• CABRINI COLLEGE, RADNOR, PA.
December 11, 1973
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Out in the Cold
by Carol Mele
Joe Silvestrini, Mary Beth Senkewicz
CabriniElectsFirst Male SGAPresident by Mary Lynn Carone November 1973 was a time of political upheaval, the likes of which have not been seen in recent years, and Cabrini's elections were no exception. After what was probably the most heated and closest election in Cabrini's history, the party of Joe Silvestrini and Marybeth Senkewicz emerged as the victor. Why is this such an amazing occurrence? Because not only is it unusual to have a non-resident president, but Joe is also the first male president of SGA. I asked Joe ifhe felt that being a boy, he could truly represent the interests of a primarily female student body. His reply was that most of the problems at Cabrini pertain to everyone and are "not regimented toward one sex. That 's why I think it worked out so great with a day-hop/resident, boy/girl type thing." Joe's running-mate, Marybeth, agrees that sex should make no difference in determining Joe's effectiveness as SGA's leader . "We're all students, she pointed out, and claimed that the fact that Joe is a boy and the vast majority of Cabrini is female is "not a factor at all." Joe also emphasized that his entire executive board is representative of all parts of the student body, and even though he himself is a non-resident, Marybeth and other executive board members will be more than able to keep him informed on residential affairs. Joe remarked that living at home and enjoying its freedom helps him to emphathize with the residents; that he has no difficulty in understanding their problems. He intends to spend more time on campus next semester, and Marybeth also insists that she will "keep him informed." There has been a good deal of conversation around campus concerning the appropriateness of Marybeth in representing the "typical" Cabrini student. Some students are skeptical of her methods of dealing with ad-
ministration and particularly the Board of Trustees. Marybeth being the "radical" that she is, quite a few students seem wary of her ability to exercise diplomacy or discretion with her "elders." The new president was very positive in reply to such criticism. He first stated that he was very pleased with how Marybeth handled herself during the campaign and that he has no qualms about her ability to work with other people. He especially is impressed that Marybeth is a person with "good, strong, liberal ideas" and the "courage of her convictions. If she believes that something is right and she believes she's representing the kids, she'll go through it to the end." Joe feels this is terribly important at this time of redefining SGA power because neither he nor Marybeth want to let the restructuring "get lost in midstream" and such perseverance on both their parts will insure that it does not. Joe further emphasized the fact that "too many people are losing sight of who's president and who's vice-president." He is completely convinced that he and Marybeth will be able to work together effectively and that working side by side will be representative of total student interests. As far as methods of dealing with the administration or the Board of Trustees, Joe said that he foresees no quick solution to SGA's or Cabrini 's problems, and that if changes must then come gradually, proposals will be modified so that at least part of a proposal may be accepted. He stated that SGA would work for a part if it is unable to get the whole, rather than abandon an issue entirely. SGA _does not intend to "demand" anything, rather, they will propose or recommend. SGA's role is still in the process of being studied, and it will probably be linked with the Coun(Continued on page 3)
Now that a seasonable chill has descended upon Cabrini's campus, students, faculty and administration are literally feeling the effects of what is known as "energy crisis." The forecast is for cooler temperatures and a dimmer view, as heating and lighting, two primary energy-consumption areas, are cut in classrooms and dormitories, as well as the library . It is all part of a voluntary effort by the college community to conserve energy during the current nationwide crisis . According to Mrs. Gough , Cabrini's head librarian, the amount of lighting in the library has been cut by about fifty percent . This, she states, is achieved by eliminating lighting over the stacks, while maintaining adequate lighting over reading areas. Mrs . Gough also stated that the heat has been reduced and the temperature in the library has been