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USPS-Amazon agreement might affect campus post office

By Renee Ruggeri | November 25, 2013

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has reached an agreement with online conglomerate Amazon to deliver the company's orders to customers on Sundays. Although this will be beneficial for customers around the country, the change might have minimal impact on University of Richmond students, said Jodi Will, manager of mail services at the Heilman Center Post Office. Even though most of the student packages that Will and her team process are Amazon orders, the packages are delivered by a variety of carriers, she said.

International pilgrimages allow students to explore faith

By Renee Ruggeri | November 6, 2013

Traveling abroad is a common experience for University of Richmond students. But not everyone has the opportunity to explore his or her faith in an international setting. The Office of the Chaplaincy has organized pilgrimages to France, Poland and Morocco this year, Craig Kocher, the university chaplain, said.

Soccer and track cuts cause alumni donations to decrease

By Renee Ruggeri | October 3, 2013

The number of alumni donors has decreased since the University of Richmond eliminated the men's varsity soccer and track programs, said Tom Gutenberger, vice president for advancement. About 914, or 10 percent of, donors who gave in 2011 did not donate in 2012, Gutenberger said. "We knew we would have a hit from soccer and track," Gutenberger said.

"It Ends Now" event returns for third consecutive year

By Renee Ruggeri | September 18, 2013

More people have come forward to report cases of sexual assault since the annual "It Ends Now" campaign began in 2011, said Patrick Benner, Richmond College associate dean of residence life. "The event allows the community to stand up and say, 'We don't condone this kind of behavior,'" Benner said.

Artist Jay Bolotin's unique work on display in campus museum

By Renee Ruggeri | September 11, 2013

A preface to the story of Adam and Eve is explored in artist Jay Bolotin's multiwork and multimedia exhibition, "The Jackleg Testament Continues," which is currently on display in the Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, located in the Modlin Center for the Arts. "I always found the story strange because I never understood what Eve did wrong," Bolotin said. In Bolotin's version of the story, "Jack" is embodied by a jack-in-the-box toy and plays the role of Adam. After breaking free from a Godlike figure known as "Nobodaddy," Jack represents the serpent in the tree and gives Eve a violin.

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