Feb. 15, 1980 issue 07 Loquitur

FridayFebruary,15, 1980

Cabrini College, Radnor, PA 19087

Vol. XXVI, No. 7

New hous·es have become a reali-ty

BY REGINA

O'LEARY

After many months of heated disputes, anxieties and flaring of tempers from both administration and students, the three houses of Cabrini College ate completed.

Because of many delays in obtaining building permits, and inclement weather, the finishing of the houses was hindered until January. The resident houses , built by Atlantic Engineers, now stand behind the Holy Spirit Library and Woodcrest Hall, facing Eagle Raod .

The houses were welcomed by everyone, especially the 45 women who lived at Cushing College in Bryn Mawr. Each house has been built to accommodate 20 people, though at the present time the number of residents in each house rang es from 11 to 16 people .

E ach house is complete with wall -to-wall carpeting . Each room has coordinating carpet and wall colors.

Ea~h house has one bathroom with facilities for the handicapped .

According to Sr. Sharon Morano , dean of students, "Federal law requires that new institutional buildings must have facilit ies for the h a ndicapped . All three houses have open sink~ to ac commodate a wheelchair .

Each shower within these bathrooms are designed witli flat floors for easy access of the handicapped . A temporary marble slab was placed at the base of the shower to prevent water seepage into the main area of the bathroom .

"If a handicapped person should come to the school, he or she would be placed in house one," said Sr .

Sharon . In house one bars were installed around the toilet and .in the shower stall. These bars allow easy usage of these facilities.

"The houses are also equipped wfth an air conditioning system, a smoke alarm system and em regency .alarms at each door," said Sr. Sharon. "The houses also have a controlled heating system which is kept at 65°F. The temperature still has to be adjusted," according to Sr . Sharon . ·' Maintenance of the houses is a major concern of the administration . They hope to keep up the "lived in but maintained look" according to Gus Nicoletti, director of resident life.

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Lisa Haynes, junior, said, "You are house-sitting . The college makes you feel that the houses are being given to you to use for a semester, then are going to be sold right away."

The idea of no nails or tape in or on the walls was met with skepticism from some residents. As of now, the women are permitted to use only the cork strips which run along the wall within each bedroom. The purpose of these strips is to maintain the present condition of the walls.

According to Haynes "we can only hang things from the strips.

When the school sells the houses, they will have to be painted over again. You are paying for it, you should be able to do what you want."

Sophomore Jo Schwoyer finds that "everyone here is super neat.

We have the best RA in the whole world (Maurene Burns) . Everyone is really great ."

Patti Snyder , also a sophomore, feels that "everyone should have

TWO was constructed in traditional style. The resident assistant of this house is Pia Carusi.

( Photos by Detsy Lynch)

their own key to the house . It is a hassle to call the guard ."

Security is a concern of the administration. Each house has been rigged with a security system .

Also, according to Nicoletti , two extra security guards have been put on as a result of Cushing .

For security reaons , Nicoletti has been moved down -into the sec ond house' at the request of Sr .

Sharon. "The presence of a male down here was to assure parents that there was a college official ·hereat the houses,'' said Nicoletti. . For fire prevention, it is a new house rule that all doors leading to corridors of bedrooms, the lobby , basement, and at the top of the stairs should be closed at all times .

To sophomore Donna Brophy this is a concern . " If there was a ffre ," she says , " we would all be killed trying to get through all the doors in time to get outside ."

A main concern of the residents is the absence of sidewalks from house to house , and a walkway through the woods.

According to Sr . Sharon there will be " a walkway with connecting links between houses , and a lighted walkway fr om th e th ird house to the Counseling Center .

There will also be a walkway connecting the new t welve car parking lot to the Woodcrest parking lot. " Sr . Sharon is hoping that women will make a path through the woods as a guide for the construction of the walkways. This is somewhat accomplished by a path that Jo Schwoyer calls "the cow path ."

The houses, built on the donation of the Dixons and other contributors, will be christened sometime this year. As of this date no definite plans for the naming of the houses has been made and the date of the christening has not been designated .

