Feb. 6, 2014 issue 16 Loquitur

Dr. Angela Durante, Cabrini's second presidential candidate, visits campus

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Dr. Angela Durante presenting at a town hall meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014

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The Presidential Search committee brought Dr. Angela Durante to Cabrini College on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and Thursday Jan. 30. During her visit she spoke to students, faculty and staff in multiple town-hall-style meetings. Durante is currently a professor of sociology and education at St. Xavier University in Chicago, Ill. She was previously provost until last July and served as Interim President from 2009-2010.

The main idea that Durante presented was the importance of liberal learning and a liberal arts education, stating that “liberal learning is the language of the workplace” and that it powers the workplace and economy.

According to a study done by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, four out of five employers said that their employees should have a broad knowledge in the liberal arts and sciences. Durante cited that by 2018, 40 percent of all jobs in the United States will require a postsecondary degree and that by 2025, 24 million degrees will be desired. These degrees are needed in the long range plan for the United States to retain a competitive edge in the global market.

With a liberal arts education, there are skills that are gained in addition to the knowledge from the academic major. Durante also spoke about how a strong core curriculum is a critical piece of what will bring an institution forward and a key element of education. When speaking about the opportunities that are available, or could be available at Cabrini she noted that the “career focus still has to be there, we still have to attend to those students, especially those first generation students, who see this opportunity for an education to really be transformative in their lives.” There are opportunities for new programs, but they have to be market responsive and should build on the strengths already present in the institution. In order to do this, “we look internally and see where

“Without the visibility, without being able to contend with the competition, without being able to stabilize enrollment, it’s very hard to plan the big idea of the innovations.”

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we are strong and where do we have expertise and how can we take that forward.”

Durante also spoke about the importance of technology, partnerships and programs during this time.

In order to move the college forward, technology should be incorporated into traditional programs. This could include having courses that meet fewer times but have part of the course done online. But this incorporation needs to work with the college to increase and sustain enrollment and retention. “Without the visibility, without being able to contend with the competition, without being able to stabilize enrollment, it’s very hard to plan the big idea of the innovations.”

Durante is confident of what she is capable of doing and implementing at this institution. “I think I know this institution,” Durante said. “I think I understand how it got here, how it is, what it has to offer and where it might go. I say that based on my work in similar institutions where I have very much been involved in moving those institutions forward, growing them, developing them, having an impact on their communities and region. I think Cabrini speaks to me in all of this and certainly in the mission."

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What did the students think?

“I thought she seemed very interested in the progression and public image of the college. She was knowledgeable on our mission statement, and I was impressed with some of the answers she gave to the audience at the meeting.”

– Veronica Smith, junior, biotechnology major

“I don’t think she’s a good fit for the college, she didn’t mesh well with my idea of how Cabrini is run.”

– Shawn Friel, junior, math major

“I think compared to where Cabrini was and where we need to go, she seems like a good fit. But we’re so used to see Dr. George around campus and interacting with her, she didn’t seem like the type of person that would be out and about. “ – Lysh Bennett, junior, elementary and special education major.

“She seemed focused on the idea of a liberal arts degree as opposed to a utility where you would just study what you want to study. I’m the not biggest fan, I think she’d be fine here, I don’t think she’s going to hurt Cabrini.”

– Josh Muska, junior, exercise science and health promotion major

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When being American is defined by language Even if you missed out on the 2014 Super Bowl, chances are you saw some of the commercials, especially Coca-Cola’s hugely controversial “It’s Beautiful” ad. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a 60-second commercial featuring the iconic patriotic song, “America The Beautiful” sung in seven different languages. As beautifully as it was filmed and sung, with scenes of American life: of families, pool parties, road trips, vacations, etc., the amount of controversy it stirred was astonishing.

Hate crowded social media in all forms and ignorance seemed to seep from every corner of the country. Americans confident in the English language as the only American form of speech flooded even the television. And what was found completely enraging, #SpeakAmerican quickly became a trending hashtag on twitter.

Firstly, the United States of America does not have an official language. In fact, it is discriminatory by law to restrict services or information to those who are not proficient in English. So, when you tweet “speak American,” it’s hard to understand what you mean. Secondly, there are about 380 languages commonly spoken within the U.S. In addition, 60 million people in the United States, about 1 in 5, speak a language other than English in their home. And

the final and most important point is that nearly everyone, with the exception of those with Native American ancestry, is a product of immigration.

America is known as the melting pot of the world. Almost every one of us came in some way from another part of the globe, and our ancestors migrated with the intention of bettering themselves and their children. We are supposed to be an image of inspiration, freedom, power, dignity and the American dream; the idea that anyone can make it in America, no matter your background or status.

What kind of image are we giving those reading our narrow-minded tweets besides bigotry, hate and ignorance of our own history and future?

Fortunately, not all the posts were against the advertisement.

Many thought it beautiful and truthful, while others took it upon themselves to defend the ad against the onslaught. The problem becomes that there shouldn’t be sides to take on this topic. Are we used to hearing the song in English? Of course we are. Was it wrong to have it sung in languages commonly spoken in our country? Evidently, the answer isn’t a clear consensus, but until you can teach someone how to speak American, the answer has to be no.

Are we used to hearing the song in English? Of course we are. Was it wrong to have it sung in languages commonly spoken in our country?

Evidently, the answer isn’t a clear consensus, but if you ask me, until you can teach me how to speak American, I have to say no.

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Finding out what genocide is JOEY RETTINO Asst. News Editor

Genocide is not systematic killings based on hate. In fact, genocide is based on love.

This paradoxical and disturbing view was put forth by an expert on genocide who spoke recently at Cabrini.

Dr. Tim Horner, authority on genocide and professor at Villanova University, gave a talk in The Antoinette Iadarola Center lecture hall on Thursday, Jan. 30, to an audience of about 50 students and faculty.

“One of the reasons that humans can commit such atrocities is based on how we love more deeply than any other animal,” Horner said. “The fact that we care so much about people, means if that connection gets put in jeopardy, we are more likely to be engaged to protect the things we love.”

Horner says that hate is a secondary human emotion that is derived from fear. “Our basic human fear is invasion. The rhetoric in genocide is ‘they are coming for us,’” Horner said.

In any war or mass-killing, humans will only fight something they fear. Dr. Horner says that people agree to engage in genocides through the manipulation in propaganda aimed to capitalize on the human capacity to love. People comply with genocide because they are in a state of “low grade fear” at all times, through the tactic of “conditioning” by the leaders of the genocide.

“We have distanced ourselves from really confronting genocide as a human behavior,” Horner, who believes people often do not understand the facts of what genocide truly is, said.

While people say the killing or destruction of others is inhumane, Horner disagrees.

“Because humans do it, it’s a human behavior,” Horner said. Though he considers it within our nature to kill, he does acknowledge that we, as a species, because of empathy, are very uncomfortable with death.

“I think we’re helpless frankly. The human face—human contact—when we make eye contact with someone, we are helpless,” Horner said. “Thank god because without that we would destroy each other.” We become “hopeless,” because of the hormone oxytocin, or the love and trust drug as Horner calls it because it has a tremendous effect on humans and how we deal with death.

According to Horner, something as simple as eye contact with a person can induce the distribution of oxytocin in the brain, causing a human-to-human connection.

“There is something about it [death] that makes it very deeply troubling to us, which is good news,” Horner said. “The ironic, bad news is that we often cause the death in the first place. We as humans are capable of doing anything if we believe in the cause.”

While Horner does state that genocides will never stop, he does say that the mass genocides of the past will not happen again. “More war crimes are being done in private, which is good,” Horner said. “Now with more people being held accountable, the less genocide will happen on a grand scale.”

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Dr. Tim Horner, a professor at Villanova University, gave a presentation at Cabrini on Jan. 30 on the topic of genocide and its effect on world populations.

