MOTHER URSULA AWARD
Many students consider it F t to be the m~st presti~ious ea or award a semor can wm, The Mother Ursula Award,
h d . & d. • a cas awar given 1or outstan mg service to __ the college, as well as academic achievement. This year's winner was Lisa Mininno.
The statements made by two of the vice presidents raises questions about the use of student «!-bfees. Both vice-presidents said all lab fees go into a general fund to be used by all departments, students and faculty, which means students are not directly paying for their lab.
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Lab fees-these extra charges added to some courses-raise a lot of questions. Students are asking why some courses have a fee and faculty want to know where the money goes. Answers from the two vice presidents responsible for the fees yield varying answers.
It is the understanding of the Provost and Academic Dean Dr. Thomas Boeke that all of th~ lab fees go into a general fund. In other words, the money goes into one big pot of money that all the college revenue goes into. When a department needs money, all the professor needs to do is put in a proposal for the money that it needs. A department's operating budget is not related to lab fees collected.
According to Steven Lightcap, vice president for finance and administration, the lab fee budget works exactly the same.
Lightcap said he hopes the amount of money that is brought in is the same as the amount of money the department gets. Sometimes. Lightcap said, the amount ·is more, sometimes less.
According to Boeke the college business office is the office that set the lab fee amount.
Lightcap disagreed.
Courses such as biology, chemistry, psychology and computer information science charge lab fees as high as $70 to utilize a laboratory room. Sometimes classes that do not use a lab facility are charged a fee. This is the situation students in psychology department chair Dr. Anthony Tomasco's neurops ychology and behavior modification classes. Students in this class were paying a $70 la_bfee and not using any labs.
According to the Lightcap, these courses at one ·point used a specific experiment that needed a fee. When the class stopped using the experiment, they continued to be charged a lab fee.
"It is possible that certain fees may have slipped through the cracks and continue to be charged and there may be no logical reason," Lightcap said.
After a complaint from senior Felicia Miccoli, psycq.ology major, and a proposal written by Tomasco, the fee was finally dropped.The students will have their accounts credited next semester, according to Lightcap.
Boeke said he has no knowledge of how the lab fees are determined. Sometimes it is necessary to have students
point out certain mistakes the college missed in order to get things done, Lightcap said. academic area."
"In my experience, lab fees are not just created out of thin air. Usually there is a very sound rational for the creation of that," Lightcap said.
Lightcap said, 'The way the budget works is each department in the college is responsible for maintaining their operating budget and requesting amounts that are appropriate to what it takes to run a department and it all goes through the budget process that occurs in the spring of every ye<lt. Any request to address these issues would come from the
Anne Kruse, biology department chair, said she has never been asked to write up a proposal for her department. Every year Kruse is given a certain amount of money for lab supplies, repairs and services. The amount of money her department is bringing in from lab fees each year does not equal the amount of money she receives.
"[The college is] collecting much more than the departments are getting," Kruse said.
"It takes a certain amount of money to run a college," Boeke said.
Why should student government officers get paid a dime of student money? Shouldn't they volunteer selflessly out of love for their schools? -
At colleges and universities with multi-million-dollar student government budgets, as well as those like Cabrini, whose budget is limited, many elected officials put in 40-hour weeks. so they deserve to be compensated, right?
According to research conducted by the Student Leader magazine. most student government associations with $10,000 budgets cannot afford to pay officers much of anything.
But, leaders at schnols with student government budgets as high as $23 million typically get minimum wage, plus plenty of perks.
These perks include things such as full tuition wavers, free room and board, salaries, special parking privileges, laptop computers, hours toward work study or grants
and early registration.
Should the student government association be viewed differently than any other student organization, and, if so, on what grounds?
Shaun Hazlett, Cabrini's freshman class president, said, "I believe that it depends on how many hours a person dedicates to his or her position. A person that puts in 40 plus hours a week clearly de• serves some type of compensation. Cabrini would never give anyone free room and board for being on SGA, but they could give its officers work grant or work study hours because it does take up a lot of time."
While offering some type of pay or compensation to elected officers can be controversial, rarely are scholarships for athletes or scholars criticized as fervently.
Erin Lindell, sophomore class president, said, "I know many of the athletes here at Cabrini are receiving some type of compensation through special grants.
''I don't understand why they are eompetisated for their abilities
and we're not. I knew that this would be a lot of work when I ran for office, but not this much. There aren't any specific guidelines that say how many hours are typically put into this position per week," Lindell said.
At some colleges. many students enter school having earned academic scholarships that have allowed them to be financially independent.
If schools have high academic standards. should student leaders receive extra perks or salaries at those schools?
Andrew Vrrtue, sophomore class senator, said, "I can understand if people receive some incentives for putting a lot of time into their work. If people are working 40 hours per week on SGA, playing a sport, attending classes as a full-time student and are working another job, then they should receive sometlring because 40 hours is a lot of time to de<licate with such a hectic schedule. The only legitimate reason that I can think of for not receiving perks is if a,per-
son already was receiving full tuition or they were doing a horrible job in office."
In a survey conducted by the Student Leader magazine, the most common type of compensation among public colleges and universities surveyed is a bi-weekly salary, which 60 percent offer.
While 23 percent of private schools offer tuition remission or scholarships, another 17 percent pay salarie_s.Community colleges typically offer tuition wavers.
Schools that have typically bad trouble in getting students to even run for office have come up with innovative incentives. Many who participate in running for office receive one credit for the semester.
Some student governments have developed intricate ways to fund payments rather than taking the money from student activity fees.
At Penn State University, tl1e student government association raises the funds for its own salaries by selling credit cards, which sells amounts.to about $45,000 in sales.
Two vice presidents and the treasurer each earn approximate! y $4,000 annually and get upgraded parking passes.
What if this type of incentive was offered at Cabrini? How many people would run for office if a totally free and ideal parking spot and a salary was offered for elected officials?
Mike Bonnes, a first-year student, said, "I would run for office if this school was willing to pay me $4,000. I think anyone would, but that would cause a big problem for the school. Many incompetent people would be elected and then nothing would be accomplished.
According to a survey of colleges and universities throughout the country, respondents agree that compensation should be dependent on attaining a minimal level of performance.
Abuses of power can be detrimental to a school and will force student governments to disband. If that were to occur at Cabrini, then everyone would really be complaining that there is nothing.tp do.
"It is possible that certain fees may have slipped through the cracks and continue to be charged r'nd there may be no logical reason. "
-Stephen Lightcap Vice President for Finance and Administration
Next semester many of the senior education majors will be trading places with teachers.
No longer will they be studying in the classroom, but actually student teaching at various schools in the area.
Andrew Litavec is a professor in the education department. ,He is also an adviser to many education majors.
According to Litavec, then education majors enter the classroom environment in their sophomore year, it makes the classes they take in the education field more meaningful.
Litavec feels education majors are ready to begin student teaching in their second semester senior year.
This is so they can apply the experience they gained into practice.
"The education department ' tries its be-stto provide a variety of schools so that the education majors see a variety of educational settings,'' Litavec said.
As a junior, an education major has seen many classroom environments. • According to Litavec, this is done so when it comes time for an education major to student teach, they can select the classroom setting the most challenging for them. ,
"The department is very fortunate in the schools that the education majors gain experience from. The students get excellent training from these schools," Litavec said.
Juniors Debbie Greco and Dorina Rossi both feel the education department here prepares them very well for a teaching career.
Though both of them will nq_tbegin to student teach until
next year, they feel by the time they are second semester se~ niors, they will be ready to teach in the classroom.
"It is really good how early education majors are put out into the field. Other colleges do not go out into the field that early. This gives us an advantage over other education majors -at other colleges," Greco said.
