Feb. 05, 2004 issue 15 Loquitur

Harcum to house Cabrini residents

Larger class size and resident population has caused Cabrini to have to find housing elsewhere and turned to Harcum College to house some of the overflow.

KELLY FINLAN NEWS EDITOR KAF722@CABRINI.EDU

An increase in demand for oncampus student housing has prompted Residence Life to lease 40 beds from Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pa., leading upperclassmen to question their chances ofliving on campus next year.

Resident students have increased more than six percent in the last five years, according to the Cabrini College 2003 factbook. This is an increase of 289 students since 1999.

"Cabrini doesn't guarantee housing for four years to anyone," Angie Hodgeman, the assistant director of Residence Life, said. "We offer housing on a spaceavailable basis."

As of the Friday, Jan. 30 deadline, Residence Life had collected approximately 650 intent-toreturn housing forms. This does not including the incoming freshman class, according to Hodgeman. This is I 00 more prospective upperclassman residents than last year, and it does not include those students not currently living on campus who have requested housing.

Approximately I 00 people, currently living on campus, failed to turn in intent-to-return forms. There were 940 beds on campus at the beginning of the 2003-2004 academic school year. This number will not change for the 20042005 academic year, according to Hodgeman.

Juniors and seniors who do not receive on-campus housing will have the opportunity to live in one of the 20 rooms leased from Harcum College's Pennswood Hall, a building shared by students of Harcum College, Villanova University, and Eastern University, as well as

a children's school. These rooms are on a first come first serve basis, and will be offered to juniors and seniors exclusively.

Students living at Harcum will be considered Cabrini residents, and they will pay housing tuition to Cabrini as if they were living on campus. They will, however, have the opportunity to eat in Cabrini's and/or Harcum's dining halls.

The question of transportation is still up in the air, according to Hodgeman. The Cabrini shuttle service, the R5 line from Bryn Mawr station on Harcum's campus, and discounted rail passes are being discussed as options.

Villanova houses 36 transfer students and seniors in Pennswood Hall. Villanova has no designated senior on-campus housing, according to Karen Develin, a student representative for the Residence Life office at Villanova.

Eastern University currently houses 50 students at Pennswood Hall. This is their second year at Harcum, and they're anticipating the need for a third, according to John Romanski, the housing coordinator at Eastern. Students housed there are considered "Eastern residents," and they are given the option of having a car and commuting or rail passes provided by the university. Pennswood Hall residents have Harcum amenities, like Harcum College Library and the gym, but, "in practice, they'll stay here for most of the day," Romanski said.

The housing lottery process will mirror that of last year's. Freshmen, sophomores and juniors who have submitted an intent-to-return form will pick a number out of class bins in the Residence Life office on Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Wednesday, Feb. 11. They will then fill out a prefer-

ence sheet, listing their top seven housing choices. This is due back no later than Monday, Feb. 9.

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KELLYFtNIANfNEWS EDITOR

Above:A hallway in Harcum College's Pennswood Hall is empty this year. Next year it will house 40 Cabrini students as well as students from Villanova and Eastern. Below: This sign, outside Pennswood Hall, will be a familiar sight for select Cabrini students next year.

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Housing process annoys students

In the first week coming back to campus, resident students received a housing information letter regarding the 2004-2005 academic year. The letter outlined the requirements students had to meet to be a resident for next year. The letter also said that students had to hand in intent-to-return to housing forms by Friday, Jan. 30. If ~ou did not hand in your form, you were not eligible for campus housing. Even if you did hand in your form, the vagueness of the letter made it seem like getting a spot on campus was bleak.

The haziness also produced a slew of questions and concerns, causing the campus rumor mill to blow up. Many students and parents questioned the staff in the Residence Life office about the letter and the housing pr~ Residence Life gave.differentanswersto the same questions, causing more aggravation on the students' part. The big question is still not answered-what will happen to those students who do not get housing?

The housing forum that was held on Wednesday, Jan. 20, was supposed to appease the concerns of the students and help them understand what will happen. The forum, which was held at 4:30 p.m., when many students were in class, only made students more aggravated. The consensus around the dining hall the day after the forum was 'why is this happening to us?'

The majority of students are upset that they may not be able to live on campus next year and rightfully so. The situation would have been a lot easier to swallow for the resident population if Residence Life would have notified students last semester that they may be looking for housing elsewhere. Instead, students will not know about their resident status until March, when it may be too late for students to find off-campus housing.

The Loquitur staff is usually divided on campus issues, but the majority agree that students are getting the short end in this deal. Residence Life keeps giving some students and parents the runaround and the others are getting straight answers. This should not be happenmg.

In order to keep the already uneasy and angry resident population from hysteria, the administration, not just Residence Life, needs to have uniform answers to the questions. The students feel annoyed and frustrated about what is happening to them, and the ambiguous answers from Residence Life are not helping the process.

In all fairness to Residence Life, they do have to deal with the influx of students. The administration is to blame for the overpopulation. They failed to see when they were accepting all of these students that a problem was going to occur, and now Residence Life is taking the heat for it. The college is never going to improve if the administration keeps ignoring the problems and the housing process is a perfect example of this.

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The housing forum, held on Wednesday, Jan. 21, allowed students to address concerns with the housing administration. Students were upset and disappointed with their options.

LAUREN REILLY ASST. NEWS EDITOR LMR722@CABRINI.EDU

Frustrated faces attentively listened in disappointment as Residence Life Director George Stroud explained the housing procedures for next year. Due to the increasingly large amount of freshman residents, it seems upperclassmen may be at a disadvantage when it comes to Jiving on campus next fall.

"l 'm extremely displeased. They shouldn't be accepting so many freshman," sophomore Victoria Bauer, a bio/pre-med major, said. Stroud explained that housing freshmen is a priority, and it can be expected that first year students will fill all of Xavier and Woodcrest Halls as well as the top floor of the New Residence Hall. This may cause sophomore housing to spread as far as House 4, not leaving much room for the remaining juniors and seniors.

"We are in a situation where we are running out of room," Stroud said. Because of this, Cabrini has looked into addition-

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al housing off campus in local places such as the Kingswood apartment complex in King of Prussia and Harcum College in nearby Bryn Mawr. This option is directed mainly towards next semester's senior class since they "should be more capable to live off campus," Stroud said.

Students choosing to live off campus will be responsible for their own housing finances and the school will not provide supplementary funds for transportation.

The housing lottery, which begins on Tuesday, Feb. 10, is only open to returning residents and, therefore, potentially excludes the commuter population from moving on campus. Stroud said there is no tentative plan for current commuters who would like to room with existing residents but they can expect to be put on a waiting list.

Sophomore education major Christina D' Annunzio was disappointed with this aspect of the housing procedure. "It's potentially unfair for commuters because I want to live with my friends and I might have to wait

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to be placed," D' Annunzio said. Students on campus have a negative outlook on the housing turnout for next year. Freshman Lisa Liberati doesn't think it's fair that upperclassman aren't guaranteed their ideal housing preference. "We pay so much to live here, there should be enough housing for everyone," Liberati said.

The general concern among underclassmen is the housing availability for the future. "I don't want to be in that position when I'm going to be a senior," Jen White, a freshman elementary education major, said.

Although living off campus may be considered an inconvience to some students, many residents turned commuters disagree. Justin Sicile, a senior graphic design major, thinks that living off campus has its advantages. "It's a beneficial experience because you get to see the world outside of Cabrini," Sicile said. However, Sicile admits that it might not be so financially efficient.

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Maintenance problems cause stir in dorms

JUSTIN HALLMAN STAFF WRITER

JJH722@CABRINI.EDU

Maintenance concerns are yet another problem on campus these days. Adding to the housing complications currently in the dorms is complaints about heat, bathrooms and other odds and ends throughout the residence halls. A problem above all that students are whispering about is that Facilities is failing to respond in what they feel should be a timely fashion, if at all.

Cabriniopts for offcampus housing -

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To be eligible to live in the Cabrini Apartment Complex, one must be "in good academic and disciplinary standing with the college," Hodgeman said.

Residence Life reserves the right to place students randomly if none of his or her preferences are available.

