Evan Kelley, Sports Editor
April 8, 201312:00 pm
Students Win In Basketball Against Faculty 52-50
On Friday, March 5, seniors Jasmine Jones and Brian Lewis hosted a student vs. faculty/staff “Hoops Against Hunger” basketball game to raise money and collect food for the Southern Maryland food bank. The student team won in what became a close game ending in overtime 52-50. Brian Lewis explained why they decided to run the [...]
March 5, 20133:41 pm
Men’s Basketball, CAC Champions Win First Round Of NCAA Tournament
On Saturday, March 2, Men’s Basketball won their first round game in the NCAA championship against Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The team will now advance to play against Alvernia University on March 9. The game was incredibly close even though the team had a decisive lead of 85-76 by the end of the game. At the [...]
February 20, 201312:10 am
St. Mary’s Sports Recap
On Feb. 9th St. Mary’s Baseball lost its season opener against Randolph-Macon, but managed to split the double header the next day. The team won in the nightcap 4-0 while Randolph-Macon won the first half 4-3. The baseball team was supposed to play again on Saturday February 16, but was unable to due to weather [...]
April 21, 20133:40 pm
Senior Athlete Spotlight: Katie Phipps
After spending four years at St. Mary’s, senior and cross country athlete Katie Phipps shared her bittersweet feelings about leaving college. “I definitely have mixed feelings, and a lot of sadness now that the season is over. But I had a really great experience doing cross-country, and it was probably one of the best decisions [...]
April 20, 201310:46 pm
Former CEO Of Nextel Gives Advice To Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Former CEO and chair of Nextel Morgan O’Brien visited St. Mary’s to talk about his experiences in building a business. The Economics Club hosted the event on Wednesday, April 10 in Schaefer Hall. A wireless innovator, O’Brien, who co-founded Nextel with Brian McAuley, helped create the first all-digital nationwide wireless network. O’Brien began his career as a [...]
February 19, 201311:15 pm
Swimming Breaks Records, Places Second
After three days of Capital Athletic Conference Swimming Championships, both the men and women’s teams finished a strong second behind Mary Washington. Senior Joanna Purich Senior expressed her pride in the team saying, “It was a little hard this year because a lot of people got sick right before champs, but everyone really stepped up.” [...]
February 2, 20132:26 pm
Spring Athletics Gear Up for 2013
Written By Jake Williams As the days get warmer here at St. Mary’s, signs of Spring athletics begin to appear all over the campus. On nearly every quad and field you can see enthusiastic students kicking soccer balls, playing field hockey, or tossing Frisbees. Men and women run and jog around the track and each [...]
January 22, 201312:00 pm
Swimming Finishing Off A Great Season
Men and women’s swimming both performed impressively this weekend, with the women’s team winning 161-44 against Salisbury and the men’s team winning against Salisbury 137.5-67.5. This came after a loss to Johns Hopkins the day before, but this loss was expected. Coach Andre Barbins said of Johns Hopkins before the meet, “It is a top 5 team [...]
January 19, 20131:10 pm
Gmail & Newsroom: New Online Changes On Campus
Over the break, St. Mary’s staff have enacted online changes. Campus Technology Support Services has switched student, faculty, and staff email from Webmail to Gmail. The main website for SMCM also now has a new Newsroom for press releases, a guide to experts willing to talk to news outlets about particular subjects, and a social [...]
May 1, 201212:17 am
Foster Discusses Women’s Rights and Abortion
By Evan Kelley, Sports Editor and Monique Thompson, News Editor
On April 25, Serrin Foster, President of Feminists for Life (FFL), gave a lecture on abortion in St. Mary’s Hall. Her lecture, called “The Feminist Case Against Abortion,” explained her position as a pro-life feminist on the controversial topic of abortion. The program was organized by the Nitze Scholars Program and was meant to be [...]
April 3, 201212:05 am
Students Celebrate Hip-Hop and History in Weeklong Event
From March 28 to April 1, the Student Government Association (SGA) Programs Board sponsored 5 Days of Hip-Hop with the help of the Dance Club; Political Science Professor, Sahar Shafqat; Museum Studies Professor, Julia A. King; and the Black Student Union (BSU). Sophomore Anuli Duru, the organizer of the event, described it in an All-Student [...]
March 21, 201210:17 pm
Season Recap: SMCM Men’s Lacrosse
Men’s lacrosse started the season with three losses and two wins. In their first game, the team played against Roanoke College. Team member Patrick Mull ‘13 commented on the fist game, saying, “First up was Roanoke, and we played well considering the weather conditions we were playing in. We were literally playing in the middle [...]
March 21, 201210:00 pm
Seahawks Spring Break Sports Recap 2012
Over spring break, March 10-18, baseball, men’s tennis, and men and women’s lacrosse all played games while other students went home or on vacation for their breaks. Baseball started spring break’s string of games on the tenth with a game against York College of Pennsylvania. Seahawks won the first game 15-3, but lost the second [...]
