2009-10Issue07 Loquitur

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Conference speakers inspire women to strive for success steer her in the right direction.

Also in becoming the woman kmk94@cabrini.edu she is today, she eliminated factors that held her back.

Success is accomplishing “You have to surround things that feel good, are good yourself with positive people and and help to serve the common those who want you to succeed good. This is the thought of as badly as you do,” Cassidy Shannon Cassidy, keynote said. “There is no such thing as speaker of the balance so stop Women’s Leadership trying.

Your Conference, held on My friends should Saturday, Oct. 10. be people who “My greatest greatest keep your goals obstacle in my path in check.” to having my own obstacle Cassidy business was me,” continued Cassidy, founder and in my path to to share her executive director story and of Bridge Between, having my own guidance with Inc., said. “Before, the audience. my goals were simple business was She noted that like making enough the two main money to pay my bills. me.” skills she has Then I thought how required and can I build a business recommends with lousy goals like that?” one should acquire if one Cassidy was once a begins a business are homemaker until her life fl ipped listening and commitment. upside down after Sept. 11, The theme of the conference 2001. Cassidy’s husband lost that was held in the Grace Hall his job. All the while Cassidy atrium was “Inspiring women: was pregnant with her second breaking down barriers to child. In an instant she became success.”

Female speakers the provider for her family. presented themselves in the Soon Cassidy realized she spotlight of the room where needed to raise the standards they set up the stage in a panelof her work ethic and turned her hobby into a career. She hired a corporate coach as LEADERSHIP, Page 3 well as a fi nancial adviser to kelsey kastraVa staff writer

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The national unemployment rate is continually rising. A House-passed bill, that is now pending in the Senate, is looking to give jobless Americans another 13 weeks of unemployment benefits. If the bill is passed the extension would only apply to states who have an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent or higher.

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INSIDE Social media affects admission strategies

this week’s edition

megan kutulis deputy editor

mmk725@cabrini.edu

Domestic Violence Seniors learn about domestic violence for their yearlong convergence project.

SEE Features, Page 8

Student Credit A student opposes parents co-signing their credit cards.

SEE Perspectives, Page 6

Although colleges once cringed at the thought of Facebook or Twitter being used for more than keeping in touch or posting party pictures, student and alumni involvement with Web sites like these have forced them to alter their points of view. Tactics like social media recruitment have become increasingly important, too, for colleges suffering from the effects of a lowered enrollment. Cabrini admissions has not, however, gotten onto the Facebook bandwagon.

“We’ve thought about getting involved with it, but we have gotten mixed messages from our prospective students, so it’s hard to make a call with just that knowledge,” Kate Keglovits, admissions counselor, said.

The director of transfer

SOCIAL MEDIA, Page 3

BRIAN LOSCHIAVO/EDITOR IN CHIEF

Student ambassador Christine Adolf uses college review site Unigo.com as a tool to attract prospective students.

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EDITORIAL

College students affected by domestic violence Imagine someone you care a lot about is being abused in some way by another person. What would you do? Would you step in and stop it from going on? Would you contact someone for help? How would you feel if the rest of that person’s life was affected because something was not done about it?

When thinking about domestic violence most people think of a married couple in turmoil. Rarely do we think about college students, or our good friends, being in situations where domestic violence is an issue. This assumption is very far from the truth. Recent statistics show that domestic violence on college campuses is present in the form of dating violence.

Nearly one in three college students report being physically assaulted by a dating partner within a year.

October marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to educate ourselves and others on what it is and what we have to do to help victims be heard.

Domestic violence is defined as deliberate, forceful and controlling behavior that coerces a person to do what the abuser wants without regard for their wishes or their health.

It doesn’t matter what the race, religion or sexual orientation of the person is. Domestic violence or dating violence can happen to anyone. In most situations the abuser is a man and the victim is usually a woman but this is not always the case.

This violence is commonly looked at as violence between two adults who are intimate partners in a current relationship, or have been intimate partners in a previous relationship.

College aged women experience high rates of domestic violence across the country. Almost a quarter of college students report that they have experienced dating violence by a current partner and even more report violence with a previous partner.

Victims of domestic violence on college campuses can be abused in many different ways.

Domestic violence encompasses physical, sexual, psychological, economic and emotional violence.

This also includes stalking.

The big problem with this issue is that many male and female college students are afraid to come forward if they are the victim of some type of dating violence. In some cases they are nervous that the perpetrator will retaliate or that they will be embarrassed.

As college campuses we need to be more comforting and welcoming to those that want to get help. The fact that dating violence is prevalent on college campuses is something that administrators and students need to be more aware of and educated about.

Another problem with domestic violence on college campuses is that many states do not allow individuals to file for domestic violence if they are not married or have a child with the perpetrator.

The likelihood of this occurring in college is very low. We must work together to make sure that everyone is legally protected from this violence.

When it comes down to it violence in a dating situation is something that could be going on right here at Cabrini College as hard as it may seem to believe. It needs to be brought to everyone’s attention that you must speak out if you know a friend or a loved one who is in an abusive relationship, whatever type of abuse it may be, because they will most likely deny the violence or be afraid to get help themselves. Contact Cabrini Counseling Services if you or a friend needs help. And remember, love isn’t supposed to hurt.

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Federal restrictions could ban cell phone usage while driving nicholas g. guldin staff writer

ngg27@cabrini.edu

The Obama administration has recently proposed its first federal restrictions against the use of cell phones while driving.

These decisions were made at a two day summit in Washington D.C. last Wednesday and Thursday. Attending the summit to help discuss and make these decisions were over 300 lawmakers, safety experts and industry representatives.

Although these restrictions are only meant for federal employees, the government hopes to push states to create laws against cell phone use while driving as well.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that distracted drivers should feel like they are doing something wrong. The feelings should be similar to driving without a seatbelt or driving under the influence of alcohol.

“These new restrictions are a really good thing. I’ve seen people doing things from reading a newspaper to putting on makeup while driving. It’s downright dangerous,” Dr. Hedtke, chair of the political science department, said.

According to studies done at the University of Utah, deaths caused by distracted drivers have been rising since 2004. These studies also show that most of the accidents are caused by young drivers. Distracted driving can be compared to driving under the influence of alcohol.

Both of these offenses delay the reaction time of the driver.

Since these new restrictions only affect federal employees, the people taking most of the heat are the truck drivers and city bus drivers. According to the Dallas Morning News, many truck drivers are extremely upset because they now cannot use their laptops on the road.

Many truck drivers now must pull over to use their laptops to contact employers to discuss times for unloading and loading.

Now that federal laws are being put into place, state governments are being pressured to create laws as well. If the administration plans on endorsing the bill, states would be required to create laws banning texting while driving as well or they could risk the chance of losing 25 percent of their annual highway funds. LaHood made it clear at the summit that the federal government plans on

being hard on those states who do not plan on going along with the actions of the federal government.

Sam Zeff, sophomore business management major, said “I think the state governments would be setting a positive example for young drivers by creating these laws that ban texting while driving.”

As more and more states submit to the pressure of the federal government all people who can operate a vehicle will be forced to follow these laws.

Some teenagers, mothers, school bus drivers and business workers may see this as a terrible thing but freshman Kelly Catania disagrees.

“I had a bus driver in high school that used to talk on the phone all the time while driving us back and forth from school. It was terrible because she was responsible for all of us on the bus. It just seemed irresponsible,” Catania According to the Los Angeles Times, talking on a cell phone while driving has been banned in seven states and texting while driving has been banned in 18 states. It’s only a matter of time until the whole country finds itself cellular device free”while operating their vehicles.

2009-2010 Loquitur Staff/EditorialStaff Staff Writers Editor in Chief Deputy Editor Managing Editor News Editor A & E Editor Features Editor Perspectives Editor Perspectives Editor Perspectives Editor Sports Editor Web Editor Sports Columnist Adviser

Brian Loschiavo Megan Kutulis Jen Wozniak Amanda Carson Arielle Friscia Gianna Shikitino Brian Loschiavo Megan Kutulis Jen Wozniak Katie Engell Shannon Keough Kasey Minnick Dr. Jerome Zurek

Danielle Alio Maryellen Anastasio Megan Conte Keara Corbin Michelle Costa Taylor Crist Alyssa Davies Joseph DeMarzio Kerri Dougherty Christina Flood Patrick Gallagher Eric Gibble Nicholas Guldin Kelsey Kastrava Elizabeth Krupka Maria McDonald Danielle McLaughlin Meghan McSloy

Felicia Melvin Alyssa Mentzer Lauren Miskofsky Jason Moran Meghan Murphy Alex Pittinsky Holly Prendergast Rachael Renz Ross Salese Jamie Santoro Liz Scopelliti Justin Sillner Paul Skow Lauren Sliva John Solewin Trevor Wallace Noelle Westfall

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NEWS 3

Kuchler: women should follow intuition LEADERSHIP Page 1

like setting. One of the panel discussions was titled “What do you bring to the table?”

A keynote speaker during the panel discussion was Cheryl Beth Kuchler, founder and managing principal of Think Tank. Kuchler made reference to Cassidy’s speech about choosing who you spend your time with in your leisure.

“The most important decision in my life was who I picked as my life partner,” Kuchler said. “I’m not lying, I made a list of 20 things I wanted to have in a husband and he met all but two requirements.”

Kuchler believes that as much as you need your life partner to be supportive of your career path, women need to support other

women in the business world.

She thinks that the competition factor needs to be eliminated.

An attendee at the conference who has a career in pharmaceuticals was elated to have the opportunity to be present at a seminar with such notable speakers.

“As women we do build up these walls,” Carole Wishneski said. “I think what we really need to work on is breaking them down so we can get to know each other so working together isn’t painful.”

A closing remark Carole Beth Kuchler made was directed to all women in the room, despite their career choice.

“Listen to your intuition, but more importantly follow it,” Kuchler said.

KELSEY KASTRAVASTAFF WRITER

At the Women’s Leadership Conference, attendees were encouraged to strive for personal success and to help the common good. The panel discussion was one of the event’s hosted activities.

Colleges adapt to growing social media trends SOCIAL MEDIA, Page 1 admissions, Charlie Spencer, and other college admission counselors like him, all agree that social media is a powerful tool for recruitment. “New recruiting tactics are always needed. If you don’t constantly work for the future, you’ll be behind,” Spencer said.

But for colleges who consider themselves technologically friendly based strictly on their option to submit applications online, the idea of a more advanced application process is overwhelming, especially when the majority of students have yet to respond positively or negatively.

Despite Cabrini’s wariness towards adapting to a completely new admission strategy immediately, most students seem to be enthusiastic about the idea.

“I’m not really on Twitter, so Cabrini tweeting wouldn’t really have affected me much, but Facebook is a good

medium to use to get students, because it’s the one that we use the most,” Dana Barardi, freshman history major, said.

Barardi highlights an important part of any college’s decision to overhaul their admissions process; each needs to accurately determine what medium to use for attracting applicants.

