Photo Feature: Snow Storm
Photos from the snow storm that hit St. Mary's College on January 30th, 2010.
Men and Women’s Swimming Splash into Championships
After a strong regular season of conference and non-conference action, the swimming Seahawks stand 4-5 for men’s and 7-3 women’s as both teams prepare for the CAC Championships.
New Racial Reconciliation Group Meets
St. Mary’s students showed that they were unafraid, even eager to confront the challenging subject of race’s impact on our everyday lives at the inaugural interest meeting for the newly formed Racial Reconciliation Group.
‘Titan’ and Community Members Celebrate King’s Work
On Monday, Jan. 18, members of the St. Mary’s community and beyond filled the Great Room for the sixth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast. Leaders from the College as well as from outside groups spoke about the importance of King’s work, including William Yoast, one of the football ...More News
- ‘Titan’ and Community Members Celebrate King’s Work
- New Racial Reconciliation Group Meets
- Students Abroad Struggle to Find Housing
- Public Safety Catches, Charges Spray Paint Vandal
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- Tuition to Rise Three Percent
- Faculty Express Concern over Agreement between College and CMRS Program
- College Periodic Review Report Submitted for Campus Feedback
Opinions
Senator Scott Brown (R-MA)–A Warning Shot
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, the impossible happened. A little-known Republican State Senator, Scott Brown, won the special election for the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat in Massachusetts.
Why so impossible? Registered Democrats have a 3-1 majority over Republicans in the Commonwealth. No Republican has won a Senate seat in 40 years. Martha Coakley, the Democratic [...]
Welcome Back from the Chief’s Desk
As semesters change, so do our surroundings, even on this tiny isolated campus. Seasons come and go. Buildings rise on old foundations. Grassy hills become leveled. Docks stretch out over the river. Even on a personal level, things change: as students, we find new housing arrangements, we sign up for new classes in different buildings, [...]
(Read More)On-Campus Housing is Too Expensive
In the last issue of the Point News, there were articles on a tuition increase of $330 a year and students struggling abroad having trouble finding housing on campus. While both of these articles were well written and covered issues pertinent to students and their budgets, I think that one crucial issue was overlooked: the [...]
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Former St. Mary’s Professor Investigates the Self
By Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor
Dr. Terell Lasane spoke on Friday, Dec. 4 about his personal experiences as a “black, gay, and financially challenged” man and how these aspects of his self have affected his view of the world and his research in psychology.
Dr. Lasane, a professor of psychology at the College until 2008, covered several issues in the lecture [...]
VOICES Poet Recites Work Full of ‘Lushness and Danger’
By Amanda Zelaya, Arts & Entertainment Editor
On Thursday, Nov. 19, the VOICES series hosted its last reading until next semester. The reading was given by poet Laurie Clements Lambeth, who read a selection of poems from her new collection of poetry “Veil and Burn.”
The reading began with a brief introduction by English Professor Karen Anderson, who also happens to be a [...]
Stage Orphans Debut, Take a ‘Stab at Stability’
By Amanda Zelaya, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Thursday, Dec. 3 through Saturday, Dec. 5, a group of St. Mary’s actors known as The Stage Orphans performed a series of four scenes, three of which where written by award-wining playwright Neil LaBute.
The performances took place in Montgomery Hall’s White Room and were directed by sophomore, Jonathan Wagner. The performance was a compilation of [...]
Sports
Men and Women’s Swimming Splash into Championships
After a strong regular season of conference and non-conference action, the swimming Seahawks stand 4-5 for men’s and 7-3 women’s as both teams prepare for the CAC Championships.
(Read More)Men’s Basketball Rebounds, Boxes Out Stevenson
By Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor
Coming back from their first loss on Nov. 30, the men’s basketball team has gotten back to the strong start they showed at the beginning of the season. In the team’s most recent game on Dec. 5, the Seahawks defeated Stevenson University 103-71.
The team’s wins have tied St. Mary’s for first in the Capital Athletic [...]
Saint-Aubin Blessed With CAC Honor
By Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor
Senior Stephanie Saint-Aubin was chosen as the Capital Athletic Conference’s (CAC) Women’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week on Nov. 29.
She is ranked fifth in the CAC in scoring (18.2 points per game), tied for fifth in steals (2.8 per game), ninth in rebounds (8.2 per game), and tenth in blocks (0.6 blocks per game)
Saint-Aubin’s leadership [...]
Arts & Entertainment
Theatre Department Celebrates a Night of Grand Openings
By Jessy Schroeder, Staff Writer
Thursday, Nov. 12 saw the official opening of the St. Mary’s theater department’s fall comedy play Arms and the Man, written by George Bernard Shaw, as well as the grand re-opening of Montgomery Hall’s Bruce Davis Theater.
The night began at 7:00 p.m. with an informal gathering in the front hallway of Montgomery Hall, where professors, [...]
Students Gather for Food-centered Fun at Writer’s Harvest
Despite the rain and blasting winds, several students and professors trekked to the Boyden Gallery on Thursday, Nov. 12 to listen to tips from Food & Water Watch for organizing grassroots campaigns. The session was part of a food-themed night, followed by the Writer’s Harvest.
Food & Water Watch (F&WW) is a nonprofit organization based in [...]
Artist Lecture Inspires Students to ‘Just Draw’
By Sarah English, Staff Writer
A presentation given by artist, author and educator Mary Stewart captivated St. Mary’s students and faculty last Thursday evening.
Stewart has been painting and drawing since she was a child. She said, “My father only allowed [my brother and I] to watch an hour of T.V a day…so I just drew.” She is currently interested in [...]