Feb. 26, 1998 Issue 19 Loquitur

Graduation will not be held on the back lawn of the mansion this year. Find out why and . where the commencement ceremonies will be held and if the seniors are happy about it.

Story on page 3. Arts. · • •• e.nterta1nment •

Find out why paying the price for "' marriage has just gone up. Story.onpag•-9•. ....

Find out who Robert Wagner is and why his • -paintings will be displayedit1 the Holy Spirit Library. StoJ-,on page 7. _

Women's basketballsu stating loss at the hand .

Invest at your own personal interest

by JenniferNespoli assistant features editor

Not everything in life has a plan. Sometimes there is no right or wrong answer. That is why it is difficult to make decisions wheo it comes to investing your money. How much to invest? What to invest in? How much risk to take?

The.i:eis no text book answer to these questions.

Aside from the facts about investing, there are personal things to consider before making any kind of decision about your money. You may know the facts about the rates of rerom and interest rates and mutual funds, but can you relate all of these terms to your life? Here is how you can bring investing to a more personal level, and customize your financial management to meet your lifestyle.

Think about your goals in Jife. Are you satisfied to live a fairly simple lifestyle? Or have you dreamed of owning a new car, a boat or a grand piano? What is it that you want to accomplish? In other words, why are you investing?

One thing to remember - just because young people can afford to take more of a rislc does not mean that they have to. You should not sacrifice your quality of living now for the potential profit of future years.

For example, if you have an income of $200 a week, you should not put half of that money into investments. However, you should also not neglect your future financial needs and simply ignore investing. The key is to find a balance between what you have now and what you would like to have in the future.

There are two things to understand before you decide if and bow you want to invest your money. What do you want to accomplish by investing and bow much money can you afford to risk?

For example, you want to buy a new car in the next five years. You have $5,000 now, but you will need $9,000 to buy the car you want. You know what you want to accomplish and you know how much time you have to accomplish

it.

But, can you afford to risk that $5,000? There is a chance you may Jose it. You might be willing to risk the entire amount in hopes of getting a larger return, or you might be willing to risk: only $1,000 in investments. It is your own personal decision how much money you can afford to risk.

Once you have established your risk parameter and what you want to accomplish, you can decide how much money to invest and bow to invest it.

Thirty years from now $50,000 will be worth even less.

You should probably set up your retirement plan first. Your company might have a 401K plan, which is a retirement fund that matches dollar for dollar every penny that you put into it, or you may have to start your own retirement plan. With retirement, your goals are different than if you were planning to buy a new car in five years. It is a much more long-term goal, and you can probably afford to take a bigger risk.

One thing to keep in mind when deciding how to invest for a retirement fund is inflation. Today $50,000 will not buy as much as it did 30 years ago. Thirty years from now $50,000 will be worth even less. So it is necessary to take more of a risk with a retirement fund because you need to override the rate of inflation.

There are several ways to invest. whether for retirement or not One way is through a systematic investment plan. which will automatically take out a percentage of your pay every month. It is convenient and it also protects you from losing all of your money at once. Instead of investing a lump sum of money, you are investing slowly over time.

If you are considering using a

stockbroker. you should look for these qualities:

• The stockbrokershouldtake time to find out about you and what you want.

• The person should not be much older than you. They should be old enough to have experience, .but young enough to be in the business for a whi1e.

• Most importantly, you should feel comfortable with them and respect them - someone you can be honest with.

• They shouldwork for a reputable company. Check out its reputation. You can also talk to clients to get their opinions.

Th.ereare several ways you will be charged by a stockbroker. A front-end load charge must be paid up-front. A back-end load charge diminishes as time goes on. Someone will assist you in making deciions with these types of charges.

Some brokers get paid by commission on a per/trade basis. This means that every time you buy or sell there is a charge. There is also a no-load charge, which is no payment up-front or in the end. However, with this type of payment you will not receive assistance in making decisions.

You could also go with a company like Vanguard or Fidelity.

Vanguard is a local no-load mutual fund company that has a good reputation in the business.

With a mutual fund, your money is in many different places with many other people's money. It is like a community of funds owned by a community of people.

You own small shares of a large investment.

Toe advantage to this is less cost, more diversification and professional management of the fund. The disadvantages are less risk, which can mean less return, and you can not manage your own money if you want to.

When picking a mutual fund, choose one that matches your objectives and your risk level. It should be part of a family of mutual funds so you can move around when your objectives change. Look at the long-term record of the fund - the past 10 years. If it has yielded high returns during that time, make sure the manager has been the same during those years. You should also take into account how expensive it is.

After you buy your mutual funds. continue to monitor them. Make sure the objectives and the risk factor of the fund stay the same and it has the same manager. It is important to stay educated.

You will ultimately be responsible for your own money, and who better to take care of it than you?

Read about your investments. Business publications like Forbes magazine and Busines Week have quarterly or yearly updates on mutual funds. A publication called Morning Star also contains a lot of information on mutual funds.

Reassess your goals periodically, no matter what you invest in. Your risk parameter and your objectives will constantly change and your investments should change with them.

There are other things you can invest in, according to your lifestyle. If you love art, you may consider investing in paintings. Other possible investments include jewelry, collectibles and real estate. Once again, you must ask yourself what you want out of the investment. It is strictly for pleasure, or is its only purpose to make money?

Investing is a uniquely personal decision that ultimately comes down to the individual's needs and wants. While others may give you advice on how to invest your money, only you can have the finaJ say on it.

Today $50,000 will not buy as much as it did 30 years ago.

Modernization, tradition at odds with each- other

by JenniferNespoli assistant features editor

The rumors that the commencement ceremony has been moved to the Dixon Center have been confirmed, and senion: have been asking why.

According to Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice president for student development, a meeting was held in September with senior class president Lori Pfaff and Marie Galzerano, a senator for the senior class board. The, three discussed the op,tion of having graduation in the Dixon Center. He told the board to talk to senion: and get their feedback on the issue.

Galzerano and Pfaff got a different message from the meeting. Although Bonfiglio asked for feedback, they got the impression that graduation would be held in the Dixon Center regardless of what seniors said.

''We talked to people about it and got positive and negative feedback."

Galzerano said. "Some people were hostile about the decision and some people didn't care."

'The board did get back to Bob [Bonfiglio]," Pfaff said, "and said that they did talk to seniors and assumed it would be okay [to have graduation in the Dixon Center]." Few responded to the questions we asked at the senior meeting, which got a poor turnout."

The final decision was made by Bonfiglio to have graduation in the Dixon Center, with the okay from the senior class board.

There are several advantages to having the ceremony 'in the Dixon Center. There is no threat of rain inside the building, it is air conditioned and seniors can invite as many people as they want to attend. The gym will hold approximately 2,000 people, so no limit will be placed on how many guests seniors can invite. Less than 1,500 people can fit on the mansion lawn.

Some seniors are not upset by the decisi9n. "I am definitely for

having graduation in SPARC," Stephanie Bono said. 'The advantages outweigh the disadvantages. I think we should be grateful to have such a beautiful place to graduate " In.

The Baccalaureate Mass will still be held in its traditional place, on the mansion lawn.

"We are keeping tradition by having Baccalaureate behind the mansion," Kate Tomaszewski said.

''We are also starting a brand new Cabrini tradition by graduating out of the SPARC center."

Although there were four senior class meetings last semester, only about 20 seniors attended each meeting, according to Hollie Havens, student government association executive board president. Pfaff, the five students on the senior class board and a several other seniors attended the meetings.

The meeting held on Tuesday, Feb. 24 had a similar turnout Only about 20 students attended, all of whom were girls.

more than a tradition of the past.

Despite the advantages to having graduation in the gym, some are not convinced.

"It sucks that the graduation ceremony is being held in the Dixon Center," senior Mia Fitzgerald said. ''I'd rather have it behind the mansion because it's beautiful back there, and it's tradition. Being that I'ni a senior, I'm not going to get to enjoy the building."

"I understand that there are benefits to graduating in SPARC," se-

nior Lori Henderson said, "but I looked forward to graduating outside.''

"It is a good opportunity to finally use the building," Pfaff and Galzerano said. 'The important thing is that we are graduating."

