September 21, 2007 - Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
CARDINAL
www.smumn.edu/cardinal September 21, 2007
Freshman class nears record
BY ALEX DOWNES-BOROWSKI
Cardinal Staff
Students who returned to Saint
Mary’s University this fall may have
noticed that the campus is more crowded
than years past. At 399 students, the
incoming freshman class is the second
largest SMU has seen, partially due to
increased efforts from staff. The freshman
enrollment is 6 percent higher than
last year. There is a total undergraduate
enrollment of 1,350 students.
Director of Admission Karen Sullivan
believes the increase in admission can
partly be based on their tremendous
staff in the Admissions Office and the
specific goals they set. Their approach
towards recruiting was to focus on each
student and their family individually.
Sullivan also gives credit to the Communication and
Marketing Office and their efforts to make SMU more visible.
Because more students use the Internet for researching
schools, Sullivan feels that the SMU website played a huge
role in creating interest among prospective students.
Sullivan explained that community also played a key role
in recruiting students. Junior Erin O’Keefe agreed by saying,
“When I was looking at schools, I felt accepted at
SMU. I really liked the welcoming atmosphere.”
SMU has adjusted to accommodate the increased number
of students. One of the biggest changes on campus has been
the re-opening of Saint Yon’s Hall. Yon’s is the current
home of the music department, but it now shares its halls
with two floors of students. Tim Gossen, dean of students,
said there are only about 14 open beds on campus. This
doesn’t include the second floor of Yon’s, which is currently
closed.
photo by Gerard Lampo
As of Sept. 10, there are 399 in the freshman class. SMU
makes changes to accommodate large numbers.
If admission continues to rise over the next few years, the
university will be ready to accommodate the growing numbers
of students. Some options include opening the second
floor of Yon’s Hall, moving staff offices, and remodeling or
downsizing rooms in current halls.
There are also more cars on campus this year. One might
think this may become a bigger issue in the coming months
as we approach the snow emergency season; however, Jerrie
Seibert, director of campus safety, is confident that the current
parking system with its voicemail and e-mail notifications
will be enough to efficiently notify students of snow
emergency alerts. For students who ride bikes, 12 new racks
have been added to various spots around campus.
The number of international students has doubled this
year. There are 47 international students representing more
than 17 countries.
Many people seem excited about the increased enrollment.
The general consensus is that it can only have positive
effects for the whole SMU community.
Breathalyzer
can prove
innocence
BY AMANDA KLINGBERG
Cardinal Staff
This year at Saint Mary’s
University if a student under the
age of 21 is found in or around
a location where alcohol is
present, they have the right,
within an hour of the filed disciplinary
report, to go to
Campus Safety and request a
breathalyzer test. If the results
are negative, that particular
student is able to avoid the
disciplinary sanctions that
would typically go along with
underage drinking at SMU.
“Students are not
assumed to be
breaking policy.”
The university makes it clear
that alcohol is only permitted
to those students who are over
the legal drinking age of 21,
and only within the privacy of
Villages or in confined rooms in
certain residence halls. In residence
halls such as Hillside,
Skemp, Vlazny, Saint Edward’s
and Saint Benilde’s, there is a
cont. on page 3
News:
Brother
Bob’s
goodbye
page 2
Feature:
SMU flood
relief
page 6
Sports:
Dembiec
on double
duty
page 9
Arts & Ent.:
‘Images of
Nature,’
‘Interstices’
page 15

2 September 21, 2007 News www.smumn.edu/cardinal
Br. Bob takes post at Bethlehem U.
BY LINDSAY DICKSON
Editor-in-Chief
Brother Robert J. Smith, FSC, said goodbye to his
friends and colleagues at Saint Mary’s University last
month. Brother Bob has since assumed duties of vice
president for academic affairs at Bethlehem
photo by Deb Nahrgang
Brother Bob (left) with colleagues at
farewell reception last month. He is
now taking on new challenges at
Bethlehem University.
University of the Holy Land, a Lasallian university in
Palestine.
“As a Brother, I want to be open to needs that other
Lasallian schools face. There’s a need and I was
asked,” Brother Bob said.
He considered this offer for a few months before
announcing it to SMU. While at SMU, Brother Bob
was a professor in the theology department and was
also director of Christ the Teacher Institute of
Education in Nairobi, Kenya. Most recently, he was
the vice president for mission and the director of
Center for Enhancement of Learning and Teaching.
Bethlehem University was co-founded by the
Vatican and the Christian Brothers in 1973. With
approximately 2,600 undergraduates, the university is
70 percent Muslim and 30 percent Catholic. Brother
Bob explained that the university is in Palestine, an
occupied territory. There are checkpoints manned by
Israeli soldiers and the school was closed from 2000-
2003 due to violence. “There are irresolvable issues
there. Some parts of the world have it more difficult
than others,” he explained. “Our campus shows
effects of rockets, bullets and teargas.”
Before leaving SMU, Smith explained that he feels
psychologically and mentally prepared for this new
journey. “Being in Africa five years ago gave me
good practice,” said Brother Bob. “But the preparation
has been laid over the past 20 years.”
Brother Bob said, “Everything I am has been
shaped by my experiences [at SMU]. I now have a
keener sense of mission.” He described the awareness
for and understanding of Lasallian and Catholic identity,
education for justice, and respect for a diverse
world he saw while at SMU. He plans to take that
knowledge of mission and will continue to address
what it means to say one is Catholic and Lasallian.
Brother Bob explained that he will miss the people,
mission and identity at SMU. He said that his time
has been satisfying and rewarding and that “it’s not
about buildings and programs. It’s about the people.”
“His leadership will surely be missed. He was a
mentor to all of us in all things Lasallian. He embodied
the spirit of the Christian Brothers,” said Bob
Fisher, director of annual giving.
“In addition to thanking Brother Robert for his
long-time commitment to this university, I know I
speak for the entire community in offering our support
and prayers to him as he begins a very challenging
assignment in a turbulent area of the world,” said
Jeffrey Highland, Ph.D., university provost and vice
president for the college.
Renovated ball fields and pavilion to be completed
BY ALEX DOWNES-BOROWSKI
Cardinal Staff
This summer, Saint Mary’s University made additions to the Winona campus.
The softball and baseball fields were renovated, along with an addition of a pavilion.
The fields will be ready for competition in the spring of 2009.
The pavilion began as a gift from the class of 2004 and was originally supposed
to be located near the bonfire pit along the path to the New Village. However,
with the addition of the softball and baseball fields, it was decided that the pavilion
would be better utilized in-between the two fields. The fields and pavilion are
located just across the parking lot of the Toner Student Center and can be seen
while entering the campus.
The university began construction on the two fields in mid-May. Several years
ago, the state of the old fields became a safety issue. The new fields are special as
they are sand-based, which allow for proper drainage. It features an irrigation system
that allows for up to 12 inches of rain an hour and yet can still maintain
playable conditions. “It’s the Cadillac of baseball fields,” said Al Joswick, maintenance’s
trades department supervisor. Joswick spent a large portion of his summer
on-site supervising the project.
Starting from below the ground, there are trenches 25 to 30 feet apart that take
water to an irrigation pipe. Above that, there are 3 to 4 inches of sand, followed
by 7 to 10 inches of sand and peat. The sand, a special blend of different sizes of
angular grains, had to be sent to New York for
pH level and size analysis. The grass is a mix of
bluegrass and perennial rye. The construction of
the field required the use of GPS/Laser guided
systems.
According to Nikki Fennern, athletic director,
the multiple layers and root system actually filter
the water as it is irrigated, resulting in cleaner
excess water.
When the pavilion is completed, it will have a
column-supported roof as well as tables for picnic
dining. Bob Fisher, director of annual giving,
served as an advisor for the committee of
20 students that worked on the gift. “The pavilion
will be a great asset to the newly renovated
outdoor athletic facilities,” he said. “I believe
our students, faculty and staff will all be able to
enjoy this new gathering space on campus.”
The university plans on utilizing the space
for many activities, including events for
alumni.
photo by Kristina Perkins
Many at SMU await
the completion of the
pavilion and fields.

www.smumn.edu/cardinal News September 21, 2007 3
Follow the yellow brick road
Br. Frederick urges students to be Lasallian leaders
BY KAYLIN MARTIN
Cardinal Staff
Brother Frederick C. Mueller, FSC, a leader in the
Lasallian community, spoke to the undergraduate class at
Saint Mary’s annual convocation on Sept. 11.
