Jan. 21, 1999 issue 13 Loquitur

With the arrival of the new millennium, the computers we use will be facing a dilemma. Not all of the computers in the world are ready for what might possibly happen when 2000 rolls around. Are Cabrini's? Story on page 3.

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The Lady Cavaliers took the show on the road to def eat Eastern, 88-58. Story on page 15.

Revisions in cheating policy may be passed

Next month the Academic Council will vote on whether to pass or deny a revised cheating policy. The proposed Academic Honesty Policy consists of stricter penalties and more serious consequences for a student caught cheating.

by Chris Nielsen assistant perspectives editor

Students who are in the habit of cheating may soon have an extra incentive to start doing their own work.

Due to potential revisions to the Academic Honesty Policy, students who are caught cheating may no longer be able to depend on a lenient ruling to stay out of trouble.

The changes to the policy are due to be voted on next month. The decision will be made by the Academic Council, which consists of the provost, two students and two faculty members.

The revisions were penned by a board consisting of Dr. Jolyon Girard, Dr. Cynthia Halpern, Dr. James Hedtke, Michelle Schaef-

fler, Academic Board Chair, and the student representatives on the academic board.

Last year's academic board chair, Felicia Miccoli, felt that there was a need to update the college's policies on cheating.

This year, Schaeffler followed up on that idea and spent much of the fall semester working on revisions.

"I looked over the policy and thought it was too lenient and left too much room for debate," said Schaeffler. "I'm here to learn and when students cheat it devalues my education. I want my degree to mean something."

In the beginning of every academic year, Cabrini students receive the student handbook, which contains the penalties for violations of the Academic Hon-

esty Policy.

Two of the more lenient penalties will no longer be in effect should the revisions be passed.

Before the changes, a class instructor had the options of lowering a guilty student's test or assignment score or making the student re-take the test or exam.

If the proposed changes are approved next month, the minimum punishment for academic dishonesty will be the failure of the test or assignment without the option of a re-take.

The other penalties for academic dishonesty will be failure of the course or, in extreme cases, expulsion from the school. Yet another incentive not to cheat will be that when a course is failed due to academic dishonesty, an X will be placed next to

the course, signifying why the student failed.

This X will be removed after one semester, given that there are no further incidences of cheating.

Faculty members will be expected to read and sign the stronger, clearer statement on faculty responsibility.

Among the revisions are sections on Internet plagiarism and abuse of library privileges.

Students will then also sign a statement of their academic responsibility.

In addition, there is a new form being handed out to faculty members regarding students found cheating.

This form will be filled out by the teacher regarding the who, what, when, where and how of any incident of cheating.

It will then be handed in to the provost and placed before the academic honesty board.

The academic honesty board serves in much the same fashion as the conduct review board.

The decisions placed before the board are decided by whether it is more likely than not that the student has cheated.

After the decision is made, the student may or may not be allowed to appeal the verdict.

Students reaction to the revisions seems to be supportive.

Sophomore Tom Handley said "The changes are fine, because if you cheat is in unfair to yourself."

However, Handley added, "You learn something either way. If you cheat, you learn how not to get caught. But you learn more by not cheating."

Impeachment marks historical event

by Benjamin Lunn assistant news editor

Impeachment. "The most dramatic step in presidential history."

This is according to Dr. Jolyon Girard, the history and political science department chair.

On the eve of such an historical event, many are still asking, "what exactly is going on?"

The Senate was in the process of hearing the prosecution and defense of the impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton.

The House of Representatives is serving as the prosecution, and the President's council is serving as the defense.

The House has already presented its brief supporting the charges and accusations, and the President's council is going to present its brief challenging them.

A president can be impeached for four things. Those crimes are treason, bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors.

President Clinton is being charged with obstruction of justice and perjury to a grand jury. The prosecution says these fall

under the category of high crimes and misdemeanors

The House of Representatives is the impeaching body. That is, they are the only body with the power to formally charge the president.

The first body to investigate those charges was the House Judiciary Committee.

They investigated the charges, wrote up the articles of impeachment and sent the articles to the full House for a vote.

The articles have now gone to the Senate.

The Senate now has the sole power to conduct a 'jury-like" trial in which the president is the defendant.

In this trial, the Chief Justice is serving as the judge, and the House serves as the prosecution. The entire Senate serves as the jury.

Another two-thirds majority is required in order to convict Clinton of these crimes.

It should be noted that in the Constitution, the Senate has been given the sole power to try the impeachment. The Constitution also does not set up any clear legal

process for the trial.

The only precedent for a presidential impeachment was the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868. Like Girard said, "There are no clear rules. It's only been done once."

Both Girard and history professor Dr. James Hedtke stress that this is not solely a legal trial. It is as much, if not more, a political process as it is legal. Partisanship could very well play a major role in determining the outcome.

And it is entirely controlled by the Senate.

There are 28 rules of impeachment that have been set up by the little precedent that we have.

However, since the Senate has complete authority, they could change those rules if they so choose. The procedure already is taking a different tum than that of 130 years ago.

As of Thursday, the Senate has agreed to give the House 24 hours to present its prosecution. President Clinton and his council have also been given 24 hours to present his defense.

Afterwards, 16 hours have been set aside for the Senate to question each side. Then the Senate will decide if they will allow witnesses to be called.

From this point, anything could happen. The trial could continue, and Clinton may be found guilty, but that is not the only option.

The Senate could find him not guilty. The Senate could dismiss the trial.

The Senate could decide that his crimes are not serious enough to warrant removing him from office, and he could continue as our President.

Also he could be barred from holding any public office or office of trust in the United States ever again.

It is quite possible that this could go on for weeks. For these reasons, it becomes hard to predict exactly what the outcome will be.

Although he concedes that historians are not known for their ability to predict the future, Girard believes that the Republicans will not have the necessary twothirds majority.

Currently, there are 55 Republicans in the Senate and 45 Democrats.

A two-thirds majority would constitute 67 votes.

Hedtke is of a similar opinion. He feels that as of right now, the Republicans will not have enough votes.

He did add, though, that "the count can change." Anything could happen.

All across campus students and faculty express their opinions. Dr. Cynthia Halpern, language department chair, had a lot to say.

"He is the leader of our country. He lied, and although it didn't undermine our security, we still need to ask ourselves what kind of leader do we want. He is our leader and he represents our country," she said.

Christina McDonald, a firstyear student, was another person with strong feelings on the subject. "I think that having him as our president is an embarrassment. People from other countries see him, and he is a representative of us," she said.

Cabrini anticipating the arrival of Y2K bug

With the year 2000 fast approaching, many are concerned the Y2K bug will cause enormous computer problems around the world. According to Peter Bretz, learning and resource technology specialist, the Cabrini system will undergo upgrading to avoid problems in the near future.

by Alison Briant staff writer

Senior year is most definitely a time for anxiety to set into the minds of up-and-coming alumni.

