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A group of 18 people, consisting of students, alumni and faculty, will be traveling to San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala during spring break, departing March 3 and arriving back March 11.

Over the past three years, Dr. Jerome Zurek, chairman of the communication department !"##$%&'#"()*'+,-.."/%012.2 and Dr. Raquel Green, assistant professor of Spanish, have organized and traveled with three small groups that went to Guatemala.

However, Green said this year will have the largest group ever going to Guatemala from Cabrini. Moreover, this year, was the first year where there was a course associated with the immersion experience in Guatemala.

“We have structured the course in a way so that students not only understand the San Lucas mission’s history, but the ethical foundation and core values that are driving the mission,” Green said. “The course also allows students to understand integral human development and Catholic Social Teachings and how Catholic Relief Services uses a framework to help communities around the world.”

Donald Powell, junior criminology and psychology major, ,3..%,45'#-,36)012.25#301$%*.377 said Green asked him early last year to take part in this year’s immersion trip to Guatemala.

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individual stories, as well as cause change and allow more openness in society,” Yungmann said.

According to the project statement, “combining these firsthand accounts with background information, the students are creating a multimedia web site examining issues of social and political evolution through the lens of young adults.” They are learning about the history of social and political changes, youth empowerment and the future of the social and religious structure in these countries,

among many other things.

CRS helped the Cabrini students establish the connection with Dr. Pandeli Glavanis, professor at the American University of Cairo, and his graduate students in Development Studies.

Under Glavanis’ direction, his students in Cairo have been simultaneously researching the Arab Spring and the turmoil in Tahrir Square, while it is occurring right outside their classroom building. According to

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Senior students connect with ‘youth in revolt’ CONVERGENCE,

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Editorial: Creating global citizens in the classroom As a student, you hear it in almost every department, from business to communication to political science and almost every class in between. The world today is interconnected and it is more important than ever before to be a global citizen. No man is an island and the countries and peoples of this world, whether surrounded by water or land, are woven together through all tools of communication we have at our disposal.

The need to understand different cultures, religions and political structures is immense and arguably getting more important every day as the advent of new technologies come more frequently and faster than imaginable. This is why The Loquitur commends the senior communication Convergence project for their attempt to do what is definitely hard but incredibly necessary for students of this generation.

Cabrini wants to create a community of students who are well-rounded in academics but also committed to being global citizens. As the world continues to progress and the barriers between countries are broken down, we need to understand the importance of being tied to others.

Facebook can help start a revolution, Twitter can put you in contact with someone across the world and Skype can allow you to communicate face-to-face with them from the comfort of your own home. As students, we have the great opportunity to start practicing and valuing this type of communication about international issues in a supportive learning community. Think of the advantages students will have after developing these skills. Apart from bringing new knowledge to those around them, they can

take those skills and knowledge into the workplace. The ability to question other cultures, religions and political views is just as important as the willingness to learn about areas outside of our bubble in the United States. Without a question, knowledge cannot be gained and without knowledge, we cannot grow as humans and the developing world will remain in conflict and disparity. Building peace between countries starts from an understanding and understanding starts with connecting and communicating. As it says in the front-page article about the senior Convergence project, not being afraid to make connections with people around the world is a lifelong skill of a global citizen.

Whether it is going on a study-abroad trip, participating in a project like this or just making an effort to take classes or educate oneself about international issues, students today need to make the effort. With social media like Twitter and Facebook, learning about news and development in other countries is as easy as picking up your phone. Luckily, we are at a school that directly assists us with our endeavors and stresses the need to break down our comfort zones and expand our horizons. Working globally can start working in your own community with people stemming from different cultures and backgrounds. Education and action are the keys.

Everyone has a story, whether they are from the United States or the Middle East. While we may have very different lives, we have the same human emotions and components. Therefore, how different can we be? As the senior Convergence project shows us, making personal connections can be done.

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Yungmann, Glavanis established wikis that the Cabrini students could have access to and helped start individual conversations between the American and Egyptian students.

The connections the students have been forming have been described as “unforgettable” and “life-changing,” such as the one project manager Elizabeth Krupka has formed with an Egyptian student named Sarah. She says that she has found a life-long pen pal in Sarah, but also spoke about how difficult it has been to form other relationships with people the class has interviewed because of the dangerous situations they are in.

“When you have interviewed a girl and then you hear she is in a coma because she has been beaten up in Tahrir Square, that hits you,” Krupka said.

That is not the only type of challenge the class has faced. In fact there is a plethora of roadblocks they have had to overcome. Because the project is international, Yungmann believes the challenges this year are especially unique such as the language barrier, the threats on the students for speaking out, the seven-hour time difference forcing the Cabrini students to conduct Skype interviews at 2 a.m., setbacks with the bandwidth connections and the months dedicated to learning about the differences and intricacies in the political and religious backgrounds as well as the differences between the West and Muslim Arabs.

Yungmann also stresses the

immense opportunity the students have had to advance their communication skills through the use of collaborative Google docs to share international information and interviews, Twitter to follow students and journalists, Diigo for virtual source sharing to create a virtual library, the course Wiki with ACU and Skype for the international interviews.

While the project is set to be complete in late April, those involved are looking for the benefits and outcomes to extend far into the future.

“I hope that I realize that there is something bigger than me always going on,” Krupka said. “It will ground me for the rest of my life. These people are fighting for their rights and we realized that we have these rights and we don’t even always use them.”

Her classmate, Holly Prendergast, agrees with the sentiment of valuing the fight for freedom and not taking for granted the rights we have as American citizens.

“Our project is going to be able to educate our peers and hopefully people around the world who may not be familiar with the Arab Spring and it is such an important issue because everything that they are fighting for, we have always had,” Prendergast said.

As for Yungmann who has advised these students for the past year, it’s about what they will take away as communicators and citizens of an interconnected world.

“This project brings the world down to a personal connection for these students,” Yungmann said. “Hopefully, they won’t be afraid to connect with people around the world and continue on as global citizens.”

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This photograph was submitted by Mosa’ab Elshamy, a contact that the Senior Honor’s Convergence class has cultivated during their research of the Arab Revolutions.

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Guatemala trip enriches lives, empowers community GUATEMALA,

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Green said. “There will be so many different perspectives and experiences during our nightly reflections, but all of them will be approaching the same issues we witness that day,” Green said. “I also feel that this course and immersion trip should be the model going forward. The students are the ones who are teaching us.”

Powell said that his past trips outside the United States have opened not only his eyes, but his heart as well.

“My experiences abroad have allowed me to respect what I have,” Powell said.

“I now have a much greater appreciation for other cultures. We are so use to having our iPads and high-tech smart phones, but large parts of the world don’t have what we have in the U.S.” Powell said he is considering going to graduate school for international development and by going to Guatemala, Powell wants to get a real-life exercise in what he has been taught so far in his classes.

“I have studied integral human development in many of my classes and now I want to witness what I have learned and see it play out,” Powell said. “I want to see the impact of working with a community and how I can build on that to help others.”

Green said that the most enriching part of going to Guatemala each year is being

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This photograph was taken during last year’s trip to San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala. changed each time she travels to the San Lucas mission.

“Every year, I come to a deeper understanding and connection with the community and the people,” Green said. “One of the most satisfying aspects to the trip is learning from the students. Sharing

in that process of coming to an intellectual understanding that not only takes place in the head, but in the heart as well.

Sharing our connections as a human family is a deeply communal experience that is extremely satisfying on a personal level for me.”

Powell said he has taken part in lessstructured trips abroad, but the upcoming trip to Guatemala will be his first to directly involve a course.

“I’m excited to see how my knowledge of integral human development and Catholic social teachings will come together in real situations,” Powell said.

“If given an opportunity, everyone should leave the country and get direct exposure to as many cultures as possible,” Powell said. “The culture of Europe is completely different compared to Costa Rica for example. We often forget that other cultures are just as nervous to be experiencing an outsider as you may be when you go into a different culture.”

“If you travel abroad, you must be open-minded to the fact that it’s not what you’re used to,” Powell said.

“San Lucas teaches you that change is possible in the world,” Green said. “There is hope for communities that have been battered and fragmented by civil war. You can feel the strength of the human spirit and learn from it. That is a great gift that you can walk away with and take away from the people of San Lucas.”

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Philadelphia Catholic high schools to stay open

BY KEVIN DURSO Asst. Sports Editor The four Archdiocesan high schools slated for closure this June had their appeals granted and will remain open, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announced at a press conference on Friday, Feb. 24.

