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Retreat offers !"#$%&%'$"((%)*'+,$ writing: is ecg enough? weekend break for students %--%.$"/%,&'$)+,$By Nick LaRosa Asst. Sports Editor ASST. NEWS EDITOR ERG722@CABRINI.EDU Students looking to further their Hundreds of thousands of people rallied at the National Mall in relationship with God, themselves Washington D.C. on Sunday, March 21 in support of comprehensive and others will travel to the Poconos immigration reform. for a SEARCH Retreat this week!"#$%&'()'$(&*$+*),,*%)'-$%),-'-"&*()-&".*'/"*0*)1&*$+*'/"-(*2$3%'(-"&*$+* end, Feb. 11-13. The retreat is of4-('/*),$%1&-."*'/"*5#"(-2)%*0*)1*-%*)*2($6.*'/)'*&'("'2/".*+$(*4,$27&8*9/"* fered to all undergraduate students :;)(2/*<$(*5#"(-2)=*(),,>*6)&*'/"*,)(1"&'*&-%2"*?@@A*)+'"(*-##-1()'-$%*

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“This is a retreat that is done L)'>* <(-11,"MN$('$%* O("O)(".* '6$* 43&"&* '$* '()%&O$('* '/"&"* 1($3O&* on other campuses as well,” Grz!"##$%&'#"()*'+,-.."/%012.2 +($#* J-,,)%$I)* H%-I"(&-'>8* * N$('$%* -&* )%* )2'-I"* 2$%1("1)%'* )'* C"%'(),* eskowiak said. “While there are Baptist Church in Wayne. scheduled events, the experience :9/-&* -&* '/"* 4-11"&'* (),,>* $%* '/"* #),,* &-%2"* P4)#)* /)&* 4"2$#"* each student has is unique.” president,” Norton said to the group.

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By Liz Scopelliti attendance get to know one another those in the new core, there are professupport for an overhaul of immigration legislation.

Copy Editor better. sors who teach various ECG classes that :V-'/$3'* W*X-%1* '/"* ,)6&* '/)'* )("* -%"++"2'-I"F* -##-1()'-$%* O($4,"#&* “All retreats need ice breakers Foster Care in America, People Who do not see a drastic difference in their stu2)%Y'*4"*&$,I".F=*E3(7"*&)-.8*:9/"*23(("%'*,)6&*#)7"*-'*-#O$&&-4,"*+$(*'/"* and topic-appropriate activities, but Make History, Sustainable Communi- dents capabilities. %3#4"(*$+*O"$O,"*6/$*6)%'*'$*2$#"*'$*5#"(-2)*'$*.$*&$*,"1),,>8= some of the games and programs we ties. These are just a few of the several “Our faculty is not going to do any9/$&"*'/)'*#)(2/".*/",.*4>*&-1%&*'/)'*(").F*:GZ3),*'(")'#"%'*+$(*),,=* lead are really cool and new,” Cathy Engagements with the Common Good thing that won’t benefit our students,” and “No human can be illegal” at the rally.

Matta, sophomore math major and (ECG) courses offered to current sopho- Amy Persichetti, English faculty and in<()%2"&*[)(("'F*&$O/$#$("*&$2-),*6$(7*)%.*DO)%-&/*#)U$(*)'*G)&'"(%* one of the retreat leaders, said. mores and freshmen. These classes are structor of Foster Care in America, said.

H%-I"(&-'>F*6)&*3O,-+'".*4>*'/"*&/""(*%3#4"(*$+*O"$O,"*)'*'/"*(),,>8 SEARCH encourages students to a part of the Justice Matters curriculum “I have complete confidence in it. People :\'*6)&*("),,>*O$6"(+3,*'$*4"*-%*'/"*#-.&'*$+*&$*#)%>*O"$O,"*'/)'*6)%'* take a break from their heavy workthat Cabrini introduced back in 2008. are committed to making our students change and have traveled so far to stand up for their rights,” Garrett said. loads and form new friendships and Contrary to the old curriculum, the strong writers.”

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/0&1(,+.&23&(45.-(6'( after graduation for Cabrini alumni the college.

Missioners are not priests or sisters, a misconception that might keep students from considering post-graduate service of

“‘Living mission’ means loving by learning to use one’s unique gifts and passions to serve those in need and growing in the ability to integrate one’s personal and spiritual experiences throughout the service commitment and beyond.”

generally between 10 months to up to two years. “‘Living mission’ with Cabrini Mission Corps,” according to Gina Scarpello, director, “means loving by learning to use one’s unique gifts and passions to serve those in need, and growing in the ability to integrate one’s personal and spiritual experiences throughout the service commitment and beyond.”

In 2012, Cabrini Mission Corps will celebrate 20 years of placing 118 missioners to serve in the U.S. and around the world (nine countries overseas and six U.S. cities.) Current missioners are serving in Cabrini missions

<=(+(&E5))&E(&*(&56&/0&1(,+.F& this kind. Missioners are ordinary young people who desire to make a commitment to “live mission”

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Editorials: The college’s efforts of creating a Green team are helping to organize and execute a way for all areas of the college to actively participate in going green.

Three major areas in the college that are already finding ways to be more eco-friendly are dining services, the purchasing department and facilities (the department responsible for buildings and grounds.) These departments presented at a recent meeting the ways in which they already have implemented positive changes.

However, what are the rest of the faculty, staff and students doing to make our campus a more sustainable place to live and learn?

Loquitur supports the green team’s mission to ultimately get all departments and community members on campus to play a part in creating the most ecologically sustainable campus possible.

There is only one way to make this happen: to ensure that the green team is a coalition of all branches of the college that share the same goals and ambitions of helping the environment.

Would you be willing to take part in a campus-wide movement to make the school more sustainable?

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Green team needs support of campus to make a difference

OUR MISSION STATEMENT THE LOQUITUR: YOU SPEAK, WE LISTEN.

The Loquitur is Cabrini College’s weekly, student-produced campus newspaper. It is the voice of students, staff, faculty, alumni and many others outside the Cabrini community.

The Loquitur has earned its position by advocating for self expression through freedom of speech and by serving as an outlet for readers to affect change on campus and off.

Founded in 1959, the Loquitur has thrived and greatly expanded its readership. The paper now has over 4,500 online readers and 1,500 print readers on a weekly basis.

Our mission is to provide readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions freely, in an environment where their voices are effectively heard and respected.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR about the importance of sustainability to care?

Loquitur would like to recognize the green team’s effort in initiating this coalition.

They are essentially creating one go-to source for us to learn about ways we can make the campus more sustainable in every aspect of our four years in college.

The team’s first meeting had a smaller-thanexpected turn out because of a storm the day of the meeting.

This kind of change on a college campus is one that will help us in both the short term and long term.

In the short term, ecofriendly practices may reduce some energy bills and perhaps our tuition, but, in the long term, changes can affect the lives of all the people: students, family members and employees by making us all modify the fundamentals of living to produce a more environmentally-sustainable life.

We are the change we wish to see and without

knowledge on the matter at hand and without the efforts of the entire community, the change is unlikely to happen.

Next time, think about the impact of your everyday life. How much water are you using when you shower? Do you recycle properly? Do you drive distances that could easily been covered by foot?

Above all, we should be asking ourselves, what is it I am doing to lead a more more environmentally sustainable life?

The Loquitur welcomes letters to the editors. Letters should be less than 500 words. Guest columns are longer pieces between 600 and 800 words. These are usually in response to a current issue on Cabrini College’s campus or community area.

Letters to the editor and guest columns are printed as space permits.

Submissions may be edited for length, clarity and content. Name, phone number and address should be included for verification purposes. Personal attacks and annoymous submissions will not be printed. Letters to the editor and guest columns can be submitted to loquitur@googlegroups.com or to the newsroom mailboxes in Founders Hall 264.

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Compassion for family of student As the college learns of details in the Vineland, N.J. crime in which Cabrini student David Stone has been charged, the Loquitur asks the community to be respectful to the family during this trying time.

We encourage all fac-

ulty members, staff and students to recognize the tragedy as a family’s private circumstance and to be respectful as the family picks up the broken pieces.

Too often, we as a community of people, are too quick to draw our own

conclusions and fill in our own blanks. This leads to stigmas and accusations without fair trial.

What if, as a community, we collectively supported each other in prayer for the recovery and mercy of the family of David Stone?

The Loquitur reminds the college of the core values we announced around campus that include respect and community.

We ask Cabrini to join in thought and prayer on behalf of this family during this difficult time.

