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Police Beat
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Justin Toney and Katy Burnell
Nov. 29- At 10:30 p.m., a female resident of Alvey Hall told police that 20-year-old Travis Allen Davis, of Locust Grove Va. had used foul language and made physical threats towards her over the … Read More
Police Hunt Laptop Thief
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Erin Leach-Kemon
Local police are still trying to apprehend a 27-year-old local man accused of stealing a University of Mary Washington freshman’s laptop on Nov. 17 outside of Randolph Hall. Police have described the man as “armed and dangerous.” … Read More
Melchers Springs a Leak
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Jess Pike
On Friday Nov. 2, 40 to 50 gallons of water came pouring out of panels and light fixtures onto the second floor of Melchers Hall. “It was a big mess,” said Jean Dabb, Art and Art History … Read More
Frawley Lambastes UMW Board
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Katy Burnell
Ousted UMW President William Frawley says the school’s Board of Visitors twice agreed and twice reneged on a promised severance package after he was fired following two dunk-driving arrests in two days last spring. In a lengthy … Read More
That's What She Said
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Tierney McAffee
I <3 the 80s (but only cause I have to) Ah, the 80s, our mother decade. Most of us 80s babies—along with the rest of the country—look back in shame at the era that birthed us. And … Read More
Foreign Students Find Their Way Around Fred
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Kaitlin Mayhew
What shocked University of Mary Washington foreign exchange students the most when they came to the United States wasn’t the food or the music or even reality television-it was our shoes. “In Korea we take off our … Read More
Circus Club Takes Center Ring at UMW
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressSadie Hagberg
While most of us were busy juggling classes, work, and extracurriculars last semester, a small group of students were gathering for their own kind of juggling – circus juggling. Last spring, several students created the UMW Circus … Read More
Tasty Eats Downtown
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Kathryn Saunders
By the second week of the semester, the average student isn’t too keen on stomaching another Nest tuna sandwich. Despite the large number of restaurants in downtown Fredericksburg, too many students turn to Ramen and Chinese food. … Read More
UMW Alum Dodges a Bullet
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressTierney McAffee
One morning last January, UMW alumnus Drew Bambrick woke up to find three masked men in his bedroom. Bambrick, who lives alone in a house in the Village of Idlewild, thought that the intruders were just his friends … Read More
Ales for the Holidays
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Charlotta Jarborg
1. Blue Moon – Full Moon Winter Ale While their pumpkin concoction was a swing and a miss, this cleverly titled brew hits a homerun. The Colorado based Coors brewing company do a great job on their … Read More
Kindred Spirits Display Photographs
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Aaron Richardson
Seniors Clara Williams and Beth Wilkins have been friends since high school. They studied photography under the same teacher in high school, and now they culminate their college careers with a joint photography exhibit. Williams and Wilkins … Read More
Entertainment Section's Holiday Selections for the New Generation
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Matt Elliott
Are you having trouble getting festive this holiday season? Are you tired of the same old Christmas carols and Christmas movies that come on television every holiday season? For those of you that want to celebrate the … Read More
'No Country for Old Men' a Cohen Brothers Gem
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Craig Graziano
Anton Chigurh (the villain of “No Country for Old Men”) has a Prince Valiant haircut and a pressurized oxygen tank which he uses to blast holes in anything he wants to. What he most frequently uses the … Read More
UMW Males Strut Their Stuff for Crown
December 6, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressBy Catherine Wilson
Dodd Auditorium sizzled on November 28 as over a couple hundred Mary Washington students watched the finest men of Mary Washington compete for the coveted title of Mr. UMW. Hosts Alyssa Lee and Sean O’Brien introduced the … Read More
Swim Team Laps Competition
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressJOEY MERKEL
New swimming head coach Matt Sellman is fitting in just fine. The University of Mary Washington team has had little trouble adjusting to a change in staff, starting the 2007 season with just one loss between the … Read More
Politik Sentenced
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressJESS MASULLI
