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Potluck dedicated to Tahirih Mebrahtu

Photo courtesy of Nichola SaminatherInternational students junior Jagruti Rai and sophomore DeepikaSaxena attended the International Potluck on April 15, which wasdedicated to Tahirih Mebrahtu. See page 3 for more details.

'Letters to Cleo' to performat this year's Dew Drop BopTolnfl MorganFeatures Editor

This year's Dew Drop Bop,which takes place on May 12will feature the popular band,"Letters to Cleo." It will be heldon the quad in front of theO'Shaughnessy, and will alsohave plenty of music, refresh-ments and prizes.

Laura Murray, a senior at theCollege of St. Catherine who ison the planning committee forthe Dew Drop Bop, said, "I'mreal excited about the band,and I hope that the name willdraw people in." Murray saidthey wanted to have a bandthat had an easily recognizablename and was popular but notunaffordable.

Letters to Cleo's most well-known song is probably the1994 hit "Here & Now," whichwas on their debut album"Aurora Gory Alice." Theyhave also released two otheralbums, "Wholesale Meats andFish" and "Go!"

Letters to Cleo were also fea-

tured in the movie "10 Things 1Hate About You," which SKATis planning to show this May.

When questioned about howthey were able to get such awell-known band to perform atthe Dew Drop Bop, Murraysaid, "We just basically asked."

The theme of this year's DewDrop Bop is "Just Dew It." Inaddition to the band Letters toCleo, the Dew Drop Bop willalso feature a DJ, Dew DropBop theme T-shirts, prizes, foodand beverages.

There will be beer availablein a designated area for those 21and older who have ID. Murraysaid no open containers will beallowed on the quad outside ofthe designated area. Murraysaid the Dew Drop Bop is one ofthe most costly events of theyear and is paid for by fundsfrom Residential Life, theResidence Hall Association,and the St. Kate's ActivitiesTeam.

Keeping watch over sweatshopsValerie VigdahlNews Editor

A glance at clothing labels atthe College of St. Catherine(CSC) bookstore reveals a vari-ety of brand names, includingGear For Sports, Jansport andChampion. Do we know wherethese clothes are really made,who makes them and underwhat conditions?

Students on college campusesacross the United States andCanada are investigating themanufacturers who producesweatshirts, T-shirts and capsbearing their college logo. Atcolleges even closer to CSC,such as the University ofMinnesota, Macalester Collegeand the University ofWisconsin, Madison, studentshave protested against sweat-shops. Part of this controversycomes from doubts about theeffectiveness of the Fair LaborAssociation (FLA).

Deborah Locke, in an editori-al column for the St. Paul

Pioneer Press on March 22,2000, said the FLA was formedin 1996 "to combat inhumaneworking conditions at factoriesproducing collegiate apparel.Practically from the begin-ning," she adds, "studentsobjected to the FLA as tooinfluenced by business inter-ests" and that it "fell short of itscharge to monitor working con-ditions at sweatshops."

So what does this mean forCSC? Do we know under whatconditions the numerous CSCtrademarked appare 1 are pro-duced?

According to Julie Balamut,the CSC bookstore director, wedo not belong to the FLA, nordo we need to. This organiza-tion is comprised of largerNational Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA) licensedschools. To belong to the FLAwould require a significantincrease in the cost of CSCmerchandise.

Despite not belonging to theFLA, CSC has made efforts on

its own to curb association withcompanies using sweatshoplabor. "In our bookstore wehave been consciously address-ing this issue," Balamut said.

She has researched CSCmanufacturers to ensure theirfair treatment of workers."Ihave requested each one ofthem provide me with a code ofconduct," Balamut reported.She does this to make sureworkers making the product aretreated fairly and given a liv'able wage for their particularcountry, whether it is the U.S.,Mexico or Taiwan.

Balamut said she has droppedsome vendors in the past upondiscovery of unfair practices,but ultimately believes it is notin the clothing manufacturers'best interests to pull one overon their customers. She saidmany students who activelyprotest against sweatshops,including United StudentsAgainst Sweatshops (USAS), astudent organization made up of

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Plagiarism problems at CSCHeather CarlsonEditor-in-Chief

The number of College of St.Catherine (CSC) students pla-giarizing may be on the rise,according to some faculty mem-bers.

"In talking to ... faculty mem-bers, several of them have saidit's [plagiarism] a big problem,"said Jim Newsome, head of pub-lic services in the library."Instructors are very aware ofthe issue and worry about it."

A committee of 12 facultyand administrators has beenformed to explore how large aproblem plagiarism is, reviewcurrent disciplinary policies andthat discuss ways to preventplagiarism on campus.

According to the college'sacademic integrity policy listedin the Le Guide, faculty decidehow a student should be pun-ished, ranging from giving theman F for the plagiarized assign-ment to failing them for theentire course.

CSC Biology professor

Martha Phillips, who serves onthe committee, said often casesof plagiarism are never reportedto the dean.

"It's happening but it's notbeing reported. I think peopleare dealing with it individual-ly," Phillips said.

As a result, it is often difficultto figure out exactly how manycases of plagiarism haveoccurred at CSC. JanCzechowski, dean of arts andsciences, will head the plagia-rism committee. "I've asked thefaculty ... to let me know of anycases they've had when they'vetaken some action because ofthat [plagiarism]," Czechowskisaid. He also acknowledged"there may be other instancesout there that we don't knowabout." .

If students caught intention-ally plagiarizing are not report-ed to the dean, Phillips warnsstudents who have been caughtplagiarizing in one class couldstill do it in other classes.

