Firefighters from the city of Richmond responded to a gas leak inside South Court Saturday night that forced students to clear the dorm for about 1.5 hours. Around 12:45 a.m.
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By Taylor Engelson Collegian Reporter Some residents of Freeman Hall believe its speedy renovation was too good to be true.
Steve Allred is scarcely two months into his tenure as the University of Richmond's provost, but already the gearwheels of his academic plans are being set in motion, from his proposal for increased cross-school collaboration to his initiative to hire a more diverse faculty and enhance its development. It is these three points that will tentatively form the cornerstone of the school's academic trajectory for the next few years.
By Michael Gaynor Collegian Reporter As the sun rises on Fraternity Row, a line of ROTC cadets stand symmetrically, hands folded behind their backs, waiting for the transport to Fort Lee for their first overnight training program of the year.
A federal grand jury has indicted former University of Richmond men's tennis coach Steven Gerstenfeld on charges of receiving child pornography, the second scandal in as many weeks to hit the university's athletics department. Authorities with the U.S.
Group proposes giving a free education for some students Members of the access and affordability Strategic Plan group proposed free tuition, room and board for University of Richmond students whose families make less than $75,000. It was the most ambitious idea discussed Monday night during the Gottwald Auditorium during a forum co-led by James Monks, an E.
Eavesdropping Sept. 10, 3:04 p.m. A Westhampton College student reported that another WC student recorded her conversations without her knowledge in the Spring 2008 but has not pressed charges. Liquor Law Violations Sept.
"Luther the Jet" hopped his last freight train in 1999, when he traveled from Chicago to Kansas City. "A friend once told me to think of the United States as a large playground," he said, "and you have all these toys to play with." This spirit is celebrated annually at the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa, where University of Richmond senior Dan Shoemaker and his friend F.G.
By Brittany Combs Collegian Reporter For nearly a decade, the Richmond Quest has brought faculty, staff and students together to explore and create unique ties that span the wide variety of disciplines the university has to offer.
With Bristol Palin and Jamie-Lynn Spears splashed across the news headlines, unplanned young pregnancies are becoming household conversations.
By Elizabeth Hyman Collegian Staff For most students at the University of Richmond, cooking is not a priority in life, especially with the Heilman Dining Center and Tyler's Grill right there to fulfill any food-related wants and needs. But for those who are interested in expanding their epicurean knowledge and skills, the new Center for Culinary Arts for the School of Continuing Studies' Culinary Arts Program is the perfect place.
When studio art student Kimberly Wirt, a Richmond native, was looking for inspiration for her senior thesis project, she turned to her hometown. Wirt, who presented her thesis project last spring, said before she had even begun to think about her thesis she had been interested in learning more about the city of Richmond.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will discuss Barack Obama's foreign policy plans at the University of Richmond at 3:30 p.m.
Four University of Richmond students reported to campus police Tuesday that a man had entered their apartment during the night. All of the apartments the intruder entered were unlocked, police said.
Journalist Henry Villard was a sick and aging man when he wrote his memoirs at the turn of the 20th century.
By Kate Foss Collegian Reporter The students, faculty and administrators who make up the Integrated Academic Enterprise working group are calling for increasing cross-school collaboration in courses at the University of Richmond. The leaders of the group, Provost Steve Allred, and Kathy Hoke, the associate dean of Arts and Sciences and an associate professor of mathematics, hosted an open forum Tuesday night to solicit feedback about the four goals the group has drafted. For interdisciplinary and cross-school connection, group members spoke about allowing undergraduates to take more courses outside of their majors and having more shared classroom sessions. Hoke said that the working group felt that students were interested in more interdisciplinary studies. "We have a sense that generally that is something a lot of students would want to see," Hoke said. The interdisciplinary plans also include an evaluation by the faculty of the first-year Core course, in addition to a review of the General Education Requirements with consideration to the newly adopted unit system. The group is also pushing for the creation of a faculty development center, which would provide a place for professors to discuss teaching methods and, in turn, allow faculty to find others with common interests.
By Robin Hawbaker Collegian Reporter Members of the access and affordability Strategic Plan group examined ways to help low-income and international students at the University of Richmond including offering full tuition, room and board for all undergraduate students with a family income of $75,000 or less. It was the most ambitious idea discussed Monday night in the Gottwald Auditorium during a forum co-led by James Monks, an E.
Seth Newman, the man police say triggered the May 6 campus lockdown, has been found not guilty of a class one misdemeanor charge of possessing marijuana, and a class one misdemeanor charge of possessing an undefined schedule-three drug. A judge decided Sept.
Growing up as the child of immigrants, former "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" actress Tatyana Ali learned nightly at the dinner table that America was the land of opportunity. But for the past eight years, she's felt that opportunity slip away, telling a crowd Thursday evening in downtown Richmond that's the reason she will be voting for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Earlier Thursday, Ali -- along with celebrities Marlon Wayans and Jurnee Smollett -- spoke to a University of Richmond Justice and Civil Society class taught by professor Karen Zivi to stress the importance of citizenship and voting.