"The education division is excellent here. All the teachers are very approachable, especially Mr. Litavec, Dr. Rush and Dr. Middleton," Rossi said.
The student teaching process is 15 weeks long. After seven weeks of student teaching there is a one week break.
After the break, there are seven more weeks in· the program, according to Litavec.
Many education majors select two different grade levels
to do their student teaching on.
According to Litavec, they usually choose a primary grade level, grades first through third, in the first seven weeks.
In the second half, they usually move on to an intermediate grade level, grades fourth
through sixth.
"This experience gives them an edge in the job market. This is because they have experience in both primary and intermediate grade levels," Litavec said.
by Julie Shallis assistant news editor
Take a look around campus. The almost-complete SPARC building is adding a whole new look to what used to be a parking lot and woods. Then there is the excitement of the new apartment complex. And at last there is the sparkle of Founder's Hall.
But, if you walk across the tiny street from Founder's Hall, you are face-to-face with the Holy Spirit Library. Has it been forgotten about?
Dr. Bobbi Jacquet, acting library director, is hoping for some physical changes as well as new electronic sources. The look of the library is not as up to date with the rest of the college.
All college and university libraries must meet certain standards and requirements.The library here is periodically reviewed.
These requirements include having a certain number of volumes per student and faculty members. The library must also support the education is provid•ing.
According to Jacquet, Cabrini has a lot of education majors, so the library must supply and carry the sources these students will need.The library meets all of these requirements.
As far as electronics, the library has a strong print collection and other search engines, but the library is still looking to improve in this area.
"Our ERIC reference is superb. 'But we want to concentrate more on electronical engines," Jacquet said.
According to Jacquet, the Internet is also a good source for students to use. Although there is a lot of information on it. a good amount of it is false. It is a place . where anyone can put information for other people to view.
According to Jacquet, the library is teaching 'the faculty as well as the students how to properly use the Internet and how to catch the false information as it appears.
So, if the library has the sources they need with the exception of some electronical sources, then why not make the library more appealing to .stu-
dents? Some might be turned away by its physical look.
"The complaints that we hear are the library is tired looking. it's not fresh, the furniture is old and,it is small," Jacquet said.
Jacquet also said instead of the library spending their money on new furniture and paint, they have been putting it into the print collection, which is more profitable to the students at the college.
Is there any hope for future construction for the Holy Spirit Library?
"We've been asking that same question."
So there is hope, but Jacquet said there has been no official written document about it, although there has been talk.
Jacquet has not been acting library director for very long and is still figuring out and learning how to get on the list of the reconstruction phase like all the other buildings have accomplished.
"I am very hopeful the library will come into the people's minds and closer to top priority," Jacquet said.
Students are feeling the same way. It is not so much what is missing, but the size and the look.
Sophomore Kristine Woodruff said, "As a commuter I use the library near my home more often. But when I do use Cabrini's library, I am usually able to get the.,i.nformation for
whatever it is I am doing. It is rather small, though, so I only use it when my library does not have what I need."
The library has most of the sources the students need, so now they have to focus on making the Iibrary look up to date to fit in with the rest of the college.
Throughout every ports season, fans anxiously watch games praying that their team will become victorious.
Many times the thrill of the game comes not merely from Jove of the sport, but from hopes of winning the betting pool.
There po ·es a great distance between the innocent fun of belting a few dollars on a game and becoming immersed within the walls of a casino.
Between this distance there ex:i t the threat of entering a dangerous cycle that hook you and refuses to let you go.
Cabrini students rarely reach the point of becoming a compulsive player in the casino rea1m.
Most view the casinos as an experience that awaits them when they become 21 years old.
Sophomore Kerri Patterson said he would go when she turns 21 years old.
"It seems exciting. I wouldn't get hooked. 1 just want to go once and see what ifs like," she said.
Junior Amanda Seeds share a
similar opinion. She aid, ·'My friends and I always talk about going to a casino. I'd go just for fun and excitement. I wouldn't get hooked because I work hard for the money l earn."
Senior Ted Smith has been to casinos. "People get hooked because they think they can win. Once you win one time, you'll think that you'll win every time," Smith said.
Everyone wishes to go once just for the experience, but they seem unaware of the marketing techniques that casino use.
Databases and djrect mail maintain the interest of new players and never let the regular players forget that the casino is within their reach.
Dr. Cynthia Halpern, associate professor of Spanish, shows great concern for the casino ituation becau ·e of the enormou, negatiye impact that, she feels, casinos can th.rust upon individuals and families.
"It can be a very dangerous lure for those who can't resi t. It becomes an illness like many other social diseases. It doesn't neces arily impact one person. It impacts an entire family and the
children suffer.
''I look at Atlantic City and to me it's a bad thing. Many are pulled rn and suffer from it. Some people have a propensity to gamble and go to casino We taught humanity this behavior and we allow it," Halpern said.
Cabrini tudent may be unaware of the effective technology used by casinos. However, there are invasive technique that casinos use to trap the compulsive gambler or create a compulsive player.
An article in Time magazine entitled "How Casinos Hook You" reports on the various techniques that casinos pre ently u e to reel in and maintain the compulsive players.
Sharon Willman, stopped going to the Station Casino in St. Loui . "She lost so much money at Station Casino that to protect her ·elf, she arranged to be legally barred from entering the riverboat and taken off jts mailing list." according to S.C. Gwynne of Time.
The casino, however, did not falter. They continued and still continue to end her constant o-
licitations and invitations, even though it is breaking the law on the part of the casino.
A member of the management at Station Casino told her the computerized database would not, for some unknown rea. on, allow her name to be removed from the lists.
Is thi a fact or another ploy • in the high-tech marketing of the casino world?
While casinos claim they utilize these techniques of directmail. computerized databa e • "frequent gambler'' credit cards and slot cards to gain only new customer· in the competitive industry, they are receiving sneers for targeting compul ive gamblers.
Time interviewed Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., president of the American Gaming Association. He said, "No, we do not try to target compulsive players so we can take all their money. We are in a very competitive busioe s. The entertainment dollar is highly conte ted, but if someone joins a slot club who happens to be a compul 'ive, does that mean we can't advertise?"
Also according to
Fahrenkopf, 95 percent of people in the country have no problem with gambling. Statistics show the other side proving that five percent to six percent of the overa11 population are problem gamblers and they are spending 30 percent to 40 percent of the money.
For compulsive gamblers, the casinos are an addiction and it is difficult to top. At thi point. the invasive marketing plays a mo t integral role in keeping them at casinos.
Casinos make it their priority to know all they can about their customers and learn how to specifically target them.
If the natural attraction of casinos is not enough to reel you in, the ca ino find a way to target you.
Whether you walk into a ca ino as a first-time player wishing to gain the experience of it aU, or you are a regular compulsive _player, you can be ure the casinos know who you are and how to target you.
The sophisticated technology of today bas brought casinos to a new height of marketing that hook individua1s into playing.
The Internet has just about taken over New York City. Cabrini, too, is faced with thi vast amount of information.
New York, being such a large metropolitan area is obviously affected by the fast-growing wealth of knowledge that the Internet offers. But, bow does a small Catholic coJ!ege like Cabrini fit into this technological picture?
E-mail now replaces longdi tance telephone caJ!s and the Internet is the substitute for the library for many college tudent Information for projects and research papers done via the Internet has proven to be much quicker than the traditional u e of the card catalogue and then
wandering aimlessly throughout the library to locate books and journals.
The Internet is all accessible at a single computer terminal.
Pushing a few buttons can get hundreds or thousands of "hits.''
A hit is a site that matches what a person type in to find. Nearly any ubject or topic can be found using search engines.
