Varsity softball, a second family
April 29, 2018 | Blue and Gray Press Sports
By VICTORIA GRANT
Staff Writer
On Wednesday, Apr. 18, the UMW softball team lost to CNU 10-1 at the 3 p.m. game. The game ended in the fifth inning and although UMW was defeated, they have had a great season so far and are continuing to grow as a team.Read More
Mold issues cause concern
April 26, 2018 | The Blue & Gray Press
By OLIVIA BRIDGES & LINDSEY BROWN
Contributing Writer & Senior Writer
From January 2017 to March 2018, the UMW maintenance department received 47 reports of mold and mildew in various campus buildings, according to work orders obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.Read More
UMW community members express concern over potential parking changes
April 26, 2018 | Blue and Gray Press News
By CAMERON ASHLEY
Staff Writer
On Apr. 17, the representatives of Fredericksburg City’s Parking Advisory Committee held an open forum for members of the UMW community to express their concerns about a new potential parking plan.Read More
Facebook users should take responsibility for their own content
April 26, 2018 | Blue and Gray Press Viewpoints
By KYLE CLARKE
Staff Writer
In the past couple of weeks, Facebook has come under extreme scrutiny for allowing the unauthorized sale of user data to Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm, targeting political ads at specific users during the 2016 election cycle. Most of these ads contained false information and were designed to spread deceitful lies about specific political candidates. CEO and creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has even had to go to Congress to explain the company’s mishandling of user information.Read More
Students for Leadership and Social Justice group call for change to downtown slave post plaque
April 26, 2018 | Blue and Gray Press News
By KELSEY SHEFFER
Staff Writer
On Apr. 11, UMW students attended a forum about the slave post located in Downtown Fredericksburg.Read More
NBA playoffs show shift in playing style
April 26, 2018 | Blue and Gray Press Sports
By ZACHARY WOHLEKING
Senior Writer
As the NBA playoffs are underway, we as NBA fans have been gifted with exciting series after exciting series in the first round. Basically, every series to this point has been competitive with multiple stories coinciding with each matchup. There is something to say about every team this year, and for the first time in a while, there’s no teams that are assumed to make it all the way. Read More
Racial disparity in UMW varsity athletics
April 26, 2018 | Blue and Gray Press Sports
By MILEN MEHARI
Staff Writer
Black students at the University of Mary Washington are disproportionately represented in the athletics program. This is clear to see when glancing at some varsity sports rosters. Take for instance the UMW men’s basketball team; more than half of their roster is ostensibly Black. In contrast, Black students make up 6% of the student population.
Mary Washington club softball rising to new heights
April 26, 2018 | Blue and Gray Press Sports
By DYLAN BURKETT
Staff Writer
At 8-1-2, UMW’s club softball team has had their best season this year since being founded in 2012. Elizabeth Haas, who became president of the team last semester, said that this season has been, “a rebuilding season, as only five girls returned from the year before.” Being almost a whole new team paved the way for new and stronger bonds between the girls on the team.
The Rock’s “Rampage” bursts into nearby movie theaters
April 26, 2018 | Blue and Gray Press Life
By Harry Fisher
Senior Writer
It has a very different tone than the games, but on its own, it can be a rather entertaining movie.Read More
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