These students face a variety of worries as May quickly approaches.

The job search, starting a new life without school, getting a masters degree, leaving behind friends, moving back home and simply surviving until graduation day are all part of senior year, and, of course, trying to find a job is also important.

The graduating class of 2000, however, may have one more item to add to their list of apprehension: the Y2K problem.

Y2K, or the Year 2000 problem, refers to the dilemma the world

will encounter when the ball drops signaling the start of the year 2000.

When formatting computer systerns, the vast majority of programmers-from the early days of computers until recently-did not anticipate the difficulty computers would have in recognizing the change in date.

For the most part, the clocks located in most computing devices stored only the last two pieces of information about the year and the first two are defaulted to 19.

The change for most computers will be calculated properly, reading 1998, then 1999, and then 1900.

This will not affect only the obvious personal computers of the world, but any computing device with a ·clock mechanism, i.e. cars.

elevators, banks and VCRs, will have difficulty responding.

Peter Bretz, learning and resource technology specialist, ex-

Schools, many of which facilitate out-dated or older computer systems, will be forced to deal with the problem efficiently and thoroughly before second semester begins next year.

Incorrect information in the date dependent systems in colleges could affect vital data like transcript records and, in particular, graduation requirements. Cabrini has already begun taking precautionary measures to ensure minimal inconveniences at that time.

Bretz feels the best way to ensure success is through a testing and trial process. The apparent concern of most people, Bretz feels, is somewhat exaggerated.

'Trust from the community is essential," Bretz said.

Sophomore Roberta Trembley said, "Some people say that the Y2K bug will blacken the world. I think we will fix it before it will happen or it will not be that drastic.''

pounded on the Y2K problem, especially on its effects on the college scene.

"The older systems that are not equipped to handle the date changes are most at risk," Bretz said.

"Main administrative computing systems are undergoing a huge upgrade," Bretz said.

The college has recognized this as an issue and begun software and hardware upgrades at the most necessary departments, hoping to have completed the overhaul of all the old systems in the college.

"I am sure that they will find a way to fix it by the end of the year, even if they do it system by system," junior Mike Killeen said.

No matter what the outcome, next year will exhibit a memorable first for Cabrini College- either the first graduating class of the new millennium or the old one in 2000.

Variety of new courses available for semester

This semester brings new courses as well as special courses that are not offered on a regular basis. The departments of business,biology, English/communications, sports science and physical education are offering some new and unique courses.

Mary Eileen O'Connor features editor

From science to finance, Cabrini students have some interesting courses to choose from this semester. Although there are only a few brand new courses, several departments have scheduled courses this semester that are not frequently offered.

The business administration department has three such offerings: International Finance (BUS 255), Investment Management (BUS 431) and Direct Marketing (BUS 345). Each of these courses is being offered during the day, and according to John Heiberger, chair of the business administration department, they are "very timely courses."

All of the subjects discussed in these courses are front-page news. International Finance deals with the global economy, and stock market fluctuation is covered in Investment Management.

In the Direct Marketing course, students will learn about the "rapidly expanding field" of Internet sales and other aspects of direct marketing, Heiberger said.

Assistant professor of biology Dr. Janet Kumar said biology courses will be more "technologically oriented" this semester. The biology department has received new equipment for use in the labs. In Biological Science (BIO 102), students will be able to work with gene technology and recombinant DNA using new modern biology kits. With the new equipment, Kumar said Cabrini is '·moving into the 20th century." The department is also offering Biology Curriculum and Methods (BIO 489), a new course specifically for those studying to be science teachers.

Developed by English/communication instructor Donnalyn Pompper, Marketing Communication Campaigns (COM 465) is

a new course being offered by the communications department. The course will bring students· learning ''full circle," Pompper said. In the course, students will

for successful careers in marketing communication. "This course will make students more marketable and will enable them to get jobs more easily," she said.

-Donnalyn Pompper, English/communications instructor apply the information they have learned in other prerequisite courses such as Advertising to create marketing communication campaigns for real clients. The skills students will acquire are "highly valued" in the work world, she said. She believes that the course will prepare students

Since it was just developed within the past several years, the sports science department is also offering new courses this spring. Although the course Methods of Exercise Testing and Prescription (SPS 470) is for majors only, interested non-majors can sign up for Skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Training and Rehabilitation (SPS 410). According to Dr. Tony Verde, chair of the sports science department, this type of course is not offered at any other school in the area. Students will use the STRIVE equipment in the Dixon Center, which is used in sports medicine "for rehabilitation, to improve the quality of life and to enhance athletic performance," Verde said.

Fitness director Tracey Greenwood will be teaching several one-credit physical education courses in the Dixon Center, including Personal Fitness (PED 104) and Wellness (PED 105) and aquatic director Colleen Poole will be the instructor for Swimming (PED 101). Verde encourages students to come to the Dixon Center and get involved. The math department is also offering a one-credit course to teach students to use graphing calculators. Math department chair Carol Serotta said that this course has many practical applications because graphing calculators are used in math, science and accounting courses. Students who are interested in taking any of these courses can contact the department heads or visit the Registrar's office in Grace Hall. The final day to drop or add classes without a charge is today, Thursday, Jan. 21.

"Trust from the community is essential."

-Peter Bretz Learning and Resource Technology Specialist

"This course will make students more marketable and will enable them to get jobs more easily."

Design of new dormitory Remembering and celebrating still under wraps

by Brian O'Connell assistant sports editor

Housing has served as a major problem on the Cabrini campus for a number of years.

Now that the school is presenting its current students with state-of-the-art facilities such as the Dixon Center, the school is receiving and enjoying the most attention it has ever received.

The enrollment has dramatically in$,:reasedover the past few years.

However, on-campus housing has presented a major problem for the school.

The administration responded with the construction of the apartment building, which opened last spring.

However, not every student is living on campus. The administration plans to solve this problem in the near future with the construction of a new dorm building on campus.

No details have been released on the design of the building.

"The blueprints should be available within a couple of weeks," said Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice president for student development.

"We are pretty sure that construction will begin this corning summer," said Bonfiglio.

Students are very anxious for the construction of the new building.

It has been rumored that the building will possibly have classrooms underground, similar to what the library has now. The building is set to be put in the area behind Woodcrest and near the houses.

This could, however, serve to be a problem for parking.

The design of the building is yet to be determined.

"So far, there have been no definite design for the new building," said Bonfiglio.

Students are also anxious to see who the new dorm building will house upon its completion of construction.

"The new building should house about 160 students," said Cathy Caul.field, director of resident life.

"However, we are unsure of how many students from each class will occupy the rooms," she said.

Now, the Cabrini community will have to wait and see what the administration has in store for its students and the new dorm building.

