Studying abroad in Richmond
By Michael Rogers | September 25, 2008People come from all over the world to get caught in the web. We come from vastly different lives to the manicured campus and stone buildings where we will temporarily call home.
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People come from all over the world to get caught in the web. We come from vastly different lives to the manicured campus and stone buildings where we will temporarily call home.
Carver Promise Mentoring started its 19th year of service at Carver Elementary School last week, and approximately 15 University of Richmond volunteers were paired up with mentees for the 2008-09 school year. The school is not in a very good neighborhood, said Monica Maloney, a sophomore and one of two on-campus coordinators for the program at Richmond.
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Despite taking an early 1-0 lead, the University of Richmond men's soccer team missed scoring chances at the end of regulation, leading to a 2-1 overtime loss against the Longwood Lancers at First Market Stadium on Wednesday. The deciding goal was scored during the 96th minute of play by Longwood freshman Kevin Chico from 25 yards away, his second goal of the season.
The blog recently posted with the title "Battlefield Shifts to the Economy" may seem factually sound and intellectually logical on the surface; but the underlying argument beneath the complicated tax talk is false.
By Robin Hawbaker Collegian Reporter Some University of Richmond faculty say they want to offer scholarships for students who promote diversity and inclusiveness and also offer more financial aid to encourage minorities to apply to the university. The proposals were part of a discussion Monday night in Gottwald Auditorium led by Tina Cade, director of multicultural affairs, and John Douglass, dean of the T.C.
After 23 years, Richmond football is No. 1 again. The Sports Network, which had ranked the Spiders at No.
LONDON -- Before I left for my time abroad in London, I had thought that I was fully prepared for all the adjustments I'd have to make.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Apart from my studious nature and countless pub crawls around Melbourne, I do take the time to be your typical American tourist with the fanny pack and huge camera around my neck.
A response to "What Are the Issues?" (Opinion, Thursday, Sept.
Dudley Versaci's interests in music began during the fourth grade when he started listening to the songs of Aerosmith. From there, Versaci moved onto Nirvana during his pre-teen adolescence and has continued to develop his interests in music since.
Firefighters from the city of Richmond responded to a gas leak inside South Court Saturday night that forced students to clear the dorm for about 1.5 hours. Around 12:45 a.m.
By Stephen Utz Collegian Reporter Richmond wide receiver Jordan Mitchell knew exactly how to beat Maine's defenders when they started playing 12 yards off him: one quick move to the sideline. That's all it took for him to get open for an 87-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Eric Ward, a play that tied for the second-longest scoring play in school history and was part of a 44-17 Richmond victory against the University of Maine Saturday at home in front of more than 8,000 people. "It was a play we saw all week in practice," Mitchell, a redshirt junior, said of Maine's defensive coverage right before the reception, which led to the game's first touchdown. Mitchell earned a career-high 139 reception yards off four catches and scored two touchdowns.
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A double-overtime penalty kick goal from senior halfback Sarah Hilt lifted the University of Richmond women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over the University of Pennsylvania Quakers Friday night at First Market Stadium. The penalty kick was awarded midway through the second overtime period after a Quakers defender tackled Richmond junior midfielder Kelsey Rdzanek inside the goal box.
The University of Richmond field hockey team may have suffered its fifth consecutive defeat Friday, but senior Alexa Malatesta considered it a victory for the Spiders. "This is a big win for Spider hockey, even though the score didn't fall our way," she said after the team's 3-2 overtime loss to No.
Less than five years after leaving the University of Richmond, a former Spider student-athlete is now unable to walk. Richard Bagby, a former Richmond football player, was injured on Aug.
By Taylor Engelson Collegian Reporter Some residents of Freeman Hall believe its speedy renovation was too good to be true.
Steve Allred is scarcely two months into his tenure as the University of Richmond's provost, but already the gearwheels of his academic plans are being set in motion, from his proposal for increased cross-school collaboration to his initiative to hire a more diverse faculty and enhance its development. It is these three points that will tentatively form the cornerstone of the school's academic trajectory for the next few years.
The financial crisis, which the Wall Street Journal described today as the worst economic hit since the early 1930s, is beginning to drastically change the tide of presidential campaigns. Election coverage has shifted away from the controversial VP pick of Governor Sarah Palin, and instead moved toward the candidates' positions on financial markets and back to policies.