Features Section
May 1, 201212:29 am
The Clothesline Project
By Kristin Seymour, Online/Photo Editor
Started in 1990, The Clothesline Project addresses the issue of violence against women. Women who have been affected by violence decorate a t-shirt as a way to feel empowered. T-shirts were hung along the Campus Center stairwell as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The stories on the t-shirts are from St. Mary’s students [...]
May 1, 201212:28 am
World Carnival Features Games, Events, Music from Around the World
By Allison Kight, Assistant Editor
On Saturday, April 21, the Student Govermnent Association (SGA) Programs Board hosted the 19th Annual World Carnival, featuring games, vendors, and cultural performances from all over the world. The carnival, which was held in and around the Michael P. O’Brien Athletics & Recreation Center (MPOARC) and on Admissions Field, lasted from 11 a.m. to 5 [...]
May 1, 201212:27 am
Students “Get Their Float On” at the Waterfront
By Maria Smaldone, Assistant Editor
Friday, April 27 marked the end of classes for the Spring 2012 semester at St. Mary’s, and many students took advantage of the sunny clear blue skies and invigorating wind to celebrate spring before finals week at the Sailing Club’s bi-annual “Get Your Float On” event. Sunbathing, sailing, windsurfing, and kayaking were encouraged as students [...]
May 1, 201212:17 am
Foster Discusses Women’s Rights and Abortion
By Evan Kelley, Sports Editor and Monique Thompson, Staff Writer
On April 25, Serrin Foster, President of Feminists for Life (FFL), gave a lecture on abortion in St. Mary’s Hall. Her lecture, called “The Feminist Case Against Abortion,” explained her position as a pro-life feminist on the controversial topic of abortion. The program was organized by the Nitze Scholars Program and was meant to be [...]
May 1, 201212:16 am
Nitze Fellow Delaunay Talks About Adaptations in Global Health
By Maria Smaldone, Assistant Editor
Sophie Delaunay, the U.S. director of Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), returned to St. Mary’s for the third time in her capacity as the Nitze Senior Fellow 2011-2012 to deliver her final lecture, “Adapting to Recent Developments in Global Health.” Michael Taber, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and the Director of the Nitze Scholars [...]
May 1, 201212:15 am
Rakoff Gives Honest, Candid Twain Lecture
By Hannah Grabenstein, Editor-in-Chief and Allison Kight, Assistant Editor
David Rakoff is very anxious. As a defensive pessimist, he’s always expecting and preparing for the worst. For example, as he joked in the writer’s craft talk he gave Friday, April 27 as part of the Twain Lecture Series, he always knows where the fire exits in the room are and how much oxygen per [...]
May 1, 201212:14 am
“Stealing Trust” Documentary Warns of Frauds, Scams in Maryland
By Taylor Schafer, Managing Editor
On Wednesday, April 18, Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honors Society at St. Mary’s, hosted a documentary called “Stealing Trust” at 6 p.m. in Cole Cinema. The documentary talked about frauds, scams, and financial abuse in Maryland through individual cases of local residents and victims of debt settlement, home foreclosure, and home improvement scams. [...]
April 17, 201212:16 am
STARS and LGBTQ Celebrate Gaypril on Campus
By Darya Baugh-Ruschman, Staff Writer
This month Gaypril is being celebrated at St. Mary’s; it is a month that is dedicated to celebrating gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning and other non-heteronormative students through a number of outlets, including (though not necessarily limited to) movie screenings, speakers, and performances. This month, there have been – and will continue to be – [...]
April 17, 201212:15 am
Urban Trees, Human Impact on Nature
By Anna Davis, Former Features Editor
On Wednesday, April 4, Richard Olsen, a Research Geneticist from the National Arboretum, visited St. Mary’s to present his lecture called “The Urban Forest.” Olsen discussed the evolution of trees over the years in urban, rural, and suburban areas. This Natural Science and Mathematics (NS&M) Colloquium was co-sponsored by the St. Mary’s Arboretum Association. “I’m [...]
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, 201212:10 am
Mathematical Patterns Used to Make Bracelets
By Taylor Schafer, Managing Editor
In the last Natural Science and Mathematics (NS&M) Colloquium of the spring semester series on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 11 in Schaefer 106, Susan Goldstine, Associate Professor of Mathematics at the College, spoke about her experiences with mathematical beading and the connections between math and art. Her journey started on November 3, 2008 when [...]
April 17, 201212:08 am
Old Testament Expert Questions an Angry God
By Maria Smaldone, Assistant Editor
David Lamb, an expert in the Old Testament and author of the book “God Behaving Badly,” gave a lecture based on the topic of his book on the afternoon of Thursday, April 5. The lecture was sponsored by the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF), a group that Lamb himself was once a member of in his [...]
April 17, 201212:07 am
HSMC Archaeology Upgrades to New Buildings
By Allison Kight, Assistant Editor
On Friday, April 13, Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC) held the annual Archaeology Month lecture titled, “From the Trenches to the Shelves.” The lecture, which took place in the Visitor’s Center auditorium, was made up of three parts: Chief Archaeologist Dr. Timothy Riordan gave an update on the 2011 excavations around the Calvert House during [...]
