2008-09 Issue 10 Loquitur

Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008

YOU SPEAK, WE LISTEN

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Students cast votes, Obama wins shannon keough copy editor

sek723@cabrini.edu

The 2008 presidential election, after millions of dollars splurged on advertising and time spent preparing for debates, came to a close on Tuesday, Nov. 4, as millions of Americans, including Cabrini College students, cast their votes.

Just after 11 p.m., Sen. Barack Obama surpassed the 270 Electoral College votes needed for victory. Soon after, at 11:18 p.m., Sen. John McCain conceded to Obama.

While some students traveled home to vote, others registered at Cabrini and voted in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, with 21 electoral votes, along with Ohio and Florida, became the three main states that the election depended upon. Obama won all three states, which gave him a major boost in electoral votes.

For months past, while the candidates were busy ensuring

votes for themselves, Cabrini College was busy ensuring that its students got out and voted— no matter whom they decided to vote for.

The office of Student Engagement and Leadership (SEaL) created a campaign—Decision 2008—to encourage students that their votes count and their voices need to be heard.

Throughout the semester, SEaL had organized events around campus. One of the bigger events was Real World’s Brooke and Robin who came to campus to educate Cabrini students on the different issues they should consider before casting their vote.

For many college students, this is the first election they are able to vote in.

“We finally have the opportunity [to vote], so why not take it,” Lindsey Glynn, freshman environmental science major, said.

Meghan Smith/Managing Editor

Cabrini students take time out of their day to vote in the presidential election. The Cabrini shuttle service

ELECTION, page 3 transported students from campus to voting polls in Wayne, Pa.

Phillies take World Series in 5

Event aids in immigrant voting

brian loschiavo staff writer

bl726@cabrini.edu

nick pitts/sports editor

A group of Philadelphia Phillies fans wave to the crowd as they ride down Broad Street in a float on Friday, Oct. 31, in Philadelphia, Pa. An estimated 2 million people flocked the streets to celebrate the Phillies first World Series Championship since 1980. The Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in five games. S E E PAG E 1 5

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Twelve representatives of the Cabrini College community gathered on the third floor of the mansion in a small, cramped room, not much bigger than a voting booth, to take part in a new immigrant voter support call event.

This non-partisan event took place on Tuesday, Oct. 21, when a three-hour phone bank was used to contact new immigrants who recently gained their citizenship and registered to vote.

The idea of the phone bank was to educate and encourage the new voters to get out to the polls on Election Day. Katie Cruz, sopho-

IMMIGRANT, page 3

Soccer Senior Day Page 14

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EDITORIAL

Historic election brings change to White House

Regardless of your political party affiliation and who you voted for on Nov. 4, change in the White House is coming. Whether or not it is the change you wanted, does the future of our country really now depend on just one man?

Now that the presidential race is over, it is up to us as American citizens to make sure our president holds true to his promises and delivers on the issues that we based our votes on.

However, we cannot leave the fate of our country in his hands entirely nor can we can expect one person to solely bring America out of what the last eight years have put us in.

In its current state, America is being tested.

As a country, we are being challenged to determine our place in the word—where we stand economically, educationally, militarily and diplomatically.

What effect will the 44th president of the United States have on our country and how will he address the issues that most concern Americans?

Our new president must determine the road which America should take toward becoming part of a new world order. In the last 10 years, we have actually been witnessing a transformation of our world. The rise of China and India, the economic effects of globalization, the great importance of Middle Eastern states, the strength of Europe, the challenges to the United States. These are all signs that we are entering a different world from that of our parents.

The American people believe the top three most important issues when deciding whom to vote for, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll, are the economy, health care and the war in Iraq.

To ensure that each voter is sufficiently educated on these topics, we propose that education is the first step in changing the mindset of America—we must teach students to become knowledgeable in current events and of cultural differences starting at a very young age.

Cabrini’s social justice curriculum could be the ideal catalyst for society to follow in stepping up and initiating change. Cabrini’s curriculum challenges us to become agents of change in our community and our world. Our education is giving us skills in our major field, as all colleges do, but also gives us the vision and skills to make the world a better place for all. If Cabrini’s curriculum were to be implemented in colleges and universities throughout the country, more young adults would be prepared to work for the common good and not just narrow self-interest.

It sounds idealistic but as college students we have the ability and the resources to make these once idealistic ideas of change into realistic goals. It is possible for us to fix the country and to improve the world, no matter who is sitting in the oval office.

If we, as educated citizens, apply what we are learning and take the initiative to further educate ourselves about what is going on in our country and the world, then our future will be riding not just on the success of one man but on all our efforts.

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Notre Dame University scholar lectures on connection between Catholism and politics christine graf deputy editor

acg724@cabrini.edu

A leading authority on the role of the Catholic Church in politics said that Catholics should not be one-issue voters. Richard McBrien of Notre Dame University, author of 21 books on Catholicism, said that those Catholic bishops who say that the abortion issue is the only issue Catholics should look at in presidential elections are actually not in accord with the American bishops’ own teachings.

Students who went to McBrien’s talk looking for blackand-white answers on who to vote for would have been disappointed.

McBrien said that a small group of bishops stress that abortion is a moral issue that trumps all other moral issues.

McBrien said that, in fact, the general policy of the bishops is that while abortion is a moral issue of great importance, the bishops said it must be placed in the context of “the whole teaching of the church on justice and peace, serving the poor and advancing the common good.”

McBrien frequently cited a document of all the American bishops called “Faithful Citizenship.” The bishops issue a document like this every four years in advance of the presidential election.

The Rev. Michael Bielicki, campus chaplain, said, “There are many issues at stake when choosing a candidate and from Fr. McBrien’s point of view, which is in agreement with the Bishop’s document on Faithful Citizenship, we must choose candidates who are concerned for the common good and not just concerned about one issue, for example, abortion, but not the death penalty or war and its effect upon society.”

McBrien explained that the American bishops have consistently taught that the church should not be endorsing or opposing candidates. He cited instances of bishops who said they would deny communion to Catholic politicians whose position on abortion was not what they wanted.

In the 2004 campaign, McBrien said that the archbishops of Boston and St. Louis said they would not give communion to John Kerry, the Democratic candidate for president, because of his pro-choice stance. Kerry is a Catholic.

The bishops, in their 2007 statement, Faithful Citizenship,” wrote, “We bishops do not intend to tell Catholics for whom or against whom to vote. Our purpose is to help Catholics form their consciences in accordance with God’s truth. We recognize that the responsibility to make

choices in political life rests with each individual in light of a properly formed conscience, and that participation goes well beyond casting a vote in a particular election.”

Bielicki said Catholics must pay attention to many issues that the bishops cite, including the right to life.

Dr. Nicholas Rademacher, assistant professor of religious studies, said McBrien “pointed towards the wide range of important issues covered by Catholic Social Teaching and the bishops’ commitment to what is referred to as a ‘consistent ethic of life.’”

McBrien said the bishops point to a range of issues that Catholics must weigh in determining their vote in addition to the right to life.

These issues include war, racism, ethnic and economic inequality, immigration, challenges to family life, poverty, healthcare and environmental degradation.

Bielicki said, “The task of the church is to help people choose, in conscience, the person best suited to promoting the common good and not just candidates who promote the good of the wealthiest population at the expense of the poor or middle class.”

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Local voters influence results of state ELECTION, page 1 portunity.”

Meghan Smith/Managing Editor

Students that registered to vote at Cabrini wait in line at the Wayne Senior Center in Wayne, Pa. Pennsylvania had 21 electoral votes and was one of three main swing states in the election. The office of Student Engagement and Leadership (SEaL) created a campaign to encourage students to vote.

Polls all over the country were packed with people lining up outside the doors. Matthew Connelly, senior liberal arts major, decided to go to his Lansdale, Pa. home to vote. He and his mother walked around to their voting location at 7 a.m. where she has been voting for over 20 years. She said the line never went farther than the front door, but on Tuesday it stretched halfway down the street.

Throughout the day, the Cabrini shuttle was driving students to and from the polls in Wayne, Pa.; Glynn was one of the students who opted to take the shuttle.

“Everyone that wants to vote will get to the polls,” Brittany DiCicco, graduate assistant in the SEaL office and organizer of Election Day activities, said. The revised shuttle route was not the only effort SEaL made, it also made certain that students had the proper resources to register at Cabrini and mailed the registration forms out for them.

Joe Strain, sophomore marketing major, said, “I am voting because it is a privilege and op-

Students all over campus were sporting their Decision 2008 tshirts, which SEaL gave to students who voted.

