Feb. 08, 2001 issue 14 Loquitur

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Collegeto buildfield, team on the move

After years of nomadic playing, Cabrini has finally given the nod to add a softball field to the sports complex. The field will make it easier for the players to always have a place to practice. Also the new field will make watching home games easier for avid fans of the team. The new field will be placed on the upper athletic field by Grace Hall.

by GeorgianaRushworth staff writer

Why does Cabrini College need a softball field? Take a typical practice day for example. "I have class at 3:lOp.m. every Wednesday, but have softball practice from 2-4p.m. ," Junior Megan Johnston said. "We all pack up the equipment, pile into a car, and begin our t 1u rs f ri 8 9

search for a field. After hopefully no more than fifteen to twenty minutes of searching, we find a field, which is most likely in bad condition and increases our chances of injury. We begin to warm up and I hope that someone will be able to give me a ride back to campus because I don't have a car and don't want to be late for class.

Meanwhile, another player has class until 3:lOp.m. ,so she is hoping that we found a phone and left a message at the Dixon Center front desk because she has no idea where we are. It is a lot of hassle that could be avoided if we had a home field on campus," said Johnston.

Cabrini College's softball program has been outstanding, since

Bridget Baxter became the Head Coach and she is now in her fourth season. Cabrini College had a home field a few years ago, but the National Collegiate Athletic Association made a rule that you could no longer have a grass infield, it had to be made of dirt. Instead of Cabrini skinning the grass the team moved their home games off campus to Phoenixville.

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Peer educators available to listen and educate

by Renee Tomcanin assistant news editor

College life can be stressful, and it is not always easy to talk to friends about certain issues. Professional therapists and counselors may appear a bit overwhelming, too. There is somewhere else to go, to the peer educators in the Rooymans Center.

After losing their permanent office last semester, the peer educators are back in business in a new location. They are ready to listen and have some plans to help the Cabrini community.

Peer educators are a support group. They are regular students who are available to listen to any problems. These can be as basic as a roommate problem, or as complex as eating disorders or substance abuse.

Sessions with the peer educators are confidential unless it is life threatening to the individual or someone else. Each of the peer educators has signed an agreement stating this fact. What makes a meeting with one of them different from a counselor is that they can better identify with students because they are one.

"We aren't professionals. We won't tell you what to do," senior Amy Hulbert said.

Each of the peer educators described the atmosphere as open, honest and trusting. "We're here

The peer educators are ready to listen and are planning programs to educate the Cabrini community. The peer educators are (first row): seniors Jenna Mancini and Amy Hulbert, (second row): sophomores Eva Nagy and Elaine O'Malley and junior John Wood. Missing from picture are senior Azeen Keramati and supervisor Susan Irwin.

to listen," senior Jenna Mancini said.

Students who would like to speak to peer educators can either call to make an appointment, or show up during office hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the Rooymans

topic were the ones that were gone the fastest from the bin in Widener Center. Information sessions and potential speakers are part of this month-long campaign.

The Stress-Free Zone will return for Inid-terms and finals. As in semesters past, this will be an area where students can take a break from studying and relax. Refreshments and massages will be provided. Tentative dates for the Stress-Free Zones are March 20 and 22, and May 10 and 15.

An anger management workshop and questionnaire are also in the works. Students will be given the questionnaire to see if they, or someone they know, has problems with anger, and hopefully, the workshop will help them deal with these issues.

Other projects that the peer educators are organizing are a daffodil sale to benefit cancer research and Women's Issues Week. Alcohol awareness will be covered as well.

The peer educators are: seniors Amy Hulbert, Azeen Keramati, and Jenna Mancini; junior John Wood; and sophomores Eva Nagy and Elaine O'Malley. Susan Irwin is the supervisor. Center.

The peer educators also have a lot of information on various health and social problems, such as anorexia, drug addiction, and sexually transinitted diseases.

Other than being available for students one-on-one, the peer

educators are also planning programs to better educate the Cabrini community on various issues.

February will focus on eating disorders. Mancini said that the peer educators decided to do this because pamphlets on this

To make an appointment with the peer educators call x8286 or e-mail them at Peers@cabrini.edu.

Office hours are Monday and Thursday from 5-7 p.m., and Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Study shows that sexual content on TV has risen

by Linsey Heiser news editor

According to research done by the Henry J. Kaiser Fainily Foundation, 68 percent of the 1999-2000 television shows contained some sort of sexual content. This number is up from 56 percent in 1997.

One out of every 10 programs on television will include some sort of sexual encounter between characters. The two shows to actually show intercourse were FOX's "Ally McBeal" and ABC's "Port Charles."

In total, 1,114 shows, including movies, sitcoms, soap opera, news shows, talk shows were included in the

study done at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The networks viewed were ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, HBO, PBS, TNT, USA, Lifetime and WB.

Most of the sexual scenes found in programs were engaged in by teenagers. Nine percent included teenagers up three times from three percent in 1997.

On a positive note, the shows that involved teenagers in sexual situations were more likely to include a discussion about the risks and responsibilities about sex than other scenes with adults.

According to the report, the discussion of the responsibilities of sex is an "impressive pattern because television is such an influence on the lives and the

decisions of adolescents.

More teens get their information about sex from television than from their parents. Because half of all high school students in 1999 had been sexually active, it is important to include this important information that otherwise might not be made aware to students.

Also contained in the programs studied were sexually-oriented language or action. Eighty-four percent of sitcoms contained this, up from 56 percent in the 1997 study. Movies contained 89 percent of sexual language or action.

The sexual content in dramatic programming rose from 58 percent in 1997 to 69 percent in the recent study.

Reality television was found to have the least sexual content with only 27 percent. However, the recent "Temptation Island" is sure to raise this number in the next study.

Talk shows and soap operas were the two genres to not have an increase in sexual content from 1997. Soap operas dropped from 85 to 80 percent, while talk shows dropped from 78 to 67 percent.

The Henry J. Kaiser foundation is an independent philanthropic group that studies health care, including reproductive and AIDS-related issues.

The study was released on Tuesday, Feb. 6 and was reported by WPHL WB 17.

photo by Justine DiFilippo

First-year students find money as top priority

by Renee Tomcanin assistant news editor

After an exhausting several months of bickering and fighting, our nation finally has a new president. Election years have the tendency to be exciting, and the past year was no exception. Even after a race filled with more twist and turns than a daytime soap opera, first-year students still are not interested.

So, if first-year students do not care about politics, what do they care about? Money.

