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APRIL 16, 2015

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Three Divest UMW members arrested after administrative warning to clear premises

Ginny Clark & Alex Sakes / The Blue & Gray Press Two students and one community member were arrested for trespassing on Wednesday following an administrative order for Divest UMW members to leave George Washington Hall and divest sit-in protest.

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Rationale for the removal was due to “escalating safety concerns” and the “increasing volume of material possessions in the hallway.”

Members of Divest UMW prepared themselves in the moments leading up to 6:30, when campus police and state troopers entered GW to threaten the arrests of students that remained in the building.

Zakaria Kronemer, a senior philosophy major, led the group in directions for handling the police prior to their arrival. Those who were willing to risk arrest planned to stay in the building, while a majority of Divest UMW members intended to leave the building to congregate on the steps facing Campus Walk.

Chants filled the hallway of GW as Kronemer and Rabib Hassan, a junior sociology major, spoke to their team. Kronemer warned against speaking to police and mentioned that only he and sophomore

environmental science major Beatrice Ohene-Okae were designated to speak to police.

“We’ve been doing nothing but peaceful, nonviolent civil disobedience, and we’ve been practicing our first amendment rights,” said Kronemer to the group prior to the arrival of police.

“Let’s show them that students will remain united in the face of intimidation.”

“At the end of the day, they are going to be on the wrong side of history,” added Hasan.

Approximately 15 state troopers and campus police officers parked outside of GW Hall on Double Drive at about 6:40 p.m. and proceeded to enter the building.

Everyone in the building was told by Campus Police Chief Michael Hall to leave the premises after he issued his warning, or they would be arrested.

“You are in violation of the university policy. You were told that at 6:30 this evening, you were to vacate the premises. It

Divest UMW is issued Divest UMW members Troopers arrive and a notice to vacate give speeches and give students orders to George Washington by prepare for police. vacate the premesis 6:30 or face arrest.

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Virginia state police arrested three members of Divest UMW inside George Washington Hall at the University of Mary Washington last night after UMW administration issued the group a warning to vacate the premises.

The three individuals arrested were released on a $1,500 bail that is to be paid when they appear at court on April 30 at 8:30 a.m.

“All participants in the ‘sit-in’ taking place on the first floor of George Washington Hall are directed to depart and remove all belongings no later than 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2015,” read the statement from university administration sent to Divest UMW members. “Those who persist in the location will be considered trespassing and subject to applicable law and police intervention.”

The administration warning cited the school’s expression clause as motivation for the removal. The clause allows students to protest peacefully, but states, “persons or their belongings may not block or otherwise unreasonably interfere with ingress and egress into and out of campus build-

“LET’S SHOW THEM THAT STUDENTS WILL REMAIN UNITED IN THE FACE OF INTIMIDATION.” -Zakaria Kronemer

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Two students and one community member stay behind and are arrested. is now past 6:30. Anyone staying in this building after I finish talking will be arrested for trespassing. You may have your moment to leave now. Once I finish talking, everyone in this building will be arrested,” said Hall.

All but three members of Divest UMW remained, two male students and a female member from the Fredericksburg community. The male students include freshman performing arts and French double major Noah Goodwin and sophomore environmental science major Adam Wander.

Nina Young, a citizen of Fredericksburg and creator of the “Food not Bombs” program, was the third person arrested. She lives with her husband and two children.

Young’s husband, Justin Young, was also at the Divest UMW sit-in on April 15.

State troopers arrested the three individuals and placed them into a prison transport van. Their wrists were zip tied together, and all three were also put in ankle restraints and connecting belly restraints before being put in the vehicle.

“All but three individuals complied, vacated the building. The three that were arrested for trespassing were taken to the regional jail and will be processed for tres •DIVEST UMW | 10

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Community celebrates 25th anniversary of the Multicultural Fair

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The Blue & Gray Press is published every Thursday in the University Apartments Clubhouse for our university community. The goal of The Blue & Gray Press is to produce high quality and accurate news in a manner compliant with the Society of Professional Journalists ethics code. In its coverage, The Blue & Gray Press strives to highlight the community of the University of Mary Washington, as well as deliver fair and accurate coverage on the issues important to our students.

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CRIME COVERAGE POLICY The Blue & Gray Press will publish the names of students who are formally charged by the University of Mary Washington Campus Police or the Fredericksburg Police Department to have committed acts of extreme violence against members of the UMW community or pose a large threat to that community, when names are released to the public. The Blue & Gray Press will publish names and write articles about criminal acts on a case-by-case basis according to the aforementioned parameters.

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HAVEN SCOTT Staff Writer

This year marked the 25th anniversary of one of the University of Mary Washington’s most beloved traditions, the Multicultural Fair. Sponsored by the James Farmer Multicultural Center, the fair’s mission is to enhance awareness through exposure to food, dance and entertainment from various cultures.

“It’s my favorite event all year. Different cultures coming together with performances and vendors,” said sophomore business administration and Spanish double major Jasmine Mann.

The Multicultural Fair generally attracts 4,000 to 5,000 people each year and stretches across campus, with food vendors overtaking Ball Circle and various stages placed up and down campus walk. Student organizations such as Eagle Bhangra and the UMW a cappella groups provided entertainment, among many others.

During the fair, students were able to experience Filipino, Afghani and traditional Bollywood dances, as well special performances for children, such as a show put on by the World Music to Marenje Marimba Ensemble.

Child activities were also provided, such as paper folding with the Asian Student Association, Braille crafts with DiversAbility, rainbow projects with PRISM and face painting provided by the Jewish Student Association/Hillel.

Though hosted on the UMW campus, the fair is a large draw for families and the larger Fredericksburg community.

“My little sister was so tired from all the excitement, she fell asleep on the fountain,” said junior political science major Kelsey Greenwood.

As always, the fair hosted a multitude of musical selections, with performances rotating throughout the day. Fairgoers could listen to anything from traditional German music to bluegrass, reggae or pop.

“I loved how all the music was different. There was a bit of something for everyone,” said freshman business administration major Georgia Bloomfield.

The smell of the food vendors wafted over campus, teasing fairgoers with traditional American food such as funnel cakes and corndogs, as well as delicious international offers like Lo Mein, gyros, chicken teriyaki and fried rice.

“I was fairly impressed with the food, [and] it all seemed pretty authentic and not just the American versions of those foods,” said sophomore business administration major Micah Goudy. “There was a wide

Julia Davis/ The Blue & Gray Press The community came together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the annual Multicultural Fair.

variety of things to choose from.”

However, the true draw of the fair is the variety of vendors who set up tables along campus walk selling jewelry, clothing, books, soaps and more. Some vendors’ products were deeply rooted in cul-

ture, such as those of Les Todd, who was at the fair selling hand-made Guatemalan jewelry. According to Todd, a portion of all his sales go to supporting Guatemalan families.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

SPORTS

Ultimate Frisbee teams earn bids to regionals JULIAN MENK Staff Writer

The University of Mary Washington men’s and women’s Ultimate Frisbee club teams are off to a great start in their championship seasons. The men’s team placed second at the sectional championship at St. Mary’s College in Maryland on S a t u r d a y, April 11, qualifying them for the regional championships.

T h e men’s Ultimate Frisbee team had a great year

leading into the championship season with an early season sweep 6-0 of Division I competition at the unsanctioned George Mason Invitational last fall.

“We have never started out that strong before,” said sophomore Zach Norrbom.

“We have changed the culture of our team from years past to becoming a more serious team thanks to our senior captains Sean Fredericks and Kyle Khalifa.”

Norrbom contributed to the new identi-

ty of the team due to his Ultimate Frisbee experience dating back to his high school days of playing in professional leagues.

In the spring 2015 semester, men’s Ultimate competed in two sanctioned tournaments, including the Woodside Invitational in Carrolton and the UVa. Invitational in Charlottesville.

At the Woodside Invitational, the men broke No. 3 seed to win the entire pool on the first day but had to forfeit the second match because of poor field conditions from inclement weather.

“Injuries come from wear and tear,” said sophomore Robbie Pratt. “However, bad field conditions greatly increase the chances for injury.”

The UMW women’s Ultimate Frisbee club team also played in two sanctioned tournaments. The first was at the UVa. Invitational in Charlottesville on Jan. 23 and 24, competing and losing against Division II competition. However, their season improved in March when they claimed their first victory at the University of Richmond.

“Our team is in the rebuilding process and have had quite a few injuries this season,” said junior captain Maggie Karrs. “We are ranked fourth in the region and have been working on putting players into different positions.”

