With the new freshman class arriving in the fall, what will administration do for the students to avoid a crowded situation on campus?
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Expansion is a goal that Cabrini College is taking very seriously. The biggest freshman class will enter the college this fall.
With so many new students and limited space, the question of where students will live on campus has brought about many worries and indefinite solutions for the college. Options include off-campus apartments and a new dorm.
The goal of the admissions office for next fall is to have a total of 400 first-year students enrolled. Three hundred will be freshman and 100 will be transfer students.
Of those who have applied to the college, it is not known at this time how many have enrolled. The admissions office also does not know how many of the first-year students wish to live on-campus.
Director of Admissions Jim
Hirsch anticipates the lack of housing for new students.
"We have told anyone who has been accepted that they will be put on campus until it is full," Hirsch said. "Then we will notify them individually as to what their housing status is."
Two hundred and fifty five spaces on campus are being held for first-year students, according to Cathy Caulfield, director of resident life.
Once these spaces are filled, as students enroll, they can no longer put any more first-year students on-campus. Hirsch explains that incoming freshman and transfers have been notified of the shortage of housing on campus.
"A letter was sent out to all of them, explaining the situation. They know that they are guaranteed housing up until a point. That point is when we hit the 255 mark," Hirsch said.
The housing situation changes from day-to-day, according to Caulfield. A few
ideas are being discussed and negotiated. Last year Kingswood Apartments housed 59 students from Cabrini. Recently, they informed Caulfield that they no longer wished to house students, hoping to attract more families to the community.
Kingswood has not reconsidered their decision not to renew the lease, according to Caulfield, and they are no longer an option.
Instead, plans are being made with another off-campus apartment complex to house Cabrini students next fall.
"I can't say which complex we are negotiating with right now, but it's in the works. We could have a definite decision
any day," Caulfield said.
It is not known yet how many students will be housed at the off-campus apartments. Caulfield is eager for the plans to go through. Harcum is seen as a last resort.
''We prefer to use off-campus apartments before we go back to Harcum. So at this time, we have no plans with Harcum," Caulfield said.
Rumors of the option of a new dorm being built are true. However, no final decisions have been made. Both Caulfield and Hirsch said a new dorm is in the works, but the question of when it will be built still remains.
Until the lottery has been held, Caulfield will not know exactly how many students will be living on-campus next year and how many will be moved elsewhere.
There are 455 students who have paid their housing deposits and these people are therefore enrolled in th~ lottery. Twenty more have contacted Caulfield
who are interested in being in the lottery as well.
Whatever happens, Caulfield said no incentives will be offered to any students to leave campus,.
"We are not doing that," Caulfield said. "We are exploring other options. For now students just have to understand that we· can only do so much with what we have."
No single rooms will be made into doubles. No doubles will be made into triples that have not already been changed.
All the changes that will take place in regards to the rooms on campus have been posted in a recent housing information paper and given to each student.
Meetings are held every Tuesday to discuss all of these plans and solidify or abandon them.
The housing lottery for the Cabrini Apartment Complex took place Wednesday, April 15. The lottery for all other residence halls shall be held Sunday, April 19.
Instead of simply making money at your job this summer, why not receive credit for your work at the same time? Earning credits as well as cash is possible through summer co-op positions.
According to Kristie Conway-Beucler, assistant to the director of cooperative education and career services, there is still plenty of time to apply for summer co-ops and a few students have already received them. Beucler recommends beginning the process of searching for a summer co-op as early as possible.
The first step in getting a coop position is stopping by the office of cooperative education and career services and picking up a guidebook and co-op application.
Next, an appointment is necessary with either Beucler or Nancy Hutchison, director of cooperative education and ca-
reer services, to go through employment options and to finetune resumes.
To find out about employment possibilities, the co-op office provides a listing of over 500 jobs.
According to Beucler, the locations of the listed jobs are primarily in the immediate area, but there are also jobs in areas like New York City, Harrisburg, South Jersey and Washington D.C.
Beucler also said the co-op office will soon be adding to the list of new job opportunities for the summer. The majority of the jobs listed are paid positions.
Once the job choices are narrowed down, Beucler or Hutchison will fax out the resumes to perspective employers. Students will then be contacted directly by the employers for interviews.
Students may apply for either two, three or six -credit co-op positions for the summer. A two-credit co-op requires a minimum of 150 hours worked, .a
three-credit co-op needs a minimum of 225 hours worked and a six-credit co-op requires 450 hours worked.
In order to be qualified for a co-op, students must have at least a 2.0 grade point average, have at least 45 college credits, 15 of those being Cabrini credits and have general electives to fill.
Beucler also encourages the students to have at least two full days a week free. According to Beucler, this enables students to experience what a full day of their respective jobs is like and to follow projects to their completion.
According to Beucler, employment taken for a co-op does not necessarily have to be one of the jobs listed in the co-op office.
If students have been hired for a position that they have never held before, they may petition for that job to be accepted as a co-op.
In addition, if a student has been promoted to a new posi._~
tion at their current job, they may also petition that position as a co-op.
With the exception of the English/communication, religion and fine arts co-ops, students are evaluated for their coops with either a pass or fail. Students who do not pass will not receive any credits.
Students participating in English/communication, religion and fine art co-ops receive letter grades for their work. According to Beucler, students do not have to take a co-op that falls under their respective major.
According to Beucler, in
order to evaluate the students taking co-ops, the students must develop and write four learning objectives. Beucler said the purpose of the four objectives is to guide learning in a specific direction and to monitor growth.
Halfway through their coops, Beucler of Hutchinson will visit the students at their employment and go over the learniiig objectives with them.
Summer will soon be here, so stop by the co-op office to start planning for a co-op position.
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Freshman advisers discuss how it is not career threatening if they do not have a major picked out when they first enter college. There are many workshops to help confused students decide.
by Aimee Somers assistant sports editorDeclaring a major upon entering college may not always be a promising decision. Maybe you'll realize that you don't like your chosen major or maybe you·n be unnerved or intimidated by the work involved.
cuss different majors with them as well as how to explore career opportunities in different majors. Advisors also ask the students to meet with various department chairs and take their college success classes to the career services office," Shoemaker said.
"When I cam.e to Cabrini I knew I wa~ted to be a Management Information Systems major but after taking a few classes, I found it a little tedious. I'm sticlang with it, though, because I really like it now," Jim Gosser, first-year student said.
According to Shoemaker, most students usually make a clear decision about what they want to do and are comfortable with that decision.
-JanetIt is quite common for a student·to change his or her mind or not initially enjoy the first few classes taken in his or her field of choice, according to Janet Shoemaker, director of first-year advising.
"There isn't really a set procedure at Cabrini to help first-year students choose a major but there are steps taken to help them make a decision. The students who have an idea of what they want to do take the first course in that field to see if they like it. Their freshman advisors also dis-
But there are also many students who believe they know what field they want to work in and when they take a class, are surprised if they do not like it.
