Women professors earn about 80 percent of what men professors earn, according to the American Association of University Professors. Although the laws enforce equal pay among women and men in the workplace, specific examples prove that equally qualified and experienced women earn less than their male counterparts.
Extending from the clear glass doors of the Residence Life office, down the hall and around the bend in front of the art studio, stood groups of anxious freshmen, sophomores and juniors.
Many stood in groups, ready to pick a number for the
housing lottery. Their hopes lie in a brown paper bag, which held shredded pieces of paper containing housing lottery numbers. The goal; gather together, go in as a group of prospective roommates and then pick a number out of the bag, hoping it was the lowest number possible in order to get their first choice of housing.
“The housing process is a two-way street,” Amanda
Popovitch, a sophomore and political science major, said.
“It’s great if you show up at the last minute and get a great number, like I happened too, but it’s not so great if you waited in that line for an hour during your lunch break and get number 250.”
Freshmen, sophomores and juniors submitted their intent to return housing forms last
Dr. Sharon Schwarze, a philosophy professor, and Dr. Jerry Zurek, the chairman of the English and communication department, were hired by Cabrini’s administration on the same day in 1971. Although both were equally qualified, Zurek was paid more than Schwarze.
“WhenIinquiredasto why I was hired at a lower salary than he wasIwas tolditwas becausehe hadawifetosupport. The implicationwassince Ihada husband tosupportme Iwas notworthasmuch,” Schwarze said.
“I know it happened in the past. I think that people with equal qualifications in comparable jobs should earn the same money,” Zurek said.
The American Association of University Professors also states that “women professors make up 50 percent of faculty at commu-
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Strong activism in the world is an essential part of the Ivy Young Willis Award, an idea that Cabrini College reiterates yearly with the presentation of this award to a woman. The 2005 recipient will be Pennsylvania State Senator Connie Williams. The award will be presented on Thursday, March 17, at 7 p.m. in the Widener Center Lecture Hall.
The Ivy Young Willis Award started in 1992 at Cabrini College and is awarded to women who have made, and continue to make, creative and progressive contributions to improve the climate and conduct of public affairs. The award was cre-
ated by Ivy Young Willis’ husband, William Willis, a retired political science professor from Temple University, and his daughter, Martha Dale, the director of alumni affairs at Cabrini College.
Ivy Young Willis was a teacher, school administrator and reading consultant in the Pittsburgh school system for over 20 years. She was a member of the League of Women Voters and World Affair Council in Philadelphia. She took a lifelong, lively interest in public affairs.
Dr. Jolyon Girard, history and political science professor, said that Willis set up a small fund and wanted a department to compete for an award that would honor their mother. Their goal, he said, “was to bring women of substance to the college to serve as
role models to our students.”
Dale said that they chose Cabrini to host this award because of its small-school atmosphere and she is very pleased at how the school has handled the award.
In 1992, Cabrini presented the first Ivy Young Willis Award to Constance Clayton, school superintendent of Philadelphia. Cabrini promised to uphold the privilege of seeking out an individual each year to bring to the campus and present to the community about their contributions in the world.
Soon after the first recipient was announced, the award became more international as the 1993 recipient was the President of Nicaragua, Violetta Chamorro. Then Chai Ling, a Chinese civil rights activist, who led stu-
dent protests in Tiananmen Square in the People’s Republic of China.
Girard explained that their method of choosing a recipient is quite simple. “We go out and literally find people of substance, women, who have made some contribution of significance to their community,” Girard said. However, they do not all have to be involved in politics. The 2003 recipient, Trudy Rubin, was a foreign policy columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer and in 2000, Happy Fernandez, president of the Philadelphia College of Art won the award.
There is no formal committee that chooses the nominees. Girard said that what he does is
nity colleges, 41 percent of faculty at baccalaureate and master’s degree institutions, and 33 percent of faculty at doctoral-level institutions. The earnings gap between male and female faculty is largest at doctoral-level institutions and smallest at community colleges without faculty ranks.”
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 establishes the fact that equal pay for male and females will be instated. However, an example such as Schwarze’s experience proves that some institutions do not adhere to these laws as most Americans assume they must.
Dr. Kathleen McKinley, a sociology professor, states that determining whether or not there is a pay gap can be difficult. “At private institutions, salary and compensation data is often difficult to obtain from the administration, making it almost impossible to know if gender inequalities exist. Clearly, what is not known cannot be challenged.”
According to Cabrini’s academic affairs office, professors are hired according to their qualifications and work experience.
Dr. Jonnie Guerra, vice president for Academic Affairs, said, “SinceIhavebeen atthe college,bothmaleandfemale faculty members havebeen hired at payrates that reflect-
The reasons supplied for Dzik's dismissal as coach have been both weak and confusing. The college has repeatedly said that they have a policy that prohibits them from releasing information on employees. Although this would appear a reasonable explanation, this policy has forced the community to be left in the dark regarding one of Cabrini's most recognizable sports figure.
In recent days the www.keepjohndzik.com campaign has posted a letter they say came from President Iadarola in response to the alumni letters she was receiving. In the letter it states, “After thoughtful consideration, college officials determined that new leadership would align the men's basketball program more closely with the athletic department's strategic agenda for the future. As President, I fully support this decision.”
President Iadarola has acknowledged that she sent this response to the alumni indicating that she supports the NCAA's recent efforts for academic reform. Iadarola stated that she has strong feelings towards the NCAADivision III's focus on reforming the relationship between athletics and academics.
Iadarola continues to say that the decision not to renew Dzik's contract was one that was made over a long period of reflection. She has said that she supports the athletic department and its director, Leslie Danehy in looking to the future with a new strategy plan without Dzik has the men's basketball coach that supports the NCAA's plans.
The letter goes on to clarify that the decision not to renew Dzik's coaching contract was partially if not ultimately made by the athletic department. “Our Athletic Director, Leslie Danehy, is committed to responding to the changing environment of NCAADivision III athletics, emphasizing that rigorous academic programs and participation in sports contributes significantly to the student's overall collegiate experience.”
Danehy stated that along with her department, other administrators were involved with the process to decide to find a new men's basketball coach that would fit more appropriately into the college's new student-athlete agenda. Danehy went on to say that an advertisement would be sent out looking for possible candidates for the new position as head coach of the men's basketball team.
It would appear at this point that the administration's reason for not renewing Dzik's contract is due in part to a change in the focus between athletics and academics. The question still remains did Dzik fail to fulfill his responsibilities as a coach to demand that his athletes continue to strive for academic achievement over athletic success? If not then why did the administration not believe Dzik could handle these new changes in the relationship between academics and athletics?
For the time being, the letter sent out by Iadarola has stated that the decision not to bring back Dzik for another year was related to their new academic plan to coordinate with the NCAA Division III's changes. This still leaves open many questions that need to be addressed.
Laura Shapella started her new job as the assistant director of Residence Life last semester.
Originally from Northern New Jersey, Shapella graduated from Ursinus College with her bachelor’s degree. She then attended graduate school at James Madison University in Virginia.
After spending two years as Residence Life coordinator at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., Shapella was checking out Internet sites, posting various positions and saw Cabrini College’s ad. She sent in a resume to George Shroud, the director of Residence Life.
While on her honeymoon four and a half months ago, she got the call that Cabrini was interested in her. After a phone interview and then a face-to-face interview, she was hired.
Shapella has many goals for her time here at Cabrini. “I want to get to know students and residents and make them aware of why we are here. My ultimate goal is that residents enjoy being here. I would like the campus to be fun, safe and healthy for all students living on campus,” she said.
Shapella is getting well adjusted to her new job as assistant director of Residence Life. A lot of people in the department are new as well. “We are trying to make the processes here as
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The new assistant director has a passion for all kinds of music—she even sings in a choir She loves being crafty, going to the movies and just being with her friends.
As for the future, she is looking forward to getting to know Cabrini and becoming part of its community.
She would also like the residents of Cabrini to come to her with any questions or problems
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Shapella’s office is located in the Student Activities suite in the WidenerCenter. She can also be reached at her e-mail address: los722@cabrini.edu.
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The Loquitur is Cabrini’s College weekly, student-run, campus newspaper. It is widely respected as the voice of students, staff, faculty, alumni and many others outside the Cabrini community. The Loquitur has earned its position by advocating for self expression through freedom of speech, and by serving as an outlet for readers to affect change on campus and off.
Founded in 1959, the Loquitur has thrived and greatly expanded its readership. The paper now has 1,674 online readers and 1,500 print readers on a weekly basis.
Our mission is to provide readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions freely, in an environment where their voices are effectively heard and respected.
The Loquitur: You Speak. We Listen
Loquituris a laboratory newspaperwritten, edited and produced by the students of COM 353, 352, 250 and 251. Subscription price is $25 per year and is included in the benefits secured by tuition and fees. Additional copies are $1 each. Loquitur welcomes letters to the editors. Letters to the editorare to be less than 500 words. These are usually in response to a current issue on campus orcommunity area. Guest columns are longerpieces between 600 and 800 words and also are usually in response to a current issue on Cabrini College campus orcommunity. Letters to the editorand guest columns are printed as space permits. Submissions may be edited forlength, clarity and content. Name, phone numberand address should be included forverification purposes. Personal attacks and anonymous submissions will not be printed. Letters to the editorand guest columns can be submitted to loquitur@cabrini.edu orto the newsroom mailboxes in Founders Hall 264.
semester and returned on Feb. 1 and 2 to select their lottery number based on their class. Each class has a different set of numbers to choose from. The next step in the process is to fill out the housing preference form, which is due by Feb. 11 at 4 p.m.
“After we receive all the housing preference forms, we will place students in housing, starting with current freshman,” Laura Shapella, assistant director of Residence Life, said. “Sophomores are placed next, followed by juniors.”
If they receive placement, students will be notified in writing of their housing assignment by Thursday, Feb. 24. Students then have the choice to accept or decline the their placement. If the placement is accepted, the student must send their housing agreement and a $350 housing deposit to the Residence Life office by Friday, March 11.
