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On the morning of Saturday, Sept. 22, the Gottwald atrium was scattered with laptops and cell phones. Less than 24 hours had passed since men's track and field team members heard that their team would be cut next year, but they were already bent over their supplies, talking strategy.
Contact videographers Josh Grice at josh.grice@richmond.edu and Marie Jayme at marie.jayme@richmond.edu
University of Richmond community members gathered in the Ukrop Auditorium Sunday afternoon to discuss the Board of Trustees' recent decision to cut the men's track and field and soccer teams in favor of adding a men's lacrosse team at a forum called UR SOS (Save Our Sports). President Edward Ayers spoke and answered questions about the decision and why it took place, while others spoke in opposition to the news. See the full story HERE.
Richmond football used an explosive third quarter, in which the Spiders scored four touchdowns, to cruise past VMI in Lexington, Va., on Saturday. It was Richmond's second consecutive victory, giving the team momentum as they prepare to enter CAA conference play next week when they head to Atlanta, Ga., to take on Georgia State University.
Richmond football recorded its first victory in its last 10 tries on Saturday, defeating Gardner-Webb University, 41-8. The win also serves as Danny Rocco's first as Spiders head coach.
After four years of anticipation, the Class of 2013 commenced the festivities of their final year in college with the Senior Toga Social. The party took place on Thursday, August 30 in the Greek Theater. Hundreds of seniors arrived just after 9 p.m. to a mixture of the latest pop, hip hop and rap songs echoing loudly throughout the outdoor arena. The full moon and bright, colorful strobe lights set the mood on the dance floor for the elated seniors.
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Images of unborn and aborted fetuses were displayed prominently in the middle of the Forum on Monday. The act was set up by Spiders for Life, University of Richmond's Pro-life group. Senior Maggie Egger, president of Spiders for Life, invited community members who shared her beliefs against abortion to help set up and stand with the display. Students supporting Pro-choice beliefs protested the display of the graphic images by standing holding signs to tell students walking by to look down or away while walking past the images.
Student volunteers sorted through one day's worth of trash from Lora Robins Court as part of a waste audit held in the University of Richmond Forum on March 22. The waste audit was a part of RecycleMania, a campus-wide effort to help raise awareness about sustainability. According to Megan Zanella-Litke, University of Richmond sustainability coordinator, 20 percent of the sorted trash could have been recycled.
Contact videographer Josh Grice at josh.grice@richmond.edu.
Contact videographer Josh Grice at josh.grice@richmond.edu.
Contact videographer Josh Grice at josh.grice@richmond.edu.
Before Wednesday night's men's basketball game against Dayton University, five Richmond seniors were honored in a pre-game ceremony for senior night. The seniors combined to score two points in Richmond's 82-71 victory, both coming from an emphatic dunk from Francis-Cedrick Martel. Junior Darien Brothers scored a game-high 30 points and freshman Kendall Anthony added 20 points off the bench. The team now heads into Atlantic 10 Conference tournament play, with its first opponent yet to be determined.
A website created by a group of Richmond students for peers to buy and sell textbooks is expanding to include other campuses.
Sophomore Ryan Gardner was sitting at his computer updating his newly created music blog in early Dec. 2010 when he stumbled upon a song by a relatively unknown band that piqued his interest, he said. The band, Timeflies, had about 150 "likes" on Facebook at the time, but the song, "Lose My Mind," was quickly gaining recognition across college music blogs.
Contact videographer Josh Grice at josh.grice@richmond.edu.
Read more about the Vagina Monologue performances here.
Last weekend's annual Ring Dance was held at the Jefferson Hotel to honor the Westhampton Class of 2013. Ticket sales for this year's event were reportedly down from previous years. It is tradition for the junior women to wear white dresses and be escorted down the front staircase by their fathers and non-junior women who attend are expected to wear black.
Contact videographer Josh Grice at josh.grice@richmond.edu
Contact photographer Brittany Brady at brittany.brady@richmond.edu
