Friday, Oct.1,1993 Vol.XL,No.4 Cabrini College Radnor, Pa.19087
College·improves look of campus with·renovations by Shella Brady staff writer
Hot Dog Man!!!
Heart,leaclingtoXavier Hallbeforetheotherswere put in?" Maggie Mitura,sophomoreresidentof Xavier,said,referringto themuddypathunderthe
Withouta doubt,manyphysicalchangeshave trees. taken place on Cabrini's campus over summer AnotherattentiongrabberofCabrini'snewphysvacation. ical appearanceis the additionof the two Cabrini Officeshavebeen moved,treeshavebeencut, groundsmaps. RobRisse,junior,thinksthesigns themansionhasa brandnewroof. makeCabrinilookneat. Therearenewlightsinthecafeteria,freshcaipetSophomoreSheilaMcGrorysaid, ''Whocould inginthelibraryandthedividinglinesintheparking getlostat Cabrini?" lotare a sunniershadeof yellow. TheWigwamhasbeenrenovated. JarnesDean, Directorof ResidentLife CatherineCaufield nottherealpersonbutacardboardcut-out,standsin spoke of many changes within the dorms and thecomermoderating.· houses. House seven hasbeen fullypaintedand Oldrecordsfromhisdayhavebeenhungonthe recai-peted. walls.Thereisablackandwhitepanelingbelowthe Housetwohasbeenpartiallypaintedandcaipethuge new menu board, (which now includes ed. Some paintinghasbeendoneon Housefour. milkshakes.) Housefivehasbeencaipetedandsomepainting · Ao Pittman,cookof theWigwam,saidsheput has also been done on it. House two hasnew upallthesegroovydecorationstogivetheplaceatrue cushions.Housesfiveandsix receivednewlVs. '50s sense. Winona Woods and Donna Beck, The tripleroomsin Xavierhavenewfurniture, managersof thecafeteria,cameupwiththeidea and there are new televisionsin Xavier as well. Cabrini'scampuschangesslightlyeach year. Woodcresthasfinallyreceivedcable. Generally,these changesmeet the approvalof However,to most Cabriniresidents,the most students,facultyandstaff. positivechange would have to be the sidewalk However,youcannotpleaseallthepeopleallthe pavingitsway fromthelibraryto WoodcrestHall. time.ExceptmaybejuniortransferstudentCaroline ''Butwhydidn'ttheyputinasidewalkbySacred Bakerwhosaid,''Ijusttbink itlooksbeautiful."
photo by Dawn,elleKlopp
Look at this boy. He's a bird! He's a plane! No, he's David Shapiro, a student at the Children's School, eating a hot dog at last Saturday's Children's concert. The concert was held to benefit the school.
Publicsafe_tydepartmentcopes Withthe.unexpected by Doug Eppler copy editor & writing coach
11:35p.m.Saturday,Sept.25, XavierHall. A Radnorpolicecruiserslowsto astop,'officersenter thedormitpry,lightbouncesoff theirsilvercuffs, andtwo visitorsto the campusare herdedout the doorintothedrizzlingrain,theirheadsspinningin wavesof drunkennessand shame. For Cabrini's Departmentof PublicSafety(OOPS),itis another fun nighton patrol. 1lris weekend'sspectacle,acoordingto membersof thecollegesecurityforce,wasby nomeans thenorm. Loquiturscouredthe campusthatnight for an eveningwith the membersof OOPS. At 11:45p.m.,Jim McGrealsat at his post at Woodcrest,talking of his days in the busine.5s worldwitha first-yearbusinessmajor. A 10-year veteran of Cabrini's force, McGreal went into security nearly 18 years ago after 20 years at
Inside ... tl'NEWS
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Do you know who makes up the resident life staff? Read the RA and RD profiles to get more insight to these everyday faces.
