Jan. 22, 1998 Issue 14 Loquitur

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Have you spotted the famous albino deer? If you have, you've witnessed a rare natural phenomenon. Read eyewitness accounts from students, and find out what characteristics an albino deer possesses

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Students who moved into the new Apartment Complex got much more than they expected. Many students are impressed with their new-found freedom. Others are upset because they are are still being monitored by resident life. Unfortunately many of the new residents still need to be monitored due to the vandalism that has taken place so far this semester. Resident life feels it is just the excitement of moving into a new apartment, but will the vandalism continue?

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photo by Stacey Caiazzo

Apartments prove to be a big headache

by Julie Shallis assistant news editor Diane Grimaldi editor in chief

Cabrini is helping students make the transition of college living a little easier with the new apartment complex. Unfortunately living has not been easy for public safety or physical plant since the apartments opened. The new apartment building is supposed to represent independent living. Some are now asking if the stu, dents are responsible enough to live this way.

Since Monday, Jan. 12 there have been numerous reports of vandalism in the apartment complex and on the outside grounds. There was a report of a fire extinguisher and its case missing, another fire extinguisher door was cracked, the screen to the window in the stairway by the first-floor

lounge has been broken, a screen lying on the hill behind the apartment complex was found, reported fire alarm checks and two bushes were tom from the ground at the front door area with deep tire marks indented from the vandalism area.

According to Mike Caranfa, chief physical plant officer, there was a fire extinguisherand its case taken from its placement. While a public safety officer was doing a routine wal~ through the apartment complex, he noticed the door to the fire extinguisher on the second floor bad been cracked.

A work order was sent to physical plant on replacing the broken screen to the stairway by the first floor lounge. The screen was taken by public safety until it is rep1aced.

There was reported trouble of the fire alann system on Sunday, Jan. 18. The trouble turned out to

be a smoke detector problem. Public safety had to contact the resident director on duty at the time to enter the room. The smoke detector was dangling from the wall with the wires cut from the object.

Physical plant did not think that it was important enough to come down to fix the problem right away. According to physical plant, the fire alarm system will still work, but not in that particular apartment. There was also evidence of beer cans and caps in sight, which suggest a party was going on and alcohol could have been to blame for the vandalism.

The smoke a1arros in certain rooms have been going off frequently. The reason for this is that the smoke detectors are placed directly outside the bathrooms in some of the apartments so the steam from the shower sets the alarm off. To prevent this from

happening, Caranfa suggests turning on the exhaust fans when taking a shower.

There have also been reports of the elevator not working. According to Caranfa, when the fire alarm goes off, the elevator automatically stops and locks on the nearest floor. This is done to all elevators for safety reasons when in a real fire situation. Caranfa said there was an inspector coming in on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to make sure nothing ,wasreally wrong with the elevator.

Caranfa also said these vandalisms are minor for an apartment complex that is as large as the one on campus.

There is a total of 117 students living in the new apartment building. Even though the incidents seem high, the costs in fixing these incidents are not.

According to Dawn

Lexie, assistant director of resident life, there have been many rumors about the apartment complex being trashed. But in fact there have only been a few minor incidents.

Lexie also explained this semester the complex is new and students are running around checking out the place. The majority of students in the apartments are upperclassmen, but there are underclassmen living there as well. For this reason, Lexie suggests these incidents could be a result of the underclassmen being less mature students.

Action will be taken towards the vandalism that is found in each apartment. The fines will be distributed to each room the same as it would be to students who live in a dorm or the houses.

Bookstore understands the crowded situation

by Melissa Lessig assistant news editor

The start of a new semester signifies the onset of various processes that students must experience to begin the ritual of classes and studying. One necessity is that of books.

With the buying of books at the bookstore comes the unavoidable wait in long lines, but can this problem be solved?

Lisa Tieman is the manager at the Cabrini College Bookstore and she feels she is limited in the things that she can do to alleviate the situation.

"Our problem is space. We have thought of bringing in more registers and peop_le, but there is no space. The book area is crammed as it is and this semester we even asked students to leave their backpacks outside to help the space problem.· With another register or another person, everyone would be bumping into each other", Tiernan said.

The bookstore cannot be heavier staffed because that would prove a disservice to the students rather than an advantage.

If the employees cannot as-

sist students in their book purchases because there is so much commotion, another person would be a hindrance, according to Tiernan.

"If we could have more people, we would. During the fall semester I hired more people and we found that we could barely move," Tiernan said.

Students realize that in order to buy books they must accept waiting in line and Tiernan feels that students are nice and considerate about it and to each other.

She said, "Usually when someone comes in for just a magazine or a card, other students with a pile of books let them go ahead of them. It's not fair for me to allow a student with one item to jump ahead of student who has been waiting 20 minutes, but people are generally nice."

The long lines seem to be inevitable, but Tiernan feels the bookstore has done the best they could possibly do to accommodate the students.

"Someone is always in the book section to help and always one person at the register. We do our best with the space we are given. Hopefully in 11 few

years we will get a bigger store and then we can better accommodate the students," Tiernan said.

The bookstore has devised various plans to make the book purchasing ordeal not so difficult, but with no space none of the plans could be carried out.

According to Tiernan, they thought of a system in which students could pay for their books in advance and the bookstore would have the bags of books ready ahead of time with reservations on them.

However, there is no space to store the books when reserved and bagged so that system would prove unsuccessful.

The only major disservice to the students is that the bookstore cannot do buy-backs because of space, according to Tiernan.

For the most part the students of the college and the employees of the bookstore feel the lines at the bookstore cannot be changed until there is an increase in space. However, they generally accept the problem and go on with their days.

Sophomore Annemarie Brown experienced long lines when purchasing her books, but

Crowding in the bookstore does not discourage students buying books for the new semester. This semester is busier than ever. felt that it was not an inconvenience.

"The line was about as long as the store, but two people were working at the register and it went quick. There is nothing we can do to change the situation, but it seems to be under control," Brown said. The bookstore is limited by space and they can not create any more space in the crammed area.

Long lines and waiting are a result of obvious lack of space accommodations and Tiernan said the bookstore remains open to suggeStib1fs: •

Tiernan said, "With the bookstore, what you see is what you get. There is no bidden space. There is nothing we can do to change that, but we do our best possible to service the students."

Long lines may not disappear until the bookstore is enlarged, but the college community must accept this because not much can be accomplished to rectify the situation.

To avoid a problem that will arise in the near future, remember that the last day for returns is Jan. 29 with a receipt.

Kellie Graham

New additions to public safety staff

by Megan Zustra assistant copy editor

Along with the new year is an improved and safer Cabrini College campus.

As of Jan. 1, 1998 the public safety force has increased from seven full-time and three parttime officers to eight full-time and four _part-timeofficers.

Former part-time officer Eric Hatton has been promoted to a full-time officer and Chris Feder is the part-time newcomer, according to Rich McErlean, director of public safety.

Contrary to popular belief, the upgrade is not the result of the opening of the new apartment complex or the soon-com-

ing Sports and Recreation Center.

According to McErlean, their sole concern is the welfare and safety of the students.

The apartment complex has added living space for 150 more residents on-campus. With this increase of resident students, the need for more protection has also increased.

How safe will the new living area be?

Parking lot lights are in place and functioning in the parking lot of the new apartment complex. The same will be true for the SPARC when its grand opening occurs.

On the subject of parking, a majorly disputed issue here on

What's new in '98?

by Michelle Saboja staff writer

Think it is to late to get involved with clubs and organizations? There will be a second club fair on Thursday, Jan. 22. It will take place in the Widener Center gathering area from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The club fair also gives new students as well as current students a chance to get involved in their favorite clubs and organizations.

By having a club fair in both the fall and spring semesters there is an op_portunityto get involved for both new and current students.

Now that it is 1998, let's ring in the new year together. This is what the New Year's Eve party on Friday, Jan. 30 is all about.

The party will be in the Widener Center gathering area

from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. •

1..;eggesaid, the idea for the party came about because students go home for the holidays and do not have a chance to celebrate New Year's Eve with their friends on campus.

The party is the first legal party of 1998, it will take place on Friday, Jan. 30. The party will work like any other legal party, according to Legge.

