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Cavs move to ‘Sweet 16’ after defeating competition

Student, alumni reflect on Bio major excels service trips in department

Cory Lemons also added 19 points, four rebounds and two steals for the Cavs.

Throughout the entire game, the Cavs were down and did not obtain their first lead until Farrello netted a three-point shot with only 4:52 remaining in the game.

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Editorial: Jaw-dropping gas prices have Americans from Hawaii to the Garden State outraged.

While the high prices of the almost $4 on average a gallon have an almost unanimous reaction, the majority of us are clueless as to why the prices are increasing so rapidly.

According CNNMoney.com, gas prices climbed an average of 28 cents in a span of just 10 days. These rapidly rising prices leave many Americans to speculate why this is happening.

But how many people know what is actually going on in the world to cause these problems?

Media coverage has invited the world into protests in many Middle East countries including Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Egypt which are fighting against their strict regime for freedom. These countries, though rich in oil, are extremely unstable. Among all of the unrest during these protests, oil speculators worry and bid up the price in disruption of supply. This causes oil prices to increase and gas prices to hit recordbreaking numbers.

With all of this international turmoil you may be wondering, what is our country doing about all of this?

The Obama Administration is talking about

plans to tap into our oil reserves, an extremely rare measure taken by the government, to help ease consumer prices of gas.

According to a New York Times article published on Sunday, “five Democratic senators have called for opening the reserve, which is in several salt domes along the Gulf Coast.”

The article states that the administration has been sending “mixed signals” about whether or not they will actually use the reserve oil, which has been used typically during disaster relief or in previous warfare.

The Loquitur believes that this drastic decision, although still up in the air, is a quick fix to silence the American consumers. We feel that by tapping into the reserve, the American people will have gone from one extreme (panicking about the unaffordable gas prices), to the other (becoming content with the comfortable price and forget about what’s happening in the world).

This complex issue is one that Loquitur sees as something that will require long-term investment to really fix what is broken. By immediately coming to the rescue of the American consumer, we may be neglecting our international community and their desperate desire for freedom.

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As gas prices skyrocket, public should be aware of the causes

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able about the problems in the Middle East.

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everyone, including you, you might find that the gas you pump into your car has a very important story line.

Cabrini Cavs bring school spirit back to campus after winning streak secures ‘Sweet 16’ spot once again What do people think of when they hear “Sweet 16”?

Many immediately would say a girl’s birthday when she turns 16 and enters the ladder of her teenage years, but any sports fan holds this phrase in high regard.

When a basketball team makes it to the “Sweet 16” in the NCAA tournament, which is held every year, it means that team is one of 16 teams left to fight for the national championship.

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This is quite an accomplishment and one that our very own Cabrini men’s basketball team has achieved for the second time in the program’s history.

In a post-game press conference after their second round win against SUNY-Purchase, head coach Marcus Kahn held back tears as he announced how proud he was of his team. Not only is he proud but the entire campus is elated with the accomplishments of this team.

School spirit is something

this campus may lack at times but victories like this act as a magnet, pulling the campus together, allowing us to show our true colors of blue and white.

Both the first and second round games were held over spring break and yet students piled into the bleachers to cheer on the team.

This team is achieving things this campus has rarely seen.

The team came back from halftime deficits in both of their tournament games so far, leav-

ing fans gripping their seats and begging the clock to move faster.

The blue and white have reigned supreme so far in this tournament as they travel to Wooster, Ohio to face No. 5, The College of Wooster on Friday, March 11.

Though far away we hope for the best as they work to breach unchartered territory the program has yet to achieve. How sweet it would be to advance to the “Elite 8.”

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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

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Regional director of Habitat for Humanity shares experience with students, community

By Danielle Alio Managing Editor There are over a half a million people in the United States who are experiencing some type of homelessness, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

According to the same source, over five million people are experiencing financial problems due to housing costs and rising mortgage rates.

The Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County has been dedicated for the past 21 years to building quality affordable homes for low-income families with no interest mortgages.

To date, HFHMC has housed 181 people by completing 49 homes in areas all over Montgomery County including Norristown, Pottstown and Upper Dublin.

“When you feed a family the chances of you having to feed them again the next month are pretty high,” Billy Dunn, executive director of HFHMC, said.

“When you provide a safe and affordable home, studies tell us that you kind of closed the loop on the need that they have for social services moving them forward.

They certainly may need some but not as many otherwise.”

Dunn spoke about his experience growing up in substandard (welfare) housing and how that helped him to form a passion to help people. He wanted to be able to combine his experience and passion together to make a difference in the community.

According to Dunn, anyone can make a difference by volunteering at HFHMC, especially college students. Cabrini College’s Habitat for Humanity club has been revived this past semes-

danielle alio / managing editor

The Habitat club at Cabrini assists Habitat for Humanity in their effort to provide housing for low-income families. The organization offers affordable housing with no interest or mortgages. ter by a group of seven students who are passionate and willing to help the local community in some small way.

“I’m very into volunteering and helping the community,” Jess Merone, co-president of the Habitat club and sophomore psychology and social work major, said.

“I’m very into social justice and making a difference. I like seeing

that I can help somebody.”

The club attended their first build day of the semester in February where they were able to work on a house in Pottstown. “It was a great bonding experience for our club, to come together and help our local community, one nail at a time,” Dana Berardi, copresident of the Habitat club and sophomore history, political sci-

ence and American studies major, said.

When a Habitat home is being built for a family, the family has to participate in the building process a minimum of 250 hours.

The volunteers get the opportunity to build along side the family they are helping and hear each of their stories.

Dunn spoke about how one en-

counter with a family made a permanent impact on his life. “I was walking with a single mom up a set of steps and we were showing her the house she was going to be moving in to. Her five year old grabbed my hand and when we got to the top of the steps, she turned and looked at my nametag and said ‘Mr. Billy, every kid deserves a good home,’” Dunn said.

“It blew me away because she wasn’t asking for her own room.

She didn’t ask for a big backyard or a flat screen TV. She wasn’t asking for the latest video game system. All she wanted was a good place to live and when she said that, I knew in my heart that this is where I wanted to serve.”

There are more ways to volunteer with Habitat than just attending build days. The Habitat club hopes to volunteer at the Habitat ReStore in West Norriton. The Habitat ReStore is a place that uses all proceeds to benefit builds by reselling donated home appliances and building materials to the public.

“I like how we all work together and we can agree on everything,” Amanda Robotti, vice president of the Habitat club and junior education major, said.

“The build day was very fun and it was a good experience. Just hearing stories about the people and everything really motivated me to work because we are helping someone who can’t afford it.”

To get involved with the Habitat club on campus contact Merone or Berardi at danabqt81291@gmail.com and jessica.merone@cabrini.edu. To get involved with HFHMC contact Linley Kirkwood, community outreach coordinator, at linley@ habitatmontco.org. dla37@cabrini.edu

Clubs bring attention to human trafficking

By Trevor Wallace News Editor In conjunction with CRS ambassadors and the Wolfington Center, Alpha Delta Gamma and other clubs on campus are working together to present Human Sex Trafficking Awareness Week on campus starting Sunday, March 13 and running until Friday, March 18.

The goal of the week is to bring more awareness to Cabrini’s community about the horrific realities that are happening closer to Cabrini’s campus than most are aware of.

“We recently just found five locations within 20 miles of Cabrini where people are sold into prostitution, including the King of Prussia Mall,” Mark Chila, president of Alpha Delta Gamma, said.

At sites such as the mall, victims are lured by hopes of money and modeling auditions only to accept the invitations and disappear into a world of rape and negligence.

Individuals that oversee the buying and selling of children, who average between the ages of 11 and 14, can see upwards of $200,000 per child.

“It’s upsetting that kids that are so young are going to do this. People are actually paying for this and it’s just disgusting,” Chila said.

Junior social work, psychology and sociology major Danielle DiBartolo has played a pivotal role in the planning of the week’s events. She wants to help clean the women’s records that are prosecuted for prostitution and have their records be expunged so they can get jobs.

DiBartolo also wants to take her passion further on in her life, continuing to help children after she has graduated.

