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ABOVE: Sayles pictured with his brother, Matt, whose battle with cancer inspired his call to advocacy.

ABOVE: Sayles carrying friend Jon Miller.

TOP: Sayles posing with friends.

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Tim Sayles wants to defeat cancer in memory of his brother who has lost his battle.

“This... this is the time of year Matt was in the hospital and everything,” Sayles said. “Just the weather,” he said slowly, “whenever I walk outside and it’s cold and frigid I just remember riding my bike to the hospital.”

Sayles’ brother was diagnosed with parotid gland cancer at the age of 24.

In December 2010 Tim’s brother, Matt, returned from teaching in Thailand to receive some chemo and radiation after discovering a lump behind his ear.

After spreading to lungs and knees he was given his chemotherapy medicine along with many other medications.

In the spring of 2011 Matt came to Cabrini for a night to attend a concert of their favorite band, Railroad Earth.

“Live music was something that was very important to my family because Matt loved it so much,” Sayles said.

That summer it got a lot worse as it moved to his spine and he was hospitalized for 49 days before he passed away at the age of 27.

“We remember and feel him through the music,” Sayles said.

“Tim’s like a brother to me,” Jon Miller, a junior English major, said.

“I was there with him and his family through the passing of his brother and it was a rough journey.”

This tragic event led Tim Sayles, a senior social work major from Ridgewood, N.J., to be the only college

student amidst a stage full of adults who received the American Cancer Society Volunteer Achievement Award on Wednesday, Oct. 3.

“Tim is an amazing young man,” his mother, Kathleen, said. “Matt touched his life so personally, inspiring him to get involved.”

Sayles represents the American Cancer Society (ACS) with the hard work, dedication and compassion he has contributed to the nationwide voluntary health organization.

Sayles was counselor at Camp Fiver, in New York, promoting healthy life choices, enhancing self-efficacy and leadership skills. “It opened my eyes to work with younger kids,” Sayles said.

He also worked at Outward Bound in Philadelphia where he enjoyed “helping kids build character and morals.”

“I am willing to work with any demographic,” Sayles said. “You can work with any group of people that you could imagine” After Sayles attended the Relay for Life at Villanova his freshman year he was inspired to bring the general lack of familiarity to campus. He understood that Relay for Life isn’t only about raising awareness; It’s about raising money and honoring, remembering and celebrating those touched by cancer.

“Showing up is great and everything, but my goal is to get the word out that the main thing is fundraising,” Sayles said. “I understand it’s difficult for college students but it’ll all add up if we all did a little bit.”

This 12-hour life-saving event, which has become an annual one, has done a lot to unite all participants under the common cause of helping people by

finding cures and fighting back.

“Tim always has a positive outlook when things seem to be tough,” Kristen Nagle, co-president of RFL, said. “He is always smiling and giving great advice for Relay for Life to reach its goal this year.”

With Sayles as co-chair, Cabrini’s Relay for Life raised over $21,000, the largest total in the three-year history of the event.

Not only does Relay for Life raise awareness about the disease but it also helps keep the memory of Tim’s brother alive.

Some friends of Tim have showed their support by participating in the “Shave to Save” event.

“The moment I shaved my head, I saw Tim the happiest I ever saw him.”

Miller said. “For a second, just a second he forgot about how terrible the relapse really was, and he realized how strong his brother was and how strong he actually was.”

Tim’s parents are starting a “Matt Sayles Foundation” to raise money for research on parotid gland cancer. “We want to raise awareness to young adults about salivary gland cancer,” Kathleen said.

Sayles is applying to get his masters in social work at NYU, Hunter and Columbia.

“My senior year in high school I wanted to go into the homeless teenagers in poverty profession,” Sayles said. “After Matt passed away, I want to do medical social work with cancer patients.”

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2012-2013 Editorial Staff EDITOR IN CHIEF Brandon Desiderio MANAGING EDITOR Laura Gallagher CREATIVE EDITOR Jessica Regina Johnson-Petty ENGAGEMENT EDITOR Beatrice McQuiston MULTIMEDIA EDITOR MaryKate McCann NEWS EDITOR Robert Riches SPORTS EDITOR Kevin Durso A&E EDITORS Amanda Toth Jessica Regina Johnson-Petty FEATURES EDITOR Jenay Smith PERSPECTIVES EDITOR Lia Ferrante PHOTO EDITOR Kaitlyn Kohler ADVISER Jerome Zurek

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Letters to the Editor

THURSDAY O CTOBER 18, 2012

It’s time to step up our foreign policy A

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fter watching Tuesday’s town hall debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney, we at the Loquitur were left with a lot of unanswered questions. The candidates danced around a number of foreign policy issues, focusing instead on military might Where the presidential and the deficit.

Not exactly an insight into where they’ll lead America diplomati- candidates stand: cally.

Romney Obama An unsettling minority of American voters was represented Has set through the Q-and-A-style debate: the 5 to 10 percent who make up Afghanistan Would War a 2014 withdraw the undecided voter pool. A great demographic for the candidates s timetable Dem troops GOP to target on the election front – but how well informed are they? to pull most in 2014, Should they really have been the ones asking the questions?

U.S troops out; as currently scheduled, transition to mainly possibly keep troops More importantly, are they an accurate representation of the support role longer if needed viewers at home?

We aren’t buying that they are. As journalists, but also as Syria Providing nonlethal aid; Would arm the rebels informed citizens, we’re convinced that those who are still undeworking for diplomatic trying to oust President cided just haven’t been paying any mind to the upcoming election. resolution, which has Bashar Asad after yet to materialize; identifying and Many voters have their minds made up one way or the other by this helping third-parties organizing opposition point. Are undecided voters just lazy? supply small arms to forces who “share our In a world where the Internet is at your fingertips, where it’s posrebels values” sible to get an in-depth analysis of each platform (and the lesserknown parties in-between), what’s the excuse for indecision? Did Iraq Says “I pledged to end Says "America's ability the war in Iraq to influence events for your dog eat your Ethernet cord? the better in Iraq has Accurate voter representation aside, however, what was missing been undermined by the on Tuesday night was a long-term foreign policy discussion. A lot of abrupt withdrawal of our talk, like we mentioned, was centered on our “military might” – not entire troop presence." diplomacy, and certainly not development.

Has increased the Our military is massive as it is. What about a long-term commiteconomic sanctions; leaders of Iran on ment to the countries where we’re not rebuilding after war, to coun- ambitions wants to keep all notice” that U.S. and tries that have started to make progress and need a boost to move options, including allies would use show up the ladder of human development? military, on the table; of military force to halt This would also be a commitment to strengthening our own urged Israel not to attack Iran nuclear capability national security, to expanding the very idea of it to something bigger, fuller.

Signed bill to expand Wants to strengthen We at the Loquitur believe that, in order to ensure our nation’s U.S. ties with Israel and military, civilian security, we must make these commitments and partner with the cooperation with Israel help the Jewish state governments of other nations. We must begin international diaand U.S. support for maintain its “strategic negotiated two-state military edge” logue. solution If anything, we have to look to the European Union on how to collaborate properly, even out of self-interest. The EU was awarded Signed 2010 nuclear Has called Russia the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on maintain peace througharms reduction treaty; America's “greatest worked with Russia geopolitical foe”; would out Europe – a highly divided and war-torn area, historically, with to impose economic review nuclear arms national pride buttressing every nation’s border. sanctions on Iran treaties Even as the EU experiences a systemic debt crisis and every day remains a struggle to achieve perfect unity, they’ve maintained Source: CNN, Washington Post, AP, candidate websites Graphic: Judy Treible, Robert Dorrell peace among themselves for the longest time in centuries. © 2012 MCT As Americans, we’re not offered the same peace treaty convenience as the EU has had for over 60 years. We’re left to our own devices to foster unity, to sustain peace.

But, again, we’re Americans. We’re not scrambling to find allies – so why does our commitment to diplomatic solutions to world problems seem to be subordinate to military solutions?

We at the Loquitur believe it’s time for the U.S. to revel in the EU’s recent achievement and to get a little competitive. We need to step up our work overseas; we need to develop more than just our military, more than our defense.

It’s time we invest in the futures of others than ourselves and advocate for peace not just within our borders, but also throughout the world.

