Sept. 19, 2002 issue 03 Loquitur

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THURSDAY

September 19, 2002

Vol.XLIX

Number Three

INSIDE:

• Cabrini student honored in NYC, page 4

• Neal Newman's theater plans, page 6

• Kool-Aid's 75th birthday, pages 8 & 9

Students make easy targets for ID theft

JAJliA FAGOTTI STAFF WRITER

Identity fraud is the cause of much concern for college students as they embark on the journey to their future. While trying to maintain normalcy throughout their college years, security is not something that students should have to be concerned about. Credit.card fraud is just the beginning of this widespread trend.

Director of Public Safety, Charlie Schaffner said, "Most college students are preyed upon because this is their first experience in the real world." Schaffner said that Cabrini bas had several incidents of identity fraud concerning students on campus last year and, so far, there are two reported incidences this year.

Megan Beauduy, a sophomore and resident of Mechanicsburg, Pa., is one of those victims. Beauduy received a phone call from Capital One inquiring as to whether she opened an account. She had no~ and yet the company had all of her information including her home address, telephone

number and social security munber. She was shocked to learn that she had been a victim of identity fraud.

Days later she received credit reports, one with the wrong date of birth, indicating that there was a third party involved. Beauduy contacted Public Safety who claimed that with such little information not much could be done for her.

Beauduy still has growing concerns and suspicions as to how her information could have been obtained. Schaffner said that students should "be judicious in the use of Credit cards. Many companies obtain personal information through a ploy that is a part of college fundraising in which the colleges sell the addresses for money. Cabrini is not one of them."

He also commented about online services such as America Online that open so many options to their clients for buying products online; the buyers do not read the terms of agreement which may state that their site is non-secure. That is exactly how online services interconnect and fraud hap-

pens.

What happens if you receive a pre-approved credit card application in your campus mailbox, in your Cabrini email account, or under the windshield wiper of your car? Schaffner said, "Contact Public Safety immediately."

Credit card companies are not allowed to solicit on campus. Past incidences have resulted in the intervention of Radnor Police.

Posters have been hung around campus to alert students that identity fraud can happen to anyone. Schaffner urges students not to be fooled. He also encourages students to cut up or shred papers that contain valuable information before throwing them away. Public Safety says it will try to do anything they can to stop students like Megan Beauduy from being victims of identity fraud.

If you are a victim of identity theft or have experienced any signs of identity theft contact Charlie Schaffner, director of Public Safety, at X825 l .

Digital atmosphere requires adjustment

MELISSA DIPJETRANTONIO STAFFWRITER

Since schools are requiring the use of the Internet, students have to adjust to a more digital atmosphere. Used by students as a primary reference source and for daily communication, the unreliability of the campus network has students frustrated.

"I get aggravated when the server goes down because I use the Internet to get all the news in the world such as sports and business. I check my e-mail a lot because I get more e-mail than phone calls and I use Instant Messenger more than the phone,"

junior Ryan Dixon said. " When I do not have the Internet, I feel disconnected from the world unless I buy a newspaper. Because I go to Cabrini, I try to deal without the Internet, because it usually goes down once a week. Having a reliable network is not possible here, because when the net goes down no one knows why and it happens often. It doesn't run well and it needs to be taken care of."

The Internet is useful to students, but with the frustration when the network is down, are students too dependent on it?

Sophomore Karen Bonin said, "Cabrini students are no more dependent on the web than any

other students. Teachers have made it a necessity, so it would be almost impossible for college students in general not to be dependent on it."

Some professors at Cabrini require students to use their personal websites, which increases web dependency. Some professors post the syllabus on the web and students submit their papers via email attachment. The problem with this is sometimes the sites are down and cannot be accessed. And, of course, when the server is down, how are students supposed to send anything to teachers?

English professor Marilyn Johnson is an avid web user. In

fact, she has her own website which she uses to communicate with her students between classes. Johnson distributes a one-page syllabus to her students in class, and the syllabus tells them where they can find the rest of the information.

"Currently my students send their papers to my e-mail, to the WebCT class page, and to Turnitin.com," Johnson said. "I am experimenting with all three ways to see which one works best. However I get the papers, I then read and comment on them using Insert Comments or Track Changes and e-mail them back to the students."

Johnson also has a class e-mail group. This allows students to keep in touch with the teacher outside of the two class meetings. It is ideal for students who are too shy to participate in class.

How dependent on the web is Johnson? "I really, really like having this tool," she said. "I like being able to be in touch with my students at any time. I also use email to arrange conferences with advisees and to do some advising, too."

As uses for the Internet continue to expand, students will be expected to be web savvy.

College costs lightened by financial aid

MELISSA DJPlETRA.'1/TONlO STAFF WRJTER

Cabrini has been awarded the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Award, which is an endowed scholarship. Donors gave Cabrini $65,000 to award to students who live in the Delaware Valley. There is no specific grade point average prerequisite, but students do have to be in good standing with the college.

The Financial Aid Office chooses students who show financial need, and it generally grants approximately $2,000 to each student per year. Many times when • someone donates money to Cabrini, he or she donates it with certain criteria for students. For example, the contributor will restrict the money to education majors with GPA of 3.0 or above.

Tory Stozek, a financial aid counselor, said "When a donor gives money, the college will invest that principal amount. Any interest earned on that money is then available to the college to give to the students. The reason is that if you give from just the principal, you won't have that money to give in the future."

Every form of aid to ft.ill-time students is given based on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This application contains detailed questions about the student, his or her income information and his or her assets, and also about his or her parents' estimated tax information, their assets and their household size.

By filling out the FAFSA, students may be eligible to receive aid from the federal government.

Every student who completes a FAFSA form is eligible for the Stafford Loan, which is a federal loan given to students based on need. Financial need is a factor in determining what type of Stafford Loan a student can receive. There are two types of Stafford Loans; subsidized and unsubsidized. With a subsidized loan, the government pays the interest on the loan while the student is still in school. With an unsubsidized loan, it is the student's responsibility to pay the interest.

The Perkins Loan, which is also a federal loan, is not available to everyone because it is given to students through the school. Students can also apply for this loan by filing a FAFSA form. It is given to students based on financial need and the availability of funds. Funding for this loan differs from year to year. In fact, previous students who are currently paying back their Perkins loan determine the amount of funds available to schools.

Cabrini also assists students by awarding scholarships and grants. There are three main merit-based awards, which are given to students by the Admissions Office when they are admitted to Cabrini: the Achievement Scholarship, the Achievement Grant and the Challenge Grant. These awards are based on high school GPA and the Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. In order to keep them, students must maintain a 3.0 for the Achievement Scholarship and a 2.0 for both the Challenge Grant and the Achievement Grant.

Campus _remembers 9/11 with memorial events

JA.'JA FAGOTIJ STAFFWRJTER

Walking across campus on Sept. 11, one could not help but feel the bittersweet emotions that were streaming across the faces of everyone that walked its grounds.

The campus held events and ceremonies to honor the occasion both Wednesday and Thursday.

Bells chimed from Founders Hall at 8:48 a.m., the exact time that American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into Tower One of the World Trade Center.

Cabrini students, faculty and staff gathered in the Chapel for a prayer service and campus-wide moment of silence.

Dr. Mary Laver, coordinator of Community Outreach & Partner-ships, who helped organize the events, said

"The message is that this a day of looking back and looking ahead. A day of prayer, action and making the world a better place."

Jess Morgan, campus minister, who also coordinated many of the day's events, led a procession around a 20 foot student-made labyrinth.

"The idea of the labyrinth is to walk inward finding peace within your own life and walk outward to bring that peace into the world," Morgan said. In the evening, a candlelight vigil was held around the Peace Pole.

On Thursday, Campus Ministry also held a Caring Citizen Fair. Laver commented that its purpose was to find "strength in each other and heal what's broken in our world."

CAY Pride teamed up with Big Brothers/Big Sisters to sponsor a day of community outreach for Cabrini students.

The history club worked with the League of Women Voters to encourage those students who have not yet registered to vote. Absentee ballots were made available for out-of-state voters.

The Caring Citizen Fair served fS r~couragement to students

who want to make an active difference in the world.

The Campus Activities and Programming Board held a display outside of the food court on both Wednesday and Thursday. An encased display of manikins wearing the uniforms of firefighters, police officers and medical technicians were the student body's personal commemoration of the heroes who Jost their lives to save the lives of others.

