CAP puts on more than just shows

ing, which are three of the toughest areas for any song artist.

the way of such an important decision. I would be extremely offend-

Unfortunately, that last statement could be taken and twisted in order to work for someone else’s more cynical agenda as well. The point is that we should press our feelings, especially those that would help an- you.” not be afraid to exesother person.

He is absolutely right

There is a chance that people will look at this article and be upset by it. There will be people who feel the

It’s strange to think that only two years ago, Open Mic Nights were small enough to be held in Jazzman’s Café. Now with Open Mic nights such as the Feb. 21, Open Mic “Mike’s Night,” which was held to benefit Cabrini’s own student, Mike Dunphy and family, it seems that even Grace Hall is becoming too small to hold the monthly events. But is there more to these Open Mic Nights then meets the audiences’ ear?

In my opinion, Cabrini College has done a great favor for its aspired songwriters by not only holding Open Mic Nights, but also promoting them all throughout campus. By doing so, we, the musicians, are forced to push ourselves either into embarrassment or a transcending creative formula of philosophizing, writing and perform-

By holding so many per year, each artist has the chance to see what the other artist is doing, noting musical techniques, melodies and messages that one can then incorporate and possibly use in their own works.

It seems to me that Cabrini’s CAP Board is unconsciously educating the college’s musicians on core musicianship that is not being taught in any of our classrooms. However, these Open Mic Nights are not just a lesson in musicianship; they are a lesson in public speaking and confidence as well. One must be self-taught in the art of good stage presence which, for some, is a much harder concept to grasp than any communications or business theory.

The college itself also helps its musicians in several other ways, one being the offering of musical in- strument lessons including piano, voice and even guitar. I, myself, am in the process of taking piano lessons this semester and I am finding class credits to be a motivation tool that would have been useful five years ago when I quit after two months of guitar lessons from a private store.

In the future it would be nice to see the college help its songwriters even further by offering more music classes such as more digital audio production courses, more than two poetry workshop courses and maybe a music history class that involves genres more involved with today’s culture such as rock, R&B and pop music. After all, with such a beautiful campus, a few more classes aimed toward the education of songwriters would not only create yet another offered major, but also widen the muses of Cabrini College’s music artists of the future.

Looking around the gym before one of our games a few days ago, I was disgusted. I would never guess that I go to a school with 1,600 other students. I think maybe I saw three other students on the bleachers.

A girl on my team actually counted that there were 20 people there for the start of our game and that included parents.

As a member of the women’s basketball team here at Cabrini, I take a lot of pride in my school. I would think that most people would. It’s really hard for me to believe that we have so few students, friends, that come to our games.

I’m not even just saying for women’s basketball, I’m basically talking about almost every sports team here in general. I feel like it has to be a senior night or an alumni game day just to get people to come.

I’ve been to other schools for sporting events and they have so much student support. I’m not even saying they are bigger schools; I’m talking about other small schools like ours.

I’m not even asking for people to come and sit for the entire 40-minutes of a basketball game or the to be heard, have to to

I know what I believe and I feel that if you want to be heard, you have to take a stand and accept that not everyone is going to like what you have to say.

PHOTO CREDIT: NICK STAUFFER