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3 SGA leaders attend

Apathy:

National e idemic Washington conference

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To the Student Body: Could someone please tell me where 60% of the Cabrini student body were in order not to vote in the last student body election? Or, could someone please tell me why the majority of candidates in the laiit election for Student Government (with the exception of the Freshmen Class) ran against abstain ?

As a concerned member of the Student Government Association , I have always been worried about a notorious campus problem apathy . I always thought of apathy as an everlasting part of Cabrini 's atmosphere - you know , like parietals and the cancellation of courses .

This past weekend however , ( February 1-3) , Detsy Lynch, Mar y Goldner and myself attended a National Student Conference and found out that apathy isn't just a national problem but a national epidemic ! I was really surprised to find out that some schools had as little as 25% or 10% voting in their _student elections. They gave the typical reasons , "the school 's too small to matter ," or "this school 's too large that I'm just a number," or "I 'm just too busy ."

Yes, to an extent it is the Student Government's fault. Any Student ,Government can always improve -upon its current activities or communication with the students and this administration hopes to do so.

But please , let's not forget one thing: This is YOUR Student Government and it is also your responsibility to get involved .

If there is one thing I've learned from this National Student Con-

ference, it is involvement. In volvement with other students throughout the country gave me a sense of unity . This unity can only be described as a unity to change events and circumstances .

Currently in this country there is a growing concern about various issues that affect students directly, for example the reinstitution of the draft, the rights of students , and better educational laws . It is all ver y easy to talk about these issues and express our ideas and concerns ; but the harder part is getting involved , i.e. knowing the issues, endorsing or not endorsing issues and candidates . It is harder to do this because they take a dedicated involvement. They take an involvement that we'd rather overlook because "I've got too much work," or "I've got to keep up my scholarship," or "I can't be bothered now because I need a good job when I get out of here. " The problem is if we don 't learn to involve ourselves now, we may not do it when we get out of college and have to pay for our uninvolvement. I say again : IT IS IM. PORT ANT FOR STUDENTS TO KNOW THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEM DIRECTLY and to let their student representatives know how they feel.

We are on the brink of our future lives - we can involve ourselves for what we learn and believe or we can sit back and let others take the reins. Which on~ of these choices will we let our college education do?

Thank you , Connie Aielo S.G.A. Recording Secretary

BY DETSY LYNCH

"The primary focus of this association is to build a foundation for student leaders and to have an impact on educational matters ," said Tom Duffy, President of the American Student Association .

Duffy spoke at the opening session of the National Conference of Student leaders held in Washington , D.C. from January 31 to February 3.

Three students from Cabrini College ; Detsy Lynch President of SGA, Mary Goldner, Vice President of SGA and Connie Aiello , Recording Secretary , were among the over 400 student delegates from more than 40 different states , .including the Islands and Somoa , who attended the conference.

The association was formed by a group of students in the fall of 1978 and is the largest national organization of students in·the country . " We also plan to address noneducational matters such as registration and a possible draft, use of . nuclear power, legislative review and student internships ," said Duffy. Our immediate goals are to establish the association, provide new services for students , and to have greater input with our state legislators," Duffy said .

A series of fifty minute workshops on issues of student concern were held throughout the course of the conference . Those workshops attended by the Cabrini student delegation dealt with such issues as Title IX and its enforcement , legal problems in higher education, student interships , alcoholism on caffi;pus, student govern ance, rape crisis, the legislative process, evening and non-tradi-

Representatives are elected

BY MAINE KORZON

The Student Government Association is perhaps the most influential student organization on campus. The offices of SGA are only as good as the people in them.

Ex ecut tve board ele ct ions wer e held at the end of last seme ster, with Detsy Lynch and Ma ry Goldner capturing the presidential and vice-presidential positions .

Now it is time to elect the individual class officers .

Class elections , like SGA elections, are held on a yearly rather than a semester basis . In other words , a student holds his office from January to December, rather than from September to May. So as is usually the case, the newly elected officers are energetic and enthusiastic.

The Freshmen class officers are Sulamon Allyn, president ; Dane Linn , vice-president ; Katie Giamboy , secretary; and Liz Kanaras, treasurer.

Sulamon Allyn choose to run for the office of president because of the " interest in leadership that he holds for his student body. " Allyn has been class president since ninth grade .