“I would absolutely lean more toward attending a school who used social media to reach out to their students. It’s interactive and interesting. It shows that it’s not all about textbooks, and that’s refreshing when you’re going in,” Nicole Durand, freshman communication major, said. “Dr. Zurek sent me a Facebook friend invitation and it was nice to know that oh, you know, hey, he’s on Facebook.”

Durand is just one of many students who was able to explore Cabrini via Facebook, which seems to be the most popular medium for incoming students.

With groups related to rooming assignments, classes and even on-

campus clubs, students are able to connect with peers and faculty members before they even set foot on campus for move-in day.

Spencer, too, has used Facebook to encourage recruitment.

“Cabrini admissions does not have a specific page for prospective students…I use my own personal Facebook page to help admissions communicate with alumni who help us recruit. This has been helpful,” Spencer said.

With the buzz surrounding the relationship between college admissions and social media, it would seem the process is unavoidable. But one question remains; can online recruitment ever really replace the tried and true faceto-face visits and interviews?

“I think you need both kinds of admissions. You know, there’s none of the real experience if you don’t come visit, but it is nice I guess to be able to communicate from somewhere further away,” Berardi said.

MEGAN KUTULIS/DEPUTY EDITOR

Cabrini admissions are no longer relying solely on on-campus tours.

Using media, such as Facebook, Twitter and blogging is a new method to draw in students.

College offers variety of online courses maria mcdonald staff writer

mkm726@cabrini.edu

Cabrini College does not just offer the standard in class lecture style of classes, but Cabrini also offers online classes.

Technology is everchanging and Cabrini, like the rest of the world, must try and keep up. Online courses are a way for Cabrini to be advanced in technology.

Undoubtedly, Cabrini offers a wide variety of courses to choose from and now that wide range is even wider with the online courses that Cabrini has been

offering for a few years now.

However, out of all of the classes Cabrini offers, only 12 are online.

“I think online courses offer flexibility and convenience to students who have busy schedules and obligations outside school. If the College finds enough demand I will definitely teach an online course,” Dr. Janice Xu, assistant professor of communication, said.

For the fall semester of this year the online classes included one language, China culture and language, eight business courses, two masters of education courses and one religion

course, Continuing Approaches to Religious Development.

Student and teachers alike have mixed feelings about taking classes online.

Stephanie Skunda, senior communication major, attempted to take an online course during her sophomore year.

“I am more of a visual learner and I felt it was more difficult for me to have a good understanding of the course’s materials, when taking an online course and teaching myself versus the in class learning experience. It just wasn’t for me,” Skunda said.

“You have to be able to have a good amount of time

and discipline to sit down and actually do the work on your own; it’s not like a class where attendance is mandatory.”

A survey is currently being conducted across the United States by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. So far, 67 campuses have responded, and 70 percent .felt that learning outcomes in online courses were inferior to in-class learning.

Teachers at Cabrini also have opinions about classes being taught online versus inside the classroom. Many teachers feel that they do not want to teach online classes because their

students would benefit less from online instruction than actual one on one instruction.

“I’ve been using hybrid methods to teach communication courses, including directed study. Technology is not a problem. On the other hand, while the student has more freedom in terms of the pace of learning, it takes a certain degree of self-discipline to keep up with the progress online,” Xu said.

“Some important and fun aspects of the classroom learning, for instance, group work or presentation might be difficult to replicate online.”

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Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

News Briefs CABRINI COLLEGE INFORMATION

Leadership lecture series to continue Oct. 20 danielle mclaughlin staff writer

dem50@cabrini.edu

The Master of Science in Organization Leadership program will continue to host a leadership lecture series.

On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Deb Takes, President and CEO of Harleysville

Bank will give a lecture.

Her lecture will be titled “Leading Organizations Through Difficult Economic Times.”

This event will take place in the Grace Hall Boardroom at 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

A reservation is requested for this event. It is open to all Cabrini students, staff, faculty and community members.

‘Think pink’ activities to be hosted on campus liz scopelliti staff writer

ems83@cabrini.edu

Cabrini College will support breast cancer awareness and raise money that will go towards finding a cure.

On Thursday, Oct. 15, Cabrini will be “thinking pink” and selling “Pilates for Pink” t-shirts. The t-shirts will be $10 to all Cabrini students and $15 for non-students.

Faculty and staff will also have

an opportunity to dress casual for a day and receive a complimentary lunch ticket if they donate $5.

Later in the evening, P.A.R.T.Y will continue their annual tradition of hosting weekly activities.

The group will show the movie “Stepmom” to anyone interested.

The movie will start at 8 p.m. on Thursday.

Students with questions should contact Chris Hyson at 610-902-8316.

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AMANDA CARSON/NEWS EDITOR

The Community Service and Outreach Club is a new club on campus. Its members present a number volunteer opportunities to students. The club’s first major event was the September 11 remembrance vigil ceremony. They also helped SGA place flags around campus in remembrance.

Third lecture in series to evaluate dealth penalty danielle mclaughlin staff writer

dem50@cabrini.edu

A four-part lecture series hosted by the Cabrini criminal justice honor society, Alpha Psi Sigma, will continue with its third lecture.

Each lecture included in this series offers a variety of perspectives of the death penalty.

The third part of this series will be hosted on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

The lecture will take place in the Mansion at 7 p.m.

Representatives from the Parents of Murdered Children, including a Cabrini public safety officer, Tom McPhee, will speak about their experiences with murder.

College helps students make peace with food liz scopelliti staff writer

ems83@cabrini.edu

Cabrini College’s faculty and staff are helping students to make peace with food.

Any student who has questions, concerns or problems with food are encouraged to

attend the “Making Peace with Food” group meeting.

On Thursday, Oct. 15, Andrea Sussel will be hosting a weekly group meeting for Cabrini students in Grace Hall.

Contact Sussel if you have any questions at 610902-8561.

news editor

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Cabrini College has selected Sharon Kerrigan Loman as vice president for Institutional Advancement, following a national search.

Loman is an experienced advancement-veteran who has 20 years of fundraising and development experience.

She most recently served as

Members of CSOC organized and hosted a candlelight vigil ceremony to honor all of the victims of September 11, 2001. They also had students sign a “Cabrini Remembers” flag, which was placed on the altar in the Bruckmann Memorial Chapel.

New community service club creates volunteer opportunties christina flood staff writer

New V.P. for Institutional Advancement appointed amanda carson

AMANDA CARSON/NEWS EDITOR

Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, N.Y. At St. Francis Loman increased private support by an annual average of 22 percent.

The office of Institutional Advancement at Cabrini focuses its efforts on alumni development and programs, as well as campaign management, donor relations, stewardship and corporate foundation and government relations.

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New to Cabrini College this year is the Community Service and Outreach Club. This club creates opportunities for students to volunteer their time in the community on and off campus.

“We want to provide support for students in the issues they hold close to their hearts,” Chris Cantwell, senior history and secondary education major, said.

As president of CSOC, Cantwell wants to make sure that opportunites are provided to students to participate in events and causes that are meaningful to them. Not only do students get to participate as volunteers, but they can also coordinate the service and fundraising events as well.

As their first major event, the Community Service and Outreach Club remembered Sept. 11, 2001 in a few different ways around campus. American

flags were posted all over campus and the students also created a “Cabrini Remembers” flag with over 100 student signatures.

Many people also gathered in remembrance for the prayer service CSOC coordinated along with Campus Ministry.

Kicking off October with a fundraising event is the first substantial off-campus benefit for the club. The Laurel House, a domestic abuse shelter in Norristown, will benefit from the money raised from a raffle for a reserved parking spot on Cabrini’s campus. There will also be an opportunity to participate in the Laurel House walk against domestic abuse.

In preparation for Halloween, CSOC is thinking of the kids by sorting and providing costumes through working with the Police Athletic League in Norristown.

The children can try on and take home free Halloween costumes.

Students get to help out at St. Francis soup kitchen in

Philadelphia later in October.

“Helping out in a soup kitchen is such a rewarding experience for anyone. I hope a lot of students want to help out and come to Philly with us,” Emily Dispoto, senior psychology major, said.

Cans Across America is a major event that the club will partake in before Thanksgiving this November. The Wolfington Center and Campus Ministry have coordinated it in past years.

Working with Cabrini’s dining services, they hope to break the past collection record. After the cans are collected, CSOC takes them into Philadelphia to an after school program and a food pantry where students run the event for the rest of the day.

“Reaching out and volunteering your time is rewarding and fulfilling.

Knowing that you are donating your time to helping others is an opportunity that everyone should experience,” Dispoto said.

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Steps to be completed before the H.R. 3548 Bill is passed introduced referred to committee ammendments passed house senate vote signed by president AMANDA CARSON/NEWS EDITOR

States the bill does not include Alaska Arkansas Colorodo Connecticut Delaware Hawaii Iowa Kansas

Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico North Dakota

Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Wyoming AMANDA CARSON/NEWS EDITOR

Pending bill could extend unemployment benefits by 13 weeks to jobless Americans James McDermott said in a phone interview. arc726@cabrini.edu The bill, however, would

only extend aid to states whose A House-passed bill unemployment rate is 8.5 could provide additional percent and above. 27 states unemployment compensation would receive the benefits, Pennsylvania. and extend benefits by 13 weeks. including Senate opposition now stems The bill is now pending in the Senate and causing debate. from the 23 ineligible states.

“Unemployed workers face The Emergency Unemployment Compensation equally severe challenges no Extension Act of 2009 was matter what state they live in, and drafted with the intent of they should be given the support providing relief to the 15 they need,” Senator Jeanne million jobless Americans. Shaheen said to legislators.

The continued debate will It was designed “to help people,” Mike Decesare, also focus on companion media contact for Senator bills, or bills related to the amanda carson news editor

unemployment extension act.

Often specifics from companion bills are incorporated into bills such as the extension act.

Currently states give about $300 in benefits for about a half-year to those who qualify.

Qualifications to receive the payment vary by state.

The present economic situation is unlike others in the fact that one-third of those unemployed have been jobless for six months.

Now 400,000 are without benefits. At the end of the year, over one million will not be able to receive benefits.

If the Senate passes the bill President Obama will then sign it.

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NEWS 5

Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize taylor crist staff writer

tlc52@cabrini.edu

President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by the Nobel Committee on Friday, Oct. 9 in Oslo, Normany. Obama received this honor for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” People everywhere were shocked after hearing the unsuspected announcement, as well as the Obama administration where top advisers had no idea Obama would be awarded. Many argue that Obama is undeserving of the honor of a Nobel Peace Prize as many of his goals have not yet been accomplished.

U.S. produces unsatisfying results with Afghanistan progress The Obama administration recognized that the United States has not yet met the goals it had made for progress in Afghanistan on Friday. The current conflict Obama is dealing with is whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan, where the country is still suffering from a corrupt government and legal system. Although President Obama stated seven months ago that he hoped to deploy an additional 17,000 American troops, the country is now more dangerous than ever. In fact, aid workers are limited to stay inside the capital, Kabul, for safety reasons. The administration has had a challenging time determining the progress of the conflict in Afghanistan, but they’re having an even more difficult time determining the future of our involvement with the situation.

