Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 201112:16 am
Students, Faculty Work Towards Freeing Patty Prewitt
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
Twenty-five years ago, Patricia “Patty” Prewitt was ripped from her five children and locked away for 50 years based on bad police work and a falsified motive of “lust and greed.” This past Friday, St. Mary’s faculty and students came out to try and make sure her suffering doesn’t last another 25 more. Prewitt was accused of the murder of her husband in 1985, and convicted after a four-day trial. Sentenced to 50 years without parole, she has since been detained at Women’s Eastern Receiving and Diagnostic Correctional Center in Vandalia, Missouri.
April 5, 201112:23 am
Pres. Urgo Officially Inaugurated
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
Two Saturdays ago marked the inauguration of President Joseph Urgo with a ceremony which combined the usual pomp and circumstance with a unique combination of laughter, celebration, and fiscal modesty.
May 3, 201112:26 am
Sustainability Fellow Not Sustainable
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
At a recent President’s Council, the decision was made to suspend the Sustainability Fellow position. Though members of the administration noted the choice was one of a reallocation of limited resources, to some the suspension is a fundamental back-tracking on the College’s mission. The Sustainability Fellow was started in 2008 as a one-year fellowship held by a recent graduate. Its duties include researching and implementing sustainability efforts on campus
April 19, 201112:31 am
Graduation Order Back to Being Based On Major
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
An ostensibly minor change to how students line up and receive their degree at graduation has led to a much larger discussion between students and administration regarding how students affiliate themselves in relation to their academics. The proposed policy, which calls for students to process in alphabetical order, was brought forth by President Joseph Urgo upon reviewing the graduation policy earlier this year.
April 19, 201112:13 am
Journalism and Our Attention Spans
By Alex Walls, Class of 2013 and Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
n the year’s final Paul H. Nitze lecture, Nitze fellow and New Yorker senior editor Nicholas Thompson spoke on how, though the internet may have seemingly killed attention spans and long-form journalism, the new age of iPads and tablet computers might be reviving the endangered art. The lecture, titled The Future of Journalism, focused on the way technology has fundamentally impacted how news articles are written and consumed.
April 5, 201112:22 am
Pub Opening Delayed, Food Still Available
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
In an email to campus last week, President Joseph Urgo informed students and faculty that the opening of the campus pub, scheduled for tomorrow, would be delayed.
April 5, 201112:14 am
Twelfth Annual WGSX Colloquium Explores Women & War, Today and Past
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
This year’s Women, Gender, and Sexuality (WGSX) Colloquium, Women in War: Object/Subject, explored the often tragic use of women to both commit and justify warfare.
March 30, 201111:22 am
BREAKING: Campus Pub Opening Possibly Delayed
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
11:20 a.m.: According to President Joseph Urgo, the opening of the campus pub, scheduled for tomorrow, may be delayed. Urgo said that it came to the attention of administration that Bon Appetit, the provider of food and alcohol for the pub, may not have the necessary liquor license to serve beer and wine as was initially [...]
March 22, 201112:18 am
Programs Board Faces Difficult Controversy Over Firing Chair
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
The recent termination of junior Reid Levin from the position of Programs Board Coffeehouse Chair, ostensibly related to lackluster attendance at meetings, is leaving some students crying foul play.
March 1, 201112:21 am
Campus Pub to Open Mar. 31
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
After months of debate, planning, and waiting, the pilot program for the campus pub and late night food option is anticipated to begin March 31.
February 15, 201112:26 am
Vote Focuses on Music Dept. to Form Possible Master’s Program
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) and Dean of Faculty Larry Vote is stepping down to return to his roots as a music professor, and to help President Joseph Urgo possibly develop a summer Master’s program.
February 15, 201112:10 am
SMCM Students Perform “Monologues”
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
Every year around this time, women from across around the world unite in giving voice to a subject not often touched upon in “polite” conversation: their vaginas.