Monsignor Bonner/ Archbishop Prendergast, St. Hubert, Conwell-Egan and West Catholic were on the Blue Ribbon Commission’s list of recommended closures after the current school year. Chaput noted the community as one of the primary reasons that the schools will now remain open.

“The show of support for these schools from parents, alumni and friends in the community has been rather extraordinary,” Chaput said. “These people believe in Catholic education and want to fight to make our schools healthy again.”

Bonner/Prendie, originally separated into two buildings, will merge into one, while the other three schools will continue to provide secondary education in the coming years.

Reports had surfaced prior to Chaput’s 3 p.m. press conference that the four schools would remain open. At St. Hubert’s, a party-like atmosphere preceded the announcement. Students erupted in loud cheering upon confirmation that their efforts and prayers had paid off.

The celebration continued on the front steps of the school. In the same place where they made their presence and fight known in rallies just days after the initial announcement, the girls of St.

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Students at St. Hubert’s celebrate on the front steps of their school after the announcement that all four Archdiocesan Catholic high schools slated for closure in June will remain open.

Hubert’s celebrated their victory.

“Everyone was crying but it was all tears of joy,” St. Hubert’s junior Sarah King said. “I’m so happy I get to finish out my high school years here.”

“I’m the happiest person in the world,” St. Hubert’s junior Kate Brighter said. “I’m just so happy that I actually get to graduate from here.”

The announcement on the status of these schools was initially scheduled on Feb. 17. However, several anonymous donors made a substantial proposal with one

condition: all four schools stay open. The announcement was postponed for a week while Chaput considered the offer.

Chaput said that the announcement he had planned that day was much different from the one he made on Friday. Over 20,000 donations were made during the appeals process for all four schools raising over $12 million.

At the time of the announcement, Bonner/Prendie had reported $5 million in their fundraising efforts. Hubert’s had

raised $1.3 million.

That $12 million will be the start for a $100 million foundation over the next five years in support of Philadelphia Catholic education.

Chaput also said that much of this foundation would benefit from the support of politicians, including Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett, who were influential in keeping the schools open.

St. Hubert’s students told Loquitur about their efforts shortly after the initial announcement, and said they had hoped that

their efforts would be recognized and their second home would be saved. Now, they and the other three high schools can celebrate their victory and keep their second homes for the foreseeable future.

“It’s just amazing knowing that we won,” St. Hubert’s senior Casey Berner said. “It’s the best knowing I can come back home when I graduate.”

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Syria posed to reconstruct constitution

Private sale of Philadelphia Gas Works has serious social costs

On Sunday, Feb. 26, a referendum on a new constitution was held by Syrian officials whose promises of governmental reform have been deemed “too little, too late.”

An attempt at offsetting the increased instances of domestic violence, the referendum also called attention to the views of allies like Russia and China.

Among its most vital alterations are the removal of the Arab Baath Socialist Party from political dominance and the addition of presidential term limits.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Feb. 26, 2012

Personality disorders overdiagnosed in military Approximately 31,000 service members in the military have been pardoned from duty since 2001 as a result of diagnoses with a variety of personality disorders.

Largely classified by rigid “maladaptive” behavior, personality disorders are reportedly used by the Pentagon as ploys to pardon troops they see as difficult or those who profit financially from service-related injuries.

Drawing with description of neutrinos, which are tiny subatomic particles.

Theorized speed of neutrinos now under re-examination The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) affirmed that certain subatomic particles, called neutrinos, were capable of surpassing the speed of light by 60 billionths of a second.

Having recently re-examined it’s findings, CERN recognizes that there are possible problems that might have occurred during their procedural discovery.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Feb. 24, 2012

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Apple losing traction as leading smartphone maker

Women seen as most important voters on social issues

With rivals from Samsung to HTC to Google’s Android OS continuing to produce cheaper smartphones than the iPhone, Apple has begun to face steep competition on its quest for market dominance.

Statistics show that as it stands, the iPhone represents only nine percent of the market, with “nine out of 10 people buying something else.”

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Feb. 26, 2012

Social issues have been pushed to the forefront of debates during this election cycle, distinguishing candidates from one another and their campaigns have now honed in on women voters.

Representing what has now been declared as “one of the most important” voting groups, both moderate and independent women voters are receiving more attention.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Feb. 25, 2012

Last Day to Apply for Dec. 2012 Graduation

Today is the last day to apply for December 2012 graduation.

Friday, March 2 Mass

Celebrate mass in Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of St. Joseph from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Mass

Celebrate mass in Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of St. Joseph from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Residence Halls Close

Today is the day that residence halls close at 10 a.m. for spring break.

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For information about residence halls, visit www.cabrini.edu/ResidenceLife.

For information about applying to graduate, visit www.cabrini.edu/Registrar.

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Monday, March 5 Mass

Celebrate mass in Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of St. Joseph from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Read the original story on philly.com | Feb. 26, 2012

Regional Science Olympiad to be held at Cabrini Over 1,600 students in the Greater Philadelphia area are scheduled to participate in the 2012 Southeastern Pennsylvania Science Olympiad Regional Competition.

The competition will be held at Cabrini on Monday, March 5 and feature students from 79 middle and high schools.

Read the original story on philly.com | Feb. 13, 2012

THIS WEEK AT CABRINI Thursday, March 1

The city of Philadelphia has begun seeking out a financial adviser for help with selling Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), the largest municipal gas utility in the U.S., to a private buyer.

Customers of PGW on average have spent eight times more on social programs than customers served by Peco Energy, Inc. in the suburbs.

One-third of the company’s half a million customers are in the lowincome bracket, a greater percentage than any other Pennsylvania utility.

Tuesday, March 6 Mass

Celebrate mass in Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of St. Joseph from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Gunman scuffles with Upper Darby police Kenneth Stewart, 22, of Glenolden, walked into the Upper Darby police station Feb. 25, demanding that his girlfriend be released from custody, sparking a wrestling match with officers in the lobby.

“These two officers were fighting for their lives,” Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said said. “It was kind of like a mortal-combat situation.”

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Heart healthy lunch serves up eduation

BY KASSIA BERNOSKY Asst. Features Editor The ‘Go Red for Heart Health’ day was held on Thursday, Feb. 16 in Cavs Corner.

The event was sponsored by Dining Services, Health Services, exercise science and health promotion students, peer educators and the Office of Health and Wellness Education.

As students and faculty entered the cafeteria they were able to stop at a table that was set-up to educate anyone interested in learning about heart health.

Students and faculty were offered the opportunity to participate in health-related assessments and take information on heart health. The opportunity to have your blood pressure taken right in the Cavs Corner was also offered.

“We had a great number of participants take the assessments and gather the educational materials,” Chris Hyson, director of Health and Wellness Education, said via email.

“I think it’s a great idea to get awareness about heart health because people may not realize there’s a problem or an issue until later on and it could be too late,” Jake Gaspari, sophomore undecided, said.

“In particular, students don’t always recognize that choices they make today can affect their future health, so learning to take care of their heart health now is an important outcome,” Hyson said.

Even some of Cabrini’s exercise science and health promotion students got the chance to take what they have been learning in classes by offering other students and faculty fitness tests.

“Practicing the skills they learn in the classroom is critical to their success beyond Cabrini, so these kinds of events afford students this chance,” Hyson said.

“I feel that it is important for students to learn what is healthy and what is not.

A big part of being healthy is moderation whether that being eating, exercising or drinking,” Samantha Leo, senior business major, said.

BY SARAH LUCKERT Deputy Editor

KATE KOHLER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

The Red Hot Chef station in Cavs Corner prepares a heart healthy meal. “‘Go Red for Heart Health’ day allowed Dining Services to shine, as they provided a delicious heart-healthy meal for all to enjoy,” Hyson said.

The American Heart Association recommends seven small changes that can make a big difference and add years to your life. These changes include not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight and eating a healthy diet.

If anyone missed Go Red for Heart

Health Day and would like to learn about heart health, contact the Office of Health and Wellness Education at wellness@ cabrini.edu or go to the American Heart Association’s website at www.heart.org.

KAB463@CABRINI.EDU

VITA Program benefits accounting students, public

BY KEVIN DURSO Asst. Sports Editor At Cabrini, the goal of every department is to establish experiences to prepare students for their future. Accounting students are getting that chance during tax season.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program allows students to volunteer around the Cabrini community to assist low and moderate income citizens in filing their taxes for free. In doing this, accounting students become certified with the program.

“VITA volunteers are required to become certified,” Andrea Marrical, e-file coordinator of the VITA Program at Cabrini, said. “The students in the income tax class that is taught by Ann Servey are required to complete 15 tax returns through the VITA program as part of the course.”

