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Holiday brightens Campus spirit

by Danielle DiMarco

vol. xxxix, no. 12

Vandalismstrikes

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photo by Katherine Ross

Students observe the lights on Sullivan house. With help of fire engines, residehts put up 7,000 lights for the holidays.

The true meaning of Christmas was rekindledby the residentsof Sullivan house,astheybroughta glowingsense of warmthto the campus.

On Dec. 3, at approximately10:15 p.m., the Radnor Frre Company respondedto a very differentcall. Tom Foran,a volunteerwiththeRadnorFrre Company, summoned his fellow fire fightersto participatein the Christmas festivitiesandhelpdecoratetheexterior of Sullivanhouse. The 7,0CX)winter white Christmas lights could probably signal Santa Claus in his workshop at the North Pole.

'This is the most excitement I've seen since freshman year," senior Audra Paoleschisaid.

It finallyhappened.Chris Conrad, senior and Tom Foran's dream came true. The two residents hoped and planned to create a sparklethat would remain memorablefor years to come.

But at 11:03 p.m., Scott Dorsey, resident director, had the fire truck leave because it was blockingtraffic. ''Residentlifepulledtheplugonhouse seven," Tito Cantafio, senior and Sullivanhouse resident, said SophomoreBob Macartney said, "I think it shows good school spirit and it gets everyone involved in the Christmas season."

Onthenight of the Fall Fmnal, Friday;Nov. 20,astudentfoundher car soiled by pranksters. The sruOver the past few months, the dent had been parkingin a "safe" securitydepartment Im reported place where security can keep a numerousactsofvandalismoncam- constanteyeonthecar.1hestudent pus. The most destructive vandal- did not thinkthe incidentwas worth ismoccUI100tostudent'scars.

Other reporting. incidents have included damage to The policy of securityis to restreet light poles, emptying fire port any incidentthat concernsperextinguishersand the ripping off sooalproperty to theRadnorpolice. receiversfromemergencyphones. If the offenseis a prank and not Minor damage was done to a criminalmischief,and is commitstudent'scar whileparked on Resi- ted by an aH:aD1pUS person,the denlialBoulevardFriday, Oct. 16. penaJtiesaredealtwith by Dr. RobThe car wasfound in mid-morning ert Bonfiglio,vice-presidentof stucovered with toilet paper, shaving dent services.If the offenseis not cream, and toothpa&e.The tooth- criminalmischiefandiscommitted pasteonthe carbeganto eat awayat by on off-campus person, the the paint.accordingto theowner. Radnor police arecalled.

Outsidethe securityofficein the · Theabove incidentsall fall in WKlenerCenrer, astudent'stireWM the realm of criminal mischief, deflatedon Sundaynight,Oct. 18. which is a-mida.ncanor.A misdeA student found their car had meanordemands restitutionanda been.brokenintowbileparlcedinthe finefor disorderlyconduct of $150 SamdHeanpaddnglotootbenightto$500. cf Wednaiday,Nov. 11.OneJock The severityof punishmentdeWIS~ 88 WU thefaceplate pends upoothe damage, ~ mtbedaslmoard. Security dJ0U8btrangefrom connnunity serviceto thevmdalbadbeen uyina to Sle8l expulsion,IMUdingto Richanl

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Cabrinilegacyl"ives on throughSullivan'sbiography

by Doug Eppler staff writer

Call it fate. How many times have we chalked up new twists in our lives to the hands of that mystical entity known as fortune, luck, even destiny? No one is exempt from its effect, not even the saints.

The latest biography of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini is, itself, a product of fate. Written by Sr. Mary Louise Sullivan, former president of the college, "Mother Cabrini:Italianbnmigrantof theCentury" chroniclesthe lifeof the founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and reveals new informationthought to be long lost .

The biography,however, was theresuit of a loss itself.

"It was a combination of circumstances," said Sullivan when asked how her literary adventure began. During her tenure as president of Cabrini College, Sullivan pursued a doctorate at Bryn Mawr College. Slowed, however, by her duties as president, she found only

minute slices of time to devote to her studies. After several years of intermittent work, Sullivan discovered that another graduate student had pursued the exact topic of Sullivan's dissertation and had completed work just ahead of Sullivan. Knowing that a dissertation must be unique and unprecedented, Sullivan approached her instructors at Bryn Mawr distressed and ready to throw in the towel.

ThedeanofBrynMawr,however, had no intentions of allowing Sullivan to surrender. Soon Sullivan's instructors met with her to find other solutions to earn her the doctorate she sought.

Sullivan had been translating the letters of Mother Cabrini for the newly created Cabriniana Room in the Holy Spirit Library. Intrigued by this, the dean and faculty at Bryn Mawr encouraged Sullivan to pursue research for her doctorate dissertation.

After her resignation from the presidency in 1982, Sullivan be-

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gan work on her second dissertation aimed to emphasize the plight of Mother Cabrini and her work with the Italian immigrants of her time. Her work began in earnest in 1983 and produced a dissertation in 1984. In 1987 she began work on a complete book of the life of the saint. She worked intermi(\ently on the biography and finished her creation in the early part of this year. Though Sullivan estimates that she devoted a total of two years of fullti me work to the project, her work began over IOyearsago. Butitall started with a stroke of Fate.

From that stroke came a 300page biography divided into two books. Book 1 focuses on young Maria Francesca Cabrini and her family. Fate intervened here as to Agostino and Stella. From her birth she was destined to be a woman devoted to the care of others, beginning, in fact with her see more LEGACY

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:·:Expefience::ChriStmaS: .Escape .to.good memories through the inner child Christmasas a chi]d was so much easierand more enjoyable. The biggestwony we had consistedof figuringout which type of cookies Santa would like best. The seasonwas filledwith gift listsand unwrappingpresentsand that is all that mattered.

Nowasadultsmuchofthatmagicisdrainedoutoftheholidayseasonandreplaced ·with endlesshours of shoppingand frustrationover lack of money and the "perfect gift" for everyoneon our list. It can bea very sad timefor many peopleand statistics show that suicideattemptssoar around the holidays. 1be pressure is on.

We need to take time out and remove ourselvesfrom this chaos in order to reflect on the true meaningof Christmasin order to actuallygain pleasurefrom the holiday.

For those of us who are Christian,the spiritualityof the holiday is immense. It is the celebrationof Christ's birth,the saviorwho willeventuallydeliverus eternallife.

ChristmasisaJsoatime forfamily. It is an occasionwhereour familiesget together and celebratethe joy of one another.

The traditionsof the season are absolutelyoverwhelming. Bright lights, carols, decoratedtreesand cookie baking send spiritsflyingand forceeveryoneto takejoy in the holiday. Everythingseems so festiveand it iseasy to get caught up in the of the holiday season.

Mostof all,Christmasis atime of selflessness.Itis the opportunityto do nicethings for other people.DuringChristmaswe put our personalneedsaside and concentrate on ensuring the happinessof others.

This Christmaslet's travelback to a time when Christmaswas fun. It is important to really enjoy the holiday and relish in the joyous opportunityit presents.

We mustnot forget,however,thatChristmashas a very seriousand reflectiveside.

The time spent in prayer and with our family and friendswill enhanceour lives and bring a renewed sense of spiritualityto the new year.

I ups and downs Holiday spirit has unquestionably swept across campus. The lighted houses along residential boulevard are enough to spark festivity in any humbug. Xavier even got into the act this year.

Great job -- Clark Griswald would be proud!

The English/communications department just will not be the sam~ without our faithful leader, "Hi, how are you." Dr. Zurek will be sadly missed next semester during his sabbatical.

Both the Senior class Christmas legal party and the Latin Fiesta were well-attended events. Special thanks to all those who planned and prepared these campus activities and to the students who showed spirit through participation.

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The stress level across campus definitely does not coincide with the call for holiday spirit. Thumbs down to the overload of tests, papers and projects even though they are characteristic of the end of the semester.

The new Xavier policy of housekeeping taking out garbage for residents is a long-awaited privilege. The tedious treks out to the parking lot dumpster will be no more. Thank you!

the hotel room. For some reason the room would not stop spinning. kevin By noon my lxxlywasstiningoutofbed with ohlandt the realization that I was a sun-burned, hungover fool. I had a fever that burned my forehead, and associate fatigue had set in. news My comic book business found me occupied editor for the next couple days. I got a picture of Mr. · T and I met William Shatner of Star Trek fame.

For the next few days it was business by day and the bars at night. I met many people, and Memories. They either live or die. The fonned a kinship with the locals. People were ones that Iive are looked back upon for refleccourteous and always said hello to passersby. tion. I choose to look back on the good.

Life is carefreefor them.

Certain memories mean more than anything.

When business was finally finished and I The seasons swirl within my mind. But wanted to celebrate. Our two other companions one intermingles with my thoughts the most. left, so Steve and I went to a club with a British The Summer of '92. comic book artist by the name of Liam Sharp.

The people floated by me in waves. EveryLiam was hysterical as he pounded Guiness one was in a hurry. The people looked out for beer like it was Gatorade for a football player in themselves. This was LaGuardia Airport in the middle of a game.

After the club closed, New York City on a hot, humid August day.

Steve, Liam and I walked up and down the My eyes wandered to the sights of various Pacific until five in the morning. We met many planes taking offinto the afternoon sky. Within interesting people as bonfires burned up and minutes I was on the plane. dQwn the beach.

A few hours later, the plane landed in San I went across the border to Tijuana I was not Diego. The sun was just beginning to set over even a minute into Mexico, when a small boy the Pacific. It was a beautiful sight. To this with a broken gfli[ar begged me for money. My day, I can still picture it. The colors lit up the eyes begin to tear as I saw this scene replayed for sky in a way that burned an impression in my the rest of the day. memory. It was like someone took away all An hour before I left for New York,Steveand the bad in this world and left me with an I met two Noiwegian women. After taking them incredible gift. to a quick dinner, we exchanged addresses, Steve As my four companions and I were ripped and I rushed to the airport. It was very reminisoff by a taxi driver, I checked into the local cent of the movie "Home Alone," as Kevin's Howard Johnson Hotel. family rushes to make their flight.

Midnight woke me up from a nap and the The next day, in rainy New York City, my need to get out called me to the streets. My heart longed to be out west again. companions and I madeourwaytoa bar called It is memories like this that pick me up when Brew ski's. Their self-brewed beer stayed wet I am down. I fell in love with San Diego, and I on my Lips as J made continued visits to the hope to one day relocate there. bartender.

As finals rapidly approach, I will rely on these The next morning brought that all too memories as my brain is bogged down with familiar dry feeling in my mouth, coupled thoughts of the Gaus-Jordan method of solving with an ache in my head that just wouldn't equations and how to properly formulate senquit. But my friend Steve really wanted to see tences in Spanish. Give it a try for yourself. It what California beaches were like, so I crawled might help. out of bed and prepared for a day in the sun.

The bus dropped us off at Mission Beach.

Hordes of people were riddled along the endless strip of sand. The blazing sun burned my eyes, but the crisp cool water chilled me. By 5 p.m. my skin was red as a lobster. I then Editof-irH:hiel:Kirmerty M. Haban made the big mi stake of deciding to go to a $5 ManagingEdtor:Ma,yJaneInman all you can drink and eat bar with karaoke.

