February 29, 2008 - Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
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<strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
CARDINAL<br />
www.smumn.edu/cardinal <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong><br />
SMU heads to<br />
sweet home<br />
Chicago<br />
BY LINDSAY DICKSON<br />
Editor-in-Chief<br />
Now playing:<br />
‘Red Ryder’<br />
Over 120 <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s<br />
<strong>University</strong> students, staff and faculty<br />
loaded busses this morning,<br />
red and white apparel packed in<br />
their suitcases, ready to share SMU<br />
with alumni, parents and prospective<br />
students. Their destination?<br />
Chicago.<br />
This weekend marks the third<br />
“SMU Convention – Chicago,” an<br />
event that showcases SMU and<br />
provides an opportunity for alumni<br />
to reconnect with the university.<br />
“To do this, we need the help <strong>of</strong><br />
many faculty, staff and students so<br />
when our guests come to the event,<br />
they can visit academic departments,<br />
admissions/financial aid,<br />
student organizations, athletics and<br />
more,” said Director <strong>of</strong> Alumni<br />
Relations and convention coordinator<br />
Meg Richtman. “Having them<br />
in person, doing what they are so<br />
great at, is what makes this event a<br />
success.”<br />
see Convention on page 3<br />
‘When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder,’ an SMU student performance, will be playing at Valéncia Arts<br />
Center through Monday. For a full preview <strong>of</strong> the show, see page 15.<br />
News:<br />
Club budgets<br />
to be set by<br />
Student Senate<br />
Feature:<br />
SOUL sets<br />
Lasallian<br />
example<br />
Sports:<br />
Begin registering<br />
for first SMU disc<br />
golf tournament<br />
Extras:<br />
American Idol’s<br />
Josh Gracin<br />
coming to SMU<br />
page 3<br />
page 8<br />
page 11<br />
page 16
2 <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> News www.smumn.edu/cardinal<br />
Memorial redesign addresses concerns<br />
BY AMY KALINA<br />
Managing Editor<br />
A new design was announced for a<br />
Veterans Memorial project planned for<br />
the <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s <strong>University</strong> Winona<br />
campus, in response to student, faculty<br />
and community concern over the<br />
memorial’s intent and overall message.<br />
The memorial, a project conceived<br />
and proposed by the Alumni<br />
Association Board <strong>of</strong> Directors, was a<br />
recent topic <strong>of</strong> concern and discussion<br />
among <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s community members.<br />
A forum was held on Jan. <strong>29</strong> as<br />
an opportunity for any students, faculty<br />
or staff to make comments or ask questions<br />
about the project.<br />
The concerns voiced at the forum,<br />
along with comments posted on a<br />
“<strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s <strong>University</strong> Voices on the<br />
Veterans Memorial” blog dedicated to<br />
discussing the memorial, were considered<br />
at the meeting <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s<br />
<strong>University</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees as well as<br />
the Alumni Board <strong>of</strong> Directors meeting<br />
on Feb. 9.<br />
In an email addressed to <strong>Saint</strong><br />
Mary’s faculty, staff and students on<br />
Feb. 12, Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees Chairman<br />
Michael Meagher and Chancellor<br />
Brother Louis DeThomasis announced<br />
the board’s recommendation for a<br />
redesign <strong>of</strong> the memorial “that is<br />
appropriate and complementary to the<br />
campus <strong>of</strong> a Catholic, Lasallian university.”<br />
The new design was made available<br />
for viewing on the university website<br />
on Feb. 18. The design by Preston<br />
Lawing, chairman <strong>of</strong> the SMU art<br />
department, will feature a large glass<br />
monument at the memorial’s center,<br />
etched with an olive branch and bearing<br />
the words “Peace Through<br />
Service.” At night, the glass will glow<br />
with s<strong>of</strong>t interior lighting, which will<br />
project up from the base.<br />
This monument, which addresses a<br />
major concern from community members<br />
over whether the former design<br />
glorified war and the military, will be<br />
joined by five pedestals within the<br />
semi-circular construction, the first <strong>of</strong><br />
which will hold a plaque outlining the<br />
memorial’s dedication and a statement<br />
<strong>of</strong> intention. Another pedestal will bear<br />
the names <strong>of</strong> the alumni veterans <strong>of</strong> the<br />
five branches <strong>of</strong> the military who died<br />
in service. A pedestal recognizing the<br />
1940s V-12 program, a Navy <strong>of</strong>ficer<br />
training program on campus during<br />
World War II, will also be incorporated,<br />
along with a pedestal commemorating<br />
the Ditter and Rooney barracks, oncampus<br />
residences named after <strong>Saint</strong><br />
Mary’s alums, which housed veterans<br />
upon their return from the war.<br />
A final pedestal is proposed to<br />
address the memorial’s intent, specifically<br />
at a Catholic, Lasallian institution.<br />
This pedestal could cite Catholic<br />
Outstanding Senior finalists honored<br />
photo by Deb Nahrgang<br />
doctrine regarding military service,<br />
bearing words from the Catechism <strong>of</strong><br />
the Catholic Church:<br />
“Those who are sworn to serve their<br />
country in the armed forces are servants<br />
<strong>of</strong> the security and freedom <strong>of</strong><br />
nations. If they carry out their duty<br />
honorably, they truly contribute to the<br />
common good <strong>of</strong> the nation and the<br />
maintenance <strong>of</strong> peace” (Catechism <strong>of</strong><br />
the Catholic Church 2310).<br />
According to the university website,<br />
the Veterans Memorial will “stress the<br />
relationship <strong>of</strong> peace through service to<br />
our country.”<br />
Both the Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees and the<br />
Alumni Board <strong>of</strong> Directors also indicated<br />
support for scholarship aid for<br />
veterans and their families, and both<br />
boards will discuss the topic at future<br />
meetings, according to the Feb. 12<br />
email.<br />
see Memorial Redesign on page 4<br />
Ana Sontag and Kevin Black<br />
were announced as the <strong>2008</strong><br />
Outstanding Seniors on Tuesday,<br />
Feb. 26, at the Founder’s Day<br />
Convocation. For biographies and<br />
words <strong>of</strong> wisdom from all 10 finalists,<br />
go online to<br />
www.smumn.edu/cardinal.<br />
Also honored was Al Joswick,<br />
trades department supervisor, with<br />
the Bishop Heffron Award for<br />
Service to the <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Outstanding Senior finalists pictured:<br />
(front row, left to right)<br />
Lindsay Dickson, Ana Sontag, Amy<br />
Kalina, Kasey Schultz, Laura<br />
Holupchinski; (back row, left to<br />
right) Alex Downes-Borowski, Kevin<br />
Black, Rick McCoy, Jeff David,<br />
John Freeman.<br />
Interested in placing an<br />
ad in the Cardinal?<br />
Contact<br />
Amy Kalina at<br />
ajkali04@smumn.edu<br />
for rates.
www.smumn.edu/cardinal News <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> 3<br />
Participants<br />
needed for<br />
faculty revue<br />
From page 1<br />
The convention features two major<br />
events – an alumni reception tonight<br />
and exhibitor booths and breakout sessions<br />
on Saturday. A keynote address<br />
will also be given by John<br />
McDonough,president <strong>of</strong> the Chicago<br />
Blackhawks, who is a 1975 SMU<br />
alumnus.<br />
Richtman explained that the three<br />
main goals <strong>of</strong> the event include<br />
increased student recruitment efforts in<br />
the Chicagoland area; interactions<br />
among current students, alumni, and<br />
faculty and staff; and general visibility<br />
<strong>of</strong> the university in the Chicago area.<br />
“We host many alumni events in<br />
Chicago, but this one is the most<br />
attended for that simple chance to see<br />
so many faces <strong>of</strong> SMU,” said<br />
Richtman.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the major reasons that 120<br />
people from SMU are attending is the<br />
importance <strong>of</strong> connections.<br />
“These connections can go so far in<br />
attracting students to attend SMU and<br />
reconnecting and updating our alumni<br />
and friends on the wonderful happenings<br />
at their alma mater,” said<br />
Richtman.<br />
“<br />
We host many alumni<br />
events in Chicago, but<br />
this one is the most attended<br />
for that simple chance to see<br />
so many faces <strong>of</strong> SMU.<br />
Senior Rick McCoy, who attended<br />
the 2006 Chicago Convention, hopes<br />
to “figure out some <strong>of</strong> the things that<br />
[alumni] have done during their time<br />
and their memories <strong>of</strong> the university.”<br />
McCoy hopes to be able to mirror<br />
some <strong>of</strong> these stories with his own<br />
experiences.<br />
Current students attending the convention<br />
will be participating in trivia<br />
games, photo opportunities with the<br />
mascot, an “Ask a Student” booth,<br />
breakout sessions like “A YouTube<br />
View <strong>of</strong> SMU,” and other organization<br />
and departmental booths. McCoy will<br />
be working the Phi Mu Alpha booth as<br />
well as performing in the Oldie Moldie<br />
All-Stars during Saturday’s luncheon.<br />
Richtman said that participating in<br />
the convention helps current students<br />
further embrace the larger SMU community<br />
and shows pride in their future<br />
alma mater.<br />
“Many have attended this event and<br />
come back to campus with some new<br />
knowledge about SMU and a rejuvenated<br />
spirit,” said Richtman.<br />
BY AMY KALINA<br />
Managing Editor<br />
All <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s <strong>University</strong><br />
faculty are invited to participate<br />
in this year’s faculty<br />
revue, which will be held at 7<br />
p.m. on March 27 in the<br />
Common Room.<br />
The faculty revue, sponsored<br />
by the junior class, will showcase<br />
the creative talents <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s faculty members,<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering them a chance to<br />
share their gifts and talents with<br />
the SMU community.<br />
Past acts have included<br />
musical and dance performances,<br />
poetry readings and<br />
creative storytelling, but new<br />
talents are welcome.<br />
Faculty who are interested in<br />
participating in the revue or<br />
who would like additional information<br />
can contact Russell<br />
Mollo at ramoll05@smumn.edu<br />
or Neil Leibundguth at<br />
nmleib05@smumn.edu.<br />
Budget season begins, senate to decide<br />
BY SEAN O’BRIEN<br />
News Editor<br />
The middle <strong>of</strong> the semester not only marks the<br />
time for warm weather to begin coming back, but it<br />
also means budget season for student senators and<br />
club presidents.<br />
Every year clubs have to submit a budget to the<br />
student senate so they may allocate the next years’<br />
funds appropriately. Club budgets range from $100 to<br />
$70,000, making this a heavy load for not only the<br />
club leaders but for senate and its finance committee<br />
as well. Club leaders are expected to budget the cost<br />
<strong>of</strong> any trips, events, or other club necessities for the<br />
next school year.<br />
These budgets are then submitted to the student<br />
senate finance committee, headed by senior Rick<br />
McCoy, vice president for financial affairs. “The<br />
finance committee reviews all the budgets that are<br />
submitted and tries to make adjustments with the<br />
club leaders if they need help,” said McCoy. “It’s a<br />
lot <strong>of</strong> work doing a budget.”<br />
After adjusting the budgets, the finance committee<br />
submits them to the student senate. The senate then<br />
deliberates over budgets from every club on campus,<br />
beginning with the smallest budget.<br />
The budgets are arranged in ‘brackets,’ one<br />
through four. The bracketing system is set up so that<br />
clubs in specific budget ranges are allowed to make<br />
increases to their budgets from the previous year by a<br />
certain percentage. These percentages become smaller<br />
as the size <strong>of</strong> the club’s budget increases, thus capping<br />
the amount a budget can be increased. With the<br />
bracketing system, senate can predict how much<br />
money is going to be requested by and available for<br />
all clubs on campus.<br />
The system also rewards clubs for fundraising,<br />
allowing them to increase their budget by five percent<br />
if they fundraise the equivalent <strong>of</strong> five percent<br />
<strong>of</strong> their previous year’s budget.<br />
“This system makes everything more manageable<br />
for us, inspires clubs to more proactive in their<br />
fundraising efforts, and also makes sure that clubs<br />
know roughly how much money to expect for a<br />
budget increase,” said McCoy.<br />
Students are encouraged to contact Rick McCoy<br />
at rrmcco04@smumn.edu as soon as possible if they<br />
need help with their budget or need more information<br />
on the budget process.
