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BY JIM LAWLOR Governor Ronald Reagan's victory over Jimmy Carter in Tuesday's presidential election grasped the unbroken attention of the Cabrini campus ... for a while. The remarkably early and decisive victory left plenty of time for students to turn their attention back to other matters. At 9 p.m., one hour after voting booths in the eastern standard time zone closed, ABC television was giving a rundown of who is likely to be in the Reagan cabinet. The electoral count was 243 for Reagan and 35 for Carter. In Counsel Hall at this time several students were still following the results. Junior John Keating commented, "I'm surprised that it is so decisive. I think a lot of people couldn't bring themselves to vote for another Carter term, even though Reagan may not have been their favorite person for the job ." At 9 : 15 Reagan picked up three more electoral ·votes, from the state of Delaware. Counsel Head · Resident Ron Katkocin was in disbelief. "I was so prepared for a Carter · victory that I still can't believe he is losing. I thought a lot of undecideds would get in the booth and vote for Carter, even if they were leaning to Reagan." In the Mansion lobby Mary Goldner, perhaps the most vocal Reagan supporter on campus, was beside herself. "I am ecstatic over the victory," she said among a small group watching the results. "I am surprised that it happened so early, I think
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PRESIDENT ELECT RONALD REAGAN (Photo courtesy of the Delaware County Daily Times)
by lands Iide they were calling Reagan at 8: 30," Goldner added. At 9 :50 New York put Reagan over the 270 electoral vote mark for the victory . Carter gave his concession speech, saying that the loss hurt, but promisfng the smoothest transition of presidential power in history . Tl)e small crowd in the Mansion soon broke up and went its various ways. By 10:00 p.m ., the television in the lobby of the fifth house was off , there was a dorm meeting in house four, and stu. dents in the lobbies of houses two and three were watching the movie " Earthquake." Back at Counsel, T.V.'s were off and stereos on. Students were studying, playing darts, and applauding Steve Carlton's winning of baseball's Cy Young Award . Attention swung back to the election only once for a brief time, shortly before midnight when Reagan gave his victory speech. He promised to justify the faith of the voti!rs, and to work as a true partner and friend with vice-president elect --Ceorge Bush. Several students offered opinions about the likely effects of the election. Most felt they would be most directly affected by whatever moves Reagan makes concerning college education funding programs. Few students felt the United States is more likely to go to war under Reagan, apparently regarding his war-hawk image as only campaign propaganda.
Cabrini College, Radnor, PA 19087
Friday, November 7, 1980
Vol. XXVII, 'o. 4
Campus burglaries investigated BY THERESA COLLINS Dean of Students' office to get the AND key the Communications OLIVIA PETTENGILL Studio. She went to the Studio and Within one week the Maguire found that the A-V equipment that House and the Communications is kept there was in fact not there . Studio in Sacred Heart Hall were She asked Madonna Marion-Landburglarized. ais (Assistant to the Dean of StuOn Oct. 15, the T.V. in the stu- dents) if she knew the dent lounge of Maguire was dis- whereabouts of the video-tape covered missing. There was no machine. Marion-Landais replied sign of forced entry and Maguire, no and said that Dr. Johnson is rethe house watchdog, had been in sponsible and in charge of this the lobby and had not been dis- equipment. Marion-Landais then turbed by any strange persons or called the Faculty Secretaries' ofnoises. Two of the girls in the fice and left a message for Dr. house noticed the T. V. missing and Johnson to call Ms. Kesselman. immediately reported it to Dona Dr. Johnson called Marion-LandMonforto. R.A. Monforto stated ais at approximately 10:30 saying the T.V. must have been taken be- the equipment was not in the tween 2:10 and 6 a.m . because Studio and believed it had been those hours were the only time no stolen. She then reported this to residents were awake. the Academic Dean, Dr. Joseph It was also reported that a dark Romano." blue car with a white top, either a "On Monday, Oct. 20 Jo Harris Cutlass or Gran Prix, had been Brenner spoke to Dr . Johnson at seen leaving the driveway of the approximately 10:45 a.m. They Maguire House, at approximately went to Sacred Heart Hall and the same time the T. V. was stolen. found both locks locked. Brenner This same car had received a opened the door with the keys from ticket for illegal parking earlier the Dean's lockbox. The room was the same night. It was noted that empty of equipment except for a the