“You hear about so many situations on the news, whether it be Syria or Darfur, it seems like genocide is such huge topic. It’s good that we have the opportunity to learn about all of this,” Nicole Broccolino, a Spanish and criminology major who viewed the presentation, said.

While genocides may currently seem to clog news headlines, the truth is that genocides are a “perfect storm” and they do not happen all the time. “It’s a very delicate thing to pull off and its not easily done,” Horner said. “It’s attempted many times but foiled way more.

The times that it has happened in history are unusual.”

Horner, who admits that he is amazed that genocide doesn’t happen more than it does, says that studies have shown that violence is in fact diminishing over the years. “We are becoming a less violent species,” Horner said. “We are becoming more intolerant to violence.”

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‘Sometimes in April’ shows students severity of

BY RACHEL ANTUZZI Perspectives Editor

Cabrini’s CRS Ambassadors screened the film “Sometimes in April” on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The movie night was one of several events during Cabrini’s Genocide Awareness Week last week. It set the stage for Dr. Tim Horner’s “On Killing” genocide speech the following night.

Genocide, by Merriam Webster’s definition, is the deliberate killing of people, especially those who belong to a particular racial, political or cultural group.

In 1994, a genocide took place in Rwanda between Apr. 6 and Jul. 16. In those 100 days, between 800,000 and 1 million Hutus and “modern” Tutsis were slaughtered by radical and extremist Hutus. That is more than 6 men, women and children killed every minute; 360 people every hour, 8,640 every day.

The movie follows the modern Hutu character, Augustin Muganza. He married a Tutsi woman. When the president’s plane is shot down and the genocide begins, he finds himself opposing his brother in the mass murder of people simply because of their tribe affiliation. Not only are Augustin’s wife and sons’ lives in danger, but his as well for sympathizing with the “cockroaches” as he, evades death while his friends and loved ones die.

“We chose [Sometimes in April] over Hotel Rwanda because it is believed to more accurately depict just how awful [the genocide] was all over the country,” Katlyn Cashman said about the movie choice for the night.

The CRS Ambassadors chose to do Genocide Awareness Week in order to bring to light just how much destruction and devastation mass killings cause throughout the

affected regions. In Rwanda, Tutsi people were killed on the spot. Modern Hutus, or Hutus who married or even just accepted Tutsis, were put on a kill list and read over the radio every day until they were found and killed. It wasn’t easy to escape the country due to road blocks set up and radicals roaming the roads and countryside with machetes and guns.

The term “genocide” was coined in 1944 by lawyer Raphael Lemkin to put a name to the particularly horrific crime of violence under Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany during World War II. Genocide isn’t a freak accident or rampage of random killings. It is a deliberate plan to mass murder a group of people in an effort to eradicate them from the Earth.

“We (the CRS club and ambassadors) wanted to raise awareness for how serious genocide is and that it still happens in today’s world,” Mackenzie Harris, Vice President of CRS Ambassadors, said. “The killings in Syria today aren’t being officially classified as a genocide but it took until the genocides in Rwanda were over for it to be considered a genocide. Do we have to, again, wait until it’s too late react to something like this?”

Although genocide awareness is on the rise and people are more aware of just how severe this effects populations of people, society is still blissfully ignorant to acts of genocide occurring around the world.

In April, people around the world are worrying about things they find painful to think about; the Titanic sinking, tax season, finals, etc. In Rwanda, April brings the painful memory of the people they lost 10 years ago and how they should feel lucky to be considered survivors.

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“Yes, it is April again.

Every year in April, the raining season starts.

And every year, every day in April... the haunting emptiness descends over our hearts. Every year in April, I remember how quickly life ends. Every year, I remember how lucky I should feel to be alive. Every year in April... I remember...”

EXCERPT FROM THE TELEVISION FILM, “SOMETIMES IN APRIL”

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Thursday

Cabrini’s HAPPENINGS Sunday Mass

All are welcomed to join in mass and worship as a community.

Friday

Mass

LEADStrong Opening Workshop

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All are welcomed to join in mass and worship as a community.

Tuesday

Orientation Leader Reunion FEB. 10

Bruckmann Memorial Chapel 7 p.m.

Saturday Morning Cartoons FEB. 8

Grace Hall 4:30 p.m.

Monday

All orientation leaders are welcome to reunite and have dinner with their peers.

Saturday

Get introduced to the LEADStrong team Create your own cereal bowl and enjoy cereal and take a peek at the workshops available for and Saturday morning cartoons just like the this semester. old days.

Bruckmann Memorial Chapel 8:30 a.m.

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East Residence Hall 10 a.m.

Wednesday

Senior Portrait Retakes

Candyland Adventure

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Any seniors who have to retake their senior Remember playing Candyland as a kid? Play portraits or seniors who have to take them for again this time but in a bigger and better way! the first time can do so.

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Mansion Seminar Room 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Grace Hall 8 p.m.

A R O U N D T H E WORLD U.S. seeking death penalty in Boston case The Boston bombing last April wounded almost 300 people and killed three, among them an innocent 8-year old boy. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 20-year old responsible for the bombings, is pleading not guilty to the charges. The Justice Department is seeking the death penalty for this case, stating that Tsarnaev took unfair advantage of his refuge in the United States and issued a terrorist attack at an iconic American race filled with innocent civilians. Massachusetts has not utilized the death penalty since 1947.

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Christie linked to knowledge of shut lanes

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David Wildstein, the former Port Authority official, disclosed through a letter that the lane closings of the George Washington Bridge were the order of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

During a two-hour press release weeks prior, Christie vehemently denied knowledge of the lane closings and believed it was a traffic study. Wildstein included in the letter that there is evidence that Christie had knowledge of the lane closings throughout the operation.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who killed three and wounded 300 in the Boston bombing, may be up for the death penalty as U.S. officials push for the first execution in Massachusetts since 1947.

Karzai arranged secret contacts with Taliban President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan cooperated with the Taliban in secret to reach a peace agreement. Karzai’s American and Western allies were not notified of such agreement, which further strains the delicate relations with the United States. The weeks building up to this revelation, President Karzai refused to sign a security agreement with Washington. Karzai originally negotiated the document planning the long-term security following the departure of Western troops.

Further displaying his cooperation with the Taliban, Karzai pleaded to release Taliban militants from prison. American officials are concerned that his actions have tainted any chance of security cooperation with Karzai or his successors.

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Libya’s cache of toxic arms all destroyed The United States and Libya joined forces to destroy the remaining arsenal of Muammar al-Qaddafi’s arsenal of chemical weapons on Jan. 26. Libyan contractors worked in an area of the Libyan desert since November to obliterate the weapons before they could be seized by terrorists. The region is inhabited by extremists with strong ties to Al Qaeda. Transportable oven technology aided in the process, and the technology could be implemented in the destruction of Syria’s massive stockpile.

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Cabrini College faculty go on food stamp diet

BY HEATHER LAPERGOLA Editor In Chief

Towards the end of this past winter break, 15 Cabrini faculty members took part in the “SNAP” (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Challenge as well as served the homeless community in Philadelphia. This challenge came as the second step in a 3 part series of the Mission Advisory Council, which the faculty volunteered to be in order to better teach the social justice aspect of Cabrini.

“We have three meetings when you sign up to become a member of the [Mission Advisory Council],” Dr. Dawn Francis, communication professor at Cabrini, said. “The faculty who sign up… have to commit to participating in three immersive experiences. And so this was the second of the three. The first was meant to kind of frame ‘what is social justice?’ ‘Give us a common vocabulary around that,’ and ‘How to understand a little bit more about how we’re talking about it with our students’. This second immersion trip was about living social justice, and what we did as a faculty is we went to the St. Thomas Aquinas Center in South Philly and we split up women in one room on bunk beds and the male faculty and staff in the other. “ The faculty spent two days at the facility, with two different phases to the trip. One aspect of the trip was the SNAP food diet challenge.

