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raises campus awareness JENY VARUGHESE A&E Editor The Domestic Violence Symposium, geared towards a campus-wide education and awareness, was held on Wednesday, Oct. 4 in the Grace Hall Atrium. Students, faculty, staff and members of the local community attended the event to learn about domestic violence and its effects on individuals.

Lynn Rosenthal, White House advisor on Violence Against Women and Bill Mitchell, founder of the Kristin Mitchell Foundation, were among the keynote speakers focused on the issue of domestic violence.

Tracy Davidson, NBC10 anchor and consumer reporter, moderated a panel discussion on dating violence among students and how to identify helpful resources. Among the panelists was Tommie Wilkinson, director of community education at Laurel House. Laurel House is an agency which helps individuals who are victims of domestic violence.

“I hope students will learn about the issues of domestic violence and step up to help friends and victims who are affected,” Wilkinson said.

The topic of domestic violence hit close to home for several attendees.

“I grew up with it,” Davidson said. “As young as I could remember, I would hear mom and dad fighting downstairs in our home and as I got older, the violence got worse so my brother and I would have to break down my parents door to go in and help my mom.”

Davidson recalls that dinner arguments would escalate to the point where there would be flying plates. Having dealt with domestic violence as a child, she would like people, who are educated on the issue, to be advocates for others and to educate others on the issues and warning signs.

Bill Mitchell, founder of the Kristin Mitchell foundation, recalled the day he heard the news of the murder of his

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Foundation, said. “And have Mitchell said that Kristin, 21, someone you love so much had just graduated from Saint taken away from you.”

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Editorial: According to the Domestic Violence Resource Center, one in four women have experienced domestic violence in their lifetime. There are nine women editors on the Loquitur staff. According to this statistic, at least two of us will experience a form of domestic abuse at some point.

Something needs to be done about this pandemic.

The Domestic Violence Resource Center defines domestic violence as, “a pattern of coercive behavior aimed at gaining and then maintaining power and control over the behavior of an intimate partner.” Domestic violence is never an isolated incident; it is a pattern with distinct cycles.

Cabrini College has brought truth to the motto of “Do Something Extraordinary,” by having an entire day dedicated to domestic violence awareness and education through the Domestic and Dating Violence Symposium.

By inviting Lynn Rosenthal, White House special adviser to President Obama on Violence Against Women, to keynote the day, as well as having various special guests and open panel discussions, Cabrini is striving to articulate the right information about this issue.

The events on campus on Oct. 4, are working in accordance with the domestic violence Engagements in the Common Good classes. The Loquitur Editorial staff is grateful that the Cabrini community is committed to this important issue because as young adults, this is an issue that can affect many of us.

As college students, we are in the most vulnerable age group for domestic violence.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics states that women between the ages of 20-24 are at the greatest risk of nonfatal intimate partner

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violence. Colleges and universities across the country should be committed to education about domestic violence because most traditional students actually fall in the age group most at risk.

The U.S. Department of Justice states that 3 million women per year are physically abused by their husband or boyfriend. It is important to note that domestic violence does not only affect those in married relationships.

Another common misconception of domestic violence is that the victims are always women. While it is more common for women to be affected, men are not immune to this injustice. In fact, while 85 percent of victims are women, 15 percent are men. Because of this, it is important to educate men and women alike.

Unfortunately, one of the most affected

groups of domestic violence is children.

Studies suggest that 3.3-10 million children witness some sort of abuse annually. Not only is this incredibly sad for a child to have to witness this, it will also stay with them for the rest of their lives. It can affect their development and growth as well as performance in school and extra-curricular activities.

Perhaps the worst part of children being affected is that the cycle is very likely to continue. Children who witness abuse are more likely to be abused or commit an act of abuse at some point.

In a national survey of American families, 50 percent of men who frequently assaulted their wives also frequently abused their children. One of the scariest aspects of domestic violence is that it can affect any average person. Victims are not strangers in foreign lands but they are friends, family members, neighbors, classmates and colleagues.

One in four Americans, 74 percent of people in this country, know a victim of domestic violence. Whether currently in a relationship or not, everyone needs to get the information about what constitutes domestic violence. If we empower ourselves and our loved ones with information and resources, hopefully the problem will never come to head.

By having a zero-tolerance policy for violence, we can promote healthy, positive and safe relationships. Everyone deserves peace of mind as well as a safe environment for their relationships and families.

If you have been a victim of domestic violence, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799− SAFE (7233) or visit www.thehotline.org.

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Victim’s father shares sobering reality FOUNDATION, page 1 her family when domestic violence took Kristin’s life. Mitchell described getting what he felt was a bizarre call from a police detective, Lieutenant Vicki Shaffer of Howard County, Md. The leuitenant told him she needed to tell him something in person and had gone to their house but no one was home, Mitchell said.

Mitchell also recalled having a camera on hand in case it was a hoax and maybe he could catch the person. As the moments passed, Mitchell said that he thought the cops possibly wanted to ask if he saw any activity relating to something big that must have happened on their street.

Maybe he would have information to tell the cops to assist them, Mitchell said.

Kristin had a new apartment in Conshohocken, Pa. after graduation, according to Mitchell. After

Kristin’s murder, the Mitchell family began to find out more about her boyfriend. Mitchell, in talking about the signs of domestic violence, said that one way was to isolate you from your family and friends.

“That’s what my daughter’s boyfriend was great at,” Mitchell said. There was emphasis in Mitchell’s voice as he said the word ‘great.’

Mitchell went through a slide presentation as he continued to talk about Kristin and the relationship she had with her boyfriend. One text message Kristin sent to her boyfriend read, “You are being ridiculous why cant I do something with my friends,” a clear sign of trouble. The domestic violence element of being controlled was evident in the tone of Kristin’s text message.

One slide toward the end of Mitchell’s presentation showed Kristin photographed by her

mother; Kristin was holding a cellphone to her ear. What’s more was the piece of information that Mitchell pointed out to the audience about the photo, taken shortly before his daughter’s death. Kristin’s boyfriend was on the other end of the phone call, according to Mitchell.

“One murder can kill many people,” Mitchell said, reinforcing the idea that a victim’s family and friends are greatly affected by such a loss.

The audience wholeheartedly agreed that his daughter’s murderer received an all-too short sentencing in jail. Mitchell said that the boyfriend could be released in 2020, cutting short a 30-year sentence.

Assistant District Attorney of Montgomery County, Wallis Brooks, spoke of the Mitchells in high regard.

“Facing the greatest tragedy a parent can imagine, they were

dignified, respectful and dedicated to the memories of their daughter,” Brooks said. “It is not surprising to me that after the murder of their daughter, and the ensuing years, that the Mitchells embarked on a crusade to get the word out about the dangers of unhealthy dating relationships. It is not surprising that the Mitchells formed the Kristin Mitchell Foundation to [pulpit] that effort.”

To learn more about the efforts of Kristin’s father and the Kristin Mitchell Foundation go to Kristin’s Krusade. Sign up for the organization’s e-news and keep current on activities being held to end domestic violence.

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White House advisor speaks to Cabrini community

BY SARAH LUCKERT Deputy Editor Lynn Rosenthal, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women, changed the speech she prepared after attending the events of the Domestic Violence Symposium held on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

After an introduction from Dr. Jeff Gingerich, dean for Academic Affairs, President Marie Angelella George recognized and awarded Barbara and John Jordan for their efforts on behalf of Domestic Violence Education.

“I have so much in my mind and none of it is what I had to talk with you about,” Rosenthal said. “After everything I heard here I decided I wanted to do something very different with my time today.”

Rosenthal described a time 30 years ago when there wasn’t any awareness on the effects of domestic violence. October is known as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone, regardless of size, gender, or strength, yet the problem is often overlooked and excused. The movement has a history of achievement and success.

“This movement was started by people just like you,” Rosenthal said. Past, present and future became the main focus of Rosenthal’s speech.

“The first shelters were women’s living rooms; the first hotlines were people’s home phone numbers,” Rosenthal said. “It was all about peer-to-peer, that is why we are here today.”

Rosenthal spoke of the past efforts from people all over the world. She spoke of the Battered Women’s Movement.

Rosenthal also spoke of the future and the importance of funding and getting involved.

Attendees were asked to participate in an exercise in which they had to lobby to the rest of the audience for 30 seconds or less about the importance of Domestic Violence. The topic of Domestic Violence education was discussed to understand the importance of advocacy.

With the office of Pennsylvania Senator Robert P. Casey Jr. present, audience members were able to direct their statements to them.

“I have college students who every Christmas and summer break, go home to

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Above: Barbara and John Jordan recognized and awarded for their domestic violence education efforts Below: The Domestic Violence symposium was an all day event in Grace Hall. homes of violence and abuse,” Dr. Michelle Filling, Professor of English, said. “If we don’t educate every single child in America by the age of 18, we are doing a disservice to the future of our country.”

Education became a prominent topic for the rest of the speech.

Rosenthal discussed the importance of being educated on the “hidden crime.” “Men are the hidden crime,” Rosenthal said. “Many people don’t take into consideration that males experience domestic violence as well.”

Rosenthal chose to conclude her speech as well as the entire Domestic Violence

Symposium with a poem that hangs on the walls of many battered women shelters written by an anonymous domestic violence survivor. “So I fight with one hand and love with the other, in some of my dreams though I love with both hands and the fighting is over,” Rosenthal said, quoting the poem.

“It was truly a special day that surpassed our expectations,” George said.

“This symposium truly followed the theme of education and empowerment.”

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daughter.

“The last day I ever saw my daughter alive was on her graduation day at St. Josephs University,” Mitchell said.

Students were amazed by the impact of the event. Although students were aware of the issue of domestic violence, this event turned out to be an eye-opener.