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I letters SGA president makes diffieult decision about resignatio~ To the editor: I regret to inform the campus community that I will be resigning as Student Government Executive Board President as of the 1993 Spring semester. The decision has been a difficult one to make but it was a necessity for personal reasons. I have come to the realization that I need time for mys.elf and

being unable to give I 00 percent myselfl felt I had no basis to ask for that from other members of my board.

I love Cabrini with all my heart and although I will no longer be in a leadership role I will still remain involved in this special place. I will miss mostly the working friendships I have gained through all of my positive experiences as a leader at this college. I am grateful for all of the wonderful experiences I have had and the cooperation and understanding I have received in making this change.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve in this position and I have no doubt that the right person for this job wi II come forward to be your Student Government President for the 1993 Spring semester.

Sincerely, Kimberly A. Marshall

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thatafter being offered the opportunity to seive as a resident assistant I must resign frommy position as Student Government Association Executive Boardvice-presidenteffectiveJanuary 1993. This decision has not been an easy one for me, but it is one that I feel is the best at this time.

My experience with the Student Government Association in the past three years at Cabrinihas been something that J will never forget. The friendships that J have made,and the lessons that I have learned have made the decision to leave even more difficult I fully plan to help Student Government make its transition into the spring semester. and I hope thatthe entire campus community will support the Association in all its endeavors.

Sincerely, Amy M. Wecmler

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In the spring of 1991 with my Sabbatical rapidly coming to an end I realized that it was time to think about going back to work. The seven years prior to the sabbatical had been spent as Pastor of a medium-sized urban Parish in the Brighton section of Boston, Mass.

Perhaps it was time to go back to minister on a college campus?

The years spent at St. Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J. had been happy and meaningful years.

One day while reading the employment opportunity ads in the National Catholic Reporter it just jumped off the page; "Cabrini College, a small co-ed, liberal arts, Catholic college." Just what the doctor ordered. The rest is history.

So just like all the students, faculty administrators and other staff members I knew right up front that Cabrini was a Catholic college. As stated on the fifth page of the Cabrini catalog, under the mission of Cabrini College, " the philosophy of Cabrini College is rooted in the Catholic tradition ... " The Catholic tradition in the case of sexual activity among the unmarried is abstinence.

The message should not be "have safe, disease-free sex." If that is the message, what is being swept under the rug is that in the case of sexual activity among the unmarried, the assumption is that young college aged men and women are not capable of meeting the challenge.

It is assumed that they are not capable of exercising a humanizing self-control.

For Cabrini College to plan to distribute condoms, the message comes through clearly that there is no real concern about the wholesome psychosexual development and integration of young men and women. It would be inferred that there is no concern about the effect of extramarital, at times adolescent sexual activity on that development.

The Catholic standard in this instance says that absent is any real concern about the young person's growth in self-esteem or growth in understanding and respecting the sacredness of sex and the importance of a genuine sense of responsibility in regard to sex.

To imply that and to accuse the college of not really caring about personal well-being and integration of the students or to say that the college is not concerned about students transmitting or contracting disease is a very damaging message.

We are, indeed, faced with one of the most serious epidemics in all of our human history and one of the most dangerous agents ever known, HIV. It is wrong, however, to exert pressure on the grounds that we have to deal with students within the framework of their present normative environment.

It is the role of the Church as well as Catholic institutions to challenge the current normative environment.

The college would be betraying its mission unless there are times when it is for the world by being against the world.

It is not the specific role of government, science, medicine or business to be a moral voice, though it is desirable that they witness to moral convictions and principles.

It is the burden and inalienable responsibility of the Church to call society as a whole to challenge the current normative environment in the hope and belief that many of the ills that characterize that environment can be lessoned.

steve may guest writer

My life is basically routine. I get up in the morning, I get stressed, and I go about the doldrum that is my day. My life may seem incredibly dramatic and eccentric to my friends, but nothing earth-shatteringly exciting ever happens in my life. Especially nothing I'd ever write a viewpoint about.

Life tends to get boring for me in my routine.

I live with it, but nobody said I liked it. And it does not take much to spark my disinterest. One night last week I was in the newsroom writing an article with a fellow staffer. At about l a.m. I decided I was never going to finish the story unlesslbroketheennui withsometunes. Sol left the warmth of the Widener Center and began the trek back to House 2 for my Walkman.

No sooner had I passed the library than did a small black cat jump out from the shadows in front of me. Now I'm from Pennsylvania Dutch country and we Germans do not ignore our superstitions, even us boring ones. So I nonchalantly avoided the feline and walked on ... ...To no avail. The thing caught up to me.

Being a cat owner I reached down to stroke the mangy cat. Only it was not mangy. It was smooth, sleek, shampooed, and collared - and ice-cold.

But I had a mission. I had to get back to my room, retrieve my Walkman, and head back to finish my story. Keep the routine going, you know. Butthepoorthingkeptfollowingme.

As soonasshe(asldiscoveredlater)wouldcatchup, though, I'd try to pet her and she'd dart off. This cat-and-person game kept up until I got back to the house.

By this time I was determined to lift the shivering animal from the pavement, give it a warm place for the night, and try to find its owner in the morning. Finally, after much coaxing, she came in. Nervously snooping about the living room, she finally settled uneasily on one of the couches and began to soak up the warmth. I knew pets were against the rules. But I also knew

that somewhere a little girl was crying over her lost kitty and I could not tum the cat out.

I grabbed my roommate, who had helped me get her into the house, and had him help me calm the cat. But two seconds later, one of my housemates came in and found the cat with us.

Brandishing a squirt gun, he began to rant and rave about his terrible allergies to felines. He squirted the cat, which of course set her flying across the room in terror. He then left demanding she be removed.

At this point I suddenly remembered my mission and went to grab my Walkman and a Smiths tape for the night I tersely asked my roommate to put the cat out so as to avoid any problems. I then went to the room, grabbed the stuff I had come for, and said thanks to my roommate as I left the building.

Only ldidnotmakeitthatfar. As I opened the door I nearly stepped on her. She was sitting there,gazingatthedoorfromwhichshehadbeen cast. I stepped through the doorway and she looked at me for a split-second. Then she dashed off into the cold night. Any calls I made, any "here kitty, kitty" I tried were useless. She was gone. Out into the night where our paths had literally crossed. I gave up and then went back to the newsroom, where I was possessed to write all this down.

Why had I seen this cat on this particular night? Why had I decided to take her in and then cast her out at the request of another? Why had I not been able to put her out myself? Why didn't I try to find her out there in the cold, leaf-filled hills around House 2? Why me? Why? My only excuse is the excuse that I've used a hundred times: I was too busy. My sympathy and love for another being gave into the routine. My need to care for something was subdued by the need to be "practical." And now, as I'm writing this, I cannot help but see the similarities between the way I treated the little black cat and the way we treat other people.

Often our own pathologies are more important to us than the problems of others who are in great need. I do not blame my housemate for what he did; it's what most people would do. But now I can more clearly see what the Cabrini mission of helping others is really all about. And I think that from now on I will have a better understanding of suffering other than my own. A lesson learned from theanimals can bring us all closer together. Think about it.

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more LEGACY from 1 sister who was born mentally impaired. Upon the death of her parents, care for Maddelena feel to Francesca and her older sister Rosa.

From there the book moves on to Cabrini's education, which appeared largely in the form of tutoring from her school teaching sister Rosa. Later, the ever-prayerful Cabrini entered the service of God and founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Several years later, she and her sisters were off to America.

Book II focuses on the adventures of the missionaries in the United States.

As early as the first oceanic voyage to this country, Cabrini and her sisters began their mission to assist the Italian immigrants. In addition, Cabrini forged her philosophy of education and coined the notion of "education of the heart" and implanted the seed of the ideal seen in every Cabrini institution in the world.

Sullivan said that much of her research included "digging through suitcases" found in various rooms of various institutions. Her favorite part of her research, she said, was "unearthing the history. of the family-the pathos of the family." Sullivan noted that research previous to this revealed only a fraction of the data she discovered and attributes her breakthrough to her access to papers, which until then were sealed and kept in storage under the supervision of Vatican officials. These documents include the testimony given by those interviewed in the process to canonize the saintly candidate.

Sullivan also cited Sr. Ursula Infante, the college's founder, as an invaluable source.

"Mother Ursula was a great help," Sullivan said.

Sullivan said that she was especially excited to find new entries which no one would suspect existed. "It was like a detective story," Sullivan said.

The last of her 23 oceanic voyages between Europe and America found our pa-

troness in poor health. Sullivan reported in her book that, as a gift to their Mother, the sisters of the order in London had booked her passage on the swift and ill-fated Titantic. As Fate would have it, a situation arose at Columbus Hospital in New York, prompting the early departure of Cabrini aboard a slower, yet iceberg-free vessel.

Cabrini had cheated death earlier as well.

Sullivanrevealed that doctors examining the tiny missionary previous to her first departure to America in 1889, had given her no more than two years to live. Fate, however, again stepped in and extended her life-spanto 67 years, moving her death back until 1917.

Sullivan now works for the Center for Migration Studies in New York, the company which published her book. The book was published on Nov. 13, the feast day of Mother Cabrini, though it was originally to be published several weeks earlier. Publication was postponed due to difficulties in the production of the biography's colorful cover.

According to Sullivan, the book is not

enough. She intends to publish in the future "occasional papers" on topics not covered in the book. Sullivan said that there is not enough about the saint in America or Catholic history. She hopes to remedy that situation.

Sullivan hopes that Cabrini students find some inspiration in her work and that it gives them a sense of pride in the woman for whom the college and dozens of other hospitals, schools, and orphanages were named.

"Hers was a life lived for God alone ... ," wrote a young novice upon the death of the saint. "No task was too great, no labor was too hard, no journey too long and fatiguing, no sufferings were unbearable when the saving souls and succoring of humanity were in question." Perhaps these words, written by Anna Lawrence Infante in the days before she was Mother Ursula, sum up the life of Mother Cabrini and the biography that bears her name.

Copies of Sullivan's book may be purchased through the office of Alumni Affairs in the Mansion.

updates OUR corner FYI On Cable 12/10,12/11 OFor Your Information(FYI),Cabrini'sown TVnewsshowwillbeonSuburbanCablethis Thursday at 6 p.m. on Channel 25, and Adelphia Cable at 6:30 p.m. on Channel 8.

Over-The-Counter drugs discussion 12/10 □Questions about over-the-counter medicationswill be answeredby Phannacist Lois Bertiat 9:30 p.m. at House 5.

Thursdays on Friday 12/11 01ne ever popularThursdayswill take place this Friday night from IOp.m. to I am. in the WCGA. WYBF will sponsor theevent.

Miracle on 34th Street 12/12 OStudent Services is sponsoring a trip to the Philadephia Zoo this Saturday. For $5, you get shopping, music, food, sleigh rides, live reindeer, a festival of lights, and van service. The van leaves at 4 p.m. and leaves the zoo at 8 p.m. You can sign up now, or at the shuttle van. For more information call Jennifer Marks-Gold.

Leadership Thank You Party 12/14 DA special thank you party for the leaders of the campus, tentatively scheduled between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. in the Widener Center Gathering Area.

College Activities Board Meeting 12/14 OThis is taking place in the Dean of Students Conference Room.

Last Day of Classes and to Declare Pass/Fail 12/14 OThe above says it all!

Children's School Carollers 12/16 □Starting at 10:30am., Boys and girls will sing Christmas carols around the mansion Christmas tree. All arewelcome to attend.

