Dec. 04, 1997 Issue 12 Loquitur

CAVS BASKETBALL PREVIEW

With no returning seniors and only seven players on

the women's basketball team, • the Lady Cavs will need ju-1 nior center and team captain Melissa Posse to be on top of her game if the team is going to challenge for a playoff spot. - - - -~·

Wood dining service's contract with the college is almost up. The college is now considering a proposal from them that would see them renovate the caf eteria into a state of the art facility in exchange for a JO-year contract. No decisions have been made yet about the status of the cafeteria, or about Wood's status as Cabrini s dining service. PAGE2

.,_....,.Between Philly's own G.Love, and .~ .......the heavy sound of the Deftones, there~sbeen no shortage of live music in the area recently.Loquitur serves up a hearty helping of ........ music, giving you the next best thing to a ticket and a backstagepass.

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No definite plans in Wood's future

by Erica McGee assistant features editor Aimee Somers assistant sports editor

In the near future. the cafeteria will be subjected to a massive overhaul, or not, depending on who you talk to.

According to Steven Lightcap, vice president for finance and administration, the school not begun formal discussions about building a new cafeteria. The college has had preliminary talks with the Wood Company, who currently provides food services as well as other companies.

Lightcap said, "It is true that Wood's contract is up next year. We are only in preliminary discussions about building a new cafeteria and serious discussions will not take place until next semester. We want to explore our options before we make a decision about anything."

According to Denise Oldt, the director of dining services, the Wood Company has presented a proposal to Cabrini's administration to renovate the cafeteria over the summer.

Oldt said, "Our partnership with Cabrini has been positive. Both Cabrini and Wood have enjoyed working with one another and want to continue to work with one another.

Cabrini is now deciding whether or not they want to begin building a new cafeteria over the

summer and whether or not it will be done in phases. The Wood Company would partner with the school and would invest· money to renovate.

"We have outgrown our facilities here and the students deserve more. It is time to take us up to where we want to be and give the students what they • want," Oldt said.

There 1s·only one catch. Wood wants to renew their contract for 10 years and would then begin to renovate the cafeteria.

Is a renovation the right answer? Would it be better to build an entirely different building for food services and then possibly find another food service company?

The Wood Company plans to expand the cafeteria into the locker room and weight room area of Founder's Hall in order to create a comfortable atmosphere for students.

Oldt said, "We want it to be a home away from home for students. We want them to have what they want when they want it."

According to administration, having a cafeteria in a classroom building is not an ideal situation.

According to Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice president for student development, the college needs to decide whether or not they want to build a state-of-the-art cafeteria or renovate the old one as part of phase ll renovations of

Founder's Hall.

Bonfiglio said, "It is true the college is considering their options for renovating the cafeteria. Possibilities for renovating include the kitchen area and the dining area. If students are dissatisfied, they can make their concerns or suggestions known via the food committee."

Both the Wood Company and administration agree that if students are dissatisfied with the food services, then something

bas to be done. Do students feel that a change is necessary?

Katherine Darienzo, a firstyear student, said. 'The cafeteria food is not very good. I like the salad bar, but not much of anything else. I wouldn't mind if Wood renewed their contract. I mean, college food is bad anyway."

Kristen Williams, a first-year student, said, "I like nothing about the cafeteria food. They should get new services. I worked with the Wood Company for a long time. Their food is terrible!"

Christy Taulane, a first-year student, agrees the food is terri-

ble.

Taulane said, "Honestly, the food here sucks. It definitely needs improvement. I think they should get a new food service company, regardless of whether or not they are willing to build a new cafeteria for us."

Oldt said, "We want to enlarge and enhance in order to accommodate students."

Linda CosteUo, a sophomore, said, "We are in college. I doubt many people care about whether or not the cafeteria is carpeted and cloth napkins are on the table. We just want the food to be good."

photo by Stacey Caiazzo

Junior Chris Vitale is eyeing up his meal from Wood Dining Service in the cafeteria.

photo by Stacey Caiazzo

Will Wright, Jason Beard and Derrick Grayson sit eating a meal in the cafeteria made by Wood Dining Service.

Ursula in good spirits despite health scare

by Nicole Klimas assistant managing editor

Mother Ursula Infante, the college's founder, experienced a minor heart attack late in the evening of Saturday, Nov. 22.

Sister Mary Louise Sullivan, a friend of Mother Ursula and also a former Cabrini president, said that Mother Ursula began to experience chest pains and summoned a nurse. The nurse went to get aspirin and when she returned, Mother Ursula complained that the pain had spread into her arms.

The nurse, realizing that Mother Ursula was having a heart attack, called an ambulance and Mother Ursula was rushed to Lankenau Hospital located in Wynnewood. Once at Lankenau she was placed in the intensive care unit.

According to Sister Sullivan, the pain in Mother Ursula's chest must have been quite severe because Mother Ursula rarely complains about her aches and pains.

Her condition was upgraded on Monday, Nov. 24 and she was moved from the intensive care unit into a private room.

Mother Ursula returned to her home at Saint Frances ·Xavier Cabrini Home in Philadelphia on Wednesday,Nov. 26 and celebrated Thanksgiving at home with her friends.

According to Sister Sullivan, Mother Ursula could not wait to leave the hospital and she is currently very weak and resting at home.

Sister Sullivan also said the heart attack had no impact on Mother Ursula's personality. In fact she is still smiling and as sweet as always.

Dr. Antoinette Iadorola, the president, visited Mother Ursula before the Thanksgiving break and said that she is doing remarkably well for have just having a heart attack

She also added that she is happy that Mother Ursula is back at home

and resting and believes that prayers and well wishes helped Mother Ursula through the ordeal.

During an interview with Mother Urs·ulaat her home at St. Frances she appe.aredvibrant and full of life and does not look her 100 years. She talked about the fact that she was extremely happy to be out of the hospital and back on her feet again, despite the fact that the nurses want her to use the "carriage," otherwise known as a wheelchair, to get around the home. She, however, prefers to get around on her own two feet.

She also said she misses her "girls" and has received a lot of cards and letters from students, old and new, concerning her condition and wishing her well. She also added that each and everyone at Cabrini is in her prayers every day.

Mother Ursula also added with a laugh that even though she has had a heart attack she continues to have her daily allotment of one beer each evening with dinner.

Brown water panic .

by AnilreaK~h copy ecfrtor MeganZustra assistarf!capyeditor

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Returning from Thanksgivingl hre.ak, Wood.crest residents re- • tamed to brmvn, ttk:ldmg.'o/ater from the sinks, fountains. showers and toilets

Resideb,tSwere wary of the discolorationin the ~ater for the pastfew months,

Residents were alerted not to drink the water Via voice mail and signs •that hung near the bathrooms.on Sl'.lp.day,Nov.JO.

With each passing day Mother Ursula continues to grow stronger and with the continued prayers of students and friends, her condition continue to improves and plans are in the works for her 101st birthday in February.

Increase in diversity leads to larger enrollntent

Julie Shal/is assistant news editor

If you look around campus there is no mistaking the improvement and changes the college is making.

With the almost-completed sports complex and the new apartment building, there is obviously a need for accommodating more students.

The college is gradually expanding and looking for students beyond the Philadelphia region.

According to Jim Hirsh, vice president for enrollment services, the college is trying to target students from the New England area down to the mid south.

"We have always done it this way, but we are now doing it better," Hirsh said.

Just because the college is targeting more students from farther away it does not mean that they are forgetting about the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Right now the ratio of women to men is 2.5/1 and

Cabrini is trying to change that ratio.

"We've expanded ou; recruiting area because we're trying to increase the student body, student gender and cultural diversity," Hirsh said. According to Hirsh, the competition against other colleges in this region is very high.

The advantage that Cabrini has that attracts local students is the fact that they are allowed to live on campus, even if they Jive across the street. Some colJeges will not allow local residents to live on campus.

"More freshmen are living on campus than before," said Hirsh. "Seventy-eight percent of freshmen are residents. Local students want the college experience without being far from home."

Eric Hilton, director of admissions, said the admissions office is not intentionally trying to target out of the region.

"We deal with applicants on an individual basis:· Hilton said. "We don't discriminate by geographical location."

According to Hilton, the admissions office's mission is to serve the community at large. The SPARC building will also help enhance the academic community.

