The Wheel - Issue 6

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By Ashley Skwiera

sta writer

A longer wait

Knowing that I might not have a job atergraduation worries me because I will have about$50,000 worth o student loans to pay o, Ieel like I may have to move out o the countryjust to nd a job to pay it all o, St. Catherine

University (SCU) sophomore Tia Lauve said.OccupyWallSt and OccupyMN were establishedmid-September as protests against theeconomic recession, the state o the politicalsystem, and multinational corporationsknown as the 1%. Some are upset with thecurrent nancial situation and the eeling oinsecurity, questioning the validity o thestate o the nation with the national debtgrowing, bailouts o banks, multiple layosand the growing poverty rate.

Economics proessors Sister Amata Miller,CSJ, and Deep Shika were able to provideinsight to the nancial situation o Americaand how OccupyWallSt is pushing the buttonso corporate America.

We are on the cusp o one o those timessimilar to the Great Depression, Miller said.

People are upset about unemployment,the mortgage crisis, the declining value ohomes and the growing debt as individualsand as citizen[s] o one o the most powerulnations, Shika said. There is a nationaleconomic insecurity that has become real ormany people now as they watch governmentsall apart.

OccupyWallSt and OccupyMN have beenprotesting against the injustice, holdingmeetings to discuss reorm and potentialresolutions express their rustrations oeconomic dissatisaction as part o the 99%.pop culture and radical politics reporterLaurie Penny said.

Although it is said that the occupations

Make cents oOccupy WallStreetBy Caitlyn Witt

senior sta writer

See WALLSTREET pg. 2

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See ACTC BUS, pg. 3

Due to recent construction throughoutSt. Paul and along Riverside Avenue inMinneapolis, the decision has been made tomake adjustments to the Associated Collegeso the Twin Cities (ACTC) bus schedulestarting Jan. 17. In a statement rom theACTC website announcing the change, Theimproved bus schedule provides additionaltravel time between the campuses mostaected by traic and construction, andreduces the total number o rounds thebuses make each day.

Dean o Student Aairs Curt Gallowayaddressed the change made by Sae-Wayearlierthis semester.

The primary reason [this change] was[made] was that Sae-Way, the bus company,was nding it dicult to stay on schedulebecause o all the construction thats happeningwithin St. Paul and then over [in] Minneapolis,Galloway said.

The changes will result in a ve minute

Sae-Way increases timebetween ACTC bus stops

An update on the financial purpose of national movements

Students from the SCU Minneapolis Campus wait for the ACTC bus as it pulls up tothe bus stop. Photo by Alexa Chihos.

are democracy-based, leadership hasshown through in the larger occupiedcities such as OccupyMN, OccupyOaklandand OccupyWallSt, where committees havebeen created and leaders have been chosento delegate tasks and objectives.

[The Occupation] is a good way to getthe attention o politicians and corporate

businesses, Miller said. But why was theAmerican public so silent or so long? Peoplein power wont do anything until they eeluncomortable, and the protests are doingjust that.

An example o the infuence o OccupyMNwas the announcement o the MinneapolisCity Councils adoption o a resolution,titled Supporting Peaceable Calls or Reormto the Income Tax, Financial, and ElectoralSystems, which states:

The adopted resolution acknowledgescurrent political, economic and social struggles,and it also pledges support or citizenscurrently engaged in peaceully protestingthe causes o such struggles.

Los Angeles and Seattle are ollowingsuit with adopting similar resolutions, but

Miller and Shika make a clear point aboutthe governments participation in economicreorm.

The government is only one piece o thesolution, we as individuals need to change ourattitude towards the government and stopbeing ignorant o our economic situation,Miller said.

Ignorance is not bliss in this case, Shika said.People need to not be araid o economics...it is not about numbers or graphs and charts;economics is a social system.

Within the past month, the OccupyWallStmovement has encouraged thousands to

addition to the two ACTC buses cyclesreducing the number o routes rom 16 to 14.Ater stopping at Macalester College, therewill be an additional three minutes addedto bus ones route. Also impacted by thisroute is the time between stops at HamlineUniversity and the University o St. Thomas(UST), which will have an increase o twominutes inbetween schools. The route orbus two will add an additional ve minutesbetween St. Catherine University-St. Paulcampus (SCU-SP) and UST.

Lauren Kann, a th year student wholives on the Minneapolis (MPLS) campusand takes all o her classes on the St. Paul

campus, does not believe the changes willbe positive.When I am going back to the MPLS

campus it has been running late due to tracusually around rush hour. I really dont thinkthe changes will make that big o a changedue to the weather that is coming. Then thebus will run late because o the snow. So the

SCU proclaims,

No mas!On Nov. 18 through 20, St. Catherine

University (SCU) students and acultytraveled to Ft. Benning, Georgia to joinwith thousands o people rom aroundthe world to speak out against the Schoolo the Americas/WHINSEC. For moreinormation regarding these groups, goto soawatch.org.

See page 6 or Twitter updates rom TheWheels photo editor, Heather Kolnick, one

o the students who attended the protest.