Using a combination of quotes from Ralph Waldo
Emerson, personalities of “The Wizard of Oz,” and real life
Lasallian stories, Brother Frederick was able to captivate the
audience and present four areas of challenge in which students
can spread their wings: scholarship, character, leadership
and service.
“He modeled all that we hope to be the hallmark of a
Saint Mary’s education,” said Mary Fox, Ph.D., a professor
at Saint Mary’s. “Lasallian values, the development of ‘critical
consciousness,’ passion for ‘simple, clear, direct, action’
as means of ‘living what you believe,’ scholarship as a way
of ‘making meaning out of chaos,’ and most important of
all, a sense of each person’s unique God-given destiny.”
Brother Frederick began by telling a story of an eagle who
grew up with chickens, thought he was a chicken, and died a
chicken; an eagle that never thought he could be anything
but what his surroundings would let him. He asked SMU
students to take themselves out of their surroundings and
away from other people’s expectations in order to “soar like
an eagle.”
Using the Scarecrow from the “Wizard of Oz” as an
example, Br. Frederick warned against being a mirrored
thinker. Scholarship is not accumulated information, but the
process of logic and using imagination, he said, and one
must have the ability to look at life and culture and be able
Breathalyzer, cont. from page 1
zero-tolerance alcohol policy.
Part of SMU’s alcohol policy also
includes the fact that the resident
of any room is held responsible for
guests and for the decisions those
guests make, including the possession
of alcohol. In many cases, all
of the alcohol will be confiscated.
If a student under the age of 21
is found in a location where alcohol
is present and chooses not to
take the breathalyzer test, or the
results of the test are positive, disciplinary
action will take place. The
first offense includes, but is not limited
to, a meeting with the appropriate
staff and judiciary members,
notification of parents, an informative
alcohol class, fines, and community
service. Dependent upon
the seriousness of the violation, a
major offense could result in expulsion
from the campus or the
involvement of law enforcement.
“It’s nice that students are not
assumed to be breaking policy.
SMU is using its resources well,” said
Lucas Kaplan, an SMU sophomore.
Prior to the new policy, students
under the age of 21 found in an
area where alcohol consumption
was taking place may have been
sentenced to these disciplinary
actions regardless of whether or
not they were drinking.
“I think [the new policy is] fair,”
said freshman Brittany Kubik. With
the new policy, students like Kubik
to think independently.
“The first challenge is to use your mind,” said Brother
Frederick. He added that one must develop a critical consciousness
to be a scholar and to be a true Lasallian.
Brother Frederick presented his second challenge, quoting
Emerson: “Character is higher than intellect. A great soul
will be strong to live as well as think.” The Tin Man found a
heart and defended what he believed in, even when his tears
threatened further rusting, he said.
You need to live what you believe in, said Bother
Frederick, to be an eagle, to be a Lasallian.
“Fear always springs from ignorance,” said Br. Frederick.
He challenged students to be like the Courageous Lion and
have hope; one person can make a difference.
“Would you dare look danger eye-to-eye,” Brother
Frederick said, “and still hope to be a leader?”
He addressed the last of his challenges using Dorothy, the
most prominent character in “The Wizard of Oz,” as a person
of service. She is on a quest to go home, find out who
she is, and spread her wings, said Brother Frederick, though
she puts her deepest desires aside and helps her friends.
Through her serving, he explained, Dorothy finds her
dreams and reaches for the rainbow.
“We must come home to our deepest selves by serving as
wounded healers,” said Brother Frederick.
He concluded his address with words of encouragement to
the study body. “You are eagles; you are young Lasallians,”
said Brother Frederick, “May you ever believe more deeply
in your lives, to hope, to heal. You are this world’s best
hope. You are this world’s only hope.”
can be with of-age students while
those students are consuming
alcohol, without worrying about
being accused of drinking in the
process.
Kayci Landeen, another freshman
under the age of 21, agrees
and claims that she could see herself
in a similar situation in the
future.
Some students feel a downside
to this policy is that students under
21 may be less careful and cautious
about the situations they
place themselves in because they
are not as worried about getting
caught and facing consequences.
SMU senior
continues
healing process
BY CANDICE NORRELL
Sports Editor
On Saturday, July 28, at 3:20 in the
morning, Saint Mary’s University senior
Christina Marie Pickford, 21, was
struck by a train near Sioux Street in
Winona. She was flown to Gundersen
Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse where
she remained in the Intensive Care
Unit for one month, in a coma, leaving
family and friends in prayer.
“She needs as much
love as she can get.”
Kelly Pickford (’05), Christy’s older
sister, opened a CaringBridge website
through Gundersen Lutheran to update
those interested in following Christy’s
progress.
“I decided to set this up when a
nurse here at the hospital referenced
this site,” Kelly said on the website. “I
took one look and thought this would
be a great way to send Christy our love
... from all over. Please use this site to
send her your love. She needs as much
as she can get.”
Christy opened her eyes on Saturday,
Aug. 25, and five days later was transported
by ambulance to Bethesda
Rehabilitation Facility in Saint Paul,
Minn.
“Now that she is … at Bethesda, she
is going through regular therapy. She
is still opening those eyes of hers periodically,
but her other movements are
still sporadic,” Kelly said of her sister,
who is currently in the respiratory
rehabilitation center.
Community members can access the
website and leave a note of support for
Christy and her family at
http://www.caringbridge.org/
visit/christypickford.

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President named by Dec.
BY JULIE JERGENSON
Undergraduate Representative,
Presidential Search Committee
Explanations for café and bookstore changes
photo by Kristina Perkins
BY ALLI HILL
Cardinal Staff
BY CANDICE NORRELL
Sports Editor
Over the summer, the Saint Mary’s
University bookstore made the decision
to discontinue charging to student
accounts.
In the past, students were allowed
to charge items from the bookstore to
their tuition accounts. Students were
then able to add those charges to their
Each year brings change to the Saint
Mary’s University community. This
year, especially, the university must
prepare for a new chapter in SMU history:
the appointment of our next president.
Since Brother Chancellor Louis
DeThomasis, FSC, Ph.D., assumed the
duties of president, members of the
Presidential Search Committee have
been hard at work developing a list of
challenges and opportunities for the
university as well as qualifications for
SMU’s new leader.
Aiding in this task is Allen Koenig,
Ph.D., of R.H. Perry and Associates, a
search firm that will help to focus and
refine the search. Many had the opportunity
to meet with Koenig when he
visited the campuses to collect community
input for the search profile.
The search committee has appreciated
the strong turnout at these public
meetings, as the opinions provided the
reinforcement needed to construct a
strong profile that will attract an individual
prepared to meet the needs of
the SMU community.
There have been some questions
from the community regarding the
committee’s need to keep this search
confidential. Some may recall that
question and answer sessions with the
finalists were held during the last
search. The reason that the search committee
has chosen to omit those sessions
and to keep this search confidential
is so that it will be able to find
higher caliber best-suited for this position.
Candidates who are sitting presidents
at other universities may be
unwilling to apply if they believe that
they will not be protected from backlash
in their current community. The
goal of the committee is to draw finalists
from a large pool of possible candidates,
and a confidential search is the
New students as well as sophomores
on campus will never know
how beautiful Cotter Hall once was
before it burned to the ground on
June 12, 2006. But hopefully they
have at least heard of the house that
was located between La Salle and
Hoffman halls.
only way to draw the most qualified
people.
To give everyone an idea about how
soon these events will all come to pass,
here is the general timeline. In early
November, the search committee will
select semi-finalists from the candidate
pool. By mid-November, these semifinalists
will have completed an interview
process and the search committee
will select the finalists. In December,
the search committee and the Board of
Trustees will interview the finalists
again and, shortly after, the board will
select the next president.
If all goes as planned, the next president
will be announced before this
Christmas and will assume the duties
of the presidency in time for the 2008-
09 academic year.
For more information and updates on
the Presidential Search, please visit the
Office of the President at
www.smumn.edu.
To help commemorate the beautiful brick house, built in
1876-77, I went to Chris Kendall, vice president of student
development, early last year with the idea of either
building a coffee shop where Cotter Hall once stood or
changing the name of Main Street Café, located on the
third floor of Saint Mary’s Hall, to Cotter Café. After talking
to a few more people, Kendall was able to get the
name and look changed over the summer.
