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Policy requires inclusion of recording statement on syllabi RILEy DOHERTy Staff Writer

This semester marks the first time faculty members are required to put their recording policies on their syllabi.

The “Policy on Recording Class and Distribution of Course Materials” was created to regulate student use of a professor’s audio in a classroom setting. The policy was first proposed in August of 2016, approved by three different UMW offices in November of 2017, and put into effect in December later that year.

Starting this semester, professors are required to put their in According to the document, class recording policy on their syllabi.

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Chelsie Natalia / The Blue & Gray Press procedures involving the provide an accommodations letter, 5. recording of classes. Simplified, the Recordings cannot be shared with policies are: 1. Instructors must state in others, 6. Recordings cannot be sold their syllabus their policy on audio for financial gain, 7. Students must based recording in the classroom, 2. destroy recordings at the end of the Recording of class meetings, semester unless they have permission discussions, and other course materials to keep them, 8. Students who violate is prohibited unless stated on class any of these rules can be punished by syllabus and/or permission is given by the Office of Judicial Affairs and the instructor in class (written or Community Standards. verbal), 3. If permission is granted to a “Any class can be recorded and student, the instructor must notify the because the devices are so small you rest of the class, 4. Students with wouldn’t really know if someone is approval from the disability office must recording you,” said Associate Provost tell the professor that they will be Dr. John recorded in advance and must also • RECORDING POLICY| 2 Morello.

New admissions program seeks to build community with visitors “I think the prospective students that have participated so far seem to like it. A few may think it’s kind of Beginning this semester, the Office cheesy, but even then it makes the of Admissions has a new program that guests feel a little bit more special on identifies tour guides and prospective our campus than how they might feel students visiting campus. The Visitor touring other colleges,” said tour guide Identification Program (VIP) issues Lauren Perez, junior political science red UMW lanyards for prospective and communications and digital studies students to wear and red polos and double major. fleece jackets for The red tour guides to lanyards and “We wanted to do wear, which is polos is a intended to help something that makes noticeable UMW students them stand out a little bit, so change from and faculty previous recognize these they’re noticed.” semesters when students and the tour guides help them feel wore navy polos. included in the -Melissa Yakabouski The Office of community.

Admissions “We wanted hopes that using to do something that makes them stand this eye-catching color will encourage out a little bit, so they’re noticed,” current students to interact with and said Melissa Yakabouski, director help guests to feel welcome. of Undergraduate Admissions. “So I “We need to be doing things to think the initial reason for doing this cultivate that feeling of welcomeness is really to treat our campus visitors and to interact with them. We don’t a little bit differently and elevate want them to be under the radar. We their experience and awareness of the actually like it when faculty says ‘hey’ campus community.” and ‘we are glad you’re

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Students and administrators respond to Trump’s proposed Title IX policy change said. “UMW will continue to protect the rights of transgender and nonbinary students both because it is a policy and On Oct. 21, the New York Times value of this university.” reported that the Trump administration Students were overwhelmingly is seeking to legally define sex as opposed to Trump’s proposed policy “a biological, immutable condition change. determined by genitalia at birth.”

“UMW PRISM condemns the The Federal Department of Health decisions of this administration to and Human Services will attempt to limit the rights of trans, nonbinary, establish this and intersex definition under individuals,” “UMW will continue to Title IX, the law said Erin Shaw, protect the rights of which prohibits president of sex discrimination transgender and nonbinary UMW’s People at educational the Rights students both because it is a for institutions which of Individuals policy and value of receive federal of Sexual funding.

Minorities this university.”

“I believe (PRISM) club. at this point “Gender is not it is unclear binary, and -President Paino exactly how the its expression policy will impact universities [and is endless. Limiting the rights of specifically] UMW or if it will become individuals who do not identify as law,” said Tiffany Oldfield, UMW’s cisgender is an attack on the LGBT+ Title IX coordinator. “However, community.”

UMW and the Office of Title IX are “I think it’s really upsetting that committed to supporting all of our that’s what our president is doing and students, including our transgender I’m really disappointed by it,” said and non-binary students. Today and Tirzah Rao, a junior sociology and tomorrow, we will continue to uphold biology major. our community values ‘ASPIRE’ and Sophomore and business cultivate and nurture an environment administration major Julianna Caddell that is free of sex and gender-based agreed. discrimination and embraces diversity “I personally think that it’s literally and inclusion for nothing but all.” bigotry, what Although “UMW PRISM condemns he’s doing,” she UMW does said. “There’s the decisions of this not include no real reason gender identity administration to limit the for him doing in its Title IX it otherwise. rights of trans, nonbinary, I can’t even policy, it does have a nonfathom why and intersex individuals.” discrimination someone would policy adopted take the time to by the Board write an order -Erin Shaw of Visitors. for that when The statement there’s so many of non-discrimination on UMW’s other problems in the world.” website reads that “the University According to the memo from does not discriminate on the basis of the US Department of Health and race, religion, color, sex (including Human Services, as reported by the pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual New York Times, the justification orientation)... or other non-merit for implementing this policy was to based factors in recruiting, admitting, establish a uniform definition of gender enrolling students or hiring and that is “clear, grounded in science, promoting faculty and staff members.” objective and administrable.” The President Troy Paino said that the World Health Organization defines Title IX guidelines that prohibit sex gender as “the socially constructed discrimination are a minimum standard characteristics of women and men – and that universities are free to such as norms, roles and relationships implement policies and protections that of and between groups of women and go beyond the scope of the law. men,” all of which are fluid and can be “[Protection of gender identity and subject to change. expression] is also embedded in our Senior geography major Marion statement of community values that Punches said that •TITLE IX | 10 promotes inclusive excellence,” Paino

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Retired UMW professor hosts book signing for latest novel

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Some students object to the requirement that recordings be deleted at the end of the semester.

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responsibility for their actions.”

Some students were concerned Mikhalvesky’s proposal was about the requirement that students rejected twice by the academic affairs destroy the recordings at the end of the committee, once in semester.

2012 and once in 2016.

“Students But, after her promotion “Students could use [the could use [the to provost, she was recording] as reference, recording] able to get the policy especially if they are taking as reference, in front of the Faculty especially if Affairs Committee, back-to-back courses with they are taking who enacted the back-to-back the same professor.” document. This lead to courses with a revision of the faculty the same handbook that included -Bryce Anderson professor,” said the recording policy sophomore as a required part of a creative syllabus. writing major Bryce Anderson.

According to Morello, there was Others are in support of the policy. no specific defining moment at UMW “If you have recordings on your that necessitated a recording policy. personal computer, that’s your own “There have been problems at other problem if you get caught,” Parker universities where a faculty member Siebenschuh, a history and historic [or student] said some things in class preservation major. … and the recording had been passed “It’s [the professors’] right to not on, and the faculty member had been want to be recorded,” said sophomore recorded without their knowledge,” he studio art major Andy Lin. said. “That’s a violation of their right to Despite the requirement that a privacy.” recording Morello policy be put in explained “It’s the [professors’] right syllabi, not all there is no set have punishment to not want to be recorded.” professors done so. for recording “Has it policy stopped students violations and -Andy Lin from recording that infractions when there not are dealt with supposed to?

I don’t know,” Morello on a case-by-case basis. “If it was said, explaining that it is still to early to an innocent oversight or mistake on tell if having the policy on the syllabi the part of the student that might be has made a difference.

Morello said treated differently than if a student that that there have been no cases of did something more aggressively … students violating the policy. to perhaps harm people in the class or Ray Tuttle, the director of the Office put them in bad light,” he said. “It’s of Student Conduct and Responsibility, really on a case-by-case basis much in said that as of yet there has been no the same way honor code violations need to test the efficacy of the policy. are dealt with based on what was the “No violation of that policy has ever violation and did the individual take been reported to my office,” he said.

