Nov. 06, 2003 issue 10 Loquitur

Crime sweeps Cabrini

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Aegina Foto, a junior English/communications major, walks quickly along the trail between the houses on Residential Boulevard with her cell phone pressed against her head. She just left her room in House 6, but she is talking to her roommate.

"I'll talk on my cell phone the whole time, especially by the house because it's dark," Foto said.

Foto is one of many students who is becoming increasingly afraid of individual travel on campus, given the recent influx of violent crime.

"The level of confrontation and confrontational violence on campus has really escalated this year," Charlie Schaffner, the director of Public Safety, said.

The Radnor Police Department was called 15 times in September alone, according Schaffner. This is a significant jump from the 18 incidents for the entire 20022003 school year.

"Lately you can see Radnor

cops here at least once a weekend. I felt safer when I first came to Cabrini," senior Christina Casale said.

Physical assault

Shouts filled the air on Saturday, Nov. 1, as a group of women, returning home from a Halloween party, were accosted and assaulted by three men who do not attend Cabrini.

"One of them started harassing us," one of the girls involved said. "We ignored it for a while, but he wouldn't leave us alone. I ran up to him to ask what his problem was."

As she approached the assailant, he grabbed her by her hair and threw her to the ground. She incurred injuries to her head, chin and leg.

"When my friends saw what happened, they were absolutely nuts," she said. One began yelling at the attacker. She, too, was thrown to the ground. A yelling match ensued. A public safety officer stationed in the Cabrini Apartment Complex heard the commotion and called for back up.

On her way home from another party, Michelle Ward, a junior

social work and psychology major, saw her friends in the physical altercation with the unknown men. She and a friend watched as one of the assailants walked over to a white van.

"I didn't see the gun, but I saw the guy put something down the front of his sweatpants,'' Ward said.

Radnor police arrived shortly thereafter. A Tredyffrin Township K-9 unit was called in to search the woods for the gun. The area, the men and their van were searched, but no gun was ever recovered.

One of the attackers was arrested and held on $25,000 bail.

"This is way beyond anything we were looking at before. It's almost like their first option is to fight. I don't know how we're going to get around it. but we have to stop it,'' Schaffner said. He went on to say that "fistic adventures,'' fistfights and physical assaults, are up dramatically from last year.

Physical incidents among students have occurred in Woodcrest, Xavier, and New Residence Hall since mid-

October.

"I'm a lot more cautious now," Ward said. "I'd never seen a gun before. It' really changed my perspective."

Theft

Nonviolent crime is up as well. A series of thefts, starting shortly after the beginning of the academic year, left residents looking for everything from Playstation 2s and laptops to cash.

Senior Rich Magda, a senior _English/communications major and resident of the CAC, was robbed on early Friday morning, Oct. 31. When he woke up that morning, he found his wallet in a different place and $55 that was there the night before was conspicuously missing.

"I blamed myself at first, but we started putting pieces together,'' Magda said. Magda's roommate Dan Varra, a senior fine arts major, recalled finding a man in the hallway of the apartment.

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Staff panel addressesdrivers'concerns

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The junior class held a meeting with students and administration to discuss the issue of parking around campus on Monday, Nov. 3.

The meeting was held in the Widener Center Lecture Hall. Director of Public Safety Charlie Schaffner, Vice President for Student Development Christine Lysionek and Director of Facilities Howard Holden were all in attendance.

Schaffner was questioned as to why it seems there are a large amount of freshmen students parking on Residential Boulevard. Schaffner was quick to respond that he personally approves any notes concerning why a freshmen must have a car on campus.

The first reason he stated was that the student may need the car for personal medical reasons, the second being financial reasons in which the student must work off campus while in school and the third is if the student is taking a class of campus at a location the shuttle does not go. According to

Schaffner, he has only given 25 permits allowing freshmen to have their cars on campus.

Public Safety also said that a large reason there are parking issues is because a majority of the classes at Cabrini are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, "We ticket every day of the week. Tuesdays and Thursdays we are a little relaxed though due to the amount of people on campus," Schaffner said.

One solution that has been implemented is that the college

will be required to hold 25 percent of its classes on Mondays and Fridays. This will help even out the amount of cars on campus

Schaffner also stated that Public Safety has written tickets amounting to $30,000 so far this semester. This does not mean this is the amount paid by those being ticketed. The $30,000 includes offenses such as shortterm guest parking, repeat student offenders without a registered vehicle, as-well-as tickets

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that have been appealed the students do not have to pay.

Holdem said that the parking on campus "Is a growing pains problem." Lysionek said, "The long term solution for parking is to build a parking garage." Garages though, according to Schaffner, are extremely expensive and each spot within the garage can cost $14,000-$20,000. ANGRY, page 3

Editorial Crimescause residentsto feel unsafe

Last year, the police were called to Cabrini's campus a total of 18 times. Since the beginning of school in late August, the police have been called 24 times, 15 times in September alone. The question running through many minds is "What is happening to our campus?'

Cabrini once held the reputation of a small, safe school in the beautiful woods of well-to-do Radnor, Pa. Students were not afraid to walk across campus alone or go down the hall and leave their door open. Now, it is a totally different story.

In just two weeks, a handful of serious incidents have occurred that have jeopardized the safety of the campus. Students were bloodied in fights. A student was sexually assaulted. A former student was entering rooms in the Cabrini Apartment Complex taking money. The Haunted Trail was cancelled due to irresponsible drunks. Police dogs were on campus looking for a gun supposedly pulled in a drunken altercation. These were just the events reported.

These incidents are especially unfortunate because Cabrini students are not the sole individuals involved. A majority of these incidents concerned students that were not from Cabrini. The houses have no policing of who enters and exits, so the residents can have any guest they want over. In turn, no one is controlling these guests and the result is the unsafe incidents that have been occurring on campus.

• One good thing may come out of these incidents-the students are stirred up now and we are mad. Our campus has gone from secure to hazardous and the students are fed up. The members of the Campus Activities and Programming Board took the first step and cancelled the Haunted Trail because their safety and the safety of the attendants was jeopardized. Now, the Student Government Association is stepping in.

SGA has brought up the idea of putting guarded gates around the three entrances of the college. Public Safety officers would sit at the gates and every single visitor would have to sign in and out. Public Safety would know who was entering the campus at all times, not just during visitation hours. They would have on record everyone who is on campus. This way, when a problem occurs and non-Cabrini students are involved, there would be a sure way to find out who has the guests over and who the guests are. What is it going to take for students to. feel safe on our campus? The incidents that have been happening should open up the eyes of the administration. Our campus is no longer the small Cabrini they are used to-we have grown and more measures for our safety need to be implemented. They should no longer have the wool pulled over their eyes--something needs to be done.

Cabrini welcomes Russian native

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Beneath his Russian accent and salt-and-pepper mustache lies the story of a public safety officer who has seen and done things most of us have only caught a glimpse of on the nightly news.

Viacheslav Borisenko, otherwise known as Slava, was born and raised in the former Soviet Union. For a short time, Borisenko followed in his father's footsteps and studied to be a television technical engineer. He became discouraged after his father passed away and dropped out. When he was 20 years old, he entered the Russian Army to complete his required two years of service, which every male resident in the country had to serve.

The two years turned into a career in the military. His true passion for the study of language was discovered when he entered a military school, the Institute of

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Once he successfully completed the program, he was then quickly shipped off to Afghanistan on Aug. 4, 1980.

While serving in Afghanistan, Borisenko and his fellow 22 interpreters faced the dangers of living in a country tom apart by war. "We would be riding in a helicopter to a site and hear the shots hitting the helicopter."

He received the rank of major in 1993 while serving in the West Sahara. He retired from the Russian Army in 1995 due to the poor pay. "For two months of work, I was being paid only $70."

The thought of moving to the United States happened when his wife suffered a bad break to her leg and could not be properly treated in Moscow. His wife was extended the offer to become a permanent resident of the U. S.

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Borisenko is the only international graduate student at Cabrini. "l couldn't have expected a better acceptance," Borisenko said.

Borisenko hopes to continue the success he has had thus far while at-Cabrini, "I wish Cabrini to continue to be prosperous. If they were to get a Ph.D. program, I would be the first person to enlist!"

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Actionscause cancelationof HauntedTrail Public Safety to make campus safer

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The Campus Activities and Programming Board was forced 1 to cancel its annual Haunted Trail on Friday, Oct. 31, due to a firecracker that was launched I jnto the trail on Thursday, Oct. 29, during the debut of the trail.

According to co-chair Kelsey Kuhwald, the trouble started around 12 a.m., on Thursday night. "It's amazing how some people have no respect for anyone or anything on this campus; it's sad," Kuhwald said.

After the firecracker went off, Kuhwald and fellow co-chair Carli Pio agreed to keep the trail going for the rest of the evening. The next day, the decision was made to cancel it due to the safety interests of the actors participating in the trail and for the guests who participated in the event. "There was a firecracker that went off near one of our vol- 1 unteers heads, which made us definitely call off the trail for the next night because who's to say that won't happen again," Kuhwald said.

