Aug. 30, 1996 Issue 01 Loquitur

LOQUITUR

VOL. XLIII, NO. 1

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Student killed· during altercation

Police reports indicate possible involvement in armed robbery attempt

by Thomas McKee editor-in-chief

Alan Bunch, a student at Cabrini College, was killed on Thursday, Aug. 22 in North Philadelphia.

According to police reports, allegations have been made that Bunch, or someone Bunch was with, was involved in an armed robbery attempt.

Police, however, have at least one statement that indicates this was not the case, according to Captain Patrick Dempsey of Philadelphia Iomicide.

According to Sergeant John Taylor of Philadelphia Homicide, Bunch was killed in a store located on the 3800 block of North Syndenham St. He was shot at approximately 3:55 p.m.

The store was later confirmed by store manager Angal Rodriguez to be Dilena Family Groceries.

Bunch was pronounced dead by gunshot wounds at 7:55 p.m., Thursday evening at Temple Hospital. He would have been a sophomore.

Casey said the case was still being investigated and that police are awaiting the ballistics examination before mak-

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ing a determination about the case. More information will be available next week, Casey said.

According to Taylor, no one has been charged with the killing of Bunch. It is unknown at this time whether any charges will be filed.

Taylor said that a juvenile accomplice to the robbery was also arrested and charged with robbery and related crimes.

Bunch was a pre-physical therapy major and a student ambassador in the admissions office at Cabrini. He was one of only two first-year students to play for the varsity basketball team during the 1995-96 season. He also spent time on the junior-varsity team last year.

Bunch made his way to Cabrini after an impressive career at West Catholic High School in Philadelphia. He was the team captain and was named third-team All Catholic after the 1994-95 season at West Catholic.

On-campus reaction to Bunch's death was one of shock and disbelief.

Students were informed sometime around noon on Friday, Aug. 23 by Bob Bonfiglio, vice president for

Sport,

student development.

"As a parent, my heart goes out to the Bunch family," Bonfiglio said. "As a member of the Cabrini community, I share their grief."

Throughout the cafeteria students could be seen consoling one another.

Resident assistants entering their final day of leadership camp were thrust into performing their duties sooner than any of them could have expected.

The scene was described by one student as "students asking questions, looking for answers and looking for hugs."

"I was upset to hear that an important member of the Cabrini family was lost," junior Andrew Burke, president of student government said.

"I felt very bad for his parents and friends. I knew him through his roommate. I had only talked to him a few times. I didn't know him very well," Burke said.

John Dzik, director of athletics and men's basketball coach, was notified of the killing on the morning of Aug. 23 by Jack Rutter, head basketball coach at Bishop McDevitt

and a former assistant coach at West Catholic.

Joe Kelly, chief of police of Sharon Hill and an associate coach of Cabrini's men's basketball team, confirmed the news.

"I've been doing this 16 years now," Dzik said, "and every time the phone rings I expect and fear something like this. This is the first time something like this has touched us so close to home.

"It's a tremendous loss," Dzik said, "not only for the team, but for the school and the community."

.Student reinembered as hard working and friendly

by Mirella Addesi managing/copy editor

It may not have been on the front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

It may not have been the big story on the evening news. It may seem like another ordinary shooting.

team last season, are only a few of the ways that the campus will remember Alan.

Al's friends, teammates, teachers and classmates will remember him as a good person who touched their hearts each and every day.

However, the death of sophomore Alan Bunch saddened the hearts of many on Cabrini's campus. Alan Bunch

A pre-physical therapy major, a student ambassador in the admissions office, and one of the only two freshmen to play on the Cavalier's varsity basketball

When asked to comment on how Alan would best be described, reflections of kindness prevailed.

Many found one of his strongest personality traits to be that of a hard worker.

Others will remember him best for being the caring, generous individual that he always was.

Sophomore Ty Ross was

Alan's teammate last season and attended summer classes with him at Philadelphia Community College this summer.

Ross described Alan as always being happy and showing a constant smile.

"He was a leader, on and off the court," Ross said. "He was a nice kid who had his head on straight. He had •no enemies. Everybody liked him."

Sophomore Bill Gibson, who was also one of Alan's teammates, remembers him as "the nicest guy."

"He was a real good student," Gibson said. "He would give compliments and encourage everyone."

Paul Weaver, admissions counselor and student athletic

liaison, knew Alan through working with John Dzik, director of athletics and men's basketball coach. He was also familiar with Alan through the student ambassador interview process.

"I met Alan when he was in high school," Weaver said. "He was here for a visit.

"What I will remember about Al is that he was always an upbeat person," Weaver said. "He seemed to have a kind word for everybody."

Coach Dzik commented on Alan's ambition.

"Alan was a hard worker," Dzik said. "He was a good student who valued his education.

"He was goal-oriented and never caused anyone, to my

knowledge, any ounce of trouble," Dzik said.

Junior Lori Henderson only knew Alan for a short time, however she remembers him with a sm·ile.

"Alan always made me laugh. He had a great sense of humor and always put me in a good mood," Henderson said.

"I only knew him for a short time, but I'm glad I was able to have him as a friend," she said.

"I really think Cabrini brought out the best in Al Bunch. He's gonna be greatly missed by all who knew him."

A memorial service will be held in the memory of Alan Bunch in the Saint Joseph Bruckman Chapel on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

PERSPECTIVES

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Friday, August 30, 1996

and the individual

not the entire student body or the faculty and administration.

EDITORIAL Progress makes perfect

There is no doubt about it.

Cabrini is jumping into the 21st Century.

·Upon return, students were greeted with a host of cosmetic and technical improvements to help make the atmosphere at Cabrini more conducive to learning.

Internet access, though presently limited to select computer labs, is finally available. Students are eager to take advantage of this valuable new tool.

The lavish undertaking that has come to be known as the ''smart classroom," is now a reality. In room 208 of Sacred Heart Hall, students and faculty now have the opportunity to use multimedia tools to enhance learning.

With it's more than $50,000 price, tag, this multimedia marvel gives the student body something to look at when the question, "Where does all of the cash go?" arises.

Cabrini has finally gotten the jump on other area colleges. With the certainty of multimedia classrooms becoming a necessity, Cabrini will have the satisfaction of saying that we helped set the trend.

For the successful completion of this endeavor, we laud the administration and it's intent. Even so, students hope bigger and better things await.

We can only be hopeful that the initiative taken with the "smart classroom" will carryover to the plans for the sports complex and the apartment complex.

Because ground breaking dates have been scheduled and rescheduled on a number of occasions, students are starting to lose faith.

What we are all keeping our eyes open for is progress. No one can justifiably speak a harsh word as long as things are happening.

Tear down some trees and dig some holes. Do something to convince us things are under way and that the goals that have been set are going to be vehemently pursued. Press on.

Loquitur is established as a forum for student expression and as a voice in the uninhibited, robust, free and open discussion of issues.

Editor in Chief

Thomas McKee

Managing Editor & Copy Editor Mirella

Addesi

News Editors Paul Monte Kevin Eppler

Perspectives Editor Chris Lomanno

Sports Editor Jim Martin

Arts & Entertainment & Features Editor Jeanne Lombardo

Photography Editor Stacey Caiazzo

Assistant Photography Editor Dana Nentwig Adviser Jerry Zurek

by Thomas McKee editor-in-chief

There was a canvas and it was empty.

One day a man sat down before it and decided to paint a picture. He sat before the canvas and thought and then he drew.

This is what he drew.

Nightfall had long since passed in the middle class neighborhood.

There was a street with a curb, and sitting on this curb were two figures. The first figure was a woman.

She was small and vulnerable and she was beautiful. She had dreams of changing the world and she was going to.

On this night, she was sobbing, hands over her eyes, asking "why me?" No one had an explanation.

Next to the woman was a man. He was of medium build and rage had consumed him. Thoughts of violence had engulfed his mind. He wanted to act on his impulse, but he waited.

He was consoling the woman, or at least trying to. There are no words to help a situation like this. Even so, he tried.

There was a bond between the man and the woman that had existed for some time. The bond had frayed in the past few months, but it had not broken. It would never break. It was love.

The two of them had been together forever, or so it seemed. It was all perfectly logical. One followed the other

No one ever said . Norman Rockwell was a realist

and vice versa.

Standing in the street, pacing back and forth, was another man. The second man was tall and also angry, but confused and bewildered as well.

