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A poorly attended campus wide meeting attempted to bring the issues students have been complaining about into the forefront.
by Nicole Klimas assistant managing editor Julie Shallis assistant. news editorMany students, displeased with the activities offered,the truth of the matter-students want bigger and better activities and are not happy with the low key events the CAP board sponsors.
Students want better activities while spending the least amount of money, which is the primary factor affecting the availability and variety of activities on campus.
At a recent campus-wide meeting, on Wednesday Nov. 12, the main theme was the lack of entertaining and exciting activities on campus.
The premise of the meeting was based upon the constant cries of students complaining that there is absolutely nothing to do.
The whole issue comes down to the lack of funding.
"What we wanted to do at this meeting was to get ideas from students about what they want to see on campus, CAP board chair, Angela Palazzone said.
Hollie Havens, student government association president, broke down the SGA budget into simple, easy to understand terms.
According to Havens, SGA receives a total of $36,000 a year.
After dividing the money between the overexpenditure, executive and academic boards, each receiving $3,000 per year as well as the clubs, which received $2,000, the CAP board is left with a total of $25,000 for the year, only $12,500 per semester.
The irony is that the general fee of $500, which all students pay only 4.5 percent of that fee goes towards student activities.
One of the major suggestions of the CAP board is to have a student activities fee of $100 per year.
If all 1,200 students pay the fee that would leave CAP with an additional $120,000 to spend on activities and these activities
would be free for those who pay the fee.
Some students feel they already pay enough and the school should make do with the budget they have.
Emma Legge, director of student activities, said once students see the amount of money the CAP board has to work with they understand why they have the kinds of programs that they have. , However, students still think they pay too much money already and want better activities with the least amount of money as possible.
"With the amount of money we put into this school just to go here, there should definitely be more to do,·• sophomore Lisa DiSandro said. "I definitely think activities like ski trips and paintball would get more students involved."
"Budget, smudget. This school milks you for every penny so they should offer more activities," sophomore Terrence Hall said.
One of the major disputes at the meeting arose over the lack of activities like legal parties and bands on campus.
According to SGA, two akohol activities are permitted to be held each month, one on-campus and one off-campus.
The problem with legal parties is that there are many logistic;:sthat go along with planning a legal party.
Another major concern with SGA and CAP is the prevalence of underage drinking. Junior Brandie Plasket, assistant CAP chair, devised a solution.
She suggested what is known as a drinking garden in which one room will be set aside with alcohol in it.
In order to prevent underage consumption students would have to show ID to enter the rnom and alcohol would not be permitted to leave the confines of the room.
The issue of bringing more bands to campus also arose.
The major problem with bringing bands to campus comes back to the issue regarding money.
Most bands that Cabrini students would like to see, such as Dave Matthews, cost extraordinary amounts of money.
Even local known bands that play the various clubs in the area also fall out of the budget range.
Other problems involving the bands is diversity.
No one student has the same tastes as any other student and it is hard to find bands that cater to everyone's interest.
The CAP board is hoping to solve this problem by providing the school with three bands next semester, one band would be alternative, another would be reggae, and the third has yet to be decided.
Another problem is the lack of space for a big band and the residential neighborhood the col1ege is located in.
Once the sports complex is completed, however, both of these problems should be solved. Publicizing these events and meetings is also a problem that seems to have no effective solution. Voice mail messages, flyers in your mailbox, and posters placed in obvious places do nothing to promote the various events.
SGA feels that the renovating of Founder's Hall there is no place to put posters and flyers, so they are forced to resort to the use. of sidewalk chalk to gain attention.
Lack of publicizing events and lateness of meetings results in little student participation and cooperation.
"Commuters, like myself, are upset about late night meetings which are inconvenient," firstyear student Susan Gennanovich said.
Sophomore Anthony Metz said, "Students here seem to show a lack of participation and enthusiasm."
The meeting on Nov. 12, which was anticipated to solve the problems that have arisen over activities, resulted more in a confrontation between CAP board members and the general student population.
During the meeting members of both groups became defensive and no real solutions were ever
devised. However, suggestions generated.
"The CAP board members give their heart and soul, that may be why we get defensive," Plasket said.
"We didn't mean to come across as defensive but it is hard to come up with ideas for the whole year and have them be ideas that everyone is going to enjoy. We are trying to do our best and gear our ideas to what the campus community wants to see," Palazzone said.
Sophomore Marleny Vasquez, CAP member added, "What I dislike is when people criticize the CAP board for not having enough social activities, but what they do not realize is that
we do try our best to sponsor as many activities as we can.
The key to successful activities, however, is student attendance and cooperation.''
Kathleen Franklin, another member of the CAP board, said, "The CAP board is willing to take_suggestions from the student body as a whole. If any students wants to offer ideas, as well as comments, address them to my box # 99."
"I am very open to ideas and I will never tum you away if you have an idea or complaint. Come to our meetings on Monday nights at 10 p.m. in the student development conference room and voice your opinions,'' Palazzone said.
Why do residents pay the same amount of money regardless what meal plan they decide to use?
Accordingto CynthiaFalcon, controllerfor the businessoffice, the same amount of money is given to Wood Dining Services regardless of what meal plan a residentchooses to use.
'The college is not making money on studentswho are currently using the 14-mealplan option," Falcon said.
When a studentdecidesto live on campus,they pay a set fee for room and board. A set amountof money is given to Wood for all the residents'meals. All residents living on campus pay the same amount of money for room and board.
A resident who chooses the 19- meals-a-weekplan receives $12 for flex a semester.
A residentwho choosesthe 14 meals a week plan receives $25 in flex a semester.
Flex dol1ars are used as money in the food court. Unlike meal exchange,they can be used at any time of the day.
''This is the only difference between the two meal plans. Many students decide to use the
14-meals-a-weekplan to get the increasein flex dollarsto be used in the food court at any time," Falcon said. Cabrini is a small college and it would not be cost effectiveto let studentsout of the meal plan, accordingto Falcon.
When students decide to live here, they agree to the meal plans availableto them. Cabrini is not able to meet the needs of everyone.
If Cabriniwas a larger college it could maybe offermore variety in the meal plans availableto residents.
This is why Cabrinioffers the option of the two meal plans. Falcon understands that these two meal plans sometimesdo not fit the needs all of the residents living on campus. When a student lives on campus, though, they agree to the meal plans availableto them.
When a resident pays their room and boardfee, everythingis providedfor them to live on campus. It is not possible to break down the cost of everythingincluded in that fee.
There has never been a break down of how much one meal costs.
The bottom line is that Wood gets a set amount of money for providing food service to residents here at Cabrini.
It is one of your worst nightmare.. You are attempting to cros the treet thinking that no cars are coming. Then out of no where you are struck by a car,a mini van none the less.
Maggie Kurtz, 15 ye-ar old, was visiting her sister Renee Kurtz for the weekend. Renee who is a sophomore here at Cabrini, is on~ of the many student who are living at Harcum this semester.
Around 12:30 p.m. on the damp Friday afternoon, Renee and her si ter Maggie, after parking their car in the lot across the street from the dorm, anempted to cross busy Montgomery Avenue. A 1990 Plymouth Voyager that according to eye witnesses, seemed to have come out from no where, truck Maggie Kurtz at a peed of 30 mile per hour.