John Verdi, chair of the CAP board, said that the event was "a demonstration of our thanks and appreciation [to the heroes] from the campus community."

Michael Sofia, a sophomore and political science major, said "The events of the day reminded me that there is a world much larger and more complex than the little community here at Cabrini."

The responses of the Sept. 11 attacks were another way that Cabrini students shQwed their dedication and responsibility to the world that is changing right in front qf th,eir eyes.

Primiano plans to publish book

RYAN MULLOY A&E EDITOR

Dr. Leonard Norman Primiano, a religious studies professor, is in the final stages of writing a book, originally part of his dissertation work, which has taken him 12 years to write. Primiano studies contemporary religion and has an interest in contemporary Catholicism. The book is a study of the issue of gay and lesbian Catholics.

"I've been studying an organization of Catholics who meet for mass," Primiano said, "but who are also gay and lesbian, and they want to be accepted by the Catholic Church." The Catholic Church teaches that their lifestyle is immoral, but the book examines this organization of followers who want to be accepted as practicing Catholics.

The book takes a look at a movement of Catholics called "Dignity," who has been around for many years, with chapters in almost every major American city. In 2003, the Philadelphia chapter will be celebrating their 30th anniversary.

Primiano covers this issue in contemporary Catholicism, along with the group's position in the church. "It's about the story of

this issue, but I'm simply reporting what they have to say and reporting the church's perspective."

''No one has done a book about this group or these people."

Primiano wondered if there would be any interest in the topic, but feels today that with scandal in the church, though pedophilia and homosexuality are not the same thing, the idea of this movement has become somewhat of a hot topic.

With this organization being underground, getting to its members for interviews was somewhat difficult. "It's extremely controversial. I had some phone numbers, but I had to talk to people that were in the organization." Gradually, the list of phone numbers continued to grow.

In his book, Primiano interviews members of the organization, but does not reveal their names, keeping the book very discreet. "In some cases, some of these people are still in jobs, so you cannot identify them by name or even describe them. You really have to be careful about that stuff."

Interviews for the book began over 10 years ago with Primiano spending three or four hours with each person. While Primiano

began interviews with these Catholics so long ago, he waited until the end of the writing process to go back and find them to see how far they have come and who is still around.

"Some of them have nothing to do with the organization anymore, some are still involved and some have died, which is really a shame. I would loved to be able to talk to them now."

There were some people who did not want to be interviewed at all. One of the people that Primiano interviewed years ago has changed and told Primiano that he dreaded talking to him, assuming that he was looking to take advantage of him.

Going back to talk to his subjects has proven to be quite an advantage, according to Primiano. "Now that I've been able to go back, that's great. You usually don't get that in a study and it's published. To be able to look at [the study] historically to see how they've changed or what they have to say, I think that adds something valuable to it."

Primiano, who is under contract to the Indiana University Press, hopes to finish the book sometime this semester. The Indiana University Press has a publishing series on religion in

America, which will showcase Primiano's book, one of the first books in the series on contemporary religion.

Next summer, Primiano will be writing another book about a late religious folk artist, whom he lived with for a week in

Newfoundland, Canada. She also spent some of her time using hooked rugs as a form of art expression. Primiano is working on a biography about her and is working on the showing of her rugs, hoping to even b{ing them to campus sometime in the spring.

Commuter Club aims to raise voices

JACKIE FREESE STAFFWRITER

For the people who live ·on Cabrini's campus, the campus activities and social events are right at their fingertips and only a few strides away from the residence halls. However, for the many that do not live on campus, the campus events may prove to be difficult to participate in.

To make the transition ofbeing a commuter student easier, students have the Commuter Club, a club entirely devoted to non-resident students.

The club was founded for

commuter students to feel a sense of belonging at Cabrini. With over 40 percent of Cabrini's students commuting each day, the Commuter Club plays a major part in Cabrini's community.

This year's chair of the Commuter Council is Maria Defruscio, a junior education and Spanish major. She said the Commuter Club helps "make the commuters feel like they are a part of the campus comm.unity. We aim to be the voice of the commuters."

Commuters are likely to be found using their voices in the newly renovated commuter

lounge. The commuter lounge is located in the Widener Center next to the vending machines and across from the Student Government Association office.

mail system. Resident students may use the lounge but it was designed with commuters in mind.

Along with a newly renovated lounge, the Commuter Club recently added a website to their accomplishments.

website to access school news, important phone numbers and various campus activities.

Over the summer, the lounge received new furniture and carpeting and also added a computer, refrigerator, television and a voice

David Carpenter, director of Residence Life and advisor to the Commuter Club, thought up the idea of creating a website entirely devoted to Cabrini's commuter students. Along with the help of sophomore Ryan Norris, SGA President and fellow commuter Bern Hazel designed the website. Now, commuters have their own

For commuters who feel like they are a distant part of Cabrini's campus, the Commuter Club may be the voice they are looking for. ldeas are always welcomed and a pizza party is planned for the end of September.

If you would like to be a part of the Commuter Club, contact Maria DeFruscio at DefruscioMar@cabrini.edu or Bern Hazel at Hazelnut_doughboy@yahoo.com.

KATIE REINGIPH010 EDITOR Dr. Primiano has been working on his book for upwards of 12 years.

"We aim to be the voice of the commuters."

Maria DeFruscio commuterclub president

Student receives honor on 9/11

LEANNE PANTONE NEWS EDITOR

In the matter of one day, America's idols turned from movie stars, athletes and recording artists to the everyday people who risk, and sometimes give up, lives to save the lives of others. A student at Cabrini was honored by a Hollywood star, who took the time to thank him, a genuine American idol.

On the year anniversary of Sept. 11, Craig Vagell, sophomore at Cabrini and volunteer firefighter in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, was revered at Ground Zero. Jack Knight, one of Hollywood's singers/actors, sang his song, "Fallen Heroes," to Vagell during the ceremonies of the day.

"For me, it was the highlight of my day. He put the whole day in perspective," Vagell said.

Vagell produced a video, which was shown at Cabrini Day 2001, entitled "America Remembers." It is video of still images from 9/11 that moves to Lee Greenwood's "Proud to be an American."

Because of the success of his video, Vagell was asked by the missionary sisters to go to New York City to film the services held at Cabrini Medical Hospital, including the re-dedication of David Marc Sullins' memorial plaque.

Sullins was an emergency medical technician at the hospital who was killed when the towers fell. "America Remembers" was played throughout the day in the lobby of the hospital.

To start off the day, Vagell attended mass at Cabrini Medical Center, followed by a moment of silence at 8:48 a.m. There was "dead silence" throughout the city, "everyone stopped in the streets," Vagell said.

A second moment of silence was held at the exact time the first tower fell, 10:28 a.m. "It was a very emotional experience. People were crying. I almost felt like something was ripped out of my stomach, just seeing the way people were reacting," Vagell said

The dedication of Sullins' plaque was held in front of the emergency room entrance. "There ..

were flowers and candles lit. We had a moment of silence. The head of the Public Relations Department spoke for about 10 minutes about Sullins , his family and the aftermath of Sept. 11," Vagell said After the memorial, the Cabrini High School Girl's Choir sang for the public.

Vagell then went to the Cabrini Nursing Home, where there was a peace bowl dedication. It is "the same peace bowl that is on Cabrini's Campus. It is in the backyard of the nursing home," Vagell said.

All of the residents at the home were brought outside to sing songs and have a moment of silence followed by a small reception.

Once the Cabrini memorial ser-

vices concluded, Vagell traveled toward Ground Zero and stopped at St Paul's Chapel, the church left standing after all of the surrounding buildings collapsed. "This chapel has a great significance in history. They made the chapel a place where the firefighters could sleep. They had chiropractors come in four hour shifts," Vagell said '1'hey had medicine there and they stored water there. That was the firemen's home during the recovery/cleaning process."

The chapel has since been turned into a museum, holding artifacts from Ground Zero.

While Vagell was standing near the chapel in front of Ground Zero, he was approached by a

police officer because he was wearing his "volunteer firefighter class A uniform." "That is the highest class uniform you can wear when you are honoring someone who passed away or representing your department," Vagell said

"He asked me to show him my firefighter identification, and allowed me to go into Ground Zero. Since I did not have my family with me, I took Mary Brown." It was here that Knight sang to Vagell.

