Oct. 10, 2002 issue 06 Loquitur

INSIDE:

• Teachers violate policy, page 3

• Profile of Cabrini musician, page 7

• One-day get-aways, pages 8&9

Deniocrats vs. Republicans

Opposing local politicians explain party tendencies

LEANNE PA"lTONE

Although there are no specific definitions for demoera alRlrepublicans, theJe'1it~Jii': dencies that eatli paitj teds t/: favor or follO\t. In ~is. w~ major issue thetwl vary drastically.

On a local level, such differences are not as noticeable, according to republican Pa. State Representative, Carole Rubley. It is in the state and federal levels where the differences between the parties are noticeable.

"Republicans focus more on ways to provide jobs," Rubley said. "Republicans want to make sure the economy is strong and industry is doing well. There is a greater emphasis on bringing in business and making sure there are long-term, good paying jobs."

"Historically, the Democratic Party represents the working family,'' local politician and democrat, Anthony DiGirolomo, said. "Democrats are better able to

work across party lines and bipartisan groups."

In response to the war that President George W. Bush is -prqposing against Iraq, both parties ieacted differently. "The 4ilmoc•t$ want to give the inspectiQns ,t c:hance and do things diplomacy," DiGirolomo safct.

Currently, the ma1onty of republicans in office favor war with Iraq. "There is a lot at stake with the oil industry, a main business that republicans want to protect,'' DiGirolomo said.

In dealing with other, perhaps less pressing issues, such as the tax policy and social spending. "generally republicans are for maintaining a flat tax,'' Dr. James Hedtke, history and political science chair, said. "Democrats are generally for maintaining the tax base and are for progressive taxes, which is the more money you make, the more you pay."

"The republicans favor balanced budget and decreases in spending. Democrats generally

favor maintaining spending levels and don't mind going outside of the concept of the balanced budget," Hedtke said.

The Republican Party favors a weak centralized government, with more power given to state and local government, while the Democrat Party favors a strong, centralized federal government.

Concerning equality issues, "Republicans generally favor the ideas of freedom, liberty and equality of opportunity. Democrats are more likely to favor equality in terms of affirmative action and equality based on need," Hedtke said. It is important for everyone, especially college students, to be knowledgeable about these issues. In order for their voices to be heard, they must be aware of the issues and the platform of each party, and take part in the political process by voting.

"College students are the leaders of tomorrow. These issues have an effect on them today," Hedtke said.

Do you vote? Why or why not?

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because I feel I should take "Yes, "No, advantage of having the right to because I want to see the right because I just turned 18 and make a decision about those people get into office." haven't registered yet." rules and policies that will affect me now and in the future."

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Alumni Profile: Hillary Hoch Chybinski - Class of 1990 Aluinna reineinbers

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HEATHERDILALLA STAFFWRITER

Hillary Hoch Chybinski knew as a freshman in high school that she was going to be a Cabrini College student. Chybinski is a 1990 graduate of Cabrini and is currently working at Sungard as a senior intemal auditor. She is married and has one son, Ryan.

She became aware of the campus when she attended the annual alumni weekend with her mother, Nina Tantogna Hamlyn, a 1%2 graduate. It was then that she immediately fell in love with the campus.

"The campus was so beautiful and everyone was extremely nice. I pretty much knew that Cabrini was going to be the college I attended in the future," Chybinski said.

She majored in accounting during her four years and minored in human resources management. Chybinski was a student ambassador involved with Capa Sigma Omega.

Besides giving campus tours, she participated in the Accounting Association and the Irish Minstrel.

As a resident, she lived in Woodcrest, Grace Hall and houses seven and five. It was not unusual for an upperclassman to live in house five, because at the time there was not an apartment complex to house seniors. In addition, house seven changed to an all male residence after her junior year.

She regrets never having the chance to stay in Xavier, which, at the time, was the newest building on campus. The dorm was

Rape underreported on college campuses

MELISSA DIPIETRANTONIO STAFF WRJTER

Cabrini College has many policies on sexual assault violations and offers a great deal of assistance with handling the situation.

There are two categories of sexual assaults, forcible and nonforcible.

Forcible sexual assaults are any sexual acts forced upon someone against his or her will. These crimes consist of forced rape or date rape and forced fondling. There was one forcible sexual offense in 1999 at Cabrini, and there were two in 2001.

Non-forcible sexual assaults are forms of non-forcible sexual intercourse such as incest and statutory rape. There was one nonforcible sexual offense at Cabrini in 1999 and two in 2000.

people. Don't allow someone else to get you a drink. Get your own and hold on to it. It is very easy to slip some kind of drug into a drink. Also, don't drink to excess. You need to be as alert as possible."

According to the public safety manual, victims of rape and sexual assault have certain rights at Cabrini. They have the right to be treated with dignity, to have their complaints investigated by civil and criminal authorities, to receive rapid assistance from campus personnel in informing the proper authorities, to have the freedom to choose whether they want to report crimes to police and to receive a variety of confidential support services available on campus.

services offered at the Rooyman Center.

The vice president for student development is also available to provide constant support for the victim. Cabrini will assist in changing academic and living situations after a sexual assault has taken place if requested by the victim.

Schaffner said, "I encourage any woman who has been assaulted to report it immediately."

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"I remember all the girls were jealous because the boys got the new, clean and pretty dorm and we were all stuck in Woodcrest," Chybinski said.

She is currently involved with Cabrini by being a member of the Alumni Board of Directors. She is also her class agent Some people may even recognize her from the several talks she has done for Ann Servey's classes.

"When I look back at Cabrini, I remember the Mansion the most. I was never a resident there but that is most memorable," Chybinski said.

These statistics do not differ greatly from those of Villanova and Eastern Universities. There was one forcible act at Villanova in 1999, five in 2000 and three in 200 I. There is a population of 4,300 resident students at Villanova, as opposed to Cabrini's 800. There were no reported offenses at Eastern.

Charles Schaffner, director of public safety, said date rape is the most prevalent form of a sexual assault. "It is very under-reported." Schaffner said. "It is prevalent throughout the country, but there has only been one incident on Cabrini's campus."

Schaffner said in many cases both people have been drinking or using drugs. Two drugs are known as "date rape" drugs: Rohypnol and Gamma-hydroxybutric acid, also known as "G ." Both of these drugs cause extreme sleepiness and amnesia.

Only 20 to 45 percent of rapes are reported. Sometimes the victim is embarrassed. In cases of date rape, sometimes the victim knows the assailant and actually wants to protect them.

There are ways to prevent date rape and other sexual assaults. Schaffner said, "When you go somewhere, be there with other

At times, there are forums on campus that address the topic of rape, including freshman orientation. The department of public safety offers programs of a preventative and therapeutic nature.