Now that the college is slowly expanding, how does this affect students who are already here. especially first-year students? Most of them were attracted to this college because of its small and quiet atmosphere.

That is exactly why Danielle Wawrzynek, a first-year student, came to this college.

"I came from a small high school, so I wanted to attend a small college. Expanding makes the college more diverse, but it seems really crowded."

Wawrzynek said.

Wawrzynek also had a hard time registering for classes for next semester.

Five of her first-choice classes were closed off to her.

She thinks if the school wants more students then they should be able to accommodate their needs and open more

elasses.

Kristina Geerken. a first-year student, is an example of Hirsh's explanation of wanting the college experience. Geerken is from Upper Darby, Pa. but lives on campus.

"I came because I like the location of the college. lf they are going to expand I don't mind. I just want to get the full college experience," Geerkin said.

Kim Fritsch, who is also a first-year student, came to this col1ege because of its nice location and it reminds her of her home in New Jersey.

She also came here because it is a small Catholic college.

If all of these students were attracted to the college because of its small and quiet atmosphere. than hopefully they will not feel the gradual difference.

The admissions office is not making any hard plans to turn this college around.

They are just trying to increase the diversity of the students, which wi11 hopefully attract other students.

SophomoreErin.Lindellsaid, '1 fmd it djsgusting.If we 're,not supposed to 1:iedrinking the water, why should weShoVl("ti" in: ,it, wa~h our clothes in it and brush ourteeth?"

The water wasbrow.n,butby. Tuesday, De¢. 2. it was clearer, • but still a littledirty'taccordmg to tWQ residents.

Catherine Caulfield.direttor ,of resident life, wasinunedi.atcly notifiedof the water condition and contacted physical plant: On 2, Cau1field aJetter to resident, 9f Wobdcrest fhac said they "went through the building.with the FacilitiesDepartment" and found the water ~dear.

Caul:neld,alongwith.the fa. cilities Department.are Hiriqgfu:i outside.agency to investigateilie • cloudywater.

Accordingto Caulfield,physical plant said a possible cause for the discolorationwasthat the water was not used over thefiveday break..

Lindell said, "I personally feel that some'{.Jneis ;trying to covertheir ass. They don'tknow 'eVCl) what's going on and they are going to try and eover up something."

Sophomore Kelly Griffith said, ·'{Monday] night my RA told me to bnish my teeth as infrequently as possible or to use bottled water:''

Both Lindell and Griffith were concemed:•about ~cterial il:lfeetion.But with~ inspection of the dorm on Tuesday, resir, j dents were assured of the safet)'• j of the water: f

photo by Stacey Caiazzo

Mother Ursula Infante remains in good health despite her heart attack.

'Encounters at the Boarder' broadens horizons

by Megan Zustra assistant copy editor

It is amazing how which side of a mountain one is born on can determine what kind of life the person will lead.

This was the thought that Campus Minister John DiMucci got when he was at the top of a mountain on the border of Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas.

The El Paso side looked like an average American city. The Mexican side, on the other hand, looked povertyst,icken. spotted with homes built with anything from cardboard boxes to old tires.

DiMucci and Dr. Margaret Reher, professor of religion, traveled to the Mexican border as a part of a program named "Encounters at the Border" from Oct. 23 to Oct. 30.

Reher described the scene at Juarez as sheer exploitation because of how relations are between the Americans and the Mexicans.

DiMucci said, "This trip dealt with border issues."

According to DiMucci, one reason for this trip was because Cabrini is the only college named after Mother Frances Cabrini, patroness of immigration,and "we [Campus Ministry] should look at these issues.

Reher had a different viewpoint of the trip. Her main focus was to learn to make immigration policies better.

"Lots of misinformation about Mexico and immigration has been circulat-

ing," DiMucci said.

The second reason DiMucci mentioned was that a similar trip should be done for students.

A five or six -day trip similar to the one DiMucci and Reher took is tentatively scheduled for the end of May.

It is open to any student. A maximum of 10 students will be able to go.

DiMucci and Re.ber's week was eventful and meaningful.

They even had a chance to meet an entire family who had just been granted asylum as a result of being harassed.

Two young Mexican women, Julia, 25,. and Juana. 14, touched Reber deeply.

"Julia has been working in a maquilla [Mexican factory] since she was 14," Reher said, "and Juana was forced to drop out of school to work in one also, but she was lucky because she received a scholarship during our vis:it actually and was expected to return to school the next day."

In Mexico, even public schools cost money. Students are responsible for buying their own books and uniforms.

Forty percent of women working in maquillas resort to prostitution to supplement their income, according to Reher.

On all of the nights, except one, they stayed on the U.S. side of the border.

The one night they actually did venture to the Mexican side they stayed in a Colonias, which is like a squatter settlement.

"They are very small towns that have

UpcomingSpeakers

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 12:30-1 :30 p.m., in the Widener Center lecture hall, a panel of Cabrini graduates from a variety of fields will talk about their first and second job searches. They will share their experiences about how they found their jobs, what helped in college and how they are succeeding.

On Thursday, Dec. 4,

at 7:30 p.m., David M. Jacobs, author of the book, "Secret Life," will discuss alien abduction through hypnotic regression from his patients and to promote his forthcoming book. This lecture is only open to current and former students of Dr. Primianors Search for Meaning classes. This will take place in the mansion.

Campus minister John DiMucci and Dr. Margret Reher were surrounded by primitive labor conditions during their trip to the Mexican border no roads and the houses are made out of scraps and cardboard," explained DiMucci.

The harsh conditions were again seen by DiMucci and Reher when they aided in putting in a cement entranceway to a small church.

The cement was not easy to mix, according to DiMucci, because they were forced to use basic tools. Everything was done manually.

Another feat DiMucci described was the fact that one day they tried to purchase food with an average day's wage of a Mexican factory worker. This equaled $3.50 in American money.

Reher was shocked because the price

of one gallon of milk in Mexico is a person's pay for an entire day.

DiMucci said the physical conditions of factories was decent, but it was the pay that differed from that in the United States so much.

Fair immigration laws and policies as well as the well-being of the Mexican people were the concern of both Reher and DiMucci during this trip.

DiMucci described the overall trip as profound.

Reher said, "It was a wonderful experience."

During the week of Dec. 5-11

FRIDAY

D Formal

Attend the Winter Formal on Friday, Dec. 5 from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. at the Valley Forge Sheraton. Purchase tickets outside the cafeteria.

SATURDAY

0 Basketball

Join the men's basketball team as they play at home against Alvernia on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m.

SUNDAY

0 Choral concert

The annual Christmas choral concert will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. in the Bruckmann chapel.

D Movie

"The Preacher's Wife" will be shown in the Widener Center lecture hall on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m.

MONDAY

D Basketball

The women's basketball team will host Immaculata Col1ege on Monday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.

TUESDAY

D Persona cards

Get your personalized cards just in time for the holiday season from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Widener Center gathering area on Tuesday, Dec. 9. m:::::m

Last Week in the World of News

by MikeZampini staff writer

0 11/25

Clinton attempts to help Asian economies

Yesterday President Clinton joined 17 other Pacific Rim leaders in Vancouver,B.C. attempting to endorse a plan to rescue Asian financial markets from turmoil.

Clinton said the Pacific Rim leaders have to determine whether they think the proposal is strong enough.

0 ll/25

Economic turmoil in Japan

The start of a new era in Japan's economic system could occur as a result of collapse of their fourth largest security firm. Japan is in the midst of its largest business collapse since World War II. , This economic failure can be attributed to Japan's bursting economy of the 1980s, with real estate speculation and excessive lending. Analysts are unsure of the full extent of Japan's bad loans, are uncertain of the magnitude of the disaster.

011/26

KKK generates money for minoi:ity groups

Ten Ku Klux Klan members appeared in robes Saturday in Berks County, 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia. By the time they left town, $1,500 had been collectedby a group of citizens committed to fighting hate.

Over $4,000 has been gathered from four Klan demonstrations. This money will benefit the NAACP, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and various other minority organizations.

011/27

A bloody conspiracy in Canada

Yesterday, a Canadian government commission conducted in a report that a Montgomery County company broke Canadian law by not disdosing that its hemophilia medicines might be contaminated with the AIDS virus.

Court Justice Horace Krever called for compensation for victims of blood products tainted with mv. The total number of victims is said to be close to 28,000. U.S. companies had shipped blood

products to Canada manufactured from the plasma of prison inmates, gay men and the poor, all people at high risk of blood-born disease.