The women’s club Ultimate Frisbee team qualified directly to the regional champi-

onships at Elon University in North Carolina, with no sanctioned sectional championship.

The women won two of four rounds for the weekend of April 11 and 12 and placed seventh as a team, concluding their competitive season.

The UMW men’s Ultimate Frisbee club team will compete in the Regional Championships in Richmond on t h e

weekend of April 25 and 26 with the chance of qualfying for Nationals.

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Tennis teams head into CAC tournament battled tested CODY REYNOLDS Staff Writer

As per usual, the tennis players of the University of Mary Washington are on fire this season, resulting in both the men’s team and the women’s team being nationally ranked. The men hold strong at 18th in the nation and fourth in the region, and the women’s team improved their national rank from 23rd in the country to 20th, while also maintaining sixth in region.

Men’s seniors Tyler Carey and Stratton Gilmore are ranked fifth and 12th in single’s play, respectively. In men’s doubles,

UMW Athletics The Eagles are ranked 20th in the nation.

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Carey and fellow senior Evan Charles are ranked second in the region, while Gilmore and sophomore Brandon Griffin are ranked 10th.

The men’s tennis team finished undefeated against Capital Athletic Conference opponents in the regular season, doing so while only surrendering four games in total over the course of all seven matches. Their latest triumph came on April 7 when the Eagles traveled to Newport News to take on Christopher Newport University, coming away with an easy 8-1 victory.

In the match, the Eagles were led by Carey and Griffin, who went on to be named CAC Male Tennis Player of the Week.

Carey won his No. 1 seed singles match 6-1, 6-3 and his No. 1 seed doubles match alongside Charles by a score of 8-6. Griffin was victorious in his No. 5 seed singles match 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) and his doubles match with Gilmore 8-6.

Their regular season record of 18-4 is good enough for top in the CAC, with only two of their losses coming from Division I opponents George Mason and Carnegie Mellon. The Eagles have one more regular season match against Johns Hopkins University before the CAC tournament. This tough opponent will surely prepare them for CAC semifinals this upcoming week, to be played on April 21 and 25 at a location that has not yet been announced.

On the women’s side, things have been very similar for the women, as they are also well represented in individual rankings. In regional singles, junior Shelby Harris, who was recently named as the CAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, is 11th, senior Alex Ritter is 16th and freshman Caroline Mosberg is 24th. In regional doubles, Harris and freshman Kait Brogan are ranked eighth.

In 10 seasons as the head coach for women’s tennis, Patrick Catullo led the Eagles to great success, as he and his women are planning to “compete for our 12th straight Capital Athletic Conference Championship and advance to the NCAA National Championships.”

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Weekly Scoreboard MEn's lacrosee:

April 13 @ Frostburg St. (W) UMW: 6 Frostburg St.: 5 (L) UMW: 3 Frostburg St.: 4

April 1 @ Frostburg St. (W) UMW: 6 Frostburg St.: 4

April 15 @ Wesley (W) UMW: 18 Wesley: 3

April 15 vs. Marymount (W) UMW: 12 Marymount: 7

WOMEN'S LACROSSE:

UMW Athletics Eric Hurwitz has provided a lot of spark.

BASEBALL:

Upcoming:

Baseball: April 16 vs. Salisburg @ Frostburg St. 4 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse: April 18 @ Marymount (VA) 1 p.m.

UMW baseball explodes past Marymount in CAC quarterfinal MIKEY BARNES Assistant Sports Editor

Down 4-0, with an eight-hit differential going into the bottom of the third inning, was not the ideal start for the University of Mary Washington baseball team in their opening round game of the conference playoffs. UMW began the game at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 against Marymount at Dickinson Field, the home field for the UMW Eagles.

The 25-5 UMW baseball program began the tournament in the No. 3 slot due to their 13-5 record in conference play.

This week, UMW baseball moved into the nation’s top-25 to join Frostburg State and Salisbury University as the three currently ranked Capital Athletic Conference baseball programs. Marymount, sitting in the fourth spot, came into the game with a 9-9 conference record and an overall record of 13-13.

Freshman Joe Thompson started the pitching for the Eagles but ran into some trouble as he allowed two runs in the first inning and another two in the third before exiting the game. Junior Bernie Mayflower entered the game with two outs in the third and ended the inning with a strikeout.

Sophomore Brian Burns started the inning with a walk and was soon followed by the team’s first hit, with a single by junior Justin Kime. A single pitch later, the UMW single season homerun record holder increased his season total with a blast over the right-centerfield fence up onto the neighboring hill. The UMW fans leapt to their feet as the Marymount fans and MLB scouts in attendance stared in awe.

The Eagles tied up the score in the following inning on a sacrifice fly by Burns to score junior James Sink. Mayflower continued his success as he threw a scoreless fifth. The bottom of the fifth is when the UMW bats came alive and the team erupted for five runs. The Eagles loaded the bases and freshman David Slupek drove in a run on a walk, which was then followed with a double by sophomore Thomas Weaver to drive in Slupek, Moynihan and Haught. Burns followed that at bat with a double to score Weaver, giving them a 9-4 lead.

Junior Tyler Daig came into relief for Mayflower and pitched the remaining two and two-thirds innings while only giving up one run on a single hit. UMW put up three more runs on the board, with one run in the sixth and one run in the seventh. Eric Jorgenson followed Daig and allowed two earned runs on one hit while pitching the final out of the eighth inning and the first two outs of the ninth. Sophomore Paul McClure came in relief and, after allowing a double, retired the final batter of the game to secure a UMW win, 12-7.

UMW will travel to Frostburg Thursday, April 15 to take on Salisbury University at 4 p.m.

Softball: April 16 vs. York @ CNU 10 a.m.

Men’s Lacrosee: April 18 vs. Marymount (VA) 1 p.m.

Men’s Tennis: April 18 @ John Hopkins

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VIEWPOINTS

Op Ed: Blatant racism is not a joke

The scourge of ignorant acts of sexism about a party, “Taco Party,” held off-camand racism committed by students has neg- pus a week before spring break. Despite the atively affected multiple campuses within supposed “intentions,” it was disrespectful, the past year. With the coming to light of decidedly devoid of humor and blatantrecent events, it has become evident that ly racist. Although some of the details of the University of Mary Washington is no this “Taco” birthday party remain unclear different. and elusive, a circulating Instagram phoCertain incidents, whether publicized to portrays several individuals enacting or not, have occurred on our campus that various hurtful Mexican stereotypes. This WE, various student groups and faculty, includes: a construction worker, border paare disturbed by. Ignorance on our campus trol, “gangster” and, perhaps most base of has manifested itself not only on paper, all, one individual holding a sign that read but in venues such as social media and in “Will work for green card.” All of these o ff - c a m p u s students events. have been Despite confirmed THIS IS WHAT PRIVILEGE LOOKS as UMW multiple workshops, LIKE. TO THESE STUDENTS AND students – events and our peers. discus sions THOSE THAT PARTIED WITH THEM, Some of that our IT WAS SIMPLY A JOKE, WHILE TO the individUniversity uals phoOTHERS IT REINFORCES has held to tographed promote diwere idenSTEREOTYPES THAT HAVE versity and tified as ADVERSE EFFECTS ON LIVES. members of inclusion, students still the Womcontinue to en’s Tennis harbor willfully ignorant attitudes towards Team, however this was not a Women’s cultures and ethnicities different from their Tennis Team sanctioned event. own. There are roughly 100 student clubs We are well aware of the privilege these on campus, a large percentage of them be- students have in carrying out this act of ing multicultural in nature. Whenever ig- racism and caring little about its consenorant comments are uttered or misguided quences. These students are clearly not as actions are carried out on this campus and unaware of their racism as their apologists everywhere it forcibly diminishes the par- duly contend; indeed the caption gives this ticipation of a specific group that already away, effectively expunging what would face challenges due to their gender, class, have been a lackluster argument to begin race, sexuality or nationality. It also taints with. This was no ‘all in good fun’ or sheer the name of our university, an institution ignorance with no offensive intent. that already has the stigma of lacking in They are far removed from the issues of diversity. immigration that affect the personal lives It is our firmest belief then, that if an is- of not only Mexican immigrants, but imsue affects a student, it should be in their migrants of many nations, some of whom right to express their concerns about said are classmates. This is what privilege looks issue and feel safe doing so. Furthermore, like. To these students and those that parclassifying students who voice up their tied with them, it was simply a joke, while opinions as being “sensitive” or “attention to others it reinforces stereotypes that have seekers” does injustice to the entire UMW adverse effects on lives. community.

WE are offended, WE will complain

By FILAGOT TAYE & and WE will not get over it.

