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Professor loseslegalsuitagainst college Jury sides with Cabrini by Rita Cellucci & Lorraine Marie Lill , news and features editors
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Howard Buzzard, assistant professor of business administration, lost a legal civil suit in which he sued Cabrini College for breach of contract. A six-member jury deliberated for an hour on Dec. 11, 1991 and found that Cabrini had not breached its contract. Buzzard and his lawyer have brought about a post-trial motion, the first step in appealing the jury's verdict, according to President Sr. Eileen Currie. Currie and philosophy professor Dr. Joseph Romano were two witnesses representing Cabrini, along with their lawyer, John Wright, at the West Chester County courthouse on Dec. 9, 1991. Romano was the
vice-president of academic affairs in 1981, the year Buzzard was hired by Romano. Buzzard testified in court that Cabrini had breached its contract when it stopped paying him additional payments he was receiving to build and supervise the business administration's student internship program. The plaintiff Buzzard, a tenured professor, was claiming that a contract had been established by Cabrini and himself in the fall of 1980-81, when he was employed by the college to teach full-time. Before coming full-time to Cabrini, Buzzard was teaching part-time at Eastern College and teaching economics part-time at Cabrini. Romano discussed with Buzzard in the spring of 1980
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Howard Buzzard, assistant professor of business administration.
Blue Routeoffersquickand safecommute by Patricia Daley assistant news editor
On Thursday, Dec. 19, 1991, the 21.5 mile north-south highway, known as the Blue Route, was opened to the public. It was four days after the planned opening date of Dec. 15. The road is technically known as Interstate 476. According to various reports from the Dec. 15 edition of the Times Herald and articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer, the idea of the Blue Route was first conceived -'64years ago, though plans were not started until 1956. In the 35 years it took to build the Blue Route, construction was halted in 1974 when a group sued for addi-
tional environmental studies. In 1979,onlyaportionofthehighway was opened--three miles between the Schuylkill Expressway in West Conshohocken and Chemical Road in Plymouth Township. Full construction was resumed on March 15, 1985 when a federal judge granted pennission. Overall, the construction cost between $585-600 million. More money wjll be spent in the future as planned redevelopment for areas along the Blue Route take place. The name of the Blue Route cameaboutquitesimply. Whenthe plans were being made in the 1950s, colored pencils were used to sketch
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Veterans Memorial Highway, also known as the Blue Route, opened on Thursday, Dec. 19, 1991.
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Where other colleges offer community service as an extra-curricular activity, Cabrini College is being recognized as the first college in the nation whereby it is manda-
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tory in order to graduate. The seminar 300 course for juniors and seniors carries this requirement. The implementation of this junior seminar has afforded Cabrini acknowledgment from newspdpers such as The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Wall Street Journal, and local newspapers. In addition, Cable
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Fitting the image Shades We are told from childhood that our actions affect people other than ourselves. Our actions affect our family, the first group any of us were ever affiliated with. As children, we were implored to be good little boys and girls or else "the neighbors" would think badly of the entire family. Whatever the childish reasons may have been, we obeyed. Back then "family pride" was more than a sappy slogan for a supermarket. Within the last four years each one of us joined another family: Cabrini. Being a member of this family, as in any, carries with it the same set of rewards and responsibilities. We do not remain with our Cabrini family 24 hours a day. On a day-to-day basis we leave campus and interact with "the neighbors." Whether it is to represent Cabrini in a basketball tournament or to grab lunch at the Wayne McDonald's, we communicate regularly with non-Cabrini people. Do we need to be Cabrini spokespeople all of the time? Whether we are wearing team jerseys or chorus robes, giving a campus tour to potential students or mending houses in Appalachia, working co-op or teaching a class at another school, the answer must be yes. The same is true of the faculty and staff. But how many of us really see ourselves as representatives of Cabrini? Regardless of why or how we leave Cabrini, each one of us represents the college just as much as if we were wearing a uniform. "The Neighbors" have no choice but to judge Cabrini as a whole, all l ,503 of us, based on the actions of the few he or she comes into contact with. We give the first impression that many people will have of Cabrini. And you never get a second chance to make a first impression. If a negative impression is received, the ramifications could be dramatic. Places of business could choose not to do business with Cabrini, such as in the case of the area hotels and Cabrini formals. Employers could choose not to hire Cabrini students for co-ops or Cabrini graduates for jobs. But is this always fair? Student athletes are placed in an exceptionally high pressure situation for a few months out of every year. What kind of support are they being given? What role models do they have? We should be judged by our own merits but the way that people perceive us individually becomes Cabrini's reality for the whole.
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I know a bunch of little fairies. Each week whentheirmotherstrotoff todo whateveritis that Main Line mothersdo in the afternoon,these pixies are left in my care and they share their magicwithme. They are tiny creatures. They smell sweet. Their skin is still soft and their soulsuntainted. LittleGeorgelikesmusicandevenmyoff-key voicelendshimcomfort. Lilajust learnedto say "Daddy,""Huey" (her dog) and "baby." Ellie wishesshe could put bandaidsall over herself. Nick likes to asks "why?" all day long about everythinghe seesandhearsandmostof thetime I don't have answersfor him. SomethingelseI don't havean answerto is the Roev. Wadecontroversy.Jan. 22 was the 19th anniversaryof the SupremeCourt'sdecisionto makeabortionslegal. I believethat the abortion controversyis not a blackand whiteissueyet we areaskingour legalsystemto turn it intojustthat. I havehungup my pro-lifebannersincecoming to college. My justificationfor no longer going to marchescame from the high cost and demandof collegeclasses. I rememberthousandsof peoplemarchingin the freezing temperatures.We looked like an armyof antschantingand infiltratingthe hillsof Washington,D.C.Our focuswasclear. We were there to protest abortionand march outsidethe headquartersof various officialsto make them awareof our pro-lifestance. I don't rememberany of the wise wordsthat werespokenby the greatanti-abortionactivitists. Whateverthe catchysloganwason my banner,I Although Keith Marks and his jazz ensemble gave a wonderful can not recall. WhatI do rememberis peoplespittingat the performance on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, it may not have commarchers. Spectatorswere standingfrom office memorated the holiday to everyone's satisfaction. balconiesemergingfrom the day's businessto A specific sector of the college decided to stay home on Monday and jeer at us. Therewasonepasserbyenragedthatwe celebrate with their communities. Many believe that the college should be were consumingthe sidewalksand shoutedat closed. us,"Goto hell. Don't youknowthesidewalksare This would allow individuals to celebrate in their own way but it may for pedestrians." Opposingargumentsof abortion became a also allow others to completely overlook the importance of King's accomharsh reality I had to accept. Many women plishments. believeitisanargumentovercontrolofa woman's body. Theycompletelyoverlookthat half of the baby insideof them is part of the father. If this issueinvolveda man'sbody,wouldtheargument 11 :f be the same? Somebelievethat if the mother'smortalityis threatened,the baby shouldbe aborted. Others say abortionis better then havingan unwanted babywhomaybecomea victimof abuseor incest. Fetaltissueis nowbeingusedin medicalresearch for patientswith Alzheimer'sdisease. If a womanwererapednoone,especiallythe high courtsof America,has therightto forcethat .:
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personto bear the offspringof her attackerwhile she is dealingwith sucha crisis. Abortionshould not have even reachedthe courtsbecausethey don't have the answer. For that matter,neitherdo I. Both sidesare maniacalabouttheir stance. I don't wantmytax moneytobeusedforsomeone's abortion.Butdo I havethe rightto chainmyself to thedoorof thenearestabortionclinic? It is the rightsof the unbornthat are being overlooked. Thereis no greaterfeelingof lovethanhaving a tiny baby squeezingon your hand or nuzzling their runny nose on your shoulder. In 1990 51,243 babies in Pennsylvaniaalone did not have a chance to squeezeanybody'shand. I wasa littlelackadaisicalinregisteringto vote after my 18th birthday. Ready registeredand willingto perfonnmycivilrightanddutyI asked my father about the candidates. He lovingly handedme a sheet of paper with the namesof every pro-lifecandidatecheckedand circledin red and told me to votefor them. EnragedI almostvotedfor the opposingcandidatesto spitemyfather.Acandidate'sstanceon abortionshouldnot detenninetheoutcomeof an election. Beforepullingthe leversI realizedthat it wouldn'tbe my fatherI wasspiting. I don't see an end to abortionthroughriots of rescuemissions.Womendo havea choiceto get pregnantbut after a nightof passionin the back seatofa ChevyOFifi~st an inconvenienttime to have a child there is no turningback. I do see Meggiewho can still get awaywith pickingher nose in public and Willie who still believesin SantaClaus. I see bunnysleepersand sippy cups and entire populationsof children beingwipedout. If onlythelittlepixiesthatI knowcouldspread theirmagicto everyonemaybemypro-lifestance wouldbecomeclear. I follow them as they run in circles. I eat animalcrackerswith them. Being so tiny like they are, I get downon my handsand kneesand recallhow big a mysterythe worldonce was to me.
