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Celtics assistant returns to UR to speak to student athletes

By Maria Rajtik | October 23, 2012

People are becoming stronger, bigger, faster and smarter, but success is still within reach as long as students take ownership of themselves and take advantage of the opportunities offered to them, said Kevin Eastman, Boston Celtics' assistant coach and University of Richmond Hall of Fame member. At a press conference on Monday, Eastman, who graduated in 1977 and played basketball for Richmond, said: "When I entered into this place, I was a shy, introverted person.

Ring Dance changes discussed, but they will remain

By Maria Rajtik | October 17, 2012

The Ring Dance 2015 discussion will have no impact on the changes to Ring Dance, moderator Eric Yellin, a Richmond American studies professor, said as he read the rules for Wednesday night's discussion. Yellin started the discussion by asking the audience about the importance of traditions and whether changing them adds or detracts from the tradition. "Traditions are not static," senior Allie Gutshall said.

BARK club helps rescued dogs in the community

By Maria Rajtik | October 3, 2012

Every year when students return to Richmond, they are forced to leave behind their favorite pets and spend the semester without their furry companions. But members of Richmond's BARK, Bandit's Adoption & Rescue of K-9, club do not have to wait weeks to play with dogs and puppies.

Black dresses, no escorts for class of 2016 Ring Dance

By Maria Rajtik | September 20, 2012

Junior women will be asked to wear black dresses to Ring Dance, and escorts will no longer be a part of the ceremony, starting with the class of 2016. Ring Dance will still be held in The Jefferson Hotel and will look to emphasize the class ring and academic accomplishments of the women, said Kerry Fankhauser, associate dean of Westhampton College.

Richmond placed in top 10 of collegiate conservation competition

By Maria Rajtik | September 13, 2012

The University of Richmond has been ranked in the top 10 of Campus Conservation Nationals, a competition to reduce the amount of energy is consumed on campus, and won 200,000 kilowatt hours in RECs, renewable energy credits. The competition took place last semester when each dorm and, for the first time, the University Forest Apartments, competed against one another, and at the same time the university competed nationally against roughly 150 other colleges and universities, said Megan Zanella-Litke, Leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) green association sustainability coordinator. The Dashboard program monitored energy consumption for two weeks and established a baseline.

Physics professor continues nuclear energy research with grant

By Maria Rajtik | September 6, 2012

Beams, laboratories and nuclear detectors are something out of a sci-fi movie, but for Jerry Gilfoyle, a University of Richmond physics professor, and the students he employs, it is just another day at work. This summer, Gilfoyle received a grant renewal of $89,000 from the U.S.

Letter from the Editor: Welcome Back!

By Maria Rajtik | August 30, 2012

To students, faculty and subscribers: welcome to the start of what we hope is an exciting semester. As we begin the school year, The Collegian staff is working toward better coverage of the news that is important to the University of Richmond community. We encourage you to send in story tips to collegianstories@gmail.com, so we can ensure that nothing that happens on campus is overlooked. This year marks another election year, and as a staff, we look forward to hearing your opinions and views as the election season unfolds. We ask you to send in your opinions about important election issues this fall and take a look at your peers' articles. We hope to launch a new and improved web site before the end of the year, and encourage you to visit The Collegian's current page, www.thecollegianur.com, for up-to-date information on campus. On our web site, we offer articles that don't appear in the print edition, extra photographs, videos and archived writing from previous issues. Also, our multimedia team will be restarting the weekly "What's Up In the Web" videos to accompany some of the most important stories covered by The Collegian each week. Our sports team is beginning its coverage of all the fall sports this semester.

Orientation serves as Class of 2016's first taste of UR

By Maria Rajtik | August 30, 2012

Last week, the University of Richmond's summertime tranquility came to an end as campus was invaded by new international students, transfer students, 765 freshman, and their parents, friends and siblings. New students visited the University Post Office to collect their keys, picked up their student IDs and bought Richmond swag in the bookstore before the first day of orientation began with the President's Welcome in the Robins Center. Many upperclassmen and faculty members offered the gathered students advice as they started this new chapter in their lives. "We are what we say we are," said Steve Bisese, vice president for student development, "and you will find this experience better than you ever hoped." President Edward Ayers told the audience that this first day of orientation was one of his favorite days of the year.

Bio professor to travel to Nepal after winning award

By Maria Rajtik | April 18, 2012

Amy Treonis, an associate professor at the University of Richmond, will be spending five months teaching and researching in Nepal after winning a Fulbright Scholar award. Treonis, who has taught at Richmond since fall 2005 and received tenure last year, will teach at a university in Katmandu while also researching the disparities between conventional agricultural soil and soil that Non-governmental Organizations and the Nepalese government have helped to improve. "I've been here for 20 years; we've never had anybody in the biology department get a Fulbright as far as I can remember," said Gary Radice, the chairman of the biology department. It is customary for a professor to take a sabbatical in the second year following their tenure decision, but the Fulbright allows Treonis to take off the entire year to focus on teaching and research, Radice said. After receiving her tenure, Treonis said, "Being one of those people who can't sit still for a minute, I'm like 'OK, that's done.

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