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Friday, November 01, 2024

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UR Hungry: Selba

I have heard a lot of good things about Selba, and it was on the top of my list for this season's Restaurant Week. I made reservations for my friend and me online for 6 p.m.


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Libertarian Sarvis an "alternative" choice for voters

Virginia's Libertarian candidate for governor, Robert Sarvis, called himself an alternative to the two traditional candidates for governor in a public forum on campus last week. Sarvis spoke for 30 minutes in the Ukrop Auditorium as part of the Richard L.


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Administration proposes changes to academic calendar

The academic calendar, including semester start dates and days off, might be tweaked to better accommodate the university community, starting next school-year. Provost Steve Allred and vice president for student development Steve Bisese have been discussing these potential changes with the student government bodies.


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Athletic director, coaches provide preview of Robins Center renovations

University of Richmond offered media outlets a sneak peek into the future of Spider basketball Thursday, unveiling the $17 million renovations to the Robins Center. Taking their seats around noon, athletic director Keith Gill, women's head basketball coach Michael Shafer and men's head basketball coach Chris Mooney gave a press conference from the center of the newly polished and painted hardwood floor.


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Kevin Bales presents "Unlocking the Science of Slavery"

Modern-day slavery expert Kevin Bales told a group of University of Richmond community members that by unlocking the science of slavery, they too can be heroes, nerds and abolitionists. Bales, co-founder of Free the Slaves, a nonprofit organization dedicated to abolishing slavery worldwide, shared science, stories and laughs with a full room of spectators in Weinstein Hall, Brown-Alley Room last night. A new scientific view of global slavery has opened up new progression within the modern day anti-slavery movement, Bales said. "We're at the beginning of the end of the fourth great anti-slavery movement," he said.