Feb. 03, 2006 issue 14 Loquitur

In fight for college aid, rich kids win

LAURAVANDE PETIE NEWS EDITOR

Lcv722@CABRINI.EDU

Every year Cabrini's tuition increases, causing low-income students to fret. The tuition at Cabrini has increased 32.7 percent over the past five years, while the national average among private colleges shows an increase of 22.2 percent. With an increase of nearly eight percent between last year and this year, low-income students have good reason to worry.

Not only is the tuition increasing, but colleges like Cabrini and thousands of other colleges are trying to attract wealthier students to their campus by giving them increased amounts of meritbased aid. A trend shows that in recent years, many colleges and universities, particularly private institutions, have been giving more and more aid to their wealthiest undergraduates, students who wouldn't qualify for aid under most need-based formulas. Why? ·Because even after talcinginto account the cost of the aid, these students still provide institutions with far more net revenue than their low-income peers.

Mark Osborn, the vice president for enrollment management, said, "There is no question or doubt that there is a direct correlation between the income of a family and the level of intelligence of the prospective student. Nine times out of ten, the wealthier the family, the smarter the student, and colleges in general, not just Cabrini, are seeking to enroll smarter students."

According to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey, private institutions gave financial aid to 53 percent of students in the lowest income quartile in 1993. That number has held steady, rising only 3 percentage points to 56 percent in 2000. But for students in the highest quartile, the percent receiving aid jumped by 16 percentage points, from 35 percem to 51 percent.

Furthermore, the amount of money received by high-income students rose faster as well. In

House7 submergesin stink

MELl&$ASTEVEN PERSPECTIVESEDITOR

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Throwing a towel down in front of her door on Sunday morning to stop what she thought was dirty water seeping into her room from the bathroom, sophomore Kristen McGowan realized soon after that it was not water leaking into her room; it was raw sewage.

On Thursday, Jan. 26, the facilities department wasnotified that there was "effluent overflowing in the basement bathroom of Sullivan House," Howard Holden, the director of facilities, said.

According to George Stroud, the director of residence life. the construction workers working on the West Residence Hall damaged a sewer pipe leading to the house. He said that there were still two functioning bathrooms in the house that stu• dents could use that day and a plumber would be there on Friday to ftx the problem.

When the plumbing company arrived the nextday, they discovered a collapsed sewage line, which meant they needed

A first-floor bathroom in house 7 was covered in mud and sewage while maintenance workers attempted to repair the plumbing situation. On Sunday night,residena were forced to find an alternate place to sleep.

to dig up the front yard of the house. Since they were not prepared to do that on Friday, it was agreed that they would come back on Monday to fix it.

"I was never informed at all about what exactly was happening with the sewage and the bathrooms," McGowan said. "I know that on Thursday something happened, and by Sunday it got worse, and finally by Monday they decided to do something

about it. When something was leaking out from the bathroom on my side of the hallway, I immediately e-mailed facilities with my concern and how I was nervous about it seeping into my room and being toxic. I never heard back."

Holden said that some of the residents ignored the signs posted on the out of order bathrooms and used them anyway, which caused the overflow again later

that weekend in the basement. "Facilities then shut the water off to the entire house, and residence life evacuated the building," Holden said.

"The only thing that was done to notify the residents was a sign placed on the broken bathroom that said, 'broken' and 'will be back to fix

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1millionpeopletraffickedintolifeofforcedlabor,sex

MEGHAN HURLEY STAFF WRITER

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For about $20, a family in India can buy a domestic child slave. These children are victims of human trafficking, an issue that has been growing in the world today. A renowned opponent of human trafficking spent over an hour educating almost 200 hundred Cabrini students, faculty and staff about this issue and what they can do to help.

"We won't give in. We won't give up. We won't go tired," Sister Jean Devos, ICM said about her more than 20 years of work in fighting the trafficking and abuse of children who are being sold in domestic slavery.

Devos spoke on her work with child labor in India on Monday, Jan. 30 in the Widener Lecture Hall in response to the

growing interest in the issue of human trafficking.

Sister Devos, the national coordinator and founder of the National Domestic Workers' Welfare Trust and the National Domestic Workers' Movement, has worked in India for the rights of child domestic workers that are trafficked into the country and forced into servitude. These children are sold to families, mostly as domestic workers, and they face sexual, physical and emotional abuse.

Bridget Flynn, a freshman elementary and special education major, said that she knew very little about human trafficking and child slavery before hearing Sister Devos speak. "It was shocking that nobody knew about this issue," Flynn said.

"It is estimated that more than 1 million people are trafficked

After the tsunami in December of 2004, thousands of women and children were traf• ficked into the Unites States and forced into labor and were sexuallyexploited. annually around the world," according to a website created by the Academy for Educational Development and funded by the United States State Department, humantrafficking.org.

The trafficking industry brings in over $9 billion annually. The definition of human trafficking, as stated on humantrafficking.org, is the "transportation of persons for forced labor, sexual exploitation or other illicit activities."

Of the 1 million people trafficked, 80 percent of them are women and children. Between 14,500 and 17,500 women and children are trafficked into the U.S. every year, according to the U.S. Department of State.

According to Sister Devos, the effect that trafficking and forced labor has on these children is unimaginably profound.

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Human trafficking finally getting deserved attention

ANDREW MATYSIK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AJM122@CABRINI.EDU

Society has grown accustomed to daily horrors like suicide bombings, nuclear tension and local violence. Everyday the media shows graphic portrayals of violence that get worse with each tragedy.

A new tragedy, silent for years but now a billiondollar industry, has been slowly emerging from the darkest shadows into the international spotlight. The disturbing practice is human trafficking and it has grown out of control.

Human trafficking subjects primarily women and children to slave-like working conditions, sexual imprisonment and complete disregard for any type of human dignity. Displaced women and children from regions.of civil war and harsh economic conditions are sold for the amount the average American citizen would spend on a tank of gas, or less.

One would assume such inhumane conditions inflicted on another human being would never occur in the 21st century.

The American public and the entire world, however, have been slapped in the face with the real conditions of this ~ruesome practice. Unbelievably, there are still millions of people completely oblivious to the human trafficking mdustry.

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SHANE EVANS STAFF WRITER SME722@CABRINI .EDU

One of the most important and influential men of our time, Martin Luther King, Jr. was honored recently at Cabrini. Volunteers from Cabrini headed by sophomore Krystal Layne organized a day of fun-filled activities that were geared towards the younger generation of six to 12year-olds.

The main focus of the day was to enhance the children's understanding of diversity and promote their education on the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

"It was a very successful day," Layne said. "It was great to see everybody come together and do something good that everybody there could appreciate and learn from. That was the main goal of the event."

Children from the "Big Brother Big Sister" program and "Kids First Now" attended the event and served as the willing minds to learn more about King's legacy and all that he did for society.

achieve equality for all people, and prior to his tragic assassination in 1968 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., King had succeeded in many of those goals. With the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, King and his followers had helped even the playing field with regards to racial issues.

a nation of people who thought too much about color differences," Moglioni said. "He expressed his theories for us to treat with their qualities first, not their color. We each need to do our own part to make this fully happen, because it's on a person by person basis; it can't happen all at once."

With every day that passes, the awareness of human trafficking is growing. Courageous organizations like Catholic Relief Services have spent much time and effort battling to end human trafficlkingd.d"

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n a 1tton, m uentla ce e nt1es sue as pr Winfrey have captured the minds of the viewing public, relaying the seriousness of the situation. As a result, U.S. politicians in the United States are feeling pressure to act. The wheels of progress are beginning to spin but at an excruciatingly slow pace.

The reason the United States government is moving at such a slow pace in stopping the billion-dollar human trafficking industry is because federal law must be changed to adopt the U.N.'s Convention on the Rights of a Child.

The terms of this convention are crucial to the development of fighting human trafficking. The United States' inability to accept the terms of the Rights of a Child Convention makes them one of only two countries that have yet to adopt it.

The United States and Somalia remain alone in this category.

Not all news is negative for the United States, however. While the U.S. still waits for its legislative process to run its course, it still continues to lead countries of the world fighting human trafficking. Working with non-governmental organizations and churches, the U.S. government has passed a few child protection acts includin~ the Victims of Trafficking Protection Reauthonzation Act of 2006, which protects victims and prevents international trafficking.

In a local effort to combat this worldwide problem, the Wolfington Center of Cabrini College is mobilizing students to advocate the U.S. government to ratify the U .N. Convention on the Rights of a Child.

The battle with human trafficking offenders will not be a quick fight. Just like terrorist cells that hide in the most vile and darkest parts of the globe, human traffickers will scatter like cockroaches and wait for their chance to continue the morbid yet profitable trade. Only awareness and courage in every corner of the iiobe will stop women and children from being stripped of every last shred of dignity they once possessed.

King served as a pastor in Montgomery, Ala., following his father and grandfather as religious leaders. His work with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been greatly honored, as he was one of the organization's executive board members. Some of his biggest accomplishments came when he organized various boycotts and rallies, all of which were non-violent. His main goals were to

"He was an influential person at a time when equality didn't exist in our country," said freshman English and communication major Vickie Papageorge. "He taught or rather showed us what it means to follow our dreams and do what we believe in. We still remember him today, annually, so that just shows you how much of an impact he had on our country and the people in it."

Elementary education major Christina Moglioni shared that sentiment and said that we each have to play a part in achieving King's limitless goals.

"He was a man that stood up to

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With King's teachings being dispersed amongst the children at the event, the groundwork has been laid for a better future. If everyone who attended the event took something with them and acted upon it as best they could, King would surely be pleased with the events of the day.

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Cabrini-student volunteers posed with children ages 6-12 that they hosted to a funfilled day of activities honoring Martin Luther King,Jr.

Merit-based aid entices new breed of students

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1992, low and high-income students received the same average award, roughly $5,500. But by 2000, awards jumped by $1,300 for students in the highest income quartile, compared to only $700 for students in the lowest, according to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey.

