The Weekly Ringer

The University of Mary Washington Student Newspaper

Day: October 2, 2008

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By SUSANNAH CLARK I never thought I’d say this, but after yawning my way through last Friday’s presidential debate: thank...

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By KJ ADLER In the middle school cafeteria, my friend Kevin used to lick the pudding out of the cup...

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By KAT SAUNDERS UMW freshman Anna Halbrook-Fulks believes many fellow students are misinformed about Planned Parenthood and women’s reproductive rights....

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By HEATHER BRADY Regional Gov. Tim Kaine and U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced on Sept. 30 that the federal...

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By SARAH SMITH “I’m not a feminist,” is the response that Diana Egozcue frequently receives when she asks young women to...

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By CHELSEA NEWNAM Associate Vice President of Facilities Services John Wiltenmuth said plans for the new deck at the Eagle’s...

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By KAITLIN MAYHEW University of Mary Washington officials ordered an abrupt end to sales of a commemorative Obama-Biden t-shirt Friday...

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By BRIANNE BENELLI Eight years ago, Mary Washington College accepted 55 percent of the students who applied for admission to...

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By ANNIE KINNIBURGH Despite intermittent rain, a crowd of 26,000 people came to campus Saturday to hear speeches by Democratic...

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By LAUREN ORSINI My clothes are soaked through. I’m caked with mud up to my ankles. I’m standing so close to...

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By ERIN HOESLY After reading the comic script Schoolgirl Figure, junior Siobhan Dannaher decided to step out of her traditional actress...

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By KAITLIN MAYHEW In her internship at Anne O’Dowd Fashion Agency in London, fashion guru Megan McDonough gained an appreciation for...

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By Andrea Nealon Patches of sunlight peek between the awnings of an awakening Moroccan marketplace, illuminating tiny flecks of dust...

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By KASEY NABAL Imagine walking into an unadorned office and  being handed an envelope. The contents of the envelope are...