Nov. 13, 1997 Issue 10 Loquitur

Beliefspreventcondomdispersaloncampus

by Aimee Somers assistant sports editor

"I was so desperate that I went to the Sunoco station on Lancaster Avenue to buy condoms," said a first-year student.

"They .don't have them in the school store or in the health center, "first-year student Shawn Hazlett said.

We know that there are mainly two solutions to help prevent the spread of the VllUS that causes AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases: abstinence and the use of condoms.

But Cabrini College only supports one.

Dr. Robert Bonfiglio,Vice President for Student Development, said, "Cabrini College is founded in the Catholic tradition. As such, it is respectful of the teachings of the Catholic church in regard to issues such as condom distribution. And although there may be students who feel they have the need to obtain condoms, it is inappropriate for Cabrini College to provide

' them to students in the same way that public high schools provide them to their students."

Bonfiglio did allude to the fact that if the Catholic church's view on this issue were to change, then Cabrini's would change as well.

Lisa Meade, a registered nurse in the health center at Cabrini College, said, "Condoms are an effective method of preventing the transmission of ,the virus that causes AIDS and of preventing other sexually transmitted diseases. The only other method that is safer is abstinence."

Cabrini ~ollege claims that condoms are not made available through any type of school services. However, condoms can be found on campus in the Rooyman Center.

A former worker in the health center stated that there is a cookie jar stash in a secret drawer, not filled with Otis Spunkmeyers, but with Trojans and Lifestyles.

One student went over to the health center to ask for condoms because he was dating someone who previously had many sexual

partners. A worker in the office reached into a cabinet, but disappointedly, did not find condoms in it. She told him to come back later and ask someone else if he or she could help him.

One objection often made to making condoms available in schools is the belief that availability increases promiscuity.

However, according to a recent study in the New York Tnnes, making condoms easily accessible to public high school students through AIDS education programs does not increase rates of sexual activity,but it does increase condom use.

AIDS education and the- availability of condoms in the schools has been dividing parents, teachers, school boards, and students due to religious and political views. Will the availability of condoms make teenagers more promiscuous?

First-year student Tom Handley said, "Nowadays, you have to issue them. Kids are becoming more experimental at an earlier age. If parents aren't going to be responsible and give them to their kids, then

someone has to. Kids sure as hell aren't going to walk into a store and buy them."

An anonymous source said, "I had two friends who lost their virginity in the sixth grade. I definitely believe that they should be made available to high school smdents. More and more kids, especially elementary students, are becoming • sexually active.''

About 10,000 of the 40,000 new HIV infections that arise yearly occur among 13 to 21-year-olds.

At least 431 public high schools in 50 school districts nationwide make condoms available in order to prevent the transmission of AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases.

This represents 2.2 percent of all public high school students and 0.3 percent of high school districts, according to two California researchers, Douglas B. Kirby and Nancy L. Brown.

In New York City, teachers that have been through a thorough training program are supposed to make condoms available to students in

health resource rooms in the high schools.

Should these types of programs be institutionalized in the high schools if they aren't even _available at universities or colleges, such as Cabrini?

An anonymous source said, "This is college. Naturally, there are people having sex. Many students don't have the money to be spending on condoms and simply don't buy them. This is also a secluded campus and if you don't have a car, you're stuck. You have to depend on the shuttle to take you to the store. What are you going to say to your partner, 'Wait a minute. I have to catch the shuttle to buy condoms before we have sex. I'll be back in three hours.'"

On a more serious note, another student who also did not want to be iqentified said, "I had a friend who died of AIDS when he was 18. A condom could have possibly saved his life. Maybe Cabrini should think about saving the lives of their students and make condoms available."

Laptops vs. pen and paper: which will prevail?

by Jennifer Nespoli assistant features editor

ture.

Students have cheerfully begun to accept their new way of learning, playfully nicknaming themselves SWLTs (Students With Labtops).

for the most recent one. ahead with this new venture, it is still in its experimental stages.

By the end of four years, phase three will be in effect, and all students will be using laptop computers.

Clickity click. Clickity click. Fingers race across the keyboard, furiously copying notes from the teacher as he spouts out thoughts and ideas.

Teachers, on the other hand, are having a more difficult time learning the ropes of the somewhat daunting machines that will soon rule their classrooms.

O'Hara is the first school in the diocese to implement the new technology.

While laptops have been established as a necessary tool in business, their value has yet to determined in the classroom. Cabrini administrators are debating how they can become a part of the college curriculum. The golden silence is gone. The nearly silent movement of a pen on paper has been replaced by tbe clicking of a computer keyboard.

Students glance over their laptop computer screens at their professor, who reminds them that their term papers must be e-mailed to him by noon the next day.

The dawn of the laptop notebook computer. For years their presence has been teasingly apparent, but their popularity has yet to grow in the classroom.

Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield has proposed a bold new plan: to fuse students with a laptop computer-based curriculum.

Laptop computers, meet high school students.

As of January 1998, laptops will be introduced to students in an experimental program called Laptops for Connected Learners, which is designed to bring the tool of the future into the hands of the fu-

With O'Hara 's classrooms already equipped with TVs and VCRs, the addition of laptop computers is intended to be natural. Their introduction into the curriculum is planned to progress in three phases.

In phase one, currently in operation, all teachers and staff members have been given their own laptop and are being trained on how to use them and the new curriculum.

They are already using their laptops for grading and test-making.

Juniors will be introduced to laptops in September as part of phase two. They have the option to buy or lease the computers for $50 to $75 a month from Anytime Anywhere Learning, which was started by Toshiba and Microsoft. Every 18 months they can trade in their model

"The computer is an educational tool for processing information and we want all our students to have access to that information in and out of the classroom," Msgr. Joseph McFadden, O'Hara president said.

"A laptop is a tool that can be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week, wherever you are and that's just not possible with a computer lab."

The Anytime Anywhere Learning program has designed the new curriculum to exist solely on the laptops. The new curriculum is supposed to replace textbooks.

If all goes as planned, students will eventually use their laptops for note-taking, building files, doing calculations, sending e-mail, doing homework and conducting research on the Internet.

They will also be able to interact with their teacher's laptop.

Does this signal the end for traditional notebooks and textbooks?

Though O'Hara is determined to forge

According to Don Dempsey, assistant professor of graphic design, the problem is that, unlike high schools, colleges have so many different levels of learning.

The machine that is right for a graphic design major may not be right for a business major. It is not practical for students to have two different computers, one for their major and one for the rest of their classes.

With so many different kinds of classes, curriculums and programs at Cabrini, requiring laptops may not be the right answer.

Dempsey believes students need to recognize the value of laptop computers before they can fully appreciate their presence in the classroom.

He thinks that it will be more effective to help students realize the worth of laptops rather than forcing them on students.

Residents undecided about where to live

by Michelle Sabo/a assistant managing editor

"Should I stay or should I go?"

This is the question facing Kingswood residents for the upcoming spring semester.

According to Resident Life Dir~ctor Catherine Caulfield, students who have a full apartment can stay at Kingswood for the spring semester.

This means all the residents living in oJe -apartment must all agree to stay. If one student wishes not to stay, the remaining residents must find a current Kingswood resident to fill the vacancy.

Caulfield is not sure of the exact number of students who will be staying at Kingswood for the spring semester.

"No new residents will be placed at Kingswood for the spring semester. Only current students living there will be able to stay," Caulfield said.

For the spring semester no van service will be available to students living there. There wi11no

longer be the option of using a I 0meal plan for the spring semester. Only the 14 and 19 meal plan option will be used, according to Caulfield.

Because of these reasons, some students wish to move back on campus for the spring, Sophomores KelliAnn DeStefano, Shronda Smalls and Brenda Cruzada are c_urrently living at Kingswood. They are now moving back to campus next' semester.

This is partly becal,\seof the van service being discontinued. Caulfield "wants students to come back to live on campus for the spring semester."

With the opening of the new Cabrini Apartment Complex more housing on campus has now become available. Students living at Harcum, Kingswood and in temporary housing now are able to obtain housing on campus.

Harcum students must move back, according to Caulfield

There was supposed to be a lottery for the apartments based on a point system. Seniors wishing to live in the apartments would get

four points.

The point system goes from four points for seniors to one point for freshmen, but there was no need for the lottery. The resident life office was able to fill the apartments up with no problemsDeStefano and Smalls got into the apartments by pure luck. Destefano had received a call from the resident life office. One or two people were needed for the apartments to help fill up the sixperson units in the complex, so they got in.

"If I was home to receive the call, I would not have gotten into the apartments. I was told by students that resident life was calling people and whoever was home at the time got into the apartments," Destefano said.

According to senior Michelle Mcllvaine, "I only know of two or three apartments left at Kingswood. Many residents there have chosen to live on campus for the spring."

DeStefano and Smalls are happy about where they will be living for the spring. They were a

Part 1 in a 3 part series about residentlife

by Megan Zustra assistant copy editor

The summer is coming to an end. Your first days of college are fast approaching and you are naturally wondering who your roommate will b~.