He was unshaven and disheveled and as usual, he was very tired, but he stayed awake for her.

In his hand was a bottle of iced tea. He sipped from it occasionally, but only because he needed something to do.

Like the first man, he too shared a bond with the woman. It was a bond of Jove, but completely different from the first man's.

There was a certain magic about their relationship. He was whatever she needed whenever she needed it, and he was content with this. Quite simply, he was happy making her happy.

Somewhere, probably sleeping in his bed, with no regrets and no worries, was a third man.

There was no bond between he and the woman, at least none that she had wanted.

He had been waiting like a jackal for the first man's bond to break and when it showed the slightest sign of giving way, he pounced. She turned him away. He pounced again and that was his mistake.

Both men had had immediate feelings of retaliation.

The first man, somewhat militant, was itching for revenge.

The second man could see

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that she was more important than any type of revenge and so he spoke.

The first man listened and then he held her.

The woman was still sobbing and even worse, she was questioning her own actions.

"Could I have done something to provoke this," she wailed.

The answer was no.

The first man knew it and the second man knew it, but try as they might, they were unable to convince the woman of this.

The second man walked over to them and sat next to her. He felt out of place but he realized he needed to be here, for her. So he stayed.

He put his arm around her and tried to console her, but she didn't respond. He bowed his head and stared at the street.

Her keys were by her feet, dropped there carelessly. The second man looked at them and then picked them up.

He looked at her college ID and stared at her picture. Her smile was so beautiful and she looked so innocent.

And now someone had stolen that from her and that made him very, very angry.

He noticed the whistle on her key chain for the first time. He fingered it delicately in bis hands. It hadn't been there before he thought to himself. Too little too late.

Who could have created such a scene?

Norman Rockwell was never a realist.

by Mirella Addesi managing/copy editor

If only Juliet's messenger had made it to Romeo in time, then maybe they_ would still be in love.

If only Eve hadn't eaten that stupjd apple, then maybe this world would be perfect.

If only my roommate didn't accidentally trip over and unplug my alarm clock last night, then maybe I wouldn't have been late for class this morning.

If only

Did you ever notice how often we live our lives wondering "what if'? As if we are actually able to go back in time and change the past. What is done is done and there is no way to change it.

This often causes me to question whether there is such a thing as freedom or if our destinies are actually predetermined by the controversial theory of fate.

Ever since I was a kid, I always believed in fate. I never contemplated it that much, so when I saw Cabrini was offering a Seminar class my freshman year called Fate vs. Freedom, I was very excited.

This would be my chance to analyze my feelings on the subject and hopefully deepen my knowledge and thoughts.

The question that the class

The mysteryof fate vs. freedom

posed was whether we were free to pave our own paths in life, or whether our destinies were predetermined at birth.

I learned a lot in that class. More importantly, however, I did a lot of thinking.

I used to be a die-hard believer in fate. I honestly thought no matter what we did, it didn't matter much because it would eventually take us to the same place anyway.

For example, I used to think of hypothetical situations and wonder what would happen had the circumstances been different.

I would imagine myself in a car. I am driving down the road and niake a left hand tum onto a side street. While driving on this street a car shoots out of nowhere and hits me. I die.

If only I hadn't made that left tum. What if I turned right instead? That car would not have been there and I would not have been hit.

Well, there is no sense in dwelling because this would be my fate. No matter which way I turned, I still somehow, some way would have ended up here anyway.

So, in this sense, there is no such thing as freedom, right?

Wrong.

A tribute to Alan Bunch

by Cynthia Macedo

A bud the gardener gave us

A grown yet still growing man

He gave it to our keeping

To cherish and understand

But just as it fully opened To the glory of the day

Down came the Heavenly Gardener And took our unblossomed bud away.

For Alan's family, a light has gone out

In their anger and sorrow, they

That is what I used to think before I took the course. What I ended up believing after much contemplation was that though our destinies may be predetermined, our everyday lives aren't.

We are free to make our own choices and decisions. We have options. Options that are not fated, rather pave the way to our fate.

I still believe very strongly in fate.

I believe that there is a person out there that is right for everyone, that there is a place in this world that is waiting for everyone and that the only person who knows our fate is God.

What I am trying to say is that there is such a thing as fate and freedom. • The choices that we are free to make lead us all to a certain destiny.

Our destiny may be fated from birth, but the choices we make affect the way we get there.

There are different pathways in our lives and depending on which roads we choose, they all lead to the same place.

Anyway, if only people would think more carefully about the choices they make, then maybe fate wouldn't be such a mystery.

steps into future with smart classroom NEWS

Friday, August 30, 1996 College closer to Dixon Challenge

by Thomas McKee editor-in-chief

If Al Mollica, executive director of financial advancement, seems a little bit busier than normal, it is because he is trying to ensure that Cabrini College meets the Dixon Challenge.

When the newly renovated Dixon House was opened in the fall of 1995, Eugene Dixon, a philanthropist whose wife is a member of the Board of Trustees agreed to donate $1 million toward the completion of the sports complex if the college could successfully raise $500,000 by December 1996.

Mollica would not say how much of the million dollars has been raised, saying only that "we're close."

According to MoJlica, the college is raising the money through donations from several different sources, including alumni, parents of students and alumni, organizations and foundations.

"In the past, the college has relied to much upon people like the Missionary Sisters and the Dixons," Mollica said. "Now we're trying to broaden our base."

The largest pledge to date was a $170,000 donation made by the Widener Memorial Trust for Handicapped Children, but there have been many other significant pledges as well.

One alumnus donated $60,000, while another donated an additional $10,000, Mollica said. Other groups, such as the Italian American Foundation have made significant contributions as well. Mollica said 8085 percent of the pledges were gifts of $10,000 or more.

Mollica said the money being raised to meet the Dixon Challenge did not necessarily have to be used for the sports complex, but that 99 percent of the money raised had been earmarked by the contributor for use towards it.

"There are a lot of people working real hard to make this thing happen," Mollica said. "It's a $7 million building. It's the biggest fundraising project this college has ever attempted."

Even so, Mollica is determined.

"We will do it," Mollica said. "We have a commitment to build this sports complex and a commitment to the Dixons. It's our number one priority. We will meet this challenge."

by ThomasMcKee editor-in-chief

Multimedia learning has arrived with virtually no delays.

Room 208 of Sacred Heart Hall, nicknamed the "smart classroom," was renovated over the summer as part of the project that will eventually see the west wing of Sacred Heart Hall renovated.

"As part of the project, it •seemed wise to construct one smart classroom to be used this year," Dr. Thomas Boeke, provost and academic dean, said.

Several different companies were involved in the renovations, according to John Barclay, vice president for finance and administration. The contractor was Alvin H. Butz, Inc. Entech Engineers was the architect.

The classroom, which will be occupied during almost every

Facelifts and touchups span residential buildings

by PaulMonte a,.ne\,\,5 editor

Althoughstudentswon't see a colossal difference in the appearance of their residence halls like last year's additionto the Dixon house, many will noticean arrayof smaller-scaled structuralchangesthat span the residentialareaof the campus.

Many parts of Xavier Hall were painted and carpeted while the "great room" was iINalledwith new loungefurniture. The building's bedrooms have new m~ while the game room containsnew ping pong bilfuud and air hockey tables.

In additionto improvedceiling.5,WoodcrestHall now has overhead lighting in all of its rooms.Acx:ordingto one of the building's resident assistants, some of Woodcrest'soccupants are unhappythat the lights are notbrightenough.

The Maguire,Casey,Lanshe and Sullivanhouses have been painted.The MaguireandCasey houses were also carpeted.The Lanshe and Sullivan houses have new roofs as well as some new furniture.

The biggest improvementin residencehall renovationscame to the Infantehouse. Duringthe summer,the housewas literally stripped to the bare walls. Residents arrived to a newly paintedand carpetedhousecompletewith new wiooows,blinds, furniture, bathrooms, doors, closetdoorsand a kitchen.

'1t rocks,"Infantehouseresident as.5istantStephanieMiller said. '1t makes up for the fact thatmy roomis a closet"

According to Assistant Directorof ResidentLife,Laura Irwin, all renovationsto living areashave been completedon schedule.

allotted class period, will now house a VHS video player, a CD player, a laser disc player, a video monitor, and a video TV projector. The classroom will also be wired for telephone and computer use. The teacher will then be able to control any of these features with a special control panel. Special light blocking shades have been ordered, but Boeke was uncertain as to when they would be available. In addition to the missing shades, no blackboards have been installed in the classroom yet.

