Obenshain wins seat in House over Franklin
Republican Chris Obenshain won the delegation against Democrat Lily Franklin by a 52%-48% margin in a race for the 41st District Virginia House of Delegates seat.
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Republican Chris Obenshain won the delegation against Democrat Lily Franklin by a 52%-48% margin in a race for the 41st District Virginia House of Delegates seat.
Born and raised in Virginia, University of Richmond alum, Jennifer McClellan, ’94, served in the General Assembly for over 17 years and was instrumental in the passage of landmark legislation including the Voting Rights Act of Virginia and the Virginia Clean Economy Act. McClellan served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2006-2017 and the Senate from 2017 until the most recent session. She made history on Feb. 21 when she was elected as Virginia’s first Black congresswoman in a special election to succeed Rep. Donald McEachin, who died in November. Just a few weeks after she was sworn into office, McClellan discussed her background, political career and new role in the House of Representatives.
A Senate subcommittee on Tuesday voted 3-1 along party lines to advance a bill to make access to abortion and other reproductive rights a constitutional right in Virginia.
The Spiders men’s basketball team lost their first game of the season 71-87 against 11th-ranked West Virginia University on Dec. 13. This was UR’s second top-20 matchup this season.
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The proposed Equal Rights Amendment has a storied history in America. It has, at times, been through brutal political wars, and has seen resistance from prominent women’s groups.
Hello, University of Richmond students!
With all of the news and noise emanating from Washington, D.C., it can be easy to miss a big event happening in our own backyard: the 2017 Virginia Governor’s Election. With less than two weeks until Election Day, the time is now for University of Richmond students to pay attention to the race that pits Republican Ed Gillespie against Democrat Ralph Northam.
With Election Day here, the Center for Civic Engagement has seen a surge of students registering to vote. More than 300 students registered this year, about four times the usual amount, according to Adrienne Piazza, the manager of the CCE’s educational and leadership programs.
Spiders decided on the university for differing reasons, but all can celebrate that they made a smart choice: Richmond was ranked fourth among Virginia’s best colleges in an article published on USA Today’s College website in July.
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.
Spring break: a post-midterm week of relief where university students are free to tell their Netflix accounts, “Yes, I am still watching,” without feeling guilty about procrastinating amid a seemingly endless flood of schoolwork. But every year, about 40 students use their week of freedom to engage with communities in need while receiving hands-on education through the SEEDS Project.
Watch out B-school, there’s a burgeoning entrepreneur on campus.
Virginia will feature elections for 11 Congressional districts and one Senate seat on Tuesday. The polls will open at 6 a.m. and close promptly at 7 p.m. If you plan on voting and do not know your polling station, you can visit this site. Remember, under Virginia’s new voter ID laws, voters are required to present a photo ID prior to casting a ballot. Listed below are short bios of the candidates on the ballot for Richmond area voters, as well as an explanation of the proposed constitutional amendment to Article 6-A of Article X.
On a common walking path between Ryland Hall and Boatwright Memorial Library is a building that attracts researchers from all over the world, and houses a large collection of artifacts, artwork and archives. The Virginia Baptist Historical Society is an important part of the university tradition, and a place worthy of a further look.
Central Virginia CEOs feel strongly optimistic about revenues and hiring in 2015, according to a survey released last week by the Robins School of Business and the Virginia Council of CEOs.
A suspect in the disappearance of a University of Virginia sophomore was arrested by police Wednesday afternoon on a Texas beach, police announced, and is being sent back to Virginia.
Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001? For many Americans, this memory is as clear as the attacks that rattled our nation on that day 13 years ago. On Sept. 10 and 11, five students will explore those memories at the Virginia Repertory Theatre during a reading of "September 12th," a play by Ryan Frost, Richmond College '05.
Open liquor bottles. Condoms. Richmond students as far as the eye can see. Is this a raucous lodge? A raging apartment party? Not quite. It was the second annual Pleasurefest, and it was not held in a fraternity lodge, but rather in the Gottwald Science Center the afternoon of March 25.