April 03, 2008 issue 21 Loquitur

YOU SPEAK, WE LISTEN

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A desperate need for change: struggling with homelessness

JAMIE HUFNAGLE NEWS EDITOR

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Hyacinth King became homeless after being diagnosed with schizophrenia. King left the home she shared with her parents after the voices in her head told her that her parents were going to harm her.

Before finding a life on the streets, King worked for her parents who were very successful owning a Thrift Way Supermarket. King went to college for business, but encountered problems with her mental illness, which affected her studies.

“Getting my degree was a big struggle since my symptoms appeared during my junior year,” King said.

Because resources were sparse, King had to compete with the people she referred to as friends during the day for the shelter she needed at night.

“I lived in my car until it died,” King said. “Then I got a big cardboard box from a store and made it my home during the night, but I had to be careful that another homeless person wouldn’t take it.”

Center City’s street population, 85 percent of whom are mentally ill or addicted or both, is the highest in 10 years, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Philadelphia’s homeless system has grown to a point that leaves many shelters filled to the capacity and many people still left on the streets.

According to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, homeless experts say the numbers will keep increasing unless the city gets to the root of the problem, which is currently a severe shortage of supportive housing for the mentally ill.

“I lived in my car for about a year, turning on the heat in the winter and turning on the air in the summer,” King said.

“When my car broke down and I took to the cardboard, I lived on the streets for three years.”

King was transferred from a mental health facility to a drug rehabilitation site after being dual -ly diagnosed with a drug problem and a mental health problem.

King found herself at Project H.O.M.E. (Housing, Opportunities for Employment, Medical Care, Education) in Philadelphia, Pa. after her case manager at the drug rehab facility recognized that she needed more treatment.

Project H.O.M.E. is a nonprofit organization that empowers people to break the cycle of homelessness, address the structural causes of poverty and attain their fullest potential as members of society.

The program is designed to specifically overcome chronic homelessness and deals with the complex issues of people with special needs such as mental illness and addiction. The program consists of street outreach, a range of supportive housing from entry-level to permanent housing and comprehensive services, including health care, education and employment, according to projecthome.org.

Laura I. Weinbaum is the director of public policy at Project H.O.M.E and works to educate the public about homelessness. Weinbaum stressed the difference between the 1970s and the present.

“What is wrong with this picture and what has not changed?” Weinbaum said. “To me it’s this question of the dissection between housing costs and benefits or minimum wage.”

According to Weinbaum,

there needs to be a big change in the system in order to come up with permanent solutions.

“We live in America, the richest country in the world. Nobody should be living on the street,” Weinbaum said.

“There is real leadership needed right now. The emphasis needs to shift to what we call the back door from homelessness, the way out of homelessness, to permanent housing in a lot of different forms.”

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter addressed the homelessness situation before stepping into office, but has not yet laid out a specific plan on his intent to address it.

“There is going to have to be a restructuring away from this emergency shelter situation and maybe converting some of those resources to the longer term which is more cost effective,” Weinbaum said.

According to King, the responsibility for change is something that Nutter should follow through with.

“He said he wouldn’t put his dog in our shelters. We need to hold the mayor accountable to his promises before he was elected,” King said.

King now works 40 hours a week at Project H.O.M.E. and volunteers in the advocacy department. King went to school for computer repair and passed the certification test. She uses her own experiences to reach out to the homeless.

“Now that I am working and volunteering and doing whatever anyone needs, I don’t feel sorry for myself anymore,” King said. “I have my self esteem and pride back.”

Residents of Project H.O.M.E. pose for a picture above. A crowd gathered at the opening of 1515 Fairmount Avenue, now a residence for 48 formerly homeless individuals, after a four year legal Not-In-MyBack-Yard (NIMBY) battle that went all the way up to the US Department of Justice Individuals. People gathered to ask questions at a 1999 Mayoral candidates’ forum – the best-attended forum of that election cycle.

Minority students stand strong to face diversity

CHRISTOPHER R BLAKE ASST NEWS EDITOR CRB724@CABRINI EDU

“I feel like slavery was a week ago and segregation was yesterday,” Alicia Blanding, a freshmen biology and pre med major, said. “The civil rights movement occurred only so many years ago. People are not going to change overnight.”

Blanding is an African Ameri-

can who has lived in several states during her life. While living in a town in Maryland she felt discrimination as she had to constantly fight for the grades she deserved.

Just as the number of hate groups in the United States has grown dramatically since 2000 the number of hate crimes directed at minorities, specifically Latinos, has increased.

According to a report called “The Year in Hate” released by

the Southern Poverty Law Center the number of hate groups in the United States has increased from 602 in 2000 to 888 in 2007.

“Unfortunately not only me but some of my peers of both black and Hispanic races were discriminated against,” Blanding said about times when she was growing up.

“Sometimes people either mistakenly or knowingly call me a Mexican. Maybe because they feel I fit that stereotype

but that does not make it right,” Miguel Amaya a freshmen finance and Spanish major, said. Amaya was born in El Salvador and immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 9. He expressed that overall his transition to the United States was easy but some

“ If you don’t know me, then don’t call me something i am not.

-Miguel Amaya

JONATHAN REA/GRAPHIC DESIGN/HARVEY FINKLE/PROJECT HOME

EDITORIAL

Technology takeover

Silicon Valley, who is one of the world’s “always on” areas by having more gadgets in their companies than people, recently announced they were going “topless.” Meaning, companies in the information technology capital are turning off their laptops, Blackberrys and iPhones in board meetings so they can concentrate on each other.

This raises the question: has our world become so dependent on e-mail, text messages and IM’s that we don’t have the personality skills that most once had?

So many people in our generation refuse to pick up the phone anymore. “I don’t like talking on the phone, texting is so much easier” is a common phrase often said by college students. Even professors are now texting students to talk. Why the sudden change?

Does personality matter anymore? If you can type a nice email, what’s the point of having the people skills you once needed to talk on the phone, if most of the people you are interacting with don’t even pick up the phone?

If our generation is coming into sending constant text messages and e-mails, what does that mean for future generations? Will we be communicating with our future children through texts and never face-to-face?

24 hours a day during classes, meetings, at work, at home, even now at church, more and more people are constantly on their phones. Playing games, sending texts, e-mails or downloading ring tones, everything except calling someone.

Is this taking away from our learning? If a student is constantly texting in class, they may not be hearing all of the notes, therefore test scores will be lower and schools will loose credibility. When you’re done a class and you walk outside, what is the first thing most people do; reach for their cell phones.

Are cell phones, especially ones with email, giving people a small case of ADD?

When someone cannot sit through a meeting for an hour, or a class for forty-five minutes to an hour without touching his or her phone, it comes off as having ADD. Is it in fact?

In a recent article in the L.A. Times, Linda Stone, a software executive who works for Apple Inc, and Microsoft Inc, calls the continuing need “continuous partial attention.” She described it as having an intense desire to be connected to the world all the time.

Is that it? Do people want to constantly be connected with everyone that they feel left out if they’re not online?

In a world that is constantly growing economically, the need to be connected is felt by most. Regardless of your field of work, the Internet is a vital resource you’re your everyday actions.

As the years progressed, technology has drastically increased, and the world is keeping up with all the latest developments. More and more people rely on the Internet in their everyday lives and we are becoming too dependent on it. Technologically, gadgets can only get more innovative, and more expensive. Personally, people may start to more and more apart. Is that something we want?

Students donate money in attempt to torture teachers

LIZ GARRETT ASST NEWS EDITOR EGG722@CABRINI EDU

Teacher torture, a weeklong event new to Cabrini’s campus, is scheduled to begin during the week of April 12.

Intending to raise money for the senior class gift, teacher torture consists of students donating money in hopes that their favorite teacher will be seen doing an amusing activity. The teacher who ends up with the highest donation has the honor of performing his or her torture.

Teaching class while wearing pajamas, getting a face full of pie and entertaining the cafeteria with karaoke are some examples of the tortures that the senior class has designed specifically for that week.

“One of the tortures will be seeing a professor that is known

for never cancelling class having to do so,” Trish Sheehan, English and communication major, said.

Sheehan is only one of the Senior Class Gift Board members involved in making teacher torture week successful. Yadi Toledo, Alyssa Soto and Jolaine Gero are seniors who have also been planning these events.

Since this is the first year the seniors have tried teacher torture, they began by e-mailing about 12 to 14 different professors to see if they were willing to participate. There will be 12 jars, one for each professor, for students to donate quarters in order for their preferred professor to win.

“Teacher torture is like penny wars but with a twist. You choose a teacher who has a special activity you’d like to be seen done on campus and vote for them with your change,” Jolaine

Gero, marketing major, said.

Dr. David Dunbar, biology professor at Cabrini, has agreed to wear his pajamas to his classes on whatever day he is expected to, according to the Senior Class Gift Board Members.

The faculty and staff have expressed interest in this event which has been helpful to the students organizing all of the tortures.

Teacher torture week was created for the senior class’s funding of an entire kitchen meant for the Habitat for Humanity house, located in Norristown, that Cabrini is involved with building.

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LiveScribe invents new note-taking approach pen

LIZ GARRETT ASST NEWS EDITOR EGG722@CABRINI EDU

LiveScribe is the company held responsible for one of the newest innovations designed the classroom known as the smart pen.

The business has been targeting college students in particular by strongly promoting their catchy phrase, “Never miss a word.” Cabrini students along with professors have similar skeptical views towards the new note-taking approach the smart pen would provide.

Since May 2007, this device has been acquiring a mass of attention at technology conferences throughout the nation, according to the New York Times. It is also being considered a cure-all for students who are too tired or lazy to put forth the full effort during class. The smart pen is both a recorder and a camera all in one typical ballpoint.