Also, an employee from Daveland Co. in Allentown said there would be temporary lighting in the classroom for the next five weeks.

Regardless of these minor setbacks, classes were held in room 208 on Wednesday, Aug 28. This semester, during a typical week of

school, 24 different classes will be held in the smart classroom. 1\venty-two teachers will have the opportunity to work the control panel.

"What I wanted to do was get a cross section of faculty who were doing courses that lend themselves to multimedia," Boeke said.

Faculty members plan to take advantage of the opportunities that teaching in a multimedia environment will present.

"Once things get going it will be wonderful," Carol Serrota, associate professor of mathematics said. '"The facilities will be excellent and will save me from having to bring in special equi_1>ment."

"I'm real excited about it," Dr. Dawn Middleton, associate professor of education, said.

"It's a great asset to our teacher preparation program," she said.

According to Barclay, the "smart classroom" will be grouped together with several other renovations.

He would not disclose the cost of the renovating the classroom, saying only that it was "a considerable amount of money."

A source who asked to remain anonymous revealed that the cost of the project was $58, 845. Barclay was unavailable for a comment.

Regardless of the price, students seem excited with the prospect of multimedia learning.

"I'm hopeful this will enhance learning," senior John Lindsay said. "Students that I've talked to at other schools don't have anything like this yet."

"We were so far behind and now we're taking a huge leap forward into the 21st century," Lindsay said.

All of the Infante House (3), including this bathroom, was gutted and refurbished this summer. Renovations were completed in time for the return of residents. Other houses that received renovations were the Maguire, Casey. Lanshe and Sullivan houses. Improvements were also made to both Xavier and Woodcrest halls.

Friday, August 30, 1996

CezanneArt Exhibit: PhiladelphiaExclusive

by Dana Nentw/g assistant photography editor

Philadelphia is the last stop for the greatly anticipated Cezanne art exhibit.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art was one of just three museums to host the impressive display of paintings. The only other museums to carry this show are the Musee d'Orsay in Paris and the Tate Gallery in London. It is the only stop in the United States for this exhibit, which began May 30 and will end Sept. 1.

People from all over the country have been flocking to Philadelphia to catch a glimpse of the famous art work.

The exhibit consisted of over 100 oil paintings and 70 watercolors from public and private collections around the world.

Although his work is greeted with awe and excitement now, Paul Cezanne's works were rejected as a whole at the beginning of his career. Even when he showed his paintings along with other now famous artists, the critics ignored and criticized him.

Even though he is characterized as an Impressionist, his work does not really fit the Impressionistic style. His style differs greatly from the styles of

Monet, Renoir, and Pissaro.

Cezanne has a style all his own. He used a limited palate of colors, and he painted with irregular strokes. He limited himself to painting still life, landscapes and portraits of family and friends.

Also included in this exhibit are several excerpts from Cezanne's sketchbooks. The majority of these sketches will remain at the Philadelphia Museum of Art along with seven watercolors and 15 paintings, including three of Cezanne's famous portraits of his wife.

The curators of this exhibit have also compiled a catalogue which contains 24.2 color reproductions of the paintings in watercolor and drawings that are being displayed. The catalogue also includes 262 black and white photos of his work as well as commentaries.

Having been to see this show, I have to say that it was one of the most spectacular experiences of my life. Although Cezanne is not one of my favorite artists, I could not help but be impressed by his style and talent. From the self portrait hanging at the beginning

L\lieni Invade SummerMovie Ploti

by Paul Monte co-news editor

For any movie to be a success, it helps to have a good story, major stars and publicity. However when it came to having a hit film during the summer of 1996, the formula was simple: blow it up or be blown up. In other words, it was a long three months for films that didn't involve explosions, natural disasters or extra-terrestrials.

011 the whole, very few movies were able to escape the season's theme of doom and destruction. Some of the lighthearted successes included Disney's "Hunchback of Notre Dame," one of the few children-oriented films; "Phenomenon," with its tearjerking plot and John Travolta 's popularity; and "The Nutty Professor," the movie that jump-started Eddie Murphy's career and showed the comedic brilliance of farting and colon cleansing.

As for drama, "A Time To Kill" won acclaim for its successful adaptation of author John Girsham's first novel, as well as for notable performances by Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson and Hollywood's brand new golden boy, Matthew McConaughey. Also, "Courage Under Fire," a story about the investigation

into the actions of a medivac pilot killed in action during the Gulf War, emerged from the summer's alien fallout as this year's first Oscar contender for best picture.

Actress Meg Ryan and "sexiest man alive" Denzel Washington, the film's stars, may also be honored by the Academy come next March.

This summer also saw the British import "Trainspotting," a humorous portrait about four punk junkies from Edinburgh and their honest depiction of the pleasures of drug use. Hailed as the next "Pulp Fiction," the film grossed an average of $20,500 per screen in late July. Too bad it was only showing on 38 screens across the country.

Unfortunately the same good fortune can't be said for dolphins.

"Flipper" sank without a trace while "Spy Hard" died hard. Who knew that "Eddie" was about basketball?

Moviegoers couldn't get wired about "The Cable Guy." Despite grossing more than $50 million, the black comedy turned out to be Jim Carrey's first box office disappointment.

As for "The Phantom" and "Fled," it is all in the title.

"Harriet the Spy" and "The Adventures of Pinnochio" didn't stand a chance with kids since they all went to see this

year's version of "The Extra Terrestrial."

After looking at the profit for his movie "Kazaam," hoopster-actor Shaquille O'Neal will make more for one season of basketball.

"A Very Brady Sequel" was a very bad mistake.

The bathroom humor of "Kingpin" only scored a strike with adolescents, while "Bordello of Blood" should have stayed in HBO's crypt. "The Arrival" mimicked "Independence Day." However its non-flashy cerebralism made it seem like a 90 minute "XFiles" episode.

Jackie Chan lacked the star punch to make the badge of "Supercop" shine.

Finally, even in all her silicone splendor, Demi Moore's "Striptease" wasn't worth leaving a tip.

Perhaps the film would have been a hit if Demi's assets were enhanced digitally.

State-of-the-art computer effects were used in the majority of summer releases and in almost all of the season's hits. However, the micro chips couldn't help the multiple Michael Kea tons in "Multiplicity" from multiplying moolah, nor the digital cockroaches of "Joe's Apartment," which were exterminated by no advance screenings or a marketing push.

Even ghostbuster Michael J. Fox couldn't scare his way into the top ten with "The Frighteners."

Digital dominance did bridge the gap between fantasy and reality for "Twister," with its detailed tornadoes and flying cows.

"Dragonheart" saw Dennis Quaid get upstaged by a Sean Connery-voiced digital dragon.

While it was "Mission: Impossible" to figure out the film's plot, it was mission accomplished for the movie's train sequence with exploding helicopters and a flying Tom Cruise.

Arnold Schwarrzenegger in "Eraser," enough said.

"The Rock" took its "Die Hard" formula to new heights while Kurt Russel surfed quake-ravaged streets in "Escape from L.A."

Of course the summer of 1996 belonged to the aliens. The earth sat still during the week of July 3.

The excessive hype of "ID," dating back to the 1995 Cannes Film Festival earned the film the distinction of having the biggest first week opening of all time with a gross of $104.3 million.

"ID's" out-of-this-world figures overshadowed the better than average first week openings of "Mission: Impossible" ($75 million) and "Twister"

($54 million), which placed the films second and eighth on the all time list respectively.

There is no secret as to why this 90's version of "War of the Worlds" caused fallout in Hollywood.

It was hyped to the moon with endless explosions, which are much easier to market than dialogue.

It also opened the week of the fourth of July. More than 3,000 visual effects shots stunned audiences. Its simple yet triumphant David vs. Goliath-like plot left moviegoers with an old-fashioned, kickass Americana feel.

To date "ID" has lived up to its hype, earning more than $260 million, making it the movie event of the '90's as well as the ultimate satisfier of man's innate juvenile desire for booms and bangs.

Audiences will now be getting their fill of little green men thanks to 11 alien-oriented films now in the works.

Next summer is shaping up to be more competitive with the release of sequels to "Batman," "Jurassic Park," "Speed" and "Alien."