To read about the history of Cotter Hall, students may
visit www.smumn.edu/sitepages/pid2331.php.
minimum monthly balance.
Cindy Marek, vice president of
financial affairs, said, “We learned
last year that there were almost no
Barnes and Nobles-operated bookstores
in the country using this type of
charge system. The internal charging
created more difficulties in collecting
from students and was inefficient.”
Even though this causes a discomfort
for returning students, the bookstore
is trying to render this problem.
“We were disappointed to see it discontinued,
but we support Saint
Mary’s decision with the student
charging system,” said Donna White,
bookstore manager. “We have instituted
the parent/student card to give the
students another option.” This card
acts as a gift card for parents to
ensure that students have some disposable
income.
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6 September 21, 2007 Feature www.smumn.edu/cardinal
Volunteer efforts near 1,500 hours
BY BETSY BAERTLEIN
Features Editor
During the weekend of Sept. 8-9,
314 Saint Mary’s University students
volunteered for flood relief, contributing
a total of 1,479 hours of service.
This was part of a kickoff for relief
efforts sponsored by SMU Volunteer
Services.
Students went to the towns of
Minnesota City, Houston, Stockton,
and Rushford to help with tasks such
as light construction, yard work, tree
removal, mucking, power washing,
clothes folding, and river cleanup.
Although SMU immediately
responded to the flood by housing the
Red Cross shelter on campus and sending
out faculty and staff just two days
after the flood, this was one of the first
opportunities for students to get
involved. SMU worked with Winona
County and agencies such as the
Mississippi River Center and Edina
Realty to send aid where the need was
greatest.
However, much more still needs to
be done, said Katie LaPlant, director of
student activities and volunteer services,
who estimates that relief efforts will
continue for at least two years. Right
now, said LaPlant, people are waiting
for their houses to dry out, and only
after this happens can the real construction
begin. For the next two to
three months, there will be volunteer
opportunities for students to help with
the cleaning and gutting of homes. If
students would like to be involved in
upcoming relief efforts, they can go to
www.smumn.edu/floodhelp to fill out a
form. LaPlant said that “there is no
better way to carry out the Lasallian
charism than empowering community
and bringing hope to those who feel
hopeless.” With the continued efforts
of SMU students, said LaPlant, this
mission will be realized.
photo by Betsy Baertlein
Sophomores Hillary Stenzel, Tom Briese, Vanessa Grams,
and Sarah Weir display garbage they helped gather
from the river during a volunteer weekend, Sept. 8-9.
Photo Poll: What was your reaction to the flood?
I was surprised to hear
what had happened but glad
I could help rebuild what
was lost.
Libby Perkins
Freshman
I was SHOCKED.
Phil Thomas
Sophomore
It was nice to see SMU as a
Red Cross relief center.
Joey Torres
Junior
I was really surprised and
upset, but glad the community
came together.
Anna Skonieczny
Senior
photos by Kristina Perkins

www.smumn.edu/cardinal Feature September 21, 2007 7
SMU rocks for relief
Habitat and Catholic Charities to benefit
BY EMILIE FISCH
Cardinal Staff
Rockin’ for Relief, a benefit concert for victims of the flood in Southeastern Minnesota, was held on
Sept. 7. All Winona community members were invited to attend this benefit.
The event was co-sponsored by Volunteer Services and Campus Ministry. Admission was $5 for students
and $10 for adults, which covered the cost of food as well as live entertainment and games. Among the
bands that played were SMU alumnus Adam Stasica; SMU campus band Bookreader; The Monday Saga,
featuring SMU alumnus Brandon Mathieus; and SMU alumnus Mike Munson.
Another large part of the fundraiser was a live auction which raised $1,087. Combined with the money
from admission and donations, Rockin’ for Relief raised a total of $5,398.78 total. Proceeds went to Habitat
for Humanity and Catholic Charities.
There are other ways students can help with flood relief efforts. Several volunteer groups from SMU have
helped on weekends, and more opportunities will be offered in the future. Students interested in volunteering
can contact Katie LaPlant in Volunteer Services.
photo by Kristina Perkins
Mike Munson (’04 ) entertains the
Winona community to raise money for
flood victims in Southeastern Minnesota.
Flooded with loss: one victim’s story
BY THERESA BREAULT
Cardinal Staff
For those affected by the floods in Southeastern
Minnesota, the possibility of a life-changing disaster
was far from their minds.
Such was the case of Saint Mary’s University
freshman Kasey Warnke, who lived in Stockton,
Minn.
Rains started to pour Aug.18, 2007, and Warnke’s
entire home, from her basement to the top floor of
her house, was soon flooded.
When the time came for Warnke to move in to
SMU, the only possessions she had here were a pair
of shoes, a pair of flip flops, and a half-full garbage
bag with the only clothes she could salvage.
Everything else was lost with the rest of her home.
Weeks later, Warnke still has not
been able to get over the initial
shock of such a disaster. “It hasn’t
really sunk in yet that I have no
house to go home to. I have no baby
pictures to show my own kids anymore.
I have nothing,” said Warnke.
Through the tragedy, however, organizations that
have responded to victims’ cries. FEMA (Federal
Emergency Management Agency) has supplied the
Warnke family with $26,000 in flood relief. Although
“I have no baby
pictures to show
my own kids
anymore.”
it doesn’t even come close to compensating for the
loss of their home or the two cars that were destroyed
along with it, it will be used to help get them back on
their feet.
SMU has also been doing a great deal to
help out with victims such as Warnke.
Rockin’ for Relief raised nearly $5,400 for
flood victims. Two-hundred athletes, along
with an additional 112 other students from
SMU, have volunteered their time to aid in the cleanup
of towns affected.
Although this will never make up for all of the
losses suffered, we can only hope that, in the end, it
will help brighten these very dark times.
Statistics on flood damage:
Clients served by Red Cross:
1,497
No. of people sheltered: 510
No. of meals served: 56,086
No. of snacks served: 124,882
Homes affected: 4,200
Apartments affected: 40
Businesses affected: 70
Homes completely lost: 256
Homes with major damage: 338
Homes inaccessible for some
time: 475
Rainfall:
Winona, Minn.: 5.10”
Witoka, Minn.: 17.00”
La Crosse, Wis.: 12.20”
La Crescent, Minn.: 11.58”
Rochester, Minn.: 11.10”
Compiled by Danielle Larson. Sources: WKBT La Crosse, National Weather Service, Winona Daily News

8 September 21, 2007 Editorial www.smumn.edu/cardinal
A new year,
a new look
BY LINDSAY DICKSON
Editor-in-Chief
Renovated baseball fields.
New furniture. Rearranged
offices. Electric trucks. A
pavilion in-the-works. It’s time
for the Cardinal newspaper
to stay up-to-date with all of
these upgrades on campus.
Hopefully you noticed that
the paper you’re reading
right now is a different format
from previous years. Many
students suggested that we
change the paper to a
tabloid-style so that it’s easier
to read while sitting at a desk
or walking down the hall.
Well, we listened to you!
Different from the past, the
paper will not be distributed
in individual P.O. boxes. We’d
like to stay in stride with the
green surge on campus and
save as much paper as we
can. Instead, we will notify
you of an upcoming edition
via a campus-wide publication,
the Early Bird. This will
provide featured photos,
main headlines, and a general
idea of what you can
read in the next issue of the
paper.
Finally, the Cardinal is
online! Stories and photos
featured in the print version
of the paper will be posted
on a Cardinal blog. The
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check out the website at
www.smumn.edu/cardinal
and comment on stories. The
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a more interactive, upto-date
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Hot off the Prez: J. Freeman
BY JOHN FREEMAN
Student Senate President
BY JAKUB SZYMANSKI
Cardinal Staff
Cardinal writer reports from Galway, Ireland
BY LAURA ANDREWS
Cardinal Staff
Hundreds of miles away across the
Atlantic Ocean, in Galway, Ireland, I
am still the same person that I was on
the Saint Mary’s University campus.
Although, I can now say that I have
experienced three wonderful weeks of
the Irish culture and am thirsty to learn
more each day. It is difficult to
describe how being abroad has
enriched my life, both socially and academically.
I am the only student from Saint
Mary’s to study in Galway and didn’t
know a soul when I arrived.
Fortunately, I met several other
international students, three of whom
are my roommates, and have very
“Welcome back! I hope you had a
great summer,” what a cliché. It’s the
middle of September already; can you
believe it? How about: “Welcome to
windy Winona and the crazy
Minnesota weather that comes with it.”
