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Saying farewell
As the fall semester comes to a close so will the careers of three individuals here at Cabrini: Dr. Mary Lou Sicoli, psychology professor, Jason Bozzone, director of student activities and Jeremy Rich, assistant professor history/political science. All of these people have played a large role in their respective departments. Although all are leaving Cabrini at the end of this semester, the reasons for their departures couldn’t be more different. Unfortunately, due to a number of health issues Sicoli chose to retire while Bozzone has been offered a new position at another college and Rich has taken a position in Maine where he will be closer to his family. All the individuals have left a legacy that the community will be sure to remember. Now the college is presented with the difficult task of finding replacements that can fill the void left by these people. What made Sicoli stand out from other professors were her abilities to relate with any student from any department. She always encouraged students to continue to pursue an education through the option and grad school. This exemplifies her attitude about education and her concern for the student. On behalf of “The Loquitur,” we would like to wish Sicoli the very best in a speeding and healthy recovery. Hopefully, years of happiness will fall upon Sicoli as she moves on with a new phase in her life. Although this always was a stepping stone in Bozzone’s career, he always used his enthusiasm to help build the Cabrini community with multiple activities for its students. The question remains whether some of his ideas will be seen to flourish without him around. The “Loquitur” would also like to send best wishes to Bozzone as he finds himself with new challenges in his new job. Hopefully, Bozzone will achieve success with his new career. Because of Rich’s concerns for social problems, he has always been a great asset to pushing forth Cabrini’s message of community awareness. Hopefully, Cabrini can find someone with the same experience in social problems as Rich. The “Loquitur” would like to give their best wishes to Rich with his new job. May he find what he is looking for in his career and enjoy the closeness of his family.
Drug problem needs to be addressed What Cabrini has on its campus is a failure to communicate its problems thus leaving things like drugs: hush, hush. Because of the “honor code” between students, issues like drug use are not being handled as well as what they could. Whether the students feel they will be called a narc or just don’t care about other students’ illegal activities, it is clear not much is being said about Cabrini’s drug problem. Of course there are other reasons at hand besides a student’s lack of concern about resolving the issue of drugs. Before the students begin coming forth about specific incidents on-campus, they need to know that RAs or public safety will be able to handle the problem. Since anonymity is always a factor in disclosing information to the necessary people, the authorities on-campus have to implement a system to protect the person’s identity. If students are not helping in terms of identifying illegal activity than public safety and the RAs have to start asking questions. Sometimes it is more difficult for a student to stand up to a friend or stranger. If this is the case then the administration at Cabrini should begin breaking down on drug use and any other illegal behavior. Cabrini can take steps to work with the Radnor police or instruct public safety and the RAs to investigate any suspicious actions. There is a drug concern at Cabrini that needs to be addressed. Both the administration and the students have to involve themselves in resolving it or just continue to allow this problem to get out of control.
Friday, Dec. 10, 2004
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Cafeteria worker bonds with students ANDREW MATYSIK STAFF WRITER AJM722@CABRINI.EDU It is difficult for a Cabrini student to stumble into the cafeteria without hearing or seeing the lively presence of Michelle Waters. Waters has been a consistent worker of the cafeteria for two years now. Popular among students, faculty and co-workers, it is tough for anyone to conduct a conversation without fellow co-workers making playful comments. “Nothing she says is true,” yelled one of the workers jokingly from across the cafeteria. However, a more quiet and reserved side of Waters was witnessed on this day. It was very different from what Cabrini students usually see as a flamboyant personality. Working 40-hours each week and sometimes more, Waters has grown accustomed to the cafeteria system. Before Cabrini, she worked at Pizza Hut for five years. “I love the students here,” Waters said. Waters has dreams of one day becoming a cook for a hotel. Figuring that she would have a better chance of achieving her dream at a job other than Pizza Hut, Waters saw an advertisement in the newspaper for a cafeteria position and applied. Waters started out in the Cabrini food service system as
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Waters has worked in the cafeteria for two years and is very popular with students.
an employee of what used to be the Wig Wam. The Wig Wam was then reconstructed and is now known as the Jazzman’s Cafe. She worked at the Wig Wam until management saw her experience and decided to transfer her to cafeteria services. Waters is the mother of six children: Damire, Damira, Destiny, Darius, Armon, and Rashon. This is the motivation that keeps Michelle coming to work each day. “Sometimes it is hard,” Waters said when asked about the struggles of supporting such a large family. “But I get a lot of help from my husband and my mother.” Waters feels that the best part of working at Cabrini is the experience with the students. She
loves talking and associating with them. “They treat me nice because I treat them nice,” Waters said. Charles Jaxel is a sophomore history major at Cabrini and has been eating in the cafeteria for two years. “Michelle is always the shining star of the cafeteria,” Jaxel said. Another Cabrini student commented on Waters’ job performance at the cafeteria: “She’s crazy,” Nicole Niedermeier, a junior educational studies major, said. Although it isn’t her dream job, Michelle Waters loves the day to day interaction with the students. Her daily conversations with the various amounts of students on campus is a definite perk of the job.
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