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Students spend spring break going on eye-opening trips that give a cultural perspective that cannot be taught in the classroom.

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Spring break can be valued by college students in different ways: a break from schoolwork, time to spend with family and friends, or maybe even a chance to relax and recharge. On the other hand, there are some students that choose to step out of their comfort zone and fully immerse themselves by giving up their time for volunteer work. “There is nothing like living in solidarity with a community that is not your immediate community, taking on and sharing in their triumphs and their struggles,” Clare Pressimone, junior social work major, said. Having made a conscious decision to travel to Guatemala and see the world through a different lens, Pressimone shared just one reason why she chose to go to a developing country during her spring break. “Students should go on trips like this one because if we only experience our world and our way of life, then we will be missing the big part of the global picture,” Pressimone said. “I think the picture makes a lot more sense when you see the whole thing.” Going on a cross-cultural trip can give students the opportunity to experience a hands-on way of learning and thinking. Seeing the complexities both domestically and abroad can be eye opening and, at times, overwhelming. This challenges students to open up their mind and heart in order to gain a better understanding and appreciation of different cultures. “I believe that having these cross-cultural experiences enables people to become better people, and make a positive difference in the world,” Vonya Womack, professor of business

“Students should go on trips like this one because if we only experience our world and our way of life, then we will be missing the big part of the global picture.” CLARE PRESSIMONE

and organizational leadership, said. Studying abroad during her own undergraduate career to places such as Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Greece gave her a different kind of knowledge on how to communicate with people. “You’re always going to be working with people from different cultural backgrounds. [After these experiences] you have a better perspective of the world and you also start to value that people believe different things from you,” Womack said. Another group of students traveled to New Orleans over break and had the chance to not only learn about another community, but they also gained a better understanding of themselves and the struggles of the U.S. even years after Hurricane Katrina. SEE IMMERSION, PAGE 2

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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 LIFESTYLES EDITORS Jenay Smith Jessica Regina Johnson-Petty PERSPECTIVES EDITOR Lia Ferrante PHOTO EDITOR Kaitlyn Kohler ADVISER Jerome Zurek

Mission The Loquitur student newspaper and website are integral parts of the educational mission of the Cabrini Communication department, namely, to educate students to take their places in the public media. The newspaper and website provide a forum of free expression. All members of the college community may submit work to the editors for possible inclusion. Publication is based on the editorial decision of the student editors.

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Spring break, and breaks in general, are typically set aside for kicking back and relaxing – maybe by having a binge marathon of How I Met Your Mother and a trip to the beach, or maybe going on a bar crawl with friends followed by a day spent in bed nursing a hangover. But for some students, there’s more to the picture than just kicking back – for some, it’s about giving back. Like many colleges, Cabrini gives students opportunities directly through the college to volunteer stateside over breaks, from as nearby as Appalachia to as far away as New Orleans or New Mexico. Also offered are alternative trips – shorter study abroad trips to Ecuador, Guatemala, Ireland and elsewhere. These trips aren’t just a bunch of students flying off to sightsee and kick back like on typical spring breaks, though – it’s about immersing yourself in something outside of yourself, outside of what you already know. With that said, though, what does that even mean? What is “immersion?” A common fear for anyone considering these abroad programs is obvious: the fear of the unknown. “Culture shock” isn’t just a term – it’s a reality; on top of that, however, is the greater unknown – of being away from family and friends for a period of time, of being alone. Overall, these fears are valid because what these immersion trips do most effectively is make us vulnerable. Two-thirds of our editorial staff have been on such immersion trips – and all of us have experienced some level of vulnerability in the process, whether from simply conquering our fear of flying, or from facing the realities of dentistry in a developing country and fainting as a result. Even more complex is meeting a Guatemalan who, even at your age, has a child or two and a wife – yet lives in a house of cinderblocks and is lucky if they have a safe wood-burning stove. Experiences like these help you gain perspective. We learned the stories of the individuals that we met; we began to understand the history of their culture, of their

It’s one thing to study in a city in Europe that’s known for its wealth and international presence – but it’s a whole other to study among the poor of a country that’s still in the beginning stages of development.

country, through their eyes and not through Wikipedia or a textbook. Something truly transformative happened – and not just to us, but also to the educational framework that we’ve been familiarized with since kindergarten. We’ve been conditioned to think that an education is earned almost exclusively through lecture, at a distance. The education we know struggles to be as engaging as it can, but only, normally, within the walls of the classroom, within the constrictions of the teacher-student relationship. But once the door is opened – once faculty join students in the learning process, and immerse themselves just as much, and open themselves up to the vulnerability of interacting with the common good, on behalf of the common good – that’s when the education of the heart takes hold. As students, we owe it to ourselves to realize that what we’re receiving from our time at Cabrini is more than a degree, that what we’re receiving is more than just a bunch of classes and coursework, more than papers and presentations. And it’s just as important for us to realize that, if that’s all we see our education as, it’s up to us to ensure that that’s changed. If we crave that “something more,” that deeper connection or that tie to the local community, then it’s on us to enact that change, to be a part of that change. Even in today’s world, only a minority

of students go on study abroad trips – and an even smaller minority go on immersion trips, where the object isn’t just to be another college student abroad, but to be a global citizen, and to experience all that being a global citizen comes with. It’s not for everyone. Not everyone is willing to step outside of their comfort zone, to exceed their own boundaries and participate in something larger than themselves, than their families. But more people need to serve a community other than their own; more people must experience the “others” that are mentioned in the headlines on TV, whose faces are often included in the depressing commercials calling for donations. It’s one thing to study in a city in Europe that’s known for its wealth and international presence – but it’s a whole other to study among the poor of a country that’s just still in the beginning stages of development; instead of studying art history in Paris, more students should study the lived culture of a people in poverty. Unless more people make this move, we’ll grow further into a world focused on this “otherness” of who we see on TV. We won’t think of them as Maria and Angel, but as “those people” from “that country.” And for a country that prides itself on its citizens’ individuality and diversity, is that how we should be treating others? We’re a global society. We must live like

Immersion trips help students grow and develop CONTINUED FROM IMMERSION, PAGE 1

“It helped me grow a little and it helped me to be more comfortable and be more confident within myself,” Maya Huston, senior psychology major, said about Campus Ministry’s trip to New Orleans. Being immersed into another culture can change one’s perception of the world and allow a person to reflect on what their core values and beliefs truly are. “The experience definitely put Cabrini’s mission ‘education of the heart’ into practice for me,” Maura Lemke, sophomore social work major social justice minor, said. “I feel that I have grown spiritually, intellectually and socially in this past week.” She, along with Pressimone, traveled to San Lucas, Guatemala. Her experience in this developing country is not something that can be taught in a classroom. A cultivating aspect to these trips is learning to work alongside different types of people. It’s easy to want to push our own traditions and beliefs upon them, but it’s important to be accepting of a community’s social norms. “The truth is that we are not alone in this world; there are other communities and nations living day-to-day lives just as we are and we must not forget them because we are all living on this planet together,” Pressimone said.