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2010-2011 Editorial Staff EDITOR IN CHIEF Kelsey Kastrava MANAGING EDITOR Danielle Alio NEWS EDITOR Trevor Wallace NEWS EDITOR Eric Gibble A&E EDITOR Elizabeth Krupka A&E EDITOR Danielle McLaughlin FEATURES EDITOR Justin Sillner

FEATURES EDITOR Alyssa Mentzer PERSPECTIVES EDITOR Jamie Santoro SPORTS EDITOR Nick Guldin SPORTS EDITOR Holly Prendergast COPY EDITOR Rachael Renz COPY EDITOR Meghan McSloy COPY EDITOR Liz Scopelliti

ONLINE MEDIA EDITOR Lauren Sliva ONLINE MEDIA EDITOR Pat Gallagher ONLINE MEDIA EDITOR Felicia Melvin PHOTO EDITOR Sarah Luckert ADVISER Jerome Zurek

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Writing intensive ECG courses provide essential skills alternative WRITING, page 1 regardless of their age or major.

“I never associate good writing with majors,” Romano said.

“Critical thinkers are good writers. Your writing is contingent to how well you read, which is connected to critical thinking.”

Some of the current ECG teachers believe that the new curriculum has the potential to deliver more English proficiency than ever before.

“When Cabrini revised the core curriculum, we eliminated English 101 and replaced it with three writing courses: ECG 100, 200 and 300,” Dr. Michelle Filling, English faculty and On Their Own Youth in America instructor, said in an email interview.

“The reality is that writing is not like a vaccination. You can’t take a ‘dose’ of writing in the first year of college and expect to be a superb writer forever.

The ECG series is designed to teach writing across the three years and potentially a fourth year if a student chooses to do a capstone project within his or her major. In essence, the ECG courses provide Cabrini students with more writing instruction than ever before,” Filling said.

Opposing views are held amongst students that are from both cores. Gabriel Kuhn, fresh-

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Theresa Agro, sophomore education major, participates in a class discussion. Cabrini’s revised core curriculum eliminated English 101 and replaced it with three ECG courses. man undecided major, believes that an English 101 would have helped him, while Christian Nunan, junior math major, said that he prefers to write papers, which is more prevalent in the ECG courses.

Nevertheless, the future of

the Justice Matters curriculum looks bright. Comparisons will have to be assessed once the first ECG participants graduate.

There, more valid conclusions can be made.

“We have two functions. We deliver professional expertise

through the major and the other part is the core curriculum, to have lifelong learners,” Romano said. “The ability to write is your ability to think. Writing is a manifestation of thinking.” ems83@cabrini.edu

Graduates find success, fulfillment GRADUATES, page 1 in New York City and in the Philippines. If candidates do not have a desire to serve abroad, there are options in the United States. Missioner stories are remarkable. Crystal Catalan, 25, current missioner with Save Our School Children Foundation, Inc. in Baguio City, Philippines, was born in Laguna Niguel, Calif.

She studied communication and business administration and as soon as she graduated, went to work in a corporate job.

However, deep down, she found this life choice lacking. Catalan couldn’t seem to shake the feeling that she needed to be doing something else with her life.

She wasn’t supposed to be working in the typical job setting.

“I got hired to do sales and marketing with a subsidiary of News Corp, and this was great, as it had a promising career path. Well, in the midst of working for this company for two years, I was also making annual trips to the Philippines, to do mission work. I made a promise to myself to use my two weeks of vacation for this, and well, it just so happened that I realized that I was living two lives. I felt like my heart and my passion

Add/drop deadline creates confusion among students

was not in sales and marketing, but rather it was in mission work and ministry,” Catalan said.

“I love marketing and I loved the people I worked with, but it was not in line with where I felt my great joy resided,” Catalan said.

Another current missioner, Laura Johnson, 22, serves as

don’t have the same opportunities in this world,” Johnson said.

Johnson was drawn to the missionary way of life by the associate pastor at her childhood parish in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

“He was part of a missionary community and invited me to have a ‘hands-on’ experience once I turned 18. Less than two

“It just so happened that I realized that I was living two lives. I felt like my heart and my passion was not in sales and marketing, but rather it was in mission work and ministry.” a food pantry coordinator at Cabrini Immigrant Services in Manhattan. Her story is different than Catalan’s in the sense that she knew since she was younger that the missionary way of life was for her.

“Since I was in high school, I have always felt drawn to the missionary way of life...the idea that the destiny of all humanity is bound up in one another and that those of us who have resources (money, health, education,) have the responsibility to spread the wealth to those who

months after my 18th birthday, I was on a plane bound for his community’s mission in Sabana Yegua, Azua, Dominican Republic. That experience was so powerful in my life, that it led me to believe I was called to be a missionary too someday.”

In college, she was also able to study Spanish and theology.

In addition, she also embarked on two study/serve abroad experiences in Madrid, Spain and Bogota, Colombia that would not only shape her personally but also professionally.

All of the missioners at Cabrini Mission Corps have different stories as to how they got there and how their experiences as missioners has affected their lives.

Grace Lape, also 22, is serving as a campus minister at New York City’s Mother Cabrini High School in Washington Heights. Lape knew she was being called to serve as a missioner. However, her experiences so far this year have made her steadfast in her desire to make mission a way of life beyond Cabrini Mission Corps.

“At this point of my year, I would say it is nearly impossible to say exactly what gifts I am receiving from my service. I have received so much from my wide range of experiences, people I have encountered and challenges I have faced. I am sure the fruits of my mission will be present long after my year of service is over and I pray to be transformed by the experience when it is all over. For the moment I receive both joy and the challenge to grow, which I hope will create a new and better person who is more faithful to God’s call in the years to come,” Lape said. efk722@cabrini.edu

It is not uncommon for students to withdrawal from classes. Usually this happens when a student feels overwhelmed with a class and cannot handle all the work the professor gives on top of everything else they have to do.

However, students mix up withdrawing and dropping classes frequently.

For those who do not know the difference or need to be reminded, withdrawing is a request to get out of a class after the add/drop period.

Withdrawals will show up on a student’s transcript as a “W.” Withdrawals can impact a student’s full-time status as well as financial aid and residency. However, a withdraw does not count against a student’s GPA. Dropping a class does not show up on a student’s transcript, will not affect full-time status and does not count towards their GPA. The add/ drop period is usually during the first two weeks of the semester.

For one student at the college, the withdrawal process has taken her by surprise.

“I had to withdraw from my bio class this semester because I should not have been allowed to take it,” Danielle DiBartolo, a junior social work major, said. “I just found out last Monday. I took a class last year that had the same concept, but I did not have all the requirements to take this class.”

DiBartolo is in the honors program and also majors in sociology and psychology. She takes 18 credits a semester and also has a fulltime job.

“There are a lot of requirements for me to graduate on time,” DiBartolo said. “I take 18 credits a semester to ensure I’m getting my money’s worth. My adviser, the registrar and the science department are all working with me to fix this mistake and they are being very helpful.”

For a Temple University student, withdrawals were not very kind to him and his parent’s wallet.

“I used to think they were the same thing, so I didn’t think it was a big deal at first,” Brendan Mark, sophomore biology major at Temple University, said. “Even though it didn’t count against my GPA, I wasn’t happy that I had to withdraw from a class. It was only one class, but it still shows up on my record.”

Mark said that from personal experiences, student’s would be better taking a lighter class load if they think there is a possibility they could end up withdrawing somewhere down the road.

In order to withdrawal from a class, students can either complete an online form or go to the Registrar’s office in Grace Hall to pick up a form. From there, students must obtain the signature of their academic adviser and return the form back to the Registrar.

The deadline to withdrawal from classes, except COM 280 and 382, is March 30. jtg45@cabrini.edu

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GLOBAL & NATIONAL Egyptian leader attempts to bring normalcy

REGION & CAMPUS

Now in its third week, the revolt in Egypt has forced president Hosni Mubarak to offer pay raises to government employees, open the country’s stock market in an attempt to bring the country back to some sort of normalcy.

Since the protests started on Jan. 25, the country has been in disarray.

However, this confidence that the government is expressing is being communicated through news media, which is controlled by the state. Protests continue to shake the country.

David Stone, senior history major at the college, was arrested on Feb. 4 and charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and weapons offenses after he and his 12-year-old brother allegedly stabbed their mother, Carol Nicholson in Vineland, N.J., where the family resides.

According to neighbors, there were no signs of trouble in the home, and Stone hoped to one day become a priest.

Stone is currently being held at Cumberland County Jail with a set bail of $500,000 cash only. As for Stone’s 12-yearold brother, he is being kept at a juvenile facility.

Nicholson was flown to Atlantic City Medical Center and released on Sunday, Feb. 6 after being treated for multiple stab wounds. The investigation is ongoing.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Feb. 8, 2011

Mubarak will not run again Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president since 1981, proclaimed that he will not be running for elections this coming September.

Obama wanted this statement set in stone so there would be no room for Mubarak to manipulate this changeover. Mubarak claimed that he would still remain in office until the presidential election in September. However, he stated will never leave Egypt, emotionally.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Feb. 3, 2011

Stone charged for attempted murder in N.J.

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Despite violence committed by pro-Mubarak supporters in Tahrir Square, anti-regime protesters still have made their presence known and are calling for President Mubarak to step down immediately.