However, after seeing how the juggernaut of "Independence Day" vaporized all of the summer stock, the argument must be raised that perhaps there is intelligent life in Hollywood.

This oil painting, entitled "Still Life With Curtain And Flowered Pitcher", is one of the several paintings featured in the Cezanne art exhibit. The exhibit lasts through Sept. 1 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. of the exhibit, to the last unfmished painting, I found myself in a whole different world. It was saw it. And I must say, it was not easy to see the world as Cezanne a bad view.

Morissette rocks the

CoreStates Spectrum Philadelphia

by Jeanne Lombardo arts and entertainment/features editor

Chances are, if you didn't catch Alanis Morissette at the Corestates Spectrum, your parents probably did.

Alth.ough Morissette seems to appeal to a pre-teen, teen and college-age crowd, the sold out crowd at the Spectrum was, surprisingly, a different story.

Morissette performed for children as young as six years of age, and adults upwards of 40 years old. Despite Morissette being categorized as an "angry, young woman" and a man-hater by the music industry, more than a few members of the male population were present in the audience.

Following a 45 minute perfor-

mance by Radio Head, Morissette exploded onto stage with "All I Really Want."

Three large, multi-colored banners with various lyrics printed on them hung freely from the Spectrum ceiling. Morissette also had an extensive set of lighting including an over-sized disco ball that pelted flecks of light onto the audience during selected songs.

Like many concerts today, Morissette had a large screen that flashed several different images during each song.

Throughout "Forgiven," an account of how the Catholic religion can affect people negatively, images of Jesus and other symbols representing the Catholic Church were displayed on the screen.

After the first four or five

songs, it became obvious why Morissette attracts such a diversified audience. Her lyrics are universal and her music style is mellow, yet contains a large quantity of enthusiasm.

Morissette's voice is just as phenomenal live as it is on her current release, "Jagged Little Pill."

Morissette performed every track from the album, as well as three new, unreleased songs.

The concert lasted an hour and 45 minutes. She came back for two encores, which eventually led to a powerful jam (with Morissette on electric guitar) at the end of the closing song, "You Learn."

Although Morissette's performance was powerful, her rapport with the audience kept her from

truly shining. Morissette's stage presence comes off as a bit shy and timid, even introverted. She didn't really make the

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participants.

Summer Festival Tours Showcase Latest Trend

Musical acts who lack the punch to draw big crowds on their own are finding that multiple-band lineups are drawing fans.

by Chris ~omanno perspectives editor

What is the idea? Hot fun in the summer time is what it is all about.

Music festivals, which have been popularized in the '90s by Perry Farrell's brainchild, Lollapalooza, have taken this summer's music scene by storm and helped to change people's expectations of what a concert event really is.

Take a look at what is going on this season. Music lovers of every genre have had their hands full.

At one end of the spectrum, you have the trippy, hippy sounds of the Further Festi,val

and at the other end you will notice the hemp-hop style embodied in the Smokin' Grooves Tour.

With those being the extremes, the mainstreamers out there also have needs that must be met.

For them, right in the middle of the road, there were events like the WDRE Fest and the Summerland Tour, each one boasting one hit wonder lineups.

To avoid confusion, here are the headliners of the festivals that have made their way through the area.

The Summerland Tour featured Everclear, Spacehog, Tracy Bonham and 7 Year Bitch. The

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WDRE Fest was headlined by Spin Doctors, Cracker, Filter and Fish bone.

Later in the summer, deadheads were pacified by the Further Festival, which featured music from Rat Dog, Mickey Hart's Mystery Box, Bruce Hornsby, Los Lobos and Hot Tuna, among others. Both Rat Dog and Mickey Hart's Mystery Box featured former members of the Grateful Dead.

August turned out to be the busiest month for festival fans. The skate punk crowd was entertained by The Warped Tour featuring Far, Guttermouth, Fluff, Down by Law, Civ, Fishbone and many others.

ENIT is Farrell's latest ven-

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The Voice oF Cabrini College

Sunday Monday Wednetday Friday country 7a.m.-6p.m. rock rock rock local show 6-7p.m. Sport Sound-off/ Cavalier Source Cabrini Watch Wrap-up sound- 7-0p.m. Dance Dance Dance tracks talk 8-IOp.m. Alternative Alternative Alternative R&B 10p.m.-12a.m. '80s rock classic rock current rock jazz& 12-2a.m. metal metal metal blues soft rock

There will be a new members meeting in the communications classroom on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 12:30 p.m. All are welcome.

ture since selling off the rights to Lollapalooza. His band, Pomo for Pyros, was the main attraction, along with the mind melting sounds favored by all the rave babies created by The Orb.

For more traditional rock fans, H.O.R.D.E. offered a tasty line-up including Blues Traveler, Rusted Root and Lenny Kravitz, while the less traditional Smokin' Grooves Tour appealed to the hip-hop-hemp loving types with performers like Cypress Hill, The Fugees, Ziggy Marley and Busta Rhymes.

Finally, The Barn Burner Tour rumbled through town giving blues fans their full with acts like The Radiators, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Joe Cocker and

blues legend Buddy Guy. Modem music festivals are events, not just concerts. For example, the Warped Tour had skateboard competitions, Sony Playstations, drum circles and a rock climbing wall, reflective of the interests of those who would be attending.

Also, political action groups such as NORML (The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) and Rock the Vote have had success in rounding up support at these gatherings.

Rest assured, concert fans, due to the success of this year's entertainment festivals, more will be coming your way next summer.

Alternative to Lollapalooza:

ENIT Festival Goes Underground in summer '96

by Jeanne Lombardo arts and entertainment/features editor •

Metallica are the headliners of Lollapalooza? That's like a nun attending a Kiss concert. Or is it?

"Until it Sleeps," Metallica's first single from their current release, debuted at No. 29 on Billboard's modern rock charts. It also debuted at No. 10 on the hot 100 singles chart, just below Alanis Morrisette's "Ironic." How's that for your average heavy metal band?

In addition to the testosteroneinspired line up of Metallica, Soundgarden and eternal punk gods, the Ramones, Lollapaloooza '96 had a second stage where undergroundbands performed.

However, it seems as though the up and coming ENIT festival, which was created by none other than Perry Farrell, former Lollapalooza organizer and lead vocalist of Pomo for Pyros, is more like what Lollapalooza used to be.

In recent MTV interviews, Farrell descnbed ENIT as some

type of intergalacticcelebrationthat takes place everywhere in the universe except for earth.

Five out of the seven dates that were scheduled,went all night long. Unfortunately,when ENIT stonned through the Philadelphia area this past August, the festival lasted only eight hours at the Blockbuster/Sony Entertainment Center.

As for Lollapalooza, forget about it. The fest dido't even make an attempt to come anywhere near Pennsylvania. Metallica will be heading out on their own in the fall, so they chose to visit Philadelphia at a later date.

The line up for ENIT is chock full of such underground acts as: Rebirth Brass Band, Meat Beat Manifesto, Lady Miss Kier, Om, Buju Banton, Black Grape, Love and Rockets and of course, Pomo for Pyros.

The cost of ENIT is $20 for lawn seating and $30 for general admission seats. Consideringthat Melissa Etheridge is charging $35 and $47.50 a pop, ENIT is definitely the better deal.

photos supplied by Jeanne Lombardo audience feel involved in the performance. Audience members

mere spectators rather than

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WttAr's HAPPENING FOR THE WEEK OF AUG. 30-SEPT.5

Saturday

D PHILLIES GAME

Go see the fightin' Phils take on Mike Piazza and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, August 31. Gametime is 7:05 p.m. Tickets cost $5.00 and are available in Student Activities.

Sunday

D SEE CEZANNE

Take a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to catch a final look at the popular Cezanne exhibit. The trip is on Sunday, September 1 at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $12.50 each and they are limited. Sign up m Student Activities.

Monday

D OASIS IN CONCERT

Oasis will be bringing their modern rock jams to the new CoreStates Center on Monday, September 2 at 8 p.m. This will be the first concert to take place at the new arena! Call Ticketmaster at (215) 366-200 for ticket availability and prices.

Thursday

O"AS IS" AUDITIONS

Auditions for the fall production of William Hoffman's "As Is," a story about a gay couple and their struggle with AIDS in 1980's New York, will take place on Thursday, September 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Red Cloud Coffeehouse located in Grace Hall. Call the theatre department at 902-8510 for more information. Scripts are available in the faculty secretaries office.

