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De Klerk calls for inclusivity

By Liz McAvoy | February 24, 2011

F.W. de Klerk, former President of South Africa, spoke at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a sold out Jepson Alumni Center. His speech, "The Challenge of the Century: Leading Change and Diverse Societies," discussed the important lessons of negotiation, management of change and leadership that led to the peaceful end of apartheid, according to the Jepson website. De Klerk currently leads The Global Leadership Foundation, an organization that is "near and dear to his heart," said Theo C.

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Seniors headed to medical school after graduation

By Charlotte Brackett | February 17, 2011

It is that time of year again when seniors are putting last-minute touches on their plans for life after graduation. "I applied to eight schools all across the country," said Bryn Allen, who is going to the Medical University of South Carolina's College of Dental Medicine for the next four years.

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CDC, Alumni Relations merger in July prompts program evaluation

By Masato Tsuruta | February 17, 2011

The Office of Alumni and Career Services, formerly known as the Career Development Center and the Office of Alumni Relations, is currently working on a strategic plan to further enhance its services for students and alumni with support from President Edward Ayers, said Joe Testani, associate director of the Office of Alumni and Career Services. The Career Development Center and the Office of Alumni Relations merged into the Office of Alumni and Career Services last July.

News

Pink eye cases increase on campus

By Brittany Brady | February 17, 2011

A recent outbreak of pink eye on campus has the University of Richmond's health center staff preaching one thing: Wash your hands. Because pink eye, or conjunctivitis as it is formally called, is spread through a virus lurking on railings and computers throughout campus, washing hands and keeping them away from eyes is crucial in preventing the spread of the infection, said Sarah Fisher, nurse supervisor at the health center.

News

New business program for men upsets some women

By Zak Kozuchowski | February 17, 2011

A male-only Living and Learning community scheduled to start next fall for first-year students interested in business has ignited controversy with some women in the Robins School of Business. The program, called "R" Business, is designed to help students develop necessary business skills through interactive programs, lectures and events, according to a statement released by Patrick Benner, associate dean for student life. "Participants of the program will not only live together with other motivated business-minded students, but will have the advantage of direct connection to members of the Robins School faculty," Benner said. The program is not connected to an academic course, however, like the Sophomore Scholars in Residence programs in Lakeview and Freeman halls.

News

CAB to sponsor mini-golf fundraiser

By Markie Martin | February 17, 2011

The University of Richmond's Campus Activities Board will sponsor an 18-hole miniature golf tournament in the Forum on April 1 to raise money for Camp Kesem, a summer camp for children with parents who have, or have had, cancer. There are 24 Camp Kesem sites across America, but Richmond hosts its week-long camp in Goochland, Va., in August.

News

Police Report: 02/17/11

By admin | February 16, 2011

Vandalism Feb. 8, 12:08 p.m. A rear window, valued at $10, was damaged. A door mat was vandalized with the word "risk" in the 1600 block of the University Forest Apartments. Feb.

News

Law students, undergrads reach out to community through Street Law

By Amelia Vogler | February 16, 2011

Students from the T.C. Williams School of Law and undergraduate students are taking to the streets. Street Law is a program sponsored by the law school that teaches elementary, middle and high school students how the legal system works in their everyday lives. Tom Liu, a second-year law student, is the current president of Street Law. He said the students involved in the program travel to three different sites within the community, the North Richmond YMCA, the Tuckahoe Family YMCA and the Friends Center, to educate youth about the legal system, focusing on their rights and responsibilities. "The program is also meant to empower [youth] when they feel those rights are being violated," he said.

News

Event to produce 20,000 meals for starving children

By Liz McAvoy | February 12, 2011

Approximately 100 volunteers will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 in the Alice Haynes Commons, and by the time three hours are up, will have packaged 20,000 balanced, nutritional meals through the Stop Hunger Now organization. "It's kind of a mad house, a big assembly line of people putting together bags of food," said Robert Maddux, adjunct professor of management. Maddux brought the Stop Hunger Now initiative to Richmond last semester, after deciding to pursue a meal-packaging effort for severely underprivileged children at a school in Orissa, India. Adrienne Piazza, coordinator of student development and educational programs for the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, has helped Maddux garner support for the program from faculty, staff and students. "We have actually reached our goal of $5,000," Piazza said.

News

Debate team prepares for its last semester with funding

By Brittany Brady | February 11, 2011

The University of Richmond's debate team has put its mission to save the program on hold in order to prepare for competitions this semester, team member Travis Henschen said. Next year, the department-affiliated policy debate program will become a student club and lose much of its funding, according to the Richmond website.

Football

Athletic department to change student fan section in stadium

By Liz Aquilino | February 10, 2011

Representatives from the athletic department at the University of Richmond plan to move the student fan section of the Robins Stadium to the opposite end zone and change the game day atmosphere in the process. After evaluating turnouts from the first season of on-campus football games, the biggest change to be implemented was the location and size of student seating, said Jana Ross, assistant athletic director for marketing and fan development.

Colleen Szurkowski fills out a voter registration form at a stand in the commons with the help of Amanda Kleintop. She is one of 375 students who have registered on campus. (Nikki Waterman/The Collegian)
Basketball

Men's basketball team adopts 14-year-old Nathan Mwenda

By Rachael Bilney | February 10, 2011

Last season the men's basketball team adopted Nathan Mwenda, 14, and the team's time with him has developed from a responsibility to a relationship, head coach Chris Mooney said. Mwenda and the men's team were matched through a non-profit charitable organization called Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, Mooney said. Senior Dan Geriot and Mark Kwolek, associate director of athletic public relations and director of new media, worked together to enter the team into the program two years ago, Mooney said. Geriot heard of the program through the women's lacrosse team and took the idea to Kwolek, he said. "I thought it would be a great idea, and I knew that the type of guys on the team would make whatever child that was paired with us feel part of the program," he said. Mooney said his intentions of teaming up with the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation were aimed at deeply influencing a child's life.

Opinion

Greek leaders resolve to stop gossip website

By Julia Pepe | February 10, 2011

Members of the Interfraternity Council met last week to discuss the repercussions brought about by the gossip website CollegeACB.com. They agreed upon and drafted a resolution to pledge that no member of Greek life would condone such a community of gossip and hate. The College Anonymous Confession Board website is a place where college students can anonymously post anything and everything.

Richmond

A night with a safety shuttle driver

By Charlotte Brackett | February 10, 2011

Armed with a box of Charleston Chews, a map of the university, a full bottle of water and a whole lot of patience, Phil Fleetwood, who had been driving continuously around campus for seven hours, said his day had begun a lot earlier, around 6 p.m. Every night for a safety shuttle driver begins at the Richmond International Airport, the home of the six new Groome shuttles, where Fleetwood and the six other drivers have to do an inspection of their vehicles to make sure they are clean and cleared to run before heading back to campus and beginning their night at the Tyler Haynes Commons at 7 p.m. On an average Friday or Saturday night, around 400 university students ride the safety shuttle to various spots on campus from 7 p.m.

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