The Collegian Volume 111 2013-2014 Article 7 10-15-2013 Volume 111, Number 7 - Tuesday, October 15, 2013 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 (2013) "Volume 111, Number 7 - Tuesday, October 15, 2013," The Collegian: Vol. 111 , Article 7. Available at: https://digitalcommons.stmarys-ca.edu/collegian/vol111/iss1/7 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 7 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 STMARYSCOLLEGIAN.COM TWITTER: @SMC_COLLEGIAN FACEBOOK.COM/SMCCOLLEGIAN James A. Donahue inaugurated as the ALSO INSIDE 29th President of Saint Mary's College 1 NEWS PAGE 2 Christopher Lu on the value of service PAGE 6 Volleyball remains undefeated at home Symposium seeks to answer the unanswerable (Andrew Nguyen/COLLEGIAN) BY CJ COSAS The first non Christian Brother president took the helm on Friday Ass1sTANTNEwsEo1TOR BY MADDI LARSEN Donahue, Robert Hass, a renowned community together and was also for so many people, and how proud "All you really need is a teacher, STAFF WRITER alumni of the college, and Rever­ a reminder to be proud to belong to thesealumsandfuturealumsareto a student, and a stump for them end Leo O'Donovan, who is the Saint Mary's College. The inaugu­ have Donahue at the helm. to sit on." That was just one com­ This past Friday, the Chapel lawn President Emeritus of Georgetown ration wasn't just about President The parents who attended also ment made by Monsignor Robert was adorned with a stage and many University. Donahue, it was about passing on seemed impressed by the inaugura­ Sheeran and just one of the many chairsforwhatwouldbethehistori­ Even though he was just inaugu­ the legacy that the Brothers began tion. Some parents who only knew ideas that were discussed during cal event of the year: the inaugura­ rated on Friday, Donahue has been in 1863 in San Francisco. about Saint Mary's from what is the Presidential Symposium last tion of our new president, James A in residency at Saint Mary's since In his speech, Brother Michael advertised on the website were Thursday. For the symposium, Donahue. Donahue is officially Saint July 1. This weekend also happened Meister stressed how important exceptionally impressed that their a panel of students, faculty, and Mary's 29th president, and our first to be Parents and Family Weekend, this school was to the eight Broth­ children were attending the College. special guests were gathered to­ president who is not a Christian so many parents, as well as alumni, ers who started it, and how happy Having the inauguration during Par­ gether to answer a single question: Brother. The event in totality was witnessed this event. From the they would be to see just how far ents Weekend was a great idea for "Catholic Liberal Arts Education put together very well and even blessing of the medallion, which it has come, especially now that this very reason. It reassures parents in the 21st Century: Who Cares?" included musical performances contains the inscribed names of President Donahue is leading it. that their child made an excellent There were three special guests for from both Saint Mary's Jazz Band all 29 presidents, to the inaugural The many alumni who were there decision choosing Saint Mary's this panel, which included Saint and Chamber Singers. Some speak­ address itself, it was a wonderful represented a living image of how College of California as their school. Mary's President James Donahue, ers include Donahue's son Nicholas way to bring all of the Saint Mary's Saint Mary's has become a home see INAUGURATION, page 3 the former President of Seton Hall, Monsignor Robert Sheeran, and the during January Term), and end the President of the University of San New class schedules explained by credits school year before Memorial Day, Diego, Dr. Mary Lyons. There were the faculty chose to add more time also two faculty members on the Extra minutes to classes allow more opportunity for students to the undergraduate classes. Now, panel: Brother Mark McVann from BY AUDREY AGOT discussion of changing the class transfersinto-andoutof-theCol­ each full class equals 3.5 credit hours the theology and religious Studies CHIEF COPY EDITOR schedule, Carp spoke of the United lege. When the administration ap­ and with the 36 course requirement department and Professor Raina States Department of Education's plied the new federal standard, the to graduate, this now equals 126 Leon from Kalmanovitz School of This school year, Saint Mary's (USDE) formal definition of the College's class schedule was totaled credit hours. Education. Finally, to round off the students find themselves in class five credit hour, which until 2010, hadn't at 120 credit hours, as opposed to Five additional minutes may not panel, four students were included: minutes longer than usual. In