Last Week in the World of News

by Megan Zustra copy editor

1/14 US to help fallingBrazilian economy

President Clinton and Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin's "precautionary" $41.5 billion aid package for Brazil has not helped as much as it was supposed to.

Brazil has not cut down on freespending ways like they promised.

Now, two months after the agreement was signed, money continues to pour out of the country.

In turn, Latin America is heading for a serious recession.

1/15 Giulianiopposedto moving YankeeStadium

New York City Mayor, Rudolf W.Giuliani, came up with an alternative to moving Yankee Stadium to the West Side of Manhattan. He proposed building a new football stadium for a new team in the West Side plot and keeping the Yankees in the Bronx.

1/16 MontgomeryCounty pastor chargedin boy's murder

The Rev. Javan M. McBurrows was accused of literally turning his home into a "living hell." Montgomery County District Attorney Michael Marino charged McBurrows with the murder of 4year-old North Philadelphia boy Michael Davis, who was in his care.

1/17 Doctorsmay give up calling in prescriptions

Many doctors are shying away from calling in prescriptions for fear of a lawsuit and also because

of heavier workloads.

They will still do call-ins after office hours and prescription refills, but now they will probably be less free with calling in a prescription right after a patient has seen the doctor.

This decrease has definitely affected pediatricians.

1/18 Nation's animal shelters proposea no-killpolicy

Richard Avanzino, who has just stepped down as the president of the S.P.C.A., is proud of the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and wishes to make all animal shelters in the nation no-kill shelters just like this $7 million shelter.

Dogs residing in this high-class shelter reside in glass-walled "apartments" complete with doggy futons and televisions.

Cats are lucky enough to have fish videos to watch on their TVs. In fact, the animals' rooms are so spacious that the shelter officials sometimes allow the city's homeless people to stay there, since the accommodations are often more comfortable than homeles.5 shelters.

Ethernet cards successfully installed; problems still arise

by Kristen Williams assistant copy editor

Finally, Cabrini did it. They caught up with major colleges and universities, and with modern technology by installing access to the Internet in all dorm rooms. Even more than that, they have given students the opportunity to take advantage of their advancement by making available the Ethernet card.

The Ethernet card is a small card placed in a student's computer that makes them a part of Cabrini's network. The card is installed by students that have been trained and hired by the Computer Science Department of Cabrini.

When speaking to several students who have used the school's system, the times of installment ranged anywhere from under five minutes to 30 minutes.

other month."

However, other students, such as fellow first-year student Charles LaCourte, only had to wait a day to gain access to the school's network.

Once students have the Ethernet card installed, they have ac-

Ethernet card is that my phone line can be free while I'm using the Internet, and it's really easy access."

Along with the advantages of a free phone and fast, easy access, students also liked the fact that with the card they could easily and quickly download information from the Internet. The most pronounced benefit of the Ethernet card was stated by Christian when he said, '"The best part? It's FREE!"

Overall, it appears that students are happy with their access to the Internet. However, the students spoken with did have one complaint.

Christian said, "Yeah, I'm happy with it, when it works."

Beckett and LaCourte followed this by both saying, "Usually the system works really well, but it takes way too long to get back up and running after breaks such as the one we just had."

1/19

A $6 billiondeal for an Internetsite

The Internet service At Home Network will soon announce that it will acquire Excite.

This large transaction is valued at about $6 billion. If the deal goes through it will be one of the biggest of the recent Internet transactions. This could exceed America Online's $4.2 billion. purchase of Netscape. •

The difference was suggested that some computers needed to be reconfigured to accept the new card. Despite the fact that it took a very short time to install the card, students did have to wait a longer time than they had hoped to actually receive the card.

First-year student Justin Christian said, "I was here for about three weeks when I first registered for the card, and I did not receive for at least an-

cess to a whole new world. With the card, they can access any sites on the Internet that they wish, and can do so in a much faster manner than they would if they were using a modem.

Many students who do not have access to the card use their phone lines to access the web.

Students using the Ethernet card stated that not having to tie up their phone line was one of the benefits of the card.

First-year student Cliff Beckett said, "The best part of using the

What's going on this week

When members of the Computer Information Science Department at Cabrini were approached about the Ethernet card and these statements made by Beckett, Christian and LaCourte, they had no comments. It was alluded that there is some disagreement among the staff right now that they are trying to solve before commenting on anything.

"Usually the system works really well, but it takes way too long to get back up and running after breaks, such as the one we just had."

Cliff Beckett and Charles LaCourte, first-year students

MOVIE REVIEWS

Star-studdedcast leads charge in 'The Thin Red Line'

by Joe Elliott perspectiveseditor

I have definitely seen my fair share of movies in my lifetime and come from a pretty strong movie family. Heck, when most kids were going out to see "Ghostbusters" as their first movie, my dad took me to see "A Full Metal Jacket." And since then, war movies have always been a favorite pastime in my family.

So, when I saw the preview for the movie "The Thin Red Line," I was immediately excited.

"The Thin Red Line" was directed by Terrance Malick, who is also known for such movies as "Badlands" and "Days of Heaven." Malick quite possibly sets the record for the most cameos and biggest billings in this film, with such actors as Nick Nolte, John Travolta, John Cusak, Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson and George Clooney. Of course, only Nolte and Penn really had long-standing parts in the movie. Most of the big shots have small parts and are kind of just brushed off in the movie. Luckily, this gives up enough room for newcomers Dash Mihok, Jim Caviezel, Elias Koteas and Ben Chaplin to soak up some of the glory.

Sean Penn stars as First Sergeant Walsh in the new release "The Thin Red Line." The film is currently showing at Clearview Cinemas Anthony Wayne Theater, located at 109 W Lancaster Ave.

'The Thin Red Line" is the story of the epic battle of the Guadalcanal during World War II. The movie, which was adapted from the James Jones novel, gives us more than a gruesome saga of war. It gives us the ideas behind war. Nolte, who plays Lieutenant Colonel Tall, shows us how one man could

easily benefit and move up the ranks during wartime. Tall did not believe in the men. He more or less believed that if he were able to take the Guadalcanal, he would be promoted.

It often seemed as though the movie was dragging along without really giving one

central point to what was going on, which was the war. It did not show misery in flesh wounds, but in mental wounds. It showed an inner struggle from Private Witt, as he tries to figure out how he wants to die when the time was to come.

"The Thin Red Line" definitely had some questions left unanswered. The norm in most war movies is either the death of the main character or the end of the war. In 'The Thin Red Line," we see nothing of the sort. We just see the end.

The movie does have some high points behind it. One is the natural environment that it was filmed in. The great cinematographer John Toll, who has won Oscar awards for both "Braveheart" and "Legends of the Fall," is truly able to take us on one of the greatest safari hunts imaginable. Some of the most breathtaking scenes are either shown to us underwater or walking through the tall grass on top of the mountains.