When the envelope with the Cabrini logo on it comes in the mail, many thought£ run through your mind.

Will we get along? Will we have anything in common? How will I like sharing a room with someone?

You open the envelope and see Room: Xavier Hall game room; Roommate(s): Kelly Miskin, Jennifer Gallo, Angela Thornton, Karleen Cowitch and Tiffany DiFelice.

Five girls living in one room. It can't work, right? Wrong!

Those five roommates did go through that exact scenario just a

few months ago. They immediately thought it would be impmisible to live with four other people.

But the Xavier Hall game room at Cabrini has been magically transformed into a room for the five first- year students this semester.

The sky blue double doors immediately indicate this room is larger th.an the other Xavier Hall rooms. In addition, the fact that it is not within a quad makes it unique.

Miskin said, "We don't really • have a bathroom really close and it is a pain to lug all of your stuff down the hall .•, Gallo added, "I always forget something when I go to take a shower."

Just beyond the double doors is a small landing and then two steps going down into the main part of the room. A pink floral print

couch sits in the middle of the somewhat messy room.

"We try to clean but it just never works," Gallo said.

Books, papers and clothes scattered throughout the room is the result of five women living in one room.

According to Catherine Caulfield, director of resident life, all students living at Harcum, in the Xavier game room and in the two Woodcrest study lounges must participate in the upcoming housing lottery. These three places will no longer be residence rooms as of the spring semester.

This means that the game room quintet must be split up.

Gallo said, " We don't want to go but we are getting kicked out."

"We have so much fun. We laugh for hours sometimes.''

Miskin and Thornton said.

Miskin, Gallo and DiFelice are looking to get a triple next semes-

How many residents will leave Kingswood for

comforts of on campus fife in the new apartments next semester.

little confused on how the resident life office handled the situation. They both are going to live in a six-person apartment next semester with four other women.

The resident life office had told them they were trying to settle the apartments early so there would be no need for the lottery scheduled

for Wednesday, Nov. 5. The resident life office did have everything settled by then.

As for the fall semester of next year, Caulfield is not sure if students will be living at Kingswood.

·"It all depends on the need for housing and if Kingswood will have us back," Caulfield said.

Crowded conditions not so bad for students in Xavier

Five

managed

spring living situations will change. ter. The other two are not yet sure what they are going to do.

Gallo said, "At least we get to pick at the head of our class, but we still don't want to move."

According to Caulfield, a great deal of housing changes will take place for next semester. All stu-

dents who will be moving must vacate their rooms or leave their belongings in the college storage. Another option is a friend's room.

The game room roommates have a tough decision to make and hopefully will be happy with the outcome, whatever it may be.

photo by Holly Havens

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photo by Joe Elliott

roommates

to suNive one semester together, but in the

Cabrini's own Mr. Wizard conjures up spells

Some Cabrini professors employ a unique approach toward educating their students Dr. Davrd Katz is one of the~. ~sing toys is j~st one of the ways he gets students, who normally would not be interested in science, to enjoy the class and learn a little in the mean time.

by ThomasMcKee layout and design editor

Understanding the way a vacuum affects an object sealed inside a container can be tricky. For those with no interest in science, it is ahnost certainly guaranteed to be a boring afternoon in cla&s. But, for students in chemistry Chair David Katz's class, Scientific Perspectives, the lesson is a piece of cake.

Actually, it's a piece of cookie.

For Katz, a professor in his fifth year of teacl)ing at the college, science is a visual experience, something to be demonstrated rather than explained.

So it seemed perfectly natural to his students when he used three mallomar cookies, a sealable pla<;ticcontainer and and an industrial strength vacuum cleaner to petfonn the inclass presentation.

It was just one in a series of unconventional demonstrations and experiments Katz has conducted for the.students this semester, a visual representation of a concept which otherwise might not be understood in a class full of non-science majors.

A typical presentation could contain any number of household items, ranging anywhere from cans of Campbell's soup to cosmetic mirrors, but is it his use of toys in the class· room which have enhanced his reputation as a professor who keeps students interested in the classroom.

By his estimates, Katz has been using toys m his classroom demonstrations for at least 20 years, but said he first realized how valuable a resource toys could be in 1978, after reading_ anarticle about Silly Putty and Mattel's popular product, Slime. He contacted Mattel -to find out some of the ingredients used for making Slime and obtained a copy of the patent for Silly Putty. Not long after. he was making his own Silly Putty.

Four years later, he attended the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education at Oklahoma University, where he gave a presentation on how toys can be used to demonstrate scientific principles. It was so popular, the lunch hour had to be pushed back a half hour to accommodate all the people who attended the demonstration.

Since then, Katz has begun to incorporate toys into his lesson plans, with the hopes of not just telling students about science, but showing them as well.

On more than one oceasion, Katz has reached mto his plastic blue tub of toys, tricks and gadgets, emerging with items such as modeling clay, basketballs, dart guns and stretch dolls to demonstrate principles like momentum and trajectory. By his account, he owns well over 100 toys, all paid for out of his own pocket. He visits a toy store at least once

a month.

"I prefer smaller toy stores," Katz said, "because the big stores only stock things they can sell quickly. The little stores carry more specialty items."

Katz's approach stems from his own experiences as a student.

"I had the normal range of teachers any college student has," Katz said. "Some good, some bad. But I always enjoyed whenever a teacher did a demonstration."

As a junior at Drexel University, Katz had a co-op student teaching at Dobbins High Sch~l in Philadelphia. His office was located m:astorage room, the same room where all the demonstration supplies were stored. Katz began .to bring supplies to his classes and the students responded positively.

The following year, he began teaching parttime at the Community College of Philadelphia. He continued teaching there, even after he graduated from_ Drexel. Twenty-seven years later, he left to begin teaching at Cabrini.

Scientific Perspectives is not the only class Katz teaches; nor is it the only class where he employs his unique approach.

Students in his Science and Society class recently made their own cheese in a lab session, snacking on their lesson when it was completed.

Kate Tomaczcewski, a senior, knew nothing about Katz's teaching methods when she enrolled in his Scientific Perspectives class. Not only does she enjoy the class, but as an education major, she looks forward to Katz's presentation of the material.

"I love Mr. Katz as a professor," Tomaczcewski said. "He's an education major's type of professor. Even the people who can't understand the material through reactingcan understand it when you put it right in front of their face. The experiments simplify some of the more complex concepts in the course."

Katz's Jove of toys is not only apparent in the classroom, but outside it as well. He has written his first book, aptly titled "Chemistry in the Toystore" and is currently looking for a publisher.

As chair of the chemistry department, he encourages the other faculty he works with to use similar teaching techniques..

"Unfortunately, too many science classes are taught as memorization classes,'~ Katz said. "You memorize a few equations and spit it back on the exam. This way, students can see things happening and understand them easier.

"Science is visual," Katz said. It's doing things. Just explaining how something works isn't visual. I want the science to be real. That's why I do the things I do."

Derogatory term results in boycott

by Julie Sha/lis assistant news editor

Wby would someone want to boycott one of the nation's most popular dictionaries? Just say the word "nigger" and the NAACP will tell you why.

The NAACP and other protesters want a definition change of "nigger" in the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

The dictionary defines the word as "a black person-usually taken to be offen• sive" or "a member of any dark-skinned race-usually taken to be offensive."

The NAACP wants the dictionary to say that the term is only derogatory and leave it out of its definition that it is a synonym for a black person. Some protesters are also going as far as wanting the word totally out of the dictionary. But others respond by saying that leaving the word out of ~e dictionary will not stop it from being used or ta:k:eit out of existence.

· According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, officials of Merriam-Webster said they follow the same pattern as they would for any other ethnic slur that is defined in the dictionary. They list the oldest usage of the word first and then its current usage is fol-

lowed.

If the dictionary does not review this issue, the NAACP willinfluence schools including colleges and universities to boycott these dictionaries.

Junior Desiree Lacey said, "I agree with NAACP to change the definition to just a derogatory term. I don't think it should be about the color aspect. I was always raised to believe the true meaning of nigger was an ignorant person."

"It should be knocked out. It should just be defined as a derogatory term. If you have that definition in the dictionary, it still makes black people out to be ignorant. It promQtesracism," junior Evenique Lindsey said.

Shirley Dixon, coordinator of the office of diversity initiatives, said, "My past experience is that it can be used again~t any person, not just blacks. I'm sure that some dictionaries printed in the early 80s and 90s apply it to anyone. I would support to ta:k:eit out because it applies to a group of people and that is wrong."

Merriam-Webster issues new editions every 10 years, but changes aredone yearly.

photo by Stacey ca;azzo

David Katz, chemistry chair, attempts to make his classes more interesting by using household items like toys in his classroom demonstrations. Katz cfaims to own over 100 toys, all paid for out of his own pocket. •

Thursday, November 13, 1997

What's Happening

Duringthe week of Nov.14-20

FRIDAY

0 Retreat

There will be a search retreat for Cabrini students on Nov. 14-16. Contact campus ministry for more information.

SATURDAY

0 Improv

Join the "Great hnprovisational event'' in the Red Cloud Coffeehouse on Saturday, f'.!ov.15 at 8 p.m.

