Eat More for Less
Moesha Facey The meal plan at the Mount offers 4 base meal plan options all costing $3700, with adjustments in flex dollars (extra money...
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Est. 1879|The Official Student Newspaper of Mount St. Mary's University
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Corcoran Austbarr
Nov 142 min read
Catholics Embracing Death
Corcoran Austbarr This Halloween weekend, the Mount celebrated All Saints Day, All Souls Day and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)....
Hanna Aggen
Nov 142 min read
Adventure Time with the Mount
Hanna Aggen There have been many strides made to bring back certain programs that involve student activities, as well as the Mount...
Hanna Aggen and Nyema Gillespie
Nov 143 min read
Students Guess 2024 Election Results
Hanna Aggen and Nyema Gillespie America now knows the results of the 2024 Presidential Election. The students at the Mount on the night...
Moesha Facey
Nov 143 min read
"It's the Magic School Bus"
Moesha Facey Mount St. Mary’s University is situated in the small town of Emmitsburg, Maryland. During an hour-long drive to campus, you...
Stacey May
Nov 142 min read
Fall Fun at the Mount
Stacey May The cooling weather and changing leaves make way for many fun fall activities. The Mount’s gorgeous campus is the perfect spot...
Moesha Facey
Nov 142 min read
Let There Be Light!: SGA Lighting Bill Passes
Moesha Facey A need for better lighting on campus has arisen as the student body voices concerns about many areas being too dark at...
Clarisa Kless
Nov 142 min read
Jingle Bells and Cheer with Deck the Mount
Clarisa Kless As the Christmas season approaches, Student Life, a department at the Mount including the Student Government Association,...
Moesha Facey
Nov 142 min read
Hop in the Van for Fun Times
Moesha Facey Mount students, get ready for an exciting new chapter in your campus life! On August 23, 2024, the Mount purchased three new...
Corcoran Austbarr
Nov 142 min read
Unplug Your Mind for God
Corcoran Austbarr Mount St. Mary’s university Professor of Philosophy Joshua Hochschild recently published an essay for “Sed Contra,” a...
Moesha Facey
Oct 163 min read
Addressing Food Insecurity on Campus
Moesha Facey Food Insecurity was first discovered to be an issue at Mount St. Mary’s University in 2020 after sociology professor, Dr....
Moesha Facey
Oct 162 min read
Grant for Special Education
Moesha Facey In August 2024 the Maryland State Department of Education awarded the School of Education at Mount St. Mary’s University a...
Jenia Engwari
Oct 162 min read
Growth of Student Organizations
Jenia Engwari The Mount community has so many Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) that help promote student involvement and...
Clarisa Kless
Oct 162 min read
Celebrating 25 Years of Post Graduate Education
Clarisa Kless The Mount’s Frederick campus is celebrating its 25th anniversary. On October 1,1999, the Frederick Campus opened so that...
Gabrielle Hendricks
Oct 163 min read
Grand Opening of COAD Expansion
Gabrielle Hendricks A historic moment took place Oct. 15. The ribbon was cut to celebrate the completion of phase I of the new addition...
Seth Eckert
Oct 162 min read
Student Mental Health Services
Seth Eckert At a time when mental health is often neglected, it is nice to know that at the Mount, there are many free services available...
Moesha Facey
Oct 162 min read
Battle of the Fries
Moesha Facey Have you heard the latest buzz? Stop and listen, because there is a sizzling new rivalry heating up among Mount students!...
Corcoran Austbarr
Oct 162 min read
OMG Connecting Students to the Poor
Corcoran Austbarr Operation Mato Grasso (OMG) is an international group devoted to serving the poor and growing in fellowship. The Mount...
Gabrielle Hendricks
Sep 183 min read
Getting to Know President Joyce
Gabrielle Hendricks Mount St. Mary’s University has turned a page to a brand new chapter this fall semester. Twenty-seventh President,...
Hanna Aggen and Seth Eckert
Sep 183 min read
Political Science, Populism and Pivotal Start
Hanna Aggen and Seth Eckert Dr. Yujin Jung is the new hire for the University’s Political Science program. Jung graduated from her alma...
Meghan Leavitt
Sep 182 min read
Digitally Savvy and Fun Dean of Students
Meghan Leavitt While we welcome a new University president this 2024-2025 school year, we are also welcoming a new Dean of Students....
Ryen Sakyi
May 23 min read
Gold Water Prize Goes to Jacob Cuzick
Ryen Sakyi The Barry Goldwater Scholarship is a highly prestigious scholarship awarded to sophomores and juniors passionate about...
Abigail Zinzi
May 22 min read
Goodbyes for Father Marty
Abigail Zinzi On April 10, the Mount said goodbye to one of its most beloved members in the community. Fr. Martin Moran was recalled to...
Hanna Aggen
May 21 min read
Mount's Lilly Faculty Fellowship
Hanna Aggen Dr. Layton Field and Dr. Abby Kula were awarded a Lilly Faculty Fellowships. Both will participate in the two-year Lilly...
Gabrielle Hendricks
May 23 min read
Middle States Reaccreditation
Gabrielle Hendricks Last month, Mount St. Mary’s University submitted its Self-Study Report to the Middle States Commission on Higher...