“I wasn’t sure what to expect,” Samuel Cummer, sophomore undecided major, said.

“Watching the video about Kristin, I shed tears. I think the people who came to speak about their experiences were courageous and moving.”

“I have never thought about the impact of domestic violence and how important it is,” Hannah Wheat, junior social work and psychology major, said. “I knew about the issue and that it happened a lot but I didn’t know what I can do to help.”

The event committee hopes to make it an annual event. The main focus of the event was to bring awareness about the issue of domestic violence to the campus community.

“We wanted to spread the word about domestic violence awareness,” Dr. Colleen Lelli, assistant professor of education, said. “The focus of the event is on how we can actively change, make policies and move forward in the domestic violence initiative.”

The afternoon sessions focused on this issue included, Local Action: Cabrini College Policy, Community response to Domestic Violence, Developmental continuum of Age-Appropriate DomesticViolence Education and several other sessions geared towards education about the issue.

The final presentation of the day was given by Rosenthal. It involved the audience by providing the opportunity to propose a 30-second sound byte to state why the issue of domestic violence should be addressed.

“I didn’t understand how deeply our country is suffering until I read a report in 1991 titled ‘A week in the life of American women,’ which detailed acts of abuse women in this country experienced,” Rosenthal said. “At the time I was running a shelter.

I see the emergencies in front of me every day but I didn’t understand how deeply our country was affected.”

The different sessions held throughout the day focused on educating the campus about warning signs of dating and domestic violence and interpersonal violence.

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Occupy Wall Street protests fight for economic equality

A rescue cat with two faces, two noses, two mouths and three eyes was just listed in the 2012 Guinness World Records. The cat was given one name for each face, named Frank and Louie.

A group of activists stood up against greed, corporate influence and social inequality during late September.

A large number of police officers were sent to the streets near Zuccotti Park, at Broadway and Liberty Street, where protestors had been camping during their protest.

The “leaderless resistance movement” have gained traction, but are short on specific demands or a long-term strategy.

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Day 13 of Occupy Wall Street begins with a march through the streets of lower Manhattan on Sept. 29 with the One World Trade Center construction site in the background.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Sept. 30, 2011

A better way to plea bargain

Apple releases new iPhone

In an attempt to reduce the number of court cases that make it to trial, decades have been spent creating laws to make sentencing for criminals tougher and stricter.

This helps prosecutors gain better leverage to extract guilty pleas from defendants.

Often, threats of harsher charges and mandatory sentences with more serious penalties are used. Less than one in 40 felony cases actually makes it to trial according to statistics.

Tim Cook unveiled the newest iteration in the iPhone line on Tuesday, Oct. 4th.

In lieu of the expected iPhone 5, Apple instead decided to release the 4S, an update of the 2010 hit. The 4S will offer updated internal specs and deep voice command integration.

The iPhone 4S will be released on three major U.S. carriers: AT&T, Verizon and Sprint for $199 starting on Oct. 14th.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Sept. 25, 2011

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Oct. 4, 2011

Gov. Christie will not run in 2012 presidential election Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey announced that he will not partake in the 2012 election after the possibility of an eleventh-

hour campaign.

“Now is not my time,” Christie said.

Elected governor in 2009,

Christie at one point joked that

he would have to commit suicide to convince people he was not running.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Oct. 4, 2011

House of Representative approves spending bill, averts shutdown The House of representatives approved the government spending bill on Tuesday, Oct. 4, preventing a government shutdown until mid-November.

The bill was passed by the House by a vote of 352 to 66 and was sent to the White House for President Obama’s approval.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | Oct. 4, 2011 Ransom Cozzillio News Editor rjc72@cabrini.edu

THIS WEEK AT CABRINI Thursday, Oct. 6 Stomp Out Stigma Active Minds will host a table from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. outside of Founder’s Hall in order to rid the stigma of mental illness from those who struggle with it. Come stomp on our bubble wrap, sign a pledge to Stop Stigma, and pick up some information regarding mental health

Sunday, Oct. 9 Prayer Walk Stroll through the college’s beautiful woods and connect with nature as you reflect on our responsibility to care for God’s creation. Meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Iadarola Center lobby to enjoy a walk, discussion and tasty local apples. All are invited to the walk and to 7 p.m. Mass in the chapel.

Friday, Oct. 7 Cabrini Swin Clinic

For $10 per session, anyone can come and learn to swim at this clinic held from Sept. to May on Sundays 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and Fridays 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Dixon center.

Monday, Oct. 10 Financial Well-Being

From noon to 1 p.m. in the Mansion Dining Room, people are free to bring your own lunch, as you learn about financial responsibility. This event is hosted by Timothy Cawley of Lincoln Financial Group. Come improve the health of your wallet and portfolio with this workshop.

Saturday, Oct. 8 Breakfast Trip to Shady Maple The Smorgasboard at Shady Maple in Lancaster, Pa. is a huge hit with Cabrini students. Check out what all the hype is about and join CAP Board for a trip for breakfast at Shady Maple for only $5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 Active Minds Meeting Active minds will have their meeting this month in the Iadarola Center, Room 101e.

Come find out about mental health issues and help reduce the stigma that sometimes surrounds these issues and keeps people from seeking the help they may need.

Last year about 100 people were injured, shops were robbed and destroyed and cars were burned in a dispute between police officers and the anti-gay, far-right extremists, in Belgrade, Serbia.

This year, authorities have banned a march for gay pride as well as an anti-gay protest that was planned in the nation’s capital this weekend.

The ban was claimed to be an attempt to avoid violence.

Read the original story on Philly.com | Sept. 30, 2011

National Depression Screening Day Held during Mental Illness Awareness Week each October, this event is designed to call attention to the illness of depression on a national level, educate the public about its symptoms and effective treatments, offer individuals the opportunity to be screened for depression, and connect those in need of treatment to the mental health care system.

Screenings are not a professional diagnosis. Screenings point out depressive symptoms and provide a referral for further evaluation if needed. You should see your doctor or a qualified mental health professional if you experience five or more of these symptoms for longer than two weeks.

Read the original story on Cabrini.edu | Oct. 6, 2011 Ransom Cozzillio News Editor rjc72@cabrini.edu Starlene soler Staff Writer sbs74@cabrini.edu

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Role of women, civil rights dicussed historically

BY SHAE McPHERSON Staff Writer

Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas presented “The Nexus: Women, Religion, Race, and Civil Rights” as the 2011 Jolyon Pitt Girard Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 29 in the historic Woodcrest Mansion. Collier-Thomas focused specifically on integration between different races and the church as well as women’s struggles during the Civil Rights movement. Her new book is an expression of these issues.

Collier-Thomas is a professor of history at Temple University, Distinguished Lecturer for the organization of American Historians and a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington, D.C. Before entering into these professions, Collier-Thomas earned a doctorate in American history at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. a master’s degree in American history at Atlanta University and a bachelor’s degree in American history at Allen University in Columbia, S.C. The Jolyon Pitt Girard Scholar-inResidence was established in honor of Dr. Jolyon P. Girard, who taught history and political science at Cabrini College for over 30 years. The Scholar-in-Residence allows Cabrini to bring historians and scholars to campus who have earned recognition for outstanding scholarship, and who share Girard’s passion for teaching. CollierThomas is the author and editor of eight books, including “Jesus, Jobs, and Justice: African American women and Religion,” which was the basis of her lecture.

The Woodcrest Mansion was filled with

a wide array of individuals including faculty and staff, alumni, retirees, photographers, students of all majors and the president of Cabrini College, Dr. Marie Angelella George.

Collier-Thomas began her lecture embracing and thanking Cabrini College for having her as a guest. “I am really delighted to be here today, I’ve been here two days and the campus is gorgeous and the faculty, students and staff exude a tremendous sense of community.” CollierThomas said.

Collier-Thomas spoke about the Civil Rights movement and the recognition of the role of women in social and political activities. When asked about the distinct separation between races in churches, Collier-Thomas said “bringing change is a long and difficult process.”

Collier-Thomas left the audience with a very inspirational lecture and a memorable event. “I think Dr. Collier-Thomas did a great job advocating individuals joining together to achieve change in the world.

She is truly an academics’ academic,” Dr. Shelby Hockenberry, assistant professor of political science, said.

“I thought it was interesting that she spoke about the womens prespective on civil rights and religion,” Melissa Moore, history, American and religion studies major, said.

“I thought Dr. Collier-Thomas was a very insightful and inspiring speaker,” Jeffrey Young, junior political science major, said. “This was a great opportunity for me and my fellow students to be truly enlightened by someone who has done extraordinary things in their life.”

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Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas speaks to the crowd gathered in the Mansion for her speech to the college community on Thursday, Sept. 29.

Hofstra professor addresses ‘Sex and the Soul’

BY BRANDON DESIDERIO Staff Writer For many college students, penciling in meaningful sex in between chaotic, often conflicting schedules of school and work is nearly impossible. Instead, it’s much easier to participate in the casual hookup culture and screw it all - sometimes literally. That is Dr. Donna Freitas’ two cents on the matter, anyway.

A professor of religion at Hofstra University, Freitas came to speak candidly to Cabrini students on Wednesday, Sept. 21 about sex. Primarily a followup conversation for the honors freshmen enrolled in Dr. Leonard Primiano’s Search for Meaning course, who read Freitas’ “Sex and the Soul,” earlier this semester, the discussion nonetheless required little from its participants aside from a healthy curiosity about the sex lives of college students.

Freitas began her work on “Sex and the Soul,” after having been approached by students who were interested in so-called “hookup culture,” as well as deviation from that culture. “I was always the professor tapped for

forbidden topics,” she said.

In addition, she noted, there was a debate among students at the time of whether or not condoms should be sold on campus.