"[The housing lottery] affords students an equal opportunity to be placed in housing," Hodgeman said.

• A list of local landlords willing to rent apartments to Cabrini

students is available in the Residence Life office to those students who do not receive oncampus housing and those looking to avoid the lottery process.

Looking to the future, a new residence hall, much like New Residence Hall, is planned, housing 120 beds.

"Residence Life has decided to be proactive in its approach to accommodating students," Hodgeman said. "Some schools have chosen to do nothing."

Transferstudents are left out of the Cabrini loop

ASHLEE LENSMYER STAFF WRITER

ARL 722@CABRINI.EDU

Unlike the traditional freshman student coming into Cabrini, a transfer student attends a separate "Transfer Orientation" that usually only lasts one day right before school begins in Aug. ''I never had a tour of the campus and I knew where nothing was," Jenna L'Italien, special ed. /elementary ed. major, said.

"I was even told I was a junior when I was picking my classes later to find out that I was a second semester sophomore. It ended up working out, but still," L'Italien said.

There are some things that are different campus to campus. Some students are more outgoing in finding new information about the campus, where as others aren't, which is why some transfer students feel as though there should be some sort of buddy system so they can get to know the campus, someone to teach them how things around here work such as the cafe and mailroom system, etc. The system will not only help the new students get to know the campus.

"Everyone was very helpful with getting me situated and answering any questions I had," IT Turtzo, sophomore business administration major, said.

L'Italien said, "It's not bad; I do love the college and am happy that I am here, but just a few changes to make transfers a bit more welcome would have been nice."

heat up. However, the window is still not fixed.

Many students have been voicing their concerns for a while on campus but are not sure how long it is supposed to take until the problems are either solved or fixed.

major works for Facilities and knows the lengths they go to in order to provide a working campus.

"As far as the heat is concerned. I know facilities has been here many nights - overnight, all night," Norris said.

"The first request I put in was for my window, because it leaks a lot when it rains," Kim McGrath, sophomore math/secondary education major, said. "And the other one was for the heat in our room. Since we live in a lounge now, our room is much colder than in the hallways or other rooms."

McGrath said that it only took Facilities a few days to turn the

"As an RA [Resident Assistant], they don't tell us how long to expect a facilities request to be carried out," Andrew Storti, Junior Finance/ Accounting Major said. "It all depends on the severity of the issue. Some things can be done very quicklyand handled immedialely; other things may require more time."

According to Storti, even after he put in a request to get a bathroom sink fixed, it took Facilities over a week and a half to come and repair it.

At times when large amounts of requests are filed, things can get backed up. Ryan Norris, a junior english/communication

For students that are not completely sure how to request something to be fixed or possibly have been going about it in the wrong manner and do not understand why things are still broken, Norris has some tips.

"If a student fills out a facilities request, they will get a returned email saying that the task has been completed, or the facilities request has been finished," Norris said. "When the student receives that email, if nothing has been fixed, then they should notify Facilities right away."

HEATHERD l.ALJ..AIPHOTOEDITOR

This is an example of a student's room at Harcum. Cabrini has leased 40 beds at Harcum for next year.

SET construction falling behind

JESSICA MARRELLA ASST. FEATURESEDfTOR JRM722@CABPJ',/I.EDU

Construction for the new Science, Education and Technology building is beginning to fall behind schedule due to the winter weather, according to Mike Cara11fa, director of planning and construction, and Duane Schock, project superintendent for Turner Construction Company.

"We are beginning to lose time because of the weather," Caranfa said. The freezing temperatures, high-speed winds and snow have made it difficult for Turner

Construction to make progress on certain areas of the SET building.

Although the outside of the building is a "stoe-and-go process" because of the weather, the inside is still an on-going in progress, Caranfa said.

The outside of the building is difficult to work on when temperatures are not above freezing. Over Christmas break, however,

the masonry block backup was completed. This is the structural stone that will eventually be covered up by the stone facade, which can't be put up until the weather warms up. Currently, the windowsills are being worked on whenever the temperatures allow.

The inside of the building is presently in a stage called roughin. This is when plumbing, wiring and cables are installed, which will later be hidden by walls. Within the next few weeks Schock hopes to have the special waste drain system installed and begin putting up dry wall.

There is a big hole that stretches from the roof to the basement where the elevator should be. The elevator can't be installed however, until the building is water tight, according to Schock. He hopes that the elevator .can_ be installed before April.

In the meantime, Turner is trying to make working conditions as comfortable as possible for the construction crews, Temporary

plastic closures have been put up to help block the winds and heaters have been placed in certain rooms. The crew is also doing a lot of work in the basement where they are sheltered from the weather.

Despite setbacks, Caranfa and Schock still expect this $15.5 million building to be completed on time by this upcoming November. Ray Morales, an apprentice for the electrical contractor, also feels that even though they are falling behind, the building can still be completed on time. "Once spring and summer come, it'll just be a sprint till the end to make up for lost time," Morales said

For further information go to one.cabrini.edu and click on the Cabrini College link and then on the SET Project quick link. Here you can find a schedule for each month broken down by weekly tasks.

Publisherstry to persuade professors

ALYSSA SCHOENLEBER ASST.FEATURESEDITOR

AMS725@CABRINI.EDU

Textbooks are a major expense for just about any student and an incredibly important decision for their professors. Choosing a text is one of the most important decisions an instructor makes in building his or her course.

The publishers of college textbooks work extremely hard to get college professors all over the country to use specific textbooks. Some publishers are even going as far as to pay instructors to use their texts. A growing trend has begun and not everyone is taking the student, and their wallet, into consideration.

Textbooks cost Cabrini students "between $300- $500 on average for the year, but it depends," Bridget Scogna, Cabrini's bookstore manager,

said. "Fall is usually more expensive than spring. If you're a biology major, you 'II probably spend more than an English major."

When it comes to the important decision of choosing a textbook, most professors weigh the decisions carefully. When asked about choosing and keeping texts, Dr. Jeremy Rich, history professor, said that for some classes he uses the same, but most he does not. His reason for changing books has been, "some books are too long and others I changed the course structure."

Dr. Edna Barenbaum, psychology professor, has been using the same text for the last three years.

She changes when the edition changes, which is usually two to three years with that subject area, but said "it.'s very costly when they change edition."

Publishing companies have offered college professors around

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"$4,ooq to review an introductory textbook," according to The Chronicle of Higher Education, as a kind of bribe to choose it. "[I am] very much against it, [I] wouldn't ever participate in it," Barenbaum said.

Dr. Katie Acker, assistant professor of mathematics, said she has never been offered money to use a particular textbook. Acker said, "[publishers J try to get you to use books in other ways supplements and online access." As far as if Acker offered money to use a particular book, she said she would have to know, "why [they] needed to bribe." Acker is looking for math books on a CD because most math books are so heavy and the publications on the CD must be cheaper. "Any publisher, who has [a math text on a CD] has a higher mark up for me; it'd be worth trying," Acker said.

CAITLIN LANGLEY & LAUREN REILLY ASST.PHOTO & NEWSEDITORS CEL722@CABRINI.EDU LMR722@CABRINI.EDU

The West Virginia Project Appalachia and the New York City Immersion Experience are two opportunities in which students may give time to the less fortunate. Taking place during spring break, Feb. 29 through March 4, students will participate in numerous activities aimed at improving personal growth as well as community awareness.

Those involved in project Appalachia can expect to partake in "hands on physical work," Dr. Mary Laver, the coordinator of Community Outreach, said. Students will restore and reconstruct the homes and community building that sustained damage in Raleigh County, W. Va.

In addition to these services, students will take part in group building activities and must take responsibility for their personal living conditions.

The New York City Immersion Experience trip has a variety of service programs and activities that involve students helping others that are disadvantaged and providing them supplies and donations with which they may use. Originally co-founded by Dorothy Day, The Catholic Worker Movement works alongside the Cabrini Mission Corps to make these trips possible. In addition to these services, students will be visiting Cabrini High School as well as the United Nations to take part in a discussion about women and AIDS. The intention of these Outreach visits is to raise awareness of not only how one can help, but who to help.

