The Weekly Ringer

The University of Mary Washington Student Newspaper

Month: November 2011

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By MEGHAN GRAHAM The University Mary Washington was founded in 1908, so it is not exactly a new institution. So,...


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By ASHLEY BRUCE Despite the low number of fans in the stands at the William M. Anderson Center this past...


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By MICHAEL LITTLEJOHN On Nov. 21, University Mary Washington sophomore basketball player Walt Smith achieved a milestone when he recorded...

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By MICHAEL MORRIS The University of Mary Washington women’s soccer team started the 2011 season by mowing over its first...

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Start 'Em QB: Vince Young (Philadelphia) RB: LaGarrette Blount (Tampa Bay) WR: Dwayne Bowe (Kansas City) RB: C.J. Spiller (Buffalo)...


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If you have ever wondered what Jason Segel would look like as a Muppet, how Cee Lo Green's hit song,...


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By the end of the 7th Annual Bhangra Beat competition held on Nov. 19, I was tired. Why? Because Bhangra...


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By CAITLIN SHEEHAN I usually don’t have enough money to download an album from iTunes, but the Nov. 15 release...


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J. Edgar is as much a historic tale about J. Edgar Hoover, the first director of the FBI and the...


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It’s the end of another year, and for those of you that are top-40 radio listeners, you know that means...


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By JAMIA JORDAN Holidays are just around the corner and if you are anything like me you are already making...


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By THOMAS BOWMAN AND ALISON THOET On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Occupy Mary Wash held a student-run teach-in, which discussed the...

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Legislation currently under debate in the Virginia General Assembly would challenge the campus police jurisdiction, if passed, in cases of...

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By VALERIE LAPOINTE Since its official launch in fall 2007, the use of UMW blogs has become an essential part...

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After a history of controversial events on past University of Mary Washington’s Safety Walks, this year’s, held Nov. 9, occurred...

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Nov. 10 Fredericksburg police reported an arrest at 8:10 a.m. of a UMW student for simple possession of marijuana at...


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2011 marks the thirtieth year since the first case of AIDS was reported. The epidemic is something that should be...


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If you are a registered Democrat, then right now you should like Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt...

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Gentlemen, I’m about to blow your mind: girls watch porn. Until recently, I thought that this was common knowledge. My...