"Cabrini tries to really disperse aid evenly to wealthy and needy students. We raised our academic quality and expectations last year as a means to build our academic profile. To build our profile and better the college's academic standing the college gives merit-based aid to wealthy students," Osborn said.

"More recent data suggests that the trend isn't letting up. The amount of so-called 'merit' aid awarded to students increased five-fold from 1994 to 2004, more than four times the rate of increase for need-based aid," according to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey.

Kevin Carey, an education analyst, said, "I worry that some institutions had become dependent on using merit-aid grants as they engaged in bidding wars for

affluent, high-achieving students whose presence raises colleges' standing in popular magazine rankings. By doing this, colleges are failing to use their financialaid resources in ways that would maximize access for low-income students," as reported in the Chronicle for Higher Education.

Many students worry that shifting the student aid focus away from low-income students puts them at risk of being pushed out of elite institutions and out of the four-year higher education sector as a whole.

Megan O'Brien, a junior elementary education major, said, "I never thought of college as a business, but clearly here we have colleges wanting to better themselves and doing so by appealing to and targeting the wealthy students."

Other factors are also making it harder for those with less money to attend college. Measures designed to make college more affordable, such as tuition tax breaks and merit-based aid, provide a disproportlonately high benefit to families who make over $50,000 a year. This group received 43 percent of education tax credits and 70 percent of the benefits of federal tuition tax

deductions in 2003.

At a College Board news conference last week, many highereducation officials criticized institutions that offer merit-based aid because, they said, the incentive tends to benefit students who would make it through college anyway.

"By essentially paying smart students to attend a particular college, those institutions waste money that could be used to help students who really need it," Amy Gutmann, the president of the University of Pennsylvania, said, as reported in the Chronicle.

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William E. Kirwan, the chancellor of the University System of Maryland, agreed. "We have reached an indefensible point where a low-income, high-ability student is no more likely to attend college than a low-ability, highincome student," he said. "Institutions need to get their houses in order."

"When did colleges start discounting poorer students and favoring the wealthy all in the name sake of high-profile magazine rankings? I thought aid was given to help needy students obtain a college degree not given to the wealthy to help the college move up in rank," O'Brien said.

Literacy levels falter among -college grads

MARIAD' ALESSANDRO

MANAGDIG EDITOR

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American college students are walking away with diplomas but not enough English proficiency, according to the New York Times. The average graduate's English literacy has plummeted in the past ten year~.

The National Assessment of Adult Literacy. a national test that studies the reading levels of Americans, has. found ·'steep declines·· in the English literacy of Hispanics in the U.S. and significant increases" among blacks and Asians.

An elementary and special education major at Cabrini College attributed these literacy problems as the cause for the No Child Left Behind Act. "I guess that is why Bush felt it necessary to enforce this whole [No Child Left Behind] Act. Students who are falling behind in school, charter schools being the worst academically, are finally being held accountable academically and getting held back," Maureen Cooper, a senior elementary and special education major and psychology minor, said.

In comparison to this 2003 test, the last time it was administered, in 1992, 40 percent of college gr.iduates were considered proficient, meaning they had the ability to "read lengthy, complex English texts and draw complicated inferences." In 2003, the literacy proficiency dropped to 31 percent. There were 26.4 million college graduates.

Those who failed the proficiency in 2003 included 53 percent at the intermediate level and 14 percent at the basic level, mf'l'lni P t f'V crn1lcl " f'l'ln ncl

Trashy tabloids and magazines have replaced novels for many college students. helping contribute to the falling level of college literacy levels. understand short, commonplace prose texts:· Three percent of the 2003 report. representing 800,000 Americans, showed "below basic" literacy, demonstrating the inability to locate "easily identifiable information." according to the New York Times.

One Cabrini College student was not aware that the literacy rates were dropping so rapidly. "We as teachers will have to work extra hard to make sure that our students are at a proficient level, because of the No Child Left Behind Act, and so that the future of this country will be able to flourish as we have been able to," Jessica Boettger, a junior elementary education major, said. She said that she learned that students today do have a problem with literacy because they are more focused on TV and video games.

"We're seeing substantial declines in reading for pleasure, and it's showing up in our literacy levels," Grover J. Whitehurst, who worked closely with the Department of Education to oversee the test, said. Whitehurst believes that the drop in literacy

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the television_and computer, Another Cabrini College student, John Pino. an English and secondary education major, was aware of the declining rate. but not among college graduates. "As a future educator, I feel that I am going to have to make sure my students leave my classroom as literate students before they get to college so that they can improve their literacy in a higher education setting and not play catchup," Pino said.

Despite the decline, English literacy has increased among black and Asians from 1992 to 2003. The intermediate or proficient levels of about 29 percent of blacks rose to 33 percent. The bar for Asians rose to 54 percent from 45 percent. The "below basic" level of blacks decreased from 30 percent to 24 percent.

The 11-year span showed a drop in the reading skills of Hispanics. The 35 percent jumped to 44 percent as "below basic" on the scale. The intermediate level dropped six percent by 2003.

"As a future educator this [decline] is very sad, but I don't think all the blame should be placed on the teachers," Cooper

teachers out there. It could simply be an undiagnosed child in the classroom. The teacher has to cope with the behavioral issues, but without the rneds, they are unable to stay on task. But then that leads into the whole thin!!that . students are being over diagnosed with disorders like ADD/ADHD." Cooper 5aid.

Leaming Englhh has al~o become more difficult !,ince 1992. "They '[Spanish-language immigrants] are arriving later. staying in the U.S. for a shorter period, and fewer are speaking English at home,"' Mark Schneider. commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, said.

Another test, administered in New York State, along with the 2003 national test, found that those from the Big Apple were less literate in English than their national counterparts. Nineteen percent of New Yorkers scored "below basic," while 14 percent was the national statistic.

"I do know a teacher and one of her eighth graders cannot read. Makes me wonder what is going on at home. She works as much as possible one-on-one to get him up to a reading level closer to his peers. Ultimately, the teacher could be outstanding and find strategies that work well with the student, but if that student remains unmotivated, and the home environment doesn't instill that education is essential in their lives, kids will keep falling through the cracks I guess I'm saying that it's beginning way before rollPPf' " C'oonP. •rniit

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These children are alone, isolated and exploited. In a personal experience that she shared with the audience, Sister Devos described one child that she found as having strangulation marks, cuts from being hit with a broken bottle and human bites all over her body, as well as evidence of sexual abuse.

George Post, a sophomore English and communication major, said, "The presentation opened up my eyes. I knew human trafficking existed and it is definitely something that needs to be stopped."

People are lured by traffickers with the promise of a better life. Traffickers will pay for transportation to another country, under the pretense of getting a better job or a better home. Advertisements for model agencies. travel agencies, employment companies. au pair babysitting services and matchmaking services are used to attract these people. especially women. Families will also sell their own children for money and young women are lured a\\ay \\Ith tile promise of marriage and a stable environment.

The ~nited States government has recognized human trafficking as a major global issue.

On Jan. 10, President Bush signed The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act that renews The Victims of Trafficking and ViolenceAct of 2000 and strengthens efforts to fight human trafficking. According to the U.S. Department of State, this new bill authorizes "$361 million over the next two years to combat human trafficking and protect victn:ns." The money goes towards programs that battle prostitution and towards national, state and local law enforcement for investigating and prosecuting trafficking in the U.S.

The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, an order founded by St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, are also very concerned with this issue and have taken a corporate stance on it.

Sister Devos' goal is to bring awareness to this issue and to put a stop to trafficking children for domestic work. She said, "The force of human exploitation is stronger than us and that is why we must work together. When we work together against human trafficking, we can make a differPnrP"

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tomorrow, Jan. 27,' which meant Friday, but no one showed up," McGowan said.

"It's unsanitary and I am not living there this week," Angela Pappano, a junior English and communication major, said. "I felt like they rushed us out and I .think that it's unfair that they expected us to find a place to stay."

Residence life went door to

door Sunday saying that the residents were to immediately evacuate the house and to either find a friend to stay with or they would temporarily place them in rooms throughout campus that had vacancies.

McGowan and Pappanb both expressed their concerns for the health risks this raw sewage posed to the residents. According to www.biotank.co.uk, exposure to raw sewage can cause gastroenteritis, hepatitis A, asthma and infection of the skin or eyes.

These can be contracted by just breathing them in or by contact with open cuts on the skin.

As of Monday Holden said, "The evacuation has taken place, a repair is being made to allow residents to return to the building tonight [Monday] and housekeeping is sanitizing the building." He also said that it has been determined by the location of the collapse that the resident's practice of parking their cars on the lawn next to House 7 is the reason for the sewer line col-

lapsed.

One of the subcontractors working for PipeShark, the company hired to fix the broken sewage line, said that.._"whoever put it [sewl!,gepipe] in there did it wrong and when the ground settled it cracked the pipe." He also said that people driving on that part of the lawn would also cause the ground to move which also caused the pipe to crack.

"I think for the amount of money it costs to go here we shouldn't have to be living in houses or residences like House 7 ," McGowan said. As of 5:30

Businessmaiorsin.spiredbylifeofBenFranklin-

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"To be successful in business you need to compete and cooperate a the same time," Dr. Blain McCormick, a speaker who recently came to Cabrini, said.

Business majors, professors and other faculty gathered in the Cabrini College Mansion to hear Dr. McCormick speak on behalf of Benjamin Franklin's importance to the economic world.

businessman he was. I think it is interesting that he was such a big part of not only what put the US together, but of our economic structure too."

One of McCormick's main points was to always "make the

n't know Benjamin Franklin was such a big deal in the business world. I have studied him in other classes, but I have never studied him in business. My professor really never discussed him until this seminar."

There are some students who would like to learn more

p.m. she said that she has not heard whether or not she is allowed back into the house. "I think that residence life owes us residents of House 7 an apology for the inconvenience and also if there are any health risks at hand."

