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VOLUME XLV NUMBER 3
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FEBRUARY 7, 1986
Coffee to Teach in Inner Mongolia
by Charlotte Moffat
News Editor
Dr. Janice Coffee is a science profes
sor here at St. Mary’s who wiil be
teaching Botanical Science next
semester in Inner Mongolia. Dr. Coffee
was offered this job by a Botany Pro
fessor from the Unan Province. He
wanted Dr. Coffee to teach at his Uni
versity but she preferred teaching in a
more remote area that had not been
visited by many American instructors.
Though the Chinese do not provide In
ternational traveling money, living ar
rangements wiil be provided by the Chi
nese as wei I as i nternal travei fare and a
spending ailowance. Coffee wili be
living the duration of her stay in Hu He
Hot, the capital of Inner Mongolia. This
will not be her first travei abroad. Dr.
Coffee taught in Austraiia, Egypt, and
worked with the Academy of Sciences
in the Soviet Union. English is an ex
tremely important language for any
Scientist to know. The Chinese want
and need English speaking Scientists
for help in Botanical Science Termino
logy.
Very little in known by the pubiic
about Mongoiia. Dr. Coffee states that
there are 3.4 miliion Mongois living in
Inner Mongolia. They are known for
their care of horses, cattle, camels,
goats and sheep. The basic Mongoiian
cares for herds and are nomadic. The
state owns the animals but the people
breed and take care of them. If they
breed more animals than their quota
they wiil be entitled to keep the sur
plus. The peoples main food source is
meat and miik from the animals. They
drink a lot of tea with butter. They aiso
make a type of drink from fermented
mares milk that is more potent than
vodka.
The Boston Camerata
The climate is generally extremely
harsh. In earlier times travelers were
advised to keep their tongues from
freezing.
Dr. Coffee plans to return to America
in the Spring of 1987. She also plans on
returning to St. Mary’s to continue
teaching students the fascinating field
of Science.
by Joel Cohen
Music Director
The Boston Camerata is an interna
tionally celebrated ensemble of singers
and instrumentalists dedicated to
making the music of the Middle Ages,
the Renaissance, and the Early Baroque
live again. Cver the past three decades,
their concerts have delighted audiences
in sold-out appearances throughout the
United States and Europe. Joei Cohen
is well known for his imaginative pro
gramming vibrantly alive to his general
public. “A Bouquet of Madrigais” will
present songs celebrating love from the
Italian Renaissance. The Forum is on
February 17, at 10 a.m. in Pittman. The
group will visit classrooms and stu
dents at 11 a.m.
It’s Your Turn Now and Forever
by Shannon Taylor
Co-Editor
My original intention was to com
pose an article about resolutions and
keeping them, but I decided to take a
siightly different approach. We all make
resolutions every year and break them
in the first month if not sooner. When
we break these resolutions we all feel
self-defeated and feel as though we can
not do anything; that there is no pur
pose in trying to improve ourselves if
we can’t keep our promises to our
selves. We feel a sense of loss of pride
because she kept her resolution and I
didn’t. The rrore one dwells on ones
“failures” the more depressed we be
come. A good friend of mine introduced
me to a book dealing with life and its
ups and downs. It is the most wonder
ful piece of material I have read. Leo
Buscaglia, Ph.D., wrote it and it is en
titled Living, Loving, and Learning.
Throughout the book Buscaglia speaks
on improving you and not dwelling on
others such as “she’s prettier, skinnier,
vwealthier, or has more friends.” I
picked out a quote from his book
dealing directly with change and in
directly with resolution i.e., a better
you . . . “if you do not like you, you can
always learn again to like you. You can
create a new you. You can do it. If you
don’t like the set you’re involved with,
strike it and put up a new one. If you
don’t like the cast of characters you are
involved with, get rid of them and start
a new bunch. But You’ve got to do it.
And it is all yours . . . that’s number
one.”
Buscaglia seems to say if you want
to change it’s got to be because you
want it and not to please others. Al
most every time you set out to improve
yourself for someone else such as a
guy you fail and slip if his affections
begin to waver. The only one you can be
sure who will appreciate your effort one
hundred percent is yourself. If you all
broke up what was the point if it did not
really make you happy or greatly benefit
your well-being. It might work out for
the better for you but if it does not it
seems like wasted time. Another idea
Buscaglia poses in his book: The hard
est thing in the world is to be some
thing you are not. As you get closer to
what you are, be that, and come on all
the time that way. You will find it an
easy way to live. The easiest thing to be
in the world is you. The M6st difficult
thing to be is what other people want
you to be.”
No matter what your resolutions or
goals are, make sure they are for you
and not because “everyone else has
this.” Find out what you want and go
for it. We have only a short time to live
for everyday and make the most of it
because in the end you are all you have
got and can trust, depend on, etc
Besides you are special and different. If
we were all the same life would be so
dull.
SENIOR CLASS NEWS
Spring Break
A dance is in the makings for the se
nior class. There have been several
suggestions as to what kind of dance
the class should have. The current
thought is a crush party. Each girl will
purchase a ticket to the dance. In return
she will receive two postcards which
will have been predated as to when,
where, and what time the dance will be.
The girl will then anonymously mail her
two postcards to two “crushes.” The
feedback on the idea has been very
positive.
A letter has been typed up and sent
out to all senior girls parents asking for
donations to help sponsor the dance. If
the response is good Erin Dowling
(Senior Class Pres.), De Thomas (SGA
Pres.), Frannye Fowle (Senior Class
Sec.), and Lissa Sledge are hoping fora
February or early March dance. If any
one has any suggestions as to where
we could have the dance please contact
Erin, De, Frannye, or Lissa.
by Elizabeth Williams
Editor-in-Chief
Well, it’s almost time for Spring
Break!! Being the versatile St. Mary’s
girls that you are, you probably have an
array of offers for Spring Break. The
question is — where to go? There are
any number of interesting things one
can do over Spring Break ranging from
the expensive to the inexpensive.
For those who really don’t have much
spending money there are several op
tions. Go home for break and get a job
at the local tanning salon. Most salons
require their employees to be tanned.
Thus you can be tanned and get paid for
it. If that does not interest you why not
get several friends together and rent a
house at a nearby beach. If the beach is
not your thing go skiing at Sugar
Mountain or Wintergreen, Virginia. The
season rates will be alot lower and the
slopes will not be as crowded.
If you do have money and are anxious
to blow-out Spring Break your best bet
is a cruise. Although the outright prices
may appear a bit steep in black and
white, don’t be discouraged. The ma-
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