February. 2008
The Faculty, Staff and Student Newspaper of the University of Richmond
Robins Foundation awards $8 million for stadium and Westhampton Center
UR celebrates black history
Build It plans house project
News briefs and announcements
Hoyle named Virginia winner of Professors of the Year competition
Richmond has long history building Habitat homes
Sports clubs offer outlets for non-varsity athletes
Award-winning law professor advances cause of Muslim women
Research project leads to passion for African-American inventions
Stevenson breaks three world records in Masters swimming
Online classrooms require time, dedication
Common Ground Corner
Faculty and staff news
Spider Spotlight
UR history lives on new Web site
Calendar
Online Extras
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Vol. 4, No. 5
Editor:
Linda Evans,
University Communications,
Maryland Hall, Suite 100
Phone (804) 289-8056;
Fax: (804) 287-6491;
levans2@richmond.edu
Contributing writers: Dan Kalmanson, Brian Eckert, Holly Rodriguez, Lia Tremblay, Barbara Fitzgerald and Joan Tupponce