They are bothered by the uncertainty and the fact that they must explore to find an alternative.
something I won't like for the rest of my life. I think I'm interested in doing something in the music field right now. I'm not sure enough to declare it my major, though."
of their first year.
"I was interested in communications but I'm not really sure if that is what I want to do anymore. I've taken a few communica-
It is not catastrophic if first-year students do not declare a major by the end tioh classes, but they weren't really interesting • to me," Joe D' Amico, first-year student said. "I was a little disappointed at first, but at least I won't be stuck doing
According to Shoemaker, there is no deadline for first-year students. They can continue through to their second year as "undeclared." If they have not decided by the end of their first year, they remain the advisee of their first-year adviser.
The students who have an idea of what they want to do take the first course in that field to see if they like it.Janet Shoemaker and a first-year student discuss plans for a major.
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Campus Ministry and Search have been attracting students to their weekend retreats.
The participants of last weekend's retreat will not reveal the actual events that made up the weekend, but they were excited about what they got out of it.
First-year student Antoinette Pirrone went to the first Search retreat on Nov. 14-16 as a participant.
She decided to become a leader for the second retreat, and she has been working with the other leaders since the middle of November.
The first retreat was a huge success, according to campus ministry. They spent ove.r four months preparing, planning and organizing the event.
"Our hard work paid off," Pirrone said. "It was a great weekend."
The eight leaders on the retreat had a different experience this time than they did the first time they went.
"We got a different perspective the second time because we knew what was coming next," Pirrone said. "There was no sense of mystery. But we got a good feeling from_seeing others go through the activities and get that rush."
During the four months they prepared, the leaders got to know each other better.
Unlike the first retreat, where Pirrone did not know anyone else, she did know her fellow leaders well this time and had already established friendships with them.
This also contributed to ,making the second experience a
Janice C. Funk
beat reporter
Author David O'Brien will be giving a lecture in the mansion on Thursday, April 16. Students and faculty, as well as the surrounding community, are invited to the lecture.
His new book entitled, "From the Heart of the American Church: Catholic Higher Education anti American Culture;' will be one of the topics discussed at the lecture.
O'Brien is a Loyola professor of Roman Catholic studies at the College of the Holy Cross in
After a three-year layoff, students can again express themselves through Cahrini 's •literary magazine the "Cryptic,"
"Cryptic" is full of at;twork, peetry,. shett stories; •• photography and illustrations created by Cabrini stude:rits,
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completely different one for her.
The weekend began on Friday, April 3, and lasted until Sunday night, April 5.
It was held in Camp Neumann Conference Center in Bucks County, which is about an hour drive from Cabrini. The
students had excellent weather for the weekend, which helped them better enjoy the festivities.
"I would definitely encourage people to go on it," Pirrone said. "It's worth giving it a chance."
"Tb.erewas no one steering the ·ship and the;:,"Ctyp~·,,,: tic""' basically feir ~part/" 1i: Senior Jeanne Lomfom:lo . said wlien.spe;pting ~bout• th~ proa.lems with • lastyear's pli'&Hcation:
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Worcester, Mass.
The presentation, entitled "Education for Justice and Peace: A Lost Cause," will be given in the foyer of the mansion at 7:30 p.m.
During the day, O'Brien will attend a class and meet with members of campus ministry. This will be followed by a faculty brown bag lunch discussion of his newest book.
"We're very fortunate to have him come here," Dr. Margaret McGuiness, department chair of religion, said about the wellknown author and historian said.
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During every college student's life there is a time when they question their career goals and their life goals. They question if they have chosen the right major and if they are headed in the right direction.
In order to help students make the right decisions, Cabrini's Counseling Services and Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services developed a seminar to help students choose the right direction.
,As part of the two session seminar. which was held on Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 1, students focused not only on their career decision making but also focused on their own self exploration.
Sophomore Chad May was one of 10 students who attended the workshop. "The reason I attended the seminar was to con-
As part of the first session of "Which Direction Will You Choose?" students assessed their skills and interests and discovered patterns in their behavior.
The second night proved to be slightly more interesting. It focused more on values that students wanted not only in their occupation but also in their personal life as well.
Student'S involved also had the opportunity to take the Myers-Briggs test which helps you to unde.rstand your preferences of different dimensions. It shows you where your should focus your attention and energy.
The Myers-Briggs test also assesses how you gather information and make decisions. It helps you to understand how you function best and how you Ielate to other people.
Lomb~. is .one of the four studen1!,who·united·t0 • bring together thls · magazfue. .She is helped by fellow senior Mia Fitzgerald, junior :Sri,dgetEagan • and first-year student Stacey Carpenter.
\\'hen paging .through the 52-page mag.azine,there. are some color .illustrations and black and white photography_ The cover, designed by senior Carleen Rollo, is in color both on the front and on the back:
Toe staff started,working on the magazine when the. deadline for submissions WaS' reached. on Oct 30, 1997.
·•The magazin:ewlis ctmt~•· par.edto previous issues and. the new staff wanted to p)lt together an originhllookfut the magazine. The &izeof the pages are smaller than · tlte 8.s''xff' size. They are :qow5.5"x8S'.
Prrhaps one interesting aspect about the magazine" is that none of the staff members have worked on any of the previous issues of the magazine.
"Cabrini does:not have a lot of creative outlets. I
\Vant to be a part of something_creative,'' Egan said
THURSDAY 0 Bingo
There will be bingo on Thursday, April 16 starting at 9 p.m. in the Widener Center gathering area. Go out and try to win some money.
FRIDAY
0 Formal
The 1998 Spring formal will be on Friday, April 17 at the Valley Forge Hilton. Admission is $23 and free for seniors. It runs from 9 p.m.1 a.m. See students activities for more information.
SUNDAY
0 Persona cards
On Sunday, April 19, persona cards will be in the Widener Center gathering area. Get any card you want personalized for free. See student activities for more information.
by Jennifer Nespoli assistant features editor
04/9
Safety inspection called for 747s
Due to the crash of the TWA Flight 800 and other crashes, federal officials called for prompt inspections of Boeing 747s: The National Transportation Safety Board pushed the Federal Aviation Administration to order inspections of 650 planes. The FAA responded immediately, but did not take any action. It said it would study the planes first, and probably issue a notice of proposed rule-making later this spring.
0 4/9
Tobacco companies refuse to comply with government
Five of the country's leading cigarette manufacturers declared that they will fight antitobacco legislation in Congress. The reversal will make it more difficult for Congress to restrict the marketing of cigarettes, but Clinton and Sen. John McCain from Ariz. vowed to keep trying.
The refusal was lead by Steven F. Goldstone, chairman and chief executive officer of RJR Nabisco, the countr}'.'s second largest cigarette manufacturer. He vowed to begin a powerful public relations campaign in defense of smoker's rights. He was later joined by Phillip Morris, Lorillard, Brown & Williamson and U.S. Tobacco.