Allyn said he is "not interested in making a name for myself at Cabrini. I ran simply to get in-

volved . I feel that people need to be involved socially , not jus t academicall y.'' " I want the class to be abl e to look back and say 'a job well done' instead of regarding my term in office as just another year ," Allyn added.

Allyn st ressed that th e cla ss must work together if they want to accomplish what they set out to do. " If we all do not work togethe r, how is there to be an y form of organization ?" Allyn said .

The Sophomore class elected as their officers : Dave Murphy ,' president ; Chris Collins , vic epresident ; Ken Fazio , treasurer ; and , as of Feb . second , there is a run-off election between Jim Amalfitano and Lourdes Latorre for secretary .

Chris Collins just finished a term as his class' vice-president. "I ran for vice-president a second time because I felt we did a good job ," Collins said . " I enjoyed the challenges presented to me. Also , I was impressed by the help and involvement of my fellow classmates. " "Dave and I work well together ; we complement each other," Collins said. "Also, being a class officer is a good way to get out and meet people," Collins added.

At present, the Sophomore class '

main objective i,s to raise enough money to afford Sophomore-Senior Farewell.

Newly elected Junior cla ss officers are : Ta yna Nelson, presi dent ; Kits y Hum es , secr eta ry; Mar k Sanson e, tre asurer ; and there is to be a run-off election for vice-president between Donna Montanari and Mike Stevens.

Nelson said she ran ior office for two main reasons . " First of all, I want to improve the reputation of te Junior class , and secondly, my friends talked me into running. I also have the experience. I have serv1:!d as an SGA member and I have also helped run activities ."

Nelson said, " I want to bring new and inter es ting activities to Cabrini -- a picnic with games and events and maybe a roller disco skating party . Also, we have our annual activities -- the Disco Fashion Show and a trip to Great Adventure. " At the end of lal\t semester the Junior class had a $100.00 debt · to SGA. SGA decided to drop the debt. Nelson said she would like to pay the debt even though it was dropped . "Because of our class, other classes aren't going to be able to borrow money from SGA as they have in the past, " Nelson said.

tional students , student financial aid and the equal rights amend ment.

"Although each of the workshops we attended were very well conducted we found the one on Titie IX, Legal Problems in Higher Education and Student Goverance were the most informative and helpful to us as student delegates," said Ma~y Goldner .

Margie Cohen, la~yer for Womens Rights ProJect , and Frank Ti 11, Ci vi I Rights Specialists, spoke at the workshop on Title IX ; complying with the new federal legislation mandating equality in higher education . Title IX pertains to equality in health services, housing , sexual harass~ent '. ad~ission policies and fmanc1al aid as well as to athletics ," said Cohen .

"In each of these areas colleges are obligated to compl y with this statute ( Title IX ) and ar e reqmrect to have within their programs a standard of equivalence and pro po~tional distribution of benefits ," said Till.

Dr. Frankie, Professor of Higher Education, George Washington Univ . and Danny Sheehan, Constitutional lawyer for Inter religious Public Policy Institute , spoke at the workshop on Legal Problems in Higher Education .

The Workshop consisted of a dis cussion of important legal actions that affect colleges and universities and legal strategies that can be used .

"Part of your education on the campus is to tr y to test contro ver sial issues such as Draft Registration and use of nuclear power to see what it feels like to exercise a-· right ," said Sheehan . " As the 1980's wear on you 're going to find more and more resistance to these issues and as a result you 're going to have dissidence on campus ," said Sheehan .

The third main workshop of the Conference , Student Governance dealt with better ways to organiz~ a student association for more effective delivery of student serv ices and advocac y.

" The reason why a lot of student government officials aren't effective is that they don 't know how to deal with apathy on the part of their fellow students, " said Glen Gershmol. " Apathy in many cases is fear of getting involved . The Student Government officers have to break that mindset. A good way of breaking down that fear is to be involved with the campus on a per sonal basis. Nothing implies commitment more than to go out and talk to people - it's the basis of an organization ," said Gershmol.

Although the workshops were the main aspect of the conference the highlight of the trip for th~ three Cabrini delegates was on Sat. , Feb . 2. At this time the Cabrini students were given a personal tour of the White House and received a chance to have their ·opinions on the registration issue heard by a White House official as well as getting the Presidents view explained to them .

