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significantly higher than the by Phyllis Bean lege, related her thoughts about an almost consistently good lic, or they think that we’re the progress of the college. national average of 889. From GPA of 2.7 to 2.9. With this Mount St. Mary’s.” She also “Right now St. Mary’s is a The reason for the continual these good students who apply, in mind, Silanskis explained asserts that “part of Dr. Lewis’ good public college. In fact, quality increase of the school, SMC only accepts the better that with the right techniques, idea is media exposure — es­ one of the best in Maryland. she stated, is that in the past ones, based on grades, applica­ St. Mary’s could get even more pecially in Maryland, but also It is my opinion that, in the four years, SMC’s applications tions, essays and SAT’s. This People to apply. From these nationally, just so more people next ten years, we are going file (the file including everyone admissions process has allowed increased applications, the same hear the name St. Mary’s Col­ to be a very, very good institu­ who has applied to the school St. Mary’s to admit students number of students would be lege of Maryland.” tion, similar to a William and in a certain year) has consis­ with the second highest SAT accepted, thereby upping the Mary.” With these statements, tently contained applications scores (an average of 9 5 5 ) in average SAT scores and in­ Another improvement made Susan Silanskis, Director of from students with average SAT the state system. creasing the overall quality of by the admissions office this Admissions at St. Mary’s Col­ scores of about 918, which is St. Mary’s students also have the school. year was expanding the profes­ sional staff to include a recent One of the techniques being SMC graduate and two SMC used for increasing applications, students. Wim Cassard, a new explained admissions counselor admissions counselor, graduated Heather Worthley, is advertise­ from SMC in May of 1983, ment. She credits most of the and states that, “I know the Th e E m i advertisement ideas to Dr. Lewis college. I like it down here — 14TH and states that the idea is it’s attractive. I like working “really good” because “there right here at the college. The are a lot of people who have admissions staff is really dedica­ never heard of St. Mary’s . . . ted to bringing in a strong Volume 4, Number 2 September 20, 1983 They don’t know where we student body, and after four are, or they think that we’re years here I’m excited about private, or they think that sharing my experience at St. we’re an all-women’s college, Mary’s with prospective stu­ or they think that we’re Catho­ dents.” New Sports Director . . John Harvey Slides into SMC by Kevin Foster The most important thing in The expansion of sport of­ “Hopefully if the interest and thusiast on physical fitness. He Expanding the offerings to sports, according to Harvey, is ferings must also be maintained enthusiasm carries over, we can works out twice a day to condi­ include more people sums up for people to have fun. “Sports under the athletic budget. There­ make them both varsity sports.” tion and maintain his one and the belief of new Director of is for enjoyment,” says the fore, to move too quickly would Harvey has directed club only body. He strongly disagreed Athletics and Recreation on physical fitness enthusiast. Win­ be spreading athletic funds too sports most of his career. At with the use of anabolic steroids improving the realm of athletics ning at liberal arts college is thin. “We don’t want to broaden Grinnell, in addition to club at a liberal arts college such as not as im portant as the develop­ too quickly,” said Harvey. sports, he was head coach for in athletics saying athletes should develop what is their St. Mary’s. ment people get from partici­ If all goes well with the two men’s basketball and women’s natural physical strength. John Harvey, SMC’s new pating. “For many people sports new clubs at St. Mary’s, Harvey tennis and assistant football Director of Athletics and Rec­ is a chance to keep their body in feels they may eventually be­ coach. His Harvard basketball Haivey is interested in reation replacing Tom Wein­ shape, to socialize, and to travel come competitive on an NCAA club toured Cuba, Gibraltar, making St. Mary’s College a gartner who resigned from his (varsity athletes).” level. “We’ll see how they go Portugal, Puerto Rico, and Eng­ respectable Division III op­ post here to accept a position The east coast, Washington this fall. There has already been land. While at William and ponent, but more importantly, in New York, believes that in area is not new to Harvey. a tremendous interest