In addition to legal parties, hermit crabs are racing their way toward campus. The hermit crabs are set to race on Friday, Feb. 6.

The hermit crab races will take place in the Widener Center gathering area. This event is free.

Participants involved get to name the crab they select. The winner of each heat goes on until eventually a winning crab and owner is named.

Cabrini's campus, the apartments and SPARC also bring good news. Fifty new parking spaces for each of the two new buildings will slightly lessen the tension of the morning search for a parking spot at 9:35 a.m.

To guarantee parking for residents along Residential Boulevard, tickets have been distributed to those who do not have the resident sticker visible 6n their window.

The actual apartment building itself has a technologically more advanced security system than the other residence buildings on campus. Students were required to receive new identification cards in order to comply with the card access system that

the new building uses. The four-digit code system that you find in Xavier, Woodcrest and all seven of the houses has been replaced with this card-access system in the newest addition to Cabrini's campus.

"It is a computerized card key system," McErlean said.

Also, no longer will you have to trudge to Grace Hall to call public safety to let you into the Widener Center. Emergency phones are located sporadically throughout the campus including one at the main entrance to the Widener Center and also one at the apartments. This makes it easier for students to contact Public Safety in the event of an emergency. A total of 14 emer-

gency phones exist on campus.

Cabrini students, especially residents, should feel quite safe on campus with all of these changes in effect. Even those commuters who spend latenights on campus and then fear the long dark walk to their car because they arrived at 9:35 a.m. and were forced to park near the almost-complete SPARC need not be as afraid anymore.

Officers still patrol the campus and a new beat at the apartments has also been added to their usual routine.

Public Safety assures students that they are doing their best to keep Cabrini as safe as possible.

What's Hap• pen1ng

During the weeks of Jan. 23-28

FRIDAY

0 Karaoke

Karaoke night will be held Friday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. in the Widener Center gathering area.

SATURDAY

0 Basketball

Join the men's basketball team on Saturday, Jan. 24 at Marywood University at 3 p.m.

MONDAY

0 Basketball

Go out and support the men's JV basketball team as they host Philadelphia Community College on Monday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m.

TUESDAY

0 Appalacia

There will be an Appalacian Orientation on Tuesday, Jan. 27 froni 12:302, and then again from 89: 30 p.m.

0 Speaker

Chaim Potok will be giving a lecture on "Authority and Rebellion: The Writer and the Community," at 12:30 p.m. in the mansion on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

WEDNESDAY

0 Track

The men's and women's Indoor Track will compete at the ECAC Championship on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Last Week in the World of News

by Michelle Saboja staff writer

01/16

Weapons inspectors leave Baghdad

The United Nations told their Weapons Inspection Team to leave Baghdad, Iraq.

Iraq has stopped the arms inspectors from inspecting weapons sites in Baghdad. The inspectors were stopped because the team is made up of mostly Americans and British members.

These two countries are not on good terms with Iraq.

The team left because Iraq suspected members of the team to be spies and would not grant this team permission into their weapons sites.

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John Glenn is going back in space

Sen. John Glenn is heading back to space 36 years after being the first American to orbit the Earth.

Glenn, now 76 years old, would be the oldest man to go into space. NASA announced on Jan. 16 that Glenn will join a mission set for the fall at the age of 77.

meet face-to-face

President Clinton was questioned by lawyers for Paula Jones on Jan. 17. Clinton denied, under oath, that he was involved with Jones. She was present during the questioning. Jones is still insist1/16 ing that Ointon harassed her.

Texas settles a record tobac- Clinton became the first presico deal _ dent questioned as a defendant

The record amount of a $15 while still in office. billion settlement between tobac- The case is set for May 27 in co companies and the s~te of Little Rock:.This could be the Texas. The deal was an out-of- only time Clinton has to be put on court settlement which allows to- the stand. He now can only be bacco companies to avoid going questioned if his lawyers want to trial. him to testify before the court.

The deal was set to be announced on Jan. 16 in Austin, Texas.

Tobacco companies will make payments over the next 25 years in Texas to pay back the cost of treating illnesses cause by smoking. The deal will also eliminate billboard advertising by tobacco companies in Texas.

01/18

Paula Jones and Clinton

Ql/18

Israeli and Palestinian leaders head to D.C.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Leader Yasir Arafat will be coming to Washington D.C. the week of Jan. 18.

Both leaders will meet separately with Clinton in hopes to bring about peace between the to groups. The meetings are sched-

uled for Jan. 20 and Jan. 22.

01/18

Art in France Sells in Supermarkets

Supermarkets in Cannes, France are now selling paintings, sculptures and lithographs. These items are shrink-wrapped and have prices able to be scanned at the check-out counter. This is an effort to help bring up sales in the art market. Art in the supermarket sells from $15 to $4,000.

The experiment began in midDecember and is doing mediocre. One supermarket sold 200 pieces since the start totaling $5,000.

01/20

Rape and robbery

Five students from St. Mary's College in Maryland were raped during a robbery while on a school sponsored trip to Guatemala. The students have continued their trip. The school was warned of the dangers, but still sponsored the trip.

Apartments offers the comforts of home

by Julie Sha/Jis assistant news editor

The beginning of the semester is not the only thing that is new on campus. Students have finally moved in to the newly-completed apartment building.

On Sunday, Jan. 11, students were allowed to move in -to the long-awaited apartment building.

The afternoon started off with students locating their apartments and being happy with what they found.

Walking through the lobby, students were moving boxes of regular college things and furniture.

The apartments have enough space for sofas.

First-year student Tan.yaBattistini moved into her apartment with excitement. Last semester she lived in a triple in Woodcrest. Now she has five other roommates, but much more space.

The Iiving room consist of one

couch, two single chairs, one coffee table and two end tables.

Between the living room and kitchen is a round table and chairs for eating and studying.

Her roommates also brought with them recliner chairs so they will be comfortable.

The kitchen is also spacious for the six roommates. The light gray counter wraps around most of the kitchen gives them plenty of counter top room. There are cabinets on each side of the counter for an abundance of storage space.

In the kitchen is a sink, a regular sized, pure white refrigerator and a black and white oven for cooking.

In the actual dorm rooms these utilities are not available for cooking your own food, but in the apartment it gives them a chance to cook their own food.

There are two bathrooms in the apartment as well. In the first

bathroom there is a toilet and a shower. In the second bathroom there is also a toilet and a bathtub.

The double sinks are located outside the second bathroom.

There is a walk-in closet in the hallway, which gives more space for the roommates.

The lights are attached to the wall and are circular and squareshaped, which give the apartments a modern look.

The desks in the bedrooms are larger than the desks in the dorms. In the back of each desk there is an added on unit for more space.

Battistini especially likes her new apartment because there is room for privacy. " I have a couple of places to go to get away from everybody," Battistini said.

Junior Meredith D' Amato also moved into these apartments.

Unlike Battistini, she only has four roommates. She was also lucky enough to receive the single bedroom.

She was living in Dixon House last semester and has had some roommate problems in the past. For these reasons, her roommates this semester feel she deserves the single.

Living in the apartment makes her feel more at home. She is from New York and is an only child.

Being on her own is something familiar to her and it is something she likes.

At first she was not sure about moving into the apartment because she did not know if she would like it or not, but now she knows that it fulfills the feeling of being at home.

The differences between Battistini and D' Amato's apartments are slight, besides the number of people living in them.

But they both have something in common: they are happy with their move.

LOQUITUR

Used CDs in suburbia

Thursday, January 22, 1998

by Karin Letcher assistant a&e editor

Are you looking to make some quick cash? Selling your old, played-out CDs is a relatively easy way to do it. There are quite a few used CD stores in the Main Line a:i:,ea,where it is pos:;ible to both buy and sell used CDs for reasonable prices.

In order to compare the buying policies and prices of the different area stores, the same two CDs were offered at each store to learn what would be given in exchange.

One of the two CDs chosen was Radiohead's "OK Computer," a fairly new and popular album. The other CD, TLC's "Oooh on the TLC Tip" was selected to contrast with the more current Radiohead album.

