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A place called home: Living in a top-ranked dangerous city

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A street in Camden, N.J.

BY ERICA ABBOTT News Editor Everyone has a place that they call home. But what if your home was listed as the most dangerous city in America?

Recently, NeighborhoodScout released the list of 100 most dangerous cities for 2015 and the top two ranked cities are both within 20 miles of Cabrini. Topping the list, Camden ranked as number one and Chester at number two.

“We’ve always been top five most dangerous cities in Amer-

ica. It puts our city down, like that’s not the only thing going on there,” Vinny Walls, senior liberal studies major, said. “But sometimes it upsets me. I know it’s on the rise; it’s getting better, even though we’re number one right now. I see it as getting better from when I was younger.”

Walls is from Camden, N.J., and wants to do as much as he can to try to help. He did a summer camp for kids and when he was little, his father worked with kids playing basketball.

“Children don’t grow up hav-

ing bad mindsets; it’s the environment that they grow up around.

[With] younger generations, you just gotta put in that there’s more to Camden than just eight miles in the city. I just try to stay as positive as I can and try to be a role model,” Walls said. “If you go in Camden, you’ll find a lot of people that are prideful about the city. I love Camden [and] I’m going to do as much as I can to try to help.”

Some of the worst experiences he has seen in Camden, however, are walking around the city and

Hispanics transforming American Catholic Church, speaker says

BY BRIANNA MORRELL Asst. Social Media Editor This is a journey of the transformation of Catholicism and without faith you cannot have culture, a Boston College professor of Hispanic ministry said Wednesday, March 18.

“From the 1930s there was no official word for Latin Americans. The unofficial word used around the United States was ‘The Spanish Speaking.’” People became offended because some have been in the country for a few years.” Dr. Hosffman Ospino is an assistant professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education at Boston College, said during the third presentation of the Lenten Lecture.

Ospino was born in Colombia and had received a degree in philosophy. He is actively involved in the Latino ministry in Boston with his wife. He spoke to a boardroom of people about the understanding of the transformation of American Catholicism and also talked about Hispanic Catholicism.

“Most of my life I have been involved in some form of service in the Church, whether as an altar

server when I was a child, or a catechist in my youth, or supporting teachers teaching theology and religion in elementary and secondary schools,” Ospino said. “In the United States I first became involved in the life of the Church by overseeing Hispanic ministry in a parish.”

The lecture was the third in the series presented by the Wolfington Center on March 18 in the Grace Hall boardroom.

His presentation started off with him getting to know the audience. There were students and faculty of different majors and areas of study within the audience. Each person was asked to talk about their major and generally introduce themselves.

“I thought he made the presentation pretty personal and I felt as though I can listen better and pay attention,” Brian Quirk, undecided sophomore, said. “And asking question didn’t feel awkward because of how friendly he was.”

seeing how drained people look.

“So many people just look like they’re drained, like Camden is sucking the life out of them. But some people are so used to it that they love being there and they’re used to the environment.”

According to Walls, people love seeing the positive things happening in Camden but those types of stories are rarely published. “All everybody sees is outside looking in and nobody is going in to see what’s really going on.”

Last year, Camden was ranked

as number three, while in 2013 it ranked as number two. Its lowest rank recently listed on the website was in 2012 when it came in as number five.

This year’s second-ranked most dangerous city has seen much more dramatic jumps in their ranking. In 2012, Chester was ranked as number two, but in 2013 it fell to number 19. In 2014, however, it jumped back up in the top 10 to number eight. @ERICA_ABBOTT CONTINUE READING ONLINE

Gebauer awarded First-Year Student Advocate Award

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Richie Gebauer, director of the First-Year Experience, was recently awarded with the Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award.

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Women have come far — but they still have a long way to go

EDITOR IN CHIEF Mackenzie Harris

MANAGING EDITOR Joey Rettino MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Lauren Hight NEWS EDITOR Erica Abbott SPORTS EDITORS Howard Blake Jason Williams LIFESTYLES EDITORS Alexa Ferragine Christle Gehman PERSPECTIVES EDITOR Jessica Paradysz PHOTO EDITOR Amy Held WEB EDITORS Anthony Hypolite Stockly Buabeng MARKETING & CIRCULATION Leonard Brock ADVISER Jerome Zurek

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The Loquitur accepts letters to the editors. They should be less than 500 words, usually in response to a current issue on Cabrini College’s campus or community area and are printed as space permits. Name, phone number and address should be included with submissions for verification purposes. All letters to the editors must be e-mailed to loquitur@ cabrini.edu

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The month of March celebrates women’s accomplishments during Women’s History Month. Where have women succeeded? Where do they need to go from here?

Women have come so far and made so many strides in the past century. From earning their suffrage to subsequently serving in politics, advocating for birth control, winning the Nobel Prize and more, women have come a long way.

But women also still have a long way to go.

Women still face oppression, lack of access to birth control, but especially lack of equal wages.

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act. At this time, according to the United States Department of Labor, women were earning 59 cents for every dollar earned by a man.

Fast forward 52 years and it has gotten better, but the pay gap has not closed.

According to the White House, “full-time women workers’ earnings are only about 77 percent of their male counterparts’ earnings.”

There is even more of a divide in the pay gap for Latina women and African Americans, earning 56 cents and 64 centers on the dollar, respec-

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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.

tively. Women, however, make up roughly half the labor force.