An annual survey of first-year students has shown that only 28 percent are interested in keeping up with politics, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. This is the lowest percentage since the survey began in 1966.

The study also found money to be the

biggest factor in the lives of first-year students. Cabrini agrees with this.

First-year student Diane Wizimirski said, "I understand

This desire to have money may be due to the amount of first-year students that are covering part of their educational exthat it's hard to live

penses. This was 49 percent according to the survey. without money." She listed school and getting a job as her highest concerns.

Lisa Kisshauer, another first-year student, felt that she was not as driven by money in her life. She does want to make money in the future for other reasons than being comfortable.

However, this does not mean that firstyear students are not concerned with bigger social issues. The study found that many are interested.

that concerned first-year Cabrini students.

The study attributed this lack of a political interest to the candidates and the issues. Many said that candidates were out of touch and that politics are geared for older citizens.

First-year students at Cabrini reflect this trend. Those who were polled showed "[Money] will help me to better provide for my family and children," Kisshauer said.

no real interest in politics or the recent election, but they did care about some issues. Abortion and homelessness were among those topics

Students tend to focus on events that directly effect them and their immediate surroundings, like education or local homelessness. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, this could be due to more students focusing inward rather than outward to national concerns. While politics are not the top concern, first-year students do have opinions on issues. As the survey shows, it appears that money, not politics, makes the world go around.

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"How to Wine, Dine and Act Fine"

Join professors Ruby Remley and John Heiberger for dinner as they renew Cabrini's highly successful "corporate dining Program" and teach you the tricks to look like you know what you 're doing at a business dinner.

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001 at 6 p.m. The Restaurant School 4207 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA

Four course meal with choice of appetizers, entrees and dessert. Wine samples for those over 21.

SPACEIS VERY LIMITED

ticipatedin the Marchfor Lifein Washington,D.C. The marchwas heldon Jan. 22, in whichpro-lifemarcherswalkedto callfor an end to the tragedy of abortion.

Please make your reservation before Feb. 9th at the CoOp & Career Services Offices. A $25 deposit required to hold reservation.

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"I understandthat it's hard to live without money."

-Diane Wizimirski, first-year student

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Website allows easy application to grad school

by Julia Marie Teti assistant perspectives editor

If you' re thinking about attending graduate school, but have no time for paperwork, the website GetRecruited.com may be for you. The purpose of GetRecruited.com is to make the process of applying to and entering graduate school easier for both the student and the schools. GetRecruited.com is also meant to help students receive scholarships and financial aid that they are eligible for.

for, the school proceeds to contact the student through e-mail or postal mail. From there, all information about that school, such as academic and extracurricular programs, as well as campus life and financial aid packages are sent to the student. Of course, the students' privacy is respected. None of the answers provided are sold or given away to anyone who shouldn't have the information.

Sirois said. As for the application process, Sirois received a few from websites because of the convenience that it offers.

ward way to contact graduate schools. Plus, it only takes a few minutes out of a senior's busy schedule.

"GetRecruited.com focuses right on your major. It's really simple, direct and time-saving," said Sue Farrell of the Co-op and Career Services office. "In the past, people have paged through the books [in the Co-op office] in order to find schools with their choice of major," Farrell added.

quite some time. It gives phone numbers, MCATinformation and sample questions.

"GetRecruited.com is probably a good website to use but there are other sites, too, that have already built a track record," Hutchison said. "Therefore, they can offer more pertinent information."

In order to do this, the student simply fills out an on line questionnaire, which is given to graduate schools all over the country. When a school feels as though they have found a student that matches what they are looking

If most students are like senior Aimee Sirois, there are key things that prospective graduate students look for. Sirois focuses her concerns around whether or not the program she is interested in, social work, is offered.

"Websites helped me to decide whether or not I wanted to go [to the schools I am considering],"

Though the GetRecruited.com questionnaire may look lengthy at first glance, it is a straightfor-

GetRecruited.com is a new website, established in 2000, which may present pro's and con's. Some people may look for something that is already a bit more established. For those people, Nancy Hutchison Director of Co-op and Career Services, presents the reminder that Petersen's.com has been around for

Even though GetRecruited.com is new on the scene, Hutchison feels that it is a reliable website that could be useful.

GetRecruited.com offers an important thought that can be applied to all graduate school websites. Students should complete information on graduate school websites with thoughtfulness and accuracy to enable a more likely fit with their individual needs." --------------------------------------------------------------

On Monday, Feb. 5, the Cabrini campus was hit with several inches of snow. With classes cancelled after 12 p.m. Students took advantage of the weather and went sledding, built snowmen, threw snowballs and played football. Above: The lower athletic field was a blanket of white. Left: Four first-year students build a snowmen outside of Grace Hall.

"Websites helped me to decide whether or not i wanted to go [to the schools I am considering]."

-Aimee Sirois, senior

photos by Renee DiPietro -

National College and University News

University of California- Berkeley

People at University of California- Berkeley are sick and tired of the ringing during classes. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, the university senate will vote on a bill to end cell phone disruption in the school's classrooms. If the bill is passed, a letter will be sent to ., Chancellor Robert Berdahl. This letter will basically ask for professors to request that there students turn off their cell phones and the pagers before they enter a classroom. While these cell phones annoy the professors, it is not the only argument that bas been expressed. On Tuesday, Jan. 30, there was a meeting in the public safety building showing students the dangers of cell phone use. Libby Kelley, director of the Nevato-based Council on

Wireless Technology Impacts, shared that cell phone use can cause what is known as "radio wave sickness." This sickness can bring on things like memory loss and dizziness. Not only are these students being told to turn their phones off before entering school, they're also being told they may want to shut these phones off for good.

Boston University

Many students have taken books to the bookstore at the end of the semester and been told that their books cannot be bought back. Jenelle Radosta decided to take action. Radosta, a junior at Boston University, founded the Students Helping Educate Less Fortunate Schools, also known as SHELFS, last semester. This is a program where students can donate their left over books that were not bought

back to countries that are in need of these books. In the first semester of this program, they received a total of 35 full boxes of books and plan to have even more people donate. Radosta plans to send the books they have received so far to Latin America. Donating will not only be a way to give to the less fortunate, but it will also stop all the frustration with the bookstores.