011/28

Relations with Iraq still uncertain Iraq· defied U.N. demands for access, declaring yesterday that United Nations weapons monitors were not included in its investigation opening Saddam Hussein's palaces for foreign experts to inspect them. Iraq is prepared for a potential military confrontation. The prediction of the outcome of this event remains uncertain.

011/28

No more free tuition Cambridge University is toprated, and one of the most historic schools in the world. Cambridge graduates leave high-educated,and immediately sought after for jobs. Tuition is free for all full-time British students at 200-plus colleges and universities throughout the United Kingdom. British students do pay maintenance fees, but only about $6,000 per year. The Labor government is leaning to-

Part three in a three part series about resident life

wards tuition to solve this problem, following the American Way.

011/29

A white Christmasfor the U.S.economy Americans' income grew at a healthy pace last month, which was good news for stores as the holiday season approached. Mark Vitner, an economist with F.irst Union Corp., said that because inflation has remained low, consumers will have an abundance of spending power during the holiday season.

011/30

Clinton attempts to improve racial relations

President Clinton's sevenmember board of advisers have been at a standoff concerning the national conversation stemming from the year-long race initiative. The board refuses to consider differing points of view and recently has not broken new ground.

Clinton claimed he will explore racial and ethnic tensions and speak with college students and community leaders, engaged in their own local dialogue.

Resident life seeks alternate routes for residents

by Michelle Saboja staff writer

The task of the Resident Life staff was to assign all students wishing campus housing to a room on campus. One small problem though, too many students with not enough housing for everyone. A possible solution was to bribe residents to become commuters.

The Resident Life office had a bit of a problem on their hands in regards to housing for the fall semester.

According to Catherine Caulfield, director of resident life, too many students wished to live on campus. This, combined with a large- freshman class, left Resident Life to come up with a solution.

According to Caulfield, a consultant team suggested to .de- .,.'

crease a resident's tuition to become a commuter.

The consultant projected that about 30 students out of all of the residents would take the offer.

The idea of offering a tuition incentive was not something Resident Life invented. According to Caulfield, Fordham College in N.Y. offered freshman $4,000 not to live on campus.

Residents this year were offered $2,000 off their tuition to not live here. Only 15 residents took advantage of the offer.

First-year student Andrew Zahner was one of the 15 residents who accepted Resident Life's offer, Zahner does not like living at home, but of the money offered he took the deal. He has no plans of moving back on campus next year.

"I do not like living at home,

but money is money though," Zahner

said.

"Most of the students who took the offer were commuters last year who wanted to become residents this year," Caulfield said.

Caulfield said the $2,000 offered was not a bribe to free up housing space. It was more of a incentive than a bribe.

"The extra $2,000 was a winwin deal for residents to accept. That was extra money off student's tuition without having to pay room and board," Caulfield said.

The fee for room and board is $6,800 plus the $2,000 is $8,800 off a residents tuition. The $8,800 comes off this year's tuition, but next year the students who took the offer do not get the $2,000 discount, according to

Caulfield.

Caulfield hoped more students would have taken advantage of the offer given to them.

If more students would have • taken the offer, less students would have been placed at Harcum and that would have resulted in less triples in Woodcrest.

According to Caulfield, the $2,000 was a reasonable solution to help place more students in housing on campus.

Resident Life knew that there was a huge demand for housing for this semester. That is why they offered the incentive to live off campus.

According to Caulfield, Resident Life tried to place as many students on campus who requested housing for the fall semester.

,y Colleen Ehrle

Jrts and entertainment editor

Philly boy G. Love (more peci:fically the Society Hill secion of Philadelphia) is back on he ·cene with a new release Yeah. It's That Easy" and tour in 't support

At only 25. he has experienced ocal, national and international ucces from hi debut ·elf-titled elease in 1994 and ·ophomore ffort "Coast to Coast Motel" rom 1995 without much aid from a<lioand MTV.

However. this year radio sta1ons are welcoming G. with open rms as the first single "Stepping ;tone·" graces the airways to riany top 40 and modem r ck ta1on. nationwide.

His influences consist of a var.:d combination of old school" ip-hop such as Run-DMC. the ieastie Boys and Philly's :chooly D with blues artist!. like lob Dylun, John Hammond Jr -ightning HopkiJlS and Jimmy ~eid.

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"I got into blue at an early age from just hanging in 3rd Street Jazz records in Philly right around South Street," G. Love said in an exclusive Loquitur interview.

G. Love. a.k.a. Garrett Dutton, started his creative evolution at age eight when he began playing guitar. He later went on to pick up the hannonica, while attending Germantown Friends High School. Soon enough. he started

playing in his hometown. when he was still in high school.

After spending a year at Skidmore College, he moved to Boston in the hopes to find new exposure and find a few musicians to join up with.

Th.ts i where he met up with drummer Jeffrey Clemen and ba sist Jim Prescott. who c n ist of G. ·s Special Sauce.

G. Love wa a frequent entertainer starting out playing in club. around Philadelphia like the former Che tnut Cabaret (presently FUBAR). former JC Dobbs (presently --• Pontiac Grill) and club Revival.

G. Love with Loquitur's arts and entertainment editor. Colleen Ehrfe, after the sold-out show at the Electnc Factory, Nov. 28.

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Epic records snatched up G. Love and Spe ial Sauce through its blues label OKeh. And in May of '94. his acclaimed debut "G. Love and Special auce was rele.t ed, which was recorded totally live at Studio 4 in Phildelphia. This album became a college radio necessity with song~ like ··Cold Beverage" and "Baby's Got Sauce:·

With the success and notoriety from this release. G. Love and Special Sauce were able to tour all Lhroughoutthe

United States. Europe, Japan

G. Love and Special Sauce performed to a sold-out audience at the Electric and Australia sometimes as Factory on Wednesday night, Nov. 26. headliners in clubs or as open- tice my music.'' ing support for artists in fe tivals In addition to his own music, like H.O.R.D.E and Glastonbury G. ha created his own record in England.

In Sept. of ·95 "Coast to ' ' / • bl Coast Motel." which was got lntO UeS at recorded in ew Orleans, wa re- an early agefirom leased. This release produced a modest hit for modem rock radio hanging out at 3rd with the ong '·Ki sand Tell."

possible. Right now I'm trying tu hook my boy Jasper up on the label. He appeared on our first release." G. Love said.

G. Love wa excited to come back home for hi old-out performance at the Electric Factory for the Thanksgiving holiday on Wednesday, ov. 26. "I love playing in Philly. The energy is a lot more intense," ,aid G. Love.

·'Yeah, Ifs that Easy," which Street Jazz near wa. released Oct. 28 demon- South St. _The audience was equally , , eager to see G. Love and Special Sauce as demonstrated by the sarlrates a new maturity and a greater union of musicianship for the band.

"Nowadays I find myself listening to Bob Marley and KRS1,'' G. Love said.

G. Love still actually re ides in Philadelphia, but in the neighborhood of Fishtown. when he is not on the road.

··when not touring I can't wait •<u'",::;•·!-.;:-~!;:~th:!!!. surf and prac-

label, Philadelphonic. formerly named Chicken Platter , trying to help other artists out there struggling the way be once did.

"My role in the label' • operation is more or Jess the talent finder. I always have my e.ars open when J'mon the road. I ·tay away from the business side as much a

dine packed audience at the show.

G. Love and Special Sauce gave the fans what they wanted as the show did not end until 1 a.m.

For inquiring minds, the G. man does have girlfriend from Boston, though one would not get that impression from "peaking with him.

photo by Ben Dietz

photo by Kazuya Morish1ma

An exchange of words with the de/tonea

by Collepn Ehrle arts and entertainment editor

The four individuals who comprise the band Deftones do not like to classify their sound into a specific genre of music. Its a good thing because its not the easiesttask do because their sound had such a depth that contains various elements from several types of music, which parallels their diverse ethniticity of the group's members, two Mexicans, a Chinese and a caucasian.

"People are so into categorizing music. We just play what we play. We don't put ourselves into any particular genre. So we would hope others would refrain as well, but there's no chance in that ever occurring. The term 'hardcore' has been the genre that we have been associated with. But, really that's just the trendy classification of saying were a hard rock band," Stephen Carpenter, guitarist for the Deftones, said in an exclusive interview with Loquitur.

