Diversity group proposes increasing financial aid for minority scholarships
By Robin Hawbaker
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By Robin Hawbaker
Students enrolled in this semester's Global Music Ensemble course will learn about the culture and history of West African drum music from a University of Ghana professor who will bring along some of his own handmade instruments.
By Jamila LeCruise
President Edward Ayers called on new students Monday afternoon to actively shape the school's identity, and also acknowledged that increasing diversity was "an obligation" the university was still trying to fulfill.
The University of Richmond has landed on the Princeton Review's 2009 list of schools with homogeneous populations and little race or class interaction, but made the cut for most beautiful campus and best classroom experience, leading university officials to question the study's survey methodology.
The Westhampton College Government Association gathered for its last meeting of the year yesterday to discuss final student events, the induction of new cabinet members and lingering student concerns in the Tyler Haynes Commons.
To the Editor:
The university faculty is considering whether to develop a race and ethnicities major to increase the University of Richmond's commitment to diversity.
First and foremost, I am not writing this article to in any way lessen or demean the plethora of negative feelings that have resulted from the Cousins incident. It was an event that affected the whole Richmond community and one that shouldn't have happened. I reach out with sympathy to those hurt by it.
Part of me understands the desire to catch and punish the person or persons who hanged the black doll in Cousins Studio Theater in early March. This act, no matter what its intent or motivation, violated our community's sense of propriety and its long-held, if sometimes unattained ideal of mutual respect. For good reason, then, I do not wish to judge or criticize those who want some kind of punishment meted out for this deed.
The University of Richmond Department of Theatre and Dance and the University Players will soon present their last production of the season in the wake of a recent racial incident in Cousins Studio Theater.
I began composing these thoughts on April 4, the 40th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. Unlike many others, however, I am not writing solely to join in the chorus of outrage about one particular event that took place on our campus — although of course I am angered, outraged, saddened and frightened by it. My outrage, though, is one that forces me to ask when we — as students, staff, and faculty — are going to be willing to face the deepest questions about institutional and structural bias and how it affects our community educationally, socially and culturally — not in vague general terms, but here and now, at the University of Richmond in 2008.
President Edward Ayers is preparing to lead this university at a time when it's rapidly evolving. With this in mind, we urge Ayers to first address a variety of our concerns. First, students are suffering from over-programming and tremendous stress. Visits to counseling services are at an all-time high. We're tired and overworked. A combination of driven students and a surplus of opportunities has resulted in over-involvement. That's to be expected when so many of us came here with outstanding resumes and seemed determined to accomplish the same thing — if not more — in college. If we're so committed to doing well in our classes, how can we find time to evaluate and appreciate what we've learned?
Recently elected Richmond College Student Government Association President Matthew Whittaker swore in newly appointed senators and class chairs during the senate's weekly meeting on Wednesday night in the Whitehurst Living Room.
After this year's third racially charged incident on campus and what some consider a slow response from the administration, students are evaluating their emotions and taking action.
During an Atlanta meet-and-greet for young alumni in October, former University of Richmond men's basketball team manager Daniel Woolley told new President Edward Ayers he was upset that Richmond had disbanded its sports management major.
Although many students' Halloween costumes elicited laughter this past weekend, one person's controversial choice ignited outrage and a flurry of discussion among the University of Richmond community.
To the person who dressed in blackface for Halloween this past weekend:
Dear Administration, Faculty, Staff and Students:
Blackface. It's the "issue du jour" and it's on everyone's minds.