LILIAN PEREZ We will continue to state our grievances

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World happiness report raises awareness for unhappiest countries Raises questions about global government as a solution

on a ten-point ladder scale, with zero being the worst and ten being the best.

The world poll is based on a framework Imagine you were handed a piece of pacalled the Gallup Macroeconomic Path, per or told to log on to a site to complete a a leadership model for successful societsurvey, and it asked you to rate your hapies. piness in America based on a zero-to-ten While this information was used to anascale.

What lyze the well factors would AND AS MILLENNIALS WHO being and you take into progression consideration? HAVE SEEN A FAIR SHARE OF WAR, of society in Would you AS WE ARE LIVING IN A WORLD countries and take a more implement THAT HAS NOT STOPPED individualispublic policy tic approach, FIGHTING...WHOW CAN WE domestically, or would you take a more EVEN BEGIN TO THINK OF A UNI- what does it say for the holistic worldFIED GLOBAL UNIT? gap between view approach developed to answering and developthat question? ing countries?

In 2012, the United Nations reported Not surprisingly, the statistics show that that the top five countries with the highdeveloped countries that are both stable est levels of happiness were Denmark, and economically prosperous have a higher Norway, Switzerland, Netherlands and rate of happy people, whereas underdevelSweden. The least happy countries were oped and unstable countries tend to contain reported to be Togo, Benin, Central African people who are less happy.

Republic and Sierra Leone, with average Global governance, in turn, is a theory life evaluation scores of 3.4. that is commonly called upon as a source The UN used a Gallup World Poll in of eradicating the division between develwhich surveyors were asked, using fresh oped and developing countries. annual samples of 1,000 respondents aged

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15 or over in each of more than 150 countries, to evaluate the quality of their lives

Editorial board encourages continued discussion This year marked a new change for The Blue & Gray Press. With a complete rebranding, we built off past years of the paper to create a publication that strives ever more to represent the students of the University of Mary Washington. Our goal this year was to use our new paper as a platform to better reflect the University of Mary Washington student body.

Though the goal to improve look and coverage will always remain an ongoing process, the editorial board is proud of the work created this year in focusing the publication on the student body. We are honored to have become an a place for discussion between students, faculty and alumni. We are proud that our coverage reflects the lives of students and UMW’s on-campus life.

The university and student body underwent immense change in past years, culminating in a flurry of voices and conversations. This dialogue is necessary to

initiate change on campus, and The Blue & Gray Press supports conversation about student issues and hopes to remain an outlet for community voices.

Issues have come to light on this campus this year that concern the UMW community, but there are many other issues still hidden or ignored. The editorial board encourages further conversation. However, in finding an improved UMW identity and community, it is important not to simply point fingers at what UMW should or should not be. Rather, it is necessary to be open in discussing issues we hope to believe are not a part of UMW, such as racism, sexism, sexuality, religion and multiculturalism, to name a few.

Last night’s events showed a disconnect between the university administration and students. The three weeks Divest UMW spent sitting inside of George Washington Hall showed a student group fighting for what they believed in, but the

situation ended with the forceful removal of the group from the building. Here is an example of a muddled and confused conversation, where neither side came together in compromise; rather they showed their positions with stark decisions.

This year has shown a lot of change at this university, but more can always be done for the better. If UMW is to change for the better, it is imperative that everyone be given a voice in open dialogue and all members of this community to fight for a better UMW by getting involved somehow.

More importantly, when students strive to come together for change, they are heard by their administration. A conversation must be held on both sides if any change is to be made at this university.

Compromise can be just as important as an initial discussion.

We encourage that compromise to take place within our paper, whether it

be through letters, op-eds or the dissemination of news. So as we say goodbye to the old editors, we hope for a paper that covers the student body and their voices even more fully and further exemplifies its university community.

Goodbye: Alison Thoet-editor-inchief, Jonathan Polson-associate editor, Mariah Young-managing editor, Hope Racine-news editor, Nephthalie Lauture-news editor, Amanda Motley-life editor, Ginny Clark-photography editor, Lauren Brumfield-online editor and Cara Sexton-business manager Hello: Chris Markham-editor-in-chief, Mona Osmer-managing editor, Emily Hollingsworth-news editor, Andrew Crider-news editor, Alex Spence-viewpoints editor, Della Hethcox-life editor, Mikey Barnes-sports editor, Alex Sakes-photography, Ethan Tobin-online editor and Sarah Grammer-advertisement manager.

By THE BLUE & GRAY PRESS EDITORIAL BOARD

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Thursday April 16, 2015

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Show comments on family values Samantha Gross Staff Writer

Bob’s Burgers has recently made my personal “Most Baller TV Shows” list, and as a result, I tell everyone to watch it all the time. You should probably watch it right now. It is an especially good time at this point in the semester because who does not need a quick 20-some minute, belly-laughing study break? All four seasons are currently on Netflix in case you were wondering. You probably were.

First of all, it is hilarious. The show is about a family who lives above a burger restaurant that the mother and father, Linda and Bob Belcher, own. Bob, an average guy with a pretty impressive moustache, is married to the enthusiastic and quirky Linda. Together they have three kids: Tina, Gene and Louise, who are all equally funny, weird and endearing. Watching them interact is a joy. I am not going to write a whole lot about how funny or entertaining the show is, because that fact really speaks for itself. What I am going to write a whole lot about is how sneakily progressive it is.

I mean, when was the last time you saw a sitcom where the humor didn’t rely on a family bullying each other? Instead, what you get is a loving and realistic marriage where parents unconditionally support their children.

A quick run-down of the Belcher children: Tina, bless this poor girl’s soul, is the epitome of our early teenage years. She is awkward, insecure and even a little sexually confused. She has an intense attraction to butts and zombies. Gene, on the other hand is a gender and sexually ambiguous boy with an equally intense passion for farts and music. And then lastly, we have Louise, who probably is going to rule us all someday. Nobody is more conniving or fiercely loyal than Louise. Each child comes with their own set of specific needs, and Bob and Linda do their best to support them. My favorite example of this unconditional support is when Tina becomes worried that the popular girls at her school will bully her for having hairy legs, and so Bob takes her to a waxing salon. Except, when they get there, Tina becomes too scared to do it by herself and asks her dad to do it with her. Bob, in an act of love, gets his legs waxed with her, which only makes Gene want to wax his legs, too.

Bob never once stopped to think that it was too feminine to wax his hair, nor did he hesitate to let Gene join him and Tina. Ultimately, they decided that they were proud of their hairiness and weren’t going to wax again. In one fail swoop, Bob’s Burgers confronts the pressures of puberty, gender roles and beauty standards. Bob is progressive and caring consistently throughout the show. It is the same with Linda, and how hard she tries to connect with Louise or how she encourages Tina’s individuality (and also sometimes Tina’s erotic friend fiction). Never has a show demonstrated so much love and acceptance while also being original and hilarious. If that is not a good enough reason to watch the show, I do not know what is.

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Dove’s new campaign promotes diverse ideas of beauty

Focus on self-esteem puts Real Beauty Campaign in the spotlight

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take a second look in the mirror.

Society today shoves an image of what “beautiful” should look like down our For more than 10 years, Dove has prothroats, and it has severely impacted how duced commercials for their Real Beauty we view ourselves.

Campaign, which launched in September Dove is attempting to change that.

2004. Year after year, they create new They continue to attack this stereotype commercials in hopes of widening the of beautiful through their campaigns, and definition of beauty. they are not done yet.

There are many skeptics that question On April 7, Dove released their latest Dove’s motives concerning this campaign commercial promoting self-confidence. and whether or not it is merely an ad for In this commercial, women are given the company. the opportuThe Real nity to walk B e a u t y through one Campaign SOCIETY TODAY SHOVES AN of two doorproduced m u l t i p l e IMAGE OF WHAT “BEAUTIFUL” ways marked campaigns, SHOULD LOOK LIKE DOWN OUR “ b e a u t i f u l ” or “average,” including and many are THROATS, AND IT HAS SEVERLY celebrating seen walking the beauty IMPACTED HOW WE VIEW through the of women door labeled OURSELVES. with curves average. and women Many have over the age questioned this of 50. commercial, along with the entire Dove These commercials strived to highlight the kind of beauty put on the shelves for campaign.

The Daily Dot, an online newspaper, many years while a size two body type commented on Dove’s campaign, saying, took center stage.

“The folks over at Dove’s marketing deThe latest phase of the campaign focuspartment have been trying to capitalize on es on self-esteem, and it is the most powera growing rejection of overly-air brushed ful in my opinion. bodies.”

