Friday,Dec.1O,1993 Vol.XL,No.12 CabriniCollege Radnor, Pa.19087
Commencement speaker unannounced by Celene Wright staff writer
There are about six more months until commencement,and the seniors are stillnqtawareof who theirspeaker will be. Thatmaybetruetothestudents, buttheadministrationmayknowmore thanthestudents. The ball is in the handsof the PresidentAntoinetteladarola andthemembersof the Boardof Trustees. Iadarola saidthey arenot allowedtorevealwho the speaker is until the day of commencementgetscloser. Senior Steve Murraysaid he does notfullyunderstandwhy the president is notinformingtheseniorsofwhotheir speakeris goingto be. "The seniorclassspeakerfor commencementis chosenby the Board of Trustees,"RobertBonfiglio,vicepresidentof studentdevelopment,said. Theprocessofchoosingthespeaker shouldhavebegunwithlastyear'sjunior class president, now senior class president,John Quiros,submittingthe names of potential commencement speakersto theBoardof Trustees. However, Quirusadmittedhe did notsubmitthenamestotheboardmem-
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bers. SeniorDeanna D' Alfonsosaid, "Who is the commencementspeaker goingto be?" 'Therehaven'tbeenanygoodspeakers in thepastfor commencement,so I reallydonotexpectanyoneexcitingfor my graduation,"senior Judi Panasik said. Panasikcontinued,"Sinceourclass representativesonlyconsistof Quirus and Steve Czech, I do not think the decisionofthecommencementspeaker shouldbe on theirshouldersalone." "Seniorclassrepresentatives,aswell as classmembers,havebeenunhappy with the speakers in the past," Czech said. "So I believewe shouldhave an adviserto help guide us in choosinga commencementspeaker." Someseniorsthisyeararegrasping theirchanceto sayhow theyfeelabout theirlittleinvolvementin choosingthe commencementspeaker. JerrySchaefer,a senior,said,"I feel it isourgraduation,andwe shouldhave the rightto choosethe speaker." "Thispersonisgoingtobetheinspiration to us before entering the real world, and I think it should be the seniors' right to choose who should inspirethem,"Murraysaid.
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The Rev. Ambrose Cashman, campu, chaplain, and Nancy Malone, of the graduate studies office, joined in the Yule Log ceremo1iy. Dr. Carter Craigie, English-communications professor, has been master of cererr onies for 20 years and will pass the torch onto Dr. Leonard Primiano, religion professo, See more on Yule Log in the special holiday section.
Safety precautions !;ave life in head-on collision by Catherine Smotherman staff writer
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Dr. Dawn Middleton's car, after a head-on collision with a pickup truck on Nov. 21. The entire engine was pushed under the driver's cab. Middleton escaped the incident with minor injuries.
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On her way home from the Cabrini Open House on Sunday, Nov. 21, Dr. Dawn Middleton, chairperson of the education department, saw a pick-up truck cross the yellow line into her lane and was unable to prevent a head-on collision. "I felt complete helplessness," Middleton said. As the truck approached, Middleton said she had nowhere to go, and she had no choice but to have a collision. Middleton was driving west on Route 23 in East Pikeland township, about four miles from her home, at about 35 miles per hour, when the driver of the pick-up entered her lane and lost control of his vehicle. The truck was going about 45 miles per hour. "He didn't see me," Middleton said. "He never hit the brakes. I remember the flash of the airbag. My first sensation afterward was of a burning
on my forearms, from the chemicals in the airbag." Though the vehicles looked like what one might expect from a head-on collision, Middleton walked away with minor injuries: bruises, pulled muscles, mild burns from her airbag and a sprained wrist, from absorbing the impact of the collision through the steering wheel. She credits her ability to walk away to three things: her safety belt, her airbag and her Volvo. Statistics. back her up on at least the first two of those reasons. Belt wearers are 45 percent less likely to be killed in an accident and 50 percent less likely to be injured, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Of course, all cars have safety belts now. And 42 states and the District of Columbia have mandatory safety belt usage laws. Drivers of cars with airbags get another 11 percent reduction in fatalities in any colli-
Week at a Glance ... FRIDAY V9p.m. Comedian Joel Lindley will perform in the Red Cloud Coffee House
SATURDAY SUNDAY V9:30p.m. 1:30 a.m. WYBFLegal Party in the Widener Center Gathering Area
Vl:30-3 p.m. Scholarship Reception in the Mansion Foyer V8-11 p.m. Open Mike Night in Coffee House
sion, according to the NHTSA. If the collision is frontal or nearfrontal, airbags give the driver a 29 percent better chance of living through the experience, according to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Airbags were first tested in the '50s and were ready for use in the '70s, but auto manufacturers were slow to adopt them. A 1990 federal law requires that all automobiles have a passive restraint device, either airbags or automatic safety belts. By the 1998 model year, all cars will have automatic safety belts and airbags. Ninety percent of 1994 model cars has an airbag for the driver, according to an Oct. 17 New York Times article. Having an airbag does not mean the safety belt can be left unfastened. Airbags provide protection only in frontal or near-frontal collisions. see more ACCIDENT on pg.4
Dec. 10 to 16
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY .-'Last day of classes
V 1-1:30 p.m. Relaxation "Stress Break" in the Rooymans Center, Room 5 V Final Exams
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Vl-1:30 Relaxation "Stress Breaks" in the Rooymans Center, Room 5
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