“Sex and the Soul,” is a collection of one-on-one interviews that Freitas conducted during a nationwide study of hers, which examined the effects of sexual-

said, “There was a lot of distancing between romance and sex. It was very perplexing to me.”

According to her study, college students are expected to have a casual attitude about sex.

Her data was gathered from private, public, secular, Catholic and Evangelical universities. Out of all of those types of institutions,

referring to the last criteria.

Since “hookup culture” doesn’t include romance, she says that it is teaching students that having “meaningless” sex is the only way to have sex. “College students don’t have enough time for intimate, meaningful sex they squeeze it into their schedules,” Freitas said.

“we must ask that big question: what is good sex?”

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ity and romance on the spiritual lives of college students throughout America. Aside from these interviews, some participants of the study kept journals or participated in online surveys. “I underestimated how much interest there would be on college campuses in this project,” Freitas said.

Over 2,500 students in total contributed to the study, 55 percent of whom were female, with an overall 10 percent, both female and male, identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual. After analyzing her research, Freitas

only students from Evangelical colleges spoke of saving sex for after marriage.

In order to further illustrate her point, Freitas defined “hooking up” with three criteria. First, she claims, there has to be a level of sexual intimacy involved - whether it’s kissing or making out, or various different types of sex. Second, the “hookup” must be brief - as brief as 10 minutes, or as long as a one-night encounter. Lastly, the hookup must be purely physical. “People are terrible at this sort of separation of body and soul,” Freitas said,

Despite this, Freitas claims that students at these universities - aside from those at Evangelical universities, which she regards as “a whole different lecture” remain very interested in having sex and are nevertheless interested in continuing to be sexually active, although they’re all the while looking for more “meaningful” sex.

In relation to religion, she recalls her own sex education. “I grew up in a very Catholic family and we never talked about sex.

We just didn’t,” Freitas said, stating that she and her father have

never even directly spoken about her “Sex and the Soul,” project.

Her conclusions at the end of the project were, for the most part, directed at her own experiences, herself having been an undergraduate student at Georgetown University, a predominantly Catholic institution.

As for how sex is concerned in Catholicism, Freitas cited three “three-word” teachings that she believes are at the heart of the Catholic Church’s thoughts on the matter: “One, don’t do it; two, don’t use condoms; and three, don’t be gay.”

“As Catholics, we often think of ourselves as exporters of social justice,” Freitas said. “But what happens when all of that social justice teaching is exported?

Where’s that social justice on the weekends on campus, when you’re at that party?”

“Given this centrality of sex on college campuses,” she concluded, noting the fact that conversations such as the ones included in “Sex and the Soul,” are happening everywhere, “we must ask that big question: what is good sex?”

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Perspectives

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Balance your budget: Financial Literacy Outreach JOHN SOLEWIN Guest Writer My name is John Solewin and I, along with Angela Donato, am a graduate assistant in the area of Enrollment Management. It is our job to assist Enrollment Management in freshman retention efforts and help Cabrini students increase their financial literacy. One of the ways we do this is by assisting the Financial Aid Office in educating freshman on understanding the process of getting aid and how it will affect them post-college.

What, may you ask, is financial literacy? Financial literacy refers to skills and knowledge that are necessary if one is to make informed decisions that will ultimately lead to a positive financial well-being. This can include anything from budgeting, smart credit card use, understanding your student loans and planning for your retirement.

I know how important it is to handle money well, I’ve learned through experience. When I was a freshman I had my first ATM card. It was a great feeling of freedom to be able to swipe it whenever I needed money for food, entertainment and lots of visits to the mall. However, by the end of the semester I had spent close to $500, a good portion of what I had earned working in the summer. Unfortunately, because I had spent so much money during the first semester, I had to manage on a lot less during the second semester. Some advice: don’t wait for the parental lecture (like the one I received) or to start spring semester without enough money to enjoy a few Campus Corner take-outs and movies at the Wayne, to create a budget and stick to it.

Also, an important thing to remember about handling finances well is that ATM fees can really add up. Every time an ATM card is used at a bank machine that is different from the bank issuing the card, both banks will charge a fee. It is also important to know that although Wawa doesn’t charge customers for using ATM’s in their store, the card issuer will still charge a fee. Bank fees can cost customers as much as $3.81 every time they use their ATM machine. Make sure to add ATM fees into your budget.

Better yet, get a checking account at a bank that has a large number of ATM machines available in the area in which you live, work and attend school because banks

John Solewin works with students to help create a budget

don’t usually charge their own customers for using their ATM’s. Cabrini’s ATM machine is through TD Bank.

Angela and I are available to help students deal with the challenge of handling their finances through class room and group presentations (for example, athletic and student organizations). We recently created a budget with a student during a class room presentation who worked three campus jobs, but had little of his earnings left over at the end of each month. He was happy to find out that by examining his spending habits and cutting out waste, he could still enjoy a few weekly splurges on take-out and

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entertainment, and have money left over at the end of the month for saving.

If you would like to learn more on budgeting or have other financial related questions, or would like to schedule a classroom or group presentation on financial literacy, please feel free to email me at jcs728@cabrini.edu or Angela at ard726@cabrini.edu. Or you can always stop by to see us at the Cavalier Express Center located in Grace Hall.

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Creating a budget can be done in a few easy steps: 1. List all of your recurring monthly expenses.

2. Next, total your monthly income including wages from work, family gifts and allowances.

3.

Take your overall expenses and then total and subtract expenses from your income.

4. Based on the results, examine each item in your budget, decide if you could cut back in any areas.

5. Find out if your actual spending matches your plan.

6. Set short and long term financial goals based on budget.

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NHL Ready to Face-Off After Tragic Offseason

ROB RICHES Staff Writer

After a summer’s absence, fans of the National Hockey League are ready to see their favorite players in action night after night. While this offseason featured many exciting and surprising trades and acquisitions, it may be most remembered for the horrific tragedies that took place.

The tragedies started on May 13, in between the Conference Semifinals and the Conference Finals of the playoffs. New York Rangers forward, and former Minnesota Wild forward Derek Boogaard, was found dead in his apartment in Minneapolis, Minn.

Boogaard was known by many fans as “the Boogeyman,” and was regarded as one of the most intimidating players in the NHL. His passing came as a shock to league personnel and fans everywhere Three months later, on Aug. 15, yet another player was found dead. Rick Rypien, a former Vancouver Canuck who had just signed with the newly relocated Winnipeg Jets franchise, was found dead in his home by a family member.

Rypien was known more for his grit and toughness than his skill.

He battled depression, which led to several leaves of absence from the Canucks as well as media speculation.

A little over two weeks later, on Aug. 31, recently retired Nashville Predators defenseman Wade Belak was found dead in

a hotel in Toronto, Ontario. Earlier in the 2010-11 campaign, the Predators placed Belak on waivers, and when no team claimed him, he was assigned to Nashville’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. Rather than deal with the frustration of the minor leagues, Belak retired.

Like Rypien, Belak had battled depression throughout his career, and had been public about it in the months leading up to his death.

League in Russia crashed shortly after takeoff. Of the 45 people onboard, including team personnel as well as flight personnel, 43 were killed at the scene, one died several days later, and a flight engineer remains the lone survivor.

Several former NHL players died in the crash, including Pavol Demitra, Karel Rachunek, Ruslan Salei, Karlis Skrastins, Josef Vasicek and Brad McCrimmon, the team’s head coach. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl elected to cancel their participation in the KHL

Following Belak’s death, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman released a statement.

“While the circumstances of each case are unique, these tragic events cannot be ignored,” Bettman said.

A week later, on Sept. 7, the plane carrying Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey

season as a result, instead opting to compete in Russia’s secondranked hockey league.

The three player deaths, as well as the plane crash, struck the hockey community like an openice body check. An autopsy revealed that Boogaard died due to the lethal mixing of oxycodone and alcohol. Rypien and Belak

were found to have taken their own lives after their battles with depression.

These tragic events present an unfortunate scenario for the NHL, and it leaves fans everywhere wondering the same question: what can be done to prevent tragedies like these in the future?

The NHL Players Association (NHLPA) has strived to help players with issues off-the-ice, such as substance abuse, and has been pretty successful. A discussion point amongst hockey fans everywhere is how the NHLPA’s programs could have helped these players and even saved their lives.

As far as the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crash goes, an investigation is underway as of press time to determine how the crash could have been avoided.

While the deaths of Boogaard, Rypien, and Belak are all tragic, there could be a positive implication for the NHL. There are over 600 players on NHL rosters, and chances are that some of them could have problems comparable to these three players. After seeing and hearing about these events, players with any type of problem, whether it be substance abuse or health issues, may be more willing to take advantages of the help that the NHLPA has to offer. A new era of help in hockey could take place.

Many fans everywhere use hockey as a temporary escape from everyday issues. However, serious issues do persist in hockey, and tragic circumstances can result. Fans will still continue to fill hockey arenas each night to see the excitement and action on the ice, but the events of this summer will still remain in their thoughts.

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No cellphones in class, why not?

BREANNA STANLEY Staff Writer

Nowadays the world is based on technology and social networking, but have you ever wondered what is too much and will it ever stop? Being a student here on campus, I have noticed that student’s are always on their cell phones, computers or iPods. They say there is a time and place for everything, but is a college classroom really the right time to be on these electronic device? Most Cabrini staff do not think so.

Cabrini faculty have been cracking down on the use of cell phones this school year and could not express it enough in the syllabus and by talking with the students. Professors find it distracting when teaching, and students are on their devices while they are try-

ing to teach a lesson or give out directions.

I can admit that there is a mature way of taking phone calls while in class. Having the ringer on silent and properly walking out of class to take a phone call should be no problem. College is an opportunity for students to

“ It is our responsibility to listen and comprehend what is being taught.” find themselves and learn new responsibilities. People go to college for a reason and that is to get a career, hopefully upon graduation.

