Nov. 19, 1998 issue 10 Loquitur

Features

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Tracey Howard, an adjunct faculty member; has her photography exhibit on display at the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial Story on page 8.

Thursday, November 19., 1998

Currently, two dorms house first-year, as well as some second-year students on campus. The plans for a third and possibly final dorm are now in the works. Story on page 2.

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JQanneGordinhas her artwork on display at the Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery located in the Holy Spirit Library. Story on page 7.

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New suite-styledorm to be built by 2000

The college is now working on a plan to have a new dorm built by the year 2000. Due to cramped living conditions, the college is taking action to reduce the crowding. The new dorm will consist of suites of triple, double and single rooms with their own bathrooms and a lounge without a kitchen.

by Kristen Williams staff writer

According to many students, being shoved into cramped quarters, living in study lounges, having two roommates and being told that there is no more living space available on campus is not what they expected at Cabrini

A solution to the packed living quarters on campus has finally been found.

According to Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice president of student development, "We are going to build a new residence hall."

Steven Lightcap, vice president for finance and administration, added, "We are hoping to break ground this summer, and have the residence up and running for the fall of the year 2000."

Bonfiglio said that the "dorm" would be modeled after Dixon House, but would offer yet another style of living. He said it

would be "suite-type living.nth - would not be large "lecture hall" 16 people to a suite." type rooms, but smaller "discus-

As of now, Bonfiglio is plan- sion rooms." ning for each suite to have one This, however, is not a definite triple room, five doubles and addition to the dorm. It has simthree singles.

Along with the bedrooms, Bonfiglio is hoping that each suite will have its own bathroom and lounge.

They will not, however, have a kitchen, thus distinguishing them from the apartments.

"There would be a total of 10 suites in the building, each with 16 students in it, allowing for the new residence hall to house 160 new students," said Bonfiglio. "It will probably house first-year and sophomore students."

Along with housing students, there has been discussion about other uses for the new dorm.

"Presently, it is under discussion to add some seminar-type classrooms in the building, but it is still in the discussion phase," Lightcap said.

He added that the classrooms

'We are hoping to break ground this summer, and have the residence up and running for the fall of the year 2000."

-Steven Lightcap, vice president for finance and administration

ply been suggested.

''The proposal for such a residence was a recommendation that came from the college planning and some student development research," Lightcap said.

''We are trying to incorporate what is known as a traditional

contemporary dormitory. We prefer to call it a residence, however.''"

He explained "traditional contemporary" as a building that took on normal dormitory features, but gave students a "tighter" community within, thus making it more of a "home."

When asked where this new dorm would be placed, Bonfiglio said, "It would be put somewhere in the area of the parking lot that is now located across from Xavier Hall, in between House One [Maguire House] and Woodcrest."

This, however, raised questions about the already cramped parking situation on campus.

''The new residence may not necessarily take away the parking," Lightcap said. "I have two plans sitting in front of me that leave that area open."

Lightcap also added that the town code requires Cabrini to have one parking space for every

three beds in a residence hall. He said that although Cabrini would like to do more, this meant that there would be at least an additional 53 available spots.

Will one new dorm really solve the current problems with Cabrini's housing?

Bonfiglio implied that he hoped it would.

"We're building it for our planned growth," said Bonfiglio, "but also to move students out of lounges and into more ideal living situations."

Bonfiglio feels that although Cabrini intends to gain more students, the "net growth" of resident students will be less than 160.

Therefore, the lack of housing that exists now will be impacted.

"This is by no means a final configuration for the new dorm," concluded Lightcap. "It is still in the programming phase, the first step of what is a 12-step process."

Great AmericanSmokeoutto enrollsmokersto put out cigarettes

The health services department will help sponsor the Great American Smokeout to inform students on campus of the consequences of smoking and help give ways that a smoker can slowly stop their habit. The smokeout will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19 outside the food court and dining hall.

by Aimee Somers staff writer

Leave the pack behind today and enroll yourself or a friend in the Great American Smokeout tield by the American Cancer So:iety on the third Thursday of ~ovember of every year.

Cabrini College's health services department is helping to ;ponsor the smokeout in order to 1elp students quit the habit be'ore it causes any long-term ef'ects on their health.

"Students can adopt a smoker ·or a day, whether it be a room1ate or a professor, and help .hem make it through the day without picking up a cigarette,"

Lisa Meade, health services coordinator, said.

"We will also be teaching smokers some survival techniques and how their friends can help them survive the day by doing things such as supplying them with gum or candy, being calm and reassuring, and hiding their cigarettes and matches," Meade continued.

The American Cancer Society recommends the four "D"s-delaying, deep breathing, drinking water and doing something else-in order to help smokers kick the habit for the day and, ideally, for life.

Every year, about 400,000 people die from a smoking-related

disease, such as lung diseases, cancers and heart disease, partly due to the 43 chemicals contained in one cigarette.

Also, people who live with others who smoke are more likely to catch colds.

They also have more ear infections, allergies and diseases like bronchitis and pneumonia, according to the American Cancer Society.

"Smokers, especially young people such as college students, should know that cigarettes kill more Americans than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, fires, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined," said Meade. "It is a more severe problem in America

than most people realize and we need to encourage people to stop now because there isn't always time. Besides, when you stop smoking you feel better."

If you do decide to stop smoking, you will see some immediate changes, according to the American Cancer Society.

The temperature of your hands and feet, as well as the level of oxygen in your blood, will return back to normal.

Also, you'll be able to smell and taste your food better and you will notice that you have more energy.

Most importantly, your lungs will start to repair themselves.

If you want to participate in the

Great American Smokeout, tables will be set up all day outside of the dining hall and the food court on Thursday, Nov. 19.

Survival kits will be given out by health services and participants will be asked to sign a pledge form, promising to try to lead a smoke-free life and pledging to not use tobacco during the Great American Smokeout.

If you want to learn more about how to stop smoking information is available in the Rooyman's Center or you can contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345.

You can also contact them online at http://www.cancer.org.

Studentsnot taking advantageof availableco-ops

The amount of students involved in a co-op is slightly under the average rate of what students normally fill. According to Nancy Hutchinson, director of co-op/Career services, many of the co-ops offer salaries and benefits. Students can also get experience in what life is like in the career world and gain confidence about their careers, according to Hutchinson.

by Chris Nielsen staff writer

Are you stuck working in a dead-end job with no real prospects?

Well, if you are a second semester sophomore or older, the office of Cooperative Education and Career Services can help you get a job that will help you pay the bills and prepare you for the future.

As the college has rapidly grown in the past few years, so has the number of job opportunities for upperclassmen.

At this time, there is an overabundance of job positions available and waiting to be filled by Cabrini students.

And these are not your run-ofthe-mill minimum wage jobs.

There are currently over 600 salaried co-op jobs available, along with over 600 unsalaried. These positions are with some of the most prestigious companies in the area, including CIGNA, Marketing Edge and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

While many of the positions would be more attractive to students majoring in English/communications, business or computers, the jobs are available for the entire student body to consider all year.

At this time, only 40 of the available co-op positions are filled.

According to Director of Coop/ Career Services Nancy Hutchinson, this number is slightly lower than the average number of 50 students in the fall semester.

However, Hutchinson pointed out that the early fall semester is traditionally not a big time for coops.

Hutchinson also stated that most students who take a co-op cite the salary as only one of the many benefits.

She feels that among the other reasons to consider a co-op are to gain confidence and to get a better idea of what you do or don't want to do when you get out of college.

Senior Jen Peterson strongly agreed with what Hutchinson was saying.

Peterson worked a salaried coop job with the acc-ounting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers, which underwent a huge merger while she was there.

Peterson said that her experi-

ence with the firm was interactive, and she also did a lot of networking over the summer.

The company even offered Peterson a full time job after graduation.

This is actually not an unusual situation for seniors.

Fifty-four percent of graduating seniors who have worked co-ops in the past three years have been offered and accepted full time employment with their co-op employers.

Even though not every student will receive a job after graduation with their co-op employers, there are innumerable other reasons to look into the program.