On this diet, the faculty split into two groups and had to food shop in “families,” with each person only receiving about $4 a day in food stamps.

“We were divided into two families of eight people and had to walk about a mile to a grocery store and plan our meals for two days,” Dr. Michelle Filling-Brown, English professor at the school said. She went on to tell how she was very aware of her time limitation on the SNAP Challenge. Her group did fine with the meals they planned but knew they were only doing it for two days, where people on food stamps have to go for much longer periods of time.

Dr. Darryl Mace, Chair of history and political science, spoke on his experience and the realization that he was doing this with other adults, and that if this was in real life he would be making the two-mile trek to and from the supermarket with children instead.

“A lot of people who are receiving food stamps are actually working,” Dr. Mace said. “You know, you have a job, you have family responsibilities and then you also have to try and figure out how to live on $4 a day. It’s just unbelievable.”

He found it really hard to imagine himself in the situation of the people who live this way everyday, even while doing the challenge.

Mace also spoke about choosing food based on cost, even if it was only by a few cents. He admitted he was used to just grabbing food while usually shopping and not even thinking about if another brand or type might be more economical.

“We were assigned the food stamp amount per a family of seven or eight. So I think for my family that worked out to be $65 between the eight of us to eat for a couple of days,” Francis said. “I felt like I was the problem child in the family because I have significant dietary restrictions. I don’t eat wheat or gluten. I don’t eat dairy, milk or eggs.

That made it a struggle for my family to find food at a reasonable price.”

There was a lot of negotiating because some of the items people thought were inexpensive good ideas like eggs and oatmeal would conflict with Francis’ dietary needs. A lot of the produce she usually needs tends to be more expensive.

They all agreed that they wanted to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They found a pack of five bagels for $1, but because of the gluten in those bagels, they were also forced to buy the special brand of bread within Francis’ diet. Her bread came to around $5 just for 8-12 slices of bread. Francis admitted that she’s used to paying that, but realized that when you have to think about the lack of money you have to stretch on food stamps, it makes it really difficult to eat both within her budget and dietary restrictions. The extra cost of the bread forced them to subtract one of their vegetables, a red pepper.

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Dr. Francis, Dr. Malm, Professor Womack and Professor Persichetti trying to shop on a budget “There’s this link between hunger and obesity that people can’t figure out. That pepper cost $2.29 and yet we can get these bags, 5 bagels in a bag, for a dollar. You have to put the healthy food back to get the processed and packaged food,” Francis said. “I think through the experience it helped us understand how difficult it is to live on a little over $4 a day, and those benefits are being cut even more now.”

“One out of two children in America will receive SNAP benefits at some point in their childhood,” Filling-Brown explained. “That means that one out of two kids in our country are experiencing hunger and not proper nutrition at some point in their childhood.”

Filling-Brown went on to say, “The moment that really hit home for me was when we celebrated Dr. Francis’ birthday and I realized that we didn’t have enough money to purchase the ingredients to bake a cake. The simple joy of celebrating a birthday with a cake was not something that we could do with a $4 allowance.” Francis commented on this saying she imagined a parent trying to bake a cake for their child’s birthday and how difficult that must be on this budget.

Beyond the SNAP food diet that the faculty was restricted to, they also went out into the community to experience poverty and homelessness where it exists. “Everybody went to Project Home, which is an agency in Philadelphia that really coordinates a lot of outreach for people who are experiencing homelessness; from medical to housing to even short-term shelter,” Mace said.

The groups split again with the option of either going to a shelter and helping to prepare breakfast for the people there or went to Hub of Hope in Suburban Station.

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“I think through the experience it helped us understand how difficult it is to live on a little over $4 a day, and those benefits are being cut even more now.”

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BY GIANNA GIGLIOTTI Asst. Perspectives Editor

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This month there will be lots of love going around, because of Valentines Day of course. But where does the feeling of love come from? Your heart.

It is Heart Health awareness month. This is the 50th birthday of the holiday.

Not everybody this month will think about the importance of their heart, they will just be thinking about the holiday. Most people do not think about how important their heart is. They eat unhealthy foods, and do not exercise the way they should. Many get heart disease, have a heart attack or find out they need a heart transplant.

These are all consequences from not taking care of your heart the way you should.

Sadly, not even the healthiest people can help themselves from needing a heart transplant. People who are healthy are sometimes are not even born with a healthy heart. They can be put on a machine, to keep them alive until they get news that they are able to get a transplant.

The most startling thing is that some people are not aware of this. They just continue to harm their healthy hearts when there are others out there who would kill to have a heart or to even be able to live a healthy life.

People should be more mindful of the things that they do. To help your heart be healthy and strong, you should

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eat healthy food and have a healthy exercise routine. Your heart is a major organ that pumps blood throughout your body, and without that you cannot live.

I do not think that everyone is aware of how badly not taking care of your heart can be. Usually people wait until it is too late, like when they are older. The older you get the harder it become for you to be healthy. You should start at a young age taking care of yourself, so that you can live a nice long healthy life with no major, or even minor, difficulties that will stop you from doing what you want.

You only live once right? So why not make it a great one. One that you will be able to look back on in your old age and say I did so many things. And I would not have been able to do those amazing things if I was not healthy enough.

This month you should go get a regular check up, and see if your heart is okay and healthy. It is not too late to start doing the right thing, and get yourself on track with a healthy lifestyle. Also, do not forget to share your heart with someone special this month. Love and laughter does make the heart stronger and live longer.

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Snowed in... AGAIN!

BY LAUREN HIGHT Asst. Lifestyles Editor

With the winter we have been having, it is a wonder that we have had classes at all semester. Meteorologists keep making calls for up to a foot of snow repeatedly week after week, and it has created a sense of foreshadowing to whether or not school will be in session the next day.

I think most people can agree that waking up to a text or email stating that the college is closed and therefore you get to sleep in an extra few hours is a wonderful thing.

However it starts to get old after the second time around or so.

To some, snow days mean building snowmen or cuddling up with hot chocolate to watch a movie, but I do not see them as catching a break. Almost as soon as I find out that I do not have to make my way from the dorms to Founders, I receive emails from my professors giving us work to make up for the lost class time. I understand that this is necessary for professors to stay on track with the syllabus, but my original “snowed in” plan did not have writing a paper or preparing for a quiz next class.

I am one of those people who will leave their room at 9:30 a.m. and not return until 10:00 p.m., and majority of my day consists of jumping from office to office and classroom to classroom to be involved with meetings or working on a new project. When classes are cancelled, all of the offices immediately shut down with them so I am not able to get the information I intended to for the day. That just means that I will have to wait until another day, when I typically have just as much running around to do, to make up for that lost time on top of every other errand planned.

And for all of the residents who drive on campus, one can not forget about cleaning off and digging their car out of their spot. The benefit is that public safety offers students shovels in exchange for their IDs, but the labor you have to physically put in is not in many people’s favor. The thing about taking care of your car in the snow is that it has to be done in a timely matter. If you wait too long until you are “finally ready”, there is a chance that the snow froze into ice and the dread of removing your car from the winter wonderland just got a whole lot worse.

If you are all about sledding, snowball fights and bundling up in three layers of clothing than it sounds like this weather is all for you, but I personally do not like being restricted by icy roads and closed office doors. There are only so many movies I can watch before my productivity motive kicks in and I start getting antsy from being trapped inside. Unfortunately the predicted winter storms

are once again making their way to our area, which means odds are not-so-much in my favor. The snowmageddon continues on and at this point, I should learn how to adapt to the wintery lifestyle.

