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Bomb threat clears Dixon Center liz garrett news editor
egg722@cabrini.edu diana trasatti copy editor
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“Everyone evacuate now.”
Nick pitts/sports editor
Radnor police and Cabrini College Public Safety communicate with one another following a bomb threat at the Dixon Center last Thursday. All those within the gymnasium were evacuated. Officers from two police departments, including Radnor Township, showed up on the scene.
These three words were spoken with authority and firmness within the Dixon Center a little after 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, when an unknown caller called in a bomb threat. Everyone in the building quickly abandoned their workouts and followed instructions as looks of disbelief and questioning were exchanged among students and faculty within the building. All those who vacated the Dixon Center stood outside looking at the building as public safety and police officers surrounded and entered the site. Talks of a possible bomb threat quickly surfaced among the spectators as they were instructed to distance themselves from the blocked off Dixon Center. “I was walking over and they said, ‘Don’t come over here. There’s a bomb threat,’” Chima Okere, sophomore business ma-
jor, said. The bomb threat was called in to Cabrini’s Public Safety office at 1:03 p.m., who then called police officials. Public safety alerted those in the Dixon Center of the threat and instructed everyone to evacuate. Officers arriving at the scene arrived from two police departments, including Radnor Township. The building was cleared by 1:26 p.m. Students and faculty became aware of the threat through Cabrini’s emergency text message system. Cabrini’s Cabinet, consisting of Dr. Jonnie Guerra, Dr. Charles McCormick and Stephen Lightcap, as well as Howard Holden, the director of facilities, were quick to arrive at the scene, even though information was minimal at the time. Police on the scene said that colleges receive a lower rate of bomb threats compared to high schools. The fact that the threat was called on the Dixon Center, which holds few classes, was also out of the ordinary, according to the police.
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Ugandan urges students to be ‘voice of the voiceless’ christine graf deputy editor
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A Uganda native visited Cabrini College students Monday, Oct. 6, to promote peace in her homeland by sharing stories of warfare and the success of her peacebuilding efforts in Uganda. Sister Pauline Acayo, Catholic Relief Service peacebuilding officer for Uganda, is part of the Peace in Africa tour CRS is doing throughout the United States to educate people about conflict zones like Uganda. “It is not easy to be a peacebuilder. Many times my life’s threatened,” Acayo said. Uganda has been in a civil war since 1986. The war started with just one man, Joseph Kony, who wanted Uganda to be ruled by the Ten Commandments. After what he says was a mystical revelation, he began to gather a rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army to overthrow the Uganda government. Kony did not have many followers and in order to create his
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army he began to raid villages at night capturing civilians to be part of their rebel group. His followers killed the elderly and abducted children. Children of all ages were taken from their parents, boys forced to be rebel soldiers and girls sex slaves for older men. “When they came they starting kidnapping young boys and girls, like boys and girls of 5 years. Remember when you were 5 years, 6 years, 7, 8,” Acayo said to the Cabrini students. The LRA has tortured civilians by cutting off body parts, like arms, lips, ears, noses and the breast of women. Atrocities like these are considered lucky, according to Acayo, because most of civilians are killed, some being burned alive in their houses. Acayo was affected directly, as four of her brothers were kidnapped by the LRA, which resulted in the death of two. An uncle lost his mouth – cut out by the LRA because he refused to give up the location of Acayo hiding in the tall grass near the
village. “I could hear the rebels shouting to my uncle, ‘where is sister, where is she’” Acayo said. “We could hear my uncle crying but we could not come out of the grass.” The Ten Commandments say don’t kill, love your neighbor as you love yourself Acayo said, stressing the fact that this is what the LRA believes, although they do the opposite. “Over two million people were displaced from their homes and grouped together like animals in protective camps,” Acayo said. People being displaced from their homes and living in tight quarters has caused many health problems, due to lack of food, water and sanitary conditions. The spread of disease such as malaria and HIV/AIDS are common threats. Since this war, much infrastructure has been destroyed including health centers, schools, roads and other social services
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Sister Pauline Acayo, a Catholic Relief Services worker from Uganda, speaks to students in the Widener Lecture Hall. Acayo shared stories of warfare and her success in peacebuilding.
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Wolfington Center offers a local and global social justice outlet to students Want to get involved at Cabrini but don’t know where to go? The campus ministry office within the Wolfington Center offers students opportunities to volunteer and work towards a more just society. It encompasses various aspects of spirituality, service and solidarity. The campus ministry center is designed to help students develop deeper ways to assist others in communities both local and global, while strengthening Cabrini Catholic identity. The center has activities in four areas: service learning and civic engagement, community outreach and partnerships, the Institute on Catholic Social Teaching and spirituality of service. During the course of a semester, the campus ministry offers retreats, trips and get-togethers to engage students in learning and working towards a compassionate society not only at Cabrini but also around the world. The Freshmen Adventure Retreat and the Freshmen Escape allow students to learn about themselves, prepare for college and bond with other freshmen. Search, on the other hand, is a retreat in November that is designed more for upperclassmen to encourage students to reflect on their lives and begin to do self-searching. Instead of spending your winter or spring break sitting at home, the Wolfington Center offers alternative plans. Each year students are offered the opportunity to travel to Ecuador and West Virginia; this year there is also the option of going to New York. With only a small deposit due with the application, all of these trips are fundraised by participants throughout the year. These programs allow students to give back to communities in need and educate themselves outside of a classroom. The Rostro de Cristo Experience in Duran, Ecuador over winter break is designed for students to learn how 1 billion people in the world live, on just $1 a day. The purpose is to give students a greater appreciation for their own lives, while learning and better understanding the culture and lifestyle of the Ecuadorian people. Through Project Appalachia, students experience domestic poverty by going to a rural community in West Virginia and help rebuild communities. The New York Immersion Trip allows students to work alongside Cabrini Sisters and missionaries in New York City. Students visit and serve newly arrived immigrants in the area. With the variety of volunteer opportunities available, everyone should be able to find a cause that fits your personality. The campus ministry is always putting together programs and chances for the Cabrini community to give back, whether in volunteer hours or financial support. The next big ministry office event is the second annual Laurel House run to raise money for the only Montgomery County domestic violence shelter. The Wolfington Center is located on the third floor in Founders Hall.
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Professor plans to teach students on importance of environmental science molly kearney staff writer
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Not many people in this world can say they knew exactly what they wanted to be when they grew up or remember the exact day. However, Dr. Carrie Nielsen, Cabrini’s newest biology professor, can. Nielsen knows exactly where her interest in environmental science started. Nielsen says it was on the 20 anniversary of Earth Day when she was in middle school. Nielsen turned that inspirational day into a whole career. Nielsen has an undergraduate degree from Brown University in environmental science and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in geological and environmental science. Nielsen studied at two premier schools for environmental science. Nielsen is an ecologist first and foremost with an interest in sustainability. Nielsen’s education at Brown required students to be involved with the learning process, such as running environmentally-friendly programs on campus. Nielsen’s undergraduate degree struck a chord when it comes to her teaching philosophy. When teaching, she wants her students to connect the topic with their own day-to-day life. Nielsen also draws on her own college experiences and is sympathetic to her
students who have a lot going on. Nielsen always knew she wanted to be involved with science but when it came to deciding which path to take she was torn. She weighed her options and realized research was not her career. Nielsen likes to interact with people, and so to teach and leave a mark on her students makes her even happier. Nielsen wants her students to know that when they take her class, they are expected to think and interact. Nielsen uses active learning in every single class in order for her students to see that the real world and science are connected. She has done such activities as rock, paper, scissors and even lighting a peanut on fire to see how much energy it contains. She believes that activities like that are important when it comes to her philosophy of teaching. Nielsen came to Cabrini after working a temporary position at Gettysburg College. She knew she wanted a small liberal arts school and Cabrini fit those requirements; it is also close to home. What really struck Nielsen about Cabrini was that, “I really got a sense that people here take their social justice mission very seriously, it’s not just a tacked-on thing. It’s really integral to everything everybody does here and that was important to me because
I think environmental justice is an important part to social justice and I wanted that to be integral to what I do and not just a hobby on the side.” Nielsen plans on doing what she can while here. Nielsen has two very distinct hobbies. One is an interest in theater; and is in fact so rabid that she tries to limit herself to one play a week but one weekend alone saw several plays. She also crochets and knits and brings that into her classroom. Nielsen proctored an exam recently and brought her knitting in to busy herself. Nielsen’s biggest passion is sustainability. Her biggest goal while at Cabrini is to advance campus sustainability. She suggests that the campus can do its own part to help. Those on campus can turn off lights and laptops. And people can also carpool. Nielsen wants Cabrini to think broadly about how to get sustainability into day-to-day lives on campus and off. Nielsen wants the Cabrini community to know that she is a resource for students who are interested in sustainability and is willing to help. If a student is interested in public service, research projects or just learning about sustainability, she wants them to seek her out. She is more than willing to help.
