Oct. 11, 2007 issue 06 Loquitur

THE LOQUITUR 5Q

Campus violence calls for updated crisis plans

JAMIE HUFNAGLE NEWS EDITOR JLH729@CABRINI EDU

Cabrini’s public safety department is working closely with the Safety Committee to

update the College’s Emergency Response Plan. This action follows the recent violence on college campuses across the nation.

“This plan and other plans deal with all types of emergencies that may occur on our

property,” Lillian Burroughs, director of public safety, said.

A shooting occurred at Delaware State University on Sept. 21, wounding two students and leaving the remaining students on the campus in a state of lockdown.

Three days prior to the shooting, a carjacking occurred at the University of Maryland at College Park in which a student and his girlfriend were held at gunpoint.

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, a recent

study revealed that many colleges are focusing more than ever on preparing for a crisis since the Virginia Tech Mas-

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Racial tension sparks debate among students

MEGAN PELLEGRINO COPY EDITOR MRP727@CABRINI EDU

GRAYCE TURNBACH A&E EDITOR GRT722@CABRINI EDU

“I can be your best friend or your worst enemy. I can take away your lives with a stroke of my pen,” Jena district attorney Reed Walters said, according to freethejena6.org.

In September 2006, a chain of events happened at Jena, La. leaving a small town of 3,000 in racial tension. Thousands stood up in pro-

test including students from the Greater Philadelphia area. Cheyney and Temple University participated and petitioned the following chain of events.

Incident 1

African American students at Jena High School asked permission to sit under the “white tree,” outside the school where typically white students gathered. The next morning three nooses where found hanging from the “white” oak tree.

“Black students, it is reported, were initially delighted by the sight of nooses hanging from the tree… they stuck their heads through the loops, laughing and clowning. A good time was had by

all,” Dr. Alan Bean, executive director of Friends for Justice, said.

The nooses were considered to be merely a prank by school officials and “light punishments” were given to the three white students.

Incident 2

Jena High School’s main academic building was burnt down. The crime to date remains unsolved. Some officials suspect it is link to arson and the actions are related to the ongoing racial tensions at Jena.

Incident 3

Tensions continue to

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COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE/MCT

Many colleges across the nation have responded to the recent violence on college campuses with updated emergency response plans. More colleges are focusing on preparing for a crisis more now than ever.

ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION/MCT

Students staged a march near the campuses of Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse and Spelman Colleges to Centennial Park in downtown Atlanta, Ga.

Attorney gives student privacy lecture

Are we safe?

Violence can occur anywhere, on any campus, at a major university with 50,000 people, or a small college with only 200 people. Anything can happen.

The most quiet, laid-back person whom you never thought opened their mouth could be the person who engages in an act of violence. It could happen to an individual person, or a group of people; it has no boundaries.

No one at Delaware State ever believed there could be a shooting on their campus; nor did anyone at Cabrini believe that a stabbing could occur. Who would have imagined that one normal Monday morning at Virginia Tech, could have led to the biggest shooting massacre in United States school history?

An act of violence sends shock waves through a campus community. Students and faculty all react differently. Some people shut down in a time of crisis and keep to themselves while other people look towards others for support and the larger community. Even some, like Virginia Tech’s editor in chief of the Collegiate Times, managed to put out a newspaper everyday after the massacre happened. Out of a large staff, only about five to 10 people felt they could handle the situation and wrote stories all night long.

While everyone reacts differently, one question runs through everyone’s mind: Are we safe?

As a result of campus violence across the nation, schools are taking initiative to prevent massacres like Virginia Tech happening on their campus by developing college emergency response plans.

Different techniques, such as sending out mass text messages to all students and faculty like Ohio State does, is a good way to reach all students in a time of emergency. Added public safety, more lighted areas around campus and alert systems are great ways to lower the chances of violence on campus. We’re glad that Cabrini is starting to implement these points into our college.

Could Cabrini handle crisis? Is there a plan? If there is a plan, is it adequate enough to take charge of the situation? Would the counseling center know how to handle a situation like this, and have enough people at the same time. Do professors know the correct steps in going about how to handle a situation with a student who is writing “off” essays? Without the correct training, how would any professor or staff member know how to report something so serious?

In the process of coming up with new security measures around campus, public safety should make an emergency lockdown procedure. After 9/11 happened, all schools went through the specific details that would occur if another situation such as 9/11 would happen. Cabrini should have a plan, written out and practiced by all students so they know what would happen in case of an emergency.

While college officials are focusing on an emergency crisis plan, students can play a part in preventing violence on their campus. It’s more than just having a plan, it comes down to everyday interactions between students, friends and faculty; saying hello to someone as you pass them by, paying attention to friends personal lives and making sure they okay can make a safer campus; negative interactions between students can result in adverse reactions.

There are no guarantees to your personal safety, so people need to be smart and make the right decisions.

William H. Ewing, Esq., member of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, gave a lecture on student privacy rights at Holy Spirit Library on Sept. 28.

Ewing’s open discussion was based on the laws representing the USA Patriot Act of 2001, passed shortly after the attacks on 9/11.

This act entitles that the FBI can issue security records and obtain the records of anyone they deem as a suspect of any crime. By using this act, the authorities can enter a library and obtain any information they wish to have.

“The FBI has an unfair advan-

tage,” Natalie Candido, junior marketing major, said. “With this type of power they can look at anyone’s records, whether they are accused of a crime or not. Where is the privacy in that?”

Three topics were the basis of his overall speech: privacy of records, book banning and 21st century parallel sensory of the internet.

By using previous news stories, Board of Education vs. Pico (1982) and four librarians from Conneticut vs. state (2006) as his examples of the three topics, Ewing said it is important to keep a student’s records private.

In these cases ordinary citizens fought authorities to ensure the privacy of individuals was kept. Ewing asked the audience for their opinions about

individual and student privacy.

Ewing stated that in the case of an FBI agent asking to obtain information for a suspects record, the librarian in charge is the only person notified and is not allowed to share any of the information with anyone.

Ewing questioned if the authorities rights to obtain any information is righteous. Ewing believed that only if a person was a primal suspect should their information be disposed.

“It seems fair to me,” Kristie Dafnis, junior business major, said. “If someone is accused of a crime, I would want the authorities to be able to obtain any information they need.”

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Ewing promoted crowd involvement during his speech, asking students their opinion on student privacy.

College violence increase on campuses

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sacre, although they may not be well equipped to handle one.

Over the summer, colleges and universities around the country revised campus violence policies, started additional mental health training, installed and ac-

tivated new alert systems and even ordered long-range rifles, according to the NY Times.

According to Burroughs, Cabrini is more prepared than they were before the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech.

“The major reason is awareness,” Burroughs said. “This awareness in-

cludes more campus departments communicating better.”

Cabrini currently has a mass email system and a mass phone system. According to Burroughs, a text message alert system will soon be implemented into the system as well.

An increased number of public safety officers also patrol

the campus in order to keep an eye on any potential problems.

“Currently, we have a full complement of Public Safety Officers, which means we have more on campus than previous years,” Burroughs said.

Burroughs is confident that the college is prepared to handle any emergency on campus and

the college has looked at many different vendors that deal with emergency notification systems.

“Though any incident on a college campus, such as a shooting, is tragic the answer is yes, it is discussed how it would be handled,” Burroughs said.

“Our goal is to educate you, the student.”

Protestors rally for racial equality

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grow. At a private party Justin Sloan, a 22-year-old white male, struck 17-year-old Robert Bailey with a glass bottle.

Sloan was charged with battery. His punishment: probation.

Incident 4

On Dec. 4, 2006, six African American students entered into a fight with a white student. The following series of events give the title “Jena 6” to these boys forever.

These six African American boys jumped white student Justin Barker, leaving Barker unconscious.

The boys said that they were provoked by Barker’s racial epithets. Barker’s parents said that Barker is innocent of racial slurs. Barker was treated for injuries to his eyes and ears. He was released from the hospital later that day.

Later that month, the six black students were arrested and charged as adults with attempted murder

and conspiracy to commit murder.

“It’s not equal. Black people get the harshest extent of the law, where as the white people will get, you know a slap on the wrist the first day,” Tina Jones, mother of Carwyn Jones, a boy of the Jena 6, said in an interview with CNN.

A few weeks later three of the six had their charges reduced to aggravated battery. Mychal Bell was not among those three.

At the age of 16, Bell was imprisoned as an adult and held bail of $90,000 and faced up to

22 years in prison if convicted.

Nine months later, in September 2007, Bell was denied his request for a lower bail in being tried as an adult.

A week later on Sept. 21, a rally of thousands was held in Jena, La.

“A few of my peers here at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania did in fact take a trip to Jena, La on the day of the rally,” Khalid Y. Long, Cheyney University president of the NAACP, said.

Bell’s case was taken to juvenile court where his bail

was lowered to $45,000.

On Sept. 27, Bell was released on bail under the conditions that he would not appeal the decision to move Bell’s case to juvenile court.

“We have been very proactive here at Temple for this case,” Darius Alexander, Temple University progressive NAACP president, said.

“We still have mountains to climb, but at least this is closer to an even playing field,” Rev. Al Sharpton at LaSalle Parish in Jena said.

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Cell phones outweigh drunk driving as cause of accidents

JILLIAN SMITH PERSPECTIVES EDITOR JKS724@CABRINI EDU

Ever since you were little, it has been drilled into your head that driving drunk was a big “no-no.” Did you ever think talking on your cell phone and driving could be worse?

Numerous studies have shown that this generation norm is becoming an increased problem.

In a recent study, done by two graduate students at the University of California, Berkley, found that “The most notable of the over 125 studies has concluded that cell phones produce a fourfold increase in relative crash risk—comparable to that produced by illicit levels of alcohol.”

“I really don’t believe it,” junior education major Jessica Sampson said. Most students interviewed on campus felt the same way as Sampson.

“I entirely disagree. If you’re a bad driver to begin with – which most people are – then you’re going to be a horrible driver [no matter what you do],” Nick Weiss, a senior business administration and human resources major said.