O WYBF FEST

89.1 WYBF, The voice of Cabrini College, will be giving away prizes and holding contests in the gathering area on Thursday, Sept. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

D 8/27 Karpov defeats world in chess.

Russian chess champion Anatoly Karpov defeated a global audience that had logged in via the Internet for a worldwide game of chess. The game was played by democratic rule: whichever move was selected by the majority of participants was the move selected by a computer that counted the votes. The match ended four and one-half hours later after 64 moves when the majority of Karpov's opponents, which were made up of 200 players from all over the world, elected to quit.

D 8/27

Citadel's female cadets begin training.

Four women cadets began "hell week" at the Citadel on Monday, Aug. 26. In June, after a three and one-half year legal

battle, the Citadel decided to end its 153-year-old, men-only policy and admit women. The move came two days after the Supreme Court declared the allmale admissions policy at Virginia Military Institute unconstitutional. It was the nation's only other all-male public college. On the first day of training, haircuts given to the new cadets left the women with a little bit more hair than the men.

D 8/27

Judge upholds seal on warrant in Willard case.

A Montgomery County Court judge decided to keep sealed for 30 more days a warrant that law enforcement authorities used to search Andrew Kobak's family residence, impound two cars, and force him to give tissue and blood samples. Kobak is a suspect in the Aimee Willard case. Willard, 22, of Brookhaven,

was abducted from the Exit 3 off-ramp of the southbound Blue Route at about 2 a.m. on June 20, and found dead about 4 p.m. the same day in a North Philadelphia lot. Kobak, through his lawyers, has denied his involvement.

D 8/22

Clinton attacks teen smoking. The Clinton administration declared nicotine an addictive drug and announced restrictions intended to keep teenagers from smoking. The move would give explicit authority to the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco sales and advertising to minors. The FDA a year ago declared tobacco to be a drug and sent its specific regulatory plan to the White House last week. There are no accompanying plans from Congress to raise taxes on cigarettes or mount a broad attack against

D Congratulations to Resident Life Director Cathy Caulfield on the arrival of her son Tunothy Edwin on July 23. He weighed in at eight pounds, eight ounces.

D Junior Paul Monte resigned his position as Resident Assistant on Friday, August 23, • citing personal reasons. As of this printing no replacement has been made.

D Professor of religion Dr. Leonard Primiano was honored with the distinction of being the only American to be invited to the Religious Conference in Portugal.

D A memorial service for Alan Bunch will be held Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Bruckman Chapel.

Sharp rise reported in teen drug use

by Paul Monte and Jeanne Lombardo co-news editor and arts and entertainment /features editor

Teen drug use rose an alarming 105 percent between 1992 and 1995, according to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, released by the Department of Health and Human Serviceson Aug. 20.

The survey found that the percentage of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 who admitted to using illicit drugs in the month preceding the survey increased from 5 .3 percent in 1992 to 10.9 percent in 1995, or 105 percent. It also found that:

D Youth drug use rose 24 percent between 1994-1995.

D Monthly marijuana use among youths is up 105 percent since 1992, and 37 percent between 1994 and 1995.

D Monthly use of LSD and other hallucinogens is up 183 percent since 1992, and rose 54 per-

cent between 1994 and 1995.

D Monthly cocaine use rose 166 percent between 1994 and 1995.

Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole called the findings nothing short of a national tragedy. In addition to making the drug priority number one, Dole also promised to hold a White House Summit on Drug Abuse in January if elected.

The Clinton Administration expressed concern about the new report's findings but said they were too important to be used merely for political attacks.

Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala, joined by drug czar Barry McCaffrey,called teen drug abuse an urgent, bipartisan issue that every adult must help solve. Shalala made the comparison of drug use to skydiving without a parachute-that there is no soft landing at the end.

McCaffrey mentioned that too many people believe these drugs

Public Safety U_pdate

Security incidents as reported by Public Safety from 8/19 to 8/26.

08/24

Disorderly Conduct

While on bike patrol, an officer observed a late model Oldsmobile being operated in a reckless manner. The driver was attempting to do 360 degree turnswith tires screeching. Minutes later, the vehicle was seen on Main St. near the mansion. The driver failed to negotiate a right turn onto Residential Blvd., leaving the paved road near House One, almost hitting the curb in the parking area near Houses Two and Three. The driverand right frontseat passengerof the vehicle both admittedto "having a few beers."

D 8/25

Alcohol Discovery

While on patrol of the wooded area in the rear of House Seven, Public Safety discovered one full keg of beer, containing 15.5 gallons of beer. The keg was marked "Anheuser-Busch, Inc." The keg was disposed of by Public Safety.

D 8/26

Suspicious Persons

Public Safety received a call from a female studentand resident of House Five to come and investigate unknownmales outside of the house. Public Safety responded and investigated to find that the unknown men were workers (heating and air-conditioning).

are not addictive, and fewer have a negative view of drug use than youths did in the '70s and '80s.

Shalala and McCaffrey also released data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), an HHS division, that underscored the sharp rise in drug use by teens. The network monitors the number and pattern of drug-related emergencies and fatal overdoses in 21 major metropolitan areas.

The most current DAWN figures for 1995 found that for youths ages 12-17:

D Marijuana-related emergency room problems rose 96 percent since 1992.

D Emergency room admissions for heroin use rose 58 percent from 1992 to 1995.

D Cocaine-related admissions rose 19 percent since 1992.

Lloyd Johnston, chief researcher on a 1995 University of Michigan study on teen drug use, said that partisan sniping only delays solutions and we don't get

very far as a nation when we lay blame instead of focusing our energies on youths.

In Johnston's survey of 50,000 students, one-fifth of eighth graders, one-third of high. school sophomores and nearly 40 percent of seniors said they had used an illicit drug during the last year.

A first-year student, who wished to remain anonymous, said she knew people in high school who had tried marijuana, acid, cocaine and even heroin.

"It's a certain group of people that do it," she said, "If one starts doing cocaine, they an do cocaine."

Another first-year student, who also wished to remain anonymous, admitted that she has tried marijuana, but she has never had the desire to experiment with more hardcore drugs.

"All the other stuff I never wanted to get involved with because I've seen people do it and it's a waste," she said. "It's just not worth it."

CABRINI CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted

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If you are motivated and Jove kids, the gymnastic program in Wynnewood needs teachers. Some gymnastic background neccessary. Multiple positions available. For information, call Megan at (610) 8967770.

Miscellaneous

To all my kids: You have remained "gentle on my mind" during these summer months. Looking forward to a great new semester with all my friends. My favorite thing about Cabrini is the mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual responsibility shared by all.

Billy Beard (MOM)

Sports complex ground-breaking to begin I

while apartment complex still delayed NEWS

by Jim Martin sports editor

The end is finally near.

After many delays, the groundbreaking for the sports complex has been set for Sunday, Sept. 29, during Family Weekend.

At the end of last year's school term, the sports complex and the new apartment complex were two of the biggest projects on the school's agenda.

The groundbreaking for the sports complex was supposed to have taken place in July, but once again, due to unexplained reasons, it was delayed.

Groundbreaking for the apartment complex occurred on Saturday, May 18, the day before graduation. However, there has been no actual construction done since then.

Laura Irwin, assistant director of resident life said construction has been delayed because zoning for the complex has not been approved by the township.

According to Irwin, preparations for construction have been made and the area in which the apartments will be built has been marked off. There are some changes that have been made in both the sports and apartment complex.

The new sports complex model is different from the original one.

According to Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, director of student development, everything inside the sports complex will remain basically the same.

Bonfiglio said the main difference is that the complex will look different on the outside than the original one. The new model will

still have a gym that will seat 1500 spectators, a swimming pool, locker rooms, two squash courts, a training room facility, an elevated track, a fitness and free weight area, and an aerobics room.

Also, Bonfiglio added that the cost to build the new model is approximately the same as that of the old model.

The school hired a new company to build the apartment complex. The Entech corporation was originally hired to build the apartments but due to financial reasons, they have been replaced by Butz Construction, a company out of Allentown.

The apartment complex is expected to hold 120 people.

Irwin said the apartments will hold four to six people. Each apartment will consist of a living room, dining room, a kitchen,

either two or three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

As to when the apartments will be completed, Irwin said the building should be ready for occupancy by September 1997.

