saint mary's magazine - winter 2011

CREATIVE SPIRIT

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Cover illustration by olivia Wise

publisher

Michael beseda ’79

exeCutive eDitor

J. elizabeth smith

Creative DireCtor

bob Ciano

art DireCtor

Karen Kemp

GraphiC DesiGner

Gail p. Johnston

staff Writers

teresa Castle Mike Mcalpin

poetry eDitor

Christopher sindt

Contributors

Christine fort Caitlin Graveson ’11

ben peterson linda peterson

Jo shroyer

aDvisory boarD

brother Dominic berardelli, fsC Chris Carter ’97 Ma ’02

rich Davi heidi Donner

Gina Meneni ’99 lisa Moore ’96

ron olowin ed tywoniak ’75

the saint Mary’s College of California experience

inspires learning that lasts a lifetime. the College’s

rigorous education engages intellect and spirit while awakening the desire to

transform society. We are all learners here — together,

working to understand and shape the world.

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CREATIVE SPIRIT

in the world of psychology, most examinations of creativity

place it in one of two categories: “big-C” creativity, which

describes the work of the creative genius or renowned

innovator, and “little-c” creativity, the everyday inspiration

we all call on for such simple activities as home décor or

inspiring a rapt audience with a story of the day’s events.

but creativity is not only something that results in the

great american novel, attractive flower arrangements or a

game-changing discovery. Creativity has been called the

world’s most important economic resource, particularly in

the 21st century, and we benefit from our own and others’

creativity in everything from the blazing fast computer we

use to the inventive routes we come up with to circumvent

rush-hour traffic to the tasty morsels we serve up for dinner.

What’s the secret to creativity? how do we cultivate it

in ourselves and in others? (saint Mary’s professors think

about this one a lot in their research and teaching.) and

how do we ensure that our creativity takes wing in the form

of personal growth or value in the world? as if we’re poised

around a seminar table, we explore the multitude of answers

to these and other questions in this issue of Saint Mary’s.

eliZabeth sMith

exeCutive eDitor

p.s. With this issue we bid farewell to former Saint Mary’s

editor erin hallissy and welcome Jo shroyer, who will step

into the role with the next issue. have your own creative

ideas for her? Drop Jo a line at [email protected].

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12 Creativity Unbound: The Power of the Imaginative SpiritSaint Mary’s faculty and alumni dive deep into the creative process

17 At Play in the Fields of the MindTelling the brain it’s time to “go outside and play”

21 Dorm Sweet DormGrayson Hurd ’11 expresses his creativity at home

22 The Craft of MentorshipHow the right teacher at the right time can change everything

17 The Artist’s LifeOne dancer, one day, one dawn- to-dusk saga

21 Music to Our EarsWhy it’s great to say, “I’m with the band”

2 feedback | events

4 the arcade Civil War Exhibit | Senate Debate on Campus | High Earning Potential | Awards for SMC Artists | Reading Program Funding | New Science Dean | The Art of Athletics | Gaels’ Fall Season | Faculty Profile: Dan Cawthon

36 the quad40 Years of Women | Mario Alioto and the Giants | Alumni Profile: Marolt Brothers

40 gael glimpses

44 in memoriam

45 endnote

F E B R U A RY16 M.F.A. in Creative Writing Reading Series

7:30 p.m. Hagerty Lounge, DeLaSalle Hall Peter Trachtenberg, author of “7 Tattoos: A Memoir in the Flesh” and “The Book of Calamities: Five Questions About Suffering and Its Meaning.” For more information: stmarys-ca.edu/creative-reading-series or (925) 631-4457.

22 From Moraga’s Hills to the Emerald City 6–8 p.m. The Four Seasons Hotel Seattle Join fellow Gaels from the Pacific Northwest for an eve-ning of laughter, libations and literature in Seattle, Wash. Cocktail reception at 6 p.m., followed by presentation at 7 p.m. by Mary Volmer ’01 M’05, English professor and director of the Honors Program, about her debut novel, “Crown of Dust,” a gender-bending story of friendship, love and redemption during the Gold Rush. Includes hors d’oeuvres and hosted bar, $20 per person. RSVP by Feb. 15: (925) 631-4200 or [email protected].

22 Peace Corps at 50: Realizing the Promise of Its Next 50 Years 7 p.m. Soda Center Kevin F.F. Quigley, president and CEO of the National Peace Corps Association, an international advocate of civil society and expert on Asia and democratization, looks to the next half century for this force for peace and friendship. For more information: Nancy Clark, (925) 631-4111 or [email protected].

23 Ninth Annual Expressions of Blackness 6 p.m. Soda Center One of five Cultural Nights that are a spring semester student tradition, focusing on history, culture and customs of underrepresented groups. See information below about Asian Cultural Night, the Bash, Latino

Cultural Night and the Lu’au.

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THE MAGIC BUSDear Editors,Regarding the picture on pages 14 –15 in the most recent Saint Mary’s magazine (Fall 2010) ... On most every Saturday night in the late ’60s-early ’70s, there was a hootenanny in Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco. A group of us would regularly fill up a friend’s Volkswagon bus and head into the city for a night of music ... pretty innocent times back then! Pictured in the second row from the left are Brian Sullivan, myself, Mike Malloy and, standing, Bob Mitchell (he had the bus!). All of us were, like John Blackstock, in the class of 1971. Unfortunately, both Brian and Mike have passed away. Bob lives in Walnut Creek. I live in Louisville, Ky. Not sure but I believe the woman standing in front of me may be Susan Tanaka (she taught French at SMC) and next to her may be Daniel Baedecker (government). Someone else might have to confirm that, but I do recall them joining us sometimes.

Pat McBride ’71

Dear Readers: We welcome your comments. Please send letters to [email protected], or mail to the Office of College Communications, Saint Mary’s College, Box 5165, Moraga, CA 94575. Please include your class year and hometown. Letters may be edited for space and clarity.

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24 Gael Basketball Pre-Game Party in Moraga 6 p.m. Soda Center Join fellow Gaels to show your support and gear up for the game. Tickets, $10 in advance, $15 at the door, include a dinner buffet; beer and wine are extra. SMC Cheer Team will be there, plus raffle prizes and more. Then Saint Mary’s vs. Gonzaga at 8 p.m., McKeon Pavilion. For more information: (925) 631-4200 or [email protected].

26 34th Annual Car Drawing 5 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. drawing Soda Center Alumni, family and friends are invited to participate in the 34th Annual Car Drawing, presented by SteadAuto.com. Then join us for Saint Mary’s vs. Portland men’s basketball, 8 p.m., McKeon Pavilion. For more information: (800) 800-ALUM.

M A R C H16 M.F.A. in Creative Writing Reading Series

7:30 p.m. Soda Center Steven Church, author of “The Guinness Book of Me: A Memoir of Record,” “Theoretical Killings: Essays and Accidents,” and “The Day After The Day After: My Atomic Angst.” For more information: stmarys-ca.edu/creative-reading-series or (925) 631-4457.

17 Cultural Night: 6th Annual BASH, LGBTQIA Community 6 p.m. Soda Center For more information: (925) 631-8545 or [email protected].

17 Annual St. Patrick’s Luncheon in Sacramento 11:30 a.m. The Dante Club Celebrate the tradition and the rivalry with your fellow Sacramento-area Gaels at the Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Luncheon with SCU Broncos and USF Dons. RSVP: (800) 800-ALUM or [email protected].

19 The Civil War: A Living History Day in Moraga, on the fields in front of campus Civil War re-enactments and living history activities bring to life the experience of the common soldier. Part of a National Endowment for the Arts-sponsored exhibition, Lee and Grant re-examines the lives, careers and impact of Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. Saint Mary’s College is the only California venue for this nationally touring exhibition, here through March 30.

22 From Moraga’s Hills to the Biggest Little City 6-8 p.m. Reno Acclaimed Saint Mary’s author Mary Volmer ‘01 MFA ‘05 will be on hand to discuss her debut novel, “Crown of Dust.” For more information: (925) 631-4200 or [email protected].

31 Cultural Night: 11th Annual–Latino Cultural Night 6 p.m. Soda Center For more information: (925) 631-8545 or [email protected].

31 M.F.A. in Creative Writing Reading Series 7:30 p.m. Library David Lau, author of “Virgil and the Mountain Cat,” co-editor of A Journal of Poetry and Opinion. For more information: stmarys-ca.edu/creative-reading-series or (925) 631-4457.

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Gift of the Gods: Exploring Maize, Culture and Indigenous Art in the Americas, Hearst Art Gallery The exhibit examines the historic influence and sacred role of maize in the cultures of the U.S. Southwest, Mesoamerica and Northern Andes. Includes Navajo rugs, Hopi Kachinas, baskets, clothing and more, plus drawings, photos, videos. Curated by Museum Studies students and Prof. Lynn A. Meisch.

2 Annual Alumni Awards Celebration 6 p.m. Lafayette Park Hotel We honor fellow Gaels and friends with six awards for outstanding service to SMC and the community. More information: (800) 800-ALUM.