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Comedian Grabowski cracks campus up BY: ALEXA MILANO Asst. News Editor

Comedian Adam Grabowski graced Cabrini College with his presence this past Monday and laughs could be heard echoing throughout the room. “Well it was literally the best show I’ve had,” Grabowski said. “There were parts where I just stopped telling jokes and just waited and watched the reactions. It was like a zombie invasion because the laughter kept growing and building and I just had to wait and it was great.” The Campus Activities and Programming (CAP) Board brought Grabowski to Cabrini and the entire board was pleased with the event. “After seeing him at NACA [the annual conference the board goes to], the board was excited to see him again,” sophomore Caitlyn Canfield, director of special events said. “But seeing him in person and perform a complete act made it so much better for us.” During his act, Grabowski highlighted Disney movies, childhood games and clubbing. Grabowski also made the show personal to Cabrini by poking fun at the geese, the haunted mansion and the lacrosse house. “My favorite part of the show was how he dug into my childhood with Disney references and accurate charts about random subjects,” sophomore Maria Monastra said. “It was great because it was new and unpre-

Simulation outlines struggle of immigrants BY HEATHER LAPERGOLA Asst. News Editor

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Comedian Adam Grabowski performs for students at the Mansion on March 11. dictable.” Grabowski also did a bit where he made witty charts and graphs about random subjects like high school, ESPN, and Mario kart characters. “My favorite part is that it’s my own show,” Grabowski said. “I have the freedom of making the show my own and the programming boards that hire me don’t get paid but still want to make the show successful so the atmosphere is great.” Grabowski pointed out that even though the venue was small, he enjoyed being close to the audience. “My favorite part was the amount of laughter and the fact that people

enjoyed the show was amazing,” Grabowski said. “Even though it was a small venue, that made it so much better.” “I think it went great. Everyone had fun and enjoyed his act,” junior James Brooks, director of on-stage entertainment said. “Everyone enjoyed his personality because he included the audience in his jokes.” When asked if CAP Board would bring Grabowski back, Brooks responded with an enthusiastic “Yes! Who wouldn’t want to bring him back?” ARM364@CABRINI.EDU

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For Massenburg, mission trip articulates personal meaning of social justice BY GREGORY SMITH Asst. News Editor

Previewing CRS’ immigration simulation

Once in Mount Hope, the group was split in half, one group for each major project. The first project was to build a ramp for a While most of the students and faculty woman who was legally blind and who also at Cabrini were enjoying their spring break had hearing problems. Massenburg’s group at home or traveling to a warmer location, project was to dig a trench and hole to run there were some students and faculty who electric wires into a woman’s house. “We were muddy, sweaty, cold and tired.” gave their spring break for the service of Massenburg said. others. The working conditions weren’t the only For students and Area Coordinator Akirah Massenburg, the Appalachian challenges faced. Getting up at seven in the mission trip to Mount Hope, W.V. was an morning everyday also provided an added eye opening experience that not only gave challenge for Massenburg and the group, perspective to helping others but also a but were ultimately worth it. On the one day break from work, greater understanding for social justice. “It was life changing.” Massenburg said. Massenburg was able to see why she and the “It was my first time doing mission work and others were there in Mount Hope. “The town was really falling apart.” being fully immersed in it.” Massenburg said. “It was like a ghost town. There was an old coal mine there that was built in the early 1900’s and miners were tied to the mine. They only made 20 cents per ton of coal.” This story was what began to put social justice in perspective for Massenburg. She explained the work they were doing in terms of direct change vs. social justice. SUBMITTED BY AKIRAH MASSENBURG “Direct change Massenburg (far left) poses with the group of students that went is the immediate with her to the service mission in West Virginia. result, such as

digging the ditch for the wires to go. Social justice is what happens to the people we help after we’ve gone.” Massenburg said. “It’s like the saying, give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach a man to fish, and he eats for a lifetime. We just help pave the way.” For Holly, the daughter of the woman getting electricity, this was the case. Holly, only a 16-year-old high school student, wants to attend college but had no clue where to start when it came to the college search. Massenburg talked to her about college and what she has to do to apply, helping her become more confident in herself. Massenburg still keeps in contact with her and her family, amplifying the concept of knowing what happens to the people being helped after she leaves. After returning to Cabrini, Massenburg reflected on her trip and how it impacted her. “I was on fire when I was down there, and wanted to carry that fire back with me,” Massenburg said. “It showed me I need to always have compassion and provide people with hope. It reminded me of why I came to Cabrini. I love the social justice aspect here, and I think I can help students realize the world is bigger than what’s going on in our own community through trips like this.” Massenburg, an active participant in campus ministry programs, was excited to participate in the Appalachian mission trip and hopes to go on the next trip to New Orleans. “I want to be a voice for those who can’t articulate their situation themselves.” Massenburg said. “I want to help change lives.”

The struggles thousands face yearly as an immigrant trying to come to the United States are overlooked and practically unknown to the general population. On Thursday March 13 from 7 to 9 p.m., an “Immigration Simulation” is scheduled to be held, in the Grace Hall Board Room. Come learn about the immigration system through an interactive model created by the CRS Ambassadors and the Amor Latino club. Understand the process of navigating the system through your own experience, as well as information about immigration from a panel of experts. The hosting clubs have created personal identities for every person attending the simulation based on real life experiences of immigrants who have struggled to enter the country. With these identities, people can learn the numerous hardships and obstacles immigrants have faced and are still facing currently. Through this, the event hopes to create awareness and ultimately remedy the issues in the immigration process. Special guests will be attending to talk about their experiences and obstructions regarding immigration. One guest will be a student from Neumann University who will discuss topics regarding her life as an undocumented DREAM Activist, what it’s like to “illegal,” in the United States and about her advocation for legal changes. Another panel speaker will be a social worker with Catholic Social Services who will talk about how she has assisted hundreds of immigrants without the correct papers, victims of human trafficking and unaccompanied minors. She has also advocated for the legal status of abused women married to US citizens or permanent residents. This panel discussion is open for all to attend and will bring attention to all new immigration legislation and the potential effects it can have on both present United States immigrants as well as any future immigrants coming to the country. HML37@CABRINI.EDU

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CRS Immigration Simulation

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Saturday

Fair Trade Consortium

Blue Mountain Ski Van

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Learn about the struggle of immigration through a simulation sponsored by CRS and Amor Latino.

Representatives from different Catholic colleges will discuss issues and ideas related to fair trade.

Grace Hall, 7 p.m.

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Dixon Center, Van leaves 7:30 a.m.

Grace Hall, 9 a.m.

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Live and Learn Series

C-Factor Auditions

Speaker: Rasheeda Ahmad

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MARCH 18

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Audition every and any unusual talent you may have to a panel of judges for the main event in April.

Cabrini professor Rasheeda Ahmad will speak as part of the Faith Speaker Series.

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

Learn some health benefits of pilates. A lesson will follow after a brief information session.

Bruckmann Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m.

Dixon Center, 12 p.m.

Grace Hall, 6 p.m.

Grace Hall, 7 p.m.

THURSDAYBRIEFING The Obama Administration backs gay marriage rights in California The Supreme Court is being encouraged by the Obama administration to deny California voters the right to ban same sex marriage. A heated argument arose that claimed banning the right to gay couples from marrying violates an equal protection clause in the Constitution.

Federal cuts could be crippling to US economy Automatic federal cuts could have a crippling effect on the United States economy. President Obama and other leaders of Congress failed at putting these cuts to a stand-still. Speaking about these restrictions, President Obama stated it will slow economic recovery. “I don’t anticipate a huge financial crisis, but people are going to be hurt,” President Obama said. Read the original story in the New York Times | March 1, 2013

Read the original story in the New York Times | Feb. 28, 2013

Saudi Arabia finances arms for Syrian rebels In an effort of support towards the rebels of Syria, Saudi Arabia has advocated a purchase of a large quantity of weapons from Croatia. This purchase was in hopes to end the gridlock between Syria’s government and the rebels. The rebels started receiving the weapons this past December from shipments sent through Jordan. Read the original story in the New York Times | Feb. 25, 2013

Hundreds of immigrant detainees released In a bizarre attempt to save money with budget cuts in Washington, many immigrant detainees have been released. Although the detainees have been released under a supervised freedom, the cases against them facing deportation have not been dropped. Representative Robert W. Goodlatte argued that Obama was attenuating the negotiations over immigration reform with these releases.

United States in aid to Syrian rebels The United States steps in to help Syrian rebels with the most support the country has offered so far. Secretary of State John Kerry is said to be bringing up the offer of non-lethal assistants to the rebels with training at a base in the region. With Saudi Arabia already providing financial aid, Kerry is also anticipated to be bringing up the topic of direct financial aid as well.

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President Barack Obama speaking in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 27. After the President and other congressional leaders failed to put federal budget cuts to a standstill, he warned that it will slow economoic recovery.