The pay gap still remains glaringly evident.

According to the National Wom-

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Everyone deserves the access to an equal wage, if the equal amount of work is put in from both parties.

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en’s Law Center, “The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was the first law President Obama signed in 2009, allowing women to have more time to sue if they have not been receiving equal pay for equal work the same as men at a company. This law was a strong sign that pay discrimination is still going on and needed legal correction.”

So why is this still an issue?

As women become the predominant breadwinners of their families and more women enter the workforce, don’t they deserve the same pay for the same work as men?

Everyone deserves the access to equal wage, if the equal amount of work is put in from both parties.

Loquitur believes that women truly have taken the specific measures to bypass inequality in the workplace, but there is still so much that they need to overcome.

If women went to lobby for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, it essentially would eliminate the ability for employers to hide discrimination, ensure that employers will not be penalized if they are not aware of the discrimination and it “allows employees to assess the validity of their claims,” according to the National Women’s Law Center.

It is the strong women of both past and present that can be looked to as a reminder of how far they have come in society, as well as how much further they need to go.

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Week of March 26, 2015 March 16: ISIS In order to help fight ISIS, the U.S. estimates in Iraq that 2/3 of the 30,000 troops were Shiite’s from Iran. There is fear that rockets and missiles could endanger citizens and unlike Iran, Iraq will not actually commit fighters and advisers to fight the militant group.

Even though American officials are concerned about Iranian involvement in Iraq, they recognize the need to have U.S. trained Iranians work against ISIS. While seeing Iranian missiles is worrisome, it is not altogether surprising or unexpected.

March 20: White House The White House appears to have no desire to remove the divide between Israel and the U.S. following Netanyahu’s election. Although Israel has been the U.S.’s closest ally in the middle east, the administration appears to have reservations regarding statements the prime minister made in the days leading up to the election regarding Palestine and Iran. Although Netanyahu has attempted to retract some of the statements causing the tension, the Obama administration is hesitant to make amends with Israel. This has caused controversy at home where a core Democratic constituency of Jewish voters has been angered by both Netanyahu and the Obama administrations actions.

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March 18: Netanyahu After winning election for Prime Minister in Israel, Netanyahu’s more tailored and conservative coalition could free him from restrictions seen in his last governments. While center-left factions he previously relied on may no longer support him, the prime minister is expected by analysts to continue to oppose the Iranian nuclear program but may limit construction of settlements to help ease the Palestinian tensions and call for lowering the cost of living. Regardless Netanyahu will be closely watched for his decision making especially given the fact that his statements and actions have conflicted in the past before.

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LLC leader receives award for integrating freshmen faster

BY SAMANTHA JACOBS Asst. Multimedia Editor Staff have the opportunity to do something extraordinary too.

The director of the first-year experience was one of 10 people in the nation to receive the Outstanding First-year Advocate award from Cengage Learning and The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition on Mar. 3.

“Ultimately at the end of the day, this award, to me, is an example of how we, at this institution, work so collaboratively together,” Richard Gebauer said. “I almost feel as if everyone’s name should be on it because there’s no way that I could do this without our wonderful faculty and staff.”

The Living and Learning Communities (LLC) program allows incoming freshmen to apply for spots in communities that interest them. In August of 2007 the first LLC, voices of justice, launched and Gebauer began on work with co-curricular programming for the LLCs and eventually with individual departments on campus.

These communities grew rapidly and instead of creating larger LLCs with upwards of 60 students six LLCs were made available for students by 2009. At this point Gebauer became the director of LLCs before the program grew and his title became director of first-year experience.

While Gebauer does not believe that he could have achieved anything without the help of other on campus, students see the extraordinary effort Gebauer puts into his job.

Sophomore Allie Monyak, double major in psychology and sociology, has worked as a classroom coach for Gebauer’s ECG 100 course. Through her work with Gebauer, Monyak has assisted in developing leadership workshops and team building exercises.

“As a mentor, Richie gave me the confidence to challenge myself and pursue leadership roles—which was something that I’ve always been afraid of doing,” Monyak said. “If he is not directly with a student, then odds are Richie is working on some project or activity to further enrich the Cabrini experience.”

This relationship between Gebauer and his students is an example of what Gebauer said the LLCs aim to do. Many students come into college thinking of faculty as authority figures rather than connecting to faculty and breaking down those walls can come more easily within an LLC. Jena Marinelli is a sophomore who was in Gebauer’s Engagements in the Common Good (ECG) course last year.

This course was a reacting to the past course in which students learn about the common good through historic events and take on different character roles to work through issues based on their character’s beliefs.

“Whenever a student or myself were having difficulty trying to connect what we were learning in class, Richie would take the time to help the students who are having difficulty with the given topic,” Marinelli said.

“He would connect with students by incorporating the given

topic to something in our lives outside of the classroom.”

The LLCs are in place to help build confidence to seek opportunities throughout campus too, but LLCs are not necessarily for every student.

“I think that whether in an LLC, a sports team or another leadership opportunity on campus [freshmen] are going to identify with the campus and find what their passion is and how they want to explore it,” Gebauer said.

LLCs do not end with freshmen though, as sophomore LLCs are also beginning to launch.

“We want students in year two to really think holistically about ‘how does my involvement in [clubs or sports] plus my LLC experience, which might not even directly connect with my major, strengthen me as an individual,’” Gebauer said.

