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INSIDE: • Election Day candidates, page 5
October 3 I , 2002
• Dracula's Ball at Club Egypt, page 7 Vol.XLIX Number Nine
• Murder mystery in Mansion, page 9
$1 million awarded to Cabrini CATHARINE HERNSON PERSPECTIVES EDITOR
President Antoinette Iadarola celebrated her 10 year anniversary with ~ black-tie affair on Friday, Oct. 18. To honor Cabrini's first lay-president, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus donated one million dollars to the new science building. The sisters have been very generous to the college since 1957, when Sister Ursula Infante founded the school. They also donated one million dollars to the school to help build the Dixon Center. The sisters have been able to contribute to the school because of their simple lifestyle. The one million dollars will be PHOTO COURTESYOF JIM ROESE added to the fund to build the new Eugene "Fitz" Dixon looks on as President Iadarola is recognized for her IO years of service at Cabrini. The gift was science building. The building is presented by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus during her black-tie gala. not expected to bring more students to the college, as it is just to Cabrini, Iadarola has seen the who dream great dreams: stu- function. Iadarola was presented with bring a higher percentage of sci- enrolment double, the residence dents, alums, faculty, trustees and population nearly triple, new resi- staff who operate from passion, many gifts to honor her ten years ence majors. Iadarola has been working on dence halls, the Dixon Center, and who believe in the mission, who of service to Cabrini. Superior building up the college from the the Hamilton Foundation wing believe in what they are doing General Sister Lina Columbini, beginning. Since her start at completed. "I work with people with a vision," Iadarola said at the MSC, of Rome, sent a personal
letter to the president congratulating her. The president received a key to Radnor Township, given to her by the Radnor Township Manager, David Bashore. The gold key was presented as a surprise to the president. The board of trustees gave a presidential robe, handmade by J. Whipple and Company in England. The company makes robes for the most elite institutions of higher learning, such as, Oxford University one of Tadarola'salma maters. President George Bush sent a congratulatory letter and Pope John Paul sent a blessing for the evening's festivities. Republican Pennsylvania congressman Curt Weldon allowed a capitol flag to be displayed in the mansion throughout the evening. Nikki Giovanni wrote a special poem for Iadarola which appeared in a commemorative book featuring the achievements of Iadarola during her 10 years.
Public Safety averages 125 tickets per week KELLY FINI.AN STAFF WRITER
Public Safety has their hands full with illegal parking on campus. As many as 125 parking tickets are issued every week. "We're not trying to be traffic cops," Charlie Schaffner, the director of public safety, said. They have not had any moving violations so far this year. Schaffner continued, "Those don't happen often." Tickets are generally given out for parking violations. A $25 fine is issued for a standard parking violation, but higher amounts are
often assigned for greater offenses like parking without a permit or parking in a fire lane. "For the first two weeks we issued 'Parking Monster' tickets just to remind people to get their permits and park in the right places," Schaffner said. "I was ticketed for parking in the handicapped spot outside House One," AnnMarie Greenwald, a sophomore, said. "I don't think I'm going to fight it." "There's always opposition when you get ticketed," Schaffner said. "It's one of the most controversial issues on campus." Junior Mike Cottone is a com-
muter. He does not have a parking sticker for his car and was ticketed for parking in the lot behind Founder's Hall. "I lost my insurance card, so I had to call my insurance company to get a new one. I told the guy [at Public Safety] that, and they wouldn't give me a temporary one. So I got a ticket while I was waiting for my new insurance card," he said. Cottone received the standard $25 fine, which he intends to fight. "When there's no parking, we don't issue tickets," Schaffner said. ''But a lot of times people don't want to walk from the Dixon lot to Founder's.I understand peo-
pie want to be close to their classes." Freshmen violators are fined twice. They are charged for the initial parking violation, and they are charged again for parking without a pass, for a total of $50. Freshmen exhibiting a legitimate need are often issued a parking sticker. Because of this, there are no more freshmen violations than in past years, despite their greater numbers. "W.e haven't turned too many people down;' Schaffner said. Sophomore Tom Langston was ticketed several times as a freshman. "Last year I wrote a letter
requesting to have my car for the week, but apparently I requested to have my car too many times. When I brought my car back they told me I couldn't have it for the week. They gave me three tickets during the course of the week." "I paid some of them," Justin Gray said in reference to the tickets she received freshman year. Unpaid parking tickets are billed to Cabrini accounts. "The registrar told me that I had to pay $155 in parking fines before I could register for classes," Langston said.