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Holy hounds and faithful felines: College hosts blessing of pets

BY MADISON MILANO Staff Writer

Pets, pet owners and students alike came together for Cabrini’s first Animal Blessing. Father Carl Janicki, director of Campus Ministry, blessed seven animals, five dogs, one cat and a snail on Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Peace Pole on the Commons.

Animal blessings are in honor of St. Francis of Assisi’s love for animals. One of the earliest legends of St. Francis involves a wolf that was feared by the townspeople. Out of respect for it, St. Francis told the people of the town that the wolf was hungry, which was the reason for him doing wrong. He forged a connection with the wolf and eased the people’s fears. The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi is always on October 4th, so the date of blessing was chosen to go along with the tradition of the Feast.

The tradition of animal blessing is still alive today.

Junior English, religious studies and American studies triple major Anie Jamgochian organized Cabrini’s first animal blessing this year. Her high school did an animal

blessing each year on the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, which was an event she always looked forward to. When she started the Animal Lover Activists club, she had the idea of an animal blessing but thought it would be too much hassle with the club just starting up and so little time to organize it. “Dr. [John] Burke was talking to me about how the Green Team should do an animal blessing and thought it was a great idea,� Jamgochian said. “I talked to him about how I was initially planning on doing one but gave up on the idea. I figured if I worked together with the Green Team, maybe it would be easier to figure out.�

After speaking to Janicki and Dr. Eric Malm, assistant professor of economics and business administration, Campus Ministry and Green Team paired up with the Animal Lovers Activists to plan the Animal Blessing. In total, about 25 people and seven pets showed up. “I thought the turnout was incredible. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting a very good turnout due to the fact that the event was put together so last minute. I was hoping there would be at least three pets there. After three pets

were there, and more kept on coming, I couldn’t help but feel so ecstatic,� said Jamgochian In the future, Jamgochian and Janicki would like to see the event become an annual tradition. Opening it up to the outside community, including nearby churches and animal hospitals, is one way she wants to spread the word and get more people involved.

Janicki was happy with the turnout and said he would absolutely love to make this an annual event. “These things have a way of growing,� Janicki said “I would love to do this event again and am definitely planning on making it an annual event. I have already spoken to my club members who were at the event about how we can make it better for next year. I am already so excited just thinking about it,� Jamgochian said.

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This dog is getting some rest at the Animal Blessing on Saturday, Oct. 6

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Father Carl Janicki blesses a cat at the Animal Blessing on Saturday, Oct. 6

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BY RYAN MCLAUGHLIN Staff Writer

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The story of a groundbreaking women’s basketball program from a Catholic college during a period of transition and change was the main focus of an author’s visit to the College on Monday, Oct. 8.

Julie Byrne, author of the book “O God of Players� and Hofstra University scholar gave a presentation entitled “Ten Years Later, The Book, Movie, And What’s Next,� a story about the 1972 Immaculata College Mighty Macs women’s basketball team.

Byrne described basketball as “wholly and enthusiastically supported by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.� “Catholicism and pleasure were not assumed to go together,� Bryne JULIE BYRNE

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Byrne said. “The mere fact of running, sweating, pushing other girls was just a really different thing for Catholic girls to do in an atmosphere when they were supposed to be nice, sweet and gentle like the Virgin Mary.�

Although this type of behavior was so surprising, the parents of these women loved and supported what they were doing. “The most dramatic thing they did was protest the very constraining uniforms they had to wear,� Byrne said.

Byrne talked about reasons why the uniforms were so disliked by team members including getting rid of the black leggings, which were uncomfortable and impractical. Byrne also went on to describe the sexual revolution taking place on campus. “I got the sense that it was more acceptable for girls to have boyfriends with whom they went out on dates,� Byrne said. “It was more acceptable to go a little farther with the boys than it would have been a decade earlier.�

Byrne also talked about how people were more open to alternative sexuality. A prime example of this were players from the Mighty Macs. “There were all types of sexual orientations on the team., Byrne said.

Byrne describes the differences between the decades, stating girls with different sexualities were perceived as simply going through a phase.

Talking more about Immaculata’s campus, when Byrne was asked about the ecological movement she stated it didn’t hit the campus during this period of time.

Byrne went on to describe Mary Ann Crawford, a point guard for the Mighty Macs during this time. Crawford is an inductee in the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame and an example of the sexual revolution going on during the time. Years later, Crawford would come out as a lesbian, despite having a child from a previous relationship.

This proved to be a more than successful time for the Mighty Macs, which was ironically enough, a time when women’s rights were fought for in America. The Mighty Macs went on to be the first female sports team ever to out sell Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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Happenings

Active Minds meeting

Friday

Admissions info session

OCT. 18

OCT. 19

OCT. 20

All are invited as Active Minds will be meeting to discuss ways to increase awareness of mental health issues.

CAP Board will be hosting the classic team trivia game Quizzo. All are welcome to try and win sweet prizes.

Prospective students will hear from an admissions counselor as well as take a tour of the campus.

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East Residence Hall, 9 p.m.

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Widener Lecture Hall, 10 a.m.

Wednesday

Mass

Make-it Monday demo

Empowerment Workshop

Freak Week: Ghost Hunter

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OCT. 22

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Students, faculty, staff and the outside community are all welcome to come together and celebrate Mass.

Dining Services will be demonstrating alternative, healthy kitchen options.

This week’s theme: “Name that Squash.�

All are welcome to elevate themselves at this workshop sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Ghost hunter Dave Considine will be on hand to find out truth behind ghosts in the Mansion.

Bruckmann Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m.

Cavs Corner, 12 p.m..

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THURSDAYBRIEFING The debate and its aftermath Shedding light onto the aftermath of the presidential debate, Obama and Romney both stood out in their own distinct ways. “Mr. Obama was almost universally judged to have underperformed.�

While that being said, Romney made remarks a day after the debate pointing out what people didn’t hear from Obama during the debate, which was how the next four years will be better then the previous four. In what seemed like a purposeful demeanor to show escalating strength Obama’s campaign made it clear how much money was raised in the month of september. Obama’s aides claimed if anything good came from the night it was the inconsistencies comparing Romney’s different stances from the primaries up until later on in his campaign.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | October 5, 2012

Drop in joblessness provides a boost The rate of jobless Americans has dropped significantly lower in the month of September, more precisely to the lowest it’s been since President Obama took office. While things may be looking on the positive side Romney says otherwise. “This is not what a real recovery looks like.� Obama also states that there has been too much progress to return to the ways which lead the country to the crisis to begin with.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | October 6, 2012

A limit to rebel aid in Syria There has been an ongoing occurrence, directing weaponry as well as money to the rebels of Syria from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

While lighter weapons are being provided, heavier firearms such as rocket propelled grenades are not in fear this may allow fighters to bring down government aircraft. Claiming to be discouraged by the United States for acknowledgement the weapons could end up in terrorist hands.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | October 7, 2012

Does Romney stand apart?

In further efforts to display a more drastic difference in national security, Romney points a finger at Obama for the attack in Libya stating he left the nation exposed. Romney said, “hope is not a strategy for dealing with the rise of Islamist governments in the Middle East.�

With Romney trying to draw attention towards his opponent and putting Obama on full blast, people are still wondering what Romney’s plans are for policy in the Middle East.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | October 8, 2012

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Former Senator Arlen Specter passed away on Sunday, Oct. 14 at age 82 from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Specter served for 30 years in the United States Senate.

A voice of the aspiring youth An 11 year old girl faced the Taliban head on by voicing what she wishes to see in the world. The Taliban responded swift and violent, singling the young girl out and shooting her in the neck and head on a bus. A spokesman from the Taliban was able to confirm the girl was a target because of her drive for education rights. The Taliban called her dream an “obscenity.�

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | October 10, 2012

Arlen Specter passes away at age 82 Former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter passed away at his home in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 14. The cause of deathwas said to be from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.Specter was the longest-serving senator from Pennsylvania, serving from 1981 to 2011. After starting his career as a Democrat, Specter switched over to the Republican party in 1965. He was a Republican for 44 years before switching back to the Democratic party in 2009.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | October 14, 2012

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Caventure helps freshmen develop Semester-long program helps freshmen acclimate to their new environment

BY GEORGETTE BREEN-NAYLOR Staff Writer

Adjusting to the college life can be challenging and frightening. That’s why Cabrini has offered a program called Caventure.