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more MANSION from 1 expectingthefigurestomodelthoseof last year when enrollment was on the decline. "People won't be happy about it," Caulfield said. "It will be hard telling the women they are being displaced and closing down where they live." The Mansion currentlyhouses approximately 25 women, 13 of which are seniors who will graduate in May. Caulfield takes these numbers into consideration when designing an occupancy report. In thelong rangeplan, Counsel and the Mansion were discussed as possibleoptionsto eliminating residency. Counsel Hall was closed in spring semester 1991to residents and converted into office space. According to Caulfield, the Mansion is the only logical place to bar
residency. If this was to occur, Caulfield said, "We would definitely treat them special in the lottery by givingthemthefirstchoice. Wewould also consider having singles in the houses." JuniorandMansionresidentChristine Costigan is upset over the speculated closing. She plans to draw up a petitionto stop this plan if it goes into effect According to Costigan, other women in the Mansion wouldsupport her in the cause because they do not wish to relocate to another residence. Rumors were circulating that the reason for the shut-<lownstemmed from the living arrangements made for the new lay president elected to assumeofficeinrnid-July. According to Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice-presi-
dent for student affairs,the reason for the proposed Mansion closing is because the college lacks sufficient enrollment,not becauseof thenew president. .The residencyof the next president will be determined by the individual and the Board of Trustees. ''To my knowledge,I don't know of any campus quarters designated to house the next president," Dr. Mary Ann Biller, vice-presidentforacademicaffairsand member of the Presidential Search Committee,said. "I don't know if the Board will subsidizeit It's up to the Board." Though it remains a possibility, Caulfieldhopes to reach a decisionby mid-February and to notify the residents before the lottery in April. t
If closed, the Mansion would shut down at the end of the spring 1992 semester
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more HEADLINES from 1 throughout the summer to insure the validity of their claim as well as to promote the college. Yet, Bogia said that the promotion did not begin till mid-December since the public relations office could not proceed without the approval of the Board of Trustees and the approval did not arrive till then. Con_:;equently,the seminar"The Common Good" was devised which is actually the second part of the seminar offered to students in their junior year. In this seminar, stu-
dents not only evaluate situations plaguing modem America, but also actively participate in IO hours of community service with the purpose of effecting a change. Since the courses were designed to examine different aspects of today's society, the three-credit courses range from all the different departments with names like "Reading, Thinking, and Caring," "The Meaning of Altruism," and "The Problem of Evil." Bogia said that the publicity
Cabrini has gained through this program began in June of last year when the article on Seminar 300 went from a sidebar to a two page article in "Comment." Both Berlant and Bogia realized the media potenfrtl involved in this seminar 300 course. "It is very exciting that the college is being recognized nationally for a program representative of the college," Bogia said. Nevertheless, the Public Relations office is currently
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the business office. Villanova has a population of approximately 12,000 students,includinggraduate students. Cabrini has one terminal and serves approximately 1,200 students, not including graduates or continuing education students. Cindy Falcone, accounting manager of the business office said the office works very hard. "I thoughtthe whole process went very smoothly," Falcone said. Roberta Holley, who handles student accounts in the business office, expressed a need for help during the break. ''The work study people were not here in the beginning of the month," Holley said. "It's just two of
It's the same soenario for the beginningof every new semester.Lines, frustrationand lateloan checksplague students and business office workers at the college. Collegesarebusinesses too and bills need to be paid. Students also need an education. Both can go without the aggravation. For the spring 1992 semester, 89 students were de-registered for various reasons,according to the business office. Included in a Nov. 20 letter to students, final due dates were listed. TheDecemberstatementswere mailed us." on Dec.20. The college was officially According to the assistant bursar, closed from Dec. 20 to Jan. 6. Villanova's payment deadline was Senior Susan Landis said her in- Dec. 13, while students were still taktentions were good when she came ing finals and the university had not back to campus before school started. yet closed for the holidays. "I went in Friday and they (the busiVillanova had 4,000 students reness office) said I was fine," Landis registering in the beginning of the said. "When I came back for classes, spring semester or approximately 30 I was de-registered. It was a real percent of the student population, acproblem." ·cording to the assistant bursar. SophomoreJoe Opiela said he had Cabrini's spring semestersaw 86 pera $25 fine and did not realize it until cent of the st.yclentpopulation bypass after waiting half an hour in line. "l the registration dilemma that the 14 don't hate the businessoffice,"Opiela percent of students encountered resaid, but he said he thinks the office is registering this semester, too small of a work areato handle the 'They [the business office] gave influx of students. me a call, keeping me up to date," The assistant bursar at Villanova senior Maria Calimag, said ''They University, who wished to remain were very helpful this year. Without anonymous, said they have 20 com- them I wouldn't be here." puter terminals and 15employees in in their second promotional stage. Not far away in the same setting lies Cabrini's Children School where the little ones are following in the older students footsteps. Preschoolers age two and a half to five years old are doing a little experimenting of their own with a similar community service project called "Pennies from Heaven" ("Kids for Kids"). The little ones collect pennies to buy food to make into casse-
roles, which ultimately reach the homeless in downtown Philadelphia. Ellen Jackson, director of the Children's School, said that concrete involvement is emphasized at their children's school. "If you teach children at an early age, they do not feel powerless to help and they do understand that they are trying to help poor people," Jackson said.
