The Collegian Volume 111 2013-2014 Article 21 3-25-2014 Volume 111, Number 21 - Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Saint Mary's College of California Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.stmarys-ca.edu/collegian Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Saint Mary's College of California (2014) "Volume 111, Number 21 - Tuesday, March 25, 2014," The Collegian: Vol. 111 , Article 21. Available at: https://digitalcommons.stmarys-ca.edu/collegian/vol111/iss1/21 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by Saint Mary's Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Collegian by an authorized editor of Saint Mary's Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MORAGA, CALIFORNIA VOLUME 111, NUMBER 21 TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014 STMARYSCOLLEGIAN.COM TWITTER: @SMC_ COLLEGIAN • . FACEBOOK.COM/SMCCOLLEGIAN Cross once again towers over Saint Mary's PAGES #banbossy movement inspires women PAGE 6 Album review: critiquing "Morning Phase" by Beck SPORTS PAGE 7 Baseball sweeps Portland to open up wee play Don La Ba rre/COLLEGI AN BY CHARLIE GUESE tion. When the cross fell as a result 10-by-12 foot cross is made ofEureka gian's readers on Face book liked the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF of strong winds on Dec. 7, many redwood, weighs 2,000 pounds, and first picture of the fully-assembled Reggae students, regardless of their own af­ is screwed securely in place inside cross, making it the page's second At lunchtime on Wednesday, filiation, lamented its absence. the base for stability, hopefully en- most popular post of all time. Daily artist many studen could be seen cran­ The wooden ·n a e r C pu IJI€~l!HU'EE!fl ing their necks to the sky. It's not from its base, rendering it unsal­ succumb to its predecessors' fates. ties and commitments for nearly all a bird, it's not a plane, it's not the vageable. While a new cross was The Collegian has previously re­ students, faculty, and staff at Saint Keznamdi second coming - the Saint Mary's being prepared, Campus Facilities ported that while a cross has stood Mary's. While no official ceremony cross made its return to the Moraga installed a new metal base in antici­ on the hillSide since at least 1940, the or gathering has been announced returns to hillside. pation of the cross' arrival. original cross needed to be replaced or is planned at this time, for at Saint Mary's campus felt a void At 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, a in 1980 due to severe wood decay, least one moment on Wednesday, without the cross. It was as promi­ Campus Facilities team secured a making the new cross the third one many students and staff were able perform nent ofa campus landmark as much new cross at the crest ofthe hill over­ to stand on the hillside. to appreciate the heralded yet un­ BY JAMES SCOLAMIERI as the chapel bell tower or the con­ looking campus to the south. The Campus sentiments were over­ derstated return of one of the most CONTRIBUTING WRITER crete SMC sign. It was another em­ cross was erected in one hour. Ac­ whelmingly positive in seeing the prominent visual symbols of Saint blem ofSaintMary's Catholic educa- cordingto previous reports, the new cross' return. Over 130 ofThe Colle- Mary's. Walking into the Soda Center on the night of Friday, March 21 felt a little bit like walking througl1 First annual Arabian Nights to challenge misconceptions airport security. This was the night for a musical performance by the BY CJ CosAs formances inspired by the personal actually disbanded for a period of lishingthe event since then. A lot of former Saint Mary's student and NEWS EDITOR experiences of the perforn1ers and time, and it took a good deal of tinle workhas beenputintothiscultural reggae artist Keznamdi McDonald. the experiences they have within and paperwork to get the club re­ night, especially since it is the first Campus Activities Board organized With spring coming into full their collective cultural identity. chartered and active for this year. of its kind. The club and performers the concert. The Soda Center was array, the annual season of Sai"nt Performances will include spoken Minaise emphasized that her have been doing multiple two-hour converted into a stage and standing Mary's cultural nights is also in word pieces, dances, skits, presenta­ main purpose for establishing the practices every week for the past room venue for the bearded, dread­ full blossom. Every year, Saint tions, and more. The range of topics first annual Arabian Nights was month - oftentimes more. Minaise locked frontman to ooze charisma Mary's celebrates its diverse cul­ varies from addressing incorrect twofold. "I thought if we