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UMW SGA President signs letter to governor in favor of DEI
ALEXA DELACONCEPCION Staff Writer
On Oct. 22, student body presidents from 10 Virginia public universities, including the University of Mary Washington, devised a letter to the Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, to address recent concerns regarding the longevity of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at public institutions.
UMW Student Government Association President Will Thompson, a senior international business major and signatory to the letter, emphasized that working with the Coalition of Student Body Presidents is an opportunity for Mary Washington students to converse with other universities and with the Governor about topics that students care about.
“I have learned a ton from my experiences as a student-athlete and representative to programs all across campus, and constantly look forward to the opportunity to learn more about the programs we offer and how they benefit our students every day,” he said.
The letter’s signees also included representatives from the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, George Mason University, James Madison University, Longwood University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Norfolk
Professors discuss environmental sustainability minor
Starting next semester and continuing into the fall 2025 semester, the UMW Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences will offer several courses relevant to the environmental sustainability minor, including one that has not been taught since before the COVID-19 pandemic. On Nov. 6, professors and alumni convened for a panel discussion to outline the upcoming course offerings and emphasize the importance of sustainability education.
Next fall, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Melanie Szulczewski is bringing back “Sustainability Issues in South Africa”—a class that has not been taught at UMW for nearly five years. The course provides students with the opportunity to study abroad, as it is taught in tandem with a UMW Faculty-Led Program.
“We will go to South Africa for two weeks over winter break for hands-on learning about sustainability and conservation in the developing countries,” Szulczewski said.
Every fall semester, Professor of Biology Alan Griffith teaches “Conservation Biology,” an upper-level biology class that also familiarizes students with the law and the value of the environment. He says that the contents of the course apply to real-world careers in sustainability.
“At the end of the semester, my students also write a conservation management plan,” said Griffith. “That is a real practical experience that you get in that class that you could take in all kinds of different places if you were to go into sustainability, conservation
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Concerns regarding the longevity of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs have been raised. Abbey Magnet / The Weekly Ringer
Professors from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences speak on upcoming course offerings related to environmental sustainability. Abbey Magnet / The Weekly Ringer
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“We must foster an environment of constructive critique and open dialogue to promote progress and build a world where we can work together,” the letter states. “Without it, prejudice takes hold, dividing us into opposing factions and hindering our collective efforts to support students’ well-being and academic success in the Commonwealth.”
Junior nursing major Kiara Turner, who is the social media coordinator for the Black Student Association, emphasized the challenges associated with being a student of color at a predominantly white institution and the importance of DEI programs to foster inclusivity.
“I believe if our DEI initiatives were taken away, many students part of a minority group would feel isolated from those who relate to them,” she said.
The letter echoes Turner and says that the absence of support systems created using DEI programs would harm students and make the college experience more challenging.
“Being a minority at a PWI is challenging especially when you feel different from those around you,” she said.
Junior psychology major Marissa Cranford, who works as a student aide in the UMW Office of Disability Resources, says that she has seen firsthand how DEI programs and the resources derived from these programs can benefit the campus community.
“I believe if our DEI initiatives were taken away, many students part of a minority group would feel isolated from those who relate to them.”
- Kiara Turner
“I do believe they are important,” she said. “It helps foster an environment that supports and respects everyone. It allows all students to receive a fair education.”
According to UMW’s Diversity and Inclusion, the university is committed to creating a community that is diverse, inclusive and affirming to all individuals. UMW has programs, events and offices such as Disability Resources, the James Farmer Multicultural Center, Safe Zone and Title IX, dedicated to providing resources to all students.
Bell tower logo designed by Bernadette D’Auria ‘22
“Every student should feel cared for, supported, and protected by their school. University is already hard enough,” Cranford said. “You shouldn’t have to worry about being discriminated against or not having the proper accommodations to receive an equitable education.”
Concerns regarding the future of these programs have been ongoing since Youngkin was elected in 2021. Earlier this year, Youngkin’s education secretary’s office reviewed syllabi from classes related to diversity at GMU and VCU, worrying some educators about the future of these curricula.
Similar concerns were raised after Virginia’s Chief Diversity Officer Martin D. Brown, who was appointed by Youngkin, stated that “DEI is dead” at an annual “inclusive excellence” training for Virginia Military Institute staff in April 2023.