GeneralElectric. Taking IDs from two male visitorsto theall-femaledormitory,McGrealconfided the toughestpart of hisjob was "littleboys tryingto act like big men." A pizza deliveryat 11:50 p.m. interrupted McGrealas he spokeof alcoholviolationson the campus. When the conversationresumed,he said the reportedcaseswerefar fewerat thecollegethanat some placesat whichhe hasserved. Joe Lews, the evening's mobile officer,returnedto the whiteChryslerminivanto checkits mileageandwrapup hisfourp.m.to 12am. shift. A securityofficerfor nearly 20 years,l.ews came to Cabrinifouryearsago. He reportedthe typicalshiftlastseighthoursandfindstheofficers divided between van or foot patrols and dorm watches. 7 Lews said, ''V-. e try to get aroundas much as possible,to be visibleas much as possible." Ac-· cordingto Lews,therearethreeto fourofficerson dutyeachnight. Henotedthedepartmentwill call in the Radnorpolicein a numberof cases,including burglary,vandalismand, as in the case of Saturdaynight,underagedrinking. Forty-fiveminutesafter Lews' departure,his relief,Lou Welsch,passed Dixon House in the midstof yet anotherroundof patrols.·
Meanwhilein Xavier,dutyofficerJohnAllen ''You're licensed by the state," Allen said. continuedhis two-pagereport on the evening's "You go to a class andtheytellyou how tohandle arrest. varioussituations." Allen has also completedthe requirementsof Thoughunableto givedetailsontheevening's callto Radnorpolice pendinga fullinvestigation, Act 120, the licensingcriteriafor Pennsylvania Allen,a two-yearmemberof Cabrini'steam and policeofficers. At 1:30a.m.,Alleninvestigatednoisefromthe part-timepoliceofficer,said OOPS' decisionto callRadnorusuallydependson theway the situa- northside of Xavierbut returnedafter the noise abruptly ceased. Ten minutes later, a similar tionis going. He said cooperationfrom the accusedparty outbuist prompted a similar investigationand will deter such a call, but potentialtrouble and result. disorderlyconductwarrantsRadnor's attention. At 1:50a.m., Welsch unlockedthe Widener Saturdaynight,Allen and his colleagues,along CenterforseveraleagerMACusers. Whenasked withmembersof residentlife,receivedlittlecoop- to describethe scariestmomentin his 15 yearsas erationand feltRadnorshouldbe notified. a securityofficer,theformerpoliceofficerrecalled Allen reiterated,however,that the evening's anincidentatthePhiladelphianaval yardsinwhich eventswere not typical. a drunkfatherheld hischildhostageuntilWelsch He said the usual routinein Xavier includes and his colleaguescould "take the guy down checkingandsecuringexteriordoors,attendingto withoutdamagingthechild" Chucklingat the thoughtof someof Cabrini's fire and door alarms,preventingnoiseviolations funt)iercalls to security,Welsch returnedto the andenforcingvisitationpolicies. He addedthat someof the toughestsituations van. facedbythedepartrnentincludethosetimesduring At twoa.m.,he bracedfor anothersixhoursof whichthecampusis desertedandmorevulnerable patrol.Allenand McGrealhadthreehoursleft in to vandalismand burglaries. theirshiftsand l.ews was longgone. SaturdaydriftedintoSundayandthe lateshift Accordingto Allen, all of Cabrini's security personnelhave completed,as perstate require- coastedinto them0rninghours. OOPS,however,remainedever vigilant. ments,thestandardtrainingdescribedin Act235.
Week at a Glance ... tl'PERSPECTIVES pg.3
FRIDAY
Students and facilty speak against cafeteria food.
tl'ARTS
11'6-8p.m.: Scholarship banquetin Mansion Dining Room
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Sr. Mary Brancato exhibits her art in the library.
tl'SPORTS pg.12
SATURDAY SUNDAY VParent Weekend begins. Welcome Parents!
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11'10:30 a.m.: Fami_ly weekend liturgy in the Chapel Vl-4p.m.: One World, One Kite Festi~ val for Peace.
Oct. 1 to Oct. 7
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
V9p.m.: Prison Outreach lnformation Session in the Student Development Conference Room.
11'12:301:30: Outreach to the Homeless Information Session in Campus Ministry.
II' 8-10 p.m.: WYBFs sports talk show. Call in971-8453.
11'9:30p.m.la.m: Thursdays by SGA held in the Widener Center Gathering Area.