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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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Azeri judge sentences Hajizada to two years in prison

By Stephanie Rice | November 11, 2009

A judge in Azerbaijan sentenced alumnus and activist Adnan Hajizada to two years in prison today for hooliganism and causing bodily harm. Hajizada, 26, and fellow activist Emin Milli, 30, who was sentenced to two and a half years, were arrested July 8 after a fight in a restaurant in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

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Students to compete in programming contest

By Avril Lighty | November 5, 2009

Nine University of Richmond students are competing in one of the world's most prestigious computer programming contests this weekend at Christopher Newport University and George Washington University. The 34th-annual IBM-sponsored Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest, or battle of the brains, is expected to draw tens of thousands of students from universities in approximately 90 countries on six continents. One hundred regional champions will meet for the world championship Feb.

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Next Up: Villanova

By Reilly Moore | November 5, 2009

The University of Richmond football team has yet to lose a game this season, but if the Spiders want to secure at least a share of the Colonial Athletic Association title this week, they will need to beat No.

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CCE encourages voting, hosts viewing party

By Stephen Utz | November 5, 2009

The University of Richmond's Center for Civic Engagement had buses shuttling students from campus to polling places all day Tuesday, in an attempt to give students a chance to cast their vote in the Virginia state elections. The shuttles ran from 8:30 a.m.

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Trick or Treat Street frighteningly fantastic

By Margaret Finucane | November 5, 2009

About 350 children and their families came out to Old Fraternity Row this past Saturday to paint pumpkins, play games and walk through a haunted house at the University of Richmond's 11th-annual Trick or Treat Street. The event, which offered several Halloween-themed activities and entertainment for children, was held from 11 a.m.

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