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vol. xxxix no. 21
Students dine with finesse Author Giovanni inspires students by Kelly McDonald assistam sports editor
Students participate in a business dining seminar at the Radnor Hotel. Topics discussed ranged from how to order the right wine with the right food to proper dining etiquette. From left to right: Stacey Norden, director of career services, Patricia Ferri, Rooymans Center secretary, John Heiberger, professor of business administration, a representative of the Radnor Hotel, and Christine Scaramuzza, senior participate at the dinner.
Nikki Giovanni. world-renowned poet, paid a visit to the Cabrini campus in honor of the inaugural celebration for President Iadarola. Giovanni presented a lecture on "Diversity in the Midst of Community'' at Spring Convocation Wed., March 24. Giovanni said she was delighted to be invited to participate in the celebration because Dr. Antoinette Iadarola is an old friend of hers. The main message that Giovanni wanted to convey to students is that it is all right to be different and that humanity is important. Giovanni is not only a writer and volunteer, she is also an English professor who teaches writing. poetry and literature courses. She said she believes very strongly in giving something back to the community and does so through her poetry and teaching. She is also interested in "helping others express themselves creatively." She has Tel:eivedmany awards.
including the 1989 NAACP Woman of the Year award, the Post-Corbett Award for Literary Artists. and was inducted into the Ohio Women·s Hall of Fame. Giovanni has also received honorary doctoral degrees from varies colleges and universities. The students and faculty had a positive opinion of Giovanni and the Views that she projected. Sophomore Don Scioli said. "Nikki had a very fresh insight to the way the world worh. I really enjoyed her sharp wit and spontaneity." Junior Jen Yates said she thought Giovanni was very liberal and radical. Yates said Giovanni had a lot of important things to say that shocked many people. She said they were shocked because people were not prepared for the things she had to say. According to Yates. Giovanni was very open minded and opinionated. She said she absolutely loved Giovanni because she was a powerful and moving speaker who see more POET pg. 3
Hillary Clinton attacks health· care problems as first lady by CorinneEgan staff writer
Health care reform is at the top of President Clinton's list of campaign promises, coming in a close second to economic growth. Clinton was told he had to start the reform by extending care to the 37 million people in the United States who have no medical insurance. The second step for Clinton is to slow the rocketing rise in medical bills. These two goals are extremely difficult to combine, according to the Jan. 25 issue of ''Time" magazine. The person Clinton chose to lead this fight for health care reform is his wife. Hillary Rodham Clinton. As the first lady carries out her husband's policies, her pres-
ence means the president may put his full power behind her and be totally committed to health care reform. According to the Feb. 15 issue of "Newsweek" magazine, health care is probably the most serious social and economic problem this country is facing. According to "People'' maga• zine, the list of Hi! lary's credits include Chair of the Arkansas Education Standards Committee, initiator of the Home Instruction Program for preschool youth, board member of Arkansas's Children's Hospital, where she established the state's first neonatal nun,ery, and chair of the Children's Defense Fund Board. The list goes on, and one of her newest additions as the president's wife is Chairperson of the National Health Care Reform Task Force. Tuesday, March 29 was the first official public meeting of
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the President's Health Care Task Force. Spokespeople for the elderly, doctors, dentists, chiropractors and other groups fired proposals to remake the nation ·s health care system. The day-long hearing offered general ideas for a vast overhaul. According to the March 30 issue of The New York Times, details of the plan, which is being devised by the administration for submission to Congress, have been frequently criticized. Cabrini students have many different opinions about the first lady and her policies concerning health care. "She's running the White House," Tammy Pfeiffenberger. sophomore. said. "I think she is a good person for the job of heading up 'the Health Care Task Force, but the name hinders her because she· s Bill's wife;' Junior Tricia Daley said. ·'I know a lot of people think
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she has overstepped her boundaries, but I don't think so," sophomore Leslie Feggans said. ''She's frank. she's open. Bill Clinton would not be President if it wasn ·1 for Hillary. She's always been the wealthy one, and a poor man can't be president. He was a cheater and she stood by her man. You have to give her credit." "I think the fact that she is a powerful lawyer definitely helped Bill win,'' first-year student Ben Hamilton said. "She would turn a lot of heads even if she wasn't the president's wife." According to history and political science professor Jarnes Hedtke, Rodham Clinton is a very bright and intelligent woman who has experience in a wide variety of issues, including child and family care. Hedtke went on to say that any spouse has influence on a husband or wife and is going to ask for his or her opinions. "Hillary has a double role as
spouse and a well-thought of attorney at law,'' Hedtke said. "I think she's qualified to do what she's doing. Whether or not she would have gotten the job of chairperson of the Health Care Refonn Task Force, if she wasn't Hillary Rodham Clinton, is irrelevant." Hedtke said he approves of the first lady being selected for the health care position. "The way Hook at it, there's nothing w,rong with people opening doors for others. and I see no problem with Mr. Clinton starting with his wife." Hedtke said. Hillary Rodharn Clinton is 45 years old, a daughter, sister, wife, mother, and a devout Methodist. She is the former first lady of Arkansas, and now first lady of The United States of America.
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