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EMMA KINGKEO

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Incumbent Democrat Joshua Cole and Republican nominee Sean Steinway faced off in Virginia’s 65th District House of Delegates debate. The event, hosted in UMW’s George Washington Hall, highlighted the candidates viewpoints on a variety of topics, including proposed changes to the Virginia constitution.

November’s election could determine the future of three proposed constitutional amendments. The proposed amendments include an elimination of Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, a reinstation of voting rights for convicted felons upon their release and a constitutionally enshrined right to reproductive freedom. Virginia law requires two legislative sessions to approve the amendments before they are placed on ballots for voters to ultimately decide.

“I look forward to making sure that we can vote to pass that constitutional amendment so that the people - the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia - will have their own choice at the ballot boxes.”

- Joshua Cole

Earlier this year, Virginia’s General Assembly approved by a simple majority to advance the three proposed amendments and further the two-year process. Democrats currently have a 51- 49 edge over Republicans in the House, however all 100 seats are up for election this November. According to the Virginia Public Access Project, the race between Cole and Steinway is one of 10 competitive races that could determine which party secures a majority of the House.

“I look forward to making sure that we can vote to pass that constitutional amendment so that the people—the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia—will have their own choice at the ballot box during the midterm elections come next year,” said Cole, in response to a question about the proposed amendments. “It should be up to the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia if they want to enshrine that in the constitution.”

To kick off the debate, the candidates were asked specifically about the proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine the right to reproductive freedom if passed in the 2026 legislative session and subsequently approved by voters.

“So first of all, I would like to say that I am pro-life,” said Steinway.

He continued by sharing a personal story from when he was a teenager and faced an unexpected pregnancy with his then-girlfriend.

“I was just graduated out of the Marine Corps bootcamp and I received a call saying that my girlfriend was pregnant. I had to make a decision,” he said. “It was the toughest decision I had to make, I was not ready for it. But today I look at the eyes of my son and I’m blessed that I made the right decision.”

52.5% of the state Senate initially voted to establish a fundamental right to reproductive freedom in January, and 51% of the state House passed the chamber’s version of the bill in February. Cole voted in favor of the amendment.

“There are three constitutional amendments that will be before the General Assembly in January. Specifically, reproductive freedom, I’ve led every time I’ve run to making sure that we can protect access to reproductive freedom and making sure that women have their own reproductive choice,” he said.

The debate was hosted by the UMW Student Government Association, moderated by Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth, and co-sponsored by the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters of the Fredericksburg Area. Professor and Chair of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman and WFVA Radio News Director Ted Schubel joined Farnsworth in asking questions covering a variety of topics relevant to voters, including those related to healthcare, traffic and crime.

According to his campaign website, Steinway is a father of five with an extensive law enforcement background. He is a Marine Corps veteran, has worked undercover for the Fairfax County Police Department, is a former Drug Enforcement Administration contractor and has worked as a Patrol Deputy Sheriff for the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. He currently co-owns a food truck and lives in White Oak.

“I had to make a decision. It was the toughest decision I had to make, I was not ready for it. But today I look at the eyes of my son and I’m blessed that I made the right decision.”

- Sean Steinway

Cole, according to his campaign website, is a pastor and father who has served on the House of Delegates since 2023. He was the first Black person from Fredericksburg elected into the 65th district seat, where he lobbied for legislation regarding the Equal Rights Amendment, workers’ rights and access to reproductive healthcare. Early voting in Virginia is currently underway and runs through Nov. 1. The deadline to register and request a mail-in ballot is Oct. 24. Election Day is Nov. 4.

Sean Steinway, the Republican candidate for the 65th House of Delegates race, debated at UMW’s Dodd Auditorium. Photo courtesy of umw.edu

Joshua Cole, the Democratic candidate for the 65th House of Delegates race, debated at UMW’s Dodd Auditorium. Photo courtesy of umw.edu

Dining on campus is unhealthy and expensive

AMAL SURANI Staff Writer

Out of the thousands of dollars my parents spend each year for my college education, $2,000 goes to a meal plan that leaves me with $200 in retail flex and 225 meal swipes, which don’t carry over to the next semester. The meal swipes enable me to access the dining hall at the Top of the Cedric Rucker University Center, and I look to retail dining, like Panera and New York Pizza and Deli, to spend my flex dollars. Despite these dining options, UMW fails to provide students with a diversity of healthy meals for the price students pay.

