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Dr. Joseph Urgo Named New College President
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
On Monday, Feb. 22, the Presidential Search committee announced that it had selected Dr. Joseph Urgo as the next College president.The announcement marked the culmination of a search which began last April and restarted last October after all of the previous candidates withdrew. Urgo will join the College on July 1, 2010.
(Read More)Lucille Clifton Dies
By Amanda Zelaya, Arts & Entertainment Editor
On Saturday, Feb. 13 former Maryland poet laureate and St. Mary’s Professor Lucille Clifton passed away unexpectedly from a bacterial infection at age 73.
(Read More)Campus Staff Deal with the Ramifications of “Snowpocalypse”
After one of the largest snowstorms to ever hit Southern Maryland left the entire campus buried under more than a foot of snow, staff and administrators were left with the monumental task of getting the campus back to normal.
(Read More)Students ‘Splash’ into Haiti Relief
By Rowan Copley
About 40 students and staff and two College administrators jumped into the St. Mary’s River on Thursday, Feb. 18 by the River Center as part of the annual Polar Bear Splash. Proceeds gathered from the event supported relief for victims of Haiti’s earthquake.
(Read More)College Cross-Country Team Holds 24-hour Run for Veterans
The St. Mary’s men’s and women’s Cross Country teams are hosting a 24-hour relay run event in April to benefit hospital-ridden war veterans.
The cross country teams, completing their first season as a Division-III team for the Seahawks in November under coach and Athletics and Recreation Center (ARC) director Tom Fisher, are working alongside the Southern [...]
John Prendergast: Students Can Help Darfur
John Prendergast, Former Director of African Affairs at the National Security Council and co-founder of the Enough Project, gave his second of three public lectures as the Senior Nitze Fellow on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
(Read More)New 2011-2012 Student Trustee Selected
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
During the Board of Trustees meeting on Saturday, Feb. 20, sophomore Maurielle Stewart was announced as the Student Trustee-in-training for the 2010-2011 school year. She will take over the position of Student Trustee for the 2011-2012 school year.
(Read More)BREAKING NEWS: Dr. Joseph R. Urgo Named Next President of St. Mary’s College of Maryland
According to a press released by the college earlier today the “Board of Trustees today named Dr. Joseph R. Urgo as the college’s next president. He will join the college July 1, 2010. Urgo currently serves as vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Hamilton College in upstate New York.
(Read More)BREAKING NEWS: President Selected & Accepted
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
At the beginning of the Board of Trustees meeting on Saturday, Feb. 20, Board Chairman James P. Muldoon announced that “We have extended an offer” to the selected presidential candidate. By the middle of the meeting, the Board received news that that the candidate had, in fact, accepted. The candidate appears to be coming from [...]
(Read More)Students, Faculty Donate Time and Funds to Help Haiti Relief
Even since the nation of Haiti was decimated by a major earthquake, dedicated students and staff at St. Mary’s have been giving their time and resources to help those in need.
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