“Imagine a world where beauty is a They also made a statement questioning source of confidence, not anxiety,” the whether the campaign has done anything Real Beauty Campaign says. but sell soap.

For this commercial, a group of women Of course, it is an ad for the company. were chosen to meet with a forensic sketch Dove, just like any other company wants artist, Gil Zamora. The women described to sell their product. themselves and another woman to Zamora, They have found a way to do that while and without seeing them, he drew what he sending out a positive message, and I not heard. only find there to be nothing wrong with When the women looked at their drawthat, I also commend them on it. ings side by side, they stood in awe of how The world has been moving away from beautiful they looked in someone else’s the stereotypical tall blonde bombshell and eyes. They also realized how low their putting a greater focus toward a more natopinions of themselves really were. ural kind of beauty.

As one woman looked at her sketches, While some will always promote the Zamora asked her, “Do you think you are thigh gap, I stand with Dove and the Real more beautiful then you say?”

Beauty Campaign, whether they are makThe woman choked up, and after a moing money off of it or not. ment of silence, she shook her head and Financial matters aside, I see this camagreed that she was. paign as a small step to bettering the world, Each imperfection that the women deone bar of soap at a time. scribed of themselves was not noticed

through the eyes of a stranger.

ALEX SPENCE Staff Writer

I believe this commercial opened the eyes of many women who lack self-confidence. At the very least, it made women

Would a global government be able to eradicate the issues of the world?

•HAPPY | 4 For, the idea is that if the world were to be under a global system the problems of the developing world could be more easily addressed.

It seems simple, but of course it is complex, dirty and warped just like politics always are. I do not support a world government, but I do see how it could work.

For me, as a millennial who has seen a

I SIT IN THE 11TH HAPPIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, AS OF 2012, AND TYPE ON THE LIT KEYBOARD OF MY SHINY SILVER MACBOOK AIR, AND I AM NOT HAPPY THAT THE WORLD IS CONCERNED WITH MY HAPPINESS AND NOT THE REAL ISSUE: WHAT IS CAUSING THE UNHAPPINESS.

fair share of war, as I am living in a world that has not stopped fighting, whether it’s been in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia or even here in the United States, how can I even begin to think of a unified global unit?

I could not say what it is like for every single person in Norway, Sweden or Switzerland on a daily basis and what makes them happy, nor do I believe could a score of zero-to-ten.

However, I could say how I would rate my happiness if asked in a survey. My line of thinking is very inclusive, and I do not think I would answer such a question without looking at the rest of the world.

I sit in the 11th happiest country in the world, as of 2012, and type on the lit keyboard of my shiny silver MacBook Air, and I am not happy that the world is concerned with my happiness and not the real issue: what is causing the unhappiness. The economic prosperity of the United States has allowed me to live in a bubble where I am seemingly unaffected by the plight of the rest of the world.

But I am not unaffected; the thought lingers in my head on the fact that a teenager in Syria or Iran has seen their school demolished and subsequently their future squandered while I type away and at the same time worry that I have finals next week.

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Students celebrate spring with Holi, the traditional Indian festival of colors

Students get into the spirt of Holi with the help of colored chalk powder and dancing, provided by Framar International House and UMW Eagle Bhangra.

KELLY EMMERICH Staff Writer

Jefferson Square burst into an array of color as friends and strangers alike threw colors at one another in celebration of Holi.

Hosted by University of Mary Washington’s Framar International Housing, Holi was a beautiful display of tradition, culture and colorful chalk powder.

The Hindu festival Holi celebrates the beginning of spring through the act of throwing colorfully dyed chalk powder in the air. Although Holi is a festival celebrated primarily in India, it is universally practiced and enjoyed.

Many UMW students have not participated in a Holi festival before attending school here, and most do not celebrate Hindu traditions but still appreciated the Hindu festival.

Ahad Shahid, a freshman computer science major, said he enjoyed the celebration.

“Holi was much better than I expected,” said Shahid. “I didn’t know what to expect because I’d never been, but it was like being in a cloud of color.”

In addition to Shahid, many students commented on how Holi was a joyous celebration. Ariana DuBar, a freshman classics major, found the event to be different and educational.

“It was both a great way to relieve stress for the upcoming finals and to feel connected to the Hindu tradition,” said DuBar. Although the event helps students relieve stress, Holi is a festival built on a traditionally spiritual foundation. According to Hindu mythology, there are several legends about the origins of Holi.

The most popular legend is called The Holika-Prahlad, where an egomaniac king named Hiranyakashipu commanded his followers to worship him as a god. His son, Prahlad, refused to do so and devoted himself to Vishnu, another Hindu god.

Hiranyakashipu angrily ordered his

sister, Holika, to kill his son. Holika possessed the power to walk through fire unscathed, yet the king ordered her to walk through the fire holding Prahlad.

Prahlad chanted the names of gods and was not engulfed by the fire. However, Holika did not realize that her powers were ineffective if she entered the flames alone, and, as a result, she perished in the flames.

There are many other legends that the Holi festival is based off, such as “The Story of Dhundhi,” “The Kamadeva Myth” and the “Radha-Krishna” legend. The most famous story, however, is the Holika-Prahlad legend.

The group that hosted the event, Framar House, is an International Living Center on campus. It was traditionally called the “Spanish House” because when the college acquired it in 1946 it housed the Spanish majors.

Now students from different backgrounds and majors may apply to live in Framar, which annually hosts Holi on the

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first full moon in either late March or early April. This corresponds to when the festival is traditionally celebrated in India.

Enhancing the spirit of the event was the participation of the UMW Eagle Bhangra Club. The dancers performed to traditional Indian music, setting the tone for the entire festival.

Bhangra is a genre of dance and music that originated in the Punjab region of Southeast Asia, and it is danced at weddings, harvests and other celebratory occasions.

Collegiate Bhangra helps to introduce students to other cultures by inviting American students to learn about Indian culture through the art of dance, along with the participation of foreign exchange students.

The event was a beautiful mixture of cultures and dancing, creating a kaleidoscope of color.

Educational and fun, this event stands to remain a popular tradition at UMW.

After 84 years of history, Seacobeck Hall closes at the end of academic year DELLA HETHCOX Assitant Life Editor

After 84 years of serving hungry students, Seacobeck Dining Hall will say goodbye at the end of this semester.

Seacobeck opened in the spring of 1931 during the tenure of President Morgan Combs. Named after an Indian village that existed in the same location, Seacobeck cost the university $41,000 to build and was designed by the Charles M. Robinson Architectural firm.

The grand opening of the building occurred on May 19, 1931. Hundreds of guests, along with college and state officials, celebrated the elegant building’s opening and its luxurious interiors.

The dome room, now nicknamed “the lobby,” was furnished with Chippendale mirrors and tables, Persian rugs, rich draperies and luminous lighting. However, the crown jewel of Seacobeck was the Italian marble fireplace, which was decorated by students for holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Seacobeck was frequently used to host events such as receptions, alumni dinners, faculty luncheons and university anniversaries. During the hall’s early history, the basement housed the Home Economics Department (a major that would be phased out in 1968).

For the twentieth anniversary of UMW (then called Mary Washington College) Seacobeck was featured on the souvenir program given to the participants, and the hall was used for the luncheon over which

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Then: students climb the steps to Seacobeck Hall in 1931, shortly after its opening.

President Combs presided in conjunction with E. Lee Trinkle, president of the State Board of Education.

Between 1969 and 1972, Seacobeck underwent renovations to improve food services for the UMW community. The kitchen in particular underwent a complete renovation and brand new equipment was installed. Seacobeck later underwent another renovation in 2006, when the college partnered with a new food supplier, Wood Company, which would later be known as Sodexo. These later renovations made the building a popular eating spot for faculty and students.

However, Seacobeck was not always seen in such a positive light, especially for

the students.

College eateries have always been a point of contention for students; it’s a rite of passage for students to find fault with the greasy, starchy cafeteria food.

Students frequently, albeit lovingly, referred to Seacobeck as “Sickobeck” or “Seacobarf.” The dining hall often found itself in opinion pieces in The Bullet with irate student comments.

William Crawley, UMW professor of history and American studies, documented the sometimes-strained relationship between the students and Seacobeck in his book, “A Centennial History,” which documents UMW: A History.

Crawley stated, “There were com-

plaints about dirty dishes, check in hassles and surly administrators.”

In addition, The Bullet called for a boycott of the catering service of Seacobeck in Oct. 1979.

