April 26, 2012 issue 25 Loquitur

Students in pursuit of change

Silence speaks volumes against LGBT bullying

BY JESSICA JOHNSON-PETTY Asst A&E Editor

BY CHELBI MIMS

Features Editor

For an entire day of work and class, red duct tape stayed strapped across the mouths of the students, throughout the United States, who proved the impact of what being silent can do to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender GBT community and their allies as they challenge the campus to speak up.

Entering Founder’s Hall, you approached a table stationed that no one could miss. A red tablecloth covered the table that was ll of information about the day as representatives where there to inform all who inquired about the day.

“I wanted to put myself in the position of those who did not have a voice and still do not while being bullied, closeted and feeling they were alone. I wanted to experience their struggle and really feel their pain,” Dyamond Gleaves, sophomore psychology major, said.

To the left hung a banner that had photos of the campus LGBT community including their family and friends with duct tape across their mouths. Over 40 faces were on this banner causing people to stop look and read.

To the right of was a second table to deco-

rate handkerchiefs. Each person was instructed to “be creative and design or destroy the handkerchief” in what ever manner they felt necessary. e message was to portray the message of anti-bullying and how the issue is signi cant to people it a ects.

ese hankies where pinned to a clotheslines stretching between trees. e 32 blew in the wind representing each person a ected by the silence.

Each hankie stood for a color. A black for a victim lost, red for a person struggling with identity, white are for allies of LGBT and antibullying, yellow ew for the survivors organnization LGBT Bullying.

“I thought the event was important because it shows that everyone should be equal and not treated di erently. In America we honor diversity that’s why we are so powerful,” Jaiquann Beckham, junior education major, said.

One vocal ally, senior psychology major, TaRaja Davis, was the voice at the table while silent pledgers wrote on dry erase boards to communicate on the importance of they day and why they chose to participate.

Even though the table was hard to miss people would walk by, ignore the vocal allies and continue to stay silent about an issue that is prevalent in our society.

Music, poetry and stories highlight Active Minds’ night

BY ROB RICHES Assistant News Editor

e college’s Active Minds chapter held its second annual To Write Love on Her Arms night on Tuesday, April 24 at the Widener Center lecture hall.

e hall was packed to near capacity as students from all walks of life gathered to share stories, poetry, music and even several ra e prizes.

“Active Minds…does a lot of mental health advocacy and tries to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness,” Robyn Suchy, president of Active Minds, said.

Suchy started the event o with a spoken word piece, in which she proclaimed that words are powerful. Suchy then became the rst person to share a story about her past.

Sophomore English major Michelle Go became the rst person to read poetry by reading an original piece about the To Write Love on Her Arms foundation. Go was not the only poet amongst the audience, as many other students such as sophomore English major Samantha Ysais recited some of their favorite original and inspirational works.

Following Go ’s piece, junior business administration major

John Crouse brought out a guitar, a harmonica complete with a neck rack and his musical talents to share with the audience. Crouse played two covers of songs- “Catch the Wind” by Scottish musician Donovan and “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by classic rock band the Velvet Underground. Crouse also performed an original piece titled “What Do You See.”

“It felt good just to play to people, especially with the tone of the songs,” Crouse said. “ ey would understand and they would get it.”

Crouse was just one of several people who lent their musical gifts to the audience. e audi-

ence also enjoyed sophomore Anie Jamgochian’s cover of Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful,” featuring sophomore Lauren Ciccariello on piano. Jamgochian also collaborated with senior Pat Schneider for a rendition of Good Charlotte’s “Hold On.”

Sophomores Samantha Shea and Leann Scherer also collaborated on a duet rendition of “For Good,” from the Broadway musical “Wicked.” Alumnus Neil Grogno also made a one-nightonly appearance to perform several original works as well.

In addition to the music and poetry, students also had the opportunity to share some of their own personal stories about

any topic of their choosing. Topics ranged from depression to bullying to self-harm as well as other topics and many stories were complemented with tears. Despite the tears, the students were all there to comfort one another and pick each other up.

Following the success of the rst To Write Love on Her Arms night in 2011, Active Minds decided to bring it back.

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SILENCE, page 3

Sophomores Dyamound Gleaves and John Eddings embrace each other during the Day of Silence on Friday April 20.

JESSICA JOHNSON-PETTY/ ASST A&E EDITOR

Editorial:

Congress shouldn’t cut food programs that bene t the poor

In response to cruel budget cuts approved by Congress last week that will slash necessary food programs for the poor, Cabrini students are striving to educate the campus by foregoing food on Sunday, April 29. In partnership with faculty and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), students will participate in the fast to stand in solidarity with those who su er from hunger and lend gravity to an issue that needs immediate attention.

e Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives passed the contentious cuts. If approved in the nal U.S. budget, the cuts would take billions of dollars in food aid from poor people in the United States.

e committee hopes to reduce the budget by slashing bene ts from the largest nutrition assistance program in the United States. e Supplemental Food and Nutrition Program (SNAP), better known historically as e Food Stamp Program, is to face a $133 billion decrease in funding over the next decade if Republicans have their say. But this program has proven to be a vital resource for families whose monthly earnings after allowable deductions total anywhere from $2,500 or less for a family of six or just over $1,500 for a family of three.

e e ects of these cuts are massive: over 46 million Americans receive bene ts from SNAP alone, 49 percent of whom are children age 17 or under – and just under half of these children come from single-parent households earning a little over $900 per month. Without this federally funded food assistance program, this means that approximately 15 percent of Americans will go hungry, including over one-third of American children. If we do not support the vulnerable, how can we then expect them to rise out of their situations and achieve the point of self-suciency and contribution?

We on the Loquitur editorial sta do not endorse these cuts, especially as empathetic students who advocate against social injustices. ere is no tangible justi cation for allowing almost 23 million children to become vulnerable to world-shaking realities such as malnutrition and hunger. How can children be the hope for the future if we as a country cannot protect their basic rights for survival?

Our knowledge of these issues extends beyond domestic borders. We realize that this budget cut is only one of many that

stand in the way of an equal distribution of resources. As the presidential election approaches, we acknowledge that now, more than ever, it’s imperative to look at an issue of this magnitude within a context devoted not only to our domestic policies, but also to our global and international diplomacy.

We commend the students organizing and participating in the FoodFast event that our collegiate chapter of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is holding for 10 hours on Sunday, April 29. It is imperative to educate oneself on the extensive issues that surround global poverty. As citizens of an interconnected world, we all have a responsibility to alleviate the burdens placed on the shoulders of the vulnerable and impoverished.

e FY 2013 Budget proposal, also known as the “Ryan Budget,” is making its way into the federal framework and outlines a proposed $3 billion decrease in foreign aid. It aims to decrease the government’s international a airs spending by 11 percent by eliminating the international food assistance program known as Feed the Future. is program was put into e ect to ensure and bolster food security in developing countries.

is proposed decrease, is only one of many that will decrease our presence on the frontlines of international need. Similar to the cuts that SNAP itself is facing, these international programs will become enfeebled due to lack of substantial funding; hunger will neither be abated here nor where it is most brutal. As a world power, it is imperative that we do not cut our assistance e orts to maintain strong relationships globally.

ere is obviously an immense responsibility placed on government o cials to deal with the impending debt crisis in this country but we, on the Loquitur, implore it to not be on the backs of those who already su er, Food insecurity and the subsequent assistance essential to its relief are perhaps the largest, most crucial issues time and again.

We encourage all to join the Cabrini community in advocating against unnecessary hunger, in echoing their desire to increase global food assistance, on Sunday, April 29. Share in the hunger and re ect upon the daily struggles of almost one billion people worldwide.