China makes efforts to halt North Korea’s nuclear weapons program China’s prime minister, Wen Jiabao, was given an unusually warm welcome from North Korean leader Kim Jong-il after arriving to South Korea to discuss halting North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, an issue that has brought fear to the entire world. When the two met on Monday, North Korea stated that it was ready to return the six-nation talks on ending its nuclear program, but only if it saw progress in bilateral talks with the United States. In previous months, North Korea had insisted that it would never return to the talks demanded by the U.S. The progression in peace came after China signed a series of agreements that guaranteed aid for the North and an expansion in economic exchanged. The two governments also promised to support each other “for generations to come.”

U.S. gets involved to end mass killings and rapes in Guinea The Obama administration sent a senior diplomat to protest the mass killings and rapes that have taken over Guinea last week. The human rights officials have estimated that as many as 157 people died after an opposition rally on Sept. 28. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for “appropriate actions” against a military government that she said “cannot remain in power.” On Monday, William Fitzgerald, deputy assistant secretary of state, met with Guinea leader, Captain Camara, to insist that the Captain was responsible for the acts of violence and to insure that he should not run in the upcoming elections. However, the response from Captain Camara was “noncommittal,” Fitzgerald said.

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Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

Should the president pick your plastic? Tufts gets tough; IN MY OPINION

noelle westfall staff writer

nw66@cabrini.edu

President Obama has discussed keeping credit cards out of the hands of students unless their parents can co-sign for them or until the student is financially stable. Great, just what we need: more kids riding the backs of mommy and daddy for money.

I’ve worked my way through community college and used a credit card to help me to pay for my books and for the gas I needed to get to school.

I then used the money I’d saved at the end of the month to make my payment. I was helping my

financial future by learning responsibility with plastic while in school as well as the important goal of building credit.

Building credit is extremely important for students because soon they will graduate and need to put in an application for an apartment (which requires a good credit score), purchase a car (good credit score needed), or even get a mortgage (you can get by on good looks- not! Good credit is necessary.) Some employers even check your credit score when you apply for a job to see if you are a responsible individual.

When students have credit cards they are able to build their future themselves, without having to check in with their mom and dad.

This is very important because students will not be students forever and will soon be living alone in the great, wide world.

If parents co-sign for a card I see no problem, as long as the student keeps up and does not depend on their parent to make their

payments for them. This of course is up to the student to be accountable.

I understand the political world is completely out of touch with reality and does not understand that all students do not have a million-dollar family name to fall back on.

Sometimes students need to rely on themselves to build credit and start their future. Keeping that away from them and in the hands of parents, or even the government, is a huge disservice. It will only spawn a generation of young adults who are financially irresponsible.

Credit card companies should also show care for their student clients by not extending their credit limit until they have been proved worthy.

It is very tempting to overspend, and in an ideal world companies would not tantalize a nascent college student who is looking to pay for everything through credit in order to earn a good score.

To get a high credit rating, one must have a good credit to debt ratio.

This means you should not charge more than you can pay off monthly and also not carry a high balance.

What businesses and employers are looking for is someone who doesn’t charge up to the maximum.

The best way for students to keep up with their credit cards is to maintain a low balance and pay more than their minimum as best they can.

Applying for a student version of a credit card is best because these carry lower interest rates.

The government’s only place in a student’s life should be in the college loan department. We need more ways to pay, not less.

Students should be able to grow up and take controlwithout the parents purse strings attached.

Celeb news dominates headlines IN MY OPINION

justin sillner staff writer

jjs333@cabrini.edu

It is very rare to turn on the television nowadays and not see Kim Kardashian on the screen. Entertainment news has gotten pretty out of control lately. Americans have become more obsessed with celebrity gossip rather than world issues that could affect their lives.

Now don’t get me wrong, I like to see what all the stars are up to myself, but I also feel like it should be kept to a minimum.

I could understand if celebrity gossip was kept to an entertainment-based show.

There is a lot of people who turn to Just Jared or Perez Hilton for their latest

entertainment news.

I understand that celebrity gossip is more interesting than most news topics; it is what grabs our attention first.

Let’s say we had the choice to watch a video about a famous entertainer or about something in Iraq, most people would choose to watch the video on the famous person.

I know we all remember when Britney Spears shaved off all of her hair and when she attacked the paparazzi with an umbrella. No matter what station you turned to, there was something being said about her.

Today, we have stars like the Kardashians and the Gosselins who the media cannot seem to get enough of. Each family has its own reality television show where viewers can watch every aspect of their life.

Do we really need to see those same clips repeated on political shows? How many times am I going to hear that Jon took all of Kate’s money or Kourtney Kardashian got knocked up by her ex-boyfriend?

Don’t get me wrong. I still think entertainment plays an important aspect in culture. It should have its own featured segment on the news. However, the top stories for the news shouldn’t be something like “Brooke Hogan’s botched boob job.” There should be a medium between the two.

I believe all news is very important. It just seems like most entertainment news dominates the media because there is always something new going on.

Kanye West will always be telling other stars that Beyonce’s video is better than theirs, Paris Hilton will always be trying to find a new BFF and Heidi Montag will be trying to convince the world that she can sing and Spencer can rap.

We live in a new century that is media dominated. It is hard not to focus on what celebrities are doing simply because that’s the way American culture is. We have developed drastically over the years, where sometimes most news coverage gets too repetitive.

Covering a particular story

could become a turn-off to readers. This is where readers will probably find somewhere else to get their news.

The war in Iraq is a huge issue that America has been dealing with for years, but it has been going on for so long now, people get tired of it and want to read about something else. I think that all news is important, it just depends on how much attention it is getting.

Eventually, America will grow sick of the Gosselins or the Kardashians. We all grow older and start to care about different things.

Entertainment news is crucial in the lives of America today. We have people who make jobs out of it. Truthfully, I feel that we should keep it on a section of a news show and not have it displayed on news stations featuring worldly issues.

Maybe one day the breaking news will be something bigger than Lindsay Lohan’s latest rehab stint, but, until then, I guess we’ll just have to make do.

outlaws ‘sexiling’ IN MY OPINION

maria mcdonald staff writer

mkm726@cabrini.edu

Freshman year of college you anticipate freedom, no longer listening to what mom and dad have to say...right? Well that’s not exactly true for the freshmen at Tufts University in Massachusetts.

This 2009-2010 school year Tufts prohibits students living in the dorms from having sex while their roommate is in the room.

When I heard this, I felt that once students go off to college they should be able to make their own choices and accept the consequences to those decisions that the make. After reading up on this added law I feel like it’s common sense.

I kept thinking about my freshman year and when I was living in the dorms. I lived with two girls my freshman year, one very promiscuous, and the other with a very serious boyfriend.

The single one had multiple guy visitors to our room but never once while myself or our other roommate was present. We were all very different people but this topic never had to be brought up for discussion. I never really thought until now that people would think that the behavior Tufts is banning is appropriate.

Tufts says that this rule has been put in place to ensure that this will not interrupt students’ study or homework time, or deprive them of privacy or sleep. Most Tufts students are saying that this rule will be very hard to implement and I

for one totally agree.

Unless those who live in the dorms are having issues with situations like this and complain to their RA or Residence Life, how will the school really know what’s going on? If this is the case, then the school’s Residence Life program should speak to those who are breaking the rule and those who are offended by it.

I don’t know why anyone would want to have sex while their roommate or good friend is in the room. I wouldn’t want to be involved in that in any way, shape or form. To me that’s totally creepy and would be uncomfortable for all of the parties involved.

I also thought about what it would be like if that rule was implemented here at Cabrini. Cabrini has approximately 7,000 fewer students than Tufts does. I’m sure that because Cabrini has a smaller student population it might be a little easier to keep this rule in effect. Although Xavier and Woodcrest are now two person per dorm I am sure those who are still in a triple room would appreciate this type of rule because its hard to have privacy when sharing a room with two other people.

Considering that Tufts is the first school to add this rule to their student handbook it will be interesting to see how it goes and if it catches on at any other schools across the country.

At the end of the day, it is the individual’s choice whether to engage in sexual intercourse at all.

Tufts new addition to the student handbook seems like common sense to me but I truly don’t see how the university can really enforce it. If students are having sex with their overnight guests while their roommate is in the room I think the students should stop thinking of themselves and start thinking about the person in the bunk-bed next to them and how totally unacceptable it is.

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Blowing the whistle on rowdy fans IN MY OPINION

patrick gallagher staff writer

pjg725@cabrini.edu

Every football fan is different. Some are silent and studious, while others are boisterous or belligerent. Each is entitled to his own experience and to voice that opinion whenever he feels necessary.

However, is there a limit to the extent to which you express yourself? The question asked is how far is too far? Is it when someone is offended? What if there are children around? What about profanity? Is it too much if someone uses his first amendment right and uses some colorful language?

I myself am able to enjoy any sporting event, especially a football game, without ever having to use any sort of curse or profanity. There has never, in my mind, been a reason to use these words.

Every fan believes that they can influence a game by speaking their mind and giving input into anything and everything. But when a person decides to help the referees perform their duty with foul language, they themselves should be the one penalized because their language is not needed or wanted.

As a child I remember going to games and hearing all of this profanity. Yeah, ok I get it, that was a bad call and the ref is blind as a bat.

But on any one occasion has a referee ever turned to the stands and said, “Wow, I apologize. Judging by that language, I guess it was a bad call and by provoking you to use those remarks I guess I should take that back. How about we forget that last call and we just go have a do over.”

No, that’s not how referees operate or in that matter sports as a whole.

This language is only hurting the game that we love and live for. The true art of the fan is not to find the best curse or insult but to help your team win by being that 12th man.

That means creating an energy that eminates from the stands. It means becoming part of a larger being. A mass of people unified, not in hatred of another team but in love for your own.

Produce an atmosphere that can assist your team into winning, while also making one that is unmatched even by the deepest regions of hell for your opposition. Help give the team you love that edge that they can rally round and will drive them to victory.

I personally have witnessed on occasions a group of fans do just this. They come together and directly influence a game. It is not with cruel jeers and degradations. It is with love and passion for the home team.

By joining together and creating a swarm of organized chaos they cause more problems for their opponents than any single curse, taunt or heckle ever could.

I can acknowledge that it is written into our country’s soul that freedom of speech is a given right. This is a basic principle of our country and it should never be forgotten. A fan at any sporting event still has the right to say anything they please. So next time think it over before you curse.

Are there children around? What good will these actions bring? Will it change the referee’s mind?

Will it solve anything?

Instead start to create something positive about your home team. Create something positive that will possibly help your

team and will hurt your opponent where it truly matters, on the scoreboard.

So as you are attending this year’s football games and any other sporting event remember to think before you act. There are various other scenarios that this energy can be

put into with a better and more productive outcome.

