They hunker down at the Hurley Convergence Center, set up shop at Simpson Library, dig in their heels at duPont. All across campus, at any minute of any day – whether they’re crunching numbers, adjusting microscopes, mixing acrylics or measuring for costumes – University of Mary Washington students are toiling away on something special. They […]
UMW Multicultural Fair Brightened a Cloudy Day
A little overcast and a few sprinkles couldn’t dampen the colorful spirit of the University of Mary Washington’s Multicultural Fair this past Saturday. Thousands turned out to the 29th annual event, designed to promote awareness of cultures across the globe. The weather forced entertainment, crafts, vendors and children’s entertainment inside various buildings, including George Washington […]
UMW Celebrates Special Olympian ‘Amazing Grace’
“Positive.” That’s how UMW sophomore Maddie Shifflett summed up her on-campus hero yesterday at the University Center. Her response to NBC 4 reporter Dave Culver’s request to describe longtime Mary Washington dining associate Grace Anne Braxton in one word made it to the 6 p.m. news. “Just like a ray of sunshine and happiness,” Shifflett, […]
Multicultural Fair Brings Culture to Campus
Once a year the whole world comes to the University of Mary Washington. The 29th annual Multicultural Fair will bring a crisscross of cultures from around the globe to campus this Saturday. Think bellydancers and breakers, gospel and blues, tacos and funnel cakes, tapestries and tie-dyes. The event is one of the largest Mary Washington […]
Historic Preservation Students Dig Into Native American Past
It could have been just any old rock. There were thousands of them under John Lightner’s feet at the edge of Aquia Creek. But this one was different. For Lightner, chief emeritus of Stafford County’s Patawomeck Indian tribe, it was a piece of the past. And, on a cold day last month, he smiled as […]
