2008-09 Issue 25 Loquitur

Thursday, April 30, 2009

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Student trip prompts Fair Trade coffee expansion christine graf deputy editor

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Kara Schneider, Christine Graf, Jessica Hagerty and Jillian Smith speak with a Guatemalan coffee farmer about the process of coffee at San Lucas Mission in Guatemala.

Cabrini’s catering service, Sodexo, is currently negotiating with San Lucas Mission’s fairly traded Juan Ana coffee to be featured in over 200 of Jazzman’s locations throughout the United States during October, which is Fair Trade month.

The idea was sparked when Drew Niemann, Sodexo’s general manager for Cabrini College, heard that the college president, five students, two faculty members and two staff members would be visiting a fairly-traded coffee farm in Guatemala.

“I try to take what’s important to the school and take what they are trying to accomplish and incorporate it into our services … especially when it is something like this, an important cause,” Niemann said.

The trip to Guatemala was a jump-start on the college’s new curriculum Justice Matters, to be implemented in the fall.

“We are, through our students,

partnering with a corporation to develop and deepen a commitment to social justice, which is really a big contribution,” Dr. Mary Laver, director of international partnerships and participant of the trip, said. “We’re walking the walk and not just talking in the classroom.”

San Lucas Mission’s Juan Ana coffee is dedicated to paying their farmers a fair wage no matter the current price of coffee, which tends to fluctuate.

While visiting the mission Cabrini students worked alongside Guatemalan farmers helping to pick and sort the coffee berries that could very well be the coffee on campus in October.

“Picking coffee in Guatemala was an amazing experience. It was something I had never done before and never expected to do.

I didn’t realize how much hard work was put into a cup of coffee,” Jillian Smith, senior English and communication major and a participant of the trip, said.

Sodexo coffee supplier, May

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Program provides aid to Iraq war refugees liz garrett news editor

egg722@cabrini.edu diana trasatti copy editor

dlt722@cabrini.edu

The brutal and vicious realities of war are an everyday occurrence for the people of Iraq.

Violent outbreaks have caused persistent and abundant visual images of injury, death, kidnapping and torture to the citizens of the country. Physical effects of the war are damaging and apparent; but the impact of the emotional and psychological damages that the war in Iraq is causing has gone unaided, until now.

A new program has recently been developed by Catholic Relief Services to provide psychological treatment for the Iraqi refugees who have experienced these traumatic events first hand.

“There were cases of persons, someone from their family was assassinated in front of their eyes. We have many children also

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who were kidnapped or in front of them they saw severe scenes of torture,” Isaaze Saade, employee of Caritas Lebanon, said.

Six-year-old Omar was kidnapped in Iraq. He was captured because, even though he is a Christian, his name is Muslim.

With the religious wars raging, Omar was imprisoned with numerous other children of the same name.

“He has been refusing, until now his parents call him by his name, so he changed his name.

He hates his name,” Saade said.

Cases like Omar’s are not uncommon and the Iraqi Refugee Trauma Relief Program provides counseling, medical attention, education and psychological follow-up to the citizens of Iraq who have been a victim of torture, imprisonment, kidnapping or a witness to any of these events.

While addressing these issues are imperative to the psychological well being of refugees, they do not always actively seek the help that they need.

“If we remove the idea of a di-

agnosis from the idea of trauma and just really help people to understand that trauma unfortunately is an effect of the many unfortunate consequences of war. It’s not just about removing the stigma but trying to give people a reason to understand that what they have is not something of a deficit but a consequence of circumstances under which they have no control,” Arlene Flaherty, CRS representative, said.

Flaherty was instrumental in initiating the program.

Even though there was some hesitation from Iraqis to go through with the program, since its start this year it has gained acceptance and the number of clients has grown so significantly that there was a need to hire an additional psychologist.

The trauma programs are organized into groups that relate to the experience of each Iraqi.

Victims of rape, torture, kidnapping and imprisonment all have a forum where they can gather to

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Autism Awareness Month Page 8

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Afraid of being targeted for murder because of their childrens’ Shia names, an Iraqi family was forced to flee their country and relocate.

Music gets a political makeover

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EDITORIAL

Autism on the rise One autistic child is born every 20 minutes in

the United States. This is not just a problem, it is an epidemic that is sweeping our nation. The worst thing about autism is that no one knows the cause. There are only theories. April is Autism Awareness Month. This is the time to spread the word about the disorder.

Autism is a condition that not only affects the child but also every member of the family. The parents first have to come to the realization that their child is different and, in most cases, will not develop like their peers.

The parents need to get used to all of the schooling and therapy that their children will go through. A lot of time and patience is needed to raise a child with autism. Finances are also something that can become a challenge for parents who are trying to do the best for their son or daughter.

Siblings and peers need to accept those with autism. Autistic children need to be accepted and understood especially because the condition is so common now.

To understand the seriousness of this issue, take the time to think about this fact. One in 150 children is diagnosed with autism and more children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined.

Autism cannot go unnoticed anymore.

Autism is just one of five types of autism spectrum disorders. These disorders are characterized by impaired social integration, communication skills and a limited range of activities and interests. Each disorder varies from person-to-person.

Research on the mechanisms of autism and the causes are heavily underway. The research is looking at possible genetic, infectious, immunological and environmental causes.

Even though there are no known causes, many researchers think these disorders are likely linked to genetics, suggesting that some people have a genetic predisposition for the disorder. Others think the causes involve abnormal levels of neurotransmitters in the brain. In families with one autistic child, the risk of having a second with the disorder is approximately five percent, or one in 20, which is greater than the rest of the population.

One of the misunderstandings among the public about autism is that the public has predetermined judgment of what they feel a person with autism should be like. When people think of autism they think of The Rainman movie or other media that deptict an autistic person. Very few know that people can suffer from a wide range of autistic conditions. Autism needs to be recognized more and everyone needs to be aware of it and what it is.

Looking at the staggering statistics should make everyone who hopes to have children someday want to understand the disorder more and do something to help the cause. It’s frightening to think that each year the statistics rise and it’s very possible that autism could affect your life in the future.

What are you going to do about it? Get educated and get informed. To learn more, or to donate to the cause, go to www.autismspeaks.org.

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Teleconference with ‘The Wire’ producer amanda carson

asst. news editor

arc726@cabrini.edu

HBO’s award-winning series, “The Wire,” should be viewed as a depiction of society. “‘The Wire’ was not merely designed as entertainment, it was an argument,” David Simon, the producer of “The Wire,” said in a teleconference Thursday, April 16.

Students from the course, “Social Realism in Literature and the Media,” participated in the cosponsored English department and Honors Program teleconference.

Students asked questions regarding the casting process, story line, script writing and music of “The Wire.” The teleconference was later opened up to other audience members, who were not in the class.

“I gained a deeper understanding of the writing and casting processes that go into creating a television show that deals with socially relevant issues,” Jessica Pickering, sophomore English and philosophy major, said.

“I thought the teleconference was a marvelous success for two reasons. One, because our students asked penetrating questions that demonstrated how deeply they thought about the show and its themes, and two, Simon gave such rich and detailed answers;

each of his responses was like a mini-essay on the social and political crises of our time,” Dr. Paul Wright, assistant professor of English and co-director of the Honors Program, said.

The teleconference was hosted in conjunction with Wright’s course.

Students enrolled in the course also read books written by three writers for “The Wire.” Other texts included “The Jungle” and a Greek tragedy written by Aeschylus. The students then could relate “the rich tradition behind what seem to be very modern themes” to “The Wire,” Wright said.

Wright chose to have the class study “The Wire” because, according to his syllabus, it “is acknowledged by many critics to be the finest work of dramatic television the has yet produced.

Yet despite this critical acclaim, for the most part the series has been passed over by viewers and awards alike.”

“The Wire” is set in modern day Baltimore and reflects the urban America that is most often neglected.

Simon explained that the show says “something about the American Empire,” and criticizes society’s institutions, which have been failing to serve our country.

He encouraged the students to not focus on racial and gender themes but rather focus on how it

criticizes America.

Wright now hopes to continue offering his piloted course, which was approved as a core curriculum and “Individual and Society” course.

He is waiting for final approval to offer the class next spring as an inside/out course “where Cabrini students take the class with inmates at a local correctional facility,” Wright said.

He is currently in the process of writing an article on “The Wire” and will be researching at Simon’s production office this summer. There, according to Wright, he will have access to “materials related to the show’s creation and production.”

Of the teleconference Wright hopes “students came to see that television and the media at large, when at their best, enter into a productive dialogue with literary traditions and social justice issues that are at the heart of a good liberal arts education.”

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Sodexo negotiates with Juan Ana Coffee SODEXO, page 1 orga Coffee, visited Juan Ana coffee farmers on a fact-finding mission two weeks after the Cabrini visitors parted the mission.

After making a commitment to sustainability in 2006 by launching its own line of proprietary coffee, Sodexo was eager to make Juan Ana coffee one of their noteworthy coffees in the future.

“It is our every intention that we can get this accomplished,” Niemann said.

Unfortunately, Juan Ana Coffee had to minimize the amount of coffee they will be able to sell due to an extremely low harvest of coffee available for purchasing.

“Mayorga Coffee [Sodexo’s supplier] has been flexible and understanding,” Josiah Mooney, co-administrator for San Lucas Mission, said.

Although there are still some logistics being sorted out, both parties are committed to making Juan Ana coffee available for Fair Trade Month in over 200 Jazzman’s locations this October.

“It is so gratifying to know that Sodexo is taking this initiative to use the Juan Ana fairly traded coffee, and that we had a hand in forming this relationship,” Jessica Hagerty, senior English and communication major and participant of the trip, said.