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and a master of persuasion. That is what . " made him such a great businessman,

Benjamin Franklin was likeable, ' about Benjamin an optimist, a competitor, hard worker Franklin due to the seminar given by McCormick like Brian Renolds, a sophmore liberal arts major. "I really like what Dr. McCormick

McCormick is the associate dean for undergraduate programs at the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. He has follo.,Yv'edthe life of Benjamin Franklin and has discovered all the hard work Franklin put into everything he has done for not only the United States, but also for the world of economics.

Potential business administration major Jacqueline Saber did not realize how important Benjamin Franklin was to capitalism today. "I knew he was a huge part of our founding of this country, but I had no idea what a great

-Dr. Blaine McCormick • first move." He gave good advice on being successful in business through the ways Benjamin Franklin was. McCormick said, "Benjamin Franklin was likeable, an optimist, a competitor, hard worker and a master of persuasion. That is what made him such a great businessman."

Alyssa Dipietro, a business administration major, described her feelings on Benjamin Franklin and the seminar: "l did-

was saying with the key to being successful in business. I personally believe that Franklin's greatest invention was obviously electricity.

When I read that for a project I did, I had no idea that he was an inventor. I think students can learn a lot from him in many different areas."

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Below: This piece of art, located near Penn'sLanding.is inspired by Benjamin Franklin. RYAN CANKUNil'HOTO

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Halfway through the repair process at house 7, the bathtub filled with dirty water; a result of the piping failure.

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A maintenance worker passesa critical piece of piping to Harry Kent, the supervisor of the plumbing repair work at house 7.

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Above: A statue of Benjamin Franklin is on display at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

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Journalist kidnapped on the job in Baghdad

Jill Carroll is being held until Iraqi women are released from U.S. custody

AsHLEY WEYLER NEWS EDITOR ARw723@CABRINI.EDU

Gunmen in Baghdad kidnapped a freelanced journalist, Jill Carroll, on the morning of Jan. 7, 2006. Her driver escaped; however,· her translator, Allan Enwiyah, 32, was killed on the spot. Carroll was abducted while on assignment for the Christian Science Monitor.

The kidnapping has ignited support for Carroll's release from important Iraqi leaders, politicians and Iraqi women. Most feel that she has been consistently respectful and kind to the people of Iraq and should not be considered as an enemy.

The kidnappers delivered a tape of the abducted Carroll to Al Jazeera and the video aired on Jan. 17. The kidnappers said that they would kill her on Friday, Jan. 20, if the United States would not relea·se all the Iraqi women in their custody.

Carroll's family, especially her mother and father, have issued statements asking the kidnappers to have mercy on their daughter, who they refer to as an "innocent journalist," according to csmonitor.com.

On Jan. 26, five of the nine Iraqi women terrorist suspects were released. The United State's usual policy is never to negotiate with kidnappers. At this point, the fate of Carroll is still unknown.

Carroll is one of 250 foreigners that have been taken into captivity since the beginning of the war, which_began on March 20, 2003.

On Jan. 29, ABC anchor, Bob Woodruff, and his award-winning cameraman, Doug Vogt, were critically injured by a roadside bombing in Iraq.

Both Woodruff and Vogt were standing in an open hatch filming a report when the bomb went off. They were airlifted to.an Ameri-

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can base in Germany after undergoing surgery.

Commander of the Landstuhl Regional medical Center in Germany, Col Bryan Gamble, said that the wounds would have been fatal if the two had not been wearing body armor. Both Woodruff and Vogt suffered serious head injuries, with Woodruff suffering a few broken bones.

Tom Brokaw was interviewed on NBC's "Today" show and said that witnesses said that Woodruff turned to his producer and asked ifhe was still alive, and then cried

out in pain.

According to nytimes.com, dozens of reporters and journalists have been injured, killed or kidnapped since the start of the war.

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Today, the nation's largest energy company, Exxon, posted a 27% •increase in profit after receiving $36.13 billion and $ 371 billion in revenue last year alone. This also prompted shares of Exxon stock to raise 3.5% to about $63 dollars on the New York Stock Exchange. Federal Reserve Policy makers are thus expected to raise the lending rate by a quarter percentage point for a 14th time to 4.5 percent to what the fed will say about future interest rates.

Still room for compromises with Iran?

Due to Iran's constant threats of developing nuclear weapons, the U.S. and its various allies are trying to rally China, Russia, and India because they are Iran's top supporters thus far. The U.S. is focusing its current attention on India and according to the Washington Post, that relationship is showing a lot of promise. In the last statement from Iran's foreign minister, he stated that the door to compromise is still open but warned that harsh meas1;1feSwould spawn harsh reactions.

Woodruff, shown below with a camera crew,was reporting in Iraq at the time of the roadside bombingwhich left him seriously injured.

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LAURAVANDEPETTE NEWS EDITOR

LCV722@CABRINI EDU

During the midst of winter break, while catching up on “The Soprano” re-runs and conquering crowded shopping malls, I found myself in a cramped bookstore reading the back of a book I had heard some positive buzz about, it read, “At the age of 23, James Frey woke up on a plane to find his four front teeth knocked out, nose broken, and a hole through his cheek. He had no idea where the plane was headed or any recollection of the past two weeks. An alcoholic for ten years and a crack addict for three, he checked into a treatment center shortly after landing. There he was told he could either stop using or die before he reached age 24.”

His memoir,“AMillion Little Pieces,” has won national attention, most notably on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” when she announced Frey’s memoir would be the coveted book of the month in her esteemed book club.

Oprah claimed she stayed up for two straight nights and simply could not close the 432-page account of Frey’s six weeks in rehab.

Jumping on the bandwagon, I bought “AMillion Little Pieces” and finished it in four days and felt as if I had been through the journey with Frey himself. I felt feelings of disgust, fear, joy, sadness and hope. It felt great to read a book on my own time without fretting over taking notes and writing an in-depth analysis as I normally would for a classrelated book. It felt even better to read a book and enjoy every word. Frey’s message of hope made me feel emotions that no other piece of literature ever

brought out in me, which is why I was stunned to find out he was a liar.

Asix-week investigation by The Smoking Gun website reveals that there may be a lot less to love about Frey’s runaway hit, which has sold more than 3.5 million copies and, thanks to Winfrey, has sat atop The New York Times nonfiction paperback best seller list for the past 15 weeks. Next to the latest “Harry Potter” title, Nielsen BookScan reported that Frey’s book sold more copies in the U.S. in 2005 than any other title.

Frey sold 1.77 million copies, with the majority of that total coming after Winfrey’s selection, according to www.thesmokinggun.com.

The findings from their investigation suggest that the author “wholly fabricated or wildly embellished details” of his supposed criminal career, jail terms and status as an outlaw “wanted in three states.” Frey exaggerated his criminal record to “tone up” his story.

In an interview on “Larry King Live,” Frey said, “I wrote a memoir.I never expected the book to come under the type of scrutiny that it has. Amemoir literally means my story; a memoir is a subjective retelling of events.” Larry King shot back and said, “But it is supposed to be factual events. The memoir is a form of biography.” Frey responded saying, “Yes. Memoir is within the genre of non-fiction. I don’tthink it’s necessarily appropriate to say I’ve conned anyone. The book is 432 pages long. The total page count of disputed events is 18, which is less than five percent of the total book. You know,that falls comfortably within the realm of what’s appropriate for a memoir.” After hearing Frey’s response to King’squestions, I had to wonder why he felt the need to embellish anything, considering the incredible life he had in the first place.

The Smoking Gun website claims that in addition to these rap sheet creations, Frey also invented a role for himself in a deadly train accident that cost the lives of two female high school students. In what may be his book’s most tactless flight from reality, Frey remarkably appro-

priates and manipulates details of the incident so he can falsely portray himself as the tragedy’s third victim. It’s a cynical and offensive ploy that has left one of the victims’parents bewildered. “As far as I know, he had nothing to do with the accident,” said the mother of one of the dead girls. “I figured he was taking license...he’s a writer, you know, they don’t tell everything that’s factual and true.”

When I read these allegations on the Smoking Gun website, I was bewildered. Could the author I admired so deeply and the man who had conjured such fierce emotions just a few days before have been lying to me? As an aspiring journalist, I feel there is a code of ethics that must be adhered to. It makes me feel sick that Frey has become a millionaire since the “Oprah Show,” and his money is predicated on lies, or “exaggerated truths,” as Frey says.

All journalists or any nonfiction writer should seek to report the whole truth. The Society of Professional Journalists says non-fiction writers and reporters should tell the story of the diversity and magnitude of the human experience boldly,even when it is unpopular to do so. Did Frey miss this lesson while in the midst of his crack addiction?

“A Million Little Pieces,” is an inspirational, emotional roller coaster of a journey, but the scenarios and excerpts that are in question and the other million little lies could have easily been left out, and I would have still loved Frey’smemoir. As a journalist and once a James Frey admirer,Ican say that I felt no remorse in tossing his memoir in the garbage. I also believe that anyone who has read the undeniable allegations stacked against Frey owe it to themselves to throw his book of a million little lies in the garbage as well. If the 1.77 million people who read the book in 2005 wanted to read a fairy-tale, they would have bought the latest installation of “Harry Potter.”

SHATOYAHOWARD ASST NEWSEDITOR SRH725@CABRINI EDU

In my race and ethnic relations class, we have been focusing on the history of race and ethnic relations in this country back to the times of Columbus and even talking about the founders of this very country.

The main thing that stood out for me about those people was that we paint them as heroes of our country, but many of them thought it was fine to own slaves. I’m not sure if they thought that, because in those times it was accepted as a “norm,” but I do know that with all the information I was taught about them in younger years, this is a shock to me. It’s a shock that Columbus thought the Native Americans would make good slaves and that they were naive because they shared every single thing they owned. I always thought the Europeans who first came stole the Native Americans’land, and I always concentrated on the fact that if they didn’t, we wouldn’t be the America that we are today, despite the moral issues.