It is mandatory for Cabrini students living at Harcum to park their cars in the lot aero the street from the dorm between the hours of 8am to 5pm. "It is not fair." said Renee Kurtz, referring 10 the parking situation at Harcum. Renee Massey the driver of the vehicle reported that she did not have time to avoid the young girl She also did not ob erve Maggie until just before the
collision. She raced out her car to help Maggie. Maggie however, can not recall anything about the accident.
Maggie was immediately rushed to Bryn Mawr hospitaJ and then air lifted to University of Pennsylvania Hospital. She had sustained a severe concussion, brain swelling, internal bleeding and lacerations above her eye.
minivan came from the left and knocked Maggie to the curb. To actually see something like that happen to a per on gave me a chill. Renee was hysterical and couldn't really talk to her sister. I felt terrible"
Junior RA Brian Bugey was driving past the students crossing the street on the right and saw the accident.
up after what happened that Friday afternoon. The cariest thing is that Maggie crossed that treet once and was hit. As residents here at Harcum, we cros it several times a day." said Bugey.
Although Maggie"s condition has improved greatly since the accident she will
According to Bugey. they were crossing to the left of him when he drove past them. miss at least a '' Three seconds later, he looked in hi rearview mirror and month of school. She is resting in her home i.n Toms River New Jersey and is undergoing therapy for her in-
aw a girl literally rolling acros the treet. He knew she bad been hit but still -first-year student Al Ricci ~ought, "Di~. th at JU thappen? juries.
Students at Harcum who witnessed the accident were left . haken up to ay the least.
Sophomore Ashley Pietropaolo said, "l was at the window when I. aw a girl out cold in the street. Renee Kurtz was over her sister who had been hit. It was like hell." Firstyear student Al Ricci was just ahead of Kurrzs' si ter., Maggie was hit.
"We were crossing the street and it was clear to our left (where they were crossing). We were waiting for it to clear on the right. A
Fir t-year student Mike Howe, who gave the police report was behind Maggie when it happened. Howe said ·•1thought that something like this would happen but not at that time. It was ju t unreal. Seeing her just lying there ·tick;sout the most when J remember what happened. I'm anxious to get on campus after this."'
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' When he ran out to ee her, she was out cold and there were people over her. His main concern was to try and calm Renee down. After about five minutes, the ambulance came and took Maggie away.
"Pulling Renee away from her screaming sister was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I was worried for myself and my residents who were there. We were all freaked out. We feel that had we been on campus, none of this would have taken place. We're still shaken
First-year tudent and class Preside11t Shaun Hazlett aid, " My friends and I had said long before the accident happened that this would occur. Nobody wants to walk all the way to the light and back down just to get to the building. We pay for po~ that we can't even get. A lot of freshmen are rethinking about returning for their sophomore year to this school because of this."
For the students at Harcum. there i a great deal of mixed emotions. For those who witnessed, the images of the accident will be there for life.
AB far as the students living at Harcum are concerned nothing has changed. They cro their fingers and take their chances as they venture through the memories of Montgomery Avenue.
Would the luxury of not having to venture dowo the hall in a pair of shower shoes or bru h your teeth over a clogged sink full of Oodles of Noodle. in the morning be enough to convince you that living in the study lounge isn't so bad?
Would you be able to live comfortably with two trangers in a room fi.lled with three beds, three desks, three computers, three of everything, and only one phone line?
Many tudents enter college with a positive outlook because they are finally moving away from the re trictions of living at home. No parents, no sharing a room with toys and clothes on the floor from loppy siblings, and the freedom to run to Wawa at 2 am. if you wanted to.
No problems, right? Maybe not. Living with strangers is a difficult task, especially two strange.rs.
Colleen Martin, a first-year student who lives in a triple in Woodcrest, aid, "Jfeel like r don't have a lot of space. None of us ever have time alone, which can be a pain.''
Another firt-year tudent, Linda Gros agreed. She aid, "Triples are horrible! There is no space at all and we are con tantly lighting for the phone. The school houldn 't have accepted so many people if they didn't have the proper living quarters to accommodate them.''
According to the Resident Life Department at Cabrini College, the school accepted an unusual amount of first-year students with the expectation that the upperc]a<;smen would move off campus or commute.
In the past, many student decided to move to Kingswood or to an off-campus apartment in their junior or senior year.
Instead, resident life had to come up with a solution. They came up with two: Harcum and
tripling up more rooms.
Thi, emester, there are twice ru many rooms designated as triples as opposed to last year but interestingly, less disputes have been reported to Re ident Life.
Were srudent. disappointed or outraged when they learned they wouJd be subjected to tight living quarters?
Nick Reilly, a first-year student living in Xavier, said, "It didn't bother me when I found out 1 was Jiving in a triple becau ·e I didn't know exactly what to expect. It worked out O.K. l have one really messy roommate and one neat roommate and they kind of keep everything in line in the room.''
Many students living in triples and study lounges did not want to participate in the recent housing lottery that determined where student would live next semester.
Melis a Bullock, a fir t-year student living in the study lounge on the third floor of Woodcrest, said, ''None of us want to leave. I love
Two residents talk in their tripled room in Woodcrest dorm living here because we have our Sabrina Smith. a first -year stuown bathroom and the room i dent. aid, ''Every once in a while huge." we get time to ourselves but not Katherine Darienzo, a first-year often. It isn ·t too bad. though, bestudent, aid, "I was disappointed cause we all get along." when I heard my room was being Jess Huda, a first-year student turned into a double next emester who lives acros the hall agrees. because we all get along so well.'' She aid, •Triple really aren't that Overall, the bigge t complaint bad if everyone in the room likes that students had was not having each other. We keep the room neat enough time to themselvei . so we can walk in it.
To actually see something like that happen to a person gave me a chill.photo by Laura Casamento
Learning facts and figures out of a textbook are not enough. Learning and understanding your background and history will lead you further in life.
That is what Lorene Cary, author of "Black Ice," wanted to instill in the minds of her audience on Tuesday Nov. 18.
Cary was one of the first black women to integrate the private St. Paul's High School. She went on to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania. Cary's book, "Black Ice," entails the story of her experiences at St. Paul's. She feels that she has gained so much from this.
"St. Paul's gave me the opportunity to be a life-long liver," said Cary. "I participated in the heritage of a place built by people who were not slaves and whose bodies were owned by themselves and I reaped the harvest of this education." Cary said.
According to Cary, St. Paul's gave her a physical strength that she believes she would not have acquired without the experience_.s from St. Paul's.
Cary related all that has enhan~ her life
to all individuals in all stages of life.She stresses how we can better ourselves as individuals.
''I tried to talk about using myse1f as an example of how each individual in a democracy has to be responsible for understanding and learning about our past," C!\fYsaid.
She continuaJly stressed the importance of discovering and appreciating one's background and history. According to Cary, she found a history of constant and consistent resistance in her past and this has empowered her. Ca:&specifically believes that for college students there exists more to learn th.an how to ge't a job after graduation.
'1t's not enough for college students only to learn how to make money. You have to learn how to be a citizen," Cary said. Through her writing, Cary can relay her thoughts and feelings to the public and she views this as a privilege.
'Writing is a way to look at the world through my piece of glass_fora moment I can understand and articulate the core of my culture. I use public -language to describe a private place and bridge a gap," said Cary.The · students that attended the speech left with deep impressions and enjoyed the experience. Michelle Wingert, senior, said, "I liked it. You got to see her side of it. A lot of us probably
What is a Search Retreat? Posters and flyers addressing this exact statement were found throughout campus, yet some students and faculty are still unable to answer the question.
