Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
May 1, 201212:27 am
Relay for Life Wraps Up Successful Year
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
On Tuesday, April 17 the committee for Relay for Life at St. Mary’s College held a meeting to discuss what has been accomplished throughout the year in their fight against cancer. For the recent Relay for Life event that was held on Feb. 11-12 in the Michael P. O’Brien Athletics and Recreation Center, the team [...]
March 21, 201210:10 pm
Panel Discusses Bringing Diversity to Museums
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
Four panelists were recently invited to take part in a conversation on Feb. 28 sponsored by The Museum Studies Program, The Africa and African Diaspora Studies Program, and The Maryland Humanities Council to discuss the topic of diversity within museums. Hosted in Daughtery-Palmer Commons, “Diversifying the History Museum: A Panel Discussion” was put together by [...]
February 14, 20121:18 am
Seniors Celebrate 100 Days Until Graduation
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
Taking part in one of St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s many time-honored traditions, the Senior Class of 2012 recently gathered together to celebrate having only 100 days left until their undergraduate graduation. On Thursday, Feb. 2, a large amount of the graduating class gathered for the 100 Days event at the local bar, The Green [...]
April 17, 201212:12 am
News-in-Brief: Dove Yearbook Available Before Graduation for First Time
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
The Dove yearbook for the 2011-2012 school year, which will be available for purchase by students and staff the week before finals, has chosen to take on the theme of “Apocalyptic.” Filling up a total of 81 pages, all in color, this year’s yearbook reflects on the many trials and tribulations the student body has [...]
April 3, 201212:19 am
News in Brief: Library Announces New Laptop and Electronics Loan Policies
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
The College Library recently notified students via email about their newly updated policies on loaning out their electronic equipment. Starting in early March, the Library has now begun to allow members of the College to borrow extension cords, Ethernet cables, headphones, flash drives, portable DVD burners, portable floppy drives, and headsets for a maximum period [...]
February 28, 201212:20 am
College Announces New Opportunities for Student Research
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
This summer the College will be initiating the St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellow (SMURF) program in which roughly eight students will be chosen to work closely with a faculty member of their choice in order to conduct research. The SMURF program will take place from May 21 to July 13, with each recipient receiving a [...]
January 31, 201212:15 am
Sea Voyager Residents To Possibly Receive More Compensation
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
Starting on January 15 all residents of Caroline (CD) and Prince George (PG) Halls were allowed to return to their previous dormitory rooms after having been displaced for the majority of the fall 2011 semester to various other residences on campus, hotels throughout St. Mary’s County, and the Sea Voyager cruise ship docked in Historic [...]
November 15, 201112:30 am
New Mr. SMC Takes Crown
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
On Sunday, Nov. 13, the annual Mr. SMC competition was held during the final hours of brunch in the Raley Great Room within the Campus Center. With the room almost full of students who came to watch the pageant, seven different male students from various years, competed in five categories: Introduction, Wacky Wear, Talent, Swimwear, [...]
November 15, 201112:23 am
Winner of Sarah Michele Guineviere Pyles Memorial Scholarship Announced
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
The recipient of the Sarah Michele Guineviere Pyles Memorial Scholarship was recently announced as sophomore Shelby Perkins. With a double major in Political Science and International Languages and Cultures: Spanish, she fit all of the criteria of the scholarship, including a grade point average above 3.0, and having already completed at least one year at [...]
November 15, 201112:16 am
Ethnographer Talks Bongo Culture Loss
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
On Wednesday, Nov. 2, British anthropologist Judith Knight visited St. Mary’s College to present a lecture in Cole Cinema as part of the Department of Anthropology’s Visiting Ethnographer Series. Her presentation focused on her ethnographic study of the pygmy people of Gabon in West Africa. While Knight stated in the beginning that, “pygmy,” is now [...]
November 15, 201112:10 am
Discoveries About Slave Plantation in Dominica
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
Mark Hauser, Assistant Professor at Northwestern University, visited St. Mary’s College on Nov. 7 as part of the Department of Anthropology’s Distinguished Scholar Program. His lecture focused on archaeological research he conducted in Dominica in the Caribbean, which he titled, “Slavery’s Material Record: A Comparison of Everyday Life at Two Plantation Settlements in Dominica, West [...]
November 2, 201112:17 am
News in Brief: Sarah Michele Guineviere Pyles Memorial Scholarship
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
Last semester while studying abroad in the International Education’s program in Alba, Italy, sophomore Sarah “Sadie” Pyles passed away unexpectedly. In order to commemorate her life, her family has established a scholarship in her name: the Sarah Michele Guineviere Pyles Memorial Scholarship. “[The scholarship] was designed to benefit students with demonstrated financial need, who have [...]
October 18, 201112:11 am
Psychology Lecture Focuses on Primates and Parenting
By Jessy Schroeder, Former News Editor
Dr. Stephen Suomi visited the St. Mary’s College campus on Monday, Oct. 3 for the first time since his previous visit ten years ago in order to present a lecture in Goodpastor 195 on “Risk, Resilience, and Gene-Environment Interplay in Primates” as part of the Psychology Lecture Series.