In a 1959 article, The Bullet published seven student suggestions for improving the conditions of Seacobeck. Students requested more food variety in addition to demands for better desserts, warmer food and better food safety guidelines for the food servers. One student, Sandy Holt, class of 1960, echoed student opinion about the quantity and quality of the food being served.

“I’m not saying that we don’t get enough food,” said Holt. “We do; exactly enough to keep us alive. It only seems that the quality and variety could be improved.”

The article concluded that $157.50 per semester was too much for the services provided by Seacobeck. An anonymous student said, “as far as we are concerned, $157.50 a semester is a total waste. Luckily, we have fine kitchens in our dorms (no doubt put there by some architect who made the error of eating at Seacobeck).”

Over the past year, Seacobeck celebrated its history with a series of buffet dinners commemorating each decade.

Although this Wednesday the final official dinner was served, complete with white tablecloths echoing past meals and traditions, the dining hall will remain open until the end of the academic year.

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Fashion tips and tricks to creating a timeless wardrobe

CHELSEA FULLER Staff Writer

From Audrey Hepburn to Kate Middleton, every fashion icon has been able to transcend the decade’s trends and 10-minute fads by mastering a chic, ageless ensemble.

And while the season’s hot looks are always fun to play with, it is vital to keep a portion of your closet dedicated to pieces that will never tire. While most of us will never be walking the red carpet or posing on magazine covers giving our style tips to the masses, anyone can maintain a timeless apparel.

The easiest and quite possibly most important tip for maintaining an everlasting wardrobe is mastering the ability to know your body and know your clothes. Knowing what flatters your body type will not

only make shopping a quicker and easier process, but also a more empowering one.

There is nothing worse than standing in front of the dressing room mirror wishing you were five inches taller or 10 pounds lighter. Our bodies are good to us, so it is vital that we dress knowing this fact.

If that means choosing fit and flare dresses over skinny jeans, so be it. Know what parts of your body to accentuate. We all have something we can play up, be it a neckline, waistline or rocking set of legs.

Dress to flatter your own body type, and you will get so much more wear out of your clothing, instead of your clothing wearing you. When it comes to “knowing” your clothes, this means knowing how to wash them and maintain them as well as when to alter them. Find a tailor and dry cleaner, and make them your friends, your

wardrobe (and wallet) will thank you in the long run.

Another important tip when searching for that ageless ensemble is to choose a decade that will inspire you. The key word here is inspire, not dictate. As I have said before, fashion is cyclical, so choosing a previous decade (within the last 70 years) will help guide you to a more cohesive and classic closet.

Hindsight is always 20/20, so you also have the benefit of knowing what worked in other eras and what was a fashion faux pas. With this tip in mind you will also come to realize what a goldmine antique stores can be, and we all know what a plethora there are in Fredericksburg.

When shopping with a decade inspiration in the back of your mind, it will also be helpful to have a go-to store, where you

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can always find at least one piece.

The final tip when mastering your timeless and classic attire is that there are no hard and fast rules in fashion. The world of couture is a living, breathing, constantly growing place. Fashion is meant to be reborn, reinvented and foraged into something original. The only rule that this everchanging environment heeds to is, self-confidence. Whatever you wear, wear it with assurance.

Every style icon that is still remembered today is remembered for their bold poise in taking risks and doing so with style. Whether your wardrobe is one of Lagerfeld-like monochrome or of Apfel boldness, dress like everything you own was made just for you and celebrates your individuality. Because after all, what is more timeless than confidence.

Res hall Recipes: Simple and healthy stir-fry with rice Materials:

3 chicken breasts, cut into chunks 2 cups steamed broccoli 2 cups white rice 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons coconut oil 1/2 a cup teriyaki garlic sauce 1 chopped onion 1 dash salt and pepper

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Some grocery stores have rice that is microwavable, so you can cut down on cooking time TIFFANY OSUANAH Staff Writer

After transferring here last semester, I started to realize that I wanted to try making more meals of my own from my dorm.

I also wanted to try to eat healthy and up my veggie intake, so I tried making my own stir-fry. I didn’t follow a strict recipe, but that’s one of the best parts about this dish.

You can tweak it just the way you like it and still enjoy some leftovers the next day.

Keep in mind that you can substitute, subtract or add any ingredients you want

to fit you needs.

This recipe is measured for about twothree servings.

That’s it. Remember that you can make this dish and switch the ingredients anytime you get tired of the same old thing or just want to try something new.

Maybe try noodles instead of rice, beef instead of chicken. Maybe you hate broccoli and onions, so leave those out and instead try sliced carrots, peppers and mushrooms. This is such a basic and simple recipe to use as a base model.

Just cater it to you and enjoy.

Directions:

1. Add the rice, along with the suggested amount of water (usually stated on the bag of rice) to either a rice cooker (and set it on “cook”), or add to a pot with a lid for about 25 minutes or until the water is absorbed.

2. Take the chicken and 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and cook the chicken on medium heat in a frying pan. Then, start a new frying pan with 1 tablespoon of coconut oil to sauté the onions and broccoli in.

3. After chicken and veggies are cooked to your liking, add them into one frying pan and distribute the salt, pepper, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce and let simmer for about 5-7 minutes.

4. When the rice is cooked, you can now serve a plate with rice on the bottom and the chicken and veggies on top. Even mix it if you like, it’s up to you.

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Season premiere of ‘Game of Thrones’ delves deeper into characters

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ALISON THOET Editor-in-Chief

The swelling music, the rising towers and the house symbols branded against swords: the introduction to “Game of Thrones” never gets old.

Fans are immediately clued into the new season’s themes at the start of the premiere, which aired this past Sunday.

The show opened with memories of last season still branded in the audience’s minds: Daenerys locking away her “children” and their desperate screams, and the bloodshot eyes and bulging veins that told us Joffrey Baratheon, every viewer’s nemesis, is finally dead.

This season opens with feet traversing a dark, haunting forest. The pertinent face with its prideful and calculating look clue us in that this is a young Cersei. She seeks out a witch to tell her future, a clear sign that something big is in store for Cersei this

season.

We jump to adult Cersei, severe and cold in her mourning clothes as she visits her dead father, who was killed by Tyrion.

Cersei’s past keeps coming to bite back at her in this episode, as Lancel, another family member/lover, insinuates his part in the death (murder?) of King Baratheon.

Dangerous secrets keep popping up, and Cersei will do whatever she can to keep up the lies and pretenses her life is built on, hiding behind her smirks and pride through it all.

Enter Tyrion: rolling out of a crate, covered in filth and ready to vomit. He and Varys are in a new world together, and while Tyrion is drinking out of a never-ending bottle to wash away the guilt of murdering his father, Varys is recruiting him to find the right person to place on the throne.

The screen is taken over by a winged, golden statue pulled to the ground and felled to pieces as it falls from its precipice

Student actors shine in ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’ GISELLE FLORES Staff Writer

Last weekend kicked off with the debut of Klein Theatre’s production of Oscar Wilde’s play“Lady Windermere’s Fan” at the University of Mary Washington. Many patrons, students, family and friends enthusiastically attended the production during its opening weekend, offering support to the cast, crew and all those who worked hard to make the show come to life.

The play is a four-act comedy full of satire, romance and betrayal surrounding the Victorian protagonist, Lady Windermere, and the discovery of her husband’s alleged unfaithfulness with Mrs. Erlynne.

Amidst the humor and scandal, there are keynotes of Wilde’s commentary on the politics, morality and high society of the time period.

The actors played up the time period and brought the viewers back in time as they dived deeper into the plot of the play.

Each actor sported time period accurate

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Performers in Wilde’s satirical play.

wigs and costumes, which helped keep the audience engaged during the play. Kevin McKlusky, an associate theatre professor, designed costumes for the play.

“It was nice and the costumes were amazing,” said Alicia Beasley, a junior English major. “I really enjoyed Act III, everyone in the audience was clapping mid-performance – it was definitely a great moment.”

The set went above and beyond the normal measures taken for a typical college-level-theatre set.

Between acts, the sets were quickly changed out via a pulley system. The varying sets gave the play more depth and allowed the actors to bring the play to life.

“We upholstered furniture, which was hard but fun. It was a really big set,” said freshman Meg Herriman. “I’ve worked on theatre and theatre production in high school, but nothing this large in scale before.”

Ebony Dixon, a senior theatre and political science double major, as well as the theatre house manager, attended the riveting performance while working to make sure the production went smoothly.

“My favorite part in the play was when Margaret Lewis was playing Mrs. Erlynne,” said Dixon.

“At one point, she goes ‘do as I say,’ and then she starts laughing. The whole crowd starts laughing during that scene; it’s really fun.”