Letter to the Editor:

What will you do to end the silence?

BY GREG ROBINSON Guest Writer

On April 20th, students and faculty gathered at 10 a.m. in the morning at the Student Diversity O ce to begin the day of silence. Students such as myself, who are a part of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender community, faulty and allies, went 5 1/2 hours without speaking to represent the bullying that goes unnoticed in the LGBT community. Attending Cabrini College, I have realized that this day has been done in the past and has had a great turn out. In the past few years it has lost its meaning here and has lost the student’s interest. at is what we are trying to change here and now.

Stephanie Reed, RJ Carroll, Allie Jeter, John Eddings and I gave ourselves a little over two weeks to plan this huge day. We meet back to back throughout the weeks and discussed new ideas how to make this day bigger and better. Going around taking photos of student and faculty members with tape across their mouths was how we portrayed the message we wanted to send to the school and the community, which is that you have to do something to end the silence. With over 50 students and faculty pictures taken, the message was posted around the school with their face, duck tape on their mouths and the words on it, “I’m Silent” made an impact like no other.

is year we also added the close-pin story. e close-pin story was introduced so that students, faulty and sta can tell their story or someone else’s story on a handkerchief to be hung up for everyone to see. is year we had four colors, yellow which stood for the color of surviving bullying, white standing for the color of being an ally, red standing for the color of struggle with yourself or knowing someone who is struggling with being themselves, and black the color of lost and losing someone to bullying, or suicide related to bullying. Doing the clothes-pin

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story this year sent a very strong message to the people here at Cabrini. It was heartwarming but also painful to see some of the colors but I believe everyone needed to see that not everyone’s life is easy and full of joy, some people are hurt, some are struggling and others have lost very important people in their lives.

It was amazing to see all the people who have survived and also who support the LGBT community, it warms my heart to know that people do care here at Cabrini and will stand up for a great cause. On this Day of Silence, more than 10 students whore shirts over 20 were silent, and all together we stood over 30 strong, with a few students being silent and other joining us as vocal allies throughout the day. At 4:30 p.m. all who participated in the Day of Silence and also those who wanted joined, gathered together to break the silence of the day. At four o’clock music was played, to go with this year’s theme “follow the music”. With the song “Rise” by e McClain Sisters playing, everyone who heard came and joined us. At 4:30 p.m with all of students who were silent and the vocal allies around it was time to break the silence. With one loud scream given by each student the silence was broken and our message was heard. After the breaking of the silence everyone was able to share their feelings about this day whether they were silent or a vocal ally. I personally shared my own story, about my life of being bullied through middle and high school and losing some family members because of my life style. My color is yellow with red stripes because I am a survivor.

e point is for everyone to speak up and be heard. Being apart of student diversity, I want this day to be more than a few students and faculty members. Our plan is make sure that next April, the school is covered in red and stories are heard for those we have lost. Our goal is to have their stories and legacy live on.

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Cabrini College takes a walk in the right direction.

BY MARYKATE MCCANN Asst Copy Editor

The American Cancer Society’s ‘Relay for Life’ fundraising event took place at Cabrini on Saturday, April 21, in the Dixon Center. Focused on raising money and awareness for cancer, this 12-hour life-saving event gave students the chance to donate money, help people stay well and get well by nding cures and ghting back.

Everyone has their own personal reason why they go to Relay for Life and why they donate to relay. Whether one of their family members was diagnosed with cancer, or if one of their friends is a survivor, or if they just knew one person who passed away from cancer, all participants were united under the common cause of raising awareness and funding.

Games were supplied for students to join in right from the start. Check-in began at 3:00 p.m., with the events ranging from walleyball, Wii gaming, a campus-wide scavenger hunt, a Jeopardy-like game. e ever-popular rave, which has served traditionally as the closing segment of Cabrini’s Relay for Life, took place at from 2:30 a.m. until 3:30 a.m. Food, drinks and other refreshments were provided throughout the whole night.

“It was fun to stay up all night,” Veronica Smith, freshman biology major and a member of Team Delta XI Phi, said. “But there are a lot of us who have personal reasons why we relay.”

Besides the food, music and games there were ceremonies held during which people silently remembered their loved ones lost. e survivorship ceremony recognized cancer survivors in Cabrini’s midst. In addition to this was the caretaker ceremony, which recognized caretakers of those who battled cancer and the Luminaria ceremony, during which lost ones were recognized with a name on one of countless bags, out of all of which shined symbolic lights. All of these ceremonies were very powerful.

“We were happy to go and support our teammate Tim Sayles,” Connor Quigley, a member of the Men’s Basketball team, said. “It was his night and he worked really hard for it.”

During this year’s event, Cabrini raised just over $16,000 with about 318 participants.

Day of Silence raises campus awareness

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“At rst while sitting at the table, I was upset because it seemed like people just wanted to ignore the fact that others who identify with the LGBT community don’t have a problem, or maybe they didn’t have two minutes to spare out their day to her some information that they may have been curious about,” Davis said.

It was clear that the day was to highlight the silence that LGBT people face in their day-to-day lives through the many vocal and silent allies.

“I want people to have the same experience I did and have the right to be out if they feel comfortable enough,” John Eddings, sophomore biology major, said.

From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 20, those who vowed to be silent did so in honor of the LGBT community.

e O ce of Student Diversity collaborated with the o ce of Student Diversity and SEaL to form a committee to plan the day and what it entailed.

“During the day, I felt a little hesitant to put the tape on my mouth because I did not want people to stare at me but as the day progressed I gained more con dence,” Gleaves said.

Several students also decided to be vocal allies for the day.

“I choose to be a vocal ally I have friends and family who are a part of the LGBT community and it scares me the things they have to go through, but it annoys me even more that people refuse to recognize injustice when they

‘To Write Love on Her Arms’ catches attention

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“Before it got to Cabrini, I had followed the organization, as it’s a national organization based in n Florida,” Suchy said. “I really like the way that they structure their events with poetry, music and a lot of cathartic arts.”

According to their website, “To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-pro t movement dedicated to presenting hope and nding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.”

ey try to bring hope and inspire those who may be in a tough situation, emotionally or physically.

“In my freshman year, we sat down and decided that we needed a big spring event,” Suchy said. “It was decided that To Write Love on Her Arms would be a good shot.”

e rst two To Write Love on Her Arms events turned out to be highly successful for both Active

Minds and the students on campus. e night served as a reminder that even when times get tough, they will get

better and there is no need to lose hope.

“ ere was really no other opportunity for students to tell their stories and that’s a very impor-

tant part of healing,” Suchy said.

A Colorful Clothline was set out in the Commons as a symbol of being an ALLY, knowing someone who was JESSICA JOHNSON-PETTY / ASST A&E EDITOR

(Left to Right) Gregory Robinson, Stephanie Reed, John Eddings, Kayla Tindel, Dyamond Gleaves, Alexandria Jeter, Alex Saboe

JESSICA JOHNSON-PETTY / ASST A&E EDITOR

Sophomores Anie Jamgochian and Samantha Shea get LOVE written

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Female Marines

move to front line

e Marines are the most male dominated service in the league but it’s putting its foot in the right direction moving women into war- ghting units, starting with the infantry o ce school in Quantico, Va. and combat battalions which were once closed o to women. e reason for the big move is because of a large study being done on how women perform in mainly male units.

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Debt Collector is being accused on unexpected hospital visits

Patients at a local hospital in Minnesota waiting in the emergency got more than they bargain for after being threatened by a debt collector. e debt collector, belonging to the largest medical collectors of debt Accretive Health went to random rooms and demanded patients to pay before receiving treatments.

