Archive for August, 2008

Hample’s Aug. 21, 2008 Convocation Speech

Honor is one of the most cherished principles at the University of Mary Washington. In choosing to attend UMW, you have chosen to enter into an environment that is truly “different by design.” As new students to the University, and I as a new President at UMW, we are together entering a very special community. [...]

Viewpoints August 28, 2008 1:35 pm 0 comments

Susannigans: Cursed By the Bell

By Susannah Clark Welcome freshmen: Congratulations on surviving your first few days. Before you embark upon the rest of the “best four years of your life,” it is my duty to warn you about “The College Years” syndrome. “Saved by the Bell,” the teen comedy from the early 90’s, still rules Saturday mornings in syndication [...]

Viewpoints August 28, 2008 1:33 pm 0 comments

Sexclamations

By KJ Adler Welcome back UMW-ers to another fun-filled semester of sex-themed stories of intrigue and suspense. With the summer days shortening and my departure for a different country quickly approaching, I can safely admit to all of you without having to face repercussions until December that I, Kevin Janice Adler, have a horrible addiction, [...]

Viewpoints August 28, 2008 1:31 pm 0 comments

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor: I was glad to see Kat Saunders’ piece on the new rules mandating 40% of purchases from SWaM vendors, but I was disappointed by the lack of depth. While I share Joe Mollo’s frustration at not being able to run to Target, the problems run much deeper than that.  The system is rife [...]

Viewpoints August 28, 2008 1:30 pm 0 comments

UMW Student-Athletes Among the Best

By Joey Merkel In case you haven’t been on top of the Mary Washington sports scene this summer, here’s a look back at all the awards and honors that were handed out to none other than our own Mary Washington Eagles. In the baseball world, recent UMW graduate Alex Rossi was named an honorable mention [...]

Sports August 28, 2008 1:27 pm 0 comments

Football Season Preview

By Joey Merkel Is your favorite baseball team out of contention? Do you have no interest in the U.S. Open? Mad about the Olympics being over? Worry not sports minions, the NFL is back, and not just preseason. After four long weeks of agonizingly uninspiring, preseason play, the football season officially commences next Thursday the [...]

Sports August 28, 2008 1:25 pm 0 comments

Phelps Surpasses Spitz

By Joey Merkel Though the event takes place thousands of miles away in Beijing, this year’s Olympics really hit home for me as fellow Towson High School-graduate Michael Phelps was set to make history. Beginning August 9, people from all over the world were witnesses to something that had never been done before. Eight gold [...]

News August 28, 2008 1:24 pm 0 comments

Outside the Fence

By Heather Brady Regional Jermaine Montgomery, 34, was charged with abduction, capital murder, and robbery on Aug. 25 for the abduction and subsequent death by stabbing of 24-year-old Spotsylvania County Chinese deliveryman Yong Hui Zhang. Commonwealth’s Attorney Bill Neely said that similar charges against Montgomery in the City of Fredericksburg will be dropped, but that [...]

News August 28, 2008 1:22 pm 0 comments

Break-in at Brompton

By Kat Saunders On April 13, 2008, an intruder broke into Brompton, the University’s presidential mansion.  Vice President Rick Hurley, then working as the Acting President, was at the residence when the break in occurred. According to Hurley, his wife Rose was entering the kitchen when she encountered a man coming into the house through [...]

News August 28, 2008 1:21 pm 0 comments
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