One writer's attempt to clear out the apartments

Hey, do you know what is f u n ?

Buying a case of Natural Ice and TONY BARRETT going to the apartments ~very weekend. That seems to be a great time. That sounds about as fun as being shot in the face by a one-legged midget. The apartments could be a good time, but I think they could get stale. I have been to the apartments on several occasions and I have observed some of the strangest behavior. I saw a girl on the floor in the hallway crawl because someone placed her bottle of beer about twenty feet away. I only have two questions for this girl. Were you too drunk to walk the twenty feet? If you were too drunk to make that epic journey to get the beer, do you really want it?

By seeing this absurd display of behavior I have made a conclusion. I never want to be that dependent on beer to crawl twenty feet for it.

I do drink beer. Frankly I like to sit back and relax after a long day of work and sip on a good beer. I do not and never will understand why people think it is cool to drink ten dollar beer to the point where you have to be carried home. With this in mind, I have some suggestions for things to do off campus. This area of the country is very pretty this time of year, and there is a whole world outside·of Cabrini College.

Valley Forge park is only a 10 minute drive, and is filled with history and nature. The park is one of my favorite places to go. George Washington was there. You could say to yourself when you are standing in the log cabins that are scattered throughout the grounds "George Washington was here, and now I am here. This is the best day of my life." The park is extremely relaxing, but it could also be something to do to burn off a couple of pounds by playing Frisbee, or just taking a walk. If you know me, you could probably tell that I just like to sit back and enjoy the scenery. I have not lost a pound since the Gulf War. I just cannot learn to let go.

On your way back from the park, you can stop into the King of Prussia mall. The mall is the largest mall on the east coast. There is an Abercrombie and Fitch store in there. That may appeal to a large part of the campus community.

Did anyone know that Philadelphia is only 20 minutes away? I am not all that fond of Philly, but it is somewhere to go to break up the consistent binge drinking activities in the zoo, I mean the apartments. Speaking of the zoo, there is one in Philadelphia, a big one. The zoo has many different kinds of animals for those of you who do not know what a zoo is. There are also many things like concerts for every type of music lover, theatres and museums for some culture, or the street vendor pretzels that taste AND smell like exhaust from the passing cars. Yummy. Some people may not have a car. I thought of that. There is a train that will take you into the city. The train is cheap and has better scenery than the highway, which is always backed up anyway.

This area is filled with colleges, and where there are colleges, there are bars. I am not saying go to the bar and get wasted, that would cost too much money. I am reluctant to even mentioning the bar in this article. Over the past year, I have lost touch with just about all of my friends due to the bar. I am the only one of the group who has not reached the age of 21. Going to the bar may not be the best suggestion to get off campus, but it does get you off campus.

With the winter coming, I strongly suggest finding a ride to the Poconos for a weekend skiing trip. The most beautiful places in the state to go skiing are only one hour away.

What I am trying to say in this whole mess of words is to get the most out of your college experience. Go out and enjoy all that nature has to offer and the wonders of live music and old culture. I know that the Cabrini College Apartments is the coolest place on the planet, but you will be pleasantly surprised by the amount of things to do off campus for a change of pace.

Tony Barrett is a staff writer for Loquitur. This commentary was sponsored by Natural Ice beer, known for it's great taste. Enjoy!

!guess that I should start b y asking "What are we JOE ELLIOTT thinking?" I know that I am about to do what I said I needed to stop, that is stop complaining. I personally can not believe that I am saying this. But this school is not all that bad when you look at it in the whole scheme of things.

Sure there is no parking in the Widener Center parking lot, but there is in the Dixon lot. But who wants to walk, when we can park on the lawn and complain when we get a ticket. You know enough is enough, deal with it, maybe it will make us stronger, at least our legs.

"We didn't start the fire, it was always burning since the world's been turning." Sound like a familiar song? Well it should to the residents and guests of the Cabrini Apartment Complex who were there this past weekend.One proved to be a false alarm, and the second which was because of an accidental fire in one of the apartment kitchens.

I guess my big complaint was not the fact that there was a small match-size fire, but in the way in which it was handled by some of the Public Safety officers. We spent over a half and hour standing and sitting in front of the CAC. Without much of an explanation of what was going on and how long we would have to spend in the cold of the night, we sat and sat. Two firemen showed up from the Radnor Volunteer Fire Department, and the apartment seemed as if it was pretty secure. Actually it seemed as though the apartment was fine for a long time, but at the same time you kind of have to figure that public safety was just following the proper procedure to the response of a fire alann.

What made this seem extremely funny was the part of the night when the fire truck was trying to find the apartment complex. I really think that whoever decided to have the fire truck come all the way to campus really needs to figure out the difference between a fire and an accident that had been out for over 40 minutes.

An interesting point for all you readers is the service of the fire department. If it had been a real fire, what would we have done? Since we waited over 40 minutes for the fire truck to come we obviously would have all sat and watched our home burn to the ground. Obviously somebody called for the fire truck to come to campus, and when it did, it just drove around and left.

So what was the point of the fire truck even even bothering to come to campus? I guess your guess is as good as mine.

So understandably, we were all getting pretty frustrated with what was going on, and I'm sure that the Public Safety officers were feeling the same way. For good reasons, everybody was out kidding and trying to make light of the situation. Unfortunately one person was later seen running through the woods and driving a white truck (not me or my truck) at speeds that seemed to be extremely dangerous for such a small campus with small roads, especially with already one accident on the same road. This person felt he could speed around and abuse his privileges. The same person felt as though he was completely above the law as he shot off his mouth as though he was one of the students. I personally do not find it very nice when I am told to shut up, but I figured that I was a nice guy and let it go. But I could not believe that he would say it again and again.

Hey Mr. Person that I will not name, you should act a little more professional when at work. I would never tell a customer to shut up, even if I feel I have a uniform on.

Joe Elliott is a senior majoring in English/Communications. He didn't have anything to complain about all year until last Saturday. Welcome back, Joe.

Dear Editor,

I want to commend the weekly Public Safety Reports. They provide much amusement for my friends and I every week. We look forward to reading about drunk residents in Xavier Hall and how Public Safety rapidly responds to the scene, confiscating large amounts of alcohol from the rooms. I would like to give Public Safety two thumbs up for knowing how to deal with weekly lifethreatening situations here at Cabrini College. One of these days you will make fine law enforcement officers. But for the time being, please continue writing tickets for all the illegal cars and taking the rolls of toilet paper out of the doors of the houses to "secure the perimeters."

Keep up the good work!

Confident in my continued protection, Christie Martin

On behalf of the Loquitur, I would like to cordially extend an invitation to the officers of Public Safety to issue a Letter to the Editor as a response to this or any other issues from this year.

In the meantime, please continue to allow us access to the newsroom. I know it must be tempting not to.

Sincerely,

Christopher Nielsen Perspectives Editor