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ClasstimeShifts by Gary White assist.arts&ellfertainmenteditor With the beginning of the Fall s.emester, Cabrini will be on a new class schedule. The new schedule is an attempt to make the Tuesday/ Thursday activity period longer, according to Jennifer Hansbury. registrar. "Members of the camp,us community have complained about being unable to finish meetings and speakers running out of time," Hansbury said. The decision to change the class schedule was made by the scheduling committee, a sub-committee of the Academic Council. President Dr. Antoinette Iadarola had heard complaints the current activity period was not long enough. She suggested an evaluation of the situation. Iadarola has been at two colleges where the common time was from 3:30-5 p.m. She wondered if this would be a good time for Cabrini. The scheduling committee did not feel 3 p.m. would
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be a good time, according to Hansbury. The committee had three main reasons they were opposed to the 3 p.m. period. These were that commuters may not be able to make meetings, people with afternoon jobs would not be able to make the meeting, and activities are an important part of the college experience that should not be put in jeopardy. Instead of making the period 3 p.m .. the committee decided to extend the current activity period by 15 minutes. They believed this would solve the problem. In order to achieve this, the first three class periods will begin five minutes earlier. Therefore, an 8:20 a.m. class will now begin at 8: 15 a.m. Afternoon and evening classes will now begin 10 minutes later. This means the present 9:30 p.m. classes will end at 9:40 p.m., according to the new schedule. Hansbury does not believe starting classes five minutes
photo by Matt Macs,sak
Shoppersbrowsethroughthepaintingsdisplayedby the American Cancer Society. This Theart show,held in the GraceHallAtrium,tookplace fromMarch5- 7. Returningresident studentsweregreeted by the hustleand bustleof the showon Sundayafternoon.
see CLASS pg. 3
Students evaluate leadership process by Steve May assistant copy editor Student leaders want to make a difference in other people's lives. They want to give of themselves to help others on campus. And, most of all. they must want to represent the idea of the common good that Cabrini is all about. This is how Vice President of Student Affairs Robert Bonfiglio described what type of person he was looking for to fill the leadership positions of resident assistant (RA), medical assistant (MA), and orientation counselor (OC). This year's leadership process began on Feb. 8. lnfonnation on where and when to pick up the leadership packets was
given out to the campus community. The packets contained information on all three positions and an application. The three steps to completing the application were filling out a resume, writing a letter of application, and handing in three recommendations from a faculty member, student leader, and current or former employer. All parts of the application were due on Feb.
19. The next steps in the process are the group interviews, followed by the individual interviews. According to Bonfiglio, the group interview process for RAs began on the week ofFeb. 22. This year's group interviews are different from last, Bonfiglio said, because, in previous years, all three candidates for the positions had their group processes together. This year RAs are separate.
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positions. Yet she said that there are approximately 15 new openings. Marks-Gold said that in her decisions for OC she looks for a diverse group of people, including first-year students, commuters, males and females, and different personalities. She said OCs must be honest, responsible people who care about helping others and who have enjoyed their experiences at Cabrini. This will be Marks-Gold's last year as director of student activities. She has been offered the job of Cabrini's international student coordinator, a part-time job that will allow her to still maintain close contact with the student population. Marks-Gold said she will miss student activities and does not know when her
position will be filled. "I feel I have to tell the truth," Marks-Gold said about her leaving student activities. Many students are going out for the leadership positions this year. Bonfiglio said that most students go out because they care. First-year student Karen Szczurek is one of those people. Szczurek is trying for OC. She said she became interested in the position because of the OCs she had when she was an incoming student. She saw them as friendly, concerned people who made her feel relaxed and at home at Cabrini. Szczurek said she is still friends with many of her OCs.
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Bonfiglio said the reason for this was to allow for Resident Life to have more input in the group process. Director of Resident Life Cathy Caulfield said there are three group interviews for RA, then the individual interviews. She said the group exercises for RA interviews are different this year. There are 12 spots open for RA next year. Caulfield said the announcement for the RAs will be on March 26. Director of Student Activities Jennifer Marks-Gold said OC interviews wilJ start on March 22 and will nm until April 6. The announcement for the positions will be out before Easter, Marks-Gold said. She was not certain as to the exact number of spots that need to be filled because some old OCs may not return and/or may get other
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