Housing lottery Line included; satisfaction not guaranteed

CECELIA FRANCISCO PHOTO & WEB EDITOR CAF722@CABRINI EDU

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-