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		<title>Farewell from the Chief’s Desk</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/farewell-from-the-chief%e2%80%99s-desk</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/farewell-from-the-chief%e2%80%99s-desk">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Change and Activists Won’t Delay, but United Nations Will</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/climate-change-and-activists-won%e2%80%99t-delay-but-united-nations-will</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/climate-change-and-activists-won%e2%80%99t-delay-but-united-nations-will#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/climate-change-and-activists-won%e2%80%99t-delay-but-united-nations-will">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>The Trouble with Volcanoes: A Retrospective</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/the-trouble-with-volcanoes-a-retrospective</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Sparklin, Sports Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Study Abroad]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/the-trouble-with-volcanoes-a-retrospective">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>SGA Director of Campus Programming Candidates</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/sga-director-of-campus-programming-candidates</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/sga-director-of-campus-programming-candidates#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/sga-director-of-campus-programming-candidates">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>SGA’s Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/sga%e2%80%99s-presidential-and-vice-presidential-candidates</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/sga%e2%80%99s-presidential-and-vice-presidential-candidates#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/04/sga%e2%80%99s-presidential-and-vice-presidential-candidates">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>All-Student Email Policy Should Be Revisited</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/all-student-email-policy-should-be-revisited</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Molek, Managing Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/all-student-email-policy-should-be-revisited"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" src="http://thepointnews.com/files/2010/03/two_weeks_of_emails_by_type-300x225.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="two_weeks_of_emails_by_type" /></a>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.  <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/all-student-email-policy-should-be-revisited">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>Caroline Hall: the New Dorch?</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/caroline-hall-the-new-dorch</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Zelaya, Arts &#38; Entertainment Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.  <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/caroline-hall-the-new-dorch">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>So, What’s In It For Us?</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/thepoliticalpoint/2010/03/30/so-what%E2%80%99s-in-it-for-us</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/thepoliticalpoint/2010/03/30/so-what%E2%80%99s-in-it-for-us#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Chase, Online Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/thepoliticalpoint/2010/03/30/so-what%E2%80%99s-in-it-for-us">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>MPO’BARC, and an Onslaught of Other Crazy Acronyms</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/mpo%e2%80%99barc-and-an-onslaught-of-other-crazy-acronyms</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/mpo%e2%80%99barc-and-an-onslaught-of-other-crazy-acronyms#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/mpo%e2%80%99barc-and-an-onslaught-of-other-crazy-acronyms">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>Students Can Fight for Living Wage in County</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/students-can-fight-for-living-wage-in-county</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/students-can-fight-for-living-wage-in-county#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.  <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/students-can-fight-for-living-wage-in-county">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>From the Chief&#8217;s Desk: A Talk with Joe</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/from-the-chiefs-desk-a-talk-with-joe</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/from-the-chiefs-desk-a-talk-with-joe#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, March 5, I was lucky enough to be able to talk to our next College president, Dr. Joseph Urgo, or just Joe Urgo, as he signs his email correspondences. The interview is printed in the news section, but in my opinion, the text of the interview doesn&#8217;t tell the whole story. Sure, it [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/from-the-chiefs-desk-a-talk-with-joe">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Welcome the New President</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/lets-welcome-the-new-president</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Chase, Online Editor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thepointnews.com/?p=2595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/lets-welcome-the-new-president"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" src="http://thepointnews.com/files/2010/02/next-president-300x155.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="next-president" /></a>The Board has announced Dr. Joseph Urgo, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Hamilton College, as the next President of St. Mary’s College. <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/lets-welcome-the-new-president">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>From the Chief&#8217;s Desk: English/Social Science Majors Rejoice?</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/from-the-chiefs-desk-englishsocial-science-majors-rejoice</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/from-the-chiefs-desk-englishsocial-science-majors-rejoice#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Feb. 22, Monday afternoon. I&#8217;m sitting at a lunch table with a few of my friends, one history major and two physics majors. None of us have checked our email yet, so we haven&#8217;t seen who the new president is. Speculation abounds about the new president&#8217;s background, which eventually degenerates into a my-discipline-is-more-worthwhile-than-yours dispute. [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/from-the-chiefs-desk-englishsocial-science-majors-rejoice">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>Perspective From Inside of the Bella Center: Policy, With Some Protest</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/perspective-from-inside-of-the-bella-center-policy-with-some-protest</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/perspective-from-inside-of-the-bella-center-policy-with-some-protest#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This opinion is a part of a Point-Counterpoint on the Copenhagen Conference, read Aaron French&#8217;s Opinion.
