f riday, dec.1, 1989
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
vol. xxxvi, no.10
Seniorclass honorsawardwinner by Jason Pippin The 1990 recipient of the Mother Ursula Award is Trish Fitzgerald. The award was presented on Friday, Nov. 17 at a dinner held in the Mansion. This award is presented annually to an outstanding senior, who, in the opinion of his or her classmates, has best fulfilled the ideals of the college through academic achievement, involvement in school activities as well as leadership and service to the college community. The Mother Ursula Award is presented in honor of Mother Ursula Infante, M.S.C., who is the founding president of Cabrini College. She was president for the first 10 years of the school's existence from 1957 to 1967 and is a life trustee of the school. Martha Dale, director of alumni affairs, coordinated the event. She explained that all of the seniors were invited
to nominate a member of their class. Then the top four nominations were put on a ballot so that everyone in attendance at the dinner would get a chance to vote for one of the four. The winner would be announced at the dinner and would receive the cash award at commencement exercises in May. The nominees for the award were Angie Corbo, Lee Mirenda, Paula Phillips and Trish Fitzgerald. Before the dinner began, a reception was held in the mansion lobby. The seniors were welcomed by Dale and members of the Alumni Association. After the brief reception, the seniors were treated to dinner. About 60 seniors were in attendance, which is about half of the senior class, to vote for one of the four nominees. According to Dale, attendance was not low compared to previous years. Corbo said that this dinner was a trib-
ute to the seniors as a whole, not just the nominees of the award. "After four years of college it's like a congratulatory dinner but it's also a way to introduce seniors to the fact that there is a way to stay involved with Cabrini College after graduation." . She added that the dinner was a ''nice opportunity to get the seniors together.'' All four of the girls were not only surprised, but they were also honored to simply be nominated. "I was really very surprised and honored," Mirenda said. "It's nice to know that my classmates respect me enough to honor me with this nomination. Just being nominated is a big honor for me. It's really nice to see that I'm being recognized by my peers for things that I do on campus." Trish Fitzgerald gleams as she shows the Phillips said, "Words cannot express plague that will soon bear her name as the 1990 recipient of the Mother Ursula Award. (Photo by more Award on 9 Mark Gudas) _
Students show concern over a dying sense of spirit by Mark Gudas
events as a personal challenge. It makes me work harder to make the next event even better. "You think positive, and think you are going to reach people and hope they come to the event. The worst is to think no one is going to come to the event so we will not do
"Why didn't you come to the dance?" "How come there were only nine people at the basketball game?'' "Did you know that there was a Kappa meeting last night?" Is this lack of support felt onl.Y.by the student leaders or is it a pr&icm felt J.,ythe Since Corbo's freshman year she has seen entire campus? The consensus of the people alot of changes and a lotofnewfaculty. She interviewed agreed that it is a campus-wide doesn't think the new teachers know about problem. the traditions. When they teach they do not Lack of enthusiasm for the athletic teams have a sense of the Cabrini family and then is common. Most of the athletes agreed that in tum the students don't either. they would like to see more crowd support. "We can be a family when we want to Good athletic teams make the college expe- be," Corbo said. "We left Leadership rience ~tter for the student body, especially Camp with a sense of family, but now it is for those who are not fortunate enough to gone." play. If these people can't play, why can't The atmosphere was different when this they support the teams? year's senior class were freshmen. ''We play basketball in a small gym so it "The spirit used to be really big but it should be easy to pack,'' Brian Kilroy said. seems to be dying," said Vicki Daywalt, '' A small crowd does not affect team play senior. "Maybe it is because I am a senior. but we would get more pumped up if there The closeness, support and warmth are gone. were more fans. Everybody likes to be I go home on Sundays to be with my family appreciated.'' andtogetawayfromthepressures that I face "A bigger crowd makes us play better," during the week." said Charlie Tucci, a volleyball player. "I Daywalt felt this is becoming a suitcase think we get a lot of support for being a club college because the students do not think sport. The crowd picks us up when we are there is anything to do. They do not care down. What's the use of playing at home what goes on. They want to see changes but when there is no advantage? Sometimes they do not want to help make them. playing at home is not enough. We need fan •'The spirit has not really died but it is support." hiding somewhere waiting to come back,'' Brainstorming and coming up with crea- Daywalt said. "Apathy is being used as an tive ways to entice people to come to events excuse now. People are all talk and no acis one way the Student Government tion." Association (SGA) is trying to get more Jeff Foley, junior, personally felt the loss participation. Lack of spirit hurts people as of spirit during the first month of school this far as numbers go. The spirit of the SGA is year. there even though the numbers are not. "Nobody seems to have the energy to ''People come to events because they have a good time or wants bring back the want to,'' said Angie Corbo, SGA presi- spirit that should be here," Foley said. dent. "I take people not showing up for "We have to bring back the ideals that the
college was founded on. We have to realize what our purpose here is. All the negative attitudes that the people on this campus have need to be alleviated. People only want to get involved if alcohol is involved." Heather Schwarz, vice president of Kappa Sigma Omega, felt that when people do not
sb.aw.ueJorthe.~...upJQtheofficers to take upon themselves to tel1 the members what they are supposed to do. •'The people who do not show up for the meetings do not care what the organization is about," Schwarz said. "All they care about is being a part of a ciub. They are just a part of Kappa because they want to be associated with the name." Kappa continues to sponsor events because they have to and because they have dedicated officers. They can't just cancel an open house. Schwarz personally felt the loss of spirit between her sophomore and junior years, but definitely more this year through Kappa. "This is not a close family anymore," Schwarz said. ''People are just not willing to participate.'' Ellen Battersby, sophomore, felt that this has become a suitcase college because the activities on the weekends are good but they always attract the same people. The people who do not go to events are either at home or at parties. She felt that a way to solve this problem would be to open a place on campus where students could just hang out because the dorms are not enough. Mary Shimkus, sophomore, said she wishes that more people would come out to events. "The people who go always have a good time,'' Shimkus said. •'It is a shame that the majority of this campus does not know how to have fun without alcohol." Shimkus has not personally lost the spirit but experiences the loss with the rest of the
campus. She sees the family slowly drifting away. She felt the apathy would go away if people were more open-minded and not so judgpiental. Administration had some of their own opinions. Sister Bernadette Anello personally feels &hatthorampus II a wholeis not apathetic because there are some people who are generous and have a wonderful spirit. If they did not, there would not be any outreach programs and no one would volunteer for Campus Ministry. •'The spirit is al ways in danger,'' she said. "People are too occupied with 'self and having fun and that is why they have a lack of concern for others. Money and material goods are toomanypeople'stoppriorityand when that happens that is when the spirit dies. "I am a hopeful person and I see problems more easily. It is important to see the positive. We have to keep fanning the fire because the. sparks are all over the place. Problems do not occupy me. If they did I would have left a long time ago. I am not going to contribute to the negatives." Carter Craigie, professor of English and communications, said he felt that students are not involved in as many extracurricular activities as they used to be. '' I do not understand why there were only three floats in the Parents Weekend parade,'' Craigie said. Craigie has not personally lost the spirit but has seen a change in the student's attitudes. "I think those slobs who were trashing Maguire House (1) and Counsel Hall last year should have been expelled with no regrets,'' he said. •'Their personal disregard for other members of the college community was something I have never seen before on this campus."
inside perspectives ...... 2, 3
The excitement of
Cavs win
news.................. 4, , 9
pageant night
Dickinson Tourney
features .......... 6, 7, 8
(see page 8)
(see page 12)
sports........ 10, 11, 12