Oct. 02, 1981 issue 01 Loquitur

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Fri., Oct 2nd

Cabrini College, Radnor, PA 19087

Vol. XXVIII No. 1

•Communication program gets aid BY JEANNE PROKO residence homes received $100,000. The George D. Widener Campus and the counseling center received Center is now financially paid for, the donation of $10,000. Outside of due to the Pew Memorial Fund. the Widener foundation, "The A sum of $161,500.was granted to ·donation by the Pew Foundation is Cabrini in early July for the Com- the largest we have received," munications Department, said stated Heiberger. John J. Heiberger, _Jr., the vice The Widener Center building president for Development and had been financially complete after receiving $1.6 million. The Public Relations. The Pew family, located in Phil- Communications Department was adelphia, is one of the major the department that still needed to philanthropic foundations in the be funded. country. Muct~of the trust fund is Alter compiling a thirty page given very locally. Sr. Mary proposal listing the equipment Louise Sullivan, M.S.C., president needed and the reasons for the of Cabrini, believes that now they equipment needed, the Pew are giving nationally, but mostly Memorial Fund agreed to totally colleges are the recipients. The finance Cabrini College's ComPew Foundation is also the munications Department : John founder of the Sun Company. Heiberger; Dr. Jerome Zurek, AsThe family has donated twice to sociate Professor of English and Cabrini College in the past. The Communications; Dr. Joseph

Dorm renovated BY TOM DeMATTEIS

Thanks to some major renovations, Counsel Hall, the men's dorm, has a new look. Over the summer, work was done on the plumbing, lighting and roof. Carpet and smoke detectors were put in along with the dorm being painted. , The actuality of renovating Counsel came about early in the 1981 spring semester. Dr. Joseph Romano, the Academic Dean, became tired of people knocking Counsel Hall. He felt that with sotne work the dorm would be fine, so the Administrative Staff met and decided to renovate. The plan was then turned over to Mike Caranfa, the head of the Physical Plant Department. Caranfa took bids from three different companies in each area: plumbing, electric, carpeting and roofing to see who would do the work for the least amount of money• The results from this had William C. Fischer doing the plumbinSi

This involved the installation of new showers and sinks in the bathrooms. The new wall-to-wall carpeting in the hallways was put down by Rubins Carpet Center and the smoke detectors were installed by Protect-a-Life. The new roof that is being put on the building is being done by Ronald Hudecheck Roofing, the same company that is putting the roof on the new student center so the two will match. As of now the cost of all these renovations has been approximately .$54,000, according to Caranfa. This amount is sure to increase, however, because there are still plans to have the heating system corrected sometime in the fal~~ident Director Ron Katkocin says he is grateful for the renovating but he also expressed some unhappiness with the plumbing. According to Katkocin there has been some trouble with leakage and tiles falling out of the showers. Katkocin is also hoping that the heating system will be corrected as promised.

Romano, Vice President of Academic Affairs; and Sr. Mary Louise Sullivan, M.S.C., jointly worked on the proposal to the Pew Fund. Heiberger stated that the total funding of the Communications Department "says something abolt the college." He added that the Pew Foundation had been "pleased at our growth at the college." & . Mary Louise agreed with Heiberger that the Pew Fund was pleased with the college's growth. When Cabrini fll'st approached the Foundation concerning the residence homes, an interview was necessary in order to be considered for the donation. "It was a very challenging interview," she admitted.

"Once you're on their list, you stand a very good chance of receiving the donation again. This time, we didn't have to have another interview," Sr. Mary Louise said. The specific allocations have been allotted for each area of the Communications program. Heiberger made a note to add that the allocations were fairly equal. After analyzing the equipment, somdproofmg, heating and cooling for the rooms, figures were established for each of the areas in the Communications program. Speaking generally, the following are the approximate figures for the department based upon equipment and necessary soundproofing for the various rooms: 1. Publications . ... . .. ..... $32,000

Photography; Film-Making, incl. four i:iarkrooms: . . . . . . . . $37,000 3. Television Studio: $63,000 4. Radio Station ........... $30,000 Heiberger mentioned that the radio system will be used primarily for the residences. Heiberger believes that the building should be completed by the beginning of January . :I'he equipment will be installed by the end of that month. He expects a period of adjustment after the equipment is installed , such as the t1ming of the equipment. Another $15,000. Communica tions grant from the LaffeyMcHugh Foundation will help to remodel the present lab for other academic purpos~s . 2.

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THE RAPID GROWTH of Cabrini Collej.!eis reflected in the construction of the George D. Widener Campus Center. Story page 2 (Photo by Liz Kanaras)

Reagan's budget cuts reduce student aid BYJOYCE PATITUCCI Although President Reagan's reduced spending program is not in full swing, it has been effective enough to considerably reduce the amo1mt of fmancial aid available to Cabrini students. According to Arlene McEvilla, director of fmancial aid, Reagan's budget cuts have reduced the amount of grant funds by about 30 per cent. For example, the maximum BEOG award granted for the 1980-81school year wu $1750. This year, the maximum award - allotted is $1870. The maximum

award granted by PHEAA last year was $1500while the most an eligible student can receive this year is $1350. The College Work-Study program WU also hit by budget cuts, and the amount of work-study f1mds available .were reduced between 20 percent and 30 percent: McEvilla said, "This year's average work-study award is $500. Last year it was about $800." · McEvilla added, "We ·were double-wbammied this year because while our funds decreased, our student body greatly increased. What

we have now is a student body with a greater financial need and less grant funding to offer." McEvilla said that students from other states such as New Jersey were also affected by reduced funding for Basic Grant programs. For instance, in 1980-81 New Jersey students attending a college in Pennsylvania could bring a maximum of $500in New Jersey Basic Grant funds to Pennsylvania with them. This year the maximum they were allowed to take out of the state WU $200,60 percent less than 1980-81.

According to McEvilla, student loan policies are expected to tighten. After October lat applicants will be required to provide fi • nancial information concerning their parents income, useta, and expenses, and must be able to prove that they cannot afford college expenses without a federally interest~nlbsidized loan. McEvilla said that a needs test similar to the type used in determining whether a student is eligible for basic grant funds will be used in determining if a student is eligible for a low-interest student

loan. The adjusted gross income level set for families eligible for a student loan is $30,000. McEvilla said, "If they're not under that level, the interest on the loan will not be federally subsidized. Whether the banks will be willing to lend money •on which the government is not going to subsidize the interest remains to be seen." According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Reagan aides are also . considering a policy whereby stu-


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