On Wed., Oct. 24, author and retired UMW Professor James F. Gaines held a book signing and discussion for his latest novel at the bookstore in Lee Hall.

Writing has always been a passion of Gaines’. His first science fiction short story was published in a high school editorial. As time passed, he continued to write and publish short stories, poetry and essays. By the time he graduated college and became a French professor, Gaines had written and published seven scholarly books about French literature.

Inspired by his admiration for science fiction, Gaines co-wrote the series “The Forlani Saga” with his son, who graduated from UMW in 2006.

The series includes “Life Sentence” and “Spy Station.”

Gaine’s latest novel, “Beyond the Covenant and Other Stories,” marks the first time he has ventured out on a solo fictional project. Many of the stories in this novel refer to characters developed from historical figures or real-life experiences. One of the first short stories which appear in this collection is called “For More Than Their Souls”. This story was set in the Caribbean in the 1700s, and it involves a priest who is known for his poor treatment of slaves.

“It has an element of truth to it because the evil priest Père Labat really existed, and he wrote several books in the eighteenth century about the Caribbean,” Gaines said. “I found out that even today if mothers want their children to behave, they say ‘you better be good or Père Labat’s going to come get you.’”

Other stories were inspired by Gaines’ personal experiences. His story “The Witches of Okemos” comes from his cross-country travels with witches, and “War Games” is inspired by figurative war games that Gaines played as a child.

“This goes back to my childhood in Massachusetts, where we had these sort of kid gangs and we’d play war games against each other. Particularly one character who is based on a real person was sort of the leader of the enemy gang, I thought of her, what an interesting kid,” said Gaines.

The author explained that although this is a fictional novel, a lot of research went into the book as well.

“There are a lot of different themes in it, and a lot of them attach in one way or another to courses that I have taught, or seminars and •GAINES | 10 dealing with literature

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Women’s volleyball tops Penn St. Harrisburg on senior day

EMILY KEEHAN Staff Writer

On Saturday, Oct. 27, the UMW women’s varsity volleyball team hosted Penn St. Harrisburg. It was a hard-fought game that resulted in UMW beating Penn St. Harrisburg 3-0. The game was not only the last game of the team’s CAC play, but allowed Mary Washington to finish out the division with a 7-0 record.

It was an exciting game and day for the team. The impressive stats and results are something to be proud of, but this game was meaningful in a different way as well. The game was especially special because it was senior day for UMW. Senior day serves to honor players who are in their final year of study at the University of Mary Washington. It is a tradition observed by many education institutions and has a different meaning to everyone involved. On the surface, the day seems like any other gameday.

An opponent comes to the home court and a game is played, but on this special occasion the UMW side has added motivation and passion.

“Senior day gives our team a little extra boost to give it our all and win the game for the seniors,” said Leslie Walters, one of two seniors on the team.

It is a bittersweet day that highlights the seniors and their time at the school and on the team, but also symbolizes the end of an era.

“To me, senior day is a day to celebrate my and our other senior’s accomplishments being a 4 year varsity student athlete. We are 2 of 6 that came in with our class to make it all four years, and it is crazy to think it is coming to an end soon,” said Walters.

“Being a Division lll student-athlete means that we don’t have a scholarship, but that we play truly for the love of the game. We had to sacrifice many social events, do a great deal of schoolwork on the road, and spend countless hours in the gym to pursue our passion. I wouldn’t trade my experience as an eagle for the world,” explained Walters.

Even though players sacrifice to pursue their passion, they do not resent the sport. For players, these sacrifices are worth it because it allowed them to dedicate themselves to the team and sport they love. And at the end of their time at the university, they can look back fondly on the good times and successes they had because of that dedication.

It is not just a special day for the seniors, but also the freshman,

sophomores and juniors on the team. The seniors serve as the foundation of the team, motivating and guiding players to do their best. Over the years, they have gained endless experience and knowledge they can pass along to newcomers of the team as well as veterans. They can Leslie Walters calls a play. lead by example and inspire their teammates through even the hardest of times. This is the team’s opportunity to give back and show their appreciation.

“To me, senior day is important because it allows the team and our supporters to celebrate everything that the seniors have accomplished for themselves and for the team over their years being a teammate,” said junior Savannah Powers. “Both our seniors, Leslie and Ryan, have done an incredible job leading our team to several successes

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over the years and I look up to them dearly.”

The years of dedication the seniors gave to the sport of volleyball and the UMW team will not soon be forgotten.

The cycle will continue, and current juniors will have their day this time next year, but this year the seniors get to enjoy all the success they have achieved at the University of Mary Washington. Though they will graduate this upcoming spring, the many good times the team had together will forever remain the minds of all the players.

Spectator attendance at varsity games increases GEMMA SPICKA-PROFFIT Senior Writer

Clint Often, the assistant athletic director for communications and marketing, believes that the “attendance [at varsity sporting events] this year has been terrific.” One aspect of his job title is sports information director, which includes keeping attendance statistics for every game, as required by the NCAA. These statistics allow him to see how popular different sports are and how successful various methods of drawing an audience are.

There are several factors that cause the attendance at varsity games to be lower than it could be. One factor that lowers attendance at games is a lack of interest from the student body.

“Athletically inclined people are more apt to go to an athletic event,” said Often. “Fifteen percent of our student body is either a team, [such as rugby or rowing,] or varsity athlete.”

According to the NCAA Recruiting Fact Sheet, an average of 26% of the student body at Division III schools participate in varsity sports. If the majority of the crowds at varsity sporting events at UMW are composed of student athletes, than this statistic indicates that our school faces the challenge of having a smaller pool of interested attendees to draw from than average.

UMW implements several methods for reaching out and attracting the entire student body.

“We’ve done giveaways to varying

success,” said Often. “We typically do three big waves [of giveaways a year] . . . We try to do something geared toward getting people to come back, like a schedule card. Then later on, it’s a t-shirt or a cell phone pocket. Obviously, at our level, we’re not going to be able to produce 25,000 bobble heads to give away, so the items are typically not a huge draw, but they may draw interest,” said Often.

“It’s very rare that we ever have a match where the student body population in attendance is larger than all of our families who come,” said junior Rachel Summers of the varsity tennis team. “I think that people often have a negative connotation of tennis, thinking that it’s slow and boring to watch, but it’s like any other sport. If they come out to watch a match against, say CNU, a huge school rival, they would be pleasantly surprised.”

Additionally, Summers appreciates having the crowd support because it “not only helps us, but it hurts our competition.”

“I wish more people would show up to the games. At our homecoming game, we had a huge amount of support, and it brought up our mood by a lot,” said Hunter Fleeman, a senior on the men’s rugby team who had a similar view to Summers. The result of this mood boost was exemplified by the team’s 94-0 win over Towson University. “It gives us more of a reason to show out and gives us a feeling of having something more to play for. Having more support at games

would be great.”

Another challenge teams face is scheduling conflicts. Most of the competitions across all sports are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

“Many of the student athletes on the other teams are either competing themselves or they’re practicing,” said Often, meaning they are not able to attend the games.

The scheduling conflicts extend further than the typical weekly activities.

For example, basketball is “going to have two home games over [winter] break against Salisbury and CNU, which would be very well populated by students if they were here,” said Often.

In order to draw more attendees to the game, UMW has invited Stafford and Spotsylvania county schools and Fredericksburg city schools to individual games to make the night focused on them. This will increase attendance, and it will foster a positive community atmosphere between the local schools and the university.