The Deftones have been together in their current lineup for the past nine years. Chino Moreno, vocals; Carpenter, guitarist; Chi Cheng, bass and Abe Cunningham, drums, grew up together as friends in high school and college in Sacramento, Calif.

"A lot of our influences our similar and rooted in classic rock. Right now I find myself listening

Concert Review

by Nick Levandusky assistant design editor

The Deftones played with energy and pure grace, while the crowd got beat up dancing at the sold-out show at the Trocadero on Sunday,Nov. 30.

The band played an equal mix of songs from their first release ''Adrenalize." their latest effort "Around the Fur'' and the song "Teething'' from "the Crow: City of Angels" soundtrack.

Their best performance of the night was "7 Words."

Deftones our touring extensively in support of their latest effort "Around the Fur." They performed at the Trocadero in Philadelphia for only $8 a ticket. to anything that gets me horny,'' Carpenter said. After getting signed to Maverick records, the Deftones got their name out from their extensive touring schedule which lasted approximately 13 months opening for bands like Bad Brajns, Korn, White Zombie and Pantera to support their debut release "Adrenalize," in addition, to a spot on the Warped Tour and headlining three rounds of shows in the United States.

"I've had fun touring with everyone that we have been on the road with, but Pantera was a blast because they just don't give a sh-- what people think," Carpenter said.

The Deftones are currently on tour with Limp Bizcit supporting their latest album "Around the Fur," which was released Oct. 28. Moreno's vocaJs have never been stronger or passionate as he brings life to "Around the Fur"

live.

''I appreciate and enjoy most aspects of our success and the music business in general. The one thing that bugs the hell out of me is people who demand sh-- and just simply believe that somehow I owe them something because of 9ur success. I don't feel that anyone owes me anything," said Carpenter.

Carpenter is presently collaborating with Chris Traynor , former guitarist of Orange 9mm and now with the band Helmet and also DJ Lethal from Limp Bizcuit on side projects.

Deftones' next single after their first cut "My own Summer (Shove It)" will most likely be "Be Quiet and Drive Far Away."

Alumni art displayed in Holy Spirit Library

by Colleen Ehrle arts and entertainment editor

The Alumni Art Exhibit is now being displayed in the Holy Spirit Library until Jan. 18 1998.

The exhibit features works from Angela Loverdi class of '82, Stephanie Miller, '97, Naomi Sudo, '95, Regina Peterson, MSC, '97 and Lisa Lipar, '93.

The art varies from pencil sketches, watercolor, oil on canvas, computer imaging, porcelain dolls and sweatshirts.

Loverdi's Christmas themed sweatshirts and Santa models are for sale with a price tag ranging from $28-$120. All other pieces are just display and are not for sale.

Chino Moreno, lead singer of the Deftones, climbed up on the balcony that surrounds the dance floor. He sang his heart out and fell into the audience from almost 15 feet in the air. Moreno performed about 10 stage dives into the dancing/moshing near the front of the stage. The rest of the band played with extreme poise and precision

The entire set by the Deftones did not include much talking. The two opening acts performed fairly. It was almost bard to see them amidst the shoes and shirts that repeatedly were flung into the air and on the stage.

The night was full of rare sights and three bands who knew how to please a crowd.

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photo by Joe Elliott Angela Loverdi's Christmas Santa dolls and sweatshirts are for sale at the Alumni Art Exhibit.

by Maria L. Izzo staff writer

There really is no place like home for the holidays and it all depends on where your home is, too. You would be amazed at how different Christmas festivities can be around the world. But, no matter how you celebrate, it's all in the name of peace and togetherness. It's just like one huge party with a lot of different games.

World View Christmas is an Internet website with infonnation on just about every country you can think of. There you can find out about what type of traditions a particular country has for the Christmas holiday. Check it out for yourself at www.christmas. com/christmas.html. Here are just a few of the many interesting things to learn, from unexpected traditions to intriguing folklore. A lot of people may love to have the quintessential white Christmas. For those living in Australia there's no chance for that.It's summer during December there and the typical Christmas

Chr·stmas traditio-

s around the.

world

celebration takes place on the beach. Imagine getting a tan while singing carols and having flowers and plants in bloom to decorate.

Christmas is a summer holiday in South Africa, too. The beaches are very popular spots for celebrations but unlike Australia, the South African people drape their win_dows with cotton wool that sparkles with tinsel.

In,some parts of Spain, an ancient 'rustom called "swinging in the sun'' is still popular. It is a custom that only the children take part in. Swings are set up in the center of town and the children take turns seeing who can swing the highest. Sound familiar? In Spain, the youngsters swing their highest to lead the sun farther north so that winter will soon change into spring.

The children of Spain also take a particular interest in the Wise Men's camels. On Jan. 6, 12 nights after Christmas, they fill their little shoes with barley to feed the camels on their long journey. The next morning they awaken to find candy and gifts from the Wise Men in place of the barley.

Even though Christianity is unsanctioned in China, a small percent of the population celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas time. Midnight mass is extremely popular on Christmas Eve and the ministers regard it as a positive step toward the spread of Cbristiani ty throughout China. They even take the opportunity to tell the curious parishioners the story of the baby Jesus born in a manger in Bethlehem.

Having one guy dressed in a red and white suit, lugging a huge bag of toys around the world is enough for American children. The people of Iceland believe in 13 Santas. All 13 are said to be descendants of a mythological figure called Gryla the Ogre. They don't sound too friendly, do they? Well, they are rather mischievous in their ways. Each Santa has a specific name that matches· their antics. There is one known as Door Slammer who awakens people by slamming doors, of course. Candle Beggar is true to his name. He snatches candles. One Santa even tries to run off with the Christmas roast. He is aptly

named Meat Hooker.

Italians have something called the Urn of Fate. It is a large bowl that is used to hold wrapped gifts for members of the entire family. Each person picks a gift from the urn until all of the presents are given out. Residents of Rome get some very welcomed noise as the Castle of Saint Angelo fires its cannons to proclaim the beginning of the season.

Children of Italy do not have a Santa. Instead they anxiously await the coming of Befana. Befana is the name of a witch-like character who rides on a broom.

Legend says the Three Wise Men stopped at Befana's hut to ask directions to Bethlehem. They asked her to join them but she was too busy. A shepherd came later and asked her to join him to pay his respects to the Baby Jesus. Still, she was too busy. Later, she saw a great light in the skies and realized she should have gone' with the Wise Men. So, she gathered up her toys that had belonged to her deceased child. She looked everywhere for the stable and the Wise Men but could not find them. Now

every year since, she searches for the stable and the Christ Child, leaving toys for the good children of Italy along the way. For anyone who ever thought the English were stuffy, think again. They can celebrate like the best of them. People hang their Christmas cards from their holiday trees that are also adorned with candles, tiny gifts and sugar plums. They are also known for their theatrics. Cities across England host pantomime plays where audiences are treated to petformances like Cinderella and Peter Pan. The male roles are often played by women and the female roles by men in that well-known tradition of naughty but refined , English wit

So now when you celebrate the holidays, you can feel the connection with the rest of the world. Maybe you and your family observe some of these traditions. If not, maybeyou should try some. But no matter what you do rest assured, when you party, the whole world parties with you.

What was the best gift you ever gave at Chris

Lourdes Baretto, coordinatorof faculty support senices

Besl Christmas Present Received "Santa Clause gave me the gift of believing in fairy tales.''

Dr.LeonardPrimiano, l'digionprofessor

Best Christmas Present Received

"My friend Debbie went to a shrine in New Mexico called Chitnayo. In this place there is a holy well, whe,repeople go for healing. She took blesse.ddirt from the well and put in a beautiful container.

It's a special gift from a special place. It's a very ~ful gift."

Best Christmas Present Given

Best Christmas Present Received "When I was 8 years-old, I received a bike that I wasn't expecting."

Best Christmas Present Received

·'J got an electric bass from my mom:·

Best Christmas Present Received' "When I was a .kid, I really wanted a bicyole. I remember coming down Christmas morning and the bike being there."

photos by Stacey Caiazzo

"This yearI'm giving a hooked rug that a woman in New Foundland made.

Best Christmas Present Given "Last year my son opened up a school bus and fire engine. It was something so little, but it was cool to see the joy in my son's face."

