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Transgender violence memorial tree transplanted to campus

By Amanda Minnitte | November 1, 2012

The week before fall break, the commemorative tree for the Transgender Day of Remembrance was transplanted from the Gay Community Center of Richmond, which is located downtown, to the University of Richmond campus. Before the transplant, the tree had been planted outside of the community center in remembrance of those who had lost their lives to transgender violence, said Erik Lampmann, co-facilitator of the Student Alliance for Sexual Diversity (SASD) and an LGBTQ student coordinator with the office of the Common Ground. There is also a commemoration every year on Nov.

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NBC's Today Show attracts political statements

By admin | November 1, 2012

About 75 students and community members lined up in front of Jepson Hall at 5:45 a.m. on Sunday to demonstrate their political views on "The Today Show." Planned Parenthood and the RVA Beard League were the first groups to arrive, political signs in tow. Signs for Planned Parenthood read, "Protect Women's Health," and members of the organization wore pink shirts that matched the signs.

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Modlin transformed into haunted house for Halloween

By Katie Branca | November 1, 2012

By 7 p.m. on Tuesday, members of the University Players had transformed Cousins Studio Theatre in the Modlin Center for the Arts into an abandoned insane asylum. For $3 on Tuesday and Wednesday night, students could wind their way through handmade corridors and find their peers struggling out of straitjackets, operating on each other and bursting around corners with drills and hatchets. Alex Turner and Mary Clohan, both sophomore University Players, said the idea of creating a student-run haunted house on campus had been passed down from player to player for years. "We have a pretty booked schedule for space and events in the Theatre Department," Turner said, "so it never actually was realized.

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Sophomore football player a leader for moral, athletic reasons

By Jamie Edelen | October 31, 2012

Sophomore linebacker Eric Wright has become a respected leader on the University of Richmond's football team, not only because of his talent, but also because of his moral character and religious devotion. "The Sunday right before I was coming to Richmond, I received the Holy Ghost and was baptized in Jesus' name," Wright said.

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Hurricane Sandy affects students' hometowns

By Amanda Minnitte | October 31, 2012

Although the University of Richmond campus was largely unaffected by hurricane Sandy, many students' homes were devastated by the storm. Senior Susie Zemcik said she was happy that the hurricane had not made much of an impact in Richmond, but that her family on the north shore of Long Island had been affected. "There were many fallen trees in my neighborhood and downed power lines [in Long Island]," Zemcik said.

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APO's Teeter for Tots raises about $1,000 for Friends Association

By Jenna Robinson | October 28, 2012

Alpha Phi Omega members raised about $1,000 last week to support The Friends Association for Children during its annual Teeter for Tots fundraiser. APO, University of Richmond's community service fraternity, held activities throughout the week, including an a capella concert sing-off, a dunk tank and multiple see-saws stationed in the University Forum and the dining hall. APO has held Teeter for Tots for 18 years, but certain changes were enacted to this year's fundraiser, APO President Amanda Minnitte said.

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Midway to Mother's Day campaign started by WC deans

By admin | October 26, 2012

The Westhampton College dean's office staff debuted its "Midway to Mother's Day" campaign this week by selling red Camelback water bottles that students could purchase as gifts for their mothers in Tyler Haynes Commons. The dean's office partnered with the American Heart Association's "Go Red" campaign to raise women's awareness of risk factors for heart disease, as well as raise funds for the American Heart Association, according to the Westhampton College web page. Associate Dean Charm Bullard said the idea for the Midway to Mother's Day Campaign had emerged as Juliette Landphair, Westhampton College dean, had begun meeting with Lisa Patton, a representative of the American Heart Association.

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Hoyle named one of America's Favorite Professors

By Amanda Minnitte | October 25, 2012

Bloomberg Businessweek named University of Richmond accounting professor Joe Hoyle one of America's favorite professors in September, based on a student survey it conducted. Bloomberg Businessweek first recognized Hoyle in 2006 as a favorite professor.

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Election season prompts memories of 1992 debate

By Katie Branca | October 24, 2012

Twenty years ago, on Oct. 15, 1992, X-lot was a maze of satellite trucks, work trailers, generators and media equipment strung together by miles of cable that gathered into a mass the size of a tree trunk and entered the back of the Robins Center gymnasium. Inside, broadcast journalist Carole Simpson was moderating the first town-hall presidential debate between President George H.W.

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Library study rooms now available through online registation

By Erin Moyer | October 24, 2012

Boatwright Memorial Library staff established an online reservation system this semester for group and individual-study rooms. Students can now reserve a study room one week in advance for a maximum of two hours each day, said Lucretia McCulley, library director of outreach services.

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Student group rallies around library worker fired for misuse of resources

By Keon Monroe | October 24, 2012

During the summer, supervisors at the Boatwright Memorial Library terminated Joanita Senoga, a librarian who worked as a customer service and night associate. Student librarians, along with alumni and community members are insisting that the decision be reviewed and overturned. Fliers around residence halls, as well as a Facebook group created earlier this semester, claim that Senoga's termination was unjust.

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UR students use fall break to explore city of Richmond

By Jenna Robinson | October 24, 2012

A group of students used fall break as an opportunity to break out of the campus bubble and engage with the city of Richmond through a university-sponsored program focused on the environment, arts and community. Over three days, the group's activities included visits to the James River, Folk Festival, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Capitol. The first trip, on Saturday was to the South of the James Farmer's Market, an open-air market in Forest Hill Park where farmers and artisans sell locally grown and handmade items, such as baskets, wine and t-shirts, said senior Jolmi Minaya Suriel.

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'Petition for Tradition' fights against Ring Dance changes

By Mia Lichter | October 24, 2012

The changes to Ring Dance, which were decided on this year, have prompted many reactions from students and alumni including a petition organized by Anna Kuta, a Westhampton College alumna who graduated in 2011. Kuta started the petition after talking with alumni about their thoughts about the changes.

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