Huffington Post bought by AOL for $315 million The Huffington Post has been bought by AOL, linking two online media giants into one.

AOL originally brought dialup internet service to millions of Americans but has now moved into the media market. The company also owns the hyperlocal news outlet Patch.com.

The Huffington Post started as a small $1 million investment and has grown into one of the most-visited news websites.

AOL will pay $315 million for the post, and will be the company’s largest acquisition since

Time Warner in 2009.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Feb. 7, 2011

Financial fraud puts baseball team in turmoil The lawsuit brought on behalf of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme has said the owners of the New York Mets used profits they earned from investing in Madoff to enhance their own fortunes and fund a number of other business investments.

These accusations were made

by Irving Picard, the trustee appointed to recover funds for in-

vestors that were affected by Madoff’s alledged fraud.

The owners continued to invest in Madoff despite numerous warnings that it was a fraud. This multi-billion scheme made it to bankruptcy court in Manhattan this past Friday leaving many in the sports and banking industries wondering if Wilpon and Katz will have to sell the Mets.

Wilpon and Katz fired back at Picard stating the allegations were “abusive, unfair and untrue,” in a New York Times article.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Feb. 4, 2011 Meghan McSloy Copy Editor mjm374@cabrini.edu

THIS WEEK AT CABRINI Thursday, Feb. 10

Friday, Feb. 11

Saturday, Feb. 12

Tackling real-life issues in Cabrini’s new core curriculum Join Dr. Jerry Zurek will present a Fair Trade presentation from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Seven Stones Cafe in Media, Pa.

Trip to 76ers Game See the Philadelphia 76ers play the Boston Celtics for just $10. Tickets are available in the SEaL office. The bus leaves at 5 p.m.

Admissions Information Session Prospective students can explore the college beginning at 10 a.m. with a PowerPoint presentation given by an admission counselor as well as a tour by a student ambassador.

Sunday, Feb. 13

Monday, Feb. 14

Tuesday, Feb. 15

Mass Celebrate mass in the Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of St. Joseph from 7 p.m.- 8 p.m.

Global Solidarity Network online learning session The water session on GSN begins on Monday, Feb. 14 and runs until Feb. 15. The session will explore how water security impacts communities. For more information, visit gsn.crs.org.

Active Minds Meeting Working to increase students’ awareness on mental health issues, Active Minds will be meeting at 3:15 p.m. on the first floor of the mansion.

Bingo Try to win one of 12 prizes when you play Bingo in Jazzman’s beginning at 9 p.m.

Read the original story on 6ABC.com/NBC10.com | Feb. 4, 2011

Plot to sell drugs ends in arrest for police On Monday Feb. 7, 2011, two Philadelphia police officers, Robert Snyder and James Venial, confessed in federal court that they were connected in a plot to steal 300 grams of heroin from a drug dealer and then sell the heroin for cash profit.

Snyder is sentenced for a minimum of 10 years behind bars and Venial is sentenced to five years behind bars.

Read the original story on Philly.com | Feb. 8, 2011

News anchor honored with annual award Pat Ciarrocchi, CBS3 news anchor, will be honored with the Ivy Young Willis award at the college on March 5. This annual award is given out yearly and recognizes women who have excelled in the field of public affairs.

Meghan McSloy Copy Editor mjm374@cabrini.edu

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College joins schools in green initiative ‘Green team’ aims to make campus environmentally sustainable

By Sarah Luckert Photo Editor Colleges all over the United States are forming organizations called Green teams.

The college has decided that in order to bring together all of the current sustainable actions and follow the three R’s, reduce, recycle and raise awareness, a Green team must exist.

The Green team is a group of faculty, staff and students that work together in order to keep our college green. With biweekly meetings on Wednesdays, the Green team members will work together in order to not only communicate about sustainability, but act on it as well.

“It’s really powerful having faculty, staff and students working together,” Dr. Caroline Nielsen, assistant professor of biology, said.

With an effective agenda for the last meeting, those who participated were informed about three branches of our college that were currently involved in sustainable actions.

Facilities, dining services and purchasing all presented short descriptions about how their departments were working towards our college’s more sustainable lifestyle.

This, however, was not the main purpose of the meeting. According to Nielsen, the main purpose of the meeting was to brainstorm and prioritize and figure out what they would like to work on next.

Knowing what Cabrini is already doing is important and bringing all of those current ideas and new ideas together is the main purpose of the Green team. Nielsen spoke to the journalism class in hopes of involving a large part of the spread of ideas through communication.

“You are the voice of campus,” Nielsen said when she spoke to the journalism students.

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Nielsen told the class that bringing in different people who specialize in different areas is going to be a large part of this effort to make the college more sustainable.

“Colleges all over America are working on sustainability efforts,” Nielsen said.

Currently, the Green team has compiled a list of ideas that fall within two categories, projects and communication. Within these categories are numerous ideas that the team hopes to execute.

A large goal of the Green team is to find

a project that students can work on that will have a large, positive impact but with a low cost.

“One of the biggest accomplishments that we have made in the past couple of years was in our energy consumption.”

Howard Holden, director of facilities, said.

“Our department has been involved in converting to our fry oil into biodiesel fuel,” Drew Niemann, general manager of dining services, said.

“This year little Cabrini won the Green

Spend,” Heather Cardamone, director of administrative services, said. “We spent more percentage wise than any other school on green products through Office Depot.”

The Green team is always looking for more members who have enthusiasm towards making the college a more sustainable institution. skl37@cabrini.edu

SEARCH aims to bring confidence to students SEARCH, page 1 Tim Rooney, junior English major, attended the retreat last year and credited SEARCH with being “a big leap forward in my college experience as far as getting to know other people.” Now Rooney is a leader for the upcoming retreat and has the opportunity to mentor other students.

“I’m really excited to be leading it this year so that hopefully I can help someone else have as amazing a time as I did,” Rooney said.

In addition to developing new friendships and acquaintances, SEARCH enables students to escape from the stress of the semester, according to Arielle Friscia, senior communication major. Friscia attended the retreat as sophomore and will be one of the eight student leaders.

“My hope for the people going on the retreat is for them to know they can break out of their shell and to make the most of what we have to offer during the retreat,” Friscia said. “There are people that I went on the retreat with who I work

a lot with today. I just loved meeting everyone and getting off campus for a few days to relax.”

Whether going with friends and classmates or to meet new people, there is something significant that everyone can get out of the three-day retreat.

“I really hope everyone who goes on the retreat can bring back a sense of confidence in who they are,” Matta said.

“If they take nothing else away from the retreat, I hope they realize that as a community, here at school and as people in general, that they’re never going through things alone,” Rooney said.

G r z eskowiak stressed the importance of developing stronger relationships over the course of the weekend and discussed how unique and powerful SEARCH can be.

“It is a gift that gives you exactly what you were looking for in the moment,” Grzeskowiak said of the retreat. “Everyone can get something out of it.”

“If they take nothing else away from the retreat, I hope they realize that as a community, here at school and as people in general, that they’re never going through things alone.”

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Members of the 2009 SEARCH retreat participate in one of the various activities. This is the 14th year for the annual retreat.

nal42@cabrini.edu

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Why so serious?

By Jamie Santoro Perspectives Editor

Sarah with her brothers, from top to bottom, Christopher, Joseph, Michael and Nicholas.

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Adding four to the family

By Sarah Luckert Photo Editor

I was four years old and turning five in 1996, the year my mother gave birth to my quadruplet brothers. Christopher John, Joseph Austin, Michael Patrick and Nicholas Ryan were miracles brought into the world with the help of fertility drugs.

Born at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Md., my brothers weighed between 3 pounds, 2 ounces, and 3 pounds, 13 ounces each. The average gestation period for quadruplets is 30 weeks. My mother successfully carried my brothers for 32 weeks.

Fertility drugs and treatments are known to be controversial topics. Some people believe that you are playing God by using these treatments. Risks are involved in pregnancies all together but pregnancies with fertility treatments have greater risks involved. Premature labor and delivery pose the greatest risk to a multiple pregnancy. For my family, fertility drugs were a neccessity for my parents who wanted a chance to have a family.

My mother was the recipient of the fertility drug Pergonal. Pergonal comes with a cost of $1,500 per treatment cycle, which was paid for with insurance. When my mother was un-

able to produce children at first she had to have one treatment done. The first treatment was a success the first time and as a result I was born. When my parents wanted more children the doctors suggested they use the drug again.

This time when my mother took the drug it did not take one cycle, instead it took four. When the fourth cycle was pronounced successful my parents were told that the number of children they were going to have was six. Soon after that the number dropped from six to four. According to an article written in The Baltimore Sun, doctors had raised the possibility of reducing the number of embryos from four but both of my parents were against it.

According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, one in every 700,000 births results in quadruplets. On the street that my family and I live on, there are two sets of quadruplets and one set of triplets. People always joke and say that it must be something in the water. With the statistics for multiples it does seem as though there is a greater power at work here.