Any time unwanted sexual contact has occurred, the victim should seek medical attention immediately. Students at Cabrini can contact health services during the regular academic year at 610902-8400. There is also the option of contacting Delaware County Women Against Rape at 610-5664342.

After the victim's medical needs have been met, the victim may choose to file a report with college authorities. These reports are encouraged in order to assure the continued safety of the campus. Filing a report results in the opening of an investigation. To report an incident, contact public safety at 610-902-8246. Public safety will then aid the victim in contacting the police if so desired.

Possible consequences for students who have committed sexual assaults include suspension of residence hall privileges, suspension from the college or even expulsion.

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Professors ignore honesty policy

JANA FAGOTTI STAFF WRITER

Professors are choosing to handle violations of academic honesty cases under their own digression, despite the student handbook's requirement to fill out the appropriate paperwork. This leaves two students who are guilty of the same dishonest action to receive two different penalties, and has been the cau~e of much discussion among administration, faculty and students.

On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Academic Council discussed whether there should be standardized penalties for academic honesty violations. The Student Academic Council was asked to discuss the issue and report back to the Academic Council with their opinions.

Dr. Catherine O'Connell, dean for academic affairs defines academic dishonesty as, "Any knowing use of someone else's words or ideas." The campus has had its share of dishonesty in the past and is currently dealing with certain cases.

The student handbook states that, "In the event of a suspected violation of the College's Academic Honesty Policy, the instructor will notify the student verbally of a suspected act of academic dishonesty, specifying the act and reasons for the charge. The instructor will also tell the student what penalty is intended for the student's action." Such penalties include failure of the test

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or failure of the course with a possible recommendation for suspension or expulsion.

The professor is next required by the handbook to, "complete the Academic Honesty Violation Form," and submit a copy to the Academic Affairs office and to the student involved. At this point the

chose to handle those cases internally, although admits to debating whether to fill out the paperwork.

One of these students denied the incident at first, but within five minutes after having left the meeting with McCormick, admitted to the dishonesty and a failing grade was given. Another student

Dr. Charles McCormick, professor, EngLish/communications

student "has seven academic days to submit an appeal to the vice president of academic affairs."

The jury of this hearing consists of three faculty members, three members of the SAC, as well as a jury of peers.

The problem becomes complicated when professors take it upon themselves to handle academic honesty violations without filling out the required paperwork that goes along with the penalty. Most professors assess their own penalties. This leaves the incident to the professor's discretion, in which two students, who perform the same dishonest action, can be penalized differently.

Dr. Charles McCormick, assistant professor of English and communications, remembers handling only two cases of academic dishonesty. "It's been a very rare occurrence," McCormick said. He

of McCormick's, who wishes to remain anonymous, admitted to having cheated within his English class last fall and, after apologizing, the student was given a zero for the quiz.

"I'm not interested in the policy; I'm interested in the student," McCormick said. "I live by the philosophy 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.' I have no intentions of being fooled twice."

O'Connell said, "Faculty are required to fill out the form in any case." She realizes that not all faculty members take that second step and fill the form. Instead they choose to handle the situation in their own manner. O'Connell, who was previously a professor of English for IO years, said the only way she would not turn a student in is "if I thought a student didn't know the rules." O'Connell

explained that she would consider that a misunderstanding as opposed to cheating.

In considering a student's point of view on the subject, senior Brandon Lawler admits to being scared that his work will be mistaken as plagiarism in his senior thesis. "It determines whether I graduate or not," Lawler said. O'Connell urges students who feel that their work may be mistaken to "talk to their professors about it." She recommends that students, "ask their professor if they're confused. You can't go wrong asking for guidance," O'Connell said.

McCormick feels that a large reason for cheating and plagiarizing is because most students feel that thelr work is not good enough. "Many students do their papers last minute, and in order to make the deadline, feel that this is their only alternative," McCormick said. "It's not."

O'Connell strongly agrees that this is a large reason behind the problem. O'Connell also said, "Intellectual property is property. To take another's words or ideas is stealing. Students don't see it that way. Faculty do!'

Although, one's failure to comply with the academic honesty policy does not go on their permanent record, the college keeps a record. "In the past, no one has been expelled for cheating. The problem will be stopped when students take it seriously," O'Connell said. "That's why we're asking the SAC to work on honesty. Students should be enforcing and imple-

menting the policy."

Jamie Jaskiewicz, senior and chairperson for SAC, said that she is "not sure" about how she feels about the policy. "Students wait until the last minute to hand papers in," Jaskiewicz said. "Cheating should be the same throughout. Every professor should take the same route. Though most professors will hand out zeros to cheaters, there should be a uniform rule."

Faculty advisor of SAC and professor of education, Dr. Harold Wingerd feels very strongly about the inclusion of the student in reinforcing this policy. "Students need to have ownership in formulating, promoting, developing, adjudicating and implementing this policy," Wingerd said. He also feels that the faculty needs to come to a "commonality of what it is."

In his own classes he requires an honesty statement to be handwritten at the bottom of every paper handed in that reads "I have received no help nor given help to others in completing this assignment."

Laura Cover, a junior and elementary education major, said of the required statement, "It's a great idea and it helps students become more serious and focused about their own work."

Wingerd also said, "This is not a Cabrini problem. It's a nationwide problem." He said that he would like to think that Cabrini is less prone to academic dishonesty because of "what we stand for."

"I'm not interested in the policy; I'm interested in the student."

National faculty says students must study more; 2 hours for every 1 ho-µr in class

This year's freshmen class is taking advantage of academic resources on campus, as tutoring and writing centers are seeing their highest turn-outs ever. Experts recommend that students spend two hours studying for every hour they spend in class.

JACKIE FREESE s·1AJ-FWRITER

College faculty across the countr,. recommends that students study 30 hours per week. In fact. only a few study that much.

Nationally, faculties believe students should spend two hours studying out of class for each hour in class. On average, a student at Cabrini has 15 credit hours so he or she should, according to faculty, spend 30 hours outside of class studying.

"Two hours studying out of class for every hour in class has to be generated," Dr. Catharine O'Connell, the dean of Academic Affairs, said. "That does not mean that when a student gets right out of class they must go straight home and do two hours right then. It simply means in the course of a week, students are expected to put in 30 hours of studying, researching or reading and doing homework."

This year's senior class saw over half of its population achieve dean's list status last semester. The class of 2004 had 32 percent of the total students making dean's list.

"Upper class students tend to work more efficiently because they have been here longer and know the ropes," O'Connell said.

Out of last year's freshman class, 66 of the 281 total students made dean's list, making 23 percent of the class of 2005 on the dean's list for the spring 2002 semester.