14 M.F.A. in Creative Writing Reading Series 7:30 p.m. Hagerty Lounge, DeLaSalle Hall Kathryn Ma, author of “All That Work and Still No Boys,” named a San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book. For more information: stmarys-ca.edu/creative-reading-series or (925) 631-4457.

18 Southern California Gael Classic Golf Tournament, shotgun start at 12 p.m. West Covina Country Club Join other southern California Gaels for the 15th annual SoCal Gael Classic. All proceeds benefit the Athletic Scholarship Fund. Entry deadline: Monday, April 11. RSVP (800) 800-ALUM or [email protected].

27 M.F.A. in Creative Writing Reading Series Rosemary Graham and Rashaan Alexis Meneses Graham, a professor of English at Saint Mary’s, is the author of “Thou Shalt Not Dump the Skater Dude,” “My Not-So-Terrible Time at the Hippie Hotel” and “Stalker Girl.” Meneses earned an MFA from Saint Mary’s College and has recently published in Pembroke Magazine and Growing Up Filipino II: More Stories for Young Adults. For more information: stmarys-ca.edu/creative-reading-series or (925) 631-4457.

30 Cultural Night: 5th Annual Lu’au 6–8 p.m. Soda Center Celebrate Hawaiian Culture. For more information: (925) 631-8545 or [email protected].

M AY 30 14th Annual Asian Cultural Night

6 p.m. Soda Center For more information: (925) 631-8545 or [email protected].

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rom January 30 to March 20, the Hearst Art Gallery will be home to Lee and Grant, a detailed examination of Gener-als Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.

Photographs, paintings, prints, coins and hand-written documents are among the many artifacts on display, giving visitors a much deeper under-standing of the two generals who personified the struggle between North and South. “Each of these two men became an iconic representation not simply of military valor but also of the contrasting images that northern-ers and southerners projected about their histo-ries and values,” says SMC professor of history Carl Guarneri. “Since their careers spanned the tumultuous decades from the Mexican-American War to post-Civil War Reconstruction, their experiences provide prisms for viewing westward expansion, the sectional struggle over slavery, the brutal experience of civil war and the challenge of reuniting the nation under a new commitment to freedom for all.” Guarneri, who is working on a book about Charles A. Dana, the assistant secretary of war sent by President Lincoln to accompany General Grant’s Vicksburg, Chattanooga and Virginia campaigns, will present an illustrated talk, “An Inside View of Grant’s Campaign Against Lee.” Guarneri is also teaching a spring course on the Civil War and Reconstruction, and he plans to use materials from the exhibit to explore ques-tions about war’s origins, battles and aftermath.

THIS EXHIBITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH

NEH ON THE ROAD, A SPECIAL INITIATIVE OF THE

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. IT IS

BROUGHT TO YOU BY MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE. LEE

AND GRANT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE VIRGINIA HISTORI-

CAL SOCIETY IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

Carl Guarneri, SMC professor of history, with students at a 2009 Civil War reenactment in San Ramon.

FHearst Gallery welcomes Civil war Exhibition

General Ulysses S. Grant’s military binoculars, Galena-Jo Davies County Historical Society and Museum

Grant at his headquarters tent, Cold Harbor, June 1864, Mathew Brady photo, Library of Congress

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There’s nothing like a hotly contested

political race to keep the con-

versation moving. On Sept. 1,

the LeFevre Theatre at Saint

Mary’s played host to a lively

debate between Democratic

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and

Republican challenger Carly Fio-

rina. More than 350 guests were in

attendance, including 70-plus report-

ers from local and national media

outlets. Hagerty Lounge offered

overflow seating and a big screen TV

showing the debate in real time.

Co-sponsored by KTVU, KQED,

the San Francisco Chronicle and

Saint Mary’s, the debate provided a

forum for the candidates to present

priorities and points of view on a

variety of social and economic issues.

Key topics included the environment,

Proposition 8 (same-sex marriage),

immigration and strategies to bolster

a struggling economy. Saint Mary’s

professors were among those offer-

ing opinions during on-camera inter-

views, and the SMC Macken Speech

& Debate Team analyzed the tactics

and performances of each candidate.

Protestors made their voices

heard before and during the debate

at the SMC campus entrance. Former

U.S. poet laureate, Pulitzer Prize win-

ner and 1963 SMC alumnus Robert

Hass, and Saint Mary’s English pro-

fessor Brenda Hillman were among

the protestors demonstrating for

peace.

After winning re-election to a

fourth term on Nov. 2, Boxer called

the race against Fiorina the toughest

of her career.

Senate Candidates Go Head-to-Head on Campus

tudents looking for just the right college take a num-ber of factors into consid-eration. For some, it’s the

right academic program. For others, maybe it’s school spirit and a sense of community. But with the economy still struggling, students may be taking a closer look at colleges offering them the best chance to end up with more resources at their fingertips. According to one prominent magazine that knows all about financial resources, more stu-dents might want to turn their eyes to Moraga. Saint Mary’s was recently included in a Forbes Magazine story, “Colleges That Will Make You Rich.” Natalie Doss writes that while Saint Mary’s might not be as well known as others on the list, it

certainly shouldn’t be overlooked and that it “does such a good job helping students thrive in their careers, the school ranks fifth on our list of col-leges that will make you rich.” Saint

Mary’s earned a higher ranking than Georgetown, University of Chicago, and UC Berkeley, just to name a few “also-rans.” Shirley O. Griffin, executive vice president for Wells Fargo’s commercial real estate group in San Francisco, is quoted as saying, “My experiences as a Saint Mary’s College student and member of its Board of Regents provided me with the knowledge and many different perspectives to be even more suc-cessful in my career.” To see the full list, visit Forbes.com.

SmC Helps Graduates Rake It In

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“Let Us Have Peace,” 1865, oil on canvas (1920), by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris —

Virginia Historical Society

Robert E. Lee’s travel writing set and pince-nez glasses, c. 1850 – 1860, from the exhibition “Lee and Grant” — Washington and Lee University Collection

Reproduction of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln January 1, 1863 — National Underground Railroad Center


hose who follow the

performing arts know

that Saint Mary’s dance

and theatre programs

deserve center stage. Recently, the

performers in those disciplines got

opportunities to take their bows.

Ashley Jackson was named a

recipient of a Princess Grace Award

for excellence in dance. She is

enrolled in the Saint Mary’s College

Liberal Education for Arts Profes-

sionals Program (LEAP) and is in

her fourth year with the Alonzo

King LINES Ballet Company.

Jackson is one of six dancers to

receive the award in 2010 from the

Princess Grace Foundation-USA,

an arts organization committed to

“identifying and assisting emerg-

ing talent in theater, dance, and

film by awarding grants in the form

of scholarships, apprenticeships

and fellowships.”

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Dancer Antoine Hunter (below left) received a 2011 CHIME grant.

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Antoine Hunter, another LEAP

performer, was also in the news

for receiving a 2011 CHIME grant,

presented annually by the Marga-

ret Jenkins Dance Company. The

CHIME program provides support

for one year to pairs of profes-

sional choreographers — a mentor

and mentee — to enhance and

explore a working relationship that

includes work in studio. Hunter,

the founder/director of Urban Jazz

Dance Company, was awarded his

grant to work with his mentor, Kim

Epifano, artistic/executive director

of Epiphany Productions.

Just one reason Hunter’s award

is noteworthy: He’s deaf. Physical

challenges never stood in Hunter’s

way, as he pursued ambitions from

dance to poetry, acting to teaching.

He has performed with numerous

dance companies and traveled the

world to share his art and a mes-

sage: People with disabilities can

and should follow their dreams.

Not to be outdone, the Saint

Mary’s Theatre Department has

made some news of its own. The

school’s fall 2010 production of

“Angels in America” has been

honored as an “outstanding

production” by the Kennedy Center

American College Theater Festi-

val (KC/ACTF). The Saint Mary’s

presentation of Tony Kushner’s

contemporary classic is one of just

four college productions selected

from a region covering nine states.

The cast has been invited to perform

the play at the regional Kennedy

Center festival held February 14-18

at Humboldt State University in

Arcata, Calif.

While “Angels” was a hit in the

fall at Saint Mary’s, the spring pro-

duction “Sera” was a standout as

well. Written by SMC alumna Ange-

la Santillo ’05, the play is a national

finalist for the KC/ACTF David Mark

Cohen Award, which recognizes

outstanding new scripts premiered

by a university. The ”Sera“ cast will

present a staged reading at the Ken-

nedy Center festival in Humboldt.

Six student actors from “Angels”

and “Sera” were nominated for their

outstanding performances and will

compete in the Irene Ryan National

Acting Scholarship competition.

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oy Wensley, professor of physics and astronomy, was appointed dean of the School of Science at Saint Mary’s. After a national search, Wensley, who

had been serving as interim dean, was named to the permanent position. “Roy is an accomplished scholar who is recognized for his integrity and commitment to the College’s mission, particularly in promoting the success of students in the sciences,” says Pro-vost Beth Dobkin. “He is a respected advocate for both faculty and staff, and I’m confident he will be successful in helping secure the necessary resources for science education in the 21st century.” A Saint Mary’s faculty member for more than 20 years, Wensley was named Professor of the Year in 2009. His roles on campus have ranged from chairing the Department of Phys-ics and Astronomy and the Academic Senate to serving on the board of the Bishop John S. Cum-mins Institute for Catholic Thought, Culture and Action. “[The School of Science] has an excellent reputation because of its highly qualified facul-ty, commitment to undergraduate research and scholarship,” says Wensley. “I look forward to the opportunity to enhance the resources neces-sary to expand our great educational programs.”