Left: School of the Americas (SOA) protesterswalk in a symbolic funeral procession withcrosses displaying the names of people murdered

by graduates of SOA. As names were readover loudspeakers, participants in the vigilshouted Presente! after each name to

represent the presence of the deceased amongthem. Photo by Heather Kolnick.


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The European Union is altering, the stockmarket is volatile and over 13.9 millionpeople in the U. S. are unemployed. Despitethe instability, many o our nations leaderscontinue to propose scal policies that areboth unsustainable and scally irresponsible.

This is problematic not only due to thecurrent economic situation, but also becauseit refects our countrys lack o understandingo economic undamentals. We have becomean economically illiterate society.

George Stigler, a Nobel Laureate ineconomics, eloquently stated, The publichas chosen to speak and vote on economicproblems, so the only open question is howintelligently it speaks and votes.

I the scal policies proposed by many othe presidential hopeuls are any indication

o our nations intelligence, then it appearsthat we have chosen the latter option.The result: We elect policymakers who

promise to stimulate the economy throughtaxation, government spending and investment.As a general rule, policymakers who arguethat taxes are too high are typically notjust in avor o low taxes; they are also inavor o smaller government. They ignorethe act that the recent tax cuts have notdecreased government spending. Instead, ithas increased the budget decit and reducednational saving. Thereore, I am oten waryo politicians proposed scal policies.

Herman Cain continuously touts his9-9-9 plan, Rick Perry is suggesting a 20percent fat tax rate, and Mitt Romney hasproposed placing trade sanctions on China.

While such proposals may sound appealing,

Urgency oreconomic literacygrows

By Devon Arndt

political columnist

they oten result in negative externalities.For example, Rick Perrys fat tax rate planwould give the wealthiest Americans a big taxbreak, widening income inequality urther,and Romneys sanctions would likely causea trade war with China.

While politicians may suggest these plansas a way to attract voters, as a society, weshould be economically literate enough tounderstand that many o these plans areuneasible. Economic literacy provides thetools or understanding our economic worldand helps us to interpret events that will aectour country. Economic literacy gives us theability to comprehend and evaluate criticalissues. Furthermore, economics providesindividuals with valuable decision-makingskills. It can help us decide whether to purchase

a new home or invest in the stock market.For a nation to become economically literate,it is important to have a oundation in theprinciples o economics. This knowledgewould not only enhance our credibility asvoters but also as consumers and producers.Every time we make an economic decision,we are contributing to a system that is bothunsustainable and unbalanced. We cannotcontinue to elect policymakers who areproposing polices that only prot one groupo people. As members o a prosperous globaleconomy, it is our job to be enlightenedeconomists. We must choose to speak andvote intelligently.

Devon can be reached [email protected].

switch rom national banks to local creditunions, creating one o the rst concretereorms in society in which the public is

taking steps to act locally. Nearly 71,000people have switched rom the Bank oAmerica to credit unions.

Credit unions are local, which means thatpeople know where their money is goingand have a better personal customer serviceexperience with those [who are] handlingthe money, which is the exact opposite o anational bank, Shika said.

Credit unions also have lower ees, higherinterest rates on savings, and lower loan rates,according to an Omaha World Herald report.

How one manages nances has been thesubject o many economists and consumerreporters debates. The U. S. makes up only5 percent o the worlds population, yet weuse 25 percent o the worlds resources.

America lives beyond its needs, we need to

educate people about how to live within theirown means, even i that means not buyingthe latest clothing or high-end products,Miller said.

As college students, the proessors declarethat our generation is at the pinnacle oour time .

[We] must ask questions and be awareo what is happening to our nation and ourcommunity, Miller said.

Local businesses struggle to stay open,houses are being oreclosed, credit card debtis building up and student loans are piling up.

Students need to ask the economic question

and again, not be araid o economics, itaects us all, Shika said.

The proessors recommend that studentsparticipate in the Financial Literacy series,Money Doesnt Grow on Trees. It hosts a

wide variety o topics including Budgeting101, The Seduction o Credit Cards: WhatYou Really Need to Know and FinancialSteps to College Success. The year-long seriesis ree and open to the SCU community andis a great way to learn more about nancialtopics rom auto insurance to retirementplanning.

The main thing that needs to happenis a cultural shit where we as citizens canlive more simply within our means and notrely on credit cards and think about how tobudget and not indulge in expensive things,Miller said.

Indulging in consumerism has been anissue throughout generations, but theresone actor that dierentiates this generationrom others.

There is extreme generosity in thisgenerations society and its a transormationalexperience or the world, Miller said.

There has been an overwhelming responseo donating to national and internationalnon-prot organizations in the past decadethrough individual donations, school clubs andorganizations that are undraising or socialjustice issues including environmental issues,womens worker rights, human tracking anddisplaced reugees in developing countries.

By keeping ones values at the the center olie, this generation is much more generous,Miller said. We can enable idealism into acts

o generosity rather than sel-indulgence inoutlandish things.

