LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Try to remember that our families and friends count

Dear President Iadarola, Dr. Robert A.· Bonfiglio, and members of the executive staff:

I am a senior at Cabrini graduating in May, with a major in English and communication.

Like many of my peers, I have worked very long and hard to earn my college degree.

I am anxiously awaiting a day that occurs only once in a life time, a day that I will remember for the rest of my life.

Throughout my years at Cabrini, I have received a great deal of encouragement from my entire family.

I will become the first daughter, granddaughter, sister, and niece to graduate from college.

Without their constant love and support, I would never be where I am today-83 days from commencement ceremonies.

So I ask you this: Why are only three members of my family able to come to see me graduate?

Why can't the most important people that have guided me along the path to this great achievement be able to share in my success?

Why aren't my own and my parents' hard earned-tuition dollars going toward this cause?

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I understand all of your concerns (security, parking, health, etc.).

However, I do not feel that you really, fully understand the concerns of all of us, the members of the senior class, the future graduates.

Approximately 550 graduates are scheduled to commence along with their many guests is a lot of people, I agree.

Yet, even if we had graduation in the Dixon Center, over-crowdedness would still be a major problem.

Now that you have '·compromised'' to hold graduation outside on the Mansion lawn, for which I am delighted, what is wrong with allowing graduates the opportunity to invite a few more guests to attend?

Why can't the three regular tickets be for seats closest to the graduates and the other tickets be for guests that bring their own seating or stand along the outside?

These guests should still need a ticket to do this so the crowd can be controlled.

As far as parking is concerned, if it is such a big deal, why not give out two parking passes, one for on campus and one for off campus?

Why not ask permission from Eastern College to use their parking lots?

Or even Valley Forge Military Academy? Why not have shuttles run back and forth for the guests?

If that is not possible, then just make the guests walk.

When I arrived at Cabrini in August 1995, I was given a student handbook.

The last paragraph of page one reads, "The student development staff pledge that they will do all they can to make your Cabrini experience as challenging, as rewarding, and as pleasurable as it can be."

My Cabrini experience is almost over. Yes, I do feel that it was a challenging and a pleasurable one. 1

Nevertheless. I emphasize the word rewarding because in my eyes, graduation is the ultimate reward.

When I say a few, I do not mean I 0, I mean at least three extra tickets, maybe even four if possible. questionable matter.

This is mainly so graduates can at least try to invite their immediate family or so we don't have to choose between which grandparent we want to bring.

This is not an outrageous request. I feel that it is a fair

I anxiously and impatiently await your response in this

Sincerely,

Jan Campbell Senior

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