At the end of the day, this award shows that Gebauer has a talent for improving the student experience.

“I think my experience would have been different if I had a different professor because I had met Richie a couple days before school had started,” Marinelli said. “I could see the interactions between him and the other students and that he really cared about what the students had said.”

“He genuinely cares and that is a quality that should never be undervalued,” Monyak said.

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Hispanic culture’s impact on Church

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Dr. Hosffman Ospino, professor at Boston College, was the third presenter in the Lenten lecture series on March 18.

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Ospino talked about “Gaudium et spes,” which had been a theme throughout the Lenten lecture series and had been discussed throughout other presentations.

He broke down how the document of “Gaudium et spes” was a “new vision of becoming a church”.

“This document was very debated but it invited us to a new way of becoming a church,” Ospino said.

Described from the past, Hispanic people did not have their own identity. Many people made generalizations from where they came from and made a name for the people who were actually Hispanic.

“If you lived in California or Texas you were considered Mexican. If you were from Florida, you were Cuban. And if you were from Philadelphia or Boston you were Puerto Rican,” Ospino said.

People of different ethnic groups that practiced the general Catholic faith eventually started to make their own versions of the church. This individualized the church in many ways and let people be their own label.

“The first Catholics in the United states were Hispanic,” Ospino said. The first parish of the Catholic church was Saint Augustine. Ospi-

no creates the image of the church and how people started coming to the United States and basically started making a name for what they believe in.

The presentation was broken down into four sections about what helped frame the Hispanic reality in the United States.

“Faith and culture are two things that are intimately interrelated. We cannot have faith without culture and vise versa,” Ospino said.

The audience of teachers and students from around the area were amazed at the information presented at the lecture. During the presentation, the ideas were broken down so that everyone in the audience, no matter where they came from could understand.

Ospino talked about his time while he was in Colombia and when he moved to the USA, talked about how it was different from where he was from. Being in a completely different place, the United States, was to surround his children in a better society.

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Alumni return to address communication seniors

BY JILL NAWOYSKI Asst. News Editor

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Jill Smith, Jake Verterano and Nick Guldin presenting to senior communication majors.

Being a Cabrini alumni does not just mean that a student graduated from Cabrini. It means that they will have a lifetime worth of connections, a Cabrini alumnus said to a group of senior communication majors.

“If you’re really passionate about something, don’t let go of it. You never know when an opportunity will come up in the future,” said Jake Verterano, a graduate from the Cabrini communication department.

Verterano is not just a Cabrini alumnus. He is the vice president of marketing at Prosthodontics Intermedica Dental Implant Center, a video talent, audio host and reporter at Diva Dirt and one of the youngest members of Cabrini’s Alumni Board.

Verterano came back to his Alma Mater to address the senior professional development class and provide some insight to the soon-to-be graduates.

He educated the students about different ways to stay involved after graduation, including programs

such as alumni mentoring, spirit committee and alumni weekend.

He, alongside alumni Jill Smith and Nick Guldin, also answered students’ questions about their life after college.

Senior communication major Alexa Milano felt that hearing the graduates’ experiences first-hand was very helpful.

“It was nice hearing three different things,” Milano said. “Jill wasn’t working for a year and had a good outlook until getting a job. Nick went to grad school and Jake got a job or internship after school.

It was nice hearing that whatever happens after graduation, all of the alumni ended up doing something that they really enjoy.”

“I wanted to come back to speak to seniors about their future because I understand what it was like to be in their position a few years ago,” Verterano said.

“I know Cabrini gave me a lot so I wanted to do what I could do to give back to the students.” @JNAWOYSKI CONTINUE READING ONLINE

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SEARCH: A chance for reflection Civil rights leader to receive prestigious award for women’s leadership

BY LILLIAN HURLEY Staff Writer

Campus Ministry offered an experience for students to take a step back from everyday life and reflect on their personal and spiritual image. The Search retreat was held in the Pocono Mountains of White Haven, Pa., which provided a very scenic aspect filled with stars and lakes for the three-day event.

“The main focus of the Search retreat is for the retreatants to step away from their ordinary pace of life and take time to examine their relationships. We focus upon the relationships with self, others, nature and God during the retreat,” Father Carl Janicki, director of campus ministry, said.

There are very specific guidelines to the Search process. The sense of confidentiality is imperative to the success of the weekend. Both so the participants can fully open up and also so future participants have nothing to expect when they go to Search.

“It’s kind of like seeing a black sky and then when you finally see the stars you appreciate them more since you weren’t blinded by light first,” Matt Kaehler, Cabrini Missioner and Search retreat leader, said.

“Walking into Search completely new to the experience allows you to take the most away it.” This is Kaehler’s fourth Search retreat trip. He was a major factor in organizing and supporting the trip.

The experience of being a retreatant can only be experienced one time and then if one wishes to go on the Search retreat again, they have to serve as a leader.

“Being a leader is [a] whole different experience in itself. We’re there to help guide the retreatants since we have been through the process ourselves and we know what to except,” Madeline Coutu, junior social work and religious studies major, said.

She served as a team leader for this trip.

First time retreatant Molly McDougall, junior elementary and special education major, went to the Search retreat because Janicki convinced her that it would be a great thing for her to experience. At first she had no idea what to expect from the trip, but she was pleasantly surprised with her experience.