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Romney Produces Further Wins

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney a rms that has gotten another ve states under his belt and claims to the Republican presidential nomination after 43 primaries and caucuses. Romney states that he is going to campaign dynamically against President Barack Obama.

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THIS WEEK AT CABRINI

Thursday, April

26

Spring Research and Scholarship Symposium

On April 26, 2012, Cabrini College will be celebrating the achievements of the undergraduate students through poster sessions, oral presentations and performances at the Undergraduate Arts, Research and Scholarship Symposium stated on the Cabrini website. There will be no classes before 4:30 p.m. so the students can attend and support their peers.

Sunday, April 29

Mass

There will be a mass held at Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of St. Joseph from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. This mass is to be celebrated for John Kelly.

German Facebook Fight Battles Piracy No Change For Zimbabwe

A German Olympic high–jump pulls a gun on the on a fan who sent her an outlandish message on Facebook. Ariane Friedrich, a trained police ocer publically humiliated and turn downed a fan and on her Facebook wall where she named the sender and the city he lived in.

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Friday, April 27

Honors Convocation

Faculty, staff and administration will be celebrating the students’ accomplishments at the Honors Convocation on Friday. It will be held at the Dixon Center from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p .m., all are welcome to come..

Monday, April 30

Active Minds Meeting

“Active Minds” is a student-led mental health education, awareness and advocacy group. All students are welcome to come. The meeting is held to create a comfortable environment for open dialogue about mental health issue among college students. It will be held at the Iadarola Center in room 101e from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. For any other questions, contact Dara Herkovits at 610902-8561 or dmh726@cabrini.edu

Six-year-old boy tortured and killed by parents

Six-year-old Khalil Whimes was beaten, tortured and starved by his foster parents to death in Philadelphia. Although his foster parents have been arrested, Mayor Nutter as well as the Philadelphia Department of Human Services are saying that they could not have prevented his death. While Whimes had to spend the nal months of his life beaten, bone thin, desperately ill, and out of school, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had failed to see what was going on right in front of them.

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As Zimbabweans are trying to wait patiently for a change in their government, the change has yet to come. e leader of Zimbabwe Robson Madzumbra spends all his free time waiting for a change to come. But since Zimbabwe changed their currency to U.S dollars in 2009, the money is now worth too much and they have it has now run into a unanticipated predicament.

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Saturday, April 28

Adventure Retreat

Campus Ministry is holding an Adventure Retreat, which is an outdoor off-campus low and high ropes course experience. This allows people to make friends, practice teamwork, and accumulate leadership skills plus more. There will be discussions in order to help students relate the ropes course activities to every life. This will be help at Blackrock Retreat Center from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 1

End Of The Year Celebration

The center for teaching and learning is having an end of the year celebration! Come celebrate from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in the Iadarola Center lobby. There will be snacks, games, activites and prizes.

Cherry Hill father posts YouTube complaint

A Cherry Hill father states as he took his autistic son to school with a recording device has posted what he recorded onto Youtube. School faculty members are heard on the tape using bullying words in class towards his son.

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Cabrini welcomes the class of 2016

On April 15, Cabrini College embraced approximately 300 students and their families for the day at the college’s Accepted Students Day. Students explored their majors and found out what college had in store. e president of the college, Dr. Maria Angella George spoke to the students about the opportunities they would have if they attended the college. e students also participated in panel discussions led by current students and their parents.

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by allie JeteR aSSt newS editoR anj34@cabrini edu

Shawn Traylor of Stamford, Connecticut (right) and his attorney, Sergei Lemberg, are suing a bill collector for allegedly making repeated calls to Traylor in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Federal lawsuits under the federal statute have skyrocketed during the recession.

Am I crazy for wanting to get married?

BY JENAY SMITH Asst. A&E Editor

So many women don’t want to get married for various reasons. Some of these reasons are work, freedom, not being able

Some women like being housewives and/or would love to be one.

also like to be a stay-at-home mother, at

ing in line.

riage?

tling for less than what I want out of life.

tain things but sometimes you have to be

This reminds me of a role Julia RobSmile.”

Katherine Ann Watson, who abhorred the was a stay-at-home wife. not only that being a stay-at-home wife is for the home.

other areas.

fer not to be alone. I love the idea of having

me there are not many eligible “marriable”

This is truly sad but just makes me

From what I have heard and observed being married is not easy but it’s worth thenorm in other areas of my life I would not be married.

JMS587@ CABRINI.EDU

BY KRISTINE

Sta Writer

Where have all the MEN gone?

Where have all the men gone?

Today, all I see are men who re-

old boys obsess over, boyfriendsriage for fear of ‘losing it all’ and fathers who brawl out aggressive balls games. Why are men in toabout what maturity really is the nest for fear of missing out on already washed and folded launday away, until they have to ‘bulk

adulthood among males.mel, author of “Guyland,” the starting work, have moved down-

ing their leisure time with video games, Adam Sandler movies, in-

the inside, these men are follow-

living at home. At that age theirers and held a steady job. The -

binge drinking. After graduation, they drift from one dead-end job is known as the boomerang generation.

with the women than it does with

Into Boys,” men aren’t sure, giv-

say the same.

them either as men or as adults. In years was largely a means to an end—marriage and fatherhood.

-ends.

among most women is,”will these

ers.

ing marriage. They leave home

of the men have found that if they get a dirty look. What I want to know is, who are these women

“For one they are not de ned as boys and they are de nitely not men, so they are simply guys.”

SEMTIMPHELTER

CABRINI.EDU

Uniform advertisements will NEVER be acceptable

BY NICK LAROSA Sports Editor

uniforms that their hometowntant as the teams themselves. A never be tarnished. advertising seems to be every-

thankfully, still donning team-

Just last week, advertising NBA’s Board of Governors meeting. While David Stern is antiuniform advertising, some teamforms to feature brand logos and of buying a jersey to show yourger be about the team but rathertial amount of money to get their name or brand logo on a jersey.

Amen to that idea. With adshometown teams had to don jerlogo. advertising and marketing. The majority of stadiums have nam-side and front-row seats in some -

more money off of advertising will have to do so without the aid of their team’s uniform, at least

It just doesn’t make sense to my eyes, absolutely nothing. It’s

under the realm of advertising.

Yankees and Detroit Red Wings?

tisements on jerseys. In a Thurs-

and baseball are, uniforms are

Not everyone from Jersey st-pumps

BY LAURA GALLAGHER Asst. Managing Editor

Being a Jersey girl is something I’ve never been ashamed of. I love the Jersey shore and have been goingfeelings towards New Jersey as a whole. anything of it, but my friend thought it was the funniestfrom and I told them, they would instantly roll their eyes,

that term means. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been in a

The uniform, jersey, sweaterthat’s just a shame for everyone.

a lot of other television networks joined the bandwagonsaid before, these shows may be annoying to someone who is from Jersey but still entertaining nonetheless. -

make it seem as if New Jersey has no integrity or morals,

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EPIC WEEK 2012

CAP Board plans events all year long and in the spring, a week of larger-scale events are planned that are just, well… EPIC! From Monday, April 16, to Saturday, April 21, CAP Board’s EPIC celebrated its third birthday with a week of events all involving entertainment of a youthful theme.

e slogan for EPIC 2012 was “It’s my party and I’ll _____ if I want to.”

e “It’s my party” theme was chosen because this year marked the third anniversary of EPIC. Ali ompson, senior marketing major, and Courtney Abel, senior education major, who planned EPIC, thought the idea of a third birthday would be a fun idea.

“I loved this year’s theme. I thought it was simple, cute and fun,” ompson said. " is year’s theme was great. I liked how it was a birthday for EPIC," James Brooks, sophomore criminology/sociology major, said.