“I want to start my own group home so I can help them [the victims] before they hit the streets,” DiBartolo said.

During the week, there will be speakers from the Covenant House and Love146, both groups that aim to

help children escape from lives filled with abuse, neglect and sexual exploitation.

Clubs including the sociology, criminology, communication and sociology/psychology honors club have made contributions to bring Lamont Hiebert, co-founder of Love146, to Cabrini College.

According to Love146’s website, the number comes from a tag on a girl the founders saw during an undercover investigation they took part in. When they returned later to raid the brothel where the girls were being sold, the girl they had seen before was gone. The founders then dedicated their lives to saving other girls while still remembering the one that started it all.

Hiebert will be performing a concert in the mansion on March 16 at 7 p.m. as part of Love146’s presentation. tbw723@cabrini.edu

Human trafficking awareness week

March 13, 7 p.m. - Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of St. Joseph Freedom Sunday mass March 14, 7 p.m. - Iadaorola Lecture Hall Guest speaker from the Covenant House and the showing of the documentary “Very Young Girls” March 15, 7:30 p.m. - Wolfington Center Sex Trafficking In Our Backyard presentation March 16, 7 p.m. - Mansion Guest speaker and performance by co-founder Lamont Hiebert from Love146 March 18, 12 p.m. Prayer at the Peace Poll

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

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GLOBAL & NATIONAL Immigrants trapped in Libya While wealthy nations are sending aid to rescue their citizens from the violence in Libya, migrant workers from sub-Saharan Africa have been trapped with no aid.

Many of the migrants are undocumented immigrants from Ghana and Nigeria. The airport refugees and other African migrants who were lucky enough to make it across Tunisia’s border are part of more than 200,000 foreigners fleeing the country.

Loyal forces of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi guard the checkpoints around the capitol are robbing migrants of their money and possessions.

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

Budget cuts force classroom sizes to increase

Game turns deadly for soldier in region A Burlington county soldier died after a weekend of partying at a fellow soldier’s apartment in the Anchorage, Alaska.

Army Sgt. Michael M. McCloskey was killed while playing a game of russian roulette with a firearm belonging to his friend, Jacob Brouch, police said. Police are continuing their investigation of the shooting and did not provide further details Tuesday. mct

At Ras Ajdir in Libya, foreigners prepare to flee the country. Over the past week violence has escalated in the country as Libyan leader Mummar Qaddafi launched more attacks on rebels.

U.S. private sector grows

Due to budget cuts and teacher layoffs, public schools around the nation are seeing an increase in classroom sizes.

Legal class size restrictions have been loosened for California, Georgia and Wisconsin over the past two years. The increases are reversing a small class size trend that goes back decades

The U.S. added 192,000 jobs in February, a big jump from the 63,000 added the previous month, the Labor Department reported on Friday.

Rising prices for energy and food also remain a risk to job growth, economists say, as they leave less money for consumers and businesses to spend on other purchases that could potentially spur hiring.

Economists say they are hopeful the pace will soon pick up further.

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

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | March 5, 2011

Teens convicted House defends less as adults, Marriage Act study finds Widespread mishandling of adolescents by the adult court system has led to many states not prosecuting teenagers as adults than in previous years Several studies have concluded that older adolescents differ significantly from adults in several ways.

One way is in their capacity to make sound decisions and benefit more from systems focused on treatment rather than on incarceration.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | March 5, 2011

The Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 law that bans federal recognition of same-sex marriages, is being fought for by republicans after the Obama administration’s decision to stop defending it.

Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio said he would convene the Bipartisan Legal Advisory to defend the law Read the original story on NYTimes.com | March 4, 2011

Jimmy Crowell / Jeny Varughese Asst. News Editors jfc46@cabrini.edu / jav83@cabrini.edu

Friday, March 11

Saturday, March 12

Student/alumni speed networking event Volunteer to discuss your career with students and help them get a networking edge in this competitive job market in the Mansion dining room from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

76ers game Get $10 tickets to see your 76ers play the Boston Celtics. The bus leaves at 5 p.m. and tickets for guests are $15.

Team trivia night Come to the Nerney Field House for a night of fun at Cabrini’s 3rd annual Team Trivia Night. Proceeds benefit the Alumni Scholarship Fund. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event starts at 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 13

Monday, March 14

Tuesday, March 15

Ski Van to Blue Mountain Enjoy one of the last sessions of the winter season beginning at 8 a.m. The bus will depart from the Dixon center.

Graduate student registration Graduate student registration begins for summer and fall 2011 semesters.

3 killed with ‘samurai-style’ dagger Joseph McAndrew Jr. of Upper Merrion has been charged with the murders of his parents and twin brother James after he was found with an 18-inch “samurai-style” dagger.

Asked what had happened, McAndrew allegedly told them, “extermination.” Police found blood smeared on the walls of the house. McAndrew remains held without bond on three counts of first- and thirddegree murder and one count of possessing an instrument of crime pending a preliminary hearing March 15.

Read the original story on Philly.com | March 7, 2011

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

Pat Ciarrocchi receives Ivy Young Willis award The CBS3 news anchor will receive the award, which is given annually to women who have made outstanding contributions in public affairs. It will be held in the Mansion lobby.

Teacher found with child porn Pine Hill, N.J. native Charles Reilly was charged with 10 counts of endangering the welfare of a child and three child pornography counts.

Camden County Prosecutor Warren Faulk said an investigation was initiated after a child reported the sexual conversations to his parents. Reilly has been released on bail.

His lawyer, Robert Agre, said it was too early in the process to comment on the case.

Read the original story on Philly.com | March 7, 2011 Jimmy Crowell / Jeny Varughese Asst. News Editors jfc46@cabrini.edu / jav83@cabrini.edu

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Group sees power of social justice firsthand

By Eric Gibble News Editor Leaving a soccer field to purchase Coca-Cola from a nearby stand when he was at teenager, Fr. Adolfo Marroquín Azurdia of San Lucas Toliman came back to find 23 of his classmates massacred by the military.

Azurdia from San Lucas Mission shared to a group of 10 students, faculty and alumni who immersed themselves in the society over spring break. He was just one witness to an ethnic genocide that killed over 200,000 over the 36year civil war in Guatemala that halted its economic growth.

“It is essential for students to understand the issues of developing countries. It is much more powerful than reading a textbook,” Dr. Raquel Green, assistant professor of romance languages, said. “The mission is a perfect example of integral human development. It has been working for 40 years.”

This was Green’s second visit to the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere where more than 50 percent live on less than $2 a day.

“This trip gave me the opportunity to see the layers and complexities of the community,”

Green said. “The first experience is so much. I looked more at the culture and the interrelations of the different projects this time.”

In order to deepen their knowledge of the importance of sustainability and solidarity, the group participated in a number of development projects within the primarily Mayan community.

One of these projects included working to build a road that would triple production for the Fair Trade coffee farm.

Without equipment, the group m o v e d boulders by hand.

“It may have been physically the hardest work I’ve ever done, but it was also the most fulfilling. There’s no government support so the people have to rely on themselves,” Hannah Wheat, sophomore social work major, said.

Other projects also took place within the reforestation farm and women’s center. Through this progressive model, San Lucas Toliman has become a shining example of how social justice leads to economic progress.

In the 1970s, only 3 percent of the population was able to read.

Today, that number has sky rocketed to 70 percent, according to San Lucas Mission.

Returning students used this experience to help better not only

“I tried to take a more practical perspective and see how I can change my life at home to better live in solidarity with these people.”

jerry zurek / submitted photo

Johanna Church-DeSanto, Cabrini alumna ‘91, digs a ditch for water runoff. The group helped build homes destoryed by mudslides when Hurricane Agatha decimated Guatemala. the community, but themselves.

“This year I tried to take a more practical perspective and see how I can change my life at home to better live in solidarity with these people,” Jenn Prutzer, junior psychology major and second-time attendee, said.

For Sarah Drew, reference librarian at Cabrini, the experience embodied Cabrini’s mission statement of social justice. She believes that anyone who is able to make the trip should do so.

“In my life I try to uphold social justice,” Drew said. “Every-

one that’s a part of Cabrini should uphold that mission.”