maintained at a constant sixty-eight degrees. What feels like colder temperatures during weekends, Mrs. Gough at tributes fewer occupants and less activity in the library during the weekends than during the weekdays. How are Cabrini residents weathering the crisis? Mary Beth Senkewicz, a resident of Grace Hall, said that she definitely feels the effect of less heat in the dorms . "It is much colder at night," she stated, although, "I gave up my electric blanket . " Referring to the response of other student residents to the energy shortage, Mary Beth stated that, "They are more conscious of it. Kids turn off hall lights and lights in the Blue Room, whereas before they could be left on all night." With regard to conservation of heat energy, Cabrini's policy of cooperation may well prove to be, in effect, a policy of selfpreservation. All of the campus facilities have been heated by oil from Sun Oil Company . Now, regulated consumption of fuel oil has become crucial for the individual and commercial consumer since Tuesday, November 27, when President Nixon signed into law the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973. According to the New York Times (November 28), the Act "requires the President to establish within 30 days supplymanagement, or allocation, programs for crude oil and all refinery products to make sure that the fuel shortage doesn't fall with unfair severity on any region or on 'independent' refiners and distributors not affiliated with major oil companies." In the same issue the N.Y . Times also stated that "Herbert Stein, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors told the
Energy Emergency Action Group that the impact of the shortage would be 'quite modest' if the Government was successful in its attempt to maintain fuel supplies to industry and make individual and commercial consumers carry most of the burden." These statements appear to corroborate President Nixon's address of November 25, in which he stated that plans for allocating reduced quantities of heating oil this winter "will call for an average reduction of 10 percent of heating oil for industrial use, 15 percent for home use and 25 percent for commercial use." Addressing himself to consumers of heating oil, the President further suggested that the thermostat be lowered by six degrees below its normal setting so th at a national daytime average of sixty-eight degrees can be achieved. "Those who fa_ilto adopt such a cutback," the President stated, "risk running out of fuel before the winter is over.'' Mr . Isadore E. Axler, Cabrini's Vice-president for Business and Finance, said that he is setting
Cabrini's policy to conform to whatever he has been hearing in the news. "I want to cooperate and keep the school going," he stated; since Cabrini "is tied in with oil and gasoline more than with electricity , if we use up too much we will have to close." Concerning Cabrini 's allocation of oil and gasoline from Sun Oil , Mr . Axler stated that he has yet to receive any official information. He stated th at he is doubtful as to which of the three classifications (industrial, residential, commercial) Cabrini falls under, since it is an institution which includes residence facilities. He suggested th at there may be a special subcategory for schools. Thus far, according to Mr. Axler, the colleg e's main effort at conserving its supply of fuel oil has been to comply with the President's recommendation and adjust the heating system to six degrees below the normal temperature setting. During a recent warm spell the library and Sacred Heart Hall were kept a absolute minimal heating, Mr. Axler stated.
An Interviewwith JoanneMirra
Looking Back by Beth Schweitzer
Redefining the structure of SGA, vital meetings, clocks and open dorms - these are just a few of the issues and answers Cabrini College's SGA president Joanne Mirra has been concerned with for the past year. As we sat in Joanne's dorm room it was evident by her attitude and concern for SGA that even though her term of office will soon end, SGA will always be important to her. The following was the result of the interview with President Joanne Mirra: Beth: What do you feel was your
most significant achievement while in office? Joanne: The initiation of the restructure and redefinition of the present SGA. I must say that the reconstruction of SGA is not as vital as defining SGA in relationship to the other decision making bodies at Cabrini College. Beth: Why do you feel this is significant? Joanne: This issue not only affects the students but faculty, administration and Board of Trustees. Beth: How does it affect them?
