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Drunken Foray, Jepson Alumni

By Tanveer Ahmed | November 9, 2011

Two Richmond College men and two Westhampton College women, in a drunken foray, climbed to the roof of the Jepson Alumni Center, obstreperously hung out for a half hour, took down an ample banner that read "Welcome Back Alumni," and climbed down with their memento to Crenshaw Way where they were accosted by University Police officers who said they could hear them all the way from the University Forest Apartments during their patrol on homecoming weekend at about 3 a.m.

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Senior social BUSted

By Brittany Brady | November 3, 2011

A memorable 2012 Richmond senior Halloween social ended with an accident between one of the social's buses and a stationary car. A bus full of Richmond seniors in costumes ranging from pop stars to Power Rangers hit a car stopped at a red light as it turned the corner, said Jackie Stockinger, president of the Westhampton College senior class.

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Panhellenic Council tours a haunted capitol

By Rachel Stolzfoos | October 29, 2011

The University's Panhellenic Council kicked off the Halloween weekend Wednesday night by organizing a number of haunted tours of downtown Richmond. I was one of the students who took advantage of the opportunity to take a trolley ride to the entrance of the Beverly Hotel and then given a historic and creepy walking tour of downtown Richmond.

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Loaded, Decoded

By Mary Nagle | October 25, 2011

Dallas Joseph, a Middle Tennessee State University 2009 graduate, says he and a friend first used the word "loaded" in a song and wanted to turn it into something bigger. "It didn't have a meaning but it just sounded good, and so we just came up with a meaning for it," Joseph said.

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Take Route 5 to colonial times

By Elizabeth Ygartua | October 20, 2011

Just about a 45-minute ride from campus, between the James and Chickahominy rivers, are several plantations that once were home to many notable Virginians, such as Declaration of Independence signer Benjamin Harrison and Presidents William Henry Harrison and John Tyler. Berkeley, Edgewood, North Bend, Piney Grove at Southall, Sherwood Forest, Shirley, Westover, Belle Air and Kittiewan plantations are all in Charles City County.

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Music Review: Wade Downey

By Chris McClintick | October 12, 2011

A lively Cellar crowd laughs as Wade Downey explains his opening song was written for his two-year-old son, Finn, and the eventual break-ups he'll go through later in life. Downey, 37, had the crowd laughing from the beginning of his performance at the Cellar last Thursday, opening with a solo acoustic set, followed by accompaniment from talented musicians such as computer science professor Barry Lawson on Mandolin, senior Nathan Riehl on bass guitar and VCU physical therapist Adam Powell on drums. Playing college gigs is nothing new for Downey, with the show being his first in seven years since playing with his band in graduate school. The nearly two-hour set was seamless, showing no signs of a seven-year hiatus, with new material and an energetic, yet intimate Cellar atmosphere.

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Farewell to a friendly face

By Elizabeth Ygartua | October 6, 2011

Starting next semester, hungry Heilman Dining Center patrons will no longer be able to stop and chat with cashier Diane Bennett. Alvin Johnson, who has worked at the dining hall for three years and was trained by Bennett, said: "I will miss her a lot.

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Richmond at the Movies: 50/50

By admin | October 6, 2011

Since this will probably be the last movie review I write for "The Collegian," I'm deliriously relieved that I get to tell you about a very good film.

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Lodged in Translation

By Markie Martin | October 6, 2011

1. Thou shalt not wear lodge shoes anywhere but the lodge. Not only would it be completely unacceptable to do so, but it would also make you look like the Bird Lady from "Home Alone 2." You are dreaming if you think a good pair of shoes would still look trendy after dunking them in lodge sludge. Lodge shoes should be chosen based off of three factors: comfort, price and durability.

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