Another thing the class learned that could not only change what type of person I am today but furthermore what type of country we would be now is that President Lincoln’s first decision wasn’tto abolish slavery. So I think about the fact that this country could still own other people and probably not just African Americans but other minorities as well. But when I thought about that, I was forced to think about an issue that is becoming a huge part of this country and to me it is a new ver-

Human trafficking is the recruiting, harboring, obtaining and transporting of people by use of force, fraud or intimidation for the purpose of subjecting them to involuntary acts, such as prostitution, begging, working in sweatshops, domestic servitude and manual labor. This form of slavery is trafficking about 20,000 people into the United States every year against their will. That number may seem small to you, but what if you were tricked into leaving everything you’ve ever known on a false hope or lie, and you were brought to an unknown country where you can’t escape and may not even know the language. Oh, did I forget to mention the people who trafficked you here stole your passport, money and identification so you can’t even go anywhere if you escape?

The United States government adopted an international law in 2000, which includes two procedures to help eliminate trafficking. The government has also taken a firm stance and is educating Americans about this problem.

I hope that not only the government can help eliminate this problem, but also the millions of Americans who live in this country and thus should look at this problem through the eyes of those who are being brought into slavery. I believe that even though slavery is a part of our country’s history, it is not what we stand for now or what we should be remembered for.

So log on to your computers and find out what you can do to eliminate this problem, because everyone can have a voice on this issue. Maybe you can help by just writing your congressmen and getting them involved in this issue, because every little bit can help these victims stay safe and at home with their loved ones.

Journalists risking their, lives

Her interpreter was murdered, but her driver escaped. •

MELISSASTEVEN

PERSPECTIVES EDITOR MS727@CABRINI.EDU

The war in Iraq has affected so many lives in the United States and has caused so much controversy in this society and around the world. Now we can add the story of Jill Carroll to our list of affected people.

Carroll is a freelance journalist who went over to Iraq on assignment for the Christian Science Monitor. On Jan. 7, while in Baghdad, Carroll, her Iraqi interpreter and car driver were stopped in their car and Carroll was abducted.

Since then the public has yet to find out Carroll's fate. Her captors made one announcement saying that they will kill her if the United States does not release all Iraqi women prisoners. They gave the United States a 72-hour deadline to meet, which it has not, and we still do not know whether or not she is alive.

Carroll is one of 3l journalists who has been abducted since the beginning of the war. As a woman and a reporter, I feel so much sympathy for Carroll. She has been over in Iraq since 2003 to help us understand that not everyone in Iraq hates America. She was respecting the Iraqis and wanted to share their story with the world.

Her family, the Christian Science Monitor, Iraqi and Muslim leaders have all made pleas to free Carroll, saying that they have kidnapped the wrong person.

The Iraq Justice Ministry released five women detainees on Jan. 26, but deny that is connected with Carroll's kidnapping because they do not negotiate with kidnappers.

That scares me that the United States will not negotiate with kidnappers or terrorists. I'm not saying to give them what they want, but it is the fact that your own country would not try to save you.

The one instance that sticks in my mind was the journalist, Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and murdered in 2002 while doing work in Pakistan. It's just frightening how these journalists go over there knowing that they tnight get kidnapped and murdered for being an American basically. They go over there to do good work and to tell the other side of the story but put their lives at risk to do it. What makes a great journalist is having that passion for your job, but knowing that the United States won't negotiate with kidnappers does not sit

well with me.

I feel that this war has cost the United States some amazing journalists. Since the beginning of the war, 61 journalists have been killed. We have these people who are willing to risk life and limb to do their job, which they do not have to do, to tell the full story of what is going on in Iraq. I just wish that the United States would care more about them and try to rescue them, especially Carroll.

As a journalist for a college newspaper and who has thought about making this my career once or twice, I know that I would never go into a war zone. That's probably why I have decided not to be a journalist when I graduate because I just do not have that passion the way these journalists do.

For the sake of all journalists and Carroll's family, I pray that she gets released unharmed and will be able to tell her story to the rest of us once again.

Antics for a recovering TV-aholic: MTV equals no music

NIKKI SABELLA ASST. SPORTS EDITOR NS722@CABRJNI.EDU

MTV. Most used to think MTV stood for Music Television. Now, I just honestly believe is should stand for Most Terrible Vision. I know that's really lame, but I couldn't think of any words that started with a V. I truthfully can say that I do not remember the last time I saw

music on MTV. Let me begin with when it all started. I don't know much about the history of MTV except for the fact that the first music video to be played was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggies and that Dire Straits helped get MTV's image out by having the words "I want my MTV" in their '80s hit song "Money for Nothing." This seemed to be a protnising beginning for a teen-targeted, musically-inspired station. The music video opened the aperture of music to a visual creativeness, while at the same time helped audiences pair an artist with a face.

I think that whoever has the

profession of creating and directing a music video is a very lucky person. On the other hand, is this job vanishing? MTV does not seem to share the feelings of passion for the artistic qualities in a music video as they have in the past. What boggles my mind is the fact that dating shows are overshadowing the music altogether.

Shows like "Next," "My Own," "Room Raiders" and "Date My Mom" are so outrageously staged that it is amusing to watch the awful acting. Do these people believe that they will find their soul mates by the way that they dust their rooms or by their impersonation of Dave Grohl? I think not.

Homeiswheretheheartis

returning to my humble abode in the Bronx.

ANNMARJECHACKO ASST. NEWS EDITOR Ac729@CABRJNI.EDU

The first word that ran through my head like wildfire on the eve of leaving Cabrini for Christmas break was no. I didn't want to go home. I didn't want to go back to the crime-infested streets of The Bronx, N.Y. I didn't want to return to the restricted life I lead whenever I am home; the 6 p.m. curfew, the limited jail-like phone calls with "appropriate" friends, the constant looking-over-the-shoulder walks to the library and ~f course, the worst thing of all about coming home, the endless talk about how I should be spending my time and money.

As you can _probably tell, I was not at all excited about

The neighborhood I had grown up in was getting more dangerous as the days went by. The kids were acting as if they owned the place, always getting into trouble with the local cops and business owners. The parents rolled their eyes and kept moving on to their destination of the day.

The MTA, our form of public transportation, and its workers were fighting over pensions and salaries. When they couldn't agree on anything, the union members went on strike, causing New York City to completely shut down. People couldn't get to work, kids to school, tourists to the Empire State Building.

I turned on the news to find a story about a little girl who was abused and murdered by her own parents. In my"rnind,I wanted to scream and get back to the safe haven that is Cabrini College.

However, after hiding in my room for the first two weeks of break, I decided I had to face the outside world at some point if I

was going to regain my sanity. Just as I got out of bed, my friend called to invite me to go to a club and to bring some friends. I did ,and we all met up the following night. It was at this moment that my vacation took a drastic turn for the better.

My parents removed the curfew and became suspiciously lenient. I came home at 6 a.m. and was welcomed with smiles

VHl and MTV2 were solely made for more music yes, I did say MORE. There seems to be a trend in here, people! Yet again, VHI, which used to contain shows compact with tons of music now is loaded with shows! Ridiculous shows nonetheless. "The Surreal Life" does not give me access to my favorite songs. The same tragedy happened with MTV2. Now shows like "Team Sanchez" and "Video Mods" are infesting precious music spots.

All in all, I do not go to any of these stations to get my daily fill of new music. I only watch these channels if I am in the mood to waste time watching pathetic people make fools of themselves. The only true way

and curious questions as to what went on in the club. After the initial shock wore off, I started going out more and more.

My fears went away, and I started to appreciate the good things about my neighborhood that I had forgotten. I looked around and for the first time since I arrived, I smiled. I had freedom, the kind of freedom I thought I would only be able to have while at school. But now, everything was going my way. I had reunited with my friends, I had the best parents in the world

to get the same quality music video exposure as MTV once had is to either get digital cable or stay up till all hours of the night. Yes, believe it or not, in the way-up-there 300-something channels of digital cable there are versions of MTV that actually play music, although you still have to pay for it. The other solution is to wait until about 3 a.m. and turn on MTV. Here you can catch the music videos that they should be playing .µl day long. I recommend getting your dosage of music while it lasts before they turn into obnoxious ''Love Connection" wannabes.

and I was able to go into the city almost every day.

I always thought that when I got to college that I would have crazy experiences, an unlimited amount of freedom and great friends. But what I hadn't realized was that everything I wanted was right at home.

By the end of break, the same thought that I had prior to leaving Cabrini came back. No! I didn't want to go back. I wanted to stay home.

Designer dogs: the puggle prevails

STACEY TuRNBULL ASST.COPY EDITOR STT722@CABRINI.EDU

The new dog in town is unlike any of the popular breeds in the past. The latest sensation of dog ownership is owning a "designer dog."

Hybrid breeds, or "designer dogs," are the products of two purebreds specifically mated to make a certain type of dog such as a "peekapoo" and a "goldendoodle." People want hybrids as pets to have the cuteness of both breeds, but mostly because they are the solution to those who could not own a dog because of allergies.

Cross breeding the poodle was the start of this hybrid dog rage. Poodles are dogs whose fur does not shed. When they are mixed with a different breed, the most dominant feature about the poodle, its fur, is passed on to their puppies.

pie the chance to have a pet in their homes.

One of the first dogs a poodle was crossed with was the labrador retriever. When mixed together, out comes a curlyhaired, friendly and hypoallergenic puppy that is now called a Labradoodle. They were first bred in Australia in the early '90s. The prices on these puppies are high, costing around $2000.

These dogs were also mixed for service training. Because of the intelligence of both the poodle and the labrador, these pups can be trained to help those who nee9 service in their homes that are also allergic to dogs.

Another extremely popular hybrid is called the puggle. This is a mixture between a female beagle and a male pug. They are

black muzzles and most of them have a curly tail like the pug. Unlike the pug, however, puggles do not have the signature eyes that bulge out of their heads.

or particular health concerns.

Because of the longer snout, coming from the beagle, it makes breathing easier for the puggle.