When using the device, the student is capable of having whatever is being lectured stored in the mini-recorder, which is built inside the mechanism of the pen. This technique allows the user at a later date to touch the smart pen to

any section in his or her notes and conveniently listen to the teacher or professor’s words. The mini camera creates a link between the written notes and the recording.

“My biggest concern with the smart pen is that it would be used for cheating. I would not want my voice manipulated electronically either,” Megan Clementi, mathematics professor, said. “The risk of academic integrity and the loss of privacy would definitely be an issue for me.”

LiveScribe has even created a page on Facebook to further market the smart pen.

The company has gone another step up with advertising their device by making a paid offer for students in college if they publicize the smart pen at their college or university. The pen alone costs about $200 at this time.

Discrimination causes students to face battle with diversity

nology, and I am biased towards thinking that it has the potential to make students lazy,” Marguerite DiMattia, psychology professor, said. “When all you have to do is click a button not much effort is put into the learning process, and I think valuable thinking time is lost.”

LiveScribe claims to have made it possible to computerize a thick ballpoint pen, which must be used on a special dotted paper.

The camera is meant to watch the dots move on the paper and record whatever is written down. The elements of the pen include the camera, the microphones, the speaker, the pixel bar and the computer chip. It also has a docking station designed to allow the uploading and downloading of files either from or to a personal computer.

HATE GROUPS, page 1

times people lookeddown upon him and his family because of their skin color.

“If you don’t know me then don’t call me something that I am not,” Amaya said. He was referring to his experiences having been called a “wetback” or “spic.”

Although Amaya has been the target of some racism in his life, his time at Cabrini has been peaceful.

“I think the people at Cabrini are respectful to one another and I do not feel any different than anyone else,” Amaya said.

Potok said conspiracy stories regarding Mexican immigrants bringing leprosy to the United States to illegal immigrants killing 12 American citizens per day made by these groups have been covered by CNN and national politicians.

Blanding like Amaya has dealt with racism and she admits to having been called a “nigger.”

Blanding also feels comfortable with herself at Cabrini but understands fitting into a predominately Caucasian college can be difficult for minorities.

“Anybody can come to Cabrini as a minority but they may not feel totally comfortable,” Blanding said.

Jim Marggraff, owner of LiveScribe, began his business intending to revolutionize pen-based computing. This new technology has the ability to link the separate worlds of digital devices and paper. Marggraff is aware of the challenge of computing with a pen which is the difficulty of convincing the average consumer.

“I’m not a big user of tech-

According to Mark Potok, an SPLC spokesman, the increase in the number of hate groups has grown in result to the vile propaganda made by these organizations.

“If it were merely the groups in the corner by themselves it wouldn’t be worrying,” Potok said in an article featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. “But now the propaganda is being circulated by the mainstream media.”

“You can say what you want towards me or at me but it doesn’t affect me because I am confident enough to know who I am and so should you,” Blanding said.

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Pennsylvania smoking ban causes conflict among state representatives

when the law passed last June.

“I think it is a cool invention, but I’m not sure how accurate it could be to record a whole lecture,” Courtney Flaim, sophomore elementary education major, said. “I don’t think I would be the first in line to buy one but if it worked like they say it should, then I would be willing to try one out.” SHANNON KEOUGH ASST COPY EDITOR SEK723@CABRINI EDU

New York, New Jersey, Maryland and others have all passed state-wide smoking bans, but Pennsylvania has yet to do so. While sections of Pennsylvania like Philadelphia, Scranton and Alleghany County have adopted a smoking ban, there is still much conflict over a state-wide ban.

Pennsylvania State Representatives Michael Gerber and Bob Belfanti share different views of what the state smoking ban should entail.

Gerber wants to see smoking in all public areas banned because of the numerous health risks involved, while Belfanti is open to negotiation on a smoking ban that excludes VFW halls. Right now the biggest challenge for these Pennsylvania legislators is compromising personal feelings verses public health risks.

The main problem with beginning a smoking ban is determining which establishments should be exempt from the prohibition. In Philadelphia, “the legislation includes exemptions for outdoor cafes and so-called “neighborhood” taverns -- smaller bars that make their money primarily from liquor sales,” a report from NBC10 said

If a state-wide ban goes into effect, it’s possible that the city laws on this issue will also be changed to comply. Several smoking bans have been proposed in the past, but none have been passed yet.

Two years before the smoking ban in Philadelphia was put into effect, people were hesitant that it could harm businesses. However, “one year after New York City enacted its smoking ban, business activity actually increased in restaurants and bars, and 10,000 jobs were added. We understand the angst of some establishment owners, but we truly believe that this will be a positive for businesses in Philadelphia, both in terms of bottom line performance and the related health benefits to patrons and employees,” the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s President and CEO Mark Schweiker said to the Philadelphia Business Journal.

The legislators, Belfanti, Gerber and four others, are struggling to create a ban that will compromise two separate beliefs.

Those two beliefs, eliminating all smoking and allowing smoking in certain places such as private clubs and bars, aren’t just disagreements shared among legislators; they are shared among the people in Pennsylvania.

Donna Given, 46, is a life-

time resident of Philadelphia and has been smoking since age 15. “The ban doesn’t bother me at all,” Given said. Although when she was able to smoke in restaurants she would.

It doesn’t affect her decision of where to dine. She does believe that bars could be excluded from the ban, but is willing to go outside to smoke when she wants. She also feels that if Philadelphia has a ban then the whole state should have one as well, considering all of New Jersey does.

“I feel self-conscious smoking inside,” Linda Milne, sophomore psychology major, said. She is from New Jersey and began smoking after the ban there had passed. When she walks into a restaurant and they ask “Smoking or non-smoking,” she thinks it’s “awesome” but is uncomfortable doing so. She doesn’t, however, feel bad when she smokes in front of Founder’s Hall and people have to walk through the smoke.

Although Cabrini has a smoking policy that states, “Smoking is not permitted within 30 feet of any entrance to any Cabrini facility, air intake, athletic fields, or where posted,” it’s hardly enforced. When referring to smoking in front of Founder’s Hall, Milne said, “No one of any authority has ever said anything to me.”

A statewide smoking ban could soon become a reality in Pennsylvania. Lawmakers hope to have the bill passed before they take their summer break.The main problem with beginning a smoking ban is determining which establishments should be exempt from the prohibition.

Job market advances with internet-based applications: employees look to internet sites for job opportunities

JONATHAN BARNETT ASST COPY EDITOR JEB724@CABRINI EDU

There are many Web sites that offer jobs to people of all ages but not all of them lead to a rewarding position in a growing industry. So how can people tell the difference between the average job postings and dead-end jobs as opposed to a Web site that offers successful and promising careers?

The advancement of the job market from face-to-face to internet-based applications is in its final stages. Many companies post job openings online for potential employees to search through in order to find a position that would best suit them.

“These sites are connecting employers with interested and qualified candidates in an efficient manner. I continue to see the internet being used as the first step in the application process,” Dawn Francis, lecturer in communication, said.

Francis teaches the Career Preparation and Job Search Techniques course at Cabrini College. In this class she supplies students with valuable information on how to successfully search for jobs and prepare them for professional interviews upon graduating from college.

Due to the latest advancements in the job market, applicants must find new and innovative ways to catch the eye of their potential employer.

“A well-written cover letter and resume sent via the internet can be used as a calling card for getting to the first interview. That’s where the real positioning and selling takes place,” Francis said.

Cover letters must highlight skills that would benefit an employer and their company. Applicants should clearly state why they would be a perfect candidate for the position they are applying for by referring to their experience and skills.

“Students should use the cover letter to highlight their knowledge of the industry and also what keeps that employer awake at night. Then, students should tell the employer that their experience and skills would meet the employer’s needs. Cover letters that simply restate what appears in the resume don’t have impact,” Francis said.

Lately it seems that it is not only college graduates and older applicants searching the internet for their next job position.

A new Web site, myfirstpaycheck.com, is a site that has been created specifically for high school students who are searching for their first job. Celeste, a

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16-year-old sophomore at Lower Merion High School, and her older brother Austin, created the site.

It provides visitors to the site with a list of jobs in their area.

The Web site offers job listings in the Philadelphia, New York and Washington D.C. areas.

The site also includes an area called “ResumeBuilder,” a section of the site dedicated to assisting students in creating their first resume. This tool prepares students with future careersearching techniques as well as familiarize them with the skills and strengths they posses and where they would like to improve.

“They (students) need to take account of their transferable skill set and develop an ideal job profile before looking on these Web sites. That way, they are scanning jobs for positions based upon their ideal and are more likely to find a good fit for themselves,” Francis said.

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Career InfoNet Web site (http://www.acinet.org/acinet/default.asp) provides you with information on a wide variety of jobs. It includes a general outlook on the job market for different education levels as well as wage and occupational trends by state.

Cabrini recognized for commitment to community

ALICIA COOK STAFF WRITER

ARC725@CABRINI EDU

For the second year in a row, Cabrini College was named to the second annual President’s Higher Education Community Honor Roll with Distinction for General Community Service on Feb. 27.

Being one of only seven colleges and universities in Pennsylvania and 127 nationwide to be named to the Honor Roll with Distinction, Cabrini proved to be once again a strong leader in community service among universities nationwide.

The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll was started in 2006 to recognize colleges and universities for their education that supports ground-breaking and outstanding programs involving community service.

Cabrini started as the first college or university in Pennsylvania to make community service a requirement in their core curriculum for all their undergraduate students.

There are a number of different programs and community service projects that make Cabrini stand out as exemplary. Director of service learning David Chiles believes that Cabrini’s distinction came from “a combination

partnership with the city of Norristown, Catholic Relief Services and the new [general] education curriculum for next year.”