2008-2009 Loquitur Staff/Editorial Staff Editor in Chief Mallory Terrence Staff Writers Deputy Editor Christine Graf Christine Adolf Kirk Manion Managing Editor Meghan Smith Megan Bernatavitz Melissa Mariani News Editor Liz Garrett Samantha Bokoski Morgan Miller News Editor Christopher R. Blake Justin Bostwick Erin Nollen A & E Editor Christina Michaluk Charles Bush Michael O’Hara A & E Editor Jake Verterano Amanda Carson Eric Povish Features Editor Britany Wright Gillian Davis Gianna Skikitino Perspectives Editor Jessie Holeva Kara Driver Andrew Stettler Sports Editor Danielle Feole Katharine Engell Matthew Stewart Sports Editor Nicholas Pitts Kerry English Tina Vitanza Copy Editor Shannon Keough Jill Fries Jessica Wegelin Copy Editor Brittany McLeod Arielle Friscia Candice Wojnarowski Copy Editor Diana Trasatti Kristofer Genther Jen Wozniak Web Editor Megan Pellegrino Janene Gibbons Multimedia Editor Kara Schneider Sami Godowsky Multimedia Editor Brittany Mitchell Molly Kearney Graphic Designer Anna Scholl Megan Kutulis Adviser Dr. Jerome Zurek Brian Loschiavo
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Safety precautions immediately follow call THREAT, page 1 bomb threat is still unknown,
“You would think that if
someone called in a bomb threat it would be in a building like Founder’s or the SET building, where a lot of classes go on and there’s more people. There are hardly any people in the Dixon Center on a Thursday afternoon,” Bridget Cantwell, junior prenursing major, said. Even though the threat was called in, classes continued on and the campus was not declared to be locked down. “We don’t want to cause a huge ruckus for nothing,” Officer McFarlane, a police official on the scene, said. To take further safety precautions, the Dixon House, consisting mostly of sophomore students, was also evacuated. “I didn’t know much about the evacuation when it happened, just that we had to wait outside until the building was checked for the bomb,” Amanda Corsini, sophomore business major, said. “We had to wait outside for an hour, which then turned into two hours.” Residents of the Dixon House were given no information as to why they had to stop what they were doing and evacuate, other than talk of a bomb threat. “People were just talking about how annoyed they were about standing outside,” Corsini said. “I think it is ridiculous that we still have to deal with bomb threats. That’s something I dealt with while in elementary school through high school.” The person who called in the
but a formal investigation is being conducted and if someone is charged it will be a state offense. “When the threat was over, it was decided to still have the bomb dogs go through for all of our safety,” Lillian Burroughs, director of public safety, said. “However, dogs have a procedure as well, so we had to wait one hour after the threat before they could go in. In conclusion, no unusual items were discovered.” Nothing was found within either buildings. The Dixon Center was scheduled to reopen the next day and students were permitted back into the Dixon House. “I feel my department and the college community handled this emergency well,” Burroughs said. “The emergency notifications went well and were timely. The e-mails sent for additional information were timely and informative.” In case of future threats to the college campus, students are strongly encouraged to sign up for the emergency text notification system located on the public safety Web site off of cabrini. edu. Loquitur welcomes your comments on this story. Please send your comments to Loquitur@ googlegroups.com. The editors will review your comments each week and make corrects if warranted.
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Cabrini students and faculty wait in the Dixon Center parking lot during the recent evacuation. The threat was called in at 1:03 p.m. and the building was cleared by 1:26 p.m. Even though the threat was called in, classes continued on the campus was not declared to be locked down.
CRS worker stresses importance of peace UGANDA, page 1 and facilities. Those who are injured or sick have little chance of getting help and do not want to risk the travel because of abduction. Acayo explains that although the government has soldiers around the protective camps they “are the first to run away, not even informing the people” when the rebels attack. Both [the government and LRA] are not safe, even for us who are working for peace.” Acayo’s peace efforts include, dialogue and mediation among varying ethnic groups, increasing communities’ conflict resolution skills and supporting reconciliation ceremonies for returning adults and children who were abducted by the LRA. Peace clubs were created in schools to “build peace in the heart of the young because they are going to be the future leaders” and also to stress forgiveness to those students who once were part of the LRA. Reintegrating child soldiers and other civilians captured by the LRA back into the community is a part of what Acayo does.
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Sister Pauline Acayo focused her recent lecture at Cabrini College on her work within Catholic Relief Services. Uganda has been in a civil war since 1986 and CRS is working towards peace. “It takes a lot of education for people of the community to accept these children,” because the
children have been forced to kill members of the community that they are now being reintegrated
into, Acayo said. The LRA are still very active and continue to abduct children.
In order to avoid abduction children known as night commuters walk for miles to sleep in churches and convents each night. It is not guaranteed to be safe but it is their only option at this point. Acayo wanted Cabrini students to know that once these children are captured they are forced to walk to Southern Sudan where the LRA resides, a three-day walk. They are forced to carry heavy loads, sometimes dead bodies for a week. If one child tries to escape the others are forced to kill them “cutting them up like firewood” – this is to instill fear. Acayo explained why American students should care about the injustices of northern Uganda. “You have learned what has taken place in northern Uganda and after learning you can become our voice by acting –share with those who are not in this class – be our ambassadors,” Acayo said. “Be our voice...that means you are talking on behalf of the voiceless.”
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Laurel House 5k aims to end abuse diana trasatti copy editor
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Three Cabrini students show off their Team Cabrini and Laurel House t-shirts. One can register through the Wolfington Center by Oct. 24.
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Junior Diana Trasatti earned first place in the 2007 Laurel House 5k dash/walk for the female 14-19-year-old division. All students can participate with a $5 donation.
Cabrini students and faculty will be making strides towards ending domestic abuse at the annual Laurel House 5k dash/walk on Sunday, Oct. 26 in Norristown. This marks the second year in which through the Wolfington Center, Cabrini has recruited students and faculty to support the community partner, Laurel House. The cost to participate is $20. However, this year the Wolfington Center is covering a portion of the registration fee and is only asking students for $5. The entrance fee covers the two t-shirts provided by Cabrini and Laurel House. All money will go directly to Laurel House, which is a non-profit group. “All students can walk or run and come support for $5. We’re ready to be bankrupt,” Joan Kleckner, assistant to vice president for Migration Integration and human resources, said enthusiastically in anticipation of the registration for Cabrini community members. One can register through the Wolfington Center by Oct. 24. Students are to meet at Founder’s at 7:30 a.m., where buses will provide transportation to the course site in Norristown. Participants have the option of performing in the run, which takes off at 9 a.m. or the walk, which will begin 9:02 a.m. Following the race will be a short discussion at 10 a.m. where race winners will be presented with medals. Snacks and refresh-
ments will be served and Tracy Davidson of NBC will be present as the event’s featured guest. “It’s nice that it’s something that we really try to reach out to the entire campus community. We had a really good time. They did a nice job with the event,” David Chiles, director of the Wolfington Center, said. Laurel House is a non-profit organization that works to provide shelter for the women and their children who have fled from an abusive relationship. The mission of Laurel House is to not to only provide a safe haven for these individuals, but raise awareness of domestic violence to the public and promote social change within the community. Laurel House provides food, shelter, counseling, medical care, legal representation and education for the women and families who undergo their care. The shelter is closely guarded with multiple security devices and is at an undisclosed location. When first walking into the shelter, one first encounters a homey living room, followed by a kitchen further in, with multiple tables and high chairs. The basic necessities of bedrooms and bathrooms are also provided for the families. To make the shelter feel more like a home, a small plastic outdoor playground and toys and books are supplied for the children through community donations. October marks national domestic violence awareness month and Cabrini is offering opportunities for students to contribute to the cause. Old cell phones are being collected in the Wolfington Center; and paper shoe cut-
outs are being sold for $1. The shoe cut-outs are being sold in Jazzman’s during breakfast and lunch hours from Oct. 7 until Oct. 24. All proceeds will be given to Laurel House. “We’re hoping to cover the entire glass of the Wolfington Center with sneakers. We’re hoping people can’t even see in because there are so many sneakers taped on the glass. That would be great just for the support of Laurel House,” Kleckner said. Work study positions are available at the Laurel House shelter and the thrift store, Merian’s Attic, which benefits Laurel House. Cabrini is also promoting domestic violence awareness through the education department. Teachers and pre-service teachers are being trained to recognize the signs of abuse in children and the appropriate methods of response to such signs. In addition, surveys have been conducted on and extending beyond the Cabrini campus to cover student’s perceptions and experiences with domestic and dating violence. This information is being used to aid Laurel House in creating outreach programs for college students. Those who wish to receive more information on domestic violence awareness programs or the Laurel House 5k can e-mail Maureen Catania at mlc729@ cabrini.edu or Joan Kleckner at jdk724@cabrini.edu. “We’re asking faculty, students and staff to come out and support this community partner with us,” Kleckner said.
Former chief executive speaks on leadership kris genther staff writer
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“There are no born leaders,” Robert Pucci, former chief executive at the Main Line Chamber of Commerce, said. Rather ,“leadership comes from doing the right thing when the opportunity arises.” Pucci has had 29 years of leadership, spending many of them at the Main Line Federal Savings Bank, where he served as the chief executive officer. He was also CEO of Main Line Chamber Foundation, a charitable nonprofit organization started in 2001. Cabrini had the opportunity to bring Pucci in to speak on just that topic, leadership. After 30 years in the banking community, Pucci has amassed a vast amount of knowledge pertaining to leadership and the stories to prove it. Having grown up in a bluecollar family, becoming the CEO of a bank was never something he foresaw for himself, but as he explains, he found himself in that opportunity and simply made the best of it. Having found himself in these
positions all his life, he is now able to pass this information on to the younger generations. During his lecture he presented what he has learned throughout his time spent in the banking industry and elsewhere to the people seated in the mansion. Pucci spoke from the heart about his ability to lead and how he went about developing those leadership traits. More importantly though, he spoke about how everyone else has the ability to do just as he did. “The distance between college and what you do for a living is rarely a straight line,” Pucci said. The trials and tribulations will come, he admits, but “you must be able to handle them and make good decisions.” The main objective of the lecture was to help people understand what leadership is, and to make it clear that “leadership is needed in every aspect of life.” As the president of Main Line Commerce, he had to deal with his share of issues and people, yet he stressed that leadership is about development and surrounding yourself with good people, people whom you can trust. Pucci
believed that “when you get the right mixture of people, leadership happens.” This outlook on leadership has helped him to excel in whatever position he has found himself in. It is his belief that by being in many different situation that required leaders, he was able to develop his leadership abilities to the extent that they are today. Development is key as he stresses that “Leadership abilities are developed, not inherent.” Members of the audience asked him for help with leadership issues in their everyday lives, and Pucci was willing to provide advice. “Leadership opportunities are presented to you in everyday activities,” Pucci said, trying to illustrate just how many ways one can become a leader and make a difference in the community. Loquitur welcomes your comments on this story. Please send your comments to Loquitur@ googlegroups.com. The editors will review your comments each week and make corrects if warranted.
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Former Chief Executive of the Main Line Chamber of Commerce, Robert Pucci, speaks to students following his lecture on leadership. Pucci has spent over 30 years in the banking industry.