The gym will be decorated for the ceremony, according to Havens, "so we don't look like we're graduating in a gym." The decorations and supplies have already been ordered, and cannot be changed.

Higher admissions standards result in major makeover

by Karin Letcher assistant a&e editor

Less than 50 percent of this year's first-year students expect to be satisfied with college. This information came from a survey administered by the student development office and a research brief prepared by Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice president for student development and dean of students.

The survey also revealed this is the richest class in the last 10 years. However, the survey also ranked the financial assistance given by the college as the principal reason for coming. In the past, other classes ranked the size of the college as the main reason for coming.

The survey was given to the first-year students during summer orientation. It is a national firstyear questionnaire that comes out of UCLA and Cabrini has been performing it for 10 years, with the last nine of those 10 years in succession.

Out of 348 first-year students, 323 students or 94 percent participated in the survey.

In the survey, there are ques-

tions dealing with student characteristics, like racial background and family income, and with college choice and expectations. Bonfiglio believes the survey and the resultant research brief gives an accurate reflection of what the first-year class is like.

So what characteristics define the first-year students as a group? Some of the findings show that 67 percent live 50 miles off campus, 72.9 percent received high school grades ofB or better and 74.1 percent are going to college in order to eventually get a better job.

The fact that only 49.3 percent of the freshmen expect to be satis-. fied with their college experience is information that stood out for Bonfiglio.

"I was surprised to see that students' expectations aren't higher than what the survey found," Bonfiglio said.

In Bonfiglio's research brief, the 1997 survey results are compared with the findings from 19901996 and from 1985. Using this comparison, the current first-year class comes from wealthier families than all the previous_classes surveyed. Approximately 64 per-

cent of the students claimed a family income above $50,000 and 17 percent of the first-year students have family earnings above $100,000.

This is a noticeable increase from the 1996 results. Those results show 55 percent of the then first-year students with family incomes of above $50,000 and 13 percent with family incomes over $100,000.

Even though the incoming class of 1997 seems to have more money, the top reason the firstyear students chose Cabrini was because of the fmancial assistance offered, garnering 62 percent of the students' votes. However, according to Bonfiglio, financial assistance does not just mean needbased financial aid, it also means the variety of scholarships Cabrini offers.

According to the research brief, prior to the 1997 survey the top reason students chose Cabrini was because of the size of the college. The only instance when the size of the college was not the top reason was in 1985 when the choice was not an option.

One of the results of the first-

year survey that Bonfiglio is pleased with is the fact that only 31 percent of first-year students selected Cabrini because they wanted to live near their homes. This is the lowest percentage since 1990 and, according to Bonfiglio, shows that more students are planning to stay at school on the weekends and get involved with activities.

According to Bonfiglio, the school is attempting to diversify its student body.

The results of the first-year survey demonstrate that the school is accomplishing this goal in one way, but not in another.

The 69 percent of first-year students who identify themselves as females ties the record low that occurred in both 1995 and 199l. On the other hand, the 93 percent of first-year students who consider themselves white is the highest percentage in four years, with 97 percent being the all-time high in 1985.

photo by Tim Scott

Graduating seniors on the mansion lawn may no longer be anything

Colleges prepare students for life through internships

by Julie Shallis assistant news editor

Internships are part of the education students can receive during their college years, but they are fairly new to many schools who offer them.

Nine out of 10 colleges now offer some kind of internships to their students, according to U.S. News and World Report Magazine. Even though some colleges haye offered this, it was not as diverse as it is now.

Internships used to only be available for students majoring in medicine and education, according to U.S. News. They are now available in the liberal arts as well.

U.S. News states there are two reasons for this. First, tuition cost for many colleges has gone up. Families are paying more money and they want to know what they are getting out of it.

Second, corporate downsizing has been happening more often. This makes business change their hiring practices. Companies now

want to hire interns whom they have observed.

About 50 percent of graduates are receiving jobs through internships. This makes colleges more appealing to incoming students.

Some colleges are even making it a requirement for studerits to have at ]east one semester of an internship, according to U.S. News.

Nancy Hutchison, director of co-op education and career services, explains that students have to have s~cific qualifications for an internship.

"There are steps students have to take. They have to be a go-getter," Hutchison said.

There are mentaJ steps before the basics. The students have to be motivated, be able to accept responsibility, understand commitment and be willing to learn new things, according to Hutchison.

Co-op students have to meet certain requirements. Students have to be a second- semester student or have at least 45 college credits. They also have to

have a 2.0 GPA. The adviser and department chair have to give an approval as well.

After that, they have to develop a resume. If students have problems with it or have never done one before they will get help, according to Hutchison. Students also have to review all of their opportunities and what kind of job they want to pursue.

After the students have accepted the job, they are committed to 20 hours a week for one semester. "They have to be responsible for what they are supposed to do," Hutchison said.

The student has to develop four learning objectives and meet them by the end of the semester.

"The student will sit down with their supervisor and decide what four learning objectives they will have to meet," Hutchison said.

At the end of an internship the . student will have developed a· portfolio, which can later be shown to future employers.

Student$ get professional experience in the field

by Andrea Koch copy editor

Internships incorporate what is taught in the classroom to a real situation. Students enrolled in an internship program learn what the classroom cannot teach them. Most students voluntarily go to the office of cooperative education and career services to apply for an internship.

However, for a social work major, an internship is required.

There are three mandatory field placements as part of the social work curriculum, according to junior social work major, Meredith DiNapoli. The first one usually takes place in the second semester junior year.

Eight hours a week are required for a total of 100 hours for the semester.

DiNapoli is currently interning at Womanspace, a treatment program for alcoholic and addicted women in Ardmore. As a co-facilitator for a parenting group, DiNapoli will sit and listen to the client talk about their problems, ei-

ther in a group or in a one-on-one basis. This first internship allows her to get her feet wet while she is still learning.

"It is bands-on," DiNapoli said. "You learn what you can't learn in the classroom." Interacting and being with clients is much more effective thanlistening to a lecture or reading a book, according to DiNapoli.

The second internship is another eight hours a week, totaling 100 hours for the semester of the senior year. The third and final internship is a full-time placement for her senior year. The second-semester senior will work 35 hours a week at their placement for a total of 400 hours for the semester. This is nine credits.

Social work major Colleen Adair is at her full-time placement for her senior year. Like DiNapoli, Adair is also at Womanspace. She has two clients whose children she takes care of and helps them with daily activities.

Adair agrees with DiNapoli that

it is a hands-on learning experience.

''You do not sit and observe. You are practicing what you are learning," Adair said.

It is like working without a paycheck, Adair said. She is applying . what she is learning in the classroom while seeing how the system really works. Upon graduation, Adair feels "absolutely qualified in every way." Adair credits this to the cooperation of her professors.

Margo Bare, assistant professor of social work, praised the students who do such a job.

Other internships are not as strict as this, according to Bare. There are specific goals and evaluation forms which must be completed. Students meet with their supervisor once a week and attend a seminar to integrate what they are learning in the field, into the classroom, Bare said.

There is a two-step application process for the social work major: a self-study form and an application. Students can choose the agencies they like and Bare determines

if they are appropriate or compatible for the student

Dr. Carol Bennett-Speight, director of social work, likes to have interesting sites for the internships. The program is outstanding, according to her.

"I wouJd be lost without Margo [Bare] and Carol [Bennett-Speight]. They go to reputable places to find a placement for us," Adair said ''The internship is certainly beneficial," DiNapoli said, "because it

lets you see the client populations that are out there."

''Doing it is how you learn, but the textbook is also important," DiNapoli said. The placements allow her to see what areas in which she wouJd like to work.

Adair said, "You put time not only to class but also the experience as well." Adair is comfortable at her placement and sometimes picks up a few paid hours, like for President's Day.

photo by Hollie Havens Nancy Hutchison, Kristie Conway-Beucler and Sue Farrell devote their days to finding a co-op or internship job for a student.

Last Week in the World of News

During the weeks of Feb. 27-March 12

FRIDAY

D Spring break

Residence halls will close at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27 - Sun. March 8 and reopen at 2 p.m. Spring break begins after the last class on Saturday.