4 <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> News www.smumn.edu/cardinal<br />
Memorial redesign<br />
From page 2<br />
BY LAURA ANDREWS<br />
Cardinal Staff<br />
Meg Richtman, director <strong>of</strong> alumni<br />
relations and university liaison to the<br />
Alumni Association, said the Alumni<br />
Association was receptive to the concerns<br />
from the <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s community<br />
as well as to the redesign.<br />
“Their comments have been very<br />
positive, both to the overall design as<br />
well as to the fact that the goal <strong>of</strong> the<br />
memorial did not change,” said<br />
Richtman. “This project is something<br />
they are excited to see coming to<br />
fruition after dedicating so much time<br />
and effort to it in the past three years.”<br />
Richtman said the Alumni<br />
Association hopes the new design will<br />
help unify community feelings over the<br />
project.<br />
“I hope that the changes help faculty,<br />
staff, students and alumni to support—or<br />
at least feel good about—the<br />
project as it moves forward,” said<br />
Richtman, noting her appreciation for<br />
Lawing’s redesign. “It is very open and<br />
inviting, a very appropriate and<br />
respectful area for us to pay tribute and<br />
reflect.”<br />
Some students, however, were disappointed<br />
in the new design’s quick<br />
turnaround. According to senior Glenna<br />
Krzyzanowski, who had been active in<br />
raising awareness about the memorial<br />
on campus, the overall mission <strong>of</strong> the<br />
student group was to request a moratorium<br />
in order for the entire <strong>Saint</strong><br />
Mary’s to address concerns together.<br />
“I am disappointed that the process<br />
<strong>of</strong> a closed conversation regarding<br />
design development was duplicated,”<br />
said Krzyzanowski. “I had hoped that<br />
our community could gather together<br />
to collaborate and exchange ideas<br />
about how to best represent lives <strong>of</strong><br />
service.”<br />
Though the Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees tried<br />
to address the community’s concerns in<br />
reviewing and redesigning the memorial,<br />
it also acknowledged the fact that<br />
complete satisfaction among community<br />
members would be an impractical<br />
goal.<br />
“We are realistic and fully realize<br />
that no decision will be totally agreeable<br />
to all <strong>of</strong> the community,” Meagher<br />
and Brother Louis wrote in the Feb. 12<br />
email. “However, we are confident that<br />
most will be understanding <strong>of</strong> a memorial<br />
to <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s veterans, with an<br />
appreciation <strong>of</strong> our history, and with<br />
service and peace as key messages.”<br />
Regardless <strong>of</strong> her disappointment in<br />
the outcome <strong>of</strong> her efforts,<br />
Krzyzanowski said she appreciated the<br />
forum as an occasion for open discussion.<br />
“The forum allowed a limited number<br />
<strong>of</strong> people to express their concerns<br />
or ideas, though it did serve to provide<br />
an opportunity for many different people<br />
<strong>of</strong> the community to come together<br />
and practice respectful dialogue,” said<br />
Krzyzanowski. “I was very thankful for<br />
the chance to speak before the Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> Trustees, and especially grateful that<br />
they accepted the idea <strong>of</strong> a redesign.”<br />
As the project moves forward,<br />
Richtman said she is also appreciative<br />
<strong>of</strong> the discussions that have taken place<br />
regarding the memorial and the student<br />
interest invested in the project.<br />
“Students need to and should feel<br />
connected to this university,” said<br />
Richtman. “I’m glad they’ve had<br />
opportunities to voice their questions<br />
or concerns.”<br />
Richtman said the inspiration for a<br />
memorial to alumni veterans comes<br />
from important historical events at<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s. According to the university<br />
website, 1,440 <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s alumni<br />
and students served in World War II,<br />
and 32 <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s students and<br />
alumni had died in service by the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> 1945. Many more have served and<br />
sacrificed in the years since.<br />
Groundbreaking for the memorial,<br />
which will be located just east <strong>of</strong><br />
Fitzgerald Library and north <strong>of</strong><br />
Gostomski Fieldhouse, will be in<br />
spring <strong>2008</strong>, with a dedication scheduled<br />
for Homecoming <strong>2008</strong>, June 13-<br />
15.<br />
Catholic Youth Camp seeks counselors<br />
Catholic Youth Camp, <strong>Minnesota</strong>’s only full-season<br />
Catholic camp, is hiring camp counselors for the summer.<br />
Located on Big Sandy Lake in McGregor, Minn., CYC<br />
hires counselors to work in pairs, each pair assigned to a<br />
cabin <strong>of</strong> 12-14 girls or boys ranging from first-grade to<br />
12th-grade. Counselors lead campers through daily activities,<br />
including arts and crafts, archery, games, skits, canoeing,<br />
fishing, swimming and tubing.<br />
All camp counselors must go through a full week <strong>of</strong><br />
training before campers arrive. Counselors must be at least<br />
19 years old and be first-aid and CPR certified before beginning<br />
their training.<br />
Natalie King, program director <strong>of</strong> CYC, invites all,<br />
Catholic and non-Catholic, to apply, stressing that “everyone<br />
is welcome at CYC.”<br />
King, who graduated from <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s <strong>University</strong> in<br />
2004 with a political science degree, said, “I know what it<br />
feels like to be in college and to be thinking, ‘What am I<br />
going to do with my life’?”<br />
King said that “working at CYC will teach you about<br />
yourself and help you figure out what makes you happy.”<br />
CYC applications are available online at<br />
www.cycamp.org. Any questions can be emailed to<br />
natalie@cycamp.org.<br />
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Information<br />
Editor-in-Chief: Lindsay Dickson<br />
Managing Editor: Amy Kalina<br />
Design Editor: Jenny Pater<br />
Copy Editor: Abby Zimmer<br />
Section Editors:<br />
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Eric Lear<br />
Betsy Baertlein<br />
Becky Newby<br />
Photographers:<br />
Kim Koecheler<br />
Kristina Perkins<br />
Distribution Manager:<br />
Sean O’Brien<br />
Advisor:Bob Conover<br />
Phone: 507-457-1496<br />
Fax: 507-457-6967<br />
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www.smumn.edu/cardinal Editorial <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> 5<br />
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Attendance: Should<br />
students be punished?<br />
BY SEAN O’BRIEN<br />
News Editor<br />
BY ALLI HILL<br />
Cardinal Staff<br />
As we are entering our last couple<br />
<strong>of</strong> months as seniors, it seems that the<br />
time has come to start looking for jobs,<br />
and here are some places to start your<br />
search.<br />
If you are looking for jobs in the<br />
Twin Cities, the first option is to check<br />
out the St. Thomas Job/Internship website.<br />
It has been very helpful in leading<br />
me to some suitable options. The web<br />
address is www.stthomas.edu/careerdevelopment/joblistings/default.asp,<br />
and<br />
it has listings for everything from<br />
“What’s the attendance policy for<br />
this class?” We’ve all heard this question,<br />
and it’s one that is on the mind <strong>of</strong><br />
most <strong>of</strong> the student body here at <strong>Saint</strong><br />
Mary’s <strong>University</strong>. The <strong>of</strong>ficial student<br />
handbook policy says “students must<br />
consult the course syllabus for the specific<br />
attendance policy <strong>of</strong> each course.”<br />
This means that every single class has<br />
a different attendance policy, and while<br />
some pr<strong>of</strong>essors go the lenient route,<br />
there are many who take away points<br />
or even a full letter grade every time<br />
students miss class.<br />
While I respect that pr<strong>of</strong>essors here<br />
have a job to do, and they can’t do it<br />
without people in the class, I believe<br />
there has to be a change to this policy.<br />
The rationale behind an attendance<br />
policy is that without it students will<br />
not come to class and that every class<br />
period students miss equals educational<br />
hours they have to make up. Pr<strong>of</strong>essors<br />
believe it is ‘unfair’ for one student to<br />
go to class every day and get a B,<br />
while another student misses 7 times<br />
and also gets a B. To this I would say,<br />
life isn’t fair. To think that every student<br />
has the same learning rate is foolish.<br />
Some people need more time in<br />
class, and some need less.<br />
Attendance policies might have<br />
worked in high school, especially with<br />
the fact half the people didn’t really<br />
want to be there. College, on the other<br />
hand, is a different animal altogether;<br />
we choose to come here, we want to<br />
learn, and we are adults that have lives<br />
outside <strong>of</strong> classes that can sometimes<br />
take us away from class. When I make<br />
a decision to not go to a class, I am<br />
well aware <strong>of</strong> the repercussions <strong>of</strong> this<br />
decision: I have to study more to make<br />
up for what I missed, and I have to get<br />
notes from someone who was in class.<br />
This seems to be ‘punishment’ enough.<br />
By not going to the class, I have<br />
basically given myself more work to<br />
do, and as an adult that is a consequence<br />
I will have to live with or my<br />
option is to go to class more. Instead<br />
though, if a student misses a class at<br />
SMU, not only do they have more<br />
work to do, but in most cases they are<br />
going to lose points towards their academic<br />
grade for something that has<br />
nothing to do with academics at all.<br />
Go online to www.smumn.edu/cardinal<br />
for the remainder <strong>of</strong> this article.<br />
Approaching the job search<br />
