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CABRINI COLLEGE, RADNOR, PA.

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Reverend William Maloney, S.J . chairman of the board of trustees, has announced the election of Sister Mary Louise Sullivan as president of Cabrini College. Sister has served as academic dean for ·the past two years, and she ·will serve a fiveyear term as president. ~ister Mary Louise v.~as a membe .r of Cabrini's board of trustees from 1968 to 1970 and served as board secretary prior to being · named assistant academic dean in 1970. As dean, Sister was very instrumental in developing a new programs in special education, and she also initiated degree majors in communitcations and medical technology. In addition, Sister headed faculty-student committees to investigate individualized major programs revision of general education requirements; _ and stt1dy abr.oad. Sister Mary Louise was also very influential in developing academic cooperation with Eastern College and Widener College . Currently, sh,e is working toward establishing a deparement of religious stud-

ies which Would include interdepartmental courses and campus religious activities. In the Philadelphia academic community, Sister is a member of the college council on community involvement and the committees on academic models. Sister Mary Louise is now a doctoral candidate in American History at Bryn Mawr College. Before the actual election of Sister Mary Louise, an unprecedented meeting took place between board chairman Rev. William Maloney and members of the Council of College Affairs. The council had requested the meeting between board members and the college community. Since the council is representative of all groups on campus, Rev. Maloney noted that it was making " ... an important contribution toward working t:ogether to attain mutual goals." The meeting focused on the ' election of the new president. The council members outlined specific q,1alifications which it felt were essential in any candidate for the position. Primary

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Sr. Mary Louise concern was given to the need for a president who would commuracate openly with students and be available both to students and to faculty. The council also r€quested that a presi dent should be willing to give reasons for admiinstrative decisions. The week before the elec•

tion, the council conducted a poll on campus which suggested possible candidates for the presi -:. dency. Rev. Maloney presented the results of the council's survey to the board on Monday, September 25, at which time Sister Mary Louise was elected to the office of president.

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Last year a program was established through the student academic council (SAC) to study and evaluate the possibility of lowering the genera }education requirements, initiating an interdepartmental and individualized major, and a program for studying abroad. Committees were formed and v.,·ork begun but the results of any efforts are not generally known. General Ed. Requirements At present, the work of the committee to lower the general

education requirements is at a standstill. When questioned about the slowness of the committee, the chairman gave these · two reasons: 1. that although the committee has developed three ideas, the fact remains that no other school has tried them and therefore the success or failure is unknown. 2. That Sr. Mary Louise is slow on giving answers tr., possible proposals. It was also noted that the bias of

faculty members toward their own departments supplied a barricade to any real progress. The ideas that resulted from the committee's studies of various area schools are the follow. 1ng: 1. reduction · of the language re-

quirement to 6 credits in either introductory or intermediate. Some schools even give the student a choice be, tween a language or math. 2. some schools have only 6 English credits. I

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Cabrini preesntly has 65 general education requirements as opposed to other schools which average between 35 and 45. It was expressed that although Sr. Mary Louise has been extremely open to suggestions made by the committee, she did not supply the needed encouragement for the students. They felt as if they did not have the needed "authority" to go too far on their own since there always seemed to be some kind of objection to their suggestions. The fact remains that no formal proposal has been given to Sr. Mary Louise, but one is anticipated in the near future. Sr. Mary Louise feels that the

number of general education requirements is overwhelming, however, she foresees this area . as being the most difficult to deal with. The inain problem lies within the individual departments: In defense of the ' faculty's opposition to abandon some required courses, Sr. Mary 'Louise said that "this is not Harvard" in which many of the students come from sophisticated high school backgrounds and may have had exposure to various academic fields such as Philosophy and Social Science. Introductory courses are thought to be indispensible in providing a foundation for upper division courses and also for providing a general concept 9f what a particular field is all about. Sr. Mary Louise would hope that there would be some change by September, but the progress or lack of progress by the committee and faculty can not be foreseen. Supposing there is a change, however, it will not be a drastic one because what the faculty says is final, and the students themselves have only expresed conervative change. Sr. Mary Louise is presently awaiting recommendations from the committee and will review and comment on them as soon as possible. (Continued on Page 6)

