May 06, 1983 issue 12 Loquitur

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Too many students, too few beds by D. B. Field

After numerous delays, meetings, proposals and problems, the plans for fall housing have been announced. According to the Dean of Students Sr. Christine Marie Baltas, MSC, the Rudy Rooymans Counseling Center will not become a dorm, and according to Director of Resident Life Gus Nicoletti the college does not intend to force any upperclassmen to seek off campus housing. Nicoletti said, "We will try to ac-

commodate all students who live at Cabrini at present and wish to remain on campus." At the residency meeting of April 13 a student asked Sr. Eileen Currie, MSC, president of Cabrini College, would they change doubles to triples over the summer? Currie responded, ''It is not our intention to do so.'' When the-Loquitur asked Nicoletti the same question on May 3 he responded, ''It is a possibility for students who live in • Woodcrest and Counsel Hall."

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SR. EILEEN CURRIE, MSC, president of Cabrini College, had announced at a student body meeting that the changing of Rudy Rooymans Counseling Center to a dorm may be an option to eleviate some of the spacing problems for housing next year. This week it has been announced that that alternative is no longer an option and Rudy Rooymans will remain a counseling center according to the dean of students office . (Photo by Mark M. Magner)

Perhaps the students who will be most affected by the lace of housing will be the incoming f~shmen. "176 new students were enrolled at Cabrini as of May 3, 1983," explained Frank Willard, director of admissions. "We do. not have housing for 40 incoming freshmen and transfers. They will have the option to investigate Harcum .'' Willard was referring to the offcampus housing offered at Harcum at Radnor. The option to live at Harcum was offered to the present Cabrini students at the residency meeting given by Currie on April 13. Despite this meeting and the $400 per semester rebate offered to students on May 2 to live at Harcum, only three students applied as of May 4." · Nicoletti added that "If not enough studentys sign up for Harcum by May 6, I can 't predict what we will do about the situation. " As for the freshmen , Nicoletti said , ''The first and second floors of . Woodcrest will be all triples . The capacity will be 144. We are only tripling a few rooms on the third floor , because we personally feel it would be safer. Also to make Woodcrest more comfortable , the second and third floor quads will be converted into study lounges. "I grant that for the incoming freshmen, the situation is not ideal, but I think that with the right support

programs it could work well." Students who at present live in Woodcrest have been asked to use the general lotteries and find housing elsewhere on campus. "The women who can't find housing in the Mansion or one of the houses, Nicoletti explained, will be placed on a waiting list and will live in Woodcrest. If during the summer a space opens up, I will notify the the first set of roommates on the list that they are being moved to that space. They will not have a choice in the decision. However, if a space opens up during a semester the roommates would have the choice to move or stay in Woodcrest. '' A common question around campus has been, "Why were so many incoming freshmen accepted? " According to Willard, " In the begin ning of the year the adminstration looked to admissions to bring in as many students as we could. We were all hoping for the biggest freshmen class ever ." Willard went on to explain that '' Admissions sends a weekly report on the progress of applications and enrollment. We projected in December that we would indeed have our largest freshmen class. The situation became critical last month." In response Nicoletti cited the trend

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Currie, Baltas complete first year •1n office by Barbara Bruhin

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Cabrini College President, Sister Eileen Currie and Dean of Students, Sister Christine Baltas, complete their first year in office this semester. Currie was not available for an interview this week, but wrote answers to a list of questions. Currie stated to Loquitur last semester that she hoped to maintain growth at Cabrini by developing academic and student programrning. She wrote on this topic recently, "I hope I've helped by supporting and encouraging faculty and staff to look to whatever steps should be taken next in the different areas of student life and academic programs.' \ In the area of academics, Joseph Romano, academic dean, stated,

"The biggest impact that Sister Eileen has made has been her interest in the curriculum, giving us support in establishing the curriculum committee and working to evaluate the academic programs." · "The fact that Sister Eileen was here as a lay student is significant," Romano continued. "She can bring the student's point of view to the college. I think she knows what the eollege needs to develop.'' Both Currie and Baltas received degrees from Cabrini in 1966. Baltas is quoted in previous Loquitur issues as hoping to promote teamwork in the departments under her jurisdiction. These departments include resident life, student activities, campus ministry and the

counseling center. Baltas recently stated, "What I mean by teamwork is a closer working together of anyone in student services. We want more communication, more dialogue." Baltas has initiated an entire staff meeting for all people working in student services. The meetings are held twice a semester. Baltas hopes that communication will aid in a faster more holistic approach to student services. Currie entered the office of pre&_ident at a time when Cabrini's growth was at an all-time high. A year later, and Cabrini's growth still on the rise, Currie wrote, "I tried to help mostly by not getting in the way. I'm working with various groups on and off campus to provide for the impact of growth.''

The strict alcohol policy initiated by Currie last year while acting as Dean of Students has been upheld by Baltas. Baltas sees such a policy as difficult to enforce. "Even though the policy exists, I know that illegal drinking does go on." Baltas concluded that students who came to her requesting permission to serve alcohol at school functions were understanding. "They didn't like the fact that I was saying that they couldn't have alcohol, yet -they accepted it very graciously.'' When asked about the problems in residency this year, Baltas stated that the problems stemmed from personaltiy differences, roommate problems and lack of previous enforcement of

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INSIDE Insert The freshmen honors class has put together a special pull-out section in Loquitur discussing the national issue of nuclear armament and nuclear war. (See pages 1B-4B)

Mark Duchesne Inside this issue, Loquitur recognizes the late Mark Christopher Duchesne, a freshman resident student who recently passed away. Mark is shown here running for Cabini's cross country team. (Story page 7)

Sports Loquitur looks back at a year in sports in the Cabrini Community. In this issue, the sports pages reflect on the one Cabrini has and has not accomplished in their sports program. Each individual sport is noted. (See pages 14-15)


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