Friday, Sept. 10, 1993
Cabrini College, Radnor, Pa. 19087
Vol.
x~,No. 1
Students-begin anew Herparentswereenthusiasticabouttheopportunityto reclaimtheirownfreedom. sports editor Ray Municello,Sharon'sfather,said,"It's With Tina Turner's "It's Time For Letting ourtumtolivefreelynow.Thisisouronlychild Go"playingfromanearbywindowin Woodcrest, and now we have regainedour freedom. My the incomingfirst-yearstudents moved into wifedoes not haveto cookall the time,now." theirrespectivedormsonTuesdaymorning. MichaelleMcilvaine,anotherfirst-yearstuThe firstto arrivewas KathyMalone,who dent,hasbeen on campusfor tennis. carriedthefirstbagsintoWoodcrestat8:59a.m. '"Ihepeoplearereallynicehere,"Mcilvaine Malone was accompaniedby her motherand said."However,thereare someproblemswith father. theroomsituation.Threepeopleina roomisjust Maloneexpectsto havefun at Cabriniand not working." addedthatshe "hopesto learna little,too." ThetriplesinWoodcrestandtheco-edfloor FranMalone,Kathy's mother,did notecho in Xavier will add some excitementto the her daughter'sexcitement. normallyplacidhousingsituation. Mrs.Malonesaid,"Thisismyfirstchildtogo More pressurewill be placed on the resaway to school. I wantto cry." ident assistants in both dorms, and they will Laura Paparone,a first-yearstudent from deal with such problems as overcrowding, MountLaurel,NJ., expectsto have a lotof fun roommateconflictsand genderbattleson coand makesome closefriends. ed floors. On this day, though, all the RAs Meanwhile,inXavier Hall,first-yearstudent anticipated a good year. StephaniePepponiwasbusymovingintothecoFirst-year student Ted Smith, who hails ed first floor. from Malvern, said "I am happy to be at Pepponisaid,"I think I will likelivingon a Cabrini because I expect to meet a lot of co-eelfloor. Guysaddcharacterandtheymake girls." you laugh. It should be a good mix." SophomoreDenisePulaski,transferstudent, JoAnn Pepponi,Stephanie's mother, said hopesCabriniisbetterthanlmmaculata,which she likesthe collegeon the whole. she attendedlastyear. "I have no problemswith her livingon the Her roommate,sophomoreNicole Berg, samefloorwithguys,"Mrs.Pepponisaid,''but who alsotransferredfromImmaculatasaid,"It I am not happy with her living in a triple." couldnot be anyworse." SharonMunicello, aGibbstown,NJ.native, Municellosummedup theentiredaywhen photo by Danielle DiMarco saidshewaspreparedforthenextstepinher life, she said,"Myroomis a mess." Amy Hummel checks with Assistant Director of Resident Life Scott Dorsey to see if she thecollegeyears.
by Bob Macartney
is financially cleared to move in. The class of 1997 moved in on Tuesday.
Residentlife implementsnecessarychanges by Heather McAll/ster editor in chief
As students settle into on-campus rooms, the resident life staff is preparing to face new challenges. More students are living on campus this year than in the past three years, most of Woodcrest is tripled, two new resident directors are in command and residents are voting on parietals. . According to the weekly admissions report, dated September 3, this year the college enrolled 226 fust-year students and 110 new transfer students. In 1992 the incoming enrollment was 258, as compared with 337 new students this year. The report states 156 firstyear students and 32 new transfers will live on campus. According to Resident Life Director Cathy Caulfield, the number of incoming students this year has affected resident life. Caulfield said the number of resident students has risen from 364 in the 1993 spring.semester to 421 in the fall Campus dormitories can accommodate 394 residents, Caulfield said. Caulfield said many students are tripled in Woodcrest double rooms due to the number of residents this semester. According to Caulfield, 14ofthe 18roomson Woodcrest's third floor, as well as half the other rooms, are
What's Happening
tripled. When Caulfield and Sloane Gibb, resident director of Woodcrest, began assigning students to Woodcrest, all third floor rooms were tripled, Caulfield said. It was at that point, Caulfield said, that the resident life staff decided to freeze students on two waiting lists. Caulfield maintains a waiting list for upperclass students, and she said five women and three men currently are on the list. Nancy Gardner, executive director of admissions and financial aid, initiated a housing waiting list for new residents on July 29. Currently five women and three men are also on this list. Sophomore Tana Peifer, an orientation counselor, is one returning students on a waiting list, but she said she is removing her name because she was forced to find other living accommodations. "During the second orientation this summer, resident life told me they couldn't fit me," Peifer said. "I had to move to an apartment that is half an hour from school, and I have 8:15 classes. I had a job reserved for me at the mall, and I was going to play volleyball this year. Now I can't do these things because l don't live on campus." Peifer questioned why the resident life
staff is de-tripling some rooms in Woodcrest when two separate lists of students are waiting for spaces. "I want to be able to give everyone the experience of living on campus," Caulfield said, "but there comes a time when a decision must be made about the quality of that experience." According to Bob Bonfiglio, vice president for student development, Cabrini had a student retention rate of over 90 percent in 1991 and 1992. The college expects to maintain the rate this year, Bonfiglio said. "We have mcreased our retention rate quite dramatically," Bonfiglio said. "The student satisfaction survey showed students are quite happy here." Bonfiglio referred to a student poll conducted last semester during fall registration. In order to maintain a high level of student satisfaction and retention, the resident life staff is preparing a support system for first-year students in triple situations, Caulfield said. Gibb said she views triples in Woodcrest as a "good thing." "This shows students are satisfied and have seen what living on campus is like,"
Sept. 1Oto Sept. 17 '
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
v'4:30 p.mBig Brother/Big Sister Dinner in Cafe v'WYBF will give out prizes
v'7:00 p.m. Welcome Back Bash on the Mansion terrace
v'6 p.m. Mass in the Chapel
Monday
Gibb said. "As negative as the triples have been played out, this is a real plus for the college in general." According to Gibb, she and the resident assistants (RAs) attended sessions on conflict mediation during the Leadership Conference. Caulfieldsaid RA training emphasized dealing with a "full house" this year. "RAs are planning programs and will respond to any situation," Caulfield said. Bonfiglio said resident life programming stems from the RA goals decided during the leadership conference. RA goals include communicating effectively, supporting the college community and promoting cultural diversity, as presented during leadership conference. The ultimate goal on the RA list is high student retention. According to Caulfield, resident life programs will address space and noise conflicts. "For some students this is going to be see more HOUSING pg. 4
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Thursday v'Last Day of Add/Drop v'Last Day to Declare Audit
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