Alum sounds off on loss of honorable Cabrini representative

Dear Dr. Iadarola and Ms. Moll,

I must protest your decision to let Coach Dzik go at the end of this season. I’m sure that you may feel that it is in the college’s best interest, but it is most definitely below the character that I feel Cabrini College stands for.

When I transferred to Cabrini College from Temple University in January of 1987, I did it knowing that I would have to, in effect, throw away a years worth of credits from Temple and start my junior year over again. I did this gladly because I felt that I had found in Cabrini College, a place where I wasn’t a number, and where I was respected for being part of a small, tightly knit family

I had the good fortune of meeting instructors who made positive impressions on me, and I still recall fondly to this day. Cabrini College was a place where I was proud to attend, and recommend to those who were trapped in the education mills that many of the larger universities had become.

If I had a problem, it was dealt with. I actually had assistance, not interference from the college front office. Try getting that when there are 11,000 people in your major! Though my visits back to campus are infre- quent, I still recommend the Cabrini College to the young people I encounter who are looking for a quality education, where individual attention can still be had.

The decision to let Coach Dzik twist in the wind is a disturbing one for a number of reasons, but number one in my book, is that you are showing a serious lack of loyalty to a man who should have buildings named after him. This is a college, not a professional organization, and as such, you are supposed to lead by example when it comes to proper behavior. We all bemoan the fact that things are different now and people don’t have respect for authority or history, but I submit to you that you are guilty of acting like any other faceless corporation.

Cabrini College is not North Carolina or Georgetown or Kansas, nor will it ever be, but that is what I liked about it. People came first, not the number of national championships, or whether the new player driving a BMWwas going to bring down the program, or which shoe company was going to get endorsed.

People came first!

I never played for Coach Dzik, but his impact in the Cabrini community, and the larger world around us is measurable. I am a freelance camera operator