With the job market looking bleak andhousing dropping in value, economists andOccupyWallSt protestors have said that the

uture looks bleak or many.Be responsible buyers, we are what wehave, Miller said.

I avoid the impulse section, the sectionright at the ront o the checkout line where theyhave gum, candy, magazines and sometimesDVDs, sophomore Thuthao Dinh said.

OccupyWallSt and OccupyMN protestorshave stood against the corporations andpolitical system that have contributed tothe downall o the U. S. economy. On themany Occupation websites, blog writers andsupporters o the movement have writtenwords o inspiration and statements to thinkabout or the uture.

We currently stand as the 99%. Whenit comes to the ocus o where our mindsshould be, we reiterate that there are larger

issues that we need to deal with as a society,

blog writer Gatekeeper or OccupyMN said.Whether our ocus remains upon the pensionso those that risk their own saety or us, orupon those that are currently unemployed,it is important to remember that we are

all our own leaders and have the ability tohelp create the change we eel we need bothwithin the current structures that exist andbeyond. We have come together to create avoice or the people, and it is our intentionto not only maintain The Peoples Plaza asa space to help create such a discussion, butalso to participate with those that stand insolidarity with the global movement.

Shika and Miller recommend nancialliterary magazines such as Yes! Magazine,Dollars & Sense, and Network Connectionor students to get a better understanding othe current economy and the dierent waysit is aecting individuals, local businesses,and national businesses and organizations.

Caitlyn can be reached at

[email protected].

Name: Dakotah Welch

Year: 1st year

Major/Minor: Nursing

Position on Senate:

Commuter Senator. Myjob is to help commuters

become connected withinin the St. Kates community

and to make sure that the

commuting population hasa voice on campus.

O t h e r C l u b s /

Organizations you are

involved in: Diversity

Senate students of themonth - November

Name: Priscilla Weah

Year: 3rd year

Major/Minor: Public Health

with a Policy and Social

Science concentration

Position on Senate: JuniorClass Co-Representative. We

seek out and address the

needs and concerns of the

Junior Class and make surewere visible and effectively

representing them throughactivities such as class

meetings twice yearly.

Other Clubs/Organizations

you are involved in: President

of the Black StudentsAssociation, member of

the Senate Financial AffairsCommittee which meets every

Committee. We meet every

Friday in the Student Org.from 3-4 p.m. Come join

us as we discuss ways to

make St. Kates a more

all-inclusive environment!

What you enjoy doing for

leisure:Hanging out at the

Mall of America.

Favorite Quote: May the

force be with you.

Words of wisdom to other

Katies: Start planning foryour future career NOW!

Monday from 4:45-5:45 p.m. in CDC

287. Students are

welcome to attend.

What you enjoy

doing for leisure:

S ing ing t o o ld -

school music, praise

dancing and helpingcoordinate actvities

for youth at church.

Favorite Quote:

My character, myintegrity, my faith in

God, He favors me!

Words of wisdom

to other Katies:

Get connected andstay faithful to your

morals.Photos courtesy of Senate.


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he First Grader.The First Grader is a BBC Films, UK Film Counciln Entertainment, Lip Sync and ARTE France, a Sixth Sense/Origin9 Photo courtesy of Kerry Brown.

imary school and mustr adults.

resentative, Jane (Naomieo ght or him. She goeseaking to the educationi, standing up or him ton simply allowing himn the rst place. Sadly,he line the children arethe reason why Margueources in the childrenscation does not matter

. Jane goes away quietlyr, even though I wantedise her voice in passionin the school.

ge leaves the school onceto another site.ot taken well by Marugechildren o the school,

ng they can ind at thehe arrives. This startedild, Kamau, who was a

struggling student in Maruges class. It wasat this point when I silently cheered inside,

knowing Jane would probably come back,in which she later did because o Maruge.Maruge was so determined to get Jane back,not just or himsel, but or the happiness oall the children. He set o to Nairobi wherehe hastily walked into a closed meeting othe Chairmen and showed what he had doneor his country many years ago, revealing hisscars, and explained why Jane is needed atthe school now.

Maruge believes, the power is in thepen. In most parts o the world today, iyou cannot read or write your hopes oadvancing are greatly lowered. This ilmshows exactly how much education can door a person at any age.

Ashley can be reached [email protected].

A review o ailm shown in

the JDA

ther things that will keep them inl. Most o that is the uture o mostping countries. You teach the womene amily comes along and the men

along too in many, many groups. Theyeaching out beyond their bounds andresources to the community. I think theon keeping girls in school is critical.

: Do you believe technology is alsotant?

: I think technology would be a greatI went [to Tanzania] about 12 yearsven though theyre poor and not aseveloped in inrastructure as Kenya,ere ar ahead in their cell phones [and]

nternet. They had more internet caesou could shake a stick at. Then I wentKenya and I went high-rises [and] it

arder to nd internet caes.

: Can you talk about the social justiceents in Kenya?