Aside from the fireworks being launched into the trail, an actor was also kicked in the head while standing at a tunnel entrance and was also threatened to not scare some of the groups as they walked through the trail. Public Safety was eventually called to have an officer stand at the entrances to contain some of j the problems.

Kuhwald and Pio would like to thank all of the volunteers that came out and helped. "They helped us make mature and responsible decisions during this event," Kuhwald said.

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The safety of Cabrini's campus is evaluated annually by college administrators and students during an observant walk at night.

The. director of public safety and facilties will be conducting the "light walk" along with selected Student Government Association members. The "light walk" is done every year to point out dangerous areas around campus. As a result to last year's "light walk,'" 10 lamp posts have been added to Residential Boulevard. Hazardous areas that are being paid special attention to include additional lighting.

Because Cabrini's campus is nestled in the woods so close to residential communities, there are limits to the amount of additional lighting that can be added.

"We can't light up the campus like King of Prussia Mall, because neighbors will go nuts," Charlie Schaffner, director of Public Safety, said. Using good judgment, Cabrini is trying to compromise with Radnor Township.

• Recently, rapes, muggings, and assaults are among the many unreported violent offenses taken place on campus. Public Safety cannot follow up on these incidents because according to them, they are just "a number of rumors," Schaffner said.

Precautionary measures are being called for at this time.

Cabrini has already purchased a different style of emergency call boxes for Residential Boulevard. Modern looking emergency phones will be replacing the current 70s looking yellow call boxes with a red button that are located near the houses on campus. The new phones will be blue

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The call box ouuide Founders Hall malcesPublic Safety accessable to anyone who needs an escort or to report an incident. and white, and will be more visible scattered throughout the campus in crucial locations. The new equipment is hoped to better the response time and be more visible for those who need it.

Residential students in particular have been showing strong concerns dealing with the lighting of the campus. "College stu-

dents live a 24/7 lifestyle, so of course we will need more lighting even at odd hours," Maura Gertz, a resident student, said. "It's still dark out when I walk to swim practice in the morning," Lauren Walker said.

Due to the shortage of parking, residential students have been forced to park at the Dixon

Center lot. .Public Safety offers students rides from the Dixon Center to their desired destination on campus. By using the blue light emergency towers at the Dixon Center, the public safety officers can respond promptly.

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Angry drivers meet with administration

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In order to have the car registration process go smoothly next year Public Safety plans on having the registration form onlinee. That Way,students can access the form faster apd then tickets will be given out the second week of school for those cars that are not registered.

Many students are probably asking why doesn't the school just put down some cement and make more parking spaces. The solution isn't that easy, according to Holden. "The Radnor Township watches us relatively

closely." Holden and his crew cannot put parking where ever they want because of the effect it can have on the flow of storm water on campus.

Dr. Nicholas Uliano, assistant professor of romance languages, raised the possibility of having paid parking for those faculty members who would be willing to do so. Schaffner said that the solution could be a possibility for the future, for both faculty and students, but that it could cost $150-$300 per parking spot for those who wanted to have a spot reserved for them.

Director of Student Activities Jason Bozzone brought up the

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Cars parked illegallyhave had no other choice'these days. A recent panel of administrators and students discussed the problem in hopes of a fair solution.

idea that students who see cars that are parked illegally should be reported to Public Safety. Junior Stephanie Ciarrochi argeed, but said, 'Public Safety must meet us halfway if we are going to be looking out for cars parked illegally." Ciarrochi also brought up the fact that there is a handicapped spot that is rarely used in front of her house. She wouldn't have a problem with the spot if her house was handicapped

accessible, which according to her the house is not.

Junior class Vice President Megan Beauduy pressed for an answer as to what the college is doing in order to solve the parking problem. Holden said that Cabrini has hired an outside company to look at the entire campus to see where we can expand and build new lots. He was quick to point out that this process will take time and that patience will

help while we await the results. The Student Government Association will be working in the up-coming weeks to organize another follow-up meeting and get more feedback from students and faculty. Junior class president Ryan Norris said, "That's the most important thing, it involves the entire campus, even the faculty, so everyone involved is invited to speak."

"It's absolutely an enormous problem."

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Double majoring skyrockets

Campuses begin to outlaw multiple majors

CRISTJ:-.1MARCY FEATURES EDITOR CJM722@CABRINI.EDU

Many colleges and universities are beginning to outlaw double and triple majors. These colleges and universities are worried that students are centering their lives on school work and forgetting about extracurricular activities that embody a healthy college experience.

According to the Chronicle for Higher Education, career experts say that being, a triple major will not automatically improve your chances for employment after graduating. Due to these types of possibili-

tie1,, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has banned triple majors since 2000.

Robert T. Redwine, MIT's dean of undergraduate equcation said that time spent. pursuing more than one major also comes at the expense of worthwhile extracurricular activities that help define the university's educational experience.

Sarah Boyer, a double major in special education and elementary education, said, "I still find the time to be able to tutor, participate in school activities and even go to the gym," '

"I have long days and a lot of class work; however I am active in several clubs on campus and

help out with a lot of the activities. ft is in the same subjeft area but will allow me to go further in my career," junior Nina Cohen, an early childhood/elementary education major at Arcadia University, said. "There does seem to be less time for anything else, but- it's all about time management."

Colleges around the country are reporting a higher number of double majors then years before.

Conversely, Cabrini had 29 students graduating with a double major in 2002 and only 28 out of a class of 407 in 2003 However, these added majors may be· beneficial to what they want to do after -college due ,to

the fact that they relate to each other.

Many times the students are pursuing another major to appease their parents who are not satisfied with the major that the student picked. so another major is added to make the parents happy, even though the work load maybe toe;°much.

However, ip.Boyer's case, she said, '1' decided to be a double major because T believe it is extremely important that all students who want to be teachers be double certified in special education and elementary education to be able to provide all students with the appropriate education they deserve. Also, inclusion is

becoming more popular in schools and therefore I believe all teachers should be equipped with the right tools to teach students with disabilities."

"I am interested in both journalism and Spanish I would like to combine my two passions some day in some manner, perhaps doing cultural studies in Latin America using my Spanish and then relating that story in a magazine," Andrew D. Linenberg, a junior journalism and Spanish' major at Temple University, said.

Double majorsgrowingat Cabrini

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Think back to freshmen orientation when that purple book circulated its way around the Widener Lecture Hall. Each student took one of the catalogs and became wide eyed as they realized what was going to be expected of them over the next four years. Not only does each student have to fulfill the requirement courses for their major, but also core requirements and electives. This comes to a grand total of 123 credits, at the least.

Some people, though, are not fazed by these expectations. They see Cabrini's requirements and raise them a major. Double major students not only have to complete core courses and electives, but also fulfill the requirements for two separate majors.

Anthony Yuschak is a sophomore double majoring in religious studies and history. His goal is to be a religion teacher after graduation. He decided to declare himself a double major this year. Even though religion is his main interest, he also wants something more concrete to fall back on. If things ever do not go as planned for Yuschak in the religion field, he can always fall back on his major in history and become a history teacher.

"Being a double major is not at all harder than just having one major," Yuschak said.

Junior Stef Ciarrochi feels differently. Ciarrochi will graduate with a double certification in special education and elementary education; this is very similar to a double major. Ciarrochi would like to set straight the false opinion that education majors do not have to do a lot of work.

Although education majors may not have work that is a strenuous as a biology major, they dedicate the same amount of time and effort. Not only does she have to fulfill the requirements for both her majors and the core, but she also has to complete field experience every Wednesday for five semesters, study for the Praxis exams and do all this without letting her GPA slip below a 3.0. Her goal is to teach special education at the high school level. If she ever decides that she cannot handle special education, she can fall back on her elementary education degree. She feels that the two go hand-inhand because whether she is teaching in an elementary classroom or a special education classroom in a high school, she will be teaching on the elementary level. Ciarrochi is currently taking 16.5 credits but plans on taking 18 credits for the next

three semesters to fulfill all of her requirements.

Joshua Taggart, a senior accounting and philosophy major, takes a different approach to his double major. He is content with the heavier workload of his double major if it means that he will be "an educated person."

Taggart did not choose these two majors with a concrete plan in mind, even with graduation quickly approaching, he is content not knowing his career path. He is interested in a variety of things and feels that he has a lot of options.

One option that he is considering is teaching English in Asia. He realizes that what is important to society is that slip of paper that proclaims that you have completed a form of higher education. That is not what is important to him, though. He wants to broaden his horizons as much as possible. In fact, if time and money did not stand in his way, Taggart would also be a math major. Taggart feels that "coming to school, we should all strive for education."

He is currently taking 21 credits. Past semesters, on average, he took about 18 credits to fulfill the requirements for both majors.

