The University of Richmond's Center for Civic Engagement had buses shuttling students from campus to polling places all day Tuesday, in an attempt to give students a chance to cast their vote in the Virginia state elections. The shuttles ran from 8:30 a.m.
About 350 children and their families came out to Old Fraternity Row this past Saturday to paint pumpkins, play games and walk through a haunted house at the University of Richmond's 11th-annual Trick or Treat Street. The event, which offered several Halloween-themed activities and entertainment for children, was held from 11 a.m.
I had never even heard of Robert Crumb before Tuesday, when we tried to find someone to cover the event for The Collegian.
The General Education Revision Committee met with a group of about 25 students and faculty Wednesday morning to discuss possible changes to the general education requirements. Gene Anderson, the committee's chair, along with Catherine Bagwell, Barry Lawson, and Clark Williams fielded questions in the hour-long meeting about the committee's two new models that would be implemented in fall 2011 if approved by the university faculty. Both plans would increase the number of general education requirements from the current 13 units.
In response to complaints from students in the School of Arts and Sciences that accounting and financial services employers have dominated campus job-recruiting visits, Career Development Center representatives pointed to industry recruiting cycles and the economy. Of the 34 employers scheduled to interview on campus during the fall, 28 pertain to accounting and financial services and 18 are open to accounting and finance majors only.
Despite his loss to Del. John O'Bannon III in the 73rd House of Delegates race, Democratic challenger and Richmond leadership studies professor Tom Shields remained optimistic and upbeat at a gathering of his supporters during election night. "The point of democracy is not always winning," Shields said at a campaign gathering this evening at The Tavern restaurant.
Republican candidate Robert F. McDonnell convincingly won Virginia's gubernatorial race on Tuesday night, defeating Democrat R.
In the well-funded race for the House of Delegates between two Spiders, the Republican incumbent prevailed. University of Richmond graduate Del.
The Modlin Center for the Arts' exhibit of Robert Crumb's comics and its sponsorship of his appearance at the Carpenter Theatre on Oct.
The Campus Activities Board and the Richmond Rowdies have teamed up with the football team to organize a homecoming bonfire tomorrow night to increase excitement for the game against Villanova University at 3:30 p.m.
University sororities and fraternities sponsored the 11th-annual Trick or Treat Street, a Halloween-themed carnival for young children.
The ROTC cadets of Spider Battalion went to Fort Bragg, N.C. on Oct. 24 to compete in the Ranger Challenge with cadets from 39 other schools. Ranger Challenge 2009 from David Larter on Vimeo. Contact reporter David Larter at david.larter@richmond.edu
"Rape and sexual abuse has not stopped so we will not stop either," said Ra-Twoine Fields, the vice president of UR Men for Change, as he thanked everyone for coming to its first forum of the year 6 p.m.
Last spring, Guster played a concert in the Robins Center. This spring, the big-name artist of the season will be a little more unusual. The Campus Activities Board has booked rapper Afroman to perform during Pig Roast on March 27, 2010. "We wanted to do Afroman because he really fits the party atmosphere of Pig Roast," said Josh Huffines, the president of CAB.
The University of Richmond has responded to 20 complaints by copyright owners about unauthorized use of intellectual property on campus this year. The university responded to seven complaints during the 2007-2008 year, and 37 complaints during the 2008-2009 year, university librarian Jim Rettig said.
Those bells you speak of that chime a lovely song at 12:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. every day (and for some special occasions such as weddings) come from the electric carillon in the base of Boatwright Tower.
Just five days before the Nov. 3 Virginia gubernatorial election, Virginia Democratic candidate Sen.
Students walking through the University Forum Monday afternoon may have noticed a group of "dumpster divers" emptying the dumpster that usually sits behind Gray Court. The students, members of GreenUR, the University of Richmond's student environmental group, were conducting a waste audit, checking how much students had thrown away and what could have been recycled.
Theft Oct. 20, 3:43 a.m. An exit sign was torn from the ceiling inside Gray Court and stolen.
When Richmond College dean Joe Boehman interviewed for his job at the University of Richmond three years ago, he kept coming back to one question: What is the university's vision of a Richmond College man? To help answer that question, the Office of the Chaplaincy is sponsoring the One Book, One Campus program, which aims to encourage a discussion about gender and masculinity. This year, the program is using Michael Kimmel's "Guyland" as a springboard for discussion.