"The Thin Red Line," although a definite contender for best movie of the year, seems to lack what it promised: a true wartime movie. 'The Thin Red Line" was more of a saga story, and only for those who can sit patiently in the movies.

Three stars out of a possible five stars.

'VarsityBlues'opts for clichesinsteadof tacklingoriginality

by Laura Casamento editor in chief

Movies with dumb endings really, really annoy me.

I can think of no movie with a dumber ending than "Varsity Blues," which came out last Friday.

Of course, movies with dumb plots bother me as well, which was another major problem with this movie.

James Van Der Beek stars as Jon Moxley, or Mox, the backup quarterback for a high school team in a small, football-obsessed Texas town. He is not as enthralled by the sport as much as the rest of the town, choosing instead to try for an academic scholarship to Brown while his teammates are being recruited by Grambling and Florida State.

Mox's coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight), dislikes the teen's rebellious attitude,as evidenced by his tendency to shout such original pearls of wisdom as "You will play by my rules," and "I'll bury you." When Mox is forced to step up as the team's starting quarterback, Kilmer threatens to take away Mox's scholarship should he try to do anything original, such as run his own plays. Ooh, foreshadowing.

The movie tries hard to build anticipation, but it never really succeeds. The end is practically given away by things that the characters say or do and it is obvious from the start that the movie will contain some kind of BIG, HUGE, LIFE-ALTERING GAME, just like any other sports movie. There is no wondering what will happen next, because everyone already

knows what is coming. It is hard to root for the movie's heroes when there is no question as to what will happen.

The one bright point in the movie was its characters. However, none of the main actors really deliver. Instead, the movie relies on its supporting characters and their subplots too much. Ron Lester, who plays Mox' s friend Billy Bob, delivers a great performance as a linesman tom between playing with a serious injury or being thrown off the team, even though the dilemma is wrapped up a little too quickly and neatly. Amy Smart, as Mox's girlfriend, also gives a fine perfonnance as she watches Mox go from being her boyfriend to being, as she resentfully refers to him, "another football player."

The movie, while falling into a lot of cliched storylines, also avoids a few. Mox and the quarterback he replaces (Paul Walker) never have a rivalry, which is a nice diversion from a number of other movies; and the film's "slut'' character (Ali Larter ) does not act that way because she is an easy bubblehead-she just wants a ticket out of town and into a better future.

Basically, a much better movie could have been made out of the subplots and the lives of the minor characters. Instead, the movie relies on the old standby of trying to win the big game and prevail over authority, which makes it predictable and boring.

Add to that a stupid ending, and you've got a great excuse to see something else.

One star out of a possiblefive stars.

photo obtained from the Internet

photoobtainedfrom the Internet "Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek portrays Jon Moxley in the recentlyreleasedfilm "Varsity Blues."' The movie is showing at the United Artist Queen Theater on Route 202 in King of Prussia

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Caught in·the Web

The World Wide Web offers many sites dedicated to television shows. From The X-Files to The Simpsons, the Internet has enough sites to satisfy every TV junkie.

by Jennifer Nespoli and Adam Greenberg features editor and assistant a&e editor

Just can't get enough of that favorite television show of yours? Maybe you are a diehard fan, or just like to jump on the bandwagon when you see a good preview for an upcoming show. Perhaps you missed an episode and want to find out what happened. Or you are having a dispute with your friends over how many times Homer has said, "Doh!" or who Kelly's latest boyfriend is. The answer to all your television problems can be found on the World

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Wide Web.

Now you can get a taste of the TV over the Internet. You probably knew they were out there, those sites dedicated to the best of prime time, but never found the time to actually take a look for yourself. Well, we've done the hard work for you. Here is your guide to the wackiest, coolest and most dedicated sites on the Internet.

For the prime time soap opera fans, there are plenty of sites out there. Party of Five, 90210, Ally McBeal, Melrose Place and Buffy the Vampire Slayer all have their own shrines. Some are jam-packed with information

about the show, others just show pictures or give show synopses. Some even hawk merchandise for the shows. Great cartoons like The Simpsons, King of the Hill and South Park also have interesting sites. MTV's The Real World has its share of sites and The X-Files, of course, has more web sites than it does villains.

You can also go to general web sites put out by the networks, like ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.

Whichever show is your favorite, the Internet has enough sites to keep you busy-if you can unglue yourself from the tube.

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lHE SIMPSONS ARCHIVE

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King of the Hill

• http://www.foxworld.com/koth

The official site for this animated hit features bios, a gallery of pictures, an episode list and games based on the show.

• http://www.jh.pair.com/koth

Check out this fan site for pictures, sounds, cast information and an episode guide.

The Simpsons

• http://www.snpp.com

This is the Simpsons Archive.

• http://www.notebooksplus.com/simpsons/simplinks.htm

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Ski club looks for leaders

Despite the recent snow, the ski club is not rushing to the slopes.

by Janice C. Funk assistant managing editor

"Ski season is now," says junior Chad May. Cabrini College's Ski Club is looking for members who are interested in skiing at discounted rates.

May. who currently heads the club, deemed it "inactive" in the past asa result of a lack of leadership.

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The club is now back in working order and ready to hit the slopes.

The Ski Club, which currently includes around 25-30 members, is open to any member of the Cabrini College community.

The Ski Club is not a traditional club with weekly meetings or elected officers.

Rather, it is run more as a service to students interested in skiing at local ski resorts at lower group r.ite prices.

According to May, 'The only reason really i~ to get group rates to ski cheaper."

Last year, about 25 students attended a Ski Club-sponsored trip to Jack Frost Mountain m the Poconos.

The ski club needs people to to fill leadership positions. Members hope to run a few ski trips this year.

Of future plans for the club, May says. "I would like to run a few more trips this year."

Currently, the Ski Club is in need of additional leadership.

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EDITORIAL A matter of trust

Although the administration and technology departments assure us that we can "trust" them to have the Year 2000 problem solved at the turn of the millennium, it is hard to have confidence in them.

Past occurrences show that we may not be able to rely on the department to exterminate the Millennium Bug.

The technology department assured us last year that it would have Ethernet cards available to any student with a computer at the start of the semester.

However, the majority of the cards were not even installed until the end of the fall semester, and users are still reporting problems, like slow connection speeds.

The department also promised us a state-of-the-art computer lab to be completed in September, but again the opening was postponed until this semester.

Classes were especially inconvenienced, as they were relegated to older rooms with out-of-date equipment.

The college's web site address also experienced its share of problems, with many students reporting that they could not even connect to their e-mail over break and through the first week of school to receive messages from their friends and professors.

The consequences of the Y2K problem, however, are much more serious than delays in Internet use or inconvenienced classes.

In the worst case scenario, the records of every student could be erased from the college's files. Do we want to take that chance?

The technology departments have given us not real explanation of the steps they will take to solve the problem.

Is there really a plan? Or are administrators simply avoiding the problem, telling us to trust them and everything will be fine?

