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It still seems weird to me that a semester has already gone by since coming to Richmond, but the beginning to my second semester is starting off even more quickly than the first. I can't say I missed having a week of Orientation before starting class, but what happened to that so-called breeze of a "syllabus week?" I've already read three and a half books since coming back, which is more than I can say for the five weeks I spent at home.
It's spring semester, and that means we in the senior class are being harassed on an almost daily basis for donations to the class gift fund. So, before I get another guy with a clipboard trying to muscle a few bucks out of me, here are 12 reasons why I will never donate to the University of Richmond. Respectfully submitted, of course.
I was going to write a grand exposition on the Meaning of Life for my first column as your new assistant opinion editor, but instead I've decided to talk about the cattle auction channel.
A drinking survey from the Richmond College Dean's Office revealed that students' drinking habits do not usually affect their academics.
It's true that the recent frat e-mail was disgustingly prejudiced. But more to the point, the images that were so bluntly described are not that far from the true social life of a typical Richmond student.
1. Watch the University of Richmond football team play JMU on Saturday at the UR stadium! The kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
On Monday morning I love to talk to the campus facilities workers about the crazy weekend we had on campus. Though they are not here at night when students throw down, it's amazing what you can learn through the trash and waste on the morning after. As I was informed on Monday, "The trash tells it all."
By Emma Anderson
If the University of Richmond had a Gossip Girl, it would probably be Charlie Kline.
For six seasons, Americans have tuned in to NBC's reality show "The Biggest Loser," a weight-loss competition whose winner receives $250,000.
"Who's next?" she calls as you step up to the plate.
By Michael Gaynor
By Kate Foss
In college, it's easy to lose track of time, but at the University of Richmond it's difficult to let 12:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. slip by without deciphering the familiar tune that's been gothic-ified by Boatwright's bell tower.
Some things at Richmond get old fast. After four years, a Westhampton woman may feel she is no longer patient enough for bathroom lines, has exhausted the options at The Pier and become too sober for the lodges.
The Olympics are finished and you're feeling lost in a sea of "Lifetime" movies and reality TV. It's time to stop watching "Brooke Knows Best" and get ready for the official fall TV season to begin. Here is a preview of returning favorites and promising premieres:
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced a statewide crackdown on drunken driving last week, and University of Richmond police officers have made two DUI arrests already this semester.
UR First-Year Student Orientation 2008 from Kimberly Leonard on Vimeo.
As he enters his second year as Richmond's president, Edward Ayers is ready to begin planning for the university's future.