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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 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.

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.

(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

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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