cold have justified all of the club's efforts by all over the stage and crowd. He tures on campus through cultural media representations, the stereo­ a cultural night, we could gain saying, "I really hope this cultural wailed and cried and danced and the nights dedicated to different un­ types of submissive women, the more community interest and night will get people involved and quaint audience joined him. A few derrepresented and traditionally misconceptions of how Christians involvement in the club." Minaise get our club out there so that in the technical difficulties and the loom­ marginalized groups. This year is are treated in the Middle East, and continued to say that she also hopes years to come, it will have a signifi­ ing security guards monitoring the particularly special, as the Saint many other misinformed and gen­ to give the Saint Mary's community cant role on campus." performance could do little to get in Mary's community welcomes the eralized ideas that people still hold "an accurate representation what it For students who live on campus, the way of Keznamdi sending posi­ first annual "Arabian Nights," host­ about the Middle East. means to be Middle Eastern to us." the event is free if they register, tive vibes and showing the crowd a ed by the newly revitalized Middle The Collegian interviewed Ev­ Aside from the two co-lead while it is $3 for commuting Saint great tinle. Eastern Club (MEC). The theme elyn Minaise, who is the co-lead chairs, this year's executive team Mary's students and $5 for ev­ This concert was pretty far from for the first Arabian Nights event chair of MEC this year along with for the club and the cultural night eryone else. Tickets are available a packed house, despite the fact that is "1001 Misconceptions," where Aya Fawzy, and she explained the consists of Rochelle Duenas, the for purchase online and registra­ the event was free for residents. the night will address many of the expansive amount of work that event planner; Katelyn Tyler, the tion ends on Friday. The "Arabian Approxinlately 40 Saint Mary's stu­ stereotypes and prejudices aimed has been going into reestablishing set director; and two publicity coor­ Nights" cultural night will be on dents attended. While they seemed toward those from the Middle East­ MEC, as well as the effort in organiz­ dinators, Patrik Bandak and Sesilia Monday, March 31 from 6-9 p.m. excited, it seemed that the lack of ern community through a variety of ing and garnering enough support Duran. The team has been meeting (Disclosure: Minaise is the As­ student involvement in events like performances. The line up for the to be able to host Arabian Nights. almost weekly since the fall of this sistant Culture Editor for The Col­ this was clear to the some of Kez's event will include numerous per- Minaise explained that MEC was year and has been working on estab- legian). entourage and other guests involved with the concert. A woman, who seemed to be the guitarist's date to Asian Cultural' Night calls students to celebrate diversity the event, expressed her confusion BY TORI STRINGER three main elements: struggle, over­ appetizers, including samosas, pork table. The crowd included Saint at the less than admirable size of ASSISTANT OPINION EDITOR coming, and celebration. The event buns, chunky mango juice, and iced Mary's students, faculty, and friends the crowd, which clearly detracted used song, dance, spoken word, and chai tea, while attendees mingled un­ and family of performers. While from the energy that one only finds On Thursday, the Intercultural personal story to highlight the back­ til it was time to open the doors. The a few of the evening's performers when at a full venue. Nevertheless, Center held the 17th annual Asian ground of the Asian Pacific Islander sold out event drew a huge, excited including Ardi Samonte, Arianna the people who showed up to the Cultural Night(ACN): A Call to population at Saint Mary's. crowd, who rushed in as soon as the Tolentino, and Allegra Bautista concert really did enjoy the music, Celebrate. The evening focused on The evening started with delicious doors were opened to claim a front see ACN, page 3 see KEZNAMDI, page 2 2 THE COLLEGIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014 STMARYSCOLLEGIAN.COM THE INS.IDE PAGE Because there's a whole world Inside the Bubble happening around here ... Forcible sex offense on cam­ Only one position - Vice Presi­ the Women's and Gender Studies Lafayette City Council pus reported dent for Administration - had Program, and the Department of considers traffic calming On Tuesday, March 18, Public more than one candidate running Art and Art History. The festival measures Safety issued a crime alert to all for office.