throughoutthe land of Ca(?rini

Angie Corbo

1 can't believe that the year is almost :'JC'." is a common saying these days. As comes to a close, LOQUITUR give a - e to the many acccomplishm~nts, - successful, and non-successful, a:r;m to the Cabrini community in 1987.

JANUARY1987

SBK ·Production shot a "Coco Bliss" :amnercialinthe hallwayofSacredHeart on Jan 13.

FEBRUARY 1987

,.\ Valentine's Day Dance was held in • cafeteria. Therewas agreatdealofap:raension about this dance because prior :m:pus dances had not gone over well. ::'Jisdance, sponsored by the class of 1990, ~r, was a great success.

Damages estimated to total $7188were mir: to Xaviar hall by vandals. other Ursula Infante, MSC, founm:ss of Cabrini College celebrated her birthday.

!ARCH 1987

-asannounced that Sister Eileen Cur~1SC, president of Cabrini, was ~ed by faculty and students and remain in her position for next five

Y:u-ch 27-29 was Superthon Weekend. · Gamble, '87 and Kathy Funk, era,were chairpersons of this eve~t. proceeds benefited the Leukemia ?mcdation.

Dr. Carter Craigie was honored at the ::mc:ig Convocation. Craigie was the 1987 ,::::pent of the Charles R. and Mary F. :...:back Foundation award for distinps&,edteaching.

.u>RIL 1987

Options were opened in general educa:-equirements by various departments. ~ent officialswillallow exemptions granted when students had similar courses in high school. mdent Government had a difficult time

""':c::rlliting"people to run for executive Candidates for the office of the as,d.ent were particularly a challenge to The elections had to be delayed -=c::seof this reluctancy.

5"3S officiallyannounced in the May 1 LOQUITUR that the following 1111:::ccrsof the administration would be

Mulligan, nurse, Father Falcone, O.Praem, chaplain and Ellen Lilly, director of resident life.

Track team competed in the Penn for the first time in Cabrini history of 1987.

David C. Hunt, CPA,joined the administration as the chief financial officer. His term however, was a short one. Hunt left Cabrini at the end of the·summer months.

Summer At Cabrini

New administration began to settle in to their offices. Among the new faces on campus were: Sister Bernadette Anello, director of campus ministry, Janet Dalberto, librarian, SusanFitzgerald, director of health services, Dr. Katherine Preston, director of counseling center and Sandy Prucha, director of resident life. Improvements were· made on the grounds of campus to provide students with greater accessibility, convenience and beauty.

Student leaders went to Quarry Hills Farms in up state Pennsylvania for leadership camp. Orientation staff, resident life staff, medical assistants, student government leaders and members of the administration prepared themselves for the duties and obligations of the semester ahead

SEPTEMBER 1987

Orientation for the freshmen and transfer students was Sept. 7. Upperclassmen returned on Sept 9. Rock/Splash & Roll was sponsored by SGA on Sept 25. The dance was not well attended in number. According to the executive board, the dance did not accomplish what the officers had hoped. This was intended to be the "kick off dance" of the year.

OCTOBER 1987

Controversial issues that stemmed from the student services office sparked on campus. One of which concerned the idea of"SafeRides." James Fitzsimmons, dean of students, was asked if such a service could exist at Cabrini. The dean denied the request.

Parents Weekend was a memorable weekend for many.

Convocation kicked off the weekend on Friday. The parade that was scheduled for Saturday afternoon was postponed until Sunday, due to rain. Families danced and dined at the Adam's Mark Hotel. Peggy Emmerich and Pete Casazza, seniors were crowned as the Homecoming Queen and King of Cabrini.

After several delays, the freshmen class officers were announced on Oct 20. Officers include: Dan Sheldon, Dana Lepis, Jim Sclafani, Dawn Bangle, Tammy Britzinghoffer, Jeff Foley, Mary Kerris and Chris Renzulli.

Cabrini announced the death of Dr. Anthony Renzi, member of the Board of Trustees, on Oct 25. Renzi was 47, and died of cancer.

The Halloween spirit captured the campus. SGA sponsored a Haunted House, and the sophomore class organized the Masquerade Ball.

November 1987

An opportunitywas provided by Student Sevices for students to attend a weekend leadership conference in the Chesapeake.

The Black Student Alliance sponsored a gong show on Nov.11, and Bruce Burleigh, freshman, was the winner of the event.

Friday the 13th was Cabrini Spirit Day. A special mass and luncheon were on the agenda of the day. Later that evening the "Senior crawl" participants hit the town.

(Actually the bars!)

Hunger Awareness Week, Nov 15-20, received a lot of support as donations totalling $1191.61were reached as of Dec 2.

Students danced the night away at the fall formal, which was held Nov. 20, at St. David's Inn. At the formal there was a bit of confusion as the Cabrini van was "borrowed." A

December 1987

The "Twelve Days of Christmas" are keeping the spirit of the season alive on campus. Events have been planned from Dec 2 through the end of the semester.

The first progressive dinnerwasheld on Dec 9. Christy Mason, senior, president ofRSA, wasthe coordinator of the activity. James Hedtke, lecturer in history, had his honors terrorism class hold a simulation attack. Various members of the class were terrorists; Iranian, American and Lebanese government officials; hostages; and media representative.s. Class members terrorized their peers and the Widener Center for their final project.

1987--ayear full of fun, frolic, and tears. Yet for many there still remains goals to be accomplished, dreams to live and old wounds that need to be healed. Time is of the essence, 1987 is not over quite yet.