Campus plagued by criminal activity

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"I opened my door and he was standing right there," Varra said. "I didn't see him taking anything, but he was acting really, really shady."

• "We heard rumor that it was a guy that's not allowed on campus anymore because of a past incident," Magda said. "We couldn't get in touch with him so we couldn't do any more than file a report with Public Safety."

SexualAssaults

Sexual assault is a crime that plagues college campuses nationwide. The National College Women Sexual Victimization Study reports that between 20 percent and 25 percent of women in college have experienced a sexual assault or an attempted sexual assault, and 7.7 percent of students have been "forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want it," according to

the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey.

Rumors of sexual assault have circulated throughout campus, leading some to further question campus safety. Although Public Safety has received no report of sexual assault this year, a few students recall an attack in the CAC on early Saturday morning, Oct. 18. Alcohol was involved, but the police were not.

"She's pretending it never happened," the victim's friend said. Thirty-seven percent of sexual assault victims do not report the crimes.

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Residents and non-residents alike have taken notice of the dramatic increase in crime on •Cabrini's campus.

"I had the impression, coming into Cabrini that this place was safe. I found out after I got here about incidents that are pretty

serious," freshman Madeline Morehouse said. "Before I heard about all the incidents happening around campus, I wouldn't have thought twice about it, but now that I know that stuff has been happening I'm not going to walk by myself."

"I feel safe because I'm never here at night," sophomore Darlene LoPresti, a commuter, said.

Public Safety is currently shorthanded, according to Schaffner, and they are looking to hire more officers. He went on to say that be, as an agent of Public Safety, and George Stroud, as an agent of Residence Life, are at their "wits' end."

"For some reason it has gotten really out of hand this year. It's far above what it's ever been before," Schaffner said.

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Cabrini Day celebration to promote conflict resolution

ANNE MARIE WHITE PERSPECTNES EDITOR AMW724@CABRINI.EDU

The annual Cabrini Day will be held on Thursday, Nov. 6, in honor of Mother Cabrini and continuation of the tradition established by foundress Mother Ursula Infante.

The two questions that this year's Cabrini Day forum will address are: What is the appropriate role of force in the resolution of international conflicts? What is the role -of the military deterrent in keeping international peace?

David Chiles, coordinator of Service Learning Resources, said, "We are trying to present different viewpoints on the subject of global conflict resolution and disarmament."

The two keynote speakers will be Lt. Col. Jeffrey H. Davis,

Lawyer shooting caught on videotape

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Camera crews watched as Jerry Curry, a 53 year-old lawyer from Simi Valley, Calif, wasshot multiple times on Friday, Oct. 31, by a very disgruntled foqner client outside Van Nuys courthouse where accused killer Richard Blake is on trial. Video footage showed Curry biding behind a tree, trying to escape the gunfire. The shooter, William Striler, was ''tackled" by an offduty sheriff's reserve official as be walked calmlyaway ftom the scene on the crime, according to the New York Times.

U.S. laelkopter downed in Iraq

A Unites States helicopter was shot down by guerillas outside FaJJuja. haq. on Sunday, Nov.2, killing 16 and wounding 20. This is being calledthe deadliest auack Jince the U.S. invaded Iraq in .__ ____ __. March, according to the New York'rimes.

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graduate of West Point U.S. Military Academy and Baltazar Pinguel, graduate of the University of the Philippines. Davis has won several military medals throughout his life, for service in Italy, Albuquerque, N.M., Bosnia-Herzegovina and Korea. He will speak of his role in the military and his thoughts on international resolution conflict. Pinguel was a political prisoner from 1980 until 1985 under the Marcos dictatorial regime. He is now working for the American Friends Service Committee, an organization that promotes peaceful alternatives to violence and understanding of the root causes of war among other things.

"I'm really excited about this year's Cabrini Day because we're making a concerted effort to present both sides of the issue," Dr. Hal Halbert, assistant profes-

sor of English/communications, said. "On the one hand, Cabrini students are religious students but on the other hand, they are very patriotic students. Their values as Catholics are challenged to support the country that they love. We wanted to make sure that we weren't preaching so much as inviting an honest, intellectual debate about moral and ethical considerations."

A big portion of Catholicism is the concept of peace, hence the underlying Catholic theme for each passing Cabrini Day celebration.

The Cabrini Spirit and Mastronardi awards will also be presented during the assembly. Many more speakers will be speaking personally to students in breakout panels after the main assembly.

Fighting among factions is becoming ____ _ increasingly dangerous in Afghanistan. Warlords are currently fighting for control of territories. The Taliban is suspected of kidnapping a Turkish road engineer near Kabul on Saturday,Nov. I. At least five soldiers have been killed in such fights in the past week, according to the New YorkTimes.

13-year-oldloses arm in shark attack

Thirteen year-old Bethany Hamilton, a professional surfer from Hawaii, lost her left arm, just below the shoulder, by a single shark bite on Sunday, Nov. 2. Hospital authorities .said her experience and physical ability gave her the strength to survive the attack, according to the New York Times.

Former Iraqi official said Hussein did not order attack Tariq Aziz, the former deputy prime minister of Iraq under Saddam Hussein, told U.S. officials that Hussein did not order a counter attack when ground troops invaded Iraq because he dramatically underestimated the extent of the attack, according to the ....____ ___. Washington Post.

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Congress approved an $87.5 million budget for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on Monday, Nov. 3. This comes after the worst bout of American casualty since March, according to the Washington Post.

U.N. propses monitoringof plutonium

The United Nations' nuclear chief proposed that the production of weapons-grade plutonium be monitored by the U.N. Officials believe the control of such materials would stem the tide of the increasing threat of terrorism, according to the Boston Globe.

Tuesday, Nov. 4, democtraic candidate, ii Mayor John Street was re-elected. Ha:.:ving ·''"'' beat out republican candidate, Sam Katz, · Street takes his second term as Mayor of Philadelphia.

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Deathbychocolate

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Sitting in the candlelit dining hall of the Mansion, attendants at the annual Murder Mystery dinner were in tune to what some of the talkative guests at the Les Pommes restaurant had to say.

The setting: Les Pommes Restaurant;Baltimore, Maryland; 1948.

After the long hours of planning and advertising went into this year's Murder Mystery dinner, as part of the Campus Activities and Programming Board's Shocktoberfest, only 50 spots were available for students who wished to attend the event. Filling the Mansion's dining hall on Wednesday, Oct. 29t, at 6 p.m., students were seated at tables with a paper that gave a brief description of each of the suspects.

"We want everyone to have a good time and to enjoy being in the "haunted" mansion," freshman Jessica Baliski, a chairperson for the event, said.

A buffet-style dinner of meat or vegetable lasagna, caesar salad, string beans and breadsticks was served to the apprehensive attendants, all of whom were eager to unleash the mystery that was soon to occur. During the dinner, all of the hosting people meandered around talking to students about the other people in the room. They all had something nasty to say about another, but always kept themselves to a secret.

It was time for dessert; a chocolate cake. Arnold, a clum-

sy waiter, brought the dessert to one of the men, who was the head-host of the dinner party and who was assumed to be one of the most conniving and evil people attending. He wanted a piece of cake that was made separately, designated to be his, so that it would not have been contaminated.

When this man consumed his chocolate cake, he died instantly.

The hostess announced that there was a murder, and the students later learned that he was poisoned.

By reading clues that were being passed around, speaking to the actors, and public questioning, students were given the opportunity to find out "whodunnit?" and "whydunnit?" Each student was asked to fill each of the questions out on their ballot, and hand them to whomever they were suspecting.

The hostess called all of the suspects to the front. She went through each one of them and explained why that person would want to have killed this person. However, she also explained why this person was more valuable to the suspect alive. Several students had guessed the murderer and his motive correctly.

After the dinner, the actors introduced themselves and what they really did for a living, outside of this production.

"It was a good time. It was frustrating trying to keep all of the clues together," freshman Christine Blom said.

Art with Cabriniflair

JUSTIN HALLMAN STAFF WRITER JJH722@CABRINI.EDU

A variety of colors, scribbles and splatters captivate the onlooker. Strokes of paint fly off the canvas in greens, yellows, reds and in a continuing smorgasbord of creative design. The artistic intelligence and imaginative brilliance of Hyunsoo Han eclipse the outside world with his impressive art exhibit.

• The Hyunsoo Han Art Exhibit will be on display from Sunday, Nov. 2 through Sunday, Dec. 7, on the upper floor of Holy Spirit Library. The opening reception for the exhibit was held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., this past Sunday. The collection of paintings is expressed by the artist as a loose description between representational and abstract, and has sometimes been compared by others to impressionistic-like styles. cate Han, originally from Korea,

came over to the states on a full scholarship to the Philadelphia School of Art and has lived in· the Philadelphia area ever since. After graduating, Han went on to study and succeed elsewhere, before finally coming to little Cabrini College. He attended Cabrini and graduated this past May with a degree in Graphic Design. He now web designs frequently-0~ top o'f his already busy painting schedule.