I hope that everyone is as excited for
the school year as I am; it should be a
great year. To make sure that you enjoy
your year, here is some advice that I
would have found helpful when I was
in your shoes.
Freshmen, enjoy the simplicity of
your general education classes and the
fact that it takes 30 seconds to get to
the café. Also keep in mind that you
quickly become comfortable in my
new surroundings. It has been very
comforting to have others who share
the same challenges of navigating both
life in Galway and the very different
aspects of college life in Ireland.
Luckily, the Irish are almost always
glad to help and are eager to learn
about visitors and their experiences in
Galway. For the Irish, the pubs are the
most social places where there is usually
traditional Irish music and dancing
and plenty of “interesting” characters. I
am sure that I will long remember their
unique culture as experienced through
pub life.
Academically, I am taking an Irish
studies class and am thrilled to be in
the country that I am studying. I feel
that being in Ireland while studying its
have four years with your classmates,
so try not to step on too many toes.
Sophomores, this is your year to step
it up and take leadership positions in
the clubs and organizations you joined
last year. You know the ropes now, so
there are no excuses.
Juniors, I wish you the best of luck;
this is the year that you find a balance
between work and play.
Seniors, we have an entire year of
college left; let’s not worry about the
“real world” quite yet.
Let’s all have a great year and appreciate
and enjoy everything that the year
has to offer.
An American adventure, international style
You may ask why I am writing about international students.
I write because I believe that every student at Saint
Mary’s University is their own breed of international student,
either because of the distance from home, different
cultural background, or simply because they feel alone and
alienated.
Diversity in the student body is an important factor in providing
education to all students because we have the opportunity
to learn from different experiences, beliefs and perspectives.
These differences challenge stereotyped preconceptions
and encourage critical thinking – essential skills of
an educated person.
I believe that SMU and its students are extremely lucky to
be a second home for students from over 10 different nationalities.
Those international students may have different ages,
backgrounds, cultures, or religions. They may come here to
improve their English or get their master’s degree, but they
all have one thing in common.
cont. on page 9
literature and history makes me genuinely
more interested in the subjects.
It also inspires me to want to know
more.
I am living five minutes from the
ocean with a view of mountains right
outside my window. I have fallen in
love with Ireland and am soaking in
everything that I can before it’s all a
memory or simply reduced to digital
photos.
Of course there are a few things that
Galway is missing: my closest friends,
my family and my Saint Mary’s community.
And for this reason, I will say
goodbye to Ireland at the end of the
semester with excitement to see those
that I miss. But I will most certainly
return to Ireland again and again.

www.smumn.edu/cardinal Editorial September 21, 2007 9
Act of free speech or offensive display?
BY AMY KALINA
Copy Editor
September 11 is a day when
Americans unite to remember those
lost in the terrorist attacks six years
ago.
It is a day to remember the attacks,
not to engage in attacks of our own.
On that date this year, a display set
up by Saint Mary’s University students,
apparently on behalf of College
Republicans, stirred up controversy on
campus. The display, located outside of
Hendrickson, was probably meant as a
memorial to those who have lost their
lives in Iraq. The flags exhibited in the
turnaround represent the American
death toll, one that keeps climbing as
the war continues.
However, banners that accompanied
the flags were removed because of
their discriminatory message and their
political affiliation.
But don’t we have the right to voice
our views, regardless of whether it is in
accordance with popular opinion? One
might argue that on such a patriotic
day, we should especially be engaging
in the rights granted to us as citizens. It
is true that the First Amendment grants
each of us the freedom of speech.
However, if we as citizens have the
“right” to do something, does that
make it okay? I am choosing to exercise
another constitutional privilege,
freedom of the press, to share my
views on the flaws of this less-thanpatriotic
display.
Any marketing or public relations
student will tell you that an essential
part of sending an effective message is
knowing your audience. The audience
of SMU is one that values its sense of
community. The error behind displaying
a political banner is easy to
explain. To exhibit a particular political
message on campus, especially in such
a prominent location, is to suggest that
SMU itself is affiliated with that party.
Such an affiliation would be unethical.
Another flaw in the message was its
blatant targeting of a particular religious
group. Though a Catholic university,
SMU welcomes members of all
faith traditions. To attack a specific
group, especially one represented by
fellow students, can be seen as a promotional
act of discrimination. By targeting
a part of our community, regardless
of its size, one threatens our unity.
It is important for everyone’s voice to
be heard, but there is a difference
between what is allowed and what is
appropriate.
Regardless of its flaws, the ideas
behind the display were perhaps honorable.
The flags continue to grace the
turnaround to serve as a reminder of
our American heritage.
Here are some important numbers to
keep in mind as we remember those
who have lost their lives:
*Total American deaths in Iraq since
March 19, 2003: 3,776
*Number of non-American coalition
deaths: 299
*Estimated Iraqi civilian deaths:
75,000
*American casualties on Sept. 11,
2001: 2,646
*Non-American casualties on Sept.
11, 2001: 327
(Courtesy of CNN.com)
Just as we have a social responsibility
to treat one another with dignity and
respect, we have a responsibility to
ourselves to be aware of propaganda,
analyze the messages that bombard us,
and filter those that are potentially
harmful. As students, we know the
importance of critical analysis. Make
your beliefs your own, and base them
on substance rather than display.
What is Peace and Justice?
BY MARY GLEICH
Guest Writer
No, we’re not just a group of hippies.
We are a diverse group of Saint Mary’s
University students who promote a
genuine servant community dedicated
to the works of peace, justice and reverence
for life. We strive to take effective
action against injustice and foster
life-long seekers of justice.
As textbook as all that may sound,
we are a casual group that meets weekly
to discuss anything and everything
having to do with Peace and Justice,
both here at SMU and worldwide.
We work in a four-week cycle focusing
on one Catholic Social Teaching
(CST) every semester. The CSTs are
broad topics describing the Catholic
responsibility to justice in our world.
The cycle will include round-table discussions,
activities, field trips, movies
and maybe even a few potlucks!
BIG EVENTS:
Common Threads Clothing sale Oct.
25-27. When you’re home for October
break, bring old clothes back to school
with you.
Our trip to WHINSEC or Western
Hemisphere Institute for Security
Cooperation (formerly known as SOA
or The School of the Americas) is Nov.
16-18. WHINSEC has trained over
60,000 Latin American soldiers in
counterinsurgency techniques, commando
and psychological warfare, and
interrogation tactics.
These graduates have consistently
used their skills to wage war against
educators, union organizers, religious
workers, student leaders, and justice
workers. (courtesy of www.soaw.com)
There will be an informational meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 9 p.m. in
Room B. The deadline for the WHIN-
SEC rally registration is Oct. 10.
Contact Mary Gleich, Laura
Holupchinski, Andrew Rath, Glenna
Krzyzanowski or Andy Pass.
American adventure
cont. from page 8
They are people in transition who decided to live in a foreign academic setting to
realize their educational objectives, away from friends, families and relatives.
For most of them, the first weeks are a phase of excitement when they are discovering
a new place and new people. However, after a couple of weeks, they
start to feel frustration, boredom and homesickness. Can you imagine coming to
a college with only 70 pounds of luggage, and the thought of not seeing home for
the next couple of months? How would you feel if you had to spend
Thanksgiving or Easter several thousand miles away from your family, sitting in
your dorm over break? What about leaving a girlfriend or boyfriend that you
dated for the last couple of years? A long-distance relationship is extremely hard
to maintain.
For me , the transition from the European way of life into the American one
was a long and exhausting process. College education in the United States is different
from a European university. Homework, in-class discussions, presentations,
essays, and pop quizzes are not a part of the academic routine in Europe.
Both systems have their positive and negative aspects, but I believe that most students
from Europe and Asia find the American education system less rigid and
friendlier. Add differences in culture, language, or even food to that and you will
have a feeling of it means to be an international student.
From a personal aspect, I regret that it took me two years to adjust to a new
environment. To avoid the mistakes I made because of my fears, freshmen and
returning students should get involved in the huge variety of activities at SMU.
We can build a friendly environment and a safe community, which helps us
appreciate that we are all uniquely different.

10 September 21, 2007 Sports www.smumn.edu/cardinal
Ultimate Frisbee club forming
BY JESSICA PAULSEN
Cardinal Staff
“A men’s Ultimate Frisbee club is
being formed on campus,” said Eric
Duffy, junior.
