The staff that braves the storm
Thursday Feb. 13, 2014 VOL. LV, ISSUE 17
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Aftermath of the ice storm on the King of Prussia entrance to Cabrini College BY JOEY RETTINO Asst. News Editor
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During the snow and ice storm, Cabrini’s staff resiliently worked to ensure the safety and comfort of the students living on campus. While Cabrini students were reaping the benefits of the nearly one foot of snow between Jan. 20 - 22 and the power outages from the ice storm Feb. 5 to Feb. 9, not all of the people on campus found themselves celebrating. “As fun as having off was, you still have to think of the people who are out there working to keep us safe on campus,” Colin Kilroy, sophomore marketing major, said. The campus’ workforce had to take the risk of driving to campus, staying late to plow roads and even, in RAC chef Brian Rohamma’s case, needed to stay on campus over night due to the weather. “Our men did a fabulous job. They’re dedicated,” said Dawn Barnett, director of facilities for Cabrini. “These men have families of they’re own, yet they know the well being of the students is first, and safety is a priority.” According to Barnett, when the campus must be closed due to a storm, it is a prime example of how the three different “shops” of facilities band together to keep the campus safe.
“All the workers powered through the night,” Barnett said. “We have a great crew.” As facilities paved roads and salted sidewalks outside, another dedicated area of Cabrini’s staff fed students indoors. With many of the servers and chefs having families of their own and living much too far to brave the storm, it called for certain personnel to step up. “I woke up at five Tuesday morning and said to myself that I knew I had to come in,” Dorothy Shuler, Sodexo employee, said. “I persevered through the storm because I knew you kids needed to be fed.” Linda Seawright, another Sodexo employee, had a similar motive to brave the storm and come to work. “When you’re feeding people—feeding kids—I gotta do it. It comes with my job.” Students remained fed, campus security continued to patrol and facilities kept working. “Regardless of the storm, the people that students tend to not realize pulled through to keep Cabrini running as if the storm never happened,” Kate Stevens, sophomore education major, said. SEE PAGE 3 FOR MORE DATA AND PHOTOS JR879@CABRINI.EDU
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Photos from top going clockwise - A tree heavy with ice droops over the entrance to East Residence Hall; Damage done by the side of Grace Hall; A tree fallen on top of a car parked on Residential Blvd.
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