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THE PAPERCUT | NOV-DEC 20092

Editorialhristmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. -Mary Ellen

Chase

I would like to dedicate the Paper Cut Editorial for three major events that

took place during the me of this edion: Thanksgiving, the Democracy

march and the upcoming Christmas.

We made this issue regarding the Thanksgiving holiday because my writer

were sent out during the Thanksgiving break to look for inspiraon and

ideas to write in this edion, and they found them. Some of them found

out that Thanksgiving is a holiday to give thanks of what we have, others

that its me to get together with God, and others preferred to go to the

beach or stay home and do a good deed. I personally was thankful because

I saw how our lile country is heading towards a brighter sunrise, with the

demonstraon of civism that we saw November 21st by both sides of our

polical spectrum.

In this new edion we wanted you, our readers, to feel more included. Forthat reason we included two new secons. Our new environmental corne

in which we have feature arcles regarding the Copenhagen protocol

and also a eld trip of the environmental science lab that went to the

Flor Reserve to see the turtles nest. The second secon is what we called

Got 2 read secon, in which we had collaboraon from a Salvadorian

Blogger Elisa Guadrn and other interesng columns regarding personal

experiences of our writers.

November was very hecc, and December will be even more. People is

geng ready for nals, some are nishing up projects or term papers

and we will see a lot of people running around dressed up nicely for their

nal grade presentaon. Aer nals Christmas arrives with its enre

splendor, we include a note on what to buy under a C$100 that will be very

useful for the secret santas and also the good bye presents to some of ourfriends that are not coming back unl graduaon. I personally want to say

goodbye to my friends who are not coming back in January, the school wil

not be the same without you guys!

And for the nal touch we have so many cultural things happening that

is almost incredible how much creave work we are geng. THANKS!!!!!

We hope to include all your pieces over me and at the same me I invite

you to keep reading the paper, following our blog, and paying aenon,

because you never know what we can write next (it might be about you).

Thanks again team and see you next year for a new semester full of stories

Merry Christmas and God Bless,

Emilia Yang RappaccioliEditor in chief

Editor in ChiefEmilia Yang Rappaccioli

Co-editorsCarlos J. Perez Vega & Maria Jos

HernndezArt Director

Mario Gonzlez Zablah

TreasurerAlicia ChvezMarkeng and Distribuon

Lucila Delgado

Sta Writers

Ana Fuentes

Ochy Montoya

Javier PintoFrancisco Chamorro

Alejandra Borge

Carlos Guardado

Ernesto Meja

Gabriela Flores

Art and Imagery

Erick Marnez

Mario Guardado

Cynthia Luna

Advisory Board

Arturo Wallace

Dr. Kenia Halleck

Beth GarcaWilbert Salgado

Desiree Romn

Special Thanks to

Karen Arbiz

Yahoska Jimnez

Credits


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ovember 9th is a verymeaningful date for Germanhistory, from the proclamaon

of the Weimar Republic in1918 to the Kristallnacht in1938, when synagogues wereburned and more than 1,300Jews were killed. Therefore,it is sll surprising that this

date, which is full of joy and

sadness in German history, isthe date in which the BerlinWall fell.

Germany was divided intofour secons corresponding

to the Allied Powers aer

World War II (Great Britain,France, United States ofAmerica and the SovietUnion). Berlin as the seat ofthe Allied Control Councilwas divided as well amongthese naons. Two years

aer shared management of

the country, divisions arosebetween the Soviet Unionand the rest of the powers.Aer massive immigraons

from Eastern Germans toWest along with many otherfactors, the decision to buildthe wall was taken. It was unl

August 12, 1961 that WalterUlbricht (General Secretaryof the Central Commiee

of the Socialist Unity Partyand Chairman of the Councilof State of the GermanDemocrac Republic) signed

the closing of the border andthe building of a wall.

During the existence ofthe wall, there were 5,000successful escapes andabout 200 deaths. PresidentsKennedy and Reagan wereespecially known for lobbyingto the cause of the tearingup of the wall. However, theseparaon connued creang

a lot of dierences culturally

and economically speaking.Such dierences are sll felt

in modern Germany, were lifestandards are higher in whatused to be Western Germanythan that of Eastern Germany.The sudden creaon of the

wall split families, cut o East

Berliners that worked in theWest and caused an isolaon

feeling in Western Germans.

Aer years of repression,

Germans began to protest asa part of the Pacic Revoluon

of 1989. They expressed theirwill by channg We want

out! and We are stayinghere! By November 4th, 1989the protests had increasedin such a way that therewere gathered half a millionpeople at the Alexnaderplatzdemonstraon in East

Berlin. On November 9th,the borders were openedand that date is seen as thedate in which the border fell.The following days people

appeared with hammers todestroy the wall, they werknown as wall-peckers

Nowadays, some secon

of the wall have been le tremind the people that sucthing should not be repeatedever again.

Te Berlin Wall

international

news

Ernesto Meja-Traa

Celebraon of the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Belin.


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ourfaith

l da de Pentecoststuve la gran gracia de ser-vir como dicono al SantoPadre en la Baslica de SanPedro. Fue una experienciarealmente emocionante. Nome lo poda creer, yo sen-tado junto al sucesor de SanPedro, el representante deCristo en la erra.

En la Santa Misa servimoscuatro diconos, los otroseran dos de Italia y uno deGhana; y concelebraronjunto a Benedicto XVI un to-tal de 19 Cardenales, entreellos el espaol, S.E.R. Card.Julin Herranz. Providencial-mente ese da, 31 de mayo

lmo da del mes de Mara,

es tambin una bonita esta

de Nuestra Madre: la Visi-tacin de Mara Sansima

a su prima santa Isabel. Alcoincidir con Pentecostsno se celebra pero la VirgenMara, esposa del EsprituSanto, estuvo presente, aligual que lo estuvo en elcenculo de Jerusaln, noslo en el icono que presidala ceremonia, sino sobretodo en nuestros corazones,con su amor maternal quenos lleva siempre a su Di-vino Hijo; Cuntas veces ledi gracias por estar all, en elcorazn de la Iglesia, junto

al Papa, el da de Pentecos-ts!El Santo Padre en la homilanos dijo que, como sucedien el cenculo, hay dos pre-supuestos necesarios paraque venga hoy el EsprituSanto a la Iglesia, a cada unade nuestras comunidades:la concordia y la oracinunidos a Mara; y tambinnos anim diciendo quecuando recibimos el EsprituSanto no tenemos nada quetemer, el miedo desaparece.Tanto en la procesin deentrada, como en la desalida, yo iba junto a otrodicono un poco por delante

del Papa y pude ver el grancario que le ene la gente.

Debi de ser un consuelopara l, como lo fue param, ya que en otros ambien-tes el Santo Padre es des-preciado y calumniado. Alpasar por el pasillo centralde la Baslica toda la gentese agolpaba para intentarsaludarlo y se oan aplausosy vivas muy emovos. Una

joven madre tena en brazosa su hijo de unos dos aos ycuando se acercaba el SantoPadre le dijo a su pequeoemocionada: mira, mira

hijo que ya viene el Papa, ya m se me quedo grabado

Dicono del Papa


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Mission o Love

t is Sunday morning, Ihave to wake up. The alarmkeeps going; it is 7:00am.Today is a big day, is theMission trip! I get dressed,grab an apple and get on myway to Ave Maria. There are2 big yellow buses outsideand a bunch of excited peo-

ple .Today La Sabanita com-munity will be visited by theAve Maria Community withthe purpose of preachingthe good news and helpingpeople who are in need.Both buses are geng full;

there are 110 students whowant to help in this mission.Aer riding for 50 min, we

arrive at La Sabanita. SunBlock, hats, glasses, water;everybody is ready to beginthis Mission of Love.It is 9:00 am; Evelyn Men-doza, the student who isin charge of this mission,divides us in groups to evan-gelize the families. The restof the missionaries will stayin the Church evangelizingand playing with all the kids.