"I really enjoyed this year’s theme. I think it was a chance to bring out that little kid in all of us," Rachel Layden, sophomore English major, said.

Some of the week’s events were planned because they were very popular in past years and students wanted to see them return to campus. However, new events and performers were planned to change things up and give students something new and exciting that they haven’t seen before. Some events were included in EPIC because they were scheduled by other organizations.

At each event, EPIC 2012 t-shirts were given away to a few lucky attendees.

EPIC 2012 was kicked o with Magic Monday on April 16 in Grace Hall. e event involved magician Danny Weiser and an EPIC party. Before the event started, Weiser went to Cav’s Corner and Jazzman’s to give sneak previews of magic tricks. At 7:30 p.m. childhood party games such as hop-scotch, piñata, twister, etc., were played. After the festive games were over, Danny Weiser took the stage for a magic show and wowed the crowd with mind-boggling tricks.

“I loved Magic Monday,” Layden said. “I liked it because I got to talk to the magician, Danny Weiser and I got to show him around the campus so he could do teasers,” Layden said.

Tuesday, April 17 was the Chef’s Fare in Cav’s Corner. Cabrini’s chefs prepared Asian cuisine for the students and faculty. While eating, students and faculty were able to enjoy Top 40 hits being played. Cap Board had a ra e for a chance to win a prize.

“I enjoyed the food in the cafeteria. I am the type of person that likes to try new things and this was a great way to be able to,” Layden said.

Wacky Wednesday brought comedian, Eric O’Shea, to campus. is event was set-up like a comedy club with dinner and mocktails before O’Shea took the stage.

Once O’Shea started his act, no one in the audience could stop themselves from laughing.

O’Shea introduced his act by referring to Cabrini as a “cute school” with “magical unicorns, leprechauns and deer running around.”

O’Shea’s description and observation of Cabrini’s quiet, suburban, woodedarea appearance got students and faculty bursting out into laughter.

O’Shea won the crowd over with his signature Elmo impression.

“Eric O'Shea was absolutely amazing and I would want to see him again,” Jordann Bichler, sophomore graphic design major, said.

“He kept the crowd entertained and laughing the entire time. My favorite part was when he did Elmo and the commercials at the end,” Bichler said.

BY KASSIA BERNOSKY Staff Writer kab463@cabrini edu

Big Prize Bingo was the most anticipated event of EPIC. Big Prize Bingo is di erent from regular bingo games throughout the year because all of the prizes are over $100. On ursday, April 19 Big Prize Bingo returned to campus with a twist. CAP Board scheduled a company to run the game. ere were two performers who

aimed to give the game of bingo a comedic twist.

However, students did not respond well to the performers’ humor. Attendees just wanted to hear the numbers called and win prizes. Prizes won at Big Prize Bingo included, an iPod touch, $100 gas card, a Blue Ray player, American Express gift card and an iPod docking station.

Friday, April 20 was the Headphone Disco, a brand new event. e concept of a headphone disco is that there are two DJ’s playing two di erent genres of music. Everyone is given wireless headphones and can change stations at any time just by ipping a switch on the headphone, the quirk being that you don’t know what station the person you’re dancing with is listening to.

“I thought headphone disco was great. It was an awesome time. Everybody had a blast and once they understood the concept, they had as much fun or even more than the EPIC volunteers. e DJ's were very good and they worked o each other. ey were funny too,” Brooks said.

EPIC 2012 ended Saturday, April 21, with the school coming together for Relay for Life.

“I feel like there is always room for improvement, but I am so happy with the events we had and how the week went,” ompson said.

"I thought EPIC went o without a hitch and was very successful this year ,” Brooks said. “Everybody had fun that came to the events."

Above: Over 100 students showed up to play Bingo during EPIC week.

Bottom left : CapBoard members with magician Danny Weiser. Students at Chef’s Fair.

Top left: Cap Board members at headphone disco. Students at Big Prize Bingo.

Bottom: Freshman, Jason Williams freshman business major, holds a t-shirt that he won.

The beauty and the body

BY CHELBI MIMS Features Editor

e fast paced and judgmental world of fashion, or any media outlet, can sway an adult’s opinion of their body image. Imagine being in that world as a child and how that can become the only identity that you ever knew.

From a child commercial actress to working fashion week in New York with various photographers, Jenna LoMenzo, sophomore education major, began working for a modeling agency at a young age. rough her modeling career, LoMenzo began becoming very self-conscious about her body and developed an eating disorder.

At the age of 13, LoMenzo was asked to move to Los Angeles, Ca. to model professionally. She chose not to move because she knew her past struggles with eating disorders and body image issues would reoccur if she continued working in that industry.

“I did struggle with eating disorders every once in a while less serious than others, and it is something that really is hard to avoid in this industry. Instead of falling into this pressure and world, I stopped,” LoMenzo said.

Poor body image, increasing eating disorders and the need to look like models on television are increasing in today’s society.

Eight million women worldwide su er from body image disorders, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. e media, television, fashion and lm have a lot to do with the portrayal of poor body image in many young girls and women to National Eating Disorders Association.

“Media portrays a false image, unrealistic image, of what women’s bodies should look like but within media there is a counter culture and other di erent kinds of media that portray di erent more realistic images,” Dr. Michelle Filling, assistant professor of English, said in a body image documentary conducted by Felicia Melvin, senior communicaton major.

eresa Agro, junior education major, has been dancing since the age of 5 and has auditioned for the Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders, Sixers Dance Team, and Philadelphia Soulmates.

“You can be a beautiful dancer and not be thin. But in the professional dance world there is a lot of pressure to be thin and perfect. Especially the out ts many of the

dance team wears which puts pressure on you to t how they want you to look,” Agro said.

e Dove Campaign for Real Beauty highlights the need for women to stray away from ideas of Photoshop and show their real beauty.

e campaign has commenced an open dialogue globally for a need for better body images in women and a new description of beauty, which is a continuation of the previous campaign started a number of years ago.

To this day, LoMenzo worries about her body image. Coming from a real modeling backgrounds she grew up in a lifestyle where watching your weight was more important than anything else.

“Imagine walking into auditions or a room being told you can’t do the photo shoot unless you drop like, 10 pounds at 115 already, or being told get a nose job to x your bump, or hide your ears,” LoMenzo said.

In early March, Yahoo published an article titled “Supermodels without Photoshop,” which publicized Photoshop and airbrush that showed what three celebrity models looked like behind the makeup and Photoshop.

“It is about being tall, skinny and then also to get to this point girls have to have eating disorders, take diet pills, resort to eating nothing. Society views this as beautiful in the fashion industry and in the media so much that it is such a negative and untrue portrayal of beautiful women,” LoMenzo said.

Nicole Dele, junior theater major at Lindenwood University, experiences rsthand the harsh realities of society’s rough hand toward actresses and the need to be thin in today’s society. Dele has been in over 30 productions and appeared in a commercial a year ago.

“It is portrayed as if I am not completely beautiful until I am size 8. ey may see me as beautiful, but I may get a comment like ‘you would be so much prettier if you were skinnier’,” Dele said.

Dele believes the theater and lm industry has grown a lot from what it used to be but there is still a stigma that to be beautiful you need to be skinny. Dele worries a great deal about her weight when going on casting calls for stage acting.

“Big girls, like myself, get more work as a mother or older gure. At times that may not be what I want but that’s how they would see me,” Dele said.

“My real hopes one day is for modeling to be more open and put girls with curves and unique bodies on covers of magazines, and to help girls not have to take drastic measures to be beautiful, it isn’t necessary,” LoMenzo said.

