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1922 Arrington Hall on track to re-open in spring 2019

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In total, Arrington’s renovation is costing the University approximately After months of waiting, students two million dollars. The funds for it are will finally be moving back into coming from reserve accounts.

Arrington Hall.

“To cover the cost of this At the end of June, Arrington Hall renovation, we are moving unused was closed and added to the list of balances from another residence residence halls to be renovated and hall project,” said Paul Messplay, updated. Removing Arrington from the the executive director of Budget and available residence halls resulted in the Financial Analysis. “So we are not displacement having to of numerous allocate any students. new money “We’re on track [to have Some for Arrington students move back in] next Hall.” students were moved The original semester. It will be tight but to other cause of they anticipate that contractors Arrington’s locations on campus and will be out of the building by the closure others were was faulty 15th of December.” placed in plumbing on off-campus the fourth floor apartments. that flooded -Dean Dave Fleming “We’re on the structure. track [to have This water students move back in] next semester. damage revealed additional damage to It will be tight but they anticipate that the building -- specifically the presence contractors will be out of the building of mold within the walls and structural by the 15th of December,” said Dave parts of the building.

Fleming, Assistant Dean for Residence “As [the contractors] started to

Construction has occured throughout the fall to complete the Arrington renovations in time.

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work on the repairs of [the flooding], they uncovered some additional issues around mold behind the walls,” said Dean Fleming.

A lot of the repairs being done on Arrington Hall were not in the original renovation strategy, but as the University became more aware of issues within the building, they broadened the construction plan.

“The [contractors] have increased their scope [of repairs] from when they first started. Any [mold] affected surface from the environment was

taken out,” said Dean Fleming. “Every bathroom was gutted -- we didn’t expect to do that.”

Alongside removing every bathroom and mold affected surface, the University is making other updates to the building.

The updates include: 3-piece inset showers, tiles that require less grout, energy-efficient LED lighting, and the replacement of all the windows and insulation. The new insulation being installed is a spray-

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The “M” in UMW Stands for Memes

UMW students find community through new Facebook page said. “Willard is where it all started — distaste for Sodexo. preservation should come first.”

Arron Rhodes, who graduated in Senior 2017 with a business major in religious administration studies, recently “I’d say that our meme major Zach posted a meme page is just a way for us all to Mayhall’s that pointed out that “90% of the bond and blow off steam.” meme noted the peril of expensive flat bikes speeding screens in the through the UC” are rarely -Tara Anderson tunnel. used. He took “The tunnel issue with the isn’t wide enough [for bikes and school’s spending priorities. pedestrians],” he said. “I’m all about “Repair Willard before building getting to class fast new stuff we don’t even use,” Rhodes •MEMES | 11 Tara Anderson expressed dismay at having to listen to The “M” in UMW Stands for Memes / Facebook construction noise in Jepson Hall for the next two years.

KATE SELTZER News Editor

The “M” in UMW stands for memes, according to a new Facebook group. Since the meme page of that name was created last Tuesday, Nov. 6, more than 250 UMW-specific memes have been posted. At time of publication, 1,129 people had joined the group.

“I never expected it to grow this quickly, but many people have told me it filled the hole that Yik Yak left and people love them some memes, so I

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guess it shouldn’t have been much of a surprise,” said junior art major Natalie Eaton, who created the page after visiting her boyfriend at William and Mary.

“They [William and Mary] have an absolutely amazing meme page, and I was honestly really jealous,” she said.

“I figured, why not make one for UMW and see how it goes?”

The memes reflect a variety of concerns students have with the University in real life, ranging from mold in dorms to Mormon groups proselytizing on campus to a general

Zach Mayhall’s meme notes the danger of speeding bikes in the tunnel.

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BOHEMIAN RHASPODY Cannabis LEGALIZATION FALL SPORTS New Queen movie rocks the box office.

Midterms show progression of looser marijuana laws.

UMW fall sports end successful seasons.

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At the beginning of the month, the College of Business was the target of a phishing email scam. Phishing emails are messages sent from email addresses that impersonate a person the target knows. The purpose of these emails is typically to gain personal information or money from the target.

This particular scam affected only the College of Business and used the name of Interim Dean Ken Machande to trick faculty. The subject line of the emails read “Are You Available?” The goal was that faculty would think it was a message from Machande and, assuming a meeting was required, would open or possibly reply to it.

“It was a Gmail address and it popped up and it looked just like a Mary Washington address,” explained Interim Dean Ken Machande. “People would come ask why the Interim Dean wants to see them, it makes them a little nervous, so that’s why they all got here really quick.”

“Normally that means he wants to talk and I knew he had left the building so I assumed that he needed to talk to me when he got back,” said Rhonda Stills, the academic advisor for the College of Business. “But then I got an email from [Lucy Quann] saying that he didn’t send that, he didn’t have a Gmail account.”

Stills said the email went out to all faculty members in the College of Business. “It wasn’t just me, it went out to everybody,” she said.

“I did not realize it was a fake email,” said Sayan Sarkar, an accounting professor in the College of Business. “I thought [Ken Machande] wanted to see me, so I went to his office [to see if] he had something urgent to talk [about]. He said, “I didn’t send you an email”.”

Sarkar was one of the first to visit Machande after the email was sent.

Both were confused when Machande said he had not sent the email and,

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Earlier this month, the College of Business experienced an email phishing scam.

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In part due to 600 new UMW student voters, during the recent election season Fredericksburg saw an increase in its voter registration totals.

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UMW contributes to high voter turnout in midterm elections

KAITLYN MCCLUNG Staff Writer

This election season, Fredericksburg saw a 5 percent increase in voter registration from 2017 due to a surge of 600 new University of Mary Washington students who registered to vote, according to The Free Lance-Star.

The total number of registered voters totaled 18,043.

The National Study of Learning Voting and Engagement (NSLVE), conducted by Tufts University, assesses how many students are registered to vote and the rate at which they turn out. 1,021 higher education institutions across the United States participated in the study at the time of the last midterm election in 2014. The study included 9,632,630 students enrolled at 2 year, 4 year, private, and public institutions in 2014.

In the last midterm election, 72.1 percent of UMW students were registered to vote, and the final voting rate was 19.2 percent. The final voting rate at UMW was 0.1 percent higher than the national average of participating institutions across the country. Of the 19.2 percent that voted in 2014, 18.6 percent of students at University of Mary Washington voted via absentee ballot, and 80.4 percent voted in person on election day.

Statistics for the UMW voter turnout in the 2018 midterm election will not be available until a few months from now, when voting and enrollment are matched with other institutions for the 2018 midterm. Marina CastroMeirelles, who graduated with a political science degree from UMW in 2018 and volunteered for NextGen, said “My personal observations lead me to think that UMW definitely saw greater turnout this November, and that more students voted absentee.” She has also conducted individual research on the state of civic engagement at UMW to argue for a Day on Democracy, a day when classes are canceled so students can vote. This led CastroMeirelles to seek NSLVE’s report through a professor.

