Oct. 01, 1998 issue 04 Loquitur

Ethernetcard requiredfor Internetaccess in residence halls

During the week of Oct. 1, stuqents who were hired by Peter Bretz, head of learning resources and technology, will install the ethernet card into the computers of those resident students who applied. This process should take less than a half-hour for each computer.

by Nicholas Burch staff writer

A major concern of resident students so far has been access to the Internet in the residence halls. Students will be glad to know that this concern is being dealt with through the installation of an ethernet card in the students' computers.

The ethemet card hooks up the students' computers to the Cabrini network to give residents access to the Internet. Applications were distributed a week ago and installation will start this coming week.

Students previously had to use a modem to have access to the Internet. With the ethernet card, students' computers connect to the campus network in a way similar to the computers in the computer lab.

Peter Bretz, head of learning resources and technology, is in charge of installing the ethernet card.

Students hired by Bretz will

come to residents' dorm rooms during the week of Oct. 1 to install the ethernet card into each students' computer.

Installation is fairly quick and it will take less than a half-hour per computer to install. So far, there are only two students to do the installations, but according to Bretz, if installation is slow, more could be hired to help pick up the pace.

There is no cost to students in the dorms. The college supplies the card and the funding comes out of their room cost. The advantage, according to Bretz, is the speed that the ethernet card produces.

"It's a much faster means of connecting to the Internet and would typically be 50 times faster, if not more, than connecting to a modem," said Bretz. "Fluctuation would depend on the number of students on-line at a given time."

The biggest question that Bretz has heard from students concerns whether Cabrini will

restrict what access individuals will have on the Internet.

"Currently, we are not going to filter information," Bretz said.

An advantage of the ethernet card is the availability to be on the Internet and not tie up a phone line. With modems, the phone line is being used when the students are on-line. The disturbance of the phone line was a major concern among students last year. If someone needed to call home, it was impossible to do so if their roommate was on-line. With the ethernet card, the problem is completely avoided.

The ethernet card allows a computer to hook into the Internet. It is a piece of hardware similar to a sound-card, since it is installed in the computer. It serves the same purpose as a modem, only faster.

Certified Network Engineer. Eric Harris likes what Cabrini has done for its students.

"If it does not cost any extra

for students. it is a wonderful thing," Harris said. "The ethernet card will let students have access to the web, access to the Internet and to the intranet."

The differences between them are that the Internet is worldwide and the intranet is a local network on campus. Students will have access to the Internet. As the college develops its intranet, students will also have access.

top: Dorm rooms can now have access to the intranet and Internet.

bottom: The ethernet card is inserted into a studenrs computer so the Web can be accessed.

Children's school director retires after 21 years

Although she has officially retired, Ellen Jackson will retain her position until a replacement is found, possibly in December.

by Julie Shal/is news editor

Nestled in a quiet area surrounded by trees and gardens is The Children's School of Cabrini College. Sitting in a room with floral couches and sunlight beaming through the windows is Ellen Jackson, director of the Children's School.

Jackson retired on Aug. 14, 1998, but is still working until the school finds a replacement. This will most likely happen by December.

Jackson went to Bucknell University where she received her BA in elementary education. After that, she became certified in early childhood education at Cabrini College. Finally, she received her MA in counseling psychology at Immaculata College.

She started working at the Chiidren' s School in 1977, where she worked as a part-time teacher. Four years later, she became director.

She believes in her work and what she does. She feels that her job required her to be respectful of child development and to let the children learn through concrete experience. "We need to foster that model to follow it," Jackson said.

As director, she needed to stay current with early childhood education. Not only should the director be up-to-date, but the staff should also be aware of the current issues and thinking.

One of the difficult jobs she has had is integrating the programs with the college. "When we moved off-campus, it was challenging to have students come," Jackson said.

Jackson wanted to see the school fulfill its mission with the college. Though the Children's School is not located on campus, the two are still connected. The psychology and sociology department both have visited the school. There are work-study students who attend the school everyday, along with field experience .students and one or two seniors who student teach.

Not only are the education students involved, but also students from gym classes come and teach the children fitness. A literature art class comes to do a puppet show as well.

The idea of what they do at the Children's School is consistent to what the theory at the college represents, according to Jackson. Although Jackson will be leaving as director soon, her memories of the school will never

cease.

"I have discovered how special this place is," Jackson said.

"There was something so captivating when I first came here."

When she has met parents who have told her they have looked all over for a school for their children and the Children's School is what they want, she can relate.

"It's amazing, but I understand what they're saying," she said.

These children have unfolded rather than have been pushed to learn, according to Jackson. They have learned how to respect.

As of now there are applicants for an interim director. They are conducting a program review board in terms of leadership and how the school should be functioned. This all should be accomplished by the end of the semester, according to Jackson.

"I hope the next director will

love the school," Jackson said. "The staff is extraordinary, gifted people and there are great parents and wonderful kids. I will miss the people very much."

photo by April Johnson

photo by Jim Snook

photo by Julie Shallis Ellen Jackson recently retired as director of the Children's School.

Web site improved, still rnore to corne

Among the many features on the web site, students can obtain copies of transcripts, see the updated schedule of classes and exams and find the list of closed classes. They can also discover information and backgrounds on professors and courses.

by Alison Briant staff writer

After being under construction for many months, the Cabrini College Web site is starting to really shape up.

It is'· evident, upon visiting this newly improved site, that much work has been devoted to bringing Cabrini College into the technological age.

Presently, the site is filled with information and resources for knowledge. However, construction is not complete.

Much more is to come with the help of the professionals and the campus community.

Last year, a Web Advisory Committee was formed to provide advice and guidance to Kristine Mudrick, vice president for information technologies and resources, concerning the construction of the new web site.

This committee, co-chaired by Kristine Mudrick and Nancy Santos Gainer, director of college relations, and staffed by Jim Hirsh, vice president for enrollment services, Peter Bretz, head of learning resources and technology, Don Dempsey, assistant professor of graphic design and Pat Matkowski, publications specialist, has been meeting weekly since the beginning of the summer.

Currently, Cabrini's home page consists mainly of a view book and at-a-glance information.

The at-a-glance section includes an overview of the school's mission statement and a general profile of Cabrini College.

There is a section that covers the facilities and the opportunities for student involvement, all of which are accompanied by full color pictures of the landscape and campus personalities.

First-year SGA election to be held

The Web Advisory Committee, which consists of staff from the college, has plans for improvement.

Dempsey spoke to Loquitur

" Department members will have access to their own department pages in order to keep them up-to-date."

-Don Dempsey, assistant professor of graphic design

about the up-coming additions to the web site.

A primary project, worked on by the committee, pertains to the addition of the Registrar's office to the site.

Instead of waiting in line at the Registrar's office, students can utilize the Cabrini College web page for a myriad of tasks.

This section allows students to request copies of transcripts, read the academic calendar, and view the updated schedule of current classes and exams and the list of closed classes.

At this time, the spring 1999 schedule is even posted on the Registrar's portion of the website.

This new area is also helpful for prospective students to get an early taste as to what courses exactly are available to them at Cabrini.

This Web Advisory Committee is focusing on increasing accessibility to information for the campus community.

They are in the process of developing individual pages within the web site for each academic and administrative department.

Students will have access to background information on each major and details about curriculum requirements.

Included on each academic

department page will be a list of the various professors who teach in that area. From this list, the student can go directly to that professor's own web page through a link.

At this time, the web site has over a dozen links to various professors in six different academic majors.

Here, a viewer can find biographical information on that particular professor and distinct necessary items regarding the specific classes they might teach.

"This will provide control and opportunities for involvement to those within their departments over literature being distributed and promotes activity," Dempsey said. "Department members will have access to their own department pages

in order to keep them up to date."

This web site will be made accessible for adjustments to the campus community in an effort to maintain current information which, according to Dempsey, is characteristic of only a few college web sites.

