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Friday, Nov.19,1993 Vol.XL,No.10 CabriniCollege At Radnor, Pa.19087
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Thomas Boeke, provost, . appointed a committee •ew the possibility of recting the physical edu,equirements. This comwas led by Dr. Jolyon ~- professor of history. members of the Student emic Council, junior =e Clark, president, and r:iore Edie Lamberti, sec--v, also attended meetings. - Oct. 11, there was a full vote on whether to keep ·.11 education as a core nilum requirement or make an elective. According ::-ard.the results were 20 in of phys. ed. remaining as . curriculum requirement in favor of changing it to -~ti\·e.
kn Goodwin and Sheila t, part-time physical edinstructors, said they _ :llilled with these results. - ,,f the women was inin the faculty vote be• they are part-time, they -ym is a good tension-re~ tool," Goodwin said. •u said the physical edu.requirements go along e old phrase "sound mind sound body." ,:.:anding to Clark, SAC sent _cestionnaires to various c:and received 40 replies. e majority of the survey ~sical education should ped," Clark said. ''Also, E:lt it should be kept as an
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'·It's stupid that we only get a half-credit for gym," Mary Monaghan, sophomore, said. "We spend the same amount of time in gym as we would in a three-credit class." "A lot of people don't need it and would like to spend their credits on something else," Lamberti said. She also said it should still be offered as an elective because there are some students, such as biology majors, who need to take physical education. First-year student Lisa Bellano said it is a good idea to have gym requirements. "It's good to push somebody to be active; it's good for your health. Also, it's an easy half-credit," she said. Sophomore Patty Carr, cophoto bv Caroline Cr~ captain of the women's basketball team, agrees. "Everyone First-year students Erica Major, Rob Marish and Michelle Reiser perform in last Thursday's needs to experience physical Lip Synch Contest. They won with their rendition of Barry Manilow's "Copacabana." activity, because college life can easily lead to laziness." Comments in the survey suggested alternatives to the present gym requirements, including cardio-pulmonary re- by Katina Corrao suscitation and other specific staff writer courses, like tennis or soccer, The '80s were the decade of where students can learn what selfishness; the '90s seem to be the they would like to learn, acdecade of service. cording to Clark . In October, Congress passed the "It certainly would be nice if National Service Trust Act, a bill we had more facilities," John that aJlows thousands of young peoDzik, director of athletics, said, ple from a broad range of backreferring to a swimming pool. grounds to pay for college, through He also said he does not know either one or two years of service to why dropping the gym requiretheir communities. ments was even considered, and Two years ago. Cabrini initiated he is a great supporter of physthe service a~ a part of Seminar ical education. 300. School districts across the "We're going to try to make nation are adopting community serit better, though," Dr. M.L. vice, and Cabrini College was seCorbin Sicoli, professor of psylected as one of the six national chology, said. "I think it's gosites for the ~ational Center for ing to be qualitatively better." Service Learning and School Boeke said, "We may very Change. well change the content of the The NationaJ Center for Service pnoto by Ke1,yMcDonald courses now being offered." Leaming and School Change is a Linda Arendt discusses an issue involving the National Center New ideas to be discussed cooperative endeavor of educators for Service Learning and School Change, located in Grace Hall. would have a leisure, recreation and community committed to Arendt works with the director of the center, Louise Giugliano. and exercise-for-life focus, school change through service Boeke said. classroom and into the community community and eventually becomlearning. The faculty is in charge of any ing the center of the educational People connected with the Na- to serve others. changes in curriculum. However, process. Service learning is an approach according to Boeke, the voice of tional Center believe high school students will get more involved in to education through which stumore SERVICE on pg. 8 the students was clearly articulated dents learn by giving service to the their education if they get out of the by SAC at the curriculum meeting.
Center commited to service learning
Week at a Glance ... FRIDAY t/ 6p.m. Senior Dinner in the Mansion. t/ 8-11 p.m. Cavalier Attitudes in the Red Cloud t/6p.mBasketball Tournament
SATURDAY SUNDAY t/ 8-11 p.m. Cavalier Allitudes in the Red Cloud t/ 9:30 p.m: la.m. Ethnic Student Alliance Legal Party in theWCGA
t/ 10:30 a.m. &6p.m. Mass in the Chapel
Nov. 19 to 25
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY t/ 4:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Interfaith Prayer Service in the Chapel
t/ Last day of classes before Thanksgiving vacation t/7p.m. Resident Halls close for Thanksgiving vacation
t/ No classes
t/ Happy Thanksgiving