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Vol XXXIII No. 120

Friday, April 14, 2000

  `Summer and Smoke' lights up Saint Mary's stage
By MARY ANNE LEWIS
Scene Writer

On March 26, 1911, Thomas Lanier Williams was born in Columbus, Miss. "Can a Good Wife Be a Good Sport?", an essay published in "Smart Set," appeared just 16 years later. This marked Williams' first publishing triumph and earned him $5. ... [more]


`Big Stone Gap' captivates audience
Saint Mary's alumna Adriana Trigiani's novel explores relationships and growing up in a small Virginia town
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Scene Writer

True love can happen anywhere, at any time. No one is too old or too young. That is just one of the messages Adriana Trigiani sends in her best-selling novel "Big Stone Gap." The only event that truly dates this novel ... [more]