April 08, 1994 Issue 21 Loquitur

Friday, April8, 1994 Vol.XL,No.21 CabriniCollege Radnor, Pa. 19087

Computingbudgetscompared

by Catherine Smotherman assistant news editor

Over the past five years, spending on computing resources for faculty and students has been substantially below the amount brought in by computer class· lab fees, while spending on administrative staff computing has been in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Administrators concede that there has been a definite imbalance but prefer to discuss the renaissance that academic computing is about to enter.

"In each of the last five years, no money was budgeted for capital expenditures for CIS (the computer information science department)," said Gerald Satlow, chair of CIS. That means that no college funds were set aside for purchasing hardware or software for the department that was primarily responsible for academic computing needs.

Money was not set aside in the budget because donations were expected to cover the needs of academic computing, according to Mary Ann Biller, vice-president for enrollment management and special assistant to the president for educational affairs.

CIS was budgeted approximate1y $5,000 per year for supplies and maintenance, which had to cover everything down to paper for the printers. "A little arithmetic will show that lab fees brought in around $14,000 per year," Sallow said.

None of the hardware or software in the computer lab was under maintenance, nor is it now. For hardware, a maintenance contract means that when equipment breaks, the vendor will repair it quickly for no additional charge.

Maintenance is not needed on hardware that is still under warranty. For software, it means the user will receive periodic upgrades to the software without additional charges.

Therefore, the computer lab staff had to do a lot of their own maintenance, including running cable and even making the cabling sometimes.

In order to buy software they thought would be useful, CIS undertook the high-tech equivalent of a bake sale. Computer lab assistants, on federal work study/grant, prepared floppy disks for lab use

and CIS received part of what the bookstore charged for each disk.

OAcademic and administrative computing In 1989 the bulk of academic computing resources was 20 personal computers that were so out of date that Barbara DeWilde, coordinator of academic computing services, described them as literally being in museums, even as they were in use at Cabrini.

That same year, college administrators got an IBM AS400 minicomputer, terminals and PCs for most administrative offices and a customized version of a large software package designed to support college administration computing needs. Both the hardware and software have been continuously under maintenance since they were purchased, except when hardware warranties made it unnecessary.

Minicomputers have the kind of power that used to be associated with mainframe computers. Staff members who have PCs and are connected to the AS400 can work on either their PC or the AS400.

Staff with terminals work only on the AS400, which can easily handle the 40 simultaneous users that are sometimes using it.

In 1992 the academic computer lab received a sizable donation from alumni and a trustee working for IBM. Due to the size of the donation, IBM matched it five times, resulting in 22 (386) PCs. In 1993, a similar donation provided the lab with 10 ( 486) PCs, a file server, an upgrade in the software that connects all the machines in the lab and a device that makes it possible to project a terminal's display onto a large screen.

Various academic departments have other machines. The most notable cache is 10 MACs and a CD-ROM used by education majors. The MACs were financed primarily through a grant from the state of Pennsylvania. Thomas Boeke, provost and academic dean, did not respond to a request for a list of all academic computing resources which was made last year.

August, which will be complete by the end of April. The AS400 processor was replaced, a completely new version of the software was installed, and they acquired five gigabytes of disk storage, according to Michael Belsky, administrative systems coordinator. "(We) couldn't ask for anything better," Belsky said. "It's lightening fast and up-to-date."

Knowledgeable sources estimate the cost of this upgrade at $120,000 to $200,000 dollars.

The amount of money spent on administrative computing is appropriate, Biller said, because the needs are so sophisticated and the amount of data being processed is enormous. Several administrators pointed out that the computing power in administrative offices is ultimately there only to support students.

As part of the nine upgrade machines, a mix of PCs and terminals were purchased, as well as an additional piece of the administrative software program to support the develop-

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First-year student Joe Morris works on one of the computers in the Cabrini labs while working as a lab moniter.

ment office, which had not pre- ically generated. viously been connected to the If they come to Cabrini their rest of administrative computstatus is changed, and their ining. The main administrative formation is passed on to other software package is a powerful parts of the program. There are program that integrates the work housing, advising and registraperformed in many offices. . tion components of the program, When potential students first among others, and all work tocontact Cabrini, information gether.

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Union recruiter Saul (Dann Trotter) introduces immigrants Rebecca (Denise Whelan), her son David (John Blackington) and her friend Bella (Katina Corrao) to the world of English in the musical "Rags." The show opens in the Grace Hall Atrium this Friday at 8 p.m.

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FRIDAY v'8p.m.

Opening performance of "Rags" in the Grace Hall Atrium.

SATURDAY SUNDAY v'7:30p.m.Sixers vs. Charlotte, Adult Beach Towel Night at the Spectrum.

Tickets are available in Student Activities.

v' Poetry and storytelling will take place after Rags. Come perform or enjoy in the coffee house.

April 8 to 14

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY v'7:30p.m.

Counseling services will host a program for seniors in Lanshe House.

The topic is "Does reality bite?"

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WCGA. v'8 p.m. Theater will perform "Rags." Grace Hall Atrium.

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Crossing wires of communication can be disasterous to the system You cannot complain about the lack of parking on Holy Thursday, March 31. You had your pick of the litter because there·were a select few who had to be here that day. But the real question was who was supposed to be here?

Classes were held as usual, or were they? Many professors canceled their classes even though the day was specifically reinstated for make·-uppurposes.

Th~ same scene was played on Easter Monday, April 4.

Not as if students were complaining, but if the canceled the day entirely, residents could have gone home early and commuters could have saved themselves the trip.

In one Spanish class, at 8:15 on Thursday, eight eager students waited_ in anticipation to take their test so that they could leave. After twenty minutes passed by, the teacher burst into class all flustered. She could not get her test from the faculty secretaries.

As it turned out, the teacher went back to check one more time. They had arrived, but many staff members and administrators did not. Students filled the vacancies as many paid college employees started their vacation early.

As for the Spanish teacher, she promised she would have the tests graded and in their mailboxes before they all went home for the break. Good intentions were intercepted by the closing of the mailroom.

None of this information was made public to the campus community.

Therefore, there were many an angry student or faculty member because no one knew anything. Yet again the lines of communication were disrupted and chaos was the scene once again.

To whomever this may concern: memos were invented for this purpose.

How about clueing in the clueless? Just a thought.

IUpsandDowns The much-needed break allowed many students and faculty members to recuperate and pulled themselves together before spring fever hit. The warm weather was also an added bonus.

It was hard to function without the availability of the mailroom during all the confusion on Holy Thursday. Classes needed to be made up for lost time during this harsh winter, but the closing should have been made public to students.

The SGA Sophomore Class sponsored a brilliant spring formal, and all aspects went off without a hitch. They proved that these really are the days of our lives.

On sunny Tuesday, April 5, a horde of athletic supporters went out to cheer on their favorite sports teams. That is a prime example of true Cabrini spirit.

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Stress is not an emotion. It's a state of being that is imposed by some outside force.

Stress is different for different people. Some people thrive on it. Others get an ulcer. But all humans experience it to some degree and cope with it in their own, individual ways.

For me, stress is my life.

I do not mean that I am always stressed out. That definition would be too easy for what my life is. Anxiety and neurosis are closer to it.

Let me give an example of stress: my past week!

I'm on stage crew for the spring musical, "Rags," and I am tired. I am "in charge" of the right wing, and I'm not even a Republican. It's a thankless, dirty, hard job, running the right wing, and I am trying my best.

Problems pop up and we deal with them. It's frustrating.

But. that's not all.

I have to pay for school and do not have money to pay. What's $800 bucks or so to someone who will eventually owe thousands, you ask? A lot when I do not hold a steady paying jobs and my parents are too busy with their own problems to help. So, therefore, I am not registered for classes in the fall of my senior year and do not have a room yet for next semester.

But that's not all.

My mother's business is in trouble, my father is out of work, my brother has mononucleosis and my sister is getting braces. Damn. I know I forgot a sibling in there somewhere. But I'm so busy that I don't know what my family sounds like anymore.

But that's not all.

Driving back from work this past Sunday (Easter, for those so quick to forget), my 1972 copper-and-rust Nova stalled at a traffic light. In an attempt to restart the engine, a section of the tail pipe went flying south. Estimated repair costs: over $400.

But that's not all.

Then there is this thing. What I'm writing now. And the publication it's printed in. More frustration. More hard

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same manner. Reality is in the eye of the beholder.

What then is universal? What is it that binds all humanity together? What makes us who we are? Is it religion?

Culture? Language? Blood types? Ice cream preference? What defines mankind?

Stress. Human beings are the only creatures on the planet capable of perceiving their surroundings for what they are. We understand death. We create our environment to suit our needs. And we create stress.

The knowledge we failed an exam because we procrastianted causes us stress Understanding is a blessing and a curse. We can think backwards, forwards, and NOW. Stress makes humans grow. Cliche: you learn from your mistakes. The same is true with stress; the more pressure you handle, the more capable you are of dealing with the world. Stress can cause pain, but you learn from that pain. It's like touching a hot iron; once you do it you '11 never do it again.

Each person deals with stress differently. This past week has been pure hell for me. But I learned something.

I learned how to manage my time and cope. Not once this week, God strike me down, have I complained about all the work I've done this week. I'll be fine.