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new Leadership for School of Science

The U.S. Department of Education

and private foundations awarded

Saint Mary’s $2.1 million to expand

the efforts of “Reading Recovery,”

a teacher training and literacy

intervention education program in

the Kalmanovitz School of Educa-

tion. Saint Mary’s was the only

California institution to receive

that support.

“The Reading Recovery program

combines oral language skills,

reading and writing intensive

instruction at an early point in a

child’s learning, before they fall far

behind their classmates, and closes

the gap quickly, usually in less than

20 weeks,” says program director

Adria Klein.

For nearly 20 years, Saint Mary’s

has been a University Training

Center for Northern California

teachers participating in Reading

Recovery. Saint Mary’s is working

with 15 other institutions as part

of the “Reading Recovery: Scaling

Up What Works” project, aimed at

helping low-performing schools in

40 states.

Over a five-year period, the 15

partner institutions in the Read-

ing Recovery Program will train

15 new teacher leaders, who will

then join current teacher leaders

to pass along the Reading Recovery

approach to 3,750 instructors in per-

sistently underperforming schools.

The extra funding means the

School of Education can expand

teacher training capacity in reading

courses, covering costs like tuition,

training stipends, supplies and

travel for new leaders and teachers

in the Reading Recovery program.

“This award acknowledges

Saint Mary’s demonstrated success

and ongoing commitment to lead-

ership in the field of early childhood

education,” says Jerry Brunetti,

interim dean of the Kalmanovitz

School of Education.

$2.1 million for “Reading Recovery”

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Sports skills are often referred to as a “science” since excellence requires precise calibrations of motion in space. While this may be true, the comparison overlooks the creativity and finesse behind mastering skills.

The Art of … the Attack

Sophomore middle blocker Gabby Jolly had a breakout season for Gaels’ volleyball. She was named to the West Coast Conference First Team. She led the Gaels in hitting percentage with .327. Jolly explained that the attack is compli-cated. “It looks like we are just going up to hit, but it’s all very technical.” The four-step approach is a slow-to-fast motion. The first two steps are slow, the first a directional step and the second a timing step. The last two steps are about power and explosiveness. The fundamentals of the attack are essen-tial, but Jolly notes that reacting to the defense is also important to the art. “It is easy to attack

The Art of … Rowing

Every year Saint Mary’s women’s

crew team welcomes girls who have

no rowing experience and works to

teach them the art of rowing. First-

year head coach Nicole Younts knows

that it is a steep learning curve.

Most people think rowing

requires arm strength, but the

motion actually begins in the legs.

“It is a leg sport — that’s probably

the most misunderstood thing. The

seats slide and it’s a squat-type

movement, which starts with the

legs. The legs drive the stroke,”

Younts said.

Rowers begin in a “full compres-

sion,” meaning they are in a tuck

position. The stroke begins by driv-

ing the legs, and the rower’s core

stabilizes the stroke.

“When you are really good at it,

it feels like you are suspending your

body weight,” Younts said. The

stroke ends with moving the oars.

Rowing is a fitness sport, requiring

an athlete to be in top shape.

To add to the complexity, eight

rowers must perform in sync. The

catch, the moment the blade enters

the water, must occur at exactly

the same time for all the rowers in

a boat. “You have to put the blade

in the water at a specific time, at a

specific place, at a specific depth.

This moment in time, the catch, is

something Olympians still work on to

get everything perfect,” said Younts.

Younts knows her novices are

making progress when they move

smoothly together. “When you are

rowing well, it looks really, really

good,” she said.

The Art of the Athlete

when no one is in front of you. But when you incor-porate the block — when someone is in your face — it doesn’t come down to skills. It’s about what you are doing, where you want to put the ball and where the defense is.” Jolly started out as a basketball player, but as a sophomore in high school decided to focus on vol-leyball competitively. Since coming to Saint Mary’s she says she has continued to develop more shots and has gotten better to reacting to the defense. “I have gotten better at figuring out when it’s appropriate to swing away and when to tip. The best part is know-ing what to do in certain situations.”

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The Art of … the Three-Pointer

Senior guard Mickey McConnell

shoots 46.8 percent for his career

from behind the three-point line.

Last season, he lead the nation,

making 51 percent of his three-point

attempts and is having another

great year behind the arc, shooting

46.3 percent.

For McConnell, the art of the

three-pointer is mental. “The three-

point line can mess with you men-

tally. You just have to try to think of

it as any regular shot, and over time

you will develop a natural feel,” he

said, also noting that confidence is

a key factor. “When you make your

first shot in a game, it raises your

confidence level, and success in the

past can help your mindset.”

Not only does it take confidence

and a natural shot, for McConnell, a

high percentage requires a deeper

understanding of the game. It’s bet-

ter to take a longer shot that is open

than a closer shot that is defended,

he says. “There are good shooters

who have bad percentages because

they shoot tough shots. My main

focus is to get a good shot.”

Saint Mary’s women’s

volleyball finished

18-7 overall with a

10-2 record in West

Coast Conference play. The Gaels

finished in second place in the

WCC. Seven players recorded

All-Conference honors for

Saint Mary’s, includ-

ing four notching First

Team honors, two Hon-

orable Mentions and one

All-Freshman team award.

Head coach Kai Edwards

returned for his second season

with the Saint Mary’s women’s

soccer team. The Gaels finished

with an 8-7-4 regular season

record, going 2-4-1 in confer-

ence play. They earned five

All-Conference awards, the most

since 2002. Freshman midfielder

Jordan Marada was named to

the All-WCC First Team. Saint

Mary’s earned one Second Team

placement and three Honorable

Mentions.

The men’s soccer team

finished with a 10-8-1 overall

record, 6-6-0 in WCC

play. The Gaels

notched a school

record, allowing

only 20 goals in 19

games. The men also

earned six-All Conference Honors

including an All-WCC First Team,

two Second Team awards, two

Honorable Mention awards and

an All-Freshman selection.

Cross-country wrapped up

its first season with new head

coach Marty Kinsey. The men’s

team placed 25th overall in the

NCAA Western Regional. Junior

Rob Van Wyck set a Saint Mary’s

record for a 10k with 31:10.57.

The men finished 30 seconds

faster than last year. The women

competed for the first time since

2008 and finished in 29th place.

Gaels’ Fall Season Sees Struggles and Success

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ow do you move performing arts from a nice-to-have extracurricular activity to the place it belongs — at the center of the liberal arts curriculum? You need a champion or two, people who believe that something like theatre is at the heart of human experience. In the mid ’90s, that move from nice-to-have to center

stage took place because Dan Cawthon advocated for it. “With the support of Brother Mel Anderson, former Dean Paul Zingg and a few others, we were able to make the performing arts into a real academic discipline,” says Cawthon, now professor emeritus. That transfor-mation helped recruit talented students, and today, observes Cawthon, “we offer as many as 21 scholarships each year — seven each in music, dance and theatre.” And thanks to Cawthon, the approach to theatre that evolved was entirely consistent with Saint Mary’s way of seeing art as transformative. On stage, a performer takes another name, sometimes a different manner of speaking, an altered appearance. Is it all artifice? Not the way Cawthon teaches it. Now retired after 28 years at Saint Mary’s, Cawthon took an approach to acting that challenged his students to discover the truth of themselves and the characters they played. “In doing so they are led to the perennial questions that have plagued humans from the beginning,” he says. “And that’s what liberal arts education is all about — wrestling with those questions.” For his students, those lessons lingered long after the final bows were taken. “With Dan, an exercise in theatre was an exercise in the biggest and most important themes in life,” says former student Andy Bouvier-Brown. “Under Dan’s direction, I learned about the human condition.” Though Bouvier-Brown no longer plays to the back row of LeFevre Theatre, he’s found a new audience to engage, as an attorney. “You can’t win for your client by sitting back and questioning the prosecution’s case,” he says. “Instead, I try to mimic what I learned from Dan about performance. It’s about putting forward your client’s narra-tive and convincing your audience it is real — and that’s theatre … at least, theatre as Dan taught it to me.” With a Ph.D. in theology and a rich history as a working actor and director, Cawthon offered a unique constellation of skills to bring truth-in-performance to his students. Over the years, he kept the marriage of spirituality and drama strong with his performances of “Damien,” a one-man play celebrating the life of Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, the fear-less missionary who cared for those exiled to Molokai because they suffered from leprosy. “Saint Mary’s was very supportive of my performing “Damien,” says Cawthon. “In many ways, that play embodied the values and mission of the College.” Cawthon worked with wave after wave of students — some with serious theatre aspira-tions, others just curious to explore something new. There were moments of magic along the way, when his young actors would connect the power of a play with something within themselves. While the productions and students changed over the years, Cawthon’s overarching message remained the same. “In the performing arts, a student has to risk going into the unknown,” he says. “The creative process requires that they put faith in the darkness within. It is there that the Muses speak and something unique and wonderful is born. In the theatre, that’s when magic happens.” The message was received loud and clear. Though the curtain has fallen on Cawthon’s time as a Saint Mary’s professor, his legacy of connecting deeply and honestly lives on. “You cannot fake the ability to connect and empathize with people,” says Bouvier-Brown. “If I come across as a ‘likeable’ person in the courtroom, and therefore can help my client’s case, I owe that in significant part to Dan’s mentorship.” – Ben Peterson

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BOUND: The Power of theImaginative Spirit

We all know how the creative process looks in movies. A painter attacks the canvas as music swells. A writer punches keys furiously, his novel

pouring out of his fingers as time and space recede around him. A wild-haired mad scientist shrieks to the heavens, “Life, do you hear me! Give

my creation LIFE!” Okay, so maybe it doesn’t always happen quite as dramatically as

it did in Young Frankenstein. But is there a pattern in the creative pro-cess? And, are there similarities in the process that crosses disciplines

— from business to the arts to education, science and more? Can the journey be tracked and measured? And what role does Saint Mary’s

play in giving that process a chance to succeed?

