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University of Richmond student band Dogpark opened for UK pop artist Sean Jean at the annual Last Day of Class Concert hosted by Spiderboard. The concert took place on April 21 in front of Boatwright Memorial Library. Photos by Grace Borgan.

Jay Sean and Dogpark perform at Spring Concert

Senior Helene Leichter presented her dance work, titled separate SPHERES, to community members on Friday in the Modlin Center for the Arts. The performance was the culmination of Leichters senior thesis capstone project and received the Symposium Artist Award at the University of Richmond’s Arts and Sciences Honors Convocation event on Apr. 14. The performance was choreographed by Leichter and featured lighting design by sophomore Alex Broening.

Senior Helene Leichter showcases award winning dance work

The University of Richmond students perform The Rivals, an 18th-century comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridane. The play was directed by professor of theatre Walter Schoen, which will be his last directed production at UR before he retires. Watch The Rivals from April 13 to April 15 at 7:30 p.m. and April 16 at 2:00 p.m. at Alice Jepson Theatre.

The Rivals

South Asian Student Alliance celebrated Holi at the Westhampton Green on March 19. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, is a religious festival celebrating good over evil. Holi has several origin stories, including celebrating the love story between Lord Krishna and Radha, and is celebrated in the spring. Participants throw powdered colors at one another, dance and eat South Indian appetizers and deserts.

SASA Celebrates Holi

LALIS students organized and led a protest on Thursday, March 2 at the Academic and Administrative Quadrangle. The protest was held as a part of the 2022-2034 Tucker Boatwright Festival Nuestra América/Our America. Students wore red in solidarity, performed a chant and all were encouraged to write a personal reflection and hang it on a tree. Students participating also wore ribbons with each ribbon color representing different identities. Red and purple represented survivors, yellow represented allies, blue represented friend of survivors, pink represented knowing someone who is a survivor and white ribbons represented those who are still figuring out where they stand.

LALIS organizes protest against racial and gender violence

The University Dancers opened their newest concert on Feb. 24 and will perform two more times at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 26. This is their 38th annual concert, titled fast/FORWARD, and is directed by Anne Van Gelder, featuring work from guest choreographers Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Patrick Coker and Stephanie Martinez along with faculty choreographers Angelica Burgos, Deandra Clarke, Eric Rivera and Gelder.

GALLERY: University Dancers showcase 38th annual concert

The RVA Street Art Festival took place from Sept. 16-18, marking its 10th anniversary. The festival brings in numerous artists from the community to create murals at designated locations. This year, event organizers decided to return to their roots and take the festival back to the now-famous Canal Walk Power Plant. Over the course of the three-day event, attendees watched as the old murals were covered up by new ones painted by a group of new and returning artists, including Hamilton Glass, who painted a mural in the University of Richmond’s Multicultural Space. 

The festival aims to showcase local and national talent while revitalizing areas of the city. Organizers also use the event to support children’s art education in the surrounding area.

GALLERY: A look at the new murals on the Power Plant

The class of 2022 bid farewell to the University of Richmond at the commencement ceremony in the E. Claiborne Robins Stadium on May 8. Journalism major Sana Azem was chosen to deliver the student address. Photography by Madyson Fitzgerald.

GALLERY: Class of 2022 commencement ceremony

Bryce Vine and Lisa Heller performed at the first Spring Concert since 2019, in which Vine opened for Sean Kingston. The concert took place on April 22 in front of Boatwright Memorial Library. Photos by Ethan Swift.

GALLERY: Bryce Vine headlines Spring Concert

Students gathered on the Forum on April 22 to protest rape culture on campus. The silent protest was organized by junior Hoor Ain as a continuation of events regarding sexual assault in the past month. Students wore masks and held signs supporting free speech. In the silence, a prospective student on a tour passing by asked, "Oh, does rape happen a lot here?" Photos by Madyson Fitzgerald.