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Treasury Department to invest in national banks christopher r. blake news editor
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The United States Treasury Department announced that the U.S. government plans to invest up to $250 billion in the nation’s banks. The move is made with hopes of being effectively translated into a partial nationalization of the financial institutions that take federal money. The government will provide insurance on all deposits in non-interest-bearing accounts and insure certain types of bank debt. The new program will be divided into two parts. First, the government will devote $125 billion to buy a minority stake in nine of the nation’s top financial institutions and then make the other $125 billion available to thousands of banks and thrifts across the country. Executives from the nine big banks met with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Monday, Oct. 13, and while some weren’t happy with the plan, they all agreed to participate.
European leaders to initiate credit plan Jillian Smith/SubMitted Photo
Above is an image created by Jillian Smith, one of three Cabrini College English and Communication students that have been chosen as finalists for the National College Broadcasters, Inc. Production Awards Competition. The three students’ docmentary focuses on solving the AIDS crisis in Africa.
Senior communication majors’ documentary chosen in national finalist competition andy stettler staff writer
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“Our Hands Are Not Tied,” an audio documentary by three Cabrini College English and Communication students and produced by WYBF 89.1 “The Burn,” is one of three national finalist for the National College Broadcasters, Inc. Production Awards Competition. In spring semester 2008, communication Professor and Department Chairman Dr. Jerry Zurek gave a semester-long assignment to his SEM 300 “Working for Global Justice” class. The project was designed to give a purpose to the students to use the skills they had learned within their majors. One year later, the project by English and communication majors Megan Pellegrino, Kara Schneider and Jillian Smith was produced. “The original purpose of the documentary was to make people aware of PEPFAR and the PEPFAR bill being passed,” Pellegrino said. “So because of that we ran into a lot of hurdles.” PEPFAR, the Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, originally was meant to commit $15 billion over the next five years toward combating HIV/ AIDS globally. The bill’s main aim was to provide antiretroviral treatment to two million HIVinfected people who could not afford the drugs without aid. In providing proper drug treatment to the infected, the bill can prevent over seven million new infections globally. In 2004 ,PEPFAR raised the number of Africans receiving antiretroviral
drugs to 50,000 and then to 1.2 million in 2008. “There is a missing generation because of AIDS, there are grandparents and there are children and they do not have parents due to this deadly disease,” Schneider said. The students agreed that one interview with a local Pennsylvania man, Ryan Keith, founder of “Forgotten Voices,” was the one point in the project when the documentary put a face to the stories. Keith said in an interview with the team “every statistic has a story and every story has a face.” “We based our whole documentary on just that little sentence,” Schneider said. “We heard it and we all looked at each other and we knew that was it,” Pellegrino said. The students were inspired by Keith. His organization, “Forgotten Voices,” works in Zimbabwe to help local churches meet the needs of AIDS orphans. “It showed that an every-day person could do it and he was an ordinary person.” “That is the basis of our documentary; yeah we are college students but we can talk to a man who starts an organization and see what we can do to help,” Smith said. Catholic Relief Services also played a large role in helping the documentary gain depth. CRS provided the students with photos and interviews that would ultimately help to shape the documentary less toward PEPFAR and more toward solving the AIDS crisis overall. “The President of CRS, Ken Hackett, gave us amazing information that we just could not find on the Internet. He had a strong
voice and a strong role in making people aware of the virus globally and we knew that he would be a big part of our documentary,” Schneider said. By the end of the project, the team had put together a documentary portraying that the AIDS crisis in Africa, as the documentary says, is not a “black hole of problems” and that in fact something is being done about it. “Our Hands are Not Tied” tells about the trouble in Africa and that it is beginning to be solved. “AIDS exists and it is huge and it is killing people but it does not have to. They just need help,” Pellegrino said. To listen to the “Our Hands Are Not Tied” audio documentary visit “The Loquitur” Web site at: theloquitur.com. “If anyone takes 17 minutes and sits there and listens, I think they will leave with the world.”
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Following weeks of disagreement over the need for a unified answer to the financial crisis, major European leaders have agreed on a coordinated plan. The plan will add public money into troubled banks and temporarily guarantee bank debt in an effort to get credit flowing again. European countries agreed to relax the so-called mark-to-market accounting rules that require banks to price assets to current market prices. Australia and New Zealand also cooperated and announced that they were guaranteeing all bank deposits. The price tag will begin to take shape this week as countries announce details of how the program will be implemented in their own nations. Despite these uncertainties, investors reacted optimistically and stock markets have risen.
Obama details plan for victims of financial crisis Illinois Sen. Barack Obama projected new steps on Monday to address the economic crisis. The senator asked for temporary but costly new programs to help employers, automakers, homeowners, the unemployed and state and local governments. Obama proposed giving employers a $3,000 tax credit for each new hire to encourage job creation. He said he would seek to allow Americans of all ages to borrow from retirement savings without a tax penalty; to eliminate income taxes on unemployment benefits; and to double, to $50 billion, the government’s loan guarantees for automakers. Obama envisioned a 90day moratorium on most home foreclosures requiring financial institutions that take government help to agree not to act against homeowners who are trying to make payments, even if not the full amounts.
Report says acclaimed Czech writer informed a supposed spy A recent exposure could tarnish the legacy of one of the most well known Eastern European writers, Milan Kundera, a Czech research institute published a report on Monday. According to the state-backed Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, in 1950, long before Kundera became famous for darkly comic novels like “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” and “The Joke.” Kundera, who was then 21, told the local police about a guest in a student dormitory where he lived. The police quickly arrested the man, Miroslav Dvoracek. The allegations could diminish Kundera’s moral stature as a spokesman, however enigmatic, against totalitarianism’s corrosion of daily life.
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Scholarships not so hard to come by College doesn’t need to cost an arm and a leg
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KATIE ENGELL staff writer
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The cost of school these days can be ridiculous, especially private schools such as Cabrini. The cost of tuition, housing, food and books will either leave your bank account suffering or leave you with the responsibility of paying off a hefty loan when your four years are completed. Most schools can get more money than necessary from their students. Unless you’re born into wealth, paying for a good education can be a bit of a stretch. Scholarships are a popular way to reward a student with extra cash for college. They’re advertised throughout high school, college and even through-
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Web sites like Fastweb.com offer countless scholarship options. This site will even e-mail you with scholarship offers that fit your specified criteria. This particluar site offers scholarships for numerous types of interests, institutions and skills. out random e-mails that tell you numerous times you’re eligible for some cash. Essentially, money is being thrown at you if you’re willing to catch it. Whether you worked hard
throughout high school, played a sport well or simply got involved, money is constantly available for students to utilize. Realistically though, how many students actually follow
through with this? In my opinion, most students aren’t aware of the amount of money they can receive in scholarships. Although scholarships are advertised to an extent, the
majority of students don’t earn as much money as they could. Instead, many students resort to loans from banks or the government which ultimately puts them in an
even tighter financial situation than they already are in paying for private school. Taking out multiple loans is pointless when so many opportunities for scholarships are available. Not only is this proven to be pointless but it also hurts the economy and only adds to the crisis were in today. Web sites such as FastWeb.com give away weekly scholarships worth a thousand dollars. They give away scholarships every day, all year long and it’s not difficult to qualify for a scholarship. There are numerous Web sites similar to FastWeb. You just have to know how to find them. The schools that charge an arm and a leg should dedicate one day to raise the awareness of the money that’s available; a day where students can simply stop, learn and sign up for scholarships. Not only will this help raise awareness for the student body but it will also save students thousands of dollars that they could still have today.
WHAT YOU THINK YOU’RE FUNNY OR SOMETHING? Think you’ve got what it takes to be crowned King or Queen of Cabrini Funny Fest this November ? Dreamt of making a crowd roar with chuckles galore? Wh at : Cabrini F un n y F est When : F riday N ov. 7, 2008 Where : Jazzm an ’s Cafe Time : 8:00 p. m . - 10:00 p. m .
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Working for Google MTV’s ‘The Real World’ IN MY OP IN ION
JESSICA WEGELIN staff writer
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What am I going to do when I graduate? That is the big question flowing out of many students’ mouths all around campus. When you’re younger you have these big dreams as to what you are going to become and anything feels possible. As I flipped through the TV channels this past summer, I came across the dream job. Who would have thought working for Google would be so much fun and well paid all at the same time. I mean honestly, who really has fun when they are working? Google seems like the best job out there these days even though it is nearly impossible to get one. Apparently you have to graduate from an Ivy League school to get a job working for Google. They hire people who want to get their work done even
though they have plenty of exciting distractions around them. The Google environment is a positive atmosphere filled with people who are committed to creating perfect new pieces of technology and having a fun time doing it. To be the best you have to be treated like the best. Google offers so many different accommodations to make the workplace more of a relaxed, stress free environment. Google provides custom detailing for Segways, motorized scooters and other ways of transportation; Google employees about to have a baby are able to receive 12 weeks of maternity leave, and those women who are older and still have yet to become a mother receive two weeks of “Crushing Sense of Incompleteness Leave,” which is 50 percent paid. There is a shuttle bus which takes you to and from work everyday. What a great way to save the environment. For those who are looking to take a break from their computers, they have on-sight massage therapy, volleyball pit, fruit smoothies, basketball courts and so much more right at your finger tips. You are allowed to take breaks whenever you need to and use all the on site facilities that Google has
to offer. What a great life sitting back getting a free massage right there at your work place. At Google, the work is left up to you to get accomplished, so they give you all the free time you need so you can handle different tasks stress- free. Kicking back, enjoying a smoothie and doing some work would be my ideal job. I feel as though more jobs should offer the laid back atmosphere because people will be more willing to do work. They will enjoy their job and not feel as stressed about the work load they are given. Google is one of the best companies to work for so other companies out there should look at them for direction when it comes to being successful. If the employee is having fun working, they are going to do better work for their employer. Have you ever heard anyone say they never want to leave work, well that’s the buzz around the Google workplace. A workplace without stress is an unemployed person’s dream. It isn’t easy to land a job with Google, but I can always dream about it and hope the job I get when I graduate has some of the same benefits as Google.