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Guatemalan farmers carry bags of coffee up a mountain to be weighed. San Lucas Mission is dedicated to paying their farmers fair wages despite fluctuating coffee prices.

War victims receive relief for trauma RELIEF, page 1 not legally hold jobs and have

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Karim is an Iraqi refugee who was kidnapped for a $200,000 ransom.

His family took out loans to pay, but he was still left beaten and shot.

share their story, listen to others and move past their painful encounters.

The Iraqi culture places great importance on community, so CRS uses this as a tool for the program and provides training for Iraqis who wish to assist as counselors in the program.

“There’s a real big strength, which is the strength of their family and the strength of their tribe, their group, their town. So it’s really helpful to work with the families together, to help each family to be able to understand how to support family members and to help each community of Iraqis to understand trauma, so those communities can actually help support people who are in fact, traumatized,” Flattery said.

Iraqis who are fleeing from the turbulent state of war, often seek safety in other countries, but their struggles do not end there. Refugees in Lebanon can-

difficulty keeping up with living expenses. Any refugee who is found working, runs the risk of becoming imprisoned. This can bestow a helpless feeling upon the refugees, especially men, and may cause them to enter a state of depression.

Refugees entering the United States do not have it much easier.

Even if one gets passed the tough immigration laws and obtains a job, there is still difficulty adjusting to American society and breaking through prejudiced mindsets of others.

“I think Iraqis who are accepted for resettlement in the States are facing a lot of difficulties of integration and are really suffering a lot, so for us it is very important for the American people to understand that this person came from a different culture and to welcome them in a better way,” Saade said.

Even though the Trauma Relief program has been providing

aid and treatment, war is still lingering in Iraq and atrocities are being committed each day. Leaders of the program believe that a deeper understanding is needed between countries to end the catastrophic events that are essentially causing the trauma.

“In the long run we are people, and even though we may be on different sides of the conflict we share a common humanity that suffers and is vulnerable to the violence of war. We need to be able to support Iraqi refugees who are trying to get home and who are also traumatized. You know to that extent that we begin to heal these wounds of war in each other so that we will really be able to achieve the outcome that we want, which is deep peace-building between the people of Iraq and the people of the United States,” Flaherty said.

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Emergency closing of King of Prussia Road jen wozniak

asst. managing editor jlw729@cabrini.edu

According to a Cabrini College press release, as of Monday, April 20, King of Prussia Road will be closed due to severe structural damage to the stone masonary bridge near the intersection of Gulph Creek Road. Construction to repair the bridge is expected to take about a month to complete.

A detour takes traffic from

King of Prussia Road to Matsonford Road (Route 320), South Gulph Road and Croton Road. Local access is allowed up to the closed bridge, which is located between the intersections of Gulph Creek Road and Biddulph Road.

An alternate route to campus is Lancaster Avenue to north on North Wayne Avenue, to Eagle Road, right on Eagle Road, to King of Prussia Road, left on King of Prussia Road to Cabrini entrance.

Reich, Brown receive awards at

Honors Convocation Ceremony brian loschiavo

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On Friday, April 24, at Cabrini’s Convocation Ceremony Melissa Reich, adjunct professor in communication, was awarded with the Adjunct Professor of the Year Award. Associate professor of mathematics John Brown was awarded the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Reich, who has taught public relations at Cabrini for 24 years, is very highly regarded among her students and everyone in the communication department.

With her hard work and pas-

sion for teaching, she has led many to go down the public relations career path.

Her experiences in the industry have helped to teach her students about real experiences versus teaching from a book. Reich’s passion for teaching at Cabrini comes from all the students that she has taught who have become extremely successful in the professional world.

Her services to the Cabrini community and the impact that she has left on many students are the reasons that she will not be forgotten long after she is done teaching. She has the reputation of going above and beyond all

expectations and embodies all the values of what Cabrini College is.

Brown has been extremely successful during his time at Cabrini. He is a very well liked professor who strives to do the best for his students every semester.

Students who have had the opportunity to be in his class say that they do not just come away with math skills. They leave his class with life lessons. Brown teaches logically so everything can be related back to what can be used in the real world.

Gingerich to be dean Hackett, Samuels are 49th f o r 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 y e a r commencement speakers shannon keough copy editor

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While the changes Cabrini College has witnessed this past year with new president Dr. Marie Angelella George seem to have come to an end, many changes are in store for the 200910 academic year.

Recently tenured, Dr. Jeffrey Gingerich, associate professor of sociology, will take Dr. Charlie McCormick’s current role as Dean for Academic Affairs for one year. This change will take place in July 2009.

Gingerich was chosen for this position last semester through an internal search committee.

The new Justice Matters curriculum will also be in full force as the 2009-10 academic year begins. Over the past year, Gingerich has been working very closely with the new curriculum, and while challenges lie ahead for him, he is looking forward to the implementation of the new general education program.

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Kenneth F. Hackett, president of Catholic Relief Services, and Dr. Janet C. Samuels, superintendent of the Norristown School District, will address Cabrini’s Commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 17. Roughly 1,000 students are earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees, more than double the number of degrees awarded last year. This is the 49th Commencement

at Cabrini, but the first time that there will be two separate ceremonies for undergraduate and graduate students.

Hackett and Samuels demonstrate Cabrini’s commitment to local and global solidarity.

In 2005, Cabrini was the first college to sign an agreement with CRS to support the organization’s global service initiatives, and the Global Partnership Project at Norristown works with students in the Norristown School District in the areas of academic, career and social development.

Both ceremonies will take place on the Cabrini Athletic Field. Hackett will address the morning ceremony at 10 a.m. for those students receiving bachelor’s degrees. Samuels will speak at the afternoon ceremony at 3:30 p.m. for those students receiving master’s degrees. On Saturday, May 16, a baccalaureate mass will be held for graduates on the upper athletic field at 4 p.m.

Students ‘make business’ in Norristown andy stettler

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Baltimore’s “Lexington Market” is home to more than 140 vendors selling everything from shrimp to ice cream and everything in between. Even during a slow economy the market is, overall, doing well serving the business community at lunch hour. So why not build one in Norristown, Pa. That is what students from Dr. Malm’s SEM 300: Norristown Business asked this past week when they called for a meeting with the town council of Norristown at Municipal Hall.

A new town market was not the only idea being presented at the town hall. In fact, students in Malm’s class also produced plans

for an urban mall, tax credits for local business improvements, new ideas for business education in the area and the expansion of services for the growing population of senior citizens in Norristown.

“Students in the class studied community and economic development strategies that other towns and cities have used and then spoke with people who were pursuing similar strategies in the Norristown community,” Malm said.

Baltimore’s Lexington Market and Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market were studied as models for what Norristown could use in terms of economic growth.

However, the class did not just look at facts to find solutions to their projects. They also looked

for opinions in the community.

“We conducted a survey of consumers in and around the courthouse area, gathering first hand information about the types of businesses people want to see,” Malm said.

For some time now, Cabrini has played a pivotal role in the town’s community service projects.

In 2005, Cabrini became the first college in Pennsylvania to require community service of all its students by launching the “Cabrini Partnership Project in Norristown.”

Then, in 2006, professor Douglas Lynch and his “Art and the Common Good” class fundraised for the local Norristown theatre, Montgomery County Cultural Center.

Later that year, Cabrini stu-

dents, accompanied by Dr. Melissa Terklecki, assistant professor of psychology, Dr. David Dunbar, assistant professor of biology, and Dr. Jonnie Guerra, Vice President for Academic Affairs, planted more than 100 trees in Norristown as part of the “TreeVitalizing Norristown” program.

Then, last year, United Postal Service gave Cabrini and Montco Habitat for Humanity a $25,000 check to rebuild five town homes, which were eventually sold at no profit to families in need.

Malm, who believes that technology and business go hand in hand, is now working on a Web site which will bring all of the work done in Norristown together.

The site will include each group’s final reports, survey results and other resources which are part of

the overall plan to develop new business ideas in the town that is struggling more and more as the economy falls harder.

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Clinton assures U.S. has Syrian interests in mind charles bush staff writer

cab724@cabrini.edu

USA Today reported that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reassured the Lebanese people Sunday that Washington supports “voices of moderation” and will never make a deal with Syria that undermines the country’s interests. Clinton spoke on a surprise visit to Beirut before a critical election, on June 7, that could see the pro-U.S. Lebanese government ousted by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and its allies. This could possibly pave the way for renewed Syrian influence over the country. “The people of Lebanon must be able to choose their own representatives in open and fair elections without the specter of violence or intimidation and free of outside interference,” Clinton told a news conference in Beirut after meeting with President Michel Suleiman.

Swine flu outbreaks on the rise

christopher r. blake/news editor

LukOil gas station on Lancaster Ave. and Eagle Rd. sells Newport cigarettes for $5.99. Cigarettes have increased in price as a new federal tax on cigarettes has been raised from to $.39 to $1.01 a day. Congress aims to raise $32.8 billion to fund State Children’s Health Insurance programs.

Smokers feel the burn as cigarette prices rise christopher r. blake news editor

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“It’s awful. Smoking is not worth it anymore,” Temple University junior Devin Armstrong, said.

Smokers across the nation are struggling to put their cigarette butts out since the largest increase ever in federal tobacco tax has been implemented this April.

“The high prices make me angry. The government has raised the prices so high and now I don’t even want to bother with them, I don’t want to buy them,” Armstrong said.

The new federal tax is $1.01 per pack, up from 39 cents. Smokers in Pennsylvania will pay $2.36 in federal and state taxes for a pack of cigarettes.