In the event that a student
declines his or her placement, he or she forfeits their spot and can choose to find housing off campus or be placed on the waiting list. Also, those who do not receive placement are placed on a waiting list, or can choose to look for off campus housing.
“I think it’s really appalling
Friday Feb. 11, 2005 - Housing preference sheets are due by 4 p.m. in the Residence Life office.
Thursday Feb. 24, 2005 - Assignment letter s will be sent out to students via mail.
Friday March 11, 2005 - Housing agreements and housing deposits due by 4 p.m. in the Residence Life of fice.
that the seniors are being told they have possibly no housing next year,” Jessica Kolinsky, junior psychology, sociology and criminal justice major, said. “I’m not sure what I am doing about housing as of this point.”
“It is our desire to house all students who ask for housing.”
Shapella said. “Seniors are already thinking of graduation, getting a job or going to grad school and have a better understanding of what to expect when
living in an apartment or house off campus. Therefore, if we
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come up with ideas of who the award should go to and then he discusses it with other people from the history and political science department. Once they come to a consensus, the recipient is notified. They then come for dinner at Cabrini’s mansion and afterwards, the winner gives her speech in the Widener Center Lecture Hall to which anyone is welcome to attend. Every year three students are given invitations to attend the din-
ner. The president of the History Club, the president of the student body and the editor in chief of the Loquitur all attend the dinner and lecture.
One recipient that the award has not been given to is someone from the corporate world. The award tries to be diverse in its recipients and is looking forward to including this new category in its list of recipients in the coming future.
For more information about Senator Connie Williams, visit www.pasenate.com/ cwilliams/
The SATwill reemerge from months of development as the “New SAT.” Effective March 18, the new test is designed to revamp America’s education system and accordingly strike fear into the hearts and minds of teenagers throughout the country. “It is not harder, just different,” the developers said, but is it different and better?
Over two million students will nervously spend their summers cramming for this exam, which is administered seven times during the academic year. The test score accompanies a student’s grade transcript, entrance essay and life details on their application to a college. The test, now lasting three hours and 45 minutes, is usually taken in a student’s junior or senior year of high school. The changes to the test include the abolition of analogies, the addition of content from third year high school mathematics such as Algebra II, the addition of shorter reading passages and finally a new essay section. This part of the SATs will give the student 25 minutes to take a position on an issue and support it persuasively with examples from their studies. They will be given some prompt quotes or sentences to aid this opinion piece. The test will now have a high score of 2400 points, with 800 points given to reading, 800 points given to mathematics and 800 points allocated for the
writing of the essay.
The SATformat was reviewed by the College Entrance Examination Board, a non-profit organization, which began the testing in 1926. The board, currently presided by Gaston Caperton III, believes that the new SATs are at the forefront of educational reform. He told Time magazine that the new exam is “a tool of social change
that will create a revolution in the schools.” In essence, the exam will push towards the development of a new national curriculum that high school students will be taught accordingly—a curriculum where the importance of writing is increased. The inclusion of the essay section transforms the exam into an achievement-based one rather than the aptitude cal-
culator of the past.
This has stirred up discussion in the schooling world as many educators believe achievement based exams discriminate against poorer schools where the curriculum is less developed and children’s potentials are not fully unleashed; particularly for minority children who, statistically, attend less fortunate schools. Aptitude tests, such as
the old SATs, were seen as a benchmark for equality; a champion of he original exam, James Conant, a Harvard professor, said his inspiration for banishing achievement-based tests was that they “favored rich boys whose parents could buy them top-flight high school instruction.”
Another issue that has been raised as a downfall of the new tests is that the essay section requires human grading. This banishes the old machine based grading of the multiple choice papers of the past. With human grading comes subjectivity, often a dangerous tool for the high score-seeking student. The graders are urged to mark at a glance, or grade holistically, to maintain subjectivity; however, it must be questioned just who these graders will be. Over 3700 teachers have signed up so far in response to a call for employees. These teachers can earn over $22 per hour. (Omit Opinion. Actually the grading is carefully monitored and done in central locations. )
According to the Washington Post, fears over the new tests are unfounded and exaggerated. Amongst their reasoning is the fact that in a survey of over 1000 millionaires, the average of their SATscores was only 1190 out of the previous maximum of 1600. If that does not reassure the entrants, with the new test the minimum score you can receive, even if you only write your name, is now 600, which sounds much better than the old 400. Genius.
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Israelis and Palestinians will declare an end to attacks on each other during a summit Tuesday at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheik, although officials said on Monday that the separate declarations by each side would fall short of a formal cease-fire to end more than four years of fighting.
The pledges, which will be made during a summit meeting of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, make public and explicit their commitment to end the conflict. The leaders’ meeting is the first since Abbas won election a month ago following the death of longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in November.
The form of the announcements _ parallel statements rather than a joint declaration _ underscores the difficulty of reaching peace. Abbas lacks control over militant groups responsible for most attacks on Israel, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Israel will declare an end to offensive Israeli military actions, including the search for
wanted men, but the declaration is to be conditional on a cessation of Palestinian offensive actions, including production of Kassam rockets, weapons smuggling and incitement. This is largely a restatement of current Israeli policy.
“How can you have a ceasefire when one side can’t even enforce it?” said a senior Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat also shied away from the term cease-fire. “All I can say at this stage is that Palestinians are committed to stopping violence against Israelis anywhere and Israelis will stop violence against Palestinians anywhere, but the details will be discussed in a committee,” he told Knight Ridder.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, visiting the West Bank city of Ramallah Monday, lauded what she called “the most promising moment for progress between Palestinians and Israelis in recent years” and announced the appointment of a senior U.S. coordinator to cement a ceasefire between the sides.
Rice’s naming of the official, Army Lt. Gen. William E. Ward,
represents a modest increase in U.S. involvement in the Middle East conflict at a moment of diplomatic opportunity.
Ward’s job will be to help create conditions for a durable peace, primarily by building up Palestinian security forces that can stop terrorist attacks on Israel.
But Rice said the general would not be involved in political negotiations over a future
Palestinian state _ leaving that up to the two sides, not the United States, to determine.
The secretary of state ended a two-day visit to Israel and the West Bank with an exceptionally hopeful assessment of the prospects for peace in the aftermath of Abbas’election a month ago, and tentative steps he and Sharon have taken since then.
“I depart the region confident of the success of the meeting
tomorrow” in Egypt, Rice said at airport press conference outside Tel Aviv, after meeting Abbas on Monday at Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah.
Rice said Sharon and Abbas have accepted invitations she brought from President Bush to meet him in the United States this spring.
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edtheirqualificationsand experience. Wehavea minimumsalary foreachrank: $32,000for instructor,$40,000 for anassistant professor, $48,000foranassociate professor,and$56,000 forafull professor.”
Schwarze also said that when Zurek was “moved to a higher scale” regarding salary, she was not given the same raise and Cabrini defended that fact by stating that Zurek had a wife to support.
Gender discrimination exists, not only at Cabrini, but throughout the entire world. Schwarze spoke about an experience she encountered at the University of Penn before she began teaching
at Cabrini that involved the beginning of her friendship with Lynne Cheney, wife of the United States’ vice president.
Schwarze said, “Gender dis-
“WhenIinquiredas towhy I was hired at a lower salary than he wasI was tolditwasbecause he hadawifetosupport. The implicationwassince Ihada husband tosupportmeIwas notworth asmuch.”
-Dr. Sharon Schwarzecrimination is one of the reasons we became friends back then.
Cheney was at an interview for a college teaching job when she
was asked, ‘Are you serious or are you married?’” The friendship between the two began while both experienced discrimination as women professors.
Some people believe that recent laws have positively affected the discrimination against women in the workplace, but specific examples and documented statistics prove that women are still discriminated against and the inequalities among their salaries prove that fact.
“Genderdiscrimination was much worseinthe ‘70sthan nowbutitstill exists. Fortunately today employers have to be more careful because of the laws but discrimination and the resulting discrepancies are still there,” Schwarze said.
the same way.
have to ask anyone to live off-campus, we feel better asking rising seniors to do so. We want to house as many seniors as we possibly can.”
A new residence hall is being constructed between House 7 and the CAC building that will be ready for the 2006-07 academic year.
Not all students are concerned about the housing selection lottery this year. “The housing process is going well for me.” Pat Jordan, a sophomore political science major, said. “They
ran it well. If I don’t get either [of my top choices] then I’ll probably live off-campus.”
Most, however, do not feel
“I think it’s not an adequate process and it sucks that there is no kind of seniority in the process,” sophomore Nikki Sabella, English and communication major, said.
“If students do not get housed and decide to live off-campus instead of remaining on the wait list, we can provide them with information on off-campus landlords,” Shapella said.
Man runs from police then calls police forhelp
After a wild police chase into the woods, Jerry Wayne Till calls police to help him get out of the woods. Police were trying to pull over Till for speeding when it turned into a high-speed pursuit. Till drove his car to the edge of the woods and abandoned the car as he ran into the middle of the woods. Cops were unable to find Till until he called the sheriff's station asking for help out of the woods. When asked why Till did not pull over he said it was because he wasn't thinking straight.
Can I get some fries with that assault and battery
Aman is being charged with assault and battery after throwing a breakfast sandwich at a McDonald's employee. The man threw the breakfast sandwich at the McDonald's manager after he realized his sandwich had sausage on it instead of ham. The man is being fined $600 and is on probation. He is also banned from the McDonald's restaurant.
Martha Stewart's enterprise has not been fully hampered by her behindiron-bars status. Stewart, who will be released next month from prison, will work with television producer Mark Burnett in creating “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart,” in which contestants have the opportunity to win a salary paid job of $250,000 with her “Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Corporation.” The show, which will actually be a spin-off of the successful “The Apprentice,” which features Donald Trump, is reported to begin in March of this year, according to CNN.