0 4/10
Six guilty of hate crime
A federal court jury convicted six South Philadelphians of criminal civil right charges for trashing a rowhouse trying to prevent an African American woman from becoming the first person on their South Franklin Street block.
Kevin E. Vaughan, executive director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, said he hopes the verdict sends a message to people that commit hate crimes. Each of the six defendants was given a no-parole prison term of about five years.
04/11
Peace agreement reached for N. Ireland
After three decades of violence, leaders of Northern Ireland's divided Catholic and Protestant communities endorsed a historic peace agreement. The agreement is hoped to finally bring an end to 30 years of sectarian warfare known as the Troubles.
It may also mark the end of the division between Dublin and London, which dates back more than 75 years. The chairman, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, worked along with Gerry Adams of Sinn Fein and David Trimble of the Ulster Unionist Party to secure the agreement. - They met with eight other parties and gave tentative approval to an agreement that offers political gains to both the Catholic and Protestant sides.
0 4/11
Bank Merger
First Union Corp.'s proposed purchase of CoreStates Financial Corp. was agreed
upon by federal and state antitrust officials. The agreement will force First Union to se1132 CoreStates Bank branches with $1.1 bi1lion in deposits in exchange for the officials dropping oppositions to the $19 billion merger. The Federal Reserve Board will vote on the union of CoreStates and First Union banks this week.
04/U
Hantavirus brings scientists to Pennsylvania
Robert Hillegass' death last NQvember f:rom a disease called hantavirus became Pennsylvania's first known victim of the virus. Another victim died in March, bringing scientists attention to Pennsylvania. It has killed 179 people since it was first identified in 1993. The disease thrives in dark, confined spaces, but air and sunlight can kill it. People get it by inhaling the mist from fresh rodent feces.
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Pop rock performer Diane Devlin and band joins Kelly Ann Monahan on "Sound Check Live" for a live interview and performance on 89 .1 WYBFFM. The show airs on Sunday, April 19 from 2-3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
0 Earth Day
Celebrnte National Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22.
Attention ladies and gentlemen: the spring formal has arrived Dust off your summerformal wear and those dancing shoes. Find a date or make plans with a friend. This is the last dance of the year andrumor has it that this year's festivitieswill be a blowout event. Mark it on your calendarfor Friday,April 17.
The formal will be held at the Valley Forge Hilton and is.sponsor?f by the sophomore class. ·Ticketsare $23 when bought before the dance and $25 when purchased at the door. Non-Cabrini guests will be charged the same prices. Seniors are welcomefree
of charge. Dinner is also free for seniors.
The sit-down dinner will be served at 7p.m. Dinner includes salads, fmits, rons, a main course of chicken marsala and a vegetable. The meal will end at approximately 9p.m.
Following dinner, the doors will open to all other Cabrini students and their guests. Music will be provided by disc jockey Bob Wiederwax until 1 a.m. Hors g'oe1J.-vrewill be serve~ anaacash bar will be set up.
Rooms are available at the Hilton for Cabrini students.The college has reserved a number of rooms in a portion of the hotel. If interested in renting a room for the night one must contact the Hilton
before April 3. A special rate for rooms is being offered to students. No theme has been established for the dance. All that is required is a smile, a polishedwardrobeand expectationsfor fun.
Everyone is encouraged to attend. That means you, ladies and gentlemen. So, ri.se to the occasion and get your tickets, because they are going fast. Help te make this spring formal memorable_
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The Wu-tai;ig Clan, the popular ninemember rap crew from Staten Island, N.Y., hopes to make some noise in Philadelphia retail with their latest addi-• tion--to their growing fra,nchise of clothing stores called Wu Wear.
Philly's version of Wu Wear will be unleasli'ed to the public this Saturday, April 18. The original opening date was scheduled for Saturday, April 4. However, due to delays in merchandise shipping it was necessary to postpone.
"Philadelphia is close, so it's easy to stay hands-on," Oli Grant, president and CEO of Wu Wear said, "Philadelphia is a major market for our record sales. Any market with strong record sales is where I try to target."
This store joins locations in Virginia and Atlanta, with others _plannedfor California and Canada. The flagship store inStaten Island opened in 1995.
Known for its entrepreneurial success in the music business, the Clan decided to extend its reach to clothing when members saw the amount of bootleg merchandise being sold at their shows.
"If people could make illegal money off using us, why couldn't we go ahead and get what was rightfully ours?" Grant said.
Wu Wear sells the group's line of clothing, also named Wu Wear.
Wu merchandise includes T-shirts (approximately $25), sweatshirts ($50), shorts ($50), jeans ($60) and also silver jewelry, hats and vests.
The clothes are unisex, with designs inspired by Jines that have proven sales potential such as·Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren and Nautica.
Wu-;I'.ing's musical success also helped its mail-order business, advertised through inserts in CD packages. Grant says-he's trying to scale down the mail-order now to concentrate on expansi-0n.
Wu Wear has a deal with Federated, the department store conglomerate, to place the clothing in stores like Macys. In three years the self-financed Wu Wear line has grossed more than $5 million.
Wu Wear is located at 610 S. 3rd Street. The South Street location should help. Its diverse mix of clothing and food stores, along with the area's youthful, multi-racial traffic, work in the store's favor.
South Street has always been known for its tobacco .ind p:ipe stores. However, as you walk down Philadelphia's no. l shopping area and teen attraction, you will no longer find any stores selling water pipes or bongs.
As of March 12, 1998 all stores that sold tobacco/marijuana pipes and bongs could no longer sell them. Over the past few years many Philadelphia support groups have been calling for the banishment of these stores for the ~:!ke of the younger generation.
A legislation was passed and sores file Soho, Lartife and Time Zone have aH .,.J business. In fact, South Street Novelties has shut down for good. South Street Novelties haq the most vast selection to purchase different types and sizes of water bon_gsor glass pipes.
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Customers of these stores m~not- ha-£PY-First-year student Roy Mander finds it ironic that he canner shop-at..any of these stores anymore for glass pieces. But, he can go down and buy herbal ecstasy at Soho.
South Street has always been a hangout where one can take in live music in many different places, meet different types of people, get great food and drink. and buy glass pieces.
for a smoker's needs.
One may no longer be able to shop the stores on South Street to purchase pipes, bongs, etc., but the government has not eliminated all sources of this capitalist exchange.
Wonderland on Walnut Street (located three blocks to the right of South Street) still sells all types of paraphernalia L anZ11stntis"tfie
An exhibit of recent works by students of the fine arts department is now on display in the Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery, located on the second floor of the Holy Spirit Library.
The exhibit includes 27 different works from students.
The pieces include photography, computer graphics, watercolor, pencil, clay, pen and ink,oil,acrylic arid earthenware.
The following students have contributions on display: K8 Alexander, Andrea Rosenthal Altman, Dawn Boccella, Meredith D' Amato, Shannon Downs, Jacqueline R. Dungee, Ediely Espinosa, Mia Fitzgerald, Danielle Friedland, Roberta-Lee Hausman, Daniel Heasley; Amy Heleniak, Amanda Henry, David Juricieniez, Michael McGann, Denise Musi, Trish O'Neill, Kim Phillips, Carleen Rollo and Vanessa Turner.
