Op-Ed: Why UMW is not a ‘feminist friendly campus’
By PAIGE MCKINSEY Last semester I was asked if I thought the University of Mary Washington was a “feminist friendly campus.” At the time, I said yes it was, citing the record-breaking number of...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Obama’s proposals will lift the middle class and propel the economy
By BENJAMIN HERMERDING As president of the University of Mary Washington Young Democrats, I was overjoyed to hear our president outline a progressive vision for the year ahead in his recent State of...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Attacks against Feminists United will not stop fight for change
By KELLI MUSICK The University of Mary Washington is not a feminist-friendly campus. I acknowledge that by putting forth this statement I open the metaphorical floodgates for criticism, backlash and...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Student coalition aims to unite groups under common goals of activism
By BEATRICE OHENE-OKAE Last month for Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, some students got to relax and debrief on their day off. However, a dedicated few went before the General Assembly in Richmond,...
View ArticleOp-Ed: BOV member tells DivestUMW they are being a ‘pest’
By SARAH KINZER & ZAKARIA KRONEMER When the UMW Board of Visitors rejected the formation of an exploratory subcommittee for divestment, DivestUMW immediately took action. A team of 30 students...
View ArticleOp-Ed: University must address racism on campus
By FILAGOT TAYE & LILIAN PEREZ The scourge of ignorant acts of sexism and racism committed by students has negatively affected multiple campuses within the past year. With the coming to light of...
View ArticleLetter: DivestUMW lacks complete consideration of consequences
By MATTHEW GOOD Over the course of the past several weeks, divestment has reemerged as a forefront issue on several college campuses. Student advocacy groups like DivestUMW here at the University of...
View ArticleOp Ed: Response to “your protest vote will not work”
By QUENTIN BENTZIN America as a country was never designed to have only two political parties, battling head to head in every election. From the beginning, every citizen was expected to vote for...
View ArticleOp Ed: We must come together
By BRADLEY VEERHOF At the time of writing this piece, it would be one week since the announcement was made about the general election. I do not know how things look or will look, so I will only speak...
View ArticleOp Ed: Give Trump a Chance
By BRANDON QUINTIN *Note: this Op Ed was submitted on Jan. 22* Sorry to break it to you, but yes, he is your president. Given that you’re reading this article in a campus newspaper, I think it’s safe...
View ArticleOp Ed: Obama’s Wars
By IAN SCOTT WILSON Barrack Hussein Obama is the only President of these United States to have the distinction of presiding over our nation while it was at war during the entire length of his...
View ArticleOp Ed: Democrats and the Border Wall
By IAN SCOTT WILSON President Trump’s border wall has been called every terrible name in the book. Republicans have taken so much heat from Democrats and their base for their support of Trump’s plan....
View ArticleOp Ed: Hate Speech Is Not Free
By GRANT RAYCROFT On Feb. 1, the University of California, Berkeley cancelled a planned speech from a noted Alt-Right figure in the wake of on campus protest. While this is not the first time...
View ArticleOp Ed: 69th Secretary of State
By REX TILLERSON On Febuary 1st 2017, as much of the Trump cabinet was still being held up by senate democrats, our 69th Secretary of State was confirmed by a vote of 56 to 43, with all 52 Republicans...
View ArticleOp Ed: Jeff Session is Great!
By IAN SCOTT WILSON Jeff Sessions, on February 1, was approved by the Senate Judiciary committee in an 11-9 vote. The full Senate voted 52 to 47 (as opposed to 56 to 43 for Loretta Lynch with...
View ArticleOp Ed: POTUS: Predator of The United States
By EMILY GROTTLE No matter how many times someone tells me I need to accept the fact that Donald Trump is the president, I will not, because I can never respect this man. Trump has been accused on...
View ArticleOp Ed: Home is Where the Hate Is
By GRANT RAYCROFT I went home for spring break last week and explored my old haunts. I live in Alexandria, Virginia, and so a frequent stop is Misha’s our local coffeehouse. Misha’s specializes in its...
View ArticleOp Ed: The Definition of a ‘Snowflake’
By GRANT RAYCROFT “Snowflake” is a term I’ve noticed gaining traction in recent years. Not referring to the crystallized raindrops which remain ever elusive in Virginia, the phrase has made ground as...
View ArticleAn open letter to the open letter
By CHRIS MARKHAM I was thinking of the most passive aggressive way to address my feelings for you, and decided that an open letter was the most appropriate thing for a millennial such as myself to...
View ArticleOp Ed: Nation of the free, or nation of the incarcerated?
By JOSEPH SARATORI Ava DeVernay, the notable director of the 2014 Oscar nominated film Selma, and most recently the 2016 Netflix’s documentary 13th has started a conversation. This Oscar nominated...
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