Students speculated that the potential increase in voter turnout was partially caused by NextGen’s push for voter registration on campus.

“They kind of used peer pressure in the streets… They can’t force you, but they sure can peer pressure you into it.

You just want them to stop harassing you,” said junior German and historic preservation double major Helen Sande.

NextGen America is a nonprofit and political action committee.

NextGen Rising, NextGen’s youth voting program, sought to register and motivate 250,000 young people to vote in 2018. Since their founding, NextGen has registered one million people across the U.S. Other students believed that the increase in voter registration was caused by social pressure and the heating of the political climate. Sean Ellis, a freshman, said he has seen his peers encouraging people to vote on social media like Instagram and Twitter.

“I feel like it’s becoming more mainstream because there were so many people all over campus making sure everyone is registered,” said Ellis.

Students are hopeful about the increasing awareness of young voters.

“I think it’s great that there are more people who are willing to go out and vote,” said freshman Erica Lopez. “I think there’s been more awareness, especially in this political climate.

They want to make their opinions heard, so I think it’s really awesome that there’s better turnout.”

Freshman Gabriel Matteson believed efforts on campus, such as providing rides to and from polling places, helped to increase UMW voter turnout. He also attributed the rise of voter turnout to a more fervent desire to participate in politics in an increasingly tense political climate.

To Matteson, voting is a privilege he wants to take advantage of, and the disenfranchisement of others inspired him to vote in the 2018

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Men’s rugby prepares for second championship run

JOSEPH KOBSAR Staff Writer

The UMW men’s rugby team is conquering 7-0 in their season, heading right for National Playoffs. The team is excited to have come along with such success and are aiming for the championship.

Formed in 1977 as Mother’s Rugby Club, the sport quickly grew in popularity and has a history of dominating against other universities.

The team has already won the CCRC, USAR Fall, Cherry Blossom, and USAR D1AA National Championships in their 2017-2018 season.

Many of the players are preparing both mentally and physically as National Playoffs grow closer.

“The season has been going great. One challenge we’ve had has been team fitness but we have been pushing each other and improving. The coaching staff has been pushing us to constantly improve through building depth in players and therefore creating competition. Personally, I think I am pretty fit, but it’s the mental aspect that I have really been focusing on this year.

Being aware, calm, and prepared. Rugby

has many moving parts and involves a lot of thinking. I’m also a huge fan of the fundamental principles of rugby like respect and trust,” said sophomore Jose B. Reyes.

Teams are built off of respect and trust and with these two elements, success thrives. While most players are trying to increase motivation, others need to focus on rehabilitation and creating a stronger bond.

“This season has been going very well but there have been challenges. We’ve been plagued with numerous injuries to key players this season and our team chemistry isn’t what it was last year. We are making more mistakes than usual but the more we play together, the better we become. Our coaches have been great, as they always are. They are constantly pushing us, testing us, and preparing us for the big games we’ll face in the National Playoffs,” said Lewis Grant, a biology senior.

“I personally think that our team attitude towards some of our opponents needs to change. We aren’t seeing them as a big threat like we would in the past and I think it gives some people on the team the wrong mindset. I’m preparing for Nationals by maintaining

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and increasing my fitness and by honing my skills as a rugby player. I originally transferred to Mary Washington from Radford University after my freshman year. Coming to Mary Washington was the best decision I’ve ever made,” said Grant.

Rugby is an exhausting sport on both the body and mind so players have to find a routine to stay sharp. While injuries and team attitudes have been detrimental to some players, it’s given opportunity for others to truly hone in and gain spotlight.

“Plenty of injuries have given lots of players a chance to play which has been beneficial because it’s helped our team develop. Training has been intense and the team is reaping the rewards on the weekend,” said Harry Masters, a junior and mathematics major.

This seasons weather has had its toll on the team’s accessibility to practice but that hasn’t killed the fire as they have already accomplished so much.

“We’ve beaten teams by large margins and expect to continue that pattern into the playoffs. The weather has been challenging, causing us to rearrange the schedule and have practice off the pitch but we’ve managed well,” said senior Ethan Hicks.

“We are preparing the same way we did last year: focusing on week-byweek issues of who we play next and addressing shortcomings from the last game. Essentially, we are all committed to increasing our level of rugby every practice, every gym session, and every game,” said Hicks.

The championship games will be on Dec. 1 and 2. With eagerness in the air and teeth gritting, the team is clearly ready. Leading the group is head coach

Min Sae Chae, who has been with the rugby team for 5 years and head coach for 4 years. Previously a high school coach in Springfield, his team achieved multiple state titles and even a Tier 2 High School National Championship in 2015.

“Last year I was fortunate enough to go to Christchurch, New Zealand for a few weeks and do a coaching program with the Crusaders Super Rugby franchise. They are the New England Patriots for the rugby world. College rugby is a rising sport and there are more and more “varsity” programs emerging every year, ” said Chae.

“We are officially a “team” sport with some varsity privileges and benefits.

The biggest difference being funding and salaries for coaching. The Athletic Department has given us a little more every year but we are far from a true D1 team. We have made our case to be a true varsity program. The biggest reason being our success on the field and our recruiting numbers driving student enrollment. Especially both internationally and out-of-state,” said Chae.

“Our season has gone well so far. We lost a tough one to the Naval Academy by 1 point. They are ranked #7 nationally in D1A while we are #1 nationally in D1-AA. Its like JMU playing Ohio State.

We have dealt with a lot of injuries but the silver lining is that we have been able to really develop our depth and improve our overall pool of players,” said Chae.

This weekend men’s rugby will have the National quarter final vs West Chester on the Nov. 17 and if they win, the semi-final vs either Kentucky or Bowling Green. These matches will be played down at ECU.

Simone Biles dominates at championship despite kidney stones DALEY JENNINGS Staff Writer

On Nov. 3, Simone Biles was awarded her thirteenth gold medal at the world gymnastics championships, and became the first American and first female in the past 30 years to win a medal in every event of the World Championships.

This itself is impressive for someone as young as Biles, 21, but the fact that Biles revealed that she was dealing with kidney stones less than 24 hours before is what makes the accomplishment truly astonishing.

Biles alerted the world of her medical problem via twitter by tweeting a picture of herself in a hospital bed with the caption: “Nothing like a late night ER visit less than 24 hrs before world championships”, then reassured her team and her fans that she would still be competing in the world championship: “The Kidney stone can wait…doing it from my team! I’ll be Gucci girls!”

Biles was not allowed to take any sort of pain medication during the championships because of the rules against athletes using any sort of drugs beforehand. Despite this, she was able to

come out on top of her competitors.

“Adrenaline definitely helped, and then on the other hand I tried to set it aside, but then again, it almost becomes normalized, after the couple weeks of training that we had, and I feel like I stated to get used to the pain and learned how to like, tune it out,” said Biles.

