By EDMUND BROWN In 2012, Imperial College London conducted a study that helped confirm the startling effectiveness of a new...
Dear Editor, The Two-Dollar a Day Challenge (TDC) that recently took place on Ball Circle last week has drawn attention...
Dear Editor, The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently released their annual faculty salary survey and the University of...
By CHET EICHENBRENNER If 2012 is forecasted correctly by economists and statisticians, economic apocalypse is on the way and our...
In the fall, the University hired Educational Marketing Group to recreate and revamp the image we, as a university, portray...
Of all the issues plaguing the U.S.—rampant homophobia, extensive class inequality, profound ecological abuse, subtle bureaucratic surveillance and understated racism—New...
It’s that time of the year again, folks. That’s right, the time when a handful of students embark on the...
By DANIEL BROWNE I told a few of my guy friends that I went to see the “Vagina Monologues” this...
By EDMUND BROWN Our generation, Generation Y, has been called the Facebook Generation, the Go-Nowhere Generation and Generation Why Care?...
There’s nothing sexier than politics, and this year’s Republican candidates intend to keep it that way. From Rick Santorum’s call...
One Spanish word that I have become very familiar with during my time in Spain is “huelga,” which means strike....
Dear Editor, It is Virginia state law that every 10 years the dining services provider for a state subsidized university...
As the old proverb goes, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Unfortunately, it looks like the marriage...
Stand Your Ground is a recent law passed in Florida protecting the rights of individuals claiming self-defense. The law says...
Last Saturday morning, after over 30 years of litigation, John Demjanjuk, a Ukrainian-born Nazi concentration camp guard, died in Germany....
By MOLLY SULLIVAN With recent news of a U.S. service member opening fire on Afghan civilians, we should realize one...
Western Europe’s trend for stringent anti-immigration sentiments have come back to the forefront of people’s concerns, following Monday’s shooting at...
Dear Editor, In the battle between UMW students and the Fredericksburg community residents, the UMW administration has given up. The...
By KOL GIESSEL The less we know, the more we eat. As society becomes disconnected from its source of food,...
At this point, the likelihood that you’ve encountered the activist group Invisible Children’s “Kony 2012” campaign is exceedingly high. The...
Sometimes the fact that I live in Europe still seems unreal. Back at the University of Mary Washington, I might...
In the wake of Russia’s fixed parliamentary elections, something extraordinary happened: tens of thousands of Russians poured into the Moscow...
By LAILA AYUB Virginia has become the subject of talk across the nation over the past week. Unfortunately, as displayed on NBC's...
Dear Students, Much has changed since I was applying to college in the 1960s. Paper applications have been replaced by...
Award-winning journalist Marie Colvin was killed on Feb. 22 in Homs, Syria. She was a war correspondent for the Sunday...
By SEAN SIMONS Shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 27, the morning bell chimed inside Chardon High School. As the...
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney can breathe a hard-earned sigh of relief after Tuesday night’s two hard-earned primary victories in...
By MOLLY SULLIVAN The Fredericksburg community’s dissatisfaction with University of Mary Washington students has been a pervasive feature in local...
For over two weeks, the political discourse in this country has been dominated by the Obama administration’s plan to force...
By ANNA HALBROOKS-FULKS The Virginia Senate ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution on Feb. 7, 2012. The ERA...