Throughout the streets in New York City, Vagell was approached many times by unifonned police officers and firefighters. He was thanked and hugged for going to New York City and showing his

support, not only for the city, but also for his service in New Jersey. "It meant a lot. To me it meant that all of these people cared about the volunteer firefighter. They had a big smile on their faces; it was comfort to them. It made me feel good inside," Vagell said.

As Vagell stood at Ground Zero, be was hit with overwhelming emotions. His heart went out to all of the victims of the horrible tragedy and to the volunteer firefighters and policemen for all of their efforts and hard work during such a turbulent time. "To me, this is a sacred space. To me, it is something different than just a hole in the ground now. It is a place of remembrance."

PHOTO COU!m3Y Of OwGVN:iB..L

Cabrini student Craig Vagellwas honored in New York City by Jack Knight, a Hollywood singer/actor, for his volunteer services at his local fire department.

Route 202 construction causes headaches

JACLYN FREESE STAFF WRITER

The construction on Route 202 and Gulph Road has been working on everyone's nerves since the project started three years ago, on March 16, 1999.

In December 1991, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation decided to reconstruct "Route 202 and Gulph Road in order to, ''widen the section US 202 and to improve interchanges at I-76, US 422 and Chesterbrook Boulevard," according to PENNOOT's website. While the outcome may prove to be a significant benefit for commuters, many of the Route 202 travelers have had their patience tested.

"Coming off Route 422 to Route 202 is a nightmare. Not only is the merging lane small, but there are no shoulders when you first merge on so you have no extra space to react to traffic

flow," sophomore Ashley Szweda said. "Plus, because the lanes are so small, when people come off the Turnpike and 76, it gets too crammed and I am getting tired of sitting in the traffic."

The construction is also backing up the already heavy King of Prussia mall traffic, at the two lane traffic light at Route 202 and GulphRoad.

"The commute to the mall is horrible," sophomore physical therapy major Matt Dzuryachko said, who works at the mall, "I have to leave a half hour early to go to work when normally it should only take 15 minutes. It is a crawl coming home and I almost always sit at the Route 202 and Gulph Road intersection light for at least 10 minutes. It is very hectic and frustrating, not to mention confusing."

The chaos of the mall traffic does not even touch the madness of morning, afternoon and

evening rush hour traffic. The intersection is especially crammed at these times, which makes it difficult for construction crews to work during daylight hours.

A tragedy occurred recently when a cement truck struck a worker at the construction site. The accident occurred at the intersection of Route 202 and North Gulph Road. According to PENNDOT, the worker was hit by the cement truck and died shortly thereafter.

The construction around Route 202 is a four-year plan, so commuters still have some time to go for the Route 202 and Gulph Road construction project to come to a halt. However, when the construction is done, PENNDOT assures travelers that they will be more than happy with the outcome, even if they have a few gray hairs because of it.

The Stella Maris Province offices are asking for all students, staff and faculty to support to name change effort. Log onto to:

commune.santangelolodigiano.lo.it

Send your e-mails to: segreteriasantangelo@tiscalinet.it

Be sure to include the following in your e-mails:

• Your full name

• Your country

• Your profession

• The reason you support naming the airport

The civic counsel of Sant'Angelo, near Milan, Italy, has approved a proposal to name the Milan Airport, ''¥other Cabrini Airport."

KRISTINACOOPER/STAFFPHOTOGRAPHER

The intersection of Route 202 and Gulph Road is currently under construction. It is one of the most heavily traveled roads in the area, with the King of Prussia mall in the background, the intersection is a portal for many major roadways in the area.

arts & Entertainment Fallschedulehits televisionwaves

STEPHANIE MORITZ ' STAFFWRITER

Drop your books and pick up your television remote. Fall's television series is packed with more anticipated season premiers than ever. As we sat last season in disbelief to watch Rachel say yes to marriage we will have to wait just another few weeks to see who really walks Rachel down the aisle. The Friends season premieres on Thursday Sept. 26th at 8 p.m.

The true story of seven new strangers will return to MTV's "Real World" this fall, in the sinful city of Las Vegas with more drama heating up in the hot tub than you could ever imagine. Will, Grace, Jack and the piercing voice of Karen return to NBC this fall as well with expectations of a new baby on the way. After interviewing many smdents on the Cabrini campus, it is clear that "Friends" is the favored pick this fall.

Students said what they would like to see happen this season on "Friends." A good part of the student body explained that more than anything they would like to see Ross and Rachel finally get married on their last season together. ''They are just meant to be together," Alicia DelPizzo explained. Joey and Phoebe seem to be the final couple students anticipate seeing getting together on the show.

"Dawson's Creek" will open with its two-hour season premiere, Wednesday Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. on the WB. This season it is said that Joey and Dawson will take tbeil" relationship even further than ever before, although new love interests are in store for both of them.

One show students will seem to miss this fall is Felicity,"even

though many were confused with the twisted finale the "''B presented us with, in which Felicity is put under a spell and sent back in time. Students say they will still miss the heart warming episodes as they watched Felicity struggle through college, boys, friends, and parents. Otherpopular retuming shows this fall include "ER," "Third Watch," "Gilmore Girls:' and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

New dramas to look for this season • on the WB include "Everwood;" which can best be paired well with "7th Heaven.''

"Birds of Prey;' is another newcomer where we find Batman's daughter taking over to fight crime in the dark alleys of Gotham City.

If you're looking for the new heartthrob this season you might find him on Fox's new series "John Doe," in which man is awakened on a small island to find himself brilliant, except for the fact that he can't recall his name or where he came from.

The Frog presents some comic relief with its new show "What I like about you." Paired sisters Jenny Garth and Amanda Bynes plan to move in together and face life while trying to get a public relations career off the ground and living life in high school. Will Joey and Dawson finally get back together? Will Grace decide to have Will's baby? Will Rachel and Joey get married?

Hopefully, all these questions andmore. will be answered this season with new faces andnew dramasto keep us glued to teleVtSton screens each week. Besides, what else better is there to do on Thursday nights? ,

Theater director plans for a semester of production

LAUREN MINEO STAFF WRITER

Are you being stalked? That seems to be the buzzing phrase around campus in recent weeks as more students begin to notice the flyers for this semester's theater production, "Boy Gets Girl."

The two-act play, written by Rebecca Gilman, is best summarized as an eerie stalking scenario in which Tony, an obsessive and pathetic loser, dates Theresa, a detached workaholic. Very shortly after their first encounter, Theresa realizes that she wants no more to do with Tony. However, Tony is not able to accept this.

Theater Director Neal Newman believes that college students will be able to relate to this situation. "It's a real eye-opener as to what could happen," Newman said. "It would do a real community service here."

Freshman English/communications major, Ryan Cox thinks that the play will bring a "new topic and awareness to Cabrini." Seemingly always approaching a new topic, -the theater veterans know that no theatrical production performed at Cabrini will be commonplace. "Neal always picks interesting plays, plays that are different," said junior English/communications major Brian Fry.

In the past, the theater's dilemma has been a lack of interest in auditioning. This year, however, it seems as though people will be fighting over roles because the script only calls for four male and three female spots.

In anticipation of many female performers, Newman is entertaining the idea of adding in another female character, ''the nurse." As far as actors go, Newman said, "We have people lining up to get in."

Though the on-stage positions will be filled, the off-stage positions may not be. "We need a lot of run crew," Newman said, meaning students to run the lighting, sound and backstage operations. "I'm just going out for whatever I can get. I'm going to help the play no

matter what:' Fry said.That type of attitude is what Newman is searching for.

Cabrini's theater is limited to putting on low-budget performances and this year will be no different. According to Newman, the theater's stage is to be redone sometime this year. "That's just shooting through our budget," Newman said. If you do not remember, a perfect example of a low-budget Cabrini production was last spring's musical, "Two Gentlemen of Verona," in which the entire set consisted of four strategically positioned scaffoldings. Despite the lack of scenery used in the show, its success warrants that this semester's production has the same potential.

event," Newman said. The show will even be student-directed, leaving Newman as an adviser or overseer of production, lending a helping hand whenever it seems needed. "I'm looking forward to giving all of the support I can," Newman said. Next semester he will be teaching a directing class that he hopes will result in a student director for that semester's production. Perhaps some behind-thescenes people will decide to participate on a more involved level. As for those who have heard that there will be no more musicals, the rumor is just that - a rumor. Last year's musical left students wanting more and they shall receive. According to Newman, "We'll probably do another musi-

Along with a new production comes a new name for Cabrini's theater, now referred to as, "the theater." It was once called Red Cloud Theater due to the scenery. Because that scenery no longer exists, a different name is needed.

