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Article "Sorority information revealed"

This article describes the first-ever sorority rush that takes place at the University of Richmond. The specific number of meeting attendees, rushees, and sororities are revealed alongside detailed descriptions for the rush process. The National…

Article "Decision Endangers University ROTC: ROTC Should Continue, University Students Say"

This article addresses the threat posed to the further existence of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at the University of Richmond due to the university's non-compliance with integration. As the top of the article, theCollegianeditor…

Short Story "Perseus 'n' Medusa"

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This short story is a retelling of the myth of Perseus and Medusa, written in black American dialect by a white student. The young women in the tale are oversexualized and the narrator exhibits colorism by referring to Polydectes's "high yaller"…

President's Report 1972-1973 "Westhampton College"

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Under the student affairs section of the annual Westhampton College report, Dean Gehring talked about the continued support by YWCA of the Nigerian international student Irene Ebhomielen. She further mentioned the fundraisers organized to arrange…

Article "Racial Session Is A Success"

This article recounted a racially mixed meeting planned by the Richmond Human Relations Commissions between University of Richmond and Virginia Union University students to discus racial awareness, prejudice, and discrimination. This session began…

The Spider 1897 "Dick Richard"

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This short story, appearing in the 1897 edition of the University of Richmond’s yearbook The Spider, details the life of Dick Ricard: a Black boy with a talent for yodeling. Writing in a mocking, paternalistic tone, the author L. R. Hamberlin…

Illustration "Greatest Ventriloquist Act of the Century"

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This cartoon shows a white ventriloquist agreeing to his sentiment of, "We were all mighty happy until we were interfered with... Weren't we?" with a blackface-wearing ventriloquist's dummy. This refers to forced integration that occurred in public…

Op-Ed "Another view of Whitney"

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This Op-Ed was written by students Jeffrey Hatch and Robert Winslow, both class of 1992. In this piece, they defend the writings of Harvey Whitney, who they believe is the only student creating necessary dialogue on campus about race and politics.…

Letter to the Editor "Miss Higgins Praises Board"

This letter by Bonnie Higgins to the editor of The Collegian addressed the integration of black students into University College in 1964. Higgins, a junior at Westhampton College, expressed that the Board of Trustees should be highly praised for…

Letters to the Editor "Student, Alumnus Question Policies; Professor Lauds"

In this collection of letters published in The Collegian, two discuss the controversy over the University of Richmond’s decision to place a student, Eva Wong, under probation after she defied policy and brought a black guest to the Westhampton…

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