ClothingDrive 12/11, 12/12 □Campus ministry is in need of men's

winter clothes. Drop off clothes in WCGA 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Friday or Saturday or at campus ministry before then.

T-Shirt Design Contest 12/20 OFor Cabrini College Wellness Day, held on Feb.4, 1993. All designs must have a health related image or design which relates to the theme "Wellness Is A Way of Life" and also include the words Cabrini College.

Two flat colors will be printed on the tshirts. Submit designs to Patti Ferri, Office #I, Counseling Center. 1st Prize is $50, and second prize is a $10 gift certificate.

Career Fair and Conference 2/25,2/26('93) DA two day exposition taking place in Washington, D.C., this first career fair and conference will be committed to the Americans with Disabilities Act from l 990.

Many companies and government agencies will be in attendance. Formoreinformation, youcanwritetoCMC,200ConnAve.,Norwalk, CT 068564990, or call 203-852-0500.

Congratulations OJohn Zarenski was the winner of the Volleyball 50/50 raffle. Thanks from the Volleyball Club for your support.

National OU.S. troops in Somalia-28,000 U.S. troops were deployed to the small African nation of Somalia.

Warring factions have been blocking a famine relief effort for the starving nation.

The United Nations mandate was set last week. Over fifty percent of the childreq in Somalia are dying.

OAirforce Pilots Killed-Eighteen of America's airforce pilots were killed last week in two freak accidents. Over the skies of Montana, two cargo jets collided, and a B-18 Strategic Bomber crashed in Texas. □Economy continues to recover-The jobless rate for the month of November declined two tenths of a pointto 7 .2 percent. □Football player paralyzed-New York Jet, Dennis Byrd, was paralyzed from the neck down after last weeks helmet collision during the Jets game with the Kansas City Chiefs.

is currently working on a plan to have an optional 50 channels of Saturday afternoon college football games.

International OStrife in India results in deaths-More than two hundred people were killed in the rioting between Hindus and Muslims in India. The rioting began because militant Hindus destroyed a 16th Century mosque in the town of Ayodhya.

Local □Children

killed in fire-Eight children were killed in a Chester fire believed to be caused by either a burning cigarette or a space heater.

OFlyer may have let too much Oy-Eric Lindros, the#l NHL pick, who landed as a starter for the Flyers, was arrested for allegedly spitting on a woman in a bar last week. He is scheduled to appear in court next Monday.

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Cable Channels in '94?Telecommunications, Inc. of Denver, Co. announced the company intends to have 500 channels on air by 1994. The company

The sources for this capsule are the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Compiled by Kevin Ohlandt.

Ski Trip □Deposits are still being accepted for the

ecurity corner

Ski Weekend Getaway to the Pocoi:ios.

The trip includes transportation, lodging, open bar, activities and meals. For additional information,contact Eddie Moore at 353-1897.

Children's School of Cabrini College □Help support the Children's School with their T-Shirt and sweatshirt sale. For more information, contact Arlene Dittbrenner at ext.8426 or Susan Fitzgerald at ext.8400.

Ice Skating OThe Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society is open until May 21, 1993. Call formoreinformation onMonday to Friday from .9 am. to 5 p.m. at 642-8700.

Security incidents as reported by the security office from Tuesday Dec. 1 through Tuesday Dec. 8.

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O12/3/92-Sacred Heart-a strong odor of smoke was reported and security was called.

The smoke was coming from the area around the Coke machine.

Theft 012/5/92-Xavier Parking Lot-a female Cabrini student reported her front license plate from her car had been stolen.

Vandalism O12/6/92-Sullivan House-the fire alarm was set off and the switch was stolen.

To have your events covered in OUR Corner, please contact Kevin J. Ohlandt in the newsroom at 971-8412 or drop off information in Mailbox 686.

Indecent Exposure O12/8/92-Xavier-a male Cabrini student was caught urinating by the exit door.

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Holiday entertainment to be enjoyed throughout the season

by Rosanne Carfagno

staff writer If you want a return to the true meaning of Christmas instead of the hype and commercialization it has become, you may be interested in some of the traditions that are happening in the area.

Dec. IT- 12 "A Christmas Carol" The Players Club of Swarthmore presents Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Shows for Thursday and Friday are at 8 p.m. There will be a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday as well as an 8 p.m. performance. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $12 for adults and $5 for those 21 years old and under. For more information call 328-427 l.

Dec. 11 - 13 Christmas Revels Bryn Mawr College presents The 4th Annual Christmas Revels performing in a Victorian celebration of the season.

The Revels serve up a lively feast of song, dance, comedy and melodrama.

Tickets for adults are $20 orchestra; $15 balcony. Thursday and Friday shows are at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. and at 8 p.m; Sunday at I p.m. and 5 p.m. For tickets or more information call 9890385/0386 from 9 a.m. to noon, until Dec. 11.

Dec. 11 - 20 "The Nutcracker" Delaware County Ballet presents Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" at the Meagher Theater of Neumann College in Aston and the Centennial Hall of Haverford school in Haverford. Ticket prices are $12 for afternoon and evening performances and $8 for morning performances. Special group rates are available. For more information and tickets call 565-0444.

Dec. II - 25 Walk through f)ickens' display Now through Christmas at Strawbridge and Clothier at 8th and Market, in Philadelphia on the 4th Floor there is a walk-through Dickens' show which consists of animated puppets as well as music and tidings. Admission is free and all are welcome.

For more information call 629-6000.

Dec. 11 - 27 "A Christmas Carol" The People's Light and Theatre Company presents "A Christmas Carol."

Tickets range from $19 to $27. Family packs are available for a family of four at $.50. Show times are Tuesday through Friday 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. A special graodpar• ents matinee is on Dec. 5 with Santa.

For tickets and more information call 644-3500.

graphic by Mary Kate Fannon

Dec. 11 - 31 Wanamakers light show If, by chance, you are at the Grand Court at Wanamakers at 13th and Market Streets in Philadelphia you can check out the incredible holiday light show through Dec. 31. Call for more information at 422-2000.

Dec. 11-31 Enchanted Colonial Village 18th century village reproduced to near life-size versions displayed in Lit. Bros. department store on Market between 7th and 8th streets. Admission is free. Open during mall hours.

Dec. 11- Jan. 2 Festival of Lights Philadelphia Zoo is featuring a light display throughout the zoo. The 18th century Victorian houses and light animal sculptures some as tall at 15-feet high will be exhibited every Wed. through Sun. from 4-8 p.m. The Philadelphia zoo is located at 34th and Girard Ave. Discount rates for evening visits.

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Dec.12 Colonial Christmas concerto Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra presents A Colonial Christmas at 4th and Pine Streets in the heart of Philadelphia's Society Hill at 8 p.m. A variety of Hanukkah, yuletide favorites and a sing along will be part of the program.

General admission ticket prices are $12 but there is a special student rate of $5 with proper student identification.

For more information and tickets call 574-3550 ext. 4.

Dec. 12 Christmas festival Gloucester County College is having a festival for St. Nicholas. This year over 5,000 are expected to celebrate with musicians dancers, singers, magicians, puppeteers and old Saint Nick.

Everything except the food is free.

Crafts will also be on sale. Gloucester County College, College center, Tanyard Rd. Dec.13 Festive Brass Christmas concert The Festive Brass will perform a special Christmas Concert at the Oratory of St. Frances Xavier Church, 2321 Green St. in Philadelphia. The Concert begins at 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Dec. 13 Flashlight symphony Salute the winter season with a merry evening of light and music. Bundle up and bring a flashlight on the front steps of the Franklin Institute on the Ben Franklin parkway to watch the night sky light up as you wave shining beams to the tunes of your favorite carols played by a rousing marching band. The festivities start at dark and all are welcome. For more informationcall 448-1200.

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Dec. 13 Christmas stories Ed Stivender, professional storyteller, will be sharing holiday tales. This year his collection will include Native American stories and legends to delight children at I :30. The second half of his program, Stivender shares his Christmas memories with older children and adults and excerpts from his book, "Raised Catholic, Can You Tell?" Northwestern Stables is located at Northwestern and Germantown Aves. A $3 donation is requested. Call 685-9286 for more information School in Haverford. Ticket prices are $12 for afternoon and evening performances and $8 for morning performances. Special group rates are available. For more information and tickets call 565-0444.

Dec.16 Children's School Carolling.

Boys and girls from Cabrini's children's school will be carolling around the mansion Christmas tree at 10:30 a.m. For more information call the Public Relations office at 971-8255.

Dec. 16 - Jan. 3 "The Nutcracker" The Pennsylvania Ballet presents "The Nutcracker."

Even in its 100th year, Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" exemplifies the holiday tradition through his music, George Balanchine's choreography and more than 120 performers who bring the production to life. Tickets range from $12 to $75. For tickets or more information call 893-1999.

Dec. 17 Holiday Party The Freedom Theatre, African American theatre company, are having a holiday party open to all. Entertainment will be provided by the students and alumni.

Various foods will also be prepared to top off the event.

The Freedom Theater is located at 1346 Broad St. Call between 5-8 p.m. for ticket prices, 765-2793.

Dec.22 Christmas concert to benefit the homeless St. Dunstan's church will host a Christmas concert to bring the likes of Bach, Hoist and Rutter as well as holiday favorites for the audience to sing along.

Admission is free but proceeds benefit

Hospitality Network of Interfaith of Ambler. St. Dunstan's is located at 750 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell. The performance begins at 8 p.m. For more information call 643-0522

Dec. 27 - 30 "Hansel and Gretel" AV A Opera Theatre and Annen berg Center present Englebert Humperdinck 's classic holiday opera "Hansel and Gretel." Matinees will be on Dec. 27 and 28th at 2 p.m. Evening performances on Dec. 29 and 30 at 7 p.m. For more information and tickets call 898-6791.

Dec. 27 Kwanza jazz celebration "Jazz 'n' Kwanza will present a family program in celebration of Kwanza consisting of dancing and jazz music by Owen Brown and also by the Sunday Family Quintet at the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum. The museum is located at 7th and Arch streets. Admission is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children 12 and under. The celebration begins at 3 p.m. Call 5740380 for more information.

0 Dec. 31 New Yeafl~l9 '/!JeMagl~aJ?pF~ J Delaware Neighbor's in the New Year will be ringing in a new year with fireworks choreographed to music that drew over a hundred thousand people into center city last year. The fireworks will be fired from Penn's Landing at Delaware and Walnut streets at midnight and it costs absolutely nothing.

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Unique gifts for the creative ~t heart by the "Saturday Night Live" skit. It contains 365 day's staff writer . worth of humorous wisdom that is sure to tum that frown upside down. It is available at enabling bookstores everyChristmas is everyone's favorite time of the year. But where.

And for when your friend's Prozac prescription runs out, what tedious rituals we endure each Yuletide season. We give "Expect the Worst (You Won't Be Disappointed)" by adorn ourtrees and bushes with cheesy lights. We sufferthe Eric Marcus.

This book is brimming with pessimistic quotes never-ending barrage of "It's a Wonderful Life." And we that put a witty spin on the doldrums. It sells for $10. are tortured by the demands of holiday shopping.

A video perhaps?

Sure. How about that delightful aniEspecially the shopping. mated Christmas classic "The Year Without Santa Claus."