La Sabanita Community isformed by 200 families andmost of them have econom-ic and spiritual needs. Wego house by house, familyby family, preaching thegood news. Our team getsto visit ten families; all ofthem are very friendly. Theylistened to us carefully;and I can tell that we areaccomplishing our mission

because we are sharing theGospel of God with them!It is 11:45 am; it is me to

go back because we havemass at noon. We walk,red, sweang but with the

heart full of joy for what wehave done today. We arrive

at the Church; the othermissioners are sll play-ing with the children. Theyare skipping rope, playingball and dierent kinds of

games. The oor is painted

with chalk; there are toys,piatas and all types of funfor the kids who look veryhappy. It is 12:00 pm; me

for mass. Aer mass, all the

children play with the pia-tas. Also, it is me to start

giving away all the clothesand basic grains that werecollected to donate to allthese needy families.It is 3:30 pm, me to go. A

picture is taken of all themissionaries. Everybodylooks happy; a great job hasbeen done. 200 families

listened to the good news;many kids played and had agood me. The joy we have

in our hearts is immenseand it cannot be takenaway. The mission of lovewas accomplished.

By Alicia Chavez

como el nio balbuca feliz:Papa, Papa.

Es conmovedor vivir labelleza de la Liturgia en laBaslica de San Pedro: la

arquitectura majestuosa dela cpula de Miguel ngely el imponente baldaqunde Bernini; las magistralesobras escultricas y pictri-cas; la magnca msica de

Joseph Haydn interpretadapor una orquesta y coro deAlemania; todas las artesreunidas cooperando a daresplendor a la Liturgia para

gloria de Dios. Todo esto enla celebracin de la venidadel Espritu Santo, que su-puso la presentacin pbli-ca de la Iglesia, nacida delcostado abierto de Cristo enla Cruz. Qu importante escuidar la Liturgia, dndolela mayor belleza posibledentro de nuestras posibili-dades, porque para adorara Dios el hombre ene que

dar lo mejor de s y Diosnunca se deja ganar en gen-erosidad!Me impresion profun-damente la inocencia ymansedumbre del SantoPadre. Con qu ternurareciba en la procesin deofrendas a las disntas

personas que se iban acer-cando! Se arrodillaban antel y con gran amor paternaly una sonrisa que ilumin-aba su cara les preguntabade dnde eran; luego lescoga las manos con cario,recibiendo los dones y lesbendeca signndoles en lafrente. El Papa con su granhumildad es un hombre quetrasmite paz.Al recorrer el pasillo centralde la Baslica delante del

Papa record tambin lateologa del burro, de SanJosemara Escriv, que noshaba contado el CardenalHerranz. San Josemara le

tena devocin a este ani-mal bblico por su constan-cia, fortaleza y humildad.Un burro acompa al NioJess en el portal de Belndndole calor y un burrollev aJess sobre sus lomosen su entrada triunfal enJerusaln el Domingo deRamos. Y qu necio hab-

ra sido el burro si hubierapensado que esos gritos yhosannas eran para l enlugar de para Jess. Delmismo modo, que estpidohabra sido yo si hubierapensado al escuchar esosaplausos y vivas: no es

para tanto, si slo soy undicono. Pero reexion

que esa gran ovacin quereciba el Santo Padre, que

te pona los pelos de punta,no era tampoco al hombreJoseph Ratzinger sino aldulce Cristo en la erra,

como llamaba Santa Cata-lina de Siena al Papa.Al nalizar la Santa Misa

y volver a la capilla de la

Piet, que hizo de sacrisa,

pudimos saludar personal-mente a ese gran hombreque es Benedicto XVI, elcual siempre con una son-risa en la cara, nos trasmitepaz, esperanza y conanza

en Dios, y un gran amor a laIglesia. Viva el Papa!

By Father Jos Javier


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By your Immaculate Conception, make my body pure andmy soul holy

his is my big day: theone I have been waingsince long me ago. My

heart and soul are preparedto receive a special graceand to accept the commit-ment of love. Thirty-threedays of preparaon have

allowed me to be part ofthis solemnity. Thirty-threedays where I renounced theWorld, purify my heart, and

get to know Jesus, Mary,and myself deeply. I sacri-ced this me to get rid of

all of my temptaons and

oer myself as a slave for

love. Today, I am consecrat-ing to the Virgin Mary, I amgiving my all to the greatestFaith that had ever existedon Earth.Since the moment I see theChapel from far, I realized

dream of devoon cometrue.All these aspects transformthe environment into anatmosphere of joy, conrm-ing the uniqueness of thisMass. The lectures are areminder of how geng to

Mary gives me the graceand discernment to fully un-derstand who Christ is andwhat He wants from me.

The responsorial Psalm, theGospel and the Homily talkon how the act of consecra-on is the basis of com-municaon between the

soul of Mary and mine. I dothis act to glorify the Lord,whom becomes a seed inmy heart. This seed is wa-tered with faith and delity

to nally become a beau-ful fruit, Jesus Christ.

it is not the usual Chapel.This is Heaven, a landscapeadorned by the whitenessof the owers, roses, lile

candles, and souls that havedecided to enter in thepure love of Mary. At theentrance of this beauful

place, wonderful hosts arewaing for me: The heav-enly Divinity and the earthlyone. The heavenly Divinity,

formed by The Holy Son,opens his arms widely tome, and His Blessed Moth-er, a beauful Lady dressed

with purity and glory, givesme a lovingly smile. Thepriests and the altar serversare the angels and cherubswho venerate their Heav-enly King and Queen; theyare the earthly divinity whotoday makes our blissful

Now that I consecratemy body and soul to theBlessed Virgin Mary, I renewmy Bapsm commitments

of following God and reach-ing my goal of holiness. Bythe me the priest imposes

the blessed scapular to me;I receive the external signof the Marian Devoon, the

hope of Marys maternalprotecon. This scapular is

memorial of all her virtues,especially the ones we pur-sue: humility and chasty.

From now on, I abandon myown intenons with great

condence to the Blessed

Virgin. Our Lady is just wait-ing for you with her armswide open.

By Jos Rubio


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Hope or the Younger Generations

ENG | SPS | PHI | PSS | PHY | MA | BA | FIN | MGT | MKT | CIS | BIO | ART | AC | COM | IRP | POLT | FS | HI | THLacademic section

Law, Government andDiplomacy Club invited Mr.Felix Maradiaga to Ave Ma-ria University on November12, 2009. He is a former stu-dent of Ave Maria Universityand received a MPA fromHarvard University (with

honors). He is the Found-ing Director of Instuto de

Liderazgo de la SociedadCivil, a non-prot center

aliated to Movement

for Nicaragua, one of thelargest civic movements inCentral America. In addion

to this, he was the youngest-ever Secretary General ofthe Ministry of Defense

(2004-2007). As a result ofall his acons, he has been

awardedseveral interna-onal recognions such as

Internaonal Youth Peace

Prize (2000), United Naons

Disarmament Fellow (2003)and Young Global Leader by

the World Economic Forum(2009).Mr. Maradiaga was invited

to make a speech to thestudents of Ave Maria aboutthe relevance of PresidentDaniel Ortegas search forre-elecon. The day of the

event he tried not just to in-form students, but to makethem part of the imperave

incidents of their country.He wanted to provoke de-sires of hope in the younggeneraons by saying to the

audience: What I used to

hear in speeches when I wasyounger was the version ofthe adults meant for young-

er generaons to do. Now,he is calling the young gen-eraons to be part of these

speeches, he wants them towake up their consciencesand create soluons for the

situaon of our country.