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The puggle shows features from both the pug and the beagle with its tan coloring, round eyes and mediumsized snout.

puppy," says Mariel Wright, a junior psychology major. These new breeds have given many peo-

strong physical qualities from the

known to be sweettempered, affectionate and very playful. These s m a l l dogs have loose skin with a wrinkled face and are very calm, like pugs, and have the this is a good idea for people that couldn't have a C U t e

beagle.

Puggles grow to be between 15 and 20 pounds, are tao with

In the past seven years, the demand for puggles has skyrocketed. The price for these marvelous mutts used to be in the range of $200 to $300, which was high for a mutt. Now it is hard to find a puggle that doesn't cost under $800, and the prices are even higher for the smaller puppies.

For those who want pugs, they will usually opt for a puggle because a puggle does not have the breathing problems like the purebred does. Most hybrids do not show any congenital defects

The life expectancy of hybrids is also longer than a purebred. Even though these dogs are very popular all over the world, there is still controversy. One problem that people face when creating a mix-breed puppy is that they will not turn out the way that they want. For a puggle, it is very specific that you mate a female beagle with a male pug.

Also, the owners and breeders of purebred dogs think the crossbreeding is out of control. They think that the blood lines of the purebreds have been kept flowing for generations and now they feel

that they aren't getting their money's worth. A purebred pug sells for up to $800 where a puggle sells for $1500 and higher.

Wright said, "I don't think it should matter. They are just new kinds of dogs that people want to have as· pets. They should have any kind of dog they want."

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The truth about cats ' n dogs

follows her around the house, and he can do several tricks. Toby does the regular pet tricks of sitting, standing and rolling over. But Neil sometimes surprisingly finds her dog standing up to dance.

Another Cabrini student who has a love for pets is Maria DeVirgiliis, a senior English and communication major. DeVirgiliis has owned a cat, Hallie, for the last two months. Since DeVirgiliis was little, she wanted a pet.

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Some students prefer to cuddle with a cat over a dog any day.

ELIZABETH

BRACHELLI ASST.A&E EDITOR

EAB722@CABRINI.EDU

Cats and dogs have stolen the hearts of pet lovers everywhere, whether it's a cat doing stupid pet tricks on the "David Letterman Show" or a dog being carried around by Paris Hilton. Yet, man's best friend is in high competition while playing frisbee with the companion that relaxes in front of the TV watching reruns of "Friends." But which is

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the choice among Cabrini students, cats or dogs?

After coming home from a long week of school, Kelsey Neil, a junior sociology major, would agree dogs are the best choice, although she would not mind having a cat. Neil has a dog of her own, an eskipoo, that she calls Toby.

Neil said, "He's always there for me and he makes me smile. I love my dog; he's my best friend."

Also, Neil said her dog often

DeV1rgiliis said, "It's like a real-live stuffed animal. I love my cat." Also, DeVirgiliis loves her cat, Hallie, because she feels the cat relieves her stress by talking to it.

Bes tfriendspetcare .com reports that pets reduce stress by 40 percent. People talk to their pets, relieving stress to some degree. Also, it was reported that the comfort and companionship that pets provide keep people healthier and even increase selfesteem. Owners find.that they're loved unconditionally by their pet, which is bard to come by, whether it's a big wet kiss from a

dog or cuddling with a cat.

Rachael Perrault, a junior psychology and sociology major, has both a love for cats and dogs. Although Perrault doesn't have a cat or dog of her own, she enjoys the company of her aunt's cats, Max and Mimi, whenever she can.

Mimi was a stray cat that Perrault's aunt took in and cared for. Later, Perrault's aunt decided Mimi needed a friend and she

received Max from a neighbor. Perrault said, "Whenever I see Max and Mimi, they put me in a good mood. Animals keep you young and happy."

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The puggle,a cross between a pug and a beagle, proves to be the ever-growing popular choice for dog lovers.

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Some students prefer the company of a dog and all it entails: the personality, the tricks and the friendly bonds.

J It's funny how dogs and cats know the inside of folks better than other folks do, isn't it?

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Chocolate not a guilty pleasure after all

tially so other cholesterol gets eliminated from the body. Not to mention that this type of cholesterol does not add to heart disease risk.

The CocoaVia line of candies come in chocolate covered almonds and bars in four flavors: original, crispy, alrnond and blueberry. The CocoaVia chocolate line is available at selected Wal-Mart and Target stores and also some Walgreen's stores. The candies run about $ 1.00 a piece and contain about 80 to 140 calories.

that the darker chocolate with the most concentrated cocoa will be the most beneficial. They recommend choosing a chocolate that has a cocoa content of 60 percent or higher. While more and more studies are being conducted over the benefits of chocolate, candy lovers everywhere are hoping for the day when they might actually be able to say,

"A chocolate bar a day keeps the doctor away."

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Valentine chocolates can be a lot less sinful this year thanks to the Mars Chocolate company which has created a new line of chocolate products named "CocoaVia" that claim to be beneficial to your health. The Mars Company, which has produced such famous candies as Snickers, Twix, M&M's and Skittles, is the world's largest chocolate company and earns more than $16 billion annually.

The company states that "ingredients in CocoaVia can significantly reduce LDL, or 'bad' cholesterol

levels and promote healthy circulation to maintain heart health."

The ingredients in CocoaVia chocolate that are beneficial include cocoa flavanols, plant sterols from soy and various nutrients including folic acid and Vitamin C. The flavonals are compounds that contain antioxidants that work to promote a healthy blood flow in the body and are naturally found in such things as red wine, green tea and recently discovered in cocoa beans.

The sterols in the chocolate work by tricking the body into lowering cholesterol levels. They do this by getting absorbed preferen-

Along with the CocoaVia line of chocolates, other studies on chocolate have been done showing other favorable benefits on a person's health. Researchers at Harvard University have carried out experiments that suggest that if you eat chocolate three times a month you will live almost a year longer than those who forego such sweet temptation. Another benefit to chocolate is that chocolate can actually make you feel better by increasing certain brain levels (!f mood-altering chemicals.

While there are many benefits of chocolate dieticians stress that people still should eat sweets in moderation and also to be weary of what type of chocolate they are choosing. Many commercial chocolates and cocoas that are available to consumers today are typically processed in ways that destroy many of their natural healthy chemicals. Also, these chocolates usually contain milk high in fat and loads of sugar which can wipe out any health benefits if you gain weight. Researchers say

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Making 2006's resolutions last

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January has come and gone with most people probably forgetting the resolutions they made on the first of the month. New Years resolutions are traditions that date back to Roman times.

The Romans celebrated the New Year by asking for forgiveness from their enemies and giving gifts to each other. They also saw these traditions as a way to close the door on the past and begin the coming year with a clean slate. While modern resolutions may differ slightly from the ancient Romans, the general premise of the tradition lives on today.

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The most common resolutions involve health. Most people vow to go to the gym more, eat better or commit to some other method of losing weight. Several surveys showed that weight loss is still one of the most popular resolutions. Other common resolutions involve our work habits or personal matters. Promises to be better organized or to clean one's apartment more often are examples of this category.

Still, others vow to change personality traits they dislike· about themselves or try to reduce areas of stress in their life. Quitting smoking is a huge resolution that many attempt as part of their outlook for the New Year. Personal finances are also a big part of many resolutions. Pay-

ing off debt is probably the most common one, although some people could be saving up for a big purchase or a vacation.

The age-old problem with resolutions, however, is keeping them. Sure, it is easy to make them now but a month or two from now many will be long forgotten.

There is a multitude of self-help sites on the Internet dedicated to help keep resolutions for longer than a few weeks. Most recommend having a strong commitment to a resolution and monitoring the progress quickly. One site recommendecl typing. up resolutions and taping them up somewhere accessible where you will see them every day.

Most sites state that people should track how well they are doing and encourage people to give rewards to themselves when they reach certain milestones.

Perhaps the biggest reward is letting both friends and fantily know so they can give support with the resolution. Perhaps now some of these tips will help ensure that this year's resolutions last a bit longer than the average week.

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While the majority of people's resolutions deal with losing weight, exercising more often or getting healthy, half the battle seems to be keeping the resolution for more than a week.

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Hearing loss blamed on iPods

CHRISTINE ERNEST A&E EDITOR CME722@CABRINI EDU

Gina McCabe, a senior psychology major, just received an iPod Nano for Christmas. Delighted with the gift, McCabe listens to the MP3 player walking on the way to class, running errands and while using the gym facilities in the Dixon Center.

“I wanted an iPod because life is just better with a soundtrack. I’ve wanted one since they came out, and now it makes the time go by quicker, especially when I’m at the gym,” McCabe said.

Forbes reports that although there are a plethora of MP3 players, the iPod is the main device used. Since the iPod was first introduced to the market, over 27 million iPods have been sold.

The increased use of popular MP3 players is to blame for hearing loss in younger generations. Other researchers also argue that earbuds that iPods use may be more dangerous than the traditional ear-muff-style headphones, according to The Washington Post.

Pete Townshend, a former guitarist for The Who, recently warned the public, via a blog

posting, of hearing damage, especially to those who may use the iPod device. Townshend blames his hearing loss on using studio headphones while recording for repeated years.

“Hearing loss is a terrible thing because it cannot be repaired. If you use an iPod or anything like it, or your child uses one, you may be OK…But my intuition tells me there is terrible trouble ahead,” Townshend wrote.

Studies report that one in seven children and youth aged five to 19 years of age has already suffered some sort of hearing loss, according to Macleans Magazine. These studies were conducted before the popularity of iPods, so experts worry that the number will increase as the exposure to loud music continues.

The Washington Journal reports that there is not enough evidence to prove that the earbuds are more dangerous than other forms of headphones, but researchers like Jerry Punch, a professor of audiology and speech sciences at Michigan State University, beg to differ.

Punch said that when the speakers of the headphones are directly inserted in the ear “it

takes much less sound to arrive at asound level that could be potentially damaging. We’re seeing folks in their early 20s with ears that look – audiometrically – like 50-year-olds’because they’re exposing themselves to louder and louder levels of sound,” according to The Washington Journal.