How To: Lock straight hair

BY JENAY SMITH Asst. A&E Editor

ere are many ways to lock hair. No way is better than the next since everyone’s hair is di erent. It all really just depends on your hair’s texture and characteristics. Many people from all over the world have dreadlocks or locks. People from Africa, India, the Caribbean, as well as North and South America have dreadlocks. Even people of European descent have dreadlocks.

e rst recognition of dreadlocks is from Africa. ere are many ways to refer to dreadlocks. Another common name for them are locks or locs. Locks have been very controversial in the past but over the years have become more acceptable. Still, institutions such as Loma Linda University School of Allied Health Professions has no dreadlocks for men or women as one of their personal grooming requirements.

e most common ways to lock your hair consist of coils, back-combing, two-strand twist, lock extensions, braids and free-forming.

ere are also di erent ways to maintain your hair… or not for lack of better terms. ese methods include palm-rolling, latching and free forming. As well as many ways to start locks there are di erent styles you can lock your hair.

Some di erent types of locks, include sister locks, brother locks and free-forming locks.

Some people lock their hair because of religious reasons. Rastafarians are most famous for their free-forming dreadlocks.

You may be familiar with the late famous Jamaican singer Bob Marley. He was a Rastafarian and wore dreadlocks.

Rastafarians believe that a man’s strength lies in his hair just like Sampson the Nazarite from the Bible. If they cut their hair they believe they are surrendering their strength.

is belief comes from the book of Leviticus 21:5 in the Bible. is verse talks about not cutting their hair or their beards.

e featured technique for locking hair uses the “backcombing technique.” is technique is recommended for people with naturally straight hair only. Supplies include a comb and three hair ties to hold hair back.

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Nicole Dele, junior theater major at Lindenwood University , Jenna LoMenzo, sophomore education major, and eresa Agro, junior education major are all in elds where body image is a huge factor.

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Real wives with real DRAMA

BY CHELBI MIMS Features Editor

Season 3 ended with the Gorga’s and Giudices taking a nice family portrait but drama still lingered between the ladies as Caroline, Melissa and Kathy read the un attering things Teresa said about them in her latest cookbook, “Fabulicious.” She said that Caroline was as Italian as the Olive Garden and her sister-in-law, Melissa, was a copycat. ese harsh words made the premiere of season 4 begin on an unsettling note.

e premiere began with the Gorgas and Wakiles at a family barbeque doing what they do best, bashing Teresa. ey revealed to Teresa’s brother, Joe Gorga, the rude things his sister said about his wife and cousin.

e entire scene seemed a little too staged and if it wasn’t they all need to get a hobby and stop constantly talking about Teresa. Kathy Wakiles’ husband even said, “I think we should burn the bitch on a stake.” Who says these things? If she didn’t kill your entire family or set your house on re why would you want to burn her? You would think Teresa’s book was the most controversial book of the century.

e scene then turns to a gathering at Jacqueline’s home and when Teresa arrived at her home no one was excited to see her. Caroline’s children gave her dirty looks as she walked through the kitchen talking about the corn Caroline was cooking.

Teresa was in a tough predicament with her co-stars and when she tried to apologize to Caroline, as the families gathered at Jacqueline’s home, about the comments in her book, Caroline brushed her o and told her “a little thing called loyalty is clearly lacking.”

Teresa once again showed that she is physically incapable to apologize or feel compassion for anyone but herself and she didn’t understand why Caroline was so upset about the comments that

she thought was a joke “funny funny.”

Once again the show wouldn’t be the same if there wasn’t any Ashlee drama. We found that the radical teen changed her name from Ashley to Ashlee, her hair color to blonde and she draped her body with tattoos. As the show reached a climactic turn Chris, Jacqueline’s husband, tells Ashlee she has to move to Las Vegas or be kicked out on the street. What makes no sense is that Jacqueline sits in the other room playing with the couple’s youngest child, breathing the statement “make the right choice Ashlee.” Maybe this child is so bad because her mother is afraid of her and if you have a troublesome teen why send them to Sin City?

We then saw big bad bu Joe Giudice attack again as he blatantly told Teresa and her children he was cheating on her. He said he was hanging out with women in Atlantic City the night before they left for a family shore vacation. Teresa still stands by her man as he distances her from her family and worries about going to jail for identity fraud. When Teresa told Joe Giudice about their oldest daughter reading in tabloids the couple is getting a divorce, Joe is cheating and being sent to prison he nonchalantly says, “that’s the life you picked.”

e episode ended with Joe Gorgo speaking to his sister Teresa about the ‘In Touch’ magazine article and telling her if Joe Guidice were sent to jail he would be there for her. at statement opened up a whole new can of beans and Teresa became defensive and said Gorgo didn’t even call Teresa or the children when Joe went to jail for a week.

e only fun part of the episode was the candid statement by Milania. She called her sister a “stupid whore” and screamed to her dad “ you are like a dragon.” She was de nitely the comic relief in the episode.

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Pretty Woman Sound of Music

Cruel Intentions

Rebel without a Cause

BY CAROL DYWER Copy Editor

Looking for a cool way to learn about and explore the aweinspiring outdoors of America’s national parks?

You need not go any further than National Geographic’s free app, National Parks.

For the rst-time and repeat visitor alike, it’s a handy reference tool for planning a trip to the many parks in our country.

e main screens of the application include two tabs labeled Parks and Map.

In Parks, you’ll see photo icons of di erent national parks, the name listed below and the state abbreviation in the corner of the image.

Let’s say you want to visit Acadia National Park in Maine. Click on the park you want to learn more about and preview for a trip and you’ll come to a “Get the Guide” screen.

You’ll nd helpful info such as weather, park size and history detailed in icons on the right.

Click “Get the Guide” and numerous insider resources on

Earth Fest

10,000 visitors come to Temple’s Ambler campus to celebrate how important it is to protect our environment. Over 85 organizations will be represented and will give information on exhibits.

Temple University, (580 Meetinghouse Rd. Ambler, Pa.) Free, 9:30a.m-3p.m.

J. Cole

J. Cole will be performing some of his singles at the Liacouras center, such as “Who Dat” and “Just Bugun.” Also appearing: Big K.R.I.T.

Liacouras Center, (1776 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, Pa.)

$35-$45, 8p.m.

the park is provided, as well as the option to download your free guide. e camping and lodging list you’ll nd options for whether you want to rough it in tents or sleep indoors.

Click one of the accommodations listed and you’ll nd info on when it’s open and when to make reservations and the campground or lodging’s website. You can also create itineraries with the National Parks. Click on the icon with the shape of a person’s head and shoulders next to several horizontal lines.

Get news and National Geographic’s picks by editors for an experience lled with tips from experts.

The National Parks also encourages you to connect with the country’s many parks by providing their Twitter handle. For instance, you can follow Acadia @AcadiaNPS.

All essential info is quickly accessible for iPhone from the app store and will help you in all stages of your endeavors to take in the great outdoors.

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Temple University Collegiate Band & Wind Ensemble

Matthew Brunner will be conducting Temple’s Collegiate Band & Wind Ensemble. is is being performed by the Boyer College of Music and Dance.

Liacouras Center, (1837 North Broad St. Philadelphia, Pa.) Free, 4p.m.

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e Real Housewives of New Jersey’s season 4 kicked o with enough drama to ll the city limits.

The Greek Lady Flavors Philly

BY JENAY SMITH Asst.A&E Editor

If you’re looking for great Greek cuisine in the City of Brotherly Love, Greek Lady is the restaurant to visit.

Greek Lady is a familyowned business originated in Philadelphia in 1982.

e Dimopoulos’s are a family from a city in north Greece. Greek Lady started out as a lunch truck on 37th and Spruce Streets in Philadelphia. is area is known as University City.

e name Greek Lady came from the students of Wharton College School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.

ey were a lunch truck from 1982 to 2003.