Search is a peer run, peer directed, and peer organized retreat program. Students give the presentations, lead the discussion and direct the participants during the weekend. Arlene Smith of campus ministry summarized the event as "a learning experience having profound impact on one's view of life and a remindet of God's influence on real life issues."
The Search Retreat was held November 14 to the 16 at Camp Newman in Jamenson, Penn. The rustic retreat center was "filled to capacity," said a campus ministry representative, John DiMucci.
A group of 30 Cabrini students, two Villanova students, and two faculty membeis, Arlene Smith and John DiMucci, left for Camp Newman on Friday and retume() to Cabrini on Sunday evening.
Sophomores Lisa Mai.or.mo was designated team leader of the group, while helping her was sophomore Jen Shrader, sopho-
more Dave Syby, and senior Kevin Eppler in addition to Villanova students.
Large and small group activities were planned for the weekend as well as individual reflection. Search provided an opportunity for "soul searching in an environment where trust can build up and confidentiality is respected," voiced Smith. ''It's an opportunity to contemplate relationships with one's self, others, and God."
"Search is an active retreat where you participate in each activity at the level you are most comfortable," reads a pamphlet advertising the field trip. Smith supports the advertisement by declaring that a student "gets out of it what they put into it"
'There is no way for the retreat to be discussed as a whole; the event and experience is unique for each individual," remarked both Smith and DiMucci.
The group that wa~ present at the event walked away with a Search cross, serving as a reminder to ably the experience to life. However, it is the goal of the retreat for the students to walk away with a better understanding of the spirit of life and God.
Another opportunity for student involvement in the Search Retreat will be offered next semester. A date has not been set.
Lorene Cary speaks to audience about
don't know her history, but she spent a lot of time learning about herself.
"Whenshe read part of her book, you could see that her heart was behind it.''
A fast-year student, Tara Holland, took something different away from the experience.
Holland said, "She hit home because she dealt with things that people from around here have experienced."
According to Cary, there is no one specif-
discovering
appreciating one's background history.
ic message or belief that she wants to implant in the public. "I write a book and take a step back from it. As a writer, I let go of it and people take it where they want to go," Cary said. She shows the world ''through her piece of glass," yet, all gain their own personal lesson, according to Cary.
Cary wishes you to take what you may from her writing and her life experiences, but learn ho"; to understand your past and appreciate it.
FRIDAY 0 Dinner
The Senior dinner will be held on Friday, Nov. 21. See the student activities office for more information.
SATURDAY 0 Improv
The Great Improvisational Event will continue on Saturday, Nov. 22 in the Red Cloud Coffeehouse at 8 p.m.
SUNDAY
0 Art Exhibit
The Alumni art exhibit opening will be held on Sunday, Nov. 23 from 3-5 p.m. in the library.
0 Basketball
The mens' basketball team will compete in the National Catholic Basketball Tournament from Friday, Nov. 21-23 in Dubuque, Iowa. The times will be announced later.
TUESDAY 0 Break
Students vacate the residence halls on Tuesday, Nov. 25 after their last class, for Thanksgiving break. Classes resume on Monday, Dec. l.
THURSDAY 0 Thanksgiving Gobble, gobble! Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving from the Loquitur staff!
11/11
No attack by Iraq American surveillance fighters missioned over Iraq were not shot down as previously threatened by the Iraqi military. Iraqi Prime Minister Tariq Aziz presented his case against-America to the United Nations.
11/12
Kodak announces massive layoffs
The Eastman Kodak Company has announced that it has to lay off 10,000 employees, the biggest layoff announcement so far this year by an American company. This represent the firing of 10 percent of their entire company.
11/13
Leader in Trade Center Bombing Convicted
In Manhattan, a federal jury found Ramzi Ahmed Yousef guilty of plotting and helping to carry out the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. Also convicted was Eyad Ismoil, who drove the van. However, questions still _remain as to whether the bombers acted on their own or whether they had the support of a Middle Eastern government or terrorist group.
11/13
FBI closes investigation into Flight 800 crash
A letter was sent to all of the families of the victims of the 1996 crash, saying the in vestigation was now closed. Stating the FBI had found
no evidence of any criminal wrongdoing, the letter came out before the official press conference, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17. An investigation into the mechanical failure will continue by the National Transportation Safety Board.
11/14
Diet pill users encouraged to receive medical tests
Government health officials are now encouraging everyone who took the popular diet pill "fen-phen" to have a medical examination.
Fen-phen is a combination of the drugs fenfluramine and phentermine and it was taken off the market two months ago.
The government has said that 30 percent of those who used the drug will develop
heart abnormalities, which if left untreated, could potentially lead to heart failure.
11/17
Confrontation eased between US and Iraq
The Iraqi News Agency reported that President Saddam Hussein "stressed that Iraq was not seeking a confrontation with the American administration."
Prime Minister Tariq Aziz said Iraq would readmit U.S. arms inspectors as long as other Security Council members were equally represented. American and U.N. official rejected the offer, but it is still seen as progress. Also, Russia and France, which are longtime allies of Iraq, have joined the United States in the intervention.
As. in recent years, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" at Cabrini is expected to be a great success. Campus activities, beginning on Dec. 1, and running until Dec. 12, will provide plenty of fun and entertainment for Cabrini students and their friends. Yes, that's right, students may bring their friends as well.
Emma Legge, director of student activities, expressed nothing but optimism when asked about the upcoming events. "There has been an impressive turnout in the previous two years," Legge said. She has only been at Cabrini for two years, so the years before that are unknown to her.
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" kicks off on Monday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. with cookie baking and hot chocolate in Woodcrest, one of Cabrini's oldest traditions of Christmas.
Tuesday night will consist of the Campus Wide Wars, sponsored by Resident Life. The event has had a lot of success and was fun for students in the past.
John DiMucci, campus minis-
ter, was also enthusiastic when speaking about the Yule Log, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, starting at 4:45 p.m. with mass in the Bruckmann chapel. After dinner in the cafeteria, the Yule Log fire will take place in the Mansion Courtyard at 6:30 p.m. It concludes at 7 p.m. with dessert in the Mansion. DiMucci was optimistic about this event, implying its promotion of community camaraderie.
Harcum and Xavier will hold stocking and hat decorating at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4.
The lacrosse team wil1 sponsor a "Beef and Bee,:" on Saturday, Dec. 6 in the Grace Hall atrium starting at 9 p.m.
On Monday, Dec. 8 another old-fashioned Christmas tradition will take place. Ornament making in the Widener Center will start at 8 p.m.
Several other activities such as Movie Night, Bingo and the Longwood Garden Light Show, will be included during the twoweek period.
Movie night will take place in Xavier Hall at 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 7. The classic movie "A Christmas Story" will be shown. Any student who wants
to grasp a little bit of Christmas spirit is welcome.
On Thursday, Dec. 11, bingo will be held in the Widener Center gathering area at 9 p.m. For students who have been playing bingo all year, this is different. It is-Christmas bingo.
Wednesday, Dec. 10 is the Longwood Garden Light Show. This should be a spectacular event, portraying the beauty of Longwood Gardens at nighttime.
Legge said, the biggest event during "The Twelve Days of Christmas" will be the Winter Formal. It will be held on Friday, Dec. 5 at the Valley Forge Sheraton from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
This event will be sponsored by the Junior class and a very re-
spectable turnout. In the past, the Winter Formal, like the Fall Gala, has been very successful.
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" will conclude with pictures with Santa on Friday, Dec. 12 in the cafeteria. Students will have an opportunity to get their pictures taken with Santa, who is mysteriously unknown.