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College receives study abroad grant BY MADISON MILANO Asst. News Editor

Studying abroad has been made more accessible for Cabrini College students. In June 2012, Cabrini College applied for an Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language grant. This project entitles the college to $165,111 over two years to develop six new or redesigned courses that further internationalize the Engagements with the Common Good series. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out of 120 proposals they received, there were 17 colleges that got one and we were lucky enough to get one of them,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Jeffrey Gingerich, associate provost and project manager, said. This project has three primary objectives: to strengthen international and global dimensions of the Justice Matters curriculum, to expand and improve offerings in foreign languages, and to enhance the international competence and experience of Cabrini faculty and staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are three objectives,â&#x20AC;? Gingerich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One is to create more courses and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re concentrating on ECG courses and senior capstone courses and developing those courses where we can develop an international component to them. So the funding itself only gives money to help develop the courses, so now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have to step into place right away to try to find a way to make it more financially feasible for students to do that.â&#x20AC;? The courses that will be created or improved will primarily be ECG courses and senior capstone courses. All the trips will be short-term and take place over spring break, like Guatemala, or summer, like Swaziland. With this grant, the cost per student will be about half of what it would normally be to travel to these places. For example, for a student traveling to Swaziland, they would only have to pay about $1000 instead of what it would normally be â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a wider range of opportunities for students to study social justice through an international lens.â&#x20AC;? DR. NICK ULIANO

which is around $3000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The second objective then is to expand and improve foreign language offerings so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve created a couple of things. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to expand our courses in business, social sciences, translation and education, and those are going to help us,â&#x20AC;? Gingerich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing that and creating a course called Spanish for International Development.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another foreign language dimension to the grant also; they provided money for us to develop courses for the professions,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Nick Uliano, associate professor of romance languages and study abroad coordinator, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have Spanish for teachers, which Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be teaching next semester, Spanish for medical personnel, and Spanish for people involved in the social sciences.â&#x20AC;? This objective is focused on raising and developing Spanish for the Professions, so it will allow students who are studying business, social services, education or translation to not only learn the language, but to learn how they will be using it specifically for their major. The third objective is mainly for Cabrini faculty and staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reality is we have a lot of work to do with our faculty and staff as well, to try and get our competency up in terms of language and the international experience,â&#x20AC;? Gingerich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money there to help faculty and staff to resources to help us get up to speed.â&#x20AC;? To get them up to speed, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a focus on faculty development on two world regions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; southern Africa in year one and Central America in year two. There will also be a Conversational Spanish workshop for faculty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These faculty are going to be developing courses and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll actually have money for several faculty members to travel abroad to these places to establish relationships there with people so that eventually they could either bring students there or we could work via Skype â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not all professors are going to want to travel,â&#x20AC;? Uliano said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We could help globalize the curriculum through Skype and things like that.â&#x20AC;? There are four faculty members involved in this project: Gingerich, the project manager, Dr. Jerome Zurek, chair of communication and professor of English and communication, will coordinate activities related to the Justice Matters curriculum enhancement, Uliano is responsible for coordinating activities supporting the Immersion Experience components, overseeing their linguistic components and designing Spanish for International Development and French for International Development, and Dr. Cynthia Halpern, chair and professor of romance

Details behind the grant r $BCSJOJ SFDJFWFE PWFS UXP ZFBST UP develop new ECG courses. r $BCSJOJ JT POF PG TDIPPMT UP HFU UIF HSBOU PVU PG 120 applicants. r Ç&#x201D;F $PMMFHF IBT UISFF PCKFDUJWFT UP EP XJUI the grant- implement ECG and senior capstone QSPKFDUT UIBU GFBUVSF TIPSU UFSN TUVEZ BCSPBE develop a Spanish class for students to use for their CVTJOFTT TPDJBM TDJFODF PS FEVDBUJPO NBKPS BOE develop faculty to work with African and Central American nations. r 'PVS GBDVMUZ NFNFCFST BSF JOWPMWFE %S +FĹ&#x20AC;SFZ (JOHFSJDI %S +FSPNF ;VSFL %S /JDL 6MJBOP BOE Dr. Cynthia Halpern. languages, will coordinate activities that develop a stronger connection between foreign language instruction and studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; career goals as well as develop and pilot test the new courses in the Spanish for Professions certificate program. Overall, this grant will allow more students to study abroad and experience different cultures, but mainly, â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a wider range of opportunities for students to study social justice through an international lens,â&#x20AC;? Uliano said. This grant is primarily focused on developing countries in order to strengthen international development. These classes and programs being directly added into the Justice Matters program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the core curriculum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has set Cabrini apart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that it is a different experience, but there are a lot of similarities,â&#x20AC;? Gingerich said when describing the difference between studying in these developing countries as opposed to studying in more modernized countries like London or Rome, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know anytime that student get into a different culture â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or any of us, not just students â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much growth and education that goes on in a different culture. But then when you get into a different culture that also is very underprivileged and really struggling in a different way, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different kind of education, a different kind of awareness.â&#x20AC;? MRM356@CABRINI.EDU

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Award shows: worth the hype? While I sit at home on the couch watching all of the award shows going on this season, I question whether all of the red carpet BY KELLIE MANOPPELLO pre-shows, performances during and post parties are worth it? In my opinion, yes it is. Staff Reporter Actors, actresses and performers work day in and day out to provide us with the songs we sing, as well as the movies and shows we watch daily, so why not celebrate them. It’s a good time for them to be honored for making us all laugh, cry, or even just smile. If a movie wins an award, are you not more likely to go out and see it because apparently it’s a great movie. It might have won an Oscar, so go see what the hype is about! I feel like up till the show, the red carpet is one of the biggest talked about part of the day. People see pictures of dresses on the high-fashion runway and wonder when would anyone wear that. Well go watch the red carpet pre-show. It has your answers. The red carpet gives you the vision by putting our favorite actresses/performers in those dresses. They give them personality and realistic-sizing that we don’t see from size-less models. I know there is barely anyone who can afford these dresses that we see but they also inspire what we buy in stores everyday. When girls get ready for prom, what do they bring with them to the salon? Most likely a picture of an actress or performer that they saw at an awards show and decided to use their hair-do for inspiration. There’s tons of websites such as Pinterest that one can go on and find

a picture of their favorite ensemble and a “how to get this look” link with it. Without the hype of the dress on the red carpet from fashion experts no one would think anything of it. Since nail fashion is a big thing this year, E! Channel decided to do a “mani-cam” where we could analyze everyone’s nails and jewelry on their hands. This adds to the idea of we get our fashion from them. With all of the new social media the hype of award shows is at an alltime high. Getting the viewers interacting with the actual hosts at the show can be something different for people. So if you have a chance at seeing your tweet or comment run at the bottom of the screen on national TV, why not take that chance. That’s exciting! You get to see your opinion on maybe how awesome Jennifer Lawrence looked at the Oscars or the amazing performance done by Justin Timberlake at the Grammys. The hype is totally worth it. It gives us all something to talk about. It proves to us that actors and actresses are not everything we see in movies. They are real people too and deserve to be rewarded for what they do. We both win, viewers getting fashion ideas and a different view on which they’re watching. The guests to the show get rewarded for their amazing talents! The hype is totally worth it. KAM474@CABRINI.EDU

Which holidays should our government recognize?

BY BEATRICE MCQUISTON Engagement Editor

If we took off every Christmastime. holiday, we wouldn’t Why is it just that Christians get to live in really get much 2013 Holiday Schedule work done would we? But the quesDate Holiday tion is, why some holidays and not Tuesday, January 1-New Year’s Day others? The federal Monday, January 21-Birthday of Martin Luther government recognizes Christmas but King, Jr. not Mawlid and New Year’s Day but not Monday, February 18 *-Washington’s Birthday the Orthodox and Monday, May 2-Memorial Day lunar new year. Even Washington’s Birthday

but not Lincoln’s. Honestly, I think that our government has way more important things to worry about than what holidays should students not have class so they can sleep in and get drunk. With that said, it is strange to think about how the government determines what holidays we as a society have “off.” The main issue with this comes down to religious diversity and if it is time for the federal, state and local government to recognize other religious’ holidays. I mean in most school nowadays, students and staff are directed to say “winter concerts” instead of Christmas concerts and “Happy Holidays” at

Thursday, July 4- Independence Day Monday, September 2 -Labor Day

Monday, October 14 -Columbus Day Monday, November 11-Veterans Day

and ‘Joyous Passover,’” an associate professor of education at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Khyati Y. Joshi said. Many Americans celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas and that is why the government recognizes them. I believe the issue of what holidays we should and should not have off will always be a talked about thing just because our country us becoming more and more diverse. America is a place of many faiths and traditions. Obviously there are some holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving and Fourth of July that our country thinks are more important to celebrate than ones like Valentines Day and St. Patrick’s Day. I don’t think many people can say that they do not love holidays. It’s a day off from work, often a three-day weekend to travel or relax. All holidays should be recognized, important to you or not. But we should just be thankful for the holidays the government does give.

