f riday, nov. 30, 1990
vol. xxxvii, no. 11
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
Progressshownon communityissues by Chris i:esotski
photo by Michelle Merger, printed by Edd McN..,,._
Cabriniitestrace roots by Sharlene Sephton If you sail under the Verrazzano Bridge which links Brooklyn and Staten Island, you are cruising toward the Bahamas. But as the burly captain of the New Jersey ferry bound for Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty teased during the chilly and overcast Saturday afternoon, his passengers weren't dressed for the trip. With his New Yorker's slang, he jokes through his trivia routine-- How many steps
are there to the crown of the Statue of Liberty? What kind of wood doesn't float? What are the three types of seagulls native to New York and which is the noisiest? Of his precious cargoonNov.17, in attendance is an audience of 40 Cabrini students, faculty, staff, and their families. Their laughter mingles with the voices of Czechs, Indians, Chinese... all are about to visit the
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Admissions removes paper from newsstands
A "town meeting" held by over 20 faculty members and nearly 150 students in the Mansion dining room Tuesday night capped off two weeks of meetings, cooperative efforts, and talk of community building. All of this activity comes on the heels of President Sr. Eileen Currie's, MSC, implementation of new sanctions against Xavier Hall residents on Nov. 14 following vandalism and harassment across campus. Tuesday's gathering grewoutofarecent faculty meeting where the problems were discussed, according to Dr. Jerome Zurek, chair of the English/communications department, and a leader of the meeting. Faculty members felt that they had to make an effort to begin re-building a sense of community on campus following the events and imposed sanctions. "Faculty felt that the previous meetings focused on the negative,'' Zurek said in the introduction to the night's activities. "We wanted to focus on the positive tonight.'' The evening's agenda consisted of small group sessions where six or seven students worked with a faculty member to think about solutions to problems facing the college. The small groups then came back together and tabulated the ideas. The faculty group hopes to use the suggestions in future meetings to help the
students implement changes on campus. Zurek said that Tuesday's caucus was the first in what he hopes will be a series of events involving student-faculty interaction outside the classroom. The faculty-student session was the latest in a series of meetings held following Currie's original meeting, where Currie
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Students'resident privilegesrevised by Carlo Iacono Two students had their residency privileges suspended and two days later the decision was revolcedby Dean of Students Dr. Robert Bonfiglio. According to the suspended students, senior Nick Ostrowski and sophomore Scott Miller, their original suspension from their residency in Xavier Hall was reduced on Wednesday, Nov. 21 to suspension from residency halls on weekends for the remainder of the semester. According to Miller, the decision was made in order to allow both of
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Papay honoredwith UrsulaAward by Lisa Lindley
~y Amanda Picher On Sunday, Nov. 18, over 500 Loquitur newspapers were removed from the newsstands prior to the arrival of prospective students for a scheduled open house. The issue removed was issue number 10. The front page stories included articles on and photographs of the vandalism at Xavier hall and the damage done to Resident Director Andrew Mcllroy's car. According to statements made that day, Laurie Bentz, associate director of admissions made the decision to remove the Loquiturs from the stands. Her immediate supervisor, Nancy Gardner, director of admissions, was out of town at the time. The admissions office refused comment until after press time. Dr. Jerome Zurek, adviser to the Loquitur, said he believes the
admissions office realizes the mistake. He also said he understands the worry and the fact that the decision was made under pressure. Zurek also said that the admissions office always presents the communications department very well and tells prospective students that the paper is run by the students, not administration. In reaction to this, the editorial board has asked the admissions office for a Jetter of apology to the Loquitur staff. The board also asked Gardner to write a policy to assist indecision makingforfuture events. According to Carlo Iacono, Loquitur editor-in-chief, it is the hope of the editorial board that the policy will state that the removal of Loquiturs from the newsstands will not be permitted. In addition, Iacono said that they asked to be reimbursed for the
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Members of the senior class gatl)ered at the annual alumnisponsored senior dinner and awarded the class's most prestigious distinction, the Mother Ursula Award, to Karie Papay. Papay was chosen from among finalists including Kelly McGillian, Katie Mullen, and herself. Papay, a co-chair of Hunger Awareness Week, said that she was surprised to be honored with the award "Sometimes you feel what you're doing isn't being recognized by your fellow students. Hunger Awareness week went well, but I was hoping to see more student support. This let me know people were behind me.'' Susan Linaugh, president of' the Alumni Association, was master of ceremonies and presented Papay with her award.
photo by Lisa Lindley
Senior Karie Papay was presented with the Mother Ursula Award by Alumni Associaon presidnet Susan Linaugh Alums John Callanan and President Sr. Eileen Currie, MSC, also spoke to the 74 seniors attending the dinner. Linaugh said that the award is presented to the senior student who most embodies the character-
istics of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. "Mother Ursula is a magnificent woman and I feel very honored to have my name associated with hers in any way'', Papay said.
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