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This article published in The Collegian features an interview with Chinese international student, Richard Lin Yang. Yang tells the Collegian that he was originally from Shanghai, but moved to Hong Kong due to the Chinese Civil War (1927-1950) --…

In this article, the author speaks about the speech that Dean Keller gave to Westhampton College students on what graduates should obtain through their education. She discussed things she believed every student should acquire before she graduates…

This article recounts controversy surrounding the playing of the song "Dixie" during school events. Richmond College student government, led by Steve Nock, moved to "restrain" the use of the song "Dixie" during school events, and the issue of the…

John Powell, distinguished as a pianist and white supremacist, helped form a chapter of the Anglo-Saxon Club of America at the University of Richmond. The purpose of the club was to preserve Anglo-Saxon civilization in the United States and to…

This article published in The Collegian features an interview with Korean international student Seun Hi Kim. In the article, Kim tells the Collegian that she had come to the U.S. when she was 13 years old and has lived here ever since. The article…

The article is an announcement about the law school banquet where a famous attorney, Holman Willis would be speaking. He is most known for his comic pieces using "Negro dialect" and ancient "Negro Sermons" which are aimed at mocking the African…

This "Music" section discusses the music enjoyed by students on campus. The article talks about the music by creating imagery that reinforces racial stereotypes. The article describes the music as being played by a "negro" who is "twanging" on a…

Published in 1919, this Collegian article discussed the address by Secretary McGrew, State YMCA Secretary for the "negro race." The article called the event a "treat" because not many students had heard an "educated negro" speak before or heard him…

This article describes an incident involving the brother of President Jimmy Carter, Billy Carter. The incident, as reported by United Press International, included Carter making a racially offensive comment to a black politician, Carter Gilmore.…

This article describes the lecture series planned by The Philologian and Mu Sigma Literary Organizations on campus. The lectures featured a talk by Tom Herndon on "Negro Superstition."