Growing up without parents, Han discovered his love of art basically by necessity. "It took time away from everything else," Han said. "It kept me busy. I would make graffiti, designs in the dirt; anything I could do. Ji was an obsession, a hobby. Someone called me an artist one time, so I decided to be that."

Han is an artist at heart who tries to always do something different, while still remaining close to what is personal and meaningful to him.

"If it's paintable, I'll paint it,"

Han said. "I don't pursue anything specific. I look at how I paint, rather than what I paint."

All of his works on display were for sale at varying prices. The exhibit featured paintings from $1,300 to as expensive as $3,200. Two paintings more than any other had special sentimental meaning to Han. Memories Resurfacing # 2 and Memories of the· Past #3 hold reserved feelings for Han.

"Both of those pieces show my childhood memoriess," Han said. "I tried to capture a collage of ·1ayersshowing the coming together and the conjuring up of ideas that I had when I was little."

Dr. Adeline Bethany, chair of the fine arts department, hoste4 the art event. "I invited him to display his art because it's nice to have someone from Cabrini," Bethany said. "His credentials are impressive and he is a very diverse artist."

"I love what I do," Han said. "I take it very seriously."

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Cabrini college graduate Hyunsoo Han will have his art displayed on the upper floor of the Holy Spirit Library from Sunday.Nov. 2 through Sunday,Dec. 7. Han graduated this past May with a degree in graphic design.

Beyond the cover

ANNE MARIE WHITE PERSPECTIVESEDITOR AMW724@CABRINI.EDU

Soledad bv Angie Cruz

Soledad has made her dream come true-- she is going to college and finally living on her own without her overbearing mother and stifling neighborhood. But why does her mother still haunt her every thought and action?

In this fictional story by Angie Cruz, the protagonist, Soledad, has to go back to her childhood home to take care of her mother, who has fallen into a dream-like state. Soledad has never really understood who her mother is. Why did Soledad feel as if she were the spawn of something unholy? Soledad's artistic gift literally springs to life the memories of her mother's painful past. Through this discovery, Soledad's spirituality awakens, allowing her to be who she was meant to be.

This story can be categorized with just about any other story of a young person's struggle with identity or coming-ofage but Cruz illuminates beautifully the spiritual facets of understanding oneself during this crucial time. Description is rich in "Soledad." You become embarrassed with the reality of the situations described so bitingly. You can feel the pain and struggle of each character. You • will laugh at the spontaneity and cry with the climax.

Rating: 3 out of 3 feathers

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MichaelMoore Republicans, Democrats, all humans beware! This Liberal will have you rolling on the floor laughing or with steam hissing out of your ears.

In this crazy but intelligent compilation of curr!!nt events, you will read about many of Moore's theories, like how Mother Earth is slowly willing

the extinction of the male homosapien species, alternative policies to foreign affairs, and how white people in the United States are so threatening - even though he's white himself. He also has hilarious accounts of what he would do if he ever encountered a terrorist on an airplane. This is your usual light weekend reading.

This book is for whomever has an unconventional view on what is and should be going on in American life and politics. It is informative and easy-to-read, providing a third perspective to every story.

Rating: 3 out of 3 feathers

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter has entered his fifth year at Hogwarts Wizarding Academy and Lord Voldemort is openly searching to kill Potter. Wooo! How time flies with all the evil people coming after you. •

In the Order of the Phoenix, Potter has to endure the malicious punishments that a new and extremely sinister headmistress has etched into his very blood. He also has to take care of Hagrid's little brother, a giant by the name of Grawp, take extra lessons with Professor Snape, and figure out why girls are so confusing. Not to mention, study for all those Ordinary Wizarding Level exams. How does he do it all?

For Potter fans, this book is commendable in every possible way. The imagery triggers goosebumps and gasps. The little depiction of emotions are typical of the British "upper lip" tradition but for when tears are mentioned, the placement is well done. You are left wondering how many battles Potter and Voldemort will have to face before something superfluous really happens.

Rating: 2 out of3 feathers

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New reality T.V. for ''Newly-weds"

CAITLIJ."1 LANGLEY STAFF WRITER CEL 722@CABRINI.EDU

From chicken of the sea to dropping the kids off at the park, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are entertainment for the world on their MTV show "The Newly Weds". People laugh at their reasonings and how they are the opposite of each other.

To many, Simpson appears to have no common sense but a I good work ethic a!Jd Lachey appears to have no work ethic and watch sports all the time, but a firm grasp on reality. They, despite their differences, appear

to have a happy marriage. But is this the real thing? They seem like the quintessential Barbie and Ken.

Students on campus seem to believe it is the reality of their marriage, but not the average marriage. Sean Gracey, a senior history major, said, "Yeah, I think so. They' re a young couple in the mix of a new marriage in the spotlight." Some may say due to their circumstances, money and fame, they might live differently than the rest of Americans.

Kimberly White, a sophomore English/communications major, said, "I think that's really how their marriage is. Even though

sometimes their life might be a little more extravagant, that's what their life is, and they are sharing it with us."

Many find the show also is absolutely hilarious. White said, "I love it!"

"Really funny, it shows the true side of blondes," Gracey said.

Some marriages are better than others, some marriages last longer than others. Whatever the case, students find the show funny and feel it depicts the realness of the married life of pop stars Simpson and Lachey.

Combining talents in convergence

KENDALL NEIL A&E EDITOR

KMN722@CABRINI.EDU

Lights, camera, action! The English/ comm un icati ons department is offering a class in convergence giving students the chance to tie in all various sorts of the media under one umbrella.

Seniors Vince Defruscio, Lauren Gatto, Rich Magda, Ryan Mulloy, Craig Marsala, and Cheryl Wagstaff are a handful of students in the class who are actively using all the forms of media that are available to them. The class is taught by Dr. Hal Halbert, assistant professor of English/communications.

"Emoticon" is a story that was written by Mulloy that will be published in this semester's fall issue of the •~woodcrest" magazine. Magda then took the story and created a script that will be shot and produced by members of the group, eventually ending up on a DVD that will be enclosed with the distribution of the magazine.

"It's really great for us because when we go to a future

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employer, we will be able to hand them a copy of the short story published in the magazine, a copy of the script and a DVD that will include special features, and hopefully a website," Magda said.

The group agreed that of all the courses they have taken in their college career, this by far is one of the most challenging and difficult courses.

"It should be a yearlong course where students receive

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12 credits," Marsala said.

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, the group held a casting call and casted professionally trained actress Stephanie Barbera and junior English/communications major John Holloway.

"We were very lucky to have such great talent come out. The decision of who to cast was a difficult one," Mulloy said. The group is hoping to begin shooting their production sometime within the next week.

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Pop Singer Jessica Simpson and husband Nick Lachey at the Tommy Hillfiger Spring/Summer 2004 Fashion Show at Bryant Park, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003 in New York.

Marsala. Cheryl Wagstaff. Vince Defruscio, Rich Magda,and Ryan Mulloy meet in the video studio after casting calls Tuesday night, Nov. -4.to discuss their prc.duction plans.

~EN CATALAN<>Tf STAFFWtitER KMC723@CABRINI.EDU

Witha few strokes of his paintbrush, ~r Dan Varra is creating oil paintings !bathave brought him much recognition.

1-11Varra, a fine arts major, has been ,cttiilg a lot of attention due to his talent of J)llintiJ,18colorful pieces of art that catch a plllSCJ'Sbyeye. Varra, who attended Central CathelicHigh School in Allentown, Pa., did not originally enter Cabrini as a fine arts major. He came to Cabrini for the graphic design program. It was not until he noticed liis talentand interest in painting that he switchedhis major to fine arts.

"Lisa Learner told me I should go for it. I alwaysliked it, but I was never sure that I wouldbe good enough to make it," Varra said.

His father-also had a part in encouraging him to pursue what he really loved to do.

"He knew that I did not love graphic design and therefore could never be as good as those who did love it. He told me to go for what I liked best," Varra said.

Varra is not the only member of his family who enjoys expressing their artistic ability. Varra's mother likes to express herself through an art in which she creates pictures drawn with one continuous line, "She likes to do that on the side," Varra said.

Within the last year, Varra has sold two of his paintings. A Cabrini College trustee,

(C1Robert D' Anjolellf ticed bis talent as a P;ainterandaskedhimto create a painq based on Itzchak Tarkay's "Springtime Cafe. This painting measures 50 feet by feet. D' Anjolell bought the painting to in his Jersey Shore house.

Varra's ultimate goal is to have otherart students study his work, "My ultimiliigoal is to be in a book one day and have soiµe art student recreate the work I have <lone." Varra's has some of his work displ~ in art studios in the local area and ho{ls to have them hanging in more credible studios in the near future.