Dr. Jerry Zurek and Dr. Green plan on returning to the mission annually with a new group. The trip cost about $900 this year. erg722@cabrini.edu

Turmoil continues to rock the Middle East

By Annie Iodice Guest Writer Scenes of protests, resistance and finally jubilation were shown three months ago in Tunisia with a revolution that ousted President Ben Ali after 23 years in power.

Shortly after, Egyptians began a successful revolt against their ruler of over 30 years, Hosni

Mubarak, and now it appears that Libya’s strongman, Muammar Qaddafi, is only days away from exile.

The success of Tunisia and Egypt has now sparked and fanned the flames of protest in Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan and Yemen, among others, and incited milder protests in a number of other North African and Middle

Eastern states.

The list of countries facing protests continues to grow weekly with countries that share similar profiles of leadership – long-serving dictators with regimes practicing varying degrees of brutality. However, if these leaders have been in power for so long, why are we seeing so many of them suddenly falling like dominos, losing control one after another in just a few months?

The simple answer lies in the current food crisis hitting the Middle East, with food prices hitting an all-time high in February, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. A year of unfavorable growing conditions in several regions around the globe has resulted in a significant shortage of grain crops.

This short supply is also being stretched thin by the increasing demand for food in populous nations with growing GDPs, like India and China.

On top of that, the United States is further increasing demand by continuing to turn a greater percentage of its corn crop into biofuels each year, an estimated 31 percent in 2010 ac-

cording to World Bank President Bob Zoellick.

This food shortage is starting revolutions in countries that have been suffering for decades but still surviving. Even amid fierce oppression at the hands of dictators, large populations can be controlled if they do not feel immediately threatened.

“Having your basic needs met stymies political action,” Dr. Darryl Mace, history professor, said.

Now that food is short, this most basic need is ignored in countries that already have a “perfect storm” of conditions, as Mace put it, for starting protests and revolutions.

“In [Cairo] Egypt, you see a large population living in a small city, with few opportunities, even for college grads,” Mace said.

Add to this the fact that young people are more connected than ever before through cell phones and social media and suddenly the recent revolts appear inevitable. These countries were operating unsustainable systems that created a generation of young, organized people with no opportunities, leaving them with time on their hands to create civil unrest.

The food shortage happened to be the catalyst for that unrest.

Amid the celebrations in Benghazi and elsewhere, uncertainty looms. The young generation has never known life without their respective dictators. So what happens next?

“The most immediate issues for forming new governments in these countries are establishing the governments themselves and maintaining the peace while also protecting the people from outside or fringe elements involved with terrorism,” Dr. Shelby Hockenberry, political science professor, said.

As each country faces this challenge, the rest of the world will be paying close attention.

Western leaders are hoping that terrorism fails to make progress with the young, emboldened populations; youths in other oppressed countries are taking inspiration from the success of their neighboring counterparts and the remaining dictators in the region are scrambling to stifle protests in any way they can – perhaps only delaying the inevitable. cei722@cabrini.edu

Perspectives

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Making good use of a week off

Alumni gets second chance

By Johanna Church-DeSanto ‘91

jerry zurek and eric gibble / submitted photos

Top Left: Johanna Church-DeSanto was the Loquitur News Editor in 1989-1990. Bottom Left: Aluma Diane Ciro, M.D. working on a coffee farm. Above Center: Students who donated their time in Guatemala, Hannah Wheat, Eric Gibble and Jenn Pruitzer.

Above Right: The church for Parish of San Lucas Tolimán at the San Lucas Mission, who hosted Cabrini.

As soon as I read it, I knew the email would change my life.

"Cabrini Alumni trip to Guatemala," it read. After 20 years I'd have the opportunity to fix something that has haunted me through my adult life. I could travel to a far away place and experience a way of life very different from my own, all with the institution that was instrumental in molding and shaping my very self.

My experience at Cabrini was one of hard work.

I paid for my tuition on my own and worked several jobs to do it. Trips of any sort were too frivolous, both in time and money. Still, I was drawn to the only service trip Cabrini offered, a week working in Appalachia, W.Va. I went to the information session, checked my calendar and pondered whether I could pull it off. Turned out, I couldn't. The cost, although I'm now sure was meager, and the time spent away from work were an insurmountable challenge for me. I was disappointed but eventually got over it and moved on with my life.

Two decades later, when I received the email, I jumped at the opportunity. When you get to be my age you begin to look back at what you've accomplished so far in your life, and you begin to take in-

ventory of what you can still take care off in the time you have left.

I showed the email to my husband and two daughters and explained my history with the trip to Appalachia. "You should absolutely do it," my husband said. "This is a do-over, and you don't get too many of those."

In the months leading up to our departure, my anticipation grew and I began to worry if the trip to San Lucas Mission could possibly live up to my expectations. It did, and they were exceeded.

Many times during my experience in San Lucas I was overcome with emotion. "I'm really here," I would think. I was amid the towering volcanoes and the vivid embroidered colors of the Mayan people, doing the most physically challenging, yet by far the most satisfying, work of my life.

I've only been home a few days now, but whenever someone asks me about my trip to Guatemala, I have an easy answer for them. "It was the most rewarding experience of my life," I tell them. And it was.

It was an experience that I will surely do again and, hopefully, have the opportunity to share with my husband and daughters in the years to come. That way, I can help them to understand how Cabrini has once again molded and shaped the person that I am. johanna_desanto@yahoo.com

Senior leaves her mark

By Gianna Shikitino ‘11

As seniors, we tend to think of spring break as our last chance to gather up a group of friends and take an unforgettable trip to an exotic island or somewhere far out of the country. For me, that was not the case.

What I have chosen was by far unforgettable, but I did not take part in relaxing by a warm, sunny beach. I chose this opportunity to become involved in changing the lives of those less fortunate.

The Wolfington Center hosts an annual spring break trip that takes students to the Appalachian mountain area of West Virginia, known to us as “Project Appalachia.”

Many people confuse this service trip as “Habitat for Humanity,” but what we have experienced was beyond that. Not only did we have the chance to start rebuilding and refurbishing homes, we were able to see the lives of those affected first-hand and give them a sense of hope that their lives would be changed forever.

A group of 17 students and staff members ventured out to Montgomery, W.Va., to spend five days living at the Montgomery Presbyterian church.

Tim Stewart and his wife Joan run the programs for the college students who take part on the immer-

sion trips. The Stewarts take the time out of their day to explore the town and discover those in need of help for a better life.

During our time in West Virginia, we split into two groups working on two work sites. Everyday, each group worked hard to promote a better living for the accommodating families.

It is easy to miss the beauty in the world when we hear about poorer regions, but in our case we saw the beauty within West Virginia. lying beneath the poverty we were exposed to.

Before coming into this experience, I did not expect to come across valuable life-learning lessons. I would have to admit that this trip has been the most eye-opening experience I have ever had and a part of me wishes I would have taken the opportunity to attend this trip in my previous years at Cabrini.

Not only did we learn about the lives of those living in West Virginia, but a lot about ourselves as well. Most of us faced our fears, conquering obstacles that we never thought we could. And through it all, we all remained a team.

I have never been surrounded by such amazing and supportive people and the bond that we have made will last through the memories we all shared together. gls722@cabrini.edu

gianna shikitino / submitted photos

Above Left: Scenery in West Virginia. Top: Shikitino hanging out in West Virginia. Bottom: Cabrini students in the house they worked on.

Perspectives

Thursday, March 10, 2011

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Fast and healthy: the best of both worlds

By Eleni Antipas Staff Writer

It is no secret that most college students are strapped for cash and are extremely busy. Another well known fact is the ongoing obesity epidemic. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) 34 percent of adult Americans are obese. It is hard for people with a limited amount of time and money to eat healthy.

Currently, my week consists of classes, homework, an internship and two part-time jobs. I often eat in my car while driving from one job to the next. My options for nutritious meals are slim. After all, it is pretty difficult to balance a salad in my lap while driving.

This year "Health Magazine" rated the 10 healthiest fast food restaurants. I was thrilled to learn that No. 1 on the list is a local restaurant and one of my personal favorites. Panera Bread was selected for the No. 1 position because their menu offers a wide variety of options, which increases the likelihood that customers will make a healthy choice.