Another complicated aspect

of disciplining plagiarism is thatmany students may be doing itaccidentally. "Students cometo us a lot and want to knowhow to cite things," Newsomesaid. "People don't realize that... if you take someone else'sidea, even if you don't quote itword for word, it's still theiridea and you still need to citethat."

Phillips said she believesthere needs to be more educa-"tion about plagiarism in theclassroom.

"We're not doing a very goodjob of teaching our studentswhat constitutes plagiarism."She added, "To avoid plagia-rism, you have to be skilled atparaphrasing."

Czechowski agreed that stu-dents need to be more aware ofwhat plagiarism is. "One of thethings I think the committeewill look at is what we can do tomake sure the students under'stand what this is all about."

He added that if students

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Be beautiful the way you areValerie VigdahlNews Editor

Like many women,I have obsessed unnecessarilyover how I look. It all startedwhen I was ten years old. I hadgone through puberty andgrown in all directions. Iremember going into my fifth-grade classroom and discover-ing that I towered not only overmy whole class but over myteacher as well. I was suddenlyeven more awaTe of my newlydeveloped breasts and hips,which also surpassed those ofmy teacher. I seemed to stickout in all directions. I felt awk-ward squeezing into those ele-mentary school desks. It's notfun being 10 years old, a child,desperately wanting to fit in.One girl in my class, a cuteblonde girl, even looked me up-and-down disapprovingly andasked, "Why are you so big?"

This began what I perceivedto be the tug-of-war for mybody with popular culture.Everywhere I looked, and stilllook, images and words tell me Idon't look right. I should bethinner, I should have a flatstomach, I should have buns ofsteel and I should diet constant-ly to attain these goals. This isthe image all women are bom-barded with in magazines, ontelevision, in movies and bypopular actresses, models andsingers. I think instead of look-ing at these images we womenshould look around us.

Here at St. Kate's, for exam-ple, I don't see many CalistaFlockarts, Kate Mosses or

Celine Dions running around, Ido, however, see beautifulwomen of all sizes, ages and eth-nic backgrounds. Why are wenot represented in the media?And, even worse, why do webuy into the diet hype?

Because of this hype, in mypre-teen and teenage years, Ifelt even more that my geneshad failed me. They had givenme this body unlike the modelsin my Seventeen magazine,unlike the actresses on myfavorite show, Beverly Hills90210, and unlike the peers,like my best friend Mona,whom I admired. I kept think-ing, "If only I could lose at least30 pounds, it would be so muchbetter!" I thought I would bepretty and popular, guys wouldlike me, and therefore I wouldbe happy.

At only 12 years of age, I con-vinced my reluctant mom to letme attend Weight .Watchersmeetings. I remember my firstmeeting. I walked into theLutheran church buildingwhere the meetings were held.Inside were flocks of women,many of whom did not seem fatat all to me. Some were dressedin business suits and others injeans and casual shirts, like me.There were people of all ages.And I was not the only adoles-cent there. In fact, I ran into agirl from my gym class there. Iguess she didn't like how shelooked in her workout clotheseither. I was shocked to see her,however, because she didn'tlook the least bit overweight to

me.Looks of disappointment

filled the women's faces as they,one by one, stepped on thescale and realized they hadgained instead of lost or hadn'tlost enough to meet their goal. Ifelt this disappointment manytimes myself in those months.

Looking back now, I see howridiculous the scene was. Therewe were, beautiful women of allshapes and sizes, letting a num-ber on a scale or a tape measuretell us we were attractive anddesirable. No woman shouldput herself through that. Iencourage anyone who obsessesabout weight, as I once did, toget rid of your bathroom scale.In the past three years, I havehad no clue how much my bodyweighs. And I have never beenhappier about how I look. Beingcomfortable with myself hasnothing to do with what a scaletells me. That's a kind of valida-tion 1 don't need, and it neverworked to begin with. It onlymade me feel worse.

In recent years, my eyes haveopened to how women measurethemselves, and their self-confi-dence, by unrealistic images. Ilived through a common expe-rience, not a unique one. Evenmy friend Mona, who I thoughthad no self-doubt about howshe looked, struggled throughsimilar hardships. Mona was thesame height as me, 5'8", andbarely weighed one hundredpounds. While she seemedideal, since she matched theimages on television and inmagazines more than anyoneelse I knew, she also grew upbeing teased. People would askher insensitive things like "Do

you ever eat?" or "Are youanorexic or something?" I knewthis was untrue. She ate twicewhat I did, never deprived her-self of food, even chocolatecake at Cafe Latte, and didn'trush to the bathroom after eat-ing, as those inflicted withbulimia often do.

Her doctor was telling her togain weight to be in the correctrange, while mine told me tolose weight. Mona wa&jrtoosmall for the clothes she want-ed; I was too large. She wasteased for having small breasts;I was teased for having largerones. I now wonder, who sayswe have to look a certain way?Who sets the standards, andwhy do they get to decide ifMona, or I, or any other womanis beautiful?

I look around at women whenI am in public places like theCSC campus. The women I seeare a wide variety of shapes andsizes, tall women, short women,thin and fuller-figured. Everytime I observe this, I become abit more convinced that I amperfect just they way I am. It'sokay to be me. I am beautiful.My high school friend? She'sbeautiful. My good friends herein college? They're beautifultoo. The woman I saw at thegrocery store the other day, theone who stopped at-the trafficlight this morning, the women Isee every week at St. Kate's andthe women at the WeightWatchers meeting all thoseyears ago? They are all beauti-ful.

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NewsIn Memorium

CSC community remembers junior Tahirih MebrahtuHeather CarlsonEditor-in-ChiefNichola SaminatherAssociate Editor

College of St. Catherine (CSC)junior Tahirih Mebrahtu diedApril 19 after being hit by a carApril 12 at the intersection ofSnelling and Larpenteur avenues.