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''There won't be an immediaterise in student body, but the Route does help people realize that we are here," Gardner said In additionto the time element, the Blue Route is said to be safe as it has many protection factors. These include a brown guard rail,insteadof the usual metallic color, which will blend in with the surroundingarea.This will help keep the glare from the sun down to a minimum.
' ...the route does help people realize that we are here.' -Nancy Gardner, director of admissions Sound barrierson the sideensure a smoother ride, as well as cutting out some of the traveling noises. Environmentalfeaturesalso played a big part in the constructionand designoflnterstate476. Alongthewhole
route, there are stormwater managementponds to keepthe roads from flooding. In Delaware County, blocks which contain "dirt and foliage" are beingused to disguisethe look of the wall. These blocks are commonly known as "evergreen walls." Now that the Blue Route is accessible, will more students opt to commute? "I do think the Blue Route will do that," Cathy Caulfield, director of resident life, said However, not everyone is pleased.Surroundingcommunities of the Blue Route are afraid of experiencing more damagetotheirneighborhoods, as well as more traffic flowing through residentialstreets. The Blue Route is not quite finished. A 17lane toll plaza, seven bridges, and 4.4 miles of ramps still need to be completed. The estimated time for the whole highway to be completed is later in 1992.
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Bucks and Cumberland county residents want their MTV by Karen M. Bell
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"I want my MTV," the famous words of the Dire Straits song, has been echoing across Lower Bucks County and South Jersey, where music television can be seen no more. On Jan. 3, 1992 at 8:30 a.m. these two areas lost MTV, a decision made by the Sammons Communications Inc. cable company. Residents will not be able to simply tum on their MTV to see their favorite video, "Headbangers Ball," "Rockline" (a chance to talk to your favorite rock star), and even a show called "The Big Picture" (movie reviews). MTV is a network channel that only charges a licensing fee to the cable company, not to their viewers. Sammons cable company replaced MTV with Jukebox Network. This is a network where the customers can choose from about 250 music videos, for a price. Many people who have lost their MTV have come together to fight for the right to get what the people really want. Yolanda Gutierrez, a Vineland, NJ. resident, began a petition to bring back MTV. Residents have given 3,298 signatures to Sammons cable company. Gutierrez, in a telephone interview with Loquitur, said, "We asked Sammons why we were losing MTV and they said MTV was asking for more money; they told us a survey was done in these areas where the viewer wanted more videos." Gutierrez then decided to talk to MTV. They were not aware that Sammons turned MTV off in these locations and MTV then explained to Gutierrez that Sammons Ii-
censing fee was going to increase, but not until 1993 and it would only go up one cent per subscriber per month, a total of 12 cents per customer per year. · "I refuse to watch the Jukebox Network, but I have talked to friends who have tried it and they have not been satisfied," Gutierrez said.
dent of Feasterville, Pa., lost his MTV. His cable company is Oxford Valley Cablevision. Noone said, "What upset me the most when MTV was turned off is that now they are making us pay to watch a network that shows only videos." The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that viewers of the Jukebox Network will pay up
'Sammons cannot forget that customers come first. We have no voice, say or opinion. We are just dollar signs to them, and we want our MTV!' - Yolanda Gutierrez, a Vineland, N.J., Resident and originater of the petition to bring back MTV Jukebox is a pay per view option in which a subscriber has to choose from a screen of video titles, dial a 900 number, punch in a three digit code, and then wait for the video to come on. At times people have waited over two hours for their choice to be played. The Sammons Communications Inc. operation in Bensalem, named the Oxford Valley Cablevision, was unable to express their views on this situation, but the Philadelphia Inquirer found that, "Sammons, a Dallasbased company that runs 55 cable systems nationally, also dumped MTV from two Tennessee systems. The company targeted those four systems because survey results indicated the MTV-Jukebox switch would "go over well.'" Brendan Noone, sophomore and a resi-
to $3 to order one video. Bensalem's Oxford Valley Cablevision will charge $1.99 or three videos for $5, whereas Sammons in Vineland charges $2.50. Gutierrez said, "Twenty-five percent of this charge will go to the cable company. They are getting guaranteed profit from airing Jukebox, but they are not satisfying the majority of their customers." Sammons concluded in a survey that their viewers wanted more videos, but Gutierrez said, "MTV is music video based, they have standards and Jukebox does not. Anytime of the day videos that are not suitable for young viewers may be played on the Jukebox Network, even videos that have been banned from the MTV Network will be played on Jukebox, such as 2 Live Crew's new video."
Gutierrez feels that in her area the taste is street music and she prefers other music, but this would be difficult to see on the Jukebox because most people are punching in music of different taste than hers. Noone expressed the same feelings as Gutierrez. "A lot of the videos are different than what MTV would play," he said. "There is no variety. The Jukebox Network shows a lot of top 40. I liked MTV and certain shows they had. MTV does not play just top 40," Noone said. Kristy Loveman, manager of marketing and sales publicity of MTV, said, "MTV offers more. Our viewer's our god. If they don't tune in it will be no good for us." Loveman explained how Sammons did not interview the people who watch this music video based channel. They only asked the people who pay for the cable. Loveman was unable to express whether or not negotiations are going on with Sammons Communications at this time. But MTV did respond to their lost viewers. OnJan.18, 1992from3to5p.m.,MTV brought their music to the viewers who lost their channel. Julie Brown, an MTV "veejay," and eight "CLUB MTV" dancers partied live with Vineland residents. The bash "brought the look and feel of the on-air "CLUB MTV" stmtv"live to their lost viewers. WBSS "the Boss" 97 FM promoted this event with free on-air ticket giveaways and admittance for the dance party was only given to the ticketholders. Gutierrez said, "Sammons can not forget that customers come first. We have no voice, say or opinion. We are just dollar signs to them, and we want our MTV!"
Jersey shore devastatedby January 4 storm Editor's no<e: Partial mformation for 1htss.torywas talen from the Allanhc City Pre;,. Cape \lay Siar and Wave, and the Lo-.-erTo-.nship Herald and Lantern.
by Catherine DeHart
staff writer Concrete benches from the boardwalk floated down Beach Drive and into residential front yards. In some parts of this small shore town, the water was five feet deep. The tide rose nine feet above normal and easily broke through protective barrier dunes that were partially eroded from the Halloween storm. Civil defense sirens sounded through 68 mph winds in Cape May,N.J., pending an unstoppable Northeaster raging inland leaving behind a path of destruction. Cape May was one of four counties where a state of limited emergency was declared.
the first waves broke over, leaving behind approximately $5.5 million in damage. Cars and trucks were submerged and basements were flooded. Some 425 private homes had damages estimated at approximately $1 million. Of these, 75 were said to have suffered major damage requiring an average of $10,000 in repairs. Another 100 had minor damage estimated at an average of $2,000 in repairs. About 250 people were evacuated from their homes in Cape May. Approximately 600 apartment and motel units were damaged requiring an estimated $2.6 million in repair. Along with the residential damage, motels and rental units were also hit hard. Major damage on I 00 motel and rental units at an average repair cost of $15,000 for each.