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Several studies have confirmed that it is just as dangerous to talk on a cell phone while driving as it is to drive drunk. The studies have also shown that this is becoming an increased problem.

In another study, detailed in the summer 2006 issue of The Journal “Human Factors,” researchers at the University of Utah found

CRS ambassadors raise awareness

DANIELLE FEOLE STAFF WRITER DF727@CABRINI EDU

The Catholic Relief Service Ambassadors, a new program on campus, is beginning its plans to increase awareness of world issues on campus.

The CRS Ambassadors have taken on the job of creating awareness campaigns of different world issues.

The issues they work on include Fair Trade, HIV and AIDS, food insecurity, hunger and homelessness and migration.

The student ambassadors are promoting joint efforts between the college and CRS. CRS is the official relief and development agency of the United States Catholic church.

Jessica Zawrotny, a junior psychology and special education major and CRS ambassador on fair trade, said, “We represent CRS.” Ambassadors plan events on campus to spread awareness.

They often have stands around campus promoting what they do and also hope to make more students aware of an organization that students probably do not know much about.

Elizabeth Briggs, a sophomore psychology and sociology double major and CRS ambassador on food insecurity issues, said, “CRS

promotes global solidarity.”

Each ambassador represents a different issue and most world issues have more than one ambassador assigned to spreading awareness.

Cabrini and Villanova University have a partnership with CRS to help spread these issues even further.

The first CRS ambassador orientation took place on Monday, Oct. 1, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Grace Hall boardroom. This was the first time ambassadors from Cabrini and Villanova were able to share their stories and plans as a team.

They discussed what programs they participated in and what worked and what did not work. They also talked about what their next steps will be, especially since it is Fair Trade month.

According to Patricia Sheehan, a senior English and communications major and CRS ambassador on Fair Trade, coffee is one of the fair trade products that they are trying to promote on campus.

Fair Trade means paying fair wages for people’s products. The profit of Fair Trade products goes directly to the farmer himself.

During Monday’s orientation, ambassadors were given the book, “Fair Trade,” by Jacqueline DeCarlo. This book will help ambassadors to im-

that driving through traffic while on your cell phone increased the likelihood of an accident.

They also reported that it didn’t matter whether you used a hands-free device, like Bluetooth.

“Driving with a phone is fine during the day and in traffic,” George Walter, senior criminology major, said.

This study has also gained the attention of Hollywood.

Back in 2005, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, the hosts of the hit Discovery channel TV show, “MythBusters,” confirmed that it is just as dangerous to talk on a cell phone while driving as it is to drive drunk.

The two hosts arranged an obstacle course into four parts: accelerating to 30mph and then stopping at a stop sign, parallel parking, seeing how long it would take to do 15mph through the whole course, and while going 30mph, being told to switch left, right or center lane. Each part was graded by an instructor.

During a sober run of the course, both test drivers passed. However, during the cell phone run, Hyneman asked the drivers three questions in which they had to either think about the answer, repeat a sentence, figure out a verbal puzzle and list five things. Both driv-

ers failed the obstacle course.

During the drunk driving run, both drivers got their blood alcohol level to just below the legal limit of 0.08.

The first driver failed the test, however not nearly as badly as with the cell phone test.

The second driver failed the parking test and “half failed” the time trial for not looking both ways.

Overall, the cell phone tests were failed by a much bigger margin, though Savage’s observation was that you can put down a cell phone, you can’t instantly get “undrunk.”

“More people talk on their cell phone than drive drunk,” Weiss said.

According to the University of Utah study, “While talking on the phone, the drivers lost track of vital visual information--such as whether a traffic light was red.”

“I definitely feel distracted, but not destructed,” Nicole Necci, junior elementary education major, said about talking on her cell phone while driving.

So the next time you’re in your car and about to make a phone call, stop and think of the danger you may be putting yourself in. Etienne Cicilia, sophomore undecided major, said it best. “Both are pretty irresponsible.”

prove their understanding on the issue they are constantly using word of mouth to express.

Yadi Toledo, a senior English and communications major and CRS ambassador on Fair Trade, said, “We are educating to create awareness and our goal is for people to hopefully implement these issues in their own lives.”

There are many possible events that students can become involved in with each global issue.

Cabrini’s hunger and homelessness awareness week campaign is coming up.

Possible events will include a Thanksgiving food drive, Cabrini Island, a sleep out, an interactive hunger banquet and a letter-writing campaign.

The HIV and AIDS events that you can participate in will include: adopt a family, a movie night, advocacy and pizza night, a prayer vigil and a benefit concert.

Students interested in becoming part of the awareness of these global issues should contact the Wolfington Center.

Loquitur welcomes your comments on this story. Please send your comments to: Loquitur@googlegroups.com. The editors will review your comments each week and make corrections if warranted.

U.S. sat back during unjust murders

LIZ GARRETT STAFF WRITER EGG722@CABRINI EDU

Blackwater, the private company hired to perform security functions in Iraq, has been accused of at least 16 unauthorized killings of Iraqi civilians. Furthermore, the State Department officials made a minimal effort to take control of the security guards who were responsible for shooting at Iraqi civilians. These charges were made in a congressional report released Monday, Oct. 1. Blackwater USA guards have discharged their guns on 195 different occasions. The officials did not deem it necessary to examine the guards at Blackwater for impending legal responsibility, according to the congressional report. According to a report submitted by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, only 122 Blackwater employees have been dismissed from their positions. They have been abusing weapons, violating both alcohol and drugs and behaving unprofessionally on the job. The FBI is planning an investigation of an occurrence on Sept. 16, in which Blackwater guards attacked a Baghdad neighborhood.

Clinton fundraising continues strong

Campus receives alcohol grant

CHRISTOPHER R BLAKE STAFF WRITER CRB724@CABRINI EDU

Cabrini College has recently been awarded an $11,500 grant by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to prevent underage and high-risk alcohol use.

Cabrini was one of the 65 organizations throughout the state to receive a portion of more than $700,000 in funding. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $11,500.

A press release by the PLCB said, “The 30 college and university grants will use environmental management strategies to eliminate underage and high-risk use.

These strategies include enforcement efforts, social norms campaigns, Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS), counseling training and activities and college alcohol risk assessments of the campus and surrounding areas to identify issues leading to alcohol problems.”

“Youth are more creative than ever in their attempts to get alcohol and drink alcohol in ways that jeopardize their lives,” said PLCB Chairman P.J. Stapleton in the press release.

“Strategies supporting a local environment that does not accept underage drinking and highrisk college drinking will reduce the willingness of young people to engage in such activities.”

Cabrini College and the Office of Health and Wellness have received a grant for the past two years including an $8,000 award the previous year.

“The funds that Cabrini received will be used to continue our campus and community coalition with the goal of preventing our students from participating in underage and high-risk drinking,” said Chris Hyson, the director of

health and wellness education.

In 2005 Cabrini formed a campus committee called the Partnership for Alcohol Education that meets monthly to discuss alcohol related issues, opportunities for collaborations, and alcohol research and education. The committee has revised alcohol policies, hired an alcohol and drug counselor and increased the number of substancefree social events on campus.

“I strongly believe that there are a large number of students that are responsible with alcohol but there are still handfuls that are irresponsible. The minority can cause problems for the entire campus,” said Diipali Figgles, a freshman political science major.

“I feel that there are already a large amount of alcohol-related information and programs that inform students about alcohol consumption such as the mandatory program of alcohol education taken by all freshmen.”

Another important program running through the health and

wellness center is the social norms marketing campaign, “which promotes the actual healthy and protective behaviors that the majority of students are engaging in to correct misperceptions and shape positive behavior change via posters, table tents, promotional items, and more,” as seen on the Cabrini health and wellness web page.

Social norms advertisements are placed around campus including in Founders Hall, resident halls and in the cafeteria. The campaign provides students with information regarding alcohol. For example 91.5 percent of Cabrini students have not had their academics negatively affected by alcohol.

“I think all educational programs are great and it will give our students some things to think of that they may not have thought of before,” Lillian Burroughs, director of public safety, said. “Every college or university has drinking issues but I really feel, especially this year, the problem is getting better.”

Sen. Hilary Rodham Clinton has outdone her Democratic rivals recently in fundraising. In addition, she has pulled 33 percentage points ahead of Sen. Barack Obama in a recent poll. Her strong fundraising marks the first time she has gained support from a larger amount of Democrats than Obama has. An article in the Oct. 3 Washington Post said the reason for her positive reputation is due to her focus on important issues such as healthcare. Along with her husband, Bill Clinton, she has grabbed the attention of countless Americans by exposing her campaign through more and more television programs.

Gathering of DNA increases exonerations

The Justice Department is bringing together an accumulation of DNA counts from people confined in federal prison to test whether they are innocent of their crimes. The collection of people that are the most impacted as well as a major role of this DNA sampling are the illegal immigrants. Congress approved the gathering of DNA from those detained by federal authorities, in a small amendment to the restoration of the Violence Against Women Act in January 2006. Throughout this past year, preparations and research have been carried out in order for the successful formation of this regulation. Obtaining DNA counts from people arrested and illegal immigrants is as simple as the process of fingerprinting; it is meant to go unnoticed by those affected.

Fraud is amplified in New Orleans

Public corruption issues have been spreading throughout New Orleans as a result of stricter law enforcement. According to the FBI 171 people in this urban area of Louisiana have been charged with public dishonesty, from this past September back to 2003. 80 percent were exposed as guilty to situations concerning both fraud and bribery. The extreme number of cases with this issue can be traced back to the billions of dollars of destruction from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The FBI has begun to call attention to the corruption in New Orleans through a campaign involving radio commercials and public meetings, in order to warn officials not to act illegally.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has presented Cabrini with a grant in an attempt to prevent underage and high-risk alcohol use. Funds that Cabrini received will be used to continue campus and community coalition with the goal of preventing students from participating in underage and high-risk drinking.

Perspectives Persp e c t ives

Violence at schools spiraling out of control

School in Louisiana, are currently underway.