His teachers have recognized his talent. "Dr.Bethany's son bought one of my paintings." Varra credited Assistant Professor of fine arts Learner with teaching him how to recognize and improve upon his talent, "I was able to get better faster because she is a really good teacher," Varra said.

Varra plans to go to graduate school after graduating from Cabrini. He would like to attend the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, which has a one year extensive program that would give him an even stronger background in art. This program would then help him get into an even better graduate program.

N.C. Wyeth is one of his favorite artists. Varra plans on attending an art exhibit in Boston in which the work of Wyeth's son, Andrew Wyeth, will be on display. Learner's work will also be on display at ,this exhibit.

Senior Dan Varra works on the painting "Springtime" by Itzchak Tarkay.

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Art is an essential skill that graphic design majors use everyday to create digital art. Students majoring in graphic design have to be able to understand the concept of art and what is appealing to the eye. They need to learn how to catch someone's attention and what stands out to other people.

Art teaches them about contrasting colors and complementary colors, which is needed in order to know how to make something stand out or create a specific mood. Art allows the students to get in touch with their creative side so their work is their vision that has their influence written all over it

"I think art is very important for graphic design majors because you need to know details in art to make details in your designs," junior Sean Fogel, graphic design major, said.

Junior Michelle Murray, a graphic design major, said she wants to go into magazine layout with her degree. She has worked as an intern over the summer in her hometown of B"ltimore at a regional newspaper company where she did advertise-

ment placements in the paper. She has taken many classes including computer graphics, computer publication, illustrating and art history that taught her about the progression of art and the different styles that art has underwent to get to where it is today. She said art history was a very interesting class to take and she liked it very much. She also took digital imagining, which was her favorite class. She enjoyed being able to take images from a picture and move them around or add an image to another setting.

There is a good market out in the world for graphic design majors. Majoring in graphic designs can take students many places. It can take them from magazine layouts and jobs in the communications field, to jobs in the advertising and business industry, to computer programming and web designing and other jobs in the field of computer science.

Art plays a major role and it is very important in the lives of people that work and have majored in the field of graphic design.

However, Fogel said, "I wanted to do computer animation, but with my job experience, I may not find a job."

SANTlNO BLANCO STAFF WRJTER JSB722@CABRINl.EDU

JENNA LEWANDOWSKI/PHOTO EDITOR

Junior graphic design major Michelle Murray works on an upcoming project

Do you feel safe

·_Should someone on campus? be blamed? I

Hidden voices being heard

ALAINA ROBINSON STAFF WRITER ACR723 @CABRINI.EDU

Dear Minority Student,

Let's face it: Cabrini isn't the most diverse campus in the college community. It's not exactly a microcosm of the outside world. It's a sheltered environment, in which one can feel outnumbered. The college does try to add a little diversity with various minority-based groups like Ethnic Student Alliance. 8ut is it enough?

How much can you really learn in a classroom? Cabrini has a reputation for its hands-on approach. But that field work seems to only apply to academic pursuits. There are numerous events that just dip into the culture of minorities but it's never in-depth enough to grasp all aspects of said culture. No one event is capable of that feat, but still is that enough?

It seems everywhere we go, as minorities we are representing our culture even if the individual is vastly different from the perpetuated stereotypes. We know that the people we associate with on campus are not the only windows into minority cultures. Just because one African

American student wears 'wave caps• and Timbaland boots, doesn't mean the whole of that community does. But that's really all we see, isn't it?

There's an emulation of minority cultures on campus.

Often, in the world outside of Cabrini's soil, it is of the worst possible realities: Gang bangers, drug dealers, crooks-using Hip Hop as a vehicle to blanket the world with this negativity. The Hip Hop culture is not just about African Americans. And not all African Americans are about the Hip Hop culture. But it seems that way here on campus. So many other stereotypes fester on campus about other minorities. But what is being done to stop these stereotypes?

I started to ask "Are minorities being represented to the full extent of our cultures on campus?" My answer was no. And l wanted to say that Cabrini is responsible for that lack of presentation. But before I put my foot in my mouth, or unnecessarily ruffled some feathers, I realized that such responsibilities also fall on the shoulders of the minorities themselves.

Let me tackle a stereotype common to my culture: African Americans are loud, and obnoxious. This is not true of all ofus.

Stop the splurging and money spending

ing at the top of our lungs to be heard or whining about affirmative action when one ofus hasn't the slightest idea what it's really for? These examples are alive and well on campus--hell, they make folks outside our culture laugh. That's called perpetuating a stereotype. I'm not laughing.

The above stifles the growth of the African American community. It has nothing to do with whites or other ethnicities; it's homegrown. And if the majority of African Americans coming to the campus are of this type above, then what image or idea does the campus see as a whole?

So what does this little tangent have to do with equal representation of minorities? Like l said, we represent our cultures everywhere we go. And the responsibility of erasing negative stereotypes rests on our shoulders. Not just blacks but Hispanics and Asians and any other ethnic group that graces the campus. Why can't one be that positive hands-on experience for other students, instead of stumbling into that predictable rut? I know it's not going to change overnight. Various clubs are already up to the task, but really it starts with the individual. A single person can drive a group to change.

At..YSSA

SCHOENLEBER

STAFFWRITER

AMS12S

@cABRINI.EDU

"Save your pennies!" was something I would constantly hear my parents saying.

I regret not taking their advice seriously. I listened, but I had a serious issue with money burning a hole in my pocket.

Before I even received my next pay check, the previous one would be gone. The worst part is that I have no idea where a penny went.

The first week into my junior year of high school, I went jobhunting. Luckily, l found something convenient and fun: 3 hours, 3 days a week making chocolate and candies. Not much. but it was a start.

Fortunately, I am proud to say that I am very organized and have good time management skills.

Senior year, I spent my days heading to school around 7 a.m. and making it home somewhere between 9 and 11 p.m. Four clubs, Venture Crew, Scouts, tutoring two days a week after school, and two jobs filled my week. I still managed to keep the A's coming.

So, how much money did I have to show for all of the hours

of work?Not one penny. While I may have done and bought what I wanted. I saved nothing big mistake!

It wastime to headoff to college. My dadandI made a deal: be would pay for the firs~two years of school and I would pay for the last two. Next year, it will be my turn to pay!

Through stocks and bonds, I have some of next year covered. While that may be a good thing, I don't have anything once that is gone. 1 still have phone bill payments and a few more credit card payments to make. The chatting has been cut back and the credit card is cut up.

I am fortunate enough to have my parents to help me out with things, but being in debt to anyone stinks. Being in charge of my own finances it not easy. But, I've realized there are fun things to do without having to spend money.

I faced reality and realized it is time to start saving. I will have to be.come completely financially independent sometime soon and like they say, there's no time better than the present.

It is time to stop checking under the recliners and start putting my own earned money away.

Esteban Roldan, freshman Daniel Squire, freshman Megan Franzese, junior

Krista Stella, senior Abby Moul senior

Readers' responses

CAP Board changes approach to student activities

To the Cabrini College Community, Last Friday. Oct. 31, the Campus Activities and Programing Board at Cabrini College was forced to cancel the second night of the annual Haunted Trail. This was due to the irresponsible, reckless and senseless acts of a select group of students. On the first night of the trail, our volunteers had to deal with conditions that spanned from public intoxication, to verbal and physical threats and as far up as a live firework being launched into the trail just feet away from students working the event. The poor judgment exercised by those students was just another example of the low maturity level of a small group of people, on what seems to be a more regular basis each year. It is such a shame to see how the effort of so many hard working students is totally disregarded by so few.

I would like to stop and ask a question to that very small minority of our student body who forced us to cancel the event. What are you doing for Cabrini College that earns you the right to put other students in a compromising, or in this case, dangerous position? Why do you feel as though you can disregard the rules set up by Cabrini College and the organizations coordinating the event? Is it that hard to come to an event sober ? It seems as though for a small number of students on this campus it is. Stop now and think of how hard CAP Board has worked for YOU. Of course the CAP Board enjoys putting on events, but it is not for the sheer fact of our own enjoyment and experiences. We exist to bring our smdent body together by providing social, cultural, educational and meaningful activities. CAP and the other organiz.ations on this campus have worked diligently every day since May to provide you with an exciting and fun-filled calendar of events, only to have them ruined by the lack of disrespect of so few.

The childish, disrespectful and inappropriate behavior that occurred the night of Oct. 3 Ow.as a disgrace to the student body of our school. It was not just cancelled, but the safety of others wasput in the hands of a mindless group of pranksters who were out for laughs. Whoever yon are, I hope you understand that yon did not just pull a joke, you put the lives of students in danger and your sick joke could have ended in a camstrophe.