The purpose of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," according to Legge, is "to celebrate the holiday season before students go home for Christmas." It is Cabrini's way of celebrating Christmas. Legge stated that it is "a gift from the program board to the student body." The CAP Board is largely responsible for the planning of this event.
Whoever said there is nothing to do at Cabrini on the weekends is wrong. This past weekend the theater department hosted Cabrini's own Improv Troupe, the Cavalier Attitudes, in a battle against the Dyslexic Players in "Theatre ·sports."
The night started off all fun and games with a competition between the two troupes eventually getting severe. However, it was all in fun.
"Theatre Sports•· is a competition between two teams that challenge one another through improvisational games. The winner of each round is determined by the volume of the audience's applause. The winner then receives points.
Friday night's activities came down to a sudden-death overtime between both teams·, which resulted in a win for the Cavalier Attitudes with a score of 10 to 6.
Cavalier Attitudes won even though several of their regular members were unable to perform
The Improvisational Invitational, an improv festival, premiered at Cabrini's Coffeehouse this past Friday, Nov. 14. Performances will continue Thursday, Nov. 20, Friday, Nov. 21 and Sunday Nov. 22. on Friday. Both sophomore Erin Lindell and senior Kevin Eppler were forced to miss Friday's performance due to unforeseen circumstances.
First-year students Chris Nielsen, Mike Butler and Angela McLoone joined the other regulars: junior Paul_Moser: sophomore Lisa Finegan and first-year student Tony Barr~tt in place of Lindell and Eppler.'
"Friday night was a great experience for us," Finegan said. "By playing against another team we:-were truly challenged."
Audience participation was also a big part of the competition. Throughout the night, the audience was asked to provide the players with the foundation for their skits by giving. them many suggestions.
One ·game called "World's Worst," required the audience to provide the world's worst whatever. The audience responded with ''hospital workers." The members of the troupe were forced to think on their feet and describe the world's worst hospital worker.
A formex Cavalier Attitude member and '96 graduate of Cabrini, Katina Corrao, competed against the Attitudes with the Dyslexic Players.
Corrao currently resides in New York where she performs regularly in a comedy troupe, while also being involved in the theater. She also intends on Pursuing television through commercials and voice-overs.
Corrao said, "Neal [Newman] is the biggest asset to Cabrini's theater department. He completely and totally prepared me for the competitiveness at auditions."
Finegan, a sophomore and second-year member of the Improv Troupe, said "It was great working with Corrao. She has a lot of talent and I wish her the best of luck."
The Improvisational Invitational continued Saturday night, Nov. 15 with the Just Kidding troupe, from Wilmington, performing Harold improv. This improv style requires the audience to provide a theme in the form of a question. The members then
develop scenes from the theme.
After intermission. the Attitudes performed with the Just Kidding members in a free form of games.
The Cavalier Attitudes then
split themselves into groups of two in a competition against each other on Sunday, Nov. 16. The Invitational continues Thursday, Nov. 20, Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22.
Everclear returned to Philadelphia incorporatingan added guitarist and a fresh acoustic set at their soldout show at the Theater of Living Arts on Saturday,Nov. 15.
Letters to Cleo, Our Lady Peace and Philadelphia's own Chicks Dig Us warmed the crowd up for Everclear.
"So Much For the Afterglow,"the title track of Everclear's new compilation, started the show for these Portland, Ore.. natives.
The crowd watched as the long time trio was now seen with new guitarist Steven Birch, also from Portland, has recently been added to the band's lineup beginning with the start of their present "Afterglow" tour.
This great sounding addition definitely creates a new depth to their sound, which they would only be able to capture in the recording stu-
dio. In addition, it takes some of the strain off of Art Alexis, lead vocalist and former solo guitarist of the band.
To their audience's delight, Everclear alternated new songs from their latest release ''So Much for the Afterglow" with many songs from their prior release "Sparkle and Fade."
About a quarter way through their set, the band broke into an acoustic set, which included their hit "Heartspark Dollar Sign." Noted for their hard sound, it provided a nice change of pace. Their unplugged versions were well received by the crowd.
Alexis joked with the audience saying he needed to slow things up a bit because of his age, who actually is only in his early '30s.
Everclear played all their favorites from both discs including "Santa Monica," "Heroin Girl" and "Everything to Everyone" to the audience's delight.
Both Our Lady Peace and Letters to Cleo were crowd pleasers. Letters to Cleo were obviously glad to be back on the road in support of their latest release
"Go!" as Kay Hanley, their vocalist, was quite the animated one crooning and dancing all over the stage to her poppy melodies. Toronto based band Our Lady Peace contrasted with Boston's Letters to Cleo with their dry stage presence and Raine Maida's, (lead singer) alienated persona. However, the audienpe did not seem to mind especially when they ended their set with their hit single "Starseed," from their '94 release from the album ''Naveed."
The fine arts department held a piano concert with pianist Professor Henry Santos in the Mansion for the Cabrini community on Sunday, Nov. 16.
This concert is part of the ongoing fine arts series.
S::lntosis a professor of music at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts and the father of our very own Public Relations Directbr Nancy Santos.
The audience became immersed in delightful music and history.
The performance began as Santos began playing Sonata in D Minor, L. 422 from the works of Domenico Scarlatti. This piece dates back to the 18th century.
His amazing complacency and skill with this first piece illustrated his well-rounded career as a pianist.
He has studied and performed the works of classics in the United States, South America and Europe.
He has studied piano with Arturo Benedetti Michaelangeli, Alfredo Fondecaro, Carl Lamson and composition with Dr. Hugo Norden.
He has also composed his own music including Etudes for Piano in 1984, Sonata for Piano in 198"5and Quintet for Brass and Two Dances for Piano in 1989.
Santos continued his performance with the Sonata in E flat major, Op. 7, from the works of Ludwig van Beethoven.
This piece 'was definitely more familiar to the students in the audience as they recognized the crescendo of change in emotion and the sudden starts and stops very typical for Beethoven.
After the intermission, Santos played Jeux d' Eau from Maurice Ravel. The songs in the concert progress in time as this song jumped to the the late nineteenth century. It was a beautiful piece·full of light chord progressions that sounded like falling stars. The second song "The Dying Poet" by Louis M. Gottschalk began with a more
house in the Mansion. jazzier, upbeat introduction.
This was a sad piece and almost immersed the audience into the life of a dying poet lost in the world.
The talent of Santos extends far beyond his excellent skills and ability to perform and compose as he was dedicated for many years to teaching young
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Prior to his time at Bridgewater State College, he taught piano at Perkins School for the blind for 18 years. His teaching focuses on African-American music within an effort to teach youth about the many contribu- , tions of African-American com~ posers at home and abroad.
With this concentration, Santos has made numerous lecture demonstrations at high schools within the Boston Public School System. This area is familiar to Santos as he completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the School of Fine and Applied Arts, Boston University. Santos came back out twice to receive the applause from the pleased Cabrini community.
Cabrini student, junior Amanda Torresan said the music "was very intense and was like experiencing a piece of history since the music moved through the ages. Also Santos at one time was roommates with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which added to the history."
Many people in the audience enjoyed the music of Santos and most likely felt honored t-0 be able to experience such an interesting and talented performe,r. Dr. Adaline Bethany, professor of fine arts organized the event and was pleased with the big turnout and said this shows that "the arts are alive and well in Radnor!"