"Freshmen do not come to college understanding the studying environment in college," O'Connell said. "The main reason is high schools do not do a sufficient job of teaching students how to study."

Many of the academic departments require their students to have a certain grade point average to remain in their program. Education majors must maintain a

3.0 or higher GPA, and social work majors must maintain a 3.0 or higher in their social work courses.

"GPA and study habits depend on a wide variety of factors," O'Connell said. "Education majors normally have higher GPAs than average because they must maintain a 3.0."

"I definitely study 30 hours a week," Alexis Campbell, freshman elementary education major, said.

"I think a lot of people do study 30 hours a week because of the amount of work in college."

"I study 30 hours a week, but it is mostly homework and papers," Suzie Euler, sophomore English and communications major, said.

"I would think most people would study 30 hours a week, especially

in their major."

A good majority of students, however, do not put in the recommended 30 hours a week. Laura Cover, a junior elementary education major, made dean's list last semester but believes she does not put in 30 hours.

"I do not do 30 hours a week primarily because I have no time," Cover said. "However, I think how well a person does depends on their learning capacity. If a person uses class time wisely, then that is part of their studying."

"I do my homework, reading assignments and studying, but I still do not think 1 put in 30 hours a week," Andrew Storti. sophomore finance and accounting major, said. "On average my week consists of I 0-15 hours total of

studying." Storti made dean's list last semester and his overall GPA is a 3.93.

"I do not think I do the 30 hours outside of class," Colleen Bowman, freshman business administration major, said. "My maximum is probably 10 hours a week, but I still get my work done."

Many freshmen are still getting used to the college atmosphere, so their study habits may need some fine tuning. The college employs many programs to help all students, not just freshmen, achieve their academic goals.

"We offer extensive tutorial services, along with a writing center on the third floor of the mansion," O'Connell said. "Also, the advisers are very committed and

willing to work with students."

The tutoring center, located in room three of the Rooymans Center, has seen a significant jump in the number of tutecs using the center.

"We have definitely seen an increase in students:· Maritza DeJcsus, coordinator of the tutoring center, said. "We see mostly freshmen because most of the courses that we have tutors in are first year courses like basic math and other subjects."

The writing center, located on the third floor of the mansion, has also seen an increase in its usage. ·'This year, we are packed with students," writing center coordinator, Dr. Ted Blaisdell. said. "On Sunday nights. we are in Xavier, Tuesday nights in New Residence Hall and Wednesday nights in Woodcrest. We are turning people away in Woodcrest because we have so many people."

The writing center helps all students with their writing. but they mostly see English, psychology and sociology papers, along with graduate students and their papers.

With the increase of first-year students using the academic services, many hold the class of 2006 in high esteem.

"I have a fabulous feeling about the first-year students," Blaisdell said. "We are so overwhelmed with the influx of freshmen wanting to improve their writing. It is such a wonderful sign."

The sign that the current freshmen class is taking their education seriously will help them in the long run.

"The students who end up being successful tend to figure out that they have to put the maximum effort in for their education," O'Connell said. "By starting early. their chance of success increases because they learn the habits of highly successful people."

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National college faculties recommend that students spend cwo hours studying for every hour they spend in class. Here, students quietly gather in the library to review their class notes.

Laptops available for students in library

MARY ADAM STAFF WRITER

The Holy Spirit Library has purchased brand new laptops for students to check out. Checking out a laptop is free of charge, but students must be eligible patrons. The requirements include a valid Cabrini College identification card, a driver's license and being a registered borrower at the library. If•.anything is overdue in the library, students will not be allowed to borrow a laptop. Students must also have a domain account and know their password in order to operate the computer. Library Director, Bobbi Jacquet, wrote an LSTA Grant. After the grant was administered, 20 laptop computers were purchased.

Upon checking out one of these brand new computers, a liability statement is required to be signed. If a laptop is returned late, the charge is $10 per hour, $75 maxi-

mum fee, and a $2,000 replacement fee if the computer is not returned, lost or stolen. The borrower will be held responsible for the cost if the laptop is not in the same condition.

The Internet can be accessed with the labtops. [f a ft le needs to be saved, it can be saved to a disk or on the H drive, which every student has.

The computer may be kept for a maximum of two hours. However, it may not leave the building. "There are times when every computer is being used," librarian Rosemarie DeMaio said.

"I think the main advantage is to just go somewhere else a little more quiet and with more room. Also, being able to use it with more people for group work is an advantage. There can be four people on one computer working on a power point presentation together."

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'The Boss'makes Philly'rise up'

LAUREN MINEO STAFF WRITER

think it is safe to say that describing a legend is rather difficult. Bruce Springsteen made his way up through the ranks, in his earlier days being compared to Bob Dylan. Radio DJs said that he would not make it because there were too many words in his songs and he could not sing. I wonder what they have to say for themselves now.

Seeing Bruce Springsteen in concert is more than just a concert- it's an experience that stays with a person. There are traditions at his shows. People go to have a good time and to reminisce about those "Glory Days." His way of life was their way of life and they love him for it.

Walking into the First Union Center, I was one of perhaps five concert-goers that were not wearing denim "something." The buzz was contagious. The beer was everywhere. The crowd was wild with anticipation.

People started taking their seats, waiting impatiently for the concert to begin. Every few seconds, the extremely inebriated man in front of me would scream something slightly resembling "Bruuuce!!!" For those who have never been to a Springsteen concert, this is one of those "things" you need to know. At my first concert a few years ago, I thought that he was being booed by the crowd. I turned to my mother seated next to me and asked her what had happened. It turned out that they were all saying, "Bruuuce."

To tease the crowd, the lights go up then they come down. This is repeated several times until around 8:30 p.m. when the only light in the venue is a single spot on center stage. The E Street Band rises up from the stairs behind the stage and is followed by the one and only- The Boss.

Wasting no time, the band got right into songs from their new album "The Rising." At one point, Bruce had a bit of a memory lapse, revealing, "I forgot this baby." He sang an absolutely beautiful, harmonious acapella intro to the song with his wife and fellow band member, Patti Scialfa. It sent chills down my spine. His rough, raspy voice and her unique, songbird voice combined together, were simply magical. Thankfully, he remembered it.

For this new album, he added in a string player for a different feel. His reasoning behind creating a new album stemmed from the inquiries of his fans voicing their need to hear him in their time of sadness around Sept. 11 last year. Needless to say, the tone of "The Rising" is rather somber and reflective. This tour exists for a reason other than solely entertaining.

Of course he included those songs that get the whole crowd riled up. We heard "Badlands," "Dancing in the Dark," "Born to Run," and "Born in the U.S.A." Those songs were definitely needed as the tone of the last half of the concert was very mellow- mellow enough that my eight-year-old brother, who should have never been at that concert in the first place, fell asleep in his chatr. And furthermore, who sits in their chair at a Bruce Springsteen concert? Shameful.