SATURDAY

D Birthday celebration

Sister Ursula Infante, M.S.C., founding president of Cabrini, will have her 101st birthday celebration on Saturday, Feb. 28. Our congratulations go out to Sister Ursula on her birthday.

MONDAY

D Graduation 1998

Monday, March 2 is the last day for seniors to apply for December 1998 graduation. See the registrar for more details.

SUNDAY

D Residence halls open

The residence halls open on Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m. Classes resume on Monday, March 9.

THURSDAY D Recruitment fair

The Baltimore County public schools special education recruitment fair will be on Thursday, March 12.

by Becky Raetsch news editor

Cl.2/18

Spokesman'sregret

Michael D. Mccurry, White House press secretary, regrets comments he made in an interview with the Chicago Tribune • about the relationship between President Clinton and Monica S. Lewinsky., Lewis C. Fox, a retired Secret Service officer, and Steve Goodin, former presidential assistant," were heard from providing information on the inner office workings.

Cl2119

New police-commissioner

John Timoney, the former first deputy police commissioner in New York, was named Philadelphia's new police commissioner on Thursday, Feb. 19. Richard Neal resigned after five years. In announcing the appointment, Philadelphia's Mayor Ed Rendell said of Timoney, "perhaps the best available can-

didate in the nation to lead the police department here and to reclaim the city's rightful reputation as the best police department in the nation."

0'1/23

New leader

Kim Dae Jung insisted on Monday, Feb. 23 that the solution to Asia's economic crisis is more democracy, greater openness and freer markets. Jung will become the President of South Korea on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Jung is going to speak out against human rights abuses in the region. He also opposed South Korea's military dictatorship.

Cl 1/'23

Immigration

On Monday, Feb. 23 the White House announced that it is considering proposals to increase the immigration quota into the United States. More computer scientists and other information technology workers will be wel-

corned so they can fill thousands of job openings in the United States. Organized labor is at risk of being harmed by this proposal, but the computer industry and certain members of Congress are welcoming the idea.

Cl 2/23

Family pet attacks

Io Cleveland, Ohio a pet ferret bit a five-week-old girl last week. She was listed in stable condition on Monday, Feb. 23. Her parents are in custody after being charged with endangering the life of a child. Samantha M. Grabski was bitten at least 50 times in the face and chest. The incident was alcohol related, after Grabski was bitten while lying between her parents who fell asleep after a night of drinking. The rest of the children in • the house were placed with relatives.

Cl 2124

Execution

Terry Langford, 31, was exe-

cuted early Tuesday, Feb. 24 for the murder of a retired Ovando, Mont. couple in their home. Langford faced lethal injection. He was Montana's second inmate to be executed in 55 years. On Fri3ay, Feb. 20, the Supreme Court denied Langford's appeal and request to postpone the execution.

01/24

Twisters rip through Florida

A series of tomados, 50 miles across central Florida have destroyed the area and killed at least 38 people on Tuesday, Feb. 24. This was the deadliest storm ever recorded in the state of Florida. More than 260 people were injured, and 38 died. Hundreds more were left homeless. Winds reached between 158-260 mph. Most people were caught by surprise. The worst damage was centered on four countiesOrange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia.

Sem 300 provokes volunteerism

by Nick Levandusky assistant layout and design editor

When students reach their junior year, they are required to take a class called SEM 300. There are a variety of different topics for students to choose from. The purpose of the class is to have students go out into the community and volunteer their time to help others. The class is also meant to establish unity between students and the outside community.

Dr. Jerome Zurek, chair of the English/communication and fine arts departments, when speaking about the class, said, "I love teaching the class. We are all in one big boat together and eventually we will all sink or swim together."

Students in Zurek's class, Literature and the Common Good, go out to help tutor both adults and children. Just this past year Zurek decided to go out with his students. He said this allowed him to

become more in touch with his students and what they go through.

Donnalyn Pompper, English/ communication instructor, has her concepts of the class, Contemporary Social Issues and the Mass Media, spelled out clearly. The focus of her class is to help students to "examine the enduring authority of the mass media in culture production," according to her syllabus.

Pompper said, "I find it very interesting that students have not thought about the mass media. They have been passive and I want them to become more active."

Both teachers have common standards set for their students. However, the difference arrives in the actual performance of the community service.

Zurek said his students should remain together as a group for their experience. This aids Zurek's desire to maintain unity in the classroom.

"It is hard to discuss the students' experiences if they are all at different places. It is like trying to compare apples and oranges," Zurek said.

Pompper, on the other hand, feels students should go out and do their own community service. "By doing community service individually, it allows the students to become better with their time management," Pompper said. She went on to say, "It is restrictive if the students go out and do their service as a class."

Some students do not feel the SEM 300 course is all that it is cracked up to be. They feel it is more or less a nuisance.

Junior Joe Pilson has his community service scheduled at the Wayne Senior Center. He did not enjoy his first experience with community service. He had to clean up trash outside the building where he had to work.

It was horrible! I thought I was -

supposed to interact with people and gain knowledge of work experience, not pick up trash," Pilson said.

When Pilson arrived to the building, a supervisor had to be called. •'When I got there, they did not have any jobs for me to do, or someone to ask for a job to do."

Junior Jon Czech said, "I feel the whole thing is very unorganized. I have not even talked with my contact yet."

Czech also feels the class is a nuisance. "I have to do a lot of school work and I have a job. There is really no time in my schedule to go do community service, but yet according to the school, I have to go."

Junior Michele Mongelli said, "I have not even started my community service yet. I have to go to MADD and I think I will be just stuffing envelopes and things like that."

SayonaraSeinfeld,we'llmissyou

by Karin Letcher assistant a&e editor

After nine years of Kramer's wacky entrances, George's endless whining and Jerry's obsession with neatness, NBC's "Seinfeld" is ending its run as one of the highest rated series of the 1990s.

The reason as to why Jerry Seinfeld has ' decided to call it quits, according to a recent issue of People magazine, is because Seinfeld felt it was the right time to end , photo obtained via Internet

Me," which airs after "Frasier.'' According to the Philadelphia Daily News, NBC is expected to decide upon Seinfeld's successor some time before the fall schedule is announced in May.

Sophomore Erica Philo feels there is no existing show that could take the place of Seinfeld.

"NBC should just air reruns of Seinfeld instead of filling the time slot with a different show," Philo said.

Bonner thinks ''Frasier" may have what it takes to fill the shoes of "Seinfeld." the show and possibly because of the criticism the sitcom has endured recently.

There were numerous critics who expressed the belief that this season's episodes of Seinfeld simply are not as funny as they once were. Junior Bridget Bonner feels otherwise.

"Seinfeld is just as good this year as it has been in the past," Bonner said. Did Seinfeld make the right decision by choosing to end his show after this season?

Senior Kristen Coleman said Seinfeld • should not give up on his series just yet. "I think Seinfeld should do at least one more season, but I guess he has his reasons for leaving," Coleman said.

Pictured above: Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jerry Seinfeld, stars of the NBC sitcom "'Seinfeld."

Junior Christina Pryor agrees with Seinfeld's choice.

"In a way, I think that Seinfeld should end his show. I hate it when a series drags on until it's stupid and boring," Pryor said.

With an average of 32 million viewers tuning in each week, the question NBC is facing is what show could fill Seinfeld's slot and achieve comparable ratings? Two of the shows being spoken of as a possible replacement are "Frasier," currently seen on Tuesdays at 9 p.p1.., and "Just Shoot

"Frasier is a good show, but I think it attracts an older audience than "Seinfeld" and the rest of the Thursday night shows," Bonner said. •

With a little over a few episodes remaining to the series finale, NBC is gearing up for huge ratings.

According to various reports, NBC is asking for anything from $1.7 million and $2 million for a 30-second advertisement during the final episode of "Seinfeld."

The last "Seinfeld" is scheduled to air on May 14 and will be an hour-long.

Philo is not looking forward to that final "Seinfeld" episode.

'Tm very upset that 'Seinfeld' isn't going to be around anymore, but there are

La,sers +Music= Fun

by AndreaKoch copy editor

The laser light shows at the Franklin Institute's Planetarium combine sight and sound and bring your senses to a whole new horizon.

The circular Planetariumencompasses you when you enter through the large, old-fashioned doors. In a cinema setting, you walk down an aisle and find your seat as if you were at United Artists but without the butter-soaked,dry popcorn.