If we are paying these professors to teach us, then we have every right to be on our cell phones in class. It is our responsibility to

listen and comprehend what is being taught.

If we are too busy on our devices and not listening to anything our professors are saying, that is on us.

Professors in most classes have been threatening to take our devices away, kicking us out of the classrooms and give out zeros. All of these consequences are a bit extreme for something that is not that big of a deal, but is being made into a big deal. Needless to say, instead of treating us like children, let us do the things we have been doing with our electronic devices.

BlackBerry vs. iPhone LAURA GALLAGHER Staff Writer

BlackBerry vs. iPhone: Which is the better buy?

The iPhone has been very popular for the past few years and I think the main reason is apps. This phone has “Face Time,” which allows you to talk and video chat with your friends who also have the iPhone, which is awesome. It has a variety of different games such as “Words with Friends,” “Angry Birds,” “Hanging with Friends” and many more that can have you addicted quickly. I wonder if the iPhone is for business, pleasure or a genius blend of both.

I have had a BlackBerry since I was about 16 and had no complaints. I have had three different models and now currently own the newest one, the BlackBerry Bold. It is sleeker, faster, has a touch screen and takes amazing pictures. I have always heard complaints about the BlackBerry software and how slow it is, but I love it.

The one reason I want to purchase the iPhone is to try something new. Both of my roommates have iPhones and a lot of other friends of mine own one and they swear by it. I have always been team BlackBerry but have been contemplating getting an iPhone when Sprint comes out with the newest model. I have always been a supporter of Apple; I have a MacBook and an iTouch and truly love the features and the overall programs.

The one reason I love BlackBerry’s is because of the keyboard that is very easy and quick to type on. It is great for receiving e-mail’s quickly the business aspect of things. I brought up this argument to people who have iPhone’s and they said it doesn’t matter; they use it for school, emails and other things to keep them on task.

One thing I always see people doing who have iPhones is being very consumed through games or different apps. For example, my friends and I will be out to dinner and they will all be playing the same game giggling about what they are doing as I awkwardly sit there eating my mashed potatoes.

I’m not sure if I want to be one of those people that are so obsessed with their phones and don’t pay attention to what’s going on. My question to myself is, should I attempt to fix something that isn’t broken?

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Breanna Tumelty, Cathy Matta, and new Wolfington Center and Cabrini Mission Corps missioner, Roxanne De La Torre and other Cabrini students from Brazil and Argentina visited Madrid this summer for World Youth Day.

BY LIA FERRANTE Staff Writer Every student should explore the world that surrounds them in a different light. Take a look around campus and take in the beauty it provides. Two students explained how Cabrini College had many religious opportunities to help better themselves at World Youth Day. Cathy Matta and Breanna Tumelty took an experience that changed both their young lives forever in a spiritual aspect. Also, it allowed both of them to grow as people inside and out. World Youth Day was an adventure in their lives that they will never forget.

“The experience was a combination of time to learn about Mother Cabrini and to better my faith,” Cathy Matta, junior mathematics and English major, said.

World Youth Day is a great worldwide encounter with the Pope, which is celebrated every three years in a different country. Recently, this event took place in Madrid, Spain from Aug. 6-11.

Matta was involved in the campus ministry program here on campus and was recommended by her professors to have the opportunity to attend this worldwide event because of her active work and dedication to campus missionary.

She stayed for 11 days. Her group had a conference for four to five days. While at the conference she was able to meet Cabrini students from countries all over the world, including Brazil and Argentina. She was also able to enjoy two days to travel around Madrid as well.

“It was empowering to see so many different types of people who were so excited to share their experiences with their faith and so easily open to talk about it,” Matta said. She wasn’t so sure what to expect when entering this experience, but she was excited.

“I loved meeting a bunch of people from Cabrini’s family from all over the world,” Matta said.

Matta expressed a positive attitude about her experience and conveyed how important it is for Cabrini students to think about how important a spiritual attitude can be.

“Everyone came together for the same purpose: to discuss Mother Cabrini and the impacts they have Matta and Tumelty pictured with members of the Cabrini province, Stella Maris. Stella Maris faced with their faith to includes America, Australia and the Philippines. help them overcome it,” Matta said. Talking to new people and being in a different ting a sense of being involved in the idea of the universal country was an experience that was something that she church,” Matta said. Meeting people from all different thought would never happen. types of cultures, languages and nationalities allowed her “Everyone was equal on the trip. It didn’t matter if you to open her heart to new people and experience a sense were Catholic or not and everyone spoke in a different lan- of faith in a different light. guage, but all had similar morals about their faith and the She got to escape from her own reality and step into a way we viewed life,” Matta said. new one. Matta was able to see a new country and experiMatta was able to meet a lot of different people while ence one of the endless opportunities that Cabrini offers being in Madrid. “I still keep in contact with people from to students.

Argentina by using Facebook and Skype ,” Matta said.

“Living a moral, happy and religious life is what I strive “I was able to have a cultural experience with the to do and attending this experience opened my eyes to people I met, develop strong relationships and have new experiences that I will never forget,” Matta said. strong bonds with people I could depend on,” Matta said.

They were no different than people she already knew back home at college.

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Cabrini College, missions joined with other pilgrims from Brazil and NewYork to attend the worldwide event. The pilgrims from all over still stay in contact via Facebook and Skype. They joined together to make many posters, candle vigils and signs to quotes phrases and words of the Cabrini mission and Mother Cabrini.

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Tragedy Breaks Stigma of Depression

BY CHELBI MIMS Features Editor Nine stories up and a battle with depression built Jordan Burnham, graduate of Upper Merion High School, into the man he is today.

On Sept. 28, 2007, Burnham’s life was changed forever. He attempted suicide his senior year of high school by jumping out of his ninth-story bedroom window which left him in the hospital for five months with a snapped left fibula, broken left tibia, shattered left femur, broken pelvis, broken jaw in four places, broken left wrist and was placed in a coma for five days.

“Some of the worst moments in your life will in turn make some of the best moments in your life,” Burnham said during the ESPN E60 documentary.

“Everyone saw me as a different person on the outside and I felt like I had to live up to so much by my peers and parents.

My recurring thought which led to my suicide attempt was I didn’t want to disappoint my parents or my sister,” Burnham On the outside Burnham was a popular student, excelled in sports and had good grades. No one would think he was in a tough battle with depression. Going through elementary school and middle school Burnham noticed something was different and was diagnosed with depression in 10th grade.

“In elementary school, I had to switch to a new school and deal with being picked on,” Burnham said. I had to move from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia.

Then my sister became my best friend but my sister was in college and this is the first time where I kept these depressed thoughts to myself and I think this is where people can relate to my story.

There are transitions that we all go through and nine times out of 10 they are not easy ones.”

Multiple factors led to Jordan’s attempted suicide. He felt that others expected him to excel in sports even after high school. He felt he was not reaching other people’s goals for himself. He put increasing pressure on himself.

He went though high school with fake smiles and could not figure out why his grades were slipping and why he failed his driving test.

“I made a lot of mistakes han-

dling my depression. I, like most people battling depression, took an anti-depressant for four weeks then I felt good and I thought the medicine was working. I thought I was cured and I would self medicate with drinking or going out with friends and anything to get my mind off of what I was going through,” Burnham said.

Today, Burnham speaks to students and young adults about the mental health issues that college students and young adults may face. He also inspires young adults to talk about a topic which many people would like to keep hidden: depression. He will speak to the Cabrini community Tuesday, Oct. 11 in Widener Lecture Hall.

“Jordan’s story has made me realize that mental health is not to be taken lightly, and there is no shame in seeking help or talking to someone about what you are going through,” Stephanie Parentes, Burnham’s girlfriend, freshman pre-occupational therapy major, said. “Hearing Jordan speak makes me appreciate life, the opportunities I have, to notice when people around me aren’t okay.”

Burnham speaks about sleep deprivation, anxiety, stress, the warning signs for someone depressed or having suicidal thoughts and how to help a friend.

“If you think your friend is depressed you have to change the conversation you would normally have and stop saying, ‘how are you doing,’ and change it to, ‘how are you feeling,’ and that changes the dimension of the conversation,” Burnham said.

Burnham started publicily speaking when he was 19 and is now in his fourth year of speaking engagements. He has traveled to 28 different states, three different countries and has spoken to over 60 schools and over 35,000 students. He has spoken to troops in Louisiana and has been in three different documentaries.

“I travel all over but the most important thing is to help college students and young adults because they go through so much nowadays,” Burnham said. “It is crazy and I am so glad that people want to hear the story.”

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Jordan Burnham will speak to Cabrini on October 11 about his struggle with depression throughout high school and breaking the stigma of mental health .

One million people attempt suicide in the U.S each year.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL Burnham has spoken on ESPN about the pervasiveness and prevention of teen suicide.

Burnham recently spoke to troops on a fort-base in Louisiana.

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Stephanie Parentes, freshman pre-occupational therapy major, and Burnham are currently dating.

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Active Minds presents Guest Speaker: Jordan Burnham When: Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m.- 10:30 p.m, Widener Lecture Hall Details: Jordan shares his struggling story of dealing with depression. He discusses mental health disorders that affects many college students.

Jordan’s Honors: Honored as one of 2010 Best of Philly. Featured in Sports Illustrated, People Magazine, USA Today and CNN’s Outside the Lines. He was also feautured on ESPN for the Emmy nominated documentary E60 titled “Unbreakable.”

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MELANIE GREENBERG / managing editor

One and Only / Adele Vienna / Billy Joel Foundations / Kate Nash KASSIA BERNOSKY / STAFF WRITER

MATT JULIANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

SARAH LUCKERT / deputy editor

Left: Patrick Schneider and Alyssa Berger celebrate their win. Right: Host Matt Santry gets the crowd ready.

