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Cultural Advisers bring diverse groups together through alternative activities

By Avery Shackelford | February 23, 2012

Cultural advisers at the University of Richmond hope a new way to spend Saturday nights will build community and enhance diversity at the University of Richmond. CA Alternatives began last February with pizza and games in Whitehurst living room as an alternative to lodges or apartment parties, said Lisa Miles, assistant director of Common Ground. "We expected 15 people to show up," Miles said.

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First snowfall of the semester delays university opening

By Caroline Merritt | February 20, 2012

Sunday's isolated snowstorm interrupted the unseasonably warm Richmond winter. Students on campus took advantage of the weather as an opportunity to play outdoors. "I frolicked so hard," freshman Mayer Villar said.

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Features

A Sweet Treat: Sweet Frog

By Kylie McKenna | January 18, 2012

Sweet Frog premium frozen yogurt shop will have more than 100 locations by this summer after opening in the Downtown Short Pump Town Center just two and a half years ago, said Adam Silverman, regional manager of corporate Sweet Frog locations in the Richmond area. The Carytown location, a popular venture for many University of Richmond students, is the busiest location, Silverman said.

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Richmond grads bridge digital divide, out of pocket

By Tanveer Ahmed | October 31, 2011

Dominique Simon, a 2011 Richmond graduate, recounted the following in one of his papers from his days as a sophomore: "I got down to my knees; it would be of no use to try and explain something from my height.

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To dine or not to dine: Secco Wine Bar

By Brigid Beitel | October 20, 2011

Carytown prides itself on offering off-beat shops and eateries to satisfy those of us who aren't content with Chipotle or Panera Bread, and who are looking for something closer to campus.

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Features

Bikram yoga grows popular on campus

By Molly Gentzel | April 7, 2011

A growing number of University of Richmond students are practicing Bikram yoga, a 90-minute series of postures in a room heated to 105 degrees, and reaping its benefits. Garland Hume, co-owner of Bikram Yoga Richmond, had a "miserable" first experience with Bikram yoga. "I left the room after 45 minutes," Hume said. Bikram yoga consists of 26 postures and two breathing exercises. After making it halfway through her first class of Bikram yoga, Hume said she had sat in the waiting room and had begun to feel its effects. "I remember going home that day and sitting down to memorize vocabulary cards for an upcoming test," Hume said.

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Basketball

Sweet 16 tournament puts a spotlight on campus admissions

By Ali Eaves | April 7, 2011

If web traffic is an accurate measure of the nation's interest in the University of Richmond, making it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament is the most interesting thing Richmond has done in years. On March 19, the day the Spiders defeated Morehead State University to advance to the Sweet 16, 12,400 people from outside Richmond's network visited Richmond's website, according to Phillip Gravely, Richmond's web strategies director.

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Spiders run Monument 10K

By Rachael Specter | April 7, 2011

A number of Richmond students participated and cheered at Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10-kilometer race presented by MARTIN's last Saturday morning. Sports Backers organized the race, which is now the fourth largest race in the nation, according to Running USA. Jackie Holt, public relations and communications assistant for Sports Backers, said that there had been 41,314 registrants in the race and 1,900 in the Kids Run. "With the excitement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams being in the Final Four, Sports Backers encouraged all participants to wear black and gold in support of the Rams," Holt said.

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Features

New chief wears many hats

By Michelle Guerrere | March 31, 2011

Student needs are important to the new chief of police. When David McCoy was little, he never dreamed of being a police officer. But McCoy said it was the timing and choices he made upon graduating that led him to an almost 26-year career with the City of Richmond Police Department and has now brought him to the University of Richmond as associate vice president for public safety. A self-pronounced "people person," McCoy said his favorite part of his job was interacting with others. "That's the beauty of the profession -- you get out and you talk to people," he said. McCoy grew up in Buffalo, NY, and attended Canisius College in downtown Buffalo, where he majored in political science and minored in criminal justice.