Often played baseball at a Division II school where the games were held far from campus and they were sparsely attended by students.

“The students didn’t come because they didn’t know about them and they didn’t care. I’m coming from a background

of feeling that, and I’ve always done everything in my power to do what I could to make sure that didn’t happen to anybody else,” said Often.

UMW has several sports that are hosted far off campus, such as rowing, golf and riding, making them challenging for students to attend. Often stated that the UMW riding team is “really good.

We’re one of the few varsity riding programs in the state, and that’s a big deal. The best that we can do [to get people to attend] is give directions and make people aware of it.”

Regarding rowing, “the dedication those kids put in to get up at five in the morning to go as the sun is coming up to practice is just amazing, and they don’t even have a home show like riding.”

Dana Hall, senior associate director of athletics, stated that she “hopes that the Eagle Nation family would become involved and support all of their fellow Eagles in all events that are free to them . . . [including] musical, theatrical, debate, and athletics.”

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Weekly Scoreboard Woman's Volleyball

Oct. 30 vs. St. Mary’s (Md.) (W) UMW: 3 St. Mary’s (Md.): 0

Field Hockey

Oct. 31 @ Salisbury (W) UMW: 3 Salisbury: 0

Woman's Soccer

Oct. 31 vs. St. Mary’s (Md.) (W) UMW: 3 St. Mary’s (Md.): 2

Men's Soccer

Oct. 31 vs. Frostburg St. (W) UMW: 1 Frostburg St.: 0

Woman's Volleyball

men's Swimming

Riding

Women's Swimming

Nov. 1 vs. Salisbury TBD

Nov. 3 @ University of Richmond TBD

Nov. 3 vs. Barton TBD

Nov. 3 vs. Barton TBD

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Election Day should be a federal holiday

CAMERON ASHLEY Senior Writer

On Nov. 6, the Virginia General Election will be held. This is a time for all voting-eligible citizens to let their voices be heard. However, they only have from six in the morning to seven at night on this one day to actually do so.

Daily life can be an obstacle for many people to be able to make it to the polls.

According to the United States Elections Project at the University of Florida, the voter turnout rate for Virginia in the 2016 General Election was only 66% and, in 2014, the nationwide voter turnout rate was only 36%. There is a large percentage of Americans whose voices are not being heard and cannot exercise their civic duty by voting- and that can hardly be considered democracy. With the lack of voter participation in recent years, Election Day should be made a federal holiday.

Students are busy. With classes, jobs and extracurriculars, it can be hard to find time to eat lunch, let alone to vote.

With Election Day falling on a Tuesday this year, I fear it will greatly impact voter participation- especially amongst students. For me, Tuesdays are my busiest days. I have class all day with maybe an hour break here and there. On Election Day, I won’t be concerned about voting, but worrying about getting to class on time.

Voting is a civic duty, and student votes are valuable. “Without classes in the way, it makes it easier for me to get myself to a polling place in order to vote.

If I have classes, I am going to be more focused on that,” said sophomore Sarah Parker, a women and gender studies major.

Some universities have already cancelled classes on Election Day, like Columbia University, Clemson University and the University of Montana. UMW should follow suit. “[College] isn’t a paying job. We are paying to be here and get our education.

I would think that if enough students want the day off, the school should work around us and we should be able to have that,” said sophomore Emmie Michaelkiewicz.

In an effort to help make this change possible on the UMW campus, a petition has been circulating. It states its goal is “to have classes canceled on Election Day for the projected year of 2022.” The petition was started by a group called CHANGE, an unofficial club of UMW students and staff that meet regularly on campus. CHANGE shared the petition by conducting class visits and asking students to send it out to their friends.

Marina Castro-Meirelles, creator of the petition, said, “I wrote the petition because I believe Election Day should be a federal holiday. We obviously can’t make that happen at Mary Wash, but that doesn’t mean we’re powerless. There are [sic] a series of steps UMW can take to make voting easier for its students and the residents of Fredericksburg, the boldest of which is the cancellation of classes on Election Day to give folks a chance to fulfill their civic duty.”

Assistant professor of psychology Dr. Laura Wilson sent the petition to her students. “For students to truly be equipped to make meaningful contributions in society, we need to support and encourage them to make their voices heard through one of the most powerful tools they have-- voting.

I want to provide the opportunity for any interested student to fully participate in our democracy. I see this petition as directly supporting the mission of the University of Mary Washington and my philosophy as a professor,” said Wilson.

However, one issue with making Election Day a federal holiday is that people in service sector jobs would likely not be given the day off. People with government jobs and white-collar workers, however, do. This would lead to an imbalance of voter diversity in terms of social status and affiliation.

In order to counteract this, I propose to enact something that the state of Hawaii is already doing. According to the state of Hawaii’s Office of Elections,

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“Voters are entitled to a maximum of two consecutive hours off from work, excluding lunch or rest periods, in order to vote.” They are still paid during this time slot as long as they keep their ballot stub as proof. If they don’t vote, then employers have a right to deduct that day’s pay. This would allow businesses who can’t afford to miss a day’s worth of profit to give their employees time to vote.

Election Day is vital to all Americans so they can voice their opinions.

Democracy is the basis for this country, yet a low percentage of Americans participate in it. We all live busy lives and it is hard for us to remember how important voting actually is. If we dedicate an entire day where everyone goes and votes, then a higher voter turnout could soon become reality.

If students are unable to vote and participate, then it is not democracy.

In order to achieve this, Election Day should be a federal holiday where everyone can get time off to vote.

On-campus jobs provide flexibility, student says KAITLIN SWANTON Staff Writer

Everything revolves around money.

From the tuition payments that will be made with hard-earned savings, loans, grants and scholarships, to the dollar and seventy-five cent transaction made at the laundry units in the residence halls, money is an inescapable necessity of life, especially college life.

As college students, we often joke that we’re “broke college kids” who can barely afford ramen, and there’s some truth to that. Estimated by College Board in the academic year 2017-2018, the average cost of living per college student was $9,970 for tuition and fees and $10,800 for room and board, totaling at $20,770 per year for in-state students at public four-year institutions. For out-ofstate students attending public four-year universities, the cost is higher: $25,620 for tuition and fees and with the same room and board rate as in-state students, totaling in at $35,420 per year.

For comparison, the undergraduate tuition and fees for full-time students at Mary Washington is $6,327 per

Nicole Jeffries, a senior psychology major, works the library front desk.

semester for in-state students and $14,294 per semester for out-of-state students. Room and board costs vary with places of residence and room rate.

With all of this money going into higher education, it is a good question to ask how much money is going to all of the other things that supplement college life. Think about it: what is the cost of textbooks, what necessities are there for a dorm or apartment, what is the price for a parking permit and what sorts of foods and utility items will need to be purchased? Of course, there are plenty more things not listed that students invest in, such as excursions with friends and insignia clothing, and this cost can vary with lifestyle. The solution lies in oncampus employment.

About 650 UMW students receive the added benefit of working on campus, and seven percent of those students qualify for the federal work study program, according to the Office of Financial Aid’s website. While you might be able to work in retail or restaurants, those offcampus jobs won’t be able to offer you financial help besides a paycheck.

Though this added income cannot be

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expected to pay for the cost of tuition and board in full, it is no less a powerful form of financial help: with income comes savings, and savings can mean the difference between purchasing textbooks and going without them.

Imagine the stability of having a predictable paycheck as opposed to nothing. Not only would you be able to support yourself without relying on wire transfers and your saved funds, but you could do more: you can get groceries when you need them, splurge on coveted items, save the money to put toward needed electronic devices and textbooks, save enough over an extended period of time to pay part or all of your bill for a college semester and plenty more.

