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The Collegian Volume 112 2014-2015 Article 9 11-4-2014 Volume 112, Number 9 - Tuesday, November 4, 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 112, Number 9 - Tuesday, November 4, 2014," The Collegian: Vol. 112 , Article 9. Available at: https://digitalcommons.stmarys-ca.edu/collegian/vol112/iss1/9 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 112, NUMber 9 • TuesdAY, NOVEMBER 4 , 2014 • stmARYSCOLLEGIAN.COM • TwiTTER: @SMC_COLLEgian • FACEBOOK.COM/SmccOLLEGIAN Morocco Jan Term changes destination to Bali What’s Inside Potential dangers from ISIS and spread of Ebola raise safety concerns NEWS BEYOND THE BUBBLE BY JAMES SCOLAMIERI from the Middle East, and they might Nurses to Strike Against Lack COPY EDITOR target Americans travelling in the coun- of Precautions Against Ebola; try. Furthermore, Morocco is also not far Science Project Casualties from A group of students planning to travel from the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Antares Explosion. PAGE 2 for January Term are now guaranteed Liberia, and Guinea, where the virus is that they will be safe from hemorrhaging still spreading and claiming lives. blood infections and radical Islam. But while these conditions might not Last Monday, the school announced unanimously warrant the cancellation that January Term 171, the travel course of a class, the possible trajectories of to Spain and Morocco, would be canceled. Countries with reported Ebola cases the development of these world affairs The Saint Mary’s College Risk Assess- Countries with ISIS-dominated territory are really what explains the decision to ment Committee was responsible for this Morocco and Western Sahara (Sources: CNN) cancel the trip. curriculum change. co. Several conditions indeed threatened The class is still a full two months away, This committee is composed up of the safety of those participating in the and there is no telling how the political Saint Mary’s faculty who are in charge travel course. climate or prevalence of Ebola might of planning excursions abroad and other Morocco is a predominantly Islamic change over the course of those two “RETHINK PINK“ lUNCHEON professionals who have expertise in nation on the northwest coast of Africa months. Both of these situations have Breast cancer awareness luncheon evaluating health and safety risks abroad. which sits directly south of Spain and a chance of becoming drastically more provides forum for students, faculty, They are responsible for assessing safety borders both the Mediterranean Sea and threatening to travelers in Morocco. and alumni to share personal risks to Saint Mary’s students and faculty Atlantic Ocean. Cancelling the trip may have been the experiences with breast cancer. PAGE 3 as well as taking into consideration the According to a report made available prudent decision, but it raises concerns College’s financial investments. In this to the Risk Assessment Committee, of the committee’s reasoning to wait OPINION case, students, faculty, and money were members of the militant extremist group to make the announcement until after all invested in a trip to Spain and Moroc- ISIS are currently returning to Morocco see JANTERM, page 3 Salinas immersion trip gives students a hard look at migrant life GAELS ANswer… In a new feature, we ask Gaels on Mission and Ministry campus their opinions on a shared topic. This week, we ask what students places students in the think of the Recreation Center. PAGE 4 homes of workers to CEO OF APPLE COMES OUT IN AN ARTICLE ON BUSINessweeK foster understanding Tim Cook has officially become the first openly gay chief executive of a BY ELIZABETH MAGNO Fortune 500 company. PAGE 5 CONTRIBUTING WRITER CULTURE Salinas, Calif. is frequently associated with agriculture and farming. When you drive through the town, you see multiple fields used for the production of various foods. It’s hard to believe that roughly 90 percent of America’s produce comes from this small yet very productive area of California. During the midterm break, Saint Mary’s Mission and Ministry Center sponsored “The Human Cost of Food,” a Salinas immersion trip. A group of stu- dents traveled to the town not only to as- TIPS ON HOW TO WORK OUT WHILE sist various migrant workers and families, MANAGING A BUSY COLLEGE LIFE but also to gain a deeper understanding of Leading a healthy life while balancing a the issues that the Salinas Valley and labor college workload can be tricky, so check farming face. out these life hacks for help. PAGE 6 Students who participated in this im- mersion trip were given the opportunity to SPORTS experience