The events that have occurred throughout that night as well as other events on this•¢am'pushave not gone unnoticed. The student-body is going to start to hold these individuals accountable for their actions; no longer will they tolerate such a blatant disregard for the rules set forth by Cabrini College. Although it is onlya.small group of students tarnishing the reputation of the proud student-body here on campus, your actions have caused nothing but negative static and noise, and believe me, from now on, no one is listening. Thanks to you, a new sense of citizenship has been sparked in the leadets of this campus. No longer will the students of this school let their hard work be erased by poor decisions of such a select few. It is now that I challenge the student body to start and hold each other up the responsibilities of a Cabrini Cavalier.

CAP Board is a group of extremely dedicated student-leaders who only wish to see this c..ampusfurther itself in every aspect. We wish to thank everyone who has participated in the events of this semester and throughout our "Shocktoberfest" week. You, the majority of our campus, are the students who make all of our work worthwhile. We will continue to plan and implement educational, entertaining and safe alternatives for the Cabrini College community. On behalf of all the committed members of CAP Board, we would like to thank everyone for their support, ideas and attendance at all of our events throughout the semester. We will strive each day to improve the quality of yours' and our own collegiate experience.

Thank you,

Mike J. Sofia CAP Board President

SGA restructures student agenda

At the Student Government Association retreat this past weekend, members of the SGA worked together and collaborated to set goals for the 2003-2004 academic year.

SGA will improve communications with SGA and students.

SGA will work to improve the welfare and safety of the student community.

SGA will take action to correct the parking problem for next year.

SGA will strive for student involvement within SGA and campus community.

The SGA Executive Board would like to inform the student body on what they have been working on during so far this semester.

President Report-Jesse Gluckman, senior

I understood that becoming the SGA president was going to be hard, but never in 100 years did I think it was going to be this hard. SGA is trying to implement the new constitution this year and this is a huge task. Even though the new constitution has caused some headaches, it has allowed SGA a more proactive and more productive way to accomplish the task. With the development of over IO committees, SGA has been including more student input into many aspects of the campus. As president I am calling on all of the students to please talk to SGA members and give them feedback. The SGA officials are stronger and have much more credible arguments when the smdents back the organization. We need your input to make change and we need your support to keep us motivated

Vice President of Administration Report-Sarah Madden, junior

As Vice President of Administration for SGA, it is my duty to work alongside the class boards to make sure that issues are addressed to the whole class. I have made sq.rethat at each meeting they fill out a standard sheet from their individual class meetings to keep up with the latest issues that are raised by the students. I have also been working alongside with another SGA member, Megan Reich, on the annual Mr. and Miss Cabrini Pageant. Another huge thing that Gluckman and I worked hard to plan was SGA training in which the Executive Board will conduct the retreat. SGA is in full gear and we are all working together to make sure that the student concerns are addressed in each separate area.

Vice President of Activities Report-Rich DeMatteo, junior

Being elected into this position in the middle of September made me hesitant, however I jumped into the position and took on my responsibilities. My fu-st order of business was to help organize Midnight Madness with Student Activities and Athletics. I became very nervous about the event, but I think it was a success. I organized the class boards to decorate their section, sell links and co-sponsored the $ I 0,000 shot. I will also be working closely with other clubs and organizations; I have already attended some CAP Board meetings and have participated with its plans. I look forward to working with all the groups on campus.

Treasurer Report-Krista Stella, senior

A great deal of restructuring has been going on in the SGA Treasury Department. One of its major projects 'right now is creating the Student Organiz.ations Funding Committee. The purpose of this committee i_sto provide registered student organizations the opportunity to request programming and operational funding from SGA.

$.O.F.C. is a "budget committee" that recommends SGA funding allocations to the SGAs General Assembly for final approval. A Smdent Organization Leadership Development Roundtable for treasurers is in the process of being developed. All of the student organization treasurers were invited, as well as recommended, to attend. This can only benefit each organization. S.O.L.D. will give each treasurer the information, tools and skills to do their job correctly and efficiently. This program will also be used to let each organization know how the S.O.F.C. works and the process in which to go about utilizing it. Overall, the beginning of this semester has been very productive.

Parliamentarian Report-Joe Woods, junior

Up to this point in the year, I have been learning my position as Parliamentarian. My main project has been working on renovating the SGAs office. I have also been working on making sure that the constitution and bylaws of the organization are available to all members and understood. I have scheduled all the general assembly meetings for the organization for the fall semester and put together a calendar.

Secretary Report-Cristin Marcy, junior

It is the secretary's job to keep accurate minutes of the Executive Board meetings and the General Assembly meetings. We are trying to work hard on communication with not only the students but also the staff. I was co-chair of the election committee and we had many freshmen come out and run for office. However, we hope to have even more come out for the spring election. I also attended a lunch with some of the Board of Trustees with Gluckman and voiced some of the students' concerns to them. The trustees were very eager to hear what we had to say. We also encourage students to ,come to our general assembly meetings and voice their concerns when need be.

Academic Board Report-Amanda Brown, junior

The Academic Board is designed to present the academic concerns of the student body. Members are nominated by the department chairs and attend regular meetings. All positions on the Board are currently filled.

The Academic Board has held three meetings thus far. We have yet to be presenteu with a debatable topic, but we have chosen three students to serve on the newly created Academic Honesty Board this year. Jeff Hardy, senior philosophy major, Michelle Ward, junior social work and psychology major, Kristen Catalanotto, sophomore history and political science major, and Amanda Brown, junior math and secondary education major and Academic Board Chair will serve on the Honesty Board for the 20032004 school year.

If you have any questions or concerns about the Student Government Association, please contact any Executive Board member.

President - Jesse Gluckman: jesse.d.gluckman@cabrini.edu

VP of Administration - Sarah Madden: sarah.m.madden@carbini.edu

VP of Activities - Rich DeMatteo: rbd722@cabrini.edu

Treasurer - Krista Stella: krista.a.stella@cabrini.edu

Parliamentarian• Joe Woods: jmw722@cabrini.edu

oo·we trust or deny God?

The absence of God: shouldit be writtenand spokenabout in public? Or shouldit be kept hiddenand under wraps?Two studentsdebate.

KELLY FINLAN NEWS EDITOR KAF722@CABRJNI.EOU

I don't like being told what to do.

I don't like being told where to go, what to say and, especially, what to think. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but I sincerely think government and society combined are a giant brainwashing system, out to rid the nation of everything unique, novel or otherwise in discordance with the norm.

We, as a nation, are expected to believe in God, a theoretical higher power that rules omnipresently, seeing all, hearing all, and intervening when the mood strikes him (or her). I'm not saying that I don't. I don't necessarily believe in the sanctity of organi:red religion, but God and me are tight. I do not, however, appreciate the dogma, mythology and tradition that I am bombarded with every day.

It's inescapable despite the fact that there is a very distinct clause in the constitution, which separates the government from religious affiliation. (God bless Thomas Jefferson, no pun intended.) I find it personally and generally offensive.

"In God we trust." Offensive.

"God bless America." Offensive.

Religious posters in post offices all over the South. Offensive. ,

The mother of all distasteful religious projections is the stature of the 10 commandments outside the West Chester courthouse. How are we to expect any kind of justice to take place in a building so obviously skewed to favor those believing in JudeoChristian faiths? It's deplorable, and people fought to save it.

Can you remember going a day in grade school without say-

ing the Pledge of Allegiance?

remember asking a teacher why we had to say "one nation under God," every morning in a public school. I had to sit in the hallway for the rest of the class period. It's not like I called my teacher a cultist sheep, though I may have been thinking it at the time.

Has the separation of church and state been undermined by groupthink, or were our forefathers just talking about those "churches" that give creedence to God, in which case, what about Jehovah's Witnesses? They believe in God, but they're not allowed to sing the national anthem or any other national credo. They were clearly not protected.

What comes down to is that idea that a country which prides itself on being a tolerant land of supposed equality and the freedom to be unique, novel and discordant constantly and consistently reinforces the fact that we are a "Nation u n d God."

NINA SCIMENES STAFF WRITER NMS722@CABRINI.EDU

"In God we trust," a phrase that we look at every time we spend money. Yet Americans tend to take this for granted. There is no reason why Americans should feel ashamed to express their • religion. Everyone should be entitled to express themselves freely. In fact that is one of our rights. There are people who came to America for that sole purpose.

I am not a history expert but, we an know that the Pilgrims who settled in early America wanted to be free from the Church of England.

Since America is the so-called melting pot of hundreds of different religions it was not wrong to choose "In God we trust" to be on the face of our currency.

God is a non-discriminative term because it is not singling out any one religion. Most religions worship a god.

Personally, think that being able to accept other people's religions is only humane.

Accepting other views doesn't mean that you to

same way. Everyone is different in many aspects, from the color of their skin, to their personal beliefs. To disregard these differences is to be ignorant, and that needs to be avoided.

Of course the government wants to be controlling and try to keep religion in the home, but that's impossible. Looking back at the national tragedy of Sept. I 1, prayer and references to religion could be found on every street comer. The "wall of prayer" was something that still stands out the most in my mind. This was a wall that had pictures of lost loved ones with contact information in high hopes that they survived the crash of two airplanes taking out the Twin Towers.

