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[> Campus cameo on Dr. Julia Bukowski. engineering :i professor. ViLLANOVAN t page 16. \> i\ ti Vol. 70, No. 18 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, VILLANOVA, PA. March 31. 1995 Cultural Student hit by driver diversity By SEAN KELLY on Wednesday to correct any Editor-in-Chief other internal injuries. Caggiano remains in intensive care. A Villanova University student According to The Dean of Stu- celebrated suffered a fractured pelvis and dents Rev. John P. Stack, O.S.A., head and other internal injuries all reports are that she will be fine after being struck by a car early but that it will be a long haul By SHEILA CONOLLY Saturday morning while crossing before the sophomore is complete- ly recovered. The doctors have Staff Reporter Lancaster Avenue. Jaime Caggiano, a sophomore been very pleased with her pro- gress, he said. All are The International Students marketing major, was returning indications that she will not suffer any brain Office and Campus Activities to her residence in Sheehan Hall damage. Team co-sponsored the fifth annu- shortly after 1 a.m. on March 25, Caggiano was attempting to al "Multicultural Night" Tues- before being struck by a car driven cross Lancaster Avenue after day, March 28 in the Villanova by a local resident. being dropped off by the Univer- Room of the Connelly Center The operator of the vehicle, 23- sity shuttle service in the smaller which featured exhibits and dis- year-old James Conway of Rose- mont, parking lot across the street from plays from many cultural back- Pa., was arrested and the Jake Nevin Fieldhouse. She grounds throughout the world. charged with driving under the influence of was crossing the street along the The event "allowed an oppor- alcohol. His alcohol reading was .14. diagonal heading towards the tunity for people of different Conway was then transported to Bartley Circle area, according to backgrounds to come together and the Bryft Mawr Hospital, her roommate, sophomore Connie share parts of their ethnicities where blood was drawn. He Martinez. Sophomore Amanda with others," said Dr. Stephen was later released to a friend. Mady was crossing the street with McWilliams, director of the Inter- her but she was not injured. national Students Office. Over The medical operators and According to Stack, who 350 Villanovans experienced craft police officers at the scene request- received his first call around 2 and artwork displays from unique ed that Caggiano be airlifted to the a.m., 40 to 50 students had areas of the world, sampled ethnic University of Pennsylvania Hos- gathered at the hospital with foods and even listened to music pital. A Pennstar helicopter flew concern for the victim. By the time from different cultures from 7- the victim to the hospital, where Stack got to the hospital, six 11:30 p.m. The admission for the she was immediately brought into students were still waitin^^. The entire night was $2. surgery. The first operation was student's parents both arrived International organizations needed to stabilize the victim and Saturday morning. ranging from the French and treaL^ny internal injuries. Doc- Caggiano, a member of the German Clubs to the Figean tors were unsure oFKef status at • - 3^|iphap.C,hi Omega sorority, had Student Association exhibited ttiH TwTnnbecallse oT^fRg'^^^gfe TierMfiljiFthday on March 29. cultural artifacts around the Sneha Patel, Stacy Raygor and Jill Tabachnik celebrate diversity at amount of swelling in her brain. Multicultural Night by dressing in authentic clothing. perimeter of the Villanova Room. Surgery was again performed Over 13 displays from the differ- ent cultural clubs on campus were overwhelming. There was a nice represented. Throughout the mix of people there," he added. course of the evening, the reggae Mical Jeanlys, a junior who Student cars broken Into over break band "Island Guise" performed attended Multicultural Night for By JONATHAN KLICK through the glove compartments the University. Horton admitted and the Gospel Ensemble also the third consecutive year, also Assistant News Editor and took stereo equipment from many of the students were upset provided entertainment. Kofi commented on the mixed crowd. some of the vehicles. The timing that they were not notified imme- Asinor, a Villanova staff member, She said, "I saw people from all Thirteen to fourteen cars owned of these events coincided with diately, but in many cases the was the emcee and host of the different groups on this campus, by University students were brok- similar break-ins at the Radnor students could not be reached due night. Students who attended from the Student Government en into March 7, said Public House complex and in Upper to being out of the area. "What were also able to see a belly dancer Association to Greek organiza- Safety investigator David Mann. Merion. Mann said an arrest has