All works are for sale ranging in price from $20 - $1,500.
The exhibit is now on display until this Sunday, April 19.
Columbia released a possible candidate for loud rock album of the year this past Tuesday, April 14 with Clutch's "The Elephant Riders."
With eight years of non-stop touring, an EP called Impetus and two full length albums (Transitional Speedway League and their self-titled album Clutch) fame is finally on is on the way because "Ship of Gold" (track 3) has finaliy emerged from Clutch's third full length album.
Clutch formed in 1991 in Germantown, MD and they have toured the country over 100 times since. Their first two full length albums have sold over 100,000
cover of Clutch's "The Elephant Riders· copies each and the EP from '91 has been re-issued by Columbia Records this year as well.
So it is now recognition time for the good old country boys from Maryland.
"The,Elephant Riders" is nothing short of gold. This album is
made for a broader audience. There are tracks like., "The Soapmakers" that sound like they would be perfect for a 94.1 WYSP crowd and then there is that good old slam music like "Ship of Gold," that makes you want to rip peoples heads off. Clutch presents themselves well to many different musical genres. There is the slow drudge rock mixed with some killer screams by lead singer Neil Fal1oon and then their are some catchy dance tunes like track one "The Elephant Riders."
Unlike most bands Clutch relies on constant touring to ke.ep a solid fan base. In fact, they gave some of their fans a taste of what was to come by playing half of their new album when they co-
headlined a show with Limp Bizkit at the Electric Factory (Philadelphia) in February.
I believe that Clutch will finally have their moment in the sun with their new album because of its mix of variations of music and its portrayal of Clutch's intensity. Be sure to check out these
tracks: "The Elephant Riders," ''Hannibal," "The Soap Makers," "Ship Of Gold" and the IO minute stoner melody "Toth.'' Overall, the album deserves five stars and is highly recommended for those that have an affection for loud rock.
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As Mark Twain once said, "If I cannot smoke in heaven, then I will not go!" If the trend of cigar smoking continues, many more people will be saying this.
Manager of the Tobacco Barrel in the King of Prussia Mall, Gary Bart, has seen a rapid growth in cigar sales since 1995. "Inmy opinion it has stabilized. Last year and the year before was the growth year."
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The rapid growth has slowed down because there is more availability, according to Bart. You no longer have to go to a specialty shop to buy cigars. You can now buy them at beer distributors and even convenient stores.
More women are smoking cigars but not as much as men. "I think it's just a fad for women," Bart said. He has about a half dozen regulars that are women, but cannot tell if they are buying for themselves or for others, like husbands.
The most popular cigar sold in his store are the Macanudo's, simply because of the name. For one cigar they range in prices from $3.70 to $25.00 depending on size, length and age. For one box they range in prices from $225 to $500.
Dan King, the manager at Harlan's Beverage located in Malvern, also sees a trend in cigar smoking. He has a lot of regulars but they are mostly men. "A lot of women come in here to buy cigars for bachlerette parties, but I don't have many regulars."
The most popular cigar in his store are the Don Diego's, which range in prices from $3.49 from $4.89 depending on size, thickness and length. The second most popular are the Te Arno's, which range from $2.09 to $4.19.
save the rest of your cigar when you are fmished smoking. If you really want to go all out, you can buy the collapsible "T", which holds your cigar while it is lit.
As of now, there are six million cigar smokers in the United States today and at least a million of them are premium cigar smokers, according to The Cigar Association of America. Last year the United States was the second highest country smoking cigars. First was China. In that year it was recorded that 3.5 billion cigars were smoked.
Since May of 1995, premium cigar imports increased 31.6 percent and "large cigar" imports increased 42.4 percent, according to The Cigar Association of America
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There are also accessories that you can buy for your cigars. There are cigar books that will tell you all you need to know. There are also cigar cutting pens or scissors that help you
The growth of cigars may have stopped but they have become extremely popular according to these stores. But, if you are an occasional cigar smoker, there are cigars that are not costly that start at $0.89 that are not premium brands.
photo by Julie Shallis Sales in cigars has grown rapidly since 1995. Even women are found purchasing them contributing to the sales. graphic by Erin E. McHugh
by Aimee Somers
assistant sports editor
Take tt walk through Grace Hall You'll find Fidelity bear, Winifred Whitebread and their counterpartssitting atop switchboard operator Ruth Scott's desk. Walk through the office hallways and you'll find newspaper clippings of Jesus and the Pope swinging a baseball bat on Dr. LeonardPrimiano's, professor of religion, door. Walk through his office and you'll find Jesus playing hockey.
Stroll over to Grace Hall and you'll find a collection of pigs nestled in a comer window, basking in the sun in Martha Dale's office, director of alumni affairs. Not only does she have pigs by the window, she has them in the closet, on shelves and on her desk. Sometimes she even wears the baseball hat, which of course is adorned with a giant pig snout That was given to her by one of her colleagues.
"I began to like pigs when I was a young girl," Dale said "I had an uncle that raised pigs in western Pennsylvania. I fell in love with them and it all started from there. Once you start collecting and people know you are a collector, they usually think of you if they spot something while they are out shopping. They usually wind up buying it for you~so you can't help but keep on collecting. I have pig figurines. pig mugs, a pig calendar, pig hangers; you name it, I've got it. I've never seen anything more adorable than a baby pig."
Computer operations manager Mary Grace Hendricks collects objects of a different nature. Her collection consists of anything with product labels.
"I began collecting in graduate school through mailin rebates and refunding. I have the Sudsy lemon char-
acter, the M&Mguys, the Vlassic pickle stork and the Pillsbury Doughboy, among others. My prize possession, though, is my Energizer burmy. I keep some of them around my apartment, but many of them are collectors items now. I also collect ornaments with product labels on them such as the ones from Fancy Feast and Campbell's soup," Hendricks said.
Of course, everyone knows someone that is obsessed with Disney characters, such as sophomore, Linda Costello. '1 love Mickey and Minnie mouse. I started collecting when I was little," Costello said. "My parents would always buy me something for my room with Mickey or Minnie on it. I had sheets, posters, stuffed animals, picture frames, pens, pencils, books-everything. They even gave me a Minnie mouse laundry bag that I still use."
People may collect objects for different reasons. Maybe they were gifts from close friends and relatives. Maybe you find them amusing. Maybe you were fascinated with them as a child or maybe they just brighten up your day and make you smile. It could be that you don't have a reason. You simply just like them.
"I was used to being surrounded by beautiful flowers every day but then I started putting my bears on my desk with them," Scott said '1 find that people find more joy in the bears as they walk by. They put a smile on people's faces. You don't have to have a big collection to be a collector, you just have to have your heart in it. They are a part of who you are.
I think that is why people find more joy in collecting when they are older rather than when they are younger."