If the pilgrims could see us now, they would drop their drumsticks. You can bet they never had festivities like the Thanksgiving Day Parade of Philadelphia. Sure, their first gathering was one for the history books, but we have come a long way from Plymouth Rock.
"We've got really big things planned for this year," Caroline Welch , director of creative services at Channel 6 in Philadelphia said, of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. "Walt Disney World y,rillbe participating again for the first time in a few years. Everyone is really anticipating this as one of , the best parades ever."
Those two ever-popular mice, Mickey and Minnie, will glide down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway larger than life as towering helium balloons. Cinderella will make an ap~ pearance as well as Ariel from "The Little Mermaid.''
"Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel, will perform songs from the movie to celebrate its re-release," Welch said. "Another addition we are very proud of is our Yogi Bear balloon."
According to Welch, a news conference on Oct. 29 featured a test flight of the "Yogi Bear" balloon. The giant balloon will begin inflation by volunteers at 9:30_a.m. on Thanksgiving morning. Yogi is over 65 feet tall and needs 7,500 cubic feet of helium. Now that's one big bear.
Of course, there will be some celebrities of the human kind too. Welch said Action News reporters Lisa ThomasLaury and Dave Roberts are set to host this year's parade, joined by Mayor Ed Rendell.
Spencer Christian from "Good Morning America" will be checking out how old Jack Frost is affecting the festivities. After a live broadcast from the parade route, he will join the procession of daytime stars and floats. Also including Gov. Tom Ridge and his family. If that is not enough, Christian will join Thomas-Laury and Roberts at
Cinderella will be seen riding in her glass pumpkin carriage in the 6 ABC .Boscov's Parade. Joining her will be Ariel from "The
the reviewing stand making his travels almost as long as yogi's.
Did you ever wonder how the parade actually gets done? Those floats and balloons do not move by themselves. If they did, the whole thing would just be too creepy to watch. After all, this is Thanksgiving, not Halloween. Volunteers from Boscov's, a parade sponsor for over two years now, prove that behind every good parade is a lot of great men and women.
According to Boscov's Public Relations Assistant Melissa Ralston, employees from over 29 stores take part in the Thanksgiving Day Parade every year.
"We send a lot of people to clown school if they want to be one in the parade. They also learn face-painting techniques they may need. We try to prepare them for whatever they do," Ralston said.
Who would have thought the job description for a Boscov's employee would entail clown duties? According to Ralston, the basic feeling among employees is one of cheer and exitement for the idea of parading through Philadelphia as clowns for the television community to see. "We generally have no problem getting Boscov's employees to volunteer. They all love to do it. They find it exciting," Ralston said.
You may have been easily du_pedinto thinking that those clowns have been performing in this field for years. However, the reality is that these clowns have emerged from behind the cash register or from the office of your Boscov's department store.
Of course not all volunteers face the antics of clown school. Sometimes they are in the parade as float runners, balloon holders and food vendors masked in makeup, unique hair, awkward shoes and those bright, loud outfits that cannot be ignored, according to Ralston.
The 6 ABC/Boscov's Thanksgiving Day Parade hopes to spark something special in the viewers and spectators this year, according to Welch. This Philadelphia tradition will remain vivid in the minds and hearts this year with the return of Walt Disney World to the parade.
So cook those turkeys, set the table, call the family and turn on your TV or head out to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. It is possible you may see a member of your family or a friend masquerading as a clown while experiencing the tantalizing floats of Walt Disney World and catching a glimpse of a favorite celebrity all at the 6 ABC/Boscov's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Students are unhappy about the lack of activities on campus. The Campus Activities and Programming board is frustrated with the lack of participation in the activities there are on campus. And even the admissions office_is showing concern by hiring a consultant finn, Miller/Cook & Associates, to "assess the campus climate," according to Dr. James Hirsh, vice president for enrollment services. But the blame lies with all.
The problem is recognized and hopefully it is in the beginning stages of being resolved. The CAP board hosted a meeting with students on Wednesday, Nov. 12, to discu openly the lack of entertainment and activities on campus. Lack of funding is one reason for scarcity of entertainment, according to the Student Government Association. So, a suggestion of a $100 student activities fee from the CAP board is being debated. This fee will provide the CAP board with an additional $120, 000 for activities. Perhaps then with this money, the entertainment that is wanted on campus will be performed. But, paying more money is not what the students want to do.
The vice president of emollment services has brought in a consultant over this past weekend to randomly interview students about issues that are prevelant on campus. With this research, perhaps one of the issues, such as lack of entertain- ment, will hopefully be recognized by the administration. Even though the consultant was not directly related with the CAP board, some of the questions directly related to the activities on campus. Since Cabrini is trying to become more diverse in our recruitment of students from other tates, keeping them here would be the next step. This would require entertainment and activities.
In addition to the meeting and perhaps an activity fee, the Loquitur editorial board wishes to propose bringing the activities to the students. Holding activities in dorm would make is easier for those residents to attend. Being creative with the planning of the events may spark some enthusiasm. But, sug:-! gestions should come from the students seeing a how most of the complaining stems from them.
Working together is the only way to solve the problem. The students, the admissions office, the CAP board and SGA and the student activities office need to communicate efficiently to solve the problem that infests the campus community. The complainer moans and groans about there being nothing to do. The doer does something about it. Planning events and activities require more than the CAP board's doing, more than an increase in funding. It takes a group effort. But that would require persistence and unity.
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I can still see the photo that ran in the Inquirer earlier this year of the grieving woman in West Philadelphia whose life was saved when her pet dog alerted her to a fire in the house.
She was crying profoundJy because her longtime companion had just died at the Universjty of Penn ylvania Veterinary Ho pita! after days of making a courageous effort to survive burns over 50 percent of his body.
The photo reminded me of my best friend, Kristin, who cried for months over the loss of her J 1 year-old German Shepard pal.
Every time I saw her during that time, the scar of orrow on her face was so deep it was a if I could run my finger along the seam.
Some of our friends didn't or perhaps couldn't understand her deep sorrow. Instead, they mentioned the death of her furry friend in rationale: ''Oh, it's only an animal. "
Some even thought that she was really mourning a relationship with a human, but she wasn't.
This dog was like a member of the family. The dog grew up with her and her brother and wa always there to lick their faces in order to wake them up for
chool in the morning.
Some people simply do not just own animals; we develop loving, integral relationships that we share with them. Sometimes even urpas ing the emotional relationship we share with human friends.
most of all it will never talk back to you.
Pets become integral members of families. Sometimes they are the only thing that will listen to us. It is only natural that we miss them.
It is more difficult for some, simply because the closer the bond between the animal and human. the stronger the grief. Sometimes the degree of grief affects the decision on whether to get another pet pal or not.
While mo t people know how to act toward omeone who has lost a relative, the loss of a dog or cat brings out little sympathy or understanding. When some of our friends failed to accept her sorrow, they really did not understand the concept of her grief.
When someone loses a pet, grief i inevitable. One cannot simply forget years and years of unconditional love. An animal will love you without jealously and without consideration of race, age_ or physical appearance. It will also never violate your confidence or a secret, but
Some get another animal immediately in order to fill the loss in their lives. Others need more time to work through their sorrow and so they wait. Some people never get another pet for fear of facing the same painful separation or because it would be disloyal to the former pet.
As I see it, getting another animal shows a desire to have a new companion who can bring joy as well as provide an animal the chance for a happy loving life that it might not otherwise have.
Kristin eventually saw it that way and got a Rottweiler. though I think it was between a tear and a smile.
