OUTSPOKENbecomesunspoken

JANA FAGOTTI STAFF WRITER JAF722@CABRINI.EDU

As outspoken as the students involved in video practicum may be, they also say they want more exposure if they are going to be censored.

Junior Mary Adam, an English and communication major, admits that in her film, "Jealous Kills," there was some risque language. Host of "OUTSPOKEN!," junior Jamie Lewis, an English and communication major, said that the airing of Cabrini's version of "Battle of the Sexes" offended faculty when viewed in Jazzman's cafe earlier this year and was cancelled as a result. Often times, the students question how they are able to express their opinions and talents when censored.

"No one sees what we do," Adam said. Both Lewis and Adam feel that their work in video does not warrant censorship, especially with their lack of campus exposure. Lewis said, "We were censored a lot." She is particularly upset about the incident with Battle of the Sexes. "This is student-run and this what students do," said Lewis.

Junior English and communication major Craig Vagell, another video practicum student, said he also feels censored. "Cathy (Yungmann, associate professor of communications] has given us the opportunity to entertain students with attractive segments."

Lewis feels that students in Cabrini video should continue to push the !imit because "that's what people want to see."

From college yearbook to literary magazine, Woodcrest is a teaching, publishing lab where students get the opportunity to tell their own stories without feeling censored. "This is real writing, we don't want it to be safe," professor of English and communication

Charlie McCormick said. McCormick advises publishing the spring magazine, while Dr. Frechie advises the fall edition.

Wrjting for Woodcrest means taking the COM 320 course that is taught bo,th semesters, with a publication printed at the end of each semester. There are two publications each year, the fall session is taught by English and communication professor Dr. Seth Frechie and focuses primarily on creative writing and photography. McCormick teaches the spring session which focuses on non-fiction writing and includes senior portraits. There are two publications each year. The spring 2004 edition is set to

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come out next week.

McCormick and Frechie encourage students who write for The Woodcrest to write about independent issues in uncomfortable ways. Senior Lucy Truglio said that Frechie and McCormick want to give students a sense of literary expression. "They don't censor us," Truglio said. "Sometimes I think Frechie wants us to push the envelope." Freebie said, "We've placed very few limits on student expression."

McCormick recalls the first piece that ever made him nervous. It was written by senior Vince DeFruscio, entitled "Cupcakes and God," a story about Mother Ursula, recently deceased founder of Cabrini. McCormick and DeFruscio worked with the ~ontroversial piece and it ran in The Woodcrest.

The most recent Woodcrest "wow" was published in the fall edition of this year's Woodcrest. The picture, taken by English and communication major Cecelia Francisco, featured a comedic photo of a student showing her backside. It was ·a form of artistic expression. "I didn't personally like it," Truglio said. DeFruscio felt it undermined the hard work and creativity of Woodcrest."

This is a student-run publication with a primary editorial board of students who make all of the decisions. "I don't know that we've ever published work that I don't feel comfortable about," Freebie said. "If people are writing responsibly and if there's significant creative justification I think that spe.iks for itself."