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MORAGA, CALIFornia • VOLUME 112, NUMBER 24 • TuesdAY, MAy 5, 2015 • sTMARYSCOLLEGIAN.COM • TwiTTER: @SMC_COLLEgian • FACEBOOK.COM/SmccOLLEGIAN What’s Inside Choir reflects on Carnegie Hall performance NEWS EDITORIALS ON SAINT MARy’S First, a look at four areas that SMC needs to improve on. Second, advice for students to care about campus activities and why to get involved. PAGE 2 BEYOND THE BUBBLE A brief look at the state of world affairs, including gang violence erupting in Mexico, progress on the case of Freddie Gray, and more. PAGE 3 OPINION SHORTLY AFTER performing at Carnegie Hall, the Saint Mary’s choir and glee club also performed at the Saint Mary’s convocation on Wednesday, April 22 in celebration of De La Salle Week. (Andrew Nguyen/ COLLEGIAN) HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CREATES PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE FEMALE APPLICANTS F irst-year members emphasize humility and honor of the performance Program fails to make a substantial BY ELIZABETH MAGNO on Saturday night. After preparing all af- members a lot, and it was like performing effort to change inequality. PAGE 4 STAFF WRITER ternoon, the Saint Mary’s choir finally got as a family at Carnegie.” First-year Mikayla to fulfill an opportunity of a lifetime with Tan noted the positives of the bonding OPINION BITES Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Judy Gar- their performance at Carnegie Hall. They aspects of the trip. She said, “Instead of Brief opinions on current events land, Harry Belafonte, The Beatles, The performed “Shenandoah,” “Sing Joyfully,” just being in class with them and singing from the earthquake in Nepal, the Beach Boys, and Stevie Ray Vaughan are and “Shadow of the Day.” all the time, we were all able to bond. I got ongoing violence in Baltimore, just a few names that have performed at “It was breathtaking,” Jensen recalled. to hang out with everyone and learn more and Bruce Jenner. PAGE 5 the prestigious Carnegie Hall in Midtown “Walking on to the stage, I got teary-eyed about them.” Manhattan in New York. On April 18, Saint because it was so incredible.” First-year Apart from performing at Carnegie Hall, CULTURE Mary’s College’s gold-medal-winning choir made an appearance at the world-class venue as a part of an American choir show- case called “Gotham Sings!” “A lot of us realized just how much hard work it took to get there and we were really grateful for WHAT TO BINGE WATCH it. Not everyone gets a THIS SUMMER chance like this. So not Find out which series to spend twelve only was it enjoyable, hours straight watching while you avoid the summer sun. PAGE 6 but it was also a learning experience.” SPORTS JOSH HAMILTON CONTINUES TO Following their stellar performances STRUGGLE WITH COCAINE that earned them two gold medals in Latvia Dangerous addiction will impact more over the summer, the College’s Chamber than just his baseball career. PAGE 7 Choir and Glee Club were offered the op- portunity to travel to New York and per- SAINT MARy’S CHOIR performing a different piece at the convocation during community time of De La Salle week. form at Carnegie Hall. They left for New (Andrew Nguyen/ COLLEGIAN) York on April 15, arriving the same day. The next day the Saint Mary’s choir performed Kaylee Baker agreed with that remark: the three first-years did learn new things at the famous St. Paul’s Chapel before going “It was incredible being on a stage that so from the experience. “By working really to the National September 11 Memorial and many famous musicians performed on.” hard and staying dedicated, it will pay off Museum as a group. Following the performance, the choir flew with fantastic opportunities like this,” Tan On Friday, the students were free to ex- back on Sunday. emphasized. Jensen also supported this plore the city and do whatever they fancied, When describing what she liked most statement: “We were able to perform at with some limitations of course (after all, about the experience, Jensen emphasized, such an honorable place, but we were still this is New York City), before their perfor- “I loved being at Carnegie and on the able to humble ourselves and remember RUGBY TEAM CLIMBS INTO mance the next day. “The entire choir got stage…the acoustics were amazing and we our roots. A lot of us realized just how much CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST to explore the city and do our own thing,” just sounded so amazing. The space was hard work it took to get there and we were LIFE UNIVERSITY first-year Brittany Jensen said. “It was fantastic in the hall.” Baker also gave her really grateful for it. Not everyone gets a Saint Mary’s defeat Davenport to exciting.” Students were able to sleep in input on the New York trip: “I really en- chance like this. So not only was it enjoy- create finals showdown. PAGE 8 before getting ready for their performance joyed getting to know the people and choir able, but it was also a learning experience.” 