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Behind the Syllabus: Robert Phillips

Courtesy of Robert Phillips What do you do on the weekends? Some combination of work (school, scholarship and yard), and sports watching (season tickets to UR football and basketball, large HD-TV, and myriad Little League events). What's the craziest thing you did when you were in college? In the immortal words of Tron Carter, "I plead the fif." What's one thing your students would never guess about you? I'm surprisingly good at Super Mario. If you could take a year off to do anything, what would you do? If I could take a year off, I would see a lot of live music, mountain bike/snowboard depending on the season and play poker.

UFA coordinator bringing baby home

Bernard Little, area coordinator for the University Forest Apartments, Atlantic House, Pacific House and Thomas Hall, and his wife, Krystal, will be bringing their baby home to the University of Richmond's campus.

Non-art majors display their work

In the quiet of the Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art in the Modlin Center for the Arts lies a variety of artwork: from acrylics on paper and oils on canvas, to pen and ink drawings and charcoals, to photography and ceramics and even a video display. This is the museum's annual student exhibit, where 30 works of art from 27 University of Richmond students, plus alumni, are displayed.

Behind the Syllabus: Arts and Sciences

Courtesy of William Anderson William Anderson What do you do on the weekends?

Boatwright exhibit commemorates UR football

As Michael Whitt, a sports historian who works as the special projects assistant at the Virginia Baptist Historical Society, walked down the stairs into the library, he casually mentioned that some of the items in the "UR Football Comes Home" exhibit had belonged to his father. "It's a lot of smiles and a couple of tears," Whitt said about curating an exhibit containing some of his deceased father's possessions. As Whitt described the history of University of Richmond football, he also offered a glimpse into his family's connection to football at the university. Whitt's father, the Rev.

Hidden gems on display at gallery

Not too many University of Richmond students visit the Lora Robins Gallery, an on-campus museum hidden behind the large wooden double doors in front of Lakeview Hall. "Very often we hear seniors saying, 'I've walked by this every day for four years.

Behind the Syllabus: Nicole Sackley

Courtesy of Nicole Stackley What do you do during the weekends? Chase my toddler around the playground.

Video: Heliotrope Project

Heliotrope, the wooden sunflower sculpture that was outside Boatwright Library starting March 20, was moved by the Land Art and Landscape class to the Westhampton Lake Saturday, April 10. The sculpture was constructed by the class as a culmination of a semester studying different kinds of land art throughout history.

Video: UR Games hosts Live Action Role Play

Students from UR Games gathered in the Lower Forum April 14 to participate in a Live Action Role Play. Live Action Role Play from Jordan Trippeer on Vimeo. Contact videographer Jordan Trippeer at jordan.trippeer@richmond.edu, videographer Brittany Taylor at brittany.taylor@richmond.edu and videographer Jon Ojanguren at jon.ojanguren@richmond.edu

Behind the Syllabus: Erling Sjovold

Courtesy of Erling Sjovold What do you do during the weekends? I tend to the intricate and shifting schedules of my four children.

To dine or not to dine: The Grill at Patterson and Libbie

The Grill at Patterson and Libbie will likely suffer the same fate as its predecessor, Freckles, if it keeps serving up below-average American food.

Question of the week: What are you listening to right now?

Featured Flick: Date Night

Tina Fey and Steve Carell are a boring married couple that, on a Mark Ruffalo fear-inspired whim, goes to a restaurant, steals someone's reservation and ends up being chased by crooked cops.

Where will you be this summer?

"What should one wear to an interview for an internship? What about for a job?" Dress professionally, which usually means a suit.

Featured flick: Clash of the Titans

The evil runt twin of the movie "300" and "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" got together and made a baby named "Clash of the Titans." It is also an example of why Hollywood's sudden obsession with the quick, easy and cheap version of 3D will fail miserably if studios apply the method to every movie they shove out into theaters. Aside from being fuzzy and hard to follow with the glasses on, there are plenty of plainly bizarre problems with this Perseus rip-off/remake of the 1981 film of the same name that should have made someone at the production studio shelve this thing. Basically, Perseus is the son of Zeus who goes to slay Hades after he kills Perseus's family.

First Fridays breathes new life to city

On the summery night of April 2, First Fridays East connected First Fridays Art Walk to Richmond's eastern corridor and drew in an even larger crowd than last month, including President Edward Ayers. The event comprised four venues ? the University of Richmond Downtown, the Library of Virginia, St.

Behind the Syllabus: Margaret Denton

What do you do during your weekends? Usually one day is devoted to grading or research projects.

To dine or not to dine: Mamma Zu

If you're looking for a gentle and sophisticated bistro, then Mamma Zu is not for you. However, if you're looking for an exceptional Italian meal at a restaurant with personality, then you definitely want to give it a try. Upon entering Mamma Zu, the first thing you notice is the tantalizing scent of warm Italian cooking: olive oil, bread, parmesan ... and then it's interrupted by someone abruptly telling you the wait will be 30 to 40 minutes, at least.

French Film Festival reviews

This year, the 18th Annual French Film Festival joined with the James River Film Festival to continue its tradition of welcoming visitors from all over the country to partake in the largest French film festival in the United States.

D-squad rocks the Pier

The University of Richmond's D-squad performed "D-squad Breaking the Habit" at its biannual performance on Friday, April 2 in the Tyler Haynes Commons. In the past, the squad had performed only hip-hop dances.