Dear members of the university community: Since the news of trustee Paul Queally's comments broke in International Business Times (Feb.
I, like many of you, am sad, frustrated, and hurt by recent homophobic and sexist jokes made by a member of our community.
Fraternity pledging, football, a Glee Club--the news could easily run in this issue of The Collegian.
This Wednesday I stumbled upon an article in Richmond's Style Weekly magazine covering the Feb. 8 convention of the Libertarian Party of Virginia.
If you are a current University of Richmond student, a member of its campus community or merely an interested alum, it is highly likely that you are familiar with the name Paul Queally. On a campus where the right name can carry a lot of weight, Mr. Queally's has made as great of a recent impression as any.
With Thursday classes canceled and a projected up to 6 inches of snow, there are more than enough reasons for UR students to celebrate.
It's been an open secret around the University of Richmond campus that there is a push to put a student on the board of trustees. In the wake of the sports cuts and Ring Dance change controversies these past two years, there seems no better time than now to push for greater student representation in the secretive machinations of university government.
The University of Richmond has an incredibly beautiful campus. It's been said before, but we truly live in a college brochure.
The Magpie has been on my list of restaurants to try for a long time. It was not at all what I expected, but I really enjoyed it.
It's that time of year: Friends and acquaintances have returned from other nations with stories to tell and souvenirs to share.
Why am I already thinking about summer? Gloves are still a nearly everyday accessory for me, but what I'll be doing during the muggy months ahead is already weighing on my mind.
I've heard tons of good reviews about the relatively new burger place in town called Burger Bach, and finally had a chance to try it this past weekend.
Winter's in the air and on the ground at University of Richmond, but snow isn't the only white stuff coating campus these days.
Why? That was the first question that came to my mind when I saw the front page article about Zach Jesse.
You will find two window decals on my Nissan Versa. One is a University of Richmond shield. The other is Berklee College of Music's logo.
Last week's front-page story of The Collegian raised some troubling questions, to say the least. It was a shock to me to find out that this university's law school had not only admitted a registered sex offender who had plead guilty to aggravated sexual battery, but had given him its most prestigious scholarship. My colleagues Katie Conklin and Richard Arnett, who spent weeks reporting this story, and my editors expected to receive a lot of feedback.
Last week, The Collegian published an opinions piece that presented two ways of viewing sex. 1) As a selfless act of giving that is completely altruistic and self-sacrificial.
What are you doing this weekend? If your response is anything other than "going on an extended trip outside the Commonwealth," and especially if your plan is "umm... lodges?" then I have an excellent answer to that question.
"When you're ready, come and get it." "The way you grab me...must want to get nasty." "We're up all night to get lucky." "So I cross my heart and I hope to die, that I'll only stay with you one more night." "And then you bite your lip, whisper and say, we're going all the way." "Let's go all the way tonight.
Nowadays too many programs focus on the same cliche topics. You have your run-of-the-mill comedy about dysfunctional families.
