Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
May 1, 201212:26 am
Spring Dance Show A Worldly Performance
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
Performed in Bruce Davis Theater for anyone lucky enough to find a seat, this semester’s Dance Show was an impressive combination of well-rehearsed choreography, diverse participation, and inspiring messages. The Spring Dance Show, titled “The World Is Our Stage,” was performed at 8:30 p.m. on April 18-19 and 7 p.m. on April 20-21. Composed of [...]
April 3, 201212:26 am
Seniors Celebrate 50 Days Until Graduation
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
Held on Friday, March 23 at the Historic St. Mary’s City State House, the Class of 2012’s 50 Days Reception marked another milestone towards senior graduation, and a time for introductions, recollection, and celebration. Marking the fiftieth day until graduation for the Class of 2012, the reception ran from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., and [...]
May 1, 201212:22 am
Spring 2012 Exam Schedule
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
College exams will begin this Thursday, May 3 (following a reading day on May 2), and end on Tuesday, May 8. The schedule below is courtesy of the St. Mary’s website. THURSDAY, MAY 3 M, W or MW classes meeting at 2:40 p.m.: 9:00 – 11:15 a.m. T, R or TR classes meeting at 12:00 p.m.: 2:00 [...]
May 1, 201212:21 am
Sustainability Intern Positions to Continue Next Year
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
In light of College and State of Maryland budget crises this year, the recently terminated Sustainability Fellow position is not scheduled to be reinstated next year despite considerable campus support. Begun in 2008 as a one-year fellowship program, the Sustainability Fellow position was designed as the only full-time sustainability office position. The person holding this [...]
May 1, 201212:11 am
Orchestra and Chambers Perform for Community
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
Performing at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in St. Mary’s County on April 22, the St. Mary’s Chamber Singers, Choir, and Orchestra sang and played a variety of pieces for the audience of College and county community members. With 44 Chamber singers, 71 Choir members, and 44 Orchestra performers, the performance at 4 p.m. [...]
May 1, 201212:08 am
Artist Spotlight: Colby Caldwell
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
With two shows open in Washington, D.C. and well-received reviews from The Washington Post, Associate Professor of Art Colby Caldwell continues a series of successes in photography, mixing the digital and film-based worlds into a cohesive presentation of art. Arriving at St. Mary’s for the first time in 2002 on a one-year contract from Corcoran [...]
May 1, 201212:00 am
2011-2012: To Say the Least, It’s Been Eventful
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
This year at St. Mary’s has been one of do’s more than don’ts. It has been by far my most involved year on The Point News, not only as Managing Editor, but also as a writer. I’ve highlighted a few of the many events that have encompassed our year, in the hope that those who [...]
April 17, 201212:11 am
TOMS Shoes: Buy One, Give One Free
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
On Monday, April 9 at 8:15 p.m., the St. Mary’s women’s soccer team hosted For Tomorrow: The TOMS Shoes Story in Cole Cinema, a documentary telling the story of how TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie started a movement to give shoes to those in need. Only 35 minutes in length and a mixture of interviews, textual information, [...]
April 17, 201212:04 am
St. Mary’s Crew Team Begins Its Spring Season
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
For St. Mary’s Crew, just beginning its spring season with three competitions since February, there is much love and dedication to the team among novice, senior, and in-the-middle rowers. “The team has definitely evolved since I was a first-year novice,” said senior and club president Andy VanDeusen. “We’ve been gaining boats, coaches, and many new [...]
April 3, 201212:12 am
College Speaker Describes HIV Vaccine Progress, Roadblocks
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
In a lecture on March 21 to College students and faculty, National Institute of Health (NIH) Vaccine Branch researcher Marjorie Robert-Guroff, Ph.D., discussed the history, vaccine trials, and treatment roadblocks of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the causative agent of AIDS, in her lecture “Developing Vaccines for HIV/AIDS: Challenges and Prospects.” AIDS, or Acquired Immune Deficiency [...]
April 3, 201212:07 am
Baseball Coach Reaches 300 Career Wins for Second Time in Baseball
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
Entering his nineteenth season with St. Mary’s Baseball and eighteenth as head coach, Lew Jenkins, #25, reached his 300th collegiate baseball win in the College’s first of two games against Albertus Magnus College on March 13, marking the second time Jenkins has achieved 300 wins (the first being at the high school level at Surrattsville [...]
March 21, 201210:06 pm
NS&M Colloquium: College Alum Presents Research on Cell Death
By Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
For the Natural Science & Mathematics Colloquium on March 7, College alum Randall Reif ’06 presented a new method of analyzing apoptosis, or programmed cell destruction, in his lecture “Microfluidic Investigations of Receptor-Mediated Apoptosis.” Associate Professor of Chemistry Randy Larsen introduced Reif and the lecture, presented in the Schaefer Hall lecture room to professors, students, [...]
