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Students exchange stories of abuse

By Ashley Graham | April 7, 2010

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.

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Young Democrats host discussion with Kaine

By Keon Monroe | April 5, 2010

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.

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Leaders meet to discuss future of energy

By Milos Jovanovic | April 2, 2010

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.

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VIVO wins third annual UR Business Pitch Competition

By Jimmy Young | April 2, 2010

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.

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Students voice library etiquette concerns, possible solutions

By Elizabeth Hardy | April 2, 2010

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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Cost of Crime, Part One: Burglary, Larceny and Theft

By Tanveer Ahmed | April 1, 2010

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.

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Police Report: 4/1/10

By The Collegian | April 1, 2010

Vandalism March 23, 5 p.m. The taillight on a Westhampton College student's Ford Explorer was damaged in the 100 block of the University Forest Apartments.

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Afroman performance delayed, student reaction mixed

By Keon Monroe | March 30, 2010

Rap artist Afroman performed during Pig Roast at the University of Richmond, arriving roughly an hour and a half after he was originally scheduled to perform at 3:30 p.m. The Campus Activities Board booked and managed Afroman's performance at the Robins Center on March 27.

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GreenUR rolls out new, more durable bikes

By Anna Kuta | March 30, 2010

Green Bikes are back on campus after the winter, along with 14 new yellow bikes that were purchased to replace damaged and lost bikes. The Green Bike program was first launched by GreenUR, the student environmental and sustainability group, during the fall of 2009 with 35 green beach cruisers available for students, faculty and staff to use anywhere on campus.

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Students elect new class chairs, senators

By Jimmy Young | March 30, 2010

Students voted Tuesday for their student government class chairs and senators for the 2010-2011 academic year. Richmond College students from the class of 2013 elected Evan Harris as their chair, and Bradley Rotter, Casey Glick, Brian Cherry, Keefer Taylor, Maurice Jones, Jake Morrison and Colin Billings as their senators.

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Students gather in Forum to discuss racism

By Fred Shaia | March 25, 2010

Engendered by recent discourse and articles regarding race at the University of Richmond, student leaders, administrators and students convened in the forum on March 25, 2010, for a civil dialogue on community inclusiveness and racism. "This discussion is not about solving racism in an hour," said Mike Murray, former president of the Richmond College Student Government Association.

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How do we get our hot water, heating and air conditioning?

By Stephanie Rice | March 25, 2010

The university's Steam Plant, also referred to as the power plant, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year so the university community has enough steam to generate hot water, heat and air conditioning in all of the buildings on campus. I spoke with George Souleret, university engineer, and took a tour of the steam plant to see what the facilities workers do to take care of the plant.

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Police Report: 3/25/10

By The Collegian | March 25, 2010

Larceny March 2, 8:43 a.m. A golf cart's vinyl covering, valued at $450, was stolen from outside the Heilman Dining Center. March 18, 4:32 p.m.

Robert C. Dillard, the university police chief, will retire in June. Dillard has been chief of Richmond's campus police since 1970 and previously served five years with the Henrico County police department. Under his direction, the university police department earned accreditation from both the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, one of only a handful of Virginia campuses to hold either qualification. The commission subsequently honored the campus force as a flagship police department. Dillard directs more than 40 employees, including 17 sworn, armed officers.
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Police chief to retire after 40 years at Richmond

By Anna Kuta | March 25, 2010

Robert C. Dillard decided during his first job as a draftsman ? sitting at a drawing table doing building plans eight hours per day ? that he didn't want to spend the rest of his life cooped up inside. "I wanted a job where I'd be outside and working with people," he said.

Interim Dean Robert M. Schmidt, taking a break after a meeting.
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BusinessWeek ranks Robins School 15th in nation

By Ashley Graham | March 25, 2010

BusinessWeek ranked the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business at No. 15 among American undergraduate business programs. The school has maintained a position inside the Top-25 undergraduate rankings since BusinessWeek began publishing the list in 2006. The rankings came as school officials continue the search process for a new dean.

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