Transportation is provided for both of the service trips. The students are also asked to bring an open mind and open heart, according to Laver. To sign up for either one of these trips, one would need to get a hold of Laver, at ext: 8409 or e-mail Laver at mlaver@cabrini.edu.

You can fill out an application and write a short essay about your views on community service. The cost of each trip is as follows; West Virginia is $250 per student and the New York trip is $110 per student.

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Health services hopes for survey participation

CECELIA FRANCISCO

ASST. PHOTO & WEB EDITOR CAF722@CABRTNI.EDU

Cabrini's Health Services

invites you to enter a prize drawing where you can win gift certificates from S l00-500 to the King of Prussia Mall, FYE, Barnes & Noble and the Cabrini Bookstore. But there's a catch.

On Monday, Feb. 9 Christine Lysionek, vice president for student development, will forward an e-mail from Health Services that contains an anonymous survey which it is hoping Cabrini students will take a few minutes to fill out.

"It's short and very easy because we realize that students' time is very precious and so we picked what we thought were the most important points that we wanted to find answers to and stuck with those." Health and Wellness Educator Chris Hyson

said.

The survey contains lifestyle questions mostly focusing on alcohol and illegal substance use and abuse. After filling in the survey and giving your attitudes and perceptions on what other people are doing and their lifestyle choices, as well as your own, you are- eligible to enter the prize drawing

"Because we want as many students as possible to fill out this survey, we want it to remain anonymous. So when they finish the survey they are given an opportunity to print out an entry form, so there's no linkage between the prize drawing forms and the submitted surveys."

Hyson said.

There will be drop boxes for printed entry forms throughout the campus in Founders Hall, the Library, the Dixon Center, Grace Hall and the Dorms. Simply take the survey and submit it, then

print out your prize form, complete it and put it in one of the drop boxes. When the drawings occur you will be contacted on where and how to pick up your prize.

"We really hope the students will take advantage of this survey and prize drawing as the information is crucial to our office and we hope this will also be a good way to show our appreciation for their time an energy in participating in this project." Hyson said.

The survey will be available starting Monday Feb. 9 and then students have until Sunday Feb. 22 to complete the survey and also to submit their prize drawing forms.

If you have and questions contact Health and Wellness Educator Chris Hyson at (610) 902-8316 or wellness@cabrini.edu.

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Ex-weapons inspector calls for intelligence investigation

K£LLYFNLAN NEWS EDITOR

K.AF722@CABR1NI.EDU

Fonner chief weapons inspector David A. Kay advocated an independent inquiry into prewar intelligence in ~-----. Iraq on Wednesday, Jan. 28. President Bush, moved to quash the investigation before the liJI election. Kay said he does not think the white _g~ house "pressured intelligence analysts to exaggerate the threat," according to the New York Times.

Two suicide bombers targeted Kurdish headquarters

Fifty-six people were killed and an additional 200 were wounded in Erbil, Iraq on Sunday, Feb. 1, when two suicide bombers, wearing explosives detonated in the headquarters of two leading Kurdish political parties during Muslim holiday celebrations. The two parties are currently trying to unite "divided administrations," according to the New York Times.

Kerry wins New Hampshire primary Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry came out on top in the New Hampshire primary, the second upset in as many primaries. In response to the defeats, fe11owdemocratic nominee Hov.,ardDean, the runner-up in New Hampshire and third after the Iowa caucus, named former Vice President Al Gore

Bush r:equests,$400.biUion

President Bush requested $400 biJlion doTlarsfor defense spending for the 2005 fiscal year that begins in October on Monday, Feb. 2. This is up seven percent from last year and incorporates the "controversial" missile defense system," according to the British Broadcasting Company. The White House expects to cut the $2.4 trillion of the national deficit by $237 billion by 2009 by cutting domestic spending and eliminating more than 65 federal programs, according to the Washington Post.

Britisbflight to U. s.cancelled

A British Air flight to Miami, Fla was the sixth international flight to be cancelled to the United States. The cancellat;ons are due to security reasons," and the amunption that terrorists will target the United States via international flight, according to the Miami Herald.

Man RoverbackonUne

The Mars Rover, the second of two unmanned explorers, is up and running again after being "offline" for 10 days. NASA representatives said the Rover was back online after deleting thousands of files off the flash memory according to the British Broadcasting Company.

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Like No t>lace Else!

Fun-filled Friday nights for everyone

JOHN M. Ho~LOWAY STAFF WRITER

JMH725@CABRINl.EDU

Tired of saying nothing happened last Friday? Take a look at what is right next door.

Music, movies, food, travel and shopping are just the beginning of what lurks around the bend from Founders Hall. Bars are within walking distance bars for the late-night upperclassmen. Train stations less than_ a mile away all leading to any destination. Movie theaters play midnight movies that are both current and classic.

The Main Line is one of the ' most known residential areas on the East Coast. Wayne, Bryn Mawr and Ardmore all help blaze the trail to Philadelphia.

MATTHEWCAVILJEJVS-AFFPHOTOGRAPHER

There is apparently no kryptonite potent enough to stop this sex-crazed super hero, dubbed "Pornoman." As for his alter-ego, junior CraigVagell seems to suffice.

Locl<edinto the world of hypnotism

KENDALL NEIL AND MELANI GoMES

A&E EDITOR AND ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

KMN722@CABRINl.EDU AND MSG @ CABRINI.EDU

Saturday, Jan. 31 was a fun filled night for students at Cabrini when hypnotist/comedian Dale K performed some of his wacky antics for students in Grace Hall. The Campus Actvities and Programming Board ran the event. CAP board originally had Dale on the Shock:toberfestlineup, however bad weather kept him from getting to Cabrini according to Ashlee Lensmyer, one of the CAP members who helped organize the event.

"I enjoyed performing at Cabrini very much," Dale K said. "Generally students love Dale K, which is why we brought him back many times," Lensmyer said.

Volunteers scrambled to the chairs set up in the front of Grace Hall vying for a chance to get hypnotized. After a few warm up exercises, Dale K narrowed in on his core group of "victims."

Dale K had the hypnotized locked into his words. Participants did everything from imagine being in a hot air balloon flying over a nudist colony to believing that they had a hot new convertible and waving to some attractive person standing on the corner. However, the highlight of the evening came when Craig Vagell, junior English and communication major, had superhero powers as "pornoman." In order to get rid of a fire, Vagell

was instructed to hump whatever was on fire. Dale K even had the students convinced that a Barney doll was telling them to shutup. Students vehemntly yelled back and even expressed their anger in other less vocal ways. One particpant became quite angered as someone cell phone kept going off during the performance. However, they were unaware that the "cell phone" was actually someones shoe. The annoying caller was a vacuum salesperson who called numerous times during the show. When Dale K would question why she was in the middle of the audience, she became confused as she came out of her hypnotic state."

The real test came at the very end of the night. Dale K instructed participants, while still under hypnosis, that they would not realize everything they had done until they walked outside. When participants awoke, they all thought the show was just beginning and the hypnosis had not worked.

Vagell apologized to the audience and said they were going to move the event to New Res and try again. After coaxing from audience members, Vagell walked outside and after stopping dead in his tracks, tumed around to face audience members awaiting his reaction.

Dale would like to thank Cabrini for "giving me the opportunity to perform," and would also like to let students know he has his own website at www.dalek.com and has won numerous titles for his work such as "2001 APCA Perfo1mingArtist of the Year."

The train line one knows as SEPTA was originally named "The Main Line."

The small town of Wayne is spitting distance away. There one can see a movie in the Clearview theaters. After the movie try dining at any of the •restaurants around the comer. Christopher's is a popular spot with a late night bar menu. On Sundays, they have Karaoke.

Feeling daring, or sick of the same surroundings?Go to Bryn Mawr on the R-5. This is the train going towards the city. The cost is relatively cheap round trip, and once there, the possibilities are endless. With four colleges in the local area, Bryn Mawr has plenty of bars to spread the students around. The Grog is two blocks from the station and on the way try a slice from Bravo.