Mebrahtu was horn Sept. 21,1978 in Asmara, Eritrea (a newcountry next to Ethiopia). Sheimmigrated..to. the United Stateson Jan. 28, 1989 with her fatherMebrahtu Dawit, mother TsedalHabtu and sister GloriaMebrahtu. They lived briefly inLos Angeles before moving toMinnesota in 1990.

Mebrahtu came to CSC in thefall of 1997, and since then, hasbeen a vital part of the CSCcommunity. She was doublemajoring in InternationalBusiness and Economics andMarketing and Management.Her father is employed on theCSC Minneapolis campus andher sister is currently a seniorhere.

Since her arrival at CSC,Mebrahtu has touched the livesof many here at CSC. As one ofher roommates, Mane-AnneKimani, a CSC junior said, "Shecould get along with anyone."According to another closefriend and roommate, juniorCaroline Njogu, "If there's anyway to describe a happy person, itwould be Tahirih. Even if shewas upset at anyone, she was stillcheerful.1'

Kimani added, laughing at thememory, "Even on Mondaymorning, she would be singingand dancing." Njogu continued,"She was always friendly, warm,sweet and full of life. She reallylived life, never waited for tomor-row."

Mebrahtu's third roommate,junior Sheryl Vaz, describedMebrahtu, saying, "She bright-ened up a room — gave life to asituation."

Associate Dean ofMulticultural Education JuneNoronha echoed Njogu's senti-ments saying she would always

remember Mebrahtu's cheerfulpersonality and laughter. "Shewas a very vital, happy youngwoman," Noronha said.

Mebrahtu's friends describedher as a 'true friend with whomthey could talk about things theycould never tell anyone else.Njogu said, "She could alwaystell what was wrong. If I lied,she'd know. I couldn't keep any-thing from her."

Sophomore Hanna Destaw,another friend agreed, and said,"She always had my back, wouldalways take my side in any situa-tion."

"I always had the best timewith her," said MehanthiBalaraman, a senior. Balaramanmentioned that one of her fond-est memories of Mebrahtu wasgoing to Applebee's togetherwhenever she needed to talk tosomeone about anything. "Thosewere the best times," she said."I'm so used to calling her whensomething was happening. Now,so much has happened, and she'snot here to talk to."

Vaz also mentioned an endear-ing characteristic of Mebrahtu's,her thought of the day. Shewould introduce a random topicon a particular day, and talk toher friends about it, argue for itand convince them to think itover and agree with her — evenif she didn't really believe in it.

"The next day," Kimani said,"if you come to her and tell herthat you agree with her, she'd belike, 'Oh, that was just thethought of the day.'"

The four roommates met dur-ing their first year when Kimaniand Vaz had a class withMebrahtu. Mebrahtu was a com-muter at that time. Vaz got toknow her and invited her to herroom on the third floor of St.Mary Hall, where Njogu alsolived.

Soon, they began spendingtime together and Vaz andMebrahtu decided to becomeroommates in Stanton Hall dur-ing their sophomore year, withNjogu and Kimani living nextdoor. The following summer,

Photo courtesy of Sheryl VazThe best of friends — juniors Marie-Anne Kimani, Caroline Njogu, TahirihMebrahtu and Sheryl Vaz together in the apartment they shared.

they all moved into the Albertaapartments, "on her number,because she had the highest num-ber," Kimani added.

"We just clicked," Njogu said.Kimani agreed, saying, "We werelike a family. We only had onereal fight, and even that wasn'tthat big of a deal."

According to Noronha too,Mebrahtu was a member of a veryclose group of friends who hadbeen together for the past twoyears. They had even made apact to take at least one classeach semester with each other.After the accident, Noronha saidthe group of friends bandedtogether and organized visitingshifts to ensure that at least oneof Mebrahtu's friends was alwayspresent at the hospital. Noronhasaid there were at least 25 peopleat the hospital at all times, bothfrom Macalester College whereshe took some classes and whereher boyfriend attended, and fromCSC.

Colleen Hegranes, dean of stu-dents, added that although shedid not know Mebrahtu, she"knew that she must have beenreally amazing the way herfriends rallied around her."

Since many of Mebrahtu'sclosest friends are members of theSt. Catherine InternationalStudent Organization (SCISO),the group decided to dedicate theannual International Pot luckheld April 15 in her honor.According to Noronha,Mebrahtu loved to dance andhad participated in a local dancetroupe that addressed racism andother social issues in their danc-ing. In fact, at last year'sInternational Potluck, Noronharecalled how Mebrahtu dancedin almost every dance she could.

After the potluck, friends ofMebrahtu brought the tape of lastyear's dancing at theInternational Potluck to the hos-pital and watched the video withMebrahtu's family and friends.

Mebrahtu's friends said familywas very important to her. Theytalked about her very special rela-tionship with her father. "I'venever seen any father and daugh-ter so close," Vaz said.

"Her dad couldn't sleep atnight without hearing her voice,"Balaraman added. "And she rec-iprocated the feeling."

Having known her so well,Mebrahtu's friends described heras a very independent person.This trait, they explained, some-times made many people thinkshe was intimidating. "But shewas so loving," Kimani said.

Mebrahtu's independencemade her strong. "She was afighter," Destaw said. "Her lifewas a struggle, and she workedhard to get where she was."

"She was an individual,"

Photo courtesy of Sheryl VazTahirih Mebrahtu, who was described as a "fragrant rose in the garden oflife," lives on in the hearts and memories of the many lives she hastouched.

Balaraman said. "She was justherself, no matter what anyonesaid. And she was one of thekindest people I've ever met.She was like my big sister, eventhough I am older. She took careof me."

