University of Richmond students and alumni gathered at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, Va., on Friday to celebrate the life of Richmond College alumnus Lance C.
This article is the first in a series in which The Collegian will explore issues facing the queer community at the University of Richmond. At a recent meeting of students from the sexual minority community at the University of Richmond, senior John Frank sat center of a large conference table, eyeing the faces of the six other students in attendance -- men and women, freshmen and seniors, Greek-affiliated and independent. All were invited by word-of-mouth.
Several college campuses across the nation are dropping land-line phones in student residence halls.
University of Richmond Dining Services has unveiled a new program that allows people to take food to-go from Heilman Dining Center. The program, introduced three weeks ago, requires people purchase an Eco Clamshell container for $5 or the container and a Lug-A-Mug for $7 from the cashiers at the dining center.
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is taking a more hands-on approach to philanthropy this year by getting involved in the community rather than simply raising money. "We decided to go a different direction and take a more community service-oriented route," said Dan Colosimo, Sigma Phi Epsilon philanthropy chairman, adding that the change was initially sparked because the fraternity's national office changed the philanthropy. The fraternity's first community service event was cleaning up the Malvern Hill Battlefield on Saturday, Jan.
Drug/Narcotic Equipment Violation Feb. 10, 6:54 p.m. -- Two students, one Westhampton College and one Richmond College, were arrested for possession of marijuana on RC grounds between the Millhiser Green and the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness. Theft Feb.
A University of Richmond student spent this past summer researching El Salvadorian politics and social tensions, a project that led to a 150-page research paper and a fellowship grant, which she donated to an El Salvadorian boy so he could get heart surgery. Edith Coralia de la Vega, a junior from El Salvador,was able to study El Salvadorian social tensions as a Bonner Center for Civic Engagement fellow. The length of Vega's paper is an exception, said Douglas Hicks, executive director of the center and associate professor of leadership studies and religion. "Research papers generally run from 15 to 25 pages," Hicks said.
Campus e-mail service has been restored after a nearly seven-hour outage left those without outside e-mail clients and mobile devices unable to communicate electronically. The system's failure was first reported around 1 p.m.
David Howson, associate director of the Modlin Center for the Arts, has confirmed that he will serve as interim executive director of the Modlin Center for the 2009-10 season The confirmation, made Tuesday, comes while the university continues its nationwide search for a replacement for Kathy Panoff, who is leaving for the University of Texas at Austin after 13 years at Richmond. Howson and Panoff have been working together to expand the influence of the Modlin Center in the Richmond area arts community.