Advertising in New York City has been taken over by the Internet.
Benjamin Colas, a 24-yearold adverti ing executive, recently helped create a new home page on the Internet's World Wide Web for Tide detergent from hi 13th-floor office at Saatachi & Saatachi Advertising Worldwide in Manhattan.
Why New York you ask?
"People ask us why we set up shop in New York," Mark Jacob-
son. a founder of Small World Software in Manhattan, said.
"The an wer beyond the fact that we love living here and this is where the talent is, is that this is where the clients are,'' Jacobson said.
New York is where the talent and clients are. but Cabrini is al o in on the Internet hype.
Computer with Internet acces can be found on the lower level of Founder's Hall in both the Education MAC lab and in the Academic Computing Lab. A cla room for all computer clas es is located ju t aero the hall from the general use lab. In thi lab, Windows '95 and Office '97 can be found. If you go into the Widener Center Newsroom. Macintosh computers can be found.
The Holy Spirit Library has a computerized card catalogue.
otherwise known as the cavalogue. Other computers in the library are dedicated solely to the Internet and there is also a computer for education majors, one for psychology majors and one for reading the Philadelphia Inquirer on-line. The Internet is part of all of these systems.
With all of the information
that i becoming available we need to keep up with the latest trends.
Cabrini is hooked up to the Internet on a much smaller scale than New York City, but it i on its way towards being a technologically advanced as NYC.
During the weeks of Dec. 12-25
FRIDAY ::J Pass/fail
The last day to declare pass/fail in a class is Friday, Dec. 12.· Go to the registrar for more infor- • mation.
O Last day of class
MONDAY o Reading Day
TUESDAY O Finals Begin
Finals begin on Tuesday, Dec. 16 and run thru Saturday, Dec. 20.SATURDAY o Dorms close
Everyone must be out of their rooms on Saturday, Dec. 20, by 7p.m.
TUESDAY begins
The festival of light begins Dec. 23. It begins at sundown.
THURSDAY O Christmas Day
Holidays, Loquitur
Last Week in-the World of News
FDA approves irradiation of meat
The Food and Drug Administration gave its approval on the irradiation of meat. This process would kill microorganisms that can cause disease.
The process was approved on Dec. 2. The FDA had been studying the irradiation of meat for the past three years. The FDA concluded that this method kills microorganisms, but is safe for the consumption of meat. After the meat goes through the irradiation process there is no trace of radioactivity found in the meat.
012/4
Treaty signed_ banning production and use oflandmines
A treaty was signed banning the production and use of landmines.
A ceremony was geld in Ottawa, Canada to start efforts to eliminate landmines. Canada, Norway and South Africa were among the first to sign the treaty.
The United States, Russia and
China did not sign their names on this treaty. The United States did not sign because they have troops i~ South Korea .Landmines are used there to prevent a possible invasion from communist North Korea.
012/4
Robotic camera tested on space shuttle
A robotic camera was tested on the space shuttle Columbia. The camera will be used to help build an international space station. The camera had a successful test run on Dec.3.
The camera was able to produce clear pictures back to NASA. The camera, which is the size of a beach ball, was able to film the space shuttle from nose to back tail. The camera will be used to check the _ outer fringes of the soon-to-bebuilt international space station. By having this camera available, the number of space walks needed to build the space station would be greatly reduced.
Ql2/5
France sets U.S. fugitive free
A French judge refused to send
Ira Einhorn back to the United States.Einhorn was convicted of murder in the United States, Einhorn cannot be sent back to the United States because of differences in the U.S. and French law. Einhorn walked out of a French courtroom on Dee. 4 as a free man.
012/5
Woman found guilty for her miscarriage
A 27-year-old woman who did drugs during her pregnancy that resulted in a miscarriage was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter of her fetus. South Carolina is the only state where viable fetuses are considered to be people. A viable fetus is one that can survive outside of the mother's womb.
The appellate court ruled her. miscarriage was a result of her abuse of drugs during her pregnancy. The woman's attorney has not yeJ decided whether to appeal to the supreme court.
012/5
Crack down on tobacco advertising in Europe
The European Union voted to ban most tobacco advertising with-
in the next four years. Cigarette makers have a deadline of Oct. 2006 to end their sponsorship of European professional sporting events.
This vote displays the increasing pressure against the tobacco industry around the world. Starting next October, the 15 nations that make up the European Union will have three years to activate the ban on tobacco advertisers, except at stores that sell cigarettes.
012/7
PJanecrash in Russia
A Russian military cargo plane crashed into pieces after take off. The plane smashed into a fivestory apartment building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Dec. 6. The crash killed as many as 23 members of the crew and 150 on the ground. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
012/7
Major flooding in California
The season's first storm by El Nino hit southern California. Due to major flooding on Dec. 6, homes had to be evacuated and two major highways·were closed.
Skillalongwithnetworkingleadsto betterjobs
These ideas were elaborated by the panel of Cabrini graduates who spoke as career development speakers on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
Mark Murray is the producer and director of Channel 7 in Lower Merion Township. Kim Marshall is the Account Executive/Sales for Timmons and Hessler, an industrial advertising corporation. Shelia Brady is the coITlp).unicationscoor-
• dinator for Suburban Cable and Rita Celuoci is the news editor for then Times Herald in Norristown.
This panel has experienced diversity in the span of their careers and gained great kno~ledge. They offered advice on how to achieve a
professional career and how to improve yourself in the process.
In the view of these professionals, the skill of diversity proves to be a most valuable benefit. According to Murray, it is far more valuable to an employer if you have more than one skill. Celucci agrees. She believes that partaking in variety of courses at college can truly help you to understand more topics, particularly in the field of journalism.
The freedom and advantage of not being restricted to one skill or expertise can immensely benefit yourself as an employee and the employer according to the panel. An equally as important skill to master in pursue of a career is networking, asviewed by the panel.
The informed group focused on internships as an excellent avenue to network. Once you have obtained a job, you will undoubtedly meet new people. Through them
you will become aware of other job opportunities available and establish a process of meeting person upon person, according to the panel.
An essential factor in making contacts that many tend to ignore or the thought simply does not cross your mind is that of sending thank you notes, according to Murray.
Murray insists that as you set off in hopes of beginning your career
E-mailus.
you should send thank you notes when any individual has taken the time to talk to you or help you. Murray said that he sees tons of resumes daily and he remembers those individuals that send him thank you notes.
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Somewhere between chicken and cheesecake, Lisa Mininno made a discovery. Her classmates really appreciated her.
"I never thought that anyone noticed what I do," she said after win·ning the Mother Ursula award, which is thought of to students as the most coveted award seniors can win, "but I guess this proves that they do."
had been awaiting for four years, she spent the night in nervousness. She walked into the mansion dining room at 6:30 that night, and the first thing she saw was her name on a list It was next to two other names - the other nominees for the Mother Ursula Award,a cash award that is presented to one graduating senior each year for their outstanding service to the school and academic achievement Christopher Schmid and Ruth Levine were the other nominees.
only freshman. Now she is the longest-standing member of SGA.
But her involvement did not stop at SGA. Next came CAP board, Kappa Sigma Omega. orientation counseling and co-facilitating. The communications major has even dabbled in radio and reported for UX]_uitur.
"I'm involved in one thing and it leads to another " Mininno said. "I have to do i,omething to keep me busy or I'll go crazy."
After the cheese cake dessert, Martha Dale, director of alumni affairs, came up to the lectern in the mansion dining room and asked for everyone's attention. Mother Ursula was next to her, ready to read the name of the winner aloud.
Mininno, here with Ho/Jie Havens and Felicia Mic- coli, has been apart of SGA since her freshman year. She is happy to see how it has progressed in the four years.