Repo Records (1045 W. Lancaster Ave..) in Bryn Mawr devotes half of its store to used CDs and the other half to new ones. For a recent CD like Radiohead's, Repo offered $5 to $6. For the TLC album, only 50 cents would be given.

Aside from their buying rates, Repo sells used CDs on average

from $4.99 to $7.99 and new CDs typically for $12.99.

Repo specializes in industrial, hard core, ska and punk and has an expansive selection of those genres. There are numerous imports available and indie labels represented. Listening booths are also provided in the store to sample CDs before purchases.

What you cannot find in Repo Records can be found in Plastic Fantastic Records (26 W. Lancaster Ave.) inArdmciie. They carry a broad range of music with an emphasis on rock, jazz and blues.

Although they do not have as large as an amount of used CDs to sell as Repo did, Plastic Fantastic offered the most money in exchange for the two CDs. For Radiohead $6 was offered, and for TLC $2 to $3 would be ·given.

Plastic Fantastic prices for used CDs range from $5.99 to $9.99 and $10.99 to $14.99 for new CDs.

Record:;, both used and new, take up a large part of Plastic Fantastic. All that can be found on the second floor is vinyl.

Plastic Fantastic also contains a great number of used and new boxed sets available.

Rock Palace (2 W. Lancaster

Ave.) in Paoli is a small store that specializes in any type of music that falls under the rock genre. Hard rock and metal CDs are in abundance at Rock Palace.

Depending on how many they already have in stock, Radiohead would earn anywhere from $3 to $5. In exchange for the TLC CD, 25 cents would be given.

The prices at Rock Palace for used CDs range from $1 to $8. On the average, new CDs sell for $13.

Rock Palace has imports, as well as an entire section devoted to local artists.

Record Revolution, located in the Valley Forge Shopping Center in King of Prussia, is different than the other three reviewed stores in that it only offers store credit for used CDs. In exchange for the Radiohead CD, $3 in store credit would be give.n TLC would earn $2 in store credit.

Average prices for used CDs, or "previously enjoyed" CDs as the store refers to them, run from $5.99 to $7.99. New CDs typically cost $12.99 to $14.99.

Although they have the broadest range of categories of music, Record Revolution has the smallest quantity and selection of CDs

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of all the reviewed stores. Record , Revolution basically specializes in top 40 music.

Besides the four reviewed stores, there are others in the area that you may want to try your luck at. Both Rainbow Records in Norristown and Disc Go Round in Conshohocken offer cash for

''House of Horrors Tour" featuring Insane Clown Posse, Psycho Realm and Myzery Jan. 10 at Electric Factory

The question is are you down with the clowns? Hundreds of Insane Clown Posse fans answered the question on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Electric Factory. An array of white and black painted faces filled the audience for what was called ICPs House of Horrors Tour.

Among the horror was Myzery, who started off the rappin' with some definite funk. All dressed up in jail suits and ready to please, Myzery gave a cool performance.

Psycho Realm, whp have some members from Cypress Hill, continued. Psycho Realm consisted of three rappers, a DJ sporting a ski mask and a kickin' bongo player. Between the five of them, they pumped out some interesting raps. The solo from the bongo player was a definite highlight. Psycho Realm whipped some of their rP.ror,k ont intD t.hP. :i.udienceand sent the whole crowd into a frenzy. The factory was coered with everyone putting their

CDs.

All of the reviewed stores are open seven days a week with the exception of Plastic Fantastic, which is closed on Mondays. Good luck finding and receiving the best deals!

'threes' in the air, representing the East Coast. Psycho R~alm definitely prepared the audience for the Insane Clown Posse and got them chanting ''I-C-P" repeatedly. Excitement rose as the curtains were drawn a_sideto reveal a scene of a scary house, set up with paintings, candelabras and all.

The lights flickered and out of the darkness, a slew of monsters appeared on the stage parading their horrifying figures.

As the two member crew of the Insane Clown Posse started to rap, they revealed their clown faces and their long thick dreads. The posse rapped most of their songs from their most recent album, The Great Milenko.

Songs like "Hokus Pokus," "Southwest Voodoo" and "Halls of illusions" sent everybody jumping. Some other songs came from the album Riddle Box that had contributed to their popularity.

ICPs music is known for their humor, funk and definite eeriness. With the help of some real clowns and monsters during the show, people were deluged in water, soda and glitter.

photo by Kelly Graham Repo Records (located at 1045 W. Lancaster Ave.) in Bryn Mawr contains a

of used and new hardcore, ska and punk CDs

ne Clown Posse invaded the Electric Factory on Jan. 10. ''House of Horrors.

The faces after the show covered in sticky sno~biiii:!-hugr.¢eces of silver glitter looked amazingly happy.

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For those of you who have not seen Saturday Night Live in the last two weeks, you're in for a surprise.

Norm Mac Donald has been replaced as the anchor for the weekly segment ''Weekend Update," which puts a satirical twist on the latest news bulletins to occur throughout the prior week, by Colin Quinn.

Mac Donald broke the news on the Late Show with David Lettem1an the week before the change. Mac Donald stated that one of the executives at NBC simply told Mac Donald that he was not funny. Colin Quinn took over the ship on Saturday, Jan. 10.

Mac Donald will continue to participate in the weekly sketches on the show.

Junior Paul Moser, a Saturday Night Live addict, Cabrini improvtroupe captain and Loquitur•s cosports editor gives his analysis of the change:

Norm MacDonald Colin Quinn

vs.

PROS PROS

• Has an extremely strong cult folJowing.

• Has a sick and perverte4 take on society without being a freak, something which is very difficult to do.

TomblRaide,r 2 video game review

by Eric Destefano guest writer

• Is a very intelligent comedian and got his start in news with the New York Times week in review segment.

• Is in touch with the common man and relates.

CON CON

• Has a tendency to repeat himself.

• Has a hard act to folJow. photos obtained via Internet

Rolling Stone's covers on tour, garner magazine cover award

by Colleen Ehrle arts and entertainment editor

Rolling Stone magazine is now featuring an exhibit across the country called the "Rolling Stone Covers Tour," where tlie publication wilJ display its 30 years of cover pages and other colJector's items. The tour lcicked off at New York University this past Tuesday and tentatively conclud.es at the University of California San Diego, LaJolla, Calif. on June 3 '98.

The tour will come to the following colleges that are relatively close to the tri-state area: George Washington University, Washington D.C. on April 7-

9; University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pa. on April 13-15 and Penn State, University Park, Pa. on April 2830.

Rolling Stone will be publishing a colJection of the 728 covers featured during the past 30 years in the book "Rolling Stone: The Complete Covers." The magazine has also garnered "the Best Magazine Cover" title in the first Alfred Eisenstat Awards.

cover of Rolling Stone issue 191 from 1975 with the band Ro/Jing Stones.

The award winning cover features shockrocker Marilyn Manson from the annual music awards issue from January '97.

The Columbia University School of Journalism decides this award since this is where the photo genius Eisenstat dedicated a large quantity of his time.

For many avid videogamers drawn to adventure titles, the release of 'Tomb Raider 2" on the Sony PlayStation system was indeed a great event. Fervent fans wanted the creators of the original to add new tombs for Laura Croft, the game's heroin, to conquer. cover of "Tomb Raider 2 • for Sony PlayStation

For those who have not yet experienced this exciting game, Croft is a gun-toting, booby-trap-dodging, puzzle-solving archeologist who takes on challenges that would make Indiana Jones cringe.

"Tomb Raider 2" takes place in several different locations, which include The Great Wall of China, Venice, Italy, a sunken ship and somewhere.in the Tibetan foothills. Inside each of these areas are immense levels filled with clever traps and devious enemies.

This sequel is true to its predecessor with almost flawless game control in a beautiful 3-D environment. With only these features, 'Tomb Raider 2" could be considered a great game, but it surpasses the original in terms of-size. The levels are more vast than the original, which leads only to more enjoyable gameplay.

Not only are the graphics and gameplay as great as the original, but she is now permitted to drive. What exactly she drives, I'm not going to say, so as not to ruin it for those who have not yet played it. But what I will say is 'Tomb Raider 2" is the first game that I have played that successfully incorporates vehicles into gameplay.