in wo­ Mary, he coached under re­ in providing the students with a liberal arts curriculum, ath­ Prior to joining the staff at men’s soccer and a good number cently fired Kansas City Chiefs the education and enjoyment letics plays a supportive role in Grinnell College, he spent 10 of people have expressed in­ coach, Marv Leavy. that he feels they should get developing the liberal arts stu­ years at Harvard University as terest in cross-country,” he said. Personally, Haivey is an en­ from the college experience. dent. assistant director of general Liberal arts stresses the com­ education, and five years as plete development of an indi­ instructor in physical education vidual, opening up a wide at the College of William and variety from which to study. Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. “Hello My Name Is Blotto” According to Harvey, athletics He holds an A.B. in philosophy is included in this philosophy. and an M.Ea in American “Liberal arts is not a History and Educational Ad­ specialized education,” says Har­ ministration from William and vey. “It includes obtaining a Mary, and a Ph.D in Admini­ knowledge of English, math, stration in Higher Education history, and athletics. Sports from Boston College. He has serves in this development men­ also studied sports medicine and tally and socially as well as is active in youth community physically.” sports. For this reason, Harvey feels Of major consideration to it is important to offer a wide Harvey is the improvement of variety of athletic possibilities, the facilities at St. Mary’s. “If to assure everyone an equal we want to attract people to opportunity for athletic develop­ the college who will improve ment. This also includes wo­ the quality of the athletic pro­ men’s athletics. gram, we must show them that “Women at St. Mary’s out­ we can meet at least their number the men by 100 so it minimal needs,” he said. Trans­ only makes sense that we gear portation, training facilities and more programs towards wo­ confident coaches are what men’s sports,” says the former Harvey cited as necessary for a coach in women’s collegiate growing program. sports. He is pleased with the coach­ Before coming to SMC, Har­ ing staff at St. Mary’s and vey was assistant athletic direc­ compliments them as “good tor, associate professor of physi­ coaches with a lot of experi­ cal education, and since January, ence.” acting Athletic Director at Grin- Transportation and adequate nell College in Iowa since training facilities have been a 1980. Grinnell is a small private problem in the past, a problem college but structured much the Harvey intends to alleviate. same as St. Mary’s. Still, Harvey “We’ve made the first steps by Blotto, a six member progressive rock group from Albany, New York, will be appearing at St. Mary’s sees St. Mary’s as more of a hiring an experienced head train­ College Saturday, September 24. Tickets go on sale Tuesday in Charles Hall during lunch and dinner (S3.00 challenge because it works with­ er in Bill Greer, and ordering with College I.D. - $5.00 without). Tickets can be bought at the door. in a strict budget. a much needed ice machine.” September 20, 1983 Page 2 THE EMPATH Group Focuses on Meditation by Angela DiBenedetto The group met four or five on this point. “The Korean Zen meditation is more than times under Nancy’s direction tradition is very down to earth. a mere relaxation technique, the end of last semester. It’s not pompous and it’s not according to Nancy Paige Smith, Nancy’s interest in Zen - opposed to anything. It’s just a a professor of political science Buddhism and meditation could pragmatic approach to non­ at St. Mary’s. It is a ritual be traced back a number of thinking.” Nancy explained that for linked to a religion older years, but it gained momentum the group’s members, “in the than Christianity which enables the summer of last year at beginning the goal is to realize an individual to achieve a Berkeley University, 1982 in the value of non-thinking. A sense of “balance” in his or Berkeley, California. There, due her thinking and daily activi­ to an introduction to the history lot of people get hooked on its exotic aspects. Zen is not ties. of American Buddhism she be­ The attainment of this came determined to meet Seung intellectual. Just very immedi­ balance or equilibrium, says Sahn, the Zen Master of the Zen ate.” And, she further ex­ Nancy, lends a clarity, or a Center based in Providence, R.I. plained, very moment oriented. “ focus” to whatever one is Seung studied under the most It teaches one to function doing. She, along with Andy stringent Zen Master in Korea simply, unbiased by doubts Oh, a professor of mathematics, in the 1940’s. “It