CatherineArnesen, part-time secretary

Angela Marchesani, first-yearstudent

CathyCaulfield, directorof residentlife

Celebrating the holidays college style

Resident students bring christmas to their dorm's to help pass the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. They decorate their home away from home

by Nicole Klimas assistant managing editor

t's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go. There's a tree in the Xavier Great Room.

One in your dorm room, as well, The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the mess.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas."

It's that time of year when everywhere you turn you see Santa Clause, Christmas lights and snowmen. Cabrini is no different than the shopping mall or your very own home.

After returning home from Thanksgiving break, students. around Cabrini are bringing back old decor;tions in order to bring Christmas back to sch9ol for the next couple of weeks.

Students dread those last two weeks between Thanksgiving break and Christmas because it a stressful time full of terrn papers and finals. Students hope that by bringing Christmas back to their dorm room will help to make the weeks fly by before they can finally go home.

Karin Hale, a first-year student and her roommate sophomore Gina Muscella decorated for the Christmas holidays when they got back from Thanksgiving break. "My roommate and I both love Christmas so we decorated our room to celebrate the season. We both brought decorations back to school and we have lights around the ceiling and even a little Christmas tree in the corner."

Meghan Merkel, another frrst-year student, said "I love Christmas.and I'm dreading being back here for the next two weeks so my roommates and I decided to decorate the room to keep our spirits up."

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Students living in Woodcrest even have an added incentive for decorating their rooms-a contest with actual prizes. Each floor in Woodcrest forms a decorating committee and is given a small budget to work with. Each group then devises a theme and plans what they want their hall to look like, makes a list of supplies needed and then takes a field trip to the local mall to buy all of the supplies.

Members of the resident life staff, including the resident assistants and resident director, vote on the best floor based on creativity. The floor who wins the decorating contest is awarded a prize, which the whole floor can enjoy such as a pizza or ice cream party.

Students throughout Cabrini aJso exchange gifts with their friends before they go home for the holidays. Many groups do a Pollyanna or Secret Santa in which students pick one name out of a hat and buy only for that particular friend. A gift exchange is a big help with both money and time because many students do not have the money or time to spend shopping for all of their friends nor do they want to worry about whether each person will like their gift.

Merkel said, ''I live in Harrisburg and one of my roommates lives in Maryland and the other lives in Indiana so we don't get to celebrate Christmas together so we decided that we would celebrate Christmas here while we could."

Merkel added, "I don't have that much time to go shopping for all my friend~ so I got involved with two gift exchanges. That way I only have to buy for two people rather then buying for 10."

As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, students dreams of Christmas break are becoming more and more of a reality, but for that short time before students can actually go home they bring a little bit of the Christmas spirit back to Cabrini.

Best Christmas Present Received

"My little sister gave me a ring and I wear it when I run."

Best Christmas Present GiveA

"I made a gingerbreaa house for my mom."

Dr. Jolyon Girard, history professor

Best Christmas Present Received

"On Dec. 26, my29 year-old son Geoffrey was born. I re_, ceived a healthy mother and son.''

Best Christmas Present Given

''1 gave my wife our secondborn child, a daughter Traci."

Kristie Conway-Beucler, assistantto the dinx:torof cooperation education and career services

Best Christmas-PresentReceived

''I received a necklace from my boyfriend, who is now my husband l wore it noo.-stopuntil we ~ot married. Now I have a wed~ ding ring to wear.''

Best Christmas Present Given "Justlast year J made a wreath for my mom I was touched by it because my mother taught tne to sew."

Paul Weaver, assistant director of admissions

Best Christmas Present Received

"1 received two dozen custom hockey sticks of my own pattern when I was 15 years old.''

Best Christmas Present Giverr "I built my mother a china cabinet when I was 17. It took me over a year to build in shop class. It was special because it was something that I made.''

Jennifer Delaney, senior

Best Christmas Present Received

''I had my grandmother sur prise me for Christmas. I got t spend Christmas with my family and I didn't think that I could.,.

Best Christmas Present Given

"I gave a handmade quilt t 1ny grandmother and she put L on her bed."

graphics by Erin E. McHugh

Food for. thought

The future of dining service is up in the air for now. Since no decision has been made about the future of the food on campus, input is surely welcomed by the administration. This is a chance for students to not only give input on the food they wish to eat, but also the future of the college.

Wood Dining Service's contract is coming to a close next year. Renewal would be the next obvious step for Wood to do. However, instead of asking for just a renewal, Wood is offering to build the college a new cafeteria in exchange for a 10-year contract. Now, there are many factors to consider in this offer. Many students complain about the quality of the food provided by Wood, saying it is greasy and unsatisfying. However, let's think about it. Complaining about food is second-nature to college students everywhere. At least with Wood a new cafeteria would come out of the contract and money wouldn't come out of our pockets.

The kitchen is also inadequate to accommodate all of the students. The increase in students has caused an increase in the serving and preparing of food. Therefore, the new cafeteria would be larger in order to accommodate the increasing number of students. However, one must think about the intentions of Wood if they were to get the deal with the college. The expansion may cause a nicer ambience in the dining hall, but the quality of the food may remain the same because there would be a contract guaranteeing Wood to remain for 10 years.

Luckily no decisions have been made. Exploring options is on the agenda for the administration. Perhaps, other services will be reviewed before a decision is made. Therefore, there is a chance to get our point across as a student body. Here are some questions which require student answers:

Let's talk turkey, turkey

In the tradition of the newspaper columnist, I feel compelled to write an article in accordance with the one unwritten rule all newspaper columnists follow.

When a major holiday occurs, your column should in some small way reflect it.

There's one small problem.

Thanksgivings not a real holiday. In my holiday book, it ranks just below Flag Day, but slightly ahead of Cabrini Day.

It's really nothing more than an excuse to eat. The main dish is traditionally meat, usually turkey, but occasionally some type of beef or pork. In addition to the main course, you can choose from one of about 30 side dishes, almost all some form of vegetable.

If your last name ends in a vowel, namely an i or o, it wouldn't be at all unusual to find some. sort of pasta dish preceding it

Since my last name ends in an e, we skipped the pasta and went right to the poultry, but turkey doesn't do it for me, and outside of the lettuce garnishing an Italian hoagies, I haven't eaten a vegetable since I got to college. Come to think of it, I haven't eaten anything that wasn't serve,din wax paper or a styrofoarn container since I got to college.

As I was eating my traditional turkey sandwich (white meat, no mayo), I began to get curious about the origin of this non-holiday.

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• Should the college build a new dining area?

• Should it be paid for out of the students' tuition?

• Should Wood pay for it even if that means having Wood Dining Service remain a food provider for the next 10 years?

• Should bidding be open to other dining services to provide food for 10 years in exchange for rebuilding the cafeteria?

\\'llenever I get curious, I call Dr. Leonard Primiano, assistant professor of religion and a man who knows at least a little bit about everything.

On a side note, P,rimiano spent his Thanksgiving on a llama farm in Oregon. He ate turkey, which should put an end to those rumors about there being one less llama on the faun the day after Thanksgiving.

no evidence supporting the notion that turkeys were eaten at the first Thanksgiving.

What is known, however, ls that sometime around the mid-19th century fowl suppliers began to promote the idea of the Thanksgiving turkey and by 1883, the American public had adopted it as their bird of choice for basting and baking.

It's really nothing more than a big trdud of a day that showcases the wares of foul, I mean, fowJ salesmen. Since the day after Thanksgiving also happens to be the start of the Christmas shopping season, it would probably be more accurate to say we're celebrate Black Friday Eve.

THOMAS MCKEE

Primiano referred me to the "Encyclopedia of American Folk.lore," which confinued what I had been thinking all along.

Thanksgiving is about as much a genuine holiday as cheerleading is a sport.

Let's examine the evidence.

Consider that throughout its early history, Thanksgiving was a movable holiday. sometimes celebrated more than once a year, sometimes not at all.

When it finally was established, turkey became the central symbol of the Thanksgiving meal, but there's

That way, we eliminate the whole Thanksgiving concept, and celebrate it for what it really is, the beginning of mall madness, sale searching and a parking lot situation that makes Cabrini's seem insignificant.

1 know I'm probably in the minority on this one and as a white male I can honestly say that this is the first time I've been in that position, but I go back to what I wrote earlier.

It's a fraud. Just examine the evidence.

