Opinions Section
Farewell from the Chief’s Desk
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
For three years, I have sauntered down to the campus center every Monday night at 8 p.m. Every Monday, I have swiped my student ID across the sensor and opening the club room door as it unlocked with a beep to make msy way to the table where staff writers and editors alike brainstormed and [...]
(Read More)Climate Change and Activists Won’t Delay, but United Nations Will
From April 9 to 11 I attended the United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change interim negotiations in Bonn, Germany. This session was the first meeting of the convention since Copenhagen in December and the goal was to create a negotiating schedule for the months leading up to COP16 in Cancun. It was [...]
(Read More)The Trouble with Volcanoes: A Retrospective
By Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor
The volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted in Iceland on Wednesday April 15 leading to the closure of airports all over the United Kingdom and Europe, stranding over 6 million people around the world, and the loss of at least $200 million a day for airlines; and the biggest question seemed to be: Well, St. Mary’s, what are [...]
(Read More)SGA Director of Campus Programming Candidates
Jessica Harvey
Hello, my name is Jessica Harvey and I am currently a junior pursuing a double major in Psychology and Human Studies. I have been actively involved on campus since my first semester at SMCM. Currently, I am The Nest Chair for Programs Board, a Student Ambassador, a First Responders Advocate, and Academic Services Fellow. [...]
SGA’s Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates
O’NEIL/POWELL PLATFORM
President: Colleen O’nEil
Vice President: HiLLary Powell
The ability to lead one’s school is not found within the Student Government Association Constitution; rather it is found in the candidate’s ability to read the student body and evoke change. Although Hillary and I have little experience on the procedures of the SGA we have a myriad of [...]
All-Student Email Policy Should Be Revisited
By Matt Molek, Managing Editor
St. Mary’s all student emails are a bit out of control. Every day, students’ inboxes pile up with all-student emails at a pace that is hard to keep up with.
(Read More)Caroline Hall: the New Dorch?
By Amanda Zelaya, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Living in a dorm is rough. The close proximity to your entire floor, the communal bathroom, and the constant parade of partygoers all throughout the week lead to the ever growing depiction of dorms in an unfavorable manner.
(Read More)MPO’BARC, and an Onslaught of Other Crazy Acronyms
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
On March 10, the campus received an all-student email urging the members of the campus community to refer to the Athletics and Recreation Center by its new official name (as of Feb. 20): the Michael P. O’Brien Athletics and Recreation Center. Because it was a campus-wide email, many students probably deleted the email without looking [...]
(Read More)Students Can Fight for Living Wage in County
For many of us as students on-campus, our interactions with the St. Mary’s community do not reach far beyond the weekend run to Sheetz or Chipotle. Despite how we may distance ourselves from our neighbors, though, their fate impacts our own.
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