Supposing that a student would keep an on-campus job for over a year, it would be a fantastic thing to add to your resume: not only does it show job commitment if you keep working for an extensive period of time, it shows responsibility during your college career, the kind of responsibility future employers will look for.

On-campus employment during college semesters helps students more often than it hurts, especially in comparison to off-campus jobs.

Campus jobs take your class schedule into consideration and are able to work around it. They are not designed so that you will stay up late worrying about tasks that need to be done, but instead are often shaped considering your availability and workload. Campus jobs surely are not classes, but they are commitments, and with the proper work ethic and motivation they can havea great impact on college life.

Sydney Poole, a sociology major who will graduate in 2022, works at the UMW Bookstore, Build-A-Bear Workshop and just recently was hired by

Rue21. “[Working multiple jobs] can be stressful at times when I have to work two jobs on one day but that is mainly because I do not have a car right now, so I rely on the Fred Bus and Lyft to get places [sic],” Poole explained.

This is not a unique experience for students like Poole who work off-campus. The distance can create transportation problems, and without a vehicle, working students will be forced to become creative with their methods of travel, ranging from carpools to buses to Lyft or Uber services and more. Opposed to an off-campus job, on-campus jobs are generally more accessible transportation wise, and most workplaces are within a walking distance.

“When you combine school and my jobs, I have no days off. I still have quite a bit of free time, but I never get to sleep in anymore. Time wise, the bookstore job is less time-consuming because it doesn’t take me an hour to get to work because of the bus; I just walk there,” said Poole.

Aside from the stresses of her busy schedule with on and off-campus jobs, Poole does still enjoy her position with Build-A-Bear, though it comes at the hefty cost of her public transportation.

However, if she had to choose which job was better for her academic life, Poole said it’s “definitely the bookstore.”

“They understand that I am a student first; not that my other job [Build-ABear] doesn’t understand because they do, but I could see some off-campus jobs not caring,” she explained.

With the costs of higher education, the difficulty in finding transportation to off-campus jobs, the flexible schedules and numerous other benefits of an oncampus job, it’s no surprise that they are a valuable asset to the everyday life of an Eagle.

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Political atmosphere and rhetoric aid extremist violence the year when the September 11 attacks and the 2001 anthrax attacks convinced the public that change needed to happen.

Because of these changes, many areas of America have since been more secure. No airplanes have been hijacked since pilots started carrying guns and the TSA, while frustrating, does present potential terrorists with more of a challenge then they had before. But there are more things we could do to deal with terrorism committed

by American citizens- both

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to the Charleston Shooting, the Charlottesville car attack and the Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue shooting. Look at how the extreme left and right sides of politics fed into the psyches of the men who fired weapons in Comet Ping Pong and Eugene Simpson Stadium Park- the political atmosphere didn’t make them crazy, but it certainly gave them ideas to fixate on.

In many ways, Trump’s election to the highest office in America is more a representation of the division

In the past week, there has been an anonymous effort to kill several high profile Trump critics, totaling with 13 attempts as of publication.

This was attempted through the shipping of pipe bombs to these critics’ homes via the postal service, but all were considered suspicious and intercepted prior to blowing up. Amongst the critics targeted were President Barack Obama, the Clintons, and even actor Robert De Niro.

These attempted murders were unusual, but it is not the first time that America has been struck by incidents of domestic terrorism. A large number of mentally unstable and attention hungry psychopaths have become taken with the idea of shooting innocent civilians, going back to Columbine in the 1990s, and though their exact motives may differ, their actions amount to the same thing.

Another high profile crime was committed within the last week when a man killed 11 people during services at a Jewish synagogue, using an AR-15 rifle and three handguns. Despite the FBI’s Victims targeted by magabomber. efficiency, these shootings have become so frequent that ideologically and legally. of our country than the source they are a normal part of the The political atmosphere of it. Stories of alleged crimes American news cycle- and and rhetoric contribute to committed by high profile it’s our government’s and extremist violence. White Republicans and Democrats get our President’s responses supremacists existed before and shared every day, and people that are only ensuring more after Donald Trump became on both sides often paint the complication. president, and while it would other as a purely malevolent America has been plagued be unfair to blame him for force. This is not to say that one by both international and their actions, it’s undeniable shouldn’t have strong political domestic terrorism for a long that hate crimes have increased values, but the way in which time, but the modern era of since his election. The mixture issues of good and evil have national security began in 2001 of victimhood and power felt been oversimplified by our with the Patriot Act. This was by white supremacists has led culture is somewhat disturbing.

If only Donald Trump’s response to hate crimes committed by his supporters was able to match his enthusiasm for bashing his political opponents and the media. For a man who said on Fox and Friends that the family members of ISIS should be “gone after,” his response to terrorism committed by right wingers is noticeably weaker than his criticisms of Democratic politicians and news organizations. Trump is immune to any changes suggested by his opponents, and

has famously clung to his conviction that four African American teenagers and one Hispanic teenager should be convicted and executed for a crime which they were cleared of by DNA evidence. Now, he is only able to nod his head to Pence’s remarks condemning the actions committed, and in his own comments on Twitter he put “bomb” in quotation marks, suggesting that he doesn’t take these acts seriously.

Trump and other high profile Republicans showed stronger condemnation of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

There was a time in US history where the antiSemitic roots of this crime would have been dismissed, but in modern times, officials of both parties have no problem addressing it. While some would say that rhetoric isn’t important when compared to action, it should be remembered that public rhetoric often determines the things that are paid the most attention to by the people who carry out the laws. When Trump prioritizes bashing his critics over condemning actual terrorists, he is setting the stage for the types of

NBC.com laws and programs that get proposed, ones which so calling for him to behave like won’t actually help prevent hate a reasonable, responsible public crimes but which will focus figure is utterly feeble. on his attempts to control the The tendency for one side media. It’s important to elect to just ignore the terrorizing a President willing to express of another group goes back to basic humanity and decency in when the government turned his or her rhetoric, and one that a blind eye to the terrorism pursues the injustice committed of the Ku Klux Klan. For by their own demographic just some people, it is only when as much as that committed by one’s own demographic is other groups. attacked that they choose to Here’s looking at you, worry. Coincidentally, Trump Trump.

Staff Ed: Mass shooting is an intolerable act of anti-Semitism

By THE BLUE AND GRAY PRESS EDITORIAL BOARD On Sat., Oct. 27, Robert Bowers walked into Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with an AR-15 and three handguns and opened fire. Just like that, another mass shooting had taken place. Another community struck by tragedy, victims of anti-Semitism. The country experienced another senseless act of violence. Eleven people were killed, most of them between the ages of 54 and 97, and six people were wounded, four police officers among them.

Unfortunately, news like

this no longer comes as a surprise. America, and perhaps the world, has gotten used to these types of tragedies, becoming desensitized because these senseless acts happen so frequently. We as a population need to resensitize ourselves to these acts of violence.

These are terrorists acts and should be treated as such. They are tragedies that should be enraging the nation and causing reform. We can not allow ourselves to treat the murder of eleven people as a sad headline and move on. We should not

accept this as an American norm.

Funerals for the victims are currently being held in Pittsburgh as people from different religions pay their respects to the deceased and mourn with their families. The Blue and Gray Press staff offers support to the survivors and the families of the victims as they seek healing and hope in this moment of grief, but we also encourage the community and population at large to take action against these unacceptable atrocities.

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Exploring the growth of political expression in music ALICEN HACKNEY Staff Writer

In the midst of the controversial Trump administration, music is getting more political.

Punk and rock bands have always been known for satire and brash political commentary within their songs, but now they’re taking on a more educational and motivational tome.

