The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 6, 1985 Page: 1 of 8
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THE RATTLER
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WOMAN AT WORK: Gloria Esparza crams for upcoming finals.
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Pope Calls For Synod of Bishops
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SGA Strives For Improvement
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BOOK EXCHANGE:
An Option For Students
Noche De Paz
Set For Tonight
Vol. 70, No. 10
December 6, 1985
BY BRO. DON BOCCARDI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
On Your
Final Exams!
Church in the Modern World.
Current controversies in
the church concern the rela-
tionship of theologians and
Vatican officials; the role of
women in leadership positions;
and various elements of mar-
riage and family morality, such
as remarriage after divorce and
artificial birth control.
BY LUIS HERNANDEZ
STAFF WRITER
BY DOROTHY FLORES
STAFF WRITER
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St. Mary’s University
of San Antonio, Texas
This will be an important
month for Catholics around the
country--but not because
December is the month of
Christmas.
During the past two
weeks, an important event has
been taking place in Rome at
the Vatican which will prove
decisive for the development of
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“Instruments they will
play are bandolines, accor-
dions, and upright bass,” add-
ed Loredo.
Following the candlelight
journey everyone will meet in
the Quadrangle for the tree
blessing.
“The blessing of the tree
will be offered by Father Leies,
President of the University,”
said Boccardi.
The switching of the 2500
Christmas lights, sponsored by
Physical Plant, will then pro-
ceed. Participating in a pinata
party will be the children from
Holy Rosary C.C.D. program.
Entertainment activities
will continue with music by the
Jazz Band and University
Choir in the cafeteria. In honor
of the feast of the Immaculate
Conception, Father Sweeney
will offer a 10:00 p.m. Mass in
Guadalupe Chapel.
Socializing in the cafeteria,
• along with the film showing in
Treadaway Auditorium of
“It’s a Wonderful Life” will
conclude the Christmas affair.
“Approximately 500 peo-
ple are expected to be involved
and the event should be very
successful and entertaining,”
concluded Boccardi.
BY MARCUS A. SALAZAR
NEWS EDITOR
The “Book Exchange,” an
SGA enterprise designed to
give students the option of sell-
ing their used textbooks, began
yesterday, Dec. 5.
According to the SGA
outline of operating the Book
Exchange, students will bring
their books to the SGA office,
price their own books and
receive all revenue from the
books sold.
The function of SGA in
this enterprise is collecting
monies from the sales transac-
tions, and distributing them
properly to the individuals
whose books were sold.
Frank Garcia, SGA vice-
president said this enterprise is
not a fundraiser. SGA will not
receive monies from the tran-
sactions, nor is there any fee
due to participate in the Book
Exchange.
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the Catholic Church during the
remainder of this century.
Pope John Paul II has call-
ed a Synod of bishops to this
two week meeting in order to
commemorate the twentieth
anniversary of the Second
Vatican Council, whose 16
documents gave a blueprint
for the development of the
Catholic Church in the modern
world.
This commemoration was
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booth at Oyster Bake.
“The Alumni Association
gave us a free hand,” said Mar-
tinez. Consequently, the SGA
took a different approach.
In the past, only two
groups were allowed to keep
the same booths every year.
This year every student
organization drew from the
same lottery for a number. The
number was used to decide
what order the organizations
chose their booths.
Moreover, the SGA made
provisions for keeping the
booth the organizaition
wanted. A group must raise
$750 a year and they will be
allowed the same booth again
the following year.
“We caught some flack,”
said Martinez. “Its never been
done this way before so a lot of
groups got confused.”
This leads to what David
Martinez thinks is the biggest
problem on campus.
“The lack of communica-
tion is every organizaition’s
major problem,” he said. The
SGA plans to address this pro-
blem more thoroughly in the
spring by trying to get a
bulletin board put up in the
quad.
“I think more people will
be aware of what we are
doing,” Martinez stated. We
have tried,” he continued, “to
stay in touch but it seems we
have not succeeded the way I
want to.”
According to the SGA
president, if he had more man-
power he could get much more
accomplished.
“I don’t care if a vote is
yea or nay so long as it is a
voice,” Martinez said.
The SGA will take on
another project by holding a
campus book exchange in their
own office. This is another
practice Martinez hopes will
become a tradition.
“We are not doing this for
any profit, but strictly as a ser-
vice for the students,” Mar-
tinez stated.
The SGA president said
that his main goals for the up-
coming spring were: to im-
prove communication lines;
have the bulletin board put up
in the quad; and involve more
people in student government.
With more man-power,
Martinez feels there isn’t a pro-
blem SGA can’t tackle.