However, the screen for this show is on the ceiling and the slightly-recliningchairs are suitable for the viewing pleasure.

The screen appears like a calm summer night with a blend of differentstars and gases floating above you, almost like you are looking through a skylight. Even when the show begins, you can still see the-mesmerizingcalmness of the galaxy.

Loud, amplified music begins to impede the theater as beams of light break through the stars. The lasers begin to prance·to the intense rhythms of the pre-selectedmusic. The show consists of different colors, designs, figures and animation.

The music and lasers are pre-recorded and pre-choreographed by a ~mpany in Seattle, Wash., called Laser Fantasy International. Mike Mountjoy, ope1<!,tionsmanager for the laser shows at the Institute,can vary the sizeof the figures during an actual presentation.Each show is uniquely its own be- / cause Mountjoy can alter the lasers to an extent.

'fbe highlight and finale of the ElectrolyteLaser Show was when Prodigy's "Breathe" was pulsatingthrough the theater as_ . -

the audience was put into a trance. An animated spiral, which Mountjoy decided to enlarge, swallowed the screen. Meanwhile, to the beat of the song, other laser figureswere flashing on the screen to illuminate the image.

The lasers seemed to be playing a trick on your eyes, but it was an overall great experience. Although a little dizzy afterward, I would definitely go back to be enchanted by another light show.

For more information call (215) 448-1200 or visit the Franklin Institute on the web at www.fi.edu.The Franklin Institute is located at 20th and Market streets. Admission is $8 and $5 for members of the Institute. Reserva~ns are recommended.

Shows are on Friday and Saturday nights.

7 p.m. The Beatles Laser Anthology

8:15 p.m. Electrolyte: TRANCEnding Electronica

9: 30 p.m. Laser Rage Fest (Rage Against the Machine)

10:45 p.m. Laser Metallica

12 a.m. Laser Floyd: The Wall

If you go ...

From Cabrini take 476 North to exit 6A (76 East). Follow signs for Central Philadelphia and get off at exit 38 • (676 East). Stay rightwhen exiting and immediatelyget off at the 23rd ft t exit. The Planetarium is two blocks straight on t tight, parking supplied on the left (this is Winter Str~t) ' u

plenty of reruns around to watch,"

photo obtained via lntemel Jerry Seinfeld, star of the sitcom, choose to call it quits after nine years of making audiences laugh.

Philo said.

RobertWagnerArt Exhibit

by Aimee Somers assistant sports editor

'I love to record things that are chang• ing," said Robert Wagner, whose works of art will be on exhibit from now until March 29 in the Holy Spirit Library.

Wagner is an artist who specializes in Jandscape paintings and prints, but also dabbles in sketching and freelance commissions.

The commissions have included painting France in a kitchen. painting an orchestra in a living room. creating a mural of the universe including nebulas, galaxies, comets. all known planets and their moons painted in glow-in-the-dark paint and constructing an iJluminated 3-D Philadelphia kyline in wood with computerized sign for Philadelphia Magazine.

Wagner bas also built gadgets such as flying pigs, horses and ballerinas as well as two animated Nintendo theme sign-in boards with motorized figures and synchronized chasing lights and audio.

Wagner said he finds his ideas in the things that other people tend to overlook in their daily lives. He then incorporates those aspects into all of his works.

Wagner began as a landscape painter while attending the Philadelphia College of Art in the 1970's but his mother, Marguerite Wagner, believes be began long

before then.

She said, "I can remember back to when Robert was in the first grade. He was always getting into trouble at school. He used to steal eraser from the chalk board, break them up and mold the pieces into different things.."

She came to the realization. though. that Richard Wagner had the ability to work professionally as an artist when he drew a picture for his father that showed how to repair a broken chair.

"He was only in the fourth or fifth grade," Marguerite Wagner, said. "The chair had a broken rung and Robert sketched a picture showing what was wrong with it and how to fix it. That is when I realized he truly bad a special talent and couJd work professionally.''

Aspiring artists from Lisa Lerner's watercolor class attended a ceremony held on Sunday. Feb. 22 to kick off the exhibits run in the library.

Junior Jennifer Peterson said, "I came here for my watercolor class. I liked all of his paintings and was impressed with them. I especially liked the black and white painting of the forest scene in the middle of winter."

Wagner said that he cannot possibly choose which work is his favorite.

Wagner's "Limerick-Nocturne," cost $800. "I like to think that I haven't done my best work yet," he said. Practically all of Wagner's pieces on display are for sale ranging from $300$1,500.

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photo by Colleen Ehrle Wagner's "Still Life-Orange and Blue," cost $400. •

photo by Colleen /Ehrle Wagners "Substation II," cost $800.

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photo by Colleen /Ehrle Wagner's "Man Reading," cost $300.

Newest addiction,newest craze: ony

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by Michelle Saboja staff writer

It started basic and simple with Atari. Then came the Sega and Nintendo generation. PlayStation is the hot system to have now. People are hooked and the sales numbers prove it.

PlayStation is the new leader in the video game industry, acco'rding to a press release off the PlayStation web page.

Sales are soaring in North America. PlayStation bas a tight hold for the next generation video game systems. According to the press release, it is beating their competition four to one.

More than 700,000 units were sold during the Ctrristmas season. Sales for PlayStation are in the billions of dollars and not expected to drop any time soon. PlayStation is not only leading in North America, but in the world in the video game industry as well.

By checking out the Sony PlayStation web page at www.playstation.com, there is information about what PlayStation has to offer. There are also write-ups about games for the system and their approximate cost.

The prices for games range from about $30 to about $70. Playstation also offers wireless controllers for about $50.

Junior, Larry Teal only admits to play for about an hour a day. It is in his apartment where his roommates play it constantly. He is not as hooked as his roommates are.

"I only play the sports games for PlayStation. They are the best and the graphics are better on PlayStation. I do not play any of the other games for it," Teal said.

There are all kind of games available for PlayStation. There are nonviolent games available for the system. There are also very graphic games that warn consumers on the case about the contents of the game itself. PlayStation has also cashed in on the spirit of the Olympics in Nagano. Nagano

Winter Olympics

'98 offers sports that are featured in the games in Japan. It is one of several games that have an Olympic theme.

For Nagano Winter Olympics '98 the player can choose from one of 16 nations available to represent. New Olympic sports such as snowboarding and curling can be played on this game. Players can compete against each other or take on the computer in the race for the gold.

photo by Emily Mercer video photos courtesy of Sony PlayStat;on

Not just another pair of blue jeans

By Megan Zu•tra assistant copy editor

They come in many styles, brands and prices. Everyone is wearing jeans these days. Some types are just more popular than others.

The most popular style for women is the boot cut and for men it is painter jeans, according to junior Mildred Metz who works at Old Navy at the King of Prussia Mall. Old Navy strictly sells its own brand of jeans as do many specialty stores.

pairs of them for Christmas this year."

Wet Seal, an.other store at the King of Prussia Mall, sticks solely to Blue Asphalt jeans and Lerner specializes in N.Y. jeans.

As a department store, J.C. Penney has a wide variety of brands and styles for both men and women.

Guys often buy Jenko brand jeans, according to Ken Tripple who works in the men's ~epartment of the King o Prussia J.C. Penney.

Just across the aisle in the women's department sat Meredith Mcivor who agreed with the comments of Metz and Vanfossen about the popularity of boot-cut jeans.

"Girls are buying [Gap] boot cut jeans and the guys prefer easy fit," JocelY.nVanfossen, a s~es associate at the Gap, said. Mudd. L.e.i and Arizona jeans seemed to be the brands women preferred over the conventional Levi's and Lee brands, according to Mcivor.

This store, like Old Navy, also sells its own brand. Sophomore Amy Taylor wears only Gap jeans. Her reason is that they are comfortable.

"Gap jeans are the kind that I wear," first-year student Tara Callaghan said, "My boyfriend got me hooked and even ~bought me ' two

"I wear Levi's," junior Steve Hamilton said.

First-year student Roberta Trembley also wears Levi's because, according to her, they "make my butt look good," She also said they are comfortable and they "just fit good."