Game Show Week offers students unique ways to spend weeknights

BY KASSIA BERNOSKY Staff Writer

Game Show Week, a CAP Board sponsored event, featured some of today’s most famous game shows for Cabrini students to enjoy from the comfort of campus. “Deal or No Deal,” “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” and “Are You Smarter Than a Cabrini Student?” were the events of the week.

Game Show Week events were planned months in advance by CAP Board.

“Deal or No Deal,” held on Monday, Sept.

26 in the Grace Hall Atrium attracted students who were looking for something to do with their Monday night.

“It was something fun to do on a Monday night but it was a small turnout,” Jake Gaspari, sophomore undecided, said.

The stage set-up was similar to that of the hit game show on FOX and to one side stood a podium for the host, Justin Sillner, senior communication major. Bleachers were set up in the center of the stage and were filled with Cabrini students who modeled for “Deal or No Deal.”

“My favorite part was being a model because when else do you get to be a model?” Jen Persia, sophomore education major, said.

Sillner began the night by raffling off a Game Show Week T-shirt. Contestants were selected at random by raffle tickets. The lucky students selected to participate were freshman Victoria Gabriel, freshman Chris Knight and senior Patrick Schneider.

As the night went on, the contestants, models and audience became more energetic and involved in the game. People in the audience began yelling, “Take the deal!” or “No deal!”

Schneider even looked toward the crowd and asked his girlfriend, junior Alyssa Berger, if he should take the deal or not.

Knight was the big winner of the night, taking home a $100 dollar gift card, while Gabriel came in second place and Schneider in third.

“Don’t Forget the Lyrics” was held on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the Grace Hall Atrium.

The event was run by the on-stage directors of CAP Board, senior communication major Lauren Sliva and sophomore education major Angelica Graber.

“We both saw the show before and we thought

it would be interesting and fun to use a memory jogger type of game,” Graber said.

Host, singer/songwriter Matt Santry, got the audience pumped for the game by beginning the evening with a sing-a-long of Tom Petty’s hit single, “Free Fallin’.”

Contestants were given the option to select from the following categories: Oldies, Top 40, TV Themes, Country, Disney and Musicals.

Contestants were then picked at random by raffle tickets. Those awarded the winning tickets included freshman Brian Iocco, freshman Anna Giangiulio, freshman Lynice Caul and sophomore Olivia Collins. Each contestant won a Game Show Week T-shirt, Matt Santry CD and a gift card.

“The thing I liked about getting to be a contestant was actually knowing some of the lyrics. That was good,” Giangiulio said. “I was kind of nervous but excited.”

The contestants could even interact with the audience using lifelines. One lifeline in particular gave the contestants the ability to ask an audience member how to finish the lyrics. The go-to girl for completing the lyrics was freshman English major Maria Manastra. Manastra showed strong knowledge of all songs.

She even got to sing a duet of Adele’s single “Rolling in the Deep,” with Santry. Santry barely knew the lyrics so he called her up to help him finish the song.

“It was a great opportunity to sing with a great artist and connect with my classmates,” Manastra said.

“Anyone who didn’t go missed a really great night,” Theresa Paesani, sophomore graphic design major, said.

The third and final game show of the week was “Are You Smarter Than A Cabrini Student?” held on Friday, Sept. 30 in the Widener Lecture Hall. Based off of FOX’s hit game show, “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” CAP Board’s version took students and faculty and tested them on their knowledge of Cabrini College.

“When CAP Board plans events, the game show idea comes up a lot so we decided perhaps we make a week of it. Game Show Week 2011 was a huge success,” Amber LaJeunesse, adviser of CAP Board and asst. director of SEaL, said.

FRIDAY PAUL MOONEY

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Application of the Week:

Instagram

BY LAURA GALLAGHER Staff Writer Instagram is a unique way to take photos on your phone and upload them to Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Tumblr, Posterous and Flickr.

It is a free app that 10 million people are using for a fun and easy way to alter photos and share them. The application is compatible with any iPhone or iPod Touch running iOS 3.1.2.

There are several different effects that can be used to alter the photos to your liking. They have 11 different filters for the quality of the colors, mood, border and tonality of the picture.

For example, inkwell is what makes the photo black and white and 1977 is more of a retro, vintage look.

Choosing a different filter can change the entire look and feel of the picture. This filters can be applied to the photo before taking a photo so you are sure you will nab an interesting shot.

Using each option you can tilt, blur and alter the focal point of all your photos to create your perfect final photo. Each user gets unlimited uploads.

If you choose to go public on

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Instagram, anyone can view your photos. There is a way to make the account private where only the people you are following will be able to view your photos.

Share your unique photos with your friends by posting them on social media sites where they can leave comments.

If you add a hashtag to a picture, like on Twitter, you can click on it after you post the picture and see who has tagged it with the same hashtag. The app works as a better option that uses your phones camera alone and can give you effects similar to those of photoshop.

Instagram is a way of expressing yourself through photography and seeing different peoples creativity as well.

LCG39@CABRINI.EDU

SUNDAY

THE GHOSTS AMONG OUR GRAVES

RUNNIN’ TRAILS FOR WAGGIN’ TAILS 5K RUN/WALK

The hilarious Paul Mooney from the “Chappelle’s Show” will be performing live in Philadelphia’s own Helium Comedy Club. Reserve tickets today for the Friday and Saturday night performances.

Is there anything on the other side? And more importantly, are you brave enough to find out?

Discuss the basics of ghost hunting and take part in group investigations of some of the Cemetery’s most reportedly active sections.

Exercise for a great cause. All proceeds go to Faithful Friends Inc., a no-kill animal shelter. Following the race, an Adoption Fair Festival includes a volleyball tournament, live music and BBQ. Meet some adoptable dogs and supporting vendors!

Helium Comedy Club (2031 Sansom St., Philadelphia), $25-30, 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.

Laurel Hill Cemetery (3822 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia), $30, 6 p.m.

Bellevue State Park (800 Carr Rd., Wilmington, De.), $20 donations, 8:30 a.m. registration.

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Philadelphia Fashion Week:

diverse city, diverse styles

BY JESSICA JOHNSON-PETTY Staff Writer Philadelphia Fashion Week brought diverse collections to the runway during the “Premiere Ready-to-Wear Runway Show,” in the Crane Arts Building, on Friday, Sept.

23.

Philadelphia’s fifth annual fashion week, hosted by Fashion and Beauty House the Agency, showcased eight unique lines and brought talented individuals to one stage.

With collections from across the world, different cultures were well represented.

“Philadelphia is known for independent designers,” German Cuadrado, public relations coordinator for FBH, said. “We pride ourselves because of the diversity. We always have a different look.”

Executive directors Kevin Parker and Kerry Scott founded FBH the Agency in re-

sult of the first Philadelphia Fashion Week in 2007. The event became the first to debut a mainstream event at Philadelphia City Hall’s courtyard.

FBH’s vision is “to provide exposure opportunities for local, national and international fashion gurus.”

Parker and Scott pride themselves in establishing and maintaining professional and profitable partnerships with the city of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Collection, Radio One and many others around the world.

Sponsors for the event included Macy’s, Ms. Tootsie’s, Banana Republic, The Art Institute of Philadelphia and many more.

The doors opened at 7 p.m. with a red carpet. Pop star Karina Bradley hosted the event. She interviewed VIP guests who attended the show, such as celebrity stylist Mark Clark and recording artist Sap Sounds.

Also walking the red carpet were the design-

ers that took part in the show.

Though some guests, who wish to remain anonymous due to their relationship with FBH, were disappointed due to the poor timing (the show started an hour and a half later than advertised), as well as the absence of an open bar, others were very pleased by the show.

“We love fashion. We came here today because we had to experience it [the show],” guest Michelle Wynter, wife of Adde Wynter, an upcoming designer, said. “We are glad we came.”

Nichole Martin, public relations coordinator of FBH, was more than pleased with the outcome of the show. “The show was great.

We put a lot of time into this and seeing the final project is rewarding,” Martin said. “We wanted to bring diversity, and that is what we did.”

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ALL PHOTOS BY JESSICAN JOHNSON-PETTY / STAFF WRITER

Philadephia Fashion Week showcases the work of fasion designers from across the globe. For more runway photos, check out theloquitur.com.

Designers from across the world participated in the event Paula Hian (Paris) The Paula Hian collection resembled black and white apparel, simple yet elegant with a modern feel.

Osrick Ingredients Cricket (New Jersey) As the only male apparel to hit the runway, Osrick Ingredients Cricket showcased the preppy and athletic side of fashion.

Adore (Philadelphia) Adore gave a very casual feel by using very natural colors, sheers and a ‘70s-inspiration.

Aso Damisi (Nigeria) A fun mixture of evening and cocktail attire, as well as vintage metallic and bold prints was the focus of this collection.

Lara Elizabeth (New Jersey) The use of neutral colors, bold prints and two-piece sets filled the Lara Elizabeth collection.

Ying Edge (Maryland) The dresses in this collection were both short with structure and long with flow, with emphasis on the shoulders.

House of D’Marsh Women (New York) Bright and bold colors caught the eyes of the audience when D’Marsh took the runway.

Geometric cuts, ruffles and feathers brought the collect together.

Jaya Misra (India) Hailing from India, the Jaya Misra collection showcased the culture while colliding with a modern twist. Bold pieces received many applauds by the audience.

BlogRoll: Beautylish

BY ALLIE JETER Staff Writer Do you need ideas on how to do your nails or what eye shadow would look great with your little black dress? Then Beautylish is right for you.

Beautylish is a blog that was created by the makers of the website beautylish.com. The blog gives you the hottest trends in makeup, nail polish, hair styles, hair products and all your beauty needs. It gives you different pictures of various items that you can buy off their website or from their many partner sites. This Tumblr blog is great for all you fashonistas looking to score a bargain.

