Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
March 21, 201210:16 pm
News-in-Brief: Dean Laura Bayless Leaves College
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
On Feb. 24, President Urgo sent an all-campus email informing the College community that Laura Bayless would be stepping down from her positions as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at the end of the academic year. Five days later, however, Urgo sent another email explaining that Bayless had left her position [...]
March 21, 201210:01 pm
Baseball: Promising at Mid-Season
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
With the regular season about halfway over, the St. Mary’s baseball team has had a solid first half and is gearing up for an equally successful second half. With a current record of 12 wins and six losses, and a 5-4 conference record, the Seahawks are pleased with how their season has progressed. Captain and [...]
January 31, 201212:18 am
Close Quarters and Strong Cosmos: Senior Cocktail Delivers
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
For graduating seniors, another milestone has passed. Though 100 days isn’t until this Thursday, Feb. 2, senior cocktail is a thing of the past. The cocktail, which was held Friday, Jan. 20, was held at the Inn at Broome Howard and was limited to the first 70 seniors to buy tickets (which were $15 for [...]
May 1, 201212:20 am
Community Dialogue Features Open Discussions
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
Thursdays will now be Community Dialogue nights at The Pub, where, according to an email sent by Associate Professor of Philosophy Sybol Cook Anderson, students, faculty, staff, and other community members will now have, “a space for free and easy discussion of campus community issues.” The inaugural dialogue was held on April 5, when the [...]
May 1, 201212:15 am
Rakoff Gives Honest, Candid Twain Lecture
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief and Allison Kight, Assistant Editor
David Rakoff is very anxious. As a defensive pessimist, he’s always expecting and preparing for the worst. For example, as he joked in the writer’s craft talk he gave Friday, April 27 as part of the Twain Lecture Series, he always knows where the fire exits in the room are and how much oxygen per [...]
April 3, 201212:11 am
Adler and Rabinowitz Fight Viciously Over Latke, Hamantaschen
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
The debate is timeless and seemingly unending (well, maybe not timeless but it’s certainly entertaining): which traditional Jewish food is better, the latke or the hamantaschen? On March 26 while students munched on hamantaschen and drank grape juice, Associate Professor of Physics Chuck Adler and Director of the Library and Media Center Celia Rabinowitz attempted [...]
March 21, 201210:14 pm
News-in-Brief: College Receives $1 Million Donation
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
Philanthropists Joe and Kathy Garner have given the College a donation in the amount of $1 million, President Urgo announced recently. The money will be used to create the Joseph and Kathy Garner Endowed Scholarship Fund which, “will provide tuition and supplementary co-curricular support to academically talented, financially challenged students attending St. Mary’s College, with [...]
February 14, 20121:13 am
News In Brief: St. Mary’s Day, Classes and Activities Canceled
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the College will host the first ever St. Mary’s Day, a college-wide discussion about the strategic vision of the College. The idea for a St. Mary’s Day, according to Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Beth Rushing, was conceived based on events held about 20 years ago. Then, [...]
February 14, 20121:02 am
Baseball Team Plans For Solid Season
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
Despite the recent balmy weather, baseball season hasn’t officially started yet, but Seahawks Head Coach Lewis Jenkins thinks the upcoming spring will be a good one. Last year, the team had a winning record with 19 wins and 16 losses; rainouts and schedule changes prevented them from reaching 20 wins, which Jenkins hopes to reach [...]
January 31, 201212:13 am
For Coke Fans, an Exciting Change
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
The debate is timeless, based entirely on personal preference, and never-ending and yet St. Mary’s students have come down decisively on one side: it’s Coke, not Pepsi. When the College’s contract with Pepsi expired, Bon Appetit decided to make the switchback from serving Pepsi products to Coke products in the Great Room, at the Upper [...]
December 6, 201112:16 am
The Boat Spreads Public Safety Thin
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
Since the arrival of the boat, the effects have been noticeable on all parts of campus life. One significant shift has been the relocation of Public Safety officers which has put a strain on PS, according to the new Director of Public Safety, Dave Zylak. With the addition of, in essence, a new section of [...]
November 15, 201112:25 am
Former SMCM Professor Norton Dodge Dies at Age 84
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
On Nov. 5, trustee emeritus and emeritus professor of economics Norton Dodge passed away from multiple organ failure at the age of 84. Dodge received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 1948 and, in 1960, his doctorate of philosophy (Ph.D.) in economics from Harvard University, where he researched economics and industrial development in the [...]
November 2, 201112:15 am
Panel on Humor Writing Draws Laughs, Sea Squirt Stories
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
Dissecting, analyzing, and generally talking about humor can be surprisingly unfunny. However, students laughed as the panel of three professors dsicussed humor in Monday’s “Writing with and about Humor,” part of the Writer’s Series. Professor and Chair of English Ben Click began the discussion with an excerpt from American humorist O. Henry’s essay, “Confessions of [...]
