On April 17 in Glendenning Annex the St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) Art Department presented the final Artist Talk of the semester. The lecture, given at 4:45 P.M. by local artist Parran Collery, was on the subject of failure in the life of an artist and how those failures Read More
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Series Ending: Bittersweet or Just Right?
As a long-time fan of the CW tv-series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” I was pretty sad to find out that the fourth season would be its last. After four years, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” has gone from a simple musical comedy to a stunning representation of mental illness and female sexuality, touching on topics Read More
Who is Erin Ryan, Class of 2019 Commencement Speaker
On March 21, St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) announced the speaker for the 2019 Commencement. Erin Ryan, a writer-comedian, is notable for her work on popular FX show “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” where she worked on the 2018-2019 season and was credited with one episode, “The Gang Solves Read More
Chick-Fil-A and Our Cultural Short-Term Memory
On March 21, Vox confirmed what most LGBT individuals already knew to be true: Yep, Chick-Fil-A is still super homophobic. What a surprise! According to Vox, “The Chick-fil-A Foundation donated more than $1.8 million to three groups with a history of anti-LGBTQ discrimination in 2017,” despite claiming in 2012 that Read More
SGA Votes to Become Monarchy Under King Andrew Messick
On March 22, 2019, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) Student Government Association (SGA) held an emergency meeting regarding the future of the SGA Executive Board. “I realized we were in trouble about halfway through 50 days,” Andrew Messick (Blessings Be) told The Point News (TPN). “My complimentary champagne Read More
Jeffery Hammond Delivers Annual Reeves Lecture: “I’m With Her: A Feminist Parable from Ancient Egypt”
On Monday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m. in the Daugherty-Palmer Commons, Jeffrey Hammond, Ph.D. gave a talk on women in ancient Egypt, titled “I’m With Her: A Feminist Parable from Ancient Egypt.” The lecture series, established in 1997, is held in the memory of George Bradford Reeves, Sr., and is Read More
Visiting Artist Lori Rubeling Talks to Students about Impact Design
On Feb. 27 at 4:45 p.m., artist Lori Rubeling gave a talk in Glendening Annex on impact design education, a topic which plays a large role in her work. The event, co-sponsored by the Art and Environmental Studies departments, covered humanistic research practices and their applications in the real world. Read More