can we do?" he added. from the Arab-Islamic Society and tions to Resident Assistants. It The cars were parked in various been made in the Upper Merion Horton said this sort of thing listen to a Persian violinist. was a great turn out." spots, but Jeffrey Horton, director case, but it has "not been hooked has not happened in the past at "The student groups that par- "Multicultural Night originally of Public Safety, said the cars up" with the University incidents the University. He did say that ticipated in Multicultural Night started as a social outlet for involved were found "predomi- yet. during previous semester breaks were the ones that really made it international students, and now nantly in the East and West Main The problem was discovered at there had been break-ins in dor- happen. Without their commit- it hasgrown into a campus event," Lots." about 7:30 p.m. by a student, said mitory rooms, but that problem ment, it would never exist," said McWilliams said. While the pop- K " Mann cited theft as the motive Horton. Since most of the students has been eliminated through the McWilliams. "The response was (Con tinned on page 2) for the break-ins, saying that the whose cars were involved were use of "better key control" in the perpretrators knocked out win- away for spring break, they were rooms. "Unfortunately, these dows in the cars, proceeded to rifle not notified until they returned to (Continued on page 3) O'Brien, McArdle win By CLAIRE REHWINKEL ces ran their campaigns unop- senators for this Assistant News Editor posed. The new position are first year student Finan and junior Nicole The results for last Tuesday's Maureen Student Government Association Carastro, respectively. The University's College of r (SGA) elections were announced Engineering had three candidates at 8:15 p.m. the same night in the Connelly Center Cinema. Over and one available position for senator. This seat was filled by 2,000 students cast their votes on Stacy Raygor, a junior chemical scantron ballots throughout the engineering major. day at tables set up in front of Junior incumbent, Sneha Patel, the Connelly Center and in the secured her seat on the Commerce dining halls. This turnout was a and Finance Senate. Patel tied for record high for these University the highest number of votes with elections. sophomore, Sheldon Pollock. The "We are all members of the seat for the Col- same community," said Kathy third senatorial lege of Arts and Sciences was Byrnes, assistant dean of Stu- awarded to first year student dents, before announcing the Dana Mallardi. names of the election's victors. Sophomore Pete Acton secured "We all are for the same thing." the highest number of votes for Counting the votes took longer the position of Arts senator. The than expected because the Univer- two additional seats for the Col- PHOTO BY SHARON GRIFFIN sity's scantron machines were not lege of Arts were won by sopho- SGA Senatorial winners were working properly. As a result, the announced Tuesday. Pictured, left to right, are Fete Acton, Maureen mores, Maura Hennessey and Finan, Maura Hennessey, Silvia Hasselt, SUcy Raygor, Sneha Patel, Dana Mallardi, ballots had to be tallied by hand. Nicole Carastro Silvia Hasselt. and Sheldon Pollock. The Senatorial candidates for \ (Continued on page 2) the Colleges of Nursing and Scien- V . March 31, 1995 • THE VILLANOVAN • Page 3 Page 2 • THE VILLANOVAN • March 31, 1995 Women's Studies HIS WEEK Senate meets, votes holds ceremony Editorials .....8 on tuition increase Scope 13 By SUSAN TRIGGIANI unparalleled quality of this year's Staff Reporter Features 15 By KELLY CURTIN getting more attention." sutMnissions. Bowen invited an expert aind a Staff Reporter Input on the effectiveness of the The Women's Studies Who knows, University Senate has been a topic depart- student to give the keynote ment awarded the Rachel who cares 15 The University Senate for debate. The problems of the Elizabeth Cady speeches. This year Dr. Stanton Research Award Wednes- Ph.D. psychology, assembled March 24 in the East University Senate lie within the Hare-Mustin, day, March 22, at the Connelly Entertainment... 20 Lounge of Dougherty Hall to boundaries of establishing prior- traced the progress of women Center to Kelly Bi^ssel (B.A. from hunter-gatherer through the Sports .....27 discuss a variety of issues, includ- ities for the future that will appeal Villanova) ing the effectiveness of the Uni- to students, and realizing the December 1994, for her post-modernists' question of the titled, "Treaty of versity Senate at Villanova. Anoth- direction which the Senate needs work the Sexes: ideology of equality between er event of importance and to take. The Works of Virginia Woolf." genders. "Look behind the differ- controversy was the annual report "The members of the Senate The graduate award was given to ences" which are concealing male DITORIALS Arden Elizabeth Thomas (B.A.