The letter concluded with a request to meet with Youngkin to discuss students’ experiences at the universities and to ensure that student voices are actively heard and prioritized in decisions that shape our education and future.
In response, Youngkin’s Press Secretary, Christian Martinez told WFXR News, “Since day one, Governor Younkin has prioritized students by making historic investments in education to create vibrant, safe learning environments while focusing on mental health solutions and fostering a culture that embraces freedom of expression and diversity of thought. The Governor continues to focus on actions that make schools and higher education institutions welcoming for all students.” FROM
The Board of Visitors, of which 11 out of 12 members were appointed by Governor Glenn Youngkin, always meets in the Jepson Alumni Executive Center. UMW SGA President Will Thompson has spoken at these meetings. Abbey Magnet / The Weekly Ringer
The letter argues that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs benefit the campus community. Abbey Magnet / The Weekly Ringer
November 15, 2024
Opinion
Students deserve a longer Thanksgiving Break to travel home, spend time with family and not fall behind
ENYA CEA-LAVIN Staff Writer
For the University of Mary Washington to conduct its fall semester more efficiently, fall and Thanksgiving break should be combined into one long break at the end of November. This would allow students ample time to travel, visit their families and a better chance to relax or catch up on work before finals.
For a full-time student who takes on multiple extracurricular activities on top of having a job, breaks are the only possible time to see family. However, a two or three day break does not afford a student enough time to travel home and spend substantial time with their family, especially if their family members work full-time.
Mallory Chardonneau, a sophomore history major at James Madison University, transferred from UMW because of this issue. She stressed how a longer break may have benefited her time at UMW.
“I would’ve actually taken the time to go home and see my family,” she said. “I would’ve been able to see other relatives that I haven’t seen in a while.”
She continued, “I come from a single-parent household where my parent works during the week. They were not able to pick me up due to work and by the time the weekend would roll around there would be no reason for me to go home.”
A lack of reliable or financially feasible transportation is an issue UMW doesn’t take into account. For many students, having to account for transportation to get
home and back turns a three-day break into one day—if they are even able to make it home at all.
Class of 2024 alumna, Abbey McFarland, is from outof-state and had trouble finding a way to make it home to see family while attending UMW.
“Having been an out-of-state student, it’s hard to get a way home for such a short amount of time, whether that’s having a parent get off work to drive four hours, or spending over 90-100 dollars on a train ticket each way,” she said.
If a week-long break was available, it would give students time to travel home, complete class assignments and still have enough time to see family. This longer off period would eliminate travel anxiety and stress towards turning assignments in on time.
“I think combining the breaks would also give you a chance to actually take a break from school work,” said McFarland. “I was lucky enough to be offered a place to stay from a Virginia-based friend last fall break but had such a heavy workload I couldn’t fully relax.”
A singular extended break would give the opportunity to actually decompress. With how close Thanksgiving is to finals week, students wouldn’t have to stress about making time to prepare for finals on top of classes.
“I feel like it doesn’t really let me go back home and enjoy time with my family,” said Briza Valdes-Llamas, a senior biomedical sciences major.
With how stressful academia can get and the looming threat of burnout, students deserve a real break in the fall
semester before finals. Not only that, but students deserve enough time in their breaks to travel home and rest without the additional stress of transportation times. A full week around Thanksgiving would be an ideal week-long break for more students to do so.
Op-Ed: In defense of the humanities
WALKER RAMSPOTT Contributing Writer
The humanities as an academic field is dying. Indeed, in an era of postmodernity, industrialization, and secularism, it is only natural that a field like the humanities— seemingly “useless” in the modern world —is on the decline.
However, as President Ronald Reagan succinctly put it, “The arts and humanities teach us who we are and what we can be. They lie at the very core of the culture of which we’re a part.”
So why, in the 21st century, is the humanities, a field that has existed since the Greeks and Romans, so looked down upon? It’s simple, really: The modern age stresses
technological and machine development, thus many see the humanities as a leisure activity that does not contribute to the overall well-being of modern society. This couldn’t be farther from the truth, however.
