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Big Edsel highlights Superthon
vol. xxxii, no. 19
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'SeniorFarewell'breaks tradition, seniorspay by Christy Mason
Big Edsel's concert, sponsored by WCAB and SGA, culminated the 1986 Superthon to benefit Hemoph(lia. The concert, held last Saturday night in the gym, featured golden oldies by the popular band. If you missed Big Edsel last Saturday, you can catch the band at Ully Langtry's in King of Prussia
Ups, downs Of Superthon '86 by Kimberly Kovach After months of preparation, Superthon '86 came to a close, raising $763 in cash, not including the money from the auction. The auction money will bring the fundraiser total closer to a little under $1000. Kicking off the weekend was the Wheel of Fortune game. This game, as well as the other games among students, Dorm Feud, the Roommate game, and Name That Tune, were proven to be successful. A large amount of students attended these games. "Since we have been holding these games for the Superthon and other events at Cabrini, the students have become familiar with them and know what to expect. Everyone seems to really enjoy these games so that increases the participation," said Katie Grimley, junior, SGA president. The Delta Dance on Friday night and the Big Edsel concert on Saturday night were not as successful as the games, auction, cocktail parties, and Tuesdays night club. The music supplied by an outside disc jockey filled the near- empty gym. "The first group of people came into the dance around 10:30p.m., which is normal for a dance, but not many people showed up afterward," said Mark Murray, junior, vice
president, SGA. "It seemed that some groups of people came in and others left-at the same time. Never at one time was there a large crowd at this dance." Saturday night, only 40 people attended the Big Edsel concert. It takes a lot of time to choose a band to play Superthon weekend. Every year they select good bands usually from the Philadelphia area. "I just don't know what jt takes to make people come to these events. It isn't like the bands chosen are so terrible," said Murray. Flyers publicizing the Superthon were sent out to all local clubs and other campuses in the surrounding area. Also, word of mouth spread a lot of publicity. "We did everything¡ we could," said Grimley. "My biggest disappointment was because of all of the money we put into the Superthon. All I have to say is, I hope those who participated had fun and for those who didn't, well, ... maybe next year." . The other activities went over well. This includes the auction where everything was sold, the craft show, coc~tail parties, and Tuesdays night-dub. Tuesdays was packed from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. leaving standing room only. Campus Sound opened up by ~liscjockeying from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. After Campus Sound, Cabrini's local bands, "Last Minute" and "Private Club," played until 5 a.m.
It's a night dedicated to the seniors, a night for them to be the guests of honor. It's their "so-long" to Cabrini College, their "last dance," funded by the underclassmen as a departing gift. It's the Senior Farewell Dinner/Dance, and every senior has traditionally attended absolutely free of charge. This year, however, due to the larger class size and inflated liability and event production costs, the combined class fundraising efforts are not enough. Each senior is being asked to pay the beverage portion of the dinner/dance price, $15 for open bar, or $3 per drink, to help defray the cost. Those seniors outraged by this untraditional move have threatened to . boycott the event altogether. Some seniors are voicing opinions that they have been treated unfairly since all previous senior classes were never expected to pay anything toward their Senior Farewell. "I really think that if all the classes were really doing all that they could as far as fundraisers go, the money could be raised," Joanne Goebel, senior, said. "I'm disappointed that we have to pay." According to Colleen DiRaddo, director of student activities, cost and liability are the main reasons why seniors must contribute to the evening. "Co8t and-liability are working against us," she said. "It has nothing to do with the class of 1986. It has to do with the year 1986. Prices and liability suits are on the rise." "Each year that I've been working here," she said, "all we've done is raise money for the Senior Farewell. The classes don't get a chance to have fun with other activities." The $15 open bar, $3 per drink charge has created rumors about seniors possibly boycotting the dance. As a result of this discrepancy the senior class o(ficers held a meeting on March 13 in order to discuss the situation. According to Mary Meenan, president of the senior class, the senior class has one of four options: 1) use senior class money to pay for 3/4 of the open-bar or.have a senior week 2) boycott the event completely 3) pay $10 for an open-bar during two hour dinner
time, and pay for cash bar during the dance 4) pay the $15 for the open-bar during the dance. Less than 10 seniors attended the meeting, however, so no decisions were reached. If seniors don't respond within the week then the decision will be a cash bar at $3 per drink and seniors will not have the choice of paying $15 for an open-bar. "Fifteen dollars is not going to make anyone broke," Jennifer Moore, senior, said. "People go out three and four times a week and spend money like it's water. This is our last, last affair. It's more sentimental than anything. It's the memories." However, it has become too costly for one class to pay entirely for the senior class. Thus, two years ago, it was decided that the freshmen and junior classes would assist the sophomore class in raising the money, and the evening then became known as the Senior Farewell. Starting with this years seniors, they will now have to contribute to their own farewell dance. Economically, there is no feasible way for the other classes to assume the cost of the entire senior class. The freshmen and sophomore classes were to raise $1.000 toward the event while the juniors, because of their inv Iv with last ear's nior Farewell, were to raise $750. The total cost for the each senior's dinner, plus the dance amounts to $3,500. However, the additional costs of security, alcohol, disc jockey, tickets and flowers total $3,150, leaving them $350 short for senior dinners. Because of this deficit, each senior will have to pay $15 if they desire an open-bar during the dance. During their dinner, seniors will have available a cash-bar. The cost per drink is $3. The open-bar will be available during the dance from 9 p.m. 12 a.m. From 12 a.m. - 1 a.m., the soda bar will be available only. The Senior Farewell dinner/dance will be held April 18, at the Holiday Inn in Valley Forge.
Fundraisers suffer from lack of support. by Areta Hladky ....
Fundraisers, fundraisers, fundraisers. "Come on guys we need ideas, something good, something catchy; something everyone will want to be a part of." Being a class officer means being a leader, taking initiative, making something come together, which, of course, isn't easy to do. A class officer needs to get his class involved and create a obligational feeling of support among their class. A fundraiser takes a typical path at Cabrini College. An idea is presented, then a committee will brainstorm as well as evaluate its possibilities. A date for the fundraiser is fought for at the semester calendar workshop. The fundraiser idea is evaluated and approved by Colleen DiRaddo, director of social activities. The fundraiser is promoted and preparations are made. The fundraiser takes place and is evaluated according to its success. Unfortunately, many fundraisers tend to omit steps in developing a succe.ssful event, while others turn out to be a hit. "The more creative and consistent the fundraiser, the more successful it will be,"
said DiRaddo. Michelle Iatesta, junior class president, said, "We have an excess amount of money in our budget for a number ofreasons, but from the beginning we've had the same class officers, and we learned to capitalize on enthusiasm." . She also said that the junior class wanted to be different, so, they focused on public relations. Now they have a reputation to uphold. "People expect fun things from us." The sophomore class has had a difficult time this year raising necessary funds. "We wanted to plan new and exciting things for our sophomore year, but people are not always willing to give a new idea a chance," said Peggy Emmerich, sophomore class president. "No one shows up for our fundraisers. The 50's Dance was a flop. Not even tht!"' sophomore class came to support the event," said Maureen Jackson, sophomore class secretary. Class officers are at a loss to determine what they can do to stimulate the interest of their peers. Without support of the various fundraisers making money for such events as the Senior Farewell is next to impossible.