More University of Richmond students are abusing prescription drugs, and experimenting with varieties of new recreational drugs, according to Richmond deans and police. "Hearing a lot of kids commenting on it; K-12, K-2, some of that synthetic marijuana type," URPD Investigations Officer, Tim Mihalcoe, said.
The University Police Department held its first UR Busted event last week to raise money for Virginia Special Olympics.
Burglary April 7, 5:10 p.m. A Westhampton College student's black iPod was stolen from Jeter Hall and later returned.
The Gameday Committee, a group of campus leaders assigned to make plans for the opening of E. Claiborne Robins Stadium, held a forum on Tuesday to discuss its progress and answer questions from the community. Steve Bisese, vice president for student development, opened the meeting and was joined by other members of the 22-person committee, which has grown from an initial group of four people when it began meeting during Feb.
Faculty members from the Jepson School of Leadership Studies convened a forum Monday night to discuss the controversy surrounding an award given to alumna Victoria Cobb, president of The Family Foundation of Virginia. The forum was moderated by Douglas Hicks, professor of leadership and religion, and Gill Hickman, professor of leadership studies.
About 70 students converged Friday at Jepson Hall wielding signs in protest of alumna Victoria Cobb, president of The Family Foundation of Virginia, who is one of two graduates this year to receive an award presented annually by the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. Some student protestors voiced concerns over Cobb's leadership of the Family Foundation ? an advocacy group whose stated mission is to strengthen the family ? because it had previously lobbied for legislation banning same-sex marriage, same-sex partnerships, anti-discrimination policies based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Virginia workplaces, and gay-straight alliance groups in Virginia public schools, said sophomores Jeff Hunt and Johanna Gehlbach, who helped organize the protest. Freshman Jennifer Johnson, president of UR Body, UR Choice, a pro-choice advocacy group, said that ten people from the organization had also attended the protest. "I expect us to send a strong message to the Jepson School of Leadership Studies that the University of Richmond does not stand for intolerance and that we support the LGBTQ community at the University of Richmond," Hunt said of the protest. Gehlbach said that she had felt that the Jepson School was promoting Cobb's views based on its decision to honor her accomplishments. "Honoring her work in hindering her fellow man and in serving to oppress and discriminate and marginalize her fellow man," Gehlbach said.
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Although many University of Richmond students pass Jerry Clemmer, the general manager of dining services, several times a day, few are aware of an inspirational battle that changed his life. Five years ago, while sitting in a hospital room with his wife, Deleker, Clemmer received news he would never forget: his oldest daughter, Hannah, had a 5 percent chance of survival. On Hannah's eighth birthday, her disease was officially diagnosed as Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
The University of Richmond has once again received the Beckman Scholars award of $96,500, which will be split evenly between five student researchers in the biology and chemistry departments. Richmond was one of nine schools to receive the award, said Carol Parish, a chemistry professor.
The analysis harnesses data from "Police Reports" published in The Collegian, spanning Aug. 28, 2008, to March 25, 2010.
A bone marrow drive will take place during the spring football game starting at 1 p.m. on April 10 at UR Stadium. "Any time we can be part of a cause that helps the community, that's important to us, doing things outside of football," head coach Latrell Scott said. The drives are important because they affect everyone in the community, he said. "If you took a survey of the team or the campus, a majority of people know someone affected by cancer," he said.
Larceny March 30, 12:49 a.m. A 'Heliotrope' sign, valued at $5, was stolen from the green in front of Boatwright Memorial Library. April 2, 12:09 a.m.
University of Richmond students shared stories about sexual violence during the annual Take Back the Night event held Tuesday night in the Forum. Take Back the Night is an annual nationwide event that is held to promote awareness about sexual violence by providing a Forum for victims to share their stories. Richmond has hosted a Take Back the Night event for more than 10 years to bring attention to the issue of sexual violence, said Kerry Fankhauser, Westhampton College associate dean. Most universities and colleges host similar events to make people aware that sexual violence does happen to students, she said. The event at Richmond was coordinated by Student Voices Against Violence.
Tim Kaine, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, spoke to staff and students at the University of Richmond on Monday evening, discussing his role as a leadership studies professor and active politician. Kaine began by speaking about his origins at the University of Richmond and early aspirations to run for city council.
Following a controversial cap-and-trade bill passed by the House last summer, and the Copenhagen summit on climate change this previous December, community leaders, scientists and businesspeople gathered at the Jepson Alumni Center Thursday to discuss America's energy strategy. The conference, Vision 2020: A View of Our Energy Future, was highlighted by former Virginia governor George Allen, as well as executives from General Electric, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. "It is a critical moment for honest discussion," said Aimee Christensen, an environmental activist.
A device that could transform the music industry, according to its creator, won first place and a $3,500 prize in the third annual UR Business Pitch Competition. "It is the Rosetta Stone of learning how to play an instrument and the Kindle of sheet music," said senior Tom Borwick, creator of the VIVO. The VIVO is a portable electronic device that can store and display sheet music, and listen, record and follow the musician as he or she plays an instrument, he said. During Borwick's final round presentation to the panel of judges, senior Jessica Clough played violin while using a prototype model of the VIVO.
The University of Richmond's Boatwright Memorial Library staff invited students to share their frustrations after receiving a slew of complaints about volume control and common courtesy in the library. Lucretia McCulley, the director of outreach services for Boatwright Memorial Library, said that she had received several comments through the library's ongoing Counting Opinions survey about problems with quiet areas staying quiet. "This is a difficult issue for library staff to monitor," McCulley wrote in an e-mail.
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A team of four University of Richmond senior business students won the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Virginia Investment Research Challenge on Feb.
According to the Associated Press, legal definitions of burglary vary, but in general a burglary involves entering a building (not necessarily by breaking in) and remaining there unlawfully with the intention of committing a crime. Larceny is the legal term for the wrongful taking of property.