Newman said, "We'll inaugurate a new name with the new show." He is offering that the students may want to vote on a name, so if you have a suggestion, feel free to stop by ''the theater" so everyone can stop calling it "the theater."

In the newly-named theater, the next show to be performed will be a "completely smdent-produced

cal next year."

For all of those interested in seeing "Boy Gets Girl," it runs for two weekends in November. The show dates are as follows: Nov. 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23. For any student showing Cabrini identification, the cost of the show will be $5. However, Newman agreed to allow any student in for the $5 rate as long as they supplied a student ID. For all other theater patrons, tickets will be $10 per person.

DAVID Qouo/sTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Neal Newman, theater director, instructs his acting students to prepare for a long, hard semester of production. "Boy Gets Girl" opens on Nov. S and runs through the 23rd.

Local author finds success in writing and publishing

KENDALL NEIL STAFF WRITER

Time is a reoccurring theme in Chris McCreary's poetry. However, this Temple graduate did not always want to be a poet. McCreary had wanted to study to be a fiction writer or a lawyer.

Thr~ughout his schooling, he had always enjoyed reading novels. In fact, he still prefers reading fiction to poems. When it comes to writing, however, McCreary finds that he is better suited for writing poems. He started writing poems when he was in high school, but it was not until later in his high school career that he discovered he had a talent for writing verse.

His biggest influences include Walt Whitman, as well as some people who are close to him, including Dr. Seth Freebie, Professor of English and Communications. Freebie taught McCreary when he was an undergraduate at Temple University. He feels as though Freebie taught him how to go beyond his normal range of writing and to keep challenging himself to make his poems better.

In typical writerly fashion, McCreary carries a notebook around with him in case is he inspired by something that occurs during his day. However, when it comes to actually sitting down and

WYBFrides a path on the information super-highway

ANTONIOMASSONE STAFFWRITER

wntmg his poetry, McCreary works in his office, writing a little poetry every day. At least twice a week, be spends at least a half hour just writing poems. He some-

They have published such names as Frank Sherlock, Pattie McCarthy, and Peter Ganick, all of whom are close friends of the McCreary's.

is the best thing for them."

- Chris McCreary, author of "The Exiles"

times writes fiction, but for him to write prose would require more time than his working days as an editor permits, so he mainly sticks to writing poetry.

Aside from writing poetry, McCreary and his wife Jenn also have a publishing interest called "Ixnay Press." It was originally started so that they would be able to remain in contact with friends, but since then has grown into a publishing enterprise that produces a literary magazine and chapbooks, or small collections of poetry. Each chapbook contains about 15 poems, which total around 60 pages.

When asked if he would ever consider branching out with his publishing company and taking on more publishing and editing commitments, McCreary said that for now, they want to keep their publishing company on a somewhat personal level with people whom they know, people whose work they admire, and who they feel they can trust. Of his own chapbooks, only one has been published through his publishing company, a collection of poems called "Clockwork."

"Sansom Agonistease" was published in I 999 by Potes & Poets Press. His new book, "The Effacements," is being published by Singing Horse Press. He describes this collection of poetry as being based on famous novels by authors like Jane Austen. He read the text of these novels and rewrote them in to other narratives. All these together have been molded into McCreary's latest work.

Most of his poems are drawn from his response to literary figures or conversations with other authors. Otherwise, he narrows his poems down to a theme. Once he settles on a theme, he finds the poems that best fit into that theme and they become a part of the chapbook.

What's next for McCreary? He said that he would love to go back and continue writing short stories and novels as he did during graduate school days. For a while, he stuck with poetry because he needed to adapt to the time, but recently he feels as though he has the time to go back and try writing short fiction. McCreary offered advice for younger writers. "Read a lot. Without it, you will have no background about what to write or how to write it. Also, revise a lot. I don't believe that your first idea is necessarily your best idea. You have to keep revising and you '11 eventually get the style you're 1 14>oki1T.g'fdr..,,1"uJt;.1 •,r '•J·

Prior to web casting, "The Bum" could only be heard for approximately 15 miles around the Radnor area. Now with the introduction of web casting, the station can be heard with the ease of an Internet connection. The station's general manager, Krista Mazzeo, has been told that WYBF has attracted listeners in places as far as India and South Africa.

For almost a year, Mazzeo has dedicated her time to gaining knowledge of web casting. This past summer the equipment was delivered and set up. "After a few test runs, Todd Kern, senior network engineer, found a couple of very minor problems, the first being that only on campus listeners could hear the broadcast over the Cabrini network," Mazzeo said. "After a few more days the station was officially web casting on and off campus."

The web cast is currently running as planned, according to Mazzeo.

WYBF's local music show, "Local Yokels;' airs on "The Burn" on Monday nights at 7 p.m. The show focuses on nonmainstream artists and local bands. WYBF's goal with this show is "to get as much music in as possible and to make a bigger impact on campus." With these shows being broadcasted over the web, local artists will get the chance to have their sounds and style listened to around the world.

Luke Stevenson, senior, hosts a show on Sunday nights at 6 p.m. "College students live on their computers, so web casting

Stevenson is happy that his friends from home and other schools will now have a chance to experience the effort he puts into his show.

Stevenson feels that his punk and hardcore show has the potential to draw many fans from the Philadelphia area now that the station can be heard over the Internet. "Web casting as a whole is great. I'm really excited to work with it,'' Stevenson said.

Since the start of web casting, the new WYBF website has seen

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Krista Matteo, WYBF's station manager, has spent the last year familiarizingherself with web casting, the latest project of the radio station, "The Burn."

its number of daily hits increase on an average of 150 per day, according to Mazzeo.

Feedback from the students and parents has been nothing but positive. Tom Reing, father of music director Katie Reing, said, "It has been great to hear her live instead of having to wait months to hear her old radio tapes. She has a great radio voice." Log

"These days, even your stamp choice can be a matter of life or death."

Chris McCreary, a local author and Temple graduate, released~his chapbook work, "The Exiles," in 2002 ""-".o n~r~l· t, JI'' ' 1c:Jc.."":,"1..Y, '

Attention $hoppers

CRISTIN MARCY 7 5

Sure you may know all .the fme points of s~= do you really know how to shop? Many of us

e a r s have gone to overpriced department stores,.boutiques and drug stores and spent way too much money. However, with stores like TJ Maxx and Wal-Mart, consumers can get the best brands for less. 1"'"@1.i~-WAW

Many college students are on a tight budget and think they cannot afford ; • ,-41!11llllfl!lllllil'lt.& , anything right now.On the contrary, they just do not know where ___ .

to shop. Many favorite stores include Express, Macy's _ 1'

and Eckerd Drug, but shopping at discount stores can save you hundreds.

For example, TJ Maxx is a discount department store that carries all the name brand clothes as higher priced stores. With a little hunting and searching through the racks, one can fmd a pair of Express jeans priced $30 less than in the retail store.

t.1ost students prefer either TJ Maxx or Kohl's when bargain shopping for clothes. These stores have the best brands, quality and most importantly, the best prices and sales.

Wal-Mart, with its forever falling prices, is another great place to shop when you're on a tight budget. One can choose a wide variety of things from electronics to household items. In comparison with drug stores, Wal-Mart is far more affordable, Why pay $4.99 for a four-pack of Duracell batteries on sale at Eckerd Drug when you can get the same item for $2.88 at Wal-Mart?

Not only does Wal-Mart have lower prices it also has a larger selection to choose from along with the quality looked for in an item. K-Mart is another bargain department store that has great buys. These stores are great for every day necessities, such as shampoo, body wash and toothpaste. One can save more in these stores, compared to drug stores where prices are marked up. Students prefer Wal-Mart and K-Mart, compared to Target. However, it often comes down to the location of the stores.

In order to be a smart shopper without wiping out your bank account, always remember these few tips that could save you more. In stores such as TJ Maxx and Kohl's, they only get so many of one item so it is essential to buy it before its gone, or you will be forced to pay more. Before you go shopping look in the store ads and flyers to compare prices. Always remember to clip coupons and check out the clearance racks, there might be something there you just cannot pass over.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Kool-Aid. The Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Hastings, Nebraska opened KoolA i d Discover the Dream, an interactive exhibit that h a s murals a n d replicas, a _computer generated river of Kool-Aid, and even the original Kool-Aid man costume. The exhibit will explain the creation of Kool-Aid by creator Edwin Perkins to the present day as an international icon and beloved child memory.