This all came about when the Cabrini delegates decided to tape the draft registration forum held on Friday, Feb . 1 from s to 10 p .m .

They were approached by an official of the ASA who said that a copy of their tape had been requested by President Carter .

Upon arriving at the East Gate of the White House, the 3 delegates received clearance and were interviewed by Ms. Heather Pars Office of Student Affairs . Pars in'. formed the students that the President was very concerned about the general feeling of college students across the nation concerning the registration issue .

In addition to attending the workshop and visiting the White House , the three Cabrini Students along with the rest of their region : voted for two representatives to sit on the Board of Directors of ASA. Mike Ford of Bloomsburg College , Pa . and Bill Smith of Union College , N.J . were elec t ed as region 3 representatives. In addition to the state of Pennsylvania , region 3 consists of the stat e of New Jer sey, Delaware , Washington , D.C., Ohio and Mar yland .

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9 students chosen for entry 1n Who's Who vote - 12 administrators, most

BY MARY LANCE Nine outstanding students of full-time faculty, and seniors who Cabrini College have been select- hold major office in an organizaed to have their name and a brief tion. Voters are asked to look not biography included in the publica- just for the outstanding academic, tion "Who's Who Among Students but for the well balanced perin American Universities and Col- sonality with other interests and leges." According to the publica- abilities . These include leadership tion, it is an annual honors pro- in academic and extracurricular gram honoring the nation 's leading activities, citizenship and service to the college, together with potencollege students .

Selected for inclusion in the next tial for future achievement.

"I was thrilled," said Jeanne issue of Who's Who are Sal Barabuscio, Laura Galvin, Karen marie Turner when asked how she Genello, Albert Ianucci, Ronald felt about her success. "It's quite Katkocin, Roxanne Lucchesi, Vic- an honor." Karen Genello, who hopes to attend the University of toria Ryan, Susan Soja and Jeannemarie Turner . Among past Pennsylvania for graduate studies in psychology, described her feelnotable entries in Who's Who are John Connally (1959), Roger Mudd ings as "elated, exuberant!" ( 1950) and George McUovern Roxanne Lucchesi is typical of (1956) who were outstanding col- the 9 students in the range of inlege or university students of their terest and offices held. In addition day. to regular studies and working 15 Commenting on the nine Cabrin -i hours a week as a work study stustudents' inclusion in Who's Who, dent, Lucchesi also finds time to Jo Harris Brenner, assistant to the co-edit the literary magazine vice president for academic af- "Cryptic" (to which students and fairs, said "It has meaning beyond faculty contribute prose, poetry the campus . National honors are and artistic works), is co-presivery important and students are dent of the choral ensemble and very interested." secretary /treasurer of the Living 1 The college is allowed to choose Arts Society.

Ex-editor of 'Loquitur', Ron its own entries for Who's Who and informs the editors of the names of Katkocin remembers that as presithe students and the method used dent of his sophomore and junior classes he ran one of the most to select them . Before 1973Cabrini successful fund-raising beer had a grade point average requirement that students had to meet to bashes . As well as holding several be eligible for nomination, but this other major offices, he was 'voice was dropped at the request of the of the Cavaliers' for two years and Student Academic Council. Now, a disc jockey . Katkocin was also for The any senior may be nominated by sports correspondent him or herself or by a member of Suburban and Wayne Times.

Certificates from Who's Who the full-time faculty.

The next step is for nominees to will be awarded to the nine stuprepare a curriculum vitae which dents by the academic dean at the is drculated to people eligible to Spring ·Convocation.

Enioying Radnor's history

BY KATHY BRUST funding.

