The Weekly Ringer

The University of Mary Washington Student Newspaper

That’s What She Said…

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According to the Fredericksburg municipal code, UMW commuter students aren’t allowed to park on the streets surrounding campus. Students are...

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I thought for sure everyone at my roommate’s birthday party would find my homemade “JonBenet had a bitchy face?” shirt...

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The consensus seems to be that everyone is tired of snow. Poor Virginians who flock to the supermarkets to clean...

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As I enter the second semester of my junior year of college, I am beginning to realize I am somehow...

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By Kaitlin Mayhew Fall is here. The showering of cold rain I was caught in earlier on the way to...

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By BRITTANY DeVRIES “You look stupid.” “You look incredible.” “Beautiful.” “Quasi-hooker.” I also received “that’s so awesome, yes!” and an...

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BY JUSTIN TONEY Last Friday, the senior class began counting down 100 days until graduation. It began with a Class...

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By Brittany DeVries African praise songs derive from a tradition where one celebrates the life, actions, inspirations, and work of...

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By ANNE LONGERBEAM Presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama of the Democratic Party, and Senator John McCain of the Republican Party,...

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By Kaitlin Mayhew Moving into a first apartment should be an exciting time, full of paint colors and poster sales,...

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By MEGAN GRIGORIAN With graduation a little more than a month away, reflecting on my college experience has become a...

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By KAY BOATNER The end of the world is coming…if you choose to believe J.J. Abrams or The History Channel. ...

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By MEGAN GRIGORIAN With Spring Break only days away, I’m sure most everyone already has their plans set in stone. ...

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By KAY BOATNER Now that all you football fans have had your end of the season celebration, it is my...

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By MEGAN GRIGORIAN I recently became brutally aware of the craze creeping over every home with an 11-year-old girl: Hannah...

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By ASHLEY JACOBY Forget candle lit dinners, romantic love letters and cuddle time with your boyfriend.  Technology has taken the...

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By Mary Ryan Richardson Most people who go to Houston’s go to dance and to have a good time, not...

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By Kay Boatner This past Sunday was a significant day for me.  No, not because of the freezing temperatures or...

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By Tierney McAffee I <3 the 80s (but only cause I have to) Ah, the 80s, our mother decade.  Most...

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MEGAN GRIGORIAN All Country, No Rock ‘n’ Roll This campus is in a serious music crisis.  According to Facebook, the...

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TIERNEY MCAFEE Your Big Break Going from birds chirping and sun shining to “I found your t-shirt; let me know...

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TIERNEY MCAFEE Last Thursday, God visited UMW to remind us that all pro-choicers, gays, and porno fans are going to...

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TIERNEY MCAFEE Carnal Cravings As anyone with a can of whipped cream and a willing partner well knows, food and...