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Stop Hunger Now raises money through meal swipes

By Nabila Khouri | November 29, 2012

The week before thanksgiving break, the organization Stop Hunger Now allowed students to donate meal swipes at the dining hall to raise money for its meal-packaging event in the spring, Adrienne Piazza said. Piazza is the coordinator of student development and educational programming and in charge of the on-campus effort to promote the organization and its cause. "Although I am not certain how many meal swipes we raised this year, in the past years we've raised around $1500, that goes towards the meal packaging event," Piazza said. The biggest event held by the Center for Civic Engagement issued coalition, is the meal-packaging event that takes place in the February, she said.

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Police Report: 11/29/12

By The Collegian | November 29, 2012

Intimidation Nov. 11, 12:54 a.m. An unknown offender verbally intimidated two Richmond College students in the 1600 block of the University Forest Apartments. Liquor-Law Violation Nov.

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Student Health Center warns against chickenpox, other illnesses

By Jack Clark | November 29, 2012

With a national outbreak of meningitis and the recent presence of chickenpox on campus, the Student Health Center has been on high alert. In the days leading up to Thanksgiving break, a student's chickenpox was diagnosed, but has fully recovered, said the staff of the student health center.

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Electronic door locks replace keys in Lora Robins Court

By Katie Branca | November 29, 2012

New electronic dorm-room locks were installed in Lora Robins Court during the summer, allowing residents to open their rooms with only their Spidercard and a pin code. Starting in September, each resident was able to program her room's device to recognize her Spidercard and a pin that she assigned to it.

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UREMS has bought an SUV to decrease response time

By Ryann Dannelly | November 29, 2012

Employees of the University of Richmond Emergency Medical Service purchased an SUV to help respond to on-campus calls more efficiently. "The new, quick-response vehicle will allow us to improve patient care and will put us on the same level as other similar collegiate EMS organizations around the country," said campus police officer Beth Simonds. Before the purchase of the SUV in October, UREMS first responders had two methods of transportation: They could either respond to calls on foot or drive their personal vehicles to the scene, while still abiding by all of the Virginia state traffic laws, Simonds said. Because the vehicle is still being outfitted by Richmond Ambulance Authority, UREMS is currently still responding by the two traditional methods, Simonds said. But, the new SUV is expected to be in service at the beginning of the spring semester, Simonds said. The primary function of the vehicle will be as a BLS (basic life support) non-transport vehicle. It will bring the UREMS first responders from wherever they are on campus to the location of the emergency in a timely fashion, but without the capability of transporting a patient to the hospital, said Richard Jamesley, the president of UREMS operations. "One way the vehicle will improve campus safety is it will allow UREMS to carry more advanced equipment that normally cannot be carried in a standard First Responder bag," said Matt Palmisano, the vice president of UREMS operations.

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Nancy Bagranoff elected to board of directors for AICPA

By Mara Lugo | November 29, 2012

Nancy Bagranoff, dean of the University of Richmond Robins School of Business, has been elected to the board of directors for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is currently the only educator to hold this position, she said. "Accounting education is important, and they [board members] recognize that they want someone with that background on the board," Bagranoff said. Darrell Walden, chairman of the university's accounting department, said Bagranoff was one of two academics to have served on the AICPA's board.

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Alcohol poisoning doubles on campus since fall 2011

By Chrissy Wengloski | November 29, 2012

The number of students transported from campus to the hospital for alcohol-related illness this semester is already more than double the total from the fall of 2011. Before Thanksgiving break, 43 students had been transported to hospitals for alcohol-related illness, Richmond Dean Joseph Boehman said.

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Philip Hart, professor emeritus of religion, dies at 87

By Jenna Robinson | November 20, 2012

When religion professor Frank Eakin was cleaning his mother's house after her death, he opened a drawer and stumbled upon a note from former Richmond professor and colleague, Philip Hart, he said. The note was sent unbeknownst to Eakin to his parents during his undergraduate career, and described the pleasure Hart had felt getting to know him, Eakin said.

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Senior uses alumni's business to help Hurricane Sandy victims

By Rachel Bevels | November 19, 2012

During the holidays, it is important for people to be with their families and not have to worry about where they will live, senior Greg Lauritano said. Lauritano hopes inLieu Giving will help make that a reality for victims of Hurricane Sandy, he said. inLieu is a crowd-funding site where people ask for donations, rather than gifts, for their birthdays, weddings, graduations or holidays.

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NPR's Susan Stamberg speaks to importance of liberal arts

By Molly McGrath | November 15, 2012

Broadcast journalist and founding member of National Public Radio Susan Stamberg spoke about the importance of a liberal arts education and her career as a cultural correspondent on Tuesday afternoon in the Jepson Alumni Center. "When done really well, a broadcast interview gives 34 million listeners the illusion that they are eavesdropping," Stamberg said to a large audience that nearly filled the Robins Pavilion. Stamberg became one of the first hosts of the NPR show All Things Considered, and has been inducted to both the Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the National Radio Hall of Fame. After over 20,000 interviews, Stamberg said that her favorite interview was with author and literary journalist Joan Didion in 1977.

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Biology class advances research on Phragmites australis

By Jamie Edelen | November 14, 2012

Biology professor Carrie Wu has worked with her students to advance her research on a dangerous invasive species, Phragmites australis, which has influenced the Virginia Department of Recreation and Conservation's procedures. Their work is also in the process of being published and will be featured in a National Public Radio program. "I guess the main reason that we should be studying them is for the ecological impact they have," said freshman Amanda Moore, a biology major and psychology minor.

Senior midfielder Alex Malatesta defends Temple University senior Jamie Adams during the field hockey team's 3-2 win at Crenshaw Field on Sunday. Malatesta, a four-year starter, was one of three seniors recognized before the game. She and fellow senior Becca Weaver are the team captains. Sarah Schrott, the third senior, is in her second season with the team after transferring from Robert Morris University. Malatesta's four goals and five assists this season total 13 points, which is the third-highest on the team.
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LGBTQ community supported through new campaign

By Mara Lugo | November 14, 2012

The Student Alliance for Sexual Diversity at the University of Richmond has developed a t-shirt and video campaign to cultivate a more inviting on-campus environment, in which LGBTQ members can feel more included, said Lydia Wang, co-president of the organization. The campaign has been dubbed "Striving to be an Ally," which are the same words printed across 300 navy blue T-shirts SASD ordered, Wang said.

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Is graduating with student debt worth the degree?

By Ryann Dannelly | November 14, 2012

University of Richmond graduates' loans are part of the growing rate of student loans across the United States that now total more than $1 trillion. Two-thirds of college seniors who graduated in 2011 accumulated an average debt of $26,600, according to the Project on Student Debt website. Forty-three percent of the students who graduated from Richmond in May 2012 had an average debt of $21,065, said Cindy Deffenbaugh, the director of financial aid at Richmond. IS RICHMOND STUDENT DEBT WORTH IT? Like any university or college across the country, it is possible to graduate from Richmond without any debt through the use of scholarships, grants and financial aid, but because of Richmond's high tuition, there are still students who leave with large sums of debt, said Jerry Stevens, a professor of finance at Richmond. One graduate from the class of 2012 was given grant money each semester that partially covered tuition.

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Psychology students publish research on conceptualizing numbers

By Jessica Racioppi | November 12, 2012

How do people understand big numbers that are hard to conceptualize? In David Landy's psychology lab, students are publishing research to explore why these numbers are so difficult to understand, said sophomore Megan Delaunay. This past summer, Delaunay worked 30 to 40 hours a week on number representation, she said.

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