The Weekly Ringer

The University of Mary Washington Student Newspaper

Month: September 2011


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The University of Mary Washington has continued its push for greater diversity within its student body with this year’s entering...


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By ANDY LEONARD This past Saturday, the University of Mary Washington men’s and women’s cross-country teams opened their season at...


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By WESLEY HOST The Mary Washington men’s soccer team headed to Lynchburg this past weekend to participate in the Shellenberger...

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By KRYSTA GUINEY-OLSEN The University of Mary Washington field hockey team has started this season with a head turning four-game...

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Start Em: QB: Ryan Fitzpatrick (BUF)- The Harvard grad tore up last year’s AFC West champion Chiefs in Arrowhead in...


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After performing an exhaustive study on current events in America, I have concluded that the state of the economy is...

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Mary Washington senior goal keeper Tina Brehm was selected as the CAC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week. Brehm...


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The budget crisis has affected all areas of government, but there are few agencies that have seen the tangible effects...

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James Murdoch, deputy chief operating officer of News Corporation and son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, is being called to...

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Thursday, Sept. 15 Kickoff Celebration Begin the journey of exploring Latino culture through a celebration that fuses food, live entertainment,...


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I ran through the dilapidated ruins of St. Louis with the explosive drive core of a downed alien gunship in...


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By NICK HALL A preview of “Contagion” will probably remind any film buff of the 1995 Dustin Hoffman movie “Outbreak.”...


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I hate kids. In movies and in life. They’re loud; they’re obnoxious; and they can’t act. If I had it...


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By ALLISON HOLLOMAN “Colombiana,” which was recently released in theaters, operates under a highly original and innovative concept: believable dialogue,...


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By JUSTIN THOMPSON Like any festival, you need to go into Freefest prepared. Showing up late, without your approved factory-sealed...


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By MATTHEW BLAIR BBC America recently premiered the 17th season of its hit automotive series “Top Gear,” and if you...


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The University of Mary Washington suffered minimal damage after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Mineral, Va. at approximately 1:50 p.m....


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The day after freshmen moved in, Thursday, Aug. 25, a little taste of what Hurricane Irene would bring hit the...


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By EMILY MONTGOMERY A number of changes to buildings on campus greeted students and faculty returning to the University of...