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Letter To The Editor
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Apathy hy Bonnie Adlestein "What is wrong with Cabrini students?" "Why are they afraid to get involved?" "Is it a selffulfilling prophecy that they are destined to fail from the start?" The above are questions asked when this reporter brought up a statement dealing with activities on campus. Apathy is one of the highest ranking diseases in the Cabrini community. A major compliant among the students of Cabrini College is that there is nothing to do unless you leave the campus. This premise is wrong and only points out the lack of interest among the students. Opportunities envelope this campus but too many students are "too busy" to use or even see them. Each department offers a variety of different lectures and activities for any interest a student could have. Famous and well qualified speakers have come but yet students haven't been interested enough to attend. Perhaps the students want someone like Cat Stevens or The Rolling Stones to fill the 10-11 slot before they make the effort to attend. Of course what is needed is extr aor di nary entertainment because Cabrini students are bored with every day people. The student pawns are lead by the kings and queens faculty. No only students happen to miss the activities on campus but also the teachers. Maybe there is something going on behind those
Campus To: Loquitur From: Dean of Students for "Campus Comments" 1. Freshmen and transfer students who would like an interpretation of the college orientation test which was administered before the opening of school are encouraged to see Dr. D'Orazio before the end of this semester if possible. Individual notices are being sent out; please stop in as soon as you receive yours. 2. Valley Forge Music Fair is now accepting letters of application for jobs to be available in March. Openings include usherettes, parking attendants, technicians, box office help, concession attendants, etc. Details posted on Dean of Students bulletin board in lobby of Sacred Heart Hall. 3. A Program Committee, consisting of the Dean of Students, one faculty member and the student activities committee, has been established to aid in drawing up the semester calendar and in long-range planning for various types of events. Members are: Sr. Mona Hallock, Dr. Frank Saul, Marlyne LaCorte, Diane DeLucia and Joe Feighan. All departments, clubs and organizations are now being contacted for information on activities planned for the spring semester. Biology Department The biology dept . will sponsor
department doors that is more exciting than the students. Students must take the initiative to become involved. It appears as if only a few have the time to participate, yet these few have the time to be active in a lot. It's amazing that the rest are so, so busy- but where? No one can be in every organization but at least be in something. Even if not an active member-the least that can be done is to attend and support these functions. "Out of 102 people at PRISM last October, 15 of them attend Cabrini, and that includes the staff." Rosemary Scanlan, a coordinator of PRISM, continued, "GENIS IS drew about 30, most from off campus. The largest attendence for anything in the evening was 20, at AN EVENING AT CABRINI." The whole point of this is involvment. Perhaps one feels ashamed to be seen at a school function. You are an apple- publisher if you talk to a teacher more than is necessary. God forbid if you go to see a teacher just to ,: say hello-someone may see you. One would be amazed how human the faculty is. A major asset of a small college is that there can be a 1-1 correspondence with the faculty but the students refuse to take advantage of it. There are many articles written concerning student activities and apathy but it seems as if no one pays any heed. What's your excuse?
Comments a Poinsettia sale for Dec. 17 through Dec. 20. The Biology Dept. will hold a Christmas party Tuesday evening, December 11. It will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Biology lab.
We went over one evening recently to Cabrini College in Radnor to hear Judge Lisa Richette, only to be met at the door of The Mansion by Carter Craigie, sociology teacher, who told us Judge Richette was unavoidably detained; but he suggested we take in the Student Laboratory Plays in progress at Grace Half, the old Dorrance stable. Saw "Cast A" in its presentation of two one-act plays, Thornton Wilder's and Elaine May's. "Cast B" was to perform the following night; wished we could have been there for that, too. Those young people! Astonishingly good. In between the two playlets, Dan Perna, Theatre Lab man, paid well-
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evidently think a great deal of him. That's a wide-awake school over there at Cabrini. By Kay Minton Suburban and Wayne Times 1216nJ
LookingBack (Continued from page 1) Joanne: There has been direct consultation through general student body meetings, general meetings with Dr. Brown, Sr. Mary Louise, Sr. Mona, and Sr. Bernadette, SGA executive board meetings with CCA and the Board of Trustees. There is also a possibility of the Executive Board meeting with the faculty. Beth: How do you think you handled commuter concerns since you are a resident? Joanne: Personally, I felt my position was limited not having direct contact with the commuters. However, Joyce McCreesh the vice-president has done an outstanding job with those concerns. She has held meetings, taken and worked on all complaints concerning lockers, mailboxes, etc . . . She has improved the student lounge by adding to it a T.V., clock, vending machines and bulletin board. She also became active with Prism so that the dayhops have a campus activity to attend. To be honest, I couldn't have done the job without her .