Junior, Alex Corkhill buys his jeans from Structure or be wears Levis.

Levi's again win out along with Wrangler brand jeans for sop omore Bill Price.

Cost is also a factor when purchasing a pair of jeans. Of the types mentioned the price range was anywhere from $24 to $50. What type of jeans do you wear?

The latest challenge to marriage ue...

by Julie Shal/ls assistant news editor

Should it be harder for couples to get married?

You may not know it if you have been not looking into marriage, but this controversial question has been affecting couples wanting to get married.

Couples who want to be married at any of the 56 Catholic parishes in Wilmington, Del. now have to attend a marriage preparation program that lasts one year, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

This is something that has been recently added to the parishes. Tlie program used to be six mouths long and coosistcd of three meetings with the priest or deacon.

Not ooly do the couples still have to go through these sessions, but they also have to attend four group sessions, which include other couples that are engaged or married, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Many couples who are going through the program have mixed feelings about it. Some couples do not want to wait that long to get married.

The reason why the parishes are delaying marriage is to make the couple understand the

life-long commitment they are going to make. Couples who have gone through programs like this say it helped them and they are happy that they did it, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Many people are now agreeing that it should be harder to get married, according to a survey in Glamour magazine ·s March issue.

The survey also showed that over 50 percent of people wished they had some kind of premarital counseling. It also showed that over 70 percent thought that mandatory counseling for married couples would help save many marriages and lower the divorce rate among Americans today.

Emotions on campus are a little different though. Dr. Joseph Romano, professor of philosophy, said adults should be treated like adults. "I don't like the one-rule-fits-all approach. It makes the assumption that nobody knows what they are doing. Some integrity should be given."

One student who did not want her name used said if a couple wanted to get married badly enough, the ld not go through the church to do it. She said if a marriage is supposed o work it will work out whether or not they had some kind of counseling.

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~s year's first-year student class is the richest by far of any in 10 years. This is a result of a change in admissions recf\)iting that has tried to make Cabrini a regional, rather than a local college. One of the strategies is to base financial assistance on merit rather than need. The goal, according to Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, is to diversify the student body. But does geographic diversity of wealthy students lessen other kinds of diversity that Cabrini has had? By recruiting weaithier students, the make-up of the campus is sure to change. Having once been an area college which students from surrounding cities and suburbs would attend, Cabrini has increased its recruitment of out-of-state students·.

The increase of wealth has both its positive and negative sides. Its positive points include:

• Recruitment of wealthier students could increase the prestige of the college, assuming the students come with an excellent background from a solid high school and higher SAT scores. By recruiting wealthier students, the college would increase both the wealth and the SAT scores simultaneously, making Cabrini stand out from many other colleges.

• More scholarships are now based on merit, not need. This increases the number of students who are academically talented and who really do not need financial assistance. This also allows the college to receive more tuition from many students so that it does not have to shell out financial aid money to those who are in need.

• The academics of the college would most likely increase due to the _ fact that the wealthier students would come from stronger high schools, thus resulting in a higher quality of education. So much personal attention would not be necessary.

Even though the wealth and perhaps even the prestige of the college may increase, are these changes affecting basic values that attracted many students in the past?

• While the college is trying to recruit wealthier students then in tum stronger academic students, there will be fewer chances for others to succeed. Others, meaning those local students whose success in college may be based on need, may be passed over for wealthier students.

• Eventually Cabrini may become an upper-class college, which does not openly accept the diversity of ethnic and economic backgrounds.

• The focus on wealth may eventually eliminate some of the fundamentals on which Cabrini was built. These roots are service and openness to others. Would it be a good service for the college to reject students not of a particular economic class because they would be hazardous to the college's prestige?

It is evident that in the survey administered by Bonfiglio, the wealth of the first-year students has increased and the ethnic diversity has decreased. Ninety-three percent of the fist-year students are white, the highest percentage in four years. Changing the complexion of the - schools does not involve diversifying the students on campus. It involves increasing the wealth of its students. If this change had been enacted when most of us where accepted to Cabrini, how many of us would be here right now?

Princess Diana, Tom Cruise and Arnold Schwarzeneggar all have the same problem. In the past year Princess Diana was killed in a car accident due to the stalking of paparazzi.

Cruise and Schwarzeneggar had both been followed in their cars by photographers while they were taking their children to school.

There have been numerous cases of paparazzi invading the privacy of famous people just to get the perfect shot. Magazines and newspapers will pay thousands of dollars for just one shot of someone famous in a compromising position.

This past week Congress picked up a bill that was created by the late Congressman Sonny Bono that goes into detailing the logistics of privacy for these individuals. This bill will restrict the photographers not to invade visual lines as well as physical ones.

This bill is one that affects all of the communications field, and one that should have never reached this point.

This bill states the ethical pursuit of photographers and whether they should take on the subjects they are trying to capture. These should be ethical decisions that should not be

thought about but should just be common sense knowledge. There is no reason why these people cannot live their lives in the same fashion as you or I. The problem is that our society needs to see these peoples' lives fall apart. From our stand point, their lives are too perfect and we need to see them as being human. We have our own prob-

question is where does freedom of the press start and invasion of privacy begin? Let's face it. Our newspapers and magazines would be less exciting to look at but we would not be alienating those of us who we are most interested to read about.

As a member of the Loquitur, l have come across many issues of ethics when it comes to photographs. Some have been easier than others, but all were equally important.

The questionable photos we have been faced with may not have been as earth shattering as the New York Times photos, but we have had to deal with the ethics of our photos.

GAVIN MIRIGLIANI

lems and want to forget about .them so what do we do? We use these people as an escape from reality and our own problems. , It is easier to look at someone else's problems than face your own. Do not get me wrong, I too have fallen into the trap of what looks good over what is our obligation.

The argument a journalist might have is this bill goes against the first amendment (freedom of the press). But, the • CIAe;,S o+ \q_cii . . . . .

In our class we have talked about the ethics of having a staged photo. The photo would be staged to match the story that had been written when there was no way of getting an actual shot.

How would we know if the photo we were portraying was one of factual truth or one that was put together to match the facts that one of our reporters had uncovered? This is one of the reasons why we try to stay away from staged photos.

GavinMiriglianiis a juniormajoring ii • English/communications. Heis the perspectiveseditorof Loquitur. I I I

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ASK BEN

in which that question didn't get asked. It always comes up. I had always hoped it was a problem I wouldn't have to face. But the inevitable has happened, and it will happen again. There are times when no one writes in. When this happens, I'll just use a question that I am often asked in conversations, like this question. Otherwise all that I can do is hope that someone isn't afraid to write in.

that they don't want anyone to know it's their problem. I can understand that. Just don't sign the letter, or write anonymous on it. Then no one will know who you are. You can hand it in to the mailroom addressed to Loquitur or e-mail it to me.

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Dear Ben, I was wondering, what you do when you don't get any questions for your column?

Q:-.If there's ever any question that you're unsure of, or anything you could use an outside opinion on, don't be afraid to ask. That is why I am here. That is why the column you're reading exists. We are only people and people have problems. Sometimes omeone else's opinion is just what you need to gain a little perspective.

My address is benlunn@hotmail.com. If that is too out in the open for you, ju t slide a letter under my door (That's happened before), Xavier 273. If all else fails, just hand a letter to me.

No 0ne will know who you are. I wouldn't tell anyone who you are. I probably won't ever connect the letter with your face anyway. Really.

The point is, I can't write Ask Ben if I don't get asked anything.

Wbere would you like to see graduation held in the future?

Bill Price, a first-year student: Definitely outside. Inside graduations are awful and when I bad my high chool graduation it was in ide and it was, like, 10,000 degrees in there.

A:To tell you the truth, this is a question that I get asked quite frequently. I have never had a conversation about this column

If you have a question and you don't want anyone to know who you an~. that's fine. I have also been told this a few times. People talk to me and tell me that they have problems, but say

If you enjoy reading this column, why not write in? You don't have anything to lose. Besides, if you don't like my advice, you don't have to take it. I'll look forward to your Jetter.

Greg Norbeck, a junior: Same place as it always is: outside. It's nicer outside behind the mansion and besides, it's tradition.