Philadelphia is going wild over the soon to be new pri· mate house. The Philadelphia Zoo has been planning the creation of a new home for primates. It will be known as the Primate Reserve.
It will be built on the site of the old primate house, which was destroyed by fire on Christmas Eve of 1995. The fire killed 23 primates.
This new home will allow more outside space for the animals.
The new $24 million, 2.5 acre-facility will house nearly 40 primates representing 11 species including Lowland gorillas, Sumatran orangutans, White-handed gibbons, Black and white colobus monkeys, squirrel monkeys, blue eyed lemurs, golden eye tamarins and many more.
According to an interview with the Daily News, Andrew Baker, curator of the primates and small animals, said the building will look like an abandoned logging mill some· where in a tropical country.
The completion date for this project is Spring of 1999. It consists of 4,000 square feet of indoor exhibits and 43,500 square feet of outdoor areas.
According to Alexander L. "Pete" Hoskins, Philadelphia Zoo president, obtained from their homepage, "Primate Reserve will be the regions most significant new attraction in the "place that loves you back." 1/
photo by Aimee Somers Pigs invade Martha Dale's window silt She has been collecting them ever since she was little. photo by Aimee Somers Switch Board operator Ruth Scott is kept company by her cuddly bears.
The college has set certain goals. The goal of creating a sports complex has been attained through the Dixon Center. 'The goal of renovating what was once known as Sacred Heart Hall has been met with the new and improved Founder's Hall. And the goal of expanding residency on campus has been reached by the Cabrini Apartment Complex. Or has it?
The admissions office is in the process of enrolling next semester's first-year students. HC>wever,their goal is to enroll a total of 400 first-year students. With 255 available beds for the incoming class, a few questions need to be answered.
• If under 100 current senior residents are.leaving, how can there be 255 beds available?
Perhaps the number is estimated based on those students who are not returning, or who will be living off-campus in addition to the spaces left by graduating seniors.
• Why is the college accepting such a high number of first-year students if the administrators have not determined where these students will live? Why accept and enroll students from other states or far away if there will be no place for them to reside?
Perhaps finding other places for the students to reside, beside Cabrini, like an apartment building, will allow the college to accept more students. However, will the result be as it was with Harcum, unhappy students not being able to fully experience the college of their choice?
• If the college was planning on attracting more students to live on campus, bow come another dormitory was not built? A new dormitory is now being considered.
Maybe the Cabrini Apartment Complex was initially supposed to reside more students. I{owever, even more space is needed for the amount of first-year students living on campus next semester.
The questions could go on forever. The housing situation should not be changing day-to-day as Cathy Caulfield, director of resident life, said. The semester is shortly coming to an end and the plans for next semester are not figured out yet. This may seem like the college has the whole summer to figure out quirks about housing on campus. However, there are eager students waiting to find out where they are going to attend school. The problem needs to be solved quickly in order for the college's plan to recruit out-of-state students not to backfire, having them repulse the school instead of residing here.
It takes a lot of patience. This is something I do not have.
It requires that I work really hard for not a lot of money. I want money when I get older.
It takes courage to work in places that may pay more money, but they may be located somewhere I do not want to go. I don't know if I want to take that risk.
And so the battle to become a teacher went on in my head for years. I am only 20 years old, but I knew at a very young age that I wanted to become a teacher. However, that dream changed as I grew older.
As a child I loved to pretend to teach. I had a school-size chalk board in my basement. I pretended to teach my friends, my family and even my imaginary class, which I held once a day.
I would take an old algebra book. wbich belonged to my father, and write equations on the board. Of course, I had no idea what they were or what they meant, but I would write them and teach them to people in the best way I could. Teaching, to me, was. something that girls did when they grew up.
Well, I grew up.
I began. to realize as I matured what it really took to be a teacher. By the time I was a senior in high school l realized that becoming a teacher was not going to fulfill me as much as becoming a profession-
al business woman. So I entered college, decided on two majors, education not being one of them, and I am in the process of studying both English/communication and Spanish.
That seems like a huge change from the little girl who loved to write on the board.
It was not until this semester that I realized what being a teacher really means. Being a teacher does not require you to stand up in front of a class and lecture. It does not require you to make lesson plans and pick a particular grade to teach. Of course, these are options for those who want to teach in a school-based setting. Being a teacher, to me, is helping make a difference in someone's life. I realized this by tutoring an adult woman to learn how to read.
I make a difference to her in her life. My initial reaction to tutoring a grown woman was asking myself a question: How on earth could she
not know how to read'? It's impossible.
Illiteracy is very possible and prevalent in society. I understand how this could happen to people now, something I did not previously fully understand.
I had to warm-up to teaching again. Things like long division and the addition of fractions were not memories of childhood that I retained. But I relearned them and with patience, the patience I thought I did not have. I taught the skill to my pupil in the best manner I could.
I have been exposed to many things this semester that I have previously not been, either by choice or by lack of recognition. My biggest accomplishment this year is not finishing the overabundant amount of work I have to do, but the mere fact of knowing I made a difference in someone's life. That is a feeling I cannot describe. I have redefined the meaning of teaching for myself. I now have a better understanding of what it really means to be a teacher. To teach is to make a difference and no matter how a person chooses to do it, whether it be by coming a school teacher or tutor, teaching provides more than an occupation. It provides a feeling of giving that is unable to be described.
DinaTartagliais a juniormajoringin English/communications.Sheis the mana!lin!leditorof Loauitur.
are the viewsof the student editorialboard and the individual writers, not the entire studentbody or the faculty and administration.
Last semester, I was a resident who was stationed at Harcum College. I have been waiting for an opportunity to express my thoughts, feelings and opinions in regards to my experiences there.
I feel that since I have had several months to step back from this particular situation I will be able to tastefully relay my experience. I hope this Jetter will find its way to the "right" people and maybe convince "them" to withhold from housing students there next semester.
First off, I would like to point out the positive aspects of living at Harcum. My RA's, Brian Bugey and Denise Sacca, were absolutely wonderful. I could not have asked for more from them.
They were both so compassionate and were willing to go to the extra mile for all of us there. They took this uncomfortable situation and handled it with seriousness and understanding.
Resident Life, in general, also made our living situation at Harc1JmLivable.They made sure
we received important information and even worked overtime in listening to our troubles and other issues we faced.
Also, I personally liked the atmosphere of the building. I liked living in a co-ed building and the Harcum crew immediately bonded and allowed everyone there to feel secure with one another.
But, for all of the positive aspects of Harcum, th_ere w:ere negatives. For one, I did not pay all of this money to live off campus.
It was not a place to send first-year students who were adjusting to the new experiences of college life. It became very stressful for us and overwhelming.
My parents and I were mislead. During orientation, they told us that Harcum was 1eall-y close to campus, but we did not know that you needed to take a shuttle back. and forth every day.
You would have to take a shuttle back and forth to campus every day and hopefully you would make it to class, if the
shuttle was running on time.
