Cultural contrast abroad
During my study abroad excursion in China (Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong) this past summer, I noticed many things that distinguished the people and society of Beijing.
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During my study abroad excursion in China (Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong) this past summer, I noticed many things that distinguished the people and society of Beijing.
The time has come and gone for returning study abroad students to phase out the super awesome my-study-abroad-was-better-than-your-study-abroad stories that governed every bit of conversation for the first few months of the year and replace them with boring, normal Richmond talk. Somehow, returning students are able to work their study abroad days into any conversation, no matter the topic. Don't get me wrong, I did it, and if you haven't, you will too.
University of Richmond students studying abroad are not given any guarantees about their class credits if a natural disaster or political conflict forces them out or causes them to want to leave.
This article is dedicated to an underappreciated part of the Richmond student body: the international students.
I am procrastinating studying for my Spanish quiz tomorrow morning. So the logical thing to do is to stay up until 2 a.m. and occasionally glance at conjugations.
Two recent University of Richmond alumni fostered an idea to develop and market an on-the-go aromatherapy product called AromaGo. A year after launching their business, the university bookstore staff decided to sell it to the Richmond community.
Juniors who did not go abroad last semester said they did not regret staying on campus.
Finding enough beds for returning students who studied abroad was not easy this semester, but in the end everyone was housed, Carolyn Bigler, assistant director of undergraduate student housing, said.
The Collegian interviewed several juniors returning from abroad this semester from countries including Argentina, France, India and Switzerland.
The physics department has unveiled the observatory and telescope on the Gottwald Science Center roof donated by University of Richmond trustee emerita Martha Carpenter.
Students looking for summer internships or abroad experiences might be able to get the best of both.
God knows why I went to Argentina. Seriously, only he knows. All I know is this: 10 months ago, I arrived in Buenos Aires, the hottest, biggest city I've ever been in, with the mission to see the world and learn Spanish. I stayed with an orientation group in a downtown hotel for two days (imagine Manhattan, but narrow, trash-filled streets), and thought the rest of my experience would be as big and bombastic as those first couple of days.
Since I am currently studying abroad in San Sebastian, in the Basque Region of Spain, it would be entirely useless to the vast majority of you if I were to write a restaurant review. However, while here, I have observed several facets of the Basque dining culture that we might want to consider back in the United States.
The University of Richmond began a new chapter in its 170-year history with the dedication of the Carole Weinstein International Center Thursday.
I was the first of the three University of Richmond women living in my apartment in San Sebastian, Spain, to walk through the door to our new home.
OK, so this topic is very near and dear to my heart. Every time I think about it, I just can't help getting a bit fired up ... about Boatwright bathrooms. Why, why, why are the restrooms in the most awkward places in the library?
During the first weeks back, some students may have noticed more new faces than usual while walking around campus.
Imagine you are an alien from another galaxy. You've just landed on Earth, but not just anywhere on Earth.
Elizabeth Baughan, assistant professor of classics and archaeology at the University of Richmond, will be a non-residential fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies for 2010-2011.
When a difficult test is coming up in a particular class, the scenario is always the same: You and your fellow classmates are speckled across various locations conducive to studying on campus, with books spread out and eyes anchored down to pages.