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The Point News » Features http://thepointnews.com Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:22:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2010 World Carnival Presents Quidditch, Nerf Wars http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/2010-world-carnival-presents-quidditch-nerf-wars http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/2010-world-carnival-presents-quidditch-nerf-wars#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:08:44 +0000 Jessy Schroeder, Opinions Editor http://thepointnews.com/?p=3285 Photo by Brendan O’Hara

As one of the College’s annual traditions, World Carnival almost always manages to draw a large crowd of students and surrounding St. Mary’s County citizens to the Admissions Field in order to partake in all of its spring festivities.
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Senior Gordon Michael Selckmann sits with some of his work in Dr. Ramcharitar’s fish lab. (Photo by Elise Kielek)

“Differential Ablation of Sensory Receptors Underlies Oxytocin-Induced Shifts in Auditory Thresholds of the Goldfish (Carassius auratus).” This is the title of senior Gordon Michael Selckmann’s recent publication in the Journal of Applied Toxicology (JAT).
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The community garden isn’t the only farming project in the area. A plot at Chancellor’s Point is also being turned into a farm through the environmental studies course “Leave No Trace,” according to Historic St. Mary’s City Administrator Mike Benjamin. In order to create this farm, students in the class and in the Chancellor’s Point Project club will be doing independent projects under the umbrella “Permaculture” approach, which is a way of designing farms and other agricultural systems that mimic natural environments. Senior Kate Pollasch designed the layout of the plot as her senior art project; in another senior project, senior Bryan Alexander is also building an outdoor kitchen next to the plot. The plot has just recently been cleared of Wisteria trees and invasive species that nevertheless have left the soil in good shape for farming. According to Benjamin, this plot is the beginning of what will hopefully become an entire environmental studies field school at Chancellor’s Point. Tilling and planting will begin very soon. (Photo by Kyle Jernigan)

Right off of Route 5, immediate South of Rosecroft Rd., lies a beige-brown house that is about as inconspicuous as one can imagine. Next to that house is a little plot of land that used to look just as unremarkable. Recently, however, it has experienced a transformation with the dedication and hard work of the [...]
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Photos Click to enlarge The College’s Easter tradition comes at a time when the weather is gorgeous and students must battle the decision between going to class and enjoying the outdoors. On Apr. 3, while most underclassmen spent their Saturday at the waterfront, seniors could be found spray-painting hundreds of National Bohemian beer cans outside their townhouses. Walking by [...]
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On Apr. 6, the Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at the College inducted 33 students to its ranks. Founded at the College of William and Mary on December 5, 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s first – and most prestigious – academic honor society. St. Mary’s was approved for a chapter in 1997, [...]
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College chemistry professor Leah Eller discussed methods being developed to prevent further radioactive waste from entering the environment in her NS&M lecture, on Apr. 7 in Schaefer Hall. (College chemistry professor Leah Eller discussed methods being developed to prevent further radioactive waste from entering the environment in her NS&M lecture, on Apr. 7 in Schaefer Hall.)

In her lecture Waging Chemical Warfare on Hazardous Waste: Green Chemistry at St. Mary’s College of Maryland on Apr. 7, Chemistry professor Leah Eller discussed the dangers of radioactive waste and current methods being designed to prevent its further exposure to the environment. Eller presented her talk last Wednesday to an audience of professors, students, and [...]
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During Earth Hour, members of the campus community had the opportunity to band together in multiple venues.

On Saturday, Mar. 27, St. Mary’s students gathered for an hour and turned off all of their lights and electronics in honor of the energy conservation movement, Earth Hour.
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The 11th Annual Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Colloquium, (En)gendering Political Change, started with a call to action. “The most important message of your colloquium is that change can happen. Organized and together, you really can change things,” said Alice Cohan, one of the two speakers from the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF).
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Seth Farber, Molly Burtenshaw, Noel Safford, Dan Castle, and Rachel Padding prepare for the zombie apocalypse. As of March 8, Dan Castle is still human. (Photo by Rowan Copley)

We are lurking under the overhang in front of Baltimore Hall, waiting for food. There are eleven of us, hiding and glancing impatiently at each other as we smoke cigarettes.
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On Saturday, Feb. 28, Christmas in April held its 16th annual live and silent auctions to raise awareness and funds for Christmas in April. Kelly Schroeder, Rotaract Club, For Goodness’ Sake, Garrett House, and the Service and Social Change program in the Office of Student Activities coordinated the event. The actual house-building will occur on Saturday, April 28, and the funds from the auctions go toward materials for the building project.
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