Photo Gallery: 179th Commencement Ceremonies
During Sunday’s commencement ceremonies, the University of Richmond awarded 702 bachelor’s degrees and 74 graduate degrees.
Photo Gallery: Westhampton Lake Candlelight Ceremony
University of Richmond seniors gathered Saturday night around Westhampton Lake for a candlelight ceremony, which included musical performances, student speaker Abigail Cohen and a fireworks display.
Photo Gallery: ROTC Officers’ Commissioning Ceremony
Nine students — three from the University of Richmond, five from Virginia Commonwealth University and one from Randolph-Macon College — were commissioned as 2nd lieutenants in the U.S. Army on Saturday during a ceremony at Cannon Memorial Chapel.
Photo Gallery: 2009 Senior Graduation Celebration
Seniors kicked off weekend commencement festivities Friday night during the senior celebration, held at the University Forum.
Photo Gallery: Guster
Photos from the Guster concert at the Robins Center.
Photo Gallery: 2009 French Film Festival
Photos from the 2009 French Film Festival at the Byrd Theatre in Carytown.
Photo Gallery: Men’s Basketball vs. St. John’s
Photos from the men’s basketball team’s 75-69 victory over St. John’s University in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational on Wednesday night at the Robins Center.
Photo Gallery: NFL Pro Day
Several University of Richmond football players participated in field drills and worked out before NFL scouts and position coaches Thursday at First Market Stadium.
Photo Gallery: 2009 March Snowstorm
The worst winter weather in eight years slammed into Virginia Sunday night into Monday morning, leaving about seven inches of snow at the University of Richmond campus and forcing the cancellation of Monday classes. Snowball fights and other snow activities took place throughout Monday.
Photo Gallery: University Dancers perform ‘Imagine’
The University, under the direction of Myra Daleng and Anne Norman Van Gelder, performed “Imagine” Feb. 27, 28 and March 1 at the Alice Jepson Theater.
Photo Gallery: Underprivileged children tour campus
Members of the the University of Richmond’s DEX business fraternity and the Western Henrico Rotary Club sponsored a campus tour and trip to a men’s basketball game on Sunday for children in the community identified by the Tuckahoe YMCA as needy.
Photo Gallery: Ring Dance 2009
Photos from the 2009 Ring Dance ceremony on Feb. 7 at the Jefferson Hotel in downtown Richmond.
Photo Gallery: ROTC Leadership Lab Day
The Spider Battalion’s Leadership Lab Day is held on Richmond’s campus once a semester to provide training exercises for the cadets, preparing them to be U.S. Army officers.
Photo Gallery: Week of Jan. 22, 2009
Collegian photos from University of Richmond events from Jan. 22, 2009 to Jan. 28, 2009.
Photo Gallery: Inaugural in Washington
Photos from Barack Obama’s inaugural on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Photo Gallery: Eve of the Inaugural
WASHINGTON — In the early-morning hours of Jan. 20, pockets of people gathered on the National Mall and elsewhere to reserve their spots to see the nation’s first African-American president sworn in.
Photo Gallery: Reader-submitted Inaugural Album
Readers of The Collegian are submitting their photos from the inauguration in Washington and from viewing parties and celebration at the University of Richmond
Photo Gallery: Women’s basketball versus Wake Forest University
Photos of the women’s basketball game against No. 25 Wake Forest University at the Robins Center on Jan. 6.
Video: NFL Pro Day
Spiders strut their stuff on March 19 in front of NFL scouts on NFL Pro Day.
Video: Snow Day 2009
Video about the University of Richmond’s snow day on March 2, 2009.
Video: Football Championship Celebration in the Dining Hall
Video of the on-campus celebration for the Football team in the Dining Hall on Jan. 17.
Video: Richmond students travel to Washington for Inauguration Day
Student responses and event footage from Barack Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009.
Video: National Championship Preview
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Video of Thursday’s press conferences and practices.
Reflections on a trip across America
I was driving west on Interstate 64 two weeks ago, past McDonald’s signs and strip club billboards, into the nighttime abyss under the stars. All I wanted that night was to spend my life traveling across America with a pen and paper in hand, writing about all that I found.
Video: Student reactions to the vice presidential debate
University of Richmond student reactions from the 2008 vice presidential debate held at Washington University in St. Louis on Oct. 2. The Center for Civic Engagement held a watch party, where more than 100 students attended.
Video: Trailer to “Home for the Hobo Days”
The trailer to University of Richmond senior Dan Shoemaker’s documentary about the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.
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Video: 2008 first-year orientation
Video of the University of Richmond’s 2008 first-year orientation from Aug. 20-23.
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