For example, there are 16 different types of bread including two whole-grain breads. Customers can substitute a bag of baked chips for an apple. The menu allows people to cut calories by exercising portion control. For example, half size soups, salads and sandwiches are available. Panera Bread uses hormone-free chicken, all natural peanut butter and organic cheese and yogurt.

Corner Bakery Cafe, another local restaurant, was rated No. 5 on the magazine's list. Their breakfast menu is filled with healthy options, which is rare for a fast food restaurant.

One of the most popular breakfast dishes is the Farmer's Scrambler. This includes two scrambled egg whites,

bell peppers, red onion, mushrooms, potatoes and cheese, and the best part is that it is only 260 calories.

The cafe's other healthy breakfast items include Swiss oatmeal, made of rolled oats, green apples, bananas, currants, dried cranberries, low-fat yogurt and skim milk, which is served cold. Old-fashioned oatmeal and fruit salads are also served daily for under 300 calories.

After reading the article in "Health Magazine," I noticed that many of the fast food restaurants in the area have new additions to their menus. According to Jim Skinner, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of McDonald's, the company has made adjustments to their menus in an effort to promote healthy living.

Some items I have seen in the past on breakfast menus include McDonald's "Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait" which is only 160 calories and their new fruit & maple oatmeal for 260 calories. Oatmeal is a soluble fiber, which helps lower cholesterol and control blood sugar.

Dunkin’ Donuts' new egg white and cheese "Wake-Up Wraps" are 260 calories compared to their sausage, egg and cheese sandwich on a croissant, which is 680 calories.

Finally, Cosi has a spinach florentine wrap for 334 calories, which is high in fiber and protein.

Fast food restaurants have also made changes to their lunch and dinner menus. Subway has added a turkey breast and ham sandwich on wheat bread with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, pickles, olives and mustard for 310 calories and 4 grams of fat.

This new sandwich is much healthier than many of Subway's

sandwiches like the "Spicy Italian" sandwich, which has pepperoni, salami and cheese, and 520 calories and 28 grams of fat.

Chick-fil-A's new chicken nuggets with barbecue sauce has 315 calories and 12 grams of fat compared to their "Spicy Chicken Deluxe" sandwich, which has 580 calories and 27 grams of fat.

Many of Panda Express' meals come with fried rice.

However, they are now offering an alternative to the high calorie side dish. The Mongolian beef and fried rice for 540 calories is now available with mixed vegetables for 235 calories.

Although, the majority of fast food restaurants service high calorie foods, it is nice to know that some improvements are being made. These changes have definitely made it easier for me to eat better with my hectic schedule. epa722@cabrini.edu

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Meet Watson, our computer overlord

By Jimmy Crowell Asst. News Editor

Artificial intelligence recently became less science fiction and more science fact as IBM’s Watson soundly beat Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter after a three-day tournament on the popular quiz show “Jeopardy!”

Named for IBM’s first president Thomas J. Watson, the supercomputer takes up an entire server room at IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Watson has no internet connection and must rely on its 15 trillion bytes of memory to compute the natural language questions that it is asked. Watson also has access to 200 million pages of structured and unstructured content that takes up four terabytes of disk storage.

While watching Watson compete against the two humans, I began to think that we may not actually be that far off from having our personal computers possess an artificial intelligence, or at least having access over the internet to a Watson-like intelligence.

I have heard people claim that, “Of course it’s going to win: it’s a computer!” and while, yes, it is an extremely powerful supercomputer that has been meticulously programmed by countless researchers at IBM, Watson still has had to be taught and trained how to interpret and filter information presented to it. Just because it is a computer does not mean that it will always get the question right: many times throughout the practice matches during last year and the “Jeopardy!” IBM Challenge matches Watson guessed wrong.

Another fact that many people miscon-

strued is that human language is infinitely complex. Words can have a variety of meanings. For example, the word ‘bat’ can refer to a baseball bat, but the same word can refer to the flying mammal. For a supercomputer such as Watson, the intricacies of any human language can be difficult to comprehend.

The researchers at IBM, lead by principal investigator David Ferrucci, have programmed Watson to better understand the myriad of meanings that words can have.

This was evident in watching the “Jeopardy!” matches, as Watson did not make many major mistakes.

To me, the most interesting and fascinating aspect of Watson is not it was not designed only for a showcase on a quiz show.

No, no. From its outset, IBM's DeepQA project built Watson with the primary purpose being to allow people to interact with a synthetic intelligence and for computers to understand questions that humans ask and to generate information that someone can easily understand.

To that end, IBM (partnering with other companies) wants to develop some sort of commercial product during the next two years that will use Watson’s capabilities to aid the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Medicine seems like a clear and powerful field that a system such as Watson could be used for to diagnose and assist a doctor. Sifting through literally millions of medical journals and texts in addition to the records of specific pacients that need attending to.

Although Watson’s bedside manner may leave something to be desired, it could digest the compendium of all human medical knowledge with ease, cross reference with a patients’ personal medical history and return with a course of action or a diagnosis within moments. A computer would never make the final decision, but in con-

junction with a physician, an artificial intelligence could play a critical role in improving the lives of millions, if not billions of lives worldwide.

Within the next 10 years and beyond, I strongly believe that artificial intelligence technologies, like the ones that allowed Watson to win Jeopardy!, will become more accessible to the general population and that by the time I am eight years out of college, we will have laptops and cell phones that can easily access a database like Watson.

We will be able ask it anything we want and it will return it using a natural-sounding human voice.

We have come so far in the past 10 years, let alone the past two decades, in terms of computing power, so it stands to reason that humanity will be able to develop extremely powerful artificial intelligences soon that will be able to fit into your pocket or laptop bag. And I know once they go on sale, I’ll be first in line to buy one. jfc46@cabrini.edu

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Above: Watson and his two competitors, former champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, deep in the game.

Bottom: This is Watson. The symbol used to represent the computer program that wiped out the compitition on “Jeopardy!”

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Bio major considered ‘dream come true’

for department

By Melanie Greenberg Asst. Features Editor

Collecting Data...

1.) When did you become interested in science?

My sophomore year of high school.

2.) What is your favorite experiment?

I don’t really have a favorite. I like pretty much everything in science because it is interesting and makes you think about what your doing.

Surrounded by only her thoughts and glass beekers, one Cabrini student spends much of her time diligently working in the Iadarola Science Center.

Katie Mageeney, senior biology major and math and chemistry minor, is anything but an average student.

“Katie is definitely dedicated to her lab work,” Stephanie Recklau, senior biology and pre/med. major, said. “When she is not in class or being a classroom coach she spends all her extra time in the lab. We are constantly joking that she should have a cot in the Iadarola building.”

Mageeney’s work over the past couple years in the biology department has been propelled by the Howard Hughes Medical School Science Education Alliance Phage Genomics grants.

Mageeney approached Dr. David Dunbar, associate professor of biology, about conducting independent research in the lab. She also requested to become a peer mentor for the phage genomics course, a national experiment where freshmen-level undergraduate students are engaged in original laboratory research by discovering their own novel mycobacteriophage species.

Unfortunately, the phage genomics students met only twice a week for labs and were not able to complete their work in one short semester. Mageeney volunteered her own time to isolate the DNA of all 16 mycobacteriophages and prepared slides, finding that one of the phages had a unique pattern, now named Marvin.

Dunbar said Mageeney has been a dream come true for the science department and himself.

“Dr. Harrison and I became so confident in Katie’s command of the experiments and laboratory teaching effectiveness. There were several lab periods where Katie became the instructor. Our students would sometimes joke with us that Katie should get paid a faculty salary because of her efforts and knowledge,” Dunbar wrote in a recommendation letter.

Beyond faculty and peer praises, Mageeney is serving as a co-author in a peer-reviewed publication titled “Peer Mentoring in a Freshman Laboratory” that was published in the “CUR Quarterly” last December.

Working with students is important to Mageeney because she has always been fond of children. A large part of the reason she chose to attend Cabrini was to stay close to her younger sister.

“She was born my senior year of high school and I wanted to watch her grow up,” Mageeney said.