He entled his talk: Democ-racy under re introducing

a narrave of Nicaraguas

current polical crisis and

aer, presenng an inquiry

into the roots of DanielOrtegas emerging dictator-ship. He upheld that thereare many Roots of the Dictatorship that have been pres-ent in Nicaragua throughoutthe years with dierent per-

sons upholding and trying tomaintain power. One of themost important roots thathe menoned is that Nica-ragua lived an authoritarianregime between the years o1935 and 1979, repressingthe rights of any cizen to

belongto a democracy. He

referred to the stunted eco-nomic growth that followed

By Gabriela Alvarado


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the civil war, which placedthe naon among the poor-est countries in Lan Ameri-ca; one in which 46% of thePopulaon lives below the

Poverty Line earning lessthan $1 daily.Another important root thathe stated was the creaon

of the polical pact be-tween Daniel Ortega andArnoldo Alemn; aer this

pact took place, constu-onal reforms were encour-aged, such as the reducon

from 45% to 35% of the

per-cent-agere-

quired to win presidenal

elecons in the rst round.

As a consequence of thisconstuonal reform,

Ortega won the elecons in

November 2006, with a 38%of thepopular votes.

The civil society has dete-riorated considerably sinceDaniel Ortega came intopower; society Organiza-ons that promote democ-racy are abolished by theLaw 299 and the new rule612 in which the CPCs arethe only recognized non-governmental organizaon

and no money can be givento civil society. Aer all

this process took place, onOctober 19, 2009, a frac-on of the constuonal

commission of the SupremeCourt inverted a constu-onal ban on consecuve

re-elecon and on serving

more than two terms. Thepublic rejecon to Ortegas

re-elecon was obvious

and revealed by a number

of peaceful protests; how-ever, the response of manyagainst t this protest was ofviolence, causing physicalharm to many. In addion

to this, he added that ourhistory is a story of social,polical and economic

instability rooted in a legacyof conquest, inequality andcorrupon.

He nally stated: the coun-try is far from making inno-vaon, compeveness and

prosperity, its key naonal in-terest. Now I put this ques-

on allof us:Howis theyouth

responsible for this? Howcan we support this process,instead of just cricizing

the government? Are thereways in which our voice canbe heard? Are we valid ci-zens, with valid opinions?

I invite all of you, includingmyself, to analyze thesequesons and nd what we

have done to improve theprocess of our country andnoce if our opinions have

been validated through ac-ons. As he said: these are

quesons that shall lead us

into acon.

he civil societyis one of the as-pects that stronglyconsolidate thedemocracy of a

naon; withoutit, there is no de-mocracy. What theyoung generaons

could do to showthat they havevoice? They couldintegrate them-selves in civil move-ments and groupsthat will make them

Column or the Invitation o YoungGenerations to integrate themselves in

movements:

aware of the realcondion of their

country. They willnot only be aware,but they will alsobe able to createnaonal values

and look for beer

ways of dialogueand comprehen-sion between allpolical members

and those in power.

By Gabriela Alvarado

the country is far from making inno-

vaon, compeveness and prosperity,

its key naonal interest.


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Throughout this project students can actually know what is to

have a real business. The experience gained can help them in their future as

business administrators.

Does the project from Accounng II actually help students or not?

or anyone who does not read their mail accounts or check the bullen boards, The Papercut has created a

new column called: Ask your Professor. In case you dont get the point of the column, is to Ask Your Professor

Every edion you will get the chance to ask one or two professors whatever you want to know about them.This me we chose quesons related to two professors of our business faculty: Mr. Carlos Barahona and Mr.

Edu- ardo Loredo.

Why do you think so many students fail your

class?

One factor is that students are mentally

blocked; meaning that even before taking accounng stu-

dents fear the course because of the negave word of mouthat the same me some students do not make an eort to

study and pass the course .

Prof. Carlos Barahona

So dear colleagues, if you are or will be taking ac-counng, remember that this accounng projectis worth 10% of your nal grade. Have your mindopen, study hard and do your best!

BY Alicia Chavez


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Following Mr. Barahona, was the always polite and smiley, Mr. Loredo. I went direct to the issue:

Are you single?

Yes... but Im engaged.

Can you tell us a lile bit more about yourself?

I consider myself a very friendly person. I like to

be friends with my students and share with them.

Even if Im busy, my door is always open. I also like

to dance and go out with my friends. Yes, its true; I

have been to Moods many mes.

Prof. Loredo.

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Postthemonour

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student life

section

t has been a long yearand for many giving thankshas long been overdue.Polical, nancial, and even

social crisis have top o a

year with many ups anddowns. As I thought in bedwhat to write about in ourupcoming thanksgiving edi-on I could not gure out

if giving thanks was moreof an intrinsic step we havebeen condioned to accept.

I wanted to see what peoplearound school were thank-ful about. Many gave theexpected answers as fam-ily, love, shelter and evenfood. Others included theirpersonal belongings; theygave thanks for having a car,

a cell phone or for pass-ing a class. Others were inno doubt most grateful forthe past two-day vacaon

we enjoyed courtesy of thethanksgiving celebraon.

Although I was most thank-ful for all of the things listedabove I woke up this past

weekend being thankfulfor something dierent. Iwas thankful for hope. LastFriday, as I drove downthe hollowed streets ofManagua, I had a dier-ent encounter. A young girlno more than eight yearsold approached my car as Iparked in front of my house.She tapped my windowwith subtle movements.

I turned around and shesmiled. Her smile made myday and I pulled my windowdown to oer her one of

the candies I was carryingin the lowest compartmentof the car. She stretchedher hand and said thankyou. I smiled and asked herwith hesitaon: why are

you not in school? Fast andwith a mischievous lookshe answered why are

you, not in school? , she

said. I do not have class, I

replied asking myself why Iwas giving an explanaon to

an eight-year-old stranger.But my answer was shortin comparison to what shestated. I do not go to schoolbecause if I do I do not eat,

she answered me. I had noreply to such and answer,yet she repeated but one

day I will go to school, ofthat I am sure.

The eight-year-old strangerhad something hard to nd

lately in this country. Shehad hope. As I went to bed

this past weekend I couldnot stop thinking about thisyoung girl. In the midst ofall our worries and apparenproblems, in the midst ofour polical and economic

troubles, in the mes of

loneliness and need, we forget about the most impor-tant gi of all; the capacity

to hope.

Giving Tanks

By Maria Jose Hernandez Fu


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inally, the day is here! Every-one, get ready to purchase a twelvepound turkey and a bag of Bey

Crockets stung. Make a check-

list, so nothing would be forgot-ten: cranberries sauce, checked,mashed potatoes, checked, pump-kin pie, checked. Big table, lots ofrelaves and friends. What a great

holiday to spend with our lovedones! But, hold on for one minute.The only thing we know aboutThanksgiving is that its we got toeat turkey at dinner. Well, and to goshopping on Black Friday.

Why does it seem we need tocelebrate a holiday that only existsin the United States? Well, it lookslike movies and TV commercialsmade it easier for us to feel the joyof Turkey Day. Thanksgiving is cel-ebrated on the fourth Thursday ofNovember, and it commemorates acelebraon between the pilgrims,

who arrived to the U.S. in the May-ower and the Indians, who helped

the pilgrims survived through thecold winter. However, are we ac-tually aected by this tradion?

We know this is not a holiday thatis embedded in our mindsets; aswe all come from dierent back-grounds and have dierent tradi-ons.

A benet from studying in a mul-

cultural University is the customsand values we get from everyculture member of our community.Sll, the most tangible element to

celebrate in Thanksgiving is the 2day vacaon and long weekend

that comes with the holiday. So,thank you AMULAC, for being anAmerican University! The holidayhas come at perfect ming; be-cause, by this me in fall semes-ter, everybody is worn out fromthe endless midterms, essays andpapers that never seem to cease.That is why Ave Maria studentstake advantage of Thanksgiving torelax and have fun. We change thepilgrims feast for a weekend on thebeach or returning to our homecountries.