Waking my brother up to "subject" him to "Born in the L.S.A."

as one of the six encore songs, he suddenly became energized. By the time we left, he was bouncing off the walls. He had a new-found love for Bruce. My sister, bless her little heart, thought I had gone insane by the way I was acting during the show.

One day they will understand. They will realize that they watched a legend do what he does best.

Artist's 'Road' trip comes to the Holy Spirit Library

STEPHANIE MORITZ STAFF WRITER

The Fine Arts Department presented "On The Road to San Gimignano II" paintings by Leslie Ehrin at Cabrini College Sunday, Oct. 6 in the Joseph and Grace Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery in the Holy Spirit Library.

Ehrin received her bachelor of arts degree at the history of art from the University of Pennsylvania and continued her education at The Pennsylvania Academy of Art. She learned still life and landscape painting skills, creating the illusion of physical space from old master painters such as Rembrandt, to the more contemporary work of Cezanne, Van Gogh and the Impressionists. Images of cranberry ~ogs in Nantucket, gardens in Bermuda, vineyard hillsides in Tuscany and South Africa are depicted in her acrylic paintings.

After a breakup with her boyfriend. Ehrin decided to take a trip to Florence and the central

Tuscany region of Italy, where she experienced the light and color reflected in miles of rolling hillsides all on a rented moped. Ehrin's 2000 Tuscany series, called "On The Road To San

Gimignano -The Moped Series:• was all inspired by her trip in 1998. During her visit, she photographed and sketched parts of San Gimignano, Volterra, Cole de Val d'Elsa, and other medieval hilltowns. Ehrin said, "My purpose in creating art is to explore color and composition as symbolic landscape elements and to utilize them as a metaphors for psychological and spiritual states. Traveling to new locations, both real and imaginary, frees us of fixed mindsets, creating new possibilities in our thinking. Where we are now, where have we been, where are we going, these are themes I am currently exploring in my life and painting."

Ehrin recently took a trip in 200 I back to Italy with 13 other artists from The Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pa. There they stayed at Villa II Mocajo in Tuscany and painted for a week. Ehrin 's series entitled "On The Road to San Gimignano II" was all inspired by her latest trip to Italy. Her paintings will be held in the Joseph and Grace Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery in the Holy Spirit Library until Nov. 3. Ehrin says, ''Some people say people paint the way Tuscany looks, I paint Tuscany the way it feels."

Leslie Ehrin's 2000 series "On The Road To San Gimignano - The Moped Series·•was inspired by her trip to Tuscany,Italy in 1998.

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Cabrini musician wins chance to record demo

RYANNORRIS STAFFWRITER

Writing her own music and lyrics since she began playing guitar at the age of 16, Maria Chambers said, "Music comes easier than lyrics."

Chambers, a senior English and communications major, is currently the training director of the college radio station, "The Bum."

Chambers can be found playing on the steps outside of Founder's Hall, or in the recording studio of the radio station creating works of art with her guitar and her voice.

In her senior year of high school, Chambers gave guitar lessons to one of her friends and now "she's awesome." and Chambers said, "I'm proud."

During her first year at Cabrini, she said most people knew her as ''The Guitar Girl." That year, every week before class Chambers gave her teacher guitar lessons.

Chambers usually dabbles in folk tunes, but she can play any

Improvopens year with high expectations

ANTONIO MASONE STAFFWRITER

each others head so we can act off each other," McMickel said.

type of music, she said. When she is not pouring out originals, Chambers covers songs that she enjoys.

"I'm going to play for the rest of my life," Chambers said. "I'm always going to try to get recorded, but no matter what it will always be a hobby."

Chambers is currently looking into audio engineering for a career. From her own experience creating music and from the background knowledge she has gained from working at the college radio station, Chambers is excited for her future. Her music has been heard around campus

Maria Chambers, senior, has been playing her guitar since the age of 16. She plays her own songs and cov• ers at The Gryphon Cafe and The Point.

and as Brain Fry, a junior, said "It's so good. I have it on my computer; I do a little dance."

Haven McMickJe, a junior, said hearing Chambers' music is "A beautiful way to start the day."

Chambers is from Mt. Ephraim, N.J. where she has two younger sisters. Growing up. she said, "I always wanted to take guitar lessons but my mom didn't let me. So I waited until I bad enough money and then, ol) my own, started taking guitar lessons."

On Monday nights Chambers plays at The Gryphon in Wayne, and on Tuesday nights she plays open mic night at The Point. While playing at The Point one Tuesday, she won two free recording hours at SiJverton Studios. They award this prize to their favorite person of the night. This Friday she is going to Silvertone Studios in Ardmore to record a demo of two or three of her favorite songs.

Recently, Chambers played played a 45•minute set at the Newton Colony Arts Festival in Collingswood, N.J.

She said it is "a good release for all kinds of emotions. Music is pretty much my passion."

Chambers thanks her :friends for inspiring and encouraging her.

The lmprov troupe "On the Spot" hosted its first show on Monday night, Sept. 30. The group is currently made up of four Cabrini students, with the hope of adding a few more after this week's auditions. The four current members of"On the Spot" are sophomore political science major Devon Spratling, junior English and communications major Brian Fry, junior psychology major Heaven McMickel, and senior English and communications major Kit Dewey.

The show is split into different acts called games. Prior to each game, the group asks the audience for suggestions or words that will be used throughout the game. Therefore a weak audience may lead to a weak performance by the crew. "Tonight's show turned out well. The audience had great suggestions and there were many new faces out there," Fry said.

"We practice once a week. Our practices are mainly just running through the rules of our different games, being that everything we do during the show is improvised on the spot," McMickel said. Being a part of the Improv group requires a person to be spontaneous. Above all lmprov actors need to know the people they are working with inside out. "The exercises we do at practice and prior to the show help us get into

Sophomore Devon Spratling said, "During practice we learn how to think on our feet and, above all, trust each other."

Because the group acts on suggestions from the audience, they all feel that a larger audience will improve the show's quality. Variety is important with any performance, but in lmprov the audience can predict how successful the outcome of the show will be by the suggestions they make. "We have over 300 games. We rotate between games but if we pick on an audience's favorite during a show, we try to do that particular one more often,"McMickel said.

Sophomore secondary education and history major Michaela McGowan attends the shows regularly. "I find the shows hilarious. It's a fun way to spend a Monday night after a tough day of classes."

Junior English and philosophy major Marian Gibfried said, "The group is so spontaneous, they find what the audience laughs at and work with it."

Fourth year performer Kit Dewey feels that overall the show went well but also thinks that there is always room for improvement. Dewey said that if she had one wish, "I would love to have some off-campus performances, maybe at a coffee house or some local high schools."