There are huge womens organizationsya. There [are] women who are willing,y given day, to go down and just beed up by police. You never know the intensity, the purpose the womenrking or; they dont need anyone to

in and identiy whats wrong. We lookources and ask them what resourcesneed and then we show them eitherget them and how to work with [the

ment] or talk to them. They know what

to do with the resources once they get them,they just need to get those resources. Werenot there to bring a model- we did this overhere now you do this over there- we dontdo that. They have to come to us, they haveto lay out what they want. We [then] go, ohthats a little bit too hot, I dont know i wecan help you with that, but someone elsemight be able to help you. Thats how webalance out trying to make sure people getwhat they need, the tools they need, skills,access to talk to people. Its not always aboutood and medical supplies; sometimes itsjust opening a door or somebody.

TW: How does that tie into primary andsecondary education- the social justice

movements or womens movements thatare happening right now?

CC:There are a lot o organizations here inthis country supporting secondary educationbecause a lot o times girls and boys get toa certain level and then they have to pay orit becomes more expensive. Theyre awayrom home and they are a boarding schoolessentially. That is an issue or student[s] tobe able to progress so they can get to college,which is another ee. It is part o the socialjustice issues that students be able to continueto the next level in school. There are a lot obright people that I have met but cant geta job or the skills that theyve trained orso they have to leave the country, [and] sothose resources are leaving.

TW: You talk a lot aboutwomen being involved asprominent orce in social change,but where are the men?

CC:The men are there, theyvebeen in charge a lot. You [also]have to train them and showthem where the resources are.We have a holistic approach.Weve been working with thegovernment o Elderat to bringin training. Most o those peoplein government are men althoughtheir constitution has instituteda certain number o women beelected and women are rising up

more to be elected to dierentpositions. That challenges theirposition and their thinking toprovide better services as theeld o competition or thoseseats in government becomesmore competitive. I would saymen are very active, they wantto get involved, but when wetalk to them we draw a littlepicture, this is an inclusive planor women, mothers, childrenand youth.

Becky can be reached [email protected]. Coventry Cowens shows pictures she took of the schools and

students in Kenya. Photo by Alexa Chihos.

On my second day at my internship I sat in a studioat the Public Radio o Quito while my supervisors

discussed bullighting, a tradition that happensevery year during the Festivals o Quito. The politicaldiscussion was way beyond my level o Spanish at the

time and I remember taking notes such as:

Google: toreador

They wanted me to introduce mysel on air?

Are they crazy?

That caller was not happy

Google: forcado, pega, picadores

Also: Google how to speak

Posts rom theequator: Traditionversus rights

By Rachel Armstronginternational columnist

Their discussion ocused on

Spanish

Im in way over my head

bullghting in Ecuador andwhy it is considered a tradition.Each year on Dec. 6, Quiteos

celebrate the ounding o theircity, the capital o Ecuador.

Quito, or as it is ocially called,

San Francisco de Quito, was ounded in

1534 by Spanish conquistadors on the ruinso the Inca capital, Kitu. Bullghting in Quito has itsroots in the citys colonial identity, brought to South

America by the Spanish conquistadors.

While tourist shops and travel sites proclaim

bullghting a celebration o the countrys colonial roots,many groups argue that it is merely a maniestation ocolonization and globalization, a celebration imposed

by Spain that holds little signicance in comparisonto the infuence o Ecuadors native Andean culture.

Veronica and Jorge, my supervisors, were talkingabout this tension as well as the aspect o animal crueltyimplicit in such a tradition. Animal rights groups in

Ecuador have been working to elimate this spectacaleor years, arguing that killing o animals in public spacesnot only constitutes animal cruelty, but inringes on

the rights o those citizens o Quito who do not agreewith bullghting, those who would rather not see an

animal slaughtered as the crowd cheers.

There are quite obviously arguments on both sideso this issue. While Veronica and Jorge discussed thison air, a man called in saying basically, I you dont

like it, dont watch. Its that simple.

Veronicas response was something I wont quickly

orget. She spoke calmly about how the use o publicspace is relational and historical. In other words, whathappens in public spaces determines how citizens

inhabiting and interacting in those spaces will act. Ipublic spaces in Ecuador are used in a way that promotes

a culture o violence, that culture o violence, andthe authoritative stamp o approval implicit insuch a public display o violence, will translate

to citizens interactions with each other.

The caller vehemently disagreed,

but the discussion, or at least what Icould understand o the discussion,gave me a ew things to think about.

As a maniestation o colonization,animal cruelty or an accepted,public display o violence, I can

clearly see why there are those

opposed to this supposed tradition. Indeed, becauseo their work the bulls are no longer killed in public.The toreadors complete all the steps necessary or a

bullght, but dont deliver the killing blow in ront o

the crowd. The uproar surrounding this decision bythose who argued or tradition merely shows what is

important to the ritual: not the process itsel, the danceo the bull and the toreado, but the aspect o death.

The Festivals o Quito are coming up in less than amonth and a ew o my riends are planning to attendthe bullghts in Ibarra. While Its a tradition! is

usually a phrase that will get me out o the house, thisis one tradition Ill be purposeully skipping out on.