The dining hall is a hotspot for students who want to get a quick meal before their classes, however, the options get old quickly, especially those considered healthy.

“Expanding

dining options would not only encourage students to choose healthy meals but it would also alleviate financial stress associated with flex dollars and meal swipe limitations.”

- Amal Surani

“The CRUC breakfasts are very greasy and oily,” said Jocelyn Borges, a sophomore math and secondary education major. “So it makes it very hard to get a nutritious breakfast and not feel sick when I go to class.”

Instead, she spends her flex dollars at the Simply-ToGo market, stocking up on food items, but not getting a full, hot meal like she would at the dining hall.

“I stock up on coffees or muffins from the little convenience store,” Borges said. “But I don’t think that’s the most nutritious thing.”

If I could, I’d also opt for items at Simply To-Go for a healthy option, but I’ve already spent over 50% of my flex dollars, and we’re less than halfway through the semester. Sophomore conservation biology major Megan Perkins is

in a similar predicament.

“I’ve already gone through half of mine and we’re not even halfway through the semester,” she said. “I know people who are already out of flex and meal swipes.”

To help ease this issue, UMW should expand the healthy options at the Top of the CRUC. Currently, students looking for a healthy fix have the salad bar and Simple Serving, but these get old quickly. Simple Serving has rotating options, but the food is often bland, and the salad bar offers the same items every day.

The other stations available primarily feature overly watery pasta and raw, doughy pizza. The burgers are popular, which means there’s usually a long line to wait for them, and none of these options are particularly healthy.

Expanding dining options would not only encourage students to choose healthy meals but it would also alleviate financial stress associated with flex dollars and meal swipe limitations.

“I feel like that’s a waste of my money and my parents’ money that I need to get my food elsewhere because I just can’t stomach a meal,” Borges said.

Junior cybersecurity major Addy Fincke has a meal plan of $300 of flex and 150 meal swipes and tends to choose retail dining due to dietary restrictions, usually turning to For Five for convenience. However, their menu is still limited, and the items are expensive.

“That’s a waste of my money and my parents’ money that I need to get my food elsewhere because I just can’t stomach a meal.”

- Jocelyn Borges

”They’re seven dollar sandwiches, which isn’t great, considering it’s just dining hall food repackaged,” she said.

When looking for a healthy option, I like Panera’s menu, but the prices make it hard to justify.

“I do not need a $12 salad,” Fincke said.

Shying away from expensive options, I tend to skip meals or resort to eating less than what I should. This seems to be a bigger issue around campus, with students eating unhealthy food, or just not eating at all.

“Today, my dinner was made out of candy I got from NSP and my breakfast was a bag of chips,” said sophomore music major Ian Frazier. “But I had a normal lunch. It was nice.”

Perhaps, if UMW dedicated resources towards creating a rotating healthy menu at the Top of the CRUC, students would not resort to vending machine dinners.

Simply To-Go is located within the Eagle’s Nest on the first floor of Woodard Hall. Anna Goodman / The Weekly Ringer

Students resort to expensive retail dining options when healthy meals at the Top of the CRUC get repetitive.

Photo courtesy of Abbey

UMW goths get glammed for Reclaim Arcade event

COLE RASMUSSEN Staff Writer

Imagine someone points you towards a doorway leading to a living room that is straight out of the 1970s. This retro-themed space gives way to a room with flashing lights packed full of arcade games, people dancing and lively conversations. This is Goth Night at Reclaim Arcade.

Fascination Street is a Goth Night hosted in part by UMW students on the third or fourth weekend of every month. When entering the arcade, you are required to pay $15 to cover all costs for playing the arcade games throughout the night. The event starts at 8 p.m. and ends at 11:30 p.m., so only those 18 and over can enter to comply with Virginia law about minors needing guardians present with them after 10 p.m.

“Fascination Street actually started as an offshoot of the original Fredericksburg Goth night that used to be called Funeral Party,” said senior psychology major and Co-President of the UMW Rocky Horror Club, Azrael Fanning.