After the 2016 election, bands in these genres, and many others, incorporated some new political discourse into their performances, speaking mostly about their disdain for the president or their disapproval of governmental decisions. This continues on two years later, but in recent months these musicians have taken to social media and the press to encourage civic participation in fields like voting, rallying and petitioning.

“Political activism has always been part of the punk scene, of course, but in the last several years punk musicians have become more vocal about the issues within the scene itself, like sexual abuse, in addition to rallying people to political causes,” said sophomore Grace Brecht, who said she gets her music news mainly from music magazines’ websites.

“Outside of punk, more mainstream musicians have started making statements about their own political beliefs and urging people to register

Members of The Regrettes.

to vote. What’s interesting is that this includes up-and-coming artists, which suggests that it’s less of a career killer to be outspoken about political beliefs nowadays.”

Musicians who have been in the

punk scene for upwards of 30 years do continue to take part in pushing their younger audience to participate in political activism, but recent years have given rise to a younger group of punk musicians with fire in their bellies.

Bands like SWMRS and The Regrettes have been spreading voter registration and participation information, as well as support for the women’s rights movement and information on how to contact your representatives through their band’s Instagram account and on each musician’s personal account.

The members of SWMRS. “I’ve been motivated to further examine ingrained people with an audience to make sure societal values and their place in today’s that their audience isn’t tuned out. world, by the activism and discussion Most of the time musicians will talk I’ve seen amongst the musicians I about issues that are important to them follow,” said junior Mary Foster who onstage or in interviews, and from what primarily listens to pop and pop/punk I’ve seen, for the most part it’s done music. “I’ve also been further prompted responsibly. The important thing is to to participate in democratic processes, not talk over or silence people who have and re-examined my own opinions on more experience with a certain issue,” controversial topics, boosted by the said Brecht. anecdotes, statistics, and histories they In the punk community, the have shared. Their own examination of importance of being well informed is value, opinion, and self, has only further particularly stressed. Musicians like driven me to review and explore my own Cole Becker, SWMRS’ vocalist and actions and systems of belief.” guitarist, post not only information about voter registration and contact information for government officials, but also informational outlets for voters to use to get informed about candidates and representatives.

“I feel that those in any position of influence, regardless of a career, have a responsibility to be aware of their audience and the knowledge that their voice carries power and influence. They may speak for themselves, but they are not the only ones hearing what they have to say.

I feel that there are a few examples where such an influence has been used to reach corrupt means, but more recently, such influence Rolling Stones has mainly been used to communicate opinion paired Musicians’ influence reaches beyond the with the equalizer of neutral fact and call music itself. As public figures, they have to form one’s own opinion and system of a responsibility to inform their audience belief,” said Foster. and be honest about their morals.

While it is becoming fairly “I do think that musicians have a common place to voice opinions and responsibility to use their positions as information about political issues in the

Political activism by public figures has often been controversial.

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Musicians often encourage registering to vote.

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punk and rock music genre, in some other genres it isn’t so widely accepted or visible.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of the people I follow post about activism on their part or in general. My social media accounts for classical musicians seem to be more like portfolios, but I think that they should start using it more for activism. I’d definitely like to see them do more with it since they have such a big following,” said freshman Ivy Sanders, who primarily listens to classical and orchestral music.

In some fields, engaging in political activism has caused public figures to be widely criticized and lose some of their following. This is often seen in genres that are primarily appreciated by an older crowd or by a crowd with a generally consistent political affiliation. While in the punk genre it is widely acceptable to voice political opinions and always has been, in some genres this is considered controversial and can deeply affect a person’s career.

“I feel like being responsibly active is tricky. I think the most quoteunquote ‘responsible’ way to go about activism is holding no biases, which is extremely hard on a public platform that has the purpose of encouraging the moderator to share their own voice and opinions. However, I personally feel like it’s responsible to say, ‘This topic/ issue exists. Here are my views, you [the reader] should look into it.’ As long as they don’t criticize others or talk them down, I think it’s okay,” said Sanders.

With this rise of political discourse within the punk and rock genres, there may be an influx of fans headed to the voting booth. The influence of these musicians cannot be discounted.

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UMW Data Mavens host EagleFest hackathon contest

ALLISON SCHUMACHER Staff Writer

EagleFest is a 36-hour hackathon, occurring Nov. 2 to Nov. 4, that is held by the UMW Data Mavens club and is sponsored by AECOM. AECOM is an architectural, engineering, construction, operations, and management company based out of Los Angeles.

Data Mavens’ mission is to help UMW students gain knowledge about data science, be inspired by data science, and responsibly apply data science, which are also the goals of EagleFest.

“It is a contest,” said Greg Phillips, UMW alumnus and AECOM representative. “The objective is to find the most meaning in the data. And then you take that data, and you try to turn it into something meaningful that you can explain to somebody. As opposed to being, like, random information that you can put into charts, graphs. Try to find meaning in it that people can actually put to use [sic].”

This year, the teams at EagleFest will use health science data. The teams are typically comprised of three people, sometimes two. “We’ll offer people who don’t have teams an opportunity to team up with some other teams,” said Harrison Crosse, the president of Data Mavens and a senior computer science major who also is minoring in data science.

The teams will then be judged by a panel of six or seven judges, including Phillips, Dr. Stephen Davies, associate professor of computer science, and Dr. Chris Garcia, associate professor of business. When asked what he was looking for in the analyses, Phillips said, “I wouldn’t say we’re looking for anything in particular, per se. That kind of is the big question. I look at things through my frame of reference. That’s just me. It makes sense for me to open it up to other people, with different ways of looking at things, because, I can’t know what I don’t know.”

Phillips further explained the process.

“And then they’ll present their analysis and award points based on how creative it was, how meaningful it was, the amount of insight they found in it, how well they communicated it, how well they presented it. Then the judges will narrow it down to three teams, and those three teams can either place first, second, and third, and get a trophy, whatnot. Overall, the grand prize, whoever did the best, the wow factor announced [sic], I’ll fly them down to Tampa this year and the big leaders will meet and take their analysis and presentation and present it to those guys,” said Phillips.

While UMW is the only university that hosts EagleFest, there are similar contests at other universities. “It came to

us because [Greg Phillips] is a former alum,” Harrison Crosse, the president of Data Mavens, explained. The American Statistical Organization sponsored DataFest, which has hackathons with all different universities, such as UCLA, Purdue University, Penn State, UNC, NC State, Duke and Virginia Tech. “Data Mavens actually went to Penn State last year to compete in that competition, with other people from around this area. We are using EagleFest [this year] as a primer as opposed to going into it unknown. [Last year] was the first time any of us ever went to a DataFest, so we were a little unprepared.” Data Mavens will attend a DataFest event in the spring.

While other teams from other universities participate in DataFest, EagleFest is only open to UMW students. “It was discussed, [but by the time we got the green light], we didn’t have enough time to advertise,” Phillips, the representative from AECOM, said.

“It’s just UMW, but next year, we’ll look into advertising it to Old Dominion University, Christopher Newport University, and other colleges in the area.”

EagleFest has given students, especially those majoring in data science, statistics, computer science or math, hands-on experience that they can use in their future careers. It

Left: Harrison Crosse, president of Data Mavens Right: Greg Phillips, UMW alum and AECOM representative.

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gives them an opportunity to practice their communication skills, including explaining the meaning of a data set to someone who may not necessarily know anything about that particular data set.

They also get to develop presentations and show them to panels of judges, which is good practice for their future workplaces.

“Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” review: a new take on a classic game BRIAN HARNISH Staff Writer

On Oct. 12, “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” was released. Many gamers hopped on their gaming console of choice to download the game. What they weren’t ready for was a 50 gigabyte download that took approximately two hours. I would check every couple minutes for it to be done but would walk back to my TV utterly disappointed. Admittedly, at first I was incredibly skeptical about how this game would turn out, if it would be a hit or miss. The “Call of Duty” franchise was feeling increasingly stale.

With each new game released, it felt as if they copied and pasted the same game and just repainted everything in it. Once it finally downloaded, I was pleased to

“Blacks Ops 4” sold 21.5 million copies at launch.

see that on this game, Activision utterly outdid themselves.

The title features more game-modes, settings and ways to customize the game than any previous games produced in the “Call of Duty” franchise. The intense new Blackout mode steals the spotlight of the Battle Royale game type, overshadowing “Fortnite” and “PlayerUnknown’s Battleground” (PUBG). When “Black Ops 4” came out, the other popular Battle Royale games most likely lost a significant portion of their players.

My friends and I have been so engrossed in this fun, fast-paced game type that we haven’t even thought about going back to other games as of yet, packaging it into a polished, powerful entry to the growing genre. The multiplayer felt slick and well designed.

While many things remained the same, it felt as if it were presented in a new light with better graphics and a better storyline incorporated into it.

The way the multiplayer feels is drastically different after just a few matches, revealing a more tactical game with a focus on playing as different “specialists” that can affect the game in different ways.

Each player gets a character to choose known as a specialist.

These specialists Amamzon aren’t custom

classes, and their unique abilities are not killstreaks. Both of those exist in the game in addition to the specialist system, and in fact, the specialist abilities are closer to equipment.

While the previous “Black Ops” did hold specialists, they have never “Fortnite” is one “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” biggest rivals.

Epic Games impacted the game in this way before.

The specialist the player chooses can define the way the game is played.

Are you into sitting behind a barrier, tactically holding off different portions of the map and deploying your team cover?

The new specialist Torque is just the character for you.

This is just one of Steam “PUBG” competes with the Blackout gamemode in Black Ops 4. the 10 specialists that come in the the interlinking systems and techniques game that you can play. Specialists or, perhaps, read the wiki while playing, have access to tools like trip-mines, this may be one of the best zombies grenade launchers, ballistic shields and “Call of Duty” has produced. You even an adorable attack dog- loveable can also play with bots who prove right until you’re on the wrong end of themselves as surprisingly intelligent his bite. While it is clear that this game allies if you can’t seem to find a group. has been influenced by others such as This game took a bold step in not “Overwatch,” it has kept its distinct including the beloved single player “Call of Duty” feel. missions, and if you’re willing to forsake Zombies is a labyrinth of confusion the single player mode that all previous and despair, nearly too complicated for “Call of Duty” games had, this game is even the smartest humans, but for groups very much worth it. that can find someone that understands

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Emerging trend of athleisure clothing merges comfort and style

SARAH HAMPTON Senior Writer

the streets in clothes that are fit for the gym used to be a fashion faux pas, but it The rise of “athleisure,” athletic is becoming more socially acceptable. apparel that people wear in non-athletic “I prefer being able to wear settings, may be the comfiest and fastestleggings and a cute workout top because growing fashion trend. it saves so much time getting ready in the Athleisure is less about durability morning and is comfortable throughout and more about comfort. Athleisure can the entire day,” said senior psychology include stretchy yoga pants, leggings, major Amanda St. Cyr. hoodies and sneakers that are not “As an athlete it is really designed for high performance physical comfortable to wear athleisure clothes. activities. Athleisure’s versatility enables There is such a wide variety of options to it to be worn in many different social choose from so my tastes are fulfilled,” settings and still be appropriate. Hitting senior business major Ryan van Maanen said.

Brands have started to take notice and are capitalizing on this opportunity. Lululemon, Nike, Adidas and Under Armour are just a few brands that are extending their product lines to include more athleisure type pieces. These brands are taking advantage of consumers who view athletics as an all-around lifestyle, not just a hobby.

Shoes are also a big part of the athleisure look.

Now instead of supercharged sneakers intended to improve athletic performance, brands are manufacturing “running inspired” and “casual athletic” styles of shoes. They are made to fulfill a desired aesthetic rather than to function as an actual running shoe.

“I have one pair that is my go-to supportive running shoe and I have a couple Athleisure style reaches from home to New York Fashion Week. other pairs that are just for On Point Fresh everyday wear. Different

situations call for various styles of shoes,” said Hanna Ashby, a senior psychology major.

“When I purchase shoes that are for casual wear, I focus on color and brand more than I normally would for my running shoes,” she said.

This trend has proven to not just be a fad; it is going to stick around. Not only have brands invested in the development of their athleisure lines, but the numbers don’t lie. According to the market research firm NPD Group, the “sport leisure” style of shoe has become the largest category in the U.S. sneaker space, even surpassing the “performance” style of footwear.

The NPD report also revealed that the demand for sport leisure styles in 2016 climbed 17% to $9.6 billion, whereas the sales of performance apparel fell 10% to $7.4 billion.

The surge in the popularity of this relaxed look is said to be driven by millennials. An increase in physical health awareness and a shift in what is acceptable to wear in the workplace has promoted a casual environment that athleisure fits in.

In 2016 athleisure sales climbed to $9.6 billion.

“My favorite athleisure On Point Fresh combination of colors,” brand is Nike. It isn’t too expensive, and said van Maanen. they have a wide selection of clothes and Athleisure can be spotted on the accessories to complete the entire outfit,” St. Cyr said.

New York Fashion Week runways, on “I really like Nike because they are celebrities promoting brands and on the always coming out with new designs and average American citizen. With varying styles. I have also bought a couple pairs patterns, styles and an ever increasing of shoes that I have customized myself. amount of athleisure brands, this trend is It’s nice being able to decide how I want certainly here to stay. my shoes to look and getting the ideal

The Good Place review: much more than a Thursday night comedy ADDIE HINTON Staff Writer

“The Good Place” could be described by some as a feel-good show with cheesy humor and an unfolding love story, but under the surface, it is so much more. From its diverse cast to tackling moral dilemmas and philosophical debates, there is a myriad of reasons why we all should be watching “The Good Place.”

The show follows four main characters, each with their own distinct, diverse background. The main heroine, Eleanor Shellstrop, is a selfish and manipulative saleswoman from Arizona.

Her “soulmate” in the Good Place is Chidi Anagonye, an indecisive moral ethics professor who was born in Nigeria and was raised in Senegal. Supporting characters include Tahani Al-Jamil, who is a wealthy philanthropist born in Pakistan and raised in the United Kingdom, and Jason Mendoza, who is a failed DJ from Jacksonville, Florida.

The show portrays a lot of feminist values. According to BTR Today in their article “‘The Good Place’ is The Most Woke Sitcom on TV”, Taia Handlin writes that the show, “respects women in a way you rarely see on TV, let alone mainstream sitcoms.” This is expressed when Tahani and Eleanor begin to fight over their love towards Chidi.

Instead of having this conflict take over an entire episode, it is resolved rather quickly when Eleanor says, “we’re not gonna do this. We are not

gonna be those women who fight over a guy and find any excuse to rip each other apart.”

This episode goes against mainstream media by not letting the female frenemies of the show be defined by another man. The directors make it very clear to the audience that their friendship does not center around Chidi and that women do not need the approval of a man to be happy.

The need for more representation of people of color in media and film is one which this show takes seriously. Their efforts can be seen through the diversity of the cast. “People of color are good, evil and complex on the show. People of color are, in short, people,” said Handlin.