However, some students weren’t as enthusiastic about voting. “I think it’s better not to vote at all than to just vote for anyone,” Kelsie LaBauve, senior religious studies major, said. She continued to say that if she were a registered voter, she would have been more likely to educate herself on the issues.

Every student voter had a different reason for choosing a candidate. Whether they voted based on their parents’ beliefs, their religious views, their attitudes on the war, healthcare or tax breaks, the most important thing is that they voted and made informed decisions, which is the reason why SEaL attempted to provide Cabrini students with a sufficient amount of information.

“I watched all of the debates and I kept up on everything; how could others not,” Sapphira Griffin, freshman psychology and criminology major, said. “We’re making history.”

Immigrants educated on importance of voting IMMIGRANTS, page 1 more psychology major, talked about the fact that this will really help the new citizens come out to vote and know they have a voice.

Cruz, who is fluent in Spanish, rushed around the room helping callers when they came across a new citizen who could not speak fluent English.

This event hit Cruz close to home because her parents and grandparents are natives of El Salvador. They were once in the same situation as some of the people on the other end of the phone. She explained that it is great to know new immigrants are getting a helping hand.

The event was hosted by the Wolfington Center, which promotes and enhances community service to strengthen Cabrini College’s Catholic identity. The Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition provided training for the event. The organization, which began in 1998 as a diverse group that brings together professionals and advocates for immigrant groups of different backgrounds to share information and resources, identify common problems and for solutions.

Hillary Blecker, the PICC representative at the event, has been working mostly with Latino immigrants for the last six years on issues like health and work placement safety. Before the phone bank began, Blecker educated the group and trained them on how to make the phone calls and handle different situations that may come their way.

“I think if new citizens in this country feel empowered enough

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Five of 12 representatives of the Cabrini College community take part in a three-hour phone bank used to contact new immigrants and encourage them to vote in the 2008 presidential election. to get out to the polls, then we are doing a great thing,” Blecker said.

In this specific phone bank, the volunteers called newly registered voters in the North Hampton County area of Pennsylvania.

In this area, there is a large population of Latino immigrants, and there is a lot of voter intimidation and animosity towards these people.

The PICC had previous interactions with the people who were called during the event. PICC registered the immigrants to vote at their naturalization ceremonies where they became citizens of the United States. The point of the phone bank was to follow up on their registration. PICC has

registered over 6,000 new voters for this election.

“We use the phone banks to keep in touch with the newly registered voters,” Blecker said.

“When we call, we make sure they have received their voter card, that they know what they have to do on Election Day, and to encourage them to actually get out to the polls.”

Cabrini College made a connection with the PICC a few short years ago when the issue of immigration reform hit the U.S. Congress. Cabrini got a group of people together with PICC and Catholic Relief Services to lobby for fair immigration reform in Washington D.C. Since then, the Wolfington Center has been

in touch with PICC. This is how Cabrini became involved with the phone bank.

“I feel elated and just delighted to see the Cabrini community reaching out like this,” Dr. Mary Laver, director of international partnerships in the Wolfington Center, said. “It’s not as easy as it seems for people who are new to the U.S. to get out and vote. Unlike a lot of us who had parents or teachers show us how to go about voting, many of these people don’t have that. That’s where we come in.”

Blecker of PICC noted how unfortunate it is that not all United States citizens exercise their right to vote and get out to the polls. So to get new citizens registered and

to the polls helps to assure them that they are becoming a part of this country.

“It felt great to help new Americans begin to feel like they are part of society here in the United States,” freshmen criminology major Kati Lalli said.

Manuela Deoliveria, freshman computer graphic design major, found it to be frustrating at times when people weren’t thankful for what they were doing.

“When I talked to people who didn’t have the time to talk to me it was frustrating because of the time we were taking to do this,” Deoliveria said. “But when I began to talk to people who were grateful, I knew I was doing a great thing.”

One woman who is a new citizen and voter answered the phone as she was just getting home from work. With enthusiasm, she said she really wanted to talk and asked the caller to please hold on so she could put her stuff down.

“This country is so gracious,” the woman said.

This event was appropriate to Cabrini College considering it was named after and founded upon the work of Saint Frances Cabrini, who is the patroness of immigrants.

“I believe Saint Frances Cabrini would approve of the college named for her taking part in this,” Laver said. “This was a wonderful representation of the Cabrini community, students, public safety and Cabrini sisters all working together for the common good of our society.”

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First-year college president to be inaugurated justin bostwick staff writer

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Marie Angelella George, Ph.D. will be inaugurated as the seventh president of Cabrini College on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Thomas P. Nerney Field House in the Dixon Center from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The inauguration ceremony is expected to bring members of the board of trustees, faculty, students, alumni and staff to the campus.

Although the actual inauguration installation will take place on Nov. 15, inauguration events will begin on Nov. 9.

As of the spring semester of 2008, George had been selected president-designate, however it was not until July that she was granted the title.

For George, this is not her first time being associated with the title of president in her name.

Before she settled in at Cabrini, she served as the vice president of Saint Anselm College.

While at Saint Anselm College, George served as the chief operating officer while she was also second-in-command to the president of the college.

Prior to being a part of Saint Anselm College, George was also the vice president at the University of Scranton. In addition to her work in Scranton, she was a faculty member at Kings College and College Misericordia.

Aside from being involved in the scholastic part of her life,

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Marie Angelella George will be innagurated as the seventh president of Cabrini College on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Thomas P. Nerney Field House. The ceremony will commence from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

George was the corporate vice president of human recourses at Mercy Hospital.

Becoming the seventh president here at Cabrini College is not just a big deal to the faculty

members, but also the students.

Junior exercise science major Carmen Trifeletti is excited to see the different approaches that George is planning to take.

“I believe that a new presi-

dent at this college is just what the student body needs. There have already been changes made and I am looking forward to seeing what else is going to come,” Trifeletti said.

On Friday, Nov. 14, there will be an inaugural mass held in honor of George and her accomplishments thus far. The mass will be taking place at 4 p.m. at Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of St. Joseph.

Prior to the inauguration installation, a robing breakfast for delegates and others participating in the procession will come together from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

An academic procession will proceed at 10 a.m. before the inguration and inagural lunch which will immediately follow the ceremony.

Following the procession, an Inaugural Gala is scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. The gala is open by invitation only.

One of the major attractions of the entire inauguration process is going to be the Black and White Formal.

Many students are expected to take part in attending the dance to show their school spirit and support for this prominent event.

The formal will take place on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 15, as a part of the post celebration of the inaugural installation ceremony in the mansion.

Cabrini is proud to honor its new president and is taking the time to let the campus community know how important this actually is.

An entire week is going to be dedicated in the name of George as she will be welcomed with the open arms.

Associate campus minister speaks out gianna shikitino staff writer

gls722@cabrini.edu

Sr. Christine Baltas, former dean of students at Cabrini College, serves as an associate campus minister. She works with students, faculty, staff and alumni through retreat programs, faithsharing discussions and service projects.

Baltas started as a student at Cabrini College in 1959. After a short time, she received a bachelors degree in elementary and secondary elementary education.

She came back to serve as the dean of students between 1981 and 1985. “It was a wonderful experience,” Baltas said. “Even though there were times I had to be the heavy, it was very enjoyable.”

A year after leaving Cabrini in 1985, Baltas went on to be the director of immigrant services in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. “I worked with newcomers from around the world,” Baltas said. “Teaching them English and helping them in any way I could through employment and health care. Even though I am a native New Yorker, I feel that the Philadelphia area is home to me.”

Baltas asked to come back to Cabrini, in hopes that she could assist in campus ministry and to

represent the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart on campus.

“I was very warmly welcomed,” Baltas said, “Not only by the Wolfington Center, but also by many friends from the past and new people that I met.”

“I think our entire office is excited to have Sr. Christine on board,” Christa Angeloni, campus minister, said. “One of Cabrini College’s greatest assets is our relationship with the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I am excited that our students have the opportunity to get to know one of these great sisters more personally through the Campus Ministry Office.”

Baltas expects to be involved in retreat work. She participated in the Freshman Adventure retreat on Saturday, Oct. 18. Baltas also worked with the telephone call project on Tuesday, Oct. 21, calling new citizens to get out and vote. She plans to attend the Freshmen Adventure Retreat on Nov. 1-2.

Baltas recently completed six years of service on the board of trustees. She has participated in faith-sharing discussions with groups of students. Baltas serves on the president’s task force, serving on the board of trustees as a missionary and identity member.