IN MY OPINION
SAMANTHA BOKOSKI staff writer
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Drunken fits, bar-hopping and one-night stands are portrayed as reality on the show“Real World.” “The Real World” is the most ridiculous illustration of reality. The producers purposely single out people who are complete opposites so they maintain their ratings. It’s the typical line-up every year: the girl with the serious boyfriend, the promiscuous girl, the macho guy, the mediator and a homosexual. MTV fills your head with shows such as “ TheReal World” that do nothing for the viewer except entertain them with unreal drama. The selected few that are picked to appear on “ The Real World” I feel do not know what they are getting themselves into. Not as popular as it used to be, “The Real World” still seems to attract people from across the country who are willing to throw their dignity
out the window, for national television. I could never imagine having my personal life spanned across the world. “The Real World” has lost a lot of its viewers because it has simply become trashy and a humiliation for the people on the show. Every year the same stereotypical people are cast, and of course are best friends in the beginning, but within a day the conflicts rage and screaming and cursing are all your ears hear for the rest of the season. I would absolutely never tryout for “The Real World.” My mom would probably never want to see half of what goes on. The temptations on “The Real World” are too extreme for an average individual on a daily basis. The temptations with unlimited booze and partying bring out the worst in people. Every year, the show consists of at least one individual getting cited for underage drinking and/or jail time for other public mishaps. I would never want my reputation to evolve from a television series such as this, I would forever be known as “that girl on “The Real World.” For example, Cabrini had Brooke and Robin from the show’s previous seasons come speak
about voting. Yes, this was a good cause and both Brook and Robin are wellknown, but everyone who has watched the “The Real World” knows Brooke as having the biggest, most out-of-control freak out on “Real World” history. Booze, sex and clubbing -those are the realities of life according to “The Real World.” If by one in a million chances I were to go on this idiotic show I know my future would be shot, if I wanted an actual job and not just get paid for appearances. They are individuals who did nothing with their life except make it into a huge party for the time being on “The Real World;” they are not celebrities, they are us. They just put their lives in the hands of national television. My mom despises this show. When I was an avid watchers of “The Real World” watcher, she always questioned me, asking “you know this is not reality, Sam?” If anyone in their right mind thinks “The Real World” is the real world, they need to turn off the television and actually find reality. The Loquitur encourages your thought on articles published. E-mail your opinion to Loqperspectives@googlegroups. com.
Pleasantly pleased by the new Facebook I N M Y O PINIO N
SAMI GODOWSKY staff writer
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So am I the only member on Facebook that actually likes it’s new setup? I’m constantly seeing people’s status’s saying “I hate the new Facebook”, “the new Facebook sucks” and “bring the old facebook back,” but what is so bad about the new one? I personally think the new Facebook is way better. First off, it is much more organized. Everyone has those certain friends who have to add every application offered on Facebook which makes looking at their profile so annoying!
Isn’t it the worst when you are looking at your friend’s Facebook page and it freezes up your computer because they have so much junk on it? Well, with the new facebook it is not a problem anymore because of the tabs identifying each section. So, if you just want to write on their wall, you click the wall tab and go ahead and write without your computer freezing up! Now people can actually see what bumper stickers you have on the boxes tab. No more of your bumper stickers not showing up and taking forever to load. Now you can have as many bumper stickers as you want and everyone can see them. Everyone gets those random “I definitely don’t know you friend requests,” now with the new Facebook you just hit they’re info tab, realize they’re a creeper then hit ignore! No more going around through their facebook and check-
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The ongoing saga of the new Facebook setup causes controversy between the Web site’s users. ing mutual friends. The new Facebook makes everything much more convenient. If you want to change your profile picture, you just put
your arrow to your current picture and what comes up? Change picture! It’s so simple! Now as soon as you log onto Facebook you can up-
date your status as well. You can comment on other people’s status and they can comment on yours without it being an actual wall post!
Okay so I’m not going to lie, the new login page is not so great, but in the scheme of things that really doesn’t matter. Probably the best thing about the new Facebook is the photo set up. Now when you tag yourself in photos it is part of all your tagged pictures instead of just a separate group like it was before. With the new Facebook as soon as you log on you don’t have to waste anytime everything is right on your news feed. All the application choices, you can check peoples’ status updates, photo updates as well posted items and live feeds. Those options weren’t on your homepage on the old Facebook. Facebook only improved with is new setup; they didn’t get rid of anything, nothing was deleted, they just made it easier. So what is there not to like?
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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH The facts behind what it really is, what to do britany wright features editor
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Oct. 16, 2008 is National Think Pink Day to raise awareness for breast cancer. Since the ‘90s, the incidence of breast cancer has increased. Fewer women, however, have died due to the preventative measures people can take. October is breast cancer awareness month. Pink ribbons and other symbols are omnipresent. What is breast cancer? Breast cancer is a disease that affects both men and women. It occurs when there is an abnormal cell growth in tissue inside of the breast. The most common place for cells to grow abnormally is within the ducts-the areas that carry milk to the nipple-and the lobules-glands that make the milk. Breast cancer is diagnosed more frequently in women because it linked closely to the hormone estrogen. Since men have a small percentage of estrogen, they are likely to contract the disease as well.
Early signs of breast cancer Any kind of swelling, redness and enlarged lymph nodes (will feel like a large bump) may be cause for concern. If any of these occur ,it doesn’t necessarily mean one has breast cancer, but does call for a visit to the doctor. The visit is the first step to diagnosing the problem. Ways to prevent Talk to family physicians about the possibility of having an annual mammogram. This procedure has a high success rate of diagnosing women and men with breast cancer. Figure out if there is a family history of cancer. Do self-exams and be aware of earlydetection signs. Unproven methods of prevention are exercising regularly and losing excess body fat. When there’s a risk Women and men who have a family history of breast cancer or have had breast cancer previously should exercise greater vigilance. The risk of breast cancer also increases with age. Women
who are under the age of 35 have less of a risk of developing cancer unless there is a family history of it. Other conditions associated with greater risk include an overexposure to estrogen and use of birth control pills. Other factors include early menstruation, a late menopause, never being pregnant and pregnancy late in life. Other potential risk factors include alcohol use and exposure to radiation. Unproven risk factors include dietary fat, environmental pollutants, cigarette smoking, abortion/miscarriage history and being above the average body height/weight. The Facts In 2008, the statistics show that 182,460 women and 1,990 men were diagnosed with new cases of breast cancer. So far this year, 40,480 women and 450 men have died. For general information, go to breastcancer.org and surf the Web site to know more about the disease and get advice from others who have already gone through their own battles against breast cancer.
Thurs. Oct. 16 at Cabrini Donate $5 to Susan G. Koman for the Cure and wear pink today, Oct. 16. Join Eileen Morgans, breast cancer coordinator from the Comprehensive Breast Cancer in the Mansion Dining Room from 12 p.m.-1 p.m. for free lunch, door prizes and general information about breast cancer. Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. enjoy a “pinkalicious” lunch menu at the Marketplace and visit the Health Hut located outside the Marketplace for free pink ribbons, fitness testing, information, fitness and enter drawing for great giveaways. Later that night, join P.A.R.T.Y. at 8 p.m. in the Xavier Great Room and watch the movie “Stepmom.” Students will be able to make their own pink awareness ribbon to support the cause. Each event that takes place will gain a new stamp in the passport for success program.
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Good fats or bad fats: what’s the difference? gianna shikitino staff writer
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Many aren’t aware of the good and bad fats that they consume daily. To prevent the risk of heart disease and strokes in the future, people should learn the difference between good and bad fats. What are good fats? Omega-3 fatty acids and unsaturated fats are heart-healthy fats that are known to clear bad cholesterol (LDL) while boosting the good cholesterol (HDL). “Good fats were decided on observational studies,” Dr. Kate Lally, who practices at Radnor Medical Associates, said. “It was noticed that people who ate the Mediterranean diet, namely people from the Mediterranean, ate a diet high in fat, but didn’t seem to have the same rate of heart disease as other people-namely Americans. We noticed that most of their fats came from vegetarian sources or from fish and were chemically different from the fats most Americans eat. These fats are metabolized in the body into good cholesterol instead of bad cholesterol and actually prevent heart disease,” Lally said. What types of food can we find the good fats in? “They are found mainly in many fish, nuts, seeds and oils from plants,” Chris Hyson, M.Ed., director of health and wellness education, said. “Some examples include salmon, avocados, olives, walnuts, almonds and
liquid vegetable oils such as soybean, safflower, canola, olive and sunflower.” “Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fats that your body needs to function properly, but does not make,” Hyson said. “Other nonfish food options that contain omega-3 fats include flaxseed, flaxseed oil, walnuts, canola oil, soybeans and soybean oil. Additionally, supplements are available; however, the evidence of heart-healthy benefits is strongest with eating fish.” “Omega-3 fats have many potential beneficial effects including improving cognitive function in developing children, enhancing immune function and improving cardiac health in a number of ways,” Hyson said. What are bad fats and where can we find them? Saturated fats and trans fats are destructive to the body and the heart. These fats increase bad cholesterol (LDL) and decrease good cholesterol (HDL) and increase the risk of heart disease. “Saturated fats are mainly found in animal products such as meat, dairy, eggs and seafood,” Hyson said. “Some plant foods are also high in saturated fats such as coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil and cocoa butter.” “Trans fats are found in small amounts in various animal products such as beef, pork, lamb and the butterfat in butter and milk,” Hyson said. “Trans fats were invented as scientists began to ‘hydrogenate’ liquid oils so that they can with-
stand better in the food production process and provide a better shelf life,” Hyson said. “As a result of hydrogenation, trans fatty acids (TFAs) are formed and are found in many commercially packaged foods, commercially fried food, packaged snacks such as microwave popcorn, vegetable shortening and hard stick margarine.” Hyson said, “Some studies also show a link to a greater risk of Type 2 Diabetes.” How can we lower bad fat and LDL intake? “We should all try to eliminate trans fats from our diets and minimize saturated fats,” Lally said. “Eating a diet low in processed foods is good for you and if you do eat processed food, looking, for labels that say ‘trans fat free’ or avoiding anything that has ‘partially hydrogenated’ in the ingredient label is important.” “We all start building up plaque at young age. Most college students already have the precursors to plaque build up,” Lally says. “It is important to limit your red meat intake, eat a diet low in processed foods and high in whole grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables. The younger you are when you make changes the better it is for you in preventing heart disease and strokes.” What are some tips for college students to avoid bad fats and LDL? “Cabrini students who eat on campus can use Dining Services: Balance Mind, Body and Soul Web site to look up food labels
for all kinds of foods offered on campus,” Hyson said. “Go to http://balancemindbodysoul.com and click onto ‘Nutrition Tools’.” “Another valuable Web site for nutrition planning and informa-
tion is My Pyramid: mypyramid. gov,” Hyson said. “Remember that certain fats are vital to our health, so again, the key is to replace healthy fats with less optimal choices.”
