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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to look into college admission bias

By Nick Mider | December 18, 2009

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is studying the issue of gender in college admission and will gather testimony and data from the University of Richmond and 18 other mid-Atlantic colleges and universities. All of the schools were chosen by the commission based on their proximity to Washington, D.C., according to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. But Richmond was also put on the list because of reports that asserted the university was intentionally admitting a disproportionately high number of male applicants, including a U.S.

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Latrell Scott named head football coach

By Reilly Moore | December 15, 2009

Eight days after former head football coach Mike London took the same position at the University of Virginia, University of Richmond wide receiver Kevin Grayson announced London's replacement. That's because Richmond athletic director Jim Miller decided Grayson would be the right person to introduce new head football coach Latrell Scott, who served as the wide receivers coach for the Spiders during Grayson's first two seasons. "On behalf of the football team, we are really excited about this selection," Grayson said. Scott, a 34-year-old Richmond native who most recently coached the wide receivers at the University of Virginia and the University of Tennessee, has been named the 34th head coach in program history. "This is a very exciting day for me and my family," Scott said.

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Class shatters stereotypes through dancing in d-hall

By Maura Bogue | December 7, 2009

The Sociology 306 class orchestrated the University of Richmond's first flash mob late last night at the Heilman Dining Center. The purpose of the flash mob ? a group who assembles suddenly in a public place to perform an action ? was to encourage inclusivity on campus.

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UR welcomes first historically black fraternity

By David Larter | December 5, 2009

Nine men became the inaugural members of the first historically black fraternity on the campus of the University of Richmond Friday night, during a ceremony at the University Forum. Wilshire Bethel, Michael Coleman, Dwayne Foster, Raymond Fraser, Reginald Gooden, Rashad Lowery, Charles Mike III, Jeremiah Morse and Ra-Twoine Fields marched in-step to the Forum singing cadence and wearing black and gold masks.

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Realism, idealism not polar opposites, professor says

By Mary Morgan | December 4, 2009

The University of Richmond's department of religion presented James Turner Johnson, a professor from Rutgers University, to lead a discussion titled "Realism, Idealism, and Just War: Thing about the Use of Force in American Debate." Johnson, a professor of religion and associate of the graduate program in political science at Rutgers, argued against realists' either-or dichotomy that separates realism and idealism as polar opposites. Johnson attributed the birth of political realism to theologian Reinhold Niebuhr and political scientist Hans Morgenthau, who flourished from the 1930s through the 1950s.

Faculty & Staff

Barbara Wallace, Italian professor, dies

By Jimmy Young | December 3, 2009

Barbara B. Wallace, an adjunct professor of Italian in the department of modern literatures and cultures who learned to speak the language during her late 30s, died on Sunday after a bout with cancer. Lorenza Marcin, director of the Italian language program, worked with Wallace from 2001-2009 and described her as a perfect counterpart.

Football

Robins Stadium to affect parking, campus events

By Maura Bogue | November 22, 2009

The new on-campus stadium will require three changes next year to maximize parking during home football games: moving student cars, limiting campus events and using the intramural fields for overflow parking. Students who park in X-lot ? the lot by the Robins Center ? must move their cars to the varsity football practice field, near River Road, for the entire weekends of home games, said John McCulla, director of community relations. No events may occur in the Robins Center on game days.

Trey McDonald, the University's Sustainability Coordinator, has been working to implement the Climate Action Plan on campus.
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University's Climate Action Plan draft now available online

By Stephen Utz | November 18, 2009

University of Richmond officials are continuing their efforts to reduce the school's carbon footprint through a Climate Action Plan (CAP), which details the administration's strategy to become climate neutral - a net zero carbon footprint - by 2050. The first draft of the CAP is now available online, and the campus community can participate by offering feedback and suggestions during the public comment period, which ends Dec.

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Future of green bikes uncertain after repairs

By Mary Morgan | November 18, 2009

The Green Bikes have survived their first semester, but not without repairs that have caused sponsors to question whether the program will be continued in the future. Karen DeBonis, a member of GreenUR, said the success of the program depended on the students. "Obviously we hope that students will respect the bikes as if they were their own," DeBonis wrote in an e-mail.

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What is ROTC? Part II: Where do they go?

By Stephanie Rice | November 18, 2009

In last week's column I talked about the basics of Reserve Officers Training Corps. This week, I am going to talk about what happens to those cadets who graduate from the program. Cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S.

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Police Report: 11/19/09

By The Collegian | November 18, 2009

Theft Nov. 10, 12:36 p.m. A Westhampton College student's blue LG ENV3 cell phone was stolen from the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness.The cell phone's value was estimated at $100. Nov.

Faculty & Staff

RCSGA sends letter of concerns to Gen. Ed. committee

By Margaret Finucane | November 18, 2009

The members of the Richmond College Government Association approved the contents of a letter -- intended for the General Education Revision Committee -- which expresses serious concerns about the University of Richmond's curriculum revision proposal in its current form. The RCSGA letter, passed in a unanimous vote during a meeting last Wednesday, summarized the main concerns that had been brought to the attention of both the Westhampton College Government Association and the RCSGA by students, and offered suggestions for amending the changes to create a more favorable finalized proposal. The General Education Committee members will continue revising the current proposal until a Nov.

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Panelists share experiences at second "Q&A" forum

By Mary Morgan | November 18, 2009

Seven panelists from the GLBTQ community participated in the second "Q&A: Queer and Answers" forum Monday night in the Westhampton Center Living Room. Several students came to the hour-long discussion, which started with reflections on the Live Homosexual Acts at the Pier Sunday night. "It's hard for me to judge because I know all the people that wrote all of those stories," said sophomore Jon Henry, president of the Student Alliance for Sexual Diversity (SASD). "I'm just glad they're out in the open now and that the people can understand this community." Most panelists said they were pleased with the turnout. "I thought there would be like three people and [Henry's] mother that would show up," senior Matt Mello said.

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Melvin's second space mission begins with Atlantis launch

By David Larter | November 16, 2009

About 50 faculty, staff and students in Tyler Haynes Commons cheered at 2:28 p.m. on Monday when the space shuttle Atlantis successfully launched, carrying Spider alumnus Leland Melvin on his latest mission to the international space station. The mission is Melvin's second in space.

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