Students can receive up to 12 credits through taking different co-op jobs, and the experience and networking connections are

great assets in any srudent's job search.

One of the difficulties for some srudents is fixing their schedule around their co-op.

A student with 16 or 17 credits would be unable to get much out of a co-op, according to Hutchinson.

She also stated that it is more beneficial for the employers for the students to work long days instead of short ones.

This is especially true for students who have a long commute to their jobs.

Co-ops are available to students who are second semester sophomores or older all year round, including in the summer.

The office even has the ability to develop co-ops for students back at home during the summer.

Bethesda Project helps homeless to start life anew

At a workshop on Cabrini Day, students learned about homelessness and the efforts of the Bethesda Project to combat this. Wesley Farrell was a homeless man who went to Bethesda Project to start over. Tony Medwid, director of programming at the Bethesda Project, said Farrell isn't homeless anymore, but Medwid acknowledges that this organization is just one step in helping the homeless.

by Nicholas Burch staff writer

As Wesley Farrell conversed with Cabrini students, his message was clear and simple.

"I pray that you never have to be homeless," Farrell said.

Farrell, at one time, joined the ranks of the ever-looming problem with homelessness until, according to Farrell, God and his religion referred him to The Bethesda Project.

"When I became homeless, my church recommended me to go to Bethesda and try to start over there," said Farrell.

Bethesda is a non-profit organization that, according to Tony Medwid, director of programming, is devoted to give males their own place and identity but follow the rules of Bethesda.

"Wesley is not homeless anymore," Medwid said.

"I do my share of the chores," Farrell said. "I also try to pay some rent, as much as I can afford to."

Bethesda's residents do not have to pay.

They simply must follow the guidelines established by Bethesda.

If they can afford to, then they contribute, according to Medwid.

Medwid says that, since they have a home now, the men at Bethesda are not homeless and are definitely not clients.

"We don't refer to people at Bethesda as clients," Medwid said. "They have their own homes and some have jobs that allow them to pay portions of rent when they can."

According to Peter Dietz, di-

"On a given day, there could be over 300-plus people sleeping on the streets. Right now we are dealing with 160 people. By next Monday we will increase by another 22."

-Tony Medwid, director of programming at The Bethesda Project

rector of operations, Bethesda is . '

sometimes the only form of shelter or caring that the homeless can have.

"There are people that need caring for, because they can't take care of themselves," Farrell said. "They need our attention."

For Farrell, Bethesda has made a world of difference.

"The people there care for us and that means a lot," Farrell said.

According to Medwid, Bethesda can only do so much for the alarming numbers of homeless people out there.

"On a given day, there could be over 300-plus people sleeping on the streets," Medwid said. "Right now we are dealing with 160 people.

"By next Monday we will increase by another 22."

Dietz, Medwid and Farrell ad-

vised students on the problems of homelessness during the recent Cabrini Day workshops, which were held on Nov 5.

There, they stressed the impact homelessness has on people whether they are homeless or not.

"It could happen at anytime," said Farrell.

According to Dietz, Bethesda is just one step in the process of providing a place for homeless people to call their own.

"I like to think of Bethesda as a ladder to pursuing a place of their own," Dietz said.

"It is up to them to take those steps up that ladder."

If you ask Wesley Farrell, he will tell you that he has started to climb and hopes to never stop.

Public Safety Reports g

Sunday, Nov. 1, 1998

Vandalism

Large letter graffiti was found inside the apartment complex in the stairway area. There was also small lettered graffiti on the first and second-floor exit signs. There are no suspects as of now.

Sunday,Nov. 1, 1998

Break-In

A vehicle parked in the parking lot was broken into. Both passenger doors were found open, but the victim stated he/she locked the car before leaving it. Nothing was stolen out of the vehicle and the Radnor police were not notified.

Sunday, Nov. 1, 1998

Fire Alarm

Residents of the McManus House, also known as house 4, were evacuated due to a fire alarm set off. There were no traces of smoke or fire and the alarm was reset. Residents were then able to re-enter the house.

Seniors to vote on award

at dinner

The annual senior dinner will be held on Nov. 20. This gives the seniors an opportunity to sit down and elect a student for the Mother Ursula Award.

by Cynthia Taura staff writer

Cabrini College first started its annual senior dinner in 1978.

Since then, it has become an important date on the Cabrini calendar.

Friday, Nov. 20 will be the 20th annual senior dinner held in the mansion and it will be sponsored by the alumni association.

It provides the opportunity for any senior (provided they have at least 90 credits) to get together to elect their classmates for the Mother Ursula award.

The seniors get a questionnaire to fill out and that is held by the alumni association until the five-year reunion.

According to Martha Dale, the dinner starts out with wine and cheese in the foyer of the mansion. The dinner then consists of a presentation by the alumni association as to what they can expect as an alumnus and what the alumni association is.

The sit-down dinner is under a candlelit

atmosphere and servers are present to serve the meals.

The Mother Ursula award is the only award voted by the senior class honoring one particular senior. The honor best exemplifies the ideals of Mother Cabrini by "honoring a distinguished senior for academic achievement, leadership and service to Cabrini College," according to the qualifications of the award.

The first award was given in 1968 to Michele A. Rusinyak-Doman. She is currently a part time math instructor.

At the present time, the nominees for the award are unknown. The winner will be announced at dinner, but the award is not given out until commencement.

At that time, the award and $250 is given to the winner. The president of the alumni association announces the name of the winner of the award at the dinner.

At commencement, the president of the alumni and last year's winner, Lisa Mininno, will present the award at that time.

Last Week in the World of News

by Brian O'Connell staff writer

11/9

Honduras Woman Survives Six Days at Sea

Laura DeGuity w~s swept out of her Honduras village as a result of Hurricane Mitch. DeGuity was floating at sea for six days with no land in sight.

An ~lane spotted her, and she was rescued by a helicopter shortly after. DeGuity is currently recovering from minor dehydration and hypothermia.

Ten thousand people were killed by the hurricane in Central America, including DeGuity's husband and three children.

11/10

Car that killed 27-year-old believed to be owned by Drexel student

A 27-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a red Nissan Pathfinder. It was initially thought that the car belonged to a Villanova basketball player, but was actually owned by a Drexel student.

The car was discovered at the residence of the owner's girlfriend. The police have yet to issue a warrant for the driver.

11/11

Options discussed for possible attack on Iraq

Military options were discussed with Senate and House members for a possible attack on Iraq.

The U.S. said it would hold fire just as long as Iraq allowed U.N. weapons inspectors access to possible weapon sites. The talk was of a tomahawk missile attack on Iraq.

11/12

AZT may prevent babies from contracting the AIDS virus

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that the dru_g AZf prevents babies from contracting the AIDS virus from their mothers even after birth.

The risk of the spread of AIDS is 27 percent without AZT to six percent with AZT before birth.

11/13/98

Warning put on Iraq by foreign ministers

A warning was posted by eight foreign ministers to Iraq stating that Saddam Hussein could suffer serious consequences if he does not allow U.N. inspectors to investigate weapon sites in Iraq.

It is also reported that President Clinton is on stand by to bomb Iraq if it does not allow inspectors access to the sites.

11/14/98

Hussein running out of time

President Clinton announced that the only way to prevent a U.S. strike on Iraq is for Saddam Hussein to end the crisis. Clinton also stated that the whole situation is in Hussein's hands and that he is running out of time before the U.S. strikes.

What's

Friday Saturday Sunday

Rubin says internships play vital role in preparing students for P.R. careers

Larry Rubin, president of O'ND Public Relations, spoke to students seeking careers in communications on how to prepare for their career.

by Melissa Lessig news editor

A key to achieving success when entering the world of employment is internships.

They offer experience and employers look for this in job candidates.

Larry Rubin, president of O'ND Public Relations, spoke to students preparing for careers in the field of communications on Thursday, Nov. 12 in the Widener Center Lecture Hall.

"I would certainly recommend seeking an internship. It looks good," Rubin said. "Future employers want to know that you have had that experience."

As a professional in the field of public relations, Rubin mainly focused on explaining public relations and describing the main components of good public relations.

Rubin said public relations is the art of influence.