Creativity: From point A to point Z?Many experts find it absurd to even try to map the creative process.

With so many variables from person to person, from culture to cul-ture, how could a sequence of steps be identified? Still the idea of

understanding, deconstructing and replicating the process is so appealing that over the years, a brave few have tackled the task of

theorizing a model. One of the first was Graham Wallas, whose four-step model

proposed in 1926 was elegant in its simplicity: Preparation, Incuba-tion, Illumination, Verification. Joseph Rossman’s 1931 study, The

Psychology of the Inventor, extracted results from surveys completed by 710 inventors and expanded the Wallas model from four steps

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assumption — that the mystery of creativity can’t be completely broken down into basic sequencing. What became clear, however, is that a balance of analysis and imagination is usually at play.

Putting it into words, Saint mary’s styleWhile researchers in disciplines from neurosci-ence to psychology have studied creativity, Saint Mary’s faculty and alumni have uncovered some of the secrets through their own paths to cre-ative expression. Associate Professor Peter Freund chairs Art and Art History at the College and is a practic-ing new media artist as well. Defining his creative process begins with what art is and what it can be. “The creative process is a way for me to get out of my head, out of my clichés and into the material world of expressive means,” says Freund. “I think of art as a special and sometimes pecu-liar form of experimental research into expressive means, the limits of the rote and the emergence of the impossible. In this way, if you like, art can become a form of spiritual practice.” His creative steps are launched by content. “Typically, I start from an ethical impulse, from some vague but nagging sense of urgency about a subject,” he says. “Then I begin exploring how this subject is commonly expressed, depicted or explained through language, images, sound, movement, space and time.” Next he identifies what appears to be miss-ing from that expression, and that’s when he takes action. “My goal is arriving at a new form, one that embodies the defining blind spot inside the existing expression.” Camille Rose, who earned her B.S. in busi-ness administration at Saint Mary’s, has started six businesses and learned from each one of them. She’s the founder of Pink Purse, a com-pany offering venture services, seminars and start-up grants for women. When it comes time for Rose to get creative, it’s all about going off the deep end. “When I’m inventing a new busi-ness, I become a crazed lunatic,” she says. “I’ve wondered at times if Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet and countless others experienced the same state when painting their masterpieces.” t

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While “going mad” is a starting point, there’s much more to it than that for Rose. “I use ‘linking’ a lot,” she continues. “As soon as I have an idea, I quickly think of several things that can be associated with that idea, and then I associate things with those things, and so on. I don’t write down much in this state because I’m a little too manic. My mind is racing.” While Rose knows the path well, finding the destination is more of a mystery and a miracle. “Intuitively, I know when I’ve found what I’m looking for,” she says. “When I do those deep dives into creativity and I go a little insane, it’s in a good way. In the end, I’m thinking something into reality.”

Teaching creativity and creatively teachingAt an institution like Saint Mary’s, where teach-ing is front and center for faculty, there’s a pas-sion for thinking creatively about teaching itself. Freund has a practical approach when it comes to stimulating the creativity of his stu-dents. “Creative freedom, generally speaking, springs from stipulated structure,” he says. “I like to give assignments that call for my students to be at the same time conceptually rigorous and cre-atively adventurous. I present a concept or pull a concept from a reading and then ask my students to apply or transform it in an unpredicted way. One of the great lessons of life is how to express oneself freely through an adopted structure.” Sometimes a teacher needs to rethink the approach to a subject in order to get students engaged and ready to spark new ideas. Case in point: Saint Mary’s Associate Professor of Eco-nomics Kara Boatman, who developed her 2011 Jan Term course, “Introduction to Economics Through Sports.” “I’ve always told my students that coaches are among the best practicing economists any-where,” says Boatman. “Substituting players, preparing for opposing teams, changing strategy — those ideas are at the core of economic theory. I figured I might be able to encourage sports fans, who might be intimidated by economics, to try it


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Eureka! now what?Once an idea has taken hold, that’s just the begin-ning. After all, without the “tush-in-chair” disci-pline, the best story idea will never turn into the next great American novel. There’s work to be done if a finished product of any kind is ever to be achieved. Saint Mary’s Professor of Finance Tom Cleve-land spent more than 17 years as partner and CPA with Deloitte & Touche. This Jan Term, he’s teach-ing “How Entrepreneurs Succeed with a New Venture.” The class description? Helping students understand the “best practices of ‘rethinking, reliving and remaking’ innovations” in business. “A creative idea gets you 75 percent of the way there,” he says. “But there’s a whole process to execute, that last 25 percent required in order

to make that idea a reality and a success. You need quiet time to think about your idea. Usually you come up with four or five ideas and need to choose which one to pursue. Once you have it up and run-ning, how do you maintain it? In the end, if you’re spending all your time planning and not doing, you won’t be successful. The point of this course is figuring out how to get to that finish line.” Dan Del Grande established Bison Brewing in 1997, but it was after he earned his MBA at Saint Mary’s in 2006 that the business really took off. “When I started at Saint Mary’s, I just had the idea that I was an organic brewer,” says Del Grande. “What the school did for me is help me focus and refine my approach to the idea and the business as a whole. I scaled my idea to become ‘beyond organic’ as a business and brand.” And business is good. Bison is now distribut-ing to 15 states and Del Grande is developing more effective ways to stay committed to sustainable and ecologically sound brewing practices.

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ary True, professor of psy-chology, says that when her children find milk in the cupboard or cereal in the refrigerator, they say, “Oh, Mom must be thinking big thoughts.” It’s because, she says, the most critical part of her creative process is “following an idea with ‘light thinking,’ free of goals, worries and a ‘to do’ list.” And light thinking sometimes sends her into a different kind of consciousness, wandering around the house as she puzzles through her research findings. For True, there’s a yin and a yang to creativity in research. “The scientific process is analytical — systematic observations,

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hypothesis, data collection, analysis, conclusions. This is nec-essary, but not as much fun as figuring out what it all means. It’s taken me a long time to let go and trust that good things will come of this process. In many ways, it’s playful!”

Creativity configured by chanceThere are countless theories about the psychology of creativ-ity — from those who hypothesized links between madness and creativity to physician-philosopher-psychologist William James, whose ideas informed Dean Keith Simonton’s “chance configuration theory.” Consider the invention of Post-its, a failed adhesive developed by one scientist at 3M and its “aha” use by a fellow scientist who wanted to mark places in his cho-ral music without permanently altering the music or sending little loose marking slips cascading to the floor. It is the story of a “failure” finding success through accident and repurpos-ing. But whatever the theory, the idea of playfulness or some period of letting go seems central to any creative process. True also brings a sense of playfulness to creativity in her teaching. “It differs from research because I know the concept I want to get across, but … how best to do it? I try to develop a process that engages the students’ brains in different ways: thinking, feeling, sensing.” To teach emotional contagion — how we “catch” emotions from each other — she creates an experien-tial opportunity for students. “They face each other in pairs, make eye contact and then I give the signal to smile for one in each pair. The partner smiles back and soon the room is filled with laughter. They have caught happiness from each other.”

The ‘tango high’ and other mysteries of the mind Hiroko Nakano, associate professor of psychology, is intrigued by what happens when people get in the kind of zone or flow top-performing athletes experience, and why that experience is addictive. She taught a Jan Term class in Argentine Tango to explore why the “tango high” is addictive in that same way. “We say ‘it takes two to tango,’ and that’s technically true. Dancers have to connect instantly, communicate back and forth, right there in the moment.” Her next step? To measure brain activity during the dance. She’s already discovered that the trancelike state experienced during meditation is similar to what happens in athletes’ brains. In “Tracing the Spark of Creative Problem-Solving” [New York Times, December 7, 2010] Benedict Carey reports on something we know intuitively — all the processes, all the preparation, still need that sudden flash of insight to make some magic. Neuroscientists are discovering that the pleasure of “I’ve got it!” in solving a word puzzle or Sudoku moves the mind to a more nimble state. All of which may explain why puzzles are so irresistible. Carey quotes “The Puzzle Instinct: The Meaning of Puzzles in Human Life” by Marcel Danesi, professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto. “It’s imagination, it’s inference, it’s guessing; and much of it is happening subconsciously. It’s all about you, using your own mind, without any method or schema to restore order from chaos.”