The future is wide open for Mageeney while she waits to hear from her top graduate school choices. Lehigh University is her top choice because it is close to home.

While becoming a pediatrician was a career Mageeney had considered in the past, her time as a peer mentor has dramatically influenced her future.

“I see Katie as a science college professor in her future. She’s great at research and a great teacher as well,” Dunbar said.

As an RA, peer mentor, tutor and independent researcher, Mageeney’s future as a professor already seems inevitable. mmg65@cabrini.edu

3.) What do you like best about science?

I like that it’s hands-on and you can think about everything logically.

4.) Favorite Movie?

The Notebook 5.) Favorite Food?

Mashed Potatoes 6.) What do you do to relax?

Read 7.) Where would you like to travel?

Ireland 8.) Biggest Fear?

Failure 9.) Dream Job?

College Science Professor 10.) What are your choices for graduate school?

Lehigh, Pittsburgh or Drexel

sarah luckert/ photo editor

Mageeney spends all of her extra time in the lab and recently co-wrote a peerreviewed publication titled, “Peer Mentoring in a Freshman Laboratory” that was published last December.

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all photos: victoria tarver / staff photographer

College raises heart health awareness

By Joe Cahill Asst. Features Editor Whether yours was struck by Cupid or broken by a significant other, everyone’s heart tends to get quite the workout in February. In celebration of National Heart Health Awareness Month, which fittingly falls in the amorous month, Cabrini College students, staff and faculty took the opportunity to get in shape.

According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular illnesses account for up to 25 percent of fatalities in the country, making it the number one killer in the United States.

Susan Fitzgerald, RN, Cabrini’s resident nurse and the coordinator of Student Health and Wellness, says there are a number of risks that can increase individuals’ chances of heart disease. “Knowing family history, not smoking, maintaining normal weight, getting enough exercise and maintaining a healthy cholesterol level are all important

to help prevent cardiovascular illness,” Fitzgerald said. “I hope that students, staff and faculty take away that there are a lot of simple things people can do to help prevent heart disease in their lives.”

There are multiple types of heart disease, with most of the more serious illnesses being related to coronary artery disease, as Fitzgerald stated. “Your heart is a muscle, and so it needs oxygenated blood to keep it going,” Fitzgerald said. “Coronary artery disease restricts that flow to the heart muscle. It can be caused by a number of things--high cholesterol, atherosclerosis [the collection of fats along arterial walls] and smoking.”

With the importance of heart health being stressed, the Office of Health and Wellness hosted Go Red for Heart Health Day. Free cholesterol and blood pressure testing was held in the Marketplace.

“The cafeteria was decorated in red and the cafeteria food served was heart healthy,” Lindsay Anderson, junior exercise science major, said in an e-mail. “It was a great

event.”

Many students have taken it upon themselves to live a healthy lifestyle outside of these events. Danielle Kulich, junior biology pre-med major, is just one example. “I go to the gym very often,” Kulich said. “I don’t smoke and I try to drink a lot of water!”

Living healthy isn’t exclusive to Cabrini students. Linda Shikitino, fitness instructor and adjunct faculty member, has been doing so for years.

“Honestly it doesn’t even have to do with being a fitness instructor,” Shikitino said in a phone interview. “It’s a way of life.” Shikitino stated that ways students can start leading healthier lives include eating a low-fat diet, not smoking, staying physically active for about an hour a day, avoiding excessive alcohol and getting checkups once a year.

“And being happy,” Shikitino added. “That’s important!” jwc722@cabrini.edu

Fitness center challenges student body to get p90x results

By Chelbi Mims Asst. Features Editor

Since the New Year, fitness classes in the Dixon Center have been crowded with people striving to fulfill their New Years Resolutions. Although Zumba was a popular fitness workout last semester, Power 90 Extreme (P90x) has created much buzz across campus this semester. P90x added to the fitness regime in January.

“It made me realize how out of shape I am. I can tell from the intensity of the DVD that after sticking with it for the 90 days, it would honestly work,” Bryan Janowski, junior marketing major, said.

Tony Horton and Beachbody developed the new work-out in 2003. It com-

in myself and I think that if anyone sticks with it they will see a change,” Huda said.

The classes are offered each day. Every day focuses on a different workout.

“My favorite is the ab ripper. I couldn’t make it at 3 when it’s offered so I worked it out with Jess Huda to work out on my own at 11 three days a week. I immediately saw a difference and felt great. I wish I could do it everyday because if you’re committed and go hard you’ll see results that you want,” Taylor Bonanni, sophomore psychology major, said P90x classes are available on DVD. When purchasing the workout on DVD it

“I can tell from the intensity of the DVD that after sticking with it for the 90 days, it would honestly work.” bines cardio workouts, weight training, yoga, resistance training, plyometrics and stretching routines. According to the P90x website, “this workout exceeds all other fitness programs because of muscle confusion. P90x challenges the body and requires the muscles to develop.”

“The first couple of times I did it my body ached but now I like it because each day it focuses on a different exercise, so I feel myself getting into better shape.”

Jess Brennan, sophomore education major, said.

At Cabrini Jess Huda, Fitness Director and assistant women’s soccer coach, teaches the intense hour long workout.

“After soccer season the girls and I wanted to do something to stay in shape and we all tried P90x. I see a difference

comes with 12 workouts, a fitness guide, nutrition plan and a calendar to track progress. The Nutrition Plan comes in three phases: a high protein diet, athletic diet and energy boost.

The Dixon Center offers great, enjoyable and free ways to stay in shape.

“It’s hard to stay in shape while in college between the cafeteria food but Dixon offers a lot of great classes like yoga and boot camp and now P90x that people should take advantage of,” Bonanni said.

“It’s fun and its free!”

cam376@cabrini.edu

chelbi mims/asst. features editor

What to DO to stay healthy: P90x, a new workout introduced to students this semester, targets different parts of the body each day. It combines cardio, weight training, yoga, resistance training, plyometrics and stretching routines to give a well rounded workout.

-Increase the fiber in your diet -Avoid eating late at night -Instead of frying, try grilling -Pass on the second helpings -Replace sugars with sugar substitutes -Replace oils in baking with apple sauce -Don’t skip meals

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Get in with the out there outfitters

By Diana Campeggio Assist. A&E Editor The easygoing vibe felt in Out There Outfitters is prevalent from the first step into the store. From the wide-planked wood floors to the vintage license plates, the store rings of a certain earthy charm that is hard to get right.

Out There Outfitters has been providing quality outdoor and exercise clothing as well as accessories to the Wayne community since August 2008, when outdoor lovers Zeke Sieglaff and wife Tory opened the store.

“Whether going to the beach, to the mountains or to the golf course, we have what you need,” Zeke Sieglaff said.

Sieglaff grew up south of the Wayne area until he moved to Florida, where he opened two similar stores. Boca Grande was the first place of establishment in 1997, followed by the second opening in Tampa during 2002. But once his children began attending school and their schooling became the most important issue in Zeke and Tory’s life, they decided to uproot their family and move back to the Philadelphia area in 2007.

After contacting Patagonia, the most prominent supplier at Sieglaff’s stores, to figure out an area where stores were not carrying their clothing and products, they decided on Wayne.

According to Sieglaff, there was a need for quality outdoor clothing and accessories in the area, with the only similar store being REI in

Eco-friendly tip of the week:

Conshohocken. Out There Outfitters now serves local families, primarily consisting of women shopping for themselves, their husbands and their children. “Retailing is what I do best,” Sieglaff said.

The store carries a wide variety of outdoor clothing and accessories, as well as men and women’s fashions. They carry everything from hiking backpacks and sneakers to dresses and handbags.

Out There Outfitters also carries a diverse assortment of brands, which often brings people into the store. Sieglaff has a passion for the brands that he carries and loves the standard of quality that they hold themselves to. He feels a connection to the items he sells: “All the clothing and brands we carry, I grew up wearing,” Sieglaff said.

Sieglaff also focuses on featuring brands that are Fair Trade and environmentally conscious. Reducing their carbon footprint is important to the staff of Out There Outfitters.

