The students in the production studies III class chose to produce "Marisol," a magical realist play written by Jose Rivera in the '90s. The play, which will be the end result of the students' work in the capstone class for the theater department, will take place in February. "Marisol" tells the story of Marisol, a woman from the Bronx who works in publishing in Manhattan and tries to homogenize herself.
Johann Stegmeir, assistant professor of theater and dance at the University of Richmond, worked as costume designer on the movie set "Peace, Love and Misunderstanding" in the Hudson Valley of New York last summer. The movie, set to release in 2011, is directed by Bruce Beresford and features actors Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Chace Crawford. Stegmeir said the movie was about reconciliation. The daughter, played by Keener, has rejected the lifestyle she grew up in and her hippie mother, Fonda.
Courtesy of Joe Troncale What do you do on the weekends? On Saturdays I usually go kayaking or help my wife with chores around the house and the farm, and on Sundays we go spend time with friends at our ashram in D.C. What's the craziest thing you did when you were in college? I took a leave of absence to go to a small town in Mississippi to work as a civil rights worker during the '60s non-violent movement, then enlisted in the Army to avoid the draft and was then given an honorable discharge when I declared myself a conscientious objector to all war. What's one thing your students would never guess about you? I love to go camping with my Russian friends to pick mushrooms and I make lunch for my 93-year-old mother-in-law every day before leaving for the university. What's your favorite college memory? A meeting in Moscow as a foreign service officer with Andrei Sakharov, the Russian scientist who developed the hydrogen bomb and then protested against it. If you could take a year off, what would you do? I would spend six months on retreat at Adi Da Samrajashram on the Fijiian island of Naitauba and the other six months in St.
The mailman carried a box twice his size to an old white van and loaded it in on top of bins full with letters and packages.
A team of University of Richmond facilities staff, along with architects of BCWH Architects, built a small-scale replica of the E.
The Campus Activities Board has booked two acts for its fall concert this year in an effort to interest as many students as possible. The concert will feature two different genres.
Courtesy of Jeni Burnette What do you do on the weekends? I like to run and bike and go for hikes when possible.
The University of Richmond's sixth annual African Film Weekend, on Friday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Oct.
Courtesy of Jennifer Erkulwater Jennifer Erkulwater What do you do on the weekends? I have three boys, ages six, three and almost one.
Nick and Terrie DeLuca, owners of DeLuca Gelato, are at their shop on Gaskins Road every day to hand-make gelato and offer customers an authentic taste of Italy. The family-owned and operated store boasts more than 70 flavors of gelato and sorbet, along with other specialty Italian desserts. "Nick pours his soul into making each pan of gelato," Terrie said.
The Collegian asks students and staff how they feel about the university now allowing men to ride the Safety Shuttle. Contact videographer Alice Chaosurawong at alice.chaosurawong@richmond.edu
Courtesy of Peter Kevin Morley Peter Kevin Morley What do you do on the weekends? Since I work for a newspaper, I rarely have weekends off.
Katie Schools warms up and cools down with the University of Richmond women's lacrosse team, has a T-shirt with her own number on it and cheers on the team from the sidelines.
David Sedaris, author, humorist, playwright and more, spoke at the Landmark Theater in downtown Richmond Tuesday evening. Sedaris read from a New York Times essay he had written about people in airports. "When an airport delay happens to you, it's a national tragedy," Sedaris said.
On October 5, Spider in the Kitchen, the university's food club on campus that focuses on an exchange of recipes, entertaining and cooking ideas among campus foodies, will host its second event this semester, with a "Soups and Stews" theme. Attendees can sample a menu of tomato bisque, Portuguese sausage and onion stew, Cajun-style gumbo, turkey chili, sandwiches, pumpkin cookies and chocolate bread pudding, put together by Glenn Pruden, the university's executive chef and Cynthia Stearns, assistant director of marketing and special programs, who have worked together for 33 years. Stearns and other dining hall employees, who provide a wealth of resources, founded Spider in the Kitchen in February 2008.
This November, students will perform the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock opera, "Rent," in the Alice Jepson Theatre. Tickets for the show will go on sale Oct.
Rather than going to Short Pump mall or the James River, several University of Richmond students are now going to a different place to let loose -- Dominion Shooting Range. Senior Brett Segal went to Dominion Shooting Range, which is just a few miles from campus, to shoot his first 45 mm gun.
The Collegian asks students, Richmond football fans and Elon football fans how they felt about the inaugural game at Robins Stadium September 18. Contact videographer Alice Chaosurawong at alice.chaosurawong@richmond.edu
This year, for the first time, students at the University of Richmond have the option to major in film studies. The major's requirements include six electives and three mandatory courses: Introduction to Film Studies, Film Theory and a research seminar. Although this is the major's first semester, it is something that has been in the works for a number of years, said Abigail Cheever, associate professor of English. Cheever, who began teaching at Richmond in 2001, said: "From the day I started at UR, students have always asked me if they could major in film studies.