TUESDAY

0 Lecture

The Changing Faces of America Lecture Series: featuring Lorene Cary (author of "Black Ice"), will be at 12:30 p.m. in the Grace Hall Board Room on Nov. 18.

0 Workshop

There will be an Interviewing Skills workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 12:301:30 p.m. in the WCLH.

WEDNESDAY

0 Hunger and Homeless

For Hunger and Homeless Week, the Night in Solidarity with the Homeless will be held Wednesday night, Nov. 19. Check with campus ministry on the time and place.

THURSDAY

0 SmokeOut

The Great American Smoke Out, a national event, takes place on Thursday, Nov. 20.

0 Handwriting

A handwriting analysis will be held on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. in theWCGA.

Last Week in the World of News

BeckyRaetsch newseditor

0 11/5

Electionsdrawto a close Wednesday,Nov. 5 marked the end o{ the elections all across the nation.

Mayor of New Y~rk Rudolph • W. Giuliani managed.to sweep an-· other term over running candidate Ruth W. Messinger. '

In New Jersey, Gov. Christine Todd-Whitman managed to squeak past the running Democrat, James E. McGreevey. Whitman only won by a mere one percent.

The final votes seemed to come from the final 10 days of the campaign, gaining more support from female voters than originally expected.

0 11/5·

Senateapprovestwo enyoys

The Senate Foreign Relations

Committee approved President Clinton's nominations for ambassadors.

Th1/choices were Edward Walker for Israel and Daniel Durtzer for Egypt

All chojces must be approved by a full senate. There was a total of 50 new ambassadors and other reps resentatives in the running for ambassadors.

0 11/5

Embargoends

The vote as to whether or not Washington should end the economic embargo against Cuba ended in a 143 favor and three against.

Most of America's allies joined Cuba to ask America to end the embargo. Among the votes against the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, joined the United States in their argument

This was the sixth consecutive year that the General Assembly has

called on Washington to end the embargo.

0 11/7

Sex Seminarunderattack

The president of the State University of New York at New Paltz is under observation from the Governo_rand one of the system's trustees.

This has occurred due to a women's studies conference on sadomasochism, lesbianism and other sexual topics which was held on the New Palti campus last week.end.

Governor Pataki called it outrageous and wants to prevent it from ever happening again.

0 11/7

Cautionon diet drugs

After two months of being popular on the market, the drug combination such as Phen-Fen has been taken off the market.

The Food and Drug Administra-

tion issued a consumer warning about the possible dangers of herbal weightloss drugs which are widely available in diet clinics, health food stores and over the Internet.

0 ll/10

Unabombtrial begins

The trial against Theodore J. Kaczynski begins for the charges that h~ was the unabomber.

His lawyers must contend with an extraordinary trial of prosecution evidence found in his cabin along with his journal like "I mailed that bomb."

0 11/10

Lotto winnerspreadswealth

Eleanor Boyer won the lottery. She has given half of her $11.8 million to the Church of Immaculate Conception in Somerville, NJ.

New system hopes to stop underage drinking

By ChrisNielsen staff writer

No matter how much most authorities try to avoid it, there is no hiding from one very basic aspect of college life: consuming alcohol. Whether or not you choose to drink, there is no hiding from the fact that it surrounds and affects each and every one of us

Many beer distributors are either easily fooled by fake I.D.s or don't bother to ask their buyers ages at all. This had lead to the time honored process of boys walking into beer stores unshaven and deep voiced and hoping for the best.

However, if you are not of the legal drinking age, you probably won't find it as easy to buy alcoholic beverages on the Main Line anymore.

Whereas once college smdents seemed to have their choice of bars and beer distributors to buy their al~ cohol at, there now seems to be an ongoing process of cracking down , minors' alcohol purchases.

At the forefront of the war on pnderage drinking are Wayne Bev-

erage and John Harvard's Brew House.

In what could truly be deemed a historical first, John Harvard's Brew House in Devon, a local bar and dining spot, has installed the first Minor Checker System in the nation.

The machine, while expensive, has lead to a massive publicity boost for the bar, which a few years ago held a press conference and has been featured on Channel 6 Action News. "We are kind of a test site" said one bartender.

As of now, there are no immediate plans to bring the machines into the other restaurants in the chain.

This machine, which was created and licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, uses high technology to identify fake I.D.s. It works by extracting information from the magnetic strops which are located on the back of all Pennsylvania and Delaware licenses.

This feature has been made necessary by the proliferation of high quality fake I.D.s. While it is possible to tamper with the front of a li-

cense, it is significantly more difficult to change a licenses magnetic code.

The Minor Checker was about what one would expect. The bar· tender inserts the card into the machine, which worked somewhat like a MAC machine.

Shortly after, the machine prints out a receipt containing all the state's information on the driver. On the receipt is a waiver which frees the bar of all legal responsibility for a fake I.D.

This is a very modem system, and also very expensive. However, it is not without its flaws. The most notable is that it can only check I.D.s from Pennsylvania and Delaware. Eventually, the machine will be programmed to check more state's I.D.s, but for now, this is a very significant loophole.

The more exceptional machine is at Wayne Beverage, which has at least a hundred megahertz pentium. Their machine has many more states with magnetic strips licenses in its memory, including the West Coast states.

This is a very important feature, says one store employee, because "We get I.D.s from all over the place." Soon, the distributor will have all the states with magnetic strips on its file.

In addition to checking age, Wayne's machine reads and extracts all the state's information, and sends all the information to its computer and video camera.

This system also keeps track of, among other things, the customer's record of purchases. For example, if you were to purchase a keg and not return it, that information would be stored on file.

Wayne Beverage purchased these machine about two months ago, and it was a very costly purchase.

However, says one worker, since the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board charges one thousand dollars for each sale to an underage purchase of alcohol, the machine makes up for its cost very quickly. "Especially being so close to colleges, we have to be careful for fake I.D.s" said an anonymous source.

'Starship Troopers': A technical marvel

Director Paul Verhoeven serves up another success for science-fiction enthusiasts, as "Starship Troopers" debuts at number one at the box office this weekend.

Movie Review

by Ron D'Orazio staff writer

love interest, pretty cheerleader Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards), to the Mobile infantry, or the military' ground forces.

Here is when the new twist comes in.

lf one would cross a

l film such as "Alien" with a film like "Independence ~< Day." one might come up with a film that resembles director Paul Verhoeven's new film "Starship Troopers."

"Starship Troopers," a story based on Robert A. Heinlein's 1959 novel of the same name, is a special effects bonanza that puts a new spin on the science-fiction genre.

The setting transcends the audience to a futuristic atmosphere at a time (not given exactly) when good old planet Earth is being threatened by a species of insects located on the opposite side of the solar systems.

The bugs (arachnids) somehow start to launch meteors from an asteroid field that surrounds their home planet, KJendathu, at other planets. The attacks send Earth into a military-recruiting frenzy that brings forth the main characters.

The main characters, whose real-life counterparts are relatively unknown around the Hollywood scene, are five high-school graduates who decided to join the military movement fresh out of school.

The srudents are assorted types who fill stereotypical roles in your average teenagetargeted movie. There is your rich jock Johnny Rico (Casper Van Diem) who leads his school' football team and follows his

Lurking in Rico's shadows is flirtatious Dizzy Flores (Dina Meyer), who in rum follows Rico in the infantry. Then there is Zander Barcalow (Patrick Muldoon) from an opposing football team who provides the competition for Ibanez 's affection . who al o enlists into tl,e military.

Rico's friend Carl Jenkins (Neil Patrick Harris, ex-"Doogie Howser"), an aspiring mind-reader and, surprise, a scientist who rounds out the group. The scenes on Earth could remind one of an '80s brat pack flick.

The high school soap opera quickly transforms into memory of "Full Metal Jacket" as the grads enroll in basic training to prepare to battle the bugs.

Verhoeven's vision of boot camp in the furure is certainly differenl The futuri tic additions to basic training include coed showers and sleeping quarters for soldiers, as well as having drill sergeants pound the recruits just short of death.

Basic training and the movie runs fairly slow for a while with short bursts of gore, sex and humor. That is, until the bugs fire a deadly shot at our heroes hometown, Buenos Aires, killing just about everyone in the region.

Cue the war cries and off go our old.iers and space fleet (with Barcalow and Ibanez together on a ship).

The fleet drops the soldiers into the jungle of Klendathu where many of them meet gross deaths at the hands of the bugs.

Most mainstream science-ftction movies have their moments of gore, whether its the eye scene in "Terminator," or the alien coming out of a man in "Alien.'' "Troopers" talces the blood and gore a few steps further, acrually to the extent of a typical horror film.

Verhoeven, whose past accomplishments include "RoboCop" and ''Total Recall" has a reputation for pushing good taste to

the limit and beyond, and he lives up to it with "Troopers."

