Thursday Oct. 4, 2007
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Phillies fans rejoice over NL East Title IN MY OP INION
NICHOLAS PITTS
ing the top of the ninth inning on the fateful Sunday afternoon, I had the pleasure of listening to Harry Kalas’s interpretation of the final moments of the game. When Myer’s curveball hit the catcher’s glove for strike three and the final out of the game, I almost crashed my car trying to celebrate.
STAFF WRITER NDP722@CABRINI.EDU
October baseball was something that has eluded the city of Philadelphia since the heartt wrenching World Series I ' loss to the Toronto Blue i I\ jays in 1993. Since then it has been 13 long sea- J ' ;' sons, each one ending the same way. Philadelphia has been the official city of “maybe next year,” since I was born. Apparently, no one told the 2007 Phillies PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER/MCT that their role in sports is to come up short. Philly’s Traveling on New Jerhistory distorting victory sey’s Interstate 295, I could of the Nationals Sunday see the fireworks from Citiearned them the playoff zen’s Bank Park explodberth since 1993. ing in the air. I felt like I As I was in transit dur- was there, celebrating with l
the 44,000 members of the Phillies faithful. The out of town scoreboard watching, the entirely sold out weekend, that all eyes on Philly feeling, I have never felt any of these things before. The last time the Phillies won the pennant, I was just 5 years old, hitting baseballs for the first time off of a tee. I was hardly old enough to remember anything and for the longest time, I was not sure I would ever get to have those memories. It is unfortunate to think that most of the country will view this amazing comeback very as the Mets falling apart over the past two months, blowing their strangle b hold of first in the east. But Philly helped New York lose that lead. Oct. 3 marks uncharted territory for the team and for most of its fans. You better believe that I am skipping my classes if the Phils earn themselves another parade down Broad Street.
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JESSIE HOLEVA
team. These are not true fans. True Phillies fans follow the games regardless of how many wins and loses the team has accumulated. These loyal fans couldn’t be more delighted about the recent win but they can’t stand the phony Phillie lovers who are latching on to
STAFF WRITER JH734@CABRINI.EDU
The Philadelphia Phillies smacked the competition in the face this Sunday. Now even the baseball illiterates are along for the ride. Since their glorious win skyrocketed them to playoff status, it appears everyone has putt on their Phillies hats and added names like Shane Victorino to theirr regular vocabulary. Butt wait a second, doesn’tt it seem like there are a lot more fans you cross paths with verses a few weeks ago? It’s because they’re winning. Most people enjoy being fans of a winning
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“Howard’s Homies,” which is dedicated to going to games and cheering for Ryan Howard. Maybe that’s a sad attempt for street credit but I started liking the Phillies only a year ago. Because my Phillie pride is a recent development, long term fans give me little respect but I can see why. People just jump on and claim they support the team when in fact they don’t. I find myself bbecoming enraged at these new fake fans. Now I understand why some didn’t credit me as a fan. I’ve been a fan for longer than the recent batch of newbbie’s. Still, don’t jjust latch on when the team is doing extremely amazing. Even new fans, like me, will give you as Rodney Dangerfield would say, “no respect”. I
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER/MCT
their victory. I’m not claiming to be the biggest fan but I’m in a facebook group called
No Greek life, no party, no problem for administration I N MY OPINIO N
S HA NN O N KEOUGH STAFF WRITER SEK723@CABRINI.EDU
Starting a sorority at Cabrini College last year seemed like a really good idea to my roommate and me, especially as freshmen. A lot of our friends seemed to be pledging for fraternities and sororities at other schools, but we were stuck at Cabrini without those opportunities. Our first question was why don’t we have Greek life on our campus? Maybe it’s because it’s a smaller
school, maybe it’s because it’s a Catholic school. Either way, we were determined to find out why and try to change it. We did research on various sororities, spoke to our advisers and met with people in academic affairs. We finally e-mailed Dr. Christine Lysionek, vice president of student development, and she invited us to her office to speak about the organization. We thought that this was a positive meeting, but we were too optimistic. For us, sororities meant sisterhood, loyalty and friendship, but Cabrini had other views. Lysionek was great in this process. She met with other staff members to discuss our proposal, but the final say was no. She explained to us that the school rules say that
RODNEY TURNER MCT
Sorry, no greek letters allowed on this campus! Sororities and fraternities are not permitted because they could exclude certain groups of people. organizations that exclude certain groups of people are not recognized by the school. In this case, a sorority would exclude men. Of course, we were extremely disappointed by the result, but it also made me think about everything she has said and what she had really meant. If what she said were true about exclusive organizations, then why is it that an all-girl soccer team, all-
girl lacrosse team and allgirl basketball team exist at Cabrini? Furthermore, exclusively male teams also exist, including basketball, lacrosse, soccer and baseball. How can all of these “exclusive” teams exist if it goes against the school’s rules? Perhaps it’s because rules change. Probably the biggest rule that has changed in Cabrini’s history is that it
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Not all alum dislike President’s reign To the Editor: I am writing in response to last week’s opinion stated by a former Alumnus about Cabrini College’s President. President Iadarola has proven that she has accepted the challenge to live her life according to the Cabrinian vision and core values of this fine institution. She has demonstrated herself to be a leader in making sure that
the Cabrini Community understands that the core values emanate from the life of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. I am privileged that I had the opportunity to be a student and employee under President Iadarola’s leadership. She has been available to the students, faculty and staff and is an active listener who values everyone’s opinions. I would not be where I am
today, if I did not have the help of President Iadarola, the faculty and staff which make up this college. President Iadarola, Cabrini’s leader for 16 years, has exemplified our motto “Education of the Heart.” Her loyalty strives to focus our education on Christ and our mindfulness of the integrity and involvement of each individual. I wish President
Iadarola all the best in her retirement. As an almunus, I thank her for all that she has done in providing leadership and commitment to finding the best faculty, staff and facilities that has built our strong community of 10,000 Hearts. - Craig Wm. Vagell, Jr. Class of 2005
was once an all-girl college and now boys are attending as well. If something that big can change, then why can’t this? Lysionek previously worked at Villanova University and had a lot of experience with these organizations. She explained that some sororities were focused on sisterhood and were dedicated to their purpose, but others were only focused on the party aspect. I think there are two main reasons as to why Cabrini doesn’t recognize Greek life. Lysionek explained that the off-campus fraternity has caused problems for Cabrini in the past
and present, which is the first problem. The other reason, I believe, is because stereotypically Greek life represents a “party” lifestyle, as shown in movies like “Animal House” or shows like ABC Family’s “Greek.” Although people are drawn in by the “party” lifestyle, there is more to it than just drinking. Greek life doesn’t exist on Cabrini’s campus now, but that doesn’t mean people don’t drink. I think Cabrini’s decision should be based on the students who are willing to make the effort and their reasons behind it, instead of past experiences and media stereotypes.