She sits on planning committees for family weekend, the formals, the 40th anniversary celebration and is an Alumni Association class agent. She has also won the Charles A. Mastronardi Service Award.
She is the person behind the scenes. Students attend her parties, sample the food she chooses, dance to the music she picks out and never really think about how much of a hand she has in their enjoyment. It is a hard job to please everyone, but Mininno tries.
"I like to be with people and help peopJe," Mininno said. ''Planning a party and meeting people those are things I love to do ,and it's my job."
(above) Even though Lisa lives on campus she still gets to see her mother everyday. Lisa's mother works in the food court. (below)
It was an anxious night for Mininno on Nov. 21 while the votes were cast and counted. She didn't taste much of the chicken or the vegetables or the salad She could~ n't enjoy herself quite as much as she thought she would. Though it was her senior dinner, the one she
Mininno has always been involved with organizations. When she first came to Cabrini she wanted to make friends, so she became interested in the Student Government Association. At the time, SGA was being restructured, and she was invited to be involved She was; the
The voting for the award is unlike any other award given at Cabrini. Seniors nominate a fellow classmate when they call to RSVP for the senior dinner. Dale collects the nominees and narrows it down to three people. No one, not even the nominees themselves, find out who the finalists are until they arrive at the dinner.
Once at the dinner, a brief biography is given about each of the finalists, then seniors vote before dessert.
After a few seconds of hesitation, Dale and Mother Ursula read the name off the card, and Mininno became the 1998 recipient of the Mother Ursula award.
"I was really surprised," she said. '1just started crying."
Luckily ,senior Hollie Havens was on hand with her cell phone so that Mininno could call her parents and tell them the news.
The whole night was unexpected for Mininno. She was happy to win the award, but she feels that there are so many others who also deserve recognition. "There's a lot of people who do service and who give a lot. How can you narrow it down?" she said.
Mininno works in the public relations events coorainating office.
People have often asked her if she enjoys attending the events that she plans. They expect that the stress of planning would be too much for her to have a good time. But Mininno does enjoy the events she coordinates. She enjoys seeing the fruits of her labor, especially at events like the formal and family weekend '1 see all the activities going on around me and know that I was a part of that," she said.
In her rare spare time, she likes to spend time with her family and shop, or just do nothing. She also loves to meet people. At her intern at the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau where she interns, she gets to do everything she loves _ - planning parties and arranging events.
'There is so much opportunity here," she said, when asked to reflect on her past four years at Cabrini. "Something is always going on and it is easy to get involved.
What she vvillmiss most when she graduates is the constant activity. She wants others to get as much out of Cabrini as she did. "This is a really great place where you can gain a lot of e!perience," she said.
Many motion picture companies postpone the release date of their blockbusters until the Christmas holidays to cash in at the box office, while the masses are on vacation. This year is not any different. There are over 44 major movie releases between Dec. IO and Jan. 3Qand here they are.
Release date: Dec. 10
Amistad
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matthew Mc Conaughey and Anthony Hopkins
Dec. 12
For Richer or Poorer
Starring: Tim Allen and Kristie Alley
Scream 2
Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and Jada Pinkett
Deconstructing Harry
Starring: Woody Allen, Kristie Alley, Bob Balaban, Billy Crystal and Robin Williams
Dec. 17
The Apostle Starring: Robert Duvall and Farrah Fawcett
Will It Snow For Christmas
Starring: Dominique
Reynond and Daniel Duval
Dec. 19
Full Speed
Starring: Romain Auger,
Mezziane Bardadi
Home Alone 3
Starring: Alex D. Linz, Kevin Kilner and Olek Krupa
The Mighty Starring: Sharon Stone, Kieran Culkin and Elden Ratliff
Mouse Hunt
Starring: Nathan Lane, Christopher Walken and Vicki Lewis
Titanic
Starring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo Di Capri() and Billy Zane
Tomorrow Never Dies
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce and Teri Hatcher
Dec. 23
As Good as It Gets
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Cuba Gooding Jr.
•Dec. 25
An American Werewolf in Paris
Starring: Julie Delpy and Tom Everett
The Big Lebowski
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Julianne Moore
The Education of Little Tree
Starring: James Cornwell and Tantoo Cardinal
Jackie Brown
Starring: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro and Bridget Fonda •
Kundun
Starring: Tenzin Thuthob
Tsarong and Gynne Tethong
Mr.Magoo
Starring: Leslie Nielson and Kelly Lynch
The Postman
Starring: Kevin Costner, Will Patton and Larenz Tate
The Winter Guest
Starring: Phyllida Law and Emma Thompson
Dec. 26
Afterglow
Starring: Julie Christie, Nick Nolte and Lara Flynn Boyle
The Horse Whisperer
Starring: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas and Sam Neill
Ma Vie En Rose
Starring: Georges Du Fresne, Michele Laroque and Jean-Philippe Ecoffey
Wag The Dog
Starring: James Belushi, Robert De Niro, Kirsten Dunst, Woody Harrelson, Anne Heche and Dustin Hoffman
Dec. 31
Great Expectations
Starring: Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow
Hell's Kitchen
Starring:Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson
Oscar and.Lucinda
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett
Jan. 1
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
Starring: Loni Anderson and Hulk Hogan
Gilligan's Island: The Movie
Starring: Jamie Kennedy and Brian Dennehy
Men of Means
Starring: Kaela Dobkin and Reymond Serra
Vermin
Starring: Shannon Bennet, Peter Dryden and Merle Nicks
Jan.9
Dark Empire
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland,
William Hurt and Jennifer Connelly
Full Speed
Starring: Romain Auger and Meiziane Bardadi
Senseless
Starring: Marlon Wayans, David Spade, Rip Tom and Patrick Ewing
Firestorm
Starring: Suzy Amis, William Forsythe, Scott Glenn and Howie Long
Yatgo Ho Yan
Starring: Jackie Chao
Jan. 16
Fallen
Starring: Denzel Washington, Donald Sutherland, John Goodman and Embeth
Davidtz
Desperate Measures
Starring: Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia and Marcia Gay Harden
Half Baked
Starring: Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia and Marcia Gay Harden
Hard Rain
Starring: Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, Minnie Driver, Randy Quaid and Edward Asner
Shooting Fish
Starring: Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend, Kate Beckinsale and Nickolas Grace
The Magic Hour
Starring: Stockard Channing, Giancarlo Esposito, James Garner, Gene Hackman, Paul Newman, Susan Sarandan and Reese Witherspoon
Two Girls And A Guy
Starring: Heather Graham, Robert Downey Jr., Natasha Gregson Wagner and Morgan Freeman. •
by Shannon Downs assistant perspectives editor
There was a joyful noise resounding from the Bruckmann Chapel at the annual winter choral concert. The concert included guest inger Richard Keys, food court night manager, who stole the show.
After months of work under the instruction of Dr. Adeline Bethany,, fine arts department chair, the Cabrini Community Choir displayed their talents with drumming accompanist, first-year student David Toia, at the concert Sonday, Dec. 7.
The chapel was full from the front to the back with students, faculty, staff and community members who came to share in the Christmas spirit.
The whole place was echoing with familiar Christmas carols, such as "The First Noel," "Ob Come All Ye Faithful," "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night," just to name a few.
The concert lasted well over an hour as the chorus kept the audience enthralled.
The highlight of the concert belonged to Keys. He performed a s-olo of "The Holy City.''
After the performance, he was given a standing ovation and loud cries as he bowed in his white suit.
"I wanted to find a hole to crawl in at that point,'' Keys said. He did not expect uch a re. ponse to his performance.