'Pleasure Avenue was like an obstacle course with wood, debris and shells.' - Junior Jeannie Dougherty, Sea Isle City, N.J., resident At approximately 7 a.m. on Jan. 4, untamed waves broke over the sea wal 1and flowed onto Beach Drive flooding motels, basements and garages. This destructive force of nature lasted for about three hours after
An estimated 80 businesses sustained damages totaling $562,000. Cape May city officials stated that most of the anticipated costs wi II go towards clean up and beach restoration. About SI million will be used for beach restoration while
another $60,000 will be spent for debris and wreckage costs. Finally, roadwork and clearing costs are estimated at $120,000 in order to clear the three feet of sand that was left on Beach Drive in a span of 10 blocks. In the neighboring city of Cape May Point, about 45,000 cubic yards of sand put in over the spring and summer of l 991 is almost now completely gone. Within an hour of the beginning of the storm, three-quarters of the town was flooded. Other towns along the South Jersey coast were hit just as hard. In Sea Isle City, beach front homes from 79th-8 l st streets were damaged and the foundations of two homes at 80th and 81 st streets were washed away. Sea Isle resident junior Jeannie Dougherty said that most of the island was underwater. During the morning of the storm, Dougherty said that authorities were not letting anyone on or off the island and only one road was open which was the boardwalk. "Pleasure A venue. was like an obstacle course with wood, debris and shells," Dougheny said after the water receded . . High tides in Stone Harbor broke through the bulkhead in five places, and closing the road linking Strathmere and Sea Isle for five days. In Atlantic City, residents and businesses reported losses of $2 million in property.
In West Wildwood, National Guardsmen helped evacuate 10 families as six feet of water flooded their homes. Damage in Ocean City mostly concentrated around the boardwalk. Six blocks of the boardwalk were washed away between 15th and 21st streets. But Ocean City has still not repaired the sections of the boardwalk destroyed in the Halloween storm, because of an insufficient amount of sand. Ocean City officials said that the boardwalk may not be fully repaired until at least July l st. These repairs are on hold until the city can determine when sand can be added to the shore line. Overall, N .J. suffered more than
$60 million in private and public damages, naming this the worst storm since 1962. This storm hit less than a week after state officials were informed that Federal Emergency Management Agency would not pay $23 million in damage claims from the October flooding. All requests for aid were rejected by FEMA on Dec. 30, 1991. The three reasons for rejection was that municipalities must have dunes that were designed and placed to provide the best possible protection from erosion, they must replenish the dunes and they must add money to the city's budget for periodic maintenance.
pho1oby Ca1herineDeHart, p,in1edby Lorraine Mane Lill
On January 4 the worst storm since 1962 hit the Jersey shore causing millions of dollars worth of damage.
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MartinLuthurKing,Jr.: a greatAmericanhero by Joann Carbone
However, not all states commemorate the King holiday. According to "Ebony" magazine, Arizona does not observe the holiday, and Louisiana only celebrates the holiday every other year. "I have a dream that one day every valley shall be "It is important enough to have off," Bansbach said. "It exalted ..." would be a consistency for people to have off." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke these words to a crowd In a recent poll reported by WPVI-TV, only 17 percent of of over 200,000 at the March on Washington for Jobs and workers polled received the day off for the King holiday. It Freedom in Washington D.C., on August 28, 1963, according was second to last only to th.e employee's birthday. to the "Dictionary of American Negro Biography." "It is a day to honor at least one of history's greatest Almost five years later King was shot to death on the political activists," Chris McMahon.junior, said. -"King was balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. His brave enough to voice his opinions in the face of ridicule and assailant, James Earl Ray, was later convicted of the crime, death. He was one of the last great civil rights leaders who according to the "Dictionary of American Negro Biograappealled to everybody." phy." "I wish our celebration of Martin Luther King's birthday According to Nancy Shuker, author of "Martin Luther really reflected a campus commitment to Martin and his King," former president Lyndon B. Johnson said that King ideals," Schiesler said. "At present it does not. It is the effort was an American martyr of freedom and justice. of one or two people and one or two students and that is not Among the honors which have bestowed upon him in- . the way it should be." clude "Time" magazine's first African American Man of the On Jan. 20, King's birthday was honored with two live Year in January 1964, the 1963 Nobel Peace Prize in recogperformances by flutist Keith Marks and his jazz ensemble. nition of his non-violent civil rights leadership, and in 1977, To help commemorate the day several students read selected nine years after his death, was given the Medal of Freedom, passages from several famous speeches prior to the perforan award which is the highest given to a civilian, according mance. to the "Dictionary of American Negro Biography." Jennifer Marks-Gold, director of student activities, ad"I've been trying to look at Martin Luther King's works to dressed the audience by saying the day was for "unity and detennine what drove him, what his philosophy was and to love that brings no cultural distinction." She said it was a day try and discern his spirituality," Dr. M. Antoinette Schiesler, for peace and not war. academic dean, said. After the readings the quartet began with theirrendition of According to the "World Almanac," on Jan. 20, 1986, the "We Shall Overcome" at the first performance. U.S. government officially observed Martin Luther King, Jr. "We'll start it slow and then funk it up a bit," Marks-Gold Day. Although it is not a national holiday, it is a legal and said to the audience. "I don't think Martin will mind that." public holiday, and most states do observe it. "When I think of King, I think of how he strived for "It is very important that we celebrate the man, Martin equality and achievements for minorities," Tami Luther King, and also the spirit of his important message," Pfitzenmeyer,junior, said. "He was a brilliant man who was Francesca Bansbach, campus minister, said. "We can use not given enough chances to prove himself." that to build a community of peace and unity." There were approximately 50 students at both of the
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performances. The audience consisted of staff members, faculty and students. "I thank Jennifer Marks-Gold for all she has done to get the program that we have," Schiesler_s~ "To try to remedy this, I am asking for volunteers from faculty, staff and students to work on next year's celebration." Martin Luther King, Jr., a civil rights' leader, minister and author was born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Ga. On the anniversary of his 63rd birthday, King is still remembered as a man who fought for justice and equality for African Americans in a world where there was none.