And I will. I guess I'm like everybody else.

But I still wish my tail pipe was fixed.

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Now, any 4-year-old could sense the pattern here. This pattern is my life. All of these things, not to mention a phone bill, classes, papers, work, taxes, primary elections, Whitewater, the environment, war, peace, the global community, the information superhighway, God, death, life ... They all rule my life.

"Where does it all end?" I asked that question to my mother over break; "It never ends," she said. I asked that same question to my sister; "When does what end, Steven?" she asked back.

Life is full of points of reference.

Everyone has a different place they are coming from, a different point of view.

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I Bridging communication gaps

!Opinion

Men and women speak out about the oQPositesex

Love of grandparent helps adolescent grow into adult :~":!:;.ngooach Ronette Holt, staff writer

Not much has happened in my life since I have been walking this earth the past 23 years. But, I must say I am thankful to God who has carried me this far.

One of my biggest obstacles, which hurts me a lot, is growing up in an dysfunctional household.

Learning and understanding has always been a problem for me growing up as a child. My parents never realized it, nor do I think they were aware of the lack of support I received and how it affected me deeply. As a child, no one was there to listen.

When I did poorly in school or was a disciplinary problem no one asked "why?" or "what's wrong?" I was just yelled at, punished or spanked. Which only caused more harm than good.

My situation became more problematic when my parents separated. I was alone, and no one was there to hold me, tell me I was loved and everything would be alright.

When I reached fourth grade, God sent me an angel. Her name was Myrtle Holt, my wonderful and loving Nana.

She took over the burden and raised my brother and I. Did she know the disaster she was getting herself into?

She had four sons, but no daughters and was delighted that now she had a girl to take care of. She.was willing, yet concerned about the responsibility she was about to take on.

It was awful, at least that is how I felt when I reached 13-years-old.

I had reached the stage of adolescence, and, like most teenagers, I wanted to live my own life, because I was GROWN. Her rules were strict, but her morals and values set a great influence upon me. She listened when I needed to be heard, held me when I cried but shut me up when I was naughty and crude.

I'll never forget my junior year in high school when I didn't think I would be able to go to the prom because I couldn't afford a dress.

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But who came through? Nana. She worked tirelessly and endlessly so her granddaughter could be Cinderella for a night.

I could go on explaining about my Nana. A remarkable woman who set her needs aside to put mine first.

She was a true role model, not the kind that only reach out to you on television, but the kind who was always there in your corner and proved it.

She molded me into a woman and, believe me, I gave her hell while doing it. She taught me respect, perseverance and to be proud of who and what I am.

Not to mention Nana gave me a religious foundation and instilled the importance of education from all aspects of life.

Recently, I realized why bother point the finger and blame my parents for being absent in life at the times I needed them most?

Why, when I was blessed with a more responsible and caring guardian? Nana gave me attention and love that every child needs.

Now, I have to become my own woman and make a believer out of myself. You see, Nana has gone home to her place in heaven, so she can look down and see if I can put all the wisdom and knowledge she taught me to use.

It has been about five years since Nana passed. It was during my senior year in high school. She never -saw me receive my diploma and will never see me reach my goals and beat the odds.

I admit I still cry because there are times when no one can give me the answers I need, and no one can understand the challenges I face or how I feel backed up against a wall. Not a friend, teacher, pastor or sibling can understand or listen like Nana.

There are so many problems I face today and keep locked up inside of me, because only Nana seemed to know the solution to my problems.

Another thing about Nana- she called life as she saw it. She knew my fate before I knew my own. When she was alive, she would explain to me that life was cruel, but I would have to face up to it and learn how to break every barrier to move ahead.

The strength and strong backbone she had within herself makes me realize I can and will survive, too, no matter how many times I have to pick up the pieces to solve the puzzle. Nana solved it at some point in her life, and someday I will too.

From the primitive "Me Tarzan, you Jane" to the classic "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn," thousands of attempts have spanned humanity's quest to form lasting lines of communication. For every connection made, another is broken. Yet through it all, men and women throughout this campus and beyond have spoken out about speaking to each other.

The gathering area last Tuesday found seniors Maryanne Walker, Chris Monaghan and Mike Verna discussing their mixed views on the subject of communication. Walker said communication is "key to anything."

She added honesty is also a requirement.

"I think a lot of men have this disadvantage, that they are very jealous," she said. "I think it's because they're not listening to the ladies."

Though she says her boyfriend communicates well, Walker said in general women communicate better than men.

Verna agreed with Walker but said his relationship was unique in that he was the better communicator. In the midst of this, however, his girlfriend, Kristen Vento, a first-year student, walked up behind him and caught the confident communicator red-faced and off guard. Wondering what she interrupted, Vento immediately asked Walker, not Verna, what she had missed.

Why do men and women find it difficult to communicate with the opposite sex? Is it fear? Is it pride? Maybeitisalloftheabove.

Junior Libby Bellwoar said no one wants to say the wrong thing. She, too, cited trust as a requirement for communication. She, too, felt the ladies communicate more freely.

But Bellwoar said that delicate topics and controversial subjects can trip up would-be conversers. ''You want the person to like you, so you don't want to say the wrong thing," she said.

Director of Student Activities Marianne DeFruscio said it is not only what one says but how one says it. According to DeFruscio, individual perceptions can influence and disrupt the lines of communications. She added body language and other physical attributes also effect conversations.

DeFruscio went on to say that as long as the participants are comfortable and trusting with each other, communication between the sexes will occur. She could cite neither side as "better" and said each conversation is unique.

Newlywed Rosanne Carfagno, a senior, said she had to get past her "stubbornness." It is a continuous process. Carfagno said she tends to bottle up her feelingsuntilher husband offers her one last chance to talkabout it.

Carfagno said crossing the line into marriage changes the communication process.

Constant contact requires a new sense of the other's moods and needs. She and her husband try to cope with their mutual needs by setting aside days they deem "date days" on which they spend time together patching up their lines of communication. In a marriage, those lines are even more important because, according to Carfagno, "you're always with them."

Neal Newman, theater director, has been with his wife, Karen, for 18 years. He said when he and his wife sense their communication process is slipping, they go away together. Between his work in the theater and at the college and her life as a practicing psychiatrist, the couple finds themselves quite busy, sometimes too busy. Their full schedules break down their communications.

But Newman said even their arguments are a great source of communication. "We are always learning," he said.

In the fjeld of psychology, scientists have learned there may be a biological reason why men and women have such trouble voicing their feelings and opinions to each other.

According to Dr. M.L. Corbin Sicoli, professor of psychology, the hemispheres of the brain of a woman are more connected to one another than in the brain of a man. This connection more quickly passes emotions, originating in one hemisphere, over to the other hemisphere, which conveys the emotion via speech or writing. In simpler terms, women speak their emotions nearly instantly while men experience a "time lag" between hemispheres.

Inaddition,Sicolisaidthereisoftenamisinterpretation of intent. She said women often seek supportby communicatingtheir feelings. Men, meanwhile,oftenbelievethewomenwantthemto solve the expressed problem. When their suggestedsolutionsarerejected,men growfrustrated andstopcommunicating,whichfrustrateswomen.

Sicoli said this problem is best solved by expres.singdispleasurein termsof'1," not "you."

Telling the other one's needs places the ball and conversationinhisorhercourt.1bosewhocannot solvetheircommunicationproblems,accordingto Sicoli,have no futuretogether.

Communicationgapsare an age-oldproblem.

Manybelievethatuntileachsexunderstandstheir differences,the gapswill grow. In herbook,''You Just Don't Understand,"DeborahTannen, Ph.D. wrote,"Hyouunderstandgenderdifferences...you may not be able to prevent disagreementsfrom arising,but you standabetterchanceof preventing themfromspiralingoutofcontrol.Understanding theother's waysoftalkingisagiantleap acrossthe communication gap between women and men, and a giant step toward openinglines of communication."

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lab." tioos. and businea hires will be expected to in the commuaiattiom l8id. Thecurrcllllfaculty tau,btthe "nUJn. fulfill program development. as well as, inBoekesaidtbatthe graphicdesign/(lommu- ber a-uncbillg"'c:otmeS tbia year. structingcourses. For example,in communi- nications hirewill helpleadtheway in the Cbristsaiddlat11ewouldlib the candiGrowthandexpansion wmhita.brini's cations,weareiavestigatingueuinthecorpo- development of the graphicdesignmajor, and date to haveworkexpedcace, at leastfive campusIbis fall. The collegehopt$for rate worldanddeveloping programs for study. it will be also effect students who arenot yearstr.acbigge~oomputercxpefournewfacultymembers tostartinthefall In Spanish, the new f.aculty memberwill be necesurilyincommunications,butinsteadarerieoai in educationand in the wort place of 1994. Existing faculty membersmisb affectingasignifican~amountofstudcnts.The. in libaal ar1S. and a doctoratein philosophy. the tbougbt of department expansion,and Spanjsbiosbuctorwillbe responsiblefor a four "Grapbicdesiga isa relatively largemajor, ~think of a collegeasbeingnm studentswill benefit directlyby the poten- week intensive language programthis sum- and we can beginto buildon the optioo.We byPh.D.~~said.