Servey is the site coordinator for the VITA Program at Cabrini. Servey said that

Compost dumpsite at Cabrini

Cabrini has been involved in this volunteer effort for over 25 years. This year, the VITA Program is especially reaching out to specific people.

“We are making a real concentrated effort to reach out to the Spanish-speaking population,” Servey said. “We have a volunteer tax preparer that is bilingual, so we will be able to serve that community.”

Servey said there is a “mutual benefit” in participation. While the community gets the benefit of having a service utilized for free, accounting students get valuable lessons for their future.

“The program allows the students to learn tax law and regulation hands-on, rather than just reading it out of a textbook,” Marrical said. “In my opinion, working with the program as a directed study, as well as when I was enrolled in the income tax course, has provided a better foundation for tax accounting than any class or textbook could have.”

“There are no disadvantages,” Servey said. “The accounting majors get exposure and experience in preparing taxes, and the community gets a valuable service which includes electronic filing.”

That’s where Marrical comes into the picture. As e-file coordinator, she handles all of the online materials that are involved with the program.

“I keep track of all returns that students in the class are working on as well as providing quality review for completed returns,” Marrical said. “Once a return is finished, it is my job to obtain all of the taxpayer information and thoroughly review the return. Once I have completed the quality review, I am responsible for sending out both the Federal and state returns through e-filing.”

Accounting students have continued to benefit from this program, and Marrical said that the response continues to become greater each year.

“This year there is absolute-

ly much more of a response,” Marrical said. “We got flyers around campus a lot earlier, and many students were sending us e-mails in January/early February to have their taxes completed. Most of them didn’t know that the service was offered on our campus, so it’s great that more and more students are utilizing the VITA program.”

“This year we made an extra effort in publicizing the program,” Servey said. “We’re getting a good turnout. We’ve got quite a number of tax returns prepared at this point.”

Once accounting students graduate, they don’t forget the valuable experience they got through the VITA Program.

“The former students actually come back and have their taxes done,” Servey said. “It’s a mutual benefit between the current accounting majors and the public.”

KAD323@CABRINI.EDU

Anyone who has ever been on the campus of Cabrini College has most likely experienced the sensor lights in Iadarola Center, seen the green house located outside of Founders Hall or used a biodegradable to-go box from the Cav Corner.

Most students, faculty and staff are unaware of the extensive measures taken to ensure the environmental sustainability of Cabrini College.

Two men involved in the current green efforts of campus are Gus Feudale, grounds manager, and Bob Iodice, Chief Facilities Engineer.

Feudale is involved in the outside workings of the campus whereas Iodice focuses on the inside.

According to Feudale there are many outside efforts already in place and many more to come that members of the Cabrini community should be aware of. One of those efforts is the compost dumpsite.

The entrance near South Gulph Road is home to the campus manmade dumpsite. The area started off as a clearing in the woods used as a place to keep the campus debris including fragments of trees and other plants.

Feudale and his team collect the leaves and other debris in the fall.

“Around late October, you’ll see us empty the flower pots on campus and remove any left-over summer flowers and chrysanthemums,” Feudale said. “That plant material is also brought to the dump site.”

Feudale uses the winter months to do some outdoor maintenance and preparation for the spring. All of the debris left over from storms is taken to the dumpsite.

During the summer months, Feudale assess how much debris has been collected on the site.

Sometimes there is far too much, so an outside contractor is hired to remove what Cabrini cannot house on the site.

One of the most sustainable activities to get involved with by far is composting.

“The leaves we dump at the site break down over the years and become rich compost,” Feudale said.

“We often take some of this compost and spread it around our trees and shrubs.”

Feudale has been speaking with Dining Services about the possibility of taking the old coffee grounds and using them for the dumpsite.

Feudale is also looking into creating a small compost bin for the campus community to use for their own gardens. Spreading the environmental sustainability of Cabrini College would just further help reach our goal of becoming a noticed green campus.

SKL37@CABRINI.EDU

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“Coming Out” About Mental Health

BY ROBYN SUCHY Guest Writer

This is a coming out.

Not the kind of coming out that your mind automatically jumps to; no, a different kind of closet has trapped me for the last six years of my life. Mental illness is something that we don’t talk about in our society. It’s conveniently hidden away, restricted to the “few” or the “insane” that we don’t see or associate with.

It’s talked about in relation to homelessness or poverty, not in relation to young adults and college students. It’s definitely not something that people talk about with their roommates and their professors, during classes, or with their peers over meals.

But I’d like to help change that.

After a friend of mine died my freshman year of high school, I fell into a depression.

It was my first time needing to deal with real emotions and I was overwhelmed. I started cutting myself and isolating myself from everyone because I was so paralyzed by my sadness and the depth of my own emotion.

After a few months, my friends, teachers and guidance counselors began to notice my changing

behaviors and scars. I got the beginnings of the help I needed.

It wasn’t easy to fight my way back to what I used to be but that wasn’t the end of my story.

In my sophomore year of high school, my best friend and my biggest supporter started failing classes and isolating herself. It wasn’t until our senior year that things really became evident that she was cutting herself and was suicidal. I did everything I could to help her; I went to the guidance counselors, teachers, and ultimately I helped her parents get her committed to a hospital. She hasn’t spoken to me in almost two years and when I came to Cabrini as a freshman, the last time I saw her, she was on a ledge.

Getting away from home and the school where all of these things had happened was definitely good for me but I didn’t foresee some of the important questions that have arisen. My friends and some teachers in high school knew about my past with depression and the anxiety that came to the forefront in my senior year; my roommates and

professors didn’t and I didn’t know if I should tell them. My roommates caught on pretty early that I was disappearing for an hour a week when I didn’t have class but I was still worried to tell them where I was really going (the Counseling Center).

But I did work up the courage to tell them and I felt closer to my friends after I was honest.

Now I’m a sophomore, though, and I feel like there are so many people who I am close to but that don’t know this important part of my life that drives all I do.

Consider this my coming out to you.

I’m able to tell you this story because I know I am not alone. One in four college students will suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. I know that there are people just like me who have personally experienced a mental health issue but beyond that, I’d say that every single person on this campus has been touched by mental illness. Friends, family members, teammates, colleagues, roommates, of all the people in your

life can you make at least one connection to mental health?

Now you can. I hope that one day, I can get to know you if I don’t already. I hope that one day I can prove to you that mental illness is not a debilitating disorder that will cripple me for the rest of my life.

In fact, I have found purpose through it. I’m president of Active Minds, a club on campus that promotes awareness about mental health and tries to reduce stigma surrounding mental illness. I was recently appointed to a national student advisory committee for this organization. My past struggles and the struggles that I continue to overcome have given me the motivation to reach out to you. I want to create a more open campus environment; an environment where we are able to talk about counseling and therapy in our own lives, not just through the theoretical model of some class. I want an environment where people are able to walk into the Counseling Center if something is wrong just as they would walk into Health Services. It’s not fair that we can’t do that. It’s not fair that so many people suffer in silence.

Ultimately, I want to start a dialogue and I want all of you to be involved in it. Join us for our Active Minds meetings every other Monday at 2 p.m. in Iadarola 101 E, or find us on Facebook.

Even just stop me in passing, send me an e-mail, knock on my door; I’m always up for a conversation.

RGS38@CABRINI.EDU

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BY KELSEY ALVINO Perspectives Editor

It’s 11:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. You hear the sound of voices in the hallway rushing to brunch.

As you pry your eyes open between the layers of dried up mascara, you awaken to realize this is not your bedroom, this is the hallway outside your dorm.

The last thing you remember is slapping the bag of your gross, Franzia wine and yelling obscenities at public safety.

You quickly decide to look at your texts to see who else you irritated the night before. After taking a big sigh of relief, to the fact that you didn’t text your parents, you make a mad dash to your bag.

Frantically you dump out your bag and realize the inevitable. Franz-1, you-0.

You left your dignity at the door. Fabulous.

Due to your impeccable planning and responsibility, you’ve lost everything.

Where is your phone?

Where are your keys?

Where is your underwear?

Congratulations, you have just mastered the art of losing your things and blacking out. Bye, bye brain cells.

The art of losing things tends to take place after you lose your ability to walk straight. Judgment gets clouded and you begin to think irrationally.

The light on my phone is making my eyes hurt, I’ll just throw it across the room. My shoes are hurting my feet, I’ll just take them off and walk away.

You like to dance? So do I, I’ll sway around and hopefully won’t fall over. Classy.

We got it; we know… we’re so irresponsible. But hopefully this weekend we can redeem ourselves and be accountable for ourselves.

With Saint Patrick’s day, lets keep some helpful tips in mind.