He said it is an effective method of getting out a desired message to the public.

It is a way to target a variety of media.

Public relations is also used to change perceptions, according to Rubin.

Rubin also emphasized that in an increasingly competitive business world, public relations can help to defeat competition.

However, Rubin said that the objectives that the public relations group establish must be clearly

defined.

You must know the public you are talking to and how target them.

He said that the tool of public relations is less expensive than a total marketing campaign.

According to Rubin, public relations is minimal in cost and just as effective.

He said first know how to write The second step is to seek internships.

According to Rubin , internships will make you feel good ai well as give you an idea oJ whether or not you can succeed ir your job.

The third step is to learn the media.

Rubin said to read newspapen and magazines and always bt looking for information.

According to Rubin, these thret steps can relate to any communi· cations profession and will enhance career opportunities.

Another advantage of public relations is that it goes through all the clutter and refines the message, according to Rubin.

Rubin explained that if one is choosing public relations as a career, one must realize the various opportunities within this field.

One can work for an agency or for one company.

Also one can chose between financial, sports, entertainment or crisis public relations, for example.

Rubin coined three terms as essential to public relations.

He said these are "accessibility, responsiveness and honesty."

In conclusion, Rubin gave students three steps in preparing for a career in communications.

"I would certainly recommend seeking an internship."

Larry Rubin president of O'ND Public Relations

photo by TracyPalladino

Larry Rubin spoke to communications students on Thursday, Nov. 12. in the Widener Center Lecture Hall.

Studentsbrave Friday 13th for Fest

On Friday, Nov. 13, 89.1 WYBF-FM The Edge and the Campus Activities and Programming Board sponsored the second annual Triskaidekaphobia Fest. Four bands entertained students gathered in the Founder's Hall gym.

1ison Briant staff writer

'y do a Friday and the 13th of the month coincide.

1 they do, however, thrilling things seem to happen.

1ps this explains the reason why so many people suffer from iekaphobia, or the abnormal fear of the number 13.

ni's radio station, 89.1 WYBF-FM, The Edge, and the 1s Activities Planning Board spon-

ume and intensity as the night progressed.

Grow played to a sparse audience of both die-hard fans and to those getting an early start on their evening.

By the time the second band, Tom Gillam, took the stage, a decent-sized gathering lingered in the bleachers, eating pizza and drinking beer.

Tom Gillam is recognized for its unique sound-a blend of rock and country that appeared to appeal to those in attendance.

Following "thisperformance, Room With A View raised the level of enthusiasm in the gym with their techno/rock music-style combination. ed the second annual Triskaidekaphobia Fest-a night of live bands, dancing and refreshments in honor of this bizarre date.

This past Friday night, which ust so happened to be the 13th of November, the Founder's Hall gym was host to four

live bands: Grow, Tom Gillam, Room With A View and Thicker Than

Water.

"At the beginning I was skeptical. However, by 11:30 p.m. the crowds had definitely arrived."

Kelly Monahan

WYBF operations manager

In comparison to the first Triskaidekaphobia Fest, this year's ·egan slowly with a gradually increasing ~,vwd.

The music similarly increased in popularity, vol-

Even though the alcoholic beverages were finished off after the third band, the long awaited appearance by Thicker Than Water, with Cabrini student and guitarist John Bozzuto, earned the highest attending and most energetic crowd. Students noticeably showed their support to their fellow schoolmate and his band.

Overall, the organizers of this event succeeded at providing the students with a worthy and enjoyable evening.

"It would have been better if more students came," firstyear student Chris Campanara said.

The lead producer of the night's activities, WYBF operations manager Kelly Ann Monahan, expressed her concerns and convictions about the success of the Fest.

"At the beginning I was skeptical," she said. "However, by 11:30 p.m. the crowds had definitely arrived."

"The station made more money this year than last year and I am very pleased with the overall outcome," Monahan said.

MOVIE REVIEW Nothing of value found in 'Goldmine'

by Adam Greenberg staff writer

"Although what you are about to see is a work of fiction, it is nevertheless meant to be played at maximum volume."

Kicking off with that bold declaration, "Velvet Goldmine" cannot do anything but fail.

Its intent is to rock; instead it linlps along for almost two hours.

Writer and director Todd Haynes serves up his impression of the 1970s glam-rock scene with "Velvet Goldmine."

It can be summed up easily: Gender-bending fashion, flash, exploration of sexuality and more fashion.

The film takes its cue from "'Citizen Kane" and follows a journalist trying to put together the story of the rise and fall ofrocker Brian Slade.

Through flashbacks and interviews we see how Slade became the poster boy for glam-rock and how he was eventually undone by his own ambition.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays the David Bowiesque rocker Slade. If his aim in portraying this character was to skulk about and try to look deep without actually conveying anything meaningful, he nailed it.

Some relief in this mess of a film is Ewan McGregor as

American rocker Curt Wild. He has a certain swagger that brings some energy to this tired effort.

Haynes tries to tie this tale together with a mysterious jewel, from a UFO, given to Oscar Wilde that falls into the

hands of pioneering rockers. This film does not tell a coherent story. The visuals take precedence over the script and that has never been a good thing.

What was the motivation for these characters? What were they trying to do and say with their music?

"Velvet Goldmine" does not even attempt to answer these questions.

And what about the music? The soundtrack features songs by Roxy Music, T-Rex and Lou Reed. But where's David Bowie? Excluding Bowie's music from a tale about '70s rock is like trying to talk about the British invasion without mentioning the Beatles.

All Haynes is left to work with is his pale imitation of the Bowie mythology and the end result is a pale imitation of a decent film.

* (out of a possible four stars) Velvet Goldmine

• Starring Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Myers and Christian Bale

• Directed by Todd Haynes

photo obtained from the Internet Jonathan Rhys Myers portrays rock star Brian Slade, a character modeled after David Bowie.

Nature inspires abstract images

The abstract works of Joanne Gordin are on display in the Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery, located on the second floor of the Holy Spirit Library. Elements of nature serve as subjects for the pieces, which are vibrantly colored.

by Shanna Fanelli staff writer

Momentarily captured within the s o t Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Galle dwell ao/Jo • •on of swirls, slashes and shapes in a ran ed nd bluey. Bold, intricate and demanding, these abstra colonies e the unique creations of artist Joanne Gordi Gordin, who has been painting for 20 ye,,....,_=....,eaching at Delaware Gounty Community College for five, confesses that much of the inspiration behind her art is derived from nature.

The subject of trees, whose slender branches and twiglike features could be recognized in such works as ''Through and Through," was a dominant muse.

''This is real abstraction," Diane Sheldon, arts and child development teacher, said.

The idea behind abstract art is that it does not offer one defined message that the artist wishes to portray with a brush stroke. It is a form of art that encourages its audience to derive and decipher their own meanings.

"I feel people tend to be intimidated by abstract because they think they're supposed to understand it," Gordin said. "But they don't have to understand to be able to appreciate colors and shapes."

It is with this belief that Gordin approaches an empty canvas. She admits that she is never really sure as to where

an idea will take her, only that she allows herself to go with an emotion and "see where the painting will take you."

A selection from some of her recent works makes up the exhibit, which is located on the second floor of the Holy Spirit Library. The exhibit boasts an assortment of oil on canvas ranging in prices from $650 to $800. Nothing is held in reserve, as is evident in the work titled "Clasp," which has shocking pinks married to bold reds.

A main theme of one solid object poised in the middle of a painting resonates in all of Gordin's works, the exception being a piece called, "All Wound Up," where the main shape lingers on the edge of the painting.

Gordin, who communicates with shapes and colors, also pays special attention to the usage of texture.

This is especially evident in, "Parthenogenesis," where once again the mood of nature influences a piece which is titled after asexual reproduction.

"It's very interesting," Dr. Adeline Bethany, fine arts department chair, said.

So interesting, in fact, that it would be a sad loss for the Cabrini community to not take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.

Hopefully, the depth and emotion that is reflected in each of Gordin's works will be mirrored by those who take the initiative to enjoy the abstract display before it is too late. The exhibit, presented by the Fine Arts Department, will be on display until Sunday, Dec. 13.