“I look forward to working with Sr. Christine,” Angeloni

said. “I especially look forward to our students gaining a better understanding of our college’s founders, the Missionary Sisters, on campus through personal relationships not just what they may pick up in a class. I think Sr. Christine’s presence on campus will really help remind us all of the mission of our college and of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini.”

“At times when I am free, my goals and intentions are to visit different offices on campus to greet and meet people,” Baltas said. “My intentions are to promote work, while having fun with others. I just hope that I can be available to assist students, faculty and staff in any way that I can.”

Baltas’ office is located in room 301-C of the Wolfington Center in Founders Hall. Baltas is welcoming to students and anyone looking to participate or become involved in faith-sharing discussions, retreat programs and service projects.

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Sr. Christine Baltas, fromer dean of students, serves as an associate campus minister. Baltas represents the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and expects to continue her involvement in retreat work.

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NEWS 5

Sen. Barack Obama wins presidential election, McCain defeated morgan miller staff writer

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Sen. Barack Obama was elected the 44 president of the United States Tuesday, Nov. 4, defeating Republican Sen. John McCain. Obama, 47, is the first AfricanAmerican to be elected president. Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009.

Barack Obama told supporters that “change has come to America,” as he addressed the country for the first time as the president-elect. As of 2:30 a.m. Tuesday night, Obama surpassed McCain’s 159 electoral votes with 349. Only 270 votes were needed to win.

Credit crisis curbs consumer spending Credit card offers are being presented less during the current financial crisis. In a time when consumers may need credit cards the most, companies such as American Express, Bank of America, Citigroup, Capital One and even Target have all made their requirements for applicants more strict. Families are being forced to rethink spending patterns and practice saving money since it will be harder to use plastic as a temporary paying measure.

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Musician Ludacris is pictured on Napster.com’s homepage. Napster, a music downloading site, was once critized for its illegal file-sharing but the site now offers music to purchase. Colleges are trying to persuade Congress not to enforce new requirements to fight illegal file-sharing sites such as Limewire.

Policing online campus networks becomes expensive for colleges christine adolf staff writer

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Colleges are trying to persuade Congress not to enforce new requirements to fight illegal filesharing. Colleges say that they are already paying thousands of dollars to monitor, prevent and discipline online behavior.

Congress is trying to pass several laws to prevent foul-play of copyrighting and of people breaking the laws that are set.

The law is to help make campuses aware of illegal downloading of documents and music. The law also helps to persuade colleges to be firm and strict with their on-campus rules about illegal downloading. The law also pushes for colleges to follow through with consequences if students are caught in the act.

The lawmakers took no notice and ignored their pleas. They promptly implemented several new mandates.

Many colleges have had to slim down their budgets with the pending economic slowdown and downfall.

It becomes hard for technology departments on campuses to monitor and prevent peer-to-peer activity.

Campus networks are so exceptionally open and large that it

is hard to have eyes on it 24 hours a day.

“The use of the network is a shared resource and while it is not the college’s policy to prevent users from having peer-to-peer software, the Acceptable Use Policy and the overriding DMCA prohibit downloading and sharing copyrighted information,” John McIntyre, director of information, technology and resources, said.

The Campus Computing Project, the largest study of colleges’ use of information technology, performed a survey honing in on peer-to-peer issues. Peer-to-peer issues are problems Cabrini was having a few weeks ago.

McIntyre informed the campus of the problems in his e-mails and kept the campus up to date.

Colleges are “required to consider the use of technology-based deterrents” in developing plans to counter illegal peer-to-peer activity.

“As for tracking, the network traffic is monitored for number of concurrent connections into and out of campus. A pattern of hundreds or thousands of connections is sufficient to slow or halt traffic for all the users sharing it,” McIntyre said.

The cost for trying to prevent illegal peer-to-peer sharing has steadily risen over the last two

years. According to “The Cost of Policing Campus Networks,” published online at insidehighered.com, the cost for a private college, such as Cabrini, was approximately $29,171 for the 2007-2008 academic year with software licensing fees, hardware costs and other miscellaneous costs.

“I think it’s important for Cabrini to police the network because it could cost more money to fix the problem after it occurs than it could to police the network regularly,” Dana Nardello, sophomore special education major, said.

Spending money to police the college’s networks will be put to use to help students stay safe and out of trouble.

“I think it will be a waste of money because people will always find ways around blocks and be able to access banned sites or programs. Banned sites like Limewire should be stopped at the source, instead of going after students who are drawn to the idea of free downloads. The corporations are responsible for allowing illegal downloading and they should be reprimanded,” Jamie Tadrzynski, freshman secondary education and history major, said.

Soldiers forced to remain in army due to ‘Stop-Loss’ policy The Army’s usage of Stop-Loss, a plan that does not allow soldiers to exit the Army after their contracted time has ended, is expected to continue into 2009. In September, 12,204 soldiers were forced to remain in the Army due to Stop-Loss. It is anticipated that the same number will continue to be affected each month through 2009. Stop-Loss, a policy not popular with soldiers, has been putting a strain on soldiers and their families.

Financial crisis causes consumers to indulge less as economy suffers American consumers are spending less money in all departments due to a financial crisis that has spread globally. The lack of money circulating is causing the economy to slip further into its current poor state. The result of the presidential election may determine the increase or decrease in the status of the crisis. Sen. John McCain says Sen. Barack Obama’s plan to increase taxes for wealthy Americans will make the economy worse. Obama says McCain will follow in President Bush’s steps and will worsen our economy.

Federal Reserve drops prime rate by half a percentage point As the crisis that began as a mortgage market disaster spreads through the economy, the Federal Reserve decreased its prime interest rate by half a percentage point.

This decrease is the second biggest rate cut to happen in October. The drop of the interest rate lowered the prime rate for federal funds to one percent. The prime rate has not been this low since the Internet-bubble collapse initiated the need for an economic recovery in 2003 and 2004. If progress does not occur soon, the Federal Reserve will have to reduce the rate to zero, while applying alternative approaches to fuel the economy.

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Apple’s iPhone versus Google’s gPhone I N MY OPINION

ERIC POVISH staff writer

efp722@cabrini.edu

Google seems to be taking over the Internet these days.

First, the creation of the most revolutionary search engine on the net. Then, it expanded to incorporate email, contacts, documents, pictures, the list just goes on and on. But when I first started to hear the rumors of a mystical “Google phone” that was going to be the be-all end-all iPhone killer, forgive me when I say I was a bit skeptical.

The iPhone. The one revolutionary device in the past decade has now become the standard of what to expect of a phone.

With it you get an iPod, a phone, a touchscreen, all of which is just an absolute joy to use. With it you get AT&T, one of the most popular networks that offers all of the best features.

Sure, other networks allow you to have free mobile-tomobile with other people

on the same network, but are those other networks as strong and reliable? Nope.

But what about the Google phone, or “gPhone” as it’s known on the Web? What is it? Will it live up to the Google name and can it really be the one to top the iPhone?

What do I think? I think it is way too early to tell.

Look at it this way: the iPhone has been out for a year and a half. It has re-

cently been upgraded to support AT&T’s 3G network, which offers broadband speeds. It has a wonderful operating system and it has a strong following, as well as Apple and AT&T supporting it.

What does the gPhone have? To me, it looks like a Blackberry/Sidekick hybrid. I’ll be the first to admit that I love the idea of the Blackberry. For the business person on the go,

it’s the perfect fit. Now the Sidekick on the other hand, don’t get me started. The swivel screen is an awesome idea on paper but just completely fails in practicality.

Everyone I know who has ever owned a Sidekick loveD it for the first view months but soon after that the screen’s swiveling mechanism starts to fail and then the phone is useless.

I’m sure the gPhone was built with that problem in mind and sure enough, all the reviews I have read have said it is a very sturdy phone.

I’m just not sold on the design. It doesn’t scream sexy like the iPhone does.

The one thing that the gPhone has that I personally like is Google’s Android software. With it, anyone will be able to develop new programs and applications

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for the phone. It is also rumored that eventually you will be able to take this Android software and use it on other phones and other networks.

Another cool feature is that everything is tied in with Google. When you first turn the phone on, you are required to either sign in with your Gmail account or create one if you are not a user already, Honestly who isn’t?

What this means is that all of your contacts that are stored in your Gmail account are automatically made available on the phone and vice versa. This means that when you add a contact to the phone, it is added to your Gmail account on the Internet in a matter of seconds.

Even though the iPhone has a leg up on the gPhone, I think there is always room for healthy competition. Is the gPhone worth jumping ship on your current wireless provider?