On April 26, 2007, Reed Pannell waited in the General District Court of Fredericksburg to hear the final verdict for Andrew Jefferson Stone, charged with three counts of assault and battery, a class one misdemeanor. Stone turned to … Read More
Police Beat
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressKATY BURNELL
Oct. 26- At 2 a.m., Fredericksburg Police arrested 19-year-old residential student Nancy Bechtold outside of Houston’s on charges of drunk in public and possessing false documents, according to police Spokesperson Natatia Bledsoe. “She was intoxicated to the point … Read More
Laptop Thief Behind Bars
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressERIN LEACH-KEMON
Former University of Mary Washington student David Ware was arrested last November for stealing what school officials report was over $86,000 of University property and was found responsible for the numerous incidents of urination throughout Randolph Hall. In … Read More
B-Ballers in District Court
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressSTEPHANIE BREIJO
Nine current and former members of the University of Mary Washington men’s basketball team appeared alongside three additional students in Fredericksburg District Court Tuesday, Oct. 30 for 30 alcohol-related charges and one count of obstruction of justice. The … Read More
Yearbook Uses Web
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressMEGAN MCDONOUGH
Sophomore Rebekah Blackwell was alarmed when she opened a copy of the 2007 University of Mary Washington yearbook and saw a picture of herself. She recognized the photo right away — an unflattering shot of Blackwell dancing with … Read More
Immediate Reactions: Incident Leads to Campus Controversy
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressKATY BURNELL AND JUSTIN TONEY
When Acting President Rick Hurley heard about the offensive poster displayed by some Jefferson Hall residents that led housekeepers to complain to University police, he was livid. “I wanted to see them thrown off campus. … Read More
Students Follow the Beat of Native Drum
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressSADIE HAGBERG
Last Saturday, Nov. 3, the Red Storm Drum and Dance Troupe entertained more than 30 UMW students and community members in Woodard Campus Center as part of National American Indian Heritage Month. “We are here to honor … Read More
That's What She Said…
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressMEGAN GRIGORIAN All Country, No Rock ‘n’ Roll
This campus is in a serious music crisis. According to Facebook, the top music selection among Mary Wash students is as followed: 1. Tim McGraw 2. Rascal Flatts 3. Country I know … Read More
UMW Holds Bhangra Dance-off
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressLAUREN JURGENSEN
Don’t expect to find a belly dancer at this year’s bhangra dance. Instead, a competitive dance-off between four local university bhangra dance teams will replace the belly dancers that were once a staple of the International Living Center’s … Read More
Ecology Club Goes Green
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressKAT SAUNDERS
Last weekend, 40 University of Mary Washington students joined over 6,000 young adults from around the country in Washington D.C. for Power Shift 2007, a summit aimed at solving environmental and energy problems. Members of the University’s Ecology … Read More
Encore, Encore!: UMW Choir Creates Dance Dance Evolution
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressKAITLIN MAYHEW
The “lemon-lion face” is among the many facial expressions that University of Mary Washington sophomore Sarah Combs makes to get psyched up for an Encore performance. “It calms my nerves and makes me laugh!” Combs said of … Read More
A Funny Thing to Happen at UMW
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressANNIE KINNIBURGH First semester at college is difficult for many freshmen. But McLane Heckman had help with the transition: he was cast in the UMW fall production of the musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” … Read More
Top 5 Ways to Avoid Across the Curriculum Requirements
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressJUSTIN TONEY
In talking with my advisor recently I learned that bribery is not an effective means of getting one’s RPN. I also learned that somewhere Satan himself has devised certain regulations prohibiting me from graduating in four years with … Read More
Great Hall Masquerade Ball: Renaissance Club Dances the Night Away
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressTIFFANY DOUGLASS
This past Friday night, Great Hall was transformed back to the medieval ages. The UMW Renaissance Club hosted a Masquerade Ball to celebrate Halloween and participate in general fall reveries. The chandelier emitted a romantic glow on the … Read More
UMW History Through Art
November 8, 2007 | The Blue & Gray PressTIM ST. ONGE
Last Thursday a new art exhibit, “The Creative Process: History of the Arts at the University of Mary Washington,” opened in duPont Gallery celebrating 100 years of the fine arts at UMW. Featured alongside the exhibit … Read More
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