Not feeling the bar? There is a live music venue in Bryn Mawr making its stand. The Point is located across the street from the Bryn Mawr Fire House. Here one can have lunch, dinner, dessert, and coffee, and almost always some

Upon entering Bryn Mawr Theater, an array of tasty snacks tempts even the most anti-glutton. Get some popcorn and chocolate, sit back, and enjoy the show.

sort of entertainment to go with it. Open-mic nights are every Tuesday, and a full line up of shows during the week provide a fun atmosphere.

The next coming Fridays at The Point include Katryna & Nerissa Nields with Common Rotation on Friday, Feb. 6. On Friday, Feb. '13, Jeffrey Gaines will be holding two shows. Stephen Kellogg will be playing the following Friday on Feb 20.

If that drinking feeling comes back at some point in the evening, this venue is bring your own beer.

Want to see a movie? The Bryn Mawr Theater has current titles during the day and evening hours. At midnight, the reels are taken over to show old favorites

and classics. Movies in the past have been Pulp Fiction and Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Arc.

Two train stops after Bryn Mawr brings the show to Suburban Square, an outdoor shopping extravaganza. Not ideal for the winter season, but come spring one will never want to leave.

Last but not least,.all of these small towns can serve as the appetizer for the bold nightly goers. Philadelphia is the final stop in this article and what a place to end on. If everyday from now until the end of the school year was spent in Philly, there is so much to do it would be hard to repeat ones self.

South Street has small shops mostly independently owned where one would be able to find anything if they look hard enough. Also on this widely known street is The Theater of the Living Arts (ILA). Look for this place on Saturday, Feb. 21 when Method Man plays.

Across town is the Trocadero, or the Troe. Located at 10th and Arch, the Troe has various forms of alternative music. Coming on Thursday, Feb. 19 is Pennywise, and a couple weeks later, Better than Ezra will be playing onWednesday, March 3rd.

Music is not the only aspects of the city. Pat's, Geno's. and Jim's are cheesesteak spots that cannot be missed and the Philadelphia Art Museum is one of the finest in the count~y. There is plenty to do in the surrounding area. What are you

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Hit one of the local cafes if baked goods and a warm cup of coffee are something that might peak an interest.

What is . your opinion of the Janet and Justin Superbowl incident?

Reducing ignorance through lyrics

ANNE MARIE WHJTE PERSPECTNES EDITOR AMW724@CABRTNI.EDU

"Learning with entertainment" were sophomore Rebecca Simeone's words on choosing the lecturer and poet Bryonn Bain to grace the campus on Tuesday, Feb. 3 with his legally lavish lyrics.

Joining him in performing a multifaceted forum were his brother, K. Bing and cousin Red Vasquez. The trio is a Brooklynbased band named Diorgen that presents hip-hop and rhythm and blues to many audiences.

"Racial Profiling in America after 9/1 l" showcased Bain in his best - through the spoken word. Poetry flowed from his lips as naturally as the breath that inhales and exhales from his body. His poetry touched upon

various topics but one prevailed; the concept of racism.

For Bain, the talk about racism is a subject that is thrown around without people not really knowing what it means. Race means different things around the world and he seeks to challenge those that do not abide by the preservation of ignorance.

In his lecture, he spoke of his experience of being singled out in a crowd for committing an alleged crime just because he was black. The biological fictions of the differences between whites and blacks have been ingrained into the mental retina of the American and after 9/11, the world community.

Bain travels to schools and prisons to teach poetry, a demographic that he holds dear. He believes that the circle of fear and racism in America has

spread to be weary of Arabs, Muslims and South Asians. Several compelling questions from the audience were asked. Amy Hecht, assistant director of student activities, said, " Higher education emphasizes the importance of a diverse campus. What do you think of this?" Bain said," I think it's important for a college student to have a conversation with someone from a different background. In an increasingly smaller world, it can only reduce ignorance about your neighbor."

The lecture was broken into intervals by poems and song by the voices of Diorgen. "Our shows are all socially ~nscious events. A discussion is always held and our songs all have a message," Vaquez said.

"I thought [the performance] was amazing and articulate. It

portrait of the African-American plight in America today. He showed a lot of emotion and a lot of truth in his performance," senior Chris Boyle said.

Girls and guys opt for disguise at winter formal

CHRISTOPHER JONES ASST.\1ANAGINGEDITOR CJ5812002@YAHOO.COM

Cabrini's annual winter formal will be held on Saturday, Feb. 2 I st. This year, the theme is a Masquerade Ball and it will take place in the Grand Ball Room of the Renaissance Hotel in Philadelphia.

Sponsored by the Student Government Association, the tickets cost $40, which includes the space for the hotel, the meal, dessert, snacks, decorations, advertisement, as well as the DJ so you can dance. This year, students will have a choice of a

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pasta or chicken dish for dinner now you can see them all that will be served at 8:00 p.m. dressed up," junior Mike Sofia Immediately before that, light said. snacks will be served upon For some people, going to the entrance. A surprise for dessert formal seems to be a complicatwill be served, as mouths wilt• ed thing. "I would definitely go, water. if somebody asked me." fresh-

If transportation is a problem, man DonnaMarie Leason said, do not worry. Also included in who is hopelessly waiting for a the ticket price will be a way to special someone to ask her. travel to and from the extrava- Sophomore, business adminisganza. Transportation will be trator, Jeff Foley has another reaprovided in front of Founders son why he won't be attending Hall at 6:00 p.m. and will be the formal. "Though it's like my available after the Ball. high school prom, my parents Students are expected to supported me," Foley said. come dressed in their best attire. "Now, I am a college student and "You're used to seeing Cabrini though it is a great price, funds students in sweats and hoods and are low for me." Though junior

Ryan Norris is going, he thinks the ticket price will be a problem for some students. "It's $40 per person, but there probably won't be any couples at the formal, I guess because it's $40 for everyone," Norris said, "Ifthere was a discounted price for couples, the turn out will probably be better." Tickets are stiU available and will be on sale up until Thursday, Feb. 12th in the Office of Student Activities. Cash, check, as well as credit cards are accepted. "I'm excited," says junior Jen Stauffer, "It's been a while since I've dressed up and it'll be nice to see my Italian stallion in a suit!"

"I think it was to take the spotlight off of Michael."

-Michelle Shuster, junior

"MTV will take the fall, but I don't think it's their fault."

-Mike Cottone, senior

"She's Janet Jackson; she can do whatever she wants."

-Aegina Foto, junior

"I think Justin did it to get back at Britney."

-Paul Archambaut, junior

ANNE MARIEWHIWPERSPECTM EDITOR Bryonn Bain spread the word of racism and his own experiences in America after 9/1 I through poems and song. painted a good

The New Residence Hall

Total capacity: 254

Room 2S4 occupies sophomores Kacie Green and Carrie Kauffman. Green pulled number 34 in last year's housing lottery. "We got a good number and we picked this room," Green said.

The bunked beds make enough room for a couch in the roomy double. "It's a good atmos- • phere," Green said. "I have no complaints."

House 1

Total capacity: 22

Occupying room 6 are sophomores Jess Winters and Kristen Tharan who are very happy that their number 11 lottery number still got them a good room. 'We wanted to live in House 2," Tharan said.

The triple room became a double this spring, when the girls' third roommate moved out. "It's far away from everything, but I love it," Tharan said.

House 2

Total capacity: 80

Junior Todd Boyek picked number 97 in last year's lottery and ended up living in what he says is ''the best house." "I wanted to live here," Boyek said. He was placed with sophomore Brad Kammerer in the fall in room 217. Boyek's only complaint is that people disrespect the bathrooms. Otherwise, he is happy being a House 2 resident for the second year in a row.

House 6

Total capacity: 27

Juniors Jamie Lewis and Jen Beam had the first pick for junior housing last spring. The CAC was filled, so the girls settled for their second choice: House 6, room 9.

Lewis said she has had a good experience. All of her friends are together and they have new bathrooms. However, everyone migrates to House 6 for parties. "Other people don't respect our property," Lewis said.

House 7

Total capacity: 34

Returning sophomore Nick Fenton just moved in to room 1O this semester. Fenton is living with current senior Anthony Liuzzi, whose roommate moved out last semester.

"I was looking for housing and they said a room opened up here, so I took it," Fenton said. "I like it."