Verhoeven focuses in on detail with deaths to humans and bugs. For example, normally if a person is shot in the head, you are shown a hole in the person's head. Not so in "Troopers." When a soldier is shot in the head, the side of bis head is tom in half and exposed tq the viewer. In addition to that, brains are sucked out of oldier , and human and bug bodies are tom to pieces. However, the bugs bleed slime.

Now if this turns your stomach, stay away. It only gets worse.

On many occasions the crowd let out a collective grunt after a scene of gore.

The rest of the movie is predictable, although somewhat unrealistic. For instance, Ibanez is stabbed right through her shoulder

by an arachnid limb, leaving a hole the size of a grapefruit in the upper comer of her chest. That is fine until she picks up an automatic weapon with the ·rune arm and kill the bug with no problem.

The film ends abruptly and leaves the audience with a few unanswered questions and most likely fried eardrums and brains with all of the special effects and ound effects.

Not a dramatic piece of work, the movie is instead, a technical marvel that would leave most viewers breathless with action and death galore.

At two hours and nine minutes, the movie i lengthy for a science-fiction flick but for the most part, the film was full of excitement. Chalk up another victory for the director who usually crosses the boundaries of good taste.

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Presented by the Cabrini College theater and ilte Cavalier Attitudes impro, .. troupe.

Friday, Nov. 14 - Theatersports (an Athletic Theater Game event with Cavalier Attitudes vs. the Dyslexic Players.)

Saturday, Nov. 15 - Cavalier Attitudes hosts the Just Kidding Troupe. Theatersports and more.

Sunday, Nov. 16 - Cavalier Attitudes takes the stage. A special evening with Cabrini's own.

Thursday, Nov. 20 - Cavalier Attitudes hosts the Hairy Areolas. Music, comedy, improv madness.

Friday, Nov. 21 - Comedy Sports Philadelphia. sold out for two years, making their Main Line debut.

Saturday, Nov. 22 - Playback Theater. Psychology, comedy, family and past experiences blend into a fascinating evening of theater.

All performances are at 8 p.m. in the Red Cloud Coffeehouse, Cabrini College, Radnor. Tickets are a chea $5 era.9n. For mqre_ipt9.i:m.~O.on.call (610)-902-8510

photo obtained from Internet The military science group of "Starship Troopers~ battle the feisty insect arachnids in the sci-ti thriller.

A complete guide to upcoming shows in the area

ELECTRICFACTORY

7th and Callowhill streets, Philadelphia

Green Day, Superdrag - Nov. 14, tickets: $18.50

Jars of Clay, Plumb - Nov. 16, tickets: $17.75/ $19.75 (day of show)

Duran Duran - Nov. 18, tickets: $30

Pennywise - Nov. 20, tickets: $10.25/ $12.25 (day of show)

ToadThe Wet Sprocket,Summercamp

-Nov. 21, tickets: $9.57/$15 (day of show)

Gregg Allman, Derek Trucks - Nov. 23, tickets: $19.75

G. Love &"'specialSauce,Huffamoose, Mercy River - Nov. 26, tickets: $15.25/$17.25 (day of show)

The Specials, Pietasters, Save FerrisNov. 27, tickets: $15/$18 (day of show)

moe., Bad Livers - Nov. 28, tickets: $15/$11 (day of show)

Blues Traveler,Jonny Lang - Nov. 29, tickets: $20

The Sundays - Dec. 2, tickets: $17.50/$20 (day of show)

Medeski, Martin& Wood - Dec. 3, tickets: $16

THEATREOF THE LIVING ARTS

334 South Street, Philadelphia

Philly on Nov. 29 at the Corestates Center.

Tonic,JeremyToback- Nov. 14, tickets: $12/$13 (day of show)

Everclear,Our Lady Peace, Letters to Cleo - Nov. 15, tickets: $15 Sold out!

Joe Jackson - Nov. 17 and 18, tickets: $25

Entertainment News

•Hip-hop artist Mase proves to all music industry naysayers that he is not simply Puff Daddy's sidekick, but an entity himself as demonstrated in his debut release "Harlem World," which debuted at.No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 album charts this past week.

•Boys II Men will be featured in a new government campaign for anti-teen-smoking. The slogan for the campaign is "Smoke-free the new evolution," which complements their latest release aptly named "Evolution.''

•MCA records are now countersuing the toy company Mattel over the song "Barbie Girl" by the group Aqua. Mattel originally sued MCA for copynght infringement and defamation of their Baroie doll's character. MCA is

1 on Billboard's Top 200 album charts this week. fighting for the defamed name of their company. MCA claims they are now looked at with "hatred, contempt and ridicule."

Gus Gus, Cornershop- Nov. 21, tickets: $12/$15 (day of show)

Rockapella - Nov. 22, tickets: $15.50/$17.50 (day of show)

Disco Biscuits, Fathead - Dec. 2, tickets: $8/$10 (day of show)

Moby, Juno Reactor - Dec. 6, tickets: $17

The Nields - Dec. 12, tickets: $13

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Broad and Pattison streets, Philadelphia

Puff Daddy & The Family - Nov.

photo by Michael Lavine Puff Daddy and The Family will be stopping in

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Slurpees Pop-Tarts·: Studentssha-re their food for thought

by Maria L. Izzo staff writer

minnona Ryder firmly believed that Slmpees contained every nutrient she would ever need in "Heathers," Molly Ringwald ate sushi for lunch in 'The Breakfast Club" and nobody beats those six "Friends" who can be seen every Thursday night ingesting more coffee drinks than meals.

Young people today seem to have such unique and diverse tastes. You just never know. That guy who sits next to you in biology could be running on soda and brownies for breakfast. Even your roommates might get a little testy when they are out of Chips Ahoy.

You would never know it from what he brings for lunch, but first-year student Dennis Brian Miller is a sucker for German food.

"I wish I could eat German food more often," Miller said as he sat in front of his lunch for the day, munching periodically on Pringles, Cheese-Um chips, a sandwich and three pieces of fruit. "Obviously I can't eat it every day, thoggh, like some food," he said while holding up a banana. '1 eat a banana every morning. It gives me an energy boost."

The cafeteria has bananas, but should it also offer German cuisine?

"I wouJd hate to see the cafeteria or wigwam serve that stuff. There are too many spices for them to add and way too much grease," Miller said.

Sandra Devenney teaches the Cabrini course Health and the Human Body. She believes that it is perfectly alright for students to indulge in foods that may be high in fat as long as it is not too often.

"Students should try to eat a healthy diet. It is okay to have that take-out once in a while," Devenney said. "Keeping your diet rich in vegetables and fruits is important to balance it out and give you long-lasting energy."

She suggests that students refer to the Food Guide Pyramid. This diagram lists the amount of servings of the major food groups essential for good health. According to the pyramid. individuals should limit their intake of fats and sugars as much as possible.

"Two to four servings of fruits are recommended and three to five are recommended in the vegetable category," Devenney said. Devenney knows that it is hard to focus on nutrition as a college student and some may be tempted to take the

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.ter route with prepackaged foods, which may be high in sugar and fat.

Senior Jennifer Huber is a fan of the breakfast treat Pop Tarts.

"I love those things. They're quick, easy and they taste good," Huber explains.

Their name does not deceive. Pop Tarts come in a flavorsealed pom;:h.You take them out and pop them in the toaster and in minutes you have got yourself breakfast on the go.

Huber has a hectic schedule, as many other college students do. She likes fast meals that don't take a lot of preparation.

"Hamburger Helper is a fast meal," Huber said "With everything else on my mind, I don't need to worry about dinner."

Janet Mercuri, a sophomore, has got it bad for shrimp.

"Shrimp is my favorite food of all time," Mercuri said. ''I don't make it for myself in my dorm. though. But whenever I get a chance to have it at a restaurant or at home, I do."

Both John Dougherty, a junior, and Salvatore Iaquinto, a sophomore, have a taste for Italian cuisine.

''Lasagna is what I want. It would be great if the cafeteria or wigwam could make it, but I doubt it would be very good. I'm perfectly happy eating it at home," Iaquinto said.

Pasta is Dougherty's passion.

"It gives you a lot of energy with carbohydrates. I also eat

it just because I love the taste of some really good pasta," Dougherty said.

According to Devenney, these students are eating right.

''We need two to three servings of meat, fish and poultry a day. We get a lot of our vitamins and minerals from this group," Devenney said.

According to the Food Guide Pyramid, individuals need six to 11 servings of bread, cereal, rice and pasta a day. This group usually is not a problem to satisfy, according to Devenney.

While Cabrini students exlu'bit many variations in food habits, the same word kept coming out pizza. It is easy to get, good to eat and will not break your wallet, but is pizza really good for you?

Devenney said yes to healthy pizza.

"People can make a light pizza with lowfat cheese, lean meats for toppings and fresh tomatoes. The stuff they put on take-out pizza is high in fat,'' Devenney said, with an added tip for pizza lovers.

If you can't resist that Dominos or Pizza Hut pizza, she suggests dabbing a napkin on the food to take off excess grease.

Whatever your nectar of the gods may be, Devenney advises you to go for it, but in moderation. As for a Slurpee being a major life source, you can pretty much bet that all you will be getting is a whole lot of sugar.