Only you can make that call. I think that it is way to early to tell what kind of phone it will turn out to be.

So in the meantime, I will stick with my evergrowing piggy bank in the hopes of someday owning the best phone on the market, the iPhone.

The iPhone (right) is a popular multimedia gadget that is available to AT&T users. Google is increasing competition with a cell phone of its own (left.)

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HPV vaccine Causes of high blood pressure IN MY OPINION

MEGAN KUTULIS

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“O-N-E L-E-S-S…I wanna be one less...one less!” I don’t know about anyone else, but, aside from freecreditreport. com, I think the Gardasil commercial song might be the catchiest one on television. By catchy, I don’t necessarily mean clever—I mean it won’t leave my head at the most random times.

But I think that might be how they planned it.

Gardasil, more commonly known as the HPV vaccine, was created to help combat different types of cervical cancer in women.

Although not all ages are approved for the vaccine, girls and women ages nine to 26 have been given the OK. It would seem like mothers would be rushing their daughters out the door for these vaccines, but, according to Newsweek, only two out of 10 women have received the vaccine so far.

Despite ad campaigns to be “one less,” most women just aren’t buying it. And although I hate to say it, I can’t say I blame them. I definitely don’t think the HPV vaccine is a bad thing, but other than a catchy tune on my television, I really don’t know all that much about the vaccine or the disease.

Maybe it’s my fault that I haven’t been online checking stats or facts, but I would think that if you’re willing to pitch a vaccine to a variety of women nationwide, you might try and give a little more information.

I get that every woman on the commercial didn’t know that HPV could cause cervical cancer. Neither did I. But telling me that isn’t exactly a call to action to go get vaccinated.

Besides a lack of upfront information, and probably a better reason anyway, many women have opted out of the HPV vaccine because the procedure, which in-

volves a series of three shots, isn’t cheap. The whole process costs about $360 and happens over the course of six months.

This might not seem like a lot of money to an area that shops at Burberry when they’re “cutting back,” and for most insured women in America, the cost usually isn’t stopping them.

But for uninsured women and lower income families, the price is daunting. Especially for a vaccine that, although beneficial, isn’t really a necessity.

Then there’s the whole taboo sex education vs. abstinence argument that has been plaguing society for quite awhile. Parents are having a hard time vaccinating their 10year-old daughter for a disease that is sexually transmitted.

Understandable. But while some parents just find the subject a little bit awkward to sit down and talk about over dinner, there are others who seem to think that by paying for the vaccination, they are also giving out a free pass to having sex.

First of all, I don’t really think that anyone’s daughter is going to be rushing out of the doctor’s office looking to have sex because now she has the HPV vaccine. And second, if she was already sexually active, wouldn’t you want her to be safe about it?

Although I realize it’s a question of personal beliefs, I just don’t see how vaccinating against a disease is promoting sex.

Nobody gets the rabies vaccine and looks for a raccoon just to make sure it works.

If there’s one thing I can agree with most people on, it’s that the vaccine shouldn’t be mandatory. It’s a choice that women need to make for themselves, and that parents should discuss with their daughters.

If it’s going to be a mandatory vaccine, insurance companies need to up the ante on helping to pay for it, and families who just can’t come up with the cash don’t deserve to pay for a mandatory vaccine.

IN MY OPINION

KARA DRIVER staff writer

kad727@cabrini.edu

High blood pressure is greatly affecting our society. The number of people who have high blood pressure is increasing rapidly.

The American Heart Society stated that onethird of all adults have high blood pressure or hypertension.

Hypertension goes along with high blood pressure because of the strain on the heart when it has to push the blood out. The thicker the blood the harder pumping the heart has to do.

This is a very big prob-

lem in our society and many people do not even know they have high blood pressure. It is called “the silent killer.” Since high blood pressure is so well known what causes people to get high blood pressure?

I believe that high blood pressure and the bad economy go along with each other.

With where the economy is at today, many people are short on money. I believe that this leads to more and more people eating cheap fast food instead of a more expensive healthy meal.

Although some people may not have a choice at this point in time on what they eat and what lifestyles they live, the ones that do should be making the right decisions. If you have the resources to live a healthy life style, then you should.

Some other affects of high blood pressure which people can prevent are smoking, drinking alcohol, excessive intake of salt

and obesity. I personally feel that these factors are all controllable and people can do something about it, even if it is not drinking as much or not smoking that one cigarette.

Most of the time when diagnosed with high blood pressure it can be cured with time. Doctors have the resources to help high blood pressure but people are not taking advantage of them.

In 2000, the National Health and Nutrition Survey stated that 59 percent of people were diagnosed with high blood pressure and only 34 percent took control of the situation.

People can definitely do better than this.

High blood pressure is a devastating thing but most of the time it can be cured. I feel like just going out there eating a little bit healthier and exercising a little bit more can greatly reduce the numbers. So many Americans do not

exercise and eat whatever they want and this is why high blood pressure is so common.

High blood pressure can also be genetic. I feel that this is a warning sign.

If your parents had high blood pressure that there is a likely chance that you might get it and you know that you have to live a very healthy lifestyle.

Once again this goes along with the economy and what kind of situation you are in.

High blood pressure is a very serious disease that many people suffer with.

But is it because of the economy or just being lazy and living unhealthy lifestyles?

Both of these factors play a part but I feel if people who have high blood pressure really put the effort in to overcoming it they will and can be healthy.

Give text messaging a break, try calling IN MY OPINION

JEN WOZNIAK staff writer

jlw729@cabrini.edu

Texting instead of calling these days? You’re definitely not alone.

The texting craze has gotten out of hand. Everywhere you look students are hastily typing messages on their cell phones, their fingers moving at a hundred miles a minute.

In classrooms, hallways, the library, dorm rooms, parties and even the gym, there is at least one person texting.

What ever happened to actually calling someone?

Sure, I’m guilty of texting a lot too. But in my opinion, while texting is okay at certain times, it is also important that you take the time to call people sometimes too.

In a world where people need to constantly feel connected to everyone at all times, having your cell phone at your side 24/7 is a must. No matter where you are, you have the ability to call or send a message to

others and let them know where you are, find out where they are or say or ask whatever you’d like as soon as you think of it.

Texting has become so convenient these days for the times when calling people is impossible, such as when you’re in a really loud or really quiet place.

For example, if you are at the library or the movies, it makes sense to talk to someone through texting instead of a phone call. Or, if your roommate is studying or sleeping, or you do not want someone to overhear what you are saying in general, it is much better to text.

People also text so that they are able to think about what they want to say after each message, to share something quickly without the need for a long conversation or so they can multitask, for example doing their homework and texting. It is harder to talk on the phone and do something, but you could keep taking short breaks from what you are doing to text.

Texting can be good for those just starting out in a new relationship as well.

It is kind of like a step up from instant messaging, but not quite at the level of calling. In these cases, it is easier for a person to get to know another without being nervous. They are able to think about what they

want to say to respond to what the other says, instead of being put on the spot in a phone call.

Let’s face it though,calling is so much more personal than texting!

When you have not talked to a partner, friend, or family member in a long time, they definitely deserve a phone call instead of just being shot a text. I don’t understand when people in relationships only talk to their loved ones once a week and rely on texting throughout the week. It is so much better to hear someone’s voice.

Also, when you have not talked to someone in a long time, you will probably have a lot of stories to share.

In that case, what could be a nice conversation through a phone call ends up being impersonal texting back and forth that lasts forever. Why not just call the person? This would actually save you time,

because what could be a 10-minute conversation ends up lasting more than double that by texting back and forth. Plus, you would be able to hear the emotion in a person’s voice which makes the story better.

When you text, you can misinterpret what others are saying. Sometimes, you end up adding “haha” and “lol” at the end just so people know you are laughing. These are the kinds of things that make calling people better too. You can’t use the “I don’t have enough time to call” excuse. Taking five minutes away from facebooking to call someone can make a difference.

If the situation allows it, and if you have a lot to tell someone, take the time out to call the person. Don’t let texting take over your life.

Do it when you have to, but call important people at least once during the week also. It will show them that you care that much more.

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The Change We Need, Sen. Barack Obama

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Sen. Barack Obama has been classified as a charismatic speaker on his election tour. A few Cabrini students attended this rally in order to learn more and support Obama as a presidential candidate.

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Political definitio sam bokoski staff writer

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1. Democratic Party: Favor liberal positions.

Examples: opposition to Iraq war, global warming and diplomacy over military action.

3. Free market: Economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestrictd competition between businesses, without government regulation.