Now at the age of 14 years old, my brothers are first-year high school students. With my father being an identical twin, multiples seem to surround our lives. The joy of having so many siblings has been such a reward. skl37@cabrini.edu

Attention Freshmen and Seniors Beginning on Jan. 31st, freshman and senior undergraduate students will be given an opportunity to provide important feedback on the quality of their Cabrini education.

The National Survey of Students Engagement (NSSE) asks for student feedback to questions like: How often do you participate in community based projects? Do you interact with students who are from different backgrounds and cultures? How often do you interact with faculty members outside of class? How well does Cabrini provide you with the support you need to succeed academically? These questions and more are part of the NSSE, an online survey available for completion until the end of March 2011.

Student engagement both in the classroom and outside the classroom, have been positively linked to higher student retention rates, graduation rates and student satisfaction. Several examples of activities that increase student success are making class presentations, working with other students on class assignments and talking about your career plans with your academic advisor.

Cabrini will utilize your feedback on all of these questions to improve learning opportunities, teaching practices and aspects of campus life.

Freshmen and seniors should have already received an email invitation asking them to participate in the NSSE. The survey takes only 15-20 minutes to complete online. In appreciation for participating, students will be entered into a drawing for a gift card worth $100. Approximately 685 students have been invited to participate.

Questions about Cabrini’s participation in the survey can be directed to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness by emailing the director at lisa.m.plummer@cabrini.edu or by calling 610-902-8549.

I have begun to view myself as a member of the media. I say this begrudgingly due to what is involved. Journalists are often mean, usually pretentious, always lack some hygiene, all unfortunate things.

The thing that really bugs me as a newborn journalist is the censor I have to put on myself. There is always someone who will be offended.

Journalism was once an honest profession, one to be revered and discussed with great gusto by grandmothers and little brothers. The media keeps the world honest. It spreads news of great triumphs and tragedies.

Today the luster has tarnished. The age of a notebook and a smart attitude a la “His Girl Friday” is long gone. We’re left with a population programmed to be offended.

Okay I may be losing you non-communications folk so it’s example time.

I consider GLAAD, or the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, to be a great organization most of the time. Their work in the past 20 years is invaluable to the LGBT community.

But, and I mct hate to put this so crudely, can’t you take a joke? Two weeks ago, American comedy staple “Saturday Night Live” ran a commercial parody advertising an estrogen pill for men making the conversion to women.

GLAAD is pissed. In a statement they said, “This segment cannot be defended as ‘just a joke’ because there was no ‘joke’ to speak of. The attempted comedy of the skit hinges solely on degrading the lives and experiences of transgender women. Holding people up for ridicule simply on the basis of their identity fuels a hurtful climate and puts people in danger, especially given how infrequently the media shines a fair and accurate light on the lives of transgender people.”

I am not a transgender woman, nor have I met one (that I am aware of). The only information I know about the transition from man to woman is what I have seen on TLC medical shows and “Oprah.”

What I do know is that the skit was funny. I don’t think the joke was ever intended to be on transgender women. Maybe more on pharmaceutical companies who push a pill that does anything fast.

I think this is just the latest in a string of events proving GLAAD lacks a funny bone. I think that if something is so funny, it should transcend feelings. If someone made a mean joke about me and it wasn’t very funny, I would be greatly offended, but if it was good? You have to give credit where it’s due.

My aim as a journalist is not to worry about each word I type, but to type it especially when it holds such weight. With ethics boards and lawyers, there are too many strings to the web, some that need snapping.

This is my wish. Journalists, step up.

Report like no one is watching. Use your own moral compass. And to America, take a joke. Know the difference between comedy and critic. I’m almost positive that “SNL” does not have an anti-transgender agenda, it’s just a comedy. ajs343@cabrini.edu

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The worst time of the year, housing

By Elizabeth Krupka A&E Editor

I hate this time of year. Not only because I slip and slide all the way over to dinner, but for many other reasons. I hate this time of year because of one reason: choosing housing.

The most nerve-wracking part of the process is the fact that you have to make it over to Res Life and wait in a humongous long line to pick a baby little number on a piece of paper from a cardboard box.

Why would this process actually make your heart race? Like your nervous to go take a test (which actually reflects the rest of your life). But for some reason it is nerve-wracking.

The worst part of the entire process is actually figuring out where you’re living.

What building, sleeping arrangements, what floor. Then once you decide your ideal situation you have to discuss it with your potential roomies. Ah, this is where the brawls begin.

You have seven friends right? Well tell one of them to commute (because they probably only live 20 minutes away) since you want to live in a suite of only six people.

It isn’t a big ordeal of who you want to live with it’s the even bigger ordeal of who you don’t want to live with. This causes mass chaos.

This person wants to live here, but in

than I have ever heard about? Significant others. If you have a significant other you are specifically written off as a potential roommate because no one wants to wake up seeing two people kiss and share morn-

Not everyone can get along and co-habitat. That is the awful truth about the living situation is that you want to please everyone, but there are just too many people tugging at your shirt tails. this building. But Suzie Q wants to live there but cannot share a room with Marie.

Marie wants to share a room with Suzie Q but they don’t have the same sleeping schedule.

Let’s not even bring up the topic about snoring, because that causes more issues than anything else alone.

You know what else causes more issues

ing breath.

You know you would assume that because you are all 18 or older that everyone would be mature about this process and talk the situation out. This is totally wrong, never assume that.

Young adults get less mature as their lives go on (a lesson that I have quickly learned), leading to the problem that no

one can speak their minds in a mature fashion that doesn’t involve cursing someone out.

The main reason that everyone wants to do a nice little dance around the topic of housing is because it is the ultimate rejection (worse than a break up actually) because you are actually deeming living with someone not possible, which makes asking people and having a civil discussion about it even harder.

There are more hurt feelings over trying to figure out living situations than there are over a “you’re fat” comment.

Why? Why is something that, on paper, looks so painless, so awful to try and figure out in real life?

I’ll tell you exactly why. This is because you have a lot of friends that you can see yourself living with and in a imaginary world they all get along and will live with each other.

Rude awakening coming your way: that little imaginary world doesn’t exist. Not everyone can get along and co-habitate.

That is the awful truth about the living situation, you want to please everyone, but there are just too many people tugging at your shirt tails. Good luck with trying to figure it all out, because the big guy up there knows that all of us can use it. efk722@cabrini.edu

New paperless system not all good

By Pat Gallagher Online Media Editor

This past December’s announcement of the change to the online bill payment system by the college’s Business office has been done for effective reasons. It has also been one more sign of change to a family that is seeing “going green” as a negative force.

There are always two sides to an argument or decision.

In this case the decision is not being challenged or labeled as wrong; it is merely that the recent stereotype of “going green” needs some truth injected.

As a son and a member of a family that relies on a paper company to provide for a household, I am just one in that population. My father works for Xpedx, a paper company located all around the U.S., which is just one company under the larger International Paper Corporation. Xpedx is a company that works primarily in printing and publishing, manufacturing and retail of such products.

This whole revolution of “going green” has directly and forcefully impacted my family, Xpedx and the entire paper world.

There are thousands of activists every day that challenge these companies by saying that they are destroying the environment and that companies like them are to blame for many of the worlds environmental problems. Yet these activist and protestors have failed to see the other side of the issue and some of the truths behind it all.

In a series called, “Pixels Vs. Paper: Are pixels greener than paper?,” International Paper shows that the use of trees and paper are not as damaging as many may be lead to believe.

“Every day the paper and forest products industry plants more than three times the number of trees than are harvested -- paper is truly renewable and sustainable,” taken from the Pixels vs. Paper sustainability series that offers

truth into this debated topic.

Many people argue that using electronics is more efficient and less damaging when the truth is that, “the amount of electricity to run a computer for five months could produce enough paper for the average person to use for an entire year.”

Paper is also biodegradable, which is one of the largest points to make. Nearly 60 percent of all paper is recycled while only 18 percent of all electronics are currently being recycled.

These facts and realities must also be heard in the argument because it is these paper companies that worry most about our sustainability of natural resources.

There are strategic plans that are formed to properly act in the best interest of everyone and these plans are followed with prompt and focused actions.

The college made a conscience and well-developed switch to online bill pay. They did not go off of the “going green” fad but properly examined their situation and acted accordingly in the best interest of their students.

A large population of the country relies on the sale and use of paper and printing to supply an income and provide for a family.

I would like to also point out the fact that I am not in any way saying that we should all litter and pollute. I am merely adding a new perspective on the situation. I am completely and totally behind any environmental activist that promotes recycling and finding renewable resources.

I believe that we need to take care of our world in order to leave a better and more stable world for our future generations.

Anyway, if the air and soil isn’t clean then these trees that are made into paper won’t be able to develop and create all of the paper that we use today. It is often humorous how the world goes around and around in one gigantic circle. pjg725@cabrini.edu

We're going green!