The committee is continually working on the structure of the web, using in-depth organizational charts.

The members of the Web Advisory Committee welcome comments and suggestions. To comment, go to Cabrini's new web site, www.cabrini.edu, and click on the Webmaster button on the bottom of the page.

by Mary Eileen O'Connor and Megan Zustra assistant features editor and copy editor

Elections for positions on the Student Government As• sociation for first-year students will take place from Wednesday, Oct. 7 until Sunday, Oct. 11 in the Food Court.

Meetings were held o,n Tuesday, Sept. 22 and Wednesday, Sept. 23 for any first-year student who was interested in running for a position on SGA.

To run, students must officially be a full-time student, which means they must be taking 12 credits.

Also, they must not be on disciplinary or residence ball probation.

They must submit a campaign platform stating their intentions if they. are, in fact, elected, before they are even considered for an SOA posi• tion.

Eight first-year students submitted their campaign platforms for the election on Monday, Sept. 28 for the five SGA positions, which need to be filled as a result of this election.

The deadline for platform submissions was then extended until Wednesday, Sept. 30. in case any more students were unable to get their platforms in on time.

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At press time, the names of the candidates and the nature of their platforms could not be released because all of the platforms had not yet been submitted and re• viewed by the current SGA officers.

More information, as well as the results, will be available after the actual elections are held.

Students share college life with family, friends

____ - At the women's tennis match, staff writer

It was more than the warm sunshine that beckoned students and their families out this weekend. Family Weekend 1998 provided an opportunity for students to show off their campus, athleticism and dorm rooms to eager families.

The festivities began Friday night with a performance by the Cabrini College Comedy Troupe that was attended by over 40 people in The Red Cloud Coffee Houst).

The women's soccer team began Saturday with the women's field hockey team following soon after.

Peter Silvester, father of senior Jessica Silvester, was happy to cheer the field hockey team to victory, even though his daughter doesn't play.

'This is a great opportunity for me to spend time with my daughter and see a great game." Silvester said. "It's also nice to see the rest of the families and meet the people my daughter spends so much time with."

the feeling was just as positive. First-year student Becky Michener said that it gave her mom a chance to see Cabrini for the first time. They attended the breakfast and were planning on going to the dinner and dance later on that evening.

While the sports teams were playing for their fans, games at the peace pole gave siblings the opportunity to box with each other in an oversized ring. There were carnival activities, including an oversized boxing ring and a giant slide.

Nicole Dickinson, a sophomore, was among those enjoying the carnival. Her parents drove all the way from Pittsburgh for the activities. The Dickinsons had not taken any formal tours and were relying on their daughter to show them the real Cabrini.

"It's a nice day." Dickinson's mother said. "Nicole is selectively taking us around on her own tour."

Walking among the frolicking children was Emma Legge, direc-

tor of student activities. Legge was pleased at the course of events. One of her favorite aspects of the weekend was Dr. Leonard Norman Prirniano's lecture. Pritniano is- an assistant professor of religious studies.

Legge said that the turnout was about the same as last year but added that there was more oncampus advertising than there had been in previous years.

As students walked by giving tours to their smiling parents, Legge said that this was what the weekend was all about.

"The point is for parents to see what student life is like here at Cabrini," Legge said.

Walking through Grace Hall were Ellen Casiero and her parents, who were deciding on what to do next.

"We enjoyed the mansion tour, but we didn't like the ghost stories," the Casieros said. "We also really enjoyed the cafeteria food."

The Casieros were simply enjoying the beautiful weather and soccer games and going to the homecoming dance later on that

This attraction was part of the events of family weekend. evening.

Dr. Joseph J. Romano, professor of philosophy, was also enjoying the beautiful weather before he had to go inside and give his lecture on controversy in education. His speech dealt with the value of education to help create good citizens. He was doubtful, though, about the amount of people he would attract with the weather being so beautiful.

At the men's soccer game, the

members of the homecoming court were announced at half-time. Melissa Posse, homecoming queen, was happy about the weekend and excited for the dance.

"This is great," Posse said. "It's a beautiful day with tons of things to do for parents and kids."

The weekend was enjoyed by many, and smiles were seen all around. Legge just wanted everyone to enjoy themselves and to come back next year.

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Public Safety Reports~ SALES ASSOCIATEOPPORTUNITIES

Saturday,Sept. 19, 1998

Alcohol PolicyViolation

A complaint was made that a non-resident from one of the houses was passed out on the couch. This person had consumed a high amount of alcohol and claimed he/she did not know where his/her ride was or what they were even doing there. This person was escorted to the public safety office and a cab was called for he/she to leave campus.

Friday,Sept.19, 1998

Burglary

Items were stolen from a room in the apartments. Complaints stated that $100 in cash, 200 CDs, one Sony PlayStation and four PlayStation video games were stolen. Radnor police were contacted and the situation is being investigated.

Monday,Sept. 21, 1998

Found Property

A Macintosh computer was found in the boiler room next to the housekeeping office in one of the houses. The circumstances surrounding the appearance of the computer were unknown, but it was later stated that it was thrown away last year.

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Last Week in the World of News

by Shanna Lynn Fanelli staff writer

9/21 Hurricane Georges Update

Hurricane Georges is being called the most powerful storm of the season with gusts of 190mph winds.

It has left Puerto Rico without water and electricity, ripped up building and power lines in the Leeward Islands and devastated the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and the Florida Keys. Damage report is in the billions and fatality reports exceed 200.

9/22 Shark Life Disappearing

Fast

Shark populations have been diminishing due to over-fishing by huge global industries. Dr. Carl Safina, marine conservationist, is stressing global fishery conservation measures in order to save decreasing species.

Populations have dropped 85 percent and are still declining in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Safina wants hunters to take up tagging, where sharks are captured, marked and then released to be tracked and studied by a federal program.

9/22 Clinton's Testimony Tapes Released

President Clinton's four-hour grand jury testimony, which took place Aug. 17 at the White House, was broadcast to the nation.

Issues and questions on

whether or not the President should be impeached are dominating the country and public views and reactions on Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky were divided.

9/23 Peanut Butter Banned From Schools

Due to rapidly increasing peanut allergies, peanut butter is being banned in a number of private and public schools in the country, with most of the banning taking place in New York.

The Food Allergy Network is supporting campaigning parents to create peanut-free regions. Allergy reactions to peanuts are similar to an asthma attack and in some rare, severe cases can cause blood pressure to drop and breathing passages to close.

School teachers and workers are being trained in how to use Epipen, which contains an antidote for peanut attacks and is placed in syringes which are being stored in the schools.

9/24 Iranian Death Threats Dropped, British Ties Restored Iranian Foreign Minister Karma! Kharrazi dropped a death threat against British author Salman Rushdie.

The Satanic Verses offended the Iranians. An Iranian foundation still has a $2.5 million bounty out for Rushdie, but Kharrazi says his Government is not connected with the foundation.

Britain has restored diplomatic ties with Iran.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins

by Janice C. Funk staff writer

Your mother, your wife, your sister. A friend, a girlfriend. What do all these women have in common?

They are all susceptible to the second leading cause of cancer death among women: breast cancer.

Because the American Cancer Society estimates that about 178,700 cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in 1998, with about 43,900 deaths, it is important that we recognize this killer and learn as much as possible about its symptoms and treatments.

And with an estimated 1,600 cases to be diagnosed in males, with about 400 deaths, it is equal-

ly serious that men learn the same. That is why the American Cancer Society has set aside October as National Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Although Tricia Buonacore, health educator at Cabrini, has not yet made any plans for on-campus activities in recognition of the month, a chapter of the American Cancer Society in Media has a full calendar of community-wide events planned.

According to Gina Bitetti, community detection specialist at the center, there are a number of seminars and workshops open to the public in the Main Line area.