Now, since we get the chance toenjoy the holiday our way, dontbe ungrateful and lets give thanks!Thanks for the year ending and for

our friends and family, thanks forthe semester ending and for theones who are graduang, and spe-cial thanks for being part of the AveMaria community.

By Mario Guardado

What are we giving thanks for?

ur thanksgiving specialcould not be complete withoutmenoning the acvies that

took place in remembrance ofthis celebraon. SGA oered a

dinner past Tuesday to celebrateand give thanks for this year. Asthe mashed potatoes and turkeyew from the table the Ave Ma-ria Community was able to givethanks for this year, hoping thatthis upcoming holiday seasonwill be celebrated with joy andhope by all.We invite you to connue be-ing part of the acvies oered

around Campus this holiday sea-son and we hope to see you allcharged up in January for a newsemester.

In this me of giving thanks

I want to dedicate thisarcle to a stranger who

reinstated in me the capac-ity to love, to smile beyond

any circumstance, and mostof all to hope. To hope thatthese upcoming days willbe beer. To hope that next

year our atudes will be

dierent, and to hope that

we will connue to work

in being beer sons and

daughters, beer brothers

and sisters, beer cizens,

beer human beings.

For my eight-year-oldstranger and her hope I lov-ingly give thanks.


Tanksgiving Dinner:


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SK8 Fest

arly morning, when my History class was over, I sawsome yers being handed announcing a sk8t fest in the bas

-ketball court. At rst, I ignored the yers and just le thembehind wherever I could. The day went through and, sud-denly, I wondered about how could a sk8 fest be? Ive neverthought about skates or skaters, believing that the worldjust turns around ballet shoes and fashion. It is amazinghow many dierent ideas revolve around us, and I never

would have imagined that skaters had such an interesng

and fun lifestyle. The sk8 fest took over on a NovemberThursday night around 8 oclock. The court had several dif-ferent ramps and pipes that varied from size and forms. Theskaters made ips and tricks that seemed almost impos-

sible to do. Meanwhile, an absolutely amazing band namedBlueelds Sound System played during the enre event.

The environment was full of excitement and adrenaline.The decoraon made the event even more excing with

gras and dierent drawings painted on a large fabric,

and it made people to join the skaters environment to a100%. The crowd danced and cheered for both the skatersand the band. When the event was over I couldnt believedI almost missed so much fun just because during all thisme I ignored the fact that skaters have the guts to do such

amazing things for pleasure. The Sk8 fest was an awesomeexperience for everyone.

By Rosa M. Montoya.


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sports sectionAve Maria Knights Vs.Guerreros de Nicaragua

t was a peaceful anddark aernoon. The rain

was approaching, as thenerves and the anxietywere increasing. The clockmarked two oclock in theaernoon, and the Ave

Maria Knights showed atthe eld, in order to warm-

up for their rst game of

the semester. Luis FelipeRosales Defensive-Oensive

line player, when askedabout the feelings beforethe game, he answered thatthe team is full of spirit,

we are all posive that we

are going to make a goodgame because we havebeen training hard. It was02:30 PM, and the infamousGuerreros started to showat the eld: they came in

groups of 10, all summingup to a quanty of about

60 players. 60 Guerrerosagainst 25 Knights, it soundslike an epic bale, doesnt

it? At the end, the nal

hour arrived: it was 3 inthe aernoon, and the rain

was smoothing the bale

eld where these two great

teams were about to col-lide.

As the game started a lilenumber of fans showed upbecause of the rain, butthe two teams were giv-ing everything looking tobe the rst in pung some

numbers on the board.The Knights eorts were

big, but Guerreros eorts

were even greater. So, therst Touchdown was for

the Guerreros. During the

game, there were somegood plays, and the Guer-reros kept the score up.Boom line, the nal score

was 48 to zero, a great winfor the Guerreros, but a bighit for the Knights. Whetherthe climate condions, the

small number of players,or the scarce training theKnights receive determined

the game meline. What istrue is that nothing can takeaway the pride of wear-ing an Ave Maria Knightsshirt, and ghng for your

University colors! Keep it upKnights!

Ave Maria University Latin American

Campus Soccer Intramurals

ll soccer fans study-ing at Ave Maria askedTavin: Hey Tavin, when are

the soccer intramurals start-ing? But Tavin and the AveMaria soccer team were inthe middle of a compe-on, so he could not expose

his players to any kind ofinjury or fague. Never-theless, the compeon

ended, and the Intramurals

in Ave Maria started witha lot of tension betweenthe teams. Six teams en-tered the compeon, ones

represenng really strong

compeon; others, coming

with great histories; someothers represenng their

culture. Boom line, it was

just one round, and the twoteams with the most points

were going to be the onesqualifying to the great nal.

The six teams thatentered the compeon

were: Galaxia, Las Pupusas,Los Chafas, Sorpresa, AMLI,and Los Amigos de Abra-ham. Aer some weeks of

intense games, adrenalinerushes, and great goals, thenal table took its form. The

two rst places, contain-

ing most of the Ave MariaSoccer team players, wereGalaxia and Los Amigos deAbraham, therefore thetwo big nalists. Repre-senng a great history in

Ave Maria Intramurals, Loschafas could not make thenals aer three glorious

tournaments in which theyreached the Championshipin a really good way. Finally,

a team with great expecta-ons but not fruiul at the

end, Las Pupusas, endedlast, with a lot of greatplayers who promised a lot,but lile mistakes in their

games cost them importantpoints in the tournament.

The expected nal

took place on Monday No-vember 30th at the Soccer

Field and Amigos de Abra-ham played against Galaxiaand won 4-0. Congratula-ons!

By Javier Pinto


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Ave Maria UniversityPep-Rally

he Ave Maria Pep-Rally is an event in whichall sport teams represent-ing the university arepresented in front of thewhole community. Rangingfrom soccer to Tae KwonDo, all teams are meant tobe gathered in order to be

honored in front of all thestudents. The purpose ofsuch acvity is to encourage

school spirit, and to supportmembers of the team forwhich the rally is being held.Nevertheless, according tothe majoritys opinion, thisPep-Rally was not well orga-nized, it was scheduled toolate, and team member feltdiscouraged about studentsparcipaon in the event.

This event tookplace at the Ave Maria Bas-ketball Court, on ThursdayNovember 12th, and it wasintended to be beer than

other semesters rally. Theyeven made cercates for

each of the players, recog-nizing their parcipaon

in any sports acvity held

at the instuon. Unfortu-nately, students spirit wasabsent, given that few peo-ple showed up, and not allteam members were pres-ent too. Some people saythat this is another negave

point against the SGA 2009-2010 term. They say thatthe only good thing wasthe food and the presenta-ons given by the Tae kwon

Do team, doing katas andbreaking tables. However,we all know we are proudof the good improvementsthat are being witnessed inthe sports life at Ave Maria.

First of all, we wouldlike to congratulate Guill-ermo Orellana, for his great

championship winning atthe Tennis Tournament heldin Managua. Also, the greatand improved Ave MariaSoccer team, whose gameis improving as well as theirpresence in the Nicara-guan universies eld. Last

but not least, the heart ofAve Maria: the Ave MariaKnights football team, withtheir hard work and heartgiving at every pracce and

every game they play.As a conclusion, this

Pep Rally served more asa me to take some food

rather than to honor thosewho deserve to be honored.If it has had more parcipa-on in the past, why cant

we have a more encouragedparcipaon now that bet-

ter things are being wit-nessed at Ave Maria?


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ur planet is suer-ing a slow but inexorable

change: it is drying. Thisis a quotaon from

an arcle in El Nuevo

Tesoro de La JuventudEncyclopedia, a rst

edion published in

1969 dedicated tothe youth of America.When men wrotethese treasure linesmany of us were not

born yet. Many of youreading this now arethe children of chil-dren for whom thistreasure was wrien.