This is more than a matter of trust. The Year 2000 problem will not solve itself.

We need definite action to solve the millennium problem, and we need it quickly.

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LAURA CASAMENTO

I've been thinking a lot about money these days. Okay, more specifically, I've been thinking about my lack of money.

I've never really had a problem with money before. I've been working since I was 16 years old and my parents told me I could either work and drive or not work and walk. Being as none of my other friends had a license at this time, I figured instant stardom, fame and popularity would come to me with my acquisition of a license.

Of course, it didn't work out that way. After some initial trouble over driving with my friends when I really shouldn't have been (I had only had my license for a week when I decided to go on a little joyride in the parents' car), I learned that being automatic chauffeur for two and a half years wasn't really that much fun.

And so much for stardom, fame and popularity. I spent most of my driving time driving my little brother and his three vehicle-impaired friends to school in the mornings. Driving also came with a perpetual headache, as I spent most of my normally calm weekday mornings yelling at them to hurry up, getting to school two minutes before the bell rang, and getting kicked out of

But back to the issue at hand. I wanted to drive, so I got a job. I became a certified grocery store union member, with all of the honors and privileges thereof. For example, I was given the distinct responsibility of ringing up a $240 order while the 108-year old woman on the other side of the conveyor belt repeatedly asked me why that price was different from the price on the shelf, why that coupon didn't double and how come the chickpeas were moved to aisle seven when everyone knows they should be with the salad dressings in aisle one? Then, after she had distracted herself with her continuous stream of complaints, she would realize that she didn't want plastic bags, she wanted paper inside plastic bags, and would I mind repacking all 70 of them?

I also had the honor of doing other very important jobs that made a real difference in the world, like pushing shopping carts through five inches of snow in the middle of a raging blizzard, restocking cans of vegetables that three screaming four-year-olds had decided looked better on the floor than on the shelves, and, of course, wearing a gorgeous blue-and-white vest with stains all over the pockets from a mixture of pen ink, artichoke heart juice and Jell-O.

I worked at this job for four and a half years. To quote a phrase that I commonly heard, what was I, smoking crack?

So back to my money problems. I was used to pulling in a steady amount of money every week, with which I bought all of my clothes,

fed myself when I was away at school, paid for anything that 1 couldn't talk my boyfriend into paying for, and, of course, supplying my car with gas and insurance.

But, about four weeks ago, I celebrated one of the proudest moments of my life: walking out of that store for the last time. I had gotten an internship and decided that between the 20 hours I had to contribute to the (non-paying) internship, my work on the newspaper, my radio shift and my SEM 300 volunteer assignment, I just couldn't work at the store any longer.

Of course, this was after I had decided to invest $350 into a cruise for spring break. Not a bad price, until you consider that food and drink is not included. And being as I like to eat and drink, food and beverages are very important to me.

I also have to supply myself with food throughout the school year, gas and insurance for that dam car (yeah, the one that started all of these problems in the first place), two monthly phone bills, and a credit card bill

Plus I tum 21 next month. That's gonna be an expensive night.

It should be interesting to see if any of my money management skills actually work this semester. I'm rationing food, curbing the shopping habit, making other people call me and E-mailing more.

Give me a month of this and I'll be begging to push groceries across that scanner again.

LauraCasamentoisa juniormajoringin English/communication.Sheis theeditor inchiefof Loquitur.Donationscanbe made to hercharityfundin thenewsroom.

Challenging authority for the common good

To the editor:

The on-going debate between our senior class and the administration regarding the location for Commencement ought to concern all of us in the Cabrini community. It appears clear that the students want the ceremony held outdoors, while the administration is determined to have the event in the Dixon Center. The issue has turned what should be a joyous occasion into one of anger and recrimination. While one can appreciate different points of view about the decision, an administration response that "Cabrini is not a democracy" is a disappointing defense.

Appeals to authority carry ethical and practical merit when they appear genuinely to operate in the best interests of those affected. Students, here, understand authority, they accept it every day in classrooms. But, they also tend to recognize that such authority operates on their behalf. Our seniors do not seem to accept that intent in the decision to hold Commencement in the Dixon Center. They see it simply as a dictated action, without merit and in flagrant disregard of their desires. Even in an institution where authority is clear, that serves as a "slap in the face" to what we seek to teach them: that their concerns and interests matter and that we take students seriously.

My generation grew up challenging authority and arguing, particularly in institutions of higher learning, that only righteous decisions bore merit, whether one had the authority to make the decision or not. In those days, the glib mantra against arbitrary authority warned, "Don't trust anyone over thirty!" A sad conclusion! And, a disheartening and perhaps arrogant lesson to pass on to our students. Leadership should be persuasive, not dictatorial. Cabrini is a community, not a bureaucracy!

In the college's capstone SEM 300 courses, students and faculty study the "Common Good." How should we explain the point of that lesson to a senior class whose heartfelt appeal has been subjected to a conclusion that "this is not a democracy?"

Jolyon P. Girard, Ph.D.

Professor/Chair, History and Political Science Department

How to Submit:

Length: no longer than two pages.

E-mail:

laura44@xavier.cabrini.edu

Phone: 610-902-8412

Causing a racketovera badidea

Welcome back to a new and exiting semester here at Cabrini. It is nice to see everyone again, and I hope everyone had a wonderful break.

Well, enough chit-chat, let's get down to business. This past Saturday night I just got off a rough night at work and came to campus when I was done working.

I came to campus to catch up on some homework like most people here at Cabrini do on a Saturday night.

I pulled up to Residential Boulevard hoping there would be a spot open around house 7. There were no spots open not only around house 7, but the rest of the Boulevard. So I parked my car near the Widener Center and began my cold walk.

The ground was full of ice so I was walking on the street As I was walking in front of Grace Hall, I slipped and fell. "Are you serious?" I bellowed, lying on my back. Every other road in the tri-state area was dry by this time. How much do you have to pay a salt truck to make the 45-second drive around campus?

I finally made the icy journey to House 7 to find the electronic entrance.

This was no good.

Requirements:

Name must be included. If you choose not to have your name printed, we will leave it out.

Classic mail: The Loquitur c/o Cabrini College 610 King of Prussia Rd. Radnor, PA 19087

Now I am under the impression that every time I want to visit a friend, they have to go out of their room, down the steps and open the door for me. Who wins in this situation?

Instead of spending the money on a door alarm, why doesn't resident life hire people to sit by the door? These people would not be able to touch the door.just sit by it. When the door is opened for a prolonged period of time, this person yells out "Hey, the door is open!" This serves the same purpose as an alarm, but is not annoying in the least bit. It may be pretty funny.

All through the night in house 7, people were banging on the door. Some people thought it would be a good idea to put tape over the lock to keep the door open. That was a great idea! No more annoying banging on the door.