“I usually never reflect on my feelings, so this was a good way for me to dissect my brain. It was a real chance for me to work on myself,” McDougall said.

The term of “community” was often used when some of the leaders were describing the purpose of the Search retreat. Kaehler stressed that the point of Search is to show how there is love and support in everyone’s daily life and they may not realize this fact. When a community of people come together to share about themselves, this point becomes clearer.

Some refer to the Search retreat as a type of cult and see it as Jesus camp, but the participants would have to disagree with this.

“This is really a community of people who share a lot with each other, this is rare to find so it often scares people,” Mia Scocozzo, junior finance and international business major, said. She was also a Search retreat leader.

She also stressed how all the attendees of the Search trip are not necessarily religious. Whether you are a part of Campus Ministry or not, anyone is welcome to attend Search retreat.

“The point of Search isn’t to make anyone believe something they don’t. If you aren’t religious that’s fine. You may not know your reason for attending and you may not know until years after attending Search,” Scocozzo said.

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Students get a second chance at housing lottery Cavalier

BY JOEY RETTINO Managing Editor

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Following “much consideration,” the Residence Life office decided to re-open the housing applications for students who did not receive a lottery number for housing next fall.

Emails were sent out at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, from Akirah Massenburg, assistant director for housing and programming. While Massenburg declined to give a statement, the email said it all.

“By completing this application you will be given a random computer-generated lottery number and start time,” Massenburg, in the email, said.

Re-opening the housing application will enable rising seniors, juniors and sophomores to participate in their perspective scheduled housing selection times on March 27, 28 and 29.

“My day was made when I heard the news that an email was going to be sent out with good news

for people without lottery numbers,” Jewelia Cannizzaro, junior exercise science major, said. “This whole thing has regained my faith in Res Life­–I’m very thankful to them.”

While Cannizzaro was one of the many students that did not get a lottery number because they failed to submit their housing application on time, there were also a number of students who claimed that they did complete their housing application but still did not receive a lottery number. One of those students is Michael Schugar, junior human resource major.

“I honestly did apply for housing,” Schugar said.

“Whatever, now I’m just so happy Res Life is giving us the opportunity to re-apply and I don’t have to worrying about where I’ll end up next year.”

Regardless if students did or did not apply, everyone participating in the fall 2015 housing selection seems to benefiting. @JOEYRETTINO

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Gloria Richardson, civil rights pioneer and this year’s recipient of the Ivy Young Willis and Martha Dale Award, in a standoff during a riot.

BY ABBIE KEEFE Asst. News Editor Gloria Richardson, a civil rights pioneer, was chosen to receive the Ivy Young Willis and Martha Willis Dale Award.

Each year, the history and political science department recognizes a woman who has made a great contribution to the civic life of her society and this year, Richardson exemplifies this and will be the recipient.

“Gloria Richardson is best known as the leader of the Cambridge Movement, a local human rights struggle in Maryland’s Eastern Shore town of Cambridge during the early 1960s,” Dr. Joseph R. Fitzgerald, assistant professor of history and political science, said in an email.

“Under Richardson’s leadership, the Cambridge Movement established the goal of overthrowing Cambridge’s racial caste system that included inadequate living wages, poor housing, and lack of health care. The Cambridge Movement utilized the tactics of passive resistance and armed self-defense to achieve these goals. Importantly, the social justice focus of the Cambridge Movement, along with its utilization of passive resistance and armed self-defense tactics signaled the beginning of the Black Power phase of the modern Black liberation struggle.”

The award began in the year of 1992 with the help of William G. Willis, the father of Martha Dale, a woman who worked as the alumni director for many years and had passed away in 2012.

Willis’ wife was actively involved in the League of Women Voters and the World Affairs Council. He combined his love of political science and his late wife’s interests.

The award is in honor of Ivy Young Willis, a teacher who inspired the teaching of reading on public television, and her belief in a woman’s empowerment and talent for improving many aspect of public affairs.

Richardson is the 22nd recipient of this award. Throughout Richardson’s life, she has been presented with two honorary doctorates and many citations for her activism in human rights.

“Gloria Richardson was born in Baltimore, Md., in May 1922 to John and Mable Hayes. John was a pharmacist, and Mable was a piano teacher and homemaker,” Fitzgerald said. “In 1938, at the age of 16, Gloria graduated high school. In the fall of that same year, Richardson began her studies at Howard University, a historically black institution in Washington, D.C. She went on to earn a B.A. in Sociology in 1942.”

“She exited the Civil Rights Movement in the mid-1960s and relocated to New York City,” Fitzgerald said. “Until a few years ago, she worked in the city’s Department for the Aging. She was also very active in her labor union, serving as a delegate and a role model and mentor to the union’s membership.”

There will be an award ceremony and lecture in honor of Richardson and the Ivy Young Willis and Martha Willis Dale Award on Wednesday, April 8 at 4:30 p.m. in the Mansion with a reception to follow. @ABBIEROSEKEEFE

Optical Realities—cross cultural training

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America.

To me, this is a giant step to ensuring my dreams become a reality.

This opportunity has truly given me a chance to live,

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Determination is setting goals for yourself and making sure you achieve those goals by any means necessary.

This is exactly what I have done my entire life; never giving up and always fighting until the end.

I believe dreams do come true and I believe you can do anything in this world if you put your mind to it.

