By Matthew Schrupp
mjschrupp@csbsju.edu
Have you ever wondered what you could do to help in the fight against cancer? At the .eldhouse of the Haehn Campus Center on Saturday evening, CSB/SJU students answered that call at the Night to Fight Cancer, where they celebrated the fundraising they had done throughout the semester for CSB employee Joanie Wiener.
Wiener has been an employee at CSB for 28 years and was diagnosed with breast cancer. During the event, students had the opportunity to meet Wiener along with her family.
The Night to Fight Cancer has been put on for the last 10 years by the Health Advocates. Students and faculty create teams and attempt to raise money throughout the fall and early winter. These donations are then given to an individual affiliated with the CSB/SJU community undergoing treatment, as is the case with Wiener this year. The night is also a celebration of the lives of cancer survivors and those passed.
Sophomore Malinda Koralewski got involved with the event through the AKS sorority.
“The AKS sorority decided to put a team together to help out Joanie,” Koralewski said. “I was amazed to see just how many people had been affected by this terrible illness. Everyone at the event was able to write a name on a paper bag of someone they knew who was battling cancer, and then they were all taped to the .oor around the track. It went almost halfway around.”
The night kicked off with a
.See WALK Page 7
More students to get scholarships
Flynntown construction underway
St. John’s has already begun construction on new housing options for students required to live on campus
By Sean Lynch
splynch@csbsju.edu
Since passing the St. John’s residency requirement, it has become clear that the university needs more housing options. However, students need look no further than Flynntown, about a block down Fruit Farm Road. Here, a new upperclassman apartment building and the McKeown Community Center are already under construction. Tours were given last week of the apartment complex, and while only the bare bones of the building are complete, one can see how things are going to shape up.
“Construction of the McKeown Community Center and the currently unnamed dorm building is on schedule,” director of residential life Dan McAvey said. “They will be ready for residents to move in as soon as next year.”
The apartments will contain four bedrooms with a few exceptions, a kitchen, living area and two bathrooms. The building intended for St. John’s juniors and seniors will contain 15 apartments and house 58 students.
In addition, the McKeown Center will have a large dining area, kitchen, gathering and study areas, laundry facilities and a game room in the basement. Groups will be allowed to host both formal and informal dinners in the dining area. A computer lab will provide students with a study haven as well.
Furthermore, the community center is being built LEED certified, meaning its construction and use are up to par with certain environmental standards such as energy efficiency and waste disposal. Simple, yet effective methods have been employed to achieve the certi.cation, such as natural lighting in basement areas and green building materials.
Students are supportive of the new construction, but many still express concerns regarding the residency requirement.
“College is about learning about the real world, and not just living
.See FLYNNTOWN Page 7
Student’s thoughts
Philanthropy fund awards CSB student with grant money
By Kara Nyberg
kenyberg@csbsju.edu
Many CSB students submitted applications to the St. Ben’s Student Philanthropy Fund hoping to receive the award. The grant would help them complete projects based on ideas such as social injustice and leadership development. The fund was set up to inspire current CSB students to come forward with their ideas and make them possible.
This year, the student advisory board selected two student projects to benefit from this award. One of these projects was presented by CSB senior Andrea Carrow.
Carrow, a Spanish major management minor, has studied abroad in Spain, Guatemala, China and Venezuela.
While in Guatemala, Carrow, along with other Bennies and Johnnies, produced a documentary about the free-trade coffee network of the country.
“The great thing about this documentary is that it’s entirely student produced,” Carrow said.
This experience prompted Carrow to apply for the Philanthropy Fund.
Carrow presented a project about micro-financing systems students began in Chile.
The philanthropic grant will .nance production of this documentary which will then be made available for CSB/SJU students to enjoy.
The main goal for this project, is to act as a predecessor for more student produced documentaries. Carrow hopes students will take over this project after she graduates and create other projects that are also extremely important, like the micro-loans.
For this project, Carrow said, “All you need is passion.”
She hopes the documentary will draw the attention of students and prompt others to contact her about continuing the project.
The documentary will be shown to students in March. Before this viewing, Carrow will hold a screening for the CSB and SJU presidents, interested faculty members and everyone who helped complete this project.
Carrow believes the Philanthropy Fund will create an opportunity for students to show what inspired them during their time abroad and to tell every one of these “untold global issues.”
Contact us
Advertising: e-mail recordad@csbsju.edu
Newsroom: 320-363-2540
Subscriptions: e-mail record@csbsju.edu and provide name and mailing address
Submissions: record@csbsju.edu
