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.
The University of Richmond hosted the 2009 Bonner Congress for the first time since the conference's 1997 inception, giving 170 Bonner Scholars from colleges across the United States an opportunity to further their service projects and combat student apathy on their campuses. Edward Ayers, Richmond's president, and Wayne Meisel, president of The Corella and Bertram F.
Students gathered in the Brown-Alley Room last Wednesday to watch the premiere of the CNN documentary "Latino in America," a film that takes a look at the effects of the increasing Latino presence in America. The event was hosted by the Spanish and Latino Student Alliance (SALSA). "The documentary is about how the number of Latinos in America is reshaping the demographic, as well as what it means to be American," said senior Keylin Mejia Tavarez, a SALSA member.
After growing up in Richmond, graduating from the University of Richmond and serving as the associate director of the Modlin Center for the Arts, professor David Howson will leave for Skidmore College next semester to pioneer its arts administration program. As the inaugural director, Howson will launch the interdisciplinary program as a minor this spring at Skidmore, located in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
During the past two weeks, the apparent war between the White House and Fox News has become more than just a minor blip on the political radar, but a major story.
During his annual report to the University of Richmond community on Monday, President Edward Ayers acknowledged the accomplishments of the university staff and faculty throughout the last year. But he also highlighted the work that still needed to be done. Ayers said the university's achievements during the last year -- including a 7 percent increase in freshman students who accepted offers of admission from Richmond, a doubling of the number of students of color in the freshman class and continued improvements in sustainability initiatives -- had been even more striking because of the dire economic situation in Virginia and across the nation during the past year. As universities and colleges have worked through a fundamental redefinition of American higher education by laying off staff and faculty, instituting major budget cuts and eliminating sports teams, Richmond has endured well through this uncharted territory in comparison, he said.
Charles H. Ryland, a trustee emeritus, died on Oct. 22. Ryland graduated from Richmond College in 1936 and the T.C.
Despite the changing seasons, there's been much recognition for all the green on campus. Recently the 2010 evaluation by the College Sustainability Report Card, an initiative of the Sustainable Endowments Institute, released grades for colleges based on a number of comparative aspects, each focused on the institute's sustainability.