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After a couple of hours in a car, you can experience the battle of Gettysburg. Reenactments portray the battles as they happened 239 years ago. You can take advantage of ghost stories at Farnsworth House or visit General Lee's headquarters.

Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.

Along with the main attractions in Washington, D.C. such as the White House and the Washington Monument, you can see history in the making at the Smithsonian Institute.

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Want to get away? If you are tired of hitting the books striving for that 4.0 then a road trip may be the answer fi you. It just may be the perfect remedy to rejuvenate th cluttered brain whether you are looking for night attra tions of the city, to relax and breathe in the fresh sho air or test your limits on some daredevil rides. Th~. nearby places will help you make it through the scho year. Many underestimate the prime location of college. People do not realize all the exciting g~ aways that are only a train or car ride away.

If the hustle and bustle of the big city is ye idea of fun, four of the largest cities of the Unit States are only two to three hours away. Of cour the City of Brotherly Love, Philly, is first to co to mind. Center City is currently in the midst o rejuvenation era, which is bringing many ne attractions back downtown.

Whether it is good food, artistic entertainme or late night fun you seek, Center City has beco the hottest spot to do just that. With a diverse ethnic bac ground, Philly offers endless possibilities of cuisine nightlife atmospheres. In Old City alone, there is Cl Envy, The Five Spot, which brought the rise of local arti~ Jill Scott, and The Roots, and over 20 different restaurants choose from. For those with struggling budgets you can go places such as the Art Museum, which is free on Sunda: stroll down Main Street in Manayunk, take in a Phillies ga or·enjoy the occasional festivities at Penn's Landing. The other cities nearby have just as much to o The area has access to New York City by train or automobi and it takes two to three hours to get there. A round trip tic is available through SEPTA at 30th Street Station for $28. Wi all that NYC has to offer it is hard to pass the offer up. Broadway, fine dining, historical sites and a number of the hottest clubs are just a state away.

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The National Zoo in Washington, D.C. has two of the very few panda bears in the United States.

the ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore to play Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz." One of the original spacesuiu from the Apollo 15 mission is also on display.

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Such sites are the Washington Monument, the White House, the Smithsonian and the memorial of the Pentagon. Baltimore's inner harbor features some of the best seafood on the East Coast, specializing in Maryland crabs. Besides eating these sea creatures, you can also view them at the Baltimore Aquarium.

Now, for a different twist on life, amusement parks are abundant in this region. There is Six Flags Great Adventure in nearby Jackson, N.J., which is around a one-and-a-half hour drive. This park features some of the most thrilling roller coasters on the East Coast like Nitro, Medusa and the Great American Scream Machine. With Halloween right around the comer, you do not want to miss the 11th Annual Fright Fest, the biggest Halloween festival in the Northeast. All this comes included with the regular admission price of$49.99.

Another great amusement park in the area is Hershey Park in Hershey, Pa. With only a two to three hour drive and admission for $34.95, you enter into a world full of chocolate. While you are there do not forget to check out their newest attraction, the Roller Soaker, the first interactive water coaster.

For those of you who do not like long trips try Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, which is only an hour away. Located in Allentown, Pa, you can experience two great parks for the price of one. For $28.75 you do not want to miss taking a chilling ride on.Steal Force or floating down Riptide Run. For those of you who want to take travel to the limit try Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va. A six hour drive and admission of $42.99 is well worth what you get.

The other great thing about this area is the shore. Nothing can take your troubles away more then a weekend at the beach. There are many towns to choose from up and down the coast. If a more relaxing weekend is what you are looking for, towns like Sea Isle City and Cape Cod are perfect getaways. If a more upbeat atmosphere is your style then Ocean City, Md., and Atlantic City are two great towns to check out. Either way, you can get the best of both worlds.

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Academicintegrityfailed by facultyjudgment

Although it is a kind gesture by the professors, it raises more questions than answers.

For instance, Student Joe makes the conscious decision to take the easy way out, to plagiarize. One professor catches Joe in the act and approaches him with the Academic Honesty Violation Charge Form, as the policy orders. But Joe, a crafty student capable of sad eyes, convinces the professor that this is a one-time deal. The professor empathizes with the student and solely decides to fail the pla-

...a thousand words

Joe strikes again. This time a different professor example for students who are supposed to be true catches him and handles the academic crime in the same manner as the first professor.

The trend continues and Student Joe continues to run free without original thoughts and without punishment. To make matters worse,his classmate, Student Sally, spent three sleepless nights working on the same assignments, turned in original work and failed just the same.

Professors that do not follow the Academic Honesty Policy make themselves vulnerable to issues of favoritism, too. The policy does not judge popular students, involved students, student ath· letes or any other type of student that may be favored or disfavored. Professors, human and subjective, could treat a case for an athlete differently from a case involving a quiet commuter. Is the bias

and honest, yes.

Professors who ignore the Academic Honesty ished, considering the actual rules of the policy. following policy and failing to set a true and honest Policy by handling plagiarism cases in their own manner are disgracing the academic integrity of the college. Instead of following the policy set forth in the student handbook, which calls for confidentiali• ty' and measures to avoid conflict of interest, professors make deals under the table to save students.

The college must work to stop repeat offenders from cruising through four years of valuable education without original thoughts by enforcing the policy and punishing students equally and in an unbiased manner, case by case. If the college continues to ignore the issue, it will not only be cheating students who steal the work of others but students who struggle to find their own words honestly.

It is absolutely unfair for professors to enforce the Academic Honesty Policy based on their on discretion. Perhaps professors should be penalized for not following the rules, too.

Of course, this argument is moot if students avoid plagiarism in the first place. In no way will plagiarism benefit the future of students. If students giarized work but not submit the violation to the aca- decision the fault of the professor? For forming an cannot think on their own now, we hope that they demic affairs office. Joe escapes relatively unpun- opinion of a student based reputation, no. For not don't expect to be able to perform in the future

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"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."

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Loquitur silence on student jumper deafening

Last week the editors and staff of the Loquitur committed one of the more deafening acts of silence I have witnessed in a very long time. On Sept. 24, 2002, one of our own students jumped out of a third-story window and was rushed by helicopter to Hahnemann University Hospital. The event was newsworthy enough to warrant coverage by the Philadelphia Inquirer, but the only indication in the Loquitur that anything disturbing had occurred was a brief announcement about National Depression Screening Day, an event that, among other topics, would help explain "what to do if a friend is suicidal." Not a single other word on the subject was printed.

