by Andrea Koch assistant copy editor
With an increased applicant pool in the admissions process and the present schedule changes, questions arise from current students about possible effects.
A larger applicant pool does not necessarily mean significantly more students will be attending Cabrini, according to Laurie Tums, director of admissions. Instead, Cabrini is hoping to draw more students from a wider geographical area, as opposed to the tri-state area, where most students are from now.
Since more students will be living on campus from out-of-state, more trips are being planned by student activities, according to Emma Legge, director of student activities.
"Not only will there be more activities, but different ones," Legge said.
The activities would allow a chance for out-of-state student~ to visit some local well-known attmctions such as the Philadelphia Art Museum. historic Philadelphia, the Reading outlets and the Camden Aquarium. according to Legge.
"There is at least one activity per weekend now:· Legge said. "and
we will add on to those activities."
A slightly larger number of students are anticipated for this fall's class of first-year students, according to Tums.
"We are hopeful that overcrowding should not be a problem on campus," Tums said.
Yet, Catherine Caulfield, director of resident life, anticipates the campus to be crowded.
There wil1 be no preferential treatment of residency for students who live farther away. as opposed to a student who lives closer to Cabrini, and wants to live on campus.
"As long as students pay their housing deposits on time, we will accommodate them," Caulfield said.
Trees were cleared on Monday, March l 7, for the new apartment complex on campus, located next to House seven, across from the tennis courts.
Caulfield also spoke with Kingswood Apartments. who already rent apartments to students. and will continue renting next year to Cabrini.
Caulfield 1s also looking at another apartment complex for possible housing for students.
With the housing lottery days away, a petition protesting resident life's housing configurations for 1997-1998 circulated the campus, receiving residents' signarures. Two hundred and seventy-seven signatures to be exact.
This number is more than half of the students living on campus.
The petition, created by first-year student Jo¢an Mariano, protests the provisions placed on the resident houses for the next school year, calling the restrictions "unfair."
The restrictions being protested are the special interest housing provisions placed on three of the seven houses. House two will have extended quiet hours starting at 8 p.m. House four will be an alcohol and substance-free residence and House five will be a smoke-free building.
Cathy Caulfield, director of resident life, responded to the petition that she received on Wednesday, April 2.
"The lateness of the petition restricted our ability to react to it," Caulfieldsaid.
According to Caulfield, the housing configurations went out the last week in February.
Mariano contests that ··therewa.-,n 't any time to do anything."
"I could have gotten more signatures, but I wa~ under time pressure," Mariano, who returned his
survey, said. "But, obviously, these signatures prove that students don't want these changes."
Caulfield said that the provisions made were based upon what the students wanted, according to the results of a survey distributed last semester to residents.
"Many people returned the surveys expressing interest in alcoholfree and extended quiet hour housing," Caulfield said.
Mariano said he had not spoken to Caulfield about the petition.
"I even included ITIYpager number on the petition," Mariano said. "I was always available to talk to."
He also expected a better response from administration.
"Students that included their box numbers on the petition would still like a written response from at least one person who received the letter," Mariano said. Although Mariano is unhappy with the housing configurations, he does not want to live off campus.
Junior John Mack is a member of the Housing Committee which assists resident life in housing concerns. He also assisted Mariano in circulating the petition and getting signatures. Mack signed the petition.
According to Mack, the housing committee was allowed to preview the survey, but the members were told that the surveys were to be used as guidelines.
·Toe members were not told that
the surveys would have such a big impact on next year," Mack said. "I made my feelings clear on special interest housing to the staff from the very beginning."
Mack did not fill out his survey.
When told this statement, Caulfield responded, "Why would we ask these questions if we weren't going to do something with the results?
Mack believes that the restrictions are unfair, especially to men. "House six is the only house for men without restrictions," Mack said.
"Everything is based on our percentage of men and women on campus," Caulfield said. "It is all a numbers game. The reality is that the percentage of housing available to men and to women is in accordance with my statistics - 30 percent men on campus and 70 percent women.
Sophomore Ty Ross signed the petition because he believes the housing is unfair.
"I want to live on campus," Ross said, "but if I can't get into either of the normal houses for men, then I'm going to commute."
First-year student Andy Vntue also signed thepetitionand helped to get signatures from students.
"Jordan did all the work,"' Vntue said. "It angered me that the resident life staff could make \uch an outstanding decision without more student input. They shouldn't be able to make these decisions without the consent of the students."
Hollie Havens Andrew Burke
Vice President
Lisa Mininno John Mack Treasurer
Jasmine Paulino Andrew Virtue
Corresponding Secretary
Stacey Caiazzo
Recording Secretary
Michele McDevitt Lori Henderson
Parliamentarian
Tamika Warner James Williams
Sophomore Bridget Egan returned her survey and signed the petition due to its results.
"I don't think that they [resident life] are meeting the needs of all the students," Egan said. "There is not enough diverse housing, especially for men. It discourages people from living on campus."
Caulfield agreed. "It may discourage people from living on campus;' Caulfield said, "but it also creates more housing options for the students."
One of Mariano's suggestions to solve the problem is to have the res• idents in each house decide what rules and restrictions the building should follow.
"I think students will ignore the rules," Mariano said. " The RAs
will not be able to enforce them. Not many people want quiet hours while the sun is still out."
"I feel that there will be more problems than ever before next year," Mack said. "Dictatorship leads to rebellion," Vntue said.
Like Mack,Virtue and Mariano, Caulfield foresees problems in the future.
"I anticipate some problems next year because of the severe penalties involved with the violation of restrictions," Caulfield said. "Some things will need to be worked out."
Although Caulfield did not feel the petition would change the housing configurations for next year, she said that the smoking restriction on House four has been lifted.
0 The second annual "Dash for Organ Donor Awareness," a 10k run and 3k walk, is scheduled for Sunday, April 20. It will launch National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week in the Delaware Valley.
The 10k run will begin at the Philadelphia Museum of Art at 10 a.m. followed by the 3k walk which will begin at 10:45 a.m.
Both the run and walk will take place along the Schuylkill River on West River Drive.
For registration forms and information, call 1-800-5436391.
0 Random Quote: "The existence of morons is reason enough not to support cloning."
by Paul Monte news editor
04/3
Hepatitis found in strawberries.
Strawberries imported from Mexico and processed in California have caused 153 hepatitis A infections among schoolchildren and teachers in Michigan.
Thousands of children in five other states, including Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa and Tennessee may also be at risk.
They are being advised to get gamma globulin shots to help prevent the viral liver ailment, which generally causes a mild illness.
