Club Corner: S.O.U.L. and CAC

Serving Others United in Love
By Karina Rajtar
Co-Editor in Chief

Many Saint Mary’s University students may be planning on participating in a service trip over February break with Serving Others United in Love (S.O.U.L.).

S.O.U.L. leads service trips throughout the United States every February break, as well as shorter trips over October break and occasional international trips in May.

“It’s just a really neat opportunity to meet people,” Treasurer Stephanie Marnocha said.

The four cornerstones of S.O.U.L. are service, transformation, community and faith, and these cornerstones are incorporated into the trips, Marnocha said.

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At the core of S.O.U.L. is the S.O.U.L. Council, a group of seven students that plans the trips and decides which students will go to each location. Students are allowed to rank their preferences on their applications, and the S.O.U.L. Council considers these, along with the balance of the group, Marnocha said. This means including different classes and experiences with service trips, Marnocha said.

Marnocha added that the group is currently looking for new S.O.U.L. Council members for next year.

Anyone is welcome to apply for a S.O.U.L. trip, and Marnocha encourages students to try one even if their friends are not.

The deadline has passed for this year’s February trips, but there may be an international trip this spring, Marnocha said.

Cardinal Athletic Council
By Danielle Larson
Co-Editor in Chief

The Saint Mary’s University Cardinal Athletic Council’s (CAC) main focus is to encourage SMU athletes to be a positive influence on campus and in the community, according to CAC President Theresa Perrini.

The club encourages SMU athletes and representatives from each National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sport on campus to participate.

According to Perrini, CAC’s goal is to get sports teams more familiar with the other teams on campus.

CAC puts on the “Toys for Teens” drive and also puts on Kids Day, where kids come from the community to try out different sports throughout the day.

CAC is in its third year here.