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Employees stay on campus for students during storm

By Fred Shaia | February 3, 2010

While students were packing snowballs in the midst of a winter storm on Saturday afternoon, Jerry Clemmer, general manager of University Dining Services, was searching for batteries so he could inflate air mattresses for the 18 dining services employees who would be spending the night on campus. The University of Richmond received more than 11 inches of snow on Jan.

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SASD students take fight to the state

By Kate MacDonnell | February 3, 2010

About 30 University of Richmond students from the Student Alliance for Sexual Diversity lobbied the General Assembly on Tuesday for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. In Virginia, people who identify themselves with the LGBT community are not currently protected from workplace discrimination, but a new bill may end that policy.

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Police Report: 2/04/10

By The Collegian | February 3, 2010

Theft from Motor Vehicle Jan. 26, 1:52 p.m. A Westhampton College student's Georgia license plate, valued at $20, was stolen from N-lot. Jan.

The 31 associate members of Lambda Chi Alpha, seen here with national representatives Matt Schultz and Patrick Voldness, accepted bids during a ceremony Sunday night in the Tyler Haynes Commons.
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Lambda Chi comes back

By Leigh Donahue | February 3, 2010

The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity is returning to campus after an 11-year absence. The fraternity, which was founded at Boston University in 1909, was formed at the University of Richmond in 1918 and held its charter until 1999. The Lambda Chi Fraternity Board of Directors declared the chapter inactive after it violated alcohol, hazing and risk management regulations, according to a Jan.

Asha Phadke and Elizabeth Hailand are the creators of the SCS/Undergrad Connections program.
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Program brings schools together

By Elizabeth Hardy | February 3, 2010

Two Westhampton College Government Association members started a mentoring program that partners University of Richmond undergraduates with School of Continuing Studies students. Six undergraduates and nine SCS students signed up for the program - SCS/Undergrad Connections - with the hope of bridging the gap between the different schools on campus, Class of 2011 Senator Elizabeth Hailand said. Hailand and sophomore Asha Phadke, WCGA class of 2012 president, were inspired by the idea at Spider Senate Saturday, where they met with student groups and the Richmond College Student Government Association to discuss campus initiatives, student concerns and the continued implementation of President Edward Ayers' strategic plan. Hailand sat at a table with an SCS member and the topic of discussion turned to the strategic plan's mission of cross-school bonding. "We talked about how it would be nice for the SCS students to form bonds with the rest of the campus so that they could actually have that pride of being a Spider and a Richmond student," Hailand said. It was that conversation from which the idea of SCS/Undergrad Connections grew.

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Bus service to campus limited; shuttle started

By Elise Reinemann | February 3, 2010

The Greater Richmond Transit Company suspended all weekend service and severely cut back the weekday service on the Route 16 Westhampton line that serves University of Richmond, starting last Sunday. The bus will now run from 5:30 a.m.

will the ukrops small town charm be lost?
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Richmond commmunity responds to sale of Ukrop's chain

By Jordan Trippeer | February 3, 2010

Bobby Ukrop isn't ready to discuss the details of the sale of the Ukrop's chain yet, but University of Richmond community members have high expectations for the new stores. In December, Ukrop announced in a press conference that the Dutch company Royal Ahold, which also owns Giant Food, would purchase 25 Ukrop's stores for $140 million and retain more than 5,000 Ukrop's employees, according to a Washington Post article. Three other Ukrop's stores - in Fredericksburg, Roanoke and Williamsburg - have been or will be closed and their employees offered jobs in other Royal Ahold businesses or local area stores, according to articles in the Roanoke Times, Richmond Times-Dispatch and on NBC12.com. Ukrop's spokeswoman Susan Rowe was contacted for further details but declined to answer questions.

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Westhampton Lake holds surprising finds

By Kate MacDonnell | February 3, 2010

Westhampton Lake has been full of the expected wildlife, such as fish and algae, but also contains many unexpected objects, such as stone benches and even cars. A checklist of things to do before graduation, published in the Jan.

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Photo Gallery: 2010 January Snowstorm

By Yichi Zhang | February 2, 2010

A winter storm blanketed the University of Richmond campus in about 11 inches of snow Saturday. Throughout the weekend, students went sledding, waged snowball fights and made snow angels. Contact photographer Yichi Zhang at yichi.zhang2@richmond.edu, staff photographer Jordan Trippeer at jordan.trippeer@richmond.edu, staff photographer Andrew Prezioso at andrew.prezioso@richmond.edu, staff photographer Alice Chaosurawong at alice.chaosurawong@richmond.edu , and photographer Caleb Routhier at caleb.routhier@richmond.edu

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Students get rare chance to see snow on campus

By Keon Monroe | January 31, 2010

A winter storm blanketed the University of Richmond campus in about 11 inches of snow Saturday, causing varied reactions from students. Recreational events signaled that many students were excited to see the grounds covered, because this provided a rare opportunity to play in snow in Virginia. "I think it's beautiful," said freshman Sarah Pascual, who took photos from a hill overlooking the Westhampton Lake for an art class project. In a location not far from her, an igloo was constructed around the base of a tree in front of the Academic Skills Center.

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Police Report: 1/28/10

By The Collegian | January 28, 2010

Drug/Narcotic Violation Dec. 10, 5:10 p.m. Two Richmond College students were arrested in Gray Court for a drug/narcotic violation.

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Class of 2014 applications up 9 percent from last year

By Anna Kuta | January 28, 2010

Applications for freshman admission at the University of Richmond are up 9 percent from last year. Richmond has received 8,566 applications for freshman admission for the class of 2014, a record-breaker, said Nanci Tessier, vice president for enrollment management. Richmond has not yet decided the number of students to be admitted, Tessier wrote in an e-mail, but the targeted size of the freshman class has been set at 805. Tessier said looking at data from the past three years would help project the number of students who would accept Richmond's offer of admission. For the class of 2013, the university also targeted for a class size of 805 students.

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