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earned compliments to the hardworking students; they in turn gave Dan a rousing ovation;
terminated. My endeavor was to see little things take less time. Beth: Could I have an example of an issue that was "littl e" but took a long time to be solved? Joanne: Improvements in the student lounge. Beth: What do you hope to see done in the future? Joanne: Definitely to see students have a hand in decision making either by membership on the Board of Trustee's or by the establishment of some type of decision making council. Beth: What do you think the chances are that this will come about? Joanne: Chances are good because I think the administration, faculty, and Board of Trustee's are more aware of student concern for responsibility. I hope to see changes within the next couple of years. President Joanne Mirra had a rewarding year as leader of SGA but concluded that without the help and cooperation of all the other SGA members it would not have been such a successful year.
Beth: What was improved for the residents? Joanne: An important issue that has been partially resolved is the extension of open dorm hours. I would like to see more work done in this area. Beth: What would you have liked to have seen done, but didn't have the opportunity to do? Joanne: I would have liked to have seen the reconstruction and redefining of SGA accomplished, but I realize it takes time and I was limited in this area. I also think that there should have been more time for SGA members to meet with students by either office hours or general student body meetings. I think the three dollar guest fee should be
To the Editors: In the past two Loquitur editorials, "Are Grades Important?" and "Changes", I feel that more harm will come out of them than good. Scholastic bigotry has finally come out of the closet. Whereas most scholastic bigots were content to simply make fun of a specific department or departments, no one had ever bothered to write anything down and have it printed in say the school newspaper. Now we see this has changed with the publication of the above mentioned editorials. The editors try to hand us some garbage that they are concerned about Cabrini's academic standards being lowered by the installation of the pass-fail grading in Special Education. Also, they complain about the possibility of the "easy" 4.0. They finally come out with the ultimate pronouncement "we maintain that Education is not as intellectually rigorous as Philosophy, Chemistry, or Psychology ." That's crap. Like I said before, scholastic bigotry finally came out of the closet. Essentially, I seriously question whether the editors' motives were concerned with the school community at large. Both editorials smack of elitist thinking. We don't want too many of those mtellectual lightweights from the Education Department on the Dean's List now do we? The problem boils down to the age old one of competition. Anyone who says the..y wor to acquire knowledge or insight at school is a goddamn liar. They are just kidding themselves. My 90 doesn't mean a thing unless the other people didn't do as well (and preferably got say, a 50). Then the ego satisfaction is enormous. This letter is not an attack on the people who make the Dean's List or Who's Who, but it is an attack on the people among them who like to breath deep and say, "My, ain 't I wonderful!" Dennis Abram
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Woman •1n the News by Marybeth Senkewicz In her appearance at Cabrini College, Jessica Savitch, anchorperson on KYW -TV, gave an interesting lecture entitled "Women and the Media." The topic was a pertinent one,. and Ms. Savitch's profession itself is in the limelight due to the fairly frequent criticisms of it by President Nixon. Ms. Savitch was the first anchorwoman in the South while she was in Houston, Texas. She said it was a long road up, perhaps more difficult than today. "Female broadcasters are a very recent development," she said. "There's been Barbara Walters and some others, but very few. Producers thought women were useless, except for Romper Room." Once in, she noticed some subtle manipulation . Female broadcasters would tend to get women only stories, or, as she called them, "fashion features in fluff." So you have to fight back by doing the story from a different angle. She said women have to fight cosmetics . "If a woman is not attractive, she will find it difficult to break into broadcasting." For men, this is not so. Good broad casting is used as a criterion instead of looks. But all broadcasters have to look nice. In the television population, there are