How was I ever going to do a stoAlexander speaks with authority ry on the Radnor Historical So- and pride as he shows you around ciety? I was thoroughly convinced the museum. He showed me a doll before I ever left Cabrini's campus house that was donated in 1969 by that I was going to have one of the Alice Rodman Ecroyd . The doll dullest Tuesday afternoons that I house is about four foot tall and has could ever remember . four floors of rooms. It was set up I could not have been more and furnished in 1892 by Mrs . ·wrong! The William and Sally Ernestine Schaefer of PhiladelFinley Memorial House which phia for her granddaughters . houses the Radnor Historical Another interesting piece in the -Society is a very interesting place . museum is a shovel that was The William and Sally Finley owned by George W. Childs , the Memorial House (c . 1789 - 1889) publisher of the Philadelphia was given to the Radnor Historical Public Ledger . Childs , who lived Society in 1964by Miss E. Dorothy along the Main Line, was a "little Finley . It is located at 113 W. eccentric," according to AlexBeechtree Lane in Radnor. ander. It seems that whenever The house itself catches your Childs had guests to his house he imagination . The yellow, peeling had them plant shrubs or flowers paint and chipped green shutters with this shovel. He would inscribe add character to the house. their names on the handle of the The flagstone walk crosses the shovel. Among the dukes and ivy covered lawn up to the slightly barons were the names of General sagging front porch.

Sherman and General Grant.

Before I could even knock on the Behind the house itself is a door it was opened by one of those garage that the Historical Society interesting people that you some- built about fifteen years ago to times meet and never forget . house an original , Conestoga Charles Alexander is one of those Wagon. It is obvious from the way interesting people . He is one of the Alexander speaks of this wagon directors of the Historical Society that it is one of the Historical who take turns each week at the Society's prize possessions . house. They show you around the A trip to the Radnor Historical house and explain the pictures, let- Society is not boring in the least. In ters books and artifacts of their fact it was fun . The people who collection . staff the museum are interesting The Finley House is open on and interested in what they are Tuesday afternoons from 2: 00 doing.

P.M. to 5:00 P.M. only, because it The next time you find a free ·is run strictly on a volunteer basis. Tuesday afternoon stop by the It is a non-profit organization that Finley Memorial House and step relies on bequests, contributions back in time . and the dues of its members for its

SENIORS SELECTED FOR "WHO'S WHO." Standing : Victo.ria Ryan, Laura Galvin, Jeannemarie Turne r.

Seated: Susan Soja, Albert Iannucci. ,Missing from photo: Ron Katkocin ; Roxanne Lucchesi, Sal Barabuscio , Karen Genello ( Photo by Detsy Lynch)

Temporary teaching is hope for Brown

BY JIM LAWLOR Last semester, Wilson Brown was writing parking tickets and locking doors as a campus security guard. This semester he is teaching philosophy, a job he studied long and hard to quafify for .

After completing undergraduate work at Dickenson College, Brown went on to Penn State and received his Ph.D . in 1978.

Last summer, from his home in Bryn Mawr, Brown went to several area colleges to advertise his presence . Cabrini was one of the colleges he visited . His ultimate goal was, and still is, to find a permanent position as a philosophy professor. He had no imme-

diate luck .

The only alternative left to Brown was the want ads. "Cruel necessity is what Jed me to the guard job. I answered an advertisement for security guards, and just by coincidence, the vacancy was at Cabrini," he said.

Academic Dean Joseph Romano became familiar with Brown by reading his security reports. Other members of the college campus got to know him also.

According to Brown, Dr. Schwarze contacted him during semester break and offered him a class. LaSalle College also contacted him and asked him to teach two classes . He accepted both offers. "I'm doing double duty,"

he jests.

The two part time positions are his first real teaching jobs, although he assisted in classes while taking graduate courses . Brown had no precise expectations , but found that the reaction of students to his Basic Problems in Philosophy course has been " most recep tive and hospitable."

Unfortunately for Brown , his positions are only temporar y. As he points out, "I am in an economically unstable field . There isn't much call for philosophy te;ichers ." So, Brown admits that he does not know what the futur.e will hold for him . Hopefully it will not be the writing of parking tickets .

Students are rewarded • for leadership and service

BY OLIVIA PETTENGILL "I feel honored to have been recognized," said Tori Ryan about receiving a Service and Leadership Award. When asked how he felt, David Murphy said , "I feel happy I am honored ." T)lis second annual award is given in recognition of students' outstanding and sustained contributions of a nonacademic nature to the college community and /or community at large.

The following students were awarded for their service and leadership: Salvatore Barabuscio, Mary (Detsy) Lynch, Victoria Ryan, Lisa Sherwood, Maurene Burns, David Murphy, and Maryann Ribick .