So I leave you with one final message. At the start of every Baltimore Ravens football game the announcer reads through a list of information. He goes through a list of emergency contacts and other general

facts. The last is a list of proper fan conduct codes.

The last message is important because it sums up everything into one simple and straightforward line.

“Don’t be a jerk.”

MCT

Although fans love to cheer on their favorite team, some fans take their comments too far. Some question whether it is appropriate to curse when cheering at a game.

Cavalier mascot necessary for school spirit IN MY OPINION

megan conte staff writer

mec734@cabrini.edu

It’s time for a new Cavalier. For the past couple of years the visual Cavalier has been absent from campus activities. Student government and student athletics have a new initiative on campus to get a new Cavalier design.

Our current students question what the current mascot looks like. Designing the new mascot will increase school spirit.

Where is the school spirit on campus if our school mascot is not around pumping us up for the athletic games and big activities?

Keep your eyes peeled

for a design contest to design the new Cavalier.

The last time I saw the mascot was on move-inday last year. Does anyone know where he has been hiding? It may not be a great current mascot outfit, but it’s our college’s mascot. I personally think it is time for a new design of the Cabrini Cavalier mascot so that we have a mascot that is present like every other school. I have always wondered what it was like to go to a school where the spirit and the mascot were really big and to have a large attendance at games at bigger schools, like Penn State, and smaller schools.

Cabrini does not have any shirts with a Cavalier on it currently. Other schools have mascots, like the Temple owl. It is time for Cabrini to have a shirt with our Cavalier and the signature “C.” The idea behind the shirts is to have a larger attendance at the games and so that we can have a student section with everyone in one color, just

like every other school.

This will help with the spirit on campus. The mascot is one way to add even more spirit instantly.

I would love to see a difference this year here at Cabrini. It would be a wonderful change to see the mascot. I understand we are a small school, but by having a mascot, it creates more spirit and I think more people would come out for different events. There are such positive actions that come out from having a mascot on campus.

On spirit day, sponsored by Student Government, Nov. 12, students will be giving away a new design of a Cabrini t-shirt, which has not been seen before. On spirit day, students should wear Cabrini blue and white gear.

It is time for the mascot to be retired. Let’s represent our school with a more present Cavalier. If one way to create more spirit is to get the mascot out and about then that’s how it will be done. To me, it’s no surprise that nothing has

been done about getting a new Cavalier mascot so far.

Of course all students are proud of being a Cavalier, but I personally would be more proud to say I was a Cavalier if there was a visual mascot.

After only seeing the mascot at most four times in the last two years, something needs to be done about this. It would add even more character to Cabrini for a mascot to be a major role on our campus.

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The Cabrini Cavalier mascot has not been seen on campus for about two years. Campus organizations want a new Cavalier design that will increase school spirit.

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Convergence class brings awareness to domestic violence rachael renz staff writer

rr724@cabrini.edu

Every year students take the senior convergence multimedia class offered at Cabrini and each year they create something new and impactful. In the past, students choose to create their multimedia Web site on war, immigration and student activism. The class of 2010 has decided on a topic that may potentially benefit not only the general public, but more specifically, educators.

“We want to educate teachers on how to spot domestic violence.

There are so many different aspects of this abuse that need to be acknowledged,” Molly Kearney, senior communication major, said.

The presence of domestic violence throughout the world has been affecting people every minute of the day. Most individuals have little knowledge that every nine seconds a woman is being abused. Most aren’t aware that there are more than five types of domestic violence and 10 different warning signs to spot the abuse.

Part of their research included

the class venturing to the Laurel House in Norristown, Pa., which is a battered woman’s shelter that provides not only a home, but counseling to its victims.

The shelter has nine bedrooms and 27 beds. The Laurel House also shelters approximately 200 women and 400 children per year.

On Thursday, Oct. 8, the convergence students met with Minna Davis, director of counseling at the Laurel House.

To enlighten the students, Davis created a presentation and also showed short films on domestic violence. The presentation was titled, “Impact of Exposure to Domestic Violence on Children,” and included facts, definitions and statistics of domestic abuse.

According to Davis, 85 percent of victims of spousal assault known to the police are females and only five percent of men who abuse their partner finish counseling.

The students also learned that it is more common for pregnant women to be abused, which in turn, affects the baby because the mother’s body is tense due to the harm. The time that the abuse is the worst is when the victim tries to leave the situation.

These facts are among the many that were acknowledged during the four hour meeting. Noelle Westfall, senior communication major, said that she learned a lot from speaking with Davis that the class can incorporate into their Web site.

“I find this project to be eyeopening and mind-blowing.

Our ultimate goal is to have our Web site be an online course for teachers to take as a requirement for their teaching license. I guide the students through this course but they do all of the work,” Cathy Yungmann, associate professor of communication and professor of the senior convergence class, said.

For every victim who goes to the Laurel House looking for help, the shelter gives them support.

The police benefit from this help as well because the Laurel House raises the number of women who report their abuse, in turn raising awareness. The convergence Web site is just beginning its formation and will be completed at the end of spring semester in 2010.

“Thank you for doing all of this research. Hopefully one day you’ll change the world,” Davis said.

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Minna Davis presents her slideshow on domestic abuse to the senior convergence class.

Blogging opportunity reconnects alumni with Cabrini michelle costa staff writer

mmc78@cabrini.edu

The proposal for the alumni blog was introduced at the Loquitur 50th anniversary celebration, Saturday, Sept. 26, by Dr. Jerry Zurek, Loquitur adviser and chair of the communication department.

“There are so many great communication majors that are awesome writers. I think their thoughts would be interesting to not only share with friends but students and the college community,” Zurek said.

His main goal in creating this blog is to allow personal experience to shine through, touching on broad topics in hopes of getting inspirational and complex angles of opinions.

“I would love to blog.

Cabrini’s alumni look at the world a different way than most college grads because of the rich traditions that Cabrini holds,” Jennifer Naddeo, Cabrini alumna, said.

Naddeo offered insight of the typical college mindset and how it is important for current students to know what is happening in the real world by their peers.

Zurek does not want this blog to be fluff. His goal is to create an outlet to express feelings in a free way where personal issues and point of views are respected and recognized.

“I would hope that students would find them informative and humorous, perhaps with a perspective that might not be thought about before,” Melissa Firman, Cabrini alumna, said.

“Many of our alumni write technical material. This will allow

one to unleash creativity more than what Facebook statuses have to offer,” Zurek said.

“I embrace any writing outlet I can utilize,” Matt Coughlin, Cabrini alumnus, said.

Zurek explained how he dreamed of this idea after posting alumni pictures on Facebook and reading a past student’s personal blog.

He was amazed and inspired by how she expressed life through a beautifully written reflection over her past 15 years; Zurek felt he had to take on this mission of creating a blog.

“I recently started my own blog to get back into writing everyday basically for practice.

When I heard about this I thought it was the right fit for me since I want to start writing more again,” Melissa Steven, Cabrini alumna said.

“I want current students to read inspirational writing and grasp the depth of insight that these individuals only a couple years beyond them think so deeply about,” Zurek said.

Already about 40 alumni have signed up to participate. Zurek hopes to have one topic each month that will focus on issues that everyone can relate to.

“I hope to practice my writing and reporting skills a little more and get the opportunity to write about things I normally would not write about at my job. I miss writing about what I care about, and what other people care about too,” Stevens said.

Some topics that Zurek hopes to incorporate into the blog include personal stories that relate to health care and the fight for reform, along with the battle of hiding one’s sexuality throughout

college and the struggles of being confused and lost during that time. He also hopes alumni will write on fun topics like the best concert they ever attended.

“It’s important to me to see how other alums survive the outside world and their opinions on state affairs,” Naddeo said.

Stevens expressed her hope on this becoming a forum where people can express opinions and ideas, opening a new discussion one topic at a time.

When asked about the significance of blogging, Cabrini alumna Elizabeth Brachelli was quick to note that blogs are among the top-rated social networking tools that will influence the capability to keep up with colleagues.

“So many of us have reconnected through Dr. Zurek’s Facebook page and that’s been fun to experience on so many levels. It could be interesting to see where the blogging venture takes us. Several of us have blogs already, and it’s been fun catching up with friends that way,” Firman said.

The blog will be launched and viewed on theloquitur.com which will be open to all Cabrini alumni.

If the process kicks off well, then the college hopefully can one day pick it up.

This blog will also largely contribute to prospective students when looking into different schools.

“The blog will allow prospective students to live vicariously through alumni for a slight moment. Hopefully this will spark a greater interest in Cabrini College and what they can become after four years,” Saleem Brown, Cabrini alumnus and

assistant director of admissions, said.

Stevens shared the importance of getting current students involved because it helps further their knowledge as to what really happens after college.

The idea of reconnecting with old classmates seems essential and uplifting. Firman spoke about the natural coincidence that this is all happening through social networking because so much of personal and professional communication is in that realm or certainly heading in that direction.

Coughlin signed up because he was simply intrigued by the idea of creating dialogue between alumni and current students.

Blogging provides anyone the opportunity to express themselves

in the form of reporting, opinion or simply reposting what interests them specifically.

“This opportunity will help to build on the pride in our alma mater. We all learn from each other and I think it’s a great initiative.

We also have the chance to focus on Cabrini’s mission, education of the heart,” Brachelli said.

As a student Brachelli often felt like she was on the top of the world and nothing could touch her, but after graduation real life started and she thanked God that she had the opportunities from Cabrini because she was able to learn life lessons that have stuck.

“The possibilities are simply endless. It’s the power of social networking,” Brachelli said.

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Students grasp world issues as CRS ambassadors danielle alio staff writer

dla37@cabrini.edu

A CRS ambassador is someone who is committed to learning about global humanitarian issues that impact the poor around the world and to organize campus programs.

Since Cabrini College began its partnership with Catholic Relief Services in 2005, students have had many leadership opportunities relating to social justice. One of those is the CRS ambassador program, which trains students to advocate for world issues they are dedicated to.

Cabrini is one of five partners with CRS along with Villanova University, University of Notre Dame, Seattle University and Santa Clara University. Cabrini was the first institution to form the partnership in April of 2005.

“Social justice is something that I am passionate about. I just saw the work that the Wolfington Center does and what CRS does and I was really intrigued by it,” Bit Hess, sophomore social work

major and ambassador for fair trade, said. “I saw how committed so many people were so I wanted to get more involved.”

There are six issues in which students can specialize as a CRS ambassador. They are HIV/ AIDS, food security, migration, microfinance, peace building and fair trade.

“Fair trade is what I am drawn to. There are so many learning opportunities and so many cool people you get to work with to just promote fair trade,” Hess said.

Ambassadors have the opportunity to coordinate events and host programs in order to raise other students’ awareness and involvement of a given issue.

“Our goal with programming, especially with HIV/AIDS, is to hold fun, informative and educational programs to make sure the people who are walking away from our program can leave knowing that things can get better regardless of the myth that the world can’t change. The only way it will change is if we change it,” Kristie Bergin, senior social work major and ambassador for

HIV/AIDS, said.

