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UMW participates in National School Walkout
March 15, 2018 | Blue and Gray Press NewsBy MEAGHAN MCINTYRE
News Editor
17 minutes for 17 lives.
On Wednesday, March 14 at 10 a.m., across various time zones, students of all ages walked out of classes to show support and solidarity for the victims of the Parkland, Florida, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school shooting that took place exactly one month prior. The walkouts were also a symbolic way to call for change in gun legislation.Read More
Community unites in the face of hate
September 21, 2017 | Blue and Gray Press NewsBy MEAGHAN MCINTYRE
News Editor
Responding to the hateful and violent acts that have been taking place throughout the country, various UMW student leaders decided to hold an event that would give students a platform to unite under. On Tuesday, the one month anniversary of the Charlottesville incident, about 75 members of the Mary Washington and Fredericksburg community gathered in front of Lee Hall to participate in the UMW Speaks Out Against White Supremacy rally.Read More
Bernie Sanders makes appearance in Virginia, UMW students follow
September 17, 2015 | Blue and Gray Press NewsBy EMILY HOLLINGSWORTH
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a day-long trip to Virginia on Monday, first appearing at Liberty University to speak at the school’s convocation, then at a rally in Manassas that evening to speak to approximately 2,000 people, 51 of which were University of Mary Washington students. Read More
Virginia Tech Hosts Powershift for Supporters of Clean Energy
October 6, 2011 | The Blue & Gray PressOn Friday, Sept. 30 through Sunday Oct. 2, University of Mary Washington students joined over 200 students from Virginia universities at Virginia Tech for Virginia Power Shift 2011.Read More
My Trip to the Satirical Rally
November 4, 2010 | The Blue & Gray PressDriven by two satirical news hosts, Saturday’s Rally to Restore Sanity/Keep Fear Alive brought massive foot traffic to Washington, D.C., with many University of Mary Washington students in attendance. The following is a first-person account of the rally and … Read More
Staff Editorial: Rally Demonstrates Worrying Trends
November 3, 2010 | The Blue & Gray PressThis past weekend, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held the much anticipated “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The rally drew over 215,000 people according to CBS News. The Comedy Central duo host … Read More
Deeds Rallies Students, Unions at UMW
October 21, 2009 | The Blue & Gray PressBy HEATHER BRADY and ERIC STEIGLEDER
An impassioned Creigh Deeds warned against complacency on Saturday at a Democratic rally in Lee Hall, emphasizing to the Bullet that students should care about the election and about state politics in general.
“…it’s … Read More
SDS Rallies for More Affordable Education
November 20, 2008 | The Blue & Gray PressBy BECKY LITTLE
At about 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 14th, 13 members of the Mary Washington chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) piled into a UMW van, which they endearingly call “Vanarchy,” and drove into Washington D.C. to … Read More
Saturday’s Rally Is a Victory for UMW
October 2, 2008 | The Blue & Gray PressLast Saturday’s rally for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden was more than just recitation of stale political rhetoric. While Obama and Biden’s speeches were laden with stale references to the middle class and change, … Read More
26K Brave the Rain for Obama
October 2, 2008 | The Blue & Gray PressBy ANNIE KINNIBURGH
Despite intermittent rain, a crowd of 26,000 people came to campus Saturday to hear speeches by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his vice-presidential pick Joe Biden. The rally came one day after the first presidential debate … Read More
Letter to the Editor: Feminism is as Necessary as Ever
March 27, 2008 | The Blue & Gray PressThe following letter was written in response to “This March, No Need for Women to March” (March 13, 2008, The Bullet):
Dear Editor:
It seems that every March there is an inevitable “why women’s history month is unnecessary” or “how … Read More
Clinton Comes To UMW
February 14, 2008 | The Blue & Gray Press
By SUSANNAH CLARK
UMW junior Courtney Hayes arrived at the doors of Great Hall at 7:45 a.m., six and a half hours before President William J. Clinton took the stage at the surprise rally Monday. It was her … Read More
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