Rachel can be reached at [email protected],or ollow her blog rachelgoestoecuador.tumblr.com.

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FEATURES6 | The Wheel November 22, 2011

Peer Money Mentors teach students about moneyand debtBy Anne Moe

sections editor

How to manage fnances

SCU students attendAsian-American basedconerence

A group o St. Catherine University (SCU)students represented SCU and the AsianWomen Association (AWA) in the MidwestAsian American Student Union LeadershipRetreat (MAASU LR), which was hosted byThe University o Illinois/Chicago on Nov.12 and 13. The students were eager to knowmore about the Asian American community,the problems that this community aces andhow they can take parts in nding solutions.

MAASU LR is a conerence that ocuseson the issues o the Asian American societyby holding workshops and giving speechesrelated to the purpose o the conerenceby prominent Asian American leaders andspeakers. In addition, there is always a ew

entertainment shows. The theme o this yearsall conerence was From the Grassroots:Focus on Student Activism in Campus andCommunities.

My initial goal was to let SCU participantshave that experience because its very importantor them to know about the Asian Americancommunity and the problems they havebeen acing [or] a long time, especiallythe political ones... It was great to see SCUstudents bonding so quickly, co-presidento AWA Linda Lee said.

In this leadership retreat there were around250 students participating rom universitiesaround the US. Participants were dividedinto dierent workshops with dierenttitles, such as The Importance o Multi-Ethnic Coalition Building and Community

Building and Leadership Development inAsian American Families.There was a mixer gathering in which a

short documentary about Vincent Chin,entitled Vincent Who? was shown. Itpresented the unjust story o the deatho Vincent Chin, which was mainly dueto hatred and discrimination.

The conerence was really importantor me because it made me more aware o

the diversity within our Asian Americancommunity and o the case o VincentChin as well, AWA member CynthiaVue said.

On the rst day o the conerence,participants attended a number oworkshops, small group discussionsand activities, and then they attendeda banquet which included comedy andmusical parts.

Ater attending the MAASU LRI started thinking about starting anAsian Center on campus in whichAsian Americans can gather and discussrelated topics and maybe plan or eventsin which all other students o colorsget the chance to know more aboutthe Asian American culture, co-chair

o AWA Chouree Lee said. The mostimportant thing I learned in MAASULR was about leadership and howgroups which are educated more aboutthe Asian American community passtheir knowledge to other less inormedgroups.

It was a great opportunity or theparticipants to get to know moreabout their identities, have a betterunderstanding o their heritage andcreate solutions or the issues that theAsian American community is acing.Since MAASU conerences are heldtwice a year, once in all and once inspring, AWA encourages other studentsto participate in the spring conerenceand all upcoming events.

Dana can be reached [email protected].

By Dana Al-Emam

sta writer

From the grassroots

-Africa Night-Top left: Rhea Nambalirwa 15, Faith and SCU Senate President Latifah Kiribedda12 celebrate Africa Night in the Rauenhorst Ballroom.

Top right: Poster for Africa Night.

Bottom: Students choreographed a dance that incorporated music and dance

moves from many African countries. Photos by Ashley de los Reyes and HeatherKolnick.

Five years ago when St. Catherine University(SCU), then the College o Saint Catherine,noticed a drop in retention, they ound

that one o the main reasons was nancialdiiculty. In response, the Peer MoneyMentors was created.

The program is one-o-a-kind and hasprovided a unique view o nancial success.Those who work in the program providekind, smiling and knowledgable aces tothose seeking advice and guidance or theirnancial concerns. Best o all, the servicesthey provide are included in tuition, sostudents do not need to pay more moneyto learn about money.

We help students with basic inancialmanagement such as budgeting, saving,credit and understanding nancial aid. Wehave a unique perspective because we arestudents, too and we can relate emotionallywith other students, senior student and Peer

Money Mentor Lillie Mobley said.Peer Money Mentors help students ina variety o dierent ways. Each semester,they host speakers who educate students oneverything rom inexpensive grocery shoppingto paying back loans in a timely manner.Students can also be reerred to ShannonDoyle, a Certied Credit Counselor withLutheran Social Services, who can sit downwith students and give them more in depthservices such as loan consolidation. PeerMoney Mentors can provide individualizedattention to students to discuss nancial issues.

We are available to sit down with studentsand talk about budgeting or other nancialconcerns. Just being supportive is a key aspect,and directing them to the appropriate areais necessary, Joann Ott, a graduate student

in the Holistic Health Studies Program who

is also a Peer Money Mentor, said.These programs and opportunities are

done to help students be nancially literate.Financial literacy is personal inancial

tness, and the steps to being nanciallyliterate are as easy as not spending moremoney than a person is taking in. Peer MoneyMentors think that it is an important skill to

have both in college and in lie ater college.Without nancial literacy, things can reallygo awry in a persons lie.

Without having the skills to manageour nances we can become easy prey andmake bad nancial decisions that we laterregret, Ott said.

