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COLLEGE   OF   ST.    BENEDICT

ST.   JOHNS   UNIVERSITY

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April 28, 2005

"Our task now is not to fix the blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future."

-John F. Kennedy

• At home •

Want to take a break Friday night? Head to the last orchestra concert of the year, featuring Batman and Sousa.

8 p.m.

Friday Petters Auditorium, BAG

• In St. Cloud •

Ever wanted to see a love story that involves a robbery and a dead man who returns to earth and music? Go and see Roger and Hammerstein's play "Carousel" and be amused by this musical fantasy.

7:30 p.m.

Friday, Saturday

and Sunday

Pioneer Place on Fifth

St. Cloud

$24

• In the Cities •

Known for naming their albums after the color of the actual CD, they rock out on everything they do. See Weezer and get your rock fix quick before school is out.

6 p.m.

Tuesday

First Avenue

Minneapolis

• exSITEment • www.rubberfaces.com

Warp the faces of some of your favorite celebrities with the click of a mouse. Make pretty people look ugly and have tons of fun showing your friends.

•VARIETY*

Find out all you'll ever need to know about campus computer issues, including e-mail use.

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•SPORTS*

Read about prep school dreamer now St. John's athlete, senior Damien Dumonceaux.

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• Got a news tip? •

Send us ideas for stories to record@csbsju.edu or call (320) 363-2540.

CSB PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION 2005

CAMPUSES CELEBRATE A NMiV LEADER

Don Beaudette, The Record

By Seth Stennes

Staff writer

Friday afternoon 850 people gathered in the HCC Field House for the installation of the College of St. Benedict's President MaryAnn Baenninger.

Baenninger is the 14th CSB president since its inception in 1913.

Members of the audience includedformerpresidents, class representatives of the College of St. Benedict, the entire faculty of CSB/SJU, 40 college and university delegates, students and other guests Baenninger was welcomed to the floor by several people including Prioress Ephrem

Hollermann, Br. Dietrich Reinhart, President of St. John's University, former St. Ben's Senate President Bethany Heinzen, Rev. John F. Kinney, bishop of the St. Cloud Diocese and St. Joseph Mayor Richard Carlbom.

"This greeting does not come from afar," Reinhart saidjokingly. "We welcome you as leader and learner and keeper of the flame ... [She has a] passion for excellence."

The                   students

acknowledgeyourpresence on campus, Heinzen said. "She will make an excellent captain/' Heinzen said.

Several of those welcoming       Baenninger

ended their remarks by saying "welcome home."

Her message, titled "A Golden Thread: The Liberal Arts in the 21st Century," spoke about the importance of creating a strong link to SJU, the need for fund-raising and the changing definition of a liberal arts education in the 21st century.

Baenninger           began

working at the College of St. Benedict nine months ago.

"It has definitely been the fastest eight to nine months in my life so far," Baenninger said. "It feels like a blink of the eye."

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Past CSB

Presidents

Who Attended

Baenninger's Inauguration

S. Colman O'Connell 1986-1996

Carol Guardo

2003-2004

Mary E. Lyons 1996-2003

Students attend national research conference

By Kristen Nowak

Editorial staff

Many          undergraduate

students' research is never seen by anyone besides their professors.

Last week, however, 16 CSB/SJU students flew to Lexington, Va., for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) to present their research projects to other students and professors.

"The conference showcases exemplary research for undergraduates across the nation," said Don Turk, a communication professor at CSB/SJU who serves on the Undergraduate Research Advisory Council. Turk attended the conference along with Steve Stelzner, a CSB/SJU psychology professor.

The conference was held at   Washington   and    Lee

University and the Virginia Military Institute.

Students could present research in all divisions, including the humanities and social and natural sciences.

"It was very cool to see what my peers are doing," said Katie Furniss, a biology major who did research on sperm competition in fruit flies.

To be selected for the conference, students had to submit an abstract, which was ranked by readers from each topic area. Those with the highest ranks were invited to present.

"The highlight was seeing how much our undergraduates           shine

compared to the other undergraduates,"          Turk

said. "Hands down, the presentations were clearer, more cogent and more effective in general."

Submitted by Don Turk

CSB/SJU students pose at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research held in Virginia. The students flew to the conference last week and presented their research.

Senates call for reopening Magis case

By Matt Smith

Editorial staff

On Sunday, the St. John's senate passed a resolution 9-3-1 recommending the Joint Club Board in conjunction with the Coordinator for Student Human Rights and Diversity review the case involving Maddie Ebacher and Magis Ministries.

Wednesday afternoon the St. Ben's Senate did the same, passing the resolution unanimously, 13-O.

Last fall Magis asked Ebacher to leave her leadership position because of her sexual orientation. Ebacher then filed a complaint with.the Human Rights Office. After going through a trial process, Magis was charged with a human rights violation.

The senates feel Magis was not adequately punished.

They are recommending further action be taken because "the only direct sanctions for Magis was the writing of a formal letter of apology that was sent to this student and an invitation to return to leadership," the joint proposals said.

Senators react

StudentServicesCornmittee Chairman Mike Beckstrand originally proposed the resolution, which was seconded by Judicial Board Chairman Kevin May in the SJS..

"Regardless of alleged moral guidelines, it was clear that the removal of a person from a leadership role due to sexual orientation is overt discrimination against a person because of his or her sexual orientation, and thus a violation of the Joint Human Rights Policy," Beckstrand said. "Since Magis was in violation of an institutional policy, it in turn was in violation of the Joint Club Board's guidelines."

Amy Canfield, SBS Public Relations representative, said they adapted the same resolution as the SJS because the human rights policy affects both CSB/ SJU students in the same manner.

"[The senate felt] it was a strong violation of the human rights policy," Canfield said, which is why she believes the proposal passed unanimously.

Senator Luke Hellier was one of three St. John's senators who voted against the proposal. He felt the resolution voted on was not given the correct amount of time by the senators.

"We did not discuss the resolution," Hellier said. "I couldn't vote for a resolution that did not even get discussed. Overall I felt several important questions were left unanswered."

Policy change

Canfield said the JCB has already put into place new guidelines for next year's clubs. Each club will now be required to include a section in their by-laws pertaining to human rights so a case like Ebacher's doesn't occur again.

According to the Joint Human Rights Policy for CSB/SJU, any allegations of discrimination relating to race, religion, color, national origin/ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability could be a violation.

With each club having to put these rules in their bylaws, the JCB and senates feel it will prevent clubs from violating the human rights policy in the future.

Student outcry

Beckstrand said the uproar from the CSB/ SJU community was what triggered this proposal.

"There has been and is a call from the student body for action from other sources than the administration," the proposal said.

"Additionally, the students both of St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict through letters to

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