Before we have digested our Thanksgiving turkey, our Surely you remember watching this one during your toddler minds are turned to thoughts of Christmas shopping. We years ('Tm Mr. heat miser. ... ) It is especially a good choice brave the suffocating crowds at the malls and the congested since this masterpiece is no longer shown on television. It highways that try our patience. Our ears are subjected to the is sure to appeal to the inner-child in everyone and send din of the mall's Muzak system that churns out schmaltzy them off into flights of childhood nostalgia.

This gem costs renditions of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

We have to put up with grumpy mall-Santas that say that between $10 and $15.

A lap desk is an inexpensive way to enable that special you are too big to sit on his lap and will not give you a candy someone to do their math homework while watching televicane.

If only we could just give those on our gift list cash for sion. It can be quite a juggling act trying to balance your Christmas our lives would be so much easier. Unfortu- papers on your lap while watching "Late Night With David nately, if you did that people would call you tacky. Besides, Letterman" and attempting to maintain a firm grip on the remote control. The lap desk solves this troubling dilemma.

Santa's elves would be out of their jobs.

So, it is settled. We are going to have to drag our sorry It sells for $10.

The holidays have a way of transforming otherwise souls out to the stores and hunt for gifts for our loved ones.

This year, for a change of pace let us have fun and celebrate normal people in camera-wielding maniacs that expend our consumerism and give gifts that no one could possibly rolls and rolls of film in pursuit of that elusive Kodak need. After all, how exciting is it to unwrap yet another moment. However, they are developed, everyone gets their grimy hands all over your keepsakes and they never get sweater? organized.

Here are a few unlikely suggestions.

A solution would be to give your flash-happy friend the Books make a nice gift, but the person you give them to will probably never get around to reading them. Therefore, Showbox picture display. This keeps 40 pictures in a sturdy try giving books that are not too taxing on the brain and have display that shows photos in a manner similar to a slide projector. Simply pull the lever and a new picture is shown. plenty.of neat pictures.

For the therapy addict on your list, why not give a copy This will cost you $20.

A perfect gift for that person who is a bore on the of "Stuart Smally's Daily Affirmations," which is inspired

by Paul Crowell-

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Cookies made simple; an old time favorite discovered again

telephone is an ingenious device that allows them to create various sound effects over the phone. The array of bells and buzzers is sure to annoy any tele-marketing nuisance so that they will never call again. And the door bell sound effect allows one to gracefully end tiresome conversations. This sells at Spencer Gifts for $25.

If you know someone who insists on antiquated water pistols that leak and do not shoot straight, then by all means, give this person a Super Soaker. These miracles of modem engineering have revolutionized water warfare forever.

These come in various sizes including the behemoth of them all, the Super Soaker 200, which shoots water up to 50 feet.

They sell for around $35. However, you may want to stick to smaller models since the 200 is a about as portable as a fire hose.

Gifts for the home are always nice. And what can be better than give someone their very own lava lamp! It gives any room that authentic Greg Brady feel. Go ahead, treat yourself and buy one too. They are ~nly $40 and are really groovy! (Sorry, Vanilla Fudge records are sold separately.)

Give that shower crooner something to sing about with a karaoke machine. No longer will that person have to go out to bars to make an idiot ofthemselvesthey can do it in the privacy of their own home!

However, it may not be advisable to someone with whom you live with for obvious reasons. They range in price from $ I 00 on up.

The award for ~he most useless gift goes to the everpopular Chia Pet. But the commercial says "It makes a great gift," so that is good enough for me.

The concept is that yOtJ gNYW a plant on an animalshaped piece of pottery. Do not worry though. Let the person that you give it to try to figure out what to do with it. It is the perfect gift for when you want to say, "shopping for you is hell."

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Craving something sweet? Here is something that will get your taste buds humming. They come in all shapes and sizes and everyone has a favorite. An easy one to make is sugar cookies.

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I 1/2 cups of flour, sifted 7 ounces butter, cubed 1/2 cup superfine sugar 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest I small egg, lightly beaten Additionally, you will need another lightly beaten egg and assorted sprinkles, candy pieces, icing, etc. to finish the cookies off. Cookie cutters and baking sheets are also needed. This should make about 40 cookies, minus whatever batter you eat while making them.

Once everything is together you can get started.

Lightly rub the flour and butter to a fine crumb texture.

Then stir in the sugar and the lemon zest. Then, a bit at a time, add egg into the mixture and knead into a smooth dough. If it is still dry add·a little more egg. Feel free to sample the dough at anytime. Wrap the dough and let it chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

Before you begin to roll out these cookies, set the oven for about 300 degrees. Butter and flour your baking sheets. Raid mom's cabinets and pull out favorite cookie cutter shapes, Santa, gingerbread men; whatever you heart desires.

Roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness and cut out shapes with the cookie cutters. Lay the cookies on a baking sheet and lightly brush with the other beaten egg.

Then add your favorite toppings and pop it in the oven.

Raise the oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake for 20 minutes or until golden, then let cool on a wire rack.

Voila! Holiday cookies are ready to eat. However, for the less ambitious among us, you can buy some cookie cutters for a friend. Toys R 'Us, Kiddie City and Lechters, all have lots of reasonably-priced cookie cutters, perfect for the avid baker in the family. Find a new creative shape for them to add to the assorted collection and get them a gift they will use forever.

9. "Thankssss a lot. " 8. ''He/shegaveme the heisman."

7. "Diamonds."

6. "When

Iwasalittle girl"

5. "Hi! How are ya? "

4. "Oh, yeah!"

3. "Youtreat me like Judas."

2. "YouWorn - bat!" ... And the number one saying ·:·~

photoby KatherineRoss

On Monday night Karen Bell, Melissa Thompson, and friends baked cookies in House 4. All over campus students are getting into the holiday spirit.

House decorating,Christmasstory telling, and secret santas are all apart of the festivities that are going on this Christmasseason at Cabrini.

overheard on campus for the fall of '92 is ...

1. "Do you think Kevin is the NARC?"

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Holiday personals: 'Christmas • IS the time to say I love you'··-··· To Mom and Dad: Hope your Christmas is as happy as you make me. I love you both

To all the friends I have come closer to this year, play time is the best. All of my thanks to Bryan V. Nuesca for making my fall an easy one. Happy B-Day Barns and Dirty D. Merry Christmas . Love, Nooner

sa much I ,ewe your daughter CaHeen To my Joseph: It's our 1st Christmas.

Hope to have many more. Merry Christmas, I know mine will be. Love, Colleen XOXO

It has been a long 12 issues. We have had it all, a jumped ship, fluff, and the emotions which bring out the best in all of us. I still would not change this year for anything. Bye JZ, party-time Bud, Habs, MJ, Kindness, B, Megs, I'm just Kevin, & D. Love, Dog boya.k.a. Greasy hair boy

Dear John, I hope your Christmas is enjoyable as mine will be, because it will be spent with the one I love! Love, Nikki To Mom and Dad: Hope you have an enjoyable Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Love, your daughter, Nikki

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, how dare you take a sabbatical during our last semester here? We've been there too much for you to leave in such a rush. Please keep in touch. Dawn, Rita, and Lorraine

Merry Christmas Dr. Zurek! Your sabbatical is much deserved, especially afterthis semester. We'll remember you when we're in class on Sunday nights. Happy 1993! Love,

I992-93 Editorialhoard Dear MJ, Layout Goddess,

To Chris Monaco: Yeah, maybe the good guys do finish last, but they don't get fat lips from golden glove boxers. Merry X-mas!

Belinda, Narcboy, Schmeg, Headline Goddess, and Dog boy, Here's to the sun is shinning it is a beautiful day editorials. Times may get tough but I love you all. Merry X-mas it is a well deserved break. ~~Habnor

Merry X-mas to the Kappa Sigma Sluts of House 5. Gals, the fun we are going to have in '93 is going to frighten the fish, squirrels, whatever. Peace and Love, Fred

To my big schnooky bear: llove you very much. I hope 1993 brings some more wonderful times. Love, your little schoonky bear

To the dinner bunch: I've never had so much fun with food. Thanks for always being there for me. I hope you will all have a great Christmas. Don't eat the salsa! Love,

Merry Christmas Ferris! We have come a long way since our freshman year. Cheers to all those nights we end up gossiping. Brian says his dog is fine! Nice picture from the formal. Happy 1993! Love, Habnor

Karen Dear Pumpkin, I love you very much.

Happy first Christmas together. Many more to come. Always & Forever - and then some.

Love, Sparky Dear Stargazer, Thank you for everything, It's been nothing but wonderful. Merry Christmas. Love, the Bum To all our Success Seminar Students: Congrats on a great first semester! Good luck next semester and let us know what you're up to! Love Doug, Courtney, & Dr. Romano Veen - I want to be an engineer. .. , I 2 3, and don't for get Pat's steaks. Merry Christmas. Love, you know who Karen, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Love, your House 4 secret santa To all my friends, Hoping 1993 brings you happiness and lots of partying. Love , the party animal herself, Melissa To my friends in House 4, You guys are the best and I wish you all a Merry Christmas.

I love you, Melissa Elisa, I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Love, your roommate, Melissa Kristen, You are a great friend. Your spot on the floor will always be there for you.

Merry Christmas. Love, Melissa Elisa, Don't drive yourself off a cliff over break. I want you back safe and sound! Nine weeks to Cancun. Love, you know who?

To my roommate: Is he still so cute?

Look under the tree, you might find him!

Happy Holiday's Betty. Love, Danielle Melissa a_ndElisa, You are the best friends a person could ask for. Merry Christmas!

Can't wait until Kappa.

Elmo and Danielle wants to wish Alicia the BEST Christmas ever! Have a relaxing

break To Alicia & Elmo, Merry Christmas& Happy New Year. Love, Adam Merry X-mas to the world's greatest port wine cheese eater! Have fun Dean. Love, ?

Girls remember 1992. MJ - KKATM. K.R. - "when I was a little girl." Deanna -

The annual light show at Wanamakers in Center City is one of the many attractions held in Philadelphia during the Christmas season.

To the old 110 and the new House 4 and Dena. Merry Christmas! Love, Elmo

Merry Christmas! To all the guys of House 7. From 8-ball

To Elmo, Always watch your back. Remember I'm moving closer ????

To all the Student Services' work study students: Thanks so much for your help and being so reliable! Bob, Anita, & Jennie

Merry Christmas to the AFU clan!

Meow! Extra special X-mas wishes to my extra special roommate! Love, Perky Same time next year. Love, Cyndi Admissions wishes everyone a happy & healthy holiday. Enjoy!!

To anyone who has encountered me after 12 a.m. Thanks for understanding. ty1any happy holiday wishes. Love, KR Dena and Lisa, May 1993 bring you better times with your ghost roommates. Merry Christmas girls.

Dena, will you come pick me up? Just kidding. Thanks for all of your help and to anyone else involved. Merry Christmas.· Love, Wheels Superbaby: I will always love you. You are the best puppy in the whole wide world.

I hope that you find your way home someday.

Remember - We are connected by our souls.

Love, Baby Seal p.s. take care of Tigger!

K.R., Kind, Baby Kind, Layout Goddess: You are my favorite "little girl." I cherish our friendship. Thank you for helping me relieve anxiety, cope with co-dependence and fall off the edge of my sanity into the abyss. All my love, MJ p.s. Be my friend.

Audra: Don't worry, you'll find your "paradise" someday. God wouldn't let two hot babes like us to go to waste. Besides, all those tears have to account for something.

