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Police Report: 9/24/09
By The Collegian | September 24, 2009Vandalism Sept. 14, 8:43 a.m. An exit sign was torn from the ceiling inside South Court.
Vandalism Sept. 14, 8:43 a.m. An exit sign was torn from the ceiling inside South Court.
The cadets of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps stood in the parking lot outside of Atlantic House at 6:50 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
Several witnesses for the prosecution gave vague testimony yesterday at alumnus Adnan Hajizada and fellow activist Emin Milli's hooliganism trial in Azerbaijan. Unlike the first day of the trial on Sept.
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.
During my various experiences with financial aid, I have figured out a few things that I think everyone should know in order to get the most out of all the aid the University of Richmond gives.
Liquor Law Violation/Illness Sept. 11, 11:46 p.m. A Westhampton College student was taken from Fraternity Row to St.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The University of Richmond Board of Trustees elected two new members - Judge Roger L. Gregory, and Richmond 1983 alumna and Procter & Gamble executive Melanie Liddle Healey - who both bring a distinct enthusiasm for The Richmond Promise, the university's strategic plan for 2009-2014. Both members were hired to four-year terms during early July, after months of communication with President Edward Ayers and a general introduction to the university's workings. The initial communication process aimed to make sure the potential members matched the university's chemistry and interests, Gregory said. "I was very humbled and very delighted to [join]," he said.
Police arrested supporters and the defense attorneys ridiculed a witness as the first day of the trial of alumnus Adnan Hajizada got underway Wednesday. The two men who claim Hajizada and fellow activist Emin Milli attacked them on July 8 in a restaurant, Babek Huseynov and Vusal Mammadov, gave testimony about the fight. Hajizada's lawyer and Milli's lawyer ridiculed Mammadov when he gave answers they considered vague and said he could not give the answers because he had not been properly coached by the prosecution, according to a story posted on EurasiaNet.org. The trial will be continued on Friday. Transcripts of text messages and recordings of phone calls from Hajizada to his girlfriend, Parvana Persiani, were initially not allowed as evidence during the trial, but the judge permitted them to be heard in court, Persiani said. Persiani and Hajizada were in constant communication the day Hajizada and Milli were involved in the fight that led to their arrest, Persiani said, including when Hajizada told her that he had been attacked and was on his way to report the incident to the police. Several supporters of Hajizada and Milli were outside the courtroom wearing "I am a hooligan" t-shirts.
The arrest of Adnan Hajizada was a violation of free speech and human rights that could energize young activists in Azerbaijan and around the world, according to a panel assembled by the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement. The CCE held the panel discussion last Friday to address Hajizada, a 2005 Richmond graduate who was arrested in Azerbaijan over the summer with Emin Milli, a fellow blogger. Hajizada was arrested with Milli after they were involved in a fight in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital.
Adnan Hajizada's lawyer told reporters yesterday that video from the restaurant where Hajizada and fellow activist Emin Milli were in a fight will not be allowed at their trial Sept.
Members of the Richmond College class of 2013 took part in the annual Investiture Ceremony Sunday.
The Virginia House of Delegates election made a stop at the University of Richmond earlier tonight during a 73rd district debate in the Alice Haynes Room. Republican incumbent Del.
Athletes, who have rigorous schedules, are complaining that parking regulations are stripping valuable time out of their days because construction projects have led parking services to change the rules. Many student athletes have mandatory workouts and meetings at the Robins Center each morning, but parking services changed the rules so that they cannot park either in X-lot or J-lot across the street until after 2 p.m.