• Cabrini Business Office moved to an online bill payment system effective December 2010.

• Allows them 24/7 access to view charges, payments and financial aid.

• Partly to go green, but also for more efficient use of staff time.

• This process has been in the works since 2007. The first students to gauge the system were the commuting students.

• Allows more time for direct contact with students.

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Students of military families honored While military families often struggle with having their family members leave to step up and serve one’s country, they also have immense pride and honor that accompanies being a military family.

to have national ties

“He told us he had gotten shot at 47 times while he was on base in Afghanistan.”

Jordann Bichler, a freshman graphic design major, has a brother, 32 year old Jason Bichler, who served 13 years in the United States Air Force.

“After doing his basic training at Fort Dix, N.J., he went to South Korea for about a year, then he was in Afghanistan for six months,” Bichler said.

Bichler has been stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, when he was not overseas, according to Bichler.

“My brother spent most of his time on his base in Afghanistan, but they still got bombed and shot at. I didn’t know that his base was attacked so much until Jason told us when he came home,” Bichler said.

Bichler said it was difficult not being able to see her brother when he was deployed to Afghanistan.

“My family and I worried about him because of where he was and Afghanistan’s proximity to Pakistan, even though he told us he was okay. He was able to call us and Skype us every so often, but we still worried,” Bichler said.

“Before he left the Air Force, he sometimes came home for Thanksgiving, but he always came home for Christmas every year,” Bichler said. “So

it’s not like we saw each other often, but at least once or twice a year my family saw him. Now that he’s out, he is still living in Texas, but whenever he comes to visit, he always wants to come with me to the mall. Recently, he took me to my first Eagles game.”

When her brother came home, Bichler said she and her family were relieved. “He told us he had gotten shot at 47 times while he was on base in Afghanistan.”

Bichler said that her family has definitely gotten a lot of support from the community.

“If you drive around my neighborhood back home, you will see yellow ribbons everywhere,” Bichler said. “At my high school, we had a club called ‘Support the Troops,’ and along with that we had bracelets and I even had a t-shirt that said ‘Support our Troops’ across the front of it. Whenever my brother wore his uniform in public with us he always got many people saying ‘thank you, thank you for everything.”

bichler family / submitted photo

“A lot of people misconstrued the fact that people in the military aren’t educated, when in fact they are very educated and more so in many cases.”

“A major struggle that my family had was when he had to be deployed and because of his family business, my mother would have to take care of it and pay the bills until he got back,” Taylor Spence, sophomore psychology major, said. “Now because my brother is also in the reserves Marine Corps, I worry if he will return okay when he receives his paperwork to go on an assignment. It’s really difficult to have my brother and father gone for months at a time, but I respect it and respect the men in my family a great deal.”

Spence’s brother, Joe Spence, graduated from Cabrini in the class of 2010 and is now a private first class in the Marine Corps.

Spence’s father, who owns a small plumbing and heating business, served for 20 years as a first sergeant in the Marine Corps. He was in the reserves

and was sent to southeast Asia after the 9/11 attacks.

As soon as her father came out, her brother went in.

“It’s an honor to say that my father served for over 20 years and now my brother, who I am very close with, has taken it on as well,” Spence said. “A lot of people misconstrued the fact that people in the military aren’t educated, when in fact they are very educated and more-so in many cases.”

“My family has received a really positive experience in terms of support from the community and my family,” Spence said. “Everyone I know has been so supportive of my family, whether it be someone taking us to school when I was younger or helping my mom with a business matter when my dad wasn’t there or whatever. We had over 35 people come and watch my brother graduate boot camp just because everyone was so proud of him.”

spence family / submitted photo

“He has been my best friend my whole life.”

“Not being able to contact my brother much since he started boot camp is the hardest ordeal that I have had to deal with, since he has been my best friend my whole life,” Emily Murdock, freshman education major, said. Murdock’s brother, Navy Corpsman Andrew Murdock, has been in the Navy since June 2010.

Murdock said her 22-year-old brother has been trying to help people since he was young and instead of going to school, he decided to join the Navy. murdock family / submitted photo

“He is trying to be shipped to Haiti, so that will be hard to deal with him being so far away from here,” Murdock said. “He just got stationed in Asbury Park, N.J., at a clinic, but he is trying to go to Haiti.”

“Ever since he joined, I feel people respect him a lot more and everyone is so proud of him,” Murdock said. “When him and his friends wear their uniforms out, it is really cool to see how people treat them differently with more respect and everything.”

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Confined to wheelchair since 16 teen still determined

By Meghan McSloy Copy Editor High school is typically a time when teens discover who they are and what they want from life. For most people, this is generally what happens.

What if life takes an unexpected turn? What if everything you originally knew was changed in an instant? This is the reality for 18 year old Melissa Nunn, whose life changed forever while on vacation in Hawaii with her family in 2008.

Melissa and her family were at a popular tourist location where visitors jump off a rock into the water. During one of her jumps, her left foot slipped and she fell into the water, where she broke her neck and began bleeding from the head.

Immediately her family, along with an orthopedic doctor who happened to be there on vacation as well as two lifeguards standing by, rushed to her aid.

“I remember slipping but I don’t remember being in the water so I think I blacked out sometime in between there. They swam over and were holding me up,” Melissa said.

Thanks to the orthopedic doctor that was on hand, Nunn’s mother, Michelle, got a glimpse of the severity of her daughter’s injury.

“At the scene, the orthopedic doctor said that she broke her c6 so he knew that with those symptoms that she broke her neck,” Michelle said. “When they originally said ‘quadriplegic,’ I was surprised because her arms were moving around.”

At the time of the injury, Michelle was confused because typically, quadriplegics loose function in all of their limbs and at that time, Melissa was still moving her arms.

It turned out that Melissa would be a quadriplegic and would be confined to a wheelchair.

Melissa, who was 16 at the time of the injury, was taken to a hospital on the island of Kauai, where she had staples put into her head. She was then transferred to a trauma center in Oahu, where she stayed in

the intensive care unit for two weeks, the remainder of the family’s vacation.

In order to be flown home, Melissa had to be stable enough to make the long flight back to Philadelphia.

Finally, while still on a ventilator, Melissa made the 21-hour journey home with a respiratory therapist, two nurses and her mother. She was flown in a helicopter ambulance with multiple layovers.

“I remember parts of the flight, like waking up and drinking Gatorade, and then I would just be back out,” Melissa said.

After returning home from Hawaii, Melissa was kept at Jefferson University hospital. “It was so exciting when we got to take her out into the hallway for the first time,” Michelle said.

E v e n t u a l l y, Melissa was moved to Magee Rehabilitation in Center City where she learned how to function on a daily basis as well as seek advice from others who were dealing with similar injuries. In her fourth month stay at Magee, Melissa battled several medical issues such as UTI Sepsis, a urinary infection that poisoned her body.

“She was flapping her arms and looking at us like crazy alien stuff [during the infection],” Michelle said.

Currently a senior at William Tennet High School in Warminster, Pa., Melissa is beginning to become actively involved in sports once again. She participates in wheelchair rugby also known as murderball.

“Giving up sports was probably the hardest thing because I used to play travel softball so not being able to play a sport was upsetting,” Melissa said.

In school, Melissa is able to function independently in her day-to-day schedule. She was even voted “best legs” for her high school superlatives. She welcomes people to ask questions about her injuries.

When she graduates, Melissa plans to attend Bucks County Community College to determine a major and adjust to college life. In addition, she hopes to become a peer mentor at Magee Rehabilitation.

“It was so exciting when we got to take her out into the hallway for the first time.”

Spinal Cord Injury Facts in the U.S.

•250,000 Americans have spinal cord injuries •52 percent of spinal cord injured individuals are considered paraplegic and 47 percent quadriplegic •11,000 new injuries occur each year •82 percent of injuries are male •The average age of a spinal cord injured person is 31 •SCI are most commonly caused by:

1. Car crashes: 37 percent

2. Violence: 28 percent

3. Falls: 21 percent

4. Sports-related: 6 percent

5. Other: 8 percent

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PersonaCards in time for Valentines Day

By Melanie Greenberg Asst. Features Editor With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, students and faculty got a jump-start getting cards for their loved ones. On Feb. 1, Jazzman’s cafe was crowded with students and faculty waiting for Personacards, a new and unique personalized way to express a person’s feelings via hand-crafted art.

Cartoonist Paul Kleba sat at a table scattered with cards for all occasions. Some were romantic, others were crude but most of them were a funny play on words.

Kleba talked to each individual he made a card for, asking which colors they’d prefer for the writing, all the way down to the color of their eyes to get the card as personal as possible.

Talking freely and easily, Kleba did not just personalize the cards but made connections with each person in line, even giving advice.

“We can’t be perfectionists. You’ll never be 100 percent ready to show your work. I don’t know how to be better at something I’m already trying very hard at,” Kleba said.