For example, using an example of modern development— AI, in this case— we must look at the ethics of it through a philosophical lens, as we must grapple with issues such as worker alienation and replaceability, in an age where many are worried about the mass job loss we may see due to our creation; we must use logic and reasoning, which are an essential practices in the field of the humanities, and of the liberal arts in general, to work our way through this ethical dilemma.
This is just one example, however, but the use of disciplines such as history, philosophy, literature, religion, and
the classics can be used for so much more, and indeed it has in history.
Our Founding Fathers, for example, in their quest to create a free republic, studied much of the past (history & classics) for historical precedent; studied the reasoning and ideas of past thinkers (philosophy); and studied how belief systems affect the course of civilizations (religion).
Thus it is very frustrating to see how many individuals of our day talk about how the humanities, in its search and study of the human world and society, are not worth studying in the modern, secular West. “Humanities is the worst thing for an industrialist,” said Andrew Carnegie — of course, it is, for why should the worker drone of the industrial age think of anything human when they should be focusing on materialist goods?
Imagine the world so devoid of its human element, a world without art, music, theater, or literature: A world that focuses so much on the material that it forgets what made it— its humanity. A world like that sounds despotic, like Orwell’s 1984; a world with humanity, reasonable, logical and beautiful.
Now, this is not to dismiss the push and development of the STEM fields, as they are very important themselves; we must adapt to our environments, and our environments demand scientific and technological research on a grand scale to accompany our era’s booming development.
Yet, it is important that we do not lose the connection that we have to our past by removing what we deem, in our age, to be impractical, lest we lose all that our ancestors gave to us, and we ignore their advice and have our civilization think too highly of itself —ignorant, in fact, of the past— and fly too high, like Icarus, thus falling into our oblivion by our thinking that self-reflection and study did not matter in a world that seemingly didn’t need it.
Students who travel long distances home on breaks may anticipate longer travel time and less time to rest. Luke Stackpoole / Unsplash
The Margaret E. Sutton, Gertrude and Alfred Levitt Room is on the first floor of James Farmer Hall. Abbey Magnet / The Weekly Ringer
A look through the eye of the needle of Nunsense
52 nuns are dead, 48 are buried and four are in the freezer. Why? Sister Julia, Child of God, made some bad soup and Mother Superior Mary Regina bought a TV before they could all be buried. Now the nuns are putting on a benefit to raise the money to bury the last four nuns before the health inspector comes by the convent and finds the dead sisters.
Preparations for UMW Theatre’s “Nunsense” began in early October after “Twelve Angry Jurors” came to a close. Most costumes in UMW Theatre productions are made in the campus costume shop. Stitchers work with shop assistants and the shop manager to create the costumes before tech week begins. Once tech week begins the shop keeps up with maintenance throughout its entirety. Dressers come in during tech week and oversee all costumes during tech and the run of the show.
“Costumes give more life to these characters, they all wear similar base costumes but have little details that tell a story of their own,” said freshman Alice Schnell. While the process may seem simple, it takes a lot of effort and hands to make everything work. As a dresser and a stitcher, I do many things for this show. I help create the costumes before tech starts and keep track of the costumes while the show is running, as well as help with any quick changes during the show.
All five main actors wear a leotard, tights, a habit, a scapular, a belt, a rosary, a whimple, a guimpe and a veil. Sister Robert Anne also wears a fruit turban, tap shoes, a grim reaper robe and veil, a boa and a flower headband. Sister Mary Hubert also wears tap shoes and an apron. Mother Superior Mary Regina also wears an apron and a chef’s hat. Sister Mary Leo wears a bathrobe, pointe shoes, big bird slippers, a winged cornette and a flower headband. Sister Mary Amnesia wears an apron and a flower headband.
The two boys in the cast wear a cassock. Lukas the stage manager also wears a pair of pants, a surplice, a fanny pack and a headset. Brother Henry also wears a hood, a pair of shorts and a belt.
Every costume is made from a pattern. Stitchers take that part and transfer it to brown poster board paper. This is done so the patterns will last longer and so we have a record of the pattern. The pattern is then transferred to muslin, a beige-colored fabric, for mockups. After the mock-up is created, actors come in for a fitting, where they try on the mock-up and the designer can make any necessary changes. Once the mock-up is approved, the process begins to make the costume in fashion fabric.