Duffy is one of three SMU students
who started the club. They wanted to
form the club because they feel
Ultimate Frisbee is an open, honest and
fun game and it also gives students
another way to get involved on campus.
The club is not official because the
student senate has yet to vote on the
issue. Duffy said he has been in contact
with members of the Student Senate
Executive Board. The members think
that the senate will most likely approve
the request.
Many students feel Ultimate Frisbee
is fun because it is a competitive, taxing
sport, explained Duffy. It emphasizes
sportsmanship because there are
no referees and players are expected to
be honest. Ultimate Frisbee pushes
“this thing they call spirit of the
game...every team’s going to be open
and honest,” said Duffy.
Most of the players in the club are
freshmen, many of whom played on
high school Ultimate Frisbee teams and
have some experience. All members
are expected to make practice three
times a week. “I respect and understand
that they have other things going
on, and school comes first,” Duffy
said. He’s also had to work practices
Cardinal faithful show their true colors
BY ERIC LEAR
Sports Editor
around the times intramural teams play
because they both use Saint Joe’s field.
They have heard many positive reactions
from people about the club. Many
were excited to play, but others are just
happy to attend. Many consider
Ultimate Frisbee is considered to be a
good spectator sport because it is easy
to follow the game and learn the rules.
People like Ultimate Frisbee because
it is fun “watching people work the
disc around, pass even when guarded,
and make unbelievable catches,” said
Duffy, and it is about “all the players
that have been coming out. They’ve
been amazing and they’re really committed”
to the game.
Their first scrimmage is Sept. 23
against Winona State University.
Every morning I do what most people do. I hit the snooze
button on my alarm about five times, shower, brush my
teeth, eat breakfast, and put a shirt on. A few weeks ago I
did just that, and the shirt I put on happened to be a purple
shirt that said “Winona State.” I didn’t think anything of it,
but many of my classmates did. I had over 10 comments in
regards to my shirt on campus that morning and one via text
message before noon.
I consider myself very involved in the Saint Mary’s
University community, and most of my involvement has
something to do with the world of sports. One former SMU
student even referred to me as “Mr. Cardinal” due to my
involvement on campus and near endless, yet unsuccessful,
efforts to have him stay in Cardinal Country.
I sometimes wear shirts of other colleges and no one said
much, except for the occasional Duke fan I run into.
However, chances are that when you see me, I am sporting
some sort of SMU apparel. I may just have more SMU
shirts than the campus bookstore. As a matter of fact, since I
strolled onto campus a shade over three years ago, I have
accumulated enough SMU shirts and sweatshirts to wear a
different SMU top everyday for over two months. Shocking
and somewhat pathetic, yes I know.
I was initially frustrated by the constant grief given to me
that day. I argued that WSU is not our rival, but just another
school in this college town. Historically, it has been rare for
us to give the Division II school across the street much athletic
competition. One SMU senior put it very well by saying
that SMU only competes with WSU for “real estate.”
Please don’t get me wrong, I would absolutely love for us to
beat the pants off the “purple people-eaters,” on Nov. 17, for
obvious personal affiliations. Nothing would please me
more then to put a blemish on their record and put that sour
taste back in their mouths from when their record-setting
winning streak came to an end in the National
Championship last season.
The more grief I got, the happier I actually became. You
would be hard pressed to find someone who wants to see
SMU succeed at sports more than “Mr. Cardinal” himself,
and here I am wearing a shirt of our cross-town foes? I now
see what upset those who confronted me, and I like it. I have
criticized SMU students in the past for lacking pride in
being a Cardinal and I was quite pleased to see such a
response.
Some of you might know that I do some TV work at HBC
Channel 25 broadcasting WSU basketball games, which is
how I got the infamous purple shirt in the first place. I often
wear my SMU gear when I broadcast at WSU and I love the
grief I get for rocking the SMU red on the purple side of
town. It is a matter of pride, and you guys have proven me
wrong and showed me that you have a great deal of pride in
being Cardinals. So if you see someone on campus, as one
SMU coach put it, “wearing the wrong shade of red,” go
ahead and give them a hard time and instill your Cardinal
pride in them.
Let’s take it to the Warriors this year and make them our
competitors no matter what sport it may be, and let’s paint
this town the right shade of red.
SMU scoreboard
Men’s Soccer (2-4-0)
September 3 UM-Morris 2
SMU 0
September 8 SMU 3
Northland 0
September 11 Carthage 2
SMU 1
September 15 St. Olaf 3
SMU 0
September 18
SMU
UW-Whitewater
Women’s Soccer (5-1-0)
September 2 SMU 9
Martin Luther 1
September 5 SMU 3
Bethany Luth 0
September 8 SMU 10
Northland 0
September 13 SMU 1
St. Catherine’s 0
September 15 St. Olaf 2
SMU 1
Women’s Volleyball (8-4)
September 7 SMU 3
Luther 1
SMU 3
North Park 1
September 8 SMU 3
Wartburg 1
September 18 SMU 3
Macalester 1
Men’s Cross Country
9/1 SMU Invitational 5th out of 6
9/14 Notre Dame Invite 14th out of
22
Women’s Cross Country
9/1 SMU Invitational 6th out of 7
9/14 Notre Dame Invite 24th out of
26
Men’s Golf
8/31 SMU: 308 Macalester: 333
9/10 Augsburg Invite 14th out of 17
9/16 St. John’s Invite 11th out of 20
Women’s Golf
9/15 Luther Invite 9th out of 14
For more information about all SMU
athletics, go to the new website at:
www.saintmaryssports.com

www.smumn.edu/cardinal Sports September 21, 2007 11
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
BY CANDICE NORRELL AND ERIC LEAR
Sports Editors
CN: *sigh* It’s that time of year again.
Leaves are turning gorgeous colors, it’s
starting to get chilly, the days are getting
shorter, and baseball wise, it’s the
hunt for October! Eric, please tell all
our readers how you feel this time
compared to years past.
EL: What a strange feeling it is for me
to be happy this time of year while
watching my beloved Chicago Cubs
play. And when I say strange, I don’t
mean catching-a-glimpse-of-yourroommate-as-they-are-leaving-theshower
strange. I mean a Father-
Fabian-class-getting-out-early strange.
For those of you that don’t follow, it is
a feeling that I really could get used to,
seeing as though my “northsiders” have
been in the playoffs just three times
since I was introduced to this world.
CN: Well, my Twinkies have only
appeared in the playoffs six times in
my own lifetime; however, two of
By ABBY ZIMMER
Copy Editor
Saint Mary’s University athletics website has been
recently redesigned thanks to Sports Information
Director Donny Nadeau and Vice President of
Communication and Marketing Bob Conover.
“I think the new site is so much better than the old
site, and I’ve heard a lot of compliments,” said
Nadeau. “I think this is because it’s very eye-catching,
neat, clean, informative and it’s all right there. If
anyone needs anything that has to do with Saint
Mary’s athletics, it’s there.”
The website, redesigned by Internet Consulting
Services (ICS), the same company the Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference uses for their
website, has many new features. Among these features
include a calendar feature to show games occurring
each day, banners with sports-specific flash photographs,
and Athletes of the Week. It also includes
Live Stats, which updates as the game is taking
place.
photo by Lindsay Dickson
Senior sports editors
Candice Norrell and Eric
Lear proudly sport their
favorite teams’ colors.
those times they were World Series
champs! (Whoop whoop!)
EL: ONLY six times? Are you kidding
me? I would be happier than you in the
Home Run Porch, chomping on a
Dome Dog while watching Joe Nathan
in the bottom of the ninth if my
Cubbies had such success come playoff
time.
CN: Yummm, Dome Dogs. Well, I
mean, ONLY six times compared to
those “Damn Yankees,” who’ve been
there 12 consecutive years. It gets old.
They need to take turns and let others
play.
EL: Forget the Yankees. They will be
lucky if they win the wild card this
year. Right now all I can think about
are my Cubbies. I get a warm, tingling
sensation even thinking about them
winning the pennant; the same tingling
sensation that every Minnesota girl
gets when Joe Mauer crouches into his
catching position behind home plate.
CN: How dare you put images like
those in my head, Eric Lear. I’m an
engaged girl! Moving on, I’m quite
disappointed in the Twins right now.
However, even though they’re over 10
games back, I still have much hope
because a true baseball fan never gives
up on their team. NEVER.