2 THE COLLegian • TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015 STMARYSCOLLegIAN.COM STMARYSCOLLegIAN.COM THE COLLegian • TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015 3 THE INSIDE PAGE NEWS EDITORIAL Because there’s a whole Four areas where Saint Mary’s can improve itself Beyond the Bubble world out there… BY CHARLIE GUESE it appears to be true. Our culture they have. Even Robert Mugabe eyed college students to save or N.Y.U. student arrested in members gunned down their sies. Ambassador Rensje Teer- funding, providing the commu- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF as a nation rewards athleticism has an opponent in Zimbabwean help them. Saving the world is North Korea helicopter. Three other soldiers ink explained, “It does not mean nities with schools, roads, and over many other professions or elections before handily winning more complex than it appears. A South Korean student, Won that were aboard the military they are buried. They could have hospitals. have now spent four years at interests, so it is not a problem 99% of the vote. We are not Cal, Moon Joo, was arrested in North aircraft are missing and twelve left the country without telling Saint Mary’s, eight years in La- endemic to Saint Mary’s. and thank God that we don’t have Korea for crossing the Yalu Riv- were wounded. Federal forces anyone before the earthquake I Image conscious Police officers responsible sallian education institutions, and But this can now be seen more the same problems as Cal, but we What institution isn’t image er, which forms part of the bor- attempted to curb a drug gang struck.” Ram Sharan, Finance for death of Freddie Gray 18 in various Catholic ones—but clearly than ever in the space di- could benefit from a more open conscious? Every brand needs der between China and North in four southwestern states. Minister of Nepal, said that the charged it was 12 years ago when I first agonal from our recently-opened, political culture. We are not Cal, a little bit of branding control, Korea, from Dandong, China. The governor of Jalisco, Aris- country would need at least The six Baltimore Police Depart- set foot on Saint Mary’s campus. much-hyped, state-of-the-art and thank God that we don’t have which is why I found it strange North Korea’s official Korean toteles Sandoval, declared a two billion dollars to repair the ment officers held responsible I have attended basketball games $30 million recreation facility: the same problems as Cal, but we that Saint Mary’s would choose Central News Agency said that “red alert.” Eleven banks and damages caused by the natural for the death of Freddie Gray here, graduations, a family wed- an empty parking lot waiting for could benefit from a more open someone as incongruous with Joo admitted to violating the sixteen gas stations were set disaster. The country is appeal- face charges of manslaughter, ding, and I have invested in this a proposed library project that political culture. our values as Leon Panetta for a border laws. John Beckman, a on fire, and seven people total ing for international aid. second degree murder, assault, The Collegian institution by choosing it as the was identified by the WASC ac- commencement speaker last year. representative for N.Y.U., con- were killed. Flaming vehicles false imprisonment, and mis- Saint Mary’s College of California place for my education and devel- creditation team as being crucial Social justice feels warm and I was even more surprised that, firmed that Won Moo Joo was lined the roads. This outbreak in Australians protest the clo- conduct in office. The pros- Campus opment into an adult. Saint Mary’s for the longevity of the College. fuzzy inside after writing about it, I received enrolled in the university's violence was part of the Mexican sure of remote Aboriginal ecution will face a number of is truly a special place, and I con- Athletics and recreation should Saving the world is a noble goal, very little response and even Stern School of Business but was government's ongoing attempts communities hurdles in convincing the jury P.O.