Art department adjusts to changesduring Bethany'ssabbatical by Kelly Adams assistant perspectives editor Dr. Adeline Bethany, chairperson of the fine arts department, is on sabbatical this semester but according to acting chairperson Cassandra Maxwell, the department is still going strong. "Thete is a lot of talent in the department and if the instructors can pull it out of the students, it will really put us on the map," Maxwell said. According to Maxwell, Bethany has chosen to take her sabbatical in order to broaden her knowledge of less traditional forms of music, in the spirit of cultural diversity. As an example, Bethany will play in an Indonesian gamelan orchestra, which is composed of non-Western percussion instruments. "It's really wild," Maxwell said. Bethany said she has always had an interest in the music of Southeast Asia. Ideally, Bethany would like to travel to Indonesia. Bethany said her students need not worry as she plans to return to Cabrini in the fall of 1992. 'Tl! be back with new ideas and new sounds," Bethany said. The news of Bethany's sabbatical has been met by her students with enthusiasm, tinged with sadness. "It will be a breath of fresh air to have someone new to 'teach me," junior Lisa Lipar, a fine arts and English/ communications major, said. "It's been an easy switch," sophomore Tim Conway, also a fine arts major, said. "Ifs only for one semester." The Cabrini College Community Chorus will have the "same quality, different emphasis," according to junior Karen Kerchusky, a three-year member of the Chorus. Barbara Reyer will replace Bethany as the director of the chorus this semester. "It will be nice having somebody different, seeing the music through somebody else," Kerchusky added. The majority interviewed said that they would miss Bethany, who was characterized by one student as someone who "has always been there for me with moral support." $tudents and faculty have given Maxwell high marks as well. "The department is in very capable hands," Bethany said. "For a lack of experience in our department, she makes up for it with a willingness to please the student," Li par said. Bethany's sabbatical is not a source of concern for Maxwell. Despite Bethany's absence, Maxwell expects the
department to grow and "really take off' this semester. Maxwell is not new to Cabrini. For the last 10 years, Maxwell has taught "Creative Arts for Elementary Teachers," which is a required course for all elementary education majors. Last semester, Maxwell instructed all drawing classes as well. Maxwell is also an accomplished free-lance illustrator and author of children's books. Her most recent book, titled "Bright Star, Bright Star, What Do You See?," was written about the various characters in the traditional Christmas story. Last Christmas, "Bright Star" sold 10,000 copies which according to Maxwell, is outstanding for a children's book. Yiaxwell currently has another book on the drawing board, literally, which will be her seventh. Two new showcases have been installed and are located across from the Campus Ministry office and the Wigwam. Yiaxwell intends to fill these showcases with student art work. Maxwell is presently planning three art shows to be held at Cabrini. The first art show will feature the work ofRanulph Bye, an award-winning, nationally-known watercolorist, Maxwell said. The show will run from Feb. 9 to March 15. Bye's artwork will be on display for all to admire, rent or purchase. An afternoon reception is planned on Feb. 9 to open the event. A fine arts department faculty member show is planned for March, as well as a student show in the late spring. According to Lipar, there are plans for a summer art show as well. The shows will all take place in Holy Spirit Library and all are welcome to attend. Maxwell, who intends to update the fine arts curriculum, would like to create a course specifically for the writing and illustration of children's books. · Maxwell also plans to impose some order on the fine arts program. Students have expressed some difficulty in getting fine arts classes, simply because they are not offered. Junior Jen Teichman will be taking some art classes at Rosemont this semester. This is an issue that fine arts students want to be addressed in the near future and Maxwell is in agreement. "I want to formulate a program so that students can go through on a set track, rather than skipping around," Maxwell said. According to Li par, it was only a matter of time before
changes occurred. Lipar likened the fine arts department to an untapped resource which must be developed. "If we stay ignorant to this aspect of communications it will only hamper us," Lipar said.
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more BUZZARD from 1 Buzzard was paid $3,(XX} in additionalpayments for the internshipprogram his first year, which was 19801981, bringing his total salary up to $24,200, close to Buzzard's original salary demand. ''This was to be renewable annually," Buzzard said in court testimony and each year Cabrini and Buzzard would review the salary scale and adjustpaymentsaccordingtothatscale. In the year 1981-1982,Buzzard's additionalpayments increasedto$3,300, 'This was to be according to court testimony. renewable annually.' According to Kenworthy's open·-Howard Buzzard, ing statement, Program Development assistant professor of was the name Cabrini gave the additional payments and it was for adminbusiness istrative purposes. "I didn't know exactly what the college meant by administration program development," Buzzard testified. Afterreceivingtenurein1986,BuzCabrini also asked Buzzard to dezard resigned as chair of the departvelop the internship program for the ment but was still working on the business administration department. internship program and receiving the Both Cabrini and Buzzard agreed in additional payments. After several court that he would receive additional letters, to both Romano and Currie, payments for this internshipprogram, whichCabrini would labelas Program which were used as court evidence, Buzzardwantedtohaveaformal writDevelopment. These payments would cover the ten agreement and have it listed sepaextra work incurred by Buzz.ardand rately on the salary memo. Buzzard and his lawyer said that would be paid inquarterlyincrements. the payments from 1988to thepresent Buzzard's lawyer, Thomas Kenworthy, also said that the addi- had not been paid by Cabrini and that, tional payments were indefinite and accordingtoBuzzard'sclaim, was the were a part of an oral contract estab- breach of contract. The total amount lished by Romano and Buzzard ''To for the payments for the three years be paid annual during the duration of was $18,200. Romanowasthefirstwitnesscalled his employment, it did not establish to the stand by Kenworthy,Buzzard's the term," Kenworthy said aboutcoming to Cabrini as an assistant professor of business administration. At this meeting, financial requirements were discussed between Buzzard and Romano. "I gave him a number of $25,(XX}.That was my number to come to Cabrini," Buzzard said at thetrial. RomanoandBuzzardagreed toasalaryof$21,200,asalaryofamidlevel assistant professor.
lawyer. "I am not aware of any financial stipends that were made at that meeting in 1981,"Romano said. "He never said 'this is what I want or I won't come."' "He would consider coming fulltime if he was chairperson of the department and if he had time to finish his commitments atEastem College," Romano testified.
1980,"Romanosaid,referringtowhen hefirst met Buzzard, who was teaching part-time at Cabrini. Romano also testified that, ''We agreed on a salary based on the standards that were usedto hire any faculty member." However, according to a post-trial interview with Currie, Cabrini also asked Buzzard to do the internship program and be paid for that in addition to his regular salary. "As a general practice at Cabrini College, a faculty member can do 'We agreed on a additional things, such as additional salary based on~ courses," Currie said, "and they are standards that were compensatedforthosethings." Itwas agreed he would receive this addiused to hire any tional compensation,as longashewas faculty member.' working on Program Development, -Dr. Joseph Romano, according to Cabrini's position. However,inthefallofl988,Cabrini philosophy professor received the Title 8 government grant to develop theCooperativeEducation program (Co-op) and all of the indiRomano testified that the$25,(XX} vidual departments' internship proBuzzardwantedwas the salaryCabrini grams would be incorporated under would pay an associate professor of Co-op. Currie said in her court testifull-time rank, the step higher than mony that if Buzzard had continued assistant professor. Romano went on to say that Buzzard would not be hired his work for the internship program, as an associateand be paid that amount he wouldstillhave receivedpayments. Wright, Cabrini's lawyer, maitifor two reasons: })Buzzard did not tained the position that once Co-op have a Ph.D and 2)did not have suffiwas developed Buzzard no longer had cient experience as a full-timeprofesthe duty to handle internships and sor. Romano said it was agreed that payments from that point on byCabrini Buzzard would be a mid-level assiswould cease. tantprofessorwith a salaryof$2 l ,200. In cross-examination of Buzzard At this meeting, Romano asked by Wright, Wright focused on what Buzzard to start the internship program which Cabrini termed Program Buzzard had testified to earlier about Development. ''It was that internship what the term "renewable" meant. program that he spoke of in June of Wright said that renewable meant
Cabrini had the option to renew the contract one year at a time and was for Buzzard's actual work done on the intemshipprogram. Wrightsaidinhis opening statements that Buzzard claimsProgramDevelopmentwas fiction and a way to get around the salary requirements, but Cabrini said it was for work done on the internship program.
