The Collegian

Abram Wilson, the first African American mayor of San Ramon, visited Saint Mary's to discuss the importance of believing in yourself. The Black Student Union and the Republican Club hosted this question and answer style talk on September 22 in Delphine Lounge.…

Starting in spring 2009, the Kalmanovitz School of Education will offer a certificate program called "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages," or TESOL. The program provides participants with skills in teaching English to foreigners. Students who complete this program will receive a TESOL certificate, which allows its participants to teach English in the U.…

After almost 30 years, Integral and seminar professor Theo Carlile still gets excited about her classes. Carlile has worked on and off at Saint Mary's since 1969. She said, "Before I came here, I was a mere baby...This has been my whole life." Once Carlile graduated from Saint John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, she began to teach in the Integral Program here.…

Saint Mary's welcomed Tommy Lee Woon, Dean of Multicultural Life at Macalester College, to speak with a group of resident advisors and prospective peer counselors. The program, titled Beyond A Leap of Faith: Allies For Inclusive Excellence, addressed being an ally and confronting disturbing, hurtful, and often offensive acts of intolerance.…

After seeing recent headlines like "Panic on Wall Street!" and "Wall Street Meltdown" on the cover of the local newspaper, one may ask: what is going on with the economy? What has happened to the U.S. financial services sector? The collapse of the investment banks came in phases.…