The SEPCHE'98 Intercollegiate Tour

An Evening of One-Acts

Featuring three original plays:

The Girl Who Went There by Katherine Malone (Cabrini College graduate)

Trinitess by Renee Russo (Rosemont College student)

The Audition by Terence Gleeson (Neumann College artistic director)

Cabrini College

Red Cloud Coffeehouse

Friday, Nov. 21 at 8:00 p.m.

For information call 902-8510

TsThe banJ Brothers Pa:stw1Hbe pertorrning at the M) bcr. 56 S 2nd St. in Philadelphia, on Saturday, Nov. 21 at IOp.m. They will be opening up for Magabondu.

The Montgomery County Cultural Center ls presenting an adaptation of Ken Kesey's "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest'' on Nov. 27 and 2S. Dec. 3-6, Dec. 10-13 and Dec. 17-20. Allperfonnances will be at 8 p.m. and tickets are $12. The play is directed by cabrini gradu~ John Doyle. The Montgomery County Cultural Center is locatedat 208 .· DeKalb St. in Norristown. For tickets call (610) 279-1013.

The following movies open on Friday, Nov. 20:

• "Enemy ofthe State," starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman.

• •'R.ugrats;'featuring the voices of David Spade and Busta Rhymes.

• The Woody Allen film "Celebrity,"starring Kenneth Branagh, Leonardo DiCaprio and Winona Ryder.

• "Savior;' starring Dennis Quaid and Nastassja .Kinski.

The VHl program "Behind the Music" will be featuring Metallica, Sunday, Nov. 22 at 9 p.m.

photo by Karin Letchet UC/asp, n by Joanne Gordin. It is 1B"x24" oil on canvas.

The many faces of Tracey Howard

Tracey Howard, instructor of photography, specializes in a unique brand of photography and painting. She combines both techniques to create her effects, and right now her art is showing at a museum in Philadelphia.

by Bridget Egan staff writer

Travel into Cabrini's darkroom and you may meet a spiritual pioneer who chooses to express her emotions by manipulating wax on photographs.

Tracey Howard teaches the art of photography to students each semester, but takes the art to another level in her own studio. Her work has been described as "haunting" and "unsettling" by those who stare at the gigantic faces that Howard creates.

Her art consists of combining photography and painting so that the image of the people she photographs becomes more elusive and layered.

TheTechnique

Howard attended the University of Pennsylvania where she majored in psychology. She never even took a photography class until after her graduation. After she began to take photographs on a regular basis, she attended the University of Delaware and received her Master of Fine Arts, concentrating in photography.

In graduate school, Howard would drive around various neighborhoods and take pictures of strangers on the street, in their homes and with some of their favorite "stuff." She became interested in how people posing with some of their possessions became symbols of how they identified themselves.

When her photos were displayed, those who saw them would create elaborate stories about who the people were and what they were doing. This did not feel

Howard's images are composed of many different rectangles, ranging from 15 to 30 rectangles In a single piece. She takes a photograph, then with the negative she enlarges the Image onto a large piece of photographic paper, usually 16" X 20~. Sometimes she has to enlarge the image onto the floor or the wall to get it as big as she wants it. After processing the print and drying It, Howard puts all the photos together to make a composite image. Then she paints wax onto the photo or paints over it to make her unique artwork. To apply the wax, she melts It and mixes it with powdered paint to make it different colors, then paints it on with a brush.

The Result

right for Howard, since she recognized the simplicity in the photographs.

"I resisted the idea that it [the photograph] had to be a big dramatic thing," Howard says.

This is when she began to paint the pictures to give them a completely different concept. She did not want to simply fill in the photos; she wanted to enhance it and to give it new life.

The paint she decided to work with was wax, which she had to heat on a griddle and add pigmentation for color. Howard chose wax because of its ability to endure, and the fact that it would not destroy the photographic paper like an oil-based paint would.

Recently, at a discussion concerning her work, continued on next page

Each person Isexpressionless,but Howard adds wax and paint to the images, giving each emotion and personality. Through her use of colors, brush strokes and rectangles, Howard manages to make each painting different. No two ore alike. They are also extremely large. The smallest piece is 66" X 48". The largest, at 84" X 66", makes a dramatic statement just with its size alone. Below, (from left), All in One (Tina),.1996, is the largest, and the technique is encaustlc on photographs. ·wide Open (Anna)," 1998,is 66" X 48,H and the technique Is encaustlc on photographs on panels. "Common Ground (Michael)," 1993, is 78" X 60" and is also encaustic on photographs.

continued from 8 which is being displayed at the Samuel Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia until December, many commented on the emotions they pulJ from her work.

Most were quite moved by Howard's use of paint over photos. The facilitator of the discussion, Girard Brown of Philadelphia Weekly, said that Howard's paintings made him want to ask more questions. An-

Students compete for Cabrinicrown

Students took to the stage to strut their stuff for the Mr. and Ms. Cabrini Pageant. When the fierce competition was over, two were left standing as Mr. and Ms. Cabrini, 1998.

make her unique faces, which are now on display in Philadelphia.

other at the gallery commented that the works were intricate psychological landscapes.

Howard's one large painting that uses a type of watercolor on photograph instead of wax had many beautifully colored layers and swirls. The very top layer of the work was a kind of colored script. One woman commented that that was Howard's way to express yet more feelings through her work.

"She uses layers of veils in this work," the woman said. "She uses language as a filter of perception."

Howard appreciates people's reactions and likes to work in visual medium because those emotions live on forever.

"Visual work can give people the opportunity to contemplate things," Howard says. "I'm just a person who does this, who expresses emotions in a visual medium."

Howard's deep love of yoga and her spiritual outlook on life lends to her work constantly. She claims that every time she creates a work there is a special energy to it. That energy comes from within her, and recreates itself on her paintings.

Her paintings all have double names. The first is a title and the second is the person who posed for the photograph. The first name is a symbol for what Howard feels about the painting and where she is in her life. This two-sided feeling comes across not just in the names of the work, but in the combination of two mediums, various colors, and different sizes of paper and image.

"Life isn't just one thing." Howard says, "It's not just objective reality. It's intangible, it's the way we see, the way we feel, and the way we act towards others."

IFYOU'REINTERESTED

Howard's art will be showing until Dec. 5 at the Samuel S.FleisherArt Memorial on 719 Catherine St Philadelphia, Pa. (215) 922-3456ext. 18 • www.fleisher.org

Directions:Take route 76 to the South Street exit then make a right onto 6th St.and make another right onto Catherine St.The museum will be on your right. There Is free parking along the street and admission for the museum is free.

by Janice C. Funk

staff writer

Atlantic City can keep its Miss America pageant. Cabrini College has once again answered with its own contest, the "Mr. Cabrini Pageant," this year with a new addition, the "Ms. Cabrini Pageant."

The atrium of Grace Hall on the evening of Nov. 12 at 10 p.m. played the role of the Atlantic City Convention Center as 15 students took the stage to benefit the sophomore class.

Hosts Nick Luchko, sophomore class treasurer, and Tanya Battistini, sophomore class president, kicked off the event with the introduction of the contestants. Competing for the Mr. Cabrini title were first-year students Patrick Hutton and Adam Leone, sophomores Colin Broderick, Ryan Jones, Mike Larrauri, Chris Nielsen and Dom Staino and seniors Roman Gabriel, James Williams and Reynold Williams.

Ms. Cabrini contestants included first-year student Gabby Beltran, sophomores Tricia Arnold and Beth McArdle and seniors Colleen Ehrle and Mildred Metz.

Garnering attention for their introductions were members of Cabrini's track team, who took roughly half an hour to introduce themselves.

The men were escorted by fellow men's track members Rich Ballasa and Corey Fisher, crossdressed in women's clothing.

Nielsen, president of the Student Government Association, elicited cheers and whistles from the audience as he threw a Cabrini College Student Handbook to the floor in defiance of its rules and standards.