The argument for playfulness is one that’s been attached to many out-of-the-box thinkers, including the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Famous for his insis-tence that any theory, no matter how complex, had to be explainable to a freshman in college, he used humor and play in his own research as well. He was unapologetic about the sheer joy of the pursuit of the unexplored. Or, as he once observed, “Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.”

What is “it?” It’s the inexplicable combination of rigor and discipline — and then the moment of abandonment, when imagination transcends facts and figures and takes wing. Whether that looks like an improvisational moment at a Saint Mary’s Jazz Band rehearsal, an alum’s breakthrough idea for a new business or what True calls “daydreaming my way to a research insight,” the brain is making new connec-tions. It is nothing less than human creativity at play in the fields of the mind.

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Step into the Ageno West room of Grayson Hurd ’11, and it’s as if you’ve been transported to an alternate rock ’n’ roll-themed universe. “I’ve actually wanted to decorate my room like this ever since my freshman year. It’s always been an idea of mine to completely cover the walls and ceiling of my room and I finally got around to completing it this year,” says Hurd, who is a double major in music and business administration. Hurd acquired his collection of music paraphernalia during his first three years at Saint Mary’s. It not only reflects his aesthetic, it’s also a constant reminder of his aspirations. “The room shows my passion for music and where I would like to be in my future career,” he says.

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As a sophomore biology major at Saint Mary’s in 1999, Volmer used Jan Term to explore an interest she’d mostly kept to herself. The class was “The Art of the Personal Essay,” led by Rosemary Graham, Saint Mary’s professor of English and critically acclaimed author of novels for young adults. “Before that class, my writing had just been a form of private release,” says Volmer. “Suddenly, I had the oppor-tunity to write under the guidance of someone who had this skill, talent and experience.” A gesture from Graham proved to be a pivotal moment for Volmer, leading her to switch her major from the sciences to English. “She wrote a comment on one of my essays,” Vol-mer recalls. “It simply said ‘I think you could do this if you wanted to.’ Nothing flowery. Just a quiet affirmation. I guess I knew I wanted to be a writer, but no one had given me the go-ahead. I needed someone to say, ‘Yes, you can.’” Graham remembers Volmer as a standout student who demonstrated talent from the very beginning. “She had an engaging voice that continues to be a strength of her writing,” says Graham. “She was able to make very distinct characters. I encouraged her because I felt she was a strong enough writer and a sensible enough person to pursue her art and see where it could take her.”

Inspired and guided by Graham, Volmer went very far indeed — and then came home again. After graduating from Saint Mary’s,

supported by a Rotary Scholarship, she trav-eled to the University of Wales, Aberystwyth,

for a master’s in writing. Then she returned to Saint Mary’s for an MFA in creative writing.

During her second year in the program, she sold her first novel, “Crown of Dust,” to HarperCollin-

sUK. She is quick to credit Graham’s suggestions on the book before it was submitted for publication.

Now at work on her second novel, Volmer spends her days teaching the next generation of Saint Mary’s

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To learn more about Mary Volmer and “Crown of Dust,” her debut novel released in the U.S. by SoHo Press in November, visit maryvolmer.com.

writing students and leading the Saint Mary’s College Hon-ors Program. “She’s doing for our undergrads what we did for her,” says Graham. “And she’s a great example, for both our undergraduate and MFA students, of the success of someone who started in the writing program here.” Volmer continues to acknowledge Graham and other members of the MFA writing program faculty, including Naomi Schwartz and Carol Lashof, for strategies that sup-ported her success. And Graham says she learned from Vol-mer, too. “Seeing her drive and dedication was a good reminder for me,” says Graham. She speculates that Volmer’s expe-rience as a basketball player contributed to her disciplined approach. “And she’s not afraid to take risks, not afraid to start writing something that might not pan out.” It’s no surprise that Graham and Volmer share views on teaching. Both stress the importance of developing strong fundamentals and maintaining focus in an age of constant interruptions and instant gratification. “I don’t give my students free rein,” says Graham. “I give them constraint. Instead of a blank page, I give specific prompts. I believe in structure and the wonderful inspiration-al power of a deadline. “Distraction is always right there, since most of us are writing on computers,” Graham adds. “I encourage my stu-dents to turn off their Internet access. For all that new media tools do to help writers, they also serve as an obstacle to the creative process.” As for the student-turned-teacher, Volmer walks the fine line with her students, encouraging their strong voices while urging them to put in the work necessary to develop tech-nique and structure. “It’s fantastic to see such talented students here on cam-pus,” she says. “Many don’t even know how talented they are. A goal of mine is to help these young writers say what they mean well. It’s about helping them develop control and learn how to shape a story. Any artist studies for years to get the rudiments of the craft, which then allows for the possibil-ity of improvisation.” With Graham and Volmer powering a vibrant creative writing program, Saint Mary’s provides a nurturing environ-ment for the next wave of promising authors. “Saint Mary’s fosters artistic expres-sion by exposing students to the arts and thinkers of the past,” says Volmer. “Because it’s a lib-eral arts college, even if you’re a business or science major, there’s an opportunity to explore so many different directions. There’s a creative spirit here I felt as a student and continue to feel today.”

Rosemary Graham is the author of “Thou Shalt Not Dump the Skater Dude” and “My Not-So-Terrible Time at the Hippie Hotel.” Her most recent novel for young adults, “Stalker Girl,” was published in 2010. For more on her life and writing, visit rosemarygraham.com.

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Up before dawn, sopho-more Harmony Negrin faces a full day of school, work, practice and study.

It’s dark outside on winter morn-

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Negrin — dancer, harpist, yoga

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seem inevitable that this young

woman, the first in her fam-

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music lover. Sure enough, she’s

played the harp since she was five and

danced since she was 12. By 10:30,

Harmony takes advantage of a free

period to practice the harp. “My

schedule is so full, I practice when-

ever I can,” she says. Early afternoon

study, work on a paper and catch up

with friends. By 3:30 she’s relishing

her music and performance class.

And by 5:30 she’s at yoga or dance.

“When I came to Saint Mary’s I had

the dancer mentality, thinking I’d

always be sore and tired. Dance is

much healthier here at Saint Mary’s.

My body is getting stronger instead

of breaking down.” And what keeps

her going through these long days?

“The emotion and expressiveness of

dance.”

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Music to our

How does a musician know he or she is a musician? Here’s one gauge: musicians make music. Music has always been an important part of Saint Mary’s — from the Jazz Band to the all-community choir to visiting groups performing in the Chapel. But new partnerships with the Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra (CCCO) and the Diablo Wind Symphony (DWS)

mean music-loving Gaels have assets any musician would welcome — more venues, more professional colleagues and more audiences. It’s one of those rare partnerships that truly benefits everyone. Saint Mary’s students have the oppor-tunity to play in larger ensembles, to enjoy learning from more fellow musicians and get academic credit


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for their participation in the performing ensembles. As for DWS and the CCCO, they relish access to talented young performers and having the opportunity to collaborate with a selective academic partner with deep roots in music. Lino Rivera, Performing Arts Department chair, says, “Our music program was strong in history, appreciation and theory, but up until eight years ago we didn’t even offer private music instruction. With music, you can’t just talk about it, you must do it. This new partnership with CCCO gives students a semi-professional experience, and the chance to play with more experienced musicians, in a wider range of performing venues.” “Our program basically became too big for its old package,” explains Martin Rokeach, composer and music program director. “We have many more fine musicians and we needed to expand the range and number of performance opportunities available to them.” Saint Mary’s has attracted more serious musicians in recent years, with the addition of performing arts scholarships and growing faculty repu-tation. Adds Rokeach, “When prospective students arrive for a private lesson and their teacher is, for example, the principal trumpet for the San Francisco Opera, they realize Saint Mary’s is offering the same caliber of teacher as the conservatories.” Freshman Rachel Neubert, now a violist in the CCCO, came to Saint Mary’s as an alumna of Port-land, Oregon’s Metropolitan Youth Symphony. “The CCCO isn’t as big, but it offers plenty of benefits,” she says. “Going from one of 12 to one of five means I get more individual attention.” She likes the mix of ages as well. “The people who lead the violas are amazing — they have been really kind to me.” As an engineering student with a demanding course load, Rachel acknowledges that making time for music in her life is difficult — but worth it. “I enjoy the company of musicians. I would miss them if I weren’t involved with music. But I also would miss it for me. Music is such a stress reliever.” Conductor Tim Smith calls Rachel a “very fine viola player” and values the partnership both for the students and Saint Mary’s faculty. “Being associated with a college of such high academic standing means a lot, especially when I have such regard for the faculty musicians.” He’s enjoyed conducting Rokeach’s compositions and looks forward to featuring faculty as soloists in future performances. John Maltester, director of the Saint Mary’s Jazz Band and artistic director of the Diablo Wind Sym-phony, says the DWS relationship offers students real advantages. “They benefit from the performance opportunities, master classes we have and retreats with the band. They also play with very talented high school and college students.” Composition student Stephanie Webster was a percussionist without a performance home until the DWS opportunity arose. “As a Saint Mary’s composition student, the opportunity to study with Martin Rokeach was a huge attraction. Plus, Saint Mary’s makes you a well-rounded musician. I have private classes in piano, voice, percussion and composition. I’m also in Chamber Singers, Jazz Band and the NightinGaels. We used to be limited in how many music classes we could enroll in, and now we can take as many as we want without paying extra fees. And with the Diablo Wind Symphony, I have a place to play. It’s helpful for my composer’s ears to hear large ensemble performance from the inside. Plus, since I teach percussion to high school and middle school students, in DWS I get to see how young students approach things, and that brings a new perspective to teaching.” Last fall, the CCCO concert series celebrated composer milestones — the 100th birthday of Samuel Barber, the 200th birthdays of Chopin and Schumann, among others. What could have been saluted as well during that series was a first birthday — a brand-new partnership with Saint Mary’s College, with plenty of promise ahead.

