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of Saint Mary’s College
Volume XLIV No. 4
900 Hillsborough St.
Raleigh, N.C. 27611
February 1990
Day StudGnts Got More Space In Their Place
By Carlyle Herbert
Now the day students can study as 'Jf.
boarders do. Penny Thompson and Holli Donnell
are excited by this opportunity.
^ ast summer the Day Student
*^ouse got an “addition.” The
®^udents had been occupying on-
y the first floor which consists of
^•''6 rooms. The rooms are very
^Pen and thus made studying vir-
Pally impossible. Boarders have
V® option of creating a study en-
••'onment in their rooms by simp-
y arranging it with a roommate or
'J'o, whereas there are 50 day
.^Pdents in five rooms. Thus, the
®a of creating a study room was
Though there was a good
Srnedes Parlor Series
By Sandy
'.did not take Ms. Thompson
®dously when she said, “Come
^dy to get a good seat.” When I
jS} there I found Smedes Parlor
with people.
, rhe reason all the people were
h Was to hear the Smedes
hor concert. Smedes Parlor
^ built with the performance of
eniber music in mind; I and
^Py others have heard some
deal of doubt about how this
could be accomplished, we prov
ed that a little determination
could go a long way.
There were several problems
which stood in the way of begin
ning this project. The first vvas
that there was no air conditioning
in the attic. As we had planned to
spend the summer renovating,
this was a major obstacle. This
was soon solved with a visit by an
electrician who installed new wir
ing. The other problem was that
Fincher
fabulous performances there
One of these performances was
given on January 22, when John
Ruggero, Leopold Zilper, aw
Marschall, Udo HildebrandL and
Hsiao-Mei Ku teamed up to pre
sent a great evening of music.
The Smedes Parlor Concerts
are a wonderful bit of culture to
take advantage of.
there were approximately 75
lockers in the attic which had to
be taken apart and moved.
Though this was hard and tiring,
four of us managed to take them
all apart and move them in about
five hours.
Once these tasks were ac
complished, the real renovation
began. We scrubbed floors and
walls until all dirt and cobwebs
had been removed. Then the pain
ting began, and the rooms began
. .Oio§ewbobdpcdoatgotagreat
feeling of accompUsbineat... "
to take shape. Though it seemed
impossible, after four Saturdays
and five Sundays of work, it was
finally finished.
It seemed as though the better
part of the summer had been
spent hunting for bargains at
Hechinger’s, K-Mart, and other
stores but it was all worth the ef
fort. I think those who helped out
get a great feeling of accomplish
ment when they see students sit
ting at the desks studying in
peace and quiet.
I would like to add a heartfelt
thanks to all of those people who
helped with the work: Holli Don
nell, Ashley Edmonds, Robyn
Goss, Amy Henrick, Suzanne
Quebedaux, Ashley Ray, Kim
Russ and Colie Wedick.
Bust-A-Move
By Polly Yeargan
That’s exactly what you’ll see
when the St. Mary’s basketball
team hits the court. In the fast-
paced world of basketball, the on
ly way to win is to play at a high
skill level. This includes quick, ac
curate passes, good ball-handling
skills, and a precise shot. “The
best way to improve is to practice
as hard as you can,” said junior
Allison Poe, as she subcon
sciously wiped beads of perspira
tion from her brow — indicating
that she had been doing just that!
Things have really come
together for the Saints this
season. And the secret of the
success? The right combination
of determined players, know
ledgeable coach, and en
thusiastic fans. “The games are
really a lot of fun,” said senior
Alicia Greene, “I just didn’t know
that girls got so rough!” Alicia is
a member of S.H.A.R.E., a group
made up of high school girls that
attend the games and provide
support through the use of
various cheers and chants.
The basketball season will
come to an end as the team
travels to Winston-Salem on Va
lentine’s Day.
GOOD LUCK, SAINTS!!