Hanna Aggen
Apr 111 min read
Great Book and Greater Librarians
Hanna Aggen Philip’s Library was recently awarded a grant as a part of the American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming...
Gabrielle Hendricks
Apr 113 min read
Creativity with New Trustees Members
Gabrielle Hendricks In October of last year, Mount St. Mary’s University voted in seven new Board of Trustees members. As the Mount is...
Abigail Zinzi
Apr 112 min read
Student Scholar Achievements
Abigail Zinzi The Mount is filled with so many academic achievers. Two mountaineers have taken home first place prizes in the Delta...
Xavier Suggs
Apr 112 min read
Catholic University Student Advocacy
Xavier Suggs On Feb. 21 students and faculty traveled to the Governor Calvert House in Annapolis, Md. to represent Mount St. Mary’s...
Abigail Zinzi
Mar 142 min read
Centuries Old Connection Through the Mount
Abigail Zinzi John Singleton (C’86) has never lost his spark of Mount St. Mary’s pride. Singleton is the author of a new book about the...
Alexis Mobley
Mar 142 min read
Farewell for Dean Esses
Alexis Mobley Unexpected Student Life staffing changes at the Mount were announced when President Timothy Trainor sent a letter...
Ryen Sakyi
Mar 142 min read
Sewage Leak in Nearby Waters
Ryen Sakyi The University experienced a snow day on Feb. 13. While students were excited about the off or remote day, it caused problems...
Hanna Aggen
Feb 152 min read
New Faculty Brings Back Medieval Ages
Hanna Aggen Dr. Christopher Bonura is a new hire for the History department at Mount St. Mary’s University. Bonura graduated from the...
Meghan Leavitt
Feb 151 min read
In Memory of Shamar
Meghan Leavitt This semester, beginning the New Year, we remember a beloved student, Shamar Webb. We remember Webb for his involvement in...
Hanna Aggen
Feb 152 min read
Closing Address to the Mount Community
Hanna Aggen On January 25, 2024, President Timothy Trainor gave the State of the Mount Address, a ritual he has performed many times...
Steve Morano
Feb 153 min read
Innovative Plans of Joyce
Steven Morano On Dec. 14, 2023, Mount St. Mary’s University announced Dr. Gerard “Jerry” Joyce as the university’s 27th President after a...
Christian Myers
Dec 6, 20232 min read
First-Year Retention
Christian Myers The retention rate of the first-year students here at the Mount is something always on everyone’s mind, and yet it is...
Emily Flores-Amaya
Dec 6, 20233 min read
New Face and Destiny of Mount Athletic Pep Band
Emily Flores-Amaya This semester the Mount’s Athletic Pep Band got a new director, Robert Maag. The last director, Terrell Smith, had...
Emily Flores-Amaya
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Mount Accreditation and Performance
Emily Flores-Amaya In 2022, President Timothy Trainor launched the Reaccreditation Self-Study for the renewal of the Middle States...
Gabrielle Hendricks
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Spirit in Mount Advancement
Gabrielle Hendricks Laura McCullough entered the Mount community this fall semester as the new Assistant Vice President of Advancement....
Gabrielle Hendricks
Nov 15, 20233 min read
Presidential Search Finale
Gabrielle Hendricks In March 2023, President of Mount St. Mary’s University, Timothy Trainor announced that he will retire in 2024. Since...
Christian Myers
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Heritage of Great Alum
Christian Myers On Oct. 29, 2023, Patrick Rooney, son of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Arthur J. Rooney, as well as being one of the top...
Meghan Leavitt
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Ambitious New Dean
Meghan Leavitt Dr. Corinne Farneti has been a faculty member at Mount St. Mary’s University for over a decade. In the spring of 2023, the...
Meghan Leavitt
Oct 23, 20234 min read
Is Our Water Safe to Drink?
Meghan Leavitt In an Oct. 27 email back in 2021, President Timothy Trainor informed the Mount community about the presence of...
Maria Diaz
Oct 23, 20232 min read
New VP of Advancement Returns to Give Back
Maria Diaz The start of this academic year welcomed new Vice President of Advancement, Patricia Hill-Callahan to the Mount. She (C’87)...
Gabrielle Hendricks
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Student Code of Conduct Adds Section on Vandalism and Destruction of Property
Gabrielle Hendricks Mount St. Mary’s University updated its Student Code of Conduct for the 2023-2024 school year, adding a substantial...
Matthew Schwanke
Sep 20, 20232 min read
In Memoriam: Keagan's Friends Remember Him
Matthew Schwanke "I didn’t really have many interactions with Keagan, but the few that I had were touching. In those few interactions I...
Gabrielle Hendricks
Sep 20, 20232 min read
New Health Program to Help and Serve
Gabrielle Hendricks A new development is underway in the health sciences program at the Mount. The university is planning to introduce a...
Cheyenne McGowan
May 12, 20233 min read
President Trainor Announces Retirement
Cheyenne McGowan From town halls to celebrating student achievements, President Timothy Trainor reflects on years of leading students and...
Daniel Hanley
May 12, 20232 min read
Priestly Persistence at Mount's Seminary
Daniel Hanley Mount St. Mary’s Seminary is expanding to add a new year to its program and an additional location. The expansion is to add...
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