The contaminated strawberries were served as part of the school lunch program conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Inclusion of foreign food products in the program is illegal.
04/4
ABC signs film deal on the cult.
The American Broadcasting Company has signed a deal to develop a television movie based on the first-hand story of a former member of the Heaven's Gate cult. It will be produced by two entertainment companies that employed cult members to design websites on the Internet.
The Kushner-Locke Company and Interact Entertainment announced the deal after days of speculation about the whereabouts and plans of the former member, Richard Ford, who is also known as Rio D'Angelo.
A month after leaving the cult, Mr. Ford last week discovered the bodies of the 39 members who committed suicide in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. He received a package containing two videotapes announcing the members' intentions.
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Pregnant lady survives fall in front of train.
Stunned commuters watched as a pregnant woman fainted and fell into the path of a subway train, then held out her hand from under the train once it screeched to a halt.
Carmen Genao, 22, crawled out from under the train, and was reported to have only scrapes and bruises. Her baby was fine.
She apparently tumbled into a one-foot-deep trough between the rails. Genao, five-foot-three, was not touched by the train's undercarriage, as one of the 60-foot cars passed over her. She also stayed away from the electrified third rail that powers the trains.
04/6
Controversy haunts anniversary of King's death.
As dozens of mourners prayed in the rain on the 29th anniversary
of the slaying of Martin Luther King Jr., his son defended his belief that James Earl Ray did not kill the civil rights leader.
Ray, now 69 and suffering from liver disease, pleaded guilty in exchange for a 99-year sentence but almost immediately recanted and has sought a trial.
04n
Shuttle forced to return early.
The space shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew returned to Earth 12 days earlier than anticipated because of a deteriorating and potentially explosive power generator.
It is only the third time in history that a shuttle mission has been cut short by equipment failure. The fear was that hydrogen fuel and oxygen in the degraded generator could mix, overheat and blow up if voltage in the unit dropped far enough.
Superthon is an annual event sponsored by the Campus Activities and Programming Board to raise money for a specific charity. This year, Superthon Weekend was March 21-23.
The charity is voted upon by the CAP Board. This year, all proceeds benefitted the American Cancer Society.
The proceeds go to funding cancer research, educating families with relatives that have cancer and for cancer rehabilitation.
"There were many events that highlighted Superthon Weekend, however the Bachelor Auction and Canning around Wayne made the most money for the charity." Angela Palazzone, assistant CAP Board chair said.
"It was a good opportunity for Cabrini students to give of themselves and raise money for such a worthy cause,'· Janet Mercuri. first-year student and CAP Board member said.
The Cabrini bachelor auction was field on Saturday, March 22, I following the comedy troupe's performance.
Eleven of Cabrini's own men were raffled off to fellow students to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
"This year was the first year that we held a bachelor auction and it was very successful," Palazzone said.
The CAP Board raised over $687 to give to the American Cancer Society.
Although it was not as much as last year, they were still happy with their achievements.
"I think the weekend was very successful," said Emma Legge, director of student activities.
" Many members of the Cabrini community were very generous with their time and money," Legge said. ' ,
This past Friday night, April 4, Cabrini held the annual Spring formal at the Valley Forge Hilton. No incidents were reported until the end of the evening, when a reported altercation took place involving Cabrini students, guests of students and a security guard representing the Hilton.
Sources state that while students exited the dance, the fight broke out in the hall of the hotel, between Cabrini students and friends of other Cabrini students.
Numerous security guards broke up the skirmish and forced everybody outside, where the fight resurfaced. The motive for the fight is unclear.
Only one security guard was found outside during the fight. Eventually, more security guards came out and helped disperse the crowd. Radnor Police was summoned to the hotel. No arrests were made.
Junior Colleen Adair, who is a resident assistant of House two, was struck during the incident.
"Once again we found a relationship with off-campus visitors, invited by our students, that resulted in serious problems," said Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice president for student development.
Earlier in the evening a reported prank was to take place, which involved Cabrini students hiring a
formal, which was held on Friday, April 4.
male dancer to strip for college President Dr. Antoinette Iadarola.
The prank was scheduledfor the senior dinner, according to sources.
Several students confirmed the prank, but spoke on the condition of anonymity. "'The stripper was here and ready to go, the only problem is our president declined to appear," said one student involved in the prank, who was nicknamed"Fuzzy."
The students said they hired the stripper and split the bill and tip, which cost them $150 or about $15 each.
''It would have been worth the
On April 5 at 2:39 a.m. the voice of the "Beat Generation" fell silent.
Allen Ginsburg, 70, died of a heart attack as a complication from inoperable liver cancer. Ginsburg. the radical poet considered to be the father of the "Beat Generation," was the first mainstream homosexual poet and a constant countercultural icon. Ginsburg's poetry was inspired by a wide range of religious beliefs; friends such as Jack Kerouac and Timothy Leary; his father, a conservative high school English teacher; and his mother, a Marxist who died in a mental institution.
money, and it would have blown the port-a-potty prank away," said another cohort, nicknamed "agent 088 Fingers."
According to Bonfiglio, Iadarola failed to show up due to an "early flight to Chicago" the next morning. "She was thoroughly exhausted," said Penny Becht, executive assistant to the president.
Iadarola hoped the students "wouldn't mind" her absence.
"Yeah, l minded. Yet again, Iadarola cost me money on something that I'll never see," "agent 088 Fingers" said.
Later in his life, Ginsburg moved beyond poetry and became a religious and politicai activist. He worked for the legalization of marijuana and coined the phrase "flower power." Ginsburg's activism led to the opening of an FBI file by J. Edgar Hoover after he publicly protested the Vietnam War in 1967 and teargassed the Democratic National Convention in 1968. He continued to be an active voice in the world until his death.
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DURING THE WEEK OF APRIL 11-APRIL17
Friday 0 CABARET OPENS
Cabrini College theater will present an environmental production of "Cabaret." Opening night is Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m. in the Grace Hall atrium.
Tuesday LACROSSE
The Lady Cavs battle at Textile on Tuesday, April 15 at 4 p.m.
Wednesday 0 SGA MEETING
There will be an SGA general assembly information meeting on Wednesday, April 16 at 9:45 p.m.
Thursday OESAPARTY
The Ethnic Student Alliance will host a party on Thursday,April 17 at 9 p.m. in the WCGA.
Thursday Q MEN'S TENNIS
Walkacross the road and support the Cavs as they battle Eastern College on Thursday, April 17 at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 10, 1997
Members of the Academy of Vocal Arts. who have presented their renditions of various aria~ at Cabrini annually since the early '90s. perfonned Verdi Highlights in the Mansion on Sunday, April 6.