accounting to science.<br />
For those from Chicago, a website<br />
you might want to look at is<br />
www.chicagojobs.com, even though it<br />
seems a little too obvious. The site features<br />
a lot <strong>of</strong> prominent companies that<br />
have a variety <strong>of</strong> positions to fill.<br />
As soon-to-be recent graduates, we<br />
look forward to having a full-time<br />
position with great benefits, but we<br />
also need to remember that most<br />
employers are looking for years <strong>of</strong><br />
experience.<br />
see Job search on page 7
6 <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> Editorial www.smumn.edu/cardinal<br />
Time to reflect on future plans<br />
BY AUSTIN M. D. QUICK<br />
Cardinal Columnist<br />
Discernment, a word that is the<br />
epitome <strong>of</strong> what is taking place at<br />
Immaculate Heart <strong>of</strong> Mary<br />
Seminary. When many people think<br />
<strong>of</strong> IHM, they think that it’s a place<br />
where men are being trained to be<br />
priests. Where that is true in part,<br />
the reality is that the men <strong>of</strong> the<br />
seminary are discerning God’s will<br />
for them in their lives. This means<br />
that when a guy comes to IHM, he<br />
is not necessarily going to become a<br />
Roman Catholic Priest. He is, however,<br />
taking a very important and<br />
serious step into the way <strong>of</strong> active<br />
discernment to find out what it is he<br />
is meant to do. I’m not a big fan <strong>of</strong><br />
statistics, but if my memory serves<br />
me right, only one in eight <strong>of</strong> the<br />
men at IHM will become priests.<br />
This is hard for many people to<br />
understand and comprehend, and<br />
until recently, I don’t believe even I<br />
completely understood it myself (if<br />
I do yet).<br />
After almost two years here at<br />
IHM and <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s <strong>University</strong>, I<br />
will be leaving for an unknown<br />
period <strong>of</strong> time to actively discern<br />
my vocation outside <strong>of</strong> the seminary<br />
walls. It is my sincere feeling<br />
that God is calling me to become a<br />
priest and that although it is not<br />
clear yet, He has a plan for me and<br />
I am willing to follow that wherever<br />
it takes me. It is not easy to follow<br />
God to places unknown or uncomfortable.<br />
It is not a walk in the park<br />
to leave your life and your home<br />
behind. It is not easy to do what<br />
God calls us to (especially when it’s<br />
not what we think we should do).<br />
The bottom line is that all <strong>of</strong> us are<br />
called to discern what it is that God<br />
calls us to.<br />
Given the fact that we are in the<br />
middle <strong>of</strong> the great season <strong>of</strong> Lent,<br />
we all are encouraged to take time<br />
to reflect on our lives and see what<br />
things keep us from giving ourselves<br />
completely to God. Take this<br />
time to reflect and pray for God’s<br />
grace to fill your heart and allow<br />
you to see that the plans He has laid<br />
out for us are the ones that will<br />
make us happiest.<br />
I will always look back on my<br />
time here at SMU and IHM with<br />
great fondness for it is here that I<br />
was able to grow closer to God and<br />
see first hand the great things happening<br />
in the Church. May this<br />
Lenten season be a great time <strong>of</strong><br />
spiritual reflection and growth for<br />
each <strong>of</strong> you. Know <strong>of</strong> my prayers<br />
for the entire SMU community, and<br />
please keep me in yours as well.<br />
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www.smumn.edu/cardinal Editorial <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> 7<br />
War in Kenya hits close to home<br />
BY TAMIKA ROBINSON<br />
Cardinal Staff<br />
Tribal violence between the<br />
Kikuyu and the Luo has been taking<br />
place in Kenya as a result <strong>of</strong> a<br />
disputed recent presidential election.<br />
Remembering that <strong>Saint</strong><br />
Mary’s <strong>University</strong> has a campus in<br />
Nairobi, Kenya, made me ponder<br />
the effects this war was having on<br />
students there. In terms <strong>of</strong> our<br />
country, this also made me ponder<br />
the effects this war could<br />
have on us as citizens and as students.<br />
On Dec. 27, Kenyans headed<br />
to the polls to cast votes that<br />
would possibly remove their current<br />
president and a Kikuyu, Mwai<br />
Kibaki, from <strong>of</strong>fice and give residents<br />
an opportunity to experience<br />
change with presidential<br />
candidate Raila Odinga, a Luo.<br />
Though Kibaki is credited with the<br />
recent economic growth Kenya<br />
has experienced, he is also<br />
accused <strong>of</strong> corruption and nepotism<br />
with members <strong>of</strong> his own<br />
tribe. Ultimately, Kibaki was<br />
declared the winner <strong>of</strong> the election<br />
leading to instant violence<br />
between the two tribes. Since<br />
December, more than 1,000 people<br />
have died.<br />
In the SMU Campus Notes posted<br />
Jan. 18, Brother Paulos Welday<br />
Mesmer and Father Michael<br />
Kirwen, directors for the SMU programs<br />
in Nairobi, reported that all<br />
students, staff, and faculty were<br />
safe. Though the campus is not<br />
located within the vicinities <strong>of</strong> the<br />
war, counseling is available to the<br />
campus. On the Winona campus,<br />
Dr. Jeffrey Highland, university<br />
provost and vice president, has<br />
been in direct communication<br />
with the directors regarding the<br />
political situation in Kenya. Though<br />
their students, faculty and staff are<br />
unharmed, “there have been<br />
some impacts on the students at<br />
Tangaza College, which is where<br />
our programs reside,” Highland<br />
said. “Our colleagues are looking<br />
for some assistance.”<br />
According to the U.S.<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> State, Kenya is an<br />
exporter <strong>of</strong> agricultural goods on<br />
the International Trade Market.<br />
The exportation <strong>of</strong> certain agricultural<br />
products supplied by Kenya<br />
may be negatively affected by<br />
the war. This negative effect could<br />
cause a shortage in food consumed<br />
in our country and therefore<br />
could cause a food shortage<br />
or scarcity. So the real question is:<br />
will you idly watch potential starvation<br />
become a reality or will you<br />
take a stand against this violence?<br />
Dr. Highland stated that part <strong>of</strong><br />
SMU’s Lasallian mission is to be <strong>of</strong><br />
service to others. Though distance<br />
may separate us, we all share a<br />
commonality: education. Let us<br />
continually pray for peace in<br />
Kenya and use this time to educate<br />
ourselves about the current<br />
violent situation.<br />
Questioning Catholicism:<br />
How can I know there’s a God who cares?<br />
BY TIM HEPNER<br />
Guest Columnist<br />
Let’s see if I can answer this question in 400 words.<br />
Oh no, now I only have 383. Better get started:<br />
Rather than look at the question in terms <strong>of</strong> “proving”<br />
God like He’s some math problem, let’s look at a<br />
more personal, but still objective, solution. If it’s true<br />
that God (in the person <strong>of</strong> Christ) plunged himself into<br />
the depths <strong>of</strong> my human experience, then the challenge<br />
now is to simply go and meet Him there. “If you are<br />
seeking God,” said John <strong>of</strong> the Cross, “you may be<br />
sure <strong>of</strong> this: God is seeking you much more.” So the<br />
answer I’m <strong>of</strong>fering for the frustration, restlessness and<br />
despair in our lives is an old one—namely prayer. But<br />
it’s prayer like you may never have experienced it. It<br />
requires silence, humility, honesty and persistence.<br />
First, we need to realize how much noise we allow<br />
into ourselves. This can be a barrier between us and<br />
God, who wants to find us in the quiet, private, interior<br />
<strong>of</strong> our lives. We’ve barely skimmed the surface <strong>of</strong> ourselves<br />
and have yet to dive into the deep interior life<br />
that He gave us. As deep as I am, I need to be humble.<br />
Through humility, I admit that, if there is a God, He’s<br />
bigger than I am and knows more than I do. If I can<br />
find peace, it will involve admitting my littleness and<br />
vulnerability before Him; a process that causes me to<br />
sacrifice my comfort for fear, which in turn leads to<br />
genuine peace. But I can’t pretend I’m someone else—<br />
I have to be honest with God. If I’m angry or confused,<br />
I have to admit it to Him before I can come to that<br />
peace. Nothing will happen if I’m not genuine in<br />
prayer.<br />
Finally, I need to be persistent, like an annoying little<br />
kid who will constantly pound away at a door until<br />
someone opens. This involves committing a specific<br />
time to quiet prayer every day and sticking to it, even if<br />
it doesn’t feel like it’s doing anything. If I’m not persistent,<br />
then I can’t say I truly want to know God.<br />
This advice might not answer the question completely,<br />
but it’s a start. There’s more to be said by more<br />
knowledgeable people than me. But if you want to<br />
know more, there’s always that beer—no one’s taken<br />
me up on it yet.<br />
Job search<br />
From page 5<br />
Yet, if many <strong>of</strong> you are like me, you<br />
definitely do not have five or more<br />
years <strong>of</strong> experience, let alone the usual<br />
one to two years most employers<br />
require.<br />
One option to gain experience and<br />
still be able to pay <strong>of</strong>f your college<br />
loans is to get a full-time paid internship<br />
for the summer. I have found<br />
some really great opportunities out<br />
there, including some internships that<br />
will pay me more than I make at my<br />
current two jobs!<br />
This is something for all <strong>of</strong> you<br />
seniors to start thinking about. As you<br />
begin the search, don’t limit yourself,<br />
and don’t take an <strong>of</strong>fer just because<br />
you think it will eventually turn into a<br />
good thing. Do what you think would<br />
be best for you in the long run.
