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vol. xxxii,no. 11
cabrini college, radnor,pa. 19087
friday,dee. 6, 1985
CampusChristmas
A week of hustle and bustle by Jeanne Reineberg
The whispers are flying around campus faster than a speeding bullet. The stories are passed from eager ear to eager ear. With Christmas fast approaching, no one knows whether or not what they hear is fact or fantasy. Finally one brave soul dares to ask that unspoken question. "So, what's a Yule Log?" No it's not an edible Christmas dessert, or the name of Santa's newest reindeer, as many may have formerly believed. The Yule Log, to the college, is a special ceremony that has become an annual tradition throughout the campus during the holiday season. Each year, faculty and students alike come together to take part in the ceremony which includes: carolling, a memorable candle-lighting service and the Progressive Dinner, a special feast in which residents serve a different course at each dormitory. Because of the short time span this year between the Thanksgiving and Christmas vacations, the Christmas activities on campus that are generally scheduled during two weeks have been crammed into cine. "We only have one week to do everything since the students have their academic work to do to prepare for finals," Colleen DiRaddo, director of student activities, said. Brian Feeley, junior, chairman of social activities, SGA, was concerned about the lack or' preparation time available for the Campus Christmas events. Time consideration, he said, threatened the traditional Progressive Dinner. It was feared that the dinner would have to be cancelled due to scheduling difficulties and the limited time allotted for its preparation. Fortunately, through a plea to SGA at their meeting on Nov. 26, SGA members decided to continue this annual activity. "We tried our very best to keep it because it's such an intricate part of the Cabrini Christmas activities," Feeley said. The Campus Christmas week's festivities include: . * Last Tuesday's St. Mary's Christmas party in the Mansion. Sponsored by the Council for Exceptional Children, a Christmas celebration is given for young girls from the St. Mary's School, who are emotionally and physically handicapped and orphaned. A play is presented by Cabrini students, and each dormitory contributes Christmas presents for the girls. *Yesterday, the biology club sponsored a trip to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, followed by dinner at the nearby Chadds Ford Inn.
A movie night is also scheduled to begin at 9:15 p.m. that evening. A Christmas theme is planned for the presentation. Another movie night is also planned for ne~tMonday. ¡ WThe annual Snowball Dance tonight features Santa and Mrs. Claus who will be on hand to pose for pictures, and to take any last minute orders for Christmas. The dance will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Gymnasium. The cost is $3, and refreshments will be available. *Along with the Progressive dinner on Saturday night, the annual Christmas concert will be held. The concert, sponsored by the fine arts department, will feature the Cabrini College and Delaware County Community Chorus and the Cabrini Jazz Ensemble DiRaddo anticipates a great response towards the activities that have been planned for this year's Campus Christmas. Many upperclassnmen who have taken part in the festivities of Cabrini's Campus Christmas are awaiting all the special dates, and are quick to recommend favorite activities to the freshman. "I didn't get involved my freshman year because I didn't know what it was all about," Eileen Zebrowski, sophomore, said. "I'm really looking forward to it this year. I can't wait for everything to start. It's going to be so much fun. It's a neat experience, and I would recommend that the freshmen go to as many activities as they have time for," she .said. This year a brochure was published that highlights all the activities of the week and weekend, giving a brief summary of what each entails. This will make it easier for those who are not familiar with the annual festivities to decide what they want to participate in, and to give them the opportunity to plan ahead. Some freshmen seem anxious to take part in the events of the week. "I t}tjnk it's good to have all these activities," Dawn Hartley, freshman, said. "It's something to help you keep your mind off finals, and it gives you something to do," she said. Deana Simmons, freshman, is equally looking forward to the Christmas week, but is not at all used to the idea of celebrating Christmas so early into December. "We're not used to celebrating Christmas this early, but I think we'll get used to it as our college careers continue," she said. "If you're not in the Christmas spirit by Sunday (Dec. 8) , there just must be something wrong," Kate Grimley, junior, president of SGA, said. She, like many others throughout the campus are quick to encourage everyone not to miss a minute of the fun.
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Hunger week eventscreate,awareness,funds by J.G. Starrs
None ofus may ever experience want or need first hand, but because of the efforts of Beverly Reilly, campus minister,'and some concerned students,the Cabrini, community,as well as some of the surroundiqg suburban community,recently came to a greater."awareness" of the needs of others.
The results of the total food waste from Hunger Awareness Week, held Nov. 17-22, was 8 7 4 '[lbs. The following. is a breakdown of each individual day:
Campus ministry sponsored Cabrini "Hunger Awareness Week" between Sunday November 17 and Friday the 22nd in order to literally make us all aware of the fact that there are millions of people starving in our world, and to give us a chance to do as much as we can to help. There were many diverse and interesting fundraising events, the most popular of
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which were the opening liturgy (organized by sophomores Chris Francis and Mike Edmondson), the fun run for hunger, (headed by Dave Long, senior and Brendan Mullen, resident manager), the kidnap for hunger and the lunc}J.time fast. Each event collected about $250 for a total of about $1150, according to Reilly.
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"The chairpersons of each comittee are the people responsible for the success of Hunger Awareness Week ... It was their motivation and enthusiasum that made it work. I really want to thank everyone for their donations and participation." said Reilly. . \
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