The Cabrini Apa Total capi

Decked out with a full living room equipped table, one and a half bathrooms, a full kitchen with ment 302 of the CAC. This is the home of seniors experience as CAC residents has not met their ex~ Upon moving in, Jellyman's parents had no "It was disgusting," he said. Jellyman's number fou is always clogged, there's no hot water, and the ca

House 3

Total capacity: 21

Number 62 was too low for juniors Patti 'Wimer and Maria Moglioni to get into the :;abrini Apartment Complex, so they opted for :heir second choice: House 3. "I didn't initially Nant to live there, now I love it," Moglioni said.

Moglioni and Aylmer live in room 7. "If we jon't get in the CAC next year, we want to live ,ere rather than House 5 or 6," Moglioni said.

House 4

Total capacity: 27

Room 6 is what juniors Jackie McGuckin and Kim Reagoso call home. The girls ended up getting their first choice. 'We love our house," McGuckin said.

McGuckin and Reagoso have several reasons to be happy. "The girls are great," McGuckin said. Not only is the bottom floor made up of all education majors, but as Reagoso said, "There's no one above us."

House 5

Total capacity: 27

They had the absolute last pick in last year's housinglotteryand still ended up with housing. Room 3 houses juniors Chad Metzelle and Tom Langston.

Metzelle said, ''The room is ridiculously small for two people and the bathroom is always trashed." Still, Metzelle remains satisfied with his housing. "I like it," Metzelle said.

tment Complex

:ity: 116

,ith a couch, two chairs, two end tables, a coffee refrigerator, stove, and three bedrooms is apartim Beck and Dan Jellyman, who said that their ctations.

hoice but to help the boys clean the apartment. lottery pick got the boys their room. "The shower iets are gross in the hallways," Jellyman said.

Dorm at Harcum College

Maximum Cabrini student capacity: 40

Residence Life is offering these Harcum College dorms to Cabrini students who do not receive their on-campus preferences this semester. Each suite is made up of two dorm rooms connected by a single bathroom, which is shared between the occupants. Each room houses two residents.

Accidentadjustslife perspective

ANGELINA WAGNER WEB EDITOR/ ASST. A&E EDITOR AMW722@ CABRJNI.EDU

At four in the morning on Dec. 20, 2003 my view on life took a drastic change. My uncle, Officer Raymond Plymouth, is a Philadelphia police officer. He was responding to a hit-and-run call near Dave and Buster's on Delaware Avenue with a rookie officer. As they were investigating the crime scene my uncle drove his cop cruiser to set-up a roadblock on Delaware Avenue. As he sat in the driver's seat talking to Sullivan, a drunk driver came speeding down Delaware Avenue out of nowhere. The driver slammed into the cop cruiser causing my uncle to be trapped inside. Paramedics, police and fire fighters rushed to

the scene to cut open the top of Now I'm not here to make the cop car to free the two offi- anyone cry or get any kind of cers. I was woken up around sympathy. There are a few points 4:30 a.m. to be told that my par- I want to make out of this. indents were leaving to go meet my dent. My Unc~ Ray had an outaunt and cousin at Thomas .,.,.st.anding known record for capJefferson Hospital. turing DUls and getting them off

The next five weeks would be the streets. We found it ironic something that l wouldn't forget, that a drunk driver hit him. The I layed in bed that morning with guy who hit my uncle was 23 this indescribable feeling in the years old. Not too far off in age pit of my stomach. My brother from all ofus. and I kept getting phone calls I know that we're college stualmost every hour about my dents and we like to do our fair uncle's condition. They didn't sharing of partying and drinking stabilize him enough until 10:30 but please don't drive drunk or in the morning where he was let anyone else for that matter. I placed in surgical ICU in a med- know that it happens everyday ical coma. It wasn't looking and you could tell me that as good and I prayed to God that he much as you want but when it would Jet my uncle live. hits too close to home it's so I couldn't tell you what it felt much different. It's also a differlike to know that the best ent story when you hear it from Christmas present I received your family but when you flip over winter break was that my through channels 3, 6 and 10 and uncle was alive. He is now in a go on their websites and see your rehabalitation center. uncle's face and the accident

plastered all over it's a punch in the gut. I watch the news almost everyday but when you see your family on there it gives you another view on the life of being ajournalist. I'm all about getting the great story and the best pictures but when I saw my uncle being pulled from the wreck and then being wheeled on a stretcher into the hospital it made me want to be sick. I couldn't be angry though because the news reporters were doing their. job but what bothered me was the media following my aunt around at the hospital. Everything that has happened that surrounded this moment in my life has affected my view in so many ways. In just a split second someone made a decision that could've killed themselves and two other people. I think about that night everyday now and it still has so much shock value to it. Cherish the days that

ycu have and the ones that you love. I know it may sound cheesy or cliche but no one knows. My uncle is a veteran on the police force and was just going into another night of work. All I know is that l thank everyone who risked everything of their time to help my uncle and responded to the accident as • quickly as they did and all the staff at the hospital.

What was your best Christmas present? Mine was getting to see my Uncle Ray again. The strength, stubbornness and courage that my uncle has displayed through this whole incident are beyond words. Yes, he was in serious condition but he's alive. I couldn't think of any other person to look up to in so many ways. Uncle Ray, this one's for you!

Creativity at all time low

JESSICA MARRELLA ASST. FEATURES EDITOR JRM722@ CABRINI.EDU

Hollywood creativity is at an all time low. Everyone out there hopped on the reality TV band wagon years ago and refuses to move on.

It seems as though every new show is just a duplicate of an old

one with a new name. Either that or it's another season of the same show. The creators latch onto a good thing and then drive it into a hole in the ground. Even if the show is good, after so many seasons of it, it just gets a little old. What are we onto now, American Idol 3?

I must admit though that there are a few new shows on. These new ones probably won't carry over into a new season just because they're that bad. I'm not sure what the name of it is, but

here is a perfect example. It's a reality modeling show and Tyra Banks is one of the judges. The girls have photo shoots and then they are slowly eliminated. Tyra announces which girls are staying and then breaks the news to the one that has to go and of course she she!15a tear in between each name that she calls. Give me a break.

Another original one (just because it's original doesn't mean it's good) is on VHl. It's about a group of girls that are trying to

make it through boot camp so that one can be the next big showgirl to hit Vegas. And of course one by one each girl is eliminated. The host reminds me of the woman that used to host the Weakest Link. The only difference is that this one doesn't say, "You are the weakest link, goodbye!" She says, "You must now pack your bags and leave Vegas." Now I can't lie and say that I'm not excited to watch "My Big, Fat, Obnoxious Fiance." Or that I love to see the beginning of

every American Idol season and watch all the really bad singers get told off by Simon. But seriously, when is this craze going to be over? A reality show here and there isn't all that bad but seeing it every time you tum on the television is just a little much.

Officesneed better Not your typical c·omm-unication

MICHAELA. SITIRICHE ASST. PERSPECTIVES EDITOR MAS722@ CABRINJ.EDU

It seems like every year for the past three years that I have attended Cabrini I go through the same thing each semester when it comes to my loans. Apparently, the business office and the financial aid office don't communicate at all. Ever since my freshman year my mother receives a bill each time saying I owe a large sum of money when in actuality I am all paid up for. The only thing is that this year it's more of a problem.

My mother received-a letter from the college stating that I owed this good amount of money. My mother in return calls me to see hat the problem is. After 1 get the whole"[ never had this problem at Neumann College while your brother was there. At least they knew how to communicate with each office." I decided to go for myself and speak to the business office while having my mother on the cell phone with me. When I got to the business office they told me the amount

that I owed. I laughed in the woman's face and thought this must be some sick joke. Now I have my mother on the phone and the business office representative in front of me. I decide to give the phone over to her so they can talk it out.

I heard every word my mother said to her.

I think the whole fact was that she knew what she was talking about and I guess the woman didn't expect that. Well my mother was a financial analyst for 25 years, she worked for Metropolitan Life who worked along all the traders at Wall Street Stock 1 Exchange, So needless to say my mother knows her stuff and cannot be tricked into paying for something she shouldn't have to.

