Point News, 1989 October 31

              October 31,1989 The Point News Page 5
Continuing an old crew tradition, members of the club carry Coach Jen Garvey to the docks. She emerged wet, cold and stung by
jellyfish, garvey estimates the profits from the Ergathon will exceed $1000. Funds will be used to purchase racing shells for the
club. Photo by Michael Berger
Garvey: "I Can't Wait Until The Next One "
Ergathon, Continued From Page 1
Lisa McClosky and Laura Free­man
who rowed the 4 a.m. shifts
over the weekfend. Another oars­man,
Ross Machurek, got up early
Saturday morning and rowed his 7
a.m. shift before taking his GREs
at 8.
Many participants felt the
Ergathon was like one very long
practice. Although no member
rowed as hard as he or she could
for the entire half hour, there was
still much to be gained from the
experience. Garvey stood by many
of the oarsmen late into the night,
urging them on and correcting their
form. So for many it was a chance
to practice their stroke. For oth­ers,
it was a chance to show their
endurance and their power.
The Ergathon was not all
work and sweat, though. It was
meant to be a fun time as well as a
fund-raiser. A number of mem­bers
spent the whole night at the
boathouse, where the Ergathon was
held. Some people brought sleep­ing
bags and pillows and curled up
in front of the campfire. Others
roasted marshmallows and made
"s’mores" on the fire. Chris
Buczynski got to watch the week­end’s
firework display during her
shift on the erg.
There was much going
on during the weekend. The wa­terfront
festival, sponsored by the
sailing club, was a great success
with many people down by the
water much of the time. All of this
activity was welcomed by crew
members. Passersby were very
interested in the Ergathon. They
could donate $1 to have the cur­rent
rower o o a "power ten"-10
consecutive hard-as-possible pulls.
"In the mid Jle of a half hour shift,
ten good pulls is really tough,"
explained Jamie Werner.
This event, along with the
other money raised and the sup­port
of the SGA and the St. Mary's
Foundation, has proved to be
enough for the team to buy its first
boat. Garvey did not plan to reach
this goal until the spring but the
hard work and dedication of the
entire group with the support of
the school and the S t. Mary's Foun­dation,
has made it possible much
sooner.
So, after 48 hours of
constant rowing, which equals over
500,000 meters of distance, the
1989 Ergathon ended. The oars­men
complained of pains in their
shoulders and in their backs as
well as blisters on their palms and
feet. Happily for them, they had
enough energy left over to con­tinue
an old crew tradition and
throw their coach in the water. "It
was definitely worth it," a very
wet Garvey summed up. "I can't
wait until the next one."
"Sister Mary Ignatius Ex­plains
It All For You" was one of
the most unsettling plays I have
ever seen performed.
As a non-religious per­son,
I read the script and found it
moderately entertaining. I took
my chances and my mother, and
went to the production on Parents
Weekend. The first half-hour was
the most entertaining. To hear
Thomas recite his catechism (that
I learned from a nun in Catholic
school in third grade) was cute.
As quickly as the play
caught my attention, I was repulsed.
Sister Mary's opinions were harm­less
at first, but they became ex­tremely
offensive. There is never
a reason given in Catholic doc­trine
that it is all right to kill an­other
person. I realize that this is
the subject of the satire, but to
watch it performed made me want
to leave.
So, I stayed for the panel
discussion after the performance,
hoping to be enlightened. How­ever,
there was a member of the
• audience who dominated the dis­cussion,
so I got nothing from it It
was a lecture, not a debate.
Whenever I go to the
theater, I have a vision of a good
production. For me, a basis of
'comparison would be "Much Ado
AboutNothing." The set was more
interesting. During the production
of Sister Mary, I could see the
actors backstage. Also, I have
seen much stronger acting at St.
Mary's. I could feel the intensity
:in th e characters in "Much Ado..."
more than in Kelly Germain's
Sister Mary. I would like to see
the theater department stage a more
elaborate show, one that would
draw my attention to the set, the
acting, and the story, and keep my
hanging on the edge of my seat.
"Sister Mary Ignatius
Explains It All For You" closed
Sunday afternoon after its suc­cessful
two weekend run. After
both Saturday night shows there
was a discussion with a panel made
up of both literary and religious
scholars. The discussions were
open to ticket holders from any of
the shows.
I enjoyed "Sister Mary"
tremendously. I thought it was
well staged, well acted, and well
written. I loved Anne Janeski as
the crazy nun. Even from the
balcony I could see the insanity in
her eyes. The way she manipu­lated
the other characters-even
the adults-was at the same time
amusing and frightening.
The whole play had the
same eerie mix of hysterical funny
and hysterical crazy. It became
more and more unsettling as the
play went on. Yet it is this kind of
mix, so rarely seen in a college
production, that makes people
think. This was apparent by the
pm b e r of people that stayed tor
an hour; after the play was over to
discuss the play and their feelings
about it. < \ .
The post-play panel was
an added bonus to my enjoyment.
The members of the p&nel were
interesting and informative; the
audience was intelligent and very
opinionated. Some had prpblejns
with their perception of an aijti-
Catholic theme. Iti shows Jthe
success of the play, however, (hat
even these people sftayed to,talk
about their feelings afterwards.
I thank the theater de­partment
and the school for taking
a chance with such a controvercial
^nd thought provoking : show.
Anything that generates this much
discussion on a college campus is
always a positive thing,
Attention - Hiring!
The weekend of October 21-22,1989 marked the Great Militia Muster in Historical St. Mary’s City. Special eyents such as this
one are designed both to entertain and to celebrate the heritage o f this historical site. Photo by Carolyn Ross.
Government Jobs -
Your Area
Opposing Viewpoints
Sister Mary Ignatius
by Kim Jarrett by Jennifer Garvey
St. Mary's City: The Other Side Of The Graveyard
by Carolyn Ross
The St. Mary's City Commis­sion
is a state agency dedicated
solely to the protection and preser­vation
of Historic St. Mary's City,
one of the rarest historical sites in
the country.
The Commission plans several
yearly special events, such as In­dian
Culture Day and October 21-
22's Grand Militia Muster and Har­vest
Home, designed to both en­tertain
and celebrate the heritage
represented here. Also sponsored
by the commission are Farthing's
Ordinary Tavern Nights. The
Ordinary is pub style restaurant
open on the weekends for lunch.
The folTowing calendar is just a
sampling of what goes on the other
side of the graveyard.
November 17, 7:30pm,
Farthings's Ordinary, Tavern Night
Featuring the Woods Tea Com­pany:
this trio of musicians from
Vermont will perform for an
admission charge of $4.
November 19, 7pm, Farthing’s
See History, Page 7
Many immediate
openings without wait­ing
list or test.
$17,840 - $69,485
Call 1-602-838-8885, ext. R18425