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UR faces COVID spike
By Sarah Noorbakhsh | January 28, 2022COVID-19 cases at UR increased by over 153% in the past week and the percentage of occupied isolation pods has more than doubled.
COVID-19 cases at UR increased by over 153% in the past week and the percentage of occupied isolation pods has more than doubled.
The student governments sent out a survey for students to provide input on the renaming of Ryland and Mitchell-Freeman halls.
UR’s Center for Awareness Response and Education will offer an 8-week support group for student sexual assault survivors beginning the week of Feb. 7.
UR will host a booster clinic for all eligible students, faculty and staff at the Robins Center from noon to 7 p.m. on Thursday.
The closure currently includes all recreation and sports club activity that uses the 3 court gymnasium.
Ring Dance has been postponed to an undetermined date after spring break. The class of 2022’s Ring Dance has been postponed twice because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UR students and employees will be able to request self-test kits and KN95 or surgical masks on campus.
The Commonwealth of Virginia dropped three felony charges on Jan. 7 that were brought against UR sophomore Kyle Kressler on Oct. 25, according to district court records.
UR students began an email campaign expressing concerns about the new COVID-19 guidelines and demanding resources to prevent the spread of the virus.
UR students will begin the spring semester on Monday. Here’s everything you need to know before coming back to campus.
UR and Kappa Sigma Fraternity Headquarters suspended operations of the Beta Beta chapter after a video depicting members chanting racist remarks became public.
UR is investigating a video from the 2019-2020 academic year depicting members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity chanting racist remarks.
The Faculty Senate voted in favor of a resolution demanding more student, faculty and staff representatives be added to the Naming Principles Commission.
UR plans to renovate an unoccupied lodge on Old Fraternity Row, which student organizations will be able to use after spring break.
A walking buddy system will launch at the University of Richmond on Jan. 10.
A month after the UR updated its campus mask policy, some students say the changes have brought inconsistencies and confusion.
Andrew Gurka is serving as the interim director of the CSI following the retirement of Alison Keller, according to an email sent to the campus community on Oct. 25.
Trustee Wendell Taylor presented a motion to the Board to change the names last spring, but no one seconded his motion and it could not be voted on.
The team's qualification for nationals is a huge moment for women’s sports on campus, team president Helen Strigel said.
The faculty representative for the Naming Principles Commission called for the resignation of trustee John Roush at the Nov. 29 University Faculty Meeting.