OPINION: Pig roast should be an on-campus tradition
“Wake up!” my apartment mate yelled at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of April 6. “It’s Pig Roast!”
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“Wake up!” my apartment mate yelled at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of April 6. “It’s Pig Roast!”
University of Virginia shut out University of Richmond 9-0 in a dominating defensive effort in front of a crowd of 4,037 at Robins Stadium, the second largest home attendance in Richmond lacrosse history.
SpiderBoard brightened Friday’s cloudy afternoon with a successful SpiderPalooza carnival event for all students on the Westhampton Green.
Pig Roast officially begins at 12 p.m. this Saturday, but preparations for the event are already in progress. The university police department, school administration, student involvement groups and Spider athletics are all involved in the preparations.
Students who are not interested in Pig Roast will have two school-sponsored options for off-campus adventures: a trip to the city of Richmond’s Maymont Park and another to the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.
Pig Roast is in just a few days. As one of Richmond's most famous and anticipated traditions, students have been planning for the event for weeks now. Here are some students' plans and expectations for the big day.
The sun is shining and flowers are blooming all around campus, and that means spring is upon us. It also means it is time for one of the most anticipated events of the year: Pig Roast. Pig Roast has become a long-standing tradition at University of Richmond and is the perfect opportunity for everyone to dress up, socialize and celebrate the school year coming to a close.
Pig Roast is a spring tradition at University of Richmond made famous by its barbecue, fraternity lodge parties and underage drinking.
Happy almost Pig Roast! It seems as if every conversation we've had this week revolves around the "percentage of rain" that the iPhone weather app is reporting. Either way, everyone is planning on dressing up, rain or shine, and celebrating all day long.
Although many students take the short walk to the lodges, and alumni travel back to Richmond to attend Pig Roast annually, not all students are able to attend the Spring tradition.
So, friends, the time is almost upon us again. The one day every year when sundresses, lodges and cooked meat coexist (semi) peacefully. If you happen to live your life mainly within the "Richmond bubble," as so many of us do, Pig Roast might as well be a national holiday.
Campus security has made plans to follow its usual protocol at this year's Pig Roast.
'Twas the day after Pig Roast, and all through our school, not a Spider was stirring, as a general rule.
A mechanical bull, an inflatable bungee run, a henna station and a tarot card reader were just some of the activities offered at the Westhampton College Government Association's (WCGA) Bellis Fest on Friday.
With the coming Pig Roast weekend, the Richmond College deans said they were not worried about student conduct before, during or after the event.
This year, Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k, a road race often attended by University of Richmond students in the first week of spring, is scheduled for the same day as Pig Roast, the university's spring celebration.
Members of the university's chapter of Camp Kesem have looked into partnerships with local schools and businesses to help reach their goal of raising $35,000.
Ahhh, hello there Richmonders. This weekend was nothing if not a true display of Richmond's prudent and pragmatic character. Rage, rage, rage downtown Thursday, show up to your Friday classes smelling like vodka and bad decisions, take a nap before Flo Rida on Friday, (giving you a full four hours of sleep/recovery) before THE ROAST on Saturday, the post roast on Saturday night and the detox on Sunday full of regret, carbs and in extreme cases, a Plan-B. True Life: Pig Roast weekend. Here are some of the bests and worsts:
The University of Richmond Police Department will increase campus security during the Flo Rida concert on Friday night, which is expected to attract a larger crowd than past Pig Roast events, Campus Police Chief David McCoy said.
The club may not be able to handle Flo Rida, but Richmond will find out next month whether the Robins Center can.