Confused? Annoyed? Homesick? If you have the blues try tuning in to "Physcologicaly Speaking" on 89.1 WYBF for some words of wisdom

by Melissa Lessig assistant news editor

Mental health, psychology, counseling. Are those ugly and frightening words to you?

Lighten up. These are not things to dread.

With the emergence of the WYBF new radio show ''Psychologically Speaking" hosted by Dr. Andy King and Steve Murray, this myth will vanish from your minds.

"Through this show, we want to normalize counseling service. It is a process that goes on everyday between students and professors, students and friends and so on, whether you realize it or not. It is a normal human process," Dr. Andy King, director of counseling services and voice of ''Psychologically Speaking" said.

We all have those days when we feel a bit depressed, sluggish or simply have a heavy or light load weighing down our thoughts and emotions. You just want to talk to somebody, most likely your family or friends. Believe it

or not, this constitutes a form of counseling and it occurs everyday according to King.

The format of the radio show is a conversation between Murray and King.

"We try to have fun. It is informal and there will be light moments. At the same time we don't want to offend anyone or trivialize the situation," King said.

King hopes that the show will be a guide and assistance to students. There is an enormous amount of information concerning the mental health world. Poople are unique individuals and must be treated as that. Each individual has a personality that is not exactly duplicated by anyone else.

According to King, not one treatment or counseling session will work on everybody. The radio show offers individuals the opportunity to decide if they wish to seek counseling, while determining the means by which to obtain this.

'The reason for the show is to take a proactive approach to help-

ing people be informed consumers of mental health services. Students can make a better decision whether or not to engage in counseling and what kind of person they want," King said.

The show is designed to inform while adding a little fun and excitement to your Monday nights at 6 p.m. Do not assume that this radio show and its psychology talk don't apply to you according to King.

A particular topic that Murray and King are brewing up in their pot of psychology is home sickness and the process of individuation. The process of individuation is that of "A young adult separating themselves from their families," King said.

According to King, all kinds of feelings arise and family conflict usually ensues. If students need to discuss their feelings or are debating the possibility of counseling, the radio show can guide them to a most beneficial decision.

Monday nights at 6pm

"We will be helping people deal with gray areas. We will give them a little information and provide an opportunity for students to contact counselors."

Helpful and interesting seems to be the theme throughout the radio show. Not only is it fun and informative, it absolutely respects the privacy and confidentiality of students, according to King. There are no call-ins.

"If I'm doing a show and allow call-ins, this person obviously has pain, concern and questions. As I start to talk to them over the air, some people incorrectly assume that that would be a therapeutic relationship. This would violate all nonns of confidentiality.

Students can write me or Steve

Murray," King said.

All the bases are covered in this radio show for you. According to King, it is fun, enjoyable and helpful. You have the advantage of absolute confidentiality and you do not commit yourself to anything by simply listening. All your qualms can disappear.

Ultimately King believes this show can only be successful and helpful if people utilize it. King said, "It's like a brochure. It can be only helpful if people pick it up and read it."

''Psychologically Speaking" will be on-air throughout the year for your listening pleasure, your craving for learning and for your aide as you reach a decision concerning a counseling matter.

New admissions director sets goals for Cabrini

by Karin Letcher assistant arts & entertainment editor

With the recent hiring of Dr, Eric Hilton as the new director of admissions, Cabrini has gained an experienced and optimistic ally. Hilton, having worked in college admissions for 11 years, sees Cabrini as a young school with an infinite amount of potential for growth.

Hilton began working at Cabrini on Sept. 22. Already, he has his objectives set for improving Cabrini's admissions. His first goal for this year is to evaluate and assess the current admissions practices of recruiting, marketing, etc. Once this objective has been met, then Hilton believes he can properly gauge where the admissions office needs to go in order to better itself.

No stranger to the workings of college admissions, Hilton's most previous position was that of assistant director of the office of undergraduate admissions at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Hilton also received

all three of his degrees (bachelors, masters, and Pb.D) from Ohio University, which is close to his home town of Columbus.

In addition to his scholarly activities at Ohio University, he also was a co-captain for the men's basketball team. While on the team, he helped take them to a MidAmerican Conference Champions-pip and to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Hilton has even dabbled in coaching basketball. He served as both the assistant basketball coach and admissions representative of the men's basketball office at University of Charleston at Charleston, W.Va.

Hilton cites his basketball team and the coaching of it as one of the activities he enjoys, although he would rather go without coaching basketball. Other hobbies

Eric Hilton, Cabrini's new director of admissions, sees Cabrini as a young school with an infinite amount of potential

and interests Hilton has are surfing the Internet and reading.

In the short time he has been at Cabrini, Hilton has seen nothing but good qualities in the faculty and students. He feels that both the faculty and students at Cabrini are good-natured and genuine.

photo by Stacey Caiazzo

Steve Murray and Andy King help students adapt to the college environment through their radio show Psychology speaking. The show airs on

EDITORIAL Scoringat CVS

Ever try buying condoms in the book store? Won't find them. The next stop would be the Rooyman ~enter in the nurse's office right? Surely the nurse would have. them. Well, you won't find them there either.

Cabrini College does not find it necessary to cater to the wish of condom availability on campus because according to Catholic teaching, forms of birth control are not accepted. So then the final stop would need to be a drug store. Since Cabrini is a Catholic institution.,the college chooses to abide by the teachings and not make condoms accessible to stude:qts.

However, since AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases plague so many lives, it would take a courageous institution to break from Catholic teaching and become proactive in stopping the spread of disease. If the college was to provide condoms it may suffer from criticism and decrease in funding from the Catholic Church. This may be a large price to pay for providing a product that is avail.able at local stores just down the road, even though it may not be convenient to get to them for some students.

It may be ideal to believe that all students are practicing abstinence instead of sex, but it is not realistic. Sex even occurs n a Catholic campus. Perhaps the college may think that providing condoms would encourage sexual activity on campus. But, according to a study done in the New York City school system, providing condoms to students did not increase sexual activity, but only condom usage during sex. Abstinence and condoms are the two most

However, becoming responsible adults should be one of the results of a college education. There is no one to blame but ourselves if we fail classes or get caught cheating. But, should we blame the college if we contract a deadly disease by not using a condom? No. Providing condoms would be a privi- ge, not a necessity. Safe sex reqwes maturity. The same maturity we are striving to attain to become successful in our future careers.

Back and forth the argument. will go, but the only solution that is conceivable for the students of Cabrini College is to not depend on this institution for forms of birth control. Talcingthe extra time to go to the store and purchase condoms will re_qwe planning. It would be nice for convenience to prevail, but unless the Catholic Church changes their mind on a stance that has been enacted for so many years, a run to CVS will have to do.

I'm scared to death.

The collegiate clock is winding down faster and faster every day. I am now referred to as, dare I say it, an upperclassman.

Right now I am almost halfway through my junior year of college and slowly, but surely the real world is coming to my door.

I believe the first realization of how much time I have left in college occurred when Dr. Leonard Nonnan Primiano,assistant professor of religion, came up to me and complimented me on my newly grown beard at the beginning of this year when he told me that I looked like a junior.

Part of me was flattered but the majority of me was trembling in fear of growing up and becoming an adult.

I had vtsions of seeing myself walking down city streets in a business suit on my way to work, and then I had nightmares of seeing myself working on my Suburban in front of my trailer home

with 10 children whining at my feet.

After the fog from these visions lifted I came to the realization that the chapter in my life that was Cabrini is quickly coming to an end.

I can no longer spend my day wasting away in front of the television or on the familiar couches in the Widener Center involved in conversations.

Nothing scares me more than being out of the friendly and familiar confines of Cabrini's hallowed halls.

But in retrospect, nothing scared me more than leaving the familiar confines of my high school's halls either.

I could not imagine leaving to go to school only to realize that everyone I had ever known would no longer be there.

I can remember dreading the day·-thatI would actually have to leave my hometown and make my way into the collegiate world. I would obsess over things that I would be tremendously scared about at the time, but now seem pretty silly to ine._

The only hope that I have is that those little things that scare me now will seem silly to me five years from now.

I never found time before to consider actually leaving this place for the real world.

I felt that in an ideal world I

could wave a magic wand and transform myself to summer orientation my freshman year. How great it would be to repeat my freshman and sophomore years of college.

All that aside, I know that it is time to buckle down and to decide what I want to do with my life.

This is a very scary decision for me.

What I decide now could possibly decide all of the future roads and paths I will take the rest of my life.

Unlike some of my friends and a lot like most of my friends, I have no specific idea of where I will be in IO years.

The options however, fortunately for me, are open right now.

_ Perhaps the trick is to leave those options always open.

The question being, what options.should be accepted and what options should not be taken.

The course of action right now though seems to explore all avenues and see where it leads me.

Life is a roller coaster and there are two options, I can either puke over the edge and make the ride stop or I can enjoy the ride put my hands up and wait until its over so I can ride again.

PaulMoseris a juniormajoringin English/communications.Heis oneo Loquitur'ssportseditors.

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Dying to look good

"Come on, just eat something" "Where were you at lunch today?"