EL: No one knows that more than me,
Candice. It has been downright painful
in the past watching my Cubs struggle,
yet I still have a hard time falling
asleep if I don’t know if the Cubs won
or lost. Some people may call that a
crazed obsession, but I see it as a
healthy dose of hope.
CN: Hope. That’s about all we can
have, you know? Crazed obsession is
okay, too, so don’t worry. At least
that’s what I say. And I only say it
because I’m a die-hard Twins fan and
will be until the day I die. But I want
you to know, all of you, that I hope and
pray the Cubs make it this year. They
definitely deserve it.
EL: I can truly say that I wish the
Twins could be there, too, for two reasons:
to see my friends who are Twins
fans happy and so that the Cubs could
play them in the World Series.
SMU athletics website redesign allows for more interaction
“I think the new sports website for Saint Mary’s is
a great improvement over the old one,” said sophomore
swimmer Tom Walsh. “It’s a lot easier to navigate
and it’s much more technologically advanced.”
Athletic Director Nikki Fennern, also impressed by
the new website, said, “I love the colors. I love the
actions. There’s always something changing on our
website; you’re always seeing new pictures popping
up. Also, I love that every story has a picture with it
because, although you can read about a team, pictures
make it more real.”
Yet Fennern’s favorite part of the new website has
more to do with Nadeau: the fact that everything is
updated instantly.
“Once a game is over, I’ll go into the schedule and
I’ll update the score and (with ICS’s system) it is
automatically updated in every other place that needs
to be updated,” said Nadeau. “Now I don’t have to
take four steps; I only have to take one.”
During the redesign this summer, Nadeau transferred
4,520 archived news stories from the old website
to ensure that they were in the same format as the
rest of the website.
“We could have had a link to the old site and said
that for any archived stories, go to the old site,” said
Nadeau. “But I didn’t want to do that because my
feeling was that if we were going to have a new site,
I wanted the new site to be the [only] site.”
Currently, statistics for any SMU sport from the
time that sport began are available on the website,
and schedules with game results dating just as far
back will soon be available.
“The website shows that they care more about their
athletics department than before,” said Walsh. “And
if your website is well done, it puts out the image
that the sports teams are good.”
“As we like to say in athletics, the website is the
front porch of the school. If you catch their eye,
prospective students are probably going to look
around,” said Nadeau. “If they keep coming back [to
the website], there’s going to be a reason and if we
can keep them there, maybe we can bring them to
school here.”

12 September 21, 2007 Sports www.smumn.edu/cardinal
Dembiec thrives in dual coaching role
BY CANDICE NORRELL
Sports Editor
Rugby: a gentleman’s sport played
by barbarians. Interesting enough to get
anyone’s attention, but what exactly is
rugby?
Rugby was invented in Rugby,
England, in the early 1800s and is the
precursor to modern-day football.
Played on a 70 by120 meter field, each
team consists of 15 players, and the
game is comprised of two 40-minute
halves.
“It’s played much like soccer or
hockey in that it is a free-flowing game
with little stoppages,” said Saint
Mary’s University Hellfish Co-captain
Jared Ortgiesen.
Teams score when players run into
the “Try,” or endzone, and touch the
ball to the ground (now we know why
it’s called a touchdown in football).
Each “Try” is worth five points with a
kick following it worth two points.
The ball is progressed down the field
through a series of punts and lateral
passes, as it is illegal to throw the ball
photo from internet
Dembiec coaches both men and
women in soccer, sometimes
spending nine hours on the field.
BY ALEX CONOVER
Cardinal Staff
Saint Mary’s University Women’s Soccer Coach Tony
Guinn stepped down from his position two weeks before
the start of the season. This left Athletic Director Nikki
Fennern in a tough situation.
Many options were discussed, but it was ultimately
decided that the best person for the job was already at
SMU: second-year Men’s Soccer Coach Chris Dembiec.
“Nikki and I talked, and we agreed that the best option
was to use someone who already knew the girls,” said
Dembiec. “I was happy to take the job; I volunteered.”
Coach Dembiec, who played soccer at Marquette and
coached at the high school level, is coming off a 4-12
debut season with the men’s team last year.
“It’s clear that he’s very busy, but he views it as a
challenge,” commented Connor McHugh, a freshman on
the men’s team. “It just comes down to time management.”
Dembiec’s situation is not unique. There are already
three other schools in the MIAC that have the same
coach for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams:
Rugby players express love of the game
forward. Play is restarted either by a
lineout, in which players are hoisted
into the air after the ball is thrown out
of bounds, or by a scrummage, or
scrum, after a penalty is committed.
Over 30 men are on the team this
year, the team’s tenth year at SMU.
“We are looking better than ever…and
are looking forward to winning the
[Division III] championship,” said
Ortgiesen.
Senior Captain Josh Barrett said that
the game of rugby is his passion and
that he loves “everything that has to do
with rugby. There is not a second of
the day that I don’t wish I was playing.”
Ortgiesen added that the thing he
loves most about the game is the camaraderie.
“I have never made so many
friends doing anything else. I know
people from all over the Midwest and
even as far as Louisiana, Hawaii and
California who I have either played
with or know through the sport.
“It’s the only sport where you go out
on the field and beat the crap out of a
guy…punching, scratching, kicking,
getting stomped on…and when that 80
minutes is up, you go and say to that
other chap, ‘Hey that was a nice cleat
mark you left on my back! Remember
when I punched you in the face and
stepped on your hand?’ And that guy
laughs and tells you that it was a hell
of a game. I haven’t found that in any
other sport I have watched or played
and I think it’s amazing,” said
Ortgiesen
Before each game, the team warms
up and sings their fight song. “Last
year we also started the tradition of
saying a Hail Mary as a team before
games,” Ortgiesen said. “We have
never lost a game where we prayed
before the match as a team.”
Though the team is still in the
process of scheduling games, they are
looking forward to playing Winona
State, their rivals for the last three
years. Upcoming home games are
scheduled for Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. The
Hellfish won their first game 24-10
against Viterbo on Sept. 15.
Bethel, Concordia-Moorhead, and Macalester.
“We just had to move some things around,” said
Dembiec. “For instance, we had to reschedule a
women’s game last week because I was out of town with
the men’s team. There were lots a little glitches at first,
but we’re all adjusting to it.”
It was perhaps most frustrating before the season even
started.
“During two-a-days, I was on the field for nine hours
a day,” Dembiec said. “Along with the flooding of our
fields, it was a stressful pre-season.”
Even with all the conflicts, however, both teams are
already starting to see results. The men’s squad opened
up the non-conference schedule 2-2-0, and the women’s
team is 5-1-0, outscoring their opponents 24-1 in their
first four games.
“Coach has high hopes for us this season,” said Marie
Allen, a freshman for the women’s team. “The men’s
team, too. We’re both young squads, and we can’t wait
to see where Coach can take us in the next couple of
years.”

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KSMR DJ Spotlight: Jergenson
BY TAMIKA ROBINSON
Cardinal Staff
During trips down to the lower level of the Toner Student
Center, you may often hear people talking and music playing.
If curiosity ever got the best of you, then you may have
discovered that is was none other than Saint Mary’s
University’s radio station, KSMR. Talented students and faculty
serve on a variety of positions, ensuring a pleasurable
listening experience.
As programming director for KSMR, junior Julie
Jergenson serves as a liaison between record labels and the
DJs of the station. One of her duties is helping DJs with any
problems they may encounter, but she can also be heard onair
playing a variety of music ranging from indie rock to
country.
Jergenson became involved with KSMR last year after
helping out at the activity fair. She continues to stay
involved because of the many opportunities with which she
is provided , like talking with record labels and having
access to various kinds of music. “Its cool getting an artist’s
music from their record label and then when they become
big you’re in awe because you used to play their music,” she
said. As a student and as a member of the station, she has
learned critical lessons in responsibility and time management.
KSMR is a free format radio station that allows students
the opportunity to voice their own opinions and play the
music they want to hear. This year KSMR has some ambitious
plans. “We plan to be more DJ friendly and offer
incentives to those who perform shows,” said Jergenson.
“We also plan to gain more interest from the people of
Winona and run consistently without crashing.”
So wherever you are on campus, grab that radio and tunein
to KSMR-FM 92.5. Off-Campus students shouldn’t feel
left out, just tune in to KSMR-FM 94.3.
photo by Kim Koecheler
Contact Programming Director Julie
Jergenson if interested in being a DJ.
