EDITORIAL Keepthetradition

College graduation, an event that students look forward to for four years, should be a momentous occasion. Howev,!!r, members of the administration of Cabrini College have done yet another thing that the students, particularly theseniors;-do not appreciate. They have moved graduation exercises into a gym.

It all started last year when the college wanted to show off its new baby, the Dixon Center, and at first last year's graduating seniors believed it would be a good idea. They later regretted their hasty decision and hoped to change it. However, it was too late. The administration was set in their ways and would not budge.

This year's senior class, however, knows what they want. They want graduation outside. When the graduating seniors came here four years ago, the Dixon Center did not exist. The Dixon Center may have grown along with these students, but the mansion is our past, our history, and the focal point of the entire school. The mansion will always remain a constant reminder of our Cabrini heritage.

Another question that comes to mind when chosing where to put graduation is, who's paying? We, the students, will have paid more than $50,000 to Cabrini over the course of four years. Our tuition pays Dr. Iadarola; she should at least be willing to lend an open ear to her students.

Colleen Murphy, senior class president, has even taken steps to talk with Dr. Iadarola about the situation, yet she has received no comment. Obviously, if the school cares so little about its students, then it would not care about where we want our graduation to be held. However, graduation will be our one lasting memory of Cabrini.

Graduation in the Dixon Center not only affects the seniors but the underclassmen as well. We will no longer be able to watch our friends walk down the aisle to receive their degree. Instead each senior will only be allowed to invite four guests. How do you chose four guests from all of your friends and family? And will the administration explain to those family members who have longed to see the graduation why they cannot come because, obviously, there will be a multitude of calls asking that question.

The Loquitur along with the Student Goverment Association are the voices of the student body.Listen to us.

We, the students, appeal to the faculty, staff and administration. Give us this our final wish and allow us to graduate on the lawn outside the Mansion.