Drink slowly - if you sip a drink and do not have more than one drink per hour, the alcohol will not have a chance to build

up in your bloodstream.

This is due to the natural metabolic functioning of the liver.

Set a limit on how many drinks you are going to have when you drink, and stick to it.

Don’t drink on an empty stomach. You are more likely to get sick and less likely to be able to control Pregnant or think you might be? Alcohol goes straight from a mother’s bloodstream to the unborn baby causing birth defects and other abnormalities.

Never accept a drink from someone you don’t knowYou don’t know what they could have put in it!

Be well hydrated. Make certain that you drink plenty of water before you start drinking any alcohol.

Alcohol is a diuretic and it will cause you to become dehydrated.

The more alcohol you drink, the thirstier you feel.

Having plenty of water in your system will keep you from feeling thirsty and you will drink more slowly. Drinking slowly is the best way to enjoy alcohol and avoid blacking out or passing out.

So remember to have fun and be careful, its always better to remember a fun night.

KMA69@CABRINI.EDU

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Experiencing the history of Ireland

BY CHELBI MIMS Features Editor ALL PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY STUDENTS FROM THE ECG CLASS

During spring break, 20 students and three faculty members traveled to Ireland to view the historical landmarks of the The Emerald Isle. Dr. Mary Harris, economics and finance department chair and associate professor, and Dr. Erin McLauglin, assistant professor of business administration, have been planning this tour for two years. They wanted to take students to Ireland and knew that they wanted to focus on the issues of justice, tolerance, and equality. Out of these goals arose this study abroad course.

“As an Irish Catholic, I had always wanted to visit Ireland to see where my ancestors were from. And as a young person growing up in the U.S. during the troubles, I was very interested in seeing if Northern Ireland was how I envisioned it during that time,” Harris said. “I wanted to go on this particular trip because I thought it was important to teach our students about the discrimination against the Catholics during the Troubles and to give them a different perspective than was sometimes portrayed by the U.S. media,” Harris said.

The students spent eight days in Ireland traveling to Dublin, Londonderry and Belfast.

The trip included a tour of the Guinness Storehouse, Trinity College, tour of the Bogside Artists’ Studio, Giants Causeway and Oil Bushmills Distillery, Stormont Estate and Long Kesh Prison.

“My favorite part of the trip was seing the prison where the hunger strike took place.

I was very interested to see where history actually took place,” Jaclyn Rescigna, junior social work major, said.

The days were full of activities and beautiful sites. The first day, the group walked through Dublin with their tour guide, Gearoid O’Caoimh. Dublin is known for its cobbled streets dating back to medieval times. The next day, they took a tour of Kilmainham Goal. They learned about the Easter Rising and the suffering of many political prisoners

once housed and executed here. The group also visited the Guiness Storehouse, which is a brewery museum filled with seven floors. Each person was introduced to the brewery process and enjoyed a pint of the Irish classic beer. They also took an excursion through Giant’s Causeway, a stunning volcancic rock formation, built by legendary Finn McCool.

They ended the trip with an excursion to Stormont Estate and HM Maze prison located in Long Kesh. The estate hosted peace negoations that led to the Belfast Agreement.

“I love to traveling and I was a little scared but I was definitely more excited than anything,” Alex Saboe, junior commications major, said.

The trip was a part of a ECG 300 class and they will have a speaker coming to campus on March 29 to meet with the class to discuss advocacy options for relatives of former political prisoners. The speaker is from the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, America’s oldest Irish Catholic Fraternal Organization founded in Pennsylvania in May 1836.

“I had an amazing time in Ireland during spring break,” Amy Quigley, junior education major, said. “I was hesitant at first to attend because I didn’t know many people and had never really been that far away from home, but I am so glad I went on the trip.

I learned a lot and actually experiencing it first hand helped me understand what really happened in Ireland between the Catholics and Protestants in the previous years.”

The students will also be researching and completing a 10-15 page paper, and presenting their PowerPoint slides at the undergraduate research symposium in April on one of four topics: 1916 Rising (Dublin); Irish Culture; Blood Sunday (Derry); and the Hunger Strikes (Belfast). cam376@cabrini.edu

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Traveling to Rebuild

BY CHELBI MIMS Features Editor Through a series of unknown events, eight students and two faculty member found themselves in New Orleans, La. helping to rebuild a home for someone who lost everything during Hurricane Katrina.

“We were meant to go to New Orleans because we were originally supposed to go to Gallop and last spring I was in touch with the people in Gallop and starting in September, the guy wasn’t returning phone calls and I felt something was not right,” Father Carl Janicki, director of Campus Ministry, said. “The faculty made the contact in New Orleans and in a week, we had work to do and a place to stay,” Janicki said.

The group was initially set to travel to Gallop, N.M. to experience the unique culture but embarked on a journey to New Orleans on March 4 that changed many of their lives.

“I was surprised and a little disappointed that we were not going to New Mexico but my group members and I later realized that we were meant to be in New Orleans and God had a different plan than the plan we had for ourselves,” Felicia Melvin, senior communication major, said.

The group of 10 lived at Camp Hope, the largest housing development in the United States, for seven days and worked with Saint Bernard project, an awardwinning project for home renovations in the lower ninth ward. During their time in New Orleans the group helped rebuild the home of longtime resident of New

Orleans, Elaine Henry. Henry came back to the Big Easy for the first time in six years to meet the Cabrini students and faculty who were rebuilding her home.

They also witnessed a house ceremony for another house that was rebuilt by Saint Bernard project. During the ceremony, all the volunteers gathered to welcome the home owner into her house.

“My experience was very insightful and inspiring. When I saw what we were actually doing for Ms. Elaine Henry, I thought ‘wow this a great deed you can do for someone’ but when I actually saw Ms. Henry, I was shocked,” Tracy Hyatt, junior education major, said. “Just being in her presence greatly impacted my heart. That's when I knew that God truly did bless us with the tenacity and willfulness to reach our mission's goal.”

They also went out locally to eat at Tony Po Boy restaurant, view the French Quarters, visit the levies, witness the damaged homes from Hurricane Katrina, and speak to residents of New Orleans and hear their individual stories.

“It was a great experience and my first mission trip ever and it has made me want to go on more,” Michelle Kane, senior psychology major, said. “The best part of the trip was the welcome home party for Mrs. Patricia. It showed me how me being there really was making a difference and showed me that there really are good people left in the world and that people are so grateful for something we think is so small.”

The group also visited Cabrini High School and took a tour of a local cemetery. Many of the cemeteries in Louisiana are above ground. They then talked with the principal and teachers at

Cabrini High School and heard the stories of how many of the teachers’ homes were ruined during Katrina and Cabrini High School had to be moved to Baton Rouge for a couple of months because of damage.

“They connected the Cabrini world between the high school and college,” Janicki said.

From this experience, many students’ eyes were opened to a world outside of their own. Some realized why they were led to come to New Orleans and others learned that there is a larger world and everyone has gifts and talents that can help people in need. Two of the students from the trip are speaking about becoming Americorp volunteers and lead a year of service upon graduation.

“I learned so much about construction work, I learned so much about Katrina, about the culture of New Orleans,” Rasha Sharhan, senior mathematics major, said. “And I will definitely go back. I am applying to an internship with St. Bernard Project for the summer and I am also applying to become an Americorps member.”

“I learned not to take the simple everyday things for granted. You never know from one day to the next what will happen,” Dana Drake, junior human resources major, said. “Having the opportunity to gain friendships, satisfaction and impact has taken a huge toll on me. I will never forgot the time I spent in New Orleans and look forward to continuing to help others in need.”

cam376@cabrini.edu

The true Eastern experience

BY LIA FERRANTE Staff Writer

Did you ever wonder what is right across the street from our small college?

Did you ever want to go over there and experience a college that is so different from ours but is so close? Eastern University is a Christian-based college that is located right on Eagle Road. Even though the colleges are so close to one another, their dynamics are so different beyond belief.

I had the opportunity to talk to my sister, Danielle Ferrante, on her experience about going to this school and how she deals with the many rules and obligations that are required for her to follow.

“The school has a great sense of community in the hallways,” Ferrante, finance and accounting major, said.

The rules at Eastern are much more strict in comparison to Cabrini. For example, she talked about the visitation hours students have on the weekdays and the weekends. On the weekdays, students of the opposite sex are only allowed to visit from about 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

On the weekends it is a little bit more lenient. The hours of visitation for students of the opposite sex to visit in a hallway are 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. There are also no sleep overs allowed for the opposite sex on the campus.

