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Cabrini participatesin National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week by Caroline Croley staff writer

On Tuesday evening, a group of students was hanging out in a dorm · kin g. The s tude nts all conroom d no sumed a decent amount of alcohol. While playing the game Truth or Dare, the party got out of hand. Someone passed ou t from.drinking excessively. Not only did he pass out, he was unconscious. His friends got scared and did the logica l thing. They cal led the resident assistant (RA), who arrive d immediate ly. Short ly afterwa rds the med ical assistant (MA) was at the scene. The MA checked vital signs and did firs t aid. This did not help. Rich Krall e, director of security , along with .oth er member s of Qibrini's Dep artm ent of Public Safety , arriv ed, and the scenario above occurred once again. Still no luck. Radn or po Ii ce, R a d nor fi re company and paramedi csw ere needed . The tea m perform e d nece ssary aid , hooked up life support and gave ox ygen to stabilize the victim. Lastly ,

ways come out of health services. Fitzgerald added that this week is to encourage participation in the various activities and to take advantage of TAXI (Take An X-tra 1nitiative.) TAXI is a student-run organization sponsored by the student govemment association (SGA). It is a program that provides a safe ride for those students who need it. TheweekkickedoffSundayevening with a Mass said by the Reverend Ambrose Cashman, campus chaplain. Thisservicewasa time to remember all whose lives have been affected by the influence of alcohol. On Monday night, Mulvihill organizedaMo ndayN ightFoo tballgathering. Mulvihill said that, as a small school, Cabriniismore aware of alco-

hol and how it can be a problem. By holding Monday Night Football, the schoolgavepeopleso methingelsetodo other than drink. On Tu esday and Wednesday, informa tion tables with v arious material on alcohol awa reness were displayed outside the cafeteria and in the gathering area. Since this topic can be a touchy subject for man y

photo by Carol ine Croley

Paramedics attemp t to "revive " Senior John Quiris during demonstration· of what happens during a drug or alcohol overdose . Also on the scene were Radnor police force and Cabrini 's Department of Public Safety. The drill was organized by the resident assistants of Xavier and was a part of National Alcohol Awareness Week. According to Eileen McAlinney , a national statistic states that more students will spend money on alcohol this year than they will on their books . The po int of Alcohol Awareness Week is to inform people on these issues and ho w they affect their lives.

the team was out of the building with the stretcher and rushed off to the people,t hesetab lesena bledthecam ··aJw;• h <>"PVeIP"""p nl'~I~nhnl pus community to look at the materi h""n11 V..• ,U41"'------i'rl nmwr !ffl!l fflmr.-"1t-~~--~~-..•••!!!J•!!!!l!~--"'!l!!!!fll"'~iiiii!ii~~~~~~-~--~~~+M•&liii!! . . af'attft n , rnumfflftemffll!'ffl' -· - -· - · ,... v u ,u~u v~u . po1sonmg. . nl drill . Also on Tuesday and Thursday, Th JSwaso ya Thi s week was Alcohol Awa re- stu den ts sampled no n-alco holic ness Week. brews, donated by Straffo rd Beverage, in the cafet eria from 11:00 to T uesday evening, und er the di1 rec tion of Seni or Jennif er Yates, RA :OO. Tuesday night's program was tiin Xav ier, along wi th actors Katina tied· "Pa rties, Alcohol, & Rape: Corrao and Kim Scarborough, sophWhat' s the Connection?" Under the omores, Juniors Doug Epp ler and direction of Senior RA Molly Chesna Gary White, Seniors Beth Mulvihill and Dawn Weston, senior medical and John "Chico" Quirus, Kralle and assistant, the program emphasized Radnor Police and Fire Companies that a lot of <late rapes occur while and paramedics, students witnessed under the influence of alcohol. a simulated event that is very real and Chesnasaid, "Thisweekmayonly could happen at any time. AlcoholAwarenessWeekisheld help one person look at themselves and their habit s, bu tit is one person's each year to inform students of the effects that alcohol can have on col- life that it will help. " She also said , "This week is hard to ignore. There lege students. Susan Fitzgerald, camis so much information given out pus nurse, said , "This week is to everywhere on campus. It's hard to focus on the responsibility of deciget away from it." sion making and not on saying no to alcohol." According to Eileen McAlinney. The week-long program has al- health services, planning was difficult becausealcoholisahardtotopictotalk about. McAlinney stressed thisis National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, and planning could not have begun withoutthemanual thatthellimcil of National Alcohol Aware Week mails to the colleges . An in-dep th look at the recent violence and vanda lism and how it affects your life.

College investigates college crimes

Inside ... IINEWS

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Week at a Glance ... .Oct. 22 to Oct. 28

IIPERSPECTIVES pred ict pg.3 Students FRIDAY the outco me of the World Series.

IIA &E pgs. 6 &7 A look at mu seum s, resta urants and th eaters in Phil adelphi a .

I/SPORTSpg. 10 Phillies Phevert !!

V 7-10p .m. Haunt ed House in Xavier

SATURDAY SUNDAY V 7 - 10 p .m. Hau nted House in Xavier

V 2-5p.m. M aj or Donor Pho nathon in the Atrium

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY V Seniors ! Remember that the last day to get . yo ur senio r por traits done. for the yea rbook is No v. 2

V 7:30 p.m. Dr. Carter Craig ie w ill tell his traditio nal ghost stories in the Woodcres t Sm oker Lo unge

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9 p.m. Musician • John Flynnwill perform in the WCGA Vll :OOa.m.-2:00 p.m. Astrologer/ Tarot Readerwill tell fortunes in the WCGA


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