The Richmond City Council will wait until at least September to decide whether it will allow Greater Richmond Transit Company to shut down Route 16, the main bus line that connects the university to downtown. City council's Land Use, Housing and Transportation committee met July 22 to discuss GRTC's proposal to eliminate seven bus routes in its system.
WASHINGTON -- A meeting of the city council's Land Use, Housing and Transportation committee today will provide the first forum for discussing Greater Richmond Transit Company's proposal to eliminate seven bus routes in its system, including Route 16 between the university and downtown. Bruce W.
WASHINGTON -- Richmond's major mass transit company is planning to eliminate the sole bus route between the university and downtown Richmond because too few passengers use the service. The announcement about Greater Richmond Transit Company's plans comes on the heels of a school initiative that issued more than 150 employees free bus passes to commute to and from the university for work.
The Collegian is eagerly seeking university students to write for its new online publication, reporting anything from breaking news, to features, to game-day sports events on campus.
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Clarification Appended Updated 4:35 p.m., June 6, 2008 EDT WASHINGTON -- University officials are moving forward with plans to install an outdoor public address warning system by the start of the 2008-09 academic year after last month's report of a gunman on campus prompted a lockdown. The decision came after officials evaluated their response to the intruder and determined that they could respond to such incidents more quickly and do more to ensure the community's protection. Some students and community members continued walking through campus oblivious of the possible danger, either because they weren't near e-mail, hadn't activiated cell phone alerts or weren't a student, faculty member or staff member.
WASHINGTON -- The suspect who police say triggered a lockdown at the University of Richmond has confessed to entering Boatwright Memorial Library disguised as a sheriff's officer, according to a search warrant affidavit. Police say that when the suspect, 19-year-old Seth A.
The University of Richmond hosts a candlelight ceremony for parents and graduates the night before graduation at Westhampton Lake, where men and women line opposite sides of the shores, listen to speakers, musical performances and watches fireworks ? one of the final times the classes will be together. Contact staff photographer Dan Petty at dan.petty@richmond.edu
PENNINGTON, N.J. -- University of Richmond officials say a suspect has been arrested in connection with a lockdown that left the school closed for four hours Tuesday. The suspect, 19-year-old Seth Adam Newman of the 1700 block of Chadwick Drive in Henrico County, was allegedly seen carrying a handgun Tuesday in Boatwright Memorial Library. University of Richmond Chief of Police Bob Dillard said through university spokeswoman Linda Evans that police had recovered a pellet gun on campus they "are certain" Newman was carrying Tuesday.
Police from Richmond, Henrico County and the university surround Boatwright Memorial Library May 6 after employees reported seeing a gunman disguised as a sheriff's officer.
University of Richmond undergraduate students will pay a 5 percent increase for tuition, room and board for the 2008-09 school year. According to Herb Peterson, the university's Vice President for Business and Finance, tuition will increase 3.3 percent to $38,350 and room and board will go up 13.9 percent to $7,200.
The Westhampton College Government Association gathered for its last meeting of the year yesterday to discuss final student events, the induction of new cabinet members and lingering student concerns in the Tyler Haynes Commons. Carter Quinley, a class of 2011 senator, proposed that the Real World, a student-alumni life experience program, should be changed from a two-day event to a one-day event in subsequent years.
Junior Miles Johnson wasn't even in the country when he heard that he had won the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for his chemistry research on the carbon bonds involved in pharmaceuticals. "When I got the e-mail, I thought, 'Oh wow!
The number of students choosing to major in philosophy has risen dramatically over the past few years, according to the New York Times, but the trend has had only a small effect on numbers at the University of Richmond. There are consistently at least 10 philosophy majors, but the department has been doing better, said Geoffrey Goddu, an associate professor of philosophy.