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Cheeseburgers, along with potato chips and french fries, are considered bad fats. These fats increase bad cholesterol (LDL) and decrease the amount of good cholesterol (HDL) which increases the risk of heart disease. Other meats, like salmon do not contain high contents of saturated fats, are reccommended as a diet for many.
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Crafts serve as a stress relief for students morgan miller staff writer
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Arts and crafts is the new hobby for students on Cabrini’s campus. Students who enjoy this particular hobby make necklaces out of beads and bracelets of gimp, thread or hemp. Another popular hobby is coloring. Laura Capper, junior special education and elementary education major, really began loving arts and crafts through her summer job at a day camp. “We would create paper bag puppets with construction paper,” Capper said. “It was a relaxing project and all the kids seem to enjoy it.” Age groups are no limit in this hobby though. Maria Small, administrative assistant in the education department, spoke on how art class was always the highlight of her day, giving her something to look forward to.
“Regardless of age,” Small said, “everyone likes to be creative.” Small points out that being creative can be done at any time and in any place. A college student can take a study break and make bracelets, necklaces or anything to de-stress. It is that simple. Capper does just that. “When I’m stressed I like to make different key chains with gimp,” Capper said. “It is very time consuming and they look pretty cool when they are finished.” The creations you make while you are trying to de-stress do not just have to be petty items. Lindsay Runyen, junior history and secondary education major, also enjoys beading and making necklaces. Runyen takes pleasure in stretching her creative ability. “I think it is fun to make stuff for outfits,” Runyen said laughing.
“And it’s cheaper, too!” Getting started on an arts and crafts hobby is not hard to do either. There are three major suppliers within five miles from Cabrini’s campus. A.C. Moore, located in Broomall is about five miles; JoAnn fabric and craft store, located on east Swedesford Road is about two miles; Michaels, located in King of Prussia is about three miles. A.C. Moore, JoAnn’s and Michaels all have similar products at affordable prices. The crafts these stores provide range from markers to thread, from beads to paintable decorations and even pictures that can be framed right in the store. Another popular craft that these stores promote is scrap booking. If one desires to creatively store memories, all the stores offer various styles of scrapbooks, stickers and lots more to make the book unique.
Students review colleges megan kutulis staff writer
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College searching just got about 10 times easier. With the recent introduction of college review site Unigo.com, high school juniors and seniors will be able to access student feedback of their prospective schools. Besides being a pretty helpful tool, it means the world of college hunting has finally abandoned those backbreaking review books that were once synonymous with finding the perfect school. Unigo, a Web site run by a small staff of men and women whose diplomas are still hot off the press, is one of the top college search Web sites, combining multimedia pieces like pictures, video and blogs to show a school’s true colors. Besides being spearheaded by a group of young professionals, the Web site is completely student run. Unigo recruits students to detail life at their home away from home, and submissions depend solely on this participation. Jordan Goldman, a 2004 Wesleyan graduate and Unigo’s creator, understands the need for student feedback, as opposed to the generic pictures and information parents and students alike are used to hearing. “It really serves a purpose, or need, in the college resource market – being able to hear about college life from the students themselves. Moreover, Unigo also incorporates student-created photos and videos, really going a long way toward illustrating what life is like at a given school,” Goldman said. Surprisingly, such a Web site has yet to be developed. Instead, students have hunched over thick books like the Princeton Review for years, learning more about the average GPA than the average amount of students who like
to spend their Saturday nights doing keg stands. Now, thanks to Goldman’s idea, high school students are getting the kind of feedback they’ve been looking for. A Duke University freshman tells us why she chose to become a Blue Devil. A University of Oklahoma alum dispels the myths surrounding Greek life. A Villanova student talks about his time as a business major. Despite the overwhelming success of Unigo, some smaller schools, like Cabrini, haven’t been featured on the site. It’s no secret that Cabrini doesn’t have the national recognition that some of the other schools on the site do, but Goldman and his team of students and co-workers are on their way to representing the little guys, too. “Right now, only students at featured launch schools are able to get registered and get involved, but before long, we’ll be adding more and more schools across the country so that more college students can get involved,” Goldman said.
Unigo’s founder also stresses that although his site aims to make life a little easier for high school juniors and seniors, college students should take advantage of what it has to offer, whether it be getting involved, or using it to unite and sound off on campus. “The site is also a place for college students themselves to network around the content they and their peers have created. It can also be a platform for change; a place for college students to speak out about something they want changed at the school. If enough students complain about parking for instance, sooner or later the school is going to have to pay attention,” Goldman said. Admissions ambassador and Cabrini senior Felicia Neuber thinks that sites like Unigo are long overdue. “It’s a really good idea because it gives a student perspective of the college. Sure, with the other books you know the facts, but it’s the students that make the school,” she said.
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Unigo.com is a student-run Web site that provides opportunities for students to modify the site to review their own school. It is similar to ratemyprofessor.com by being able to search for the school.
These stores do not just provide items for arts and crafts. Each store has a wide variety of decorations for the holidays and a large selection of affordable candles, among many other items. Caitlin Friel, junior communication major, recently journeyed to Michaels. Friel, who loves to decorate for the holidays, grew very excited about the vast selection the craft store offers. “I bought all my Halloween decorations from Michaels,” Friel said. “The prices were unbelievably affordable, which is great with the economy’s current state. Now, when someone walks into my room, it’s like they’re walking into a Halloween haunted house!” Loquitur welcomes comments on this story. Please send comments to: Loquitur@googlegroups.com. Editors will review your comments.
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Crafts are fun for all ages. Students can reconnect with childhood memories by going to craft stores and making something. A.C. Moore, JoAnn’s and Michaels are located near Cabrini.
Modern day etiquette melissa mariani staff writer
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Facebook is a social networking Web site where people meet, interact and share information online. Photos, videos and blogs are how the young-adult generation expresses itself. Having proper etiquette online can be a challenge. Betsy Ostroff, professor of communication, offered advice on keeping Facebook pages clean. “Think before you post anything on the Internet. You don’t want pictures of you and your friends getting wasted online. Be responsible, anything you think might not be a good idea to post probably shouldn’t be posted,” Ostroff said. Ostroff also gave advice for graduating seniors, who are getting ready for interviews. “Go through and filter your page before the interview. HR departments will most likely do a background check online. Inappropriate photos that could potentially keep you from landing your job should be deleted.” Cabrini students on campus seem to have strong views on companies completing a background check on Facebook. Bryan Mandarino, sophomore English major, said, “I think that it’s a little weird that companies look you up online, but before my interview, I would most likely delete it or set it to private so nobody could judge me.” Derreck Shenk, sophomore biotechnology major, said, “I will now watch what I post online especially since employers have free access to our
Facebook. I feel it is wrong for employers to discriminate based on what the person does in their social lives. I do feel that employers could not hire someone based on Facebook pictures because they want professional employees.” Online manners are easy to ignore, but think twice before you post videos, photos or don’t reply to people. Mandarino said, “I think it’s more important to respond to personal messages on Facebook, rather than posts on my wall because people are taking their time out to talk to me, where if it’s on my wall I sometimes ignore the person.” Asked if he has ever ignored your friends’ personal message or posts, Shenk said, “Not intentionally. The only time I do not respond to a post or message is if a generic statement and other times I simply forget to respond. However, if I ask question, I would like a response. If they do not respond I wonder whether they got the post or not.” Online etiquette is tricky because there are a lot of aspects that correspond to the internet. “I think it’s important to choose what you put on Facebook wisely, because if your future employer bases their decision on what they see on your page it would be smart to realize what you are putting out there. Facebook is a great way to meet new people, but you also have to be smart about not putting certain pictures or information that could affect your future,” Ryan Muller, junior business administration major, said.
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Bruce Springsteen played for a crowd of energetic Obama supporters on Saturday, Oct. 4. The legendary musician played an acoustic set for the fans.
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A group of Obama supporters enjoy the concert.
The press try to get a glimpse of Springsteen during his concert.
Bruce Springsteen rocks Obama rally kerry english staff writer
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“I’ve spent 35 years writing about America, its people and the meaning of the American promise. That’s the promise that was handed down to us right here in this city from our founding fathers with one instruction. And that was do your best to make these things real,” Bruce Springsteen said in Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 4. Springsteen played an acoustic set for a crowd of 50,000 Barack Obama supporters on the Ben Franklin Parkway. Everyone from political heads
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to local Philadelphians were in attendance anxious to hear the Freehold, NJ, legend play and show their support for Obama. Philadelphia-born singer songwriter Nora Whittaker opened the show with rapper Kuf. Following Whittaker was Amos Lee, another fellow Philadelphian who is well known throughout the area and has opened for music legends before such as Bob Dylan. Sen. Bob Casey and Gov. Ed Rendell took the stage together prior to Springsteen’s set to voice their opinions and do their part to rally the crowd. “Here in Pennsylvania, here in the great city of Philadelphia we have to do our job. If we do our
job, Barack will be the next president. Joe Biden will be the next vice president if we do our work here,” Casey said. “We are here today to help elect Barack Obama as the 44 president of the United States of America,” Rendell said. He then went on to say, “Even when I was for Hillary Clinton, I was proud of Barack Obama, proud of what he’s accomplished, proud of how smart he is, proud of how much poise and grace he shows under fire, proud of who he’s been and who he’s going to be in the future for all of us.” After being introduced by an Obama volunteer, Springsteen took the stage with nothing more
than his acoustic guitar and harmonica. “It’s great to be here in my home away from home, Philly,” Springsteen yelled to the crowd. Springsteen had everyone dancing and cheering, especially the people closest to the stage who had received special passes as a thank you from the Obama campaign for volunteering their time and effort to help make Obama the next president. Debbie Thompson, 38, a yoga instructor, explained why she decided to come out today and joked, “Do you have enough paper there?” “The wars for one,” Thompson said, “but I could go on.”