Kimani recalled Mebrahtu'sreaction when anyone tried tohurt her or her friends, "Do theypay your bills? Are they yourmother? Are they your father?No. Then you shouldn't carewhat they say."

Balaraman also rememberedanother of the empowering state-ments Mebrahtu would use whensomeone hurt her. "They didn'tmake me, and they can't breakme," she would say.

Kimani and Njogu talkedabout Mebrahtu's inability to lie.Kimani said, "If she lied, she'dend up telling you." Balaramanagreed, "She would always saythat she had to 'cleanse herkarma.'"

Kimani added, "What the bul-letin (prepared for Mebrahtu'sfuneral service) said is so true."The back of the bulletindescribed Mebrahtu as a "PureSoul, Pure Spirit, Pure Love —The Fragrant Rose in the Gardenof Life."

The funeral and reception wereheld at CSC on April 20 and fol-lowed traditional Baha'i princi-ples. According to Noronha, theOur Lady of Victory Chapel wasfilled with friends, faculty andstaff celebrating Mebrahtu's life.Some of her friends sang a songin Swahili about friendship andGod, which they dedicated toMebrahtu.

In the week following heraccident, the college community

gathered around Mebrahtu's fam-ily, according to Noronha. Onthe Thursday following the acci-dent, a candle was lit inMebrahtu's honor in the Chapeland students, faculty and staffwere encouraged to pray forMebrahtu and her family. A bookwas also left next to the candle sothat people could write messagesof support to the family. The col-lege also arranged a prayer serviceon April 14 and sent out a voice-mail asking all faculty, staff andstudents to take a moment at 1p.m. to pray tor Mebrahtu.

Hegranes said she believes thestrong faith of the CSC commu-nity really provided additionalsupport to Mebrahtu s friends andfamily. "I think there's somethingreally wonderful about being at aprivate, Catholic college wherethe comfort of your faith can beso much a part of it," Hegranessaid.

The residents of fourth floor St.Joseph Hall, who won the CSCResidence Life "Penny Wars"fundraiser, decided to donate allthe proceeds to Mebrahtu's fami-ly and have encouraged othermembers of the CSC communityto donate money as well.Donations can be sent directly toCampus Ministry at Mail F-07 byMay 15.

With all the memories thatMebrahtu's loved ones hold dear,it is obvious that she was a veryspecial person who deeplytouched the lives of many here atCSC. Although she is gonephysically, it is more than obvi-ous that she is still very muchalive in the hearts and memoriesof those she has left behind.

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Sweatshops cont. from page 1more than 200 colleges anduniversities, are distrustful ofthe FLA's progress in monitor-ing major labels. "A lot of stu-dents don't think that manufac-turers can be self monitoring,"Balamut said.

Since January 2000 progresshas been made. Many majormanufacturers, including CSCvendors Jansport, Gear forSports and Champion, haveprovided the general publicwith a code of conduct regard-ing sweatshop labor and a fulldisclosure, of factories on theirWeb sites. Other Web sites,including the USAS,Sweatshop Watch, theNational Labor Committee andthe AFL-CIO, provide usefulinformation and updates onsweatshop activities.

Balamut cautions the CSCcommunity from assumingeverything made in a foreigncountry is made in a sweatshop.She mentioned that some prod-ucts labeled "made in theUSA" may be made inAmerican sweatshops or haveforeign-made components. "Alot of U.S. manufacturers con-tract out certain parts of theirmanufacturing," she said."Often you don't know."

The bookstore is makingevery effort to not do businesswith any clothing manufacturerthat unfairly treats its workers."We do not want to do businesswith companies not based onvalues similar to those ofCatholic social justice/'Balamut said.

Web sources for clothing manufacturersJansport: http://www.jansport.comGear for Sports http://GEARnosweat.comChampion: http://www.championusa.comUnited Students Against Sweatshops:

http://www.usasweb.orgSweatshop Watch: http://www.sweatshopwatch.orgNational Labor Committee:

http://www.nlcnet.org/resources/resources.htmAFL-CIO: http://www.aflcio.org

Plagiarism cont. from page 1have any questions about citingmaterials, they should talk withtheir professor. "I used to tellmy students if you have anyquestions at all, go to theinstructor, give them a draft[and] ... say, 'is this the way it'sdone?1"

The committee also plans todiscuss instances where stu-dents have intentionally plagia-rized, which may include copy-ing entire essays or journal arti-cles and passing them off astheir own.

According to Newsome, theInternet has become a handysource for students looking for aquick way to cheat. Some CSCstudents have been caughtcopying articles from electronicjournals or Web sites, Newsomesaicl- Jn some instances, stu-dents can even purchase essays,on various topics off theInternet. With this new form ofhigh-tech cheating, Phillipssaid it has become crucial thatfaculty learn how to recognizedplagiarized work.

However, there are now sev-eral ways to catch students whocopy material from the

Internet, according toNewsome. Faculty memberscan enter a sentence from a stu-dent's paper into an InternetSearch Engine, such as Yahooor Alta Vista, and often theoriginal source can be found.Otherwise, professors cansearch in electronic journaldatabases for articles on thesame topic as the paper, to see ifit was copied.

"They found it somehow,we'll find it somehow,"Newsome said.

Plagiarism can not only hurtthe student caught doing it, butalso her fellow students.Czechowski pointed out that inclasses where the grading is seton a curve, a student who pla-giarizes but receives a highscore could skew the gradingsystem for other students whoactually did their work.

CSC senior.KelH McCullussaid she considers plagiarism aserious offense because it isbasically stealing another'swork. She added that in heropinion, students caught inten-tionally plagiarizing in a classshould automatically receive an

F for the course. Although thepenalty may be harsh,McCullus said there needs to bea tough penalty to discouragestudents from plagiarizing.

