Articles Tagged ‘ Campus Event ’
2010 World Carnival Presents Quidditch, Nerf Wars
By Jessy Schroeder, Opinions Editor
As one of the College’s annual traditions, World Carnival almost always manages to draw a large crowd of students and surrounding St. Mary’s County citizens to the Admissions Field in order to partake in all of its spring festivities.
(Read More)Students Gather for Food-centered Fun at Writer’s Harvest
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
Despite the rain and blasting winds, several students and professors trekked to the Boyden Gallery on Thursday, Nov. 12 to listen to tips from Food & Water Watch for organizing grassroots campaigns. The session was part of a food-themed night, followed by the Writer’s Harvest.
Food & Water Watch (F&WW) is a nonprofit organization based in [...]
Veteran and Author Intertwines the Vietnam War’s Dead and Living
On Monday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day, Vietnam War veteran and postwar writer Wayne Karlin discussed his new book Wandering Souls: Journeys with the Dead and the Living in Viet Nam. The book is a true story of a soldier’s experiences during and after the war that defined his life and changed those of families at [...]
(Read More)Choirs, Brass Ensemble Play to Full House
By Chelsea Bradcovich Staff Writer
The voices of St. Mary’s College Chamber Singers echoed through the recital hall in Montgomery Hall to start off the Choir and Brass Ensemble Concert on Friday, Nov. 6. Many students, families and locals attended either the 4:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. performances.
The concert consisted of the St. Mary’s College Chamber Singers, the St. Mary’s [...]
Food Not Bombs Co-Founder Speaks at St. Mary’s
By Caroline Selle, Features Editor
On Friday, April 17, the co-founder of Food Not Bombs, Keith McHenry, gave a lecture on food and social justice. The lecture was hosted by the Global Justice League.
Earlier that day, in the spirit of Food Not Bombs, the club handed out bagels that they retrieved while dumpster diving.
Food Not Bombs is an all-volunteer organization [...]
Teeing Up for 2011
The library, typically a place of silence and study, was transformed into a 12 hole mini golf course on Friday, April 24th. With holes snaking through reference books, periodicals and even chairs, students and faculty had to demonstrate pro-level putting skills on this challenging par 45.
The fundraiser for the Class of 2011 was spear headed [...]
Dances Show Off Multitude of Different Numbers
The dance show’s theme, “Born to Dance” was fulfilled as students both in and out of the dance club got the chance to perform and show the college how they like to move it.
Makeyda Hilliard, a senior and president of the dance club, lamented not working more with the school for better performance venues that [...]
Alumni Get Jazzed Up Again
By Rowan Copley
One evening in the ARC 38 years of music at St. Mary’s came together. On Saturday, Feb. 28, an audience of over 800 was treated to two separate Jazz Ensemble performances: the Jazz Ensemble during the 1970s, whose members came from across the East Coast; alongside current members of the Jazz Ensemble.
Don Stapleson, the current [...]
Polar Bear Splash Leaves Students Cold, Wounded
On Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, over 150 students and faculty members participated in St. Mary’s third annual Polar Bear Splash. Over 200 other students and onlookers cheered on their friends as they prepared to make the plunge.
The College’s Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) passed out waivers in order to protect themselves from any liability if [...]
Jafar Not Aladdin’s Only Dark Side
Islamic Studies professor Dr. Betül Basaran discussed the mischaracterization of Arabs in Disney’s “Aladdin” with students. The movie was shown Wednesday, February 11 Cole Cinema as a part of The Other Side of Disney Movies series.
The movie, which originally debuted in 1992, quickly became a hit, bringing in over $217 Million in the US and [...]