Government seeks tobacco money
The U.S. government was denied the $280 billion it summoned against the tobacco industry. The government claimed that tobacco marketed its products despite knowledge if the dangers and threats it imposed on the health of American citizens in an appeals court that remained in trial for many months. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that “the $280 billion is the most ever sought in a civil racketeering trial.” Tobacco has been banned in public places and scrutinized furiously in recent times by ex-smokers and antismokers all over the United States. The government can go as far as to appeal the $280 billion denial in the Supreme Court, but the tobacco industry has made it clear that it will firmly stand its ground in supporting its product, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer
SEPTAand Rendell talk
Alawsuit has been filed against SEPTAby representatives of Philadelphia to prevent dare hikes and service cuts. The hearing is scheduled to take place on Feb. 23, and is sure to take into regard the $62 million that it would take to prevent such pending fare and service changes. The state's governor, Ed Rendell, is trying to work with Philadelphia's transportation system by postponing other highway projects, but SEPTA is claiming that is not enough. Transit fares will most likely see $3 cash fares and $2 token fares, which would reportedly be the nation's highest. Also, transit routes could be suspended and slashed considerably during the week and entirely on the weekend. However, worst-case scenario for SEPTA workers and commuters would be a complete termination of all operations if a resolution is not found, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer
Bush gives state of the union
Who knew men had genitals?
Nude statue creates controversy in British Columbia. Michael Hermesh's statue of a naked man with suitcases to represent emotional baggage has been the scene of controversy lately. Hermesh was first asked to cover the statue's genitalia, however when that caused to many near accidents, he was then asked to remove the cover. Since then the statue has been vandalized several times. The council members said they were unaware of the nudity when the statue was originally proposed. The statue will remain in place until September.
Limited time offer: prom date on Ebay
Nathan Carlson puts himself up for auction on Ebay. Carlson who put himself up on Ebay as a potential prom date was taken off this past week. Carlson made a comment to a friend about donating a portion of the profits if the bidding went past $1,500. Ebay heard this news, which is against their policies, and took the auction of the website.
President George W. Bush gave his state of the union speech on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Introduced were a “Clear Skies” legislation advocating a safer environment, encouragement to make health care more affordable to all Americans, an updated immigration system with fairer standards for all involved, a constitutional amendment that would, “protect the institution of marriage” against same-sex marriage, as week as an amendment that will prevent the scientific development of human embryos for research and surgical purposes. More notably, though, was momentum geared toward acceptance of a new form of social security from one that is reflective of the 20th centuries', “New Deal,” to a more “individual” plan of retirement funding named “Ownership Society.” Also mentioned by Bush was talk of eradicating terror in and around the Middle East, most specifically in Iran, with the hope of peace, according to MSNBC.
Nas- Streets Disciple
Nasir Jones causes hysteria once again with his new album, Streets Disciple. After nine long years in the business, Nas has stayed loyal to his unique style of rhymes. The typical hip-hop artist usually raps about a fantasy lifestyle. On Streets Disciple, Nas speaks about real topics with potent wording and unparalleled depth. On this album, Nas hits areas of life we can all relate to like marriage, politics and poverty. Nas incorporates his future wife, Kelis, and his father, Olu Dara, on the record.
When people hear improv the first thing that comes to mind is television shows like “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Even though that show is immensely popular, there is a whole entire underground world of improv, even in Philadelphia.
Take Matt Holmes for example; he graduated from Cabrini College in 2002 and is a leader in the phenomenon of long-form improv that is sweeping the City of Brotherly Love.
“I had never really done anything with it [improv], other than watching on TVuntil I went to Cabrini,” Holmes said.
While a student at Cabrini, he was a part of the short-form improv group known as “On the Spot.” He worked his way up to being captain of the group.
“I think that learning shortform first really helped me when I got into long-form. It’s sort of like learning to drive a stick before driving an automatic,”
Holmes said.
Holmes said that when he went to Cabrini, the improv group was basically student run. Holmes said that this proved to be beneficial when he decided to start his own improv group.
“We went to Skidmore, where I first saw long-form, and one of the other colleges there was Haverford College (also on the Main Line), and through checking out Haverford shows I met my future partners, who had been running a long-form group there,” Holmes said.
There are two forms of improv: long-form improv and short-form improv. The easiest way to distinguish between the two is that long-form improv depends on one suggestion from the audience, and short-form improv is dictated by many suggestions from the audience.
“In terms of long-form vs. short-form, I think that they’re really just categorizations and what’s important is good characters in good scenes, and that’s something that I was fortunate enough to learn early on at Cabri-
ni,” Holmes said.
Since The Rare Bird Show’s creation, the group that performed upon many a stage as well as taking part of The Fringe Festival and the Del Close Marathon at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade in New York City.
“While performing in the Del Close Marathon, I got a chance to see some great groups from all over the country and see and meet members of SNLand Mad TV.”
There will be a free long-form improv show performed by Holmes’group, The Rare Bird Show, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It will be on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7:30PM at The Rotunda, which is located on 4013 Walnut Street. Two other long-form improv groups, The Cabal and the Lunchlady Doris, will also be performing with The Rare Bird Show.
If anyone is interested in learning more about long-form improv or about the Rare Bird Show go to their website at www.therarebirdshow.com
The content of this album is just remarkable with all the various theories of life he spits out. Popular singles from Streets Disciple are “Virgo” featuring Ludacris and “Bridging the gap” with his father. The track, “These are our heroes,” is probably the most entertaining when he tears apart Kobe Bryant for being involved in that scandal. Along with sensitive subjects like marriage and being a father, Streets Disciple is laced of the necessary hardcore songs like “Thief ’s Theme” that lets the listener know he isn’t soft. This is an album for the listener that who wants to hear about real life with genuine emotion; not just the typical hip-hop we hear on the radio.
Jedi Mind Tricks- Legacy of Blood
Underground heavyweight Vinny Paz and company come hard with another must have album. Reigning from West Philly, Jedi Mind Tricks drops their third album, Legacy of Blood. The album delivers inyour-face rhymes from front-man Vinny Paz over high-energy beats produced by his partner Stoupe.
Vinny’s wit and wisdom keep coming track after track: “I was Albert Einstein’s mind, I was Italy’s fine wine, I was working with God when he defined time.” Several top-of-the-line guest appearances, including Wutang’s own Gza Genius, make this album another underground classic.
The band Coldplay first arrived on the American music scene with their amazing debut album, Parachutes. With melodic hits like “Yellow” and “Trouble,” they became an instant success. Their most recent album was a two-disc DVD of their concert tour which includes incredible performances of both new and old songs. Popular songs on the new album are “The Scientist” and “In my place.” Both songs are soft ballads that can surely put the listener at ease. This relaxing rhythm is very typical of Coldplay. This album is a must-buy for those that could use a minute to stop and think about life.
The Philadelphia-born band Silvertide is breaking into the rock scene with their debut album, Show and Tell. Silvertide and J records are working together to make their first big album a national success. The band has an amazing sound of a Rolling Stones and Black Crows mix. Silvertide’s song topics range from the traditional girlfriend break-up to living the new life of a rock star. Every song on Show and Tell is full of great instrumental demonstrations. If you are tired of the punk-little-kid music, then grab this album because it brings back plain rock music.
Convenience, simplicity and mixture appear to be the themes for recently released Apple products. Two new Apple products were introduced at this year’s MacWorld Expo. Atotal of three Expos are held each year: one on the East Coast during the summer, another on the West Coast in the winter and one in Tokyo. Some 35,000 users from all over the world were in attendance at the Expos held in the United States.
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Appealing to college students and, well, to put it bluntly those who are into nifty gadgets and music, iPod has put together a clever little way to make life easier for those who run a busy lifestyle. Apple iPods has concocted an idea that if consumers bring them their iPod and CDs, iLoadiPods will rip all of your songs from those CDs onto your iPod for only $1 per CD.
The idea of loading all these songs onto an iPod sounds great, and ideally is convenient for almost everyone who can afford one. Yet, for the person who is electronically savvy, their problems were most likely already answered by themselves. This also does not appeal to everyone. “I would not like someone else messing around with my iPod, personally.” Cristina D’Amelio, a sophomore, said. While the idea of one transporting the soundtrack of your life from your CDs to your iPod may be nice,
most do not want someone else to do it, for the mere fact that their iPod might be damaged.
On the other hand, there are those that feel it is a bright idea. The iLoadiPods will also include five free downloadable songs for free if spending over $200 when applying for the service. While this may seem like a perk, its actually only to lure an unsuspecting consumer into buying into it so they can get something for “free,” when in reality, they are paying cold hard cash for it.
Another downside to it is that if you own an enormous amount of CDs, say maybe 500, then you are paying $500 and only getting five songs for free. In this aspect you are paying more and only getting a limited amount back in return.
All in all if interested in using the service, then visit iloadipods.com and register with your name and e-mail. You will receive an e-mail back for confirmation along with information about iLoadiPods and the service.
The Expo offers an opportunity for Mac users, as well as those pondering entrance into the MacWorld, to ‘test-drive’ and purchase the new products and accessories at the many vendor tables. Cathy Yungmann, associate professor of communication, has been attending the MacWorld Expo for 10 years. “We are on a cusp of whole change of media and it’s getting cheaper and cheaper,” Yungmann said.
Mac mini
The new 2.9 lb. Mac mini allows PC-users to slowly and affordably slide into the world of Mac usage. It gives iPod owners an opportunity to further their Apple product ownership. Starting at just $499, PCusers don’t have to worry about purchasing any needed accessories. The 6.5-by-2 inch Mac mini will accept PC-users already owned monitors, keyboard and mice.
The mini features a G4 processor, dedicated graphics processor, up to 1 GB memory, 40 or 80 GB hard drive, slot loading CD-R/DVD-ROM drive, built-in Ethernet and modem as well as USB and Firewire expansion. As with most products, extras are
indeed offered. ASuperDrive can be added for those wanting to burn DVDs, an AirPort Extreme Card can be installed to surf wirelessly and an internal Bluetooth can be used to configure the mini with wireless keyboards and mice. In addition, the Mac mini comes with iLife ’05, Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther,” Quicken 2005 for Mac and various games.
iPod Shuffle
Uniqueness is the new tune. Apple recently introduced another personal DJ- the iPod Shuffle. Smaller than a pack of gum, the Shuffle allows users to add variety to life. If you’re tired of the same CDs or order of them, the Shuffle will randomly Autofill and any 240 songs from iTunes each time you plug it into your USB port. If you decide a day of order is needed, users can drag and drop specific songs from iTunes. Feeling undecided? Flip the Shuffle over and select a Shuffle or Play in Order mode. Weighing in as little as a car key,
the skip-free 512MB or 1G Shuffle models start at $99. At the Expo, visitors could wander through the exhibits, and plug their headphones into the Shuffles hanging on a line. After ‘test-driving’the Shuffle, Yungmann said, “They are cool. I am going to get one.” Yungmann “stood in line for an hour and they sold out.”
