Archive for February, 2008

That’s What She Said…

By MEGAN GRIGORIAN With Spring Break only days away, I’m sure most everyone already has their plans set in stone.  But just in case you are debating over whether to hitch a ride to Panama City or head on one last senior year adventure road trip, I have some unsolicited advice. As someone who has [...]

Features February 28, 2008 10:24 pm 0 comments

Sick of Being Sick: UMW Students and Faculty Face Fierce Flu Season

By ANNE LONGERBEAM While most of America celebrated Super Bowl Sunday with parties, late hours and an endless supply of snacks and beer, University of Mary Washington freshman Amy Reynolds was confined to her bed. “The flu hit me totally out of the blue that day and kept me out of class for about a [...]

Features February 28, 2008 10:22 pm 0 comments

Viking Rocks

By TALLY BOTZER It’s Sunday evening after band practice for Grave Robbing Extravaganza, and Christian Tenney is reclining in his living room plucking at his black guitar, its neck decorated with skulls and crossbones. Tenney is 6 feet tall and 240 pounds. He has dark, wildly curly shoulder-length hair, a matching beard, and two rather [...]

Features February 28, 2008 10:21 pm 0 comments

A Treat for the Taste Buds

By LAUREN JURGENSEN Seacobeck’s visit from gourmet Colombian chef Joaquin Suarez last week may be the last time the cafeteria sees an international chef of such caliber for several years to come. Only four or five chefs are brought into the country each year by food management company Sodexho’s Global Chef Program, which introduces the [...]

Features February 28, 2008 10:19 pm 0 comments

Top 5 Summer Festivals

By LANDON JAMES What the hell are you going to be doing this summer? If you don’t know by now, you’re way behind and this article is for you. Festivals are going to be as hot this summer as the global warming melting our polar ice caps. You better bring a little ozone layer with [...]

Style February 28, 2008 10:17 pm 0 comments

Student Pursues Stand-Up Comedy

By RYAN MARR The student body here at Mary Washington rarely suffers from a lack of humor thanks to the efforts of one of our resident student-comics, Watt Smith. Smith, a 2 1/2 year veteran of the comedy circuit in the Washington D.C. and Richmond area, recently displayed his comedic talents on Feb.1. He opened [...]

Style February 28, 2008 10:15 pm 0 comments

UMW Bands to Rock 18+ Release Show

By STEPHANIE BREIJO Tonight, marking UMW band Grave-Robbing Extravaganza’s first CD release, the second event of music and mayhem in the Loft’s monthly 18+ nights will feature live performances from GRE, Tereu Tereu and Junk Science. Thanks to The Loft’s new 18+ shows, UMW students can attend concerts at the bar just as they did [...]

Style February 28, 2008 10:14 pm 0 comments

Staff Writer Finds a Cure for Any Illness

By CHARLOTTA JARBORG If laughter be the best medicine, then bring on the comedy during this peak of the flu and cold season. We have not been back at school for long, yet everywhere you go you fear you will catch some long, drawn-out snivel fest as your classmates cough, sneeze and noisily clear their [...]

Style February 28, 2008 10:12 pm 0 comments

Stephanie Goes to Hollywood: Bullet “It” Girl Spends an Evening With the Stars

By STEPHANIE BREIJO and SERENA EPSTEIN Sunday evening. A fateful night for one lionhearted UMW journalist. Confronted with an endless sea of crimson velvet and sparkling Hollywood starlets, Stephanie Breijo, UMW junior and bosom friend to the famous, took her first step onto the fuzzy, life-changing surface of Hollywood’s red carpet. “Well, attending the Oscars [...]

Style February 28, 2008 10:10 pm 0 comments
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