The Oracle

Board reveals little about meeting

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hamline's most powerful governing force met for their annual retreat in Chaska on Feb. 26-27, but did report much from the meeting.

According to Board of Trustees chair Robb Prince, the group discussed the university center, enrollment data and projections, the compensation task force and the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Hamline events

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

TUESDAY, MARCH 9 Jeffrey Seigel plays Chopin Sundin Music Hall 7:30 p.m. Cost: $12 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 Re/Examining the Japanese internment camps Sorin A&B 4 p.m. Ghanian Saakumu Dance Troupe performance Sundin Music Hall 7:30 p.m. Cost: $3 advance, $5 door Open Rec Walker Fieldhouse 10 p.

Incident log

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Feb. 22, 8 a.m. Vehicle malfunction: Officers provided a jump start to a car in the apartment lot. Feb. 22, 5:15 p.m. False alarm: An emergency call box was activated but nothing was found at the scene. Feb. 22, 6:54 p.m. Noise violation: A report of a loud noise, possibly a gunshot, was reported near the apartments.

Iowa man charged with shoplifting at bookstore

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

An Iowa man was arrested at the Hamline bookstore on March 3 on suspicion of shoplifting. According to the Safety and Security report, he was apprehended by St. Paul Police at Minnehaha Avenue and Asbury Street after fleeing the scene on foot.

Political prisoner emphasizes importance of dissent and resistance

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

?Former Black Panther Dhoruba Bin Wahad says he is an unapologetic political radical. When he spoke at Hamline last Tuesday, he was firm that change cannot come from within the system. Instead, he argued, it must come from political dissidents on the outside.

RESIDENTIAL LIFE DIGEST: Gender neutral housing may be coming to a residence hall near you!

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Residential Life's latest proposal seeks to increase the scope of dorm arrangements to include heterosexual men and women to live together in the dorm.

Students, staff affected by quake

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Spanish professor Sandra Herrera, visiting professor from Chile, learned shortly after the quake that shook Chile on Feb. 27 that her family was unharmed, while two Hamline students were delayed on their study abroad trip to Chile.

Caitlin Klann
Junior Caitlin Klann was supposed to leave for Valparaíso, Chile last Friday but her flight was delayed due to the earthquake.

Pedestrian poetry

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It is easy not to notice the sidewalk - the seemingly never-ending stretches of off-white concrete that seldom offer any excitement worthy of conversation.

Next time you wander over the sidewalks of St. Paul, watch where you're walking - there might be a bit of art underneath your feet.

Column: Newspapers neccesary for student body

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

For nearly a year now, our campus has been without daily deliveries of The New York Times and we are the poorer for it. Even though campus abounds with Wi-Fi access and seemingly every student owns a laptop (and can therefore obtain the news online at will), there is no better way of ensuring our student body is informed than by providing each and every student with a free copy of a national newspaper.

Column: Reach deeper

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Last week I was invited to join a Facebook group created by Hamline graduate Jordan Dibb called, "I Walk for Love." Beginning March 27, Dibb will leave Minneapolis on foot, planning to walk 1800 miles to Miami in 100 days to raise money for Haiti. He has partnered with Action Against Hunger and hopes to raise $100,000 by the end of his walk.

Editorial: Bottom-up dialogue

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As students, we have vested interests in the future of Hamline. This university will figure prominently in all of our resumés after we leave. As alumni, we may chose to donate, even after spending a four-year total often topping $100,000. Now and after we graduate, we remain connected to this school; its reputation will continue to affect us.

Letter to the editor: Hamline students ask for support of gubernatorial debate on campus

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Dear Editor,

Hamline students from various organizations have formed a non-partisan steering committee to organize a forum for Minnesota's gubernatorial candidates. Youth voters (ages 18-24) make up 30 percent of the voting population in Minnesota.

We can sway an entire election, and we need to let candidates know that we're paying attention to the debate.

Letter to the editor: Student responds to columnist's claims of professors wielding political influence

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Dear Editor,

Zach Psick presents once again in his column his belief that Hamline professors are basically liberal partisan hacks. This is the second or third time this year Hamline students have had the opportunity to read this argument, which Psick has conveniently regurgitated for us in the piece.

Audience lost in play's Far-fetched reality

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Strange, very strange. For theatergoers looking for an eye-opening, brow-furrowing experience: look no further than Caryl Churchill's Far Away, the first of two spring plays in the 79th season of Hamline's Theater Department. The show is divided into five acts and runs only 40 minutes but still manages to be confusing the entire way through.

Pianist proves chops with Chopin sonata

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Though the concert only lasted 20 minutes, observing the purposeful grace with which piano student Yun Ji Kim strode onto the stage made it clear that she intended to take the show just as seriously as a longer performance. Pausing for a moment to bow to the audience, she steadily proceeded to the bench of one of the hall's beautiful grand pianos.

Baseball: Pipers swept in season opener

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Hamline baseball team kicked off their season last Tuesday, March 1 with a pair of late-night Metrodome games against 22nd ranked St. Scholastica. Hamline lost both games, 6-2 and 10-2 respectively. The Pipers return eight of nine starters from last year's team with the loss being star shortstop, '09 alum Dan Kaczrowski.

Track & Field: Indoor season concludes at Carleton

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Last weekend at Carleton for the MIAC Indoor Championships, Hamline's men and women's track teams were edged out by St. Thomas. Losing by only seven points, the men's team had four of its team members place first in individual events. The women's team placed seventh overall in the tournament.

Women's basketball: Wilkowski nominated for the Jostens Trophy

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Shortly after the Piper women's basketball season ended, Junior center Mary Wilkowski received a shocking e-mail.

The message said that she, along with only 12 other Division III women's basketball players across the country, was a finalist for the Jostens Trophy.

The walk of a lifetime

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Haiti's earthquake has spawned all kinds of relief efforts across the globe. One Hamline alumnus aims to raise money and awareness for the devastated nation by walking south, until he gets as close to Haiti as possible (without swimming across the Atlantic).