Do you really feel safe on campus? IN

MY OPINION

SARAH PASTOR

STAFF WRITER

SEP722@CABRINI EDU

College is supposed to be a place where students live, learn, grow as individuals and prepare for successful entrance into the workforce. But lately, universities across the country are also becoming grounds for massive acts of violence and tragedy.

Last spring’s devastating shootings at Virginia Tech made U.S. history as the most deadly school shooting on record with 32 fatalities and thousands of physical and psychological wounds that may never heal.

Trials for suspects in the Jena Six case, which has been deemed as attempted second degree murder of a white student by six black students at Jena High

Even Cabrini’s seemingly serene and peaceful campus was struck by an unexpected stabbing during the Spring Fling of the 2006 spring semester. With new acts of student violence surfacing nearly every semester, university campuses are proving to be a dangerous place to get an education.

No justification is ever enough to explain the tragic event of a school violence incident, but there does seem to be a common factor shared by many acts of campus violence across the nation.

Nearly all of the violent events can be traced back to some form of discrimination or racism between the perpetrator and the victims.

In the Virginia Tech massacre, shooter Cho Seung-Hui left hours of footage explaining why he had felt the need to murder so many innocent people. The recording was aired on national television and featured Seung-Hui’s rants about “ungrateful, spoiled rich brats.”

Seung-Hui, a Japanese

American born in the country, felt so much resentment towards his fellow students that he found it necessary to go on a shooting rampage resulting in the death of five college professors and 27 students.

The Jena 6 case began from the innocent attempt to sit under the so -called “white tree.” The tree was supposedly unofficially claimed by only white students.

The morning following this incident nooses were found hanging from the tree.

This sparked a series of interracial tension between the school’s students, leading up to the attack and hospitalization of one white male after being struck and repeatedly kicked by a group of six black students.

It seems ridiculous that discrimination between students of different backgrounds is severe enough to warrant such violence, but attacks such as these are becoming more prevalent every year.

I am shocked that school violence has reached such destructive levels.

When I came to Cabri-

ni I felt more than safe on such a small, isolated campus. School shootings and other violent episodes seemed impossible to affect Cabrini’s conservative and prestigious student body. The stabbing in the Spring of 2006 proved that even small, private colleges are not exempt from discrimination violence within the student community.

Violence on school campuses has been widely publicized by the media. I think that while any major event deserves to be covered on the news, delving into the disturbing specifics of school shootings, stabbings or other acts of violence is sometimes more upsetting than effective.

I worry that a troubled student somewhere will see the horrific events and become motivated to imitate them at their own high school or university.

While students should be aware of the potential for discrimination and violence in any scholastic setting, coverage should not be so overwhelming that it interferes with the main reason for going to college: a quality education.

Crystal ball will tell everything

IN MY OPINION

JESSIE HOLEVA

STAFF WRITER

JH734@CABRINI EDU

Dying to know the future? See a psychic, they’ll tell it all!

Yes, maybe I am gullible but I’m a believer and that’s because I’ve seen the light. A psychic has predicted my future and what a future it is!

It was a particularly nice day when I strolled into Miss Young’s office in New Hope. As I walked through the doorway, I felt an unworldly good vibe and I knew I was at the right place.

My two aunts accompanied me; they’ve sought out the mother’s psychic services before, who’s since passed on.

The mysterious dark haired woman took me back to her table where she explained the different types of readings: palm, tarot cards, crystal ball.

I chose the reading which was the most expensive and most thorough, the crystal ball.

As I sat there in extreme anticipation the reading began. She stroked the crystal ball with her long polished fingernails as she peered inside.

She started off with my family’s medical history and told me that the high blood pressure on my mother’s side will skip me. Then it started to get juicy.

I will get married a few years after college and will have three boys.

Also, I will be working a lot with men; they’ll open a lot of doors for me.

So true; this summer I got an on-air job at a popular rock station in Scranton. Who hired me? Two males,

JILLIAN SMITH

Before last semester, I felt very safe on campus. Being in the communications wing until 1 a.m. or later was the norm for me. I had a radio show 7 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday nights, which I was usually up there alone.

That all changed towards the end of the semester when a man I didn’t know, followed me into the radio station. The radio station doors are handicap accessible so they stay open for 10 seconds and then close automatically. I had gotten up to use the bathroom, and when I keyed myself in, he slipped in behind me. I sat down behind the board where the DJ sits, he sat across from me.

My heart stopped. Here was this man I had never seen before sitting across from me in the radio station, talking to me like nothing was out of the ordinary.

ured I was dead. Here was this man, I had never seen on campus before, talking to me about killing someone, and asking me to step out of someone’s line of vision. I quickly said no, that I had to finish my radio show.

He decided that he had enough and told me he was leaving, however, he would try to come back next week so maybe I could get him on the air. He left the studio. I watched him leave the communications wing and ran into the production studio where Kara was working. I broke down, hysterically sobbing. Kara said she did not worry because she thought I knew the man, that if she would have known that I was in potential danger she would have came over and gotten me out of that situation.

I have never been so scared in my life. In a situation like that, you can only think the worst.

101 questions ran through my mind after the situation. Who was this man? Why was he on campus? Why was he in the communications wing? How did he get here? Why was it okay for him to just follow me in? My questions were never answered.

plus almost all my coworkers are men!

Shocked? There’s more. She said that I went through a big change earlier in the year, a change of scenery and who I surround myself with, and that I adjusted wonderfully.

Last year was my freshman year. Coming to Cabrini was a big step. How more right could she be?

Wait, wait there’s still more. She told me to look for someone with the initial of the letter M.

This woman with the monumental talent said it could be in any of this person’s names, such as middle or last name. My boyfriend, who is a Cabrini student, middle name from confirmation is Matthew.

Since this life-changing experience I’ve been anxiously awaiting my next visit. This summer I contemplated seeing a psychic on the boardwalk, but I wasn’t sure if it would be quite as accurate. Never the less, my psychic knew what she was talking about.

He asked me questions. I tried to dodge them as much as possible but it wasn’t working. He made me guess his age, he was 26, and when I asked him his name, he lied, told me it was another name and then laughed and told me his real name.

He began talking to me, intensely, about the War in Iraq, stating that he would never kill anyone, however, if he had to, he would. He continued to go into graphic detail of how he would kill someone.

I was terrified. I didn’t know what to do, where to turn. In retrospect, I could have picked up the phone, IMed someone on the computer, text messaged a friend, or even called over to my friend Kara Schneider who was in the adjoining production studio working on a project, but none of that came to mind.

He asked me to take him back to the CD wall. I froze. The CD wall was a whole separate room and if I left Kara’s vision, I fig-

So, do I still spend my nights in the communication wing? Not alone. I will not walk back to my room in the dark anymore. I will not find myself alone on campus anymore.

I work at the mall on weekday nights. When I come home from work around 11:30 p.m. I have to park in Dixon and walk to West Res. I don’t do it by myself. I make a friend come with me or we meet half way.

So do I feel safe on campus? To an extent. Do I protect myself and observe my surroundings more carefully? You better believe I do. Do I feel that campus security should be upped? Hell yes. There should be something done, especially in the communications wing, for students who do projects late at night.

Thank God, Kara was in the other room and could keep an eye out on me. What would have happened if I was by myself, no security cameras or any other precautions taken? I would, and still do, hate to think of what could have happened.

Looking into a crystal ball can tell you your life’s fate.

Women

Love it or hate it, reality tv is here to stay

run around doing actual work everyday. It was very humorous watching Paris and Nicole do some of the strangest jobs. The show became somewhat addicting because I wanted to see some of the crazy things they would get themselves into.

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Washing your hands: just a woman thing?

IN MY OPINION

LAURA LOMBARDI

STAFF WRITER LCL723@CABRINI EDU

The “hand washing police” have decided that men are much less likely to wash their hands than women are. A recent study by the infectious disease scientists has determined that men have major issues when it comes to washing their hands after using public toilets.

There appears to be a large gender gap when it comes to hygiene. The recent study showed that onethird of men didn’t bother to wash their hands after using the bathroom, compared with just 12 percent of women. The latest study was based on observations last month of more than 6,000 people in four big cities.

It’s news worthy because people who don’t take the time to wash up are spreading their germs to the rest of the world. It takes all of one minute to wash up yet people are either too lazy or in such a rush that they can’t do it. Come on guys,

WASH YOUR HANDS!

The story goes on to list these ‘dirty details’:

Atlanta’s Turner Field baseball stadium again was the worst. Only 57 percent of guys there washed up, compared to 95 percent of women.

New York was Second City to Chicago in cleanliness. In restrooms at the Windy City’s Shedd Aquarium and Museum of Science and Industry, 81 percent of men and women combined washed their hands, compared to 79 percent at the Big Apple’s Penn and Grand Central train stations.

At San Francisco’s Ferry Terminal Farmers Market, 62.5 percent of men lathered up. Women did better, with 84 percent.

Think of it this way,

everything you touch in the bathroom before you do your business has been touched by dirty, grimy unwashed hands of millions of other people. How gross do you think those door latches are on the stalls? Or the toilet handle?

Washing your hands is the best way to stop germs from spreading. Think about all of the things that you might have come in contact with today - from the telephone to the toilet.

Maybe you blew your nose in a tissue and then went to exercise at the gym. Whatever you did today, you came into contact with germs. It’s easy for a germ on your hand to end up in your mouth. Think about how many foods you eat with your hands.

I understand that you can’t wear rubber gloves all day long, but you can wash your hands so those germs don’t get a chance to make you or someone else sick. When germs go down the drain, they can’t make anyone sick!

Reality TV-- some people love it, some people hate it. Personally, I think reality TV isn’t as popular as it once was. It isn’t as appealing.

There are plenty of reality TV shows out there and people seem to get drawn in again and again. I don’t think that reality shows are that great anymore.

I must admit that I occasionally watch reality television because there really isn’t anything else on at the moment. The one reality show that I couldn’t get enough of was the “Simple Life.”

I never really understood why I got into watching the “Simple Life.” Perhaps it was because I enjoyed watching princess Paris and Nicole

Most of the reality shows today look scripted. It’s not as fun to watch. People watch reality shows for different reasons. I wanted to watch the Simple Life because it was something out of the ordinary. Maybe that is why people liked the show “Survivor.” You normally wouldn’t have people having to fend for themselves without having a large amount of supplies with them.