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Winter Olympics: next stop–Sochi

BY HOWARD BLAKE Asst. Sports Editor

From Richard Sherman’s post game rants and Kevin Durant’s historic scoring month to the Bronco’s number one offense getting man handled by the Seahawks’ number one defense, the world of sports has been so exciting over the month of January and into to the first week of February. But with all of that news coming to an end, it is that time again when athletes across the world come together and compete for their countries. In it’s 22nd year, the 2014 Winter Olympic Games are back and has been scheduled from February 7th to the 23rd in Sochi, Russia.

And after an amazing month in sports, let’s just say the Olympics has a lot to live up to.

However that should not be that hard for this year’s Winter Olympics. It should be one for the ages as history has already been made without the starting of any events.

ESPN has reported that the 2014 Olympic Winter games will have a record 88 different countries participating. This includes Zimbabwe officially participating in their first ever Winter Olympics. The closest number of countries we have seen prior to that was in 2010 at the Vancouver Winter games where the Olympics was home to 82 different countries.

There is much anticipation for this year’s Olympics considering a lot of the story lines that we have heard of prior to the games. Shaun White is the face of snowboarding and has played a major role in the increase of popularity of the sport. White is the two-time defending champion in the snowboarding half pipe event and he is the favorite to win it all for the third consecutive year. Lo Lo Jones has shaken up the sports world as she decides to try her luck at a gold medal through bobsledding. Ice-

skating has also had a lot of hype surrounding it due to the fact that the US and Canada have been challenging each other over the years, flip-flopping winners for the last four. Meryl Davis and Charlie White took home the gold in 2011 and 2013. While Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took home the gold in 2010 and 2012. This year’s Olympics have some intriguing stories and matchups that we have to watch.

One story that I find extremely interesting is the Shani Davis story. Davis was the first African American to medal at a Winter Olympics event. He went on to win the last two 1,000 meter events at the Olympics and is looking for his third straight gold. Davis .also participated in the 1,500 meter event in Vancouver and placed second. I hope Davis is able to win gold in one of these events, or even a medal in both so that he can add to his legacy and go down as one of the best Olympians ever.

Overall I can not wait to see this year’s games. I know a lot of people like to find the negatives in sports however even if you aren’t a sports fan, you should at least try watching the Olympics. It’s admiring watching athletes that train as hard as they can every single day for years just to compete for their country during one event. Not only do the Olympics represent hard work and determination, it brings a bunch of countries together and that is what I respect most. So if there are any doubts about watching the Olympics, just sit down and watch it because it will give a greater level of appreciation and you won’t be disappointed.

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Show-stopping Super Bowl commercials

BY ERICA ABBOTT Asst. Perspectives Editor

Every year there is always an energy that surrounds the Superbowl, the teams and the grand, show-stopping halftime performance (especially this year with Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers teaming up). But a considerable amount of hype also seems to encompass comedic and heart-warming undertones of the Superbowl itself…the commercials.

Outside of the game plays, the flashy feat of the performers and the green and blue confetti that fell through the stadium, this years Superbowl commercials overall did not disappoint—what with the fact that commercials only have about 30-60 seconds to make their point memorable.

Many car commercials, M&Ms humor and Doritos cuteness infiltrated the televisions of many but there were ones that clearly stood out from the others. Certain commercials, though, did cause quite a stir as

could be seen through any social media outlet.

Some of the funniest commercials of the night were filled with both humor and a hint of nostalgia. “Goldie” Ellen DeGeneres was featured in the commercial for Beats Music as searching for the perfect music to dance to in “The Woods.”

Complete with fairy-tale like animals, such as owls, pigs, wolves and bears, Ellen went on a quest for some dancing music. As she tried two other forms of playing music, explaining that one was “too slow” and the other “too fast”, Ellen eventually found just the right one in Beats Music. The commercial ends hilariously with some of the animals and Ellen showing off some crazy dance moves and a parodied saying: “And they all danced happily ever after.”

Another funny one of the night was a little take on ‘80s/’90s nostalgia. John Stamos, Bob Saget and Dave Coulier reunited in a commercial for Dannon Oikos, reliving their “Full House” character days. Stamos is shown eating some of the yogurt, when suddenly some falls onto his pants. Playing off of the fact that a woman had just eaten the yogurt off of his mouth, a not so in-your-face raunchiness filled the air for a couple of seconds as to how the yogurt would get removed from his pants. The commercial ends with Coulier and Saget appearing seemingly out of nowhere with Saget reverting to his “Danny Tanner clean-freak ways” and telling Stamos to take off his pants so they wouldn’t get stained. The phrase “Fuel Your Please” ended the commercial with the woman walking out as Coulier and

Saget continued to clean up the mess of the room coupled with the lasting hilarity from the days of “Full House” that they were all still living together.

One of the most memorable commercials of the night, which was also one of the most controversial was Cocoa-Cola’s “America the Beautiful.” This commercial was very simple yet packed a powerful punch of a message. The commercial contained the song “America the Beautiful” being sung in various languages from all kinds of different backgrounds and people.

The commercial showed a great message of the diversity that is present in America and the sense of interconnectedness that we all possess. It even featured the creative hashtag #AmericaIsBeautiful.

Others did not think the commercial was so great. There was a complete backlash from some people that they were offended at the fact that the song was being sung in different languages, among other things. Some threatened that they would never drink another Coca-Cola product again. An even bigger blow to the commercial was when people actually began creating the hashtag #SpeakAmerican. To think that people actually had the audacity to make that ignorant-filled hashtag, which was actually trending on Twitter, was unbelievable to me.

Wonderful Pistachio was another hilarious commercial that definitely left a lasting impression, complete with Stephen Colbert and an eagle dressed in a suit.

In a two-part commercial, Colbert spearheads the selling of pistachios…or lack of selling evidently as he says, “They’re

wonderful, I’m wonderful…I think they’ll sell themselves.” The second part of the commercial comes along with a “30 seconds later” title. Colbert, in a more promotional set, seems unmoved by the fact that sales of pistachios have not skyrocketed since the last commercial due to insufficient branding. He then begins to point to the bags and bowls sitting on the desk saying “pistachios” in a humorous voice.

Suddenly, he cracks open his own head to reveal a pistachio—something that wasn’t exactly expected, which was what made it so funny.

Definitely the most heart-warming and feel good commercial of the night though was Budweiser’s Puppy Love commercial featuring “Let Her Go” by Passenger.

Starting off showing a puppy adoption center, an adorable little golden retriever keeps escaping out of the adoption center’s fence. The puppy then runs into a barn where he meets one of the infamous Budweiser icon Clydesdale horses. Both animals lovingly nuzzle each other. Both animals then give a sad look as the puppy is being carried back to the adoption center. Eventually, the puppy is shown getting adopted and when the horse sees the crying puppy being taken away, it chases after the car while other horses block the driver from getting away. The hashtag #BestBuds is used as the two friends end the commercial playfully frolicking and reunited once again. This commercial definitely pulled at the heartstrings and left a lasting impression on the hearts of many.

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Dr. Adeline Bethany to retire this spring

BY STOCKLY BUABENG Staff Writer

Dr. Adeline Bethany, a music professor for 39 years, is planning to retire at the end of this semester. Dr. Bethany is the professor for Cabrini College’s fine arts and music program. She is a fun-loving teacher who tries to bring out the best in her students.

“I love the students because they are great people,” Bethany said. “I love to see students come in very timid but blossom as time goes on.” Just like other faculty members, Bethany’s dream is to see all her students succeed.

Most students call her a dream come true any time they take her class. Bethany first joined the Cabrini faculty in 1975 and has seemingly played a major role in developing the fine arts and music program.

“I was first asked to teach creative arts in the elementary school,” Bethany said.

“No music courses were offered around that time at the college so I offered to teach it and this later ended up becoming a program.”

Bethany conducts the college’s chorus and chorale. Her department works together with Cabrini College’s theatre and she is the coordinator of the fine arts department cultural events series.