Caventure is a program through campus ministry that takes incoming freshman for an overnight retreat at a ropes course. A ropes course is where you do team-building activities and it shows you how to work as a team and it’s an opportunity to learn different aspects of being part of a team. The members of Caventure met Sunday, Oct.7 in the Wolfington Center.

Caventure started because Fr. Carl Janicki and campus minister Stephanie Salinis had talked about a way to engage students to get involved and a way to build a community for students when they arrive.

“It is a way of allowing incoming students to feel like they belong to the Cabrini community from the start,” Salinis said. This is the first year they are doing it and have currently eight freshman involved with three leaders. Caventure is like having an ongoing support system.

They meet every first Sunday of the month to see how the semester is going and discuss anything about college. They began

the night with a prayer and played an activity that was meant to teach the members that different people interpret different things differently. For the hour that the members meet they share laughs, feelings and grow together in their faith.

Freshmen sign up for this program for many different reasons. One of the biggest reasons is feeling comfortable and having that ongoing support throughout the semester.

“The ability to express fears and be able

“It is a way of allowing incoming students to feel like they belong to the Cabrini community from the start.”

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to cry and not feel bad,” Breanna Smith, a freshman biology and second education major, said. This program not only affects the students in it but also has a positive impact on the leaders as well.

The leaders each have their own story of what made them want to get involved with Caventure. Emily Paradise, a sophomore elementary and special education major, shared her reason with wanting to join.

When she was a freshman she was involved in a similar retreat to Caventure called S3.

On this retreat she had a girl who was a great leader and it inspired her to go interview for Caventure last semester.

Caventure is a great way to get to meet new people and continue building the friendships formed.

“I had a set group of friends before school started,” Smith said.

One of the leaders of the Caventure shared one of the main reasons she enjoys being part of this program.

“I like how they meet once a month to catch up with everyone,” Kaitlyn Ochs, a junior psychology major, said.

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Musicians provide intrigue to campus

BY GREGORY SMITH Staff Writer

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Sensitive touch and an excellent interpretation where two words that were used to describe internationally renowned piano and soprano performers who displayed their skills at the Woodcrest Mansion.

“He’s an amazing pianist with extraordinary technical skill and musicality. We are so fortunate to have him,” Dr. Adeline Bethany, professor, fine arts, said.

Mikhail Yanovitsky, a pianist, and Galina Sakhnovskaya, a soprano, granted 50 students and visitors the pleasure of hearing their skillfull pieces on Sunday, Oct 7. The type of music varied and kept the audience intrigued throughout the entire performance.

“I thought it was skillfully played and the pieces were well chosen,” Charlie Haas, sophomore history major, said.

“I really enjoyed it.”

Many students were required to go to this performance as part of their class grade. However, many students attended for their own personal interest and curiosity.

Mikhail, who has played in 34 of 50 states and four countries, offered some advice for aspiring musicians and students interested in taking up an instrument.

“Always look for the best teachers who can tell them the truth, and, develop their talents to the fullest extent,” Yanovitsky said.

Yanovitsky, who now teaches at Temple University, enjoys incorporating the things he has seen and learned throughout his performing career in other countries, and expresses his personal view on music.

“I incorporate what I have learned in music school in St. Petersburg, Jiulliard, Temple University and Moscow,” Yanovitsky said. “Music is part of nature. Students should always separate artificial from nature in every aspect of whatever music they’re involved in.”

As an educator, Yanovitsky had his own thoughts on Cabrini College.

“I feel like a religious college like Cabrini offers more and has a higher moral standard,” Yanovitsky said. “I consider it an excellent place to receive an education.”

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JOE BIDEN RULES VICE PRESIDENT 2012 DEBATE Disrespectful? Malarkey If Mitt Romney was declared the unofficial winner of the first debate, then seasoned veteran Joe Biden, the current vice president, was the clear victor of the vice presidential debate on Thursday, Oct. 11, over Romney’s running mate

BY KEVIN DURSO Paul Ryan.

Sports Editor What was the determining factor in this? It was everything about Biden’s responses, both verbal and physical, to Ryan’s statements and answers.

It was evident from the beginning that the 69-year-old Biden was amused by the 42-year-old Ryan’s answers. As Ryan responded to the first question of the debate on the topic of Libya and the murder of four Americans including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Biden had a wry smile.

If Biden’s interruptions and retorts to “inaccurate” facts from Ryan did anything, it was make up for his boss’s lack of fight in the first debate.

People saw a confident Romney in the first debate. Whether the facts are all there or not is somewhat irrelevant. Candidates are working toward votes. The way they do that is by trying to portray the best message. And with many uninformed Americans having no better idea what the real numbers are, they let the strongest argument sway their vote.

In this debate, Ryan didn’t look scared even in the wake of Biden’s disrespectful. He stood his ground and put up an admirable fight. But Biden was making up for lost time by being himself.

President Obama admitted that the first debate was not his strongest performance. If the Obama administration wants to retain the White House for four more years, they need strong showings in the remaining debates.

Facts are always embellished in debates. Just look at any fact check report after any of the debates. But what Biden did that Obama didn’t in the first debate was actually call Ryan on things he believed were

false.

What Obama suffered from in the first debate was essentially a lack of energy that made it look more like Romney giving a State of the Union address than trying to sway voters in a debate.

This was a debate in every sense of the word.

Biden made his strongest cases on Romney’s 47 percent “notion” calling him “a guy who says 47 percent of the American people are unwilling to take responsibility of their lives.” He added that “instead of signing pledges to Grover Norquist, they should be signing a pledge to the middle class saying they’re going to level the playing field.”

Biden also stood up for the middle class for much of the night, referencing the recession. As he said, “they talk about this Great Recession [as] if it fell out of the sky, like, ‘Oh, my goodness, where did it come from?’ It came from this man voting to put two wars on a credit card, to at the same time put a prescription drug benefit on the credit card, a trillion-dollar tax cut for the very wealthy.”

Ryan had his moments, including a memorable retort to Biden’s argument against Romney’s 47 percent where he quipped that Biden’s words “sometimes don’t come out of your mouth the right way.”

But the big winner on this night was still the Obama administration because it restored their fight in this election. It may have been done disrespectfully with interruptions, shots fired and then some, but Biden also did what he had to do to make sure Obama had more than a fighting chance in this Election.

If anything, it took the momentum from the Romney administration after the first debate and evened the score going into a crucial final two debates over the next two weeks. At this given moment, there’s no clear-cut advantage in the presidential race. And there’s no malarkey in that statement.

His first retort of the night, calling Ryan’s answer “a bunch of malarkey,” blew up the Internet as quickly as Big Bird.

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Biden’s case of the giggles It seemed at last Thursday’s vice presidential debate, V.P. candidate Paul Ryan gave Vice President Joe Biden a slight case of the giggles.

The topics discussed during the vice presidential debate were serious

BY AMANDA TOTH topics that the public A&E Editor wanted to hear. They were not a laughing matter at all.

It seemed to me that whenever one of the candidates said something the other didn’t agree on, or thought that they were being misquoted, they would smile to themselves and giggle. Compared to previous debates and the presidential debates, this debate was a bit unprofessional in my eyes. Whether it was nerves or what have you, men of their standing should have those types of things under control.

The first topic of security when terror was brought up was a serious one and they both handled themselves professionally and gave educated responses that were backed by logic and their own personal ideas.

Moving on to the topic of Iran was where the candidates got the giggles. It was obvious that Ryan did not agree with Biden’s opinions on “calming down” the security and watch that we now have on Iran and their nuclear

weapon production. He also posed the idea that weakening our nuclear weapons would stop or slow down the production in Iran.

Ryan clearly did not think these were good ideas and, as Biden spoke, a smirk appeared on Ryan’s face.

Medicare was the next stroke of the giggle factor when Ryan this time had ideas and stances that Vice President Biden didn’t agree with. Biden was more adamant with his reactions. He had a large smile on his face, teeth showing and all and it was obvious that he was giggling to himself about the answer and points that Ryan was making. He laughed when Ryan stated that he included $716 billion in Medicare savings in his own budget plan. Biden giggled away at that. Ryan kept composed despite the Vice President’s immature or nervous giggles, and went on with his side of the debate. It continued on like this as if they were in a high school debate laughing at each other’s points.

