By Christina Lambert The swords are flying three days a week in the auxiliary gym. Swinging slender weapons called the...
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By Brittany DeVries African praise songs derive from a tradition where one celebrates the life, actions, inspirations, and work of...
By KJ Adler When the weather is warm enough, Chrissy Jones opens the doors of the Italian-style restaurant Basil’s Bistro...
By Kaitlin Mayhew It all started over dinner. The Debate Consortium, a newly established institution, pairs universities that have strong...
By Sarah Delaney Set against the backdrop of turbulent Afghanistan, Khaled Hosseini’s highly acclaimed novel A Thousand Splendid Suns details...
By Sadie Hagberg After enduring eight weeks of medical and safety training, participants in the CERT program were faced with...
By Stacy Keser There was a poetry brawl Nov. 20 during Late Night at the Nest— between two poets. It...
By Erin Hoesley Fashion International President Megan McDonough faced a surprising problem when donating clothes to Thurman Brisben Homeless Shelter....
By Stacy Kever and Priscilla Saraiva The most recent student retention rate for UMW students was 76 percent. Out of...
By ANDREA NEALON Student life during the Vietnam War at the University of Mary Washington mirrored a tense time in...
BY ANNIE LONGERBEAM Unlike the Martin Luther King Jr. and hip-hop speeches given throughout Black History Month, last DATE’s lecture...
BY BRYNN BOYER “Spell ‘officiate’,” a woman says. “O-f-f-i-c-i-a-n-t,” replies an elementary school aged boy, who looks to be her...
By KAITLIN MAYHEW In a recent study including men from the age of 18 to 29, 69 percent know an adult...
By LANDON JAMES Last year, Chase Morgan, a freshman living in room 205 in Mason Hall, awoke early one morning...
By KAITLIN MAYHEW Cancer Benefit/Halloween Party/Metal Show This is a metal show featuring music from Saint Diablo, Envy Insane, Inkoherent and...
By BRITTANY De VRIES After three years of working to conserve energy, junior Lauren Birney said “it wasn’t as much of...
By ANNE LONGERBEAM Presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama of the Democratic Party, and Senator John McCain of the Republican Party,...
By JESSICA PIKE Upon entering, the cheerful yellow walls brightened up the gray October day, and the aroma of Mexican cuisine...
By ANNE LONGERBEAM Drive-By Shooter dashes onto the court in the chill late night air at the UMW basketball court...
By BRITTANY DEVRIES and SARAH DELANEY After a full year of trying, Aidan McGlothin was still bumping along at the trot, not...
By DANIELLE PETERS Although Kybecca may sound like the name of a wine or a cool city, it is actually...
By LAUREN ORSINI My clothes are soaked through. I’m caked with mud up to my ankles. I’m standing so close to...
By ERIN HOESLY After reading the comic script Schoolgirl Figure, junior Siobhan Dannaher decided to step out of her traditional actress...
By KAITLIN MAYHEW In her internship at Anne O’Dowd Fashion Agency in London, fashion guru Megan McDonough gained an appreciation for...
By Andrea Nealon Patches of sunlight peek between the awnings of an awakening Moroccan marketplace, illuminating tiny flecks of dust...
BY KAITLIN MAYHEW Poor Charlotte, the naïve girl from Sparta, N.C., is thrown into a world of vulgarity and candid...
BY JESSICA PIKE As the voter registration deadline draws nearer to Oct. 6, many UMW students are diligently working tables...
BY ANNE LONGERBEAM Rosa Clemente thinks the term “Hispanic” is outdated. Clemente, Green Party vice-presidential candidate and hip-hop journalist, visited...
BY BRITTANY DeVRIES Senior Dave Jensen doesn’t play in a band, and he hasn’t since he was 13 years old....