8 <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> Feature: Lasallian Service www.smumn.edu/cardinal<br />
Transformation through service<br />
BY BETSY BAERTLEIN<br />
Feature Editor Service<br />
“Sore muscles speak <strong>of</strong> hard work and a job well<br />
done.” This was probably not what most students<br />
were saying after winter recess, but this was the comment<br />
<strong>of</strong> senior Brittany Staver, a <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s<br />
<strong>University</strong> student participant in Serving Others<br />
United in Love.<br />
Groups <strong>of</strong> students from SMU traveled to<br />
Missouri, New Jersey, Louisiana, Kentucky and<br />
Montana during winter recess Feb. 9-17 in order to<br />
participate in volunteer activities. Five faculty and<br />
staff advisors traveled along with over 40 students to<br />
these destinations through the Campus Ministry<br />
SOUL program. There was also a group that went to<br />
Wisconsin during October break and a group that will<br />
be going to the Philippines this summer.<br />
Student leaders who serve as members <strong>of</strong> the<br />
SOUL Council choose the individual volunteer sites.<br />
SOUL welcomes participants <strong>of</strong> all faiths and denominations,<br />
but some destinations have connections with<br />
the Catholic, Lasallian tradition, such as the San<br />
Miguel schools and Catholic Worker homes. This<br />
winter’s trips included such diverse missions as<br />
building houses, working in schools, working with<br />
community programs and working in homeless shelters.<br />
The primary focus <strong>of</strong> SOUL may appear to be<br />
service, but each trip incorporates an array <strong>of</strong> activities.<br />
The four cornerstones <strong>of</strong> SOUL are faith, community,<br />
service and transformation. The goal <strong>of</strong> the<br />
trips is not only to serve others, but also to learn<br />
more about local culture and social justice<br />
issues. SOUL Staff Advisor Kami Ward<br />
said, “I learned that the stereotype <strong>of</strong> homelessness<br />
is just that, a stereotype. These<br />
were some <strong>of</strong> the nicest … people I ever<br />
met.”<br />
The trips also lend themselves to personal<br />
growth and faith development.<br />
Sophomore Katie Klus, a student SOUL<br />
participant, said, “I think we were the ones<br />
who were truly transformed.”<br />
Participants engage in group prayer and<br />
reflection at the end <strong>of</strong> each workday.<br />
“Oftentimes when we [reflected on] our<br />
day,” said SOUL Council Member<br />
Stephanie Marnocha, “there was just silence<br />
because we were all so overcome by what<br />
had happened during the day and how it<br />
had affected us on a personal level.”<br />
SOUL trips prove to be an eye-opening<br />
experience for many participants, exposing<br />
them to the poverty that exists in our nation today.<br />
Marnocha said that she feels “aware now <strong>of</strong> how<br />
prevalent poverty is in our country and how people<br />
are taking steps to change that.”<br />
An important lesson <strong>of</strong> SOUL is that hope still<br />
exists even where there is great poverty and devastation.<br />
“I’ve learned to always have faith and hope in<br />
people and the future,” Klus said.<br />
According to Ward, “Words cannot describe the<br />
experience nor can they accurately project what we<br />
saw there.” Many SOUL participants return with a<br />
contributed by Kami Ward<br />
(L-R) Steph Marnocha, Dan Streefland, Zak Barry, Katie<br />
Klus, and Kami Ward get ready to serve the evening meal<br />
to 100+ guests at the Holy Family Catholic Worker House.<br />
renewed desire to serve others, both in the Winona<br />
community and elsewhere.<br />
SOUL depends largely on fundraising to keep the<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> the trips affordable for students. Students and<br />
faculty who are interested in learning more about the<br />
program should contact Campus Ministry or a SOUL<br />
Council member. For those interested in supporting<br />
SOUL, the council will be hosting a spaghetti dinner<br />
on Friday, April 25, and the Row, Ride, Run<br />
Triathlon on Saturday, April 26, as fundraisers.<br />
Students continue with flood relief efforts<br />
BY ELLEN JORDAN<br />
Staff Writer<br />
Five months after the floodwaters<br />
rushed through Winona, damage is still<br />
present, and <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s <strong>University</strong><br />
students are continuing to help with<br />
relief efforts.<br />
The harsh winter has slowed down<br />
relief efforts, and any exterior work on<br />
homes has not yet been done.<br />
However, volunteers have made<br />
improvements on the interior <strong>of</strong> homes<br />
by hanging sheetrock, laying flooring<br />
and painting.<br />
Katie LaPlant, director <strong>of</strong> volunteer<br />
services, has taken the lead in finding<br />
opportunities for relief and recruiting<br />
students. “Help is always needed,” said<br />
LaPlant. “Some <strong>of</strong> these homes have<br />
suffered major damage, and it will take<br />
some time to get them back on their<br />
feet.”<br />
For now, SMU students have committed<br />
to hanging sheetrock every other<br />
Saturday. Specific weekdays have also<br />
been designated to help people move<br />
back into their homes.<br />
Senior Jenny Pater helped with the<br />
relief efforts on Feb. 2. “I was really<br />
glad I was able to contribute,” said<br />
Pater. “I have wanted to donate my<br />
time all year, and I am glad that I was<br />
finally able to be helpful to others.”<br />
“Our Lasallian charism calls us to<br />
lead ethical lives <strong>of</strong> service,” said<br />
LaPlant. “There is no better way to live<br />
out…what you learn in the classroom<br />
than to participate in any kind <strong>of</strong> volunteer<br />
activity. By doing this, you are<br />
able to empower yourself as well as the<br />
person whom you are helping.”<br />
Each time an opportunity to help<br />
arises, the entire student body is sent<br />
an email stating how they can get<br />
involved. Students who want to get<br />
more information on any volunteer<br />
work can contact LaPlant at kalaplan@smumn.edu.
www.smumn.edu/cardinal Feature: Lasallian Service <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> 9<br />
Seniors forfeit job search to volunteer<br />
BY ELLEN JORDAN<br />
Cardinal Staff<br />
As the year progresses and graduation<br />
looms closer, some seniors are considering<br />
long-term volunteering as they make postgraduation<br />
plans.<br />
Students from any major can choose to be<br />
a volunteer. Service venues are plentiful,<br />
including jobs such as teaching, tutoring,<br />
coaching, organizing service projects, fundraising,<br />
grantwriting and doing social work.<br />
Volunteers work throughout the United<br />
States, including major cities like Chicago, New<br />
York, Tulsa, Memphis, Portland, San Francisco<br />
and Los Angeles.<br />
Senior Amy Kalina plans to pursue a longterm<br />
volunteer commitment next year. “As I<br />
get ready to graduate, I realize that there will<br />
never be another time in my life when I will be<br />
totally free <strong>of</strong> commitments and able to do<br />
something different,” said Kalina. “As naive as<br />
it may sound, I don’t just want to ‘enter’ the<br />
real world; I want to try to change it.”<br />
Graduate Sarah Jane Engle ’07 is currently<br />
a Lasallian Volunteer, and was on campus last<br />
week recruiting and informing students about<br />
the program. The most rewarding part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
experience for her has been “experiencing different<br />
parts <strong>of</strong> our culture in the United States<br />
while still preaching<br />
and living the<br />
Lasallian mission.”<br />
Lasallian<br />
Volunteers is a program<br />
affiliated with<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s<br />
<strong>University</strong> and <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
attracts graduates.<br />
Volunteers are comprised<br />
<strong>of</strong> men and<br />
women from the<br />
United States who<br />
directly serve the<br />
poor while working<br />
and living in community<br />
with Lasallian<br />
Christian Brothers<br />
and other volunteers.<br />
While most volunteers are not paid a salary,<br />
many volunteers, depending on their program,<br />
are given room, board, a small stipend, medical<br />
insurance, college loan deferment and an<br />
AmeriCorps education reward.<br />
photo by Kristina Perkins<br />
Sarah Jane Engle ’07 (left) shares her stories from volunteering with senior<br />
Ashley Wendlandt. Engle met with various seniors to discuss future plans.<br />
Look who’s talkin’ at SMU!<br />
What does it mean to be a Lasallian student?<br />
To be Lasallian is to make<br />
sacrifices and to lead by example.<br />
Jessica Mate<br />
Freshman<br />
To have a similar mind set to<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> John Baptist de La Salle and<br />
live your life by putting others<br />
before yourself as he did.<br />
Read Gleason<br />
Sophomore<br />
It means to place Christ Jesus at<br />
the forefront <strong>of</strong> our lives, along<br />
with growth in knowledge and<br />
education.<br />
Derek Wherley<br />
Junior<br />
Not only does the Lasallian mission<br />
try to educate the mind, it<br />
also tries to meet the needs <strong>of</strong><br />
the heart with Christian<br />
teachings. Mary Moses<br />
Senior
10 <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> Feature: Lasallian Service www.smumn.edu/cardinal<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor defines a Catholic Lasallian university<br />
BY DANIELLE LARSON<br />
Cardinal Staff<br />
Catholic, Lasallian universities have<br />
become more mainstream due to the<br />
pulling forces <strong>of</strong> American higher education<br />
to appear like every other university,<br />
explains the “Lasallian<br />
Assessment: Charism and the<br />
<strong>University</strong>” report, written by <strong>Saint</strong><br />
Mary’s <strong>University</strong> history pr<strong>of</strong>essor Dr.<br />
Richard Tristano.<br />
According to Tristano, the shift<br />
toward mainstream is what is causing<br />
Lasallian universities to lose their identity<br />
and why many faculty, staff and<br />
students cannot explain what it means<br />
to be Lasallian. With that in mind,<br />
Tristano devised the idea <strong>of</strong> writing the<br />
report. The report was written with the<br />
help <strong>of</strong> three other pr<strong>of</strong>essors: Dr.<br />
Mary Catherine Fox, pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> interdisciplinary<br />
studies; Melissa Luedtke,<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> education; and Sister Judy<br />
Schaefer, pr<strong>of</strong>essor and chair <strong>of</strong> theology.<br />
Because <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s faces this<br />
same threat, the assessment states that<br />
the pr<strong>of</strong>essors felt it was their duty as<br />
Lasallian educators to put together a<br />
document with the goal <strong>of</strong> creating a<br />
truly Lasallian university.<br />
“Lasallian Assessment is a means <strong>of</strong><br />
integrating the Lasallian charism with<br />
the purpose <strong>of</strong> an American Catholic<br />
university through the evaluation <strong>of</strong><br />
Lasallian goals and objectives,” the<br />
document states.<br />
Tristano said the purpose <strong>of</strong> this<br />
assessment was to define a Lasallian<br />
university in a concrete and specific<br />
way.<br />
To do this, they compiled broad<br />
