News
UR Amnesty, community hold vigils for Ga. inmate
By Elizabeth Ygartua | September 22, 2011At 7:05 p.m.
At 7:05 p.m.
The University of Richmond has joined the efforts to "Go Green" by promoting sustainability through various conservation programs, student groups and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified architecture. Although Richmond has paid attention to environmental issues for many years, the efforts increased when President Ayers signed the President's Climate Commitment in 2007, according to the sustainability page on the university's website.
Liquor Law Violation Sept. 16, 11:33 p.m. Two RC students were referred to the dean for underage possession of alcohol on New Frat Row. Sept.
Proclamation Night, Westhampton College's oldest tradition, is a ceremony that marks the beginning and end of the college journey for freshman and senior women. May Keller, Westhampton's first dean, introduced the ceremony to the college in 1915 as a way to mark the importance of women's leadership, relationships and the honor code.
Two hundred fifteen students have pledged their commitments to improving the greater Richmond community by volunteering through the Center for Civic Engagement. Richmond students build mutually beneficial relationships with the community through long-term volunteer programs, Sylvia Gale said.
In response to "A Letter to Women" and other campus issues, 12 students participated in a Slut Walk demonstration, which went from Keller Hall to Whitehurst on Tuesday to protest sexual violence. "The point of a Slut Walk is to address issues of sexual abuse and violence," junior Jennifer Johnson said.
Sexuality, sexual violence and relationship violence have all been discussed in the "It Ends Now" campaign, "A Letter to Women," the student forum on "A Letter to Women" and "Slut Walk." But what is the reality? Between 1 a.m.
It only looked like the Forum was taken over by spacemen in white jumpsuits midday Wednesday.
[This updated version of the story includes the decision to execute Troy Davis on Sept. 21, 2011] Sixteen people gathered in the University Forum last Thursday night to light candles, pray and sign a petition to save the life of a Georgia death-row inmate. Troy Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder of Savannah, Ga., police officer, Mark MacPhail, and is scheduled to be executed tomorrow.
Click here to download the September 15, 2011, full PDF edition of The Collegian.
Student employment rates at Richmond have increased as a result of students continuing to take advantage of on-campus job opportunities. "I currently have 1,730 jobs set up in banner," said Sue Young, assistant director of financial aid.
Liquor Law Violation Sept. 8, 1:05 a.m. An RC student was referred to the dean's office for underage possession of alcohol in the 200 block of University Forest Apartments. Sept.
Students from three universities protested against the 1,700-mile Tar Sands pipeline at President Barack Obama's University of Richmond speech last Friday. The pipeline would run from Canada and through the United States to the Gulf of Mexico.
The following interview with Brendan Rhatican, author of A Letter to Women, is published verbatim.
Andrew Rich, president and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute, spoke to students in the Brown Alley Room of Weinstein Hall on Monday night about the power of a progressive mind. The Roosevelt Institute, a non-profit organization which opened a new chapter on campus, is the largest student-run public policy development effort in the U.S.
The University of Richmond held a 9/11 memorial service last Sunday to remember those who died on September 11, 2001. The university community gathered in the Cannon Memorial Chapel for the special half-hour service that started at 2 p.m. The university chaplain, Craig Kocher, delivered a sermon to start the service.
A group of about 50 students gathered in in Whitehurst on Tuesday Sept. 13, for a two-and-a-half hour discussion on "A Letter to Women," an editorial published in The Collegian. The group consisted of primarily females, and about 10 males showed up.
The Muslim Law Student Association hosted a blood drive Sunday in memorial of 10th anniversary of 9/11 at the T.C.
More than 120 students boarded three buses last Saturday to travel to Duke University for the first football game of the season. Students paid $25 for a game ticket and the Richmond Rowdies covered bus fees, said Sarah Huang, president of the Richmond Rowdies.
In an address similar to the one given just a night before to Congress, President Barack Obama highlighted the need for the passage of his American Jobs Act to a packed Robins Center Friday morning. While the majority of his roughly 25-minute speech dealt with possible job creation and tax rates, Obama did take time to address students.