By Kate Foss Collegian Staff The University of Richmond's Westhampton Center is on its way to becoming a reality following a cornerstone laying ceremony on Oct.
Illness/Liquor Law Violation Oct. 31, 12:04 a.m. -- A Richmond College student was taken to St.
More than 150 elated students in the Tyler Haynes Commons embraced, shouted and cried shortly after 11 p.m., when the polls closed on the West Coast and television networks announced that Barack Obama would be the 44th president of the United States, the first black American to win the office. "This is now a country where you really can be anything," said Dwayne Foster, a freshman.
In the final days of the 2008 Election, both political parties stormed in and around Richmond trying to muster up support before Tuesday's contest. Contact staff photographers Eliza Morse, Dan Petty, Megan Wilson and Alex Donoho.
Newport News resident Lychelle Chisolm kept her four children awake past their bedtimes on Tuesday night because she wanted them to experience history. She was not the only parent to bring her children to the Democratic Party of Virginia's Election Night celebration, held at Toad's Place near the canal.
By Duncan Phillips Collegian Reporter On a night that seemed ominous for conservatives across the country, the tone of the Republican election party in Richmond was focused on the few bright victories in the state and looked ahead to potential triumphs in the future. A crowd of about 400 supporters gathered in the ballroom at the Richmond Marriott West in Innsbrook to watch the election results pour in.
12:14 a.m. -- Obama, in his acceptance speech, cast himself as a uniting president-elect.
At 5:45 a.m., a line more than a block-and-a-half long snaked out of the Westhampton Baptist Church voting precinct where 2,200 voters were registered. By 10:30 a.m., more than 30 percent of those voters had cast their ballots, said Richard Stone, chief officer of elections.
MANASSAS, Va. -- Once more droves of supporters poured in, chants of "Yes, we can" pervaded the night's cool autumn air, and for the last time Barack Obama took center stage on the eve of a much-anticipated presidential election, as 21 months of campaigning closed here in northern Virginia. "Let me start by noting, Virginia, that this is our last rally," Obama said late Monday night in front of more than 85,000 people at the Prince William Fairgrounds.
With one day until the 2008 election, Virginia Democratic representatives spoke in the theater at Virginia Commonwealth University's Student Commons to encourage voter turnout and endorse Democrat Mark Warner for U.S.
The volatile and troubled U.S. economy is the most important issue in University of Richmond students' choice for president, but they are divided on whom they can trust more to handle it.
JIM GILMORE (R) Experience: 68th Governor of Virginia In office: Jan.
"Colin Powell or Denzel Washington." -- Dudley Versaci, senior "Madeline Albright." -- Ali Eaves, sophomore "Gandhi." -- Zach Gottlieb, junior "Chace Crawford from Gossip Girl." -- Chelsea Bracken, sophomore "Dave Sienko." -- Andrew Greenspan, junior "Sophie McMaster." -- Sandra Thomann, senior
JOHN McCAIN 1. Was not born in continental U.S.: His birthplace is the Panama Canal Zone, Panama 2.
BILL PANTELE Bill Pantele has served as a member of Richmond City Council representing the 2nd District since 2001.
SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D) IMMIGRATION ? Preserve the integrity of the U.S.
New university policy gives employees time off to vote All employees of the University of Richmond will have more time to vote on Nov.
President and Vice President of the United States Democratic Party -- Barack Obama and Joe Biden Republican Party -- John McCain and Sarah Palin Independent Green Party -- Chuck Baldwin and Darrell L.
The racial disparity in health care today has direct roots in the historical treatment of African Americans, bioethicist Harriet Washington said Thursday. She spoke a crowd of about 140 students and community members in the Brown-Alley Room as part of the Women Involved in Living and Learning Quest Speaker Series on Politics of the Body. "There is a duality in American medicine," said Washington, who has been a fellow in ethics at Harvard Medical School and a senior research scholar at the National Center for Bioethics at the Tuskegee Institute.
Twelve University of Richmond students traveled to Virginia Tech during fall break to attend Virginia Powershift, a student-run environmental conference encouraging a movement toward sustainability. Virginia Powershift, held Oct.