"You've lost a lot of weight". If I had a nickel for every time I heard something like this during my high school years, I'd be living in-a mansion in Beverly Hills right about now. The scariest part of looking back on the days of my anorexia is the fact that just about everyone I knew realized I had a problem.

I was the one who didn't see it.

It all started off so innocently. I was just beginning to feel good about myself in the middle of my sophomore year at West Catholic High School. I wanted to change something physically to make me feel even better.

So what could I have control over with my appearance that will make me "more attractive"? Well, there's my weight. I'll lose a few pounds and be happy fitting into smaller sizes. 1bis was my reasoning at this point of my life. I weighed a constant 145 pounds when I made the decision that I wanted to be thinner.

One would realize that with a height of 5'6, weighing 145 is average for most girls. I can't explain why I even thought of making this change. All I can say is that once I got it, it stuck. I was detennined to lose at least 7 pounds.

I wouldn't change my eating, I'd just exercise more. After a month of doing this, I jumped on the scale expecting to have lost all 7 pounds. "What!?! 148!"1 yelled in disbelief. "What more can I do?" Cutting back on my food intake along with exercise was the next plan.

By the time I was a few months into my junior year, I ate only a bowl of Special K (with no milk or sugar of any kind). I'd run around through the school all day while drinking

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pounds! I have more than eight to lose". That was what popped into my head.

My sisters and brother were furiously yelling at me to stop exercising and to start eating again. My parents were in shock and talked to me as well. Nothing they said got past my fear of gaining weight.

SHANNON DOWNS

gallons of water to go the bathroom a lot.I'd eat only a small portion of vegetables and maybe a few pieces of the main course and weight-lift, run sprints, do push-ups, jumpingjacks and jump rope in my basement for almost an hour. I'd be drenched after the long, exhausting workout and get ready to do the same the next day.

People would always come up to me at school after I skipped lunch everyday that year. They would say they were ·worried that something was wrong with my eating and the fact I was obsessed with losing weight. Everything they said went in one ear and out the other.

I was in the middle of a Spanish test during 8th period around March, when I got a note to see the nurse immediately. When I got there, I didn't know what to expect. The nurse sat me down and looked concerned. Finally, she said, "Shannon, a lot of people, students, faculty and staff are worried about you. You may have an eating disorder." I laughed almost hysterically. I told her that I wasn't anorexic and not to worry.

Then she put me on the scale. What it read scares me to believe that I didn't see what I was doing to myself. I told you how I was 148 when I began my anorexic state. Now, the scale read 108. "Oh my God! I have to be less than 100

Corrections Box:

At a retreat that April, a teacher of mine confronted me outside of the building. I was on my 51st lap around the basketball court when she headed my way. I saw her and wasn't in the mood to listen to another lecture on how I had a problem.

So what did I do? I ran and hid in the trees surrounding the court. My denim, size two jeans were drenched from sweat and I panted as she got closer. She waited for me and wouldn't leave, I gave up and came out. She walked and talked with me for a good hour there. I can't explain why, but something clicked in what she was telling me. I broke down into hysterical tears and couldn't stop, She told me it wasn't my fault. It just happens.

Starting that day, I straightened up my act. With the consistent help of my family and true friends I was able to get back to the way I am today.

My program oh this time of my life was presented Wednesday,Nov. 12.

To those of you who may be suffering from this disease, you're not alone. Don't ever think differently.

I saw that same teacher who saved my life when I visited my high school during this past Dean's Fall Break. And the first thing she said to me was, "You look great!"

ShannonDownsis a sophomoremajorir English/communications.Sheisa staff'I\ on Loquitur.

• In the CAP debate on page 12, "Money makes campus activities go 'round," in the third column it should read, we went to go see professional bands, magicians, psychics and other campus activities.

• In the staff box Joe Elliott's name was spelled wrong.

• On page two "Fire in their hearts spread joy around the world" Dr. Antoinette Iadarola 's name was misspelled in the photo caption. On page nine her name was spelled wrong in the photo caption as well.

We

regret all of our errors

Do you feel that Cabrini shoul~ be passing out condoms on a Catholic campus?

Dave Jurkiewicz a junior: Yes, since the college cannot prevent sexual acts without violating students rights, they should help reduce the danger factor.

Jared Schierbaum, a junior: Yes, I think they should give student a box of 12 in the his/her box. People will be having sex if they have them or not.

Kelly Grahm, a senior: Yes, to promote safe sex. They are going to do it anyway.

Mirmala Narayam, a first year student: Yes, there are some kids who are afraid or embarrassed to buy them. Girls can buy them, too.

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Dana Finnegan, a first year student: Yes people are doing it anyway so better to be safer then souy.

Jay Hammond, a sophomore: Yes, to be safe about it and to save money.

Education more important than distribution

questions that garner more attention or controversy than the Church's position on artificial birth control and, in this case, condoms distribution. My opinion is limited to the above question, based on the current situation on our campus and does not take into consideration other variables and situations that might exist.

JOHN DIMUCCI

When I was a graduate student, my theology professor, who. was also a priest, and who taught Moral Theology for over thirty years told me that only a fool would uy to make a career teaching moral theology today. He firmly believed that you could not be true to both the fundamental principals of theology and true to the magisterium, the official teaching authority of the Church as handed down by the pope and the bishops, of the Catholic Church.

The question of whether Cabrini College as a Catholic College should distribute condoms on campus is an example of a question within moral theology. Aside from abortion, there are very few moral

If the task of this article were to simple explain, the Catholic Church's position regarding artificial birth control, •the answer would be easy and could be summarized in one phrase. Just say no! No, to premarital sex. No, to genital contact of ant type outside of .Christian marriage. No, to the use of articles birth control within a Christian marriage. As campus minister I am compelled to present the Catholic Church's po· sition. Additionally, and perhaps most importantly, the church teaches that all expressions of genital sexual love is to be used for the specific purpose of procreation- that 1s creating a human life, and strengthen through intimacy and love, the relationship of the couple. This teaching

is based primarily on the 1968 encyclical of Pope Paul VI, which is rooted in an understanding of morality and Catholic ethical theory called natural Jaw.

Natural Law is based on the ability of human reason. The church recognizes human reason as a source of ethical wisdom apart from the expect revelation of God in the Scriptures. Or to put it simply, as humans we have the ability to develop informed consciences, that is, we take information we gater in life, which should include church teachings and after weighing its ramifications and outcomes reach ethical conclusions regarding what is right and what is wrong.

So how does any of this relate to the issues of condoms on campus.

The reality of Cabrini College and most colleges in the United States tells me that many men and women do not wait until marriage, in order to engage in sexual activity. So the use of condoms takes on a different meaning in our context. The use of condoms at Cabrini is not

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based on the concerns of married couples having children. It is based on concern for the health and welfare of students who may not act serious diseases such AIDS, hepatitis, genital warts, herpes and the list goes. on I make the following suggestions.

In light of the reality of Cabrini student having sex, should the school distribute condoms to protect students from diseases?

Wait. Yes, wait. Do not "hook up" every chance you get. Yes, sex feels good at the moment, but the cost is high both physically and emotionally. When the time comes and you are in a committed relationship makes good use of reason and reflection, and come to an informative decision based on good moral and ethical principals.

If you have already decided to become sexually active and plan on coming to be •sexually active, be honest with yourself. Make sure that your partner understand the extent of your involvement-even if it is only a one night stand, then make your de-

cision accordingly. I am not suggesting that sexual pennissiveness is acceptable or an example of good mature moral development. What I am saying is do not compound a bad decision with another bad decision, the long term health risk is too great.

It is, however, this type of sexual relationship that causes us to believe that we should not distribute condoms on campus under most conditions.

While I believe that the college has a responsibility to infoan students of the options available to them, I believe that the focus of our discussion should not be condom distribution, but how we come to moral decisions. As an institution we have the responsibility to protect the welfare of our students by providing them with the information, and context in which to make moral decisions, not provide condoms. But in the end each person needs to be responsible him or herself.

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Comcast SportsNet makes debut in Philly

by Paul Moser sports editor

A year ago you would have been hard-pressed to find a television how or program which could answer your sports question right away for you.

Jf you turned to ESPN you mighl spend half an hour trying to find out what was the Latest on the Flyers. If you turned to the local news broadcasts, you would be hard-pressed to find out the most exact intricacies of Philadelphia sports.

Bul now the hungry Philadelphia sports fan can tune in to Comcast SportsNet at any time of the day and get instant information about their local sports team.

Move over channels 3, 6, 10 and 29. Cornea ·t Sport Net has moved into the scene with state of the art everything and a reporting staff of over 80 people as compared to the probable three to five of the other networks.

Comcast SportsNet plans to take the national success of ESPN and convert it success

into the Delaware Valley.

Comcast SportsNet began on Oct. 1, just in time to broadcast the home opener of the Philadelphia Flyers.

Cornea t SportsNet provides over 200 broadca ls of the Phillie , Flyers, Phantoms, Sixers and KIXX.