took me six or opinions, and with a clarity of mind which allows one to Nancy Smith and Jocely N. Nubian, dairy goat, the subject of Sel­ are attempting to introduce months, from October to April, dom Herd: Zen Notes on Goats (forthcoming publication Nancy is realize his or her full potential. the benefits of meditation by to get him down here. St. Nancy and Andy, who both writing.) establishing the college’s first Mary’s Hall was packed, stand­ - Photo by Nancy P. Smith meditate frequently, commented Zen meditation group. The ing room only,” she recalled. on the peace of mind meditation this was the reason for his Nancy hopes others will simi­ group meets Sunday evenings To the novice, meditation brings to it’s practitioners. Ac­ frequent meditation, Andy, a larly explore and benefit from at eight o’clock, currently in may summon up exotic visions cording to Andy, it also helps native Korean, disagreed. He Zen and this new addition to the Blackistone Room of Anne of white-robed monks and smok­ does it “for my own individual St. Mary’s extracurricular activi­ Arundel Hall. ing lamps filled with incense. him concentrate, making re­ Nancy would set you straight search easier. When asked if balancing.” ties. Construction to end on 17th Century Inn

by Mike Morton develop the St. Mary’s City tional building methods where- inn as a center ot culture in viding food at lunch for park If you’ve been down to the Historical Park. The inn is a ever possible, such as using the town.” visitors. Phase II, costing another reconstructed statehouse at St. PA story building patterned rough faced timbers squared by The completed inn complex $600,000, will consist of Mary’s City any time in the after the 1680 Third Haven hand using a broad-axe. Rough will fill a need in the existing another stable housing an orien­ last few months, you’ve probab­ Meeting House in Easton, Mary­ planking has been used on historical park, providing food tation center, furnishings for the ly noticed something very land, the oldest surviving timber visible portions of walls, while services not presently available. second floor of the inn, and “A problem with the park has peculiar. Off to one side of frame structure in the state. modem building materials have renovation of the reconstructed been the fact that visitors come the statehouse is a construction The inn is the result of almost been hidden behind authentic statehouse. site, with piles of lumber, two years of research and appearing sections of the inn.” in the morning, leave for lunch, Expected to be completed freshly excavated earth, and planning by experts in colonial According to St. Mary’s City and too often don’t come back sometime this winter, the work­ huge earth-moving equipment. building methods. The structure, Commission Coordinator of In­ later. Hopefully by providing ing inn will help to usher in the Normal enough for a building to be enclosed by an orchard, terpretation Burt Kummerow, for meals we can keep visitors 350th anniversary of the site, you say? It is . . . until fences, stable, livestock, and a the design of the inn is typical here longer,” said Kummerow. colonizing of Maryland at St. you look a bit closer. working kitchen, is expected to of a 17th century Chesapeake The complex will be used as Mary’s City. The exterior of Among all the modern con­ become a centerpiece of the frame building, while retaining an exhibit to interpret the the inn, kitchen, restrooms, and struction equipment are men developing historical park, and the modern conveniences and artifacts and lifestyles of the the exhibit area should be swinging broad-axes and adzes a major attraction for tourists utilities required by building early Maryland colonists, as well finished in December 1983, to shape the large timber beams to St. Mary’s County. codes. Since the inn is to have as being used as a restaurant. while the entire complex should which will support the build­ Ever since construction of a working kitchen and dining “ It will be a cluster, represent­ be operational by the following ings, and drilling holes labor- the 17th century inn began in area, such modifications to the ing one major aspect of colonial sum m er. ously by hand to fit wooden February, John O’Rourke, head­ original design are required by and town life,” stated Kum­ With the help of modern pegs to join the structures. ing a team of skilled carpenters, health codes. “The inn will merow. construction equipment, com­ Funding for the development Archaic methods at a modern has been busy preparing the try to stick to 17th century pletion of the inn will take of the inn came solely from construction site? It’s just timbers and clapboard for the foods, such as pastries, a kind far less time than in the time the state legislature. Costing another day’s work at the building. “A major considera­ of meat pie, ale, wine, and a of the colonists. As a product over $ 1,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 , the develop­ building of the reconstructed tion with the design and con­ selection of other dishes of of modem and ancient con­ ment of the inn is in two phases. 