The Washington Journal also reports that the majority of doctors all agree that this new epidemic of hearing loss “has more to do with volume and exposure time than headphone style.”

Paul Kileny, a director of audiology at the University of Michigan, said, “These portable devices [MP3 players] are not inherently harmful to hearing because of the way they are coupled to the ear,but there are certainly safe levels at which one can listen to them,” according to Forbes. “My recommendation is to listen as such a level that one can still hear conversation, and other people in their environment do not accuse them of shouting when they attempt to converse,” Kileny said.

The Washington Post reports that research has concluded that iPods can reach maximum volume levels of close to 115 decibels. This level is one that falls between a chainsaw and a jackhammer.

“I try to keep my iPod at a level so that if someone says something to me I’ll be able to respond. I don’t turn it up loud because it hurts my ears. My roommate listens to her iPod really loudly and she doesn’t hear when people talk to her. I think people like her are in danger of hearing loss, but it would be the same for anything of that volume,” McCabe said.

Marshall Chasin, the director of auditory research at the Musi-

cians’Clinics of Canada, told Macleans that convincing youth to cut back with their iPod use is not easy.

Chasin said, “If you say, ‘Don’t do this or don’t do that,’ they’ll give you the finger. I think the best way to do it is to just say,‘It’s okay to turn it up when your favorite song comes up, just turn down the volume after that.’Moderation is the major issue,” according to Macleans.

“I use my iPod frequently, at most two hours a day. I also use it a lot when I’m out running errands. I see people walking around campus using them, they are popular everywhere and not just at Cabrini,” McCabe said.

Tommy Choo, a senior audiologist with the Canadian Hearing

Society agrees. Choo compared the new epidemic of hearing loss to the destruction of grass.

Choo said, “If a marching band walks all over your lawn, it just stomps everything to hell. Sooner or later, the grass recovers a bit, but every time you trample it, there are little bits that never come back. It’s permanent damage,” according to Macleans.

“I don’tthink using my iPod everyday is going to damage my hearing as long as I keep it to a reasonable level,” McCabe said.

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Do you ever ask yourself these burning questions

"How do I use footnotes?"

"Where does a semi-colon go?"

"Am I paraphrasing or plagiarizing?"

If you have questions like these, you may be suffering from CEA, college-essayanxiety, a curable condition.

Dr.Ray Hull,of Wichita State University,holds up a decibel meter that registers 80db in an ordinary hallway.Hull,a nationally recognized expert on noise and hearing loss,will ask people to lend him their earbud headphones to test the volume level with his “artificial ear.”

MARIA D’ALESSANDRO/MANAGING EDITOR

Researchers argue that the earbuds that iPods use may be more dangerous than the traditional ear-muff-style headphones,according to The Washington Post.

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Sex is now available in college newspapers. Well, not quite. The College of William and Mary, located in Williamsburg, Va., started its first sex column in 2002 and ever since has been gaining national awareness for some of the more risque articles.

Katie Prengaman, a junior biology and environmental science major, has been the "Behind Closed Doors" columnist for the past two-and-a-half years and has acquired a rise of attention from the position.

"I have always had some topics that were judged to be more scandalous than others, in particular, columns on masturbation, bondage, and yes, this one on balls," Prengaman said, referring to April's issue column headlined "Balls: lick em?, love em?" that discussed not only the iplportance of not neglecting the genitalia, but also some information about the female G-spot and a section about the relationship between sex and food, making sure to write for the male and female audiences.

The Flat Hat student newspaper is a weekly paper completely student-run. "Most of our coverage is catered toward students. However, we do print for the entire campus and community, so in that sense we are not totally student-focused," Stephen Carley, the Flat Hat editor, said. Writing for the Flat Hat does not pay off with course credits and is not censored by editors. Prengaman mentioned that the editors set certain guidelines and those guidelines have not been skewed since.

The Carrie Bradshaw columnist fad has caught on to many more schools other than The College of William and Mary. The "Wednesday Hump" is a sex column for the University of California. Emory University also has a sex column called "Mouth to Mouth." "Love Bites" is another column at Swarthmore College. A few more schools including Cornell and Yale have joined the list.

Some students that write for a college newspaper, which had or has a sex column, are feeling tom about the topic. According to the Associated Press' student press forum, the students were not sure if having a sex column would attract more readers or would not be worth all the trouble from the controversy. "Do you want to be known as a great source of information on campus, or as constantly bordering on being offensive?" Rob Velella of Washington and Jefferson College said.

In Emily Vitrano's case, she felt the column was offensive. "I don't usually read it, because most of the time it's really just gross or pointless," Vitrano, a

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junior kinesiology major at the college of William and Mary, said. ''To me it is something I pass over when I read the Flat Hat because it's not really a strong point."

"Repression causes curiosity. Having everything in the open replaces curiosity with knowledge," Charlie Grugan, a junior graphic design major, said, "All in all, I think a sex column would be better for the health of the student body."

When asked if having a "Sex and the City" type column in a school like Cabrini College would be a good idea, Dawn Francis, an assistant professor of English and communication and a former managing editor of the Loquitur from 1991-1992, said, "Faculty, staff, alumni, parents of students attending the college and community members are all audience targets. While a sex column may appeal to a certain segment of this population, it is not something that all readers would consider newsworthy."

"In general, people enjoy reading it and support me, or they choose not to read it, which is totally cool too," Prengaman said. She added that readership has gone up and that this is the best paper on campus.

A Philadelphia Inquirer staff member, Rita Cellucci, who is also a former Cabrini Loquitur editor, mentioned that the Inquirer just recently started its very own sex column. Furthermore, a sex column in a college newspaper would not bother her if it were done in a professional manner, which she thought was not the case in the Flat Hat.

According to the Society of CoUegiate Journalist National Bylaws in Article XVIII, Section 2 journalists should: "Show good taste. Avoid pandering to lurid curiosity."

"I believe the column in the College of William and Mary's student newspaper eschews this principle in an attempt to pander and shock readers," Francis said.

"When I first ·started, I got some negative attention, hate

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mail, crude phone calls, et cetera. There is one professor, I won't name, who lectures against me in his classes and has repeatedly asked the editorial board to replace me with someone married. He even went as far as to write to my parents to stop me, but he hasn't succeeded, and most of that is in the past now," Prengaman said. "I believe it's important to be frank and open about sexuality, especially for women, and sometimes that requires humor and silliness, but the point, for me, is that when you are comfortable, you'll be happier and safer."

"I think it's important for stu-

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dents to have a relationship or sex column because it helps us know that we are not alone in our thoughts or questions and that it keeps us mentally and emotionally healthy," Cristina D' Amelio, a junior psychology major, said, "Sex is not something hidden in the closet anymore, and though we go to a Catholic college, we still need advice on our sex lives."

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‘Novecento’ brings jazz to stage

DIANA ASHJIAN A&E EDITOR DA725@CCABRINI EDU

The American premiere of Italy’s “Novecento” is jazzing up The Lantern Theater Company’s stage in Philadelphia from now through Sunday, Feb. 26.

This fable, described as “poignant and powerful” by managing director Karyn Lyman, explores Italian jazz and friendship with the quaintness and rhythm of the 1930s.

Written by Alessandro Baricco and directed by Dugald MacArthur, “Novecento” is a fictional testimony to the life of Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon, who spent his entire life at sea and became the greatest jazz pianist ever.

The story is told using flashbacks by solo performer Frank X, who plays Novecento’s bandmate and best friend, and elaborate spurts of piano and trumpets.

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‘Black Jesus’ movie sparks controversy

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meets Frank X’s professionalism for a theater performance that is noted as “mesmerizing” by artistic director Michael Golding.

The stage is located at 10th and Ludlow streets and ticket prices range from $14 to $28.

Show times run on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m., Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m., and Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.

Special group rates are available and can be purchased online at www.lanterntheater.org or by calling the box office at (215) 829-9002.

Also available at lanterntheater.org are upcoming shows and events for The Lantern Theater Company.

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“Was Jesus a Caucasian or an African?” This is a question that is most likely to cause some controversy.

“Son of Man,” a South African film, premiered Jan. 22 at the Sundance Festival in Utah.

“Son of Man” portrays Christ as a modern African revolutionary and intends to shatter the western image of a placid savior with fair hair and blue eyes.

The movie transports the life and death of Christ from first century Palestine to a contemporary African state racked by war and poverty.

“Jesus is born in a shantytown shed, a far cry from a manger in a Bethlehem stable.

His mother Mary is a virgin, though feisty enough to argue with the angels. Gun-wielding authorities fear his message of equality and he ends up hanging on a cross,” according to the website http://snipurl.com/lysp.

Fr. Michael Bielecki, the resident chaplain, said, “The portrayal of being born in a shanty-town fits well, I believe, because Jesus was born in conditions of poverty and not in a five-star hotel.”

Bielecki added that whoever produced the movie is trying to bring the Christ story to contemporary life.

Bielecki continued by saying that the impact on Christians about how Jesus looked will require an open mind and perhaps even a real conversion on the part of many.

“We often seek to tame Jesus down and make him into our own image and likeness so we will not

have to make the unnecessary radical changes in our lives. If we took Jesus as he really was, this would make us very uncomfortable,” Bielecki said.

Bielecki concluded by saying that he hopes and prays that this would not damage relations between the west and Africa, but open people up to seeing Christ in every single person created by God.

Angie Peso, a history, philosophy and political science major, does not think that people will see “Son of Man” in a negative way.

According to Peso, some people may be offended. Peso added that people need to be exposed to different points of view, “Otherwise they will be living in a dream world,” Peso said.

‘The Vagina Monologues’ to empower womanhood

GAIL KATHERINE ZIEGLER ASST.COPY EDITOR GKZ722@CABRINI EDU

Drexel University is performing Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” Feb. 9, 10 and 11 as a part of the V-Day College Campaign. V-Day is a national foundation that raises money to stop violence against women and girls, according to vday.org. Drexel’s performance profits will be benefiting Women Against Abuse, which provides shelter and other resources for victims of domestic abuse.