New Jersey has the second highest tobacco taxes in the country at $3.59 a pack.

Congress predicts to raise $32.8 billion over the next 4.5 years to expand the federally funded State Children’s Health Insurance Program. This gives coverage to middle class fami-

lies earning too much to receive Medicaid and not enough to afford private health coverage.

“Cigarettes went from four something to six dollars a pack literally overnight. I went to the store one morning to get a pack of cigarettes. The employee at the gas station said six dollars, I gave him a ten, looked down at my change and only then did I process the now outrageous cost of cigarettes,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong explained that as a smoker of a pack-a-day he was used to paying low prices for cigarettes compared with higher prices for cigars.

“I smoke near a pack-a-day.

That’s five or six dollars everyday coming out of my pocket,” Armstrong said. “Cigarettes aren’t affordable anymore.”

Cabrini freshman and political science major Sean Corrigan smokes a pack of cigarettes a week and although this is low compared to Armstrong, he also has begun to feel the effect of the taxes.

“The other night I only had five dollars and the Marlboro Lights that I wanted were six dol-

lars and change. Instead of not buying any pack I changed to Gold Coast Light,” Corrigan said, “It turned out that I like them just as much.”

Although Corrigan was used to purchasing Marlboro or Camel Lights he has accepted the tax and transitioned to a cheaper brand without hesitation.

However, to Corrigan smoking is not essential. If prices continue to rise he will cease all of his cigarette purchases.

“I don’t let smoking control my life so if the prices continue to be a burden I’m not going to pay for them,” Corrigan said.

Armstrong agrees.

“They’re going to raise the taxes on cigarettes so much that you’re going to smoke less or quit smoking altogether.”

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Federal officials declared a public health emergency Sunday, saying 20 people in the USA have been diagnosed with swine flu. Health officials have confirmed cases of the virus, but no deaths, in five states: New York, Texas, California, Ohio and Kansas. In New York, eight high school students from Queens have come down with swine flu. Some of the students spent their spring break in Mexico, where an outbreak of the virus has killed at least 81 people since April 13. The emergency declaration allows U.S. health officials to move medications from federal stockpiles to states that need them, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said at a White House news conference Sunday. About 12 million doses of Tamiflu, a quarter of the federal stockpile, will be readied for distribution, she said.

American Indians to receive federal money Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says $500 million in federal stimulus money will go to American Indian tribes across the United States for schools, housing, infrastructure improvements and job programs on reservations. Salazar made the announcement Saturday at the United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, N.D. Salazar was in N.D. to visit several places. Places includes an energy center on the Fort Berthold reservation and the Great Plains Synfuels plant to look at its carbon capture project. He also planned to visit North Dakota communities hit by flooding last spring.

Deficiencies found in Ugandan equipment According to The Associated Press, a commission investigating waste and fraud in wartime spending has found serious deficiencies in training and equipment for hundreds of Ugandan guards hired to protect U.S. military bases in Iraq. The problems at Forward Operating Bases, Delta and Hammer, include a lack of vehicles used to properly protect the two posts, a shortage of weapons and night vision gear, and poorly trained guards. Both bases house several thousand U.S. military personnel. Concerned the shortages will leave the bases vulnerable, the Commission on Wartime Contracting alerted military officials in Iraq and at U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla. Contracting officials have taken the commission’s findings seriously.

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Justice matters beyond gates of Cabrini College IN MY OPINION

JAKE VERTERANO jake verterano a&e editor jcv722@cabrini.edu

MCT

Members of the Boston Red Sox celebrate after a big win. Bernatavitz has been a dedicated fan and supporter of the Red Sox through all the seasons.

Proud member of Red Sox nation IN MY OPINION

MEGAN BERNATAVITZ megan bernatavitz asst. news editor mmb722@cabrini.edu

Ever since I was a wee little girl, I have been a Red Sox fan.

You know those families that wear matching t-shirts?

That was us, decked out in our Red Sox apparel.

Year after year my dad would sit on the couch and watch his team play various opponents. Of course the most upsetting loss would always be those damn Yankees.

I never really thought that my dad’s infatuation with the Boston Red Sox would be passed down to me.

My mom would always dress me so nicely, hoping that I would not stomp on my pretty pink dresses and demand a jersey instead.

I never thought I would either, until I was in 10th grade. After watching my dad, the toughest person I know, cry after his team had won for the first time since 1918, I knew I wanted to be part of the Red Sox nation.

I brushed up on everything I needed to know about the team, from why Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth, why they call Bucky Dent Bucky “Freaking”

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Dent, to what the meaning was behind Pesky’s pole.

I think I read almost all of my dad’s books on the Red Sox that he has accumulated throughout his 40 odd years of being a dedicated fan.

I even added to his collection by getting my favorite out of all the books, “Ted Williams: the biography of an American hero.”

By the end of all my reading and watching I was hooked. I was officially “one of God’s most pathetic creatures: a Red Sox fan.”

My infatuation grew to where I would watch every game on TV with my dad, oh yes we have the Red Sox channel.

My gift for graduation was to fly to Boston to see my first Red Sox vs. Yankees game.

I was literally in heaven.

I have never experienced anything like it in my entire life. I know I am extremely lame but I even cried a little.

I later took both of my brothers to experience Fenway Park for their first time and, just like me, they were addicted. I am not going to lie, one reason I love going to Fenway Park so much is because of the Fenway Franks.

Of course my dislike for the Yankees has grown increasingly over the years.

I think part of it has to do with the curse of the Great Bambino and not winning a championship in almost a decade.

The other part has to do with what I personally think their team is made

up of.

I know that the Red Sox play for their fans. Well, now that Manny is gone they do.

The Yankees play for themselves. They strive to be the best because whoever plays the best gets paid the best.

We are not like that.

We play for the love of the game.

When we are in talks of trading and moving people up from the Red Sox, we see who has the most heart and is in it for the long haul.

I of course am biased because of how I was raised.

The Red Sox have given me something to look forward to every March.

After graduation, I hope to work for the Red Sox, live in Boston, have season tickets and be able to take my dad to every game he usually watches on TV. The team has given me something to strive for in life.

Whether or not people think I will be able to accomplish all of these things is up to the individual, but I know that if I work hard enough, I will.

I think that everyone wants to be involved with something bigger than themselves.

Being able to watch my favorite players every week during the spring, summer and hopefully into the first part of the fall is something I can do for years to come.

Justice matters. We all know the slogan and we’ve all had it shoved down our throats.

I’m sure many of us have heard it at one time or another and thought it was a new spin off of “Law & Order” or something. Nope, it’s Cabrini College’s new curriculum motto.

What exactly does it mean?

Justice matters means not having to watch someone who needs help beg for help.

It’s having the power and skills to step in and actually help them. It’s that one thing that makes each and every student who walks through Founder’s Hall a hero.

Throughout the world, there are people suffering.

There’s people who can’t support their own families, let alone themselves.

There’s children caring for their siblings at the ripe age of five. There’s women being traded around like their some sort of collectible.

Now, I don’t mean to sound like an infomercial, but the unfortunate truth is that these issues are real and horrors like this exist in the world.

OK, now I know what you’re saying.

“Why the hell is Jake giving us advice on social

justice?! He doesn’t care about this stuff.”

Well, I didn’t care about this stuff. You’re right.

However, that was a few months ago when I closed myself off to wanting to learn about this.

I used to believe that perezhilton.com was the best piece of literature and Britney Spears was the most important person in the world. OK, I still do kind of believe that last part.

But, here’s the thing.

If we’re not going to help these people out, who will?

If the current generation isn’t doing anything to aid these people and our generation frankly doesn’t care, it’s not looking good for the citizens of third world countries. Their crisis is already getting worse as it is.

OK, so we all know the U.S. has it’s own social justice problems to begin with. We have poverty. and we have human trafficking.

Hell, we still even have huge problems with equality but we are much better off than the third world countries suffering throughout the world.

By helping all of these less stable countries, we can solve our own problems here at home.

By creating a system to loan money and food to the starving and jobless people of these countries we will instantly create an ally.

I don’t know if anyone noticed, but we’re in a bit of a jam right now and we could always use some extra help.

Protection is the key here. People kill for food.

This puts our country at less risk. Cruise ships and other means of travel won’t be attacked by starving

people any longer.

Not only will the U.S. be more protected, but if the people aren’t hungry they’ll be able to work.

They can make goods, creating another trade country with the United States.

One of the best things our country can do is to educate these countries on health issues and other concerns.

The reason disease runs rampant in these countries is because the people simply aren’t educated. By giving them the proper knowledge they need they can protect themselves from cases of disease and violence.

Sound like a bunch of crap to you? Yeah, I thought so at first as well.

However, solutions like this actually work.

China was a third world country just years ago, now it’s one of the strongest nations in the world. They were fortunate enough to receive what they needed to build their country up.

This all probably sounds like too much work and you’re probably wondering how you can get involved with something like this.

Here’s how. Call your local senator. Go online and find out who the senator is for your area.

Call their office and simply schedule a meeting to lobby for something you care about.

It can be hunger, drugs, disease, whatever you think needs to be addressed, locally or globally.

We can make a difference. We can use our skills we learn in college to “save the world.”

Justice matters. It’s not about what’s right or wrong, it’s about what’s just.

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Reading takes on new chapter during summer IN MY OPINION

amanda carson asst. news editor arc726@cabrini.edu

Dissecting metaphysical poetry, analyzing Thoreau’s thoughts and contemplating the dualistic elements of Shakespeare’s plays. Sound like a foreign language to you too? Welcome to the life of an English major.