And she did, concluding with a final thought about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said. “Palin’s just plain stupid.” “I support Obama and I like Bruce Springsteen. I think he’s a guy who can rally the people and I agree with more of his beliefs,” Justin Fox, 19, a full time student said. “It is time for Democrats to be in the White House. Almost every decision made in the last eight years was a bad one,” Collene VanNoord, 47, an assistant superintendent said.
EVENTS: Oct. 16 - 22
A program that serves as a clearinghouse for internships with the U.S. government and CNN, information session. Thursday, Oct. 16 3:15-4:15 p.m. in the Holy Spirit Library Conference Room
Bates Motel Haunted Attractions
B-I-N-G-O Night
Comedian Johnny Walker
$5 Haunted House, Haunted Hayride and Haunted Corn Maze.
Spend a night hanging out with friends and win awesome prizes from playing a classic game!
A hot young comic who blends traditional stand-up comedy with parody and original songs.
Saturday, Oct. 18 Bus leaves at 7:30 p.m. Must purchase tickets at S.E.A.L. prior to event
Monday, Oct. 20 9 p.m. in Jazzman’s Cafe
Wednesday, Oct. 22 8 p.m. in Jazzman’s Cafe
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Celebrities stand up to breast cancer gillian davis staff writer
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Celebrities are not superhuman. They do not possess powers that keep them from harm. They are susceptible to anything that common, everyday people are. Lately certain celebrities have decided to come out and talk about their experience with breast cancer. Melissa Etheridge, Cynthia Nixon, Sheryl Crow and Christina Applegate are just a few celebrities who have declared their battle with breast cancer. All have survived their diagnosis but
that does not mean they have finished dealing with cancer. Celebrities are attempting to do their part to help prevent breast cancer from harming more people. Dave Edenfield, junior studio art major, said that “celebrities who have cancer help gain awareness because they have the resources to promote and discover a cure.” The famous are doing their part. The charitable foundation Stand Up To Cancer was developed by the Entertainment Industry Foundation. It is supported by anyone in the media and entertainment world who has been affected by cancer.
Last month, alone, Stand Up To Cancer raised over $100 million during the television broadcast on ABC, NBC and CBS. The show included a theme song called “Just Stand Up.” It was performed by Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Fergie, Carrie Underwood, Leona Lewis and Ciara. “So many women suffer from breast cancer, but it’s not something that has always been so easily discussed,” Lauren Brown, senior elementary and special education major, said. “But with the few celebrities that have come out recently stating that they suffer from cancer, people are start-
ing to take notice.” October is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness month. Celebrities are already gearing up to support the cause. Ellen Degeneres and One a Day Women’s vitamins have created a plan to call women all over the country and leave them personalized messages to remind them to get a mammogram or perform a self-exam. “I love Ellen,” Olivia Torrence, sophomore undecided major, said. “If Ellen called me for any reason that would be awesome and if it was to remind me about doing a breast exam, I guess that’s cool too.” Amy Winehouse is doing her
part. She was photographed naked with only a guitar and two pieces of tape covering her breasts. It is a bold statement and holds an even bolder message. This photograph will appear in British magazine, “Easy living,” for breast cancer awareness. Promoting breast health is not something only celebrities can do. People can do their own part by purchasing merchandise, such as the breast cancer awareness bracelet from Payless Shoe Source, which benefits the breast cancer research foundation. There are also ribbons, t-shirts, stickers and other paraphernalia that is available.
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Sheryl Crow and Christina Applegate are two of the celebrities who have used their star power to fight breast cancer. Both women survived their diagnosis of the deadly illness.
Urban Campfire connects Cabrini students arielle friscia staff writer
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Do college students ever wish that there would be more time in the day to just hang out? Students are so caught up with everything they have to do for classes and other activities that as a college student you barely have time to sleep. Sometimes everyone needs a little break. The Wolfington Center has a solution for all Cabrini students who need to stop and take a breather. Urban Campfire is for college students to do something no one has time to relax. Urban Campfire is held in the Mansion and will be held throughout October and for the rest of the semester. Christa Angeloni, Cabrini College campus minister, learned about Urban Campfire at a retreat she attended this summer. “When a campus minister from a college in Wisconsin did the program with us, I right away thought of three students who always send me e-mails and have a different quote in their signature all the time,” Angeloni said. “I was thinking that it was something students can relate to. I thought it would be an interesting way to socialize and share a common interest.” On the retreat that Angeloni attended, the leader, explained to her that on the other campuses many of the students come to Urban Campfire. The program is a way for students to get their mind off of all the things that they have to do for classes. It is a time for
the students to relax and reflect. When a student is just sitting in their room and not doing anything, Urban Campfire is good place for everyone to go to. Nick Kaminski, sophomore psychology and sociology major said, “Honestly, I was just bored and I figured I would go and see what it was like and I’m actually glad I went because I like it a lot. It did take away a lot of stress. It was really good. I had a couple of tests and I went there and was able to clear my head and when I got back to my room I was able to study,” Kaminski said. Even though a lot of the activities from the Wolfington Center are faith centered this experience does not have to be. Kristie Bergin, junior social work and religious studies major, said that when you come to Urban Campfire you can make it your own experience. “The idea is faith centered, but you can make it about whatever you want it to be. We have an opportunity for people to pray for you in the end, but you don’t have to participate in that part, but it’s really a nice time to relax and anybody can benefit from this,” Bergin said. “I think the thing about Urban Campfire is that it’s not a structured religious event. I think it’s meant to take time out of your day and just relax. It’s less like a prayer service and more like a destressing service,” Angeloni said. The experience can be anything that you make of it. “It’s more personal in what you believe and what you choose to do. It’s not contemplating faith or
anything,” Kaminski said. “It is more spirituality which I believe everyone has to deal with.” The Rev. Michael Bielecki, Resident Chaplain expressed his support for urban campfire being exposed to Cabrini’s community. “I think that anything that gives you an opportunity to share your thoughts and come together is a tremendous thing for any group of people,” Bielecki said. “I think what is very important is community building which is one of our core values. Something like this can bring people together and create another arena of community.” Bielecki said that this is a great program for freshmen as well and how they should want to come out to the programs here on campus “What I say to people when the freshmen come here especially is you want to find as many opportunities where you can connect with other people and feel at home, because until Cabrini feels like your home or a community you can feel a part of, you’ll have the temptation to want to leave,” Bielecki said. Urban campfire provides a way for students to connect with one another as well as meet new people. This activity is a way for different groups of people to meet each other. “People think ‘well if I don’t do what everyone else does then there must be something wrong with me or I don’t fit in or I must be strange.’ I think what happens is people isolate themselves not realizing that there are so many people who think like they do in a positive sense,” Bielecki said.
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Sophomore Nick Kaminski was one of the participants in the Urban Campfire.
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The Urban Campfire was held in the mansion on Oct. 6. Urban Campfire is meant to be a positive experience. The people who go to Urban Campfire become a support group for students. “People can bring things that are very important to them to be discussed in a safe environment,” Bielecki said. “Someone could be extremely helped or maybe just
get insight. It could be a real place for people to share their deepest thoughts and aspirations and even their struggles.” To find out more about Urban Campfire students can go to the Cabrini Web site and check “Today at Cabrini.”
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Author enlightens about ‘Hooking Up’
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A book written by Dr. Donna Freitas spoke at the mansion on Thursday, Oct. 2 to lecture about college students struggling with the “hook up” scene. jill fries staff writer
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“Sex and the Soul: Juggling sexuality, spirituality, romance, and religion on America’s college campuses.” Sound intriguing? It’s a book written by Dr. Donna Freitas who spoke at the mansion on Thursday, Oct. 2, to lecture about college students struggling with the “hook up” scene. Freitas is an assistant professor of religion at Boston University.
She received her doctorate from Catholic University in 2002. “I liked Dr. Freitas style,” Dr. Nancy Watterson, assistant professor of social justice and American studies, said. “She seemed approachable and friendly. I thought she spoke more to the students than some of the guest speakers we’ve had. I think she got her audience right, especially for what could be a touchy subject.” Touchy subject? Sex! “I grew up Catholic and we
don’t talk about sex,” Freitas said at the beginning of her lecture. “I didn’t even tell my dad about this book.” She began by defining “hooking up” as “kissing and all kinds of sex with no expectations.” She learned this definition from a study she had done in a class at Boston University. She offered a dating class where students and she conversed about sex, love, intimacy, hooking up, dating and other relationships found on a campus. She learned that her class wanted to stop the hook-up culture from taking over. Students want romance and relationships to be more meaningful. “If there is one thing I learned, there is strength in numbers. When some had courage to speak out, others gained courage,” Freitas said about her class having a voice about the touchy subject. The class had a project to make a newspaper all about the topics they discussed in class. This newspaper was called Dateline SMC and it was distributed all over the campus to share with students, faculty, administration and beyond. In preparation for her book, Freitas studied given polls, surveys, interviews and had students from all types of schools write in journals about relationships, sex, spirituality and the other topics. Schools she studied included nonreligious private, public, Catholic and evangelical colleges and universities.
Her studies showed that the majority of the students felt pressured in the hook-up culture and really wished it didn’t exist. She said most of the students wanted spirituality in their sex lives rather than just a fling and most want relationships but just follow the social culture. “I think she’s really accurate in saying you hear one-on-one that students don’t want just the dating culture but they’re seeking for some kind of spirituality and they don’t know how to talk about it,” Watterson said. From a handout Freitas gave her audience, on average, 80 percent of students identify themselves as spiritual and/or religious but it is not something they care to discuss among peers, but in their journals, they spilled their hearts. She found that students did not feel like they were experiencing intimacy spiritually. “Prayer is a relationship just like relationships with other people are,” the Rev. Michael Bielecki, Cabrini chaplain, said. “Most people haven’t gotten to the point yet where they know that prayer is a relationship just like love is a relationship. So what she was saying I think bears completely upon the lack of prayer life for people.” Freitas explained that students seem to want to feel respected and want others to see they have dignity. “That’s the type of intimacy they seem to want,” Freitas said.