4. Electoral college: The body which formally 2. Republican Party: chooses the president of Often called “conserva- the United States. tive.” Favors free mar5. Head of State: holds kets and private property.

Wants personal freedom the highest positions in national government. over equality. andy stettler/staff writer

Representatives from the campaign for Sen. Barack Obama for President patiently await the start of the rally holding a sign supporting their candidate. The event was community-based in order to generate awareness to the township of Obama’s political agenda. Pennsylvania as a battle-ground state had received a lot of attention from both parties for the support of voters.

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Protestors line up on the grass with signs that support pro-life at a Barack Obama rally in hopes of influencing other voters to believe in their cause.

Obama attracted a lot of people to his rally to hear about his ideas and of his fellow party members who went on tour with him, including Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell.

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The Country First, Sen. John McCain

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ons election 2008 6. Democracy: Form of government, which the supreme power is vested in and exercised directly by the people.

9. Political spectrum: a term used to refer to the differences in ideology between the major political parties in the U.S. The right wing is Republican, 7. Laissez-faire: Theory the left wing is Democrat. that believes the government should not interfere 10. Affirmative action: in the direction of eco- Laws mandating increased nomic affairs. numbers of women and minorities, especially in 8. Veto: Authorized employment. This policy power of the president to was designed to improve reject legislation passed the lives of those discrimby congress. inated against in the past.

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The slogan “Country First” has been claimed by Sen. John McCain throughout this year’s election. He outlines his political agenda in front of his supporters.

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Sen. John McCain travels through the crowd of his supporters at a local rally signing autographs.

This year’s election has seemingly been one of the most reported on. Merchandise was sold including a Halloween sign supporting McCain’s plan, car magnets, slogan t-shirts and beanie babies.

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Recording star teaches at Cabrini christina michaluk a&e editor

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Paul Geissinger, a new faculty member joined the Cabrini Communications Department this fall.

Geissinger is the new digital audio professor.

At first glance Geissinger seems to be like any other young professor here at Cabrini, but what you don’t know is that he has a whole other side to his career.

His weekends are spent traveling the world, furthering his rising music career.

Geissinger’s love of music began at the young age of six when he began playing the piano. Musically inclined people surrounded him throughout his life.

Geissinger received his undergrad and masters degree at Temple University. He spent a semester abroad in London. London is where his love affair of Grime music in the UK started.

“I have a strong draw to the UK,” Geissinger said.

During his pursuit of his master’s degree he began teaching undergraduate digital audio classes.

As he was teaching, he was also a disc jockey where he continued to work on his music constantly outside of the classroom.

His music resembles styles by Fat Boy Slim. It is a mix of classical styles and Grime styles in the UK. “You have to practice. You can’t just expect to come to school and get good by going to classes,” Geissinger said.

With that in mind, he kept working towards bettering his music as much as he could.

He would produce songs and beats and use whatever he could get his hands on at the time. This was his way of practicing.

“If I don’t succeed it’s my own fault,” Geissinger said. “It’s not always glamorous, you have to work your way up to the top.”

After many trials and errors experimenting with music and entering music competitions, he found a partner to create his cur-

rent music label Starkey music.

Geissinger’s new album is set to drop on Nov. 24.

His popularity is growing as his name and label are being passed around the music circuit.

Geissinger spends his days teaching and on the weekends he is making frequent trips to the UK and across Europe playing gigs to promote his mix of sounds found on his new album.

“It’s a mix of raw energy of the beats. I love the way it sounds,” Geissinger said. “I like to play new things. Its my thing.”

Geissinger has plans to start his tour, in January and also have one during spring break if all goes according to plan.

Geissinger tries to find a balance between teaching and his traveling.

Before he heads abroad for his tours Geissinger is playing at a few spots around the Philadelphia area in the next few weeks. For more information on tour dates visit myspace.com/Starkey.

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Geissinger demonstrates how to manipulate the tones to get the desired sound.

The man behind Starkey music creations andrew stettler staff writer

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Take two record players and connect them to a DJ console.

Connect that into a recording interface and professor of Digital Audio Production Paul Geissinger or as his fans in Europe know him, Starkey, is ready to teach.

Using old recordings of N.A.S.A. missions or old classical orchestra albums, Starkey finds a sound he likes and then saves the sound to use in the chemistry project that is his music.

Starkey will take a beat and add EQ or reverb or any of the other effects on his palette to find something that fits a piece.

From there comes orchestration. Adding a piano to the mix or a low end bass is something in Starkey’s style that can inspire a club floor or the ears in a pair of head phones.

Songs like “Dark Alley” and

“Gutter Music Clip” exemplify Geissinger’s strong ear towards finding sounds that could otherwise send a listener to the verge of anxious-insanity and yet somehow does not.

In “Corner Store Riddim (Original Mix),” Starkey uses a classical-string loop with what may or may not be the same loop with a fazered EQ effect.

Added with a dark almost Eminem-like piano line, the song is even stronger in the version of “Corner Store Riddim” featuring Xploder.

“Let You Go (Mathhead Remix)” is a more experimental piece by Starkey. An ongoing plethora of what sounds could be EQ gun-shots, engines and driving cars, creates a soundscape of electronics that challenge a listener’s ability to predict the songs direction, let alone its instrumentation.

To hear Geissenger as Starkey visit myspace.com/Starkey.

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Most of the written and recorded material Geissinger creates comes from picking up a midi-keyboard and “doodling.”

EVENTS: Nov. 6 - Nov. 12 “12 Angry Jurors”

Singer Ryan Horne

Habitat for Humanity work day

Mr. and Miss Cabrini Pageant

Cabrini College will present “12 Angry Jurors,” a classic courtroom drama.

Popular young musician with music full of insight on love, loss, life, religion and politics.

The Habitat for Humanity club will host a work day to help a family in need.

Contestants will raise money for charity and strut their stuff for the title Mr. or Miss Cabrini

Nov. 6-9 at 8 p.m.

Nov. 13, 16 at 2 p.m. in Grace Hall

Thursday, Nov. 6 in Jazzman’s Cafe at 9 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 8 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m.

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Brian, Nick, AJ and Howie, better known as the Backstreet Boys, performed for a legion of fans in WilkesBarre, Pa. on Nov. 1.

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The Backstreet Boys take a bow after an exausting performance.

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Howie and Nick sing to their audience during a performance of “All I Have To Give.”

Ever get that feeling of nostaligia when you hear a song you were once obsessed with? You know, maybe something you used to rock out to whilst wearing your Barney glow in the dark pajamas or scruncie from Limited Too. For thousands of fans in WilksBarre, Pa. the Backstreet Boys brought that nostalgiac feeling.

Brian Litrell, Howie Dorough, A.J. McClean and Nick Carter have been touring since February to promote their latest CD, “Unbreakable.” One of their final tour dates was played on Nov. 2 at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre.

“I’ve been waiting years to see the boys, I grew up listening to them,” Lindsay Buckley, junior education major, said. “I’m a sucker for boy bands.”

The Backstreet Boys have been together since 1993 and are still going strong. “Unbreakable” was the Boys’ sixth studio album. It is the follow up album to their 2005 hit album, “Never Gone.” It is also the band’s first album attempt since the departure of former band member, Kevin Richardson.

Richardson left the group in June of 2006 to pursue other interests in his life.

“I’m not going to lie, I’m a little upset Kevin wasn’t part of the concert,” Barbara Cortellesa, junior education major, said. “He was definitely the sexiest member of the group.”

Despite the absence of Richardson, fans were still delighted by the groups’ 20 song set.

They began with some of their old school tunes ranging from “All I Have To Give” to “Incomplete.”

The boys all showcased some of the solo efforts that they have been working on. Litrell per-

formed a country ballad from his album, “Welcome Home.” Carter sang an uptempo song, while Dorough showcased his voice with a romantic slow song.

McClean proved he’s still got sex appeal with a risqué performance of “Driveby Love,” a song from his upcoming solo album.

“Holy crap! A.J. was so freaking sexy,” Carolyn Sweeney, junior art history major at St. Joseph’s University, said. “He may be older, but he’s not showing any signs of age.”

Wilkes-Barre was only a minor stop on the band’s 98 show tour.

Russia and South Africa were just some of the countries to host the band’s talent.

“I loved watching them. They had so much energy,” Buckley said.

The Boys finished up their set with an exciting performance of “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back),” complete with dance moves from the infamous music video. Just when fans thought the concert was over, BSB returned to the stage with a surprise encore of “Shape Of My Heart.”