It became so much of a hassle that we all needed cars to travel to Cabrini and back. This meant we had to have our cars registered at both places and worry about where we were going to park and not gertowed.
Cabrini tried to make it easier on us with both a meal plan that worked at Harcum and Cabrini, but even with that, we had prnblems. Sometimes we would skip dinner at Cabrini and wait for dinner at Harcum, only to find that Harcum's cafeteria was closed due to many different reasons.
I feel that it was a mistake to have students Jiving at a place off of campus, like Harcum. Cabrini has rolling admissions and it looks like we will have this problem again. Cabrini should learn from its mistakes and not repeat them.
Name withheld at writer's request
Join Pres1dent Antoinette Iadarola and the Board of Trustees in the dedication of the new Dixon Center. Special guests include Mayor Edward Rendell, the Harlem Wizards and The Framin' Caucasians on Friday, April 24 starting at 4p.m.
Gina Bongiovanni, a sophomore: I understand that part of the admissions goal is to offer an education to more and more students each year. But we are expanding at a rate in which we cannot handle. We need to accept fewer students until we can compensate them by building enough housing and hiring enough faculty.
Joe Zesski, a senior: They have to try re-establish the rooms over at Harcum, but that would only be a temporary solution. The only thing that they can do is using the game rooms and lounges again. Or maybe refinishing the basements of the houses over the summer for students to live.
Ben Lunn, a first-year student: I would not accept any more students than we could possibly handle.
Kate Luce, a first-year student: I think they should fill up all of the rooms that they have now. There is a vacant room next to us.
Alison Ott, a first-year student: Well I think they should consider the number of students they have coming in next year, or consider alternatives for living on campus. They should do it fast or they are going to lose a lot of people.
Roberta Trembley, a first-year student: I would not accept as many people, or tell them that there is limited housing. It is hard to expand on a little campus like Cabrini. You have to reach out to those students who can commute but do not. This will allow more students who cannot commute to live on campus.
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On Saturday, May 9, 1998, the Beta Theta Chapter of the Theta Chi Fraternity will be holding the 1998 Gus Golf Open at the Wyncot Golf Club in Oxford to benefit the leukemia Society of America, Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter.
The day will begin at 12:30 p.m. wit)l an outside barbecue followed by a shotgun start at 2p.m.
A variety of prizes will be awarded, including rounds of golf from the Blue Bell Country Club and Wyncot Golf Club.
There wi11also be some great golf getaway weekends, donated by Shadowbrook and Split Rock Resorts in the Poconos in associ-
ation to a Myrle Beach Vacation.
The Gus Open was originally started in memory of John Pirocchi, a Theta Chi Fraternity brother, who lost his battle with leukemia.
The brothers of Theta Chi and
The Leukemia Society of America is a national voluntary health agency dedicated to finding a cure for leukemia and its related cancers: lymphoma, myelciina and Hodgkin's diseases. To improve the quality of life for patients and their families.
friends of John decided to continue the fight that John had started, by creating the Gus Open and raising money for the leukemia Society of America.
For more information on the Gus Open, please contact Craig Shenosky at (610) 622-3330. Or for more information on leukemia and its related cancers or the Leukemia Society, please call (213) 232-1100.
Karl Grieb
The Leukemia Society of America
should be sent out by noon on Mondays.
E-mail us at dgrimaldl@cabrini.edu
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Mayberry and Mike Mamula that still have not stepped up their play enough to warrant their firstround selections.
While other front offices have drank their fill of draft picks the past couple of years, the Eagles were finding themselves dehydrated. The Eagles ended up taking to long to decide on which well to drink from. Meanwhile, this indecisiveness during the draft has cost them many players.
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. The Eagles better find some answers to this year's draft quickly because they are thirsting for solid picks.
Over the last 10 years or so the Eagles have perrenially been among the worst evaluaters of talent.
First round busts such as Antone Davis and Bernard Williams continue to haunt the Eagles' offensive line to this day.
There are also underachievers such as Jon Harris, Jermaine
The Eagles need to decide to go in a precise direction that is going to make sense. If they do not, they will waste one of the strongest drafts in years and perhaps spend another season in the cellar of the NFC East as well.
Their off-season acquisitions have been few and far between, which puts extra emphasis on the need for a strong draft. .
Luckily for the Eagles, though, there is a multitude of tal~ ent to choose from. The only questions that remain are who is going to make the picks and in what direction are they going with their picks.
It appears that, like in previous Ray Rhodes drafts, it will be selection by committee.
The only difference this year is that the committee has different personnel than in previous years. Mike Lombardi and Brian Broaddus joined the team and· Dick Daniels and John Wooten have flown the coop.
In past drafts, the Eagles have found themselves having position needs in drafts not deep in their needy positions.
This year there is an abundance of players in the positions that they need, namely wide receiver, cornerback and the offensive lineman.
The Eagles undoubtedly are searching for a third wide receiver and a starting offensive lineman.
They very well may have a shot at getting what they need.
Tra Thomas and Kyle Turner may be available when they pick at 11.
Thomas and Turner are viewed as almost equal by most scouts.
Thomas is 6'6" and 340 pounds. He is thought to be the second coming of Erik Williams.
Turner is a nasty lineman who impressed many at the combines. He also seems to be the lineman the Eagles are leaning towards at 11.
If the Eagles trade down to the later teens, which is a good possibility, they will probably be able to get Michigan State's Flozell Adams.
Also, don't rule out the possibility of not drafting a lineman at all in the first round. Scary thought, huh?
It would be the first time in seven years the Eagles did not
draft a lineman in the first round.
If the Eagles trade down and Adams is off the board, look for them to go a different route. Wide receiver is a must for this snuggling offense, which at times begged for a burner at wide out last season.
The head of the class of wide receivers is Randy Moss. If Moss drops to number 11, don't be surprised if the Eagles draft him.
He is 6'3", 205 pounds and runs forty yards in 4.35 seconds. He is also thought by many to be the best wide receiver to enter the draft since Jerry Rice on the field, but off the field may be the worst since Laurence Phillips.
If the Eagles trade down to number 17 with the Bengals, who have two first rounders and are rumored to make a trade, look for them to pick up Kevin Dyson from Utah, a speedy wide receiver who can stretch defenses, something the Eagles clearly need.
When push comes to shove, though, it is most likely that the Eagles will trade down in this year's draft.
The Eagles lost their second and fifth round selections in the trade for Hugh Douglas and now find themselves with fewer picks
then they would like to have in the early rounds.
I believe the Eagles will trade down to somewhere before 20 and hope to have either Dyson or Adams fall in their laps.
Trading down will also enable them to pick up a possible second round pick to make up for the loss of the second rounder they lost from the Douglas trade.
That second round pick could be valuable. If the Eagles trade -down, they will use the new second round pick to draft the position that they did not address in the first round. Suppose they draft a lineman with their tradeddown first rounder. They will draft a wide receiver in their acquired second or vice versa.