Fashion fabric is any fabric that can be seen. For “Nunsense” most of the costumes were black. We had just enough black fabric for the show and we had to be very careful. We couldn’t waste any because we couldn’t get fabric that looked the same. If the costumes did not look the same on stage it would be very obvious under stage lights.
“I enjoyed the costumes. I feel they added to the show, especially the accessories added for specific musical numbers and scenes. I enjoyed the large hat during the dying nun scene. It added to the comedic effect of the scene,” said Kate Rutherford, a sophomore classics and history double major.
For the first round of fittings, a costume is completed in fashion fabric up to hemming. Once that costume has gone through the first fitting, there may be changes that need to be made before hemming. If that is the case, those changes are made, and another fitting is scheduled. Once the costume is ready for hemming, it is hemmed with an invisible stitch by hand, and there is a final fitting. This process is repeated for every costume that the shop is making.
Once tech week starts all costumes are overseen by the wardrobe supervisor and dressers. The team checks in the costumes at the start of every day and checks them out at the end. Dressers complete any handwashing that must happen, as well as all laundry over the weekend. Dressers are also in charge of presetting all of the costumes that will be needed throughout the show. During the show, dressers help actors with quick changes and any fixes that are needed. We work long hours and the work is tedious but seeing the end result makes it worthwhile.
I got involved in theatre because it was the place I felt I belonged. Getting to share the hard work that was put into the costumes in this show is fulfilling and keeps me coming back to do this again. When an audience sees the show and I hear the laughs and the applause it makes all the hard work worth it.
The show runs from Nov. 7 to Nov. 24 in Klein Theater. Come see the show and have a good laugh with the little sisters of Hoboken.
SOPHIA TOMPKINS Staff Writer
For UMW Theatre’s production of Nunsense, every stitch counts in making the costumes come to life. Photo by Geoff Greene
From left to right, Emmy Beach, Nikki Rizzo, Amelia Emory, Ciarra Hopson and Cora Denny.
Photo by Geoff Greene
From the habit to the wimple, every piece of the nuns’ costumes bring the characters from the script to the stage. Photo by Geoff Greene
Character’s costumes can make or break a show. Photo by Geoff Greene
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Personal Essay: Memoir for a beloved bike
I love my bike. My bike’s name is Barney because he rides like a friendly dinosaur trucking over the chunkiest trails imaginable or stumbles over them like the drunk Barney from the Simpsons.
I bought Barney in May 2020, right before the bike industry crashed due to supplier reluctance during a tumultuous time. I built him up myself in my garage, and today, Barney looks nothing like he did four years ago, with parts being replaced due to damage or personalization.
I have been biking for as long as I can remember, from a tricycle and two other bikes, but Barney is something special. Instead of needing constant repair work like my entry-level Bianchi, Barney faced whatever came before him with a brave face while I was piloting him with a grin from ear to ear.
From 40-mile days along the C&O canal or crushing 100 miles during finals week with a single gear, Barney has been there for me, and I have been there for him whenever
he needs new tires, brake pads or just some TLC to get him back up to greatness again. I recently got a call from Zach at Bike Works telling me that Barney has a cracked chainstay. I don’t know what caused it, but the reality remains. I am working on Barney’s warranty to see if they will give me a new frame or if it can be welded. Luckily , my new warranty frame is on the way, and Barney will make a recovery. I need to extend my thanks to my friends Zach, Dre and Josh at Bike Works and Helen, Jan, Jamie, Brian and the whole Bikenetic crew in Falls Church.
Looking back on my time with Barney, I am thankful for what he provided me. As a cooped-up teenager during the pandemic, he enabled me to get miles away from the house on incredible adventures with mechanical assistance from my friends at Bikenetic in Falls Church. He helped me bring those ideas of independence to UMW and enabled me to explore every nook and cranny of this campus. He helped me explore the local community and become a local trail association board member. He helped me get from my dorm to a class across campus in five minutes. He helped me exercise all while getting the thrill of bombing down a staircase or flying down a rough descent.