Thursday, November 28 -Thanksgiving Day BMM77@CABRINI.EDU

Wednesday, December 25-Christmas Day

a society that is familiar to them and with them. “Americans shouldn’t hesitate to say ‘Merry Christmas,’ as long as they know when to say ‘Happy Diwali,’ ‘Eid Mubarak’

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Unpaid internships or free labor? Internships become absolutely necessary as college students begin the integration process into the work force. However, finding a paid internship is potentially even harder than getting the job of your dreams right out of school. Most internships, especially the ones that look best on a resume, are unpaid with the idea that you are being rewarded in experience. Though that’s true, attempting to keep grades up, hold a job, and go to an internship stretches a BY HEATHER LAPERGOLA person very thin. Many of my friends with Asst. News Editor unpaid internships work and make money almost solely for the gas needed to drive back and forth from their internship. That on top of college fees, and other possible added necessities (food, rent, etc.…) some students have to make the difficult decision between the job and internship because it’s impossible to do both. Student teaching is very similar in that same aspect, because the work experience is necessary for acquiring a job later on, but the time and work that goes with it is difficult to manage into a busy college student’s schedule. I’m lucky enough to actually have a paid internship, and am completely grateful for the income along with the experience, but most are not nearly as lucky as myself. My boss says she believes that interns do a lot of work and deserve to be compensated for it. She sees unpaid interns as free labor and knowing that they’re in college, paying extreme amounts of money already, only makes her more encouraged to pay her interns.

To fully understand the feelings of an unpaid intern more, I asked a friend of mine how he felt about his unpaid internship. He told me he was appreciative of the internship that he had, because it was with a respectable

“Companies know students will flock to fill their internship positions and if the person they hire has problems fulfilling their responsibilities, there is someone waiting for the opportunity to fill that spot.”

impossible for us on top of everything else we have to do. It is unfair to many who don’t have the means to afford all the responsibilities that come along with an internship, while others can depend on parents to help with bills or other fees. It’s no one’s fault for the opportunities they have or don’t have, but when a person has earned the position of an internship and cannot accept because they can’t even afford transportation to the internship, it puts more pressure on the individual to figure a way to do everything. I do believe that companies and organizations should pay their interns, simply based on the fact that internships cost money just to attend most times. Giving up a paying job so that a person can work as an intern is a very demanding request when most college students have to pinch pennies just to pay for necessary bills, materials, and academics. Despite my opinions, I don’t expect things to change in the near future. Companies know students will flock to fill their internship positions and if the person they hire has problems fulfilling their responsibilities, there is someone waiting for the opportunity to fill that spot. HML37@CABRINI.EDU

organization and he understood that internships at places like that normally are unpaid because of the amount of students who are willing to work for free just to have a good reference on a resume. However, it was unfavorable the amount of work, time and money that had to go into just being in the internship. We, college students, already have a lot on our plates at almost all times. The addition of another job is sometimes

When “How can I help you?” becomes helping yourself BY JENNIFER CANNON Asst. Lifestyles Editor

“Those things take away jobs,” customers croak when I try to entice them to utilize self-checkouts instead of waiting in line for a cashier. But honestly, they haven’t. Not in our situation at least. I work at a CVS where four self-checkout machines were installed two years ago and it’s not hard to say whether or not they have affected the number of people that are employed. But are people really concerned with the fact that a 20-yearold college student keeps her part-time job, or are they just too lazy to wave their items in front of a scanner and put them in

a bag themselves? Many times, this is the case. “I’ll still do it for you,” I plead, because I am not permitted to open up another register but am encouraged by management to do anything short of cattle prod people away from the “real cashier.” And reluctantly they shuffle over with their baskets as I am just as polite and attentive as I would be if I were behind the counter. But machines have a mind of their own sometimes, so if something rings up the wrong price I am berated with insults of “I didn’t want to use these machines to begin with. I wanted a real person.” America is about convenience, and about getting done what you need to do as quickly as possible so you can get on with your life. And we live in the 21st century where you can order pizza on your iPhone without ever speaking to a real person. Why is it so important then, for that interaction at a grocery or drug store? Beneath it all, it is fear. Consumers fear the technology that is put there to assist them and serve them. They fear the science fiction fables that robots will take over the world. They fear that it is something they do not understand or know how to use properly so they degrade it instead of choosing to learn. They crave a human face, even if it is an annoyed one due to the constant complaints about said useless technology. I am pro-self-checkout. At grocery stores and other places that offer it, I feel like I am clogging up the lines when I wait to purchase my Snapple and chips at a cashier when I am perfectly capable of doing it myself. Certainly there are times, with a cartful of items and a handful of coupons that a cashier is more efficient, so by all means you can wait

in line. To the people who believe in refusing to store clerks to use self-checkouts because they will take away my job, the machines are already installed and are not going anywhere. Consequently, neither am I because of people like you who make it necessary to have an attendant walk you through the “self-service” checkout. JMC463@CABRINI.EDU

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Lifes

Bullied Two stories. One sore topic. Bullying is a problem in today’s society - anyone at any age can be the victim of bullying. BY JENNAROSE DIGIACOMO

Asst. Lifestyles Editor

“I was bullied,” Isabella said. Isabella DiGiacomo, a sophomore at Harriton High School, suffered bullying from the beginning of her kindergarten term until the end of her eighth grade year. Bullying was her enemy. “It was difficult waking up in the morning,” Isabella said. “I was fearful of going to school, and worrying about being bullied.” She was primarily bullied because of her weight. Dr. Julie Lumeng, professor of pediatrics at the University of Michigan, conducted a recent study that showed “obese children were 65 percent more likely to be bullied than children of normal weight.” “A bully’s goal is to demonstrate that they are powerful,” Dr. Eliza Byard, executive director of the gay, lesbian and straight education network, said. “They make others feel miserable and isolated, but it only works if others play along.” In kindergarten, Isabella was subject to verbal abuse. “I was called a big, fat lesbian,” Isabella said. “Being so young, I had no idea of how to handle it.” Trusted adults can be the helping hand. That could mean a parent, a sibling, or a teacher. Julie Hertzog, director of the PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, said, “Anyone that they gravitate towards.” Isabella’s parents, Robert and Paula DiGiacomo, decided to take action right away. “We went in to see Isabella’s kindergarten teacher,” Mrs. DiGiacomo said. “Her teacher and guidance counselor decided on observing Isabella, just to make sure all was okay.” As the years progressed so did the bullying. Her weight began to increase. “Food became my escape,” Isabella said. “It comforted me.”

