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(08/26/20 4:17pm)
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Editor's Note: Reda Ansar is a columnist on The Collegian.
All of the members of the Panhellenic Council announced their resignations in a letter to Greek Life organization leaders today in light of the stories shared by the Abolish Richmond Greek Life Instagram page, according to a letter written by the Panhellenic Council obtained by The Collegian.
Editor's Note: The current president of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a member of The Collegian’s staff.
Approximately a year after graduating from the University of Richmond in 2005, alum Matt Landau purchased a vacation rental company in Panama. Seven years later, he is the founder and brain behind Vacation Rental Marketing Blog (VRMB), a company dedicated to helping vacation renters and property managers build successful and sustainable businesses, according to its website.
The Atlantic 10 Conference and Colonial Athletic Association both announced June 17 that they would postpone their upcoming fall sports seasons because of safety and health concerns regarding COVID-19, according to A-10 and CAA press releases.
Former director of residential dining M. Glenn Pruden — who was admired for his culinary genius, creativity and dedication to dining services — died on July 16, according to a July 17 email from University of Richmond chaplain Craig Kocher to the UR community.
On Sept. 23, 2019, what would have been Augustus “Gus” Lee's 21st birthday, a few University of Richmond students placed sunflowers on the football field’s 28-yard line and reminisced about their favorite memories of Gus, who once wore the number 28 on UR’s football team.
More than 50 professors in the School of Arts and Sciences signed a letter demanding more teaching flexibility for the fall semester, which was sent in an email to the University of Richmond administration on June 24.
An opinion piece published in The Collegian in 1977 has resurfaced after it was discovered that the piece — which criticized desegregation busing and instant voter registration, among other aspects of the U.S. government at the time — was written by Bradley Cavedo, the Richmond Circuit Court judge who recently ruled to block the removal of Confederate statues.
Editor's Note: This story is about an Instagram account created on July 6. The account, @abolishrichmondgreeklife, requested to remain anonymous in its discussions with The Collegian for its safety. Honoring this request, The Collegian cannot confirm who operates the account. Additionally, The Collegian cannot verify who wrote the posts published on the account and the accuracy of the posts.
Editor's Note: This article was updated to correct a source's last name.
Editor’s note: This article includes a video with racist, anti-Black and expletive language.
The winning team of the Sustainable Solutions Challenge proposed implementing a program at the University of Richmond that encourages the use of reusable bottles through the Fill It Forward app, which monitors bottle reuse, rising senior Rachel Perry said.
Editor's Note: Below is a statement by University of Richmond faculty and staff written by Kelling Donald in consultation with other black faculty members. The statement was finalized and shared with faculty on June 5, Donald wrote in an email to The Collegian on June 16. Faculty and staff may add their signature to the statement up until June 22. The statement below will be updated periodically as new signatures are added.
The East End Cemetery Collaboratory will release a primary version of a digital repository of information about the people interred at East End Cemetery in August, said Collaboratory leaders from the University of Richmond.
Editor's Note: Mature language is used in this podcast.
University of Richmond students nationwide are joining protests against racism and police brutality, which were issues brought to light by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
A meeting of Intersections, a group that meets on Wednesdays to discuss prominent issues in U.S. society, was held on June 3 to discuss the recent acts of racism in the U.S. and honor the memories of the lives lost.
In our inaugural episode, this Collegian UR podcast explores the Princeton Review's ranking of the University of Richmond as fourth among colleges with little race and class interaction within the U.S.