Fascination Street’s first event was held in July 2024. This year, they have expanded to introduce local vendors, including small businesses and organizations like the Queer and Trans Coalition. Condoms, tampons, emergency contraception, zines and additional reproductive and sexual wellness resources were all offered during the last event.

“We strive to provide those resources, providing that space, providing comfort and unity,” said Fanning.

Wanting to preserve the Fredericksburg Goth Scene, Fanning worked with DJ Hodge, a Fredericksburg local, to create Fascination Street. There are plenty of UMW students who have become regulars at Goth Night.. A previous iteration of the event, Funeral Party, was similarly run by two University of Mary Washington alums from 2022 until its dissolution in 2024.

Their next event on Oct.17 is a featured vendor event, however, the list is being kept a secret as the organizers want to create more mystery around the event. There will also be table-to-table trick-or-treating, dancing and arcade games.

“One vendor sells a Fascination Street scent blend that they sell in soaps and roll-on perfume oils,” said Fanning.

Stubbs, a junior chemistry major, went to the September event and drove two of his friends. Although Stubbs had known about Goth Night for a while, he did not go until rekindling his love for dance this year.

“Goth dancing is kind of distinct from regular club dancing because it focuses a lot on individual movement,” said Stubbs.

Stubbs says he had a great time at Goth Night and was able to meet new friends and build greater community.

“This person I had met 30 minutes prior bought French fries and said to eat as many as you want, and I was like, ‘I don’t even know your name.’ Everybody was so sweet and so encouraging,” said Stubbs.

This series of positive experiences is why Stubbs plans on going to the Goth Night event in October.

The goth aesthetic may seem intimidating, but the welcoming environment at the previous events proves how open this community is. Though it is slightly out of the way of some students, it is worth the distance for a night of

and fun games.

dancing

The messy fun of Goth Night awaits you. Black is the uniform in this community of music, arcade and play. @lizrighterstudio / Instagram

Take a glimpse into goth by attending a night full of colored lights and painted faces. @lizrighterstudio / Instagram

Dressing and accessorizing in black is the ticket needed to immerse yourself in the goth scene. @lizrighterstudio / Instagram

Neon lights serve as the backdrop to spotlight the eccentric dances of goths. @lizrighterstudio / Instagram

Goths gather for a groovy night of games and dance

This series of positive experiences is why Stubbs plans on going to the Goth Night event in October.

Fanning has a radio show called Comfort in the Grave that broadcasts Saturdays at 5 p.m. She uses this as an opportunity to combine WMWC Campus Radio, UMW’s student-led radio station, and Fascination Street. Though unofficial, Fanning uses this Fascination Hour to play assorted music and commentary.

Though Fascination Street is at Reclaim Arcade, there’s hope of hosting a similar event to last year’s Goth Ball hosted by Madame Oddities.

“I feel like if it would have been on campus, I would have gone sooner,” said Stubbs.

The next event will be held on Friday, Oct. 17, at Reclaim Arcade. Goth attire or Halloween costumes are encouraged but not required. Come prepared to dance hard enough to wake the dead

Engaging games and electric neon lights transform the Reclaim Arcade into the perfect goth scene. @lizrighterstudio / Instagram

Let loose at Goth Night where the only rules are the dress code and where dance is free and highly encouraged. @lizrighterstudio / Instagram

Chain blocking popular UMW desire path vandalized by students unhappy with change to campus landscaping

KY HUYNH Executive Editor

A few weeks after the chain-link fence spanning between Custis Hall and the University Center was installed and blocked a popular desire path, students began finding ways to get around the obstruction, some taking it upon themselves to cut the chains down.

Allen Queen, a senior international affairs major, occasionally walks on the desire path and believes that seeing students take direct action to remove the chains can be useful, only until vandalism occurs.

“I think that students taking action shows how the path is actually useful,” he said. “I do not agree with vandalism at all and think that it will only cause more issues, but I also don’t see why the fence couldn’t have been put closer to the edge to allow the path to still be used.”

He continued, “We should be voicing our concerns, not vandalizing.”

Ben Kopach, a senior geospatial analysis major, believes the student response has been warranted as they advocate for change and seek to navigate campus.

