The Weekly Ringer

The University of Mary Washington Student Newspaper

News

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By Heather Brady Regional On Tuesday, the Commonwealth of Virginia will provide up to $5.2 million to front-line private groups...

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By ANNIE KINNINBURGH A student bicyclist struck a 3-year-old child near Simpson Library on Oct. 26 during UMW’s annual Halloween event...

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BY JESS MASULLI President Judy Hample stressed the need for an enhanced student experience at UMW in her hour-long State...

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BY SARAH SMITH Two weeks ago, UMW terminated negotiations to purchase Cicolina, an Italian villa, to facilitate a study abroad...

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BY BRITTANY De VRIES His accomplishments have yet to fall beneath amazing. The University of Mary Washington’s Kappa Upsilon chapter...

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BY ERIC STEIGLEDER The UMW Modern Foreign Language Department lost two professors this semester, causing disruptions for both students and...

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BY ANNIE KINNEBURGH The University of Mary Washington plans to break ground in early spring on a new 300-room student...

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BY JESS MASSULI Two Eagle Scouts never expected the Fredericksburg fire marshal to show up at a Rowe Street house...

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BY HEATHER BRADY Regional The Rev. George O. Lowe, 71, was convicted on Tuesday, Sept. 2 of molesting Benjamin Marsh,...

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Official Student Senate Notes from the Safety Walk: • Blue lights don't go directly to police, takes awhile before police...

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By TITUS STUPFEL Dan Marsh, resident and member of the Campus Christian Community’s ministry team, found human feces and waste...

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By HEATHER BRADY Regional Derrick Gosnell, a 25-year-old Spotsylvania County man charged last month with the attempted rape of two...

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By KAT SAUNDERS On November 4th, Barack Obama defeated John McCain and was elected the 44th president of the United States....

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By HEATHER BRADY Regional Stafford County Resident Paul Gregory Chapman, 38, was acquitted earlier this month after a jury trial...

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By LANDON JAMES New Weekend Parking Open to Residential Students Residential students at the University of Mary Washington can now...

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By ANNIE KINNIBURGH The construction of Eagle Village,  a $115-million complex to feature new apartments, a high-security parking facility, retail...

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By LAUREN ORSINI Mary Washington has no current plans to fit the campus parking deck with security cameras, despite a recent...

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By JOHANNAH O’KEEFE The weekend of Oct 11, UMW’s newly-formed Canoe and Kayak Club team will participate in the Collegiate...

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By STEPHANIE ROCHE University of Mary Washington officials have backed away from plans to build a two-car garage at Brompton,...

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By HEATHER BRADY National Top Congressional budget analysts said on Oct. 7 that about $2 trillion of Americans' retirement savings...

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By JOHN WIGGINTON Elizabeth Emmel, a senior resident of Randolph Hall, has been sleeping on a mattress on the floor...