In 2003 they opened up their own store at 222 South 40th St. in Philadelphia in Hamilton Village.

Everything they serve is made fresh to order and nothing is premade. e design of the restaurant is to give their customers the feel of being in a Greek tavern.

Incorporated in the design to give the restaurant a Greece feeling is a lot of woodwork, brickwork and stonework. All these aspects are native to Greece.

Olga Dimopoulos, the Greek Lady herself, started the business with her family.

One of the reasons why she started the business was because she had three children in college. ey attended Widener University and Delaware Valley College.

Maria Dimopoulos, daughter of the Greek Lady, says that everyone comes back for di erent things including their salads and gyros.

Dimopoulos also says that everyone has their own taste and they come back for di erent items on the menu.

eir customers are loyal and come frequently.

Jessy, a frequent customer in Greek Lady, is from Morocco. She has only been in Philadelphia for about ve months and can’t stay away from the Greek Lady.

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BY LIA FERRANTE Asst. Perspectives Editor

“Yeah I come here every time I get a chance to,” Jessy said. “It’s so delicious!”

e dish that seems to be on everyone’s mind is Greek Lady’s lamb gyro. Jessy and Scott, another frequent customer at Greek Lady, both agree the gyros are the best thing on the menu.

ey have three types of gyros; lamb, house and chicken. You can also have a gyro in a platter.

All gyro meat is carved directly from a revolving spit.

e Greek lady herself recommends the “Greek Lady salad.”

The salad includes mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, hardboiled egg and your choice of white or whole-wheat pita bread.

She describes it as light and nice.

e employees who work for the Dimopoulos’s enjoy working with the family including the delivery guy.

Ghani makes deliveries for the Greek Lady and enjoys the people. He gets the opportunity to interact with customers and work for the family making it an even better experience.

Ruben, also an employee, loves everything about Greek Lady.

“Everything, everything around me,” Ruben said. “I love the store.”

Jessy and Scott would recommend Greek Lady to anyone.

Scott also mentioned how clean the Greek Lady is, reasonable the prices are and how he loves the atmosphere.

Greek Lady gets a thumbs up from their employees and customers. is restaurant has a warm environment and keeps their customers coming back.

“It’s clean and a great place just to relax and chill out,” Scott said.

Like their Facebook page “ e Greek Lady @UPENN.”

Spring Awakening

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Labor day blues

Spring Awakening is a Tony Award-winning score by Duncan Sheik. It portrays late nineteenth century teens discovering their lives and love.

e Media eatre

(104 East State St. Media, PA 19063) adults -$49 seniors - $44, children - $27, 7:30p.m.

Day Labor Blues will be performing at e Note. is band was formed in 2008 and is said to have a high level of energy at their performances.

e Note

(142 EMarket St. West chester P.a) $8.00-$10.00; 21 and over, 8p.m.-9p.m.

Have you ever wanted instant relationship advice at the click of a button? ere is an excellent blog that helps out with just that. e blog is called Baggage Reclaim. Natalie/NML wrote this blog, which discusses the complexities of being a woman. Natalie wrote this blog to help women discover that they are dating the wrong men and to help boost their self-esteem.

Natalie started this blog because of a personal experience she had with a man. She claimed that she was in love with a man who had a girlfriend. She decided to start a blog after her break-up because she thought she was never going to have another relationship again. Her blog became well-known to women and men all over the world.

She tries to help women learn about how to better their tricky relationships with their signi cant others. She gives advice on how to to be more confident in relationships. She has many di erent posts that she writes daily. Her blog posts range from cheating, exes, break-ups and emotional roller coasters. Natalie is brutally honest in her blog.

For example, her latest blog was about how women go back to their exes just because they keep calling, emailing and promising that they are going to change. She explains on how this isn’t the right idea. Women need to remember that as soon as their exes feel as if they’ve won them back, they will go right back to their old ways. Natalie’s library of blog posts are lled with di erent relationship advice that is intriguing to read and to learn about. She also wrote 4 books about relationship advice as well.

To read her blog posts, visit her website at http://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/.

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Boston Marriage

is is a comedy about two women who marry and run into unexpected turmoil. One woman becomes a mistress to a wealthy older man and another develops a crush. American playwright David Mamet wrote this play.

Philadelphia’s All comedy eater

(1714 Delancey St. Philadelphia, Pa.)

If you’re looking for great Greek cuisine in the City of Brotherly Love, Greek Lady is the restaurant to visit.

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ONE PURPOSE: Ten Thousand Villages

BY JESSICA JOHNSON-PETTY Asst. A&E Editor

Traveling across the waters one would bring home great handcrafted ndings. Shopping at a normal “thrifty” restoring store, you may buy an item that was found and mass reproduced for the bene t of the corporation. Hidden behind the craziness of the cliché of the vintage buying stream, Ten ousand Villages stands for the artisans who work hard to improve their lives and those of their o spring. is is the brand that takes pride in being a non-pro t company. Edna Ruth Byler did not imagine her trip to Puerto Rico would become the beginning of a chain of stores with a purpose and founding a movement that forever bene ts lives forever. e store in the Court of King of Prussia Mall is one of 73 in a chain of stores in the United States. is grassroots company cares about the ethically treatment behind every product produced. From the hands that labored it to the materials used to construct it, each detail is handled delicately.

Each buyer receives a 50 percent payment upfront, meaning before the product is produced the artisan is paid directly. e paint and dye used is plant-based. Many products in the store are from completely recycled materials. e o cial Ten ousand Villages stated on its website that the capital allows artisan groups to purchase equipment and raw materials without going into debt by taking out loans with high interest rates.

Liz VanArtsdalen, store manager of Ten ousand Villages, takes pride in the com-

pany’s way of reasoning. “If you leave out one element you lose the entire idea,” VanArtsdalen is said. “We all as a group defend the Fair Trade method.”

One can nd things for their homes, to spice up their out ts, or to make a loved one smile.

Here, as many other Ten ousand Villages, you can nd beautiful handcrafted elements at a reasonable price. e hands that create these unique works of art work with the company closely.

In terms of fair trade, the site gives its thoughts on fair price and establishing longterm relationships.

With only three outside vendors, the company knows all the individual buyers personally. Unlike in a larger corporation, if a buyer has to halt production for a death in the family because of a cultural barrier, each case is respected. e buyer does not lose the project.

VanArtsdalen explained how the company just encountered an issue exactly like this: a buyer lost a family member. Instead of discounting the project the company had compassion and respected the culture’s grieving period.

Ten ousand Villages makes a di erence in not only individual lives but also the world. By decreasing carbon footprints, each item is unique by having its own ngerprint, for it is not made by machine but by man.

“Fairly traded gifts, home decor, art and sculptures handcrafted by articans around the world.”

JESSICA JOHNSON-PETTY / ASST. A&E EDITOR

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Hand crafted items by artisans from around the world are sold at Ten Thousand Villages at the Court in King of Prussia Mall. The Fair Trade company prides itself in its ethical value.

The Court at King of Prussia Mall Monday-Saturday 10am–9pm

“If you leave out one element you lose the entire idea. We all as a group defend the Fair Trade method.”

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Hill’s passion, leadership drives Cavs toward CSAC title

BY ROB RICHES Asst. News Editor

Few players on the men’s lacrosse team have been as instrumental as senior attack Brian Hill.

According to the Cabrini Athletics website, Hill had 81 goals coming into the 2012 season, which was good enough for the 11th-most goals in the history of the program. As of press time, he has added 32 goals to that total, good enough for fth-most.