' ...a faculty member can do additional things, such as additional courses,and are compensated for those things.' -President Sr. Eileen Currie Wrightalsodiscussedtheoralcontract in his closing statements. According to Cabrini's position, the oral contract for extra compensationfor an indefinite time was not established. Thejury found that under the law of Pennsywtrr1ia, no agreement was made. The jury's verdict determined that Cabrini had not breached its contract with Buzzard This verdict is current!y being appealedby Buzzard and his lawyer Kenworthy.
OUR corner Superbowl party 0 Kick off Superbowl X,?(Vl in XGR at 6 p.m., Sunday, Jan.
Men's issues 0 A men's issues meeting will be held on Monday.Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. in theGHBR. Issues include men's rights on campus.
Intramurals 0 SGA's intramural program needs referees and others to help with volleyball playoffs and planning softball. If interested, contact Mark Mellor at 975-0487 or box 505. .
Phantom of the Opera tickets 0 Sorry folks, but the last ticket was sold as of 3:45 on Jan. 22. Maybe next time!
New mass time 0 Liturgy will now be celebrated Sundays at 9 p.m. in addition to the 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. services.
Need a job? 0 If you 're looking for employment or scholarships, check the job/scholarship board in the financial aid office.
Library wants your food receipts and labels 0 The library is collecting Acme register receipts, Scott paper products seals, Cambell's product seals, Tastykake family pack bar code symbols, Keebler products labels and Acme product labels for· the supermarket's computer campaign. Please drop receipts off in the library. Deadline is March 15.
INTERNATIONAL U.N. Council Sides Against Libya On Tuesday, the 15-member United Nations Security Council unanimously urged Libya to surrender two Libyan agents indicted in both the United States and Britain for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. This resolution does not contain any provisions for enforcement and is believed to be the first time that the Security Council took sides in a legal dispute among member states. NATIONAL Abortion Rallies End In Arrest - Police arrested 278 anti-abortion protesters on Tuesday in Washington D.C. The arrests occurred just one day before the 19th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade outside two clinics. The demonstration resulted from the Supreme Court's decision to only look at specific sections of a restrictive Pennsylvania abortion law. Powell Defends Gulf War - President Bush's chief military adviser Gen. Colin Powell defended the president's handling of the Persian Gulf War, including his decision
to end it I 00 hours into the ground campaign leaving Saddam Hussein in power. This past week marked the l st year anniversary of the Gulf War.
LOCAL Plan To Get Homeless Off the Street - The Philadelphia Committee for the Homeless recently unveiled a plan to get 500 homeless men permanently off the street within the next year. "Challenge 500" consists of volunteers who will be called to tutor, teach money management, council, provide temporary housing or shelter and other various services. Florio Rewrites Welfare Policy New Jersey Governor Jim Florio signed legislation that denies mothers on welfare to receive increased payments for additional children. Other aspects of this legislation include requiring welfare recipients to enroll in job training programs. Sources for this capsule include the Associated Press Wire Service and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Presidential Candidates visiting the campus 0 Dr. Charles R. Dees will meet with students in the WCGA on Friday 24 at 2: 15.
Dr. Mary Clark Stuart will meet with students leaders at 2:45 on Tuesday, Jan. 28 in the GHBR. All students will have a chance to meet Dr. Stuart on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 2: 15 in WCGA. Dr. Antionette Iadarola will meet with student leaders in GHBR on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 2:45 and then with the student body on Friday, Jan. 31 at 2: 15 in WGCA.
Security incidents as reported by the security office from December 21, 1991 through January 19, 1992. Theft 0 1/16/92-2:36 p.m.-Nineteen 76ers basketball tickets and $36 were stolen from the student services office.
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more SUSPENSIONS from 8 and thattherewas repeatedrunning,bangingand of credence that Mathews' letter contains since thwnping throughoutthe night. In the letter she they were not approachednor made awareof any said she was awakened on three separateocca- problems until Dzil<brought the letter to their sions,once shortlyafter2 a.m.,once at 3:30 a.m., attention. and oncemoreat4: 15a.m. "Needlessto say I did Re~ not get a good's night sleep,"she wrote. Along with the suspensionsD'Lik:mandated Mathewssaid she was scared more than any- that each rnemrer of the trip write a letter of thingelse that night becauseof the allegedyelling apologytoMathewsfortheiractionsandhemailed and pounding."Honestly,I was scared," she said them collectively.As ofJan. 16,Mathewshad not Thereaction yet received the letters. Dzil<also personally Immediatelyafterreadingtheletter,Dziksched- telephonedMathewsand receivedno reply. Aculed individualand groupmeetingswiththe play-· cordingtoMathews,shereceivedDzik'smessage ers in an att~ to clarifywhat happened. Dzil< on her answeringmachine,and thoughsheapprereceivedconflictingstoriesatfustfrom the players ciated him calling,she could not return the call and admits to, "findingnew informationdaily." becauseof a hectictravelingschedule. After ·extensivelymeeting with the players, AccordingtoDzik,thememrersofthetripwill discussionswith assistantcoachesand numerous also take part in an alcohol-relatedprogram at talkswithseniorco-captainsJonOwensandMik.e Cabrini sometimeafter the season but beforethe Carrafa, Dzik decided to suspend 12 players for conclusionofthesernester.Heiswaitingsohecan one game. betterinformhimselfon exactlyhow to set up the Alongwith Massari, Carrafaand Owens,jun- program. iorsFrankSciolla,DaveGlover,who has sinceleft Also Dzik saidthathe willtravelwiththe team Cabrini for academic reasons,Joe McGowan, Dave Wissler, Dave Kerchner, Paul Karsh and Drew MalloyalongwithsophomoreJamieShaak were suspended for the 68-50Cavalier victory over Gwynedd Mercy College on Wednesday, Jan.15. Baracli.ffand Naz.aridiswere not suspendedbecausethey went to sleep uponanival in Charlotte. Accordingto Dzil<when the team anived at The Citadel he questioned them regarding any problernsandtheteamdidnotciteany. ''Toaman theysaid no,"Dzik said,"I was not made awareof any problemsuntil theletter [fromMathews]." Accordingto Carrafahewasnot awarethat the team disturbedany patronsof the hotel. Massari said he did not believe the team was loud and nobodyconfrontedthem aboutthe noiselevel."If we knewwe werecausinga commotionwe would havetoneditdown," he said,"but I'm not condoning what we did." AccordingtoSciolla,therewassomenoisebut, "I don't rememberit being a problem,"he said. Accordingto Dzikhe telephonedthe Days Inn andspokewithLizGreen,an employee.Dziksaid that accordingto Green she had no recordof any disturbanceon Dec.13and no securityreporthad photo by Carin Pesotski, printed by Bill Fulton been filed. Green could not be reachedfor cornment. Athletic Director and basketball coach According to Carrafa, he walked and spoke John Dzik. withthe securityguardon duty and talkedbasketballforabouttwo hours. Carrafasaidtheguarddid on the van trips for the remainderof the season. not once~ntion anythingaboutloudbehavioror "That's etched in stone,"he said rowdiness,nor did the workersat the front desk. Dzik said he was not aware of the players Mathewssaidshephonedthefrontdeskduring drinkingon the van and he didn't drivewiththem thenightbutdid not approachtheplayersaboutthe becausea team needs time to "bond" withoutthe levelofnoise because,"I'm a 34-year-0ldwoman presenceof coach. in a nightgown sleeping alone in a room. I was On Jan. 6, the same day that he received scared," she said. Mathewsletter,Dzikissuedhisownfonnalwritten Severalplayersexpresseddoubt in the degree decree to the players. The letter stated that any
