88reasonswhy I can'twaittograduate

l have never really been a sports fanatic. The pro sports city nearest to my house is Boston, and that is nearly four hours away, so going to games for me has been very rare.

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MEGAN ZUSTRA

A lot of things have changed in my life since I came to college.

Since the fall of 1996 when I entered Cabrini, I feel as though I have become a much different person. My mind has been opened as a result of the "college experience."

Many of my friends will be graduating this year, leaving me behind. This makes me thinkmore and more about how fast these years are going and how much I have learned.

In my pre-Cabrini years, I was a sheltered girl from a very small town in western Massachusetts.

Now, three years later, I have lived away from home (and close to a real city) with nearly no homesickness, I am narrowing down my options as to what I want to do for the rest of my life, and I finally know sports, mainly hockey.

Ok, I know most people are going to be ,eonfused as to how sports, especially hockey have influenced my life, but they have.

The sport that I knew the most about before college was baseball, because my grandfather is a big Red Sox fan and I went to games religiously once a year for field trips in elementary school.

After adjusting to the differences between my hometown-which is filled with cows and trees-to the suburbs of Philadelphia, I was introduced to the world of hockey, and, more importantly, the Philadelphia Flyers.

At first, I would just be hanging out while the guys all watched the game, occasionally waking up from the nap I was taking. But soon my naps and game-time conversations were replaced with sheer interest in the game.

Alright, the fact that Eric Lindros, the Flyers' captain, is absolutely gorgeous also definitely caught my initial attention.

So with my eyes glued to No. 88 during all the Flyers games, my interest in the sport of hockey began.

With Ron D'Orazio, Cabrini's own NHL dictionary, teaching me the rules of the game-during intermissions, of course-I now consider myself to be fairly knowledgeable.

The highlight of my newly-found interest came when I actually went to a game. It was not only my first hockey game, but also my first visit to the First Union Center. Now my grand total of Flyers games is a whopping three, and I finally saw them win during my third visit.

My fourth visit to the center will be this Sunday for the Flyers' Wives Fight for Lives Carnival. At this carnival, which raises money for leukemia, I will get a chance to meet my second-favorite Flyer cutie, John LeClair. I was hoping for a ticket to meet Eric, but he was sold out even before my boyfriend got tickets in October. I guess I have lots of competition.

My adventure to the Center on Sunday has more purposes than to possibly get a glance at Eric and to meet John. I will also be reporting the event for the Loquitur. Maybe I will even scope out the place as a possible site for graduation.

Yes, that's it. Cabrini administration, listen up: graduation should be held at the First Union Center with Eric Lindros as the guest speaker. There's plenty of room there. MeganZustrais a juniormajoringin English/communication.Sheis the copyeditorof Loquitur.Shehopes to onedaymarryEricLindros.She alsoneedsto calmdown.

CORRECTIONS Box

•In the article "Despite injuries and lack of support, Cavs strive for big finish," several members of the track team were incorrectly identified. The correct names are: Maureen Kelly, Dena Kobeissi, Amanda Campbell, Adam Leone, Rich Balasa, Jeff Fullem, Tiffany Corry, Ryan Jones, and Becki Carmen.

•Chris Nielsen's name was misspelled in the commentary on page 12.

•Lisa Learner's name was misspelled in the article "Faculty exhibits diversity in art."

•The graph on page three should have read "Should Clinton be removed from office?" not "Should Clinton stay in office?"

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