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth's campus is pretty shaken up. On Saturday, Jan. 27, professors Suzanne and Half Zantop were murdered. The bodies were found in the couple's study. Investigators have not ruled out any possibilities; they have also not released a cause of death. Students and friends of the Zantop's have no

SIBLINGS WEEKEND

Friday, February 9

7:00 p.m. Movie Toy Story 2 WCLH 9:00 p.m. Ice Cream Social WCGA

Saturday, February 10 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Brunch Dining Hall 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Carnival Dixon Center

2:00 Hilby the Skinny German Juggler Boy

5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Dinner Dixon Center

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Entertainment TBA, Grace Hall

8:00 p.m.-? Slumber Party Woodcrest Basement

Sunday, February 11 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Brunch Dining Hall

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Swimming Games Dixon Center

idea why this happened and describe the Zantop's as "pillars of the Dartmouth community." They both had taught at the college for over 20 years. Waiting for the results from the investigators, Dartmouth is planning a memorial service for these two well-loved professors.

Harvard University

Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., professor of government, announced in his Government 1061, "Modern Political Thought," that he will be issuing not one but two grades. Students will receive an initial grade that Mansfield thinks they deserve and then a second grade that will be "based on Harvard's system of inflated grades." This second grade will be the grade that goes on the transcript.

Mansfield is strongly opposed to Harvards grade inflation. he says that when he compares the grades he gives with the grades students receive in other classes, his grades are at least a half-letter lower.

Mansfield has earned the nickname, "C-Minus Mansfield." because of his tough classes.

Mansfield believes that elevation grade point averages impedes education but also decreases the value of grades altogether.

"Educators seem to believe that the main purpose of education is to give students self-esteem, to make them feel good about themselves and give students the same grades they got in high school," Mansfield said.

-Tracy Timson

TUTORING WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE EVENINGS IN THE ROOYMANS CENTER

Tutors will be available for Spanish and Math Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

This new service is being offered to reach students who have trouble finding time during the day to meet with a tutor.

If you have questions, please contact Janet Shoemaker, tutorial coordinator at ext. 8567.

The Holy Spirit Library is pleasedto offer AN INFORMATIONLITERACYWORKSHOPFOR GRADUATESTUDENTSIN EDUCATION Saturday,Feb. 10, 2001

12-2 p.m. WorkshopA 2-4 p.m. Workshop B (Topics:ElectronicResources,ERIC databaseand Internettips)

Please call the Library at 610..902-8536to register forWorkshopA or B.

Mr. Rogers says goodbye to the neighborhood

by Kendra Clark staff writer

The trolley has made its last trip, the last song has been sung and the last sweater has been worn.

"Mr. Rogers," the children's television show that has entertained children for the past three decades, filmed its last episode in December and is scheduled to air on Public Broadcasting Service in August.

Fred Rogers, the man who played Mr. Rogers, decided that after 32 years with PBS he would retire his famous children's television program.

Rogers began his show in 1963, but episodes were only 15-minutes long. Three years later, Rogers moved from Toronto to Pittsburgh where the show added another 15minutes. Eastern Educational Network distributed the show, but in 1968, the show was available for national distribution by PBS, where it remains today.

The show, which is the longest running program on PBS, also has won numerous awards for children's programing. Some of the honors include: two George Foster Peabody

awards, Emmys; "Lifetime Achievement" Awards from National Academy of Television of Arts and Sciences and the TV Critics Association, and many from special interest groups in education, communications and early childhood.

Many of the awards that were mentioned above bestow from the philosophy and purpose of the show.

"To encourage the healthy emotional growth of children and their families," which is stated at www.fci.org, a site that is ran by the producers of "Mister Rogers."

"Rogers repeat is still relevant to children because they still need to feel good about themselves, develop self-control or appreciate others," said Hedda Sharapan, spokeswoman for the "Mr. Rogers" show, to the Los Angeles Times. She also said, "Even though society has changed somewhat and children's needs in the outside world have changed, their insides haven't changed."

Rogers, whose personal achievements, besides the program, include a spot in the Television Hall of Fame and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, plans to work in other areas of business during his retirement

from the show.

As told at www.mrshowbiz.go.com, Rogers plans to dedicate his time to his educational web sites, publications and museum projects.

Rogers, whose show is carried on more than 300 PBS stations nationwide will still let children into his magical world and neighborhood through reruns and believes that his show is still beneficial to children today. "We would rather say to children, if you want a trolley, use a tissue box to make your own kind of play," Sharapan said. "You say to a child, you can make anything out of something-it's the richness of your imagination."

Quick Facts

Mr. Rogers has been on PBS for 32 years.

It's the longest running program on PBS.

It is carried on more than 300 stations.

Love is on the air

by Matt Coughlin assistant news editor

There is a new place for the lovelorn to tum to on campus, the Love Donn, a weekly radio advice program on WYBF.

It is not actually a new program; the Love Dorm was on the air last spring. The hosts, Nick Luchko, Meghan Merkel and Frank Plum decided to revive the show after the one year hiatus.

"It's really a parody ofMTV's Loveline and Dr. Laura," Merkel said. While the show is mocking such love advice programs, the hosts do end up dispensing some wisdom to lovesick call-ins.

"This is my sixth semester on air and I think that doing the standard rock shift gets old," Plum said.

"It's more exciting than just doing a music show," Merkel added.

The show will feature different guest hosts throughout the semester, hoping to liven up the airwaves with different guests. The hosts are also hoping for a lot of callers to put on the air.

"We want everyone to call in as much as possible," Plum said.

The show will also play romantic music between chat and at the breaks. "In between sessions we play cheesy love music," Merkel said.

Plum hopes the show will balance the idea of the parody and giving advice. According to Plum, who has been in a five-year relationship with his girlfriend, the three hosts cover the gamut of relationship experience.

Tbe show can be heard Sundays from 8 p. m. to 10 p. m. on 89.1, ''The Burn."

Beware of Cupid on Valentine's Day

by Jennifer Devereaux assistant news editor

The movie "Valentine" opened in theatres on Friday Feb. 2. Directed by David Blanks (Urban Legend), the film was seeminglyintended to terrify its audience. However, with little plot development and a lack of edge-of-your-seat suspense, "Valentine"leaves something to be desired.

The premise presented at the beginning of the film had promise. The film starts out by showing scenes of a junior high Valentine's day dance. Here an awkward sixth grader, Jeremy Martell, asks five different girls to dance. After being rejected by four of the girls, he approaches a girl sitting by herself on the bleachers. She agrees to dance and within minutes the two are kissing. Some male students see what they are doing and begin to harass Jeremy.The instance is similar to the prom scenein the 1970's

horror flick "Carrie:•The girl, who does not want to be degraded as well, lies to the teasing boys, explainingthat Jeremy had forced her to kiss him when in fact she had consented.