Their location on North Wayne Avenue has been good to Sieglaff, being that they are located right along the easiest parking in all of Wayne. According to Sieglaff, there is a community feel about the center of Wayne, which is inviting and brings a lot of foot traffic to the store as well.

Whether you are traveling to Colorado or to the rainforest, or just need to brace the winter cold here in Pennsylvania, the store has everything you need to harbor the elements.

Currently, the store is running a

Application of the week: Confession

By Elizabeth Krupka A&E Editor

photocredit

Out There Outfitters has a wide selection of clothing and accessories for any lover of the great outdoors.

30 percentoff sale on many of their winter items and is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with shorter 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. hours on Sundays. For more information about Out There Outfitters, please contact their website or FaceBook page. dcc59@cabrini.edu

Opening the refrigerator door accounts for 7 percent of energy use.

Keep the door closed.

Even religion can’t escape technology.

Practices that people once needed to go to church for are now available at your fingertips.

Confession: A Roman Catholic app is all the new rage, in the lifestyle category of the app store.

Confession is downloadable for $1.99 and you get all of the customizations you could possibly think of.

Each user gets their own examination of conscience, which is based on the commandments that the user choses.

The application was originally developed to be inviting to Catholics who have found themselves straying away from the sacrament.

The app begins with an examination of the conscience screen, asking the user multiple questions including their age, sex, marital status and vocation.

Based on the answers, the user puts in the commandments that they have not been faithful to. Then the user can choose from seven of the different options of contrition. This is where it gets even more personalized, based on the commandments you have broken.

This app sounds almost too good to be true. You can be honest about your sins without even having to tell a priest, which is the most unnerving part of reconciliation.

But there is a catch: this application does not replace the sacrament, which is what a lot of users assume it does. The application is merely supposed to be used as a tool in order to get the users mind prepared for the sacrament.

Despite this fact, the sales have exceeded the developers expectations. This app is currently among Apples 100 best selling apps.

This just shows that technology doesn’t necessarily need to be good for your pocket or organization.

It can also be good for your soul.

Only downside, you still have to face the priest.

http://www.thedailygreen.com efk722@cabrini.edu

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Arts & Entertainment

The Loquitur 11

GAGA makes history

By Natalie Crawford Staff Writer The newest released single by the artist Lady Gaga is now the fastest selling debut on iTunes ever. It reached No. 1 on the iTunes charts in 22 countries, Billboard’s 1,000 No. 1 hit and has been played thousands of times on on-air radio, breaking the history of the charts. It was the fastest downloaded single on the iTunes chart in just the small span on five days.

“Born This Way” was released on Feb. 11, two days earlier than planned. The single was expected to be released during her 2011 Grammy performance but Gaga tweeted that she could not wait any longer.

“I heard ‘Born This Way’ at like 8 a.m. the day it came out and I started jumping up and down screaming. I was so excited and I loved it,” Kadee Schwalm, junior business administration major, said.

This new song, which has now been labeled the new gay anthem by the legend Sir Elton John, has had some mixed reviews. Fans are either ecstatic or extremely disappointed. Those that are not fans of Gaga hate it because they think it’s a rip off of Madonna’s 1989 single, “Express Yourself.”

“I heard it on Saturday after it first came out for the first time on the way to the mall. I actually didn’t like it at first but I’m like that with any song I hear for the first time. I came back from the mall, went to my room and I literally listened to it seven times and now I love it,” Megan Sokolowski, sophomore communication major, said.

The controversy that emerged from “Born This Way” was the comparison to Madonna’s “Express Yourself.” Madonna is one of Lady Gaga’s major influences in her career, however the talk is that it is “Express Yourself” with a “heavier eclectic vibe.” If anything, “Born This Way” is a tribute to Madonna. “I heard it the day it was released. I first heard it and I thought “this song sounds familiar.” I thought it was plagarism,” Michael Wehrman, Asst professor of Criminology, said.

Lady Gaga was interviewed on Jay Leno the day after the Grammys. One of the topics that was presented to her during the interview was this controversy. Her immediate response was, “There really is no one that is a more adoring and loving Madonna fan than me. I am the hugest fan personally and professionally.” Gaga also said that she received an email from Madonna saying that she supports the single and loves it.

During the 53rd Grammy awards, Lady Gaga won three Grammys for female pop vocal performance, pop vocal album and best short form music video.

For some, it was the first time hearing “Born This Way.” “The first time I heard it was at the Grammys. My immediate reaction was that it was the worst song I’ve ever heard. I felt like compared to her other songs, it’s not catchy,” Kimberly Carlson, junior political science major, said.

Another stir-up at the Grammys was her entrance in an egg, or “vessel” as she calls it, during her interview with Jay Leno. She was living in the egg for three days before her performance. People have questioned her reasoning as to what the meaning of the egg was.

She was interviewed on Good Morning America Thursday, Feb. 17 and she said that the meaning is rebirth: rebirth of herself as an artist and rebirth of her new album. She said that everyone should have a rebirth at some point in their lives.

“With her strong affiliations with the gay community, ‘Born This Way’ is all about that and I think that defines her as an artist. She wants to be known as someone that has meaning and support and can make music that people like,” Sokolowski said.

Gaga’s goal is to be an inspiration to everyone. “I think she is very creative and I love everything that she speaks for and that she doesn’t care what people think about her,” Schwalm said. “She is really inspirational and for me personally, she makes me not want to be so afraid.”

“Born This Way” is a song that hopes to inspire everyone to be confident with themselves and to love themselves for who they are and not what society wants them to be.

“I think it’s amazing. It tells people to be who they are. Someone yelled at me about being too tall and I yelled back, ‘baby I was born this way,’” Brittany Hume said.

Since the release of “Born This Way,” Lady Gaga has become a head-turning celebrity of the 21st century. Nothing will hold her back or get in her way. Gaga is virtually unstoppable. The scheduled release date for her album is May 23.

“I saw her in concert in September and I was front row. It was at the Wells Fargo center and it was amazing. The floor is all general admission so we got there really early. Girls were wearing caution tape and another girl had a bubble outfit on. “Dance in the Dark” and “Speechless” were my favorite songs that she performed. While she was performing “Speechless” she was playing the piano and it was on fire,” Peter Morrison, junior education major, said.

This hard-working Italian New Yorker wants everyone to know the true meaning of “Born This Way.” “It’s about being able to know that when you were born, you weren’t just born in that moment,” Lady Gaga during an the interview with Lay Leno, said.

“You have your entire life to realize the person you are potentially going to become and whoever you choose to be was part of your destiny.”

“You have your entire life

to realize the person you are potentially going to become and whoever you choose to be was part of your destiny.”

ngc24@cabrini.edu

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Reality Check: Homewreckers

By Danielle McLaughlin A&E Editor “Get your hands off my man.” If these words come to mind whenever you see that overly-friendly girl that your significant other claims is “just a friend, I swear,” you might want to take a moment and reassess your situation.

After thinking this over, you may discover that you have a homewrecking circumstance on your hands.

I’m not saying that your significant other isn’t entitled to have friends of the opposite sex, in fact it’s expected, but I am saying that everyone gets paranoid now and then about their boyfriend or girlfriend cheating.

If you are in a mature, committed relationship, then you shouldn’t have to waste time worrying if your trust is being broken. If you are worrying, then you need to have a serious discussion with your significant other and possibly with the homewrecker that is causing the tension.

With the proper investigation, I guarantee that you won’t end up on day-time television reassuring the fact that your “baby daddy” is in fact, your “baby daddy.”

1. Stalking, stalking and more stalking- I’m not telling you to sit outside your boyfriends window and watch his every move, but it couldn’t hurt to check out his Facebook wall and see if there is any suspicious activity occuring. Take advantage of technology before someone takes advantage of you.

However, there is a fine line between a little friendly stalking and a total invasion of privacy.

Don’t cross it.

2. Don’t make excuses- If your boyfriend walks in smelling like perfume and has lipstick on his collar, don’t assume he has taken up the hobby of cross dressing. Check in with your man-piece and know what he’s doing from time to time.

3. Don’t be a psycho- There is nothing less attractive then a paranoid person who is constantly checking up on you. Resist the urge to check up on your significant other if your last check-in time was less then an hour ago. It gets annoying.

