photos by Anita Pirri Studentsinvolved in SEM 300 invited slud6nts from Central East Middle School to come to Gabrinifor a day of fun. Above: First-yearstudent Haven McMickle,junior Jessica Snow and first-yearstudent Brian Fry involvescme of the students in an improv game. Right Students from both schools watch as the Cabrini improv troupe perfonns.
by Jill C. Hindman
11111111111 Thursday, April 26, 2001 Vol. XLVIl, No.23
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Pizza, soda pop and pool time was what this past Tuesday consisted of for Seth Frechie's SEM 300 class, Literature and the Common Good. Every week for the past semester the class traveled to Central East Middle school in North Philadelphia to tutor students in risk of failing. The students in the class decided that they wanted to reward the students that they have tutored for the past four months. "It was really gratifying to see my student improve over the past semester. I loved that we were able to reward the kids
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for all of the work that they did," said junior Lisa Simonetti. It was the perfect day for the kids to visit the tree-lined campus. As the vans rode up the main road, the kids watched out the windows as the boys from Xavier Hall played football in the parking lot and baseball on the front lawn. There were students lying on blankets out front of Founder's Hall doing homework and a few students sitting on the benches listening to one of their friends playing the guitar. As the van neared the mansion where the kids were to be dropped off to meet their tutors, they saw a class being held outside by the peace pole. continued on page 2
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1 • Stress-Free Zone, Noon-3 p.m., Commuter Lounge, sponsored by the peer educators • Mass, 4:45 p.m., Brockmann Chapel of St. Joseph
2 • Recreation Week