17th century inn. struction has been to keep the the period,” said Kummerow. struction methods, the inn will The replica of a 17th cen­ building as authentic as pos­ “The whole purpose of the Phase I, costing $700,000, in­ hopefully incorporate the best tury inn is the me it recent sible while adhering to modern inn complex is to provide volves construction of the inn, of both worlds while retaining and visible product of a con­ building codes,” said O’Rourke. visitors a learning experience, kitchen, outbuildings, and the unique flavor of Maryland’s tinuing program to expand and “We’ve tried to keep to tradi­ to show how people used the stable, and is directed at pro­ heritage. Welcome Back St. Mary’s CHARLIE’S HAPPY HOUR New Eat-In Area Noon to 7 p.m. ★ Specials Weekly ★

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by John Harvey The racqueteers will leave no before only during the expan­ and several other talented and Farouk and “Sham” Turner, (Being a non-fundamentalist tum unstoned in their efforts sion of the powerful Prussian highly-paid pros imported speci­ the team is clearly aiming for - impressions of the sporting to earn national recognition armies of the 17th century. fically to thrust St. Mary’s to the N.C.A.A. Regional Playoffs scene as St. Mary’s moves into and the thousands of alumni the top of national rankings, to be held next year in the WOMEN’S SOCCER - Al­ its 13th big inaugural season) dollars that will follow. the team should have no prob­ luxurious Bone Dome in Mob- though still just a club team, lem in annihilating early-season jack, Virginia. MEN’S SOCCER — The soccer SAILING — The sailing team this irrepressible and rambunc­ opponents such as the “Ram- All in all this promises to team and its many groupies will not be competing in this tious conglomeration of St. blin’ Clams” from Essex be a progressive, energetic, and are thrilling to the unnatural fall’s prestigious Skunk River Mary’s athletes has suddenly Agriculture Institute, and the metabolic year in St. Mary’s on-the-field moves of Brian Regatta in Oskaloose, Iowa, burst onto the collegiate sport­ “Succulent Turnips” from Kan­ sports. McIntyre, who clearly lives up since no transportation is avail­ ing scene threatening to make kakee State Normal. Coached “Follow the blue, green, to his nickname “Crazylegs.” able. All three of St. Mary’s a shambles of soccer standards, to the point of precise execu­ gold, silver, and puce. ” (Actually, this is his legal name, Lear jets are being overhauled as we know them today. Led tion by Hosan “Deep Dish” handed down through family after the recent vigorous Ad­ by Sandy “Megabucks” Duff generations of soccer players missions Office recruiting foray who came over first on the through New Guinea, Mongolia, “Dove” from a Dublin suburb Ghana, and Port Republic. For­ called Brooklyn.) Indications tunately, other top national from pre-season scrimmages are competition is available close- so positive that a thorough by, all leading to the Eastern scheme of crowd-control tactics Backhanded Championship in will be necessary to handle Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, spon­ the throngs already planning sored by the Mid-Atlantic Oil to be on hand for the next Spill Strike Force (MAOSSF). Cook’s big home contest against the Armadilloes from Roanoke Col­ WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL - The 1983 edition of this squad lege on September 24. is a small, but gritty contingent WOMEN’S TENNIS - Wayne of competitors, including Bar­ Cook’s powerful squad has been bara Grit and her surrogate Liquors obscurely but feverishly pre­ sister, Tru, who are slowly paring for the coming cam­ adapting to the laid-back antics paign with daily training ses­ of their dynamic Marine Corps across from the Green Door sions at the Green Door, and coaching duo, John “Wayne” sometimes actually on-court. Randall and Lord “Jeff’ Gal­ Veteran Eileen Baruch, at num­ lagher. At this point in its Now Open 8 - 10 Mon. thru Sat. ber one, has all the tools (but preparation, the team is con­ sometimes doesn’t bring them) centrating on developing and she is ably supported by “character” through the imposi­ a hostess of promising rookies. tion of a military regime, seen Busch Bud Old Mill r- Intramural— 12 PK Case 12 PK Case 12 PK Case 798 Standings 469 8 " 549 1098 3" M en’s Football PS PA Hamm’s Heineken Moose Head Hackers 1 - 0 20 0 2nd Conning 1 - 0 8 0 M o d s 0 - 0 0 0 Perry's Kids 0-0 0 0 12 PK Case 6 PK Case 3 PK Case Stoned Rangers 0-0 0 0 7 9 8 476 49 War Pigs 0- 1 0 20 3" 450 15 The Elitists 0- 1 0 8 1649