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ANDTHE .BEATING GOES ON by Mary Beth Senkewicz

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Last week the Freshmen Class experienced their first real taste of life at Cabrini College. Now that it's over, I would Jike to comment on those two infamous days of ''hazing.'' What · is the purpose of hazing? After consulting some students on campus, the answer I received most often was · ''to make f1·iends with the freshmen.'' If this was true I could have suggested better ways to accomplish this. Reflecting back on the events of hazing, I could recall some funny experiences; but n2edless to say the humor did not outweigh the trauma. \Vhat struck me most was the way the sophomores insisted upon shouting commands. At one point their screams reached a pitch that only dogs could hear. Perhaps that was the reason for such a lack of response. I 1·emember one incident in particular that occurred on the first night of hazing. The freshmen were putting on their pa1·ticular skits at the ''request'' of the sophomores, and everyone involved seemed to be having a good time. The good time was b1·ought to a sudden halt when those sophomores in charge of hazing decided that it had been too long since they had last p1·acticed their screams. Once again their melodic screeches were ringing in my ears. To say that I could not believe that an atmosphe1·e could change so quickly is t1·uly an understatement. Besides leaving me with bad feelings it left me speechless. By dressing the f1·eshmen in ridiculous outfits and herding them over to the cafeteria like cattle is giving other people a chance to laugh at another's expense. No one deserves that right. Some people will say that no one had to go through with it, but because I did choose to go through with it, I now feel that I have the right to comment about it. \Vhen the time comes for next year's hazing, I want our class to remember ou1·own feelings of ange1· and f1·ustration before they decide to subject another class to the same thing. Coming up with a better plan to know next year's freshmen will not be a difficult task to accomplish if we can only 1·emember what we went through. I think we can do it.

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: ANOTHER SUGGESTION

Last year I offered a suggestion as to how a student at Cabrini may eliminate some of the boredom in his life and add a little diversion to it. I recommended that he avail himself of the many opportunities offered in Philadelphia whereby he may . g1·ow both intellectually and culttirally. Some of the opportunities cited were: Musical pe1·formances. a1·t displays, theatrical production, and the like. However, upon reading the article, several of the students became highly insulted at the thought of having someone ''tell'' them what to do ,1.1ith their time. I merely recommended! Fo1·tunately, the majority of the students agreed with me and complained only of the expense involved in traveling to and from the city. So, I am now offering another suggestion, one which entails little expense, and involves no t1·aveling at all. I am recommending Pri~m, a coffeehouse presented every two weeks in the Grace Hall smoke1·. Begun only last year under the organization of seve1·al sttidents, prism has been able to clraw fai1·ly good crowds and very 1·esponsive audiences. Yet, '"rhy is it that about ninety percent of the audiences consists of people othe1· than Cab1·ini students? A frequent excuse given by many last yea1· wa8, ''I don't enjoy typical coffeehouse music.'' That's exactly where their misconception lies. Prism is not a typical coffeehouse. Its very name is proof of that-it has many facets. Entertainment ranges from traditional folk music, to 1·ock, to improvisational comedy. Membe1·s of the P1·ism staff give unselfishly of their time and effo1·t in carefully :;.electing pe1·formers who will insure the audience of a wo1·thwhile evening of entertainment. So wh~Tnot give it t1·y! \Vith little expense, no traveling, and a wide variety of music-I 1·eally can't think of any othe1· excuse.

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by Bob Colemeco If we are to assume that an edu·cated person is one who com.pletes four years of college with a satisfactory grade-point averag ·e, one who can adequately regurgitate information written previously by hundreds of other people, one who writes term papers that resemble a collag ·e of pages ripped out of books on a relevant topic, and reads only what he has to read, and does it the night befor·e at that, then, yes, we can assume that education does exist at Cabrini. But with the breakdown of institutional absolutism has come the e\ olution of individualistic education and it is up to the structure and the student to be 1

