By BECKY LITTLE At about 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 14th, 13 members of the Mary Washington chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) piled into a UMW van, which they endearingly call “Vanarchy,” and drove into Washington D.C. to attend a protest. Mary Washington’s SDS chapter had been invited to Friday’s protest by D.C. [...]
Archive for November, 2008
‘Left 4 Dead’ Another Triumph From Valve
By ELIOT HAGEN Valve has never made a bad game. From the still incredibly popular “Counter-Strike” games to the universally acclaimed “Half-Life” series and the borderline cartoonish “Team Fortress” series to the brilliantly innovative “Portal,” PC users can always rely on Valve to deliver stellar titles. Their newest venture does not disappoint. In fact, it [...]
Beer Lovers Unite
BY JOHN SHERIDAN If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly dying for something new to do in Fredericksburg. The only options on the weekends are barhopping, the occasional mediocre local music venue or going somewhere other than Fredericksburg. If you’re underage, I suppose you just “make your own fun,” as the RAs say. But for [...]
Student Life in Speech
BY JESS MASULLI President Judy Hample stressed the need for an enhanced student experience at UMW in her hour-long State of the University address on Nov. 17. Hample explained, to an audience of mostly faculty, three major areas for the university to focus on: student experience, diversity and university standards. “The perception of too many [...]
UMW Webmaster Leaves Band: Seth Casana Trades Funk Music for Folk
By AARON RICHARDSON Seth Casana stands on stage with his band Midnight Spaghetti and the Chocolate G-Strings, steam rising from his head and beard, as he stares out over the crowd. Casana then grabs a fabric banner, trailing it behind him as he leaves the stage to frolic in the crowd. This is the climactic [...]
One Note Stand Sings Out: UMW’s Newest Crooners to Perform
BY LANDON JAMES This Friday is the only chance you will have to see the first ever individual concert by the University’s newsest a cappella group on its climactic rise to the top of campus charts. One Note Stand, formed between January and February of 2008, is a co-ed club consisting of a dynamic group [...]
Bond Returns Without Gadgets
BY ELIOT HAGEN There’s never really been an unwatchable Bond movie. They all follow the same formula, incorporating guns, gadgets, girls and cars into a skeletal plotline. Each Bond movie is its own, so that each time we can see him with a new beauty—or two or three in some cases. The newest film, on [...]
Mary Wash Professor Stars in ‘Our Town’
By RYAN MARR The UMW theatre department is blurring the line between faculty and student in their currently running production of the canonically American play, Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” Director Gregg Stull offered the leading role of “Stage Manager” to UMW Professor of Psychology Chris Kilmartin, an actor/playwright in his own right, who made his [...]
Eagles Eye NCAA Tournament Return
By JOEY MERKEL The powerhouse that is the University of Mary Washington women’s basketball team will open its season when they face off against Washington and Lee on Tuesday, Nov 18. Coming in to the season, the Eagles are ranked no. 21 in the USA TODAY ESPN/Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association’s Preseason Poll. After reaching the [...]
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