The most recognizable feature from Kool-Aid is the pitcher. For more than four decades, the friendly, smiling Kool-Aid pitcher has given young children a reason to quench their thirst with tons of fun. With its simple, yet extremely smiling face, the frosted pitcher is one of Kool-Aid's most important features.

The pitcher's original concept came from a young boy in 1957. Marvin Potts, the art director for an advertising agency, was hired to illustrate this message: "A five cent package makes two quarts" for Kool-Aid. After watching his son trace patterns on a frosty windowpane, the friendly face of the Kool-Aid pitcher was born. Potts' illustration was complete.

The image was designed to show the beverage's great value, and the marketing team at Kool-Aid liked the frosty pitcher idea so much that three pitcher ads were created for the summer of 1954, each with a different message on the pitcher.

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They were so popular that this model f>ecamewhat is now known ficial Kool-Aid pitcher. vial as it may seem, a lot of thought went into the location of the handle. It was decided to place the handle on the right side so that tded people, who represent 90 percent of the population, would be ~ethe smile while pouring the soft drink. nts around campus had different ways they used Kool-Aid other ft drink. Senior, Nicole McCraig said, "Tropical fruit punch is the er." Sophomore Jenn Keller said, "When I used to run in sixth : ate Kool-Aid powder to get bursts of energy before our meets." :rret Haas, senior, had a different name for KOOL-AID as a kid. , "My dad who is a Vietnam Veteran said they called fruit punch :e' when they were in the war, so I grew up calling Kool-Aid bug

1 asked what her favorite Kool-Aid flavor was, senior Adrienne :I,''I'm a cherry Kool-Aid kind of girl."

'Propelling' into the future

ROSEMARIE GoNZALEZ STAFF WRJTER

There is a new hit on the market. No, it's not a new song. No, it's not a movie. Definitely not a new book or musical. And no, it's not a new trend of clothing. It's Propel: Flavored Fitness Water by Gatorade.

Everyone has heard of Gatorade. That's the drink that comes in all of the possible different colors you can think of and that many athletes swear by. Well, the reason that mostly athletes drink Gatorade is because they are constantly in motion and they need something to replenish themselves with. It is a great thirst quencher and good for obtaining energy too.

Annie Nguyen, sophomore, cross-country runner said, "I tlrink Gatorade when I work out because of the good taste and it helps me to get the energy I need."

Gatorade was specifically created for the Florida Gators as an aid to their needs while playing football. "It is used to replace electrolytes lost in sweat when you do some physical activity," Dr. Tony Verde of the Exercise Science department said. "It became very popular down South after the Florida·Gators were using it, and it just caught on everywhere."

But the new product, Propel, is designed to be even better than Gatorade. It is a much lighter beverage than Gatorade and is designed for people who want to work out, and are tired of just drinking plain old water. Propel also contains vitamins B, C and E, which are essential in your daily intake but best of all they come in four different flavors so you can choose to try whatever suits you. Flavors included are lemon, orange, berry and black cherry. So pick your favorite.

"I think I tried it once. It's pretty good. I just drank it because it was something new," Matt Dietrich, sophomore, Elementary Education major who coaches sports at his old high school, said.

Propel is proven just to be the better choice over Gatorade because it is intended to not only quench your thirst, but help you drink more and more to keep you well hydrated It is a fact that lighter flavored drinks are proven to give you the motivation to drink more than something artificial or more heavily flavored. The flavor of Propel is a plus and it includes the vitamins necessary to live a completely healthy lifestyle that every active person should have.

Jennifer Howitz, junior, lifeguard at the Dixon Center said, "It's really good. It's light like water, not as heavy as Gatorade, yet it does replenish you better than water would after a workout."

Since it is a fairly new product, Propel is not as popular as Gatorade yet, but it is getting there. Some people have yet to try the new driajc and see what the big deal is, but until then we will have those few who still prefer water or the ever-popular Gatorade.

Kristen Boone, freshman volleyball player said, "I think I tried it once. It's not bad, but I can only drink water when I work out. My friend had it, and I thought I would like it. For a drink it's not bad It seems like it would be light enough to drink when working out, but I personally like water."

And water may be all you need anyway. Aside from the claims that Propel is better than water or Gatorade, Dr. Verde continued to say, "It is a marketing scam. Just as Gatorade did well, then it is expected that KATIEREING/PHoro EDITOIIPropel will. It is just flavored water. All you need to replace what your body has lost during a workout is water. Your body will nat-

;eems to have a different childhood memory of Kool-Aid. Lemonade tea, cherry, ue just some of the feature flavors of the powdered beverage. How many years smiles have you had!

urally take care of itself if you drink just water. That is good enough."

MICHEU.EC~/ STAFFPHOTOGMPHER

Propelfitness Wa~r is slowly but surely becoming the next best thing to Gatorade.

Do not trust the trust policy, protect your safety

You really ought to count how many public documents include your social security number. The col· lege uses it for student identification instead of a randomly generated student ID number.

We are talking about the one number that can urlock your identity, making you vulnerable 10 identity theft, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation has called, "the fastest growing white-collar crime.''

The college's use of social security numbers is contributing to the risks of students being victims of identity theft. Even if not a single student were to actually fall victim to identity theft, if college practices contribute to even the perception of danger, they should be changed.

Our privacy is too frivolously handled by the college. Social security numbers can be found on student identification cards, professors' class lists, stu• dent schedules and even the commonly over1ooked second piece of paper printed by Registrar after you have already grabbed your freshly printed schedule

...a thousand words

and left the room.

For the moderately motivated criminal, stealing a student's identity could be easier than snagging a sandwich from the cafeteria for later consumption. Social security numbers are too easy to come by on campus.

Still not scared? Two words to frighten the unconcerned: trust policy.

Currently, the information that is used more and more by criminals to steal identities is protected only by the judgment of college employees. Last week, staff writer Jana Fagotti shared her experience with identity theft in Perspectives. Once her case was settled, she asked Charlie Shaffner, Director of Public Safety, what would happen if someone picked up her ID card and called the college, claiming to be a paren,, looking for her financial information. "There is a trust policy when a person calls on the phone claiming to be a parent," he said. "Most times we ask the person to come in if

possible. Otherwise we trust that the person is a valid parent or guardian and give them the information." Of course Shaffner is the just the person who spoke of the policy. Although he has asked at least two students to call out their social security number in class when he did not find them on his roster, Shaffner is not the creator of the policy - he just follows policy.

Before the whole college accepts its largest fraudulent class, the administration had better reassess its trust policy and how it identifies its students. It wouldn't cost much to take the extra precautions to protect the campus from identity theft. At least offer another randomly generated student ID number for those students who feel uncomfortable with their social security number being tossed around unprotected. No matter the cost or efforts, it's a very small price to pay to assure the safety of some vulnerable college students. The college shouldn't wait until a tragedy forces it to do the right thing

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''Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."

Aldous Huxley

KATIE REING/l'Horo EDITOR

Questioning U.S., Iraqi conflict a

VINCEDEFRUSCJO ,.. NEWS EDITOR

I am a man torn between his country and his conscience. While I recognize that Saddam Hussein is a valid threat to our world, and I agree with President Bush that he should be dealt with.

I am unsure that the method we should approach is an offensive one.

Vice President Cheney and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld seem to feel that a reactive approach is necessary, while a more diplomatic Secretary of State Powell seems to think that a passive approach is more appropriate.

All the while, the government seems to be using the guise of a vague definition of a "war on terror" to shield legitimate questions and concerns over a strike against Iraq. And while Bush's rock'em, sock'em politics seemed appropriate as an immediate response to a surprise 9/11 offensive attacks, a more thorough and thought out plan against Iraq would certainly be prudent.

Meanwhile, the issues of intelligence continue to present themselves in a national spotlight. Revelations of Hussein's present weapons arsenal, including the

capacity to make weapons of mass destruction, continue to seep into the news. Hussein has also been known to use chemical weapons against his own people.