Over the past year, other bikes have come in and out of my life and I am lucky to have them in my fleet. Barney holds a special place in my heart as being the bike I spent hours on trail, road, commutes and everything in between.
MAX STEINBAUM Contributing Writer
Biking can be the perfect escape after a stressful day.
Photo courtesy of Max Steinbaum
Fredericksburg is the perfect place for a bike enthusiast like Max. Photo courtesy of Max Steinbaum
Alumni return to campus to discuss careers in sustainability
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kinds of areas.”
John Tippet is an adjunct professor of earth and environmental science and will be teaching a senior seminar course designed to provide students with the opportunity to address real-world issues about sustainability and prepare students for the workforce.
“When I was in my undergrad years, I was so focused on my labs and my grades that I didn’t pay attention to doing the networking that I really should have done. If I could redo everything, I would do that.”
- Mauri Deihr
“I teach you that structured mechanism, that kind of thing you might use when working for an agency or maybe as a consultant and approaching environmental problems,” he said.
Tippet also teaches “Global Environmental Problems” and “Energy Resources and Technology” in the fall. “Global Envi-
ronmental Problems” has students analyze the root causes of environmental issues, and “Energy Resources and Technology” seeks to build technical knowledge about the future of renewables.
As the program director of the environmental sustainability minor, Szulczewski wanted the program to be accessible to students interested in the field.
“I designed it to appeal to non-science majors, you could get away with getting the minor with only one lab class, but at least the other classes that are involved [include] the actual scientific principles that underlie the social and policy decisions that are often made,” she said.
This framing appeals to students majoring in various disciplines, even those outside of the traditional sciences or STEM departments. Junior environmental science major Eric Torres appreciates that the minor encompasses several aspects of sustainability and not just standard lab work.
“I think that some of the most interesting things were just the ideas of this holistic approach to environmental science, as opposed to this kind of, everybody thinks it’s all like nerds in the mud type thing, but it’s a lot more than that,” he said. “It’s policy, it’s law, it’s activism and organization. So there’s a lot of different ways that you can get involved.”
Deihr, an ecologist for Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC, and a UMW Class of 2021 alumna, pursued a career in sustainability after meeting Griffith during her senior year.
“It was really refreshing to hear that you can combine your passion with the realities of the world, especially with policy and law and all those things,” said Deihr.
She encourages students to form strong relationships with their professors, as they may become long-term mentors.
“When I was in my undergrad years, I was so focused on my labs and my grades that I didn’t pay attention to doing the networking that I really should have done,” said Deihr. “I didn’t form any super close relationships with my professors. If I could redo everything, I would do that.”
Tippet agreed that connections are crucial, especially with professors who have years of expertise and experience.
“If you connect with them and ask them about what they’re interested in, you’re going to immediately, all of a sudden, your educational experience can transform dramatically, just from putting yourself out there like that,” he said.
Crime Column
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There has been no crime reported since The Weekly Ringer’s last publication on Nov. 8.
Maggie Hagtergy, a junior conservation biology major who attended the panel discussion, was happy to have heard from recent alumni in the field.
“It was good to get perspectives of newer graduates because a lot of things about the job market, especially in sustainability within the short term, are looking really scary right now,” she said. “So it was nice to hear from people who have just entered it and are succeeding right now.”
In relation to the uncertainty surrounding sustainability that Hagtergy mentions, just hours before the panel began, the results of the 2024 presidential election were projected. While the panelists agreed that the future of sustainability initiatives is uncertain, Tippet was able to provide his outlook.
“We learned last night that just voting doesn’t do it,” he said. “I think the lesson is, get organized. Because if we really want to change the course of things, power comes in numbers. I’ve seen that work. It’s been a big part of my career. I know it works, but that’s what it’s going to take.”
Mauri
The Crime Column is based on UMW Police reports from Nov. 1 - Nov. 13.
The University of Mary Washington offers an environmental sustainability minor as a part of the College of Arts and Sciences. Abbey Magnet / The Weekly Ringer
Professors and alumni discuss sustainability-related career insights for students who are considering pursuing a career in the field. Abbey Magnet / The Weekly Ringer
Sports
UMW men’s soccer soars through Coast-toCoast tournament for third year in a row
MADISON FRY Staff Writer
On Nov. 8, the University of Mary Washington men’s soccer team secured the win against Salisbury University after two overtimes and seven rounds of penalty kicks in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference tournament semifinal round.
