The Weekly Ringer

The University of Mary Washington Student Newspaper

Various

2 min read

By Kaitlin Mayhew The National Federation for the Blind (NFB) is “changing what it means to be blind.” In an...

3 min read

By Brynn Boyer On Sunday afternoons during the school year, the sound of bagpipes and drums echoes through Pollard Hall....

2 min read

By Kay Boatner This is the true story of a college senior, who decided to move away from home and...

3 min read

By Tally Botzer A month after her graduation from the University of Mary Washington this May, Senior Anna Deaton will...

3 min read

By Andrea Nealon On Dec. 21, Lauren Orsini had a strawberry saketini to celebrate her 21st birthday.  She was also...

3 min read

By Kat Saunders Alex Lindemann can’t dance anymore, yet she is one of the most recognizable members of the student...

2 min read

By MEGAN GRIGORIAN With graduation a little more than a month away, reflecting on my college experience has become a...

3 min read

By KJ ADLER After a successful first try last spring semester, students are once again rallying for the upcoming $2...

3 min read

By ANDREA NEALON It was mail call on a hot summer day at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, and...

3 min read

By KAY BOATNER It’s 11 p.m. on a Tuesday night, and Justin Choi and Tali Schiller are talking about foot...

2 min read

By KAY BOATNER The end of the world is coming…if you choose to believe J.J. Abrams or The History Channel. ...

3 min read

By ANNE LONGERBEAM Unlike the Martin Luther King Jr. and hip-hop speeches given throughout Black History Month, the lecture held...

4 min read

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...

4 min read

By BRYNN BOYER It is two days before the opening night of “Far Away” and UMW Junior Gina Carey is sitting...

2 min read

By MEGAN GRIGORIAN With Spring Break only days away, I’m sure most everyone already has their plans set in stone. ...

4 min read

By TALLY BOTZER It’s Sunday evening after band practice for Grave Robbing Extravaganza, and Christian Tenney is reclining in his...

2 min read

By LAUREN JURGENSEN Seacobeck’s visit from gourmet Colombian chef Joaquin Suarez last week may be the last time the cafeteria...

3 min read

By KAY BOATNER Now that all you football fans have had your end of the season celebration, it is my...

2 min read

By KJ ADLER When Kate LeBoeuf toured the Tunnel of Oppression in California, she immediately wanted to bring the experience...

3 min read

By MEGAN GRIGORIAN I recently became brutally aware of the craze creeping over every home with an 11-year-old girl: Hannah...

3 min read

By RACHEL NASH UMW’s second annual ice-carving contest’s most excited participants were not even students at the college. Wyatt Putt,...

2 min read

By ASHLEY JACOBY Forget candle lit dinners, romantic love letters and cuddle time with your boyfriend.  Technology has taken the...