The Weekly Ringer

The University of Mary Washington Student Newspaper

Month: August 2008

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By KJ Adler Welcome back UMW-ers to another fun-filled semester of sex-themed stories of intrigue and suspense. With the summer...

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Dear Editor: I was glad to see Kat Saunders' piece on the new rules mandating 40% of purchases from SWaM...

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By Joey Merkel Is your favorite baseball team out of contention? Do you have no interest in the U.S. Open?...

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By Joey Merkel Though the event takes place thousands of miles away in Beijing, this year’s Olympics really hit home...

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By Heather Brady Regional Jermaine Montgomery, 34, was charged with abduction, capital murder, and robbery on Aug. 25 for the...

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By Kat Saunders On April 13, 2008, an intruder broke into Brompton, the University’s presidential mansion.  Vice President Rick Hurley,...

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By Justin Toney At a faculty meeting earlier this week, Dr. Judy Hample said that her term as new Mary...

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By Annie Kinniburgh Although it received high marks for its intimate classroom settings and quality of professors, the University of...

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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 Brittany DeVries Judy G. Hample has a unique approach to student orientation week at the University of Mary Washington....

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By Brittany DeVries Maybe it is the relaxed, welcoming environment-lit candles, big booths, and old architecture. Maybe it is the...

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By Kaitlin Mayhew Hyperion: A short walk down William St. for the best coffee in town. Just be sure to...

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By Brittany DeVries Joseph Di Bella, distinguished art professor at the University of Mary Washington, was chosen to take part...

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By Brittany DeVries With its recent high reviews in Forbes.com’s online magazine, US News and World Report, Fiske’s Guide to...

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By Aaron Richardson “Evil Urges” by My Morning Jacket (2008) My Morning Jacket have been called the Southern rock equivalent...

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By Ryan Marr It’s the start of a new school year which can mean one of several things.  Seaco is...

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By John Maltempo With soothing melodies and rhythmic lyrics connected flawlessly by a mix of folk, rock, samples, drum tracks,...

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By Stephanie Breijo From stoners in need of a witness protection service to panda-killing action spoofs, two weeks of August...

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By Stephanie Breijo New faces and ears at Mary Wash might not recognize the recent UMW grads of indie-pop outfit...

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By Landon James The psychedelic space odyssey that is arena-rock giant Boston invaded Virginia recently and took no prisoners. On...