“I became the chair of the fine arts department in 1979 after Sister Salesia LeDieu had retired because of a heart attack and resigned,” Bethany said. “The fine arts department formerly had a studio arts major and even though I was doing something that was not in my field, I learned a lot from that major.”

Bethany was the first to introduce the teachers teaching commercial arts which is now the graphic design program here at Cabrini College. “The graphic design program and the music program have truly developed,” Bethany said. “I would like to think that I have impacted a lot of students’ lives as I try to bring a lot of

professionalism.”

She believes this will motivate the students to go out to concerts and be inspired to chase their dream.

Bethany has been passionate about music since the age of 13. She has always wanted to be a musician. “To me it has always been either music or becoming a veterinarian,” Bethany said.

She drives through the campus always willing and ready to see and teach her students. “There is a positive feeling here at Cabrini that motivates you anytime you drive through the campus,” Bethany said. “When I retire I plan to travel a lot and see places I have not seen yet and also spend time with family.”

While Bethany was offered a professorship at Neuman College she decided to teach at Cabrini instead.

“I chose Cabrini for a couple of reasons, mainly because Neumann University had all females at that time while Cabrini had both genders,” Bethany said. “Cabrini College also had more interesting courses at that time.” There is something about Cabrini that makes you feel at home. To many of the students and faculty, Cabrini College is home away from home.

“It is my understanding that I may not be replaced when I finally retire,” Bethany said. “I am concerned about it and my desire is to see the music program continue.”

Since the college is a liberal arts school, music is essentially part of its curriculum.

“I hope when I am gone they find a full time teacher to teach the program instead of an adjunct.”

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More zzz’s no problems

BY GIANNA GIGLIOTTI Asst. Perspectives Editor

In college there are many obligations and activities that students are a part of. Some students have jobs, clubs and a social life to maintain. On top of that they have to make sure that they are doing their school work and studying, while still giving themselves enough time to sleep.

But do they even have sufficient time to sleep?

People are supposed to get on average eight hours of sleep a night. Does not getting that full eight hour of sleep effect these students?

According to The University of Health, the loss of sleep has many consequences, one being lower GPA and decreased academic performance http://www.uhs.uga.edu/sleep/.

So for the students who are not getting their beauty rest they are not going to do so great in their school work.

Cole Kinsey, a sophomore here at Cabrini College, said in an interview that getting only seven hours of sleep a night has effected his GPA. Through out his normal day he has many classes.

The most classes he has are on Thursdays which lasts six hours from beginning to end.

After classes are over, he says he usually relaxes and waits until the evening to do his homework and then he goes to sleep, only getting the seven

hours that are not really helpful to him.

As for Amber Warren, who gets the full eight hours of sleep a night, her GPA is not effected. If anything, it helps it in a positive way. She juggles having a job, a boyfriend, school work and a social life. But she does not let any of that get in her way of sleeping.

Warren says that when she has to get up early for a class she is in bed by 10 o’clock and sleeping by 11 o’clock. Then she wakes up at 7 o’clock in the morning to get ready for her 8:15 math class.

So, maybe getting the right amount of sleep does effect your GPA. It effected Amber and Coles GPA, both negatively and positively.

Going to sleep early to get those eight hours or more of sleep will indeed help you be more focused resulting in getting a high or above average GPA.

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Un-photoshopped models

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BY PARISA GHAFARI Staff Writer

Imagine a world where beauty is the source of confidence, not anxiety. We see and come across different types of beauty, each and every day. We see beautiful people on television, on a billboard, in a magazine, etc. This concept of beauty has become quite an obsession, especially among women. These young individuals have become so blinded by the type of beauty that the media is constantly portraying, we have forgotten its real definition. The definition of beauty, in it’s simplicity, lies beyond the surface. Unfortunately, in today’s society, beauty is seen in a physical form.

There has been so much controversy over photoshopped models in advertisements lately. In a recent ad for Aerie, American Eagle has ditched Photoshop for its latest lingerie ad campaign. The latest ads for the Aerie line feature models without airbrushing, featuring their flaws including tattoos, stretch marks, moles, freckles, etc.

Photoshop was primarily designed to alter images and has many purposes for its use. One major way Photoshop software is used is in ad campaigns for magazines and billboards. Photoshop has thousands of options which allow us to manipulate any features in an image that we don’t like. We can make an image appear to be flawless when in reality, the image may be far less than perfect.

Aerie, recently launched an “Aerie real” campaign which encourages teens and young adults to see that body image isn’t as important as society makes it out to be. Everyone’s body is different and by allowing Photoshop to alter images in advertisements, it makes women believe that what they’re seeing is real. These women begin to believe that some people actually look the way they appear in photos. This type of manipulation causes eating disorders and other forms of damage to a girl’s self-esteem. One Poll reported that “33% of the women polled also feel the body they aspire towards is not possible for them to achieve.”

A recent survey conducted by UK on behalf of New Look clothing line, polled

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over 2,000 women between the ages of 18 and 65 on various aspects of female body image.

According to Glamour Magazine, 15 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds surveyed were convinced that the images of models and celebrities in advertisements, magazines and billboards accurately depict what these women look like in real life.

Differentiating between Photoshop and real life is hard enough when a woman is aware of the airbrushing that probably went on; it becomes much harder when she isn’t even given the basic facts. Commercial retouching appears to be viewed cynically - with just 43 percent of Glamour readers believing that it is acceptable for magazines to retouch and 39 percent saying the same of the advertising world.

By allowing this bold move to occur, American Eagle may profit with consumers who are starting to get fed up with photo alterations. “We left beauty marks, we left tattoos, what you see is really what you get with our campaign,” Aerie brand representative Jenny Altman said on Good Morning America. “The models in the Aerie Real campaign are obviously still young, beautiful and very thin — Aerie hasn’t overthrown the system — but “imperfections” (tattoos, beauty marks, lines, dimples, fat, puckering and slight stretch marks) are clearly on display. They are still models, they’re still gorgeous, they just look a little more like the rest of us,” Altman added. “We’re hoping to break the mold, we hope by embracing this that real girls everywhere will start to embrace their own beauty.”

The real definition of beauty lies beneath yourself. It’s about how you feel inside; what kind of person you are. It’s more of how you feel about yourself and how you make people happy, not just yourself. It’s more of being able to make others feel beautiful themselves by your kindness, how you treat people and having a beautiful soul.

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Shake Shack–burgers, fries, milkshakes oh my

BY GIANNA GIGLIOTTI Asst. Perspectives Editor

Opening in 2004 the Shake Shack made its first appearance in Madison Square Garden, New York City.

It must have been a huge hit in New York because it now has more locations offered in many areas.

Two of the locations of the Shake Shack are close to Cabrini College, one in King of Prussia and the other one in Philadelphia.

The first location built in Pennsylvania is located in Center City Philadelphia. It opened in 2012 on 20th and Sansom Street.

The newest location is in King of Prussia, which opened in 2013 at the Plaza at King of Prussia, 160 North Gulph Road. The building

is closest to TGI Fridays entrance.

Both locations are in great places, and are open everyday from 11 a.m to 11 p.m.

The Shake Shack offers many things on their menu. They have mostly burgers, hot dogs, wine, beer, ice cream and of course shakes.

It seems like its a nice place to go when you are in the mood for an upscale burger and a shake.

And it is close to Cabrini College so why not stop by one day and check it out. It might turn out to be something that you really love or really hate. Either way it is worth a shot.

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“Lone Survivor”–a war film to remember

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“It is a patriotic story that showcases the length four SEALs were willing to go for freedom...”

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BY JOEY RETTINO Asst. Lifestyles Editor

Few films can mix wholehearted investment and endearing characters without ruining the integrity of the story. Peter Berg’s film adaptation of the Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson first hand account, “Lone Survivor,” has raised the bar of war-films through the depiction of the characters and honesty of the storyline.

