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friday,sept.19, 1986
cabrinicollege,·radnor,pa. 19087 vol.xxxiii,no. 2
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by Yvette Ousley It's 1_0a.m., and cars are parked in every available space in Sacred Heart parking lot. So what do you do? Do you park on the grass, partially in the soccer field, or in the fire zone which clearly reads "NO PARKING?" Or perhaps, you park behind the cafeteria or in some other illegal spot? "I park in the grass when there's no place to park," Diana Adellizi, senior, commuter, said. "Ifl park in Grace Hall lot, I'll be late for class. So its not really like I have a ;hoice." Margie Galvin, senior, also a commuter 3aid she parks in the fire zone or in the Grace Hall lot when there's no place to park in the Sacred Heart lot. James Keches, business manager, thinks that there is a parking problem and that there has been one for some time. However, Dr. Joseph Romano, academic dean, has a vefy different opinion.
'Commutersaren'tallowed to use residentparking,so residentsshouldn'tbe allowedto use commuter parking.' -Lorraine Ranalli,senior
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Cars parked illegally in Sacred Heart parking lot are a common sight. (photo by Chris Corcoran)
Romano said that there is no money for a new parking lot and that the college may not be fully utilizing the parking facilities that it already has.
''The mobile unit had to be parked in an open area to deter vandalism," Fitzsimmons said. '½tra also had to be parked near a building that could supply it with electricity." "Student tuition covers 60 percent of the ,--------------------------------cost of maintaining the college," Romano said. "The other 40 percent comes from donations and gifts to the college." This means it is not student tuition alone that is used to provide sufficient parking.
John Dzik, director of athletics, is responsible for Atra's arrival on campus. "For what the college is getting," Dzik said, "I think that the parking spaces are worth it." ....
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According to Romano, there is not a parking problem. "If the people in the houses didn't drive to class and the Counsel Hall residents and faculty parked in their designated spots, there would not appear to be a ~arking problem," he said. Michele Dahl, junior, resident of house five, thinks parking is also crowded at the houses. "Because parking is crowded," Dahl said, "not too many people drive to class because they don't want to lose their parking space at the house." Like Romano, Janine Sarsten, junior, does not believe that there is a parking problem. "I think that the parking is convenient," Sarsten said. "I get my same parking space everyday." Sarsten is a resident of Counsel Hall and should use the Grace Hall parking lot. However, she uses the Sacred Heart lot everyday. "It's obvious that we need more parking," Jo Long, sophomore, said. "Everyday cars are parked on the grass." Patty Napolitano, junior, resident, said she couldn't understand why Atra, the new training facility, is parked in the Sacred Heart parking lot. "There's no place to park as it is," she said. Though discontented with the parking situation, Galvin said she did not think that more space was needed. "I just think that the residents shouldn't use the lot," she said.
Some students are concerned with what the parking registration fee covers. According to Romano, the registration fee goes toward maintaining the parking lot. "The budget committee also has to allow for an increase in inflation each year," he said referring to the increase in the cost of a parking sticker for the year.
Students prepare for the future
by Christine Cocchia
Every April, before graduation, senior education majors find themselves busy pre''Before a decision is made to increase anything," Keches said, "we have to decide . paring for what many may view as just another test. But, the National Thacher's if the cost appropiates the service, if the increase is fair and if the cost of the service Exam (N.T.E.) is far fromjust another test. The N.T.E. is a test of competency. By evalis fairly reasonable in comparison with uating the results of the tests, one can other colleges." judge the academic preparedness of a student to teach. "Taking the test will soon be ·a requirement," Dr. Ruth Sower, chairperson, education department, said.
'It'sobviousthatwe need moreparking.' -Jo Long,sophomore
Keches compared Cabrini's car registration fee with that of Villanova University. "Villanova students pay $50 to park their cars for the year, " he said.
Lorraine Ranam, senior, commuter, said, "Commuters. aren't allowed to use resident parking, so residents shouldn't be allowed to use commuter parking."
Other area schools like Eastern College, Harcum Junior College and Rosemont College pay parking fees close to Cabrini's fee or less. While students at Eastern college pay $10 to park their cars for the year, students at Harcum Junior College pay $30 to park for the year. Students at Rosemont College don't pay any fee to park their cars.
Adellizi expressed that she didn't think that the parking problem was solely due to residents using the Sacred Heart parking lot. "I think that the college is expanding, so the commuter pai;king should be expanded," she said.
For some, Atra also adds to the inconvenience of parking since it takes up four spaces in the Sacred Heart lot. According to James Fitzsimmons, dean of students, however, the Sacred Heart parking lot is the safest place for the mobile unit.
Many Cabrini students take the test in order to prepare themselves for tests they may have to take when applying for teaching positions. The test itself is divided into three sec1tions: general knowledge, professional knowledge and a subject area section.
The general knowledge secti~n deals with general information learned from a liberal arts education. The professional knowledge area covers educational methods and child development. And the subject area section covers a specific topic for certification. Each sectionlhaga time limit.of two hours, making the test approximately six hours long. "No matter where our students go,'1' Sower said, "tests will be required. Taking the N.T.E. is ver ood ractice."
The results of the test taken this past year show that, overall, the average o Cabrini's student's scores were within the national mean.
New Jersey, the only local state that requires the exam, has a cut-off score o 644. Only four students from Cabrini scored below the cut-off
Joanne Goebel, resident manager, Woodcrest, and currently a graduate student at Villa11.ova,took the test in April, 1986.
"The test is so important," she said. "It is scary to think that you can really scar a 'child if you don't know your material. It's helpful in preparing you for the teaching profession." The N.T.E is comparable-to the wellknown Scholastic Aptitude tests (SAT's) in as both tests are used to determine a person's overall aptitude in particular subject areas.
It is helpful for Cabrini administrators to examine the scores and compare them with scores from previous years. In doing this they can see what areas students excel in and what areas they are deficient in. Changes may then be mandated to provide better counseling and better preparaLon o cation m ·ors.