the life of migrant workers and their families. They were split up, placed with individual families, and given $12.50. The students then used this money to shop for food that would be used to prepare a meal for their assigned family. Jacquie Martin, a senior who attended the trip, STUDENTS WORK in a field in the Salinas Valley south of San Francisco Bay during their midterm said, “It’s a lot more difficult to find sup- break to experience hardwork that goes into food production. (Courtesy of Emily Redfern) plies on this budget, and the options are zation that provides class instruction on learned were not only empowering and organic farming. This organization owns inspirational, but also heart-breaking. “This immersion was acres of land that are leased to various farm Good explained,“This immersion was workers who are trying to start their own such an eye-opener. It provided for me a WOMEN’S SOccer such an eye-opener. business. The farmers begin by paying a deeper sense of social injustice.” The stu- With one loss and one tie last week, the It provided for me subsidized rate that gradually increases dents saw from first-hand experience the team focuses on honoring graduating a deeper sense of to a normal rate. Agreeing with Martin, living conditions of migrant workers and players at Senior Day. PAGE 8 Suzanne Denson, a junior, emphasized the families when they visited a migrant camp social injustice.” fact that this program “allows an outlet for in Gonzales, Calif. Good reiterated the eye- MEN’S SOccer migrant farmers. It helps people become opening feeling when she described the Gaels lose with a last minute limited.” This, of course, is only one aspect more successful, even if it takes time.” present conditions of the migrant camp. penalty kick by University of of the trip. The group of students also paid According to Felicia Good, a first-year “There was a lack of proper ownership San Francisco, drop to 1-2-0 in a visit to Alba Farms, a non-profit organi- participant, the experiences and lessons see SALINAS, page 2 WCC conference play. PAGE 7 2 THE COLLEgian • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 SCTMARYS OLLEGIAN.COM STMARYSCOLLEGIAN.COM THE COLLEgian • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 3 THE INSIDE PAGE NEWS Because there’s a whole Beyond the Bubble world out there… Students and faculty challenged to “Rethink Pink” Student facilitators and WRC host a breast cancer awareness luncheon Science Project Casualties to the apartment as he broke in the cash could face charges of portation time via the Shuddle from Antares Explosion and proceeded to raid the refrig- theft if the police discover their app up to a week in advance. Although the unmanned An- erator. He stole leftover Chinese identities. After the appointment is made, BOY S FIA JEREMIAS tares rocket launched by NASA food while spilling it around the child and driver will both AssISTANT News EDITOR exploded and there were no as he stuffed it into a purse he Thousands Gather to Protest be given passwords so that they human casualties or injuries, had brought with him. Initially, Redskins Team Name know if they are getting into the On Weds., Oct. 29, Saint the worms from an Oakland charges were not filed but once The Washington Redskins right car. To help ensure safety, Mary’s College students, fac- school’s science project were the landlord got involved, legal have been at the forefront of parents can track the trip via ulty, and alumni gathered to not so lucky. Sixth graders from processes began. Twenty-year- the issue of racist professional GPS and receive alerts to know “Rethink Pink” and talk about the Urban Promise Academy old Owens is to receive a notice sports team names for some when the child is dropped off at what it means to support the in Oakland had a winning sci- from Judge Nancy Matos. At this time, and the protests con- the location. The idea is to help fight against breast cancer in ence proposal that was to see point, he may be facing charges tinued as thousands gathered families with transportation a meaningful way. The event The Collegian if worms, in this case red tube of criminal mischief and dis- outside TCF Bank Stadium in when they need to be in “two was facilitated by Saint Mary’s Saint Mary’s College of California worms known as Eisenia fetida, orderly conduct, among other Minneapolis, Minnesota. This places at once.” The service is students Prianka Chaudhri and Campus could compost food waste into possible charges. is the second of such protests at $9 per month, plus the cost for Kristen Nakano and sponsored soil while in space.

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