The debate was not at all what I expected it to be after watching the presidential debate, where I thought both presidential candidates were mature, professional and respectful of each other, minus the

interruptions that often happened on each side. I was expecting the vice presidential candidates to be just as poised. They were more nonchalant of their opponents’ debate points and uninterested in hearing what the other had to say, whereas in the presidential debate both parties were actively listening to have a rebuttal each time.

I was disappointed in both of the candidates at how they conducted themselves, although the points that were discussed were very informational. I was too distracted at times by the candidates’ reactions. They were rude and unprofessional at times and didn’t take into account what the other was saying in some cases. In particular, Vice President Biden said what Ryan stated was untrue of his policies and ideas. Maybe if Biden were listening and not giggling at his opponent, he wouldn’t have made that mistake.

In previous interviews, many people had stated that Biden and Ryan would have a good debate. However, after there were even more people on social media sites stating their disappointment in this debate.

The giggles, I think, were a main factor in these opinions being formed.

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Women’s issues by candidate:

ROMNEY vs. OBAMA

BY LIA FERRANTE Perspectives Editor

Women’s issues are essential in the presidential election this year.

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have substantial differences.

Learning about each candidate’s positions will allow the American people to judge the candidates on this issue.

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Romney Wins Economy on First Debate

BY BRIDGET MEDORI Staff Writer

Though it pains me to admit this, round one of the debates goes to Mitt Romney. The guy who is often viewed as disconnected and rather vanilla, was sharp, crisp and well prepared to show Americans just how presidential he could be.

Obama, on the other hand, was definitely not at the top of his game. He was flat and came off almost preoccupied. It

was not a complete failure for President Obama, but it was a far cry from his charismatic energy and optimism that blazed right through the campaign trails and into the hearts of voters in 2008.

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Student asks, ‘Why vote?’

BY JENNAROSE DIGIACOMO Staff Writer

The first presidential debate aired Oct. 3. 14 students attended the live viewing of the debate in the journalism room located in the communication wing.

Mixed feelings were shared throughout the room, some for current President Barack Obama and some for presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The energy within the room was exciting, and it showed that students actually cared about the election.

“Government tries to make it work for everyone,” sophomore business major, Leyla Withrow, said. “But because of the different parties it doesn’t work for everyone.” Withrow described government as a lose-lose situation. No matter what the outcome of the election, someone will not be happy.

She feels as though the election is a popularity vote, like back in high school. “It’s like voting for the most good-looking,” Withrow said. “Instead of voting for the person that will do the best for the job.”

Student loans are something that Withrow thinks about from time-to-time whenever she gets Cabrini mail regarding tuition or bill payments. “I talk about it with my mom and how we’re going to pay off the loans after I graduate,” Withrow said. “I’m worried.” With the

economy the way it is, Withrow is currently unemployed from her last two jobs.

She is concerned that if she can’t get a job as a student, then what does the long-term look like after she graduates college? Various questions circle through her mind, like ‘Will I get a job?’ and ‘What will happen if I don’t?’

Withrow tuned into the debate just because of the massive media she was getting through her Twitter and Facebook. Statuses were constantly taking over, so she decided to tune in and see what was going on. As soon as she turned it on all she heard from both WITHROW presidential candidates was “blah, blah, blah.”

“Why does someone have to be better than the other one?” Withrow said.

Withrow described her experience attending the “Enrique’s Journey” speech given by author Sonia Nazario. From the speech, Withrow gathered that we must look at those in the lower class, those that are working in the fields, doing jobs that we could never imagine doing.

“These are the people who are the backbone of the economy,” Withrow said.

“The parties are overcommitting to plans they can’t do.”

She wonders why the two parties just can’t put their differences aside and help each other. Withrow feels that both parties discriminate against others solely based on what they see should be done for the economy. Again going back to that lose-lose situation she had described.

Withrow will not be voting in this year’s coming election.

“If I’m not for the government, why vote?” Withrow said. “Why am I going to take sides? Everyone is too busy picking sides, the parties should just make it their point to help everyone and not worry about one-upping each other every chance they get.”

“The parties are over-committing to plans they can’t do,” Withrow said.

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Friel pushes back at cancer

BY JENNIFER CANNON Staff Writer

“One night at dinner after I lost my hair, my little sister asked, ‘Is Shawn gonna die?’”

Being diagnosed with cancer is the last thing any guy going into his senior year of high school expects to hear, but for Shawn Friel, sophomore pre-physical therapy major, there was no choice but to face the harsh reality. Friel found out he had bone cancer in his left shoulder in July 2010.

“As soon as you hear those words, you just go blank,” Friel said.

With stage four cancer, Friel began a treatment process of intense chemotherapy at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania.

“I would be in the hospital from Wednesday till Saturday,” Friel said about the weeks he had treatment. A central line was inserted in his chest to receive the treatments. He also had surgery to replace his cancerous shoulder with a prosthetic joint, which limits his arm mobility.

“It’s not the actual chemo that gets you, it’s afterwards that makes you so sick, Friel said.” Friel lost 45 pounds in one month from the effects of the chemotherapy.

“They put me on a feeding tube, which was really terrible.”

But throughout the whole process, Friel never lost hope.

“The way I looked at it, I didn’t see a reason to let this beat me. They said I was going to be okay.” The comforting part was that the survival rate of his type of cancer was 80 percent, but even so there were times of doubt.

“The scariest part was probably when I lost all of my hair in the shower,” Friel said. “I knew it was going to happen, but it was the biggest shock.”

He sometimes struggled with questions of “why me?” but everyone around him said he kept an extremely positive attitude the whole time. “I had to stay strong for my little sister,” Friel said.

Since February 2011, Friel has been in remission and cancer-free.

“When I found out, I was still numb, I didn’t feel any different,” Friel said. He has been cancer free for 19 months - well past the first year, when relapse is most likely.

“There’s always a chance I can still relapse, but it’s less likely as time goes on,” Friel said.

Friel enjoys telling his story to the friends he’s made in college. “It gets easier to tell each time,” Friel said. He likes to educate people who are curious, especially anyone who has family with cancer.

“A lot of people don’t know much about chemotherapy, so it helps to hear the facts from someone who does,” Friel said.

Friel’s advice to anyone who knows someone with cancer is to not treat them any differently. “I hated when people made me feel like I was sick,” Friel said.

Now Friel is a pre-physical therapy major, with hopes of being able to help people with prosthetics like the one he has.

“Cancer doesn’t have to beat you. Staying strong is all you can do,” Friel said.

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Upper left-hand corner: Shawn Friel and family during a Make A Wish Foundation trip.

Above: Shawn Friel when he lost all his hair.

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When love turns v i o l e n t

BY AMANDA CUNDARI Staff Writer

One in five people in an abusive and violent relationship denies it.

“I never thought I was in a violent relationship,” a victim of an abusive relationship said. “Until I woke up one morning and realized I didn’t have any other friends to talk to, besides him.”

A junior who attends Cabrini College, whose identity the Loquitur is withholding for safety purposes, was a part of a violent relationship for well over two years. Mary (not her real name) understood she was in an unhealthy relationship when she realized she only spent time with her boyfriend and his friends.

“There came a point where I didn’t have any other friends to hang out with and for some time I thought that was normal,” Mary said. “I don’t remember one friend of mine that he liked.”

A close friend of Mary from her hometown in New Jersey, Dana Williams (whose name is also changed), saw the abuse grow from subtle to full throttle.

“Mary was always a very strong person,” Williams said.

“But there came a point where I realized her boyfriend was manipulating her into believing he was the only one really there for her. Any fight she got into with any of her friends he would really urge that fight on.”

Once Mary’s boyfriend had her all to himself, the real cruelty began.

“We would get into these awfully violent fights,” Mary recalled. “There was always a lot of name calling, getting in each others’ faces and things were always thrown at me.”

The fights always happened at the boyfriend’s house, so Mary’s parents were never even aware. After a dramatic fight, Mary would leave and after just a couple of hours, her abuser would call crying to her to “come back, come back.”

“I remember a fight where she was actually pushed and got a concussion,” Williams said. “I just remember trying to understand why she just wouldn’t leave.”

Following a violent fight would always be a passionate forgiveness.