Thursday, Dec. 11
In regards to the whole concert Keys said, "It was beautiful and well organized. Dr. Bethany, her accompanist, Toia and the whole chorus performed extremely well. I was happy to be a part of it."
Students were shocked to realize that Keys had such a talent.
Bethany helped him bring it out to the community. "The concert helped me rethink about the possibility of having a career in singing," Keys said.
Bethany's work is not done for the year yet. Bethany's next project will be the spring concert, which will take place late in the coming semester. The date and time will be available when the time approaches.
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A Christmas Story, TNT, 12 a.m.
Elmo Saves Christmas, WHYY, 2:30 p.m.
Yes, Virginia There Is a Santa Claus. FAM. 5 p.m. White Christmas, FAM, 5:30p.m.
Christmas in Rockefeller Center, WNBC, 7 p.m.
Santa Claus: The Movie, WPHL. 8p.m
Friday, Dec. 12
Emeril's Creole Christmas, FOOD, 12 a.m.
Elmo Saves Christmas, WHYY,7 a.m
Christmas Toy. NIK.1 p.m.
A Very Brady Christmas, WMGM,4 p.m.
Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas, NIK, 4 p.m.
Santa's First Christmas, FAM, 4:30 p.m
Jolly Old St. Nicholas. FAM. 5:30 p.m.
Night Before Christmas, FAM, 6 p.m.
Frosty the Snowman. KYW, 8 p.m
Holiday Greetings from the Ed Sullivan Show, FAM. 8 p.m.
Miracle of 34th Street, WPIX, 8 p.m.
Frosty Returns, WCBS. 8:30 p.m.
Story of Santa Claus, KYW. 9 p.m.
Kathie Lee: We Need A Little Christmas, l 0 p.m.
Perry Como's Christma in Au tria, FAM, 10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale, HBO, 8 a.m.
Elmo Saves Christmas, WHYY. 8:55 a.m.
Year Without A Santa Claus, DIS. 10:25 a.m.
Ernest Saves Christmas, DJS, I 1:20 a.m.
'Twar the Night Before Christmas. FAM, 6 p.m.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Special Edition, TNT, 8 p.m
Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf. WPVl, 8 p.rn.
The Christmas List. FAM, 8 p.m.
Santa vs. the Snowman, WPVL 8:30 p.m.
Christmas Concert of Hope. KYW. 9 p.m.
Christmas Miracles, WPVI, 9 p.m.
Ms. Scrooge, USA, IOp.m.
Opry Christmas Past, TNN. IO p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 14
Family Circus Christmas. DIS. 10 a.m.
A Smokey Mountain Christmas, USA. 4 p.m.
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The editorials, viewpoints,opinions and letters to the editor published in Loquitur are the views of the student editorial board and the individual writers, not the entire student body or the faculty and administration.
Paying a special fee, whether it be ap~king fee, a general fee or even a lab fee, would likely indicate that a special service would be a result of it. However, 'it is quite unclear as to how the money from each fee is allocated to the particular departments. Does the parking fee result in a guaranteed parking spot? That could be debatable if you see the cars circling the parking lot at 9:30 in the morning.
The fee actually goes is into a general fund where money is distributed to each department. However, questions arise about whether or not a department's budget is related to the amount of revenue each department brings in through lab fees. For example, there is a $70 lab fee for ClS courses, _ while the communications classes requiring computers have only a $30 lab fee. Both use computers, but one fee costs more than another. Do the CIS courses receive a bigger benefit from the lab because there is a larger fee involved? The answer is unclear.
Look at the following example: the average freshman class is 350, which has increased from previous years, and since they are required to take two science courses that would be $140 put into the fund for each student. One hundred and forty dollars multiplied by 350 students would yield $49,000. "We would l~ve to have all that money. We do not get that much," Anne Kruse, biology department chair, said.
So the next question would be where do the fees actually go? The business office hopes the revenue received from the fees is the same as the amount of money the department gets. If this were the case, then the large revenue, for example the $49,000 from the science lab fee, would most likely yield state-of-the-art equipment and services. However, all of the faculty interviewed deny that there is any connection between the fees collected and the changes in the size of their budget.
The college apparently needs to rethink the way fees are defined, whether they are academic or general. The college is roughly 20 percent bigger than last year, but the budgets of each department have not changed that much. Bargaining for money by each department from the fund seems to be the only way to get the special services the fees are supposed to provide.
Are fees just an annoyance or are they carefully thought out year to year in order to benefit the students and the classes they are taking? Until the administration figures that out, the students and faculty are left with even more questions,
There are certain things I want out of life. I want a good education, which I am in the midst of getting. I want to live comfortably in the career of my choice. I want to be happy with the choices I make. But, most of all, I want to be healthy, healthy on the inside and on the out.
Health is important to me. not only because I want to live a long life, but also because it is a challenge for me to pursue. Unlike some people, who may have been trained at a young age to be healthy, I was not. I did not join a dance studio or participate in a variety of sports. I basically tried to play softball for a while, but playing third base, required throwing the ball all the way to first once in a while, and let's just ay that was not one of my strong points. Then there was cheerleading, but that really did not require much physical activity, at least for me anyway.
I was never an obese adolescent, but I always felt that I could look • and feel better. They always say that beauty comes from the inside. And I did not feel beautiful. So I decided to make a change, not only to look better on the outside, but also to feel better about myself on the inside.
I began to exercise. Exercising is something that requires dedication and motivation. They were two things I did not have at the time. I liked eating Tastykake pies and
doughnuts and lounging around on a Saturday morning. But now my Saturdays consist of a step aerobic class and weight· training, which usually lasts about two hours. Big change for someone who never even liked to walk to work, which was located around the comer. How did I change? I was influ" enced by an outside source, whom I thank dearly, but it truly came from inside.
huge role in life. It effects everything. Because I did not feel good about myself I did not expect much from other people's perceptions of me. I am currently overcoming that perception, but it takes hard work.
Exercise may not be for everyone and I am not saying that it could have the same effect on you as it does for me. However, I am telling you that not feeling good about yourself is not healthy and finding something to alter that way of thinking takes courage and will, hopefully. change your life.
When I work out I feel confident and good about what I am doing. Yes, it takes a lot of motivation to get off of your comfortable couch or out of your bed in the morning to exercise, but I think it is well worth it.
When people asked me what my hobbies were when I was younger I used to say writing and reading. My response never included playing basketball or any other physical activity. I always regretted that. However, now years later I can say that I am an athlete, or at least trying to become one.
I took it upon myself to be in control of the way I look and feel. I felt lousy and I did not want to regret not doing something when I had the chance. I joined a gym, but I also embarked on a new journey in my life. Self esteem plays such a
I set goals for myself everyday, whether it be getting homework done or fitting in an hour of exercise a day. /I feel in control of my life. I am not letting it slip by with the feeling of incompleteness. I took a deep look within myself and discovered that I was something more than just this person who feels bad about herself.
I am a woman who aspires to be and do many things in years to come and exercise is helping me achieve those goals.
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My friend, Ian, had Cystic Fibrosis. We all knew that he was not going to live for a long time. Sure, he was the kid that always missed school, but he was somebody who had greater issues than 1 could ever imagine. He was dying and he knew it. He was not somebody who showed a fear of dying before
school. I just found it hard to think of Ian as dead.
In my eyes, I felt as though I was being so selfish. All I had bothering me was some stupid things, and it never really occurred to me that there are people out in the world with deeper issues than mine.
any of his friends, he always .-----
cared for our problems.
In the sbdrt time that I knew Ian, he was such a fun guy to hang around with. Always contributing to the constant amount' of anarchy in the classroom, be was always willing to have fun with us regardless of what was happening with him.