For performance schedules, please call the SMC Performing Arts Department office at (925) 631-4670.


When Mario Alioto first joined the San Francisco

Giants as a kid in 1973, he couldn’t know he’d

have to wait 37 years for a World Series win. After

near misses in 1989 and 2002, his team finally

broke through in 2010, taking down the Texas

Rangers in five games to capture the team’s first

title since 1954.

“It’s still sinking in,” says the 1982 Saint

Mary’s graduate and member of the College’s

Board of Regents.

“It wasn’t until September that we started

thinking something special just might be hap-

pening. Before we knew it, the Giants were World

Champions and we were walking down Mont-

gomery Street in the victory parade.”

Alioto was certainly invested in the team’s

success, after working his way from bat boy in

the early ’70s all the way to his current position as

senior vice president responsible for all revenue-

generating areas of the Giants organization.

“My mentor was Pat Gallagher, who ran the

Giants business operation for many years and

offered me my first front office job after I graduated

from Saint Mary’s,” says Alioto. “He always told

us that the ballpark experience was critical and

to remember that we were in the ‘fun business.’

We constantly ask ourselves: what can we do to

appeal to the casual fan? How do we keep the

ballpark the place where everyone wants to be?

“I like to try new and crazy concepts like

selling rubber chickens when Barry Bonds was

walked intentionally or developing a Tim Lince-

cum wig last season. But, the best promotions

are the ones that developed organically in the

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On Nov. 6, the SMC Women in Philanthropy

Committee hosted “40 Years/One Night: A

Gaela Celebration.” The evening honored

the achievements of women from the 1975

class (first to include female students) all

the way through the most recent graduating

Celebrating the history of SMC alumnae

class in 2009.

“It was an overwhelming feeling of

pride at not only what these women had

accomplished but also the role Saint Mary’s

College had played and continues to play in

each of their lives,” said SMC Assistant Vice

President of Development and class of ’96

graduate Lisa M. Moore. “It was inspiring to

hear their many stories and for Saint Mary’s

to publicly recognize alumnae in such a

significant way. The event also made many of

us who are more recent graduates realize what

a short time ago women weren’t accepted as

students and just how thankful we are for the

women who forged ahead of us.”

Highlights from the evening included a

reception, dinner, drawing, a silent auction and

words of inspiration from the honorees. More

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FEBRUARY 21 Speed Mock Interviews

The SMC Career

Center invites employ-

ers and alums to take

part in the popular

Speed Mock Interview

event. Help graduat-

ing seniors cope with

challenging interview

questions. For more

information: Vicki

Davis: (925) 631-8281

or vdavis@stmarys-ca.

edu.

MARCH 1 – 25 on-Campus Interviews

SMC Career Center

offers on-campus

interviews to employ-

ers seeking to hire

students for full-time

jobs after graduation.

If you’re hiring, here’s

your chance to recruit

the best talent. Give

a Gael a job. For more

information: Vicki

Davis: (925) 631-8281

or vdavis@stmarys-ca.

edu.

MARCH 31 Senior Year Experience: “Life After Graduation”

Panelists needed

for discussion titled

“Workplace 101:

Employers Weigh In on

What Graduates Need

to Know.” For more

information, contact

Patty Bishop: (925)

631-4793 or pbishop@

stmarys-ca.edu.

Career Center Seeks Alumni Volunteers

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Alioto’s rise has

been marked by his

passion for the game of

baseball and a set of

values that grew stronger

during his years on campus.

“The influence of the Christian Brothers is

present throughout the Saint Mary’s College

experience, and the benefit of an education at

Saint Mary’s based in Catholic principles can’t

be overstated,” says Alioto.

“What stayed with me after all these years

has been a commitment to bring the core values

of integrity and honesty into every decision.

These values, plus a mindset that we can accom-

plish anything if we are passionate enough, have

been critical to my success, both in business and

in life.”

One way Alioto is helping Saint Mary’s

stand out is by serving on the advisory board

for the Professional MBA with Sport Manage-

ment concentration, the only one of its kind in

Northern California.

“The business of sports is complex today,

from changes in marketing and how we com-

municate with fans, to the challenge of utilizing

the stadium for more than just sports events to

financial management.”

And what’s the best preparation for dealing

with all this complexity in business and in life?

Just ask Alioto: an education at Saint Mary’s

grounded in rigor and a commitment to values.

Wagstaffe Endowed Scholarship. The

night also marked the formal launch of

Women in Philanthropy, a group dedicated

to “inspiring, encouraging and promot-

ing female philanthropic leadership and

participation at Saint Mary’s College.”

To connect with the Women in Philan-

thropy Committee, find them on Face-

book by searching “Saint Mary’s College

Women in Philanthropy.”

Mario Alioto ’82, SMC Regent and San Francisco Giants executive vice president, center, with his wife, Kelly ’83, and their eldest son, Tony, left, celebrate the team’s 2010 World Series win.


hen climbers begin making their ascent up the tallest peaks in the world, they probably don’t

expect to see two identical twin brothers head-ing down on skis. But among those who ski the

high altitudes known as the “Death Zone,” these Saint Mary’s grads stand above the rest. “When you grow up in a mountain town like Aspen and the skiing culture is ingrained in your family, it’s just a natural progression,” says Mike Marolt ’87 when asked how he and his brother Steve ’87 ended up with such an unusual pastime. “I always tell people it’s similar to kids who grow up on the North Shore of Oahu and end up surfing the monster waves. Just the human spirit living free in whatever the natural sur-roundings are.” Sons of 1960 Olympic skier Max Marolt, these broth-ers have been at it for years and have tallied more descents from above 7,000 meters than any other skiers. But looking back, their opportunity to begin taking these adventures can be traced to Saint Mary’s. “My brother and I earned our accounting degrees at Saint Mary’s,” says Mike. “Now we’re both CPAs. We worked together to make our trips possible, but we ended up loving our profession. Saint Mary’s gave us the tools and skills we needed and kept us grounded. Our education and careers are critical to allowing us to do what we do in the mountains.” In addition to the professional preparation Saint Mary’s offered, Mike learned a lot during his undergraduate years about how to excel athletically through baseball. “Going from playing seven games a year in Aspen to making the Saint Mary’s team helped me understand what it takes to compete at a higher level,” he says. Another passion grew out of the Marolts’ skiing madness: filmmaking. “Skiing Everest,” filmed by co-director Mike, was released in 2009, documenting skiers who “climb the highest peaks in the world in pure alpine style, carrying their skis and declining to use supplemental oxygen.” Mike is now working on the sequel, “Beyond Skiing Everest,” and another film pro-filing the late Jimmie Heuga, one of the first Americans to earn an Olympic medal in an alpine event. “Not long after Jimmie won the bronze in ’64, he came down with multiple sclerosis,” says Marolt. “He helped revolu-tionize how MS was treated by stressing physical exercise and mental training. He was my friend and I’m looking forward to telling his story.” Whether at work during tax season, filming a new movie or conquering yet another mountain, the spirit of Saint Mary’s remains present in all the brothers do. As Mike says, “Saint Mary’s strengthened the bond between Steve and me and real-ly opened the doors to do everything we love doing today.” – Ben Peterson

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2009 Sarah Henry went off in Nov. 2009 to work for a Barrick Gold Corporation / NovaGold Resources, Inc., joint venture based in Van-couver and Toronto. In March 2010, she was promoted to finance and accounting analyst, and in May she was named a member of the investment committee.

2008Lorna Contreras, on top of working full-time as a case manager for pregnant and parenting teenagers in Contra Costa County, has returned to school, attending the Wright Institute in Berkeley. She plans to take her M.A. in counseling psychology and become a mar-riage and family therapist. daniella Gilmartin, now art director at Art Space 712 in San Francisco, is hosting emerging artist and SMC alum Craig Thompson’s first solo exhibition. This is the fourth show Daniella has curated since her promotion to director. Craig, who comes from a well-established art family in the Bay Area, has been pursuing his passion since childhood — though a lot of his work shows a strong influ-ence from his time at Saint Mary’s. There was a cocktail reception on Sept. 9, and the exhibition remained on view through that weekend. For more on the gallery, visit 712artspace.com.