purchase or consumptionof alcohol or foreign substances at any time during a road trip, any violationof curfew and/or any rehavior deemed inappropriateor detrimentalto the welfareof the programwill, "resultin your immediatedismissal fromthe team" During last weekend's road trip Dzil<only brought 11 players instead of the traditional 15. ''This has nothingto do with e.conomics,"he said Accordingto Dzik because of the recent turmoil he will ''take whomevercan help the team." Hesaidthatincludes,butisdefinitelynotlimitedto, on-the-courtplay. ''People takeadvantageof privileges,"he said. PresidentSr. Eileen Currie, MSC, requested that a report ofDzik's findingsbe giving to her throughBonfiglio. Currierefused to comment VioJationof trust "I put my faithin them and they letme down," Dzik said of his team. "The retrayal of my trust keeps nagging me and I'm hurt by that. But my mistake was not beingthere." Accordingto Dzik, Cabrinihas traveledover 60times duringhis tenure,to placesas far west as Dubuque,Iowa and KansasCity,Mo. and he has neverhad a situationlike this. "It's theonly timeI wasn't there,"he said,"I take full responsibility." "The players are only to blame for their indiscretion.Responsibilityfortheiractions istheirown but ultimatelythe accountabilityis mine," Dzik also said . Accordingto Bonfiglio,he does not believe Dzik is at fault.Howeverwhen asked if he thinks this incident would have happened if Dzik was present,he responded,"no." Carrafasaid he feelsthe team let the coaching staff down. "We put the coaches' reputationson the line," he said Carrafa also said he.does not relieved Dzil<knewaboutthe drinkingon the van. "Ifheknew,Dzik'sthekindofguythatwouldhave taken immediateaction." A senior'sfate The most noticeable absentee from last weekend's mad trip was Massari. He was not suspendedbutDzik electedto not placehim on the travelingtrip. According to Dzik he would have the 12 memrers ofthetripvoteonthefateofMassariwith a simplemajorityrules. The team votedby simple majorityto remove Massarifromthe team. The decisionto vote on Massari's future was not onlybecauseof the recentturmoilbut because of his past as well. Massarihasbeen plaguedwithacademicproblemsand wa5 arrestedoverChristmasbreak.Dzik and Massarihave had a tumultouspast. Before the vote Carrafasaid he was "going to bat for Massari" because he would not want to deprivea seniorofhislastfew games.Owenssaid he abstainedforthe samereason.''I've neverbeen in the positionto end someone's career,"he said.
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becauseof~behavkr?Nottomy knowledge. The(Cis nodoubtweerredtbatniabt, but p1easeexamme .- sm.arion There were15 playa$anddne coacheswho madethetrip.~~30 hoursm· vans.If we wen, not playingwe were eitherpracticing. eatingorsleq,ing. We lef\duriug our finalsand .someof usgaveupvaiootime. Wedon'tplarat Cabrinif«Mbigmoney andthetdfM.. sioolighla.Wcplayforfuo. Jtwasnotfun spendingalldlattimeinthevanssodlatwe could ~ DivisionOne teams on their fknsjust torsomeguaranteed money. Didwe&iDplainaboutthis?-Ne! We went downsooth and all 18 men gave everythingwe had and weacquittedourselveswell. We came back to Cabrini tiredand sickand we stillhad finals. We decidedto relax and wiwind one night We shouldn'thave.We weretold not to, butweare collegestudents. Give
me a break.rmsorryCabriniCollege.I guessourwordmeanslittle against one peison's.
Loyalty is a foreign word.Sellingout seemsto be in vogue.I won't sellCabrini out, butIcertainlyknowwheremy loyalty lies. Unfommatelyitdoesn'textlmdtofar oot of the gym doors. So much for a feeling-Ofccm:mmity. ~
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LadyCavs'struggle continues: coLLEGE by MichelleFriel staff writer HeadcoachDan WeldeoftheLady Cavs wasn't very pleased with the outcome of the Shenandoah game on Saturday,Jan. 18. The Lady Cavs fell to Shenandoah by a score of 50-45. According to Welde, the game was scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m., however the officials did not show up until 6:40 p.m. ''We were ready to play basketball at 5:30 p.m. and it was somewhat annoying that the officials were so late. I'm not blaming our loss on that solely,but it did have something to do with it," Welde said. The biggest proolem that Welde saw in this game was typicalas to what he has seen in previousgames thus far this season. "The girlsplay really hard, but they tend to make mental mistakes at cru-
cialtimes,"Weldesaid. "Wealsoturn the ball over at an amazingrate,wejust make too many mistakesat incredibly crucial times and it really hurts us." Weldealsosaidthatthemostpleasant surprise was the scoring ability of Mary Kate Fannon. Fanoon is the leading scorer for the team. She averages 17points and 3.5 3-point shots a game. The team record this far in the season is 2-9 overall and 1-2 in the conference. Welde feels that the team is very competitive and if they would cut down on the turnovers it would be much more evident. "We're still verymuch involvedin the conference and if we can work on and overcome our mistakes we definitely have a chance to make a good show in the conference play-0ffs." Welde said. Senior Kathy Murray is returning
after suffering a knee injury last season. "This Septemrer was the first
timel'vereallyplayedsincelastJanuary," Murray said "My knee feels great and during everygamelreallywouldliketoditch my knee brace but know that I can't, ishfulthinkinglguess,"Murraysaid. Murray and Fannon feel that the team has the potential to do well, but the team unityjust isn't togetherlike it should be throughout the entire of the game. "It seems like if one thing goes wrongearlyoninthegameweloseour unityfortherestofthegame,"Fannon sai~;lfsomeonehastocomeoutofthe game we just don't have the bench to replace everyone and that sometimes puts us in trouble," Fannon said. "We just need to pull together and stay together for the whole game and we really need to win."
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Trooper Time It's kind of like Hammer time only it's the Cabrini Soccerheads turned Hoopheads version. With the recent suspensions of members of the varsity basketball team coach John Dzik has had to call in the taxi squad to complete his roster. The new editions to the team have been dubbed with moniker Stormtroopers and they made their rousing debut last week during the 68-50 victory over Gywnedd Mercy College. The brethren of troopers consist of Bill DiRita, Erik Burke, Joel McGovern (harrierhead), Jason Paoline and Mike Timms.