The time frame of the film suddenly changes and it is thirteen years later. One of the girls Jeremy had been rejected by at the sixth grade Valentine's day dance is reintroduced into the film. The girl, Shelley (Katherine Heigl), has just had a less than wondetful blind date. She is a medical student and has to study for a finalthe next day. She is alone in a medical lab at her school and begins to autopsy a corpse. Suddenly she hears a noise in the next room. She goes to check it out and finds another male student. She feels at ease not having suspected him of any ill intention. But then she finds a strange and threatening Valentine.A chain of events occursand eventually someone wearing a cupid

mask kills her.

At Shelley's funeral, the four other objects of Jeremy's affection assemble. The cast includes Kate (Marley Shelton), Paige (Denise Richards), Dorothy (Jessica Capshaw) and Lily (Jessica Cauffiel).The four girls all begin to receive strange and threatening Valentine's which indicate that the murderer has similar intentionsfor them as he had for Shelley.

As the film continues, suspicion grows. The detective (Fulvio Cecere) investigatingShelley's murder asks each of the four girls to really question the honesty of the men in their lives. The police can find no records or photographs of Jeremy so he could be disguising himself with another name and past. The movie does offer a surprise twist ending, however,what you have to sit through to get to it is less than quality.

Art makes an opening at the Gallery

by Beth Conahan

a&e editor

Black History Month started off with a creative bang this year with three talented African American artists exhibiting samples of their works in the Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery in the Holy Spirit Library.

Michele Thomas Holt is exhibiting samples from several of her series. They are fun and full of color.

In 1994, Holt was commissioned to design a cover for the Philadelphia Daily News. The finished product was "Philly Style." This fun, amazing work, which hangs just inside the door of the gallery, celebrates the bright color and extravagant style of the Mummer's Parade.

"A lot of my paintings are inspired by my children and my friends and my family," Holt said.Once inspiration strikes, she begins painting with little idea where the creative process will end.

Richard Johnson has been a photographer for 32 years. His series of photos are of landscapes in the southwest. Johnson, who describes himself as "theme oriented," focuses on thunderstorms.

His photos show large expanses of angry or turbulent sky. He captures "the drama and power of the thunderstorms," he said.

He offers advice to students that would be helpful in any field. "Get to know your craft and equipment." He thinks that worrying about which knob to turn slows the process.

David Lawrence is exhibiting a series that appropriately features his own unique style he calls "Pyrarnidism." It ties together the "sciences of astronomy, numerology and physics with imagery and symbols of ancient indigenous cultures," he said, describing the Pyrarnidism style.

Lawrence uses a mixed media and a layering effect "to create the illusion of depth."

Holt's, Johnson's and Lawrence's works will be in the Holy Spirit Library until March 4.

photo by Matt Holmes

From left to right, the artists stand with samples of their works. Richard Johnson photographs thunderstorms in the southwest. David Lawrence is pictured with a sample of his work, which demonstrates his unique ''pyramidism" technique. Michele Thomas Holt is pictured with a painting from one of her series.

photo by Matt Holmes

David Lawrence, Michele Thomas Holt and Richard Johnson are showing their works in the Holy Spirit Ubrary until March 4.

Cav of the moment: Living his Philosophy

by Beth Conahan

a&e editor

Have you ever had one of those professors that just didn't seem to care? He or she comes to class, spouts out his opinion and leaves you with just enough knowledge to pass the test and then you forget it by the time you walk out of the room?

On the other hand, maybe you've been lucky enough to have a professor who really does care, someone who ch;illenges you in a painless kind of way.

Dr. Joseph Romano bas been teaching philosophy for 40 years.

Philosophy is a subject most students don't study in high school and one many students think will be too difficult and challenging to try. But fear not, sometimes you just need a professor with the right attitude.

Romano walks into his classrooms "expecting to learn something too." In his opinion, "mutual learning" makes for the best classes.

He admits to being better read in the subject than his students but reading their papers and hearing their opinions in class challenges his own thinking.

He admits even to being "selfish," aiming to satisfy his own hunger for knowledge as well as his students'.

Romano gets angry when he sees the bad impressions people have about philosophy. Students come from an education system that teaches them to look for a specific answer.

Romano doesn't approve. He believes that in philosophy the questions are as important as the answers. There are "no absolute series of answers" in philosophy.

"I know the students aren't used to thinking that way,"

Romano said.

But he hasn't often been disappointed by his classes.

Romano encourages discussion in his classrooms. Readings challenge the students' thinking on a subject they had perhaps never considered. Classroom debate challenges them further to open their mind to these new ideas and questions.

Every year, he teaches two lower level courses. He loves the "challenge of starting out together on philosophy."

His favorite parts of learning are the insights he develops in the classroom and watching students come to insights of their own.

The subject he teaches is one that touches his life deeply. "If you can't live your philosophy, it's not worth teaching it," Romano said.

In the 70s, Romano was offered a visiting professorship in Belgium. He was in awe of the history there. From the window of his classroom, he could see a wall erected by Julius Caesar.

Even in Belgium, "the students were the same," he said.

He also received two Carnegie Study Fellowships, which took him to Colorado Springs to study Greek philosophy and Notre Dame to study ethics.

When it comes to teaching, Romano's philosophy is that "you get out of it what you put into it." Romano puts a lot into it and it shows.

Murder and Mystery: at the Mansion

by Kendra Clark staff writer

Murder, mystery and dinner come to the mansion for an evening of socializing.

On Saturday, Feb. 10, the Cabrini College Social Committee will host Murder at the Mansion.

The event, which will start at 7 p.m., is exclusive for faculty, staff and their guests.

The event, which costs $40 per person, includes cocktails, dinner, dessert and clues.

Besides enjoying a dinner party, guests will be involved in a murder case. The object of the evening is to figure out who the murderer is.

Along with Williamson, a professional actor and two students have been asked to act out the plot.

The guests will also be asked to play roles. which will lead to whom the murderer is.

The Social Committee, which hosted this event two years ago, is trying to bold. the event every other year because, according to Ruth Richardson, coordinator of the event, "people bad a great time."

According to Richards, the last time the event occurred President Iadarola was the murderer, but nobody knows who will be the person this year.

The winner of the event will get to take home a congratulatory certificate stating that they were the winner of murder at the mansion.

photo by Beth Conahan

Dr. Romano has been teaching philosophy for four decades.