“I think the reason students are taking action is because they, we, care. It is a path which has not any problems during my time here at UMW, but all the sudden it is.”

- Allen Queen

“I think students are taking action because it’s a popular path that avoids going downhill and then going up stairs,” he said. “It also saves a minute or so.”

UMW Chief of Police Michael Hall says that his office is aware of students’ concerns about the future of the desire path. However, he says the university currently has no plans to permanently take the chains down.

“The students spoke out by taking the chain-link fence down,” said Hall. “It was put back up because there are currently no plans in place right now of how do we navigate through this.”

He continued, “So as a result of those concerns and the moving of some of the rocks, the director of facilities and the SGA president have entered into conversations of finding the best solution to the students concerned.”

Assistant Vice President of Facilities Brian Gorham says that the Facilities Operations team has met with UMW’s Student Government Association several times to dis-

cuss the landscape project and receive feedback from students.

“The chains remain for now as a measure of attempting to reduce impact to the new landscaping as it is installed,” he said. “Once restored, the area will be reopened as a greenspace on campus.”

“You wanted your voice heard. Now your voice has been heard. Give it a minute. Take a pause and allow that to work through.”

- Michael Hall

Amira Said, SGA president and senior environmental science major, also confirmed that conversations between elected student representatives and facilities are ongoing.

“I think the reason students are taking action is because they, we, care,” Queen said. “It is a path which has not caused any problems during my time here at UMW, but all of a sudden it is.”

He also believes that the university is listening to students and thinks that vandalizing is not the way to a solution.

“I think they are definitely listening and are willing to talk, but I feel like it will end up being a dead-end,” he said. “I also don’t think that people vandalizing the fence helps either because it won’t solve issues and will create more problems.”

Kopach says the university must choose the most beneficial solution for the community, or students will continue to find their own workarounds.

“The school has two choices, wall it off in such a way that makes it impossible to go that route or put down a proper path that won’t degrade, whether that’s a sidewalk, permanent mulch, etc,” he said.

Hall says the university is working on a solution and that continued vandalism could cause a more negative impact.

“You wanted your voice heard. Now your voice has been heard. Give it a minute,” he said. “Take a pause and allow that to work through.”

According to Gorham, a new landscape plan will be completed over Fall Break and will include shrubs and small caliper trees along the raised wall, which will serve as a natural border along the desire path.

“We continue to explore options for pathways and railings, but it would require extensive reworking of the landscape and structures, requiring appropriate engineering, adherence to ADA requirements and an understanding of the significant costs,” said Gorham.

UMW Honor Council hosts first ever Falling for Honor Day to remind students of honor code before fall midterm season

SOPHIA TOMPKINS Online Editor

On Oct. 8, UMW’s Honor Council and Student Government Association held the first annual Falling for Honor Day, an event held to remind students about the honor code as midterms approach.

“Falling for Honor Day is a day created by the Honor Council that is meant to promote our organization, and then also promote honor as a whole on campus and promoting the idea of being a trustworthy campus member, and then also respecting your peers and things like that,” said Maggie Winters, a junior English major in the education program and a UMW Honor Council Outreach Committee Member.

The Council chose this week because it is the middle of the semester and they felt this was when the event would make an impact on the community.

“We’re hoping that Falling for Honor and the sister event become kind of a tradition on campus, so that it happens semester after semester.”

- Adam McAninley

“We are hosting it this year to have a bigger impact on the community and bring more awareness to the Honor Council,” said Sydney Hawes, a sophomore business administration major and the Honor Council Events Coordinator. She continued, “We’re just hoping it brings awareness to people to not cheat, lie, or anything like that, before finals and midterms, especially for a break.”

Throughout the day, there were many different events to engage students around the honor system. Throughout the day, representatives from the Council and SGA gave away free Celsius, Alani, coffee, popcorn and ice cream, among other giveaways.

“Students can expect more awareness of the honor code, through giveaways, through different themed events like on the Alani cans, there’s going to be an Honor Council sticker, so that will hopefully be a reminder throughout the morning, and just make a lasting impact on students and remind them that the honor code really lives in our campus community,” said Adam McAninley, a junior environmental science and political science double major and the Honor Council president.

In addition to the various giveaways, students had the opportunity to reflect on their time at UMW at an event called Advice to Your Freshman Self.