Biles was also able to keep a sense of humor about her kidney stones, even going so far as to give them a nickname.

“So we’re calling it the Doha pearl, because it’s quite large, and I don’t think I’ll pass this one, but we’ll see, so I’m calling it the Doha pearl,” said Biles in reference to where the competition took place, on the island Pearl-Qatar, in Doha, Qatar.

Despite being given the new nickname “GOAT”, which means greatest-of-all-time, after the competition by her fans and the media, Biles still laments how she does not feel comfortable with how she competed in the competition, surprisingly having little to do with her kidney stones. Even though Biles managed to rise above her competition, on the floor she made some mistakes that stayed with her. On the

balance beam she fell off when attempting to perform a front flip with a twist, then failing to keep calm while trying to keep her balance on a front spiked somersault.

Ironically, this move was called “The Biles”, which was her signature.

Luckily for Biles this was the worst of her missteps in routine, nbc.com Biles competes on the floor at the World Championships. some of the lesser mistakes including coming up short for apologize in a tweet saying: “Sorry to the landing in her vault routine and her give everyone a heart attack. I apologize. foot going slightly outside the line in the I won’t do it again.” floor exercise portion of the competition.

While the performance was not her It could be argued that her difficulty best, it was still good enough to manage with the routine was due to the pain of a gold in women’s all-around, a gold kidney stones, but Biles has shown that in women’s vault, a silver in women’s she does not believe that to be the case. uneven bars, a bronze in women’s “If it were a challenge for me, I balance beam, and a gold in women’s wouldn’t have competed at all, I think floor exercise. it was a matter of concentration,” said Biles is currently taking wellBiles. deserved time off to recover from her Biles has shown the humility in kidney stone and to rest before she will realizing that she was less than her return to her training in preparation for usual standard, even going so far as to the 2019 gymnastic season.

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Marijuana should be legalized nationwide, student says

JOSEPH LANGLEY Staff Writer For decades, people have allowed stereotypes to falsely inform their opinion on marijuana. A natural substance that is known to relax the body for medicinal purposes, marijuana is simply a drug that promotes hunger, sleep and relaxation. Cannabis is already legal in numerous states in the U.S. and the process of legalization has continued to increase on a country-wide scale.

There are more pros to legalization than cons, and with that, states and their legislatures must recognize the drugs benefits and take the step many other states have already.

During the past Midterm Elections, three states legalized marijuana usage.

Full legalization, recreational and medicinal, won in the state of Michigan, along with medical legalization in the states of Utah and Missouri. Currently, 23 states have solely legalized medical marijuana. 10 of those states have also legalized the recreational weed, amongst them being the District of Columbia, Alaska, Maine, Massachusetts, California, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Vermont and of course the recently passed legalization, Michigan.

While not all states have passed legalization to be used recreationally, the 23 states acknowledge the health advantages behind the legalization of marijuana in medicinal terms.

Junior and communications major Alex Caldas advocates for the legalization of marijuana. “I believe it

should be legalized due to the fact that is a great way for cancer patients to get off opioids and use medical marijuana as a substitute painkiller,” said Caldas.

Caldas is right. The 2016 National Study on Drug Use and Health reported that in 2016, more than 46 people died each day from overdoses involving prescription opioids. Doctors are legally prescribing addictive painkillers to patients on a daily basis, though people still are against the idea of medical marijuana.

“My uncle uses CBD oil for his knee. I personally have seen the effects that the injury has taken on him, and the fact that he can use a safer and more natural substance such as CBD comforts me,” said Caldas.

A study from drugabuse.org states that every day, more than 115 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. That statistic alone should concern every American. This should convince those who continue to look down on marijuana that it is an excellent substitute for painkillers, as it is saddening that more serious substances that are intended for aiding patients, are actually causing their deaths.

Cannabis in the medical field is something that few can argue with, as it is known to help patients with PTSD, epilepsy, cancer and multiple sclerosis.

Michigan, Utah, and Missouri voted in the midterm elections to legalize marijuana usage.

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More and more politicians, both Republican and Democratic, are supporting the legalization of marijuana.

Even in the nation’s capital, Washington D.C., cannabis is legal for people 21+ on their private property. The state of Virginia, however, has yet to make much progress. In a 2017 article from the Loudoun Times, Republican Delegate Randy Minchew is quoted to have said, “I do not support legalizing marijuana for recreational use. I don’t believe it is, at this juncture appropriate to allow for another recreational narcotic to enter the Virginia mainstream.”

On a federal level, marijuana is still classified as a Schedule I drug with a “high potential for abuse,” along with heroin, ecstasy, and peyote. It is not fair to compare marijuana to these life-threatening drugs. Yet drugs like cigarettes and alcohol are legal and readily available at any convenience store. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure. This is about one in five deaths annually, or 1,300 deaths every day. Yet, smoking marijuana is still equated with more dangerous drugs.

Economically, states that have passed recreational marijuana laws are thriving. For the states that have already legalized it, the profit of marijuana has

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led to more funding for educational and infrastructural purposes. Those states also automatically get more job opportunities for its residents. According to an article on money.cnn.com, the marijuana industry employed 121,000 people in the year 2017.

These statistics prove that the marijuana business is a moneymaker, and legally it is only continuing to increase value. You simply can’t argue with that logic.

The substance has already flooded through the country as a whole. Stopping this “recreational narcotic” from entering the “Virginia mainstream” is impossible, as it’s already flooded the streets.

Legalizing marijuana would decrease the amount of illegal sales, as civilians would then take action to legally be permitted to purchase cannabis.

Marijuana has not yet been proven to be physically addictive, though it has proven its advantages in several other aspects. Serving those in need medically, creating jobs and reducing drug violence and addiction are all values that any state would benefit from. We must continue to support the legalization of marijuana.

Government support leads to government funding, and more studies can release discoveries of the countless benefits of marijuana usage. It’s time for the country to make a move that would ultimately benefit its society.

Staff Ed: Veteran appreciation should be celebrated beyond Veterans day This past Sunday, Veteran’s Day was

By THE BLUE AND GRAY PRESS celebrated across the country. The EDITORIAL BOARD holiday serves as an opportunity to publicly recognize our veterans and acknowledge their efforts. Many of us know or have known a veteran, whether that be a parent, a grandparent, a sibling or a friend. The Mary Washington community encompasses many people from diverse backgrounds, including those that have served our country in the armed forces. Our student veterans exemplify the values and principles that the Mary Washington community holds dear.

The Blue and Gray staff would like to thank each and every member of the UMW community and the Fredericksburg community who has served America with pride and honor. However, our thankfulness towards our nation’s veterans cannot only be contained within a single day.We encourage everyone to take time out of their day to thank a veteran in their lives. It is important for us as a community and as a country to remember the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform have made in order to keep this nation safe and free.