They're just not ready for us yet! I love you.

Thanksforlisteningandadvising. Love,MJ

Peace to all of good will, Ambrose Cashman C.P. Dearest Seymour, All I want for Christmas is you in a voluptuous red bow! I love you! Love, Samantha To the Glenhardie Girls, In the coming year, may we remember to take something out for dinner, not use information, call collect and get the mail! Merry Christmas!

Congratulations Amy! We promise we'll visit if you still hang out! We'll miss you!

Love, the Glenhardie Girls Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the senior class!! Have an awesome break!!

I .ave, Costigan S.G.A. Exec. Board: Merry Christmas and have a great New Year. We had a great semester and let's make next semester even better.

Love, Beth p.s.

Good luck Amy. I'll miss you!

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to all my little Loquiditers. Enjoy your break & give it hell next semester. Bud Man Merry Christmas to my roomie Sherry, Thanks for all the all-night chats, eating cheese and playing rummy. Let's see if our 2nd semesters match too! Love, your fellow Scorpio, Heather Tina, You'll be an excellentteacher some day because you're great at coloring and know all about Columbus too! Thanks for crying with me, roomie! Ho! Ho! Love, Heather

enough said. Linda - the queen of purple lingerie. Ferris - our cluttered room, I like it.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas Char, Dana, Bev, Kristin, Kim, Jen, Joe, Peanut, Fran, Frank, Jen, Kim, Tara, Abbe, Stephen, Jeff, Bill, Linda, and Marty. Love, Marge Bes, Ban, Abe: I love you guys and wish you the best Christmas ever. Can't wait for many more. B.N. parties. Love, Marge Merry Christmas to my best friends and favorite roommates. I love you all and you'll never know how hard you make decisions!

May the New Year bring us all happiness.

Love, Amy Merry X-mas to Jen, Abbe, Marg, Dao, Tara, Kim, Kristin, Char, Jen, Kim, Joe, Frank, Fran, Peanut. Love, Tans Dear Mr. Kralle, Could you please check my refrigerator, I think it is on fire. p.s. Santa is illegally parked. You forgot to tow it.

Your friends in the 150 quad Merry Christmas to the entire tater Quad.

Love,Psycho&Roach Merry Christmas from all the cheeses.

B.D.E., BASE, Fumunda, SWISS RUFF, & Killian did it 1 To Habnor and our messy but cozy room: Melanie and all the guys, KR and beach stories, Deanna and "scuse me," Linda and are you going to brunch?' and MJ, forget about all the FFs and chicks and BJ's. Merry Christmas! I love you all - Ferris Yo Marty! What you laughing at? Stuff!

limbo Merry Christmas Gabi, Melissa, Jessica, and Matt! Have a great New Year and don't

drink ta much1 I ,ave Gina Kid, It has been great being together.

Hopefully it will rain soon!

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If wanted, Studentsencouragedto create own supportgroup

by Maryanne Walker staff writer

Homosexuality is a pressing issue in our society today. We as human beings are forced to acknowledge gays, lesbians and bisexuals in our schools, neighborhoods and communities.

Is there a support program of some sort set up for homosexuals and bisexuals at Cabrini College? The answer to this question is no.

According to Jennifer Marks-Gold, director of student activities, no group has come forward expressing their needs for a support program. If there was a group that came forward Marks-Gold said, "There would be support here for them, but I couldn't predict the agenda. I'd treat them like any other group being open and honest."

Marks-Gold said that anyone in authority of student services would support students' needs whether the student is gay or heterosexual.

"I had two advisees that were gay about six years ago," Dr. Carter Craigie, professor of English and communications,said.

AccordingtoCraigiethesetwoadviseeswere lesbians who went to him in confidenceand were lonely. "Every class was so aimed at heterosexual relationships that they never told anyone."

It is importantto Craigie that studentsrealize their room for growth and learn of other ways of life. Educating is a key to understanding.

Craigie said he thinks that it is the students' responsibilityto come fmward and share their feelings and goals to the faculty. "If you go to college you should learn to speak for yourself and stand up on your own two feet."

The Rev. Ambrose Cashman,chaplain, said, "We must try to understand people. We must havecompassionand deal with dignityconcerning every human being."

Cashman said that students must think for themselves. If students ever crune forward, and the school disallowed a club for them, then it would not mean they are not welcome in his office, or that they would be treated differently

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Homosexuality is controversial issue in society today. For this reason many support groups have evolved on many college campuses. than anyone else.

"Weare all sexualbeings. We must integrate thissexualityintoourownpersonhood,''Cashman said.

Chris Keller is a sophomore at West Chester University and what makes her different from other students is that she is a lesbian and copresident of the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Association of West Chester University (L.G.B.A.). Kellerstressedthat in state colleges and universities there are laws that forbid discrimination against those who have a different sexual preference. Keller recommends that if there are students struggling with their sexu-

ality it is important that they can approach their student leaders with an agenda but first there has to be students willing to do so.

How does a Catholic institution deal with homosexuality? Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice-president of student affairs quoted from "A Working Paper on Registration of Controversial Student Organizations on Jesuit College Campuses," Bonfiglio, agrees that, "Jesuit colleges, as they educate their students to live in an increasingly multi-cultural and pluralistic society, must acknowledge arrd respond

to the presence and needs of gay and lesbian students (as well as faculty and staff) on campuses."

Bonfiglio agrees with the statement that Cabrini has the pastoral and educational responsibility to work with those who are struggling with the issue of homosexuality and encourages the campus community to develop strategies and structures to bypass ignorance, fear, prejudice and begin the work of promoting awareness and sensitivity.

"If there were a gay orlesbian student who expressed a similar need then we would respond in a similar way," Bonfiglio said.

Junior Tito Cantafio said that a lot of students' would be uncomfortable because Cabrini is not considered a gay community.

"Even though some of our friends may be gay, a support program could be worse or better for them. It's a tricky situation for students," Cantafio said.

Senior Tracy Esposto said that the administration should help set up a support group if there are students on campus who need it.

According to Esposto, her uncle is gay and has been diagnosed with AIDS. Esposto said her uncle never told his family of his condition until recently and has been carrying the pain for two years.

"I think it would be good for all those (who are homosexuals) to come together and help each other open.up and talk about their situation," Esposto said. "This is important so that they feel they are not discriminated against."

Other area colleges that do not have support programs or clubs focusing on homosexual and bisexual needs include Immaculata College, Rosemont College and Villanova University. However, Temple University, West Chester University, Bryn Mawr College and Widener University are among the institutions that support with the gay, lesbian and bisexual movement in some way.

Presidentialinaugurationcausesdate of siblingweekendto move

by Steve May

"The inaugurationis a greatopportunityforthe collegeto presentitselfto thecommunity,to other Schedulers of major events dream of the colleges,and to the media," Bonfigliosaid. "It's "perfect weekend." A weekend in the spring, meant to be a campus-widecelebration."

The problemis one of scheduling,the conflict with great weather. Days that can be used to pack the most fun into them. A weekend after beingbetweenthetwo tentativedatesfor Siblings Easter, but before finals. And, most impor- Weekend and ladarola's inauguration.

Marks-Goldhad apparentlyasked Mulvihill tantly, a weekend free of scheduling conflicts. Unfortunately, for the planners of both for a list of dates for events this year, last year.

Siblings' Weekend and President Antoinette Mulvihill said she believed that once she had Iadarola's inauguration this "perfect week- turned thosedates in that they would be set.

"I wastoldto havethedatesin by theend oflast end" is troubled already.

The weekend of April 23-25 is the one in yearin orderto avoidconflicts,"Mulvihillsaid "I question. According to Student Government thought that they were going to be stuck on the Association social activities chairperson Beth calendar. I assumedI would have known before Mulvihill, that weekend would be perfect Novemberif therewere any problems."

MulvihillsaidshehadSiblingsWeekend/Block because it is two weekends after the Easter Bash scheduledfor the weekend of April 23-25. break and two weekends before finals week.

But Marks-Gold saidthatshewastoldby Mulvihill "No one wants Siblings Weekend after that the dates were April 16-18.Thereforeshe put they've spent time over Easter," Mulvihill those dates on the student activitiescalendar as said, "and no one wants it the first week of Siblings'Weekend.

Marks-Gold saidshewaslater May. That's the perfect weekend." told during the leadership conference that the Jennifer Marks-Gold, director of student weekendwasApri123-25.

Shesaidshethenbegan activities, agreed with Mulvihill that the weekend is the best time. Yet Marks-Gold making arrangementsfor that weekend. But she said she felt that the weekend was better for said that the originalweekendshe was given wa~ President ladarola's inauguration. Marks- the 16-18of April.

Mulvihillsaid she statedno such thing and on Gold is a member of the committee and the listof dates,the datewrittendown for Siblings' thinks that the best weekend for the inauguWeekend isnotherhandwriting.Marks-Goldsaid ration is on the 23-25 of April. that the writing looks like her own but that she "The committee wants the inauguration to would have not put the datesof the 16-18had she be in the spring, wants students here and does not been told to do so. not want to be rushed," Marks-Gold said.

Mystery schedulingproblems aside, Dr. JoVice-President of Student Affairs Bob seph Romano, professorof philosophy and co-Bonfigliosaid he wantedto stressthe importance chairmanof the inaugurationcommittee, saidthat of the inductionof a new presidentto a college. staff writer

the date is stilltentative.He saidhe was not aware ofanyconflictandthatifanyonehasanyconcems, they should bring them up at the next planning meetingonDec. 16.

The firstmeetingwasonDec.2in the Mansion.

Romano saidthat planningis stillin the very early stages. Mostof what was discussed,includingthe date,was preliminaryand tentative.Romanosaid the committeewould like for the inaugurationto co-inside with the 35th anniversaryof Cabrini Collegenext year. But, becauseof this tie-in,the committeehas not been able to pin down a date.

Siblings Weekend/BlockBash is an amual event sponsoredby SGA that allows studentsto spend time with their brothers and sisters while havingfun.ltistraditionallyheldinlateApril.This year's coordinatorsare juniors Lisa Gambacorta for SiblingsWeekendand Anne MarieMaurofor Block Bash.

Bonfigliosaid some events ~ so significant for the college communitythat they take precedence. He saidhe feelsthattheinaugurationisone of theseevents.

Romanoreiteratedthatthe eventwill be a very prestigiousevent for Cabrini. It will bring recognition to the college and will try to gain a high turnout Most of all, Romano said,the inauguration is going to be a nice party.

Mulvihillsaid she believesthat bothSiblings Weekendandthepresident'sinaugurationarevery important "Siblings Weekend has been going on for a while," Mulvihillsaid. "Dr. Iadarola's inaugurationis equallyimportant ButI don'tseea problem with it (the inauguration)beingon anotherdate."

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What does and does notattractstudentsto Cabrini byBelindaDesher arts & enJertainmenteditor Monetary reasons aside, many students come to Cabrini for the same reasons others leave. The size, predominantly one of Cabrini's major selling poirtts> has become a determining factor as to whether students enroll or transfer.

Course availabiJity. soc.ial activities and transferable credits also influence student decisions.

Cabrini's size is one of the main reasons that firstyear student Jason Chaya is leaving Cabrini.

Chaya is considering comparatively larger schools such as Rowan College of New Jersey or University of Scranton.