All of the aforementioned reasons are valid in an attack against Iraq. However,with a shaky economy, and the ever-present breaches of national security, I wonder where our leadership is at home. With our collective attention turned towards the Middle East, Bush and his cabinet seem hellbent to hoodwink the public, trying to convince them that a war is necessary.

Is Hussein a threat? Absolutely. Should he be taken out?

Absolutely. Does this need to be done now? That is the milliondollar question.

While pre-9/11 "chatter" seemed to show communications between al-Qaeda and Iraq, can the president really use 9/1 l as a valid argument, or excuse, to remove Hussein in what, no doubt, will be a bloody and prolonged war?

It appears that Bush has decided to use the victims of 9/1 l as a marketing ploy to the nation, selling us a war that may not be necessary. Bush went so far as to use his speech on the anniversary of 9/11 to jab at the possibility of a strike against Iraq.

Hussein has been an ever-present threat to the security of the

nation, drawing attention from the previous two presidents, Bush and Clinton.

In the late '90s, Clinton sent tomahawk missiles into Iraq as "punishment" for Hussein's alleged plans to assassinate his predecessor Bush. Prior to that, the United States. was involved in an altercation with Iraq over its occupation of Kuwait.

Here's where my conflict lies. I agree that Hussein needs to be removed. A dictator is only as good as the people who listen to him. Hussein went so far as to gas his own people when they dissented with his opinions.

The United States. should worry about the officers under Hussein, mainly his son Oday, whom Hussein tried to have assassinated. Take out the foundation of their government, and Hussein will be powerless.

Tactics like that are appropriate for concrete governments, although not so appropriate for terror cells like al-Qaeda. Our nation has not been able to physically capture Osama bin Laden, although they have captured several of his operatives. The job is not finished there, and our government should not half-ass the job.

I believe in our government and have faith in our leadership. However, my mind tells me that President Bush is corralling up an area of the world that is simply

unable (and unwilling) to conform to our ideals of a western and civilized society. Our government must finish the job in Afghanistan, firm up the interim government and prevent future assassination attempts against leaders of that new government. We need to rid our homeland of al-Qaeda's sleeper cells.

Our first priority should be to protect our homeland. Many in the Bush administration would like us to think that an attack on Iraq is doing just that.

However, history shows us that Americans are most successful when being provoked into action, rather than instigating action. See Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and Japan's Admiral Yamamoto, whose fear of "awaking a sleeping giant" proved to be legitimate.

Loss of American lives is decidedly more palatable when our causes are justifiable. Point to a blank southern Manhattan skyline, and you will point to the reason we are in Afghanistan. Stand above the wreckage of the USS Arizona, and you will see reason enough for World War IL

Look at the 1998 altercation in Serbia, in which the United States. and NATO bombed Slobodan Milosevic out of power. It went nearly unnoticed by the American public, devoid of public support and begging the question, "why?"

If the Bush administration

wants to rule the world as if it were the Wild West, or some unchartered territory, then show me reason for that "why?" Failed U.N. inspections are not reason enough to overtake the Iraqi government. Failed policy implemented by Western governments are not reason enough to overtake the Iraqi government. Our nation runs the risk of enveloping ourselves in a never-ending war that will only cause the cultures in the Middle East to dislike our country further.

America should be a sleeping giant. There is a fine line between taking preemptive measures to protect our homeland, and interfering with other country's sovereignty.

It is not unreasonable to insist that our government provide substantial reason for any act of war or violence, just as terrifying to the citizens of these countries as 9/11 was to ours. It is not unreasonable to insist that our government provide ample instances or occurrences in which Hussein peaked American security interests.

Moreover, it is not unreasonable to insist that our government provide adequate intent, purpose and justification for each and every single American life that will inevitably be lost in a conflict with Iraq.

Sportsmanshipdies in a one man takes all society

CATHARINEBERNSON

I can't beat you one-on-one. I'm not faster than you. I'm not stronger than you. But I am smarter than you. I was taught to play the right way, .with a team. Get me out on the floor or down at the park with a couple other people. I don't care who. They can be short or tall, old or young, fat or skinny, athletic or not. It doesn't matter just give me someone to play with and I'll school ya in some basketball.

There is something about team

sports that just shouldn't be messed with. I don't know who thought it would be a good idea to teach kids to play ball without a partner, but they messed up. We lost sportsmanship. Kids need to learn how to pass again. They should look up to players like Jason Kidd, Mike Bibby and Sue Bird, who all know how to put the ball in their teammates' hands. It is not always in your best interest to shoot or to drive the lane. Sometimes someone else has a better look at the basket or has a mismatched defender. There is an art to team play that has been lost in the era of the I'm-better-thanyou-are-and- I'm-going-to-scoreto-prove-it game.

This is not an ailment that plagues only basketball it's just where it is most apparent. It happens in football and hockey and soccer and you name it it's there.

For example, Keyshawn Johnson wrote a book while playing for the New YorkJets titled "Just Give Me the Damn Ball." The struggling Jets' offense was in desperate need of a savior according to Johnson. He was, of course, just the man to do it. That kind of attitude does not fair well in the locker room no matter who you are. Johnson got traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers two seasons later. Another fine example is Alex Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers. Ok, maybe he doesn't have a lot of

attitude, or even think he is the only player on the team, but the Rangers thought he was. They pay him over $20 million dollars a year to play a game for kids. For some reason a baseball team felt that one player could come in and make their perennially almost good team better. But apparently money doesn't win baseball games. The Rangers have one of the highest payrolls in the league and have not made the playoffs in two years.

One good athlete cannot win in a team sports environment. It is just not possible. One excellent player cannot beat five or nine or 11 good players. And there is really no reason that any one person

should be praised so much that they think they can single handedly win championships.

If all these professional athletes would just take a look at themselves with the eyes of a IO year old they would just laugh. They get to play a game all day long and make more money than God doing it. Make friends with the people you have to play with, it makes life so much better. Give the ball to the kid riding the pine one day, you might find he's got a decent shot, or maybe that he's a smart player who can get the ball to the guy with the great touch. Just chill, don't take it so seriously. It's a game that you get paid to play.

Neville has studentsat heart

permanent vice pn:sident of student development.

Drivers wanted

KATIE REING PHOTOEDITOR

Disclaimer: The author of this article is in no way trying to suck up. Really. Honest.

J've been at this school for nearly four years now, and I've been through a lot with Cabrini. I've seen housing problems, pudding wrestling, meningitis scares, and even a hurricane. I've also seen my share of faculty and staff come and go.

Names like Paul Weaver and Carter Cragie make freshmen and more than a few sophomores say "who?" But it's one of the latest additions to our happy family that I would like to talk about today: Dr. NeviUe.

J'IJ sum it up for you in a nutshell: Dr. Neville is the man. For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of meeting Neville yet, or have no idea who he is, he is the acting vice president for student development. Neville gave up his retirement to come and stay with us for a year while we search for a

So why the big fuss on my part? Well, besides just giving up part of his retirement, he's been doing a bang-up job while he has been here. Most people probably wouldn't put a whole lot of effort into a job that they knew they were only going to do temporarily. But not Neville. He seems to realize how much we, needed hjm here and rose to the occasion.

One of my favorite things about Neville is that he knows the role of vice president for student development transcends that of just doing office work. I've often noticed Neville walking around Cabrini's campus, chatting with students and getting to know our community. He has also made appearances at most student activities, taking time out of his schedule to pose for pictures with students at the faJl fling, make first- year students feel welcome at freshmen activities, and even poke his head in at the dance on Saturday night.

Former vice presidents, and I don't like to name names here, but I will say her last name began with "V" and ended with

"alente,"seemed to have the attitude that students were a necessary evil; treating us like lepers should we ever walk into her office. Neville seems to remember that Cabrini is more than just the buildings and the classrooms, but that the students make up the real Cabrini.

In my time here, I've heard more students complain about how the adminjstrators are aloof, uncaring and out of touch with students. Finally, we have someone who gives the impression that they would like to get in touch with the students. I think it's tremendous.

I wish we could keep. Neville for more than just one year. He understands what "education of the heart" and the Cabrini mission really mean instead of just tossing the terms around blindly. I applaud Dr. Idarola on her choice of Dr. Neville. But I don't have time to talk about that now I need to go brush the dirt off of my nose.

Cafeteria waits frustrate students

RYAN NORRIS STAFFWRITER

At the end of my l0:55 a.m. class I stare at that awful clock and hope everyday that we get out before noon, because if we don't we're most likely not going to be eating lunch.

