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		<title>Open Letter to Botzman</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2012/01/open-letter-to-botzman</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2012/01/open-letter-to-botzman#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicija Bulota, Class of 2014</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sea Voyager]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[THE STORY In reference to the meeting held by Dr. Botzman on the “luxury liner.” Dr. Botzman, I understand that this semester has been extremely hard on all of us, but I beg you to please imagine yourself in this situation, as ridiculous as it may sound. Dr. Botzman, I would like to let you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Plan to Compensate Formerly Displaced Students</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2012/01/compensation</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2012/01/compensation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Snyder, SGA President</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing Credits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mold]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over winter break, I was really impressed by an article that Julie Durbin, a sophomore at St. Mary’s, wrote for The Washington Post College-Inc blog. For those of you who didn’t have a chance to read it, Julie discusses why residents of the Sea Voyager were not compensated, either financially or through artificial GPA inflation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Urgo, let’s make a campus living wage a reality</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2012/01/president-urgo-lets-make-a-campus-living-wage-a-reality</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2012/01/president-urgo-lets-make-a-campus-living-wage-a-reality#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Saari, Class of 2012</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living Wage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staff Pay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear President Urgo, We were happy to read your recent all-campus email describing your anticipation for the semester ahead.  We too feel an exhilarating mix of trepidation for the future and enthusiasm for the potential held in the present.  Potential, especially, for our ability to make a positive change for the frequently overlooked community members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Displaced Students Lack Compensation</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/12/letter-to-the-editor-residence-life-fails-to-compensate-displaced-students</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/12/letter-to-the-editor-residence-life-fails-to-compensate-displaced-students#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Anthony, Class of 2013</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Displaced Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Res Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am writing as a student who has not been directly affected by the mold issues, but who has a number of friends who have had to deal with these problems. I would like to take the time to respond to the recent e-mail regarding the mold remediation housing credits. I feel that the solutions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pets on Campus: Why Not Here? Why Not Now?</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/12/pets-on-campus-why-not-here-why-not-now-2</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/12/pets-on-campus-why-not-here-why-not-now-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Trebach, Class of 2014</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets on Campus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=7564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wished that you could just go back to your room to forget all your worries and relax for a little while?  Now imagine this, you get back from class – tired maybe stressed – you go back to your room and there is someone waiting for you.  Someone who is always happy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Info for Those Interested in Being Student Trustee</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/12/student-trustee-interest</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/12/student-trustee-interest#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Walls, Class of 2013</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Trustee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Trustee Search]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ciao Tutti! St Mary’s has begun its yearly search for a new Student Trustee.  I was chosen last year to replace Maurielle Stewart at the end of her term this May.  In preparation for this change, we are now looking for a qualified and dependable student to replace me as Student Trustee for the 2013-14 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Miss Meghan: A Watchful Eye for STIs</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/ask-miss-meghan-a-watchful-eye-for-stis</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/ask-miss-meghan-a-watchful-eye-for-stis#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meghan Root, Resident Sexpert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexpert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STIs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Miss Meghan, I got back together with my ex a few weeks ago, and then I found out that she had hooked up with a few other individuals since we had last broken up.  I’m now worried that she may have contracted something during that time. How do we go about getting tested? -Scared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boatlife: The Good, the Bad, and the Voyage</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/sea-voyager-editorial</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/sea-voyager-editorial#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Schafer, Co-News Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boatlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sea Voyager]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=6998</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I almost forget what it’s like to live in a normal St. Mary’s dorm. For the past three and a half weeks, in case you’ve been anywhere in the world without a local newspaper, I and 350 other students living in both Caroline and Prince George&#8217;s Residence Halls have been temporarily trying out some other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Population, Women, and the Environment</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/global-population-and-the-environment</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/global-population-and-the-environment#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Saari, Class of 2012</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Overcrowding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Population Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resource Management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=7131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard the news: global population surpassed 7 billion at the end of October. The United Nations has revised its past predictions of global population, now estimating that it will rise quickly to reach 10.1 billion by 2100. As global humanitarian crises are compounded by intensifying environmental concerns, how can population growth be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miss Meghan: Birth Control Part 2</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/6755</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/6755#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meghan Root, Resident Sexpert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safe Sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexpert]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=6755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently have become sexually active with my boyfriend. How do I decide which birth control method is right for me? -Indecisive Dear Indecisive (continued from previous article), Now that I’ve covered condoms, the pill, the patch, the shot, and the ring, let&#8217;s move on to diaphragms, cervical caps, sponges, IUDs (intrauterine devices) and