Just like the saying goes, “If your dreams do not scare you, then they are not big enough.”

Looking back on how far I have come in life, I feel very proud of myself.

My parents always used to say, “America is a land of opportunities and when you are fortunate to get that chance do not screw it up.”

I am honored to be a citizen of the United States of

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learn and grow.

As an immigrant living in a foreign land, you are bound to face certain challenges, but it is up to you to make the best out of every opportunity given to you.

While I have had to face a lot of obstacles in this country, I have been fortunate to see a lot of my dreams come true in this country.

My experiences at Cabrini College have been nothing short of amazing and even though it has been a struggle, I have enjoyed every moment.

I have been able to juggle full-time school and fulltime work to the best of my abilities.

It has been stressful but in order to see my dreams become a reality, I had to stay focused and make the best out of everything.

Cabrini College gave me the platform to explore different career opportunities.

Education, I believe, is the key to success and without the proper education and passion about what you do, it is a complete waste of time.

In other words, to be passionate about anything you are doing, you truly have to fall in love with it.

We all want to be successful in life and without the proper tools, your ability to build and develop yourself through the challenges of life is impossible.

Do not expect to achieve success in life if you do not work hard.

Life is what you make it, and the choices we make have a lot of consequences that we should be ready to face.

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Say yes to the career, not the dress

BY CHRISTLE GEHMAN Lifestyles Editor

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When I was little, I did not know much about my parents lives before me.

Obviously, in my child-aged brain, they were married before they had me but that is all I really knew.

As I grew up, I learned a little more about where my parents were born, where they grew up and what their college years were like.

I had an idea of what their lives were like before me, but in my mind, I never thought that I would really reach that age.

I would be a kid forever because it takes a long time to become a grown up.

As I asked more questions later on down the road, I found out about their dating lives and some details about what they wanted to be when they grew up.

My mom wanted a man with character and morals, while my dad wanted a challenge, someone who he really connected to. It did not matter how different they were, and still are, but that they wanted to spend their lives together.

All of my aunts and uncles grew up, went to college, graduated and got married. My parents were engaged shortly after they graduated.

Until fairly recently, this was how life worked in my mind. And this was how my life was going to work out too.

Now I do not know if the people that I am surrounded with at home are the usual case, but for a majority of the people that I

knew growing up, marriage is pretty much expected after college.

That is, unless you plan to go on a longterm service trip or you have too many cats.

That aside, that is just what is done.

So people who knew me before college must be really baffled by me.

Throw a non-Mennonite college into the equation of all of this, and before you know it, people are asking questions.

Thankfully, there seems to be a new trend within the majority of our population that is changing the way that this system seemed to work before.

Again, it could have everything to do with where I am from, but I see it as a shift in society and the way we want things to work.

Pursue you dreams, score that dream job, date casually if you so desire because I think that the pressure to marry young is changing.

Our generation is changing that.

It could have to do with the fact that we are all broke and too lazy, as I am sure we have all heard before, but I think we should use this to our advantage.

If you are the lucky person who found the one you want to be with for the rest of your life and want to be married ASAP, that is awesome.

You have something that you should be grateful for.

But for those of us who are not quite there yet or who thought that they were but actually are not, I think that time is increasingly on your side.

We should be realistic with ourselves and embrace this new trend. You may thank yourself.

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“EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE VALUED. EVERYONE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK.”

- PRINCESS DIANA

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‘The Bachelorette’ tops ‘The Bachelor’ for bad TV

BY KATIE MUSKA Asst. Lifestyles Editor

Apparently, “The Bachelor” and its counterpart, “The Bachelorette,” never cease to deliver their disgraceful surprises.

The 2015 season, which airs May 18, is rumored to throw a major curveball at its fans.

The usual sequence of events will be twisted with not one, but two bachelorettes.

Supposedly, by the end of episode one, the 25 men in the running to find true love will pick from the two ladies, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson.

The two women had been contestants on the most recent season of “The Bachelor” starring Chris Soules, but had been eliminated.

They have been referred to as two of the show’s favorite contestants and thus have been brought back to shake things up.

Spoiler alert: According to Reality Steve’s tweets and

posts, it is already known that the men have chosen Bristowe over Nilsson.

However, it is reputed that Nilsson will still have some sort of role in the season.

That role has yet to be discovered, and it seems that only time will tell with her circumstances, although Celebrity Dirty Laundry surmises that Nilsson will have her choice of the men who get eliminated by Bristowe.

Thank goodness someone will be doing something with the rejects.

It seems that the producers of “The Bachelorette” are taking the typical junk they shove in our faces and are adding to it.

It is as if someone said, “Hey, we are already objectifying women and men alike in separate shows; how about we change things a bit to humiliate them both even more in one show!”

It is repulsive enough that a group of men will publicly degrade themselves fighting for a woman because she is single and good-looking and vise-versa, but now the men get to decide which woman will be “the perfect wife and companion,” according to ibtimes.com, before doing so.

Well, at least the men have somewhat of a say of whom they will be dramatizing over for the next several weeks.

It gives them the illusion that what they are doing here truly

means something and that they actually have a choice in this circus of a reality show.

That is probably the only positive thing to be said about this season, or this show in general.

Fans of the superficial show have not been shy about their opinions on this twist.

The new turn of events has sparked arguments defending the sides of the two women.