A workshop entitled "Breast Health: What Every Woman Needs to Know" will be presented Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at the Upper Main Line YMCA, located on

King, Queen crowned

by Melissa Lessig and Julie Shallis

news editors

This year's homecoming king and queen were crowned on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the homecoming dance. The winners were Jim McTamney and Melissa Posse.

"I was surprised to win and it was fun," Posse said. ''It was a very nice evening and the junior class board did a nice job in putting everything together."

Runners-up were Wayne Brown and Brandie Plasket

Other court members for queen included Colleen Murphy,Ami Petite and Michelle Tooley.

The other court members for •

king were Sean Tait, Bill Gibson and Joe Marchese.

The nominees were elected by the senior class. The top five men and women made up the court.

The entire student body can vote for one queen and one king. The votes are counted by the junior class board, which consists of president Nicole Klimas, secretary Aimee Somers, treasurer Heather Holesak and senators Jamie Tennyson and Helene Cassinelli.

Once the votes were counted, Klimas recounted the votes to assure accuracy. According to Klimas there may have been one or two vote discrepancy but it would not have affected the winners.

What's going on this week

Berwyn-Paoli Road in Berwyn and again on Monday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at Tex.xturesby Wilcox.x in the Springfield Square Shopping Center.

The presentation, which will cover topics such as early detection and risk factors and include a hands-on self-exam demonstration, is open to the public.

Those interested in additional information can contact Bitetti at the American Cancer Society in Media at 565-1009.

"We always have a need for volunteers for fund-raising events," said Bitetti.

Information about campussponsored events in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month will be made public as soon as plans are finalized.

photo by Jim Snook Jimmy McTamney and Melissa Posse dance together after being crowned.

Good audience makes for good comedy

by Ron D'Orazio sports editor

The Red Cloud Coffeehouse was packed with people in anticipation of a performance by the ··cavalier Attitudes," the

Cabrini College comedy troupe. The performance, which took place on Friday. Sept. 25, at 7:00 p.m., was led off by a introduction of the troupe members by sophomore Mike Butler, a member himself.

The members, led by senior captain Paul Moser, proceeded to play theater games amongst themselves while getting the audience involved. The other members of the troupe that performed include sophomores Ben Lunn, Gary Rupacz, Butler and ju01or Lisa Finegan.

Games that the troupe played included versions of "Freeze Tag," "Jeopardy" and "Dinner Party." All three of the games demanded audience participation. In "Freeze Tag,"

the troupe members asked the audience for a relationship between two of the troupe members, Moser and Finegan. Moser and Finegan acted out the relationship until another member yelled "freeze" and took the spot of either Moser or Finegan. This occurred until the point when the audience responded the most.

During "Jeopardy," Moser played the role of the real-life Jeopardy host, Alex Trebek, while the other troupe members acted as contestants in a mock Jeopardy contest. which drew a good response from the audience.

The final game of the night for the troupe was a new one entitled "Dinner Party." In "Dinner Party," one troupe member, Finegan, was asked to leave the room while the other members were assigned different personalities by the audience. Finegan then had to return to the scene, a dinner party, and ultimately guess the roles of the other members. The rendition of the children's television character Barney, done by Butler, was the highlight of the performance.

Butler said that the audience makes or breaks a performance and the audience was a good one. He also added that the performance, overall, went well because of the audience's participation.

Parkway hosts College Day

by Anne Miller Staff Writer

While most Cabrini student-;were celebrating family weekend, others were taking part in what is called College Day, on Saturday, Sept. 26 on the Parkway. The Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia is home to a number of educational museums, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Franklin Institute.

The Parkway was host to over 3,000 national and international students. Exhibitions, special programs and tours of the city's cultural institutions were scheduled throughout the day. Students with valid identification were admitted free from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art was the most popular of the museums participating in the event. The museum is home to permanent collections including examples of art from Europe, Asia and the Americas. Sculpture and works on paper by 20th century artist, Henry Moore, were on exhibition. Interviews with contemporary artist, Jennifer Bartlett, were also scheduled. Additional museums that welcomed the art-interested student were the Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine

The Academy of Natural Science housed halls dedicated to dinosaurs and American, Asian and African nature. Live butterfly exhibit-;,as well as a live animal center. captured the senses of the outdoorsman.

Also open to the science-driven student wa\ the Franklin Institute Science Museum. The museum ·s key exhibits were the walk through the heart and the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Other attractions included four floors of hands-on science exhibitions.

Other in\litutions on the P.lrlcwaythat were admissible included the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.

The Parkway, itself. is one giant museum. Found along the busy street were people of different cultures and races, enchanting fountains and simply an air of ex.citement.

Local radio stationY-100had a boothpromoting its "rock the vote" campaign. Students who registered to vote were given free CDs and a pal on the back.

Anotherlocalorganization held a slam dunk contest. Each contestant who successfully performed a slam dunkreceived a free T-shirt College Day on the Parkway introduced many students to the "city of brotherly love."

photo by Jim Snook Sophomores Lisa Finegan and Gary Rupacz begin a scene during their performance in the comedy troupe.

photo by Jim Snook Sophomore Mike Butler emotes during a game of "Freeze Tag."

photo by Anne Miller

Local radio station Y-100 sponsored a booth in front of the main entrance of the Philadelphia Museum that supported the "rock the voa,,:c;arQpaign._

Thirty Dollar Magic cashing in on success

by Ben Lunn staff writer

How could the bands Led Zeppelin, Live, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam possibly add up to $30?

These bands are listed among the influences of Thirty Dollar Magic, a local band featuring student Nick Reilly, 19, on vocals. Nick is a sophomore majoring in English and communication.

Originally Reilly joined the band as their rhythm guitarist, however, after conflicts with the lead singer, Reilly soon replaced him. The rest of the band consists of Dan McFarland, 18, on drums, Charlie Gray, 19, on guitars and Matt Feehery, 17, on bass.

Thirty Dollar Magic began in 1996 when McFarland and Feehery, who had known each other since high school, met Reilly and Gray through mutual friends. The inspiration for the name Thirty Dollar Magic came from a new diet plan that the band saw on an advertising sign for on the street. The sign is now hanging in Reilly's room.

The band has been the winner of many Battle of the Bands contests and played at Cabrini's Spring Fling last year, among many other college gigs.

The past year has been mainly devoted to their new CD, "Dill Road." They self-recorded the CD in Havertown. It was written with a lot of teamwork and cooperation within the band. Each member had the opportunity to write their own parts, and then the parts were put together. They have been known for playing a general type of rock music.

"The CD is a mix of music," said Reilly, "There's something for everyone, from straight rock to ballads."

"Dill Road" is priced at $10 and can be obtained directly from the band by purchasing it from Reilly or by contacting them on-line. They can be found on the web at www.personal.psu.edu/cfg107 or by E-mail at trtydlrmgc@aol.com.

The future also holds promise for Thirty Dollar Magic, as they are slated to play "Greek Week" at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. The band is looking to have an East Coast beach tour sometime this summer. An independent label is also within their sights, so look for more from Thirty Dollar Magic in the future. They'll just turn up like a bad penny-or $30.

NEWS AND NOTES

• The Niko Chocheli Art Exhibit kicks off in the Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery in the Holy Spirit Library this Sunday, Oct. 4. The opening reception is from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• Cabrini's own Kelly Ann Monahan and her band Something Real will be performing at McSorley's Pub this Saturday, Oct. 3 at IO p.m. For more information call 610-642-1370. McSorley's is located at 2330 Haverford Road in Ardmore.

• Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series begins with Saeko Ichinohe Dance Company's "Tale of the Genji" on Thursday. Oct. 8 at Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr. The inspiration for this piece comes from the 11th-century Japanese novel by Lady Murasaki. For ticket information call 610-526-5210.

