CSM Soccer Players Sign With Glenville
Three members of the College of Southern Maryland’s women’s soccer team have been awarded scholarships to play for the Glenville State College Pioneers in the fall 2017 season. Glenville State College is in Glenville, West Virginia.
Feb. 2017 Report Shows Gain in Jobs
The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a gain of private sector jobs in February 2017. This makes 84 consecutive months of job growth in the US. The unemployment rate at 4.7 percent was little changed over the past month.
Sisters at Heart Scholarship Honors Group Founder
For the Sisters at Heart, it’s a matter of the heart. The local cancer survivor group has honored its leader, Roberta Kieliger of La Plata, by creating a scholarship in her name at the College of Southern Maryland.
Navy Women Targeted in Expanding Nude Photo Scandals
As Marines come under increased criticism for denigrating women and posting nude photos of women without their consent, women from more than a dozen Navy commands were specifically targeted by online users seeking nude photos.
Share Home Remedies With Slackwater
The SlackWater Center at St. Mary’s College of Maryland would like to learn more about use of home remedies, in the past and in the present.
Fisheries Update, Plus Crab Scraping at Smith Island
Crab season in the Chesapeake won’t open until April. Video of a crab-scraper working the “flats” around Smith Island gives a good taste of a disappearing life. Southern Maryland waters don’t have the type of aquatic grass needed to acccommodate the harvesting method.
Rebuilt Military Includes Coast Guard, Say House Members
A bipartisan group of House members protest White House plans to slash the Coast Guard budget by $1.3 billion arguing that the Coast Guard must be included in President Donald Trump’s plans to rebuild the military.
Robotics Teams Head to World Championship
At the Maryland State VEX IQ Championship on Feb. 25 in Towson, St. Mary’s County teams took away five invitations to the VEX World Championship scheduled for April in Louisville, Kentucky.
Unmanned Aircraft Courses Offered by CSM
Two classes have been added to the spring schedule at the College of Southern Maryland’s Leonardtown Campus, helping anyone who wants to learn to safely operate and use a small unmanned aircraft, or drone.
Budget Cuts Could Mean Federal Worker Layoffs
The budget cuts President Donald Trump plans to propose this week are expected to lead to layoffs among federal workers.
