Club Corner

By Tallitha Reese
Cardinal Staff

MUSE

MUSE is an English club at Saint Mary’s University. The club presents many opportunities to its members, including trips to the Guthrie Theatre in the Twin Cities, poetry readings on campus and on-campus student-led talks on different topics, including literary genres or specific authors. The SMU campus literary magazine, Mosaic, which publishes student work, is also organized and published by MUSE. In the spring, MUSE sponsors a release party for the magazine.
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There are no specific meeting times for this club; members are notified by email when a meeting is needed, but the Creative Writing Club, which is headed by MUSE, meets every Wednesday at 8 p.m. in room 232 of Saint Mary’s Hall. This is an informal meeting in which writers from around campus get together and share their work and ideas and give and receive feedback from other writers.

English professor Brooke Lenz is the faculty advisor for MUSE, and it is headed by co-presidents Theresa Breault, a sophomore, and Mandy Haus, a senior. Anyone is encouraged to join MUSE or the Creative Writing Club. Students interested in joining can email Theresa Breault at tabrea07@smumn.edu.

Ballroom Dance Club

The Ballroom Dance Club at Saint Mary’s University gives students the chance to see what ballroom dance is all about.

Club members learn to dance the Tango, Waltz, Foxtrot, Salsa, Cha-Cha, Rumba, Swing and Merengue from a dance instructor. Every Tuesday night, the Ballroom Dance Club meets in the dance studio in the Recreational Athletic Complex (RAC), where members learn new steps and techniques to these dances.

There are two different classes based on experience. A beginners’ class meets at 7 p.m. and runs until 8 p.m. Immediately following that is the intermediate class, which ends at 9 p.m.

Right now, some members of the club are working on preparing for a fundraiser showcase that will take place in Figliulo Recital Hall on March 7 at 6 p.m.

The club is headed by club president Beth Leister, junior, and officers Ashley Kleist, senior, and Fallon Devine, senior. This club is open to anyone on campus and has no cost to join. “Ballroom dancing is a simple way to exercise and a lot of fun,” Devine said. Anyone interested in the club can contact Devine by email at fmdevi05@smumn.edu.