Point News, 1998 August 26

              Well, smarty pants, let’s see how much you really know about the College
1. What famous orthodontically-challenged singer came to St. Mary’s in
1996?
2. What college did President Maggie O’Brien preside over,
prior to coming here?
4. What number did we skip in our quiz?
5. What famous teenager considered coming here, then
dumped us, went to Stanford and her dad ended up staining a certain
intern’s dress?
6. Whai’s the Garden of Remembrance supposed to be remembering?
7 What article of clothing do people wear on May Day?
8. What’s the theme among all of the campus buildings’ names...
except Schaefer and the townhouses?
9. What’s the best newspaper on campus, whose meetings
are on Mondays at 8:15?
10. Name three games at the Green Door.
So you think you’re a smart-ass? Come to our meeting on
Monday, Aug. 31, at 8:15 p.m.in Upper Montgomery Hall. Tell us the
answers and we’ll give you some cash. No, seriously, if you are the first
person to bring us the ten correct answers, you recieve a $5 bill. Mon­day.
8:15. Even if you can’t figure out the answers, come anyway and
find out how to get credit for working on The Point News.
Students set sail for life at St. Mary’s
Orientation students enter in period of growth and optimism. For a
guide to life at St. Mary’s, see inside. FiJe photo
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary’s campus weekly • 50th Year, Orientation Extra August 26, 1998 • St. Mary’s City, MD 20686
Everything
You can find just about anything you
need, from school supplies to room sup­plies
to CDs and toys, at Walmart. This is
the SMC hotspot. You will almost never
go to Walmart without seeing someone
from St. Mary’s, especially during Orien­tation
Week. Go there for batteries you
forgot to pack, for the shoe rack you real­ize
now you need, for notebooks and pens,
or just to get out of your room.
Well, this list was the best we could
come up with. Good luck finding stuff to
do. If every thing else backfires, you could
always study.. ..
Where the wild things are
Navigating your way through St. Mary’s County
ERIN CARMANY
features editor
Some of you, as you drove through miles
of cornfields and gas stations from the
1950s, may feel a little nervous that you
have left civilization behind and you will
only see it on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Now, that may be true, but cheer up! There
are a few things to do in St. Mary’s County
(of course, most of them involve hanging
out-in Walmart, but we make that fun here).
Here’s a guide to where you might find all
the ‘cool kids’ this year.
Books
There are not too many bookstores in St.
Mary’s County worth looking through.
Not counting the SMC bookstore, there
are two worth mentioning, and one is in
Calvert County. The Lazy Moon in
Solomons is a great used books store. It has
two stories crammed with books from the
floor to the ceiling, all packed into tiny,
oddly-shaped rooms. This is a great place
to come for classics at a low price (maybe
saving you some money for Comp. 101).
Bay Books is another great find. This is
located in the Wildwood shopping center
off Rt 235. It has a surprising number of
books in many categories. With lots of
comfy chairs, Bay Books invites you to
spend the afternoon there. Open Mon.-Sat.
from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sun. from 12 to 6.
By the way, don’t be fooled by a store on
Shangri-La Drive called Books. All you’ll
find in this quaint country store is ‘bed­time’
reading material and accessories.
Restaurants
One place you’ll be sure to see an SMC
student is in Perkins, a late-night diner.
The food is typical diner food, but where
else can you eat off-campus at 4 a.m. on a
Saturday night? Located in the Wildwood
shopping center, open 24 hours on the week­ends,
5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. the rest of the
week. For Americana fare, try Linda’s
Cafe, located off of Rt.235 about a mile
north of the College. Another favorite op­tion
is the Bon Buffet, a Chinese and Ameri­can
buttct near Super Fresh on Shangri-La
Drive (just before the intersection with Rt.
235). A slightly more upscale place to go out
to cat is Applcbce’s, near Walmart. How­ever,
if your parents want to take you out to
dinner, there are two nicer options. One of
the CD Cafe in Solomons, which features a
small but constantly changing menu (for
dinner, entrees are around $10 to $15).
Another good option, especially for seafood,
is the Roost (entrees range from $ 10 to $20).
The Roost is on Shangri-La Drive.
Alcohol
Now, this is a trick category. We can’t
advise underage freshmen where or what to
drink, of course! Besides, you probably
know more by now than we do anyway.
Entertainment
No, this is not another trick category. We
have some fun things to do in St. Mary’s
County, like bowling and the movies. Okay,
that doesn’t sound all that great. But beg­gars
can ’ t be choosers* The movie theater is
a Loews, and is a left turn off Rt. 235. One
warning: usually there are no matinees.
Movies there don’t usually start before 6
p.m. There is also a Blockbuster in the K-Mart
shopping center, or you could rent
movies for free at the SMC library. For
bowling, we have Esperanza Lanes, located
off Rt. 235 as well, a little before the junc­tion
with Rt. 4 on the right. Some nights they
have bowling until midnight, which arc the
best nights to go. All I can say is, if you don’t
like bowling or movies, D.C. is ‘only’ an
hour-and-a-half away.
Shopping
Obviously, there are no malls in St. Mary’s
County (but keep your ears open for the
upcoming underground mall). The closest
mall is St. CharlesTowne Center in Waldorf,
a mere hour-long drive down Rt. 5. Annapo­lis
Mall is an hour-and-a-half away, down
Rt. 4 to Rt. 2. There are quite a few outdoor
shopping centers near the College. The
Wildwood center includes a JCPenney’s
and a Belk’s. For food, there are several
options. Super Fresh is probably the closest,
located on Shangri-La Drive right before the
intersection with Rt. 235. McKay’s offers
lots of fresh produce and also sells clothes,
school supplies, toiletries and tools.
Late-night munchies
Papa John’s is currently the only pizza
place that delivers to the College. They
usually stop taking orders around 12:30
p.m. on weekdays and a little later on
weekends. If you feel the need to take a
small road trip for some snacks, Cook’s is
right off Rt. 5. A bonus for stopping there
is that the ATM machine outside the store
doesn’t charge you if you don’t belong to
that bank. (Of course, whatever your
bank charges for using another bank’s
ATM still applies.)