Opinion
Response to: "Freshman Dos and Don'ts"
By admin | September 2, 2010I saw The Collegian, and the article, "The Dos and Don'ts of Freshman Year" by Kristy Burkhardt caught my eye.
I saw The Collegian, and the article, "The Dos and Don'ts of Freshman Year" by Kristy Burkhardt caught my eye.
At colleges and universities across America, students are heading into the classroom, many for the first time.
Dear Collegian Staff, I recently read Fiona Carmody's article entitled "Escaping tickets never seemed so impossible." I have so many problems with this article that I cannot type fast enough. The most notable issue is Fiona's surprising willingness to admit and broadcast her erratic driving habits.
It's that time of year again. 'Tis the season for unfamiliar faces, restocked Dining Dollars and the sound of girls squealing ("Oh my God, girlfriend, shut up!
Last September, the probation officers of nine homeless men in Georgia ordered them to, in the words of the AP wire service, "live in the woods behind a suburban Atlanta office park." When the state government discovered this, Georgia promptly ordered them out. Why?
Who said New Year's was the only time for change? The back-to-school season is also a time for new beginnings and is a chance to re-engage academically, or to engage at all for that matter! With countless tips you've acquired from past experiences, little do you know, but you are already equipped and on your way to a personal strategic plan that does more than promise.
The beginning of senior year brings a lot of lasts, one of them being the Family Weekend football game.
School is now in session. To those of you who are arriving fresh from states in the North and further South, the city (and outskirts) of Richmond may seem the same as it always does.
Dear Members of the University Community, I have had the opportunity to talk with many of you individually and in groups about this year's 10th Year Reunion Recognition of the Jepson School. In meetings with me, in the pages of The Collegian, and in public fora, a number of you have expressed concern that the positions of the organization led by one of the recipients of that recognition are not consistent with the spirit of inclusivity that prevails at Richmond and that animates much of The Richmond Promise. The decision about the recipients of this year's recognition was ultimately my own, when, as Dean, I accepted the recommendation of the selection committee.
Unfortunately, this is not a reaction to Victoria Cobb and the Jepson Award. Instead, this is a reaction to something not as publicized.
I have a friend on this campus ... Who was told by an on-campus psychiatrist that she was an irresponsible [black] woman because she had gone to the hospital. Who was told she wouldn't be able to deal with UR's workload because she was Latina. Who was asked by a staff member why she didn't get to know more of the black men on campus, upon hearing that she was in a relationship with an Asian guy. Who was in a dining situation and a comment was made to the group about the lack of diversity on the sides of the tables.
I read with great interest your recent story on the retirement of University of Richmond Police Chief Robert C.
As I will be attending the University of Richmond in the fall as a freshman, I decided to look at the school newspaper, The Collegian.
Confederate flags EVERYWHERE. "The South will rise again" stickers and banners all over the place.
Spring is in the air, and we at UofR know what this means: beautiful people strewn across the lawns and crowded into the gym, toning their bodies and perfecting their tans. Pastel polos and flowery sun dresses speckle campus in such a way that the man in the moon mistakes our dear school for a field of blooming flowers. As sophomores, juniors and seniors already know (and as first-years are finding out), this is the time of year that defines our student demographic; as spring outfits and attitudes unite, there is no time of year here that more emphatically depicts our student population as homogeneous. Most of us have heard or said the statements that resound throughout campus based along this vein of homogeneity, and we know they usually tend to be negative (i.e.
Victoria Cobb's alumni leadership award was only days old when her foundation promptly thanked the University of Richmond with an insulting stab in the back.
I am sure you have seen it all over campus and maybe for a brief second you contemplated what it is about.
If you are not yet aware, an alumnus of the University of Richmond is currently a political prisoner in Azerbaijan for speaking out against a corrupt government and advocating for his and his peoples' right to a free democratic government. Adnan Hajizada graduated from Richmond in 2005 where his father said he learned what democracy and freedom mean.
Dear Collegian, In banning submissions under pseudonyms last year, The Collegian made a grave mistake.
Dear Fellow Students, It has come to our attention that there has been a resurgence of derogatory statements made about fellow members of the University of Richmond community on the Internet. Our intent is not to pinpoint a certain Web site that facilitates this type of behavior; rather we seek to raise awareness and to create a community of respect, responsibility and acceptance.