"Qualityisequattial additions. PlaM for new programs mer, while directing and recruitingstudents. needtodevekiptheacademiaandtheexpertiae ed with that kindof degree. We do not exist. particularly saythatin the adverdsanent.

The grapluc (bign/communications person in the infraslructure,,,Boeke said. , Cabrinic.ollegeneeds to~ four assis- will help lead the way to develop a graphic Dr. Jerome Zurek. department chair of It is just 1111academicdiffeteoceof opintant professorshipsin the fields of busi- design major. The business professorwill Englishand oommunicatioos. said that he is ion.» ness, comnnmications/grapbic design, teadi qnanutative methodsandfinance. The looking for someonewho seesthe excellence The graduatedivisionanticipatesan Spanish and graduate education. The na- educationposition is needed because we only in Dr:CarterCraigieand his style. addition to their one tun-timeposition. tionwide bunt expands from .traditional have onefull-time professor and 350graduate Craigie.professorEnglishand communica- Martha Waring-Cbaffee.aaeoc:iateprofe.1methodsof advertisementto more futuris- students. The ratio warrants the position," tions, articulate& that style. sor of the masters in education program, tic means. SU58D Kazmierczak.,human Boekesaid. "lfulfillthegoa)sofaliberaledocation. For detailedthe qualities hercandidatessbould resourcesdirector, is in charge of placing The search committeeswill include the example,inpbotography,tbestudentstaketbe~ the ads.

"We are looking forseveral things. department heads, Boeke and another f.acu1ty picture,print the picture, stand-up in front of Kazmierczakplaced ads inThe auoomember outside the major. Students will also the cl~ and discussthepicture. We thenfind Teachingexperienceat the graduatelevel, icle of Higher Education on March 16 and be invited to join in the interviewing process. outwhatwentwrong,andtheneveryoncelsein teaching in public school, knowledge of March 24. The initial ICSpODSeSinclude 30 Dr. Antoinette Iadarola,president, will inter- clllS.$ has to make commentsOD an evaluation computers, a trackrecordin programinitiapplicantsinbusiness.20ineducation,oneview the finalists. form. If there are 19 students, then the person ationanda backgroundin psychology. We in Spanish andoneingraphicdesign. SpanThecommittees are looking for that extra in the front gets 19 evaluations. Many things are alsoconsidering a certificationin eduish and graphic design still lag behind in spark. aregoingon at the sametime. There is writing. cation leadership," Waring-Chaffee said. applicants.

"We want that quality specific to Omrini. talking, technologyand mixing chemistry."

HeleneHennigan,department head of Kazmierczak said that the first response Faculty members who are interested in stuCraigie will co-teach with the new faculty langtlageandassistantprofessorofFrench, was not what she had expected. Therefore. dents." Dr. Adeline Bethany, department chair hireand retire at the end of next year. He plans saidthat she isstill waitingto hear abouther she placed ads on the Internet system, a of the fine arts department, said. 1'his sounds to enroll in Spanish and biology classes after search committee. nationwide computer communication tool kind of corny,but our faculty does care. We retiring.

TheSpanishdepartmentplamanintensive which the job seeker can utilize to find jobs really do put a considerable effort to go that Anew business faculty position will replace four-week Spanishcourse this summer and in different states, colleges or areas. She extra mile for our students. The advertisement Howard Buzzard, who left last year. The wants the new hire to be involvedin the plaoed ads for Spanish in the Modem Lan- spells everything out," population of business majors has increased. formulationandexecutionoftheprogram. guage A.<oociationand ads for graphic de-Bethany joins the team to find the commu- Therefore, the board of trustees reinstated the Acommonthemcoffacultydealswiththe sign in trade journals and art schools. whichlies nication/graphic design employee. "We al- po5ition. Four and a half full-time positions importanceandtraditionofCabrini, Dr.Thomas Boeke. provost, is an active ready have a concentration in graphic design," exist at this time. intheteacher-student relationships. member OD each committee search. He Bethany said. "We already have a couple of "Howard Buzzard's specialty was in mun• "Wearelookingforsomeonewhohas explained the four new full-time 3S.$islant special Macintoshes in the basement of the ber crunching; areas like finance, statistics and skillsandisalsoanexcellent aavisor," Zurek professor positions. library. We hope lo get new computers this higb. level strategic planning." Edward Christ, said. ~1ttllplrielill11ip.ie,oftb\luaica summer,ilnd$0111eofffle~fflfered ~~of~ adm1itt5tlation, Btalfwrltsr

Library misses exit on information highway

by Diane Wrobleski assistant graphics and layout editor

The cornerstone of the Holy Spirit library dates back to 1965. Unfortunately, so do most of the materials that the library houses. This is not unusual for libraries in general, but what is, is the fact that the reference materials are not updated in respect to the Internet system and the three CD ROM systems.

Lisa Brancy, a continuing education student, said, "As I was conducting research for a group project, I realized that the material wasn't fully updated at Cabrini's library.

Fortunately, my partner found the needed information in time, at Tredyffrin' s public library."

Most commuters find that commuting to classes is one thing, but commuting lo area libraries is another thing.

Sophomore Valerie Mackner said, "The library hardly has anything I need, I usually go to Villanova's instead."

The problem, however, does not lie in the lack of effort of the library staff, but in the budget allowance.

There has never been a set percentage of budget funding for the library to work with. Rather, it is a matter of proposing or requesting funds toward specific needs of the library.

Kristine Mudrick, library director said, "Each request has been judged toward the 'big picture' of what the library needs."

Another reason why materials are so costly and difficult to obtain is because inflation rates keep rising.

"An example of this is that the cost of

inflation has risen ten percent per year, within just the periodical subscriptions.

The budget release is not in that amount and tuitions cannot possibly be increased an additional ten percent to compensate for this problem," said Mudrick.

However, when th.! library does update materials, the computer systems reference them back to the library's subscription date, or lists materials that are not available.

Mackner said, "When I use the computer system, it provides a list of periodicals, but they don't always have the listed materials."

A five year backfile may be available on a certain journal, but to update the computer systems with backfiles of every type of journal is very expensive.

Mudrick said, "A five year backfile of a journal title is at least five times more expensive than the subscription rate per-year. Therefore, it is harder to buy because it costs so much more."

According to the Middle States library report composed by Mudrick, "Grant funds and donations supplement the library's operating budget."

One major contributor has been the Arcadia Foundation. The development office works with this organization, in purchasing books and organizing special projects of the college.

Other donated funds have been used for both institutional advancement and collection development.

Some of the institutional upgrading has been focused on the air-conditioning, accommodations for the mobility impaired, asbestos encapsulation, and the material theft-detection system.

Another institutional update was participating with the Commonwealth Libraries' Electronic Mail Project, a single Internet gateway account.

These institutional upgrades are essential for the library's future success, but they go unnoticed by students because they do not impact their process of researching materials.

There is good news for those who live on campus and cannot commute to area libraries.

According to the Middle States report, recent grant proposals have been concentrating on the ·collection development of the library's materials. The focus lies on the planning, purchase and implementation of an integrated automated library system.

In coordination with the development office, proposals have also been submitted to private foundations as well as to government agencies.

As for future changes within the library, the amount of unused shelving that currently exists will be filled within the next five years. Reserve shelving will also be enhanced.

To accommodate growth, the shifting of materials will continue and additional shelving will be integrated into the current available space.

As a result of a 1992-93 study conducted by the library that proved a record number of 14,394 reference and directional materials were utilized, the reference and periodical collection will be increased in size and scope.

The subjects and areas of concentration were education, business, psychological programs and electronic tools.

photo by Kelly McDonald

Continuing education student John Gardiner searches the shelves of the Holy Spirit Ubrary. The library is far behind the times in many resources and materials.

Also contributing to these changes is the increasing enrollment of the college body.

Still, most students are left wondering if sufficient funding will ever be available lo the library during their enrollment al the college.

Senior Eric Barbuscia, said, "I don't understand why the college is considering investing $30,000 this year into new furniture, when the library needs to be upgraded. l always thought it was a college, not a hotel."

Friday, April 8, 1993

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First in a series The life of a teacher: Mollie Chesna

by Diane Wrobleski assistant graphics and layout editor

When Americans go to Jamaica, it usually is to get away on vacations or honeymoons.

But when Michael Troupe, assistant director of the physical plant, goes to Jamaica, he is going home.

Troupe, a native of Jamaica, has been working at Cabrini's physical plant for fiveand-<)-halfyears.

He not only is the assistant director of the plant but an office manager as well. He also oversees the groundskeepers, the van drivers and their various day-to-day projects.

Ultimately, Troupe organizes the basic, daily operations of the campus. He is the direct supervisor of four men and interacts with a total 0fnine crew members each day.

Troupe's duties include keeping up the appearance of the campus and performing maintenance work and structural work when needed.

Troupe has to be prepared for just about every type of job. One exceptional task he had to face was working long hours during the ice storms of this past winter.

"During the months of January and February when we got the bad snow storms, there were times when we had to sleep on campus after 32 hours of continuous work," Troupe said. "During the power outages, we had to constantly drain pipes and check generators, including the back-up systems."