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NEW YORK, NY (CPS) — they hope to match that record Koy Floyd was also the one ton College all got five-star Wood says he’ll be “very in­ The college guidebook that drew with the second edition. administrator who flew to New academic ratings in the new terested to compare the new the wrath of administrators To help get there, Fiske has York to confront Fiske per­ book, the highest possible. entry for Georgia with the across the country a year and a tried to blunt the controversy sonally over the “sarcastic, flip­ Fiske also added 17 schools previous one” when the book half ago has just released its before the book’s official Sep­ pant” review he gave the school to the second edition. comes out. second edition, but with a new tember 28th’s publication date in the first edition. Brawarsky hopes the changes It couldn’t get much worse. name and “a lot of fine tuning” by altering his grading system Fiske also gave some schools and additions will make the In the first edition, Fiske wrote designed to pacify many of its and treading a little more better ratings this time around. new book “a little better re­ Georgia was attended by “small­ critics. softly on the reputations of the The academic ratings for the ceived,” though she expects town rednecks and big-city so­ Though it quickly achieved schools that complained loudly universities of Nebraska and some backlash from unfavorab- phisticates” who spent most sales success, the New York in 1982. Oklahoma have risen from one ly-reviewed schools. of their time running around Times Selective Guide to Col­ Moreover, the new edition star to three. Indeed, University of Georgia and chanting, “How ’bout them leges drove some administrators — dubbed The Selective Guide Duke, Rice, Reed and Carle- Public Relations Director Barry dawgs!” to distraction when it first to Colleges — dropped all appeared in February, 1982 with references to the Times in its a five-star system that rated title. schools as if they were hotels The star rating system has or restaurants. been altered, notes Times Books But what probably irritated publicist Sandy Brawarsky, “to them most were the descrip­ discourage people from nurn- tions of the social and academic berically rating schools on the climates of 265 of the nation’s basis of how many stars they “best and most interesting” got in a certain area.” four-year schools. The first edition awarded Of the University of Rhode schools up to five stars in each Island, for instance, the book of three categories: academic quipped: “As long as you don’t life, social life and overall ask too much of URI, it won’t campus quality. ask too much of you.” Some schools, Brawarsky The guide characterized Mar­ says, added up their stars and quette as a campus where “the tried to market themselves to ROTC types coexist well with prospective students as 14 - or the holdovers from the sixties.” 12 - star schools, “which was And the University of Tulsa, really a misrepresentation of it commented, is alright, “but the original ranking system.” unless you’re intent on making In the new edition, Fiske big bucks in oil, the academic uses stars to rate academics, life will be better somewhere telephone symbols to rank social else.” life, and asterisks to note quality Outraged administrators of of life. the schools receiving such re­ Among the less visible views mounted a quick counter­ changes, though, are the ab­ attack on Edward Fiske, the sences of four schools who were Messages is Sweet Honey paper’s education editor and in the first edition. editor of the guide, who as­ The University of Kentucky, by Phil Owens the work we do for various stoiy about the land that was so sembled the material published upset over its low ranking in causes,” said Bernice Johnson rich that honey flowed from under the Times Books name. the book’s first run, was my­ “Sweet Honey in the Rock,” Reagon, who founded the group the rocks. To us the name They argued — in letters, steriously left out of the second the name aptly tells the story in 1973. “But at the same time represents the full spectrum of interviews and, in at least one printing of the first edition. behind this Washington based we do not want people to get what the black woman is in this instance, a personal confronta­ Fiske explains that after quintet. For in addition to so caught up in the message