Growing Pod trends iPod and iPod Shuffle users can also become part of a growing trend- PodCasting. Podcasts can be downloaded and “anyone can be a creator and a castor,” Yungmann said. Adam Curry, entrepreneur and late‘80s MTVveejay, says, “Like all good things on the Internet, you can do it yourself.” “A podcast is a radio show that listeners subscribe to online. Every time a new program is posted, it automatically feeds into the subscriber’s computer,” according to Brian Brailker of Newsweek.
Feb. 11 – This Radiant Boy/ Palomar/ The Perfectionists/ The Lot Six – The Khyber
Feb. 12 – Bowling For Soup/ American Hi-Fi/ Riddlin’Kids/ MC Lars – Trocadero Theatre
Feb. 14 – The Polyphonic Spree/ Mike Doughty – TLA
Feb. 15 - Northstar with Lucero/ The Honorary Title/ Circa Survive – The North Star Bar
Feb. – Goldfinger/ The Start/ Bottom Line – TLA
Feb. – Otep/ American Headcharge/ Candiria/ The Autumn Offering/ Blood Simple –Trocadero Theatre
Feb. 19 – The Music/ Kasabian/ Morningwood - TLA
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Education, friends and bachelor degrees. All things you would expect to get from college. But love? That’s another story. George and Lisbeth came to Cabrini last fall excited to start college, meet new friends and live on their own, what they did not expect was to find each other.
George Walter, a freshman criminal justice major, went outside one night for a cigarette. He thought he had a bug on his shoulder but when he turned around to swat it off he saw Lisbeth Ramos, a freshman social work major.
They started talking and five months later they still see each other almost everyday. “He’s all the qualities that girls want,” Ramos said. “He buys me my favorite ice cream, gives me flowers and takes me out to dinner.”
In their first semester they had
psychology together and now they take SEM 100. Walter said that he likes to make her CDs and because of her he stopped smoking cigarettes. One of the more romantic things they enjoy doing together is star gazing at night.
“I can always go to her,” Walter said. “She can make me happy and make me smile. She’s just fun to be with.”
Laura Pepe, sophomore elementary education major James Metelenis, senior sociology with criminal justice major, met a year and two months ago at a party.
Pepe described how they captured their first kiss on camera. “My friends told me to go up to him and get a picture of us, but then they
told me to make it interesting, so we kissed,” she said.
“He’s a genuinely nice person to me and to veryone else,” Pepe said. As she nudges him, she said, “I call him a dork all the time, but I’m only kidding with him.”
Metelenis said that they like to go out and eat, watch movies, go to the park and just hang out together. Although they never have had a class together they can be seen walking each other to class. They live four hours from each
other when they are not in school. Pepe is from Kennett Square, PA and Metelenis is from Long Island. “The long distance isn’t a problem. It’s just that its hard,” he said. “I’ll go and pick her up sometimes to stay with me or I take four days off to go visit her.”
Cristina D’Amelio, sophomore psychology major, was making new friends freshman year when she was introduced to Ryan Conklin, sophomore English and communication major.
D’Amelio said, “He’s just funny. That’s the first thing that stood out in my mind. He can always make me laugh.” Conklin’s best friend introduced him to D’Amelio and they hit if off. D’Amelio already had a boyfriend from high school, but after they broke up, she and Conklin began dating. They have been together for over a year now. Conklin said how they like to take walks around campus at night and his favorite quality about her is that she takes care of him.
Dear hot lips
Ashley, Hapy Valentine’s Day! You will always be my #1 boo. -smooth operator
I love you mom!
Love, Lauren
Shaun, You are the greatest friend that anyone could ask for. Happy V-Day! I love you. xoxox! - Karen
Not many people come to college with the intention of finding their soul mate. Prime example: Frances Firneno, Cabrini alumna, class of 1995. She never anticipated being swept off her feet by her future Romeo, a.k.a. Nathan Car ter, class of 1996.
“I was a year ahead of him, but I always knew he liked me. I just realized one day that I liked him too,” Carter said. “I thought ‘yeah, he is kinda cute.’”
They never “officially” started dating. He never asked her out. It was just assumed they were together, since the ball was in Firneno’s court.
“We were friends for three years before we got together,” Firneno said. “We basically got together because I told my girlfriend I liked him too. It was kind of like eighth grade all over again.”
Once they got together, at the then-annual “Hat and Tie Dance,” Frances and Nathan saw sparks flying. The love birds dated for three years before Nathan popped the big question.
Renee, Let me count the ways: 1 is for the time I first met you and 2 is for the amount of time I want to spend with you.
From your bubbsies
Chris Leeds
Steve Mullary, “I want to be on you.”
Jacquie Smyth, You are my soulmate. -your lover
Kelly, Jana and Jenne, Happy Valentine’s Day to the best girls I know!
Love, Jessica
Jacki Daller, I am so glad you are in my life. A day without you is like a day without sun.
Love, Your Warrior
“It was probably the most romantic thing he has ever done for me,” Firneno said. “He took me to New York City to propose to me. He finally did it in Times Square.”
Like many others, Firneno “just knew” her f iancé was the one she was supposed to spend the rest of her life with.
The soon-to-be Car ters were engaged a year before the big day. They were mar ried on July 10, 1999.
Now in Malvern, Pa. and fiveand-a-half years later the Carters have welcomed two beautiful children into their family Nathan Jr was born on Dec. 28, 2001 and Anna Amelia was born on June 25, 2004.
“There are approximately 150 alumni couples among the 7,000 graduates in the Cabrini Community,” Christy Baxter, director of individual giving, said. “This is only according to those alumni who have informed the Office of Institutional Advancement. There could be more that we are unaware of.”
Most college students are not coming to college with any intention of finding their future spouse. But who knows? Sometimes love comes when you least expect it.
It’s February and love is in the air. Flowers, candy and teddy bears fill up the to-get-lists for many guys as the Valentine’s Day countdown dwindles. But for some couples, love’s aroma makes them do crazy things all year long.
Take Lauren Smart, sophomore biology pre-med major, for example. A typical anniversary dinner turned into a special and memorable event for her when her boyfriend went to the bathroom. Little did she know, he had walked into the restaurant’s kitchen to have the chef decorate a cake that read “Happy Anniversary.” If that wasn’t enough to make her smile, he later had the violinists come to their table and serenade her with their song.
After being buddies for nearly eight years, Patrick Hill, junior,
Stephen, When I feel like there is no one that will ever know me, there you are to show me... I love you!
Amanda
Dear BJ, You rock my world. Love, Kel
Aloysius, I’m the peanut butter and you’re the jelly now get over here so we can toast.
Dearest Colleen Bowman, Happy Valentine’s Day to the sweetest girl at Cabrini. Stay beautiful! -your secret admirer
showed up at his friend’s door with roses and a life-altering question:
“Will you be my girlfriend?” This love-induced act changed both of their lives and they have been together ever since.
“Something changed inside of me where I couldn’t see myself with anyone else,” Hill said. “She has turned my life around for the best and I hope that I can be as good to her as she has been to me.
I have never been happier.”
Imagine going a month without being able to see your other half.
Kelly James, senior studio art major, had to endure this when her boyfriend went away for hockey camp. During the third week of this pain-staking time, her boyfriend showed up for a surprise visit after sitting on a bus for seven hours, only to stay for a mere eight hours and head back. This month-long duration served as a mere speed bump on Love’s Boulevard.
In an attempt to win an ex-girlfriend back, Jason Radka, sopho-
more journalism major, wanted to go the extra mile and do something different for her since the breakup was right before Christmas. He knew that she felt deprived of getting significant gifts from others, so he took her out to dinner at a classy restaurant, and bought her a Coach bag with a matching wallet.
“I knew everybody thought I was going to try to win her back by buying her something nice but it really wasn’t that. I wanted her to have something to remember me by and maybe she would reconsider,” Radka said.
The crazy things people do for love.
What is it about love that intoxicates the mind so? Whatever it is, flowers, surprises and dinner dates seem to do the trick for any gal.
Like Meatloaf says, “I would do anything for love…” Well, what about the “but I won’t do that…” part? Believe it or not, the popular answer for guys was…nothing.
It is Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, the morning after the Super Bowl. I figured I would write this while I was good and depressed. I can look to this as some sort of healing. I just still can’t believe it. I mean, just this time two weeks ago, nothing could have bothered me. The city of Philadelphia was riding high with a defeat over the Minnesota Vikings. The city finally sighed a sigh of relief. After three failed attempts to be NFC champs and go to the Super Bowl, we were finally the NFC Champions! We were finally going to the Super Bowl. Life was good.
For the next two weeks, I tried to forget about how nervous I was about the big game. Will T.O. play? Will Philly choke? Will the Patriots be the first football dynasty of the 21st century? Little by little, my mom and I planned a huge blow-out of a Super Bowl party. “This will be an all-Philly bowl party! Cheese steaks, Tasty Kakes, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, soft pretzels, Herrs Chips, green and white everywhere!” My mom would tell people. I was determined to make green jello shots too! The party was set!
Thursday night, before the big game, my boyfriend, his two friends and I decide to go to the Wing Bowl. For those of you who don’t know, the Wing Bowl is a Philadelphia pre-Super Bowl
tradition where people from all over join together and engage themselves in a wing-eating contest. Last year, a tiny, 95 lb. Asian woman, known as the Black Widow took the title from Philadelphia’s own El Wingador.
