Application of the week: Kik

By Elizabeth Krupka A&E Editor

Kik is an application available for smart phones, android phones and iPhones. It is a messenger system that sends and recieves messages to a user faster than a regular text message.

One of the best perks about Kik? It’s free.

When you download Kik it will automatically bring up a list of people who you are connected to that you should be able to chat with.

A short intermission followed, allowing Shikitino and Sillner to interact with the audience members and explain the importance of penny wars.

Throughout the first week of November, students could stop by Jazzman’s Cafe and place pennies inside the box of their favorite pageant nominee.

Pennies add to the contestant’s scores while nickels, dimes and quarters drastically reduce the amount of points a contestant has.

Of course, all of the money raised was for a good cause.

“This year CAP Board teamed up with the Sociology Club and donated the money to St. John’s soup kitchen,” Peter Morrison, treasurer for CAP Board, said in a recent email. “We ended up making $500 this year, which is awesome.”

As the night progressed, the judges tallied the votes and the first round of eliminations took place.

Senior Lauren McCarthy and junior Danielle Alio were the final two contenders for the crown of Miss Cabrini. Seniors Eric Gibble and Haggerty emerged as the candidates for Mr. Cabrini 2010.

“I did not believe it,” Alio said after learning she was one of the finalists. “I was in shock.”

After a few Cabrini trivia questions, the focus of the pageant turned to who would represent Cabrini College as Mr. and Miss Cabrini 2010.

Moments later, last year’s Mr. and Miss Cabrini, Brother Dominic Wetzel and Gina Mulranen, took the stage to crown Haggerty and Alio as the winners of the pageant.

“It was humbling that Cabrini is doing this for me,” Haggerty, who was nominated for the pageant by Cabrini Theater, said. “I don’t feel any burden, it’s a positive respon- sibility [to be Mr. Cabrini]. It’s great.”

“It feels amazing,” Alio, who was nominated for the pageant by the Loquitur, said. “I absolutely love this school and I am happy to have this title.”

Both Haggerty and Alio recognized the support they received from others and how talented all of this year’s contestants were.

“My family and friends are great supporters,” Alio said “I had the best act partner in Eric [Gibble].”

“Everyone’s talent was incredible,” Haggerty said.

The 2010 Mr. and Miss Cabrini Pageant served as a focal point for the college’s Sprit Week and will certainly be a night that Alio and Haggerty will never forget. They now get to serve the extraordinary school that they love and cherish, Cabrini College.

Compare it to an AIM name. You get a username on Kik and then you have the list of other users you want to chat with. All of these users are poeple that you need to approve. This keeps a level of privacy.

Kik will also tell the sender when the message is sent delivered and read, eliminating the confusion if the reciever got the message or not.

Another positive feature about Kik is that the conversation is continuous.

Sometimes during conversations people get confused or something in the message isn’t relayed.

With the continuous conversation there isn’t ever a problem because the user can just scroll up and see what was last said.

Also, any conversation that you had with any user is always stored, so it is easy to start up the conversation. This function makes messaging quick and convenient.

Kik is comparable to Blackberry messenger except the best part is that there is a downloadable version for all Androids, iPhones, and Blackberry’s.

Kik keeps all phones up-to-date and users are able to send information very fast, which is what every phone user wants. Visit www.kik.com for more information. efk722@cabrini