This past September, the Cabrini CRS ambassadors, along with ambassadors from Villanova, got to go to the world headquarters of CRS in Baltimore for training.

“I think that being an ambassador makes my educational experience much more hands-on because the training was a way to really immerse ourselves in CRS and social activism and gives you a chance to branch outside of the campus,” Hess said.

The ambassadors at Cabrini have a lot of passion and drive for their issues.

“I learned a lot about social justice since I got here and it is a part of my life,” Shannon Keough, senior English and communication major and president of the ambassadors, said.

“Social justice is everywhere.”

Keough stressed that it is important to pick one issue that is important to you because it is hard to advocate for all of them, since a lot of education is involved to be an expert on the issue.

Another way for students to become involved with Cabrini’s partnership with CRS is to become a CRS representative.

Students who are limited in time but are still interested in global issues can apply to become a representative, which allows them to assist the ambassadors in planning programs.

“A representative doesn’t have as many responsibilities as an

ambassador, but it is a great way to start,” Keough said.

“With CRS, you put what you learn into action,” Bergin said. “I think Cabrini is all about giving students a voice and letting us know we do have a voice and with CRS, that is absolutely the truth.

CRS gives you the opportunity to use our voices in a productive and educational way.”

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Nikki Ehinney and Bit Hess introduce and serve Fair Trade coffee as part of Fair Trade Day in Jazzman’s Cafe.

New professor brings excitement, Cabrini students affected passion to education department alyssa mentzer staff writer

ajm332@cabrini.edu

Dr. Joseph Martin is a new face on Cabrini’s campus. His warm personality and welcoming smile will be floating around the education department this year.

Martin began teaching special education and psychology classes for Cabrini last year at various off-campus locations. However, on Aug. 24, he joined the Cabrini community on campus as the new assistant professor of education.

Martin wasted no time in sharing his passion for teaching.

He was overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement as he spoke about Cabrini, his students and current special education classes.

“I love working here, I love being here, it’s a great place. I am having the time of my life,” Martin said.

Martin currently resides in Hatfield Township, Pa., not far from Cabrini, with his family and two cats.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Education degree from Temple University and his doctorate in education leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. Martin is also a certified school psychologist in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania.

Prior to working at Cabrini Martin taught pre-school children, high school English classes, adult public speaking, stress management, psychology and sociology classes. He also

served as a school psychologist.

Martin taught at the American Institute of Banking, which was affiliated with Bucks County Community College.

“I really think Dr. Martin has a lot to contribute to the educational department. He has so much background information and experience in special education. His prior studies will really help us as future teachers,” Sara Trzuskowski, senior special education and elementary education major, said.

Martin has big goals for himself and the college this year.

Aside from contributing his years of experience to the department, he hopes to publish a book on special education and student teaching with another education professor.

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Dr. Joseph Martin joined the education department as an assistant professor.

He would also like to hold a forum on campus for special education teachers, principals, psychologists, special education administrators and parents of special education students to speak about their jobs and ask questions.

While speaking with Martin it was clear that his biggest goal for this year is to help his students.

He wants them to do well and be successful in his classes and their careers.

“I want to be good for my students because I really respect them and want them to do well,” Martin said.

Martin reminisced on his years as a student and how difficult they can be with professors who don’t care or go the extra mile to help a student.

“I had some really good teachers and I had some really bad ones and what I learned from the bad ones is that I don’t want to be like them and I really believe in helping people,” Martin said.

Martin’s students have emphasized the fact that he goes above and beyond and gives attention to all of his students inside and outside the classroom.

“He doesn’t just grade papers or presentations, he makes sure that he writes what he likes and why. It is very time consuming, but he makes sure he does it for everyone,” Cullen Grant, a graduate student and special education major, said.

“I had great teachers that encouraged me and I want to be one of those teachers to somebody,” Martin said.

by struggling economy meghan mcsloy staff writer

mjm374@cabrini.edu

The first anniversary of the recession has just passed.

This, however, does not mean that people are still not struggling with money and financial problems.

For Cabrini students and one sophomore chemistry major in particular, Danielle Gordon, the day-to-day stress of worrying about money and family problems certainly takes its toll.

On top of tuition payments, Gordon, a new mother, has much more on her agenda to worry about.

“Paying for school is a struggle. I not only have to support myself, but I also have to support my parents who live in Jamaica and my daughter in addition to paying for school,” Gordon said.

Commuting to Cabrini from her home in north Philadelphia, Gordon comes to school each day to focus on her work only to return home, pick her daughter up from daycare and then proceed to her job at Wendy’s where she sometimes works until 2 or 3 a.m.

Gordon is lucky if she finds a few minutes to catch up on sleep each day between running from school to her job and tending to her daughter in the meantime.

While it is easy to become overwhelmed, Gordon takes it one day at a time.

Because of train and shuttle schedules, it takes Gordon two hours each way to and from Cabrini.

“I want to quit sometimes.

It’s really hard. I have to worry if she is okay while I’m at school,” Gordon said.

Gordon is certainly not the only college student affected by the recession. According to U.S. News and World Report, only 28 percent of college students were in no way disrupted by our country’s economy.

This leaves the remaining 72 percent of current college students struggling to keep their heads above water when it comes to financing their education.

Because of the price of tuition alone, 53 percent of students were faced with the decision to attend a less expensive school. This statistic especially concerns students who chose to attend a private school such as Cabrini as opposed to a cheaper public or state school.

Students like Gordon are trying to stay optimistic during these trying times.

“I’m the first in my family to graduate from high school and I’ll be the first to graduate from college. I want my daughter to have the best future possible and in order to do that, I need to go to school and stay determined,” Gordon said.

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Top ten Broadway shows to see

provided by Broadway.com lauren sliva staff writer

lbs42@cabrini.edu

1.“Wicked”- The Wizard of Oz prequel is about how the witches of Oz came to be. This Broadway musical tells the story about two opposite girls who meet and become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. http://www.wickedthemusical.com 2.“The Lion King”- Based on the Disney classic “The Lion King,” the stage comes to life with all the magic and thrill that Lion King has. The puppet-and-human integrated musical brings “imagination” to the audience, not hiding the people controlling the animal puppets. The musical has some of the original songs from the movie, but also introduces new and exciting ones. http://disney.go.com/theatre/TheLionKing

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The cast of the “Laramie Project 10 Years Later an Epilogue,” in a cast photo after the show ended.

Laramie Project recounts story 10 years later arielle friscia a&e editor

af728@cabrini.edu

After much anticipation the Cabrini College Theatre hit the stage on Oct. 12, in the Grace Hall Atrium. With a 20-minute video feed from Lincoln Center in New York City and the introduction of the biggest event in theatre history, actress Glenn Close walked out onto the stage reviewing the show. Close then gave an introduction to mother of Matthew Shepard, Judy Shepard, who walked onto the stage to introduce Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Company.

The lights then faded out and came back up with the Cabrini College Theatre’s cast of “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later an Epilogue,” with script in their hands about to perform the show for almost 300 people in attendance.

“The emotions from the original show are still so real to me,” Joe Kimpflen, history and political science major, said. “Tonight, because of the manner and the publicity surrounding the play, the performance seemed surreal and more powerful than a normal reading ever was.”

The theater hired a professional production company to help with the live broadcast with the Tectonic Theatre. The video production crew was there all day, starting at 9 a.m. on Sunday.

They worked in the atrium setting up the screen and cameras to film the big production.

The production crew worked not only all last weekend, but for weeks setting up the stage with the same wooden chairs that were once used two years ago for the original show and the lighting that made the cast shine on the stage for everyone to see. Along with Director Tom Stretton, the cast and crew were ready to make this night a memorable one for everyone in the audience.

“It went well, there were a couple technical problems,” Kel-

ly Rodrigues, criminology and psychology major, said. “The script can be hard to understand, but I think the actors did really well switching characters.”

Not only was the Cabrini community present in the audience, but alumni from the first show came to watch as well. The alumni watched as the people they once played two years ago come back a live on stage.

“It was amazing the whole play was more powerful than the first one. The themes I liked were remorse and how we can make a difference,” Janene Gibbons, Cabrini alumna and actress from “The Laramie Project,” said.

“Getting the killers to talk was powerful and getting into the legislative process of the Matthew Shepard act shows that his story is still alive.”

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We are Cabrini College, and we are history!”

The script revisited some of the old characters who were first heard of in the show two years ago such as Romaine Patterson, Matt Shepard’s friend and an activist during his case with “Angel Action,” Dave O’Malley, head of the investigation of Matthew Shepard’s death and Reggie Fluty who found Matthew Shepard tied to the fence that is no longer there for people to see.

The last time the show was brought onto the stage, there was no face-to-face interview for the audience to really know what was going through the mind of the murderers of Matthew Shepard.

The only dialogue that the audience heard from the murderers were through the trial tapes. In the “Laramie Project: 10 Years Later an Epilogue,” Stephen Belber and Greg Pierotti two of the writers of the show met face to

face with Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, the murderers of Matthew Shepard.

Both men are placed in a Virginia State Penitentiary, where they sit in their cells for 23 hours each day. The words of Henderson showed remorse for what happened that night, but it was what McKinney had to say to Pierrotti, which made any audience member sit at the edge of their seat. After the show was presented, Pierrotti was asked a question from the live broadcast after the show about what it was like to interview McKinney.

Pierotti said from the live broadcast that he took a 10 hour conversation that he had with McKinney and brought it down to what was performed in the play which was about 10 minutes.

From the live news feed that occurred after the show with questions and answers from the Tectonic Theatre Company the audience even though most had left at this point, was able to get the inside scoop of how the show really developed. Students could go on Twitter and ask a question.

One lucky Cabrini student was fortunate enough to get a question answered by Judy Shepard herself with the question “How does it make you feel to find out that the house has passed the “Matthew Shepard Act” this past Friday?”

Judy Shepard spoke her answer in tears and not only was this memorable by this epilogue, but has brought hope to those who face the pain of hate crimes everyday in society. The show received a standing ovation, and the Cabrini College Theatre once again retold the tragic story of Matthew Shepard with emotion and passion.

“Cabrini College helped make history in the United States of America, by participating in a WORLD WIDE EVENT,” Robert Stoop, junior pre-nursing major, said. “We are Cabrini College and we are history!”