The tale follows Marcus Luttrell, played by Academy Award-nominated Mark Wahlberg, and his three Navy SEAL cohorts on their final descent on the mountains of Afghanistan to perform Operation Red Wings.

The film, which features Luttrell himself in a small-unnamed role, opens up by setting the stage of how close these four soldiers are to each other. Michael Murphy, played

by Taylor Kitsch, Danny Diets played by

Emile Hirsch, and Matt Axelson played by Ben Foster, along with Marcus Luttrell, have weaved the relationships they share with each other overseas with the ones they hold back in the United States.

“Lone Survivor,” grabs you by your hand and pulls you over every rock and crevasse of the Afghani-mountains the four soldiers trek over, while simultaneously making you feel like you’re the fifth SEAL. It is a patriotic story that showcases the lengths four SEALs were willing to go for freedom, their country and their brothers in arms. If you’ve yet to see the movie, as an American, you owe it to yourself. Spend the money on the ticket or buy the discount ones sold in the SEaL office and watch the cinematic adventure that is “Lone Survivor.”

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Weekly Crossword Puzzle

Answers January 30, 2014

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1 They’re used in British puzzles 5 Peter Pan rival 8 “The X Factor” judge 14 Picked locks 15 Classified letters 16 God in a temple 17 Lesson __ 18 Double shot, say 20 Many an Urdu speaker 22 Appropriate 23 Rankled 24 Common desktop icon 27 QB’s stat 30 Math group 31 Women seen standing at tables 40 Walmart advantage 41 Attempts to best 42 Stretched, in a way 43 Italian article 44 MDCLIII ÷ III 45 Stock problem 50 Georgia retreat 55 Ending suggesting wealth 56 State treasury 59 It’s used in dashes 62 51-Down resident 63 Old-fashioned “Neat!”

64 Starting to burn 65 Quail collection 66 Looked bored 67 Spinner 68 Drinks from a stand

1 Posthumous 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee 2 Key of Shostakovich’s “First of May” 3 Pond swimmer 4 The duck in Disney’s “Peter and the Wolf ” 5 Bon mot 6 Jot 7 Artful action 8 Stimulating substance, briefly 9 “That’s weird” 10 Net __ 11 Giant with 17,468 vacuum tubes 12 Sri __ 13 Make an analogy 19 From the horse’s mouth 21 Turned on 25 Skylight insulation material, perhaps 26 Words from one about to take over 28 Black and blue, say 29 Provençal spreads 31 JAMA readers 32 How some NBA games are resolved 33 Fictional captain 34 Hockey Hall of Fame nickname 35 Short retort 36 Rain in scattered drops 37 __-Indian War 38 Bay State motto starter 39 Friday et al.: Abbr.

45 Needing a lift, maybe 46 Papal headgear 47 Common keyboard symbol 48 Winter __ 49 Glorify 51 Jordanian city 52 Back to normal 53 Start of a nautical order 54 Chain with roast beef Mighty Minis 57 Muse of history 58 Start of many addresses 60 “__ had it!”

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Freshman Christina Melchiorre is from Voorhees, New Jersey

BY ERICA ABBOTT Asst. Perspectives Editor

“Christina is amazing all around, as a person and as a teammate.”

“Christina is such a great person in and out of the pool.”

Freshman swimmer Christina Melchiorre may seem as though she is shy and reserved at first glance. However that is found to be anything but true once she opens up and becomes comfortable.

She is someone who you can clearly see is outgoing and full of passion—both in and out of her swimming career.

Melchiorre is from Voorhees, N.J., and attended Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Newfield, N.J., where she also swam.

Melchiorre is always very much into what she does when it comes to swimming.

Melchiorre is not the only one who is a swimmer in her family either—both her brother and her sister swim as well.

Her parents are also involved in her swim career. “My parents come to the meets they can make it to.”

Melchiorre has been swimming since she was 8 years old and hasn’t stopped since. Since she swam essentially her whole life, she knew that she did not want to stop in college. “I’ve always swam, it’s something I wanted to keep doing,”

Melchiorre said.

Despite only being in her freshman year, Melchiorre has already made great strides in her swimming career. “She deserves all of the successes she has had this year,” swim teammate Breaghann Smith said. “ I know she will end this season on a high note, and she will continue to do well throughout her collegiate career.”

Melchiorre has broken records in the 200 freestyle and the 100 freestyle, along with the 200 freestyle relay with Courtney Good, Breaghann Smith and Morgan Griffith.

“Christina is one of the hardest workers on our team. She has a drive to be the best and she exhibits that every day in practice—her swimming IQ is off the charts,” assistant coach Kevin Pierce said through email. “She understands why we do certain things in practice and is able to tailor her practice habits around that.”

Admittedly, Melchiorre did say that she sometimes gets nervous before meets. A pre-meet ritual of hers can really increase the level of energy in that area though, as she listens to “I Don’t Care” by Icona Pop to get her pumped for the impending swim meet.

“She is a very versatile swimmer. We could put her in just about any event and she would do well,” Pierce said. “As a per-

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Christina broke record in the 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle relay with Courtney Good, Breaghann Smith and Morgan Griffith

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Melchiorre went to Our Lady of Mercy High School son Christina has really come into her own this year… and is an integral part of our team chemistry.”

Outside of the pool, Melchiorre, although an undecided major, is certain to do extraordinary things, as evidenced by her friends and teammates. “She is insanely talented and has such a great personality. I truly believe that she will go far in life,” fellow teammate and friend Megan Tustin said. “I personally have gotten close with Christina since the season has begun and we have become more than just teammates, she has become such a great friend as well.”

Melchiorre is also described as being very supportive and caring, whether it’s at practice or just in general. Being equally great outside the pool, Melchiorre is also described as a very nice and funny person.

“She’s never afraid to say what is on her mind,” Smith said.

There is no doubt from hearing these thoughts from friends, teammates, and coach alike that Melchiorre is sure to be making great advancements with her time on the Cabrini swim team and elsewhere.

Christina Melchiorre Quick Facts: FAVORITE COLOR: ORANGE

FAVORITE FOOD: PASTA

FAVORITE ANIMAL: DOG

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Super Bowl was rigged?!

Hoop Scoop: Lady Cavs look to reclaim championship

BY ANTHONY HYPOLTE Web Editor

BY: JESSICA PARADYSZ Staff Writer

From the start of the season the Seattle Seahawks brought something special with their team, allowing them go on to the Superbowl against the Denver Broncos.

From the beginning of the game till the end was great defense played by the Seahawks. The Denver Broncos wasn’t able to score any points in the first half.

Denver put their first points on the board midway through the third quarter and followed with a successful two point conversion giving them eight points, which was the only points they scored during the game.

They were shut out the first, second, and fourth quarter.

The Broncos were having a hard time dealing with the defense of the Seahawks.

Denver normally relies heavily on screen passes. This tactic worked sometimes but most of the time ended up in minimal gain or loss of yards.

A lot of Denver fans were upset, and showing their disgust in Peyton Manning for his unruly performance through twitter.

A lot of people have been talking about a conspiracy theory which includes the game being fixed for the Seahawks.

This is a major conspiracy theory that came out of the blue stating that the Denver Broncos lost the Super Bowl for a large amount of money.

Terry McAulay, a referee of the game during the Super Bowl, states that he heard Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, ask Pete Carroll, head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, “When are you going to pay up?”

With Terry hearing this information he reported to the other officials prior to the game, and that’s where the suspicions about the game came to be.

The National Football League is currently thoroughly investigating this matter at hand and looking for evidence to decipher whether the games was in actuality rigged or not. Rodger Goddell, New York raised 54 year old Commissioner of The National Football League, stated that he was furious of the idea of even trying to fix the biggest event that comes once a year. If this conspiracy turns about to be true a lot of staff between the Seahawks and the Broncos will be laid off, and may never be allowed go back to a Super Bowl!