goals <strong>of</strong> what a Lasallian university<br />
should be. Each goal was then broken<br />
down into more specific objectives that<br />
define the goal. Tristano and the other<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essors came up with examples<br />
from prior experiences to express how<br />
a Lasallian university could reach each<br />
objective and obtain its goals.<br />
SMU is one <strong>of</strong> seven Lasallian universities<br />
in the United States. The<br />
Lasallian Assessment was sent out to<br />
the other six universities after it was<br />
completed to help them develop their<br />
Lasallian identities as well.<br />
If SMU wants to be a truly<br />
Lasallian university, said Tristano, “[it]<br />
needs to have the will to gain the<br />
knowledge on how to become more<br />
Lasallian.”<br />
The pr<strong>of</strong>essors believe that by<br />
enhancing the Lasallian identity, the<br />
institution will become more appealing<br />
to students and parents because its education<br />
is based on these Lasallian values.<br />
The Assessment took approximately<br />
11 months to complete, from January<br />
to November 2007.<br />
A Lasallian university:<br />
*Reflects its Catholic and university<br />
identities.<br />
*Reflects the charism <strong>of</strong> John Baptist<br />
de La Salle and the Brothers <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Christian Schools.<br />
*Provides a holistic, values-based<br />
education that integrates Catholic<br />
thought and tradition with various<br />
other traditions and cultures.<br />
*Fosters relationships in community,<br />
together and by association, with<br />
particular attention to the relationship<br />
between teacher and student.<br />
*Develops an identity in students<br />
rooted in faith and zeal.<br />
*Responds to specific and changing<br />
educational needs especially<br />
focused on individual students.<br />
*Measures its effectiveness by how it<br />
addresses the religious, social, political,<br />
and economic needs <strong>of</strong> those<br />
less fortunate, especially the young.<br />
Students go south to<br />
make a difference<br />
BY KARINA RAJTAR<br />
Cardinal Staff<br />
Spring break is coming up, and<br />
while many <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s <strong>University</strong><br />
students are planning exotic vacations<br />
or anticipating a quiet week at home,<br />
thirteen students are preparing to help<br />
others.<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s<br />
<strong>University</strong> campus chapter <strong>of</strong> Habitat<br />
for Humanity will travel to Abilene,<br />
Texas, to participate in a weeklong<br />
Collegiate Challenge, a program sponsored<br />
by Habitat for Humanity<br />
International that allows high school<br />
and college students to travel to other<br />
parts <strong>of</strong> the country during school<br />
breaks to help build houses. The program<br />
aims at getting youth involved in<br />
eliminating substandard housing while<br />
allowing them to experience a new<br />
community with new people.<br />
The thirteen students and one staff<br />
advisor will likely work on a number<br />
<strong>of</strong> different tasks, which may include<br />
tiling, painting, putting in appliances,<br />
putting up siding and installing insulation.<br />
They will also have a chance to<br />
learn more about problems with poverty<br />
and affordable housing while also<br />
getting to know people they might not<br />
otherwise get a chance to talk to.<br />
Junior Bethany Kaufmann went on<br />
last year’s trip to Greensboro, Ala., and<br />
said she would do it again “in a heartbeat”<br />
if she had the time to. She still<br />
spends time with some <strong>of</strong> the people<br />
she first got to know on the trip and is<br />
glad she had the opportunity to go. “I<br />
don’t think there’s anyone on the trip<br />
that could say they had a bad time,”<br />
Kaufmann said.<br />
The group will drive about 20 hours<br />
and spend a day sightseeing before<br />
beginning work, and they will be back<br />
in time for Easter weekend.
www.smumn.edu/cardinal Sports <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> 11<br />
Sign-up begins for SMU Disc Golf Open<br />
BY NICOLE L. DALITTO<br />
Guest Writer<br />
The Office <strong>of</strong> Outdoor Leadership<br />
and Innova Disc Golf will sponsor a<br />
disc golf tournament at <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s<br />
<strong>University</strong> on Saturday, April 5.<br />
“The disc golf course has seen<br />
amazing use by the <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s community<br />
as well as the Winona community<br />
and the region,” said Davey<br />
Warner, outdoor leadership coordinator.<br />
“The disc golf open will provide a<br />
chance for all <strong>of</strong> these people to come<br />
together for a fun day to recreate and<br />
compete while benefiting the course<br />
and the new Outdoor Leadership program<br />
at SMU.”<br />
The tournament registration fee is<br />
$15 for students from any institution<br />
and $25 general admission. All proceeds<br />
from the tournament will go to<br />
the maintenance <strong>of</strong> The Woods disc<br />
golf course and the Office <strong>of</strong> Outdoor<br />
Leadership. Each participant will<br />
receive a free <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s customized<br />
Innova Putt and Approach Disc.<br />
According to Warner, individual<br />
scores will determine first, second and<br />
third place. First prize will receive an<br />
Innova portable disc catcher, disc golf<br />
carry bag and three discs, including a<br />
driver, mid-range and putter. Second<br />
prize will win an Innova carry bag and<br />
the three discs, and third prize will be<br />
the three discs.<br />
Tee times will be determined by<br />
order <strong>of</strong> registration and will be<br />
announced at check-in. Check-in is<br />
between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on April<br />
5 at the Toner Student Center. To<br />
receive the best tee time, participants<br />
are encouraged to register early.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Disc Golf Association<br />
rules will apply. More information on<br />
the rules is available at www.pdga.com<br />
or www.smumn.edu/thewoods.<br />
Disc golf was invented in 1970 and<br />
is similar to traditional golf in some<br />
respects. According to the PDGA,<br />
opponents throw discs- than using balls<br />
and clubs) to use the fewest strokes to<br />
get to a hole. The hole is sometimes<br />
referred to as the pole hole and is an<br />
elevated metal basket placed a good<br />
distance from the tee area.<br />
The SMU community has been<br />
interested in disc golf since the installment<br />
<strong>of</strong> the 18 hole disc golf course,<br />
The Woods. The course winds through<br />
the bluffs surrounding the SMU campus<br />
and includes challenging fairways<br />
that both beginners and experts could<br />
appreciate.<br />
Registration forms will be available<br />
in the next week in the Office <strong>of</strong><br />
Outdoor Leadership, located in the<br />
lower level <strong>of</strong> Toner, or online at<br />
www.smumn.edu/thewoods. For more<br />
Disc Golf Open information contact<br />
Davey Warner at<br />
outdoorleadership@smumn.edu.<br />
Santana to the Mets, Twins receive. . . who?<br />
BY DAVID KRIEGER<br />
Guest Columnist<br />
The blockbuster trade between the <strong>Minnesota</strong><br />
Twins and New York Mets involving the best pitcher<br />
on the planet, Johan Santana, was cleared on Feb. 2.<br />
In exchange for their ace, the Twins received four<br />
prospects from the Mets: outfielder Carlos Gomez<br />
and pitchers Phil Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis<br />
Guerra.<br />
This is the first step, along with the inability <strong>of</strong><br />
the Twins to resign center fielder Torii Hunter, in<br />
what appears to be the inevitable restructuring <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> Twins. This transformation process has all<br />
begun under new general manager Bill Smith.<br />
Smith was anxious to get the deal done, saying, “I<br />
think it dragged on long enough, and we all got to a<br />
point where you want to go into spring training<br />
knowing what you have,” Smith continued that, “The<br />
other teams certainly want to do that. The Twins, our<br />
manager and coaching staff ... I think everybody just<br />
reached the point that this was the best deal we were<br />
going to get.”<br />
While it appeared to be clear that Santana would<br />
be leaving (Santana’s new $137.5 million contract<br />
over six years was the largest contract for a pitcher in<br />
baseball history), Twins fans are still left to question<br />
why the organization was not able to add proven<br />
players rather than just prospects.<br />
The reason for the trade with the Mets goes something<br />
like this: After Torii Hunter left for the Angels<br />
in late November, Santana made the decision to<br />
waive his no trade clause. It was clear that the Twins<br />
would have to make a long-term <strong>of</strong>fer. Because the<br />
Twins were unable to come to an agreement due to<br />
Santana’s high monetary demands, he was soon on<br />
the market. The trade talks, which began to surface<br />
sometime in early December, originally involved the<br />
two powerhouse clubs <strong>of</strong> the American League East:<br />
the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.<br />
The Twins were looking for a proven position<br />
player and young major league experienced pitcher;<br />
more specifically, they sought to acquire packages<br />
with either Phillip Hughes and Melky Cabrera <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Yankees or pitchers Jason Lester and Jacoby Ellsbury<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Red Sox. Neither one <strong>of</strong> these deals panned<br />
out because neither New York nor Boston was willing<br />
to give up both a dominant pitcher and position<br />
player. Seeing that neither New York nor Boston was<br />
likely to obtain Santana, both seemingly dropped out<br />
<strong>of</strong> the race.<br />
Meanwhile, Santana was still looking to be dealt,<br />
and the best available deal, in General Manager Bill<br />
Smith’s eyes, seemed to be the one the prospect<br />
heavy Mets proposed. The Twins were forced to<br />
decide if they would roll with Santana for the year<br />
and receive nothing for him after the season or take<br />
the deal. They chose the latter.<br />
Devout fans are deeply concerned about the<br />
absence <strong>of</strong> Santana, considering the moves that the<br />
rest <strong>of</strong> the AL central teams have made. The Detroit<br />
Tigers may have the best lineup in baseball; however,<br />
fans, too, frowned upon a little deal in 2003 that sent<br />
A.J. Pierzysnki to the Giants for a couple <strong>of</strong> pitchers<br />
few had never heard <strong>of</strong>…please rise Joe Nathan,<br />
Francisco Liriano, and Bo<strong>of</strong> Bonser.<br />
Loyal fans <strong>of</strong> Twins territory, my advice is this:<br />
before we hang Bill Smith by his trousers on the<br />
mighty Paul Bunyan statue, let’s wait it out and see<br />
what these new Twins can do. Keep in mind, Smith<br />
inherited these problems and has made a couple <strong>of</strong><br />
key signings, including Delmon Young and Livan<br />
Hernandez. Also, in a few years, our club will be<br />
playing outdoors, bringing in new mone, and signing<br />
our stars to long-term deals. In the words <strong>of</strong> the late<br />
Kevin Garnett to Charles Barkley after going up 2-0<br />
on the to-be-champion L.A. Lakers, “We commmmiiiiinnnnn!”<br />
… only it may take a couple seasons.