Other reality television is more about winning a big prize in the end and watching each person scheme and manipulate until the final episode. Those types of reality television sometimes are occasionally interesting. Some people like to watch just to see who is stirring up trouble, but its definitely something I wouldn’t tune in to watch all the time.

The biggest draw to reality television is prob-

ably the young adults who watch shows such as “Laguna Beach,” “The Hills” and “The Real World.”

People love to watch the drama that occurs in other people’s lives. Sometimes it’s nice to see other people having drama. As for me I’m over all of those types of reality shows.

Most types of reality shows seem to be way too scripted and fake so people tend to lose interest quickly. I would have to agree. Why would I want to watch something where I know exactly what is going to happen? Its not “reality” anymore, its just another television show who cast people who are “normal.” Your typical teenager does not look like the girls and guys from “Laguna Beach” and “The Hills.”

Reality TV will always be around and people will always be willing to watch it. A few years ago you couldn’t turn on the television without tuning into a frenzy of reality shows. In recent years the reality TV scene has declined greatly. In the end, I’m over the reality TV scene.

Celebrity overload IN MY OPINION

nothing, and both getting a “get out of jail free card” just because they’re from wealthy families.

CHRISTY ROSS STAFF WRITER CLR725@CABRINI EDU

When it comes to celebrities and the law, I have heard enough. Everyday there seems to be a different celebrity somewhere in the world breaking some different law.

Paris Hilton probably didn’t learn anything from her time behind bars. Why would she? She was there for less than a month, in a private cell. I can’t say this bothers me because I know that if I were ever in that position I would love it if it could be the same way with me. On the other hand, they

of prison that long. Hopefully a judge will see that he should serve a full sentence behind bars because it should only make him a better person in the end.

Just because you have money, or because your parents are rich, or because you’re a great football player does not mean that you can break the law. The law is set for a reason, and if you are going to punish some people a certain way, and others another way, then why even have laws?

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I will admit that celebrity gossip takes up about 85 percent of my life and I am addicted to reading all about who is cheating on who, who’s in rehab and so on, but as far as the law goes, I’m over it. They have the money to keep themselves out of prison. If only we all could be so lucky.

Most of their offenses are pretty much caused from drinking or from drugs. They can get in the same amount of trouble as a normal person but because they are famous that means nothing. Take Paris and Nicole for instance, both famous for absolutely

are out there with no care in the world and are putting other people at risk when they get behind the wheel drunk.

Other crimes, like Michael Vick being charged with the dog fights shouldn’t go unpunished either. If convicted, Vick could spend up to five years in prison. Will he? Probably not, but in my opinion he deserves to. He has enough money to keep himself out

Overall my opinion on celebrities and the laws is that it is pointless. They shouldn’t even have to go to court, because ultimately they end up getting off the hook one time or another. I would think that after the same offense occurred a third or fourth time there would be a little more punishment to go along with it.

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have been proven to spend more time on their personal hygiene than men.

study at Atlanta’s Turner Field showed that out of 100 males, only 57 percent of them washed their hands after going to the bathroom compared to the 95 percent of women.

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Finish your greens, tea that is

Getting in the greens, like eating loads of yummy broccoli Mom piled on the dinner plate, is an obvious way to good health, but who knew going green didn’t only apply to vegetables. Green tea, hot or cold, offers numerous health benefits.

“I’d probably drink more of it if I knew more about the benefits,” Alyssa Newman, a freshman communications major, said. The attributes green tea has to offer don’t seem to have the monumental buzz it rightfully deserves.

Out of the students interviewed for this piece, only a few were actually aware of how good green tea was for health.

Susie Smith, a sophomore elementary education major, knows green tea is a healthy choice and opts for the diet version.

“I hear it’s better than a lot of other drinks, but don’t

know why,” Smith said. Water comes in as the number one healthy drink, but tea ranks number two, according to the author of “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth,” Jonny Bowden.

Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., hosts a nationwide radio call-in health show and has written a best-selling book, “Living the Low Carb Life: Choosing the Diet That’s Right for You from Atkins to Zone.”

Green tea falls into the non herbal category which is made up of three others: white, black and oolong (red). These teas are unstoppable when it comes to helping out the body.

Green tea has antioxidants. Yes, and that’s the main good quality students being interviewed seemed to know. But what does that big word mean and why are antioxidants desired?

Antioxidants can be found in a number of items such as whole grains, berries, carrots and coffee.

In “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth,” Bowden

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consumed regularly. Tea overall gets a gold star for the amount it possesses.

Green tea reduces blood sugar, lowers cholesterol and helps protect against heart disease.

In the health food book earlier mentioned, Bowden also said that drinking more green tea will reduce the risk of coronary artery disease.

There’s also been talk of green tea being linked to helping with Alzheimer’s disease.

Making your dreams come true

Nicholas Jacques is new to the art department. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in communication design from Kutztown University, a BFA in painting from the University of Hartford and a Master of Fine Arts in painting from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Q: What do you have your students call you?

A: I go by Nick and occasionally Sensai. It was supposed to be a joke but with a few people the name stuck.

Q: Where’s your hometown?

A: I was born in Chicago and raised in Philadelphia.

Q: What do you think of Cabrini so far?

A: I really like it. I was an adjunct all of last year and substituted for three classes each semester. So I got acquainted with the campus.

Q: What’s your favorite book?

A: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. I read it for the first time in high school. I liked it a lot and recently read it again and got reacquainted.

Q: What’s your guilty pleasure?

A: I’m a big Genesis fan. I recently went to see them two nights in a row. The second night I had floor seats.

Green tea has been known to have numerous health benefits such as reducing a person’s blood pressure.

states that antioxidants are, “compounds in food that help fight the process of oxidation, or oxidative stress, a factor in virtually every degenerative disease.”

Think of an apple that’s been cut in half or already eaten. Let it sit out and the

inner part exposed to the air turns brown.

It can cause damage to cells and organs when this process occurs inside the body, but it happens daily.

Don’t stress too much, because there are tons of antioxidants in other foods

There are a few extra special reasons why green tea should be appealing to college students. It speeds up the metabolism, a major priority for those who are dreading the freshman 15.

It also releases dopamine, one of the main chemicals in the brain which’s associated with pleasure. This lifts moods and lowers stress. Plus, tea bags are extremely inexpensive.

If getting a lift to the grocery store is not an option Jazzman’s has green

tea bags ready for brewing. They also carry Arizona’s green tea cold in regular and diet, but don’t be mislead. Most bought cold are already sweetened. The sugary versions out on the market have such a little serving of all the good stuff that it’s better to only drink them for taste, Annette Teichman, a registered dietician and professor of nutrition at Gwynned Mercy College and Montgomery County College Community College, said. She said that benefits lie in the actual tea. That means minus the added high fructose corn syrup brands like Lipton posses in some of their teas.

Most cold brands don’t live up to the actual benefits the tea can generate. If striving for the benefits in the cold version tickles the fancy then brew and chill or just read the label carefully and watch out for sweeteners.

Dietitian advises students

DIANA TRASATTI STAFF WRITER DLT722@CABRINI EDU

Students strive to maintain a healthy diet in a tempting atmosphere.

Dietitian Kristen N. Roscioll was at Cabrini on Wednesday, Sept. 26 to help guide students in food selections and weight management. Roscioll addressed how to overcome the dieting challenges that college students encounter.

College students make a variety of mistakes. One of the most common is skipping breakfast. Breakfast is an important factor in eating healthy and something that college students neglect, Roscioll said. It is important to start eating early and one’s breakfast should consist of 300 to 400 calories.

Eating before bed is harmful to one’s diet and does not give the body sufficient time to break down the food. Roscioll suggests not eating 90 minutes to two hours before bed.

Juice and soda act as a harmful indulgence. An eight ounce can may have up to 100 calories. Vitamin drinks also are not advised. These drinks contain calories and one can gain the same nutrients from vitamins. It is best to avoid these drinks and stick with water or unsweetened beverages.

Roscioll urges students to avoid the dieting myth that all carbohydrates are always bad. “Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of fuel,” Roscioll said. We can not cut them out of our diet completely, but we must consume them in moderation.

College students are constantly on the go and may not have time to sit down and eat a healthy balanced meal. Roscioll suggests students carry snacks on them. Granola bars, trail mix, crackers and nuts are all healthy snacks that can hold one over until

Eating a healthy breakfast is key in maintaining a healthy diet.

they are able to eat a proper meal.

It is all right for one to indulge in their favorite food once in a while.

Too many restrictions often do more harm than good. It is the amount we consume of favorite foods that is harmful to diets.

The amount of food college students eat is at times larger than the recommended servings. The average person should consume about 2500 calories a day. Eating the appropriate serving size is one of the more important factors in dieting.

Students may have the will to eat

healthy, but sometimes the campus food does not leave them with that option.

“The food that they have in the cafeteria doesn’t seem too healthy,”

Caitlin Robillard, a sophomore history major, said. “I usually go to the grocery store to buy food.”

Exercise works in conjunction with dieting. Robillard recommends that students exercise three to five days a week for a half hour to 45 minutes.

This will not only aid in dieting, but also helps in students overall wellness.

Lucid dreaming is the art of directing your actions while you dream. Sleep researchers and psychologists have done various studies on the topic, which is becoming increasingly popular and has appeared in films such as Pan’s Labyrinth.

KEOUGH STAFF WRITER SEK723@CABRINI EDU

Lucid dreaming is the basis behind the new movie

“The Good Night.” For those who are unaware, lucid dreaming is when a person realizes they are dreaming and can guide their actions within the dream.

The movie is about a man who is unhappy with his real life so he decides to develop the art of lucid dreaming. It premiered on Oct. 5 and is starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Penelope Cruz and Martin Freeman.

An article in the New York Times discussed lucid dreaming and said this practice existed in the West since about 1867, but it is now becoming more of a trend in other parts of the country. Many people are interested in the lucid experience and are determined to train themselves. There are mental exercises that can be done, as well as workshops and chat rooms that discuss the practice.