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Opinion

From burnout to breathing

By Katie Toussaint | March 30, 2011

Last October Dr. Pauline Chen published an article, "Medical Student Distress and the Risk of Doctor Suicide," in The New York Times about suicide rates among physicians and medical students. She defined the difference between burnout and depression, two conditions that medical students are proven to become afflicted with at higher rates than their peers.

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To Dine or Not To Dine: Acacia Mid-Town

By Brigid Beitel | March 23, 2011

So you might be wondering at this point if I ever eat at restaurants that don't deserve 4 out of 5 stars, but I stuck in the Ethiopian restaurant a few weeks ago to mix things up.

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Track & Field

Stellar sports memories relived

By Amelia Vogler | March 23, 2011

It's the fourth quarter for my fellow Collegian seniors and me. I'm sure Papa Spear and the rest of the journalism department had a collective cringe with my lede, which began with probably the most cliche saying in sports, but it's true.

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Opinion

Are you easily offended?

By admin | March 23, 2011

It always seems that my best writing occurs after two in the morning. I'm not sure why. Maybe a science major could explain it to me.

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Sports

Photo Gallery: NCAA Second Round vs. Vanderbilt

By Anna Kuta | March 18, 2011

DENVER ? The No. 12 seed University of Richmond upset No. 5 Vanderbilt, 69-66, Thursday afternoon at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo.

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Service in New Orleans offers spring break alternative

By Amelia Vogler | March 2, 2011

Many University of Richmond students eagerly anticipate an exotic, beach spring break vacation. Or perhaps many are traveling down to New Orleans for the creme de la creme of college spring breaks: Mardi Gras. But one group of Richmond students will forgo many stereotypical college spring breaks for one of service.

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Opinion

Can separate but equal ever really be equal?

By Fiona Carmody | March 2, 2011

As many regular Collegian readers know, there has recently been an ongoing online debate surrounding an article written two weeks ago by Zak Kozuchowski, titled "New business program for men upsets some women." What started off as ye olde "You're unfair," "No, you're unfair!" debate turned to what I thought was a more interesting dilemma -- is a separation between two groups ever beneficial, or is it always inherently detrimental to one or both groups? There are various examples to defend both sides, which makes answering complicated. One could use sports teams as an example of how separation breeds a healthy competition for each respective team. One could also use the Lakeview separations as beneficial to people with separate interests from one another, or separations between age groups on the school bus as beneficial to conversational tactics of each respective age (i.e.

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Opinion

Keep hunger, busyness at bay with small meals and snacks

By admin | February 24, 2011

Whether you are a stressed-out student, an absent-minded professor or a desk-jockey in one of the Richmond cubicles, play it safe with some sound nutrition principles throughout the day. Just in case you have been under your rock for too long, I think the next word that we should throw under the bus is "busy." The word is often used in conjunction with not eating healthfully.

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Features

The popularity of Phil's Continental Lounge

By Rachael Specter | February 23, 2011

Karaoke at Phil's Continental Lounge is attracting more students to the already popular Thursday night hangout. Kyle Measell, owner of Phil's, said karaoke was the main attraction at what he called his "fun, kid-friendly restaurant." Measell said he and his wife had bought the restaurant and bar in 2003 and could not have predicted its popularity among University of Richmond students. "It wasn't until we got karaoke in 2008 that more UR kids started to come," Measell said. One night, 20 students came in and sang all night long, Measell said.

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Features

To Dine or Not To Dine: Nile Ethiopian

By Brigid Beitel | February 23, 2011

Deciding how many stars to give Nile was really a struggle. I ended up writing this entire article before deciding that Nile was only worth two out of five stars. Ethiopian cuisine typically consists of spicy vegetable and meat dishes in the form of "wat" or thick stew, served with, atop or inside "injera" which is a large flatbread but seemed to me more like a large spongy sourdough crepe. Ethiopians do not use utensils.

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Opinion

Why is everybody afraid of being alone?

By Abby Kloppenburg | February 16, 2011

Why are people on this campus so afraid of being alone? And I'm not talking about fearing for their lives while walking through the woods at night.