I wiJI never forget walking around the streets of New York City shortly after these unexplainable events happened and seeing memorials everywhere. The memorials acted as a reminder to me that life can end at the drop of a dime. Having ~mething that is bigger than ymr-.. makes hard times go by with more ease. Displaying your faith should not be condemned.

As a result of the shaking of stabiltity oflives the fateful morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Patriot Day was declared a national holiday by the U.S. government.

It should not take a tragedy for the media and government to be able to recognize that there is something more powerful than us alone. Or is this just another marketing tactic to get our money?

(Which says "In God we trust)

So what exactly does, "In God we trust" mean to you?

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Tennis finishes second in conference

CHRISTOPHER JONES STAFF WRITER CBJ72~CABRJ:>II.EDL°

The saying, "you can't teach old dogs new tricks," must be wrong because the Cabrini women's tennis team certainly learned something new, and that was to destroy rival Eastern University, which has not been accomplished in a long time.

It was a grand season for the Lady Cavs as they finished 2nd place in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference tournament with an overall 14-3 record, just behind Marywood.

In preparation for the PACs, the team had to practice four days straight as well as some ex~a hours after practice.

"We worked really hard prior to games and PACs," Caitlin Scott, freshman business major, said. "During practice, we start off with light warm ups such as hits, stretches and running. Then we start a more rigorous work out with drills and match play."

Next semester the team plans to attend games in Hilton Head, S.C., where it will have the opportunity to meet and play other schools from acro,ss the iiation. Also remarkable about this_ trin is the chance to join forces with the men's tennis team. Already practicing together during the fall season, these two teams will be playing sideby-side on the same team representing Cabrini.

"It's always fun when the girls and guys team go together," ~ophomore men's tennfs player Jack Keller said. "We have a good team this year and I think we can get a couple wins and improve on what we did last year." The men and women's team plan to practice in the off season as-well-as next semester in preparation for Hilton Head.

Although the team hit second place in the PACs, there were many significant and outstanding single awards during the season. Junior Patti Alymer won the gold medal for the singles match during PACs andjuruor captain Jenn Keller received runner-up. Also, freshman Jenna Kane received rookie of the year for the whole PAC

This team is certainly not hanging their heads and is definitely looking forward to next year. "Our team is working hard in the off season, looking toward more awards and this time first place in PACs next year," Scott said.

For information on Cabrini scores and statistics, visit: www.thepaconline.org

Suitcaseschoolno longer

SHAWN RICE STAFF \'.'RITER SMR723@CABRNI.EDL

The weekend comes and the option to leave Cabrini for home is available but with more planned events for students the option may not be the only one.

A goal for Jason Bozzone, director of Student Activities, was to find weekend events for students who were staying on campus or were considering leaving for the weekend.

Two separate events have been planned for students this weekend. Saturday, Nov. 8, brings a trip to New York City to see the Broadway show "Chicago," while Sunday, Nov. 9, is a trip to see the Sixers play the Pacers.

Bozzone said, "The tickets we get are expensive but we don't sell them at top dollar to the students. Student Activites' budget pays for the majority of the price for the events."

Students receive a fair discount price for the tickets. For example, the trip to see "Chicago" has Bozzone paying $100 for 40 orchestra seats but the tickets will sell to students for $20.

Take into account that Student Activities is also putting up the money for transportation and it will pay more than S4,Q,OD.whik only receiving $800 from student contributions.

Craig Vagell, a junior English/communications major, attended the trip to Washington, D.C. "The prices are affordable and it's pretty organized." Vagell usually spends his weekend time on campus but this opportunity gave him an extra incentive to stay at Cabrini. There is some diffict!lty

involved with the planning of these events. Bozzone needs to purchase tickets as long as five months in advance and estimate the approximate number of people that would be potentially interested in attending.

chance to see a Philadelphia professional team play. Bozzone has arranged tickets for the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies.

will bring more events both sporting and others.

Bozzone ·realizes that some students would really like the

An upcoming event will be the Lakers versus Sixers game on Thursday, Feb. 5. The tickets are expected to sell quickly so get in early, Bozzone said. The future

Bozzone asks of the students, if they are interested in these events, review the activities calendar for the dates or if they have a suggestion for possible future events contact Bozzone at jbozzone@cabrini.edu. For

Members of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrate a goal after a recent game. Director of Student Activities Jason Bozzone is working on keeping students at Cabrini on the weeltend by selnAgtickets at .cheaper pricM for events. like Flyers' game$.

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Softball team ready for intense preseason training

ALAINA ROBINSON STAFF WRITER ACR723@CABRINI.EDU

"We are not a morning team," junior softball player Angie Templin said.

However, Cabrini's women's softball team gets up at 6:45 a.m., two days a week to practice anyway. Stretching lethargic limbs and wiping groggy eyes, the ladies assemble out in the field or the Dixon Center if it is raining on Mondays and Thursdays to practice their beloved game for the upcoming spring season. There is also a third practice day on Tuesday, although the ladies do not have to be up quite so early.

Brook Peterdozzi, a senior, feels that these morning drills are

wei

good for the team. "These practices really show our commitment and dedication to our team and to the game," Peterdozzi said.

When asked what the team wants to accomplish this year, both Peterdozzi and Templin looked optimistic. Templin wants the team to do as well as they did last year.

"We want to win PACs," Peterdozi said.

Though these ladies seem to have different ideals for the team, their views on the game cumulates at one point; both feel that the main objective in softball is to have fun, get along and play as a team.

So, what rigorous training does coach Karen Pelkey have the ladies endure three days a week? A special regimen specifi-

Women taking over in gyms across Am~

cally designed by Pelkey herself, which includes cardiovascular workouts such as running and Jight weight lifting.

"The goal is not to make the women bulky like men," Pelkey said of her training, "But to prevent injuries and keep the players strong and supple." This way, during a game, if a lady softball player needs to slide to beat that ball she will not break any limbs in the process. The routine usually lasts for about an hour and 15 minutes.

The Lady Cavs do not seem to object to this strict morning workout.

"That physical strength helps the team in the long run,' Peterdozzi said.

MELANI GOMES STAFF WRITER MSG722@CABRJNI.EDU

If one takes a look in the local Ballys' gym or even at Cabrini's fitness center, there is not just men working up a sweat near the barbells.

Weight lifting is becoming more and more popular for women, and it looks as though it is a trend far from being called a fad.

"Strength training for women is the fastest-growing fitness trend in the country, and is not just a fad," Donna Savage, half of Donna and Michael Savage Inc., said. The couple is behind the design and engineering at Fitness EM in Sutton, Mass.

With women being faced with so many options at a gym, many might feel intimidated by the training machines built mostly for men.

More women are lifting weight because it increases muscle mass and give the toned appearance of muscles. Also the greater the amount of lean weight a person has, the higher their metabolism will be."

With women being faced with so many options at a gym, many might feel intimidated by the training machines built mostly for men.

Tracey Greenwood, Cabrini's fitness director said weights are women friendly. "We have dumbbells ranging from 1-100 pounds and the resistance machines have weight stacks beginning at 10 pounds, which fit many women's

capabilities," Greenwood said.

Since men are often built to lift heavier weights than women, Savage said light bars give a woman the same effect without being too hard on the body.

"Women's fitness objectives are different from men's," Savage said. "They don't want to get big and bulky or look like a man." The added flexibility of a light bar provides helps them meet their goals.

Many of these goals are what Greenwood describes as pros for women who lift.

"People who weight train have a positive self image, lower stress levels, increased quality of life, and better sleep," Greenwood said.

Regarding what the future would be like for women who weight lift, Greenwood said, "I think it is very healthy and important for women to lift weights because it helps to increase bone density and prevent osteoporosis, and every women should be able to lift at least their own body weight."

As women begin to feel the effects of bone problems earlier in life, Savage has created dumbbells that make it easier for women with Arthritis to pick up. Such dumbbells are available at stores like Modells and The Sports Authority, but Cabrini students do not need to travel too far.

The Dixon Center's fitness center is open daily from 6 a.m.1 a.m.

SMITH/STAFf PHOlOGAAPHER

Field hockey hopes to win first PAC championship

ASHLEE LENSMYER STAFF WRITER ARL722@CABR!Nl.EDU

Despite losing their last regular season game to Rowan University, the Cabrini College field hockey team came out on top against Alvemia on Cabrini's home field for the opener to the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference playoffs. Cabrini won with a score of 2-0 for game one.

The girls practice like they are playing against themselv.es and have to play better than the game before.

"We aren't concerned with the other teams we play, we are concerned about Cabrini College field hockey team," freshman midfielder Megan Farrell said.

The women's field hockey team always ends practices

before a game with a cheer against the next team in line to face them. Many of the team members have different superstitions for themselves.