• Check out ·these shows coming your way this week: Thursday, Oct. 1, Tragically Hip at the Theatre of Living Arts; Saturday, Oct. 3, Barenaked Ladies at the First Union Spectrum; Saturday, Oct. 3, Jesus And Mary Chain at the Trocadero; Saturday, Oct. 3, Unwritten Law and blink-182 at the Electric Factory; Sunday, Oct. 4, God Lives Underwater at the Theatre Of Living Arts; Sunday, Oct. 4, Grover Washington Jr. at the Academy Of Music; and Wednesday, Oct. 7, Liz Phair at the Theatre Of Living Arts.

Cabrini College

Red Cloud Coffee House

• Grace Hall Atrium M Cabrini's Campus.

Date: October 5, 1998

Rrst Monday of the month.

Time: 8:00 PM

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Free coffee and tea will be available.

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The band Thirty Dollar Magic features sophomore Nick Reilly (pictured in lower right).

In 'the race to stay connected, pagers and cell phones are both battling for the forefront. Bo1hare popular on the college scene, but are cell phones pulling ahead of their competition?

by Nick Luchko staff writer

There are many different battles going on in America in the world of technology. One of these battles involves the cell phone and the pager.

In the past few years, both devices have made strides towards attracting the younger audience. With both being small and unique in their own way, the cell phone and the pager are accessible in emergencies, business and family life.

Cell phones have gained a huge following in the last couple of years.

"They are more convenient and easily accessible;' said first-year student Jamie Walton. Cell phones can fit in the palm of your hand. You can get a cell phone in the flip style or non-flip style. Another important feature is that cell phones can have a farther frequency than reg-

Pagers come in two styles. The first style is the numeric pager. This kind of pager is easy to use and affordable. The phone number of the person calling shows up on the screen on this style of pager.

Comcast offers three kinds of numeric pagers that are popular with customers. The first is the Pronto. Special features include message time stamping and it can lock important messages. The price for this model is around $24.99.

Another model is the Bravo. With it you have a silent vibration feature and it can also erase all of your messages at once. The price is $39.99.

The third model is the Express Xtra. With this model you get extended battery life and improved page reliability. The price for this model is $59.99.

The other style of pager is alphanumeric. This style is more technical and advanced than the numeric pager. Along with the number being shown, someone can actually send a customized message.

ular car phones.

The cost of the cell phone depends on the plan that you want. There are four plans that Comcast Metrophone offers to its users. The first and cheapest one is Select Basic. With this plan you have a monthly access fee of $15 and an airtime rate of 36 cents per minute. The second is Select 30. It has a monthly access fee of $25, with 30 free minutes and 36 cents per minute of airtime. The third is Select 90. Here you have a $35 monthly access fee, 90 free minutes and 32 cents per minute of airtime. Finally, the Select 140 plan offers a $50 monthly access fee, 140 minutes free and 32 cents

Along with these plans. Comcast Metrophone offers special features such as free weekend Jong distance service, call waiting and nationwide service.

vs.

The first is Wordline. With this model you get updates on sports, news and entertainment. The price is $79.99.

The second model is the Advisor Gold. This model offers four lines of 80 character alphanumeric display. The price is around $160.

The third model is the Advisor Elite. With this model you not only get everything that is offered in the previous models but also 30,000 characters of writing as well. The price is $129.99.

There are three models of alphanumeric pagers that Comcast offers. per minute of air time.

Although pagers and cell phones have great advantages, there are also disadvantages.

For one, both pagers and cell phones run on batteries. So at anytime they can shut down. Another disadvantage of cell phones is that there can be interference when you are out of the range of the signal.

Pagers have a unique style all of their own. If you don't know, pagers are little electronic boxes which take in voiceless phone calls.

"Pagers are really good because when I'm out with my friends or I'm at work people can get ahold of me," said sophomore Michelle Tetzlaff.

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Claude Chappe in- Alexander Graham vents the telegraph. It Bell invents the telemarked the first time phone. Now sounds messages could travel can be transmitted quickly over long through wires over distances. long distances.

The one major disadvantage of the a pager is that your not directly talking to the person calling. In an emergency this is crucial because details are needed.

So the battle rages on between the pager and the cell phone. Which one wins is for you, the consumer, to decide.-

• Cellulartechnologyuses FM radio wavesto transmitsounds;no telephone wires meansno dial tone

The first cellular ser- Testing of cellular service vice took place. Now by the FCC is concluded. sound can be carried Washington D.C. and over long distances Chicago become the first using radio waves, cities to offer commercial not wires. service.

There are more than 1,500 cellular systems operating in the U.S. It is predicted that by the year 2000 there will be close to 90 million subscribers to cellular service.

• Analog transmission carries sound over the airways

• Digitaltransmission transforms sound into computer languageand then back into sound

Professors bring wealth of experience to science department

by Lauren Rose Marcucci staff writer

Looking around Cabrini's campus, a person sees a lot of new faces. Not all those faces are students, however. There are some new professors on Cabrini's faculty as well. The science department has two new professors.

Dr. Sheryle Fuller-Espie has been teaching since she was a graduate student at the University of Washington in Seattle. Before coming to Cabrini she taught at Beaver College for two years. There she taught many types of biology labs and a senior seminar class, which she sees as

the most important.

Fuller-Espie is a strong believer in the teacher- student relationship. "One of the things I like about Cabrini is the small classes," Fuller-Espie said. "They give the instructor a chance to get to know the students on a more personal level." She thinks that students do not realize the importance of getting to know a professor well enough that the professor can write a recommendation for them.

Fuller-Espie received her doctorate from the University of London at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. She lived in London for 11 years. While there, she met her husband,

Dr.LouisNudy

AssociateProfessorof Chemistry,

"The focus here is where it shouldbe, on the students."

David, and they started a family that now includes a son, Daniel, and a daughter, Stephanie.

She sees her time in London as very important to her personal growth. She believes that students need to realize that there are many different ways of

doing things and the only way to completely understand them is to experience them.

When she is not teaching a lab or advising a student to get out and experience other countries, she is the assistant coach for her son's soccer team. She plays the piano, guitar and saxophone and enjoys dancing.

Another new face on Cabrini's faculty is Dr. Louis Nudy. He is the newest chemistry professor. He comes to Cabrini from a part-time teaching position at Drexel University. He also worked for 14 years at ARCO Chemical Company as Manager of Responsible Care.

When asked which career he prefers, he said he could not choose.

"My experiences at ARCO bring something richer to my teaching," he said. One of the reasons he came to Cabrini is because the college will allow him to pm-

Dr.SheryleFullerEspie AssociateProfessorof Biology

·•[Smallclasses) givethe instructor a chanceto get to knowthe students on a more personallevel."

sue consulting jobs part-time.

If he is not in his office helping a student understand chemistry, he likes to golf, go wind surfing and spend time with his wife, Lisa, and their son, Evan. Nudy has traveled to Belgium while working at ARCO and was interviewed for an article in ChemicalWeek.

When asked what he likes most about Cabrini, he said, "The focus here is where it should be, on the students."

Nudy said that there is something special about Cabrini because the mission statement actually means something here.

Faculty exercise more than just their minds

Faculty and administrators are taking advantage of the Dixon Center to develop a healthier lifestyle and to str:engthenboth the body and the mind. U also gives faculty a chance to spend time with students away from the classroom.

by Adam Greenberg staff writer

While students flock to the Dixon Center to tone up, work out and play hard, the faculty and administration are not exactly sitting on the sidelines.

Many are seizing this opportunity to stay in shape with the added convenience of having the means to do so right in their backyard.

Brian Metz, assistant professor of business administration, is one of those taking advantage of the Dixon Center's services.

''It's great to have that facility,"he said.

Metz especially enjoys working out with free weights and rowing machines. He said that he normally exercises two to three times a week.

He has been going to health clubs for 25 years and said that the Dixon Center offers comparable quality to the commercial facilities. Metz said that while it is not as large as some health clubs, he likes that it is not as crowded. He continues to be impressed by the cleanliness, as well as the friendly staff.

