I Studentskeep spiritalive First-yearstudentsDonnaSchaeffer, Schaeffer said "We want to help John Lindsay and Joe Marturano ap- people as much as we can. People editor in chief proachedthefounderofProjectHOME. reallygo togetherhere." One of the purposesof Cabrini Schaefferspokefor the group. Marturano said he became inSpiritDay, celebratedon Tuesday, "I introducedmyself,"Schaeffersaid,volvedwithspiritdaypromotionbeNov. 9, was to infuse a senseof "and toldherwe, as the freshmanclass, causethespiritathishighschoolwas communitypride.Cavalierprideran would liketo helpsell itemsfor Project poor. rampantduringSpiritDay, and the HOME. We saw this as a greatservice "Our morale was very low," days precedingit,when one considMarturanosaid. ''I wanted to make ers thework of thefirst-yearclass. schoolspiritcome here.We've tried Whilemanywereinvolvedwith to pumpstudentsup andmake them See·yourfriends, the promotionof SpiritDay, many proudtogo to Cabrini." fust-yearstudentstookanextrainitia- teachersand favorite AccordingtoLindsay,manyfirsttiveto make the day a success. staff memberson the year students did not know much During the keynote address of about spirit day until sophomore SpiritDay photo SisterMaryScullion,therecipientof KatinaCorrao,aspiritdayorganizer, spreadInside thespiritdayaward,Scullionemphaencouragedthemtobecomeinvolved sizedtheimportanceoftakingaction, "AtfirstIthoughttbedaywasjust in the spirit of Mother Cabrini, to aboutspirit,"Lindsaysaid."By helpprojectthatwouldbe easyto do." make theworlda betterplace. ing with some of the activities,I've AcrordingtoSchaeffer,Scullionwas learnedmoreaboutMotherCabrini Afterherspeech,Scullionopened extremelyenthusiasticandsaidshewouldEveryone'sbeensoexcitedaooutthis the floorfor questions. Thefirststudenttospeakwasfirst- havebroughtalongsampleitems,ifshe day." had known Cabrinistudentswould be yearstudentRobMarish. Marishsaidhelearnedmoreabout ''Now that you've told us what interested. spirit day becauseof some of the Schaeffer said Marish's comment benefits. you do. how can we get involved?" spurred her to act. The class officers Marishasked."Is therea listwe can "They give you free food and decided to takeup Scullionon her pro- everything,"Marishsaid. sign.orsomething?" "Youmight Theballwasrolling.Scullionen- posal as wellsee whatthey haveto say." Accordingto Schaeffer.manyfirstcouragedthose on campus to help Marishsaidhe learneda lotmore yearstudentswereexcitedaooutpromotProjectHOME,Scullion'snon-profthanhehadexpectedHealsowanted it organizationfor the homeless,by ingspiritday. tobe activeinspiritdaybecause"I'm "Our freshmanclassreallywantsto a CabriniWeenie!" sellingstati_onery and greetingcards get involved to keep up v,ith things," asafundraiser.
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photo by Caroline Croley
Dr. Carter Craigie, professor of English, helps seniors Joe Opeila and Steve Murray raise spirit at the Spirit Day Bonfire.
Annual phonathonraises·funds,awarenessfor college by Christina Feehan staff writer
Each year Cabrini has an annual fund it must fulfill, and one of the ways this is accomplished is through the phonathon. Susannah Wittich, the assistant director of the annual fund, said that the phonathon has been taking place for at least five to 10 years. Primarily, its function is to raise money for the college. Wittich and the rest of the staff of the annual fund must meet another challenge. In December 1992, Mr. and Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon donated $500,000 to Cabrini and agreed to · donate $500,000 more, if an additional $1 million could be raised by June 30, 1994. The Dixon Challenge
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has caused alumni, friends and parents to donate generously. They are quickly on theirwaytomeetingtheir own $250,000 challenge. Each month that the phonathon takes place is d#edicatedto a specific group of contributors. fu October, major donors of the collegeare called. In November, students call parents and ask for donations. In January, thereis a reunionphonathon,in which alumni call their classmates. fu February, alumni volunteers hold an alumni phonathon and in March the studentsof Cabrinicall anyonewhom they could not reach in the previous phonathons. "The phonathon is a great way for the college to keep in touch with constituencies," Wittich said. ·'It is important not only to raise money but to keep current records of alumni." Susan Linaugh, '74 graduate of Cabrini, is one alumna who has been involved with the annual phonathon for 10 years. She participates because she lives locally and it benefits thecollege. Linaughsaid she enjoys
talking with old friends and servicing Cabrini. "Normally people like to give to the college,so the phonathonis something I enjoy doing," Linaugh said. Another alumna, Robin Larkins, a '85 graduate, has been involved with the phonathon since her graduation. She said she finds value in keeping in touch with people and fin_dingout what they are doing. "I had good experiences at Cabrini, and so I enjoy doing the phonathon and keeping up with all of Cabrini's changes," Larkins said. Amy Andrako,sophomore,volunteeredtodothephonathonherfreshman year,andshesaidshewouldparticipate again this year. Andrako said she had fun and wassurprisedat how muchthe people she phoned were interestedin Cabrini. She also said that she and the other students received payment for working the phonathon,but this is not what motivatedher. "We tried to see who could get the most donations for a given night," phOIOby Kristyn u nick Andrako said. "It was a form of motiTrish Schuler calls parents during the recent student phonathon. vatingourselvesto get largerpledges."
Week at-a Glance ... FRIDAY t/ 8 p.m. Fall Theater Production in the Red Cloud Co{fee House.
SATURDAY SUNDAY t/ 8 p.m. Fall Theater Production in the Red Cloud Coffee House.
t/ 8 p.m. Fall Theater Production in the Red Cloud Coffee House. t/ Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week begins
Nov. 12 to 18
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY t/ 6 p.m. Comp Information Session in the GHBR. t/ Junior Spring Registration
t/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mission & Management Workshop in the GHBR.
t/ Sophomore Spring Registration. t/ Great American Smokeout