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Installation of “water bottle fountains” promotes reusable bottle usage RHYS JOHNSON Staff Writer

Those familiar with the UMW Fitness Center have undoubtedly used the water fountains in the facility at some point or another. These aren’t your grandfather’s water fountains, though- this is the future of hydration. Attached to each one is a faucet that can be used to fill reusable water bottles. All you have to do is bring your bottle to the gym, push a little tab and voila, out comes clean, cold and refreshing water.

Additionally, automatic faucets to fill up water bottles can be found in the UC and the HCC. It makes sense to install these faucets. Paying for bottled water from one of the vending machines whenever you want to do some cardio is a waste of money and natural resources.

In a time when it feels that disposable plastics are being increasingly being shunned, it’s time to take action and find a cure for our plastic water bottle addiction. The modern water fountains would bring immediate change and continue UMW’s path to increasing sustainability on campus.

According to Ban the Bottle, which describes itself as “an organization promoting the environment by advocating bans on one-time-use plastic water bottles,” only one in five plastic bottles are recycled. Annually, Americans consume over 8.6 billion gallons of water from plastic bottles, and it can take up to 1,000 years for plastic bottles to decompose.

The organization’s website also adds that by simply purchasing a 16 or 32-ounce Nalgene bottle for about $10, you could save hundreds of dollars annually that would be spent on bottled water.

UMW students certainly use reusable bottles. Take a look around campus and chances are at least a few people in classes are carrying around their own water bottles. The fact that people are using reusable bottles is good. The problem is that the campus does not have the faucets to support everyone bringing their own water bottles. All too often I see people awkwardly trying to fill up their Nalgene or Yeti cup in a traditional water fountain, struggling to not let the rim of the bottle touch the surface.

In 2015, Duke University estimated that it saved about 400,000 plastic bottles a year by installing 50 water bottle stations around campus. “We’ve had students promoting reduced water use since 2009 through national campaigns like ‘Take Back the Tap’,” said Casey Roe, outreach coordinator for Sustainable Duke in an article in Duke Today. “Plastic bottles take petroleum to make and gas to transport, so improving on-campus water infrastructure helps minimize our carbon footprint.”

Implementing the new faucets would cut down on bottled water dependency and encourage people to drink more water on a regular basis. There are water fountains in every building on campus, though many are outdated. Newer water fountains would accommodate the faucet

attachment. This would not have to be a priority for residential buildings, but should be for academic buildings such as Trinkle, Monroe and Simpson Library.

One of the things that could prevent this hopeful reusable revolution would be the simple fact that water fountains just aren’t cool anymore- no pun intended.

According to a 2015 article in the Washington Post, “Fountains were once a revered feature of urban life, a celebration of the tremendous technological and political capital it takes to provide clean drinking water to a community. Today, they’re in crisis.

Though no one tracks the number of public fountains nationally, researchers say they’re fading from America’s parks, schools, and stadiums.”

The few water fountains that remain are actually pretty safe, however. The water comes out in an arc, so the only part of the fountain you have to touch is the handle. As long as you don’t actually put your mouth on the spigot itself or lick the bowl that the water drains into, drinking from the fountain should be pretty harmless, though we cannot depend on everyone to have the same drinking etiquette.

There are some isolated cases, however, that continue the decline of the water fountain that was at one time considered to be a revolutionary invention. According to Mercola, a health website, “From 2011 to 2012, 32 drinking water-associated outbreaks were reported, causing at least 431 cases of illness, 102 hospitalizations,

and 14 deaths. Norovirus, E. coli, Shigella, giardia, and other pathogens were identified as part of the outbreaks, although most of the water–associated outbreaks were due to Legionella in building plumbing systems and untreated groundwater. None of the outbreaks were due to ‘city water’ that had been properly treated, so this is, again, a small risk.”

After over 40 years of bottled water exposure, many Americans simply don’t trust good old tap water anymore, even though studies have repeatedly shown that it’s just as safe to drink. It doesn’t make sense to pay for a status symbol like Aquafina or Deer Park when you could just turn the faucet and drink it for essentially free right in your kitchen. In order to make a small contribution to the war against plastic, UMW needs to send plastic bottles packing.

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Commuters must actively get involved to feel included on campus LINDSAY RUOGNAT Staff Writer

Off-campus students tend to face more challenges than on-campus students when it comes to their level of involvement with on-campus activities.

As an off-campus student, I’ve struggled with making new friends and feeling involved with the campus community.

Off-campus students need to take extra steps to feel included because we spend less time on campus. This means taking initiative and spending extra time meeting new people, studying and networking with other students on campus, joining clubs and attending campus events, all while juggling a full course load, work and family responsibilities.

Currently, there are 4,100 students on campus, and approximately 1,600 of them are off-campus students, according to Chris Porter, director of Transfer and Off-Campus Student Services.

To me, living on campus is the ideal situation while attending college.

However, I commute because I’m not typical college age and other responsibilities demand my attention when I’m not on campus. Choosing to be an off-campus student is better for my schedule and life, however, after a couple semesters, I realized that it takes

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extra effort than just showing up to class to be involved if I didn’t want to feel like an outsider because I live off campus.

After speaking with students, I realized my situation is common.

Many off-campus students spend extra time commuting which, makes it difficult to get to classes on time and can take away from time spent studying.

Jasmine Alanis, a senior marketing major, described her commute: “I live in Spotsylvania County, so I either have to take route 3 or route 1 to school, and they can very easily become parking lots, so I consider myself lucky if I can make it to campus within 30 minutes.”

Another issue is finding time for meals. With busy schedules, it’s problematic for any student to eat a proper meal, but being an off-campus student means planning all of your meals during the school day, especially without a meal plans.

“It can be such a hassle to drive back to school from my house, and as someone that doesn’t have a meal plan, I have to pay out of pocket, plan out snacks and meals, or go hungry if I am back on campus during breakfast, lunch and dinner,” said Alanis.

Another issue I have as a commuter is finding parking regularly. With the new guidelines instilled at the beginning of

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this fall semester for parking on College Avenue, students are more limited in areas to park. While this is a common issue for majority of UMW students, it is even worse of a burden for commuters.

“On campus students tend to take the nearest parking or parking on the highest levels of the garage, and they pretty much never leave,” said Alanis. “Last semester there was an event going and all the parking in the garage and behind the school was full. I always park over there and wasn’t familiar with other parking areas, so I ended up being 30 minutes late to class after finding student parking on the opposite side of campus.”

These small everyday challenges add up and can limit the time the student spends on activities outside of their regular class schedule, not to mention extra time spent on unexpected events like leaving a book at home or forgetting your homework on the printer. With the strains of working, I tend to focus mostly on academics while on campus. After my final class of the day, I’m normally exhausted, and don’t stay late for campus-related activities.

“I do think activities and events on campus make a difference in the college experience for most students.

I personally don’t go to many due to schedule conflicts. I would participate if I could,” said senior and accounting major Tori Pilkerton.