In addition to being the first university or college in Pennsylvania to make community service mandatory for undergraduates, Cabrini was also the first in the nation to sign an agreement with Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

As the relief efforts in Africa as well as South and Central America for immigration and HIV/ AIDS prevention grows, the work in the nearby city of Norristown and the new general curriculum for Cabrini both play a major role in Cabrini’s recognition in Pennsylvania and throughout college and universities around the world.

Student involvement and the extent to which the school offers the service is a large factor in which colleges and universities get named to this Honor Roll and even better, which of them gets distinction.

More students will be involved with the community service programs next year, due to the new general curriculum Cabrini is putting in place. Margaret Fox- Tully, vice president for Mission Integration and Human Resources, is excited for the new curriculum. “We get to start to work with students at all

different levels,” Fox-Tully said.

“The general education curriculum [next year] will bring a new level of community service and Cabrini will become a national leader in terms of integration,” Chiles said. “This distinction is great recognition for the entire community.”

Service projects may not be on the top of priorities for some students but because it is required at Cabrini, Chile believes that the “… experiences that help prepare [the students] for the real world,” Chiles said.

In addition, Chiles believes that doing community service benefits everyone in the way that we become overall better citizens.

“[When participating in community service] students are pushed out of their comfort zone to new and maybe even scary situations.” Fox-Tully said. “This is when the real transformation happens.... This you cannot learn in classrooms.”

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WOODCREST, Cabrini’s literary magazine, is looking for submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for its 2008 edition.

If you are interested in potentially being published, e-mail your work as soon as possible to skf722@ cabrini.edu.

Financial crisis may lead to recession

LIZ GARRETT ASST NEWS EDITOR EGG722@CABRINI EDU

The top U.S. papers have been focusing on the dayto-day news coming in from the Federal Reserve, concerning the deepening of the nation’s financial crisis. Economists are looking at the risk factor of the Federal Reserve’s temporary solution of pushing more and more money into the economy. The forcing of money seems to be the Fed’s quick-fix in order to avoid a recession, while keeping in mind the danger of harming overall finances. Economists are now pointing out the importance of how long a recession could last. Americans are in agreement with the economists. A recent poll showed that 76 percent of the nation feels that a recession is already in action, according to USA Today.

Obama confronts negative publicity

Senator Obama has chosen to face the negativity the media has let loose about the controversy surrounding the sermons of his spiritual advisor, Reverend Wright. He delivered his speech at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, beginning by saying that Wright’s comments were conflict-ridden and wrong. Obama continued on to say that the words spoken by Wright were a result of African-American’s ongoing aggravation concerning racism. He defends his point by stating that there is a reason behind these sermons, and it must be taken into consideration in hopes to lessen misunderstandings between races.

Brother Raymond Fitz shares experiences integrating Catholic Social teaching

MALLORY TERRENCE ASST MANAGING EDITOR MMT723@CABRINI EDU

As the partnership between Cabrini College and Norristown moves into its fourth year, the Wolfington Center invited a national expert on partnerships between colleges and poor cities to share his own knowledge and experience with campus-community affiliations.

Brother Raymond Fitz, the former president of the University of Dayton in Ohio and now a professor of social justice, helped launch a partnership between the University and their local city of Dayton 15 years ago.

Fitz was the Wolfington Center’s first annual ScholarActivist-in-Residence. Fitz spoke at and attended multiple events held on campus, all in the hopes to strengthen Cabrini’s relationship with Norristown.

“I thought the partnership between Cabrini College and Norristown was extremely exciting. It’s diverse enough, but focused enough to make a great experience. Norristown has all the elements that students need to learn about urban life in America,” Fitz said. While at Cabrini Fitz met with faculty, students and members involved directly with the Norristown partnership. He was also given a guided tour

around Norristown and the specific areas where the Cabrini community can be found.

A majority of Fitz’s stay was spent sharing his own experiences with integrating Catholic Social Teaching into the University of Dayton’s curriculum and being a resource for Cabrini’s own partnership.

“Cabrini is on a real good track. You just have to keep learning and thinking about the issues and reflecting. The students must keep integrating their experiences with the partnership or while in SEM 300 into who they are as a person,” Fitz said.

Students who are actively involved with the partnership were invited to dinner with Fitz on March 26, where they were able to share their own experiences, what they are learning and how they are making a difference while working in Norristown.

Tara Kelly, senior exercise science and health promotion major, is one of the students involved with the Youth Empowerment Program, that teaches and empowers high school students about health and wellness and opens them up to cultural experiences they might not get otherwise.

Kelly is from Norristown and has seen first hand the changes in the community in the last few years.

“It’s great to just open the doors of Cabrini to the high

school students, and say you can work towards something and you can come here one day,” said Francine Clement, senior exercise science and health promotion major, who volunteers with the Youth Empowerment Program.

Jessica Zawrotny, junior psychology major, helps run the Team Motivators Program, which works with seventh and eight grade students from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School in Norristown.

Through her meetings with the students she is able to inspire and excite them about college and their future dreams.

Zawrotny accredits experiences like the Team Motivators Program and other volunteer opportunities at Cabrini College to her growth in faith and close relationship with her family and friends.

Fitz believes that the students must see their dedication is helping the neighborhoods and school where they are working to make an impact in their own lives. A successful partnership must have the student learning aspect and the community must grow from the experience as well.

“With the new curriculum students will not just have a presence in Norristown but they will get to have continuity. In whatever profession they get into, they will be able to help reduce some of the inequalities in our society,” Fitz said.

Invasion of Iraq marks 5th anniversary

The invasion of Iraq has come to its fifth anniversary. President Bush has concluded in Washington that the war has blown away all original expectations. However, he said the war is something that the nation cannot give up on. Bush focused on the success he feels has been obtained by sending more troops overseas. Democrats argued that the president lacks a plan to bring the U.S. troops home.

Search for AIDS vaccine is unsuccessful

The search for an AIDS vaccine has led to the discouraging conclusion that scientists have shown little to no improvement, now 20 years after they began looking for a preventive vaccine. The news worsens when the public found out that the only possible answer to an AIDS vaccine could cause an increase in chances to catch the infection. These failures are causing officials to become unsure about why $500 million is spent annually for these inquiries.

Nosing into passport files causes deeper concerns

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently made a public apology on behalf of the State Department employees for looking through presidential candidates’ passport files. Even though the workers viewed the files without approval, officials say that they did not violate any laws, according to the Washington Post. Apparently, the infringement on passport files was occurring since last summer and nothing was reported until now.

Brother Raymond Fitz, above, met with faculty, students and members involved directly with the Norristown partnership.

Perspectives Perspectives

Spring up your wardrobe

ping, I’m never one who runs toward the bargain stores such as, TJ Maxx or Marshall’s. I know a lot of people who get beautiful pieces of clothing from bargain stores but I personally hate the clutter. I like shopping in stores that are very clean, organized and coordinated.

bargain store, I cannot find anything that I want to buy but I have friends who will leave with an arm full.

I think it is all in your mindset. If you hate clutters or sloppy stores and have no intention of finding something to buy in them, then you won’t.

ASST SPORTS EDITOR

DF727@CABRINI EDU

Shopping for a spring wardrobe is a great time of the year because warm sunny weather is right around the corner. Being able to pack away warm sweatshirts and furry boots and head to the mall for a new spring outfit is the best feeling.

Big girls are beautiful

to be attractive, desirable and successful seems to be constantly imprinted into our brains by the media.

The public is taught to believe that the abnormally thin actresses and supermodels are the norm, instead of the exception.

jeans as the newest covergirl.

Movie stars like Kate Winslet and America Ferrera, who actually look natural and healthy, are Hollywood’s true beauties.

The contrast of body types is something that the media likes to hype. No longer does the media just portray skinny as desireable but now shows that any size is beautiful. ASST COPY EDITOR

DLT723@CABRINI EDU

Since when did deathly skinny actresses and models become the epitome of beauty?

What happened to the days when voluptuous sex symbols such as Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Raquel Welch graced the silver screen and no one uttered a degrading comment about their size 12 physique?

There is no doubt that the Hollywood stigma of “thin is in” is being bombarded throughout television, movies and magazines.

The message that one has to be a size two in order

It is disgusting to watch images of stick-thin celebrities like Kiera Knightley, Kate Bosworth and Nicole Richie on every news outlet. Even worse, these celebrities claim they are average weight and not that skinny at all. What message is this sending to easily influenced teens?

Growing up is hard enough and a lack of selfconfidence can be common during the teenage years.

Having it indirectly broadcasted to you that you’re just not skinny enough is a burden that no one should have to carry.

Getting caught up in the skinny hype is easy. I even catch myself counting calories, setting aside time to go to the gym and trying to squeeze in the same size

These stars are confident in their appearance and refuse to conform to anyone’s standards. These are the role models that should be covered and applauded. It’s a sad society we live in today, when these women do not receive as much recognition as celebrities who have exploited sex tapes and are a size two.

Let’s counter Hollywood’s message.

A female’s beauty and success should not be determined by their waist line. The girls who are kind, confident and their own person radiate the most beauty inside and out.

Girls of all shapes and sizes should be able to walk outside with their head held high, a smile on their face and think, “Damn, I’m beautiful.”

I love the bright colors that come along with spring clothes. I’d much rather wear a skirt and flip-flops over jeans and sneakers. When it comes to shop-

I despise searching through cluttered racks of clothing. I’d much rather pay the extra money at Express or Abercrombie and Fitch, where I can find the pieces of clothing and accessories that I need in a fast and easy shopping experience. Stores like Wet Seal and Charlotte Russe that can be found in the King of Prussia Mall have prices like those of bargain stores but are towel organized so you can find what you are looking for.

During the day, the perfect spring or summer outfit includes a comfortable pair of shorts or a skirt with a tank top and flip flops. You can never own enough flip flops! For a hot spring or summer night, I love a cute dress or skirt and a cute pair of wedges or heels.

