Comments on: A. The Budget. B. Mental Health. C. Payday Lending. D. The “Sex Workers’ Art Show” at William and Mary. What’s the LEAST pressing issue facing the Commonwealth? http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/ The Virginia General Assembly from the perspective of 7 West. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:25:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 By: Bob Brink http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:00:10 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/#comment-1437 Tim Wise:

As a former staff member on the House committee that held the steroid hearings, I’m afraid I’d have to say, “Not much.”

RB

]]> By: Tim Wise http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-1435 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:25:58 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/#comment-1435 Hey, Bob — what’s the difference about the House of Delegates talking about the sex workers show and the U.S. House of Representatives talking about baseball pitcher Roger Clemens’ taking or not taking of steroids and/or other banned substances?

]]> By: Marissa http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-1434 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:19:18 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/#comment-1434 Thank you for supporting both the First Amendment and the students who dared to do something so innovative. I have been a proud alumna of the College, but of late, I am not so proud to be a resident of the Commonwealth. Please keep up the fight, for William and Mary, and all universities that dare break from the Richmond-favored ideologies.

Marissa ’01

]]> By: Eric http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:53:59 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/#comment-1433 Rock on, Del. Brink.

]]> By: Antonio M. Elias http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-1432 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:28:33 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/#comment-1432 The College thanks you Mr. Brink!

In the halls of the GAB, some of our less enlightened colleagues snicker and boo when William & Mary is mentioned these days, but in the halls of our Alma Mater, students and faculty writhe in disgust at the mention of the House of Delegates. I’ll go ahead and pass this around to my friends, show them you’re not *all* evil.

-Antonio
Class of ’09

]]> By: Ashley http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-1431 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:08:38 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/#comment-1431 While I empathize with people’s outrage and even exasperation with the topic, pledging to NOT contribute money anymore does nothing but hurt The College. Gene Nichol was told today his contract was not going to be renewed and resigned, and the campus is in an uproar. William & Mary needs all the support it can get to move forward in the same progressive spirit. PLEASE do not cut donations to the school. It will only undermine everything William & Mary stands for.

]]> By: Neal O'Hara http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-1430 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:27:14 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/#comment-1430 Del. Brink, I don’t know who you are, but as a fellow alumnus of the Marshall-Presley School of Law, I agree with you 100%. I sent a nasty note to the College today telling them they’ll never see another dime from me, and I also sent an email to Prof. Nichol and Prof. George telling them that we support their prinicpaled, ethical stand for free expression, the First Amendment and the Constitution of the United States. Well, you can do what you want to Gene Nichol, but we’re not going to sit here and listen to you bad mouth the United States of America. Gentleman!

]]> By: Callie Morris http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-1429 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:57:54 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/#comment-1429 This is absolutely brilliant. My heartfelt thanks go out to Delegate Brink for saying what so many of us are thinking. The delegates trying to micro-manage W&M’s student affairs should be absolutely ashamed of themselves, and all of those standing up for the College’s rights to independent functioning should be very, very proud.

Callie Morris
Class of 2007

]]> By: Brandon Bushnell http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-1428 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:28:36 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/#comment-1428 Well said. I wish I could have seen it.

]]> By: Jason Durso http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/comment-page-1/#comment-1427 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:16:19 +0000 http://www.7-west.org/2008/02/11/a-the-budget-b-mental-health-c-payday-lending-d-the-sex-workers-art-show-at-william-and-mary-whats-the-least-pressing-issue-facing-the-commonwealth/#comment-1427 Artfully said. Well done.

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