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Taking a quick glance, Steve Colfer's office does not seem different than any of the others in Cabrini's admission's office. His desk is full of files of prospective Cabrini students, he has numerous catalogs and pamphlets about the college, and he has chairs and couches for students and parents to sit on.
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However, something makes Colfer's office different. None of the other offices have a gigantic tarp with the signatures of the member'sof the 2002-2003 Cabrini men's lacrosse team hanging on its wall-that one belongs to Colfer, and rightfully so.
In May, Colfer, who serves double duty as the associate director of admissions and head men's lacrosse coach, found out that for the third consecutive year he was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference men's lacrosse Coach of the Year.
"It's a great honor," Colfer said.
"The other coaches in the PACvote on it, so it's nice to be recognized by your peers, especially by your opponents."
Although it is his name as Coach of the Year, Colfer says the honor is also for the assistant coaches Ryan Greer, Tom Lemieux and Kevin Camp.
"They do more than I do and then some," Colfer said.
Besides overseeing the men's
Roller hocl<ey club looks to take the next step
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Although word all around campus part of the EastCoast Roller Hockey League, but there is not enough money to become a traveling team and join the ECRHL.
"It defihas spread that the roller hockey club is now a team, the rumors are false.
"We are an intramural and recreational team that plays for fun. They are just a bunch of guys that get together in the gym and play against each other, and occasionally go to other colleges to play against them," Dr. Tony Verde, pro- fessor of exercise science and health promotion, said.
Verde, who also serves as the club's adviser, said that in order to become a full-time competitive team, there was much paperworkthat needed to be fulfilled beforetakingany othersteps.
The rollerhockey club bu been aroundfor tWD years 111dis a pM1 of the PhiladelphiaCollqiate lloUcr Hockeyuque. Its pl is to be a go a nitely won't happen this year and personally I'm not sure about even next year. I know some schools give their teams money to play m the ECRHL, but I have no idea what our school does regarding budgets and things of that nature," Dave lacrosse team, Colfer also oversees a lot of Cabrini's admission's process. As associate director of admission's, Colfer oversees the assistant directors of admission's and the admission's counselors, reports to the dean of enrollment, handles first-year and transfer student populations, and recruits prospective student"s, which he says helps in juggling both jobs. lJnltke other cigarelles, Quest has a lower nicotine content. There are three levels: Low nicotine, Extra low nicotine and Nicotine Free. Like other cigarettes, Quest contains charcoal in its filter. Charcoal is one of over four thousand different chemicals and two hundred known poisons contained in cigarettes, according to Securityworld.com.
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However, Athletic Director Leslie Danehyexpressesa form of optimism by sayingthatany club hasthepotential to becomea team.
''Tbeyare going to be very active this yearand I tbinlc that any club tbat thawstbatmuch cnduiam is loini to ID a long ..,,,,, Danehysaid.
"Admission's is recruiting. A Jot of what I do as a coach is recruiting," Colfer said. "If you're successful in the admissions process, you use your skill as a recruiter." Colfer is quick to add that although he can be successful in recruiting, he is onl as iood as the player's he recruits.
"Great player's win championships,not coaches,"Colfersaid.
Colfer anticipates another great season for the men's lacrosse team.
"I'm excited overall because we have a younger team and very talented freshman who will do special things," Colfer said. "We also have nine out of the top l O scorers returning from last year. We have a solid program from top to bottom-we don't need one guy to carry the team."
The men's lacrosse team starts practicing on Sunday, Sept. 7, and its first tournament is Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Fall Ball tournament at MuhlenbergCollege.
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