CSC senior Heather Wilcoxagreed with McCullus that pla-giarism should be takenly and discussed icourses like Reflective Woman.She also thought studentscaught intentionally plagiariz-ing should be given an F for thecourse. "I think plagiarism is asevere act and if you don'tpenalize strongly, people aregoing to continue to do it."

Czechowski added that hehopes the committee can findways to strengthen academicintegrity on campus, whichcould include creating an honorcode. "There's a feeling ofwanting a strong, ethicalatmosphere on campus."

According to-JSJewsome, pla-giarism is harmful to the entirecollege because it destroys trust.

"Ultimately, it [plagiarism]makes me feel sad because inthe long run it hurts the com-munity."

April 28, 2000

FeaturePage 5

Making women's history come aliveStudents share 'legacies' of women leaders with grade schoolers

Stephanie FosnightStaff Writer

Five years ago, Debra Miner,associate director of studentlife, and Sharon Doherty, direc-tor of the women's center, sat inthe Grill trying to conceive aninteractive approach to teach-ing and learning aboutWomen's History Month, andthe Legacies project was born.

Founded in 1996 by Minerand Doherty, the LegaciesProject sends College of St.Catherine (CSC) students intothe classrooms o( elementaryschool children to teach themabout historical and contempo-rary women role models duringWomen's History Month inMarch.

Miner said she and Dohertyconceived the idea of Legacieson a "whim." According toMiner, they "whipped it togeth-er" for the first year, and havesince worked to solidify andimprove the program.

One aspect Miner appreciatesis the way in which the programalso teaches the college stu-dents women's history. "If youhave to teach it to someone,then you learn it better your-self," she said.

Angelique Charles is a juniorday student at CSC majoring inspeech communications.Ginger Hedstrom, an oral com-munications and theologymajor, is a junior in the CSCWeekend College Program.But the two of them workedtogether to educate fifth gradersabout a remarkable modernwoiflffnf'7 Minnesota SupremeCourt' chief justice KathleenBlatz.

"It's exciting to have anopportunity as a college studentto inform elementary childrenabout women leaders, becausekids are the future," Hedstromsaid. J i '

Charles arid Hedstrom, alongwith 18 "other CSC studentsand one Crefin'Derham stu-dent serving as facilitators,began ' to prepare for Marchback in October, when theysubmitted applications.Training took place inNovember, -and in January,Miner and Doherty matchedthe facilitators with the ele-mentary schools.

Hedstrom and Charles wereimpressed by Kathleen BlatzVquick rise through the judicialsystem, and by the fact that sheis not only the first woman

Minnesota Supreme Court jus-tice, but also the youngest jus-tice in the court. They decidedto present her, and Hedstrom,who in her spare time works asa clown, came up with the ideaof presenting Blatz through bal-loon bouquets.

education," Hedstromexplained each set of balloons,which were organized by colorinto bouquet.

The green balloons represent-ed Blatz's education, and eachhad the name of an institutionwritten on it. There were blue

college, have a good education,grow up and get married," hesaid, although he admits hedreams of being a baseball play-er and is not sure that he wantsto go to college.

Blatz's college record left astrong impression in the fifth

Photo by Valerie VigdahlCSC students Angelique Charles (top left) and Ginger Hedstrom (top right) gave a Legacies presentation onKathleen Blatz, Minnesota's first female Supreme Court Justice, to fifth graders at Nativity of Our Lord school inSt. Paul. The class included (bottom, from left to right) Sean Foynn, Zachary Wiesner, Ali Scheeman andBridget Loonan.

When Charles and Hedstromentered the fifth grade class-room at Nativity ot Our Lordschool in St. Paul, murmurs ofexcitement rippled among thechildren when they sawHedstrom's collection of green,yellow, blue and orange bal-loons.

"The Legacies Project issomething that we use to teachelementary school childrenabout women's history andabout our society today,"explained Charles. "Thewoman we're going to be pre-senting is named KathleenBlatz. Does anyone know whoshe is?"

Her question was met withblank stares.

"What if we say theHonorable Kathleen Blatz?"suggested Hedstrom. There wasstill no response from the kidsand Hedstrom and Charleslaughed. "Ok, we'll go towork," Hedstrom said.

As Charles passed out a wordsearch with words such as "stan-dards, leadership, justice and

balloons for her other jobs, yel-low balloons with her activitiesmarked on them, and a con-glomeration of all colors to rep-resent Blatz's family.

Hedstrom and Charles con-cluded their presentationreviewing the word search puz-zle and the facts listed on it.They then gave the class theballoons, as well as a bag ofposters, bookmarks, stickers andother memorabilia aboutWomen's History Month.

The fifth graders Appeared tohave learned the crucial pointsof the presentation.

Ali Schneeman, a student atthe school, was impressed. "Ithink it's cool that she achievedthat, being the first woman tobe the chief justice," she said.

' "It just made me think that ifshe can get through school likethat and achieve that much,then I can do that, too," addedBridget Loonan, another fifthgrader.

Zachary Wiesner, anotherstudent, seemed equallyinspired. "I could get through

graders1 minds. "I'm surprisedthat she went through threeuniversities," said Sean Foynn,yet another student, sounding abit awestruck.

This was the first time thatany of the four kids had-beenpart of the Legacies Project. "Ithought it was fun. You learn alot of things that you don'tknow about before," saidBridget.

The college students agreed."That was very successful,"Charles said on the drive home.

"It was cool. The wholething. That they're part of ourlearning as well. That theyreally are attentive and inter-ested and excited by somethingdifferent," added Hedstrom."The kids today were reallygood at raising their hands andtaking interest."

