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New look for UFA furniture

By Sarah Bowers | September 2, 2010

The University Forest Apartments are getting a facelift, sort of. This semester, the University of Richmond purchased new kitchen and living room furniture, including a round table with four chairs, a sofa, two lounge chairs, a coffee table and a floor lamp for all university apartments. Betsy Andress, director of university services in the Office of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing, said that each year an assessment of campus upgrades was conducted and chosen projects were allotted money from summer capital projects funding. "We look every year at furniture needs and try to come up with the biggest need we can provide," Andress said. This year that need was new UFA furniture.

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Campus celebrates lifelong dedication of Lora Robins

By Kristy Burkhardt | September 2, 2010

Upon entering the cool and quiet sanctuary of the on-campus Gallery named in her honor, Lora Robins's oil-painted portrait hangs to the right of the foyer above the exquisite floor made of semi-precious stone. The Gallery of Design from Nature was a personal treasure to the 98-year-old who died last Sunday. In fact, the Gallery's current expansive collections of cultural art and artifacts, from Jurassic dinosaur fossils to other natural gems, began with Robins's collection of rocks from her own basement, former University of Richmond President Bruce Heilman said. While Robins helped to literally contribute the rocks that became the foundation for the collection at the Lora Robins Gallery, she is perhaps best remembered for the contributions that she and her late husband, E.

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Apartment residents mixed on composting

By Kaileigh Connolly | September 2, 2010

Senior Megan Venable sat at her kitchen table framed by rope lights hung around the walls, excited to talk about a set of wooden bins located next to the 1900 block of the University Forest Apartments. The bins house the compost project URot, which was started last year by GreenUR.

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State-of-the-art technology installed across campus

By Bria Eulitt | August 30, 2010

University of Richmond students may have noticed that some significant changes have been made to the campus during the summer, including updated classrooms, computers and other electronic equipment. The new Carole Weinstein International Building (CWIC) has been the biggest focus of technological advancement on campus.

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Poignant service recalls memories of Malone sisters

By Reilly Moore | August 29, 2010

As Diane and Daphne Malone, the mother and sister of Jamie and Paige Malone, carried two candles and led more than a dozen others down the aisle of the Cannon Memorial Chapel at the University of Richmond Saturday, three musicians played a song entitled "Pachelbel Meets U2: With or Without You." The arrangement was by one of Jamie's closest friends because of the Malone sisters' love for the band U2, and it symbolized the purpose of the Celebration of Life service: to grieve the loss and honor the memories of two vibrant young women. About 750 students, faculty and others attended the 90-minute service, which began with a procession of symbols led by Daphne and Mrs. Malone. Each symbol represented one of the many communities Jamie and Paige were a part of.

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Construction on campus nears completion

By Alice Chaosurawong | August 26, 2010

With the opening of the E. Claiborne Robins Stadium around the corner, construction workers have been moving quickly toward finishing up new roadways and Queally Hall, the 37,000-square-foot addition to the Robins School of Business. Queally Hall is approximately 78 percent complete, said University of Richmond architect Andrew McBride, and it is scheduled to open in the Spring 2011 semester.

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UR updates alcohol policy

By Tanveer Ahmed | August 26, 2010

Students, or friends of students, who have committed alcohol violations may call emergency services without fear of punitive sanctions from university administrators starting this semester. The new Medical Assistance and Responsible Action Protocols were approved after 12 students submitted anonymous testimonies about cases where a medical assistance policy would have made them more inclined to call emergency services.

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Richmond welcomes class of 2014

By Anna Kuta | August 26, 2010

The University of Richmond received 8,616 applications for the class of 2014, a record-breaking number up nearly 10 percent from last year, according to the Office of Undergraduate Admission.

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Lora M. Robins, widow of E. Claiborne, dies

By Jimmy Young | August 24, 2010

Lora M. Robins, whose family has supported the University of Richmond and the greater Richmond community for more than 40 years, died Sunday at age 98. In September 1969, Robins and her husband, alumnus and trustee E.

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Court denies Hajizada appeal halfway through sentence

By Jimmy Young | August 3, 2010

An Azerbaijani court has once again denied an appeal by Adnan Hajizada, an activist and University of Richmond alumnus. Hajizada, Richmond College '05, recently began his second year in prison after being arrested July 8, 2009, in Baku, Azerbaijan with fellow activist Emin Milli, for hooliganism and causing bodily harm. Azerbaijani law dictates that a person is eligible for parole halfway though his or her prison sentence, contingent upon their behavior.

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Memorial service set for Malone sisters

By Reilly Moore | August 3, 2010

The campus-wide memorial service for Jamie and Paige Malone, WC '10 and '12, will be held on Saturday August 28 from 2-3:30 p.m. University of Richmond Chaplain Craig Kocher sent an e-mail to faculty and students about the service, which is reproduced below: "The University community is invited to gather for a service to celebrate the lives of Jamie, '10, and Paige, '12, Malone, cherished members of the Richmond family whom we lost on July 15. Please join the Malone family from 2-3:30 p.m.

Rev. Craig Kocher, left, and associate chaplain Kate O'Dwyer Randall stand and reflect in front of a memorial pool filled with daisies in memory of Jamie and Paige Malone at the Cannon Memorial Chapel at the University of Richmond.
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Faculty, students attend prayer service for Malones on campus

By Reilly Moore | July 19, 2010

About 140 students, faculty, staff and community members gathered at the University of Richmond's Cannon Memorial Chapel on a sunny but somber Monday morning to remember Jamie and Paige Malone. The prayer service, which lasted just more than 30 minutes, coincided with the funeral for the young women in their hometown of Floral Park, NY.

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