Following the introductions was the talent portion of the evening. Song and dance seemed to be the theme of the evening, with an energetic rendition of a Latin dance performed by Metz and friends. Gabriel also presented a dance routine, dancing to a medley of songs including "Stayin' Alive" and "YMCA." For each of his songs, Gabriel changed to a complementary costume: bell-bottoms and wig for "Stayin' Alive" and a construction worker uniform in homage to the Village People's "YMCA."

The talent portion was followed by a more sedate formal wear competition, after which the 15 competitors were narrowed down to six: three for the men, and three for the women. Among the three men were Gabriel, Nielsen, and Williams. Arnold, McArdle, and Metz represented the top three women.

A "truth or dare" game was used as the last competition for the contestants. Highlights included Williams' dance to "I'm Too Sexy" and Gabriel eating a pie in less than 30 seconds.

After the last competition, the crowning of Mr. and Ms. Cabrini took place. Gabriel was named Mr. Cabrini and Arnold was named Ms. Cabrini.

Runners-up were Williams and Metz.

In attendance for the event were over 150 people, bringing the total amount of money raised for the sophomore

class to over $500.

¢Ehrle said of the number of people present, "I am impressed with the amount of people. With Triskaidekaphobia [on Friday], it says a lot for the school."

Amy Zdun, a first-year student, said, "It was hysterical. The guys were great. They made the show."

Becky Jurich, a sophomore and captain of the women's cross-country team was unhappy with the behavior of the members of the cross country and track teams. "Roman [Gabriel] had an actual talent, not just people dancing around him while he sat on stage, whereas the track team, you were embarrassed to see them," Jurich said.

According to Luchko, people have been unhappy with the behavior of the track team. "I didn't appreciate what a couple of individuals did on stage, but I have respect for the people who actually made the pageant what it was supposed to be."

In regard to the incidences involving contestants who removed their clothes on stage during the pageant, Luchko states that a letter was sent out prior to the competition defining the consequences of such inappropriate behavior.

Roman Gabriel proudly shows off his legs during the Mr. and Ms. Cabrini Pageant. He was appointed Mr. Cabrini 1998 by the end of the pageant.

photo by Jim Snook Tracey Howard, instructor of photography, combines photography with paint and wax to

photo by Tanya Battistini

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EDITORIAL Broader focus

Our school is one of the many schools across the nation that is experiencing housing shortages. Colleges and universities, like the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and the University of Delaware, are taking similar actions as our school to alleviate housing crunch- I es. They, like we, are tripling up double rooms and converting study lounges into rooms. Now, plaris are in the works for a new dorm on campus that is predicted to be able to accommodate 160 students by the fall of 2000.

The construction of a new dorm is a step in the right direction towards solving future housing problems. However, we believe that the administration needs to place a greater emphasis on improving the current housing situation and other facilities.

Recently, a letter went out to commuter students from Catherine Caulfield, director of resident life, inviting them to reside on campus next semester. Although there will be openings due to transfers, graduation, etc, we question how an invitation like this one can be made. Currently, there are numerous rooms in both the dorms students but arc housmg three srudenb. In addition, I lounges in Woodcrest. Xavier and the Dixon house have been converted into rooms. Yet, there are no plans to I cl'minate the~e crammed conditions next ,;emcster. Why, ,hen, is the school asking for more students to live on campus?

Aside from dealing with the present quality of resident life, the school also needs to focus its attentions on improving facilities outside of the residential life realm. Equal consideration and action has to be taken towards bettering educational facilities like the library, the cafeteria and the theater and towards developing more modern science facilities.

Building a new dorm will definitely help provide housing for future students. But we would like to see a larger stress placed on making sure that current students are satisfied with their living conditions as well as an expansion on the amount of areas on campus that are considered for improvement. Administration, please broaden your focus to encompass betterments other than those for future students and for resident life.

Keepingtraditiononourminds

As a senior here at Cabrini, I am able to look back on the past four years and come away with many positive feelings of this school. There are many good things that I have received from Cabrini, including the chance to live in a safe environment, an opportunity to work with excellent faculty, be a part of a close-knit major that has given me many friends and receive an overall great education.

Now that I am approaching my second semester as a senior, I have begun to think about graduation.

Graduation from college is such a major event in most people's lives. I know it is in my life, which has brought me to an issue at Cabrini that currently does not please me.

In the years past, until last May, the college has held graduation outside in back of the mansion. The outside graduation, with it'> wide space for seating, allowed the graduates• immediate family, friends and relatives to attend if they chose to. Last May, graduation was held in the new Dixon Center and everyone was still invited to attend.

..,..,_,.op~ nrnl-k'TI ···•t'- 'et+;nr ever;, ue .mend v..is that there v.a not erou 0 h room to hold everyone People were being seated outside of the uimplex looking in or on •he folded-up bleachers, ur they ~, .11 '.: ·1: stand. ln addition. two reported fights broke out over seating rights. This does not sound like the wonderful ceremony that

graduation is supposed to be. This year, the administration plans to have graduation in the Dixon Center again to continue to showcase their new building. Only now they are allowing just four people to accompany each graduate to the ceremony. Four people per graduate

graduation at the Villanova Pavilion. At the Pavilion, there was no shortage of space for almost 300 students with 10 people accompanying them. At Cabrini, after my parents and I spent over $80,000, I am allowed just four family members. At around 600 graduating students with four accompanying people, the total is under what my high school allowed, but the number is pushing the Dixon Center limits towards a fire hazard.

Then again, graduation can be held outside of the Mansion and every graduate's family will have the opportunity to attend.

RON D'ORAZIO

does not even cover many of the immediate families, especially for some of the graduate students who have their own parents plus a spouse and children.

For myself, it means that my two surviving grandparents will not be able to see me graduate college. I may be looked at as fortunate to only have four other immediate family members who will be able to see me complete my edu,. •i0" or r1Ca'Yln'" nt" er" !""IV be t fnenJs on campus has seven immedi.rte family members, so I guess three of them have to stay home, right?

I !ook at my .;ollege gradu tion 1 ,omparison tc '11! "~ ,y ½igh school ran their ceremony. My parents spent $8,000 for my time in high school for 10 tickets to a

One question that was brought up is what happens if it rains on graduation day. It rained on graduation day in 1997, and I did attend that ceremony to see my friends accept their diplomas. I also saw that not too many people got up and left during the rain.

A solution could be to have a fallback plan for a rainy day, but not just assume it will rain.

So I am asking, on behalf of my friends and my own family, that the administration and the planning committee re-evaluate the plans fer graduation and allow us ·o ' _ TP t td0r,ro: A ft!"r JI 1/C shou J get v.hat we paid for.

RonD'Oraz,c·sa senior a1oring1n Englisll/commt.:riica,:or u., is onii of Loquitur"ssportseditors.Heis organizing a massprotestof theDixon Centerceremonies,andyou'reall invitedto joininon thefun.

LETTERS To THE EDITOR

Students Demand Action

As members of the Cabrini community, we are all aware of the traditional location for the Baccalaureate and 'Graduation ceremonies. Also commonly known is that, with the introduction of the Dixon Center in April 1998, this tradition was broken last year. According to current plans, this year's ceremonies will also be held in the new sports complex, despite student wishes.

As a member of the graduating class of 1999, I know the many reasons we want the ceremonies to take place behind the mansion, and not in the Dixon Center. In addition to maintaining a long-lasting tradition in the history of our college, we feel that the outside location is much more aesthetically pleasing. We are not concerned with the heat, since last year, the Dixon Center was just as hot as the temperature outside. We want to avoid overcrowding and congestion. We prefer to invite more than four guests to our ceremonies and would not like to witness any acts of violence on our day of celebration. Graduation is a celebration of OUR academic accomplishments and we want the graduation ceremonies to be representative of our membership in the Cabrini College community. Cabrini is committed to providing an education of the heart and our heart is behind the mansion. The only way we accept the ceremonies to be held in the Dixon Center is in the event of rain.

As members of the class of 1999, we have clearly verbalized our desire that these ceremonies be held in the traditional location behind the mansion. However, it is clear that these mere complaints are not adequate expressions of our concerns and will not gain the results that we wish to achieve. We need to take collective action. As a result, I am asking that all members of the class of 1999, who wish to graduate with a sense of pride and honor, unite as a class and sign a petition stating our requests. Graduation is for the students. If we wish to be considered seriously, we must act with serious determination.