Can You Go Home Again The fickle sports fans of Philadelphia showed their true colors by giving Bobby Clarke a rousing ovation at the NHLAll-Star Weekend. Yes, these are the same fans that booed Santa Claus, that chant "just say know" when a guy proposes marraige to his girlfriend on the scoreboard and that vehemently called for Clarke's head when the Flyers fortunes went south a few years ago. Now those fans are still complaining even though they got what they wanted, a new G.M. This weekend they once again displayed how their fickleness rules by cheering the man they once jeered out of a job.
Against The Norm Once again the NHL All-Star game was a textbook display of how not to play defense in a hockey game. There was a total of 83 shots on goal with 16 of them finding their way to the twine and no penaliti'es were called. This would have had on-lookers like Dave Brown and Craig Berube rolling in their graves if they were dead. How unusual is it to have 16 goals scored in one game? Well the two most prolific offenses in the league, Washington and Pittsburgh average 4.3 and 4.5 goals per game respectively. Combined that would be little more than half of the output in Saturday's game. But I guess when you pay $90 a ticket 16 goals is not that extrordinary.
Oh! The Beauty Of Youth Pittsburgh Penguin forward Jamoir Jagr made an apperance in what was his first and undoubtedly not his last All-Star game. By the end of next season he will have completed his third season, will be on his way to stardom and will probably still be drinking on a fake i.d.
Another USFL Spinoff The Professional Spring Football League will be starting this year and it is another attempt at football in the spring. It will be targeted towards small markets in the country, such as: Charlotte, Las Vegas, Tampa Bay, etc. The league is in its maiden season and will be competing with the WLAF for not only players but popularity.
It's The Bobsled Mon Three are three things you need to do to be considered a high profile athlete. You need to appear on a network newscast, release an album and appear in a Miller Lite commercial. Well the Jamacian bobsled team has done all three. Now they want respect. Huh! 'magine that. They want to finish in the top 20 in this year's Winter Olympics. If the Jamicain Bobsled team wins the Gold you can expect a bunch on preppie New Haven, Conn. teens with blond hair and blues eyes to win a Grammy as new best Reggae band on the year. Not!
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The men's varsity basketball team embarked on a two-game road trip in early December that was marred with controversy from the beginning to over a month after it ended. First there was confusion between Athletic Director John Dzik and Dr. M. Antoinette Schlesier, academic dean, regarding the rearrangement of final exams for the players. Then there was a disturbance between games at the Days Inn Hotel in Charlotte, N.C., followed by the confusing aftermath and player dis,eipline action. The incident Following the team's 91-71 loss to Radford University in Virginia, on Thursday, Dec. 12, the 15 players and two managers traveled to Charlotte, approximately three hours away, and checked into a Days Inn Hotel. Coach Dzik and his assistants drove through to The Citadelin South Carolina and planned to meet the team the folJowing day. Dzik said he felt it was in the team's "best interest" not to travel through the night. According to Dzik, he instructed the team to check into the hotel, settle in their rooms and go to sleep. However once the team arrived they broke up into three groups. One group of players, feeling under the weather, went to sleep; another group walked to a pool hall; and another group took one of the two school vans to a bar in the vicinity.
According to Dzik and several players, the team, with- the exception of the three people who rotated driving, (sophomores Ray Larkin, manager, Dan Barracliff and Gus Nazaridis), were drinking beer on the ride to Charlotte. According to several players, when they returned to the hotel from the bar, they were on the balcony of the wing Dzik rented and talked into the night. The players had several adjacent rooms and were spread out on the balcony. According to senior Mike Massari and several teammates, he drove the van to the bar but did not drink either at the bar or on the ride to Charlotte because he was on five different medications. Massari was ill when the team returned from the trip. The Cavaliers checked out the hotel the following day without security or the front desk questioning them about their actions the previous night. The team met up with the coaches and lost to The Citadel on Saturday, Dec. 14 before returning to Cabrini. The letter On Monday, Jan. 6, 1992, Dzik received a letter that was also addressed to Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice president of student affairs, and Martha Dale, director of alumni affairs, from a Ms. Janis Mathews, a 34-yearold woman who was staying at the Days Inn on Dec. I 3. Mathiews claims the players were rowdy and loud
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Cavaliersimprov91o7-8 by Brendan Noone assistant sports editor
"Focused." Coach John Dzik summed up Tuesday, Jan. 21, 74-69 victory over the Wildcats of Wilmington College with that one simple word. His well-traveled Cabrini College mens basketball team finally arrived on the Sacred Heart court in the mist of turmoil. The last time the Cavs had home court advantage Gorbachev still had a say in Russia. Just like Russia shook free of communism, the Cavs are now cutting loose from the clutches of animosity and dissension. "This game helped our unity," senior guard John Owens, who shot 2-2 from the field and ended with an 11 point-effort off the bench, said. "We needed this (win) real bad, it was a good stepping-stone for what's ahead," Owens said referring to Saturday's game verses eighth ranked Salisbury. The Cavs came into Thursday's game 6-8 overall, winning 2 out of3 on the road, looking for the famous Cabrini sixth man (the crowd) to be in full force and at the same time kind. Ten individual bodies sat on the Cavs bench waiting to take the court and blend into a team. The simple tap of the ball began the much needed transformation and the past raced behind the photo by Carin Pesotski, pnnted by Bill Fulton team. The Cavs started the first half battling point for Junior Dave Kerchner prepares for a rebound point with the Wildcats, until the steady inside play as Frank Scio/la scores two of his game-high 14 and size of big men juniors David Kerchner and points. Frank Sciolla emerged. "Frank and David gave a good performance to- sion of the game with just one simple foul. This scuffle night," Dzik said. "I hope that's the case everynight." at half-court brought the infamous sixth man into the Kerchner had one of his most solid outputs of the game, and it never left. season, contributing with 12 points and nine boards, "It's awesome," Sciolla said referring to the crowd. most on the offensive side of the glass. Sciolla played "When the sixth man is rowdy we have a better chance in one of his best games of the season, playing the to win. It's.one of the keys of our game." much needed roll ofleaderon the court. The 6'6, 220 As the game went on the crowd performed in its pound forward led· the team with 14 points and 11 usual manner, adding pressure to the Cats and they rebounds. He played both forward positions and cheered on the solid play of the Cavs. The Cavs locked center and filled the missing shoes of juniors David up their first home win in nearly two months with a pair Wissler and Joe McGowan. of Carrafa foul shots. Sophomore Jamie Shaak nailed down two key "We have now won three out of our last.four and three-spots to help lead the Cavs into locker room play the eighth ranked team in the country Saturday," with a slim 32-30 lead over the Cats. Dzik said. "We have a great opportunity to beat them at The second-half was marked by the excellent home." bench play of Owens and senior guard Mike Carrafa. According to Sciolla this week's game is the biggest Carrafa netted nine clutch points and dished out three of the year. "We'll need the fans there this weekend, assist in a limited roll. I'm leaving nothing in the room, it's going all out on the The highlight of the game came from the play of court." the spanky 5' 10" sophomore guard Brad Dever. In the words of Owens the message is very clear. "If Dever, unknowingly, added the one missing dimen- you want to see an upset, better come Saturday night."