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Friday,March 14, 1980
Cabrini College, Radnor, PA 19087
Vol. XXVI, No. 9
Counsel Hall needs improvement -- each room is different. I would - BY DETSY LYNCH like to see the place go back to all "Due to the inadequate facilities academic offices but for now we . many of us have been considering have to do without that luxury ," alternatives such as apartment sharing ," said Joe Kravitz, sopho- said Nicolett i. " I think the major problem is more, business /communications the heat - but it would take an major, in response to the problems the men are having in Counsel awful lot of money to improve the system," said Nicoletti. Hall. . "It 's the most difficult building Located in the east wing of Grace Hall, one of the oldest build- on campus to heat, the design of ings on campus, Counsel Hall cur- the building doesn 't lend itself to rently houses 40 men . The men oc- the system ," said Mike Caranfa , cupy one half of the top floor and a director of buildings and grounds. Caranfa went on to explain that quarter of the bottom . They claim they are living in a dormitory with there are four thermostats in the inadequate facilities . The three building and two are locked up in problem areas that have bee.n rooms . " Once these rooms are heated up the thermostats shut off. pointed out are : ( 1) heating system , (2) shower facilities and People closer to the boiler are the ones who benefit ," said Caranfa . (3) lack of representation . "The guys have come to me with "The boiler is located in the west complaints but I've never heard wing of the building right near Mr . them .say we don't want to use Satlow's office." Caranfa went on to add that a Counsel as a dorm ," said Gus lA . Left to right Mike Hilsey, Tim Feeney, and Dane Linn take time out in Counsel Hall kitchen. Nicoletti, director of resident life . new boiler was talked about a year ( Photo by Kitsy Humes) "I feel they like the unique style ago but never followed up. " We always will have a heating problem which has wood undern . It -- it would take big bucks to fix the seeps through the t te· an onto the Ooor underneath," said Caranfa. system." "The one shower facility leaks Another major problem area cited is the plumbing and shower onto Jo Brenner's office and the conference room next to them. facilities. "In the morning you usually Another shower facility which is have to wait in line 15or 20 minutes located in Gus' old room is always to take a shower," said Jim Lawlor, leaking onto Mrs. Oristaglio's ofsophomore dorm rep. "The reason fice," Caranfa said. "The living situation is comthere is a problem with the showers is because both the parable to Cushing without the shower and toilets are on top of buses," said Lawlor . "When we go linoleum which make it easier for to the administration they evenwater to seep through," said tually solve our problems but this Nicoletti. "This has been a place is just not meant to be lived problem for the academic dean's in," he said. "We finally got new washers and office -- water has been seeping through -- they should be based on dryers and only one dryer works," wood, not linoleum," said Nicolet- said Mike Hilsey . "I don't think the administration is doing an adeti. "A couple of showers do work quate job -- they're not handling but there's only one you would the problems here, the way they want to use," said Mike Hilsey, handled them at Cushing," said lB. This space heater is not economical, but is often necessary to supplement tl:le heat in sophomore. "The only good Hilsey. "I haven't been getting any com- Counsel Hall . (Photo by Kitsy Humes) shower we have leaks on top of Dr . plaints this semester. There's a Romano's desk," he said . "I think we really need to invest Counsel. "Plumbing is a major problem problem of communication with plained about their situation but they will definitely get one of the money in that building if it is to be First, because the college but there's nothing we can afford the men 's dorms," said Caranfa. three new houses being built for continually used as a dormitory. wanted an authority living down in to do. We repair with every "It used -to be Gus but he doesn't For next year's budget I have re- the second house as a security problem that comes along," said live there any more so we're late in next semester ," said Nicoletti. "I've experienced what they quested cosmetic changes," said measure . Second, because his livgetting notice of problems . No Caranfa. have to put up with having lived in Nicoletti. ing quarters at Counsel were much "The shower stall has a fiber- work orders are coming in," that dorm, I know what they're Nicoletti listed a couple of too small. glass base and water overflows Caranfa said . reasons why he no longer lives at "The men really haven't com- going through," said Nicoletti. Continued on Page 6 and goes onto the asphalt tile
·-- New
athletic department budget proposed
BY JIM LAWLOR
The Athletic Department has proposed a budget for next year that is approximately six times higher than its current one, according to Jolyon Girard, Men's Athletic Director . The amount of the proposal was not disclosed . Unofficial reports, however, estimate the current budget at $4,000. Girard called this unofficial figure "fairly accurate." Academic Dean Joseph
Romano , on the other hand, has penditures in the proposal ," he the increase may come from a resaid that the budget proposal is said. He added that the current apportionment of existing funds. orily four times greater than the budget falls short of the departIf received, the budget increase current. When asked if the pro- ment's needs . "There is no ques- would be used solely to maintain posal was in the $15,000range , he tion that it is insufficient,'' the athletic program where it is. said that figure was "fairly accur- Romano said . According to Girard there are a ate ." According to Girard, there are couple of areas where the increase According to Girard, the pro- two proposed sources for the addi- 'has become necessary. Official posed budget, which has been sub- tional money requested. The first . fees have increased, as have travmitted to the Master Planning source would be an increased stu- eling expenses. He adds too, that Committee and the Academic dent fee . The second would be the medical supplies have to be inDean, is a necessity. result ·of re-establishment of creased . Membership in local and "There is no fat , and there are priorities in the current budget. national sports groups, like the Nano allowances for exorbitant ex- Dean Romano has suggested that tional Association for Inter-col-
legiate Athletics ( N AIA) has brought the expense of member ship fees . The increase of varsit y schedules to include games in Washington, D.C., and New York has created the need for food allowances for student athletes . In brief, the money would be used to make the program stable at the level to which it has grown. Girard is quick to point out tha t Continued on Page 2