St. Mary’s Attracts Better Students 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.