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Campus gathers to watch "The Laramie Project"

By Katie Evans | September 17, 2013

Approximately 75 students, faculty and staff gathered on Thursday night in the Keller Hall Reception Room to view a screening of "The Laramie Project." The movie is based on the play of the same name, which is the 2013-2014 selection for the One Book, One Richmond program. "The Laramie Project" tells the story of Matthew Shepard, a college student who was tortured and left to die in Laramie, Wy., by two other college students in 1998.

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25th anniversary of International Film Series

By Maggie Burch | September 16, 2013

For the past 25 years, Paul Porterfield, director of the Media Resource Center, has worked closely with Uliana Gabara, former dean of international education, in planning the University of Richmond's annual International Film Series.

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Richmond to welcome two new housing facilities next fall

By Gaby Calabrese | September 13, 2013

Since February, University of Richmond has been in the process of building two new housing facilities that will be open to undergraduates starting fall 2014. Next academic year, Richmond students will be able to live in Westhampton Residence Hall or the South Campus apartments, said Chuck Rogers, director of design and construction for Richmond Facilities. Westhampton Residence Hall, located behind South Court, will be a coed, suite-style resident hall with three to four students per unit, Rogers said.

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Office of Sustainability introduces new 'Eco-Reps' program in dorms

By Mia Webber | September 13, 2013

The Office of Sustainability has initiated a program that selects an Eco-Rep for each residence hall in an effort to increase awareness of sustainability programs on campus. Students who apply to be Eco-Reps will work with the residents in their building and encourage them to participate in the annual Eco-Olympics during the spring semester, said junior Casey Schmidt, an intern with the Office of Sustainability and one of the organizers of the Eco-Rep program.

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Study Abroad Fair to be held on Thursday

By Brennen Lutz | September 12, 2013

A Study Abroad Fair will be hosted on Sept. 12 by the Office of International Education to provide an opportunity for students to gain information about the various abroad programs. Amy Bergmann, an adviser at the Office of International Education, has managed the Study Abroad Fair for the past eight years.

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UR leaves its mark on Richmond Street Art Festival

By Zak Kerr | September 12, 2013

Along an entire block on Cary Street, University of Richmond art students will cover a wall with original murals. As part of the University of Richmond Arts Initiative, UR Downtown and the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) collaborated with local art organizations to garner this mural and exhibition space between Davis Avenue and Robinson Street, which will be the feature attraction of the university's exhibition at the Richmond Street Art Festival this week. "After an invitation from the RVA Street Art Festival, we teamed with the Valentine Richmond History Center to showcase historical images of the Richmond streetcar system to connect the beginning of Richmond's transportation system to the future of the system, the [Greater Richmond Transit Company]," said Alexandra Byrum, the educational programming coordinator of UR Downtown. "Richmond really was the first city to introduce streetcar or trolley lines, Areflect on history and transportation as part of this unique opportunity in city history," she said. Former and current Richmond students, as well as local and national artists, will paint murals for the festival and in recurring periods thereafter, Byrum said. "In the gaps between and around the historical vinyls, Richmond art students will be able to paint murals, starting in October," Byrum said.

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Security at NASCAR event relaxed, students say

By Ben Casella | September 11, 2013

University of Richmond students found the police presence at NASCAR last Saturday not as threatening as police had promised, partly because so many students canceled after hearing Henrico police's planned sequestration of Richmond students. Originally, many students had planned to attend the NASCAR tailgating event at the Richmond International Raceway Saturday, Sept.

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CTLT loses four of five consultants

By Maggie Burch | September 11, 2013

The Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology is currently down to one academic teaching consultant, after four have resigned or retired since mid-summer. Hil Scott, who had worked for the University of Richmond since 1992 and was a liaison to the arts faculty, retired from the CTLT in July.

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Music department focuses new curriculum on specific student interests

By Sheetal Babu | September 11, 2013

The University of Richmond music department has introduced a new curriculum, allowing students to concentrate in specific fields of music including performance, musicology and composition theory. The curriculum encourages students to consider the many ways of thinking about and engaging in music, while allowing them to pursue their musical passion, said Benjamin Broening, chair of the music department. In terms of the new curriculum, students will share a common set of core musical requirements including coursework, individual study in voice or an instrument and participation in an ensemble.

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New football tailgating plan divides students, administration

By Catherine Sinclair | September 8, 2013

Student Activities introduced a student tailgating opportunity before the football game against Virginia Military Institute last Saturday that received mixed feedback from the university community. Starting this year, any student organization can register with Student Activities for free to have one parking spot in lot R20, which is near the Carole Weinstein International Center and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, said Tonya Dawson, Student Activities' assistant director of programming. The new system is more accessible to students and places a strong emphasis on the integration of all student organizations, said Alison Keller, director of Student Activities. "There hasn't been anything comparable to this before," Keller said.

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Police Report: 9/5/13

By The Collegian | September 5, 2013

Larceny August 27, 12:30 p.m. An unknown suspect stole a Samsung Galaxy phone estimated at $600 from a motor vehicle. August 28, 12:00 p.m.

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Financial aid income threshold rises for Virginia residents

By Gaby Calabrese | September 4, 2013

On June 21, University of Richmond announced that it would offer free tuition and board to qualified Virginia students from families earning $60,000 a year or less through Richmond's Promise to Virginia, an updated financial aid program that will begin Fall 2014. The program was initiated by Richmond's Economic Modeling Working Group, an enrollment management committee established in early 2009, said Gil Villanueva, dean of admission.

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