Archive for October, 2009

Master Plan Interview with Rick Hurley

The following video is of Sarah Smith interviewing Executive Vice President Rick Hurley about President Hample’s Master Plan for the next few years of UMW.

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Fantasy Football Corner – Week 8

Start Em: QB- Jay Cutler (Bears): Cutler has struggled the past two weeks, throwing five interceptions to just three TDs and his QB Rating has been below 80 in both contests. Look for Cutler and the Chicago offense to turn things around this week against a Browns defense that ranks 24th verse the pass and [...]

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NBA Preview – Eastern Conference

NBA Preview – Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division: 1) Boston Celtics- The Celtics are a very talented team with the likes of SF Paul Pierce, SG Ray Allen, and PG Rajon Rondo. But the biggest question in Boston will be the healthy PF Kevin Garnett. Garnett is back from a knee injury that sidelined him for the second part of last [...]

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NBA Preview – Western Conference

To see the Eastern Conference Preview, click here. And look for NBA playoff predictions at the bottom of this section. Now let’s get to it. Southwest Division: 1) San Antonio Spurs- In my opinion, the Spurs have the best 5 player lineup of anyone in the league. Everyone knows about the Big-3 in San Antonio [...]

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Early BCS Picture

Early BCS Picture

When the college football season began, many (including this very writer) thought Florida quarterback Tim Tebow would be a lock for his second Heisman Trophy in three years. However, merely average play from the signal-caller has buried him in the standings, and allowed for a few unlikely names to step into the stoplight and become [...]

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Video: Cross-Dressing Scores Big at Lip Sync Contest

Class Council’s 12th Annual Lip Sync Contest was Tuesday night and was, as always, chock full of gyrations, pelvic thrusting and guys wearing dresses. The acts were judged on their lip sync accuracy, costumes, choreography originality and audience response. Hosted by sophomore Anders Coe, the show was judged by a panel made up of sophomore [...]

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‘Reckless’ Resonates With Audiences

The black-box Studio 115 was the perfect performance space for “Reckless,” the department of theatre and dance’s most recent play, when its dark and twisted plot is taken into account. From a woman who flees her home on Christmas Eve after her husband reveals his plans to have a hit man kill her, to almost [...]

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PRISM Hosts Open-Minded, Alphabet-Soup Friendly Prom

“Who’s in the Soup: Understanding the GLBTTQQIAAP Community” Cultural Awareness Week will conclude this Saturday, Oct. 31 when PRISM throws its first “prom.” Unlike a typical campus dance, PRISM’s goal is to create a safe and comfortable environment so that everyone can have the prom experience they want and deserve. The black tie affair is [...]

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Movie Review: ‘Where the Wild Things Are’

For making one of the year’s best movies, Spike Jonze, director of“Where the Wild Things Are,” sure is going to disappoint a lot of people. “Wild Things” is not the magnum indie-opus that Arcade Fire-loving hipsters wanted. It’s not another “Heart-Breaking Work of Staggering Genius” from screenwriter Dave Eggers either. It’s not even that great [...]

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