Throughout the duration of each semester, I read a lot of literature. Not only do I read a lot of literature, but I also think all sorts of complex thoughts while reading it.

By the end of each semester I have perfected my ability to read, analyze and form an intellectual opinion, which is a routine for all my literature courses.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love majoring in English. It has been both challenging and intellectually rewarding for me.

I mean, I even get excited for open-ended class discussions on literature.

Odd, I know!

Yet, I will admit one

can only take so much literature, even those slightly dorky English majors, such as myself. So, when summer rolls around I ditch the advanced reading and pull out my “trashy” novels.

What is a “trashy” novel, you might ask? It is a term I personally created to describe any type of read, which has straightforward text, no deep meaning and serves no purpose other than, to merely entertain.

OK, I know that all literature is intended to entertain, but I’m referring to a different type of entertainment. I’m talking about that cheesy romance novel that you can’t resist reading.

You know, that novel in which the author describes some dreamy guy who falls in love with some ordinary girl. It’s a complete flip flop from what I read during the school year.

I go from reading about one of Shakespeare’s love struck characters who will poetically say something like “How do I love thee?

Let me count the ways” to reading about the typical male character who says some corny pick up line like “Heaven must be missing an angel.”

Strangely enough, I absolutely enjoy reading this trash.

I read a lot over the summer mostly because it is so

MCT

Some students take up reading over the summer. Whether it’s a novel or a magazine, leisure reading is a way to relax and enjoy summer vacation. refreshing to read a novel in which I do not have to think about its meaning. I’ll admit though, sometimes it takes me a bit before I get into my summer “trashy” novel reading mode.

For example, after reading Twilight last break, which is the definition of a “trashy” novel. I complained to my friends and told them that the book sucked. I even said something along the lines of

“the dialect in ‘Twilight’ was too simple and had no plot advancement.” Yes, I tried to analyze “Twilight.”

And sorry if I offended any “Twilight” obsessed fans out there.

Case in point, while it may take me a bit to adjust, I need to read my “trashy” novels.

Reading trash is therapeutic for me and is a great leisurely activity. See, sometimes when you are

reading all the time, you forget that reading is fun, remember that phrase from all your grade school bookmarkers?

My summer “trashy” reading time becomes a gentle reminder that I really do enjoy reading.

I’m willing to bet that I am not the only one out there that reads “trashy” novels over the summer.

A lot of my friends often discuss their excitement to

read whatever they want over the summer. I know it sounds nerdy but it really is great.

For those of you out there that don’t take advantage of reading over the summer, I suggest you start reading anything. Summer reading choices don’t need to be “trashy” novels, it can be any novel! Ultimately, I encourage all to enjoy this great summer activity.

Ditch the booth, pale is the new tan IN MY OPINION

molly kearney asst. copy editor mwk723@cabrini.edu

Let’s be honest, everyone wants to be tan. But here’s the thing, I do not tan. And when I say that I mean, I physically do not tan.

I cannot go into a tanning salon and come out a beautiful golden color.

I envy those that can, but I know that it’s not even physically possible for me.

I burn and I am so pale that I practically glow in the dark. You’ll know me when you see me, trust me.

My skin will be the color of a normal person in the dead of winter.

Now, I could spend my time whining about being pale; but in all honesty, I

sort of like it.

I’m different. I don’t have to worry about tan lines in the summer or looking orange from a spray tan. I’m just me.

I’m the pale one of my family, and you know what? After all is said and done my skin won’t be all wrinkled like that of my friends and family because I stayed out of the sun.

I mean hello! I definitely don’t want skin cancer.

I’ll never forget when the tanning trend first started in high school. It seemed so unnatural to me when someone is tomato red in the middle of January. That’s just not my cup of tea.

Tanning in general is not something I have the patience for. I fidget and cannot manage to sit outside in the hot sun and not move.

If I were to go into a tanning booth, I would definitely have immediate anxiety about the small space I’m given to tan.

Why would I want to waste away a beautiful day

if I know I won’t tan? I’ll just burn and getting sunburn is not fun. I’d much rather slap on some sunscreen and not worry about my tan lines or lack of.

Sunburn leads to skin cancer or possible signs of skin cancer. I’m not trying to go to my dermatologist and get a piece of my face burnt off. Besides the obvious pain, there is also scarring. On my pale skin anything is obvious, so a scar?

No thank you.

Anyone is liable for skin cancer. I have been making yearly visits to the dermatologist to make sure I’m cancer free since I was 12.

Have you ever seen the advertisements of the young body with the face of an elderly person? It would scare anyone into wearing their sunscreen.

Since I lack knowledge of the tanning world I decided to do a little bit of research.

Upon your first trip to the tanning bed or booth, your risk of getting melanoma skin cancer goes up by 75 percent.

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer there is. If you are a frequent tanner you may receive up to 12 times the annual UVA dose compared to the dose you’d receive from sun exposure each year. These statisitcs are enough to scare anyone away from tanning.

If the whole idea is to make your skin look younger and tanner, then why would you put yourself in circumstances where your skin can be damaged?

All of these facts were found on the Skin Cancer Foundation’s Web site.

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. And according to The Skin Cancer Foundation, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime. How scary is that?

I have never met a college student with skin cancer but I most certainly have met adults who suffer from it.

My own parents make bi-annual trips to the der-

matologists and bare the scars of going under the knife.

We now know more about skin cancer then that of our parent’s generations, so why should we put ourselves up for more risk? It’s not safe, to go unprotected but in moderation tanning is okay.

All in all I completely relate to the instant gratification of tanning. I understand the thrill it must be to look like you just came back from the islands.

But if my skin let me tan, I don’t think I’d do it just from the health risks, particularly in my own family.

Don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t mean I’m not jealous of all of you that look like you just spent a week away in warmer climates.

Tanning is just not for me. It’s not worth it to pay for something where I’ll look unnatural and burn to a crisp. And most importantly, why would I put my money towards something when there is a huge chance I’d develop cancer and have

to pay for that treatment in the future?

Think about it. Save yourself some money this summer, stop going to the tanning beds and just enjoy life.

And this coming summer don’t spend your days worrying about your tan lines or lack of in my situation. Use sunless tanner or get a spray tan.

Don’t worry how you look or what others think of you. Whether you’re tan or pale, people should like you the way you are.

This summer I know that I’ll be content with my lack of tan. I’ll be even happier and less stressed out not worrying about tan lines or future signs of skin cancer.

Besides, isn’t beauty in the eye of the beholder?

Don’t make yourself into something you aren’t meant to be. No matter what you do, embrace your true self and stay healthy.

That’s all I or anyone else can do.

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Aut sm awareness hits home brittany mitchell multimedia editor

bvm723@cabrini.edu

April marks Autism Awareness Month. For the Naddeo family of Cherry Hill, N.J., bringing awareness to the fastest-growing developmental disability in the U.S. is a year-round mission.

Jennifer Morrison Naddeo, Cabrini College alumna, gave birth to two sons on Oct. 23, 2003. Jonathan and Justin, five, were born three months premature, each weighing in at barely 1.5 pounds.

“They were in the neonatal intensive care unit. Jon was in for two months and Justin was in for three months,” Naddeo said.

During their six-month followup visit to the clinic, the doctors became concerned about the developmental progress of Justin.

“They [the doctors] didn’t know what it was, but I called the early intervention group in my county and they did some testing, and they started to send an occupational therapist out,” Naddeo said.

After six months of occupa-

tional therapy with Justin, the therapist started to notice developmental delays with Jonathan as well.

Jonathan and Justin turned a year and a half and still didn’t have an official developmental diagnosis.

“Instead of getting diagnosis at that point, early intervention recommended that Justin start getting behavior therapy,” Naddeo said.

Along with behavioral issues [hyperactivity], lack of communication also started to become a challenge for the Naddeo family.

“I had two little boys screaming at me and I didn’t know what they wanted [to eat]. So I was just giving them anything to eat and they would get upset and throw it across the room,” Naddeo said.

At two and a half, Jonathan and Justin were both officially diagnosed with autism. The testing read that Justin was autistic. Jonathan marked a 2.0 on the Autism Assessment Scale. “A 2.0 is right on the cusp. He could have gone either way. So it’s such a fine line for Jonathan, but not a fine line for Justin,” Naddeo said.

Despite the diagnosis, Naddeo knew that both Jonathan and Justin’s quiet intellect wouldn’t be overshadowed.

“They are so clever; they try to dismantle things. They didn’t like the toddler beds. They would pull the mattress off onto the floor, then they would take this little box spring, and Justin started pulling and releasing these coils holding together the other metal,” Naddeo said.

“Even when Jon was maybe three, three and a half and he saw a Leapster, or something like that.

He wanted one; he just jumped right on it and we would give him the new technological piece. You only show him once and he gets it. He doesn’t have issues, he just plays these video games. It is really amazing.”

Naddeo is grateful for her sons’ talents and makes sure that Jonathan and Justin receive the attention they need to further their knowledge and live out active lives.

“My husband and I belong to something called PACT—Parents of Autistic Children Together— and the thing we love about that

organization is that they take and raise money so they can take these children [ranging from two to twenty-four] to Hershey Park or a River Sharks Game. And what’s really nice is that my kids can have a tantrum, and nobody is saying ‘What is wrong with them?’ because autism is going to be the rest of our lives, especially for one of them.”

“We have gotten so involved, we look into Autism N.J., we go to their conventions, we meet with specialists in the field and we talk with them about what do we do next,” Naddeo said.

Naddeo credits her Cabrini College education for keeping her so organized and optimistic.

“When I went over to Cabrini, Dr. Zurek and Dr. Craigie told me that college is what you make it.