You and I today are nolonger children. It isour generaons responsi-bility to end our usual waysand to make courageouschanges toreturn to a

sustainableenviron-ment. Itis me to

take acon!

40 years later we live inthe era in which the slow

inexorable change is 5 yearsaway. The old predicons

are today at the pinnacle

of polical controversies

because of the many cata-

strophic results: animal

exncon, the collapse of

unique ecosystems, unimag-inable starvaon, and now

the most dramac climate

disorders are in fact srring!

According to the WWF, weare using nearly 30 percentmore natural resourcesthan the Earth can replen-ish. Each day we release far

more CO2 than the ecosys-tems can immediately reab-sorb. This is the eect of the

36 football elds

worth of trees thatare deforested ev-ery minute. Regret-tably, our con-sumpon habits,

without delay, areleading us to globaldestrucon.

The rst aempt toreverse these hab-its was the KyotoProtocol (1997).184 governmentsgathered to discussacons to reduce

emissions below 1990 levelsfor the period of 2008 to2012. Although many coun-

tries havefollowed

throughwith theircommit-ments,

Canadas GGE is more than25 percent above the limit,and the USA in 2001 ceasedto comply with the proto-col. On December 9th 2009at the Copenhagen protocola more striking agenda will

be proposed. One of theframeworks in the agenda

is to reduce emissions fromforest destrucon by 75

percent by 2020. Regardlessof the irreversible impactthat awaits us; many coun-tries dont wish to sign theagreement.

Although the objecves are

promising, the outcomedoes not uniquely depend

on the Copenhagen pro-tocol but on the consciousconnuous change of our

own habits. It is only a stepon many acons that should

be undertaken, which iswhy I exhort you: Take ac-on, plant a tree! This is an

important rst step; if not

where will we build the treehouse?

For more informaon

of how you can helpplease visit:www.panda.orgwww.greenpeace.orgor join the Earth Club!

Our planet is suering a slow but

inexorable change: it is drying.El Nuevo Tesoro de La Juventud Encyclopedia

Where will we build the tree house?

By Alejandra Borge


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hether or not thereis a demand for salads inAve Maria, there is a hugeneed for them regardlessand it is important to be

aware of its nutrionalvalue. The main reason whypeople would rather choosesalads over other meals isfor dietary purposes. Every-one wants to have a healthyand well balanced diet, yetpeople tend to forget it canmake a low calorie full mealall by itself.

When one uses a varietyof ingredients like fruits,vegetables, and grains orjust a few of the right onesthey can also be laden withvitamins and anoxidants.

According to the USDA foodpyramid one should haveat least 3 to 5 servings ofvegetables a day, 2 to 4servings of fruits, and 2 to 3servings of dairy. Whether

it is a sports fan youngman or a vain lady or theother way around, every-one needs some cheeseto go in salads but shouldbe more careful with thedressings. The USDA foodpyramid also suggests tosparingly use oils and fats,by sparingly they mean totake it easy. Cesar dress-ing is usually made out of

loads of parmesan cheese,olive oil, some vegetable oil,lemon juice, and few otheringredients for taste, and itis surely appezing, but it

may ruin a balanced meal.Everyone should go slow onthe dressings. Vinaigrees

on the other hand, arehealthier and are neededin fewer amounts thanks totheir pungent taste.People are not askingenough for salads, but oneshould consider them more.This is the reason why now

there is the opon to enjoya salad as a meal at Ave Ma-ria. No need to be a saladlover, but it is highly encour-aged to compliment thecafeteria team on how im-portant salads are for onesmeal; the cafeteria mighteven surprise students withtheir own suggesons in the

future.Perhaps the average per-

son does not have a tastein parcular for salads, but

there is certainly a need forthem and there is a lack ofobjecve informaon on its

nutrional facts. Give your

body a rest; order a saladfrom me to me.

A Salad Please?

By Alejandra Borge

eptember 18, 2009was a spectacular day forAve Maria students, as theyhad the one me chance

of seeing turtles nest at

a beach. A trip to La FlorWildlife Reserve departedfrom the main gate. Thereserve is over 3,000 hect-ares and is 22 km from SanJuan del Sur. It took about3 hours to get there, but itdid not maer as students

were most excited to see anOlive Ridley turtle for therst me. Dr. Eric Van Den

Berghe organized the tripand explained seven mas-sive arrivals occur eachyear. In order to en-ter the reserve,C$100 wererequired.Later on, thestudents head- edtowards the beach,no more than 10 feet away,there was the rst Ridley

turtle nishing its nest. Asthe students walked acrossthe beach there wereturtles at every step. Ittook the turtles about halfhour to move 10 meters.The light of a lantern scaresturtles, and aer a half an

hour nesng, they all went

back to sea. As the nightprogressed, turtles kept onmaking their appearance;

there was no opportunity tosee a spawning. There wasone turtle which grabbedthe aenon of all the trip

parcipants as it was pad-

dling the sand with its pos-terior ippers and did not

change its posion. It began

to dig into the ground andaer an hour of digging,

it started to lay its eggs;around 100 eggs fell in.Then, the turtle started toplug the hole, using its ownbody to compact the sandproducing an unexpected

noise. Aer this extraordi-nary work,the turtles

returned to thewater quietlyand slowly. Themost outra-

geous act the studentob- served wasanother turtle destroying anest due to the overcrowd-ing of the beach. For the

work it takes for turtles tonest and to reproduce I en-courage you to admire theirsacrice and DO NOT EAT

TURTLE EGGS!

Miracle on Nicaraguan Beaches

By Luis Felipe Rosales


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speak out

sectionAENDANCE:SHOULD IT MATTER?

n our University mostif not all professors take

aendance, and count it aspart of our grade. Person-ally, I believe aendance

should not be taken in ac-count when it comes to ourgrades. A grade should bebased on how well we doacademically. When profes-sors take aendance it just

makes us feel like wereback in high school, forcedto be there. Taking aen-dance patronizes studentsand fails to treat us asadults. If you treat an adultlike a child, its likely for himto behave childish.

The Universitys handbookstates that students areexpected to aend every

class session in each coursefor which they are regis-tered. At the beginning ofthe semester, each instruc-

tor states a policy regard-ing absences. Most of ourprofessors policies consistof 4 whole months of class,where only 3 unexcusedabsences will be allowedwithout aecng our grade.

While I personally dontmiss class, I dont agree itshould be a requirement.A good professor doesntrequire of a mandatory at-

tendance policy to ll up his

classes; the best incenve

is to create a desire to goto class. Making the classesinteresng and joyful are

eecve incenves for stu-dents to aend class.

Going to class is our re-sponsibility; we should notbe forced to aend. For

one reason or another, noteveryone is able to aend

all their classes. You canrequire a students at-tendance in class but youwont necessarily encouragethem to listen, understandor learn. The students thatgo to class unwillingly aremore of a hindrance than aposive contribuon to the

class. With the mandatoryaendance policy, profes-sors dont know if theirstudents show up becausethey are interested in the

class or because they dontwant their grade aected by

their absence. By missingclass you are already beingle out on a lot, there is no

need in penalizing you evenfurther. Missing test datesand due assignments arethe only factors that shoulddirectly jeopardize yourgrade.