While Sadiyah Hicks, a worker at Jazzman’s, was getting a 21st birthday card for her sister, sophomore math major Sam Hallowell was having multiple cards made for his girlfriend.

“I’m a sap so I’m getting sappy cards. There are a ton of not very nice cards that my best friend would find funny though,” Hallowell said.

Kleba insists he did not have the natural talent of an artist when he started but instead practiced in the hopes of improving, which he eventually did.

Having started his greeting card business 18 years ago at Lafayette College, Kleba has

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Personacards add a personal touch to greeting cards for students and are a great alternative to the traditional Valentine. been to Cabrini over 40 times since 1994. He 60 cards in a four hour span. His real mission mostly keeps his business on the East Coast is to make people question rules. but in March, he will be traveling to Arizona “Why are things this way? It started with State University. political cartoons but a play on words can “The activity director remembered me make people question as well,” Kleba said. from when I came to his college and hired me.

A student asked him to make a card without They’re flying me out there and keeping me up any names on it. When Kleba questioned why in a hotel,” Kleba said. she did not want a name he laughed.

Liam O’Dow, junior elementary education “Oh you don’t have anyone to give it to, so major, was getting a card for his girlfriend for you don’t have anyone to give it to. See what I Valentine’s Day. did there?” Kleba said.

“I looked for one that was kinda cutesy,” Kleba comes back from year to year and O’Dow said. students regularly look forward to his visits to “It’s a point scoring classic,” Kleba said of the campus.

O’Dow’s card choice.

Kleba left all his customers with smiles on Elisabeth Kelly, junior biology/pre-medical their faces and a creative card that could not be and chemistry major, looked forward to the free found in any Hallmark store. personalized cards as a returning customer. mmg65@cabrini.edu “It brightens my day,” Kelly said.

Each event Kleba does, he makes about 50-

Britney makes a comeback, again

By Kelsey Alvino Asst. Perspectives Editor Britney Spears has kept quiet since wrapping up her Circus Tour in 2009, but the pop-princess is once again storming the charts and reminding the pop industry she is a forced to be reckoned with.

“Hold It Against Me,” the first single from Spears’ seventh studio album “Femme Fatale,” was released on Jan. 11 and immediately shattered records.

Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, it set the record for most radio plays in one day, broke the record for the largest spin-increase in a single week, and sold 411,000 digital copies which is the highest debut sales for a female artist.

The single also hit No. 1 on iTunes in 19 different countries.

A music video for “Hold It Against Me” will premiere on Feb. 19. Until then, Spears’ management has been releasing short clips every day before its release.

Fans and the media continue to speculate on what the she might have in store for her greatly anticipated follow up to the wildly successful “Circus.”

According to executive producers Max Martin and Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, fans should expect a return to the slightly edgier, more electronic touch of

Application of the week: CardMunch

her critically-acclaimed fifth studio album “Blackout.”

According to Rolling Stone magazine, “Blackout” was “possibly the most influential pop album of the last five years.”

“Femme Fatale” will be released on March 29. Britney took to her twitter account and expressed her excitement with her upcoming work.

“I’m almost done with my new album and it will be coming out this March. I AM IN L-O-VE WITH IT!” Spears’ management has also stated to multiple bloggers like Perez Hilton that the singer is ready to go all out to promote the album with a “major TV event.”

In the meantime, she is busy with album photo shoot and setting up promotions.

There will be deluxe and standard editions available for purchase and additional songs featured on the deluxe package.

Spears’ fans have been waiting for these singles since her last CD. Fans have been so enthusiatic about the CD that they have been leaking any and every leaks thatseem credible.

“Circus” re-established Britney Spears as the “pop princess,” but the pressure is on for her to repeat that success. kma69@cabrini.edu

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Spears’ 2009 “Circus Tour” grossed $131.8 million worldwide. Her latest single “Hold It Against Me” was released on Feb. 19.

A college student receives an average of about 10 business cards a year.

From internships to career fairs, it is hard to keep track of all of these cards that are important for a potential successful future.

Fret no more, because application creators have realized how hard it is to keep business cards straight. CardMunch is an application that is available for download for all iPod touches, iPhones and iPads.

The application is free, making the download painless and easy. CardMunch allows the user to take a picture of the physical business card.

After about five minutes, the application pulls all of the information from the card. Then the application, like a phone book, sorts all of the names on the business card alphabetically.

The best feature about the application is the fact that all of the people are added into your phone book with their emails, phone numbers and the company that they work for.

It makes looking for jobs and contacts that much easier because all of the information is a click away.

Another great part about the application is that you sign up for an account with the website online.

Let’s say you upgrade to the new iPhone 5 over the summer. Are all of your business contacts are lost? No! Once you download the application to the new phone and input your email, all of the contacts that you had saved will be on the application.

The application also saves a picture of the physical card. So if there are any mistakes you can refer back to the original.

You can also click in the settings to import all of those contacts into your address book, if for some reason they are lost. Not all iPhone applications have to be something that are fun and entertaining.

Your phone can now become a tool that you use in your profession, and it can help push you further in your career. efk722@cabrini.edu

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Trash to treasure, local artist creates magic

By Felicia Melvin Online Media Editor Trash, paint and street scenes are used as the materials in the creative and innovating artwork of Leroy Johnson’s art exhibit titled The Remnants of a City. The Magic Gardens in Philadelphia showcased the artwork of Philadelphia native Leroy Johnson in Center City.

“God taught me how to paint. I didn’t go to art school for any degree. When I was 7 years old I read Richard Wright’s “Native Son” and I heard a voice telling me I was going to be an artist,” Johnson said.

The Magic Gardens is a gallery space and nonprofit organization that displays the work of Isaiah Zagar. Many artistic events are held at the Magic Gardens for inexpensive prices.

“I like Philly. Anytime I travel somewhere else I want to come back. I need a place with a lot of trash and stuff for my art. Everywhere else is too clean,” Johnson said.

Johnson’s art entails tiny street scenes, using different objects thrown together to produce his imagery of Philadelphia.

“I love Leroy’s art. I love how it’s pretty and gritty at the same time. It’s beautiful and it represents Philadelphia,” Johanna Roebas, an observer, said.

“Art should be used as a therapeutic and remedial tool. There are people who have things happen to them that they can’t express. Art can help them.

Art in the proper context can give you academic skills. You can learn everything you need if you learn through art,” Johnson said.

“His art is very dynamic. He tells a lot of Philadelphia’s story. He is also a pleasure to work with,” Ellen Owen, executive director of the Magic Gardens, said.

“This is what I do. I’m going to do this till God takes me,” Johnson said. “I work every day. I have an obsession about doing this. This is what God called me to do.” feliciadeshea@gmail.com

all photos by felicia melvin / online media editor

Eco-friendly tip of the week:

Idling for more than 10 seconds wastes more gas than is needed for startup.

Overall, Americans idle away 2.9 billion gallons of gas a year, worth around $78.2 billion. - www.thedailygreen.com

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Reality Check:

Grey’s fans plead for spark in new season

Dealbreakers

By Olivia Torrence Staff Writer

By Jamie Santoro Perspectives Editor

Doctors are known for saving lives, working late hours and not having a life outside of the hospital. Well, the doctors of “Grey’s Anatomy” like to shed a different light on the world of medicine.

This nighttime drama has worked to show that the perceived egotistical ways of doctors can be false.

The “Grey’s Anatomy” television series made its debut on March 27, 2005 on ABC. Since then, six seasons have successfully aired, even with a writers’ strike in the middle of the fourth season. The seventh season is currently airing.

The creator of this awardwinning television series is Shonda Rhimes. She has casted many stars for this show such as Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Eric Dane and Sandra Oh. The show mainly follows the personal and professional lives of interns and residents as they complete their years of residency at Seattle Grace-Mercy West hospital in Seattle, WA. Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo are the main characters of the show. They are known as Derek Shepherd, aka McDreamy, and Meredith Grey.

(Hint: “Grey’s Anatomy.”)

When Derek and Meredith first met, they were at a bar right by the hospital. That night, they hook up. They fall in love and soon enough Meredith finds out McDreamy is married. The first couple of seasons show Meredith trying to move on and Derek trying to work things out

My idol and personal deity, Liz Lemon, coined the phrase “Dealbreaker” on the hit NBC comedy “30 Rock.”

I believe that everyone should have a few ideals that they maintain in their search for a life partner. Or in other words, dealbreakers. Here’s mine.

“This lettuce is so good.”

Dealbreaker. You like lettuce?

The actual taste of the leafy green alone in your mouth?

Lettuce is for burgers and burger commercials. The only exception is salads, and even then once the protein, croutons and dressing are gone, is there really any point to eat anymore?

“I don’t watch TV much.”