Because there are numerous talented wide receivers and linemen coming out this year, it would be a disaster if the Eagles miss out on the good ones.
The thirst for quality draft picks needs to be quenched. After this year's draft, if the Eagles still leave the perfect draft pick on the board, victories may be more scarce than a Slurpee in the Sahara.
PaulMoseris a juniormajoringin English/communications.Heis oneof Loquitur'ssportseditors.
Cabrini's Dan Dotsey was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference's Player of the Week on Tuesday, April 14. Dotsey posted a 5-0 record at first singles and went 3-2 at first doubles with partner Alex Corkhili to lead the Cavs to a 2-3 week.
Ron D' Qraiio is the new co-sports editor for the 1998-99 school year. He and Paul Moser will be leading the sports se12tion.He is an English/communication major.Goodluck next year!
Dieters are looking for new ways to lose weight when traditional diets fail. Among the newest techniques: nutritional supplements and high-protein regimens.
by Dina M. Tartaglia managing editor with nutritionalApproximately 100 years ago food was broken down into its components. Protein, carbohydrates and fat were discovered by a chemist name Wilbur Atwater.
The biggest discovery he made was that the component of fat cont~ed the most calories. It is the same fat today that many individuals are trying to burn. lose and even starve out of their bodies. However, n.utritional supplements and dieting are not fool-proof ways to lose weight.
"Diets don't work," said Annette Teichman, outpatient nutrition center manager for Bryn Mawr Hospital.
Even though dieting may not work, it has reached new heights
supplements. A popular supplement is chromium. picolinate.
With diet and exercise, this dietary supplement is supposed to provide a quicker absorption of amino acids in the body, and consequently; a reduction of fat.
For $9.99, a bot-
tle of Pro Chrome, contammg 200 mcg chromium, can be purchased at General Nutrition Centers. According to the label, the U.S. recommended daily allowance has not been established for this nutrient. However, chromium is already present _in the human body and can be supplemented naturally
by eating foods such as American cheese, grains and peanuts.
"Nutritional supplements are
OK as long as you are not taking an excess amount, or megadoses," Teichman said. "But a multi-vitamin is sufficient."
However, since the U.S.
a standard, how much to take has not been determined. Nutritional supplements are not the only trend regarding weight loss.
Diets high in protein are also a ~rendin diet techniques.
Protein diets usually call for eating high-protein foods such as chicken, fish, peanuts and red
meat. However, foods with carbohydrates, wbich contain energy for the body, are extremely cut-back.
"Protein diets put stress on kidneys and they promote dehydtation," Teichman said. "You go so low on carbohydrates that the diet hurts the person more."
Losing weight requires a variety of things that work together to provide a person with a healthy lifestyle.
"Losing weight requires a balance of things, including behavior modification," Teichman said.
In 1992 the U.S.D.A. modified the food groups with the food guide pyramid. There are recommended servings for each group: two to four servings from the milk group, two to three servings from the meat group, three to five servings from the vegetable group,
two to four servings from the fruit group, six to 11 servings from the grain group and use fats, oils and sweets sparingly.
Eating sufficiently from the food groups is important to a balanced diet.
In order to lose weight a reduction of servings in those groups is needed. However, this does not mean a person should eliminate a food group completely.
"Losing weight requires high carbohydrates, moderate protein and low fat," Teichman said.
Teichman also said not to forget exercise as an important part of weight loss.
However, in regard to dieting, people need to ask themselves an important question. "Can I live with this indefinitely?" Teichman said.
As the end of the National Hockey Leagues' regular season approaches, the race for the right to join the post-season party heats up.
With offensive production being a league-wide problem, it will be up to the --::.,,goaltenders and the defense to keep the opposition's score as low as possible.
The Stanley Cup race promises to answer many questions, such as: will anyone can stop the New Jersey Devils? Will Eric Lindros finally answer his team's call for leadership? Will the Cup stay in the Western Conference for the third straight year?
Here is a sneak-peek on the teams that will participate in the tournament to crown hockey's kings.
The Top Guns
The New Jersey Devils may have the most balanced squad with possibly the leagues best goalie in Martin Brodeur and an
improved offense led by surprises Bobby Holik and Randy McKay. This team 1s the favorite co.ming out of the Eastern Conference.
Captain Eric Lindros will try to lead the Philadelphia Flyers back to the Finals, He will need help from his potent offensive partners. Either Sean Burke or Ron Hextall will have to establish himself as the No. 1 goalie. This is the team to challenge the Devils in the East.
Without Mario Lemieux, Jarqmir Jagr has stepped into his own as the Pittsburgh Penguins leader while often-injured goal tender Tom Barrasso has come back to a starring role. The Penguins will keep the Devils and the Flyers on their toes.
The signing of goaltender Ed Belfour has allowed the Dallas Stars to step to the next level and become legitimate favorites to win the Cup. Superstar Mike Modano leads a high-powered attack in front of a stable defense.
Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Ava-lanche form the best one-two punch at center in the league and should help the Avalanche go far into the playoffs. Patrick Roy is one of the best goalies of all time
and rounds out an extremely talented crew.
Unhappy Detroit Red Wings star Sergei Fedorov will have to put aside his differences with management to help the defending champs hold on to the Cup. The loss of defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov to a serious accident is a big blow to the. team's chances at a repeat
The St. Louis Blues are one of the big surprises of the league thanks to stellar performances from fmwards Brett Hull and Pieue Turgeon and young defenseman Chris Pronger. The Wings, Avalanche and the Stars should watch out if this club stays hot.
Middle-of-the-packers
Emerging star Jason Allison is looking to give defenseman Raymond Bourque and the Boston Bruins a chance to surprise a few teams. Goalie Byron Dafoe has to have a strong playoff for his team to survive.
Peter Bondra and Adam Oates provide most of the offense for the otherwise average Washington Capitals. The defense is young and needs goalie Bill Ranford to be strong.
Youth, speed and scoring are the talents the Montreal Canadiens possess, but they need either veteran Andy Moog or Jocelyn Thibault to take charge when the youngsters make mistakes.
Almost unpentatrable goalie Dominik Hasek, fresh off an Olympic gold victory, makes the Buffalo Sabres a better team than they are. The Sabres have to start scoring to do any damage_But if Hasek gets hot, look
out.
Defenseman Rob Blake leads the big, young Los Angeles Kings, along with scoring forward Josef Stumpe!. This is the year for goalie Stephane Fiset to prove himself.
Long Shots
Alexi Yashin, Daniel Alfredsson and Wade Redden give the Ottawa Senators a good, young nucleus that needs another year to mature. A couple of veterans also would help out.
The Phoenix Coyotes need a healthy Keith Tkachuk as well as more scoring from Jeremy Roenick and Rick Tocchet to get out of the first round.
Janne Niinimaa, just over from the Flyers, brings a power-play spark to the offensive-minded Edmonton Oilers. Goalie Curtis Joseph has to stand on his head to keep his team afloat.