We pull into the parking lot of the Wachovia Center at 1 a.m. The place is covered with tailgaters. It was insane. There were people walking around with beer in their hands, people playing beer pong, spontaneous keg stands, grills fired up cooking breakfast, footballs being tossed, snowballs being tossed, beer bottles being tossed, crazy hats, wheel chair races, a fight here and there and out bursts of chants. But not chants for El Wingador, chants for the Eagles.
It seemed like every 30 seconds, someone would start to sing, “Fly Eagles fly, on the road to victory…” or scream, “EA-G-L-E-S, Eagles!” We soon realized, this wasn’t just an excuse for people to drink and be crazy, this was an Eagles pep rally! Every single person in that parking lot was an avid Eagles fan, decked in green and white gear. I couldn’t help but think to myself, “We are gonna win!”
The next couple of days I was pumped. I started making plans to take off from school that next Tuesday, so that I could attend the victory parade. I just kept thinking to myself that nothing was gonna stop us now.
The team was pumped. They looked good from the footage the news would show of them practicing. The city was pumped. You could feel it in the air that
something amazing was going to happen.
Sunday morning, I woke with a smile on my face. I got ready and pulled my Brian Dawkins jersey over my head. I wore the same pants I wear every Eagles game day. I wore my hair the exact same way. I wore the same socks, the same jacket. Because I was dressed that exact way every week that they won, they
bad, I switched my seat until they finally did something right. Then I stayed in that sweet spot. Can you tell I am superstitious?
It’s halftime. The score is tied. Everyone disperses from our newly finished basement that my dad finished just in time for the start of the season, and with Super Bowl dreams in mind. I was still nervous. Sir Paul McCartney calmed me down, however. How could the Eagles lose the Super Bowl with a freakin’Beatle playing the halftime show?
After the show, I said my good-byes and started the ride over to my boyfriend’s house, since he was having a party as well. On my fiveminute ride over, I planned my Tuesday: waking up, throwing on my Eagles gear, piling all my friends into the car and heading down to see the parade. I got to his house just in time for the beginning of the second half.
sure to win.
I started to decorate the house with streamers and balloons. I made my lime-green jello shots. The beer was on ice. The food was all out. It was an hour and a half before kick-off. Guests started to arrive. The mood was excited, yet calm. Everyone collectively just wished that we could fast-forward to 6:30 p.m. As we watched the honor ceremony of WWII Vets, we sat on edge. As the one honoree group, the Screaming Eagles, were announced, someone yelled, “It’s a sign!” We all cheered.
I sat in my little spot on the floor, directly in front of the TV When the Eagles did something
Opening drive. What? The Patriots scored? We are behind? Plenty of time left. It’s cool. Three drives later. Yes! Touchdown! Take that Tom Brady!
First drive, fourth quarter No! What is going one here! It’s OK. We are gonna take this back!
Eventually, a Patriots field goal put us behind by 10. The announcers, Jim Buck, Troy Aikman and probably the most wrenched and most hated announcer by Philadelphians, and myself, Chris Collingsworth, started counting the Birds out of the race. Though this may have
discouraged many people, and yes, a part of me was, it also pumped me up. I started screaming at the TV! “C’mon McNabb! You don’t say, ‘My bad,’when you throw an interception, seven minutes left of the biggest game of your career, when you are down 10 points!”
Then, about 2 minutes later, touchdown! God bless Greg Lewis!
Alright boys, we still have time! We just needed a field goal to tie it up, go to overtime, and then take the game. Unfortunately, it would only be a figment of my imagination.
As soon as McNabb threw that last interception, with nine seconds left, I had to walk away. It hurt way too much. I stared at that final score: Patriots 24, Eagles 21.
I could sit here and sulk. I know those non-Eagles fans I taunted are going to laugh in my face and reiterate what those stupid has-been athletes turned football announcers say about Philadelphia sports teams, that they are nothing but a bunch of choke-artists. I know it will sting for years to come, these repeated disappointments. The bandwagon jolted when all those “Eagles fans” jumped off Sunday.
But ya know what? I will always be proud of the Eagles. They can lose every year, which they have been doing a lot of recently, and I will still bleed green. There really is always next year.
So, one more time, before I put it away until next August, EA-G-L-E-S, EAGLES!
Have there ever been times in your life when you’ve felt like you’re in the dark. Like there is some secret society that knows everything about you that you have yet to learn about yourself. Maybe this occurred your sophomore year in high school or your freshman year in college, but chances are it has occurred.
Perhaps you have even been on the other side of the mill. Retelling and somehow fabricating your own version of the truth. It may have not been done intentionally, but because of misinterpreted information. There are two and sometimes three sides to every story.
Many will agree that these stories are juvenile and some-
what elementary; however, rumor mills can start even as an adult. The workplace is a great place to start rumors. Corporate rumors lead to many different scenarios that inadvertently affect the economy.
Gossip is a malady that will forever plague tranquility; something destined to occur. We read it everyday in tabloids and from entertainment resources. The media loves gossip, it promotes interest.
The rumor mill always begins with two subjects, Aand B. Subject Aand B have a disagreement. Their disagreement may seem private to them, but little do they know Subject C has been listening. Now Subject C may know either parties or just one but that doesn’t stop the rumor mill from its highest moment of delight, something I like to call the growth phase.
Now, of course since Subject C is standing across the room, there is little to no ability for he or she to possibly hear the exact troubles that have promoted the disagreement between the two parties being Aand B. So how is it possible for Subject C to tell the story when they don’t have specific details? Now C must implement their ideas of what possibly could have happened to provoke the situation.
For example: Sam and Amanda are at the King of Prussia Mall shopping in Diesel. Amanda, unknown to her, is wearing a shirt that has a censor still on it. As Sam and Amanda are exiting the store, the alarm goes off. An employee comes over and asks them to walk through again. Sam goes through, no beep, Amanda goes through and the alarm sounds again.
The employee asks Amanda if he could check her bags. Her bags are fine, but she walks through and still beeps. Just as Amanda is walking through, mall security comes along and assists the employee. While all of this is going on Meagan (Subject C), who is in Amanda’s class on Monday morning, is walking by and waves at Amanda. Amanda, frustrated, doesn’t see her. Meagan is now upset that Amanda ‘dissed’her. Eventually it is concluded that Amanda wasn’t stealing and that it was the sensor left in her shirt that set the alarm off. No harm no foul. Meagan goes back and tells Jennifer, who is in their class, she saw Amanda being arrested at the mall for shoplifting. This forms the second part of the rumor mill, the gossip phase. So as the mill continues rumors circulate that Amanda is a thief and
she becomes known as the “campus klepto.”
Amanda returns to class on Monday morning and notices that her classmates are looking at her and whispering. She still has no clue what has gone down. After class, Sam calls Amanda on her cell phone and tells her that he heard a rumor that she was arrested for stealing from the mall.
Amanda, upset, has no clue how the rumors started to even put an end to them. This has immensely affected her credibility. Her reputation is in ruin. The rumor mill always comes full circle. Amanda may be vindictive, who knows what may come of this.
So the lesson to be learned here is: keep your mouths shut and mind your business.
Dear Dr. Iadarola,
At the end of the beloved Christmas movie, “It's a Wonderful Life,” the angel Clarence gives George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart's character) a book with an inscription that reads “Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.” By that measure, I know of no one who has achieved more success in their life than Coach Dzik.
I'll go one further, any man who makes his life's work making his friends feel part of a greater community, a greater f amily, achieves something more than success. He achieves love, respect, honor and total and complete friendship from those that know him. To know John Dzik is to love him.
This is a testament to his life's work at Cabrini College. We all love our family and friends and cherish them, but because of Coach we also have our Cabrini family. I know I'm not alone when I say that I am honored to be part of this greater community and to call him my friend.
He is the father and patriarch of a larger brotherhood of current and former players, their families, coaches, alumni, fans, scorekeepers, trainers and anyone who supported the Athletic Department at Cabrini College. This extended family is not limited to the Basketball Program. He touched the lives of athletes in every sport at Cabrini.
I was a student-athlete at Cabrini from 1992-1996, playing on four consecutive PAC Championship teams under the direction of our coach, mentor, friend, and leader, John Dzik. This truly wonderful experience included three berths to the Division III National Tournament. Our success was born and bred from his vision, his unwavering focus on the principles of teamwork. I car ry his lessons with me to this day and will continue to hold them dear and attempt to pass them along to others for as long as I live.
To this day he is the greatest motivator I have ever met. In business or athletics, if you asked me who I would want to play for, who I would want leading a team, my answer is John Dzik. He made us proud to play for Cabrini College. When you wore that Cabrini jersey he made you aware of the legacy of players and teams that had graced our court before you. He would not allow us to disgrace their hard work and dedication to excellence by giving anything less than 100 percent of ourselves.
I also played on the golf team for Coach Dzik for three years. Learning one of my life's passions from him is one of the great memories of my life. I can't wait until the next time we play together. I know he'll teach
me something new. College can be a difficult time, being away from home for the first time. Coach helped me through this time of my life. He acted as a father figure to me. When I did well he was there to pat me on the back. When I messed up he was there to admonish. Most impor tantly, though, when I needed someone to talk to, his door was always open. He was there for me. Sometimes there is nothing more that we can do for one another than listen.
I was truly inspired in reading the letters of alumni, former players, parents of Cabrini students and former colleagues of Coach Dzik. I implore you to read these letters and after you read them, read them again. They are pure love. If you knew nothing about John Dzik and you read these letters, what conclusion would you draw?
My initial reaction to your decision was to write a scathing letter of disapproval, but from careful contemplation and in f alling back on the lessons learned from my dear friend and greatest teacher, Coach Dzik, I do not wish to persecute you for your decision not to extend his contract.
These letters have already done that. The truth is undeniable. The truth always finds its way to the surface. I hope and pray that you will see the truth of this situation.
From your decision, the only conclusion that I can draw is that you do not value athletics and the core values of teamwork in the same breath as those lessons learned in the classroom. Forgive me for being so presumptuous, but it is ironic that some of your most successful alumni are former players and athletes under Coach Dzik's tenure.