The Academy of Vocal Arts is an institution that elaborates on operatic training. Current artists and alumni who have been heard at the Metropolitan Opera and throughout leading opera houses have led to the glory of the AVA.
Selections from "Falstaff," "Don Carlos," "Rigoletto" and "II Trovatore" were performed by a team of 13: K. James McDowell, the executive director; David Lofton and Danielle Orlando, music director and accompanist respectively; Hugh Smith, tenor, who wa~ also the winner of the Luciano Pavarotti International Vocal Competition and the AVNP!acido Domingo Prize; Sharon Richards, soprano and winner of the Luciano Pavarotti International Vocal Competition; Jacqui Lynn Fidler and Megan Dey-Toth were mezzo-soprano; Armando Gama, John Nutss and Louis Ledesma were baritone; Branch Fields as bass; and Indra Thomas and Therese Gigot were soprano.
Around 175 students, faculty, staff and community joined in listening and learning a little about Verdi.
The members of AVA are there through scholarships and receive artist diplomas.
"They refine their already established careers," Dr. Adeline Bethany, fine arts department chair said.
'Cabaret,' one of Cabrini's largest productions ever, will be performed in the Grace Hall atrium April 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26. Some aspects of 'Cabaret,' such as the costumes, are controversial.
by Dina M. Tartaglia assistant copy editor"Cabaret," one of Cabrini ·s largest productions in years, is preparing its debut, bringing singing, dancing and even a bit of controversy to Cabrini's campus. This sensational musical, which debuted on Broadway in 1967. will be performed by the Cabrini theater beginning on Friday, April 11. Set in Berlin, Germany in 1930. "Cabaret" depicts Gennany just before the rise of Hitler.
Neal Newman, theater director, said ''Cabaret'' is very unusual and exciting for college students to take part in.
"It is an unusual opportunity that we would do something this large," Newman said.
However, the idea for this particular production stemmed from Dr. Antoinette Iadarola, college president. Newman said Iadarola had performed in her college's production of "Cabaret" and felt that is was a gre.at experience. However. with the onset of the 40th anniversary celebration of the college, special monetary provisions were made in order for "Cabaret" to debut this Friday.
The dress and dance, along with original memorabilia donated from
veterans in the area, are some of the aspects of "Cabaret" that are controversial.
Sophomore Jamie Fagan, assistant choreographer and dance coach, also portrays Hilda, a kit-kat dancer in "Cabaret." Fagan said the clothes and dance movements are very characteristic of those in the 1930s. In many pictures of that time period the girls were even shown dancing naked. according to Fagan.
However, Fagan said she is not uncomfortable in what she has to wear on stage.
"What makes me uncomfortable is that other people may not hold the same views," Fagan said.
However, Newman said the dress and costume is historically accurate, but some people may find them offensive. He also said Berlin during the '20s and '30s was a very debauched and open city where anything went. such as sexual openness, language and views on politics.
Fagan's biggest challenge is the combination of dancing and singing. Fagan, who has had much dance training, has had no fonnal voice training. "A majority of my anxiety stems from singing," Fagan said.
Junior Paul Monte, who plays Cliff Bradshaw, a novelist from Pennsylvania, expresses the same concern about singing. Although most of his role is pure acting, he must perform one solo number.
"My challenge comes with executing my solo song and acting in an environmental setting," Monte said. In an environmental production the audience will be asked to participate.
·'It is a different experience for all of us. I am expanding my horizons," Monte said.
Since "Cabaret" is such an exten-
sive project, it will be performed in the Grace Hall atrium instead of the Red Cloud Coffeehouse. The set includes four stages. with no back area, so the stage crew must also participate in the performances.
Monte said one of the main themes of·'Cabaret" is that everyone must have a political philosophy in order to identify with who you are.
"Cabaret" expresses such a concern through singing, dancing and acting.
First-year student Shannon Downs is a member of the chorus in "Cabaret,'' and who also is a hostess, attends to the audience.
She said the most eerie part of "Cabaret" for her is at the end of Act I where members of the chorus, one by one. begin to sing the Nazi theme song.
Downs said the song '·helps people to understand how easy it was to become a part of Nazi Germany. This scene is so important to show how one person can drag everyone else into it."
''The controversial aspect is what brings people to the theater. Controversy is what sells seats," Monte said.
Seats cost $5 for students with identification and $12 for non-students. Performance dates are April 11, 12, 17, 18, 19,24,25and26at8 p.m. in the Grace Hall atrium.
by Genevieve Aulett guest writer
On Sunday. April 6, the student art exhibit opened with a reception in Holy Spirit library. The featured works ranged from portraits and sculptures to watercolor paintings and collages and were created by 20
undergraduate students. Thirty-one pieces filled the fine arts gallery in the librnry. However, only lO students came to the opening reception.
In addition, most of the students who attended the event had works featured in the exhibit.
Senior Tammy Smoll, an art administrator who organized the
Below: An acrylic painting, entitled "Broken Mirror,"by senior Carleen Rollo. This painting is currently on display in the Holy Spirit library.
event said, "More fine arts professors should encourage their students to submit work for the show. If the student show is to continue, we need more participation and enthusiasm from the teachers and students."
Dr. Adeline Bethany, fine arts department chair, said she felt more teachers should support the art exhibit.
Most of the artwork on display was made by students with a major in art. However, some works were made by non-art majors. The majority of the pieces are available for sale. The artists ranged from first-year students to seniors.
First-year student Miguel Williams, one of the featured mtists, said he enjoys the art classes and the chance to display his works because it provides an opportunity for true hands-on experience.
To have a piece put on display in the student art exhibit, a student must have taken an art course at Cabrini during that academic year. The student art exhibit will be on display from now until Sunday, April 20 in the fine arts gallery on the second floor of the Holy Spirit library.
Rating: PG, 114 minutes
Available April 15
Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth.
Whoopi Goldberg stars in this movie about an investment banker on the rise until her male co-worker (Tim Daly) steals her promotion. After striking out on her own, she creates a mythical white male "senior partner" and takes the corporate world by storm, until she has to prove that her associate is indeed real.
Rating: R, 148 minutes
Currently Available
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt.
This drama is a story about friendship "that runs deeper than blood.'' Based on a true story, it is about four men who grow up in New York's Hell's Kitchen.
After playing a prank that went awry, the four were then sent to reform school, where a prison guard brutalized them. Fifteen years later, they come together, once again, to get revenge against the guard.
