Dzik moves on, so should Cabrini

SHAWNRICE STAFFWRITER SMR723@CABRINI EDU

After all the written articles and all the alumni letters surrounding John Dzik’s contract non-renewal, Dzik has finally found a new place to call his home. Moving on with his life and career, Dzik was named Piedmont College’s new athletic director.

I, for one, couldn’t be happier for him.

The opportunity will certainly serve as a challenging, yet appropriate, one for Dzik. Piedmont College will be in its third year as acting members in NCAADivision III athletics. The college offers 13 intercollegiate sports and is a member of the Great South Athletic Conference.

Piedmont College’s athletic department will be fortunate to have Dzik’s credentials and experience guiding their entire athletic department. Good luck, John Dzik!

Now that I’ve mentioned Dzik’s current career situation, let’s focus on Cabrini’s future specifically in regards to its strained relationship between alumni and administration.

As of writing this, Dzik should be finishing his first week with Piedmont Col- lege. For those alumni who fought for Dzik, they should feel a sense of closure to this issue. There is no reason to dwell on the topic anymore, since Dzik has obviously moved on with his life.

Although the Dzik story is a dead issue, the college needs to address their policies on handling human resource problems. The way they presented the Dzik tration fiasco, I would like to see support for the new direction of the men’s basketball program. There is no point allowing hurt egos and feelings to interfere with the future of the men’s basketball team.

Within this week Cabrini College announced Matthew Macciocca as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team. Macciocca will certainly have a difficult task at hand so it would be the community’s best interest not to add to the drama by refusing to support the new coach.