Psychologists are also extremely fascinated with the research they have found. Sleep researchers and dream experts have confirmed that lucid dreaming does exist. A psychophysiologist, Dr. Stephen LaBerge, founded the Lucidity Institute, where he carries out research and teaches others to become lucid dreamers. “It’s kind of fun

to do the impossible,” LaBerge said in an article for the New York Times.

Although it is becoming more known, many people are still clueless as to what lucid dreaming is. Some Cabrini students knew what is was, but others did not.

Michael Pio, a senior English and secondary education major, has heard of it but didn’t know what it was. He said he has never tried to control his actions in dreams, nor does he think about it. He has, however, done things in his dreams that he couldn’t do in real life, like fly or date a supermodel.

On the other hand, Kate Conahan, a sophomore exercise science and health promotion major, had never heard of it, but she has been aware she was dreaming. She said she can, “Make things go the way I’d like to in real life.” She usually realizes she’s dreaming just before she wakes up.

Lucid dreaming could be helpful for people that have nightmares. If a person could realize they were dreaming it might not be as scary.

Danielle Murphy, a junior psychology, sociology and religious studies major, said that she has lucid dreams and can direct the actions.

“When I have a repeated dream and I know something bad is going to happen, I try to do something different so the result will

be different, but it usually just happens anyway,” Murphy said.

People are able to train themselves to be a lucid dreamer whereas others have always done it.

Dr. Jayne Gackenbach, a psychology professor that also does research on lucid dreaming, said in an article for the New York Times that, “adept lucid dreamers are excellent at remembering dreams,” and that, “they tend to have strong visualization and spatial skills.”

The New York Times article discusses ways that people can train themselves to be a lucid dreamer. One example would be reality checks that involve constantly glancing at the time. The article said, “The theory is that if a person does this regularly while awake, he or she will likely repeat it while dreaming and will recognize inconsistencies.”

Another method is to keep a dream journal. This will put into perspective the signs to look out for in a dream to know it’s not real. For instance, if a person remembers seeing a monster in their dream and writes it in a journal, he will know that if he sees a monster again that he is probably dreaming.

Other movies that have incorporated lucid dreaming are “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Vanilla Sky.” In addition, there are quite a few books coming out on this topic.

Do your homework, get good grades, take advanced classes, get into a great college—make money. Ok, so maybe people don’t just come out and say it, but why else would they work so hard on getting that degree?

According to a recent study conducted by the Pew Center Poll, 81 percent of 18- to 25-year-olds listed getting rich as either the most or second most important goal in life.

Conversely, in a poll conducted by the Associated Press and MTV only one percent listed money as a cause to their happiness. So if it is not making them happy, then why do young adults want money so bad?

“It’s like a game, like a race to see who can get the most money,” Daniel Taylor, a graduate student, said. “It’s almost like the thing to do.”

It is heard in music and it is seen on television. In our capitalistic society money is flaunted to no end. Per-

haps teens are more susceptible to the imagery but that doesn’t mean that they want money and nothing else.

“It’s a more materialistic society,” Mike Sullivan, a sophomore history and secondary education major, said. “People want one

thing and another as well.” Maybe it’s not that young adults want money, but rather that they see money as a means to acquiring other things that they want. Money is universal; in order to get a car or a new pair of jeans it is necessary. But money couldn’t possibly be more important than family and friends

could it? Do people worship the almighty dollar above blood and water?

When asked what’s most

a life preserver that keeps a person from sinking into unhappiness.

important to her, Melissa Koch, a graduate student, said, “Family and raising my kids.”

Once a family is established, money seems to take a backseat. It almost seems that money isn’t a key to happiness but rather

Without it, young adults may feel inadequate but with it they may just feel safe and secure.

Not one student interviewed said that they thought getting rich was important, but perhaps that was because they were confronted with these statistics.

The unconscious may harbor some of these monetary wants but it seems that at least some students know where their priorities lie.

“Money is a necessity, but ultimately the relationships you establish around you are most important,” Sullivan said.

It is near impossible to escape the “get rich” mentality in our society, but it seems that when it comes to happiness money is no substitute for family and friends.

Money can buy cars and money can grant the person who possesses it power, and while many young adults seem intent on gaining it, what they want most and what they need most— is priceless.

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Sitcoms cancel homosexuality

BRITANY WRIGHT STAFF WRITER BLW723@CABRINI EDU

Network television has begun to cancel homosexual characters from their sitcoms while cable television has cast more this year. The organization, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, GLAAD, is in upset over the decrease of homosexual characters on network television.

In a study of homosexuals depicted on television, GLAAD, an organization that strives to eliminate homophobia and discrimination against members of the opposite sex and homosexuality; discovered that in the 20072008 season, only seven characters will be homosexual. Six of the seven characters will be produced by ABC network on such shows as “Brothers & Sisters,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Ugly Betty” and “Cashmere Mafia.” The only other network that will be producing a show with a homosexual character will be NBC network in “The Office.” Only 13 homosexual characters will be returning this season.

According to an article in GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies written by Anna McCarthy, Ellen DeGe-

neres the star of the show “Ellen,” made history by “coming out” on an episode in 1997. DeGeneres was not the first to “come out” on a television show, but she made the biggest impact on viewers because the media coverage of the story was extensive. It is believed that her confession of her personal life through her television character started the liberalization of sitcom’s tight beliefs of homosexuality.

A Web site on religious tolerance has studied the appearances of homosexuality from the past seven years. However, they have only been small moments. The first occurrence of homosexuality on a soap opera, “All My Children,” was not until 2000 when a character confessed she was confused about her sexual orientation.

Liz Donnelly a junior biology major, and Matt Mulligan, a freshman business major, both agreed that the homosexual characters are stereotypical and are written as the comedic character.

Cable television is increasing the amount of homosexual characters as network television censors homosexuality. GLAAD said that 40 homosexual characters will be depicted this season on cable television.

President Neil G. Giuliano of GLAAD said, “While we acknowledge there have been improvements made in

how we are seen on the broadcast networks, most notably on ABC, our declining representation clearly indicates a failure to inclusively reflect the audience watching television.”

“I haven’t thought much about it. It doesn’t matter whether characters are homosexual or not. It’s what you like to watch,” said Vanessa Boltersdorf, a freshman undecided major, when questioned about whether or not homosexuality affected her choice in what kind of shows she watched.

CW has the most diverse characters throughout their shows with 32 percent of the characters of varying races. FOX meanwhile has the lowest diversity of characters with 18 percent. CBS and FOX will not have homosexual characters this season. However it comes as a surprise that CW will also not be featuring homosexual characters.

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Violence in video games: Coming to an end?

individual knowledge about what’s best for their kids,” EB Games’ Rating Policy states on their website.

Violent video games are believed to be causes of crime amongst teenagers. U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-III.) is the leading force behind ending the vulgarity in video games.

Rush, a former Black Panther, believes the lyrics in music and graphic scenes depicted in video games create a new mind-set for the youth of America. “A car pulls up to me on the intersection,” Rush said in a interview with the Chicago Tribune, “ I hear the profanity [from the car stereo]. I hear the degrading words about women. I hear the misogyny. And then I see the aberrant behavior from these same kind of people… there’s a connection.”

Jack Thompson, a Florida attorney and activist, is famous for creating a campaign against video game creators. He claims these graphic designers are creating “murder simulators” and educating the youth on hate and crime. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Thompson said, “Many parents think stores won’t sell an M-Rated game to someone under 17. We know that’s not true, and, in fact, kids roughly 50 percent of the time, all the studies show, are able to walk into any store and get any game regardless of the rating, no questions asked.”

EB Games has taken the approach that it’s the parent’s

decision to decide what’s appropriate for their children.

“The ESRB rating system is designed to give parents the information they need to evaluate a computer or video game before making a purchasing decision. The ratings are not meant to recommend which games consumers should buy or rent or to serve as the only basis for choosing a product. Rather, parents should use the ESRB ratings in conjunction with their own tastes and standards and their

“I hate it [violence in video games], but sometimes it can be fun,” Ben Ferguson, a sophomore Spanish major, said, “I like Grand Theft Auto and driving around hitting people. However, I think parents should watch what their kids are playing.”

“An actual link that video games are the cause of violence has yet to be proven. If anything, scenes depicted in video games are replications of real life events,” Justin Verterano, a North Hunterdon High School student and former interviewee on Attack of the Show’s G4 TV, said, “It’s not anything worse than you would see on shows like Law & Order and the news. You don’t see anyone going after those shows!”

Rush and Thompson will be continuing their campaigns to end violence in video games. Rush is simply looking for a better depiction of African Americans in society. He is fed up with seeing them portrayed as “violent thugs.”

Thompson is looking for an end to violence all together. He feels the graphics are completely unnecessary and hopes to see it end soon.

“I feel like video game violence does not interfere with someone’s outside life,” Bobby Iocco, a sophomore business major, said, “The violence stays in the video game.”

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Michael Rhys plays a homosexual brother, Kevin, in Brothers and Sisters on ABC.

Michael Urie plays Marc St. James, the homosexual assstant in ABCs Ugly Betty.

Oscar Nunez plays a homosexual accountant in NBCs “The Office”

Shawn Pyfron plays Andrew Van De Kamp, a homosexual son in ABC’s “Desperate Housewives.”

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Video games, like Grand Theft Auto, are filled with nothing but drivebys, fights, sex and drugs.

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Zune, Google compete for phone

MALLORY TERRENCE STAFF WRITER MMT723@CABRINI EDU

Google and Microsoft are getting ready to launch cell phones to compete with Apple. If any company is going to kill the popularity of the iPhone, Google and Microsoft have the ability to do so.

The Google phone is still a possible rumor since the company will not comment on the speculations. There is no proof a ‘GPhone’ exists but it has not stopped potential customers from hoping they are able to get their hands on such technology within the next year. It is certain Google has the technology and money to create a product that will allow customers to use the Web and exchange pictures

and video all from a mobile phone.