While the jumper fortunately survived her fall with minimal injuries, I find the silence about this event almost as disturbing as the event itself. I know through informal conversations with the Loquitur staff that many of the editors were deeply concerned about the effect any printed story might have on the student and her family. Such concerns are both

laudable and human, and there is precedent: in order to avoid putting the family through further pain, the Loquitur chose last year not to reveal that the death of a bright and popular student was due to a drug overdose. The rush to protect these privacy interests helps perpetuate a culture of ignorance that allows us to deny that serious problems exist here at Cabrini, just as they do on all college campuses. In silence, we can believe that our choices about individual behavior and the behavior we passively tolerate in others does not have serious consequences for our friends, our community, or ourselves.

The human capacity for selfdelusion is limitless: we routinely say, "It can't happen here" or "That won't happen to me" when the preachy factions of our society offer their tired warnings about depression, drug use, and the like. We often have to be forcibly slapped in the face by real events directly tied to our everyday lives to remind us that it can, in fact, happen here and to us. A good newspaper delivers that slap: it

forces us to confront these kinds of problems in our communities in order to combat the willful ignorance that allows us to believe that we live in a consequence-free world, that we do not have to worry about our own behavior or the behavior of others. When a newspaper remains silent, no matter how benevolent the reason, it abdicates this responsibility and lets rumor have the day. Unfortunately, unchecked rumors inflict all of the pain a silent newspaper seeks to avoid without any of the potential healing because rumors, as titillating and thoughtprovoking as they may be, are almost always dismissible. While the negative impression they create may linger, they rarely support any lasting positive social change because, after all, they are only rumors.

The rumors surrounding this event abound: I've heard that the student in question repeatedly made suicidal gestures to friends; that she and these same friends were drinking quite heavily in response to a rather pronounced athletic defeat; that there was a

WOOD Dining improves quality

Everyday students and faculty trickle in and out of our Founder's Hall dining hall. The Wood challenge: "To create and offer services that contribute to a more pleasant way of life for people wherever and whenever they come together."

So far this year I understand that there have been some imperfections, the wait at the door being one of them. I ask you all to understand that there have been some new changes this year with the card swiping system. Adding this to the usual hustle at the beginning of the semester was hard on everyone involved.

We were required to re-enter students into our foodservice database, along with entering all the incoming freshmen. After that, we have to ensure that all of the upper-classmen are on the meal plan of their choice. Only then can

we distribute the flex dollars per account.

Our team of professionals have put in long hours to complete all of them. We are also happy to inform you that in a couple of weeks we will be receiving a new access system, for card swiping, that will be setup on a network line as opposed to our existing telephone line.

We want everyone to know that we are here for you. I, personally, have had special requests, and I will do everything in my power to achieve them. We would also ask you to realize that with the enormous incoming freshman class that the dining hall is responsible for being able to feed almost 830 people, not including cash paying customers.

We believe that the options are here for everyone. Meals are available for 10 hours between 7:30

white powdery substance found at the party; that nobody involved in the party called 911 ; and that once the student was evacuated to the hospital, the party continued. These statements, I must stress, are only rumors, not facts. I catalogue them here for tv.o reasons: first to show the magnitude of the issues this situation potentially indicates about the state of our community, and second to show the dangerous assumptions that can surface in the absence of a thorough public discussion of the actual facts of the case.

A respectful, carefully researched story about this event could have addressed these concerns. The interests of those friends currently caught in the web of rumors could have been protected by hard facts. The college community could have begun to talk about mental health issues, alcohol and drug abuse, the balance between "narcing" and seeking help from the authorities, and other issues in an environment supercharged by a new awareness that these problems aren't simply moral abstractions, but rather very

real dangers that directly affect us. But we don't have that story. What will most likely happen is that there will be a lot of talk on campus for a while that will degenerate into blaming the jumper alone for this event. People will simply say, "She was messed up" and avoid asking the harder questions about what the campus community could and should have done to help her. It's a very effective way of avoiding the difficult moral questions these sorts of events should compel each of us to ask.

By choosing not to cover this story within the Cabrini community, the Loquitur let these rumors have the day, a decision I find simply unconscionable given the amount of freedom the newspaper enjoys. While those of you on the staff have the freedom to cover the stories you choose to cover, my hope for future issues is that you will have the journalistic integrity and moral fortitude to perform your critical role as the student voice of the Cabrini community.

Dr. Harold William Halbert

New, friendly campus

a.m. and 7:30 p.m., with a meal card, in either the dining hall or the food court. All students living on campus have the option to eat at the food court and use the cash equivalency option of their meal card.

We try to come up with diverse wholesome food that conforms to everyone's needs. We have~anized a survey on Thursday, ct. 10, where we will expect ev ryone to "give us your two cents." There will be a dining committee meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24, 12:30 p.m., in the dining hall. As Jerry McGuire said, "help me help you." When it comes to food quality, or food variety, I beg of you JUST ASK.

Christian Holmwood WOOD Dining

I don't know if anyone else has felt what I have in the last five weeks of being back at school. The air on Cabrini's campus has changed, the feeling you get walking from class to class or sitting in the food court is different than what it use to be. There has always been that sense of "Cabrini" spirit, but now it is more of a "school" spirit and not just from the students.

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After all the changes that happened from last year to this year, I was a little worried about what this year was going to be like, what new restrictions were going to be put on the entire campus. I feel less restricted than I did before and more welcomed at the school.

Take for example the Student Development Office. If you walked up there last year for anything, even a sl)ottle schedule, it / ,

was like walking into a place that seemed shut off to students. The door to the main part of the office was shut, as were the office doors. Walk up there now and go say "Hi'' to Dr. Neville, his do_oris open, he will hear you. Sit down, make a new friend and no one is going to yell. For any residents who stay here on the weekends and attend the campus-sponsored events, they should be noticing something. It's not just students there anymore, and the administration overseeing the event isn't sitting on the side somewhere reading a book. They are interacting, they are speaking to the students. They are making the students feel like people.

Sincerely,

Liz Malgieri junior,business major

The bar The club

The debate continuesas bar hoppersand club goersfight over the better night spotsfor college kidsto go to on the weekends.

SHA.~NON KING FEATURES EDITOR

Everyone's seen the ad in Loquitur that depicts a man with a nametag that reads, "Hello my name is Skeeve." There have been nights when I have actually looked for simi.Jarnametags on people in the clubs,

It's pretty sad when you have to have a plan to save your roommate from such people who are old enough to be your father. I would prefer hanging out in a bar such as Brownies or Barnaby's, to a crowded "skeeve" infested club. These people may come up to you in a bar and try to talk to you, but at least you can pretend the music's too loud and you can't hear them. In a club where you're already dancing, there is no escape.