2006matt walker married Lindsay Ferguson on Oct. 10, 2009, in the Saint Mary’s Chapel, attended by his former SMC soccer teammates Derek Youpel, Joaquin Jaime and Alex Christ-lieb ’07 as groomsmen. The reception, for close friends and family, was held at the Round Hill Country Club. Matt and Lindsay first started dating in high school and continued to see each other while Lindsay attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Now they live in Walnut Creek; Matt works as a named account manager for Avaya, and Lindsay works as a school psychologist for a local district. Chris Vogt has been hired as science teacher and varsity pitching coach at Ayala High School in Chino Hills, Calif. The multitask-ing educator will complete his ME at Chapman University in December.

2004michelle Luk has been busy: she received her master’s degree in accountancy from Golden Gate University in 2006, earned her CPA license in 2010 and now works for Kaiser Foun-dation Health Plan as a senior business consul-

tant. And on July 31, she married Danny Lean at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, surrounded by other SMC alumni. Kehli Kankelborg, ’05 was a member of the wedding, and so were Al-lison Robertson and Cammie (Morris) Wollner. Vanessa Wong wrote a song about the couple especially for the occasion. Michelle and Danny honeymooned in the Caribbean before returning to their home in Mountain View. Ryan Keenan and Jeannine (Fitzpat-rick) Keenan joyfully announce the birth of their second baby girl, Gabrielle Marie, born on Jan. 15, 2010. In August, Ryan began his own law firm, Keenan Law Offices, P.C., in Saint Charles, Ill., dedicated to helping those with financial difficulties through bankruptcy and consumer protection.

2002diane Reboy mS became the grand-mother of Maralyn Ann Reboy on Oct. 4, 2010. Maralyn is the first girl born into the Reboy fam-ily in 110 years—and shares a birthday with the last one, her great-great-grandmother Reboy!

2001doug Allshouse Jr. received the 2010 Pepsico President’s Ring of Honor (best of the best), a distinction he shares with just 242 individuals from Pepsico’s five divisions worldwide. Doug is a district sales leader (DSL) for Frito-Lay in Brisbane and traveled to corporate headquarters in Purchase, N.Y., to receive his award. He started with Frito-Lay in 1997 while attending Saint Mary’s, working part-time during the summer and on weekends, and remained with them after graduation, even though he had accepted a full-time position with Young’s Market Company. He subse-quently left Young’s to pursue a management career with Frito-Lay and attained his Ring of Honor in his very first year as a DSL, overseeing sales at chain retail stores in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Leslie (Crouse) Ranoa mL ’04 and her husband, Josh, are the proud parents of Olivia Jo Ranoa, born Jan. 15, 2010. Leslie and Josh are loving every minute of being Olivia’s mom and dad!

1997Tyler (Rosenfield) Quinlan and Thomas Quinlan were married in San Francisco on April 25, 2009. The ceremony and reception were held in the Presidio. Several Saint Mary’s alums attended the wedding, including bridesmaids Amy (Jaure) O’Leary, Ashley (Wire) Mazaisz and Catherine (Marovich) Gore. Tyler and Tom now live in San Diego.

1992Baby Paul Michael Dini joined big brother Robert Golfredo Dini and parents Erin (Triebsch) dini and Mike Dini on July 20, 2010.

1987Julie Finch spent the past 13 years working as a registered nurse in the operating room at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in fabulous Boise, Idaho. Now she is excited to be starting a new chapter in her life, in Baker City, Ore., as the bride of Mike Hindman—and also as surgical services supervisor at St. Elizabeth’s Health Services.

1986nancy wilson mS was named Citizen of the Year by the Garberville Redway Chamber of Commerce. Nancy serves as the community service chairperson for the GRCC and has contributed greatly to the southern Humboldt community for 20 years. She is also current chairman of the board of governors of the

Community Heath Care District and president of Friends of the Garberville Library and Rotary. Nancy truly embodies the Saint Mary’s tradi-tion: “Enter to learn, leave to serve.”

1 Sisters-in-law Rachel (neustadter) mino ’02 and Alicia (mino) Rocha ’07 both welcomed beautiful babies into the world. Rachel and her husband, Carlos Mino, welcomed Belen Sophia Mino on July 11, 2010. Alicia and her husband, Javier Rocha, welcomed Belen’s cousin Christian Noe Rocha just a few weeks earlier, on June 18. Everyone is happy and healthy and thrilled at the arrival of the newest family members!

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4 Jessica (Cook) ’03 married Marvin Millonida on May 30, 2010 in San Jose, Calif., where they reside. Family and friends shared in their joyous day.

5 michael Cullen ’09 is serving his second year with City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock. City Year, a nonprofit organization, brings together young people aged 17–24 for twelve months of full-time service, much of it in schools, where the recent high school and college graduates do their part to combat the national dropout crisis. Michael is a team leader for the Senior Corps Literacy Initiatives at Mabelvale Elementary.

6 Edward J. Primasing ’07 EE ’07 mL ’09 recently accepted a position with O’Keeffe’s Inc. as vice president in charge of sales, after six years as a sales manager for Pacific Coast Building Products based in Sacramento. He says he’ll miss his old firm, but he is excited about the opportunity to work for O’Keefe’s, one of the Bay Area’s most enduring and respected companies.

2 Pete Constant ’05 EE ’05 mL ’07 was reelected to the San Jose City Council in June 2010 with over 66 percent of the vote. He continues to be one of the council’s leading advocates for balancing the budget and reforming public employee pensions. Pete also serves as an adjunct professor of leadership at Saint Mary’s.

3 Garrett Vanneman ’03 married Nicole Duplantis on July 31, 2010, at the Flower Farm in Loomis, Calif. matt wade ’03, weston Borba ’03, C.J. daft ’03, mike Croghan ’03 and nick Zarcone ’03 ECR ’07 were there to cheer them on. Garrett is a financial planner and lives with his wife in Roseville.

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1975Tom Torriglia reports that one of his original compositions, “The Pasta Song,” was selected as the music for a new TV commercial for the Carrabba’s Italian restaurant chain. Here’s a link: carrabbas.com/see-our-ads.aspx. Tom’s contact info: [email protected]

1972 Ron montoya has been selected as one of three finalists for the 2011 National High School Principal of the Year award. Ron is currently the principal at Valley High School in Las Vegas. Valley was recently named a High Achieving–Exemplary Turnaround School. Ron has been in Las Vegas for 36 years. For more information on his award, go to www.principals.org.

1964 After 40 years as a trial attorney, John “Jack” murray retired this year as a part-ner in a San Francisco firm. (He says he’s semi-retired.) He and Marie, his wife of 37 years, love spending time with their granddaughter, Amie, in Arizona, where son Brian and his wife, Lau-ren, live. Amie visits Jack and Marie’s Newport Beach condo, too—to go to Disneyland! In his fourth year at the San Francisco Archdiocese Diaconate Program, Jack is enjoying small classes and the Socratic method once again. (Sound familiar?) Against all odds, Jack’s golf is steadily improving; he finally broke 100 (once) this year. Next year, Erin, Jack and Marie’s daughter, will be married. Life, as they say, is good, very good.

1963Jim Collins was just named EPA District 9 (California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, South-west tribal lands) Legal Enforcer of the Year. He is being very gracious about all jokes.

1955Patrick o’Brien has accepted the position of California regional admissions counselor for Stonehill College, in Boston. A lifetime Lasal-lian educator who retired as a counselor from Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, Pat formerly recruited for Marquette Universi-ty. Now that he has joined Stonehill—a campus and student body about the size of SMC’s— Pat feels he has worked with the three finest teach-ing orders: the Christian Brothers, the Jesuits and now the Congregation of the Holy Cross, who also teach at Notre Dame.

1934After losing everything in Hurricane Katrina, Clay mcElroy moved from Pascagoula, Miss., to New Braunfels, Tex. Luckily, he recovered his Saint Mary’s diploma from the wreckage and was very thankful that he had not lost this valuable reminder of his alma ma-ter. Clay is enjoying his new home and actively supports the New Braunfels arts community. In 2008, Clay made a $500 donation to the New Braunfels Art League, which provides scholar-ships for local children to attend art camps. As a retired Chevron employee, McElroy was also able to secure a matching $500 grant from his old company to further support the league.

7 Briana (Pierce) Rawlinson ’06 and Aaron Rawlinson were married on June 12, 2010, in Folsom, Calif. The bridal party included Saint Mary’s alumni michelle Kujawski ’06, Alex Long-Smith ’06 and Elizabeth meister ’06. Aaron and Briana recently purchased a home in Pleasant Hill and are enjoying their newest family member, a Rhodesian ridgeback puppy named Lincoln.

