Freshmen get first taste of college life

CRISTI'1 MARCY FEATURES EDITOR CJM722@CABRIJ\I.E:.DL

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·new year, a Dew Cabrini

\Valking around campus. one can already sense the difference in the air. This difference in Cabrini can be summed up into one word-new.

Everything and anything that has to do with the college has a new feel to it. The most obvious example 1s Jazzman's -Cafe, a· state of the art grab and go coffeehouse. Jazzman 's will feature a coffee bar, gourmet sandwiches, giant pastries, and unlike the previous food court, will stay open until 11 p.m.

The need for fast-paced education pushed Cabrini to implement the Banner system, a computer system where everything you need is onJy one click away.

The college has also created a new position to bring in more funds for athletics. John Dzik, who was athletic director of the college for 17 years, was promoted to the position of Assistant to the President for Athletic Advancement. Leslie Danehy, who has spent the last six years as Associate Athletic Director and the Senior Woman Administrator for the Dixon Center. will take over as Athletic Director.

~e faculty and staff have new additions, too--23 to be exact. Besides Dzik and Danehy, three promotions in the staff have also occurred since the spring semester. Chad .\-lay was promoted to Coordinatorof InstitutionalResearch and Analysis, Leslie Petty was named Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, and Camille Tinney is currently serving as Interim Assistant

Cabrini also sees its hugest freshmen class ever with 407 first-year staidcntsauollcd II full-timeundergraduates.Along with the increase in students comes an increase in residents where Cabrini had an approximate 13 percent increase from I~ year. bringingits resident populationto 73 percent, or 938 students.

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The sweltering heat did not stop eager parents and freshmen from unpacking their cars on freshman move-in day. Packed cars lined up in front of Xavier and Woodcrest, as parents waited to unload their children and prepare them for a new chapter m their lives. As the freshman class settles in for new experiences. many of the upperclassman were eager towelcome them to Cabrini College. _.., ~;•' ·;

As parents unpacked their full cars. many members from Ca brim's athletic teams, resident assistants. oricntat10n leaders and the Student Government Association were standing by to help them move in.

Junior resi;l_ent assistant of Xavier, Kristen Gedtka, said, r,efreshman seemed really happy to be here and move-in was very continuous there was not a bunch of people moving in at once.'~

"It seemed everything went according to plan, it was a little hot but it was a very p,ositive ru-ea to be in," freshm~. e Rayner said.

"The 's ere really nice," freshman Maryisa Daly said. aly's move-in was well organized because she talked to her roommates prior to moving in and they disc~e ho was bringing hat.

Daly also ad s, be re moving i tressed out because I ha whole life in b xes e when I # got here I realized I under packed b I have so much more room than I thought."

Two days after freshman move-in they also attend the annual Day of Service in which upperclassman guide the freshmen in a community service project. Groups branch out and relocate to places such as SHARE, Ronald McDonald House, Urban Bridges, and the St. Cabrini Home.

The Day of Service is an opportunity to meet new people and share new experiences while helping the community. Many first year advisors and co-facilitators also join the freshmen to help make the experience more enjoyable.

"The day of service was a lot of fun. We had a good time while helping others. You come back at the end of the day feeling really good about yourself knowing that you made someone else smile or laugh that day," junior Maria Moglioni said.