IN MY OPINION

Every time I go into a

Avoid getting sick this spring

and particularly at Villanova University a virus which I had never heard of was spread to the point of unbelief.

Students infected with the virus at our neighboring college were either sent home or sometimes driven to the hospital for flu-like symptoms such as stomach pain, dehydration and even “spells of unconsciousness.”

wash my hands I just put a dab on my hands and rub it in. Hey, it’s better than nothing!

As our parents always told us, washing our hands is very important. Majority of germs are from hands and mouths.

Who doesn’t love shopping for spring? Why not use your money at the King of Prussia Mall, where you can shop in several stores and won’t have to dig through cluttered racks just to find a cute halter top? STAFF WRITER ARC725@CABRINI EDU

Yuck! Being sick is the worst. Even if you only have a minor sore throat, being ill takes its toll.

When you feel under the weather, it can create a day that feels so long and torturous that you want to just crawl under the covers immediately.

First starts the sore throat then continuing on to a headache and temperature. Once the chills kick in, you know you are in for a not-so-fun ride.

In my opinion, nausea is the most unpleasant feeling. I’d rather have a sore throat and a headache then feel queasy.

The empty seats in classrooms are not a rare sight. The flu, strep throat or even the common cold can be dreadful. Hearing of someone going home is not rare right now for the illnesses are so bad this time of year that it is highly contagious.

In our surrounding area

So how can we avoid getting sick when highly contagious viruses like

Think about this: it is almost a guarantee that not everyone washes their hands or at least not enough to keep them clean. People use their hands for virtually everything including picking things off the ground, flushing toilets and coughing.

these or even more mild illnesses resembling the common cold are spreading around the housing of colleges and the local area?

We can’t exactly put ourselves into isolation in order to avoid getting sick!

I live off campus so it is a little easier to avoid the coughs in closed rooms and dormitory showers, but the basics of staying healthy are all the same.

Hand sanitizer is my new best friend! I got one of the miniature bottles of Purell that has the rubber key chain attached to it. I keep them on my keys and every time I leave a public place and am unable to

As an everyday example, when you open a door to a building you are not only touching the doorknob or handle, but you are also touching the germs that were on the hands of the people who opened the door before you.

Keeping my immune system up is also something that I try to do in order to help prevent illness. Ways I do this is to exercise regularly, drink a lot of water, eat healthy and stay hydrated. In my opinion, your body can’t stay strong enough to fight an illness if it is not healthy to begin with!

This is the prime time of year where bodies need strength to fight infection. We should all do our bodies a favor and take care of it. After all, you only have one!

LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER/MCT

College is the perfect time to explore religion, faith

My life has drastically changed in the last two years.

College is not only an important time in our lives for academic and social growth but it is a time for individuals to think outside the box, learning what others have said in the past and allowing each person to form their own unique opinions in the present.

EDU

CRB724@CABRINI

As I walked up the steps to the chapel, I pondered my decision to attend Mass.

Should I turn back towards my dorm or should I continue on through the chapel doors?

I decided to walk in but then I immediately regretted my choice as my entire religious life flashed before my eyes.

Receiving my first Holy Communion in second grade, serving as an altar boy during my teen years, to receiving the sacrament of confirmation prior to high school.

Memory after memory of my Catholic background filled my head. I have attended a Catholic institution of learning my entire scholastic career.

However, my times at Cabrini not only as a Catholic but as an individual have been far different than my previous experiences.

Our decisions made during the age span of 1821 will have considerable effect on us for the rest of our lives.

Although I am happy with my current position in life, my mind is still filled with doubt and uncertainty of where am I going, who am I going to be and will that person be good enough not only for my family and friends but for me?

Will I be good enough for God?

Is there a God?

I live my life day by day allowing myself to enjoy each moment of life in a fun yet responsible light.

I do not always make the most ethical decisions. But who can judge me besides God? For we all are only human.

As I grew up, teacher after teacher and priest after priest preached the importance of religion to me.

I was young and I ac-

cepted their teachings because they were my elders and respect is what they deserved.

Not until high school did I begin to question my Catholic faith.

I took a world religions course and saw the value of respecting and taking lessons from all the major world religions across the board.

I studied everything from primal religions, Buddhism, Hinduism, Daoism and Islam, and I learned each of the traditions has something incredible to offer us. Each is unique but at the same time they all share common beliefs. Each religion stresses the importance of people becoming fully alive or fully awakened while acknowledging a higher presence.

My faith has traveled from my youth when I accepted my Catholic background without question to my high school years of questioning Catholic values. Now that I am in college my faith is almost nonexistent, or at least it feels that way.

I do not attend church on a regular basis. I do not pray often. I sin.

Does my lack of church attendance make me a bad person?

Is it not true that a sin-

Well-rounded education leaves no fun in major

demics in college?

Don’t get me wrong, helping people is great and everything, but forcing people to do it kind of takes away from it. People should want to help others out of the kindness of their own heart, not because they are being forced to.

ner can attend church?

You may read this and feel that I am following the wrong path in my life but I am comfortable with where I am. I feel it is important to question our faith. Even if one’s decision is to entirely take a break from religion.

Joining a certain religious denomination is not what makes us a good person but acting kindly towards others while spreading love and peace.

College has taught me the importance of being at ease with oneself first. Then once one finds their own inner peace and awakening they can help other people.

Life really isn’t about what religious background you are, but about how you treat other people. We live on this earth for a very small amount of time. I want to live my life to the fullest, and learn as much as I can along the way.

My initial feelings of panic and insecurity that I felt when walking into the chapel began to disappear as Father Michael spoke and the choir sang.

I even began to enjoy Mass as the strong sense of community and the loving atmosphere made me feel right at home.

My trip to Mass made me really think about my faith. Although I did enjoy

Cabrini College is a Catholic college. The Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of Saint Joseph on campus has mass on Sundays at 7 p.m., Tuesdays at 8:15 a.m., Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.

attending Mass, in the end I do not feel I am ready to attend each week.

At this point in my life I need to concentrate on myself and learn what kind of person I want to be.

This may seem selfish but without a strong sense

of inner peace I have found it difficult to help others. Cabrini community: take your time with your faith. Explore life. Find your true passion. Love one another and work to become fully alive. Work to reach total enlightenment.

ASST A&E EDITOR

JCV722@CABRINI EDU

It’s scheduling time again.

You know what that means, getting up at the crack of dawn, yelling at your computer, and most importantly, making sure you sign up for the right classes.

I feel like I’m so behind on my requirements to graduate. I then realized, I’m really not, I just have way too many requirements.

I feel Cabrini expects us to do a lot to receive that diploma.

First off, we are required to perform community service in order to graduate. I thought we were supposed to concentrate on our aca-

I’m also not a fan of the fact that we have to take so many required courses. Didn’t we get our fill of math and science in high school?

I don’t mind history that much, but math is just a waste of time. I know, we’re always going to need it or something like that. I highly doubt I’m going to need math besides multiplication, addition, subtraction or division in my lifetime.

Alright, maybe a rare occurrence will come up where I need to know so geometric formula. In this situation, I simply call a friend of mine who likes math.

Science has always been my favorite class, well, my favorite class to practice my doodling skills in. I just

think all of it is a little boring.

I understand Cabrini wants us to leave here having been fully educated and getting ready to go out and serve the world. Wouldn’t we serve the world better by taking classes in our major?

Think about it, we should get as many classes that go with our major in as possible. Employers will be so impressed when they see how many we have taken and how well we have done with them.

Adding unimportant classes we will never use again just takes away less time for us to study for our major classes and allows us to take fewer classes for our major.

Sounds like a waste of time if you ask me.

So when I was finalizing my schedule I sighed as I reluctantly put down my Intro to Italian course, as well as my Ecology course. When will this endless list of required classes end?

VOTE 2008

People complain when their favorite singer gets voted off American Idol. Well, did you call in or text your vote to 1-866-IDOLS02? Nope. Sorry. You don’t have the right to complain.

ASST MANAGING EDITOR

MES733@CABRINI

EDU

“I would vote for McCain but I’m not going to vote.”

This simple sentence almost gave me a heart attack. If you would vote for someone, why aren’t you going to?

Not enough people see the importance in voting and then complain when things don’t go the way they think they should be going. I’m not even just talking about political elections.

The same goes for politics. Complaining about the war in Iraq? Crying about health care? Hate Bush? Did you vote? No? Well then stop complaining.

I often hear people say that one vote won’t make a huge difference, one vote won’t change anything. Well, I beg to differ.

In 1880 one vote elected Thomas Jefferson president. In 1868, one vote in the U.S. Senate saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment. In 1889 Oregon was admitted to the union by a one vote margin. In 1911 an average of only one vote per precinct passed women’s suffrage in

California. In 1923 one vote made Adolph Hitler head of the German Nazi Party. In 1994, the U.S. House of Representatives enacted a law banning specific classes of assault weapons. The vote was originally tied but one member changed his vote to approve the ban.

So as you can see, one vote does matter.

Complaining is a natural habit for most of us. We do it fairly often and with ease. It has taken me 19 years to come to one simple conclusion about complaining, it doesn’t change anything.

So if you’re unhappy about a situation, do something about it. Vote. Speak your mind. And if you didn’t vote, don’t complain.

SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS/MCT

JILLIAN SMITH/PERSPECTIVES EDITOR

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MiCoach: personal trainer to the masses

BRITANY WRIGHT ASST FEATURES EDITOR BLW723@CABRINI EDU

So far cell phones can play music, surf the web, send instant messages and allow people to talk trans-continentally.

What else can cell phones possibly do?

According to recent reports, cell phones are now able to be our own personal trainers that will follow us around the gym wherever we go. Be it the locker room, treadmill or even the steam room.

The two main companies working on this new product are Adidas and Samsung who have collaborated on this new innovative project together.