Set to a clean white background with a grey diamond design, this blog also provides video tutorials about how to create different looks.

It also posts articles about celebrity styles that you can make your own. Learn how to match your look to Keira Knightley, Evan Rachel Wood, Candice Lake, Bryce Dallas Howard and many more.

There are articles about what the models wear on the runway during Fashion Week. One article even gives you different pastel inspired makeup that comes from famous French makeup artists.

Beautylish helps you stay on a bargain by giving you the top rated drugstore mascaras, acne help and face powder.

The blog features such brands as MAC, Urban Decay, NYX, NARS, E.L.F., etc. It gives you bath beauty ideas about soaps to use and not use, spa and scrub kits and skin care. But what if you’re not looking for makeup and want to find a piece of clothing?

Beautylish also posts about fashion and for you vintage people out there, the blog also gives you fashion examples of the 1950s and 1960s.

Another added bonus is that beautylish offers interior design help that will make your home stylish.

The blog shows you upcoming events that the website has to offer, such as an event where you can get your nails done professionally by the most influential nail stylists. Beautylish is the best blog for all your beauty and fashion needs.

ANJ34@CABRINI.EDU

MONDAY 8TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING

TUESDAY BARRYMORE

WEDNESDAY J. COLE

Drives for Lives presents its 8th annual Golf Outing to benefit Jill Just Wants 2 Help, an organization committed to financially supporting families affected by cancer. Features golf tournament, free clinics, food and a silent auction.

BRT invites you to spend an evening with the greatest American Shakespearean actor of all time, John Barrymore. Come get to know this legendary actor through this unforgettable portrayal. Running through Oct. 30.

Hot new artist J. Cole performs live at Philadelphia’s own Electric Factory. This will be an awe-inspiring concert to attend.

Green Valley County Club (201 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill), $55+ donations, 8:30 a.m.

Bristol Riverside Theatre, $30-34 (Student tickets $10), 7:30 p.m.

Electric Factory (421 N. 7th St., Philadelphia), $28.50, 8 p.m.

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‘Off the Grid’ takes viewers on wild ride

BY CAROL DWYER Copy Editor The skiing community, beginner to extreme, can appreciate Warren Miller’s “Off the Grid.”

However, this 2006 documentary has elements which can draw in audiences beyond that of the popular winter sport.

Filmed in Alaska and many other well-known and lesserknown skiing hot-spots, the views captured are amazing. Picture high, snow-covered, rugged mountains going out to the horizon from the vantage point of a skier at a peak. Even if you’re not one to love all that snow, such scenery is breathtaking nonetheless. They are the kind of vistas that most of us don’t get to see other than in books, movies, TV shows and online.

The videography itself, following extreme skiing enthusiasts from scaling mountaintops to steep descents, take viewers along for the ride. Slabs of snow chase these skiers at their heels as they race down a treacherous mountainside. Helmet-cams give a rare glimpse of their wild ride, while slow-motion shots add to the drama of skiing maneuvers over rugged terrain.

It’s easy to watch their adventurous pursuits and think, “How do they get the nerve to do that?”

At the same time, it’s an out-ofordinary lifestyle that can make any viewer picture his or her own idea of a not-so-mainstream life.

That doesn’t have to mean adventure through an extreme sport to fulfill that idea of living life outside the day-to-day grind. Differing for everyone, the general idea is one of the ways that this documentary can interest the nonskiing person. It’s the inspiration element of Miller’s footage showcasing those who go all out in pursuits of what they love to do.

Of course, the documentary as an informational work, is another aspect that can gain audiences from beyond the skiing world.

It’s comparable to the educational type of reality shows such as “Deadliest Catch;” beforehand, the world didn’t know what life was like for those involved in either case. Through the Discovery Channel, the world has been introduced to such different ways of life; Miller, with “Off the Grid,” introduced the world to the life of extreme skiers and their dramatic playground.

The skiers featured throughout “Off the Grid,” some of which are amputees, are not just hobbyists on an extreme level; they include Olympic and X-Games medalists.

It is definitely worth watching it on TV next time it airs, or picking up a copy of Miller’s extreme ski documentary on DVD. For more information on Miller and his documentaries, check out Skinet.

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WEEKLY REVIEW

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

Philadelphian show may push boundaries for laugh

BY JUSTIN D’ANDREA Staff Writer The gang of “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” is back for their seventh season and wasting no time pushing the envelope with their discretional humor.

Most people sit in anticipation to see what kind of obscene things these friends will get into next and how extremely dirty their humor will become.

“I like the show a lot because it’s hysterical. I also like how some of it is actually filmed in Philadelphia, which is cool because I’ve seen most of the places where they’ve filmed,” Patrick West, junior information systems major, said.

The premiere, “Frank’s Pretty Woman,” started off with some news changes. Mac (Rob McElhenney) gained 50 pounds and Dee (Kaitlin Olsen) keeps believing that she can do better than the rest of the guys. Dennis (Glenn Howerton) is back into old habits, Frank (Danny Devito) falls head-over-heels for a junkie hooker and Charlie (Charlie Day) continues to be an illiterate moron.

As a viewer, you never know what the gang will do next. This is the reason why people come back to watch the show, year after year. The unspeakable actions of the cast are enticing and viewers turn in each week to see how these ridiculous situations are resolved. The cast of the show makes up a dysfunctional family that is the butt of all jokes.

In the first episode, the group actually admired and befriended a grungy crack-smoking-hooker. Let’s just say she was nothing like Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman.”

The second episode of the new season may have been even more comical and twisted as the characters embark on a journey to the Jersey Shore. They stay at a crummy motel and head to a dirty, abandoned beach where Frank gets stuck with a syringe in the sand.

The show may have gone too far as Dennis, Dee and Charlie encounter two homosexuals having sex under the boardwalk. The show depicted the Jersey Shore to be a ter-

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The cast of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has begun its seventh season and isn’t wasting any time pushing the boundaries for a laugh. The show airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. on FX.

rible place and the people from New Jersey to be nothing but meatheads.

The show is true to Philadelphia because besides Patty’s Pub (the gang’s bar) and the apartments where Dee, Frank and Charlie live, a good part of the footage is shot in the streets of Philadelphia. The gang has done episodes at Lincoln Financial Field, The Wells Fargo Center and outside of Citizens Bank Park because they are all Philadelphia sports fans.

In season four, there was a historical episode where they fabricate a story about their bar to make it a historical landmark. They claim their ancestors cracked the Liberty Bell.

There was also a Rocky scene in episode five of season two.

The cast has visited famous Philadelphia hot-spots such as the Ben Franklin Bridge, the Italian Market and streets like 10th Street and Packer Avenue in South Philadelphia. No show is strictly shot in one city, so you cannot expect every episode to be shot in Philadelphia.

While the show has a rep for being a bit distasteful, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” still has a large fan base, seven seasons later.

You can tune into new episodes of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” every Thursday at 10 p.m. on FX. JDD54@CABRINI.EDU

‘Drive’ gives audiences different take on action films

BY LESLIE LANGE Staff Writer Rev your engines, strap on your seat belt, adjust your mirrors and prepare for “Drive.”

“Drive” is about a professional stunt driver (Ryan Gosling) who is payed to be a getaway driver by night. However, he is not interested in the various crimes. “I don’t carry a gun. I drive,” he said.

Driver befriends his neighbor, Irene, (Carey Mulligan) and her son, Benicio, before Irene’s convicted felon ex-husband, Standard (Oscar Isaac), comes home. Standard and Driver are automatic friends once he is released from jail.

Standard is coaxed into performing a daytime robbery where Driver offers his services to help out his new friend. Driver does this in an attempt to keep Standard from his ties to the criminal world and start a new life with his family. Things get a little hairy when the heist goes wrong and Driver barely makes it out by the skid of his tire. Returning alone, Driver learns the heist was a set-up. The money stolen actually was meant for New York crime boss, Nino, (Ron Perlman) and his partner, Bernie Rose (Albert Brooks).

Driver gets involved after Irene and her son are threatened. He then takes matters into his own hands to make sure they are safe while trying to keep the price on his head at bay.

This European style of filming puts the audience right in the action. Viewers actually feel the adrenaline pumping through their own veins as Driver tries to make his get away from the cops. It causes the audience to question whether hiding in plain sight is possible. The way the camera mimics Gosling’s every move is cinema magic. This technique of the camera makes this film even more amazing.

This film is more artistic than similar genre movies such as as the “Fast and Furious” series. It is not just two hours of reckless driving and impossible tricks with vast explosions. It is a movie that focuses more on what the perfect angle for each scene is.

Some viewers may find it “horrible,” because viewers may be expecting a high-budget movie with driving the entire time.

The story all goes to hell in a hand basket when Driver gets involved in a heist that goes completely wrong.

Things progress from bad to worse when the ex-con husband of Driver’s love interest gets killed. Meanwhile, Driver has to keep his emotions to himself because it is time to drive. Then, the movie takes a gory turn when Driver ends up being followed and Blanche’s head gets blown off.

Everytime someone dies in the film, it is extremely gory. It is always a bloody mess and the audience loved every second of the unnecessary gore. The gore is what puts this

movie in the category of a “Grind House”type film as well as the kick ass, in-your-face driving.

“The extreme and escalating violence will prove off-putting to some frankly, I’m surprised not to have been among them but for the rest, “Drive” is a needle-punch of adrenaline to the aorta,” critic Christopher Orr, The Atlantic, said.

Nicolas Refin, the director, brings his European flare to the film with eye-popping gore and perfect execution of merging the present with the past is truly awesome. It brings a long forgotten sense of art to film.

This movie is sure to please any taste, from Indie directors to Hollywood blockbuster.

