The Collegian
Friday, April 19, 2024

Editorials


Opinion

The juice is loose

A few days ago I discovered a juicy new addition to this campus, and judging by the most popular searches this week (Richmond currently holds the top two spots), it seems that a sizable chunk of the rest of our campus knows exactly what I'm talking about. You might remember the article that ran in The Collegian last year about a fast-growing Web site sweeping the nation's universities -- JuicyCampus.com.


Opinion

Music for social change

By Amanda Cannada Westhampton College '10 Last Monday night, I had the pleasure of going to what ended up being a two-and-a-half-hour information session on careers in the music business.


Opinion

Rebuilding our campus

By Jill Eisenberg Westhampton College '09 Our university's administration has acted swiftly and proactively to condemn the horrifying sexism and racism in the Kappa Sig e-mail, but administrators can lecture us until they are blue in the face.


Opinion

Free speech on campus

By Jarrett Dieterle Richmond College '10 In the wake of the derogatory e-mail by a U of R fraternity member, a thorough discourse has arisen within the hallways, classrooms and organized forums here on campus.


Opinion

WGSS should lose the "W"

By Nathan Bullock Richmond College '10 The recent uproar and controversy over the inappropriate e-mails degrading women on campus has led to a variety of responses and suggested solutions, most of which miss the point no matter how well intended.


Opinion

Get over yourself

By Brennan Lincoln Richmond College '09 First, I would like to address the question of the e-mail "incident" which has struck this university with such fury.


Opinion

Swiping your cash

By Matt Bodnar Richmond College '09 Do you ever end a week without using all your meal swipes?


Opinion

Stand up, don't stand by

Changing peer culture on sexual respect at the University of Richmond, or on any college campus, is not easy, but it absolutely needs to be done.


Opinion

One World, One Hope

By Katie Bell American Cancer Society My name is Katie -- I am a staff person at the American Cancer Society and a University of Richmond alumna.


Opinion

Letter: Homecoming Weekend

By Carla DeLuca Westhampton College '93 Vice President, Communications for the University of Richmond Alumni Association This weekend many of you will experience the phenomenon that is Homecoming for the first time: Caravans of alumni will meander down Snake Hill, many with (future Spider) offspring in tow. We will begin every conversation with, "When I was a student ..." We will deplete the bookstore's supply of sweatshirts, marvel at the new buildings and take up every parking space we can find. And that's not even the fun part. We are a lot like you, just a bit older.


Opinion

International friendships without leaving UR

Over 20 years ago my family moved to Africa for almost a month. While they were there (before I was born) my dad walked to the local health clinic with a guy from Australia every morning and every morning he looked my dad in the eye and exclaimed with a thick accent, "America!


Opinion

Some 'Ole payback for the Grand 'Ole Party

By Dan Colosimo Richmond '11 In the midst of the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, the conservative base has had the same old knee-jerk reaction as years past: outdated and just plain wrong.