When he passed away last month, I really could not believe he was dead. What _really made me angry was that I could not go home to pay my respects. I remember sitting in my room thinking about all the good times we had through high
Is that me just being selfish? Is that me being an ordinary person with feelings? These are the questions I must answer myself.
Maybe you are asking your-
self what I'm talking about. Well, everybody in this world has problems and they think the weight qf the world is on their backs. Is it there because you have no choice. or is it there because you choose to have that pressure on your backs. It seems like the people in this school are so worried about getting caught drinking, or worried about what other people are going to say when you hook-up with a girl, that nobody takes the time to look at why somebody does something.
Now, I'm not saying that people are stupid. All I want to say is if everybody took five minutes to talk to their roommates or a friend. The problems might just go away, and we will not need to complain about everything that is not important in our lives, like what we are going to drink tonight.
JoeElliottis a sophomoremajoringin English/communications. Heis a staff writerfor Loquitur.
The social work club would like to thank all of these who participated in the 50/50 raffle. Congratulations to the winner, Brian Bugey who won $550.00. Thank you all for making this a success.
The social work members
Tamika Warner, a junior: Crap, I mean crap. My entire tradition has changed after my brother had passed away. We used to go Christmas shopping and we put the tree up together. Now there is no one to wake me up at six in the morning.
Vicki Mau.mus,a junior: Going to see my family that I have not seen in six months. This is the first Christmas that I will spend with my new husband.
Jennifer Delaney, a senior: Being able to spend time with my family and friends. Going over to each others, houses to spend time together.
Jason Mancini, a junior: Sharing and giving. Lately it has been more aggravation and stress. People become ruder and it is too commercialized.
Chris Schmid, a senior: It is special to see my sister who is flying in to be with my family. My family comes together to spend quality time as a family. But this year I am working 6-12 a.m. on Christmas.
Steve Harrow, a junior: It rnwlnds me of the Hanukkahs that I used to spend at my- grand-mom's. They were happy times when I was younger.
Dear editor,
It's 3 p.m. and time to check in at the Valley Forge Sheraton Hotel. All your friends have chip_pedin money for the room because they thought this was going to be a great night.
• It's about 9 p.m. and everyone in your room is getting dressed. You are ready to make your grand entrance at 10 p.m.
But where is the formal?
You ask a staff member and are directed down into this dungeonous-looking room. There you gave in your ticket and walked in to see an undecorated, unprofessional, unappealing Sheraton room, which you so generously paid $20-35.
Later, you walked around and noticed there were some hor d'eurvs for you to eat. Well, I would have hoped there was something to eat for $35 and sure enough I got lucky and had cold hor d 'eurvs.
At about 11 p.m. someone underage ruined the dance for those who were of legal age. The bar was closed because too many underage people were getting served.
Many people were pissed about this because, of course, someone had to ruin it for the rest.
What I was pissed about was that they closed the bar and didn't serve any other liquids, no soda
or water. I think that was wrong because we paid for the "hall" and we deserved to at least get some water.
At about 12:30 p.m. or I a.m. I was getting ready to leave the formal and my friend went to the table to.get her purse and camera.
When she got to the table, she noticed all the contents from her purse were all over the table. She began to get upset because someone was apparently looking for something, but didn't find it.
She was angry and a girl at the table told her it may have gotten knocked over. There was no way because later she turned her purse upside down and nothing fell out.
It was obvious. someone was looking for something. She told me she was glad she took her money out before they went to the formal.
I think it is pretty sad to think you can't even trust someone from your school. I am disappointed by this and wonder what type of people are being admitted in our school.
I have always left my things on tables at all the formals and nothing was ever taken. I know from this that others better watch where they leave anything because you can't trust anyone, not even those that you sit in class with everyday.
I hope in the future that this does not happen.
Concerning the formal, I am
disappointed at the whole thing. The room we were in didn't even have a dance floor. I know from past experience not everyone_fits on the dance floor, but every dance hall has one, so why didn't we?
I felt that we were put in the basement because the floor was tile and all throughout the floor were these big metal plates that didn't fit exactly into the spot. Someone could have fallen on these metal plates.
The next area that added to the basement look was the bar. It was on wheels! My freshman year formal was held at the Sheraton and the bar was very professional.
When you wanted an alcoholic beverage, you walked up to this ,window and ordered what you wanted and at th,,ltformal we had a dance floor.
I want to know who picked this room because I do not think it was worth $35. Just because we ate coJlege students, I do not think we should settle for whatever we are given.
And of course we are going to get a crappy room because they think we are going to act like kids and trash the place. Maybe sometime in the future we will change our reputation and possibly get better "halls" to hold our dances.
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I feel bad for the entire Golden State franchise, their players, coaches, fans and even their lost child, Latrell Sprewell.
That' right, I feel for the man who, in one fell swoop, gave the entire NBA a bad name.
In fact, that is why the NBA acted o quickly and heavily. They did not want the most popular 'port in the world to lose any of its gold.
Sprewell then was made a sacrificial lamb by the administration of the league. Sprewell had his contract terminated, an expected loss of $25 million. He has
haps paints a very more harsh punishment. Looking to some of the actions that I see in the world of professional sport , one mu t question the severity of the actions taken by the NBA.
Player from around the league are questioning the puni hment.
The Longest, previous, non-dmg, suspension in profe sional sports wa Dale Hunter's suspension of 21 games for his check on Pierre Turgeon in the playoff in 1993, This suspension wa viewed as a severe punishment.
Latrell Sprewell learned an important lesson the other night.
Beating up your bo will get you fired.
It' a consequence that has kept me, as well a' many other loyal Acme employees, from inflicting any kind of pby ical violence against my own boss.
Sprewell,-an all-star Guard for the Golden
Now, as any observant fan would expect. SprewelJis very sorry for his actions. I would be too, if I bad ju t lost $25 million. For that much money, l'd apologize for anything. Sprewell said he wanted to apologiz.eto ·'my friends. my family and friends of mine who saw this." First of all, Sprewell must have an awful lot offriends to have to apologize to them twice.
....if------, And second, what did be do to hi. friends and family? I thought he beat up Carlesimo. Hel-/o? Where·s /tis apology?
lost his eligibility from _PAUL MOSER the league for one year.
incident.
This act of reactionary violence caused this action. I feel this is what went on in the Sprewell And, to top it all off. many of his endorsements dropped him as well. All told, I expect Sprewell to be $30 million dollars poorer for his actions.
That i the most severe fine I have ever heard of.
The NBA acted quickly to implement their punishment.
When looking at the fines counted to Sprewell, one must look to the fines that have been given out in the past This new tatement that has been made by the league placed fear in the hearts of many players.
The message from the league has been if you screw up you better get ready to place some ointment on your wrist following its slapping. The new me sage per-
The men's basketball team extended their winning streak to four wins with back-to-back wins over Eastern College, 71-53, and Alvernia College, 87-79. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the team dispatched Eastern on the power of offensive attacks by sophomore foiward 'Ilm Am.lerlonis (13 points) and junior forward Derrick Grayson (12 points). Senior forward J obn Drummond also contributed to the win. pulling down 15 rebounds and collecting nine points. On Saturday,Dec. 6. the team ag~ dominated the court. scoring on their first five po ses ions to take an early 11-5 lead. Junior guard Sean Tait lead the team with a game-high 20 point,;, shooting 57.1 percent (814)from the field. Anderlonis again
The NBA argued that hi econd attack was premeditated. I say it wasn't because of the anger that Sprewell had at the time of the incident. Some might ay he went temporarily insane.
Latrell Sprewell, however, was the victim of an over-cautious league that is looking to send a message to the Rodmans, Barkleys, and Iver ons of the NBA.