Photo by Renee DiPietro The Social Committee has asked Lisa

Due to inclement weather, the college closed down early on Monday. Students took ad- Williamson, a local writer from Wayne, to vantage and have a little winter wonderland fun. create the plot.

Back by popular demand: Nielsen's Top Ten Valentine's Day Pick-up lines

10. My vote goes for Bush and Dick.

9. Now that we have taken the edge off, prepare to feel the bum.

8. Wanna celebrate 69 nights?

7. You'll be damper than a dryer in the apartments.

6. I just finished the Art of Erotic Love, the book that is. What are you doing?

5. Wanna take a sabbatical?

4. The ladies call me flex money

3. You're a thespian. I don't mind. Actually that turns me on.

2. Tired of playing with softballs?

1. Even if you're broke, my love don't cost a thing.

A Valentine's Day Hit

by Dave WIiey guest writer

So the big heart day is rapidly approaching. Trying to figure out what to do with the limited resources you have? Want to please that someone special? Tired of the ol' candy and flowers routine? You don't have to be a chef to make chocolate covered fruit for your loved one. All you need is a microwave, fruit, parchment paper and coating chocolate. ( Do not use wax paper or candy bars. It won't work.) Just follow these easy instructions.

1. melt the chocolate in the microwave

2. stir the chocolate, melt thoroughly (chocolate will be hot)

3. dip the fruit (strawberries, bananas) into the chocolate

4. lay the chocolate covered fruit onto parchment paper

5. let air dry for for 3-5 minutes

6. enjoy!

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EDITORIAL

Television:Makingchildrengrow up fasterthan

they should

"Sex Sells." 1bis quote pretty much sums up the entertainment world's answer to why there is so much sexual content on television.

During the '80s, children could sit in front of the television and watch a program that dealt with issues that they could relate to. Full House dealth with sibling rivalry, ALF had a lovable alien who was always getting into trouble and Saved by the Ben dealt with high school mischief. Among the more teenage shows was Just the Ten of Us who addressed teen sex. Step by Step offered more sibling rivalry and Silver Spoons, Mr. Belvedere and Webster often offered insights into the serious problems that a child or teenage could face, in a tasteful manner. These shows never really made a child feel uncomfortable while watching a show with their mom and dad, yet they sometimes insinuated the effects of sex.

Today, a younger viewer is pretty much hit in the face everytime they turn on the television with sex. T.G.l.F., which used to air on ABC, has been eliminated by Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and other adult shows. The WB now airs Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The College Years which is basically as exciting as Saved by the Bell: The College Years. Such shows as Popular, which are overdramatizations of a teenager's life, often talk about such subjects as bulemia, gluttony, cancer and sex. These topics, while educating some, are just informing some young children too early about subjects they should not be concerned with. Some kids might have cable and are therefore lucky enough to have Nickelodeon. However, what thirteen-year-old teenager wants to watch a cartoon about babies and a show about a girl who acts out random skits with three other cohosts?

People often question the fact that children are growing up too soon. They really don't have a choice these days. The teen drama Dawson's Creek is too deep and melodramatic for a college student to relate to while shows like Friends and Will and Grace offer the daily routines of single thirty-somethings.

Television is not the only form of entertainment for a child but some kids look to it for comfort. Latchkey kids and those children who are home alone often seek the enjoyment of television to keep them company. It is a shame that the youth of America has nothing to talk about but who got raped on The Practice and who had sex with whose boyfriend on Temptation Island.

Darkness: It's good for you

or challenge someone to a rousing game of Killer Instinct. Modem technology had been rendered useless. The sun was already beginning its descent in the sky and so the small amount of illumination it provided would soon give way to the flickering of candles. Aside from the flashlights, we were in the dark ages.

chy. No out-of-control drunk frenzies that our administration thinks we have at the drop of bottle cap. It was a mellow time for all that could enjoy what the blackout really was: technological deprivation

Monday's snowfall and campus-wide blackout served not only to cancel my evening class that night, it also served as a test of one's self.

I remember spending a good chunk of the afternoon just looking outside the window at the snow-covered trees. I was truly captivated by the cold, serene beauty of the setting right outside my window. Usually I find the world ugly and disgusting, but on this day I found myself self entranced by the pure, pristine setting.

Of course, I didn't spend the entire day just looking out the window. I indulged in some of my normal activities: surfing the internet, watching TV, and playing video games. These are things I do every day.

That daily routine was brought to a screeching halt at around 5 p.m. when everything with a plug ceased to continue working.

No electricity. No power. No way to watch TV, cook on the electric stove, check your e-mail

There was no panic, even though I tried in vain to create a "Lord of the Flies" nation in the apartments like I usually do in the midst of incapacitating weather. The only real problem was that no one could cook anything. The cafeteria had closed, as reported by brave souls that made the trek from the apartments to Founders Hall. But there was no cannibalism, much to my dismay as I had worked out the order in which my apartment-mates and I would devour one another. Luckily, a friend in a big four-wheel drive truck arrived and, after digging him a path to a parking spot, was able to make a trip to WaWa and the beer distributor for provisions.

And so the rest of the night was spent with drinks and friends in the dim dark world that was the apartments (except for the emergency lights in the hallway but there were no couches or chairs out there). We were without the modern distractions of the world. It was just me, my friends, and a bathtub packed with beer and snow. There was no crazy anar-

Once the power came back on after 1 lp.m., we were jolted back into our modem world. We could cook again, but that was the only good thing about the power coming back on.

What the hell is this article about? It is a testament to those who made the most out of the power outage. Most of us are so hooked on our computers and video games and TV's. It's almost an addiction. But during the blackout, those who had a great time proved that we are not slaves to technology, that we are not defined by our electronic possessions. Those who didn't, well, there's still hope for you yet. I had a great time during the blackout. As much as I depend on technology, I was pleased to find out that I don't need it as much as I thought I did. Others came to that same conclusion as well and that conclusion could only have been reached by having Mother Nature imposing it on us.

It's not often that you get a positive article from me, so enjoy it while it lasts. And savor this rare line from me as well: We're not as bad as we or anyone else thinks we are.

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Who wants to party like- a rock star?

Last Friday night, our lovely little Cabrini College was visited by a rock star named Evil Jared from The Bloodhound Gang. He made an appearance on WYBF and used the opportunity to try to meet some college girls and get a big party going. "I am a rock star, and I am Evil. Let's get it on!" must have gone through his bleached blonde bead.

Sadly, I think our evil rock star friend may have been a little bit disappointed. When be and his friends came back to the residence halls, there was no harem of excited groupies. There were no kegs. There were no drugs stronger than aspirin, and the music was kept at a moderate level. So, like many other children raised on the World Wrestling Federation, he decided on a surefire way to get the party going.

