EDITORIAL

How clean will it stay?

It is obviously going to take more than a day to rebuild Philadelphia. Just think of all the time, effort and money that was 'allocated by taxpayers to welcome and celebrate The Presidents' Summit. We should be proud that such a historical event, which evoked pride and dedication from all types of volunteers, was celebrated in Philadelphia. The Presidents' Summit was just a start to hopefully a long road to volunteerism that will help the children of this nation.

However, it is a bit ironic that such enormous, and mind you, expensive measures were taken to celebrate such volunteerism. All of the money spent on shovels, buckets and trash bags could have been allocated to educating the disenchanted youth of this country. All of the money spent on feeding the celebrities and political figures could have been spent on feeding the hungry. All of the time the Cabrini volunteers spent standing on a corner, because of a mistake made by the city of Philadelphia, could have been used to clean up a city that could definitey use another 30 or more helping hands.

All of the excitement surrounding the summit has raised expectations from a city that has allowed itself to fall to such a state of turmoil in the first place.Volunteerism is not something unheard of at Cabrini. Though the day of service the first-year students are supposed to do and the seminars they juniors are ~ required to take, Cabrini has allowed its students to hopefully gain a little more than just a burden. And hopefully the nation will do the same. But, we hope and pray that a city so deserving of such a "clean up" will at least continue to help itself gain recognition for achievement and not for assistance.

Administrative blunder

Is it more important to get your papers done on time or to withstand some renovations to improve the college? That question has already been answered for us by the administration. As of May 6, the Sacred Heart computer labs will be closed. This message has not been adequately relayed to the students. Sure, some computers will be scattered here and there to be used. But they cannot even begin to suffice the amount of students that need them. The ones in Sacred Heart Hall do not even. Not only are the students troubled by these renovations, but also the professors. The registrar is requiring that their grades be in early therefore causing teachers to push up the deadlines for exams and papers. Summer classes will also be effected. But, will all these renovations eventually pay off or will they just go down in history yet another failed attempt for improvement?

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