From the opening chase scene to the final showdown in a Chinese restaurant parking lot, the cinematography is grind-house perfect. It has the feel of a retro car flick with the modernization of the machines that are used in the film. This makes it a film lover’s and gear head’s dream movie. This movie may not be understood very well by some, however, if you are a true film lover and can appreciate a left-from-center film, then viewers and audiences everywhere will love “Drive.”

LAL79@CABRINI.EDU

Sports

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

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OUTTA’ RIGHT FIELD Do the Birds need a change?

BY MELANIE GREENBERG Managing Editor

JENAY SMITH / PHOTO EDITOR

Close to home, Ryan leads Cavs to success

BY COREY FRIZZERA Staff Writer Megan Ryan, a junior exercise science and health promotion major from Conshohocken, Pa., has contributed a lot of hard work and dedication on and off the court during her three-year span as a Lady Cav. Ryan first started playing volleyball 11 years ago and in fifth grade, she realized that it was the the sport that she loved. Since she really enjoyed playing, she continued to play in junior high, high school and played well enough to take her talents to the next level in college.

As a senior in high school, Ryan had several choices of colleges in mind but she decided that Cabrini was the best fit for her, not only to play volleyball but also academically.

In the end, Ryan said that picking Cabrini was “the best choice I could have made.”

She has met a great group of friends, exceeded on and off the court and she is only 15 minutes away from her family back home.

Besides playing volleyball, Ryan enjoys watching basketball, going to the gym, hanging out with friends and shopping. Ryan

said her role model is Marilyn Monroe and also is very close with her two brothers. Of course, her teammates are some of her best friends too.

“I am very close to my teammates,” Ryan said. “I love my team. They are like a family to me.”

Ryan is a right side hitter for the Cabrini squad and last season was a very successful season for her. Ryan helped the team to a stunning 23-8 overall record and helped bring her team to the NCAA tournament in Frostburg, Md., in 2010.

“I love my team.

They are like a family to me.”

Megan Ryan

“My role on the team is hit the ball and get kills, block the ball, set the second ball when the setter passes it and communicate with my teammates,” Ryan said.

All of these things are key parts of the game. Ryan saw a significant amount of playing time last year as she earned a CSAC

Honorable Mention award and finished third on the team with 187 kills.

“I think we have a very talented team.

Things are looking up for us again this season,” Ryan said.

Even though it’s still early, this season looks to be shaping up quite like last year.

Ryan has helped the Lady Cavs to a 12-8 season record and a 4-0 record in the conference.

One of those games was a 3-1 victory over Neumann University, a game that Ryan calls “an amazing experience.”

“I would have to say that my favorite volleyball memory would have to be beating Neumann on their home court this year,” Ryan said.

With the rest of the 2011 season still left to play, Ryan wants to stay focused and help the team finish atop their conference.

“I have to stay focused and continue to help the team everyday by pushing them in practice so that we can come out on top in our conference again this year,” Ryan said.

“I’m really looking forward to finishing out the season strong and hopefully heading back to the NCAA’s [Tournament].”

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Big Red has finally stated what us Eagles fans have been saying since this supposed “Dream Team” took a nosedive in week two. “I have to do a better job as the head football coach,” Reid said. “It’s my football team, and I have to do a better job with it.”

No duh. With a 1-3 record and a last-place seat in the NFC East division, the Birds are in need of a change. All three losses come from scoreless fourth quarters, a lack of winning instinct and a definite lack of focus on game days.

Our “Dream Team” deteriorated before it ever took off. The end of the lockout brought us players like Asomugha, Babin, RogersCromratie and we were presented with a new defensive coordinator, Juan Castillo. Anyone else confused about that pick? Thought so.

We rallied for a change two years ago. Bye-bye McNabb.

Michael Vick had a fantastic season as Kevin Kolb’s second-string quarterback so we wrapped him up in a $100 million contract.

I don’t think I need to go on anymore about the fantastic talent we have available. So where are we going wrong? Maybe, just maybe, it is our play calling. Possibly, it could be our coaching staff.

There is no doubt Reid took us from desolation to near excellence. Over the last 12 seasons, we have seven division championships, four consecutively between the years of 2001-2004, one conference championship and one trip to the Big Game ending in heartbreak.

I’m not taking for granted the phenomenal years I’ve been lucky to be a fan, especially after the seasons Philly trudged through during the ‘80s and ‘90s, particularly the Ty Detmer years flowing into the easily forgettable Bobby Hoying (who?!). I appreciate all that McNabb and Reid have given me in terms of being a fan but I have to admit; I am jonesing for that Super Bowl ring.

As selfish as it may be, seven division titles in 12 years is not enough for me. When do we get that extra? When is it our turn to parade the streets of Philly? I don’t want to simply be known as the city that threw snowballs at Santa Claus any longer. If we get rid of the quarterback, sign some safetys, cornerbacks and receivers, if we fix our defense (or lack thereof ), maybe it is time to say goodbye to Big Red. As Albert Einstein once said, “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” It may be time to change the one aspect of our beloved Eagles that hasn’t fluctuated, except in weight, over the last 13 years and lose Reid and his dream of a passing team.

MMG65@CABRINI.EDU

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Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

Baseball Heaven: Remembering the greatest night of our baseball lives

BY KEVIN DURSO Staff Writer “Baseball is just a game, as simple as a ball and bat, yet as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. A sport, a business and sometimes almost even a religion. This is a game for America. Still a game for America, this baseball!”

That great quote from the late Detroit Tigers’ Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell may just be the place to begin in this captivating novel that was on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, in Major League Baseball.

Four games were on the forefront of the baseball schedule Wednesday, Sept.

28. The Phillies and Atlanta Braves were playing a game that had different meanings. The Phillies were one win away from a franchise record 102 wins, but that was all the meaning behind game No. 162. The Braves were fighting for their playoff lives.

The Boston Red Sox were fighting for their playoff lives against the Baltimore Orioles.

The Tampa Bay Rays were doing the same against the New York Yankees.

In Houston, the Cardinals were facing the Astros, hoping to lock down a playoff spot as well.

The first three games listed all started at 7:05 p.m.; the Cardinals and Astros kicked off play an hour later, at 8:05 p.m. Those first three games to start were the last three games to end. Two games went to extra innings while all three ended with wins in the final inning of the game.

The only one that lacked drama was the Cardinals’ 8-0 massacre of the lowly Astros. Chris Carpenter’s two-hit shutout extended the Cardinals’ season another day.

The Phillies and Braves played into the night, both knowing their fate. If the Braves win, they could play at St. Louis in a one-game playoff. If the Braves lose, their season comes to an end. They were two outs away from that one-game playoff, leading the Phillies, 3-2.

Braves pitchers Jonny Venters and Craig Kimbrel had been the force that drove teams to leave empty-handed in the late innings all season. Venters barely escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth.

Kimbrel couldn’t escape his own basesloaded threat in the ninth, as the Phillies

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The Tampa Bay Rays overcame a 7-0 deficit against the New York Yankees on baseball’s final day of the regular season to make the playoffs as a wild-card team. tied the game on a sac fly.

The Braves didn’t have many threats late, but a few close plays said otherwise.

Chipper Jones sent one to the warning track in the 10th, barely flagged down by Michael Martinez to end the inning. A weak roller off the bat of Martin Prado in the 12th nearly ended the game.

The Phillies nabbed a two-out run in the 13th with an infield single by Hunter Pence, and held off a Braves’ chance in the bottom of the 13th with a game-ending double play. The Braves’ season was over, and the Cardinals advanced to the NLDS to play the Phillies.

In the course of one month, the Braves had an 8 1/2 game lead over the Cardinals in the wildcard vanish, and they get to sit on it during the offseason.

In the American League, the same thing was happening to the Red Sox. A ninegame lead in the wildcard on Sept. 3 had vanished into a tie with the division-rival Rays on the season’s final day.

For seven innings of both games, everything was going according to plan for the Red Sox. They held a 3-2 lead when a one hour and 26 minute rain delay came to Camden Yards, and the Rays were in a 7-0 hole to the Yankees.

As the Phillies and Braves battled through extra innings, the Rays came back from that seven-run deficit, and cut the lead to one with a six-run eighth inning.

Shaky pitching allowed three runs to score with the bases loaded, one each on a walk, hit batter, and sac fly respectively.

Evan Longoria added the fireworks, belting a three-run homer to make it a onerun game.

One inning later, Dan Johnson showed everyone what a little late-season magic is all about. Johnson entered his ninthinning at-bat with a .119 batting average.

Down to the final strike in their season, Johnson got a hold of a 2-2 breaking ball, and hooked it fair, just over the right field fence. Tie game.

Back to Baltimore, where the Red Sox returned from their rain delay with a onerun lead. Their season was one out away from continuing.

The Red Sox had not lost a game they led entering the ninth inning all season.

So, in game No. 162, a double by Chris Davis, and a ground-rule double by Nolan Reimold tied the game, all while the Sox were just one out away from a possible one-game playoff. The next batter was Robert Andino, and his sinking liner to left

was trapped by Carl Crawford. Crawford’s throw to the plate couldn’t get Reimold.

Game over.

The celebration alone would make you think that Orioles were going to the playoffs. All they did was force the Red Sox to hold their breath.

That run crossed the plate at 12:02 a.m.

Longoria followed three minutes later with the hit that might as well have gone 500 feet. It barely cleared the short left field wall, 315 feet away, on a line. Tampa Bay went crazy, and the Rays had stunned the world and won the wildcard, with the heavily-favored Red Sox dealing with a long offseason.

Just over five hours after everything started, this great night in baseball history, featuring two comebacks in the standings, three late-game wins, and all sorts of goose bump-worthy moments, was over.