Rating: PG, 125 minutes
Available April 29
Stars: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston
After the wife of a reverend, played by Whitney Houston, begins to doubt her husband's effect on their troubled community, an angel (Denzel Washington) is sent to fix things. The angel, however, begins to fall in love with the preacher's wife.
Rating: PG-13, 120 minutes
Currently Available
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Paul Sorvino.
The new and updated version of the Shakespeare classic is set in the modern-day world of Verona Beach. The two families, the Montagues and Capulets, have
now become feuding gangs.
Rating: PG, 121 minutes
Available April 15
Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette. Alan Cumming
Jane Austin's 1816 classic novel is brought to the big screen and stars Gwyneth Paltrow as a wealthy young woman who plays matchmaker in other people's affairs. Her matches make a mess of everyone's lives until she finds a match for herself.
Rating: R, 118 minutes
Currently Available
Stars: Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Morse
Hugh Grant stars as an emergency room doctor who investigates the mysterious death of a homeless man. His search for the truth puts more than his career in jeopardy after he discovers underhanded medical experiments performed by a higher-up (Gene Hackman).
Blasting music. Bright lights. Tons of unfamiliar faces. Many social butterflies know these places all too well. In fact, these bars and night clubs have become part of the.i,rbirthright.
But if you want a taste of something different, a casual place to relax, hear music and meet people without all the fuss, coffeehouses and similar small venues may be just what you are looking for.
The Lansdowne Folk Club is one of the most striking places in probably one of the most unexpected settings. In fact, the club is found in a large brick building owned by the borough of Lansdowne.
Aha, looks are very deceiving.
You would not expect to find so many people and so much talent in a not-so-typical location. But the club draws crowds of a wide age range over the Philadelphia area. It also books fairly big name acts like The Kennedys.
Pete and Maura Kennedy, a national acoustic folk rock act, who packed the 87-seat venue at their fourth performance at the club on Thursday, March 27, feel that most people come to the club because it is like a "big family a very openminded scene."
Their performance was the epitome of vitality, spotlighting Maura· s sweet voice and Pete's creative guitar licks. The audience flocked to sign their mailing list and buy their CD "Life Is Large" after the show.
Christine Havrilla, the opening act, performed alternative acoustic rock with the refreshing energy and humor that paved the way for The Kennedys. Havrilla, who has been performing live for four years, enjoys playing at the club because " people actual-
ly listen."
Her self-titled CD can be found at Tower Records in King of Prussia and at Borders Books in Rosemont.
The Landsdowne Folk Club, which celebrated its fourth anniversary on The Kennedys' return, meets on the fourth Thursday of each month, except during the summer.
Light refreshments are offered and smoking and alcohol is prohibited. Cover charge: $9 in advance, $12 at the door and $7 under subscription.
Open mies are held if musicians call in advance. Upcoming acts include Beth Williams on April 2 and Robin Greenstein on May 22.
For more information, contact Lee Jones at (610) 622-7250. The Lansdowne Folk Club is located on 304 Congress Ave. in Lansdowne.
For those of you who would like to experiment with venues geared toward more socialization and trendy scenery, the Fennario is that unique kick-back
place just for you.
Curt Weindel, one of the five owners of the coffeehouse, said age range varies: everything from working professionals to college students during the day to mainly college students and high school kids at night.
"People come here as a place to chill out. It is like a bar scene without the alcohol," Weindel said.
A tobacco shop is located at the rear of the coffeehouse which includes glass pipes and cigars for sale. The organic tobacco goes hand in hand with the organic coffees sold at the refreshment counter that resembles a bar.
Hungry? No fear. Food ranges from crackers to soup to bagels to cheesecake, and the specialty drinks selection may soon catch up to the mile-long "syrup shots" choices.
But the most unique aspect of the Fennario is the scenery. Murals painted by local artists, a doorway to the rest room marked by '60s "love beads" and a
picture of Jerry Garcia on the wall all carry a certain undertone, but Weindel says that the stress-free environment is nothing more than just that.
Nevertheless, you cannot help but be struck by the laid-back and visually impacting atmosphere. Phil Scargill, a student at West Chester University, said that the coffeehouse has "the friendliest people in the world."
The Fennario has open mic nights on Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m., drum circles on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. and local bands Thursday through Saturday nights.
Hours are 8 a.m. to midnight on Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
The Fennario is located on 11 West Gay St. in West Chester. For more information, call (610) 436-8105. ( A little suggestion: be prepared to sit on the floor if it is crowded, meaning all 10 chairs are being used.)
An acoustic cafe with live music Wednesdays through Saturdays, with shows at 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and two shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Open mies are held on Wednesday nights.
The menu includes gourmet desserts, but if you really want a good meal, the Serrano Restaurant is located downstairs. Alcohol is available. No smoking allowed.
The Tin Angel is located on 20 S. Second St. in Philadelphia. Contact: (215) 928-0978. Open mies are free; cover charge depends on the act.
A coffeehouse part of the Central Baptist Church's outreach program, open on the second Saturday of each month beginning at 8 p.m. It seats about 50-70 people.
Artists sign up for these open mies at 7:30 p.m. with preference given to those who have not played there previously.
The light menu includes refreshments and desserts. No alcohol or smoking. A $2 donation is suggested upon arrival.
The Eagles Wing Coffeehouse is located in Central Baptist Church, 106 W. Lancaster Ave. in Wayne. Contact (610) 272-4931.
This cafe is open to all types of music, with open mies the second Saturday of each month.
Although the cafe is open whenever its sister business, the Apage Art Gallery, is open, booked acts only perform on Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to midnight.
The cover charge is $2.
The light menu includes sandwiches, beverages and gourmet desserts.
No smoking or alcohol. Seats about 70 people.
The Pourhouse Cafe is located on 13 East King St. in Malvern. Contact: (610) 993-061 I.
Being in the business of wntmg and reporting news keeps a journalist abreast as to the goings on in the world around us. The problem is that everyone's profession does not offer the same luxury.
That being the case, people need to make an effort, such as reading a paper. turning on a radio or watching a news program on the television, to stay informed. If you find yourself to busy for any of that right now, or just not interested. it is not likely that will change with time.
The theater department, with all of this in mind, has chosen "Cabaret," as the 40th Anniversary production.
''A person in one of my classes did not know where Bosnia was,'' theater director Neal Newman said. That was part of the turn of events that inspired his choice of this particular play.
The setting of "Cabaret" is Berlin, Germany, 1939. At this time, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party were rapidly gaining power. The premise is that this rise to power was essentially overlooked by the masses and Hitler was looked at as a lunatic who would eventually fade from prominence.