“I’ve been playing since I was in second grade,” Hill said. “My older brother Steve started playing with all of his buddies so I picked up a stick and started playing.”

Hill actually had prior knowledge of the Cavaliers’ lacrosse program before making the decision to play here, as his brother played here.

“At the time he played here, so I knew about [Cabrini] before I even started the recruiting process,” Hill said. “Once that came about, I knew a lot about the school.”

Hill has been a main xture in head coach Steve Colfer’s lineup for the past several championships. e four-year varsity starter has been instrumental in winning Colonial States Athletic Association titles for the past three seasons and looks to add one more prior to graduation.

If Colfer would like to win his 12th-consecutive CSAC title, he has a respectable player in Hill.

“Brian is a great kid. He’s the kind of kid that leads by his actions,” Colfer said. “[He’s a] blue collar, just-grind-itout type of player.”

While Colfer enjoys the opportunity to have Hill in his lineup, teammates such as senior mid elder Andrew Zelinski like the opportunity to play alongside Hill as well.

“He doesn’t really mess up too much,” Zelinski jokingly said. “He’s a nice leader on and o the eld.”

Hill’s coaches and teammates do enjoy the opportunity to work with him, but he is not sure how he would be described.

“I hope they’d like to think I’m hard-working and unsel sh,” Hill said.

When he’s not in the classroom or breaking records on the lacrosse eld, Hill has multiple hobbies.

“I love watching sports, especially Philadelphia sports,” Hill said. “I like to just hang out with my buddies.”

Hill also describes himself as a fan of the classic Philadelphia cheesesteak. When the men’s lacrosse team held a scrimmage with cheesesteaks on the line on Wednesday, April 11, Hill found himself on the team that won the cheesesteaks.

“I was pretty excited,” Hill laughingly said. “I was the big winner.”

Following graduation in May, the business administration major would like to follow that path.

“I’m going to try and get an internship this summer and see how that goes,” Hill said. “I’m not really positive on what I want to do yet, but for right now I just want to get my foot in the door and go from there.”

While Hill may be graduating soon, he still wants to continue playing the sport he enjoys.

“I play in a summer league every year, so I’ll probably just continue to do that,” Hill said.

While he still strives to continue with lacrosse, the sport has left him with a lifetime’s worth of memories. However, picking one favorite is di cult for him.

“I have a lot. I would just say being out here with these guys every day,” Hill said. “I’ve met so many people, kids who already graduated, kids on the team now this year. It’s nice getting all of these connections and meeting all of these people.”

Hill has contributed a signi cant amount to the Cavaliers men’s lacrosse program over the past several of years. It could be considered an understatement that his work ethic will be missed.

“Every team needs guys like Brian, so we’re happy to have him,” Colfer said.

OFF THE FIELD WITH BRIAN HILL

1. What is your favorite food?

- Cheesesteaks.

2. What kinds of music do you listen to?

- I’m a real big Jay-Z fan.

3. In terms of personality, how would your coaches describe you?

- I hope they like to think I’m a hard worker and unselfish.

4. What are your future lacrosse plans?

- I play summer league every year so I’ll probably continue to do that.

5. Who is your favorite professional athlete?

- Michael Vick (Eagles quarterback) and Chase Utley (Phillies second baseman).

6. What do you like to do in your free time?

- I love watching sports and hanging with my buddies.

JENAY SMITH / PHOTO EDITOR

Cabrini’s ‘Fab Four’ leading the way for lacrosse

BY AMANDA CUNDARI Guest Writer

e four remaining seniors on Cabrini College’s elite lacrosse team have a story and a past that goes beyond the turf.

Captains John McSorley and Brian Hill both attended Ridley High School in Folsom, Pa. where they played against their other senior teammates Joe Arrell and Andrew Zelinski.

“We have always respected each other as players,” Zelinski said. “We all played in winning programs and we were the playo teams,”

Zelinski attended Downingtown East High School where he took the title of State Champion his junior year.

Arrell, a team captain, attended Spring eld (Delco) High School. Ridley High School was walking distance from his house.

“I could hear the Ridley’s football games’ cheers from my backyard,” Arrell said. “I’ve played against John and Brian my whole life.”

McSorley has o ered the Cavaliers much dedication and talent receiving USILA Honorable Mention All-American accolades, CSAC First Team Honors in both 2010 and 2011; and not to mention CSAC Rookie of the Year in 2009. Growing up, McSorley played against Arrell in basketball and lacrosse.

“Me and Joe would always cover each other, in both sports,” McSorley said. “After nding out he was coming to Cabrini along with Brian and me, we all talked during the summer and were extremely excited.”

e mutual friends who were once rivals entered Cabrini and have de nitely made their mark, helping Cabrini claim the sixth seed in the nation along with their 88-game CSAC winning streak.

Attack Brian Hill tallied his 100th career goal on Saturday, March 24, after an impressive performance of a career-high ve goals, four assists, and nine points leading the Cavaliers with a 24-1 win over Shenandoah.

“I’ve watched Brian grow since freshman year when he was playing mid eld,” McSorley said. “He stepped into lefty attack with no setback after Scott Reimer graduated. Each year Brian grew until he turned into the great player he is today.”

Currently, Hill ranks seventh in program history with 171 points and with 114 career goals. He is fth on Cabrini’s alltime goal list.

e accomplished Hill is as much impressed with McSorley’s achievements.

“John used to start at o ense,” Hill said. “His transition into defender was an amazing thing to watch considering how late he started at that position and now he is

one of the best defense of players in the nation.”

e close seniors’ story doesn’t end there. After a long day of practice or a lengthy bus ride, the boys retreat back to the home they share in Conshohocken, Pa.

Out of the original 17 from their recruiting class, they remain the only solid four.

“We’re not just teammates, we are all great friends,” McSorley said. “Living together as the only four left, I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

e Cavaliers close out their regular season on Saturday, April 28, when they face Gwynedd-Mercy College in a CSAC match at 12 p.m. A win would give the Cavaliers a perfect season against CSAC opponents.

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ABOVE LEFT: Seniors Brian Hill (No. 21) and John McSorley (No. 25) are both captains on this year’s men’s lacrosse team.

ABOVE RIGHT: Hill and senior Joe Arrell (No. 5) are looking to win Cabrini’s 12th straight CSAC title this season.

Men’s tennis earns second seed in playo s

BY NICK LAROSA Sports Editor

Despite losing to the Marywood University Pacers by a score of 8-1 on Saturday, April 21, Cabrini’s men’s tennis team clinched the No. 2 spot in the CSAC playo s.

Marywood took all three doubles matches and won ve out of six singles competitions. Senior Nate Martin earned Cabrini’s only point of the day with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Marywood’s Ryan Mulqueen.

In the loss, junior Ryan Juhring and senior Justin Lutteroty saw their perfect CSAC records come to an end. ey had entered the day with 6-0 conference records.

Juhring fell to Wyatt Nolan by a 6-2, 6-3 score and Ethan Jones defeated Lutteroty 6-0, 6-1. Freshman Anthony DiCicco fell to 4-3 in CSAC play with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Todd Duran of the Pacers.

Just one day earlier, the Cavs earned a 9-0 victory over Rosemont College to pick up their sixth win of the spring. DiCicco, Lutteroty, Juhring and Martin joined senior Ian Monson and sophomore John Giovanelli with victories in singles play. For Giovanelli, it was his rst victory of 2012.

With a regular season of 6-13, the Cavs used their 6-1 mark in conference play to reach the playo s for the second straight season. Last spring, the Cavs fell to Marywood, this year’s No. 1 seed, by a score of 5-0.

Cabrini’s rst-round playo match will take place on Friday, April 27, against Baptist Bible College. e match will be held at the Northwood Racquet Club in Easton, Pa.