Chaya also e;xplained that his reasons for leaving are both social and academic. .Socially, Chaya said the atmosphere is boring. Although Chaya has no complaints about his courses he did express his frustration at how difficult it is to get into some of the classes he wanted.

Junior Rosanne Carfagno had problems getting into classes during her time at West ChesterUniversity. But

since she transferred to Cabrini in September she has not had any difficulty with registration.

Reflecting on the regisiration process she encountered at West Chester, Carfagno said, "TJteir are only •X' amount of classes offered during alternating

Temple's registration process is grueling. After taking a number from the deli-style ricket dispenser, Visco waits in line for hours to clear financial aid and then travels across campus to stand in another line to register.

'There is so much here to get involvedin, if you don't it's your own fault' -Junior RosanneCarfagno springs and falls. If you mi~sed getting into the class, oh well.

You had to wait until next year even if you were graduating.

That is why most people don't get out of West Chester before 5 years!'

Carfagno considers Cabrini one of the best decisions she has ever made. "There is so much here to get involved in, if you don't it's your own fault," Carfagno said.

"At West Chester it was so easy not to get involved because-it was so big."

Former Cabrini student Angela Visco, who attends Temple University at present, said that she wishes she was back at Cabrini.

According to Visco,

Although the· classes at Temple include adiverse blend of students, Visco said that her class size is completely different from what she was accustomed to at Cabrini. ''The biology class I have now is the size of a small town," Visco said.

"There are 264 people in the class. We have three reachers that rotate in one semester. the lecture is right out of the book and you can't ask questions."

Tara Grisolia, first-year student, js leaving Cabrini for one of the reasons she decided to come: the size. What was once ''homey" is now just too small.

Grisolia is bored with Cabrini and is considering large scale

universities like St. Joseph's or Villanova. Grisolia also expressed dissatisfaction with the rules that govern Cabrini. "I feel like I had more freedom at home," Grisolia said.

Beverly Griffiths, junior, transferred 10 Cabrini from Connecticut State University last year because she was lookfng for a smaller college and small class atmosphere. Often students were not able to interact with busy professors whose offices were off-campus and with limited visiting hours.

Cabrini allowed Griffiths more Jiberty in choosing her courses.

Griffiths explained that the curriculum she was introduced to at Connecticut State was structured and the course selection was already determined. "They would hand you your schedule for the first two years and let you pick out the day and time," Griffiths said.

For Bob Macartney, sophomore, the resemblance of Cabrini to his experiences in high school is uncanny and the similarities ex.tend from classes to parties. Part of the reason that Macartney wants to leave is because he said he does not think that enough variety of classes are offered. Macartney initially came to Cabrini with a

Presidential scholarship ... I figured that l wbuld have a good opportunity to get hands on experience in the communications department, which I have, but this school is just too small.

Smaller than I expected," Macartney said.

Cabrini'ssize andcourses are what drew Susan Maguire.junior, to Cabrini.

Maguire transferredall the credits she earned from Delaware County Community College to Cabrini through the articulation agreement Cabrinihas with D.C.C.C. This is allowing her to complete a bachelor'sdegree in English/communica-

tions at Cabrini.

The articulation agreement allowsstudentstotransfer a complete creditpackage to Cabriniif the student has maintaineda 2.5 GPAandhaselectivesthatneedto be completedwithintheir major, accordingto Laurie Twns. 1be other colleges 1ft'Clude Bucks County Community College, MontgomeryCountyCommunity College, Community College of Philadelphia.HarcumJuniorCollege and PierceJunior College.

Cabriniwelcomesana educatesstuaentsfrom all over the globe

by Heather McAllister

provide verification that they have adequate financial support for one calendar year.

"The government doesn't want to bring Who are the students of Cabrini College? students here and have them be wards of the Are they residents of Philadelphia and New state on welfare," Gardner said. "They are Jersey? Lancaster and Maryland? Who lives not eligible for financial aid because schools the farthest from Radnor? Students from do not have enough money for American New Orleans and Tex.as? students."

There are students on campus whose Senior Masayo Nanmoto, a Japanese stuhomes are much farther than Texas. Cabrini's dent, said that Cabrini's support system was student body includes citizens of Japan, Bra- a factor in transferring from Harcum Junior zil, Ireland, Panama, Israel, Italy and Thai- College. land. These are some of the homelands of "I attended Sacred Heart High School in international students.

Japan and I went to Catholic schools," According to Nancy Gardner, director of Nanmoto said. "I wanted a small Catholic admissions and international adviser, there college with small classes. Here the teachers are nine full-time international students on take care of each student." student visas at Cabrini. There are also two Nanmoto said one of the advantages of other students on tourist visas who will be attending an American college is that she has full-time students in January, Gardner said. been speaking English since elementary Several other students are attending Cabrini school but only used it five hours a week in on other kinds of visas, such as an alien green class. card, according to Gardner.

"Now I've learned more grammar and Gardner said there are three key points to have improved by actually speaking the lanattending Cabrini, or any other college, as an guage," Nanmoto said. "It's still difficult international student. The first is strong doing papers but I have someone check them academic credentials equivalent to those of for me after I write them." an American high school. Students from a Admissions does no recruiting of internanon-English speaking country must take the tional students because the students learn of TOEFL, which is a test of English as a Cabrini on their own, according to Gardner. foreign language. Cabrini admissions re- Students from England, Morocco and Spain quires a score of 550 on the test. have enrolledfor the spring semester,she said.

"The highest possible score on the test is Accordingto Gardner there also have been inabout 613, and most Americans wouldn't quiries from citizens of Sri Lanka, Poland and even get over 600." Gardner said. "There is Canada. She said many internationalstudents a reason for having our prospective students have family connectionsto the area or enter the take the TOEFL. We don't have an extensive country as nannies. support system on campus yet for English as Yoram Mayron, senior, is an Israeli stua second language. We don't want to bring dent. He learned of Cabrini through the students here and not have them be success- Mc.Carrie School in Philadelphia where he ful." obtained his optician degree. He was searchAccording to Gardner the third factor that ing for another school where he could pursue determines eligibility for any American col- a bachelor's degree. lege is the government regulation concern"Cabrini and McCanie have an agreement ing school fees. International students must that I can attend Cabrini for two years after staff writer

becomingan optician,"Mayronsaid. "I visited the UnitedStateswhen I wasyoungerand in the anny, but I have been a student in Americafor four years. I also have family here. My cousin is MelanieMayron from 'thirtysomething'and ·My Blue Heaven."'

Mayron 's visa expires when he graduates.

He will be returning to Israel as an optician.

Gardner said internationalstudents at Cabrini are able to work through Co-op and may work in the country for one year after receiving a degree.

SeniorAnaMariaArosemena,a Panamanian student, heard about Cabrini through her aunt wholivesin ChesterSprings.LikeNanmotoshe said Cabrini's size influenced her decision to come here.

"I wanted a school that did not have too many Latin American students,'' Arosemena said. "I did not want to be speaking Spanish the whole time."

Arosemena is the president of the international club on campus. She said she is trying to organize events for next semester that the entire school can join. This year's cultural awareness week and the Latin American area studies were good first steps for the college. according to Arosemena. ''People need to learnmore about other cultures and to be aware," Arosemenasaid.

Anne Vilar Iskrant, English lecturer, is the coordinatorofthefirstareastudiesprogram.She said the curriculumcommitteedecidedthat this year's concentrationwould be Latin America.

Iskrant said she is planning two speakers for FebruaryandApril.Theywillbe inresidencefor an entire day, speak to specificclassesand lead a largegroupdiscussionto concludethevisit,she said. Iskrantsaid she also would like to have an internationalfilm festivalon campusbut is concerned that many studentsdo not like subtitles.

"My goal for area studiesis to get everybody intotheact,"Iskrantsaid. "We donotwantto drag peoplekickingand screamingintoawareness."

Both Gardner and lskrant agreed that the

problemswiththe internationalstudentprogram are solvableones.

Iskrant said there is no budget for area studies programs.

"This is real economics-what can you do withlimitedresources?"lskrantsaid. "Whatcan you do with nothing?"

Gardner said she became the international adviser when she came to Cabrini because she had experienceat Penn State with international students from an admissions standpoint. She said she learnedall the immigrationrules as she went along.

"I enjoy working with the international students because they are fascinating people,'' Gardner said. "However, as director of admissions it is my job to bring in enrollment to the school. I am not the best person to be responsible for helping international students once they get here."

According to Gardner being international adviser is extremelytime conswning.

"Dealing with stupid government regulations is very tricky,"Gardner said. "When the studentswantto go homeforaholidayorgetajob there is an enormousamount of paperwork."

Gardnersaid she is workingwith the administrationto revise the internationalprogramand to find anotheradviser.

"Our decisionsregardingthis program will be madeasanentirecollegeinstitution,"Gardner said. "We need to involve different sections of the college in order to provide for all the needs of our international students. Once we have our system established we will begin international recruiting with the help of consulting firms."

Iskrant said both the area studies program and the internationalstudents would be helped by a full-time Spanish teacher who would be available to communicate with students.

"We need someone who is young, full of new ideas and dances the meringue," Iskrant said.

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Sister Stephanie Cecelia: Have a wonderful Christmas and don't go driving over any cliffs. Love, Elisa

Merry Christmas Ric, Heather, and Brit!

Let's have a great New Year. Love, Christine

Eleanor, Forget about FDR and let's be jammin' in '93. You know I love you. A Whitehouse Dish Servant

To the girls: Have a wonderful Christmas! I can't wait to spend another year together. Thanks for always being there. I love you, Elisa

Jennifer, I hope Santa gives you that bucket of shrimp and Creo seasoning you wanted so bad. I'll miss you over break.

Love, Mark

Mama and Malocka, You're my two favorites. Thanks for always taking me out in public. Johnny Turk's ski entourage

Topless Dancer: Please give me more shows next semester.

Thanks to all my friends, especially Patty and my patient, understanding and loving boyfriend, Dave who put up with me this semester when I was stressed. I hop you will all have a fun and relaxing Christmas break.

I know I will. Melissa

House 6 Girls do it better for the holidays!! Merry Christmas. Love, Kim M.

Merry Christmas Aaron! Kerry Merry Christmas to my best buds, Pigs, Jil, Gisela, & Ayana. To Mr. & Mrs. Hoover, keep on suckin'! Have a great holiday. Love you all buds, Dani Gabbi, to our first Christmas. Thanks for all. I love you. Muff To Muff: "I have an announcement to make." To the l70quad,house2,&Loquitur staff, Merry Christmas. I'm just Kevin Eric, Feliz Navidad! You're the bestest boyfriend. I love you. You're the greatest.

Your moo-moo & bacon To Chris Breger: I love the way you smell in the morning. Never leave me cause I'll have to turn the cheek. Your roommate John Wolf boy, Never shower, never cowar and you're always thinking. De hum De hee To my best buddyz, Bat Hitz, Jay Bonez, Inxerted Crosszezes.

Happy Holidayz.

Chanpanz for everybody!

Smack, The last 15 months have been great. May the future be just as great. Merry

Christmas' Love Tim To the house four girls: Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I'm looking forward to another semester, but let's try to stay sane. I love you all. Elisa Mel, Merry Christmas! I'm looking forward to another crazy semester, but make sure you don't eat any shrimp!! Thanks for everything, your roomie.

