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"Last lecture" program intended to inspire students

By Laurie Guilmartin | February 26, 2009

One University of Richmond professor will give a lecture about what he or she would want to tell his or her students if it were his or her last lecture. The professor will be chosen out of nominations from the Richmond student body, and will speak at the Jepson Alumni Center April 7. Senior Erin Fields, biology major, said she created the program at Richmond with the help of Juliette Landphair, Dean of Westhampton College, and two other Westhampton students, Adrian Bitton and Sarah Latimer.

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Some faculty and staff assume the role of student, too

By Maura Bogue | February 26, 2009

Robert Plymale -- or Computer Bob as he's known in facilities -- began working at the University of Richmond in maintenance and landscaping in June 1988 and started taking classes that fall. Fifteen years later, he completed his bachelor's degree in information systems with a minor in business through the university's School of Continuing Studies.

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Honor week raises awareness of cheating

By Jimmy Young | February 26, 2009

Students attending universities with honor code policies are far less likely to engage in cheating behavior than schools that lack policies, a university professor said Wednesday at the first event of Honor Council's Honor Week. Don Forsyth, professor of leadership studies, addressed the reasons why people cheat, the consequences for their behaviors and outlined steps that can be taken by universities across the country to ebb cheating. Forsyth identified several reasons for cheating, including the desire for higher grades, the need to atone for class time missed because of illness, the propensity for students to help a struggling classmate and simple ignorance as to what "cheating" actually includes. He acknowledged that researchers have had trouble gauging how often people cheat because most studies rely on anonymous surveys.

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Recession forces increase in endowment spending

By David Larter | February 26, 2009

The University of Richmond endowment has lost about 19 percent of its endowment during the past year, losses that total almost $320 million in market value, which has prompted the university administration to begin spending a greater portion of the endowment. The endowment loss equals the budget deficit of the entire state of Nevada and is almost $100 million more than the Texas Rangers were sold for in 1998. In an e-mail to faculty and staff sent Feb.

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UR Law class of 2014 will be first required to take LSATs

By Avril Lighty | February 26, 2009

Good grades alone will no longer suffice for automatic admission into the T.C. Williams School of Law for Honors Law program participants, Associate Dean of Admissions Michelle Rahman said. The Honors Law program was established for students of exceptional academic merit with an interest in law when they applied to undergraduate school at the University of Richmond.

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Fraternity row hosts tailgate for men's basketball

By Nick Mider | February 22, 2009

The University of Richmond fraternity row looked reminiscent of Festivus on Saturday afternoon, as students threw Frisbees, tossed footballs and fired up the grills to tailgate the basketball game. Four lodges were open on Saturday from 4 p.m.

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Campus police arrest two students in connection with auto vandalism

By Dan Petty | February 20, 2009

University of Richmond police have arrested two undergraduate students on charges of misdemeanor vandalism after 17 cars were found spray-painted last weekend in the University Forest Apartments parking lots. The students, whose names were not released by campus police, were arrested Thursday, charged with six counts each of misdemeanor vandalism and turned over to the Henrico County Sheriff's Office for processing, Police Capt.

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Senior to run marathon in honor of friend who cannot

By Amelie LeBreton | February 19, 2009

In two and a half months, University of Richmond senior Kate Hudson will fly across the country to San Diego, Calif., to run the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in honor of the friend she made three years ago when they shared their battles with cancer. In February of her junior year in high school, Hudson was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma and fought her way to remission by July 1 of the same year.

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GLBTQ students struggle to find voice, identity

By Dan Petty | February 19, 2009

This article is the first in a series in which The Collegian will explore issues facing the queer community at the University of Richmond. At a recent meeting of students from the sexual minority community at the University of Richmond, senior John Frank sat center of a large conference table, eyeing the faces of the six other students in attendance -- men and women, freshmen and seniors, Greek-affiliated and independent. All were invited by word-of-mouth.

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New benefits seen with D-hall to-go program

By Stephanie Rice | February 19, 2009

University of Richmond Dining Services has unveiled a new program that allows people to take food to-go from Heilman Dining Center. The program, introduced three weeks ago, requires people purchase an Eco Clamshell container for $5 or the container and a Lug-A-Mug for $7 from the cashiers at the dining center.

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Sig Ep switches to hands-on philanthropy

By Avril Lighty | February 19, 2009

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is taking a more hands-on approach to philanthropy this year by getting involved in the community rather than simply raising money. "We decided to go a different direction and take a more community service-oriented route," said Dan Colosimo, Sigma Phi Epsilon philanthropy chairman, adding that the change was initially sparked because the fraternity's national office changed the philanthropy. The fraternity's first community service event was cleaning up the Malvern Hill Battlefield on Saturday, Jan.

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Police Report: 2/19/09

By The Collegian | February 19, 2009

Drug/Narcotic Equipment Violation Feb. 10, 6:54 p.m. -- Two students, one Westhampton College and one Richmond College, were arrested for possession of marijuana on RC grounds between the Millhiser Green and the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness. Theft Feb.

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Junior completes research; donates grant to El Salvadorian

By Laurie Guilmartin | February 19, 2009

A University of Richmond student spent this past summer researching El Salvadorian politics and social tensions, a project that led to a 150-page research paper and a fellowship grant, which she donated to an El Salvadorian boy so he could get heart surgery. Edith Coralia de la Vega, a junior from El Salvador,was able to study El Salvadorian social tensions as a Bonner Center for Civic Engagement fellow. The length of Vega's paper is an exception, said Douglas Hicks, executive director of the center and associate professor of leadership studies and religion. "Research papers generally run from 15 to 25 pages," Hicks said.

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Campus e-mail service restored after 7-hour outage

By Dan Petty | February 18, 2009

Campus e-mail service has been restored after a nearly seven-hour outage left those without outside e-mail clients and mobile devices unable to communicate electronically. The system's failure was first reported around 1 p.m.

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Howson appointed interim director of Modlin Center

By David Larter | February 18, 2009

David Howson, associate director of the Modlin Center for the Arts, has confirmed that he will serve as interim executive director of the Modlin Center for the 2009-10 season The confirmation, made Tuesday, comes while the university continues its nationwide search for a replacement for Kathy Panoff, who is leaving for the University of Texas at Austin after 13 years at Richmond. Howson and Panoff have been working together to expand the influence of the Modlin Center in the Richmond area arts community.

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