“I screamed the loudest I’ve ever screamed when the boys came back out,” Sweeney said.

“Plus, they sang my favorite song.”

Fans huddled out of the arena dripping with sweat and into the crisp fall evening. A smile graced each audience members faced as they rushed into their cars and turned up some Backstreet Boys tunes to relive the magic of the evening.

“That was one of the best concerts of my life,” Cortellesa said.

“Backstreet’s back alright, but I don’t think they ever left.”

Trumpet prodigy brings spirit to Cabrini katie engell staff writer

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On Sunday, Oct. 24, professional trumpet player Rodney Mack captivated the crowd at Cabrini College. In a short concert held in the Cabrini Mansion, Mack was accompanied by accomplished pianist Liza Wu. Together they charmed the crowd with interpretations of pieces by renowned musicians such as Bach and one of Mack’s own relatives, Ellis Marsalis.

“I didn’t know what to expect going into to the concert. I don’t usually listen to classical music but I really enjoyed everything he played! He’s so talented with the trumpet and it really showed today when he played for all of us,” sophomore education major Megan Conte said.

Born in New Orleans, Mack began studying music at age six.

His biggest influence came from his cousin and gifted musician, Wynton Marsalis. Marsalis is a well-known virtuoso jazz musician who is classically trained. He is a top-notch teacher as well. He is currently the director of musical instruction at Lincoln Center in New York City. Marsalis helped mold Mack into the musician he is today by giving him classical trumpet lessons as a child.

“My parents were not musical but they were definitely very supportive of me,” Mack said. “I’m so inspired by life. I find beauty in the world and this really helped me in becoming the musician I am today.”

Mack soon became known as a “trumpet prodigy,” and debuted at age 15 with the New Orleans Symphony. “The concert was as energetic and dramatic as he was three years ago. He can really relate to an audience of any age and he proves this each time he plays

for us,” professor Jerry Schauer said.

Mack’s solo trumpet CD called “Spirit of the Trumpeter” is one of the best selling albums of its genre. It is a collection of some of his most popular recital works for trumpet and piano.

In the past 20 years Mack has held positions with The New Orleans Symphony, The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, The San Diego Symphony Orchestra, The Orquestra Sinfonica de Tenerife, The Barcelona Symphony and The Richmond Symphony.

Mack currently works with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia as the principal trumpet player. Although his roots lead him back to jazz music, he focuses mainly on playing classical music.

“Rodney Mack is an outstanding, first-class trumpet player. He is a nice person to work with, very personable and down to earth,”

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The trumpet is Rodney Mack’s instrument of choice. He is known for performing different types of jazz and classical music.

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Global warming awareness spread through art kerry english staff writer

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Global warming at the Icebox, an exhibit of various artists dedicated to bringing attention to the world’s global warming crisis, will be on display at the Crane Arts Building until Nov. 15.

Located in Philadelphia, this exhibit drew attention from artists throughout the world. Twentyfive people were selected.

The creations these artists de-

signed were anything but conventional. Materials used to make these pieces ranged from drawings to ice skates; nothing was too out of the ordinary for this showing. This was a show filled with alternative ways to help prevent global warming. Although there was only one theme, there were many mediums within the show.

Andrew Chartier’s work, the Dioxigrapher, stemmed from a golf cart, bicycle wheel, metal parts, electronic components and batteries. Chartier’s more exper-

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The polar bear was the main focus of the exhibit created by Pinder.

Don’t download, get it for free charles bush staff writer

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Free music! Playlist.com is a music Web site that allows you to listen to any song in the world for free.

Now you can’t download or copy music to a computer or MP3 player but you can create a playlist on the site and access it at any computer in the world.

You can either first create an account (that’s free) or you can just go ahead and type in an artist or song in the white box at the top of the Web page that clearly states, “Type in artist name, song title or a combination of both.”

Once typed in, the site finds your song, you hit play and bam! There your song is. The songs are on high frequencies so the sound quality is that of iTunes, although it is a bummer that they don’t give you any kind of purchasing option, you can never take your playlist on the go with you unless you hold your laptop up to your ear and walk around like back in the ‘90s.

“It’s a pretty good idea, but pretty useless. I just go on you YouTube,” junior history and

secondary education major, Andrew Ciccaroni said.

Playlist.com may be a little pointless. Some students think, “It’s cool but I have iTunes,” junior biology major Whitney Shields said.

It does have it’s fair share of uses. Suppose your iPod runs out of batteries while you’re in the library typing a paper, you can pull up your playlist and instantly have music to listen to again.

Playlist.com also allows you to not only listen to music but browse other people’s playlist, see up to date music news, and blog with Playlist. com community members.

“Smart idea and very convenient. But I’m surprised they’re not charging for a membership since nowadays every music service charges monthly fees or something,” junior business major, Liz Zimmer, said.

Also, a plus that will surely hook 95 percent of the college population, the site allows you to share you playlist on Facebook, Myspace, hi5 and other social networks.

mental approach to help diminish global warming was shown on a video next to where his work was displayed.

In the video, Chartier explains how his creation works. By placing the nose of the Dioxigrapher at the tail pipe for about a minute, Chartier is able to determine how much carbon emission one car is setting off.

After the Dioxigrapher processes the information, it records its findings on the pavement.

Each element of pollution is represented by different colored pieces of children’s sidewalk chalk that show the detected chemicals. After spinning around a few times, the information is computed and the colored chalk makes contact with the ground to show its findings.

Pasture, a piece constructed by Gerald Beaulieu, took the more visually interesting approach.

In Beaulieu’s biography he talks about “a principle concern: our next meal.” Made from Plexiglas tables, 256 test tubes filled with a variety of materials and cereal stalks, this color work of art was eye catching.

Beaulieu wanted to convey through Pasture the importance of agriculture. What we eat and where we get it from are vital to living a healthy life. Our country’s food production will suffer

because of global warming and soon the things we put in our body can become hazardous. Beaulieu thinks of agriculture as “our most successful venture in domesticating nature,” as stated in his biography.

Of all the pieces of work in the Ice Box gallery, Beaulieu’s stuck out not because of it’s beginning product, but because of the goal he had for the end of his piece.

The stalks placed in the test tubes over time will be able to provide commercial cereals as the final product.

Ben Pinder created Return to Symzonia from video, drawings, wood, canvas, paper mache, found objects and handmade books. Among one of the largest pieces displayed in the gallery, Pinder wanted to convey a fantasy of what the world would be like if we were all forced to live in Antarctica.

A polar bear with a sleigh on its back capable of carting people around was the main focus of Pinder’s display.

He also showed hand-drawn maps of what the country would now look like. Pinder colonized the Arctic through his design.

The inspiration was derived from America’s dangerous global warming state.

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The Beaulieu’s main goal was to have the stalks used after the show to be turned into cereal.

Teledrama comes alive britany wright features editor

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Cabrini College’s theatre will open its doors for the fall production of “12 Angry Jurors” Thursday, Nov. 6.

“12 Angry Jurors” was written by Reginald Rose in 1957 and portrays 12 angry jurors who are placed in a tiny conference room where they have to decide the fate of a minor’s life.

A 16 year old boy had been accused of murdering his own father. Even though there is strict evidence that the boy committed the crime, there is still one juror

who forces everyone to slowly and surely change their minds.

The room that the 12 jurorsthem sit in is not air conditioned, the fan doesn’t work and worst of all, it is the hottest day on record that year.

The jurors learn each others’ personalities, but somehow they do not learn one another’s names in the whole process.

Once the audience members step into the theatre, they find themselves as unseen members of the jury.

Audience members are able to formulate their own opinions of whether or not the boy committed the crime.

As the theatre begins to grow each year, it is no surprise that the technical crew has added a new feature to the infrastructure of the play.

For free tickets and information, students and the Cabrini community can contact the Student Engagement and Leadership Office.

The show will run on Thursday, Nov. 6, Friday, Nov. 7, Saturday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. The second weekend it will run Thursday, Nov 13 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m.

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The cast of “12 Angry Jurors” will take the Cabrini stage from Nov. 6 until Nov. 16.

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Women’s volleyball heads to second round brittany mcleod copy editor

blm726@cabrini.edu

The third-seeded women’s volleyball team soared to a 3-0 win to advance to the second round of playoffs against the sixth-seeded College of Notre Dame on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Junior Lizzie Williams lead the lady Cavs with a team-high 27 assists. Junior Traci Beltz and recently named Colonial States Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year Alexis Doss each registered eight kills.

The Cavaliers came out strong

and took the first set with a powerful 25-8 win. The team had nine kills on 21 attempts.

