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VOL. LVI, ISSUE 15
THURSDAY, JAN. 29, 2015
In wake of Nor’easter Juno, college closes doors
JOEY RETTINO / MANAGING EDITOR
The main path leading to the entrance of Woodcrest Hall thats been cleared and salted after a snow storm by Cabrini facilities. BY JOEY RETTINO Managing Editor The campus closed early on the evening of Monday, Jan. 26 until Wednesday, Jan. 28 due to tentative inclement weather predictions. The school community was made aware of the early closure at 1:47 p.m., Monday afternoon. Jazzman’s Café, Sandella’s and Cav’s Corner all adopted abbreviated service hours, but not The RAC Grille, which was operating on a normal schedule.
Aside from the storm affecting the dining schedules, it also influenced mass times, shuttle services, the Dixon Center’s hours and other evening events. A scheduled trip to the Flyers vs. Coyotes game, sponsored by the SEal Office was canceled due to the storm. “I was looking forward to going
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to my first NHL, so it was pretty disappointing that my plans had to be cancelled,” Mia Scocozzo, junior finance and international
would have driven there.” In light of having Tuesday off, much of the campus was up late into the morning hours, Frankie Formasano, freshman said. “I didn’t know a person that was asleep at a normal hour on Monday night,” Formasano said. FRANKIE FORMASANO Regardless of business double major, said. “If I classes being canceled, Cabrini knew the weather wasn’t going to sports teams still had practice. be as bad as rumored, I definitely Softball even ran drills in Dix-
I DIDN’T KNOW A PERSON THAT WAS ASLEEP AT A NORMAL HOUR ON MONDAY NIGHT.
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on’s unlit gym during Tuesday afternoon’s campus-wide blackout, which was not related to the storm. In regards to the expectation of the storm not coming to fruition, public safety officer Mike Barrett was very pleased. “We’re really glad it [Juno] didn’t happen,” Barrett said, “of course it makes evens life easier.”
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Public safety enforces handicapped parking restrictions Public Safety implemented stricter rules to the handicapped parking spaces last semester. They reminded students of the enforcement before returning for the semester via email. Changes include repainting and posting new signs. BY DOMINIQUE DINARDO Asst. Lifestyles Editor Public safety sent out an email in November explaining the stricter enforcements on handicapped parking. It has been a pattern that students without handicap tags park in handicapped spots for short amounts of time. Students, staff and faculty campus-wide received the email explaining the consequences for parking in the spots. Many students have difficulty finding parking so they will just park in any spot. However, due to a recent report from the U.S. Civil Rights Department concerning the handicapped parking at Cabrini, Public Safety is cracking down. “Last semester we issued 49 tickets to cars that were unlawfully parked in handicapped spots,” Creig Doyle, director of Public Safety, said. “It just comes down to
being lazy. When you meet someone with a temporary or permanent handicap it forces you to become more aware of what you take for granted.” Students, however, seem to disagree. Dylan Takats, junior marketing major, said, “Public safety needs to get rid of half the handicapped parking because I am almost positive there are not nine handicapped people living in West and the apartments.” After the recent report, Cabrini is under close watch. They have been re-painting, counting, and posting new signs to ensure everyone is aware of the handicapped parking. Public safety must make sure they are meeting
requirements. Based on general occupancy of a building, there must be a certain number of parking spots. “We found out we were way over compliance in handicapped spots,” Creig Doyle said. With the extra spots for handicapped students, staff, and faculty Public Safety was happy to report that there was a surplus and no changes were made. With the harsh winter months approaching, public safety is doing all they can to prepare by paying special attention to handicapped parking. There is a new protocol for this winter; if any officer sees any handicapped space has snow plowed into it, they
must make a facilities report immediately to get it removed. “We need to be really careful in the winter because that is when it is really difficult for people with handicaps to get around,” Doyle said. After the email was sent out, Doyle believes it really opened everyone’s eyes to the importance of parking legally. They have not had to boot any cars for parking in a handicapped spot yet. Residents still struggle daily with finding parking, especially non-handicap students. Freshman Jessica DiProsparo said, “Public safety is eventually going to have to start assigning parking spots to people who live in certain buildings.” The constant buzz on campus about finding a spot, until then, will continue.
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