At first I thought the hallway in the first floor of Founder's Hall was going to be just a hallway for the classrooms, but now I know why it's really there; to hold the enormous line of people for lunch everyday.

Once you get in the cafeteria and one of the WOOD dining employees finally types in your meal number because the card swiper doesn't work, there's usually no room to sit. So you go to - -

get your food with your book bag on, and just wait for a seat to open. When you get to the counter to get food, there's usually none left. You'll get the brown lettuce, or the cold fries, and when they have nuggets, they always run out.

So you get what's left of the fountain soda, and maybe a sandwich or something, then you start looking for a seat. Once you pull an empty chair up to one of the full tables, you pretty much have to inhale your food if you have a 12:30 class, or you just have to eat fast because the cafeteria will be closing soon.

Some say, "If you're going to complain, then go to the Food Court and eat." I would go to the Food Court and eat if it were open during lunch!

People have classes before and after and that's the only time they can eat. Isn't there anything that

can be done to move it along faster? Some people were late for their l2:30's and there was nothing they could do, because they needed to eat; their health is the most important thing.

Even if it means just speeding it up a little bit by having two people swipe ID's to get people in quicker. Or maybe they could open the food court at the same time so that you can choose to go there where it's not as crowded.

I've heard of some possibilities for extensions to the cafeteria, but that could take forever. What if the freshmal) class doubles every year? Then what are they going to do.

Ifwe have to go to lunch everyday waiting for over 30 minutes just to eat for less than 5, T don't think there are going to be a lot of happy people.

SHARVON URBANNAVAGE

MANAGING EDITOR

I am tempted to mount a loudspeaker to my car and blast "Move Get Out The Way" by Ludacris.

What is wrong with people on the road? The department of motor vehicles should retest drivers every so many years, which would eliminate hundreds of idiot drivers from the highways of the world

There are drivers who get into the left lane on the highway and actually do the speed limit.

MOVE GET OUT THE WAY!

Do you not notice that every other person in that lane is moviI)g at least 20 miles an hours over the speed limit? Do you not notice the long line of cars forming behind you or the dozens of cars margining into the next lane just to get around you?

Then there are the ones who don't seem to realize that leftturners do not have the right of way. MOVE GET OUT THE WAY! Why do you just sit there and let cars make the turn when you are the one that is going straight? Meanwhile, you've got

dozens of people behind blaring their horns, who also want to go straight, but since your too scared to cross the road, we all miss the light.

What's up with people having conversations from one car to another? MOVE GET OUT THE WAY! Why must you stop your car to talk to someone in a passing car, therefore blocking anyway for anyone to get around you? Why can't you pull over and catch up on old times, without inconveniencing those who are sitting behind you waiting for you to shut up?

Oh. and these teenagers who swear that they have bumpers attached their butts.

MOVE GET OUT THE WAY!

Do you not realize that sidewalks were created so that you would not have to walk in the street? Is it necessary to get an attitude and roll your eyes because I beeped the horn for you to move rather than just running you over?

Being a commuter student is hard enough without the added inconvemences of the idiots that seem to clog the highways just to make my life more difficult. If you are one of these people, I have five simple words for youMOVE GET OUT THE WAY!

Bobbleheads drive fans to stadiums

GINA PERACCRJA STAFF WRITER

A few years ago not many people knew what a bobblehead doll was. Now, everyone seems to want to see at least one bobbing its little head back and forth on their desk. Many teams now advertise bobblehead giveaways at their games to get more people to attend the event. ls this really 1rue? Do free giveaways, especially these bobblehead dolls, help ticket sales for sporting events? Why are they so popular?

These tiny collectibles were popular in the 1950s, but then slowly faded. In 1999, the San Francisco Giants triggered the resurgence of the craze by distributing 35,000 Willie Mays figurines at a game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Giants may have reignited the fad, but the Minnesota Twins were the first team to make money off of it. During the 2000 season, their average attendance was 14,000 per home game. However, more than 20,000 fans rushed to the Metrodome for each of the club's four bobblehead giveaway games (Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Kent Hrbek and Kirby Puckett).

Not many people understand what the big deal is with the dolls, but the fans of the Timberwolves seem to. At least 35 fans used counterfeit tickets to claim Wally Szczerbiak bobbleheads at a Minnesota Timberwolves game on Dec. 28, 2000. In Philadelphia, adults reportedly behaved like children during Allen Iverson Bobblehead Night on Feb. 16, 2001. Only kids 15 years old and under were supposed to receive the doll at the Clippers-Sixers game at the First Union Center, causing some devious adults to "rent" children for the night. They bought the children's tickets, and demanded they hand over the Iverson figurines.

In Florida, fans of the Marlins decided they wanted to be bobblehead dolls themselves. On "Human Bobblehead Night" in July of 200 I, fans 18-andolder shaved their heads outside Pro Player Stadium before the game against the Reds. The fans brave enough to do this received four tickets for the next

night's game where Cliff Floyd bobbleheads were given out. There are even some players who do notplay around when it comes to these popular figurines. Dave Winfield was to be honored with a special Hall of Fame bobblehead at the Twins-Mariners game on July 22, 2001. But the manufacturer was forced to create a new sample of the doll after the six foot, six inch Winfield pointed out a "shortcoming" - his figurine was the same size as the bobblehead made for fellow Twins inductee Kirby Puckett, who's only five feet, eight inches. The new Wrnfield model had an extra inch added.

Some announcers even have their own bobbleheads now. The Brewers held Bob Uecker Bobblehead Day on July 29, 2001. The Tigers honored legendary broadcaster Ernie Harwell with a doll during the 2001 season, and just recently, the Phillies broadcasters, Richie Ashburn and Harry Kalas, had their very own bobbleheads on Aug. 18.

In September 2001, more than 40 universities released bobbleheads of their respective mascots. Cabrini's athletic teams do not have their own collection of bobblehead dolls, but they do have free giveaways at special games throughout the year. If you are lucky enough to get to one of these special events, you may sometimes receive "#I" hand gloves, Cavalier megaphones, or mini basketballs. When it is announced that these items will be given away at games, the number of Cabrini's fans is noticeably increased.

Many students on campus are big fans of bobbleheads. One in particular is junior Jay Rotella. Rotella, a political science major, is very passionate about bobblehead dolls, and not only does he want to keep collecting sports figures, but he's also interested in increasing his collection by adding movie bobbleheads. One thing he doesn't like about the popularity of bobblebead dolls is how people sometimes only go to the games just to pick up these figurines.

"I don't like bow people just go to the games, get the bobblehead and leave. I think it's a bonus to go to a game and get a bobblehead as a giveaway. You get a cool piece of memorabilia and then watch a good game," Rotella said. Some of Rotella 's favorite bobblehead dolls that be has are Larry Bowa, Harry Kalas and Whitey Ashburn.

Aerobics Schedule

MONDAY 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday 9 - 10 a.m. 10 - 11 a.m.

noon - 1 p.m.

7 - 8 p.m. 7 - 7:45 p.m.

Wednesday

Water Aerobics

Water Aerobics

Kickboxing

Arthritis

Water Exercise

Arthritis

Water Exercise

Step Aerobics

Water Aerobics

Kickboxing

Yoga

Water Aerobics

Water Aerobics

Kickboxing

Thursday 9- 10 a.m.

Arthritis

Water Exercise

Arthritis

Water Exercise

Boot Camp

Yoga

Water Aerobics

Water Aerobics

Weekly Calendar

Thursday, Sept. 19

• Day bingo, 2 p.m., Widener Center Gathering Area

Saturday, Sept. 21

• PhiladelphiaCollege Freedom Concert, TBA

Sunday, Sept. 22

•Mass, 7 p.m., Bruckmann Chapel of SaintJoseph

Tuesday, Sept. 24 Quizzo Game Show, 9 p.m., New ResidenceHall

Wednesday, Sept. 25

• Liturgical MinisterWorkshop

Men's soccer begins to put pieces together

RYAN NORRIS STAFF WRITER

Cabrini Men's Soccer team lost 2-1 against Widener University this past Saturday, Sept. 14. The Cavs displayed a sense of team spirit by encouraging one another on the field throughout the game. Goalie, senior Jim Beck, just didn't want to let anything go by in the beginning of this game. At 33: 12 into the game, Beck acted as a wall to Widener's penalty kick, and was not letting anything in the net. At 4: 14 into the game, sophomore, Sean Dugan, forward for Cabrini, used his skills well to make that first goal of the game to put Cabrini at a 1-0 lead. Only a minute later #9, Anthony Davis, of Widener University, found his way through Cabrini's defense to put Widener on the boards at l-1.