“The hours of visitation can be a negative or a positive because it’s good that I can get all my work done early in the night without interruptions,” Ferrante said.

Whenever we go over to the school, it has such a welcoming atmosphere.

The people over there are very open and everyone loves meeting someone new.

The education over at the school is different because of the core requirements.

At Eastern, the students are required to take at least four religion classes before graduation. At Cabrini, the students are only required to take one religion class in order to graduate.

“I meet someone new every day and learn about where they are from and their background,” Ferrante said.

The persona of the school is that every one talks about God all the time, which is not the case at all. God is the center of their education and college careers but its not all the students talk about all the time.

“Our school is a Christian-based college because God surrounds us for positives in our education,” Ferrante said.

Eastern University and Cabrini College are both excellent schools to attend and were great educations can be gained.

Each school surrounds themselves with God bringing positive opportunities for the students and faculty.

ALL PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY DANA DRAKE

A group of 10 students and two faculty members spent spring break restoring, mudding, painting and sanding a damaged home destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

LF375@CABRINI.EDU

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Explore your creativity with pottery

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Color Me Mine offers creative craft ideas for all ages to enjoy.

BY LAURA GALLAGHER Asst. A&E Editor Color Me Mine is a great place to explore if you want to try a new activity to express your creative side. It is a studio where you can paint different pieces of pottery and decorate it to your preference.

Color Me Mine offers over 400 items to choose from such as Disney characters, mugs, puppies, plates and much more.

How Color Me Mine works is you first pick the ceramic piece of your preference. Next, you pick out a design to put on your item. You can sketch a design or use stencils and sponges with the 22,000 images they have available to choose from. If you prefer, you can also use a personal photo. There are dozens of colors to choose from and the employees will bring them to you.

The staff will then dip the painted item in a glaze and fire it in their kilns to bring out the color. All of the materials are non-toxic, lead free and food safe. In just a few days, you pick up the piece and you can enjoy the art you’ve created.

There is a studio fee of $7 for kids under the age of 12 and $10 for those 13 and up.

The fee is good for the day and you add the cost of each item you paint. Prices start at $14.

Color Me Mine can host many different occasions and events.

This includes birthday parties, closed studio parties, teacher gifts, paint-for-profit, community events and much more.

Color Me Mine has different ideas to fund raise for a good cause while having fun. An example of how they do this is auctioning. Many schools do this to raise money and a class will paint a large bowl that will be auctioned off. Another way of raising money is creating a tile wall. A group of people can paint a commercial-grade tile wall. Color Me Mine will help you and when it’s done hang it up. This is an easy way to make money for any group or occasion.

Color Me Mine is the perfect place to bring out your imagination. Whether you are 5 years old or 55 years old, there is room for everyone.

ADDRESS: Color Me Mine 109 W. Lancaster Ave. Wayne, PA 19087 (610) 687 - 9777 HOURS:

Sunday 11a.m. - 6 p.m.

Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Friday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

LCG39@CABRINI.EDU

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Application of the Week: Draw Something

BY JESSICA JOHNSONPETTY Asst. A& E Editor Ready to get creative and challenge your friends? Draw Something created by OMGPOP proves itself to the App Store and the Market by pleasing its users beyond expectation.

Draw Something was founded in January 2012. The App Store reported that Draw Something was voted the No. 1 free app, No.1 paid app, and No.1 world game in over 40 countries. This app was declared the most popular social drawing and guessing game amongst users. If you play the game one time, it will become your next healthy technology addiction.

Draw Something is similar to Pictionary, allowing users to draw on their handset and guess what their friends are drawing Connect to Facebook and Twitter to play your friends and followers that are drawing things too. If you don’t use either, you can find someone through email, username or find a random match.

Don’t fret, there is no previous drawing experience required.

Whether you draw stick figures or

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if you are a little Picasso, anyone can draw and guess; the worse the drawing, the funnier the game.

You are in control of the level that you want to draw choosing either easy, medium or hard.

You have your opponent guess by choosing out of the three levels.

When you guess the drawing correct, you get the points allotted from one to three points, depending on the level of difficulty.

Once you get a certain amount of points you can buy more colors to enhance your drawings.

One of the objectives is to rally back and forth in order to gain the most turns.

You can also buy bombs with the money you obtain. Bombs are the explosive way to take way extra letters that have you completely puzzled.

Draw Something is available for a free download for the Andriod OS 2.3+ and Apple’s iOS 4.0, iPhone 3GS+ and the iPAD 1, 2, and 3.

JRJ56@CABRINI.EDU

SUNDAY

ESSENCE OF SOUTH PHILLY TOUR

Choreographer Robert Weiss brings Handel’s famous liberetto to stage through ballet performance.

Be amazed by the greatest ballet talents as the Moscow Festival Ballet Performs the timeless classic, Cinderella.

Fight your temptation for delicious treats and goodies and embrace the culture that is South Philadelphia.

Academy of Music, (240 S. Broad St., Philadelphia), $20 - $140, 7:30 p.m.

Lehigh University - Zoellner Art Center, (420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem), $26 - $42, 8:00 p.m.

Center City, (Vine St., Philadelphia), $39, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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Luck of the Irish

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BY JENY VARUGHESE A&E Editor

BY NICHOLAS RAYNER Staff Writer

Insidehoops

Shamrocks and cold beers

McGillin’s Old Ale House

Finnigan’s Wake

The oldest Irish Pub in Philadelphia, McGillin’s, opened its doors during Lincoln’s presidential election in 1860. This is the oldest operating pub located in an alley in Midtown Village in Philadelphia. Originally called “The Bell in Hand,” the bar got it’s name from it’s original owner, William McGillin, who raised his 13 children on the second floor of the building above the pub.

With that said, McGillin’s St. Patrick’s Day party overflows with green beers, authentic Irish brews, Irish cocktails and Irish food.

Located on the outskirts of Northern Liberties in Philadelphia, Finnigan’s Wake is a large three-story bar filled with lots of colors on the outside. The first floor houses a low-key bar and a band performs on the third floor. The second floor of the bar also known as the Civil War floor is dedicated to both Abraham Lincoln and the Irish 68th Brigade. Finnigan’s offer over 40 bottled beers and 16 draft beers to choose from as well as Irish food choices.

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The Bards

Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant

Located in Rittenhouse Square, the Irish owned and operated pub The Bards gives you the feel of an authentic Irish bar. Embrace the luck of the Irish with an early start with Kegs and Eggs and enjoy a special Irish menu including Shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash and many other traditional pub favorites.

Located in Philadelphia, Fado’s tell the tale of rich Irish pub culture through hearty food and drink, music, warm hospitality and friendly chatter. Start St. Patrick’s Day festivities early with Hibernians Pints and Pancakes Breakfast buffet. Also, enjoy live music by Lima Bean Riot and Irish Dancers.

Insidehoops.com has a blog section that I’ve been following for a few years. This blog gives you inside news about the NBA. Insidehoops.com is a great source for finding out news about your favorite teams and players.

Insidehoops.com gives you the news on the NBA before anyone else does. Whether it’s a player that is getting released or traded, or a coach being fired, you get the news on Inside Hoops as soon as it occurs. A lot of times, Inside Hoops will report and predict possible trades, free agent signings, and other news in the NBA and are almost always correct.

Inside Hoops has many features that attract a variety of fans from all over the world. When you first open the blog you will get the latest news that is occurring in the NBA. Then as you scroll down the page you will receive older news from that day or week. Inside Hoops also offers different links and pages to its blogs. On the right side of the blog they have categories for different blog pages.

The categories that are featured are recent posts and news.

These blogs report on the most current news that is occurring in the NBA. The all-star blog section reports on all the news from the NBA All-Star Weekend.

Whether it’s Kobe Bryant’s broken nose, Kevin Durant’s MVP performance, or players getting added to the dunk-contest and the three-point shootout. Inside Hoops has got it covered.

The entertainment blogs give information on players and managements personal lives. Some of the blogs in this section include Jeremy Lin living in a hotel, Magic Johnson launching television channel, and Kris Humphries’ desire to have the Kim Kardashian divorce trial on television.

Inside Hoops also offers other blogs that provide info on every team in the NBA. Any possible news you need on your favorite team you can find it out with Inside Hoops. Other blogs that are featured are international blogs, NBA playoffs and rumor blogs.

Inside hoops is a great blog site because it’s accurate in what it reports and it’s a great way to learn a lot about the NBA.

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Join locall and local and national artists perform a mix of different music.

Learn about the tragic events and the story of the Titanic.

Celebrate and be intrigued by a presentation of epic proportions. Enjoy the exhibition From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruice Springstein.