Porter, along with graduate assistant Lindsay Crawford, tend to the needs of off-campus students with a variety of resources and networking opportunities through the Office of Transfer and Off-Campus Students. There is an off-campus student lounge, the Talon Lounge, in the UC where they display weekly events and send out monthly

newsletters. The office offers coffee hours twice a week in the lounge and times vary so that if times do not work for students one week, they could potentially work another.

Porter also shared that she meets with each commuter student at the beginning of the semester to check in with how classes are going, their commute route and to discuss any needs. The office also hosts several open forums based on common issues that are reported.

As previously mentioned, parking is a difficult task for most commuter students. Recently, Porter had staff from Parking Management attend to provide answers for commuter concerns.

On-campus students are arguably viewed as having a higher success rate, and I would agree with that statement. Off-campus students can be just as successful, with successful time-management to lessen the effect these obstacles have on their college experience, and using extra time to make an effort to be involved on campus.

“We can offer all kinds of suggestions and connect you with people to talk to, but when it comes down to it, you’ve got to take that step into an organization,” said Porter. “Just put an event on your calendar and just go.”

Spending more time away from campus means not gaining the same opportunities and experiences that oncampus students have. Having strong time-management skills and a desire to feel included can help off-campus students, like myself, gain the most out of the college experience, while still working towards academic success. If students want to feel involved, they have to get involved themselves.

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Beauty and makeup Youtuber James Charles releases eyeshadow palette in collaboration with Morphe Brushes

SIERRA HORTON Staff Writer

On Nov. 2, 19 year old YouTube beauty guru, makeup artist and first male CoverGirl, James Charles, uploaded a video announcing his latest project: an eyeshadow palette and brush set with Morphe Brushes Cosmetics that were released Nov. 13.

Even before this reveal, many UMW students were already fans of James Charles and the work that he does.

“He has really changed the way I look at makeup,” said sophomore and education student Rachel Thibodeau. “I started really getting into makeup in high school, but because of dance I only knew how to do stage makeup, and he has really good tips for all kinds of makeup and uploads videos with honest reviews of other palettes and makeup products,” said Thibodeau.

The “Dare To Create Artistry Palette” contains 39 shades, compared to the usual 35, ranging from neutrals to a wide variety of bright colors and costs $39 with the brush set being $149. Charles says that this palette is for those wanting to “release their inner artist,” due to the large variety in color options that is rare and hard to find in any other palette currently on the market.

This palette release is a big deal in the YouTube beauty community and many

James Charles released his eyeshadow palette on Nov. 13.

students on campus are already talking about it.

“I am excited about his new

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a reasonable price, yet it still has good quality. I think that he did a very good job incorporating many different colors and making them so that they would be useful for people with all types of skin, skin tones, and makeup abilities, so even beginners can use it,” said Thibodeau.

Sophomore psychology major SarahAnn Washburn said, “I think it is a gorgeous palette with the perfect amount of options for both people who don’t really know what to do with their eyeshadow, as well as for the people that are makeup artists. It’s also amazing that he has been able to come out with a better quality product with a wider variety of colors than what many other palettes have.”

One aspect of the palette that students are noticing are the unique names that Charles gave each shade. He even asked some of his best friends, Ethan and Grayson Dolan to name a shade, while also naming other shades after his time spent in high school, people that mean a lot to him, and his signature sayings such as “snatched.”

“The shade names are super creative and I love the fact that he incorporated his own personal life into it. It shows

“The shade names are super creative and I love the fact that he incorporated his own personal life into it.”

- SarahAnn Washburn eyeshadow palette release because, since he is collabing with Morphe, it is

how invested he is into this product and how much he truly cares about what he designs,” said Washburn.

“My favorite shade is ‘Spark’ because it is an extremely shimmery rose gold color that looks very pigmented,” said Thibodeau.

With this new adventure into the makeup production industry, this could potentially mean a lot for Charles’s career.

“I think this is a great step in his career. The more he puts himself out there in the beauty industry, the more popular he will become, and the more larger, well-known celebrities will hear his name and possibly use his product.

Everyone has to start somewhere and it seems like he is definitely moving up the chain quickly and successfully,” said Washburn.

“A lot of makeup artists on YouTube that are successful end up releasing palettes. There is usually a lot of hype at first but eventually, if the palette is not good and other youtubers post negative reviews, the hype of the palette will eventually die out. Initially, he will probably make a lot of money and gain publicity, but depending on the quality, I believe this will make or break his career,” said Thibodeau.

Despite facing controversy in the YouTube beauty community, many students agree that James Charles has only had a positive impact on their lives.

“James Charles is very funny and encouraging and he motivates both girls and boys around the world to be who they want to be,” said Thibodeau.

“Initially, he will probably make a lot of money and gain publicity, but depending on the quality, I believe this will make or break his career.”

- Rachel Thibodeau

The “Dare To Create Artistry Palette” starts at $39.

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“Bohemian Rhapsody” review: Queen rocks the box office HARRY FISHER Online Editor

As a fan of rock and roll music, I’ve always admired the work of the band Queen. Although I’m far from the biggest Queen fan in the world, they have quite a few songs that I think are fantastic, songs that should be instantly recognizable to any fan of music. They’ve had a huge impact on the rock genre and music in general, and have inspired many other artists for generations.

However, every Queen fan knows that their appeal lies not just in their music, but in the band’s personality and the story of how they worked together, especially with regards to the lead singer, Freddie Mercury. Which is why the film “Bohemian Rhapsody”, named after one of the band’s most famous songs, has taken the inspiring story of Mercury and the band and brought it to the big screen for all of Queen’s fans to enjoy.

The story of the film starts in 1970, with Mercury, at the time known as Farrokh Bulsara, meeting guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, two members of the band Smile. Their lead singer has just quit, leaving them in need of a replacement, and they’re instantly impressed by Mercury’s incredible vocal range. Together, the three form the band Queen, along with bassist John Deacon, and their music becomes instantly popular as they play gigs all over Britain.

While the band is producing their first album, Bulsara falls in love with Mary Austin and starts dating her. Eventually, the band scores a contract with EMI records and goes on a tour of America, and Bulsara legally changes his name to Freddie Mercury.

From there, the movie continues to follow the band’s success, along with the many challenges they faced during their career and the problems which Mercury

had in his personal life. We get to see the processes the band went through in producing many of their most famous songs, including “Bohemian Rhapsody” itself, “We Will Rock You” and “Another One Bites the Dust.”

We see them quit EMI Records when the executive, Ray Foster, refuses to let them use the Rhapsody as the first single of the album “A Night at the Opera,” and how they bounce back from this and continue to be successful despite the song’s initial criticism.

One of the points the film focuses on the most is Mercury’s questioning of his sexuality and his slow realization that he is gay. We see how this affects his relationship with Mary, how it causes him to have affairs with other people, and how it causes him to fall in love with the waiter Jim Hutton. We also see how his manager, Paul Prenter, who is also gay, tries to manipulate him and permanently separate him from the rest of the band, acting as the villain of the movie.