prepared for such changes. The educated person today is a person who has attained a sense of self-awareness. He is a pers~n who questions and does not accept. Above all, he is a person who thinks. It is the object of the institution to provide the student and atmosphere conducive to learning. Learning should not be something which takes place only in the classroom, but should be experienced everywhere throughout the campus. It is in .this respect that Cabrini seems to fail. Pictures of John Kennedy still hang in the corridor of Sacred Heart Hall where there should be other things like art

work done by the students . Alternatives to term papers should be encouraged, for example, movie-making. Classroom structures should be changed to allow for more freedom of expression, and teachers should stop coming to school so dressed up. Of course, it is not solely up to the school; the students must take advantage of these opportunities in order to obtain all of the education that this school has to offer. But it must begin now because soon there will be no need for such schools and students. We cannot sit back and watch everyone else move ahead. Education is changing and so must Cabrini and her students .

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ene "Knock and it shall be opened onto you" is an expectation s·eldom fulfilled at the door to the Theology department office. In sharp contrast to the hum and activity all along "faculty row," the Theology -office usually sits dim, vacant, and locked. Such quiescence has characterized the department for some time now, due largely to its lack of a fulltime staff. In addition to this, the d€partment recently suffered the resignation of two of its staff, one of wt,om was the department head. Following a sabbatical leave, Rev. Louis Giorgi, fqrmer chairman of the Theology department, submitted his resignation during the eaily part of June, 1972. Within the same month, Rev. Vito Carbone , who lectured in Scriptural studies, also resigned. To compensate for the resultant discrepancy between the number of offered Theology courses and the number of available teachers, tv.ro new members, Rev. Robert Brennan and Fr. Vincent Goldstein, will lecture in Theology at least until the end of the present term. Tl1e reasons behind Fr. Carcone's resignation point to the need for Cabrini to re-evaluat ·e

itself as a Catholic college community, and to revitalize those areas which manifest an awareness of its own identity. Needless to say, a bit of renewal is in order for the Theology department, and not the least inattentive to this need is Cabrini's newly-elected president, Sr. Mary Louise. On two successive occasions Sr. Mary Louise recently brought the issue to the attention of the Board of Trus:. tees and the Academic Council. Along with a ~tatement of the problems facing the department, Sr. Mary Louise also presented some proposals initiating steps toward reorganization. Already in progress is the formation of «a reorganization committee which is to be composed of students, faculty and administration members, as well as advisors who are not official members cf the college. A complete list of the committee members will not be available until some time in October. What would be some of the feasible alternatives to the pres• ent status of the Theology d·epartment? According to Sr. Mary Louise, an increasing number of surrounding colleges and universities are establishing a department of Religious Studies within each of their academic

curricula . As distinguished from a department that is exclusively theologically oriented, Religious Stutlies is broader in scope, yet does not exclude theological instruction. For example, a department of Religious Studies could introduce such interdisciplinary courses as "Philosophy of Religion'' or "Sociology of Religion." Sr. Mary Louise is most eager to see the reorganized department equipped with a full-time staff, at least one of whom would be, preferably, a Catholic laywoman. Another possibility suggested by Sr. Mary Louise is the idea of an active campus ministry as an adjunct to th ·e department. Of course, whatever changes are actually effected will ultimately depend upon decisions rendered by the reorganization committee. Both the Board of Trustees and the Academic Council enthusiastically endorsed the move toward a renewed Theology department. It has been intimated that efforts toward improvement may reap some benefits as early as January, 1973. With continued effort and support, come next September, the Theology department will have opened wide its door onto new opportuniti-es for sound and effective religious education.

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In addition to our new President, the 1972-73 school year has also welcomed to Cabrini three new faculty members. The Theology departrrtent has gained Rev. Robert Brennan, and Rev. Gershon Goldstein. Miss Diane Kerr has added her knowledge in special education to the Edu. cation departmen t .

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Miss Kerr graduated from West Chester State College in 1968 with a B.S. in Ed . and from Temple University in 1971 with a M.Ed. in Special Education, and has had much experience in ' the teaching of "special" children.