In my personal opinion I think that a 30 game suspen ion would have been plenty. The suspeo ion of a year, although maybe it was the right thing to do. was not a fair thing to do.
PaulMoseris a juniormajoringin English/communications. Heis oneof Loquitur'ssportseditors.
chipped in with a season-high I 6 points, bringing hi season average to 12.8 points per game. First-year student Mark Hentosh, a pointguard, cored 14 points against Alvemia in just his second start of the year. Drummond becamethe I 2th player in the program' history to reach 500 rebounds in a career, pulling down 12 against AJvernia.
The Lady Cavs picked up their first PAC win of the season with a victory over &stem College on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Junior center Melissa Posse scored 18 of her season-high 30 points in the first half and contributed a game-high 19 rebounds. First-year tudent Gina Vrrelli, a forward, chipped in 15 points and first-year student Lisa Reynolds, a guard, hit for 10.
State Warriors, had been pretty vocal about his disagreement with coach P.J. Carle imo over the way the team was being coached. He said he couldn't handle Carlesimo's "vernal abuse" and constant reminders to "put a little mustard" on the ball (I know how he feels. I practically burst into tears every time my softball coach tells me to hustle it up a little).
The NBA and the Warriors both made the right move in terminating Sprewell's LAURA CASAMENTO contract. If they had
So Spreewell decided to take matters into his own hands and send a little message to his coach. Of course, the one be chose may not have been the most subtle way of getting ir across. According to witnes es, Sprewell srud be was tired of CarJesimotelling him what to do and threatened to kill him. Carle imo responded, ''I'm right here:· Sprewell then grabbed Carlesimo by the throat. knocked him to the ground and bad to be pulled away from him by teammate Maybe Carle imo wa'>wrong. Sprewell seemed to show plenty of hustle there.
As a re ult of his actions, Sprewell's $32 million contract was tenninated by the Warriors, who used the standard "code of conduct" clause in his contract.
On Friday. Dec. 5, the women picked up a win at the College of Notre Dame in Maryland by a score of 74-65. Sophomore forward Erin Barney, Reynolds, Virelli and sophomore guard Jackie Pierangeli all scored to lead the Lady Cav on a 9-3 run at the tart of the second half, dosing Notre Dame's lead to just four points. The Lady Cavs finally took the lead on Posse s layup with 13:18 to go to bring the score to 41-40. The lead then went back and forth until regulation time ended at a 60-60 knoL Pierangeli hit a "three" to start off the overtime. prompting a 8-0 Lady Cavs run to the victory. Pierangeli finished the game with eight assists, matching her career-high, Vtrelli posted a career-high 27 points in the victory and pl.llleddown nine rebounds.
kept him on the team and continued to pay his alary, they would be sending the wrong message to any other player with the same idea. Imagine if Sprewell bad been left on the team. Can you imagine the anarchy? Every time a coach told a player to "get on that guy," the player would get on the coach instead.
Instead, Sprewell's example should be an unwrittenlaw in the NBA contract: no mat- , ter what your coach says to you, you cannot, I repeat, cannot, beat the crap out of him.
But it does make me wonder.
Acme never made me sign a contract. did they?
LauraCasamento is a sophomore ma1oring in English/communications. Sheis oneof Loquitur'ssportseditors.
After suffering losses in their first two matchup of the season, the Cavaliers rebounded to defeat Penn State University (Delco), 67-46, in their home opener on Tuesday.Dec.
2. They also advanced to the championship round of the Taco Bell Invitational Townament. only to lose to host Val1eyForge Military College, 72-67, on Saturday.
Sophomore guard Tom Gorman scored nine pointsin the lo to Valley Forge, bringing his average to 11.0 points per game. Junior forward Roman-Gabrielled the Cavs in their loss with 12 points and contributed five rebounds in the game. meeting his average to 5.0 rebounds per game. Sophomore forward Ron Realer chipped in with 11 points.
First-year ·tudent Sabrina Smith led the Lady Cav • effort this past weekend at the Swarthmore College Invitational with a first-place finish in the 1500meter run, coming in at 5:13.61 and defeating the other runners byalmo t seven full second Ftrstyear tudent Jen Brogan twned in a third-place performance in the long jump with a distance of 14-5 3/4.
For the Cavs, the 4xl relay team of first-year studentsRich Balasa, Corey fisher, James Go ser and Shaun Hazlett finished in second place overall with a time of 1:43.20. First-year student Marc Pietranton finished second overall in the 55-meter hurdle with a distance of 8.46.
Coach Robert Roe is hoping that his players will continue to show promise after several strong individual performances last weekend at the Taco Bell Invitational.
by Nick Levandusky assistant design editorAt the Valley Forge tournament during Dec. 6 and 7, the JV men's basketball team almost overcame a weekend full of events including a winter formal and an intense varsity game against Alvernia, the number one team in the region.
The JV team ended up losing in the final game of the tournament to Valley Forge Military Academy by the score of 72-67. They beat St. Joe's by nine to advance to the finals.
The loss against Valley Forge was heartbreaking to coach Robert Roe. "We were drained from the long weekend, and we were missing shots that we normally make," he said.
As a team, the guys shot a measly 35 percent from the floor and 61 percent from the free throw line.
Valley Forge was shooting 47 percent from the floor. On the boards, Valley Forge won again by rippfog down 51 rebounds compared to 32 fqr Cabrini.
Junior Roman Gabriel dug down deep for his team in the final game. After playing with a cold for the whole weekend, Gabriel led the team with 12 points and played like a man possessed to win.
First-year student Alan Brydges and sophomore Ron Realer had good games this weekend as we11.
In the finals, Brydges shot 50 percent from the floor and hit three of four from three point land.
Realer shot 40 percent from the floor and connected on two out of three from three-point land. -
Both players finished with 11 points.
Junior Chris Vitale and sophomore Tom Gorman also stepped up this weekend for the JV Cavs. They both played hard, however, their scoring was not to be desired in the Valley Forge game.
Gorman went 1-8 from 3 point land and Vitale only shot 1-6 from the floor.
Other scoring came from senior Bill Gibson, sophomore Ty Ross, first-year student Thomas Leonard, sophomore Terrence Hall, first-year student John Love and sophomore Malachi Israel.
Ross and Gabriel paced the team in rebounds with five each.
The aura on this year's team is different from last year. Roe attributes his players known as the "Swingmen" for most of the leadership on the team. The list includes Gorman, Gabriel, Realer, Israel, Gibson, Ross and Love.
These guys play both varsity and N.
"The program is full of a fun bunch of kids who are starting to play together," Roe said.
Gorman, who again and again upset coach Roe last season has changed his ways for this year, because of the change in attitude on this season's team.
"More people care this year, and there is a desire among our players to want to move up to the varsity level," Gorman said.
Coach Roe feels that it is the people behind the scenes that are making things happen.
"Players like John Mack who drove people to games this summer and Steve Harrow who scouts teams for me make me happy to be here as a coach."
The players are out to play this year, which is a positive sign for varsity coach John Dzik to look forward to.
The players this year are not just out there to stay in shape. The JV team hopes to remain together as a team for the rest of the season.
The players are starting to mesh together and it appears that only good things are on the way.
The team is off until after Christmas break.
Imagine being talented enough to play three sports during the academic year and manage a firm spot on the dean's list for every semester.
For senior John Mack, it is not a figment of the imagination.
Mack starts his academic year running cross country, which then shapes him up for the N basketball season. After basketball is over, he sprints into track for the spring.
Some people have referred to Mack as Cabrini's most persistent player.
Mack, who is from Northeast Philadelphia, has always been very involved in athletics. He attended Northeast High School and was involved in soccer and track.