We follow Freddie Mercury through all the ups and downs of his life, from his climb to the top all the way down to rock bottom and back again. And Amazon we follow Queen as a whole, through The song “Bohemian Rhapsody” was released on Oct. 31, 1975. all the times their friendship, as well as world is. It’s great their infighting, allowed them to produce the story is very well written, full of to see the story of Mercury and the great music for all the world to hear. We moments of heart-wrenching failures band becoming a family and becoming follow them through their successes and and uplifting triumphs. The portrayal devoted to their millions of fans failures, the time they broke up and the of Freddie Mercury in the movie came portrayed in such an entertaining film. time they came back together again. across as a respectful tribute to him as And of course, you’ll get to rock out to It’s a very well-made film, full of fun a person and an artist. The filmmakers some classic Queen tunes if you go to and humor to represent the extravagant handled the tragic parts of his life, see it. personality of Freddie Mercury and including the realization that he had If you’re a Queen fan in any capacity, the energetic rock tunes of Queen. The AIDS that would eventually lead to his whether die-hard or more casual like me, acting is great, with the cast perfectly death, in a very respectful and admirable I cannot recommend this movie enough, capturing the movements, speech manner. as it does an amazing job of portraying patterns and even facial expressions The film also perfectly captures the the band’s story for all to see. Even if of the real-life band members. I don’t awe-inspiring feeling of the band’s you’re not a Queen fan, I still say give know how accurate the film’s story is rise to fame, with a message about the this movie a shot. Who knows? You to the actual story of the band and their difficulty of a person discovering who might just become a fan by the time you lives, but for the purposes of the movie, they are and what they’re place in the leave the theater.

Actor Rami Malek (left) portays Freddie Mercury (right.)

“Bohemian Rhapsody” made $51 million on opening weekend.

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Tips for creating and maintaining a budget while in college

EMILY SHUMAKER Staff Writer

Just because college students have not entered the workforce doesn’t mean they can’t start learning to manage their money. College students can and should start budgeting and using financial wisdom now, even while they are still taking classes. By living like a financially responsible adult now, they won’t have to live like college students when they graduate.

Wherever you are, no matter your background or your current financial situation, we could all use some tips on finances, because let’s be honest, that stereotype of being a “poor college student” may be too close to reality sometimes.

Rachel Cruze, an American author on finances, offers highly practical tips for

college students. “I love to budget, which is crazy, because I’m a spender! I love spending money. But a budget gives me permission to spend. A budget gives you control of your money.”

According to Cruze, a successful budget is when your total income minus your expenses equals $0. This is called a zero-based budget and it gives every dollar a name and a category.

Students can set their budget up into categories per month: saving, giving, rent, utilities, transportation, groceries, and entertainment, depending on their lifestyle. It is also important to have about $500 in an emergency fund. The less money you have, the more reason there is to budget so you make every dollar count.

There are many practical budgeting apps that make budgeting even easier and more convenient to follow, such

EveryDollar is a free budgeting app similar to Mint and Quicken.

as Mint, Quicken, and EveryDollar.

Once you make a budget, it is important to commit to it.

Give yourself a few months to get into a rhythm of following it and figuring out what works for you, but once it is established, you should stick to it.

Cruze also suggests taking drastic measures to avoid taking out loans or credit cards. Whether that means working multiple jobs over the summers or working part-time with a full-load of classes, the hard work will pay off. Your 24-year old self will thank Check out rachelcruze.com for more financial tips. you when you are not making NextAdvisor payments with interest on loans. For students who have already daily life to save money: “turn off your taken out loans while in lights, cook rather than go out to eat, college, the best thing to keep the change, cut down on caffeine, do is create a savings for stay in every once in awhile, skip bottled the next year, which means water and buy a reusable one, take doing something radical to advantage of student discounts and use make money to pay for it coupons when you see them.” Be wise without taking out loans, with your grocery shopping and compare said Cruze. prices. Walmart and Lidl are often much “Don’t do what your cheaper than Wegman’s and Giant. friends do with their money, College students can start investing because statistics show us to make their money work for them. It that the majority of college may be beneficial to seek advice from an students are spending a older mentor with financial experience, ton of money, going deep such as a trusted professor or financial in debt, and are not on guidance counselor. It is never too early budgets. Don’t do that,” to manage money well. If you start said Cruze. small, you’ll be able to easily manage it It is all about they way when your paycheck is larger later on in you handle your money in the future. your specific situation.

Beginning to be intentional with our According to the College money now will lay a strong foundation Ave blog, there are even for our financial future and will set us simple ways throughout apart from many of our peers.

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Festive Films: staff picks for top winter movies

1. “Love Actually”

6. “The Year Without a Santa Claus”

2. “Die Hard”

7. “Miracle on 34th Street”

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Residence Life and Housing prepares to move displaced students back on campus

•ARRINGTON | 1 in product, which

reduces the risk of poorly insulated surfaces. Arrington is also being re-built with moisture resistant drywall.

“The 3-piece inset [showers] will make [the bathrooms] easier to clean and maintain. Less grout [in the tiling] will help minimize the possibility of future mold growth,” said Dean Fleming. “They’re trying to create a less conducive environment for mold growth.”

Although the University is working to combat the mold that has popped up in various buildings around campus, students are expressing their doubts.

“In my opinion, I think the mold [growth] is going to keep going,” said freshman computer science major,

Anaïs Malangu. “They’re making repairs left and right. My friend said that we need to shut the school down to take care of the mold issue[s].”

“I would hope that they’re putting their best efforts into [fixing the mold issue],” said freshman anthropology major, Salem Smith. “Given that we pay to live and do our studies here- it’s like they’re doing [us] a disservice.”

Residence Life is currently working on the logistics of getting the displaced students back to campus.

The specific information regarding move-in will be sent to students this week.

“We will work to honor the original roommate groups,” said Hunter Rauscher, the associate director of Residence Life and Housing. “[We] will work to keep them together or to place them together

“Given that we pay to live and do our studies here -- it’s like they’re doing [us] a disservice.”

-Salem Smith

Arrington Hall is on track to being reopened for the spring 2019 semester.

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if they were split apart.”

The University is currently communicating will the displaced students and information regarding moving back will be sent to them before Thanksgiving Break. The University is going to provide the displaced students with full assistance when they move back into Arrington.

“We have a company that will come in, load them all up, and bring them [back to campus],” said Dean Fleming.

The leases with Cobblestone and The Seasons offcampus apartments, where displaced students are living, will end in the first week of January.

“We don’t have the option to extend [the leases] any further,” said Dean Fleming.

On the off-chance that Arrington is not ready to be used in Spring 2019, the University will put those students in current on-campus residence halls.

“If Arrington is not ready, we will still move students back onto campus,” said Rauscher.