"Who wants to wrestle Evil Jared?"

I mulled over this offer, and decided that his beer muscles were in fact larger than my own. No one really wanted to be evil. My friend Crazy Mike offered to be

crazy, but even be wouldn't wrestle the rock star. So, after a while, Evil finally chilled and we had a brief strange conversation about wrestling in Moscow. Hey, if he wants to be the international belt holder, that's cool with me.

The reason I bring this foggy memory up is to point out just how well behaved a campus we have become. With not but a few rare exceptions, we are a responsible group of young adults. Bordering on docile, even.

I've pretty much lost touch with what goes on around the campus as far as partying goes. As an apartment resident and 21-year-old, I rarely have the urge to go down to the houses. They are a long walk away and it's cold out. So most of the "big" parties that happen I only hear about through the RA's.

On the rare occasions that I do get to hang out with freshmen, I find myself sounding like an old coot. "When I was a freshman, we used to carry cases of beer with us all around campus. We'd go in and out of every house and apartment, break a few windows and sneak into Woodcrest at the end of the night. I tell ya, sonny, those were the days."

I'm just feeling out of touch, I guess. I'm sure that everyone who wants to party finds a way to do it, but I don't know when or where. I know that Residence Life is doing something to punish the residents of Xavier Hall for Thursday nights, so that's a good sign. It lets

you know that at least a few students are up to no good. The only problem I ever saw with the way things used to be around here was that there would always be one or two students on a weekend who associated partying with breaking someone else's property (occasionally including someone's face). But for the most part, the underclassmen population of the college would just stagger their way around campus, call it a night and do it again next week. No harm done.

I'm not necessarily extending an open invitation tocrash at my apartment, but I wouldn't mind if you'd stop by. This place looks like it has no pulse on the weekends. Maybe it's just the winter doldrums.

Just take my word on this: We used to be the terrors of Radnor. We bad some crazy times here and I hope they we will again. Anyone want to wrestle?

Chris Nielsen is a guest writer for the Loquitur. In reality, he never left the Loquitur. But there are two differences: 1) he doesn't layout the section and 2) he doesn't get to have the sexy title of "Perspectives Editor" attached to his name.

Letter to the editor

I'll jump right into it, I completely agree with you that it is disheartening when no one replies to you about banning the Bible. The fact that you had almost had to plead for a response on banning not only the bible but also all religions, I wonder why no one has written. Is because they agree with you or it is because they don't take you seriously? I am choice b on the circumstance.

Eliminating religions from all areas of life will not magically cure the world from the problems of war. Ridding religion and instilling a belief in the intuitive feeling of common sense is not the answer the world is looking for. What common sense is for one person, is not always the same common answer for another. Just as you said in your commentary, there are few intelligent people in the world. So if common sense is going to be our new trendy millennium way of dealing with world problems, I hope our leaders will be ones who are actually charmed with the uncommon gift of common sense.

The crises in the Middle East and in Afghanistan, well, we might as well be in the days of yore with the progression they have made over time. I think that their actions are not only factors of their religion but also of your good old friend common sense. They are still acting on the motto of an eye for an eye.

Though the presence of religion may not create a better or easier lifestyle, we can not try to substitute common sense for religion. The two things are not interchangeable.

Religion is successful through all the atrocities in the name of God because of one word-faith. The strength's of one's faith is mind boggling to those who do not have any. What I enjoy most is the beautiful physical quality of faith it is invisible. Faith has lasted from the beginning of time because no one can annihilate it. You can try and try 'til the point of threatening another's life, but faith can not be killed with the body.

The martyrs from the Christian religions are not only strong examples of religious figures but also of figures that provide strong leadership and free will. How are you going to break the faith of millions in the world without providing them with a new leader who is better then their God? I don't believe everyone is going to martyr for his of her religion, but they are not going to give up their beliefs for nothing. And the reason is much deeper then faith, they will hold stronger then ever now because of experience.

My world religions class teaches how encounters with transcendent reality causes an enlightenment and awakening without a person. Nature can cause these re-

ligious impulses from the grand appreciation we see in extraordinary creation. But extraordinary moments are not the only way to witness the unity we have with the higher being.

Have you ever watched a person receive his last rites, prayers from a priest for forgiveness and for strength? He lies there, in a hospital bed. You see, it was an emergency, an accident and now he is dying. His face is scared, confused and weak but after a worldly ritual his expression is different.

You may say the reason his tortured face turns to peace is because he feels the weight of his wrongdoings lifted off his shoulders. Or maybe the religious prayers only serve as an echo of a happy place he can go to after all this pain but the reason I believe is connected to the chill that permeates the room when the priest is done. Each onlooker is left with goosebumps_when it happens, and it is not a draft of wind but something else.

And it has nothing to do with common sense.

---Renee DiPietro sophomore Eng/Comm major

Loquitur Dome: The Eternal Debate

Catholic school and must live up to Catholic standards. The Catholic faith holds that the only form of birth control permitted is natural planning, the timing of the woman's fertile cycle. This is also known as the rhythm method. By marrying in the Catholic faith, even married couples are making an arrangement with the understanding that they will procreate.

It is the week of midterms, and you are in the library studying with John or Jane. The hours are ticking by and you find yourself staring at the white spaces between the lines of the text.

You look over at your study partner and suddenly the mole on their neck does not look like an ugly little spider anymore. Their ears do not stick out so much. Maybe it is the heat in the library or some sort of study-induced dementia, but your study partner is looking real good. A moment, a second passes, and suddenly your lips are locked and you find yourself making your own National Geographic special behind the periodical section. Things are getting sweaty, clothes are dropping to the floor.

Need protection? Some would have it that you could go to the Rooyman's center; the Rooyman's center distributing condoms?

I do not think this is a good idea for three reasons.

First, as a Catholic affiliated school, Cabrini would be going against Catholic doctrine. Not something that the sisters would like. Cabrini would be condoning unsafe sex. While some students are not Catholic, this is a

Even if you are not Catholic and therefore not required to live up to these standards, or at least, plan not to, you cannot expect the school to change its values and standards for you. Buy your own condoms.

Secondly, I do not want to pay for other people to have safe sex. It is not that I do not want them to have safe sex, but I do not think this should fall under my activities fees.

Thirdly, passing out condoms at a public high school is much different than passing out condoms at a college. In high school, the students are younger and less experienced. They are less likely to spend money on condoms or they may be embarassed to purchase condoms. High school students are also less educated about sex.