Some are confused, asking questions like why do the producers not just keep both girls on simultaneously and let them both find true love?

Still more confused fans wonCREATIVE COMMONS der why there are two girls at all. The new season of “The Bachelorette” will feature two contestants. Is Frankly, I am still confused this a sexist and ridiculous way to garner more viewers? as to why this show still exists.

Regardless, I have no doubt that aside from the different beginning and whatever twist they throw in with Nilsson’s role, we will be seeing the same nonsensical drama that we call “entertainment” and “love.”

I do not know about you, but I cannot wait.

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Twitter reaction to the new season has fueled the arguments both for and against the two bachelorettes.

Sorry society, I am not giving into you today

BY JILL NAWOYSKI Asst. News Editor

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Imagine shaking as hunger cuts you deep down to your core because you skipped breakfast and lunch. Face pressed against the toilet hoping that you will soon have a body like the girls in the magazines.

We have been there. I get it.

We live in a society where achieving a look of skin and bones is more important than achieving your dreams.

There is more to a person than the color of their hair, the level of education that they have or what clothess they wear.

What made little girls want to have their noses in the toilet instead of in their books?

When did having a thigh gap become more important than enjoying a bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream?

When did looks become a competition?

The media is often to blame for the way that young girls want to look and act. Maybe, just maybe, if kids were not so scared of being judged by everyone for their looks or actions, they would feel less pressure to be society’s example of “perfect.”

There are so many shows on TV portraying girls with the perfect bodies, perfect hair, perfect boyfriend and perfect life. The media sets such high expectations for

how we should look and act, as well as placing so many stereotypes on both women and men.

In the media, men are often portrayed as strong, silent and tough. When did this become normal? What makes people want to strive to be these types of people?

If girls spent more time empowering each other, rather than tearing each other down, life would be so much easier.

Why can girls not wear what they want without the fear of a man judging them for it?

Attention men: if a girl is at a party wearing a skirt and a crop top, it does not mean that she wants something from you. I mean, girls’ clothing is not responsible for boys’ behavior.

We can all sit here and say that looks do not matter… but we live in a society where appearances are valued, no matter how many times our parents told us “do not judge a book by its cover.”

If I was up all night studying, the last thing I want to do is wake up in the morning and paint on a full face of make-up. But, if I wake up early feeling ready to take on the day, dressing up and looking presentable just makes the day that much better.

People should not be judged based on what they wear, whom they like or what their GPA is.

If people spent more time focusing on what makes them happy, rather than what others will think of them, decisions would be so much easier to make and I truly think people would be genuinely happier.

Once I realized this, life just got so much more enjoyable. Let us put a stop to the unrealistic expectations set on men and women by this society that we live in.

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Society places high standards on women’s beauty and creates an atmosphere of competition instead of empowerment.

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'Cinderella' sets the bar high for live-action fairy tales

BY KATIE MUSKA Asst. Lifestyles Editor

Everyone knows the age-old story: A beautiful, kindhearted girl is cursed by the fate of her father’s death not long after he marries a wicked woman with two horrendous, spoiled daughters. The three horrible humans treat the girl, Cinderella, as a servant and a slave. On the night of the royal ball—to which all young eligible ladies are invited—Cinderella’s dress is torn and destroyed by her step-sisters. All is hopeless until a mysterious woman claiming to be Cinderella’s fairy godmother arrives and turns her dreadful night into a magical evening with all the trimmings: a magical horse and carriage, beautiful

dress and sparkly, glass slippers.

The only catch is that the magic will only last until midnight.

We all know what happens next. Cinderella meets her true love, the prince, at the ball, but he does not know who she is. When the clock strikes 12 a.m. she runs away with not even enough time to retrieve the glass slipper she loses along the way. With this one clue, the prince is forced to search the kingdom until he finds the foot it matches and true love prevails.

We have seen what can happen when a director tries to redo a famous, classic Disney princess tale. “Maleficent” was done to tell a spin-story on “Sleeping Beauty.”

“Snow White” has been retold in two different ways: one fairly

pleasant with “Mirror, Mirror,” and one not so much—“Snow White and the Huntsman.” It is a bold feat to take on these classics and give the story a different angle. People love the originals, so one has to be careful with what they do to them.

While fans were not so happy with the aforementioned classics being turned and twisted into something they were never supposed to be, the new “Cinderella” has been getting rave reviews. It received an 84 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 5/5 by thousands of Fandago users and a 7.8 on IMDB. What is different about this live-action fairy tale that made it so much better than the other remakes?

Nothing.

That was the key. Director Kenneth Branagh brilliantly retold the beloved Disney story without ruining it. There were no unexpected plot twists and no so-called “witty” endings. It was Cinderella. With beautiful sets, an amazing score, creative and fitting costumes and great lead roles, this story has been wonderfully redone to not only capture, but boost the story respectfully to those who fell in love with the original.

Lily James, Cinderella and Richard Madden, Prince Charming, portrayed the magical, true-love ending with such perfection and chemistry. The audience’s hearts yearned for the kindhearted yet brave Ella, and they fell in love with the charming prince. They felt Ella’s

joy when they met her fairy godmother, Helena Bonham Carter, and loved to hate her wicked step-mother, expertly played by Cate Blanchett.