With the right help, making smart nancialdecisions can be easy. Budgeting, understandingones loans and learning how to save moneyare all a part o the program.

Small steps to consciously spend ourmoney can make a big dierence, Ott said.

A small step college students can take whichcan greatly reduce stress is understandingtheir loans.

Loans arent just ree money. People needto know that loans need to be paid o. Ater

graduation, [SCU] isnt a support systemanymore, and we all need to be preparedto experience the real world nancially,senior Dominique Staupe said.

The techniques and ideas that the PeerMoney Mentors give to students can changethe way they look at nances both now andin the uture, making inancial lie morebearable.

For most people, their money habitsstart in college., Mobley said. So when theyleave whatever they were doing in college iswhat they will be doing or the rest o theirlives. Now is the time to take control o yournances. You probably wont be perect, butyou have to start somewhere.

Anne can be reached at

[email protected].

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HEALTHNovember 22, 2011 The Wheel | 7

Thankul orportion control

By Caitlyn Witt

ftness columnist

Thanksgiving is ast-approaching; weprepare ourselves or Black Friday and counthow many relatives or riends will be comingover or the main event: the get-together.

Food is at the center o this holiday andwith that comes the image o piling mashedpotatoes, turkey, gravy and other deliciousdishes onto ones plate.

In a 2006 Nutrition Journal study, researchersound that the average weight gain o collegestudents over Thanksgiving was just overone pound. This may not seem like much,but the authors note that weight gain thatoccurs in such a short time period may causelong-term health issues, especially i the gainisnt worked o so that you return to yourhealthier weight.

The issue o overeating during holidaysand on other occasions is due to stress,depression, or just unintentional snacking.Many health writers and tness gurus havecome up with a practical solution or thispredicament: portion control. Portion

AskKatie! The Ask Katie! peerhealth advisers answer

your health-relatedquestionsCompiled by Sarah Kiczula

The holiday blues are quite common andare said to be caused by the stressulness oholiday events. Just think o what we doduring the holiday season: shop, cook, traveland host house-guests, amily reunions andparties. All o this comes at a price.

The holiday blues have been described aseelings o intense and unsettling sadness thatare short-lived, meaning they last only or aew days to a ew weeks around the holidaysuntil the individual returns to their dailyroutine. It is possible that holiday blues or

the blues in general may turn into clinicaldepression. Symptoms o clinical depression,unlike the blues, are present nearly everyday and carry on or at least two weeks.These symptoms may interere with howone unctions during work, sel care andsocial activities.

With that in mind, the Psychology Todaywebsite provides 10 helpul tips on howto stay level-headed with the approachingholiday season:

Be logical with your schedule: dontoverbook yoursel into a state oexhaustion--this makes people irritable,cranky and depressed.

Organize your time: decide upon yourpriorities and stick to them.

Remember: no matter what the plans,

the holidays do not automatically takeaway eelings o loneliness, sadness andrustration.

Be careul about resentments related toholidays past: declare an amnesty withwhichever amily member or riend youeel past resentment toward.

Dont expect the holidays to be just asthey were when you were a child: theynever are; you are not the same as whenyou were a child, and no one else in theamily is either.

Are you eeling like you have too muchtime on your hands during the holidayseason? Volunteer to serve a holidaydinner at a homeless shelter. Workwith any number o groups that helpunderprivileged or hospitalized children

around the holidays. There are manyopportunities or doing communityservice.

Plan unstructured, low-cost holidayactivities: look at holiday decorations,observe peoples Christmas lights on theirhomes or go ice skating at a local park.

I you drink, do not let the holidaysbecome a reason or over-indulging.This will exacerbate your depressionand anxiety. Alcohol is a depressant,and those who suer rom depressionshould not consume alcohol.

Give yoursel a break: create time oryoursel to do the things you love andneed to do or your physical and mentalwellness. Aerobic exercise, yoga, massage,spiritual practices, taking long ast walks

or any activity that calms you downand gives you a better perspective onwhat is important in your lie are allgood options.

Most o all, remember the sky ispartly sunny and the glass is hal ull:celebrate good health and ace eachday with hope and determination.

So i youre eeling anxious or a littlepressured by upcoming holiday events,remember these helpul tips to calm youdown. For more inormation about theholiday blues v isit www.journeyohearts.org/kirstimd/blues1.htm#Blues.

Happy Holidays!

By Kaitlyn Dahle

sta writer

The hairy truth aboutNo Shave NovemberAll natural

control is the understanding o how much aserving size is, which is measured in commonmeasurements such as cups or tablespoons.Visual aids are also a common measurementor portion control as well.

Healthy eating website FitSugar created aportion control plan or the hearty Thanksgivingmeal:

Turkey:A serving o meat is three ouncesand looks like a deck o cards. Potatoes and stufng: A typical serving

size o a starch is 1/2 a cup. To keep romgoing overboard, visualize a tennis ballcut in hal. Remember that carbohydratesshould only take up a quarter o yourplate.

Veggies: A serving o veggies is similarto a rounded handul, but veggies shouldtake up at least hal o your plate. Loadup on green beans, brussels sproutsand squash.