countiy; serious about their tion in Fiske’s office — that “an awful lot of discussion on beautiful singing, original and of a song that they don’t ac­ (sic) rights but on the inside . . . the New York Times imprimatur that school, we decided to drop traditional choral songs, “Sweet tually hear the song itself. Of course it’s never easy, es­ lent a suggestion of objectivity it altogether.” Honey” is also deeply involved The song is the honey inside pecially being an all black to what was actually subjective Missing from the second in championing causes as diverse the rock.” band and an all woman band, material. edition are the University of as equal rights and the eradica­ Asked where the name but through our music we feel Fiske based his reviews of the Tulsa, Manhattan College and tion of world hunger. “ Sweet Honey in the Rock” we can effectively get our schools on responses to ques- Barat College in Illinois. came from, Ms. Reagon re­ Before last Saturday’s concert message across.” tionaires he sent students on “The three schools that were sponded that it is the name at the waterfront, I had a chance “I think our social com­ each of the campuses. dropped just didn’t meet Mr. of a traditional black song that to talk to the group about mitment is perhaps the funda­ In spite of the controversy Fiske’s criteria,” Brawarsky says. she has loved ever since she was this commitment to working for mental element which unites — or perhaps because of it “He decided that other schools a child. “I asked my father, social issues and its importance the group,” continued Ms. Rea­ — more than 80,000 copies of were more important.” who is a Baptist minister, in their work together. gan. “Though I don’t think the books were sold. Perhaps coincidentally, Tulsa where the name originally came that because we are a socially Times Books officials say University Relations Director “We are very serious about from and he told me the Bible conscious group we should ne­ cessarily be in debt. Right The excitement of the silent of his dagger slicing through now, though, everyone in the screen, complete with live piano the canvas to brake his fall, Silent Film Comeback group has a job or needs one.” accompaniment, will be re­ and the rescue scene, where Even so, the members of created at St. Mary’s College the Black Pirate is passed hand- the group don’t think that Sept. 21, when the Wednesday to-hand through the hatches of they would accept a lucrative Night Film Series presents Doug­ the ship, giving the impression las Fairbanks’ comedy-adventure he is flying. offer for a record contract if classic “The Black Pirate.” The they could no longer voice “The Black Pirate” was the film begins at 8 p.m. in St. their opinions. first feature-length silent movie Mary’s Hall and is free to the filmed in the then-new, two- “No, I definitely would not,” public. St.' Mary’s Hall is located strip Technicolor process. As a said Yasmeer Rheti Williams, across from Trinity Church in result of the process and the who along with Evelyn Maria St. Mary’s City. intricate work on the sets and Harris, Ysage Maria Barrwell David Heinick, a classical costumes, “The Black Pirate” and ^isha Kuhlil, form the pianist who also keeps a wide achieved exquisitely muted remainder of “Sweet Honey.” selection of popular tunes from colors and tones. “I think that signing such a many generations in his head, contract would defeat the whole will provide the musical il­ The Wednesday Night Film purpose of the group. We lustrations for the film. Mr. Series aims to bring foreign and originally formed so that we Heinick is a member of the American film classics to the join together in our struggle music faculty at St. Mary’s community, and this year in­ to be healthy human beings, College. cludes “Rebecca” (Oct. 12), to celebrate life and voice our “Rififi” (Oct. 19), “Invasion opinions. “ Sometimes,” Ms. Wil­ “The Black Pirate” is known of the Body Snatchers” (Oct. liams concluded, jointly pro­ among Fairbanks fans for two 26), “The Magnificent Amber- viding me with a quote to end of the swashbuckler’s most spec­ sons” (Nov. 9), “Streetcar my article, “telling people what Dave Heinick provides piano theatrics to silent film. tacular stunts - a slide down a Named Desire” (Nov. 30), and you think is the only way to mainsail using only the point “The Twelve Chairs” (Dec. 7). let them know you care.” *age6 THE EMPATH September 20, 1983

