Spring fling wrap up

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PHOTO/WEB EDITOR CAF722@ CABRINI.EDU

• It's the end of the year and that of course means three things here at Cabrini College; the seniors are (hopefully,) graduating, finals are just around the corner and of course, Spring Fling weekend. Normally Spring Fling is held on the commons but this year it was fenced in behind the Mansion.

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The main complaint was about dinner, most people didn't like the blue tickets and having to hand them in for dinner and only being allowed one drink and one trip to the food tables. I also hear some interesting reactions to the three bands that performed at Spring Fling, the worst being the last "band"John Vegaz and the Legion I think, which consisted of three white rappers from Virginia I believe. They were the worst performance of the day. They couldn't even keep up with their own beats.

Besides the fact that it remind- Aside from the festivities taked me of being herded like a flock ing place on the Mansion lawn, of sheep, I thought holding the most of the campus gravitated to event behind the Mansion made house 5 which is just a few feet the area bigger for students and from where the Spring Fling activguests to walk around and find a ities were raging on. Just about the place to sit and talk. entire campus crowded the house, the human fooseball, sumo The school's radio station, wrestling, Henna tattoos, Fat WYBF FM 98.1 The Bum kicked Jack's and the various bands and off Spring Fling with the last year. The dance was fun, including a cut out 'homie' that people could stick their head in and take a picture with and a free styling competition that flopped a little more then last year's.

I saw a mixture of reactions though as far as I know nothing from the other people who came major happened aside from a stuout to Spring Fling last Saturday. dent dancing frantically in his Some of them were excited about undergarments outside.

Overall, I think that this year's fling was the best one I've attended so far though I was a little disappointed that the rock-climbing wall never showed up and the fact that in order to get a T-shirt, I would have had to pay $6. It saddens me that I have a shirt from each Fall Fest and Spring Fling except this year because I didn't have the money to buy one.

Saturday night capped off with the Latinos Unidos sponsored block party which featured salsa dancing lessons and a dancing contest after WYBF's cosposonered wing eating contest. Let me tell you, after LU's pina coladas earlier in the day during the afternoon's activities, all those in attendance were in the mood for some salsa dancing indeed. Con-

CHRISTINA WILLIAMS MAKAGTNG EmroR CMw722@ CABRINI.EDU

A friend of mine was one of the people in the running for valedictorian. I honestly feel that my friend has had a great injustice done to her. My friend has done nothing but work hard since her freshman year to get where she is

Not many people having the now w,ith a perfect 4.0. luxury of being called valedictori- After hearing her story 1 have an. The term only belongs to an to ask myself why am I pushing elite group of people who are myself to work hard and get that highly intelligent. Traditionally. 4.0 GPA? Sure it looks good on a the honor of the title goes to the resume to an employer but what person with the highest GPA in good is it if it isn't followed by the high school and college. word valedictorian? Shouldn't the

However, Cabrini does not fol- two go together hand in hand? low this widely accepted way of To be under the false impreschoosing their valedictorians. sion that if a student works hard Cabrini chooses to be different and gets a 4.0 and then does not when choosing their valedictori- receive the title valedictorian is ans. wrong. My friend has worked hard

As the school year comes to a on papers, studies like there is not close one of the questions being tomorrow, has really dedicated her asked is who will be valedictorian academic career to studying so she for this year's senior class? Well can get the job she wants and Cabrini, being as backwards as achieves a 4.0 by doing all this, I they are has probably the worst firmly believe that by not getting valedictorian selection process. valedictorian is a huge statement

In order to determine this from Cabrini. year's valedictorian, the college To assume that the hard work asked those with the top seven done over a course of four years highest GPAs to compete for the will land a person a title that not spot of valedictorian. Each student everyone has the chance to get and had to write a valedictorian speech then tum around to a slap in the and present it in front of a board. face when someone tells you that a

The board was made up of dif- person with a lower GPA has gotferent people from the campus. ten the title they have been strivThere were representatives from ing so hard for is really ignorant. the Student Government Associa- After hearing my friend's story tion, members of the board of I have to ask myself why am I lrus ees, iaculty members and the pushing myself to work hard and dean of academic affairs. get that 4.0 GPA? Why do I go the

The valedictorian was picked extra mile on homework and after the board came together to papers if it means nothing in the discuss whose speech they liked long run? Sure it looks good on a the best. The valedictorian they resume and sure it gives parents picked this year does not have a something to brag about but what 4.0 unlike most valedictorians good is it if it isn't followed by the picked whether they are in high word valedictorian? school or college. What is the point of striving to gratulations and good job to those ...-------------------------who took part in and helped plan out last weekend's events.

Personally, I think this is com- get an A to achieve that 4.0 when pletely wrong and completely that means nothing to Cabrini in unfair. I think that the person who the long run? If I work harder then has worked hard to get a perfect the person sitting next to me but 4.0 deserves the honor of being they have a 3.8 and I know there is called valedictorian. a chance that they may get the title • I definitely do not think that the valedictorian over me that does title of valedictorian should be not motivate me to work harder. In awarded based on how well you reality it does the opposite. can write. That is not what the If Cabrini continues to have valedictorian is supposed to stand this "competition" for valedictorifor. I know that literally valedicto- an it will decrease the drive sturian means "last speaker" and that dents have. If there is no guarantee is fine but the last speaker should that a student who gets a 4.0 will be a person who has earned the receive the title of valedictorian elite title and not someone who then what is it that Cabrini stuhas the ability to string sentences dents are striving for? together and properly enunciate.