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Magician Aaron Black impresses Richmond crowd

By Margaret Finucane | September 29, 2009

Students alternated between laughs and gasps as Aaron Black read minds, performed illusions and cracked jokes Friday night. He opened the show by informing the audience that a performance of his had recently been named Show of the Year at the Boulder Festival. He followed up by saying, "My mom was so proud when she wrote that review." He delved into the magical portion of the show by appearing to push a glass bottle entirely through the midsection of a stunned volunteer.

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InLight festival illuminates downtown Richmond

By Cate Harkin | September 26, 2009

Downtown Richmond's second-annual InLight Festival Fright night transformed the area from East Broad to East Grace streets into a luminescent exhibition of contemporary art. The festival, presented in association with the non-profit 1708 Gallery, was designed to showcase the work of 26 international artists and to promote the arts as a form of community involvement - a theme that was also addressed earlier that evening at UR Downtown's open house. Highlights of this year's festivals included a large video projection on the facade of Verizon headquarters, a project by Brooklyn artist Ed Purver and performance art featuring dancers donning recycled-paper costumes illuminated by LED lights.

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UR Downtown engages students with Richmond City

By Elizabeth Hardy | September 26, 2009

Twenty students gathered at UR Downtown's Open House last Friday to explore the newly renovated building, understanding its programs and learn about the University of Richmond's goal of engaging and educating in the heart of Richmond. Student volunteers and interns welcomed the group with a brief explanation of the facility and then conducted a tour of the downtown space.

Faculty & Staff

Committee meets to discuss curriculum changes

By Emily Baltz | September 24, 2009

Faculty, staff members and a student discussed potential changes to the University of Richmond's general education requirements on Friday during an open meeting hosted by the General Education Revision Committee. The committee, overseen by the Provost's office, is charged with redesigning the general education curriculum to incorporate the academic goals laid out in The Richmond Promise, the university's strategic plan for 2009-14. Gene Anderson, the committee's chairman, said Friday's meeting was the third open meeting last week.

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Dear Younger Me...

By Stephanie Rice | September 24, 2009

To be trendy, my column this week is going to be the letter I would have written to myself had I gone to Proclamation Night when I was a first year, but with a little twist.

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Libertarians try to come to campus

By Avril Lighty | September 24, 2009

A University of Richmond political science major is trying to bring another perspective to the university's political organizations through Students for Liberty, a libertarian group. Senior Danielle Lewis, 26, has been involved in the Libertarian Party for nine years.

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Student support untapped

By David Larter | September 24, 2009

Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Creigh Deeds are in a constantly tightening race for Virginia's governorship, but at the University of Richmond the excitement level seems low - a factor that some think might spell trouble for Deeds as the election approaches. "I haven't really seen anything as far as involvement on campus," said Rasheed Nazeri, who was president of UR Students for Obama during last year's election. Deeds' campaign has been missing on campus, he said. "A lot of the grassroots volunteers on campus are still here and interested in getting involved," he said.

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Hand sanitizers spread around campus to prevent flu

By Barrett Neale | September 22, 2009

The University Facilities staff has spent thousands of dollars on hand sanitizers, which are now in highly frequented areas on campus to help prevent the spread of the H1N1 flu virus. "What we had to do was try to identify some public areas where there was a lot of traffic in and out," said John Sheffield, the director of Safety Services and Risk Management. The Heilman Dining Center and Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness have stocked hand sanitizers in past years, Sheffield said, but because of the outbreak of H1N1, University Facilities workers have been supplying hand sanitizers to the rest of campus. Al Lane, the manager of environmental services, purchased nine wall-mounted units that each have 20 ounces of Purell hand sanitizer, according to Sheffield's inventory record.

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Committee meets to discuss possible curriculum changes

By Emily Baltz | September 20, 2009

Faculty and staff members and a single student discussed potential changes to the University of Richmond's general education requirements Friday during an open meeting hosted by the General Education Revision Committee. The committee, overseen by the Provost's office, is charged with redesigning the general education curriculum to incorporate the academic goals laid out in The Richmond Promise, the university's strategic plan. Gene Anderson, the committee's chairman, said today's meeting was the third open meeting this week.

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Richmond's endowment rebounds after sharp drop

By Guv Callahan | September 17, 2009

The University of Richmond's endowment rebounded during the last six months, increasing in value by approximately 11 to 12 percent, according to university officials. That rebound followed a roughly 14 percent drop during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2009, said Srinivas Pulavarti, president of Spider Management Company, the university's investment office. The endowment's preliminary market value as of August 30, 2009, was approximately $1.5 billion, Pulavarti said. The endowment comprises approximately 40 percent hedged equities, 6 percent real assets, 30 percent absolute return, 5 percent real estate and 20 percent cash or opportunistic investments, he wrote in an e-mail. The endowment's good standing is due to investments' high hedged exposure and very little exposure to market risk, Pulavarti said.

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Business school changes major declaration process

By Mary Morgan | September 17, 2009

Starting with the class of 2014, the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business will have a new process for declaring a business major. At the beginning of the students' sophomore year, they will submit an "intent to major" request, which will be evaluated after the end of the semester.

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Dining waits should decrease as semester continues

By Jimmy Young | September 17, 2009

Long lines at the Heilman Dining Center and Tyler's Grill have become commonplace this year, but they have primarily resulted from students adjusting to new class schedules, not from the arrival of an unprecedented number of first-year students. The problem is not permanent and it should sort itself out as the semester goes on, said Dee Hardy, director of food and auxiliary services. Hardy said she expected peaks of traffic to level off as students developed eating habits based around their class schedules.

Renovations? (sorry, I wasn't sure what the caption should cover)
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Apartments will not get major renovations soon

By Jordan Trippeer | September 17, 2009

While there are 4 multimillion dollar construction projects on campus, university forest apartment renovations are not expected for years to come, said Carolyn Bigler, assistant director of undergraduate student housing. "There is a 10-year renovation plan [for campus] and the apartments are nowhere near the beginning of that plan," said Carolyn Bigler, assistant director of undergraduate student housing. Four other major construction projects are underway across campus, including the Queally Hall expansion of the E.

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Relay for Life leaders hope for more campus awareness

By Margaret Finucane | September 17, 2009

University of Richmond's fourth-annual Relay for Life will be held on campus for the second year in a row, this time with a goal to surpass last year's achievements -- both financially and in terms of awareness. "Our goal is to make the campus community more aware of what we can do to make an impact - through advocacy, through education about cancer prevention and early detection and through raising money to fund life-saving research," said senior Emily Sherman, co-chairwoman of Relay for Life. Last year the event raised around $21,000, which was slightly below the set fundraising goal.

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