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New vice president of enrollment ‘breaks the mold’ By Danielle Alio Deputy Editor Cabrini College has a new vice president for enrollment management. He started his position in July. Dennis Kelly, who has over 30 years of educational experience, is one of the last two people appointed by President Marie Angelella George to form the new leadership team. Kelly, who was born and raised in Atlantic City, now lives in Northampton County, Pa., with his wife, Susan, and three children, Erin, Meaghan and Kevin. “My family keeps me busy. They all play sports and are involved in music and art and are very active in the church,” Kelly said. He is a very family-oriented man. Some of Kelly’s hobbies outside of work include golfing and swimming. “I’m from the shore so at this time of year give me ocean water and I’ll be there,” Kelly said. Kelly also admitted that he used to sing professionally. “When I was a college assistant professor, I would teach marketing classes during the week and on weekends, I would work at some of the better restaurants in New York City for weddings and corporate events. Starting with my days as a student, I continued to do this throughout my college career,” Kelly said. Kelly enlisted in the Army during the Vietnam War Era at the age of 19 in 1974. The Army trained Kelly in accounting and finance. However, when he went overseas, he was retrained to do surveillance and security work. “I was assigned to a full-fledged colonel
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Dennis Kelly can relate to many students at Cabrini because he took advantage of every opportuinty he was given in school. who eventually became a one-star general, and everywhere he went, I went,” Kelly said. Kelly never went to the country of Vietnam but was stationed in Germany. When the war in Vietnam ended, Kelly played the college equivalent of basketball in Europe for the Third Armored Division. As part of that team, Kelly traveled throughout Europe playing against other military and international professional teams. “When my three children review my military records and achievements, it makes me feel proud. I’m glad that we
are living in a time right now where folks are proud of people in the military,” Kelly said. After leaving the service, Kelly transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, where he completed both his undergraduate and graduate degrees. He took advantage of every opportunity and engaged himself in many activities, including the theater. “When I was in college, I noticed that the theater productions always seemed to involve the same people, and I wanted to break that mold and be involved as well. I
experienced everything I could in college. I was in student government, I was an RA, I worked for the school newspaper, and I was a disc jockey on the school’s radio station, while also being a student athlete. I wanted to show that actors could be athletes and athletes could be actors,” Kelly said. Kelly proved that one individual could do whatever they wanted to get the most out of their college experience. When asked about the new job at Cabrini, Kelly had nothing but great things to say about the college and its community. Kelly likes Cabrini first and foremost because it is a Catholic college. Kelly strongly believes in Cabrini’s mission and core values, as they relate to Justice Matters. “Why choose Cabrini College? You know, today in the area of Enrollment Management, everyone talks about value. They talk about the money you are going to pay for tuition versus the investment. There are not, however, a lot of colleges with strong core values embedded within the value. Colleges may educate you well, but they might not teach you how to become a better person or a global citizen. That is what the ‘Education of the Heart’ is all about,” Kelly said. Kelly is very confident that his tenure at Cabrini will be mutually beneficial to the college and himself. “I love the student body already because they have already reached out to me, and I feel very comfortable here. I love the campus. I have been very successful throughout my career, and I plan to bring those successes here to Cabrini College,” Kelly said. dla37@cabrini.edu
Businesses burnt by new tanning tax By Justin Sillner Features Editor 20-year-old Kim Carlson visits Express Tans in Wayne, Pa., at least three times a week. The junior political science major has been going all year long since starting her freshman year of college. Carlson gets 10 minutes under the bed. With her unlimited package, she can visit the salon as many times as she would like this month. On July 1, 2010, a 10 percent federal tax took affect encouraging people to stay away from the practice. The tax was put into effect due to the rising rate of skin cancer in young women. This is part of the federal health care package passed this year. Carlson isn’t going to let tax stop her from getting that bronze glow. “Tax doesn’t stop me from doing anything else and tanning is something that I enjoy so I can’t stop,” Carlson said. Carlson’s salon has made some changes since the tax, changes that would actually benefit its customers despite the tax. “Tanning is already expensive so I don’t mind it. If it’s going to help the government raise money that’s fine with me,” Carlson said. Sheena Thompson, manager of Express Tans, says the tax is going to affect students the most. “Some people come in and see the tax and ask why,” Thompson said. “Some people aren’t even aware of it.” The tax is expected to raise $2.7 billion within 10 years to help pay for the new federal health legislation. “We try to make as many specials as possible to cut back the tax,” Thompson
said. “So far, we haven’t seen a difference. In the future, we could most likely be affected.” So what is Express Tans doing to fight the tax? “Any package that we have is $5 off,” Thompson said. “It’s almost like the tax isn’t there.” Tanning has become a favorite hobby of many young people. Last year, the popular television show on MTV, “Jersey Shore,” took the hobby to a whole new level. The cast made a living by tanning everyday at salons and carrying bronzer around with them in public. Tanning was the cool thing to do. On the first episode of the second season of the show, aired July 29, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi tells us that she does not use tanning beds anymore because of President Obama’s tax on tanning. Polizzi jokes that Obama put the tax on tanning just because of the “Jersey Shore” cast. John Solewin, senior political science major, also an avid tanner, does not agree with the tax at all. “President Obama should not be raising taxes on anything during a recession. Raising taxes does not create wealth, does not create jobs and does not help our current economic situation,” Solewin said. The tax applies to electronic products designed for tanning that use one or more ultraviolet lamps with wavelengths between 200 and 400 nanometers. Other sunless tanning options such as spray tans and tanning lotions are not included in the tax. According to The American Academy of Dermatology, tanning before the age of 35 has been linked to a 75 percent increase in the risk of melanoma, the worst form of skin cancer. The cancer is more frequent in
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Kim Carlson tans for 10 minutes in the bed. Carlson won’t let the tax stop her from keeping her summer glow year round. young females. About 30 million Americans go to the tanning bed every year, about 2.3 million of them being teenagers. Peter Morrison, junior Spanish major, says that he supports the tax but it will not stop him from hitting the tanning bed. “I agree with the tax because just like everything else that can be harmful to a person, tanning can be too,” Morrison said. “By taxing it, the government can lower the risks of cancer and also make more money to lower our national debt.” “There is no way I am going tanning anymore after this,” Brittany Hume, junior math major, said. “It’s just annoying that
the government is taxing yet something else.” “If you think about cigarettes, you can see the rate of tanning going down would be like cigarette sales going down, which I don’t see happening anytime soon” Morrison said. “I can’t wait to see what the government taxes next. We probably won’t even be able to tan the old-fashioned way, out in the sun,” Hume said. To repeal the tax on tanning, visit repealtantax.com. jjs333@cabrini.edu