12 <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> Sports www.smumn.edu/cardinal<br />
Sick and tired <strong>of</strong> steroid talk<br />
BY ERIC LEAR<br />
Sports Editor<br />
Enough is enough. I want to be able to turn on<br />
ESPN and hear baseball analysts talk about spring<br />
training, not who they speculate is or is not on the<br />
juice. The spring should be a time <strong>of</strong> hope for baseball.<br />
Every team has a shot at winning a World<br />
Series, even if they haven’t won it for a century.<br />
Instead, it has turned into a circus about Roger<br />
Clemens, Andy Pettitte, and steroid use.<br />
Here is where perhaps my opinion differs from<br />
the rest <strong>of</strong> the world. I don’t care if Clemens did or<br />
did not take steroids. He would still be the best<br />
pitcher <strong>of</strong> our era, if not in the history <strong>of</strong> the game,<br />
regardless <strong>of</strong> what he has allegedly been shot up<br />
with. I am in no way condoning use <strong>of</strong> illegal drugs<br />
in sports. What I am condoning is giving a second<br />
chance. Let them play in the league steroid-free and<br />
see what they can do.<br />
We are so quick to jump on a player even if we<br />
have no evidence <strong>of</strong> them using. I always hear the<br />
argument “look how much bigger he is now than<br />
before.” Give me a break; these guys work out every<br />
day, not to mention that when people get older, it is<br />
almost inevitable that they will gain weight. Most <strong>of</strong><br />
us are not hot shot lawyers, or the judge and jury, so<br />
let’s leave it up to them to decide.<br />
With that said, if Clemens actually did take performance-enhancing<br />
drugs, I will lose a great deal <strong>of</strong><br />
respect for him. There seems to be a large lack <strong>of</strong><br />
honesty in the sports world and now would be a great<br />
time to turn it around. Take Pettitte for example, he<br />
used illegal drugs and admitted it. He isn’t the person<br />
that is taking the heat; in fact, it seems that the<br />
media and the general public give him the benefit <strong>of</strong><br />
the doubt.<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> this chaos comes from the media. Watch<br />
Sportscenter on ESPN and see what they say about<br />
baseball. I would be willing to wager that the majority<br />
<strong>of</strong> the talk revolves around performance-enhancing<br />
drugs.<br />
Perhaps it’s about time they focus on the good in<br />
baseball again.<br />
Track/soccer complex to break ground<br />
BY LAUREN ROTHERING<br />
Cardinal Staff<br />
With spring approaching, many<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s <strong>University</strong> students are<br />
anticipating the return <strong>of</strong> warm<br />
weather and green grass. This<br />
spring, however, a new development<br />
on campus is accompanying<br />
more traditional signs <strong>of</strong> the season:<br />
the construction <strong>of</strong> the new<br />
track and field/soccer complex.<br />
Construction is set to begin as<br />
soon as ground conditions permit.<br />
Managed by Glenn Rehbein<br />
Companies, the complex has been<br />
under development for months<br />
and has now reached its fourthgeneration,<br />
and most likely final,<br />
master plan, according to Athletic<br />
Director Nikki Fennern.<br />
“Now we are into the nuts and<br />
bolts <strong>of</strong> the project,” said Fennern.<br />
Although the basic foundation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the complex has remained the<br />
same throughout the planning,<br />
many minor details have had to<br />
be adjusted, such as the orientation<br />
<strong>of</strong> jumps and location <strong>of</strong><br />
fences, water and plumbing.<br />
Construction is set to occur in two<br />
phases. The first will include “all the<br />
competitive amenities,” said<br />
Fennern, while the second phase<br />
will contain aspects such as spectator<br />
bleachers and concession<br />
areas.<br />
The addition <strong>of</strong> the complex will<br />
serve to bolster current <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s<br />
athletics, especially men’s and<br />
women’s soccer, track and field,<br />
and cross country. Although these<br />
teams may be the more obvious<br />
beneficiaries <strong>of</strong> the complex,<br />
Fennern said that all the teams will<br />
benefit. “It’s a great training facility,”<br />
said Fennern.<br />
The complex is not only for student<br />
athletes, though. The addition<br />
<strong>of</strong> an outdoor track and field/soccer<br />
pitch will support many current<br />
physical education classes, intramurals<br />
and club tournaments on<br />
campus.<br />
While enhancing current athletic,<br />
academic and club programs,<br />
the complex will also affect the<br />
future <strong>of</strong> <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s. Fennern<br />
believes this development will<br />
attract more and better student<br />
athletes to <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s, especially<br />
because <strong>of</strong> its location. With its<br />
presence directly at the entrance<br />
<strong>of</strong> campus, it will be the first thing<br />
many prospective students will see<br />
upon entering campus from Hwy.<br />
14.<br />
Fennern feels the complex will<br />
“send the message” that athletics,<br />
whether for athletes or athletic<br />
supporters, are an important part<br />
<strong>of</strong> this university’s community.<br />
Coach Farren’s legacy left on the fairway<br />
BY THERESA BREAULT<br />
Cardinal Staff<br />
With the upcoming golf season, the life and legacy<br />
<strong>of</strong> the late Coach Tom Farren has been reflected<br />
upon. It has been especially difficult for the <strong>Saint</strong><br />
Mary’s <strong>University</strong> men’s golf team to cope with the<br />
loss <strong>of</strong> their coach, who died suddenly in November.<br />
Although his death has not been felt on the fairway<br />
yet, as the snow begins to melt and the team begins<br />
their practice once more, questions on how the SMU<br />
golf team will carry on in Farren’s absence.<br />
“It’s been hard,” said sophomore golf team member<br />
Rob Klein, “but we are doing our best to stay<br />
together as a team.” Klein reported that the team<br />
intends to carry on the traditions <strong>of</strong> golf that Farren<br />
instilled.<br />
Although they are still in the process <strong>of</strong> looking<br />
for a new coach, Klein seemed ready for the new<br />
season. “We are dedicating this next season to Coach<br />
Farren,” he said. “We are going to continue his<br />
legacy.”<br />
Although <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s will not choose a permanent<br />
coach until the season next fall, senior captain<br />
Jesse Polk seemed optimistic about the team carrying<br />
on. “It will be a difficult transition, but I think we<br />
will be okay.”<br />
Like Klein, Polk seemed eager to continue on in<br />
the ways that Coach Farren had started. As spring<br />
approaches and the team prepares to hit the greens<br />
once again, it will be with Coach Farren’s voice still<br />
in their heads that they continue on into the next<br />
season.