8 Elizabeth Steele ‘01 married Greg Tes-hara ‘02 at San Francisco’s historic Saint Ignatius Church on Jan. 16, 2010. It was quite the Saint Mary’s affair with Gaels both in the wedding party and in attendance, including maid of honor Sara Steele ‘05, bridesmaid Erin Hamer Allen ‘01, best man miguel de ocampo ‘96 and groomsman david Holquin ‘03. danielle Holquin ‘03 participated in the Mass, sharing the Prayers of the Faithful. Gaels who celebrated with the newlyweds and their families included: Bishop John Cummins, Richard DeLuna, Tom Bruce, Jim Togneri, Phil Herndon, Cindy (Neander) Cooper, Daniel Lewis, Jim Sciuto, Geoff Allen, Erin (Moss) Wurster, Noah Cowen, Heather (Zimmerman) Walsh, Bill Porter, and Colleen (Redmond) and Sean Dietterle.

9 Virginia Klaas, md ’79, a practicing radiologist in Auburn, Wash., was honored as a “Top Doc” by Seattle Magazine in 2010. She has also been recognized by the International Association of Radiologists and will be included in the 2010 edition of “The Leading Physicians of the World.” When she’s not busy helping patients, she’s fast on her feet pursuing her other passion: ballroom dancing. A participant in regional and national contests, she and her partner reached the finals in both the American Smooth and American Rhythm categories in a competition last April.

10 On May 22, 2010, John Smead ’02 graduated from Pepperdine with a masters in psychology. John retired in 2005 from his career in aerospace manufactur-ing management, then decided to go back to school in the field he originally majored in at Saint Mary’s. He found Pepperdine while helping his youngest daughter look for colleges. He will start his doctoral program in forensic psychology in the fall.

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13 Wheels with a heart: Jim wood ’70 completed his third 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles in support of AIDS Life Cycle and has just started his train-ing for next year’s 10th anniversary ride. He was just named for the seventh consecutive year a Northern California Super Lawyer for his work in products liability and pro bono representation.

14 Tina (Hartung) Fenton ’84 ([email protected]) writes that several families from the class of 1984 headed out to Murphys, Calif. (home of the John Krpan ’84 family) for their annual summer trip. Also at-tending this year were the Hemmenways, mottas, mills, o’Sullivans, Fentons, mulrooneys and Ghilottis.

15 melisse (duley) Aiello ’99 ECR ’01 earned her single-subject credential in English from Saint Mary’s in 2000. After teaching in Benicia and then San Diego for a few years, she moved back to the Bay Area and began teaching at College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, where she met her husband, Tim, whom she married in 1997. Melisse and Tim welcomed their daughter, Olivia Ray, into their Martinez home in 1998.

16 Christine (Hauser) ’95 and Geoff Reimer ’95 welcomed their third child, Marisa Elizabeth, on September 16, 2009. Marisa joins Caitlin, 8, and Justin, 2. The Reimer family lives in Clayton, Calif. Geoff is a systems engineer for Avaya, and Christine teaches history, leader-ship and dance at Clayton Valley High School in Concord.

11 darren davidson ’97 and Becky Rice were married on July 10, 2010, at Rice & Son Orchards in Hood River, Ore. Darren is the vice president of a real estate financing firm and Becky is a special edu-cation teacher. Brad Campbell ’97 was best man and gave the toast. Also attending the wedding were fellow alumni Andy Kraus ’97, Edie Payne ’97 and Keri (Rose) ’97 and Greg Hubbard ’97. Darren proposed to Becky at the finish line of the Hood to Coast Relay in 2008, after their team completed the race. The couple spent their honeymoon in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. They live in Portland, Ore.

12 Ken Rocha ’00 ECR ’02 ’07 mE ’05 has been named principal of Harvest Park in Pleasanton, one of California’s top middle schools. Ken earned his BA, MA and three credentials from SMC. He looks forward to continuing in a new learning environment with a long tradition of success and progress, while bringing a little Saint Mary’s spirit to his daily interactions there. Ken is also enjoying spending time with his wife, Keri (they married at Saint Mary’s in 2004), three-year-old Kaylee, one-year-old Karlie and faithful dog Scout.


Lloyd Vernon Schine Jr. & Lorna Ros Schine

passed away following a car accident on

Nov. 11, 2010, in Newberry Springs, Calif.

Both were 59 years old.

Lloyd was a longtime supporter of Saint

Mary’s College and was a member of the

Alumni Board of Directors. As a student, he

played on both the football and rugby teams

and served as a resident advisor. As an alum-

nus, he was a member of the President’s Club

and the Black Alumni Chapter and often met

with students as a mentor and at Dine With

Alums events.

He was also an esteemed educator

for more than 30 years in Vallejo and San

Francisco. As an affirmative action officer,

he recruited teachers for the San Francisco

School District. Later, he served as principal

of Brett Harte Elementary School and as a

fifth-grade teacher at Alamo Elementary

School, both in San Francisco.

Lloyd and Lorna are survived by Lloyd’s

son, Lloyd Schine III ’98 MA ’04, who was

Saint Mary’s director of alumni relations from

2004 to 2009. Inspired by the example of his

father and his mother, Louise Schine MA ’91,

who was also an educator, he now teaches

language arts and literature at Northern

Light School in Oakland.

Lloyd III recalls his father as “an enor-

mous influence” in his life. Both his father

and his grandmother, Mabel Schine, who

was an honorary Saint Mary’s alumna and a

member of the Gael Sports Board, encour-

aged him to attend SMC. In fact, he says,

there are pictures of him at less than a year

old wearing a “Future Gael” t-shirt, and he

and his parents spent many days watching

Gael football games.

“He was always there for me — at all the

football games, the clarinet recitals, the Boy

Scout meetings, the track meets,” Lloyd III

says of his father. “He was a phenomenal

father. He was so supportive, but he also

taught me to be independent, my own man.

I can’t say enough about what an amazing

person he was.”

Both Lloyd and Lorna, who was born on

May 26, 1951, were residents of Pleasant Hill,

where they were involved in Christ the King

Church — Lloyd as a lector for more than 30

years and Lorna as a choir member. Traveling

and entertaining were passions they shared.

Lloyd Jr. was born in San Francisco to the

late Mabel and Lloyd Schine, Sr. Lorna was

born in Manila to the late Josefina and Jaimie

Ros. She had a successful career in social

services for more than 20 years.

Besides Lloyd III, the Schines are also

survived by Lorna’s children, Darlene Waga

and Carl Chan; their son-in-law Mel Waga;

daughter-in-law Cri Campbell-Schine;

grandson E.J. Chan and Kaleb and Kaden

Schine, the twin sons of Lloyd Schine III and

Cri Campbell-Schine.

Saint Mary’s magazine runs the names of recently deceased alumni, Christian Brothers and friends who have given to Saint Mary’s. Names of other friends of the College, as well as family members of alumni, faculty and staff, appear in the online version of the magazine.

aluMniBarbara R. Chriss

Matt Hachman ’97 Antonia M. Hardy ’86

Gary W. Hazelhofer ’85 Sandra l. Hill ’91

Thomas Joseph Kane ’99 Paul Micallef ’80

Dennis J. Oliver ’96 Albert Gabriel Ratto ‘42

Lloyd V. Schine, Jr. ’73, MA ’81 Leandro Soto

Leo A. Vonseeburg ’81 William Wogan ’78

Margaret J. York ’81

faMily anD frienDsDelmo Abatti

Patricia Bartolero

Anna G. Carlin

James R. Dixon

Mary Torrey Dooms

Mario Michael Ghilotti

William C. Gilmore

Elwood “Bud” Greist

Donald R. Harriss

Charles E. Hoonan

John J. Kirschner

Ruth Marie McVann, mother of Brother Mark McVann

Nathan Oliveira

Charles Owens

Flavio Perfumo

Lola Sanders

Lorna Schine

Ruth P. Schorer

Virginia Ann Slater

Mary V. Souza

Rick Thomas, husband of Pamela Thomas

Richard Louis Valli

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The NegativesCHRISTINE FORT

Sounds pretty, seems implausible.Dumb girl waits for bastardon the subway platform—where

does he get off? At any otherstop, you know this soundain’t Rattlesnakes, you write it off

as shit, but in the thick tarwhere you are, the backbeat catchesin your throat. Your lover

liked this album till you did, leftits white shell in your room. “It’s accessible,” he said as you crossed

that awful bridge. A little starlightif not honey. You sing along enough,you’ll start to get the fact you’ll

let a clear-voiced man fool you:a boyish good-for-nothing’s goodfor crying. Good for driving too.

Christine Fort (MFA ’04) writes

music reviews for the online journal

“Caught in the Carousel.” She lives

in the Boston area, where she works

as an intellectual property practice

systems specialist. “The Negatives”

is the name of an album by Lloyd Cole.

“Live it. Enjoy it. And then give back so that others can do the same.”

One influential alumna. 29 years of giving back.

As one of the College’s “40 most influential alumnae” and its director of finance and controller, JeAnne DeMAtteo ’83, knows just how critical the support of our alumni, parents and friends is to Saint Mary’s. through donor support we can provide a unique, whole-person educational experience to all our students. So for the past 29 years — since her $10 senior class gift — Jeanne has given back to the place that has been such a formative and integral part of her life. No matter the amount, your annual support is the greatest gift of all. Help make an impact.

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