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B·efore coming to Cabrini, Diane Kerr taught children who were emotionally and socially maladjusted, while also working with children handicapped by learning disabilities. In addition to having heA own class , she help·ed in the supervision of other teachers for two years. She realized how inadequate their preparation really was and decided to do something abol1t it . So she came to Cabrini in order "to prepare to deal with kids in a positi,·e ,vay-o--to see kids as human beings 11ot just as problems to be dealt with." Miss K err is also Assistant Director of the Epiphany Center for Exceptional Children in Rosemont and invol,·ecl with the John XXIII Ecumenical Center in Paoli .

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cause of their educational backgrounds but also because of the kinds of human beings they are. Diane Kerr has set her goals, and more than likely, she will be successful in attaining them. Rev. Robert Brennan is quite qualified in the teaching of theological matters. He attended St. Ch,arles Borrom€0 Seminary and received a B.A. degree there. This was fallowed up by four years of post-graduate work in Theology .and a Mast of Divinity degree from the School of Pastoral Theology. Father Brennan has been involved in all levels of education . He has taught grammar school, high school, special education, and, previously, was a lecturer in Theology at Cabrini. He has worked extensively with young people in counseling. From 1964 to 1970, Fr. Brennan was Assistant Pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Broomall. Father Brennan is presently Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Calvary Parish in Northeast Philadelphia. In th is progressive parish of 2,000 people, he is involved in liturgical and educational programs, especial!, in the religious education of public school students. He also directed the establishment of "The Center'' at Archbishop Ryan High School for these students. Father has always found Cabrini students charming and delightful, full of promise and quite challenging. Re,,. Robert Brennan truly seems to be a realistic model for Christian Living. R e v . Gershon Goldstein,

0.M.R., M.Th., has added a new aspect to our campus. Because of his Jewish background he is more capable than many of his colleagues to display the fact that "Christian and Jewish religions are valid vehicles of different ways of being human." Father was born in Scotland and has lived in France, Portugal, Canada, United States and Israel where for one year he studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He has been a lecturer from 1953 which opened doors to his teaching career at the University of Ottawa, Laval University, Quebec, 'l'emple University and LaSalle College. Father Goldstein was editor of a Catholic newspaper, and a correspondent in Europe for an American magazine for two years. Father had a rather low first impression of Cabrini students. He felt that our school was compos€d of all fat (in their mental attitude), bourgeous, middle class brats. But after familiarizing himself more with the people and the campus, he has decided that our small campus has, instead, provided for a warm f.eeling among the students, not an air of snobbishness! Father Goldstein is now working with men who have just been released from prison. He is also writing his doctoral dissertation on Elei Wiesel, a contemporary Jewish writer. Father Goldstein hopes "to help his students become human in their own way and to accept others people's ways of being human."

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Living in a non-religious age stage; what is considered to be has not affected the 'amount of solemn and meaningful in the liturgy is expressed bibrantly by religious music that is being the cast 'through physical reacproduced and heard by everytion. one. "Godspell," "Jesus Christ Through all the festivity, there Superstar," and Leonard Bernthere is present a feeling that stein's "Mass" are a few of the this is more than a liturgical more prominent ones. Bernstein's "Mass" was re- celebration. Bernstein is openly cently named one of the most fascinated by the Roman Catholic liturgy, but more than this, significant compositions prohe is extremely concerned about duced during the past quarter the predicament of mod-ern man, century, as was Kryzsztof Penand has found a vehicle in which derecki's "St. Luke's Passion" to express it. Man cries out in and. Benjamin Butten's "War Requiem" which was noted most his problematic search for faith. He loses himself ir:i his own creoutstanding. "Mass" is considated limbo. Like the first rock ered to be more controv·zrsial singer says as he takes the micthan Penderecki's or Butten's compositions. It seems to be rophone from the celebrant: What I say I donit feel evaluated in the popular vein What I feel I don't show along with "Superstar" and What I know isn't real "Gods pell." ... What is real, Lord, I don't I find it hard to sit down and know. actually describe "Mass." DraNo, no, no-I don't know. matically, there is so much presPassively accepting his fate, he ent. I think that the overall siggoes nowhere. The five other nificance of "Mass" is its ability to involve yott. It requires 7 it soloists, who successively follow · the rock sing ·er , cry out to oe demands reactions. heard. Tl1ey pledge resolve for Mov·ad by quadrophonic sound, their indifference, but their resyou are introduced to the liturolutions dissolve. Like they say, gy of "Mass." The young celeit's just so easy when you just brant, sitting on the edge of the don't care. The cast becomes a · stage, strikes a chord on his guicongregation that just doesn't tar and sings, "A Simple Song." care. But to the celebrant, "you As he puts the robes of the celecannot imprison the Word of brant over his blue work shirt the Lord." and jeans, dancers, singers, and I found myself asking what is street people join him. Airs of Bernstein trying to accomplish festivity predominate the entire