The Lady Cavs advanced to number one in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) ranking following their thrilling win at Marywood University on Feb1. This season’s record is a solid 16-4, as the Blue and White have dominated every game at Nerney Field House’s home court. The team advances 10-1 in the CSAC Conference.

The handwork and dedication on the hardwood is paying off as championships are a mere week away. The Lady Cavs have overtaken the now second ranking Immaculata University with their most recent win.

There are only five regular season games remaining before the CSAC quarterfinals begin on Feb. 24.

The Lady Cavs have played strong and kept up momentum and drive throughout this season. The team averaged a solid 68.3 points per game and have rounded up 1,298 points to date. The list of impressive stats also includes averages of 43.3 rebounds and 15.4 assists per game.

CSAC scoring leaders include junior Amber Keys and senior

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Brittany Sandone, placing 6th and 7th, respectively for scoring the highest number of points in the conference. Keys has scored 262 with Sandone racking up 256 points. Junior Megan Decker and senior Annie Rivituso also placed on the list.

Keys and Rivituso are leaders in rebounds, both averaging 6.1 per game. Decker and senior Colleen Stewart ranked on the list with 4.2 and 4.7 rebound per game.

Indivivdual awards for the players are numerous; Sandone has scored 18 three-point shots this season for the Lady Cavs and was named D3hoops.com Team of the Week on Jan. 28.

Sandone surpassed her 1,000th career point this season during the Battle Of Eagle Road.

Another season highlight is that Keys was named player of the week on Nov. 18.

Keys is ready to claim a championship title with her team and said, “We are at a crucial part in the season, we are so close to achieving our goal of being CSAC Champions again! We have worked so hard to be the best team in the conference and there is no doubt in my mind that we are just that. We plan on bringing our “A” game to every

team we play in order to succeed. Our goals going forward are to first win another CSAC Championship and then win our programs first ever NCAA tournament game.”

All of the Lady Cavs players have contributed to the success of the season, as Keys believes, “We have an excellent group of girls and we can go extremely far. I have the utmost faith in ever single girl that puts on the Cabrini uniform and I know we will achieve our goals.”

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No. 33 Taylor Holmes had 47 points, 31 rebounds and 12 assists in 18 games played

Hoop Scoop: a perfect regular season looks promising

BY NICHOLAS CIPOLLONE Sports Editor

Last week Cabrini men’s basketball moved up to the No. 2 spot and are now 18-0 overall keeping their undefeated season intact. They are just 24 points behind University of Wisconsin Stevens Point for the number one spot.

The Cavaliers have a strong core group of offensive players but two links are missing from the chain. Junior Aaron WaltonMoss has missed Cabrini’s most recent game against Rosemont on Saturday. He is listed day to day with a foot injury.

Walton-Moss has had an unbelievable season so far and is the fuel that keeps Cabrini’s engine running. His passion is contagious and missing his team leading averages of 26 points, 11.2 rebound, and 6.2 assists. He is also one of three players in all NCAA basketball with two triple doubles.

On the other hand, Senior A.J. Picard is getting his cast off (broken foot) in a week and will begin rehab as soon as possible. Picard should have plenty of time to recover and be 100 percent by the time the CSAC tournament begins.

Picard’s contribution has been

missed. Averaging 17 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists, Picard is also just under 50 percent from the three-point range.

The starting five for Cabrini is ever changing but a core group of freshman Brennan McCann, senior Fran Rafferty and senior Jon Miller still remain.

The upcoming schedule for the Cavaliers should be smooth sailing. The rest of the games for the Blue and White are CSAC games against teams they have defeated by at least 10 points each game.

There is one more game at home then a four game road trip and then they will finish the season up at home against their rival Keystone College. This game also just so happens to be Senior Night.

Cabrini has no problem with scoring, but their defense is an area of concern. They are averaging scoring over 90 points a game but allowing an average of 75 points per game. As the Cavaliers move into the NCAA tournament they will need to tighten up their defense. Playing other top 25 teams they will face a tougher challenge on both ends of the court.

The Cavs have had a couple days off thanks to Mother Nature postponing their game against

Wesley College on Monday.

Their next game on Wednesday is held in jeopardy again by the threat of snow Tuesday night.

Blue and White would have five days until their next game if Wednesday’s game were postponed. Hopefully the time off will not affect their play and they can continue this perfect run.

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No. 21 Fran Rafferty is averaging 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists a game this season.

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THURSDAY FEB. 6, 2014

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Legion of Boom lowers the boom

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Malcolm Smith was the third linebacker to be named Super Bowl MVP

BY ARIEL MELENDEZ Asst. Sports Editor

A snap over the head of Peyton Manning 12 seconds into the game was not the way the Broncos wanted things to start. The Seahawks were happy with it, as it resulted with the ball in the endzone and a safety to begin the game. Super Bowl XLVIII featured the quickest score in Super Bowl history. By halftime, it looked like Denver was totally in over their heads against Seattle.

It only got worse for the Broncos. On their third possession of the game, Manning threw just his second interception of the playoffs as Kam Chancellor picked off a pass intended for Julius Thomas. Russell Wilson would hand the ball off to Marshawn Lynch seven plays later for the touchdown, giving the Seahawks a commanding 15-0 lead.

Manning would get picked off again late in the second quarter, this time by Malcolm Smith who returned it 69 yards for another Seattle touchdown. The Legion of Boom, the nickname for the Seahawks secondary, was

proving to be too much for Denver as they would shutout the Broncos in the first half by a score of 22-0.

The first 12 seconds of the half continued the Broncos nightmare. It took Percy Harvin just that long to return the kickoff 87 yards for the touchdown to open the second half. Later on in the third quarter, it looked as if Denver was finally going to put some points on the board when Manning unloaded a pass to Demaryius Thomas that found him near the Seattle 20-yard line. That was not meant to be as Thomas ended up being stripped of the ball by Byron Maxwell and Malcolm Smith ended up with the recovery.

Denver finally got on the scoreboard in the closing seconds of the third quarter. Demaryius Thomas was on the receiving end of a Peyton Manning 14-yard touchdown pass. Wes Welker caught the two-point conversion pass to bring the score 36-8.

“The defense was relentless,” Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson said in an interview with Pam Oliver after the game. He was certainly right about that. The Seahawks defense played their role perfectly as they contributed with two interceptions and two fumble recoveries.

The Denver Broncos were never in the game as the

Seattle Seahawks would win their first Super Bowl in franchise history by a final score of 43-8.

“My hats off to Pete and his staff and his players. They played a great game.” Broncos coach John Fox had nothing but nice things to say about Seattle in a post-game interview with Erin Andrews.

Linebacker Malcolm Smith would walk away with the MVP award. A most deserving award as he was responsible for an interception, a fumble recovery and added 10 tackles in what will be known as one of the most dominant Super Bowl victories.

“We take this trophy back to the 12th man.” “Our 12th man fans are the best in the world” The 12th man that coach Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson referred to in interviews with Michael Strahan are the faithful Seattle Seahawks fan-base. The same fan-base that reached a decibel reading of 137.6 during a game in the regular season. Seattle honored its 12th man status with scoring plays 12 seconds into both halves.