Other Dixon Center devotees include Campus Minister Arlene Smith and Catherine Yungmann, associate professor of communication. Both make regular trips to the center to exercise.

The convenience factor contributes to keeping up

with a regular regimen. Smith particularly likes the convenience of being able to work out without additional traveling and Yungmann lik,es the fact that she can no longer make excuses for not keeping in shape.

Yungmann was a regular visitor during this past summer. She said that the staff was very helpful and helped her to design an exercise routine tailored to her specific needs.

Both Smith and Metz feel that fitness contributes to a better overall lifestyle. Dealing with stress is one benefit that Smith feels she gains from exercise, while Metz is a firm believer in the relationship between mind and body health.

Tracey Greenwood, fitness director, said that only some are making use of all that the Dixon Center has to offer.

"I would encourage more faculty and staff to take advantage of it," she said.

However, Greenwood said that those who do come have given her a great deal of positive feedback. The hours and individualized attention are two of the major draws for many.

Besides allowing people to stay fit, the Dixon Center is providing a chance for faculty, staff and students to interact on another level. Smith called it a "community builder."

Yungmann and Metz both agree. "It makes us look

body. more like people rather than just professors," Yungmann said.

his mind

Smith offered an example of this interaction. She said that once, after an aerobics class, a student joined her for a run on the treadmill.

Although everyone seems to be pleased with the brand-new equipment and helpful staff, Yungmann found that there is one downside, as far as working out alongside students.

"It's a little intimidating to see what you used to look like," she said.

photo by Shannon Downs Brian Metz takes advantage of the Dixon Center's weight training area. He believes it strengthens the relationship between

and

EDITORIAL Behind the ti mes

The school recently updated its web site (www.cabrini.edu) to include such helpful attributes as a section that describes the campus facilities and opportunities for student involvement and a link to important information from the Registrar's office. We would like to congratulate and thank the Web Advisory Committee and anyone else involved for making these necessary improvements take place.

Although we greatly appreciate the enhancement of the web site and the current undertakings to improve it even more, we have to question why these actions were not done sooner. In the comparison graph accompanying the related story, it is made clear that our school is, as usual, behind the times. Other schools in the immediate area, some of which are comparable to us in size and nomber, have had web sites with prevailing technology for at least a year.

Once again, it seems as though our school is playing catch up to everyone else. What we have on our web site right now is expected at other schools, instead of being applauded as it is here.

Computer conundrums

Beginning Oct. 1, residents who wish will have their computers installed with ethernet cards that will enable them access to the Internet. This is an excellent service the school is providing us, but, according to a January issue of the Loquitur, the apartments were supposed to have this service by Feb. 1 of this year and the dorms were to be equipped as of the start of the fall semester. What caused such a delay?

Aside from the hold up with the distribution of the ethernet cards, there are two other computer-related problems transpiring on campus. Computer lab 315 is still not operational although its completion was promised by the end of July. Consequently, 11 business courses are in effect homeless and student computer lab time is drastically limited. The other situation involves student e-mail accounts. Many students have attempted to set up their own accounts using Emurl and have met with difficulties sending and receiving mail.

We can not place the blame for these delays and difficulties on one department or person, for these jobs are being undertaken through a collaborative effort. But, we have a clear idea of the root of the problems-poor planning.

This editorial represents the combined views of the Loquitur's student editorial board. It does not represent

TheprideandjoyoftheEmeraldIsle?

Hardcore/rapcore (whatever the term is this week) kiddies look out! You might be surprised to know that the super Irish cover band Blackthorn created a lot more havoc at their show this past Saturday night in Wtldwood, NJ than those crazy cats from the leaders of the new-metal genre, Korn with their "Family Values" package tour, which included Limp Bizkit, Ice Cube, Orgy and Rammstein.

I'm not exactly sure how it came to be, but I was pretty much forced to relinquish my spots on the guest list for this Korn extravaganza (of which I had been all hyped about since late August) at the First Union Center this past Saturday to my punk brother in order to accompany my oh-so-patriotic family on their venture down to Wtldwood, NJ for the annual Irish Weekend.

Tiris was my first Irish weekend.

I've never witnessed such a chaotic mass of concentrated drunkenness in a confined area like this past weekend and from what I gathered, it topped last year's attendance numbers by drawing in over 100,000 supporters. Everyone's objective (or perceived objective anyhow) was to live up to that lovely Irish stereotype. Oh, and it was met full circle.

Sure, I bet there were several people tanked and stoned at "Family Values," but I swear it appeared as though everyone was out of it down at Wtldwood. If you were not in attendance, let me refresh you. All the streets around Anglesea (the hot spot for clubbing) were blocked off so people could drink in the streets.Yes, there were vendors, but the people making the most loot were by far the bartenders or anyone dispensing or

peddling alcohol.

Mind you, the clubs were so packed, the streets were clubs in themselves, with people singing and dancing. I was in line at the Wawa to tap the MAC and there were people placing their beers on top of the machine to get more cash for more drinks. At Moore's Inlet, the club hosting Blackthorn for all four nights of Irish family fun, erected a

rested on the spot any other weekend. And I have personally experienced the harassment of bouncers for a phony ID, but hey, a little consistency would be appreciated.

Instead of evading the hectic dancers, crazed moshers or crowd surfers at the Korn show, I repeatedly endured people tripping over me, the singeing from numerous cigarettes, elbow jabs from the enthusiastic fans during the "Celtic Symphony" renditions, the poking from Irish flags being feverishly waved about and never mind all the Roxbury types (Saturday Night Live reference) attempting to grope me. And there were allegedly four people trampled on during the last performance by Blackthorn on Saturday night.

COLLEEN EHRLE

colossal tent for all patrons to fit. However, they continuously kept letting everyone in at the door as long they handed over their $5 cover. They easily surpassed their fire ordinance policy numbers by 10 times the legal capacity.

It was absolutely nutty. Nothing was questioned by police, unless, let's say, you were passed out on the ground. But then again, it was so packed on Friday and Saturday night, who's to say anyone would have even noticed you, which is the scary part of it, since there were many little children and senior citizens present.

This was such a paradox in comparison to the police's sudden crackdown with public and under-age drinking mid-way through this past summer. Those who walked out of any clubs with alcohol would get ar-

Maybe I'm just bitter because I was only sporting a mild buzz throughout Saturday night. And don't get me wrong, I'm happy to be Irish and all. Nevertheless, I'm glad to say I'm also a quarter German and a quarter Polish.

In closing, to all of you who feel rock concerts are becoming too lame by attracting corny crowds with people who actually take responsibility and control themselves, skip Ozzfest, the Warped Tour and whatever other festivals emerge next summer and head down to the Jersey shore next September, where the music might suck, but hey, there are no rules, and you'll be so obliterated, Blackthorn will be your next favorite band. 0-lay o-lay, o-lay,o-lay

ColleenEhrleis a seniormajoringin English/communication.Sheis a guest writerfor Loquitur.Sheenjoyedher Guinnesslastweekend.

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

Sleepisthesecrettomysuccess

I feel as though I did not even have a summer. Yeah, everybody says that the summer just flies by, but this is ridiculous. Here I am four weeks into the semester and the work just keeps on flowing with no end in sight. The sole thing that I desire for every day is, of course, the one thing that I can never get: SLEEP!

I am a junior and experienced in the ways of college life, but I can never full) prepare myself to tackle the insurmountable task of getting enough sleep and never being tired. A day that I do not reluctantly crawl out of bed and drudge through the day would be the happiest day of my life. I would think that I have reached my salvation. However, I do not see this happening in either the near or far future.

I have searched for the answer to my problem and have come to the conclusion that no solution exists. Of course, someone will suggest going to bed early. Well, thanks, Captain Obvious, but my life will not allow me to do this.

As an editor, the Loquitur keeps me busy, to say the least. Monday and Tuesday nights are my busiest and most hectic nights because of the Loquitur. Once I leave the newsroom on these nights-and at what time this happens each night, no one knows-I almost inevitably have to go back to my room and start a paper or do some type of work for the rest of

my classes.