World Cafe Live at the Queens, (500 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE), $11, 7 p.m.

Rosenbach Museum & Library, (2010 Delancey Pl., Philadelphia), $5 - $10

National Constitution Center, (525 Arch St., Philadelphia), $8 - $14.50, 9:30 p.m.

GROOVE NIGHT

TITANIC: THE RISE OF ROSENBACH

THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN

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WEEKLY REVIEW

Man vs. wolf: grim fairytale

BY AMANDA TOTH Asst. A&E Editor “The Grey,” starring Liam Neeson is an eventful story of a group of oil workers whose plane crashes in the dangerous wilderness of Alaska.

From the beginning, the story draws the audience in with unexplained questions and events that go on before they are even in the plane. Soon, it takes the audience on the plane with the oil workers anticipating their arrival back to their homes and with their families.

Then, the story takes a turn for the worst.

Just when you think it can’t get any worse for these already trauma-ridden men, your thoughts are surely mistaken. It turns out that the area where the plane crashed is directly near the den of a huge wolf pack.

The wolf pack soon starts to terrorize the men and the crash site. From there, the men make decisions to try to escape their inevitable fate of becoming meals for the wolf pack by attempting a dangerous journey across the Alaskan tundra.

One by one, the men are faced with tough decisions and obstacles during their journey. The main character, played by Liam Neeson, is the fearless leader of the crew the whole time. During the journey, the audience is lead through short snippets of each characters lives and their struggles.

Yet, in the end, it is survival of the fittest.

This movie kept the audience intrigued the entire time. The audience seemed captivated by the internal stories through out the larger story line. However, there are some things that are never explained and left the audience to make their own conclusions.

Also, there are some parts of the movie that could have been done a little better, such as some of the details of the fates of certain characters. The directors and writers probably wanted it that way because it shows man’s true downfalls and not just the ef-

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Liam Neeson plays John Ottoway, a member of an oil drill group who got stranded after a plane crah in Alaska.

fects of man versus nature.

Apart from the abrupt ending, the movie was all in all a nail-biter. It kept the audience at the edge of their seats the entire time. There weren’t really any dull moments that gave the audience time to relax and get bored. There were unexpected twists and turns through out the entire story. When everything seemed like it would work out for the men, something unexpected would happen to knock them down again. It was a true tale of man’s internal

conflict and man versus wild.

The cast was outstanding and made the audience believe their stories. The script and dialogue also made the audience become attached to the characters. The effects were also outstanding. The entire movie took place in the wilderness of Alaska with wolves surrounding so there were a lot of effects for the conditions as well as the wolves. The movie was very graphic so those moviegoers with weak stomachs should stay away. There is a short clip at

the end after the credits that leave the ending more open for the audiences’ interpretations. For the adventurous and suspense seeking moviegoers this movie is highly recommended.

AMT84@CABRINI.EDU

New website is go-to for college students

BY ALEXANDRIA JETER Asst. A&E Editor Do you want to know the best colleges to go to? Do you want to know all the information you need for attending or choosing the right college? Then CollegeCellar is the site for you.

CollegeCellar.com is a website that provides you “with the most vital information on and around your campus.”

The site was started by Justin Gellar in late 2010 while he was staring down at a pile of old college textbooks.

“CollegeCellar is your one-stop shop for information around your campus,” Gellar said.

Gellar is the type of person who has a lot of ideas up his sleeve and shared his new ideas to his brother, Scott Gellar.

Scott is presently a computer science major and decisively put CollegeCellar.com into movement. In November 2011, Scott spent the majority of his free time working on this website. During his winter break, he continuously worked on the program while holding down a full-time position as a Best Buy Geek Squad member.

Everything was installed and created by early January 2012. The first version of the site was launched in early February 2012. Justin has continued to be a part of CollegeCellar.com by being financially stable as well as managing the marketing and promotion of the trade.

“Our five-year plan is to work with local companies to offer discounts to students who use CollegeCellar.com as

a resource,” Gellar said. “First and foremost, we want to build up our site to operate as a college community forum.

Currently, we offer a review section, where you can review on/off campus housing, eateries and bars.”

“Our post section is an even larger value to students because it offers a place to buy, sell and trade books as well as things they don’t need any more,” Geller said. For example, a senior selling a mini-fridge. After that, we will concentrate on working out deals with multiple companies in and around the college community.”

“I USUALLY TRY TO ADD SOMETHING INTERESTING AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.” JUSTIN GELLAR

The website describes it in the best way possible, making it fun and easy for future customers to understand.

The site also has a Facebook like page. It says, “Welcome to CollegeCellar.com: the site that provides you with the most vital information in and around your campus. Girlfriend or boyfriend in town for the night and you need to know who has the best dining experience in town? Check out our review section and don’t forget to add your own

feedback as well.”

“Better yet, you want to get rid of those text books from last semester? (We know you’ll never look at them again.)

Check out our post section, which will allow you to buy, sell or trade books locally with peers at your school. Graduating but not ready to leave the party? Find a new roommate for the new apartment you just rented. We have you covered and if we don’t, contact us. Our ears are always open for suggestions.”

Right now, Gellar has a very busy life. A typical day for Gellar consist of waking up at 6 a.m. and checking CollegeCellar’s social media sites.

“I usually try to add something interesting at least once a day,” Gellar said. “From there, I work a full-time job working between 40-50 hours a week. After work I jump back on our social media sites and see what’s going on at local colleges.”

“I spend about 10 minutes to an hour speaking with Scott about any new information pertaining to the site. I also work on setting up promotions and advertising.”

Gellar’s nights consist of checking the site’s analytics which explains vital information pertaining to users.

“During these early stages, it’s really only about introducing students to the site and letting them know it’s a site for them,” Gellar said.

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LAURA GALLAGHER / ASST. A&E EDITOR

Junior brings talent, humor to men’s lacrosse team

BY LAURA GALLAGHER Asst. A&E Editor Erick “EZ” Zarzecki is well-liked and can be described as an outgoing, funny guy. On the Cabrini men’s lacrosse team, he has been the starting goalie for the past three years and is a team leader who uses his skills and size greatly to his advantage.

Zarzecki is originally from Baltimore, Md. He started playing the position in elementary school. Zarzecki attended Pikesville High School and some of his accomplishments there included being named an All-American and he helped his team win a state championship his senior year.

Zarzecki, junior psychology and criminology double major, was named Cabrini’s starting goalkeeper as a freshman.

“As far as a career, I want to do something with sports psychology,” Zarzecki said.

In his first year at Cabrini, Zarzecki won 15 games while posting a 7.81 goals against average.

“A freshman starter is not very common. Usually, you have a junior or senior,” head coach Steve Colfer said. “He came in and won the position that year and beat out two

upperclassmen.”

Zarzecki is very competitive and even during practice, he does not like to give up goals. Colfer has seen him grow through the years and has seen him mature.

“He is taking coaching better and asking questions and interacting with the coaches a little bit more,” Colfer said.

Zarzecki’s willingness to improve to become the best goalie he can be is something he strives for.

“I would do anything I need for my team to get us to have a great season,” Zarzecki said.

His teammates agree that he is someone you want to be around, both on and off the field.

JT Irvin, junior attack, says that Zarzecki “is without a doubt one of the best goalies in the nation.” Irvin also describes how Zarzecki is very funny and has a distinct laugh that is “the funniest thing in the entire world.”

In his free time, Zarzecki likes to play video games, watch television, hang out with friends and toss the football around the Kingswood apartment complex.

“He is a lot of fun to hang out with,” Andy Kvech, junior defenseman, said. “You know when he gets excited because he has a big mouth so he smiles real big.”

This season, Zarzecki wants to help the Cavs win another CSAC Championship and advance all the way to

the National Championship game in the NCAA tournament.

“The last two years we have lost in the second round, so we want to get past that hump,” Zarzecki said.

“We love all the Cabrini players, coaches and parents; they have become our other family. We love Cabrini lacrosse and Erick loves it,” Kathie Zarzecki, Erick’s mother and one of his biggest supporters, said. “It has taught him that you are only as good as your last save, so he is always working at improving his skills.”

Zarzecki would like to be involved with lacrosse when he graduates because it is a sport he loves and wants its growth to continue. He would one day love to coach, possibly as a head coach at the college level.

“Lacrosse has taught Erick about the agony of defeat as well as the thrill of victory,” Kathie Zarzecki said. “The team and the players are very important to Erick. They have a strong bond and truly are a team of brothers.”

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OFF THE FIELD WITH ERICK ZARZECKI 1. What is your favorite food?

- Crab cakes.

