Richard Magda

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Grants improve science technology

By Richard Magda | October 3, 2002
The science department was awarded four grants that are being used to purchase the latest science equipment. With the new tools, the department is among the most cutting-edge of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education colleges and universities, according to Dr.

Cabrini College: 9/11/02

By Richard Magda | September 12, 2002
Sept. 11 has changed our nation. With Tuesday's announcement of a hightened terror alert from moderate risk to high risk, America continues to adapt to a post Sept. 11 world. But has it changed Cabrini? Senior Kat Pirrone, of Brooklyn, remembers the change immediately after the attacks.

Iadarola continues to push for growth of campus, students

By Richard Magda | September 5, 2002
In her ten years as president, Dr. Antoinette Iadarola has helped Cabrini grow from a campus with challenges of adversity to a campus with challenges of opportunity. "It is no longer a question of if we succeed. Now we know we're going to succeed. The question now is how will we succeed," Iadarola said.

Cabrini’s faculty salaries near bottom of the barrel

By Richard Magda | May 2, 2002
Salaries for newly hired assistant professors are near the bottom of the barrel nationally. The average salary of assistant professors here is $31,000, putting Cabrini at a 4 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the best. These figures are from the annual salary survey of faculty nationwide.

Strong finish and high hopes pave way for 2003 men’s tennis season

By Richard Magda | April 25, 2002
At the beginning of the season, the men's tennis team had four players on the roster. Led by junior captain Scott Giblin, the team's only other support was from two freshmen, Mike Sofia and John Lobb and junior Tyler Duffy. After sophomores Jim Diamond, Lenny Yacona and Nick Fenton, freshman Phanaro Thatch and junior Justin Christian joined the team, the team found itself undefeated in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference with a record of 5-0.

Lemieux leading way for men’s lacrosse

By Richard Magda | April 18, 2002
The men's lacrosse team is shredding competitors on its 11 game winning streak, since losing the first two games of the season. With stellar performance and outstanding leadership, the team is currently 11-2 and has earned the no. 1 seed in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.

Week in Review

By Richard Magda | April 11, 2002
Men's Lacrosse The men's lacrosse team battled Wesley on April 6 to win 9-5. The next game for the team is set for 3:30 p.m. on April 11 at Villa Julie. After losing its first two games of the season, the team has now won eight consecutive contests. Women's Lacrosse The women beat Neumann 13-10 at home on April 4.

Day awarded Coach of the Year

By Richard Magda | April 4, 2002
Reggie Day, head coach of men's and women's tennis, knows that he is not much in the world of collegiate tennis without his players. Although he is a respected coach with nearly 33 years of experience scattered throughout the United States, Day said, "I don't play a single point of the matches out there.

Basic Training: Cardio workout

By Richard Magda | March 21, 2002
Spring is here and the Dixon Center gym is being flooded by the masses of seasonal supermodel hopefuls. Rushing to burn mysterious calories and cut fat acquired over winter hibernation, perennial beach muscle fanatics are searching for the quickest and easiest ways to slim down in time for a rawhide tan to complement minimalist attire.

Student athletes participate

By Richard Magda | February 21, 2002
Newly reborn and reformed, the Varsity Club is surging to involve student-athletes in community service and with each other. Although the club has been in existence for years, it has been reactivated by student-athletes interested in doing away with "hatred among teams" and pushing for the idea of "getting together to cheer for everyone," according to Katie Kempton, junior basketball player and member of the club.
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Coventry marks end of Phish

By Richard Magda | September 16, 2004
From Camden Waterfront Amphitheater, Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio threw a boomerang of feedback across the Delaware River towards Philadelphia. The stage lights dimmed to darkness. The band delivered sharp silence as the crowd echoed the return of the high-pitched cry with energy and anticipation.

Software limits students’ printing

By Richard Magda | October 2, 2003
Print limit monitoring software installed to public computers on campus will limit printing per student to minimize excessive use of paper and ink. The new software, Print Manager Plus, allows each student an arbitrary quota of 500 printed pages per semester.

One-man, one-computer band

By Richard Magda | May 1, 2003
He's a one-man band. Actually, he's a one-man, one-computer band. In the comfort of his personalized black wing chair, known as his "throne," Julian Smoger creates music that he wants to hear - all on his personal computer. Smoger's music, produced under the name ".

Vandalism paints Cabrini

By Richard Magda | April 24, 2003
Grey and white latex paint was splattered on the Cabrini College sign at the college's entrance on Eagle and King of Prussia Roads. Although officials do not have any suspects, some students believe the vandalism could be retaliation from Eastern University students.

Another life as a soldier

By Richard Magda | April 10, 2003
Not having direct contact with any soldiers in Iraq, all I can do to understand life in the gloomy eyes of war is browse Internet photo galleries, watch the news and read war stories. I fully support the troops. I cannot, however, fully understand their experience.

Students march in global rally

By Richard Magda | February 21, 2003
Wearing two pairs of pants, two pairs of socks, three shirts, a heavy winter coat and a scarf but no gloves, senior Renee Di Pietro marched the streets of Philadelphia rallying for peace. The Philadelphia rally was part of the largest global peace rally in world history, which sprawled from San Francisco to Rome on Saturday, Feb.

Save the trees, flush twice

By Richard Magda | February 6, 2003
For the first time in my life, I couldn't go to the bathroom. No number one, no number two and not because my anatomical pipes were clogged. Instead, the toilets to the right and to the left of my room were clogged - one for a week, the other for two days; one with feces, the other with vomit.

New VP of student development plans to bridge gaps

By Richard Magda | February 6, 2003
Christine Lysionek is a name you ought to learn - that's Luh-shaw-nik. After 20 years of bridging the gap between administrators and students at Villanova, Lysionek applied for the vice president of student development position at Cabrini and earned it. Now she will be bridging the same gap here as the newest senior cabinet member, replacing Dr.

Smell Nostalgic

By Richard Magda | December 5, 2002
A freshly cut Christmas tree, candles burning atop the oven, the bakery, egg nog and the rush as a brisk breeze brings aromas of the first snowfall. Almost every holiday memory is triggered by the perennial scents of the season. Every year the familiar scents of the winter months bring joy and excitement through memories and promise.

Volleyball plays as one despite loss

By Richard Magda | October 24, 2002
After losing the first two matches against Neumann last Thursday, the Lady Cavs won a close third match but lost the crucial fourth match, leading to a 3-1 defeat. The conference loss brings the Lady Cavs' record to 7-12 overall and 2-6 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.
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