By Ana M. Fuentes

VIAJE A MONE CARMELO

n estos das de crisiseconmica y polca a nivel

mundial y local me dio granplacer y sasfaccin espiri-tual el pasar un n de se-mana en MONTE CARMELO.Me sen en el extranjero sin

salir del pueblo de San Mar-cos. La invitacin, muchasveces rechazada, por n se

materializ y veincinco

parejas fuimos alojados enun edicio-hotel, nuevecito,

desnado a parejas catli-

cas que desean aumentarsu espiritualidad y profun-dizar en los conocimientosde nuestra Fe Catlica. Fueuna luna miel inolvidable.La hermosura del Seorse hizo presente y hubocorazones transformados,saturados de amor, bauza-dos por el Espritu Santo. Allado del edicio-hotel se

ubica la capilla donde sedesarrollaron los ejerciciosespirituales, innumerables ysorpresivos, que nos man-tuvieron alerta sbado y do-mingo. Haban matrimoniosde ms de treinta aos devida conyugal as como unapareja de tan slo veintey un das de casados. Enveinte y nueve aos de vidamatrimonial nunca haba

experimentado enseanzastan asombrosas aplicadas

a la vida de cada uno delos parcipantes; disfruta-mos de un contacto nmo

con Jess. Puedo asegurarque la felicidad completa,inmarcesible slo se lograabandonndonos a los bra-zos del Seor y regazo de laSansima Virgen.

Quisiera invitar a las pare-jas, administradores, cate-drcos, ociales de segu-

ridad, jardineros y demsempleados de nuestracomunidad universitaria ano resisrse a la gran opor-tunidad de pasar un n de

semana con Cristo. El en-cuentro conyugal de Enero2010 podra ser el tuyo.

Profesor Gonzalo Lpez


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entertainmentA Day in San Juan del Sur

y favorite placein Nicaragua would haveto be San Juan del Sur. I gothere as much as possible,and I can honestly say thatI always have a great me

meeng new people. San

Juan del Sur is a crescentshaped bay which has localshing boats, sport shing

boats and yachts. Some-mes even a large cruise

ship disembarks visitors fora day or two.

San Juan del Sur is the most

visited locaon in the Pacic

coast of Nicaragua, prob-ably one of the most visitedin Nicaragua. At the MarketStreet you can take a cab orbus to Rivas, Managua oreven to local beaches whichare about 20 minutes fromSan Juan.There are plenty of touristservices in San Juan, includ-ing hotels, hostels, internetcafes, restaurants and bars.Tourists can take surf les-sons, scuba lessons, canopy

tours and underwater expe-dions.

There are many places inSan Juan to sasfy your

hunger in dependence ofyour taste. The best placesto eat are El Timon, El BuenGusto, The Central Market,Mauricios Pizzeria, El GatoNegro, Piedras y Olas, BigWave Daves and Iguanas.There are a few other goodplaces. El Timon and ElBuen Gusto are located infront of the beach and oer

a great view while havingyour meal; they special-ize in seafood but oer a

lot of dierent things. The

Central Market is an idealplace to have breakfastand lunch. They oered a

variety of Nicaragua foodfor a relavely cheap price.

Mauricios Pizzeria is prob-ably the best Italian restau-rant in the area. The ownermoved there from Italy afew years back and estab-lished himself in San Juan.El Gato Negro oers organic

By Frank Chamorro


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ew moon, the movie of the second book of the Twilight sagawas released on November 16. The drama starts aer Edward

leaves Bella because he represents a big danger for her and i

the cause of all the dangers that chase her. Basically, he tells Bellits not you, it`s mehe leaves her devastated, and this leaveBella obligated to look for new friends. Of course Bella has to loofor new epic friends, so she starts hanging out with werewolvesThese creatures, tons of suspense, created by romance and acon

since the vampires and the werewolves are not only ghng fo

their territory but, also for love. The movie is full of great visuaaracons and special eects, but nothing beats the book which

includes the best Edward Cullens quotes that always makeyou feel as if every single man would do anything for the girl heloves. The best part of the movie its meeng the new werewo

characters and how Edward Cullen, no maer what, cannot live

without Bella in his life.Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark

but there were stars points of light and reason And then youshot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on re

there was brilliancy, there was beauty.

New MoonBy Rosa M. Montoya.

food with coee included

and variety of books to keepyou entertained in case youwant to do some reading.

Piedras y Olas is by far themost expensive restau-rant and hotel but its wellworth it, everything on themenu is prepared mecu-lously and I can tell you it isdelicious! Big Wave Davesoers a variety of North

American food. Big Wavesis also a very popular bar

that transmits most inter-naonal sporng events.

Iguana bar is probably themost popular spot and it

oers a variety of food anddrinks to please even thepickiest customers.

I invite you to check out what San Juan del Sur has to of-

fer, from its many restaurants and bars to its many adja-

cent beaches, there is always something to do and people

to meet when vising this pacic coast paradise.


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networking

& alumni

s a young profes-sional, alumni of Ave Maria

College, I had plenty of jobopportunies when I gradu-ated in 2003. Back then, wewere proud of knowing wecame from the most pres-gious and capable businessschool in Nicaragua. Thatis not enough now! Oureconomy faces internaonal

complicaons and local

polical uncertainty, there

arent enough job opportu-nies, we are not growing

economically, and job com-peon is fearsome. But

theres hope, I believe, andIm proud of a new trendthat bases itself on entre-preneurship.

Nicaraguas universies

and youth have embraceentrepreneurship as the

new alternave. Many newgraduates are looking toemploy themselves insteadof looking for a job, butmore importantly, createjob opportunies and con-tribute to the developmentof Nicaragua. What do theybase themselves on? Onthe energy and innovaon

young entrepreneurs have.But what does this mean for

Ave Maria graduates andstudents? It means we have

to embrace this new trend,take noce that we have

the energy and innovaon

required, but we can alsoadd the fact that we haveaccess to networks andcapital, essenals to launch-ing a new business.

As Mr. Arguello (RIP) said inhis Business Strategy classeswhile I was in Ave MariaCollege, its unfair for the

few privileged Nicaraguanswho can go to college, andto Ave Maria, to leave thecountry or not help thedevelopment of Nicaragua.Through innovave, entre-preneurial businesses, wecreate opportunies for

ourselves, our community,and all the stakeholders.

Young graduates or studentsof Ave Maria take your me

and explore entrepreneur-ship! Who says you cant bethe next Bill Gates? You al-ready have the knowledge.You just need to nourishyour innovave capabilies

and movate yourself. Its a

risk but as we learn in class,big risk equals big prot.

Te Alternative or Employment inNicaragua

By Jorge Arteaga

Te Center or Academic Excellence

ver had some troublewith your classes? In case you

say yes (I know most students

will probably answer yes to thisone), then the Center for Aca-

demic Excellence is your place.The CAE is a special division of

the University designated to help

students with their classes byoering personalized tutoring

sessions. With an average of 550

weekly visitors, the CAE is one ofthe most heavily visited hot-spots

of the University. This place is rununder the management of Mrs.

Johnson & Mrs. Blandon, who are

more than happy to aid studentswith academic and non-academic

problems. Fully equipped with air

condioner, computers, projec-tors, and 17 tutors, the CAE is

the perfect place to study. The

CAE tutors are straight A studentsboasng GPAs of 3.5 or higher.

From Accounng to Western

Civilizaon, these tutors ace any

subject, and are ready to oer

peer-to-peer tutoring to any

student who needs them. It has

been a long journey since the CArst opened its doors to students

thirsty for knowledge, but it cer-tainly has evolved. Its eecve-

ness is truly to be reckoned. Last

August, the CAE was awardedwith a College Reading and Learn

ing Associaons Internaonal Tu

tor Program Cercaon, making

the CAE the only place with this

recognion on Central & South

America. But thats not nearly all

The CAE also runs the Accuplacer

Tests (the very same PlacementExams), manages Project Success

and even oer academic and per

sonal advice. We do prey much

a lile bit of everything here,

except for cooking adds humor-

ously Mrs. Johnson. So, if youneed any help in anything, please

dont hesitate to come.

By Carlos Guardado


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read on a Bumperscker: You dont come to

college to nd your hus-band; you come to collegeto nd your bridesmaids,

4 years at college bringback so many memoriesthat would not even t in

the whole newspaper. Westarted as a group of fresh-man not even knowing what

an SB classroom was; nowwe nish this journey with

new friends that you do noteven have an idea of howyou spend your days with-out them. Regardless of ourmajors we all have found anawesome working team, aprofessor whose classes welove or hate, and a passionfor something completely

new.

