Friday,Nov.10,1995 Vol. XLII, No. 10 Cabrini College Radnor, Pa. 19087
photo by 1?9nnisFohner
The walls in the Woodcrest room of sophomores Carla Marino and Stephanie Bono remain charred after the fire.
Fire·in Woodcrest by Angela Mattlonl staff writer
Emotions ran high as a fire burned part of room 313 in Woodcrest Hall at approximately 2:45p.m.onFridayaftemoon,Nov. 5. Sophomores Stephanie Bono photo by Dennis Fohner andCarlaMarino,roommates,were A couch caught on fire on consoledbyfriendsafterafirebroke the third floor of Woodcrest. out in their room as a couch exploded into flames. Soon after the ''Thank God he [officer Beard) fire was extinguished, the cause got there when he did. They [public wasthoughttobeelectrical, but that safetyand officerBeard] put out the possibilityhas since been ruled out fire right away, and they deserve to as the Radnor Township Fire Mar- be commendedfor doing a great shalDon Wood determinedthat the job," Morris said. fire began inside the couch itself, When the Fire Department arand deemed the cause "undeter- rived, the fire was out and the fire mined." No further investigationis fighters inspected the building and expected. set up smoke fans at the front door. AccordingtojuniorSueSwoyer, "It took them [Radnor Fire Deresidentassistanton the floorwhere partment] forever to get here," thefireoccurred,the firealann went Marino said. off and the residentsin the building Susan Fitzgerald,college nurse, began to file out of their rooms and was also on hand to aid Bono and down the stairs to exit the building. Marino, who were crying and vis"I heard one of the girls yellingfire, • ibly frazzled. Resident life director and I called public safety; then my Cathy Caulfieldarrived, in addition main concernwas gettingeveryone to vicepresidentof studentdevelopout of the building," Swoyer said. ment Bob Bonfiglio, and shortly Junior Joe Morris was in the after,Woodalsoarrived. According room next door when the alarm to Caulfield, one side of the couch went off. "I just thoughtit was false was burned, along with part of the alarm,untilIlookedintotheir[Bono wall it sat against. There was also and Marino's] room and saw a wall smoke damage to clothing and perofflames," Morris said. He said he sonal items. then found the nearest fire extin''If the fire had burned for just a guisherand begantoput outthe fire. few seconds longer, I really think Publicsafetyarrivedquicklyand thattheclosetwouldhavegoneupin officer Bill Beard went directly to flames," Caulfield said. room313andhe)pedMorris.PhysiAccording to Caulfield,damage cal plant arrived, and another fire topersonalitemsisnottheresponsiextinguisherwasnecessary.Morris bility of the college. retrievedtheadditionalextinguisher and was askedto leavethe building. ... More Fire on page 8
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Sports
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Men's lacrosse is victorious in fall tournament.
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Sister Carol Keck receives the Cabrini Day Award from President Antoinette Iadarola and Student Government Association president Andrea Kelliher, a junior.
Keck receivesaward by Paul Monte staff writer
A cold and dreary day could not keep an inspiring speech from bringing hope and joy. The narrator was 1995 Cabrini Day Award recipient Sister Carol Sister Keck. Her tale of turning the "Badlands" of Philadelphia into the "goodlands" highlighted a day, which in the words of College President Dr. Antoinette Iadarola can be referred to as "a day of reflection." The Cabrini Day Award ceremony began with opening remarks by vice president for student development Bob Bonfiglio, Iadarola, Cabrini foundress Sister Mother Ursula Infante and Student Government Association president junior Andrea Kelliher. Iadarola and Kelliher presented Sister Keck with a check for $2,000 to further her work. She also received a plaque commemorating the award, on which included the words, " ...for modeling the virtues oflove, justice and compassion ... " The Cabrini Day Award is given annually to the person who best exemplifies the work of Mother Cabrini, which included caring for the spiritual and material needs of others. Sister Keck is a longtime community organizer and activist, as well as the executive director of the Norris Square Neighborhood Project. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sister Keck was instrumental three years ago in getting Weed and Seed, a federal anti-drug
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.rfheater presentation in the Red Cloud Coffeehouse. .-'Fall retreat in Ocean City, N.J., through Sunday, Nov.12.
~llis Island trip at 8a.m. 1,/Theater presentation in the Red Cloud Coffeehouse.
I/Mass in the chapel at 6 p.m.
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program, started in North Philadelphia between Berks and Westmoreland Streets, and Front and Fifth Streets. Weed and Seed attempts to foster cooperation between police and local communities. In her speech, Sister Keck informed an audience of over 200 people about the quest she and her associates have taken to rid a community of drugs and to breathe life back into a lifeless town. Sister Keck was quick to point out how in her mind, the land that most people referred to as the "badlands" was not bad, but good. She began with a history of the "goodlands" that dated back to the 1800s when a predominantly German population inhabited the land. While they were the first wave of immigrants, a wave of Latinos then called the "goodlands" home beginning in the 1950s. During the early 20th century the area was one of prosperous industry. In the 1950s however, factories began to shut down and business moved south. According to Sister Keck, when industry left, crime came. The decline in social structure culminates today into a high crime rate, a 65 percent unemployment rate, an area where two-thirds of the city's open properties lie, and an area where up to 80 percent of the city's drug distribution takes place. Sister Keck then went into how the United Neighbors Against Drugs (UNAD), created in 1985 and born out of the catalyst of the
Monday VOpenMic Night for Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week in the Red Cloud Coffeehouse at 8 p.m.
Norris Square Neighborhood Project, began the task of pushing drug dealers out of the community. Sister Keck credited the virtue of persistence as the key to achieving success. In following years, Sister Keck and her supporters used persistence to get city officials, as well as the media, to recognize the issue of drug activity. Through several examples, Sister Keck illustrated how, through having persistence, they could get people to recognize the problem of drugs and solicit partners to work with them in their cause. "Persistence is one of things you need to have to change the quality of life," Sister Keck said. Sister Keck illustrated how hard work on behalf of the Norris Square Neighborhood Project and UNAD landed the city Weed and Seed funding from the government. As a result of the funding, abandoned lots were cleaned: cars were towed, and crackhouses were demolished. Furthermore, families began to create gardens and murals, reminiscent of Latino culture and heritage, as an outlet of fostering community. "I am astonished by the resiliency of the human spirit of the people there," Sister Keck said. She left the crowd with a challenge to instill within themselves the values of cooperation, unity and exchange, as well as members of the Cabrini community to visit the "goodlands."
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I/Mass in the chapel at 12:15 p.m.
I/Recital by Meng Cheih Liu, pianist, at 8 p.m. in the mansion.
ll"Bingo night at 9:30 p.m. in the Widener Center Gathering Area. ll"Tbeater presentation in the coffeehouse. I/Mass at 12:15 p.m in the chapel