The show highlights a wide range of talent and proves to be an excellent conclusion to Klein Theatre’s 2014-2015 season. “Lady Windermere’s Fan” is a show you do not want to miss.

The play runs from April 16 through 19.

on top of the pyramid. It is white gold that will replace the harpy, the white gold of the Targaryen queen.

“I’m not a politician, I’m a queen,” Dany states and shows with her unmoving and unfeeling, yet ever beautiful mask.

And yet, the “Mother of Dragons” is faltering and is scared of her dragons, who push her out of their newfound prison with their cries and fire.

From the heat of the south to the cold northern winter, we see that Jon Snow’s lost love left some holes as he continues his work in training the future of the last line of men.

Melisandre and Stannis, with their rather unusual love for fire, gave Mance Raydar, the “King Beyond the Wall,” an ultimatum: bend the knee or burn to death.

Of course, he chooses the latter, but as a last middle finger to Stannis before the credits roll, Jon shoots an arrow into the heart of the burning would-be king.

This episode seems to give a lot of focus

to the Unsullied and the wildlings, both unwanted groups of people treated as slaves, but also people who will give unflinching support to those who earn it. Mance dies in order to protect his people from fighting a “foreigner’s war” in an effort to give the voiceless some agency.

Often one seen lacking in agency, Sansa Stark has begun to move herself around the board and watch other players in the game.

Also on the periphery are Podrick Payne and Brienne of Tarth, who unknowingly stand by as Sansa, their “damsel in distress,” slips past in a carriage, a rather ironic scene in the episode.

Next week’s episode promises sand snakes, more depth to the golden, though increasingly worn, Cersei and Arya at a new job.

This season began well and started diving into plotlines and characters that will even interest viewers with previous knowledge of the plots of various tomes.

Seacobeck survives keg parties, threats of razing

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Seacobeck Hall still stands despite attempts to replace the historical building. serve Seacobeck.

•SEACO | 9 The outraged students banded together However, students found a wayto re- to protest the proposed demolition of Seadeem their complaints of terrible food cobeck following an announcement of the by hosting keg parties in the basement of university’s master plan, which included Seacobeck after the ballroom of Ann Car- razing the historic building to make way ter Lee Hall proved insufficient for the for a three-story student center. The Unispillage of beer. The basement was able versity later rethought their master plan to withstand four-hour keg parties during after the public outrage. the seventies and the eighties. It should “Personally, I feel that Seacobeck is be noted, however, that during this time an integral part of the campus, as it was the legal drinking age in Virginia was just one of the ‘first four’ buildings here,” said eighteen years of age.

Zitzmann. “I am proud to have been a part Throughout UMW’s history, Seac- of the student coalition to save the buildobeck has been a constant for students, ing from being razed and am happy to see and saying goodbye to this historical fix- that the building will serve another use and ture will have mixed emotions for current still be preserved and protected for future students, alumni and faculty. students to enjoy.”

For alumna Amy Zitzmann, a former Although the dining facilities will no historic preservation major who now longer reside in Seacobeck, that does not works as a historic interpreter for Prince mean the building will cease to be. New William County’s Historic Preservation dining facilities will be housed in the new Division, the closing is bittersweet. student center, and Seacobeck will be reZitzmann participated in the student purposed, although its new purpose is still coalition, Save Our School, in 2010 to pre- undecided.

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NEWS POLICE BEAT

BY EMILY HOLLINGSWORTH Assistant News Edtor

LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS A case of underage intoxication was reported in Bushnell Hall on April 11 at 11:33 p.m.

An emergency transport was called and an administrative referral was given.

VANDALISM On April 11 at 8:16 p.m. a case of vandalism was reporting at Eagle Landing. The case pending.

A case of vandalism was reported in the Eagle Landing courtyard on April 13 at 8:06 a.m. The case is pending.

On April 13 there was a case of vandalism on Double Drive between 9 and 9:30 a.m. The case is pending.

A case of vandalism was reported at the James Monroe Museum between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. on April 3 through 6. The case is pending.

On April 5 and 6 a case of vandalism was reported on the Virginia Hall porch between 4 p.m. and 11:30 a.m. The case is pending.

On April 5 there was a case of Vandalism at Westmoreland Hall between midnight and 9:15 p.m. The case is pending.

LARCENY A case of petit larceny was reported at Virginia Hall between April 6 and 10. The case is pending.

On April 1 a case of petit larceny was reported at Monroe Hall at 3:38 p.m. The case is pending.

A case of petit larceny was reported on the 1700 Block of College Ave between March 29 and 31. The case is pending.

On April 2 a bicycle was stolen from the Trinkle Hall bike rack between 12:01 a.m. and 2:10 p.m. The case is pending.

A case of petit larceny was reported at Pollard Hall between March 31 and April 2. The case is pending.

On April 6 there was a case of petit larceny at Goolrick Hall between 4:45 p.m. and 6 p.m.

The case is pending.

HARASSMENT

On April 8, an incident of telephone harassment was reported at Brent Hall at 5 p.m. The case is closed.

There was an incident of harassment by telephone in various locations on campus between 9:37 p.m. and 10 p.m. on April 13.

The information was compiled with assistance from UMW Police Manager James DeLoatch and Fredericksburg Police Department Public Information Officer Natatia Bledsoe.

Students take Two Dollar Challenge to raise awareness for poverty CATE STACKHOUSE Staff Writer

For the ninth consecutive year, students at the University of Mary Washington participated in the Two Dollar Challenge last week. Though founded at UMW, this year students on 20 other campuses throughout the country participated as well.

Economics Professor Shawn Humphrey founded the Two Dollar Challenge in 2006 as an activity for his students. As part of the exercise, students are challenged to experience some of the struggles a person living in poverty may face on a daily basis.

On Monday, a group of students set up the large cardboard shelter on Ball Circle using only recycled materials. Students taking part in the challenge then inhabited the shelter for the remainder of the week.

According to James Hutcheson, a senior economics major and president of the Two Dollar Challenge, “the only item we purchased for the shelter was the tarp when it rained on Wednesday.”

During the week, students participating in the Two Dollar Challenge attend their classes and have readings specific for the challenge that they participate in. There are discussions each night about the readings, and workshops are also held throughout the week.

According to the event’s website, “By asking you to live on $2 a day, we hope to push you outside your comfort zone to critically engage with, and empathetically reevaluate global poverty and your role in its end.”

One of the focuses for the Two Dollar Challenge was to engage other campuses for a meaningful experience.

“We started planning for the national movement about two years ago,” said Hutchinson. “In August, we sent out about 3,000 emails to a variety of campuses across the country. It picked up again in January when we started having meetings almost every day.”

Eight students from UMW run the Two Dollar Challenge, and it now partners with multiple organizations, including Oxfam America and Results.

One of the largest difficulties that students faced was going through their daily activities without having eaten enough that day.

For Courtney Prentice, a senior political

science major, the biggest difficulty of the week was “doing schoolwork on top of having a job in addition to changing my living situation and having to continue normal life while eating unhealthy and small amounts of food and sleeping poorly every night.”

The Two Dollar Challenge aims to be an educational experience for the participants.

“Participating in the two dollar challenge was definitely an eye-opening experience,” said Nicole Scotti, a junior international affairs major and economics minor. “It wasn’t until I was able to sleep in my own bed again, where I was all cuddled up in my blankets, had a nice comfy pillow to rest my head on and in my warm, cozy room where I really reflected on how privileged I really am.”

This year, President Rick Hurley and his cabinet also participated in the Two Dollar Challenge.

“I participated in the challenge at the beginner level, which basically meant I tried to live on two dollars a day for food and essentials. I also had dinner with the group camping on Ball Circle,” said Hurley.

A change to the challenge for this year is that students were able to participate by using the apps Two Dollar Challenge and Reacht.

These apps were created and developed by UMW students and served as tools throughout the week to track expenses and income, as well as record their thoughts and reflections.

Another feature of the app are the notifications of sudden ‘shocks,’ be it environmental like a natural disaster or economic.

“Because the app would give me these random ‘shocks’ where I would lose money, meaning I had to live on less than $2, it allowed us to experience what it is like to have your income randomized and not know if we would even have enough money to buy food for that day,” said Scotti.

People participating in the Two Dollar Challenge emphasized the importance of it as a learning experience.

“The Two Dollar Challenge was definitely an experimental learning process for me,” said Scotti. “It allowed me to put myself in the shoes of those living in poverty and better understand the life of the world’s 48 percent who live on less than $2 a day.”