“But somehow, I always ended up saying ‘I’m sorry,’”

“I never thought I was in a violent relationship.”

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Mary said.

That was another trigger point for Mary. The fact that it was always her fault, that she somehow made him angry to the point of abuse did not add up to her anymore.

As soon as Mary said she was sorry, everything seemed okay again.

“I just got used to saying it after every fight,” Mary said.

“But enough was enough.”

“I knew the relationship I was in was unhealthy and the friends that I still had left told me that,” Mary said. “But I just could not get away.” Then the threats started.

Mary’s boyfriend made it seem that if she left it would

Mary’s Signs of Being in an Abusive Relationship

hurt him more than it would hurt her.

“He threatened to hurt or even kill himself,” Mary said.

“I just did not want anyone to hurt themselves or even hate me that much for leaving. Even after all the abuse, I still cared for him.”

“I know Mary felt obligated to stay with him because she felt guilty,” Williams said. “I think she thought things would get better. However, once she started to take her own advice she realized with enough effort she could get out.”

Mary is always very active in voicing her own opinion and telling people to stand up for themselves. “I felt like a hypocrite,” Mary said. “I could no longer tell people to stand up for themselves when I wasn’t. I think I finally became embarrassed.”

Although Mary felt there was no escaping, after losing many friends she finally realized she would rather be by herself than with him.

Today she is the happiest she has been in her whole life.

“I don’t have a boyfriend right now and I don’t want one for a very long time,” Mary said.

“She has grown so much in the past three years and she is definitely not the same person she used to be who was afraid and wrapped up in her relationship,” Williams said. “She has finally accepted herself and she is the most independent person I know.”

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Mary’s Advice for Escaping Domestic Violence

When your partner urges on fights you have with friends.

Feeling like you cannot get out is normal.

Not giving you any space.

It takes time to leave, not everyone gets out their first time.

Threatening to hurt themselves if you leave.

Don’t be discouraged.

When your partner makes you feel weak or dumb.

Seek help from a friend or counselor.

Mental and physical abuse.

Nobody can force you to leave, you have to want to get out.

Making you think every fight was your fault.

Break apart on your own time and at your own pace. No one understands your relationship more than you.

Resources for victims seeking help Off-Campus Resources National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 www.ndvh.org Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project 24-Hour Emergency Hotline: 1-800-832-1901 www.gmdvp.org Lutheran Settlement House 215-426-8610 www.lutheransettlement.org

On-Campus Resources Counseling and Psychological Services Founder’s Hall, Room 95 610-902-8561 Fax: 610-902-8766 Hours Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. by appointment Walk-ins (emergencies only) Monday-Friday: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

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A free app that never fails. Pandora Radio is a personalized radio station with different playlists created by the genre, artist, or song title that you select.

Based off of your “likes” and “dislikes” automated recommendations are made to have you discovering new music or reminiscing old hits you’ll love.

“Because I’m Addicted” is a popular blog site that attracts the life of any girl in her ‘20s. Featuring anything from fashion, how to’s, music, food and art, this blog site is sure to have you entertained for hours. If you like what you see, check out the “Bragging Rights” or “Favorite Spots” sections to follow or find more sites that are sure to interest you.

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Green Day goes back to basics with “¡Uno!”

BY KEVIN DURSO

directed to past demons – as in “Loss of Control” and “Let Yourself Go.”

Sports Editor The powerful punk-rock trio released their first of a trilogy of albums, “¡Uno!” on Tuesday, Sept. 25.

For Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, together known as Green Day, this is their first studio album since “21st Century Breakdown,” in 2008. “¡Uno!” is a trip down memory lane for long-time Green Day fans who have followed the band since they first went mainstream nearly 20 years ago. Fans who can remember the band’s first album with Reprise Records, “Kerplunk,” or their breakthrough album “Dookie” will love the classic sound that “¡Uno!” delivers.

Gone from Green Day’s latest album is the rock opera background with songs playing out in a chronological order telling a story. Also removed from this album are the nine-minute epics with mashed-up snippets of songs like “Jesus of Suburbia” from “American Idiot” or “American Eulogy” from “21st Century Breakdown.”

The album opens with two songs that can only be described as vintage Green Day. “Nuclear Family” and “Stay the Night” set the tone for the album with lyrics like “it won’t be long ‘til I detonate,” and “I’ve got an impulse so repulsive that it burns.”

“Carpe Dium,” the album’s third track, provides inspirational lyrics that scream of the literal meaning of the Latin phrase. As the chorus states “are we all too young to die?”

As with albums past, Green Day finds a nice balance of rage and love to combine heartfelt lyrics – as in songs “Fell for You” and “Sweet 16” – with anger and hatred

The final track of the album, “Oh Love,” has already seen mainstream success. The band released the song as a single in July.

The album release comes right on the heels of Armstrong’s recent expletive-laden rant at the iHeartRadio Music Festival and subsequent entry into rehab.

It is one of the trades the band has mastered, combining sensitive love songs with raging punk to throw a little bit of everything onto a single album.

As Armstrong proclaimed in his rant, “I’ve been around since 1988” and “I’m not…Justin Bieber.” This is where Green Day’s album trilogy will succeed and fail.

1988 was 24 years ago. Green Day’s first album, “Kerplunk,” was released 20 years ago in 1992. Green Day is slowly seeing the classics of “Kerplunk” – which did feature the hit song “Welcome to Paradise” – and “Dookie” transition from modern and mainstream rock to classic rock.

The band does have to face facts. As much as they want to be recognized in mainstream, they will never be cut out for Ryan Seacrest’s daily top five with the likes of Bieber and Usher – it was Usher’s extended set list at iHeartRadio that led to Green Day’s shortened set and Armstrong’s rant.

But for the die-hard, outcast Green Day fans, who connect with the music and relate to the stories its members tell, “¡Uno!” will be another hit.

Green Day’s first album in four years kicks off an era that really does show the band’s creativity even after 20 years of making music. With albums “¡Dos!” and “¡Tré!” due out on Nov. 13 and Jan. 15 respectively, it will be interesting to see what kind of creativity Green Day delivers next.

The band also continues to avoid being a one-trick pony. After experimenting successfully with lengthy epics and rock operas, the band pokes at today’s modern mainstream music in “Kill the DJ.” The song, released as a single one month before the album’s release, combines traditional rock standard with a techno feel. It is the lyrics that provide the shots complete with the chorus repeatedly saying “someone kill the DJ.”

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Events off campus escapes Sunday Oct. 21 SIX FLAGS FRIGHT FEST

“Nimrod”

“International Superhits”

Thursday Oct. 18

“Bullet in a bible”

Friday Oct. 19

Saturday Oct. 20

21ST ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL

IMPROV COMDEY NIGHT: THE N CROWD

THE ROCK HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Hosted by the Philadelphia Film Society, thisFestival will feature hundreds of films from around the world.

This improv comedy club will take prompts from the audience and keep you laughing all night long. This performance is completely unscripted!

It’s that time of year for Rock Horror Picture showing. Come on out to enjoy the show viewing and a costume contest. Be ready to sing and throw things at the screen!

VARIOUS LOCATIONS TICKETS PRICES WILL VARY

THE ACTORS CENTER PHILADELPHIA, PA $12

COLONIAL THEATER PHOENIXVILL, PA 9 P.M. $8

Monday Oct. 22

Tuesday Oct. 23

Wednesday Oct. 24

FALL COLOR TOUR

LANSDOWNE ARTS FESTIVAL

Ride the roller coasters in the dark and enjoy shows and street entertainment attractions.

PENN MUSEUM The Penn Museum is showcasing the notorious Morton Collection of real skulls.

They are from the 19th centuryand are perfect to visit around Halloween time.

Enjoy the color’s of fall as they change.

The curator will lead a tour starting at the Arboretum offices.

A night of painting, jewerly, live music, crafts, creative and performing arts, sculpture and drama performances.

1 SIX FLAGS BLVD JACKSON, NJ 10 A.M. – 10 P.M. 62.99

PHILADELPHIA, PA. $8 –STUDENTS

500 COLLEGE AVENUE SWARTHMORE, PA 19081 FREE

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BY NICHOLAS CIPOLLONE Staff Writer

Placing high in individual cross country meets is not what the sport is about, according to a senior CSAC AllAcademic Honoree cross-country runner.