SportsNet al o provides three daily local sports news telecasts along with rwo sports talk shows, not to mention the local college and high school game and broadcasts.

Comcast SportsNet will broadcast 47 Fly.er ' regularsea on games, 60 Sixers games, at least 65 Phillies' games. 13 Phantoms' games and 12 Kixx games.

The three local sports news shows take place at 6 a.m., 6:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. These telecasts wi 11 be haped around the format of SportsCenter, the popular ESP news pr.ogram.

The only difference will be that the extensive coverage will be on the local sports of Philadelphia as opposed to the national format of ESPN.

Among the anchors for the e all-Philadelphia sports new broadcasts are some familiar face and some unfamiliar faces.

Neil Hartman, former channel 3 sports anchor, will co-anchor the evening Sportsnite program with Leslie Gude], former host of the national sports show, Press Box.

The other major ports news show is Sportsrise, which is hosted by former channel LO sport. anchor Ron Burke.

Other attractions of SportsNet besides game broadcasts and the sports new shows are the talk shoW::ithat will be featured on the talion.

Every day during lhe ·week there will b Daily New Live, a forum of writer from the Daily News and other special guests, hosted by Michael Barkann.

There also will be broadca ts of players' shows such as the Angelo and Irving Show, which features the all-pro wide out from the Eagles and Angelo Cataldi, a personality from Sports Radio WIP.

There also will be in-depth

post-game shows for the Phillies, Flyer , Sixers and Eagles games.

The change of sports broadcasting in the area may be in its early tage right now.

There had been suspicion, ever since the purcha e of the the Flyers and Sixers by Com-

cast that they would try to develop their own network and rule out stations such as the Sports Channel and Prism in broadcasting sports in the Delaware Valley. However. not until recently has this plan come to fruition in the form of SportsNet.

Athletes continue to break long-standing records

Professional athletes such as Ken Griffey Jr. and Mark McGwire are closing in on Roger Maris' hornerun record. The Chicago BuUs have won five national championships in seven years. How are these athletes accomplishing such feats? by Erica McGee Shortly after, major league season, neither of the two 21st century, where athletes will Jason Dil...orenzosaid. staff writer hitter were routinely surpassing matched the record. Inevitably reap the benefits of modern Fir t-year student Ben Farrell that total. the record will be broken. technology and better equipped disagrees with the assumption

Going ... going ... gone! For 34 years, Ruth's 1927 Wilh the start of each new facilitie , great gains in ath- that records cannot be broken

A single crack of a bat, the record of 60 homeruns held season, athletic records are en- letic performance are sure to th.is year. firing of a gun or the bellowing strong. dangered. break records and make head- "l do not know if the Bulls blow of a whistle can easily ig- However, hiisa----------------------ia1 n e s can pull it off this year," Farrell nite an athletes will and deter- record was threat- "I don't said. mination on fire. ened many times "I don't know if modern technolo- know if mod- According to Farrell, the ls it sheer determination that by numerous play- gy is a maior kev fiactor in break- em technology Bulls have won the NBA Chamdrives athletes to break records ers and eventually ':/ J is a major key pion hip five out of the La t that once seemed impossible? beaten when Roger ing athletic records, but I do think factor in break- seven Y.ears.

Just as one long standing record Maris hit 61 in '61. ing ath- "With Scottie Pippen out is brnken, another contender im- This past sea- that it has some impact.,, l e t i C until next January, it might be patiently awaits the day when he son. Mark McG- -First-year student Mike Bonnes record , but I hard for them to keep it togethor she will put this record to wire of St. Louis an..,________________________ do think that it er. Then again, Jordan is the shame. Ken Griffey Jr. of Seattle made Granted, it is difficult to ha some impact," first year stu- best player of all time," Farrell Wa Babe Ruth's manager an attempt at Maris' record. imagine whether anyone could dent Mike Bonnes said. said.

Edward Barrow foolish in his Griffey did, however, break ever dominate a court better With basketball season in full "Best player of all time'': is declaration that Ruth's 29 home- the major league record for tl1e than Michael Jordan or if any- swing, records are sure to be there reaUy uch an athlete or is run sea on in 1919 ,,:as '•far and most homers in the month of one could ever tear up a track slam-dunked into the books. it just a carelessly used term? away out of reach of any other player the game is likely to develop?'

April by hitting 13 homeruns. faster than Donovan Bailey, who "Mark Price has the best free- The "best player of all time" In the same record-breaking covered the 100 meter dash in throw record in the NBA. His could take a hit at any given game, he had his second career 9.84 seconds in the 1996 record will not be broken for at time and relinquish his or her That statement did not hold three-homer game. Olympic games held in Atlanta. least a few years. It's like 97 greatness in the blink of an eye. true for very long. Although Griffey had a good However, heading into the percent,'' first-year tudent

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.,Rolemodelshardtocomebyamongproathletes

by JenniferNespoli assistant features editor

Sublime obsession.

Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle. The superhuman fantasies of a half.century ago still nourish the idea today that athletes are role models.

Athletes have always been public figures, worshiped by starry-eyed young children, analyzed by teenagers and scrutinized by adults. But their status is changing.

Media has been doing its best to bury that fantasy of superhuman athletes into the soft tun of football, baseball and soccer fields across America.

Scooping the latest dirt about athletes is just as widespread as publishing their latest achievements andrecords.

Back in the days when baseball was America's sport, athletes were thought of as inhuman, even godlike. No one saw their weaknesses as we do now. They were only seen at their best, hitting homeruns, scoring goals and making touchdowns.

Today the media presents us with more than we want to see. Some athletes embrace their popularity. Athletes may not want to be role models, but they still push the sale of their sneakers_and other merchandise. By doing this they are actually encouraging kids to look up to them and want to be like them.

'Tm not a role model," Charles Barkley said. ''I Just want to play basketball."

But he does"_he have any control over what people think of him?

"Athletes should in fact be role models," senior Fred Schlater said. "It's part of their profession.It's their responsibility as public figures.''

Schlater has a different perspective than most students. He is the father of two small children, a three_ year-old and a one-year old. He is acutely aware of the effect others have on his children. He knows firsthand that children are .qnpressionable.

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"Kids need someone t6 look up to, even if it is a stranger," Schlater said.

fu this media-manipulated day

and age, athletes are brought to their stardom overnight and can have it taken from then in a crushing instant Because the media reports on everything it sees, whether good or bad, athletes must remember that they are prime material "Athletes have to rea~t to their public status," Schlater said. He quotes an old adage: ·'It -takes a village to raise a child."

With professional athletes as popular as they are, athletes are often times the first people children have to lookup to.

Sportsmanship, teamwork and how to play the game well. "Clean competitiveness come from that," Schlater said.

Schlater believes the private lives of athletes should be kept private, and their dirty laundry does not need to aired on the six o'clock news. But, when they• go in the public eye, they should remember their responsibility.

phOtoobtained from Internet Charles Barkley is

"Part of their paycheck is being a role model, and many don't think of that," Schlater said.

Ruth and Joe DiMaggio. Oh, and don't forget :M:ickeyMantle, Dzik's personal hero when he was young.

"The media has helped to tear down this fantasy idea that athletes are superhuman," Dzik said. "They're just human beings."

Athletes arenow stories. A cover feature for Sports lliustrated.

"Star athletes are definitely role models because people look up to them and want to be like them," said sophomore Paula Raspa.

Like Mike, right? If I could be like Mike.

And why? Athletes are paid inordinate amounts of money to play. Children don't

just one of many professional athletes who has disagreed with being labeled a role model. unde1stand the determination and commitment it takes to be a professional athlete. They associate "playing" with athletes.

Are there any good lessons to be learned from professional athletes?

John Dzik, director of athletics, said that role model is the wrong tenn. Athletes are purely entertain-

ers.

"Professional athletes should not have to bear the cross of being role models," Dzik said. "It's a throw back to the old days when the heroes were professional athletes."

Back to the golden days of Babe

Athletes are entertainers even so, kids still buy the trading cards and memorize the statistics and wallpaper their rooms with posters of their favoriteathletes.

The older we become, the less starry-eyed we become. We begin to see the human qualities in athletes, their flaws, weaknesses and mistakes.

"Professional athletes shouldn't have to be role models," first-year student Colin Broderick said. "You should only have two role models. Your parents."

NASCAR set to begin final lap of season

by Laura casamento sports editor

After 31 weeks of head-to-head, bumper-to-bumpercompetition, the 1997 Wmston Cup Series is finally ready to call it a season.

But first, the final hurrah.

On Sunday, Nov. 16, the circuit's drivers will roar onto the tracks for one final race. However, unlike the other races of the season,

Driver Number

Jeff Gordon 24

Dale Jarrett 88

Mark Martin 6

Jeff Burton 99

Dale Earnhardt 3

Terry Labonte 5

Bobby Labonte 18

Bill Elliott 94

Rusty Wallace 2

Ted Musgrave 16

this one has a lot riding on it. For three drivers, winning this race gives them the chance to walk away with the coveted Wrnston Cup.