Please read the petition on the right. If you agree with the many graduating students who feel this way, please contact Jamie Fagan (Box 77) so that you may sign this plea for recognition. I will be in the cafeteria and food court on Thursday and Friday during lunch, or you can stop me in the hall at any time.

Remember that graduation is a symbolic representation of the many accomplishments that we have achieved academically, socially and emotionally in our years at Cabrini. It is an event that will create lifetime memories. As a class, we can and will demonstrate to Dr. Iadarola and the Administration that we are not as apathetic as they imagine. We want this and intend to attain this.

Jamie Fagan Senior

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Bill: TheStoryof a TYPicalCabrini Student

by Mike McGann and Joe Elliott

Petition: November 1998

To Sister Ursula Infante, College Foundress; the Community of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Stella Maris Province; the Members of the Cabrini College Board of Trustees; President Antoinette Iadarola, Ph.D.; and the Members of the President's Cabinet:

As graduate and undergraduate members of the class of 1999, we have affixed our signatures to this document as an expression of our firm desire that the 1999 Baccalaureate Liturgy and Commencement Ceremonies be held in the courtyard behind the mansion and NOT in the Dixon Center. We strongly feel that this traditional location for such ceremonies would intrinsically tie us to the positive educational and interpersonal experiences that we have all shared as students of the Cabrini College community.

After carefully reviewing the Mission Statement of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, under whose sponsorship this college was founded, it is evident that all members of this Cabrinian institution are called to work toward justice. Since the Commencement and Baccalaureate Ceremonies are the public recognition of the academic growth of the students, it is expected, in the name of justice, that those ceremonies be planned and coordinated so that the wishes of those same students are taken into full consideration.

Since the inclusion of the new Dixon Center in the graduation ceremonies might also be the result of other underlying circumstances or concerns, we are prepared to assist the administration in the planning of events other than the Baccalaureate or Commencement that could be held in the Dixon Center. We remain committed, however, to our decision that the Baccalaureate (Saturday, May 15, 1999) and Commencement ceremonies (Sunday, May 16, 1999) not be held in the Dixon Center. It is our hope that the administration will take this petition and its message seriously, and act justly by rendering a decision that is mutually acceptable to everyone involved. Should this not be the case, we are prepared to collectively take further measures to insure that our positive experience at Cabrini is not concluded with a negative memory that will last a lifetime.

The Graduate and Undergraduate Classes of 1999.

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Thumbs up go to the sophomore class board for running a very successful Mr. and Ms. Cabrini Pageant on Thursday night.

Thumbs down go to the stu# dents who always complain about the lack of things to do. A good amount of you missed the Triskaidekaphobia Fest.

Thumbs up to Lori Gibbons for preparing an Italian dinner for the residents of the Sullivan house on Sunday night.

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CAPboardmakeseventshappen;studentsrathersitandwatchtelevision

pecting to learn how to grow as an individual but also work as a team with other students. What I didn't expect was the students to act so childishly and selfishly and not think of the hard work people put into things. Rather, they prefer to criticize and make harsh judgments about things people do.

spect for those individuals on that stage. They could have said no, but instead they did it not only for themselves, but for the school, so you guys could enjoy a good show instead of sitting in your room watching "E.R."

This past week, a revelation was brought to my attention and, no, it was not the administration's fault I finally realized that this institution is not a college of young adults trying to make a difference in their lives. Rather, it is a further advancement of my high school years. Why do I say this? The students at this school act like little freshmen in high school and do not give a crap about anything but themselves.

Now, I am not speaking for everyone. I know there are certain individuals who do many things on this campus. However, there is not enough effort from the other students. When I came to Cabrini College I was ex-

This week, I, along with the rest of the sophomore class board, hosted the Mr. and Ms. Cabrini pageant. Be advised this is only my point of view and in no way does it reflect the rest of the board's views. However, certain individuals were very irritated with hearing there was a Ms. Cabrini and there were even others who felt that there should not have been a Mr. Cabrini pageant. They felt that people would take this event seriously and other people would lose respect for them. Listen, people, this event was a joke. It was solely an event for you guys to enjoy (not to put pressure on anyone or to offend anyone). The whole point was to have fun and make money for the sophomore class.

Now, I'm not saying I agreed with some of the behavior that went on. Hell, some of it I didn't appreciate, but I have the utmost re-

This leads me to my next point activities on this campus. SGA and CAP do a great job. You guys are the ones who voted for these people to be in office back in the spring, remember? So if you've got a problem with one or many people on the board and do not like the things that are going on, just remember you are the ones who put them there.

realizes I have many jobs on campus. However, I make it a point to say what I feel when something should be done or something should not. Do you think that a school can survive if the students don't give us some input? I don't think so.

You guys are the future of this school, so make a change for the better. I know there are people out there who have great ideas but are afraid to share them. Don't be like that.

Stand up for what you want and present it to your class board, CAP or SGA. We are the ones who want to give you guys a good time on the weekend. We can't read your minds, so give us something to work with and don't worry about what other people might say.

We are only human. We cannot satisfy everyone and we can't do anything unless you, the students, make the time for us. If other people are going to influence your life when you're 20 years old, then maybe you belong in high school and not at Cabrini College.

About a month ago there was a student council campus-wide meeting. Do you know how many of you showed up? Four. Four people. That is a disgrace. How are we supposed to make this campus fun and enjoyable for you on the weekend if you're not even going to show up when time is allotted for you to speak your mind?

I understand that school is rough. I understand this because anyone who knows me

Killingfornoapparentreason

Over the past couple of weeks, we, the people of the most powerful country in the world, have been falling apart.

We have been faced with a new crisis in the Persian Gulf and on the home front, we have been faced with having to deal with death and murder on our own turf.

What really bothers me is the fact that we seem to be always so involved with the problems in other countries and not our own.

On Oct. 23, in Buffalo, NY, Dr. Barnett Slepian was shot in his home by a sniper's bullet.

Slepian was a popular man, not by society's eyes, but by his family's eyes. He was killed because he was a man who did his job. He was killed because he was a doctor who performed abortions for a living.

For some time now, I have seen all the sorrow and unhappiness that has happened because of abortion. People crying and people sad to see the loved ones go. Too bad it has been the families of killed abortion doctors that have been doing all the crying.

I am not afraid to say that I'm a believer in abortion. I don't think that it is a good thing to take the

life of a person, but it is not a bad thing, either.

abortions get it the worst?

When a lawyer goes to work, he might have to defend somebody who is guilty of a certain crime. If he gets his defendant off, then he has done his job. It does not mean that the lawyer is happy with what he has done. It just means he did his job.

JOE ELLIOTT

To understand what I'm trying to say, you need to look at a few things. A baby, when killed in the mother's womb, is not at all developed. It could not develop if the mother were to give birth. It would die.

It is hard to believe that people would kill to prove a point, which makes me think that people are really stupid when it comes to abortion.

These nut-cases that go around and preach the word of God, telling everybody not to kill, can tum around and kill somebody, just to prove a point. It does not make that much sense to me. Why do the people that perform the

So, why do we find it so necessary to kill people to try and stop killing people? What are we trying to prove? What lesson are we showing for our future generations? We are showing them that we are a bunch of savages.

It amazes me even more to have read an article in Newsweek about abortion doctors who have been receiving letters in the mail containing the words, "You have just been contaminated with the Anthrax virus."

Can you believe that? People had been sending letters allegedly filled with deadly nerve gas just to prove a point.

I'm not trying to say that all pro-life activists are bad, but all you need is one person to make the water dirty.

JoeElliottisa juniormajoringin English/ communication.Heistheperspectives editorof Loquitur.

NickLuchkois a sophomoremajoringin English/communication. Heis a staff writerfor Loquttur.Forhisnextactivity, everyoneis invitedto hisroomto watch WWFon Mondaynight.

NICK LUCHKO

Eagles' Modrack will· give players pink slips

The

Rhodes was correct when he said that the players need to "make plays." It is not Rhodes who is jumping offsides. It is not Rhodes who is dropping balls. It is not Lurie who is getting holding penalties. It is the players doing all of this.