StaceyCaiazzois a seniormajoringin English/communications.SheIsthe photographyedttorof Loquitur.
Somewhere, in a far off comer of space and time, lies a strange world, where the live· of c liege ma. cots and the art of cartoon drawing coexist peacefully.
In this particular world. there exists a version of Cabrini' Cavalier not all that different from the one we have come to know and love. I'm referring, of course, lo the caricature of Cabrini·s mascot, hand drawn on the wall outside of the SGA offict.
Both cavaliers dress in blue, and have chins that dwruf Jay Leno's. In fact, the two versions are virtually identical, with one exception.
Someone forgot lo give our cavalier a decent eyeball and because
of it, [ have a bard time giving our mascot any respect.
If you look real close, you can just make it out. A lone black dot, probably added as an afterthought with a Crayola washable marker. An eyeball begging to be noticed, but floundering in a sea of blue, white and gold.
Perhaps it was planned, perhaps it wa an oversight, or perhap the artist simply ran out of paint. It's almost as if toward the end of the job, the artist simply got tired and packed up. In the art world, this is unheard of.
Why it would almost be the equivalent of a college accepting a larger-than-ever pool of residents
and then having no place to house them.
credit cards and flex dollars to get by) to anyone willing to do one of two things.
All you graphic de ign majors, and ahem, graphic de ign professors, should read closely.
You can either spruce up the existing eyeball by drawing something a linle truer to cale, or if you are really daring, ju t give the cavalier a pair of dark sunglasses and a tin cap full of pencil
Err. maybe that wasn't the best example. Let's ee ifl can come up with a better analogy.
How about a college that field, a softball team, schedules home games and forgets to supply the home?
Starting a port science program without providing a sports cience center?
Three strikes and I'm out, quicker than a non-tenured professor with a hatsh word toward the college'. administration.
In the name of mascot dignity. something needs to be done. Since the current eyeball has all the detail of a freshly lynched figure in a fourth grade game of hangman, I figure it could use a little sprucing up.
I'm willing to offer up a fresh. crisp Alexander Hamilton (that's a $10 bill for all you college students who live on campus and depend on
•In issue 10, Nirmala Narayam, a graduate student, had her name misspelled in the two cents column.
•In issue 9, in the Diversity i more than skin deep store, was a review of the workshop on diversity at Cabrini Day. Dr. Martha Waring-Chaffe, Dr. Leslie King and Dr. Sue Greenberger were responsible for running the workshop.
I figured the seeing eye dog would be pu hing it.
If you can pull it off, I' U give you the cash, with an assurance of anonymity.
Th~ way r see it, a school mascot needs to have a certain aura about it. It needs to command respect, if only for the reason of generating school spirit.
Our beloved cavalier falls short in this category and, as a result, student support at events like Midnight Madnes is suffering.
More than a sports or apartment complex, more than a new Jibrary, more than a new science lab or president, what Cabrini really needs is a new eyeball.
All in favor?
Oppo ed?
Very well, then.
The eyes have it.
ThomasMcKeeis a seniormajoringin English/communications. Heis thelayout anddesigneditorof Loquitur.Hiseyeballs areblue.
Mia Fitzgerald, a senior: Family and food.
I have to go to two family dinners every Thank giving. J especially love pumpkin pje.
Joe Ze ski, a senior: Football. In the pa t we had a family sit-down dinner with my uncles and aunts and all the men would watch football after the turkey and the cranberry sauce.
Benjamin Dunn.. Wood Dinning Service employee: Cooking. My wife loves it. I have been cooking for 20 years and my wife is from the Caribbean Island and I love the smells of different foods.
John O borne, re ident director of Xavier: eeing all the young cousin· maturing and growing into valuable contributors to society.
Colleen Gallagher, a fir t year student: Spending time with my family. Becau e my family is all spread out all over Pennsylvania and we all have dinner together.
Michelle Ercole, a frrst-year student: The cranberry sauce. It goes good with everything. The jelly version is the best. I can not stand the berries.
We regret all of our errors.
OK, the big que tion on campus is not were I can get condoms. I think the real question is when can I use the new SPARC building.
Well kids, bold on lo your pants, it will be open next year. But when will we be able to get to use it?
What does the SPARC stand for anyway? Does it stand for Some People Are Really Confused.
Well, I am going to give my opinion on this.
As I was reading the latest issue of the Loquitur, I noticed that the school is trying to let the Philadelphia Sixer's use our SPARC building as a training facility. I bet you somebody is drooling over this deal.
I am not going to say that they are definite about this deal, because they say that they are still discussing this with the Six-
ers. What I cannot understand is what they are going to do if the
close it period.
But it seems certain in my mind that the admini tration will do whatever they can to get the Sixers organization to come to Cabrini.
lt i obvious why. Money, money and more money. You would think that there would be another good reason, but there's not.
JOE ELLIOTTSixers come here to play. Something that really confuses me is I don't know when we will be able to use the gym if the Sixers are there. They will inevitably take up too much of our time, so we won't be able to enjoy the building's facilities. They will probably clo e off the basketball area for a couple of hours. Maybe they will just
J am sure you and 1 will never see that money, just like I can never see the money that I pay for this college.
I just want to say this last thing. I hope the next thing they think of, is letting somebody else use my room.
I would not put it past them and I think the next thing I get is not a ca e of beer for tho e bor~g on 1J1J'e. 5gin En i Heis a staff writerfor Loquitur.
Dear Editor of Loquitur,
I am a recent transfer student of Cabrini. As a newcomer to the school, I have noticed something very disturbing.
There is a gigantic sports complex being built on the ground . I am ure that I am not the only one who has noticed.
Why is this disturbing you might ask? Because there is a greater need elsewhere on campus for the money. I am talking about the library.
I mean no disrespect for the librarians, for they work wonders with the little that they have.
Plainly put, Holy Spirit Library is terrible, and this coming from someone who loves books more than life itself! You are ei-
ther waiting in line to acces one of the three databases or to use one of two photocopy machines. Some journals have articles torn from them, is someone and some are missing entirely.
The basement crank-out bookshelve are impossible; if someone happens to be in an aisle four rows from you, you cannot open your section.
The selection of books is notably limited. Again, I repeat, I find no fault with the librarians. I find fault with the college's priorities.
I often find I have to u e the library at Montgomery County Community College.
It is far more technologically advanced, more complete, and more accessible to a large num-
ber of u ers.
I find it sad that a school that costs $64.00 a credit has a better academic facility than Cabrini and we all know what Cabrini costs to attend.
1 find it discouraging when three of my five profes ors tell me to do my research at other coJlege.
I find it dishearting that what should be a place of learning for students is a place of ha ·Je and frustration.
Finally, I find it disgusting that the school is sending the me sage that sports mean more than academics.
Respectfully, Jenifer M. Smith English/secondary education major
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Some women you just can't mess with.
Violet Pahner and Dee Katner are two of those women.
"How did you miss that call?" an NBA basketball player said to Katner during a game, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. "If you had been watching the game instead of our pants "
Katner was not impressed. She gave him a tecb.nicalfoul, his second of the game, and that was that.
Katner and Palmer are the first women in the NBA, or any other American sport, to become officials. The first time they hung their whistles around their necks and walked onto the basketball court in their striped shirts, they made history.
Rod Thorn, the senior vice president of basketball operations for the NBA, made the decision. ''The charge to me from the commissioner is to get the best referees I possibly can," he said, according to the Washington Post News Service. "He [NBA Commissioner David Stern] has never
indicated to me they should be of a specific gender.... In my opinion, they are among the best referees I can get."