As we all know, his demise did not come until 1945 after the worst war the world has ever seen. Those Germans who decided not to get involved with the politics of the day, because they figured it had no affect on them, did not necessarily support the Third Reich, but by remaining indifferent, they, in effect, allowed it to happen.
To be informed and distance yourself from politics is one thing, but to ignore current events and write it off as poppycock is downright dangerous.
As a responsible member of society it is essential to be informed and make a choice rather than to mindlessly follow and allow others who have not a care in the world for you to determine your future.
In a few short weeks, the senior class will be leaving and embarking on the next phase of their life: starting their careers.
Students who have left an impressionable mark on our lives, our school and our world will be saying goodbye to the blue and white of Cabrini College. One of these students is my roommate Angela Mattioni.
Angela transferred here when I was a freshman. It was immediately apparent that our personalities were complimentary to one another. Our friendship blossomed through the months and we have been roommates for the past two years.
Being a senior. there are many things right now that Angela is dealing with that I will not have to face for another year. She is experiencing many things that I have yet to understand. She faces the fear of not getting a job. Moving home with her parents again. Saying goodbye to her home of the past three years. Getting sentimental and nostalgic. Graduation is quickly approaching and it is finally hitting me that she is leaving. She has become my closest friend at Cabrini besides my best friend. How can I say goodbye? How can I thank her for helping to make the past two years of college
All of the late night talks. Laughing our heads off until 4 a.m. about things that no one the next day even thought was funny. Picking out our dresses for the formal. Buying our fish. Crying when he died. The time we stayed in on a Thursday night, locked our door. turned off the ringer and shut the volume off the TV so our friends knocking on the door wouldn't know that we were addicted to the challenge of completing yet another level in "Kid Chameleon."
She has also experienced so many remarkable moments in my ltfe. Sitting in a hospital waiting room at 3 a.m. whi1e my sister was in labor. Crying with me when I chopped off 12 inches of my hair. Crying with me when I colored it brown. Supporting me when I broke up with my boyfriend of over two years.
I've always took comfort in knowing that she would be in the room when I returned from a Jong day. I look forward to her advice, her jokes, and her conversation when I enter our house. I can trust that whatever I say in our room and in her presence will remain in utter confidentiality. I can'let my hair down and just get crazy silly and she'll just laugh along.
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by Hollie Havens guest001ile1 " C~'fThe days to do this are dwindling fast.
She has become such an important person in my life and I feel like I have to wrap up two years of tears, laughs, and memories and store it away.
Roommates have a special bond and friendship that no other person can replace.
It is your roommate who sees your sleepy-eyed, bedheaded, sheetimprinted face every in.~ing and still likes you. They sc~t your best and worst and understand your everchanging moods.
Angela's support is what pulls me through many of the most stressful and terrible days. Our ability to laugh at life has kept our friendship strong. She has been my rock, my counselor, my healer and my Tuiddle-Dee.
As our days as roommates are winding to a close, I can't help but become emotional.
I will be there when Angela is adorned in cap and gown. I will be there when Angela gets married.
But what can I say to her on May 19 that can possibly sum up three years of memories? How can I bring our years as roommates to a close?
For once, I'm speechless.
On Saturda)', March l. nine Cabrini College students, along with campus minister Arlene Smith, piled suitcases into a Cabrini van to travel to Union, W. Va. for our annual community service project -Project Appalacbia.
Since I had gone to Union last year, I was extremely excited about going bac~. Every member of our group, whether it was their first experience or if they had gone hefore. seemed to be having the same feeling of excitement and enthusiasm. I was sure this was going to be a memorable experience even before we left campus.
As soon as we got off the van. Mr. and Mrs. Crone, active members in St. Andrew's Church. came to greet us with open arms and a smile. That is the way all of the pe~ pie we met in Union greeted us. Every night we were invited to a different parish family's house for dinner (delicious dinners I might add!). Could you imagine inviting 11 pe~ pie into your house and COOKING for all of them? It just touched me that they were so nice, thoughtful and caring to open their homes, their
hearts and their lives to each of us. Going to Appalachia was an eyeopening experience since many of the jobs we did were in extreme poverty. I would come home from my job at the end of the day exhausted, both physically and emotionally. I found that these people really did not need someone to rake their yard or wash their window:.. Sometimes all they really needed wa~ someone to sit with them and to be there for them.
r also found that a\ the Cabrini group worked together throughout the week. I found I was not going through this experience alone. I always knew that I had 10 other people who knew what I was going through. I always knew that I had a shoulder to lean or cry on if I needed one. Through the toughest times a smile or a squeeze of the hand might be all you need to make you feel IO times better.
The most amazing thing I found in Appalachia is that they made do with what they had. Does it really matter that you do not have the best VCR or the Internet, when you have wonderful neighbors you could visit
and spend time with. just talking? Another thing I have learned is that you should always look on the bright side of lile. (The sky is blue.) When it seems that your life might be falling apart. it might be hard. But in order to survive in West Virginia, you have to remain positive or you will end up driving yourself crazy.
An experience like Project Appalachia makes you appreciate the things you have. your family and friends, a house to live in and the good health the Lord has given you. These are just some things we aut~ matically take advantage of while others do not have such luxurie5. We abo have to remember these problems areoccurring very close to home. It is not in another country, it is right here in the United States! The only thing I regret is that I waited until my junior year to experience Project Appalachia. If you would like to do some community service for an area that desperately needs a lot of help, you should try to take part in Project Appalachia. I promise you it will be an experience you will never forget.
In response to the criticism you received for printing an anti-IRS. anti-Semitic letter in your Feb. 20 issue, I am writing to urge you not to retreat from a journalist's duty to present readers with a broad spectrum of information, even if readers don't always like. or agree with, what they see. Furthermore, I want to congratulate you on your Feb. 27 editorial in response to that criticism. It is reasoned, reflective, and sensitive.
Yes, the letter was offensive. I heartily endorse my colleagues' criticism of it. However, I, for one, did not for one moment think you should not have published it. It was clear you were not endorsing its opinions. It was clearly marked as a letter to the editor and nothing remotely like its views could be
Diane Soto. a first-year student: Bill Gates. he is so young and rich. I want to see what a man like that does on a night out.
Mike McCauliffe, a first-year student: Melissa Posse and Erica Philo because they are so fresh and exciting.
Erica Philo, a first-year student: Jim Carroll, the author of "Basketball Diaries." He is so smart. I think he \\-Ould be really interesting and fun. I love his poetry.