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with "Mass"? What has it become? It is definitely a theatrical piece, full of drama and vibrancy. Yet, it is more. I suppose it can be likened to a modern morality play. It definitely portrays contemporary man. At his worst, man opposes love with apathy, turns to the sword, but why? When the thunder rumbles Now the Age of Gold is dead And the dreams we've clung to dying to stay young Have left us parched and old instead. At his best, he is a "Man" who is the seeker of faith who does not passively accept his fate. This is not directly expressed through the motion of "Mass"; it is only hinted at. Instead, we see disarray and turmoil on stage, especially during the highly climactic moment \vhen the celebrant despairs and destroys the monstrance, leaps off the altar and hysterically sings: What? Are you still waiting? Still waiting for me; Me alone. To sing you into heaven? Well, you're on your own. A god deal is left unresolved; much is left to ponder and dwell over. Maybe the significance of ''Mass" is that it asks you to question the questions it poses. Shalom!

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"Very positive;" 14% were negative; and 17.5% "Very negative." The key issues cited were the war, the economy, schools, welfare and tax reforms, ecology, old people, and women's rights. The wide spectrum of views may be seen in two comments made on the canvas~ forms. The first was made by a student • who indicated a very positive attitude toward McGovern; the second by a student who expresses a negatiive attitude. "I think what is definitely needed is a change in administration and a shift toward more concentration on domestic problems, which have been neglected by the present administration.'• "I think the major problems facing the country · today are above and beyond the power of the presidency, at the present time. There is a need for unity within the new wave of consciousness. I do not think McGovern can help achieve this, especially with the strong possibility of a republican dominance in Congress."

The -First In A Series Of Articles On Camping And Cold Weather Survival ' •

As the cold weather approaches once . again we are faced with that seemingly unsolvable problem of how to k·~ep warm. Part of the reason is that most people place fashion before efficiency in ciothing. The second reason is ignorance of how the human body operates under cold weather conditions. This is not to say that an article of clothing cannot be both fashionable and efficient but it is safe to assume that clothiing that is highly fashionable is relatively useless in trying to keep warm. A bri€f look at some basic theories will help us understand what is needed in order to stay warm. Contrary to popular belief th?re is no such thing as a v.·arm sweater or a warm coat; no article of clothing 1produces it's own heat. We must keep in mind that it is the purpose of clotl1ing ~o maintain bodily heat. The }1un1an body is constantly prodt1cing l1eat through the burning of food and continually locsing tl1is l1~at in order to maintain the necessary body

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temperature. It must be remembered that heat loss must equal heat production. Body heat comes from two places, the body's metabolism, and the absorption of radiant energy. Obviot1$1Y during the winter it is the body's meta:. bolism which is the more important because our clothing blocks most of th·e sunlight. The naked body, on a clear day, can absorb as much as 230 calories per hour of the sun's heat, but witn winter clothing this figure is reduced 90. The amount of calories used by the average man can vary from 70 calories per hour while sleeping to 524 calories per hour during strenot1s work. So we can see that the body produces enough heat to keep itself warm. The problem is that heat is usually lost as soon as it is produced. The body becomes cold when the heat loss exceeds the heat produced. This can be corrected in one of two ways, or both . ·. . the body can be forced to produce more heat or the heat loss can be reduced. There are several ways by which the body can be made to