Salad: A cup o greens is considered aserving, about the size o your hands

cupped together. Butter: A teaspoon o butter is about

the size o the tip o your thumb.

Gravy: A tablespoon resembles the sizeo a thumb.

Another healthy eating tip or Thanksgivingthat health experts recommend is not skippingmeals prior to this east. Drinking alcoholicbeverages also increases the likelihood oovereating. Drink water with your mealand pace yoursel between bites o ood andconsuming your drink.

Another great tip or eating big mealsis to wait or about 15-20 minutes beoreheading or seconds or onto dessert to allowyour body to get a chance to send signals tothe brain that it is ull. This is oten wherehealth experts say people ignore their internalsignals o ullness and head or more.

Take smaller bites. Place your utensil(s)

down between bites. Chew your ood. This willhelp you eat less and eel uller...and havingThanksgiving letovers or the next week isthe best, health writer Gloria Tang said.

Portion control and making a consciouseort to eat a balanced meal during this holidayseason is key to healthy eating. Creating visualaids or estimating the portions and creatinga color palette on the plate will help to makea balanced meal and allow you to sample allo the delicious dishes being oered!

Have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

Caitlyn can be reached [email protected].

Please note that the Ask Katie! advisers are not trained medical proessionals; contact your health care provider with immediatequestions or concerns. AskKatie! should not be used in place o proessional consultation.

I you still have unanswered questions, dont orget to go to the Ask Katie! stall in your residence hall and write on the anonymousnotepad. I you live o campus, email questions to [email protected].

Photo fnish:

Right: Sophomore student Leah Matz poses proudly while displaying her impressive leg hair. Photo by Heather Kolnick.

It seems that people are getting hairier thesedays; and not just because its getting coldoutside! Its called, No Shave November, and

people have been faunting their mustaches,armpits and legs ever since the movementbegan in 2003.

This aects everyone at St. Catherine University(SCU) because our community extends tothe males who are riends, amily, proessorsand aculty; we are not just a community owomen. The SCU community most likelyknows someone who has been diagnosed withprostate cancer, or maybe someone who haspassed away because o this cancer.

According to No Shave November website,

the movement was inspired by the breast cancerawareness eorts.

Looking at the American Cancer Societystatistics, about 240,890 cases o prostate cancerwill be diagnosed this year in the United States.This means that one out o every 6 men will be

diagnosed with prostate cancer. Unortunately,prostate cancer is estimated to take the liveso 33,720 men in the United States; which isone out o 36 men.

However, this story is not entirely grim.The No Shave November eorts was able toraise $42 million or prostate cancer researchlast year.

Hopeully, eorts will continue to grow asthe years progress.

Kaitlyn can be reached at [email protected].

Facilitators of a self-defense workshop demonstrate safety techniques. The workshop was orga-

nized by Ask Katie!, Department of Public Safety, and SCUs Peer Health Education Group. Photo bySarah Kiczula.


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SPORTS8 | The Wheel November 22, 2011

As a child, my mother was constantlyreminding me that guns were not toys.However, the sport o paintball doesntvoice this message. The growing popularity opaintball on college campuses is concerningbecause it sends the message that violence,most notably gun violence, is an acceptableway o releasing stress and rustrations andhaving un. Where is the line between unand violence drawn?

At the heart o paintball is the idea thatshooting people, albeit with bullets made opaint, is enjoyable and even un. Dont getme wrong; Im not under the impressionthat everyone who plays paintball is going toget angry and kill people, but repercussionsassociated with playing paintball dont signiy

the real world consequences o playing withguns that have actual bullets.We expect people to make good decisions,

but when decisions are made based uponskewed ideas it is hard to make those choices.This desensitization towards being violentto others with minimal consequences makesme worried, especially or college studentswho are inluenced by the norms that

Athlete profle:

As the season came to a close, more goodnews or the St. Catherine University (SCU)Volleyball Team entered the playing eld.Junior student Brittni Wangerin was namedto the Minnesota Intercollegiate AthleticConerence (MIAC) 2011 All-ConerenceTeam or her Outside Hitter (OH) position.

The All-Conerence Team eatures 22student-athletes in the MIAC and is based onthe students athletic perormance throughouta given season. The students are chosenthrough nominations rom each o the HeadCoaches in the MIAC.

Wangerin mentioned that in the past

three years that she has been at SCU, oneperson rom the team has been nominated.In 2010, Nicole Neumann was named to theAll-Conerence Team and named Deensiveplayer o the year.