The play is directed by Kristin Spagnolo and features 15 of Drexel’sstudents. The performances start at 8:00 p.m. at the Mandell Theatre.

The V-Day Campaign also includes “large-scale benefits and produces innovative gatherings, films and campaigns to educate and change social attitudes towards violence against women,” according to vday.org.

The V-Day College Campaign

focuses on productions of “The Vagina Monologues” being performed on or around V-Day, Feb. 14, on college and university campuses.

The proceeds from the productions are given to local organizations within communities around the campus. V-Day.org said, “One of the goals of the College Campaign is to empower young people—the leaders, shapers and messengers of the future.”

Eve Ensler’sbook “The Vagina Monologues” was based on interviews with over 200 women about their memories and experiences of sexuality,according to randomhouse.com. Women like Melissa Ethridge and Oprah Winfrey have performed the monologues, according to randomhouse.com.

The book and play have come under the fire of recent criticism. Including “the ‘othering’of nonwestern women” by Megan Sweeney,a professor at University of Michigan, in an article for insidehighered.com.

In an effort to diversify “The Vagina Monologues,” students at University of Michigan cast all of the roles with minority women, according to insidehighered.com.

The decision created controversy and in the end, white women were allowed to audition as “women who may identify as white ethnics,” such as Italian or Jewish women, according to insidehighered.com.

Despite controversy surrounding the production, both University of Michigan and Drexel University are going ahead with the play.

For ticket information for Drexel’s production, call 215895-ARTS. And for more information on V-Day visit www.vday.org.

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Men's lacrosse:goingfor six in a row

AMANDAFINNEGAN ASST. MANAGING EDITOR AJF724@CABRINI.EDU

The Cabrini men's lacrosse team is carrying more than shoulder pads on their shoulders this season. With five consecutive Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship titles, head coach Steve Colfer and his players are carrying the weight of being th_ebest and staying the best.

Although the team's official season doesn't start till Feb. 26 against Lynchburg in Vrrginia, the players are already hard at work.

Cabrini began its year with almost five weeks of fall ball and a tournament at Haverford College. Senior business and administration major and co-captain Kevin Rayer said that the tournament showed them what they needed to accomplish and improve on.

Withthree of their top scorersgraduated, including PAC player of the year Mark Phillips, the freshmen have big shoes to fill this season.

"We have the talent. It is all a

matter of who will step up into those spots," Colfer said.

Senior co-captain and English and communications major Matt Campbell said that the team's core this season will be defense to compensate for the young offense.

Colfer has brought in 20 eager freshmen and said it is one of the hardest working classes he has seen.

"We have a good freshman class and some very tough kids that can play ball and keep the Cabrini men's lacrosse tradition alive," sophomore sociology major Matt McKinney said.

Some of the key players this season will be returning senior captains Campbell, Rayer, and history and political science major, Nick Terlizzo. All three of the players were named first team all PAC last season. "The captains have a lot of responsibilities on and off the field. I look for them to be mentors to the younger players," Colfer said.

Also rejoining Colfer on the sidelines are assistant coaches Ryan Greer and Kevin Camp.

Like every team here at Cabrini, the men's lacrosse team is

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hoping to bring home PAC championship and an NCAA title. But few can claim as many straight titles as the men's lacrosse team can. They're. going for n!Jmber six. The team is most looking forward to facing Vtlla Julie, ranked second in the PAC, whom they defeated 12-7 in the PAC final.

"Villa Julie always plays us tough and it's a good rivalry," McKinney said.

While most Cabrini student's day is winding down, the men's lacrosse team is just starting practice some nights.

At the first practice back from winter break, co-captain Campbell yells to the team, "F;om now on, grey shirts and blue shorts to practice. We're a team so let's look like one."

The Cabrini men's lacrosse team is working on their game for the 2006 spring season and on all aspects of becoming a team. Even down to the shorts.

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Sports perspective: is T.O. a no-g0?

JASON RADKA ASST. SPORTS EDITOR JNR722@CABRINI.EDU

There is no skepticism that a healthy Terrell Owens is a top wide receiver in the National Football League. Having lost consecutive NFC championship games, Terrell Owens gave the Philadelphia Eagles the final dimension of their offense to lift the birds to the big game.

Despite falling to the Patriots last year in the Super Bowl, Owens still blew the critics away with an outstanding individual perfonnance. Philly fans can always talk about his past in the City of Brotherly Love: however, the sites and sounds of Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and Lincoln Financial Field are no longer in his future.

The loss of Terrell Owens is going to be devastating to an already battered beat-down Philadelphia Eagles team. Major injuries, that include Donovan McNabb, Lito Sheppard, Todd Pinkston and Brian Westbrook prove there's no shame in the Eagles recent 6-10 record. Most of those injured players will return with the Eagles next season, but Terrell Owens is seeking a higher territory in Denver, under Mike Shannahan.

According to the Denver Post, Terrell Owens and his agent Drew Rosenhaus flew out to Denver last week to meet with team owner, Pat Bowlen.

According to league rules and regulations, no transactions can occur until March when free agency begins. However, preliminary talks are permitted. In addi-

tion, Bowlen believes that the troubled receiver can "fit in" with the team.

Despite whether or not Owens leaves Philadelphia or stays, it is safe to say that he is no longer the fan favorite. However, in the event that Terrell Owens does end up in Denver, the Philadelphia Eagles will still be in search of their dynamite go-to guy. The off-season is going to be an interesting one and possibly one of the most crucially important for years to come under Andy Reid.

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Regaining their running game a Super Bowl priority for Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers' offense relies on their running game, which is a source of anxiety for Steelers coach Bill Cowher, especially since it is their second Super Bowl appearance in 26 years.

For all the attention given Jerome Bettis' Super Bowl homecoming to Detroit for the Feb. 5 Super Bowl against Seattle, and Be~is' t~ee short-yardage t?~ch- · down runs, the Steelers runrung game was surpnsu~gly ineffective during their thr~e AFC J?layoffroad victories. The lack of yardage 1s becoming a concern to Cowher. Willie Parker a 1,200-yard per season back has been held to a 2.7 average and he doesn't have a playoff run longer than 14 yards, according to espn.com.

Kwan goes for Olympic gold one more time

Michelle Kwan sealed her spot Friday, Jan. 27 for the U.S. Olympic team by showing a five person monitoring committee her jumps, spins and spirals." It is truly the opinion of this monitoring team that Michelle could win the Olympics," '-----~ said Bob Horen, chairman of U.S. Figure Skating's international committee.

Kwan a five-time world champion and nine-time U.S. champion said, "Thinking gold is good. I'm staying positive, feeling good. I'm injury free. So right now it's just going for it." Kwan will be joining Sasha Cohen, who won her first national title earlier this month, and 16-year-old Kimmie Meissner on the U.S. figure skating team in Turin, according to yahoo.com.

76ers, without herson, defeat Knicks

Allen Iverson was out and Philadelphia didn't look like it missed him. Chris Webber had 21 points and 10 rebounds while John Salmons added 18 points to lead the 76ers over the New York Knicks 91-76 on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Iverson, second in the NBA with 33.6 points per game, sat-out with a sprained left ankle after he ~vas injured in the fourth quarter of Thursday's loss agamst Orlando. "Everyone had to raise their game a little higher and I thought everyone did," coach Maurice Cheeks said, according to espn .com.

Federer wins his seventh grand slam title_

Roger Federer won his seventh Grand Slam title Sunday, Jan. 29, overcoming an early challenge from Marcos Baghdatis to win the Australian Open. Federer's experience under pressure showed as the --... ___ top ranked stepped up his game in the second set and won 11 straight.

Federer won the Wimbledon and U.S. open titles last year. He will try to win his fourth straight major later this year on clay at the French Open- the only Grand ·Slam he has ever won. The Swiss broke-down in tears after receiving the champion's trophy from Rod Laver, the last man to sweep all four Grand Slams in the same year, in 1969, according to yahoo.com.

All-star added to hockey team late in season

MEGHAN HURLEY STAFF WRITER Mul722@CABRINI.EDU

Since the age of five, Josh Foley has been a dominant force in the sport of hockey. Playing ice hockey throughout his middle and high school years, Foley, a junior finance major with a minor in international business, is now the top scorer for the roller hockey team.

Foley, a forward, has 11 goals and nine assists for a total of 19 points this season. The Cavaliers, currently with four wins and four losses, rejected Foley at first because he came in the middle of the season and the team was already full. That changed after they saw him play. He was immediately accepted onto the team that he describes as a "really good group of guys."

Sophomore accounting major and fellow teammate. Bob Quinn, describes Foley as an,"aggressive and all-around all-star player." Foley said that. "we all get along." and the team has the potential to "finish strong." His goal for the team is to play well going mto the playoffs.

Foley doesn't find·it stressful to play a sport and to carry a full class load. He claims it's easy for him to balance and hockey provides a break from school. He finds the games a stress-reliever and there are "no worries while you 're playing," Foley said.

Foley has had a long career in ice hockey, but this is his first time playing roller hockey. He played on club teams in high school and went to nationals several times. After he graduates, Foley hopes to return to playing ice hockey.

Something that has be~n missing at the roller hockey games is fans. Foley said that the team needs the cheers and support of the school because it is a good motivator for the team. They had the most fans last year, and now • they're lucky to get five people to come out to a game.

The team practices every Tuesday night at the Marple Sports Arena. The next game is Sunday, Feb. 12 at 11 p.m., also at the Marple Sports Arena and admission is free.

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Lady Cavs overcome obstacles

After a rocky start, the Lady Cavs have recently torn up their competition in the PAC.

LAUREN AIKEN STAFF WRITER LMA 722@CABRJNI.EDU

The Lady Cavaliers have seen their share of difficulties with almost half of their 17-person roster forced to sit the season out due to serious injury. This serious problem has been giving other players the chance to step up. and get major minutes on the court.