While at Cabrini, be has certainly made his mark, receiving several athletic awards. In Mack's freshman year he earned the '94-95 rookie of the year award for N basketball. Sophomore year he received the '95-96 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference honor roll and for the past three years has received All-Metro for
track. Mack has been the captain of the cross country and JV basketball teams for the last three years.
When Mack is not running on the track or dribbling on the court. he is studying computer information science, management information systems and carries a minor in accounting.
every sport he plays. Although he is a senior, he plays JV basketball. According to Mack, he accepts it and it does not bother him. "I'm just happy to play and I will make the best of it," Mack said. Mack plans to get better everyday and become an asset for his team.
Each summer, Mack practices his basketball skills by playing in a summer league.
Mack has definitely made the best of his college career and in May his determination will have him starting all over again. However, this time it will be in the real world.
"I have mixed feelings about graduating" Mack said. According to Mack, he will miss being in school but he realizes that it is time to move on.
According to Mack, his motivation is to get better day by day. "I want to prove I can do it every time I go out there," Mack said.
Like most college students. he aims to be a success after graduation. According to Mack, he hopes to land a good job and someday own his own business.
Mack keeps an opqmistic ,attitude with
Mack has enjoyed Cabrini. However, he feels that the school should focus more on the students and less on money. His favorite aspect is the friendliness of the students and the teachers.
As far playing sports here, his favorite moment is winning the PAC championship for track as captain and playing the starting game fo,r basketball last year at the Palestra. I
"I'm just happy to play."
-senior John MackIphoto by Stacey Caiazzo John Mack is a member of Cabrini's basketball, track and cross country teams.
The Cabrini. men's basketball team went into their contest
against the Steven's Technical Institute College Ducks uncertain of their competition.
The Cavs came out of the game with a 94-80 comeback vietory over the Ducks.
In their first lifetime meeting with the Ducks, the Cavs did not know what kind of game plan the Ducks would throw at them.
The game, played on Tuesday-day, December 9, saw the Ducks come out aggressive, racking up five fouls in the first 10 minutes of play, while the Cavs came out passive in their play, turning the ball over often in the first half.
The score at the end of the half, 47-41, was indicative of the fast-paced play of the Ducks as well as the slower play of the Cavs.
Junior guard Derrick Grayson said that the team was fearful of a letdown after the win over Alvernia last Saturday and they did come out flat in the first half.
The second half, however, was a turnaround for the Cavs,
Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant. What do they have in common?
Yes, they play in the NBA, however, they also made a big jump into the NBA by totally bypassing college. The controversy over this is rapidly becoming a major topic of discussionin the officesof the NBA officials.
Currently, there is a league called the Continental Basketball Associationwhich is headed by former NBA player Steve Patterson. The league now has the rap of being a league that provides fallen NBA hopefuls with a chance to keep on playingat a fairly competitivelevel.
Pattersonwants the CBA to have the image of a farm system for potential NBA players. The system he wants to implement would be ran much like the farm system for Major League Baseball.
In the new CBA system, players would be drafted by various NBA
as they broke open the score about seven minutes into the half.
With the score 61-61, the Cavs went on a I 0-0 run, with Grayson scoring seven of those points.
Grayson, after dropping four points in the first half, scored 16 in the second to finish out with 20, along with eight rebounds.
"I just wanted to come out and play my role on the team and do the best that I can," Grayson said of his performance.
Other key performers for the team were sophomore guard Tim Andetlonis, junior forward Cory Miller and junior guard Sean Tait.
Anderlonis shot seven for eight from the field and totaled 20 pofots, Miller collected 12 points and pulled down a gamehigh 11 rebounds, and Tait knocked in 16 points
All of the Cavs starters were at or near double figures in points but, according to Anderlonis, the team bench came through with great play.
The bench recorded over a third of the team's scoring with 33 of the 94 points. • Grayson.,s 20 and freshman guard Tyquine Wilson"s five; including a key three pointer in the second half, paced the offensive attack.
For their part, the Ducks gave the Cavs a challenge and led by eight at one point early in the second half.
The Ducks played a very physical contest, taking 21 team fouls .by the 5:27 mark of the second half.
Assistant coach Joe Kelly said that the Ducks were a well coached club and they came out and played very hard.
According to Kelly, the team received a motivational challenge from head coach John Dzik to play a better half.
"The kids came out in the second and took the coach's challenge," Kelly said.
Even though the team struggled on defense, the game was an overall decent performance, Anderlonis said.
Kelly said that a loss for the
team could have been detrimental over the course of the season.
The Cavs' victory pushes their overall record to 5-1 while the Ducks fell to 2-3.
' The Cavs' Pennsylvania Athletic Conference record still stands at 2-0.
teams. Players would then be sent to different teams in the CBA where they can perfect their talents and raise the level of play in the NBA.
Patterson feels that high school students who are good enough to skip college should play in a league that is designed for them to get better so they can become professionals.
College coaches such as Temple University's John Chaney feel that if this league does become a reality, it will take away from the players' desire to study. They would just have to worry about how good their jumpshots are and if their moves to the basket are good enough.
''With the talent some of these kids have, who needs an education," said first-year student Dave Mac!<ay.
The idea is now being accepted because the players who are in charge of the players' union are older players. They are opposed to the signing of such young players into the NBA.
Senior John Mack represents the Cavaliers in three sports while also being on the dean's -list. Find out how inside.
The women's basketball team was able to bounce back from a slow first half to defeat the Mighty Macs, 74-57. Jackie Pierangeli and Stephanie Owens played major parts in the victory.
by James Kuhn staff writerDespite a very slow start and only three points by senior Melissa Posse in the first ha]f, sophomore guard Jackie Pierangeli led a total team effort in the second to a 74-57 Lady Cavs' victory over Immaculata College on Monday, Dec. 8.
The night started beautifully with the Lady Cavs receiving watches with their names engraved on them and phenom center Posse receiving a plaque for having the highest field goal percentage in the country last season
Then things got ugly.
The Lady Cavs got off to a very slow start and shot poorly from the field, especially Posse, who only netted three points by the end of the first half.
- However, according to Posse, 'The slow start turned the game around after half-time into a victory, with everyone on the team contributing."
Not only did the whole team contribute to the victory, but Pierangeli and senior backup center/power forward Stephanie Owens, who is returning this season from a two-year hiatus from the team, stepped up while Posse was in her dry spell.
However, Posse still scored 20 points and owned 20 rebounds in the victory.
Pierangeli and Owens were
other notables with Pierangeli scoring 19, hitting four threepointers and dishing out eight assists.
Owens also contributed, scoring 13 points with five boards in only 19 minutes.
"Getting Stephanie back on the team helps because she offers.a lot of experience on a team that is. so small," said sophomore forward Erin Barney.
Notables for Immaculata were guard Tricia Ryan, who led all scorers with 24 points and center Kristen Grundmayer, who grabbed 13 rebounds, scoring 10 points and shutting down Posse in the first half.
The Lady Cavs are now 2-0 in the PAC and will be a contender for first place and a possible NCAA bid this year, but they still need more support. "It was good to see the crowd supporting us tonight," Barney said.
The Lady Cavs have a month off to rest and regroup for the second part of the season.
"We have a very hard and grueling schedule in January, playing powerhouse teams like Allentown College and Rowan Co11ege,that is ranked seconcl in NCAA's," Posse said.
The Lady Cavs are now 4-1 overall with their only defeat coming against Union College in the Scotty Wood Tournament at Muhlenburg College.
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-The men's JV basketballteam is feeling the heat.after dropping thefr first two games. However, things are loo/dng up after some impressive in4ividual per/ ormances in the Taco Bell tournament.