I hope that eYentually Cabrini College·s offices can learn to communicate with each other to avoid unnecessary phone calls. because no one wants to go through this every year while paying close to $30,000 a year.

southerner

KRISTEN CATALAN<YITO ASST. NEWS EDITOR KMC722@ CABRINI.EDU

The question I get asked the most is, "Why don't you have an accent?" News flash, I live in the city, not in the middle of nowhere. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone from the southern part of the United States has a country accent.

Our lives do not consist of going out to Bourbon Street everyday after school and work partying the night away in an alcoholic stupor. Bourbon Street is a great and exciting place, but you won't find too many locals there. We prefer to hang out at neighborhood places where there aren't beads constantly flying at our faces. We do not paddle to our destinations along the bayou in a pirogue and we do not wrestle alligators and bring them home to cook for the rest of the family. We do, however, have some of the best and most flavorful foods in the entire country. Try and get past the fact that crawfish are "mud bugs" and give them a try; they are very tasty!

Don't ever ask if we have McDonald's, Wendy's or KFC. You will

be met with a quick reply of"Yes, we do live in the same country and have all of the typical fast food establishments."

No matter what you see on TV, locals do not flash parts of their bodies in order to get Mardi Gras beads that are worth 10 cents. We all have to go to work the next day. Therefore, we will make sure that we don?t appear on the latest "Girls Gone Wild Video."

Normal cake isn't good enough for us. We go all out and eat king cakes during the Mardi Gras season. We indulge ourselves with jambalaya and gumbo while enjoying the massive amounts of floats that slowly go by.

A large majority of New Orleanians skip town during the Mardi Gras season. There are never any places to park and you also run into a huge problem like a famous '-Jew Orleans song goes, "There ain't no place to pee on Mardi Gras Day."

New Orleans is a great place to visit and to live, because it's beautiful, the people are genuine and it's unlike any other place in the country. So if you ever make it to New Orleans, don't ask where the farm and the animals are. Just ask where you can get some good Cajun food!

Whencalfoodiustisn'tenough

CAITLIN LANGLEY ASST. PHOTO EDTTOR CEL722 @CABRINI.EDU

"Do you have enough food, in case you get snowed in?" my mother asks. "No mom, 1 don't but maybe, if I'm lucky I can sneak it past Ting." "Who's Ting, sweetheart?"

Have you ever had this kind of conversation with your mother when sitting in your dorm room the night before a big snowstorm?

1 know that I have many times. So this time I was going to be prepared, I went grocery shopping with my roommate. But as I was shopping it started to snow and I thought 'Oh no!! I'm going to have to drive in the snow! I hate driving in the snow.' Then I had a thought, 'maybe there should be a

grocery store on campus.' In case you forgot to follow-your....mom's directions and go to WaWa ana get milk and bread, you can just go to your local campus grocery store and get what you need. Another convenience would be is if you ran out of something, and you needed it for a project or for your personal health, you could just walk over and get it. Whatever the weather, whatever the transportation situation, you could just walk over to the grocery store.

What if you are one of those people who don't have a car, or if you are a freshman and can't have a car, you could just walk to the nearest food market, right on campus. True, we do have the caf, but, let's be real, Ting won't let you just walk in and bring something to your friend let alone bring something back to your dorm in case you are snowed in.

We have the bookstore and it does carry a lot of school supplies

but sometimes they don't have exactly what you need and then you ave to wait because you have to special ordei: it and that takes a long time.

If we had a grocery store on campus we could get exactly what we need and not have to wait. Like if you need those labels for the portfolio for that one professor, because you know if you don't have the right thing, you fail his course. Or if you're sick and you need medicine but you know if you drive to go get the medicine you will either fall asleep at the· wheel, or that one eye that won't quite open all the way will impair your driving somehow.

What if you are from a different state and so is your roommate and you are afraid if you do venture out, you might get lost and be even worse off then you started?

It just seems that an on-campus grocery store would be good for all of us. And maybe we could name it the Wigwam.

Hollywood typecasting should be outlawed

RYAN WILLIAM Cox ASST A&E EDITOR

RWC722@ CABRINI.EDU

We all have favorite movies, and with that, favorite actors and actresses, but does anyone other than myself find the sudden wave of type-cast actors and actresses annoying. It is as if Hollywood has no new material, particularly in the "comedy" genre. For those who don't know what type-cast means, it is when an actor or actress only plays a certain character that remains the same in all of their movies. When I think of actors that fit this profile, I think of none other than Ashton Kutcher. Here is a guy who started out as an idiot, did a TV show playing an idiot, and then, as an aspiring movie star, played a convincing role as an even bigger idiot in "Dude, Where's my Car?"

Although Kutcher seems to have created a universal staple of non-

Reader's response

ORIENTATION LEADERS TERMINATED

Nothing compares to the feeling an OL would feel when he or she meets their orientation group for the first time. Unfortunately for Christopher Sabatino and 1, we did not have the chance to experience this feeling for the third orientation session last summer.

Staff members of Residence

Life, including Jason Bozzone, director of Student Activities, and Dr. Christine Lysionek, vice President of something on campus {no one really knows what she does), thought that what Chris and l had done could be compar~d to the Black Death. What Chris and I have done seems like something that happens every night for some of us. We watched a movie with three female orientation students. Yep. That's it. That's why we were fired.

"infringed, 4:30 a.m., :released."

The past summer was a summer I will never forget due to many reasons. The friendship we, the orientation leaders, had over the summer was something that could not be broken, or so we thought. Late night trips with the gang on Mike Sofia's Tour of Philly wilt be something I will never forget, because it was my first time to Lorenzo's, the best pizza on South Street, preceded by Pat's. Although I keep in contact with about two of the OLs, I say hello to four others, and I am non-existent to the rest; it was an experience everybody should try to have.

intelligence as a means of entertainment, he hasn't convinced me with his new role in "Tthe Butterfly Effect." All I could think of in this movie is how this "dramatic actor" is the same guy that wears those stupid ''trucker hats," and stages ridiculously played-out "Punk'd" episodes.

(Actually, I hear he won't return for the upcoming season because he would like to pursue his serious acting career, yea right Ashton.) Anyway, to sum up my thoughts on Ashton Kutcher, I would say simply "Dude, where's your talent?"

Moving along, I find it a horrible tragedy that one of my favorite comedians/actors is slowly but surly surely falling into the same abyss of "can't seem to shake a particular character in any of my movies." This actor is Ben Stiller. Hilarious in nature, a truly gifted comedian, Stiller seems to make women sympathize for his innocent humor on screen, constantly tormented by a love he is pursuing, and makes men feel that life isn't so bad so long as you don't catch

your Johnson in your pants zipper. But with this in mind, consider the fact that "There's something Something About Mary," was released six years ago, one would think that Stille, would move on from his role as a relationship-challenged individual. This is not the case. If you examine his career, you'll see an overabundance of characters that are stuck in a rut, particularly with women. So, after seeing ''Along Came Polly," and drawing the conclusion that Brad Pitt is the luckiest man alive, I'm still not convinced that Ben Stiller's career will go anywhere from here. Let's just hope he doesn't end up a washed up comedian, who resorts to spoofing James Bond movies.

Overall, I hope to see Kutcher's career dwindle and actors like Stiller rise up to their pre-typecast days. If anyone would like to email me regarding this or any of my other articles please do so, I am open for discussion. Have a nice day.

One of the rules was that if an OL was in a room alone with & the .door had to be open. There were three OLs in the room and threestudentsin the room while we watched "Signs,"starringMel Gibson.

Therewas nevera time during the moviewhere any of us had left the room,therefore,nobody wasalone with anotherperson. Why did we get fired? Maybe therewill be a betterclarification fromsomebodyotherthan the Director of Student Activitiesor Vice Presidentof StudentDevelopment.because the words J remember are

Although this letter is about the orientation process, my point has gotten across. There are many pros and cons to being an OL. To all of you who have applied for the OL job, make sure you know that you are on a tight rope. Try not to make too close of friends with any of the students, because if you want to be friendly and decide to watch a movie,you will be fired. That is not a warning or a threat, it is a promise.Pleasebe awarethat if you do make a mistake, some of the people in the Office of StudentActivitieswill hopethat the worstwill happen. (I think somepeopleneedto adjust their thoughts).GoodLuck withthe interviews and have fun not being paid. Cheers!