This smells of a personal vendetta. Your request that Coach use vacation time for his duties as "Special Assistant to the president for Athletic Advancement" for those business hours missed because of coaching or recruiting is inherently contradictor y, irrational and strategically provocative and incendiary. If you're vocabulary is a bit rusty, this means I'm saying you intentionally created this policy with the specific intent of running Coach out of your institution. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Oscar Wilde once said, "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." I implore you to please learn from your experience. Please rectify this mistake. You would be applauded and championed with the same ferocity and passion that you have seen from Coach's friends and family in defending him.
Sincerely yours, Mike Dever, Class of 1996
I was shocked at the news that Coach Dzik will be leaving at the end of this season.As a graduate of the class of 1997 I have always tried to champion Cabrini as a worthwile institution of higher learning that stood for the same core values that I believe in.But this news along with the questionable manner in which the situation arose has given me reason to pause.
I know only what I have read in the newspapers and on various websites, but from what I have read, Coach Dzik appears to have handled this entire situation with class.The administration on the
other hand appears to believe that ignoring the situation will allow it to go away.
From my perspective, athletics has always been at the bottom of the administration's list of priorities.While this always bothered me, I never felt the need to pull f inancial (or other) support from the school.Now, I can't see myself spending another dollar in support of Cabrini.At this time I would never recommend Cabrini to a high school junior or senior and would, in fact, stear them clear of the school.
Unfortunately, I believe that the only way to rectify this situation is to have a high profile Cabrini employee leave in the
near future.But I don't think it should be the man who put Cabrini on the map and has served as the school's biggest promoter over the past 25 years. Instead, I believe that it should be the head of the administration. Anyone who could underestimate the reaction of Cabrini's alumni, friends and financial supporters should not be in the College's leadership position.
I will not be supporting Cabrini from this day forward until I feel that the core values of the institution I was once so proud of are restored.
I don't expect anything to be accomplished from this letter. However, I do want to express my dissatisfaction with the way you handled this situation.
I commend you for what you have done for Cabrini and I will not discount your efforts in anyway.You have done some wonderful things for the college.
I wanted you to know a little more about Coach Dzik.
Itis avery sadtime for Cabrini Alumni and Students. We have just lost not only a tremendous basketball coach, but
a man of g
Dzik sacrificed 20 years of his life to Cabrini College and tolet him go in this manner is a disgrace.
You have handled this situation in a very unprofessional manner, I believe youhave made a huge mistake,you have not only let downJohn Dzikbut you have let down several thousand Cabrini Alumni and Students.
Coach Dzik and I had some very successful years together on the basketball court.However, Coach Dzikis notall about athletics,he helped his players
Adam Todd grow as student athletes.The majority of his past players are very successful in what they are doing today and part of that success is contributed to what John Dzik did for them on and off the court.
Due to your decision on this matter Ihave cut all ties with the college.I will resume my relationship with Cabrini when you move on.
Unfortunately, another organization will get a fine man!
Best regards,
Dan BarracliffSince I have attended and graduated Cabrini College (Class of 1994) I have seen and witnessed many changes at the school, both good and bad. However, for the most part, they have been good - until now.
When I was elected to the Alumni Board of Directors last year I was looking forward to being able to give back and make a difference at Cabrini. Now, after what you have done regarding John Dzik, I will be sure family, friends, colleagues and those who inquire are aware of what Cabrini College has become.
I f ind it to be a total disg race that you would treat someone
who has been such an important piece in the development of so many individuals, both athletes and non-athletes alike. For years, John Dzik has been responsible for the growth & development of Cabrini College, athletics and the student population. It is because of him and only him that I attended Cabrini College. I look back on it as a great time of my life and I am thankful for the coaching, leadership and friendship that I have received from him. I am proud to say that he is not only one of my mentors, but more importantly a friend.
I think that you and the entire Development Off ice TREMENDOUSLY underestimated the Alumni and what your decision
has done to the overall public perception of Cabrini College. As a previous member of the Board (resigned immediately after learning about this issue) I was asked on numerous occasions to assist in the schools development. I have decided that I will no longer give money or my time of day to anyone at the school that had a part in this decision…for that matter the school, period.
Knowing what has happened, I am almost ashamed to tell me people that I am a Cabrini College graduate.
Sincerely,
David L. Kerchner
Even though successful elections were held in Iraq on Jan. 30, it doesn’t mean that the United State is pulling out anytime soon. With the continued onslaught of violence by insurgents on a daily-basis as well as the continued efforts to get the newly liberated Iraq up and running, it seems that the U.S. isn’t going anywhere for a long time.
This is very evident in the fact that U.S. still has a lot of work to finish if they hope to withdraw their forces anytime in the near future. So even though these democratic elections can be taken as the United State’s first steps towards leaving Iraq, there is still a lot left to 0accomplish.
Since the war in Iraq began in April of 2003, more than 1,400 Americans have been killed and the U.S. continues to spend more than $1 billion a week on the war in Iraq.
Also according to some, the Bush administration has never given a clear plan for leaving Iraq.
According to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, “We have never heard a clear plan from this administration for ending our presence in Iraq.”
“We all know that the United States cannot stay in Iraq indefinitely and continue to be viewed as an occupying force,” she said in an AParticle that was released shortly after President Bush’s speech Wednesday night. “Neither should we slip out the back door, falsely declaring victory but leaving chaos.”
Other examples of how the troops stationed in Iraq are
going to continue their presence in the region can be found in President Bush’s State of the Union Address that he gave on Feb. 2.
Behind a backdrop of the American flag, Bush told those in the Capital building that he wants to, “defeat the dangers of our time,” which include tyranny and terror.
He said that he also wants to end, “tyranny in our world.”
To make matters worse, he mentioned other countries such as Syria, Lebanon, Iran, and North Korea.
At one point in his speech, he specifically focused on Iran. He said to the citizens of that country that wished for their own freedom, “as you stand for your own liberty, America stands with you.”
The Commander-in-Chief has also said that he would withdraw American troops in the newly elected Iraqi leaders requested it.
According to an AFParticle published on Jan. 28, the president said that U.S. troops will pull out of Iraq if the new leaders elected on Jan. 30 requested it.
He also said, “But it seems like most of the leadership there understands that there will be a need for coalition troops at least until Iraqis are able to fight.”
Bush also said in his State of the Address speech that an Iraqi translator was quoted as saying, “tell America not to abandon us.”
Therefore, we can see that the American troops that have been stationed in the Middle East aren’t coming home to America anytime soon. We can only hope that progress is made and the new country of Iraq is established so our boys in blue can finally come back to where they really belong.
(March 21-April 20)
Early this week, close relatives may present unique social ideas or business arrangements: group investments or planned gatherings are accented. Remain thoughtful, however: before mid-week, revised financial plans and rare social information will arrive. Wednesday through Saturday also highlight new romantic encounters and bold public decisions. Over the next few days, expect potential lovers to openly vie for your loyalty and attention. Stay open: there’s much to consider.
TAURUS
(April 21-May 20)
Postponed projects and past business colleagues will now actively vie for your attention: before Wednesday, expect a wave of creative work proposals. Carefully research all financial details: lost payments or outdated records may soon cause unnecessary delays. Wednesday through Saturday, a new friendship may trigger unexpected tensions in the group. If so, avoid criticism or public discussion: at present, minor jealousies may easily derail social or romantic promises.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Don’t withhold romantic feelings or deep impressions: loved ones will this week respond positively to suggestions and subtle invitations. After Tuesday, expect a recently stalled relationship to provide security and intimacy. Welcome all emotional changes: this is an excellent time to make new promises or rekindle lost passions. Friday through Sunday, an older relative may announce a controversial financial plan. Remain alert: small details are important.
CANCER
(June 22-July 22)
Friends, lovers and close relatives may this week ask for your advice or emotional guidance. Past romantic promises and stalled relationships are a strong concern: watch for ongoing miscommunications or family differences to require firm attention. After Thursday, business relationships may be mildly strained by conflicted priorities, revised workplace methods or minor power struggles. Ask for written documentation: concrete facts and numbers will prove crucial.
LEO
(July 22-Aug. 22)
Short-term money contracts may soon require careful evaluation. After Monday, avoid quickly signed agreements or vague contracts: reliable definitions
will now ensure fast results. Tuesday through Thursday, vivid dreams will provide subtle romantic insights. Someone close needs extra private time to end unproductive relationships or finalize family decisions. Yesterday’s doubts and limitations will eventually be addressed: remain patient and watch for consistent progress.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Loved ones may soon rely heavily on your business or financial expertise: over the next two days, expect calculations, revised legal documents or ownership papers to be complicated by money mistakes. Thoroughly research all options: before March, new methods and choices will emerge. Wednesday through Friday, a long-term relationship may experience powerful moments of passion or confrontation. Key issues involve reliable social promises: ask for decisive action.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Rare romantic attractions are highlighted before mid-week: respond quickly to all invitations and social proposals. Some Librans may now begin several weeks of fast romantic choices: if so, remain focused on longterm security and expect valuable insights from friends or relatives. Thursday through Saturday, employment applications and sudden workplace changes are highlighted. Refuse to be limited by the political ambitions of others: your needs are valid.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
Recent feelings of isolation or loss will soon fade. Many Scorpios will begin an important phase of private contemplation and renewed faith. Romantic expectations, home planning and shared family goals may be a central theme: expect loved ones to challenge new ideas, revise daily plans or reveal unusual social facts. After Wednesday, vivid dreams or sudden glimpses of future relationships are accented: respond quickly to all hunches and intuitions.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
Before mid-week, potential lovers may openly compete for your attention. Friends and relatives will react with mistrust or minor jealousy. No long-term affects are accented; so not to worry. Do, however, expect brief romantic triangles and mild family tensions. Maintain a social balance and wait for progress: loved ones will need reassurance. Late Friday, a friend or lover may reveal new career goals. Change will be fast and poorly researched: don’t hesitate to ask probing questions.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22-Jan. 20)
Conflicting invitations may this week present an unusual dilemma: after Tuesday, expect loved ones and new friends to disagree on dates, times or social promises. Enjoy the social antics of all involved but remain silent: this is not the right time to act as adviser to the group. Later this week, an old lover or forgotten friend may reappear. If so, expect fast proposals and compelling moments of passion. Key decisions will be necessary: stay focused on private romantic ideals.