Swingers: I hope you all have a great Christmas and New Year's. May the upcoming year be as great as the past three! Love always. Karen Merry Christmas to the happiest roommate in the world. I wish you the peace and happiness of the holiday season, especially that your not out of the country. Love, J Dear Mr. Fickle, I really love you even though I like to laugh at your crazy life. Have a great Christmas! I'll miss you! Love, Daddy's girl John, Thank you for a wonderful past seven week. I can't wait until the Nutcracker! And by the way- huge. Love, your John, It's been a great three years. I love you with all my heart. You're the best. I love you always! Love, Melissa

Danielle, You're the most special person in my life and even though it hasn't been easy, It was always worth it to be with you. Merry Christmas Beautiful. Love, Tito To Jim, Brian, and Man, Thanks for being there for me when nobody else would have.

You're my best friends. Merry Christmas.

Tito To Gloria: Remember you will al ways be welcometoreclineinourseats.

Wearereally going to miss you next year. Have a Merry Christmas. From Jason and Kylie

Happy Holiday's to my roommate and my very best friend, Karen Culmer, members of ESA, Institutional Advancement, my professors, and especially Scott Dorsey and Fr. Ambrose. Love and Peace to you all, Kelly A. Brown

Tracey, Thanks for becoming the best part of my life. Your love is the best gift I have received. I'll love you forever. Love,

To all of my accusers, All is forgiven.

Have a Merry Christmas. Love, The NARC

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To Sparky: I love you. Merry Christmas.

Always and Forever, Pumpkin

Melis, Merry Christmas. Ho! Ho! Ho! Thanks for the past three years. 12-11-89. I love you ... Chico To Misery# I and #2: "Here we are .. once again .. " We need an official ride through the "Night and the big city," and stop at the diner in '93. We will all survive. From Misery #3 To the Irish Wonder: Peace & harmony in the New Year? What? Huh? I know it will get calmer! Thanks for sticking around to torture me. You know I really need it. Love, The girl behind the masque

Have a "Fuffy" Christmas New Year See ya in 1993 t Love, CAF Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Tara, Terri, Anne, Tracy, Heather, Dana, Manny, Reggie, Nate, Jenny, Tim, Ken, Joe, Keith, Brian, and Kim. Love, Christina & Kristen Laura Barnett, Thanks for putting up with me this week!! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Love, Brenda To Perky, Ferris, Boots, GQ, the mommas, Spike, and DJ, Merry Christmas! I am glad you are all my friends and may your wishes come true. You all mean a lot to me, especially you Spike! Love, Linda Lou Merry Christmas to my roomie Kim, House 6, the MA's, the faculty, the administration, Patty, Sue, Stacey, Bud, Dr. Iadorola, and the students present and past. To everyone in the world and my sister Gina who has been a definite experience to be at school with. Love, Judith Ann Panasik

To my roomie Laurie, Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Love, Sherri

Happy Holiday's Scare, Lynn, Jeanie, & Susan. Thanksforthememoriesguys!

Hope the New Year brings happiness to you all!

Love always, Joelle

Mollie, Patty, Susan, Kristen: Thanks for making this semester bearable. You guys are the greatest. Christine, Fred says Hi! Love, Trish

Chip, Merry Christmas Baby! Let's make these holiday's the best ever and hope there's many more to come. I love you, Joelle

Sweetie, you lost that lovin' feeling .. .Sorry Gary. Love, Snookums

Merry Christmas to Frankie & Angela.

Love, Stephanie

Snookums, Thanks for all the good times.

Too bad Gary found out about us. Love, Sweetie

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to the gang at FYI. Keep up the good work.

Your humble floor manager, Bud-Man

"This is our last Christmas break." Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Love, Cath & Kiersten

Beth (Puffers). To the best roommate ever. You are always a great friend. Love you lots. Melissa (Bud)

Tom Berretone: Did anyone ever you tell that you have nice eyes? We say steel blue.

We also think that you're Cuuuute. Merry Christmas. Your favonte newsroom girls,

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va babies Di-Di Patty & Kristen, If I didn't have you two as my neighbors, I wouldn't be the happy Genuardi employee I am today! Thanks for all the chauffeuring! Ho! Ho! Ho! Love, Heather Steve Way, Singing carols, Denny's crime, Sunday ritual, hoakey quotes. Who else psychoanalyzes me better than you? Thanks for keeping me cheerful & optimistic. Ho! Ho! Peon Heather MacAlister To my little sister Karen, J'm so glad we found each other. You'd even jump in leaves for me. I'm also glad you live in Xavier- it's helped! Did you ever notice we look alike?

Ho! Ho! Love, Heather TotheF.Y.I. crew, Relax and have a very Merry Christmas. You all deserve the time off. Until next year!! Dawn and Dana To all the Radio newscasters on 89.1.

Hope you all have a great holiday. See you in January. Kim Christy To everybody in JI, My Mondays will never be empty without you - (and Wednesdays and Fridays, & weekends as well.) Keep that printer on line & your leads great. JZ To Debbie & Anne - Lots of luck with this crazy crew. Jerry Zurek To Kim, MJ, Megan, Lorraine, Kath, Deanna, Belinda, Nooner, & Kev. - Keep up the great work. I'll miss you. JZ Thanks for being the muse for my dreadful poetry. Have a groovy Christmas. I'm the Walrus Coocoocachoo. We must frolic over break - Paul

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Paul, Thanks for the Cure tape. You'll have to come to see "Room with the view" after you turn 21 ! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Also happy 21st. Cathy Patty, Tricia, Kristen, Lisa, Ivan, Trina, Rob, Steve, & Lisa - Thanks for being such good friends! Have a fabulous break! Love, Susan To all my WYBF'ers. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Enjoy your break and let's kick ass NEXT SEMESTER- Bud-Man To the WYBF Sr. Staff: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Way to recover the fumble and run with it. Let's "DO IT" next

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Flashback:Cabrini'sfirst men'sbasketballteam people to beat up on. After Girard took the team to the finals that year, they were not staff writer invited back to play the next year. This just proved to Girard that Cabrini was there to be Picture this: it is December 1974, Cabrini harassed.

Girard College's gymnasium stands are filled with was left with Cabrini and Valley Forge Military Academy an enthusifans. Excitement fills the air as the first ever Cabrini men's basketball team plays its first astic team no game with the neighboring cadets. The Valley and to Forge team arrives with its band behind them where play.

He playing as they file in the gym. The Cabrini team eyes theiropponents with their coach Dr. went to the Jolyon Girard beside them. Rudy Pizzuto, a academic member of the team and now a physical plant dean and the worker at Cabrini, watches as he wonders president how close the game will be with these military and got apjocks. The game is played, and the Cabrini proval to begin a men's men's basketball team crushes its opponents sports proby 20 points.

Before John Dzik, current coach and ath- gram, basletic director, came to Cabrini in 1980, Girard, ketball ina history professor, not only coached the cluded.

Girard said men's team but began the program as well.

Girard said that the team formed from an at first there intramural program where male Cabrini stu- was some concern with the faculty that the men's sports dents were invited to play in Eastern College's intramural league. The team had no coach or would get more attention than the women's organized schedule so Girard, who played sports teams, so for this reason Cabrini had basketball in college, saw the need for the two separate athletic directors. Girard was in team to have a coach. The first year Girard charge of the men's, and Helen Goodwin, coached the team they went all the way to the assistant professor of physical education, refinals. The "Cabrini Mothers" as the team was mained in charge of the women's sports. Both known by, shocked the other teams. Accord- programs were given equal budgets and attening to Girard, the Cabrini students who played tion. Girard said that he wanted to prove to the in the program were apparently invited to play· school that his athletes would keep up their in the league so the other teams could have school work and academics would come first.

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He required each athlete to maintain a grade pointaverageof2.5. He recalled that in his last year of coaching, four out of his five starting players were on the dean's list.

The first year of the team was a success, Girard said.

Although the team developed slowly, he had a lot of talent to work with.

He said they played 16 · games their first season playing mostly private colleges. He said most of his players never played high school basketball the first several years of the program. The first season, the only player who played on a team prior to Cabrini's, was a 33- year- old Vietnam veteran who returned to college after the war.

Girard said that early in his coaching years he came up with a fundamental philosophy of coaching. That was to go out and play hard but have fun. He said the particular game that he decided on this philosophy was one where the team was losing badly. He called them over

and started giving his win, win speech and asked the team if they wanted to finish the game and win or did they want to screw around and have fun out there? The general consensus of the team was to have fun.

Pizzuto· recalls Girard being a positive coach who was very personable with the players. He said under Girard he gained a lot of knowledge of the game. He said that although the team was a diverse group of men, they worked well together.

Tom Nemy, first 1,000 point scorer of the men's team and now an alumni, said that Girard took the intramural program and organized the team to have intense discipline but not to high-pressured basketball.

Several years into Girard's coaching career, he decided to get Cabrini sports included in the National Association of Inter-Collegiate Athletics. He said that he did this to make the teams more legitimate.

"Girard created a solid foundation for the program by taking the intramural team and organizing it. When Dzik took over he built upon the teams foundation taking it to another level," Nemy said.

After seven years of coaching and being the men's athletes director, Girard said that he felt the job needed full-time attention since he already taught history at Cabrini. In 1980 Dzik came and tog~ ~r coaching the men's basketball team and full-time athletic director. Girard said that Dzik brought a lot of coaching experience with him and developed the team to another level. He said that Dzik has done "a hell of a job."

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by Christine Labroli TheconsolationgameagainstPSHthefollowing day was a success, leaving the Cav's in third "We would be happy with a split" said John place.Dziksaidtheyplayedbetter,winning88-75.

Reggie Marante, first- year- player said Dzik, Cabrinimen's basketballcoach and athletic director, the Tuesday before the Cavaliersplayed the Cav's need to work on focusing more at in the Elizabethtown Tournament, and that is the game and at practice. "In the Penn State Harrisburg game we more or less played exactly what happened.

TheCabriniCavalierstraveledtoElizabethtown down to their level. If everyone on the team went out and played their hardest and fotopartic~inthetoumamentwithElizabethtown, Alvemia and Penn StateHarrisburg. The Cav's cused, we would be undefeated," he said.

The tournament on a whole was a learning firstgameofthetoumamentagainstElizabethtown experience forthe team and will help improve the ended in defeat, leaving them to play Penn State strengths and weaknessesof the playersDziksaid.

Harrisburg.

Another positive aspect of the tournament, Dzik said the team fell behind to other then the Cav's beating Penn State HarrisElizabethtown in the first thirty seconds of burg,juniorDanBarracliffwasoneoutfiveplayers the game. Once the team organized itself, they held a six to eight point lead until the in the tournamentwho made the all tournament team. last minute of the game when Elizabethtown On Dec. 14, the Cav's will host Rowen came back and finalized the score 80-7 5.

College, one of the top division three teams Greg Grant, first-year-player said "we beat in the country, in a J.V.-varsity doubleourselvesby not finishing lay-ups and foul shots header. throughoutthegame.Sincetheteamisyoungthey arestill trying to mesh each othersplaying style.

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staff writer T.G.I.F. Thank God it is Friday. Another long week of classes and tests have come to an end. It is finally the weekend.

What are you going to do? You were at a huge party last night and had a little too much fun, so the thought of alcohol turns your stomach. There is nothing showing at the movies that you particularly want to spend $6 to see and no way can you spend Friday night in front of the television.