3.“Billy Elliot”- Based on the movie “Billy Elliot,” the musical tells the story of a boy taking ballet during the mid 1980s, in the midst of England’s miner strike. http://www.billyelliotbroadway.com/ 4. “Chicago”- The six-time Tony Award winning, two-time Olivier Awards, Grammy musical has all the jazz, sex and scandal that Broadway can contain on stage. The musical tells the story of Roxy Heart and her dream of fame and fortune while she is on death row. http://www.chicagothemusical.com/ 5. “Jersey Boys”- Jersey Boys tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons working their way from rags to riches. The 2006 best musical has some old hits like “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” http://www.jerseyboysinfo.com 6. “God of Carnage”- The Broadway play is about two married couples trying to sort out their son’s playground fight. Tension flies, rum disappears and the death match begins. http://godofcarnage.com 7. “The Phantom of the Opera” -This Broadway musical tells the story of Christine Daae and her haunted angel of music, the Phantom of the Opera. The longest-running Broadway musical has entranced all those who have gone to witness its majesty with seduction, trickery and romance. http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com 8. “Mamma Mia”- Mamma Mia tells the story of a mother, a daughter and the daughter’s quest to find out which of the three possible men is her father on the eve of her wedding. The musical contains hit music from ABBA. http://www.mamma-mia.com 9. “West Side Story”- West Side Story is about two different gangs. The sister of one gang leader falls in love with the leader of another. It’s the modern day Romeo and Juliet. http://www.broadwaywestsidestory.com 10. “Hair”- The 1960 hippie revival musical tells the story of hippies living in New York City during Vietnam.

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Show must go on for CAP Board’s poetry slam paul skow staff writer

pws722@cabrini.edu

Talented poet Carlos Robson recently made an appearance at Cabrini’s poetry slam event. Though it was intended that several poets would perform, including Cabrini students, Robson ended up being the only poet who appeared at the event.

There was initially a worry that the show would not go on, but Robson remained professional and amiable, sticking around and doing a brilliant routine for the small crowd who arrived for the event.

The poetry slam took place in Grace Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

There was a stage set up in anticipation of a larger audience for the event, but with the low attendance Robson did his poetry at the table where Cabrini students sat, making it quite an intimate and moving experience.

A poetry slam is a poetry competition where original material is performed. Members of the audience then judge the poetry and give the poets a score for their performance.

“If it weren’t for poetry slams, I don’t think people would know about spoken word poetry,” Robson said.

Robson was born in Tampa, Fla., but moved to Charlotte, N.C. when he was 10. He now considers Charlotte his home.

He started writing poetry in 2004 when he was about 20 years old, so he is still relatively new to the field.

His poetry career got an unlikely kick start in college when he wrote a poem for an assignment. His poem got such a positive response from his teacher and peers that he decided that he would continue his poetry writing.

One of Robson’s biggest honors was when he performed on an HBO Def Poetry special. Def Poetry was also very influential in shaping Rob-

son’s style and interest in pursuing a full time career in poetry.

Most of Robson’s work is with colleges and universities, though he also participates in team poetry slams.

“Most of my poems are stories,” Robson said. He began his performance with a poem about his friend Sam, who was a positive childhood influence and hero. Other poems include serious subjects such as Vietnam veterans and his fear of a plane crash, as well as one about a heroin addict who names her son “Sunshine” and uses her love of her child to try to repress her drug addiction.

Robson said of his poetry, “I realize that my words mean more than I think they do.”

Though many CAP Board and other Cabrini sponsored events have been sparsely attended, the low attendance of this event may have been partly due to the crucial Phillies game, in which they were trying to secure a playoff spot, taking place

at the same time.

CAP Board mentioned to Robson after the performance that they would love to have him back at another time when more people could

attend. Robson agreed. So there may be another chance in the near future for Cabrini students to catch this outstanding up-and-coming poet.

PAUL SKOW/ STAFF WRITER

Carlos Robson was the only performer at CAP Board’s event on Sept. 30.

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Students relax during ‘Transformers’ movie night elizabeth krupka staff writer

efk722@cabrini.edu

Students gathered in East Residence lounge on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. to watch “Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.” This is the second movie event that CAP Board has sponsored this year. It gives students an opportunity to take a break from studying and get involved with different people on campus.

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“I had a lot of fun, especially because I really enjoy movies,” Kristen Nagle, freshman elementary and special education major, said. “I have seen the movie before but I will do anything to get out of my room for the night, so the movie seemed like a good idea.”

“I love the CAP Board events.

Honestly I love to just participate in the events; it gets me out of staying in my room all night and doing something else,” Allie Van Schaack,

freshman communication major, said.

About 25 students came to the movie event. Many other students wandered in and out frequently to stop in for a break from their studies.

Amber LaJeunesse, assistant director of the Center for Student Engagement and Leadership, chose the movie for the event.

“Over the summer, CAP Board pays attention to the hit movies and

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holds discussions with the company they use for movie selections to see what will be available and when.

We chose ‘Transformers’ because we knew it was popular in the summer and we could get it around this time of year- a great time for a movie night,” LaJeunesse said.

Another reason that CAP members chose the movie was because both the men and women on campus could equally enjoy it.

To get the movies is a task in itself as well. CAP Board members cannot just go to Blockbuster and pick up a movie. There are a certain number of companies that work with different colleges. Those companies give the institutions the movies before they are sold on DVD. Colleges pay to have the rights for these DVD which are called “prehome releases”.

“I think it is really nice that CAP Board is offering these types of events and this opportunity,” Cathy Matta, freshman math major, said.

“The movie event turned out really well and there seemed to be a lot of people there, especially freshmen. That’s really nice to see because it means that the word is getting out” Peter Morrison, sophomore Spanish and education major,

said.

To get an event like this up and running, it takes hard work from members of CAP Board.

“We need to put out a lot of flyers and we have to do a lot of spreading the word. If we tell just a couple of people that means that their friends and other groups of friends will come as well. When we have a good outcome like at the movie event it means that all of our planning had a positive influence,” Morrison said.

“It was really exciting that CAP was showing that movie because I had been wanting to see it. The movie was a lot better than everyone had said. I really enjoyed the event,” Lauren Britton, sophomore elementary education major, said.

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‘Fame’ released with mixed reviews from Cabrini community eric gibble staff writer

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The emergence of musical films has enabled Broadway to extend its influence to ordinary households.

It’s an outbreak that’s insurmountable.

The latest film in this epidemic is the 2009 remake “Fame,” directed

by Kevin Tancharoen. It was released nationwide on Sept. 25.

Word of mouth is often a positive marketing tool for films that gain critical acclaim, but “Fame” failed to do that. It balanced a 28 percent approval rating at the popular movie review Web site RottenTomatoes. com.

The negative hype kept Alyssa Frieze, senior business administrative major, away from seeing the movie in the theater. Before transferring to Cabrini, Frieze was a dance major at La Roche College.

“After watching the trailer, the dancing looked exceptional but the acting looked choppy. The script didn’t look very good either,” Frieze said.

“Fame” follows students and their struggle to become famous as they attend the New York City High School for Performing Arts where they received training in their respective area of talent. It runs at 107 minutes.

“Fame” debuted at number three at the box office, grossing approximately $11.1 million but plummeted down to number seven with a total gross of $16.5 million, proving that even musicals aren’t a guaranteed

box office hit.

However about 15 members of the Cabrini field hockey team still made their way to the theater to see “Fame.” The general consensus among the group believed that the film was decent but nothing exceptional.

“It didn’t really have a plot,” Allie Rodolico, junior communication major, said. “But I loved the music and songs.”

The original “Fame” was released in 1980 and led to the release of a television series and stage musical in addition to the 2009 film.

Yet remaking a film nearly always involves taking out certain aspects of the original while inserting new additions.

One of the complaints reflected the omission of the song “Fame,” which was not included in the remake.Dr. Michelle Filling, assistant professor of English and president of the Alumni Dance Chapter of West Chester University has not seen the film but expressed her friends’ dismay.

“Some of my friends said ‘How can you have the movie ‘Fame’ and not have the song ‘Fame?’ That’s the iconic song of the musical,” Filling said.

Still, Filling plans on seeing the film, being an avid fan of the onstage adaption.

“The musical is awesome, it has really high energy dancing,” Filling said.

Recently, the public has taken an interest in musicals and their onscreen adaptations. “High School Musical” was not only a hit but its

soundtrack was also the biggest selling CD of 2006. The musical comedy “Glee” that started its season this fall on Fox has also proved to be a hit, drawing in an average of 9.6 million viewers.

“Fame” may contain more mature themes than “High School Musical,” but it still appeals to the same audience.

“I’m obsessed with ‘High School Musical,’ which was way better than ‘Fame,’” Rodolico said. ‘Fame’ was more of an actual movie with lines rather than singing to describe everything.”

Marietta Rizzon, a fan of musicals since childhood, and pursuing her master’s in education, has seen the modern re-invention of countless musicals.

“I think choreography today is more dynamic and elaborate than it used to be,” Rizzon said. Rizzon saw “Fame” when it was a musical on Broadway.

“Obviously I love musicals so yes I would like to see it [‘Fame’] because the clips on television are fascinating,” Rizzon said.

Despite the mediocre success of “Fame,” Dr. Filling believes that Broadway will continue to reinvent itself to reach a broader audience.

“It almost dates back to the 90s.

‘Rent’ appealed to a younger generation,” Filling said. “Broadway has become inventive in what they’re coming out with by also appealing to a younger generation.”

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The original “Fame” was orginally released in 1980 which led to TV series.

Concerts to see before Spectrum closes its doors alexandra pittinsky staff writer

ahp29@cabrini.edu

To most of the world he is known as “the boss” while to some others, who are a little less interested in music, he is known as Bruce Springsteen.

Comcast Spectator and Live Nation are coming together to bring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to the Wachovia Spectrum to perform four different nights as part of a series of final farewell concerts before the Spectrum gets demolished. Tuesday, Oct.13, Wednesday, Oct. 14, Monday, Oct. 19 and Tuesday, Oct. 20 are the chosen nights, all starting at 7:30 p.m.

This band is one of the most popular bands to ever perform a t t h e

Spectrum. The concert will be the proper send off and the bittersweet end to America’s Showplace. So hurry, tickets are on sale now starting at $68.

AC/DC defined heavy metal in the 70s and 80s with their landmark releases “Highway to Hell” and “Back in Black.” Their album “Back in Black” sold 42 million copies worldwide and they are said to be a “can’t miss” live act; that is, only if fans can handle larynxshredding vocals.

Rock lovers would also enjoy AC/DC concert at the Wachovia Center on Wednesday, Oct. 21 beginning at 8 p.m. Although tickets are a little pricey, starting at $92.50, it is said this will be a concert that people will be talking about for a long time.

“Off we go, let the trumpets blow and hold on, because the driver of

his tremendous successes. Even now he has officially come out of retirement, proving himself with the release of his No. 1 album, “The Blueprint 3.”

This platinum album status rapper sets the tone for what promises an exciting and energetic concert of the year. Power 99 FM and the iDecide organization have joined to produce the annual “Powerhouse” concert.

On Friday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. all hip hop, R&B and rap lovers will come together in the Wachovia Center to listen to Trey Songz, Keri Hilson, Mario, Pleasure P, Day 26, Jeremih, Jadakiss and of course, the frontrunner of the concert, JayZ. Tickets

that Bentley is a pro, the ruler’s back.” Quoted from one of JayZ’s old songs, he truly proves to be the self-proclaimed ruler of the rap game. We have already witnessed

start at $29.99. The concert is sponsored by Live Nation. Tickets can be purchased on the Web site.