As she entered her middle school years, Isabella faced extreme bullying. It went from verbal abuse to both verbal and physical abuse. “I would get on the bus and students would call me Fatty Patty,” Isabella said. “They told me I should be put on Weight Watchers.” From September until the end of October of her sixth grade year, Isabella kept her bullying from her parents. “I would scream, and cry, begging not to go to school,” Isabella said. “We would have never found out if it weren’t for Isabella’s friends who witnessed the bullying on the school bus,” Mr. DiGiacomo said. “I was very depressed. It was as if I had failed her.” Isabella’s bullying didn’t become physical until her seventh grade year when another student slapped her in the face. Due to this situation, Isabella’s IEP teacher (Individualized Education Program) created a line of sight for her. A line of sight is where a group of teachers stand outside their classrooms and outside during recess to make sure Isabella was safe going to and from classes. “She missed 52 days of school in seventh grade,” Mrs. DiGiacomo said. “It was extremely heartbreaking. It caused a huge impact on our family.” On the day of Isabella’s 14th birthday she was subject to ethnic slurs. “I was told to go back to hoagie town,” Isabella said. “I thought it was rude to my ethnicity and I was hurt.” Mrs. DiGiacomo waited at the bus stop for Isabella like she would every day. “The look I saw on her face, was a face I could die from,” Mrs. DiGiacomo said. Bystanders, who stand there and do nothing, encourage the bully. “One person has to be the show,” Akil Patterson, CEO and Founder of the Patterson Project, said. “They make derogatory remarks toward a person’s religious and personal background.” Bullies feed off of

the energy of those around them. The bullying has stopped for Isabella. “Bullying is not tolerated whatsoever in high school,” Mrs. DiGiacomo said. “I realized that it’s not me who there is something wrong with,” Isabella said. “It’s those who try and put me down.” Anyone at any age can be the subject of bullying. For another individual, it started when he was older.

“I was subject to bullying too,” Matt said. Matthew Brennan, a sophomore exercise science major at Cabrini College, suffered from bullying during his middle school years. “It all started when I was in sixth grade,” Matt said. “I had already been going through some rough times at home.” Matt had trouble making friends. Matt was a very hyperactive child; he was also diagnosed with ADHD along with a few other disabilities. “Kids would call me retarded as I walked down the hall,” Matt said. “They would call me pizza face since I had many pimples.” In seventh grade, Matt had a tutor who stayed with him throughout the day. “Kids would pick on me for that,” Matt said. “I was so fed up with people that I started swinging at kids.” At home Matt was constantly angry at the world. “I started growing cold and angry with the people who went to school with me,” Matt said. “Fights would break out between my family members and me.” In eighth grade Matt’s mother sent him to Hilltop Preparatory School. “It was at this school that I finally made close friendships,” Matt said. “The bullying had stopped.” A small act of courage can change a whole life. “Any form of bullying is unethical,” Matt said. “If anyone witnesses bullying, don’t just stand there. Do something about it.” JD836@CABRINI.EDU

ANTI-BULLYING RESOURCES www.stopbullying.gov School District of Philadelphia Bully Hotline 215-400-7233

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Love is Love People are People

The gay population in the United States is estimated to be 9 million or about 3.8 percent. Bisexuals make up about 1.8 percent of the population and transgender adults make up 0.3 percent of the population. BY ROCCO DELMONTE

Staff Writer

“I have lived in a cage all my life and now I am free to love and be who I want to be. I love you but I would like to continue living on my own.” NICK PALMER

“It was like I was living alone in a dark closet my entire life and the door showed no signs of opening,” Nick Palmer said. Nick is a 21-year-old and is now living on his own in Philadelphia. He was living with his parents in Chestnut Hill - until he decided to come out to his family. The gay population in the United States is estimated to be 9 million or about 3.8 percent. Bisexuals make up about 1.8 percent of the population and transgender adults make up 0.3 percent of the population. “I guess my mind knew I was gay years before my conscious did,” Nick said. The constant fear of coming out to his family and friends was growing each day inside him. He was afraid of what people would think of him, if his friends and family would still like him and support him and his fear of being alone was his biggest of all. Nick was 18 and in college when his parents found out his secret. “I decided to go to DC and take part in the Pride Parade with my other gay friends to have fun and for once in my life not be afraid of who I am,” Nick said. Photos from the parade where posted on Facebook and unknowingly he was tagged in the photos. People all over the world lie to themselves about who they are. They lie because they are afraid. They are afraid of being rejected by society, losing close friends and family and being beaten and harassed by people. Nick’s friends on Facebook saw the pictures of him and his friends at the parade dressed in costumes and riding on floats. They decided it was a good idea to show their parents. Phone calls where made to Nick’s mother. Nick received a call immediately from his mother. “I looked down at my phone and I saw my mother was calling and my heart sank,” Nick said. He did not know what to do. He answered the phone and right away his mother said, “Where are you? Is this true? Are you gay?”

“It was supposed to be a day of fun and freedom and then it turned into my worst nightmare,” Nick said. He looked around at the people at the parade and saw how happy and free they were. He thought to himself, “I wanted to be free of my closet.” Nick said proudly to his mother on the phone, “Yes, it is all true and I am gay.” He thought this was great, that he was finally free. Nick’s mother remained silent for a few seconds and then responded, “Do not come home. How dare you embarrass your family? Do you know how hard it is going to be for your siblings and myself to say that you are gay?” “I did not know what to think. I looked at my phone as she was still talking and hit ‘end call,’” Nick said. He was happy that the battle with himself was over but he was upset that the battle with his family had begun. Nick was living on his own for a little over a year before he spoke with his mother again. He said the time alone gave him the opportunity to grow and become a strong adult. His mother invited him to come back and live at home. She admitted she was wrong to have thrown him out of her home and her life. But Nick proudly declined her offer. “I still loved you even though you didn’t love me. I’m glad I have you back now,” Nick said. “I have lived in a cage all my life and now I am free to love and be who I want to be. I love you but I would like to continue living on my own,” Nick said. His mother agreed with him and told him that she will always be there for him. Nick now has a loving boyfriend of almost two years and they both live together in Center City Philadelphia. “I look back on how I used to see myself and how I hated myself, but I look in the mirror today and I see a strong, independent proud gay man. I would not wish for it any other way,” Nick said. RAD87@CABRINI.EDU

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LETâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GET READY TO STUMBLE! I am the Frisky Feather

I love you or I love sex Passion, infatuation, lust, obsession, craving, desire: Words of love? Or what comes with sex. Students come to college for the desire to experience new things. Sex is a symbol of love and a desire that all human beings have, but when did it cross the line and become just an action instead of a feeling of connection? Love and sex have always been a tricky part of relationships. Let me honestly say that most college students donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;tied downâ&#x20AC;? in a relationship, so that relationship just becomes the awkward â&#x20AC;&#x153;friends with benefits.â&#x20AC;? I would love to hear about a â&#x20AC;&#x153;friends with benefitsâ&#x20AC;? relationship that lasted. The questions about sex are neverending, but what we need to think about is why sex is now a casual action people do instead of a love connection between two people. Obviously we are all young adults with wants and desires and sex is one of them. But what happens when the â&#x20AC;&#x153;casual sexâ&#x20AC;? with your â&#x20AC;&#x153;friend with benefitsâ&#x20AC;? starts to bring along feelings? A mix of confusion and jealousy happens of course. The great â&#x20AC;&#x153;no strings attachedâ&#x20AC;? relationship is no longer there. It is gone forever and the two of you will probably never just be friends again. So, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the problem with our world today. We honestly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the difference between loving the person and just simply loving the sex. The two get mixed together; our feelings just end up being hurt. Always remember what you are getting yourself into when you start â&#x20AC;&#x153;talking to someoneâ&#x20AC;? because you may easily both have very different views on the difference between sex and love. The words used to be one and the same but in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world, be careful what you wish for. You may think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in love but the bottom line is sex changes everything. We will meet again,

Each year, all across the globe, parades, festivals and events are happening all weekend long to help celebrate St. Patrick, Ireland and a very proud Irish history. This year celebrate the luck of the Irish by participating in the Philadelphia Official St. Paddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Bar Crawl. Purchase your $10 ticket online for any of the three starting locations including McFaddenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Tavern on Broad or Woolly Mammothâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and prep yourself for a long day filled with cheers and beers. How to crawl? Be sure to have your group organized and you also want to be sure to have all of your bar visits pre mapped out. How a bar crawl works is at each participating bar they will have specific times for the best drink prices, you want to be sure to be at that bar at that time. Each one is different so plan accordingly. Have your PubCrawl map ready and remember: everybody canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be Irish - someone has to drive.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Irishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; I could do it myself... Traditionally the Irish are known to drink in honor of those who have passed. Saint Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day is celebrated on March 17, the day that is thought to be the day of his passing. Sticking to tradition and honor, the day became a natural drinking choice. Here are a few creative drink ideas to help you celebrate the holiday weekend.

