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CHRISTINE ERNEST ASST. A&E EDITOR CME722@CABRINI EDU

Many people argue what the secrets to happiness are in life.

I’ve heard answers such as chocolate, sex, love and success.

I really beg to differ.

The secret to happiness, at least in my life, is the dance party.

One of the most important attributes for a person to have is the ability to dance. I’m not talking tap dancing, and I’m not referring to ballroom dancing. I’m certainly not talking about going to a club and getting your groove thing on either.

The “dancing” that I am talking about is the booty-shaking, tearing-it-up in the middle of your office dancing.

It’s having the “I don’t care if my co-workers are watching, I’m going to dance” party.

It’s the “This is the best day in my entire life, and the only thing that can make it better is dancing” party.

Aswivel of the hips, a little foot tapping, some necessary hand claps, a sway of the shoulders and a slight head nod is what a dance party is all about.

It doesn’t matter what you’re wearing or if you’ve showered that day. The fact that the people passing by are gawking at you will seem like a little spilled salt, nothing to fret over. Your receding hairline will no longer bother you. The fact that you just lost your significant other and your cat to your former best friend will seem like nothing. dar and realized our spring break begins in February. There was nothing I could do but help them pack their bags and listen to endless X-rated stories when they returned.

Having a dance party is like taking a nap for the whole world seems to disappear until you are awakened by your alarm clock. In the case of the dance party, it would not be an alarm clock but the music eventually running out.

Throw in a little Electric 6 or Moving Units.

Let the music roar and let yourself just dance.

A non-dancer will never understand a dancer. Unfortunately that means that most of the world will sit there and ponder while I get my rump-shaking thang on usually by myself.

I am fine with knowing this, but for your own sake please try a dance party at least once all by yourself. Wait until your roommate leaves for class. Try it the next time you go home for break.

Heck, even grab your iPod or CD player and get your dance on in the bathroom. The mirror is great to see your moves, and the acoustics are even better if you decide to sing along.

Try it at least once. I’m sure you will thank me later.

I just don’t get it, our winter break, Easter break, and summer vacation coincide with every other college across the nation, so what happened to spring break? Cabrini students deserve their week of tropical paradise and extreme partying, so I believe students need to demand that Cabrini put the “spring” back into our spring break next year!

Fake ID’s: Saving excitement

MATT CAMPBELL SPORTS EDITOR MCC724@CABRINI EDU

The great age of 21 is something those underage long for and elders dream about. The legal drinking age seems to get further away as the anticipated date arrives.

The anticipation however has dwindled over the years. The technological advances in computers and digital photography allow throngs of minors to cross the boundary into the bar scene.

Since the age of 17 I have gotten my hands on about four different fake identifications all to pretend I was 21. Growing up in Maryland, the bar scenes in Annapolis and Baltimore were too popular to sit back and wait eight years.

From shady photo and copy shops, to the look-a-like ID that has been passed down so many times your pretending to be a 45year-old flower child, it has never been a problem finding fake ID.

Fake ID’s have taken away from the momentous day that one turns 21. Granted I will be excited to be officially 21 when the day comes, but I don’t think that night at the bar will be any different than any other night when I was underage.

It has been more fun sneaking in to bars underage than I suspect it will be to legally order a beer at any of the same bars.

Oh well, that time has come and gone and I will be 21 soon enough, but to those underage regulars at our local Cooz’s Corner or Johnny Cabos maybe save some excitement for when you of legal age.

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