CABRINI
INSIDE
COLLEGE A&E Melissa Etheridge review
Features Students head back to the beach one last time. Check out this spread. ■ pp. 6&7
LOQUITUR ■ p.5
Sports Field hockey opener ■ p.11
FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 13, 1996
VOLXLIII, NO. 3
Taking a dip at the Beac~ Bash
RADNOR, PA 19087
1996 Senior challenge hopes to increase funds and class unity In 1995 the senior class donated $3,640. The total amount raised through donations dropped in 1994 to $2,332. This year they hope to raise a total of $5,000. first year the program was run, according to Gardner. Since then participation in Each year, seniors are asked the senior challenge has to promise a donation to the col- declined. Gardner and senior lege after graduation. Problems co-chai~, Dan Lorenz and arise, however, when the seniors _Stephanie Casinelli hope to graduate and neglect to fulfill raise $5,000. Gardner decided their promises. Also, in recent upon Lorenz and Casinelli years the seniors have been giv- because they are student leaders ing less and less. This who are widely coming year the seniors known on campus. hope to have an increase The co-chairs will in the annual school gift. pick a board consistIn an attempt to bring ing of 10 members the graduating class of who will contact 1997 together as a graduating seniors whole, the aJumni affairs and promote the office is presenting its senior challenge. Dan Lorenz annual Senior Lorenz and Challenge. Casinelli will mail letters to The purpose of the Senior each senior describing what the Challenge is to give a donation challenge is and options for of at least $19.97 per senior to where the money can go. Some Cabrini. The money will be of the potential destinations are used to support one of Cabrini's renovations to the library, ongoing projects. Sacred Heart Hall, Four years ago the resident halls, scholSenior Challenge was arships funds, and the brought to Cabrini by sports and recreation Suzie Wittich,-~former complex. assistant director of In past years, a annual giving. check was given to Wittich got the idea Steph Casinelli the president of the from Washington school with no known College where she worked in destination. the development office. "This year the money will go During the first year of the to something specific," Lorenz senior challenge, seniors were said. asked to honor their contribuThe Senior Challenge is a tions within one year after their way for the seniors to join graduation. together one last time to leave The Senior Challenge is run their mark on the Cabrini comby Alexis Gardner, alumni munity. affairs director. "I think it's a great thing and According to Gardner, the hope people will get involved," problem with this policy is that Gardner said. "It's a good cause .after graduation many people and it's something they have a neglect to honor their promises. say in. It's good for class The seniors raised $4,067 the unity." by Michelle Bums staff writer
photo by StaceyCaiazzo
Senior and Campus Activities Programming board chair John Undsay (right) and friend frolic with a beach ball in 3,500 gallons of water outside of the Widener Center Gathering Area during the Beach Bash held Saturday, Sept 6. Students also had the option of playing miniature golf.
Computer catalog to replace card counterpart in library by Diane Grimaldi staff writer
A new year at Cabrini College brings big changes to campus and the Holy Spirit Library. In October, when students go to the library to find a book, article, or journal, they will go to a computer terminal instead of a card catalog. This new system is called "Cavalog." It is one of the most obvious of several changes happening'i.n the library. "Cavalog" will be very easy to use. To find a book, article, or journal all that is needed is the title. The computer will then provide the call number.· "If you only know the subject or author that's all right," Coordinator of Technical Services Sulekha Kalyan said. "Just type in the subject or author and the computer will list all of the books under that particular subject or author," Kalyan said. Another feature that "Cavalog" has to offer is the ability to say when a book is available or has been borrowed from the library. • Instead of spending time looking for a book that is not on the shelf, they can spend more time locating another one. According to Kalyan the company whose program is being implemented for "Cavalog" is
Sirsi.
"We could have bought the computers from Sirsi as well," Kalyan said. "But Cabrini bought the computers itself." "We are very excited about this," Kalyan said. "We have been working very hard to get the card catalog on-line." "I'm happy the card catalog will be on-line," senior Doug Lacey said. "I hate flipping through all those cards." There are many other changes happening within the library itself. The Internet has been available for the past two years through a service called Health Science Library Consortium (HSLC). . This is run through the Health Science Library in Philadelphia. This system is expected to be connected to all the computers on campus by October, 1996. Several stations are being set up in the library where students will be able to access the Internet with just a few clicks of the mouse. This will make the Internet accessible to more people in the library. "It's about time it's available to more people on campus," junior Marie Koski said. The library has also just received "The Philadelphia Inquirer" on CD-ROM. It will now appear on screen in full text. All of the articles can be
printed out if needed. Also available on CD-ROM are a variety of multimedia discs including art and history. Access to these discs is available through the front library desk. Another big change is the development of a new department. The library and .several college offices have been combined this year and given the title of Library and Information Services. This department brings together the library, faculty secretaries, •the education resource room, and computer services. It is headed by Executive Director Kristine Mudrick. Under her are Network Analyst Brian Mayo, Coordinator of Information Access and User Services Anne Schwelm, Information Access and User Services Associate Linda Roccas, Director of Instructional Support Mary Budzilowicz, End l}ser Support Specialist Gary Yates and Coordinator of Faculty Secretarial _Support Services Lourdes Barretto. This new department is available to help students and staff with instructional support, desktop computing and research. "As far as I'm concerned any improvement to our library is a gift from God," Professor of Religion Dr. Leonard Primiano said. "I especially want to thank all of our devoted library staff for
theirhardworkandefforts."
photo by _StaceyCaiazzo
These computers, which will replace the card catalog syste,n in the Holy Spirit Library, should be up and running by October.