“Traditionally, we do have enough capacity in January because of December graduations,” said Dean Fleming. “We tend to have enough vacancies to fill in, so in the off-chance [that Arrington is not completed], we would have enough beds.”

Residence Life will try, where it is possible, to keep roommate groups together if students cannot move back into Arrington.

If there is not enough space to preserve the original roommate groups, they may be split up. “[Splitting roommate groups] is not something we are planning on, but we do want to have a contingency plan in place just in case,” said Rauscher.

All Residence Life staff is aware that there may be an influx of students coming into the residence halls. The Arrington Residence Assistants will also be moving back from off-campus.

“This will allow them to maintain the community they had built in the fall,” said Rauscher.

“If Arrington is not ready, we will still move students back onto campus.”

-Hunter Rauscher

Students displaced to the off-campus apartment complexes will be relocated back to Arrington.

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Political science professor Stephen Farnsworth speculates on impact of midterm election results •Voting | 2

midterms.

“I have the right to vote, and some people don’t,” said Matteson. “I don’t want to fall under the mentality of the ‘Oh, it’s just one vote’ because if everybody does that, then that’s when the big differences come out.”

Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at UMW, weighed in on the rise in turnout for the midterm election. Compared to turnout rates in past midterm elections, voter turnout for 2018 was extremely high.

There is usually a drop off between a presidential year and a midterm election.

“Younger people have been really motivated through a lot of get out the

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at the rate that older people do, vote efforts in recent years, so their politicians focus more on the concerns registration numbers and their interest of older voters. To illustrate this point, in this election has really outpaced Farnsworth listed loans as an example. the way young voters felt about the “There are election 4 a lot more years ago or “There are a lot more protections for protections 8 years ago,” Farnsworth loans for real estate than for education.” for loans for said. real estate “Because than for -Dr. Stephen Farnsworth young education… people There are historically a lot of have not voted as much in midterm government subsidies for programs elections or elections generally than that benefit seniors who vote in greater older voters, it creates powerful policy numbers, and the consequence is outcomes that don’t particularly help higher costs for public education,” he young people.” said.

Since young people do not vote Dr. Farnsworth believes that there

will be more intense investigations of the Trump presidency. “Expect the Democrats to be much more aggressive in following up on some of the things that the Mueller investigation has revealed about collusion between Trump campaign officials and the Russians.”

In terms of policy, Farnsworth expects there to be more attention on controversial issues involving environmental protections and the DREAMers.

“With Republicans in control of the Senate and Democrats in control of the House, that’s a recipe for even more gridlock in these next two years compared to the last two.”

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Meme page offers insight into student concerns

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or easier, but students walking shouldn’t have to dodge bikes, golf carts, and skateboards. Plus, I’ve almost hit someone on a bike with a door at Woodard by the Nest. So it really isn’t safe.”

For Tara Anderson, a junior majoring in biochemistry, the meme page, despite its many complaints, is all in good fun.

“I’d say that our meme page is just a way for us all to bond and blow off steam,” she said. “Every university has its growing pains, and while we’re all having a blast joking on UMW’s specific problems, I personally am very excited to see our school growing and improving in so many ways.”

Junior communications and digital

studies major Michael Gilchrist agreed that the meme page is good for community building.

“I think the meme page has really brought students together because we all feel the same struggles,” he said.

“It’s been so fun making memes about UMW and having fellow

our experiences here, then wouldn’t teachers be involved regardless?”

“I’m fascinated with pop culture and how we use it to communicate with each other, so when my students showed me the meme page, I was Cierra Morrison made a meme of professor Colin Rafferty after thrilled to see he joined the page.

The “M” in UMW Stands for Memes / Facebook it,” Rafferty Rafferty. “And it’s true, I do love those said. “It was like students who can reliably jump into having a curtain pulled back on a part any conversation.” of the collegiate experience that, as a Morrison subsequently turned professor, I know very little about. The Rafferty himself into a meme, a riff page is a means by which people can on a scene from 30 find common Rock in which Steve ground Buscemi dresses on shared as a teenager and frustrations addresses a group of and joys of high schoolers with being here.”

“How do you do, Rafferty fellow kids?” has posted “I made it in class his own when he asked us meme, which if he could join,” compares Morrison said.

“I his views sent it to my friend on nonin class first and she traditional laughed so loudly students that the people around her asked, and speaking up in class when he was a soon enough he noticed and saw it and student himself to his views now as a laughed as well – he loved it.” professor.

“I take being turned into a meme as “I’m forever comparing my a sign of affection,” Rafferty said. “At collegiate experience—twenty years least I hope it is.” ago—with my experience here,” said

“As far as I know, I’m the only professor on the meme page, a badge I wear with honor.”

-Professor Colin Rafferty

students laugh and appreciate them,” said Cara Wissinger, a senior majoring in historic preservation.

Students aren’t the only ones enjoying the memes.

“As far as I know, I’m the only professor on the meme page, a badge I wear with honor,” said English professor Colin Rafferty.

“I’m all for it,” said senior English creative writing major Cierra Morrison.

“We were showing the page to Rafferty in class, and he asked to join as we scrolled through. If the Professor Rafferty made his own contribution to the meme page after students page is about all of us connecting

showed it to him in class.

The “M” in UMW Stands for Memes / Facebook via memes about

“I think the meme page has really brought students together because we all feel the same struggles.”

-Michael Gilchrist

Quick reaction by College of Business and IT Security Office limits potential damage from phishing scam •PHISHING | 2

after confirming it by checking his Sent folder, they realized something else was going on.

“The help desk was very, very helpful in getting it resolved,” said Machande. “We went to the help desk and they’ve done some things to make sure it’s eliminated and then sent out a notice saying that these are some phishing [emails].”

“Our email filtering system is designed to scan and block phishing and spam emails. In addition, faculty and staff receive security awareness training on an annual basis,” said Chief Information Officer Hall Cheshire.

“When a phishing email gets past our filtering system, the IT Security Office takes steps to neutralize its attack vectors (e.g. attachments, links, command & control paths) and prevent it from propagating.”

“We got out the email very quickly that said [to] disregard that email,” said Machande. Lucy Quann, the College of Business office manager, was the one who sent the explanatory email warning the faculty that the email from the Interim Dean was, indeed, fake.

Consequently, the scammers did not achieve their goal.

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“[The scammers] say, how are you, I need to see you. And then the next [email] is, please send me some money,” explained Machande. “I do not think that the second level of communication ever went out because they knew that we were onto them pretty quickly.”

It seemed the proximity to the person the scammers were impersonating helped the faculty squash the scam before it gained any traction.

“I didn’t respond to it because I just walked across the hall to see what he wanted,” said Stills.

This is not the first time the College of Business has been the target of a phishing email scam.

“It happened one other time to Dean Richardson, when she was here,” said Stills.

It is also not an uncommon occurrence on campus.