Miguel Williams, a first-year student: Jenn McGowan, she has one of the best bodies I have ever seen. She has toned legs, blond hair and she is a white girl!
found or has been found anywhere else in the paper.
When r read it, I thought, "My God, sickos like this really do exist.'' I had heard of such twisted people, but fortunately, I haven't actually run into any. Your publication of the letter. in my opinion, performed a public service by letting me-letting all of us-know that people with such un-Christian and hateful opinions really do exist, and that we ought not to be complacent about our society.
Printing that letter was, in my opinion, like throwing cold water in my face, saying, "Wake up! Dangerous opinions are really out there!" Perhaps I should have said the letter was like a pie in the face, because its absurdity was pretty funny too, but its statements
shouldn't have been laughed off. Look at history!
Thus, r urge you not to bow to pressures that would have you present a sanitized view of our society. A paper has a duty to make its own editorial views clear, and I hope yours will always be on the side of right, reason and charity. But I also hope you will continue to present contrary, even dangerous, views in order to promote intellectual debates such as this one. Vigorous, free debate is the foundation of our society, and, over time, has been a powerful way to determine and reinforce universal values. Offensive a~ the letter was, printing it was a service and a wake-up call. to our insulated little community.
Marice Bezdek
Abbe Foreman. a junior: Chris Lomanno because he embodies the inner power of knowledge and he laughs when I snort.
Joe Uff, a sophomore: Jenn McGowan because she is my boss at work and I see her everyday doing her track workouts and it turns me on!
by Kevin Eppler guest writer
I awoke that Saturday morning, oddly enough, before my alann could beckon me from my bed. In fact, I was awake an hour earlier than I needed to be. I guess anticipation simply would not let me rest. The skies on this March morning were painted in a gray mist and I knew rain lurked close behind. Moments later, I embarked to West Virginia for what would become one of the best experiences of my life.
Nine hours and three stops later, we pulled into the gravel and stone driveway of a two-story white trimmed house hugged by a wrap-around porch. The sign in the front advertised St. Andrews Church, but to anyone not from the town of Union, W. Va. (and besides us, everyone was from the town) it was a pretty house nestled in the hills of a beautiful state. From the backyard, we gazed upon the jagged peeks of the Appalachia mountains. Our eyes rolled over the folds of the hills that lay at the mountains' feet. I was mesmerized. My friends were speechless. However, the landscape was not the only thing that would leave us speechless during that week.
We arrived at Union, W. Va. with the intent of helping the needy. I expected to see some sad situations. We expected to see some filthy homes. We expected to see some ragged houses. We did see all that I expected, but I also saw so much more. Every place we found ourselves held within it a tale and a person with a story of their own. Some of the people we visited were members of the St. Andrew's Catholic 1 fhurch. They generally desired some company and new faces. The Catholics, to my surprise, were generally the most financially stable of the town, but there • were only thirty-some parish-
ioners. The rest of the community housed single parents, farmers, the jobless and the retired. Most were unemployed. Most were needy.
West Virginia exists as the poorest state in America. Surprising? ·It was to me. I always knew poverty to plague the inner cities where racism and unemployment tainted any hope of success. When I learned the state of true rolling hills and thunderous mountains possessed the worst poverty rate in all of America, I was stunned. I remembered thinking, "This land is too beautiful, the people were too welcoming and kind to be struck with poverty and homelessness." By the end of the week, I realized even these travesties and injustices could not suffocate the beauty of the people and the beauty of the land.
Perhaps the worst sight I worked on was during Tuesday, when I was assigned to a day care center for outside work. My partner for the job, Michelle Paquet, and I arrived early on what grew to be a 70 degree March day. The sky was clear and the sun gleamed through the windows other workers had cleaned the day before. We entered the day care to discover children playing with dirty, broken old toys. The walls were virtually bare with no alphabet , numbers or murals decorating the walls like daycare centers I have seen. Outside, a deflated basketball rested at the bottom of a broken basketball hoop, but a deflated ball could not stop the kids from playing or youthfully attempting to imitate Michael Jordan. Our job was to clean out a storage shed and attempt to reorganize. It sounded easy, until we opened the doors. Dirty plastic blue cots collapsed
off their weak supports. Broken whiffle balls and rusty Tonka trucks limped out of the comers. The floor was caked in dirt and the walls were bathed in cobwebs.
When the manager said, "It needs to be cleaned," she meant it needed to be quarantined. A few hours passed. We filled trash cans with leaky soup cans and broken trucks, plastic planes and pencils. Inside the daycare was not much better. I guess the plastic cots were clean inside. The kids ranged from 5 to 9-years-old, but the education left them at 4. They had no crayons, no markers, no pens. No children's songs echoed in through the center, except when I played my guitar. The only consolation I had was that the kids had no idea what they were missing. I left that sight thankful for what I had and sorry for what they did not.
Many days passed like the one at the day care center. We painted a house desperately in need of a fresh coat. We cleaned the garage of one of the only remaining African-American women in the town. We even cleaned an old African-American cemetery dating back to the civil war.
Each job required more than we could provide. We needed a minimum of a week for each sight and we could only provide a few hours.
I left thinking I simply placed a band-aid on a chronic wound that would reopen in a matter of weeks, but as Mother Teresa said, "If I had not started by picking up one person in Calcutta, I would not have gone on to pick up the 46,000 that we did." We each have to start somewhere and Union, W. Va. was a great place for me to start.
by Arlene Smith campus ministerUnion happening
A dance of hands
Outstretched in need
Outstretched to help Rhythms of work
Overlapping laughter contagious Embraces tearful
Peaces of understanding
Forgetting differences petty Building bridges
Sharing secrets
Touching heart to heart
Creating dignity
Idealism into reality
Acceptance
Beauty passion of unmissed nature
Wisdom carried home Union happened
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Roller hockey is making its presence felt at Cabrini. Several students have formed a team, the Mustangs, in the Villanova Skating Rink Roller Hockey League.
Along with five non-Cabrini skaters, the team includes firstyear student Bob Cook, sophomores Jason Jungreis and Gavin Mirigliani, junior Chris Schmid and seniors Bill Matoney, Paul Marturano, Justin Mirigliani and Phil Matteo.
The Mustangs are one of 10 teams that participate in the adult B section of the League. In the adult B section, the Mustangs currently reside in third place in the Downtown Division with two wins and three losses.
After the 10 game regular season, the top eight teams, based on their record, make the league playoffs.
Some of the league rules include, as of April 1, the wearing
of skates by everyone including the goaltender, no icings or offsides, and a no-body check rule.