The Google cell phone is going to have a different vision than Apple, by creating a service that is free of monthly charges. The mobile web will run free of charge the same way Google’s online search engine does, as a result of the amount of money gained through advertising. The rumors are running wild over the Internet on what the phone will look like and that it may be available for the low cost of $100, according to speculations in a LATimes.com article written by Jessica Guynn

Microsoft has said it is not unreasonable for the company to introduce a mobile phone. Microsoft’s digital music player Zune

will be the basic design of the cell phone. The phone will offer all elements of

Zune including being able to play-downloaded music, FM radio and take pictures. Microsoft Zune’s main innovation is WiFi-based sharing of songs and digital photos sent wirelessly between two or more nearby Zunes.

Windows software is available for mobile devices. However integrating both Windows and Zune would create a technology giant.

“I would definitely buy a Google or Zune phone, especially if it offers a better quality at a cheaper price than the Apple iPhone,” Jahlil Edwards, a freshman marketing major, said.

Apple has called the iPhone a “revolutionary phone” that has changed the way people communicate. The Apple iPhone is

the first cell phone that has a touch screen that allows you to read texts, listen to music and surf the web at the touch of your finger. The phone can be held horizontally or vertically to better view pictures and movies.

The June 29 release of the Apple multipurpose iPhone had customers lined up out the door waiting to become one of the lucky owners. Will the hype be just as big with the release of a GPhone or Zune Phone? We can only speculate at this time but it is certain that technology is growing everyday. There is no telling what people will be able to do with their cell phones in the future.

Buildings designed to communicate

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Media buildings convey a message through the design of the structure. Three new buildings have exterior appearances that display media elements to communicate with an outside audience.

Polshek Partnership Architects have created three separate projects that have a digital skin projecting words and pictures on the face of the buildings. Each client was looking for a compelling physical individuality and that is exactly what Polshek Partnership provided. The company does not specialize in media buildings but has successfully produced spectacular structures that capture the attention of observers.

Syracuse University is one of the three sites where media has become part of the building itself. The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse has just celebrated the opening of Newhouse III, the third building in the Newhouse Communications Complex.

“As I entered the new building, I was amazed at how

well Newhouse III connected into Newhouse I and II. It gives you a sense of unity and flows between the three buildings which will ultimately help connect the different departments within Newhouse,” Tom Frost wrote in an email. Frost is a sophomore television, film, and radio major at Syracuse University.

The $31.5million, 74,000-square-foot expansion, was funded by private donations from the Newhouse family and alumni of the school. The project broke ground in late 2005 and finished on schedule in August 2007.A dedication ceremony was held on Sept. 19 2007, with an address given by John G. Roberts, chief justice of the United States.

The building features a three-story glass foyer intersected by pedestrian bridges that connects all three Newhouse buildings. A large glass panel is the front of the building and inscribed along the glass is the entire first amendment in six-foot-high grey letters. The First Amendment serves as a foundation for all communication majors and is an influential reminder to all of the freedoms of America.

“The building is very aesthetically pleasing and flows almost like a flag with the words of the first amendment

inscribed on the windows,” Frost said

The second building that Polshek Partnership Architects have completed is the WGBH public broadcasting station in Brighton, Mass. Previously WGBH was spread out in 12 different buildings. Now the station can be found across from the Massachusetts Turnpike in Brighton, allowing thousands of commuters view the building on their daily drive to and from work. The WGBH building has a projected digital picture on the façade that will fascinate the public daily.

At $450 million and 550,000 square feet, the Newseum in Washington, is the largest and most expensive of Polshek Partnership’s three projects. The seven-year production plans to open in the spring, with three parallel buildings facing Pennsylvania Avenue. The First Amendment appears on the Newseum as well, where it is etched in stone.

The communication field is developing everyday and these three buildings are a view of what future architecture could possibly become.

MALLORY TERRENCE STAFF WRITER

Nights of thrills and chills

from an arena to a Halloween adventure park with many different horrific attractions. For those who don’t know the Wachovia Center is located in the southeastern part of south Philadelphia. The attractions will run the rest of this month to Halloween night. Admission is $20 for a 70-minute self-guided haunted extreme park. For different daily times log onto nightmaresonbroadstreet.com.

Shocktoberfest:

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Eastern State Penitentiary:

Take a tour through the old city’s prison. See the “Terror Behind the Walls” of the abandoned and haunted jail located on Fairmount Ave. in Philadelphia. It will be open every weekend for the rest of the month and also on the dates of the 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31 of October. The ticket booth hours are from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. every night except for Sundays, when the hours are from 7 p.m. to midnight. For more information about this haunted attraction visit easternstate.org/Halloween/ index.html

Wachovia Center:

The famous Philly arena will be transformed into nights of horror with “Nightmares on Broad Street.” Enjoy the changes

Get ready for a night of horror and excitement with Shocktoberfest’s annual Halloween festival. The festival consists of four different and horrifying attractions. After you are done getting your pants scared off, enjoy the nightclub atmosphere of dancing and eating. This festival is located in Sinking Spring, Pa, just up Rt. 422. This festival will continue through the rest of the month every Thursday through Sunday and including Halloween night with the following hours; Sunday, Thursday, and Halloween night it will be open from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and for Friday and Saturday nights from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Ticket prices vary due to the amount of attractions you attend. For mor information go to Shocktoberfest.com

Six Flags: Fright Fest:

Don’t get trapped in this amusement park after dark or you will be stalked by ghosts, goblins and zombies. Once darkness falls this amusement park becomes haunted. Say bye to Bugs Bunny and scream for the zombies. Six Flags hosts this event every year with tons of different

and scary Halloween attractions. Six Flags is the farthest of the attractions and most expensive but may be well worth the trip. It is located in Jackson, NJ off of I-95. The park is open every weekend till Halloween. For ticket information visit sixflags.com/ frightfest

Field of Screams:

This attraction is for the whole family. There are four different events, the Den of Darkness, Frightmare Asylum, a haunted hayride and The Little Screams, which is a non-scary hayride for younger kids. This field is located in Lancaster, Pa, which is about an hour away. It is open every weekend for the rest of the month and Halloween night. The hours are as followed; Friday through Saturday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Halloween night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information about this event visit fieldofscreams.com

Bates Motel:

Arasapha Farms presents its annual haunted events. Hauntworld Magazine and USA Today rated it the top five in America. There are three attractions, the 25-mintue hayride, haunted motel, and a coin maze. This farm is located in Glen Mills, Pa. which is approximately 26 minutes from campus. It is open everyday of October starting on the 15. The hours are from Sunday to Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. For more information about this event visit thebatesmotel. com.

Buy cup of coffee, get free song

SAM RANDOL STAFF WRITER SRR722@CABRINI EDU

Starbucks and Apple have teamed up for a new promotion that is available in Starbucks across the country until Nov. 2. Apple and iTunes will be giving away 50 million free songs to customers in the stores.

The Starbucks on Lancaster Avenue is participating in the “Song of the Day” promotion. When customers purchase a cup of coffee, they are given a card to download the song that is available for that day.

Every day, 1.5 million songs will be distributed to customers with a purchase. The cards will have a code that can be redeemed on iTunes for the “Song of the Day.” The “Song of the Day” will change daily throughout the promotion and will feature songs from artists such as Bob Dylan, Joss Stone, John Mayer, Dave Matthews and more.

Also, customers are able to purchase reloadable gift cards, Starbucks Card Plus Two. When customers register the cards online, they will receive two free iTunes songs. These cards are only available in a limited edition.

In addition to the “Song of the Day” Starbucks will also be including a new feature. iPhone and iPod Touch users will be able to wirelessly download the music playing in the coffeehouses.

When users are within range of the shop’s T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi signal, they will be able to access the music currently playing and download the music directly to their device. Also, laptop users will be able to use the signal to download and buy the music.

This service will begin in 600 shops in New York and Seattle. From there, the service will expand to the San Francisco Bay area, and then eventually to more major cities. Starbucks plans to have this service expand to all of their shops in the United States by 2009.

This new feature is expanding on the partnership that already existed between Starbucks and Apple. Last year, the iTunes store began selling the Starbucks Hear Music play lists. iTunes users were able to preview and download many songs played in the shops.

“This is a landmark moment for Starbucks,” Ken Lombard, president of Starbucks Entertainment, said in a press release. “With the launch of the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store at Starbucks we can now provide the same classic coffeehouse experience and compelling music offerings our customers have come to expect from us through a new platform ideal for the digital music consumer. This is the first step in combining the power of brick and mortar retail and digital music.”

“I think it’s a great way to cross promote two things Americans love: coffee and music.” Amy Karwoski, a sophomore undecided major, said.

These new features will hopefully be a huge success for both Starbucks and Apple.

“Getting free access to the iTunes

Wi-Fi Music Store and the ‘Now Playing’ service at Starbucks is a great way for customers to discover new music,” Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO said in a press release. “Imagine walking into a participating Starbucks, hearing a great song, and being able to instantly download it onto your iPod or iPhone. We think this is very cool.”

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Caricatures

Stop by Jazzman’s café on Monday, Oct.15 from 11-2 p.m. to have your picture done by a professional caricaturist. It’s absolutely free and makes for a great Christmas present for a loved one. For more information contact Ashley Shoenfelt at 610-902-8461.

Monday night football & Texas Hold em

Monday night just got a whole lot better! Compete in a Texas Hold em tournament on Monday, Oct. 15 for great prizes while you watch Monday Night Football. Sign up for FREE at 7:30 p.m. in the Marketplace. For more information please contact Ashley Shoenfelt at 610-902-8461.

Open Mic Night

Show off your talent at Open Mic Night on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. in Grace Hall and get in the running to win great prizes! Anyone interested in performing must sign up in the office of Student Activities. For more information contact Ashley Shoenfelt at 610-902-8461.

Run/Walk Against Domestic Violence

Sign up by Wednesday, Oct.17 to participate in the 5K Walk/Run Against Domestic Violence. The event will be taking place on Sunday, Oct.28 at 9 a.m. Car pools will be leaving the Founder’s Hall parking lot at 7:45 a.m. There is a participation fee of $20 and all walkers receive a “Team Cabrini” t-shirt to sport at the walk/run. For more information please contact Lauren Hinderman at 610902-8015 or Maureen Catania at 610-902-8431.