Bouler directs 3-man show, ‘Art’
Play to debut Family Weekend at SMU
BY MARIA SULLIVAN
Cardinal Staff
The Saint Mary’s University
Department of Theatre Arts presents
“Art,” a comedy starring three SMU
students.
“Art” is directed by Steven Bouler,
assistant director of theatre arts, and
will debut Family Weekend.
The play tells a story of three middle
class men: a doctor, an engineer and a
salesmen.
The doctor, a fan of art, purchases an
expensive painting, costing more
money than his friend earns in a year.
Ironically, the painting is simply white.
Bouler describes the painting as a polar
bear in a snowstorm.
“Art” contains adult language and is
centered around his friends’ reaction to
the expensive painting.
Bouler said, “This is a play that parents
of college students should be
expecting universities to do, because
there is that whole discussion of ‘what
is art?’”
Bouler decided to do this play
because it has been on his list for quite
some time, and is excited to be doing
this play at SMU.
Casting for this play was difficult
because Bouler could have gone so
many directions in terms of who he
chose for the leads.
The three actors chosen include:
Peter Snell, playing Serge, Andrew
Winecke, playing Marc and Curtis
Kempton, playing Yvan. The play
addresses the topic of friendship,
specifically in males.
“I think that everyone is going to
take [something] from this play,” said
Bouler. “It’s very much like looking at
the white painting. Everyone is going
to take from it something different.”
Bouler looks at this experience as
very gratifying. He has enjoyed every
moment of working with the students
and the faculty designers. He hopes
that the SMU community will attend
the performance.
Bouler said, “I think it’s going to be
the funniest show that has been done
here in a long time.”
“Art” runs for 90 minutes without an
intermission. The play will be held at
the Page Theatre Sept. 28, 29, and Oct.
1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 30 at 3 p.m.
Pavlo provides
a taste of the
Mediterranean
BY ELLEN JORDAN
Cardinal Staff
On Friday, Sept. 14, the Winona
community was invited to experience
the music of Pavlo at the Saint Mary’s
University Page Theatre.
Pavlo was interactive with the audience
members and provided a pleasurable
musical experience in which people
felt as though they were in the
heart of the Mediterranean.
In addition to Pavlo, four other band
members helped create the music:
George Vasilakos, Gino Mirizo, Randy
Rodrigues and Spyros Gazetos.
The band members combined several
types of music including Latin, classical
and Greek.
The mix of genres allowed audience
members to experience sounds that
varied from traditional music.
Pavlo’s interaction with the audience
members was the highlight of the
show.
Before starting a new song, Pavlo
gave the history and album name from
which it came. Pavlo also urged audience
members to clap their hands and
dance.
Midway through the show, he even
asked an audience member to accompany
him in dancing on stage. The
personal contact raised the energy
level throughout the entire theater.
Students were satisfied with the concert
as well.
Sophomore Samantha Sokol said, “I
had to come to this concert for a class,
but I am really glad I did. It was fun
and interesting to hear music that was
so different from what I normally
hear.”
Pavlo was successful in getting a
theater filled with people, playing a
combination of diverse and different
styles of music and providing the
Winona audience with an enjoyable
evening.

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Kanye does it differently with ‘Graduation’
BY ALEX CONOVER
Cardinal Staff
Are you sick of repetitive, gimmickfilled
pop rap? Is Soulja Boy’s “Crank
Dat” dance not doing it for you?
Before you give up on hip-hop, give
Kanye West’s “Graduation” a spin. It
might just renew your faith in the
genre.
There are many other hip-hop artists
making improvements to the scene, but
no one is doing it quite like Kanye. His
first two albums were almost revolutionary
(“College Dropout” brought the
sped-up soul sample, “Late
Registration” brought the multi-layered
orchestral beat). “Graduation” is no
different.
Most of the tracks on the album follow
a similar formula: laid-back synthesizers
laced with hard-hitting hiphop
beats. Although many songs sound
similar in style, each one is distinctive.
“Flashing Lights” has a light, catchy
riff, while “Barry Bonds” (Don’t get
the name? Listen to the hook) sounds
like the low octave of a church organ.
Although his producing style continues
to progress, Kanye didn’t forget the
sampling that made him famous.
“Graduation” is filled with cleverly-cut
snippets of artists like Elton John,
Steely Dan, and Michael Jackson, but
the real pride of the album is
“Stronger.” In his first single, Kanye
shows his producing versatility by
drawing elements from the techno song
“Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” by
Daft Punk. Bringing in Timbaland to
program the drums, the two producing
superstars combined styles to bring us
a smash hit and the most impressive
effort of the album.
With such impressive beats, it’s easy
to overlook Kanye’s lyrics. Just like his
producing, however, Kanye’s rapping
is clearly different from his last album.
Especially in tracks such as “Can’t Tell
Me Nothing,” he uses different emphasis
styles to get his point across. One
thing that is very different from his
past albums is the general lack of skits
or guest artists; there are only two verses
on “Graduation” that are not done
by Kanye, one of them being a very
photo by Lindsay Dickson
unimpressive cameo from Lil’ Wayne.
Whether you are a diehard hip-hop
fan or a casual listener, you will find
something to like in Kanye’s latest
release. By their third album, many
artists succumb to laziness or lack of
creativity; “Graduation” defies both,
proving to fans that Mr. West still has
the ability to make hits and keep us listening.
The Good:
-Kanye’s lyrical abilities continue to
improve.
-Heavy in synthesizers, the beats give a
mellow, laid-back feel. There are also
plenty of samples in his classic style.
-Unlike other albums, “Graduation”
has no skits and is a solid 51 minutes
of music.
The Not-So-Good:
-Besides Stronger, nothing jumps out at
first. The album takes a few listens to
adjust to.
-One of the best parts of past albums
were exceptional guest verses from
artists like Jay-Z, Twista, and Lupe
Fiasco. “Graduation” contains only
two, including a weak effort from Lil’
Wayne.
Best Tracks:
Stronger, Can’t Tell Me Nothing, Good
Life, Homecoming
Final Rating: 8 out of 10
Student praises Jon McLaughlin album
BY RACHEL ELBERT
Cardinal Staff
photo from the internet
McLaughlin is on the rise
and will be on stage in Nov.
On the brink of stardom,
Jon McLaughlin released his
album “Indiana” in early 2007.
The album title pays a special
tribute to his hometown of
Anderson, Indiana.
Growing up as a pianist,
songwriter, and singer,
McLaughlin was influenced
by Ben Folds, Billy Joel, and
Elton John. The influence of
these people and his passion
are evident in his music.
The album equally mixes
upbeat tunes with
mellow/relaxing tunes, providing
a great listening variety
on the album.
The album starts off with the
song “Industry,” which has a
jazzy tune hidden under the
pop feel.
McLaughlin’s music has
recently been appearing in
movies, such as Disney’s
“Enchanted” and “Bridge to
Terabithia.” Last month, he
made an appearance on the
Today Show, performing his current
number-one hit, “Beautiful
Disaster.” Currently on a nationwide
tour, he will be appearing
in the Midwest on Sept. 29 and
30 in Illinois and Iowa, respectively.
He will also be performing
in the Twin Cities on Nov. 2 at
the State Theatre.
For more information on tour
dates: www.myspace.com/jon
mclaughlin.

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‘Nature’ and ‘Interstices’ show artists’ skill
BY LAUREN ROTHERING
Cardinal Staff
Rarely does one find a ceremonial
robe standing in front of a speeding
train.
But until Oct. 5 at Saint Mary’s
University’s Lillian Davis Hogan
Galleries, you can see these and a variety
of other unique art pieces on display
during the showing of “Images of
Nature” and “Interstices,” featuring
artists Carol Faber and SMU’s Director
of Web Communications, Monta May.
Faber, assistant professor of art and
design at Iowa State University, considers
her artwork a representation of
“how [she] perceives the world,” her
emotional response to personal and
global events.
One particular personal tragedy
served as strong inspiration for a
majority of this collection: the accidental
death of her beloved horse Ruby.
With pieces such as “Ruby” and
“Above the Ice” featuring digital mixed
media images of animal bones, grass,
photo by Kristina Perkins
Faber’s “Ruby” shows
Ruby’s death and the
beauty her life gave
back to nature.
and horse hair, Faber is able to connect
her audience with the reality of who
Ruby once was.
