Paint was placed over the names of Robert Ryland, Douglas Southall Freeman, T. Justin Moore, Jeremiah Bell Jeter, E. Claiborne Robins, Frederic Boatwright and Pauly Queally on University of Richmond campus signage over the course of several weeks in March. Black Lives Matter flags were also placed over signs beginning on March 25, 2021.
A group of students who recently released a statement about Black student welfare on campus organized and led a widely-attended, virtual teach-in protest on Friday, which was intended to educate the University of Richmond community on the history of Black activism and promote the student coalition's demands for social and nominal change at UR. There was an attendance of more than 300 faculty, staff and students.
This gallery captures students who voted in-person at Jepson Alumni Center on Nov. 3, 2020. There is also a picture of an Election Day gathering at Marcus-David Peters Circle.
Richmonders protest in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. These protests began May 30. Live updates will be added to this gallery. Updated: June 4.
Over 500 students, faculty members and staff members gathered in the Tyler Haynes Commons at “No Room for Hate,” a community meeting called in response to the recent racist incidents on campus and what many called a “long-running culture” of racism. The event took place on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020.
Up against the No. 7 Dayton Flyers, the Spiders fell 87-79.
Thousands of gun owners gather at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, to protest Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed gun control legislation.
Spider football lost to longtime rival William and Mary 21-15 during the Capital Cup game on Saturday, November 23, 2019.
The Richmond Spiders won 30-10 against Stony Brook at the Homecoming game on Saturday, November 2, 2019.
The Richmond Spiders football team lost to Elon 42-20 at Robins Stadium on Saturday, September 14, 2019.
The spring concert featured performance sets from singers Bryce Vine and Sean Kingston on April 5 in the Robins Center.
The Clothesline Project was featured in the Gottwald Center for the Sciences atrium on Tuesday, April 2. The project is meant to be a visual reminder of the sexual violence, incest and domestic violence that exists in the community. It also gives a voice to survivors and sparks discussion about these issues on UR's campus.
Members of the University of Richmond community gathered in the Forum on March 26 to honor the 50 victims of the Christchurch massacre that occurred in New Zealand on March 15.
The Richmond Spiders men's basketball team beat the Fordham Rams 70-69 in a Wednesday night game at the Robins Center.
Block Crew is an annual dance showcase at the Pier in Tyler Haynes Commons. Block Crew performed this year on the evening of Saturday April 14, 2018.
Take Back the Night was at the Forum at 7:30 p.m. on April 10, 2018
The Clothesline Project was displayed in the Forum on April 10, 2018.
On March 24, people of all ages gathered in Washington D.C. for the March for Our Lives, a rally protesting gun violence. Students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school organized the rally in response to the shooting at their school that left 17 dead.The Collegian asked a handful of attendees why they came. These are their responses.
On March 24, people of all ages gathered in Washington D.C. for the March for Our Lives, a rally protesting gun violence. Students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school organized the rally in response to the shooting at their school that left 17 dead. The Collegian asked a handful of attendees why they came. These are their responses.