By the time I have done absolutely everything that I have to do for the next day, it is the next day. I jump into bed with hopes of deep sleep, but then I hear the alarm and it is time to start another day of sleep deprivation.

To all those minds out there screaming '·procrastination," forget it. There simply aren't enough

ing, I need to sleep for 24 hours straight or more. Even if I could lie in bed all day just once and do absolutely nothing, I would be ecstatic. If I did not have to pick up a book, write a paper or do any type of school-related work for just one solitary day and simply relax. I would be in heaven.

I know that neither of these dreams will come true; therefore, I am basically left to dealing with my lack of sleep and hoping that one day I will not be drained and exhausted from the daily routine of college life.

Bill: The 9tory of a TypicalCabriniStudent

by MikeMcGann and Joe Elliott "

MELISSA LESSIG

hours in the day to eat, go to school, work and sleep. I am not a lazy person and I do not just slide by in school. I work hard to attain all that I have and I stay determined to maintain every single day of every single semester. The price I pay is my precious sleep.

I am not a person who can function on just a few good hours of sleep. I need at least the typical eight hours of sleep, but even then I find myself dragging throughout the day, just waiting for that moment when I can rest my head on my pillow and close my eyes.

I have decided that in order to dispose of this nagging, tired feel-

I can only imagine what I will do once graduation arrives, which is not so far away for me. Graduation signifies stepping into the treacherous realm of the "real world." If I am complaining about lack of sleep now and an overload of work, I think the real world will kill me.

I have come to the conclusion that sleep is not in the vocabulary of a college student. I will never be fully rested as long as I continue to go to class, do all my work, and have a part-time job. In the end it's all so fun and exciting anyway because, after all, it is college. Some day I will achieve the state of being rested, but until then I will continue to miss my sleep.

MelissaLessigis a juniormajoringin English/communication.Sheisoneof Loquitur'snewseditors.Herteachers shouldtakeit easyon herthisweek.

LETTER To THE EDITOR

To all the members of Cabri- debate in the minds of everyone at ni's "family:" the party Does he really need to Student Development has been go to the hospital? With this susmaking a lot of rash decisions in pension in mind, it changes things the last six months that really greatly. Now people will take the worry me. The first was men- chance of letting the sick individtioned last week, in issue three of ual ride it out, even though it may the Loquitur. mean death. I believe this rule

The new rule, that a trip in an should be revoked as soon as posambulance for alcohol poisoning sible in order to keep us from loswill get you suspended for a ing any valued member of our week, scares the hell out of me. Cabrini family.

I have many friends that did The second issue concerns the not "know when to say when" and rule that prohibits a student on have had to make the unfortunate any kind of probation from servtrip to the Bryn Mawr Hospital. ing anywhere in the Student GovDue to the availability of an am- emment Association. The way I bulance, no serious health condi- see it, if you make a couple of tions occurred. All of my friends foolish decisions, instead of the ar~ still alive, at least for now. school allowing you to keep the

tive, they in tum strip them from you. This ridiculous policy banishes the student from the Cabrini family, not accepting them into the Catholic family, not accepting them like the Catholic faith teaches.

In closing, I would like Student Development and Dean Bob Bonfiglio to reread the school's charter and The Bible so they might change the way they are acting. If Mother Cabrini were still alive, she would be extremely upset.

Your Sibling, Andrew Virtue

Cabrinishowslackolguidance

Loquitur is establishedas a forum for student expressionand as a voice in the uninhibited,robust, free and open discussionof issues.

The worst thing that a journalist ticket for a moving violation. can experience is "writers block." What's up with that? How can they And guess what? I seem to have it. tell if I'm speeding? Like a person

So amazingly, I have spent the ma- can get up to such high speeds with jority of Monday trying to figure all these friggin' mountains they

that they need to be more careful when blowing a stop sign.

the school as a whole to speak and then be taken seriously. I mean, nobody likes a hypocrite, and nobody likes to listen to a hypocrite. So I thinkthat the school's administraout something that is worthy of call speed bumps. Well, it makes no tors should come to the realization recognition in the paper. I had very sense. Public Safety cannot pull few choices, so I decided to walk you over unless they have a speed around and smoke some cigarettes. trap all set up with the proper inOne can only imagine it was a mat- struments to measure the speed of ,.,ter of time before I came up with the vehicle as it travels, could they? one conclusion, it was clear and The funny thing is that it was simple. not explained to us bow they will

So I guess you want to know go about giving a ticket for speedwhat I was thinking about. This ing without any tools to measure weekend was a good weekend. I the speed of the car. I cannot seem went home and came back with my to understand why the school confriends Malik, Jeff and Brian. They came over so they could re-live their college lives. So we came back on Saturday night and I was lucky enough to find that almost everybody was drinking. See, at first, I was nervous about bringing my friends down, because usually this campus is so boring. Luckily enough, the dance was going on and since there was an off-campus (wink-wink) cocktail party. By the time my friends got here, a party was brewing in the room.

So when everybody was nice and primed and the air was filled with the aroma of sweet Greenwich Village air, Brian, Malik and Jeff stood up and preached the righteous word of "Kooky." You might ask me what "kooky" is. Well, it ·has absolutely nothing to do with "poppycock." The meaning of "Kooky"is a whole different game of squash.

"Kooky" is a way of life. It means to be true to what you believe and that a person has one true self-being, an inner being. This is characterized in the "kooky" religion as an "Inner Vegetable." You might want to say, "what the hell is Joe saying?" Well, it's simple. Everybody has an "Inner vegetable." You just have to find it.

Mine is Archie the Arugala. What's yours?

Well, the only reason I'm talking to your about this is because "kooky" harangues to have philanthropy with you at all times. Well, I believe in doing good things, and the way that I do that is by making sure I inform you of the latest offenders of the proper moral code that I have, which is "don't screw me over!"

Well, as you all know, the Public Safety platoon can give you a

I think a couple of good things have come from this past week, on the other hand. Did anybody notice the change in the food? Everything has been changed from hot food to cold food. Have you noticed that the food has been slowly cooling down? It is not from El Nino. The food is actually getting colder. The bad thing is that the food that should be cold, like sandwich meat, is nice and warm.

tinues to come up with these new policies and then not fully explain them to the students. They keep us in total suspense at all times.

First, they give a "zero tolerance" policy that has just about 10 different meanings. Then there are the moving violations, which have confused people all over the campus. So what is it all about? It makes no sense.

Being a role model is one thing, but being a person of influence and leadership is another thing. Public Safety is supposed to be a tool of leadership via the enforcement of all the rules. So why is it that I have observed, on at least three occasions, that Public Safety has blown through stop signs? lt was not like they were in a hurry, because we all know that cars that are parked don't go anywhere. So why do we have to follow the rules?

To add to all of these things, Tony Barrett wrote in issue three that his friend almost got hit by President Iadarola. Well, that friend was me. It surprised me greatly to see the president of the school has no regard to the rules of Cabrini's motor speedway. If leadership is going to be constantly on shaky ground, who is to support our young minds that are susceptible to unpositive morals?

I think that it makes it hard for

In closing, I would like to make an apology to Dr. Bob Bonfiglio. In my last commentary in issue three of the Loquitur, I made the mistake of saying that Bonfiglio had talked with McTamney, McGann and the mysterious SGA officer. Well, does that not seem funny to you? How would Bonfiglio know whether or not he spoke to the three or not?

For a fact, he spoke with McTamney, because it says in issue three of the Loquitur that McTamney spoke to Bonfiglio, Resident Life Director Cathy Caulfield and Public Safety Director Rich McErlean in a meeting with the parents of the students that were placed on probation. How could he say that he did not speak to the person that declined to have their name in the paper? If the name is not mentioned, how could he say he did not speak to him? He had to speak to at least a few of them regarding probation, especially if this person was on the SGA.

