The first annual FamilyWeekend

Margaret Maio staffwr1ter sun was shining brightly all weekend ...5 the campus took part in the first-ever _.Weekend. Many students roamed the with their parents and family, meethculty and supporting the Cabrini sports Later they would converge upon the ~'1 Forge Sheraton for the dinner dance, is the highlight of the weekend. e name of the weekend has been 9!d from Parents Weekend to Family end, but the essence is still the same, ~g to Danielle Harris, senior and presiKappa Sigma Omega.

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Harris began to plan the weekend last January. She met with Dr. Antoinette Iadarola, president, to discuss ideas and goals for this year's event. Iadarola wanted to change the name of the event from Parents Weekend to Family Weekend.

The change was made to dispel any feelings of awkwardness a student may encounter if they did not have a parent or parents to attend. The change opened the weekend to not just parents but an aunt, uncle or cousin, according to Harris.

The campus activities for Saturday also were modified, Harris said. The float parade was deleted, and there was a faculty-parent reception added in the morning. Remaining from years past were the theatre scenes and home sporting events. The dinner dance remained on the agenda. as did

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"He was t_ryingto overcome the obstacles that everyone set for him. This is the most important event for both European history and the history of the Western Hemisphere in years. To not discuss it or honor it is Iudicrous.''

Sharon Metz, director of Honor of Our Neighbors Origins and Rights, (HONOR), shared her views on the celebration.

"We have no other national holiday that honors someone who has such a dubious record and that honors a man other than an event," Metz said. "Martin Luther King is the exception, but he was a promoter of peace and honored for his contribution--not an exploiter."

Metz claimed the survival of the American Indians pre-empted human rights

"You have to survive before disputing the celebration of your oppressor,'' Metz said. "It's a myth, and you are celebrating a lie. His activities were genocide to an entire population."

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Mass and Sunday morning brunch. Students reacted to the weekend with mixed emotions. Senior Janice Reuter was upset that the dance seemed to end so early.

"They should have booked the room longer," Reuter said. "Everyone left so early.''

Senior John Quiros was upset at the lack of publicity. "No one seemed to know what was going on until it was happening," he said. The inefficient publicity was a concern of many students. Toni Ann Bibi, senior, said Kappa should have organized the publicity better. "The tickets were not on sale when the poster said, and students were confused,'' Bibi said.

According to Harris, she knew there was a problem with publicity. "I'm not denying that I publicized people would be there (outside the cafeteria) selling tickets,'' Harris said, "The girls didn't show up. I can ·1 be their mother."

Beth Mulvihill, senior, voiced concern regarding the overall organization. "People need to ask for help," Mulvihill said. "One person cannot pull off the entire weekend."

First-year student Jennifer Ellsworth was pleased with the events of the weekend. "The food was good, the DJ played a nice mix and

Amy Jackson, first-year student, agreed. "It was a lot of fun," Jackson said.

Jackson and her parents met Dr. Anthony Tomasco, psychology department chair, attended the theatre scenes and watched the soccer game. They also went to the dinner dance, according to Jackson. "I would go again next year," Jackson said.

Dena Della Rocca, senior and vice president of Kappa, was pleased with the overall results. "There was a lot of time and organization put into the event," Della Rocca said.

According to Della Rocca, Kappa was a !1ttle rocky in the beginning. She attributed this to a lack of time commitment from some members.

"There were a few key members who put a lot of time and energy into the organization of the event,., Della Rocca said.

The dinner dance was attended by more people this year than last, according to Harris. There were 403 people at the dinner this year, as compared with 377 from last year. Despite the confusion over the selling of tickets and the concern over publicity, the numbers show people came, Harris said. ''I am very pleased with the results," Harris said, "I did what I could do."