Betty Jo Toome, a sophomore: Outside. I like the outside and I had my high school graduation inside and it sucked.

between 11-12 and Mon., Wed., & Thurs., between 3-5. The cost for the yearbook is $25.

Mandy Seeds, a Jumor: Outside. When my mom graduated here, it was nice to see the mansion in the background of the pictures.

Dave Syby, a sophomore: Outside. When I was in high school I wanted to have my graduation outside on the football field, but I did not get that opportunity.We had to graduate inside and it was too hot.

He will research your question and get you professional advice. But he can't help unless you ask. E-mail Ben at benlunn@hotmail.com or drop your letter off in the mail room addressed to Loquitur. Ben will try to answer all all your questions

Jen Brogan, a first-year student: Outside but not outside the mansion. I would like to have it over at Valley Forge Military Academy's football field. The field is more open there.

Two flying over the cuckoo's nest Get them before they Gotcha

Finally, the president and the scandal of his alleged affair is no longer one of the top stories. Why did it take so long for the press to realize there was growing tension overseas while they blew Clinton's story entirely out of proportion? It wasn't until it was blatantly obvious that something was up and there were thousands of troops sent to the Persian Gulf. It makes me sick to my stomach to think people were more worried ., about the president's sex life than they were the lives of thousands of soldiers defending our country.

That's like saying, "Well, Saddam. Hussein isn't cooperating even though we blew him away in Desert Storm. But, back to the big story. Clinton is yet again on the spot as a young girl tells us that she had an affair with him."

Give me a break! We must look real threatening to Hussein as we put our own president under a microscope to see if these rumors of , his affair are true.

If anything, it just bought Hus•sein more time of what else he could make should the heat of battle ever come. I'll bet he bad a real good laugh at the whole situation here, making a mountain out of a molehill.

Still, Hussein isn't too bright, either. Jt wasn't that long ago when out troops kicked the Iiving daylights out of his armies. If it

was an Olympfo game, the score would have been United States 268, Iraq 6. What makes him think that we haven't been able to build our weapons as he claims that he has?

What not many people are aware of is that Hussein was in the sight of a U.S. soldier. However,

clever, not to mention extremely stubborn. He has all of those weapons hidden somewhere. Once they're found, his butt will be against the wall. And here's another thought; if the U.N. is trying to put Hussein down with the restrictions they are making him agree to, why is only the United States willing to risk the lives of our soldiers to see that they are carried out?

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We at Campus Ministry would like to thank all the "Gotch.a" participants and would like to congratulate Kevin Eppler as "Gotcha" champion and Kelly Ann Gra-

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ham as runner-up. We also want you to watch out for the second "Gotcha" staring right after we get back from spring break.

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he was ordered not to fire. In the words of a good friend of mine, "If that was a Marine with [Hus- • sein] in his sights, they would have pulled the trigger and claimed their finger slipped!"

My friend is now in the Persian Gulf and God help Hussein if this guy gets anywhere near him. The U.N. should have made it that Hussein would never have had the opportunity to start any trouble again.

True, there is finally an agreement being met, but how long will that last? Hussien isn't exactly the brightest guy alive, but he is

When President Clinton made his address to the nation of this agreement, he had huge circles under his eyes. It looked like he • hadn't slept too well for the past 48 hours. I will scream if the press makes any suggestion that the affair is in any way related. Any other time, this scandal would have been interesting to follow. This is nowhere near the case now that there are lives at stake.

If you ask me, this whole ordeal is concerning two thick-headed people, Hussein in Iraq and Clinton here. Put them together and what do you get? Only time will tell. Who is the bigger fool? That's for you to decide for now. I personally cannot say either way. If you ask me, they've both flown over one cuckoo's nest too many times.

ShannonDownsis.a sophomoremajori"Q English/communications. Sheisa staffwrit1 onLoquitur.

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- In issue 18, Dr. Carol Bennett-Speight, director of social work department name was misspelled.

- In issue 18, in Hope Manley remembered, Hope was not born in 1976, she was born im 1975.

- In issue 18, in Hope Manley remembered, Michelle Blouin name was misspelled.

- In issue 18, The cartoon was by Bill Gibson, his name was inadvertently cut off.

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NHLmade a hugeblunderindecision to playstars

Hockey was supposed to be the crowning achievement of the United States.

We had an entire team made up of the best athletes in the country.

We had six 50-goaJ scorers and 17 other NHL stars on our side.

LAURACASAMENTO

Ok. we all knew this was going to happen sooner or later.

Markyour calendars.

Remember this day.

I was right.

After hundreds of blown predictions, messed-up forecasts and so on, I was finally right about something,

Didn't think it would happen. huh?

I told everybody the Olympic Dream Teams were a bad idea. I said it was stupid to shut down the NHL for three weeks and send everyone over to Nagano for the Olympic Games.

Men's Basketball

The Cavs defeated Marywood College on Wednesday, Feb. 18. finishing up their last home game of the season with an 84-59 victory.

Sophomore captain Tim Anderlonis continued to pace the Cavaliers into the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference playoffs.

Anderlonis racked up 15 points, while senior forward and captain John Drummond pulled down 11 rebounds.

Riding the victory over Marywood, the men went on tbe road on Saturday, Feb. 21 and clashed with arch-rival Gwynedd-Mercy who shared a tie for first place with the Cavs in the conference.

The Cavs exploded at the start of the game and went on to dominate Gwynedd-Mercy, coming away with an 82-57 victory.

Senior forward John Drummond led the way by scoring a team high 16 points and pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds.

Sophomore forward Tim Anderlonis also put in a solid perfor-

We had one of the best statistical goalies in the league in our net.

We had size.

We had speed. We had strength. And we lost.

And not only did we lose. We Jost bad.

John LeClair and Keith Tkachuk, two of the three leading scorers in the NHL, were totally ineffective throughout the entire series a neither managed to find the back of the net.

Mike Richter, who tended goal for the Americans, couldn't stop anything.

And the rest of the team didn't even look like they wanted to be there, let alone trying to play well.

LeClair even admitted that the United States played badly. "I don't see how anybody can go home and say we gave it our best shot," he said.

You got that one right.

At least we weren't alone. Canada stunk, too.

But at least they made it to the bronze medal round.

Then the United States decided that they weren't enough of an embarrassment on the ice. So they were an embarrassment off the ice as well.

In fact, their final costs from their stay read like a Cabrini housing damage report.

A couple of guys broke ome chairs. A few more decided to spray-paint the walls with fire extinguishers. And another bright light got the idea to toss one of the extinguishers out of a fifth-story window and into a common area.

Final cost: $1,000+.

By all indications, the U.S. hockey team did not take their trip

seriously.

Brett Hull said they did. "I was in bed by eight at night in eight of the 10 nights I've been here," he said. "It was almost ridiculous the amount of time I spent just listening to my CD player and doing crossword puzzles on my bed."

And going· on the David Letterman show.

And going on the Tom Snyder show.

And going to karaoke bars until all hours of the night (I hear Jeremy Roenick of the Phoenix Coyotes put on quite a show, by the way).

And leading a couple hundred other partygoers up and down Nagano's Chuo-dori Street until five in the morning the day before their matchup with Team Canada.

The U.S. hockey team should have taken the approach of the women's team.

they faced 37-8 and took home the gold.

For a bunch of amateurs, they acted pretty professional.

The men, on the other hand, partied hard and called off practice. They finished 1-3 and were outscored 12-4. They came home empty-handed.

So, maybe it wasn't such =ii good idea to send them over there. Maybe it was like Tkachuk said it was.

"The biggest waste of time ever.'

Um, yeah. Something like that. A waste of their time as much as it was a waste of ours. We, the fans, had to sit back and watch two weeks of hockey that was mediocre at best and disappointing all around.

I, for one, cannot wait for the NHL to restart so we can see some real hockey again.

They came over serious, practiced daily and played hard. They LauraCasamento is a sophomore - th majoringin English/communications. wound up outsconng e teams • Sheis oneof Loqu~ur'ssportsed~ors.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

mance, scoring 15 points and four rebounds.

Anderlonis also bad three steals.

With the victory, the Cavs secured home court advantage throughout the PAC championships.

Women's Basketball

The Lady Cavs faced riva1 Cedar Crest College on Wednesday, Feb. 18, and came away with an 84-71 victory.