Although Branagh did add a few of his own extremities, they only served to enhance the original story, such as the back story on Ella’s mother and father, the more-developed plot of the wicked step-mother and the scene where the prince and Ella met for the first time.

Critics and viewers alike agree that “Cinderella” is well worth the buck to go and see, saying that if Walt Disney himself was alive today, he would be proud.

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“I WAS THE DAUGHTER OF TEACHERS, SO SCHOOL WAS ALWAYS VERY IMPORTANT. I LIKED IT.”

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Walkzee: help for both Video game review: Mario Party 10 humans and dogs

BY PATRICK WHALEN Asst. Lifestyles Editor

BY ROBERT SHARP Staff Writer

Dog lovers are passionate and those who cannot afford a dog and their services are now being given a way to enjoy a day with local sheltered dogs.

“Walkzee,” a new application coming out in June, is being called the dog version of “Uber.”

Dog lovers can set up an account and drop their pin to find local dogs in a shelter.

From there, they can pick a dog they want to spend the day with and take them for a walk.

“I think this is a great idea for an application,” Kate Stevens, junior education major, said. “I have some friends back home who said that their parents are allergic to dogs, so they do not get to interact with them. I think that this is really cool for people in that kind of situation because they are able to interact with their favorite pets without interfering with the people allergic to dogs.”

Not only does this help the human in need but it helps the animal as well. It helps the dogs get out of the shelter, get some love, get outside and

have a good time. Not only does it please both parties but gives an opportunity for an animal in need to be adopted into a loving family.

Stats provided by ASPCA. organization state that, “About 3.9 million dogs enter animal shelters every year and out of that many dogs only 35 percent are adopted from the shelter.”

The stats do not lie, and neither do dog lovers.

“As someone who loves dogs, I feel for the dogs that are abused or become stray,” junior exercise major Ryan Klott said. “I can see this boosting the stats behind shelters and dog adoptions, it just shows a brighter future for the dogs because it could potentially give dogs a good home.”

This application is something good for the future of dogs and pet lovers in need of some love. Keep an eye out for the application, coming out sometime in June.

For anyone who in the age range of 10 to 30, they will want to read this.

Mario Party 10 is coming out in 2015 to the Wii U device. Yes, that is right, Mario Party 10, the mother of all Mario games, is coming out with yet another video game.

"I grew up playing all the Mario Partys," Tom Bacchia, who recently just got accepted into Cabrini College, said. "It was one of those game that I got in trouble from my mom for staying up to late and playing it."

The original Mario Party game, Mario Party 1 was made in 1996 and was played on the Nintendo 64. That game was played with controllers.

Well, now the makers are on the level 10 and they dumped the controllers. Mario Party 10, which will be played on the Wii U, does not require controllers and has many improvements from the franchises previous game.

In previous games, players would choose a character from the Mario franchise. They would then compete to collect the most stars by winning mini-games that rewarded one coins to then buy a star. However, Mario Party 10 lets gamers play as Bowser, Mario's arch-nemesis.

"I'm really excited to see the new mini-games," Everett Green, freshman business and administration major, said. "That's always what I get excited about. The fact that those guys can come up with new ideas for games amazes me."

Although this is a huge headline in the gaming world, some individuals have forgot or moved on from Mario Party. The older people get, the more responsibilities engulf them, but do they actually forget?

"I don't think I've played it in about seven years but I definitely haven't forgot about it," Charlie Paris, business and administration major, said. "It was fun and was a quality source of entertainment for me and a bonding expe-

rience with my friends and siblings that I will never forget."

Another adjustment that the Mario Party team made was how the characters travel on the board.

Usually, the characters would jump up and hit a block with numbers one through ten on it and would walk to there destination. Now, however, characters can travel together in vehicles.

In past games, they have kept it simple and have not taken many big steps or risks in the changes they have made. This year there are more changes but nothing stands out. People who are interested in these games would be highly upset if they changed the whole multiplayer experience or something more severe. That goes for every game that has at least five sequels.

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Mario Party 10 was released on March 12.

Getting to know Dr. Stretton

BY PATRICK WHALEN Asst. Perspectives Editor

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Three shows a year, two classes a week that spans over a 13-year period. Sound like a lot of work? Try 50 years.

Dr. Thomas Stretton has been teaching college-level courses for 12 years and is now in his 13th year at Cabrini College.

However, he has been teaching for over 50 years.

He has been teaching secondary education and acting/directing for all of his 13-years that he has been at Cabrini. With that comes a lot of responsibility. So what does that involve?

"We have about 35 to 40 kids, which includes 19 on stage and another 20 or so behind the stage," Stretton said. "As the director, my job is to make sure everything is the way it should be but ultimately most of my energy is making sure the actors know where they're supposed to be, making sure they're saying the correct words and also coordinating with the music and the lighting to ensure that the show has one basic idea."

So why is it important for Cabrini to offer these opportunities for students?

Since Cabrini is a liberal arts college, there is something for everyone here. That is the aim of a liberal arts college according to Stretton.

"I strongly believe in the arts,” Stretton said. “In a liberal arts college there is a place for everybody to study almost any-

thing. If students look at the role of the the attention of people and they look it up performing arts in the history of America, on their smart phones or tablets and then they are extremely important not only in tell their friends about it. terms of the role they play in our cul"Word of mouth is really good. One ture, but also in our economy. An awful thing we do is put up really big posters that lot of people like to watch television and are really hard to ignore,” Stretton said. movies and in a place like New York or "We have been interviewed by LOQation Philadelphia, there is more revenue gener- and Loquitur so that helps too." ated by the arts than there is in athletics."