Some better places to go are places like Bootleggers, Brownies. and others where there is a live band and you have a few options as to what to do while you're there. Bootleggers has a deck where you can talk and enjoy your Miller Lite if you just want to relax. They also have pool tables

if you want to take on a friendly game. Brownies has a second floor where you can stay out of the more crowded first floor and also has pool tables. On the other hand, if you're interested in hearing some up-and-coming bands and dancing a little bit, you have that option, too.

Most of these places could be considered clubish bars, but at least you can still have a good time at them if you're not in the mood to dance. There is another down side to clubs that many people may not think about. If you are planning on going out during an underage night, be prepared to be surrounded by high school students and not people your own age.

The bar scene definitely has advantages over the clubs. Clubs are good for dancing, but bars provide everything from pool tables, live bands and mechanical bulls to keep you entertained.

Don\ALEXIS STRIZZIERE SPORTSEDITOR

So often we forget about the things that matter in life and focus on those entities that consume our daily lives. But every now and again we are reminded of what matters most in life - love.

After last week's edition of the Loquitur, I feel as though many of us have taken a new perspective on life as we know it. Life is what happens to our everyday activity and very often we take life for granted and go on with our every-

SHARVON URBANNAVAGE MANAGING EDITOR

There's something about middle-aged alcoholics seeking extramarital escapades that deters me from entering the bar environment. I don't want to spend my night out avoiding old-head perverts, barroom brawls and the occasional shoot-out.

l 'd much rather go to a club where I not only have the benefit of the bar -: the alcohol - but I also get to dance and frivolously flirt with guys.

Even if there is an underage night, like at Adrenaline, those over the age of 21 are given pink bracelets for the bar. Not only does this provide the drinking privilege, but it also serves as a caution sign for the young bucks.

Another benefit to going to the club instead of the bar is that the

to say '1 loveyou"

day lifestyle. But what happens when our everyday lifestyle is altered and we lose what matters the most to us? How do we really know what is important then and how important is it exactly?

After last school year. I thought that r had lost what I cared about the most to me. I was almost positive that I wasn't possibly going to survive. I began to lose sight of the other important things in my life and only bothered to focus on those outside entities that consumed my daily life.

When I finally admitted to myself that I wasn't dealing with my emotions and facing the fact that I had lost what was most important to me, I decided to turn

to my mom for some advice. I asked her where the average person was supposed to go from here after such a loss. I asked my mom what should be important to me now. lt was then that my mom gave me the best advice r could have ever asked for.

She told me that everything we as humans stress over, worry about and do now will not matter in the end. She said what is and what should be the most important to us is that we should never lose sight of love. She said for as long as we have love, that is all we need. The next most important piece of advice my mom gave me was to tell the people I love that I love them and to tell them fre-

overexertion from dancing so much causes you to sweat out the alcohol, therefore leaving you not as drunk at the end of the night. Even if you don't enjoy dancing, just stand against the wall. Beleive me, you won't be the only one. Some clubs now have seating for such wallflowers. Palmer's Social Club has couches running along the walls around their three dance floors. Club Flow also features comfy sofas for those who only come to profile.

The one main advantage I see to attending the club over the bar is the likeliness to casually bump into a celebrity. Sure, you can enjoy local bands performing at local bars, but what about the many concerts held at Chrome Night Club, Transit or Egypt with big-name performers?

With the club, even if you don't have money, there's always "the let out." Just stand outside at 2 a.m., act like you were in the club and rack up some numbers (mostly a guy thing). There is no way I am going to spend time getting dressed just to waste money sitting on a bar stool all night with people blowing cigarette smoke in

quently for we never know when it will be their or our last day. She also reminded me that life goes on after such a loss and it was important to continue loving not only our friends and family but ourselves. too.

After much thought I realized that my mom was rignt. I was spending too much time on everything else and running from what was most important, love. Most importantly I learned that I should tell those whom I love that I do love them and how much they mean to me in case tomorrow never comes.

Volleyball teain back in PAC

CHRISTI'.\A PISELI.I STAFF WRITER

The Lady Cavs volleyball team defeated the lmmaculata Mighty Macs 3-2 on Saturday. Oct. 5. giving them the1r first Pennsylvania Athletic Conference win.

Even though the Lady Cavs had defeated Immaculata in the past. the team knew it was going to be a tough game because the Mighty Macs had been givmg the stronger· PAC teams a bit of competition this season. Jennifer Scapcllati. freshman. said "It was an intense game, the team played well together and was focused.''

Immaculata ·s Colleen Bowman. freshman, who nervously watched the unpredictable game. said "Even when they were down they stuck together as a team in order to win the game.''

Head coach Tricia Arnold who is coaching her first season, said "They performed amazing, and

rm proud of the team for winning their first PAC game. It was the first match they had won in five games, which was a nice hurdle to

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Kristin Johnson. junior. had a team-high IO aces and nine kills for the Lady Cavs. and fellow Junior. Teresa Holland handed out 12 assists. two kills and four digs. Amanda White. freshman, had 12 kills and Katie Kapovic. freshman. had IO kills. Arnold said. "Johnson served us back into the game:·

Krista Michalowski_ junior. a fan of the Lady Cavs. said."Teresa Holland played a great game both defensively and offensively. she kept the team spirit up."

It was the Lady Cavs second home game and their record 1s now 5-10 on the season and 1-4 in the PAC They play their next game, at home on Thursday. Oct IO at 7 p.m. against Centenary College of New Jersey and on Saturday, Oct. 12 the Lady Cavs will travel to Marywood University to in Scranton, Pa. for a PAC play.

The 10th annual World Team Tennis Smash Hus took place Thursday, Oct. 3 in the Pavilion at VillanO\a Lniversity. Sponsored by Advanta. proceeds benefited the Elton John AIDS Foundation and local AIDS charities. such as ActionAIDS and MANNA. Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. along with musical legend Elton John and tennis legend Billie Jean King. were the stars of honor.

The night started with a celebrity doubles match with John and King on the court. Die hard tennis fans were left in suspense for the priceless match between Sampras and Agassi. The two fought it out in the very last event of the night. The match ended with a two game win for Agassi.

"They performed amazing, and I'm proudof the team for winningtheir first PAC game. It was the first match they had won in five games, which was a nice hurdleto overcome." overcome."

Tricia Arnold head coach

Kristen Boone. freshman, said "It is exciting to have our first PAC win."

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Field hockey team sweeps through PAC

ANNEMARIEWmTE & GINAPERACCHIA STAFF WRJTERS

The Lady Cavs beat Marywood University on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2-0. They also took on Haverford College on Thursday, Oct. 3, and won 2-1.

In the first half of Tuesday's game, the •,;.. Lady Cavs played a strong offensive game with Jody Sodano and Melina Moore all over the field with their skillful maneuvers. Sodano scored a goal 15 minutes into the game when granted a penalty shot. Julie Smith .blocked several attempts by Marywood to gain a goal.