Junior center Melissa Posse fueled the Lady Cav ' offense. Posse recorded 27 points and 15 rebounds on the day.

Sophomore Lisa Reynold continued to tep a one of the Lady Cavs· leading scorers by racking up 20 points.

The women then suffered a disappointing 74-44 loss at the hands of Holy Family College on Saturday, Feb. 21.

The Lady Cav bad 22 turnovers to contribute to their loss.

Junior Melissa Posse scored 22

points and brought down 14 rebounds.

Men's JV Basketball

The men traveled to the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Feb. 18 and brought home a di appointing 81-55 loss.

Sophomore Ron Realer scored 15 points and first-year student Tom Leonard scored 10 points.

The team rebounded to win their own invitational tournament at home over the weekend.

The Cavs defeated Eastern College, 79-51, in the opening round.

They then advanced to the final round, where they defeated the Williamson Trade School Mechanics., 74-55.

Realer again drained 15 points in both games to lead the Cavalier in scoring.

Realer was named co-MVP of the tournament, along with Chris Hemmert of the Mechanics, for bis outstanding play.

CavsupsetGwynedd-Mercy;clinchhomecourtinplayolls

by Joe Elliott staff writer

Superman could not even stop the detennination that the Cavaliers had. With nerves of steel, and something more important to save than Lois Lane, the men's varsity basketball team set out with one thing on their minds, to finish first in the Pennsylvania

In a matcbup even tougher than Lex Luther fighting Superman, Cabrini had to play against Gwynedd-Mercy, an upcoming powerhouse in the PAC.

On Saturday, Feb. 21, the men's varsity basketball team clashed with Gwynedd~Mercy, who shared witb Cabrini a first place tiein the PAC, and walked away with an 82-67 victory.

This game was more important than just a win for both teams. The winner would secure a home court advantage in the PAC championships, which began on Tuesday, Feb. 24 in Alvernia, with a

matchup between Beaver College and Alvernia College.

Cavalier coach John Dzik hoped for one thing as the men took the court. He hoped for a win.

"I knew that we needed a whole team effort to beat GwyneddMercy and that is what we did," Dzik said.

With six of their players reaching double figures in scoring, the Cavs were lead by senior forward John Drummond, who not only played all but four minutes of the game., but scored a team high 16 points and pulled down a game high 11 rebounds to pace the Cavs to victory.

What the Cavs were able to do, which they did not do in there last meeting with the Griffins, was beat them from the start. In the last meeting, the Cavs were down 2718 at the half. The story was different this time, with the Cavs exploding to.a 40-20 lead at _thehalf.

A lot can be attributed to the good shooting by the Cavs in the

first half. The Cavs as a team shot 15 for 23 from the floor, while the Griffins shot eight for 29 in the first half.

For the game, the Cavs shot 31 for 52, while the Griffins put in a lackluster performance with 20 for 57 from the floor.

Sophomore forward Tim Anderlonis put in a solid perfonnance for the Cavs with 15 points and four rebounds. Anderlonis also contributed with three steals,. while playing for 34 of the 40 minutes in the game.

"We really needed to get this win,'' Anderlonis said. "We always seem to get the big wins when we are at home. Hopefully, if we can play the way we have been playing the past couple of weeks, we could win the championship."

What lies ahead for the Cavs,is a couple of days of serious preparation. "We need to wait until Tuesday night to see who we will be playing on Thursday night." Dzik said.

Cabrini must wait until the game between Neumann College and College Misericordia on Tuesday night. Cabrini has a 1-1 record against Neumann and a 2-0 record against Misericordia.

"We cannot really change the way that we have been practicing,'' Dzik said. "All we can do is take things day by day. Of course with every team, you need to approach things a little differently. But we will not change anything until Wednesday.

"We need to constantly work on putting in a team effort," Dzik said. ''The same effort that was put in against Gwynedd needs to be put in no matter who we face.

"No one player is going to be able to go out and win the game," Dzik said. ''You need to have a team that wants to win it as a whole. We have the depth on the team to keep fresh legs on the court and win, and the team all knows that," Dzik said

AU the Cavs can do now is sit

and wait until the results of the Neumann-Misericordia game is finished. The Cavs' next match will be this Thursday in Founders Hall.

For now, though, they are back in Metropolis waiting to protect the Cavalier championship.

Realer named MVP as Cavs win Cabrini JV tourney

The men's JV basketball team defeated teams from Williamson Trade School and PAC rival Eastern College to walk away with the tournament trophy. Two members of the team were named to the all-tournament team.

by Melissa Lessig assistant news editor

The men's junior varsity basketball team rose io the occasion to take first- place in the N tournament held Feb. 21-22 in Founder's Hall.

Saturday began with a 1 p.m. game against St Joseph's University and Williamson Trade School. The Williamson Trade Mechanics clinched the game, which was an upset for St. Joseph's. the supposedly more dominant team.

Williamson Trade defeated St. JQ,seph'sby a score of 95-87. John Hom led the Mechanics with 36 points, while Chris Swanson led St. Joseph's with 22 points. St. Joseph's would compete for the third place game on Sunday ·and Williamson Trade waited to see who would join them in the championship game.

To determine who would advance to the championship game with Williamson Trade, Eastern College met up with the Cavs in a 3 p.m. game on Saturday Feb. 21.

St. Joseph's and Williamson Trade looked on anxiously previewing their soon-to-be competitor. The Cavs took control of this game and defeated Eastern 79-51.

Sophomore Ron Realer led the Cavs with 15 points and Paul Veltre led Eastern with 13 points. The Cavs would now play the Mechanics for the championship title and Eastern would meet with St Joseph's in the third place game.

The Cavs had previously defeated the Mechanics, 78-50, at Cabrini- on Feb. 12 in their only meeting this season. Realer again led the Cavs in this match-up with 19 points.

The Cavs felt confident entering the championship game with the Mechanics.

On Sunday, Feb. 22, the tournament kicked· off with the thirdplace game at 1 p.m. against St Joseph's and Eastern. St Joseph's just slipped by Eastern by a score of 68-64 to win the third-place title.

Jason T1IDIDonsled Eastern with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Tim Ilsley carried St. Joseph's through

the game and led his team to victory with 27 points and 20 rebounds.

As 3 p.m. rolled around, the time for the champion to be decided arrived. The Cavs did not disappoint and became the champions of the tournament defeating the Williamson Trade Mechanics 7455.

Ben Pierce led the Mechanics with 16 points and Chris Hemmert was not far behind with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Realer again led the Cavs to victory with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Five players were named to the all-tournament team. From Cabrini two players were chosen for their dominant performances, Realer and first-year student Tramaine White. Others named to the alltournament team were Chris Hemmert of the Mechanics, Jason TlIDmons of Eastern and Tim Ilsley of St. Joseph's.

Co-MVPs of the tournament recognized for their outstanding play were Realer and Chris Hemmert of the Mechanics.

photo by Emily Mercer

St. Joseph's University and Eastern College square off in the third place game of the Cabrini College junior varsity invitational. St. Joseph's squeaked by the Eagles with a 68-64 victory.

Secondin a seriesof six springsportspreviews

Women'slaxteampreparestorseasonwithtriptoFlorida

by ShannonDowns assistant perspectives editor

Time is quickly approaching for the anxious fans of the women's lacrosse team.

Because coach Jackie Neary has been known to welcome any and all girls interested in joining the team, there are many new faces on the team this year.

Along with the new first-year students, 'the women are blending

the veterans with the rookies of the team and of the sport itself.

Last year, the team lost the championship by one game. That disappointment left a bitter taste in their mouths. Now, they are even more hungry for a try at a possible Pennsylvania Athletic Conference title.

Though it is only pre-season, the team feels there should be no question that they will be up for contention again t1?isyear. As of

this time, their practices are consisting mostly of running and conditioning.

"Right now, we are dealing with a Jot of injuries, but we have a really strong freshman class with us this year," senior Theresa McFadden said. "We're trying to work some of the newer faces into starting positions. Still, we are definitely contenders for the PAC."