Read the encyclopedia, or in the case of the cheerleaders, just take a good look at what they do. ThomasMcKeeis a seniormajoringin English/communications.Heis1helayout anddesigneditorof Loquitur.Hiseyeballs areblue.

editorials, viewpoints, opinions and letters to the editor published in Loquitur are the views of the student editorial board and the individual writers, not rhe entire student body or the faculty and administration.

Cardboardboxesarefree

For the past four years I have been waiting for graduation day. It is the day I have been dreaming about since my first day at Cabrini. I always imagined that I would graduate aud have a job lined up waiting for me. Four years later and four majors later I have nothing to look forward to in May.

Yes, it is true I am one of the many ~ollege students that started their college career with no idea of what they want to do. To be honest I still have no idea. After tqking a dip in at least four different majors I decided on English/communication. After four full semesters in the same major all I have discovered is now I will be graduating knowing a little bit about a lot of different things.

My senior year is supposed to be the year I start looking for a job. I am supposed to be testing my knowledge and finding out what I want to do for the rest of my life I am supposed to be getting ready for the rest of my life. I have trouble getting ready for each day. How can I be getting ready for the rest of my life if I have trouble finding time to get ready for a class I have tomorrow?

Some students complain because they do not have enough time to party. Some students complain about not having anything to do on campus. I don't know about the rest of you, but I have no trouble finding things to do on campus, as a matter of fact I have trouble finding time to do nothing on campus. CAP should be happy because here is

Two Cents

one student that is not complaining about campus activities.

Imagine that.

Stil1 knowing very little about a lot of things l try to find a job. I can only work about half

little job ads that you get with your junk mail that promise $11.50 an hour during winter break. I mean a real job with a real important company. Imagine if the New York Times called you to sec up an interview because they wanted you to work for them.

Does Wood Dinning Service meet your dinning needs as a student here at Cabrini?

DIANE GRIMALDI

the week because the other half I am trying to get the Loquitur out on time. So I ask. how does a capable student find a job when the st1.1dentis too busy to .work; let a lone look for a job?

Recently, I got an interview at a graphic design company. I know a little about graphic design, I hope enough to get a job. The only comfort l have is that people keep telling me that companies like to train their workers.

Wouldn't it be nice if jobs came looking for you. Imagine waking up in the morning and finding out that four or five companies arn looking for you. They need you. It would make my life a lot easier. It would be like in the movies. You know when the top graduate of some big school like Harvard has all of these companies looking for him. They want that top graduate and they will work to get you_ I'm not talking about the

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Sorry, that will never happen-, unless of course you get that staring role in that movie where you are the Harvard graduate wh-0 companies are fighting over. Until then I am still jobless and have no real hope of finding a job in time for graduation.

Now that I have depressed about half the seniors and increased the drop-out rate singlehandedly, 1 am going to offer one final bit of information, just enough to push those of you who are still not completely and hopelessly depressed about their future over the edge-cardboard boxes are free.

If you are lucky enough to find a nice neighborhood to set up your box in, you could be living large on someone else's front lawn. If you are really lucky the nice family that lets you sleep on their front lawn may even let you stay there for a couple of days, maybe even feed you every once in a while. Who knows maybe you could even become good friends with their friendly dog, Spot.

DianeGrimaldiis a seniormajoringin English/communications. Sheis theeditorin chiefofLoquiturandhasalreadybegunpricing cardboardboxes.Onhersalary,shecan affordit.

Jeanne Lombardo, a senior: No, It is really unhealthy. It is greasy, deep fried food. On the gri11ed cheese. The cheese is hardly melted and the oil that they fry in is dirty oil. I got to get my meals from a vending machine.

Tara Callaghan, a first-year student: No, I do not think that it is commuter-friendly. I can get a frapachino for a $1.50 at ACME. The Cav Card is a good idea but I do not have the money for it.

Kim Phillps. a sophomore: Hell no. They need more selection they don't have dressings. I go to a meal and do not ever end up eating.

Jen Shrader, a sophomore: No, because the food is not healthy. The cafe is worse, I get tired of pasta.

Shawn Mullen, a senior: No, I went into the cafe after a soccer game to get a drink and the guy told me no. So I just went in to talk to some of mys friends and one of them gave me a sip of their juice. As soon as I took the glass, the guy comes rushing over and tells me to get out or he is going to call the police for stealing. Just for a juice.

Sal Iaquinto, a junior: No, all they have that is good is chicken fingers, and lunch meat. The rest of the stuff in there is too greasy.

CorrectionsBox:

- In issue 10, Nirmala Marayam, a graduate student, had her name :misspelledin the Two Cents column.

- In issue 9, in the Diversity is more than skin deep story, was a review of the workshop on diversity at Cabrini Day. Dr. Martha Waring-Caffee, Dr. Leslie King and Dr. Sue Greenberg were respon ible for the running of the work hop.

We regret all of our errors.

CAP Board Budget

Fall Semester 1997

Starting Budget-Fall 1997 Clubs $2,000 Welcome Weekend $450 Bingo $2,200 Haunted House $705.80 Fall Gala $2,334.58

Talent Show Prizes $50 12 Days of Christmas $1,000 Total: $8,740.38

Remaining Budget to be allocated in Spring 1998: $3,759.62

*Please note an additional $12,500 will be allocated to the CAP Board for the spring semester

*Please note that other activities such as Blizzard of Bucks, Big Brother/Big Sister Weekend, Tarot Card readings, Movies, and Persona Cards were funded by Student Activities. Whatever is left over from first semester will be used second semester.

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Indoor track team prepares for season

by Karin Letcher assistant arts and entertainment editor

BasketbaJl is not the only sport Cabrini ·s athletes will be participating in this winter. The indoor track sea on begin thi weekend with the Swarthmore Invitational.

According to coach Tom O'Hora. who i in the midst of his 16th year of coaching at Cabrini. the Swarthmore lnvitationa] is an excellent tarting point. i't 1san all-comers meet and teams from all three college division level compete in it.

"This meet wiJI give us a real feel for where we stand as a team,'' O'Hora said.

Expectations for this meet as well as for the rest of the season are optimistic.

Although O'Hora believes the season is not going to be easy, the amount of talent, youth and depth (especially on the men'· team) will definitely not harm the team's efforts.

"The track program is still in its infancy. I would be very happy if we are the top team in the Mid-Atlantic Conference and we move up to a top 10 finish in the ECAC's," O'Hora

Men's Varsity Basketball

The men's basketball team kicked off their season by parlicipating in the National Catholic Basketball Tournament (NCBT) in Dubuque, Iowa, where they posted a 2-1 record.

The Cavs opened the tournament on a sour note after dropping a close one to St. Norbert College in the first round by a core of 59-57 on Friday, Nov. 21. Senior John Drummond hit a three with just 21 seconds left to play to bring rhe Cavs within two. Sophomore Tim Anderlonis then tied the score with a layup with five econd to go. However, they went on to lose in overtime.

On Saturday. the team rebounded with a 57-42 wm over the Univer ity of Dallas. AnderJonis led the Cav with I I points,

said.

The ECAC's are the Ea t Coast Athletic Conference Championship·. They will be held in Boston and will conclude the indoor track season in ·March.

In order to participate, athletes must qualify in their specific events. Cabrini's team will have about eight or nine invitational this season that allow them to make qualifying attempts.

Last year's men' team finished 12th in the ECACs. Senior captain Jame. William predicts that this season the men will fini h in the top five.

Williams pecialize in the 55-meter dash and both the long and triple jump. He has high expectation for his performances this year.

"I plan on going to the ECAC's in Boston and winning the 55 and the long jump. Then, the following week I will return to Bo ·ton for national , where J will place in the top ix in the 55 and long jump," Williams said.

Aside from William , there are many newcomers and other returning athletes to push the men ·s indoor track team towhile junior Cory Miller bit for nine points and pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.

The team continued its succe with a 76-69 victory over Dominican College on Sunday. Miller tied the core at 44 with just under 10 minutes remaining in the game on a pair of free throw . McTamney contributed 13 points and first-year tudent Mark Hentosh knocked io a career-high 10 points. Drummond matched his career-high with 16 rebounds.

The team finished at fifth place in the taoding

Drummond was named to the All-NCBT team after finishjng the tournament with 31 point , 36 rebounds. 1I assists, 10 steals and eight block He become. the I 0th Cavalier in the history of the tournament to make the team.