“No particular moment, like we won the CSAC,” Jeff Young said. “It’s more enjoying running and the whole togetherness of the different groups I’ve been a part of these last three years.”

Passion is something that describes his lifestyle, whether he is cheering for a favorite sports team, running or staying close with his family. Young loves what he does on and off the trail.

“Jeff is really dedicated,” junior Jenay Smith said. “He always comes to workouts, even if he doesn’t he is working out on his own.”

Earlier in the season Jeff passed out while running at the Belmont meet–one of the tougher courses to run. He came back and claimed third place overall, compared to division two runners, with a time of 30:08.19.

“That says a lot about him,” Smith said, “that he came back and finished on Belmont which is not an easy course at all.”

“Academics come first,” Young said. “I’m looking into different types of grad school programs, and continuing my education.”

Looking ahead as a political science major, Young is looking for a career in either sports management or politi-

cal science related.

Support of his family is something Young cherishes and means a lot to him as a student athlete.

“I’m very close with my family,” Young said. “My parents have been very supportive, my whole life and with my athletics career, they try to make it to every meet I run, whether it’s 20 minutes, an hour and a half, or two hours away.”

Seventh grade at St. Eleanor was the first time Young ran cross country. He played soccer at the same time.

“We would be going to the soccer game and then rushing off to get to the cross country meet on Saturdays,” Young said.

“It’s very relaxing,” Young said, “whether it be practice or for leisure. In a race maybe, I might think I have to run a fast time here, and I may think of a saying like finish strong, finish strong, finish strong, and nothing else.”

The proudest moment of Young’s career isn’t his individual achievements; it’s really seeing his teammates succeed.

“Seeing my teammates succeed,” Young said. “Both on the men’s and women’s team, and seeing how hard they push themselves in practice, and when they place high in big meets.” Young said. “Also watching the progression of my two good friends Brian Sugden and Mike Palatano, just seeing them work hard to get better and grow as runners.”

Young intends to continue running after college and do trail races which are not as formal as a collegiate

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Jeff Young placed a season-best third in the Belmont Classic on Saturday, Sept. 29. meets, but they are run by different organizations that are challenging to help him develop as a runner. “I can’t imagine my life without running. It’s a real passion.”

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Jeff Young YEAR: SENIOR MAJOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE CAREER STATS HIGHLIGHTS: FINISHED 28TH IN 2011 CSAC CHAMPIONSIP FINISHED 2ND AT CHEYNEY INVITATIONAL IN 2011

Stats and Standings Men’s Soccer

Women’s Field Hockey

CSAC STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERS

CSAC STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERS

Rosemont College 8-5-1 (6-1 CSAC) Marywood University 8-4-1 (5-0 CSAC) Neumann University 9-5-2 (5-0 CSAC) Cabrini College 7-7-2 (4-2-1 CSAC) Cairn University 5-7-3 (3-3 CSAC) Immaculata University 2-9 (2-3 CSAC) Gwynedd-Mercy College 5-10-1 (1-3-1 CSAC) Centenary College 6-7 (1-4 CSAC) Keystone College 3-10 (1-5 CSAC) Baptist Bible College 3-13 (0-7 CSAC)

GOALS

Keystone College 7-7 (5-0 CSAC) Cabrini College 6-7 (4-1 CSAC) Gwynedd-Mercy College 10-4 (3-1 CSAC) Marywood University 3-8 (3-2 CSAC) Cedar Crest College 6-8 (2-3 CSAC) Neumann University 2-11 (2-3 CSAC) Immaculata University 1-12 (1-3 CSAC) Notre Dame of Maryland 0-13 (0-7 CSAC)

GOALS

George Lambritsios - 5 Brett Lockbaum - 5 Anthony Girolamo - 4

ASSISTS

Kyle Johnson - 7 George Lambritsios - 2 Four others tied with 2

POINTS

Lindsey Atzert - 9 Kerry Anne Farrell - 7 Karlie Gruccio - 5

ASSISTS

Erin McLaughlin - 5 Lindsey Atzert - 4 Kerry Anne Farrell - 4

POINTS

George Lambritsios - 12 Brett Lockbaum - 11 Anthony Girolamo - 10

Lindsey Atzert - 22 Kerry Anne Farrell - 18 Katie Savage - 11

Eric Nowicki - 31

Genevieve Paulin - 64

Eric Nowicki - .620

Genevieve Paulin - .688

Eric Nowicki - 1.40

Genevieve Paulin - 2.34

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GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE

Women’s Soccer

Women’s Volleyball

CSAC STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERS

CSAC STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERS

Marywood University 7-7-1 (7-0-1 CSAC) Rosemont College 9-5 (6-4 CSAC) Neumann University 7-5-2 (5-1-2 CSAC) Cabrini College 5-6-3 (4-1-3 CSAC) Gwynedd-Mercy College 7-7-2 (4-2-2 CSAC) Centenary College 5-6-2 (3-5 CSAC) Baptist Bible College 4-7-2 (3-4-1 CSAC) Cairn University 4-11 (3-5 CSAC) Immaculata University 2-10-2 (2-4-2 CSAC) Cedar Crest College 5-11-1 (2-6 CSAC) Keystone College 3-9-2 (1-6-2 CSAC) Notre Dame of Maryland 4-9 (1-7 CSAC)

GOALS

Neumann University 15-8 (7-0 CSAC) Cabrini College 15-5 (8-1 CSAC) Baptist Bible College 15-8 (6-2 CSAC) Cairn University 15-9 (4-2 CSAC) Marywood University 11-9 (4-3 CSAC) Cedar Crest College 10-12 (4-3 CSAC) Centenary College 6-22 (4-3 CSAC) Notre Dame of Maryland 6-12 (2-5 CSAC) Gwynedd-Mercy College 3-19 (2-5 CSAC) Immaculata University 6-18 (2-6 CSAC) Keystone College 3-21 (2-7 CSAC) Rosemont College 2-14 (0-8 CSAC)

KILLS

Julianna Ardire - 2 Melissa Scanzano - 2 Two others tied with 2

ASSISTS

Melissa Scanzano - 3 Julianna Ardire - 2 Gabby Meck - 2

POINTS

Melissa Scanzano- 7 Julianna Ardire - 6 Three others tied with 4

SAVES

Maddy Edwards - 42

SAVE PERCENTAGE

ASSISTS

Cassidy Koenig - 630 Sophia Sokolovich -18 Meg Ryan - 18

SERVICE ACES

Kristy Riley - 30 Cassidy Koenig - 22 Alaina Clark - 21

DIGS

Sophia Sokolovich - 367 Kristy Riley - 166

Maddy Edwards - .712

BLOCKS

Maddy Edwards - 1.20

Michele Fitz - 73 Jen Grenauer - 28

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE AS OF TUESDAY, OCT. 16

Jen Grenauer - 166 Meg Ryan - 155 Danielle Carrozza - 134

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Volleyball improves to 8-1 in CSAC with sweep of Keystone

BY KEVIN DURSO Sports Editor

After watching a 17-game CSAC streak come to an end last Tuesday, the Lady Cavs continued their response with their second straight win.

The Lady Cavs swept the Keystone College Giants on Tuesday, Oct. 16, to improve their overall record to 15-5 and their CSAC record to 8-1.

They still sit behind Neumann University for the top spot in the CSAC with six matches remaining on the season, two against CSAC opponents.

The Lady Cavs started strong with a 4-0 advantage in the first set. They turned that into an easy and dominant first set, a 25-10 final.

The second half proved to be tougher for the Lady Cavs.

The two teams tied at seven before the Cavs pulled out in front with six straight points.

That paced the Cavs to a second set win by a final of 25-15.

In the third set, the same domination from the first set was evident. The Lady Cavs powered their way to a sweep by controlling the final set in a 25-8 win.

The Lady Cavs combined to tie a season-high with 11 service aces. Cassidy Koenig posted six of those. Also adding aces were Danielle Carrozza with three and Kristy Riley with two.

Carrozza led the team with nine kills. Fellow senior Meg Ryan added seven kills.

Koenig led the team with 23 assists.

Carrozza joined Alaina Clark and Sophia Sokolovich among the team leaders in digs. Sokolovich led the way with 12 while both Clark and Carrozza posted seven.