All of the team is getting ready and anxious to start the season. They are all getting excited for their trip to St. Petersburg, Fla. over spring break. They will leave on Saturday, Feb. 28. While they are there, they will be practicing eight hours a day, seven days a week. This trip was used as an advantage for the team last year.

"We came really close to the championship last year and we plan to fight harder for it this year," sophomore Gilda Zoccola said. "Florida really helped us get as close to the PAC as we were. Hopefully, this year, it'll take us all the way."

"Florida will be our starting point for the season this year," sophomore Christine Aldorasi said. "We have a strong and talented team this season."

Junior Ami Petitte, who had never heard of lacrosse before

coming to Cabrini, is now playing on the team for her third straight year. With Neary's help, she is now hoping to be able to start.

"Our coach is awesome," Petitte said. "She knows what she's doing and is a great motivator. She knows how to pump us up for our games. I learned everything from her and I came from an area where I had never even heard of lacrosse."

Juniors Colleen Murphy and Danielle Nesbitt have joined the team for the first time this year. They too are happy with their progress as well as that of the whole team.

"I love playing for [Neary]," Murphy said. "I have a lot to learn still, but the whole team looks really strong."

"Everyone on the team is friendly with each other, on and off the field," Nesbitt said. "The captains and [Neary] showed me a lot already. I really enjoying being a part of this team. We all work really well together."

Neary is very happy with the way that the girls have been performing, even this early on in the season.

"I am very pleased with them all," Neary said. "We have a lot of new faces and a lot of girls. It is really nice because it would be nice to see a women's junior var-

sity team for lacrosse. S~nce we have so many in numbers, that does put a plus on our side. We are really hoping to be in contention for the PAC again this year."

Along with her team, Neary is also looking forward to the trip.

"It is a great opportunity fo ..:. the girls," Neary said. "When they are there, they really build a bond between each other. The trip not only works on their physical stature for the sport, but for their mental stature as well."

The team will also be scrimmaging against stronger lacrosse teams there as well. When they return, they will be jumping right into their first game of the regular season.

The team is not just hopeful, they are also confident that they will be in the running for the PAC championship.

One thing is for sure, nobody on the team is complaining about the way the team looks as of this moment in time.

One of those who is particularly confident is Petitte. Though it is early on, she is happy with the way that the team is focusing.

"As far as the overall season, everyone should know that we're going all the way and bringing back the PAC to Cabrini,'' Petitte said.

Debate continues on the best sports drinks

by Maria L. Izzo staff writer

Many nutritionists a,ndfitness instructors agree that drinking fluid during exercise is the best way to prevent dehydration and maintain optimum performance.

There is still considerable debate, however, over what that fluid should be.

The effectiveness of sports drinks like Gatorade and All Sport is still garnering attention from many fitness enthusiasts. Most dieticians and nutritionists praise the benefits of water consumption during exercise. Fitness instructors know water is essential for people who want to keep fit, but they have different suggestions for more serious athletic training.

''If you are a heavy exerciser, you' 11need those extra carbohydrates and proteins that your body sweats out,". said Vmcent Maggio, manager and fitness instructor at Club

Physique Aerobic & Fitness Center in Norristown. "We sell our own line of drinks here at the club that are very similar to th, you would find in general nutritio store."

The club sells a variety of drinks like Ultracarb, a drink packed with carbohydrates to fuel the body before exercise.

''This is the kind of drink you want to have before a work· out," Maggio said. "Any drink based on its carbohydrate content will provide an individual with the energy they need."

Beth Peterson, a dietician at Bryn Mawr

Hospital, disagrees.

"All you need is water," Peterson said. "Thereis no reason anyone should have to 'l. sports drink. It's not necesy."

It is very rare that a person ill need a sports drink to ex~rcise and feel their best while doing it, according to Peterson.

"All of the sports 1 drinks out there today are j mostly sugar and water. ·s The only time you might 2 benefit from a sports - drink is when you are losing an unusual amount of nutrients during exercise. Even that condition would be considered a diseased state, which is very rare,'' Peterson said.

Water is fine for people who just want to

keep fit, according to Maggio. But for those who are into serious body building or training, sports drinks are ideal.

"Say you are a heavy weight lifter," Maggio said, "you're going to need something to increase your energy before and during a workout. Water just won't cut it."

After a long grueling workout, Maggio suggests a protein drink to recharge the amount of protein in the body that was burned off.

Both Peterson and Maggio suggest that a fitness evaluation be done by a qualified professional to detennine what each individual needs. In the meantime, for those of you who just want to keep fit ana are not trying out to be Mr.or Mrs. Universe, their advice is to d rink water.

"Water is all natural and is the fastest and safest way to rehydrate your body,'' Peterson said. "And you don't have to spend your money on somethlng you don't even need."~

photo by Melissa Gennarelli Coach Jackie Neary talks to sophomore Gilda Zoccola as sophomore Jennifer Mander runs laps in preparation for the season.

LadycavalierslooktoPAC-jifayons--aner loss

The Lady Cavaliers suffered a loss to Holy Family College 74-44 on Saturday, Feb. 21. Now they look towards the PAC playoffs and winning the PAC championships.

by Paul Moser sportseditor

'"r..._... Saturday was ont the, Lady Cavaliers' night.

Maybeit was the initial 6-0 run by Holy Family, or -maybe it was junior Melissa Posse missing ner first three free throws, OI maybe it was coach Dan Welde being ejected in the second half.

Whatever it was, something was telling the Ll{9yCavs that it wasn't theirnightfollowing a loss to Holy FamilyCollege this past Saturday, Feb. 21 by a score of 74--44.

In front of a half-packed Founders' Hall gymnasium, the Lady Cavs fell behind early and never came back against the Lady Tigersof Holy Family.

Holy Family began the game on a 6-0 run and lead after four minutes by a score of 10-2.

The Lady Cavs seemed intimidated fro)n the start. They continually made bad decisions on the offensive end and as a result had 22 turnovers for the game.

At half time, Posse lead the Lady Cavs with six points and first-year student Jackie Cooper was right behind her with five points. I

Clearly, the Lady Cavs were outmatched in size, speed and depth by the Lady Tigers.

The Lady Cavs never got their shooting going, shooting 22 percent on the floor and only 16 percent from the three point line.

Time and time again, this has

been a barometer of the Lady Cavaliers offense. When they're not scoring from three point land, their offense is comatose.

The saying "you live with the three you die with the three" took new meaning in this loss to Holy Family.

The second half did not start out much better than the first. The Lady Cavs still did not get their outside game going and dug an even deeper hole for themselves.

Later on in the half on a questionable call by the referee, Welde stepped out on the court and ran all the way down to the referee at the other end of the court. As a result, he received two technical fouls which ejected him from the game.

Holy Family made the ensuing technical foul shots and all but put the nail in the Lady Cavaliers coffm.

Sometimes in sports the clock can be merciful and this was one of those cases, as the final score vyas 74--44in one of the worst losses of the season for the Lady Cavs.

Sophomore guard Jackie Pierangeli said the night was tough but it was useful.

'They gave us harder competition but its better to play better teams," Pierangeli said.

Posse had a difficult night from the floor as well, uncharacteristically shooting just nine of 19 from the floor for 20 points and 14 rebounds.

She also had her worst night of the season from the free throw line, going just two for seven from the line.

Also, red-hot first-year student

Home Court adva~11:1ue

First-year student Lisa Reynolds goes up for a snot in the Lady Cavs' matchup with Holy Family.

Lisa Reynolds pulled down just six points go1ng 2-10 from the floor. She had been averaging a little over 19 points per game in her previous three games.

On the Holy Family side, Erin Eliasen lead the team with 15 points and was only one of the five Lady Tigers with double digits in points.

The loss was disheartening for the Lady Cavs, but they now look ahead to the bigger things in their season.

First-year student Marianne Zippi put it best when she said, "It was a hard loss, but now we are totally focused on winning the PAC."

fifstplace PAC going·into t:< thepltlyoffs wit; a come-ft:om-be•'hindwin over Gwynedd-Mercy.

photo by Jim Snook

Sophomore Erin Barney tries to get past her Holy Family defender in a recent Lady Cavs' matchup.

The men's JV basketball team.wins thei~ own tour-~ nament.with a victory over Williamso,r~TradeSchool~

phOtoby Jim Snook