Opinion
OPINION: A love letter to Spider basketball
By Jimmy James | May 10, 2025It’s hard to describe exactly how much University of Richmond basketball means to me.
It’s hard to describe exactly how much University of Richmond basketball means to me.
Brian Pagels, ‘03, reflects on his time at UR and starting a band, Brian K & The Parkway.
“Many Spiders, One Web” was a standard message on campus during the pandemic, and it inevitably resurfaces with each new round of admitted students. The message itself is clear: We are many individuals, but we share a community, both physically and interpersonally. This message promotes a powerful image, but unfortunately, it is simply not true.
My music taste — eclectic some would say: 90s Garage Dad Rock, Frederic Chopin (while I am studying), Granola Indie/Folk music and 60s/70s British Invasion — ranges depending on my mood, nonetheless, I have always had a soft spot for folk and rock protest music.
There’s a moment at every Balkan gathering where someone picks up a guitar or the accordion or a song comes on the speaker, and suddenly, the room shifts.
The multiverse theory, largely perpetuated by movies in the last decade and undoubtedly salient in American culture, in all its fun and exploratory possibilities, asks us to consider the nature of our universe critically.
Musical artists BigXthaPlug and Yeat bring intensity and color to any workout playlist.
In my Spotify turmoil, I unveiled a mystery on the platform. And solved it for myself! I was perusing the platform in an attempt to broaden my taste, when I came across a song with an impossibly exceptional title.
Sometimes falling in love is unexpected, sometimes it comes from a brief meeting and sometimes it’s a combination of the two mixed together in a crusty cardboard box nestled between a few other crusting cardboard boxes.
President Trump signed the first of many executive orders, memoranda and proclamations with a clear goal in mind: to demonstrate the type of term he will lead.
As someone who has watched many clips on TikTok (thank you slime tutorials), and heard “Defying Gravity” many times, I still fell in love with the movie.
During finals season, there isn't much time to go to theaters and watch a movie. Instead, here are three movies you can enjoy from the comfort of your bed for a quick study break.
As a student at the University of Richmond, I find myself grappling with a sense of disappointment and frustration over our school's decision to pursue funding for a fossil fuel-powered steam plant.
One of the most important decisions any college student makes is the selection of elective courses. Whether a student is wasting tuition money or making good use of it is wrapped up in those decisions.
Karly Hartzman, the lead singer of the alt-country indie rock band Wednesday, screamed her final lines to a sold-out Broadberry crowd on a Monday night with a surprising ferocity more in line with heavy metal than Lynyrd Skynyrd. However, her band may very well be the future of country rock.
In college, we encounter more opportunities to engage with our community than we likely will in our entire lives. Not only is community more accessible to us as students on campus, but we are routinely encouraged to embrace it. However, how many of us choose to answer?
Sometimes, you get this itch to feel something. Instead of watching sad compilations with Subway Surfers running in the background, I suggest curling up in your dorm and trying out one of these five films that pack the perfect gut-punch to trigger a good cry.
As far as by-the-books alternative albums go, “Friction, Baby” has to be one of the catchiest. Every aspect of the album just works; it does what it needs to do and knows what it is.
During our interview, Baweja shared what makes a restaurant like Lehja so great: excellent service, excellent decor and, above all, excellent food.
Editor's note: The views and opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of The Collegian. The United States can often feel like a bubble from the rest of the world. Being in North America, we are separated by an entire ocean from the issues overseas.