occupants were a black person light and a tripod and some empty driving and a white passenger, ac- cases. The doors to the metal cording to Ron Brown, security cabinets were standing open with guard. the lock still in locked position. The following is a report sent to Police, Academic Dean, Dean of the Radnor Twp. Police Depart- Students, Maintenance and the ment by Jo Harris-Brenner, as- Business Office were notified. sistant to the Academic Dean, in Detective Grace and a police ofregard to the burglary of the Com- ficer arrived." munications Studio. "Mike Caranfa, Superintendent "At approximately 10 a.m. Oct. of Buildings and Grounds, checked 2u;. Ailene K.esselmail. (Car ·eer 'with. Uie , coiuract · mainlenance .: :. Counseling Dire~tor) came _t~ the _ crew and · they · re~rted that the
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equipment was in the Studio on Friday, Oct. 17, when they cleaned during the night. The campus security guard Paul Slonaker reported that he found the Studio locked on Saturday , Oct. 18, when he made nightly rounds, but unlocked on Sunday night when he came by. Although he shined a flashlight in the room, he noticed nothing amiss because there was no disorder." An investigation of both burglaries is under the direction of Dectectives Grace and Kelly, of the Radnor Twp. Police Force . Kelly is heading the Maguire House investigation and Grace is heading the Communications Studio investigation . Maurrce Hennessy, Chief of Police, and Dectective William Zimmerman, Head of Radnor ' s Crime Prevention Unit, both agree they have no reason to believe that these two incidents are in any way related . However, if physical evidence, such as matching fingerprints, arises it will alter their thinking in this matter. Hennessy, Zimmerman, Sr. Sharon Morano, Dean of Students, Mike Caranfa, Director of Maintenance and Ron Brown, Supervisor of Campus Security are all in agreement that the incidents at Maguire and possibly the Communications Studio are the result of the actions of a member of our own campus community. Sr. Sharon stated, "I believe the burglaries have been committed by' a person'affiliated wlth ' thi~ ~Amt,~. "Mai:tillre, \fie wa chdog,
was very helpful in the last burglary since he was not disturbed while in the lobby . Whoever st ole the T.V. is familiar with the house and the dog ."' She also stated that the first break-in at Maguire is independent of the most recent one. " The only connection I can make between Maguire and the Communications Studio is that all the items stolen were audio-visual eqwpment and can be easily sold or pawned . However, all the equipment is identifiable ," said Sr . Sharon : She also noted that administrators have some suspicions of who is committing the crimes but cannot take any action until further information is obtained. Hennessy encourages anyone having any information regarding these incidents to report it to either Petectives Grace or Kelly . Cooperation between Cabrini and the Radnor Police has been good thus far according to Hennessy. Sr. Sharon also commented that the police have been notified about every break-in this semester and are making every attempt to solve these cases. Zimmerman has been on campus several times to speak with Sr. Sharon, Caranfa and Gus Nicoletti, Head-of Resident Life. On each occasion he has reviewed with them the problems we have with security and ways in which he can prevent such incidences. On two separate occasions he has made a list of suggestions for Cabrini to institute ·cbanges on tbe camp ·us which would help in this
prevention . They are as follows : improved lighting at each new house , drivewa y and walkw ay. security devices placed on a ll ground floor windows , dead bolt locks on all exterior doors of the new houses and finally clearing away of all dense shrubber y around each house. To date the only one of these changes which has been instituted is the changing of locks on the houses. However , the new locks are not dead bolt locks . They are merely a more secure version of the old locks , according to Zimmerman. On Oct. 16, Zimmerman and Kelly arrived at Maguire House to inquire about the burglary . Within a 20 minute period they did not encounter one person. They mad e a routine check of the house and found several bedroom doors unlocked. Zimmerman strong ly believes thal this would be one way for a would-be criminal to enter a room and commit a crime . He stresses that students lock their doors and secure all their possessions, as well as being aware of any strange person , incident or vehicle on campus. He also stresses that the only way for students to protect themselves and the campus is to work together and with campus administrators. Caranfa stresses that if anyone has any complaints with the security system they should be reportedtn tl1erlorm reps.who in turn wm nottfy Caranta :: . _ : _