The Lady Cavs will travel to Galloway, N.J. for a doubleheader against New York University and Richard Stockton College. The action gets underway at 1 p.m.

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BOX SCORE Keystone College 0 Cabrini 3 SET 1: CAB 25-10 SET 2: CAB 25-15 SET 3: CAB 25-8

THURSDAY O CTOBER 18, 2012

Lady Cavs league-winning streak ends KELLIE MANOPPELLO Staff Writer

On a perfect sunny day, the Blue and White seemed to be anything but perfect falling in their first CSAC loss.

Cabrini and Gwynedd-Mercy both came into the game on Saturday, Oct. 13, wanting to remain unbeaten in the league but Cabrini couldn’t capitalize after falling back early.

“We’ve been on,” assistant coach Julie Smith said, “but we weren’t going to really know who came to play until the game started.”

At Edith Robb Dixon Field, GwyneddMercy came out with a 2-1 win over the Cavaliers. This is the Cavaliers’ first league loss bringing them to 4-1 and 6-7 overall.

Gwynedd still remaining unbeaten in the league.

From the start of the game, it seemed as though both teams had the drive to prove they were the best in the CSAC. Both teams put saves in the books and create lots of action on either end.

This even play was short lived. About 12 minutes in when the Griffins junior Sarah Jackson took a rebound by Cavs goalie Genevieve Paulin and put it in the net.

With the fouls adding up on Cabrini’s end, the Griffins took their second goal off a

pass in the circle.

Extending Gwynedd’s lead at the 22nd minute mark was freshmen Katie O’Neill who converted a pass from senior Erin Gorenflo.

The Lady Cavs ended the first half with nine corners to the three of the Griffins.

“Gwynedd is tough. It’s a battle every single year,” said sophomore Rachel Antuzzi, “We were just hoping we could turn it around.”

Coming into the second half trailing by two, Cabrini came out with a fire, noting a handful of shots and corners. However, it wasn’t until the 54-minute mark when one of shots found its home in the net.

Bringing her goal count up to five this season, Karlie Gruccio brought the Cavaliers a step closer to catching the Griffins. With a tap of the ball in the circle Gruccio put it past goaltender Kelly Kruk.

With the score of 2-1 in the Griffins favor, Cabrini knew they had nothing to lose adding ten more penalty corners to their first half’s nine bringing them to a total of 19 for the game while Gwynedd Mercy could only capture a total of five.

Fighting for control in the last minutes both teams carried it back and forth between each end.

The Griffins nearly stole the show on a shot to the post but Cabrini wasn’t backing

BOX SCORE Gwynedd-Mercy College 2 Cabrini 1 GOALS: GMC: SARAH JACKSON (9) 11:20, KATIE O’NEILL (4) 21:25 CAB: KARLIE GRUCCIO (5) 53:12 GOALKEEPERS: GMC: KELLY KRUK - 6 OF 7 CAB: GENEVIEVE PAULIN - 5 OF 7

down grabbing two corners in the last two mintues, Taylor McGarvey’s shots halted by Kruk.

Coming out on top in the statistics Cabrini outshot their opponent 15-11.

Taking the leads in shots was the lone Cavalier goal scorer Karlie Gruccio with six shots and her teammates senior Lindsay Atzert and freshmen KerryAnne Farrell both added three.

Assistant coach Smith said she had no doubt they can do it next game. Its just a matter of the team showing up, which she didn’t believe the Lady Cavs did against Gwynedd.

Next up for the Cavaliers is a league game and their senior day. Cabrini will face Keystone College on Wednesday, Oct. 17, Edith Robb Dixon field at 4 p.m.

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ALL PHOTOS BY PAUL BECKMANN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

LEFT: Karlie Gruccio (No. 13) scored the lone goal for the Lady Cavs in their 2-1 loss to Gwynedd-Mercy College on Saturday, Oct. 13.

RIGHT: Lindsey Atzert (No. 23) takes a shot during Cabrini’s 2-1 loss to Gwynedd-Mercy.

Lady Cavs blank Gators; Prothero scores 100th win

BY KEVIN DURSO Sports Editor

Ken Prothero, 11th-year head coach of the Cabrini women’s soccer team, has always focused any success of his team to the players.

But those players have helped him and the program he’s led since 2002 achieve great success.

With their 2-0 win over Notre Dame of Maryland University on Tuesday, Oct. 16, Prothero scored his 100th career victory as Cabrini head coach.

For the Lady Cavs, the game had great implacations on future success this season.

Sitting in fourth place in the CSAC standings, the Lady Cavs need to play their best soccer when it matters most. With just three CSAC games remaining on their schedule, the Lady Cavs can still make a lot change in the standings by the end of the season.

They started off strong, firing shot after shot on Gators goalkeeper Heather Lancellotti.

It didn’t take long before the Lady Cavs found the net. In the 16th minute, a shot from Melissa Scanzano was stopped by Lancellotti.

But Dana Peterson was right there to score on the rebound. Her second goal of the season gave the Lady Cavs the early lead.

The Lady Cavs continued their momentum in the second half.

But despite firing a total of 18 shots in the game as opposed to one

for the Gators, they were struggling to find the net.

Finally, in the 75th minute, the Lady Cavs iced the game getting a goal from Dana Drake.

That was plenty for the Lady Cavs and goalkeeper Maddy Edwards.

Edwards picked up her 22nd career shutout as the Lady Cavs went on to defeat the Gators.

The win improves the Lady Cavs to 5-6-3 overall and 4-1-3 in the CSAC. The Lady Cavs are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 20, when they travel to Langhorne, Pa. to face Cairn University. They return home for their final two games of the season against Centenary College, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, and Cedar Crest College, on Saturday, Oct. 27.

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BOX SCORE Notre Dame of Maryland University 0 Cabrini 2 GOALS: CAB: DANA PETERSON (2) 15:59, DANA DRAKE (2) 74:04 GOALKEEPERS: NDM: HEATHER LANCELLOTTI - 7 OF 9 CAB: MADDY EDWARDS - 0 OF 0

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TOP: Senior Ryan Juhring (No. 4) celebrates his goal with fellow senior teammate Pat Wehring during Cabrini’s 10-0 win over Valley Forge Christian College on Tuesday, Oct. 16. LEFT: Freshman Bobby Sharp (No. 28) scored a hat trick in the Cavaliers rout of VFCC. RIGHT: Sophomore George Lambritsios (No. 26) scored his fifth goal of the season in the Cavaliers’ seventh win of the season, a 10-0 shutout win over VFCC.

BY NICHOLAS CIPOLLONE Staff Writer

Cabrini men’s soccer team won by a substantial margin at Edith Robb Dixon Field against the Valley Forge Christian College Patriots by a score of 10-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 16th.

Right from the start, the Cavaliers controlled the pace and held control of the ball in the Patriots’ territory. The Cavs were slow in getting started. They had a hard time connecting on some passes. A few early offside calls prevented the Cavs from getting a shot on goal early.

The Cavaliers unleashed an onslaught of shots with 24 coming in the first half and six of the shots finding the back of the net.

Sophomore George Lambritsios struck first for the Cavs. In the 23rd minute, Lambritsios broke through defenders in the box with a pass from sophomore Christian Martin and then finessed it past freshman Brian Peterson for the first goal of the match.

That goal opened the floodgates. The Cavs scored less than a minute later when a pass from senior Kyle Johnson opened up a one-on-one opportunity for sophomore Rey Jimenez. He fired a shot to beat the keeper inside the right post.

“I wanted to score next,” Jimenez said.

“Seeing George score that goal made me hungry for goals.”

Just five minutes later, Martin, off of a cross from Johnson, slid in and pushed the ball past Peterson.

The Cavaliers continued to attack, get-

ting another goal just two minutes later. A long-range shot from Jimenez hit the cross bar and senior Ryan Juhring was directly in front of the net and headed it in for the Cavs.

Four minutes later, freshman Bobby Sharp rocketed his first of three unassisted goals. This one hit the left post as it rolled in.

“It was a surreal feeling,” Sharp said commenting about his first goal, “The team came together, and the ball fell in our favor.”

As the half was coming to a close, the Cavs set up for a corner in the 43rd minute as junior Ryan Cerrato crossed the ball in he found senior Pat Wehring. He headed the ball past Peterson for the sixth goal of the half for the Cavs.

