Men’s alumni basketball game having trouble finding home

ANDREW MATYSIK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AJM722@CABRINI EDU

Questions have been flying around Cabrini’s small Radnor campus about the details of the Men’s Basketball Alumni Game. The game took place on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Dix- wait, what? Eastern University’s gym. Eastern University’s gym?

Yes, the game originally desired by alumni to take place at its home, the Dixon Center, was moved to Gwynedd-Mercy and then moved again, finally settling down in our rival’s nest at Eastern University.

Cavaliers have been baffled as to why the location of Cabrini’s men’s basketball alumni game did not take place at Cabrini.

Whispers of why the game was held at Eastern have been spoken through the mouths of players, fans and alums alike. The great majority of these opinions involve suspicion around the forbidden Cabrini name, “John Dzik.” Shhhh don’t say his name too loud.

For freshmen students unfamiliar with the name, John Dzik was the previous Men’s basketball coach responsible for 482 wins, 15 conference titles, 11 national tournament appearances and received five Coach of the Year awards; basically Cabrini’s own Joe Paterno. Last year, however, Coach Dzik was removed from his position for reasons that still remain unclear.

Some may say Dzik’s appearance at the alumni game was the reasoning behind the denial of this year ’s alumni game. The Loquitur is neither denying nor confirming this allegation.

One thing is for certain, however. There was no effort made by the school to inform students or alumni of this game’s existence. Someone upstairs needs to clarify to the students and to the entire Cabrini Community what happened.

People may be removed and titles may be changed but what remains in one’s memory may never be taken away.