friday, march 2, 1990
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
vol. xxxvi, no.17
Campus proqlems examined at forum by Carlo Iacono President Sister Eileen Currie M.S.C. otilized last Sunday's open forum to address the many concerns of the 25 students who attented. In light ofthe recent racial incidents and the formation of the Coalition Against Racial and Ethnic Timidation (CARET), the main topics of discussion were of racial hannony on campus and the merit
of the "mandatory" label placed ing, and circulate it to the campus meeting merited the "mandaon a general campus meeting on community after spring break. That tory" label, Currie believed she Thursday, Feb. 15. report will consist of CARET' s- wouldn't have had the kind of turnBut the two hour forum on .proposals and what some of the out if it wasn't for the mandatory Sunday, Feb. 25 a1so allowed responses were to those proposals. status. students to voice concerns over Currie said she made the Feb. 22 "Cabrini College needed to college communication, problems meeting ''mandatory'' because she stop and pay attention to its probwith registration day, student thought it was needed for the good lem of racism. It is that painful of advisement dilemmas, and resi- ofthecommunity. "Wearetalking a problem,'' Currie said dential overcrowding. Currie stated aboutacollegecommunitycoming Freshman Susan Elder supported that after meeting with CARET on together for the first time in my Currie's position when she said, Thursday, Feb. 22, she intends to tenure as president,'' Currie said. ''Even though mandatory is a harsh put together a report of that tneetStating the importance of the term, it was a good thing because ' ~
New schedµle slbocksclock by Clyde LaForest,
It has been-a part o:filie CabriniColleg_ih experience for 15years, andithasservedstudent$well. Since the fall of 1974, it has shared the goqd times andtiad times.but now it is nolC>ligerable to keep. up with a changingCabrini. The current daily class schedule has been re-
placed. Say good-bye to those8:30s and 3:30s: Forget all about that 12:25 to 12:50 s.queeze. Things are going to be a little different next year. If there 1sanycontroversy urronndingthe new schedule now, it is notbecauseofthenew schedule itself. It is .the same .controversy ~ by the reason a new schedule is needed.
removing the 25-minute lunch break on Mondays, Wednesdays and . Fridays. c,the evening classeswillbe~.nchroniied with theday classes. Thus, Monday's, Wednesday's and Frioay's day classes will begin at 8:20 a.m. and end at 4: 15pJn.Each cfass period willremain one Hour and 15minutes1ong, withfive minutes between cl asses. There are no other l,reaks during the day. Tuesday and Thursday also willbegin at 8'"20 a.m., but there is an aclivity period from 12:20 until 1:35 p.m., which is ~ normal class period on Mondays, WednesdaycS and Fridays. Classes resume at 1:40 p.m. and end al 4: 15 p.m. ·•we_ looked at eliminating an activity pe-
riod;" said RobertBonfiglio, dean of students
and member of the subcommittee, "but lhat "If we had anotherclassroom building," said would be contradicting the goals -of the instituDt. Dawn Middleton, educatiolidepartmentchair~ tion, ®e of which is to be involved in extracurricular activities.·· person. · 'We wouldn't even have to play with the schedule.·• Evening classes will qegin at 4:20 p.m. and The new schedule was formulat.ed by the .. end ~~:30 p.m, They will be one hour anq~ 15 Scheduling Concerns Subcommittee of Academic minutes long and meet Monday tfuougb Thurs~ Council. Registrar, JenniferHansbury,chairedthe dayonly. . subcommittee, whicb w.as composed of several Sanitday willhave two longer periods; ,9;00 f achlty and administration members, to 11:45 a.m. and1:00 lo3;45 p.m~ · There were two main reasons a new schedule Accercling to Hansbury, one benefit of the was' being researched. ..according to Hansbury:·•.·· new s~dule more attractive driving times relieving the effects of limited classroom space fon:ommuters in the aftefuoon. Leavingcampus and eliminating the overl;ip of day and e.vening at 4:15 p.m. ratper than 4_:45p.m. should help classes. most commuters avoid rusb--;bour traffic, · By shifting the beginning ti~s of cfasses 10 Hansbury said .. · minutes earlier than the 'CUrrent·schedule,·and by "' more schedule on 9
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New constitution allows student- input by Melissa Landsmann The most novel aspects of the Student Government Association's constitution are that the newly-elected members of SGAhave •'the right to select their moderator through the proce s of election'' and the creation of the positions of human affairs officers, according to the SGA Constitution. The revised constitution was introduced to students on Feb. 22, at 1 p.m. in the Widener Center lecture hall at the Constitutional Convention. Under the current constitution, the job of SGA moderator i the responsibility of the director of student activities. Besides his or her responsibility to SGA, the director is also in charge of all student clubs and activities on campus. The SGA ·s right to elect their own moderator gives them more ability to dictate their future. according to Frank Emmerich, vice president of SGA. Also, il allows the current executive board more flexibility in matching their needs to a faculty member who can fulfill those needs.
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this school seems to have a problem with communication concerning getting things known. And I think for an issue that big it was necessary." Angela Corbo, Student Government Association president, asked Currie about her personal reaction to the general meeting and the results of the racial incidents. "I've been wonderfully pleased
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Nicaraguan election:
Close to home by Kelly Walsh Elections in Nicaragua on Feb. 24 once again brought the Latin American country to the forefront of international attention. At Cabrini, Carlos Chamorro, a senior, had a special interest in the election. His cousin ran for president and won the election. So Carlos followed the returns with a special intere t. He left hiscountrymorethan IO years ago. He remembers Jeaving. ''Go get your things packed up. We're going to grandmom's ," said Chamorro 's father in a sharp-toned voice. ''Dad, what's wrong?" Carlos said. "Just do as I say, son." •'As we traveled out of Nicaragua, we stopped at a hotel to stay the nig~t. While we were watching the late night news. we listened as the newscaster reported that Nicaragua had just broken out in war. My sister and llooked at my father in amazement. '"Is that why ... why we left the country?' we asked my parents. "My father shook his head answering 'yes' to our question and hugged us dearly.'' The Republic of Nicaragua is located in Central America and is the largest republic there. Nicaragua can be characterized by its agricultural economy, its history of autocratic government, and its imbalance of regional development. Most of the population is engaged in farming and the national economy is overdependent upon exporrs of cotton and coffee. Nicaragua. mixed with Indians and Spanish descendants, is a country with most of the natives in poverty and a small middle-toupper class. Mostofthe natives are
Carlos Chamo"o (Photo by
Frank Emmerich) not educated and farm for means of survival. Fanning is a trade passed down from generation to generation. The natives can not find work, nor can they read. There is little, if anything, for them to do. For these people, sleeping in the streets and gathering Jeft over food from trash cans is the. only means of survival. Although there are more lower class families in Nicaragua, the upper class families gained control. During the 1950s, '60s and '70s, the Somoza family took control of the government. Somoza was a dictator and there was no freedom for the Nicaraguans. Finally, after a period of no freedom, people in the area, churches, and even the press, took a stand and started a. movement against Somoza. The revolution against Somoza was led by the Sandinistas a decade ago. ' The Sandinistas eventually came to power. They were strongly supported by the lower class citizens. The Sandinista government realized the role they had to play to reconstruct the national economy. The policy of the Sandinista government was to avoid radical changes, which could
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Brenda Lee
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Dance Co.
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performs at Cabrini
womens softball team ..•or what?
sports........ 10, 11, 12
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