The bad weather of January and February made most of Cabrini's campus want to get away, specifically to warmer climates like Jamaica. Yet, Troupe remained in the states because of his work responsibilities of keeping Cabrini's campus free of hazardous conditions.

Troupe is from Kingston, Jamaica and has been residing in West Philadelphia for 10 years.

He came to the United States with six years of on-the-job training in carpentry and framing and training experience as a police officer. He also attended the college of Arts, Science and Technology in Kingston on a part-time basis, and he studied construction supervision.

"I came to the United States for a change of pace," Troupe said.

His wife was here for a year, while he remained in Jamaica. During that time, his father offered him the business proposition of becoming a partner in the ownership of a farm in Kingston.

Soon after, his wife convinced him to come to the United States to join her in work here and to help his father finance his farm.

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Michael Troupe takes a break from work for a picture at his desk.

percent, and the rate of exchange from Jamaica to the United States is 30-1. In Jamaica, it wasn't that high, so I figured if I came here, it would be a big help. I could help him with the finances."

After his arrival,Troupe found many differences between Jamaica and the United States.

"Here, my job title deals more with preventative maintenance," he said. "In Jamaica, it was carpentry and framing. I'm not able to build at Cabrini, but I can fix damaged structures."

Troupe's first job in the United States was at the Denny's restaurant in Wayne. Here he perfonned maintenance duties, plumbing and painting. Now he is at Cabrini and also is working part-time as a supervisingmanager at Wyeth Laboratories, in St. Davids.

Troupe commutes to his jobs everyday, waking up early so he can avoid rush-hour

traffic. He also ends each day late, leaving hardly any time for him to see his family.

"I've been working since I started going to school. Now Iwork hard, because I want to see my kids grow up, go to college and not work as hard as I do. I'm setting a foundation,"Troupe said.

The Jamaican economy is stronger than the United States.' As a result, it is more economical for him to reside in this country than in his home country of Jamaica.

"Though it is more expensive, your kids never go to bed hungry. Because people have their own farms in their backyards. Relatives and friends support each other," Troupe said.

Although Troupe has been living in Philadelphia with his wife and three children since he came to the United States, his goal is to buy a house away from the city and final!y, one day, return to the crystal clear, blue water of his homeLJamaica.

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by Katina M. Corrao

assistant arts & entertainment editor

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Friday, April 8, 1993

ITheater preview 'Rags' fillsthe atriumwith song,dance and videos and students will be shown before and after the musical, as well as during· the intermission. It has been constructed, edited and combined by the television The weather may prove otherwise, but spring is here. And with this change class, taught by Yungmann.

"This project was completed to let of seasons comes the spring musical, students know what it's like leave one's "R.ags." homeland, and to get statements and " 'Rags' is the story of the immigrant stories from people right here on camexperience," Catherine Yungmann, inpus," Newman said. structor of communications, said.

Newman continued to say that there Neal Newman, theater director, decided to produce "Rags" because it is are some students who lived, or are livthe story of Mother Cabrini, the patron ing, the exact replication of "Rags."

"Some of our students are going saint of immigrants. through a culture shock right now," "Ninety percent of Cabrini students do not know what Mother Cabrini did, Newman said. "One individual who or who she was," Newman said. "She was interviewed is from a Caribbean set up care centers and hospitals and island, and he used to ride horses on the basically helped a large number of im- beach every morning before he came to America." migrants."

Kathy Ross, senior, is one of the CaNewman also said that only a few students know about their own back- brini students whe does know about her grounds, and this is something that ties background, and she shared it with Doug Eppler, her interviewer. in with the musical.

"I was sitting in the newsroom and " 'Rags' is about peoples' grandparDoug was sort of thinking out loud about ents and even their great-grandparents," this project for his television class," Newman said.

"Neal (Newman) thought it would be Ross said. "So, I told him I had a story nice to incorporate a video, along with I could share and I agreed to an interthe musical, to show people that fami- view."

Ross said her mother was born in lies are going through this immigration experience today, not just at the turn of Zurich, Switzerland in 1934. Due to the threat of a Nazi invasion, her family the century, when 'Rags' takes place," moved to the Philippines. Ross' grandYungmann said.

The video footage of faculty, staff father ran a tobacco plantation there.

by Christina Feehan assistant arts & entertainment editor

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visit to the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum

by Catherine Smotherman assistant news editor

Employees in the gift shop were discussing racism among themselves, and a museum employee said he thinks race relations in the United States are at the point of revolution.

Perhaps the most important thing about the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum (AAHCM) is the fact that it exists.

Philadelphia is a large city with a high percentage of Afro-Americans and it needs all the strong Afro-American institutions it can get.

The museum is small and does a very inadequate job of documenting AfroAmerican culture and history, but it is there, and somehow it manages a sense of vitality.

The permanent collection currently on display is composed almost entirely of paintings, some of which have an . obvious association with Afro-American life, but many of which do not.

Short-term exhibits usually help to strengthen the presentation.

The strength of the museum is more in the fact that it is present at all and in its special programs.

The museum sponsors a well-regarded jazz series each year and has occasional movies, speakers and cultural workshops for children.

The gift shop is a much better place to learn about Afro-American life than the galleries. It is very well stocked with books, especially books for children and about music. There is also a good selection of novels and historical and political bo~ks. The selection is rounded out with African sculpture, posters, jewelry

and T-shirts.

Though the AAHCM has only a limited exhibition, those items on display fulfill that old-fashioned requirement of art: they are enjoyable to look at.

Most of the works are paintings, but they represent a variety of styles. Some of them make something inside you relax, something you had not realized was tense.

The stated objective of the museum is to document Afro-American history and culture. Neither is very present in the current limited exhibit.

The next visiting exhibit, "Healing the Mind and Body," about the history of Afro-American baseball players, begins in late April.

Visiting exhibits will improve the situation, but it seems obvious that there are many inexpensive ways the museum could improve its coverage. The permanent collection should be expanded and diversified.

Getting the message across does not necessarily require acquiring expensive materials.

Just inside the entrance to the museum, before you have to pay, there is a machine that dispenses lists of ethnic sites in Philadelphia. The visitor may choose from about 20 different ethnic types, such as Afro-American, Chinese and Italian. The machine will print out two pages of descriptions of related attractions in Philadelphia.

For those interested in attending, the AAHCM is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon - 6 p.m.; except for major holidays. The admission fee is $4 for adults, $2 for students. The museum is located at 701 Arch Street in Philadelphia.

The Japanese invaded the Philippines and burned down Ross' grandfather's plantation. Her family was deported on a cargo boat to the United States.

Rob Marish, first-year student, was one of the Cabrini students who did the actual interviewing.

"I asked them what their story was and what their experiences in the United States, or in a different country, were," Marish said. "I asked them about their ancestors and how they made it to this country."

"The interviews ran about 5-10 minutes, but the interviewers had to cut and edit their stories down to 45 seconds," Marish said.

Liz Brister, another first-year student, was also interviewed. Her great-grandparents came from Italy and moved to Rome, N.Y. They lived in a two-family house, one floor was where they lived, and the other was their family-run bar.

"If they made $20 a night, it was considered a good night," Brister said.

Their family was very large, about 10 children, and eventually they opened a restaurant. When the children grew up, they began working in the family business.

"Today the Destitos own even more restaurants and a hotel, and are very well-known," Brister said.

Bryan Bell, junior, is another student interviewed for this project and his an-

cestors also came from Italy.

His mother's family is from Sicily and when the economy was very bad and WWI was going on, his grandparents realized they had to leave their homeland. His grandfather hid in a baggage compartment of a ship and ended up in Philadelphia.

"At 26, my grandfather met my grandmother, who was only 16, and they married and lived in Chester," Bell said.

Bell's grandfather was a mechanic on the assembly line of the Ford Motor Co., and had his own restaurant for a while.

"It's hard to find an Italian who can't cook," Bell said.

After this job, Bell's grandfather then worked for the Pennsylvania department of transportation for 30 years, before retiring at age 78.

"Mother Cabrini is us," Newman said, "and this video coverage is designed to help students to understand that others live the life of 'Rags.' " "The collaboration between the television class and the theater has always produced something great," Newman said. "As far as I know, people have enjoyed working on this assignment."

"Rags" will open on April 8 and run through April 23. The price of admission is $12 for adults and $6 for students. Shows begin at 8 p.m. in the atrium of Grace Hall.

CaDrinistudentbeco

by Shella Brady assistant features editor

Some students think they might pull their hair out or prepare to jump off a bridge when dealing with the pressure of writing a research paper. All the grueling hours of reading, researching and typing to put out that six-page paper can be really tough.

Well, do not go complaining to senior Kevin Ohlandt!

He did the research for a whole book called "Comic Book Artists," which was released in December 1993.

Ohlandt slaved for 90 hours per week, as co-editor of the book, for the months of June and July, 1993.

He collected information on 150 comic book artists. He contacted every artist who was living at the time of the research and laid out a biography and graphics for each one.

One service "Comic Book Artists" provides, in addition to the personal accomplishments of each artist, is a list of all of their works. This serves as a checklist for collectors of comics.

The list also includes pricing for each book. Ohlandt himself did all the work to provide readers with this information.

How did he get involved with all this?

In December 1984, Ohlandt was employed at the comic book store "Yester Years," in Ridgefield, Conn.