Mobile phones can now monitor heart rates, sense the size of every stride, have an MP3 music player and also, an electronic voice that signifies a personal coach that inspires the person working out to keep going.

So now when working out, they will hear a voice demanding the perfect workout.

Technologically speaking, the process of having a heart rate monitor is difficult.

By collaborating with Adidas, Samsung has figured out a way to perfect their newest ambition.

The brand of shoes that teamed up with mobile phones is called, MiCoach.

The costly product will be premiering in Europe this month.

Its price ranges from $304 to $608 in Europe, according to the pricing plan that is set up due to the customer’s want for usage of their cell phones.

have not been deliberated for the United States.

It is a personal coach in the sense that it monitors heart rates and ensures that exercisers are not in danger of overexerting themselves.

The device allows users to program it to set limitations while they are working out that real life personal trainers know in order to keep the excerciser healthy and not overexerted.

The three main goals that are set are distance, fitness and how many calories are burned.

MiCoach is a response to similar devices used during workouts.

Nike Inc. and Apple Inc. have collaborated on a project recently as well.

Nike Inc. has embedded sensors in running shoes that communicate with iPod Nanos.

Continuously advancing this week, gym equipment is being updated allowing iPods being plugged in to machines, so that exercisers will not have to charge their iPods frequently.

The convenience of the new device allows consumers to use one product to work out, listen to music, take pictures, send messages and talk on the phone to friends, family and co-workers.

Adidas is planning clothing and equipment that will allow users to attach the product so that they will not have to worry about damaging the product in the midst of a workout, especially during a marathon.

Sensors can be easily-attached to any shoe.

SWEIGART/PHOTO STAFF

MiCoach is one of the newest technological advances that will help to measure heart rate during workout exercises.

CHRISTINA MICHALUK ASST A&E EDITOR CMM736@CABRINI EDU

What’s that smell?

The pungent smell coming from the woman next to you might not just be caused by bad hygiene.

They may be covering up more than body odor. It could be a sign of depression.

A recent study showed that women who put on too much perfume may be depressed and not realize it.

The study was held in Israel at Tel Aviv University headed by Dr. Yehuda Shoenfeld.

Shoenfeld’s conclusions suggest that women who are depressed are also losing their sense of smell.

Patients who suffer from Lupus and other diseases that attack the immune system can also experience the same effects.

When putting on their perfumes they are said to not even realize that they are putting on a significant amount.

“In terms of hygiene, people with depression tend not to take care of themselves so wearing too much perfume could be a way that a person is trying

to cover it up,” counseling services Dara Herskovits said.

During Shoenfeld’s study female mice were used and were made chemically depressed so that researchers could observe the actions of the body.

Sheoenfeld saw that the gland that supports the sense of smell was attacked by chemicals and eventually turned the sense off.

The mice ended up losing weight because they were no longer attracted to the smell that the food produced.

“A change in appetite is a common symptom of depression. A person may experience weight loss or weight gain,” Herskovits said.

The study suggests that this could be one of the reasons why another sign of depression is weight loss.

“I was completely unaware of the study but depression can show itself in many ways,” health services nurse Mary Jo Rose said. “Maybe the sense of smell is gone and they don’t realize that they need to shower.”

Now that there is new insight on the link between depression and the sense

of smell treatment options may include aromatherapy. Aromatherapy can be an option for treatment for depression.

Certain smells can relax

Meanwhile, the product will not be released in the United States until 2009.

Thus far, pricing plans for MiCoach

a patient and completely alter a person’s mood.

LINDSEY

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A recent study has shown that wearing excess perfume is a sign of depression for some women. According to research, this could be a way for someone to “cover up” their depression.

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Uliano receives tenure

JILLIAN SMITH PERSPECTIVES EDITOR

JKS724@CABRINI EDU

One of the highest honors a professor can be awarded at Cabrini is being granted tenure.

All professors, during their first year as a new faculty member up until the time when they can apply for tenure, holds their breath, hoping that they won’t do anything to ruin their chances for this esteemed honor.

This past February, Dr. Nicholas Uliano, assistant professor of romance languages, finally let out a sigh of relief. Actually, more like an elated scream of joy.

Tenure is a life-long contract in which a professor may not be released unless under extreme circumstances.

Cabrini’s board of trustees unanimously agreed upon Uliano’s tenure.

“I don’t think that there are words which describe the way I felt at that moment; I know that I was incredibly happy,” Uliano said.

Cabrini’s tenure application is a strenuous process.

Faculty members able to apply are evaluated on “the basis of their teaching, their service to their department and to the College, and their scholarship.”

Along with this, faculty must prepare a tenure portfolio, which includes letters of recommendations from former students, colleagues and scholars who are familiar with the applicant’s work.

Next, the portfolio and work is reviewed by a group of Uliano’s peers called the Promotion and Tenure Board.

After they have met, the board then meets with the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Once the board and the Vice President

are in agreement, they then write a letter to the president of the college stating whether Uliano’s tenure be granted or denied.

The president, the vice president and the chair of the promotion and tenure board then present their case for tenure to the

board of trustees.

Finally, the board of trustees makes the decision whether or not a faculty member receives tenure.

Once a decision has been reached, the applicant is notified immediately.

“Hearing President Iadarola’s words, ‘Congratulations, Nick! The Cabrini College board of trustees unanimously approved your application for tenure’ was definitely a life-changing moment in my professional career, one which I will remember vividly for a long time to come.”

Uliano has been a main contributor to the globalization of the campus, specifically in the development and growth of international education.

In 2002, Uliano took on the role of coordinator of study abroad, and since then Cabrini has gone from a “campus where few students included an international education experience as part of their undergraduate career to a campus where many more of our students have spent some time abroad while at Cabrini.”

Since Uliano has been in charge of the study abroad program, the school now has Cabrini-affiliated programs in Australia, Italy and England, a chapter of the Phi Beta Delta honor society for international scholars, scholarship grants available for study abroad and a new program of shortterm study abroad courses each spring semester.

“Of course, my first love is teaching Spanish,” Uliano said. He enjoys teaching the language and especially enjoys teaching Spanish to future school teachers. Being granted tenure is only the beginning for Uliano.

He plans to “remain a contributing, valued and productive member of the Cabrini College community.”

“At that moment I had become fully vested in furthering the mission, the core values, and the educational objectives of this very special community, Cabrini College.”

Student profile: Woods uses positive influence to educate others

Woods has been involved in many aspects of volunteering over her years and she explained that she could bring a lot of those experiences into her classroom.

What has set her apart from the typical high school and college student volunteer has been her desire to build relationships with the people she was helping, not just be there.

“When I learn something I want to teach other people. That’s just my way of doing it. We should use our own gifts to make a difference,” Woods said.

She has gone on several immersion trips since enrolling at Cabrini College.

Woods has had the opportunity to go to Mexico, Ecuador and Appalachia during the spring breaks of her sophomore, junior and senior years.

Through these experiences she has been exposed to poverty that many people her age have never seen.

Woods has been particularly drawn to global awareness education and feels that there is a lot she could teach other people.

“The trips I have gone on in the past have influenced me. Now I have a passion and desire to educate people on global issues,” Woods said.

JONATHAN BARNETT/STAFF WRITER

Laura Woods is a senior special and elementary education major.

JONATHAN BARNETT STAFF WRITER JEB724@CABRINI EDU

Many children in the 6th grade do not know what they want to be when they grow up.

If they do, the list could include anything from being a veterinarian to being the President of the United States.

“I feel like I’ve been a teacher since the 6th grade, just without the degree,” Laura Woods, senior special education and elementary education major, said.

While at Cabrini, Woods has worked with the college’s Wolfington Center, which “is designed specifically to promote and enhance community service opportunities and to strengthen Cabrini College’s Catholic identity” as stated by its Web page.

Her work with the Wolfington Center has given Woods the opportunity to go on, and lead, retreats and become involved in

numerous service and outreach projects.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) joined with Cabrini in April 2005 and since then other opportunities have come about for Woods and students like her.

Students have had the chance to become CRS Student Ambassadors in the areas of HIV and AIDS awareness, hunger and homelessness, fair trade and global awareness education, a section created because of Woods’ interest in it.

Through her involvement with CRS and Cabrini’s Wolfington Center Woods has created a global awareness education packet for student teachers like herself.

She presented it to both undergraduate and graduate student teachers at the college.

“The packet is designed to motivate educators about important global issues, no matter what level they teach. It’s to show them that it is possible to make a positive impact on students,” Woods said.

Woods explained that the packet can serve as an introduction to global issues as well as supply people with resources to go further into the issues they already know a little about.

She takes teaching very seriously and hopes to continue educating people in and out of the classroom.

“With something like teaching in a classroom, you have a lot of power, so why not make a positive influence every time you get up in front of a class?” Woods said.

JILLIAN SMITH/PERSPECTIVES EDITOR

Dr. Uliano, assistant professor of romantic languages, has recently recieved tenure. This is one of the highest honors a college professor can be given.

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Arts & Entertainment The Cabrini Music Scene

JESSIE HOLEVA ASST PERSPECTIVES EDITOR JH734@CABRINI EDU

Michael Dunphy

Michael Dunphy, the shaggy-haired, cowboy-bootwearing junior, gives off a chill vibe but he’s much deeper. He’s articulate and speaks softly when referencing his love of making music.

“[Music should] hopefully give someone shivers down the spine but also give yourself [shivers] when you play it.”

Besides open mic nights on campus, Dunphy’s appeared at Lickity Split on South Street and Whisky Tango where he and a band of friends had a paying gig with their name on display.

He plays for the way it feels, saying, “It doesn’t matter if you make a dollar off it.”

Inspired to pick up guitar at 13 after hearing a Dave Matthew’s Band CD, Dunphy plays by ear.