The negative points of 'Tomb Raider 2" are the levels, which are not quite as fun as in the original. There are not really any open areas where she can realJy practice her gymnastic fighting routines, but if you have never played "Tomb Raider" this will not be missed.

AdditionaIJy, the game designers seem to have presumed that most "Tomb Raider 2" players will have played the original. From the very beginning, one is expected to perform difficult jumps and avoid traps that are more difficult than anything presented in the first.

Overall, "Tomb Raider 2" is one of the best games to play challenge-wise and is highly recommended for PC and Sony Playstation owners to add to their personal

The winner of the "Best Magazine Cover" in the Alfred Eisenstat Photography Awards. The notorious Marilyn Manson catches center stage in issue 753 from J<;1n. ' 97.

graphic ffom Tomb Raider 2 official strategy guide library.

Tomb Raider 2's Laura Croft crusades_ through the many obstacles presented in -the adventure game for Sony PlayStation.

by Melissa Lessig assistant news editor

Chocolates and cookies galore make for one delicious holiday. Unfortunately, these delectable treats tend to add a few extra pounds, a.k.a. holiday pounds. For those individuals who are motivated to lose the pounds, there are exercise video's to assist in your endeavors.

Fun! Fun! Fun! From the most dedicated fitness guru to the beginner who has never exercised a day in their life, fun is the ingredient that empowers them to make use of exercise video's. There are video's with the intent of simply losing a few pounds, staying healthy and enjoying yourself at the same time. Not all exercise video's attempt to intensely shape your body to perfection. Exercise video's can be fun and effective at the same time.

"Aerobox" is an exercise video hosted by instructors Kathy Smith and Michael Olajide.

"Aerobox" combines the techniques of boxing with aerobics. It provides long instructional segments on proper form so it is easy to learn the varying combinations. "Aerobox" concentrates on mainly high-impact and intense aerobics, but certain factors of the video make the time fly and exercising enjoyable.

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The Aerobox video possesses interesting and appealing camera shots, alternating black and white cinematography and music that is unique and energizing as opposed to typical aerobic mix music. These visual and audio aspects gain the focus of your attention and soon you are sweating and exercising right to the end of the video without a thought.

This video will shed the pounds and excite you at the same time.

Yet another motivating and enjoyable exercise video is that of "DonnaMite" with instructor Donn a Richardson.

This video is 50 minutes of pure fun. There is a five minute warm-up, 35 minutes of floor aerobics, a five minute cool-down and five minutes of stretching. The music is all Motown oldies and if that is not enough to get you moving, the instructor will make sure that your body is sweating while you have a blast.

The instructor creates excellent cues that lead you into every step that changes. She clearly demonstrates more intense moves to make the workout more difficult if you

desire and always has an instructor performing the workout at low-impact for the entire video.

The focus of this video is fun as well as fitness. The upbeat music and encouraging instructor create an enjoyable and productive workout.

"Get Up and Dance" with Paula Abdul is 50 minutes of pure energy and fun. Abdul goes through each step slowly and then puts the combination together in tempo. Even if you do not grasp every step, Abdul encourages and challenges you to "just dance, don't give up and have a great time."

This high energy video works your entire body and every muscle group. You truly workout, but you have so much fun that you forget about the sweat and just dance. This exercise video will get your heart pumping and your body moving while you feel like you are at a dance.

If you crave those videos without the intense dance, but still want fun and fitness, two videos are highly recommended. "Strong and Smooth Moves" with Karen Voight provides 25 minutes of

photos obtained from video covers floor workout and 25 minutes of muscle toning based on simple yet innovative moves. The instructor places great emphasis on fonn and explains and demonstrates in detail how to isolate each muscle. and perform each combination. The choreography and the instruction create a fun, successful workout that conditions you to move on to high-impact aerobics.

Another exercise video that focuses on fun and motivation without the many dance steps is "Your Personal Best With Elle MacPherson." The instructor is Karen Voight, who is a meticulous and enjoyable teacher. The atmosphere for this video is beautiful Hawaii and the combination of MacPherson and Voight make for an effective instruction and inspiration.

Once again these are simple moves that work the entire body for a non-stop 50 minutes.

Voight counts out moves, keeps you informed of the approaching move and makes this "true workout" feel easy and non-intimidating. It is a thorough and enjoyable exercise experience.

Those holiday pounds may be nagging at you day and night or you may simply want to begin to maintain physical fitness. It can all be a pleasurable experience with the help of energizing and effective exercise videos.

Resolutions that may sink or swim

Every year thousands of people make a New Year resolution, in hope to make the year a better one. Every year there are resolutions that fail to be completed. Cabrini students hope their goals will stay afloat.

photos by Hollie Havens

by Maria Izzo staff writer

You say you've made some resolutions? Well, you know, we'd all love to see your plan for 1998. You may have made good on all your promises so far. But some people may have slipped up since that fateful night when we all said good-bye to 1997.

"So far, I'm doing OK," Kellie O'Neill, a junior who has made a few resolutions in hope to improve her year, said. "First of all I want to eat healthier, but_ sometimes that isn't so easy. I also really want to make a great effort to stay in touch with my friends. I always write them letters but I never send them," she adds with a laugh.

"I always abandon them, [resolutions]," sophomore Tara Shehumacher said. "I stopped making them a few years ago."

Sophomore Amy Ferrell agreed.

"I forget about them after a while. So, like a lot of people I know, I stopped making them. But I don't think there is anything wrong with those who do. It's a nice tradition," Ferrell said.

Some people hate them. Some love them. And others don't care either way. For years the human race has grappled with the idea of resolutions. Are they unhealthy expectations? Do they help people to change their lives for the better? Despite these questions one thing cannot be denied or argued. Resolutions are a tradition dating back to mankind's earliest existence.

It is safe to say that January is really old. Named after the Roman god Janus in 153 B.C. this first month of the calendar year was known as a time of reflection and promise. According to Rosana Marsili, author of the book, ""The New Years Resolution Kit," Janus possessed two faces, one that could look back on past events and another to look toward the future. With his placement at the head of the calendar, Janus became a symbol for resolutions.

"I don't usually make them but I know they are a great tradition that goes way back. That's what makes the whole thing so exciting for some people, the fact that they are taking part in tradition," Kathie Mininno, a cashier in the wigwam,

Albino Deer Mystifies Cabrini's Student Body

By Joe Elliott .staffwriter

Behind every mystery that evolves at Cabrini College, someone makes a story to go with the mystery. From an old man with a top hat that spooks the campus on the night of the first snowfall,to the woman who wearsa white dressand enchants the resident students while they sleep in their dorms. The legend that Cabrini's campus gives us about ghosts and out-of-the-ordinaryevents is rather overwhelming.

If this seems all common knowledge to you, then obviously you have heard about

said.

Many believe the whole idea of resolutions is to take on some personal responsibility for the year ahead by resolving to do things that make you a better person in as many ways as possible.

In an article published by Dr. Domeena Renshaw, professor of psychology at Loyola Medical School in Chicago, the benefits of resolution making are discussed.

According to Renshaw, reflections on the past year and dreams for the future are good for the soul. She believes that looking at the past allows us to • L-----~----.;;..._.....;.i learn from our mistakes and to avoid those mistakes in the future.

"Planning for a better future is a daydream that sustains us by hope of a 'slimmer me,' a 'happier me,' and a 'healthier me,' for the future," Renshaw writes.

Senior Gary Yates looks at resolutions as "promises you can make yourself that you know you can break."

Maybe that is the essence of the appeal of New

IYear's resolutions. No one is going to send you to jail if you break them, unless you resolved to stop robbing banks for a living. So if you have made resolutions, good luck. Remember the Roman god Janus with his two faces, looking back and forward. You never know, maybe be slipped up and had that piece of cake instead of an apple.

Studentshave come in contact with this rare deer as they walk around campus.

the albino deer. The one who prances behind xavier Hall in the early morning dew. If you have not seen the albino deer, do not be worried, for the deer seems to make its appearance to the students very scarce.

1n fact, the majority of studentshave problemsbelieving the idea of the deer, because they never saw the deer.

