By Justin Toney May 6- at 4 p.m., Director of Belmont Estates Gary Melcher reported that keys including the key to Belmont were taken from a broken-into vehicle at Aquia Park in Stafford County. The keys were not recovered. May 8- at 6:00 p.m., “Smoke,” “Penalty” and “Psycho” tagged property in the Sunken road parking [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Ex-Prof Dies While Under Investigation
By Justin Toney Eight days after Sibby Emory died in questionable circumstances, her husband of 50 years also passed away in their Fredericksburg home. Police found the former UMW geography professor, Samuel T. Emory Jr. of local restaurant fame, dead on arrival. His son and next-door neighbor, Samuel T. Emory III, said that police had [...]
Hample Steps Into New Role
By Justin Toney At a faculty meeting earlier this week, Dr. Judy Hample said that her term as new Mary Washington president was off to a slow start. She said that continuing budget work as chancellor for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education kept her busy until her last contracted day, disabling her from [...]
Low Dollars and Change
By Annie Kinniburgh Although it received high marks for its intimate classroom settings and quality of professors, the University of Mary Washington ranked #5 on the Worst Financial Aid list in the 2009 edition of the Princeton Review guide to undergraduate colleges. According to the review, only 13 percent of incoming freshmen and 12 percent [...]
Emerson Named Va. Poet Laureate
By Susannah Clark UMW Professor Claudia Emerson, who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 2006, knew several months ago that she was being considered for the position of Virginia’s poet laureate. However, her father’s failing health pushed any thoughts about the honor to the back of her mind. “[The nomination] was right around that [...]
That’s What She Said
By Kaitlin Mayhew Moving into a first apartment should be an exciting time, full of paint colors and poster sales, not police reports and scary multiple door bell 9 am wake up calls. Alas, the last month of my life has been filled with the events most resembling the latter. Despite the initial excitement my [...]
Hample Helps Out UMW
By Brittany DeVries Judy G. Hample has a unique approach to student orientation week at the University of Mary Washington. Hample, 60, is the first female president at the University of Mary Washington. July 1, Hample also became the eighth president since the creation of the State Normal and Industrial School for Women, now UMW, [...]
Sammy T’s is Tasty
By Brittany DeVries Maybe it is the relaxed, welcoming environment-lit candles, big booths, and old architecture. Maybe it is the friendly, helpful service standing to greet customers as they walk inside. It might be the extensive menu for every palette, or maybe it is the outstanding selection of bottled beers. Whatever it is, downtown Fredericksburg’s [...]
Downtown Food and Fun
By Kaitlin Mayhew Hyperion: A short walk down William St. for the best coffee in town. Just be sure to have cash. Sammy T’s: Caroline St. Great if you are a vegetarian, or trying to eat healthy, or just like food and are tired of campus fodder. Bangkok Café: Caroline. Good Thai. The Griffin: Caroline [...]
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