Lora M. Robins, whose family has supported the University of Richmond and the greater Richmond community for more than 40 years, died Sunday at age 98. In September 1969, Robins and her husband, alumnus and trustee E.
An Azerbaijani court has once again denied an appeal by Adnan Hajizada, an activist and University of Richmond alumnus. Hajizada, Richmond College '05, recently began his second year in prison after being arrested July 8, 2009, in Baku, Azerbaijan with fellow activist Emin Milli, for hooliganism and causing bodily harm. Azerbaijani law dictates that a person is eligible for parole halfway though his or her prison sentence, contingent upon their behavior.
The campus-wide memorial service for Jamie and Paige Malone, WC '10 and '12, will be held on Saturday August 28 from 2-3:30 p.m. University of Richmond Chaplain Craig Kocher sent an e-mail to faculty and students about the service, which is reproduced below: "The University community is invited to gather for a service to celebrate the lives of Jamie, '10, and Paige, '12, Malone, cherished members of the Richmond family whom we lost on July 15. Please join the Malone family from 2-3:30 p.m.
About 140 students, faculty, staff and community members gathered at the University of Richmond's Cannon Memorial Chapel on a sunny but somber Monday morning to remember Jamie and Paige Malone. The prayer service, which lasted just more than 30 minutes, coincided with the funeral for the young women in their hometown of Floral Park, NY.
The University of Richmond established a memorial scholarship fund in memory of Jamie and Paige Malone Saturday morning, after donations to a building fund in New York reached their goal in just one day. Initially, the family had asked that donations be given to a building fund for Camp Anchor, but the support for that fund was so substantial that it reached its goal by Saturday morning.
One University of Richmond student and one recent alumna were killed in a car accident Thursday morning in Roosevelt, N.Y. The students, Paige Malone, 19, a rising junior, and Jamie Malone, 22, who graduated in May, were two of three people killed in the single vehicle accident on the Meadowbrook Parkway.
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Juniors Zhivko Illeieff and Charles Mike were awarded $10,000 in funding from a scholar's program to support their project, "Faces of Communism," which will be composed of a Web site and documentary about communism in Bulgaria. Illeieff, who was born in Bulgaria, and Mike, both International Studies majors, will travel to Bulgaria at the end of May and will return to the United States at the end of July.
A new road at the University of Richmond is planned for construction during the summer, connecting Spider Lane and Crenshaw Way, to allow traffic to move more fluidly next year. Crenshaw Way currently connects the Jepson Alumni Center and the Modlin Center for the Arts.
University of Richmond junior Anna Parker was awarded the 2010-2011 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Of the thousands who applied, Parker, a chemistry major who received honorable mention in last year's Goldwater competition, was one of 278 students to receive the award.
Arne Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of Education, will give the keynote address at this year's Commencement, the university announced earlier this month. A Harvard University graduate whose career spans from playing professional basketball in Australia to running Chicago's public schools, Duncan has been in the education field since 1992, when he ran the Ariel Education Initiative, a program dedicated to improving educational opportunities for students in Chicago's South Side. Many factors go into selecting a commencement speaker. "We want someone who is recognizable, informative and uplifting," said Steven Allred, university provost and chair of the speaker selection committee. "The speaker is someone who should not only be appropriate, but also challenging," Allred said.
After years of serving the local Richmond community, the Village Ukrop's will re-open as Martin's Food Market on Monday, April 26, following a week-long, multi-million dollar renovation. Since the announcement of the sale of the 25 Richmond and Williamsburg area Ukrop's stores to Ahold's Giant-Carlisle division, which operates Martin's, at least five Ukrop's stores have been temporarily closed in waves so that they can be renovated. "We are making a significant and a multi-million dollar investment in each of the stores to improve the overall shopping experience," Martin's spokeswoman Tracy Pawelski said. Pawelski said the new amenities would vary by store, but that all the stores would be upgraded with new decor, improved lighting and new technology.
The University of Richmond and the Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity plan to complete a nine-week house build in Northside Richmond's Highland Park community in the coming weeks. Richmond's Habitat chapter has contributed to the build since Feb.
Students have started a petition to "complete the streets" of the University of Richmond campus by building bike lanes. Junior Michael Rogers, who started the petition, said he hoped the first campus bike lane could be added onto the new road being built over the summer between the Jepson Alumni Center parking lot and the 1900 block of the University Forest Apartments. "The university has committed to putting bike paths on campus eventually as a form of alternate transportation," Rogers said.
University of Richmond merchandise is now available at local Dick's Sporting Goods stores after a nearly three-year effort to secure a licensing partnership. All four Richmond Dick's Sporting Goods locations, including Chesterfield Town Center, Short Pump Town Center, Stony Point Fashion Park and The Creeks at Virginia Center Commons, are currently advertising T-shirts commemorating the Spider men's basketball team's participation in the 2010 NCAA tournament. "I believe having University of Richmond gear available at Dick's Sporting Goods gives our fans and the public an additional avenue to purchase University of Richmond merchandise," said Jessica Morrall, University of Richmond collegiate licensing manager. Not only does the merchandise benefit the public, but it also helps the university and students.
University of Richmond students from several disciplines and majors presented their thesis topics at the 25th annual Arts and Sciences Symposium. Senior Beth Ann Platt presented "Systematic Rape: a Form of Terrorism" at the symposium, explaining that while rape does not rely on bombings or hijackings, it does rely heavily on the debilitating effects of fear, which is something that is commonly related with terrorism. Platt practiced presenting in front of five faculty members in the Rhetoric and Communication Studies department before her presentation, which she said had given her confidence. She discussed why it was important to recognize systematic rape as a method of terrorism for preventative purposes and also for appropriate policies of justice. "I felt really comfortable because I was presenting my research to faculty that I admire and peers who were interested in my area of research," Platt said. The symposium was practice for Platt.
Harassing Communications April 16, 1:20 p.m. A Westhampton College student reported receiving harassing electronic messages and personal contact at the UR Stadium. Vandalism April 16, 9:47 p.m.
Ed Jones, a recycling associate at the University of Richmond, works on a daily timetable to finish his work, making sure contents of all recycling stations on campus have been collected.
University of Richmond merchandise is now available at local Dick's Sporting Goods stores after a nearly three-year effort to secure a licensing partnership. All four Richmond Dick's Sporting Goods locations, including Chesterfield Town Center, Short Pump Town Center, Stony Point Fashion Park and The Creeks at Virginia Center Commons, are currently advertising tee-shirts commemorating the Spider men's basketball team's participation in the 2010 NCAA tournament. "I believe having University of Richmond gear available at Dick's Sporting Goods gives our fans and the public an additional avenue to purchase University of Richmond merchandise," said Jessica Morrall, University of Richmond collegiate licensing manager. Not only does the merchandise benefit the public, but it also helps the university and students.
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