He only performs covers. “I have tons of music. I love to play but lyrics are the toughest for me,” Dunphy said. It’s hard to believe when he admits to having tons of books filled with his lyrics.

This modest guy wants music to make you blush. He’s been known to jot down words on receipts or a napkin when an idea hits, yet is critical and refuses to play original pieces to a crowd.

Justin Bostwick

Justin Bostwick takes the Jack Johnson vibe and makes it his own.

He writes all his of songs and is the front man for the band Affinity Lost which opened for All Time Low early February at Cabrini. It was the first time the band as a whole played live and has since given them the addiction of performing for a roaring crowd.

“I’m so psyched to record,” Bostwick said. In fact he’s already recorded some songs and plans on hitting the studio this summer. Some of his already recorded pieces were only out of a home studio, yet sounded good enough to be recognized for television. Watch the Real World next sea-

son on MTV because it has shown more than an interest in using his songs.

“I called my mom and she didn’t really understand it. Then a few days later she freaked out,” Bostwick said.

It happened in a coincidental fashion. Bostwick’s tracks were online both on his MySpace as well as on the Web site purevolume.com. Days before receiving an e-mail from MTV, he posted his e-mail address on purevolume. There were a lot of formalities before agreement finalizations.

“I thought it was fake for a couple of weeks,” Bostwick added.

To check out his music for yourself visit purevolume.com/JustinBostwick.

Chris Sweeney

Walking into his dorm, Chris Sweeney took off his shirt and began cleaning a buzzer to do some charity work in clipping a friend’s hair.

He may be looked at as Cabrini’s golden boy. After all, he gets good grades and is a star athlete, but he’s also a musician spending hours on end in his recording studio slaving over new tunes.

The conversation ranged from Taco Bell to “dream rock,” his term in describing his new music style.

Coffee shops, malls or wherever he can get time is where he’ll be playing away. Sweeney is no stranger to working functions such as a Catholic Youth Organiza-

tion, where he performs annually.

Sweeney’s tracks are more mellow and soft, with a heavy influence of Howie Day. However, he’s trying to move in a different direction and “get past the slow guitar stuff.”

Sweeney’s music is free for the public and he wants to get it out there. He now has 20 songs on iTunes.

As he stands shirtless sweeping out hair lodged in the carpet, he recited a line from one of his songs, “I might not be milk but I bet I could do your body good.”

To hear Sweeney’s tracks go to vibe. com/ChrisSweeneyMusic or myspace. com/ChrisSweeneyMusic.

CHRIS SWEENEY/SUBMITTED PHOTO

SARA TRZUSKOWSKI/SUBMITTED PHOTO

BILL MCGLINN/SUBMITTED PHOTO

Junior Mike Dunphy has been playing the guitar since the age of 13.

Sophomore Justin Bostwick is the frontman to Affinity Lost.

Senior Chris Sweeney currently has 20 songs on iTunes.

Students experience the first major Frida Kahlo exhibition in 15 years

BLW723@CABRINI EDU

Ugliness transforms into beauty at the Philadelphia Art Museum’s exhibition of the Mexican-born artist Frida Kahlo. The exhibition is a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the artist. It will be spotlighted at the museum from Feb. 20 until May 18. Spanish classes under the direction of their Spanish professors attended the trip to the museum on March 27.

In a society where glamour rules fashion and some social situations, the paintings of Kahlo are refreshing.

The art of this decade can be seen in the media of glamorous shots of bleach blonde women with the typical low-cut shirt showing off their figures for the masses. The walls of the museum were aligned with self-portraits by Kahlo. This time the glamour transferred into uni-brows, hairy upper-lips and masculine featured women as a work of art.

The Spanish students entered the museum and received an all-day pass that al-

lowed them entry into the Kahlo exhibit as well as the rest of the museum. After waiting in line to enter the exhibit, students were given a tape player by museum guides that provided them a self-guided tour of the works of the renowned artist.

Under self-direction in the exhibit, students could spend as much time as they wanted to review the paintings they have studied in class. There were self-portraits of Kahlo in the exhibit, still-lifes and pho-

most emotional pieces were created from the parts of her life that were the most tumultuous.”

The self-guided tours give information about her life and why she created each painting.

For instance, she had been known to say, “I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.” Unfortunately for Kahlo, she did not have much luck in her life with relationships and health.

A survivor of polio and a serious accident involving a bus, Kahlo used her art to overcome her obstacles. Later in life, the divorce of she and her husband, another famous Mexican painter, Diego Rivera, can be seen reflected in her works of art.

She also used her art as political messages. Through the symbolism that is generated in her paintings it does show the political message in a format that is easy for everyone to interpret.

Dr. Raquel Green, assistant Spanish professor, said, “I loved the exhibit because it gave a very personal glimpse on her life as a daughter, wife and friend. There were some natural pictures of her that were so beautiful when she wasn’t posing. I was touched by the strength and glow of her face.”

After the Kahlo exhibit students journeyed through the museum and explored the other works of art.

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tographs of Kahlo and friends.

Laura Goodfield, a junior biotechnology and Spanish major, said, “I found it interesting that the strongest pieces and the

For additional information about tickets to the museum for the Frida Kahlo exhibit, solicitors can go to philamuseum.org.

Open mic night shows off variety of talents

DIANA TRASATTI ASST COPY EDITOR DLT723@CABRINI EDU

Cabrini’s Cap Board hosted another open mic night on Tuesday, March 18 at 8 p.m. in Grace Hall.

The six performers who took the stage played covers from the Beatles, Tom Petty and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Students, parents and friends of the performers all made up the audience.

The night commenced when freshman Joe Granato played an Elliot Smith cover song followed by his own original piece. The next performer to take the stage was freshman Andrew Woehrel.

The third act was headed by the guitar, harmonica and vocal talents of freshman Ryan Lane. The crowd listened enthusias-

tically as he sang the popular Red Hot Chili Peppers hit “Under the Bridge.” He followed with the Tom Petty classic “American Girl.”

After a brief set change, sophomore Tara Robinson took the stage with her band members in a tribute to the Beatles. She kicked off their performance with “Oh Darling!” followed by “Don’t Let Me Down.”

The last act to perform was juniors Emma Brumfield and Mike Dunphy. Brumfield used her vocal abilities while Dunphy played on guitar. After a couple songs, Dunphy played a solo.

dents, supporters and performers alike.

This is the third open mic night for singer and guitarist Joe Granato. “They’re a lot of fun. I’ll probably keep coming. It’s a great opportunity to come out listen to other student’s music and meet people,” Granato, freshman graphic design major, said.

Vocalist Tara Robinson also proved to be having a good time. “I love it. I’ll be back,” Robinson, sophomore communication major, said.

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Open mic night is one of Cap Board’s more popular events. The gathered crowd expressed their support and approval through their cheering and applause. It proved to be an entertaining night for stu-

The open mic nights allow all students to display their varying talents. The support from their friends and other students is apparent in the crowd’s applause and enthusiasm. Open mic nights will continue to be a part of Cap Board and Cabrini College. BRITANY

Attention theater goers, the Cabrini College production of Godspell is sold out. However, the theater members will be offering student rush seating ten minutes before curtain call. Anybody who has tickets and will not be able to make it should call the theater and let the house attendants know instead of letting the tickets go to waste. If you are late, please call the theater so that way we will not give away your seat. The phone number is 610-902-8510, please let them know as much as in advance as possible of your arrival if you are running late.

BRITANY WRIGHT ASST FEATURES EDITOR

The Philadelphia Art Museum host Mexican-born artist Frida Kahlo’s exhibit.

Healthy men and women, ages 18-40, needed for a research study on the effects of a schizophrenia medication on levels of insulin and glucose. Inpatient and outpatient hospital visits and blood draws are required. Compensation will be provided.

Seeing 21 is a gamble

JESSIE HOLEVA ASST PERSPECTIVES EDITOR JH734@CABRINI

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21 hardly hit when hitting theaters March 28. The book based true story of six M.I.T. students swindling Las Vegas with savvy skills was highly anticipated and fell dramatically.

Ben Campbell, played by Jim Sturgess, is a reserved college student who is in need of tuition money. Campbell starts running with a crowd of peers that have figured out a way to rake in lavish amounts of money, card counting. Campbell and crew go to Vegas for the weekend and together their system of winning black jack equals big winnings.

“It looks suspenseful. There’s never been a movie like it,” Cate Romano, a hopeful movie-goer and sophomore graphic design major, said.

Romano’s right. It looks suspenseful. The previews did the job, but the two hour film lost that rush and fast.

Campbell could not do it alone and his most attractive teammate, Jill Taylor, is played by Kate Bosworth.

Bosworth alone is drawing in the male viewers. Jason Moran, sophomore English and communication major, was smitten by her appearance in other films as well as 21’s previews.

Kevin Spacey, a big draw, plays the unconventional professor Micky Rosa,

who has a major role in the card counting scheme. Spacey not only acts in the film but was one of the three producers along with Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca and three executive producers.

Jeremy Ukrainski, sophomore accounting major, was eager for the debut, yet Kevin Spacey acting in the movie was a negative for him. Although Spacey was one of the few characters that really hit the mark.

The main character, Campbell, gets a newfound confidence with the winning streak but he has to be leery. Although

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counting cards isn’t illegal it’s greatly frowned upon. The casinos have muscle and aren’t afraid to use it.

Overall, the movie looked great in theory. The cinematography and appearance seemed exciting yet youthful but that was the best part. The actual characters weren’t believable. Not to say nap worthy but the fake thrilling attributes were nothing you’d dash to call a friend about.

21 made a real-life interesting tail into an MTV generation production and that’s probably the only audience which really came away raving.