Jeff Gordon currently leads the points standings going into this week's race. Gordon, the youngest driver ever to win a Winston Cup (be won his first in 1995 at the age of24), is gunning for his second trophy in three years.

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Gordon virtually blew away the rest of the competition during the first half of the season in his No. 24 DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet. By the halfway point, he had won seven races and seemed well on his way to breaking Richard Petty's single seas.onrecord of 13 wins in a season.

Now, Gordon has tallied 4,598 points to lead the series and has won 10 races. He is the most successful driver of the season so far, as 23 of

I standings

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will be battling it out this weekend for the Winston Cup Championship. his 31 finishes have been in the top Mark Martin, the driver of the 10, with 22 of those finishes coming No. 6 Valvoline Ford, is also atin the top five. tempting to give both Jarrett and

He is also the most financially Gordon a run for their money this successful of the drivers on the cir- weekend cuit, winning $4,160,072 this sea- Martin dropped from 2nd to 3rd son. Most of his winnings came place last week after Jarrett's 1st after capturing the Winston Million, place performance at the Dura-Lube in which he won three of the four 500 at the Phoenix International biggest races of the season.

Gordon will not have an easy road to the title, however.

Dale Jarrett is hot on Gordon's tail with 4,521 points and could easily snatch the Wmston Cup with a high finish.

Driving the No. 88 Quality Care Ford, Jarrett has also had an exceptional season, winning seven races and finishing in the top 10 a total of 22 times. Nineteen of those finished were top five petfonnances.

Raceway.

However, he remained in second for most of the final weeks of the season, thanks to four \.\ins and 2..1 top IO finishes.

Gordon can clinch the Wmston with an 18th place or better finish this weekend However, the championship is not out of reach for Martin or Jarrett: a bad finish by one and a good finish by the other, added to a poor showing by Gordon, could hand them the Cup.

photo obtained from Internet Jeff Gordon (left) and Dale Earnhardt (right)

Cabriniathletesencounterlittlediscriminationonthefields

by Karin Letcher staff writer

The athletic program at Cabrini has a reputation of respected and successful teams. But, within that wellstanding reputation, does discrimination against minority athletes exist?

Sophomore Miguel Williams, who participates on the men's track team and is Jamaican-American, has never experienced any form of discrimination at Cabrini, within the athletic program or out of it.

''I've had no problems with faculty, students or anyone here. I get along with everyone," Williams said.

First-year student Karenn Love agrees with WiJiiams' beliefr She is an African-American and played· fourth singles and third doubles for the women's tennis team this year.

"I was never discriminated in any way on the t~nnis team. I was not treated differently. I was accepted to the team," Love said.

Sophomore and Nicaraguan-born ,Edgar Chamorro also feels that he is respected as an athlete and has never had any real problems with discrimination. Chamorro participates on the men's tennis team.

Chamorro, however, has been the recipient of joke_S concerning his accent from members of the tennis team. He realizes, though, that it is all in good fun and there is no malicious intent.

"Everyone makes jokes about the way I talk because I am from Nicaragua, but I would make fun of someone if they came to Nicaragua speaking English," Chamorro said.

John Dzik, who serves as both Cabrini's athletic director and men's basketball coach, says that the issue of

minority athlete discrimination rarely comes to the sur- confronted with any discrimination issues. face.

As the men's basketball coach, Dzik has more minority students on his team than are on any other team.

"I do not see the color of my players. I only see their ability. I just want to know how they perform," Dzik said.

Dzik says that the men's basketball team especially has very few incidents of discrimination.

"My team is together for six months of the year. We know how to deal with one another better. We are concerned more with ability than race," Dzik said.

Although minority athlete discrimination does not appear to be overly prevelant at Cabrini, what would a minority do if he/she was the victim of negative treatment?

According to Leslie Danehy, the associate athletic director and senior women's administrator, athletes who feel that they have been exploited for their race should first come to her and Dzik.

If the problem is not able to be resolved by them, she would then recommend the athlete to Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, the dean of students, and Dr. Andy King, the di-

rector of counseling.

Danehy also said that Cabrini's athletic department does not have its own anti-discrimination policy. Instead, they refer to the school's policy to attend to discrimination problems. Danehy, however, is currently considering to develop an anti-discrimination clause for the ath-

"Our athletic department takes pride in the fact that athletics does the most minority recruiting. Our coaches, as a group, take their job seriously a,nd bend over backwards to make sure that everyone is accommodated," Danehy said. letic department's policy manual.

As a coach, Dzik would try to solve acts of discrimination on his own team internally. According to Dzik, if this procedure would not completely resolve the problem, he would also seek the assistance of Bonfiglio and King.

In her short time here at Cabrini, Danehy has not been

Acts of discrimination against minority athletes have occurred in the world of sports. Recently, both professional tennis-player Venus Williams and professional golfer Tiger Woods have felt they were victims of racist remarks and actions. However, the minority athletes here at Cabrini do not seem to encounter much discrimination.

NCAA rule change takes away men's playoff bid

by Chris Nielsen staff writer

The men's National Basketball Committee bas made a change in the NCAA playoff format that will severely affect the chances for a playoff berth for Cabrini's men's team.

The new rules include a reduction in the number of teams that will qualify for the postseason from 64 to 48.

Due to this change, 16 teams that would have qualified for the playoffs this year will have a long spring ahead of them.

This change will have a direct effect on the Cabrini men's basketball team.

Last year, the winner of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) had an automatic bid into the playoffs, but that automatic bid no longer exists.

The new format will affect Cabrini in this way: last year, the Cavaliers went 168 in the PAC, thereby qualifying for the NCAAs.

Under the same scenario this year, Cabrini would not qualify.

"I think it was done to make our conference look better," first-year student Ben Kiinsaid.

If Cabrini does not qualify this year, it will be the first time in four years that the Cavs miss the postseason.

But, as John Dzik, athletic director and head basketball coach, said, "We would rather miss the spring break."

The new policies also contain an ironic twist.

In our region, three other conferences retained their bids because they had them la year.

"We just couldn't retain ours," Dzik said.

To reduce the number of teams, the National Basketball Committee has had to make decisions about who would keep and who would lose thejr bid.

Among other reasons, Dzik is upset because Afvemia College, for instance, madethe Final Four in the country Jast year, and they no longer have an automatic bid.

There is no appeals process and the decision is already made.

photo by Stacey Caiazzo

Members of the men's track team demonstrated throughout the season that they obviously have no problems with their racial differences.

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Members of the men's basketball team have lost their automatic bid to the playoffs due to an NCAA rule change.

SixerscheckoutCabriniforpractices

Cabrini College and the Philadelphia 76ers are now involved in discussions over the possibility of the new SPARC center's gym becoming the new practice facility for the the Sixers.

by Paul Moser sports editor

Officials from Cabrini College have begun preliminary discussions with the Philadelphia 76ers about the possibility of making the soon-to-be-completed Sports and Recreation Center the• new training and practice facility for the Sixers.

Sixers head coach Larry Brown has made no secret of bis displeasure with the current training facility of the Sixers, the Crozer-Keystone Healthplex.

This displeasure has sent of· ficials from the Sixers to seek out new practice sites for the Sixers.

Cabrini is one of the possible facilities being considered by }?atCroce to replace the current facility at the Healthplex.

Jay Schiller, vice president of business operations for the Sixers, came out for a tour of the currently under-construe• tion SPARC center and was shown around by Dr. Tony Verde, Chairperson of the Department of Sports Science.

Verde said that there "is still a level of interest'' on the Sixers• part.

As Verde pointed out, if a deal were to occur, the Sixers would not begin practicing until September 1998.

Athletic Director John Dzik said Schiller came out again

this past Friday, Nov. 6, to take a look at the SPARC center and was accompanied by Sixers Vice President of Basketball Billy King.

"It would be great for the school," Dzik said, "but things would have to be right for both parties [Cabrini and the Sixers]."

To get a gauge of the motivations behind the Sixers' interest in Cabrini as a future practice site, one must analyze the pluses of Cabrini as a practice site for a professional sports franchise.

The big issue with the Sixers right now is privacy. The Health-plex currently contains 5,000 members, who at anytime could sneak a peak of the Sixers during practice.

Cabrini College is hidden in the woods of the Main Line. A college campus is first and foremost, especially in Cabrini's case, private and secure.

If the Sixers were to choose Cabrini as a practice site, they would be able to maintain the privacy which they lack now.

It is, of course, Brown's decision on whether or not he wants practice to be open to the media. Even so, Cabrini would be much more private as far as public interference is concerned.

The second positive fact of using the upcoming SPARC would be the size of the basltimateh ,lpltla spo if t

ketball court. When SPARC is completed, its basketball court will be huge, with the capability to have three full-court games going on at once.

The possibilities in this union are continuing to develop and will become more clear with the passing of time.

The only definite thing at

this point is that both sides are taking their time and getting all of the facts before any decisions are made.

One must realize that the negotiations are in their preliminary stages and actions and decisions are being taken one step at a time.

photo by Stacey Caiazzo

The Philadelphia 76ers are reporledly looking into Cabrini's Spotts and Recreation Center as a possible practice gym fol next season.