Gilbane Construction, which will be building the sports complex, has given the school a target completion date of September 1997. John Dzik, director of athletics, said this date was an aggressive estimate, but that he was confident it would be ready no later than January 1998.

Dzik also said he is very excited about the groundbreaking of the sports complex.

"When the facility is completed, it will clearly be equal to, if not better, then the schools in our conference and the schools of our same size in the surrounding area," Dzik said.

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ing far both the sports and apartment complex was met by a mixed reaction from the students. After many delays in the groundbreaking of the sports complex, some students are taking a waitand-see approach.

"I won't believe it until I actually see it," senior Joe Morris said.

Also, with the construction of the apartments being pushed back, other students are skeptical as to when completion will take place.

"I hope this doesn't tum into another sports complex ordeal," junior Stephanie Bono said, "where they keep telling us it's going to be completed but then they keep pushing the completion date back."

Securitydeposits:assessingdamages

by Mirella Addesi managing/copy Editor

Prior to registering for housing, all students wishing to live on campus are required to pay a $250 room reservation/security deposit.

The deposit insures a room for that student until after the first week of school. It will also be used to cover any residence hall damages that may occur throughout the year.

The unused balance will be refunded at the end of the year or will it?

Though the deposit amount paid is the same for every resident, some get back more at the end of the year, some less and some none at all.

The procedure used to determine the amount of money returned is unclear to many residents.

When moving into their buildings, each and every resident is required to sign a room condition report (RCR). These reports are filled out by the resident assistants and list all of the existing damages prior to resident check-in.

According to Laura Irwin, assistant director of resident life, there are standard procedures which are followed when assessing charges for any damages at the end of the year.

"After graduation, physical plant, resident life and housekeeping walk around and we look at the conditions of the buildings," Irwin said.

"We write down anything and everything that we see.

Cathy Caulfield [director of resident life] and I go through the lists to verify that they are the same. Then we sit down

News from the Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services

The Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services would like to wish everyone a wonderful 1996-1997.

Co-op job opportunities are now available for students' review for fall placements. Act quickly; 318 salaried positions are waiting to be filled.

The Resume Expert System's pre-formatted disk can be purchased for $22.95 in the Cabrini College bookstore enabling students to produce professional,_typeset quality resumes; providing graduating seniors with resume referral services to prospective employers.

Intercollegiate career fair will be hosted at Cabrini College on Thursday, March 13, 1997 in the Atrium. 4<1+ employers will be available to interview graduating seniors; to discuss co-op, internship, and summer employment opportunities with others.

Nancy Hutchinson Director

Chery 1Hallman

Assistant to the Director

Sue Farrell Office Administrator

and go through every RCR that we have," Irwin said.

According to Irwin, there are separate RCRs for individual buildings, common areas, kitchens, bathrooms and rooms.

Caulfield and Irwin compile the lists of damages observed at the end of the year and compare them to the RCRs obtained at the beginning of the year.

"If there is a difference, we try to see if a charge should be assessed," Irwin said. "For example, let's say a door needs to be painted. The RCR says that it was okay at the beginning but at the end it has marks and scratches. Then we assess a charge. The same thing happens for missing or broken furniture."

According to Irwin, if the repairs for the damage done is more than the $250 deposit, then the student's account will be billed.

As stated in the Residence Hall Agreement for the 1996-97 academic year, any unforeseen repairs to a student's room or its furnishings will be charged to

the student's bill. Repairs to public areas where a responsible person cannot be ascert<1inedwill be accounted for in the following ways: those repairs in a specific quad will be charged equally among the members of the quad, those repairs occurring on a specific floor will be charged equally among the members of the floor and those repairs occurring in the lobbies and lounges will be charged equally among members of the entire residence hall.

According to Irwin, if a student knows the person responsible for specific damages, he or she can come to her anonymously with the name of the culprit. She will then confront the person and this may avoid the charges being divided among the residents. Should a resident's guest be responsible for any, damages, the resident is held responsible and charged.

"People have to be responsible for the area where they live and try to take care of it," Irwin said.

Attention All Work Grant and Work Study

LeClair's visit highlights summer camp SPORTS 10

Friday, August 30, 1996

SPORTS COMMENTARY

by Jason Jungreis staff writer

Amidst the heat, one of the Philadelphia Flyers stepped off the ice and made an appearance at Cabrini's own Coaches Choice Sports Camp. On Monday, July 22nd, John LeClair came to Cabrini to teach children attending camp the fundamentals of roller hockey.

by Jim Martin sports editor

When Ray Rhodes was hired by Eagles owner Jeff Lurie in 1995, many fans were still disappointed that former Eagles coach Dick Venneil had not been hired.

At the time of the hiring, Lurie kept emphasizing one point: Rhodes was a winner. He had won five Super Bowl titles as an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers and Lurie was confident he would eventuallydo the same with the Eagles.

Now fast forward to August, 1996. Where are the fans who wished Lurie had hired Vermeil instead of Rhodes? Nowhere to be found.

At the end of the 1995-· 1996 season, Ray Rhodes was voted the 1995 NFL Coach of the Year for the job he did with the Eagles.

Most coaches would have been happy to take a team that missed the playoffs the previous year and lead them to the second round of the playoffs.

After the loss, howeve(, Rhodes said the season was a disappointmentbecause it did not end with a victory in the Super Bowl.

During the offseason, Rhodes overhauled his team with only the goal of beating Dallas and winning the Super Bowl in mind.

I know Rhodes and most fans don't want to hear this, but the Eagles are not going to win the Super Bowl this year.

In two years, Rhodes has completely overhauled his team and has upgraded the talent level at almost every position. However, he will need another year or two to bring the Eagles to an even par with the likes of the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers.

The Eagles will eventually win a Super Bowl under Rhodes, but it is going to take time.

Don't jump down his throat or try to run him out of town if they don't have a great season.

Have patience and realize that we are lucky to have one of the best coaches in the league in Rhodes.

Rome;was not built in one day and neither is a Super Bowl championship. Rhodes will bring us a Super Bowl title, just give the man time.

The day started at 9:00 a.m. when John LeClair arrived at the Widener Center parking lot. He was escorted to the Sacred Heart Gym by Joe Weber, the Coaches Choice Sports Camp Director.

After the introductions were finished, LeClair proceeded to go to the Woodcrest parking lot where a hockey rink was set up.

Upon arriving, LeClair commented briefly on what he thought about the camp.

"I think that this camp is a great opportunity for these younger kids to get a head start in the sports that they love," LeClair said. "The fact that they have professional athletes and coaches coming to the camp to teach the kids is terrific. "

Once the camp counselors got the children in order, LeClair started to explain to them the positives and negatives of being a professional athlete.

LeClair then started to run actual drills that the Flyers run in practice.

After fifteen minutes, he had the players scrimmage each

other. LeClair separated the players into two teams and had them play according to real hockey rules.

LeClair later spoke about the impact his instruction had on the kids in the camp.

"I think that it took some of the kids a little time to get adjusted to the drills and scrimmage," LeClair said. "Not all of the kids had disciplined hockey experience, so it was a good experience for them. Over all, I think that it went well."

Starting his third season with the Philadelphia Flyers, John LeClair has been an important

asset to the team, leading the team with 51 goals and finishing just behind Eric Lindros with 97 points.

In the beginning of the 199495 season, John LeClair was traded from Montreal to Philadelphia. LeClair saw the trade as another obstacle to overcome.

"It was a huge adjustment for me," LeClair said. "Montreal is much closer to Vermont, where my family lives, so I could just cross the border and go home when I wanted to. Now that I'm in Philadelphia, I can't see my family as much. It was also

tough to leave the city of Montreal because the organization was great, and the players all got along."

Despite the adjustment, LeClair has adapted to his new home.

" Philadelphia is a great place. The fans are unbelievable," LeClair said. " I have never been to a place where the fans are so supportive of their team. Even when we were in our mid-season slump, the fans were behind us all the way and the Spectrum was always sold out. I don't regret the trade because Philadelphia is such a great place."

Rhodes overhauls Eagles during offseason

With a new look and a new logo, the Birds appear ready to challenge Dallas, Green Bay and San Francisco for a chance to play in the Super Bowl.

by Jim Martin sports editor

After the 1995 season ended in a 30-10 playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Eagles coach Ray Rhodes promised there would be changes made to his team.