PAUL MOSER

Philadelphia Eagles are a team that went awry because of many different people.

Topping that list off so far is owner Jeffery Lurie, who, among other things. has been called cheap, a meddler and a control freak.

The coach also deserves some recognition on this plaque of disgust. He has been called anything from incompetent to apathetic. There is, however, one group that is neglected when criticism about the Eagles arises: the players.

Last Sunday's performance against the then 1-8 Redskins opened many people's eyes to the cold, honest facts. They don't want to play. They are playing honible and they have no interest in correcting the problems that have made them 2-8.

The Eagles are honible, granted, and are not going to the playoffs, granted. But as easy as it may be to tank it as a player for the rest of the season, it is essential that they don't, if not for anything other than to save their jobs.

The players are getting millions of dollars to play the game of football. Vice president for player personnel, Tom Modrack, will be evaluating the talent for the rest of the season. As it stands, there are a lot of players in danger of not having jobs with the team next year.

Modrack was hired to evaluate this team and make the tough decisions that will make the team better. Here is a list of the players who may be in danger of losing their jobs after this season:

CharlieGamer

Gamer has rushed for 100 yards just once this season. This is from a guy who was supposed to take over the load of Ricky Watters' rushing. Gamer, although he has been hurt, needs to put up some numbers towards the end of the year to save his job. They need to

see more from a player who got a lot of money in the off-season for the role he plays.

Bill Johnson

Johnson's presence was supposed to make an explosion on the defensive line. So far, little more than a firecracker perfonnance has been seen. Johnson played very well for the Rams last year, but has struggled to put up the numbers at defensive tackJe that he is capable of. Johnson needs to perform and collapse the line the way he did last year to retain his starting job. Johnson, however, has another year on his contract and probably will be here next year.

Irving Fryar

It is perplexing to the fans, the coaches and maybe more so to Fryar himself why he is dropping so many balls this season. Fryar, the only legitimate Pro-Bowler on the offense last year, has taken a major step back. He needs to catch 60 balls in order for his contract to come into effect. If he doesn't, Fryar will not be an Eagle next year.

BobbyHoying

Hoying has changed totally from the quarterback who threw 11 touchdown passes last season. He has not stretched the field with the mythical strength of his ann and has not made the reads necessary to play starting quarter-

back in the NFL. Granted, he lost his best offensive threat in Watters and has played for three offensive coordinators in less than a year, but it is still necessary for him to get a couple of good games together to keep his job.

JasonDunn

Dunn does not appearto have the skills to play NFL football. He has not caught over 20 balls in a season once in his three years here. Dunn has dropped so many balls in his tenure here with the Eagles that even if he were to not drop another one all year, he probably will not come back next year

SteveEveritt

Everitt has been the biggest bust the Lurie teams have ever invested in. He was supposed to come in and solidify the offensive line. He has done the opposite so far. In his season he was expected to play a big part in the development of the young line, but he has disappointed his play so far this season.

Modrack will take a long look at these players and must make the right decision to make the Eagles a good team again

PaulMoseris a seniormajoringin English/ communication.Heisoneof Loquitur's sportseditors.If hewritesabouttheEagles onemoretime,RonD'Oraziowillbecomethe ONLYsportseditor.

Cavaliers snubbed by NCAA tournament

by Paul Moser sports editor

For a team that goes 20 games without a loss, one would think that they had little to worry about as far as getting a shot at the championship tournament.

The Cavaliers soccer team found out two Sundays ago that they were not going to compete in the NCAA playoffs despite finishing the season with 20 straight wins.

Two Sundays ago, senior soccer player Don Eadie got the news from the brackets posted on the Internet. He explained his demeanor as "shocked."

Shocked with good cause.

The last time the Cabrini men's soccer team had tasted defeat it was over 3 months ago on September 5th against RandolphMacon College. However, this snub was bigger than any loss they had the whole season.

Since then, the surge of victories has been nothing less than spectacular.

The Cavaliers have won 20 consecutive games, which is the second-longest streak in Division ill.

However, as the players and the coaches found out, it was not enough to get them over the hump and into the NCAA tournament.

Cabrini Athletic Director John Dzik said

that Les Pollman, athletic director of Dickinson and head of the men's soccer ranking committee for the NCAA mid- Atlantic region, said to him over the phone on the Monday after the brackets for the tournament were put on the Internet that he did not put Cabrini in based on the strength of their schedule.

Pollman felt that Cabrini had a weak schedule.

Pollman felt he could not compare Cabrini to any of the other teams because they had not played any of the teams in the tournament.

Dzik felt differently.

"At 20-1 and as a conference champ, we deserve to be in that tournament," he said.

According to Dzik, even if he was to call those teams up today to put them on the schedule for next season, they would not comply with the request.

According to Dzik, a lot of the politics involved in Division ill soccer is an "old boys network."

Dzik feels that members of that network will not want to play a new school like Cabrini and give them a shot at playing in that network.

Senior Wayne Brown agreed "Its a big fraternity of soccer schools and we're not a member," he said.

However, according to Dzik, there is

hope. In January there will be a legislation proposed by the presidents of Division ill schools that Dzik explained as, "the most important vote for the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference on the table since the conference started."

It is a proposal to give automatic bids to the NCAA tournament to teams that win a conference that is over two years old and has seven teams in their conference.

If the legislation is passed, then that means any team that wins the PAC in a sport will automatically go to the NCAA tournament.

Dzik said that it is important for the teams to go to the tournaments even if they don't win right away to see what the other levels of competition are. You can not be the best until you have played the best.

If the Cabrini College soccer team had played under these rules there would have been no question as to whether they would be allowed in the NCAA tournament.

Now, however, since Cabrini is relatively pretty new to the NCAA they can be voted out of the tournament no matter what their record is and what conference they win as long as the pollsters don't think they deserve to be in the tournament.

Until this legislation is passed it appears Cabrini will still have to fight the old boys network.

photo by Jim Snook

Senior Paul Donaghy moves the ball downfield during a Cavalier win this season

Six seniors say goodbye to soccer

Cabrini College prepares to say goodbye to six important members of the Soccer team due to graduation.

Mike Jared Paul RobinsonSchierbaumDonqghy

Matt Kaiser

-by Adam Greenberg

Wayne Brown

Senior Mike Robinson said farewell to his soccer days at Cabrini after this weekend The men's soccer team had the second best record in the country, according to Robinson, with a record 212.

Robinson said he would count Saturday's game against Frostburg State as one of the highlights of his athletic career.

"I scored the goal that sent the game into overtime,"he said His goal allowed the team to win the game.

While he'll no longer be fighting for goals at Cabrini, Robinson, who is a marketing major, said that

"- when he goes out into the real world he'll always remember the camaraderie amongst his teammates and the supportivefaculty

Don Eadie

As a graphic design major, senior soccer player Don Eadie can see a possible career in advertising or logo design. In fact, Eadie may be able to help out a professional soccer team in more ways than one.

Although he didn't finish the season, senior Jared Schierbaum said he will look back on his days with the soccer team as a positive experience. As a fullback, he said he appreciated the amount of time he was able to put in on the field.

Schierbaum said that he really enjoyed the team spirit and support that the players offered each other. When he had to leave the team due to other obligations, he said his teammates respected his decision.

Majoring in sociology and criminal justice, Schierbaum hopes to pursue investigative work.

However,just because he left the team, he didn't stop following their accomplishments.

"I'm happy that they did so well;' he said in reference to the championship.

Senior Paul Donaghy achieved more goals than just on the field. He said that this year he was able to conquer his temper, which previously disrupted his game. Winning the offensive MVP in the PAC championship game was a significant achievement for Donaghy this season.

Donaghy scored the only goal during the PAC semi-final game against College Misericordia.

The victory sent the team to the PAC finals against Eastern, where they won the PAC. Donaghy's season totals included 10 goals and 22 points.

The center-halfback is proud of his team's 21 wins this year and looks forward to graduating with his major in graphic design.

With an assist on the gamewinner in overtime against archrival Eastern, outside fullback Matt Kaiser was happy with his final season.

