friday, sept. 21, 1990
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
vol. xxxvii, no. 3
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by Rita S. Cellucci Sister Eileen Currie, president, announced last week in a meeting with the faculty that the college faces a projected deficit of $800,000. In October, the board of trustees are to meet to discuss the situation and to decide upon a solution. Until then Currie has ordered a budget hold. A budget hold allows the departments to spend only 70 percent of thc::irexpense line. Dr. Jerome Zurek, head of the
English/communications Department, said, "This is a serious budget situation." The budget hold puts in effect a freeze of certain expenditures. The department chairpersons can only spend their alloted money on important purchases, such as books, equipment, conferences, etc. Less important purchases must be put off. Zurek said the communications department is very expensive and much is needed in order for students to'learn their field of study. However, this hold affects every
department and person at Cabrini, according to Zurek Anthony Tomasco, head of the psychology department, said his department, along with the other major ones, is being affected. The psychology department had plans for new equipment in terms of instructional materials, supplies, and computer hardware. According to Tomasco, the departments are surviving on 70 percent of lats year's budget. more Budget on 8
Minorityaffairsposf debated by Sharlene Sephton Recent flare-ups caused by racial tensions on universities nationwide have given rise to the nontraditional, high-ranking position of minority affairs officials. Cabrini administrators are still debating whether to hire such a director eight months after the Coalition Against Racial and Ethnic inTirnidation (CARET) responded to racial attacks on campus with marches and rallies. "Something is needed," President Sister Eileen Currie, M.S.C., said. "I am not convinced that a single person is needed.' ' A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, discussing the success of minority affairs officials, stated, "Regardless of how they come into being, it is critical that the posts gain the firm support of the campus president to maintain the juggling act
that those in the position say the job requires." Currie said that there have been differing opinions in both small and full committee meetings of the senior staff and board of trustees. Dean of Students, Dr. Robert Bonfiglio explains they are in the process of evaluating the validity and efficiency of the position. "The senior staff is still deliberating on the nature of the position and the ways to insure that such a position would serve the campus in a positive way, rather than allocate all responsibility to one person and allow offices to abdicate all responsibility," Bonfiglio said. According to Currie, Academic Dean Dr. Antoinette Schiesler has held a similar position involved with minority affairs, and could give a better more Debate on 4
Budgetwoes stifleSGA planningfor the coming year by Carlo Iacono The student government association is experiencing budget woes. Its financial hands are shackled because the organization's budget is likely to be slashed by 30 percent and it has to pay back debts incurred in prior years. SGA' s purse strings were tightened in August when Duplifax copier company issued a payment due slip through Howard and Sobel Law Associates. The request was for $899.57 from an unpaid toner and service call of May 1989. Litagation was threatened if the bill was not paid immediately. According to SGA President Frank
Emmerich, the association was also dealt a surpriseblow when a percentage of its annual budget was withheld. SQA assumed a working budget of $20,000 based on last year's total, but it was told that it would receive just $14,000 with the chance of receiving another $6000 next semester. The receiving of that 30 percent is contingent upon the approval of the campus budget by the board of trustees in October, according to John Barclay, chief financial officer. A check issued on Sept. 5 by SGA for the payment due terminated further legal action on the part of Duplifax. This bill, combined with the 1990 Superthon payment
of a $2000 to the Ronald McDonald House, and a $113 per month copier lease through City Lease, leaves student government with a total of $9000 to work with. ''That total hurts because Superthon alone is about $5000, and student activities division gets $5000," Emmerich said. According to Katie Mullen, SGA treasurer, the copier incident illustrates student government's tendency to allow bills to float from board to board or fall between the cracks of the treasury. Because of the nature of the board, where members may be changing from year to year, several bills from the end of one year often carry over to the next.
"When I came into office there were several outstanding bills, bl!t it was a common practice,'' Angie Corbo, 1989-90 SGA president said. "We are talking around $1500." "I thought we had last year's bills all worked out, until the threat from Duplifax,'' Emmerich said. ''Every year bills come from the prior year," Mullen said. "We have a tendency to overspend and that is a problem." But in the case of the copier, overspending was not theculpritasmuchasmisundermore SGA on 8
inside perspectives .... .. 2, 3
Movie review:
Bookstore manager
news ................ 4, 8, 9
horror film "Night
Albert Vassallo
features .......... 5, 6, 7
Angel"
resigns
sports ........ 10, 11, 12
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