put into action after leaders at Richmond mandated an improvement in emergency communication on campus.


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Alpha Chi Omegas reflect on persisting sisterhood

Although their formal bonds of sisterhood were dissolved late last semester, former active members of the Richmond chapter of Alpha Chi Omega have endured through a process that initially left them stunned. Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity, Inc. closed the Iota Mu chapter on the Richmond campus, effective Nov.


Features

Tune in: Fall TV recap

This past fall was an especially good season in television. We were introduced to some great new shows, namely Boardwalk Empire, Louie, and The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. If you didn't catch these shows, then do yourself a favor and find some time to watch them.


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Police Report: 1/20/11

Larceny Nov. 17, 2:50 p.m. A Richmond College student's MacBook Pro, valued at $2,000, was stolen from Gottwald Science Center. Nov.


Richmond

URPD introduces text-a-tip program

Members of the University of Richmond community can now submit tips about campus crimes anonymously via text message through the police department's new "text-a-tip" program. The University of Richmond Police Department has partnered with Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers, a local crime-fighting group, to provide the tip-submission program and Richmond's first reward system for tips at no cost to the university. Any person who submits a tip that leads to an arrest will be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Through the partnership with Crime Stoppers, people can also submit tips anonymously over the phone at (804) 780-1000 and online at www.tipsubmit.com.


Campus-life

University to hold transportation forum Monday

The university will host a transportation forum 10:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m Monday outside Boatwright Memorial Library showcasing new transportation options available to students beginning this semester. Representatives from ZipCar, Groome Transportation and To The Bottom and Back will be in attendance.


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Transportation initiative includes zip cars, more buses

Hossein Sadid, vice president for business and finance at the University of Richmond, announced on Friday that the university will add multiple facets to its transportation services, including zip cars and a continuous shuttle system, starting next semester. In an e-mail to faculty, staff and students, Sadid highlighted three major additions that he said would "enhance our transportation strategy to address the mobility needs of the University community." Richmond will now partner with Groome Transportation, Zimride and Zipcar. Groome Transportation, a Richmond-based bus company, will purchase new buses and run continuous shuttles to serve as GRTC connectors, mall shuttles and on-demand vans.