Players who do not heed the no-check rule are expelled to their benches to serve two minute penalties.
The Mustangs are one of the most penalized teams in the league, according to Justin Mirigliani.
The fact that the Mustangs were involved in a near brawl in the season opener may have caused the officials to keep a close eye on Mustang players.
Marturano said, "The officials seemed to have a vendetta against us since the opening game incident."
In the Mustangs' most recent contest, played Sunday, April 6, the team was whistled for four consecutive penalties during the first half. This allowed the opposition to cash in on two of the power play opportunities and subsequently erased the Mustangs 1-0 lead in the process. At the end of the half, the
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the game's action from the team's bench. The team will shake off a recent loss and look ahead to their next game against the Flight on Thursday, April 17 at 11p.rn. Mustangs were down 3-1 to the crumpled to the floor as the offiThunder. cial stood over him without mak-
The second half saw the offi- ing a call. Mirigliani was taken to cials call three more penalties, the hospital after the game for but miss a cross-check delivered treatment of a neck injury as a to Gavin Mirigliani. Mirigliani result of the check.
Despite the play of goalie Nat Black, the Mustangs were not able to get through the Thunder defense. Gavin Mirigliani and Bob Cook were the two goal scorers in a 5-2 defeat.
The hockey season is heating up. There are only a handful of games left for each team in the National Hockey League.
As the action heats up to see who plays in the playoffs, the question arises: who will be the one drinking from the cup of Lord Stanley, considered by many to be the pinnacle of sports?
Here is how the playoffs look like they will turn out.
shots Chicago Blackhawks
The loss of Jeremy Roenick was devastating to this team of feisty veterans. The departure of Ed Belfour has given Jeff Hackett the opportunity to grab the Hawks reigns 1:1ndlead them into the playoffs. Chicago will once again bail out in the first round this year. By the way, is
Chris Chelios finally showing his age?
Hartford Whalers
Two words--no scoring. Geoff Sanderson and Keith Primeau are the premiere players on a team of "who-the-heckare-these-guys."
The late season acquisition of defenseman Steve Chaisson is a plus, but not enough to give Hartford a "g~t out of firstround free" card.
Montreal Canadiens
So much for tradition. Mark Recchi is the best player in a group of scorers and finesse players. Patrick Roy would look pretty good in the bleu, blanc, et rouge right now, non? of the Pack
Florida Panthers
John Vanbiesbrouck is the X factor. He will carry this team as far as they can go, and as Vanbiesbrouck goes, so go the Panthers.
New York Rangers
The Rangers are Mark Messier's team, not Wayne Gretzky's. The only problem is
the team's health. Richter will have to duplicate his performance in the World Cup for the Rangers to have a chance in the playoffs.
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya are superstars on a rejuvenated Ducks team. Guy Hebert needs to stand on his head for this team to have a legitimate shot beyond the first round.
Phoenix Coyotes
The Coyotes prospered from Chicago's demise in picking up the tough and talented Roenick. Along with 50-plus goal scorer and captain Keith Tkachuk and red-hot goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, they should make some noise in the post season.
Dallas Stars
The Central Division winners have a 40 goal scorer in Mike Modano and an all-star defenseman in Derian Hatcher, but this team is placing their hopes on the aging and often injured Andy Moog. Moog's health and endurance are the
key to the Stars' success.
Edmonton Oilers
The upstart, youthful Oilers mostly lack experience, but not scoring or size. Curtis Joseph is a veteran performer, but has been a question mark in the playoffs. Look out. because this team may blow right past one or two teams.
Pittsburgh Penguins.
Mario Lemieux will be playing in his last NHL playoffs this year. With returning Jaromir Jagr and a focused Lemeiux, the Penguins will probably advance to the second round.
Best Bets.
Colorado Avalanche
The Avalanche are the defending cup champs and have a strong chance to repeat. Now that the defending c_:hampshave all of their players healthy and ready to make a cup run, beware. This team is so deep and so good, they compiled the best record in the NHL without Peter Forsberg for most of the season.
Detroit Red Wings
Brendan Shanahan. Will this man finally push the Red Wings to the cup? Sergei Federov also has to step it up in the playoffs. The other question is, can Chris Osgood win a cup? They have a good shot but will bow out to Colorodo.
New Jersey Devils
This team took a year off and is now just as good as ever, perhaps better. The acquisition of Doug Gilmour has proved to rejuvenate the Devils' scoring. The Devils are the hottest team in the league and have one of the best goalies in Martin Brodeur.
Philadelphia Flyers
My personal cup favorite. The Flyers have it all: offense, team defense and goaltending. The emergence of Ron Hextall in the last string of games has really given the Flyers confidence about their cup chances. Eric Lindros and John Leclair are among the best in the game and will be a tough duo to stop in the playoffs.
With an even 5-5 standing in !{le Pennsylvania Athletic Conference and an overall record of 8-1 l the Lady Cavs softball team is starting to gain pace for the playoffs.
With a huge doubleheader victory over .'.'lleumannCollege on Monday. April 7, the Lady Cavs are starting to pick up steam for a very extensive winning streak that will be needed for acceptance into the postseason.
The Lady Cavs will need to win six out of their next eight games to play the extra games for the PAC championships.
"We've meshed together really well as a team," said senior Melissa Hunsburger. "That's what will get this team to the playoffs."
Even though there are five seniors on the team, there are also six first-year students who get a lot of field time. First-year students Laura Casamento,
Linda Costello and Kelly Griffith have really stepped up in the past several games.
The Lady Cavs have not had an easy ride so far this season.
Not having a home field on campus. they need to travel 25 minutes from school to play their home games at Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville.
That makes it very inconvenient for the team and also very inconvenient for any Cabrini fans that would like to attend the games.
They have also suffered the loss of their starting pitcher, sophomore Amanda Torresani. She is out indefinitely with an injured thumb on her right hand.
With the first-year talent and the experience of five seniors, this team definitely looks playoff bound.
"Considering the circumstances we've played under, the girls have really come together as a team," said junior captain Michelle Savage.
A nice golden tan, which can ultimately result in skin cancer, is coveted by many and the effects are rarely considered. In an age where health appears to be a big concern among the public, it is surprising that many still consider their looks to be a greater priority than the state of their health.
In tl}c early '90s, numerous tanning facilities avoided warning customers about the various adverse effects of the UV radiation given off from the the tanning beds. However, in recent years, tanning salons have provided up front information about the negative aspects of their beds to all their clients.
According to a representative of Tan-Line Sun Studios in Devon, "We provide a verbal explanation of the detrimental consequences of indoor tanning. Likewise, we insist that our clients sign a contract confirm-
ing that they are aware of the possible risk involved."
