The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Page: 1 of 12
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First place winner of the American Scholastic Press Association's 2006 Scholastic Newspaper Awards
The Rattler
ST MARY'S
UNIVERSITY
Wednesday
March 7, 2007
Vol. 94, Issue 9
www.stmarytx.edu/rattler
SGA
seeks
support
By ERIC-JAMES ESTRADA
STAFF WRITER
Last week, Student Govern-
ment Association (SGA) voted
unanimously to accept the Inter-
national Education Student Fee
proposal that will broaden the
range of students who have access
to the study abroad programs.
The proposal will create a
mandatory fee of $4 per se-
mester and summer session
from all undergraduate and
graduate students.
"This proposal allows for both
students and the administration to
work together in creating equality
for those who can't afford [to study
abroad]," said SGA president and
junior economics and internation-
al relations major Jose Freeh.
According to Resolution
AA0702 from the Academic Affairs
Committee, "Programs like study-
ing abroad must be supported and
intensified for St. Mary's Universi-
ty to maintain a competitive edge
over other universities."
The proposal also aims to fulfill
Vision 2012, a document that out-
lines the strengths and challenges
facing St. Mary's University and
advocates to "intensifying its in-
ternationalization initiatives."
If approved, the long-term goal
is to have an endowment large
enough for all St. Mary's students
who are interested in studying
abroad to be eligible recipients.
"This type of program should
have [been] initiated a long time
ago," said junior Spanish and in-
ternational relations major Josh
Davila, who participated in the
study abroad program to London
last fall.
SGA anticipates that, once ap-
proved, the fee will be initiated
this summer.
The members also hope that
the University Administration,
Executive Council, Academic
Council and Board of Trustees
will support this proposal. This
will give students an active par-
ticipation in securing resources to
support international education
and promote study abroad op-
portunities for a larger number of
St. Mary's students.
SGA will have a table in the
University Center on March 21-
28 in order to collect signatures
in support of the proposal. It is
also specifically asking students
who are interested in the study
abroad program in addition to
the alumni of the program to sign
the petition.
In celebration of Women's History Month (WHM), the
WHM Committee is hosting and promoting a series of ed-
ucational events and dialogues throughout March. Their
mission is to raise awareness of the accomplishments of
women in our local and international community.
"I think it is vital for St. Mary's to recognize the con-
tributions of women in our community and
worldwide," said Necia Wolff, WHM
Coordinator. "WHM observances promotes
a sense of pride in women's contributions
and an awareness of the struggles
Cont. on PG 3, SEE “PROGRAM”
PHOTO BY BARBARA SANDERS
PHOTO BY NATALIE AVITUA
Guest lecturer Roberto Gorzueta spoke to guests about the ever-changing face of the church.
U.S.-Mexico border presents religious challenges
By DOMINIQUE VARGAS
NEWS EDITOR
According to the U.S. Department of State
Web site, violence on the border "surged
in 2005." The violence is concentrated on
the Texas-Mexico Border where remnants
of a drug-cartel federation continue to
wage war for control over the area as a key
drug -smuggling corridor.
This drug-war also crosses into the areas of
human trafficking and smuggling, which has
led to a more stringent immigration policy and
increased tension on the border.
On March 1, guest lecturer Roberto Goizue-
ta of Boston College presented an alternate ap-
proach to the border crisis in his paper, "Resur-
rection on the Border: Mapping the Religious
Terrain in an Hispanic-American Context."
The Office for Mission and Identity present-
ed Goizueta's lecture as the third in a four-part
series of the St. Mary's Catholic Intellectual
Tradition. The theme of this year's lecture se-
ries is "Hispanic Presence in Our Nation and
Our Church."
Goizueta surmised that the Border Crisis
should be viewed in a religious as well as po-
litical and social context.
Cont. on PG 3, SEE “LECTURE”
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