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One man, one job many lasting impressions

BY BETHANY BIGENHO Asst. Sports Editor

made time for them all. Bill worked 40 hours a week, five days a week. He continued that work schedule even after he was diagnosed with cancer. Mopping, sweeping, organizing, and fixing things would be an understatement “Coming to work every day kept him alive. He worked even when he had a to describe the job responsibilities Bill Cope took on. “He was one of the nicest feeding tube. He loved working, and customers are still asking about him,” his copeople I’ve ever met. He was always happy, helped with anything. I really miss seeworker Nina explained. She continued, “Bill went through seven weeks of radiation ing him here and him asking how I was doing,” a faithful customer, Lori, said. Bill and did not miss one day of work. If that does not show dedication to your job and Cope was the janitor at Salvation Army in Quakertown, Pa. for eight years. to customers, I don’t know what does. Cope was known for not being afraid to Bill and his wife, Betty, decided that after share his faith and religious views with others. five years of retirement they were both bored Customers would go to him with concerns and and wanted to get out and do something. prayer requests because they knew how much Bill chose to apply to the Salvation Army. He he cared and would do anything to help.” applied three or four different times before By the time he had to leave, he loved the even scoring an interview to work there. Once job as much as the job loved him. He worked hired, he swept, mopped, and literally fixed until he couldn’t physically come into the store anything and everything. He was willing to help anymore. Bill Cope lost his battle with cancer out whenever needed. this past December. To this day, customers from “They didn’t pay barely anything, but he Salvation Army are still constantly asking about loved it there even so,” Betty Cope, his wife, the older guy that mopped the floors. Betty said. Cope did not work at Salvation Army for Cope said that she was flooded with cards and the money, but rather because he loved people. prayers from co-workers who worked with Bill, Bill was not pleased with the cleaning supplies and from his loyal customers. All employees that the store provided for him. Without fail, from the Salvation Army were allowed to attend Bill would go out and buy all of his own cleanthe funeral, while still getting paid for not being ing supplies because they worked better. at work. NINA “We still call the janitor’s closet, ‘Bill’s closBill Cope’s position at Salvation Army will et.’ Even though he no longer works here, it will not be easily filled by a new employee. All that forever be Bill’s closet,” a former co-worker, he did while at Salvation Army makes him Nina, shared. irreplaceable. He is genuine proof that money and a fancy job are not the marks of When asked, numerous co-workers could not think of just one thing to say about a successful and significant life. He truly changed the lives of anyone he came in Bill. They had so many compliments to give him. contact with, and left an everlasting impact that will touch the lives of many people Bill’s unofficial job was the head of the welcome committee. He always provided for years to come. costumers with a friendly smile and displayed a genuine interest in how they were doing. “He was always willing to help out anybody. He could really make any one BLB85@CABRINI.EDU customer smile,” co-worker and manager, Valerie, said. Regular customers that frequented the store had a relationship with him. Bill really cared about everyone and

“We still call the janitor’s closet, ‘Bill’s closet.” Even though he no longer works here, it will forever be Bill’s closet. He was the janitor and he could literally fix anything and everything,”

Thursday March 14

Events off campus escapes

CABIN FEVER CRAFT SHOW Spend time wandering through the historic setting, shopping for the tasty treats, gifts, or decor for in and outside the home. MOLAND HOUSE IN WARMINSTER, PA 10 A.M-5 P.M. $1.00

Sunday

Monday

March 17

March 18

SJ HOT CHEF RESTAURANT WEEK 40 restaurants throughout South Jersey are participating to showcase their abundant culinary talent at discounted prices.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS GAME Come and support the 76ers when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers.

$25 LUNCH $35 DINNER; 4 COURSE MEALS

7 P.M. TICKETS STARTING AT $15

RACHEL ANTUZZI | ASST. PERSPECTIVES | RMA58@CABRINI.EDU

Friday March 15 SUGARLOAF CRAFT FESTIVAL Over 250 artists and craftspeople will be displaying and selling their unique, handcrafted items throughout the weekend in celebration of American creativity and craftsmanship. GREATER PHILADELPHIA EXPO CENTER IN OAKS, PA $8 ONLINE, $10 AT THE DOOR

Tuesday March 19

Saturday March 16 O’HARA LEPRECHAUN RUN All fundraising efforts and proceeds will go towards completing construction and purchasing equipment in order to host track meets in the school’s future. TICKETS $20-$25

Wednesday March 20

THE ADDAMS FAMILY (BROADWAY TOUR)

EMBLEM 3 CONCERT

Watch the smash-hit comedy come to life on stage in front of you.

Don’t miss out on an opportunity to see the band in concert and meet the members.

NEW YORK, NY TICKETS START AT $20

TICKETS $20

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Weekly Crossword Puzzle

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Hoop Scoop: Lady Cavs battled in defeat BY KEVIN DURSO Sports Editor

The Lady Cavs were noted underdogs. There was no question about it. They entered the gym of No. 10 Catholic University on Friday, March 2, making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2009. On a 19-game winning streak, the Lady Cavs had grabbed the attention of an entire campus and an entire conference. They turned even more heads in their firstround game against Catholic. Cabrini held a six-point lead during the first half, played to a 23-23 tie at halftime and kept the score close during the second half. With under five minutes to play, the Catholic lead was only four points. Despite eventually losing the game, 52-44, the Lady Cavs played with the same heart and drive that they brought to the court all season. They looked at the long odds and truly believed they could defy them. They nearly succeeded. That alone should boost spirits for next season. But there are plenty of favorable signs for the Lady Cavs in the 2013-14 season. The Lady Cavs lose just two seniors this season. With a strong core returning, they

KEVIN DURSO / SPORTS EDITOR

The Lady Cavs were defeated by No. 10 Catholic University of America, 52-44, in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament despite being huge underdogs on Friday, March 2. should be favored in the CSAC. This core led the Lady Cavs. They get scoring from several sources, both on the perimeter and inside the paint. But most of all, this team will enter next season with a strong defense. Defense led the Lady Cavs to the CSAC

title. Defense nearly helped the Lady Cavs pull off a major first-round upset. With a similar performance in 2013-14, the Lady Cavs could be in a similar position as they were in the first round, minutes away from an upset victory. The motivation from this year and the

near-upset should motivate the Lady Cavs, making for a bright future for Cabrini women’s basketballs. KAD323@CABRINI.EDU

Stats and Standings Men’s Lacrosse

Women’s Lacrosse

CSAC STANDINGS

Centenary College 3-0 (0-0 CSAC) Gwynedd-Mercy College 1-1 (0-0 CSAC) Cabrini College 2-2 (0-0 CSAC) Immaculata University 1-3 (0-0 CSAC) Rosemont College 1-3 (0-0 CSAC) Neumann University 1-4 (0-0 CSAC) Marywood University 0-4 (0-0 CSAC)

TEAM LEADERS

Neumann University 5-0 (0-0 CSAC) Centenary College 2-1 (0-0 CSAC) Immaculata University 2-1 (0-0 CSAC) Gwynedd-Mercy College 1-1 (0-0 CSAC) Notre Dame of Maryland 1-1 (0-0 CSAC) Cabrini College 0-1 (0-0 CSAC) Rosemont College 0-1 (0-0 CSAC) Cedar Crest College 0-2 (0-0 CSAC) Marywood University 0-4 (0-0 CSAC)

GOALS

TEAM LEADERS

ASSISTS

Bree Thompson - 2 Nathalie Basunga - 2 Two others tied with 1

POINTS

Lacie Doubet - 1 Sarah Carzo - 1 Melissa Scanzano - 1

SAVES

Bree Thompson - 2 Nathalie Basunga - 2 Lacie Doubet - 2

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE

Janel Folkomer - 8

Corey Elmer - 9 Anthony DiSanzo - 9 Bobby Thorp - 8 Corey Elmer - 11 Bobby Thorp - 4 Mike Leyden - 3 Corey Elmer - 20 Bobby Thorp - 12 Anthony DiSanzo - 10 Erick Zarzecki - 48 Erick Zarzecki - 10.50

