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Photo Gallery: Ring Dance 2010
By Tanveer Ahmed | February 8, 2010Members of the Westhampton College class of 2011 participated in the 2010 Ring Dance ceremony Feb.
Members of the Westhampton College class of 2011 participated in the 2010 Ring Dance ceremony Feb.
Sat., Feb. 6, 12:00 p.m. Because of the weather, the University of Richmond will be closed Saturday, Feb.
The Princeton Review has included the University of Richmond on its list of the 50 best-value private colleges in the nation. According to a USA Today article about the list, the selection criteria included more than 30 factors in three areas: academics, costs and financial aid. "It's wonderful to be regarded as a best value, particularly during weak economic times," said Gil Villanueva, the assistant vice president and dean of the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
On a dead-end street, a two-story split-level red brick house sits on a quiet street among its neighboring homes.
While students were packing snowballs in the midst of a winter storm on Saturday afternoon, Jerry Clemmer, general manager of University Dining Services, was searching for batteries so he could inflate air mattresses for the 18 dining services employees who would be spending the night on campus. The University of Richmond received more than 11 inches of snow on Jan.
About 30 University of Richmond students from the Student Alliance for Sexual Diversity lobbied the General Assembly on Tuesday for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. In Virginia, people who identify themselves with the LGBT community are not currently protected from workplace discrimination, but a new bill may end that policy.
Theft from Motor Vehicle Jan. 26, 1:52 p.m. A Westhampton College student's Georgia license plate, valued at $20, was stolen from N-lot. Jan.
The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity is returning to campus after an 11-year absence. The fraternity, which was founded at Boston University in 1909, was formed at the University of Richmond in 1918 and held its charter until 1999. The Lambda Chi Fraternity Board of Directors declared the chapter inactive after it violated alcohol, hazing and risk management regulations, according to a Jan.
Two Westhampton College Government Association members started a mentoring program that partners University of Richmond undergraduates with School of Continuing Studies students. Six undergraduates and nine SCS students signed up for the program - SCS/Undergrad Connections - with the hope of bridging the gap between the different schools on campus, Class of 2011 Senator Elizabeth Hailand said. Hailand and sophomore Asha Phadke, WCGA class of 2012 president, were inspired by the idea at Spider Senate Saturday, where they met with student groups and the Richmond College Student Government Association to discuss campus initiatives, student concerns and the continued implementation of President Edward Ayers' strategic plan. Hailand sat at a table with an SCS member and the topic of discussion turned to the strategic plan's mission of cross-school bonding. "We talked about how it would be nice for the SCS students to form bonds with the rest of the campus so that they could actually have that pride of being a Spider and a Richmond student," Hailand said. It was that conversation from which the idea of SCS/Undergrad Connections grew.
Alex Lebenstein was a Holocaust survivor who had more than enough reasons to hate, but was instead an advocate for tolerance and forgiveness.
The Greater Richmond Transit Company suspended all weekend service and severely cut back the weekday service on the Route 16 Westhampton line that serves University of Richmond, starting last Sunday. The bus will now run from 5:30 a.m.
Bobby Ukrop isn't ready to discuss the details of the sale of the Ukrop's chain yet, but University of Richmond community members have high expectations for the new stores. In December, Ukrop announced in a press conference that the Dutch company Royal Ahold, which also owns Giant Food, would purchase 25 Ukrop's stores for $140 million and retain more than 5,000 Ukrop's employees, according to a Washington Post article. Three other Ukrop's stores - in Fredericksburg, Roanoke and Williamsburg - have been or will be closed and their employees offered jobs in other Royal Ahold businesses or local area stores, according to articles in the Roanoke Times, Richmond Times-Dispatch and on NBC12.com. Ukrop's spokeswoman Susan Rowe was contacted for further details but declined to answer questions.
Westhampton Lake has been full of the expected wildlife, such as fish and algae, but also contains many unexpected objects, such as stone benches and even cars. A checklist of things to do before graduation, published in the Jan.
Many students at the University of Richmond enjoyed Saturday's snowfall from the comfort of their on-campus dorms and apartments.
The University of Richmond and the Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity will begin a nine-week build of an affordable and Earthcraft-friendly home in Northside Richmond's Highland Park neighborhood on Feb.
A winter storm blanketed the University of Richmond campus in about 11 inches of snow Saturday. Throughout the weekend, students went sledding, waged snowball fights and made snow angels. Contact photographer Yichi Zhang at yichi.zhang2@richmond.edu, staff photographer Jordan Trippeer at jordan.trippeer@richmond.edu, staff photographer Andrew Prezioso at andrew.prezioso@richmond.edu, staff photographer Alice Chaosurawong at alice.chaosurawong@richmond.edu , and photographer Caleb Routhier at caleb.routhier@richmond.edu
A winter storm blanketed the University of Richmond campus in about 11 inches of snow Saturday, causing varied reactions from students. Recreational events signaled that many students were excited to see the grounds covered, because this provided a rare opportunity to play in snow in Virginia. "I think it's beautiful," said freshman Sarah Pascual, who took photos from a hill overlooking the Westhampton Lake for an art class project. In a location not far from her, an igloo was constructed around the base of a tree in front of the Academic Skills Center.
With more than one trillion dollars given in foreign aid, why is Africa still so poor? Did that $10 donation ever get to the starving child?
Sun., Jan. 31, 4:00 p.m. University Communications sent an e-mail to all students, faculty and staff to announce that the university will be open and operating on a regular business schedule for Monday, Feb.
A recent spree of license plate theft has occurred on the University of Richmond campus, with seven plates reported stolen since Jan.