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Brief: Former president elected to honored position

Richard L. Morrill, chancellor and former president of the University of Richmond, was elected chairman of the board of directors of The Teagle Foundation, according to a press release on Friday. The Teagle Foundation "is dedicated to providing intellectual leadership and financial support to strengthen educational opportunity and undergraduate learning in the liberal arts and sciences," according to the press release.

Police Report: 9/11/08

Liqour Law Violation Aug. 25, 11:43 p.m. A Richmond College student was referred to the dean after being taken from the 1500 block of the University Forest Apartments to St.

Tropical Storm Hanna clears Richmond, no serious damage is reported

Tropical Storm Hanna moved through Richmond Saturday morning and afternoon, dropping between one and three inches of rain and bringing strong winds, but no serious damage. Hanna is now moving rapidly and is expected to clear Virginia by early Saturday evening. At the University of Richmond, members of the outdoors club jury-rigged a makeshift slip-n-slide on the Intramural Fields while half a dozen others played a game of soccer nearby. The club had planned a camping trip to First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach, but with Hanna threatening eastern Virginia, the group rescheduled for next weekend, said senior Brandon Cieniewicz, president of the outdoors club. A few members bought a clear tarp at a hardware store, covered it in soap, then took it to the fields -- dressed in swimsuits -- as a steady but heavy rain fell. "I was surprised it worked so well," Cieniewicz said of the slide. Minor problems with leaky ceilings were reported elsewhere on campus, but the university didn't sustain any serious damage, said Andy Gurka, area coordinator for the University Forest Apartments.

Flash flooding, tropical winds expected in Richmond from Hanna

A tropical storm wind warning and flash flood watch are in effect for Richmond and surrounding areas from late tonight through Saturday evening as Tropical Storm Hanna continues to move toward Virginia. The storm is expected to dump three to five inches of rain, with higher amounts possible in some isolated areas, according to a National Weather Service advisory from Wakefield, Va.

Students listen as McCain pushes GOP away in acceptance speech

Students gathered in the Tyler Haynes Commons Thursday night to watch John McCain accept his party's nomination for president at the Republican National Convention in St.

Police Report: 9/4/08

Simple Assault Aug. 30, 2:38 a.m. A Richmond College student's nose was broken and he has two black eyes after a fight with another RC student at the 300 block of the University Forest Apartments.

Ring Dance theme 'Dancing in the Moonlight'

The Westhampton College Government Association met Wednesday evening in the North Court Reception Room and discussed meal plan changes and coming events, including the Ring Dance theme. Dee Hardy, director of Dining and Auxiliary Services, spoke about the meal plan changes for this academic year.

Faces and car parts

By Taylor Engelson Collegian Reporter Most people can relate to being frustrated when they recognize someone's face, but can't remember his or her name. "Are faces special?" is a question that has been studied and debated since 1955, said Cindy Bukach, assistant professor of psychology.

Robins Center, Millhiser Gym to be revamped

Millhiser Gym will be revamped into a technologically advanced practice facility for the men's and women's basketball teams. The new Millhiser Gym will be state-of-the-art, said Mark Kwolek, the assistant director of athletic public relations at the Robins Center.

Science course offers integrated curriculum

The University of Richmond is paving the way for a new way to study science, one that breaks down the barriers between biology, chemistry, physics, math and computer science and fuses them into a single science "supercourse" for first-year students. The yearlong class, which will begin in the fall semester of 2009, will tackle pertinent science questions, including modeling HIV proteins and how they bind to drugs -- from an interdisciplinary perspective. "We have thrown out the rule book and are looking at a new, different way to teach science," said Carol Parish, a chemistry professor who will co-teach the course. The integrated class is being developed and taught by ten faculty members from the contributing disciplines, who met weekly last spring and summer and twice a week this year to generate ideas.

Tropical storm watch issued for entire coast of Virginia

The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm watch from the North Carolina-Virginia border to southern New Jersey as Tropical Storm Hanna continues spinning toward the southeastern United States.

Meal plan confusions clarified

No Tray Fridays and concerns about meal plan changes were discussed at the Richmond College Student Government Association meeting Wednesday night. The men also heard about meal plan changes from guest speaker Dee Hardy, director of Dining and Auxiliary Services.

Permit problems delay CDC construction in Commons

The renovation of the third floor of the Tyler Haynes Student Commons was delayed this summer because of permit problems, which pushed back the Career Development Center's planned move before the beginning of fall semester. University of Richmond architect Andrew McBride said changes in electrical regulations and a backup in the city's electrical permit office had caused the city to be slow in issuing the permit to the university.

University enforces safe driving with checkpoints

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced a statewide crackdown on drunken driving last week, and University of Richmond police officers have made two DUI arrests already this semester. The announcement came after national statistics showed that Virginia was one of 16 states to have an increase in DUI-related fatalities in 2007.

Dispatches from Abroad

Renovation, scheduling issues hinder CAB concert lineup

The Campus Activities Board will not bring a concert to the Robins Center this semester because of recent renovations to the venue and continuing issues with the university administration. CAB's schedule this fall, which includes musician Ben Lee as well as annual campus mainstays hypnotist Tom DeLuca and mentalist Craig Karges, does not include a high-profile concert at the Robins Center.

Croushore to lead Philadelphia data research center

E. Claiborne Robins School of Business economics professor and Rigsby Fellow Dean Croushore has been named interim director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's new Real-Time Data Research Center. Economists at the Real-Time Data Research Center, part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Research Department, act as experts on real-time macroeconomic data, macroeconomic forecasts and macroeconomic modeling, according to the center's Web site. "Our ultimate goal," Croushore said, "is to become the kind of place that policymakers and Fed economists will go whenever there is an issue related to forecasting, or real-time data or data revisions." The real-time data set shows information about the economy, such as inflation rates and interest rates and how those were originally released.

Tropical storm Hanna could hit Richmond Saturday

Tropical Storm Hanna is projected to hit the eastern part of Virginia Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. In an e-mail sent Wednesday afternoon, the University of Richmond's Emergency Management Team urged students, faculty and staff to monitor weather forecasts. Information from the weather service at 2 a.m.

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Video: 2008 first-year orientation

UR First-Year Student Orientation 2008 from Kimberly Leonard on Vimeo.