Features Section
March 12, 201311:49 am
Junior to Lead International Service Trip to Nicaragua
By Taylor Schafer, Managing Editor
In continuation of her project started last semester while completing a three-month internship abroad, junior Cristy Tono will be leading nine other students on a service trip this May to Nicaragua. In the fall Tono’s aim, in her internship through the Foundation for Sustainable Development, was to bring more environmental awareness to the community of [...]
March 5, 20132:12 pm
Helen Prejean Returns to Talk About Art and Activism
By Maria Smaldone, Features Editor
In her capacity as this year’s Nitze Senior Fellow, anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean returned to St. Mary’s on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 21 for her second and final lecture, entitled “Dead Man Walking: A Cast Study in Using the Arts to Promote Social Change.” During Prejean’s previous lecture, she described the story [...]
February 19, 20133:43 pm
“The Vagina Monologues” Seeks to End Violence Against Women
By Maria Smaldone, Features Editor
This year’s annual production of Eve Ensler’s play The Vagina Monologues, hosted by FUSE (Feminists United for Sexual Equality), coincided with the global “One Billion Rising” campaign started by V-Day, the organization and holiday created by Ensler to raise awareness for violence against women. On V-Day, which occurs every Feb. 14, colleges and organizations around the world [...]
March 3, 20133:31 pm
The Future of Fracking
By Monique Thompson, News Editor
On Feb. 26, The Center for the Study of Democracy, The St. Mary’s River Watershed Association, The League of Women Voters, and The Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquium hosted a well-attended panel discussion in St. Mary’s Hall on “the Future of Fracking in the Chesapeake.” The panel included discussions by Guy Alsentzer, Director of the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper [...]
February 22, 20132:34 pm
SGA Looking Forward to Productive Spring
By Andrew Reighart, Class of 2013
Hi Seahawks! As promised, I would like to follow up on my last article in the Point News, which covered the numerous accomplishments of the Student Government Association (SGA) in the first semester, in order to outline the goals Vice President Becky White and I have for this semester, our last at St. Mary’s. Budget [...]
February 19, 20133:45 pm
Peer Health Educators Prep Students for Valentine’s Day
By Allura Warden, Staff Writer
Amidst the delicious candy grams, beautiful flower grams, and musical talents of the SMC-Men offered around Valentine’s Day, the Peer Health Educators had their own table set up for the “month of love.” While candy was among their offerings, the main idea was to offer free condoms and information with the hopes of helping students [...]
February 19, 20133:44 pm
Celebrating Black History Month with the BSU
By Allura Warden, Staff Writer
February, the “month of love,” is also Black History Month, in which we take a retrospective look at African American History and celebrate the African American identity within our society. The Black Student Union, the Dean’s Office, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs have collaborated this year to bring a whole host of Black History [...]
February 2, 20133:25 pm
Prominent Death Penalty Activist Visits St. Mary’s
By Maria Smaldone, Features Editor
On the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 29, Sister Helen Prejean spoke to a full-capacity audience at St. Mary’s Hall about her life’s work as a leading voice in the death penalty abolition movement. As the Nitze Senior Fellow for the 2012-2013 academic year, Prejean gave the first of her two lectures at St. Mary’s, titled “Dead [...]
February 1, 201312:54 am
Rostra Club Encourages Political Sensitivity
By Maria Smaldone, Features Editor
By Eli Sherlock John F. Kennedy once said, “Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer.” Easier said than done, Mr. President. The school year thus far has been politically charged, to say the least. From the Presidential Election to the decision on Meatless Mondays, there have been [...]
January 22, 20135:12 pm
Students Participate in MLK Service Day
By Taylor Schafer, Managing Editor
On Monday, Jan. 21, students and community members participated in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day, which was hosted by the Office of Student Activities. The event began at 11a.c. on the Campus Center patio where participants met and dispersed. Service opportunities included Keep St Mary’s Beautiful campus clean-up, Church Point clean-up, and at [...]
January 22, 20135:04 pm
Programs Board Hosts Welcome Back Weekend
By Taylor Schafer, Managing Editor
From Thursday, Jan. 17 to Monday, Jan. 21, SGA Programs Board hosted a variety of events on campus to welcome students back from winter break. The events included spoken word artist Hidden Legacy, magician Jay Mattioli, comedians and college dating coaches Dave and Ethan, comedy duo Dakaboom and this week’s SGA weekly mo vie, The [...]
January 22, 20131:40 pm
Beth Charlebois: Passionate Professor and Shakespearean
By Allura Warden, Staff Writer
An Associate Professor of English Literature who has been with the St. Mary’s community for 12 years, Beth Charlebois is both heavily invested in her students and in the subject she teaches. Professor Charlebois grew up in Manchester, Connecticut, and attended Georgetown University where she earned both a B.A in Government International Relations and an [...]
January 22, 20131:18 pm
SGA Update from President Reighart
By Andrew Reighart, Class of 2013
Welcome Back, St. Mary’s! Although the weather has been rather bleak lately, it is heartening to see that people’s enthusiasm for returning to our beautiful campus has not been diminished. I wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments of the Student Government Association thus far. In the next edition of the Point [...]