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On this album, Anderson is and progressively meditative in his finest form carrying on sound. his fine reputation and un­ “Back to School” is also a comparable vocal abilities. sharp tune with a very precise The title track is a brilliant sound of clean, quick har­ work of pure fantasy; a trip monies. through yesteryear on a fast The “Friends of Mr. Cairo” paced hot action adventure in­ is a unique album with extreme­ cluding a shoot-out mixed with ly good talent. Vangelis, who by Dan Benson romance and gangsters. received many awards for his SHORTS Jon Anderson, former voca­ The album is lots of fun composition of the themes from list of “Yes,” and Vangelis, a to listen to with some great “Chariots of Fire,” mixes with multi-talented musician / pro­ street car sound effects and Anderson’s style, and it now ducer, have collaborated their various themes on each cut. appears the pair have really GMAT’S talents to produce a rock fan­ A “State of Independence” gotten down to business and Test (GMAT) will be offered October 22, it will be given on tasy album, “The Friends of gives the listener a feeling of created a masterpiece with the on Saturday morning, October January 28, March 17, and Mr. Cairo.” independence with its sharp beat “Friends of Mr. Cairo.” 2 2 , at test centers throughout June 16, 1984. The GMAT the world. About 800 graduate Bulletin of Information and schools of management use registration materials are avail­ scores on the GMAT as a pre­ able locally from Office for dictor of academic performance Career Development or by in graduate management pro­ writing to GMAT, Educational grams. The test is offered four Testing Service, Box 966, Prince­ times each academic year. After ton, N.J. 08541. Local Views Sought Senator Paul Sarbanes has of St. Mary’s County residents announced that a member of his about current issues before the staff will be in Leonardtown Congress and difficulties they on September 28 to seek citi­ may be having with federal zen’s views and assist with agencies.” problems relating to the Federal “These meetings are very Government. important in helping me to “I have asked Norman stay informed of my constitu­ Brailey, my staff representative, ent’s needs and to better repre­ to be available in the Govern­ sent their interests in the mental Center, Room 22, Senate,” said Senator Sarbanes. Second Floor, Leonardtown on “I urge all concerned St. Mary’s Wednesday, September 28 from residents to meet with Mr. 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. so that Brailey on September 28.” he may report to me the views Be Aboriginal Experience a little of the any interesting specimens they aboriginal life at Chancellor’s have found), and a showing of Point Natural History Area’s “Beware the People of the Upcoming Sci-fi Films annual Aboriginal Life Day on Sunrise” (the story of the Sunday, October 16, 1983, Jamestown Indian uprising, from noon til 4:00 p.m. in St. filmed at St. Mary’s City). Mary’s City, Maryland. director whose last film, “The villanous feudal lord. There are also games for the The Natural History Center Elephant Man” won him in­ While on the subject of kids and the young-at-heart- at St. Mary’s City, Maryland’s by Keith Rippey stant acclaim. Hopefully Dino Science Fiction, St. Mary’s will and-lungs, and, of course, In­ first settlement and capital, is dian food, ranging from rac­ Frank Herbert’s celebrated can tone down his usually lavish be presenting George Lucas’ interested in the relationship coon stew, roasted grasshoppers, Science Fiction classic “Dune’’ production techniques and let first major motion picture: which the aborigines had with and other sorts of more con­ will be brought to the movie Lynch do some directing or “THX-1138” on September 28 the local environment. An at­ ventional wild and cultivated screen by veteran film producer they might recreate another at 8:00 p.m. in ^MH. This tempt is made to better under­ food. Dino DeLaurentis. Mr. DeLau- “Heaven’s Gate.” movie is a depressing apocalyptic stand their lifeways by the For the really adventurous, rentis is looking to break a Incidentally, this picture is look at a future world in chaos. reconstruction of tools, tech­ there will also be a few “sweat- string of atrocious movies and the first major acting vehicle Apparently this film was so niques, and lifestyles as best lodge” sessions (sort of an was possibly considering this for Police singer / songwriter dismal to shoot that Lucas as 20th-century people can. At aboriginal sauna) throughout the when he hired David Lynch to Sting. Sting, a veteran of several decided to make his next effort Aboriginal Life Day there will day. Those interested should to direct his picture. movies (including the Who’s as lighthearted as possible. The be demonstrations or a chance bring a bathing suit or cut-offs Lynch is a talented young “Quadrophenia”) plays a result? 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