However, college students are supposed to be more responsible. We should not be emharassed about buying condoms. If a college student wants to have sex then go buy yourself some condoms.

While giving high school students condoms cuts down on teenage mothers and abortion, giving college students condoms just takes away from their responsibility for the act.

So go get your own if you want them.

This week's issue: Condoms on campus

Should the college give them out to students?

This week, Matthew Coughlin argues against having Cabrini giving them out while Julia Marie Teti debates for their distribution.

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Sexual issues are a touchy topic at a Catholic college, but here we are tackling it anyway. Even though I am not Catholic, along with a percentage of Cabrini students, I am aware of the reasons why sex before marriage is a no-no. But the reality is that this is the year 2001. I don't know very many chaste college students. For those of you that have held on to your virginity, I respect you highly and I encourage you to hold on to it until you meet the right person, or even better yet, decide to get married.

On the other band, the pressures of sex are not always easy to resist. Hence, teen pregnancies, abandoned children, angry families, accusation, STD's and other problems that sex can cause. The need for constant protection is ever-present. Overall, protection against stupidity and bad situations.

Unless it's planned, I don't know very many 17-20-something-year-olds who are eager and looking to be mammas and poppas. College is hard enough to get through as it is, let alone toting a toddler around. Being responsible for ourselves is sometimes a challenge without the demand of a young child that most of us would not be able to handle.

I remember back in high school, between tenth and eleventh grades, walking down the hall to see a fellow female student or two, waddling her way to wherever because she had a one-night stand or just made a general bad decision in her relationship. It made me wince then as it does now thinking about all the needless changes that this 15 or 16-year-old girl had to deal with before she was ready. Babies having babies. Sad.

Just because we are in college now doesn't mean that we are past "getting caught" or finding out just a few short years after graduation, that we too, could die of AIDS just like so many others have because of unprotected sex.

All of us are considered adults once we reach the age of 18. Regardless, not all of us act the way adults are expected to act. Because of this, certain forms of birth control, such as condoms, should be available to college students. It doesn't make a difference if you are in a long-term relationship like yours truly, or just messing around here and there. If you are going to have sex, and many of us will and do, protect yourself and protect your partner. I'll reiterate the idea again: Condoms are a good start.

Imagine how much different Cabrini would be (and how enraged the Vatican would be) if condoms were easily accessible in the bathrooms, in the nurses' offices, from guidance counselors, the bookstore, Dixon Center, and anywhere else on campus you could think of. Crazy thought, I know. But I bet that our student population would be making much healthier choices with their bodies.

Softballteam finally gets a field of their own-

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Without a home field the team is constantly traveling to games and practices, which leads to increasing travel expenses for buses and food and missed classes.

"We not only have to worry about spectators not knowing where to go to cheer on the softball team, but umpires get lost and so do other teams looking for our field, said Baxter. "Sometimes we don't even know where the games will be held until that day."

If you still are questioning whether they deserve a field, take a look at their record. 39-9 Penna. Athletic Conference Champions, National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional Finalists, and they have gone further than any team ever at Cabrini College. They also finished in the top sixteen in the country and hosted the PAC Championships the last two years, not at Cabrini, but at Eastern.

"In the fall the team is up at 6a.m. working out and training for their spring softball season. They sacrifice a lot for Cabrini and deserve a place to play," said Baxter. "They always come to practices early and stay late to improve."

Greg Kulnis, junior, supports the softball team and tries to make it to every home and away game as their number one fan. He is making the trip with the team to Georgia where they are going over spring break to practice, scrimmage and play in a tournament. 'They have gone the furthest in any intercollegiate competition and they deserve the ability for their fellow students to recognize their talents," said Kulnis.

Many girls come to Cabrini because of the opportunity to play softball for a winning program, while getting their education. Baxter does her best to establish the softball program, along with Assistant Coach Karen Pelky. "It is hard at times to justify how great our program is without showing recruits and their families a home field,' explains Bax-

ter. Every team in the PAC has a field or a home on campus and most high schools and some junior high teams have home fields.

Over the past summer, three players, sophomores Erin Brooks, right fielder, Rita Horning, first baseman and junior Megan Johnston, pitcher, represented Cabrini internationally in Germany. "We give a lot to the school and have outstanding players that could play anywhere, but chose Cabrini," said Baxter.

The softball team has received a lot of support from the athletic department and Coach John Dzik, is committed to getting the softball field. He has prepared and presented numerous proposals for the field because it is one of his top priorities.

Dzik established a price for building the softball field and now the college has gone to a landscape architect to oversee the plan and find out what is fitting for Cabrini. The field is

marked with flags and is to be placed in the upper field near Grace Hall. Cabrini is still in the process of making plans for the field and it is among one of the many steps. Right now Cabrini is trying to get a permit from Radnor Township and once they get this they should begin to build the field.

"We are moving forward, but the plan has not been executed. It is still not a done deal, but we want to stay optimistic and are moving in a positive direction," said Dzik.

Karen Pelky joined Cabrini's athletic department two years ago and also took the position as Assistant Coach. She agrees that the softball team definitely deserves a field because it is a necessary step toward achieving their goal of winning a national championship. "It is hard for the girls to commit to a program without a home field, but I must commend them and their families on what a tremendous job they do and that they are willing

to do anything for the program. We are constantly moving around, but the players always adapt and have done a great job," said Pelky.

Senior Katie Vallone said that she has been promised a field since she was a freshman. "It is not fair because we hold the best record at Cabrini and we sill don't have a field. Every other sport team has one, why don't we?"

Support from fans is another issue the players mentioned when discussing the softball field. "I'd love to know what it is like to play at school, said Johnston. "We get a lot of fans when we go to Eastern, but we would have so many more on ow own home field. No one would have to worry about finding a ride or wondering where our next home game will be."

Kendra Ryer is a junior basketball player and she agrees that support does a lot for her team. "People complain that there is nothing to do on campus, but

there is usually a sporting event taking place and even if yot aren't a sports fan you can come out and support your sport teams It is a free event and many go jus'. to socialize, but any support is natural high for the players."

The softball team remains optimistic, but it gets very frustratinE for them at times. Brooks saic that she feels that they put the plans in front of them just tc make them happy, but then the next thing you know there is another long time excuse. "I woulc rather they just say that we aren'1 going to get a field, so we don'1 keep ow hopes up."