(Jan. 21-Feb. 19)
This week, it may be wise to avoid financial discussions will loved ones. Over the next 12 days, friends, roommates and close relatives will provide misinformation, flawed plans or exaggerated expectations. Remain silently dedicated to established goals: at present, trusted methods and an affirmation of shared values will provide the desire results. After Thursday, last minute romantic invitations demand diplomacy: expect friends and lovers to push for bold public promises.
(Feb. 20-March 20)
Optimism and rekindled sensuality will now return to key relationships: late Tuesday, watch for loved ones to propose unique activities or shared ventures. Accept all attention as positive: at present, new social and romantic roles are being established. Wednesday through Friday, a strained business relationship may escalate toward group disagreement. Pay attention to private workplace politics, social triangles and hidden agendas: complex choices will soon be needed.
If yourbirthday is this week ... news from distant friends or relatives may soon trigger intense family discussions. Areas of concern involve unexpected business changes, career risks or sudden relocation. If possible, avoid group negotiations over the next nine weeks: at present, little can be accomplished through confrontation or public criticism. After mid-April, relations return to normal: remain patient and watch for loved ones to set their own priorities and goals. Much of 2005 will bring fast home progress, family changes and business or financial expansion. Throughout the summer months, watch for rare employment opportunities or investment options: new career partnerships and written agreements will prove rewarding before the end of August...
The Nerney Field House was electric as students, faculty, parents, and alumni shook the stands with excitement as the final seconds ticked away in the second overtime of the men's basketball game against Gwynedd Mercy College on Saturday, Feb. 5. Regardless of the 86-84 loss, Coach John Dzik was smiling as alumni from the past 24 years returned to their almamateur for the Annual Alumni Game. Rallying against President Iadarola and her firm decision to end Dzik's legacy at Cabrini, the largest alumni turnout in Dzik's history banned together to voice their unfaltering support for the legendary leader as he coaches his final season.
Although 20 years of basketball wins and losses stood between the 1983 alumnus and the 2003 alumnus, they remi-
nisced as if they had played together. Ironically, the group has only played together in past Annual Alumni Games but the shared stories of Coach Dzik and the impression he has left on each player's life linked 24 seasons of Cavaliers together.
With so much hype and contradicting stories between Dzik and the administration, it is amazing Dzik is able to enjoy the annual event. He spoke tenderly about the players and said, “The alumni game is always a special day for me and my coaching staff. We have the chance to renew old friendships and 'catch up' with what is happening in the lives of our players from the past. I am always gratified by the loyalty and commitment they exhibit by just returning for the day.”
Dzik has been the cornerstone of Cabrini Athletics and is exclusively responsible for giving young men the opportunity at a college education that may not have had one other wise. All
time leading scorer of Cabrini College Billy Car said, “I worked hard, but if it wasn't for Dzik I would have never been able to come to Cabrini.”
As players jogged up and down the court sinking shot after shot in a playful warm-up session youthful laughter could be heard from either end of the court. Despite the smiles and friendly competition, the traditionally lighthearted event was undoubtedly drenched in a wave of great loss.
With 29 rebounds, Dodie Watkins holds the record for single game rebounds. The '84 alumnus said, “Cabrini will suffer a great loss. It was hard enough for anyone to go to college back then, but for a black man to go to college was even harder. Dzik is the reason I went to Cabrini. Iadarola's decision is a sad injustice to the college and the community.”
Proudly clad in his USMC Tshirt, Tim Anderlonis, a 2000 alumnus, said, “Coach Dzik has
dedicated his life to Cabrini basketball and all his players. I don't want anything to do with a school that can just get rid of a man like that. Nobody is happy with president Iadarola and her decision.”
Billy Car said, “I was the biggest ambassador of Cabrini College since I graduated in '96 and now I will be against Cabrini College as long as Iadarola is the president. She [Iadarola] has too much pride to give Dzik his job back and I don't think the alumni response will change that but we want her to know how much he [Dzik] means to the alumni and the community.”
Towering over most other alumni, Watkins stood still and couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment and sadness.
“I am stone shocked and deeply saddened. He [Dzik] is the reason we are all here. Not to remember Cabrini, but to remember him. He [Dzik] is a great man. What other college do you know has one of the most
winningest basketball programs in NCAAhistory with nearly 95 percent of its players graduating with honors? Dzik taught us how to be prepared for tomorrow's game but more importantly he taught us how to be prepared in life. This is a sad day.”
Tears of sadness over the ending of a legacy dampened the once happy annual event. Rich Schepis set up a makeshift battlefield at the entrance of the Nerney Field House. He provided pre-written letters to President Iadarola and asked that Dzik supporters sign a letter. Current students and parents signed over 100 letters.
Schepis seemed to be leading the crusade to keep John Dzik although he admits, “The letters are not meant to give Dzik his job back. We all know that will not happen. I hope to collect more letters in addition to the hundreds that have already been
sent to Iadarola. If I can present her with a binder full of letters from the Cabrini community I can only hope that will make an impact and maybe she will begin to understand the importance of John Dzik to this community.”
Schepis continued to speak warmly about Dzik. He said, “I learned so much from him, most importantly I learned that success is loving what you do. He [Dzik] once told me that he is the luckiest guy in the world because he gets to wake up everyday and do something he loves.”
Amongst the cheers for Dzik and the alumni's touching stories of his incredible outpouring of love for the entire community, the legendary coach's words lingered. He said, “As the season begins to wind to a close, I am confronted with many emotions. Sadness is most paramount. I love Cabrini basketball and the students of the college. It is hard to leave something you love so dearly, especially when it is not your choice to leave.”
Dzik introduced each alumnus and spoke fondly of each player and his accomplishments. Parents, wives and children of the alumni looked on adoringly as their favorite coach celebrated history with his Cabrini players for probably the last time in his career. 1997 alumna Andrea Kelliher spoke of the tremendous impact Dzik has had on her life and her career path. “Dzik helped me get an internship in athletics during my sophomore, junior, and senior years at Cabrini. No one else would ever help me the way he did. I never played for him; I was just someone who he reached out to. It's appalling that the administration feels this decision is best for the college. This man was more than a coach; he was a father figure. He helped players fight academically, financially, emotionally, and athletically; now the alumni are here to help him fight.”
Sitting next to Kelliher in the stands was college friend Jana Tidwell. Tidwell and her husband are '96 alumni who feel a lifelong connection to Dzik. “Whether you are a student or an athlete, he [Dzik] has acted as a mentor and a role model to thousands of Cabrini alumni. My husband would not be the man he is today without the guidance and mentoring of that man. It is sad; no one here is proud to be Cabrini alum. Most of us here will not step foot on this campus after he is gone. Iadarola clearly underestimated the power of alumni.”
Amongst the cheers for Dzik and the alumni's touching stories of his incredible outpouring of love for the entire community, the legendary coach's lingered. He said, “As the season begins to wind to a close, I am confronted with many emotions. Sadness is most paramount. I love Cabrini basketball and the students of the college. It is hard to leave something you love so dearly, especially when it is not your choice to leave.”
The players on the men’s lacrosse team are pumped about the 2005 season. The consensus is that there are high expectations for this year’s season. Freshman, Jack Hyson is very excited for the team and believes the team will accomplish a lot.
“We are extremely excited to see what happens this season, and our expectations are high,” Hyson said. The team players have been performing to their highest abilities during practices. For the freshmen players, it is also an exciting time for them.
Freshman, Scott Bordignon is proud to be a player on Cabrini’s
men’s lacrosse team. “It definitely is exciting to be on this team. I can’t wait to see what this season and future seasons bring,” Bordignon said.
The upperclassmen players are just as anxious as the underclassmen are about the upcoming season. Junior, Matt Grosse is bursting with excitement for the 2005 season.
“I am looking forward to this year. We will be playing different teams, which is always exciting. I am also looking forward to playing with the new kids, which include freshmen and transfers. I am extremely excited for our season.” The team will be having a couple of scrimmages before the season off icially starts. Their
first scrimmage will be against Villanova on Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. at Villanova. Throughout the season, the team will also be battling other top lacrosse teams such as, Washington College and Cortland State.
The team’s first fundraiser is a beef and beer dinner at Johnny Cabo’s this Saturday, Feb. 12. The cost is $25, and you must be 21 or over. The money raised during this event will be used to fund their trip to Greensboro, N. C.
The players are very optimistic. The schedule is posted on Cabrini College’s website. The team’s f irst opponent will be at Greensboro College on Feb. 27 at 1 p.m.
With the entire team dressed and pumped to tear up the rink, first-year goalie Steve Hughes takes a moment to sit in the silence of the tiny locker room after his teammates have left. These final moments before the game get Hughes ready for the intense pressure he faces every week as Cabrini’s goalie. Hughes wasn’t always defending the goal; he played offense last year for the Cavaliers after team captain Rich De Matteo invited him to check out the team. Although Hughes scored six goals last year and had plenty of assists, he says “Although the pressure is so much greater as a goalie, I definitely like playing this year much better than last.”
Since only 1 percent of all shots on goal get passed the indestructible Hughes, it is no wonder after every game when asked who the MVP of the game is; his teammates unanimously declare “Steve Hughes, number 27.” Although Hughes is arguably one of the best players on the team, you would never hear him say it. The sophomore special education major is quite reserved and contributes much of his success to the team’s unity. Hughes said, “Over Winter break we didn’t play for four weeks but we got together for a team dinner and the feeling of the whole team together was great. I knew when we got back everyone
would show up, ready to play.”