"When we are on a winning streak I won't wash my game shirt," junior halfback Christina Paster said. "I don't want to wash away the good luck."

Some of the girls, such as senior forward Jody Sodano, have a pair of lucky socks. Junior midfielder Julie Smith hits the balJ around for 20 minutes after each practice. These extra steps are not just a type of superstition, it shows complete dedication.

Despite the few injuries that members on the team encountered, the team had continued to stick together and go strong The girls have dedication to the team and themselves. The dedication and superstitions of the team

Goalie turned assistant coach inspires team

members paid off. The team finished with eight wins and three losses in the PAC and 11 wins and nine losses in the regular season.

Even though the regular season does not mean anything in the PAC, the teams that they lost to are teams that they know they can beat.

FarrelJ said, "We are a bunch of talented unique girls that bring a lot on and off the field."

"We are part of a team and we want to make history this year to be the first field hockey team to win the PACs,'' Paster said. Game three of the playoffs for the Lady Cavaliers will be on Saturday, Nov. 8, at a TBA time and location.

The big transition

JESSICA GoLDBERG STAFF WRITER JG723@CABRINI.EDU

Imagine playing a sport all of your life, then adjusting to college while still playing a sport. Meet Talia Giordano, a freshman soccer player.

Giordano has been playing soccer since the second grade. For her, coming to college has been a big adjustment because she is not living at home, she is meeting new people, and doing things by°herself.

"It's very new because now there's a lot of self motivation to go to practice. You push yourself harder because there's a different coach and a different team, and there can be competition," Giordano said.

Before coming to Cabrini, Giordano talked a lot with coach Ken Prothero about

playing soccer. When asked why she did not choose a Division I school, Giordano said, "I didn't choose a Division I school because alJ of my free time would be focused on soccer. I always have the expectation of playing, but at the same time I want to be able to focus on school work as well as having fun." College level sports are extremely different than high school. "Transitioning into a college level sport is really hard because I'm used to playing with the same team (8-9 years), as well as playing in the whole game. The coach tries to give everyone a chance to play, which is good," Giordano said.

Giordano said when the season started there was a team meeting and everyone got to know each other. Giordano also said she knows that she can talk to the captains about certain situ-

ations. She said the other players are also great. "There are different social groups within the soccer team, yet when we do things as a team everyone comes together as one," Giordano said.

CECELIA FRANCISCO STAFF WRITER CAF722@CABRINI.EDU

An orange and white colored soccer ball soars over the huge fence separating the soccer field from the parking lot by the Dixon Center. The women's soccer team practices taking shots on goal. The ball bounces in the parking lot barely missing a red car before coming to a stop.

"If you kick a balJ over the fence, you have to go fetch it," assistant coach/goalkeeper specialist Jess Huda informs the group of girls she is observing and practicing with.

Huda graduated from Cabrini in 200 I. She played for the women's soccer team for the last three of her years as a student during which she earned the right to be known as the Cavalier's best keeper ever. She holds several Cabrini records including most wins (18), most single season shutouts (10) and lowest goals against average. She is no stranger to soccer, however, having played it for about 17 years.

"I mostly played forward," Huda said. "I started playing as a goalie when I played here at Cabrini in my sophomore year."

Huda has not coached any other soccer team before the Cabrini women's team and this is 1 her third season coaching. She has nothing but confidence in the girls as they gear up for the remaining games of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.

"They're just awesome; we couldn't ask for a better team," Huda said. "Without a doubt I think they can take on any team."

Huda is not all soccer, however. She's originally from WilkesBarre, Pa. Currently she resides in Bryn Mawr and works for Corporate Fitness in Malvern at the Vanguard Group. On top of that, she tackles coaching Cabrini's intramural soccer team,

attends graduate school at West Chester University and plays in a women's year-round soccer league. When she does manage to fit in free time, it is usually spent playing soccer.

"I just try to relax and have fun. That usually means soccer," Huda said.

Huda capped off her practice with a drill known as World Cup. Groups of two girls make teams, each take on the name of a country (if there is time) and a specific player tosses a ball out. The team that scores with that ball is finished and leaves the playing field in the elimination process. The game starts over once the teams have all scored.

The team is relaxed and confident with Huda, who manages to sneak in a few questions about how a certain player feels about the next upcoming game, just to check their overall state of mind, before sending them off to get the ball they kicked over the fence and into the parking lot.

L£SLIEGLAVIN/STAFfPHOTOGRAPHER

Freshman Tami Scanlan defends against an oncoming player in a recent home game. The Lady Cavs have its sights set on becoming the first field hockey team in Cabrini history to take home a PennsylvaniaAthletic Conference championship.

DIANA FROSCH/ STAFf PHOTOGRAPHER Freshman Talia Giordano has been playing soccer since second grade.

Assistant women's soccer coach Jess Huda graduated from Cabrini in 200 I. Huda obtained many records during her career as starting goalkeeper.

CABRINI CAVALIERS

Roller hockey dominates

JOHN M. HOLLOWAY STAFF WRITER JMH725@CABRfNI.EDU

Step aside ice hockey. Wheels are in and blades are out. Roller hockey has taken the stage. This is a year-round sport that is attacking the mainstream. Cabrini has picked up the trend and is stepping up to the tough competition.

How often does a small college defeat an Ivy League school in any sport? Last year, the men's roller hockey team beat the University of Pennsylvania.

Junior Rich DeMatteo, assistant captain, was second in scoring in the entire Philadelphia College

Roller Hockey League.

'.'We dominated the competition last year," Dematteo said.

These guys are no joke. The roller hockey team competes every Sunday at the Marple Sports Arena against Philadelphia-area schools. Last year, the team tied for first with St. Joe's and Lehigh. According to DeMatteo, most teams are very aggressive, and there are fewer pads than one finds in ice hockey.

The team is made up of 12 players and one goalie. Thirtyfive students make up the entire club and practice during the week. Gracing the team with his professional skills is Mike Casey. Casey plays on the side for the

Marple Gladiators in the Major League Roller Hockey Association.

More key players to look for are junior Dave Arnold, the captain, and Rob Eshelman, co-captain.

"Dave is the smartest player on the team, and a good leader," Dematteo said. "Rob is emotional on the rink. He plays with his heart."

The game is not at all the same as the original winter sport. First, the line consists of four men instead of five. That is two offensemen and two defense men. In ice hockey, there are three offensive players on the ice at a time. After the four man line,

Thursday, November 6, 2003

. Th utsday, Nov. 6

• CABRINI DAY

• Mass, 7 p.m., Bruckmann Chapel of Saint Joseph

• Women's Volleyball PAC Semifinals, TBA

Friday, Nov. 7

•GRADUATE STUDENT PRE-REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2004

Saturday .. Sov. 8

• N.Y.C. TRIP to Broadway show "Chicago," bus departs at 10 a.m.

•Alumni Seventh Annual Wine Tasting at the Mansion, 7 p.m. (Contact the Alumni Affairs Office at ext. 8525 for more information)

• Women'sVolleyball PAC Finals, TBA

• Women'sField Hockey PAC Finals, TBA

• Women'sSoccer PAC Finals, TBA

• Men,s Soccer PAC Finals, TBA

Sun

• Indiana Pacers vs. 76ers, bus departs at 5 p.rn.

• Mass, 7 p.rn., Bruckrnann Chapel

Tuesday, Nov .. 11

• VETERANS DAY

• SENIOR PREREGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2004

• Mass, 8:15 a.m., Bruckmann Chapel

• Arrested for Hunger, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., TBA

• Mid Atlantic Association for Employment in Education (MAEE) Job Fair, Atlantic City, N.J., at the Trump Taj Mahal, l to 4 p.m.

there are the goalies. Some may find it hard to believe, but roller hockey is faster than ice hockey. A major contributor to this, according to DeMatteo, is that there are no penalties for icing or off sides. This keeps the game going. There are three 15-minute stopfree periods instead of three 20minute stop-and-go periods. That means fewer faceoff's and more skating.

With such large enthusiasm for the sport, one would assume Cabrini would be motivated to enter into an Eastern league to battle for some real national titles. Unfortunately, Dematteo said the school rejected the idea

of entering into the ECRHA. The cost is $3,700 a year.

This did not stop the team's efforts to build a strong backbone. With help from the team, DeMatteo, along with the rest of his teammates, had 35 professional jerseys made through Tour Hockey. DeMatteo said that equipment may be much cheaper at group rates if the team was recognized nationally, hence the petition to enter the ECRHA. DeMatteo said, "All we need is a little support, and we can take this sport to the next level. We are a real team and nothing is stopping us."

JOHN HOU.OWAY/ STAFFWRITER

Above: The Cabrini College men's roller hockey team competes in the Philadelphia College Roller Hockey League PCRHL Below: Rich DeMatteo and Tyson Ehinger battle for the puck following the opening faceoff.

JOHN HOU.OWAY/ STAFFWRITER