You have all this stuff to do; I did it. So I was extremely involved at Cabrini, on all sorts of boards.

You name it, I was on it. And that helped me, because now I’m involved with all this stuff with the

kids,” Naddeo said. Dr. Carter Craigie and Dr. Jerome Zurek contributed to the success of the communication department at Cabrini College. Craigie retired from Cabrini College in 1995 and Zurek continues to contribute to the college’s success.

The Naddeos’ pride for their boys and the family’s active involvement reaches far beyond a diagnosis that terrifies unsuspecting parents.

“The one thing that I said when they were premature is ‘I’m not looking at them as rocket scientists. What I would like is for them to overcome any disability.

I just want them to feel like ‘look at what I did,’” Naddeo said.

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Jonathon and his mother Jennifer Morrison, Cabrini College alumna, play with a flip camera. Jonathon, although autistic, enjoys playing with technical gadgets and easily learns how to operate them.

Justin is playing Candy Land. Playing games are part of therapy for Justin and Jonathon and activities help develop and strengthen their interaction skills.

Service learning through travel shannon keough copy editor

sek723@cabrini.edu

Traveling to Ethiopia, Africa, for eight weeks isn’t the ideal vacation most students have planned for the summer. However, for Beth Briggs, junior psychology and sociology major, nothing could seem more appealing.

“I wanted to have first-hand experience with global poverty and apply my passion for global solidarity and social justice in a meaningful way. I felt that it would help me define service and figure out what I as an individual can do for those who are suffering. I also wanted to force myself to practice what I preach—to live simply—and immerse myself.”

Briggs was selected as the

Catholic Relief Services International Intern for summer 2009, in which she will work closely with CRS evaluating a local program on food security program and sustainable agriculture.

While she’s not entirely sure what her work responsibilities will be, she knows it is going to be research-based and will involve collecting and analyzing data, interviewing recipients of the program and reviewing documents on the partnership. As a CRS Food Security Ambassador on campus, she is looking forward to this work.

“I hope to gain a better understanding of food security and how it affects individuals of the world, as well as more knowledge of how CRS helps these people and how I can bring knowledge

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Beth Briggs will travel to Ethiopia, Africa this summer to experience global poverty first hand.

of their work back to campus to inspire people to make a difference.”

Briggs admitted that while she had the same viewpoints in high school, she wasn’t really involved in service until she came to Cabrini College. At Cabrini she feels she is able to “apply my viewpoints to something practical and meaningful.”

As a freshman, Briggs was chosen to sit on the CRS Advisory Committee, which she will continue to do until she graduates. In her sophomore year, she became a CRS Food Security Ambassador, collaborating with other students to make people aware of the issue of food security. Food security isn’t just having food to eat; it’s having the availability, access and utilization to

foods necessary for life.

“Since getting involved in service, I felt compelled to serve overseas, going to impoverished areas,” Briggs said.

Like many 21-year-olds would be at this time, Briggs is nervous and knows that there are challenges that lie ahead. Her main concern is “adapting to the new culture to avoid offending anyone.” She is also worried about her nutritional needs because she is a vegetarian and doesn’t know how that will factor in. Briggs knows that a challenge will be not communicating often to her family and friends.

“I feel like my enthusiasm is outweighing my anxiety at this point. I’m looking forward to meeting my goal of having firsthand international experience.”

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Alex’s Lemonade Stand reaches out at Take Care Health Fair janene gibbons staff writer

jmg727@cabrini.edu

This year Cabrini’s Take Care Fair had a goal to get more student participation. Jess Huda, Cabrini’s fitness director and assistant soccer coach, was one of the main organizers for the event.

Huda held various committee meetings to make sure this goal was achieved. She knew that the key was to hold the event in a location where it would get a lot of attention.

Huda decided partnering Alex’s Lemonade Stand’s annual charity event with the Take Care Fair would be a win–win situation. She explained that the weather is always nice when Cabrini holds Alex’s Lemonade Stand and how she hoped partnering the two events would bring in more students and money to the foundation than last year.

“I just wanted it to be interactive and outside where no one would miss it. Having the radio station here is huge, because the music makes the event fun in and of itself,” Huda said.

Huda emphasized that this year the Take Care Fair would focus on the six dimensions of wellness, which include; physical, emotional spiritual, environmental, social and intellectual health.

Everyone who came to the event received a sheet that listed all the vendors, what dimension each vendor represented and the color of each dimensions and stations.

Huda also wanted to have a Cabrini club or organization there to emphasize each dimension. Some Cabrini organizations and clubs that got involved were the Wolfington Center , the Psychology Club, Active Minds, Promoting Alcohol Responsibilty Through You, Center for Student Engagement and Leadership, Residence Life, Center for Teaching and Learning, the Body Image Coalition, exercise science students and the Health and Well-

ness Department.

Huda also brought in outside organizations like the National Guard, National Massage Therapy and Main Line Health.

P.A.R.T.Y gave out free tshirts to students who took a quiz which tested their knowledge of alcohol effects on the mind and body. Cabrini’s Health Services gave out goody bags containing hand sanitizers, candy and first aid kits. Every station and organization had a lot of handouts and resources for students to pick up at their leisure.

In addition, there was a rock climbing wall and a moon bounce for students to play on.

Senior psychology major and Active Minds member Heather Hachniuk was impressed with the event. “This year is a little different. There’s a bit more variety and more clubs involved,” Hachniuk said.

“The fair is trying to promote these six dimensions of wellness.

It’s not only about taking care of yourself, but taking care of the community. Cabrini is such a giving community. It is neat to see the event keep growing,” Huda said.

All proceeds made at Cabrini’s Alex’s Lemonade Stand event will benefit the foundation.

The charity raises money toward childhood cancer. The total amount of money Cabrini raised this year was $944.81. Each glass of lemonade sold for $1 and tshirts were $10.

“Alex’s Lemonade Stand is my favorite event that Cabrini does and the foundation has been an important cause to me since high school. I was involved with it from early on,” Molly Kearney, junior communication major, said.

“I think that childhood cancer needs to be cured—–no if, ands or buts. If I see something that supports it I’m going to buy it. That ranges from a t-shirt at Cabrini each year to the bottled lemonade from Alex’s Lemonade Stand I find at the grocery store.

It’s also local and we can all make a difference by spending a dollar

or more,” Kearney said.

Gillian Kocher, an Alex Lemonade Stand foundation representative, discussed the impact that donations have towards funding the research to help find a cure for childhood cancer.

“After crunching some numbers, we realized that $20 can fund 45 minutes of research by Young Investigator, and who knows what 45 minutes could lead to that breakthrough we are so desperately seeking,” Kocher said.

Kate Conahan junior exercise science major said, “I think students who know more about the cause are more impacted than students who are just selling lemonade. My cousin had cancer so I have some personal experience.”

“College students have the potential to not only raise awareness for childhood cancer, but also make a difference in the lives of children fighting the disease now. Many people don’t realize how childhood cancer touches the youth of this country, and by holding an Alex’s Lemonade Stand fundraiser, students have the opportunity to change that,” Kocher said.

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Students and faculty contributed to Alex’s Lemonade Stand and received recognition.

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Alex’s Lemonade Stand was at the Take Care Fair held on April 16. T-shirts and lemonade were purchased by students and faculty to support the fundraiser. The total amount raised at Cabrini this year is $944.81.

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Social networking af fects job search anna scholl graphic designer

aes725@cabrini.edu

A new generation has sparked a controversial attempt to live their lives online through social networks like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Blogging about personal information and/or posting contentious photographs online has employers taking major steps to take a closer look at applicants.

It is important for both employers and applicants to monitor online profiles and social online accounts. A study was conducted on a campus of 46 graduating seniors. The research investigated the opinions and attitudes of graduating seniors and their thoughts about managing online profiles, crowded with personal and social information, while applying for jobs post-graduation.

National Public Radio found from a survey they conducted that “one in five company managers checked out job applicants on Facebook or other social networking sites.

And one-third of them found content that led them to reject a candidate.”

A survey given by CareerBuilder.com found that, “One turnoff for potential employers is pictures of the applicants drinking or using drugs.”

Graduating seniors here at Cabrini and other local colleges, seemed unaware of how much their online profiles could really impact their future employment.

Out of 46 graduating seniors, 32 of those students have photos of themselves drinking and partying online.

Seventeen of those students also said that their online profile would impact their application results positively.

“I honestly believe that if you’re not in college anymore it’s inappropriate to have any photos of yourself drinking and playing beer-pong online.

It would only make you come off as immature and irresponsible to any employer,” Tim Harner, senior history and po-

litical science major, said.

Seventeen percent of graduating seniors are not monitoring the security options on their online accounts, meaning that anyone at anytime can view a student’s photos, personal information or even videos of themselves.

According to an article in The New York Times, “many companies that recruit on college campuses have been using search engines like Google and Yahoo to conduct background checks on seniors looking for their first job.

However, college career counselors and other experts say some recruiters are looking up applicants on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Xanga and Friendster, where college students often post risqué photographs and provocative comments about drinking, recreational drug use and sexual exploits in what some mistakenly believe is relative privacy.”

Companies are now becoming more aware of the benefits of online background searching.

“Now companies can gain access to the information in several ways. Employees who are recent graduates often retain their college e-mail addresses, which enables them to see pages. Sometimes, too, companies ask college students working as interns to perform online background checks,” Patricia Rose, director of career services at the University of Pennsylvania, said.

With a new generation comes a whole new application process. Now that computers and the Internet are such a big part of peoples’ everyday lives, performing online background checks on applicants has now skyrocketed. It is evident that companies are ready to drop any applicant who is openly drinking and/or doing drugs in photos online.

