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Two Richmond professors to teach in Germany this summer

By Brooke Knetzger | February 11, 2013

Two University of Richmond faculty members will be teaching courses in Germany this summer for the Berlin study abroad program. In addition to intensive German courses, students will now be able to enroll in either a history course taught by Dr. John Treadway or a marketing course taught by Dr. Dana Lascu. "The arrangements that UR has in Berlin are phenomenal," Lascu wrote in an email.

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SPCS offers free non-credit courses to students

By Olivia Simons | February 10, 2013

The staff of the School of Professional and Continuing Studies at University of Richmond is offering one free, non-credit course per semester to Richmond students. These classes offer a wide range of subjects including: Introduction to Interior Design, Business Writers' Bootcamp and Introduction to Microsoft Office. Directors at SPCS frequently receive inquiries from undergraduate students who are interested in taking non-credit courses to further enhance their education in a particular topic or to acquire a skill in an area that is outside their major course of study, said Stephanie Bowlin, program manager. SPCS student Michelle Edgell said she was looking for a refresher course on Excel when she started working in the Parking and Transportation Office.

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Richmond students to discuss social media in Ethics Bowl

By Maggie Burch | February 9, 2013

Five University of Richmond students who will be competing in the Ethics Bowl Sunday and Monday to discuss a topic more relevant to college students than in years past: ethics and social media. The staff at the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges has hosted the annual debate since 1997, each time at one of the 15 VFIC schools, according to the organization's website.

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Police Report: 2/7/13

By The Collegian | February 7, 2013

Hit-and-Run Jan. 29, 6:46 p.m. The passenger side of a Westhampton College student's 2009 Hyundai was damaged in a hit-and-run in X-Lot.

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Justice Carrico remembered for dedication to UR law students

By Mara Lugo | February 7, 2013

Justice Harry L. Carrico loved University of Richmond so much that his family arranged for his funeral to be held at the Cannon Memorial Chapel on Friday, where a large crowd came to honor the longest-serving Virginia Supreme Court jurist. "The church was full of the highest dignitaries from the state, as well as people of all different walks of life," law professor Clark Williams said.

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Loving one's self the theme of Women of Color Conference

By Gaby Calabrese | February 5, 2013

The University of Richmond will host its fifth annual Women of Color Conference this month, providing female students of color with a forum to connect, network and exchange information with a variety of speakers. Charm Bullard, associate dean of Westhampton College, had been working as an area coordinator when she first decided to have a conference for women of color in 2008, she said.

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Double and triple majors offered, but not necessarily encouraged

By Rebecca Wilson | February 5, 2013

The major declaration process at the University of Richmond offers personal freedom and flexibility for students, but it is also designed to keep students on track for their academic careers, university Registrar Susan Breeden said. One opportunity that the university allows to students is to double and even triple major.

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Office of International Education gets 312 abroad applications

By Molly Gentzel | February 5, 2013

The Office of International Education staff received 312 applications for more than 75 study abroad programs for the fall 2013 semester. About twice as many students study abroad in the fall semester as in the spring, said Michele Cox, study abroad director. This year's application numbers are near the average from the past three years, with Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Australia being the destinations that received the most applications.

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Richmond College students bring wrestling back to campus

By Zak Kerr | February 4, 2013

Junior Austin Helm enrolled in Richmond College in 2010, despite a void the university administration could not fill: the rush of competitive amateur wrestling. After three years of stoking interest, recruiting members and filing for reinstatement of the university's wrestling club, Helm will fill that void this fall, when he steps onto the mat to wrestle for the Spiders. "I had wrestled throughout high school and knew coming in, there was no opportunity to wrestle here," Helm said, "so I wanted to make something happen.

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Flu less prevalent on campus than in other parts of the country

By Renee Ruggeri | February 3, 2013

The flu virus is not as prevalent on the Richmond campus as in the rest of the country, said Sarah Fisher, nurse supervisor at the Student Health Center. This year's respiratory influenza virus had been "very manageable." There have been about 10-12 positive flu tests on campus this year, Fisher said. But that does not mean that those have been the only cases of the flu.

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