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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1996
VOLXLIII. NO. 4
Class on Internet use offered to students by Michelle Burns staff writer
A new course offered on the Internet hopes to give its students a taste of the world of computers. This class is geared toward getting , students acquainted with the Internet and using it as a tool to access essential information. In the first few classes, students were shown how to log on with a special "guest" code. This code enables any student to get on the Internet. Students that .are signed up to take this class have personal codes which are their social security numbers. These codes were not in place when the class started. The reason the codes couldn't be accessed was because the academic computing department had been reorganized. Because the professors didn't get their class lists until the first day of classes, academic computing, was not able to process everyone's e-mail accounts and personal codes at once. Though students have been able to access the Internet through the "guest" code and the teachers have been very informative, students seem to be discouraged by how the class is flowing. "We attempt to log on, but the computer refuses to accept our social security numbers, even though we are assured that by the next class we'll be able to log on," said a student who wished
not to be named. "It's really frustrating not being able to access the computers." When asked about the e-mail addresses being issued to students enrolled in this class, sophomore Kellie O'Neill said, "What e-mail addresses? I heard something about that, but nothing was said about them during class." Rocco Paolucci, the new chairman of the computer information science department, came to Cabrini over the summer in the hopes of helping the campus embrace new computer technology. The class runs for seven weeks and is offered for one and one-half credits. According to Paolucci, seven weeks is not long enough to teach students how to use the Internet. "What we are trying to do is get the basics down and to have development of information management skill~ in accessing electronic information, organizing and analyzing the wealth of information," Paolucci said. In the Internet class taught by Ellen Dabagian, students surfed the net to a site with information about South America. They were asked to pretend to plan a vacation. "We looked at maps and everything," an anonymous student said. According to sophomore Edna Lahn, the class surfed the net to Villanova's web page and
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Q-102 works out Cabrini
photo by Stacey Caiazzo
F'IISt-yearstudent Dave Sybs, a felfowstudent, sophomorePaul Moser, first-yearstudent Lisa Kalisperis,Q. 102's Donna Storm, first-yearstudent Paula Raspa and a fellow student hang with the Q.102 crew during their visit to Cabrini on Thursday,Sept. 1~ ~ part of a t,ack to school promotionaltour. See story on p. 4.
also looked at Philadelphia Online, The Philadelphia Inquirer's web site. Along with hands-on experience the class also uses a book and lectures to get the students more familiar with the computer language and simple basics. Because most students are not accustomed to using computers regularly the classes mainly consist of lectures. "I guess they are just trying
to get us to be more prepared to use the computers, but I'd rather be learning with more hands-on experience than being lectured. The class is only seven weeks long. I just feel we don't have enough time," O'Neill said. According to Gerald Satlow's syllabus, the main goal is to unlock the capability of modern computers by learning how to surf the net. Students will learn to understand what a computer is
and what it can and cannot do. In the future Paolucci hopes to expand the course to fifteen weeks. With this extra time the students will actually be able to create their own web page. Paolucci is also pushing to get every enrolled student an e-mail address. Paolucci considers this a project oriented course to develop basic skills on Internet use.
New organizations draw big crowds at club fair by Dave Jurkiewicz staff writer
One of the rites of fall for all campus activities is the recruit-
ing of new members. Getting new members is especially important for new organizations. Despite the confusion of the day, the club fair proved to
photo by StaceyCaiazzo
Juniors DeniseSacc;aand LoriPfaffsignfirst-year studentBob Cook up for Campus Ministry as part of Cabrini's annual club fair.
be helpful for two of the newest organizations on campus. It ·was almost impossible to move through !he Gathering Area. Somehow, students made their way to the tables to sign up for clubs varying from Campus Ministry to the biology club. One of the most successful organizations at the club fair was campus minis.try, which received 100 volunteers for ministry and the AIDS walk. However, Campus Ministry was an already existing organization funded by student activities. Newer organizations rarely • receive that type of response. There were two clubs- that experienced unexpected success at the club fair. The chess club and Bodies in Motion dance troupe are both new organizations that had large numbers of new members. Bodies in Motion dance troupe was formed last year.
Until the end of last semester, it was not funded by student activities and only had four members. Despite the challenges the group faced, they held three performances last year. Artistic director of the dance troupe Jamie Fagan said the club fair went very well for Bodies in Motion. 30 people signed up to join the once small dance troupe. Fagan said she liked that the club fair was held in the Gathering Area. Fagan said this yea.r's location was more accesable than last year, when the dub fair was held in the Peace Garden. She also said that it helped to reach out to more people, especially the first-year students. The chess club is by far the newest organization on Cabrini's campus. Founded only two days before the club fair, the chess club recruited 50
members. Only ten people knew beforehand that the club existed. Promoting the club seemed to be a large challenge for its president, Billy Myers. "I grabbed some people, but most just came themselves and signed up," Myers said. Myers said the competition and crowd in the Gathering Area posed no problems for his organization. In fact, he said the poster sale and unannounced visit by Q102 brought more people into the Gathering Area. When asked about how the club fair went, Myers said, "I had an awesome time. I got my 50." The club fair took place on Thursday, Sept. 12 in the Widener Center Gathering Area. The Gathering Area was shared with Trent Graphics' poster sale and a promotional visit from Q-102.