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Purchase of 'RC Rock' considered

Senators from the Richmond College Student Government Association is exploring whether to purchase a Richmond College rock. During the Wednesday night's RCSGA meeting, senators said students would be able to paint the rock advertising various on-campus events.


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Richmond students respond to Obama's victory

* Photo Gallery: Election Day at the University of Richmond More than 150 elated students in Tyler Haynes Commons embraced, shouted and cried at 11 p.m., when the polls closed on the West Coast and TV networks announced that Barack Obama would be the 44th president of the United States, the first black American to win the office. "This is now a country where you really can be anything, there are no more excuses," said Dwayne Foster, a freshman.


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A somber mood at GOP election party

By Duncan Philips Collegian reporter On a night that seemed ominous for conservatives across the country, the tone of the Republican election party in Richmond was focused on the few bright victories in the state and looked ahead to potential triumphs in the future. A crowd of about 400 supporters gathered in the ballroom at the Richmond Marriott West in Innsbrook to watch the election results pour in.


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UR and VCU partner to impact City of Richmond

By Michael Gaynor Collegian Reporter A group of University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University students is striving to make a difference in the city's low-income communities by working one-on-one with struggling residents to help them achieve economic stability and pursue expanded opportunities. National Student Partnerships was founded in 1998 by two Yale University undergraduates who saw a wide economic gap between their college and the city surrounding it.


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Wellness requirement evaluated

By Mary Morgan Collegian Reporter Tom Roberts, the director of Recreation and Wellness, was the first visitor at the Westhampton College Government Association's meeting at 5:30 p.m.


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Energy summit comes to the university

By Tess Tallman Collegian Reporter The University of Richmond hosted the Virginia Climate Change and Energy Business Summit Monday at the Jepson Alumni Center. The event started at 8:30 a.m.


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Students watch as Obama becomes the next U.S. president

More than 150 elated students in the Tyler Haynes Commons embraced, shouted and cried shortly after 11 p.m., when the polls closed on the West Coast and television networks announced that Barack Obama would be the 44th president of the United States, the first black American to win the office. "This is now a country where you really can be anything," said Dwayne Foster, a freshman.


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Photo Gallery: Nov. 4, 2008

In the final days of the 2008 Election, both political parties stormed in and around Richmond trying to muster up support before Tuesday's contest. Contact staff photographers Eliza Morse, Dan Petty, Megan Wilson and Alex Donoho.


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As results favor Dems, a somber mood at GOP election party

By Duncan Phillips Collegian Reporter On a night that seemed ominous for conservatives across the country, the tone of the Republican election party in Richmond was focused on the few bright victories in the state and looked ahead to potential triumphs in the future. A crowd of about 400 supporters gathered in the ballroom at the Richmond Marriott West in Innsbrook to watch the election results pour in.


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UR students vote in record numbers at local polls

At 5:45 a.m., a line more than a block-and-a-half long snaked out of the Westhampton Baptist Church voting precinct where 2,200 voters were registered. By 10:30 a.m., more than 30 percent of those voters had cast their ballots, said Richard Stone, chief officer of elections.


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On election's eve, 85,000 in Va. at Obama's final campaign rally

MANASSAS, Va. -- Once more droves of supporters poured in, chants of "Yes, we can" pervaded the night's cool autumn air, and for the last time Barack Obama took center stage on the eve of a much-anticipated presidential election, as 21 months of campaigning closed here in northern Virginia. "Let me start by noting, Virginia, that this is our last rally," Obama said late Monday night in front of more than 85,000 people at the Prince William Fairgrounds.