Dealbreaker. I don’t trust people who don’t watch TV. It means you’re sane enough to deal with your life healthily and don’t need to escape into a world of fantasy. Plus, if my best friend Don Draper doesn’t approve, there’s no shot.

“My dream vacation is camping.” Dealbreaker. Camping is sleeping outside, do you realize that? Even if you’re in a cabin, there’s no wireless or electricity. That’s basically water boarding.

“I don’t really want children.” Dealbreaker. A classic one, but worth mentioning. Of course you want children. Wait really? Then who will you buy cute little versions of regular people clothes from Crewcuts for?

“I don’t like going out to dinner.” Dealbreaker. What isn’t to like? Someone else prepares your food, brings it to you and cleans up. There’s a wider selection and 100% of the time it tastes better than if I made it myself.

“I know I’m a girl, but I love sports.” Dealbreaker.

Two problems here: first and foremost, that’s kind of weird.

Sorry to feminists and girls who like sports but it gives me the willies. It always comes off as fake and like your trying to impress me. Which brings me to my other point: I don’t like sports that much either. If you can sit through a baseball game, you can keep up with me.

“I need you to call me everyday.” Biggest dealbreaker.

My mother doesn’t get a call everyday, so what makes you special? Most days I don’t know where my phone is anyway.

“I don’t really listen to music.” Dealbreaker. I think you should check your pulse, because you must be dead. What do you do at the gym? What do you do in the car? What do you pretend to be good at in the shower? You must be a robot.

“Bethenny Frankel is so fake.” Dealbreaker. Just...

Dealbreaker. ajs343@cabrini.edu

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After the premiere of it’s new season, “Grey’s Anatomy” is receiving mixed reviews and opinions from critics and fans. with his wife.

Eventually they do work things out. Meredith and Derek get married in season five. Season six finale was one of television’s best finales yet.

A man walks into the hospital, enraged that they didn’t save his wife, and he shoots up the hospital. The person he is going after is Derek Shepherd.

He shoots many main characters including Derek. Meredith’s best friend Cristina, portrayed by Sandra Oh, must operate on Derek in order for him to survive.

Meanwhile, the shooter has a gun to her head. And if that isn’t enough drama, Meredith is in the background screaming “Shoot me instead!” To finalize it all, Meredith has a miscarriage.

This was one of the most devastating season finales in “Grey’s Anatomy” history, which is why the ratings and reviews rose for this finale.

The reviews and ratings for Grey’s Anatomy vary tremendously. Imdb.com rates Grey’s Anatomy at 7.4 stars out of 10.

Tim Goodman from the San Francisco Chronicle thinks the show is a bust.

“Ultimately, there’s nothing new about the bones of “Grey’s Anatomy.” Somebody needs to reinvent the hospital drama, stat.”

This past season premiere reeled in a promising 14 million viewers and a 5.3 rating, which was the highest of the night on ABC. On tv.com, “Grey’s Anatomy” received 8.8 stars out of 10.

The reviews on tv.com also agree with this. Many people write, “This is my favorite show!” or “A light hearted medical drama that should be applauded for.”

Many viewers and critics like to trash the show because it is all about ridiculous drama, a large amount dealing with sex.

“Grey’s Anatomy” has received many notable awards. It has won a Golden Globe for Best Drama Television Series in 2006.

Grey’s has also received three Emmy awards and numerous individual awards for acting and directing.

Catch a new episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” every Thursday night, at 9 p.m on ABC. oat722@cabrini.edu

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Caron remains optimistic for remainder of season

By Joe Cahill Asst. Features Editor For a CSAC All-Academic honoree, there’s a modest tone in junior Laura Caron’s voice.

One might think that Caron, guard/forward and co-captain of the Cabrini women’s basketball team, humbles herself because of the team’s rough 6-13 record this season. In truth, Caron is laid back because basketball is in her blood.

“I’m 20 now and I’ve been playing since I was 4 or 5,” Caron said in a phone interview. “So [I’ve played for] the better part of 15 years.”

Caron’s inspiration to first step onto a court came from her father, who played basketball at Villanova before playing overseas in Europe.

“He’s a big influence on me,” Caron said.

With regards to her role as Lady Cavs captain, Caron acts more as a piece of the puzzle than an authority figure.

“I help keep everyone together. I’m always making sure that we have fun both on and off the court.”

Teammate and senior marketing major Julie Bonomo agrees.

“Laura is a great co-captain and she really knows the game well,” Bonomo said in an e-mail.

“She plays hard every game and always gives it her all. Laura is always pushing us to do our best.

I’ll always remember my three years that I got the honor to play basketball with her and know her off the court.”

“I like to enjoy my off time as much as possible,” Caron, a junior education major, said who spends down time hanging out with friends and spending time with family.

Kate Pearson, head coach of the women's basketball team, also bestows praise on Caron, the Lady Cavs' only returning starter from last season.

"On the court, [Laura] has been asked to fill a number of roles and play a variety of positions," Pearson said. "She's stepped up to any challenge the coaches ask of her. She is our most versatile player and one of the keys to our success."

The question of where the Lady Cavs go from here lingers after the team’s 64-45 loss to Eastern on Monday, Jan. 31. Caron would have every reason to be pressured or down, but instead remains optimistic.

“Our goal right is now is obviously to win the CSAC. Right now we have to keep playing strong and secure a playoff spot.” jwc722@cabrini.edu

This week in sports Brady unanimous MVP

Daniels suffers injury

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady received all 50 votes to win the Associated Press NFL MVP award. He became the first unanimous choice for the award since the Associated Press began using a nationwide panel of media members who cover the league.

Although Brady did not set nearly as many records as he did in 2007, He led the Patriots to a 14-2 record, which was tied with the Atlanta Falcons for best in the league during the 2010-11 season. He also had a record streak of 335 throws without interception. In one game he threw four touchdowns and had a passer rating of at least 100. This year Brady also had some medical problems and suffered from sore right foot that needed surgery after the season.

Read original story from ESPN.com | Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

Boston Celtics reserve swingman Marquis Daniels suffered from a bruised spine as a result of a second-quarter collision during the win over the Orlando Magic. Daniels fell face first to the parquet after his initial injury. It has been reported that he has had spine issues before. Reports from the Celtics president of basketball Danny Ainge said “I was just with him at New England Baptist Hospital.

He’s moving; he’s fine. His arms and his legs, everything is fine.”

Read original story from ESPN.com | Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

Packers Super Bowl champs, Rodgers MVP The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV. The final score of the game was 31-25. Aaron Rodgers led the Packers to their first NFL championship in 14 years and was named the games MVP. He now has the same amount of Super Bowl wins as Brett Favre. Rodger threw for 304 yards including a 29 yard touchdown pass. Green Bays head coach Mike McCarthy said he did not want to abandon the run during the game but in the end that’s exactly what they did as Rodgers threw 39 total passes.

Read original story from ESPN.com | Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011

Super Bowl attendance lower than expected Super Bowl attendance was extremely low this year but was still the fourth largest for a Super Bowl and second largest for an NFL game , as 103,219 people crammed into Cowboys Stadium to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers game. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will have to settle with fourth place all-time for attendance at an NFL game, missing the third place mark by 766 seats. Records would have been broken but construction to add more seats was delayed and the unfinished seats forced Jerry Jones to give out 400 ticket refunds.

Read original story from ESPN.com | Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011

Chelbi Mims /asst. features editor / cam376@cabrini.edu

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Phils ‘R2C2’ heads to Spring Training

By Rachael Renz Copy Editor It’s that time of the year again. Football is finally over with a Packers Super Bowl win and now begins one of America’s greatest sports – baseball. Starting on Monday, Feb. 14, the Philadelphia Phillies report to Spring Training in Clearwater, Fla. When it comes time to check in at Bright House Field, home of the minor league Clearwater Threshers, it is known that one of the best pitching rotations in baseball will step on the field to begin their 2011 training.

Thankfully, one of my personal favorites, Cliff Lee, returned to the Phillies in December. The day Lee signed that five-year contract, was the day the entire world of baseball, Phillies “phans” and spectators realized the Phillies now have one of the best, if not the best, rotations in baseball.

According to The New York Times, “The Phillies have assembled one of the great pitching staffs in baseball history.”

Glad to know a New York publication, regardless of how nationally known and prestigious they are, can admit that our heavenly pitching rotation is something to be worried about.

Ron Washington, manager of the Rangers, said in an ESPN article, “Bring them on. They have a great pitching staff, that’s for sure. But it only matters how you play that day. We’ll have to be ready.”

Washington is right but that goes for anyone. A team could have the best infield and outfield with a great arm leading the way but if they don’t have their head in the game and they aren’t in sync with one another, it’s a waste.

The fact that we are now one of the most feared teams within the league is extremely satisfying. With our infamous reputation and our formidable “R2C2” rotation (Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee) we have the necessary skill, potential and talent to be unstoppable.