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RANSOM COZZILLIO Basketball purgatory

Well that was certainly… interesting. As of this article’s writing, the 76ers of Philadelphia have just recently mathematically guaranteed their spot in the 2012 NBA playo s. By the time this appears in print, those same Sixers will be one meaningless game against the lowly Detroit Pistons away from the start of the playo s. Instead of optimism driven by our top-8 nish, I feel only sad Deja Vu.

Isn’t this just a tad bit too familiar? If it is, that’s only because this is roughly the position we have found ourselves year in and year out for the past 11 seasons. Ever since Allen Iverson dragged a scrappy defensive minded team featuring casto s such as George Lynch and Tyrone Hill to the 2001 NBA nals, we have been stuck somewhere before second and third gear: hovering somewhere around .500, never falling far enough to draft a game-changer and never able to pull out enough stops to truly contend.

Never the bridesmaid nor the bride. ere is no worse place to be than the middle in the NBA. Teams that bottom out are rewarded with high draft picks, and through them, the chance at superstars. Look at Oklahoma City, terrible for years on end, but gifted with opportunity to choose Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden.

Very good teams compete for championships and are therefore the destination of coveted free agents and trade action. ink of the Spurs’ or Lakers’ decades long reign. ( e spurious variable in all this is that the consistently good teams generally have good management, which helps.)

Freshman attack Damian Sobieski led the Cavaliers with four goals in their 22-4 win over Neumann University on Saturday, April 21.

Sobieski’s 4 goals lead Cavs past Neumann

BY KEVIN DURSO Asst. Sports Editor

e Cavaliers men’s lacrosse team routed the Neumann University Knights by a score of 22-4 on Saturday, April 21 at Neumann University.

Cabrini turned on the scoring in a hurry, netting the rst nine goals of the game and leading after the rst quarter, 8-0.

e Cavs allowed only one goal in the rst half. ey led comfortably, 17-1 at the break.

Freshman Damian Sobieski led the team with four goals, including his 20th of the season and added an assist. Freshmen Enrique Montoya, Ben La oon and Mike Leyden all posted multi-goal games.

Junior Bobby orp also added a hat trick and three assists. He now leads the team with 61 points, including a career-high 34 goals. His third assist was the 50th of his collegiate career.

In all, 14 di erent Cavalier players scored in the victory. Junior

goalkeeper Erick Zarzecki played until the 50-minute mark and allowed only three goals while stopped eight shots.

e win continues the Cavaliers lengthy winning streak against CSAC opponents, stretching it to 88 straight games. ey are 5-0 against CSAC opponents this season.

e win also gives the Cavaliers a 10-game winning streak overall. Since starting the season at 1-2, the Cavs are now 11-2.

e Cavaliers, ranked sixth overall in the nation, have one remaining CSAC game on Saturday, April 28, against GwyneddMercy College. It is also their regular-season nale.

e CSAC tournament starts on Wednesday, May 2. If the Cavaliers keep their CSAC win streak alive, they will return to the tournament as the top seed. e Cavs are in search of their 12th straight CSAC title.

For everyone else and notably the 76ers, basketball purgatory. Too good to bottom out, not talented enough to truly compete. is has been the case for the 7-6 since that ill-fated championship run. Since then, we’ve never picked higher than 9th overall (netting us Andre Iguodala, not exactly a savior). And not having a true “leader” since Iverson left.

e Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks and their ilk have languished in the unhappy middle for the past decade or more and now it seems the Sixers nd themselves mired in the same tar pit of mediocrity.

So, after the Sixers started the season white hot and then promptly regressed back to the pack to enter the playo s as either the 7 or 8 seed, and likely exit 5-6 games later, no I am not happy. is reeks of last season, last decade. Losing sucks but mediocrity abides. Someone press the restart already.

CHRISTIAN LAMB / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Seniors Justin Lutteroty and Ian Monson helped the Cavaliers seal the second seed in the upcoming CSAC tournament.

KEVIN DURSO / ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Lady Cavs clinch bye, Doubet scores 7

BY KEVIN DURSO Asst. Sports Editor

e women’s lacrosse team scored a 21-18 win over the Gwynedd-Mercy College Gri ns at Edith Robb Dixon Field on Saturday, April 21.

e win concluded the team’s CSAC schedule for the regular season. e Lady Cavs nish the season with a 7-1 conference record. e win also improved the Lady Cavs to 7-8 overall on the season.

Cabrini fell behind in the early stages of the game, allowing ve of the rst seven goals. ree straight goals for the Lady Cavs in three minutes tied the score at ve just over 10 minutes into the game.

e Gri ns would net three of the next four goals to retake a two goal lead. A pair of goals by sophomore defenseman/mid elder Suzanne Gennaro and senior attack Jacky McDermott tied the score in the last 90 seconds of the half to bring the score even at eight.

ose two late rst-half goals were clearly a turning point for the Lady Cavs, who emerged from halftime to score the next six goals.

Freshman attack/mid elder Lacie Doubet posted a career game. With the Gri ns ghting to rally, Doubet scored three goals in 44 seconds to extend Cabrini’s lead

to 19-11, a lead they would not relinquish. Her seven goals on the game were a new career high.

Doubet also reached the 40-goal plateau in the game. She has a team-leading 43 goals. It is the rst time she has ever reached the milestone.

“No, not 40,” Doubet said of her season total. “ is is my best season so far.”

“She’s ridiculous,” McDermott said. “I played with her in high school and she was awesome but she’s really picked it up in college. I think she’s de nitely going to be a huge player for the rest of her four years here.”

Both Doubet and McDermott are graduates of Ridley High School. Even though this is their rst season playing on the eld together, the freshman and senior have chemistry that is often hard to nd.

“She hits me all the time with great passes and I do the same,” Doubet said.

“We don’t even have to talk,” McDermott said. “We just know where each other is going to be on the eld.”

Doubet wasn’t the Lady Cavs only contributor. Freshman attack/mid elder Melissa Scanzano also posted a hat trick and added an assist. McDermott nished with three goals and two assists. Sophomore attack Sarah Means also added a hat trick.

“

ey are a delight to have on the team this year,” 16th-

year head coach Jackie Neary said. “We want to take care of this year but they give me high hopes for the future.”

e Gri ns did mount a comeback late in the second half, scoring ve unanswered goals in the last 8:14 of the half to cut the lead to three. But Cabrini managed to hold on for the win, which sealed the second seed in the upcoming CSAC tournament. Cabrini will open the tournament in the semi nals on Tuesday, May 1, after a rstround bye.

“I think it was key holding onto second place,” Neary said. “Ultimately, our goal last year when we lost was to get back to the playo s this year so we’ve gotten to goal number one.”

e Lady Cavs real goals lie in the CSAC tournament. In order to reach them, there is still work to be done.

“Even though we won today, we also had a serious talk afterwards about things that need to be cleaned up,” Neary said. “I wouldn’t be doing my job as a coach if I wasn’t looking ahead, and that’s what I’m doing right now is looking ahead to prepare.”

“We’re looking forward to getting revenge on the teams that whooped us,” McDermott said. “We’re a completely di erent team from the beginning of the season to now.”

ABOVE LEFT: Freshman Lacie Doubet (No. 20) celebrates one of her seven goals with her teammates in Cabrini’s 21-18 win over Gwynedd-Mercy College on Saturday, April 21.

ABOVE RIGHT: Senior Jacky McDermott (No. 27) scores one of her three goals in Cabrini’s seventh CSAC win of the season.

Golf @ 11:30 a.m.

Men’s Tennis vs. Baptist Bible College (Easton, Pa.) 1:00 p.m.