Loquitur
Friday, Nov. 12, 2004
The
Sports: Race for the cup still undecided page 13
Cabrini College’s Student Newspaper
Radnor, Pa.
www.theLoquitur.com
Vol LXIV, Issue 10
SET building vandalized KRISTEN CATALANOTTO NEWS EDITOR KMC723@CABRINI.EDU Vandalism amounting to $12,000 has been done to the new Science Education and Technology building. The damage was discovered on Nov. 3. The building, is still under construction and will not be fully ready to open for students until the fall 2005. President Iadarola informed the campus of the vandalism in an email sent to the campus: “I cannot believe this would happen to our campus. It is a transgression against the entire Cabrini community, and I'm sure you are equally outraged by this incident,” Iadarola said. There was also a separate first incident that occurred on Sunday, Oct. 31. On Halloween night a fire extinguisher was set off inside the building by someone who entered through a window. The window was locked, but the perpetrator or perpetrators were able to still get inside the building. The major damage occurred the night of Nov. 2. “A tar-like substance and gallons of paint were smeared on walls, cabinets and floors, and numerous glass ventilation
Features:
Roommates: can’t live with them, can’t live without them page 9
Registrar offers online service to students LAURA VAN DE PETTE STAFF WRITER LCV722@CABRINI.EDU
CECELIA FRANCISCO/PHOTO EDITOR
The Science, Education and Technology building was vandalized twice in the past wo weeks.
hoods were destroyed,” Iadarola said in her memorandum. Since the building is not fully complete it is not equipped with security cameras or swipe-cards security devices. Those responsible were able to gain entrance through an unlocked door. Dr. Sherlyn Fuller-Espie, head
of the science department, has coordinated faculty planning of the SET building. Fuller-Espie and her fellow colleagues were shocked to hear about the vandalism. “The building is so important to us enhancing our major,” Fuller-Espie said. After the initial shock of hearing about the
damage, Fuller-Espie saw the damage with her own eyes. “I felt sad, confused and a lot of anger, too. It was more than just a prank. It went further
SET Building, page 4
Safety concerns over repeated fire alarm pranks in halls CHRISTINE BLOM STAFF WRITER CBB722@CABRINI.EDU
MARLA PORRECA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Pulled fire alarms are often the reason for false alarms is residence halls.
Standing outside of House 2 at 4 a.m., there were approximately 70 out of 85 residents, halfasleep, waiting to find out what was going on inside and what had triggered the alarm. On the second floor of the house, the fire alarm was never heard. The poor installation and placement of the alarms led to the possibility of 15 people not waking up or becoming aware that the house could be burning down. “I had no idea that the fire alarm ever went off,” Lauren Smart, sophomore biology major, said. “My little sister was visiting.” Smart’s sister said she heard the alarm, but she did not think it was a fire alarm and went
back to sleep. Smart, along with her sister and her boyfriend, as well as her roommate were all left sleeping. In the room next door, two other girls were sleeping when they, luckily, woke up to the sound of Public Safety banging on the doors trying to make sure there was no one left in the room. “We never even heard Public Safety banging on the door,” Smart said. “I don’t know what we would have done if it had been a real fire.” This alarm was one of the false alarms that are typical on “Thirsty Thursdays” at Cabrini College. This is a very big concern for many of the offices on Fire Saftey, page 3
Cabrini students will bombard the quiet office of the registrar on Nov. 9, when spring registration begins with seniors. Many will tap their feet impatiently and glare at their watch as they weave through the slow-moving line and then will sigh in frustration when told the class they need is closed. Other students will stroll past the hectic Registrar’s office and breathe a sigh of relief; they have already registered for spring 2005 via Cabrini’s Banner Web system. Carolyn Steck, a sophomore accounting major, said, “Registering online is organized. There is less paperwork needed, less time wasted and it is easy enough for all grade levels to use.” The online process is fairly new. It was introduced to a small group of seniors last November and monitored for glitches in the Banner Web system. There were Registration, page 3
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