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By Lindsay Schneider | October 24, 2013Damage/Destruction of Property/ Vandalism Oct. 19, 9:34 a.m. A window pane valued at $50 was broken in New Frat Row. Oct.
Damage/Destruction of Property/ Vandalism Oct. 19, 9:34 a.m. A window pane valued at $50 was broken in New Frat Row. Oct.
Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer at Facebook, and her "Lean In" message about women in the workforce have gained national recognition and started a national conversation in the past few years.
As part of the Digital America class she taught as an American studies special topic in the spring semester, Meghan Rosatelli and her students collaborated on a trial of a publication website bearing the same name as the course.
If you saw a gaggle of 3- and 4-year-old children in the Heilman Dining Center on Monday, it was not a very young group of prospective students on a tour. Alpha Phi Omega, the University of Richmond's coed service fraternity, is currently hosting its "Friends Fun-raiser," said sophomore Sam Shalom, the event's coordinator.
Richmonders who were adventurous enough to partake in slightly further-flung folk music on the Friday after their own renowned festival were rewarded with a resplendent celebration of Hungarian nationalism at UR's Modlin Center for the Arts. No shabby post-Soviet troupe of vagabonds, the dancers and musicians of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble proved that those dark days have long since vanished into the eastern twilight.
Approximately 40 students participated in Delta Sigma Theta sorority's fourth annual Lupus Walk on Oct.
Many students involved in Sophomore Scholars in Residence (SSIR) programs traveled to different domestic and international cities over Fall Break. The travel location of each program depended upon the budget, course and existing partnerships with experts and organizations in the sophomores' areas of study. The Business of Science program went to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.
University of Richmond SpiderBoard is sponsoring the 15th annual Trick or Treat Street, or TOTS, from 12:30-4:30 p.m.
"An assault weapon doesn't exist," said Kyle Linardo, a junior majoring in leadership studies and political science.
The Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness will be hosting a fitness challenge called Fitness Frenzy during November in honor of its 25th anniversary. \0x200B"Fitness Frenzy is going to be a great program for students because they will get to learn about and experience many of the various programs that the Weinstein Center for Recreation and Wellness has to offer," said senior Laura DelPrato, a fitness assistant at the gym.
Contact photographer Renee Ruggeri at renee.ruggeri@richmond.edu
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"I think that we did see some mud flicking, but not necessarily as much as we're seeing in PAC-funded ads on our television screens," Richmond Scholar Erik Lampmann said after attending the event he helped plan, Thursday's Sharp Viewpoint Speaker Series featuring Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate and current Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. The format for Thursday's discussions was McAuliffe and Cuccinelli each sitting down separately with university President Ed Ayers for public 30-minute interviews. Ayers asked the candidates questions about healthcare, bipartisanship and the government shutdown, the environment, higher education, civil liberties and the job market.
"This is what happens when you piss off someone's mom," Judy Shepard said in her speech to 250 students, faculty, staff and community members on Tuesday night.
This Thursday, Virginia gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will come to University of Richmond as part of the Sharp Viewpoint Speaker Series. University President Ed Ayers will sit down with each candidate separately for 30 minutes and ask questions that have been written and curated by the Richmond Scholars, students who are part of an academic-based scholarship program.
As technology has evolved, so have our communication strategies. University of Richmond has 75 study abroad programs around the world, making international communication a priority for many students.
The Quiz Bowl Club is now offering a fun and competitive way for students to show off just how much they know.
Community Residences Inc. and Jewels and Gents Motorcycle and Auto Club will host the first Ride for Intellectual Disabilities (rIDe) Saturday, Oct.
At most, the government shutdown is an inconvenience for research grants, but University of Richmond is not anticipating any disruption in terms of federal funding, said David Hale, vice president for business and finance. The university was granted about $2 million in the 2013 fiscal year, Hale said, and the payment process of those grants is expected to continue.
Wednesday, Oct. 2, about 50 students, faculty and community members gathered in the Jepson School of Leadership for a lecture from Sam Daley-Harris, founder of the activist group RESULTS and coach for the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL). The lecture focused on the challenges activists face in trying to initiate positive change and the methodology Daley-Harris has coached activists at CCL since its inception six years ago.