friday, october 30, 1987
cabrini college, radnor, pa. 19087
vol.xxxiv, no. 6
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by Angie Corbo
Haunted rooms with "floating objects" have been seen in Woodcrest, Strange unexplainable incident reports have been cited by residents in the Mansion and the mysterious appearance of an unidentified woman in the Rudy Rooyman Counseling Center, as described in Cabrini legend, all lead to the question - IS CABRINI HAUNTED? The myths of haunted residencies may be untrue, however, a synthetic spirit did haunt the campus on the weekend of October 23. The Student Governmnent Association was responsible for reviving the once traditional Haunted House. Student committees headed by Jeanne Reineberg, senior, and Patricia Fitzgerald, soph~more, worked for weeks in advance in preparation of the event. "I especially wanted to revive the Haunted House this year because it's my last year and the senior class is the class that carries the memory of the event," Reineberg said. At first, there was apprehension on the part of the student services office to approve such an activity. According to Rita Calicat, director of student activities, both S.G A. and student services were unsure if there was enough support to make the event a success. Thus, the planning for the event was delayed. After an approval was granted, another concern still troubled the student services staff. In past years, the public had always been invited to attend the event. This year, the staff felt that if the public attended they might be let down. "The public seemed excited about this event, I just wanted to make sure that we had enough people to staff such an event," Calicat said. Reineberg was able to convince Calicat that the man power and enthusiasm were strong enough to make the project work and to open it to the community at large. Calicat finally agreed. Though the project had its delays, Calicat said, "In the end, it was executed with the same caliber of past years." "It was awesome," she said. The general concensus of the entire staff who participated in the event is that it exceeded all pre-conceived e>.-pectations.The Haunted House has been an annual Cabrini tradition every year with the exception of last year when it was cancelled due to a lack of interest from S.GA. members and the campus community. Calicat and .others involved in the project feel that this year was a success for several reasons. "People from the community called the school weeks ahead of time to inquire about the Haunted House," Calicat said. Reineberg was optimistic about the project from the very beginning because of the large number of people who responded favorably to the activity. 路 "A lot of the people who were involved in promoting the project were not even involved with S.GA. or social activities," she said. Calicat added, "There was a diversified group of people working on the activity, and the energy and enthusiasm they projected helped to make the event the success that it was." "You need a certain kind of weird energy to get into the spirit of Halloween," she said. "We definitely had people with that kind of energy this year." The biggest difference between this year's Haunted House and those held in the past, was the location of the event. In previous years, the Haunted House was held
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Angie Corbo, sophomore, played the role of the wicked witch in this year's Haunted House co-sponsered by the student activities office and S.GA (photo by Kevin Alexander)
in the theater,howevcr,duetoconflictsoftimeandspace,S.GA. elected tohousetl event in the courtyard of Grace Hall. According to Reineberg, thls was also a safer environment for the Haunted House to take place. "There were numerous fire and safety hazards to consider when the event was held inside," she said; Fitzgerald described the p~ysical nature of the Haunted House as consisting of a "circle of events.'' The tours opened in the courtyard where Cabrini's legend was told to each group as they faced the bell tower of Grace Hall.
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Goode vs. Rizzo: A clash of the titans LeeMirenda
The "lesser of two evils" is the deciding factor for some Cabrini students registered to vote in the Philadelphia mayoral election between Wilson Goode and Frank Rizzo. The main issues concern Goode and his administration, the MOVE incident and its aftermath, and the actual race itself. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer in an Oct. 20 article, Rizzo has criticized Goode's administration as being the "revolving door administration.'t Steve Pascali,junior, said a common complaint against Goode is his poor management and handling of his administration. In an Oct. 18 article, tJ\e Philadelphia Inquirer stated that Rizzo's administration was less professional because in some instances it would use the delivery of city services as a reward to "friends" and punishment to "enemies".
Karen Clark, senior, said "Rizzo focuses too much attention on Goode's mistakes (during hi~ administration), but does not give any solutions (to the problems)."
. R,tta . Genovese, senior, cl~s that Rizzo s attitude toward some polioes have changed and believes he deserv'e~"' ~other chance. Genove~e s~ict,.''Wlien RIZZOsees a problem anse, if given the
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chance, he might be'--able,tosolve it." The MOVE incident and its after~;th is another major issue being debated by some Cabrini students. "Goode hasn't improved Philadelphia and incidents like MOVE ruined Philadelphia's image," Genovese said. The fact that theMOVEincident happened and the Goode administration is responsible for it cannot be disputed. However, Rachel Anderson, junior, said, "MOVEwasapotboilingfor years before Goode's administration and it was left unattended - naturally, it would eventually blow up, it just so happened it was while Goode was mayor.'' Besides the issues, the actual running of the race is also a determining factor in who the next mayor of Philadelphia is going to be.
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