After halftime, Widener's Josh Levin, scored their second and final goal, putting Widener in the

lead at 2- l. Even though there were no goals in the second half, a fight did break out with 11:34 left in the game, giving one of Widener's players a red card and two of Cabrini's players yellow cards. Senior, Dan Jelleyman was another one who wouldn't give up. He could be heard the whole game conversing with the team, and even talking to himself sometimes. When asked about some of the reasons they lost, Jelleyman said, "We can ·t win 50/50 balls, we need to shoot more, and we have so much talent but we just can't put it together."

Doug Meder, coach of the men's team, is in his fourth year as head coach and was assistant coach for seven years before that. He started practicing with these players in late August and hasn't stopped since. He says their biggest strength during this game was. "playing well together." Their weakness on the other hand was

one word and that was "luck."

Meder said they had trouble scoring and they were just struggling a little. He is still waiting for them to gel together and play as a team. Meder said, "We'll hopefully have things together for Beaver [Arcadia University]," their next game.

The team has played in two tournaments before this game. They played two games at Randolph Macon College and lost 0-2. They also played two games at Haverford College gaining their first and only win so far. They left Haverford with one win and one loss. After the tournaments, their total record was 1-3, going into their first PAC game, which was lost making them 1-4 overall, and 0-1 in the PAC. This recent game against Widener was not a Pennsylvania Athletic Conference game, so they are currently 1-5 overall and still 0-1 in the PAC.

Prothero faces first loss of ·PAC season

ANNE MARIE WHITE STAFF WRITER

Although the Cabrini women's soccer team lost their first game of the season on Sept. 11, 0-1, they sure made their opponents from Kean University worked for their victory.

Coach Ken Prothero led the women in a moment of silence in observance of the 9/11 tragedy before the game. It was believed that the Cabrini team would have the advantage of defeating Kean because they were a bigger squad but it was not to be. Kean University scored their first and only goal early into the first half of the game. It was plain to see that Cabrini was fighting hard to score throughout the game. The Kean goalie was seen making hurtling jumps to save the ball from coming into the goal box with the teamwork and efforts of all the Cabrini women to make a goal.

Kristin Luft and Mary Remoli displayed wonderful cooperation in trying to attain the vengeful

goal after Kean had scored. Cabrini· goalie Mary Mower spent a lonely first half with all the action occurring on the opposite side of the field. Remo Ii tried several times to get a goal but the Kean goalie and her teammates made it practically impossible. Tricia Bradley darted around the field controlling the ball with ease but was thwarted her chances of several goals by pushes and steals by the Kean players.

In the start of the second half, captain Kelli Romano revived the game with much needed vigor. Coach Prothera's cool and collected attitude was evident compared to the tyrannical and angry outbursts of commands by the Kean University coach.

Nicole Neidermeier played a great defense with her numerous headers and helping Mower out with those saves. Mower had a multitude of saves in the second half. At this point, the wind was changing the course of the ball, so it was frustrating for the women to keep hearing the whistle blow and waiting for the referee to call own-

ership of the ball.

The Kean women began to play ugly, pushing and making beds out of the grass for the Cabrini team. Remoli made a hilarious play to which the spectators cheered. Whether it had been intentional or not, Remoli pushed a girl who had caused many unnecessary trips and bumps. The exertion that CoCaptain Heather St. Amour placed into the game was admirable and her teamwork with Romano and Neidermeier is congratulatory.

When asked about his reactions after the game, Coach Prothero said, "I thought we played a phenomenal game. We played an intense game throughout but it was too bad that we lost the final 10 seconds." This year has a large addition of freshmen playing in the roster and it was a question as to how they were expected to play. "The freshmen are getting better all the time," Prothero said. "Each game we're getting more experience."

Romano commented on how she played and said, "We had a slow start but we played our best.

Sophomore Diana Frosch makes a break away attempting to score a goal on their Sept. I I game against Kean University. Our team was hurt that we lost."Ann Mower, the mother of Mary Mower, was one of the most vocal spectators. She was pepping the girls with, "Come on, Cabrini!" She was evidently very proud of the performance of the team even though as she regrettably pointed out, "We were hoping for a win."

Freshman Neidermeier was "sad that we lost but Kean had an unlucky chance to get ahead."

When asked about the pressure of the first game and her status as freshman, she said that she felt a "little bit of pressure." The unswerving collaboration of Neidermeier with St. Amour was due to St. Amour's minor ankle injury from earlier in the week. "I was switching up with Heather," Neidermeir said, "because she was playing with a hurt ankle."

)IM DIAMOND/STAFFPHOTOGRAPHER

Sophomore Sean Dugan pushes through Widener's defense to put Cabrini up on the scoreboard.

On your mark, get set, swim

The Dixon Center will open its doors to the swim team, the newest NCAA Division Ill sport at Cabrini since the induction of the dance team two years ago.

JERMAINE O'NEIL STAFF WRITER

A swim team is being introduced to Cabrini College's array of competitive sports. Swimming is officially a part of Cabrini's NCAA Division Ill sports program, and it hopes to stay that way.

The swimming coach, Jamie Ragukonis, who is far from an amateur when it comes to this particular sport, heads the team. Ragukonis was a swim competitor herself. She competed for Mansfield University and was ranked as an All-American swimmer. She was also the developmental coach at Haverford College and the swim coach at Mansfield Middle School. So from where Ragukonis started in Dallas, Pa. to where she is now, at Cabrini College, she has gained the experience and skill to lead a

well-rounded, winning team.

"This is a building year. I hope to turn this into a varsity level team. I want to show we can grow, which is what Cabrini College is all about," Ragukonis said. They wi IIjust need their time and space. It looks like everyone will have to wait until the start of the season to find out.

The first team meeting was on Sept. 11. There were about seven girls present at this first meeting. Coach Ragukonis also talked to about six other interested swimmers. Not all of the potential swimmers attended, but they should not be discouraged. All you have to do is get a hold of Jamie Ragukonis and she will be more than welcome to talk to you. Practices start on Sept. 23, at 5:30 p.m. All those interested should try and reach Jamie, the coach before this date.

Week in r·eview

Field Hockey

On Wednesday Kean University defeated the Cavs 4-0.

Men's Soccer

Played on Wednesday at Eastern University where the Cavs lost 5-0. Saturday Widener University defeated the Cavs 2-1.

Women's Soccer

On Wednesday Kean University defeated the Cavs 1-0. Saturday the Cavs played at Saint Mary's College where Cabrini lost 2-0.

Women's Tennis

The Cavs defeated DeSales University on Wednesday 7-2. On Saturday Cabrini defeated Arcadia College 7-0.

Volleyball

On Thursday Cabrini defeated Rutgers-Camden 3-0.

CAMPUS CLASSIC

Senior Andrea Dragone tests the waters of the Dixon Center pool which will host the new swim team this year.

THURSDAY

September 19, 2002

Cabrini College's Student Newspaper

INSI OE: •Bobblehead mania, page 13

Vol.XLIX Number Three •Men's soccer team defeated, page14

New swim team surfaces in pool

Weekly sports events

Thursday, Sept. 19 Field Hockey at Eastern Univ. 4p.m. Women's Soccer at Bryn Mawr Coll. 4 p.m. Volleyball at Alvemia Coll. 7p.m ..

Friday, Sept. 20

Women's Tennis vs. Alvernia Coll. Home 4p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 21 Field Hockey vs. Wm. Patterson Univ. 1 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Alvemia Coll. 1 p.m. Cross-Country at Baptist Bible Coll. TBA Invitational

Sunday, Sepl 22 Volleyball at Kean Univ. Tournament TBA

Mond~ Sept. 23

Women's Tennis at Chestnut Hill Coll. 4p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 24

Field Hockey at Gwynedd-Mercy Coll.

Women's-Soccer vs. Eastern Univ. Home 4p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7p.m. Volleyball at Gwynedd-Mercy Coll.

Wednesday, Sept. 25

Men's Soccer vs. Washington Coll. Home 4 p.m.