Baseball has always been the same barring a few minimal changes. One rule change looming on Commissioner Bud Selig’s mind was the possibility of moving to a ten-team playoff, bringing two wildcard teams into the Postseason. Based on what happened on Wednesday, Sept. 28, baseball doesn’t need any changes. Eight teams are enough, and the excitement of the Postseason is just increased by the excitement of the final days of the season.

If you weren’t a baseball fan before, Wednesday night may have made a believer out of you. If you were a baseball fan already, Wednesday night reminded you why we watch this game. In the end, you certainly weren’t worried about the Phillies’ opponent in the NLDS. You were rooting for the franchise record. You were rooting for the underdog.

You were rooting for David to beat Goliath.

Unleash all the clichés, because they all fit.

This is why we watch baseball. This is why it is still America’s game. Wednesday night found you rooting for teams you didn’t watch at all this season. You were on the edge of your seat from start to finish. You remembered what it was like to watch your first game, because you were witnessing something unprecedented in baseball history.

Every true baseball fan will never forget this night. It just so happened to be the perfect way to usher in the playoffs.

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Schaefer leads Lady Cavs to win over Neumann, picks up career victory No. 100

BY NICK LAROSA Sports Editor Women’s volleyball head coach Eric Schaefer recorded career win No. 100 in Cabrini’s 3-1 victory over Neumann University on Thursday, Sept. 29. After losing the first set by a score of 25-23, the Cavs rallied to give Schaefer his elusive feat.

Schaefer is in his fifth year at the helm of the volleyball program and has a career 100-45 record with the Lady Cavs. He led the Cavs to a 23-8 record last season as well as a Colonial States Athletic Conference title.

In his four previous seasons with Cabrini, Schaefer led the Cavs to seasons of 19 wins or better, reaching the CSAC playoffs in three of those seasons.

Cabrini has won back-to-back CSAC titles under Schaefer’s direction and currently boasts a 12-8 record in 2011. The team is also 4-0 in CSAC play this year.

Schaefer will aim for career victory No. 101 on Saturday, Oct. 8, when the Lady Cavs face off against rival Eastern University.

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Volleyball head coach Eric Schaefer, center, recorded career win No. 100 against Neumann University on Thursday, Sept. 29. Schaefer is in his fifth year as the head coach for the women’s volleyball team.

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Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

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ABOVE: After moving past the defense, freshman back Emily Dayton kicks the ball to Sammy Thompson during the Lady Cavs’ game against Keystone College on Saturday, Oct. 1.

RIGHT: Cabrini midfielder Sammy Thompson battles for possession of the ball with Keystone midfielder Emily Burroughs.

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Lady Cavs score three first-half goals, defeat Keystone 4-0

BY SEAN COLLINS Staff Writer The Lady Cavs soccer team defeated the Keystone College Giants on Saturday, Oct. 1, by a score of 4-0. This marked Cabrini’s fifth win of the season.

Over and above the team’s ability to score, teamwork proved to be a huge factor in the team’s win, as did the leadership of head coach Ken Prothero.

From the moment the Cabrini team stepped onto the field, the tempo of the game favored the Lady Cavs.

The scoring was opened by senior midfielder Sammy Thompson, who scored her second goal of the season in minute 11. The next goal went to freshman Melissa Scanzano in minute 15.

Senior forward/midfielder Kara Hinkelmon assisted on Thompson’s goal and then added her own in the first half to give the Cavs a 3-0 lead at the half.

When the second half opened, and the battle was already long in the favor of the Lady Cavs. Sophomore Lauren Pallister notched the team’s final goal as Cabrini shut out the Giants.

The win and great scoring were a major confidence boost for the Lady Cavs. Again, the key word in this victory was teamwork.

“We have a lot more veterans on our team as well as the advantage of experience,” Prothero said. “Our team is still young and half of the players are completely new but we are developing strong team chemistry every day.”

“We work as a full team and not as just individual players.”

Briana Thompson

According to team captain, junior Maddy Edwards, there was not a doubt in any player’s mind that the victory would be theirs. The team has a few new members but they are clearly working well together. Each week the squad is getting closer and closer.

“We’re one big family,” Edwards said. “We are always

working as a team and working collectively. We are learning from our mistakes and constantly improving.”

Edwards, Erin Gallagher and Sarah Means combined for the one-save shutout. The Cavs outshot Keystone by a 22-2 margin.

With wins in three of their last four games, it is clear that the players are starting to gel as a team.

“The upperclassmen on the team take the freshmen under their wings,” Edwards said. “I love all the players.

We have such great chemistry both on and off the field.”

“We’re encouraging team members on and off the field,” sophomore Brianna Thompson said. “We have a long talk before each game on the best way to play. More importantly, we work as a full team and not as just individual players. It does feel good to win, especially in a conference game.”

It goes without saying that after a win like this, the Lady Cavs feel resolute and ready for their next game.

“Our heads are high for the next game,” Edwards said.

“We’re very confident.”

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Sports Blurbals Gators lose QB John Brantley, game to No. 3 Crimson Tide No. 3 Alabama showed that they can run and stop the run better than the 12thranked Florida Gators, maybe better than anyone in the country. Trent Richardson had a career-high 181 yards rushing and two touchdowns, breaking tackles and carrying defenders along the way as the Crimson Tide rolled over the Gators 38-10 on Saturday, Oct. 1. With Richardson leading the way, Alabama (5-0, 2-0 SEC) completed its recent dominance in the series between the two Southeastern Conference heavyweights. They outscored Florida (4-1, 2-1) 101-29 in the last three meetings, all of which were wins for the Crimson Tide. The game was Florida’s worst home loss since falling to LSU 36-7 in 2002.

Lions storm back to defeat Dallas 34-30 Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson led the Detroit Lions to a surprising 34-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 2. The defense wiped out a 24-point deficit with interceptions returned for touchdowns on consecutive drives midway through the third quarter, changing the tempo of the game. Turning a 20-point halftime deficit into a four-point win proves that Detroit is a legitimate contender in the NFL North this season. Detroit is 4-0 and has won an NFL-best eight straight games.

The Cowboys (2-2), on the other hand lost a lead greater than 14 points in a game for the second time this season.

Russell Wilson, Badgers hand Huskers rude welcome to Big Ten Russell Wilson gave Nebraska a harsh welcome to the Big Ten, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another in No. 7 Wisconsin’s 48-17 rout of the eighthranked Cornhuskers on Saturday night. Wisconsin running back Montee Ball also rushed for over 150 yards and picked up four touchdowns. The crowd of 81,384 was filled with plenty of Nebraska fans. Earlier in the week, those thousands of fans were expected to make the trip to Madison, Wi., over the weekend for the Huskers’ first conference game as a member of the Big Ten. Wisconsin is in the Leaders division of the Big Ten and Nebraska is in the Legends division, meaning the two teams could play in the conference championship game.

Eagles fall to San Francisco Despite having a 23-3 lead at the half, the Philadelphia Eagles fell short against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Oct. 2. Frank Gore’s 12-yard run completed a secondhalf comeback, giving the 49ers a 24-23 win over the Eagles. The 49ers (3-1), leaders of the NFC West, were unable to slow Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who threw for a career-high 416 yards and ran for another 75. San Francisco capitalized on Philadelphia’s weak defense in the second half, scoring 21 unanswered points. Alex Smith connected for two touchdowns in the second half; one was to wide receiver Josh Morgan while the other was to tight end Vernon Davis.

BY BEATRICE MCQUISTON / STAFF WRITER

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Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

Field Hockey participates in Play 4 the Cure

BY NICK LAROSA Sports Editor

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The Lady Cavs took to Edith Robb Dixon Field on Tuesday, Oct. 4, to play more than just a game.

For the second year in a row, Cabrini is one of hundreds of schools nationwide to participate in Play 4 the Cure, a campaign that raises awareness and money for breast cancer. A number of schools, ranging from middle school to collge, participate in this annual event.

Proceeds from the campaign will go to both the Susan G Komen for the Cure Foundation as well as the American Cancer Society. Prior to the game, the Lady Cavs wore pink shirts to support the cause.

Throughout the month of October, the team will continue to wear pink warm-up shirts, bracelets and other apparel to bring awareness to breast cancer.

As for the game, the Cavaliers picked up their fourth win in their last five games after defeating Wilkes University by a score of 2-0.

The Cavs used two first-half goals by Lindsey Atzert and Lauren Alessi to pave the way for their third team shutout of the year.

Atzert tallied her second goal of the season while Alessi’s tally was her fourth goal this year. Alessi and Atzert combined for six of Cabrini’s eight shots in the game.

Freshman goalkeepr Genevieve Paulin made one save in the game while Wilkes University goalkeeper Lindsey Davenport was forced to make six stops.

The Cavs hold a 5-4 record this season as they prepare to face Widener University on Saturday, Oct. 8, in Chester, Pa.

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Cavalier Athletic Calendar Thursday, Oct.6

Saturday, Oct. 8

Sunday, Oct. 9

Tuesday, Oct. 11

Golf @ Elizabethtown College Invitational noon

Volleyball @ Eastern University 10 a.m.

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Golf @ Philadelphia University Fall Classic 11 a.m.

Field Hockey @ Widener University noon

Friday, Oct. 7

Men’s Soccer vs. Immaculata University noon

Women’s Tennis vs. College of Notre Dame 3:30 p.m.

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country @ Cheyney University Invitational 4 p.m.

Women’s Soccer @ Baptist Bible College 1 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10 Field Hockey @ Delaware Valley College 4 p.m.

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

Volleyball vs. Marywood University 3 p.m.

For up-to-date scores, schedules, standings and statistics, please visit www.CabriniAthletics.com.

Volleyball @ Baptist Bible College 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 Men’s Soccer vs. Gwynedd-Mercy College 4 p.m.

Women’s Soccer @ College of Notre Dame 4 p.m.