SAVE PERCENTAGE Erick Zarzecki - .533

GOALS

ASSISTS

POINTS

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GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Janel Folkomer - 17.00

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Club baseball team taking shape at Cabrini BY NICHOLAS CIPOLLONE Asst. Sports Editor

Baseball at Cabrini is looking promising to be part of our club sports the school has to offer. It has been four years since Cabrini offered the option of playing baseball as a club sport. This year Cabrini College is looking to resurrect the club team. Last year those interested in club baseball teamed up with neighbor-school Valley Forge Military College. This year Cabrini is teaming up with Valley Forge, only this time they have a substantial amount of students committed to making club baseball a notable club sport at Cabrini. The movement is headed by freshman Cole Kinsey, who first sparked interest by putting flyers up around campus. Bruce Bryde, a member of the marketing department at Cabrini, is the advisor for the club and assisting Kinsey with the essentials and coaching the team. Bryde is a former head coach for Drexel. The amount if interest generated the decision to call for a meeting in the Dixon Center conference room Feb. 27th at 7:00 p.m. A group of 16 interested players met with Bryde and Orlin Jespersen, head of intramural sports at Cabrini, and talked about the core essentials to starting a club. Fundraising, paperwork, and where and when the club plans to practice and have games. The difficult part about getting games is getting another club team to play because most have their schedule already. The club’s plan right now is to have a few practices and four to six games this year then eventually expand on the club and raise funds for fall semester of 2014 to establish themselves as a club. They held their first practice to take place on March 11 at Valley Forge’s field. The good turnout of at least a starting nine and some bench players fielded grounders and work on the defense. They have plans to hit their next practice in the near future. The Club’s overall plan is to generate enough funds and interest to eventually become an NCAA division III affiliated team within the next couple years. For more information contact Cole Kinsey at cdk52@ cabrini.edu. NCC36@CABRINI.EDU

THURSDAY MARCH 14, 2013

Tracking LAX Lady Cavs tough schedule helps future BY KEVIN DURSO Sports Editor

It is very early for the Lady Cavs on the lacrosse field. With just one game under their belts so far, the Lady Cavs are simply trying to get some game experience. Their first game against Haverford didn’t go as planned, a 17-6 loss. But the Lady Cavs also usually play their toughest games first. Look at the early schedule. Wednesday, March 13, the Lady Cavs host Rowan University. On Saturday, March 16, they host the University of Scranton. They will also play Ursinus College and Swarthmore College before opening conference play on March 23. Head coach Jackie Neary always plans the schedule around these games because of the effect they have on the team. They improve the players for games against conference opponents. It was evident last season as the Lady Cavs rolled through conference play after starting off slow in non-conference play. Teams like Rowan, Ursinus and The College of New Jersey are regulars to the Cabrini women’s lacrosse schedule. This

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The women’s lacrosse team is 0-1 on the season and will face several tough opponents in the regular season such as The College of New Jersey. season’s is obviously no exception. The Lady Cavs, along with the men’s lacrosse team, are trying to close out a strong athletic year for Cabrini sports. Six teams have played in CSAC Finals and four of them have been crowned champions. Both the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams are favored this season in the CSAC.

But in order to achieve that goal, they must fight through tough opponents, win or lose. That starts right away with these difficult opponents but the payoff will come soon enough. KAD323@CABRINI.EDU

Cavs facing tough opponents early BY BRETT LOCKBAUM Staff Writer

The Cabrini men’s lacrosse team was ranked No. 5 in the country in all of Division III in the preseason. After making to the Elite 8 last year, there was high expectations for the Cavaliers. The Cavs started off with an 18-12 win over the Haverford College Fords. They started slow opening the season of 2013, and went down 2-0 in the beginning of the game. The Cavs fought back and tied the game by the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter the Cavs took control and outscored the Fords 7-1. The Cavs held on to the lead for their first victory of the season. Cabrini than would start their four-game road trip at the seventh-ranked Dickinson College Red Devils. The Red Devils pulled away in the fourth quarter and gave the Cavaliers their first loss of the season. Cabrini would than take on No. 3 Lynchburg College Hornets and fall again in a close game, 11-9. The Cavs rebounded in their most recent match on Saturday, March 9, beating Swarthmore, 15-7. The Cavaliers’ offense has been led by junior attack Corey Elmer, who has recorded 20 points on nine goals and 11 assists. Senior attack Bobby Thorp has recorded 12 points on eight goals and four assists, and sophomore midfielder Anthony DiSanzo has recorded 10 points on nine goals and one assist. Senior Goalkeeper, Erick Zarzeki has led the Cavaliers in net posting a 10.5 goals against average and .553 save percentage. This is a traditional Cabrini lacrosse sea-

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Senior Bobby Thorp (No. 8) and sophomore Damien Sobiesky (No. 9) have been among the Cavaliers’ top scorers this season. son. The Cavs put themselves up against the best in the nation as they prepare for games within the conference. It is through these challenging games that ensure the Cavs are ready for conference play. It is the reason the Cavs are 12-time defending CSAC champions. The road doesn’t get any easier in the week ahead. The Cavs close the four-game road trip against No. 10 Gettysburg College on Wednesday before hosting the nation’s top-ranked team, SUNY Cortland, on Saturday.

But it is a road the Cavs will bear knowing that they will be prepared for the conference, ready to win another CSAC title and make another deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

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Cavs rebound with win over Swarthmore BY KEVIN DURSO Sports Editor

After dropping two games to ranked opponents, the Cavaliers returned to the field against an unranked foe. Standing in their way was the Swarthmore College Garnet. The Cavaliers fell into an early hole but recovered to net their second win of the season, a 15-7 victory on Saturday, March 9. The Garnet led after the first quarter, 2-1. Anthony DiSanzo scored his seventh goal of the season to cut the lead to one with 2:16 remaining in the first quarter. DiSanzo scored his second goal of the game to knot the score at two just 54 seconds into the quarter. But Marcik’s second goal of the day gave the Garnet the lead back less than a minute later. But the Cavs would tie the game and take their first lead of the day with two goals by Bobby Thorp in less than a minute. The second goal, Thorp’s fifth of the season, came with 8:44 remaining in the half. DiSanzo would complete the hat trick with Joey Shallow and Ethan Heisman scoring goals as well in a quarter where the Cavs outscored the Garnet, 6-2, taking a 7-4 advantage into the half. The Garnet would cut the lead down to two at the beginning and end of the third quarter, both times on goals by Molloy, who

Brown showing he’s ready for starting job KEVIN DURSO / SPORTS EDITOR / FILE PHOTO

Bobby Thorp (No. 8) scored five goals in the Cavaliers’ 15-7 win over Swarthmore College on Saturday, March 9. The win improved the Cavs to 2-2 on the season. had four in the game and three in the third quarter alone. Thorp added three more goals in the fourth, completing a five-goal game. His season total for goals is now up to eight. Elmer added his second goal of the game and Damien Sobieski scored a pair of goals in the final quarter as well. Meanwhile, Erick Zarzecki made three saves in blanking the

Garnet in the final quarter and finished with 10 saves on the day. The win improved the Cavs to 2-2 on the season entering a difficult week of play. The Cavs host the top-ranked SUNY Cortland at Edith Robb Dixon Field on Saturday, March 16, at 3 p.m. KAD323@CABRINI.EDU

BOX SCORE Cabrini 15 Swarthmore College 7 GOALS: CAB: BOBBY THORP 5, ANTHONY DISANZO 3, COREY ELMER 2, DAMIEN SOBIESKI 2, MIKE LEYDEN, ETHAN HEISMAN, JOEY SHALLOW HVF: JONATHAN MOLLOY 5, WES MARCIK 2 GOALKEEPERS: CAB: ERICK ZARZECKI - 10 OF 17 HVF: JONATHAN COHEN 14 OF 29