Jeff Foley sophomore

c)o.•i-..a~rtal

What's in Your Portal?

Cabtirlic.ollege has made the swrtdl.

Tom O'Hora says he was blessed; "blessed with an ability to win."

O'Hora, Cabrini's head cross country and track coach, has experienced many great opportunities with track and they have helped him reach where he is today.

A Pennsylvania Hall of Fame inductee in 1989, O'Hora said he "owes something for his success."

O'Hora said, "It takes a special person to want to work so hard in a sport that does not get much attention." O'Hora said that even at Cabrini, many students must accept challenges in life to be a "successful and complete person."

O'Hora first started coaching in the high school level, at Holy Cross High School, in Delran, N.J., for seven years. Prior to O'Hora's coaching, the school never had a winning team. During the seven years in N.J., O'Hora's overall record was 7014 in cross country, and 68-13 in track with one tie.

Cabrini hired O'Hora in 1982. "College is much different from high school," O'Hora said. "In high school there are dual meets where you have a win and loss record. In college there are no win or loss records for either sport. Instead, there are weekly invitationals." When comparing track to cross country, O'Hora said, "Cross country is more of a team sport, while track and field is more of an individual sport."

CTC is the championship that a collection of 40 schools get together to compete. 0 'Hora said that since these schools are Division I, Cabrini does "not expect to win, but are just happy

to win points."

O'Hora explained that Cabrini also belongs to the Eastern College Atheletic Conference and must qualify throughout the season to do so. O'Hora said that --thereason why they are so difficult is that they are only a notch below the standards for qualifying for the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship.

"In the past, we have had several qualifiers for both the ECAC and the NCAA Nationals. We have had about six or seven Cabrini athletes who have made All ECAC."

0 'Hora said as a goal for this season "We are trying very hard to re-build our team. We are off to a good start. We have some athletes who are expected to do very well this year." One of those is captain Shaun Smith, a junior. Smith said, "I think that Coach O'Hora is an excellent coach. He knows what he is doing and I have improved my times inevery event that I have ran since coming to Cabrini. I don't think that he, at times, gets the recognition he truly deserves. He inspires me because he truly believes in me on and the field. He wants us to succeed just as much if not more off the track than on the track. This is something that I cl,on't think a lot of coaches do either."

O'Hora wants students to know that "There are plenty of students at Cabrini who could make a major contribution to this team. It isn't too late for them to step forward, show a little courage and join the team. Anyone interested should either e-mail me or get in touch with Karen Pelkey in the athletic office located in the Dixon C e n t e r

-Joe

Determination drives sophomore athlete

Sophomore Jennifer Skursky has overcome surgury on both knees in the past year to make a comeback to the court.

Nina Scimenes ASST. SPORTS EDITOR 'JMS722@CABRIM.EDL

Jennifer Skursky has been playing basketball for as long as she can remember. Skursky, a returning sophomore, plays forward for the Lady Cavaliers basketball team. Her love of the game is what got her through recovering from several knee injuries.

Being a player on Cabrini's team has been enjoyable for Skursky. "We all click well together," Skursky said. This year's team has only three new players, which makes the team very compatible on the court. "It didn't take long for the freshmen to learn our style of play together," Skursky said. Skursky stresses that closeness between the teammates and coaches adds to their successful season.

Playingthroughpain has been something Skursky is used to since high school. She played with a snapped ligament in her knee the whole season of her senior year at Wyoming Area High School in Pennsylvania. It was

not until the summer she received serious surgery on it and had to go through a major recovery process. Physical therapy bas become a routine in order to keep strong and be able to play.

What a great Super Bowl. Who would have thought when you got your numbers for your box pool on Friday and you saw a two and nine as your fourth quarter numbers that you would even have a chance at the big pot. Good thing for made and failed t\vo point conversions! Yeah right. The halftime show was not set up beforehand, when four out of the five performers are singing and performing songs from five- IO years ago. I guess you got to do something to get back into mainstream America. l guess that means next year we can hope for "New Kids on the Block" and Debbie Gibson pulling each others clothes off.

Sophomore Jennifer Skursky still feels that her knee surgeries are holding her bac:k.

Last year at Cabrini she was unfortunate to injure her other knee while playing and ended up getting surgery again. Now she must play with a knee brace. With the help of her optimistic attitude towards her injuries she

did not think twice about continuing to play basketball even though she had surgery on both of her knees. She did not let anything get in the way of getting back on the court. "Playing with a brace slows me down a little, and it's frustrating but not bad," Skursky said.

A goal that Skursky and her teammates set out for this season was to beat Neumann's team. They were looking forward toward this game since last year when they lost a close game against Neumann College. Their goal was met this January effectively with the game ending with a score of 70-54.

Making it to the playoffs is another one of the team's goals for the season and they are almost there. As of now the Lady Cav's record is 7-2 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference. The upcoming game against Gwynedd-Mercy College on Saturday, Feb. 7 will be the determining factor of how far they can go for the homestretch of the season.

"Our goals are all in check," Skursky said.

Senior shows strong leadership qualities

Captain Mike Cottone hopes to lead his team in its goal towards the NCAA tournament.

Christina Williams

ASST. MANAGfNG EDITOR

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A good laugh every once in a while is a good thing. Whether it is a serious moment or laid back moment, senior lacrosse player Mike Cottone is definitely the guy to go to.

Cottone, now a senior, started his lacrosse career at St. Joe's Prep in his freshman year. Cottone said, "We were good but we never won any championships." Cottone said the furthest the team ever went was second division three years in a row.

Cottone was recruited to come to Cabrini while at St. Joe's Prep. Cottone said he is definitely happy that he came to Cabrini.

"I am pleased with the choice I made and I am definitely glad I came to Cabrini," Cottone said. This year Cottone is one of three captains on the team. Cottone is very pleased to be one of the captains.

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ing really good despite the large amount of freshman to join the team. Cottone said, "About half the team this year is freshman which means we have to break them in." Cottone also said it was kind of hard integrating the new freshman on the team because a few came in with egos.

Cottone said that he hopes the team gets to at least the same point the team got to last year, which was second round of the NCCA championship tournament. Cottone said, "I can only hope for the same results as last year; I j_ustwant to make sure we don't lose ground."

Cottone said there are no real key players on the team. However, when asked for names,

"Being captain comes along the first ones that came to with a lot of responsibility and it Cottone's mind were Rory Friel, builds character," Cottone said. Antonio Masone and Mike As spring draws closer Cottone Piccoli. As for Cottone's predichas even more responsibility tions, we will just have to wait since the new lacrosse season until the season starts on Sunday, will be starting. Feb. 29, 2004 at Greensboro

Congrats to the men's basketball team for beating previously unbeaten Alvernia College on Saturday; let's keep those playoff hopes alive. See you around campus.

"Coach says" is a weekly column written by an anonymous Cabrini coach. The opinion and ideas expressed by the coach are not that expressed by the Loquitur and its editing staff.

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"As of tomorrow, we're all undefeated." These words didn't echo from the Super Bowl game but from one of the many new commercials that were aired. Now I know that those die-hard football fans out there were on the edge of their seats watching the Panthers and the Patriots. I noticed though that about one out of three people that they only watch the Super Bowl for the

commercials and some said for the halftime performances. I guess that everyone that missed Sunday's halftime performance with Janet Jackson wish that they didn't.

What is the Super Bowl about anymore? Is it about the game or how one single commercial for 30 seconds cost $1.3 million? In our commercialized world there's no wonder what the answer is to these questions.

