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The Collegian is the Univeristy of Richmond's school newspaper that comes out once a week, every Thursday. I have been working for the paper since my freshman year and I have to say, we've come a long way in four years.

Near the end of every spring semester, we have a staff turnover as old students prepare to graduate and new students are hired or promoted, so we always have fresh ideas coming in. Since we get a new editor-in-chief each year as well, there is always a re-design of the front page. Now, while this may seem confusing, the changes are usually minor enough that they are for the better.

However, not all changes come in the form of a re-design. Just this year, the newspaper launched our official news website, www.thecollegianur.com. This enables us to cover breaking news as well as other stories that won't fit in the print edition. We also have student polls, photo slideshows, and other interactive features that have helped the site become popular.

As for actually being on the staff, it is everything you'd expect from a student newspaper. We have our own office located in the basement of North Court, and press passes for major events on campus and in the city are fairly easy to get. You can always expect to see a crowd in the office on Wednesday night, as everyone scrambles to make their deadlines.

Our funding is low so the pay isn't spectacular, but the experiences you get with leadership and responsibility are invaluable. I have citied my time with the Collegian on my resume numerous times and it has definitely helped me with my search for internships. All in all, I would recommend working for the Collegian. Just make sure you can commit enough time, because you get what you put into it.

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Knight Games is a university-funded student club that meets once a week in the Tyler Haynes Commons. After the stress of class, work, and athletics, many students simply need a space of time where they can relax and unwind in a friendly environment. It is the goal of Knight Games to provide that opportunity. Every week, the club will bring new board and party games for the members to try out. Past games have included Catch Phrase, Mao, Munchkin, pictionary, Guesstures, Scattergories, and even a scavenger hunt. However, a favorite of the club is Mafia, a card game where players must guess who among them has been designated a mafia member before the mafia kill all of the townspeople off. The Knight Games version spices it up by including several additional roles for the townspeople to play (doctor, sheriff, thief, sex worker, witch, kingmaker, bookie, vigilante, etc.). Another popular game with the club is Lunch Money, a violent elimination-style card game where players control schoolgirls fighting for lunch money. For more information on either of these games, check out the links at the bottom of this article.

As stated earlier, Knight Games is funded by the university and requires no dues from its members. New members are welcome at any time.

The club's leadership is composed of three officers: president, treasurer, and secretary. These positions are peer-elected on a yearly basis. Contact information for the current officers are as follows:

President- Erik Giannitrapani: erik.giannitrapani@richmond.edu

Treasurer- Elissa Yorgey: elissa.yorgey@richmond.edu

Secretary- Andrew Jones: andrew.jones@richmond.edu

Lunch Money (game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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I started Russian club my second semester because I noticed there was a lack of awareness about the club on our campus. Although I had declared as a Russian Studies major, I knew little about what the interest on campus was about Slavic Culture outside of my Russian language class. I, myself, felt that I knew too little about the culture so I decided to round up as many people who shared this interest. I began with a few students from my class and recruited them as officers. My Russian professor enthusiastically supported my decision and encouraged (mainly made it mandatory) his students in his Russian classes to join the club. I used flyers and handy Facebook to spread the word about the RSCO Russian & Slavic Culture Organization.

Armed with Russian brandy-flavored cookies, some pop and about nine new members, the first meeting began. Besides my classmates, there was the Polishophile senior who insisted on being called Gosia, a student from Moldova, another from Bulgaria and several of my friends who knew nothing about Russia but were curious enough in the new organization to come. Thus the Russian and Slavic Culture Organization (RSCO) was formed. A hefty name for a club, but I thought it pertinent to include Slavic culture, as well as Russian culture. Throughout the rest of the semester, we had monthly meetings, speakers, many films and two Russian dinners. Some of the films we watched included “Moscow does not believe in tears”, “The Italian”, and Academy Award winning “Burnt By the Sun”. The dinner menu was a real joint effort cooked by all of us: pork and veal pelmeni, red beet borscht (a hot soup), Russian pickles and plenty of sour cream. Sitting around the table with the rest of the members that night, I felt that an important change had been made on campus. However small our efforts were, a community had been formed representing the Slavic culture, which is exactly what I had hoped for, and I am sure our organization will continue to bring together those who will be excited to learn and teach others on our campus about this culture.

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On a Tuesday night, a group of young students decided to have some fun by making chalk drawings in the "University Forum", a large brick area in the dead center campus. When they were told that the forum wasn't a place for that expression and were forced to wash it off, the student body took action. At first in secret and later in broad daylight, students expressed themselves with chalk in spite of the official ban, and within a couple weeks, the President and Dean's office supported the use of chalk in the forum.

Here is a copy of the Chalker's League Manifesto, which was written out in chalk on the forum:

The students of the University of Richmond wish to remind the administration:

That student expression does not constitute vandalism or "damages"

That said expression should be a center of campus life, and therefore should occur in the campus hub

That we were not consulted about a "formalized aesthetic" for the pathway between our Dining Hall and our Student Commons.

That art does not need to be washed away at the first possible opportunity

That drawing with chalk does not constitute a disruptive form of entertainment

That students have a responsibility to their peers and to future students to protest arbitrary limitations on their ability to engage in safe, harmless behavior

That the student body will not indefinitely tolerate domineering and outrageous sanctions against student freedom

Therefore, we, the Chalker's League, intend to exercise our right to chalk the forum and the walkways of this campus as we please, and will do so regardless of the actions of this administration, until said administration acknowledges that student expression is not vandalism, that the forum is an appropriate place for student expression, and that the student body deserves the freedom to use the forum in this way.

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This year the Collegian, UR's newspaper since 1914, finally made the jump into the digital age. While the paper still comes out with a print edition every Thursday afternoon, additional articles and breaking news can be found via the website.

Going digital has helped the newspaper in many ways. Students and alumni are now able to get daily updates on the goings-on of UR's student body. The site also provides interactive features such as a weekly poll as well as new features like live blogs and video clips. The home screen opens up with a large photo slideshow in the upper left-hand corner, allowing users to click through to the corresponding article. The page also features top stories, weather, sports, and other sections.

The design is sleek and professional, far outstripping the online Collegian archive of the past. Although it is still in its baby stage, the Collegian's website has made great strides and should become a phenomenal news resource in the years to come.

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