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by Gia DiGiminiani . Although it is past closing time at the Wi~wam, Cabrini's snackbar, student manager John Ziegler remains to clean up and check the stock for the next ~a_y. Ziegler is characteri~ed by a st~ong se;11seo~responsibility in his work, studies, and friendships alike.
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ence. My main concern about working in the Wigwam 1s accomodating my customers." Ziegler is a junior at Cabrini, and he is a medical technology major . Ziegler is also a CARe tutor in biology, an associate member of Beta Beta Beta, a science honor society , and he has participated in intramural sports . He is currently deciding between attending Nazareth Hospital or the Medical College of Pennsylvania during his senior year. Career wise, Ziegler is contemplating entering the fields of research, pharmaseutical sales, or possibly entering medical school. Ziegler said, "I'm just after something that I'll enjoy. With these three avenues open, I'm assured that my career will be interesting and diversified ." Mrs. Anna Kruse, chairperson of the biology department said, "John is a warm and outgoing person. Academically, he is very career oriented and a fine student. He works hard both on and off campus to finance most of his own education. John should be very successful in reaching his goals." Ziegler's girlfriend of more than two years, junior Debbie Kidon said, "One thing I liked about John when I first met him our freshman year was that John knew what he wanted out of life. He sets certain goals for himself and he is very motivated . He usually reaches his goals . John is also a good friend. He values friendship very highly, and he would do anything for the people he cares for." For those who are wondering about the mysterious , late night monster who prowled around the campus in October , that was Ziegler in one of his less seriou s moments . Ziegler said , "You have to keep a sense of humor . Next semester, I'll probably do a couple more crazy things ."
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Donna Gerhard, the Wigwam's supervisor, commented, "As a student manager, John is hardworking, dependable and conscientious. I have complete confidence that when I come to work each day that the Wigwam has been left in good order by John from the night before." Ziegler describes his duties as student manager as basically making sure that everything runs smoothly in the evening. The job entails rectifying service errors with the students, keeping account of stock, taking orders, cleaning the facilities, and overseeing general operations during the night hours. . Although this is his first year working -in the Wigwam, Ziegler recieved the position from his many experiences in the management field, such as being the night manager in the gas station that he works in during the summer months . "I like to work," commented Ziegler. "I've had jobs ever since I got my paper route when I was thirteen . Although I had no experience in the food service business, I applied my previous experiences to working in the Wigwam . I feel that each job experience is enriching and that it will carry over to the next experi-
John Ziegler, junior ... innocent Wigwam manager and Med Tech major by day; masked campus monster by night. (Photo by Debbie Kidon)
'Johnshouidbe verysuccessful in reachinghisgoals' -Anna Kruse.chairperson of the biology department.
CabriniprovidesCAReto aid students by D.B. Field When students center. "I would like to get software dealat Cabrini College are having a difficult ing with grammar , basic math , and pertime in one particular course or in all of haps even languages," he said . their courses, they can go to the Center for Ru~in said that "students with 'math Academic Reinforcement. Better known anxiety' can take 'Modern College Math' as CARe, the center is located in room 113 F (only with the permission of Robert seven of the Rudy Rooymans Counseling McGee, chairperson of the math departCenter. CARe not only tutors students in ment). It is a special course in which the the subject they are having difficulty in , professor, Russ Simeon teaches the class but also teaches them study skills which on the same college level as other the other they can use in all of their course work . classes, but in a way that does not trigger the students' fear of math ." According to Barbara Rubin, assistant director of CARe, the number of students The second objective of the CARe center using the center is growing. Students are is course content. Students who show speasked to sign in whenever using the cen- cial abilities in a certain subject tutor ter. By the middle of this semester 99 dif- other students who are having problems in ferent students had signed in, "That's that subject. "I find we have a lot of people at Cabrini almost twice as many students signing in as last year in the same amount of time," who are willing to help others," Rubin said. Rubin said. Arthur Young, director of CARe also feels that the center is a growing program . He said, "I feel we've been very succesful. The sign in book shows us what the needs of the students coming to the center are . It By the middleof this also show us how much the center is being semester99 different used. I think we're going to need another room soon." studentshad usedthe Young explained that originally there CARe center.'That'salmost was just a writing center. "There were a lot of students who expressed a need for help twiceas manystudents in areas besides writing," he said. "We felt that peer tutoring would be the most effec- signingin as lastyear in the tive way to meet this need." CARe was sameamountof time.' created in the fall semester of 1981. -Barbara Rubin, "Barbara Rubin is my greatest asset, and the student tutors do more work than assistantdirectorof CARe most people · on campus realize," Young added. "The CARe center works in three areas," Rubin explained, "First, there is basic "It's fun to be a tutor, " sophomore skills which deals with mathematics and Charles Smith explained. "Economics can writing. The writing part is more develbe troublesome, so it helps to have someoped, because the center used to be geared one to explain it to you." strictly toward writing, Students who take "I want to be an English tutor," Longo the course the 'Composing Process' (Com. said, "because I think it will be very inter321) are trained in how to develop their own writing process, and then in how to sting to work with my peers." "Next semester I'll be taking Bobbie help other students who are having probRubin's class in study skills, and CARe lems in writing," will be reviewing my English marks from CARe is working now toward obtaining a computor word processor to expand its this semester." "I really get excited when I talk about work with students who have writing history," junior Laura Kraemer, tutor problems. Rubin said that research said, "so I really enjoy helping people in shows that students development better proofreading and rewritng skills when that subject. I try to show them that history can be a lot of fun." they use a word processor. This is because "I had to struggle through difficult students can compose their rough draft on courses on my own," senior Karen Wright, the computer. Proofread it, and then psychology and philosophy tutor said, "so I make the neccessary corrections and alterations on the rough draft. It saves feel good about giving other students an advantage I didn't have. I think the CARe them the time of rewriting their entire composition a second time, so students are center is a really worthwhile program, and more willing to develop better writing it's growing. What's most important is that we not only help students with their skills. Young added that he would also like to difficult courses, we teach them how to see computers become a part of the CARe learn."
Gerard Lennon, junior, t~tors Mark Murray, freshman, in biology. Lennon is one of many dedicated student tutors of the CARe program. (Photo by John Doyle)
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