Tuition remission for the Spring semester is granted for each recipient of the award. Students who already receive financial assistance are not exempt , but their award is adjusted according to the

amount of assi stance they receive.

This year a total of $4,686.00 was given out to the honored students .

This is a self-nominating award which requires each nominee to complete an application explaining his or her leadership positions, responsibilities, services rendered and any special skill or training that may be involved in their services , Students must also submit names of people who can evaluate their work and information about their standings at Cabrini.

The applications are reviewed and voted on by a committee made up of administration , faculty members who have been full-time for at least three years, and appropriate staff. Upon reviewing the selfnomination forms, each committee member submits a ballot listing at least six candidates that he or she feels is deserving of the award . The candidates are listed

in preferential order . The results of the voting are forwarded to members of the Council of College Affairs and Financial Aid and Scholarship Committee who make the final selection . Results are announced at the end of the Fall semester, but awards will be officially conferred at Spring Convocation.

This year thirteen students nominated themseives for the award. Sr. Sharon Morano, Dean of Students, said, "I was surprised that more students did not apply for this award." It is not only an honor for successful applicants, but it also provides some relief from the rising costs of a college education. Sr. Sharon also said that the Council of College Affairs is currently re-evaluating the criteria for selection of candidates for this award which replaces the former activity awards.

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Arts groW 1n

BY MARYANN RIBICK The Visual and Performing Arts Program of Cabrini College is expanding and with the expansion, entpusiasm is growing.

A calendar of events for the Visual and Performing Arts for the Spring of 1980 includes not only the Children's Theater production of "Tom Sawyer" but also the adult production; "The Heiress ." Other featured items include musician, glass harpist, Jim Turner; Craig Collins, magician; Agi Jambor, pianist, and several art exhibits.

The Philadelphia Youth Orches• tra, Palm Sunday liturgical dance, and High School Concert Band Fest iv al are all featured this Spring by the Visual and Perform• ing Arts Program.

The expansion of the visual and performing arts program involves many new aspects. Dance workshops for children are offered as well as drama and speech and dic• tion. Dramatic scenes and coach• ing as well as creative art work• shops are ·also available to youth .

Adults have ballet and creative art av ailab le to them . All of these clas ses are booked to the maximum well ahead of the first class per iod .

Theater, an integral part of the perfo r ming arts program has also been exp anding in both program and inv olvement. " This semester ," Dani ele P er na , dir ect or of the theater said , " the enthusiasm of the freshmen and other theater members is tremen dous. It doesn 't matter whether or not the students ar e involved for credit or non-credit, the y are extremely enthusiastic."

A major part of the expansion is the communications concentration in theater and drama offered for those interested in concentrating in theater .

The number of theater courses is enlarged for the '80's . Theater courses now include: Acting for Children 's Theater; Acting for Adult Theater; Theater Production and Design for Children's Theater; Theater Design and Pro• duction for Adult Theater; Film Criticism; History of the Theater; and a Theater Internship.

"The potential of those now in• volv.ed in theater is as good as many of those who have left or will be leaving. The involvement of many freshmen means that these students will have four years to work with the theater, this will be a major benefit to the program," Perna said .

"The students," Perna said, "are spreading theater with their enthusiasm. They spend time at the theater and are very active in all aspects of tile prograr:n."

"It seeJns almost unbelievable, but we may have to triple cast the next Children 's Theater production, " Tom Sawyer" , Pe rna said .

Theater productions now trav~l and may present as many as 33 performances in addition to the 18 scheduled performances . This was just the case when over the Christmas holiday, "The Wizard of Oz" was present ed to a total of over 5,000 children . " Performances are now gen- · erally sold out one to two weeks prior to the show, " Perna said .

Performances for Don Guanella and St. Mary's schools are among

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the benefits which the theater presents each semester for children's schools, hospitals, and old age homes .

"The students involved in theater are also branching out and are involved in other activities on campus," Perna said. "There are mer's son, Billy, played by a very many people responsible for the

BY DIANA McSWEENEY growth of the visual and performif somewhere on your list of New gifted Justin Henry . ing arts program," Perna added.