As for Mike McGann, I cannot say whether or not he spoke to Bonfiglio directly, but McGann did speak to resident life about the situation.

As I apologize for the mistake, I will leave with this. Maybe Bonfiglio should find the time to talk to these students, since he is the one who has something to do with the policy that was put into effect, but has still so little to talk about it.

JoeElliottis a juniormajoringin English/communication. Heis the perspectiveseditorof Loquitur. Heisverykooky.

JOE ELLIOTT

Newseasonisdoor dieforLindrosandFlyers

day, a week from the start of a new hockey season. Six years of the Lindros era have brought a Stanley Cup final appearance, two early exits from the playoffs and the first Hart Trophy for most valuable player, awarded to Lindros, in 20 years to the city of Brotherly Love. The city right now has less than full love for the team since there has been no championship.

RON D'ORAZIO

This is the year. Right now. The 1998-1999 hockey season.

This is the time for the Philadelphia Flyers to shine in the National Hockey League. For six years the league and the Philadelphia fans have waited for a championship to come to the city.

Coincidentally, it was six years ago that Eric Lindros, the "Next One," came to the Flyers and was seen as the savior of a floundering team.

Fast forward to the present

Men's Soccer

Since the team bowed out unexpectedly to the Buffalo Sabres in the first round of the postseason last year, they have gone through a summer of turmoil and change.

The Flyers headed straight for the free-agent market, where they made it no secret that were after a new goaltender, after goaltending problems haunted the team during the regular season. Goaltenders Ron Hextall, Sean Burke and Garth Snow routinely played pretty solid games until they gave the bad goal that just deflated the team's morale. Team general manager

Eric Lukach recorded his fifth shutout of the season as the soccer team beat previously undefeated Beaver College 3-0 on Sept. 24th. The Cavs received goals from first-year James Deluisi, who scored two, and one from senior Matt Kaiser, who scored on a penalty shot in the second half.

The victory raised the Cavs' record to 2-0 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference and 7-1 overall.

The Cavaliers next game is on Saturday, Oct. 3, at College Misericordia.

Women's Field Hockey

The Lady Cavs won three games in the PAC this week to raise their PAC record to 5-0 and their overall record to 10-3.

On Sept. 24, the team shut out Rosemont 5-0 on the strength of three goals scored by senior Jesse Valerio. On the 26th, the Lady Cavs won 4-1 over GwyneddMercy.

The Lady Cavs then recorded another shutout, a 1-0 victory over lmmaculata College, on the 28th. The only tally of the contest was scored by first-year Nicole Shultz. The second shutout of the week allowed the Lady Cavs to remain undefeated.

Senior Becky Grabie earned honorable mention in the running for PAC Athlete of the Week.

Their next game is Oct. 1, at 4 p.m., against Eastern College.

Bob Clarke went out and signed former Florida Panthers goalie John Vanbiesbrouck, who had led the overachieving Panthers to a Cup final.

The team's signing was perceived as taking the cheap way out because they bought the cheapest free-agent goalie of the three best goaltenders on the market. The only other move that the Flyers made during the off-season was the signing of checking center Marc Bureau of the Montreal Canadians.

The other black mark of the Flyers summer was the contract negotiations with Lindros. Lindros was looking for a deal worth 50 million dollars. The Flyers wanted to pay him a lesser base pay, while giving him a chance to earn incentives. The contract talks lasted for almost three months before Lindros agreed to a one-year extension. The team hoped to have signed him to three or four-year deal.

With the talks finished for right now, the Flyers went into

Women's Soccer

coach Roger Neilson's training camp in Canada, not only for working out, but to bond as a team.

Team chemistry was cited as a major reason why the Flyers' postseason run fell short. Neilson used the workout camp as a way to bring the team together in hopes to form a compound unit strong for a critical season.

The fans of this city, tired of watching their other teams have losing seasons, are in dire straits with the Flyers, the only major league Philadelphia team with a chance at winning a title at the present time. For this reason, the Flyers and their team leader, Lindros, must win now.

With a superior goalie in Vanbiesbrouck and an offensive attack that features five of the best point-scorers in the league, the Flyers should not have much trouble getting through the regular season.

Getting through the playoff rounds is another matter. Team defense is what failed them last

The Lady Cavs scored a combined two goals for the week as they dropped a 2-1 decision to Beaver College on Sept. 23_rdand a 5-1 game to Albright College.

The Lady Cavs' record fell to 3-5-1 overall and 1-1 in the PAC after the losses.

The Lady Cavs' next games are Oct. 1 at Bryn Mawr College and Oct. 3 at College Misericordia for a PAC matchup.

Women's Tennis

Lady Cavs lost a non-PAC matchup against Philadelphia College of Textiles on Sept. 24 by a score of 7-1.

Two days later, the Lady Cavs dropped a match to King's College by the count of 6-3.

The Lady Cavs ended the week with a victory over PAC rival Rosemont College by a score of 5-4. Firstyear students Alison Webb and Laura Leslie, sophomore Carrie Smith and senior Karin Letcher all recorded victories in their singles matches.

The third doubles team of first-year students Melissa Shannon and Becky Michener won the fifth match point, giving the decision to the Lady Cavs.

The Lady Cavs' record at week's end was 5-5 overall and they jumped to 3-1 in the PAC Their next match is a PAC contest on Oct. I at Cedar Crest College.

season and the Flyers have not made any improvements on the defense corps. Eric Desjardins was considered a top defenseman during the regular season but had a subpar playoff run. Chris Therien and Luke Richardson, two physical defensemen, need to step up their play.

The 1998-99 season is huge for this team and this city in general. With the other teams in""' the city floundering, the Flyers remain the only hope. If the team does not bring home a Cup or a least make a good showing in the Finals, it may be housecleaning on this Philadelphia squad as well.

As for Lindros, this is his time to show us, the fans of Philadelphia, that he is truly the "Next One," not just "Another One."

RonD'Oraziois a seniormajoringin English/communication. Heis oneof Loquitur'ssportseditors.Unlikehiscoeditor,hehasgivenupontheEagles.

Women's Volleyball

The Lady Cavaliers lost a 3-0 decision to PAC rival Beaver College on Sept. 23.

On Sept. 26, the team dropped a match to Centenary College by a count of 3-0.

The Lady Cavs are now 0-3 in the PAC and 3-9 over- 1.. alL

The next game for the Lady Cavs is PAC opponent Rosemont College on Oct. 1. Then the team has an away contest at College Misericordia, another PAC opponent, on Oct. 3.

Cross Country

The men's and women's cross country teams finished in 2nd place out of 13 and 12 teams, respectively, at the Philadelphia Metro meet on Sept. 26.

The men's team was led by first-year student Patrick Hutton, who was awarded PAC player of the week in his' sport, with a time of 30:17. Hutton finished in fifth spot out of the 96 runners in the men's race.

Defending PAC champion, Sabrina Smith, lead the women's team with a time of 20:46 and finished in second place out of 108 sprinters in her race. Smith was given honorable mention in the running for Player of the Week after her efforts at the Metro.

The next meet for the teams in their quest to defend their PAC championship is on Oct. 3 at the Belmont Plateau Classic.

Cynthia Taura staff writer

Two months ago. Cabrini College welcomed its new fitness director, Tracey Greenwood.

Originally from Wildwood Crest. N.J., Greenwood is the oldest of three children.

Greenwood received a degree in exercise science from the University of Delaware.

After that, she went on to get her masters in Health Education at St. Joseph's Urii.versity in Philadelphia.

In college, Greenwood rode equestrian on the intercollegiate team and competed aH over the country.

While in high school, she was the American Quarter Horse Association Champion from 1985 to '87. However, riding was a passion that Greenwood had all her life.

Greenwood is currently preparing for

the National Level Fitness Competition, which will take place on Nov. 20 in Atlanta, Ga.