The second half opened and the Cavaliers picked up where they left off, pounding the Patriots’ zone with shots, through balls, and crosses. The Cavaliers had a total of 19 shots with four of them finding the back of the net.

Just five minutes into the half, Jimenez struck again, this time off of a corner crossed in by Mike Commacho.

13 minutes later in the 63rd minute, sophomore Eric Goldbloom carried the ball up the sideline and crossed it into the middle of the penalty box. The cross was controlled by junior Brendan Magerr who then rocketed the ball past Peterson off of a volley.

Four minutes later, a corner kick from Goldbloom was cleared out right on the foot of Wehring. Wehring tried to shoot the ball past Peterson, but Peterson made an amazing diving save.

Then in the 77th minute Sharp scored again. The Patriots cleared the ball from a

corner right to Sharp who controlled it and rocketed another shot past Peterson.

“The coach has been telling us all year to shoot more,” Sharp said. “That’s what I did and luckily they went in.”

Sharp finished off his hat trick and the scoring for the night in the 85th minute. The ball was cleared out of the penalty box from a free kick and into the feet of Sharp. From about 28 yards out, Sharp shot the ball into the lower left hand corner.

“I’m just really humble I got those goals,” Sharp said about his hat trick, “and it was a great team effort all around.”

The Cavaliers improve to 7-7-2 overall with two games left before the CSAC play offs. Their next game will be on Senior Day, Saturday, Oct. 20th, at 12 p.m. against Baptist Bible College at Edith Robb Dixon Field.

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BOX SCORE Valley Forge Christian College 0 Cabrini 10 GOALS: CAB: GEORGE LAMBRITSIOS (5) 23:24, REY JIMENEZ (1) 24:16, CHRISTIAN MARTIN (2) 29:21, RYAN JUHRING (2) 31:30, BOBBY SHARP (1) 35:59, PAT WEHRING (1) 42:54, JIMENEZ (2) 50:31, BRENDAN MAGERR (1) 63:56, SHARP (2) 77:27, SHARP (3) 85:00 GOALKEEPERS: VFCC: BRIAN PETERSON - 6 OF 16 CAB: R.J. PINO - 0 OF 0, MIKE GEE 0 OF 0

Plenty of Postseason feel-good stories Baseball’s postseason is becoming known for delivering with exciting finishes, close series and creating household names out of feel-good stories.

There has been no shortage of that this year.

As a Phillies fan, I’ve had to look no further than former Phillies players.

Raul Ibanez is now with the New York Yankees. In the past three weeks, he’s hit three game-tying home runs and one walk-off home run.

In Game 3 of the ALDS against the Baltimore Orioles, Ibanez entered the game as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning, tied it with a home run, then came up in the 12th and won it with a home run. No player in baseball history, ever, has done that.

The San Francisco Giants were down 2-0 in the NLDS to the Cincinnati Reds. This July, the Phillies traded Hunter Pence to the Giants.

Before Game 3, there was Pence surrounded by his teammates, yelling out an inspiration speech. It worked wonders for the Giants, who swept the remaining games of the series to advance to the NLCS and are tied with the St. Louis Cardinals three wins away from advancing to the World Series.

Even though they didn’t advance, the Baltimore Orioles and Oakland Athletics put on a show this September and October. They both took their ALDS series to a deciding Game 5. Both just happened to run into two of the best pitchers in baseball.

To get to that decisive Game 5, the Orioles needed an extrainning win in Game 4 and the A’s needed a miracle ninthinning comeback. That just added to the October drama that excites any baseball fan.

Finally, in the last division-series game of the 2012 Postseason, the defendingchampion Cardinals found themselves a strike away from elimination three times. Again.

They scored four two-out runs to steal away another game and advance to the NLCS. Again.

Once again, baseball is writing chapters of history with stories you have to see to believe.

It is why I watch baseball. It is why baseball continues to deliver as the national pastime.

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An Untold Story

Dr. Martha Ackmann presents ‘best baseball player you’ve never heard of’ at Keynote Cavalier Calendar

Thursday, Oct. 18 No games

Friday, Oct. 19 Women’s Tennis CSAC Semifinal (in Easton, Pa.) TBA

Saturday, Oct. 20 Women’s Soccer at Cairn University 12:00 p.m.

Men’s Soccer vs. Baptist Bible College 12:00 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball vs. New York University (in Pomona, NJ) 1:00 p.m.

Men’s and Women’s Swimming at University of Scranton 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball at Richard Stockton College 3:00 p.m.

Women’s Tennis CSAC Final (in Easton, Pa.) TBA

Sunday, Oct. 21 No games

Monday, Oct. 22 Men’s Golf at Immaculata University Invitational 10:00 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball at Rosemont College 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 23 Women’s Soccer vs.

Centenary College 6:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 24 Field Hockey at Immaculata University 4:00 p.m.

Men’s Soccer at Marywood University 7:00 p.m.

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Dr. Martha Ackmann, author of the book “Curveball,” presents the story of Negro League baseball player and first female professional baseball player Toni Stone at the Jolyon Pitt Girard Keynote Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 10.

“Every great sports story is also the story of a nation.”

DR. MARTHA ACKMANN

BY LAURA GALLAGHER Managing Editor

BY BROOKE FAMOUS Staff Writer

Toni Stone was the first woman to play professional baseball for the Negro Leagues and was considered to be the “female Jackie Robinson” of baseball.

She was often described as “the best baseball player you’ve never heard of,” according to Dr. Martha Ackmann.

“I would like to ask the question of why you don’t know much about Toni Stone?” Dr. Martha Ackmann said.

“What not knowing about her says a lot about how we construct history and what gets left in, and what, more importantly, gets left out.”

Dr. Martha Ackmann was honored as this year’s Jolyon Pitt Girard Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence.

She appeared to speak at Widener Center on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 p.m., about her newest book, “Curveball,” which highlights the life and history of Toni Stone.

“One of the reasons we picked her [Ackmann] was not only because of her reputation, but because we were convinced that she would communicate well with the students,” Dr. Jolyon Girard, professor emeritus of history, said.

That is exactly what Ackmann did.

She discussed about why she wrote the book in the first place, who Toni Stone was and the challenges she faced in writing the book.

“I had heard about this woman Toni Stone who had once played professional baseball but that’s about it,” Ackmann said.

Ackmann hoped when researching Stone, this story would fit into David Halberstam’s category of being a story about a talented athlete, that would shed light on what it means to be an American.

“Every great sports story is also the story of a nation,” Ackmann said.

When Ackmann found out Stone played at Yankee Stadium, this really left an impression of her. The image of the African American female player was truly powerful in her eyes, which caused her to dig deeper on this untold story.

“I checked The New York Times about that game, checked other sources and there was nothing about it,” Ackmann said. “It was as if she never played in that game, although I knew she had.”

Not being able to look up information about Stone concerned her. She wondered what was considered worthy of getting saved in The New York Times in 1953. She knew the references she needed was going to be a difficult to obtain.

Ackmann explained the difficulties she had while writing the book, as well as the hardships Toni Stone went through, which is one of the reasons she wrote the book.

Through extensive research Ackmann began to piece together the important parts of Stone’s life. She started unraveling her story almost a decade after Stone died in 1996.

“She loved nothing more than baseball,” Ackmann said. “Toni wanted to be who she was, what she knew herself to be.”

After Stone left baseball, it would take another two decades and the achievement of the American civil rights movement to begin to have her history recorded in text books.

“Who gets left in and who gets left out, is a much as political act as it is an

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Toni Stone JULY 17, 1921 - NOV. 2, 1996 BIRTHNAME: MARCENIA LYLE BIRTH PLACE: WEST VIRIGINA FIRST PROFESSIONAL FEMALE BASEBALL PLAYER NEGRO LEAGUES INDIANAPOLIS CLOWNS: 1953 PLAYED SECOND BASE AND HIT .243 WITH ONE HIT COMING OFF SATCHEL PAIGE) KANSAS CITY MONARCHS: 1954

intellectual or historical one,” Ackmann said.

This year is the 40th anniversary of Title 9, the federal legislation that ensures equity in sports, and Ackmann wants us as a society to think about a few things: “Think about the legacy of Toni Stone and what she represents. About how far purpose and perseverance and determination can take you.”

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