Archive for January, 2008

Finally, American Facism is Called to Our Attention

The following letter is written in response to “Fascism Disguised as ‘Patriotism’“ (January 23, 2007 The Bullet): Dear Editor: The level of contradiction in the term “nationalism” has always startled me. Soldiers are praised for killing someone in the name of their country, but to the other country they are considered murderous villains. How can [...]

Features, Viewpoints January 31, 2008 5:58 pm 0 comments

Susannigans

By Susannah Clark In the words of Jay Leno—though he probably wasn’t the first and only to say this—“Washington, DC is Hollywood for ugly people.” As we continue to mourn the writers’ coup of the Golden Globe Awards, the possibility of a doomed Oscar ceremony is still looming. We have now turned to politics to [...]

Viewpoints January 31, 2008 5:56 pm 0 comments

Sexclamations

By KJ Adler When I was a little girl and just beginning to skim the surface of sex-ed and all of the baggage that came with it, there was one concept that I couldn’t understand: adultry. All of my childhood consisted of the beautiful fantasies Disney movies managed to weave into marriage, magic and happily [...]

Viewpoints January 31, 2008 5:55 pm 0 comments

Illegal Immigration: Should We Crack Down?

YES: Since the Virginia legislature convened, there have been over 100 bills proposed in the first two days concerning immigrants. During his State of the Commonwealth address, Governor Kaine talked extensively about the growing issue of illegal immigration. The very mention of this topic is significant considering it was not mentioned once in his speech [...]

Viewpoints January 31, 2008 5:52 pm 0 comments

Terrapins Welcome Olympians to UMW

By Nick Jacobs Before U.S. Olympian Sara Lowe travels to Beijing to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the Stanford University senior made a cross-country trip to swim at the fourth consecutive Mary Washington Invitational last Sunday. The meet held at Goolrick Natatorium, allowed University of Mary Washington’s synchronized swimming team, the Terrapins, to [...]

Sports January 31, 2008 5:50 pm 0 comments

Eagles Swim Hard, Aim For Nationals

By Nick Jacobs The University of Mary Washington’s swimming program was right where they wanted to be this weekend – in the pool and swimming fast. On Friday both the men and women’s teams took on Marymount University in their final home meet of the season. The women swam consistently to come out on top, [...]

Sports January 31, 2008 5:49 pm 0 comments

Eli Will Follow In Peyton’s Footsteps

By Joey Merkel For the first time in five months, a “bye week” meant that all teams had the week off. But fear not football fans, the NFL is back and will be taking over big screens everywhere come Sunday. The New York Giants and the New England Cheaters, oh sorry, I meant Patriots, are [...]

Sports January 31, 2008 5:46 pm 0 comments

Steam Pipes Stopped

By Sarah Finney The University of Mary Washington has undergone extensive maintenance work in several areas of the Fredericksburg campus. During winter break, UMW had a need for Facilities Services to do emergency work on campus. Improvements to steam supply and water meter replacement on portions of campus began December 17. Public Reliation for UMW [...]

News January 31, 2008 5:45 pm 0 comments

Police Beat

By Katy Burnell Dec. 4- At 5:30 p.m., a Randolph Hall R.A. reported finding the work-order sheet taped to her door smoldering in the middle of the hallway. A message scrawled with ashes on the student’s door convinced responding officers that the arson was a personal attack.  The Fredericksburg arson investigator and campus police are [...]

News January 31, 2008 5:44 pm 0 comments
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