4. Did you play any sports other than lacrosse when you were younger?

2. What types of music do you listen to?

- I played recreational basketball in middle school and football and golf in high school.

- Rap and house music.

5. Which professional sports teams do you root for?

3. Who are some of your favorite artists?

- The Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles.

- My favorite artists are Wiz Khalifa, Los, Rick Ross, Meek Mills, Avici, Swedish House Mafia and Deadmau5.

6. Who is your favorite professional athlete?

- Ray Lewis (Baltimore Ravens linebacker).

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Thorp’s hat trick helps Cavs to 7-3 win

BY KEVIN DURSO Asst. Sports Editor The Cavaliers men’s lacrosse team defeated the Swarthmore College Garnet by a score of 7-3 to net their first home victory of the season at Edith Robb Dixon Field on Saturday, March 10. The win was Cabrini’s second straight and brought their record to 3-2 on the young season.

Swarthmore scored on their first possession, just 42 seconds into the game, on a goal by senior midfielder John Bukawyn. The Garnet would increase that lead just past the midpoint of the first quarter on a goal by junior midfielder Steve Selverian.

Cabrini would rally from there, scoring two goals in the final three minutes of the first. Junior attack Bobby Thorp got Cabrini on the board and freshman attack Damian Sobieski tied the score.

“I think our whole team puts us in pretty good situations to score,” Thorp said. “I’m just putting the touch on it when someone tries to get me the ball.”

The two teams would trade goals in the closing stages of the second quarter. The Cavaliers briefly led off another goal by Thorp but Swarthmore’s senior midfielder Max Hubbard tied the score with just under a minute to play to knot the score at halftime.

“Swarthmore traditionally plays a really tight zone,” 11th-year head coach Steve Colfer said. “They really have a good goalie and today he was outstanding.”

The offensive struggle would continue into the third

quarter, as the two teams remained scoreless for the next fifteen minutes. Cabrini would finally find a way to break through in the fourth but not without keeping defense in mind. “[The defense] played unbelievable today,” senior attack Brian Hill said. “Our defense every day in practice pushes our offense. That’s why we play well.”

“I think our whole team puts us in pretty good situations to score.”

Bobby Thorp

The Cavs broke the stalemate with just under 10 minutes to play on a pair of goals in short order from freshman midfielder Anthony DiSanzo. The two goals were separated by 57 seconds.

Hill already had two assists on the day but had been stopped eight times by Garnet senior goalkeeper Michael Brockway. His ninth shot finally found the twine to extend Cabrini’s lead to three.

“They were running a zone which sometimes opens you up to a lot of shots,” Hill said. “Towards the end of the game, we finally broke through and were able to put some in the back of the net.”

In the final minute, Thorp would finish off the hat trick

with an empty-net goal. In the five games the Cavaliers have played this season, Thorp has a team-high 12 goals and 17 points. Hill is a close second in both categories with 11 goals and 4 assists. Both had three points in Cabrini’s third win of the season and first on their home field.

Junior goalkeeper Erick Zarzecki made seven saves in the match on 10 shots, perhaps none bigger than his only second half stop with four minutes remaining in the fourth. Cabrini shut out the Garnet in the final 30 minutes of the contest.

Colfer said that their March 7 win against HampdenSydney College, featuring a game-winning goal by Sobieski in the final minute, will hopefully get the team going on a winning streak.

After losing back-to-back one-goal games, both to ranked opponents in Dickinson and Lynchburg, the Cavaliers are using that as valuable experience to fuel their current two-game winning streak.

“Those one-goal games teach you to play 60 minutes,” Hill said. “We stress in practice that you’ve got to go hard for all 60 minutes and hopefully end up on the winning end.”

“We want to be playing at the highest possible level,” Colfer said. “In situations where we lost to Dickinson and Lynchburg both by a goal, most of those games we played well. We learn from it, we’re a young team and we’re moving forward.”

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KEVIN DURSO / ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

ABOVE LEFT: Senior attack Brian Hill (No. 21) and junior attack Bobby Thorp (No. 8) celebrate Thorp’s hat-trick goal in Cabrini’s 7-3 win over Swarthmore College on Saturday, March 10. ABOVE RIGHT: Junior attack Bobby Thorp picked up a hat trick in Cabrini’s 7-3 win on Saturday, March 10 and now leads the team with 12 goals in five games this season.

Cavalier Athletic Calendar Thursday, March 15

Friday, March 16

Saturday, March 17

Men’s Tennis @ Wesley College 3 p.m.

Softball vs. Immaculata University (doubleheader) 3 p.m.

Softball @ Gwynedd-Mercy College (doubleheader) 12 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Ursinus College 3:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs. Illinois Wesleyan University 6 p.m.

(NCAA Final Four - Salem, Va.)

Women’s Lacrosse @ Marywood University 1 p.m.

Men’s Lacrosse vs. FDU - College at Florham 1 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs. NCAA Championship Game 7 p.m.

(Salem, Va. - if Cabrini wins on Friday, March 16)

Sunday, March 18

Monday, March 19

Tuesday, March 20

Wednesday, March 21

No Events

Softball vs. Valley Forge Christian College (doubleheader) 3 p.m.

Golf @ Philadelphia University Spring Invite 12 p.m.

Men’s Tennis vs. University of the Sciences 4 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse @ Immaculata University 4 p.m.

Softball @ Haverford College (doubleheader) 3 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Swarthmore College 7 p.m.

Men’s Tennis @ Haverford College 4 p.m.

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OUTTA’ RIGHT FIELD RANSOM COZZILLIO

No place for “bounty-gate”

starting their spring season in early March.

Walter Jesuncosky, senior history major, has been playing tennis since he was a junior in high school after an injury ended his baseball career. “Even though it is going to be tough, I believe we will be bringing back the CSAC title to Cabrini,” Jesuncosky said.

Justin Lutteroty, senior marketing major, was Second Team AllConference for the 2010-2011 season. He has been playing tennis for about five years competitively and really enjoys the Cabrini College athletic program.

“Cabrini has an excellent chance at taking the title this year,” Lutteroty said. “Marywood is a very strong team but we are just as competitive.”

During the team’s recent training trip, they held a team meeting that motivated everyone to strive for the best and want the title back.

The first conference game for the Cavaliers will take place on March, 23 against Baptist Bible College.

“This is going to be a fun and unforgettable season,” Jesuncosky said. “On April 28 we will become the new CSAC champions for men’s tennis.”

Well, imagine that. The NFL is in hot water again over the practices of its employees. It’s been dogfighting, player misconduct, weapons charges, steroids and concussions (among countless others). Now, apparently, it’s the revelation that some teams have been offering a “bounty fee” to their defensive players as incentive to knock opposing players out of the game.

And, just like the litany of other offenses, the NFL and the football watching public just can’t seem to react reasonably.

With player conduct and “Twitter abuses” we’ve heard too much.

With concussions, we are still hearing dangerously little.

So what if a few defensive coordinators put a few thousand dollars on the table to any player who could get the opposition “carted-off”. The “bounty scandal” is the least of the NFL’s problems. Honestly, it’s just football.

You want to know what a “bounty” is? Any hard-hitting defensive player’s contract.

Watch old footage of Brian Dawkins, tell me his salary wasn’t a bounty on any offensive player in range. Love him though I do, Dawkins isn’t so much a football player as he is a running muscle that happens to be on a football field. He doesn’t tackle, he clobbers and that style of play has left countless players unconscious after a hit from him.

So go ahead, tell me a bounty would make players like him any more dangerous. Inevitably though, someone will argue that with extra money on the table, players might be encouraged to go for career threatening dirty hits. It’s certainly possible, just not necessarily rational.

What if we found that illegal hits exempted a player from winning the bounty? That alleviates the worry that it’s spurring dirty play. We would still viscerally protest but our reason would be gone. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter because the effects of this bounty program are certainly marginal at worst. At the NFL level, everyone is fighting tooth and nail for every inch, just to stay in the league. Excuse me if I’m a little skeptical that an extra grand is going to make them hit any harder than they already are in the hopes of earning millions.

Nevertheless, reasons or not, here we are, inveterate in our purchase of outrage. Especially in sports, our common last frontier of hero worship, where our broken moral compasses speak volumes. Be my guest, get mad, demand reform. But before you do, tell me you won’t be madder when they stop playing like this.

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CABRINI COLLEGE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT / SUBMITTED PHOTO

Senior third baseman Ryan McDonough played in all 33 of her team’s games last year while hitting .272 and driving in 20 runs.