For all pop rock fans, Boys Like Girls, is coming to a venue only

twenty minutes from our campus.

Boys Like Girls with special guests Cobra Starship, The Maine, A Rocket to the Moon and Versa merge, are all coming to perform at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia located at 421 North 7th St. between Callowhill and Spring Garden streets.

With a wealth of catchy hooks and youth enthusiasm, Boys Like Girls has rapidly become one of the top bands, creating excitement in the music scene. Two of the most well known, favorite songs from one of their veteran CD’s are “The Great Escape” and “Hero/Heroine.”

On Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. at the Electric Factory tickets is selling for only $25. If nothing else, you will witness an extremely passionate, fun performance.

Directions: From Cabrini drive to and then merge onto 476 south. Continue on 476 south until you have a choice to stay to the left and merge onto 95 north. Continue on 95 north until the Broad Street exit 17. Once you get off at Broad Street the Wachovia Complexes will be to your right.

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Lewis, Rooke take lead in XC invitational joe demarzio staff writer

jad38@cabrini.edu

On Saturday Oct. 12, the cross country invitational hosted by Cabrini College at the Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia turned out to be a success for some of the members of the men’s and women’s cross country team.

The freshmen dominated this meet. Among the winners was newcomer freshman, Shatievah Lewis, who placed 10 out of 140 competitors at Saturday’s invitational.

Also placing is freshman distance runner, Tyler Rooke.

“The team is improving ev-

ery week, which is what you want to see. So we should do well at the end of the year, especially at conference. I would say I am pretty confident that we will keep improving and that everyone will run their best race at conference time,” Rooke said.

“I wasn’t any more nervous than I usually am before races. My nervous is an excited nervous to so if anything I was more excited than nervous before the race.”

Rooke ended up taking 43 out of 156 runners, making his the best spot for the Cavalier men’s team.

Both freshmen are the reigning Colonial States Athletic

Conference men’s and women’s cross country runner of the week. Shatievah earned her title for the second week in a row.

The meet is one out of many for the Cavaliers and most of the team is looking for both team and individual wins at the conference meet.

“We did alright at our meet, but as much as everyone wants to do well every race we all have our sights set on conferences and regionals and a few of us are looking towards nationals.

The highlight of the meet was that we had a couple personal records set on a tough course,” sophomore Anthony Girolamo said.

Placing second on the men’s team was freshman Jaiquann Beckham.

“I am very pleased with my performance. I ran a personal record and I placed second on the team so this meet helped boost my confidence a lot about running more cross country races in the future,” Beckham said.

“After today’s race I can definitely say I am confident about the rest of the season, hopefully I can meet all of my goals that I have set for myself. The Cabrini College Invitational helped me get further to reaching my long term goals in cross country and most importantly track.”

The Cabrini men’s and

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Freshman Shatievah Lewis paces herself for a strong finish.

women’s cross country team will compete again on the same course in the CTC championship on Oct. 17.

The event is hosted by the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. The members of the team are confident for the rest of the reason. Junior Diane Gapinski is confident that her hard work will pay off in the end at the CSAC meet.

“I am hoping to do really well at our CSAC meet. I have been putting lots of work in at practice and will continue to for the next month to get ready for that day. I want to end the season on a high note,” Gapinski said.

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The mens cross country team begins the race along with the 156 other runners present at the invitational.

Field hockey defeats local rival, Rosemont john solewin staff writer

jcs728@cabrini.edu

In what was almost a shutout until the last nine seconds of the game when the Lady Cavaliers trounced their local rival Rosemont College 6-1.

The younger girls on the team came up strong with five out of the six goals being scored by freshmen and sophomores.

“It was definitely a good day for the younger girls on the team, a lot of them came out of their shells,” Allie Rodolico, junior communication major, said.

With many games behind them, the women’s field hockey team has turned around a tough early season by winning four out of their last five games. Their most recent match ups have also been within their conference.

If the team ends their season strong, they will be in a good position for the Colonial States Athletic Conference semi-finals; currently they are in fourth place

among the nine teams.

“We’re excited about the rest of the season and the playoffs.

We haven’t had a great season, but we have played well over the last couple of weeks,” Rodolico said.

Playing in steady rain, sophomore Maura Gordon got things going in the right direction with the team’s first goal. She was assisted by junior Desiree Umosella.

Umosella gained another assist when she got the ball to freshman Lindsey Atzert for the second goal of the game, her third of the season.

Freshmen Rita McKeown followed her classmate with the team’s third goal and the first of her college career, assisted

by Regina Bucher. Before the first half had ended, sophomore Janine Zizzamia put one in unassisted for the Cavs; this was also her first collegiate goal.

“Putting four points on the board in the first half was great.

It definitely took a lot of pressure off of us and our defense. It

also built momentum each time someone scored,” Rodolico said.

Cavalier fans in the stands showed their excitement by waving signs and ringing cow bells.

The game’s second half saw a let up in the rain, but not in the determination of the Lady Cavs.

Their fifth goal was scored by sophomore Lauren Alessi with an assist from Regina Bucher and the sixth came from an unassisted Bucher; between goals and assists, she totaled four points on the day. Rosemont’s only goal was scored with nine seconds left on the game clock by Ashley Conti, assisted by Chelsea Reeve.

Junior Caitlin Donahue was in goal for the Cavs. Only recently back on the field after having to sit out the early season due to a torn MCL, Donahue saw very little action as Cabrini kept the play down at their opponent’s end of the field.

With a shutout against Immaculata on Oct.3, Donahue played forty eight minutes before

Coach Neary gave her a break and replaced her with freshman Vick King.

King has had the opportunity for a lot of early college career experience as she took over the goal tending duties while Donahue was recuperating on the sidelines.

Reflecting on the game, freshmen Lindsey Atzert and Rita McKeown both agreed that the early, first half time out called

by Neary helped to bring the team together and get them focused. It was within minutes of returning to the field, that the first goal was scored.

“It felt great!” McKeown said.

McKeown usually plays defense, but was put in as a midfielder for this game.

“The position was a change for me, but I liked playing offense, there’s a lot more handling of the ball,” McKeown said.

Cavalier field hockey hopes to continue their winning ways and finish the season strong. Lindsey Atzert echoes the feelings of all

her teammates and their fans when she says, “I can’t wait for the rest of the season. I am so excited!”

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Lady Cavs record fourth straight shutout victory ross salese staff writer

rms348@carbrini.edu

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT/ CABRINI COLLEGE

Dana Nardello gains possession of the ball in their win over Washington College.

The women’s soccer team recorded its fourth straight shutout victory in defeating Washington College 2-0 on Thursday, Oct. 8.

With help from a strong defensive play, Maddy Edwards recorded her third shutout victory of the season.

Edwards and junior goalkeeper Gianna Porretta have combined 366 minutes without letting up a goal.

“Our teams success is that we have all worked together as a team. The past games we had a variety of different players score, some people getting their first [goal] of their college careers,” Kara Hinkelmon, sophomore forward, said.

The contest between the once 7-5-1 Cavaliers and the 5-5-1 Shorewoman was even at zero after 71 minutes of play.

On her fourth goal of the season sophomore Sammy Thompson snuck a long strike from 25 yards out past the Shorewomen goalkeeper to break the tie at the 71:40 mark.

Twelve minutes later Hinkelmon added an insurance

talley off a header in front of the goal. Giving Hinkleman two goals in two games after coming back from a knee injury.

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“Our seniors bring a lot of leadership to

our team. They make

sure everyone is where they need to be at that certain time, and that we all work together.”

“It’s been tough coming back from my PCL tear, because I know I need to work on things more, to be the player I know I can be,” Hinkelmon said.

The Lady Cavs’ had 20 shots on goal, 15 more than the Shorewomen, showing how one sided the game was. Cabrini was constantly attacking the offensive zone, producing eight penalty corners and constant pressure on the Washington defense.

Senior leadership has been

key to the Cavs’ late success.

Sabina DeGisi, senior forward, has 10 goals on the season and is a constant threat to score anytime she has the ball.

“Our seniors bring a lot of leadership to our team. They make sure everyone is where they need to be at that certain time, and that we all work together,” Hinkelmon said.

The Cavaliers have five games left in their regular season schedule all against their CSAC foe. How they do during that five game stretch is crucial to their post season hopes.

Right now Cabrini remains 3-1-1 in the conference and are behind Centenary College, Gwynedd-Mercy College, Marywood University and Baptist Bible College in descending order.

The Cavaliers won their game against Keystone University again by shutout for their fifth straight win on Saturday.

They continue their march to postseason play with a 4 p.m. game against Neumann College on Wednesday at Edith Robb Dixon Field, where they hope to keep their five game winning streak alive.

This week in sports

holly prendergast staff writer

hmp35@cabrini.edu

Phillies advance to NLCS The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorodo Rockies 5-4 in a come from behind heart stopper to capture the National League Division Series on Monday, Oct. 12. The Phillies have advanced to the National League Championship Series for the second year in a row where they will play the Los Angelos Dodgers in LA in game one of the series on Thursday, Oct. 15. The Phillies will look to take a 1-0 adavantage in the series getting them one step closer to there ultimate goal.

Flyers open season with shutout win The Philadelphia Flyers opened their 2009-2010 season on Friday, Oct. 2 against the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC stadium in North Carolina. The Flyers opened their season with a shutout and beat the Hurricanes 2-0. Following their victory on Friday night, the Flyers took on the New Jersey Devils in New Jersey and beat the Devils 5-2. The Flyers held their home opener on Tuesday, Oct. 6 against the Washington Capitals. The Flyers defeated the Capitals 6-5 in overtime. The Flyers are 3-2 falling short to the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Anaheim Ducks.

On Friday, Oct 16, the Flyers will take on the Florida Panthers in Helsinki, Fla. Eagles beat Bucaneers; 3-1 on the season The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 33 -14 on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Quarterback Donovan McNabb led the Eagles to a victory and he showed no signs of injury despite the fact that he missed two games due to a broken rib. McNabb threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns, two of which were caught by rookie Jeremy Maclin. With the Eagles in the lead, Michael Vick was able to get some extra playing time in the fourth quarter. Vick had his first completion in 33 months, and he even had an 11-yard run. The Eagles advance to 3-1 and will take on the Oakland Raiders (1-4) next, on Sunday, Oct. 18.

Upcoming Games Thursday, Oct. 15 No games Friday, Oct. 16 No games Saturday, Oct. 17 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Invitational- Away @ CTC @ 11 a.m.

Women’s Swim Team- Home vs. Mansfield University @ 12 p.m.

Women’s Swim Team- Home vs. Juniata College @ 12 p.m.

Men’s Soccer- Home vs. Neumann College @ 12 p.m.

Women’s Soccer- Away @ Philadelphia Biblical College @ 1 p.m.