The store shut down in November 1985. Malloy decided to distribute a · monthly price guide magazine. Ohlandt worked on the "Comics Value Monthly" from 1986 to 1987.

In the summer of 1991, Ohlandt returned to the magazine. The magazine consists of comic book reviews and

Kevin Ohlandt posses with Jack "King" Kirby, th

serves as a pricing guide for comic book sellers all over the world.

He first worked as a researcher and was promoted to assistant editor. In turn, he then was promoted to pricing editor, the position he now holds.

In 1992, Malloy proposed the idea to put out the book. "Comic Book Artists" coincidentally was published by Wallace Homestead, a branch of Chilton Publishers, located in Radnor.

"Basically, I learned how publishing works," Ohlandt said. "I learned how much needs to be done, even when you think you are finished."

Ohlandt learned there are annoying technicalities when it comes to copyrights and trademarks. The book's c~ver was supposed to feature Spiderman.

Friday, April 8,.1993

Is television too violent?

by Celene Wright staff writer

What are children supposed to do when they witness Elmer Fudd shooting Daffy Duck with a rifle in the face, and all that happens is the beak moves to a different part of his head? What are teen-agers supposed to do when they watch gang members protecting themselves W!th weapons?

Are adults even able to look past the violence that is portrayed on television?

Violence is very much a part of the entertainment that people watch every day. It is seen on a number of shows each day, from the top of the morning to the dead of night.

"Killings, murders and drive-by shootings" are the kind of violence that D.J. Glasgow, a sophomore, witnesses on television.

Glasgow added, "You see shows like "N.Y.P.D. Blue" that push the limit of violence."

Almost every show contains someone committing a violent act against someone else. Due to the amount of violent crimes portrayed on television, many think it is safe to say that violence is a very large part of television.

Fran Rivers, a first-year student, said violence occurs in more than half of the shows on television.

"I think the violence shown on television is kind of graphic," first-year student, Aliza Coleman said.

Individuals brought up a few different kinds of entertainment when think-

JIIMY photo supplied by Kevin Ohlandt

co-creator of the Incredible Hulk.

However, the owners of the Spiderman character, Marvel, brought out a new policy, stating that none of their character could be on the covers of any other books about comic books.

He also learned the key ways of dealing with people. He communicated with artist, on a daily basis, in order to find out the information he needed. Last year Ohlandt was the associate news editor of Loquitur. The communication skills he learned on Loquitur helped him a great deal, during his work last summer.

"It would have been a lot different," Ohlandt said, "had I not had journalism experience."

The book's other co-editor, Brian Kelly, also helped Ohlandt greatly. He

ENTERTAINMENT ing of the violence that is shown on television today. On "N.Y.P.D. Blue," I saw this guy who had about 50 million bullet holes shot in to him. The camera man shot the scene as if it was nothing, which just blew my mind, Glasgow said.

"I do not really enjoy watching a bunch of men shoot each others' asses off."

Assistant Professor of English and Communications, Cathy Yungmann said, "I think MTV is extremely violent. I think the images shown in the music is very violent. Some of the content in the music is also very violent."

Attempts to limit violent programming on cable are hampered by the fact that violent movies still garner the highest ratings, said McAdory Lipscomb Jr., executive vice president and general manager of Showtime Event Television, said in a recent issue of Broadcasting and Cable magazine.

Is violence in television all bad?

With all the violence that occurs in the world, some feel that television is the tool that brings the world to reality.

Rivers said violence is needed in some entertainment to bring individuals to reality and open their eyes to what is going on around them. · "I feel that violence can be useful, but it should not be exploited for ratings," Glasgow said.

I am neutral, because violence teaches people to protect themselves, but it also could influence individuals to take matters of violence into their own hands, Coleman said. . People also feel there is too much violence in life to even think about the violence in television.

Bob Flynn, mailroom clerk, said, "No, there is not too much violence in television, there is too much violence in life."

is senior editor of Triton magazine, a comic book collectibles magazine. His experience and patience aided Ohlandt in dealing with the pressure of his extensive research.

According to Ohlandt, the work was grueling, but many times it paid off.

He has been a lover of comic books for years. "Comic Book Artists" is special for anyone who is an admirer of comic books and artists.

There is an article by one of the most popular comic artists ever, John Byrne.

He has worked with nearly every major character, including the recreation of Superman's origin in 1986, an accomplishment that made the cover of Time magazine.

According to Ohlandt, one of the most special aspects of the book is the preface written by Jack "King" Kirby. He is known as the king of comics.

Kirby was the co-creator of the Incredible Hulk and he worked with the XMen, Captain America and the Fantastic Four.

What makes his preface so extraordinary? It was the last work ever written

by Kirby. He died in February 1994.

According to Ohlandt, Kirby had been in the comic book business since the 1940s. He is missed in the world of comic books.

What is the next wrung on the ladder of success for Ohlandt? He thinks he would like to work for a publishing company in the Philadelphia area. If not he will go for New York.

He is hoping that the extensive work he did for "Comic Book Artists" will be the high point on his resume.

So students should take pride in their six-page term papers. Ohlandt takes pride in bis research.

Glasgow feels there is too much violence in her neighborhood and then she has to watch television.

"I think children are affected by violence. My son was not able to stay in the same room that the news was on because he found it scary. The pictures he started to draw were violent, reflecting what he had seen," said Yungmann.

Glasgow said children whose parents do not moderate what they watch are the ones who will be effected by the violence seen on television. Glasgow added, "Kids believe everything they see."

Children are not the only ones that tend to follow the-violence they witness on television.

Teen-agers, as well as adults, make the mistake of recreating some of the acts they see on television.

Coleman said, "People imitate these shows because they feel that violence is the only way to solve a problem."

"I think violence in television makes society more excepting of violence. You do not object to violence as much,"

7 Yungmann said.

Out of the 30 people that were asked to on this campus, 14 people said there was not that much violence in entertainment. They felt violence is needed, in order to get the points across that a program is trying to make.

Others felt there was too much violence in life to think about the violence on television.

Thirteen people felt there was too much violence on television. They recognized all the violence in cartoons for children, such as Fred Flintstone punching Barney .and the Road Runner dropping a huge boulder on Wiley Coyote, not to mention how many people are raped, strangled and stabbed in regular television programming.

CBS Vice President, Beth Bressan, said in Broadcasting and Cable magazine, "The number of violent shows on the networks in prime time has fallen from 28 percent of all shows several years ago to 8 percent this season."

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Tori Amos's 'Under the Pink'

by Jane S. Van lngen assistantperspectives editor

Soft but persistent piano sounds sprinkle out of the stereo, and at first, it appears to be relaxing, calming music.

But then the voice enters. A rich and soulful voice, it goes from almost a whisper to an angry shriek. As her voice increases, so does the piano. The listener have been exposed to the unpredictable alternative artist, Tori Amos.

Amos first came into the music scene in 1992 with her sensational debut, "Little Earthquakes." Although it was not a billboard sell-out, it managed to capture the hearts of many who have come to follow her, wherever she may roam.

At first, devout Amos followers may be disappointed upon listening to "Under the Pink," her new album. I know I was. I could not figure out the lyrics, and her music was much quieter, compared to her debut.

But Amos has not changed. Her piano playing is more in tune with the dips and shrieks of her soulful voice, and the passion is there. Her new album is just an extension of her musical talents.

"Under the Pink" continues the singer/songwriter's exploration of her life's journey from the confines of a strict religious upbringing to personal and artistic freedom.

Amos is the daughter of a minister, and a child prodigy. She learned how to play the piano at the age of two. But, when she joined her first and only band, the album "Y can't Tori Read," bombed.

A critic labeled her a slut because of an unflattering front cover picture. This, and a near-rape experience in Los Angeles changed her life. She swore never to stoop down to anyone else's expectations, which is slowly but surely gaining her popularity.

However, Amos still is not satisfied, and no one escapes judgment. Amos sings about God, her parents, boyfriends, girlfriends and herself. The opener, "Pretty Good Year," is a tribute to a simple and pleasant childhood with a childhood buddy, who now is obviously gone. She expressed a sense of loss and nostalgia about her childhood, . even though it was not perfect.

"God," Amos's first single off the album, is about as rock- orientated as Amos is likely to get. She expresses the theme of the song simply in the refrain:

"God, sometimes you just don't come through/ Do you need a woman to look after you?"

"Bells For You" has chimes ringing, giving it a cheery, jolly feeling. But the lyrics are hardly cheery, telling of girlhood friends facing adult games of love, war and death with strange hope.

Amos expresses fantasy violence in "The Waitress," in which she wants to kill a flirting, inattentive waitress. She also sings about molestation and rape in "Icicle," deception in "The Wrong Band," and expectations and anxiety in "Baker Baker."

Amos clearly continues her crusade against inner turmoil and the crazy world in "Under the Pink." Waitresses and God do not always make sense, and women betray other women, which Tori tells us about in such songs as Cornflake Girl," and "Bells for her."

A lyric from the latter song is: "And now I speak to you in there/ you have her face/ and her eyes/ but you are not her."

"Under the Pink" is an honest telling of life's turmoil and disappointment.

