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.

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