Women’s Field Hockey- Away @ Neumann University @ 1 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball- Away @ Cedar Crest College @ 1 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18 No games Monday, Oct. 19 Men’s Golf- Away at Swarthmore College @ 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 20 Women’s Soccer- Home vs. Gwynedd-Mercy College @ 6 p.m.

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What Grinds My Gears: Volleyball victory improves overall team record 17-6 Favre the fake

Kasey minnicK sports columnist

Km735@cabrini.edu

Even though I go to college in a Philadelphia suburb, it doesn’t mean that all of my gripes need to be about the “hometown” teams. This week’s gripe is much different and it's about a “respected” player that has been around the National Football League for 18 years.

When Favre entered the NFL in 1991, drafted by the Atlanta Falcons, he played only two games before being traded the next season to his most famous team, the Green Bay Packers. No one knew what was in store for this AllStar, as he is now, statistically the best player to walk on the gridiron according to ESPN. com.

With 473 career touchdowns, most career passing yards with 65,964, most consecutive starts at 274 and most career victories as a starting quarterback with 173.

Along with his active records, he has plenty of Pro-Bowl selections, Most Valuable Player Awards and a championship in Super Bowl XXXI. But, with how he has put himself on a pedestal, or on a podium in front of cameras with a microphone and some tissues, I could put all of those records aside, realizing that he is playing for the limelight and not the love of the game.

It amazes me how many people that loved him from the Green Bay years, will still follow that man to the New York Jets and now to the Minnesota Vikings. And don’t even get me started on those that hated Favre, but when signed by “their” team, said they loved him all along.

Talk about jumping on the bandwagon. New York Jet fans, let’s take a glance at the events that led him to your team for one year.

So, in 2008, Brett Favre leaves the field in his “last game” with his even more emotional wife in his arms.

Yes, at the time, this was very emotional. His 18 years would be coming to an end, but it was a bitter-sweet victory for him, his family, his team and fans.

I was just excited for him to be leaving the NFL because at his age, I thought it was “big” of him to call it quits and let

the young, new stars get their faces on SportsCenter, like back-up quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Later in 2008, word gets out that Favre is going to be attending New York Jets training camps and Eric Mangini, the Jets head coach, fancies No. 4. “Boo hoo, my name is Brett Favre and I am going to miss football and the fans of Green Bay, but I want to be with my wife and kids, boo hoo, but now I am going to sign with the Jets.”

I wonder how I would have truly felt if I was a fan.

I can tell you one thing; you wouldn’t have seen me in line waiting to buy his Jets No. 4 jersey, you kidding?

So, off he goes to New York and the fans, bandwagon fans, are pulling a Jimmy Rollins and guaranteeing a championship.

Jets fans, sorry, there is only one Jimmy Rollins and he can only get away with stating that. At the end of his FIRST comeback season, the team fell apart at the end of the season, Jets missed the playoffs, he left with a torn biceps tendon and the organization said “see ya later” to Mangini. What made this even better, Favre got in front of the camera again, got lessons on crying from his wife and let the tears flow.

Favre retired for the second time; the poor baby.

Welp, the 2009 season rolled around and trade talks popped up once again for the 39-year-old child. Favre would not only sign for another NFL team, but for the Green Bay Packers divisional rival, the Minnesota Vikings. At this point I feel, the fans of Favre and fans of the NFL in general, start to see his true colors. I am sure Viking fans are ecstatic that they are still one of five teams to be undefeated thus far, but I am disgusted, as I’m sure Packer fans are, when media-hungry Favre arrived at Green Bay to beat them at Lambeau field 30-23 with three touchdown passes.

Burn those jerseys already and stop giving him the attention he desires.

For all of you Viking fans, I hope your team gets as far as an undefeated season and chokes just like the New England Patriots did a few years ago. A perfect, regular season means “jack” when you don’t have a ring to back it up. I’ll sure to be doing the “Lambeau Leap” when that happens.

But Favre, in the meantime, play the game, give-up the gig of acting on the side and stop grinding my gears.

jason moran staff writer

jKm724@cabrini.edu

The women’s volleyball team defeated both William Patterson University and the hosting Centenary Cyclones 3-0 on Saturday, Oct. 10. The two wins improved the teams record to 17-6 overall and 7-0 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference.

By beating Centenary 3-0 the Cavaliers strengthened their stranglehold on first place in the CSAC conference. Before the season Cabrini was selected to finish second in the CSAC coaches poll behind Neumann University to whom they lost to in the CSAC championship last year.

“Winning 3-0 against any conference team is a plus not only because we keep our undefeated status within the conference but it makes a statement that we’re serious about winning the conference,” Lizzie Williams, senior pre-med major, said.

The first place Cavaliers dominated Centenary in a threeset win, 25-18, 25-10 and 2513. Cabrini recorded 43 kills in 81 attacks and had a hitting percentage of .506. Cabrini received contributions from numerous players; Traci Beltz and Stephanie Recklau led the team with 10 kills each and Beth Gillespie and Alexis Doss had numerous kills too. Overall the victory was a team win.

“It’s hard to pick out one outstanding player during such a team effort. I’d say that the defense’s performance was excellent. With their precision passes we were able to run an

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Senior Lizzie Williams sets up her teammates for a spike. awesome offense,” Williams said.

The Centenary Lady Cylcones had a hard time staying close to Cabrini due to their 18 errors.

In Cabrini’s second match of the game they squared off against a strong non-conference opponent, William Patterson University. The Cavaliers ended the Pioneers seven game win streak by beating them in straight sets; 25-21, 25-19 and 25-13.

“William Patterson was a team we never played who swung hard and were scrappy, however, we were able to figure them out and defeat them, which says a lot about how we can work as a team to win,” Kate Conahan, senior exercise science and health promotion major, said.

Stephanie Recklau had another good game by having 11 kills and five blocks. Megan Ryan had seven kills and 14 digs.

The Cavaliers still have four matches left on the season and all of them are CSAC opponents.

To maintain their number one seed status for the CSAC playoffs the team will have to build off their three game win streak and keep the momentum going. The Cavaliers have high hopes and goals for the rest of the season.

“Play our best together as a team, win the CSAC championship, and make an impression at NCAAs,” Conahan said.

Cavs generate 2-0 comeback Keara corbin staff writer

Kmc733@cabrini.edu

On Saturday, Oct. 3, the men’s soccer team won against Centenary College. The Cavaliers overall offense was strong which ultimately shutdown the Cyclones defense.

Cabrini got on the board in the first half with under a minute remaining when a free kick was kicked into the box by Andrew Jacobs and slid past the goalie by Jason Moran.

Cabrini scored one goal in each half to get the result and improved to 9-3-1 on the season while Centenary’s record falls 4-8.

Senior goalkeeper Bryan Johnson gained two saves for his third shutout of the season.

“We just work hard and we were well prepared for the game which made it a great come back,” Johnson said.

As senior back-end, Moran was responsible for the goal. He gathered the ball 17 yards from the net and kicked a line-drive over the Cyclones goalkeeper.

This brought the score 1-0.

Receiving the pass from senior midfielder, Andrew Jacobs scored 32 seconds before halftime.

“Going into the game, I knew that we were going to dominate the possession in the game. If we take each game one at a time, I am confident we will win out. I think our team is confident and knows if we bring our A game to every game, it will be very tough to beat us,” Jacobs said.

“Highlights of the game were when Jay scored, it came two minutes to go in the half and we needed that first goal. The rest of the season depends on our attitude,” Brian Moran, senior political science major, said.

Now with the crowd cheering intensely, the Cavs stopped at nothing to gain their win.

As for the Cyclones they fought long and hard to reach a goal but where unsuccessful due to the aggressiveness from the Cavaliers defense.

In the second half, Centenary mounted a few chances but could not get a goal.

Cabrini was able to put the game away when they scored their second goal late in the half.

This time the goal was scored

by Steve Reynolds who got on the end of a through ball sent by Evan Hanauer and was able to lift the ball over keeper Jason Rodgers.

This is Cabrini’s 12 win out of 13 in the last CSAC contests, including the 2008 regular season and playoffs.

The Cavaliers will continue to remain in the Colonial States Athletic Conferences while defending their title.

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Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

SPORTS 16

MARYELLEN ANASTASIO / STAFF WRITER

Current and past players of the Cabrini softball team came together on Saturday, Oct. 10 for a friendly compeition.

MARYELLEN ANASTASIO / STAFF WRITER

The alumni team, represented in pink, have a team huddle before the game.

Alumni return to diamond for inaugural game maryellen anastasio staff writer mKa722@cabrini.edu

Former Cabrini College softball players reunited with the current team for a light-hearted rivalry on Saturday, Oct. 10.

The Cabrini alumni team lost by one run to the current Cavaliers, ending the game with a score of 7-6. This was the first ever alumni softball game to be played under softball coach Lisa McGregor.

“This was a great experience for current players to network and connect with alumni,” Lisa McGregor said.

The idea of having an alumni game came to alumna Kristie

Sandefur, who heard about how the lacrosse and field hockey teams have one every year.

Sandefur thought that this would be a great way to get the team together to bond again.

“I sent out a massive message to alumni I played with during my four years and the team to see if they would be interested in having a game, everyone was excited and all for it,” Sandefur said.

The alumni team were only able to round up nine of their finest players from previous years. This meant they would have just enough girls to fill the field.

“There were a lot of fall weddings and people had prior

engagements but overall it was a good turn out. Next year we hope to recruit more alumni,” McGregor said.

The moment the teams stepped on the field the rivalry began. There were parents and friends scattered around the field cheering and laughing.

By the bottom of the third inning the score was tied 3-3.

The alumni recorded one run and the Cavaliers three, to make the score 6-4 by the end of the fifth inning. In the top of the sixth inning alumna Andrea Mory had a homerun and RBI to make the score tied at 6-6.

In the top of the seventh inning the Cavaliers were able to get three quick outs. The alumni

took the infield and junior Susan Schmidt was up to bat. Schmidt was able to hit a walk off home run to break the tie and win the game.

“We never would have lived it down if we lost. The alumni would have rubbed it in our faces if they had won, we didn’t want that,” Pam Mechling, junior phyiscal therapy major, said.

Some of the alumni were a bit skeptical about the fact that their former coach was the umpire behind the plate calling the shots.

“We wouldn’t have lost if there would have been better officiating and a fence in the outfield,” Sandefur said.

Overall the alumni game was a way to bring together former

Cabrini players and the current, to play the sport they enjoy. It was also a way for alumni to catch up with each other.

“The game brought back memories of playing softball on this field,” Megan O’Brien, alumna, said.

Coach McGregor plans to continue the tradition of an alumni softball game every fall because of how well it went for its first time this year.

“I had a great time seeing and talking with all the alumni I used to play with. Im already looking forward to next year when I’ll be on the alumni team,” Liz Zimmer, biology major, said.

Fightin’ Phils advance to NLCS

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The Philadelphia Phillies advance to the National League Championship Series after defeating the Colorado Rockies in game four of the National League Division Series. The Phillies will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in game one of the NLCS in hopes of taking a 1-0 advantage in the route to the World Series.