“People in general are looking for a respectful connection with others. They’re not looking to be put upon by somebody because it’s a power play or a power issue,” Bielecki said. On the handout, Freitas also explains that almost no one had any idea how to reconcile their sex lives with their religious lives, interests and beliefs and students divorce their sex from religion on campus. She said that religious teachings on sex are outdated and meaningless and have no relevance to students’ lives, and if a student wanted to try to live up to religious or spiritual ideals about sex, it would be social suicide. “I think it’s unfortunate that lots of times there is this impression that the church is just anti-sex, but we’re not or there wouldn’t be any babies born. So it’s not so much sex as it is about respect,” Bielecki said. Freitas said, “Many students expressed during the interviews that even if they don’t like hooking up, they pretend to because it’s such a big part of the social culture on campus.” “My heart goes out to young people because I think there’s a lot of pressure that I was not subjected to. You people have got a lot on your plate,” Bielecki said.
‘Nights in Rodanthe’ captures love on film janene gibbons staff writer
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Diane Lane plays Adrienne in “Nights in Rodanthe.” The film also stars Richard Gere as Dr. Paul Flanner.
The movie “Nights in Rodanthe” captures the love story of two older people in real-life situations with families who have real problems. Even though the subject matter may not seem hot or sexy, the fans of the film agree that it captures a beauty of its own by portraying the unpredictable in life. One of the main messages is also getting a second chance at the kind of love “where anything is possible.” Adrienne, played by Diane Lane, and Dr.Paul Flanner, played by, Richard Gere, are emotionally distressed in the movie and both carry a load of baggage. The two meet by chance when Adrienne decides to help out a friend and take care of her inn in Rodanthe on the Outer Banks in North Carolina one weekend. Almost right after she arrives, she is informed that there is a big storm rolling in and that a single guest will be staying at the inn with her this weekend, Paul. Both Adrienne and Paul see themselves as one dimensional before they meet. Adrienne thinks the only thing she got right was being a good mom because her marriage had gone bad when her ex-husband cheated on her and had an affair. Paul thinks he was a good doctor until the last surgery
when a patient died on the table and he received the blame for it. When they meet each other, after the first few awkward conversations they begin to seek solace in one another’s company and “save” one another. As the big storm rolls in, so does the passion and the two fall in love. The importance of family is the underlying theme as is the theme that we can hurt the people we love the most but that nothing is beyond repair when you really love each other. The relationship between Adrienne and her daughter brought many to tears as the film drew to a climax, making it not just a great date movie but a perfect mother-daughter pick as well. The ending is a twist ending that promises to be riveting and emotional and much is learned about appreciating what you have and making the most of life because life is fragile just like these characters. Their vulnerability is incredibly tangible and practically jumps off the screen. It makes them very easy to relate to. The film, directed by the playwright George C. Wolfe and adapted from a Nicholas Sparks’ novel, has received mixed reviews from other critics and fans. If you like Nicholas Sparks’ other books such as “The Notebook” and “A Walk to Remember,” this movie has the same emotional and powerful resonance but its characters
are older so it gives it a slightly different feel. The scenery of “Nights of Rodanthe” is absolutely breathtaking, especially a really touching scene where horses gallop across the beach. The acting was good, but Gere is getting a little old and it shows. However, he stills manages to pull off appearing the suave yet troubled leading man. Lane is wonderfully believable and raw and pulls off an amazing performance. This is the third movie that Gere and Lane appeared in together. They also costarred together in “Unfaithful” and “The Cotton Club.” The movie did run for about two hours and there was so much plot to condense. The time lapses seemed a little rushed at the end, but were probably supposed to seem that way for dramatic purposes. All and all it was a B movie that won’t win any awards but still has within it messages that are important for us as the human race to remember. The echoing statement that any viewer can take away from this movie is that there is nothing as important as love and family and that everyone deserves both.
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Cavs down Immaculata: 4-0 in CSAC charles bush staff writer
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Fights, goals and crazed fans with cowbells were all present at Cabrini’s 2-1 win over Immaculata on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Both teams wasted no time making their mark on the game. Cabrini senior striker Mike McDevitt had two shots on goal 20 minutes into the game barely missing both. Immaculata then followed up at the eight-minute mark, by getting three consecutive blasts at net only to be blocked by Cabrini defenders. During the second half, Cabrini kept showing their dominance on offense creating shot after shot leading the Cavs to rack up a total of 22 shots with 12 being on net. In 32 minutes, freshman back Patrick Tobey hit the cross bar on a shot after a bad clearance by Immaculata. “It was a battle between the two best teams in the league, so we knew the game was important,” junior midfielder Jason Moran said. Cabrini finally broke the ice after a scoreless 60 minutes,
when junior midfielder Andrew Jacobs scored in the 26 minute off a corner pass by junior forward Justin McCall. Jacobs then gave an encore 59 seconds later when he scored again off a brilliant strike outside the box and parallel to the goal. “It was 59 seconds later,”
Moran said when asked did he expect the second goal to come a minute after the first. Both goals were acknowledged by some Cabrini fans waiving cowbells in the air and making the Immaculata fans a little uneasy towards the ringing. Immaculata would answer
with a goal by senior forward Kieran Keelan four minutes later, leading the Immaculata fans to realize that since they don’t have any cowbells of their own they’ll just scream at the top of their lungs at all the Cabrini fans instead. Cabrini didn’t let the goal or
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Junior Evan Hanauer took on a defender during a game earlier last season. The Cavs went on to win the game against Immaculata University by a score of 2-1, followed by a 3-1 win against Keystone College.
the fans distract them as they continued to create chances and push forward. “There was already bad blood between both teams,” Moran said. With 16 minutes left in the game, freshman midfielder Eric Collins had a header off a corner that just went over the net. A minute later Cabrini keeper junior Bryan Johnson made a great save deflecting a scorching shot ten feet out over the cross bar. Immaculata’s frustration began to spill out with 11 minutes to go in the game when a foul was committed on senior forward Justin McCall. McCall got up to let the Immaculata defender know about it, when Immaculata’s sophomore Mitchell Torh came swooping in like a hawk on it’s prey to push McCall down head first. But all the fighting did was give Cabrini more motivation to score with the Cavs putting the ball on net four more times during the last seven minutes of the game, with one of the shots hitting the crossbar. The Cavs went on to win three days later on Oct. 11, beating Keystone College 3-1.
Cross country hosts annual Cabrini Invitational mike o’hara
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The Cabrini cross country program hosted the Cabrini Invitational Saturday at Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park. Twenty-two Division-III teams participated in the event. Because of injuries, the Cabrini’s Men’s team did not have enough runners to qualify for the team competition. “At the risk of seeming to
make excuses, our team has had some real problems with injuries so far this year. We have had more sickness and injuries than I can remember in my long tenure at this college,” Coach Tom O’Hora said. Despite not being eligible for the team competition, Cabrini’s runners were still ready to put on a good showing at the race. John Solewan, sophomore political science major, said before the race, “This race will have a very intense pace, but
today seems like a good day to run.” Before the race Jeff Fullem, a 2000 graduate of Cabrini running for the alumni team, said, “It’s a good way to reignite our time running for Cabrini and it’s fun to spark up competition between the old and the new.” In the final results of the race, Ramapo College took the win in the team category, with a team score of 40. Kyle Price led Ramapo with a fourth place finish. The top individual runner
was Travis Stewart, a Rutgers student, with a time of 26:20.39. Cabrini’s best runner in the event was Justin Walsh, senior exercise science major. Walsh finished in 14 place with a time of 27:18.50. Bull led the alumni with an 11 place finish. Bull finished with a time of 21:13.12. After the meet, Kevin Wellman, sophomore communication major, said, “Since we didn’t have all of our team, we were focused more on
good results from our individual times. All the injuries this year have been tough.” O’Hora talked about how it’s important for the team to get past the injuries that have occurred this season and focus on what’s ahead. O’Hora said, “While it would have been nice to do well at our own invitational, there are important meets coming up. We are looking to do well at the CSAC meet in November.”
Reimer has eyes on national championship kirk manion staff writer
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Scott Reimer, an allAmerican, is going into his senior year searching for the only thing he hasn’t been able to accomplish in his illustrious career. Reimer, a four-year starter at Cabrini is hoping he can lead his team to their first ever National Championship. One of the reasons he chose Cabrini is because he wanted to be on a winning team with a storied history. He found the college perfect for what he was looking for as a student. In his junior season, Reimer
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led the Cavs to a 17-3 record while leading the team in goals with 68 and points with 74. “I worked hard coming in
my freshman year and early in the season the coaches gave me a chance and I tried taking advantage of it.” He scored the most goals for any freshman in Cabrini history. His only goal for his senior season has nothing to do with stats or accolades but only one team goal. Reimer wants a national championship banner for the lacrosse team hanging in the Dixon Center. His previous goal was accomplished last year, when he received an honorable mention all-American along with three other Cabrini players. Asked whether Cabrini has the talent to win a National Championship he responded, “I
would have to say as a team we have the best team we have ever had and I feel we can go really deep in the playoffs.” He credits his teammates as the reason he is able to succeed on the field and that the talent that Cabrini has makes it easy for him to play his game. Cabrini has built a successful program because of their ability to win big games, which Reimer admits is the most fun part of college lacrosse. “It is a great feeling winning a game no one thinks you have a shot in,” Reimer said. Last season in CSAC games Cabrini went 10-0 with the average score being 21-3, making it tough to play top their competition. As the core
seniors look for a last chance at a National Championship, the thought of where the program has come from makes their goal even more special. This team winning a National Championship would put a final stamp on the long road that has brought the program to prominence. Reimer knows this run at a National Championship is far away but he believes it is there for the taking. Reimer wants to be there to help his team in any way possible. He doesn’t need the accolades or recognition but rather the chance to take Cabrini to a place it has never been. He wants to be the best in the country.
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Keep your politics out of my sports SPORTS SCENE By Nick Pitts Sarah Palin, what were you thinking? Now I know you are from Alaska. I know that news still travels there via Morse code and the turnaround time is terrible. But Philadelphia booed Santa Claus back in the ‘60s. I just figured maybe that transmission might have made it up that way a few years ago. We don’t enjoy fictional holiday icons and they certainly don’t enjoy political agendas. How dare you try to turn something we have all been waiting for since April--opening night of beloved Flyers hockey-into part of your campaign that I don’t buy in the first place. That down-home hockeymom nonsense may work up in Moosejaw, but not here. Philly fans just want to see their team win. Don’t try and divide us, for we are all brought together to wreak havoc on the visiting team. While sitting in a crowd of orange-blooded Flyers fans, it doesn’t matter where you come from, what color you are, what religion you believe in and especially whom you’re going to vote for in November.