In order to illustrate the deYear's resolutions you had down Perna, advised by Frank Saul, velopment of their relationship , "See 'Kramer vs. Kramer' " and has added to theater with the help you haven't done so yet give your• · Robert Benton has written a screenplay that wisely interof many, including Carolyn Gough, self a treat and do. It is one of those sperses silent footage with head of the Theater Development very rare films that lives up to all Committee; Mike Caranfa and his the critical praise it has received. dialogue and that effect is often the department for many of the physi• more eloquent.

The Stanley Jaffe production cal improvements on the theater, was directed by Robert Benton The film culminates in a court• Jan Buzbee who has worked on and stars Dustin Hoffman, Meryl room scene in which a returned publicity, and many others includ• Streep and Justin Henry .

Joanna is battling Ted for custody ing the actors, crew, students and of their son . Streep and Hoffman Hoffman plays Ted Kramer, the faculty. convey anguish, bitterness, love stereotypical Madison Avenue Not only is theater growing but advertising executive, young, and regret. Both parties deliver the related performing arts are bright and ambitious . Number one convincing arguments . Joanna: "I also advan•ing . The dance classes on his list of priorities, however, is know I left my son but in order to are now held in the performing leave him I had to believe it was getting that next big ad campaign arts studio, a facility which is and that attitude has left Kramer a the best thing to do. I've worked to available to the many aspects of man dangerously out of touch with become a whole person and I don 't the visual and performing arts his family. think I should be punished for that. program .

Streep's Joanna Kramer is a Ted : "I'd like to know what law is "Thoughts are becoming reali - woman who is suffocating in the it that says a woman is a better ty ," Perna said, "puppets, film for role of Ted's wife and takes what parent than a man simpl y by vir young people and mime are tue of her sex?" she feels is her only available classe s for the young which may alternative , she leaves her husTogether they are a powerful soon be offered for youth." comment on the emotional toll a band and young son . Her deparExpansion will cont inue as the ture initiates the body of the film , cu s tody battle take s on two Visual and Performing Arts pro- for it is very much a film of a man parents who care deeply and ar e gra m develops and th e e n- who is unwillingly thrust into the pained by the knowled ge that their thu siasm of students grows , as role of a total parent. child has becom e an emotional Perna said , "the students and ping-pong ball as the result of their Hoffman creates Kramer piece action s.

• other interested individuals in - by carefully selected piece . The volved are spreading the program " Kramer vs . Kram er" is a fine character evolves for the audience and making the program one through Hoffman 's sensitive per • ly crafted piece of work , a beauwhich is highly respected and formance and, even more so tiful offering from an industry that valued ." is often a barren wasteland . perhaps, through the eyes of Kra•

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BY DENISE J. TERIFAY Thi s year the XII Olympic Winte r Games are being held in Lake Placid , New York . This makes the United States the first country to host three different Winter Games (Lake Placid - 1932 and 1980; Squaw Valley, California - 1960).

The First Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix , France with bar ely 300 athletes. Since that tim e, the Olympics have grown in imp orta nce and are receiving internat ional attention. This year 's Winter Olympic Games involve over 1,200 athletes representing forty countries around the world .

The eve nts which compose the Winter Olympics are : figure skating (singl es and pairs), speed skat• ing, ice hockey, 1uge ( singles and doubles), biathlon, bobsled ( two ma n tea ms and four-m an teams ), dow nhill skiing, slalom , gian t slalom, ski jumping, and cr oss countr_.

Figure skat ing inv olves performin g two minutes of compu lsory ska ting movements and five minute s of free skat ing. Total points , awar ded by jud ges based on technic al merit and art istic interpretafio n, determine winners .

Speed skaters compete over set distances r anging from 500 met ers to 10,000 meters (men ) and 500 meters to 3,000 'meters (women), racing two at a time in a counter clockwise direction. The winner at

each distance is based on the fastest time.

Ice hockey is a team competition in which the winner is the team that accumulates the most total points. Teams are awarded points as follows : two (win), one (tie) , or zero (loss).

Luge (Tobogganing) involves one or two-man teams racing down a twisting ice track. Using only shifts in body weight to steer, the winners in this event complete four runs with the lowest total time .