Divest UMW sit-in ends after 21 days with forced removal, student arrests

•DIVEST UMW | 1 passing, which is a class one misdemeanor, and barring anything unusual, a bond will be posted if not a personal bond, [which is] being a promise that you will be in court,” said Hall. “Unless there is something else that we are not aware of, they will be released.”

According to Kronemer, the police did not read Miranda Rights to the three individuals arrested.

According to Hall, in situations where advanced warning is given and police have no questions to ask those being arrested, Miranda Rights are not required.

Divest UMW has “legal fees prepared to bail students out,” according to Kronemer. At the time of publication, Divest UMW raised $500 through GoFundMe, requesting donations for more legal funds.

“The administration decided that they had the opportunity to express their concerns, and they decided that with the increased amount of people that were in the building and the contents that were building up,” said Hall. “Everything was moving to a point that the safety of the individ-

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uals in the building and those occupying the building was compromised.”

The University stated it had kept the building open 24/7 and hired a private security guard to monitor and protect the student protestors. The statement issued

by UMW administration also said, “The University continues to support the right of students to advocate for issues of concern, but they must first meet health and safety standards and expectations.”

At 6:45 p.m., members and supporters of Divest UMW congregated on the front steps outside GW Hall and continued their chanting.

“The students, united, will never be divided,” chanted the student group as the arrests occurred on the side of the building.

“After more than 165 students, faculty members and members of our community joined this action of civil disobedience, the administration informed us that we are no longer allowed to peacefully assemble in the administrative building, and they gave us one and a half hours notice, saying that we would be arrested by the authority of our administration and our Board of Vis-

itors if we did not leave that space,” said Kronemer after the arrests.

“We made it clear that we are not going to leave, and we are going to advocate and uphold our first amendment rights to peacefully assemble in the space and advocate for the voices of more than a quarter of our student body who are concerned about our future, who are concerned about fossil fuel industry, which is directly driving climate change, an issue that would affect each and every one of us,” he continued.

Students and UMW community members looked on from Campus Walk, many filming the events on their cell phones.

Sydney Allen, a senior English major, watched as the three Divest UMW members were arrested.

“I completely support police officers,” said Allen. “I believe students were breaking the law, and this is their consequence.

I am hearing a lot of people saying things to the police like ‘all they do is kill people.’

I’ve made sure to go up to as many officers and tell them I support them.”

Assistant Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds attended the event and expressed

support for the group.

“I’m an advocate of divestment in general and definitely concerned about students’ well being, so I wanted to come out and see what was happening and make sure that students were being treated appropriately, especially for what I consider to be expressing fundamental right to free speech and something that I think should be promoted,” said Bonds.

According to Kronemer, Divest UMW will assemble at Friday’s BOV meeting to “show the community that has been formed by the sit-in and the collection of faculty, students of alumni, other community members who are outraged by the neglect that we’ve seen from this administration and this board of visitors.”

“This is a clear indication that the administration and the Board of Visitors has no interest in hearing the voices of the students,” continued Kronemer. “They’ve arrested students for doing the very thing I learned in the James Farmer seminar of upholding our rights to peacefully and honorably fight for our voices.”

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Class of 2015 job prospects show improvement over last year MICHAEL O’NEAL Staff Writer

As graduation rapidly approaches for the University of Mary Washington’s class of 2015, the goal of finding a job looms ever more threateningly above the heads of students. There is a glimmer of hope, however, as recent studies show the odds of finding an occupation should increase for 2015 graduates.

Phil Gardner, director of Michigan State University’s College Employment Research Institute, provided insight to USA Today on this positive trend.

“Companies have continued their growth while minimizing the addition of staff, and they’ve just run out of staff,” said Gardner. “Very large companies haven’t hired consistently over the last 15 years, and now they have holes and huge turnover behind this economy.”

In addition to this, developments in recent years contributed to job growth in technology related fields.

The exact level of hiring varies from study to study, but most point to an increase. Michigan State University’s study was fairly optimistic, predicting a 16 percent increase in hires for recent college graduates. Another study by the National Association for Colleges and Employers had slightly lower expectations, stating that growth would likely be between eight and ten percent.

Heather Kennedy, a senior historic preservation major, said she likes the prospects but is anxious to get results.

“It’s encouraging to hear that my chances are higher, but I won’t really relax until I find a job,” said Kennedy.

Even during an economic recession, UMW graduates have performed well in the job market. A 2011 UMW alumni survey showed that among respondents who graduated between 2007 and 2011, 70 percent indicated they were employed full time, while 11.5 percent indicated they were full-time students. Only 3.1 percent identified as “unemployed, searching.”

These studies suggest that employment

HANNAH RIDELE Staff Writer

University Relations Studies show that 2015 graduates may not be as badly affected by the recent recession and low job market.

after graduation, while intimidating, is attainable for the class of 2015.

An alternate pathway, graduate school, is also a promising avenue for many UMW graduates. The 2011 alumni survey revealed that among respondents who graduated prior to 2007, more than 46 percent completed a graduate degree. Among respondents who graduated between 2007 and 2011, more than 43 percent indicated that they were presently enrolled in graduate school at least part-time.

Both MSU and NACE credit a change in the economy as the driving force for the increased hiring rates, specifically noting the large and aging “Baby Boomer” population who are rapidly retiring.

“Boomers have been working longer, but now a large portion of them are starting to retire,” said Gardner. “When they get to the retirement age, it will have a bigger impact on organizations that are really tied to those that really can’t capture global labor.”

Andrea Koncz, a research manager at NACE, said in an interview with USA Today that employers are looking to hire more staff, but they expect staff to have prior experience, such as internships, and other hirable qualities.

“Employers are typically looking for people with good teamwork and leadership skills,” said Koncz. “They like to see students have relevant work experience, which they could get through an internship as well.”

For graduates struggling to find a job, internships, coupled with a part-time job, can provide an avenue for future full-time employment. Senior sociology major Ryan Lacey said he is willing to try different options.

“Honestly I’ll be grateful to find any job,” said Lacey. “I don’t have the luxury of being picky.”

UMW does offer assistance for students on the job hunt. Academic and Career Services provides counseling, resume-building workshops and “Employ-an-Eagle,” a job and internship posting website designed specifically for UMW students.

Experts believe these increased opportunities will continue to be available to future college graduates as well, an encouraging fact for the non-graduating UMW student body.

“I think the rates will stay the same,” said Koncz. “It may keep increasing a bit over the years, but it’s always been important to hire recent college graduates.”

Feminist launch ‘Take Back The Night’ campaign at UMW EMILY HOLLINGSWORTH Assistant News Editor

Students, faculty and Fredericksburg-area organizations brought together their passion and resources for “Take Back the Night,” a national movement meant to bring awareness to sexual violence.

The event, which took place on Wednesday, April 8, began at 7 p.m. and was housed in the Information and Technology Convergence Center’s Digital Auditorium. A march at the beginning of the event, originally meant to take place outside of Lee Hall, was cancelled due to the rain.

“Take Back the Night” events have been held at universities and communities in 30 countries, and seek to bring attention to victims of sexual violence, as well as invite a dialogue about preventing future violence.

During the event, representatives from The Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault spoke about the organization’s purpose and services, and a keynote speaker, detective Alex Cameron, described working personally with victims of sexual assault.

The event then opened the floor for students to share their own stories regarding sexual violence, be it instances where they were personally affected or where they knew someone who had been a victim.

According to junior psychology and

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special education double major Haley Breskin, providing a platform for people affected by sexual violence is an issue she is invested in. “[This is] definitely something that I am very interested in,” said Breskin. “For people who have been through sexual assault, having the opportunity to have a voice is important to me.”

The UMW campus and RCASA continued to draw awareness to “Take Back the Night” by displaying hand decorated t-shirts outside of Ball Circle.

The display, called the “Clothesline Project,” was hosted by a number of UMW and community organizations in addition to RCASA, including Empowerhouse, UMW’s Student Anti-Violence Educators and UMW’s chapter of Psi Chi. The goal of the t-shirts was to spread awareness about sexual violence, and they were created by victims of sexual violence or those with loved ones affected by sexual violence.

The t-shirts were hung on Wednesday, April 8 and Thursday, April 9, with RCASA tabling in front of the clothesline on April 8. The clothesline featured dozens of t-shirts with illustrations and messages, ranging from personal accounts of sexual assault to encouragement for others affected.

According to Ray Tuttle, director of the Office of Judicial Affairs and Community Responsibility, the Clothesline Project was

a powerful way to communicate the effects of sexual violence to students and faculty.

“We thought it was an excellent way to bring increased attention to the issue of relationship violence in a visually effective manner,” said Tuttle.