The women joined the 58-person team of officials on Oct. 28. They were among five new referees hired.
Katner is no stranger to foul remarks. She began her career in college at the University of Pittsburgh. She started officiating as a senior and was the first female official in the Atlantic Coastal Conference and South Eastern Conference. Katner, 37, has officiated more than 90 games per season.
Palmer's career also began her senior year of college at Cal PolyPoloma. She starred for its varsity basketball team and ran intramural games. She eventually graduated to women's Division I basketball. She has officiated games in the Pioneer Athletic Conference- IO, Western Athletic Conference, Big West, Big Sky, Big 12, and ·west Coast conferences.
Both women have endured three years of NBA summer camp and officiated several preseason games last year.
For the past decade, they have
officiated • for the NCAA Women's Final Four and its championship game.
They have been worked on and tested in ·every way to make sure they were up to the challenge of officiating a major-league game.
Has their initiation into basketball opened doors for women in other sports?
First-year student Meghan Merkel has heard rumors that the NHL was considering hiring women referees.
"It shouldn't matter as far as sex goes," Merkel said. "If they have the talent, then I think they should be there. And it's about time."
This may be a great step for women in sports, but the fight is not over.
In fact, it may be just beginning_for Katner and Palmer.
Every mistake, every controversial call and every confrontation that Katner and Palmer make will be magnified. Their weaknesses will be exposed and scrutinized to a higher degree than their male counterparts.
"It's a tough position to be in because everyone is watching every move [Katner] makes,''
Danny Ferry of the Cleveland Cavaliers said, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.
Still, they have been given the chance to prove themselves.
"I feel I've been selected to carry a message," Katner said, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.
"It's really that simple. I honestly believe I can do this job and I hope to take full advantage of the opportunity."
Basketball players have had a mixed response to their official presence on the court. Some have tried to test them, like the player who received a technical foul for his comment. Others do not mind that they are female.
"I think she's done a pretty good job overall,'' Ferry said. "We've had her twice and I think she's handled herself pretty well."
"I think it's a good idea to have women referees,'' sophomore Bill Thornton said, "but so far what I've heard from players and coaches on TV is that they are very dissatisfied with the calls on the court."
refs more time to get used to the NBA," he said, "and they'll be fine."
'Tm sure they'll be good, but they'll have to be very dedicated," sophomore Stacey Sweeney said.
Katner and Palmer will work 50 to 55 games each per season. They will also work Continental Basketball Association games, with a salary of $80,000 a year.
"It's an important development for opening opportunities for women in and of itself,'' Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the Women's National Law Center in Washington, said, according to the Washington Post News Service. "It's also a reminder that, throughout the sports w_orldand professional sports in particular, past limitations should no longer restrict women's opportunities."
First-year student Marcus Dolny accepted the- idea of women referees. "As long as they're not treated any differently than the male refs, then it's OK."
"I 'think it's a good thing for women to get more integrated in sports," junior Rebecca Grabie said. "Maybe since basketball did ees as well. "Just give the new it, other sports will start."
Thornton admitted they are often dissatisfied with male refer-
After this year the.re should be major personnel changes, starting with the offense~
As anyone can see, the offensive line this year is terrible.
This past week, four of the five starters on the line have only a couple of years experience combined.
give out. I constantly hear the accusations that the Eagles are cheap.
Nonsense. If the Eagles signed the right players, they would get twice the productivity with the same amount of money.
money in the talented direction. A half-competent GM could do that.
The Eagles have many problems this year. The offensive line is the biggest problem.
Calling all GMs. Calling all GMs. We need some service.
You might see that ad in General Manager Weekly after this horrific Eagles season.
Well, Jeffrey Lurie, you don't need to pay millions of dollars for a general manager. I'll do it for free.
I think that I could do a better job than the entire staff combined.
Of course I am being a little facetious here, but relax, it's to make a point. The Eagles have to put one man who is not currently involved in personnel in charge of building a team.
On a football team you have to have back-up lineman, but you also have to have legitimate starters on a team as well. Of the four major free-agent offensive line acquisitions, three have been busts.
With the $4 million they spent on busts like Mike Zandosky, Richard Cooper and Steve Wallace, the Eagles could have instead picked up one stud lineman that now would be leading this inexperienced line.
Of the three players f've mentioned, none are playing and two are no longer with the team. , }'pe E<1;&les,payf n:oneY. tq.
Supposedly, this team that fans are forced to watch every Sunday, is a Ray Rhodes-made team.
I am not going to blame all of the troubles on Rhodes, however.
I think Rhodes could be a good evaluator of talent, if that was his only job.
Rhodes gets too immersed into the coaching aspect of football and does not have the ability to spread himself out as the only talent evaluator.
Considering, however, that the Eagles do not have a bottomless wallet and cannot offer huge signing bonuses, they need not waste money. They need someone to evalu~te talent an~ ass~gn
That is where the first money should be dispersed.
The second allotment of freeagent money should go to the resigning of Ricky Watters or, if they decide to go in a different direction, the signing of a stud free agent running back.·
Next, they need a speedy wide receiver and a tight end. The Eagles constantly face a stacked line, for the simple reason that they cannot throw deep.
The Eagles need a speed threat besides Charlie Garner who can break away not only as a receiver but also as a punt returner. This would free up the running game and take some of the pressure off of the offensive line.
The Eagles came into this sea-
son expecting this year to be the big breakout year for Jason Dunn. Big problem. He has regressed from his impressive 17reception season of last year. This team cannot expect to run the West Coast offense with out a competent tight end.
The Eagles have many problems but they can be solved in the offseason.
The draft is coming up and free agency is also corning up. The matter at hand right now is to start looking for a talent evaluater with a good past to take over the general managing job.
So lets review, for the record, of our shopping list: stud lineman, fast receiver, and quality running back.
This should not be too hard to pick up if you get someone in here who is really good.
PaulMoseris a juniormajoringin English/communications. Heis oneof Loqu.itur'ssportse9itors.
Although there are only three returning seniors to Cabrini's five-time Pennylvania Athletic Conference championship men's basketball team, there will still be a lot of experience covering the floor.
Lead by their captains, senior center John Drummond and sophomore forward Tim Anderlonis, the Cavs will be a force to be reckoned with in the PAC this season.
The main opposition for the team this season will be Alvernia College. They will be returning ail of their starter from last year's team that made it to the final four. but could not manage to win the PAC.
The Cav will get back two of their top point scorers from last season in junior guard Sean Tait and Anderloni .. Combined, they put up an average of 29.7 points per game.
The spots that need to be filled on this year's team are crucial to the Cav • defense of the PAC title.
Head coach John Dzik and hi coaching staff are looking for a new point guard to replace graduate John Watson and a dependable forward to replace redshirted senior Ken Skitek.
At point guard, coach Dzik can use ophomore Jim McTamney, who backed up for Watson last sea on.
Dzik may also choo e to go to sophomore Tom Gorman, who ran the point at the junior varsity level last year for Cabrini. For Gorman to be on point, he would have to improve on his decision making.
The possibility of both McTamney
and Tait on the court at the same time would be detrimental to any team who will face Cabrini thi • season, even Alvemia.
There are also two other outside chances for coach Dzik to con ider. They are first-year students Tyquine Wilson and Mark Hentosh.
Wilson ran the point for Middle Town hip's high chool state championship team la. t year.