A 25-16 win in the second game took the ladies to a 2-0 lead and despite a ruthless rally by the Gators’, Cabrini sealed the third match with a close score of 2624.

“We came out strong and energetic but we then took it for granted,” head coach Eric Schaefer said. “We can’t play like that on Thursday or we’re done.”

As Notre Dame pulled out to a 24-22 lead during the third set and gave Cabrini fans a scare, Schaefer called a timeout and left

it up to the seniors to take over.

The team never looked back and recorded four straight points to prevail.

The lady Cavaliers will travel to second-seeded Philadelphia Biblical University tonight and match time is TBA. The women lost to the Crimson Eagles last Wednesday in a narrow fivegame series.

“It’s definitely a revenge match. Then hopefully we’ll see Neumann in the championship and settle the score,” Kaitlyn Fetterman, senior middle hitter, said.

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Stephanie Recklau catches her breath by the net in preparation of the next serve.

Cross country, sport of ‘life lessons’ janene gibbons staff writer

jmg727@cabrini.edu

“It takes dedication and innerstrength,” Thomas O’Hora, head coach of the women’s and men’s cross country teams, said. “People who run cross country like the idea that they are in control of their own destiny.”

O’Hora went on to explain that any average healthy human being could run cross country but it really takes a special kind of a person who has the willpower to keep on going. Only less than 1 percent of the population has the courage to even try.

“It’s you against the elements and literally mind over matter,” O’Hora said.

“Cross-country is 90 percent mind power and 10 percent ability,” O’Hora said.

O’Hora feels that one great unique aspect of cross country is the fact that it is a totally

equal-opportunity sport, where everyone is doing the same thing.

There are lots of ways runners can improve the efficiency of how they run. O’Hora said Eddie Penetar, sophomore psychology major, has been the player of the week by the Colonial States Athletic Conference five times in the 2008 season.

Penetar continues to improve over last year’s outstanding season. He works hard on fine tuning and getting better all the time.

Much of the improvement comes from learning how to run more efficiently. Form, for example, is extremely important in conserving energy.

Penetar set the record straight about the challenges that cross country presents as a sport.

It takes a great deal of inner strength.

“Running is not just dealing with the pain but trying to fight

through it,” Penetar said.

“People think it’s easy [but] not only is it physically tough but there is also the mental aspect.

Breaking that mental barrier makes a good runner great.”

Runners run about 10 races a year. Coach O’Hora only lets each runner participate in about seven all out, which he feels is a manageable amount. Sometimes he likes to give the runner a day off or the coach might ask him to do the race just as a tempo workout for practice.

Penetar said he likes cross country and running in general.

He also participates indoor and outdoor track here at Cabrini.

Penetar enjoys the fact that cross country gives him the chance to be competitive. He says the race is a reward if runners put in the work at the practices.

“I have seen t-shirts that say, ‘Our sport is your sport’s punishment,” O’Hora said, “and this is true for the most part.”

Cross country is not always a highly attended spectator sport but at the same time O’Hora feels the way to get a real sense of cross country is to come out to a race and feel the adrenaline.

All of the races are held away from Cabrini’s campus and even when spectators do attend a race after the gun is fired all the runners disappear into the woods or somewhere else out of sight.

“It’s not a glory sport, it’s a self-satisfying sport. Usually the only notice you get is from team mates and parents,” O’Hora said.

O’Hora went on to say that the hardest thing about coaching is not being able to watch what is going on the whole race.

This season Cabrini’s cross country men’s and women’s teams have just one big event left, the NCAA regional race in Waynesburg, Pa. O’Hora estimates there will be at least 60 different teams.

“We have had one of the worst

years for stupid, little, crazy injuries,” O’Hora said when asked about this season.

He said to win as a team in cross country all five runners have to be good. There cannot be any weak link.

Each runner gets a point for running. First place gets one point, second two and so on. The goal in cross country is to get the lowest cumulative score.

If there are four runners who have placed in the top four positions and a fifth player who comes in at 210 then they won’t be able to win.

Regardless who wins and loses, O’Hora feels that people who make their sport cross country are engaging themselves in something good for their mind, body and soul.

“Cross Country teaches you life lessons, like when life gets hard you just can’t quit,” Penetar said.

Lawler leads the way for successful fall amanda carson staff writer

arc726@cabrini.edu

Despite junior Chris Lawler’s individual successes, which includes his ranking at the No. 1 position and serving as a continual low-scorer, he regards the Cabrini golf team as the most valuable aspect of his playing career.

Lawler recently shot a matchbest round, a one over 73, which secured a victory over CSAC rivals Immaculata University.

During the current 2008 fall season, Lawler finished third among 16 participants in a match against Philadelphia University and led the Cavaliers to victory at the 2008 Moravian College Fall invitational.

“Chris is our No. 1 player,

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which is obviously a great achievement and is consistently one of the lowest scorers,” Dr. Tony Verde, Cabrini’s head golf coach, said of Lawler’s victories.

Individual performance is often highlighted in golf, but Lawler views himself as part of a collaborative unit that together achieves victories or struggles. He’ll admit that he and his team members are often in competition with one another, but that he is motivated by his teammate’s successes.

“When someone plays well, you don’t want that one person to carry you, so you feed off of them and play well,” Lawler said.

Lawler began playing golf before his freshman year of high school after his father introduced him to the game.

“I liked it. It was different.

No other kids played it,” Lawler said.

He played on the golf team at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High

School for four years where he received both the coaches and MVP awards and participated on an All-American team. High school coach George Wadlin regards Lawler as an appreciated contribution to his high school team.

Wadlin remembers Lawler most as being a “quiet selfmotivated individual” who served as a team leader.

“Chris led through example,” Wadlin said.

Wadlin recalls a situation in which Lawler led through example. “At districts someone broke into his trunk before his match and stole his clubs,” Wadlin said.

Lawler still played in the match, with loner clubs, losing the district title by only one point. Wadlin was impressed

Lawler even played that match, despite the prior circumstances.

Lawler has since continued to lead his team in college, according to Verde. “He’s very good with the younger players.

I trust him with them. He is definitely one of our leaders on the team,” Verde said.

His personal greatest overall achievement was the winning of the PAC conference title.

“Last year when we won our conference and got to nationals, I was able to win the individual title,” Lawler said of his achievement.

Anticipating the remainder of the 2008 fall golf season, Lawler hopes to secure an overall victory within the CSAC conference, place higher at the national level and continue enjoying the game of golf.

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Seniors honored in shutout over Gwynedd-Mercy jill fries staff writer

vjf722@cabrini.edu

Cabrini seniors and the rest of the men’s soccer team defeated Gwynedd-Mercy, 3-0 on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Not only did the Cavaliers win, but recognized the talented seniors who have given their all throughout the season for senior day.

Before the game, seniors were announced and awarded with a framed black jersey as well as allowing parents to take pictures

across the field with their senior.

“It felt really good to be recognized for being a senior and a member of the men’s soccer team for the past four years of college,” Colin Hinkelmon, senior elementary education major, said.

The sunny cool day brought 146 fans in attendance. Cabrini, now 13-3-2, played CSAC opponent Gwynedd-Mercy, now 4-14-1, with which they handled quite easily with three goals.

Just 51 seconds in, Cavs senior Mike McDevitt scored the first goal with a header assisted by

sophomore Troy Allen.

In the second half, at the 73 minute mark, sophomore King Saah scored the second goal from 25 yards out.

In the 86 minute mark, freshman Steve Lobley was set up in front by freshman Sam Webb for the third and final goal of the game.

For the seniors, this was their final game of the regular season.

“I could not ask for a better exit to my senior year,” Hinkelmon said.

“Winning the regular season CSAC title as well as being undefeated in the conference was

and is an honor. I can only hope to bring home a championship title from the playoffs and hope for an NCAA tournament bid.”

“Winning the last game of the season was important for us for many reasons,” Robert Dallas, assistant coach, said.

“Most importantly, this win allows us to remain unbeaten both at home and in the CSAC as we prepare for the conference playoffs,” Dallas said.

The thought of losing this year’s seniors has not really hit Dallas yet, but he explains that each one of those players

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Patrick Tobey of the Cavaliers alludes two Gwynedd-Mercy defenders on his way up the field during the game on Saturday, Nov. 1.

are going to be very difficult to replace because they play such a significant role on the team.

The Cavaliers had many goals for this year’s season and now even more due to making the playoffs.

“The continued hard work and dedication from each of our guys,” Dallas said upon asked what he is expecting to see during the playoffs.

