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The Pac-12 conference has seen a flurry of action recently, with coaching news and rumors keeping recruits on their toes.

Gerald L. Quirk is at the opposite end of the adjunct spectrum from the struggling young academic trying to get a toehold on the tenure track.

US President Barack Obama looks out the window from the cell where Nelson Mandela was once jailed on Robben Island, on June 30, 2013 But what are heroes? Why do we need them? And will there be another Mandela, or is he the last of a breed? In more modern times, the term came to describe mere mortals credited with exceptional qualities, such as ... (more)

Seva Izrailova remembers leaving the Soviet Union as a child with her family in 1997.

Where Caroline Janney grew up in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, traces of the Civil War were all around her.

Reports of an attempted kidnapping at VCU come on the heels of several robberies near the campus, frightening students and those who live nearby even more, like Billy Heron who says, "It's enough to raise the hair on the back of your neck."

Rivalry weekend brought plenty of excitement to the Pac-12, but it didn't produce much recruiting activity aside from a few official visits.

Executive director Scott McRoberts tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch that the council's members are now more likely to carry backpacks than briefcases.

Maddie , a University of Richmond junior celebrating Thanksgiving at a hotel in Spain during her study abroad program.

The Rev. Leonard was a son of the late Frank and Virginia Leonard. He attended Fredericksburg schools, where he lettered in all sports as well as being active in the student government.

The weekend didn't offer as much recruiting action in the Pac-12 as the hectic days of early last week, but there were still several commitments in the conference and a number of big performance's from Pac-12 programs and recruits.

Lucille Brown Middle School exceptional education teacher Jason Kissoon was named 2014 Richmond Teacher of the Year during a reception Thursday night at the Crowne Plaza Downtown Richmond.

Earlier this month, 8News Senior Reporter Nate Eaton told you how the BRCA 1 "breast cancer gene" isn't just passed from mother to daughter - fathers can also pass it on.

Why? That was the first question that came to my mind when I saw the front page article about Zach Jesse.

You will find two window decals on my Nissan Versa. One is a University of Richmond shield.

Bettering the world usually begins on small scales, such as helping the residents of an Indian slum have sanitary toilets or establishing a poultry farm for a Ugandan school.

The drone is just a tool used to do something that people have been doing for a really long time, Benjamin Wittes said in a debate about drones before an audience of more than 500 in Cannon Chapel Wednesday night.

Louis D. Rubin, Jr., a curmudgeonly patron of contemporary Southern writing who as an author, teacher, editor and publisher helped establish and advance the careers of John Barth, Annie Dillard and dozens of others, has died.

Students scurry across the intersection of Floyd Avenue and Linden Street, where VCU recently opened a handsome new classroom building.

The lights dimmed and an anticipatory silence fell upon the audience. The silhouettes of the actors and actresses moved on stage.