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Opinions editor reflects on 'Law school set to graduate registered sex offender'

By Ben Panko | November 14, 2013

Last week's front-page story of The Collegian raised some troubling questions, to say the least. It was a shock to me to find out that this university's law school had not only admitted a registered sex offender who had plead guilty to aggravated sexual battery, but had given him its most prestigious scholarship. My colleagues Katie Conklin and Richard Arnett, who spent weeks reporting this story, and my editors expected to receive a lot of feedback.

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Opinion

Sex and selfishness: a response to Brendan Rhatican

By admin | November 14, 2013

Last week, The Collegian published an opinions piece that presented two ways of viewing sex. 1) As a selfless act of giving that is completely altruistic and self-sacrificial.

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5 Reasons to go to the Winter Masquerade CA Alternative

By Gigi Dejoy | November 14, 2013

What are you doing this weekend? If your response is anything other than "going on an extended trip outside the Commonwealth," and especially if your plan is "umm... lodges?" then I have an excellent answer to that question.

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What's love got to do with it?

By admin | November 7, 2013

"When you're ready, come and get it." "The way you grab me...must want to get nasty." "We're up all night to get lucky." "So I cross my heart and I hope to die, that I'll only stay with you one more night." "And then you bite your lip, whisper and say, we're going all the way." "Let's go all the way tonight.

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Some ideas to make television more interesting

By admin | November 6, 2013

Nowadays too many programs focus on the same cliche topics. You have your run-of-the-mill comedy about dysfunctional families.

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The Spider Way: In Print

By admin | November 6, 2013

The following is an interview with Vanessa Loftus Lindlaw, '03, vice president of Edelman Public Relations. What did you study at University of Richmond, and what were your post-graduation plans? Growing up, I had a lot of great career models in my family, but I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life.

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Opinion

A story of ecological injustice on campus

By Catherine Sinclair | November 6, 2013

This is a story of injustice, death and the ecological consequences of each. In honor of a majestic creature that was killed in my own backyard, I would like to warn you of our attitude toward the state of our planet. I live in UFA.

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Opinion

Ken Cuccinelli is the wrong man for governor

By Gigi Dejoy | October 30, 2013

Let's be honest: Virginia doesn't have any stellar candidates for governor this year. But that doesn't mean you get a free pass to sit out this election.

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Spiders for Life endorses Cuccinelli

By admin | October 30, 2013

Ken Cuccinelli has a long history of standing up for the innocent--from his work with preventing sexual assault to protecting the preborn--and that is why the Spiders for Life are endorsing Ken Cuccinelli for governor. In 2011, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation to apply the same health and safety codes that apply to hospitals to abortion clinics.

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'Equally disgusted': A bipartisan take on women's issues in the Virginia elections

By admin | October 30, 2013

The gubernatorial election in Virginia has been a notably nasty race, especially with regard to the personal views of the candidates on access to abortion and contraception.

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Opinion

You shouldn't vote Nov. 5, or ever

By admin | October 30, 2013

From the time they are born, most people are told that it's their duty to vote. Instead of voting this Nov.

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YAL supports broader options for voters

By admin | October 30, 2013

Young Americans for Liberty at University of Richmond cannot endorse political candidates in any election.

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Virginia Elections 2013: UR Vote Matters

By Ben Panko | October 30, 2013

Next Tuesday, more than 17 million Americans, or 5 percent of the U.S. population, will have elections for their state governments.

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'Reclaim our power': rebooting student organizing at Richmond

By admin | October 23, 2013

We, the students, are at a crossroads. We, as a collective body, have seen many changes in the past 12 months at University of Richmond.

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Registration: a perfect time to branch out a little

By Ben Panko | October 23, 2013

Last Friday afternoon, I was hacking away at Chinese privet in a national park with a lopper, a cutting tool.

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Richmond Confessions Admin Spills ALL!

By Gigi Dejoy | October 9, 2013

Anyone who follows Richmond Confessions on Facebook knows that scrolling through those sad, funny and sometimes blatantly weird posts is the perfect way to procrastinate an evening away.

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Opinion

Hooking Up the English way: Some International Advice

By admin | October 9, 2013

Drunken hooking up is fun and liberating, and since I've been in America, I've been in awe of how easily you can initiate one-night-only relationships.

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Columnist attacks med school's homework to edit Wikipedia

By admin | October 9, 2013

Medical school is supposed to teach students how to be doctors. Or so we think. The University of California, San Francisco implemented a new policy for its medical students regarding academic credit.

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'A valuable campus commodity': A plea to be nice to the bikes

By admin | October 9, 2013

I believe the students at UR are familiar with the bikes I refer to. You know, the yellow ones, average in size, mediocre in steering, yet effective in getting people where they want to go.

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How do I Twitter this Pinterest?: Social Media Anxiety in the 21st Century

By Ben Panko | October 9, 2013

Social media confounds me. LinkedIn, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Foursquare, Google Plus+, Meetup, Flickr, Wordpress, MySpace, StumbleUpon and Facebook.