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Commuting to a new lounge BY TYRON DAVIS Staff Writer Rooyman’s Hall is more than just the RAC Grille. It now features the commuters’ lounge that was previously set up in Founder’s Hall before being turned into a graphic design lab. Not living on campus can cause commuters to feel separate from the campus community. Instead of having their own space to spend their time in between classes, they are forced to find a way to use their time without leaving campus. Since commuters are not required to have a meal plan, providing their own food is one option that is available to them. With bringing their own food comes the need for storage and later reheating. The lounge is equipped with a full-sized refrigerator as well as a microwave. As far as a way to pass the time, the commuter lounge features two televisions, a pool table, vending machines for snakes and beverages and couches to relax. While Cabrini provides the lounge as a space for commuters, many of them don’t know that this lounge exists. Amy Guarino, an early child education major, is
a commuter who was oblivious to the fact that Cabrini has a commuter lounge. Guarino said, “I transferred here and this is only my second semester and I didn’t know there was a commuters lounge.” Students who have been here for four years previously used the commuters lounge when it was located in Rooyman’s hall where the RAC is currently stationed, saying that it’s not the same as it was when they first started here. Ernest Ahweza, a senior accounting major, describes his experience with the commuter lounge as the “chill spot” when he was a commuter freshman and sophomore year. “Back when I was a commuter the RAC was a spot where all the commuters would go to chill, play video games, table tennis and pool,” Ahweza said. “Now people don’t see it as a lounge, they see it as a food place with a pool table.” It’s also believed that the commuters lounge in Founder’s was a lot more convenient because that’s where a lot of the classes are held. READ FULL STORY ONLINE @MR_TYDAVIS24
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Snakes in freshman residence hall
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Snake traps in Xavier Hall where reports on snakes in the residence halls have been occuring. BY CHRISTLE GEHMAN Lifestyles Editor
after the snake incident, she got suspicious. At first she thought what she was seeing was “a big worm” says Pepenella. She quickly realized that a snake had been rotting in her room, stuck on the tape that was used to hold up her calendar.
said in an email, “This is the first year I am hearing about snakes in the residence halls.” Massenburg “Someone yelled snake,” Kim explained that snakes are more Pepenella, freshman political sciprominent in this area because ence and communication major, of Cabrini’s location in densely said. wooded areas. Massenburg said Late last week, Pepenella was that facilities have been in Xavier in her dorm room in to assess the situation Xavier Hall when she and set up snake traps heard someone shout. in the hallways. Snakes had been spotTiffany Phillips ted coming from undersaid that during her neath the base board freshman year in 2012 trim. A student down when she resided in the hall found a snake Xavier, she found a in her room. Pepenella snake in her basement said that she Googled room as well. Her and the type of snake that her roommate found was found in the dorm the snake in her closto find out if the snakes et when she went into were poisonous or not. look for her shoes. The She found that they are roommates then called not considered deadly public safety. Akirah and seem to be rather was an employee at the harmless. time. Later on during the During a phone week, Pepenella said conversation, Masthat her and her roomsenburg said that, mate kept smelling “Students might have something rotten but made it seem like a big didn’t know what it was. deal but it isn’t as big CHRISTLE GEHMAN/ LIFESTYLES EDITOR Pepenella’s calendar had as seems. We feel that been sitting on the floor Traps lining the halls of Xavier. there is nothing to reafter it kept falling off of port on.” Akirah Massenburg, Resithe wall. Pepenella hadn’t felt like picking it up, but a few days dence Life Assistant Director, @CHRISTLE_J