Everything used to be about the excitement of the game. People used to want the commercials to be over so that they could get back to the football game. Now I know that this isn't the case for everyone. I admit that I'll watch the Super Bowl for the commercials but I'm not a big

football fan. I'm a hockey fan instead. Yes, I probably watched almost every game that the Eagles played but I think that was out of amusement. I'm proud that the Eagles made it as far as they did this season but they choked at the end like they do every season. If they would've went to the Super Bowl then I would've really had watched the game. The Super Bowl is surrounded more by what commercial is going to beat out another that it's ridiculous. Granted the movie trailers that were shown were excellent but there really wasn't any stand out commercials. It seems now that through the years the more they spend on these commercial spots the crappier they get. I think I might change

my viewing options next year and watch the game instead because that's more exciting than the commercials anymore. I want to know if the raw love of football is still out there. I'm sure that it is but it's not seen too often. I come from a strong sports based family so I know it when I see it. Even though the NFL football season is over there's still hope. The Philadelphia Soul will be starting their arena football season shortly so you can practice your newfound refreshed football spirit on them. So remember to put on your jerseys and start waving those foam fingers because even though the Super Bowl is now long gone there's still more to come.

Off-season field preperation

Shawn Rice ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR SMR723@CABRJNI.EDU

The field-$ that the Cabrini teams play on require special treatment that the groundskeepers provide for them yearly. Facilities manage the fields even when they are not in use by Cabrini teams to ensure perfect care is maintained for the times they are utilized.

The groundskeepers start in late fall by aerating the fields, which helps to relieve compaction. Aeration is also performed in late May on the Cabrini fields for the same reasons.

After that procedure the facili, ties crew applies organic matter and seed to the ground. The crew

drags the fields, which fills-in any small divots and wear spots that are a result from the previous athletic season.

Gus Feudale, grounds manag-

encourage the seed to germinate in early spring. If the conditions are right, we are able to get a good stand of turf established before spring athletics begin."

St.Joes Hawks advance to 19-0

It was supposed to be a Holy War between Villanova and St. Joseph's, the two most bitter rivals in the Philadelphia Big 5. St. Joseph's surged to an early 27-8 first half lead, then withstood a second-half rally by Villanova to run its record to 190 the best start in school history _ before a sellout crowd of 6,500 at the Pavilion.

in bare spots. The groundskeepers also water the fields as needed for the summer months' dreaded heat.

Cabrini coaches are encouraged to have their teams avoid practicing on the "game" fields and do so by holding a practice around worn goal areas. Feudale said, "Our goal is to create and maintain a safe playing surface for Cabrini's athletes."

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Jameer Nelson, arguably the best point guard in the country, scored 23 points for the Hawks. Junior guard Delonte West had 21 while junior forward Pat Carroll added 16 for St. Joseph's, which had lost by 29 the last time it played on the Main Line.

er, said, "The tarps are then put down and they let sun, air and water pass through which acts as a 'greenhouse' by keeping the soil temperature warm enough to

During the athletic seasons, other than regular mowing, the grounds crew throws seed weekly on the goal areas in hope that some of it will genninate and fill

For seasons when rain occurs almost too frequently,it can be a challenge keeping the fields playable for Cabrini athletes. The facilities crew must often throw absorbent on the goal areas to soak up any standing water to keep the playing surface safe.

"The mental makeup of our team is astounding;' St. Joseph's coach Phil Martelli said. "That was as raucous an atmosphere as we've ever been in, but our players never lost their composure. We didn't play particularly well. But we played tough. I'm tired of all this rhetoric about, 'Who did you play?' We've beaten everybody we've played."

This Big 5 game originally was scheduled to be held at the 21,000-seat Wachovia Center and probably would have sold out there with the buzz the Hawks have generated in Philadelphia this season. But the teams wanted to be part of ESPN's "Rivals Week," and a scheduling conflict with the NHI.:s Flyers forced a change of venue to Villanova's campus arena.

This was a far more competitive game than last year, when St. Joseph's raced to a 40-9 halftime lead at the Palestra and then cruised to a 92- 75 victory. Freshman guard Mike Nardi scored 16 points and sophomore guard Allan Ray added 13 for the young Wildcats ( 12-8, 3-1 ), who grew up a lot in the second half, turning around a crisis to get within 54-50 with 6:48 left. But St. Joseph's always seemed to have an answer.

It was Carroll, the 6-5 younger brother of former Notre Dame star Matt Carroll, who answered the Hawks' prayers. Carroll, who shot 6-for-8 and made all four three-pointers he attempted, drained a pair of criticial threes on St. Joseph's next two possessions to push the lead back to 6052.

Villanova coach Jay Wright tried to be philosophical.

"I .think we played tough," he said. "We just got beat by a better team. We weren't bad, they were just better. [t was a matter of discipline and execution. They're very good at that."

"Our goal is to create and maintain a safe playing surface for Cabrini's athlete."

Playoffs on the horizon

With sights set on the playoffs, the Lady Cavs have hard work ahead.

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After their slow start this season, it looks like the Lady Cavs are well on their way to the playoffs. With a record of 7-2 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, they are just seven games shy of reaching the playoffs. "We started off a little slow, now we are picking it up to get ready for three major games this month," sophomore captain Jackie Yoder said.

This year, according to sophomore Jen Wessell, the team is 'a very close knit team and their chemistry is great on and off the court.' She also thinks the team is a lot more serious in practice.

In preparation for games, the team goes over the scouting report of the other team, run different plays, and have practice scrimmages. In between the busy schedule of practice as well as their school work, the girls find time to lift weights on an individual level. Being a young team, compiled mostly of sophomores, the coaching staff works closely with the players as well as with each other. "The coaching staff meshes well and compliments each other; that helps our team out a lot," Yoder said.

Led by head coach Darlene Hilderband and assistant coaches Kate Corcoran and Steve Harrow, the Lady Cavs have the right atti-

Freshman gaurd Alisa Siderio attempts to work the ball past sophomore forward Hannah Welker during a recent practice. tude and seem like they are in good position to head to the playoffs. "We are jelling right now," Corcoran said. "We are starting to hit our peak and this is the right time for it." According to Corcoran, this team, which has no juniors or seniors on the team, has a disadvantage yet advantage that other teams don't. For one, they lack the expenence, which they are gaining now through

playing their season, and they have no predetermined notions about the teams they are playing. "Having no history of the teams they are playing will work to our advantage," Corcoran said. This Saturday, the ladies will be faced with their biggest game of the season yet, when they take on Gwynedd Mercy. Gwynedd Mercy is currently first in the north PAC and Cabrini's ladies

• Mass, 12:15 p.m., Bruckmann Chapel of Saint Joseph 76ers vs. Lakers game.VansDepart at 6 p.m., from the Dixion Center Annual Faculty Art Exhibit Opening Recption, 3 to 5 p.m., 2nd Floor, Holy Spirit Library; call ext. 8380 for more information

Friday~ Feb.6 SGA Budget Proposals due to SGA Office or OSA by 5 p.m.

Saturday~Feb. '7

Women'sbasketball at Gwynedd-Mercy College, 2 p.m.

Men's basketball at Gwynedd-Mercy College, 4 p.m. Alumni Event: Valentine's Day Party, 7 p.m., the Mansion

Sunday, Feb. 8

• Mass, 7 p.m., Bruckmann Chapel

)londay~ Feb. 9

are leading the south. The game is a double header, which starts at l p.m.

"Never settle," Wessel said, reciting the team motto, which is printed on their T-shirts. With a tight team, tight coaching staff, and a tight motto, the team is looking forward to a tight season.

• Women's basketball vs. Cedar Crest College, 7 p.m.

Tuesday ,Feb. I 0

• Mass, 12:15 p.m., Bruckmann Chapel of Saint Joseph

• Date Rape Interactive Workshop for College students, 1-2:30 p.m., Location TBA

\\tednesday, Feb. I I

• Mass, 12:15 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1-2:45 p.m., 3:05 p.m., Bruckmann Chapel of Saint Joseph

CAP Board Poster Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Jazzman's Cafe

Women'sbasketball at Neumann College, 6 p.m.

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Men's basketball at Neumann College, 8pm

Women's swim team leaves for Grove City Invitational Tournament

For more information call tlle Office of StudentActlvlties at 18410

With the PennsylvaniaAthletic Confereni:eplayoffsdosingin. the LadyCavscontinueits hardworicduringpractice.The team'snext gameis Sawrday,Feb.7 at GwyneddMercy College.