Life cut short by driver Boredom strikes under the influence • campus again

LAURA VA~ DE PETTE GL"EST WRITER LCV722@CABRINI.EDU

Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart.

Cling to them as you would your life, for without them life is meaningless.

Don't let your life slip • through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.

moment and having a great time. While I was living up the night, a woman only a few years older than I was trying to take back the terror of the night. Around 3 various hospitals under the supervision of Pennsylvania's finest neurosurgeons but their efforts could not bring Dougherty to life. Several machines were operating to breathe for him and Dougherty would remain in a vegetative state until Jan. 3, 2003 when he died. of the opportunity.

By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.

-Anonymous

Many of you may have noticed the large handmade sign that was posted on the front lawn of Founder's Hall a few weeks ago; it is a reminder to keep yourself and your friends safe when alcohol is involved. When I saw that sign I was reminded of a personal loss that I recently suffered due to alcohol and the way in which it has changed my perspective on the sanctity of life.

Students may take this week lightly, not giving much thought to what SADD's foundation is built upon, but if any of you have experienced heartache due to alcohol and drug related accidents than you understand the importance of being aware. For those of you who are fortunate to have never been affected by alcohol and drugs, I hope my personal experience provides insight into the importance of alcohol awareness.

On New Year's Day of 2003, I, like many people, was at a party with friends and was living in the a.m., Laurie Senkow struck James Dougherty as he crossed West Chester Pike in front of his Norwood apartment. Senkow fled the gruesome scene and continued to drive her damaged Firebird with bloodstains on the hood. She arrived at her boyfriend's apartment and when questioned about the damage, Senkow claimed she had , killed a deer. The supposed deer was my 36year-old cousin.

Senkow left my cousin unconscious with severe wounds on his head as well as several broken bones; he was bleeding profusely just feet from his home. Not only did she fail to drink responsibly, she attempted to cover any evidence with a car wash the following day and new car parts which her dad agreed to buy. Fortunately, an affidavit signed by Senkow's boyfriend and a description of the damaged firebird by the car wash attendant provided enough evidence for police to pursue Senkow. Hair follicles on the hood of Senkow's car matched that of Dougherty.

Senkow was on trial in July and is currently serving a I 5-month sentence. Although it was a relief to know that the woman who caused my family's heartache was accounted for, her punishment would never bring my cousin back into my life.

Dougherty spent three days in

My cousin's death was a tragedy to my family and left all of us questioning the role we were to play in the world. I never thought much about my family and the time we spent together. Although since my cousin's death I value the time I spend with the people I love most. My life and the way I value it, has changed dramatically 'as a result of an accident that could have easily been avoided had alcohol not been involved. The woman who killed my cousin has had to accept her irresponsibility and reflect on how she destroyed the life of a young man and forever changed the lives of his loving family. The death ofmy cousin has broken my heart but has also taught me to

K.ruSTEN CATALANOTTO STAFF WRITER KMC723 @CABRINI.EDU

"I'm bored," seems to be the popular phrase here at Cabrini on the weekends. I know that there are things to do around campus a majority of the time, so just get out and attend events.

The Campus Activities and Programming Board works hard all year round to make sure the student body has fun events to attend throughout the academic year. So far this year the group has organized a large amount of events ranging from pudding wrestling to mind reading. I know that I have gone to a number of the events and still continue to see them poorly attended. This saddens me, because l constantly hear people complaining how bored they are. Just get out of enjoy each day for what it is your rooms. worth. Life is full of small bless- Another thing that concerns ings that we look past everyday of me is that those who do attend our Jives. these events are usually the school

The purpose of this story is "leade~" who are m~re than likenot to preach about responsible ly ~mg or supportmg someone drinking and designated drivers runrung the event. I guarantee that rather to spawn a new way of if you ~o to one of these events, looking at each day. I hope of all you will see the same faces, you realize how lucky you are to because these are the people who be alive. Give respect to your life care. and enjoy what it has to offer I know everyone has busy regardless of how small a bless- schedules, but we all need downing your day may offer. time. Thousands of dollars are spent to get comedians, magicians and monkeys to entertain us, so seize the day and take advantage

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Another issue r would like to address is school participation in the Student Government Organization. SGA has 37 representatives who were elected to represent the entire. student body. It works extremely hard to get your voice heard, but the majority of the time, it is brushed off.

When things are not getting done, many administrators look to SGA representatives for answers. These representatives are often left scrambling for answers because they get little feed-back from their peers.

It is extremely important that you let your representatives know what you want done. I co-chair the food committee for SGA and I find myself constantly running into a brick wall because people want to complain, but they don't go through the proper channels to actually get anything done about the problem. The SGA office is located inside the Jazzman's Cafe, right across the mailroom. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to leave a note and the proper representatives will see what they can get done.

SGA and CAP Board want to see this school succeed in being a place where students want to stay on the weekends. We can hold each other accountable and work together in order to achieve this realistic goal.

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