Richmond year in review
And just like that the year’s already over, and what a wild one it was. So, to send 2008 off in style, I present to you my annual Richmond Year in Review.
Spiders in the Big Apple
NEW YORK — From inside a bar surrounded by dozens of alumni, I’ve never felt prouder to be Spider born and Spider bred.
Letter: Sailing (by boat) on campus
It’s surprising that the ineffective — and in most cases, nonexistent — system of storm water management hasn’t been revamped.
Triceracide
Triceragoose, the “third mascot” of the University of Richmond — after the Spider and a Cigarette Executive — has been reported missing by a number of concerned students.
Gluttony and materialism: Who wouldn’t be thankful?
Congratulations to America for eating Thanksgiving and Christmas and pooping out gluttony and materialism. That’s an awkward image, to be true, but completely apt.
Online response to “Student takes a gap year in China”
We salute Garrett Graham’s gap year in China and the fine journalism of K. Leonard in The Collegian.
To live, eat, study, play, run and work with people so distant geograpically and culturally from one’s own upbringing takes courage and a big outlook about living and existence.
Why not McCain?
McCain ran one of the most discombobulated presidential campaigns in recent memory. As we lay the McCain presidential bid to rest, one is well-served to review some of the biggest pitfalls to which Mr. McCain succumbed.
Letter to the Editor: Concern for health care in Richmond
I am trying to request for an Extreme Home MakeOver for we need so much more space. We are unable to build up since our structure is so unstable.
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.
Too many pastels
I don’t know how or when men thought that wearing pink cashmere sweaters, baby blue dress shirts and tartan ties was acceptable, but it’s just not.
Open your eyes and look around
By not allowing sorority members to bring female friends as dates, women must make their sexual orientation known to everyone in the sorority.
Letter to the Editor: Boaz and Ruth Ministries
No one is infallible; this recognition allows us to frequently pardon those who have made mistakes. If Americans hold absolution to be a positive process, why do repeat offenders make up over half of our prison population?
Online responses to “Richmond students are not classy” by Haley Swinson
College is supposed to be about having fun. Who are you to judge people by how they choose to have fun?
Humor and Humour
Intelligent Life magazine published a report on humour this past summer. The article began with the findings of a recent study, which suggested that there was a “genetic explanation for some [of the] differences between the British and American styles of humour.”
Obama or God?
In the article, “SC priest: No communion for Obama supporters,” she discusses how a priest, Rev. Jay Scott Newman, in Colombia, SC will deny his parishioners the body and blood of Christ if they voted for Barack Obama.
In my own defense
Mostly, my aim was to shock people into thinking about the issue themselves, but more importantly not to be surprised when rumors and stereotypes surface about their actual behavior.
Student leaders respond to Juicy Campus
As representatives of the student body, we’ve taken measures to ensure that the safety and integrity of our university remain strong. We’ve heard from some members of the university community requesting that JuicyCampus.com be blocked from our on-campus network.
A white multicultural?
As a white male, I understand that I’m the farthest thing from minority as possible, but in some ways I would have appreciated an invite to this event. It’s unfortunate that it wasn’t posted on SpyderBytes because I’m sure there are plenty of other students who might feel the same way.
“Teaming up on Bias”
Although I am not familiar with the exact policies of Richmond’s Bias Response Team, I have become familiar with my new university’s Bias Response Team. Let me break it down: Every school has some sort of bias response team, because as I mentioned earlier, acts of discrimination and bias occur everywhere.
Where does the GOP go from here?
If the Republicans want any chance at playing a role in public policy in the future, they need to realize what they did wrong and where to go from here.
It’s surprising that the ineffective — and in most cases, nonexistent — system of storm water management hasn’t been revamped.
I am trying to request for an Extreme Home MakeOver for we need so much more space. We are unable to build up since our structure is so unstable.
No one is infallible; this recognition allows us to frequently pardon those who have made mistakes. If Americans hold absolution to be a positive process, why do repeat offenders make up over half of our prison population?
First, we wish to express our collective disapproval and disappointment with Juicy Campus. As leaders of student government and the Greek community, we want to encourage the UR student body to act with respect for others.
Buckingham will be teaching a course at the University of Richmond next semester in the music department.
Changing peer culture on sexual respect at the University of Richmond, or on any college campus, is not easy, but it absolutely needs to be done.
My name is Katie — I am a staff person at the American Cancer Society and a University of Richmond alumna. I am working with a group of students to plan the coming Relay For Life event on Nov. 1, 2008.
When we learned to ask questions — to look beyond our own experiences — we knew it was time to graduate.
Nov. 20, 2008
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