Miller averaged 10.0 re-

wards a successful finish.

According to o·Hora, the majority of the men's team consists of new faces. The freshmen member include crosscountry Penn ylvania Athletic Conference champion Chuck Hartzell (distance ), Colin Broderick (mid-distance.), Shaun Hazlett ( sprints), Corey Fisher (200 and 400 meter ), Rich Balasa (sprints and long jump) and David MacKay (400 meters to mile).

ln addition. for the first time in school history. the track team nov. has a pole-vaulter, freshman James Gosser.

Among the other members of the men' team are sophomore William Wright (55 meters) and tran fer Reynold Williams (200 and 400 meters).

O'Hora also hopes that sophomore Miguel Williams (200 and 400 meters) will be able to join the team in January.

Although they are in need of more bodie , O'Hora al o sees a lot of talent in the women' indoor track team.

Led by enior captain Su an Buchholz, whose best events are the 200 and 400 meters. the women's team con ist of a mixture of freshmen and returnbounds and 8.3 point, per game during the three-day tournament.

Auderlonis led the Cavs in coring throughout the tournament with an average of 11.5 points per game. including a season-high 15 against Dominican. McTamney tallied a career-high 13 points in the ame game.

Women's Basketball

The Lady Cavs returned home from the Scotty Wood Tournament at Muhlenberg College with a 1-1 overall record.

After falling to Union College, 83-78. in the opener, the team rebounded wjth a 16-point victory over Wesleyan University by a score of 57-41.

Junior Melissa Posse was named to the all-tournament team after recording 49 points. 37 rebounds and J 9 field goals. Twenty-nine of her points and 24

ing members.

O'Hora expects quality performances from senior Nicole Volikas, first-year tudent Jen McGowan ( prints and long and triple jumps), cro -country PAC champion and first-year student Sabrina Smith (diranee), junior Michele McDevitt (800 to 1,500 meter ), first-year student Becky Jurich (800 to 1,500 meters) and first-year ·tudent Teresa Miliken ( hot put).

There are some key losse on

both the men·s and women's team.

The men lost John Coleman and Joe Uff due to transfers and the women lost Katherine Hecht (high jump) due to injury.

Although the indoor track team·· sea on schedule is not definite yet, the team will have its fir t opportunity to display their talent. and qualify for ECAC's this weekend at Swarthmore.

Members

of her rebound came against Umon, a she shot 76.0 percent (19-25) from the field.

Sophomore Jackie Pierangeli averaged 15.5 points a game and 4.5 a sists a game in the tournament. She scored a career-high 16 points and matched her career high in assist with eight as the team lost to Umon.

First-year tudent Gina Virelli made an impressive debut for the Lady Cav a she averaged 9.0 points per game. First-year tudent Lisa Reynolds was also impres ive, scoring 10 point against Union. She al o di hed out a team-high four assists against Wesleyan.

Men's JV Basketball

The Cavs tarted off their seaon with two consecutive road losses against Gloucester County College, 70-66 on Monday. Nov.

24 and the Community College of Philadelphia, 93-62, on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

Sophomore Tom Gorman avera 0 ed 14.0 points and tallied a team-high ix as ists in the lo ses. 12 of his points came in the road loss to Philadelphia Community, while he led the team wi.th 16 points against Gloucester.

First-year student Thomas Leonard cored 15 p01nts against Gloucester in a span of 1:06 as he sank five three-pointers to close a 20-point deficit to five.

Junior Ty Ross averaged 7.0 points per game in the week with eight coming against Philadelphia Community. Junior Roman • Gabriel averaged a team-high 10.0 rebounds per game. pulling down eight against Gloucester County.

photo by Stacey Caiazzo

of the men's indoor track team have been using the gym as a practice site.

Ladycavs1ooking··10···nn1K1rup· 1or··1ackorbench

by Jennifer Nespoli assistant features editor

The women's basketball team has only one goal ill mind: to win the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship.

They know that they are not the favorites to win the PAC this year, but according to their coach, Dan Welde, they should qualify for a spot among the top four teams. The main competition will come from Alvernia College, with Gwynedd-Mercy and Misericordia aJso adding some pressure.

"It's time to be ready," Welde said before their first game on Friday, Nov. 21. "It's time to step out and see what we·re made of." The team hopes to win their third championship in six years.

The team has lost many of their players through graduation and financial situations. With no seniors to provide leadership and support for their teammates, the pressure falls on junior Melissa Posse's shoulders.

Posse is a key player for the. team, as well as the only returning starter, and she understands her new role as team leader.

I have a lot of pressure on me to help the freshmen," Posse said. Welde has complete confidence in Posse. ''With her in the middle, it gives us a great deal of optimism for winning the PAC," he said. "She's the leader of the club."

Posse has scored over 1,000

points and 400 rebounds ill her two-year career here, averaging 10 to 20 rebounds per game. She will be looked upon to guide the other members of the team. especially the newer players.

"I think it will be hard at first;' Posse said, "but by the end of the season, as we get used to playing as a team, we'll be really good."

This is sophomore Jackie Pierangeli's second year with the team, and she. has experience to bring with her: She will also be relied upon to sh;rre her experience with the young~r players. Sophomore Erin Barney had some playing time last year. According to Welde, she needs to get more playing time under her belt this year, just .as the rest of the team does. Sophomore Andrea Muller is also a member of the team.

First-year students Gina VireJli, Lisa Reynolds and Marianne Zippi have joined the team. Welde is antici~dting that they will become the core for the future.

Besides being a young team, they are also a very small team. There are only seven players right now, which leaves only two to sit on the bench.

''We are looking for players for the second semester," "".elde said. "We will hopefully be getting an incoming transfer student from Montgomery County Community College. We're looking for anyone who is illterested."

In their first game on Friday

POSSE

Height: 6'0

Position: center Year: junior

Posse enters this year as the team captain and MVP. Posse already has 1,000 career points and is on pace to rebound 1,000. She will need to continue her recordbreaking pace for the Lady Cavs to win the PAC.

against Muhlenberg College, they fell early and were bebmd a,; much as 16 points at one time, but they fought back and lost by only five points. The final score was 83-78.

"The fact that we didn't quit in the first game gave us confidence for the second game," Welde said. They won the second game 58-40. Despite the lack of players, things are going well. The advantage to having a small team is that everyone gets playing time and everyone gets experience. ·'This is the happiest team I've ever had," Welde said. "We played hard this weekend and had fun. Everybody played."

Posse played well, scoring 29 points in the first game and 20 in the second game. Pierangeli stepped up in her search for points, according to Welde. She had 15 points in the first game and 17 in the second.

With so few players to spare, the team's strategy has to be cautious. "We would like to run the baJl, but we cannot do that with only seven players," Welde said. "We deliberately walk the bal1, keep the game slow and low scoring, and try to stay away from fouls."

The team is focused on winning the PAC. despite the disadvantages they are facing right now. They may not be the favorites, but Welde is okay with that. "Being the underdogs can work as an advantag~," he said.

1997-98LadyCavaliers BasketballSchedule

December

Andrea

Friday 5

Monday 8

January

College of Notre Dame lmmaculata College

Sunday 4 at Allentown College

Monday 5 Houghton College

Thursday 8 at Rowan University

Saturday 1O at Rutgers-Newark University

Wednesday 14 Beaver College

Saturday 17 College Misericordia

Monday 19 at Rosemont College

Wednesday 21 at Neumann College

Saturday 24 at Marywood University

Wednesday 28 Gwynedd-Mercy College

Saturday 31 Eastern College

February

Monday 2

Wednesday 4

Saturday 7

Monday 9

Wednesday 11

Saturday 14

at Alvernia College

Kings

at lmmaculata College 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 3p.m. 7p.m. 3p.m. 6p.m. 5p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. Sp.m. 7 p.m. 6p.m. 3p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 7p.m. 7 p.rn. PAC quarter, semi and championships TBA

MULLER

Height: 5'7

Position: guard/forward Year: sophomore

Muller continues to be a versatile threat for the Lady Cavs. This year she will have added pressure on her to contribute with the absence of Megan Dillon and Nichole Johnson.

Jackie PIERANGELI

Height: 5'2

Position: point guard Year: sophomore

Pierangeli is going to have to carry the load at the point guard position this year. With the limited bench, extra pressure will be placed on her to be the backcourt leader. Pierangeli must contribute with her outside shooting to alleviate pressure from Posse.