The operation of commercial tanning salons arc regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Therefore, these salons are mandated to provide this information.
Both Tan-Line Sun Studios and Tan Your Hyde, located in Paoli, receive a wide variety of customers. Neither have a specific target group. The ages run the gamut from the early teen years to middle age and there is a balance between genders. Most customers are seasonal tanners in the spring and summer months and random holidays and events such as weddings and proms.
Sophomore Andrea Rodgers, is your typical tanner. She enjoys going to the tanning salon, especially for the convenience. She has been a loyal customer of Tan Your Hyde for a little over a year. They offer unlimited tanning for a monthly charge of $75. She usually starts in March and April and contin-
ues through July to maintain her color. Special occasions are also a tanning necessity for Rodgers.
"There are several written warnings framed on the walls of my tanning salon with regard to UV damage around the salon and they have also given me verbal caution. They also make sure you wear eye protection," said Rodgers.
Rodgers knows about the damaging results of tanning salons. Nevertheless, she does not consider it a major priority right now. She says she will accept the consequences when they arise.
Tanning is the skin's natural response to UV light. It is a preventive response that protects the skin from further damage by the sun's rays. Sunburn and UV rays from the sun impair the skin. Overexposure of the sun can procure premature wrinkling of the skin. In addition, the UV rays cause more severe health threats. Skin cancer is a direct result from this damage.
Over the years, the cumula-
tive amount of sun intake and overexposure resulting in sunburn are the main culprits of skin cancer.
The effects of UV light on the skin depends on both the intensity and the duration of the exposure.
Protection from the sun is key from an early age. People obtain 80 percent of their total lifetime sun exposure by the age of 18. Though one may not have witnessed any physical damage from the sun to their skin. that does not give anyone the OK to relax, skin cancer develops at a fairly slow rate.
Serious use of tanning beds and sunlamps increases the risk acquiring Melanoma, which is one of the most fatal forms of skin cancer.
Melanoma is a skin cancer that is developed in the cells that color the skin (melanocytes). It usually develops in adults. Melanocytes are located in the epidermis. the top layer of skin, and have melanin. which provides pigment for the skin.
According to the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education. approximately 32,000 cases per year are diagnosed in the United States alone. The incidence is increasing at the rate of 4.3 percent per year, which is one of the fastest increases in occurrence rates of all cancers.
In about 2% of occurrences. the disease is present even~ though no skin discoloration occurs. This is called amelanotic melanoma.
In addition to UV rays, heredity and environment also play a big role in developing skin cancer.
If skin cancer runs in one's family or one has fair skin, he or she is at a higher risk.
The reduction of ozone in the atmosphere also contributes. The earth's ozone acts as a filter to sift out and reduce the amount of UV rays from the sun. When there is less atmospheric ozone, there is a greater amount of UV light on the earth ·s surface resulting in more sun exposure.
This year the men's tennis team started their season without their No. 1 and No. 2 playt'.J:S from last year and only two returning players from last year, .a situation that most teams would have a hard time overcoming.
The two returning players are sophomores Larry Zitto and Joe Pilson. Last year they were seeded three and four.
This year, the two are seeded one and two, respectively.
Seeded third is sophomore Edgar Chamorro, fourth is a combination of sophomore Chris Vitale, Joe Uff and junior Bill Myers, fifth is first-year student Joe "The Walrus" Elliott and sixth is first-year student Mike "Sloth" McGann.
The men's tennis coach, Reggie Day, said McGann
Cabrini's men's tennis team showing promise as a young crop of players try to recapture the tradition of teams of the past. Only two players have returned from last year's number two conference team.
and Elliot started the season with very little tennis experience, neither of them having played a competitive match before this season. Since then "they have come a long way," Day said.
"Edgar has lots of potential to be a great tennis player. He has, an excellent record so far this year.
"We are just victims of circumstances. We can overcome this,., Day said.
"The freshmen are learning more and more everyday. I can't wait until next year," Pilson said.
Uff and Myers cannot always be at the match because of other obligations.
Uff runs track, which frequently conflicts with tennis matches and Myers is involved in the theater's production of "Cabaret" and has a very heavy class schedule this semester.
"I don't have tennis players. I have people who play
tennis, but they're getting there,'' Day said.
The team's No. 1 singles player from last year, senior Dan Dottsi, could not return this year due to medical reasons.
According to Day, he had a strong shot at being seeded in the NCAA intercollegiate tournament and the Rolex tournament.
"Last year we were No. 2 in the conference. We should have been No. 1, but Eastern had a stacked line up against us during the finals that caused us to lose to them and come in second," Day said.
'This year is a learning experience. We are rebuilding with only two returning players, Larry and I,'' Pilson said.
On Saturday, April 5 the men's tennis team went up against Lincoln University. Lincoln is another young team with most of its players being first-year students, according to their Coach Gene Thompson. That did not stop them from defeating Cabrini in a five to four victory. Cabrini's record is now one win and four losses.
"With the players and depths we have this year I am surprised we even won the one game we did," Zitto said.
Lincoln began the game with a record of three wins and two loses.
Both teams were very close in ability. "The close score proves that we can be competitive with teams," Day said.
"The match could have gone either way because we were so evenly matched. A point here and there made the game,'' Day said.
"The game was a tough loss. We should have won, but our heads weren't totally into it," Pilson said.
The match was the closest they had all season. "I was
impressed with the way everyone played. They all put out a super effort," Day said.
"Lincoln has always had a good tennis program. Last year we beat them and next year we will beat them,'' Zitto said. "This year is our rebuilding year."
''This year is half over and we're already setting our sights on the PAC for next year," Pilson said.
"Next year we will get Dan Dottsi and Alex Corkill. That will bump me and Joe back to three and four," Zitto said. "Joe Devlin will be back next year too. He was out this year because of grades. He will be seeded either three or four."
"I am surprised we did as well as we did so far. It only proves that we can get better," Zitto said.
"I set a standard for my players. I want them to be
good people," Day said. "I define a winner as someone who comes off the court a better person. That's very important."
"The students are here because they want to, not because they have to," Day said. "They are here to be a student first, not an athlete. You are a student athlete, not an athlete student."
Day puts a lot of emphasis on each of his players academic life first, before tennis. Day is known for kicking players off the team who are not able to keep up with their school work.
"The players are representing the school and should be proud of it," Day said.
Coach Day has one basic theme for his players. It is, "Play with pride, win with class. I really believe in this and hope my team does too," Day said.