As a member of the seniorclass graduang this De-cember I would like to saythanks for all the hard workthat our senior senators,Elisa and Crisana, have

done this semester. For thesenior class all I have to sayis thank you for a great run,

and Ill see you all in May.

Our senior memories

By Gabriela Flores

Appreciation Lunch

ast Thursday December 3rd, the Aca-demic Deans oce oered the annual

teacher and sta appreciaon luncheon

were a diverse number of sta members

as well as a representaon of the student

body shared the Ave Maria accomplish-ments of this year. Special Guest, provostLeach oered a small speech stang the

diverse accomplishments and future proj-ects. Teachers and sta were eager to put

into pracce new projects such as the

compleon of the new library, new ac-quisions in correspondence to expand-

ing Amulacs Campus, and Grupo Roblesinternship Agreement. Amulacs sta alsohopes to increase enrollment for this up-coming year, and connue targeng spe-cial projects to sustain returning studentssuch as the Center for Academic Excel-lence. The Appreciaon luncheon was an

opportunity to share ideas, explore newopportunies, and celebrate accomplish-ments. On behalf of the Academic Deansoce and Provost Leach, they congratu-late the Ave Maria Community for a good2009, hoping that next year will connue

to be producve and hopeful.



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Grupo Roble Agreement

hursday November5th, Grupo Roble and Ave

Maria University signed theGrupo Roble Agreement,beneng not only the

student body, but also therelaonship between these

two presgious enes.

Both enes are commied

to connue working in the

development of profession-al and academic goals ofAve Maria students in rela-on to summer and winter

internships oered at Grupo

Robles enterprises.Last summer a small groupof students form Ave Ma-ria le a posive mark at

their rst internships, and

opened the door for thisnew and important agree-ment to become a reality.An example of this experi-ence may be perceived by

was the constant supervi-sion and help of my supe-

riors. The daily contact andobservaon of their per-formance were vital in mylearning process. Throughtheir advice, they transmit-ted us values such as loveof work, responsibility, andsincerity to achieve fruiul

opportunies. I hope Grupo

Roble will connue instruct-ing high-quality profession-als in our region.

It is our pleasure to informthat this new agreementwill provide our studentsan opportunity to put intopracce the diverse knowl-edge acquired at Ave Maria.As Mr. Ilich A. Menca Lara,General Manager of GrupoRoble in Nicaragua stated:We are really impressed

and pleased, not only by

Noel Guerrezs tesmony:

During the month and

a half laboring at GrupoRoble, I worked in the De-partment of Markeng and

Customer Service whereeach day brought vast expe-riences to my professionalknowledge. The develop-ment and daily relaon-ship with the internal andexternal customer was aself-learning foundaon.

Determinaon, teamwork,

and sense of responsibil-ity were new abilies that

I was able to learn duringmy pracces. Grupo Roble

oered a proper-working

environment and a trainedsta to instruct us not only

in our areas, but to handleaairs of other depart-ments. A determining factorin my learning experience

the excellent organizaon

and seng of the event,

but also by the excellentstructure of the university,and the human quality of itstudents, professors and administrave members of th

sta. This opportunity is

unique and it is an openingto the job market in CentralAmerica since Grupo Roblehas been for two years in arow part of the ranking ofthe best companies to work

for in Central America. Onbehalf of the Papercut, wecongratulate our studentbody and sta for this new

opportunity.



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Got Read2Los hombres son las nuevas mujeres

as mujeres son complicadas". Heodo esto demasiadas veces y mi opin-in, como mujer ingenua, es que esoes cierto, aunque les sorprenda.

Somos caprichosas, berrinchudas,tardistas, exageradas, preguntonas,placonas, dramcas, sensibles, inse-guras, celosas, egostas, superciales,medas y miles de cosas ms... No escuesn de que todas somos todasestas cualidades, pero no podemos

negar que todas somos al menos unade ellas.

No es que las mujeres tengan quecambiar y reducirse a una descripcintan sencilla como bonita e inteli-gente o fcil y diverda; y muchomenos que busquemos hombresperfectos de otro planeta. Pero es que,a veces, los hombres de este mundoparecen completos extraterrestres queno conocen como tratar a una mujer oni siquiera han escuchado algo de una

relacin.

Ahora, no por el hecho de ser mujerdejo de cuesonarnos. Qu es lo que

las mujeres quieren? La respuestapara m es sencilla: atencin y amor.Para no olvidarnos de esto lo llamare-mos AA, como las bateras bsicas deuna mujer en una relacin.

Luego podemos ponernos a pensar:los hombres son los que no nos lla-

man, pero si ellos quieren que lesllamemos, no soportan cuando no lohacemos; no les gusta nuestra inse-guridad, pero no hacen nada parahacernos senr seguras; no les gustanuestro drama, pero lo han consendo

ms de una vez; nos dejan, se buscanotra, se aburren y se dan cuenta queno pueden vivir sin nosotras.

Complicadas? No lo creo.

Por Elisa Guadrn.


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Holiday Git Guide... under 100 cordobas!

1. Arsanal jewelry - This catego-ry is more envisioned for our friendsthat are more into ethnic items orhave a bohemian vibe. We can nditems for both sexes in this category,for men there is an assortment of wo-ven bracelets that range from 20-50cordobas. For women there is more ofan assortment of things from earringsmade of seashell, to rings, bracelets,to home dcor itemssuch as picture frames,pens with art work onthem, or even jewelryboxes that are all under100 cordobas and thebest thing is that wecan personalize themwith the persons nameor nickname.The places we can ndthese are the naonalmarketplaces such as

Huembes, Mercado deArtesanias in Masaya,or other two hot spots for ethnic jew-elry and items are in the central parkof Granada and in front of the busstop of UCA in Managua.

2. Sports- This category is for anysports team fanac of both sexes. Ofcourse these items have a higher pricetag than most, but you can nd itemsthat are similar to those that are soldin sports stores. Its most likely that

SIBLE to buy something nice with thisbudget. However, I am pleased toinform you of some sales that seemedimpossible to get with quality cloth-ing from American stores. The store togo to is Luzma Outlet, with stores inCamino de Oriente as well as CentroCommercial Managua. They providebrand names such as Charloe Russe,Delia*s, New York and Company, For-ever 21, American Eagle among manymore. There are end of the monthsales of 70% o some brands such asCharloe Russe, and basic tees of thesame brands at 3-5 dollars. They alsohave jewelry of known brands fromprices ranging from 1-5 dollars.

5. Beauty- Its highly unlikely youcan buy great perfume for someoneat 100 Crdobas, so its best to go forsmaller items such as maybe a qual-ity LOreal lip-gloss that can be sold

around 90 cordobas, or for guys thereare great quality hair products, and after shave that you can nd under thisprice. You nd these items in super-markets such as La Colonia.

you wont nd a team jersey for under100 cordobas, unless you are look-ing for a copy of an original one, butyou can nd items that are allusive toyour friend or family members favoritesports team such as key chains, bum-per sckers, notebooks or even pens.

3. Home Dcor- Some items thatmostly can end up seeming like they

are worth morethan 100 cordo-bas are things wecan nd in homedcor. These giscan have more of asenmental touch

to them since wecan nd things

in this categorysuch as pictureframes that we canplace within them

pictures with theperson that we aregiving the gi to, or even take more ofa creave approach and make a col-lage of pictures and images that referto special memories that we haveshared with that person. You can nd

many stores that specialize in cheaphome dcor items such as La Casa delRegalo in Managua.