Softball shoots for success in new season

BY ROB RICHES Asst. Sports Editor Now that spring has made its return, softball season will return as well. The Cavaliers softball squad will look to make a big turnaround from last season.

Last year, the team finished with one win over the .500 mark in the Colonial States Athletic Conference with a 12-11 record but finished with a 13-20 record overall. They also finished in sixth place in the CSAC. This season, they may have what it takes to improve their record and gun for their sixth CSAC title.

“Our main goal in 2012 is definitely winning the CSAC championship,” senior third baseman Ryan McDonough said.

McDonough also happens to be one of three seniors on this year’s team, alongside first baseman Angela Shookster and shortstop Sammy Thompson.

While the Cavs are aiming high, they face some stiff competition. They have to go through the Neumann University Knights, who finished in first place last season; the Baptist Bible College Defenders, who are currently in first place as of press time; and the Centenary College Cyclones, who won

last year’s CSAC Championship and have been selected as the team most likely to win this year’s title by CSAC coaches.

“As far as our competition goes, our conference has a bunch of repeat contenders in Neumann, Centenary and Marywood [University]…and a few underdogs that are always solid teams in Baptist Bible and Immaculata [University],” McDonough said.

“Personally, I see our biggest competition this year in Neumann and Immaculata.”

The team opened their 2012 campaign in Cocoa Beach, Fla., and went 3-5 against schools such as MacMurray College (Ill.), North Central University (Minn.), Bloomfield College (N.J.) and Carlow University (Pa.). They are scheduled to open up CSAC play on Friday, March 16, against the Immaculata Mighty Macs, which is also their first home game of the season at Cabrini Field.

“Immaculata has been on the rise in the past couple of years and they have a really young team that is very talented and very determined,” McDonough said.

In 32 starts at the hot corner for the Cavaliers last season, McDonough recorded 25 hits for a batting average of .272.

Her 20 runs batted in (RBIs) were the sec-

ond-most on the team, behind Shookster, who notched 21. Her seven doubles were second-most on the team as well, behind Thompson, who recorded 10. McDonough also scored 11 runs, good for fifth on the team and slugged one home run. As long as McDonough and her teammates continue to post superb numbers, the rest of their season should turn out very well.

“I think we are our biggest competition this year,” McDonough said. “If we can be mentally prepared and keep our heads in each and every game, we can hang with anyone.”

While the Cavaliers did not enjoy too much success in their 2011 campaign, they may have the talent needed to win their first CSAC title since 2004. Four promising freshmen, seven experienced sophomores and juniors and three leading seniors under the leadership of fifth-year coach Lisa McGregor may make a tremendous impact on the CSAC this season.

“I think that this year, we have the most overall talent I’ve seen in my four years on the team, so we are well equipped to have a great season,” McDonough said.

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Men’s tennis optimistic for spring campaign

BY MARYKATE MCCANN Staff Writer The Cabrini College men’s tennis team finished with four victories in the CSAC conference for the 2010-2011 season. For the first time since the 2008-2009 season, the Cavs also advanced to the CSAC Tournament as the No. 4 seed after finishing the season with a 6-3 win over Gwynedd-Mercy College.

Marywood University, the No. 1 seed, ended the Cavaliers’ season with a 5-0 victory. For the second consecutive year, the Pacers claimed the CSAC title with a 5-1 win over Baptist Bible College.

The Cavs finished the 2010-2011 season with a 5-13 overall record under nine-year head coach Rich Aldrete.

“We made the playoffs,” Aldrete said. “It was completely unexpected.”

Aldrete uses team practices as a way to challenge his players.

“A mature team knows what it takes to win,” Aldrete said. “I make sure our practices are both tough and competitive.”

The team opened its 2012 spring season with a 9-0 loss to Virginia Wesleyan College on Tuesday, March 6. The loss brings the Cavs’ record to 0-4 overall. Cabrini played three games in the fall before

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CABRINI ADVANCES TO FINAL FOUR Cavs defeat ECSU, Scranton in Middlebury

Friday, March 9: Cabrini defeats ECSU 72-65

BY NICK LAROSA Sports Editor The Cavaliers men’s basketball team defeated the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors by a final score of 7265 on Friday, March 9, at the Pepin Gymnasium in Middlebury, Vt. The win was Cabrini’s 20th straight and improved their overall record in 2011-2012 to 29-1.

“We got to handle the ball a little bit better but from start to finish, our effort was there,” head coach Marcus Kahn told Cabrini sports information director David Howell following the game. “They executed the game plan exactly how we wanted them to.”

“It’s a big win, it’s well-deserved, he

[Kahn] had us well-prepared for the game,” Cory Lemons, senior guard, said after the game.

The Cavaliers were led in scoring by freshman guard Aaron Walton-Moss, who scored 15 points and added 14 rebounds.

Lemons added 12 points and five assists while senior guard John Boyd put up 13 points.

The Cavs and Warriors went into halftime with the score 29-23 in Cabrini’s favor.

Cabrini shot 38.7 percent from the floor in the first half while ECSU shot 33.3 percent.

In the second half, Cabrini expanded their lead to 17 points in hopes of putting the game out of reach. However, ECSU fought back and only trailed by four points with 17 seconds remaining in the game.

Senior guard Nick Nedwick led the Warriors with 31 points and was the only ECSU player to tally double-digit points in the game.

“In the second half, we opened it up a little bit and that’s where we took our run and took a big lead,” Kahn said.

The Cavaliers also received significant contributions from junior guard A.J. Williams and sophomore forward Fran Rafferty. Williams was one of four Cavaliers to score double-digit points in the game and finished with 14. Rafferty collected five rebounds and scored seven points in 20 minutes of action.

As monumental as the win was for the team, it was even more special for Kahn.

In his fourth year as the head coach of the

men’s basketball program, Kahn earned his 100th victory in the game against ECSU. He is the second men’s basketball coach in Cabrini history to reach 100 career wins.

John Dzik, who finished his career with an astounding 483 wins, is the other coach.

“It’s a great statement for Cabrini and our basketball program and where we are now,” Kahn said about his 100th coaching victory. “To be able to do that in four years time is a good thing and it’s no secret that it’s all about having the right players.”

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ABOVE: The men’s basketball team huddles together before the start of one of their games in Middlebury, Vt. LEFT: Head coach Marcus Kahn cuts down the net following Cabrini’s victory over Scranton on March 10.

CABRINI COLLEGE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT / SUBMITTED PHOTOS

Saturday, March 10: Cabrini defeats Scranton 78-58

BY KEVIN DURSO Asst. Sports Editor The Cavaliers men’s basketball team kept their amazing ride going with a 78-58 win over the University of Scranton Royals in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Division III Tournament at the Pepin Gymnasium in Middlebury, Vt., on Saturday, March 10. The win clinched a sectional championship for the Cavs and advances them to their first Final Four in school history.

After clawing their way to a 72-65 win over No. 21 Eastern Connecticut State University in the Sweet 16, which they led from start to finish, Cabrini found themselves down early in this match.

After Scranton jumped out to a 10-4 lead, the Cavs went on an 18-2 run that shifted the score in their favor.

The Royals had advanced to face Cabrini on a last-second three-pointer at the buzzer against host Middlebury College, which established that three-point shooting was a key part to their game. Credit the Cabrini defense then, as Scranton missed their first seven attempts from beyond

the arc.

That didn’t stop the Royals from making things difficult on the Cavs. By the end of the half, Cabrini’s lead, which at one point was as high as 14, was cut to 11 on a buzzerbeating three by sophomore guard Tommy Morgan.

Keep up with the Cavs this weekend through Twitter: @CabriniCavs #GoCabrini In the second half, Scranton started to find their touch from three-point range. The Royals drained their first six three-point shots and cut the Cabrini lead to two with 11 minutes to play.

From there, the Cavaliers put on a shooting clinic.

Within four minutes, their lead was back to double digits.

The Cavs would finish the final seven minutes on a 16-5 run to seal the win and a trip to the Final Four.

The Cavaliers were led by the senior guard who has carried them all season, Cory Lemons. Lemons finished with a game-high 20 points and added five rebounds and four assists. Freshman guard Aaron Walton-Moss continued his strong run finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds for another double-double, his fifth straight game completing the feat.

It was also a big night for junior guard Jeremy Knowles and sophomore forward Fran Rafferty. Knowles finished with 16 points, while Rafferty had the hot-hand shooting, making five of his seven field goal attempts and finishing with 11 points.

After a successful weekend in Middlebury, Vt., the team prepares to travel to Salem, Va., for the Final Four.

They will play host to Illinois Wesleyan University on Friday, March 16, in the National Semifinals. Game time is set for 6 p.m.

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