2008 Woodie Awards
Lasallian Student Spotlight
Angelina Adler
Alex Branch
Issue date: 10/31/06 Section: News
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At a spry 23 years old, five feet and four inches tall, Angelina Adler '07 is perhaps not an ordinary Catholic. Sure she goes to mass, prays regularly, and studies the Bible, but she also travels the world, competes in triathlons, and wants to devote her life to working with disadvantaged children.
Born April 13, 1983 to Nick and Marie Adler, Angelina grew up in Concord, California and was raised in a Catholic household, but was never very serious about her faith. Such is not the case anymore, however. She says early in college she realized she needed to "take [her] own initiative" and find her faith for herself. Before looking to other denominations, though, Adler decided to learn about the denomination already so much a part of her history and her life. While first attending UC San Diego, Adler went to XALT meetings to learn about the Catholic faith. When she transferred to Saint Mary's after a year at San Diego, but still as a freshman, Adler found something lacking. There was no XALT. Not for long, though. With a little help from the Christian Brothers, Angelina started XALT at Saint Mary's, and it is now a strong outlet for educating students about Catholicism, an enormous part of the Lasallian principles on campus.
However, nobody should be fooled into thinking Adler spends all her time in the church. A liberal and civic studies major, Adler spends plenty of time with her books, as well as working with children with disabilities, particularly autism, spending time with her friends and her family, and running triathlons. When Adler was 22, she ran an Olympic length triathlon consisting of a 1.5 mile swim, a 26 mile bike ride, and a six mile run. She trained six days a week for her triathlon, and still somehow found time to travel to 15 different countries including Japan, Hong Kong, Tanzania, and the Dominican Republic. However, amazing as she is, Adler has her weaknesses just like anybody else. "I love my sweets," she said, "especially cookies-n-cream ice cream."
All in all, Adler is an incredible young woman who deserves the respect of everyone she meets. Her dedication to her faith, her community, and herself, are traits anyone would be lucky to have.
Born April 13, 1983 to Nick and Marie Adler, Angelina grew up in Concord, California and was raised in a Catholic household, but was never very serious about her faith. Such is not the case anymore, however. She says early in college she realized she needed to "take [her] own initiative" and find her faith for herself. Before looking to other denominations, though, Adler decided to learn about the denomination already so much a part of her history and her life. While first attending UC San Diego, Adler went to XALT meetings to learn about the Catholic faith. When she transferred to Saint Mary's after a year at San Diego, but still as a freshman, Adler found something lacking. There was no XALT. Not for long, though. With a little help from the Christian Brothers, Angelina started XALT at Saint Mary's, and it is now a strong outlet for educating students about Catholicism, an enormous part of the Lasallian principles on campus.
However, nobody should be fooled into thinking Adler spends all her time in the church. A liberal and civic studies major, Adler spends plenty of time with her books, as well as working with children with disabilities, particularly autism, spending time with her friends and her family, and running triathlons. When Adler was 22, she ran an Olympic length triathlon consisting of a 1.5 mile swim, a 26 mile bike ride, and a six mile run. She trained six days a week for her triathlon, and still somehow found time to travel to 15 different countries including Japan, Hong Kong, Tanzania, and the Dominican Republic. However, amazing as she is, Adler has her weaknesses just like anybody else. "I love my sweets," she said, "especially cookies-n-cream ice cream."
All in all, Adler is an incredible young woman who deserves the respect of everyone she meets. Her dedication to her faith, her community, and herself, are traits anyone would be lucky to have.