Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004
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CABRINI COLLEGE'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.tbeLoquitur.com
Radnor, Pa.
Vol. XLVII Issue 16
Carelessness leads to theft in dormitories RYAN WILLIAM Cox ASST. A&E EDITOR RWC722@CABRINI.EDU
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This upcoming May'scommencement ceremony will be held in the Edith Robb Dixon Athletic Field.
Commencement relocation causes confusion for graduating seniors ets," Catherine Luko, a senior liberal arts major, said. Limited seating on the EDITOR Mansion's back lawn required a CAF722@CABRJNJ. EDU restriction of five guests per graduate in the past. If it were to Rent that U-Haul truck now, rain on graduation day, the cereCabrini College's Baccalaureate mony would be moved inside to Mass and Commencement the Dixon Center, where only Exercises are moving over to the two of each graduate's guests Edith Robb Dixon Athletic were allowed, leaving the leftField (meaning the field at the CEIL FMNCISC0/"5S'T. PHOlO EDITOR overs to cram into the Widener far end of the Dixon center Commencement will no longer be held on the Mansion lawn. Lecture Hall to watch the cereparking lot). ny remain on the Mansion lawn 65 students who responded mony via closed-circuit televiIn the fall of 2003, the Office with attendance restrictions or voted that they wanted the ceresion. of Student Development ethat the ceremony be held under mony held under a tent with mailed a survey to all of its a large tent in another outdoor unlimited attendance. prospective graduates. They location with. unlimited atten"I think it's going to be in the were asked to indicate whether dance. lacrosse field. We all voted on SURVEY, page 2 they preferred that the ceremoSeventy-four percent of the it, that way we don't need tick•
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Tuitionincreases, aid remainsthe same 6, first year college students would have $3,000 in federal funding available to them, up from the $2,625 available now. The limit to undergraduate students, overall, would remain at $23,000, a ceiling set 12 years ago. When the $23,000 limit was
set during the Reauthorization of 1992, the pricing was based on a five-year college student. Currently a freshman is eligible for $2,625, a sophomore for $3,500 and $5,500 for jUllior and senior years.
In recent months, students at Cabrini have found that there is a significant amount of theft occurring in the residences halls. Charles Shaffner, director of Public Safety, calls campus theft "crimes of opportunity." Shaffuer is clear to point out what is a major deterrent of on-campus theft. "There are two major things students should consider: Lock your door at all times, even if it is just a quick visit to the bathroom, and also bring your key wherever you go." While some Cabrini students have had possessions stolen from their dorm room, Shaffner said that most of the time, the door was left unlocked and therefore allowed the "crime of opportuni-
ty." Shaffner gave this as an example of a crime of opportunity: "A student passing by a dorm room may notice a door left open, occupants absent, and literally take their pick as to what they want to steal." Although there have been documented cases of thefts on campus, Schaffner said that there haven't been any "kick-the-doorin burglaries." "With this in mind, students should be aware that it is up to them primarily to lock the doors behind them," Schaffner said. While unlocked doors is the number one contributor to theft, a major problem at Cabrini is that students prop open exit doors, letting both wanted and unwanted people into the building.
The skyrocketing price of higher education has risen any-
where from 1.2 percent to 11 percent nationwide, according to high ereduca ti on. org. The increased weight of footing the bill has college lobbyists and student advocates looking for funding to ease the burden. Under a new plan proposed by President Bush on Monday, Feb.
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