The Rambler - Cathedral Prep

OPINION & EDITORIALS
Cathedral Prep or the Sahara
Desert?
By Austin Kanonczyk, contributing writer
The brothers of Cathedral Prep have kept with hundreds of traditions
since the school was founded in the year 1921. As we continue
to grow into men of Prep we all can relate to one common aspect
of school; the temperature trapped within the halls of Prep is
similar to McDowell when it annually catches on fire. This is one
tradition that must come to an end. As you step foot in the first
floor hallway in Prep you immediately feel the unbearable heat
trapped within our building. Add hundreds of students and faculty
and staff and you reach a heat climax only simulated in the Sahara
Desert.
Scientific studies have shown that excessive heat leads to aggressive
behavior. I believe this is why our prisons are kept cool. I am
not sure that our aggression is measurable at Prep, but I am sure
that the student body as a whole is extremely uncomfortable. As
you walk from class to class throughout the day you cannot seem
to ignore the fact that the water fountain line extends through the
entire hall. It is as if the water fountain is dispensing Cherry Kool
Aid.
Prep Students attempt many tactics to stay cool under the extreme
heat conditions. A few of my personal favorites are wearing no undershirt,
taking off your shirt in general, taking off your tie, and
lastly shaving your head.
There is one question that has yet to be answered, why does Cathedral
Prep not have air conditioning throughout the school?
There are two theories that could possibly answer this question. It
would be my guess that Father Scott Jabo’s or his twin Benjamin
Jefferys’ (Class of 2012) answer to this question would be that not
having air conditioning in the building has been a tradition at Prep
since its founding and that it builds men in "Spirit, Mind and
Body.”
Mr. Murnock may suggest that along with our new massive fourminute
time slot to get to class that the presence of air conditioning
would show weakness in character. There could only be one
reason why Prep does not have air conditioning, this being that
Mercyhurst Prep and McDowell High Schools both have indoor air
onditioning.
Considering that these two schools are inferior and soft, Cathedral
Prep didn’t want to be placed into the same ballpark. But, one can
still picture a day when a student can walk into class, sit down and
score a goal in Dream League or get a homerun in Nine Innings
Baseball in a chilly, comfortable classroom.
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