January 2, 2011 Accounting Professor on 9-9-9 Plan (WSBT-AM) John Cergnul, assistant professor of accounting, was interviewed on WSBT-AM 960 last week on Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan, which would dramatically overhaul the tax code. The plan includes a nine percent corporate business flat tax, nine percent income flat tax and a nine percent national sales tax. January 2, 2011 Trip to highlight slavery fight January 2, 2011 Political science professor on religion and presidential politics (WSB... Political science professor Sean Savage is interviewed about religion and presidential politics. This week, a pastor linked to Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry called Mormonism a "theological cult". Mitt Romney, Perry's central rival for the GOP nomination, is a Mormon. Does a candidates religious affiliation matter to voters? January 2, 2011 “Boy with the Striped Pajamas” Film Film screening followed by discussion with Saint Mary's College history professor David Stefancic. January 2, 2011 Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre to Deliver McMahon Aquinas Lecture Saint Mary's College is proud to announce that renowned moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre, the Rev. John A. O'Brien Senior Research Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, will deliver the annual McMahon Aquinas Lecture. The title of his talk is “How Truth is Known though Error: Rereading Aquinas’s Project at ‘Summa Theologiae’ Ia-IIae, qq. 1 and 2”. The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28 in O’Laughlin Auditorium. A reception follows. The public is cordially invited to attend the lecture and reception, which are sponsored by the Edna and George McMahon Aquinas Chair in Philosophy. January 2, 2011 Art Exhibit Opening: "Children of the Holocaust" Gallery talk by exhibit curator Misti Garner about the artwork and poetry of local children in crisis reflecting on the experience of the Holocaust. January 2, 2011 NFCA Announces 2011 All-Academic Awards The Saint Mary's College softball program was recognized as an All-Academic Team while four members of the 2011 softball squad earned All-America Scholar Athlete recognition. January 2, 2011 Holocaust Survivor Lecture A lecture by Aaron Elster, child Holocaust survivor: "The Power to Make a Difference: Healing the World Through Our Everyday Lives" January 2, 2011 Paton Tabbed MIAA Offensive Player of the Week ROYAL OAK, Mich. - Saint Mary's senior midfielder Taylor Paton has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Week for her performance in the Defiance Classic last weekend.