1\venty minutes later the door alarm went off. For those of you who don't know what a Cabrini College door alarm sounds like, let me explain. The college has somehow replicated the sound of a pterodactyl and applied that sound to a door to let you know it's open. It is truly the most annoying racket I have heard in my 19 years on this planet.

Later on Saturday night I took a walk to another house with my friend Joe. The second we got out of the house, he tried his I.D. to open the door. It did not work. So now we were both locked out of the house. I later found out that there are other residents in that house whose I.D.s. do not work. Residents cannot get into their own house. That just does not sound right.

I think this school has made some bad decisions in the past year and a half, but the electronic entrance is bad. In fact, I'm going to go a step further and call this the worst. This idea is even worse than the Marquis fiasco, that is the only reason I'm living off campus in the first place.

TonyBarrettis a sophomoremajoringin English/communication. Heis a staffwriter forLoquitur.Hewantsto bytheguywho sitsbythedoorandhollerswhenit'sopen.

To John Osborne, for helping me out in my time of crisis and basically going beyond the call of duty on Tuesday night.

To the Wood Dinning services, for giving us all that food on Saturday night.

To Cabrini College as a whole, for completely slacking off over break. Seems to me that the school truly does not know what is going on (i.e. swipe cards and icy roads).

compiled by Joe Elliott perspectiveseditor

TONY BARRETT

Slippingandslidingintoa newyear

Joe ·s New Year's Resolutions

JOE ELLIOTT

Well, as we all make our journeys back to Cabrini College, we slowly realize that a semester has been completed. For some, this will be the last semester of college and for others, it is just the beginning of our college lives. One thing is that we head into what is starting up to be a good year.

Our first week was more or less filled with changing classes, catching up with classes, sled riding and some drinking. We were confronted with our first winter storm in a couple of years. It was great. Classes were cancelled and, lucky for us, we were able to get a five-day weekend. Drinking, I feel, ran rampant throughout the campus, and many of us enjoyed the running of the "Beast," house seven's super sled.

Of course, with alt the fun, some casualties were suffered: hurt knees and hurt feet sidelined many of the people from enjoying the extended weekend. Of course, maybe you are thinking that the injuries were caused by the consumption of alcohol. I think it was something else.

As we all remember, the Friday before school started, the skies opened and dumped down some snow down on us. Surely, the plows were out in full effect and Physical Plant was out clearing the roads as the students made their way back to school on Sunday. The question that I was wondering was, where has Physical Plant been over the past couple of days? Since Thursday, the roads and walkways of Cabrini College have been extremely dangerous to walk and drive on. I wonder what Physical plant was doing all this time as the roads were being covered with dangerous ice.

It was kind of funny, because

on Thursday night, as people struggled to walk up the road from house seven to the apartments, the roads in the Radnor area seemed to be taken care of. How come nobody was tending to the roads at Cabrini? Why was it that we were forced to deal with the dangers of black ice while the rest of the world was able to drive around and enjoy themselves?

Talk about a lock-down on campus. Many of us were left on campus, missing work, and left bored out of our minds. Of course, Physical Plant did not feel the urgency to clear the roads for the students to get off campus and get food and much needed beer. They were probably off enjoying the night of solidarity. And for the administration who seems to enjoy hoarding the money from the students, I'm sure you all had plenty of things to do while the rest of us suffered on campus. Well, not actually suffer, but it was pretty annoying trying to walk around campus.

If that was not bad enough that the roads were cleaned for classes on Friday, but the walkways were left to freeze over the weekend., causing many people to have to worry about if they were going to make it from one house to another.

But I'm sure Dean Bob and President Iadarola's homes were nice and salted and plowed and shoveled. I guess they really do not care about what the students should have, which is a safe walkway.

I guess the school spent too much money trying to cover their butts with excuses of why we can't have our graduation out side. I not only heard the stock in honey went up, but Cabrini College has been investing in building the world's largest honeycomb and bees' nest in the world.

It seems funny that the roads were not taken care of, but where does the blame fall? Should we accuse Physical Plant or should we accuse Cabrini's bigwigs of not loosening up their belts and hiring some extra workers or a private contractor to clear the roads on Thursday night? What if there had been an emergency?

I'm sure the response time of an emergency vehicle would have been drastically prolonged because the roads were not in a safe condition to be traveled on. I guess that would not really make a big difference, because the school does not really care about the well-being of its students.

As we already know, as Dean Bob so nicely put it, "The school is not a democracy and final decisions are made by Iadarola." It kind of raises some questions in my mind. How come the students have no input as to what affects us? It really gets me angry, because we spend so much money every year at this school and then we are expected to give more money to the school when we graduate.

Well, I can say this for sure, when I graduate, this school will not see a penny from my family or myself, especially if the school is not willing to move on certain things. In my eyes, President Iadarola is committing presidential suicide. I cannot even fathom a guess as to why she will not change her mind. It is not like she is graduating. I thought the school was supposed to care about and assist the students in what they wanted to do.

Well, one thing is for sure, I definitely will make sure that I will be at the Dixon Center come graduation day, with a camera and my computer for writing a story for all the major newspapers in the country of how Cabrini College has turned a once sacred day for graduating students into a fiasco.

I mean, it is not like Cabrini can't have a budget surplus somewhere. Of course, they have accomplished one thing-they finally installed the new keyless locks on the houses and dorms. The funny thing is that, as a resident of house seven, I figured that this new thing would greatly benefit the students, but which students? First off, only residents of the house or dorm can get into a certain building. From now on, every time we want to have a friend come into our house, we need to get up and walk down and get them, making it extremely annoying. I guess it is a good

thing ice does not form in hallways, because we would all fall. The other thing is that a good majority of people that live in house seven cannot even get into their own houses because their identification cards do not work, which has made for a pretty annoying past couple of nights, since we have to call people or bang on windows to get into our own house. I guess the school just thinks we are animals. I just want to know if we are going to have to pay for new I.D. cards. Only time will tell when the truth will come out. By the way, hope you all had a good holiday break. I did.

10. Make sure to wear lots of layers when it's cold out.

9. Quit drinking beer and start drinkinghard alcohol.

8. Learn how to read and write and stop slipping through the cracks.

7. Start making real excuses instead of making up ones right before class.

6. Make peace with the albino deer.

5. Kill the rabbits and save all the carrots.

4. Eat all the vegetables that I put on my plate.

3. Get arrested for something that nobodyelse has gottenarrested for in over 50 years, prohibition.

2. Makesomebody's life miserable other than DeanBob and President Iadarola

1. Find Waldo. Top ten suppliedby Joe Elliott,perspectives editor JoeElliottis a juniormajoringin English/ communication.Heistheperspectives editorof Loquitur.Heis in nowaybitter thathefellontheiceon ResidentialBlvd.'------------

Loquitur is established as a forum for student expression and as a voice in the uninhibited, robust, free and open discussion of issues.