GALLERY: Students gather for silent protest

The inaugural weekend celebration for University of Richmond President Kevin Hallock took place from April 7-9. The inauguration events included a discussion on mentored research, the official inauguration ceremony, a community festival, a discussion with university presidents about the future of higher education and an evening celebration that closed the night off with food and fireworks. The football team also held their spring scrimmage on Saturday. Photos by Ethan Swift, Caio Rodolfo, Grace Borgan and Madyson Fitzgerald.

GALLERY: The inauguration of Kevin Hallock

The Bollywood Jhatkas and Block Crew student dance groups put on a joint showcase on April 2 in Camp Concert Hall. Both groups had multiple dances that ranged from solo performances to works that brought in the entire respective groups. The high-energy event encouraged cheering and yelling from the audience in support of the dancers. There was a reception held across the street in the Modlin Center for the Arts after the performance.

GALLERY: Block Crew, Bollywood Jhatkas unite for performance

Recent Videos

The Collegian's staff members Gareth Woo and Helen Mei went behind the scenes to witness what Block Crew and Bollywood Jhatkas have been developing for their upcoming collaborative showcase Bollywood on The Block on March 25 at Camp Concert Hall. Check out the full video here and on The Collegian's YouTube channel.

Behind the Scenes of Bollywood on the Block 2023

What UR students are doing for Valentine's day

The Parsons Music Library is usually quiet on a Wednesday evening, filled with students getting work done for their Thursday classes or taking a solitary moment to practice their instruments. But in the music studio on the first floor of Parsons, the sound of music bounces off the walls as the boys of Dogpark, a band made up of five University of Richmond students, practice for their next show. Despite the small space they practice in, the band makes the room feel like a stadium show as they play “Hard to Handle” by The Black Crowes.

Unleashed: A look at Dogpark the band

A video obtained by The Collegian depicts a Sept. 3 altercation between a first-year student and a delivery driver that included a gun being pulled out.

Gun pulled out during altercation between student and delivery driver, video shows

The Center for Student Involvement hosted a grand opening tour of The Cave on April 9. The lodge, formerly used by Sigma Alpha Epsilon, will be available for all registered student organizations to use starting in the fall.

A look inside The Cave

After 34 years teaching journalism at the University of Richmond, Professor Mike Spear is retiring. Video by Caroline Queally and Claire Comey.

Mike Spear

Behind the scenes footage of UR facilities putting up the holiday wreaths. Video by Chloe Simpson and Rae Land.

University of Richmond Wreath Day 2017

Elsa Diaz, senior, talks about her journey to the UR Women's golf team and her love for the game. Video by Matt Monacelli and Sarah Raymond.

UR Women's Golf Co-Captain Elsa Diaz

Video produced by Thamine Nayeem.

Ritmo Latino Showcase, University of Richmond

This exhibition, which opened in the Lora Robins Gallery Feb. 1, shows a large span of turtle evolutionary progression with the oldest fossil in the collection being 150 million years old.

Turtles in Time: From Fossils to the Present

Watch the behind-the-scenes process of an art exhibit renovation at Richmond's own Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Video Credit: Briget Ganske ©Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Renovation of the VMFA's "Faberge and Russian Decorative Arts" Exhibit

Four Richmond basketball players reflect on this year's NCAA Tournament and discuss who they think will bring home the trophy when it's all over.

Richmond basketball players make their Final Four picks

Recent Podcasts

Beneath the Surface: The Dalkon Shield

Augustus Lee.

CONTRIBUTOR: Augustus Lee's family, friends discuss importance of mental health

Moses Bradford Junior's headstone is one of the two left standing at the Sons and Daughters of Ham Cemetery. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War.

Community members aim to restore Sons and Daughters of Ham Cemetery

The courtyard of the Carole Weinstein International Center.

CONTRIBUTOR: How American Sign Language came to UR

The beast feeds.

CONTRIBUTOR: The myth of Triceragoose

The Westham Project: Moore and School Segregation

Graphic by Katherine Gillenwater

WDCE: Capital News Service recap

The Westham Project: Memorialization at UR

The Westham Project: A look at Freeman

The Westham Project: Ryland, Religion and Slavery

Graphic by Katherine Gillenwater

WDCE: Capital News Service recap

CONTRIBUTOR: Campus Culture, Part Two