Archive for December, 2007
Applebury Wins 100
By Nicholas Jacobs The University of Mary Washington women’s basketball team hasn’t even come close to losing a game this season, as their dominance on the court has continued to place them atop the weekly D3Hoop.com polls. The Eagles beat Capital Athletic Conference rival Hood College last Saturday night, 63-18, earning their fifth straight win [...]
UMW Gets Loudspeakers
By Kim Pernice The University of Mary Washington will begin installation of a $300,000 area warning system this coming January. School officials say the campus-wide network of loudspeakers and sirens—to be used in emergency situations such as the recent tragic shootings at Virginia Tech—should be in operation by the end of spring semester. The loudspeakers [...]
Boston, Out
Lauren Boston Okay, so maybe I stole that line from Ryan Seacrest, but after four years of Bullet deadlines, my creative juices are in short supply. Perhaps it’s a good thing this is my final issue as sports editor before I enter the big, bad adult world. God only knows what American Idol references I would have [...]
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By Govinda Avasarala Nothing announces the end of a year more than final exams, papers, and the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. Because a year’s worth of sports is difficult to wrap up in the limited space my editor gives me, I’ll attempt to get a semester’s worth in. So drop your Starbucks, put down that [...]
Rider Becomes One With Horse
By Lauren Boston When Erin Richardson rides, there’s a connection with her horse that can’t be denied. “You have to know what your horse is thinking and feeling, and tell him in the right way what you want him to do and how to do it,” she said. The senior began riding when she was [...]
Copyright Law Clubs Clubs
By Kat Saunders Showing movies just got a whole lot more expensive for a number of UMW campus groups. In the past, many school clubs and organizations simply rented or purchased movies to show members for entertainment or discussion. Now, however, concerned about possible copyright violations, the Office of Student Activities and Community Service is [...]
UMW Kid Cops
By Jess Pike In early October, UMW senior Laura Hawkins helped catch a convicted sex offender, according to university police, who was reportedly harassing a female student on campus. Hawkins, who works for the UMW Police Department as a member of the newly-formed Student Escort and Security Program, said she was sitting in Brent Hall, [...]
Police Beat
By Justin Toney and Katy Burnell Nov. 29- At 10:30 p.m., a female resident of Alvey Hall told police that 20-year-old Travis Allen Davis, of Locust Grove Va. had used foul language and made physical threats towards her over the phone. Officers helped the 18-year-old freshman obtain a warrant against Davis on Friday at 1:40 [...]
Police Hunt Laptop Thief
By Erin Leach-Kemon Local police are still trying to apprehend a 27-year-old local man accused of stealing a University of Mary Washington freshman’s laptop on Nov. 17 outside of Randolph Hall. Police have described the man as “armed and dangerous.” According to UMW Police Chief James Snipes, the suspect, Spotsylvania resident Dwight Jolly, will be [...]














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