SGA Pres. (Continued from page 1) cil of College Affairs in the future . I questioned Joe as to his feelings on the effectiveness of SGA when this is completed. He is highly optimistic that this new legislative make-up will be much more effective and beneficial to all parts of the Cabrini community, for all points of view will be represented and consulted. This new body will also eliminate the channelling that SGA's legislation usually has to go through; problems will be brought up faster and solutions will hopefully be arrived at sooner. One new project that Joe and Marybeth have been working on is the initiation of SGA meetings into the 10 a.m . Friday time slot. Joe told me that many more classes will be scheduled for Fridays next semester, more students will be on campus, and therefore more students will have an opportunity to attend SGA meetings and keep SGA informed of their feelings. SGA will also attempt to get, in the words of Marybeth, "more relevant, pertinent speakers who are in the news and who have something to say instead of speakers who are relevant to only a few individuals ." SGA also hopes to initiate more campus activities. Joe concluded that "It will be a tough act to follow after Joanne," and that if he can do as well as she has done and get as much accomplished, he will be happy, although he will strive for even more. It is a well-known fact that most of SGA's projects and proposals rely on total student support in order for them to enjoy a good reception. With this in mind and also the fact that almost half of the student body voted for someone else, it will be interesting to observe the attitudes and responses of this student body to SGA's new executives.
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people concerned with personal appearance. She does believe, though, that things are changing and we are moving toward a time when there will be just good journalists with no distinction bet-
casting be better? "Definitely not ," she says. "It relies o.n public and government grants (private interest groups)." If you watch public TV, you are socially and intellectually above the average.
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ween black, white, men, or women. Some people think there is a conspiracy in the media to undermine the existing system. It's the "who's Dan Rather going to crucify tonight" syndrome. (By the way, his hate mail decreases with every break in the Watergate story.) There is none , she says. Instead there is a tendency to cut off the messenger 's head because you don't like the news he brings. "We would like to believe in the government and say nice things but that would be lying . We are obligated to bring the truth; apublic trust . However, the sum total of your existence and subjectivity comes between the news and your story . Subjectivity and therefore slight distortion is inevitable. But I see no overall plan to manage the news ." Television is in the position of being tugged by polar opposites. On the one side, it is licensed by the FCC to "serve the public convenience and necessity ." On the other side, television is an advertising medium. TV has to please the sponsor as well as serve the public . Would public broad-
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98% of the people never watch public TV . Most people are getting what they want now. I was a little more than surprised when Ms. Savitch said that mail was read by top brass, even the station manager. I've always thought that letters got scooted between secretaries. Not true , she says . The stations welcome criticism . The lecture, inevitably , tou ched on Watergate . For one thing , she said , the apathy level went down . She finds it ironic that in the midst of such an advanced communications system we could have drifted so far from the governmen t. It has also brought on a per i od of ques t ioning , bot h throughou t t he coun try in general and within the media in parti cular . Someone asked if what t he President thought had any reflection in the way a reporter handled the news. She replied that what the President thought should be of no importance to the good journalist . "The public is more important than any one personal opinion ."
