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.
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.
By Emma Anderson Collegian Reporter The research experience at the University of Richmond is distinct on the national scene, said Malcolm Hill, chairman and associate professor of biology. "I don't think you could find an institution that does it better than we do," Hill said.
By Kaileigh Conolly Collegian Reporter Mary C.
By Kate Foss Collegian Staff The University of Richmond's Westhampton Center is on its way to becoming a reality following a cornerstone laying ceremony on Oct.
Illness/Liquor Law Violation Oct. 31, 12:04 a.m. -- A Richmond College student was taken to St.
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.
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.
Newport News resident Lychelle Chisolm kept her four children awake past their bedtimes on Tuesday night because she wanted them to experience history. She was not the only parent to bring her children to the Democratic Party of Virginia's Election Night celebration, held at Toad's Place near the canal.
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.
12:14 a.m. -- Obama, in his acceptance speech, cast himself as a uniting president-elect.
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.
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.
With one day until the 2008 election, Virginia Democratic representatives spoke in the theater at Virginia Commonwealth University's Student Commons to encourage voter turnout and endorse Democrat Mark Warner for U.S.
The volatile and troubled U.S. economy is the most important issue in University of Richmond students' choice for president, but they are divided on whom they can trust more to handle it.
JIM GILMORE (R) Experience: 68th Governor of Virginia In office: Jan.
"Colin Powell or Denzel Washington." -- Dudley Versaci, senior "Madeline Albright." -- Ali Eaves, sophomore "Gandhi." -- Zach Gottlieb, junior "Chace Crawford from Gossip Girl." -- Chelsea Bracken, sophomore "Dave Sienko." -- Andrew Greenspan, junior "Sophie McMaster." -- Sandra Thomann, senior
JOHN McCAIN 1. Was not born in continental U.S.: His birthplace is the Panama Canal Zone, Panama 2.
BILL PANTELE Bill Pantele has served as a member of Richmond City Council representing the 2nd District since 2001.
SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D) IMMIGRATION ? Preserve the integrity of the U.S.
