Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
May 3, 201112:08 am
Last VOICES Reading Features Poems On Scientific Phenomena ,“Orphaned Images”
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
On Thursday, April 21, this year’s VOICES Reading Series ended with a poetry reading from Linda Bierds, professor of English at University of Washington and author of First Hand. Bierds read poems from several of her collections and ended with more recent work, sequencing her reading in order to convey “the arc of [her] career.”
April 5, 201112:15 am
St. Mary’s Men Walk a Mile In Her Shoes
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
The First Responders Network, Programs Board, and Walden Behavioral Health worked together to bring Walk a Mile In Her Shoes (WAM) to St. Mary’s on April 3. WAM is a walkathon where men raise money to combat sexualized violence by walking a mile in high heels. Proceeds went to Walden’s crisis program and the College’s First Responder’s Network. Above, students and Assistant Vice President for Academic Services Lenny Howard walk around the track.
March 22, 201112:15 am
Film Brings Local Practice Under Scrutiny
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
On March 9, the Facing Fences project and the Campus Community Farm held a screening of Fresh, a film on agriculture and the food system in the U.S.
March 1, 201112:28 am
Board Votes to Increase Tuition by Six Percent
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
During their General Session on Feb. 26, the Board of Trustees approved a six percent increase for tuition, room and board, and mandatory fees for the 2011-2012 academic year in a decision that Board of Trustees Chair Molly Mahoney Matthews described as following a “difficult discussion.”
March 1, 201112:18 am
Board of Trustees: New Faces, New Goals, New Discussions to have
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
In addition to tuition increases, there were several developments during the Board of Trustees’ third quarterly meeting on Feb. 26.
February 15, 201112:28 am
Nest Controversy Leads To Shutdown
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor and Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
Though the Nest has not always been a popular late-night weekend hotspot, last semester saw extraordinarily high attendance, leading to a volatile situation that recently resulted in its temporary closing.
February 15, 201112:20 am
Alums Advise Prospective Farmers
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
“Farmers should be respected just like doctors and lawyers,” said Meredith Epstein, ‘08, at a presentation she gave with fellow alum Guy Kilpatric, ‘09, on the successes both have found as part of a growing movement of young farmers in the United States.
February 15, 201112:17 am
Love Will Conquer Everything
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor and Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief
Imagine your favorite professor is planning on retiring and she or he has the chance to impart one last bit of wisdom.
February 2, 20116:12 pm
Ice Rink Reaction Lukewarm
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
Students returning to campus from winter break were welcomed back by an artificial ice rink event on Saturday, Jan. 22. Hosted by the Student Government Association (SGA) and Programs Board, the event was planned as a fun and unexpected way to start off the semester.
December 7, 20109:16 am
Trustees Discuss Finances, Future
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
Concerns over a tuition increase, budgeting, and the availability of scholarships dominated the conversation at the Board of Trustees’ second quarterly meeting of the academic year.
November 16, 201012:11 am
Trustee Profile: Sherrie Bailey
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
Sherrie Bailey, ‘81, St. Mary’s Alum and Judge for the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, is this week’s featured member of the Board of Trustees. Bailey became a Trustee in 2005 while she was an Assistant State’s Attorney for Baltimore City.
October 19, 201012:17 am
Board Meeting Marks Several Firsts
By Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
There was a lot of love for President Joe Urgo at this year’s first Board of Trustees general session. The meeting, held on the Saturday during fall break, was Molly Mahoney Matthews’s first as the Chair of the Board of Trustees and also marked the first held with President Joe Urgo at the head of St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
October 9, 20101:43 am
Students Pay to Get Crabs at Joseph Urgo’s House
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief and Julia Andrade Rocha, Features Editor
This year, the annual Senior Crab Feast was held at the college President’s house for the first time. Although the tickets were more expensive than in previous years (a five dollar increase to $30 to accommodate the difference in price for jumbo crabs), the event was so well attended that students taking shuttles to Joseph and Lesley Urgo’s home were at one point asked to help bring more chairs to the event.