“These guys have made a lot of sacrifices all year to get to where they are, and we are very close to achieving our goals. I hope to see the team go on to win the conference tournament and gain an NCAA tournament birth,” Dallas said.

“This year’s season is one of the best I have experienced while here at Cabrini,” Hinkelmon said.

“Although last year’s season was a great breakthrough for the team, doing as well as we did, we still came up empty-handed.

This year I believe I speak for the whole team when I say that winning a championship is the only thing that will satisfy us.”

The Cavaliers are seeded number one in the playoffs, allowing them to have a firstround bye. The men will be playing on Thursday, Nov. 6, at home.

“We have home field advantage through the conference tournament. Please get out to support the team. They thrive off of the crowd’s energy and need to use this home field to our advantage as we begin post season play,” Dallas said.

This week in sports

kris genther staff writer

kag724@cabrini.edu

Upcoming Games

Ex-Knicks coach hospitalized Isiah Thomas was found unconscious at his home in New York. Police are reporting that when they arrived on the scene Thomas was unconscious on the floor and they had to give him oxygen until the ambulance arrived. Initial reports have stated that Thomas overdosed on sleeping pills. The authorities have not officialy confirmed Thomas as the victim, but multiple sources close to the situation have confirmed that it was Thomas who was found unconscious on the floor.

NBA season underway The NBA season is officially underway, though not in the way many teams had hoped. Injuries are the name of the game at the start of this season, with the most significant injury being that of Greg Oden. Oden injured his ankle in the opening minutes of his NBA debut against the Lakers. He played on it for the first half but by the third quarter his was undergoing X-rays. Oden was drafted two years ago and missed the entire season last year with knee surgey, he has yet to score his first point in the NBA.

Rickerson removed from Gators The Florida University Gators cornerback Jacques Rickerson was kicked off the team after his arrest on a felony battery charge. The sophomore was being held in Alachua County jail on Tuesday. Police reported that Rickerson had indeed slapped and choked his girlfriend and then proceeded to cover her face with a pillow when she began to cry for help. The altercation arose when she asked him to leave and he got upset. Rickerson was removed from the team immediately.

Thursday, Nov. 6 Men’s soccer home vs. Marywood University @ 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball semifinals - TBA Friday, Nov. 7 No games Saturday, Nov. 8 Men’s soccer finals - TBA Swimming home vs. Kings College & College of Notre Dame @ 12 p.m.

Field Hockey finals - TBA Women’s soccer finals - TBA Sunday, Nov. 9 No games Monday, Nov. 10 No games

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Victory for entire city, generation SPORTS SCENE

By Nick Pitts I used to ask my grandfather what it was like on that glorious night in 1980 when the Phillies won the World Series.

He always told me, aside from the occasional looting of stores, trashing of vehicles and the occasional fires started on the street, that is was a night unlike any other.

It was a night when people hugged total strangers and a night when grown men cried.

I don’t know if that four-inch statue of William Penn mounted on top of the Comcast building was the deciding factor in crowning the Fightin’ Phils the 2008 World Series champions, but I can tell you what I do know.

I know that no longer will desperate fans have to continue finding scapegoats and curses.

I know that the entire generation of Philly fans under the age of 25 finally have that taste of deliverance.

We finally know what it’s like to win.

I can finally replace that memory of Tug McGraw jumping for joy after recording the last strike out.

That was 1980; an amazing moment for that generation, but the replay seems old and grainy in a new era of television.

Yes, on that cold October night, Brad Lidge getting Eric Hinske with that in-your-face slider and then falling to his knees in front of a record number of fans in Citizen’s Bank Park, that is our moment.

Perhaps it was even sweeter that the legendary voice himself, Harry Kalas, made the final call, the one that he did not get to make the last time.

I will remember those final moments for the rest of my life.

The roar of the crowd, just a block away from the parking lot where I stood, the green static color that the television in the back of my friend’s truck produced, the taste of the burger I had just finished and the tears in the eyes of the middle aged stranger who watched the game along-side.

He didn’t seem like a stranger on that magical night. No one did.

For one night, every last redclad person on Broad Street was my best friend and everyone that walked by got a high five.

Oh yeah, and that parade down Broad Street, the one that seemed so far away for the past quarter century and then was delayed yet again thanks to the crazy rain postponement Monday, Oct. 27, actually happened on Oct. 31, Halloween day.

For just the second time ever, people flocked to Broad Street by train, bus, boat, plane and maybe a few even swam across the river, in numbers close to two million.

I have never seen two million people in one place, let alone all wearing the same Phillies red and white.

Upon the closing ceremonies of the series, I remained unsure that the players understood exactly what their accomplishments meant for this city. But when it took them literally four hours to finish the parade route and make it to the ballpark, I think it was widely understood that seeing that shiny trophy fulfilled the hearts and minds of a city absolutely starved for a reason to celebrate.

My grandfather called me right after the game was over and asked where I was. As loud as it was outside of the stadium, I was able to tell him, “Strangers are hugging and grown men are crying, and it’s the best thing I’ve ever seen.”

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A red-faced Phillie fan holds up a sign reading, “Change we can believe in, Phillies ‘08,” while celebrating the World Series victory on Broad Street. Fans from all over the tri-state area came wearing their Phillies gear and embraced other fans in a celebration the city has not seen in twenty-five years.

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Pat Burrell, accompanied by his wife and dog Elvis, ride the budweiser carriage in the front of the World Series celebration parade on Friday, Oct. 31. An estimated two million people were in attendance to see the Phillies ride down the three mile route from Market Street to Citizen’s Bank Park.

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SPORTS 16

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Students came in high numbers to the annual Cavalier Tip-off, held on Friday, Oct. 30. The event was held to celebrate the start of a new season for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams.

Cavalier Tip-off ignites new season danielle feole sports editor

df727@cabrini.edu

Basketball season is officially underway as the annual Cavalier Tip-off took place on Friday, Oct. 30.

Students flocked to the Dixon Center decked out in Cabrini gear

to bring in the 2008-09 basketball season.

Both the cheerleading and dance team cheered at the front door while the crowd marched in.

Giveaways such as t-shirts, red bull and thunder sticks were handed out to each fan.

“It was great to see a lively

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Senior Mary Kate Korp shows her team spirit in the bleachers decked out in Cabrini gear. She is a nominee for the Mr. and Miss Cabrini Pageant being held on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

crowd,” Liz Scopelliti, freshman communication major, said. “I especially liked the free stuff, though.”

“The event was well attended by upperclassmen, which I haven’t seen in years,” Christina Cimmino, senior English and communication major and president of Student Government Association, said.

To the surprise of many, including the players, the men’s and women’s teams did not scrimmage each other this year.

Instead, each team scrimmaged themselves.

“This year was worse than last year,” men’s basketball player and sophomore undecided major Dom Farrello said. “We should have scrimmaged the girls; fans would have been more into it.”

However, Genicka Voltaire, director of alternative events on the Campus Activities Planning Board, deemed the event a success.

“Tip-off was very successful.

We had a good turn out, looks like more people this year than last,” Voltaire, senior psychology and political science major, said.

Crowd participation was evident as different contests and games were set up to keep the fans involved.

The best-dressed fans were awarded gift certificates, as well as the winners of each game that was played.

The first place winners were dressed up like Cavaliers and looked like pirates.

The second place winner painted his body blue and wore

superman boxers.

“Students looked like they had fun with the contests they took part in. They won tons of gifts and prizes,” assistant basketball coach Saleem Brown said.

The Cabrini cheerleaders and dance team both performed and kept the crowd alive.

Before the cheerleaders performed, the official nominees for the Mr. and Miss Cabrini pageant were announced.

The nominees are Nicole Hearn, Mary Kate Korp, Colleen Lefevre, Marina Isaac, John Fokwin, Robbie Cunningham, Yarcelly Jimenez, Meredith Rowe, Shannon Santangelo and Lauren Fulginetti.

“I left when they started playing basketball. The dance team was really good though,” freshman communication major Jamie Santoro said.

“Hopefully it can be more successful next year, with the attendance of more kids on campus,” Brown said.

“It was a great opportunity to show school spirit. As a senior, it was bittersweet to attend the last one,” Cimmino said.

The men’s team will officially begin their season on Nov. 16 against the US Merchant Marine Army at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa. The lady Cavs will begin their season at the Dickinson Tournament, on Nov. 22 against the University of Scranton.

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Senior Casey Kyler shoots a basket in a scrimmage against other Cavalier teammates during Tip-off.