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Sorority cottages open Saturday after decades of anticipation

By Katie Branca | November 5, 2012

The new sorority and student activities cottages opened their doors to students and alumni on Saturday afternoon after three years of planning and decades of anticipation. Especially for students in sororities, the cottages have become the realization of a long-time dream to give each chapter a space on campus it can call its own. "They haven't had a place to just be women and be sisters," said Alison Bartel Keller, director of student activities. Since 1989, when the sororities were first chartered on campus, Keller's role was keeping the dream of an activities center alive, so that when the opportunity came to create one, Keller said, they would be ready. With the appointments of Edward Ayers as president and Steve Bisese as vice president for student development three years ago, the opportunity arrived, Keller said.

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Soccer alumni will fight on following press conference

By Chrissy Wengloski | November 2, 2012

The press conference hosted by University of Richmond soccer alumni on Friday presented a question of right and wrong, said men's soccer coach Leigh Cowlishaw. Maybe the answer will not be reinstating soccer and track, but the decision certainly needs to be scrutinized with all the facts presented, he said. Soccer alumnus Scott Byrnes, '91, led off his speech by acknowledging that people might have seen the amount of work that has gone into fighting the decision to cut the men's soccer and men's track and field teams as overkill.

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Live Blog: Carry the Flag Press Conference

By David Weissman | November 2, 2012

Computer dying so I'll end this now. Thanks for joining me, I'll provide a quick recap soon with any new information that may come. "You can put new people in their slots," Byrnes says in response to a comment about President Ayers and other board members. Byrnes answers my question about the Washington Post article released yesterday, saying it didn't include all the information he had hoped it would. "We're not gonna stop," Byrnes answers to a question from RTD. Byrnes now taking questions with two other soccer alumni, one of which is Jim Brady, '85. Byrnes finishes his speech, to a standing ovation, by pulling out a Richmond flag and saying, "Carry the Flag, boys." "I ask you to withhold your donations to the University of Richmond until the Board of Trustees makes this right." Byrnes now asking the board to reinstate the soccer and track programs as soon as possible. "You had an organized group of soccer alumni banging on your door to help, and you ignored us," Byrnes says, in spirit to Ayers. Byrnes says that if the soccer alumni had any idea the program was in jeopardy, they would've brought their arguments straight to the Board of Trustees before the decision was finalized, and the "lacrosse inner circle" couldn't afford that to happen. Major Donor refused to engage with soccer alumni because "it would be inappropriate" because he is a member of the Board of Trustees, Byrnes said. "Eliminating a men's sport will not be an option," Byrnes says, quoting an email about a conversation another soccer alumni had with VP of advancement Tom Gutenberger last summer. Neither Ayers or Miller here right now I don't believe.

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Alumni highlighting deceit in effort to revive track and soccer

By David Weissman | November 1, 2012

The alumni of the recently cut Richmond men's soccer and track and field teams have continued their strategic planning efforts, with large parts of those efforts culminating right before Homecoming Weekend. On Tuesday, eight track alumni published and distributed a 28-page paper, titled "An Examination of the University of Richmond's 2012 Athletic Department Reconfiguration." In the paper, the alumni highlight why outdoor track should be reinstated, citing sources for all research and claims, while indoor track and soccer should be given an opportunity to raise the funds needed to remain along with the addition of a women's sport. "We're just trying to organize everything that we've heard from Dr. [Edward] Ayers and his chief of staff [Lori Schuyler] and [Athletic Director] Jim Miller," said Jon Molz, 2008 track alumnus and current assistant coach for the track and cross country teams.

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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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