Words matter as 2020 election race heats up and impeachment inquiry bears down
10/29/2019
Artwork by Ella Benitone
St. Mary’s rigorous English instruction sets us up to view language much differently than the rest of the country, including the president.
Construction draws St. Mary’s community closer to God
10/22/2019
Artwork by Ella Benitone
It’s a well-known fact by now that we go to school in a construction zone. But I bet you didn’t know that our new chapel space brings us closer to God and the Holy Ghost than ever before.
Sawyer calls tweets “bad memory”
10/22/2019
Local media coverage of a tweet by alumna Tami Sawyer (‘00) alleging her outing a teacher during her time at St. Mary’s falls unsubstantiated by Tatler’s investigation.
With a year under its belt, MoSAic looks to expand
10/2/ 2019
MoSAic seems poised to add new affinity groups after its first year at St. Mary’s.
St. Mary's teachers expand elective opportunities
9/12/2019
One reading the St. Mary’s course catalog leading up to this school year may have noticed new class names taught by familiar teachers. How did they come to be? And what can we expect?
Ansley Skipper Talks Politics and Derby Day
8/24/2018
Does living in the twenty-first century mean forfeiting your right to privacy?
4/10/2018
With new advanced artificial intelligence technology like the ubiquitous “Alexa” now accessible to a wide array of people, Ansley Skipper examines the relationship between technology and privacy.
Dealing with the consequences of democracy
3/6/2018
In this era of an unpopular tweeter-in-chief, Ansley Skipper discusses the ways Americans have tried to cope with our electoral regrets.
Sharing different perspectives in chapel
9/15/2017
Every morning promptly at 9:40 a.m., you take your seat in Chapel. Some days you listen attentively, and some days you zone out completely, but inevitably, one day it happens: you hear something that makes you uncomfortable, shocks you, or with which you vehemently disagree. You’re left with nothing to do but sit there. Read what Rev. Bush and Mrs. Ray have to say about how and why we hear what we hear everyday.
Freedom of speech: what it is and isn't
10/19/2017
The phrase “freedom of speech” is frequently tossed around in everything from casual conversation to campus protests. In light of recent events such as the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally and the University of California at Berkeley’s “free speech week,” Ansley Skipper more closely examines free speech and the way it’s misunderstood today.
Democrats missed the mark with Kennedy rebuttal
2/8/2018
On Jan. 30, President Trump gave his second State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. It was followed by the Democratic rebuttal given by Congressman Joe Kennedy III. Read more to find out why Ansley Skipper thinks Kennedy was the wrong person to deliver the party’s response.