When Hughes isn’t in the classroom or on the rink, he can probably be found working or cleaning his show-car at his home in Wilmington, Del. Although his car is a real headturner, it only got that way after several long summers working at the Mary Campbell Center with special-needs children. Hughes spoke fondly about his job where he teaches children to swim and to do other various activities. “It’s like being a best friend to child for a couple weeks and the kids never want to leave when it’s over.” Hughes says his ideal job would be teaching in a special needs classroom at John G. Leach School in New Castle, Del. If Hughes can teach as well as he can play goalie then he surely will have no problem landing his dream job!
The roller hockey team is currently in first place in great thanks to Hughes, but he attributes the team’s motivation to coach Nick Voight and team captain Rich De Matteo. “Before every game, Rich writes down our current record, what our record will be if we win, and what our record will be if we lose. It’s a great visual motivator that really works for me.”
With such a modest attitude, a great perspective on his future aspirations, and not to mention a hot car, this will certainly not be the last that Cabrini hears of Steve Hughes. He is sure to continue wowing Cabrini both on and off the rink.
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sent to Iadarola. If I can present her with a binder full of letters from the Cabrini community I can only hope that will make an impact and maybe she will begin to understand the importance of John Dzik to this community.”
Schepis continued to speak warmly about Dzik. He said, “I learned so much from him, most importantly I learned that success is loving what you do. He [Dzik] once told me that he is the luckiest guy in the world because he gets to wake up everyday and do something he loves.”
Destiny was there, within his grasp. Donovan McNabb couldn’t reach it.
The Eagles had every chance to win their first Super Bowl, to deliver Philadelphia from its championship drought. They were good enough to derail the New England Patriots’dynasty train on Sunday night.
All they needed was a great game from their quarterback. They didn’t get it.
McNabb is surely more disappointed by that than any fan could ever be. McNabb, who has played this game a million times in his mind, must live for somewhere between a year and forever with the knowledge that he couldn’t get his team to the pinnacle.
“I’m never going to put my head down,” said McNabb, his lower lip bloodied. “I’m always going to keep my head up. Maybe we’ll be back in Detroit next year.”
Maybe. Maybe not.
Nobody knows better than these Eagles how tough it is to get this far They finally did, and they squandered their chance. The Eagles can’t afford to get the hang of this Super Bowl thing on their fourth try, as they did with the conference championship game. There’s no guarantee they’ll ever get here again.
The hardest thing, for McNabb and for the Eagles and their fans, is knowing how close they really were to winning.
“You get so close, you can feel it and taste it,” McNabb said.
He was hard on himself when asked how he played in the biggest game of his career. That’s admirable, but it didn’t change the facts of the matter.
“I threw three interceptions,” McNabb said. “That’s what I look at. I don’t look at the three touchdowns. You take away those three interceptions and this could have been a blowout. We could have been up by two, three touchdowns.”
McNabb completed 30 of 51 passes for 357 yards. He had exactly one rushing attempt, for no gain.
He wasn’t alone in this, of course.
Coach Andy Reid was outmaneuvered by Bill Belichick as the game opened. The Patriots lined up in a 4-3 defensive alignment instead of their customary 3-4. The switch confused the Eagles’ offensive linemen and led to that hor rif ic first series of the game.
At the other end of the game, there was that f inal scoring drive. The one you spent leaning forward in your seat, screaming at McNabb and the offense.
“Hur ry up! What are you waiting for?
“Well,” Reid said, “we were trying to hurry up.”
“We got in our hur r y-up offense and we scored,” McNabb said.
Is it worse if the Eagles didn’t hur ry with the Super Bowl on the line? Or is it worse if that’s what their hurry-up offense looks like?
Down 10, the Eagles got the ball with 8 minutes, 40 seconds to play. A great catch-and-run by Terrell Owens got the ball to the New England 36-yard line. Next play, McNabb threw the kind of interception he almost never throws, right in the arms of Tedy Bruschi.
Another chance, three minutes later. McNabb directed a terrific drive, but he did so in slow motion. The Eagles walked up to the line of scrimmage. They huddled after each play. They made
almost no effort to score quickly. So when McNabb threw a gorgeous 30-yard touchdown to Greg Lewis, there was 1:48 left on the clock.
Reid chose an onside kick, which failed. If the Eagles had kicked away and gotten the defensive stop, they might have had decent field position. Then again, the Patriots would have had more incentive to get a first down.
As it was, the Eagles got the ball back inside their own 5-yard line.
“I’m confident if we’re starting from inside our own end zone,” McNabb said. “I’m sure everybody was on the edge of their seat when we went out there with 50 seconds left.”
That was the moment McNabb surely dreamed about from the f irst time he picked up a football. That’s John Elway starting from his own 2-yard line against the Cleveland Browns. That’s how the tales of football legends begin.
But not this tale. First down, McNabb threw a pointless, clockkilling 1-yard gain. Second down was an uncatchable pass to Owens. Third down was a dynasty-clinching interception by Rodney Harrison.
It was McNabb’s third. The first two snuffed scoring chances, precisely the kind of mistake you can’t make if you’re going to beat the defending champions.
The kind of mistake that Tom Brady, just to take a random example, doesn’t make.
“Right now, Tom has what every quarterback wants,” McNabb said.
Brady is a darling of destiny, three times a champion.
McNabb had his destiny wide open, and he threw it away three times.
junior, and senior years at Cabrini. No one else would ever help me the way he did. I never played for him; I was just someone who he reached out to.
It's appalling that the administration feels this decision is best for the college. This man was more than a coach; he was a father figure. He helped players f ight academically, financially, emotionally, and athletically; now the alumni are here to help him fight.”
Amongst the cheers for Dzik and the alumni's touching stories of his incredible outpouring of love for the entire community, the legendary coach's words lingered. He said, “As the season begins to wind to a close, I am confronted with many emotions. Sadness is most paramount. I love Cabrini basketball and the students of the college. It is hard to leave something you love so dearly, especially when it is not your choice to leave.”
Dzik introduced each alumnus and spoke fondly of each player and his accomplishments. Parents, wives and children of the alumni looked on adoringly as their favorite coach celebrated history with his Cabrini players for probably the last time in his career. 1997 alumna Andrea Kelliher spoke of the tremendous impact Dzik has had on her life and her career path. “Dzik helped me get an internship in athletics during my sophomore,
Sitting next to Kelliher in the stands was college friend Jana Tidwell. Tidwell and her husband are '96 alumni who feel a lifelong connection to Dzik. “Whether you are a student or an athlete, he [Dzik] has acted as a mentor and a role model to thousands of Cabrini alumni. My husband would not be the man he is today without the guidance and mentoring of that man. It is sad; no one here is proud to be Cabrini alum. Most of us here will not step foot on this campus after he is gone. Iadarola clearly underestimated the power of alumni.”
Amongst the cheers for Dzik and the alumni's touching stories of his incredible outpouring of love for the entire community, the legendary coach's lingered. He said, “As the season begins to wind to a close, I am confronted with many emotions. Sadness is most paramount. I love Cabrini basketball and the students of the college. It is hard to leave something you love so dearly, especially when it is not your choice to leave.”
Friday, Feb. 11
In the face of their coach’s departure next year, Cabrini’s men’s basketball team will have select games web cast for the rest of the season. The doubleheaders and women’s games will be aired as well.
Gordon Mann of D3Hoops.com webcasts the games free of charge through Live365.com. The first game on the web began with Cabrini’s doubleheader against Eastern University Jan. 8.
Cabrini is now one of a select few colleges and universities to have their games web cast by a member of D3Hoops.com. Pregame coverage begins 15 minutes prior to tip-off.
Future games scheduled to be webcast in the month of February include the men’s game on Feb.
10 at 8 p.m. at home against Lincoln. The double-headers, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. Feb. 16 at 6 and 8 p.m. at home against Neumann, will both be webcast as well. All of these dates are subject to change and depend on Gordon’s schedule.
Mann relocated to the Philadelphia area and works with Pat Coleman, who runs the websites, to web cast Cabrini games.
Bob Macartney, sports information coordinator for Cabrini’s marketing and communications department, said that Cabrini’s games will definitely continue to be online for the rest of the 20042005 season, but the rest is up to Mann. “If he wants to and wants to webcast games, he can. There is no contract. We have no deal,” Macartney said.
Lina Barbieri, director of marketing and communications, was unavailable for comment.
The live shows include intro-
ductions, records and statistics of players. During timeouts and breaks, Cabrini announcements are also made. “It’s like free web time,” Macartney said. Mann usually asks Macartney who to interview. Mann already has ideas for interviews. Macartney said that Mann usually wants to talk to John Dzik or Barbara Morgan, the men’s and women’s basketball coaches, respectively. Coach Dzik was unavailable for comment.
Leslie Danehy, director of athletics, was also unavailable for comment.
To listen to broadcasts on Live365.com, anyone can go to http://www.live365.com/cgibin/directory.cgi?autostart=gordonmann. After a general Live365.com window opens, an audio player will come up in a separate browser window. Fill out the registration on Live365.com to become a listen-
Saturday, Feb. 12
• Men’s Lacrosse scrimmage at Villanova, 11 a.m.
• Men’s Basketball at College Misericordia, 3 p.m.
er. Live365.com controls this requirement, but the service is free and quick. You can also register for the service online at http://www.live365.com/members/login.live?action=none.
Press ‘play’on the audio player.
The largest problem with the web casts so far is the error message associated with unavailable broadcasts. PnG Sports is not associated with a commercial radio station or any outlet offering 24-hour programming. As a result, by clicking on the links before pre-game coverage has begun or on days without broadcasts, the listener will receive error messages.
However, one may visit the broadcast page before the game and complete the registration process to listen to Live365.com programs. Then if the link is bookmarked, the listener will have more convenient access on game day.
•Women’s Swimming vs. Eastern University, 9 a.m.
•Women’s Basketball at College Misericordia, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 13
• Mass 11 a.m., Bruckman Chapel of St. Joseph
Monday, Feb. 14
•Valentine’s Day
• Men’s Basketball vs. Marywood University, 7 p.m.
• Women’s Basketball at Immaculata University, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 15
• Cholesterol Screening, 7 a.m.- 11 a.m., Dixon Center
Wednesday, Feb. 16
•Men’s Basketball vs. Neumann College, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 17
Notice:
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