The album expresses a sense of loss, but with a sense of peaceful calm. This is unlike the anger expressed in "Silent All These Years," her most popular single off her debut.

Amos can take someoi;ie's breath away with her beautiful soprano voice and her ability to pound on the piano like there is no tomorrow.

Her new album is, on the whole, more relaxing and peaceful than her debut.

Although things irk her, and no one escapes her judgment, Amos seems to have come to terms with things that have burned her up in the past.

"Wrong Band" is a flashback to the power and animation her songs expressed in her debut, but the sound is deep, rather than intense. ~mos can convey a sense of calm terror in her voice, and usually does, but now it is less obvious and more meditative.

Amos's music expresses the anger, rage, disappointment, cruelty, madness and uniqueness of her life and the world around her. She expresses what many people feel, but would be afraid to say in public.

Amos _expresses the inner rage and. despair that many people could never put into words, never mind melodies, albums and videos.

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aids academic computing Though academic computing has been on the short end of the stick in the past, there are big plans brewing. "We need to make academic computing a high priority on this campus," Boeke said. "We should make this campus as close to state of the art as possible."

Academic computing services was established this past September to fill the computing needs of all academic departments. Previously this responsibility was scattered through many departments, with tlie bulk of resources and responsibility falling to CIS. The new office was created due to an awareness that, increasingly, computers are not just for computer science majors. Software is being used to enhance learning in virtually every discipline and to make a variety of activities easier and more productive.

Boeke, DeWilde, John Barclay, vice-president for financial affairs, and a number faculty and staff are in the process of planning to equip Cabrini to take advantage of the many resources that are available.

They recognize that technology for its own sake is useless. "We need to be sure

our faculty and students are supported," Boeke said. The faculty is seen as the driving force in effectively using new technology. "You can spend millions and still not have value for the students, unless the instructors" are using the tools, De Wilde said. "What we do will be determined by the faculty," Barclay said. "We will get someone to present options to the faculty, choose what we want, then work it down to what we can afford."

Some classes are already using computers. A program called Converge is used in math classes, and Systat js used in statistics classes. Students in one literature class write papers, on the computer, while in class, and get feedback from their instructor in real-time.

Another instructor provided a tax program which volunteer students use to do tax returns for the elderly. There is also a self-study program for the CPA exam available.

OWbat is coming This is only the beginning of what may be available soon. The fine arts department and the English and communications department are working together to establish a graphic arts program. A few members of the staff and faculty already have accounts on the Internet, a computer network that connects thousands of machines, and more importantly, people, all over the world and makes a number of services possible.

Cabrini has applied for a grant to support a full Internet connection so everyone on campus could have such an account. When the new dorms are built cable will be run in each room in preparation for a campus-wide network which DeWilde said may be in place as early as 1997.

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photo by Caroline Croley

Seniors Jason Giles and Claudia Rodriguez enjoy the "days of their lives" at the spring formal on March 25. Fashion ranged from short shorts to long, flowing gowns. But, thankfully, Cabrini security kept the fashion police out.

photo supplied by Beth Pierce

Juniors Beth Pierce and Nina D'Onofrio at national conference of Kappa Delta Pi.

Sigma Rho members attend national conference

by Brian Siatowski assistant sports editor

The 39th Educational Honor Society (Kappa Delta Pi) Biennial Convocation took place in Orlando, Florida, and two Cabrini education majors attended.

Juniors Nina D'Onofrio and Beth Pierce made the journey south after piecing together the cost of the trip, $1150 per person, through money fronted from the education department, money raised by the Cabrini chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (Sigma Rho) and two generous donations from members on the Board of Trustees.

Board of Trustees member Jim Oakley donated five hundred dollars towards D'Onofrio's and Pierce's attendance at the educational convocation. Another member, Margaret Duprey, donated one hundred dollars.

The underlying theme of the convocation was "celebrating cultural diversity." Workshops began on Thursday, March 24 and were held throughout the weekend until Saturday, March 26.

According to a program that was on-hand at the convention, the President of Kappa Delta Pi, George L. Mehaffy said celebrating means, "More than just recognizing and honoring, as important as that is. It means fostering, nurturing, supporting and encouraging."

Pierce, the Foundation's chairperson of Sigma RHO,is in charge of fundraising and scholarships.

D'Onofrio, Sigma Rho's secretary, also attended the same sessions as Pierce because they both participated in the convocation for the same reason.

D 'Onofrio and Pierce took the trip to learn a lot about the chapter itself and to learn how to get their chapter recognized.

Upon returning to Cabrini, they were asked by PSEA (Pennsylvania State Education Association) to hold a workshop for other education majors since PSEA loaned them $50 to help them pay for the trip.

D'Onofrio and Pierce basically put the trip together themselves. D'Onofrio said, "Dr. Nancy Rush (Professor of Education) helped us a lot by getting the paper work together."

According to Mehaffy, the meaning of an active role is, "Leading as well as participating. Celebrating, broadly defined. inspires people to act, creating new initiatives and new projects. D' Onofrio and Pierce took this "active role" by attending the conference.

According to the mission statement of Kappa Delta Pi, the organization is, "Dedicated to scholarship and excellence in educa-

lion." So, with 89-degree weather, D' Onofrio and Pierce said, "The convocation was well worth it," not because of the sun so much, but because of the good experience and how it will enhance their resumes.

The convocation was held in the same hotel that they stayed in, so everything was within walking distance. The Clarion Hotel in Orlando had everything, according to D'Onofrio-"A hot tub, jacuzzi, and a pool."

The convocation sponsored trips to the Epcot Center, Sea World and Disney World, "but we couldn't afford those things," D'Onofrio said.

The hotel also had electronic classrooms set up to explore the interactive multimedia programs demonstrated by members of the Instructional Technology Resource Center at the University of Central Florida.

The Thursday Pierce and D'Onofrio arrived, they had to attend the First Legislative session to get a $176 refund because D'Onofrio is a delegate for the RHO chapter and they voted on Constitutional law.

One of the events D'Onofrio and Pierce attended was a session on inclusion. Inclusion is, according to D'Onofrio, when a special-needs child gets put in a regular classroom with usually two teachers who work together in order to help that student blend socially and academically with other students.

Three sessions were held on the last day.

The first session was Chapter Fundraising, presented by University of Northern Iowa Professor of Educational Psychology, Steve Fort gong. Pierce said, "He talked of successful fund-raising ideas and strategies for enhancing our chapter."

D'Onofrio said, "we attended the fundraising session to not only learn successful ways to raise-funds for our chapter, but because we want our chapter to become more known around campus."

The following session was Embracing Diversity in the Classroom which was, according to D'Onofrio, an overview of multicultural education.

ThelastsessionD'OnofrioandPierceattended seemedto be the mostenjoyableone. D'Onofrio said,''TheKidsontheBlockareagroupofpuppets that teach kids how to understand abuse and diversity.The puppetsapproachingphysicaland sexualabusebringssensitivityandunderstanding aboutabuseand diversityin the classroom."

The Kids on the Blockwere presentedby two membersof the Zeta Omicronchapterof Kappa Delta Pi, attending University of Delaware.

JacquelineE.DykeandSharonGarrison,accordingtoD'Onofrio,reallyknew howto get children to talkaboutsexualabuse.

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Lastweek in the worldof news a daily basis. In the past week, four buildings □Friday, April 1- Pilgrims march in dating back to as e-arlyas the l have been demolished.

Philadelphia on the o -::-=:.-,sa=...c.., em's narrow alleys in obaTuesday, March 29-Protestin South marketing the city's h · " . Thepilgrimsmarched Africa over the architechtu esus loves you."

A protestin Johannesburg,SouthAfrica ward G. Rendell S@,J§f h ~~~~='.::--:~.:.: eshowedupinstead ended in gunfire and the death of at least 30 saving hundreds ~mg~~~~~~,.;c l\\1S,duetotherecent people. The Zulu nationalist party was to Victorian eras~e city filil!:iiliall~fll!i~!ll 1e~sraeli-Palestinian protesting the first ever election open to all save those build~ffiat are not .,.::-,.:;;..-=;::: · • Christiansin the races, which is scheduledto take place from sound. .--~:.:C?::-:•~~-:::;: J!U\'il!I~~-~~ · ere unable to get April 26 through 28. y roadblocks The Zulu party opposes the elections, □Thursday, ch 31-Gun saying the new constitution does not pro- in D.C. markettilace vide enough autonomy for the Zulus. The Nine people Jere killed by two pairs 5"turda1,, April 2- Cat.jackingsas Chief of the Zulu nation, Mangosuthu G. attackers inside a market in Washington D. . commonjla,latalwreclfs Buthelez~has issueda messageof defiance. The police have no pects in the case and Justice Depar~ent study found that Buthelezi and the Zulu nation want have not arrived at a m~jve for the spray of ~~gsareas_r.monasfatalwrecks,and KwaZulu,thehomelandcreatedunderapart- gunfire.