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Avoid and treat seasonal allergies this semester

allergic to pollen reacts as if pollen were a flu virus and calls on the entire immune system to help. Typical seasonal allergy symptoms include bouts of sneezing, itchy nose, congestion, runny nose, itchy, watery eyes and/or itchy palate.

Health Nut

Allergies occur when your immune system overreacts to something normally found in our environment. If you have allergies, your immune system reacts to harmless substances as if they were a real emergency. Those substances are called allergens because they trigger an allergic response.

For example, the body of a person

Less often, severe cases of seasonal allergies may be accompanied by additional symptoms due to irritation of the mucous membranes of the eyes; of the Eustachian tube of the middle ear linings; and of the sinuses on either side of the nose. The resulting symptoms can include: itchy, reddened, watery eyes, ear popping and fullness, itchy throat and/or pressure sensations located over the cheeks and forehead.

The best way to get relief from allergies is to avoid the allergen, especially since repeated exposure tends to make the symptoms worse.

Some ways to avoid allergens are to keep windows closed to prevent pollens

Cavs aim for PAC playoffs

The Cabrini men’s soccer team improved their Pennsylvania Athletic Conference record to 5-0 when they defeated Marywood University 3-0 on Saturday, Oct. 6, in Scranton. With the win, they bump their overall record to 13-1.

Cabrini started the scoring in the 23rd minute mark when senior forward Mike McDevitt found senior Joe Rotan on a long throw-in across the 6-yard box. Rotan headed the ball in the goal off of the throw.

A few minutes later, McDevitt picked up his second assist when he found sophomore teammate Jason Moran, who found the back of the net and put the Cavaliers up 2-0.

The Cavaliers finished up their scoring in the second half when McDevitt found the back of the net in the 58th minute. Overall, the Cavaliers out-shot their opponent 16-10.

Just a few days earlier on Tuesday Oct. 2, the Cavaliers defeated Albright College 2-0 on their home field.

They picked up their first goal within a few minutes remaining in the first half. Sophomore midfielder Andrew Jacobs crossed the ball to teammate Evan Hanauer, who headed the ball into the back of the net.

Cabrini got their second goal of the match in the 69th minute when Hanauer was found again by freshman midfielder Matt O’Shaughnessy. The Cavaliers dominated the Lions in shots 16-3.

As the regular season starts winding down, the team knows the playoffs are right around the corner.

“We all tend not to concentrate on our future but more on the next task at hand. It’s one game at a time. There’s no other way to play,” E.J. Gilchrist, a senior elementary education major, said.

They have high hopes and remain optimistic about the post season. With a 6th place standing in the most recent Mid-Atlantic Regional poll, they have high expectations of what is to come.

“Yeah, we are going to be in the playoffs,” Gilchrist said. “But our goal isn’t to make it there, our goal is to win. I don’t expect to give up a goal, let alone lose a game.”

from drifting into your home, minimize early morning activity when pollen is usually emitted-between 5-10 a.m., keep your car windows closed when traveling, stay indoors when the pollen count is reported to be high, as well as on windy days when pollen may be present in higher amounts in the air.

Also, avoid mowing the lawn and freshly cut grass, stay away from furry pets, machine dry bedding and clothing. Pollen may collect in laundry if it is hung outside to dry and control dust, especially in your bedroom. Use polyester pillows and blankets that can be washed. Cover your mattress in washable covers.

If these techniques fail, over-thecounter remedies, such as antihistamines or decongestants, may work well.

Antihistamines work best if taken before exposure to allergens. Some cause drowsiness and dry mouth. These side effects vary from person to person and

from one antihistamine to another. Reading labels and trying different ones can help you find one that gives you the best symptom relief and minimal side effects.

Decongestants relieve stuffiness and can reduce sinus pressure. Some can counteract the drowsiness caused by antihistamines. Generic medicines are usually as effective as brand names and cost less.

Many products have multiple active ingredients. Look for ones that contain only the ingredients you need.

Talk to your health care provider if allergies are really interfering with your life, or if you suffer from shortness of breath, wheezing or a cough. You and your health care provider may decide that you would benefit from a prescription allergy medication.

This week’s health nut is a courtesy of Susan Fitzgerald of Cabrini’s Health Services.

Roberts dominates cross country invitationals

ROBERT KALLWASS STAFF WRITER RHK722@CABRINI EDU

Cabrini’s cross country team competed in the Belmont Classic and in the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University. The men and women’s team ran the Belmont classic on Saturday, Sept. 29, and the Paul Short Invitational the day before on Friday, Sept. 28.

Women’s cross country finished in ninth place at the Belmont Classic. Star runner and senior Carolyn Roberts, an exercise science major, finished fifth place with a running time of 20:11.59, out of 152 runners. The first place women’s runner of the event was senior Joy Aifuwa from the University of Sciences, with a time of 19:40.23. Freshman Meredith Randall finished second for Cabrini in 33rd place overall with a time of 22:28.52.

Randall said, “I know the course pretty well though. We’ve ran on it as a team and I’ve ran on it with my high school team. Coach O’Hora sets goal times for us each week, so I was determined to reach it.”

The men’s cross country team finished in 13th place out of 20 competing teams at the Belmont Classic. Freshman Miguel Amaya came in first place for Cabrini placing 47th overall with a running time of 30:21.36 out of a total of 158 runners.

The women’s cross country competed in the Paul Short Invitational on Friday, Sept. 28 at Lehigh University. They competed in the “White” 6K race. The team did not end with an official placement due to a lack of runners.

Roberts finished in first for Cabrini and in 79th place out of 239 total runners.

“Our performance at this meet was not the best; neither Diane nor I were happy with the way we raced due to several factors. Both of us felt that we could have done much better, but it was still a good learning experience,” Roberts said.

“The Paul Short Invitational is very competitive and our coach did not want to throw athletes into that type of situation before they were prepared or recovered from injuries,” Roberts said.

The men’s team competed in the “White” 8K race and placed 26 out of 39 competing teams. Cabrini freshman Edward Penetar finished in 11th place out of 259 runners with a finishing time of 26:20. Junior Justin Walsh finished second for Cabrini and placed 114 overall with a

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Senior exercise science and health promotions major Carolyn Roberts finished 79th in the Paul Short Invitational and fifth overall in the Belmont Classic.

strong time of 28:14.

“I was fortunate to have teammates that are serious about running and train hard with me. The combination of these factors have brought me to a new level of fitness,” Penetar said. “We expect bigger things to come.”

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Senior Joe Rotan moves the ball past a defender. Rotan was recently named to the DIII Kicks Team of the Week, has received PAC Player of the Week honors and ranks first in the PAC for points.

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Roller hockey gears up for anticipated season

NICK PITTS STAFF WRITER NDP722@CABRINI EDU

The Cabrini roller hockey team is gearing up for its 2007 season. With eight returning players, they look to greatly improve on last year’s mark of 8-6-1-1.

“I didn’t know we actually had a roller hockey team at Cabrini,” Angela Lindle, a freshman exercise science major, said.

Not many students here on campus, however, know about the roller hockey team.

“The team made shirts for last season,” Mike MacDonald, a sophomore graphic design major, said. “When I wear mine on campus, people ask me if Cabrini actually has a team. Half don’t know we exist.”

Considered a club sport, the Cavaliers are opening what will be their eighth season in the Philadelphia Collegiate Roller Hockey League. Cabrini calls the Marple Sports Arena their home court, which is located in Broomall, Pa.

Coming off of a modest eight-win season, the team has high hopes for their upcoming season.

“I’m definitely excited for this season,” Mike Holland, a sophomore finance major, said. “I know the guys returning from last season really want to come out with a chip on our shoulder and show that we are a better team than the one that lost in the first round last year.”

The team made it to the playoffs and

The Cabrini roller hockey team prepares to play in a game last season at their home court, the Marple Sports Arena. The team hopes for much fan support this season.

faced the University of Pennsylvania in the first round. They lost in the best of three series, two games to one.

“We got knocked out of the playoffs by a team we could have beaten,” Holland said. “We did not play well in the third game of the series and that was the difference.”

Though the Cavs are not the biggest crowd drawer, they do have a few dedicated fans.

Gina Mulranen, a sophomore math

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No. 5 Wisconsin Falls to Illinois

The Fighting Illini football team defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 31-26 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Il. This marked the second win over a ranked team in the last two weeks for the Illini and the second win over a ranked opponent since 2001. Illinois got on the scoreboard first, early in the first quarter going 80 yards on the second drive of the game. Although it was a tough-fought game, the Fighting Illini never looked back on their way to a victory. Last week, their 27-20 win over Penn State wasn’t enough to get them into the top 25, however, this win put them at No. 18.

Diamondbacks Sweep Cubs

The Arizona Diamondbacks finished off the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, Oct. 6 in front of almost 45,000 fans at Wrigley Field. Jose Valverde closed it out for the Diamondbacks, striking out Alfonso Soriano for the third and final out of the 9th inning. Livan Hernandez picked up the win for Arizona pitching his way out of trouble with a huge bases-loaded-double play in the 5th inning. The D-Backs move onto the National League Championship Series where they will face the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 8:37 p.m.

Stanford Upsets USC

The Stanford University Cardinals football team defeated No. 2 ranked University of Southern California Trojans 24-23 at the Coliseum in Southern Calif. This loss ended the Trojans 35-game home win streak. Stanford won on a fourth and goal pass from Tavita Prichard to Mark Bradford with 49 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter. This loss drops the Trojans to 4-1 on the season and 2-1 in Pac-10 play.