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A few weeks ago when I was for Development and Public hanging around school after Relations; Full Time Faculty who classes, I was handed a have been at Cabrini for at least mimeographed sheet of paper . three years; and Seniors who hold Glancing down at the paper I major offices. Each of these percaught sight of five words in bold sons was given a ballot slip asking print. The anticipated list of that in making his/her selection Cabrini's Seniors who had been the voter take into consideration chosen for Who's Who in the student's scholarship, parAmerican Colleges had finally ticipation and leadership in been released . Out of the sixty-one academic and extracurricular acSeniors who were eligible, eight tivities, citizenship and service to deserving students were selected the school, and promise of future for Who's Who. usefulness. After doing so, each Reenie Cabriniee , whose evaluated them by listing his six cumulative average is 2.70 or bet - choices in the order of preference. ter, was notified tha t she was Finally, after two long weeks of eligible for election to Who's compiling the eight top choices Who. In order to qualify , Reenie the list was released - without had to prepare a one page Reenie's name. Curriculum Vit ae gi ving inThis is the way the selection of formation on her edu cational Who's Who was done this year . background , area s of interest, But due to a proposal from the scholastic di st in ct ion s, memStudent Academic Council the berships in organiza t ion s, hobbies, guidelines will be changed for upand work exper iences and have coming Who's Who. S.A.C. subfifty copies run off to be mitted a proposal st ating that distribu ted to those who vote. there be no grade requirement and Well , after long hours of com- open nominations; that is, any piling and organizing all of this student can nominate herself or
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information Reen ie typed it up and handed it in . Now all that was left to do was wait while a copy of her Curri c ulum Vitae was carefully read by each one of the voters made up of Administration , Faculty and Students . Those who vote include the Vice President for Student Affairs, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President
another and the faculty may also nominate a student. Dr. Dorothy Brown, Vice President for Academic Affairs, wrote back to the Council saying there should be no problem in changing the guidelines since as Dr . Brown said, "Who's Who is not primarily academic; it is to choose the allaround Seniors."
by Lorraine Ostrowski Once upon a time , there were seven talented people looking for a place to express themselves. These performers, all Cabrini students, made the Mansion foyer their stage and presented the college's first "Evening at Cabrini." This mini-variety show featured forms of entertainment for many tastes: folk and classical music, opera, monologue, art and poetry. Freshman Ray Crew opened the show as the masterful master of ceremonies. Besides carrying out his duties as emcee, he effectively presented an excerpt from Edward Albee's unusual "The Zoo Story" in his best booming WKVU voice . After Albee's tale was told, the audience of about forty people turned its attention to the balcony as Kim Sanders presented the sweet sound of "Q'uan do M'en vo" from "La Boheme." Accompanied on the piano by Martha Cavanaugh, Kim also sang Gounod's familiar "Ave Maria." The quietness of that classic established the mood for Louis
Za c cagni's touching interpretation of "The Box." Written by Kendrew Lascelles, the poem depicts the horrors which result when someone opens "the box" labelled, "Kindly do not touch. It's war ." Bernice Ricciuti followed Louis with piano solos from her Beethoven repertoire. The first was the familiar "Fur Elise," followed by the haunting "Moonlight Sonata." By this time, the atmosphere had become very quiet and the mood quite solemn. Then came Monica. A truly enthusiastic performer, Monica Kenney provided a bit of insight into her interesting personality by sharing some original musical creations. She urged "those who find (her) an enigma to listen up!" She succeeded in relaxing her very appreciative audience as she sang of the old, the young, patience and love.
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Dr.Romanoto Teachin Belgium by Michelle Perna Next semester Dr. Romano, chairman of the Philosophy Department, will be leaving Cabrini to teach at the University of Louvain. He and his wife and
' Joseph Romano Dr. two daughters will be leaving for Belgium in January and returning at the end of June. The University of Louvain is the oldest Catholic university in the world . It has an international population of students and
professors. Eighty five different countries are represented at Louvain including students from the Orient and the United States . Dr . Romano will be teaching in the International School of Philosophy. He will be teaching two graduate courses and one undergraduate course. The graduate courses will be Ethics and Mediaeval Texts on Aristotle and the undergraduate course is History of Philosophy . Dr. Romano will be returnipg to Cabrini for the Fall semester of '74. In his absence Sharon Schwarze will be acting chairwoman of the Philosophy Department . After a year of preparations Dr . Romano and his family are looking forward to their Belgium experience . Added to his enthusiasm is the fact that Dr . Romano will be teaching with Ferdinand Van Steenverghen. Van Steenverghen is the author of the book used by Dr . Romano in his first graduate course. Ever yone at Cabrini wishes Dr . Romano and his family a safe and rewarding trip.