So seniors, be conscious of the information posted on public online forums.

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Music in the 21st century has taken a turn into political issues in our country. Young Jeezy is just one of the artists that help to initiate change in the style of music.

Political issues spark musical response gillian davis

a&e asst. editor

gbd722@cabrini.edu

“A black president is the shit.

Oh, oh this shit f----- up right here. Ain’t no work, ain’t no jobs, we still got bills.”

You can thank Young Jeezy for that lyric, off of his appropriately titled album, “The Recession.”

There is no doubt that the music of the 21st century has turned political and contentious. Comparably, the music of this decade could be declared equivalent to or more political than the music produced during the ‘60s.

Recently more music has been written and produced due to the controversial circumstances the United States has been in.

Instead of writing about heartbreak and new found love, lyrics include more topics such as the war against terror, President Obama, former President Bush and the economic crisis.

“I have taken a personal interest in studying the history of music,” Andy Golden, junior history and political science major, said. “From what I have studied, I have noticed that in times of war or political unrest, musicians produce their most influential music.

There is so much music, in all different genres, being written right now about the state our country is in right now.”

This music, usually called protest songs, was popular throughout the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement.

The protest song renewed in popularity after the Sept. 11 attacks and has been in produced since then.

Songs such as, “When the President Talks to God” by Bright Eyes and “Let’s Impeach the President” by Neil Young were written about anti-Bush sentiments and their thoughts on his term in office.

There were countless antiBush songs, ranging from artists like Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and the Beastie Boys.

Bush’s foreign policy also took a hit with the Flaming Lips song, “Haven’t Got a Clue.” Their lyrics included, “every time you state your case, the more I want to punch your face.”

Young Jeezy, to this day, has had the most influential song about the economic crisis the nation is experiencing.

His song “Crazy World” has been given the title of “the broke man’s anthem of 2008.”

Andrew Stettler, senior communication major, is a convergence folk artist and centers much of his music around issues he feels most passionate about.

“I write music with political themes, because I feel that it is important. I hate those people who think they are artists because they can surround themselves in sadness. There’s more to life than finding a girlfriend or being dumped,” Stettler said. “I feel that if I’m writing something that has to do with society that most people haven’t thought of, then I can bring new ideas to the table and change a listeners entire thought process in one line.”

Stettler has written a song, “Goin’ to Guantánamo.” He wrote this song, for his solo band Walt’s Translucent, before Obama was elected into office and had closed Guantánamo Bay detention camp.

“At the time, I felt like college students really didn’t know that much about Guantánamo, so I wrote a song about a person who sings as though he is going to some kind of vacation spot,” Stettler said. “Then of course at the end of every chorus, he kind of wails out with a truth of why the prison is so horrible: ‘oh I

miss my life’ and ‘oh I miss my wife.’”

Not all music is written about what is wrong within our country.

On the contrary, many songs have been written by various artists about the new hope the citizens have under the new president.

Mighty Sparrow, a famous calypso singer in the Caribbean, wrote “Barrack the Magnificent” and is currently working on a full album related to President Obama.

In one other song, “Foreign Relations Committee,” Sparrow calls Obama a man of “resplendent vision.”

There have also been reggae musicians, such as Mavado, who includes snippets of Obama’s speeches in his music.

African artist, Ghana’s Blakk Rasta, warns Obama to be aware of racists within the country with the lyric, “Barack Obama watch out.”

Kathy Sobolewski, 60, grew up listening to the anti-war music from the Vietnam War. “I can’t make a judgment on today’s music but I can say that artists from my era like the Rolling Stones are producing new music about the issues our nation is experiencing,” Sobolewski said. “I definitely think new young artists

should include politics into their music and broadcast them more openly.”

Of course, there are also those musicians who choose a political party and endorse them through their music. The Black Eyed Peas and Bruce Springsteen were big supporters of the Democratic Party while Kid Rock and Ted Nugent heavily supported the Republican Party with their music.

“When musicians get political it gives me a different opinion of them, especially if it is not my beliefs or supporting a political party I support,” Marc Zubricky, senior information systems major, said.

“However, if it is a musician that I like and a political party/stance that I agree on, it really interests me.”

Being a musician is not just about separating into political parties. It’s about freedom of speech and the freedom to express it through lyrical genius.

“History repeats itself, eventually someone will take on the same roles as Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Society is in need of a voice and we are beginning to hear the up-and-comers who may soon become the voice of our generation,” Stettler said.

EVENTS: April 30-May 4 Paintball

Spring Choral Concert

Flap Jack Fest

Come to the SEaL office and pick up your free SEPTA ticket.

Join Cabrini Recreation as we hit the field for exciting paintball action. Contact Orlin Jesperson orlinj@cabrini.edu

The Cabrini College Chorus presents a free concert. All are welcome.

Take a study break during finals week and eat some pancakes and make your own rock video.

Friday, May 1 9 a.m.-5 p.m in Jazzman’s

Saturday, May 1 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 3 3 p.m. in Grace Hall

Monday, May 4 8-10 p.m. in the Marketplace.

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Skype connects iPhone users on the go liz garrett news editor

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Skype has worked its way into the iTunes Store as one of the newest application for the iPhone.

Although Cabrini students and professors are finding the program to be a clever addition to the iPhone applicaton family, they do not see an extreme need to use it.

According to CNN.com, the Skype application for the iPhone looks much like other iPhone application and less like Skype 4.0 for Windows.

The screens are said to be wellorganized and have the perk of adding filters, which allows contacts to be sorted alphabetically or by who is online.

The Skype application biggest feature is the ability of free calling between Skype users as well as a reasonably priced per-minute fee to landlines.

Dr. Nicholas Rademacher, professor of religious studies, is thankful for a new application that could possibly help with the cost of making phone calls.

“It would be a good tool for making phone calls as my monthly allotment of minutes goes down throughout the month,” Rademacher said.

CNN.com also points out that calls on Skype for iPhone are

only accessible if the user is near a Wi-Fi network.

Therefore, the quality of the phone call depends on the wireless signals in the area. The cell phone network cannot be used for Skype calls.

Students such as Andy Stettler, senior English and communication major, are discovering the Skype app for the iPhone to be more practical for them.

“From what I know about Skype, it’s a video chat application that lets people communicate in a much more personal or professional way,” Stettler said. “Students can have a video conference with someone halfway around the world. If you use Skype for purposes like these, then you can completely reeducate yourself on the rest of the world.”

If a user prefers to use their iPod Touch, they need earphones with an implanted microphone in order to talk.

Two attributes special to the iPhone are that photos are also easily reached from within the Skype app, or the user can simply pull up a picture from the camera roll, according to CNN.com.

“I would definitely use the app,” Stettler said. “Skype needs to find away to market webcams for more practical and professional uses though.”

Dr. Charles Spencer, director

of admissions, took the opportunity to download the Skype app and found it intriguing.

At the same time, he admitted he would probably not use the new app.

“I was a little lost with the app,” Spencer said. “The reviews were not that great either.”

“It’s a cool idea,” Courtney Flaim, junior elementary education major, said. “I see why some people might rather do that then text. I know it is good for computers because you can talk to your friends and family that are long distance, but on a phone, I guess it’s something new to try.”

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Preview of summer music scene in Philly megan kutulis

asst. features editor

Stand Up & Improv Comedy

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Friday, May 1 @ 8 p.m.

Nesbitt Hall, Drexel University Philadelphia, Pa Tickets: Free drexelimprov.com

WMMR Presents Dane Cook Saturday, May 9 @ 7:30 p.m.

Wachovia Spectrum Philadelphia, Pa Tickets: $50- $100 livenation.com

Beyonce

Friday, June 26 @ 7:30 p.m.

Wachovia Spectrum Philadelphia, Pa Tickets: $20.75-$110.75 livenation.com

Keith Urban and Taylor Swift Saturday, August 1@ 7:30 p.m.

Wachovia Spectrum Philadelphia, Pa Tickets $20-$79.50 livenation.com

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An iPod playlist is a beautiful thing. They come in handy when you’re trying to find the motivation to burn off those extra five pounds or when you’re feeling scorned by your latest former love interest.

Nothing can make you feel better than finding the perfect song to suit your mood. And no matter what variety of playlists you have saved on your iPod, there’s always the quintessential summer mix. And while it might sound good through that statisticly iPod adapter, all your favorite Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews songs sound a lot better live.

Without further ado, The Loquitur presents every concert you need to know about to make the beginning of your summer way better than returning to your job at Rita’s and finding a cheap

place down the shore for a mere two days.

If you find yourself newly obsessed with the country music you once condemned, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban are playing at the Wachovia Center, and feel be free to wear cowboy boots, no explanation needed. Or you could always bring out your inner diva with Beyonce. Gentlemen take note: there will probably be plenty of single ladies.

Maybe you aren’t in the mood to sit back and be the audience after a years’ worth of sitting in the classroom listening to the professor drone on about European history. If not, don’t worry; we’ve got you covered.

Drexel University hosts stand up and improv acts for aspiring musicians, comedians and other performers. So if you and the band are trying to gain a little bit of local fame, head to the city and be sure to bring out your dedicated fans. Also, the show is local for some Cabrini

students—a definite plus.

And for those of you looking for a little humor after a school year full of stress and academics, cult favorite Dane Cook will be back in Philadelphia with material from his new comedy album “Isolated INcident”. Anyone who’s ever heard the Kool Aid Man sketch or Cook’s tribute to the Transformers is definitely not going to be able to pass this up.

To find more concerts playing in Philadelphia or in your hometown this summer, check out MySpace.