“Phishing and spam attacks are

easy and inexpensive for an attacker to implement. Our spam filters detect and block thousands of attacks on a daily basis,” said Cheshire.

The mystery remains unsolved as to how exactly the scammers got the email addresses of the College of Business faculty, or why only that department was targeted. However, it isn’t hard to get the information needed to create such a scam. A quick search on the UMW website will reveal faculty’s contact information.

Sarkar mentioned the fact that having his contact information so easily available on the UMW website leads to him receiving a lot of spam, via both phone and email. Usually he is able to recognize these emails for what they are and is not too concerned.

“I think the students need it or someone may want to get in touch with me, and in every college that is the case,” Sarkar said.

“Phishing and spam attacks are easy and inexpensive for an attacker to implement.”

-Officer Cheshire

“The truth of the matter is you can go on the website and see the hierarchy of things, and then just start to click on email addresses and send [emails] off.

That’s one way that you could have done it since they all belong to the College of Business,” said Machande.

“Attackers use a variety of online information sources to target attacks and make them more believable.

Organizations and individuals everywhere are constantly trying to balance the benefits of openly participating with the online world, against the risks of sharing their personal information,” said Cheshire.

The swiftness with which the College of Business responded to the scam prevented it from causing any lasting damage, and the IT Security Office is taking steps to prevent the event from recurring.

“Our email filtering system is linked to a number of security intelligence services. These services feed our system real-time updates on emerging phishing threats,” said Cheshire.

“Nothing happened, but it could have happened,” said Machande. “I don’t know how it worked, I don’t know who did, but it stopped, and that’s a good thing.”

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UMW fall sports dominate in post season play

RYAN BRAUCH Managing Editor

The University of Mary Washington’s fall sports teams were quite successful in their 2018 seasons. Both men and women’s soccer teams, as well as the volleyball team all progressed to the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Championship game. Although men’s soccer was the only team to prevail in their championship game, they and volleyball both qualified for bids in the NCAA tournament.

The reigning CAC champions, men’s soccer had a spectacular season,

Jeremy Hokenson pushes past an Eastern defender.

in which they finished with a record of 14-1-5, leading the CAC. Claiming the top spot in the conference secured UMW home field advantage in all of their CAC tournament games. UMW went up against Southern Virginia in the CAC quarterfinals and were able to route SVU 8-0. The Eagles’ semifinals match up against Frostburg St. went all the way to penalty kicks, in which Mary Washington won 4-2, paving their way

to another CAC championship game.

UMW hosted St. Mary’s in the CAC championship game, in which the Eagles won their second consecutive title, as they beat St. Mary’s 1-0, led by senior Ryan Van Maanen.

Since the Eagles won their conference championship, they earned an automatic qualifying bid into the NCAA tournament. The Eagles played a hard fought game against Eastern that ended 1-1 after two overtimes. Unfortunately, Eastern was awarded the tiebreaker over Mary Washington, as they had a better regular season record. This allowed Eastern to advance to the second round, therefore, eliminating UMW. Although the team’s season has ended, they can still hold their heads high.

Not only did the Eagles win their second consecutive CAC championship, senior Justin Carey was awarded CAC Player of the Year, head UMW Athletics coach Jason Kilby was awarded Coach of the Year for the third year straight, and Van Maanen, Gary Foley, and Ken Kurtz joined Carey in receiving All-CAC first-team selections.

Senior Will Donahoe and junior Ben Ahrens were awarded second-team selections.

UMW volleyball also enjoyed a successful season, finishing with a 21-12 record. Although they were the second best team in terms of overall record, the

Lauren Hopkins pushes up the field.

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Eagles were undefeated in conference play which granted them home court advantage in all CAC tournament games.

In the CAC quarterfinals, UMW shut out St. Mary’s 3-0, allowing them to advance to the semifinals against Salisbury. The Eagles faced adversity against Salisbury, as they went into the fourth set down 2-1, but the Eagles rallied, taking Salisbury into a fifth set in which they dominated, sending them to the CAC championship game against CNU. In the championship game, the Eagles avoided a shutout, down 2-0 coming into the third set, UMW rallied to take CNU all the way to five sets, in which the team lost in heartbreaking fashion.

Although UMW was defeated in the championship game, they were still able to qualify for an NCAA tournament bid.

The Eagles took care of business in the first round, shutting Marymount out 3-0.

Unfortunately in the second round, Mary Washington was shut out 3-0 by Juniata.

Like men’s soccer, the team could hold their heads high on their great season and for dominating in the CAC awards.

Savannah Powers spikes the ball against Marymount in the NCAA first round matchup.

Junior Savannah Powers was awarded CAC Player of the Year, becoming the third Eagle to win since 2009. Freshman Alana Harris became the fifth-straight Eagle to win Rookie of the Year. Head coach Matt Troy was named Coach of the Year for the second time, as he also won the award in 2016. Powers was joined on the All-CAC first-team by senior Leslie Walters and senior Ryan Cho was awarded with a second-team selection.

Mary Washington’s women’s soccer team was second in CAC with an overall record of 12-4-1. As the team placed second in the conference behind CNU, they earned home field advantage for their first two CAC tournament games in which they beat Penn St. Harrisburg 1-0 and St. Mary’s 3-2. The Eagles then traveled to Newport News to play CNU. In the end, the Captains prevailed, beating Mary Washington 3-1 and sending them home for the season. UMW’s lone goal was scored by freshman forward Abby Zimmerman.

Despite being sent home early, UMW can still find some positives.

Freshman Gracie Williams was named CAC Rookie of the Year and head coach Corey Hewson was awarded his second Coach of the Year. Williams also earned an All-CAC first-team selections, as well as Zimmerman and Corinne Carson. Sophomore Brooke Bauman and freshman Lindsey Hendrickson were named to the All-CAC second-team.

With a combined total of one CAC championship, two NCAA tournament bids, three Coaches of the Year, two Players of the Year, two Rookies of the Year and a slew of All-CAC selections, UMW’s fall sports teams did well in 2018. The underclassmen on these teams will now rest and regroup in preparation for their 2019 seasons while the seniors conclude their collegiate careers.

To all of our talented and dedicated seniors, thank you.

UMW Athletics

Weekly Scoreboard M/W Cross Country

Nov. 10 @ NCAA Regional Meet Mens:11th Women:6th

men's Soccer

Nov. 10 @ Eastern (2OT, T) UMW: 1 Eastern: 1

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Woman's Volleyball Nov. 10 @ Juniata (L) UMW:0 Juniata: 3

Men's Basketball

Nov. 13 vs. East. Mennonite (W) UMW: 89 East.:73

Men's Swimming

Women's Basketball

Women's Swimming

men's Basketball

Nov. 16 @ Franklin and Marshall TBD

Nov. 16 @ Franklin and Marshall TBD

Nov. 16 vs. William Peace TBD

Nov. 17 vs. Guilford TBD

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