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VOL. XXIV, No. 10
April 28, 1978
Students find new ways to spend summer vacation
MARGIE CAIN '78
CINDY HAMMET '79
BY BARBARA POLOMANO How many ways can you think of to spend your summer vacation? Four Cabrini students have come up with a way in which they can work at helping people, while at the same time gain invaluable experience during the summer months to come. The four students are: Margie Cain, '78; Cindy Hammet, '79; Cindy King, '79 and Eileen Casper, '78. Ms. Sue Toton and Dr. Jo~ph Romano, coordinators of Project Outreach here, have set it up for the four students to work as interns at two different Cabrini Hospitals, one in New York, the other in Chicago. Margie Cain, an English major, will work at the New York hospital from early June to mid August. She says that she hopes to work three days a week with community relations, going out to the community to set up programs to help the sick, and the other two days doing office work for the public relations department of the hospital. Margie plans to aid in the hospital's "food-on-wheels" · drive . "We 'll find out which old people need food and bring it to them," she explained. "It 's a kmd of a pilot program that we'll be trying out. If it works, they'll make it city wide," she added. Margie also plans to aid in other programs o(recreational therapy. "I'd like to help keep the old people in the nursing program occupied. In remotivational therapy, I'll work with the elderly on the
brink of senility. I'll try to keep them informed of the basics -the time, month, day of the week, weather, etc.," she said. She says, "I'm really excited. I feel like I'll be learning a lot . Working with needy people will make it meaningful for me." Cindy Hammet, a special education major, will also intern at the New York hospital. Cindy pointed out that she and Margie visited the hospital Tuesday; April 11, and saw "so many things that we'll be able to do." Cindy mentioned physical and recreational therapy, . public relations and community relations among their choices. Cindy hopes to work three days with the community health services and the other two days coordinating volunteers . She explains that many of the volunteers at the hospital are slightly mentally retarded and may need her help . She· also plans to work in motivational therapy with senile people. She said that she's also interested in taking a course in sign language there. "There's so many different possibilities . Other students really should look into it. I think it'll be a real growing experience for me and that it could be for other students too," she said. Eileen (Adel) Casper, also a special education major , will be working at the Chicago hospital. Adel will aid in social work and play therapy, a form of pediatrics. Adel explains that she first
heard of the opportunity last year. "In the mansion last year, they had an orientation for Project Outreach. That's when I first became interested," she said. She adds, "I'm terribly anxious to go. I want to help, to give my time to the underprivileged at the hospital. I also can't wait to see Chicago and the hospital." Adel describes it as "a terrific opportunity.'' Cindy King, an early childhood/elementary education major will also be going to the Chicago hospital. Cindy; plans to work in play therapy also. She says, "I'm really excited about going. I'm looking forward to the chance of working with and meeting new people. It's sort of a new branch adding to my major. If should prove worthwhile." The work is strictly volunteer for all four students. None is receiving credits, a given option . The Cabrini order of Sisters will pay for their transportation one way . All four will be staying at apartment houses owned by the Sisters directly across from the hospitals free of charge . They will get free meals at the hospitals . The internships will last from early June ti! mid August. Dr . Romano checked out the Chicago hospital in late March. He had gone to Chicago to read a paper at a philosophy convention. He describes the hospital as "beautiful, so updatllS !" Continued on Page 2
CINDY KING (LEFT) '79 AND ADEL CASPER '79
(Photos by B. Polomano)
SGA Plans
Past, present & future BY BARBARA POLOMANO Enter Sacred Heart Hall through the back entrance (the door closest to the cafeteria), Go through the doors ahead. Make a right. Go past Albert's book store, through the doors. Now. The third door on your right. What do you see? A locked door, right? Right. But not for long. You are at the Student Government Association (SGA) office. SGA President Leslie Hickman says that the SGA office will now be open all day long, 8:30 to 3:30, except for the lunch hour and that there will always be an SGA representative on duty ready to help any student wanting to drop in with a complaint or just to talk. "That's one of our prime goals," explains Leslie. "We hope it will help get the student body more involved.," she said. Leslie explains that the office will be redecorated. She plans to get Kappa Sigma Omega an office of their own, so that they no longer have to share. A stereo system will be put in. More games will be available so that students can check them in and out at their leisure. She says, "We want to make it more pleasant so that students will come in, tell us their complaints, or just talk to a rep to find out
what's going on around here." Leslie also talks of other future plans SGA anticipates. They plan more "clean-up Cabrini projects" whereby students get paid for picking up trash. They're planning to get speakers on the campus such as David Marston, Ernest Kline, and Dick Schulze. A speaker, Leslie feels, helps the student body to unite. "SGA wants to get rid of the 'I don't care' attitude around here. We'd like to get students more active · in freshman _orientation, for instance," she says. Leslie says that some future projects might be: improving the student center; improving the game room with more tables, games and graphics; and opening the Wigwam more often. As president, Leslie feels that her duty is to "run SGA and get a better liaison between student, faculty, and administration.'' Leslie feels that SGA is "finally shaping up." She and other SGA members feel that SGA has done its share this past year to improve the college. Leslie points out the constitutional changes made by SGA. "We wrote up our own electoral procedures, clarified exactly who is Continued on Page 2
Teachers to study BY LISA SHERWOOD Two members of Cabrini's faculty will spend some time as students in order to take advantage of fellowships awarded to them by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Sharon Schwarze, assistant professor of philosophy, will go to Princeton University for a Fellowship lasting the academic year of 1978-79.While there, she will work under the direction of Paul Sigmund in the area of "Historical and Philosophical Foundations of American Constitutional Democracy." Dr . Schwarze will also work on her own proj~ct concerning the equality of natural rights . She feels that the fellowship will help her when she teaches courses at Cabrini such as "Education and Social Policy" and "Contemporary Political Philosophy." Dr. Schwarze comments that "it was a great honor to receive the fellowship." Cabrini." Dr. Kathleen Gavigan, chairperson of the history department, will take part in the "Summer Seminar for College Teachers," which will last for 8 weeks this summer. She will study the area of
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THE CAST OF "MATCHMAKER" (standing I. to r.) Mary Alice Fitzpatrick, Connie Aiello, Lea Bisconte, Loretta Alioto and Steve Pedano, Sal Barabuscio and Brett Schwartz begin their performance of the Spring Adult Theater production "Matchmaker" tonight, April 28at 8 p.m. in the Little Theater. Additional shows will be held on April 29, 30, May 5 and 7 all at 8 p.m. For reservations call ext. 60, Miss Richardson.