In December of 2009 I attended the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen, Denmark as a delegate of the Sierra Student Coalition (SSC).  I was one of 500 US [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/perspective-from-inside-of-the-bella-center-policy-with-some-protest">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>Perspective From Outside of the Bella Center: We Need Direct Action</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/perspective-from-outside-of-the-bella-center-we-need-direct-action</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/perspective-from-outside-of-the-bella-center-we-need-direct-action#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/perspective-from-outside-of-the-bella-center-we-need-direct-action"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="100" src="http://thepointnews.com/files/2010/02/civil-society-has-been-removed-from-the-negotiations-300x225.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="“How can we expect success at UN events like this when lobbyists...have more of a say than the youth of the world?” (Photo submitted by Chelsea Howard-Foley)" title="“How can we expect success at UN events like this when lobbyists...have more of a say than the youth of the world?” (Photo submitted by Chelsea Howard-Foley)" /></a>This opinion is a part of a Point-Counterpoint on the Copenhagen Conference, read Chelsea Howard&#8217;s Opinion.
In the months leading up to the COP 15 climate negotiations in Copenhagen this past December, I was confused about what my role would be. I had specifically planned to study abroad in the fall semester so I could be [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/perspective-from-outside-of-the-bella-center-we-need-direct-action">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>America’s Healthcare System is Putting Us at a Competitive Disadvantage</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/america%e2%80%99s-healthcare-system-is-putting-us-at-a-competitive-disadvantage</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout all of the debate about healthcare going on around the country, there has been one crucial aspect missing from the dialogue: where our healthcare system puts us in a globalized political economy.  The United States is the only industrialized nation that lacks universal healthcare, despite the fact that we spend more per capita on [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/america%e2%80%99s-healthcare-system-is-putting-us-at-a-competitive-disadvantage">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>Tell us (s)now</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/tell-us-snow</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Chase, Online Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, Jan. 30, St. Mary’s county was hit by a massive snow storm, throwing much of the county into panic. The next day, when it was clear that roads would not be clear enough for professors and students to safely make it to campus and to classes, the school’s administration decided to close the [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/tell-us-snow">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>A Minstrel Show of Eastern Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Department of Theater, Film and Media Studies and the students involved in the recently concluded production of George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man. The night I attended, the audience laughed with gusto at this anti-war comedy set in Bulgaria.  The actors performed wonderfully.
As someone who has devoted his life to the [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/a-minstrel-show-of-eastern-europe">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Scott Brown (R-MA)&#8211;A Warning Shot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Chase, Online Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, the impossible happened. A little-known Republican State Senator, Scott Brown, won the special election for the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat in Massachusetts.
Why so impossible? Registered Democrats have a 3-1 majority over Republicans in the Commonwealth. No Republican has won a Senate seat in 40 years. Martha Coakley, the Democratic [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/01/senator-scott-brown-r-ma-a-warning-shot">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome Back from the Chief’s Desk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As semesters change, so do our surroundings, even on this tiny isolated campus. Seasons come and go. Buildings rise on old foundations. Grassy hills become leveled. Docks stretch out over the river. Even on a personal level, things change: as students, we find new housing arrangements, we sign up for new classes in different buildings, [...] <br /> <a href="http://thepointnews.com/2010/01/welcome-back-from-the-chief%e2%80%99s-desk">Read More</a> ]]></description>
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