Talk:University of Richmond

TC Williams School of Law versus University of Richmond School of Law

My thanks to whoever linked to the law school page using the TC Williams descriptor. The TC Williams name is apparently out of favor with the university at this point (thus the name of the article), but it is indeed a better descriptor. Erechtheus 05:19, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Presidency

In a looming edit war, we seem to have a dispute about whether the infobox should list William Cooper or Edward Ayers as the president. Since Cooper is the current president and Ayers will not take office until July 1, 2007, my opinion is that the infobox should reflect the current state of affairs, not future. Note that the selection of Ayers is covered in the body of the article. In order to hopefully put a temporary halt to the edits here, I've listed both in the infobox. But I'd like to put this up for discussion: What should be included in the infobox? WildCowboy 04:48, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

I've been watching this war unfold and I agree with you wholeheartedly. Use the crystal ball rationale if you have to. Cooper is the current president; he goes in the infobox. Ayers is acknowledged in the article, and I think that's more than sufficient. -RaCha'ar 16:10, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

I thinks its most logical for current, rather than past of future presidents to be put in the box. Perhaps create a separate space for future presidents? (Although, I rather agree with RaCha'ar. Given the relatively few number of ex-presidents, why not create a box for them or a place within the article? Then you could legitimately include past, present, and future. SkipperClipper 02:29, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Gottwald Center for the Sciences

Is this section at all necessary? It reads far more like an advertisement of a new facility than a description of the university. If this building merits singular attention, should not all other academic building warrant such treatment? I would imagine most would agree with me. As an alumni of the institution, perhaps I am too biased to be an objective critic. SkipperClipper 02:04, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree to some extent. I suppose it was added because it was a large, expensive, and recently-completed project at the time. But rather than removing it, I'd actually prefer to see more detail on some of the other buildings (especially the historic ones). Ideally, I'd like to see it all on a separate page so as to not make the main article absurdly long. I'd like to see more detail on the athletic programs as well (also on a separate page), but I don't have the time right now to make the desired additions. WildCowboy 02:25, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree, but then that begins to raise the question of Notability. What buildings on campus are truly notable? Perhaps Camp Concert Hall or the Jepson Theater, but then couldn't these fit elsewhere, say on a list of Virginia theaters? SkipperClipper 02:26, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Have created a new page for the buidling similar to the "see also" links in athletics. ~~

Athletics

I've moved the athletic program info to a new page at Richmond Spiders. We could probably use a very brief summary here on this page while linking to the new page for more detail, but I don't have the time to take on that task at the moment. WildCowboy 17:39, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Richmondcoatofarms.jpg

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I have addressed this issue by adding a completed rationale template to the image in question and have deleted the tag. WildCowboy 06:51, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

University of Virgina on lockdown

CNN just reported that the University was on lockdown because of an armed man on campus.--Jóhann Heiðar Árnason (talk) 22:06, 6 May 2008 (UTC)