produce more heat, first is to increase food consumption. A good diet is imperative in cold weather. Second is to increase muscular activity, in fact if you do not do this voluntarily your body will do it for you by shivering. Actually muscle tension and shivering have two advantages over running or working. First, the heat produced from your body as a result of running or working is lost to the environment much quicker, and secondly, there are times when it is just plain impossible to run or work, like when you're in a sleeping bag. When you are camping some people say that by eating a candy bar right before you get irlto your sleeping bag is a good idea because your stomach muscles will begin to exercise digesting the food and ' thus· create heat from within. This is fine but eat something else instead of a candy bar, it's messy and bad for your teeth. The heat loss can be obviously reduced by adding more insulation. You must be careful, however, that the right kind of insulation is added or else you will begin to sweat. You must

avoid sweating at all cost being. Clothing must insulate the cause if you sweat now you will warm body from the cold inbe cold later. The body will vironment. There is one rule • give off 11h pints of water every which must be remembered 12 hours besides sweating and when contemplating clothing, therefore it is necessary to wear that is THICKNESS IS clothing which is "breathable,, WARMTH. Thickness and not to allow this moisture to dissi- weight determines warmth. The pate intot the air. I will discuss colder it is the thicker your in"breathable" clothing at a later sulation must be. Insulation detime. pends on a given thickness of Often the extremities of the dead air, and therefore, anybody such as the hnnds and feet, thing that is used to contain will get cold and it seems that dead air will maintain warmth. there is nothing that can be done Four inches of feathers is as to prevent this. This occurs · warm as four inches of leather, when the blood supply to these or newspaper or steel. extremities is greatly reduced. In the next issue I will discuss Because the head has such a rich different kinds of clothing most and constant blood supply, the suitable for the cold weather, lonly part of the body that never but in conclusion, keep in mind experiences a loss of circulation these six rules. it is necessary for this heat to be 1) Thickness is warmth. conserved so that it can be 2) Keep your torso warm so pushed to the hands and feet. heat will be pushed to your Therefore when your hands and extremities. feet are cold make sure that 3) A void sweating. you cover your head as well as 4) Keep wind and rain out of possible, and then your socks your insulation. and gloves can do their job of 5) Keep your head covered to maintaining that heat. aid less circulated areas. Getting back to the problem 6) Increase metabolism by of heat loss we must now look straining one muscle against at the actual problem of clothanother if you're still cold.

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FUTURE ACADEMIC CHANGES Interdepartmental Individualized

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A poll was taken last year in order to help the SAC to study and initiate interdepartmental and individualized majors here at Cabrini. The interdepartmental major would consist of Urban Studies, American Studies, Environmental Studies, and Pre-Law, each with set requirements taken from various interrelated -departments. The individualized major, on the other hand, would be less specific in its requirements than the interdepartmental major. Of the 180 questionnaires given to the students only 69 were returned. However, of the 69 returned the majority of the students found our present major system inadequate and expressed an interest in the interdepartmental and individualized major. At the committee's last meeting which took place in March, it was decided to concentrate primarily on the individual major since it seemed more feasible and makes use of

course selections already.offered. A proposal based on a similar one from Rosemont College has been drawn up and presented to the academic dean for approval. Sr. Mary Louise considers this area of improvement most encouraging. Upon reviewing the proposal made by Mr. Zurek, faculty member of the committee, Sr. Mary Louise said that it was "excellent" and could hopefully be introduced next semester. She did agree however that the success of the program could greatly depend on the reduction of the general education requirements in order to give the student more freedom to pursue his or her field. Study A broad . The area of study abroad still remains hazy. Nothing concrete has been established as of yet, and until something definite is proposed it can not be publicized. Credit is g1ven for any studies taken at accredited uni. versities abroad. Villanova and Rosemont, presently have programs in Florence, Italy, and Cabrini would hope to initiate

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something similar or in conjunction with Villanov~ and Rosemont. Plans are not at all definite. At a meeting of the SAC recently, Donna Sadowski, chairman, expressed a desire, to restructure the SAC due to the slow rate of progress of the committees. The progress made last year was considerable and laid the necessary foundation, but problems were encountered that . hopefully can be remedied in the futur. A suggestion was made bl Dr. Saul th~t the members of the SAC should be chosen by each department rather than sy a. popular election. It would then be up to them to repres·ent the student view and, in addition, the interest of the department ' which they repre~ snt. Sr. Mary Louise proposed this idea to the Academic Council for consideration. It is not the intention of the SAC to abandon their previous work but rather to improve their organization so that the initial work may be completed and new ideas proposed. :