Nick lnsogna, a first-yearstudent. is an actual eyewitnessto the albino deer before. "Earlier this summer,I was on a camping trip with a few friends, and we decided that we would spend the day fishing. On the way to the lake my friend spotted what looked like a large dog. When we got closer to the dog, we realized that it was a deer, an albino deer,'' Insogna recalls. "That day, when we were fishing, I had the best day of fishing in my life. Maybe it was the deer bringingme good luck, or maybe it was my imagination,"Insogna said.

In an e-mail receivedfrom the VrrginiaDeer Commission,it is very unusual to be able to see an actual Piebald or albino deer. It has been believed that less than one percent of the deer populationis able to produce an albino deer. Althoughrare that this would occur, it has happened due to an inheritedtrait amongst the parents.

Unfortunately,due to the amount of abnormalitiesthat are present at the time of the birth, most albinodeer do not Iive to see maturity. An albino deer can have a large amount of problems ranging from slceletal conformation,organ abnormalitiesand the most common. the pigmented skin. Albino deer are known for their Romannoses and shorter legs, which can -0fte.nlead to the mistake of spotting them for another animal.

First-year student Chris Cox has seen ti,~ .,,ermany of times. "I mostly see the deer behind Xavier. The first time I saw the deer, I was confused and thought it was a dog. I saw it again when I was coming back from playing basketball, and I knew it was not a dog," Cox said After seeing the deer for the third time Cox said, 'i knew it was a deer and I remembered seeing the same type of deer in a biology class in high school," Cox said. "But I do not believe it to be a good luck charm or a sign from God."

No matter if it is a good sign or a bad sign, the albino deer that has been seen all around campus is what the imaginationwill make of it. It has been known that animalshave beenlinkedto strange occurrences. The albino buffalo that was born a few years back was believed to say that the world was ending according to the Sio~ Indians. A black cat brings bad luck and -arabbit's foot bringsgoodluck. In the short coming, Cabrini's albino deer has yet to be a symbolof good or bad luck in this new year.

photo by Brian Ferrese

The editoriaJs, 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 studentbody or the faculty and administration.

EDITORIAL A fresh start

A .new year brings new beginnings. And new solutions or old problems.

Solutions to problems such as the parking situation, the :esidents living at Harcum College and the lack of public 3afety officers and services are being enacted with the onset f the new spring semester.

With the arrival of the new apartment complex, the wait ·s over for the Cabrini students living at Harcum. Of course .aot all of them were chosen to live in the apartments, but hose who were not chosen will at least be living on camus.

The long trek home is finally over. The new spacious liv'ng quarters, not only have enough room for couches and :mfas,but also a kitchen as well. The spacious living could iJe a welcomed change from the sometimes crammed quar,ers a dorm room may entail

SPARC will have its unofficial opening in February be,ore the opening ceremony in April. The center will not >nly offer athletic assistance to students, but also 50 new larking spaces for the cars that swarm in the morning lookng for an open spot before taking the chance of parking on he lawn.

More lights, more phones and more officers are found on ~ampus due to more students residing here. With the two 1ew buildings, an increase in security has been enhanced his semester. Two additional security officers, one full-time md one part-time, were added to the team of seven full-time md three part-time officers._

The card access system, which the apartment complex al·eady has, will replace the code system in the donns. And -nore call phones and lights were added for the safety of stutents. Such safety which may have been jeopardized withmt them in the past.

But with all these new and positive changes occurring on ,ampus, it makes one wonder why they were not enforced 1efore. Why the wait? The new buildings bring new hope ~orthe increase of students attending Cabrini; therefore, a 1ewlook and more protection i needed. New buildings and t new look will most likely bring an enhanced number of 1ewfaces, but what about the old ones? Weren't they worth he improvements?

The lights, the phone and the security should have hap'.>enedbefore, but the facelift needed to be completed first.

l am sick. Really, pathetically ick. ActuaUy,I am obsessed.

It all began on my 12th birthday. My parents gave me a little stuffed pig who burped when you squeezed him and wore a shirt that read "Happy Bwp-da y."

Soon enough I squeezed every last burp out of my piggy. But he was still cute. Too cute. And he needed some friends. So, little by little, I began collecting cute stuffed pigs and pig paraphernalia.

Now, eight years later and 256 pigs richer, I am literally as happy as a pig in mud. But did you know that pigs roll in mud to cover themselves so they do not get a sunburn? Their skin closely resembles that of humans which is why they can reconstruct bum victims' skin with that of pigs

It is true. The pig was also the true hero of World War I and World War II. Fat derived from pigs went into the making of nitroglycerin for the use of explosives for the war.

And the pig is a true life saver. Hog heart valves can be transplanted in humans, whose valves have been weakened by disease. Thousands of these operations have been successfully completed since the first operation in the '70s.

Pigs are also a very important part of history. They were one of the first animal to be domesticated in the ancient world. They are

also very intelligent animals and clean, contrary to popular belief.

Pigs should be our national animal. They contributed so much to our society. For example, Wall Street was named for a wall that was erected to stop free-roaming

ly-eaten meat. China is the number one producer and consumer of fresh pork. The ancient Chinese loved their pigs so much that they were sometimes accompanied to the grave with their herd.

Hot dog were first introduced at the St. Lou.is World's Fair in 1904. They Were called "red hots" and served with white gloves instead of a bun. The longest sausage was 5,917 feet long and cooked in Barcelona, Spain on Sept. 22, 1986.

The fattest pig was Big Bill, weighing in at 2,552 pounds and measuring 9 feet long.

pigs from rampaging through the fields of Manhattan. And during the War of 1812, a ~ew York pork packer named Uncle Sam Wtlson shipped pork to U.S. soldiers with the letters "U.S." stamped on them. Soon. it became rumored that the letters stood for Uncle Sam who came to represent the U.S. government itself. •

Even former president Harry Truman agrees with the popularity of pigs. He said, ''No man should be allowed to be President who does not understand hogs." Maybe Clinton should have take some advise from his own pecies before exposing his pork to Paula Jone

Pork is actually the most wide-

This is not hogwash. These are all true facts about the pig. They contribute the mo t industrial byproducts to our society that are unable to be made synthetically.

How many of you are going to watch the good 'ol pigskin toss this Sunday? You couldn't have the Superbowl if it weren't for a pig.

So when you sit down to eat that bacon with your eggs, that ham sandwich or some good old scrapple remember what that pig has contributed to our society. Be thankful for that pig sacrificing its life for you.

When was the last time you thanked a pig?

Andrea is a junior majoring in English/communications and Spanish. She sleeps with a three foot stuffed pig named dimples.

Behind every good man is a pig

Andrea Koch

Two Cents

Pissingonone'sresponsibility

Dear Cabrini Community,

We are first-year students who live in Xavier Hall. We were looking forward to corning to college in order to leave the immaturity and ignorance of high school behind. Instead, we found an increa ed rate of both here.

People who want to be treated like adults should act like adults. We find it ironic that the same people who complain about violation policies and quiet hours are those who participate in the destruction of Xavier Hall.

We fully understand that people will drink if they are given the opportunity. What we do not understand is why people with the maturity of six-year-olds choose to drink.

With drinking comes responibility-responsibility for yourselves and for your friends.

When you decide to drink you need to know -your limit. If you have no self-control before drinking, you are certainly not going to have any after pounding several beers.

Al o, ,contrary to popular belief, alcohol does not increase brain cells.

It does, however, add to the beer gut that so many of our fellow students are sporting.

As for being responsible for your friends, if your friend is totally wasted and think that drinking a cup of his own piss would be a good idea, you

should have enough balls to tell him that it's not a good idea. Likewise, that also goes the same for any ideas they may have about throwing eggs, mashing glass and breaking furniture.

Maturity means. taking responsibility for the actions you commit even while drinking. Unfortunately, the majority of the boys who take part in destroying residence haJls do not have any balls.

Instead of tanding up like real men these boys keep their hands in their pants and expect Housekeeping to clean up after them. Housekeeping i • here to keep the bathrooms clean, vacuum the halls and take out the tra h. We commend Housekeeping for the improved job they are doing.