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BY MARIA SULLIVAN<br />
Cardinal Staff<br />
The sisters <strong>of</strong> Sigma Alpha Iota hosted the fourth annual Fireside, which for<br />
the first time ever, held campus-wide auditions.<br />
Fireside is an event that gives students the opportunity to showcase their<br />
musical talents. It was organized this year by SAI seniors Brookly Heffernan and<br />
Nicole Schroeder. These ladies, along with the help <strong>of</strong> the SAI sisters, the Phi<br />
Mu Alpha brothers, Women’s Programming and Chartwells, worked extremely<br />
hard to develop a relaxed, c<strong>of</strong>fee-house environment. It was a nice experience,<br />
and it was nice to see students who took part in Fireside performing an excellent<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> songs from numerous genres.<br />
Seniors Moreen Bosch and Lindsay Johnson were the emcees for the show.<br />
Bosch and Johnson were very energetic and entertaining to watch. They always<br />
had something new to talk about between each act.<br />
The talent that was showcased in this year’s Fireside was very impressive.<br />
Senior Daniel Karnick played a song on the piano that he wrote himself. It was a<br />
beautiful performance that made me want to learn piano, so I could play just as<br />
well. Junior Megan Harrington sang and played a song on the piano that she<br />
wrote herself and it was dedicated to her boyfriend. The meaning behind the<br />
song was sweet and well done.<br />
Seniors Ryan Anderson and Jon Pace sang a song called “<strong>Minnesota</strong> Pride,”<br />
which had them both playing guitars and Pace playing the harmonica. Everyone<br />
in the audience knew that this act was going to be good, even before they started<br />
singing, just by what they were wearing. Anderson and Pace walked out on stage<br />
wearing overalls and hats with toothpicks in their mouths. It was a funny act, and<br />
the audience seemed to enjoy it.<br />
Bosch and senior Erin Hendricks sang a song called “Tell Him,” which was<br />
funny because they did impressions <strong>of</strong> the well-known divas Celine Dion and<br />
Barbara Streisand. They knew the diva mannerisms very well. This act closed up<br />
the show, and I personally felt it was an excellent choice <strong>of</strong> song.<br />
Junior Michael Fye, who was a part <strong>of</strong> this year’s Fireside, said, “As a whole<br />
I thought it was a very strong show. I liked how SAI opened Fireside auditions<br />
up to the whole campus. I thought the acts were very impressive.” Fye said that<br />
he thought the act with seniors Nina Giunta, Kristina Perkins, Bosch, Rob<br />
Brewer, Rick McCoy, and Neil Olstad performing the song “The Way I Am” was<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the best in the show.<br />
Senior SAI sister Mackenzie Sondalle said, “This year’s Fireside was a good<br />
start for being the first year <strong>of</strong> opening auditions to the whole campus. It was a<br />
good change to the atmosphere.” Sondalle felt that Fireside was a complete success.<br />
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Students to perform in 42nd annual Gaslight<br />
BY BECKY NEWBY<br />
Arts & Entertainment Editor<br />
Auditions for <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s <strong>University</strong>’s 42nd<br />
annual Gaslight musical variety show were held Feb.<br />
22 - 24 in the Toner Student Center basement.<br />
Gaslight performances will be held in the dining<br />
hall on Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. and Saturday,<br />
March 8 at 7 and 10 p.m. The show will be hosted by<br />
the senior class <strong>of</strong> <strong>2008</strong> and will feature musical acts<br />
in genres such as country, acoustic, heavy metal, rock<br />
and pop, according to Lindsay Dickson, one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
senior class <strong>of</strong>ficers,<br />
“There were 55 students and 26 acts chosen to<br />
perform this year,” said Dickson. “That is much more<br />
than usual.” Gaslight 2007 featured 22 acts.<br />
A panel <strong>of</strong> five seniors and one staff member<br />
judged over 50 performances. Each audition was<br />
scored in various categories from stage presence to<br />
originality.<br />
Since Gaslight is scheduled to be a two-hour<br />
show, Dickson said the panel was forced to cut a lot<br />
<strong>of</strong> quality acts.<br />
Veteran Gaslight vocalist senior Moreen Bosch<br />
said she was amazed by the number <strong>of</strong> people who<br />
auditioned this year.<br />
Bosch will be performing in five different acts,<br />
including an original song written by senior Bryan<br />
Atchison and an acoustic version <strong>of</strong> Britney Spears’<br />
“Give Me More.”<br />
“There were a lot <strong>of</strong> phenomenal girl singers who<br />
auditioned this year,” said Bosch.<br />
“Typically, many <strong>of</strong> the acts are fronted by men,”<br />
said Dickson.<br />
Junior Ali Fisch said she wanted to audition last<br />
year, but couldn’t get anything together in time.<br />
“There’s nothing like the high you get when you’re<br />
on stage in front <strong>of</strong> a live audience, doing what you<br />
love,” she said.<br />
This year Fischer will be singing “I Can’t Stand<br />
the Rain,” by Ann Peebles.<br />
Tickets are $6 in advance and $7 at the door. The<br />
proceeds will benefit the senior class to help with<br />
costs for senior week activities and the senior class<br />
gift.<br />
photo by Kristina Perkins<br />
Tim Hepner and Ryan Anderson entertain the<br />
judges with their Blues Brothers rendition.<br />
For further questions, contact Lindsay Dickson at<br />
lrdick04@smumn.edu or Anna Skonieczny at<br />
atskon04@smumn.edu.<br />
‘Follies’ to take Winona community back in time<br />
BY AMY KALINA<br />
Managing Editor<br />
The Winona Health Auxiliary will<br />
present “Fabulous Fifties Follies,” a<br />
musical variety show featuring local<br />
singers, dancers and live music reminiscent<br />
<strong>of</strong> the 1950s decade, March 6 -<br />
8 to raise money toward the purchase<br />
<strong>of</strong> a new dialysis machine for the<br />
Winona Health Dialysis Department.<br />
The benefit, which will be held at<br />
the Winona State Performing Arts<br />
Center, is a community-wide event and<br />
an important tradition within the<br />
Winona Health organization, said Sue<br />
Degallier, Auxiliary member and cochair<br />
<strong>of</strong> Follies. Held in Page Theatre<br />
at <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s <strong>University</strong> in the past,<br />
Follies is a tradition close to the <strong>Saint</strong><br />
Mary’s community as well.<br />
“<strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s students and faculty<br />
in particular appreciate both the value<br />
<strong>of</strong> the arts as well as the importance <strong>of</strong><br />
service to one’s community and helping<br />
those in need,” said Chandu<br />
Valluri, a pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the business<br />
department at <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s as well as<br />
the publicity chair for the event.<br />
A “Casting Call” event was held<br />
Feb. 18 as an opportunity for participants<br />
from the Winona community to<br />
meet the director as well as kick <strong>of</strong>f<br />
performer auditions and rehearsals.<br />
Rehearsals began Feb. 19 at Watkins<br />
Manor and will continue through the<br />
performances in March. The Follies<br />
organizers believe the event gives the<br />
Winona community an opportunity to<br />
join together in supporting an important<br />
local cause.<br />
“Any time a group joins together<br />
with the common goal <strong>of</strong> helping others,<br />
success is sure to follow,” said<br />
Degallier. “Winonans have a rich history<br />
<strong>of</strong> providing for those in their own<br />
community, as evidenced in the recent<br />
floods. Follies is another opportunity to<br />
support Winona.”<br />
Follies director Sherry Clarke has<br />
worked with Christopher Alan<br />
Productions Follies, an organization<br />
dedicated to providing resources for<br />
Follies fundraisers, for four years on an<br />
interim basis, and has extensive performance<br />
experience in song and theatre.<br />
Christopher Alan Productions<br />
works with organizations to put together<br />
Follies fundraisers, providing a<br />
director, a script, costumes, and music<br />
to prepare local performers for the<br />
show in less than three weeks. Winona<br />
Health Auxiliary has worked with CAP<br />
Follies in the past to create fun and<br />
successful fundraisers benefiting local<br />
health care.<br />
“The Follies is unique in that it<br />
comes along only every three years<br />
rather than annually,” said Degallier.<br />
“This year’s ’50s theme will give the<br />
show a fun twist — pun intended —<br />
and draw people <strong>of</strong> all ages.”<br />
This year’s show will center on a<br />
modern-day teenager who ventures<br />
back in time to the 1950s. From Nat<br />
King Cole to Elvis, “Fabulous Fifties<br />
Follies” promises to take audience<br />
members on a nostalgic journey down<br />
memory lane, entertaining for the<br />
entire family. The event marks the<br />
Winona Health Auxiliary’s first Follies<br />
performance since “Take Me Out to the<br />
Follies” in 2005.<br />
Tickets to the show are $12 and can<br />
be purchased at Midtown Foods,<br />
HyVee, and the Glady Miller Gift Shop<br />
at Winona Health. Performances will<br />
be held March 6 - 8 at 7:30 p.m. with<br />
an additional March 8 show at 2 p.m.<br />
Valluri encourages students to attend,<br />
as the show <strong>of</strong>fers a unique entertainment<br />
option as well as provides an<br />
opportunity for local college students<br />
to help benefit the community at large.<br />
“Winona Health serves the entire<br />
local community,” said Valluri, who<br />
said the benefit is an appropriate lead<br />
into World Kidney Day, which is<br />
observed March 13. “Follies unites students<br />
with the people <strong>of</strong> Winona, both<br />
supporting a common goal. Students<br />
can show that the Winona community<br />
means something to them.”
