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Trey McDonald, the University's Sustainability Coordinator, has been working to implement the Climate Action Plan on campus.
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University's Climate Action Plan draft now available online

By Stephen Utz | November 18, 2009

University of Richmond officials are continuing their efforts to reduce the school's carbon footprint through a Climate Action Plan (CAP), which details the administration's strategy to become climate neutral - a net zero carbon footprint - by 2050. The first draft of the CAP is now available online, and the campus community can participate by offering feedback and suggestions during the public comment period, which ends Dec.

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Future of green bikes uncertain after repairs

By Mary Morgan | November 18, 2009

The Green Bikes have survived their first semester, but not without repairs that have caused sponsors to question whether the program will be continued in the future. Karen DeBonis, a member of GreenUR, said the success of the program depended on the students. "Obviously we hope that students will respect the bikes as if they were their own," DeBonis wrote in an e-mail.

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What is ROTC? Part II: Where do they go?

By Stephanie Rice | November 18, 2009

In last week's column I talked about the basics of Reserve Officers Training Corps. This week, I am going to talk about what happens to those cadets who graduate from the program. Cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S.

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Police Report: 11/19/09

By The Collegian | November 18, 2009

Theft Nov. 10, 12:36 p.m. A Westhampton College student's blue LG ENV3 cell phone was stolen from the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness.The cell phone's value was estimated at $100. Nov.

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RCSGA sends letter of concerns to Gen. Ed. committee

By Margaret Finucane | November 18, 2009

The members of the Richmond College Government Association approved the contents of a letter -- intended for the General Education Revision Committee -- which expresses serious concerns about the University of Richmond's curriculum revision proposal in its current form. The RCSGA letter, passed in a unanimous vote during a meeting last Wednesday, summarized the main concerns that had been brought to the attention of both the Westhampton College Government Association and the RCSGA by students, and offered suggestions for amending the changes to create a more favorable finalized proposal. The General Education Committee members will continue revising the current proposal until a Nov.

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Panelists share experiences at second "Q&A" forum

By Mary Morgan | November 18, 2009

Seven panelists from the GLBTQ community participated in the second "Q&A: Queer and Answers" forum Monday night in the Westhampton Center Living Room. Several students came to the hour-long discussion, which started with reflections on the Live Homosexual Acts at the Pier Sunday night. "It's hard for me to judge because I know all the people that wrote all of those stories," said sophomore Jon Henry, president of the Student Alliance for Sexual Diversity (SASD). "I'm just glad they're out in the open now and that the people can understand this community." Most panelists said they were pleased with the turnout. "I thought there would be like three people and [Henry's] mother that would show up," senior Matt Mello said.

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Melvin's second space mission begins with Atlantis launch

By David Larter | November 16, 2009

About 50 faculty, staff and students in Tyler Haynes Commons cheered at 2:28 p.m. on Monday when the space shuttle Atlantis successfully launched, carrying Spider alumnus Leland Melvin on his latest mission to the international space station. The mission is Melvin's second in space.

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SASD hopes monologues inspire GLBTQ dialogue

By Stephen O'Hara | November 16, 2009

Students came together to break the silence on GLBTQ issues at the University of Richmond by recounting true stories of students, faculty and alumni who questioned their sexuality or lived as members of the GLBTQ community during the Live Homosexual Acts at the Pier Sunday night. Sophomore Jon Henry, president of the Student Alliance for Sexual Diversity (SASD), told the 100 people in attendance that he hoped the collection of stories and monologues would help promote more discussion about GLBTQ ? Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning ? issues on campus. The performance opened with a reading of the "Letter from the Closet," an anonymous letter submitted to The Collegian in January 2009 by a member of the GLBTQ community who had not yet come out. Henry said the letter and its author had prompted discussion about GLBTQ issues, and that the Live Homosexual Acts intended to further that dialogue. "Tonight we gather to acknowledge the power of communication," Henry said.

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APO prom gives local senior citizens chance to dance

By Guv Callahan | November 15, 2009

Mike Callahan escorted his wife, Shirley, to their second prom, 53 years after escorting her to her senior prom at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. The 17th-annual Alpha Phi Omega prom, themed "An Evening Under the Sea" and held in the Alice Haynes room Wednesday, drew 40 senior citizens from the Richmond community, said junior Kim Pham, a brother in Alpha Phi Omega.

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Delta Gamma dinner raises awareness of blindness

By Maura Bogue | November 14, 2009

Eighteen tables of sunglass-wearing University of Richmond students, staff, alumni and community members ate by candlelight tonight at Delta Gamma sorority's first Dinner in the Dark. The dinner aimed to educate guests about blindness by offering a firsthand experience of what it's like to have a visual impairment.

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Number of students who need aid doubled

By David Larter | November 11, 2009

The number of students who have changed their financial aid status because of parents losing jobs has more than doubled since last fall. This year 90 students have filed changes to financial aid, compared with 44 the previous year, said Cynthia Deffenbaugh, director of student financial aid. Approximately 50 percent of students receive need-based financial aid, and 70 percent receive some form of aid to attend Richmond, Deffenbaugh said The numbers are a part of a larger trend at Richmond.

Kids participating at a first book community event at the childrens museum.
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Mortar Board battles childhood illiteracy in Richmond

By Elizabeth Hardy | November 11, 2009

Many Richmond children don't have access to the books that could offer them a bedtime tale, classroom read-aloud or companion for their blanket fort. The University of Richmond's Pi Alpha chapter of Mortar Board - a national honor society for college seniors - has partnered with First Book - an organization that provides new books to disadvantaged children - to provide new books for children in low-income areas in Richmond.

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Boehman 'going Chia' to raise money for tumor research

By Emily Baltz | November 11, 2009

On a normal day, Richmond College Dean Joe Boehman's morning routine includes shaving his head. But for this month, Boehman has decided to put down the razor. Boehman is participating in No-Shave November to raise money for the National Brain Tumor Society, which works to raise money for brain tumor research and to provide patient services and resources for patients, families, caregivers, researchers and medical professionals, according to the organization's Web site. No-Shave November encourages men and women to raise money by not shaving a part of their bodies that they usually do for a month, but Boehman has a much simpler description. "I decided the easiest way to explain it was to say I'm 'going Chia,'" Boehman said, referencing Chia Pets, clay animals that sprout chia plants to look like fur. Boehman said he had decided to participate in the fundraiser because he wanted to raise money and awareness for brain tumors.

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Fulbright winners bring recognition to Richmond

By Stephen O'Hara | November 11, 2009

The University of Richmond ranks among the Top 15 U.S. bachelor's institutions for producing Fulbright-grant-winning students, according to the "Chronicle of Higher Education." Six 2009 graduates won grants for the 2009-2010 year, putting Richmond in a tie for 14th with Bowdoin College, Occidental College, Williams College and Wheaton College in Massachusetts in the bachelor's institution category, trailing Pomona College, which had 15 Fulbright recipients.

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Ayers focuses on history with digital scholarship lab

By Jordan Trippeer | November 11, 2009

A $25,000 National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE) grant and the digital scholarship lab will help history students and others develop new pedagogic digital teaching tools. "I have been involved in the Digital Humanities since 1991 - before the Web existed," said President Edward Ayers, who recently became a member of NITLE's advisory board.

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Gov. Kaine declares state of emergency for Virginia

By Nick Mider | November 11, 2009

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine declared a state of emergency for Virginia Wednesday night in response to the effects of the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida and a coastal Nor'easter. "With the National Weather Service indicating that eastern Virginia could experience flooding and storm surge comparable to the affects of a Category 1 hurricane, it's critical that Virginians make the necessary preparations," Kaine said.

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