Evan Kelley, Sports Editor
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 [...]
February 28, 201212:28 am
Men’s and Women’s Swimming Place 2nd In CAC Championships
From Feb. 17 to 19, men’s and women’s swimming competed in the Capital Athletic Conference Championships. Both teams won second place. Team member Claire Huckenpohler ’14 described the format of the events as follows: “It started on Friday and it went to Sunday. Each morning there was a preliminary competition to see who can come [...]
May 1, 201212:17 am
Foster Discusses Women’s Rights and Abortion
By Evan Kelley, Sports Editor and Monique Thompson, Staff Writer
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 [...]
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 [...]
February 28, 201212:14 am
Frequency Discrimination, Physiology of Bird Song
On Wednesday, Feb. 15, Dr. Bernard Lohr from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) presented a Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquium (NS&M) titled “Physiology of Bird Song.” An email sent out to all staff, students, and faculty members summarized Lohr’s presentation by saying, “In this lecture, Dr. Lohr examines the influence of noises of [...]
February 14, 20121:16 am
Kitchen Presents Underground Comics, Discusses Free Speech in Graphic Novels
On Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hall, Denis Kitchen spoke about underground comics of the 1960s and 70s. Kitchen is not only a cartoonist, but also a publisher of comics and the founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Students were informed via email that, “His Kitchen Sink Press subsequently pioneered the [...]
December 6, 201112:14 am
Second Generation Women Artists After the Holocaust, Themes and Symbols
Director of Contemporary Studies Program and Professor of Humanities Dorota Glowacka from the University of King’s College in Canada visited St. Mary’s on Wednesday to deliver a lecture titled, “Encounters with the Daughters of Absence: Women Artists after the Holocaust.” Lecture and Fine Arts, The Arts Alliance, The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, The Department of [...]
November 15, 201112:03 am
Basketball Season Begins
On Tuesday, Nov. 1, the St. Mary’s men’s basketball team lost 77-70 against the Division I school St. John’s University. According to the SMCM athletics website, SMCM would have won if it weren’t for the fact that, “St. John’s responded with a 23-6 surge from the 9:11-minute mark to reclaim the lead for good and [...]
November 2, 201112:20 am
Men’s And Women’s Swimming Undefeated
Both men’s and women’s Swimming won their first meets, making them undefeated as they prepare for home meets on Friday November 4th against Randolph-Macon College at 4:00 p.m. and Saturday November 5th against Goucher College at 1 p.m. Junior Joanna Purich explained the nature of swim meets:“First, there’s a relay with four people on each [...]
October 18, 201112:25 am
SGA Elections Appeared Late This Year
Due to problems of information, technology, and weather, the Student Government Association (SGA) elections were delayed till Sept. 30 and were held till Oct. 3.
October 18, 201112:24 am
Presidential Forum Examines Mission Statement
On Friday, Sept. 30, there was a Presidential Forum entitled “Conversation on Strategic Visioning.” Led by Beth Rushing, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, the conversation focused on looking at the mission statement and determining if it fit St. Mary’s College.
October 18, 201112:04 am
Volleyball Team Still Optimistic
This season Volleyball has won 2 and lost 3 of its conference games. Out of the season it has lost 14 games and won 5.