'-. sixtypercentof.theminvolveguns.From 1987 heid for the Zulu people, to be excluded The shooting spree occurr~~ hour be- to 199~ ap£timated 177,500 carjackings or from the upcoming elections. fore the market was scheduled to close afid;n•-"'~nrpted carjackingsoccurred. one of the most violent to occur in the District Carjacking is part of a trend of more vio□Wednesday, March 30- Historic in recent years. Police are investigating the lence in relation to crime, said Bob Scully, Philadelphiacrumbling shooting and are exploringthe possibility of it executivedirectorof the NationalAssociation Historic buildings in the Old City sec- jJeinggang related. of Police Organizations. tion of Philadelphiaare being tom down on

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~day, April 3-BosnianSerbslaunch majorotfensive BosnianSerbforceshavelaunchedamajor offensiveto seizemoreMuslim-heldterritory ineastemBosnia,indefianceofmounting U.S. pressureto make them accepta peacesettlementgivingupnearlya quarterofthelandthey nowhold.

The offensiveappearsto be a calculated challengetotheUnitedNations.Lastyearthe UN. SecurityCouncildeclaredthetargetofthe Serbattack,theMuslimenclaveofGorazdeon the DrinaRiver,a U.N.protectedsafearea. □Monday, April4- Pennsylvaniaman

buried in hisCorvette GeorgeSwanson,71,ofNorthHuntingdon Townshiprecentlydiedofheartfailure, andhis wife,Gloria,ishopingtofulfillonefinaldream for him.

Swansonwantedto be buriedin his Corvette. His bodywas cremated,andhiswidow saidthatshewouldplacetheum containinghis ashesin thedriver'sseat.Swansonpurchased 12 cemeteryplots to hold his ashes and his Corvette.

Amnesty Internationalbringscommunityfocusto Cabrini paignbecameknownasAmnestylntemational. thesufferingofthesepeoplebysupportinginvesti- chili.We're goingto try tosellt-shirtsinMay." Since1961,AmnestyInternationalhasgrown gationsintothesecases. staff writer Socialeventsareplannedto uniteindividuals Amnesty International opposes the return of from a srnall localiz.edgroupinto more than 1.1 '"The only daylightthat enteredmy cell was millionmembersworldwide.As theorganization refugeestocountrieswheretheirlivesareindanger.intoonegroup.Manyindividualswillunitetocreate throughasmallopeningatthetopofonewall.

One increasedin size, its concernshave increasedin Thosewhomaybesubjecttotorture,prison,ordeath onevoice.Thiskindofunityisstressedonalllevels. daythedoortomycellopened,andtheguardtossed number.AmnestyInternational The week of April 4 to April 8 is Holocaust activelyworksfor shouldnot be forcedtoreturn. in a crumpled piece of paper. It said simply, prisonersofconscience,fairtrials,thedeathpenalty, With thesecausesin mind,Cabriniis joining RemembranceWeek.AmnestyIntemationalheld 'Constantine,do not be discouraged;we know disappearances~ fo~ with theMainLlne Olapter of Amnesty acandlelightvigilwithreadingsinthePeaceGarden you'realive.' Itwassigned 'Monica' andhadthe Thisspriog.

Cabrinistudentshopeto on Wed, April6 at 7:30p.m.

Prisonersofoomcieoceexistinaboutbalf ofthe lntematiooaL Amnesty Internationalcandleon it Thesewords countriesinthewodd.Thesepeoplearepumsl>Westabli$ba AmnestyInternationalexistedoncebeforeon raisemoney, and begin savedmy lifeandmy sanity." campus.Duetolackofleadershipandsupportfrom fortheirreligiousorpoJiticalbeliets.

Manyarealso bmingmembeisbipmtschapfer, Thesearethewordsofal.atinAmericanprisonerimprisonedfor theiractivityin human Siatkowskisaid, "A AtthemeetingonMarch:29,manyideaswere theschool,theclubdiminished. rigb$or ofconscience.ThroughthehelpofAmnestyInter- becausetheirparemsarepoliticaladiv& ~goalsofAmnesty Interna- lotofpeopleatthisschooldonotseeanyfurtherthan national,he is nowafire man.

AmnestyIn¢mational... furfairtrial.,re- tionaloo.caq,us. The· · tion of Amnesty Radnor.Ifaproblemisnotlocalornational,students AmnestyInternational beganin 1961.ABritish gardlessof the crime.Theyal<lo do notthinkitconcernsthem. Butinreality,all the w<ll't forthe JntemalbJalwillgiw~t4eopportunityto lawyer,PeterBenenson,read of two Portuguese immediatereleaseoftlw.lsewboale~with seewhatis goir,g911in the~und them. decisionsmadewill eventuallyhavean effecton studentswho were imprisonedfor seven years. a crime. them."

Sludcml,~~'-andother Benensonwantedtoorganizestudentstoconvince The studentshopeto increasemembershipqn ~willfalce~inbelpingthose in Execution,~tothe,Amne.,tytnte.thePortuguesegovernmenttoreleasetheprisonerstionalintroducti~istheullimaleauelty. campus. A meetingis scheduledfor April 12 at need. whowerepunishedforraisingtheirglassesina toast Theyconsideritinhumananddegrading.

Seniorand studentadvisorBrian Siatkowski 12:30p.m.in SacredHeartHall inroom111.

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Benensoncreatedaoneyearcampaigninwhich Manypeoplethroughouttheworldhavebeen studentturnout.We currentlyhaveover45student aweektoholdmeetings.

Theyarealsotryingtohold peoplecouldadopta prisoner.Theywroteletters, kidnapedorexecuted Weareworking a fewlettersigningcampaignsinthecafeteria. byagovernment.Thedisap- membersandlOfacultymembers. contactedfamilymembers,andmostimportantly, pearedare supported

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All winter, kids were having a blast, sledding wildly on the snow and icecovered hilly golf courses of the Philadelphia area. It may have been fun for them, but it is now time for the golfers to get down to business.

This season, the golf team has not been able to tee off. As a direct result of the weather, they cannot get out on a course. The team's first three matches have already been cancelled. The season's outlook is poor, according to coach John Dzik. He has not even gotten to see his team practice. There are simply no open golf courses.

There are no free golf courses, either.

After a disappointing misunderstanding with Pickering Valley Golf Course, the golf team is still left with no course to practice or play on. The team simply does not have the budget to pay the large fees charged to play on any courses in

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As baseball opens yet another season without a commissioner, the owners are taking full advantage of their freedom in an attempt to ruin the game.

This year, the tradition of the pennant race will not exist, as the game has expanded the playoffs to four teams in each league, the three division winners and a wild card.

As for divisional realignment, nobody knows what division their favorite teams are in anymore. Despite all of this, the game still attracts record numbers every summer, and this year should be no different.

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2. Rockies- Yes, the Rockies. Colorado has a ton of offense, and will outscore many teams in their ballpark. Pitching is their problem, too.

3. Dodgers- I just do not see the fascination with Tommy Lasorda's troops. It seems to be the same team that stunk up the joint last year.

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3. Expos- The young Expos traded away their chances when they let Delino DeShields go. They will push the Phils and the Braves, however.

4. Mets- The Mets should be happy that the Marlins are still in the division.

5. Marlins- Teal is a really nice color.

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"We need someone to extend to us the courtesy," Dzik said, "to promote amateur golf at the collegiate level."

Although Dzik seems somewhat weary of the team's uncertain outlook, he does, however, have faith. He has faith in his players from last season.

The returning key players will be sophomores Andrew Davies, Steve Vigliotta and Shawn McAleer.

"Steve, Shawn and Andrew are three solid golfers," Dzik said.

John Feketics, a junior, is also a possible key player. This is only a possibility because he broke his ankle in a sledding accident. This is another obstacle the team will need to overcome.

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"I think Mike, Peter, Graham and Dan will be real assets to the team," Vigliotta said. "They will help the team out a lot this year."

McAleer also has a positive outlook on the men's golf season.

According to McAleer, teams such as Miseracordia and Alvernia lost many of their strong senior players last year.

"We're gonna win," McAleer said.

The team's first match was scheduled for Wednesday, but it was postponed because the course was not in good condition due to the weather. It has been rescheduled at a later date.

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Sound familiar. If Houston gets any offense, they have a good shot ofwinning this wideopen division.

2. Cardinals- St. Louis always manages a respectable season, and this year will be no different. However, the Cards just do not have enough to win the division.

3. Reds- Cincinnati has the capability to win the Central. However, they return the same team that did not do the job last year.

4. Cubs- Chicago just does not have the pitching to contend for the crown.

5. Pirates-Andy Van Slyke and Jay Bell are the only ones left from the juggernaut that ruled the East in the early part of the decade.

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2. Rangers- With Will Clark, Juan Gonzalez, and Jose Canseco, this team will score some runs. However, they will give up a lot more.

3. A's- Oakland has fallen a long way from their days of the Bash Brothers of the late '80s.

4. Angels- Still too young a team to make any kind of noise.

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3. Royals- Kansas City has a decent order, but not enough to coll!tend.

4. Brewers- Milwaukee always manages to be mediocre. This year should be no different.

5. Twins- I feel sorry for Kirby Puckett.

American League East 1. Blue Jays- The best team in baseball keeps getting better. Nobody can beat Toronto in the East this year.

2. Orioles- Baltimore has a chance to challenge the Blue Jays. The additions of Lee Smith, Rafael Palmiero, and Chris Sabo should shore up the O's weaknesses.

