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Candles are not just for decoration they have symbols and meanings. Candles are used for holidays, religious reasons or maybe even to set the mood for a certain situation.

Birthdays celebrate a new year and wish for the best in the upcoming year. You light in hope that the presence of Christ will guide you with the special intention candles used in church. Christmas eve you can light a bayberry candle and let it bum all the way down and the future year will be filled with good luck and ..___....,____________ _ wealth. On Easter the

Paschal candle represents the light of Christ coming into the world.

Candles are part of some of out favorite memories without us even realizing it; birthdays, holidays and celebrations.

"From the beginning along with creation came light. Christ is the light of the world," said Dr. Mary Laver, Campus Minister. Light stands for hope, justice and life. From the beginning of time light was important and still is in every religion and faith.

Candles can be used to set a certain ambiance or they could add just the right touch to a room. If you need to relax candles are help-

Ju GR -..-:mi-.am~ candlelight. Its newest line is the Gemstone Collection. It consists of Amethyst, Ruby, Topaz, Diamond, Emerald and Sapphire. This line is known to .be highly fragranced and very festive. They come in all different shapes and sizes. They are decorated with glitter and cut glitter to make them appear as small prisms. Toe little prisms make the candle jump out and catch the light more. This line just recently came out and in one day thirty were sold. photo by Katie Reing "We sell the atmosphere not just candles," said Rebecca Rios, general ful. The glow and light fragrance of candles help you unwind. A good place to be able to find mood-setting candles is in Illuminations in the King of Prussia mall in the Plaza. They hand make all of their own candles out of food grade and natural fruits. It also has a variety of wall mounts and chandeliers. With all of the possible selections you could possibly get away with not having electricity and living by

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Whether you are setting a mood, celebrating another year come and gone or taking a bubble bath to un-wind candles are always good to have.

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by Karen Schweizer staff writer

Renee Banson was not a dancer with what was considered to be ''the look." She was 5'3", ethnic looking with an athletic body structure. During a time when dancing companies only wanted tall, skinny women Banson worked towards her dream. It was a dream that took her from the United States to Europe, back again and onto new projects.

"I always had a passion for it," Banson said. "Some people call it a calling." Banson started dancing when she was six years old. She learned in the Frankford YWCA on a donated mansion's dance floor, in the heart of Philadelphia. There she got her full-time start in ballet.

College, following early lessons, posed challenges. As a dance major, Banson paid her own way through school by studying during the day and working as a waitress at night. "We would drink a lot of coffee and soda to keep going," she said. "We were on our feet a lot." She attended Temple University in Philadelphia as a full-

by Jes Spriggs staff writer

Since its arrival, the Internet has become one of the most significant technological advances of current time. One can do almost anything on the web, from communicating with people, to conducting research, to shopping. Basically all one has to do is type a topic into a search engine and everything one could ever want to know on the subject will appear on the screen. College courses are even offered online. Virtually anything is possible with the assistance of the web.

It is especially common for college students to use the Internet for e-mailing friends and teachers,chatting online and doing research.

While for many these are the only uses, for others, the In- time student with a full time course load and studied until she met her first director. She then began to delve into the realm of modem dance.

"In modem dance there weren't any prejudices against body types or looks. It was more opportunistic," Banson said. In the '80s casting directors were looking for "the look," according to Banson. It was a term used to describe a dancer who was tali and thin. Banson looked ethnic. "If they were casting for a musical like 'Oklahoma' my chances were limited. If they were casting for a show like 'West Side Story' I was a shoe in," Banson said. "From there it was a natural progression into choreography," Banson continued.

According to Banson when she graduated from Temple she kept dancing and also began to do choreography. "The shows paid nothing or very little," she said. However she seemed to flourish in it and worked in many different locations. She went to Wales with the European N a,tional Dance Company. She traveled to New York to do shows and worked in a dance company called ZeroMoving Dance Company.

She now teaches at local colleges part time as a dance instructor in Rosemont College, Cabrini and Bryn Mawr.

She is keeping close to home to be with her family for now. However, she plans to get back to focus on dancing and choreography 100 percent in the future.

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Cabrini junior Jim McCrea is a computer major and plans on a future in the field of computer networking. "The Internet is very important because it's used for research and gives you a broader span of research instead of just one library," McCrea said.

Sophomore Lisa Esposito, although not particularly interested in computers, believes that the internet itself is only important for schoolwork and researching, but instant messenger is important for keeping in touch with people.

While it is apparent that the Internet is an integral part of most students' daily lives, there are still those who find it to be unimportant as well as unhelpful.

Kim Sheedy, a sophomore at Salisbury University, says that the Internet is a waste of time. She does not use it to research and she does not she have an e-mail address.

When asked his opinion on college students Internet skills, Information Systems Technology (1ST) instructor Fred Schlossman said, "Students are coming in with very good Internet skills." Schlossman confirms the schools believe that 1ST is an important class used to develop students• computer capabilities. "Courses like 1ST are good because you can enforce what you learn in class," Schlossman said. "You need the Internet for other classes, so it is beneficial."

Whether or not one is Internet savvy or completely Internet illiterate, one computer activity that almost everyone enjoys is the game Snood. It is a more advanced form of Tetris and has kids addicted. It is not uncommon to walk past a dorm room in one of the residence halls and see a student sitting at their computer playing the game. The Snood Corporation has even branched out and made a Nintendo Game Boy advanced version. The Snood store carries items revealing the logo, "Property of Snood University," as well as Tshirts, posters, bats, mugs and activity books for children. Snood has even made an appearance on the Fox TV show "Undeclared."

Whatever the reason; emailing, downloading music, playing games or chatting online, the Internet is undoubtedly expanding and playing a significant role in the daily lives of many.

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