Implanon. Diaphragms, cervical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boats and Committees: News from the Trustee</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/student-trustee-op-ed</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/student-trustee-op-ed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maurielle Stewart, Student Trustee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campus Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marielle Stewart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Trustee]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=6846</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My oh my! There sure has been a lot of excitement floating around campus these past few weeks. I would insert a joke about the mold to the tune of “holy moldy!” or another reference to the “love boat,” but I don’t want to be cliché. Though I am not one of the 350 students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Our Community: Keep Private Lives Private</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/protecting-the-community</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/protecting-the-community#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Paguirigan, Class of 2014</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confidentiality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Assault]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=6725</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In response to the opinion editorial, “Dear St. Mary’s We Need to Talk,” published in the last issue of The Point News, I would like to address the importance of protecting our community.  The writers of the editorial had admirable intentions in raising awareness about preventing sexual assault and stressing the importance of supporting our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Point: Harry Potter Should be Considered a Classic</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/point-harry-potter-should-be-considered-a-classic</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/point-harry-potter-should-be-considered-a-classic#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Davis, Features Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Classic Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Potter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=6685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; became an international literary sensation, the topic of whether or not the series could ever be considered a classic has been a hot debate. I think that one day, the &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; series will become a classic. I am a huge fan of the series – so much so that I’m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Counterpoint: Why Harry Potter Shouldn&#8217;t be a Classic</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/counterpoint-why-harry-potter-shouldnt-be-a-classic</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/11/counterpoint-why-harry-potter-shouldnt-be-a-classic#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jasmine Jones, Contributing Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Classic Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Potter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=6689</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m all for Harry Potter. It’s true: I was one of the first generations to enjoy the J. K. Rowling novels. My brother was the first in the family to buy them, and I followed suit and read all seven as quickly as I could. I laughed at the Weasley brothers, cried when Dumbledore died, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Hearings Draw Crowds of Fracking Opponents</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/10/epa-hearings-draw-crowds-of-fracking-opponents</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/10/epa-hearings-draw-crowds-of-fracking-opponents#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsea Howard-Foley, Contributing Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=6443</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As Halloween approaches, many students join individuals from all over the county to partake in several popular autumn events, including corn mazes, haunted trails, hayrides, and more. This year, St. Mary’s County will feature several fall attractions close to the college that are sure to entertain.]]></description>
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		<title>Tuition’s Effect on the Diversity of the Student Body</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/10/tuition</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/10/tuition#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caiti Sullivan, Contributing Writer/Cartoonist</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost of College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rising Cost of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuition]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=6438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I sat down to write an opinion piece on St.  Mary’s tuition, and after many hours of Facebook, a few days of fall break, and (too many) re-runs of Reba, I realized I wasn’t sure what my opinion was.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Miss Megan: Questions About Birth Control</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/10/sexpert</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/10/sexpert#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meghan Root, Resident Sexpert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safe Sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexpert]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=6483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Miss Meghan,

I recently have become sexually active with my boyfriend. How do I decide which birth control method is right for me?

-Indecisive]]></description>
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		<title>Dear St. Mary&#8217;s we need to talk&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/10/dear-st-marys-we-need-to-talk</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/10/dear-st-marys-we-need-to-talk#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Jacoby, Contributing Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campus Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campus Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Violence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=6441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Correction: This opinion was co-written by Chris Paige, not Chris Pine as originally published. This article contains sensitive material regarding sexual violence which may be triggering for some.  If you are triggered by this article and you would like to talk with someone please call: &#160; Sexual Assault/Wellness Advocate Meghan K. Root, MA, MEd (240) 895-4289 &#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carpet House</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/09/carpet-house</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/09/carpet-house#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Chase, Managing Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been brought to our attention that not everyone may appreciate the innocent humor our houses, NC3 and NC4, showed by designing, purchasing and flying a banner above our house. For those who haven’t seen it, drop by... it’s worth seeing in person.]]></description>
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		<title>Parking Issue on Campus</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2011/09/parking-issue-on-campus-2</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2011/09/parking-issue-on-campus-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Smith, Contributing Writer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cars on Campus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parking Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parking Lots]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s face it, having a car at St. Mary’s has become an absolute essential if you’re looking to catch a break from the isolated haven of our school’s campus.  How else can you possibly grab a burrito at Chipotle with some friends or get your everyday needs from Target? Or more importantly, how are you expected to get home for the monthly laundry run?]]></description>
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