Homewreckers are on the prowl everywhere. In every city in America there are lonely people seeking to destroy others happiness in order to gain their own (among a few other things).

Have a homewrecker on your hands? No problem. Follow these simple steps to reassure that no one is putting their hands on what is rightfully yours. dem59@cabrini.edu

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Toy-themed game seems to stack up

By Elizabeth Krupka A&E Editor Most people associate video games with “bang, bang, shoot-em up” scenarios. However, that is not necessarily always the case.

“Stacking” is classified as an adventure/ puzzle game that is not only appropriate for all ages, but also entertaining for everyone.

Ever heard of a matryoshka doll? They are the dolls that start large, have a cut in the center and then open. There are multiple sizes, stacked in one large matryoshka doll.

The game takes advantage of the clever idea of the doll and uses that as the entire point of the game.

The player begins as a the tinniest matryoshka, Charlie Blackmore.

Blackmore’s siblings are missing because the game takes place during the Industrial Revolution. During this time child labor was acceptable, and the Baron (the villian in the game) is forcing Blackmore’s family to work during the revolution.

Blackmore learns quickly during the game that there is no way he will ever actually be able to free his family, so he takes it upon himself to stop the issue of child labor once and for all.

The dolls talk, adding an interesting element to the game because after a while, the user feels as though they have entered this world.

The graphics are not as realistic as “Red Dead Redemption” or even “Assassians Creed.” However, the graphics make the player feel like they are in a toy-ish world.

The levels do have a very Victorian feel to them and so does the architecture of the designs and the rooms.

As the player goes through the levels, they gain larger dolls to stack with. This is important because it changes the appearance of Blackmore which is necessary for the end, and you can be larger to complete some harder tasks.

Stacking of the dolls is important in the development of the game as well to advance

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“Stacking” was received better in stores, and now has become a nation wide best seller.

Both families and a younger audience enjoy the toy themed game. to different levels. There is one level that is referred to as the “hub” level. That is the train station. There are four other levels that Blackmore travels through.

Within the levels there are several puzzles that the player needs to complete in order to be able to move on.

The puzzles have varying levels. However, as you get higher in the levels, the options to complete the level begin to get slimmer.

For example, on level four a puzzle may only have two solutions as opposed to a puzzle on level one, which might have five or six options.

Stacking is the sequel of a game called “Costume Quest.” Double Fine developed both games and needed “Stacking” to be a better hit than “Costume Quest.”

THQ was the company that produced the game, and when the game was first released, THQ offered a free set of dolls. The free sets

and games sold out in stores within 24 hours.

On megacritic.com, “Stacking” received an 83 out of 100.

The score of the game is usually 8.3 or higher, which is impressive for a puzzle/adventure game.

Game Informer stated that the puzzles in the game are “logical, however very rewarding once they are figured out. The multiple solutions to the puzzles are enticing to players because they don’t feel locked into one answer.”

For the price and entertainment of the game, “Stacking” has only been on shelves for a month and stores are having a hard time keeping it there. efk722@cabrini.edu

TOP fives iTunes Downloads 1.

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Most-Watched Videos 1. Miley Cyrus as Justin Bieber SNL skit 2. The Strokes “Undercover” 3. Hands to yourself 4. Jennifer Aniston goes viral smartwater 5. America is NOT broke www.youtube.com

olivia torrence / asst. perspectives editor

oat722@cabrini.edu

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Sports

The Loquitur 13

Lady Cav has high hopes for future

By Jesse Gaunce Asst. Sports Editor Leading a hectic life, Francesca Pizzigoni, or “Frenchy,” as her teammates call her, stays calm and collected.

A math and secondary education major, Pizzigoni is a senior midfielder on the women’s lacrosse team. She has been playing lacrosse for eight years. She was also a cheerleader for 13 years.

Pizzigoni has overcome three surgeries on her arm and is still able to play at a high level.

When she is not living on campus, Pizzigoni resides in Summerset County, N.J. Throughout her four years at Cabrini, Pizzigoni has had very fond memories that she will keep with her forever as she moves onto bigger and better things in her life.

“It’s been fun,” Pizzigoni said. “It took a little while [to get used to college life] because Cabrini is so small but I’m almost out and it’s been great. Not that many people that I started college with are here anymore because they transferred, but I made it.”

“My mom found [Cabrini] online. Cabrini is a Division III school so I knew I could play lacrosse. It was also known for its education so that was a pretty good combination.

I’m also in the honors program so that added to it.”

Aside from playing lacrosse, Pizzigoni is the president of the math club, the math and science honors society, Sigma Zeta and Sigma Rho, which is the education honors society.

Pizzigoni is now a student math teacher at Radnor High School and talked about a normal day in her life.

“I get up at 6 a.m. and leave by seven,”

Pizzigoni said. “I teach two trigonometry classes, two algebra classes and one geometry class. I’m usually done around 2:45 p.m. and then go to practice and write lesson plans.”

She says that teaching high school is something she has always wanted to do.

She also says in order to be a teacher, you are required to quit any job you may have or any team you are a part of.

“For student teaching, you’re supposed to quit everything but Jackie [Neary] makes it work,” Pizzigoni said. “She makes it so I can still teach and be on the team at the same time. She is phenomenal to work with.”

Pizzigoni and her teammate, Christina Pasquariello praised Neary for more things than just the way she coaches.

“A lot of the girls on the team wouldn’t be at Cabrini if it wasn’t for her,” Pasquariello said. “She changes your view on life, school and everything else. She is and has been more than just a coach to everyone on our team.”

Pasquariello also talked about her friendship with Pizzigoni and the rest of the team.

“We’re like a family,” Pasquariello said.

“We’d do anything for each other and we’re all like that. We’re all best friends.”

Going into her final season as a Lady Cav, Pizzigoni talked about what she expects for this season, her excitement for spring training and her achievements while playing lacrosse at Cabrini.

“I’m hoping I start this season,” Pizzigoni said. “Last season was the first time I started.

I was used to playing every position but now I just play defense. I definitely expect to win the CSAC title this year.” jtg45@cabrini.edu

sarah luckert / photo editor

Cavs fall to No. 11 Lynchburg

By Rachael Renz Copy Editor Still standing as No. 17, the Cavs remain searching for their first win of the regular season. On Saturday afternoon, the men’s lacrosse team was defeated by Lynchburg College with a final score of 9-4.

Traveling from Virginia, Lynchburg College is placed as No. 11 with a record of 3-1. This record was supported by the quick goal scored by the Hornets within the first minutes of Saturday’s match.

Attackman Bobby Thorp answered with a shot on goal, which ended up being his first of two during the game.

“Lynchburg is a very good team and has established themselves as contenders every year. Going into the game we knew it would be a challenge and would have to play hard on every play in order to win,” Thorp, sophomore business administration major, said.

Although Lynchburg won the game with goals scored, Cabrini out-shot the Hornets with 48 attempts on goal.

Senior attackman Paul Skulski and sophomore midfielder Jeff Crosby attained one goal each for the Cavs.

Crosby and senior midfielder Dan Terenick also gave one assist.

“We have to use this game as a learning opportunity and try to fix all the loose parts. We have motivated coaches and captains who will make sure everyone is working harder than ever in practice for the upcoming games,” Thorp said.

During the game against the Hornets, freshman goalkeeper Steve Oppenheimer made his collegiate debut. Op-

penheimer relieved sophomore goalkeeper Erick Zarzecki and finished the game making seven saves.

Although the Cavs lost with Oppenheimer and Zarzecki in goal, the two have the potential to win games throughout the upcoming season.

“I feel like the loss against Lynchburg hit us harder than our loss against Haverford. Lynchburg is a good team but we made them look a lot better by not coming out strong from the first whistle,” Ji Jeon, sophomore defensive midfielder and biology pre-med major, said.

Midfielder and captain Bryan Churchey agrees that the team played fine but there are aspects that could use improvement.

“Overall we played fairly well but we know there are areas we could of played a lot better: limiting penalties and getting more shots on goal and having them closer to goal,” Churchey, senior political science and history major, said.