www.smumn.edu/cardinal Arts & Entertainment <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> 15<br />
Yah-hah! Second Page!<br />
Improv show grows in popularity<br />
BY ERIC LEAR<br />
Sports Editor<br />
Second Page, a student-run improv<br />
comedy group, has grown in popularity<br />
in recent years.<br />
There was a bit <strong>of</strong> concern last<br />
spring when, due to a scheduling conflict,<br />
the group had to move their performances<br />
to the Common Room,<br />
located on the third floor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Saint</strong><br />
Mary’s Hall.<br />
“We were concerned that it [the<br />
location change] would turn <strong>of</strong>f some<br />
people from coming to the show,” said<br />
Second Page President Katie Schares.<br />
“We hoped people thought we were<br />
funny enough to climb up three flights<br />
<strong>of</strong> stairs.”<br />
It turned out not to be a problem,<br />
and the three shows set an attendance<br />
record. In fact, seating began to be a<br />
problem. “We loaded that place [the<br />
BY NEIL LEIBUNDGUTH<br />
Cardinal Staff<br />
Mark Med<strong>of</strong>f’s “When<br />
You Comin’ Back, Red<br />
Ryder?” debuted Thursday<br />
at the Valencia Art Center’s<br />
Academy Theatre and will<br />
run through Monday, March<br />
2.<br />
The play, set in New<br />
Mexico in the late 1960s,<br />
stars senior Matt Skjerven as<br />
Teddy, a Vietnam veteran<br />
who holds a diner hostage<br />
with the help <strong>of</strong> his hippy<br />
girlfriend Cheryl, played by<br />
sophomore Ali Fisch.<br />
Among the hostages are<br />
Stephen, a graveyard shift<br />
cook, played by Curtis<br />
Kempton; Angel, a waitress,<br />
played by Daniel Steub;<br />
Lyle, a gas station attendant,<br />
Common Room] with chairs, and people<br />
were standing,” Schares said.<br />
A larger buzz than normal seemed<br />
to grow for the next set <strong>of</strong> performances.<br />
“More people began showing up to<br />
Wednesday night meetings,” said<br />
Schares, who also noted that all are<br />
welcome and encouraged to attend.<br />
The group meets every Wednesday at<br />
10 p.m. in the Common Room to work<br />
on improv games and have a good<br />
time.<br />
This fall Second Page was back in<br />
the Figliulio Recital Hall, which the<br />
group used as their show title, “Back to<br />
the Fig.” Schares spoke <strong>of</strong> the great<br />
turnout for those three shows as well.<br />
“Those were some <strong>of</strong> the best shows I<br />
have been a part <strong>of</strong>,” Schares said.<br />
Second Page members are considering<br />
taking Second Page in a different<br />
direction before this school year is<br />
over. “We are entertaining the idea <strong>of</strong><br />
played by Andrew Winecke;<br />
and Clark, played by Bill<br />
Ronchak. Corey Ostroot and<br />
Caitlin Murphy are cast as a<br />
well-<strong>of</strong>f couple named<br />
Richard and Clarisse.<br />
Director Gary<br />
Diomandes said he chose to<br />
direct this play for a number<br />
<strong>of</strong> reasons. The 60s and 70s<br />
era was included in this<br />
year’s rotation <strong>of</strong> genres and<br />
periods, and “When You<br />
Comin’ Back, Red Ryder?”<br />
“jumped to the top <strong>of</strong> [his]<br />
list.”<br />
“It is the first play that I<br />
teach in Theatre<br />
Appreciation, and every year<br />
the students in that class<br />
inquire as to why we do not<br />
do a production <strong>of</strong> it,” said<br />
Diomandes.<br />
Diomandes likes how the<br />
play examines the themes <strong>of</strong><br />
control and manipulation.<br />
He also likes how it reflects<br />
the 60s culture and how it<br />
compares to our culture<br />
today. Diomandes said he<br />
grew up in a diner and knew<br />
the same types <strong>of</strong> people as<br />
the characters represented in<br />
the play.<br />
The stage manager for<br />
the show is Sara St. Laurent.<br />
working with some other on-campus<br />
groups ... SMU will have to wait and<br />
see,” Schares said.<br />
“Basically we have been trying to<br />
one-up ourselves each show,” Schares<br />
said. “We have some great ideas for the<br />
upcoming spring show.” The Second<br />
Page cast for this spring said they are<br />
anxiously awaiting the performances to<br />
see if their popularity continues to<br />
grow.<br />
“Regardless <strong>of</strong> attendance, we are<br />
going to put on a quality comedy<br />
show,” Schares said, “but we know we<br />
will have a great turnout.”<br />
Schares encourages that audience<br />
members come to more than one show<br />
because “you never know what you<br />
[will] get with improv comedy.”<br />
The spring shows are scheduled for<br />
Friday, March 28, at 7 and 10 p.m. and<br />
Saturday, March <strong>29</strong>, at 10 p.m.<br />
‘Red Ryder’ hits the stage at Valéncia<br />
Walt Claassen designed the<br />
set and lighting, Matt<br />
Clementz designed the<br />
sound, and Alice Flo<br />
designed the costumes.<br />
The shows are Thursday<br />
through Saturday and<br />
Monday at 7:30 p.m. and<br />
Sunday at 3:00 p.m.<br />
Tickets for the show are<br />
$8 each or $6 for students<br />
with their student ID.<br />
photo by Kristina Perkins<br />
‘The Vagina<br />
Monologues’<br />
evokes emotion<br />
BY MARIA SULLIVAN<br />
Staff Writer<br />
Winona State <strong>University</strong> presented<br />
the “The Vagina Monologues,” written<br />
by Eve Ensler, on Feb. 22 and 23.<br />
“The Vagina Monologues” is a<br />
play featuring a number <strong>of</strong> monologues<br />
<strong>of</strong> women telling their views<br />
about the vagina through the lens <strong>of</strong><br />
sex, love, rape, menstruation, mutilation,<br />
masturbation, or orgasm. Other<br />
monologues focused on the variety <strong>of</strong><br />
names for the vagina and the vagina<br />
simply as a physical aspect <strong>of</strong> the<br />
female body. The main theme <strong>of</strong> this<br />
play is that the vagina is a tool <strong>of</strong><br />
female empowerment and that women<br />
need to learn to love it, and themselves.<br />
The play was performed and directed<br />
by students from WSU as part <strong>of</strong> a<br />
local “V-day” campaign. According to<br />
the program from the play, “V-day is a<br />
global movement to end violence<br />
against women and girls that raises<br />
funds and awareness through benefit<br />
productions <strong>of</strong> playwright/founder Eve<br />
Ensler’s award winning play.”<br />
The producers and performers did<br />
an excellent job sending the message<br />
about how the vagina is supposed to be<br />
something that women are proud <strong>of</strong>,<br />
not ashamed <strong>of</strong>. One monologue in<br />
particular, called “Because He Liked to<br />
Look at It,” told the story <strong>of</strong> a woman<br />
who was ashamed <strong>of</strong> the way her vagina<br />
looked, but her opinion changed<br />
when she met a man who absolutely<br />
loved looking at her pubic area. She<br />
soon came to realize that it’s a beautiful<br />
thing and became proud <strong>of</strong> it.<br />
The monologues in this play are<br />
very graphic and can be shocking. It is,<br />
however, a play that everybody should<br />
see. One can expect to experience a<br />
bundle <strong>of</strong> emotions upon seeing this<br />
play, from laughter to anger.<br />
This year is the tenth anniversary<br />
<strong>of</strong> “The Vagina Monologues.”
16 <strong>February</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2008</strong> Extras www.smumn.edu/cardinal<br />
BY ABBY ZIMMER<br />
Copy Editor<br />
As many students know, Dr. Joseph<br />
Tadie has a unique teaching style, but what<br />
most students don’t know is how he came<br />
to adopt this style. Tadie, assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
<strong>of</strong> philosophy, credits his style to Dr.<br />
Jeff Highland, provost and vice president;<br />
Dr. Jane Rodeheffer, pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> philosophy,<br />
and Brother Finbar McMullen, FSC, a<br />
retired Christian Brother. Each, in their<br />
own unique way, has instilled in him the<br />
preference for learning over teaching.<br />
“Initially, I worry less about the memorization<br />
<strong>of</strong> concepts than I do about engaging<br />
students, wherever they happen to be<br />
coming from,” said Tadie.<br />
Tadie tries to avoid lecture and tries to<br />
focus on group discussion or shared<br />
inquiry.<br />
“It can feel very frustrating at times in a<br />
seminar setting. Some feel that there’s<br />
apparently no point to any <strong>of</strong> it because<br />
there’s no explicit disciplinary point <strong>of</strong><br />
view being defended, there’s no lecture to<br />
memorize and spit back, so it can seem to<br />
lack rigor,” said Tadie. “It’s not [like that]<br />
for those who come to trust it, but that trust<br />
takes time to build. By starting where students<br />
are, I preference relevance over<br />
rigor.”<br />
While Dr. Highland pressed upon Tadie<br />
the importance <strong>of</strong> learning over teaching<br />
and Dr. Rodeheffer helped Tadie realize the<br />
usefulness <strong>of</strong> shared inquiry over lecturing,<br />
still Tadie’s biggest mentor at SMU has<br />
been Brother Finbar.<br />
Brother Finbar was a close mentor to<br />
both Tadie and his good friend Chris Lunn<br />
’91 during their undergraduate days. Tadie<br />
says that Finbar was a good example <strong>of</strong> the<br />
emphasis that the Brothers put on touching<br />
hearts (learning) as a means toward teaching<br />
minds. Tadie has a memory that<br />
involves a tipi that Lunn designed, built,<br />
and kept in the bluffs behind St. Yon’s Hall<br />
while they were students.<br />
After seeing Lunn’s tipi, Tadie recalls<br />
Finbar telling Lunn, “If this is what you are<br />
going to do (make tipis), then you should<br />
do it with excellence.” Tadie elaborated, “I<br />
think Finbar touched Lunn’s heart. Now, 20<br />
years later, Lunn is kind <strong>of</strong> an ‘advisor’ to<br />
the Crow, the Blackfeet, [and] the Dakota<br />
people, and not just on tipi-related matters,<br />
but also in many other areas <strong>of</strong> their material<br />
culture, including quilling, tanning <strong>of</strong><br />
hides, beadwork, [and the] manufacturing<br />
<strong>of</strong> other culturally-specific items. I see<br />
Lunn as an exemplary life-long learner.”<br />
Go online to www.smumn.edu/cardinal<br />
for the remainder <strong>of</strong> this article, including<br />
a “Tadie Timeline.”<br />
Cardinal Spotlight:<br />
Dr. Joseph Tadie<br />
photo by Kristina Perkins<br />
Gracin to grace SMU March 13<br />
BY KAYLIN MARTIN<br />
Cardinal Staff<br />
Josh Gracin, a country music artist<br />
who got his start as a fourth-place<br />
finalist on the second season <strong>of</strong><br />
“American Idol,” will perform at <strong>Saint</strong><br />
Mary’s <strong>University</strong> on Thursday, March<br />
13.<br />
Gracin’s 2004 self-titled album has<br />
sold over 750,000 copies and has produced<br />
four top-five singles on the U.S.<br />
Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart,<br />
including his number one hit, “Nothin’<br />
to Lose.”<br />
This concert is a change from past<br />
spring concerts hosted by the Student<br />
Activities Committee. Previous concerts<br />
have headlined bands such as<br />
Three Days Grace, Motion City<br />
Soundtrack and Cartel.<br />
Gracin is bound to bring in a similar<br />
size, but different type <strong>of</strong> crowd,<br />
said Neil Olstad, one <strong>of</strong> three concert<br />
chairs on the Student Activities<br />
Committee.<br />
“We wanted to change things up<br />
and please a different fan base,” said<br />
Olstad. “That’s why we looked into<br />
other genres <strong>of</strong> music.”<br />
Olstad and the other concert chairs<br />
narrowed the field down to hip-hop and<br />
country, choosing between<br />
Atmosphere, a well-known hip-hop<br />
group from the Twin Cities, or Josh<br />
Gracin.<br />
“The deciding factor, though, came<br />
down to who was available to perform<br />
on the date we wanted,” said Olstad.<br />
In spite <strong>of</strong> the change, students at<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s seem to be just as excited<br />
for a country artist.<br />
“I don’t think people know how<br />
many country music fans we have on<br />
campus,” said senior Abby Rosenthal.<br />
“It will be nice to have a concert that<br />
appeals to a different group <strong>of</strong> students.”<br />
Doors open for the concert at 7 p.m.<br />
in the <strong>Saint</strong> Mary’s gymnasium. <strong>Saint</strong><br />
Mary’s students receive one free ticket<br />
for the concert and can purchase additional<br />
tickets for $10 each. Students<br />
must present their ID when picking up<br />
tickets at the SMU box <strong>of</strong>fice in Page<br />
Theater.<br />
Tickets are $10 for SMU faculty<br />
and staff and $15 for the public.<br />
More information about Josh<br />
Gracin is available at his website:<br />
www.joshgracin.com.