Friday,Oct.28, 1994 Vol. XLI, No. 8 Cabrini College Radnor, Pa. 19087
Censorship
Mad at midnight!
alive in literature
ues to be the centerfor somepassionatedebates,but all too often, In late September,Banned Book thesedebatesareforgotten.Isthere Week came and went without much a placefor censorship? "Not in this society," Dr. notice from Cabrini's collegepopulaRaymond Barber,directorof the tion. A handfulof popularoutlawed William Penn Charter Schoolliauthors and their books were put on braries and adjwtct facultymemdisplayinthebookstoretodrawattention ber at Cabrini, said. "We havethe to the is.sueof bookbanning. first amendment. I'm not in favor Theloneeffortofthebookstoremerely of censorship. Sometimes that tippedthescale.Forty-eightbookshave makes me uncomfortable that I 'm been challengedbetweenMarch 1993 not in favor of it." throughMarch1994inthiscountry,with Barberisanexperiencedhbrarthousandsof booksconsidereddangerous sincethe mid-1970s. Freedomof ian and educator.He is not alone speechisnotjustaclichebutafactoflife. whenit comesto thesesentiments. "As a librarian,it (censorship) Or is it? The FirstAmendmentclearly~ makes me very uncomfortsble," "Con~ shallmakeno law abridging Kristine Mudrick, director of Cabrini'slibrary, said. Mudrick the freedomof speech,or of the ~,, amongothercivilrights.Ourforefathers saidlibrariesshouldbe considered it knewof the difficultysurroundingthis tobein a ''neutralposition"when is.sue.Forcenturiespriorto theconstitu- comesto the greatcensorshipdetion, historytells of peoplewho were bate. killedforexpres.singthemselvesinsome see more CENSORon pg.a immoralor undesirablefushion.Since theconstitution. thewrittenwordcontinby Regina MIiier
arts & entertainment editor
photo by CarolineCroley
The crowd welcomes the men's and women's basketball team for the '94-'95 season. Students, faculty and staff gathered in the gym from 11 p.m. until 1 a.m. to participate in events such as the dunk contest and a game against the basketball teams.
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who did not have a father,andhis motherhad a seriousdrugproblem. '"This is the childwe aretryingto Jfyouhavelostfaithinsociety,seeing reach," Rielysaid. theyouthof todayinjail,andthedegenThereis a programthathasbeen eratingsocialfabricin our world,then . in place in Philadelphiafor many you can do somethingto changethis. yearsand bas assistedmanyhomeHowever,thisdoesnotrequirelonghours less mothersand their in children in the middleof PhiladelphiaYou can relocatingand.adjustingto a more helprightdownthe roadfromthe nice, stablelife. cozy,warmCabriniCampus. ProjectRainbow'smissionis to Some of the studentswho attend empowerhomelesswomenandtheir Cabrinihavealready hadtheopportunity childrento breakthedependencyof to becomeinvolvedwith thisis.suefirst publicassistance. Generationafter hand. As a requirementof the Seminar generationof peopleare born and 300 classesstudentshavebeenaskedto raisedin poverty,creatinga cyclical participatein communityserviceat sevtrendin thatcommunity. eraldifferentsitesaroundthe Delaware Studentswill be assistingwith Valley. Untilnow,itbasbeenarequireany number of things to help the ment of the students. Now, however, motherson theirroadto interdepenyoucanparticipatein bringingpersonal dence. Any task fromtutoringthe fulfillmentas well as aidingothers in mothersto watchingtheir children yourcommunityjust by volunteeringa will be undertakenby volunteers. few ho~ of your week to help those In returnforallthehelpthemothwho are1~ fortunatethanyourself. pholO by Clroline Croley ers receive,they must give back in JeaneenRiely,coordinatorof com- Junior Karen Szczurek participates in the Care Walk by feeding the homeless near Penn's return.Duringtheaverage 10-month munitysetvices,basbeenworkingwith Landing. This Sem 300 program is associated with the Old St. Joe's Soup Kitchen. theseminar300teachersandstudentsto uptheirspringbreaktobelprebuild Norristown,is designedto give cbil- studentshelp with-homeworktime, staythemothersmustgive30percent of theirincomeforrent. Another20 offerthemcommunityserviceprograms. These programsgive both the student Appalachialast year. But now drena placeto spendtimeafterschool. then snack time,followedby a story percentof theirincomeis put in the therearemanymorewaysyoucan The childrenwhogo to the centerlack fromtheBibleandthensomephysical bank in order to provide housing and the person they are workingwith profitableexperiences. givesomeof yourtimeto helpout some of the guidanceand parenting activity. oncethemotherleavesthe center. Somestudentsmayhavebeardabout thosewhocannotorhavenoability thatis neededin suchformativeyears. The basicpremisebehindthispnr tripstothePaulV.FlyElementarySchool to helpthemselves. Cabrinistudentsleavecampusat 3:30 gramistoprovideadultinteractionthat see more REACHon pg. 8 . N .t stude ts The"SidebySideCenter,"for- p.m. and arrive back on campus at the child might not have at home," by Matt Craig staff writer
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Check out the full.spread on the upcoming elections.
SPORTS
pg.12
Check out the photo spread on Midnight Madness.
FEATURES pg.5 Find out the facts about the Cabrini ghost.
FRIDAY 119 p.m.-1 a.m. in the gathering area there will be a Halloween Party. $3 admission with costume, $4 without.
SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY 1110p.m. Movie in Woodcrest Smoker, "Return of the Body Snatchers."
118p.m. Mansion Courtyard, ghost stories with Carter. lllOp.m. movie, "Return of the Body Snatchers" in the XGR.
118 a.m. Mass in the chapel. 1111 a.m.-3 p.m. in front of the cafe, order your college ring. I/Halloween Parade at the Children's School.
115-7 p.m. in front of the cafe, order your college ring. 116:15p.m. Mass in the chapel. II All Saints Day.
118 a.m. Mass in the 1111a.m.-3 p.m. Palm Reading in chapel. the gathering area. 116p.m. COMP session in the GHBR. 119p.m. Lip Sync contest in the gathering area.