In the second half, the Lady Cavs returned with more fight in their stance. The crowd cheered Smith on when she almost knocked out a Marywood player.

was so tired and frustrated from the lack of teamwork that they turned violent on each other. The Lady Cavs Holly Orlando scored the next goal, nearly an hour later with only six minutes left in the game.

Coach Jackie Neary said, "I was pleased to see how they bounced back compared to Saturday. The team struggled in the beginning but they played very well today. Maureen McQuade was outstanding."

An interesting addition to this year's women's field hockey team was freshman Shannon DiCave. She bad never played field hockey a day in her life before coming to Cabrini.

"Shannon DiCave was recruited right out of the dorms. She has been essential for us in the past three weeks," Neary said.

When asked about the performance of the women's field hockey team, Neary said, "I have no complaints for the preseason."

The game against the Haverford Fords proved to be an exciting moment for the Lady Cavs.

In the beginning of the first half, Haverford scored a goal; several minutes later, Maureen McQuade, junior co-captain, scored to tie the game at 1-1.

The remaining time during the first half was filled with missed opportunities by both teams, including a missed shot by Haverford with only five minutes left in the first half.

The game went into sudden death overtime and within six minutes, Sodano scored a goal to win the game for the Lady Cavs, 21.

"We totally dominated a team in a better conference," Stephanie Heinz, junior, said. "We had 15 minutes of sudden death, and it

~cross county strong in PAC

KENDALLNEIL STAFF WRITER

The men's and women's cross country team took part in the Belmont Classic on Saturday, Oct 5. The men finished in I Ith place overall. The leading runner for the men's team was sophomore, Mike Bittner with a time of35:17:72. The women were led by senior Andrea Dragone with a time of 25:42:26.

Bittner feels that he could have done better since his time the previous weekend was 34:25. "I felt it was a lot harder because of the heat and the hills," Bittner said of his performance this weekend. "This is also the first meet that we had five guys."

Dragone was the only female running for Cabrini so she is concentrating on "fulfilling individual goals." Dragone also feels that she could have done better on Saturday. "It was not my best time at alt. I could have done better."

was "baseless." "We did not have a good year recruiting last year. On top of that, one of our top runners was hurt and had to have knee surgery over the summer. This has really hurt team morale and so far, the team has not been performing up to -their potential."

O'Hora says that the top runner thus far is Bittner. "We are hoping that we can rebound and have a decent showing in the PAC."

The women's team was also picked second for this season. However,the women's team may be suffering more then the men's team. Unlike the men, the women had some freshman coming up that they were sure would help them. "Disaster struck even before the season began," O'Hora said. "One of the top runners got mono, two had knee problems and were forced to stop running this year."

only took us six minutes. We were down a goal and usually we stay that way, but this time we fought back."

The Lady Cavs are notoriously known as a one-half team, meaning they usually

play strong in only one-half of the game. After playing well during this entire game, they now realize they have the potential to play strong against every team from now on.

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O'Hora feels as though the pick

Coach Tom O'Hora said, "It has been a very frustrating season so far." Last year, Cabrini shocked the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference finishing second in both the men's and the women's races. Based on the Cabrini's past reputation, the men's team was picked to come in second this year.

The women are led by senior captain Dragone, one of the top runners in the PAC last year. O'hora feels that she is showing signs of doing even better this year.

The next meet is the Albright Invite on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Alvernia. The determining factor in the PAC championship comes down to one race. It will be held on Nov. 2nd at Belmont. Cabrini will be the host school this year.

KATIEREING/ PHOTO EDITOR

Sophomore Julie Smith, midfield, battles against Haverford's defense attempting to score a goal for the Lady Cavs.The game went into sudden death overtime earning the Lady Cavs a 2-1 victory over Haverford.

PAC stats Oct. 1-6

Field Hockey: Cabrini's women's field hockey team had three wins to add to their record this week. The Lady Cavs placed sixth in the PAC at the end of their Oct. 6 sports week.

Men's Soccer continued

Women's Soccer continued

NFL Scores: Week 5

Women's

'lbp 10 College Football Rankings: Week 7 (Oct. 2-0ct. 10)

stands eighth in PAC for assists, ninth for points and goals and tenth for shots.

Sodano, JR, M, Green Village, NJ/Chatham. Had three goals, one inOT, and one assist in a 3-0 week.

Soccer: The men's soccer team ended their Oct. 6 sports week lotted in the eighth spot in the PAC's suffering a loss to College Miscricordia.

Weekly Calendar

Friday, Oct. 11

Movie,

"Star Wars:

Episode

II,,, 8 p.m.,

Widener Center Lecture Hall

27 Northeastern 16

6. Georgia 27 Alabama 25

7. Oregon 31 Arizona 14

8. Notre Dame 3 I Stanford 7

9. Tennessee 41 Arkansas 38

10. Michigan 45 Illinois 28

Major Leage Baseball firstround playoff results

AL Division Series (five game series)

Anaheim Angels defeated the New York Yankees 3-1

Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-2

NL Division Series (five game series)

St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0

San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-2

AL Championship Series (seven game series)

San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals

NL Championship Series (seven game series)

Anaheim Angels vs. Minnesota Twins • •

Week Ill review

Men's Soccer

On Saturday the Cavaliers were defeated 2-0 by Misericordia.

Women'sSoccer

Wesley beat Cabrini 1-0 on Wednesday.

Monday, Oct. 14

Columbus Day

Dean's Fall Holiday-No Classes

Way back when ... May 18, 1946

Reginald "Reggie,, Martinez Jackson, born on May 18, 1946, Wyncote, Pa., got the nickname "Mr. October,, for his record made in World Series games played with the New York Yankees and California Angels. He was the first player to accumulate IO home runs in 27 Fall Classic games. Reggie Jackson was I the first player in Major League history to collect more than l 00 home runs for more than three baseball clubs.

Information retrieved from: www.baseballhallotfame.org

The Lady Cavs were defeated by Marywood on Saturday 6-1.

Field Hockey

On Tuesday Cabrini beat Marywood 2..Q.

On Thursday the Lady Cavaliers defeated Haverford 2-1 in ovenime. Cabrini beat Immaculata 5-1 on Saturday.

VolleybaU

On Thursday Misericordia beat Cabrini 3-2

The Lady Cavs defeated lmmaculata 3-2 on Saturday.

Women'sTennis

On Monday Cabrini beat lmmaculata 7-2.

On Sunday the Lady Cavaliers defeated Wesley 5-4.

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THURSDAY

October I 0, 2002

Vol.XLIX

Number Six

Cabrini College'sStudent Newspaper

INSIDE:

• Volleyball wins first PAC game, page 13

• Field hockey stands tall, page15

Cross country runs toward PAC title