Students were equally passionate about spreading awareness of Take Back the Night and the Clothesline Project. Sara Hickey, a senior psychology major, was involved in the committee that organized Take Back the Night and the Clothesline Project.

Hickey said the committee, which included representatives from RCASA, Alpha Mu Sigma, Empowerhouse and the Office of Judicial Affairs and Community Responsibility, and the work each member did to make the event a success inspired her.

“I was really surprised at what goes into Take Back the Night,” said Hickey. “It’s such a sensitive event that it’s cool how much goes into it.”

The event and its message made an impact on Hickey. According to Hickey, sexual assault survivors not only exist on other college campuses, but at UMW as well.

“Things like this show you that it does exist, that it has an impact on [the victim’s] life,” said Hickey. “Having survivors speaking...and their peers speaking out.

It’s not just that experience that other campuses have, but it’s on our campus too.”

Staff and students represented the University of Mary Washington last week at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference.

Three professors from the English, Linguistics and Communication department and two undergraduate students attended the conference, held from Wednesday, April 8 to Saturday, April 11 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Approximately 12,000 people attended the event.

While at the AWP conference, the UMW contingent had the opportunity to attend panels, presentations and readings.

These events, according to the AWP website, were all for the purpose of experiencing “insightful dialogue, networking and unrivaled access to the organizations and opinion-makers that matter most in contemporary literature.”

“It’s getting exposure to the literary world,” said Bailey Meeks, a junior double major in English and gender studies, who attended the conference.

Meeks, along with senior Moira McAvoy, were the UMW students in attendance.

According to Meeks, leading up to the event, she looked forward to the opportunities for networking, especially as she considers graduate school for a Master’s in creative writing.

“I’m very interested in how memoirs and personal narrative can be told in such a way that people who have never had that experience, or anything close to that experience, can still find something to resonate with,” said Meeks, explaining her passion for the non-fiction genre.

Meeks worked before with professors at UMW on preparing pieces for publication, but getting started is hard, she said.

“What’s kind of stressful is that there’s so many places to potentially get published,” said Meeks. “It’s overwhelming to figure out, okay, what journal actually fits my style? Where would this piece best fit in?”

Meeks was hopeful that the AWP conference, with its opportunity to meet representatives from the publishing industry, would be a good step forward.

Her professors at UMW were equally excited about the opportunity for connection making.

“It’s a chance to talk to other professors of creative writing, to hear about what they’re doing in classrooms and exchange ideas about how to teach,” said Colin Rafferty, a professor of English. “It’s a chance to have a lot of the writing world come together.”

Rafferty presented at the conference on Wednesday in a panel on research and non-fiction entitled, “Everyday Oddities: Natural Fact in the Lyric Essay.”

Other UMW faculty presentations featured Jon Pineda’s collection of poetry, “Little Anodynes,” and Elizabeth Wade’s work on the student run literary magazine The Rappahannock Review.

Other highlights of the conference included a book fair hosting more than 700 exhibitors this year, according to the AWP website.

“You hear a lot these days about the death of the book,” said Rafferty. “And then you go to this book fair and there are hundreds of publishers and hundreds of literary magazines, all of whom are deeply committed to publishing the latest in fiction, poetry and non-fiction. It’s a really wonderful place.”

SPORTS Alex Anderson closes out one of the greatest athletic careers in UMW history

Editor: Chris Markham | blueandgray.sports@gmail.com

Half man, half fish, All-American

MIKEY BARNES Assistant Sports Editor

“If I attend your school, I will be the best swimmer this program has ever had,” were some of the first words spoken from University of Mary Washington senior Alex Anderson to Head Swim Coach Abby Brethauer. Many more words have been exchanged since between Anderson and Brethauer throughout his illustrious swim career. They developed a swimmer and coach relationship with an abundance of mutual respect for one another.

Anderson, a chemistry major and a graduate from James Madison High School of Vienna, Virginia in 2006 has had quite the ride for a young collegiate athlete. Following high school, Anderson attempted to continue his academics at Northern Virginia Community College but was unable to find the motivation to go. With school no longer the main priority for Anderson, he took the opportunity to begin working, and for the next three years he worked numerous “strange jobs.”

According to Anderson, he worked “as a waiter, a clerk, a management position for a plant watering company and an apprentice.”

Though swimming was once a chore for

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a younger Alex Anderson, he soon realized that he missed the sport that once took over his life and decided it was best he returned back to school and pursue his love of swim once again.

After a three-year absence, Anderson returned to NVCC and joined a local club swim team that he liked. It was not long that he attended the community college and swam for the club team when the opportunity to swim at an even more competitive level presented itself. It was Brethauer and UMW that gave him that opportunity.

“UMW is close enough to home and far enough away. I also really like DIII because I do not like the idea of being paid to swim, and I do not want to be forced to do the sport like that of DI athletes. I, like

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most DIII athletes, do the sport because I Anderson is also one of the more humble love it, not for the scholarship,” said An- guys you will meet, something that has not derson. gone unnoticed by Brethauer.

With the absence from schooling and swim, many would have thought coming “He has opened the door for other people into the university at the age of 23 would to see the possibility, he’s a very humble have separated Alex from his teammates, guy, I agree he showed other people what but according to both Anderson and the possibilities are. His personality has alBrethauer, that has not been the case. lowed him to fit in with his teammate, he Attending a DIII school worked out in doesn’t think any different of himself and Anderson’s favor, as he did not once lose doesn’t act like he is the best swimmer,” a race in the Capital Athletic Conference, said Brethauer. which includes When asked how both individual it feels to be reraces and reas one of “IT JUST HAPPENED, I JUST garded lays, showing the best swimmers that Anderson HAPPENED TO BE THE BEST in DIII history, is not just good AT THE TIME...IF I WAS A DI Anderson showed i n d i v i d u a l l y, his humbleness. but also as a ATHLETE, I’D BE AVERAGE...I “It just hapteammate. On pened, I just hapFEEL THE REASON I HAVE top of never pened to be the losing a race THE RECOGNITION BECAUSE I best at the time. in conference, What I feel the HELPED SET THE BAR” Alex has been best about is that I named the CAC help raised the bar Swimmer of the for DIII schools.

-Alex Anderson Year all four A lot of kids don’t of his years at feel that DIII is UMW. But his success has not been limited that great, I helped raise the bar,” said Anto conference play, as he is a four-time na- derson. “A lot of pressure for athletes to go tional champion, including in the 400 IM to DI schools, where DIII schools are just his sophomore year, 400 IM and 200 fly his as great.” junior year and the 200 fly his senior year.

His collegiate swim career may have Anderson competed at the national level come to an end at nationals, but Anderson eight times, finishing in first four times and is not ready to step out of the pool for good. second the other four.

Alex plans to spend the next months trainAnderson and Brethauer both attest his ing for the Olympic trials. He said his 50 success to his dedication and focus. meter freestyle time is three seconds faster “He eats right, he drinks right, he acts than the required time. Alex also plans to right on the weekend,” said Brethauer. come back next season and help the UMW “He has set a great example. It is so fun team out, an idea that Brethauer said she to coach him, but it is really nice because was not opposed to. Brethauer expressed he makes all the right choices, which is no interest in having Anderson back, as she wonder he is such a good swimmer.” referred to him as a “once in a career type Not only is he a hard-working athlete, of kid.”

Tennis prepares for CAC tournament Duo of tennis players earn weekly CAC honor •TENNIS | 3 ed in conference play, posting a record of 6-0 with one more on the schedule against Saint Mary’s to factor in. The team played against Saint Mary’s on Wednesday and finished too late for this edition.

In their most recent match against CNU, Harris, who won her No. 1 singles match 6-4, 6-4, led the Eagles. The Eagles won five of six singles matches against the Captains in the afternoon.

Their overall record of 13-6 is also an impressive one, as a few of their losses have come from strong Division I competition, such as Longwood University and Carne-

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gie Mellon University as well as Division III powerhouse Washington & Lee University.

“We were faced with a very difficult schedule; our team has been doing a great job,” said Catullo. “Eleven of our 21 matches are against nationally ranked Division III schools.”

With only one more match at Johns Hopkins on Sunday, April 19 before the CAC semifinals, the women will look to stay focused as they pursue a deep postseason run through the CAC tournament and beyond.

Shelby Harris

Brandon Griffin

Junior Shelby Harris defeated ranked regional opponents Salisbury and CNU while in the number one slot.

Sophomore Brandon Griffin’s success helped the Eagle’s clinch the one spot in the CAC tournament.

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