Topics presented in theLegacies Project have been var-ied. One year a pair presentedwomen in literature, and hadthe children write letters to oneanother. Another creative pro-ject was a coloring book of

remarkable women through theages, who were presented one ata time as the facilitators trav-eled through history on a"magic carpet."

"We don't want it to be justfamous women," Miner said.She said the program tries tostress culturally diverse projects,as well as women who are littleknown. "Women have donehuge things in fields and aren'tnecessarily household names,"she said.

One thing Charles andHedstrom wanted to stress washow much can be accomplishedby one woman, and so theychose to represent Blatz in lightof her many accomplishments,activities and responsibilities.

"We thought that the kidscould look at their mothers in anew way," said Hedstrom. "Somany mothers are employedand hopefully when they lookat all of the balance in the [bal-loon] bouquet, they can also seetheir moms that way," she said.

According to Miner, the CSCstudents who participate in theLegacies Project are those whoeither love children or lovewomen's history. Hedstrom saidthe opportunity to work with aday student was one of her rea-sons for being part of the ven-ture, despite the fact that she isa weekend college student withboth a full and part-time job.

It was obvious that Charlesand Hedstrom had a a lot of funtogether.

"I have just had a ball withAngelique," Hedstrom gushed .

"I like Weekend College stu-dents," Charles replied."Ginger did tons of research.She did most of the work."

Hedstrom vigorously deniedthis charge, and the two ofthem dissolved into laughteragain.

Miner agrees that one of therewards of Legacies is thefriendships that are builtbetween the partners.

"It's a fun project to work on,"she said. "As a college we haveso much to offer the communi-ty. It's really great that we havea program that lets it happen."

Miner said the number ofschools that request a Legaciespresentation far outnumber theCSC students that do it. "Everyyear we turn down classrooms,"she said. She encourages allCSC students to apply for theLegacies Project this fall.

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Toini and Tammy on the town

We like-o American Psycho!'Toini MorganFeatures EditorTammy NorstremStaff Writer

"American Psycho" (starringChristian Bale, Willem Dafoe,Jared Leto and Chloe Sevigny)is about yuppie stockbrokerPatrick Bate man's obsessionwith materialism and bloodlustwhich leads him down a darkpath of serial killing, psychosisand brutality.

Toini: This movie was dis-turbing. Not just because themain character is a psychoticserial killer but also because atthe end of the movie I was pret-ty confused.

Tammy: This confusionthing is a common trait tor you.Much like some of the previousmovies we've seen, this moviegets stranger, more disturbing

and psychologically twisted as itprogresses. Start oft with Mr.Yuppie taking a shower and rat-tling off his beauty routine; endwith him going on a killingrampage that no one seems tonotice.

Toini: Despite that thismovie was disturbing, it wasstill entertaining. It had a lot o(dark humor such as his ram-bling about popular music whilepreparing to kill his next victimand the nonchalant, announcerway he had of talking to peopleand telling them what to do.

Tammy: This man has thesexual appetite of great Zeushimself. There is a lot of skin,on and off of people.

Toini: Eww. There was a lotof sex and violence in thismovie. But you can see why it'sput in there — it's a movieabout a psycho!

Tammy: What psycho would

be complete without sex andviolence? The movie itself wasbased on a book from the 1980sand is a social commentary onmaterialism and the obsessionwith wealth and power.

Toini: And nice businesscards. The people in his richcircle of friends get very excitedover nice expensive businesscards and fancy restaurants. It'shard to tell if everything reallyhappened though or if it wasjust in his head. This is why themovie was somewhat confusingto me. I think he was delusion-al.

Tammy: And a psycho. Theacting, especially Bale'sdetached commentaries andvoiceovers and his mask ofimpassiveness, was impressive.The supporting cast also addedto the material obsession andtwistedness of the story.

Toini: Not only can he act,

Bale has a nice body.Tammy: Oh yes, thank you

for all the undie shots.Toini: And thank you for the

cool 1980s background musictoo. Who doesn't love HueyLewis and the News?

Tammy: Urn, me.Toini: Yeah, well, you're silly

then, I think that overall thismovie was disturbing, but thatdidn't take away from due plotmuch because a movie'about apsychotic serial killer should bedisturbing. I thought the actingwas great and the plot twistsworked well. I give it 3 and ahalf wheels.

Tammy: 1 give it 4 wheels. Ididn't keep thinking, "Man,when is this gonna be over?"And I was entertained.

HAPPENINGSDANCEJames Sewell Ballet will present its spring main-stage performances, including the Twin Cities pre-miere of "Made in America/' choreographed byJames Sewell, to a variety of popular Americanmusic.$21 adults, S17.75 seniors, $10.50 students andgroups of ten or moreThe O'Shaughnessy, CSCApril 28-29 and May 5-6, 8 p.m.May 7, 2 p.m.For tickets call (651) 690-6700.

MUSICThe MacPhai! Center for the Arts will hold theirannual Percussion Day. Percussion students of allages can participate in clinics on drums, timpani, andmallet keyboards, and play solos and in groups.Nancy Zeltsman, a leading concert marimbist andinstructor at Berlee College of Music, will lead a clin-ic and perform.$10 advance, $15 at the door. Group rates available.Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium, CSCApril 29, 9:30-4:30 p.m.For more information call (612) 321-0100. *

The St. Catherine's Women's Choir will present"Songs for Meditation and Dancing."FREEOur Lady of Victory Chapel, CSCApril 30,3 p.m.

The O'Shaughnessy's fourth annual Mother's Dayconcert with Robert "Eddie" Robinson and the TwinCities Gospel Choir will also feature Lorie Line and

gospel legend Sara Jordan Powell.$15 adults, $10 children under 12The O'Shaughnessy, CSCMay 14,4:30 p.m.For tickets call (651) 690-6700 or (612) 673-0404.