Well, Eagles fans, he was not lying. The Philadelphia Eagles will have a totally new look as they head into the 1996 season. Even their uniforms and their logo have changed.

Midnight green has replaced kelly green as the Eagles' official jersey color. Also, a menacing eagle on the attack has replaced the traditional Eagles' silver wings.

When they take the field for their season opener against the Washington Redskins, the Eagles will have at least eight new starters.

Gone are quarterback Randall Cunningham, wide receivers Fred Barnett and Calvin Williams, offense lineman Antone Davis, linebackers Bill Romanowski and Kurt Gouviea, comerback Mark McMillian and safety Greg Jackson.

Each player, with the exception of Cunningham, signed with new teams during the off-season. Cunningham did not attract much attention from any of the other 29 NFL teams and said that he is retiring.

After struggling throughout the 1995 season on offense, the Eagles are hoping the changes they have made will make them a higher scoring team.

Rodney Peete will be returning for his second season with the Eagles as their starting quarterback.

However, the Eagles also signed Ty Detmer, a capable back-up who is familiar with their West Coast offense.

At running back, the duo of Ricky Watters and Charlie Gamer wiU be returning and ready to improve on their excellent 1995 season.

Also, fullback Kevin Turner is coming back from an injury suffered last season and the team is counting on him to provide the blocking and receiving that they desperately need.

The wide receiver and tight end positions will also have a different look. The Eagles signed Irving Fryar, formerly of the Miami Dolphins, to fill one wide receiver spot.

At the other wide receiver spot, the Eagles are hoping that second year player Chris T. Jones can blossom into the tall, physical receiver they need to go over the middle.

The tight end position will be manned by second round draft pick Jason Dunn along with returning players Jimmie Johnson

and Ed West.

The offensive line, which was a constant cause of worry last year, once again heads into the season with question marks. At right offensive tackle there will be a new starter as the Eagles signed free agent Richard Cooper, who had been a solid performer while playing for the New Orleans Saints.

The Eagles also went out and signed left offensive tackle Steve Wallace to shore up their line, but then cut him after he had a terrible preseason.

They are now faced with the prospect of using second-year player Barrett Brooks, who gave up 13.5 sacks as a rookie starter, as their starting left tackle.

However, they should be solid at center with Raleigh McKenzie and at guards with Lester Holmes, Joe Panos, Guy McIntyre and first round pick Jermaine Mayberry in the mix.

While the offense struggled in 1995, the defense stepped up and was the main reason they were able to make it into the playoffs.

Once again the Eagles will be strong on the defensive line with ends William Fuller and Mike Mamula and tackles Andy Harmon and Rhett Hall returning.

At linebacker, Pro Bowler William Thomas returns on the right side. With the departure of Gouviea and Romanowski, the

Eagles are faced with the prospect of using two new, young players at linebacker.

James Willis will begin the season at middle linebacker and Marc Woodard will be the left outside linebacker.

The secondary should be one of the strongest points on the team with the acquisition of free agent cornerback Troy Vincent.

Vincent will be teamed up with second year man Bobby Taylor to give the Eagles a tandem which will rival the best in the league.

Safety Michael Zordich returns at safety with Eric Zomalt expected to take over for Jackson at the other spot.

With the success the Eagles enjoyed in their first year under Rhodes, the expectations are now much higher. When Rhodes came to Philadelphia, he said he would not be happy with anything but a Super Bowl victory.

Although the Eagles seem to be improved, they have to play much better than they did last season in order to contend with the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers. They should once again make the playoffs, but they need a career year from Rodney Peete along with strong performances by the offensive line and the young linebacking corps if they hope to make it past the second round of the playoffs.

photo by Jason Jungreis

Flyers forward John LeClair (back right) is shown participating in a hockey scrimmage with kids from the Coaches day sports camp. LeClair came to Cabrini on Monday, July 22nd and spent the day teaching the campers various hockey skills and talking to them about what it is like to be a professional athlete.

Lady Cavs seek first ever PAC title

A new coach is providing newfound motivation for the women's field hockey team.

by Chris Lomanno perspectives editor

Unharnessed potential left last year's field hockey team feeling disillusioned. However, changes have been made and a new regime has the ladies fired up and ready to work in '96.

"Last year, the team had lots of talent," senior co-captain Erin O'Neill said. "But we were not pushed hard enough.

"W~ were out of shape and had a problem with finishing our games strong," O'Neill said.

"After just two days of practice I can tell the team is more positive, aggressive and determined," senior co-captain Chris Lear said.

"We have a lot of strong play:

ers returning and a new coach we are very excited to work for," Lear said. "She already has us doing more things like running and technical drills that we need to stay sharp."

The new field hockey coach who has the ladies pumped is Jackie Neary. She is no stranger to Cabrini.

Neary is also the head coach of the women's lacrosse team.

Since the seasons do not overlap and some of the girls play both sports, she saw the opening as a great opportunity.

As far as experience with field hockey goes, Neary has been an assistant coach with Ridley High School. Last year, her Green Raiders played in the state championship game.

The coach, who emphatically stated that she was very pleased with what she has to work with this year, hastily announced her goal for the team as being nothing less than winning the conference, the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC).

"This is a small school that is very big on sports," Neary said. "That is evident when you look at how many student athletes are here.

"Not meeting certain expectations is my major concern coming in to this season," she said.

"Coaching women's lacrosse last year was a different situation because lacrosse is a new sport at the school," Neary said. "Field hockey is a more established sport and there are certain expec-

tations that need to be met."

The Lady Cavs did not make it to the PAC play-offs last season. Fortunately for Neary, the team only lost three players, two transferred and one graduated. So, the coach is inheriting a core of players who are familiar with each other and know what to expect.

Among the returning players are the team's scoring leaders of a year ago, sophomore Jessie Valerio and junior Jamie Paul, along with senior co-captains Lear and O'Neill and the sophomore goal keeper Mary Lear who set a school record for most saves in a season last year.

Six first-year students have also been added to the roster. According to O'Neill, all of the

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new girls look strong and should have no problems fitting in.

"Everyone on the team is friendly and outgoing. That should make things much easier for the new players," O'Neill said.

Looking forward to the season, the Lady Cavs will face many tough teams from outside the PAC this year. Although the non-conference games have no affect on whether or not they make the play-offs, stronger competition should have the ladies ready to clean house in the PAC.

'96 Centetlnial Games ·provide memories

From Carl Lewis to Kerri Strug, people will be talking about these storybook moments for years to co_me.

by Paul Monte co-news editor

When people reminisce about the Centennial Games in Atlanta, Ga., most will recall a time that had gone from an anticipated celebrati_onof youth and goodwill to a haunted hotbed of anxiety and fear.

They would be right.

Even so, optimists would also view the games as a time that seemed to have an extraordinary accomplishment that overshadowed every bomb threat or explosion, even arguably the one in Olympic Park that killed Alice Hawthorne, 44, of Albany, Ga.

It is at best difficult, if not impossible, to recognize from a distance every accomplishment at the Atlanta Games.

Most memorable moments lie in the eye of the individual. They range from winning a gold medal by a hundredth of a second to one Olympian simply making it to Atlanta as part of a three person contingent from some remote country on the other side of the world.

Commercials managed to offer the viewer images and stories that made the Summer Games the memorable event that it should be.

The grand-scaled opening ceremonies saw the break of two traditions.

Animal rights group opposition caused the release of real doves to be replaced with children running around Olympic Stadium with homemade doves on the ends of long poles.

Also·, the Olympic torch entered the stadium through an opening in the center of the arena. In years past it was customary for the torch to be carried into an arena from the outside in.

A frail Muhammed Ali, in addition to being given a replacement gold medal for the one he won at the 1960 games, also lit the cauldron to signify the beginning of the games of the 26th Olympiad. For the next 16 days Atlanta became the world's stage.

It was also a time for America to show the world that they were far from being outdone on their home turf.

In all, the United States won 101 medals [45 of them gold], the most out of the 197 competing countries.

Television viewers became well aware of the accomplishments of America's basketball, soccer, swimming, gymnastics, softball and track and field teams, as well as their new heroes Amy Van Dyken, Keri Strugg, Dot Richardson, Michael Johnson, Dan O'Brien and Carl Lewis.

Then came those middle-ofthe-night blurbs that make each Olympics special , U.S.A. 's Mike Powell slams into the sand as he falls victim to injury and defeat in the long jump.

