EDITORIAL

New Faces, New Opportunities

This past summer has been either an extraordinary or an unfortunate one for our college, depending on who you ask. Opinions on the recent comings and goings at the college vary widely, and the jury is still out.

Either way, the face of the administration of Cabrini College has permanently changed, for better or for worse.

Part of the nature of college as a business is change. It is rare for an administrator to stay in any one place for as long as former dean Dr. Robert Bonfiglio did. and summer is usually the biggest time for changes in college personnel.

But the number and relevance of changes over the last summer are unprecedented. The exact circumstances of the changes here aren't quite clear and probably never will be.

But if the old will be missed for what they bought to the school, the new administrators should be looked upon as a great opportunity for the student body.

Already, the school has seen some changes in policy since the previous year. Perhaps more importantly, however, are the students' changed perceptions about those in power at Cabrini.

Certain members of .last year's staff had a reputation, fairly or not, for not communicating with the student body. There was at times a tangible mistrust which is to be expected at any college, but was especially evident here.

If there was one theme carried throughout the Student Leadership Conference, it was that of communication. Promises have been made that students will have more information about the college and more of a say in campus life. The new faces of the college have a clean slate; now is the time to see whether they can back up their promises.

Assuming that they will keep their promises, the burden of change now lays on us, the students. It should be an interesting year.