Darell Green quietly leaves UMW, gets hopes up for potential football team
By Mick Barn In April 2013, former Washington Redskin and NFL Hall-of-Famer Darrell Green joined the University of Mary Washington staff as the special assistant for student-athlete development and...
View ArticleRelationship goals: how to get your ex back
By HANNAH PARKER 1. Constantly call him. If you aren’t incessantly texting and calling him, leaving him voicemails every hour, how will he know that you want him back? The only way to let him know you...
View ArticleUC Dining’s beautifully inconsistent menus teaches patience, humbles students
By DELLA HETHCOX This year, Campus Dining has made an exerted effort to help University of Mary Washington students appreciate common food more by making them less available, and for that, I’m...
View ArticleThe Mikey Barnes Effect
By D.G. Hethcox If you have been on campus at all during the last three years, you have no doubt heard of or seen Mikey Barnes, either in the flesh or virtually. He’s everywhere: posters, events,...
View ArticleOp Ed: Oppositional student government proven radically effective
By ALEX OBOLENSKY Last year the student body approved a change to the Student Government Association constitution which removed a clause requiring the SGA to drop their advocacy any issue where they...
View ArticleStaff Ed: North Carolina bill not step in right direction for transgender people
By THE BLUE & GRAY PRESS STAFF North Carolina legislators passed a bill on March 23 that would force those who identify as transgender to enter restrooms and locker rooms that do not match their...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: UMW administrators have a serious communication problem
UMW administrators have a serious communication problem. On Friday, April 8, the university sent students an email entitled “responsible use of social media.” It details what online harassment looks...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: HCC offers high-level technology
In the March 24th, 2016 issue, the Blue and Gray Press Editorial Board published an article entitled “Incoming students not getting what they are advertised.” In this article, the Board suggests that...
View ArticleWork order requests are failing all too frequently, and we’re tired of it
By ELIZABETH BRANTLEY Facilities Services needs to get their act together. At least I think they do. Since starting at the University of Mary Washington this past fall, I’ve been amazed by the number...
View ArticleDon’t be so quick to judge college graduates living at home
By SHAWNYA PETERSON You’ve just graduated, diploma in hand and ready to begin life in the real world. Now, the first step is… to move back into your childhood bedroom at your parents’ house. After four...
View ArticleStaff Ed: Reflecting on the year at The Blue & Gray Press
By THE BLUE & GRAY PRESS STAFF This week’s issue marks the last of The Blue & Gray Press’ for the semester. As we welcome in our new staff and wish our outgoing staff the best of luck in the...
View ArticleCrew and rugby in athletic purgatory, not club or varsity sport
By ELIZA MAY Last month, The Blue & Gray Press published an article outlining a few reasons why club athletes should be held to the same standards as varsity athletes. “Personally, coming from a...
View ArticleFreshman Facebook group draws petty arguments, defeats purpose
By JACOB ATKINSON When I was accepted to the University of Mary Washington, I was very excited to meet new people and get to know my classmates, seeing as how I knew very few people from my high school...
View ArticleCross Country teams place fourth at CAC Championship meet
By MIKEY BARNES It was Halloween weekend and while most people were out in their costumes, or setting up their yards for the holiday, the University of Mary Washington men and women cross country teams...
View ArticleEarly NBA MVP candidates: Warrior-less top five candidates
By DUSTIN THOMAS The season may have only started nine days ago but it is shaping up to be full of twists, turns and excitement. Besides hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy and getting covered in...
View ArticleQ & A with UMW swimmer Madison Noga, transfer from West Virginia University.
By SADIE ROBERTS Madison Noga, a 19-year- old, psychology major and transfer sophomore from West Virginia University, has been swimming practically since birth. While growing up, she tried her hand at...
View ArticleStaff Ed: Jill Stein coming to UMW shows importance of political open-mindedness
By THE BLUE & GRAY PRESS STAFF With less than one week remaining before Election Day on Nov. 8, the presidential campaign has fully accentuated the bitter division between conservative and liberal...
View ArticleMother’s Rugby players come from far-away places to play for UMW
By MATT KLINE International Student Athletes At the University of Mary Washington, there are many student athletes brought in every year. Students come from all over the world just to play a sport...
View ArticleBlue & Gray Interviews: UMW President Troy Paino
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