“We’re going to have a camera with the Mary Wash Instagram account, and they’re going to be advice I could tell my future self about midterms or finals, and they’re going to upload half the video for midterms, and then the other half for finals,” said Hawes.

Throughout the day, students will be able to talk to Honor Council members and learn more about their organization.

“We’re going to have advice from actual Honor Council members, and then we’re also going to talk about what it means to be on Honor Council, and how that also intersects with being a UMW student,” said Winters.

Hawes says Honor Council has been planning the events since before the academic year started.

“I’d say we are trying to do a lot of events, because the Honor Council feels like we’re kind of detached from the community on campus.”

- Maggie Winters

“We’ve been working on at least workshopping some ideas for what would work and what would make the most impact,” said McAninley.

This event will allow community members to be more knowledgeable about the Honor Council.

“Students can expect to just become more knowledgeable in what Honor Council does and who is on the Honor Council, as well as what they can do for volunteering opportunities,” said Winters.

The Honor Council is planning a sister event to Falling for Honor in the spring semester, which remains in the proposal phase at this time.

“We’re hoping that Falling for Honor and the sister event become kind of a tradition on campus, so that it happens semester after semester,” said McAninley.

The council is excited for this event because it gives them an opportunity to connect with campus.

“I’d say we are trying to do a lot of events, because the Honor Council feels like we’re kind of detached from the community on campus,” said Winters. “We don’t want to be seen as this scary authoritative figure.”

Crime Column

MEAGHAN VAN DYKE News Editor

The Crime Column is based on UMW Police reports from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1.

There has been no crime reported since the Weekly Ringer’s last publication on Oct. 3.

Students were offered free energy drinks with Honor Council stickers. Violet Ayers / The Weekly Ringer

University of Mary Washington rugby unfazed by loss against Army West Point

THOMAS JACKSON Associate Editor

Despite their loss against Army West Point by a score of 7–32 at home on Oct. 4, the camaraderie among Mary Washington’s men’s rugby team has reached an all-time high.

“Going into each game, we have the mentality of trying to be better than the previous game. We have to say to ourselves, ‘we need to be better than we were,’” said sophomore physics major R.J. Berlington. “We tend to just keep the mindset of being better each week.”

The first half of the match against Army was uneventful for the Eagles’ offense, giving up a penalty early and a pair of tries plus conversions, going into the half down 17–0. UMW completed a try plus the conversion to get on the board in the second half. However, the Eagles were unsuccessful in evening out the score.

Junior business administration major Douglass Moscrop believes that this try after half was due to a difference in effort from the team after halftime.

“Different types of effort, we kind of got beaten down in the first half,” he said. “We started getting on the front foot a little bit, giving them a little bit of pressure.”

When it comes to being on the field and staying focused, or sticking to the game plan, senior international business major David Fitzgerald remembers how hard he and his team have worked for these moments.

“A lot of it is trying to reset, get a deep breath,” he said. “We’ve trained hard enough that we know our structure, we know what we need to be doing right, and it’s just a matter of falling back on that aspect when times are hard.”

Despite the eventual loss, the communication between teammates throughout the match and the confidence they give each other are what make it easy to keep competing every week.

“When you mess up, it’s like you feel bad or are down on yourself, but like one of the

boys coming up and saying to you, ‘you made a mistake, but let’s keep going,’” said sophomore finance major Dash Long.

Moscrop could also see the determination and fight in each of his teammates. Even with the daunting score at half, none of the players gave up and continued to fight for the entire match.

“There were points where I could see in the boys’ faces where they all genuinely believed we were going to make the comeback; it just so happened to not quite go in our favor,” he said.

Even when the Eagles walk away without a win, Head Coach Andrew Spencer sees the opportunity to come back and grow from the experience.

“When we don’t get the result that we’re looking for when it comes to a win or loss, it’s when we’re coming back and we understand the mistakes that we made and the next week work on fixing those things,” Spencer said.

Spencer was hired as head coach over the summer, bringing in expertise from previous coaching experiences. Before joining UMW Athletics, Spencer took Nazareth University to the National Collegiate Rugby’s National 7’s Championship match. He hopes to instill in his players that before they can master the big things, the team must start by executing the small things perfectly.