Even though they are not supposed to take out the mounds of trash that sit on many of the quads' floors, they do it without complaining. They vacuumed up all the tinsel and fake now that was on the floor from Christmas decorating.

And the bathrooms are noticeably cleaner. They are not expected to, nor do they appreciate, coming in to scrape dry eggs off the floor, picking up splintered furniture and drywall, clean up shattered glass or clean up vomit.

If you cannot be responsible for cleaning up your di gusting me s, then we uggest besides

E-mailus.

We'll abnost certainly print your comments, especially if they are well thought out and about a relevant subject. Letters should be sent by noon on Mondays. Don't forget to include your name.

E-mail us at dgrimall@cabrini.edu

paying for the cleaning peopJe an extra $25 dollars each.

They are not the parents who spoiled you and made you the wu es you are. They could quit at any time and we would have bad nothing but support for them had they taken one look at that hall and refused to clean it up.

We do have questions for administration. Where was everyone while all this was going on? Some drunk boys breaking furniture and smashing glass should have been enough noise to wake up a "real" adult.

The destruction that occurred should ay something. We feel that one security guard is not enough.

Yes, we do need one to sit at the door, but the events that took place warrant the hiring of another ecurity guard to do rounds throughout the night.

Obviou ly, boys still need to be baby sat at the age of 18 or 19. It is a shame, however, that their parents, instead of paying $5 dollars an hour, they are paying $20,000 a year.

As women of Cabrini College, we are waiting for real men to come here, but, in the meantime, perhaps it would be a good idea for immature boys to bring their mommies to take responsibility for them.

Sincerely,

Pissed-off college students

Are students happy with the changes that Cabrini has made over the break?

Greg Wood, a junior. I am happy with the Cabrini apartment complex! I just wi h there was more parking. And that Dawn Lexie would calm down a little. please!!

Victor Sgro, a senior: The car regi tration is really out of hand and we definitely need more parking here on campus.

Marie Galzerano, a senior: Yes, but parking is still awful. There are a lot of little problems that need to be taken care of. Like not enough washers in the Cabrini's apartment complex.

Karen Nigro. a senior: Yes. it i starting to get more modernized, with everyone having e-mail. If it starts to get bigger they must work on parking. Change is good but it must be complete.

Michelle Dur o, a senior: It is awesome, but I wonder how long the independent living is going to last in the apartments. I am glad that I had the opportunity to experience it for at least one semester.

Jen Mack. a senior: I only wish that they happened when I was a first-year student rather than in my senior year, when I am student teaching. Now I do not have the time to enjoy them.

Multiplicity is a scientific reality

We now have the technology to create multiple clones of ourselves.

Cloning another human being is the No. l topic being debated in congress right now.

And why shouldn't it be?

There are many sides to this issue that need to be looked at. Those who are against cloning are comparing the work that is being done to the work that Hitler was d9ing.

• Scientists are able to do many remarkable thing with the genetics of a cloned being. In the future they might be able to abolish some of the diseases that we are plagued with today.

Right now doctors -are able to change a gene that causes breast cancer in women while the the child is in the womb of the mother.

If it is possible to correct genes that cause diseases, it might be possible to eliminate those genes before the fetus is developed through cloning.

Cloning can also better the studies in the field of phycology. We will now be able to study a person and their clone and see if a person's behavior is caused by

their environment or if it is genetic.

man of science as Wilt Chamberlain was monogamous.

The other problem that we face is the problem that we have with children in adoption agencies who still need families.

If people want children of their own flesh and blood, what will happen to those families that are adapting children now. And for those children it will be a lonesome life with little hope {or a family.

If we are going to create new life in a petri dish, there has got to be some ground rules that we must follow. Which our government is trying to set up now.

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This- will also give those couples who want a child and can not, have a child that is of their own flesh and blood.instead of adoption.

Those people who are opposed to cloning compare. the work that scientists are doing to the work that Hitler had been preforming. Scientists are able to change someone's clone geneticalJy.It might be possible in the future to make a clone that is genetically perfect.

Hitler was trying to create a race that was genetically perfect. But Hitler was as much of a

We must think about the rights and regulations that our clones may have in our society.

Wtll they be equal to us or not?

All I know is that I need to know more about cloning to voice my true opinion on this debate.

They say that ignorance is bliss, then I am blissful! when it. comes to the topic of cloning and its legalities.

Gavin is a junior English/communications major and he hopes to be able to clone himself sometime in the future to "better mankind".

Mindbenders:

Figure out the solution to the number line. All of the numbers above the line follow a pattern. All of the numbers below may or may not follow this same pattern. Can you figure out the two patterns of the number line? 3 6 2 4 5

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Concernsrise,alongwithsalaries,inprolessionalsports

Multimillion-dollar deals have some fans and owners worried about the rising paychecks of some professional athletes.

by Ron D'Orazio staff writer

Sports has turned into a busine s.

No more does it seem that the fans and the game count as the No. 1 priority to the players and owners.

Now it eems the players and owners care only about the money they make. Salaries for sports stars have risen astronomically in the past decade.

It was only back in the mid1980 when players like Pete Rose. Wayne Gretzky and George Foster were barely clearing a million dollars per season.

That was until Jose Canseco came on the scene and signed the richest pro sports contract to date in 1989.

The deal was worth $23 million over a five-year period.

Since then, salaries have been skyrocketing to the point where player are now signing six or seven-year deals worth over

Men's Basketball

The men's ba ketball team returned home to the Founder's Hall gym for the first time since December 9 and enjoyed two straight wins over PAC rivals Beaver College and College Misericordia.

On Wednesday, Jan. 14, the Cavs fought off a tough Beaver squad to come away with a sixpoint victory by a score of 7670.

The team opened the game by going up l 1-9 at 14:33 in the first half. The Cavs then held off a second-half rally by Beaver. who came within one point, 6059, with 5:35 left in regulation.

Two Beaver technical fouls and a 16-11 run by the Cavs put the game out of reach.

Sophomore Tim Anderlonis broke out from a mini-slump, scoring 17 points.

Senior forward John Drummond rurned in a 21-point, 14-

$100 million.

The epitome of high salaries became evident this summer when basketball's Minnesota Timberwolve star Kevin Garnett turned down a ix-year deal worth $103 milJion.

This holdout resulted in him getting the couple of extra million dollars that he wanted.

The salaries are affecting not just baseball and basketball but football and hockey as well.

This decade has,.seen Mario Lemieux, former National Hockey League star, sign a $42 tnillion deal and the National Football League's Troy Aikman and Steve Young ign deals for over $50 million each.

Senior Jim Iacavino said no one person should be able to receive as much money as professional athletes do now.

The big-time contracts have not ju t gone to veterans.

Players such as the NHL's Eric Lindros and baseball prospect J.D. Drew, who are just coming into their respective

leagues for the first time, have stirred up controversy by asking for multi.million-dollar deals.

Iacavino "aid first-year player should not be paid over $1 million for their first season.

The rising costs to keep good players are making it difficult for some teams to stay competitive and alive.

Many owners of small market teams are folding or moving because costs are becoming too high to keep talented players on the team and still hold the fan ' interest.

According to Cabrini's Sports Information Coordinator. Rich Schepis, professional sports a we know it will change dramatically with small market teams being driven away by large market owners who continue to shell out millions to talented player

Schepis said he would not be surprised if one of the major leagues folded because of teams who cannot ·tay in business.

Fans of the major sport are

getting fed up with the greed of the players and owners. This is evidenced by the dramatic decrease in attendance around the baseball parks after the collective bargaining strike by the players over, for the most part, money.

Katie Valerio, a first-year student athlete, said the players are playing for the money, not for the love of the sport.

Valerio also said the player a,king for too much money.

According to Schepis, sports today is all about merchandising and getting money from the fans.

Schepis said the owners try to raise money complaining for a new arena with luxury seating as well as raising ticket prices on a seasonal basis, which. in turn, i driving away the blue-collar fan.

Schepis also said the average fan cannot relate to a player making six or seven figures each year.

But, on the other hand, how is it right for professional sport

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

rebound performance. Over the week, Drummond recorded six blocks in two games. raising his average to 2.9 blocks per game and ranking him ninth in Division m.

