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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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As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast UR students are reminded of Katrina

University officials say they are watching Hurricane Gustav's path with interest and are prepared to offer need-based assistance to students who are directly affected by the storm. Gov.

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Students gather to watch Obama's historic acceptance speech

Cheers and applause broke out in Tyler Haynes Commons Thursday night as Illinois Sen. Barack Obama became the first African-American to receive and accept the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. Students, faculty, alumnae and staff watched Obama lay out his policies and campaign on a large projection screen in the Game Room at the Democratic National Convention Viewing Party held by Richmond College and the Center for Civic Engagement.

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Summer 2008 News Briefs

B-school professor to be interim director of research center at Philadelphia Fed bank The Philadelphia Federal Reserve bank has selected business professor Dean Croushore to serve as interim director of the bank's data research center, a resource for real-time macroeconomic data, surveys, models and forecasts. The information presents forecasters, researchers and lawmakers with economic conditions when policymakers make key decisions about interest rates. "The Federal Reserve's ability to make better monetary policy decisions depends on studying past data and how they have been revised," Croushore said in a news release.

Downtown campus to serve city's disadvantaged

Third-year University of Richmond law student Mike Braggs is interested in family law. He's pursued his passion working with children and has been involved in both delinquency and educational law clinics in his time as a student. But recently, Braggs began searching for an opportunity to get away from the theoretical aspect of law and get into the real-life applications of the profession. He's one of the four Richmond Law students involved in a first-time partnership between Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University to establish a downtown campus beginning this fall that will function as a center for community-based service. University of Richmond Downtown, a satellite campus of more than 4,500 square feet, is located at 626 E.

Global Music teaches drumming and diversity

Students enrolled in this semester's Global Music Ensemble course will learn about the culture and history of West African drum music from a University of Ghana professor who will bring along some of his own handmade instruments. The Global Music Ensemble class has been part of the University of Richmond's curriculum since 2002 and is now led by professor Andy McGraw, an ethnomusicologist who studies both anthropology and music.

Police Report: 8/28/08

Liquor Law Violation April 26, 2:59 a.m. A Westhampton College student was referred to the dean for underage drinking after being found in an elevator in Lora Robins Court. April 26, 3:49 a.m.

Strategic plan implementation is 'moving pretty fast'

As he enters his second year as Richmond's president, Edward Ayers is ready to begin planning for the university's future. Accordingly, after "thousands" of meetings with members of the university community, Ayers intends to finalize his strategic plan during the first months of the school year, and to have a concrete plan on file by January.

Class of 2012's profile inspires WCGA senate

The Westhampton College Government Association met for its first meeting of the school year in the North Court reception room and learned about incoming students and discussed pcoming events and elections. Kate Wheeler, assistant director of admissions, spoke to the women about the record number of applications the university received for this year, 7,950, and the make-up of the incoming first year students.

Student concerns rank at top of list

While the Cheez-Its box was being passed around the room, the Richmond College Student Government Association had its first meeting of the year where the members discussed student concerns, coming events and issues on which the different councils are focusing. One member brought up a student concern about the difficulties with getting cell phone service on campus, especially in Lakeview.

University scrambles to save bus route from cuts

Richmond's major mass transit company is considering eliminating the only bus route between the university and downtown because not enough people use the service. Greater Richmond Transit Company conducted an 18-month analysis starting in 2006 that labeled seven "problem" bus routes in its system, including Westhampton Route 16.

Climate change addressed at public forum

The Governor's Commission on Climate Change heard statements from the community and accepted proposals from environmental groups from across Virginia Wednesday night. A consortium of environmental organizations aided by the University of Richmond student group RENEW, including the Sierra Club and Chesapeake Climate Action Network, submitted written recommendations to the commission. Carly Vendegna-Ramirez of RENEW said the group has been dedicated to showing students how to live more sustainable lives. "We want to get students thinking about things like how they are using energy in their dorms and their driving habits," she said. Vendegna-Ramirez said RENEW had been asked to attend the public forum to demonstrate to the commission that young people were committed to combating climate change. Some of the recommendations included establishing a mandatory renewable energy portfolio, establishing a program for decentralized solar, wind and similar renewable energy production and opposing the development offshore drilling for oil and natural gas. Many community members attended the meeting in the student commons at Virginia Commonwealth University to fight a proposed coal fired power plant in Wise County Virginia. "Coal is killing us out in southwestern Virginia," said Larry Bush, a 26-year veteran of the Virginia coal mine industry.

CAPS sees record number of students in 2007

The university's Counseling and Psychological Services saw a record 469 students last year, and of those students more than 50 percent were seeking help to cope with stress. Since 2000, CAPS has seen a steadily increasing number of students -- about 20 students more per year, on average. The reason for the increase is debatable, but what is certain is that most students who visit CAPS are dealing with high levels of stress or coping with stress-related disorders. Peter LeViness, director of CAPS, said most Richmond students are stressed from being "typical," defined as someone who is working toward a double major and is involved in multiple extracurricular activities. "A common pattern we see among the students that come through here is that they are taking on too much," LeViness said.

Library intruder faces new charges, jail time

The man who police say triggered the May 6 campus lockdown faces new charges of drug possession and a felony charge of wearing a mask in public. Tim Mihalcoe, University of Richmond Police Department investigator, obtained two new arrest warrants for the man, 19-year-old Seth Newman, based on lab results showing he had possessed marijuana and an undefined schedule-three drug. On July 29, Newman was arrested for the second time since the incident at Boatwright Memorial Library and was taken to Henrico County Jail. Newman will have a hearing at Henrico County General District Court on Sept.