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Men's basketball wins season-opening game over R-MC

By Andrew Prezioso | November 16, 2008

Sophomore Kevin Anderson scored 15 of his team-leading 17 points during the first half to propel the University of Richmond men's basketball team to a season-opening 81-57 victory over Randolph-Macon College. "We were just so hyped to come out and start the season," Anderson said. The Spiders were never behind in the game -- played in front of 5,415 people at the Robins Center -- and took the lead for good with a layup by senior Jarhon Giddings with 17 minutes, 50 seconds left in the first half.

Sports

In first game, women's basketball defeats Kennesaw State 79-62

By admin | November 14, 2008

By Andrew Prezioso Collegian Staff The University of Richmond women's basketball team opened its season with a dominant 79-62 victory over Kennesaw State University Friday night at the Robins Center. Richmond jumped out to an early 9-0 lead and never trailed in the game.

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Refugees must be involved in their paths to citizenship, speaker says

By admin | November 13, 2008

By Jimmy Young Collegian Reporter Societies can help refugees become citizens if they are aware of the plights they face, Clemson University professor Todd May said Thursday. Speaking in front of mostly students in the North Court Reception Room, May said that while it was easier for refugees to remain "in the cracks" of a society and not assert themselves, those that did demand rights were often rewarded with citizenship. May described the plight of approximately 1,000 Algerian refugees in Canada who fled their native land because of a civil war ravaging the nation.

News

E-mail sender sanctioned

By Kimberly Leonard | November 13, 2008

The University Hearing Board has disciplined Kappa Sigma's former recruitment chairman for the sexually explicit e-mail that circulated on campus recently, handing down sanctions that school policy mandates cannot be disclosed publicly. The student has not been suspended, as was originally recommended by the dean of Richmond College, but revealing the sanctions would violate the board's hearing policies, a top university official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. At every board hearing, the chairperson reads a statement from a handbook that states that all people who are present -- including the student being sanctioned -- are to hold the details, outcomes and sanctions of the hearing confidential, the official said. Everyone involved honored the board's policies by not commenting to The Collegian about the details of the hearing, held on Oct.

Opinion

Student leaders respond to Juicy Campus

By admin | November 13, 2008

By Generra Peck, Matt Whittaker, Elizabeth Barry, David McCormick, Lisa Sinkovitz and Connor Close Student Leadership Representatives We are writing to address JuicyCampus.com and its consequence to our campus community.

Local Holocaust survivor Alexander Lebenstein speaks to the UR community.
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Chaplaincy combats effects of hatred

By Emma Anderson | November 13, 2008

The devastating effects of hatred consumed Alexander Lebenstein until he got a letter from students in the German town where he grew up, where he was a victim of Kristallnacht in 1938. "The hatred and pain built up over the years ... I lived with the pain of anger for most of my life," Alexander Lebenstein, a Holocaust survivor, told a campus audience Monday. Initially, Lebenstein rejected numerous invitations to return to his hometown of Haltern am See, Germany, because what he endured led him to hate everything German, he said.

Dr. Ayers speaks at the strategic planning meeting.
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Ayers hosts last forum on strategic plan

By Carly Gorga | November 13, 2008

"The strategic plan has been cooking for a long time, like Thanksgiving dinner," said University of Richmond President Edward Ayers Wednesday in the Alice Haynes Room during the final open forum on the university's strategic plan.

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Gossip Web site stirs campus community

By Carly Gorga | November 13, 2008

Is the Juice worth the squeeze? This has been the question on many University of Richmond students' and administrators' minds for weeks, since the university surfaced on Juicycampus.com, a forum launched on Oct.

Field Hockey

Field hockey falls in Atlantic 10 Championship

By Stephen Utz | November 13, 2008

The University of Richmond lost to No. 18 University of Massachusetts during the Atlantic 10 Championship on Saturday. The Spiders lost 2-0 to the Minutewomen on goals from Mary Shea at the 20th minute of the first half and Cher King with just less than 23 minutes remaining in the game.

Opinion

A white multicultural?

By Michael Rogers | November 13, 2008

Sunday night, Umoja Gospel Choir sang, sororities Delta Sigma Theta and Alpha Kappa Alpha stepped and three dance teams - NGOMA, Asian Beat and D-squad - performed to a packed house in the North Court Reception Room.

Sports

Men's soccer wins last game before stadium construction

By admin | November 13, 2008

By Andrew Prezioso Collegian Reporter During the final game for seniors on the University of Richmond men's soccer team, it was a pair of freshmen who played a key role during the team's 1-0 victory over Duquesne University. "I'm so happy for the boys," said Richmond coach Jeff Gettler.

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