Friday,Jan.27, 1995 Vol. XLI, No. 14 Cabrini College Radnor, Pa. 19087
All ages celebrateMLK Bookstoreexplains
reasonfor prices by Nina Marie Sciarrotta staff writer
pbo10by Dawnielle Klopp
Mamie Dorsey holds grandchild, Ravan Dorsey, as they join in the celebration for Matin Luther King Jr. See spread on pg.4.
It is the publisher, not the bookstore, that determines the prices of new books, according to Lisa Tiernan, manager of the Cabrini bookstore. According to Tiernan, who began working in the bookstore in November of 1994, all new books are ordered directly from the publishers, who tell the bookstore what to charge for their books. When Tiernan receives written confirmation from a teacher of which books will be needed the next semester, she attempts to purchase as many used versions of the texts as possible directly from students. The Cabrini bookstore purchases used books that are needed for the next semester for 50 percent of the publisher's original list price, according to Tiernan. Tiernan then informs a wholesale company, via computer, of how many
used books she is still in need of. The wholesale company sells their used books for approximately 75 percent of the original price. According to Tiernan, the books which the bookstore buys directly from students are sold back to students at a cheaper rate than the books bought from the wholesale dealer, because it costs the bookstore less money to buy them. After Tiernan has all the books she needs for the next semester, she buys back other books which are sent to a wholesale company. According to Tiernan, the company purchases used books at 10 to 30 percent of the original prices. The bookstore is given a list which specifies which books the company will buy and the amount the company is willing to pay for them. According to Tiernan, the ideal situation would be that students would be able to sell all of their books back to the
Commencement·policy changed by Kimberly Sheldron staff writer
Under the approval of Dr. Thomas Boeke, provost and academic dean, new graduation procedures will go into effect with the graduating class of 1995. According to Boeke, the main strength of the new procedures lies in the fact that it is clearly stated who is eligible to participate in the commencement exercises. "I think this should make all students very pleased," Boeke said. Dr. Robert Bonfiglio, vice president of student development, said new procedures were neC4led. In the past, students who planned on graduating with their class could not participate in commenceme·nt, because they were a few credits short of completion. He was also concerned about the rising costs of diplomas. The registrar often has to order last minute diplomas. They also order many duplicate diplomas for students who do not complete all requirements. "We have often gone $1,000 over the budget in diplomas we didn't end up using," said Leslie Sutton-Skinner, registrar.
..Xu MfJi~.-has unplementea six new procedures in order to solve the problems. Before implementing them, SuttonSkinner checked with other area colleges to see how they were handling graduation procedures. She used their ideas and proposed the new procedures to Boeke. The procedures were then proposed to Bonfiglio and the senior class officers. "For the most part, they were wellreceived," Bonfiglio said. In a memo to the faculty, SuttonSkinner defined the six new procedures. On April 1, the registrar will give eligible seniors a check-out letter, which clears them to participate in May commencement. "I take responsibility for proposing that students be certified by the registrar by a certain date to participate in May commencement," Boeke said. This letter will be given only to students who have the final verification of his/her department chairperson. The registrar also has· to verify that the students has enrolled for, or completed, all degree requirements. All other obligations to the college need to be fulfilled by May 21 in order
to reccive ilfo dwck-out letter. Any student who receives the checkout letter may participate in commencement no matter what happens academically after April 1. "If a student does not receive the check-out letter by April 1, it is important to come to the registrar to clear up any problems," Tara Gropp, assistant registrar, said. At graduation, students will not be given their actual diplomas, but rather a document in their diploma tube explaining the procedures for picking up the diplomas and when they will be ready. "We don't want to hand a diploma to anybody unless we're 100 percent sure that they are ready to graduate," SuttonSkinner said. The diplomas for May graduates who apply for graduation before Jan.1, 1995, will be ready for pick-up on May 31. But diplomas for students who have not applied for graduation by January 1, 1995, will not be ready until sometime in August. The final honors on diplomas and transcripts, such as summa cum laude, will be based on all semesters of Cabrini work. However, honors listed in the graduation progr11mwill be based upon work completed through Dec. 31, 1994.
This is done because it is difficult to compute final grade point averages in the time between the last professor's handing in grades and the publishing deadline of the graduation program. "In past years, we would be working until midnight the night before graduation," Sutton-Skinner said. "It got to the point where we were not serving the students," Sutton-Skinner said. Both Gropp and Sutton-Skinner agree that the legal document that certifies completion of the degree is the transcrfpt, not the diploma. Under unusual circumstances, students who have previously been cleared to graduate, but later can not complete their degree requirements, are permitted to participate in the c_eremony with their class. But they must reapply for graduation. When all work is complete, a diploma with a later graduation date will be ordered. "It is important to me that these procedures are done in order to benefit the students," Sutton-Skinner said. "We are doing everything we can with the resources we have."
Inside ... Week at a Glance ... Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 FEATURES pg.5 Check out the fall fashion finds.
NEWS
pg.4
Did you miss the MLK celebration? Check out photos and highlights.
SPORTS
FRIDAY .,t7:30p.m. Sixers vs. Suns basketballgame.
pg.12
Find out how your favorite Cabrini basketball teams did in Iowa.
SATURDAY SUNDAY
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY
e/5-9p.m. e/8a.m. Mass in WCGASuper the chapel. Bowl Party. el6p.m. Mass in the chapel.
elnoon Mass in the chapel. .,t7:30p.m. Atruim, "Life of Frederick Douglas" presentation.
el8a.m. Mass in the chapel.
elnoon Mass in the chapel. el12:45p.m. SGA constitutionalmtg. e/9p.m. WCGA Bingo Night. -
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