As much as Faber’s pieces focus on
the connection between personal emotion
and reality, May’s collection
serves to blur the distinctions between
craftsmanship and art, ancient methods,
and current techniques.
An accomplished painter, sculptor,
and photographer, May uses a variety
of textured supplies: fabrics, metals,
beeswax, ink, clay, glass, and paper.
She re-creates distinctly historical
pieces with an obvious modern flair.
May admits that she is “intrigued by
process,” and this fascination is displayed
though the incredibly intricate
processes of knotting and stitching
evident in much of her artwork as
well as the amazingly fluid, connected
quality that it seems to retain.
In addition to textiles, May is also
skilled in encaustic painting, a type
of artwork. Dating back almost 2000
years, encaustic painting involves
melting beeswax and resin until it
becomes molten, and then applying
them to various surfaces, fusing them
to create an enamel effect. May’s
“Apocalypse” and “From the
Beginning,” along with multiple others,
were created using this method.
The exhibit is free and open to the
public daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. For
more information, call the gallery at
ext. 1652.
photo by Kristina Perkins
May’s encaustic piece,
“From the Beginning,” is
being auctioned. Proceeds
will benefit school of the arts.
Fall Fashion: Tips to stay up on the current trends
BY BECKY NEWBY
Arts and Entertainment Editor
In the past, wearing summer clothes after Labor
Day was a sin, but according to InStyle magazine,
making a few changes to your summer wardrobe is
the latest trend in fall fashion.
InStyle’s national correspondent Katrina Szish suggests
taking warmer-weather clothes and layering
them with different textures appropriate for the cool
weather.
Dawn Yanek of Life & Style Weekly said, “You
don’t need to spend a ton of money to look amazing
and trendy for the fall. With a few smart purchases,
you can easily update your current wardrobe for fall
2007.”
Tip 1: Summer Update
Girls, don’t ditch those summer dresses. Just
replace your sandals with pumps and add a cashmere
argyle hoodie or a chunky knit cardigan. InStyle also
said to keep those summer shorts handy. Just trade
the tank-top for a button down blouse and a skinny
belt. Boys will need to replace shorts with pinstriped
trousers or jeans and throw a sweater over that t-shirt.
Tip 2: The Preppy Look
According to Yanek, the “preppy” look is back.
Boys, toss out those chunky backpacks and replace
them with a sleek messenger bag. Sweater vests are
also in style for men this fall. Wear them over a plain
t-shirt to look both classy and casual. Two-toned
cables, loose knits, and simple combed scarves will
also add character and class to your wardrobe. Girls,
according to InStyle magazine, oxford heels along
with a schoolboy jacket are a must.
Tip 3: Return to ‘80s Style
A lot of the ‘80s-inspired looks for men and women
are being showcased as well. Purple has become the
new black, especially on men. If you’re feeling daring,
men, a light lavender palette will not only make
a statement, but look great as well. And according to
GQ magazine, you should kiss those bootleg jeans
goodbye and say hello to straight legs and tapered
jeans. Girls, try adding patent leather to your accessories
in bold, bright
colors. Remember,
patent leather is easy to
over-do; one or two
items is enough.
Tip 4: Accessories
Girls, hang on to your
blacks this fall. Szish
suggests pairing black
clothing with metallic
accessories, such as a
silver clutch and high
heel. If you’re not into
wearing heels, ankle
boots are still going
strong this year, said
InStyle. Boys, colorful
sneakers will add style
to any pair of jeans.
photo by Becky Newby
Joseph Manley (’08)
models straight-leg
jeans, a purple top,
and grey sneakers.

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SMU staff of the month: Sheri Hemmelman
BY LAURA FLICEK
Cardinal Staff
Service with a smile? Always! Sheri
Hemmelman has been selected by the
Cardinal staff as the Saint Mary’s
University staff member of the month.
Hemmelman has worked at and managed
the Cotter Café (located on the
third floor of Saint Mary’s Hall,
photo by Kristina Perkins
St. Charles, Minn.,
native Hemmelman
loves seeing students
at the Cotter Café.
formerly known as “Main Street Café”)
for five years.
From St. Charles, Minn.,
Hemmelman has two daughters, Holly
and Staci. Holly lives in Chicago and
has a 6-year old daughter named
Madison, and Staci lives in Winona
and has a one-month old baby girl
named Alyia. Hemmelman loves
spending time with her family and
telling stories about her grandchildren.
What exactly does Hemmelman
enjoy most about working at the Cotter
Café? Her favorite part about working
and being a part of the Saint Mary’s
community is truly the students. She
loves having the opportunity to meet
the new students and also to converse
with the returning upperclassmen. She
will greet all, often by name, with a
smile. Working at the Cotter Café is
also a great way to get to know the faculty
who come in every morning for
refill after refill of coffee.
Hemmelman’s favorite menu item at
the café is any of the new Panini sandwiches,
which are prepared fresh and
grilled to order. A student favorite is
the “Chicken Caesar Melt” Panini,
which includes a variety of cheeses,
grilled chicken, and Caesar dressing,
piled high and toasted to perfection.
Hemmelman is a wonderful person to
get to know, but she does have one pet
peeve: when people leave the chairs
pulled out from the tables.
Cotter Café is open weekdays from
7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Breakfast items are
available in the mornings and include
the Early Riser hot breakfast sandwich
and an assortment of muffins, doughnuts,
cereal, fruit, and pastries. Later in
the morning, the lunch menu is offered
and includes soups, cold sandwiches,
and Paninis. New students should especially
take time to check out Cotter
Café, as it is arguably the best food on
campus and provides a great alternative
to the cafeteria or Cardinal Club menu.
So drop by to say “hi” to Sheri- but
remember to push your chair in when
you leave!
Russian pianist provides musical interlude
BY KARINA RAJTAR
Cardinal Staff
Classical music lovers got a special treat on
Sunday, Sept. 16. When the music department
sponsored a free concert featuring Russian
pianist Svetlana Belsky.
During the nearly two-hour performance,
Belsky demonstrated musical versatility and a
passion for her work that captured the audience.
She clearly enjoyed herself as she proceeded
through a carefully-chosen program
highlighting the works of Johannes Brahms,
Robert Schumann, Jacques Duphly, Ludwig von
Beethoven, and Frederic Chopin. The consideration
and thought she put into the recital was evident
in the detailed explanations of each piece
and its composer.
Belsky’s entrance into Figliulo Recital Hall was a
quiet and modest one. She walked straight to
the piano and began to playing Brahms’s “Three
Intermezzi, Op. 117.” The piece was slow and,
although beautifully played, did little to spark initial
interest in the program. The next three songs
were more upbeat and exciting, and it became
increasingly easy to lose oneself in the music and
the stories behind it. Even Belsky appeared
deeply lost in what she was doing.
She finished with Chopin’s “Nocturne in C
sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1” and was met with
appreciative applause and a curtain call.
Altogether, the concert was a pleasant and
peaceful break from the pressures of the new
school year.
A great deal
at the ‘Great
Hunan’
BY BECKY NEWBY
Arts and Entertainment Editor
Nestled between a sandwich shop
and a bar on Third Street, Great
Hunan’s front door is easy to miss. But
don’t let the humble appearance keep
you away.
Once you find the door, you enter a
cozy space with a coffee-shop-meets-
Chinese-restaurant atmosphere.
Cafeteria tables, dim lighting, Chineseinspired
artwork and a large fish tank
decorate the one-room eating establishment.
While the ambiance may not impress
you, the food, price, and portion size
will. On a recent visit to Great
Hunan’s, I ordered the Cashew Shrimp
dish lunch special. Along with authentic
egg drop soup, egg roll and drink,
the price tag was a mere $6.25.
Despite the reasonable price and the
food’s pleasing taste, they didn’t skimp
on the portion size or the service. The
moment I finished my soup, the entrée
was on its way to my table, and I even
filled two take-out boxes with leftovers
for later.
Located at
111 W. Third Street,
Winona
507-452-1559
Specializing in Chinese food to eatin
or carry-out, the Great Hunan is
open seven days-a-week. It is open
from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday
through Thursday and stays open a
half hour later on Friday and Saturday,
but closes at 8 p.m. on Sunday. All
meals include a choice of soup; egg
roll, chicken wings, or crab rangoon;
and a beverage. Lunch specials, available
from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., are
$6.25. Dinner specials, available from
3:30 p.m. to close, cost $7.98.
Delivery is free with a $30 order.