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The incoming class of 2003 is slightly smaller than the class of 2001, which is largest class the school has enrolled.

Nicole Klimas managing editor

During the last few years, the admissions office has slowly been upping their standards while increasing enrollment.

Despite this fact, the cJass of 2002 as well as the incoming cJass of 2003 are slightly smaller than the cJass of 2001, the largest cJass the school has enrolled.

The goal of the admissions office for the incoming cJass of 2003 is to enroll 300 first-year students and 100 transfer students. Currently, the number of students enrolled to date is not available, however the college has allotted 235 resident hall spaces for new students, all of which were filled by March 10. According to Joanne Mayberry, director of admissions, one of the reasons that the admissions enrollment goal has decreased for the incoming cJass is due to the lack of housing available on campus.

Once the new residence hall is built, it will definitely have an impact on the number of students that will be accepted and enrolled for upcoming years.

According to Bill Firman, associate director of admissions, the male population. number of students applying to Cabrini has steadily increased over the past few years.

Gregory admitted that although murder is not just an urban problem, in Radnor Township and the immediate area, the majority of crimes are property-related crimes, such as theft or vandalism.

AU of the panelists gave ideas to deal with the problems. School programs teaching the value of understanding were suggested.

However, as Thomlinson put it, "the education has to be directed at the right audience."

He went on to elaborate that he found 17 and 18-year-olds to be too old to "get in touch with."

Gregory felt that it was imperative for schools and police to make a strong effort to deal with these violent offenders before they become adults.

"We must show our kids how to deal with their differences," Collier said.

The point was made, however, that the first and perhaps final responsibility should lie with the parents.

Keith and the rest of the panel felt that the parents should teach their children conflict solving and the idea of respect for others.

The panel agreed that these are the ways to end the violence.

'Toe institutional goal of the college is to increase the number of applications in order to better shape the incoming cJass," Firman said.

'Toe SAT scores and grades of the incoming classes have steadily increased over the years," Firman said.

According to Mayberry, the enrollment goal for the class of 2004 has not yet been determined. The number of students will depend on several factors, one of which is the housing situation.

The new inductees are:

Brian DiBonaventura

Stephanie Eppler

Diane Hirko

Angela Marchesani

Megan Tinney

Christine Vergara

The new members of Psi Chi will be installed during the organization's spring induction ceremony.