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UR students represent Serengetee

Three University of Richmond students work through social media to represent a clothing company called Serengetee, which is best known for its pocket T-shirts, said Emmy Morse, a "campus rep" for the brand. Serengetee has about 1,500 students representing it on campuses around the country, said Seth Klebe, the marketing manager of the company.


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President Ayers speaks about the University's future

Tuesday night at the President's Forum, University of Richmond President Ed Ayers spoke to students about the university's history and its plans for the future, particularly the completion of the Richmond Promise, the university's goals to be accomplished between 2009 and 2014. The university's chapter of Mortar Board, a national honor society for senior students, hosted the forum.


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Student-athletes face challenges when looking to study abroad

When athletes are recruited by University of Richmond, coaches and representatives of the athletic department tell them that, ideally, once in their four-year tenure their team will have the opportunity to travel abroad, junior field hockey player Becca Barry said. However, that ideal does not come without obstacles. Athletes who wish to study abroad need to take into account the duration of their team's season and how missing time could affect the success of the team.


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Princeton Review selects Richmond as best value school

The Princeton Review selected University of Richmond for its 2014 list of 75 best value private colleges, praising its combination of academic opportunities of a large research university and advantages of a small liberal arts college. Publisher Robert Franek said the best value schools offer "outstanding academics and affordability, either via their comparatively low sticker prices or generous financial aid awards to students with need." Cindy Deffenbaugh, director of financial aid at Richmond, said that this year, students had received $66 million in grants and scholarships, and $60 million of that had come from the university's own resources.


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Snarky Puppy comes to Richmond

One week after winning their first Grammy Award in the Best R & B Performance category, Snarky Puppy appeared on stage in the University of Richmond's Alice Jepson Theatre on Feb.


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Lawsuit changes future of student internships

The future of unpaid internships is in question, after two unpaid interns won a lawsuit against Fox Searchlight Pictures that is likely to set a precedent for internship programs nationwide. The two interns, who assisted with the production of the movie "Black Swan," sued on the grounds that they did equal work as paid employees without gaining any educational benefits.


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Weinstein Center helps runners train for Monument Avenue 10K

Information systems professor Ellen Walk started running at age 56 and joined the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness' training team for the 2012 Monument Avenue 10K as soon as she could run a mile. "I confess with the hills around UR, I had to walk on occasion," Walk said, "but that was okay!


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Security administrator explains new password requirements

It only took about five minutes to crack 70 percent of University of Richmond students' passwords in a test last year, which did not associate the passwords with students' NetIDs, security administrator Anthony Head said. Many students are just now realizing that they need to update their passwords to conform to new security restrictions for their NetID accounts to access their gmail and other campus network services. The process of changing password lengths began last year, Head said, with the faculty and staff resetting their passwords near the end of the year.