By Erin Hallissy

Students Enjoy Rare Opportunity to Research the Galaxies

Courtesy of the NAIC - Arecibo Observatory, a facility of the NSF

By Claire Becker

To conserve ice,
I rub it on burned fingers

before putting it in my drink.
The egg burning still.

Lightning and sun on the leaves,
blue-gray behind the brownstones.

Too powerful, the bird call
outside, above the chainsaw.

Engine; bark; brakes:
constant sounds of the city,

not often helpful.
I've brought no clothes

for a funeral. I'm rationalizing
a death. This place

becomes my home. Brooklyn,
the brownstone.

Saint Mary's Swaggers Onto the National Stage in the NCAA Tournament

After knocking off Gonzaga in the WCC Championship on March 8, the men's basketball team swaggered into March Madness with enough charm and attitude to make even casual basketball fans, both nationally and internationally, want to know more about the College. Who is Saint Mary's, and how did it catapult so quickly to the national stage? And what secret ingredients did the College have to become one of the feel-good stories of the NCAA Tournament?

By Jesse Hamlin
Photography by Toby Burditt

By Patricia Yollin

The 1991 East Bay hills fire killed 25 people and destroyed 3,000 homes.

The green hills around Saint Mary's will soon turn brown. Wildfire season is coming. It is a constant for anyone living in California, as certain and inevitable as summer giving way to fall.

With the 40th anniversary of women being admitted to Saint Mary's occuring this year, the SMC Women in Philanthropy Committee is recognizing the 40 most-influential female graduates. The committee is seeking nominations for these women, who will be honored at an event in early November.
Alumni, students, faculty and staff are asked to nominate candidates in one of the following categories:

John Kenny '37

John Kenny '37, a yell leader at Saint Mary's during the glory days of football under Slip Madigan, died on Dec. 12, 2009, in Great Falls, Mont. He was 96.

On March 1, Chris Carter '97, MA '02 was appointed director of the newly renamed Office of Alumni and Volunteer Engagement (forerly Alumni Relations). Carter will lead the College's efforts in alumni and development event programming and coordinate major volunteer initiatives.

By Caitlin Graveson '11

The 2010 Alumni Awards Dinner was held on April 29 as part
of the events during the College's annual De La Salle Week. This year's winners are:

Alumnus of the Year: Bernie Orsi '65