Hands Across The Water by Lorraine Ostrowski When in Rome, one is told do as the Romans do. This summer, four Cabrini students had an opportunity to live as the Europeans do - and gain college credits besides.
Sharon D' Agostino Sharon D' Agostino, a junior majoring in French, spent 6-1/2 weeks in Paris with a study group conducted through California State College, California , Pa . While in Paris , she attended classes at the Sourbonne with a group of foreign students , all of whom were studying French . She
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lived among people of her own age in La Maison des Etudiants (a student residence) . After taking placement tests Sharon settled into a schedule which included a morning literature - grammar - culture class and afternoons in a Phonetics Lab. In the morning class, each student was required to give a ten-minute expose on the topic of his or her choice. Many students talked about their hometowns, but according to Sharon, it was very difficult to relate to these exposes, as the ways of life in each country are so dif ferent . Paris was not all work and no play , however . Sharon visited many places of interest , such as Le Champs Elysk and La Place de la Concorde. The Eiffel Tower greeted her every morning at her bedroom window. Student discounts were available for many cultural functions. For example , tickets for very good seats at Rudolph Nureyev's performance in Swan Lake sold for a mere $5.00. Not so in America !
"Flee" Pisano Foreign studen t s are trea t ed couteously by the French people . They seemed to be impressed with anyone who wanted to learn their language , and if you so much as said " Oui" you were complimented on your linguistic ability . The French al so have several distinct impressi ons of American living . All Ameri can s drink Coke and eat hamburgers , and every American woman is t hin . America , to the Fren ch is com pletely modern . This attitude explains the rea ctions of surprise resulting from Sharon's expose on
also spent a few weeks in Europe. She, together with Gail Hanley and Chris White, took part in a Villanova sponsored study group. She lived and attended classes with about thirty other American
Debbie Maguire students in a student residence in Madrid . The faculty came from the University of Madrid, and the choice of classes included a course in Spanish Drama and a course in the culture of Spain . Flee came away with a few distinct impressions of her own . The country is a poor one and under the Communist regime of Franco . The people have little freedom and censorship is prominent . Everyone in Spain works; the handicapped and disabled sell lottery tickets for the state. One amazing thing about the country is the absence of crime. According to Flee , you can walk down the middle of a city street at night and be perfectly safe . At times , the Spanish were shocked at the behavior of the Americans . For example , men and women were living in the same building, and girls actually walked the streets alone . Needless to say , the Spanish girl is very well protected in that society. Both Sharon and Flee want to return to their respective adopted countries some day. They are grateful to Mrs . Rachat of the Language Dept . for suggesting these programs. However, being in a foreign land greatly impressed upon them their "Americanism ." When a frit!nd from Paris asked Sharon why she wished to return to a country plagued by scandal and poverty , Sharon answered, "Because I'm an American."
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Chris White the Italian Fiesta held in Hammonton, N.J . It seems that the learning process was workina; both ways for Sharon . As time passed, conversation with the French people became easier, and Sharon was surprised at how rapidly she was speaking after a little experience. Her trip to Paris was a memorable one, but she did comment that despite her love affair with the city and its people, she did want to come home. Flee Pisano, a Spanish major,
Monica's folk music ended a very pleasant evening of entertainment. The audience was then invited to view another expression of talent: original works of art created by Marion Moore of the Class of '77. According to participants, the show was originally proposed by Dan Perna, Cabrini's dance instructor, as a promotion for pending Theatre Lab productions. Then Ray Crew remarked, it "just kind of jelled together." The show was such a success that preparations are being made for a second Evening at Cabrini, to be held sometime during the Spring semester . Yes friends, there is talent at Cabrini. Evening at Cabrini No. 1 was the evidence . A good time was had by all.