Archive for February, 2009

Women’s Basketball Finishes Off Stevenson, St. Mary’s; Set to Play Marymount

BY NICK NELSON On a night that saw three seniors honored for their time and accomplishments with the women’s basketball team, the squad beat Stevenson University 60-26 Saturday for their twentieth win of the season. The win closed out the regular season for the Eagles, and marked the fifth consecutive season that the team notched [...]

Sports February 26, 2009 4:27 pm 0 comments

Divison 1 Teams No March for Eagles

Saturday’s doubleheader for the sixth ranked University of Mary Washington women’s tennis team instilled a big boost of confidence for what promises to be a productive and successful season. The team improved their record from 3-1 after their match up against Division I schools George Mason University and Towson University at the UMW Indoor Tennis [...]

Sports February 26, 2009 4:26 pm 0 comments

Seniors Take Center Stage, Blow Past Mustangs

BY ZACH MORETTI A 21-point Senior Day victory over Stevenson University Saturday afternoon sent the University of Mary Washington men’s basketball upperclassmen off in proper fashion. “I was most pleased with getting my three seniors a victory here on their day,” Coach Rod Wood said. “They worked hard and deserved this day. It was also [...]

Sports February 26, 2009 4:24 pm 0 comments

Cox’s Complete Game Leads Eagles Past #1 SUNY Cortland, 3-1

BY JONATHAN WIGGINTON The Mary Washington men’s baseball team had an early season test, as they were able to take down No. 1 ranked SUNY Cortland State, 3-1, Saturday at the Battlegrounds. Coming into the game, the Eagles were 2-0, after decisively winning both games of their doubleheader against Messiah College, the weekend prior. Other [...]

Sports February 26, 2009 4:22 pm 0 comments

UMW Gives Lots of “Locks”

BY JOEY MERKELThe University of Mary Washington men and women’s basketball teams held their fourth annual Locks of Love charity event at Goolrick Gymnasium Wednesday, Feb. 18. The event saw 7 participants, including three women’s basketball players, cut and donate to the program 10 inches of their hair. Locks of Love, a not-for-profit foundation that [...]

Sports February 26, 2009 4:21 pm 0 comments

Dress Drag

BY VIRGINIA SCOTT Twenty-four hours before the glamorous 81st Annual Academy Awards, PRISM (People for the Rights of Individuals of Sexual Minorities), the University of Mary Washington’s Gay-Straight Alliance staged their own glamorous show. Feb. 21, at 8:00 p.m. the 8th Annual Drag Show in Great Hall began. It is one of the most well-attended [...]

Features February 26, 2009 4:19 pm 0 comments

Death by Chocolate

BY ELISE MINNICK Last Sunday a host of UMW students, faculty and Fredericksburg community members gathered in the Dome Room of Seacobeck Dining Hall to attend a three-hour Chocolate Creations Seminar led by executive Chef Fred German. The room, smelling of chocolate and full of cookies, strawberries, and other sweets, was warm and inviting on [...]

Features February 26, 2009 4:18 pm 0 comments

Lobbying Voices

BY KAITLIN MAYHEW VOX  Vice-president Cara MacDonald, sophomore,  recalled a time this year when she called her Planned Parenthood representative, Lauren Bull, because one of her male friends was refused when he attempted to purchase Emergency Contraception (EC) at the Giant Food on Rt. 1. “It is not the law that you can’t sell it [...]

Features February 26, 2009 4:16 pm 0 comments

Peace Corps Draws Many

BY KJ ADLER On Feb. 17, over 30 students sat in the Woodard Campus Center to receive information about the Peace Corps as an option after college. With Jessica Koehler, a former Peace Corps volunteer and regional recruiter, leading the meeting, students of all grades sat and listened to the benefits of volunteering abroad for [...]

Features February 26, 2009 4:14 pm 0 comments
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