DRAMAOutward Spiral Theatre Company presents the NorthAmerican premiere of Emma Donoghue's play withsongs, "Ladies and Gentlemen," which tells the real-life story of the famous male impersonator AnnieHindle. Jodi Kellogg, who was voted Best Actress ina Drama in 1998 by City Pages/stars and SuzyMesserole directs.$19, $16 students, seniors and groups of ten or moreHennepin Center for the Arts, Little TheatreApril 28-May 1 and May 4-6Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.Thursday and Monday, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, 3 p.m.For reservations call (612) 343-3390 or go to .www.ticketworks.com.

READINGSSandra Benitez will read from her upcoming book,"The Weight of Things." There will also be a discus-sion and book signing.FREERoom 121, Whitby Hall, CSCApril 28, 2:30-3:30 p.m.For more information call Caroline White at (651)690-6821.

LECTURESDr. Sheila Tobias, activist and author, will present alecture entitled, "Faces of Feminism: An Activist'sReflection on the Women's Movement." This event issponsored by the ACTC Women's Studies Program.FREEAugsburg College Science Auditorium, ScienceBuilding, Room 123May 1/7 p.m.For more information call Dr. Jacqueline deVries at(612)330-1193.

OTHER EVENTSEarth Party 2000 will feature music from Left FootBlue, Clubhouse Pow and St. Kate's own JoAnnaPappas. There will also be face-painting, tie-dying,craft tables, a natural tampon table, informationtables, food, refreshments and prizes.$1 donation for an environmental organizationMarian lounges, St. Joseph Hall, CSCApril 28, 7 p.m.-midnight

SKAT is sponsoring the annual Riverboat Dance.$5 CSC students, $7 non-CSC studentsApril 29, 8 p.m.Tickets are on sale at the St. Joseph Hall desk.

The 2000 Retirement Reception will honor thecareers of retirees Mary Thompson, CSJ, chemistry;Eileen Gavin, psychology; and Beverly Stopl, WECadmissions.FREEMarian lounges, St. Joseph Hall, CSCMay 3,4-6 p.m.

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Sculpture Garden more than cherry on a spoon

Stephanie FosnightStaff Writer

Do you ever fee! the urge to interact with art?You know, to do more than go to a gallery,stare at a picture on the wall, and then moveon to the next picture? The Walker Art CenterSculpture Garden in Minneapolis offers justthe new experience you're looking for.

I've been to the garden before, but never^in the spring, and I found it a wonderful wayIto spend a lazy hour or two. The sculpturesare scattered throughout a scenic garden plotthat is divided into sections by evergreenhedges. There are private corners and wide-open spaces, lots of sun and shade and plen-ty of obliging benches for studying, chattingor just thinking.

In fact, I discovered the perfect thinkingseat on this visit to the garden. Spotting anodd-looking bench in a secluded corner, Iambled over to discover it was actually asculpture. An interactive sculpture, if you will.The aesthetically pleasing double-widebench made of thick cedar planks resting ongranite blocks and presided over by animpressive basalt stone at one end was givennew meaning when I spied a plaque with itsname.

Sculpted by the Japanese American KinjiAkagawa in 1987, it is titled "Garden Seating,Reading and Thinking." I plopped down on it,feeling as if I was settling myself on thethrone of one of the muses.

Its unique shape and superior constructiondid spur meditation, and soon I found myselflying on my stomach in the sun, my feet kick-ing over the edge as I contemplated the

peculiar spotted shadow the sun created as itpoured through my straw hat onto the weath-ered cedar.

I wandered over to the very familiar"Spoonbridge and Cherry" by ClausOldenberg, only to discover new things aboutit. I had never before seen it in the springwhen water sprays from the stem of the cher-ry and drips down into the little pond. Fromthe back, the reflection of the moving wateron the spoon is itself inspiring. The silverspoon and red cherry also complemented arare cloudless sky over the spectacularMinneapolis skyline.

Another example of art in action to befound at the sculpture garden is in the nearby"Standing Frame" by David Nash, a construc-tion of charred white oak that seems like itmight frame the spoonbridge. Upon closerinspection, however, I discovered that fromthe right angle the frame actually highlightsthe Basilica.

I've always admired the beauty of theBasilica, especially when curving past it atnight on the 394E interchange, but seeingonly the dome, cupola and cross through theframe showed me a new part of the architec-ture. When this small part of the church wasremoved from the rest of the skyline and setoff against the pale blue sky, I could marvel atthe exquisite 3-D relief of the dome, at theway patches of blue could be seen betweenthe stone columns of the cupola, and espe-cially at the fragility of the iron grey crossagainst the brilliant sky.

I made my way back to one of the hedged-in gardens, where a friend was studying near

the curious work "Two-Way Mirror PunchedSteel Hedge Labyrinth," created by DanGraham between 1994 and 1996. Threepanes of laminated glass and two panes ofperforated stainless steel panels created awinding labryinthian design that was inter-spersed with evergreen hedge.

Standing at the intersection of two glasspanes and a hedge, I could see myselfreflected three times: on my right, in front ofme and at the corner where the three medi-ums connected. The prosaic reflection ofmyself in blue jeans, a t-shirt and a straw hatwas juxtaposed against the distinct picture ofthe hedge and low stone wall behind me.

Yet glimmering faintly among the twoimages was also the fairy-tale apparition ofthe glass panel and hedges beyond the mir-ror I was literally seeing through the looking-glass. This unusual vision whispered that theworld we see is not always the only worldthere is. The very fact that I began to evenglimpse this concept is proof of the power ofthe sculpture, and of art.

