Oct. 11, 1985 Issue 5 Loquitur

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cabrini college, radnor, pa. 19087

friday, oct. 11, 1985

Ust of homecoming winners¡ in News photo by Morica Palko

vol. xxxii,no. 5

Concertto kick-off~lcohol_Awareness Week' by Michelle M. Bamber

semester. College students drink much more than the general population. National Corporations are also becoming involved in alcohol awareness in the workplace. 70 percent of the problems in employment are related to alcohol abuse either by the individual or by someone close enough to affect their performance. This abuse is a habit developed in college, according to Overdurf.

National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, scheduled_for Oct. 21 through 27, will kick off here Saturday, Oct. 19 with a concert by the entertainer, Marty Bear. The show will be held at 9:00 p.m. in the Widener Center. Bear has been involved in promoting awareness on many college campuses for the past year. The college is sponsoring the Awareness week because according to Colleen Di Raddo, director of student activities, "We need to educate people and let them experience a fun time without alcohol." Many activities will take place throughout the duration of the week. College-age alcoholics recovering from the disease will address the student body. There will also be children of alcoholics on hand to speak. Marcie Smith, who is head of an organization that deals with substance abuse in adolescence, will give a talk on what to do if someone close to you has a problem. Di Raddo said, "I think the focus today is becoming more intense on the abuse and use of alcohol.,,

'I think the focus today is becoming more intense on the abuse and use of alcohol' -Colleen DiRaddo director, student services Di Raddo hopes the Awareness week f h will "Increase people's awareness O t e choi~es they have when it comes to drinkh ing or not drinking. Many times they ave more choices than they think." There is an Alcohol Advisory Board on b campus. Any student wishing to ecome involved with the board should give their name to a member of the student services

John Overdurf, C_A_C., is a Certified Hypnotherapist specializing in drug and alcohol treatment. During a recent conference held at Immaculata College, Overdurf provided statistics related to alcohol. ¡ According to a study done at the Universtaff. Another attraction to Alcohol Awareness sity of Massachusetts at Amherst, between Week will be a button with the saying 1975 and 1980, the drinking experience "Arrive Alive!". These can be purchased in peaks in the sophomore year of college and the student services office for a small fee. begins to fall after the middle of the spring~!--=~=~-:=-::::::::::::=::=::::-:-::--::::::;:-::---:-::=~;:;-=--:--::-=-= ...-:.:;;:...::_:::__;;_~_::: __::.:;.:;,.:::_::.::,_;:_.:::,.:;,.;;;._--::,.::;;;,;:_.::.,.,-:;;,_-:_;::'=.~~ .......... "--',.,,.:!,-,----.......,,...._---"""'-~~--:.;._..-...._ .._,

----Newspaper byGia DiGiminiani Last Sunday was Philadelphia's fifth Sunday without a newspaper, and the thirtieth day without any daily newspaper. An end to the strike does not seem to be in sight, since negotiators have not been able to reach an agreement, leaving Philadelphians to seek alternative means of informing themselves. Dennis Murphy, father of Freshman Debbie Murphy, is a member of the Inquirer staff. A supervisor in the paper's circulation department, Murphy said, "The strike is for mainly economic reasons." Murphy said that the main issue causing the strike is the introduction of a new machine that inserts papers and flyers into the newspapers. Such machines are reportedly used by other large city newspapers. Murphy explained that this new machine will cost the jobs of many mailers, union members who are currently responsible for the inserts.

'If the strike was settled tomorrow, I would be back to work that fast. But until the settlement, I am on vacation.' -Dennis Murphy, Inquirer employee The newspaper encompasses seven unions, of which the mailers are the largest, consisting ofl,500 members. However, the mailers' staff of full-time employees is composed of only about 300 members; the majority of the union, approximately 900members, is composed ofparttime worker and "casuals," employees who work only about one or two days a week. Other newspaper unions.include maintenance workers, machinists, reporters and teamsters. The newspaper unions include a total of 4,700 workers.

strike: no end i~ sight

Sam McKee!, union representative of the striking union, PMI, said, in an interview with KYW-TV News, that the strike is expected to last for a long time since the union is negotiating "deeper issues" and seeking "economic settlements." The need to settle the strike is gaining in urgency since the two newspapers have thus far used up more than half their strike insurance. Strike insurance allots money to the newspaper company to allow them to keep an office staff, and carry on business outside of printing newspapers. The Philadelphia newspapers have a total of60 days strike insurance. Murphy commented, "It is like the Inquirer is receiving financial aid." Murphy said that arbitration is still going on, and was unable to speculate an end to the strike. He said that he still attends meetings from time to time, but is currently using his vacation time during the strike. Murphy said, "If the strike was settled tomorrow, I would be back to work that quickly. But until the settlement, I am on vacation." Debbie Murphy saJd, "I haven't noticed a great difference (at home) since fhe strike, except that my father is spending more time at home. But he is staying on top of what is happening with the strike." The Philadelphia area has felt the void left by the newspaper strike, and Inquirer and Daily News readers have been forced to seek other means of informing themselves. The University of Pennsylvania has responded to the needs of city readers by printing larger numbers of its newspaper, the Daily Pennsylvanian, and making them available to the public. But those not associated with the campus have expressed their dismay over the greater amount of campus news reported over national news. Most Cabrini students reported that they did not feel greatly incovenienced by the absence of a daily city newspaper. Most said that they do not often have the time to

read the daily newspapers, and receive most of their news through the television and radio news media.

are other ways of getting the news, but it would be nice if they (the daily newspapers) wer~ back again."

The need to settle the strike is gaining in urgency since the two newspapers have thus far used up more than half their strike insurance.

McKee! has expressed to reporters concern for the striking workers who suffering financially. McKee! said, "Its picket lines who are starting to feel pinch."

Sophomore Lisa Rancatore said, "There

his are the the

Murphy, in agreement, said, "Its tough ,with three kids in college."

Old, new gather for Alumni Day by Charlie Dodds It's time to come together with friends of old and new. On Saturday, Oct. 19, the annual Alumni Day will take place at Cabrini College. The day will kick off with a soccer match between the alumni and the current mens soccer team. The game will begin at 10 a.m. and after the game, the alumni are invited to a special tour of the new men's dorm. At fioon the alumni will become millionaires for the day. All of the alumni and their guest will receive $1,000,000 in festival funds. This money will be used to buy food at the ethnic food stands that will be in the Mansion. On a more serious note, presentations of the annual alumni awards will take place at 2:30 p.m. The Distinguished Achievement Award, Edith McFadden, M.D., class of 65; Distinguished Service, Nancy Gorevin Costello, class of71; and Honorary Alumnus, Sister Maria Pasqualini, M.S.C., Resident Manager of the Mansion. Before the day comes to '.3-clo~e one of the

alumni will win a free weekend trip to New York. They will spend a night at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue, have champagne on arrival, breakfast in bed, • and receive $50 spending money. Finally, the day will come to a close with a mass in the Bruckmann Chapel. All are invited to attend the mass. According to Martha Dale, director of alumni affairs, last year, the day cost $2,000 and this year alumni day will cost well over that figure. The reason for this is to jazz up the day and make ita morerelaxing atmosphere. The alumni office is expecting 150-200 alumni to attend the festivities. Mike Bennett, class of 82, said, "I'm looking forward to alumni day so I can party with my college friends." Dale thinks that the alumni day is worth having because it gives the graduates a chance to see their classmates again. Dale said, "The alumni have a 46 percent participation in giving money to the college." That is very high percent of participation for a college alumni.


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