The biathlon combines crosscountry racing and marksmanship. The skier must complete a 20 kilometer course and accurately fire 20 rounds at four separate tartets . Time determines the winner but "misses" · add penalty minutes to actual time.

In the bobsled, competiti on, two and four man team s complete four run s over a winding bank ed ice cou r se ( 1500 met ers wit h 15 curves). The lowest total time determ ines the winner .

Downhill skier s race agai nst the clock down a pr edetermin ed ve rticle course . Speeds.e xceed 50-MPH for men and 45-MP H for women.

The slalom •is a te st of preci sion skiing as compet itor s make two runs down a twisting cour s e marked by col or ed poles or " gates. " The fastest total time wins.

The giant slalom involves a

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longer course and gates that are farther apart than in the slalom .

Competitors can choose a varied route between gates . The fastest time wins .

BY JOE KRAVITZ There are two events in skiThe Cabrini Cavaliers , under jumping -· 90 meters and 70 head coach Jolyon Girard, extendmeters . The winner is the skier ed their 79·80 season record to 12-6 who records the best jump as with victories over Williamson determined by judges' points and Cathedral College of New awarded for distance and style.

Cross country begins at timed in~ York .

The Cavaliers also split two terval s and races over distances of games over the semester break 15, 30 and 60 kilometers (men) or with Swarthmore and Holy Family five and 10 kilometers (women).

College. Although never allowing The skiers attempt to complete the Swarthmore to open a marginal course in the shortest elapsed lead, the Cavaliers could not pull time. off the victory . Sophomore Mike The schedule of events for the Ferguson tallied for 17 points in rest of the Winter Games is as the losing effort which might have follows: Monday, February 18 .. been a strong upset victory . '.igur~ skating, giant slaloll!, ski Cabrini came back the following Jumpmg , cross country and ice hockey . Tuesday , February 19 -.- week with a strong 91-5:7victory over Holy Famil y College . In thi s figure s kat ing , figure skating contest the Cavaliers bench saw a ( pa irs), speed skating , giant slalom, cro ss countr y, biathlon , great deal of action due to the domin ance by the start ing five . and luge ,do ubl es. Wed nesday, J ay Slick and Dan Qµinn paced February 20 -- figure skati ng , the r eserve unit with 14 and 10 speed ska ting, giant slalom , cross points respectivel y. J unior Mike country and ice hockey. Thursda y, F ebruary 21 -· figu r e sk at ing , Bennett led the original starters with 13. speed ska t ing, giant slalo m and With clas ses back in process the cross country . Friday , Febru ary 22 -- slalom and ice hockey . Satur - Cavaliers wer e greeted with a good turn-out for the Spring day, Feb ruar y 23 -- figure skating, Garden contest . The heavily speed sk ating, giant slalom , ski favored Bobcats came out on top jump ing , cross country and 4-man bobsled . Sunday, February 24 -- 4. 85-49. The Bobcats were led by Ralph Williams and Bob Fleming man bobsled, ice hockey and the closing ceremony .. hitting for 20 and 16 respectively to

Cavs extend record to 12-6 ride the Garden back home with the victory .

Being back on the winning track the Cavaliers hit the road once again for a match with Philadelphia Community College. Unfortunately a defeat was the final outcome. The final score read 88-83 with the host Colonials on top . So homore Louis Gaudio hit for 38 points in a losing effort.

With the Cavaliers record at this point standing 10-6, Cabrini knew they had to get back on the winning side with a scheduled contest with Williamson. Facing the Cavalier s was the loss of sophomore John Keating out with a back injury .

Freshmen Ron Lynch got the nod to r eplace Keat ing and burn ed the nets for 22 points, 18 of which he scor ed in the first ha lf. This ga ve Cabr ini a 78-58 victory. Perha ps the key to the victory was the Fer guson blocked shot. The rejec tion lead to a convert ed Lynch lay up and built up a mome ntum that was never to stop .

This sam e mom entum ca rr ied the Cavaliers into the " Big. Apple ." Cabrin i walk ed awa y with a strong 112-76 victor y ove r Cathedral College of New York . Pacing the way were Gaudio, Ferguson and Bennett each hitting on 26, 19, and 17 respectively .