“It was a very level game. We’ve played this team twice this year already, so we knew they were going to be able to adapt to us quite well and they did,” said team captain and goalkeeper, Freddy Rogers, a senior marketing major. “I think if we play better during our next game then we’ll probably get the job done in normal time.”
After a successful regular season with only one loss against the University of Virginia’s Division I team, the UMW Eagles were awarded the home advantage as host of the tournament.
“It shows school spirit, school pride, and a sense of community that we’re supportive of one another. It means a lot to see this kind of student engagement,” said University President Troy Paino.
The first goal of the game was made by Salisbury player Tanner Calzado 34 minutes into the game. UMW’s Sammy Amorose, a junior biology major, would even score with a goal assisted by senior political science major Carter Berg and senior business administration major Jordy Sanata 68 minutes into the game. The game remained tied 1–1 after 110 minutes of playing time.
“It shows school spirit, school pride, and a sense of community that we’re supportive of one another. It means a lot to see this kind of student engagement.”
- Troy Paino
There were attempted goals from both teams and Rogers expressed how he felt during those high-pressure moments.
“As a keeper, you don’t want to be involved in a game because it means your team is doing well,” he said. “But when you can come up big for your team, it’s a good feeling.”
Because this was an elimination game, both teams went into the shootout hoping to come out with the victory. The Eagles shot first and scored, going back and forth for seven rounds until a goal by Santana and a final save by Rogers ended the game. The Eagles topped Salisbury 5–4 in the shootout.
“I know that I can trust them to step up and do a job and sink that penalty,” said Gabe Francesconi, a graduate student obtaining his master’s in business administration and one of the team captains.
Rogers says completing the come-from-behind win was satisfying, even if the team did not necessarily play their strongest game.
“Honestly, we can be better, but I think my favorite moment was just seeing the boys come together and push through adversity together, especially when it came to overtime,” he said.
When considering what the team did well during their game, Francesconi agreed that the team had strong perseverance.
“I think we fought well in terms of our overall tactical and technical awareness today,” said Francesconi. “It just was not on par with where we are normally at. But, we have resiliency, and I think that’s the most important factor in our performance today.”
The Eagles went on to beat Christopher Newport University to win their third consecutive Coast-to-Coast Championship. Their next match is Nov. 16 where they will host William Peace University for the first round of the men’s Division III soccer tournament.
University of Mary Washington Fall Sports Schedule
THOMAS JACKSON Sports Editor
Men’s Soccer (17-1-2)
Nov. 10 vs. Christopher Newport University (3-2)
Nov. 16 vs. William Peace University
Women’s Soccer (9-6-4)
Nov. 8 @ UC, Santa Cruz (2-3)
Women’s Volleyball (14-15)
Nov. 9 vs. Berry College (Ga.) (3-2)
Nov. 15 vs. Salisbury University
Field Hockey (13-7)
Nov. 8 vs. Centre (6-0)
Nov. 10 vs. Rhodes College (6-4)
Men’s Swimming (2-2)
Nov. 9 @ Frostburg State University (132-130)
Nov. 15 @ St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Women’s Swimming (4-0) Nov. 9 @ Frostburg State University (163-99)
Nov. 15 @ St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Men’s Basketball (1-1) Nov. 8 vs. Kean University (85-71) Nov. 9 @ Virginia Wesleyan University (48-65) Nov. 15 vs. Maryville College
Women’s Basketball (0-2) Nov. 8 vs. Bridgewater College (31-58)
Nov. 9 @ Eastern Mennonite University (52-54) Nov. 16 vs. Methodist University
Games are available to watch via livestream on the UMW Athletics webpage www.team1sports.com/umweagles
Full schedule not listed above. Most recent games included. Bold indicates home game.
A University of Mary Washington soccer player takes up the ball against a crowd of opposing Salisbury University players. Abbey Magnet / The Weekly Ringer
#5, senior business administration major, Jordy Santana challenges a Salisbury University player for control of the ball. Abbey Magnet / The Weekly Ringer