Sure, it’s the Facebook for pre-pubescent eighth graders, but you can look up artists’ shows and even get hold of some new tracks by underground musicians.

No matter what concert you choose, remember that you want to make this a summer to remember. The best way to start is outside, under the summer sky, beer in hand-scratch that soda in hand, and your favorite song playin live.

‘Obsessed:’ hit or miss with Cabrini students sami godowsky

asst. features editor sjg722@cabrini.edu

“Obsessed” is the latest actionpacked thriller about seduction, adultery and of course obsession.

When a new temp Lisa played

by Ali Larter, begins working for a financial planning firm, she has intentions to do more than just business. She plans to seduce her co-worker Derek played by Idris Elba, who is happily married to Sharon played by Beyonce Knowles.

Derek spends a good portion of the movie denying Lisa’s attempts to seduce him, causing her to become crazy and eventually obsessed.

On the other hand, Sharon becomes insane worrying about her husband, who is a new employee as well.

Although Derek is a devoted husband, she has worries that he might give into temptation, because she scorned her husband in a similar situation. Before settling down with Sharon, Derek did not have the best reputation with women either.

Due to his past, Sharon has convinced her husband to only hire male assistants, until Lisa comes into the picture.

With two crazy women chasing him, there are some pretty serious cat fights that occur.

So what did students at Cabrini think of “Obsessed?”

“I thought ‘Obsessed’ was very suspenseful. I was on the edge of seat for most of the movie. Beyonce did really well in this more serious kind of role,” Jen Fries, junior English major, said.

However, not everyone is as enthusiastic about Beyonce’s per-

formance.

“Obsessed” is totally predictable and the plot seemed a bit far fetched. As for Beyonce, I think she should stick to what she knows—singing,” Ria McDonald, sophomore communication major, said.

Many critics are comparing “Obsessed” to a new version of the classic blockbuster “Fatal Attraction.”

“I think “Obsessed” was good, but I would not compare it to ‘Fatal Attraction.’ It was not that good,” Jessica Pacana, junior elementary education major, said.

If you are looking to see a suspenseful thriller and an exciting cat-fight between Beyonce and Ali Larter, then go see “Obsessed”and make your own opinion of the movie.

MCT

Idris Elba, Ali Larter and Beyonce Knowles star in the new movie.

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Cavaliers win 9 straight in CSAC arielle friscia

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The men’s lacrosse team is keeping up their motivation by continuing their undefeated season in the CSAC. Taking a 23-4 win against Marywood, the Cavaliers earned its ninthstraight win in the Colonial States Athletic Conference.

Casey Grugan, junior business administration major and Scott Reimer, senior business administration and human resource major, led the team to its big victory.

“It was good to beat Marywood the way we did. We have been getting better everyday and it’s all starting to come together,” Reimer said.

Reimer scored six more goals to add to his record of being the all-time leading scorer in goals.

He scored his first goal in eight minutes of the game.

“It’s nice to be the leading scorer, but I am only the leading scorer because I am surrounded by great players,” Reimer said.

“Everyone on my team gives me the ability to score and they are the real reason that I have been as successful as I have been in my four years at Cabrini.”

Grugan and Reimer have been supplying the offensive spark for the Cav’s.

Both Grugan and Reimer have been consistant in the scoring category.

Grugan finished the day with three goals and three assists.

The second goal that Grugan scored was with 42 seconds remaining in the third period.

With that goal it was his 79th point in the season.

“We all have been working hard this season as a team to get big things accomplished.

Individuals can score goals but its the team that wins the big games,” Grugan said.

Grugan now has the secondlongest consecutive points streak and also is in second-place all-

time on Cabrini Career’s list in assists.

“It was great to get a win to conclude the regular season and going undefeated in the CSAC,” Grugan said. “Everyone played well even though we got off to a slow start.”

The Cavaliers took a 4-1 lead after the first period.

By the second half they made the spark turn into a fire by making the killing even worse and making the score 11-4.

Cabrini finished the contest with a 12-0 run, with great help from Grugan and Reimer putting the ball in the back of the net.

This win helps the men’s lacrosse team improve its all time record to 24-4 on its home field.

“Our four losses that we suffered this year came from very competitive teams outside of our conference. We need to take each game one at a time and work had during practice to win the CSAC and eventually continue our streak to the NCAA,” Grugan said.

Along with this win; this is now the 86th straight win in the CSAC. That includes the post season. This winning streak has been going on since 2001.

It has been 71 straight games the men’s lacrosse team still remain unbeaten during the regular season play.

“Our team goal has always been playing as a team and never getting away from that,” Grugan said. “We also would like to go farther than any other Cabrini team has gone in the NCAA tournament.”

The Cavs will pick up play on Wednesday, April 29, in the CSAC tournament against Gwynedd-Mercy. The winner of that game will then play in the championship on Saturday, May 2.

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Paul Skulski gets past a defender and shoots on goal at a game earlier this season. With the win against Marywood, the Cavs are now going into playoffs 9-0.

Regan reflects on Cabrini lacrosse career melissa mariani

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As the 2009 season for the Cabrini women’s lacrosse team is coming to a close, valuable senior players will be saying their final goodbyes to their fellow teammates and coaches.

Christine Regan, senior biology major, plays defense for the women’s lacrosse team.

Regan had a successful four years on the team.

Head women’s lacrosse coach Jackie Neary, expressed her appreciation for Regan.

“Chrissy Regan is one of the backbones of our defense, not to mention a great captain who is leading the team this year to

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the championship game. Regan, what we call her, has been a starter since freshman year. She has the best checking skill on

our team,” Neary said.

While holding the title as captain of the women’s lacrosse team, Regan has some helpful advice for incoming freshman who may be interested in joining the team.

“Just have fun, don’t take anything too seriously on the field. Play your hardest in every game, because this experience flies by so fast. I can’t believe we’re already in the playoff season,” Regan said.

Regan has been an active player of women’s lacrosse team for eight years, four with the Cabrini Cavaliers.

Regan explaned, “This was the first year since I’ve been at Cabrini that we’ve beaten Scranton, Ursinus, Rowan and

Colorado College all in the same season. We really worked so hard.”

Her parents played an active role in encouraging her to try out for the lacrosse team.

“I wasn’t going to play lacrosse in college. I was just going to stick to soccer. I thought it would have been too much to be a biology major and play two sports. I can’t imagine not playing for the Cabrini Cavaliers and not meeting all the friends I have now,” Regan said.

“We’re all best friends and if it wasn’t for every person on the team it wouldn’t be as fun.”

“Regan has been my best friend on and off the field for the past eight years. It’s sad to see this all come to an end but we

had a great run, filled with a lot of memories,” senior teammate Christina Romano said.

She also knows that she wouldn’t have worked as hard without the encouragement of the coaches.

“They always compliment us and have all the confidence in the world that we can come away with a championship,” Regan said.

“I know all of her teammates value her both on and off the field. She is as strong on the field as well as in the classroom. I am finding it very difficult to let her go. This year she will be missed by everyone,” Neary said.

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Lady Cavs advance to quarterfinals jill fries

asst. sports editor

vjf722@cabrini.edu

Two days of two-game sweeps by the Cabrini softball team puts them in playoff position.

The Cavaliers swept the College of Notre Dame Gators off their feet with double-header wins; first game 11-0 and the second game 13-3.

Then the Cavs defeated the Keystone College Giants, first game 3-2 and the second game 8-7.

The team played the Gators at home on Friday where they reached a 14-8 CSAC record.

Being in fifth place, the next double-header is crucial for a play-off position. The Cavs are currently two games ahead of Keystone College, which is its next competitor and the deciding factor.

The Gators, with one doubleheader to go, hold a 1-21 overall record with no chances in making the playoffs.

In game one, Kristie Sandefur, senior third baseman, went two for three at the plate, earning a two-run homerun.

Angela Shookster, freshman designated hitter, launched a two-run shot in the first inning.

Freshman second basemen Ryan McDonough also scored three runs for the huge win.

Liz Zimmer, junior pitcher, threw five shutout innings with 10 strike-outs and allowing just three hits. Zimmer averages 10.5 strike-outs a game.

The game only went into five innings due to Cabrini’s batting and fielding success.

In game two, the Cavaliers led 9-0 after just three innings against the Gators.

Sophomore catcher Susan Schmidt and freshman shortstop Sammy Thompson hit back-toback two-run doubles.

The Gators then attempted to fight back, earning their only three runs of the day in the fourth inning.

“We did what we needed to do to get the job done at the end of the day,” Thompson said.

The Cavs fought back with four runs in the fifth inning, three by another homerun from Sandefur, ending the game in the fifth inning again. Sandefur leads Cabrini with a .370 batting average, including seven homeruns and 27 RBIs. This is out of the 32-game season.

On Saturday, April 25, Cabrini finished their season with two wins against the Giants. These victories give the Cavs a chance at playoffs.

“We had two seventh inning wins this weekend which showed the fight our team has. We have the ability to beat Immaculata

and make it to the weekend to play,” Johns said.

Zimmer pitched all seven innings in game one and earned her eighth win of the season and one RBI. “Overall, our team has really started working as a team and doing a lot of damage,” Zimmer said.

Sandefur hit a two-run homerun in the fourth inning starting the Cavaliers off on the board.

In game two, the Cavs were down four runs with three innings to go, but won by one run. Johns tied the score in the sixth inning along with a two-run double by sophomore Krissy Squillace.

Johns pitched all seven innings, earning three strike-outs and only allowing three hits. She has now won her eighth game of the season.

The softball team ends its CSAC regular season with a 14-8 record, 16-8 overall.