However, Martinez feels that
the SGA is for the student’s to
use-and the students need to
take the initiative.
“If students feel we are not
doing anything,” stated Mar-
tinez, “maybe it’s because they
are not doing anything.”
This evening St. Mary’s
will begin their Christmas
celebration with Noche de Paz
at 6:30 p.m.
The festivities will begin in
Treadaway Courtyard with a
candlelight procession known
as Las Posadas.
A Mexican tradition, Los
Posadas is a re-enactment of
the Holy Family’s search for a
lodging.
“Guests for the ceremony
will be children from the
Children Shelter,” said Brother
Don Boccardi, Director of
Campus Ministry.
Two of the children will
portray Mary and Joseph.
The processional will con-
tinue with caroling throughout
the University, stopping at
each resident hall.
“A singing group from the •
University of Mexico known as
Estudiantes will perform
musical interludes,” said
Angel Loredo, president of the
Mexican-American Student
Organization.
These performers are
students who dress in
Medieval costumes singing
songs from their Spanish
called by the pope to celebrate
this important historical coun-
cil and to evaluate its effects,
positive and negative, over the
intervening years. Bishops’
conferences all over the world
were invited to meet and send
in their views on these issues.
At issue primarily has
been the effects of the four con-
stitutions promulgated by
Vatican II on the Liturgy, the
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bookstore will be determined
according to the times which
will allow sufficient man-
power.
7. The process will be as
follows:
a) The student will bring his
or her book(s) into the SGA
book exchange.
b) The student will be given
a reciept stating his or her
name; the title and author of
the book(s), the amount
which the student has priced
the book(s), and the date of
the transaction.
c) The student will sign a list
verifying his transaction.
SEE BOOK EXCHANGE, pg. 8
The following articles are
guidelines to the conduct and
nature of operating the SGA
Book Exchange.
1. A receipt will be given to the
seller as a record of the transac-
tion. NOTE: NO MONEY
WILL BE GIVEN DURING
THE COLLECTION.
2. The SGA will have no
responsibility on pricing the
book(s).
3. The SGA will not be liable
for failure of sale.
4. The SGA Book Exchange
will not be a fund-raiser.
5. The SGA office will become
temporary bookstore for the
book exchange.
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problems. Martinez explained
that many student organiza-
tions did not get organized un-
til this time. Thus, the
organizations did not have any
official SGA representatives.
There was a similar pro-
blem with the junior and senior
senators. Last spring only two
juniors ran for the five
available seats and only two
seniors ran for their five ex-
isting seats.
“We were burdened with
filling those seats,” stated
Martinez.
Today the three remaining
senior seats have still not been
filled. The SGA advertised in
the Rattler for applications but
received no response.
“It is not my duty to go
twisting arms to fill Senate
seats,” said Martinez. If only
two seniors run for the five
seats then the seniors will only
have two senators,” explained
Martinez.
Despite these setbacks,
Martinez feels that much has
been accomplished.
“The amendment to the
constitution will not only
benefit today’s students, but
tomorrow’s as well,” Martinez
said.
Another change this year
was the complete control given
to SGA over who got which
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“I thiak it has been a good
semester,” said Student
Government Association presi-
dent David Martinez in an in-
terview about SGA perfor-
mance this semester.
Martinez noted that like
any other organization, there is
room for improvement. “But I
think the student body has a
good opinion of SGA,” said
Martinez.
According to Martinez,
one of the things the SGA is
most proud of is the passage of
the first amendment ever to
the SGA constitution. The
amendment allows for a formal
process of voicing student con-
cerns to the SGA and the Ad-
ministration. A student may
, now follow through their con-
cerns by contacting the rele-
vant SGA committee.
This SGA administration
is committe oriented. Ap-
parently , some committees
have problems with atten-
dance. While Martinez wishes
attendance were better, he
states, “I don’t think it is the
student government’s job to
chase people around.”
The committees were not
officially formed until Oct. 1
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ip.m! t™ Tighting. Chirtistmas arols and e Bpinata in
the Quadrangle.
7:30p.m.: Refreshments and entertainment by the St. Mary's Jazz
Band and Celebration, a St. Mary's singing-dancing group, in the
cafeteria.
10 p m.: Mass of the Immaculate Conception in Guadalupe Chapel.
Ireadaway Hall. I
11 p.m.: Reception in cafeteria.
11:30 p.m.: The Christmas film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” with Jim-
my Stewart, in Treadaway Hall auditorium.
Noche de Paz is sponsored by St. Mary ’s Campus Ministry
and M.A.S.O.
University students will bring a number of childern from
the Children Shelter to participate in the celebration.
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