Welde'optimistic'aboutteam'schancestorseason

Despite the limited depth of his team, Lady Cavs basketball coach Dan Welde says that they have the potential to win the PAC.

by EricaMcGee assistant features editor

Imagine entering the basketball season with only nine players. Then, two of those players go out with injuries, leaving you with only seven.

Unfortunately, it is a situation that the women's basketball team his facing at this very moment.

Dan Welde. the head coach, still remains positive.

This positive attitude has kept Welde coaching at Cabrini for 11 straight years.

Welde is a 1983 graduate of Cabrini and has a BA in Business Administration.

During his 11 years here, he was also an assistant basketball coach at Harriton high school.

Coaching is not all Welde has been doing for 11 years. He has been married to his wife Eileen for all of those 11 years and together they care for their son, whom they adopted

from Ecuador. \\.'hen he is not at the gym worlcingon plays and instructing his players. he is a paint contractor.

According to Welde, he likes Cabrini because ''it is a nice setting for students to accomplish both academic and athletic goals."

Going into his 11th season at Cabrini his record stands at 176 wins and 82 loses.

According to Welde, the women's basketball team has the best player in the league in captainMelissa Posse.

His ultimate goal this year is to win the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, A goal the L~dy Cavs accomplished last year under the leadership of senior Megan Dillon, a 1,000-point scorer.

"We have a chance to win this year, and with our power it is certainly attainable," Welde said.

According to Welde, .his strategy is to keep the team working hard everyday. "Then things will fall into place." he said. With only seven players on the team,

LIU not too·smart in win over Evers

basketball history.

LIU proceeds to come out and score another 100 points to seal up the 179-64 victory.

Now, this is where I get lost. I grew up in the age of mercy rules.

LAURA CASAMENTO

In what may qualify as one of the more boneheaded moves in college basketball history, Medgar Evers (the school, not the guy) recently scheduled a game against Long Island University.

LIU entered this matchup as one of the top Division I schools in the nation. They repeatedly go to the NCAA tournament and usually have a good, if not great, record.

Medgar Evers, on the other hand, is a mediocre Division III school tbat normally does not do so well during their season.

I guess that Medgar Evers realized around halftime that they had made a huge mistake. At that point, the score was somewhere around 80-30.

Now here comes the second most boneheaded move of college

When I played midget-league softball back in the late '80s or so, we would go to our games, play for five innings,and leave when the other team had scored about 28 runs.

Do we now need to enforce a mercy rule for college basketball? The game's over when it reaches a difference of 90 points?

LIU probably doesn't realize it now, but they now will have to live with this victory for a long time.

They'll be seen as the buJlies of the NCAA. Beating up on the underdog. Messing with the downtrodden.

Every time they take the court, the other team will be looking to avenge the defeat of poor Medgar Evers. Crusading for justice for the little guy.

Does it matter how bad they beat LIU themselves?

•LauraCasamento is a sophomore majoringin English/communications. Sheis oneof Loquitur'ssportseditors

most coaches would feel that it seems to be an impossible goal.

To combat the lack of depth, the team is trying to recruit players for the second semester. "'Vl'eare hoping to recruit two players from Montgomery County Community College," Welde said.

According to Welde, even under the circumstances his team is happy because everyone has the opportunity to play. 'No one is getting down,'' be said.

However, he knows that until the team finds more recruits they must cross their fmgers and pray that no one gets hurt. An injury to any one of his players could mean an even bigger headache for the IJ -year veteran coach.

·'Find a way!" Welde tells his team. The women have three more games to get through untilthey pick up more players next semester.

Welde remains optimistic.

SENIORS and JUNIORS

Full-time and Part-time Day and Evening

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Have you been thinking about going to graduate school after you earn your bachelor's degree?

Are you certain that you want to attend graduate school although you haven't made decisions regarding a degree program or a college/university?

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Would you like some guidance in getting started with the graduate school application process including requesting catalogs, writing essays and obtaining references?

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Are you wondering if medical school or law school acceptance is a possibility? Join a group of students for an open discussion of these and other questions!

Workshop Topic: The Graduate School Option

Dates: Tuesday, December 2, 1997 Tuesday, December 9, 1997

Times: Place:

Daytime: Evening: 12:30 pm-1 :30 pm 6:00 pm-7:00 pm

The Rooymans Center, Room 7

WorkshopFacilitator:Doris

Sponsored by Cabrini Opportunities in Personalized Education (COPE/Act 101), Arthur E. Young, Ph.D., Director.

photo by Rich Schepis Women's basketball coach Dan Welde is hoping to have a successful season despite the limited depth of his team. The Lady Cavs currently have only two players on their bench.

Thursday, December 4, 1997

Norepercussionstofollowsoccerincident

College Misericordia has stated that they will not seek any action against Cabrini's men's soccer team after a fight between senior Paul Hollinger and Misericordia junior Michael Blasi.

by Laura Casamento sports editor

Despite rumors that College Misericordia plans to try tb disqualify the men's soccer team from next season's playoffs due to a fight involving players from both schools at a recent match, the school has not taken any actions against Cabrihl

Cabrini's Paul Hollinger, a senior, participated in a fight with Misericordia junior Michael Blasi during the overtime period of their playoff matchup on Wednesday, Nov. 5, which led many to speculate that action would be taken.

However, Cabrini Athletics Director John Dzik has stated that Misericordia has not taken any ac-

Noel said. "We were down with about three minutes to go, and I guess the pressure was getting to everybody."

Sports Information Director Rich Schepis was also at the game.

"I didn't see what stmted the fight" he said. "l saw Paul go after him and right away I thought, 'what did Blasi do?' Paul wouldn't go after anyone in overtime of a crucial game for no reason."

Witnesses said that after the fight, Blasi did not get up from the ground for about 10 minutes. "He was trying to go back into the game,'' Schepis said. "The coach told him to look straight into his eyes. and he couldn't. He really didn't have any idea where be was.

tion against the team at this point , , and does not plan to take any ac- I saw [Blasi] grab tioq in the future. Paul by the thvoat

qualified from next year's playoffs, Cabrini·s athletics director, John Dzik, said that will not happen.

and run at him. That's when

Witnesses to the fight reported , , that Hollinger bad gone up for a head ball when Blasi came up behind him and pulled him down, prompting Hollinger to throw a punch.

"I saw [Blasi] grab Paul by the throat and run at him," junior Wayne Brown said. "That's when Paul dropped him."

Goaltender Anthony Noel, a senior, was the first one to pull Hollinger away from Blasi. He said that he could not see what started the fight because there were too many people in his way. "I on1y saw Paul swing the kid around and punch him," he said.

"By that point of the game, everyone was really frustrated,"

-junior Wayne Brown

The next thing I knew, he was back laying down behind the bench."

Blasi was taken to a nearby hospital with a concussion. Hollinger and another Misericordia player who had jumped into the fight were issued red cards and ejected from the game.

Neither Blasi nor Hollinger would comment on the situation.

Despite rumors that Misericordia would try to have Cabrini dis-

"They cannot suspend the team," Dzik said. ''NCAA rules are very clear on that.''

NCAA soccer rules state that if a player is ejected from a game, he must sit out the next game. If the player is ejected in two games, he is suspended for the rest of the season.

Hollinger could not be suspended due to the fact that he is a senior and was playing in the final game of the season.

"It was the last game of Paul's career," Dzik said. "He was ejected from the game. That is the on1y action they can possibly take. Had he been a junior, he would have sat out the first game next season, but, he's graduating.''

Sources have speculated that Hollinger was left off of the allconference team due to his role in the fight. He was given an all-conference honorable mention last year.

According to Dzik, Misericordia does not want any form of action taken against the team.

"Misericordia wrote me a letter stating that they were unhappy with the actions of Paul Hollinger,·· Dzik said. "But they did not give me any indication that they were going to do anything about it.

"We have a very good, competitive relationship with Misericordia. Neither of us is willing to sacrifice that relationship and cause bad feelings between the schools."

Misericordia's athletic director was unavailable for comment.

Paul dropped him.

photo by Stacey Caiazzo Sen;or Paul Hollinger, seen here in a recent game against GwyneddMercy, is in the middle of a dispute between Cabrini and College Misericordia.