The softball team's spring season begins on March 3, so there is still plenty of time to get the permits and begin building fo1 the spring. Maybe making the journey across Eastern to attenc another home game will be an· cient history; instead fans car just wander over to Cabrini'! very own softball field to chee1 for the softball team.

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Archbishop Carroll High School's field has been the home of the softball team for a few seasons. Team members say that besides it being a hassle to get to the field, it also proved to be unsafe at times. The college has approved a plan tor a campus field

Team motivator Erin Crawford scores 1000th point

by Jessica Giordano staff writer

In the huddle before each home game, Erin Crawford likes to quote from the movie "Rudy" to encourage team morale, "No one comes into our house and pushes us around!" Crawford, a point guard for the Lady Cavaliers, appears to be successful with her ritual.. The team has been undefeated at home this season.

Crawford's passion for basketball has been in existence since she started playing at the age of 5. "I love the intensity and competition in basketball. When I go out on the court I want to win and to win you have to be intense and strong-minded,'' Crawford said. She also loves the teamwork involved in the game and says that the team has worked very hard to get where it is today.

The junior human resource management major recently scored her 1,000th career point, an honor that only seven other players have accomplished in the team's history.

Crawford attributes her success as an athlete to the support she receives from her family and friends. "Without them I would not have worked as hard as I have, because they give me confidence in everything that I do."

Her style and energy on the court may be influ-

enced by the basketball great, Charles Barkley. Crawford respects Barkley because he played hard and knew the game so well. "I try to imitate the way he plays every game I play in," Crawford says enthusiastically.

A future without basketball would not be a bright one for Crawford. "I want to be involved in basketball no matter what," the Lady Cavaliers announces. Crawford's future plans would like to include coaching a Division I women's basketball team or being an athletic director for a small college.

When Crawford is not playing basketball or in class, she 'loves to spend time with her nephew because "he is the greatest little person I know" and getting some much-needed rest.

When it comes to admiration Crawford's parents, Mary and Joe Crawford, have a high score. Crawford says that her mom has missed maybe one or two games in her entire basketball career and that goes back to grade school competitions. Her father, who cannot make it to many games because he must travel as an NBA referee, calls his daughter after every single game to hear about the outcome. "My parents have put their daughters first - not themselves - and that is what makes me admire them so much," Crawford says appreciatively. "If it was not for them I would not be where I am today."

WNFL Lady Belles invade Philly

by Jenine J. Ike/er

EIERtlSEVIDEOUIIAIY

To check out and use videos, you must: Leave keys with fitness center employee and sign video uoutn Staff will unlock TV/VCR from aerobic room

After video is returned, sign video back "in" and keys will be returned

Videos that are available include: Hip-Hop Kickbox

This allows anyone to work out in private at their own pace and at any fitness level. This is also very convenient because it can be used anytime!

to get there. Poole had to endure a sestaff writer ries of tryouts that tested the applicants' speed, agility and strength. The The Philadelphia Liberty Belles are the newest team to join the National Women's Football league, Inc NWFL. The NWFL is getting ready to expand. They already have teams popping up in Indianapolis, Detroit, Toledo, Pensacola, Louisville, Lexington, Memphis, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Cleveland, Columbus, and Richmond. The owner/General Manager of the Liberty Belles is Marie Olsen. Olsen is neither an athlete nor a player; she simply has a love of the game.

Cabrini's Aquatic Director and adjunct faculty member Colleen Poole has recently become a Lady Belle. Poole first learned about the NWFL when her husband noticed an ad in the Philadelphia Inquirer and encouraged her to try out. Poole had a life long interest in football. However, she never imagined she would be able to take it to the next level.

" When I was a young, girls never had a chance to play professional sports, with the exception of golf and tennis. After college, there really was not an opportunity to be involved professionally in sports unless you were coaching," said Poole.

With the explosion of women's professional sports today, Poole's dream is becoming a reality; however it was not easy

NWFL will start its regular season on April 21, 2001. Poole will not be playing this season due to a neck injury. However she will stay active with the team by supporting her teammates every step of the way and will participate next season.

Being that the team is just getting underway, they will not be paid this season but next year they will hopefully bring in $100 per game. The league is currently looking for potential owners and coaches. If you or anyone you know may be interested, contact Catherine Masters, NWFL President, at 615-860-4084 or go online at www.ladybelles.com

photo by Jessica Giordano

''When I was young,girls never had a chanceto play professionalsports, with the exceptionof golf and tennis."

Colleen Poole

Cavaliers Crush Pacers with eye on PAC

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Johnson yelled through the bleachers of over 200 spectators. Johnson, Brunson's cousin, is a self-proclaimed avid Cavalier fan. She refers to Johnson as Moose, "because be plays good defense."

The fans of Marywood, however, did not attribute the Cavaliers success to good defense. They felt that the referees favored Cabrini.

Andy Swanson, a Marywood fan, said, :'(Marywood) is trying to play hard, but they are getting a little frustrated watching the calls."

Swanson added, however, that Cabrini does not need officials to help them win. ''They've got a great team," Swanson said.

Kevin Stroman, a fan of Cabrini, agrees with Swanson's last statement. "They just have to play more consistently, Stroman added.

Laval Pickney, sophomore, felt that the official's calls were fair. "Marywood was a scrappy team, so we had to beat them at their own game. Marywood is not the best, but they could creep up and beat anyone on any night."

Pickney felt that the Marywood game was a win that was needed to build momentum for the rest of the season.

"Cabrini will win the PAC and hopefully succeed in the NCAA's," Pickney said, optimistically. "Winning the PAC is the stepping stone for the NCAA's," Pickney said.

Gabe Hargrove jumps up and makes an easy two points as Nate Harrell gets ready for the rebound.

photos by Stacey Lawson

Gabe Hargrove aggressively grabs the rebound.

Kareem Brunson out jumps his defender to grab the ball.

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Cavaliers beat Pacers, ready for PAC

by Amy Gassen wood Pacers. One point shy of Cabrini's favor from the tip-off. freshman. Brunson scored the first sports editor doubling the opponents score, the Nate Harrell, sophomore, easily two points of the game with the Cavaliers easily won with a score knocked the ball to Brian Wood, shot clock registered at 20 secRadnor, Pa. On Saturday, Feb. of 87-44. The blue and white Cav- sophomore. A series of fluid, sue- onds. Brunson totaled 22 points.

3, the Cavalier men's varsity bas- aliers clashed with the green and cessful passes brought the ball into ketball team defeated the Mary- black Pacers. The score stayed in the hands of Kareen Brunson, story continued on page 15

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