Drummond also entered the weekend eighth in the country in rebounds, averaging 11.6 per game.

Junior Jim McTamney recorded 13 points and hit three of four technical free throws late in the game to lock up the Cavs· win.

Women's Basketball

The Lady Cavs trounced Beaver College on Wednesday, Jan. 14 in an 83-62 decision.

Junior Melissa Posse went on a scoring rampage, knocking in 25 point in 25 minutes before being sidelined on a technical.

First-year student Gina Virelli cored 14 points, followed by first-year student Lisa Reynolds with 11.

Sophomore Jackie Pierangeli netted 10 points and dished out six assi ts, while sophomore Andrea Mueller led the team with an eight-rebound contribution.

The team suffered a setback on Saturday. Jan. 17, losing to College Misericordia by a score

teams· owners to be making millions upon million of dollars a year?

The NFL has just made their TV deal worth $17.6 billion. This equates to about $586 million per team over a five-year period.

When these numbers are thrown together, some wonder what happens to the players in this league.

They expect to get a share of the profits from their hard earned sweat. Don't the players deserve a comparable rate to that of the owners? For it is their athleticism that makes the money for the owners.

Keep in mind that that $586 million is just the televi ion contract.

With fans growing alienated from the sport and players and owners getting greedier all the time, professional sports ha to change its plan before its leagues Jose enough teams to destroy sports as America knows it.

of 75-65.

The team was able to clo e the lead to one with 8:45 remaining in the game, but were unable to capitalize.

Pos.e again led the team, coring 23 points and ripping down 14 rebounds.

BYTHEWAY

Pierangeli chipped in 14 points, while first-year tudent Jacqueline Cooper, a recent transfer student, knocked in 11. The team face Marywood University on Saturday, Jan. 24, in their next PAC matchup.

• Men's basketball senior forward John Drummond recorded back-to-back double-doubles this week with his 21-point, 14-rebound performance against Beaver College on Wednesday, Jan. 14 and his 14-point, 10-rebound effort against College Misericordia on Saturday, Jan. 17. On Saturday, Drummond also became only the seventh player in the program's history to record 600 rebounds.

• Junior Melissa Posse currently leads the Lady Cavaliers basketball team in scoring, rebounding and shooting percentages.

• Senior Tara Pfeiffenberger was named to the 1997 National Field Hockey Coaches' Association Division III National Academic Squad after completing the sea on with a 3.77 grade-point average. Pfeiffenberger finished her career sixth all-time in scoring for the Lady Cavs with nine goals and seven assists for 25 points.

• For the second time in four years, the men's soccer team received the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Soccer Officials' Award for Sportsmanship and Fair Play for the 1997 season.

Cavaliers heard over airwaves on WYBF

by Jennifer Nespoli assistant features editor

WYBF radio has gone beyond music. It has gone beyond Cabrini. And it plans to go beyond all expectations.

Several nights a week 89.1 WYBF-FM packs up and goes on the road following the men's and women's basketball team through ti;very win, loss, celebration and heartbreak:.

Thanks to a remote board and the determination of Steve Murray, general manager , and his small staff of loquacious announcers, WYBF is now broadcasting Cabrini's basketball games live on the air. No longer is the radio station confined to the walls of the Widener Center. It is going out on the town.

I wanted to see our station participate in more campus events, and even community events," Murray said.

This is not the first year that

live broadcasts to its listeners.

"It's a great way to promote the sports events," Paul Weaver, admissions director and play-byplay announcer for the men's basketball team, said.

The remote board was purchased last year, and it makes the live broadcasts possible, Juniors

Paul Moser and Ron D'Orazio do most of .the preparation for each broadcast.They transport the remote board and wires to the location of the 'game. Once everything is set up, they plug the board into a phone line and are ready for an evening of basketball.

Moser is the play-by-play announcer for the women's team, and he broadcasts with D'Orazio, the color analyst. Moser announces everything that happens during the game and D'Orazio follows up his calls with relevant comments and information, including scores and facts about the players and the team. _

This is the first time either of

WYBF is broadcasting games, but them have announced, but both

it is the first year it will do it on a are veterans with the radio station. consistent basis. Over the past Both are co-sports directors for three years, the radio station did the station. occasional live broadcasts from D'Orazio is pleased with the basketball games, but this year, experience he's getting from the under the guidance of Murray, the broadcasts. "I'm looking forward station will provide dependable to possibly doing it for a career,"

he said.

The broadcasts are a way for those interested in radio to gain additional experience announcing and hosting a show. "We'd like to see more students get involved," Weaver said.

Weaver announces the men's games with the help of the color analyst, Rich Schepis, sports information coordinator. Both are impressed by the other's abilities.

"Paul Weaver is great to work with," Schepis said. "I could see him doing it for a living. He's very professional."

"Rich Schepis makes my job easier," Weaver said. "He makes meaningful contributions to my calls. We operate in sync."

Weaver was involved with radio in college and also has experience announcing sports events, but this is his first time announcing basketball games. "The opportunity to do the play-by-play here came up and I jumped at the chance," he said.

At first, some of the radio staff was reluctant to give up so muchair time for the broadcasts, according to Murray. However, they have not received any negative feedback thus far and all those in-

volved are excited to be bringing the action home for those who

cannot make it to the actual game.

The station has broadcasted

only a few games so far' this month, but the announcers are getting better with every game.

"As the season goes on and we learn the ropes," D'Orazio said,

"we will become more of a team

and have continuity on the air. The sports department is doing a great job of getting this off the ground."

The schools they broadcasted at have been compliant with the station, according to Moser. Even Villanova, who shares the station's frequency with Cabrini, has beeu flexible with some of its air time. The only games that will not be broadcasted are those too far away and those during Villanova's air time.

Cavstakeover1stwithvictoryoverMisericordia

Senior John Drummond became the seventh player in Cabrini basketball history to reach 600 rebounds in the victory.

by Erica McGee assistant features editor

After their win against College Misericordia on Saturday, Jan. 17, the men's basketball team moved into first place in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.

Going into the game, Misericordia's record was 2-1 and Cabrini's was 3-0. If the Cavs would have lost then they would have been tied for first place. However, the Cavs managed to stand alone in first.

The team's 84-59 victory was their second straight win of the season.

Key contributors in the game were sophomore forward Trm Anderlonis, senior center/forward John Drummond, and junior center Cory Miller.

Anderlonis scored 10 of his team high 25 points in a span of six minutes to start off the second half. He also contributed 10 rebounds.

Drummond came away from the

matchup with his sixth double-double of the season after netting 14 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. During the game, he became the seventh player in Cabrini history to record over 600 career rebounds.

Miller also contributed 10 points, with six of them corning in the second half. He pulled down six rebounds against Misericordia, placing his second on the team in rebounding, averaging 6.6 per game.

Sophomore guard Jim McTamney also played an integral role in the win with three three-pointers in the game's first six minutes and finished with nine points overall. He also matched his career-high for assists in a game with six.

First-year student Tyquine Wilson also contributed by turning the ball over only twice in 28 minutes against Misericordia.

Despite many turnovers in the first half, the score at the ,buzzer was 44-30 in

favor of the Cavs.

However, by the end of the second half, the team's 15-point lead had been extended to a 25-point lead, al1owing some of the starters to take a break and let other players finish the job.

'The game was exciting in the beginning, we all played well together, but after a while it had gotten kind of boring," sophomore center Randall Sims said.

"It was a good win. It was our best defensive game of the year," Miller said.

"After coming off a 1-5 holiday season the varsity has picked up their intensity and are at a level they should be at," sophomore Andrew Vrrtue said.

Vtrtue is on the men's JV basketball team.

The men next take on Marywood University in a PAC matchup on Saturday, Jan. 24.

photo by Stacey Caiazzo

Paul Weaver and Rich Schepis are just two of the commentators bringing men's and women's basketball action to the airwaves on 89. 1 WYBF-FM.

photo by Stacey Caiazzo Sophomore guard Jim McTamney dribbles downcourt in the Cavs' recent matchup with College Misericordia.