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,,. New majors· have been inaugurated for Cabrini College. You can now concentrate on fields of Communications, Nursing, Medical Technology and Special Education. The Sociology of Women , a new course, is also being offered. The Evening Division is offering a wide variety of subjects for education. Communications is a new program this fall. It is being coordinated by Dr. Frank Saul, a graduate of Pennsylvania State ordin3.ted by Dr. Frank Saul, a graduate of P·ennsylvania State University and Johns Hopkins University. This course is designed not only for teaching in secondary schools, but is also a helpful aid in guiding one towards· job opportunities in Journalism, newspaper, radio, television, theatre, and graduate work in the field of communications. Opportunities for local off-campus radio and televi.sion stations are opened to all students who are inter·~sted. Cooperate study and interdisciplinary courses are being explored with Eastern College. This new program began on the basis of new requirements set up by the Department of Public Instruction. They are responding to the needs of the Secondary Schools and are considering certification in the field of communications. Mrs. Anna Kruse is the coordinator for · Medical Technology. A graduate of Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and Villanova :University. Mrs. Kruse is Assistant Professor of Biology and acting Chairman for the Department for the 1972-1973 academic year. The Medical Technology progran1 is an inter-institutional program with Abington· H~spital. Sacred Heart Hospital, All~ntown and Saint Lukes Hos~ital of Bethlehem . Wl1en tile student reaches her senior year sl1e is assigned to a

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hospital for her internship. Th-ere is no formal tuition but rather a senior fee to cover varying changes. While the student is learning · she receives a stipend of $50-$150 depending on the hospital. This stipend may: be decreased or dropped by some hospitals. The first class to enter the hospital for internship is our sophomore class which will b·egin interning in 1974. The internship begins in July and ends the following July. The students will graduate with their class in May providing they are passing at the hospital at the time of graduation. A degree is not the only . requirement needed for certification; a registry exam, to be taken in August is mandatory in order to become a registered Medical Technologist. The Special Education program is coordinated by Miss Diane Kerr, a graduate of West Chester State and Temple University. The Special Education program has been designed to train students in the education of the mentally · retarded. The job prospects for the graduates are excene ·nt. Due to a new state law, school districts now have to provide proper educational facilities for the mentally retarded child in each district. This will cause ·a demand for teachers certified in the Special Education field. Some school districts that are working in affiliation with Cabrini are: Chi-Chester, Norristown, Haverford, Marple Newtown, and Elwyn Institution. One of the agencies is the Council for Exceptional Cl1ildren which is a professional association. Mrs. Rose Verdile, assistant professor of Biology and a graduate of Rosemont College and the University of Pennsylvania, is coordinator for the Nursing Program. This major is offered in coop·2ration with Widener Col\ege, Chester, Pennsylvania with clin-

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by DENNIS ABRAM The Grateful Dead rolled into the Spectrum on Thursday Sept. 21 and proceeded to do a '4ff hour set that left the audience so high and happy they could bilrely muster enough energy to yell for an encore (which is a rarity i:q Philly). - To say that the Dead were excellent simply does not do the band justice. Never have I been to a concert which at any time reached such incredible heights. Jerry Garcia, lead guitar, kept the audience on the edge of their seats with soaring riffs that simply left you wondering how he could keep topping himself. The band cannot accurately be described, they must be experienced. The. Grateful Dead were not an ' "overnight" success. They have been six years in the making and it show~ in their performances. Whether it is country, blues, or "acid" rock (which they pioneered), they attack it with such ferocity that you wonder how any band can be consistantly so top-flight. The Dead's music ebbs and flows so that every time you think the boys are going to end a number, they slow it down to a barely audible rhythm line that suddenly charges back . to deliver the death blow to your alr~ady beaten cranium. Ten, fifteen, and twenty jams sense of timelessgo by with ness. There is no waste or incessant repetition in a Dead song. Each part is unexplored ground and the band pulls you through every inch of it. I would highly recommend that if you ever get a chance to see the Grateful Dead live, do it. It is an experience you are not likely to for get.

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