Lee isn’t the only pitcher I’m excited to see on the mound. With seven wins and one loss, a shutout against the Mets, an ERA of 1.74 in his regular season and a win in the NLDS against the Reds all in his first season as a

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Phillie, I can’t wait to see what Oswalt brings to the plate this season, no pun intended.

You can never really compare one pitcher to another because every athlete is different, every player has different stamina and every pitcher has a different mindset. But, if you were to compare Oswalt and Halladay after their first seasons with the Phillies, Halladay would be anyone’s favorite.

Halladay, like Oswalt, had a win in the NLDS and also had a loss to the Giants in the NLCS. But unlike Oswalt, his win against the Reds was a no-hitter. Halladay also had 21 wins and 10 losses in the regular season, the second best season of his professional career.

But, that seems like nothing when you look at his other astonishing statistics.

Besides accomplishing a record-breaking four shutouts in the 2010 season, “Doc” also managed to pitch the 20th perfect game in Major League Baseball history against the Marlins. But this still doesn’t top what was next to come for the 33-year-old right-handed pitcher. In November, Halladay was honored with the 2010 Cy Young award.

For me, completing one of his best seasons to date and beating the Reds with a no-hitter, helping us advance to the NLCS, is enough.

The fact that Halladay is one of the best pitchers in the sport and he wears red and white pinstripes is remarkable.

As for Hamels, I believe he is the weakest link of the rotation. Although he finished the regular season with 12 wins and 11 losses and had an ERA of 3.06, he had no shutouts and gave up over 70 home runs, which is not up to the par with his teammates.

In my mind, he doesn’t deserve to be recognized as a part of the best pitching rotation around. But, looking at his past seasons of 15 wins and only five losses and being awarded MVP of the 2008 World Series, one can only hope he will revive his abilities for this upcoming season.

So if the Phils bring their best to Florida next week and come home with anticipation and great attitudes, I have no doubt that our powerhouse pitching rotation will be unstoppable and lead us to the World Series once mct Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Halladay pitches the first two innings against the again.

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“Yes, because in every game they are the underdog but they always find a way to win.”

“Not a chance. I love them to death but I don’t think they have what it takes.”

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“I think they will because Evan Turner is going to hit a hot streak and start living up to the hype.”

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Times are changing, athletes use social networking

By Diana Campeggio Asst. A&E Editor Social networking sites have become a Mecca of information for sports fans and bloggers alike.

As we enter into 2011, social networking sites have become one of the most accessible ways for the public to gain information about their favorite teams and athletes.

“Athletes tend to share their thoughts on sports events that they are preparing for, just participating in, or sporting events they are viewing that do not include them,” Timothy Miller, sports blogger for From the Stands Media, said in a recent email interview.

The motives behind athletes using Twitter and other social networking sites are vast but some major trends are apparent.

Twitter, as well as other social networking sites, has become a communication port between the athlete and their fans and followers and many athletes spend a few minutes each day responding to their fans.

“While some players use Twitter mainly to promote themselves and state what’s on their mind,” Bob Quaintance, a sports blogger from Bleeding Green Nation, said, “others, like Michael Vick and Brent Celek, do a fantastic job of connecting with their fans.”

Philadelphia’s own Michael Vick, has been known to tweet what bar or restaurant they plan to attend, encouraging followers to join him for a drink. According to Quaintance, in 2010 Brent Celek ran a Twitter contest where he selected several fans to join his fantasy football team, as well as used a Facebook fan page to give away signed Eagles memorabilia.

“Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is a huge advocate of this. Others, such as Chad JohnsonOchocinco, seem to want to garner attention to themselves,” Miller said.

Social networking has also constructed a platform for athletes to promote themselves and their team. Twitter and Facebook fan pages have become marketing tools for athletes. According to Miller, anything can be promoted through Twitter and Facebook, from products and media events to personal appearances.

Just as Twitter offers an outlet for television personalities to tweet about whatever is on their mind, it often does the same for athletes. Instead of waiting for an interviewer to ask the right questions, Twitter has created a

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medium where athletes can publicly speak about whatever they want.

“It’s their own voice,” Brian Beacham, sports information director at Cabrini, said.

According to Beacham, athletes with their own, uncensored and public voice on “Twitter must make media relations offices cringe.”

Athletes have been known to communicate with other athletes, as well as trash talk them.

“Twitter is a platform for them to talk about whatever they want,” Beacham said.

But there are positives and negatives to having your voice so public.

“In an informal atmosphere like the internet, athletes who are a little too free with expressing their not-so-kosher opinions can find themselves as the center of the NFL’s latest mini-scandal,” Quaintance said.

According to Quaintance, the 2009 loss of the Kansas City Chiefs to the San Diego Chargers lead to then-

running back Larry Johnson using his Twitter account “to unleash a slew of angry tweets, including a gay slur, to head coach Todd Haley and a few of his own followers,” Quaintance said.

In the end, Johnson was suspended by the team.

Twitter offers the public an instant way to gather sports news whenever and wherever they want. In a world of WiFi and iPhones, Twitter and sports blogs can be accessed anytime and anywhere.

According to Beacham, the instantaneous factor of accessing sports news through social media is key.

“It’s having news at your fingertips whenever you want it,” Beacham said.

In years past, the goal of a reporter was to bring the fans onto the playing field and into the locker rooms after the game. Twitter has changed all that.

“Fans are now in the living room with these athletes,” Beacham said.

Following athletes or sports commentators on any social networking site also offers a variety of different opinions on sports matters.

“Different opinions allow those readers to develop their own perspectives on that post,” Miller said. “Opinions not only from the writer or quotes from an athlete but by fellow bloggers and other readers that comment of those stories.”

Twitter has also changed the way that sports bloggers gain their information. Social networking sites offer a collection of information that is frequent and opinionated.

“With more athletes and NFL associates joining Twitter every day, writers are able to use the microblogging site almost as an automatic story lead generator,” Quaintance said.

According to Quaintance, Twitter has also become a great promotional tool for bloggers to get their voice heard and encourage readers to their blog.

Though Twitter has provided yet another outlet for bloggers to gain quotes and learn breaking sports news first, to Miller, nothing is better than the traditional interview.

“I can not always build a story from a single tweet, but I can definitely get material to add to a story from that,” Miller said. dcc59@cabrini.edu

Lady Cavs defeat Griffins in overtime In the game for the Lady Cavs freshman Brittany Sandone led the way, scoring a team-high 18 points and soph-

By Holly Prendergast Sports Editor The Cabrini College women’s basketball team overpowered the Gwynedd-Mercy Griffins 66 to 62, in over time, on Monday, Feb. 7 at Gwynedd-Mercy College.

This win bumped the Lady Cavs record up to seven and 14 overall and seven and five in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC).

After coming off from a big win against Immaculata University on Thursday, Feb. 3, the Lady Cavs came out with confidence to knock off the Griffins in the rivalry game.

“We tried to build off of the big win against Immaculata,” assistant coach Rob Drysdale said. “That win gave the girls confidence to come out strong tonight and we just did what we had to do.”

After trailing the Griffins by six points going into the second half, the Lady Cavs came out with a momentum to play better and scored 34 of their 66 points in the last half of play.

“We just knew we weren’t hitting shots that we should have,” Laura Caron, junior guard, said. “We needed to come back strong in the second half and just do what we needed to do to win.”

“We needed to come back strong in the second half and just do what we needed to do to win.” omore Melissa Kudzmas chipped in with 12 points and three rebounds.

“It felt really great to beat them [Gwynedd-Mercy] be-

cause they are a really good team.” Kudzmas said. “After beating them and Immaculata, we now know that we can beat any team in the league.”

While the Lady Cavs did defeat the Griffins, the team was missing one important person on their team for the game. Senior Julie Bonomo was unable to attend the game due to being sick.

“We said ‘do it for Julie,’” Caron said. “Not having her here was hard because she is the one who motivates us the most and gets us going for a game and as a senior, this was a big game for her. We just really wanted to win it for her, and we did.”

Coming off of this win, the Lady Cavs are remaining optimistic for the remainder of the season and they are planning to hopefully make the playoffs and do the best they can to bring the CSAC title home for the sixth time in program history.

“We’ve got to win every game we have left to get us into the playoffs,” Drysdale said. “It’s tough, but we are fighting for the last spot. These last two wins have really given the girls a new confidence and if we make it into the playoffs, who knows what will happen.”

For more information on Cabrini College athletics visit their website at www.cabriniathletics.com

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16 The Loquitur

Sports

Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

Packers win Super Bowl XLV

The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25.

This was the Packers first championship since 1997. Aaron Rodgers took home the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MVP award by completing 24 out of 39 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns. The Packers started off fast by scoring 14 unanswered points and played well enough to stave off a furious Steelers rally in the second half. The game was decided with under a minute left in the fourth quarter on 4th and 5. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw an incomplete pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace. After some controversy on whether or not Wallace was interfered with, replays showed that the pass was clearly incomplete and the Packers started to celebrate. mctCT