UR Weekly Roundup | Week Sept. 25
Sweater weather is finally here, just in time for the upcoming Family Weekend! Check out some events happening on and off campus this week.
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Sweater weather is finally here, just in time for the upcoming Family Weekend! Check out some events happening on and off campus this week.
In addition to an internal review of Greek life, Interfraternity and Panhellenic council organizations are responding to this year's forceful disruption of Greek life culture on the University of Richmond campus.
Editor's Note: The current president of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a member of The Collegian’s staff.
New year, new me, new cultural appropriation?
Spotluck went from a simple idea in the basement of a house to the No. 1 discount dining app in the iTunes Store – and it has now reached the Richmond community.
On April 8, Pierre Galloway discovered that he had been selected as the runner-up for the Contemporary A Cappella Recording award for Best Male Collegiate Solo for his performance in the song “Recovery.”
Halloween is near. I’m sure a lot of us are thinking about the costume we're going to wear and what other people will dress up as. On November 1, I always enjoy poking around the internet for pictures of the most interesting costumes from around the country. Based on what’s been in the media lately, I anticipate seeing a multitude of Suicide Squad characters, many presidential candidates, a score of mustachioed Ken Bones in impeccable scarlet sweaters, and a veritable legion of Harambes.
On a sunny day in August 2015, Tim Cannon, a 2014 Richmond graduate, roller-skated around Venice Beach in nothing but his underwear, dancing and handing out compliments to strangers — “You smell like a ripe avocado” and “you look like Beyoncé” — all for the sake of promoting his app, called Brighten.
Watch out B-school, there’s a burgeoning entrepreneur on campus.
The search is over.
You hear the phrase everywhere you go, “parking might be a problem."
Halloween festivities began at Richmond on Sunday with the university’s 16th annual Trick or Treat Street. More than 1,000 people participated in the event that was held on Westhampton Green.
In light of the hacked and stolen photographs of celebrities in the buff that were released online Aug. 31, technology users everywhere asked themselves, “Could that happen to me?”
The Sirens, University of Richmond's all-female a cappella group, will be performing their 20th Anniversary Spring Concert this Saturday. It is expected to be the Sirens' biggest concert ever with more than 100 audience members, senior Hayden Stone said.
Matt Logan, a sophomore in Sigma Phi Epsilon, won the title of Mr. Richmond 2014 after walking the runway in his fraternity shirt, playing the guitar, singing a mash up of three music hits and sharing his life motto.
The University of Richmond Octaves have been nominated for three 2014 Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards. These awards are considered one of the highest achievements of the a cappella community, and are thought of as the "Grammy" of a cappella, senior Jared Feinman, music director of the Octaves, said.
After Destiny LeVere, sophomore and vice president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.'s chapter at University of Richmond, noticed the frequency of racist interactions among students at Richmond, she came up with the idea for an open discussion, which her sorority hosted.
The Octaves and the Sirens, two University of Richmond a cappella groups, performed a Valentine's Day show in Canon Memorial Chapel Feb. 16.
Two-sport professional athlete and founder of Gameface Apparel, Brian Jordan, said commitment, discipline and a little luck were three factors that set leaders apart, during his speech at the Robins School of Business last Thursday.
"The worst thing you can probably think about as a college student is, 'When can I make time to do this paper?' and not being diagnosed with something as serious as breast cancer," said Jeanine Mowbray, president of University of Richmond's chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.