Greenwood recommended Cabrini's sports science program for students interested in the field.

She said that people involved in the program are encouragt;d to be enthusiastic about their careers.

A career in fitness can take many different angles, to be positive, stay fit and allow them to become role models.

Greenwood said that anyone who has aspirations to get in better shape can come to the Dixon Center and schedule an appointment with the staff.

Once at the Center, the person will receive a personalized schedule designed to fit their needs and goals.

Greenwood offered a couple of tips for anyone who wants to get in better shape for when they start at Cabrini (and perhaps avoid the dreaded Freshman 15.)

Greenwood said to eat a proper diet- replace junk food with low fat food. Cut out those late night McDonald's snacks.

Students should also become involved in aerobic and weight training.

"I believe that fitness is a lifestyle and a person has to be willing to change their lifestyle to a healthy one in order to see results," Greenwood said.

According to Greenwood, it takes a lot of dedication between exercising and eating healthy.

The results, if the routine is maintained, can b<?great and permanently put the person in better physical shape.

Greenwood follows the saying: "What the mind believes, the body achieves."

Greenwood's belief could go a long way into achieving maximum physical condition.

So next time you look in the mirror and tire of seeing flab, make a trek to the Dixon Center for some healthy tips.

Studentsshouldbeonlookoutfor ''Freshman15''

by Kristen Williams staff writer

As you are getting ready to finally step away from the comforts and routines of home into the vast unknown realm of college, words of advice are being thrown at you from all directions: '·these will be the best four years of your life," O "get involved," and "be sure to meet tons of new people," are just a few of them. There's one line of advice that is seldom heard, though, and that is, "watch out for the Freshman 15."

The "Freshman 15" is the term used to describe the weight gain that many first-year college students experience.

Both male and female students are prone to this change in their life and there are many reasons as to why it happens.

Tracey Greenwood, Cabrini's fitness director, feels that one reason for this change is that a student's first-year at college is essentially their first experience of being on their own.

"Because of class schedules many students aren't on a "" regimented eating schedule." Greenwood said.

Because of this it becomes typical for students to have food delivered or to make trips to Wawa at all hours of the day and night.

Along with these food runs comes a change in the type of foods students eat.

No longer are wholesome, home cooked meals a daily part of nutritional intake. Instead, students eat foods that have been prepared for them by the cafeteria. Thus, they become less aware of the nutritional value of their meals.

Food, however, is not the only reason college students put

on weight.

Along with the change in diet comes a change in lifestyle and many times that lifestyle starts to include parties. Included with those parties is the consumption of alcohol. According to Greenwood, alcoholic beverages are full of "wasted calories," meaning the calories are not used or burned off by the body. Therefore, they accumulate and add to a person ·s weight.

Students are to blame for their weight gain as well. There are several ways to put on the dreaded 15 pounds, but there are also many ways to avoid it or lose it.

"Students don't always take advantage of the exercise equipment offered to them," says Greenwood. According to Greenwood, students at Cabrini are especially lucky, as they have access to the Dixon Center, a brand new, state-ofthe-art exercise facility.

Students need to be active in athletics and in personal training. At Cabrini, sports science majors work in the Dixon Center and are there to help students create personalized fitness programs that will help them achieve their own specific goals.

Along with working out and staying in shape, students need to be more conscious of what they are eating. Many students, including sophomore Sabrina Smith, said, "since we are forced and maybe even subjected to eating cafeteria food, it is hard to keep nutrition in mind."

It is true that at times it may be hard to notice the nutritional value of foods in the dining hall, but according to Denise Oldt, director of dining services, a new "cycle menu" is being created.

Once this new menu is implemented, food identification labels will be used in the cafeteria. The menu takes calories

Late night snacks such as pizza are a big reason why students tend to put on that 15 pounds of unwanted weight when they go to college.

into consideration and pays attention to fat, sodium and cholesterol intake as well. Exactly when these plans will be implemented is unknown.

With the staff at the Dixon Center working with the students and Wood Dining Services doing what they can do to help, students should have no problem losing or keeping off the freshman 15.

So next time your fighting off the hunger for some greasy breadsticks or a cup of Ben and Jerry's, fight the craving to avoid that 15 pounds of unwanted baggage.

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Former American Quarter Horse Association champion Tracy Green-wood is the fitness director at Cabrini.

photo by Jim Snook

LadyCavsremainundefeatedinPACaltershutout

by Brian O'Connell staff writer

Despite not playing their best game, the women's field hockey team defeated lmmaculata College by a score of 1-0 in front of a small crowd. Cabrini controlled the game from the start, but had difficulty scoring.

same team that defeated Gwynedd Mercy last Saturday. I felt they could have played better today. However, I was very pleased with the performance [first-year student] Laura Calamia put on today," coach Jackie Neary said.

Seniors Becky Grabie and Amanda Seeds agree with Neary.

the end of the first half without a goal, thus resulting in a 0-0 halftime score. However, their defense played well, not allowing Immaculata to invade Cabrini territory.

The Lady Cavs were disappointed with their first-half performance, which was evident as they walked off the field for halftime.

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The game was played on Monday, Sept. 28, at Cabrini under warm and breezy weather conditions.

"I am not sure if this was the

"It was a tough game today and I knew the team did not play to their level," Grabie said.

"We did not play well at all today. We also knew that our heads were not in the game," Seeds said.

The Lady Cavs left the field at

The second half started the same way the first half ended. Cabrini opened the half, keeping possession of the ball, but failing to score. Immaculata's defense managed to drive the ball to Cabrini territory, but failed to score. At the 23:21 mark of • ----••11,the second half, first-year student Nicole Shultz scored to give the Lady Cavs a

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Lady Cavs defenders chase the ball down-field during their 10 shutout of lmmaculata College. The team's PAC record now stands at a perfect 5-0. maculata to have a chance to score, stepping up their defense until the clock read all zeros, giving the Lady Cavs the win.

Cabrini's next game is Oct. 1 at

Eastern College at 4 p.m. After the victory, the Lady Cavs raised their record to 10-3 overall and 5-0 in the PAC.

CavaliersekeoutwinagainstCatholic U

by ChrisNielsen staff writer

The sun was out, the stands were filled and the vendors were selling.

On Family Weekend, featuring a home game for every fall sports CABRINI 2 team, it was the CATHOLIC U. 1 men's varsity soccer team that drew the biggest crowd.

Indeed, Saturday, Sept. 26 was a perfect day for soccer and the bleached-blonde Cabrini Cavaliers lived up to their hype, defeating Catholic University by a score of 21.

The first half of the game was mostly a defensive struggle, with few shots on either teams' goal. But with five minutes remaining in the first half, the momentum of the game was shifted towards the Cavs for good.

First-year student Andres Zayas scored the first goal of the game. His

goal electrified the audience and deflated a tiring Catholic University. The second half started with early shots on goal by captains Don Eadie and Wayne Brown. Midway through the half, senior Michael Robinson scored what would later prove to be the decisive goal for Cabrini.

Leading by a score of 2--0,Cabrini maintained its airtight defense, rarely allowing their opponents any

real scoring opportunities.

Sophomore goaltender Eric Lukach came up just short of a shutout, allowing a goal with only two seconds remaining on the game clock. But it would prove to be too little, too late for Catholic University.

When all was said and done, the Cavs ended up completing what could only be called a successful weekend for Cabrini sports.

The Cavaliers will be looking to band Misericordia their fint PAC defeat. Sophomore Eric Lubch is going for his sixth shutout of the season The Cavs hope to avoid another brawl like the one that 11l8l'lmlast season'splayoff gamewilb Misericordia.

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The Cavaliers fight for position in their 2-1 win over Catholic Uni-' versify. The game was part of the festivities during Family weekend. ..

The men's soccer team continued its winning ways this weekend by upending Catholic University by a score of 2-1. The Cavaliers are now 2-0 in the PAC and 7-1 overall.

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