Don't miss a thing at· Cabrini's Spring Fling

NINA SCIMENES SPORTS EDITOR NMS722@CABRINT.EDU

Spring fever has hit and Cabrini is going to be "Hot, Hot, Hot" Friday, April 23 through Saturday, April 24 for its annual Spring Fling. This weekend is infamous for being the highlight of Cabrini student's spring-semester-social lives. It's a time when the campus is full of people looking to have an enjoyable time. Events will take place 3 p.m.- 7 p.m. behind the mansion on the lawn.

Spring fling is going to jump start on Friday, April 23 during a dance in Grace Hall hosted by Cabrini's radio station, the Burn. The dance will be from l O p.m. until l a.m. Students will get a chance to show the campus their rhyming skills during a freestyle competition during the dance around 11 p.m. or 12 a.m. The winner is awarded with a $100 gift certificate to the King of Prussia Mall.

Mark Tripolitisotis and Caitlin Scott are both co-chairs for CAP Board's festivities on the mansion lawn. They will be assisted by many of the campus groups and clubs. They would appreciate volunteers to show up Friday at 5 p.m. or anytime to help set up. There will be three inflatable attractions, a rock wall, a velcro wall and a sumo wrestling ring.

Spring Fling for the first time is having an outside business food vendor, Fat Jack's. They have college campus favorites, and new munchies to try throughout the day. Fat Jack's concession foods have a unique menu with everything from cheese steaks and funnel cakes, to fried Oreos. Having an on-campus vendor for food options can help eliminate runs to Wawa off-campus.

Music will be blastingto a variety of beats with the local radio station Wired 96.5 FM, Cabrini's radio station 89.l W)'BF-FM the Burn and a local band performing live. There will be a little bit of everything, hiphop, pop, and your personal requests will make it a well-rounded success.

Don't forget your wallet and photo identification behind. CAP Board will be selling t-shirts for $6. A Cabrini student colorfully and cleverly designed the shirt. "This year the shirts cost a little, but it's worth it to dish outthe money," said Tripolitisotis. The mansion lawn will have perimeters fenced off with a temporary orange fence in hopes to control the crowd. Cabrini students will get in for free with their student ID and guest have a $3 admission fee. Guests will be able to come and go as they wish throughout the event with guest passes to show at the gateway entrance. The college is expecting a large turnout to attend the event and want to make sure that everything is run smoothly.

If things get too heated, you can take a break and chill with frozen non-alcoholic pina colladas sold by Latinos Unidos throughout the day. Another opportunity to spend some extra cash is at a special vender new to Cabrini. A selection of fashionable accessories by Lunar Designs will be selling a variety of purses, and jewelry to go with your new spring wardrobe.

Students are making sure they are free for the weekend so they don't miss out on a thing.

"It's the one time of the year that everyone stays and parties," sophomore Andrew Mindnich said.

"I'm hoping it's a repeat of last year's," sophomore Christopher Leeds said. Upperclassmen have high expectations for the weekend because it is a tradition that the college is proud of having on its campus.

Freshmen do not know what to expect since they have not seen the campus at its peak.

"I heard its fun; I don't know that much about it. Spring Fling is intriguing, I'm going because I want to figure out what it is all about," freshman elementary education major Jori Edwards said.

The fun continues on after the CAP Board's activities on the mansion lawn with 89.1

The Bum's wing eating competition at 8 p.m. This is an annual event that awards the winner with generous prizes. For those who cannot attend the event will still have the opportunity to not miss a thing by tuning into the radio. People will get the chance to tune in and listen to their friends on the air. Be sure to listen to the radio for any updates in case of a student scheduling alteration.

Latinos Unidos will end the day with their event, Azucar. Free sombreros will be passed out to the first l 00 people and there will be a salsa instructor giving lessons followed by a dance contest. You can also win prizes that will be raffled off.

For better or for worse?

CRISTIN MARCY STAFF WRITER CJM722@CABRINI.EDU

Cabrini College will be celebrating the end of the semester with the traditional event of Spring Fling on Saturday, April 24. However compared to previous years, this year there will be some major changes. Throughout the past two years Cabrini has been trying to make changes to better the campus. This year's Spring Fling has some changes that have students puzzled.

"I know that safety is important but they are taking too many extremes and they are going to drive down the attendance," Jenn Keller, marketing major, said According to Student Activities, one of the first changes would be the location of the event. In the past, afternoon activities were held on the commons with a barbeque lunch. However, this year the event bas been moved to an enclosed area behind ·themansion. There are going to be coupons banded out through the mail that students will have to present to eat the Dining Services meal. There will also be Fat Jack's catering at the events where students may decide to purchase a cheese steak or fried Oreo.

In past years, students were able to bring drinks into the event area. Conversely, this year students are not permitted to bring in their own drinks into the area whether it is sealed or unsealed.

To assure a safe event students who will be having guest during Spring Fling are required to show photo ID and pay $3 to obtain a guest pass. Students are not allowed to have more than two guests who must be accompanied by the Cabrini student at all times.

"I think it is rude to ha".e guests pay and we have to pay for food," said Stephanie Christ, a business major. •

One small Cabrini tradition during Spring Fling included students gathering at the tennis courts at the end of the night. Once again students will not be permitted on the tennis courts because they just got resurfaced and can be damaged. " I can understand them not wanting them on the tennis courts cause they do not want them damaged but I do not think they need to bring in the police to enforce these rules," Christ said.

One thing that many students are disappointed about would be not getting the traditional Spring Fling free t-shirt. This year the tshirts will be on sale for $6. Spring Fling tshirts have been on sale since Monday, April 19.

"I think it is ridiculous that our parents pay all this money and we have to pay more money on this weekend that our college is actually a real college, they should just let us have fun," Katie Hogan said.