Sarah English, Staff Writer
April 12, 20109:01 pm
Riedel Talks Foreign Policy
By Sarah English, Staff Writer
Last Thursday, April 1 at 6:00 p.m., St. Mary’s students and staff gathered in St. Mary’s Hall to listen to a lecture given by Bruce Riedel, an expert on political transition and counter terrorism and the former policy adviser to Barack Obama during his presidential campaign. The lecture was sponsored by the Center for the [...]
March 11, 201012:29 pm
Caroline Hall in Disrepair With Unreliable Utilities
By Sarah English, Staff Writer
Many complaints have been filed about the condition of Caroline Hall, one of three co-ed dormitories on the St. Mary’s campus. According to Caroline residents, problems with hot water and the physical appearance of the building have been apparent for several months, and have not improved.
February 9, 20105:53 pm
Students Organize College-sponsored Relay for Life
By Sarah English, Staff Writer
Cancer is a life-threatening disease that is responsible for one out of every four deaths in the United States each year. Despite an annual decrease in the cancer mortality rate, many still fall victim to it – last year alone, nearly 1,479,350 Americans were diagnosed with cancer. This terrible disease, however, also brings people together [...]
November 16, 20099:09 pm
Artist Lecture Inspires Students to ‘Just Draw’
By Sarah English, Staff Writer
A presentation given by artist, author and educator Mary Stewart captivated St. Mary’s students and faculty last Thursday evening. Stewart has been painting and drawing since she was a child. She said, “My father only allowed [my brother and I] to watch an hour of T.V a day…so I just drew.” She is currently interested [...]
November 3, 20098:34 am
Circle K Members “Live to Serve, Love to Serve.”
By Sarah English, Staff Writer
Anyone who has seen the Circle K Foundation in action knows that the group does what it takes to reach an important goal. Just recently, members of Circle K made and delivered pizza to St. Mary’s students across campus to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Members are also working to raise money [...]
October 19, 20096:07 pm
VOICES Poet ‘Brings Words to Life’ During Reading
By Sarah English, Staff Writer
St. Mary’s students gathered last Thursday evening in Daugherty-Palmer Commons to listen to poetry written and read by E. Ethelbert Miller, a writer and literary activist. The program began with a brief biography of Miller, given by Dr. Jeffrey Coleman, an English Professor at St. Mary’s. After Dr. Coleman’s introduction, Miller was invited to the [...]
October 6, 20098:56 am
2009 Annual Cardboard Boat Race Makes a Splash
By Sarah English, Staff Writer
Hundreds of spectators lined the banks of the St. Mary’s River to watch the sixteenth annual Cardboard Boat Race last Saturday as part of the College’s 2009 Family Weekend.
The Cardboard Boat Race consisted of twenty teams, many composed of both faculty members and students. Leanne Gradijan, a first-year student at St. Mary’s and a race participant, said that each team was required to follow a specific set of rules governing boat construction.
September 22, 20098:05 am
Health Center Prepares for H1N1
By Sarah English, Staff Writer
College students are being widely diagnosed with the H1N1 virus all across the country, and experts say its spread on college campuses will continue as the annual flu season begins this fall. H1N1 – also widely known as the Swine Flu — is a new influenza virus that causes mild to severe illness in people, [...]