4. Clothing One of the tough-est categories since it seems IMPOS-

he holidays are coming, and the infamous recession has been hing everyones wallets prey hard. So what to do

when our budget reaches only 100 cordobas for everyone? The answer is prey simple, the requirements needed for mak

ing the best with what you have is to have a lile creavity and more special thought into the gi. Here are some gis

ideas that dont really make you feel like you only spent 100 Crdobas on them, and remember its not the price tag tha

counts; its the thought that does!

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culture roomEl Refejo.

ufemio y Estela esperaron durante muchos aospara poder tener un hijo. La poca ferlidad de Estela, por la

cual gastaron la mitad de su fortuna en doctores Europeosy orientales y en bebedizos mgicos que consiguieron decuranderos en su viaje al Brasil,era la razn de aquella espera.Le dieron dos vueltas al mundoen busca de un tratamientoefecvo., y al nal lo nico que

les funciono o fue el consejo dela abuela de Estela que le reco-mend hac- erse lavados de ruday beberse sus propios orines.Mercedes naci en el octavo

mes de gestacin en un parto comn, que no fue as para laenfermera que lo atendi. Despus de aquel da en el quehaba nacido un monstruo, como ella se refera al nacimien-to de Mercedes, quedo curada de todo espanto y nuncams le tuvo miedo a nada. Estela era una nia trompuda,narizona, con un ojo diminuto y otro tan grande comoun limn. Mi hija parece un asico ojn dijo Eufemio

la primera vez que la vio, y ms tarde cuando le salieronlos dientes, se dieron cuenta de que tambin le salieroncuatro en el cielo de la boca. A pesar de todos sus desper-fectos, sus padresdecidieron amarla yse propusi- eron quetuviera una vida feliz.Para lograr su objevo,eliminaron de la casatodos los espejosy objetos en los queMercedes se pudierareejar, de- cidieronno mandarla a unaescuela, y la educaron en casa. De esta manera, la nianunca supo de su terrible condicin de fea, y en cambio

siempre se crey muy bonita, porque a pesar de que sehaban dispuesto a que nunca supieran sobre conceptos

como la belleza, la fealdad e inclusive el amor gape, nolo lograron por su abundantecontenido en poesa y literatura.A pesar de su enci- erro, era unalma inocente, feliz y de muybuenos senmientos. Cualquierpersona que estuviera cerca deella quedaba cau- vada porla hermosura de su interiorque se le reejaba en el rostro.Cuando Mercedes era una adoles-cente, sus padres no pudieron

evitarle la curiosidad por el mundo. Entonces, le dieronpequeas libertades, las cuales fueron cuidadosamentevigiladas para evitarle la desgracia de que supiera de su fe-aldad. Durante una de esas salidas en la que ella caminabaen un parque, un apuesto joven se leacerc o y le rega lo una rosa. Luego,se noto que cada vez que ella salapareca causar en las personas algnpo de atraccin que sus padres nuncacrey- eron posible. En cada ocasinhacia nuevos amigos. Tanto as quepronto su casa estaba siempre llena devisitas y su madre tena que preparar 50galones de t y alrededor de 200 pastelillos para ofrecer a las visitas como sehaca en aquellos empos. Se hablo tantode ella en la ciudad que el sindicato delas estas patronales la nombr o Reyna del evento y llego

a ser tan popular y a estar tan rodeada de personas queolvid o la palabra soledad y aburrimiento que alguna vezeran las ms conocidas de su vocabulario.Una vez cuando Mercedes ya haba alcanzado la madurezsuciente para casarse con el joven que le regalo la rosa e


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el parque, con el cual haba sostenido una relacin desdeentonces y al cual amaba y estaba segura que era corre-spondida, sus padres decidieron abandonar loscui- dados y aceptar que su hijaera hermosa, ya que el resto delmun- do no pareca estar consci-ente de aquella fealdad. De estamane- ra, le dieron permiso paraque fuera con su novio a un lago

que quedaba fuera de la ciudadpara un da de campo. Aquella,era la primera vez que Mercedesiba a conocer un lago, ya que suspadres nunca la haban dejado observar el agua concen-trada en grades candades por miedo a que se reejara y

se viese a s misma. Cuando llegaron al lugar, Esteban, elnovio de Mercedes, le haba preparado un bote con ores

que tena escrito Mercedes. Se adentraron en el lago

hasta que la orilla se miraba lejana, y all se amaron entrebesos y palabras de amor en las que Esteban no se cansaba

de reper: Mi bella Mercedes. Cuando el atardecer llego, Esteban tomo a estela del brazo la jalo hacia la orilla del

bote y le dijo: quiero que siempre recordemos estas ima-gen de los dos juntos. No tardo mucho Estela para saberde que aquella mujer que ella miraba al lado de Esteban enel fondo del agua era ella, y entonces cayo inconsciente.Esteban crey que el acto de amar haba dejado a Mer-cedes dbil y que por eso se haba desmayado, pero fue en

realidad el reejo horrible que vio en el lago y el saber queaquella aterradora mujer junto a su atracvo Esteban era

ella. Entonces, Mercedes se lleno de tristeza y amargura, ynunca volvi a ser la misma porque cuando vio por primeravez en su vida su reejo, la fealdad de afuera le contamino

el interior. Cada da fue menos la candad de t y pastelil-los los que se prepararon en su casa, hasta que ya nadiela volvi a visitar porque ahora todos vean lo que ella vioaquel da en el reejo. Nunca fue antes tan fea, ni siquiera

cuando curo a la enfermera de espanto. A Esteban, le costreconocer que alguna vez estuvo enamorado de aquellaespantosidad que tena ante sus ojos, y que hasta entonces

tena la oportunidad de observar por completo. Enton-ces, un da sin previo aviso escap o lejos sin decirle nada.Estela lo entendi y se hundi ms en su tristeza hasta que

todos la olvidaron y en aquella ciudad nunca se volvi aescuchar su nombre, porque ya estorbaba hasta recordarlaLas personas no la abandonaron por maldad o prejuicios,sino porque aquella fealdad le incomodaba hasta a ellamisma. Despus de todo, ella tena la capacidad de reejar

su interior.

By Luis Salvador Zomarr iba

Illustrations by Magda Montiel


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Ave Maria proessor sweeps two winningcategories in art exhibit

icaragua will ocial-

ly parcipate in the BienalIstmo Centroamericano in2010, with 6 selected artrepresentaons. This event

mainly promotes CentralAmerican contemporary artacross the region and at-tempts to categorize arsc

value dealing mostly withindividu- alism otherthanmove-

ments orspecic

schoolsof art.In pastbienalestherewereprizesand special commemora-ons given to all arsts but

the sponsors of the VII Bi-

paint-

ingtech-niqueswere displayed.All thesewereseen in apredomnantly

conceptual and experimen-tal phase of art, which has

been mainly promongthe school-project Espira-Espora.

eloquent

sign ofonessur-round-ings.DonaldoAltamira-no, MarcCalvet,MoisesMora and Patricia Villalobosgure as the respecve win-

ners as well, who expressedtheir arsc perspecves

through other means ofvisual imagery as photog-raphy, paint-sculpture andcharcoal drawing.The exhibit was held inthree dierent setups at Pa-lacio Nacional de la Culturawhere videos, 3D anima-ons, photographs, sculp-tures and a wide variety of

enal de Artes Visuales, pro-

moted by the Orz-GurdianFoundaon, only decided to

announce 6 ocial winners

out of the 18 parcipat-ing. The VII Bienal de ArtesVisuales will take place inPanama around Novembernext year.One of the selected front-runners was current Ave

MariaArts

profes-sor,PatriciaBelli,whopresent-ed twopieces ofartwork

tled El equilibrio mas pre-cario and Columna, bothincorporang wood as an

Photos1. "El equilibrio mas pre-cario"2. "Columna"

By Carlos J. Perez.


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Media Club Reloaded

Picture by: Memex Molina

Picture by: Carla Gonzalez

Picture by: Irma Pavon

the papercut nov-dec 2009

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