3. Yankees- New York needs some solid pitching to make a run. Terry Mulholland should help. Don't count out the Yankees.

4. Tigers- They will hit a lot of home runs.

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5. Red Sox- The worst team in baseball's best division. The Sox could probably win the West. Too bad they are in the East.

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by Christina Feehan assistant arts and entertainmenteditor

NHL Wayne Gretzky of the L.A. Kings scored his 802nd goal on Wednesday, March 23, breaking Gordie Howe's career record of 801. This makes Gretzky the National Hockey league's career leading goal scorer.

Gretzky broke this record during his 1,117th game.

Gretzky .has also set many NHL records for most assists and total points. Gretzky broke another career record four and a half years ago, surpassing Howe's total points.

As of Wednesday night, Gretzky has a total of2,044points, compared to Howe's 1,850.

The Kings lost to Vancouver, 6-3, when Gretzky scored his record breaking goal. His team is headed down a losing street and will probably not make the play-offs. This Kings are 6 points behind the San Jose Sharks in the race for the final play-off spot in the western conference. The Sharks and Kings only have eleven more games left to determine of they make it.

Baseball Some may say that Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of all time, but they cannot say the same for Michael Jordan the baseball player. Jordan has been sent to the minors, and, at the moment, he is playing wherever he can get the most at-bats. During spring training with Chicago, Jordan was three for 20, with four walks, two runs batted in and a sacrifice fly. His batting average so far is .150.

Figure Skating In Chiba, Japan on ~arch 24, Elvis Stojko of Canada won the men's world figure skating championship. Stojko received eight 5.9's and a perfect score of 6.0 from the judges for his technique. His rare quadruple

toe loop began his combination of jumps that gave him the marks he needed to win the championship. · Stojko won the silver medal in Lillehammer, Norway at the Winter Olympics and the 1993 World Championships.

Stojko incorporates kung fu martial arts moves in his routine making him an original on the ice. Stojko left the ice after his routine while a standing ovation of 5,000 cheered for him.

Basketball Madison Square Garden has been called the Mecca of basketball, the quintessential place for a person to play. The Public Schools Athletic League championships were away from the Garden for 26 years, but returned four years ago.

On Wednesday, March 23, two NYC high school basketball teams came to the Garden to compete for the championship.

Robeson High School won the B Division championship by beating George Washington 63-60 in overtime after a three-pointer at tl'iebuzzer.

A 20 minute brawl broke out after the buzzer among the students in the stands. In a crowd of 6,800, at least 200 fans piled on to the court and were involved in the clash.

In addition to the many injured students, four Garden security guards were also slight1y injured. Many fans were hurt falling over portable folding chairs set up under each basket.

Garden authorities and officials are deciding what to do to prevent this type of problem from happening again. There is videotaped footage of the brawl, and John Ferrandino, the superintendent of high schools in NYC, said it would be studied frame by frame to determine who the instigators were. Ferrandino said these fans will be subject to "correct appropriate disciplinary actions."

The future of the games is in jeopardy, but officials such as Paul Munich, the Garden's vicepresidentof athletics,and othersare trying to figure out a way to solve the problem. This type of clash has never occurred before in the history of high school basketball championships at the Garden and hopefully will not again, said one Garden official.

NFL Free agency hit the NFL and things are achangin'. Among the changes is a set of new offensive rules for coaches, namely the twopoint conversion. The Giants' coach Dan Reeves feels these new rules are more for the offensive rather than the defensive. Reeves said that the coaches were not really involved in the voting on these rules.

The changes will also include addition of the two-pointoption,kickoffs will move back from the 35- to the 30-yard line, and if there is a missed field goal from beyond the 20-yard line, the opposing team will regain the ball where the holder spotted it.

A decision on the sale of the Miami DolphinsfromtheDolphin'spresident,TlDl Robbie, and his family to H. Wayne Huizenga,and the idea of corporate ownership was tabled until May. The leaguealso announcedits international exhibitionschedule for this summer: GiantsSan Diego in Berlin on Aug. 13, RaidersBroncosin Barcelonaon July 31, KansasCityMinnesota in Tokyo on Aug. 7, and DallasHoustonin Mexico City on Aug. 13, 14 or 15.

NCAA Tournament The "final four" was determined by Sunday, March 27: Floridavs. Duke and Arizona vs. Arkansas. These teams played their semifinal games on April 2 and Arkansas defeated Duke-76-72 on April 4 to become this year's NCAA champions.

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Friday, April 8, 1993

Lady Cavs lookforwardto PAC play

by Caroline Croley assistant news editor

"Sometimes a bad loss is a good thing," said James Hedtke, softball coach and assistant professor of history and political science. This seems to summarize the outcome of the softball team's meeting against Philadelphia Textiles on Thursday, March 31.

Charlyne Adams, a senior, said, "Everybody just had a really bad day. We were making one error after another."

She added, "Our mentality just was not up for this game at all."

Jennifer Wuensch, a junior, said, "We went into this game with a real positive attitude and we could not help but have a bad day. Everybody makes mistakes, and this was not the way the Cabrini softball team plays."

Philadelphia Textiles is a division 2 team who has good pitching and can play good defense, Hedtke said. Cabrini suffered a hard 11-0 loss. Hedtke said that Cabrini has a team who is capable of both playing a division 2 team and beating them. He said, "That is why we schedule games like Philadelphia Textiles."

Adams said, "Last year we played Textiles and lost 4-1. Even though we lost, we usually play well against them.

We put up a fight. If we lose, it is usually by one inning."

Dave King, assistant coach and a senior, said, "We did not execute the basics. If we continue to practice these basics we should be able to play sound softball."

Hedtke said that he has three theories that could explain the team's downfall on Thursday. The first theory might be the result of having a young team. This

season, there are five first- year students and two sophomores. Hedtke said, "The problem is inconsistency because of the young team."

The second theory would be overconfidence. Hedtke said, "We went into the game thinking and knowing that we were a good team."

Rosanne Carfagno, a senior, said, "This game shows how we have to be prepared for every game. We cannot go out on the field and just expect to win."

Lastly, Hedtke said it was a day when everybody was leaving for Easter vacation. School was out and people were going home.

Hedtke said, "I think that not one theory could explain what happened on Thursday. I feel like the cause of our loss is a mixture of these theories that I have mentioned."

Even though the team was very disappointed with the game against Textiles, there was a great deal of optimism and confidence for the remainder of the season. The overall feeling was that it happened, and everybody just was not into the game.

Hedtke said that practice has been going really well and they should play well this week. He said, "Everybody was hated Thursday and was embarrassed by their performances. We will never play like that again."

Hedtke added, "We should play well this week, and I will be happy with the level of their playing even if it does not match up to what the scores say."

Carfagno said , "This is the best team Cabrini has ever had. I feel like we are going to do really well in the PAC." Hedtke concluded, "Sometimes good teams get beat and sometimes they get beat badly!"

First-year student Chris Lear steps up to the plate during a recent practice

Coaches'corner:the multi-facetedJim Hedtke

by Katina M. Corrao assistant arts and entertainment editor

photo by KeltyMcDonald

Teacher, father, and softball coach James Hedtke fires one in at practice.

The score is 5-4. They are losing.

The batter steps up to the plate. There are two outs. It is the last inning. The pressure i:s on. The batter swings ... and misses. Now how does softball coach James Hedtke handle this loss?

"If we lose, he says, 'Okay, put it behind you. We'll move on.' He's never degrading or never screams at players," said Rosanne Carfagno, a senior and captain.

Nikki Rose, a sophomore and starting pitcher, agreed.

"He never makes us feel like losers.

He doesn't care if we win or lose, as long as we give it 100 percent," said Rose.

Hedtke explained that he handles everything as a learning experience.

"It doesn't make any difference what you do or how you perform, it is what is in here (your heart) that counts," said Hedtke.

Hedtke, Cabrini's softball coach since 1986, wants his players to learn the lessons of life when they play the game.

"He doesn't just see it as softball, but as people developing in their lives," said Carfagno.

Mandi Hopta, a first-year student and third baseman, likes that Hedtke makes everybody on the team feel altogether like a family.

Hopta said Hedtke is a true "Fatherfigure."

Hopta is not the only one who consid-

ers Hedtke a father-figure.

Lisa Hedtke, a junior, even calls Hedtke "Dad" (since he is her real dad!)

She spoke about another role her father plays-her father, the educator.

When Hedtke is not coaching, he is seen teaching. He is the assistant professor of history and political science.

Lisa Hedtke said she likes to see her father at school.

"I see him in a different light," said Lisa Hedtke.

Lisa took U.S. Survey with Hedtke and never missed a class.

"I pushed myself extra hard. I didn't want to let him down," said Lisa Hedtke.

Hedtke discussed the difference between teaching and coaching.

"The only real difference is the immediate evaluation process I can get from my players, said Hedtke. "During softball, I laugh, cry, suffer and celebrate with them."

According to some of his players, he is very well liked.

"He has a great sense of humor," said Rose.

"He's real open," said Hopta.

"He ties us together," said Carfagno.

This is Eileen Doyle's first year playing softball for Cabrini. A senior and outfielder, she appreciated his words of encouragement that he has for the team.

She just has just one solid statement to sum up Hedtke.

"He is definitely the best coach, I have ever played for," said Doyle.