It is a great honor to represent SCU as

By Becky Doucetteassociate editor

November 30, 2011

-7:30 p.m. Basketball vs. Bethel University at the Butler Center-7:30 p.m. Dance performance at the basketball game in the Butler Center

December 2, 2011

-6:00 p.m. Swimming and Diving St. Thomas Invite in St. Paul

-7:30 p.m. Hockey vs. the College of St. Benedict in St. Cloud-MAC

December 3, 2011

-Dance St. Thomas Dance Competition in St. Paul

-1:00 p.m. Swimming and Diving St. Thomas Invite in St. Paul-3:00 p.m. Basketball vs. Hamline University in St. Paul

-3:00 p.m. Hockey vs. the College of Saint Benedict at Ridder Arena

December 5, 2011

-6:00 p.m. Basketball vs. Concordia College at the Butler Center

-7:30 p.m. Dance performance at the basketball game in the Butler Center

December 7, 2011

-7:30 p.m. Basketball vs. the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, MN

December 10, 2011

-1:00 p.m. Basketball vs. Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, IL

-1:00 p.m. Swimming and Diving St. Kates Diving Invite in the Butler Center-5:00 p.m. Hockey vs. Concordia College in Buffalo, MN

December 11, 2011

-Dance College of St. Benedict Show in St. Joseph, MN

Upcoming SCUsporting events

Paintball, a sport?

By Anne Moe

sections editor

Wheel le photo.

surround them.At this time, the National Collegiate Athletic

Association (NCAA), the governing body ocollegiate sports, does not recognize paintballas an ocial sport. However, this does notprevent collegiate club paintball rom thriving.The National Collegiate Paintball Association(NCPA) is the governing body over collegiatepaintball, and provides opportunities orthe clubs o various universities to compete.

As a pacist, its challenging to see theappeal o paintball, but others dont eel thesame way. There are 209 clubs in 45 statesthat comprise the clubs that the NCPArecognizes, and involvement has increasedin recent years.

As o Feb. 2011, the University o St.

Thomas (UST) has included paintball as aclub sport. UST is one o eight universitiesin Minn. that has a paintball club, and likea majority o collegiate clubs in Minn., itspartially unded by the university.

With the promotion o violence aside,paintball is also an issue o equality bothin terms o gender and in socio-economicstatus. 79 percent o those who play paintball

are men, and 63 percent o those whoplay paintball have an average householdincome o at least $73,000 per year, whichis approximately 40 percent higher than theaverage household in the U. S.

The equipment necessary or paintball isexpensive. Everything rom guns, paintballsand CO2 cartridges, to masks and jerseys areneeded to play saely and competitively. Aswith most things, with quality comes expense,disenranchising those who are not wealthy.

In our culture, we are all so desensitized

to violence because o the video games wechoose to play and the television programmingand lms we choose to watch. Its concerningthat universities are unding and endorsinga game that is inherently violent. Perhaps itwas naive o me to assume that institutionso higher education would be opposed togloriying violence.

Anne can be reached [email protected].

Two paintball players in action. According to the Minnesota Paintball Association,paintball is a combination of tag and hide and seek, but is much more challeng-ing and sophisticated. The object of the game is to capture your opponents ag and

return it to your ag base. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

Brittni Wangerin. Photo courtesy ofSt. Catherine Universitys athleticpage.

Brittni Wangerinmy teammates have in the past. To me thisis really an honor to be placed on the AllConerence Team, Wangerin said.

Wangerin was considered to be one othe best players on the team this year, with328 kills in the season. A kill is a spike othe ball onto the opponents side o the netwithout a return.

Head Coach Corey Phelps stated that theobvious increase in Wangerins statistics wasto be eared.

She was at the top o the conerence inkills, attacking attempts, aces and digs. Shewas a threat both oensively and deensively,and teams had to game plan just to avoid herbeating up on them, Phelps said.

Wangerins success, which relects herown improvement, also refects the work

the coaches have had on the team.Having players rom your program be

named All-Conerence means you are doingyour job in helping your student-athletesbecome better at their sport, and those aroundour conerence have noticed, Phelps said.

I try to bring energy to the team and bea go-to person when we really need it. Ihope that the reshmen looked to me as anexample both on and o the court as well,Wangerin said.

The success mirrors the overall volleyballteams success this season. The SCU volleyball

team had 18 wins and 11 loses overall, andwithin the conerence they had our wins andthree loses. This placed the SCU volleyballteam in seventh place in the MIAC, just shyo making the playos.

This season was very successul or ourteam, Wangerin said. We have made hugestrides in this last season getting us wherewe want to be. I am very thankul that myteam and my coaches put as much trust andcondence in me as they did, as that was adenite key to my success this year.

Phelps mentioned his appraisal or histeam this year, and expressed some o therisks taken by the teammates.

We had depth at almost every positionand we had players who were willing to dowhatever it takes to help the team improve,

Phelps said. Even i it meant playing aposition that they had never played beoreor werent totally comortable withtheyreall antastic young women.

As Wangerin prepares or her last year atSCU and on the volleyball team, she sees

hersel as a leader to helpthe team make it to theplayos next season.

While we still havework to do, our skill leveland team chemistry havereally brought us togetherand we have the potentialto be a big competitor inthe conerence next year,Wangerin said. This isa great success point or

me and this was one omy goals coming intoplaying college volleyball.I want the most successpossible or mysel and myteam. Its a great eelingto know that our team isonly heading orward andwe just keep on gettingbetter.

Becky can be reached [email protected].

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