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Writing project premieres on campus

By Avril Lighty | October 8, 2009

University of Richmond staff members now have the opportunity to cultivate their writing skills both professionally and creatively through the university's new Staff Writing Project. The Staff Writing Project Web site consists of resources for writing on the job, writing and speech center assistance, GED preparation, English as a Second Language tutoring and book discussion participation.

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Community installs chaplain during Family Weekend

By Maura Bogue | October 3, 2009

The Rev. Craig Kocher was installed as the university chaplain and Jessie Ball duPont chair of the chaplaincy Saturday night at the Cannon Memorial Chapel. The chaplain installation service - only the second ever at the University of Richmond - marked the official welcoming of Kocher by the Richmond community and served as an expression of trust in his leadership.

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RCSGA will make proposal for green roofs on Gottwald

By Ryan Clark | October 1, 2009

The Richmond College Student Government Association sustainability committee is working on a proposal to add green roofs and solar panels to the Gottwald Science Center. Sophomore Jerry Giordano, RCSGA sustainability chairman and vice president of Green UR, the University of Richmond's environmental club, is in charge of creating the proposal with the help of two fellow RCSGA senators, junior Chris Repas and senior Gabe Gigliotti. The green roofs and solar panels would be used to conserve non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels, natural gas, oil and coal, Giordano said. There are three roofs on Gottwald: two lower roofs and one higher roof.

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How do I get on the 8:15 coffee cup sleeves

By Stephanie Rice | October 1, 2009

You may have noticed that the coffee cup sleeves from 8:15 at Boatwright are not an ad for Starbucks, but have the faces of University of Richmond alumni who seem to be doing some awesome things with their post-Liberal-Arts lives.

Football

Family Weekend planning affected by holidays

By Guv Callahan | October 1, 2009

Students will not be able to bring their parents and siblings to a University of Richmond home football game this coming Family Weekend because of conflicts between the university's and the football conference's schedules. Officials at the university's Office of Parent Programs schedule Family Weekend two to three years in advance, wrote Lisa Van Riper, assistant vice president for communications, in an e-mail.

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Campus accessibility map to promote inclusiveness

By Lochrane Smith | October 1, 2009

Richmond students are fulfilling the Richmond Promise one step - or curb cut - at a time, thanks to the accessibility map that the Introduction to Geographic Information Systems class created last fall. Accepting the task to increase inclusive diversity, one component of President Edward Ayers' Richmond Promise - the university's Strategic Plan for 2009-2014 - faculty initiated a response to the need for greater handicapped accessibility.

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Police Report: 10/01/09

By The Collegian | October 1, 2009

Larceny Sept. 21, 5:32 p.m. A Blackberry, valued at $500; Blackberry hardcase cover, valued at $35; and a Blackberry memory card, valued at $30, were stolen from a Richmond College student's gym bag in the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness.

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Fraternities to hold parties on same nights

By Nick Mider | October 1, 2009

University of Richmond fraternities will be hosting more lodge events on the same nights this semester in an effort to cut costs. The main expense for fraternity events is security, which consists of University Police Department officers patrolling the lodges. "People may or may not realize that frats pay for [lodge] security," said Alison B.

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Defense witnesses testify activists were attacked

By Stephanie Rice | September 30, 2009

Witnesses for the defense in alumnus Adnan Hajizada's hooliganism trial testified Tuesday that the activist was the victim of an attack, while prosecution witnesses said they did not see who started the fight in an Azerbaijani cafe July 8. The prosecution called the cook, Araz Allahverdiyev, from the restaurant as well as three police officers who arrived after the fight.

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Former Gov. Allen discusses energy

By David Larter | September 29, 2009

Former Virginia Gov. George Allen told a group of 50 students and community members in Jepson Hall Tuesday night that the United States could be the Saudi Arabia of coal and that Virginia could be a leader in breaking America's dependency on foreign oil. "You'll hear from these pompous elites, that Americans are addicted to oil," Allen said.

Campus-life

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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