A man named Talant scores with two minutes left to lift Spain to the medal round, above Egypt, in team handball, 20-19.

Brazil's Oscar Schmidt puts up an absurd shot that falls in with 17 seconds left, defeating the Puerto Rican basketball team in the process.

Collegeville, Pa. 's Michael Matz, who survived the crash of United Airline flight 232 in Sioux City, Iowa, wins the silver in equestrian and carries the American flag in the closing ceremonies.

An American women's softball pitcher was one strike away from a perfect [no-hitter] game when she gave up a home run to lose the game and the no-hitter.

France's Marie-Jose Pe rec hugs her bronzed rival in the 400 meter, Falilat Ogunkoya, who cries on thinking of her recently deceased mother.

Japanese baseball players say "Muchas gracias" ["thank you"] to Cuban players while they respond with "Domo arigato." India and Pakistan eliminate each other in field hockey with a 0-0 tie as the crowd waves rubber swords.

An Indonesian pair beats a Malaysian duo in a strong, comefrom-behind victory in men's

badminton while the Malaysians join in on singing the Indonesian national anthem.

American Lindsay Davenport cries after defeating her "very. best friend," Mary Joe Fernandez, in the women's tennis semifinal.

Elmadi Jabrailov of Kazakhstan defeats Lucman Jabrailov of Moldovia-his older brother and coach, before the two go off to relax together.

Philadelphia boxer David Reid knocks out his Cuban opponent in the- fi11al round to jump ahead on points and win the gold. He later announces his decision to tum pro.

Acknowledgement is made at the closing ceremonies by President of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Sammaranch about the incident at the 1972 Munich Games where 11 Israeli athletes were murdered.

It will be easy to remember the huge festival-like atmosphere during the end of the closing ceremonies where the world's athletes danced in congo lines, snapped pictures, hugged and smiled while musician Stevie Wonder sang John Lennon's "Imagine."

In this age of commercialism, virtual-reality com petition,

Olympic Experience stores, interactive television and plain old hype, the Atlanta Games were and should be about oldfashioned interaction,· between people.

The Olympics were also a time for the world to come together in peace and celebrate the majesty of sport and achievement. If that sounds amazingly cliche, so be it.

As for dwelling on the Centennial Games in the obvious and pessimistic sense, in the words of Sammaranch, "No act of terrorism has ever destroyed the Olympic movement, and none ever will."

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Cavs get ready to rolI

by Kevin Eppler co-news editor

Friday, August 30, 1996

Cabrini joins ECAC

by Jim Martin sports editor

On Sept. 1, Cabrini College will officially be granted membership into the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC).

The ECAC is one of the oldest and largest athletic conferences in the nation.

Their are 287 colleges that are members of the ECAC.

The schools in the conference run down the East Coast, ranging from Maine to North Carolina.

The ECAC is a conference that is composed of Division I, II, and III sports.

ECAC commissioner Clayton Chapman and ECAC president Carolyn Sch lie Femovich announced Cabrini~ acceptance into the nations' largest largest conference along with Virginia Tech University on August 15.

The ECAC oversees 100 collegiate championships involving 19 men's and women's sports.

John Dzik, director of athletics, is very excited about the Cavs acceptance into the ECAC.

He said joining the ECAC "expands our opportunities for postseason play for all of our teams."

Dzik also said "Because of the size of the ECAC, it will allow us to get even more individual opportunities and exposure for all of our athletes," Dzik said.

Cabrini applied for admission into the ECAC during the summer.

The cost of joining the conference was $2,000.

As a member of the ECAC, all 16 intercollegiate sports offered by Cabrini will now have an opportunity for post-season play other than the NCAA Division III tournament.

"I predict that one of our teams that did not participate in post-season play last year will do so this year because of the program of the ECAC," Dzik said.

Winning the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) three years in a row carries with it new challenges and consequences.

The 1996 Cabrini Cavaliers men's soccer team has treaded across this realization within the past weeks.

First and foremost, the Cavs face the toughest schedule of most of their current members' careers.

Also the loss of nearly 10 players leaves the Cavs midfield missing stamina and "hitters" according to Head Coach Duncan Hubley.

"With the Joss of players such as Bill Bono, Joe Ricci and Dan and Daren Meter we Jose the ability to take and give hits," Hubley said.

Physical play and domination often win soccer games.

Stamina and endurance played major roles in numerous Cav's victories last year.

The Cavs played in 13 one-

goal games last year, 10 of which they won. According to Hubley, their endurance is what allowed them to have such a good record in the games decided by one goal.

If the Cavs hope to win the PAC and muscle into the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament they need to capitalize on their strengths and remain healthy.

"Our defense is as strong as anybody," Hubley said. "If we want an ECAC birth we need all five defenders to remain healthy. That has never happened before."

Co-captain John Volpe agreed.

"Our defense is still our strong point." Volpe said. "It has carried us for the past years, but it may tum around. Our offense could soon carry us if the right players step up."

"We can win the PAC. It's within reach, we only have to grab it," Volpe said.

"Our two biggest concerns are health and scoring," Hubley said. "We can still win

games are on home turf. This makes winning only that much harder.

The Cavs face a very difficult schedule, which will include six nationally ranked teams. They start off their tough season against nationally ranked Rowan College on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

The Cav's home opener puts the Cavs head-to-head with Franklin and Marshall on Sept.

4.

The Cavs then travel to Ohio to play in the prestigious Ohio Wesleyan tournament from Sept. 5-7.

Also the Cavs will have tough matches against the likes of Shenandoah, Elmira, Misericordia, and Johns Hopkins, all of which are away games.

Unfortunately for the Cavs, only eight of 20 regular season

"We have to travel away 12 times this season," Hubley said. "The Johns Hopkins and Shenandoah games are tough but they'll be here [ at Cabrini] next year."

Fortunately, the Cavs still have experienced and strong team members to help them battle their distant wars.

Strong members include senior co-captain Jeff Winters, junior goal tender Anthony Noel, senior mid fielder Joe Morris, junior mid fielder Larry Teal, junior fullback Paul Hollinger and others including Tony Parsons, Matt Kaiser, Jimmy Martin, Don Eddy and Wayne Brown.

"We should win the PAC," Volpe said. "We have a good shot at an NCAA bid and we will accomplish it."

Cavs replenish team with new recruits

After losing ten players, the Cavs have restocked with their biggest recruiting class in four years.

by Kevin Eppler co-news editor

With the loss of 10 players after the 1995- 96 season, the Cabrini men's soccer team sought depth and talent for the upcoming '96-97 season. With this need at hand, the Cavs witnessed the arrival of one of the biggest recruiting classes within the past four years. Schools such as North Catholic and Cardinal Dougherty again sent strong players in first year students Fran Wallace, Sean McAnemy, John Kopp, Robbie Thompson and Mike Primavera.

Also, Bill Hocker, Arthur Kelly, Nick Levandusky, Jay Hammond, and Sean McDonell head the rest of the recruiting class.

Most of the first-year-students have noticed tougher competition from high school to college and a higher level of fitness

required to succeed and make the team.

'The fitness level is much higher and more physically demanding," said Levandusky.

Senior Mid-fielder Joe Morris gave his assessment. "They (first-year-students] need experience in order to step up to the challenge. Three or four may be able to step up and make an impact on the team," Morris said.

Coach Duncan Hubley agreed saying the first-year-players need experience and size in order to contribute to the team this year.

"Our defense is strong but if one of our five players is injured we won't get a post-season bid," Hubley said.

Most of the first-year students are anxious to play and be a part of a winning team.

"I'm just hoping I can come in and contribute," said Primavera.

photo by Stacey CsiazzD Sophomore forward Wayne Brown is shown working at practice in preparation for the Cavs season opener against Rowan College on Saturday. Aug. 31, at 7:30 p.m. Brown is expected to step up this year and provide the goal scoring the Cavs desperately need.

photo by Stacey Caiazzo Junior Paul Hollinger is the starting center fullback for the Cavs. As a sophomore, he was named a 2nd team regional All-American player. This year, the Cavs will be counting on Hollinger's intensity and defense to lead them to victory. the PAC but we can only get a tournament bid if no one gets hurt."

photo by Stacey Caiazzo

First year students work on their skills at practice. They are part of a large recruiting class brought in by coach Duncan Hubley.