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Richmond Advancement office launches funding campaign

By Rhiannon Bell | March 4, 2013

The University of Richmond Advancement Office launched a 20-month, $150 million campaign Feb. 22 to fund new summer fellowships, scholarships and a new Center for Admission and Career Services. The Campaign for Richmond: Fulfilling the Promise, was debuted at a dinner last Friday and is expected to fund the completion of President Ayers' Richmond Promise by fall 2014.

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Student-athlete ratio likely to increase despite sports cuts

By Kylie McKenna | March 4, 2013

Although the University of Richmond made a decision in the fall to decrease the number of Division I athletic teams it sponsors, it did not adopt a fixed ratio of student-athletes, and the actual percentage of student-athletes is likely to change from year to year, President Edward Ayers wrote in an email to The Collegian last week. Soccer alumnus Scott Byrnes said that this statement contradicted what Ayers had said at the Save Our Sports forum held in September when soccer and track were being dropped and lacrosse was being added as a varsity sport. During the September forum, Ayers and other participants mentioned several times that 13 percent of each incoming class was made up of student-athletes. "The fact is that 13 as a percentage is a large number," Ayers said in September.

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Richmond hosts Latin American film festival

By Gaby Calabrese | March 4, 2013

From March 1 to March 3, Richmond's Film Studies program hosted "Latin America in the Movies," a three-day film festival on feature and documentary films from various countries throughout Europe, North America and South America. The film festival, initiated by Claudia Ferman, associate professor of Spanish and Film Studies, is part of this semester's ongoing Tucker-Boatwright Festival of Film.

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Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Rhodes visits Richmond

By Zak Kerr | March 3, 2013

Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Rhodes has written often on government secrets, nuclear arms and the psyche of killers, but his latest venture dealt with the hidden tragedy in the success of a particular actress. He expounded his latest book, "Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of the Most Beautiful Woman in the World," on Wednesday night in Camp Concert Hall.

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University of Richmond and Redemtech to host RecycleMania

By Olivia Simons | February 28, 2013

Students, faculty and members of the Richmond community will be able to recycle their electronic waste responsibly at the University of Richmond-sponsored RecycleMania this Friday. The event is sponsored by Redemtech, a business that helps companies dispose of electronic waste.

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Police Report: 2/28/13

By John McAuliff | February 28, 2013

Harassing Communications Feb. 25, 4:25 p.m. A Westhampton College student received repeated harassing phone calls in Richmond Hall from an unknown man. Liquor Law Violations Feb.

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Theta Chi is on suspended status pending an investigation

By Megan Haggerty | February 28, 2013

University of Richmond administrators have placed the Omicron colony of Theta Chi on suspended status while an investigation is being conducted, said Michael Mayer, executive director of Theta Chi Fraternity International Headquarters. The international headquarters staff currently recognizes the Omicron colony, Mayer said, and members at Richmond have been cooperative with the fraternity's staff thus far. Theta Chi is considered a Greek colony at Richmond because members are uninitiated, yet are working closely with fraternity advisers with the goal of becoming a fully recognized chapter, said Alison Bartel Keller, campus director of Greek life. "Just because something is alleged does not mean that we automatically accuse," Keller said.

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Panel and vigil held in honor of Trayvon Martin on Tuesday

By Clay Helms | February 27, 2013

The man accused of gunning down Trayvon Martin one year ago will need to prove he acted in self-defense, according to a panel of law experts who discussed the case at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies on Tuesday. The experts, Richmond law professor John Douglass and criminal law professor Vincent Robertson, fleshed out some of the legal issues associated with the shooter's approaching trial. After hearing the established facts of the case, the few dozen students in the audience engaged in a lengthy question-and-answer segment with the experts. "The key question is who holds the privilege of self-defense in this case," Robertson said.

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New 3D printer introduced on University of Richmond campus

By Katie Conklin | February 26, 2013

The University of Richmond's Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) is now equipped with two printers that can convert digital files into 3-D objects. Fred Hagemeister, liaison coordinator of the CTLT, said although the conversion involved extensive computation and complex mathematical equations, the printer's software was designed to simplify the process for users. These codes exceed 5.5 million lines.

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More online classes not in Richmond's plans for near future

By Anika Kempe | February 26, 2013

Though undergraduate and graduate virtual courses are filling up with students from around the world, undergraduate programs at the University of Richmond are not looking to follow the online education trend any time soon. Of Richmond's five schools of study, the School of Professional and Continuing Studies (SPCS) currently offers the most online classes and has promoted online learning for the past 10 years.

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CAB to expand on event calendar for coming spring

By Gaby Calabrese | February 26, 2013

Thanks to members of Richmond's Campus Activities Board (CAB), the coming months will be filled with a variety of free, campus-wide shows and activities, including a spring concert, guest speaker and possibly a comedian. The Board is in the process of planning its best semester yet and has recently changed leadership, said senior Jake Feiler, last year's CAB president.

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Pep band hires professionals to improve presence

By Avery Shackelford | February 25, 2013

The University of Richmond pep band is composed of professional musicians, many of whom are graduates of Virginia Commonwealth University. Although Richmond students are invited to play with the band and sometimes do, the core group of members consists of people from outside the university.

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Choeur du Roi sings modern and classic mashups at annual concert

By Maggie Burch | February 25, 2013

University of Richmond's oldest coed a cappella group, Choeur du Roi, performed a mix of modern and classic songs to a supportive and excited crowd for the third annual King of Hearts Concert on Saturday. About 100 fans, friends and family of the group members came to Camp Concert Hall to hear both Choeur du Roi and one of the a cappella groups at VCU, the Notochords, sing.

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WILL featured speaker tells women to take back their bodies

By Molly McGrath | February 22, 2013

Author and blogger Courtney Martin spoke to a predominantly female audience in the Alice Haynes Room on Wednesday night about the importance of girls and women taking back their bodies and their lives. "I think she's incredibly thoughtful and has so many insights," said WILL director Holly Blake.

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