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Anti-Pirating Legislation Pulls College Students to Protest
Every once and a while, the government does something that causes a stir among college students. Right now, it’s the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), Protect IP (Intellectual Property) Act (PIPA), and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). SOPA and PIPA have been endorsed by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), as they were, “designed [...]
Noise Ordinance is too Loud
The discussion of the recent passage of changes to the Fredericksburg nuisance ordinance on Dec. 13 has taken an ugly turn, a turn that does not reflect well on the University of Mary Washington student body. According to the Free Lance-Star, “the action stems from years of issues neighbors of College Heights have dealt with, [...]
Fall Semester in Review
At the beginning of the semester, we were a body of unorganized minds without a care in the world. But now, thanks to the University of Mary Washington and its endless attempts to market and promote, we are now an Eagle Nation where great minds get to work and pay more for tuition. The city [...]
True Price of Shopper’s Safety
Black-Friday brings out the worst in consumers. The New York Times just published that total spending for this year’s Black-Friday, including online sales, reached an estimated $52.4 billion Thursday through Sunday, according to the National Retail Federation. While these figures are good for companies, what happens on the ground during the shopping holiday is pretty [...]
Staff Editorial: World AIDS Day
2011 marks the thirtieth year since the first case of AIDS was reported. The epidemic is something that should be on our minds, not only because of the department of theatre and dance’s ongoing production of “Rent” and the upcoming free AIDS testing on campus, but also because World AIDS Day coming up on Dec. 1.
2012 Election Takes Backseat to Gossip
If the majority of the University of Mary Washington campus were asked who Herman Cain was without the benefit of a Google machine or the option to phone a friend, how many words do you think the average person would be able to say about him? Ten words or less, right? Some of the student [...]
No Honorable Deed Goes Unpunished
Last month the University of Virginia student newspaper the Cavalier Daily released an editorial explaining that one of its writers produced “an article that featured words and phrases copied verbatim from at least two other sources without attribution.” Unfortunately this admirable step in the way of journalistic integrity wasn’t met with the praise it deserved, [...]
Staff Editorial: Protests Compensate For Failed Government
2008 was the year it was supposed to happen. President Barack Obama was elected because he made a promise to the American people: we were going to rebuild this nation. Obama supporters sat with optimistic and believed, what Time called, “the decade from hell,” had ended two years early.
Wind of Environmentalism on Campus
The month of October has opened with a rush of cold weather and a number of environmentally themed events planned by and involving University of Mary Washington students. Last weekend, twenty UMW students drove four hours to Virginia Tech to attend the Virginia Powershift Conference. Author and environmentalist Mike Tidwell spoke to over a hundred [...]
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