By ERIC STEIGLEDER A group of protesters from the American Life League convened outside of George Washington Hall March 21 in response to the scheduled Great Lives lecture on the life of Margaret Sanger, an early birth control advocate. In her lifetime, Sanger was no stranger to controversy. She was an outspoken supporter of women’s [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Police Beat
By JUSTIN TONEY Feb. 16- At 1:30 a.m., an officer on foot patrol observed an intoxicated male on the foot of the stairs between Brent and Russell Hall. Jason Daniel Malcom was arrested for being drunk in public. Feb. 24- At 12:57 a.m. an officer on foot patrol observed a 19-year-old female walking on campus [...]
Club Trades Bulbs for the Environment
By GRACIE HART UMW students saved 57 alpine forests last semester by participating in the Ecology Club’s light bulb exchange. From Nov. 6 to Nov. 14, the club exchanged 1600 incandescent light bulbs for energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs. According to an estimate by NORESCO, an energy services company that was contracted by UMW, this [...]
Student Granted Fulbright
By SARAH FINNEY During his time at UMW, senior Justin Simeone took participation in extracurricular activities to a new level. His hard work paid off recently, when he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship that will allow him to earn his master’s degree at the London School of Economics. A two-year member of the Policy Debate [...]
$800K Art Studio in the Works
By BRITTANY DeVRIES In response to the proposed $800,000 to build a new studio for the art department, senior art major Molly Sheldon asked, “Do you dig art?” On March 13, the General Assembly approved $800,000 for the construction of a welding studio in Melchers Hall, an addition that will relieve Sheldon and other art [...]
That’s What She Said…
By MEGAN GRIGORIAN With graduation a little more than a month away, reflecting on my college experience has become a daily, eh, hourly activity. Talks with friends no longer include mindless gossip or plans for the weekend; my future is all I can offer to conversation. Long gone are the days of witty banter and [...]
Living on the Cheap
By KJ ADLER After a successful first try last spring semester, students are once again rallying for the upcoming $2 a Day Challenge which will take place from April 11-18. This year, those running the Challenge hope to do so with more organization in order to meet higher expectations. Last year, students participated with a [...]
Jailhouse (Doesn’t) Rock
By ANDREA NEALON It was mail call on a hot summer day at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, and one inmate was livid. “I don’t know who the new bitch in the mail room is,” the inmate screamed, “but I’ll kill her if I get the chance.” The “new bitch”, and the cause of [...]
Let’s Talk Sex
By KAY BOATNER It’s 11 p.m. on a Tuesday night, and Justin Choi and Tali Schiller are talking about foot fetishes. Unlike countless other college students discussing sex topics in the comfort of their dorm rooms, seniors Choi and Schiller are having their conversation broadcasted live from WMWC, the UMW radio station, to the entire [...]
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