"It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society." - J. Krishnamurti It's true what that "gamer-guy-who-has-more-video-games-than-friends" quote says: Sometimes the end gets you thinking about the beginning. If I consider the beginnings of this semester, every class, every return to Richmond after breaks at home, has functioned as a sort of nail.
When most people think about what waits for them down the road, they are filled with fear and anxiety.
Alice Chaosurawong/The Collegian Human nature should not be banned. A national initiative is underway on college campuses to significantly reduce the penalties for marijuana use. The Emerald Initiative, which was drafted by the nonprofit Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, calls on college and university presidents to consider reducing penalties for marijuana use.
If a person in a crowded grocery store came up to me and said, "Move bitch," I'd probably punch him or her in the face.
Four years ago seems like forever. But in retrospect, they were right when they said it would fly by.
Last week I learned that Harry Kalas, the voice of the Philadelphia Phillies, passed away while preparing to call a Phillies victory over the Washington Nationals.
My fellow graduates, as we reflect on the four years that were our college experience, I would like to take the time to highlight some key memories of our freshman year that only we, as seniors, could understand.
The University of Richmond has begun to take steps toward fostering a more inclusive community for sexual and gender minorities on campus.
First, I'd like to introduce who the writers of this response are - a Turk and an Armenian. We both have an absolute adoration for our countries, and thus, the issue of "genocide" has come up between us in conversation numerous times.
It was a word I had rarely heard until arriving at the University of Richmond on that scorching, second-to-last week in August for freshman year.
Tze Loo, an assistant professor of history at the University of Richmond, will travel to Tokyo, Japan, in July to continue research on the Shuri Castle at Waseda University through a yearlong fellowship. Loo, a native of Singapore, plans to continue her doctoral investigation about the use of cultural heritage in producing a pre-World War II Japanese identity.
One week before the German invasion of Poland, Adolf Hitler outlined his official plans in a widely unknown speech.
This is in response to the article about the on-campus parking and the kiddies who were brilliant enough to reach $1,000 in fines.
A girl was murdered a few days ago at Gettysburg College. I knew her, but not very well. In fact, I've only met her once.
I'll never forget the afternoon my brother Patrick told me he was gay. It was the summer before my junior year of high school, and Patrick, who had been out of college for more than a year, was visiting my family for the weekend from Washington, D.C.
Earlier this week, I came across a comic strip from Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson. Calvin's words struck a familiar chord with me.
Who is the most dominant athlete in the history of sports? This question is more or less impossible to answer because of the tremendous range of accomplishment and competition across everything that we consider to be sport.
I read Maura Bogue's opinion piece last week in The Collegian and found it entertaining. With humor, stereotyping is common, but I thought I should address some of it for those who are not making the journey over the lake.
Liz Monahan is not doing laundry because she will be on Facebook for the next 10 years of her sad, sad life. Our generation has no paper trail.