Rebecca Loebe and Tiff Jimber will be performing some of their best music on Thursday, April 3rd in the Marketplace at 6 p.m. Loebe is performance vet with 150 performances under her belt. Jimber’s pop-rock sound has lead her to work with artists life Phil Colins, Blink 182 and The Foo Fighters. For more information on the two songsters’ event please contact Anne Filippone at 610-902-8407.

Mandatory Student Teaching Seminar Session

Student teachers are required to attend the teaching seminar on drug and alcohol issues on Wednesday, April 9th beginning at 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. in the Widener Lecture Hall. For more information on the seminar please contact Kim Arp at 610-9028324.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2008

DANIELLE FEOLE

ASST SPORTS EDITOR

DF727@CABRINI EDU

A select few celebrities were in their glory on Monday, March 10, during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which took place at the WaldorfAstoria in New York City.

Leonard Cohen, Madonna, The Dave Clark Five, Little Walter, The Ventures and John Mellencamp were inducted. The Beastie Boys, Afrika Bambaataa, Donna Summer and Chic were not as lucky. Many celebrities took a part in introducing the lucky winners. Justin Timberlake was proud to introduce Madonna, while

Billy Joel introduced John Mellencamp. The Stooges Iggy Pop covered Madonna’s, “Burning Up” and “Ray of Light,” in an extravagant tuxedo, which kept the audience thrilled.

“Nobody has ever gotten into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, while still looking this damn good,” Timberlake told the audience while flattering Madonna in his introduction. Madonna gave an incredible speech about taking drugs and working hard with her closest confidents.

Tom Hanks felt passionate about The Dave Clark Five’s induction, explaining how he was their biggest fan as a child. Several Cabrini students were asked if they were happy with the inductees or who they

would have liked to see be inducted into the hall of fame.

“ACDC represents all that rock stands for. They should have been inducted.” Andrew Brandstetter, senior finance major, said.

“Madonna deserved it more than anyone, she entertains such a wide audience,” Maggie Walmsley, junior psychology major, said.

“Who cares as long as people are still rockin’ and-a rollin’,” Ryan Hoff, senior English and communication major, said.

All the inductees were ecstatic about their honor. Each musician gave a speech to their fans and everyone who has helped them along the way.

Cinderella at the Theatre

One of Walt Disney’s favorite “happily ever after” fairytales is being performed at the Walnut Theatre Thursday, April 3rd through the 6th. Show times are all at 1 p.m. Ticket prices range from $12-$14. The Walnut Street Theatre is located at 825 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, 19107. For more information on the musical event please visit www.walnutstreettheatre.org

Up Til Dawn Finale

The Up Til Dawn Finale will be taking place on Monday, April 14th in Jazzman’s café from 8 p.m. until midnight. No classes on Tuesday so everyone is encouraged to attend. Expect games, music, food, prizes and fun! Tell a friend! For more information please contact Marlaina Geffers at meg727@cabrini. edu.

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Billy Joel announced John Mellencamp into the 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Justin Timberlake inducted Madonna into the 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

‘Wednesdays on the wall’

NICK PITTS ASST SPORTS EDITOR NDP722@CABRINI EDU

After three strenuous tries, junior exercise science major Craig Lowrie comes off the wall with a smile and a few high-fives from his friends.

For the past two weeks, a V4- rated boulder route is all he had been talking about. On this given Wednesday, he finally nailed it.

Lowrie and his friends spend their Wednesday nights “on the wall,” along with several other Cabrini students at the Philadelphia Rock Gym, located in Oaks, Pa.

“It’s a lot of fun to get out here and challenge yourself,” Lowrie said.

Such a hobby can be rather costly, starting at $23 for a day pass and over $50 for a month membership.

Thankfully for Cabrini students, every Wednesday is on the house. Philadelphia Rock Gym invites any student of the college to enjoy free admission from 7 to 10 p.m.

“I’m dreading graduation because then I’m going to have to pay for a membership,” Sarah Burke, a senior chemistry major, said.

For Burke, it is much more than just a freebee, it provides a great challenge as well.

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“It’s always hard,” Burke said. “Just when something gets easy, you can always move up to a harder level.”

According to the Web site, the Philadelphia Rock Gym in Oaks, Pa., which opened in 1994, was one of the first of its kind in the country. It is a simulation of the real-deal rock face climbing that takes years to train for, and it has spread like wildfire.

A habitual user of Cabrini’s gym in the Dixon Center, Lowrie welcomes the change of scenery on Wednesdays.

“It’s all about meeting new people and going to a gym that is much bigger than Cabrini’s,” Lowrie said. “You can get a great workout in and have fun at the same time.”

The gym offers two different types of climbing for those who are new to the sport. Toproping is probably the most well known form of climbing as the climber, equipped with a harness and rope, goes straight up the wall. A belayer stands on the ground and securely holds and tightens on the rope, and then slowly lowers the climber back down at the end of their climb.

You must be belay certified in order to assist a climber. However, Philadelphia Rock Gym offers a half hour to 45 minute belay class, also free of

charge for Cabrini students.

Bouldering on the other hand, is a quick alternative that involves horizontal moves on the wall as well as vertical.

Lowrie prefers the challenges of the boulder routes over any other form of climbing.

“Bouldering is all mental, and if you fall, well, you’re going to fall,” Lowrie said. “I just hope to fall graciously.”

Luckily for Lowrie and other boulderers, the bouldering wall is no Mount Everest. All of the routes are located on a wall only half the size of the top-roping wall and feature movable crash-pads to ease an otherwise rough landing.

As if being free isn’t convenient enough, Cabrini actually provides free transportation as well, courtesy of Rob Devasto.

“Since I drive the van for the school, I volunteered to drive my fellow students to the gym,” Devasto, a senior math major, said.

Like Lowrie, Devasto comes for the atmosphere as well as the workout.

“I’ve already been at least 20 times,” Lowrie said. “It just never gets old.”

Softball splits double-header

JESSICA HAGERTY SPORTS EDITOR

JH729@CABRINI EDU

The softball team split a doubleheader with Gwynedd-Mercy College on Saturday, March 29 in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference play.

In game one, the Lady Cavs were defeated 3-2 as the Griffins scored the winning run in the top of the ninth inning.

“All of game one was really challenging. It was either tied or a one-run game the entire time,” junior psychology major Kristie Sandefur said. “Luckily we were able to pull ourselves together and come out a lot stronger in the second game.”

The Lady Cavs took the second game with a 12-6 win.

“In the second game we hit the ball very well as a team, which is something that from game to game we have trouble doing,” junior pre-physical therapy major Melissa Benedetti said.

“We came out swinging and scored 12 runs against a decent team in the second game,” Sandefur said.

The result of the double-header advanced Cabrini to 8-11 overall and 5-3 in the PAC.

“Since we are a young team it is taking us some time for come together but with each game we are making improvements and getting better,” Benedetti said.

Looking ahead to the remainder of the season, the team is focusing on making the playoffs.

“I think some of our biggest goals collectively are minimizing our errors and doing the little things right and being able to pick each other up,” Sandefur said.

The Lady Cavs will continue PAC play at Centenary College on Saturday, April 5 at 1 p.m.

Pat Trencansky, a sophomore finance and accounting major, scales the rock wall at the Philadephia Rock Gym in Oaks, Pa.

NICK PITTS/ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

CABRINI ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

Junior Rachel Davis pitches in a game earlier this season.

Who will win the NCAA tournament?

KASEY

SPORTS EDITOR

This 2007-2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament marks the first time in history that each of the four No. 1 seeds made it to the prestigious Final Four. But, since the No. 1 seeds are projected to come out of their four brackets from the get-go, does that mean that no upsets took place along the way? I think not.

As the 64 teams entered the first round, No. 13 San Diego State beat the No. 4 University of Connecticut Huskies 7069 with a jumper at 1.2 seconds left in regulation.

In just the second round of play, West Virginia University, the No. 7 seed took on the No. 2 seeded Duke Blue Devils, which barely inched by Belmont 71-70 in the first round. The Mountaineers pulled out the win 73-67 to advance to the Sweet 16 to take on No. 3 Xavier, which in the end would be the end of the road for West Virginia as Xavier took the “w.”

Lastly, the projected Cinderella team of the tournament, Davidson College, which was ranked No. 10, beat the No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin Badgers 73-56 sending Davidson to the Elite Eight to for the right to play the No. 1 University of Kansas Jayhawks. Davidson nearly pulled off another great upset to “add the cherry on top” to the tournament, but falling 5759.

The championship will take place on April 7 at 9 pm that will pin Memphis or UCLA against North Carolina or Kansas.

“I think UNC is going to win, hands down.”

“UNC is going to win. Hansbrough is gonna drop a duce on everyone.”

“I think Kansas is going to win. Brandon Rush is gonna make it rain.”

“UNC, it’s a random pick. I don’t know much about college basketball.”

“I think Kansas is going to win.”

“UCLA is going to win.”

“I think UCLA is going to win.”

I think Memphis is going to win, but I wanted Duke.”

KASEY MINNICK SPORTS EDITOR KM735@CABRINI EDU

Hansbrough and Beasley receive unanimous votes

For the first time in history, no senior men’s basketball player was selected to The Associated Press’ All-America team on Monday. The five taking the top sports include: North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough, Kansas State’s Michael Beasley, Kevin Love of UCLA, D.J. Augustin of Texas and Memphis’s Chris Douglas-Roberts.

The AP started choosing All-America teams after the 1947-48 season, and for the next six decades there was at least one member of the senior class on every first team until this group according to ESPN.com

Capturing an even higher honor were Hansbrough and Beasley, who were both named on all of the 72 ballots and received 360 points from the same national medial panel that selects the weekly Top 25.

Four No. 1 teams reach the Final Four

As The University of Kansas barely slipped by No. 10 seeded Davidson College Sunday night by a score of 59-57, it sent the four No. 1 teams to the Final Four for the first time in history. With this win, it snapped the possibility of ever having a No. 10 seed make it to the Final Four and also ended Davidson’s 25 game win streak, the longest in the nation.