The Cavs have recovered from a 3-8 start and won six of their last eight games with three freshmen m the starting hne u•nd several very important players out due to major set backs.

Melissa Benedetti, freshman. and Sharae Middlebrook, ~ophomore, both had to take a pem1anent seat on the bench due to injuries. along with senior, Jackie Yoder. Kayleen Smith recently returned from an injury. But all of these obstacles did not stop

Cabrini from earning the third best record in the 12-team conference.

Senior, Jen Skursky may have something to do with this newfound momentum. Skursky, who spent her first three and a half years playing as a low-profile player, has taken more than a step forward to contribute to the Cavaliers wins. Last week she put up double-doubles in alt three games while shooting 65.5 percent from the field.

·'Skursky has been tremendous in her play on the court and she has really stepped it up since Christma~.She has always played hard but now she is scoring more and rebounding more and giving us tremendous leadership on defense:· Bobbi Morgan, the head women's basketball coach said.

Morgan is also vel)· confident in her freshman players, who all

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have contributed to the Cavaliers wins the past couple weeks.

Rachel Caron, Kate Ryan, and Nikki Duggan did not begin the basketball season as starters, but wer!! more then welcome to take on their new responsibility when their team needed them.

Duggan contributed greatly to Cabrini's win on Saturday by scoring a career-high 22 pomts.

Duggan went 5-7 from the arc and 7-8 from the foul line to guarantee the Cavs a win against Immaculata. Duggan had help from her fellow teammates Ryan. •.vhohad 16 points and shot 5-6 on the line. Caron helped the Cavs go 5-2 in her seven games as a starter.

Morgan is satisfied with the Lady Cavaliers record this year.

"We have a really talented group of kids and they have gotten so much better. We have played a really, really challenging nonleague schedule. We play against

all good teams with winning records in their conferences. Two of them were NCAA teams last year and for the most part·, we have proven we can play with them and at times, out play them." Morgan said.

She is very understanding that she has a young team, with Jen Skursky and Jackie Yoder the only seniors graduating this year, it is up to the freshman and two sophomores to build their team the next couple of years. ,

"You have to lose close games. win some. until they get an understanding of what it takes. We have the talent and I can't say that enough about all of themtheir attitude and work ethic 1s terrific and it is fun to come to practice. I really think we can play with just about anybody. We have five games left and I believe we can win all of them. I re~lly do."

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Sports perspective: Kobe best in NBA

BRAD DIAMOND STAFF WRITER BRD722@CABRINI.EDU

The secret is out. Kobe Bryant is the best player in the NBA.

Although the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard is considered a selfish player by many, there is no denying the fact that he has the entire Lakers organization on his back at the moment. He has quickly squashed early season comparisons to LeBron James, while making himself the leading MVP candidate.

Bryant, who is averaging 35.8 points per game this season, has almost single handedly re-established the team as playoff contenders. His 81 point performance against the Raptors on Jan. 22 has been the talk around the NBA and water coolers across the country ever since. Bryant, who shot 28-46 from the floor, including 55 points in the second half, got me thinking about some of the best single game performances in basketball history.

We have all heard stories about Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game back in 1962. If you are from this area, you may have also heard of Dajuan Wagner's 100 point game for Camden High School in 2001. However, there have been other single game performances that are very worthy of discussion.

A current player at The University of Connecticut, Denham Brown, scored a Canadian high school record 111 points for West Hill Collegiate Institute back in 2002. Former New Jersey

Net Drazen Petrovic dropped 112 points in a Yugoslavian League Game back in 1985, shooting 40 of 60 from the floor that night.

Frank Selvy of Furman is the only person to score 100 points in an NCAA Division I game. He scored exactly 100 against Newberry College in 1954, shooting

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41-66 from the floor. Clarence "Bevo" Francis holds the NCAA all-division record for points in a game, scoring 113 for Rio Grande College, also in 1954.

In the women's game, Cheryl Miller, sister of Reggie Miller, scored 105 points for Riverside Poly High School back in 1982. However, one of the most absurd stats in basketball history was posted by Lisa Leslie.

Leslie, who is the WNBA alltime leading scorer, scored 101 points for Inglewood Morningside High School in 1990. The amazing fact about the game was that it never technically finished.

Leslie scored all 101 of her points in the first half against South Torrance that night. Trailing 102-24, South Torrance decided not to take the court for the second half.

Leslie made 37-56 shots from the floor, scoring 49 points in the first quarter, and 52 in the second. She was 27-32 from the free throw line. She was on pace for a ridiculous 202 points had the game finished. Shockingly enough, that wouldn't have made her the Guinness Record holder for points in a game.

The Guinness Book recognizes Mats Wermelin of Sweden for his performance in 1974. Wermelin scored all of the points in a 272-0 victory. The record took place in Stockholm during a regional game. It is amazing to see how many inflated statistics are out there in the basketball world alone. However, Kobe's recent accomplishment will long be remembered as one of the greatest performances in the history of organized sports.

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Cavaliers get back on track

CHRISTINEBLOM SPORTS EDITOR CBB722@CABRIN1.EDU

In the last three home games, the Cabrini men's basketball team has shown initiative and desire to head down the path towards the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship.

The Cavaliers took on twotime PAC champion GwyneddMercy and Neumann College along with Immaculata University. These three tight match-ups took place over the course of one week. Even though the Cavs beefed up their record with two wins, they faltered to GwyneddMercy with less than a second left in the heart-pounding game.

When the Knights of

Gwynedd came to "Cavalier Country," Cabrini made a stellar comeback with only three-tenths of a second left. Jeff Dailey, a sophomore guard, attempted to make the game winning shot.

Thirty-five feet away from the net, shooting from half-court, Dailey leaped into the air hoping to win the conference game with a bang.

"All I was thinking about was trying to get it off my finger tips as quick as possible," Dailey said.

However, with such little time left, it was more or Jess ruled impossible. According to the NCAA rules, "No player is physically able to catch and release the ball in three-tenths of a second or less."

"That had to have been the best play of the season," Saleem Brown, the assistant coach, said.

With a final score of 66-64 favoring Gwynedd, Cabrini added the fourth loss to their PAC standing.

Later that same week, Cabrini was invaded for a night of "hoops and hot dogs" as a part of the double-header against Neumann College.

Putting down one-third of the shots, Jim McMahon, the captain and junior forward, led the team with his season-high of 22 points. McMahon, one of the top 20 scorers in the PAC this season, kept an open-mind when executing the game plan. He was on the ball.

Also playing a large role in the

success of the Cavaliers was Bruce MacLelland. Sophomore forward MacLelland contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds to the victory. It was only his fourth time to start in a college game.

The game ended with the Cavs tearing Neumann apart with a score of 62-39. According to Elliot Tannenbaum, Cabrini's sports information director, "The Cavaliers ironically never Jed in the first half and never trailed in the second."

Finally, Irnmaculata ventured to Cabrini and took a stab at defeat. However, they were unsuccessful. The Cavaliers were proven to be as hot as fire. The 90-72 win bumped their PAC record up to 5-6 and 8-10 overall this season.

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Annual faculty art exhibition

All are invited to the opening reception of the annual faculty art exhibition scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. The exhibition is located on the second floor of the Holy Spirit Library in the Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery. Faculty exhibiting works are Lisa Learner, Douglas Lynch, Cassandre Maxwell, Adam Parker Smith and Richard Wagner.The show runs through Feb. 28. For more information contact Dr. Bethany at 610-902-8380.

Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital benefit

Up 'Til Dawn Executive Board invites faculty, students and friends of Cabrini College to attend the second Annual Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital Benefit Dinner at Cabrini College on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. This event is being hosted by Cabrini College Executive Chef Rodney S. Stockett and Up 'Til Dawn at Cabrini College. Tickets are $50. Tickets will benefit the Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. St. Jude Children's Hospital never asks patients to pay anything beyond what their insurance covers and they are continually conducting research to cure childhood diseases. This research is shared with hospitals all over the world, including the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. T) ss code is cas al/business

casual. For more information contact Anne Ferry at 610 902 8410.

What's love got do with it?!

Join Counseling Services for this interactive workshop focused on improving your relationships. Evaluate your relationships. Explore how your relationship affects your life. Learn warning signs of unhealthy relationships.

FREE SNACKS!!

When: Thursday, Feb. 16, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Grace Hall Boardroom. Sign up by contacting Counseling Services at X8561 or stop by the office in Grace Hall, Room 196.

Intelligent Design versus Evolution

On Monday, Feb. 6 at 3:30 p.m: in Founders Hall 358, Dr. David Dunbar of the biology department will give a talk at the mllthe at' cs nd science collo-

quiurn on "Intelligent Design versus Evolution." This talk will look at the theories of intelligent design and evolution and why there are disputes between these two beliefs about how life arose on Earth. Refreshments will be served at 3:15. All are invited to attend.

For more information contact Dr. Brown, chairman of the department of mathematics.

Philosophy department announces honors society

The Cabrini Philosophy Honors Society, Phi Sigma Tau, is open to all students with the following qualifications: three semesters of college work, an average grade point average 3.38 or above and at least two philosophy courses with an average grade of above 3 .00. Interested students may contact Joseph Romano at jromano@cabrini.edu

With six conference games left, Head Coach Matthew Macciocca has high hopes of making the playoffs.

"Our goal for the rest of the season is to go to the playoffs," Macciocca said. "We're just as good as anybody we're playing. Once we get in the tournament, we have a good shot."

The Cavaliers have their next home game on Saturday,Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. against Alvemia. Loquitur welcomes your comments on this story. Please serul your comments to Loquitur@yahoogroups.com. The editors will review your c9mments each week and make corrections if warranted.

Sports Trivia

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Answer: Jim Thorpe

With senior Anthony Bennett at the foul-line, Cavaliers blow out lmmaculata, with a final score of 90-72.