Despite the weak aspects the team may have, their players are willing and ready to enhance their skills individually and as a team for the remainder of the season.

“We’re a young team right now and we are progressing each day. We came into the season with the same goal we have every year – to win a national championship,” Churchey said. rr724@cabrini.edu Left: Junior midfielder Andrew Zelinski runs down the field for the Cavs looking to pass the ball to a teammate in the 4-9 loss against No. 11 Lynchburg College. This is the first time that the Cavaliers opened the season with an 0-2 record since the 2005 season. photo by rachael renz / copy editor

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Lady Cavs lacrosse we

#1Claire Disdier

Claire Disdier, freshman attack, is a communication major from Montgomery, N.J., where she attended Montgomery High School. She chose to play lacrosse at Cabrini because she always loved the sport and wanted to continue to play, especially under head coach, Jackie Neary. Disdier said upon meeting Neary, she thought she was very nice and knew she wanted to play for her. In her first season as a Cavalier, Disdier is not sure what to expect from the season, but she is very excited to find out what it will bring. She believes that her teammates are very talented and the closeknit relationships among the players will help the team achieve success as a unit.

#2 Sarah Means

Sarah Means, freshman midfielder, is an undeclared major from Northeast Philadelphia, where she attended Archbishop Ryan High School. Means loves everything about the game of lacrosse, especially being part of a team. Means credits Head Coach Neary for helping her get to Cabrini to play for the Cavs and she is very thankful of all the great things Neary does for her and her teammates. Means fully expects the team to go to the CSAC Championship this year and hopefully win it. She is excited to win games, cheer for her teammates and just play her best. “I’m not really nervous right now but I know when it’s time for our first game and Jackie calls my name to go in my heart will probably drop,” Means said.

#9 MaryKate McCann

MaryKate McCann, freshman defender, is a communication major from Drexel Hill, Pa., who attended Archbishop John Carroll High School. She wanted to play lacrosse at Cabrini because she was interested in all the great friendships to be made on the team. “It’s great that we all have something in common and that we are all playing a game we love,” McCann said. She is excited for the experience of the games, but mostly the friendships and memories to be made on and off the field throughout the season. McCann is a three-sport athlete for Cabrini College. This past fall she was a member of the women’s soccer team and this past winter she was a member of the women’s basketball team.

#18 Kellie Manoppello

Kellie Manoppello, freshman midfielder, is a history major from King of Prussia, Pa., who attended Upper Merion High School. The main reason why she came to Cabrini is because of Jackie Neary. “I was surprised when my parents told me that I actually got into Cabrini, and when I received an email from Jackie Neary asking me to play and have lunch with her, I was so excited,” Manoppello said. What Manoppello is most excited for this season is to have a fun, winning season and ultimately win the CSAC championship. Manoppello, who already coaches at the kindergarten through second grade level, also hopes to one day be able to coach a team at the high school level.

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welcome class of 2014

#19 Samantha LaMaina

Samantha LaMaina, freshman defender, is an elementary and special education major from Oaklyn, N.J., where she attended Collingswood High School. LaMaina is another player who strongly credits Neary for getting her involved in Cabrini lacrosse, and she believes she is an amazing coach. Overall, she is excited for the season and everything that it will bring. “I’m just excited to experience the intensity of college lacrosse,” LaMaina said.

#20 Beatrice McQuiston

Beatrice McQuiston is a freshman midfielder for the Lady Cavs and is from Berwyn, Pa. She is a communication major and chose Cabrini because of its small class size.

“It just felt right for me,” McQuiston said. Aside from Lacrosse, she plays soccer as well. She expects to get closer to her teammates and develop great team chemistry as well as win as much as possible. She is currently undecided on a career path after she graduates college and does not plan on playing lacrosse after she is out of school.

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Ali May

Ali May is a freshman defender on the team. She is from Chester Springs, Pa. She chose Cabrini because she liked the size of the school as well as being able to play lacrosse. She is a finance major and also minors in criminology. She has high expectations for the season, as she expects the Cavaliers to win the CSAC title this year.

After college, she wants to work with the government department of defense. She wants to continue playing lacrosse after she graduates and hopes to coach some day as well.

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Allie Henry Allie Henry is one of two freshman attackmen on the team and is from Garnet Valley, Pa. She chose Cabrini because her cousin and former men’s lacrosse player Joe Monroe attended Cabrini. “He always said good things about it so when Jackie Neary contacted me in the fall about coming here and playing in the spring, I came out for a visit and loved it,” Henry said. She expects to make an impact on the field and help the team in any way she can. She expects the Lady Cavs to win the CSAC as well.

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Janel Folkomer

Janel Folkomer is a freshman goalkeeper for the Lady Cavs. She is from Springfield, Pa. She chose Cabrini because of the strong lacrosse program. She expects to win and work hard every day. She hopes to help bring the CSAC title to Cabrini this season. In her spare time, she likes to spend time with her friends and “live life to the fullest,” as she put it. She hopes to be a physical therapist after she graduates.

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Cavs advance

to ‘Sweet 16’ BASKETBALL, Page 1

“Big time players make big time shots,” head coach Marcus Kahn said, “and Dom hitting that three, which gave us our first lead, that was huge, that was big.”

Once Farrello netted that three point shot, making the score 70-68, there was no turning back from there for the Cavs.

“Goran Dulac made some big plays down the stretch and made free throws,” Kahn said. “We didn’t in the first half and that worried me, we made free throws in the second half and that’s it, kinda the way it’s been all year. Not pretty, but our guys work hard and we get the job done.”

The Cavs shot 32 for 41 from the foul line and 45.6 percent overall against New Jersey City and scored 48 of their 85 points in the second half.

“It was a hard fought game,” New Jersey City head coach Marc Brown said. “We didn’t make enough plays, both offensively and defensively, especially in the sec-

season with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Also leading contributors for the Cavs were junior guard John Boyd who scored 16 points and freshman forward Fran Rafferty who notched 10 points.

Just like Friday night, the Cavs trailed at halftime but ultimately overcame Purchase to advance to the “Sweet 16.” This season, Cabrini is a perfect 7-0 when trailing at halftime.

“Surviving and advancing, it’s what we’ve been talking about and we did,” Kahn said. “It’s a credit to our guys to do whatever it takes. It would have been very, very easy for a group of guys to hang their heads at half time and go home, but they responded and I couldn’t be more proud to be here.”

“We just need to refocus our energy now,” Farrello said. “Come back at the beginning of the week on Monday and get to it. I’m happy we won. There’s just 16 teams left and we’re one of them.”

This win against Purchase marked the Cavs 28th straight win at home since the start of last season, and

“Big time players make big time shots.” ond half. They’re a good team, they have some good shooters, good players and we just didn’t execute well enough.”

This win for the Cavs marked their 27th-consecutive win when playing at home.

“Home court was big,” senior guard Lamar Fisher said. “We’re so comfortable here when we play and our fans make us feel at home, just the atmosphere is great, I love playing here.”

Home court advantage served the Cavaliers well again the following night when they defeated SUNY-Purchase 91-84 in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

In the game, Lemons led all scorers with 29 points and Farrello captured his seventh double-double of the

Top Left: Senior Dom Farrello shoots against New Jersey City. Farrello is ranked the seventh all time leading scorer in the programs history.

Bottom Left: Junior guard John Boyd dribbles the ball at the top of the key before taking it in to the net to shoot for the Cavaliers.

Right: Junior guard Cory Lemons shoots two foul shots for the Cavs in the 91-84 victory against SUNY-Purchase. This victory for the Cavs marks their advancement to the “Sweet 16” round of the NCAA tournament for the first time since the 20012002 season. all photos taken by holly prendergast / sports editor

under Kahn the Cavs are an outstanding 44-2 when playing at the Nerney Field House.

In just his third season, Kahn is only the second coach in the program’s history to bring a team to the “Sweet 16” round of the NCAA tournament.

“When we left the floor last year, after getting it handed to us pretty good, I made a pact with myself, my family that this would never happen again. We’re going to make winners out of ourselves, and we did.”

Cabrini is set to take on the College of Wooster (28-2) on Friday, March 11 in Wooster, Ohio. hmp35@cabrini.edu