Gators Can’t Hang On

On Saturday, Oct. 6, the University of Florida Gators football team got an early lead up on Auburn University and went into halftime winning 17-7. It was looking as though the Gators and Tim Tebow were going to rebound after their tough loss to Auburn last week. The momentum changed sides when Tim Tebow’s pass hit Cornelius Ingram in the helmet, bounced up in the air and was caught by Lousiana State University linebacker Darry Beckwith on the Florida 27- yard line. LSU went up 28-24 late in the 4th quarter and hung on for the win. This win ends all disputes and clearly makes LSU the No. 1 team in the country.

secondary education major, said, “We had to carpool to games because there was no transportation, especially as freshmen.”

Mulranen attended four games last season.

“Every sporting event on campus gets great attention and advertisement,” Mulranen said. “People don’t know about sports played off campus. I wish there were more support for those teams.”

Holland agrees.

“We’re not well known, but we’re a good team. We are all about having fans come and support,” Holland said.

The official schedule for the league has not yet been released, but the Cavalier action starts in mid-October.

The roster is far from completed, but there are three definite freshman additions on top of the eight returning players. Four of the eight are sophomores.

Upcoming Games

Saturday, Oct. 13

Field Hockey at Immaculata University (Noon)

Volleyball at Centenary College (Noon)

Women’s Soccer at Centenary College (1 p.m.)

Women’s Tennis vs. Immaculata University (1 p.m.)

Cross Country-Cabrini Invitational (2 p.m.)

Volleyball vs. Kean University (2 p.m.)

Men’s Soccer at Centenary College (3 p.m.)

Monday, Oct. 15

Field Hockey at Philadelphia University (3 p.m.)

Volleyball at Misericordia University (7 p.m.)

Tuesday, Oct. 16

Men’s Soccer at Penn State-Berks (3:30 p.m.)

Wednesday, Oct. 17

Women’s Tennis at Neumann College (3:30 p.m.)

Field Hockey at Neumann College (4 p.m.)

Women’s Soccer vs. Alvernia College (6:30 p.m.)

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Tennis ranked No. 1 in PAC

ALICIA COOK STAFF WRITER ARC725@CABRINI EDU

The Cabrini women’s tennis team continued on its winning streak this past week by conquering Rosemont College 8-1 on Wednesday, Oct. 3 and defeating Alvernia College 9-0 on Saturday, Oct. 6. Having now their 41st straight Pennsylvania Athletic Conference win, the women are now first in the PAC rankings.

On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the women came out with only one loss throughout all of the matches that afternoon against Rosemont. One of the Cabrini’s captains, Dina DiTaranto played Rosemont’s undefeated Priyanka Reddy in singles.

Although DiTaranto is one of Cabrini’s strongest players, Rosemont’s undefeated player stayed unbeatable that afternoon while the score ended 6-2, 6-3 in favor of Rosemont. It showed though that Cabrini women’s team did not suffer at all from this one loss, by winning all of the other matches in both singles and doubles.

On Saturday, Oct. 6 the women had no trouble defeating Alvernia. Beating Alvernia put them at the top in the PAC standings and improved their overall standings, which are now at 10-2.

DiTaranto proved her singles skills were still the best when she defeated Alvernia’s Jenny McKee, walking away with a 6-0, 6-1 win. Also in singles, the other captain for Cabrini, senior Carolyn Wilson, defeated Hannah Dickey at 6-1, 6-1.

Once again, Cabrini’s duo of Wilson and DiTaranto were unbeatable when playing Alvernia’s Hannah Dickey and Jenny McKee. With no trouble, the Cabrini women walked away with an 8-0 win.

The Cabrini women’s tennis team has clearly had a spectacular season. The strongest players throughout the year have been junior fine arts and graphic design major Dina DiTaranto and senior English and secondary education major Carolyn Wilson. In the singles game, these women are without a doubt talented, but as a team on the doubles court they are the pair to watch as they have become unbeatable.

When asked why they are such a good team, Wilson was quick to say, “In order to be a good doubles team, the players must have games that complement one another. For Dina and I, this is probably our main reason for success.”

DiTaranto’s talents with hitting a strong shot sets the ball up for a perfect volley, Wilson added.

“By the end of the season we practically know exactly what shot each other is going to hit, what each other is thinking strategically and how each other is feeling during the match. This communication is what made us go from a good doubles team to an undefeated doubles team,” Wilson said.

Being ranked No. 1 in the PAC, the

DiTaranto fights to regain title

BRITTANY MCLEOD STAFF WRITER BLM726@CABRINI EDU

The women’s tennis team continues to dominate the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference as they increase their record-breaking win streak to 41. Leading the way is junior cocaptain Dina DiTaranto. As this issue’s player of the week, DiTaranto has just one loss in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference this season.

women as a team are being studied by other colleges in order not to be defeated. Wilson says it is very nerve-wracking.

“To know when you go into a match that they have been studying and preparing for your team is flattering, but at the same time nerve-wracking. No matter who you are playing, this means that you have to be on top of your game no matter how tired you are from school and other outside factors. The No. 1 team never gets a break.”

Phillies must reflect mistakes over a long winter

JESSICA HAGERTY SPORTS EDITOR JH729@CABRINI EDU

The Philadelphia Phillies put so much energy into winning the National League East Championship that they were not ready to compete in the actual playoffs. The three-game sweep by the Colorado Rockies spoiled Philadelphia’s post-season celebration.

Few expected a championship win from the Phils especially after injuries and losses that piled up during the regular season but it was much anticipated since the last NL East title in 1993. Although, it was the failure of the New York Mets that ultimately took Philadelphia to the playoffs.

According to ESPN.com, the Mets became the first team in Major League history to blow a seven-game lead. This allowed the Phillies to finish one game ahead in the standings, leading them to the playoffs instead of the Mets.

A party on the field after the final game at Citizen’s Bank Park was soon followed by a pep rally in downtown Philadelphia

the next day. The celebration looked as if they had won the World Series.

The first championship in 14 years was a big accomplishment for the Phillies, however it all went downhill from there, as the Rockies’ pitching staff seemed unbeatable.

“We’re obviously all disappointed that we couldn’t make the season a little longer, but we’ve got to hold our heads high,” Allstar Chase Utley said according to ESPN. com. “We battled through so much this year, we overcame a lot. We’re disappointed but we’ve got to put this behind.”

Looking ahead, the Phillies expect to be big competition for next year and do not wish to settle for just making it to the playoffs.

“I would hope that we have a lot more chances,” Howard said. “I would hope that everybody in here would expect to make it to the playoffs and not only have it as a team goal to make the playoffs, but to go on and win a World Series.”

This year, the women have broken the PAC record for consecutive wins with 41 straight, topping the previous 35 set by Marywood. A perennial PAC powerhouse, the team has brought home three straight PAC titles, won two of the last three PAC Player of the Year awards and two of the last three Rookie of the Year awards.

After losing two key seniors, DiTaranto feels the rest of the team has stepped up to defend their title. “This year is definitely a rebuilding year. The team is awesome, the freshmen are awesome and everyone is motivated to win. I’m really happy with what we’ve done so far,” DiTaranto said. DiTaranto trains at home with a personal instructor during the summer. Alongside her own training, she instructs at a country club. “It’s all tennis, all the time,” she said.

DiTaranto is 10-2 in singles competition and with one loss in PAC play. She is 10-2 in doubles play and undefeated in the PAC. With a win streak of six in both categories, DiTaranto has consistently crushed PAC opponents since her freshman year.

As the team sets their eyes on yet another PAC title, they face conference rivals Rosemont College, Immaculata University, Alvernia College and Neumann College in the upcoming weeks.

“Rosemont is huge for me because I’ll be going up against last year’s PAC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, which is what I did my freshman year. So it’s like I’m fighting to regain my title,” DiTaranto said.

After defeating their biggest competition, Gwynedd-Mercy College, DiTaranto feels that the PAC title is at Cabrini’s fingertips.

The Lady Cavaliers play their last home match on Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m. before team and individual championships begin on Oct. 20.

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Senior secondary education major Carolyn Wilson returns the ball in a match earlier this season. Wilson and doubles partner Dina DiTaranto remain unbeatable.

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer throws in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies during Game three of the National League Divisional Series.

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Lady Cavs outshoot Marywood, Neumann

CHRISTINE GRAF STAFF WRITER ACG724@CABRINI EDU

The Cabrini College women’s soccer team tied Marywood University on Saturday, Oct. 6 with a final score of 0-0.

The tie shifted the record to 4-1-1 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.

The Cavaliers worked hard out-shooting Marywood 10-5. Top shooters junior back Nikki Duggan and sophomore forward Sabina DeGisi made good attempts but the outcome was not favorable for the Lady Cavs.

The battle was intense in double overtime while excited fans cheered in anticipation of a game-ending shot. Although the Cavaliers did not make a shot, freshman goalie Cheyenne White made sure Marywood would not have any success on their goal attempts either, making two saves to end the game in a 0-0 tie.

The team also defeated Neumann College on Wednesday, Oct. 3 for a 4-1 victory.

The first half started out strong for the Cavaliers while keeping the ball mostly up field. The Lady Cavs had control of the game and were working hard for the first

goal of the game.

With close to 15 minutes left in the half, DeGisi broke the frustration by sending the ball across the net and gently into the left corner. Shortly after, junior co-captain back Brittany Shields gave a quick kick in front of the net that left the Lady Cavaliers with a 2-0 lead at half time.

The second half gave new life to both teams as Neumann came back more physical and eager to score. Neumann’s energy paid off with a head ball from a corner kick, giving them their first and only goal of the game.

The Lady Cavs were still confident and earned their two goal lead back with 13:34 left in the half. Duggan accomplished this goal by attacking the net after a prior attempt from another teammate. A similar situation happened when freshman forward Annmarie Kolla finalized the score to prove hard work does pay off.

“We knew they were going to be physical and we held our own all 90 minutes,” Shields said.

After these two games the team is currently 6-5-2 overall and 4-1-1 in the PAC.

They will continue PAC action on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at Misericordia University.

CABRINI ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

Freshman forward Annmarie Kolla takes a shot during a game earlier in the season. Kolla scored the final goal to insure the win against Neumann College on Wednesday, Oct. 3.

Junior back and co-captain Brittany Shields heads the ball in a game versus Salisbury University earlier in the season. Shields scored the second goal of the Neumann game.