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Afroman to perform at Pig Roast

By Nick Mider | February 25, 2010

After meeting with members of the University of Richmond administration Thursday afternoon, the Campus Activities Board has confirmed that Afroman will still perform at Pig Roast on March 27. CAB members decided they would not cancel the Afroman appearance despite recent concerns from University of Richmond community members that the rapper was inappropriate. "We think the benefits outweigh the potential negative outcomes," said Josh Huffines, who was president of CAB when it booked Afroman.

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Leadership class to record oral history of Richmond

By Anna Kuta | February 25, 2010

A University of Richmond leadership studies class will partner with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a nonprofit organization in Richmond's North Side area, to record oral histories recounted by residents. LISC, a community-development support organization, aims to improve the quality of life in cities by helping residents transform their neighborhoods into good places to live and work, according to its Web site. Each student in the Leadership in the Contemporary American Metropolis class has been paired with a neighborhood leader chosen by LISC.

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ChinaFest features films and speakers

By Elise Reinemann | February 25, 2010

The University of Richmond hosted the fifth-annual ChinaFest last weekend, featuring Chinese films and speakers on Chinese subjects. ChinaFest originally began as a film festival with the goal of promoting an understanding of Chinese culture in America.

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University and city crews repair dangerous potholes

By Kate MacDonnell | February 24, 2010

The potholes that have been popping up - or rather dipping down - along many campus, city and Henrico County roads are slowly being repaired by university and city employees, with priority given to the most-damaging holes. This year's winter weather has brought unusually low temperatures and large amounts of snow and moisture, which have contributed to the increased number of potholes. "When water gets under the pavement and then freezes, it expands and it pops the asphalt up," said Stephen B.

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Police Report: 2/25/10

By The Collegian | February 24, 2010

Larceny Feb. 19, 10:48 p.m. An Xbox 360 with a detachable 60-gigabyte hard drive, valued at $100, was stolen from the Tyler Haynes Commons. Theft Feb.

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Campus Secrets: Things you want to know but never ask about

By Stephanie Rice | February 24, 2010

There seem to be several places and things on campus that no one knows about. We see them every day and ask the person with whom we're walking to D-Hall (or ourselves), "What is that?" or "Who does that belong to?" or "I wonder whether we have any buildings built over an old swimming pool?" The first place on campus that comes to mind is the fenced-off area next to Lora Robins Court.

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Photo Gallery: The Vagina Monologues

By Tanveer Ahmed | February 24, 2010

The Vagina Monologues, which is performed internationally around Valentine's Day to support V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls, opened Friday night and was performed again Saturday night in the Tyler Haynes Commons. The accompanying audio features background music, cheering fans, an introduction to The Vagina Monologues performed by the student directors and comical sounds of orgasms performed serially by all of the performers. Contact staff photographer Tanveer Ahmed at tanveer.ahmed@richmond.edu

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Richmond names new executive director at Modlin

By Nick Mider | February 18, 2010

Deborah Sommers has been named executive director of the Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond. She will take on her new position July 1. Sommers will be responsible for a number of performances and events at the Modlin Center including: the 45-event Great Performances Series, three main stage productions by the university's theatre and dance department and the University Players and Dancers, 30 musical performances in the Department of Music's Free Concert Series as well as community events and performances throughout the year. Sommers also will direct and teach Richmond's arts management program. Sommers was impressed by the faculty, students, staff at Modlin Center and overall environment at Richmond when she visited the university in January, she said. "Hearing that I would be a part of this amazing community, I was so excited to be going to the university," she said. Sommers has been the director of programming at Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts since 1992. Before joining the Quick Center, Sommers was company administrator of the Performing Arts Center at the State University of New York at Purchase, coordinating the professional season programming, artists and residencies.

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Can I live on campus forever?

By Stephanie Rice | February 18, 2010

Oddly enough, you can. If you are a student, alumnus, faculty or staff member, trustee or immediate family member of any of those people, you can choose to have your body rest eternally in the University of Richmond's Columbarium and Memorial Garden. A Columbarium is a burial vault for human ash remains and is derived from a Latin word meaning "a place where doves nest." The Columbarium to the left of the Cannon Memorial Chapel has 2,884 niches that can each hold two urns.

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Police Report: 2/18/10

By The Collegian | February 18, 2010

Theft Feb. 9, 11:58 a.m. A Westhampton College student's iPhone, valued at $600, was stolen from Boatwright Memorial Library. Harassing Communications Feb.

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Crisis in Congo

By Elizabeth Hardy | February 18, 2010

Members of the University of Richmond's Sigma Chi and STAND chapters are co-sponsoring award-winning poet and rap artist Omekongo Dibinga to speak about the crisis in the Congo on Wednesday, Feb.

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New radios will allow EMTs to get help sooner

By Maria Ribas | February 14, 2010

Student emergency medical technicians will, as of this semester, be able to communicate with nearly all public safety organizations in the area using a two-way radio system. The student EMTs are members of UREMS, a first-responder agency that has about 25 active members and is composed entirely of undergraduates.

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Author presents methods to navigate through "Guyland"

By Jimmy Young | February 11, 2010

The rules of manhood dictate that men exhibit no feminine behaviors, earn a sizeable paycheck, remain composed in times of crisis and act aggressively from middle-school age through adulthood. But these rules often create a world in which its other inhabitants ? women and men who do not comply with the code ? endure adverse, pervasive treatment. During an on-campus discussion Wednesday night, author Michael Kimmel explained the effects of this code, as defined by another researcher, and provided possible solutions for how men and women could navigate through "Guyland," the intricate, cultural world of young men between the ages of 16 and 26 that Kimmel analyzes in his book of the same title. Kimmel's appearance, coordinated by Chaplaincy director of arts and education Camisha Jones, was a culmination of the year-long One Book, One Campus initiative, first sponsored by the Office of the Chaplaincy five years ago to compel students, faculty and staff to talk about issues affecting the campus.

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What is that room on the side of the library?

By Stephanie Rice | February 10, 2010

Disclaimer: I am president of a campus ministry that is funded by the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, which is a partner organization with the Virginia Baptist Historical Society. You walk by it every day if you have a class on the Richmond College side of campus.

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Police Report: 2/11/10

By The Collegian | February 10, 2010

Burglary Feb. 4, 9:47 a.m. Cash in the amount of $150 was stolen from a Richmond College student in Gray Court. Liquor Law Violation/ Illness Feb.

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University of Richmond closed at 10 a.m.

By Nick Mider | February 10, 2010

Wed., Feb. 10, 1:30 p.m. University of Richmond communications sent an e-mail to all students, faculty and staff this afternoon to confirm that all classes had been cancelled as of 10 a.m.

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