Student on life support after fall
Senior Dustin Bauer remains in critical condition as of early Wednesday morning after sustaining severe head injuries in a fall from a first-floor landing at the Apartments early Sunday morning.
Students, faculty, administration and staff received word via e-mail at 4:07 p.…
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Agenda set by Trustees
The Board of Trustees has presented President Thomas H. Powell with a timetable involved with bettering the university.
The board met on Monday and decided that by early 2009 the President is expected to have completed three goals: academic reorganization, the creation of and support for flagship programs and finally the formation of new programs.…
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Chance to dance!Men's team on national TV
Tonight the Mount St. Mary's men's basketball team finds itself back in the Northeast Conference Championship, a feat they have not accomplished since 1999.
An 83-65 victory against top-seeded Robert Morris Sunday afternoon gave the Mountaineers their third berth into the conference final where they face Sacred Heart at 7 p.…
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Fans flock to be first in line
Juniors Jacklyn Peery and Noelle Holloway lined up early and laid claim to the first of 50 tickets made available Tuesday morning for Mount students for Wednesday's NEC men's basketball championship game.
Peery and Holloway arrived at 10:30 p.m. Monday. They were alone for the first 20 minutes or so.…
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SGA cancels weekly meeting
The weekly scheduled SGA meeting Tuesday evening was cancelled in order to allow students to attend services for Dustin Bauer.
SGA will resume weekly meetings next Tuesday. …
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Human remains found off-campus
Less than a mile from campus, human remains and bones were discovered on Feb. 28.
Between St. Anthony and Hemler Road, a realtor, surveying the property for a possible residential development, came across the remains and called the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.…
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Dance-a-thon raises over $1,700
Purcell Hall has been used as a setting for many after parties but the dance that took place on Saturday night had a unique purpose and origin.
A decorative banner hanging on the stage proclaimed, "Be the change you want to see in this world." Over 100 students showed up to do just that for the 24-hour charity Dance-a-thon.…
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RecycleMania at the Mount
The competition has begun as RecycleMania reaches the Mount.
What began as a friendly way to improve recycling in 2001 has now spread throughout the entire country. Now during its eighth year, RecycleMania has reached over 400 colleges and universities as a positive way of reducing waste on college campuses.…
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Young Alumni Dinner
All seniors have been sent an invitation to the Class of 2008 Young Alumni Dinner. This event began in 1976 and continued up until 1995. It was not until last year that the Mount reinstated the tradition. This year's recipients of the Alumni Awards are Father Richard Hilgartner class of '90 and Robert Weed class of '93.…
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Career CornerNew clas offered fall semester
The Mount is offering a new class next semester, and it's all about the future. Your future, that is.
In the fall, the Mount will launch "Career Development and Work-Life Transitions," a one-credit course open to juniors and seniors of any major. It will be taught by Sabira Vohra, Director of the Career Center.…
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Mount News Briefs
Mount Alert System
Mount St. Mary's now has one of the most up-to-date emergency notification systems available called Mount Alert. The Mount Alert mass notification system automatically sends messages to students, faculty and staff through phones, text messages and email to enhance campus-wide communications and increase safety on Mount campuses.…
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Purcell gets revamped
SGA can now check off one of its top 10 goals as Purcell opened its doors as a student lounge Monday at 8 p.m. to the Mount Community.
"There have been a large number of students looking for an alternative lounge/hang out place on campus,"Director of Campus Activities, Sean Adams said.…
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Division I athletes get schooled
There are no bad foods, there are only bad habits.
This is the phrase that Eleanor Pella MS, RD, LDN has come to live by throughout her 25 years as a registered dietitian.
"I speak wherever I can to educate people in a fun way because it is my passion," Pella said.…
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Kalas out of surgery
History professor Dr. Robert Kalas had surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., to remove a growth on his brain Friday March 6.
According to both professors Trudy Conway and Susan Goliber, who have been in contact with Kalas post-surgery, this was a recent development that was found early.…
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