Upstart 30-goal scorer Jeff Friesen leads the San Jose Sharks into the playoffs but the team needs contributions from key players such as Owen Nolan and Joe Murphy.
Final Analysis
In the west the Stars will beat the Red Wings in the conference finals in order to battle the Devils, who will overtake the Flyers in the East. The Flyers are just a goaltender away fr"Ombeing the big contender. The speed of the Stars and their maturity from overcoming all of their inujuries gives them their first ever Stanley Cup-and makes Texans say, "Cowboys who?"
Senior Dan Dotsey is back in his No. 1 singles position after missing all of last year following the removal of a tumor that was found in his stremum.
, by Melissa Lessig assistant news editorFifth-year senior Dan Dotsey was forced to put down his tennis racket and leave the game due to injury last year. He is back on the court and ready to dominate the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference both individually and with the men's tennis team.
Coach Reggie Day acknowledges the skill and presence of Dotsey on the tennis court.
Dotsey has picked up the racket again and is in pursuit of bringing Cabrini's tennis team and himself to the top. He said he is pretty much back into his top form.
"I teach tennis a lot and it messes up your game because it's a lot different than playing," Dotsey said. "I have to get back in shape and that wiJl come with playing matches and tournaments."
Dotsey has championship on his mind. "I have two main goals," he said. "One is to win another PAC championship and two is to get an individual PAC championship. I still haven't had one."
Ironically, the player that has kept Dotsey from grasping the individual PAC championship is the player that Dotsey began his tennis career with in the summer of eighth grade.
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"'He's been ranked very high in Middle States and the [United States Tennis Association]. His freshman year at Cabrini, Dan led the team to a conference championship. It was the first and only that Cabrini has had. This year he's back as a fifth-year senior and he's back with a vengeance," Day said.
Dotsey had a tumor removed and in November 1996 and was out for about four months. "I had a tumor behind my sternum removed," Dotsey said. "There were two tournaments in the fall of 1996, September and October. Throughout the tournament I had trouble breathing. I went to the doctor and had days of testing tmtil they told me that I had to get a tumor removed."
For Dotsey, coming back is a sweet experience that he loves and appreciates. "It's awesome," he said. ''For a while I was scared that I'd never play or pick up a racket again. For a month or so I couldn't do anything.
"It is so much more fun. You realize what it's like not doing what you love and it makes it all the better when you can do it," Dotsey said.
According to Dotsey, he began playing tennis with the number one player from Eastern College and that player has defeated him all three years for the PAC championship.
''We spent six hours a day playing," Dotsey said. "We spent so much time practicing, working and playing USTA tournaments and championships."
"[Dotsey] came into college with five years extensive background as a tournament and team player," Day said.
On the tennis court Dotsey is a dominating force. "He has all the equipment,>'Day said. "He's athletic. He has a good range on shots and good power and control. These are skills that he's developed over the years and it's not easy."
Dotsey said he has reached this point of skill by "being repetitive, going about the routine and practicing and playing matches."
Dotsey is serious about his game and he can be two different people on and off the tennis court. "On the court I can be cocky and snotty depending on the other guy," Dotsey said. "If he cheats and is ignorant, I'll do it back. On the court I'll let you know how I feel. Off the court I guess I'm more
shy."
"Dan's a real leader," Day said. "He demonstrates this on and off the court. He's a great organizer. He's great not just as a player, but as a great presence on the team. He's a super kid. He is one of several kids. He's very unselfish and willing to help out if he can."
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"It would be wonderful for Dan and the team if we could go full-circle," Day said. "He and [senior doubles partner] Alex Corkhill deserve to go out as champions."
Jim Snook is -anew corphotograp~y editor for the 1998:99 scll(>olyear. Heis an English/communicatioo major. Good luck qext yeat;l,..'-
''For a while I was scared that I'd never play or pick up a racket again."
-senior Dan Dotsey
Both the men's and women's tennis teams traveled to Hilton Head, S.C. to take place in a tournament with 270 other colleges and universities.
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It was a week of hard work and play, a week of practices and matches, a week of wins and losses for the members of the men's and women's tennis teams who traveled to Hilton Head Island, S.C. this past Easter Break.
Nearly 270 tennis teams from all over the country converged on Hilton Head to play-what else-tennis. Over the past three weeks, teams from all over the nation have gathered at Hilton Head
to compete against teams that they would never have the opportunity to compete against otherwise.
Cabrini College's tennis teams were only one of the 270 teams that traveled to Hilton Head. Both teams looked upon the trip not only as a vacation but also as a week in which they could better their style of play and compete on a higher level than which they were used to.
"We must challenge our level of play in order to get better," Coach Reggie Day said. "The competition in Hilton Head is much stronger and helps to jack up our level of competition."
Day scheduled four matches for his men's team and three matches for the women's team_ Both teams competed against Savannah College of Art and Design, Rose-Huls man University located in Indiana and St. Mary's College out of Minnesota. The men were also lucky enough to have the opportunity to play against Lyndon State University from Vermont.
The men came away with one overall win against Lyndon State. Seniors Dan Dotsey, Alex Corkhill, and Edgar Chamarro all carne away with singles wins. Dotsey and Corkhill as well as Chamarro and junior Chris Vitale teamed up to win at the first and se.conddoubles positions to secure the wm.
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Dot.sey also was the only person on the team to pick up four consecutive singles wins while in Hilton Head. He also picked up another doubles win with partner Corkhill against Savannah.
"I finally got what Reggie meant all these years at Hilton Head," Corkhill said. ''Since this is my last year I'll miss everyone and
I'll hopefully have the chance to come back as an assistant coach."
The first-time doubles team of sophomores Joe Elliott and Bobby Cook also picked up their first win against St. Mary's with an "8-6win.
"lt was a high elevated style of play down there," Cook said. "We played very highly ourselves."
The women's team, however, was not as lucky as the men. The women, who went to Hilton Head short players, came away from Hilton Head with only one doubles win by first-year students Carrie Smith and Susan Sipes.
Day, however, was not disappointed with the women's record.
"Carrie Smith showed that she was able to play at the number one position," Day said. "It was the best tennis I've seen her play and it offered her invaluable experience.
"I think that trip was very sue-
cessful, we accomplished everything that I wanted," Day said. "We got better, improved our games and raised our level of play dramatically."
The trip to llilton Head also gave the teams an opportunity to grow as a team.
"It was a week of tennis with a lot of fun on the side," Cbamarro said. "We had the chance to get know each other on the team better."
Now that both teams are back the men's team is in the heat of their season, defeating Eastern College on Monday and playing their biggest rival, Marywood University, today.
"We went down there for one reason and one reason only-a PAC championship," Dotsey said. "We'll know if it paid off on Thursday."
photo by Joe Elliott Sophomore Bobby Cook serves during a match at Hilton Head, S.C. photo by Joe Elliott First-year students Susan Sipes and Carrie Smith get set to return the serve during play at Hilton Head, S.C.