Lady Cavs fall to Haverford in opener BY KAITLYN KARBON Staff Writer

The Cabrini women’s lacrosse team opened their season with a 17-6 loss to Haverford College on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Haverford. Just three minutes into the first half, Haverford kicked off the scoring and took an early 1-0 lead with a goal from Hannah Morgan, her first of the season. Three minutes later, Diana Perry increased Haverford’s lead to 2-0 with her first goal of the season. Less than a minute later, Perrin Downing scored her first goal of the season, increasing Haverford’s lead to 3-0. Seven minutes into the half, the Cavaliers scored their first goal on a shot from Nathalie Basunga, assisted by Lacie Doubet, bringing the score to 3-1. Haverford increased their lead to 4-1 on a goal by Kenny Likes, her first of the season, 10 minutes into the first half. With 11 minutes remaining in the half, Haverford scored again with a goal from Dayna Kim making the score 8-1. Less than a minute after that, the Cavaliers scored their second goal of the game on a shot from Lacie Doubet. With nine minutes remaining, Perry scored her second goal, followed quickly by Likes’ second goal and Morgan’s fifth goal, with an assist from Christina Gould. This brought the score to 11-2 within a matter of 30 seconds. Gould also got into the action, scoring her first goal of the game with less than four minutes remaining in the half. With time ticking and less than 30 seconds remaining in the first half, Downing scored her second goal to close out the scoring in the first half at 14-2. However, the second half proved to be better for the Lady Cavs, as they were the

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Sophomore Lacie Doubet (No. 20) scored a goal and added an in the Lady Cavs’ seasonopening loss to Haverford on Wednesday, Feb. 28. first to score in the second half, courtesy of a goal by Bree Thompson three minutes into the half, bringing the score to 14-3. Thompson scored again for Cabrini 10 minutes into the half to cut Haverford’s lead to 14-4. However, less than two minutes later, Haverford increased their lead again to 15-4 thanks to Morgan’s sixth goal, assisted by Perry. After seven minutes with no scoring, Gould got her second goal for Haverford, making the score 16-4. Six minutes later, the Lady Cavs scored their fifth goal thanks to Katie Lasater. Haverford scored their final goal to bring

the score to 17-5 on Kim’s second goal with less than five minutes remaining in the game. Basunga closed out the scoring for the Lady Cavs and the game with under three minutes to go, bringing the final score to 17-6, resulting in a loss in the season opener to Haverford. “We did not have a very good first half, but our second half was much better,” head coach Jackie Neary said. “The game gave us a lot of things to focus on during spring training. We need to work on putting two solid halves together.” KAK362@CABRINI.EDU

BOX SCORE Cabrini 6 Haverford College 17 GOALS: CAB: BREE THOMPSON 2, NATHALIE BASUNGA 2, LACIE DOUBET, KATIE LASATER HVF: HANNAH MORGAN 6, DIANA PERRY 3, PERRIN DOWNING 2, DAYNA KIM 2, CHRISTINA GOULD 2, KENNY LIKES 2 GOALKEEPERS: CAB: JANEL FOLKOMER - 8 OF 25 HVF: SHANNA HORN - 7 OF 9, MARGARET PERKOFF 3 OF 5, MEGAN CHENWORTH 6 OF 8

The outfield for the Phillies on paper is a complete mess. It is a puzzle with several pieces to find a fit. One part of the picture is clear: Ben Revere is starting in center field. But what about the corners? Is Darin Ruf ready for the major-leagues full-time? Tough to say. The 26-year-old first baseman turned outfielder has struggled at the plate and in the field this spring. Will Delmon Young be healthy in time for Opening Day? Hard to believe, Harry, especially considering he hasn’t seen any playing time this spring. Can the Phillies get away with a platoon of John Mayberry Jr. and Laynce Nix in one, if not both of the corner outfield spots? It would be a difficult task. One of the offseason questions getting a strong and positive answer is the one regarding the fifth outfielder in question: Domonic Brown. The 24-yearold hot-shot prospect may be finally making his mark. He has belted home runs, three of them so far, and all have traveled plenty deep for any major-league park. He has consistently reached base and scored runs as a result. His 15 runs scored lead all majorleaguers in spring play. His .400 batting average is also a far cry from recent spring tryouts. The player who was supposed to be the next big thing for the Phillies when he was initially called up in 2010 may be finally living up to his potential. This isn’t the regular season, but Brown looks like a man on a mission, a player with a goal. He knows at least one starting job are up for grabs this spring. It is apparent based on his torrid start that he wants one of those spots. It remains to be seen how Brown will play once he gets regular appearances in regular-season action. But if this is supposed to be a tryout, Brown has passed the audition with flying colors. At the very least, he should be giving a starting job. Time will only tell if he has earned it for good. KAD323@CABRINI.EDU

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Cavalier Calendar

Thursday, March 14 No games

Friday, March 15 Softball DH vs. Rosemont College 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 16 Women’s Lacrosse vs. University of Scranton 12:00 p.m. Softball DH at Notre Dame of Maryland 1:00 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse vs. No. 1 SUNY-Cortland 3:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball Sweet 16 at No. 20 The College of Wooster 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 17 No games

Monday, March 18 Men’s Tennis vs. Lebanon Valley College 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 19 Softball DH vs. Haverford College 3:00 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse at Ursinus College 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 20 No games

Cavs embracing underdog role in Tourney KEVIN DURSO / SPORTS EDITOR / FILE PHOTO

The Cabrini men’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third straight season by defeating two ranked opponents on the road in the first two rounds of the NCAA Division III Tournament. BY KEVIN DURSO Sports Editor

They are calling themselves “Road Warriors.” Perhaps this season, Cinderella wears blue. But this run has hardly had anything to do with luck. The Cavaliers are back in the Sweet 16 for the third straight season, marking the most successful period in program history. Only this time, the Cavaliers are doing all of the work in enemy territory. After two straight years of entering the tournament with hosting rights, the Cavs hit the road immediately. This team has embraced the role of being the visitors before, but never in this way. There may not be a more hostile environment than the one that the Cavs played in at Hampden-Sydney in the first round. A raucous crowd of students tried to disrupt the Cavs. But this battle-tested bunch held strong and despite clinging to a lead late, held off the charge to get to the second round. Beating the 16th-ranked team in the nation was a huge momentum booster for this team. It couldn’t have come at a better time. This team is currently on a hot streak like no other. The Cavs are rolling toward greatness again with every win.

Look no further than Saturday’s victory of Ohio Wesleyan. Again, a battle-tested team faced tough odds. Again, the Cavs had to fight for every point. But in the end, they made the key plays when they had to. It’s not just about shooting either. It’s Jeremy Knowles coming up with a huge steal with 25 seconds to play. It’s Aaron Walton-Moss taking control of the team and running the show. It’s A.J. Williams firing up a short shot on purpose knowing DeLeon Floyd was waiting for it. The Cavs possess the smarts and the mindset to enter any arena. They have just one test left before the stage shifts to a neutral site, a place the Cavs have thought about since last season’s heartbreaking loss in the national championship game. Salem, Va. has always been the destination of choice. One day after their title dreams were dashed a year ago, the Cavs instantly set a goal to return to the Final Four. They are two wins away. But one more win will put them at the

site of it all - the place where the Cavs made a campus unite for a cause. But the opponent is tough. The College of Wooster in Ohio is ranked 20th in the nation. The Cavs have already defeated both the No. 16 and No. 21 teams in the nation, both in their home gyms. This would just cement the road warrior status that the Cavs have embraced defeating Wooster on their home court. Revenge in on the line. Wooster ended the Cavs championship bid two seasons ago in the Sweet 16. This is a team. Every player has a role, every member of this team works together. And together, they are working for a common goal, the goal that eluded them a year ago. For the second straight season, the Cavs have the campus on a wild ride. For now, it is relaxing - the calm before the storm. But on Saturday, hang on tight, as we all see what happens next. KAD323@CABRINI.EDU

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