the been defined. This, in addition to the 126 requirement This presented seem like much, but a lot of thought William Besson, Sarah Woolston, classes of previous years, students other regulations, wentintoeffecton the faculty with two options: keep and deliberation was put into the Robert Tabor, and William Conable. were free to go aft& an hour. Now, July 1, 20ll. With that, Saint Mary's, the customary class schedule and process. When asked how he felt Although the event was techni­ as one hour winds down, there are as well as otherinstitutions, began to reduce the degree requirements to this change benefits Saint Mary's cally a symposium, in the spirit five more minutes to go. This change investigate the relationship between 120 credit hours, or increase contact students, Carp answered, "The of Saint Mary's, the decision was has been metwith mixed reviews by time spent in class and the newly hours (time spent in class) to meet primarybenefittostudentsisthede­ made to make the event more like students and faculty alike, but ulti­ defined credit hour. Of this investi­ the equivalent of 126 hours. They votion of a slightly larger amount of a seminar. Stephen Woolpert, the mately, the decision was made for gation, Carp commented, "This was opted for the second route and in time and focus on their coursework, dean of the School of Liberal Arts, the betterment ofSaint Mary's. In an especially complex because we had doing so had two choices again: to both from faculty and from students explained the decision to make it interview with The Collegian, Vice to translate our 36 course require­ either increase the amount time themselves." like a seminar session because the Provost Richard Carp shared the ment into credit hour equivalents." spentinclassbyeitherhoursinaday Professor Hilda Ma of Saint seminar program is an " ... emblem­ details behind the decision making In terms of numbers, a bachelor's or days on the calendar. Mary's College's English Depart­ atic and distinctive quality of Saint process and some of the effects that degree from Saint Mary's College is In order to stick to the 4-1-4 cal: ment expressed similar sentiments Mary's education." Additionally, the thetimechangehasonSaintMary's. equivalent to 126credithours, which endar (four courses during the fall regarding the new class schedule: event wanted to encourage audience When asked what prompted the are used on transcripts to determine and spring semesters, one course see CREDITS, page 2 see SEEKING, page 2 2 THE COLLEGIAN • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 STMARYSCOLLEGIAN.COM THE INSIDE PAGE Germany comes to Saint Mary's CREDITS: Can the College adjust? GermanClubisagreatclubtohave. BY SARA DESANTIS continued from page 1 Many of the German students as EDITOR-IN-CHIEF well as other interested students ''Now as we approach mid-semester takes time to adjust." How many students can say they have access to more information and my adjustments are becoming Regarding whether any effects had the opportunity to compete in and fun German events related to habit, I don't mind - or notice - the of the change can be seen this far a stein holding contest on a normal modern German culture and its extra [time] as much. It might even through the semester, Carp ac­ Wednesday afternoon? Not many, language." be a blessing because it's allowing me knowledged that adjustment can be which is why the students of Saint "A recent Saint Mary's student to experiment with my lesson plans." difficult: ''With the inauguration of Mary's are lucky that the German back from studying in Berlin said She shared that, with this extra time, a new [school] president, and other dub has been throwing an Oktober­ his time there was 'life changing," she can include group activities and changes at the College this fall, it's fest event during CommunityTime Professor Lee concluded. "Much screen film clips into her courses. On hard to isolate the effects of this every year since the mid-2000s. of the United States, and especially the schedule itself, she commented, change, although I know it's always Historically, Oktoberfest grew young people on the west coast (and "It's new, and like many things, it awkward to learn a new pattern." from a trarutional Bavarian festival atSaintMary's),aretotallyunaware that started in 1810 to become the of any of this, so our club tries its SEEKING: Panel finds hard truths ~be q[ollegian world's largest fair held annually in best to bring this information to our continued from page 1 SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA Munich in late September through community here." terprise of the college is an exercise early October, welcoming more Cultural clubs such as the Ger­ participation, so auruence members of hope." He continued, "We want P.O.