Broncos, Packers prepare for Super Bowl

It's that time of the year again, the time of the year when the advertisers and networks salivate over ratings. It's time for the money maker and the big factor in that recent $17.6 billion TV deal that the NFL received. It is time for the Super Bowl.

The game at times tends to be over looked a little. That is why I am here: to help sort out the little factors that may or may not lead to the AFC finally winning a Super Bowl.

The team in any NFL game• begin and ends with the quarterback. In this case, we are going to get to watch two of the best in the business.

John Elway has taken his share of shots in the past and hopes to change his luck.

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Elway has not played too poorly in his past Super Bowl performances. It's just that the opposing quarterbacks he has played against have had career days against him. Phil Simms, Doug Williams and Joe Montana have -all outscored the Broncos in Super Bowls of recent years.

The next quarterback in line that may come and smoke the Bronco defense is Bret Favre.

Favre is the best quarterback in the league and may be one of the best quarterbacks of all time before he retires.

He is a three-time MVP and is leading his team to the Super Bowl for the second year in arow.

Favre and Elway cancel each other out in a way.

Although Favre is the best in the league right now, Elway is an old veteran who is due to win a Super Bowl.

The offenses of these two teams are among the best of the many team that revolve around the West Coast offense.

All the offensive weapons added up lean towards Denver.

They use the running attack more often than Elway has relied on in past Super Bow] - appearances.

The difference in this game might be the Denver running game lead by all-star back Terrell Davis. The offense begins and ends with Davis.

If he gets off to a good start that means that Denver will win. If he is stopped at the line by Gilbert Brown then all hope is lost for Denver.

However, the Green Bay Packers are one of the most potent offenses in the league as well.

Dorsey Levens bas given the Packers an option to run to take some of the load off of Favre. His running ability is a big reason why the Packers are back in the Super Bowl this year. He is a golden find for the Packers and they will have to put up big bucks to keep him

another year.

Antonio Freeman and Robert Brooks round out the receiving corp for the Packers and they are also aided by all pro tight end Mark Chmura.

Rod Smith and Ed Mccaffery in contrast lead the Denver receiving crew. Shannon Sharpe is the tight end that the Broncos will be aiming at. Sharpe provides a bigger threat downfield but less blocking. The blocking is also picked up by McCaffery.

The offenses are pretty much the same on both sides of the ball. The difference lies in the defense of both teams.

Green Bay has the dominant defense that has been lacking on past Denver teams.

They are anchored by the

defensive line of Reggie White, Santana Dotson and Gilbert Brown. When the three of them are healthy they are very bard to run against.

The linebackers are anchored by Seth Joyner, who is looking for hi first Super Bowl ring and has enough left in the tank to get it.

The secondary is awesome. Eugene Robinson is the best of a group that can dominate offenses.

The Denver Broncos are led on defense by Neil Smith. It his desire that pushes them towards the Super Bowl. He leads a young defensive line. The linebackers are lead by Bill Romanowski, who had his be t year as a pro this year.

The secondary is a very interesting group: they can be awesome at times but at times they can be burnt. It is no orprise why the Broncos rely on their offense.

The Super Bowl has made many fans of the game who love a good clo e matchup tum away.

The Super Bowl has, for the majority of the '90s, been a blowout.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, get ready for another one.

Although I would love to ay that Elway is going to get his first Super Bowl win, I'm sorry, it's not going to happen.

The offense and defense of Green Bay far outweighs the offense and defense of Denver.

I think the organizations are going in different directions. Denver is using veterans to win while Green Bay has players in their prime performing.

Something tells me that I will be hearing the name of Brett Favre and Reggie White again during the entire course of the game for the second consecutive year and will be physically sick for the second consecutive year. PaulMoserisa juniormajoringin English/communications. Heis oneof Loquitur'ssportseditors.

DENVER BRONCOS GREEN BAY PACKERS

John Elway is coming into this game hungry to avoid the "choke" image. Edge: even.

NBrett Favre is the best quarterback in the league. Barring injury, he is al.mostimpossible to beat. Edge: even.

LINFJRUNNINGBACKS

One name: Terrell Davis. He is second in talent only to Barry Sanders. Edge: Denver.

Dorsey Levens is good but he's no Davis. Plus, Denver has a better o-line overall. t

LINFJLINEBACKERS

Neil Smith made a huge impact on this squad, but the Packers are better.

Reggie White and ~· ~;; comp.any are among the best in the business. Edge: Green Bay.

RECEIVERS

Sharp. Smith and McCaffery are one of the best triplets in the league. Edge: Denver.

Chmura, Freeman and Brooks finish a close second behind the Denver trio but just are not good enough.

SECONDARY

Atwater leads this secondary that at times is mediocre.

Eugene Robinson is ~· , 1 : the best in the busi- , ne s. Edge: Green Bay.

.COACHING

Mike Shanahan is just a second-year coach of the Broncos and is young.

Holmgren is a good coach who has won before and knows how to win. Edge: Green Bay.

The Broncos are up against 13 agonizing years of NFC championships. They have to have a perfect game to win.

The Packers are in the drivers' seat right now and can only lose if they swerve off of the highway. They have a definite edge in this category.

MOSER

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Junior Melissa Posse led all scorers with 25 points and 20 rebounds as the Lady Cavs exploded in the second half for a 79-65 victory.

by Paul Moser sports editor

The women's basketball team defeated Rosemont College on Monday, Jan. 19 by a score of 7965.

Saturday, Jan. 24 atMarywood University* 3p.m.

Wednesday, fan. 28

Gwynedd-Mercy Colleg&' 8p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 24 at Marywood University* lp.m.

Wednesday.Jan.28

Gwynedd-Mercy College* 6p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 22

Widener University 7p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 24

Valley Forge Militacy College 3p.m.

Monday, Jan. 26 Philadelphia CommunitJ;; College7 p.m.

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This victo.ry moves the Lady Cavs to 4-1 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference and 6-6 overall.

This victory comes after a disappointing loss this past weekend to College Misericordia.

Junior Melissa Posse led all scorers with 25 points and 20 rebounds. Posse was double and tripled-teamed all night and still came up with those numbers.

In a recurring trend in the last couple of games, Posse was the subject of all defensive efforts.

In games of late Posse has been frustrated by the double teaming and the Lady Cavs have had a tendency to force the ball down low to her.

The key to this game came down inevitably to outside shooting.

Sophmore Jackie Pierangeli and first-year student and new addition to the team Jackie Cooper led the way in the three-point category with two three-point field goals each.

The Lady Cavaliers started the first half playing basket for b~sket with Rosemont.

It was not until late in the first half that Cabrini began to pull away from Rosemont.

The half ended with the Cavs leading, 37-30.

Coach Dan Welde came into the second half wanting his team to pick up the pace a little.

"I wanted to pick up the speed.

Walking the ball up the court will not benefit us," Welde said.

Welde also wanted his team to make better decisions and to run with the ball.

The second half did not open the way Welde had planned.

Rosemont took the lead at the beginning of the second half.

It seemed at that time that a sense of urgency took over the Lady Cavs.

Cabrini then took over. Cooper hit two big three-point shots as the Lady Cavs began to turn things around.

From there, the offense began to click and the inside/outside game of the Lady Cavs was working.

Posse began to get her scoring touch clicking and the outside shooters of the Cavs began to knock in the shots.

Cooper was a perfect 4-4 from the field in the second half to spark the Cavaliers' offense.

The Cavaliers then pulled away for good from Rosemont after the scoring stretch.

The key to the late stages of the game may be the defense of sophomore fain Barney, who had two key baskets and played very good defense in the victory.

The Lady Cavs left the game in a good position to finish high in the PAC.

The question remains, however, whether the first-year students and sophomores will be able to perform on a consistent basis.

The Lady Cavs must now look forward to facing Marywood University on Saturday, Jan. 24 and Gwynedd-Mercy College on Monday, Jan. 28. Both are PAC games.

photo by Stacey Caiazzo

Marianne Zippi prepares to inbound the ball in the Lady Cavs' recent matchup with Rosemont College.

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The men's basketball team vaults into first place in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference with a win over College Misericordia.

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