In a stadium, everyone is accepted. That is unless you’re sporting the opposing team’s colors. And that goes for all sports, not just hockey. But at least it gives all fans the opportunity to raise their voices and utilize the first amendment. Flyers fans of course booed Palin. Afterall, Pennsylvania does have a long history of being a blue state. But perhaps even better than that, was when George W. Bush came out to throw the first pitch of the Washington Nationals first game this past year. Boos from 41,000 fans in unison, as though they had all practiced beforehand. When a political figure drops the puck for the opening of a hockey game, or throws a first pitch in baseball, the simplicity of the sport is lost in comments about ugly politics and it ultimately turns people against one another. Or in this case, turns a hero into a villain. Even before Senator John McCain’s running mate Governor Sarah Palin dropped the puck to open the Philadelphia Flyers season, fans were attacking the organization for attaching the hockey team with a political agenda. I later found out that those
allegations aren’t exactly wrong, Perhaps the main reason Palin was invited to drop the puck is because Ed Snider, chairman of Comcast Spectacore, is a well-known supporter of the Republican party. He recently donated a very nice sum of money to the party, prior to the announcement of the ceremony. Ed Snider, what a terrible
move. You did this city a great favor by giving us all the gift of hockey in the first place. Before 1967, no one here had any interest in what would eventually be one of our favorite sports. You envisioned what this sport could bring to the city, and you were right. The Flyers now have the most intimidating group of fans this country has ever seen, according
to an ESPN player’s poll. What you did by inviting Palin to the home opener to drop the puck was an abuse of your power. You went from bringing an entire city together to share some great sports teams, to dividing us all with your political agenda. Bush learned his lesson, let’s hope Palin learned hers. Keep your politics out of our sports.
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Sarah Palin drops the puck during the Philadelphia Flyers first game of the season on Saturday, Oct. 11. Captain Mike Richards of the Flyers and alternate captain Scott Gomez of the Rangers are also pictured.
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Favre consults Romo about injury Jets quarterback Brett Favre offered Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo encouragement as the young quarterback is coping with a fractured pinkie on his passing hand and is expected to be out of commission for at least four weeks. The injury will not require surgery, but simply time to heal. Favre claims he respects Romo’s strength and regards him as one of the top five players in the entire National Football League. Favre advised him to do all he can to avoid sitting on the sideline. The Jets star quarterback played with a fractured thumb during one of his many years in Green Bay, because that is what he thought would help his team. The reason a pinkie injury such as Romo’s is such a big deal, as explained by the Cowboys, is that the pinkie is essential to gripping the ball, where other fingers are more important for delivering correct passes and taking snaps.
Rising Russian hockey star dies during game The death of Alexei Cherepanov came as a total shock to the hockey world on Monday, Oct. 15. Cherepanov, a frist-round draft pick of the New York Rangers in 2007, had fallen to the ice during a shift in a regular season game in the Continental Hockey League in Moscow, Russia. The 19 year-old then returned to the bench, only to collapse. Despite efforts from trainers to revive the young star, he was unable to recover and was pronounced dead at the hospital hours later. Former National Hockey League superstar Jaromir Jagr was on Cherepanov’s line on the Avangard Omsk hockey club and was in mid conversation with him right before he collapsed. The New York Rangers held a moment of silence prior to their home game following the incident.
Stairs’ two run blast turns tide in NLCS With just five outs remaining for the Philadelphia Phillies, who were down 5-3 going into the 8th inning, center fielder Shane Victorino tied the game up with a two-run homerun. Just three batters later, with two outs and a runner on first, Charlie Manuel opted to give pinch hitter Matt Stairs a chance to bat. Stairs was patient, allowing the count to build until it favored him and than hammered another two-run homer into the Los Angeles night. The Phillies went on to win the game 7-5 and take a series lead of 3-1. Stairs later admitted that in the many years of his career, this was the biggest hit of his life.
Thursday, Oct. 16 Men’s Golf @ Immaculata University - TBA Volleyball home vs. Cedar Crest College @ 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 No Games Saturday, Oct. 18 Women’s Soccer @ Marywood University @ 1 p.m. Field Hockey@ Cedar Crest College @ 1 p.m. Cross Country @ CTC Championship - TBA Men’s Soccer @ Albright College @ 8 p.m. Women’s Tennis @ Team Championship - Springfield, P.A. - TBA Sunday, Oct. 19 Women’s Tennis @ Team Championship - Springfield, P.A. - TBA Monday, Oct. 20 Volleyball @ Marywood University @ 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 Men’s Golf @ Cyclone Invitational - Allamuchy, N.J. @ 12 p.m.
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Volleyball splits double header Cavs reveal most christine adolf staff writer
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Cabrini women’s volleyball team split a double header on Saturday, Oct. 11 against Rosemont college and Eastern University. Women’s volleyball played against division rival, Rosemont, and most importantly got the win, 3-0. The win was important for the ladies record in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC). “Staying focused and playing like a team and having fun helped with the win,” Lizzie Williams, junior biology and pre-med major, said. Eastern, on the other hand, jumped to 25-14 lead in the first two sets and held off a Cavalier rally in the third to take the match. Cabrini suffered the loss from the Eagle road rival Eastern University who is ranked No. 25, 3-0. The Eastern University women’s volleyball team hit a dominating .440. “We had a good time out on the court just playing so we kept a no stress attitude all the way through each set,” Traci Beltz, junior exercise science major, said. “The energy level is pretty high. We all get really excited over little things so when we get a big win; it’s a great feeling.” The match was the first nonconference contest between the two programs. The Cavaliers acquired their thirteenth win this season overall and fourth win within the division the CSAC. “Our positive attitude and having fun helped the most with the win today,” Courtney Abel, freshman biology and pre-med major, said. “Teamwork added to the win as well,” Stephanie Recklau,
sophomore biology and pre-med major, said. The team has just six games left in the season before the playoffs. Out of those last six games, five of them are conference rivals. The lady Cavs want to improve on their already high-quality game they play. “We can talk and communicate better. We need to move on to the next point after we make
mistakes,” Beltz said. “The team needs to just have fun no matter who is on the other side of the net,” Williams said. “Playing every game with the same intensity or more as the one before, is a must,” Recklau said. The ladies volleyball team takes the court Thursday, Oct. 16 for one of the final two home games against Cedar Crest College at 7 p.m.
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Fighting for the cure, not the score danielle feole sports editor
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The score was not important in the second annual Nick Colleluori classic on Saturday, Oct. 11. The men’s lacrosse team stepped on the turf at Ridley High School to play against Villanova and Saint Joe’s University to support and spread awareness about the Headstrong Foundation. Nick Colleluori, nicknamed “Head,” graduated from Ridley High School in June 2004 and continued on to play lacrosse at Hofstra University. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in September, which
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Jordan Kellyman looks for a pass.
started his 14-month battle with cancer. “Nick was the hardest working person I knew. He gave 100 percent at everything he did, whether it be games or practice, he gave it his all,” former teammate and senior finance major Pat Grenier said. During his battle, he came up with the idea to begin the Headstrong Foundation to help those with the same struggles,who have been diagnosed with blood cancers, as well as put an end to this disease. “It’s amazing how much it’s grown in just two years and I know Headie blessed us with this beautiful weather today,” former teammate and senior business administration major Chris Cavaliere said. This year, the tournament went from six colleges and universities to 13 division I and III schools, including Bellarmine, Cabrini, Villanova, Haverford, Hofstra, Lehigh, Loyola, Maryland, UPenn, Penn State, Princeton, St. Joe’s and Widener. “It’s really cool that most of the top programs in the country are here today and it’s a great tribute to Nick. Overall, it’s just a great lax day,” junior math and secondary education major Mark Hamilton said. Last year, the foundation raised $75,000, which they used for blood cancer research, as well as help those afflicted by this terrible disease in the Philadelphia area. “Being involved with Headstrong is a great feeling, especially since I played with Nick, it means a lot to give back to the Headstrong Foundation,” Grenier said. The beautiful sunny weather and mixed emotions left no seats open in the stands. Supporters of
Headstrong filled the bleachers, enjoyed refreshments and purchased their own Headstrong gear. “The turnout is phenomenal; You can tell by the growth, vendors and teams playing that the foundation is bringing more of a crowd already,” Cabrini alum ‘06 Kevin Rayer said. Every player on each team sported the Headstrong Laces, which could be found on teams all over the world for the past year. “It makes me feel proud that we were asked to be a part of this. I especially like that the money is going to families in need in the Philadelphia area,” assistant men’s lacrosse coach Brian Felice said. Every team was given a senior captain who is currently facing a type of blood cancer. Cabrini’s captain was a young man named Stephen Vail who is on the executive board for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. “It’s a wonderful event. Obviously Nick’s the one who started it all. For me, everything I do for the leukemia fund is all for the kids, so they won’t have to experience what we have,” Vail said. With no official scoreboard, St. Joe’s beat the Cavs 5-4 and the Cavs had two points over Villanova with a final score of 7-5. Anyone who wishes to get involved or learn more about Nick and the Headstrong Foundation can visit HEADstrongfoundation. org. The 2nd annual Nick Colleluori Classic reached out to an estimate of 10,000 people and raised more than $200,000. Nick’s mother, Cheryl Colleluori, spoke in a presentation late Saturday afternoon.
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B.J. Kletcheck battles a Villanova defenseman in their second game. “He was relentless. In whatever he did, whether it was busting someone’s chops, doing school work or playing a game,
he approached it with passion. This tournament is just a small glimpse of who Nick was,” Colleluori said.
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Supporters of the Headstrong Foundation stand in line to purchase their very own Headstrong gear during the second annual Nick Colleluori Classic on Saturday, Oct. 11. They hope to raise over $200,000 from Saturday’s event. Last year, the event was able to raise $75,000.