The quarterfinals will be played at Cabrini on Wednesday April 29, against Immaculata University.

If the Cavs win on Wednesday they will be playing in the double elimination semifinal game on Saturday April 1, which will be held at Neumann College.

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Liz Zimmer pitched all seven innings and earned her eighth win against the Keystone Gators on Friday, April 24.

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sam bokoski

asst. perspectives editor scb722@cabrini.edu

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Capitals Brashear suspended Washington Capitals forward Donald Brashear was suspended Monday by the National Hockey League for a total of six games — five for what the league called a “blind-side hit” on Rangers center Blair Betts— and will miss Game seven of the teams’ first-round playoff series. Betts has a broken bone in his eye socket.

In addition to that Brashear made contact with Colton Orr in pregame warmups and was barred from one game for that. Brashear’s full suspension will be served during this postseason and, if necessary, the 2009-10 regular season. A Capitals spokesman said neither Brashear nor general manager George McPhee would comment on the punishment.Brashear’s suspension is the second of this series.

Rangers coach John Tortorella was forced to sit out Game six by the NHL after throwing a plastic drinking bottle at fans during New York’s loss at Washington in Game five.

After trade, Eagles take Maclin in first round As of Sunday afternoon, April 26, the Philadelphia Eagles had made draft picks. They were planning on getting Braylon Edwards, the 6-foot-3, 215 pounds; he had 16 touchdown passes two seasons ago. Instead the Eagles went with their 19th pick, Jeremy Maclin. To get Maclin from Missouri the Eagles had to trade their 21st overall pick and 60 round selection. Their second pick was 53rd overall pick, LeSean McCoy. Andy Reid feels they will have much better value in Maclin.

Maclin is attractive to the team because he is a punt returner and hopefully can fill the shoes of Jackson.

Bulls 121, Celtics 118, 2OT On Sunday, April 26, the Chicago Bulls played the Boston Celtics. The Bulls and the Celtics were tied at the end of the first overtime. In Boston, the two teams split two close games before the Celtics blew-out the Bulls. Bulls guard Gordon, within 4.5 seconds of overtime, made a three-pointer. The Chicago Bulls never trailed behind the Boston Celtics in the second overtime. Gordon expressed his feelings after the win saying they are a team with a lot of fight and soul in them. Many said this was the most exciting series of playoff games they had ever watched.

Thursday, April 30 No games Friday, May 1 Men’s Track and Field at Princeton N.J. All day Women’s Track and Field at Princeton N.J. All day Saturday, May 2 Men’s Lacrosse vs. TBA Final Women’s Lacrosse vs.TBA Final Softball vs. TBA semifinals Women’s Track and field at University of Delaware All day Women’s Track and field-Day Two All day Sunday, May 3 Softball vs. Final TBA Monday, May 4 No games Tuesday, May 5 No games Wednesday, May 6 No games

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What are athletes’ pre-game rituals? erin nollen staff writer

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matt conaway

kellie levy

senior

junior

criminal justice major

political science major

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“I like to meditate with Steve “I enjoy a fountain Pepsi from the caf, I have a teammate Colfer.” scratch my head and I remove all my bling in a specific order.”

Chris Lawler tees off during the CSAC championship tournament.

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Golf repeats as CSAC champs Earns berth in NCAA tournament terrance jones

bret heller

senior

junior

business administration

business administration

major

men’s lacrosse

major

men’s golf

“I like to check fellow players “I like to play Tiger Woods blogs and eat lots of fun dip.” video games before each gold tournament.”

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ryan muller

senior

junior

secondary education major

business administration

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“Booze and I have a onehanded pass and I wear the same sports bra for every game.”

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“I usually listen to music and foucs on my game and mentally prepare myself for the round.”

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brian loschiavo

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The Cabrini College men’s golf team captured its second consecutive straight Colonial Sates Athletic Conference title.

The men successfully edged to second-place finisher Keystone College on Sunday, April 26.

Cabrini ended high ahead 19 shots at the Broad Run Golfers club to get the win. With the 2009 championship under their belt, the Cavs received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Tournament at Port St. Lucie, Fla in May, which is its second in two years.

Tim Harner who was recently named CSAC golfer of the week led the Cavaliers to a first-place and third-place finish in two events last week.

Harner is the third Cabrini Cavalier to earn the CSAC’s top honor, joining junior Conor Trainor and two-time selection sophomore Mike Ryan.

“Everyone played really well this weekend and were all really excited about bringing home the CSAC championship and making it to the NCAA tournament,” Harner, senior business major, said.

Junior business major Chris Lawler, led the team shooting a one-over round of 73 on day

two. Lawler finished the two-day tournament four shots over par.

Cabrini led the tournament of seven teams with 16 shots by the close of day one. Keystone followed somewhat closely in second place after 18 holes.

Harner also had an impressive outing, shot a 79 on Sunday.

He started out the tournament with a three-over round of 75 on Saturday.

Following Keystone College in third place was Philadelphia Biblical, who finished with a total 657, which was just 10 shots behind Keystone who had 647.

Competitors of the Cabrini Cavaliers consist of Neumann College and Immaculata University. Neumann finished and Immaculata finished fourth and fifth with scores of 666 and 680, Centenary College was not far behind Gwynedd-Mercy College completing the field with scores of 747 and 782.

Conor Trainor shot an impressive 10 strokes over par during day two of the tournament.

He finished the weekend at +17.

Sophomore finance major Mike Ryan opened up the CSACs shooting 11-over par and finished out the last day of play with an 87.

“We played really well during the whole tournament,” Ryan said. “This week showed that we are the best in our conference

and that we can compete on the national level.”

Finishing off the Cavalier five-man roster, freshman Chris Sarvadi shot 11-over par on Saturday and then 12-over par on Sunday.

The Çavs, who finished this extremely impressive regular season, came into the post-season on a roll. The men have qualified for the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history.

The Blue & White finished 30th overall at the national tournament in 2009, held at the Chateau Elan Resort in Braselton, Ga. Last year, Cabrini finished 30th overall at the National Men’s College Golf Tournament.

“We’re really excited about taking the CSAC title and competing in the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row,” Lawler said.

The Cabrini men’s golf team will be going to the NCAA championships the game will be hosted in Flordia. There they will competing against other consistent teams in their national league.

“The team has a lot of momentum at this point in the season and everyone’s playing well. I’m excited to see what we can do in Florida,” Lawler said.

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Women’s sprint medley team takes first, breaks school record at Penn Relays morgan miller

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The Cavalier track team participated in the 115th running of the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Penn Relays began on Tuesday, April 21, and lasted four days at Franklin Field.

This is one of track and field’s biggest competitions with 22,000 entrants from more than 60 countries worldwide.

The Penn Relays run an average of one race every five minutes over 33 hours of competition.

“Since it is late in our season we all have our minor aches and pains but this competition was so important to all of us we weren’t going to let that stop us,” sophomore Dana Nardello said.

The women’s 4x400m relay dominated on Thursday,

finishing first in the Collegiate Track Conference heat.

The team consisted of junior Christiana Taylor, freshman Shakeya Singleton-Ladson, senior Leslie Williams and freshman Quiana Volney.

The group clocked 4:01:10, resulting in the top time.

Junior Nailah Smith, freshman Alexander Van Tuyl, SingletonLadson and Williams earned eighth place in the number five heat for the 4x100m relay.

The relay team completed the race in 49.60 seconds.

Sophomore Eddie Penetar completed the 5000m run in 14:52:79, qualifying him for the ECAC Championship.

“The fact that there were around 50 kids in my heat both helped and hurt me,” Penetar said. “It helped me because I had people to chase but it hurt me because I had to spend a lot of energy passing people.”

Shalaya Singleton-Ladschon sprints past her rivals at Franklin Field.

On Friday, the determined team concluded their participation in the Penn Relays.

Williams, Taylor, SingletonLadson and Nardello earned a school-record time in the Sprint Medley Championship of America.

“The sprint medley relay was later at night so it was cold,” Nardello said. “We had already run earlier so we were a little tired but we still managed to break the school record.”

The sprint medley Championship of America mainly consists of Division I teams.

The group finished 29th overall, ahead of Division I teams such as James Madison and Fordham.

The Cavalier women topped the school record time by 10 seconds, clocking in at 4:10:40.

“We knew what we needed to do against these big schools and we did it, we beat some records

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and worked really hard to come out successful at the end of the day,” Nardello said.

Taylor, Williams, SingletonLadson and Tuyl finished the 4x200m relay in 1:40:92, .05 seconds short of a school record.

“The weather was perfect for the 4x200, [which] helped us run well,” Nardello said. “Everyone was ready to run, and we ran well as a team.”

Cabrini finished 44th overall after competing against Division I schools such as Colgate and Princeton.

“The track and field team at Cabrini is a talented group,” Alicia L. R. Blanding, sophomore biology and pre-med major, said. “[The team] will be reaching higher heights with the help of the unwavering coaching staff and the highly gifted studentathletes. We may lose some, we may gain some but this is a team that is here to stay,” Blanding

said.

Thursday resulted in Cabrini finishing first in the Collegiate Track Conference heat of the 4x400m relay, earning its first plaque all-time.

“Its a long season with a lot of time and hard work put into it by the coaches and all of my teammates. We work hard day in and day out and going into these big meets we knew what we needed to do to get the job done,” Nardello said.

Williams advices all aspiring athletes, “Just work hard and remain positive.”

The track team will try to continue their successful season on Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, at Princetion Universtiy.

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Qulana Volney high jumps during the Penn rRelays at Franklin Field on Tuesday, April 21.