Loquitur is a laboratory newspaper written, edited and produced by students of Cabrini College registered in COM 346. 350,351.352. 353 and 354. Members ofthe_campus commun,ty are mv1ted to work on or submit stories for publication. Only ~tudents ~g,_stered m the abo,e classes, however, are eligible to recehe academic credit. Subscnpuon pnce 1s$25 per year and is included in the benefits secured by tuition and fees. Loquitur welcomes leuers to the ed11or. Letters should be signed and the authorship kno\\ n to the editors. However, if the writer W1'hcs and the editor agrees, the writer's name may be left off the publicationand an inscription insened. such as "name withheld at the request of 1he writer" Le1ters to the editor must be submitted by noon on Mondays.

Jordanendscareer,butlegacywillcontinue

the sports world.

Even though the Jordan era ended officially on Jan. 14, 1999, he will forever be in the minds of sports fans around the world.

From the moment he hit a jump shot with 15 seconds left to the win the national championship for the North Carolina Tarheels in their game against Georgetown, Jordan has electrified the sports world.

RON D'ORAZIO

Once in a while, someone comes along and alters the course of sports or a sport as we currently know it.

Babe Ruth revolutionized the game of baseball and the essence of the home run.

Wayne Gretzky took over Gordie Howe's place as the Great One in the history of the sport of hockey by holding or sharing 63 National Hockey League records.

Wilt Chamberlain was the face of basketball until a man from North Carolina came along and revolutionized not only the sport of basketball, but the way we perceive the sports world. The man in question would be Chicago Bulls forward Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player in the history of the game. Jordan can arguably be considered one of the best athletes to ever step into

Aside from averaging 31.5 points per game throughout his career, Jordan has been a human highlight reel, displaying air-walking slam dunks and behind-the-back passes and hitting three-pointers almost at will.

In just his second season, Jordan scored a playoff-record 63 points in a loss to the Boston Celtics in Game Two of his first postseason appearance.

After the I 988 season, Jordan became the only player up to that point to win the Most Valuable Player honors and be named as the Defensive Player of the Year.

Mind you, the aforementioned highlights are before Jordan spear-headed the Bulls to six championships during the past decade.

The Portland Trailblazers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics and the Utah Jazz have all been victims to the Bulls in the NBA Finals.

Jordan has had a perfect decade in terms of winning a championship in every full season that he has played in.

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The Houston Rockets have been the only other team since June of 1990 to win an NBA title.

The Rockets won during the two years that Jordan was in retirement.

Jordan has not only changed the way game was played but the way it was marketed to the consumers' world.

In his first season Jordan wore a black and red Nike sneaker during a game, marking the evolution of the widely popular •'Air Jordans." Jordan currently has his own candy, cologne, clothes and shoe line, which net him millions in endorsement smoney every year.

Since the evolution of the "Air Jordans," the NBA has changed direction, going from marketing a team to marketing its superstars. For example, advertisements for games on TV would bill match-ups as Jordan vs. Ewing instead of the Bulls vs. the Knicks.

In 13 seasons, Jordan has never had a season scoring average of under 22.7 points. For seven straight seasons, Jordan scored 30 points a game.

After Jordan felt that he had conquered basketball, he entered professional baseball to try and make the major leagues. Jordan never passed the Chicago White Sox Double-A farm team, but allowed minor league games to draw large crowds.

In his first season, Jordan stole 30 bases. Not bad for someone who is used to jumping for a basket instead of sliding for a base. No matter what Jordan did, it turned out to be for the good of the sport. Jordan could single-handedly sell out an arena for a game. In just a few days back from his retirement, Jordan scored 55 points in a win over the top-flight New York Knicks.

Greatness is displayed in sports by very few athletes. There are many good athletes in the professional realm but few dominate their sports like Jordan did.

Gretzky and Mario Lemieux dominated hockey for a number of years. Joe Montana was a great at quarterback, as was Jim Brown at running back, in the National Football League. Tony Gwynn has been a great hitter in every year he has played baseball.

Then there is his "Airness", a man whose retirement will affect the NBA for a long time to come. Coming off the heels of a lock-out, the league will sorely miss his presence.

Jordan will be missed be everyone who considers himself a true sports fan. My hat is off to a great one, No. 23.

RonD'Oraziois a seniormajoringin English/communication. Heis oneof Loquitur'ssportseditors.Heprefers to bereferredto as"HisRon-ness.•

Lady CavaliersStatistics

Cavs squeak out win_against Neumann

by Benjamin Lunn assistant news editor

Saturday's game against the Neumann Knights seemed more of a blooper reel than a basketball game-until the very end. With only 7.2 seconds remaining, senior Derrick Grayson threw up a shot from three-pointland and scored the winning basket. Grayson, the Cavaliers' No. 30, scored 28 points, two steals and six rebounds in this ' past Saturday's game. Head Coach John [!zik felt that Grayson played exceptionally well, citing his 28 points and low rate of

turnovers in the game.

The Cabrini Cavaliers eked out the 78-73 win over the Neumann Knights on Saturday. The Cavaliers are now 4-1 in the PAC and are 9-3 overall.

Slips, trips, turnovers and missed passes abounded in the first half. Both teams had some trouble handling the ball, and each team attempted to capitalize on the other's misfortune, only to lose the ball themselves. This volley of mistakes was constant through the first half, and so were the fouls. Each team had at least five or six fouls within, the first few minutes of the game.

From the outset of the game, Neumann was ahead. After winning the tip-off, the Knights kept up the pace through the entire first half. Midway through the half, the Knights lead was at 10 and growing.

The fouls that were committed by Cabrini were not helping the situation. At every turn, the Cavaliers seemed to be called for foul after foul after foul. By the end of the game, the Cavs were indeed in some foul trouble.

Slowly, though, the Cavaliers regained their composure, started etching away at the lead that the Knights had built up. Eventually, Cabrini got the lead down to within a basket or two by the end of the half.

The second half was much more exciting to watch than the first. Something happened during the half that gave each team a renewed sense of energy. Cabrini came out fast and furious, soon taking the lead over Neumann. The score was now 46-42. Then

the Cavs went on a 9-0 run, holding the Knights scoreless for over two minutes. Unfortunately, this type of energy could not last forever. Slowly this frantic pace had to give way, and give way it did. By the twominute mark, Neumann had the game back to within a point.

The entire audience was on the edge of their seats, wondering who would gain the advantage in these last two minutes. Immediately thereafter, as a very enthralled crowd looked on, junior Tim Anderlonis scored a basket and a foul, lengthening Cabrini's hard-fought lead once again.

After a minute or so of some more backand-forth action in which neither team could gain and retain a large lead, Grayson scored a three pointer, raising the score to 76- 73 with only 7 .2 seconds left on the clock. This one basket sealed the Knights' fate, as the next points scored were scored on Cabrini's behalf by Jirn McTarnney, a junior, off of two foul shots, making the score 78-73.