I left with a firm resolve to return very soonwith schoolbooks and a journal, with friendsand by myself. For I found the Walker ArtCenter Sculpture Garden to be the perfectsetting for just about anything.

Located off of the Hennepin-Lyndale exiton I-94, the sculpture garden is open from 6a.m. to midnight. Entrance is free. Anothergreat spot for study or meditation is the adja-cent Cowles Conservatory Regis Gardens,which are open Tuesday-Saturday from 10a.m.-8 p.m. and from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Sundays.

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College Association Governing Board

The annual budget meeting will beheld May 2 from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.;

in 323 St. Joseph Hall across fromthe Student Life Office. CAGB willbe discussing and voting on the200b;2001;budgets for variousstudent organizations on campus.All are welcome!

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SportsSoftball team makes CSC history

Photo courtesy of Madge MakowskeCo-captain and junior Melissa Sanchez slides and is safe at third duringtheir game against Bethel College.

Spring SportsSchedule

DateSat., Apr. 29Tues., May 2Sat., May 6May 11-14

DateFri., Apr. 29Tues., May 2May 5-6

DateSat., Apr. 29Wed., May 3May 5-6May 12-13

SoftballOpponentHamline (A)Concordia (A)St. Thomas (H)NCAA Regionals

TennisOpponentConcordia (A)Macalester (A)MIAC Tournament

Track & FieldOpponentMacalester (A)St. Thomas (A)MIAC Heptathlon

Time1 pm4 pm1 pm

Time3 pm4 pm

Time11 am4:30 pm12 pm

MIAC Championship @ HamlineThurs., May 18 St. Thomas (A) 3:30 pmSat., May 20 U of Minn. (A) 10 amMay 25-27 NCAA Nationals @ North Central, III.

Katie CampbellSports Editor

With a record of 5-7-1 in theMinnesota IntercollegiateAthletics Conference (MIAC)and 9-15-1 overall, the Collegeof St. Catherine (CSC) Softballteam is ranked in the upper halfof the conference which,according to head coach MadgeMakowske, is the best the CSCsottball team has played in thehistory of the college.

Until this year, the CSC soft-ball team never won more thansix games in one season. Now,they've already won nine withtwo weeks left in the season.When the team competedagainst Bethel College, theyearned CSC Softball's first everwin of a conference doubleheader. "We've given someteams some scares," Makowskesaid. "The team knows how to

iiwin.The team also won a non-

conference double headeragainst Martin Luther Collegeon April 17. With scores of 10-8 and 1-0, CSC softball earnedtheir first-ever shutout. First-year student Rita Pomroy said,"We played as a team really well... Everybody did their part."

Makowske highlighted theirfirst home game against St. OlafCollege as another impressivegame. CSC was down 4-8, butearned five runs in the lastinning to win with a score o{ 9-8. Last season, the team earneda total of 105 runs for the entireseason. As of April 17, CSCsoftball already had 95 runs.

CSC did not win their gameagainst Northwestern College,but first-year student JillJohnson, the center fielder, hit

a grand slam. Makowske saideven though Johnson is one ofthe smallest players in terms ofphysical size, she has some ofthe biggest hits.

As of April 20, CSC was tiedwith Augsburg College forfourth place in the MIAC.Over this past weekend, how-ever, CSC lost both games oftheir double header toAugsburg, marking their firstdouble loss of the season. Sincethe team made only one errorduring the game, Pomroy saidthe team played well defensive-ly, but offensively "we struggleda little bit with our bats."

The team also lost theirgames against GustavusAdolphus College on April 25,with scores of 1-2 and 0-10.

According to Makowske, theteam has improved becausethey are more aggressive. Shesaid this aggressiveness is fueledby the two junior team captainsRachel Breckenridge andMelissa Sanchez. Breckenridgeand Sanchez lead the team'spreseason practice for eight to10 weeks. Makowske said boththe captains are dedicated tothe team's success.

As a team, Makowske said,"Everyone's made a huge con-tribution." First-year studentAna Fernandez pitched a lot ofthe wins this season. Pomroyhas a batting average of 550,which according to Makowske,is outstanding for fast pitch.She said, "The core of the teamis batting in the high 300s." OfPomroy, Makowske said, "She'sour cheering section — she'sthe vocals of the team."

Makowske said sophomoreBeth janni, a catcher, made alot of nice plays at home plate

during their games againstCarlton College. "People donot steal on her ... Its like run-ning into a wall." AndMakowske identified sopho-more Ellen Jensen, first-baseplayer, as one of the most con-sistent players. She said Jensenholds the highest fielding per-centage and always gets a hit ortwo.

The only senior on the team,Jen Virnig, plays at second base.Makowske said, "She doesn'thave the skill that .some, of theother players have, but she hasmore heart than anybody."Since this is Virnig s last season,Makowske said, "She's on a mis-sion this year, you can just seeit."

This year's team includes onesenior, two juniors, threesophomores and four first-yearstudents. Since the team isyoung, Makowske said she isexcited about the years tocome. She said she hopes tokeep the core of the currentteam and add a few first-yearstudents next year.

Looking at the upcominggames, Makowske said St.Mary's University is "the onlyteam that really scares us." St.Mary's is ranked second in thenation. But Makowske's logic is"on any given day when twoteams play, 50 percent will winand 50 percent will lose. Wewant to be on the winningend."

Positive of her team's abili-ties, Vimig said, "We have justas good of a team as St. Mary's;we just have to believe that wedo."

Makowske said, "It's also verynice being the underdog, andevery dog has their day."

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fellPhoto courtesy of Madge MakowskeThe CSC softbill team huddles together to talk before their game against Northwestern College.