Davidson, which opened with 200-1 odds of winning the 2008 NCAA Men’s Division I basketball championship nearly pulled off a miracle and would have become the lowest seeded team to ever make it into the Final Four according to grambling911.com.

The current match-ups include Kansas taking on North Carolina and UCLA and Memphis meeting in the other semifinal game.

Trade talks for Pacman Jones stalled

Trade talks between the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans have reportedly stalled because of the issue of compensation. Pacman Jones wants to go to Dallas and the Cowboys are expressing much excitement about gaining him as a part of their organization, but how much they are willing to give-up is a different story.

The Titans might be asking too much of the Cowboys in that they are seeking a fourth-round pick in this year’s draft and a fourth-round selection in the following year. According to ESPN.com, the Cowboys are so far unwilling to provide either, believing they are the only team pursuing Jones, who remains suspended for violations of the person-conduct policy.

Upcoming Games

Friday, April 4

Men’s Golf at Moravian Invitational (12:30 p.m.)

Saturday, April 5

Men’s Tennis vs. Alvernia College (1 p.m.)

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Alvernia College (1 p.m.)

Men’s Lacrosse at Alvernia College (1 p.m.)

Softball at Centenary College (1 p.m.)

Track and Field at Penn Invitational (All Day)

Monday, April 7

Men’s Golf at Lebanon Valley Invitational (12:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, April 8

Softball at Arcadia University (3 p.m.)

Men’s Tennis vs. Immaculata University (3:30 p.m.)

Women’s Lacrosse at Centenary College (4 p.m.)

Wednesday, April 9

Softball vs. Hunter College (3:30 p.m.)

Men’s Tennis at Harford Community College (4 p.m.)

Men’s Lacrosse vs. Centenary College (4 p.m.)

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Underestimated and planning to turn heads

Special Olympics Clinic is a night to remember

BRITTANY MCLEOD ASST COPY EDITOR BLM726@CABRINI EDU

CHRISTOPHER BLAKE ASST NEWS EDITOR CRB724@CABRINI EDU

As the Cabrini men’s and women’s basketball teams formed their rally lines, they weren’t preparing to see each other run through and slap hands. Instead, members of the Delaware County Special Olympics had the opportunity to hear their names announced. Their smiles made an everlasting impression on all who participated, making it a night to remember.

“The game came about because of Eric Habib, whose mom Anne is a community member here at the Dixon Center. Erik became a big fan of the [women’s basketball] team, coming to practices and games and even the Madison Square Garden game,” Bobbi Morgan,

head women’s basketball coach, said.

On Tuesday, March 18, 40 Special Olympics athletes, ranging from ages 10 to 41, participated in Cabrini’s first Special Olympics basketball clinic and game.

The night began with drill stations run by members of the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Players taught participants fundamentals and skills necessary to be successful on the court.

Head Coach Gene Delaney said in an e-mail to Loquitur that the overall goal of the program is “to foster a family atmosphere for the athletes, coaches and parents, and to provide an athletics activity that can enrich the athletes’ physical well-being and emotional selfesteem.” Delaney has been a coach for 16 years.

Following the drills, each participant was given the chance to compete against

the Cavaliers in an exhibition game.

“It is a sport that most kids can perform at some level, whether merely dribbling three times or possibly shooting 3-pointers. It also helps that it is an indoor activity that provides an excellent form of exercise for these athletes, which their parents know it quite good for their children,” Delaney said.

Assistant Coach Steve O’Connor has been involved with the organization for 14 years and has a son who plays.

“Seeing them, after hours and hours of practice, finally getting something you’ve been trying to teach them; no matter how small. Even after all these years, I still come away feeling great and realizing how good we all have it compared to others,” which is the best part of working with the Special Olympics, O’Connor said.

Not only were the participants able to improve

their basketball skills, but the event surely helped them bolster their self-confidence and self-worth.

“It was not only fun but we were all able to learn a lot. I would love to come back next year,” Special Olympics participant Donnell Archie of Yaden, Pa. said.

The parents and coaches expressed their gratitude for the players who volunteered their time, hoping to make the clinic and game an annual event.

“It was great that we had enough old basketball jersey’s to give to each athlete. I got an e-mail the next morning from one of the parents saying that her son won’t take off his Cabrini jersey, he was wearing it to school today. How cool is that?” said Morgan.

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Deas, Taylor finish high in NCAAs

NICK PITTS ASST SPORTS EDITOR

NDP722@CABRINI EDU

The women’s track and field team came home from Ohio with not one but two second place finishes from the National College Athlete Association indoor championships.

Senior Lauren Deas and sophomore Christiana Taylor were the representatives from Cabrini. Both qualified for the 55 meter dash, while Taylor also qualified for the long jump.

Their combined efforts were good for eighth place in the meet overall.

In her sixth championship meet, Deas finished her personal highest at the championships on day 2.

Despite coming into the

meet ranked first overall, her time of 7.10 was good enough for second place in the 55meter dash.

Though she posted a solid time in the event, it was not her fastest, and one could sense disappointment from Deas for her performance.

“It was my race to win, and it just didn’t turn out that way,” Deas said. “I am happy it was highest place finish, both in indoor and outdoor championship meets, but I really wanted to win.”

Deas actually maintained her first place ranking throughout the preliminaries leading up to the finals. She posted her personal best of 7.08 seconds in the qualifier for the final heat.

“Being ranked No. 1 going into the finals, I ran a little

faster through each heat. I really thought I would win it.”

Christiana Taylor finished the 55 meter dash in eighth place overall.

In the first day of competition, Taylor finished second overall in the long jump event. She recorded a jump of 5.64 meters. Though a mere .22 meters away from first place, second was Taylor’s best finish in the championship meet thus far in her career.

With indoor behind them, both athletes are eager to return to the championship meet for outdoor track and field. Taylor has high hopes for a first place finish in the long jump event, while Deas hopes to qualify for the 100 and 200 meter dashes as well as the 4x1 and 4x4 relays. Deas also has her eyes on

sweet revenge, well aware that she will face Heidelburg College’s Judy Bataille, the 55 meter dash gold medal winner again in several outdoor events.

“Im getting that girl who beat me,” Deas said. “This is my senior year, and my last chance to win first. It’s mine.”

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“This could be one of the best years in Cabrini golf history,” Tim Harner, a history and secondary major, said. Harner, the golf team captain this season, has not always had his heart set on the game of golf. Ever since he was a child he was in love with baseball, until the age of 14. At this age, his father took the chance putting a golf club in his hand and he didn’t look back since.

“In high school, I was determined to do well, mainly because no one thought I could. Harner did just that as he took away the honor of “Unsung Hero” his freshman year and Most Valuable Player recognitions his sophomore, junior and senior years at Williams Valley High School in Pennsylvania. The most memorable moment that Harner had though was when he made it to the District Championships, the second person in his high school’s history to complete this feat.

Last season for Cabrini’s golf team, Harner said, “It was kind of an up and down year. We did not have much depth so it was hard for us to do as well as we would have liked.” The team finished 5th last year so it was exciting when they were projected to finish third in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Championships this season.

Harner believes they may even be underestimated being placed at this third position because no one knows they have gained two solid golfers freshman Mike Ryan and transfer sophomore from Iona University, Brian Walsh.

“Ryan is a very solid player that knows how to play the game. He hits the ball far and is an important piece to us having a great season. And on the other hand, Walsh could have one of the nicest and smoothest swings I have ever seen.”

So far this season, Cabrini has had only one match and earned second place out of six teams and this week brings even more competition, especially Neumann College, which was picked to take the PAC Championships.

Harner not only realized that this team is going to have their “off days, but he can as well. “Playing gold has taught me many things. One day you could be the greatest player and then the next you would be the worst. I would live and die by how I played that day. Now that I know that golf is not the only important thing in life, I live by this one quote: ‘Everything is perfect in the end and if it is not perfect now, then it is not the end.’”

The Cabrini men’s and women’s basketball teams held a basketball clinic and game for members of the Delaware County Special Olympics team on Tues., March 18, in the Dixon Center.

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Cavs remain undefeated in PAC

KAITLIN BARR EDITOR IN CHIEF KMB738@CABRINI

The Cabrini women’s lacrosse team defeated Cedar Crest College 18-6 on Tuesday, April 1 and gained another “w” in their win column. This win improves the team’s record to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.

“It was a great game. Everyone got a chance to get in and play,” junior criminology and social justice major Maura Brennan said.

Turnovers against Cedar Crest boosted the Cabrini win, having turned the ball over 20 times to Cabrini’s 11. Shots taken were also an advantage to the Lady Cavs having shot 27 times at the net versus Cedar Crest’s 14 shots.

“It was a success because we know how to work as a team together,” sophomore accounting major Danielle Rothermel.

Eleven Cavaliers scored during the away game.

Sophomore Danielle Rothermel scored three goals in the game, as did freshman Jamie O’Hanlan who also contributed a team-high three assists.

Senior Katelyn Penrose, sophomore Lauren Iannece and freshman Dolores Weathers all scored two goals a piece.

“We’re going to continue working hard overall goal to bring PAC back,” Rothermel said. “Hopefully all our hard work will pay off.”

“We looked good and each game is preparing us for the road to the championship,” Brennan said.

The Cavaliers will be hosting Alvernia College on Saturday, April 5 at 1 p.m.

CABRINI ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

Katelyn Penrose, a senior captain, clears past a Neumann defender earlier in the season as they breezed past with 17-8 win.

CABRINI ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

Junior Christina Romano cradles the ball as she rushes the field in a previous game.

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Sophomore goalkeeper Kate Schmid looks to clear the ball by looking for an outlet up the turf.