On the season, Kaiser recorded one goal and three assists. Kaiser was not able to participate in the final four games due to injury.

The championship provided a great finale to his soccer career at Cabrini.

Kaiser and the team moved on to the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament.

This was, by far, his best year and now Kaiser is thinking about the future. With his degree in sports science, he is considering graduate school and a career in cardiology.

Team captain Wayne Brown was proud to lead his team to 21 wins this season. Brown was an instrumental force, collecting three goals and six assists from the center-halfback position. According to Brown, he told his coaches that he thought the team would win 15 games, but he never thought about 21.

"We played well," he said of the championship team. ''There was good chemistry on the field." Brown said he has appreciated all the support that he has received from his fellow players, alumni and coaches.

Looking back on his years as an athlete at Cabrini, Brown has nothing but great memories. ''I had a blast all four years," he said.

Cavs bow out in E.C.A.C. Final

by Ron D'Orazio sports editor

Winning the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference title was not the last stop for the 20-1 men's soccer team.

With their victory over Eastern, the Cavs advanced to the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament.

giate Athletic Association tournament.

On Saturday, the No. 1-seeded Cavs faced the No. 4 seed, Frostburg State.

After trailing 1-0 at the end of the first half, the Cavs got on the board on a goal by senior Michael Robinson. The goal tied up the score.

sophomore Mike Primavera injured his knee and had to leave the game.

After he graduates, Eadie hopes to continue playing the game he has done so well in. Eadie has started at the midfield position on the men's soccer team all four years he has been at Cabrini, earning All-PAC honors in his first three seasons. He has two goals on the season, both of which were game-winners. Eadie has enjoyed playing on this season's team and said that they are like a family. Eadie is considering a tryout with the Philadelphia Kicks, the city's pro soccer team.

The E.C.A.C. tournament was hosted by Dickinson College on Saturday, Nov. 14, and Sunday, Nov. 15. Dickinson was one of four teams that participated along with Cabrini, Frostburg State University and Carnegie-Mellon University.

The tournament's teams were the next four teams ranked in Division ill that did not qualify for the National Colle• i:

Senior Matt Kaiser said that the team came out flat in the first half, but Robinson's goal changed the momentum of the game.

The game stayed tied until the second overtime when senior Don Eadie scored to give the Cavs a victory.

The Cavs came into the final with Dickinson with banged-up players. Kaiser was out with an ankle injury and sophomore goalie Eric Lukach was ill before game time. In the first half,

With the scored tied at zero after 25 minutes of play, Dickinson took advantage of the injuries and fatigue that plagued the Cavs. Dickinson scored four times in a 15-minute time span to take a 4-0 lead into half-time.

The Cavs were not able to muster any offense as Dickinson cruised to a 6-0 win over the visiting Cavs.

In assessing the loss, Kaiser said, "Dickinson was a good team and despite our injuries, the team did not play as well as we expected to."

With the loss the Cavs ended an impressive 21-2 season.

Cabrini losing some important Lady Cavs

CabriniCollegeplansto say goodbyeto its seniorathletes.Here are the sevenwomenwho made an impacton their respectivesportsthis fall and their reflectionson their athleticyears at Cabrini.

Lesley Kerrigan

Karin Letcher

Michelle .McDevitt

Seeds

As the only senior on the women's volleyball team, Lesley Kenigan has put in her fair .share of hard work playing the positions of outside hitter, center, and friend to her teammates. ''I wasn't captain, but the girls could always come and talk to me," Kenigan said.

Kenigan has had eight years of experience on the court, four of which were here at Cabrini. Her interest for the sport began her first year of high school and continued to grow as she took part in a club team outside of school.

In addition to her volleyball career, Kerrigan gets dirty on the lacrosse field. "I'm an attack player," said Kenigan, who was ranked Metro All American.

After graduation Kenigan hopes to pursue a career in athletics while furthering her education. "I would like to coach at a high school," Kenigan said. She also plans to go back to school to acquire a degree in education.

Becky

Grabie

Another Cabrini athlete who finds time to pursue a career in the social arena is Karin Letcher,co-captain of the women's tennis team. Letcher, when off the courts, likes to kick back and spend quality time with friends. In addition, Letcher is an editor for the Loquitur.

Having no previous experience in the sport, Letcher jumped into the game headfirst the beginning of her sophomore year.

"My first year on the team we won the PAC championship in the third doubles division with Michele McDevitt," Letcher said.

She also was runner up in the sixth singles division this year.

Letcher has started at varsity since she was a sophomore transfer at Cabrini.

Letcher also took on a leadership role on the team as a senior on the team.

As a communication major and art history minor, Letcher hopes to pursue a career in the communications field or at a museum.

After four years on the tennis team here at Cabrini, Michele McDevitt has improved her game and won the position of captain on the women's tennis team. To McDevitt's swprise, she rose to the No. 5 seed her sophomore year and to the No. 2 seed her junior year. However, her love for athletics does not end on the tennis courts. McDevitt runs for Cabrini's cross country and track teams.

Despite her delight for the sport, McDevitt describes her tennis career as being scheduled and somewhat unsatisfying when compared to track.

"I can do it [run track] any time I want to and always feel that I'm doing my best," McDevitt said.

This secondary education mathematics major anticipates a teaching career, perhaps including coaching. Yet, before she jumps into anything McDevitt hopes to set aside her running shoes and spend her summer traveling.

Even though the field hockey team was eliminated in the PAC semi-finals, senior Becky Grabie can look back at a successfull college career.

Grabie has seen steady improvement in her game during her four years at Cabrini. After posting three goals in each of her first two seasons, Grabie jumped out onto the scene with 13 goals in her third season.

Grabie followed her break-out season with a 17-goal effort for her last season.

Grabie said that this year's team worked well together and had good chemistry on the field.

Grabie played softball for her first two seasons before rurning her full attention towards field hockey.

As a sports science major, Grabie's future plans include A receivingher athletictrainingcertificate.

''I love being part of a team," said Mandy Seeds, a member of both Cabrini's field hockey and lacrosse teams, "You make friends immediately."Seeds has been part of a team since her fifth year in elementary school and has had plenty of experience.

Seeds plays right link for the field hockey team and center for lacrosse. She describes the high point of her athletic career as being last year when the lacrosse team won the PACs and went undefeated.

In the furore Seeds, a secondary education mathematics major, hopes to teach at a middle school and perhaps continue her athletic training by coaching at a middle or high school.

According to Seeds, being involved in activities other than academics helps her to manage time more appropriately.

When referring to her athletic abilities, Seeds said, ''It was natural and it's the best way to get to know people."

Jessi

Valerio

-by Anne c. Miller

Mary Lear

This defensive player always has her hands full, whether it be with a field hockey stick or a catcher's rnit.

Mary Lear, captain of both the field hockey and softball teams, guards Cabrini's rurf as goalie for the women's field hockey team and catcher for softball.

With 12 years of experience, four of which were here at Cabrini, Lear is well prepared for the fastballs that fly her way.

Lear is the coach for the girls' varsity basketball team at St. Katharineof Sienna and hop::!sto continue her volunteer work after graduation.

In addition, Lear, a special education and elementary education major, plans to enter the playing field of teaching, where she will take her leadership skills into the classroom.

Lear added that her coaches and their support encouraged her to join Cabrini athletics ..

Playing center for the women's field hockey ~am is Jessi Valerio, also third home for women's lacrosse. Valerio participated in both sports on and off in junior high and high school before coming to Cabrini. Here, at Cabrini, however, she has stepped onto the field for four consecutive seasons. In addition, Valerio was a member of the women's basketball team during her first year at Cabrini.

When asked about a high point in her athletic career, Valerio mentioned the PAC championship, won last year by the lacrosse team.

Valerio, an elementary education major, is anxious to embark upon a career in teaching. After coaching at various camp settings, a coaching position is also possible in the distant future for Valerio

photos by Melissa Gennarelli and Jim Snook Mandy

The Cabrini College men's soccer team feels snubbed after not being picked to go to the Division III tournament last week despite finishing 20-1 with 20 wins in a row.

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