How about exercising? No, I do not mean taking a run or doing a hundred sit ups. This type of exercise is fun, ~uires either a date or a group of friends and warm clothes. Ice skating. No way, you say, I have not done that since I was 10 years old. Well, what better time than the present to relearn?

Yes, it is a sport that requires patience and a little bit of coordination, but all you really need is two legs. Who cares if you fall, get up and try again.

Where do you go? The closest ice rink to campus is the VikingIce Center located at431 ValleyForgeRd.inKingofPrussia.

The phone number is 354-9430. · Many people think you can only ice skate at certain times during the year. That is true at some places, but the Viking is an exception. It is open to the public all year round. If you have the urge to do some physical activity during the week and just need to get your mind and body away from text books for a while, you can visit the Viking on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

For that Friday night date public skating runs from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. Heck, 10 o'clock. The night is just beginning.

There is still plenty of time to go meet everybody at the Wayne Tavern. " Another advantage to skating is that it does not cost much" said Richard Kiely

a Viking employee. The Viking charges $5 for adults and $4 for kids plus a $1 skate rental.

If you played ice hockey in high school and think now that you are in college you cannot play anymore, you arewrong. Open hockey is offered at the Viking for anyone over 18 years old every week, Monday through Friday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., for $6. You can go by yourself or with a group, on any given day and find a group of people ready to play a game. '1t is a great way to meet people too. I have seen a lot of friendships evolve and usually after people come once, they continue to come," Kiely said. If you are really serious about playing they even offer private lessons givenby former professional players.

Another arearinkis The Ardmore Ice Rink: at County Line and Holland roads in Ardmore. Public skating is offered on Friday evenings from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., with lessons available an hour before.

Ardmore says they have a lot of Haverford, Villanova and Rosemont students attend and encourage Cabrini to come and see what they are missing.

Only 15minutes away is the Haverford Skatium on Darby Road in Havertown, the largest rink in the area.It offers five public sessions a week 11 months a year for a mere $4.

If you are out Christmas shopping at Springfield Mall, right down the road is the Springfield Country Oub Ice Rink. It charges only $3.50 and offers four public sessions a week.

"Ice skating is a super extracurricular activity to get involved in. It is fun and a great way to exercise," Amy Mwphy, club employee, said. If you want to find a winter sport that is fun and gives you some exercise at the same time, put a pair of ice skates on-your list for Santa

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LadyCavs weld together a 5-1 start

by Brendan Noone and Deanna D'Alfonso co-sports editors

The Christmas holiday is rapidly approaching and with it comes the theory of peace on earth, goodwill toward men and in this case women.

In keeping with the holiday spirit we have decided to agree in our last column of the semester.

Who ever would have thought?

On the first day of X-mas the sports gods gave to he Manon Rheaume under the tree. On the second day of Xmas the sports gods gave to me two more Steve Howe drug tests and Manon Rheaume under his tree.

On the third day of X-mas the sports gods gave to Miami, three million for Keith Jackson, two more Steve Howe drug tests, and Manon Rheaume.

On the fourth day of X-mas the sports gods could give to the MLB, four more chances for Atlanta to win the Series, three million to Miami, two more Steve Howe drug tests, and Manon Rheaume under his tree.

On the fifth day of X-mas the sports gods gave in a dream five Sir Charles' to make a Phoenix team, four chances for Atlanta, three million to Miami, two more Steve Howe drug tests, and Manon Rheaume under his tree.

On the sixth day of X-mas the sports gods gave disease six women for Magic, five Sir Charles to make a Phoenix team, four chances for Atlanta, three million to Miami, two more Steve Howe drug tests, and Manon Rheaume under his tree.

On the seventh day of X-mas the sports gods gave to a ton seven million to Bonds and the Bay for the price of one, six women for Magic, five Sir Charles to make a Phoenix team, four chances for Atlanta, three million to Miami, two more Steve Howe drug tests, and Manon Rheaume under his tree.

On the eighth day of X-mas the sports gods gave to Philly a crazy eight for the Flyers, seven million for Bonds, six women for magic, five Sir Charles, four chances , three million, two more drug tests and Manon Rheaume under his tree.

On the ninth day of X-mas the sports go!}s gave to the Windy City nine Ditka tantrums, eight crazy Flyers, seven million in bonds, six women for Magic, five Sir Charles, four chances, three million, two more drug tests and Manon Rheaume under his tree.

On the tenth day of Xmas the sports gods gave to boxing 10 rounds of no Don King, you can figure out the rest...and Manon Rheaume under his tree.

On the eleventh day of X-mas the sports gods gave Bob Macartney 11 more inches for volleyball, and so on. But Manon Rheaume is STILL under the tree.

On the twelth day of X-mas Santa left for she 12 nights with Lindros and he can have Rheaume under his tree.

Merry X-mas to all and to all a good morning

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Senior Mary Kate Fannon shoots for two in NCM action. The Lady Cavs are hoping to continue their winning ways for the rest of the season.

by Kelly McDonald

importantbecause the team won by such large marginsand becauseit senta mes.sageto theother TheLadyCavaliershavebeguntheirseasonon teams in the division. He said it openedup their therightfootwitharecordof5-l. Theycameaway eyes in the PAC. ''These victorieswere important,they showed withan 89-16victocyover RosemontCollegeon Tuesday, Dec. 1 and an 87-29 victory over the teams in the divisionthatthe road to theplayGwynedd-MercyCollege on Thursday,Dec. 3. offs will be throughCabrini," Welde said.

SeniorMaryKateFannon,captainof theLady ThesewerethefirsttwogamesinthePennsylvania Cavs, said thateverygameis importantbut since AthleticConference.

Coach Dan Welde said these victorieswere theystartedout winning,peoplewilltakenoticeof staff writer

the team. "Hopefullypeoplewillcomeout, cheer us on and watch us play."she said.

Accordingto Welde, Dana Mills was a key contnbutorto thetwo victories.He saidthatMills is becomingaccustomto playingpoint guard and isdoingwellwiththeteamstransgressionoffense, whichis extremelyimportant "In the games against Gwynedd and Rosemont, Mills has done a masterful job of running the team," Welde said.

He said that Fannon' s ability to make big shots whenever necessary also had a lot to do with the victories.

Overall, Welde feels the entire team is playing solidly. He said. the defense is showing signs of improvement. Welde also said that the team has a good feeling of togetherness that they are thriving on.

First-year-studentPattyCarr said that they are playing well togetheras a team. "We are all shootingwell,passingwellandthe coachisgiving us greatmotivationto play,"Carr said.

"There are so many good players who can step up and make the shots, it is the whole team not just a few players," Karen Lawrence, first-year- student, said.

Wei.desaid theteam is aheadof schedulewith their progress. His optimism for the season has increased and with a littlework on the rebounding, Welde thinks itley can be even tougher to beat "Weare definitelyamajorcontenderin the PAC for the entire year," he said "It is quite possible that we will hang the first women's basketballbanner in history."

According to Welde, the athletic ability is greaterthis year than in the past; the playersare betterathletes,fasterandhavemoreskill.Thefirstyearplayershaveaddedtheirtalenttotheteamand have been a key factor in theteams' success,he said.Thesefirst-year-srudentsare Carr,Lawrence, and Kristen Blank, Dana Mills, and Melanie Winship. Weldesaidthattheyaresuperb,talented and mentallytough. He also said thatthis toughness will le.idto futurewins.

First-year-studentMills said she was nervous and scaredthat she wasn't going to be able to act underpressure,but her teammatesmade iteasyfor her to relaxand play undercontrol.

Carrand Lawrencesummedup therefirsttwo Divisiongamesas being"nice."

Holidayshoppingfor the avid sportsfan

by Bob Macartney

staff writer

We have all seen the commerciala million times. But how many people really need the Sports illustratedsneakerphone? Wouldn't it be easierifDeionSanderdausbroughthis .300 battingaveragetomyhouseandtookcareofmy shoppingforme? Well,it appearsthatDeionis too busy doing Nike commercials,so we will have to handlethe shoppingchoresonce again thisyear. PutonyourStartercapandjacket,we are off to the mall to find the perfectgiftfor the sports fan on your list Odds are,if the sports fan on your list is tall or short,youngor old,youcan findagiftforhim atHerman'sWorldofSpons. Accordingto Bill Garrett,storemanagerof the Hemian's located atRooseveltMall in NortheastPhiladelphia,"If thereisasportsgiftonyourlist,wehaveithere."

We startourjourneyin the children'sclothing department Accordingto Garrett,thebig seller thistime of year for kids is Nikesportswear. Basically,any shirt with a picture of MichaelJordanwillsatisfythe youngster.If the child has an attitudeproblem,ventureinto the Reebok "Above the Rim" line of sportswear.

Yes, clothingthatactuallytalks trash. What a novelidea "Chicago Bulls merchandisehas always sold well,and recentlywe have been moving CharlotteHornetssportswear.,"Garrett said.

However,as I am standingin line, I look "However,I thinkthatthereis a new trendleaning towardstheAoridaMarlinsandColoradoRockies, downatthecounter,andanothergreatgiftidea two baseball expansion teams, and your child jumpsrightoutatme. Afewofthefansonmy shouldbe happywithclothingrepresentingeither listlovetocollectmemorabilia,sowhynotgive temn.'' thema box ofcards.Garrettsaid,"UpperDeck Hats withteam nameshavecome into stylein cardsarethehotteston the marketrightnow,so thepast fiveyears,accordingto Garrett. Who am their cost is a littlehigh. If you don't want to I to arguewhenbeforeme I see an endlessbarrage spend a fortune,buy a few packs of Topps. of caps? It appears as if every professionaland They make a great stockingstuffer." These collegeteameverinexistenceisrepresentedbefore cards are availablein every major sport, and me. Ifyourfanhasafavoriteteam,school,orcolor, yoursports fan willthankyou longafterChristand a needto keephis headwarm,then a hatis the mas for such a greatgift gift for you.

Most of my shopping is done, but I am For the man in your life who may be too old missingthatonebig gift to top it all off. I enter for clothing, perhaps a different type of gift is KiddieCity and see beforeme the perfectgift necessary.Whynotgivethegiftthatwillbringhim for the fan of all ages, Sega You may wonderwhetheror not the Sega countlessdaysof sheeragony,theputter.Notonly Genesis EntertainmentSystem is a practical willtheputterfillout hisgolfbag,butit will alsoget gift to give the fan of all ages.However,thisis him out of yourhair on futureweekends.Ifhe has a trusty putter, then give thenext best thing, an a gift that both father and son will enjoy for indoorputtinggreen. This allowshim to practice hours. A great gift for the average fan who hisstrokeeveninthemidstofwinter,surelytaking alwayswantedto play inthe big leagues.Now five to ten shots off his handicapwhen the new thatyou have purchasedthe system,some of seasonbegins.However,notallsportsfansloveto the games that your fan might enjoy are John Madden Football'93, NHL Hockey '93, and golf, so 1move on to the next section.

As I enter the sportinggoods sectionof the the PGA Tour golf game. These giftsshould store, I realizethatthefan on my list mightactually keep your fan occupied for the rest of the wantsomesportsequipment A new glove,bat,or holidays.

I maynot be Deion,but hopefullythesegift ball might actuallydo him or her a lot of good.

Accordingto Garrett,a lot of shoppersoverlook ideaswill work for you thisholidayseason. If these itemswhen lookingfor a gift. So, I throwa not, there is alwaysthe sneakerphone. few balls in my cart, and headfor the cashier.