This sitcom shows that in the afterlife, everyone is treated equal, everyone can be good or bad, and everyone is capable of positive change. “The Good Place shows us we also need mainstream, feel-good media that only happens to be politically instructive,” said Handlin.

The sitcom’s major debate is what constitutes a “good person” and if someone who has been deemed a “bad person” can in fact learn to be good.

While the show does take this as an opportunity for comedy- for example paying money to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers or owning a vanity license plate take away from your overall good scoreit also focuses on real dilemmas we all face every day.

The show consistently emphasizes that it’s our own intention behind our actions which make them either good

“The Good Place” airs Thursday nights on NBC at 8:30 p.m.

or bad. You can do all the right things, but if your motivation is revenge, like Tahani’s, then you are not actually doing anything good.

Another beauty of this show is that you learn without actually knowing that you’re learning. According to KQED article “What ‘The Good Place’ Has Taught Us About Philosophy and Life So Far”, you will also learn that, “Kierkegaard is a lifesaver,” said Rae Alexandra.

“The only reason I know this is because of an episode of ‘The Good Place’ in which Michael references Kierkegaard in order to send a secret message to the humans to have faith in him, even in the midst of their

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fears that he cannot be trusted,” said Alexandra.

There are many episodes where Chidi teaches moral philosophy to the rest of the cast. This is great especially since philosophy is not particularly popular.

He provides a lot of insight into the typical moral dilemmas that philosophers of ethics have tackled forever, and which the show humorously showcases, and it exposes the average viewer to concepts they may be unfamiliar with.

“The Good Place” offers us a progressive cast and a narrative which serves as a relief in this tense period of ripe political tension. And at the end of the day, it’s always good for a laugh.

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POLICE BEAT Tour guides discuss experience with new program MEAGHAN MCINTYRE & KATE SELTZER News Editors

Sexual Assault Between Sunday, October 21 and Monday, October 22, a third party reported an incident of sexual assault in Russell Hall. The report was taken, and the victim does not want to report.

Petit Larceny On Monday, October 22 at 10:58 a.m., a bicycle was stolen from outside the HCC. This case is pending.

Hit and Run On Wednesday, October 24 between 7:40 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., there was a hit and run on a parked vehicle in the Monroe Hall parking lot. This case is pending.

Vandalism On Thursday, October 25 between 7 p.m. and 8:02 p.m., a window was broken at Marshall Hall. This case is pending.

Possession On Saturday, October 27 at 11:38 p.m., an incident of underage alcohol possession occurred at Mason Hall. One administrative referral was given.

On Sunday, October 28 at 1:34 a.m., an incident of underage alcohol possession occurred at Randolph Hall. One administrative referral was given.

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here.’ It resonates and it makes them feel like this isn’t a place where they are going to be lost. There is real connection and engagement,” said Yakabouski.

Tour guide and senior accounting major, Matt Candy, said, “Professors have gone out of their way to say hi to several of my tour groups, including Interim Dean Machande of the College of Business who has taken time to speak to my groups. Vice president of finance and administration, Dr. Lynne Richardson, has also stopped to speak with students on tour and the tour groups are impressed with the connections students are able to make with professors and the professional staff on-campus.”

For many prospective students, an atmosphere of community is a factor they consider when choosing a college to attend. The campus tours they go on are often the first taste of the college community that they receive.

Yakabouski mentioned that this visit takes a large part in the decisionmaking process of these students.

“The campus visit is really a critical experience in the life and process of an applicant. We’re hoping that by really showing the community a little differently by engaging them differently that, that will also help them to see where they fit,” she said.

“I believe the program has increased the amount that people on campus talk to those on tour and that ultimately I hope will make them want to come to UMW more,” said tour guide Sophie Ahava, a sociology and marketing double major.

The Office of Admissions also wants student to be aware that they are

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not the only ones who can engage in recruiting prospective students.

“It raises awareness that it’s not just admissions job to recruit students.

We are trying to present all aspects of our community fairly, honestly and positively,” said Yakabouski.

While the red polos and lanyards seem like a big change for admissions this semester, changes are certainly is not new to any of the admissions staff. Many small changes are made throughout the year.

“We are always tweaking things.

Tour guides do go through an interview and selection process. We have volunteer guides who start out and then ultimately become paid guides,” said Yakabouski. “There has always been continuing education. So it doesn’t end with observing your tours, leading a tour and you are critiqued. You sit in on information sessions, there are monthly meetings where we bring in guest speakers and there’s always ongoing

training.”

Changes are made within admissions at various levels.

“We look at tour routes and updates that we need to include, so there is always a little bit of change that is happening every year. There are certainly best practices out there that we want to do to the best of our ability” said Yakabouski. “We have tour reply cards and at the end of every tour, guides encourage feedback. One of the other significant tweaks this year was that we adjusted what was being asked on the cards. There are a few more questions on it than asked in the past.”

“I have definitely had a lot more interactions with professors while on tour and that makes our tours a lot more unique,” said tour guide and junior Spanish and biology double major Jesse Hernandez. “I believe the more people learn about the program, the more difference it will have on our tours.”

Students codemn anti LGBTQ+ policies

Community comes together for book signing you find these holes of information,” said Gaines.

Kate White, a 1973 UMW alumna, attended the book signing in part because of her personal connection to the school. She likes to visit her old dorm and walk around campus to see how much it has changed over the years. She said events like these make her feel she’s still a part of the UMW student community.

“One of my classmates wrote a book called “Locked and Loaded,” and you guys had a book signing for her in June,” White said. “I come back to the bookstore every so often, to check out the events, it’s a trip down memory lane.”

The University posted the event on its calendar, as well as provided promotion through signage in the walkway of the UMW Bookstore.

“I saw the event on Twitter,” said Barbara Quann, who works at the Office of Eagle One. “I read a review for the book and it seemed interesting, so I thought it would be cool to get it signed.”

Going forward, James and John

Tour guide Lauren Perez wears a red polo and fleece as part of new program.

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Author and retired UMW professor James F. Gaines held a book signing for his latest novel “Beyond the Covenant and Other Stories”.

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Gaines are working on adding three new books in the “Forlani Saga”.

The upcoming book will be entitled “Earth Regained”. John Gaines is working on a spinoff series based on robot characters in the ‘Forlani Saga’, while his father is working on an autobiographical short story that he wants to shape into a novel soon.

Gaines voiced appreciation for everyone who attended the book signing.

“It’s fun to grow your audience and it’s really exciting when you have people who you didn’t imagine would be your audience and some of the people who become interested in your work, you wouldn’t expect them to be at first and it’s kind of fun to find out how people react to the book, that’s the fun of it, you never really have a special audience,” said Gaines.

Trump’s proposed policy is a far too narrow definition of sex.

“That’s ridiculous,” she said.

“If you’re going to do that, you specifically know the fact that you’re excluding people from that type of protection. At least if you’re going to be pigheaded like that, you should still have some way that people are being protected and their rights are being protected.”

Abby Cassell, a junior international affairs major, expressed a similar sentiment.

“I don’t agree with what [Trump] is doing,” she said. “I think that everybody has rights, no matter what gender they are or what they identify as.”

Junior English major Krista Beucler agreed, as did junior psychology major Chad Velezis.

“I don’t think that he should just be able to willy nilly take rights away,” Beucler said.

“I think it should just be an equal opportunity given to everyone to determine how they identify, and people should equally respect them for whatever choices they make and however they represent themselves,” Velezis said. “I stay away from politics, so I guess coming from a non-political standpoint, I would just view it as a negative. I think it definitely restricts freedom at its base level fundamentally, and I don’t think it’s a problem to begin with that needs to be solved.”