“Consistency in the little things,” he said. “We really put a premium on doing the little things right, being consistently good at doing the little things right and really breaking the game down to the basics and doing the basics really well.”

At the time of the match, Army was ranked #7 in the country for Division I-A rugby, the sport’s highest collegiate level. This was the third match in a row this season that the Eagles have gone against a top-10-ranked team.

While this may look like a schedule disadvantage for the Eagles, sophomore international business major Callum Emmans does not see the team as underdogs and instead sees an opportunity to go out and win every week against highly ranked opponents.

“I wouldn’t say an underdog is how we feel,” he said. “We expect to go out and win every single game, regardless of who we’re playing, because we know we can because we’ve done it before.”

The Eagles’ next game at Penn State will be the first match this season where they will not have to face a ranked opponent. For some players like Moscrop, the important lesson to take from the Army game is to start the match strong.

“One thing to take into Penn State would be getting that get-go from the start,” he said. “Knowing what we can play and where we’re strong.”

For other players like Berlington, the biggest lesson of the season has been the importance of community and trust as the players rely on each other during difficult situations,

both on and off the field.

“I have to trust my teammates to have the ability to get me through those tough situations,” he said. “A lot of the time I may not be on my best game so I have to trust that my teammates might pick me up and get me to get going. It’s all faith, I know my teammates have been working hard so it’s easy to trust them on the field.”

This trust comes from their shared experiences, as many UMW rugby players are international students learning and competing in the U.S. for the first time.

“We are a lot of boys from different parts of the world, so you’d think it’s hard for us to bond, but working hard together especially going through tough times like the fitness, conditioning, we do a lot of contact drills, those things bring us together when we’re on the field because we remember how hard we worked to be in that position,” Berlington said.

Spencer echoes this sentiment, saying that while all the players may be unique in their own way, they come together to achieve a shared goal: winning.

“A lot of these guys are from overseas, so one of the things, maybe not rugby-wise, but just culturally—cultural differences—they’re all knuckleheads in their own way and it’s a good thing,” he said. “It’s one of the things that I think is a strength of ours, we have guys from literally all over the world, but we come together when we play for one batch.”

That connection, Assistant Coach Time Brown says, describes the team ethos.

“There is a reason I’m here and there’s a reason that the guys we have here chose UMW and it’s the fact that you can be creative and you can be an individual, but there is a team ethos,” Brown said.

Bringing all of this teamwork and collaboration together, the Eagles’ next game is on the road against Penn State Oct. 18.

“We focus on making better men, not just better rugby players but better men,” Spencer said. “I care very much about how they do in the classroom and I truly believe the better you are in the classroom the better you are on the field.”

University of Mary Washington Fall Sports Schedule

ENYA CEA-LAVIN Sports Editor

Men’s Soccer (7-5-1)

Oct. 4 vs. Christopher Newport (0-0)

Oct. 8 vs. Shenandoah University (2-0)

Oct. 11 at Salisbury University Oct. 15 at North Carolina Wesleyan University

Women’s Soccer (8-2-1)

Oct. 4 at John Hopkins University (1-0)

Oct. 11 at Franklin and Marshall College

Oct. 18 vs. Salisbury University

Volleyball (5-16)

Oct. 3 at Messiah University (0-3)

Oct. 4 at Stevenson University (0-3) Oct. 11 vs. Shenandoah University Oct. 18 at Christopher Newport University

Men’s Rugby (0-3)

Oct. 4 vs. Army (7-32) Oct. 18 at Penn State University

Women’s Rugby (3-1) Oct. 18 at Virginia Commonwealth University

Field Hockey (6-4)

Oct. 4 vs. Rhodes College (2-1)

Oct. 11 at Meredith College Oct. 15 vs. Salisbury University Oct. 18 vs. Concordia University

Games are available to watch via livestream on the UMW Athletics webpage www.eagles.com/composite

Full schedule not listed above. Most recent games included. Bold indicates home game.

University of Mary Wash rugby lost 7-32 against Army on Oct. 4. Photo courtesy of Caelen Rahilly

Mary Washington and Army rugby lining up at the start of a play. Photo courtesy of Caelen Rahilly