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Stats and Standings Men’s Basketball

Women’s Basketball

CSAC STANDINGS

CSAC STANDINGS

Cabrini College 18-0 (12-0 CSAC) Gwynedd-Mercy University 14-5 (10-2 CSAC) Neumann University 13-6 (8-4 CSAC) Immaculata University 8-10 (6-5 CSAC) Rosemont College 9-11 (7-6 CSAC) Keystone College 9-10 (6-6 CSAC) Baptist Bible College 7-12 (4-8 CSAC) Marywood University 7-12 (3-9 CSAC) Centenary College 4-15 (3-9 CSAC) Cairn Univerity 1-18 (1-11 CSAC)

Cabrini College 16-4 (10-1 CSAC) Immaculata University 14-5 (9-1 CSAC) Neumann University 12-8 (9-3 CSAC) Marywood University 12-7 (7-4 CSAC) Gwynedd-Mercy College 10-10 (7-4 CSAC) Keystone College 12-8 (6-5 CSAC) Rosemont College 7-11 (5-5 CSAC) Centenary College 7-12 (5-5 CSAC) Cedar Crest College 5-13 (3-7 CSAC) Baptist Bible College 2-14 (2-9 CSAC) Cairn University 1-16 (1-10 CSAC) Notre Dame of Maryland 1-19 (1-11 CSAC)

TEAM LEADERS POINTS

TEAM LEADERS POINTS

Aaron Walton-Moss - 422 Fran Raffery - 268 A.J. Picard - 170

REBOUNDS

Aaron Walton-Moss - 191 Jon Miller - 109

ASSISTS

Aaron Walton-Moss - 106 Brennan McCann - 42

AS OF TUESDAY, JAN. 21

Brittany Sandone - 272 Amber Keys - 264 Megan Decker - 165

REBOUNDS

Annie Rivituso - 132 Amber Keys - 126

ASSISTS

Dana Peterson- 47 Brittany Sandone - 43

Lady Cavs take control of first place in CSAC

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Cavalier Calendar

Thursday, Feb. 6 NO GAMES

Friday, Feb. 7 NO GAMES

Saturday, Feb. 8 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS CEDAR CREST COLLEGE AT 1 P.M.

Sunday, Feb. 9 NO GAMES

Monday, Fan. 10 MEN’S BASKETBALL AT CAIRN UNIVERSITY 7 P.M.

Tuesday, Feb. 11 NO GAMES

Wednesday, Feb. 12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AT IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY 6:30 P.M. MEN’S BASKETBALL AT CENTENARY COLLEGE 7 P.M.

No. 22 Senior Brittany Sandone added 16 points to the scoreboard in Saturday’s win against Marywood.

BY: DAN LUNER Photo Editor

The Cabrini women’s basketball team stepped it up against the Marywood University Pacers to secure a 58-48 win on Saturday, Feb. 1.

The Lady Cavs jumped back on top of the CSAC standings with a primarily defensive game.

Cabrini was the first to notch points on the scoreboard with a jumper by junior Megan Decker just two minutes into the game. For the next few minutes both teams struggled to gain the upper hand. Right before and continuing past the halfway mark

of the first half, the Lady Cavs went on a 15-2 run to make the lead 20-11.

The Cavaliers eventually took things into the locker room with one leg up by a score of 32-28. When they returned for the second half of the game they were ready to make an impact.

For the majority of the second half the blue and white couldn’t get past a ninepoint margin multiple times.

A jumper by Marywood’s Ashley Murray tied the game at 46 with a little over eight minutes to go.

For those last eight minutes the Lady Cavs only let up two more points. While amp-

ing the defensive end of the game, Cabrini managed to tally 12 more points to secure the win.

Senior Brittany Sandone led the way for the Cavaliers with 16 points and set a new career high of six steals.

Fellow senior Annie Rivituso played a key role with her second double double of the season, consisting of 14 points and 17 rebounds.

Junior Amber Keys snagged 10 rebounds while Decker evened Rivituso with 14 points.

Decker said, “Today’s win was a big one for us on the road. The gym was packed because of [Marywood’s] senior day and it was very loud. It was exciting from the tip-off to the final buzzer.”

She also added, “I think what made us the most confident with this win was when we took our time on offense and ran our plays. We used the shot clock and even got big offensive rebounds to seal the win.” Decker concluded, “Today’s win definitely gave us the confidence we need to go into Wednesday’s game.

We have to continue to stop teams defensively and the rest will come easy.”

Head coach Kate Pearson said, “It is always tough

playing on the road and we definitely struggled shooting the ball but we relied on our defense to get us some easy baskets and in the end were able to hold them off.”

Pearson also added, “Today was a great team win. We can use this to build on our defense as our key to winning but good teams know every game is a new game so we must move forward.”

The win against the Pacers puts Cabrini back on top of the CSAC with a 10-1 record and takes their overall record to 16-4.

The Lady Cavs will go back to work on Wednesday, Feb. 5 when they travel to Gwynedd-Mercy University to take on the Griffins (10-10, 1-4 CSAC). Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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BOX SCORE Marywood University 48 Cabrini 58 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS POINTS: MU: ASHLEY MURRY 10 CAVS: BRITTANY SANDONE 16 REBOUNDS: MU: MADDIE LAVERY 9 CAVS: ANNIE RIVITUSO 17

Men’s Basketball fights back from deficit to win at Rosemont

BY JASON WILLIAMS Asst. Sports Editor

The No.2 Cabrini Cavaliers showed grit and determination to stay undefeated after fighting back from their largest deficit of the season to win Saturday’s game 75-74 at Rosemont College. With the win the Cavaliers improve to 18-0 on the season while being 12-0 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference.

The Blue and White were led by a multitude of players in Saturday’s win. At least six players scored eight points; the top scores for the Cavs were Vinny Walls who put in 14 points, while also grabbing four rebounds and dishing out four assists. Senior Jon Miller added to the game by pouring in 11 points, while Freshman Deryl Bagwell tallied nine points and grabbed

BOX SCORE Rosemont College 74 Cabrini 75 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS POINTS: RC: DOM SCAFIDI 19 CAVS: VINNY WALLS 14 REBOUNDS: RC: KYLE LAFFERTY 7 CAVS: DERYL BAGWELL 6

a team high six rebound.

Another Senior Vernon Robinson was the games unsung hero playing 14 minutes, while nabbing a career high 10 points, seven of which points came in the final 2:30 of the game.

Throughout the first half momentum swayed from team to team with there being six lead changes and nine ties. With 3:45 left in the half the score being 31-28 in favor of Rosemont, Rosemont then sparked a 13-0 run to push the lead to 41-31. Sophomore Brad Fagan hit a corner three pointer to cut the deficit to 41-34 after one half of play.

The Cavaliers held strong after a quick Rosemont bucket to start off the second half.

Led by Robinson and Miller the Cavs began a big 8-1 run to bring Rosemont’s lead to 44-42 with 14:12 left. A quick 7-0 run gave the Cavaliers the lead with 10:15 left; the Cavaliers would never lose this lead again.

Rosemont (9-11, 7-6 CSAC) tied the game up twice in the closing minutes of the game but Cabrini always responded with an answer. The Cavaliers sealed the game at the charity stripe finishing 6-6 in the final two

minutes of the game.

The Cavaliers finished the day shooting almost 58 percent from the field, while shooting 10-20 from beyond the arc. Blue and White also shot great from the free throw line hitting 13-18 from the line, while hitting 12-16 in the second half.

Brad Fagan finished the day with nine points, while Freshman Brennan McCann added nine points.

Dom Scafidi who put up 19 points with seven rebounds led Rosemont, also Nadir Stukes put in 15 points for the Rosemont Ravens.

With the win, Cabrini

moves to 18-0 and 12-0 in CSAC. The win set up a highly anticipated matchup with the No.9 team in the nation, Wesley College. The game was postponed earlier in the season due to snow.

Unfortunately Mother Nature had the same plans for the rescheduled game.

Due to a severe snowstorm the make-up game has also been postponed for a date yet to be determined.

Now when the game finally happens it will put the No.2 Cabrini Cavaliers against the No.6 Wesley Wolverines.

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No. 4 Brennan McCann had nine points, one assist and one steal in Cabrini’s win over Rosemont