Admissions office hosts Winter Visit Week
Last week, students may have noticed an influx of new faces invading campus. The visitors were part of Winter Visit Week, an Office of Undergraduate Admissions event that took place from Feb. 17 - 22.
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Last week, students may have noticed an influx of new faces invading campus. The visitors were part of Winter Visit Week, an Office of Undergraduate Admissions event that took place from Feb. 17 - 22.
Coming off a nail-biting loss earlier in the season to the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams, the women's basketball team looked to get back in the win column in Atlantic 10 play. The Spiders defeated the Rams 73-60 Wednesday night, with all five starters in double figures.
Lisa Hajjar, a sociologist from University of California, Santa Barbara, presented a lecture Feb. 24 discussing her research about the military commission trial at Guantanamo Bay for the men responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
As a Westhampton College student in the 1930s, Gertrude Murrel duPont (Howland) was upset that some of her classmates could not attend cultural events that she enjoyed because of financial reasons. She established the duPont Fund in the 1950s, which is still in effect today, to allow financially restricted students to enjoy cultural events.
University of Richmond President Edward Ayers choked back tears at a Common Ground forum Tuesday night when he responded to feelings expressed by university community members regarding the comments made by board of trustees member Paul Queally.
The University of Richmond swimming and diving team won its 12th Atlantic 10 Conference championship in 13 years last weekend in Geneva, Ohio.
Sophomore Alex Krass went to Sochi, Russia for eight days to watch his sister, Julia, 16, compete in the women's freestyle skiing competition. Julia won 11th place overall, and was the youngest athlete on the U.S. Olympic team to compete in Sochi.
Contact photographer David Weissman at david.weissman@richmond.edu. Follow him on Twitter @spiderdave32.
Final Score: Richmond 62 - La Salle 49
"Women love to talk about their vaginas."
Five George Washington University players scored in double figures as the Colonials bruised and bullied their way to a 73-65 victory in a game that had 14 lead changes Tuesday night at the Robins Center.
The cheers of more than 3,000 people could be heard up and down Virginia Beach as they raced into the icy Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 7 for the annual Polar Plunge Winter Festival, hosted by the Special Olympics of Virginia.
Final Score: Richmond 73 - George Washington 65
ThThe University of Richmond mock trial team hosted a regional championship with 20 other schools Feb. 7-9. The Richmond team placed high enough to qualify for the next competition in Greenville, S.C.
Ray Slaughter, an accounting professor at University of Richmond, requires students in his Federal Taxation class to volunteer with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at UR Downtown.
Audience members approved of the Production Studies III's showcase of "The Laramie Project" in the Feb. 14 opening.
Final Score: Richmond 82 - Fordham 70
The Rev. Craig Kocher, the university chaplain, was invited to lead workshops during the Campus Pride College Sports Summit at University of Richmond on the intersection of athletics, human sexuality and religion.
University of Richmond has a stronger undergraduate research program than many other colleges and universities who are also on U.S. News and World Report's top 30 list, said Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, associate dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.
Tuesday night, the women's basketball team outlasted the Fordham University Rams in a double overtime thriller, winning 78-77 on a game-winning shot by freshman guard Janelle Hubbard. The Spiders rebounded after dropping their first game against Fordham back in January. Hubbard and senior guard Kristina King combined for a total of 58 points.