• "He is quick and know how to run the floor," Dzik said.
Hentosh played ball for Penn bury High School last year.
As for the front court, junior Cory Miller and Drummond will most likely run the show.
Last season. Miller proved his worth in the postsea on as a consistent force on the boards.
Drummond will return thi sea on after taking la t year off. He made his presence known in the ·95-96 season, averaging 9.5 point per game. When he last played at center, Cabrini lead the nation in rebounding margin.
Complementing these players will be five players off the bench. Junior Bill Gibson heads the list. followed by senior Malachi Israel, ophomore Randall Sims and first-year students Gabe Hargrove and Tremain White.
Gibson provides a steady and reliable source of back-up. He has been improving every year in hi • rebounding and defensive abilities.
Israel received the most improved player award last season on the junior var ity level. He needs to boost his confidence and progre. s from where he ended la t year.
Hargrove come to Cabrini from
Glen Mills. He tarted for a team that lost in the tate championships last year. With his high-potential ability and desire to learn the ystem, Hargrove could have positive impact for the Cavs this season.
White will most likely remain at the junior varsity level this season. Dzik considers him a raw talent and a player who needs to adjust to the next level.
Junior Roman Gabriel, sophomores Derrick Grayson, Ty Ross and Ron Realer and fre hman transfer tudent John Love complete the Cavs' squad for the '97-98 season.
Expect to see Gray on play either the shooting guard or small forward position. With his lashing ability be hould be ab]e ro contribute a lot of action on the floor. Grayson is also a primary component of the press defense Dzik likes so much.
Ro s changed his game last year from an inside guy to omeone who can play the wing and will provide a deathly defensive pre ence in tight situations.
Gabriel will be making his move to varsity thi eason. La t year he received the Coaches' Choice award and should prove to be a solid var ity performer.
Realer hould be able to make po itive contributions to the team and Love, a Pennsbury grad, should be able to provide another strong de fen, ive pre. ence.
Dzik has high hopes for this year·s team.
"I don· t think it' reali tic to set a goal of winning the conference or returning to the NCAA' ,'' Dzik said. "We need to perform up to our potential each and every game. That is the only way to be ucce fu]. If we do thi , we will receive the accolades. That's the challenge."
According to Cabrini's men' basketball coach John Dzik, if you cut him, he will bleed blue, Dzik has been Cabrini's men's basketball coach for 18 year Before coming to Cabrini in 1980, Dzik was an assi tant coach at St. Joseph's University and also at Widener Univer ity. Dzik has a Bachelor's of cience in elementary education with a concentration in physical education from West Chester State University.
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In hi 18 year at Cabrini, Dzik still feel has collected 339 wins and tallied a the arne .705 \Vin percentage, which rank, way about him in 17th place among NCAADicoaching," vi ion ill coaches. Each year Dzilc Dzik aid. trive to implement five goal The He feel ~~•Iii;•• first goal is to be both physical and bad for aggressive. According to Dzilc, you p e o p I e have to be both physical and aggreswho have sive when playin2 sports. Other photo by Stacey Caiazzo to get up Men's head basket- goals are to never give up, enjoy e v e r y ball coach John Dzik. each other, enjoy the experience of m o rn i n g college basketball and, finally, to
"Naturally, we would like to defend our champion hip. How-ever, it's not our main goal. If we reach and maintain the e five goals then the other things will follow,··Dzik said.
In 1980,when Dzik first came to Cabrini, he was told that the college would be getting a new gymnasium.
''I am more excited now than ever before. I feel like at any moment someone's going to pinch me and I'll wake up.''
''But, it's not a dream. I'm thrilled. It i long overdue," Dzik said.
Although Dzik i happy about the coming of the new complex, if he wa:. given a magic wand he would also build a softball field and another parking lot.
Dzik's favorite moment while coaching at Cabrini was in 1984. "We beat Coppin State at the National championship at Kemper arena in Kansas. We beat a good team on the road It was pretty exciting." Dzik aid.
According to Dzik, he would like to be able to share the ,pirit that the athletes have about Cabrini's ports program. "Theydo a nice job representing Cabrini," he said,
Several Cabrini students are currently members of two roller hockey teams participating in the Villanova Skating Center's Adult "B" League. One of the teams, the Rush, is currently in first place in the standings.
by Ron D'Orazlo staff writerIf one would happen to top in at the Villanova Skating Center on Lancruter Avenue on any given weeknight. one might walk into a roller hockey game in progress. In fact, if a person would walk in on a Monday, Wednesdr._vor occasionaJ
Thursday night, that person may catch the action of the Rush.
The Rush? Who or what is the Rush, you may ask?
The Rush is a roJJer hockey team that has ties to Cabrini and skates .in the Adult "B" League of the skating center. The team usually plays once or twice a week against one of the five other teams in their league. one of which. the Flight, also has minor ties to Cabnni.
TheRush team is made up of 13 player , ix of which have ties to Cabrini. Two of the six, sophomore Jason Jungreis and junior Gavin Mirigliani currently anend Cabrini. Three others, Phil Matteo, Justin Mirigliani and Joe Marturano, are Cabrini graduates of the class of 1997.
The final player. John Iannucci, who did not attend Cabrini. i friends with a few of graduates and players from the 97 class, as well as students who still attend Cabrini.
All of the Cabrini players, except for Marturano, skated for the Mustangs in the same league last year with different players. The
Mustangs' record was four wins and six losses.
This season, with new players who are not from Cabrini, the Rush are undefeated with a record 8-0-1. On Monday, Nov. 17, the Rush captured the league title with a 5-3 victory over the Thunder on the strength of goals by Matteo,-Gavin
Mirigliani. Justin Mirigliani and defenseman Ed Stefanik, who does not attend Cabrini.
The win on Monday ensured the team the top spot in the league playoffs where they will face the 4th place team in a one-game playoff. The winner of that game will meet the winner of the game between the 2nd and 3rd place team in a best-of-three game series.
The league itself contains six teams that pla}' lO regular season games, each in order to battle for the top four spots that go to the playoffs. For games, each team plays four skaters and a goaltender. One of the league rule is that there can be no body-checking at any time, but there are more times than not when the referees let the hining take place.
The lack of consistent calls by the referees i not the only problem thac plagues the league.
According to Iannucci, the league is not al ways professional to the players who pay to play in the league. Forexample, the league moved a Rush game up an hour, but did not call and inform the player until five hours before the game.
The team was eventually given an apology for the late information.
Aside from the problems, the Rush·s season has been buoyed by the top offense in the league. Justin Mirigliani pace the team and leads the league in coring with 18goals and 30 total points.
Mirigliani .aid his success thi season stems from ·'my Iinemate playing well this season and any time the guys around you play well it helps your game.'·
Matteo, the team's captain, was second with 11 goals and 2 l points. Gavin Mirigliani tied for second with 1l goals as well.
Rounding out the Cabrini group is Jungreis and Iannucci with three goals apiece and Marturano with a goal and four assists on defense.
The team benefited from great team defense that allowed over five goals only once all season. That is not bad considering scores of seven or eight goals for one team in a single game is routine. The defense was back topped by Sean Hicks, who joined the team in goal
According to Iannucci, the renson for the teams' uccess this season is that all of the line are clicking.
"Everyone knows where to be for passes and where and to pass to;· Ianucci aid.
The Rush hopes to build momentum for the post- ·eason in their last regular sea ·on contest against the Holyrollers on Monday, ov. 24 at 9:30 p.m.