PUBLICATIONS
PROTESTERS ASSEMBLE AROUND ROBERT E. LEE MONUMENT IN RESPONSE TO RALLYING PRO-CONFEDERATE GROUP
September 17, 2017
Protesters and counter-protesters alike gathered around the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue Saturday when members of a Tennessee-based pro-Confederate group arrived in Richmond and rallied in its defense.
FIRE SAFETY AT A COST: A LOOK INTO EXTENSION CORD POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT AT UR
December 4, 2017
In a corner of the University of Richmond bookstore, among aisles of Spider attire, hang Fire Shield power strips and extension cords. These cords are costly yet required purchases for students who want to use electrical products in campus housing. In the UR bookstore, the 6-outlet 3-foot-long power strip currently costs $32.99, and the 3-outlet 8-foot-long extension cord costs $21.99. Both prices are notably higher than similar non-Fire Shield products.
REVISED HOUSING FIRE SAFETY POLICY REMOVES FIRE SHIELD REQUIREMENT FOR POWER STRIPS
April 6, 2018
The University of Richmond’s housing fire safety policy was revised in January 2018 to no longer require Fire Shield-brand power strips thus relaxing requirements to permit a wider non-Fire Shield range of options.
STUDENT IN RACIST 1980 UR YEARBOOK PHOTO: IT WAS A "PRETTY STUPID IDEA"
February 8, 2019
An African American University of Richmond student loosely holds a noose around his neck as he is surrounded by others — unidentifiable due to the Ku Klux Klan outfits they are wearing. The photograph was one of four published on the Sigma Alpha Epsilon spread in the 1980 edition of UR’s yearbook, “The Web.”
WCGA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE BEFORE ELECTION
April 2, 2019
Presidential candidates Claire Tate and Lindsey Paul stressed how inclusivity was central to building a better campus environment at the Westhampton College Government Association’s (WCGA) 2019 presidential debate in Tyler Haynes Commons Monday night.
ROGER STONE AND KRISTIN DAVIS HOST MEET-AND-GREET AT LOCAL STRIP CLUB TO FUNDRAISE FOR STONE’S LEGAL DEFENSE
May 18, 2019
President Donald J. Trump associate Roger Stone and “Manhattan Madam,” Kristin Davis appeared at the Paper Moon Gentleman's Club on Saturday, May 4, to fundraise for Stone’s legal defense by engaging in a meet-and-greet, giving a speech, signing autographs and books and selling t-shirts.
CRICKET FIELD TAKING SHAPE
June 26, 2019
The growing popularity of cricket has created a need for cricket fields in the county that has prompted the construction of one at Deep Run Park as part of a $648,900 renovation project. The 7-acre project will comprise renovations to three existing multipurpose fields to create an international-standard cricket field that has a clay pitch.
URBAN MIXED-USE PLANS COMING TO REGENCY
July 8, 2019
In an attempt to keep alive the aging Regency Square mall, located at 1420 N. Parham Road, the site’s owners will renovate not only its shopping and commercial facilities but also build residential apartments, said Mark Slusher, senior vice president of Thalhimer Realty Partners.
TAYLOR, BRANIN LEAD IN JUNE FUNDRAISING
August 5, 2019
Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor raised the most funds during the month of June among candidates for local office in Henrico – $13,637 – according to campaign finance reports for the latest filing period. Incumbent Three Chopt supervisor Tommy Branin was second, raising just more than $10,500.
TRANSGENDER RIGHTS ADVOCATE PROCLAIMS THAT CHANGE IS POSSIBLE AND NECESSARY
September 26, 2019
With conviction, vulnerability and eloquence, Sarah McBride spoke on Tuesday in the Queally Center about transgender life in the U.S., and how her relationship with her late husband showed her just how much time was of the essence for change regarding LGBTQ+ issues.
SEX-BASED DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT DISMISSED, FORMER ASSOCIATE DEAN GIVEN CHANCE TO AMEND COMPLAINT
October 5, 2019
A court has granted the University of Richmond’s motion to dismiss former associate dean Della Dumbaugh’s Title VII gender discrimination and hostile work environment lawsuit but has given Dumbaugh the chance to amend her complaint.
BENEATH THE SURFACE: THE RACIAL HISTORY OF UR'S CAMPUS
January 31, 2020
A short documentary film detailing the racial history of the University of Richmond's campus grounds, on which a burial site for enslaved people may exist.
Arrman Kyaw contributed to filming, recording and editing audio, research and procuring materials and information from
multiple sources.
(No relation to the Collegian podcast of the same name.)
SENATE APPROVES BAN ON CONVERSION THERAPY FOR LGBTQ MINORS
February 18, 2020
The Virginia Senate voted 22-18 on Monday to pass a bill that would make Virginia the 20th state to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors. The bill, HB 386 introduced by Del. Patrick A. Hope, D-Arlington, passed on a 66-27 vote in the House of Delegates on Feb. 3. Gov.
BENEATH THE SURFACE: SEGREGATION AT UR, PART ONE
June 5, 2020
In our inaugural episode, this Collegian UR podcast explores the Princeton Review's ranking of the University of Richmond as fourth among colleges with little race and class interaction within the U.S.
Hosted, edited and produced by Conner Evans. Arrman Kyaw assisted in reporting.
BIDEN CAMPAIGN GETS BOOST FROM RETIRED MILITARY, INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS
September 27, 2020
Nearly 500 retired senior military officials, diplomats and other officials signed an open letter last Thursday, endorsing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as “the leader our nation needs” and “a good man with a strong sense of right and wrong.”
MITZY GONZÁLEZ NAMED PROGRAM MANAGER FOR COALITION OF URBAN SERVING UNIVERSITIES
October 28, 2020
Mitzy González is just about two weeks into her new role as program manager of the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU), a partnership with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).
