Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor
April 3, 201212:02 am
The Individual Mandate and a Precarious Balancing Act
By Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor
On March 23, 2010, Congress passed The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as “Obamacare.” Two years later, the Obama administration is sweating out the Supreme Court’s consideration of the law. While some thought the Supreme Court may kick the can down the road by ruling on a technicality based on the [...]
April 3, 201212:01 am
The Economic Depression of “The Hunger Games”
By Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor
I haven’t read “The Hunger Games” nor the other two books in the series. But like most Americans, I substituted reading the novel with watching the movie. The movie was a great film filled with rich character development, consuming plot points, romance, and heart-wrenching violence. I assume the books are just as enthralling, if not [...]
September 13, 201112:02 am
In Defense of The St. Mary’s Way
By Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor and Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
Last semester the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Honor Society found an old document in the annals of the school website called the St. Mary’s Way. The document caught the attention of our former ODK executive board because of the discussions ODK was leading on civility and the possibility of an honor code.
April 19, 201112:18 am
Hillel Lecturer Nancy Matus: Jewish Heritage Through Her Storytelling
By Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor

On Wednesday, April 6, Nancy Matus spoke to the Hillel Club and members of the public in Schaefer 111. Matus, a retired dermatologist from Easton, PA, is now a Maryland resident and is promoting her debut novel Free like a Bird. Free like a Bird features Yosef Matsevitsky, a Jew, as the story’s protagonist and Ivan, a gentile, Yosef’s friend and later antagonist. Matus described the book as a coming of age tale filled with adventure elements.
April 19, 201112:08 am
“Seahawk Sprint” Regatta Tests Crew’s Endurance
By Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor

On Saturday, April 9, the St. Mary’s crew team held its “Seahawk Sprint” down at the waterfront on a cloudy and chilly afternoon. The Seahawk Sprint is the second regatta the team participated in this spring semester and the seventh regatta the team has participated in during the 2010-2011 school year.
March 22, 201112:11 am
Street Talks Poetry and Environmentalism
By Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor

On Thursday, March 3, Laura Gray-Street, a visitor to artist house, spoke to St. Mary’s students and faculty with poetry about love, family, and the environment in Daugherty-Palmer Commons (DPC).
March 1, 201112:11 am
Comedian Serves Up Laughs
By Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor

On Friday, Feb. 25, comedian Jen Kober provided a healthy helping of humor to St. Mary’s students and staff.
February 20, 20116:31 pm
The Polar Bear Splash
By Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor and Alex Walls, Class of 2013

Students gathered down at the Riverfront Center on Thursday, February 17th, for the Polar Bear Splash: a yearly charitable event.
December 7, 20109:00 am
Counter-Point: Theoretical Education Makes Students More Competitive
By Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor
The college classroom is a place of irreplaceable pedagogical value. Its students leave with greater knowledge and greater opportunities. However, should the college classroom be place of practical teaching or theoretical teaching?
November 6, 20101:17 am
Sheckels Speaks on MD Political History and the O’Malley, Ehrlich Rivalry
By Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor

On Thursday, Oct. 21, Theodore “Ted” Sheckels gave a lecture in the Glendenning Annex on his book “Maryland Politics and Political Communication, 1950 – 2005” and the Maryland gubernatorial race between Governor Martin O’Malley and former governor Bob Ehrlich.