The Title IX policy change is the most recent attempt by the Trump administration to limit the rights of transgender people. Other initiatives include seeking to ban transgender people from serving in the military and removing Obamaera guidelines, which recognized gender identity in institutions such as schools and prisons. The new policy will be formally presented to the Justice Department before the end of the year.

“I think that everybody has rights, no matter what gender they are or what they identify as.”

-Abby Cassell

Thursday, November 1, 2018

The Student Culinary Council is looking for new members!

Campus Dining is looking for students who want to help shape the future of our campus dining programs! Meetings are held twice a month and meals are provided. We are currently seeking chairpersons for events, community outreach, sustainability, social media communications and mystery shopping. Membership is open to any UMW student who has a campus meal plan. Contact Council president Yasmeen Alhinty for details: Yalhinty@mail.umw.edu .

UMW Student Morgen Liebert Named Winner In KICKIN’ IT OFF National Sweepstakes!

Morgen Liebert, a student at the University of Mary Washington (UMW), was recently selected as one of fourteen lucky winners in Sodexo’s KICKIN’ IT OFF “Sit Back ‘N Savor National Prize Sweepstakes.” Morgen received an extreme tailgate package, complete with a Coleman® grill, a YETI® cooler, a set of four folding chairs and a Cornhole tailgate toss game as part of the KICKIN’ IT OFF prize.

KICKIN’ IT OFF was a component of an ongoing resident dining promotion series sponsored by Sodexo, the dining services company at University of Mary Washington. Featured at more than 600 Sodexo-managed colleges and university campuses nationwide, KICKIN’ IT OFF was a promotion “seared to perfection,” and it was all about making the dining hall feel like a classic tailgate. There were opportunities for Dining Services Departments to showcase their skills on the grill; encourage their university communities to take charge of their health and well-being with spirited outdoor activities; have students battle it out in friendly competitions and more.

Global Salads & Wraps are now available at the grill area of Sustenance! The ethnic cuisine changes each week. We are currently featuring Asian flavors with an Asian Chicken Wrap, Vietnamese Vegan Spring Roll with Chili Sauce, and a variety of Asian inspired salads, fruits & veggies!

Ramen or Rice Bowls are offered daily with an array of fresh veggies served with a vegan or vegetarian broth. Vegan entrees still served, too!

Get a free cookie or half price smoothie when you buy any sandwich, entrée salad or meal deal until Nov. 10!

Pictured: Sweepstakes winner Morgen Liebert seated. Standing: UMW Executive Chef Will Hardy, General Manager Roy Platt and Marketing Manager Rose Benedict.

Sodexo in North America Sodexo, Inc. (www.sodexoUSA.com) the leading Quality of Life services company in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, delivers On-site Services in Corporate, Education, Health Care, Government, and Remote Site segments, as well as Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services. Sodexo, Inc., headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD-., funds all administrative costs for the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation (HelpStopHunger.org), an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $22 million in grants to end childhood hunger in America. Visit the corporate blog at blogs.sodexousa.com.

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Editor: Jack Hagn | blueandgray.sports@gmail.com

Boston Red Sox win World Series over LA Dodgers

MACKENZIE HARD Staff Writer

This past week showed the start of the 114th World Series played, as the series between the American League champion, the Boston Red Sox, and the National League champion, the Los Angeles Dodgers started. The match up was close with the Red Sox finishing their season with a 108-54 record and the Dodgers finishing up their season with a 92-71 record. This is the first time that the Red Sox have surpassed the 100-win mark since 1946.

Unlike the Red Sox, the Dodgers were in the World Series last year, making this their second consecutive appearance, after losing to the Houston Astros in 2017. The last time that these teams played one another was in the World Series in 1916, where the Red Sox won the series in five games.

At the end of the regular season, four players from the Red Sox were given All-Star status - Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, Chris Sale, and Craig Kimbrel. Each of these players would hold promise for strategic plays during the World Series games.

The World Series took place from Oct. 23 to Oct. 28.

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off Kenley Jansen in the eighth inning. In the top of the ninth, Brock Holt doubled off Dylan Floro and was driven in by a single by pinch-hitter Rafael Devers to give Boston their first lead of the game.

The Red Sox loaded the bases against Floro and Alex Wood, and then Pearce doubled to right center off Kenta Maeda, scoring all three runs to put the Red Sox up 8-4. Another run was adding when Bogaerts drove in Pearce with a single.

Game five was scheduled to start at 5:15pm (PDT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, Oct. 28th. Los Angeles is also scheduled to become the first city to host an MLB, NFL, NHL, MLS, and NBA game all on one day. Clayton Kershaw will start for the Dodgers, while David Price will start for the Red Sox. During the final game of the World Series, both the Dodgers and Red Sox scored in the first inning. Boston scored in the top of the inning after a one out single by Andrew Benintendi, which Steve Pearce followed with a two-run home run. No one else scored until the sixth inning, when Mookie Betts hit a solo home run with one out and then J.D. Martinez hit

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During the first game on Tuesday, Following various errors, Dodgers The game was scoreless through the a lead-off homer in the seventh inning to Oct. 23 at Fenway Park, the Red Sox Max Muncy hit a walk-off home run first five innings. In the bottom of the make the score 4-1 Boston. Price pitched struck in the first inning when Mookie off Boston pitcher Nathan Eovaldi in sixth, the Dodgers loaded the bases into the eighth inning, allowing only one Betts singled, stole second, and then the eighteenth inning to win it for the against Rodríguez and scored the game’s run on three hits and two walks while scored on a hit by Andrew Benintendi, Dodgersers, 3-2. Eovaldi had just begun first run on a throwing error by Boston sticking out five from the Dodgers. Joe who also scored on a single by J.D. is seventh inning of relief. At eighteen catcher Christian Vázquez. In the top of Kelly and Chris Sale pitched the last two Martinez. Boston saw some benefit innings and seven hours and twenty the seventh, Mitch Moreland hit a threeinnings and both struck out - Sale getting when the Dodgers’ first baseman David minutes, this game became the longest run pinch-hit home run off of reliever Manny Machado to strike out on a pitch Freese missed a foul pop-up by Betts, World Series game by both innings Ryan Madison to make it a one run for the last out. This resulted in the Red while right fielder Yasiel Puig allowed and time, surpassing game three of the game. Steve Pearce also hit a solo homer Sox winning the game 5-1 and the series Benintendi to advance to 4-1. Pearce won the World second base on a late throw Series Most Valuable Player to the plate. By the second Award. inning the score was tied The win was felt across up, but at the bottom of the campus, as many students third inning, left fielder Steve wore jerseys, hats, shirts, and Pearce made a play that sweatshirts all in supporting resulted in an inning-ending the Red Sox win on Monday. double play on the field that Freshman Riley Townson was then overturned by video reacted to the win by saying, review. The Red Sox loaded “This win feels great, it’s the bases with no outs in the first time that Boston has the bottom of the fifth, and brought back a banner that scored the go-ahead run when was not the Patriots in like six Xander Bogaerts ground into years, so that’s really cool. a fielder’s choice. The game This team from the beginning ended after nine innings with of the year, winning 108 Boston taking away a four games in the regular season, point game lead. and they beat 200+ win teams The second game on in the postseason, so they are Wednesday was also at something special and are a lot Fenway and featured another of fun to watch.” independant.uk matchup of left-handed pitchers.The Boston Red Sox pose for a team photo after winning the World Series.

Club Sports Scoreboard Club Women's Soccer Nov. 3 @ William and Mary TBA Thursday, November 1, 2018

Club Baseball Nov. 3-4 vs. James Madison University 3 game series (2 Sat. 1 Sun.)

Club Softball Nov. 3 vs. George Mason University TBA 12