McTamney's score gave Cabrini a lead, which Neumann could not overcome in the precious few seconds that remained.

Senior Cory Miller was the team leader in rebounds, with two offensive rebounds and five defensive. Grayson was the leader in points with 28, and also the leader in steals with two.

Most players declined to comment on the game, but as head coach John Dzik said, "a win is a win. I'll never tum one down." He feels that the team, indeed, did do many

things wrong, such as the high amount of turnovers, but admits that although the Cavaliers did not play exceptionally well, he is happy that they played well enough to win. And win they did.

Girth missing in holiday contest

Lisa Nicole Finegan staff writer

Rather than layering up this winter, a small group of the Cabrini community decided to maintain their layers this holiday break.

Weight gain is a common occurrence over the winter holidays; many people try to fight the demons at Christmas and swear at New Year's that the weight will come off this year. Most likely, the weight just hangs around until the next year when it is sworn to come off again.

Ever since the Dixon Center opened late last spring, more students seem to have taken more interest in the health of their bodies.

This year. the Dixon Center sponsored a weight maintenance program.

The object of the program was to not gain weight over the holiday break.

The participants were weighed just before Thanksgiving break and weighed once again in January. For the participants, maintaining weight was a more realistic goal than trying to shed the pounds during the holiday season.

This program appeals to different types of people who regularly work out. For the average college student who goes home for the holidays, it keeps them from gaining weight from all of Mom's home cooking.

"I think that it was a good idea that the Dixon Center held this program;· senior Yolanda Lazier said. "It made me aware of the unnecess~ food I ate and helped me maintain my weight over the break."

For the athlete, the program keeps them from straying from their regular workout routine. Overall, it was beneficial to all those who are aware of their health and work to maintain their bodies. Although the programs' results were a re-

ward in themselves to all those who succeeded, there was an added incentive. All successful participants who either maintained weight or lost weight were awarded with a T-shirt.

Tracey Greenberg headed this program for any interested students, athletes, and professors.

For all those that were involved with the weight maintenance program, it was an overall success.

"The purpose was to have people stay in shape over the holidays, and there was a higher percentage of winners than we expected," said junior Gilda Zoccola.

While others put on countless pounds attributed to homecooked food piled on every day, these members of the College maintained their vow to watch their weight during this difficult time of the year. Instead of gorging, they abstained from unhealthy eating to keep a healthy body.

photo by Jim Snook

Senior Cory Miller jumps out of a crowd in an attempt to score during the Cavs' win over Neumann College.

photo by Jim Snook Miller drives the lane for an easy basket in Saturday's contest against Neumann College.

photo by Jim Snook Senior Matt Kaiser won a T-shirt for his success in maintaining his body weight over the holidays. Kaiser participated in a Dixon Center program challenging students to avoid gaining weight.

Cavs suffer from Jekyll and Hyde syndrome

by Nicole Klimas managing editor

Every team has its ups and downs, and Cabrini's six-time champion men's basketball team is no exception. After winning against the Neumann Knights by a score of 78- 73 on Saturday, the men's team suffered a harrowing loss to the Eastern Eagles by a score of 75-69 this past Monday. The first half of the game did not prove to be too exciting. Eastern repeatedly scored while the Cavaliers made several futile attempts.

By the end of the first half the Cavaliers were down by a score of 39-25.

According to John Dzik, athletic director and men's basketball coach, during the first half of the game the team acted as if they were not interested in playing.

slowly pull themselves out of the hole that they had dug. Senior forward Derrick Grayson scored 20 points and sophomore center Tremaine White led the team with six rebounds.

Yet their attempts proved to be too little too late.

With less than three minutes left in the second half, Dzik attempted to help bis team gain more shots by incorporating a defense-offense strategy into their game.

The defense-offense strategy calls for the five offensive players to be on the court when Cabrini has possession.

When Eastern gained possession, the Cavaliers substituted five new players for defensive purposes.

Eastern offense, resulting in less scoring on their part.

Senior center Cory Miller believed that the use of the defenseoffense strategy proved to be pretty successful in bringing the score closer.

Dzik admitted, however, that he must give credit where credit is due. "Eastern outperformed us and outplayed us."

With the loss to Eastern, the Cavaliers record in the PAC stands at 4-2 and 9-4 overall.

Senior center Randall Simms controls the low post in Saturday's game against Neumann College.

The team's attitude changed, however, during the second half. But according to Dzik, "we had dug a deep hole for ourselves that was too hard to climb out of."

The Cavs did, however, begin to

With the use of the defense-offense strategy, Dzik was able to pull guys off bench who were physically not tired and not in fear of fouling out of the game to play aggressively.

By pulling the defensive players off the bench, they were able to apply more pressure to the

Lady Cavs romp Eagles

by Anne C. Miller

First-year student Erin Crawford found the Midas touch from the three-point line against Eastern, scoring on seven of 10 threepoint attempts en route to her best game ever as a Lady Cavalier.

Crawford finished with 33 points, a career high as a Lady Cavalier.

Crawford led the Cavaliers while senior captain Melissa Posse watched from the sidelines after fouling out early in the second half, sinking only eight points and capturing six rebounds.

The Lady Cavs gained the upper hand as Eastern slowly lost its strength and footing.

Not once did Eastern get a lead in points and attempted with little success to stay in the game against the intimidating Lady Cavs. Utilizing their serious skill advantage, the Lady Cavs gained a lead that they never relinquished to the Eagles.

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the Lady Cavaliers' recent win over Eastern.

Aggression ruled the court on Monday, Jan. 18 as Eastern hosted its first game against Cabrini this season.

The Lady Cavaliers ended the half with a 16poi nt lead, shooting 38 percent from the floor. The second half seemed to be a repeat of the first with Crawford making up for Posse's absence. Again, Eastern could not keep up with Cabrini's quick foot action and strategies.

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creased to 43 percent while Eastern 's shooting performance failed to compete.

The Lady Cavs held onto the ball and the game with a strong grip and determined manner.

It was such discipline and an aggressive Crawford that spurred the Lady Cavaliers to bring home a big win with a final score of 88-58.

The Lady Cavs also welcomed back Junior Erin Barney, who had planned to sit this season out. Barney was reunited to the court, scoring five and completing two rebounds. Barney was big factor in the Lady Cavaliers making the PAC playoffs last year. Barney is expected to add stability to the front line.

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Senior point-guard Jim McTamney controls the ball during the Cavaliers' loss to Eastern on Monday night. The Cavaliers now have two losses in the PAC.

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Sophomore forward Gina Virelli sets for a foul shot in

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Tre-riffic Performance

The Lady Cavaliers exploded offensively en route to a 88-58 victory, with first-year student Erin Crawford scoring a season-best ·~ 33 points, going 7 of 10 at the three point line.

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