March 03, 1995 Issue 19 Loquitur

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Friday,March3, 1995 Vol. XLI, No. 19 Cabrini College Radnor, Pa. 19087

Commencementspeaker Happy Birthday to you! concernsleft unanswered by Nina Marie Sciarrotta assistant op-ed editor

Dr. Antoinette Iadarola, college president, has refused to deal directly withstudentswhenchoo,ingthisyear's commencementspeaker,accordingto senior classpresidentAmy Gallagher. According to Gallagher, Iadarola has yet to responddirectlyto requests for a meeting between the two presidents to discuss the selectionprocess. Iadarola was unavailablefor comment According to Gallagher, seniors were sent forms in spring of 1994 requestingsuggestionsfor a candidate for this year's graduation speaker. Gallagherpresentedtheadministration with approximately12 or 15 names of candidates. Gallagher said she was then told that she had to research the accomplishmentsofthecandidatesand return the informationto the administration and the board of trustees,who would make the final decision. Gallagherspentthesummerof1994 researching the backgrounds of the candidates,and presented Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice president of student affairs,with the information. Approximatelytwo months later, Gallaghersaid she was informedthat, despitetheworkshehaddoneresearching the candidates, Iadarola and the board of trustees had already chosen

area colleges to find out their release the speaker. "All of my effort wasn't really dates. Gallaghersaid that she did not worth anything,"Gallaghersaid. seehow the practicesoflargercolleges Gallaghersaid throughoutthe pro- related to Cabrini. cessshe has workedthroughBonfiglio '"That is one of the benefits of a and has never been able to work di- small college,"said Gallagher I know my president when I see her. Most rectlywith Iadarola "We wrote a letter. Again she re- people at larger schoolsdon't." sponded through Bob Bonfiglio. She Acoordingtoasurveyofareaschools doesn't seem to want to talk with us," conducted by Bogia, the identity of Gallagher said. "All her messages graduationspeakersis releasedduring come through Bob." the lastweek of Marchor thefirstweek A secretaryin Iadarola's officesaid of April. Schools surveyed were Alvemia that Bonfigliois in charge of organizCollege, Chestnut Hill College,Easting the selectionprocess. However,accordingto LisaBogia, ern College, La Salle University, directorof collegerelations,Bonfiglio, Rosemont College, St. Joseph's Uniand Gallagher,it is a nominatingcom- versity, Villanova University, Bryn mittee of the board of trustees that Mawr College, Holy Family College and ImmaculataCollege. makes the final choice of speaker. According to Bonfiglio,the name ''Bob has been great," Gallagher of the speaker will be released by said ''He's helped usout a lot" Gallaghersaid she wanted to be an Iadarolain late March or earlyApril. active participantin offering pos.sible ''l'mreallyhappytoknowthatwe'll candidatesforcommencementspeaker, find out by April," Gallaghersaid. which is why she spent a largeamount Gallaghersaid she was very disapoftimeresearchingthecandidatesnomi- pointedwith Iadarola'sapparentrelucnatedby the senior class as the admin- tance to meet with the presidentof the istrationhad requestedshe do. senior class. "She (Iadarola) claims that she "It's not as though I didn't take an activeinterestinchoosingthespeaker," wanted to be the president involved Gallaghersaid. with students," Gallagher said. "She AnotherconcernofGallagher'swas isn't that person." Iadarolawas unavailablefor comthe releasedate of the speaker's name. Gallaghersaidshewas toldtocallother ment.

photoby CarolineCroley

Mother Ursula Infante, MSC, celebrated her 98th birthday among friends on Saturday, Feb. 25 in the Atrium.

Trusteesfinalize core requirementchanges by Joe Marturano staff writer

The finalvotesby the facultyon the physicaleducationandthe three-credit religionrequirementswerepassed. The board of trustees made the final decision on Friday,Feb. 24. Accordingto Dr.DawnMiddleton, assistantprofessorof education,physicaleducationwillnolongerberequired for incomingstudents. VillanovaUniversityinRadnorand Eastern College in St Davids do.not have any physical education requirements in their core curricula. According to Dr. Margaret McGuinness, associate professor of religion,newstudentsarenowrequired to take three creditsin religion. EasternCollegerequiresnine credits in religion courses, six courses in required classes, Old Testament and New Testament, and three credits in electives.VillanovaUniversityrequires six creditsin religion.The introductory

class,Christianity:TraditionandTransition,is requiredalongwith a religion elective. Before now, Cabrini was the only Catholiccollegein the country,except in New York, that did not have a religion requirement. In addition, religion courseswill satisfydistnbutioncategories,but one course will not fulfill both the religion and distributionrequirements. Mixed emotionsfrom studentsand faculty are accompanying these rulings. First-yearstudentBilly Myers said he feels that the change in the religion requirement is for the better. "It's a Catholicschool,isn't it?" Myers said. "We're old enough to determineif we want a religion course or not," sophomoreJoey Barilottisaid. "So are incomingstudents." First-year student James Shuler said he feels the same as Barilotti. "I don'tthinknew studentsshouldhaveto

take a religion course if we don't," Shulersaid.'"Therequirementisgoing to cause people to not want to take religion. It'll seem like a bother." Dr.LeonardPrimiano,assistantprofessorofreligion,said,"I thinkit's very importantfor studentsto takea religion course." Sophomore Heather Beltran was adamantlyagainstthe requirement. "I think a basic religion course shouldn'tbe required,"Beltransaid. "I think they're interesting, but they shouldn't be required. If you want to expandyour mind, it's a good thing to take. But it shouldn't be required." The religionrequirementis not the only thing on people's minds. Some people, but not many, agree with the changes in the physical education requirements. "If you're participatingin an athletic program, physical education shouldn't be required," Myers said. "Otherwise,it should be."

Inside ... Week at a Glance ... A&E

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Check out the Barnes exhibit at the Philadelphia Art Museum.

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NEWS

1994 Cabrini graduates answer a survey that tells what they are doing now.

SPORTS

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Full page spread on PAC.

FRIDAY

SATURDAY SUNDAY

First-year-studentMirella Addesi said,"Oh well,atleastwe'Ubeinshape. The incomingstudentswon't be." "I think as long as the courses are offered, and the opportunity to take them and participate in athletics are available,theyshouldnotbe required," senior Doug Eppler said. "We're old enough to keep ourselves in shape." First-yearstudent Heather Odium said, "I feel new students should be required to take physical educationif they don't belong to a varsity sport. That's what we have to do." First-year student Jessica Pfeiffer said,"Gym was one classI was always good in, but I don't think it should be requiredfor anyone." "I thinkit's worth reevaluatingthat particularrequirement,"Primianosaid. First-year student Denise Canaris participatesinboth socccrandsoftball. "I feel that if the new students don't have to take phys. ed., no one should have to," Canarissaid.

While some people are againstthe changes, others are actuallyoutraged by the new requirements. "I haven't taken a gym course yet and I don't plan on it," Barilottisaid. "I'm here to make money,not to work out" First-yearstudentTomMcKeesaid, "I think it's a crock. What makes the new studentsso damn special?" While there are people who are goingwiththeflow and otherswho are upsetby thechanges,first-studentBill Matoneycouldcare less. "I reallydon't care. Gym was fun but itwasawasteofmytime,"Matoney said. Barilottisummedup a majorityfeeling of the physical educationrequirement. "What am I, back in the fourth grade?" Barilottisaid. "Ooh, can we play dodge ball?"

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