The next show coming up, a murderObviously events like March Madness and the Superbowl are highly recognized by massive amounts of people but what about events like the Oscars and the Grammys? Do more people watch those than professional athletic events?

Imagine what would happen if someone decided to take Broadway Theatre out of New York City?

Hundreds of millions of dollars down the city's revenue drain.

One may ask how the arts stay so successful and one may answer that it is all about getting your name out there. Nearly every time there is a commercial break during a TV show, there will be a preview for a new movie Dr. Stretton has been teaching for over 50 years. or new show. It catches

mystery-musical-comedy, will be open on April 16th to 19th and 23rd to 26th in the Grace Hall auditorium.

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“I DON’T WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO DECIDE WHO I AM. I WANT TO DECIDE THAT FOR MYSELF.”

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P.in.K stays active on campus

BY KATIE MUSKA Asst. Lifestyles Editor

Many people on campus refer to the organization P.in.K as Cabrini’s one and only sorority. What they do not know is that P.in.K is not a sorority at all; it has no Greek association and it is much more than that. This organization—which stands for Power in Knowledge—uses the phrase “women empowerment” rather than “feminism,” because although they do promote feminism, they do not label themselves as feminists.

“We promote women empowerment by spreading the idea that all women are beautiful and have to ability to achieve

anything,” sophomore P.in.K member and early childhood education major Missy Matsanka said.

Another thing people assume about the club is that it is for women only, but in actuality men are welcomed.

In fact, there are a few men who are currently members. They call them the P.in.K warriors. It is not just women who can fight and be advocates of women empowerment.

P.in.K offers a variety of activities and is very dedicated to service.

“We hold an annual Zumba class and a self-defense class to promote the idea that women are strong inside and out and can do anything if they put their mind to it,”

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Pink promotes a health body image for students.

Matsanka said.

The club collects prom dresses and other formal dress for girls who can not afford it.

The women of P.in.K work with a larger organization that works with other colleges and groups to collect dresses. Last year, Cabrini donated the most dresses out of everyone who participated. They will be collecting dresses in the SEaL office until March 27. They are hoping to meet—if not surpass—the number of dresses they were able to collect last year.

P.in.K supports other Cabrini organizations such as the Body Image Coalition and their Be(you)tiful Fashion Show and Active Minds with their various events.

They also had several events throughout the year that raise money for breast cancer In February, the club set up a table in the Founder’s Hall lobby during National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. The women encouraged people to “trash” any insecurity they were having about their bodies and supported a healthier view of body images.

“What we accomplish touches lives and helps women to know that they can do anything,” Matsanka said. “The main goal

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of the club is to promote the idea that every woman is beautiful, smart and talented.”

Anyone who is interested in joining P.in.K are encouraged look into it, Matsanka said. The women, and men of the group are strong and empowered people looking to dedicate their time to service and support for important causes.

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All sizes and shapes are welcome: You are Be(YOU)tiful

BY JADE MOTTO Staff Writer

The Cabrini College Body Image Coalition is a student-led group that guides and educates the campus community towards a lifestyle that will give students a better body acceptance towards students acceptance of themselves and others, wellness, and support. If a student is concerned about their body image or their eating habits, they should join the Body Image Coalition. It

came about in 2007, to address issues and attitudes towards our body and eating habits. In today’s generation it is all about being thin and perfect to be acceptable, but the event this week in Grace Hall proved everyone wrong.

Cabrini held an event in Grace Hall on March 16, called Be(YOU) tiful Fashion Show. The fashion show was for the Body Image Coalition. The message of the show is for anyone to come out and embrace whom they are. The categories this year were formal

wear, Cabrini spirit, throwback to the 90's, decorate a be(YOU) tiful t-shirt, Greek life and Spring fever.

This is their sixth year hosting this event, which was a free event on campus. This event was open to all students, faculty and staff.

The participants in this event were Cabrini students, facility and staff of all shapes and sizes.

Fifteen models were needed. The students were very proud to wear what they made and to show their latest’s fashion statements.

Everyone had a different image and style, which made the show great.

“I got involved because BICs entire executive board graduated last year and the club was going to dissolve with no one to continue it.” McDevitt said.

Gabby Glenning, president of the club, decided with McDevitt that they loved the message of positive body image so they decided to take it over, and are now the two main leaders of the club.

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Students walking the run way during the show.

If a student is feeling down about their body image or want to join the Body Image Coalition, students can also join their Facebook group https://www. facebook.com/CabriniBIC.

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President and Vice President of the organization.

“IMPERFECTION IS BEAUTY, MADNESS IS GENIUS AND IT’S BETTER TO BE ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAN ABSOLUTELY BORING.”

-MARILYN MONROE

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The Dinner Party: A place at the table for all women

BY ROBERT SHARP Staff Writer

Women’s contribution to this world has been exponential, as well as progressive, and because of that Women’s History Month is given to us as an opportunity to see the contributions that women have made.

In the library’s art gallery, an exhibition of Judy Chicago’s, “The Dinner Party,” is being displayed to promote women’s history month. The piece is known as an iconic piece of feminist art, which is a representation of 1,038 women, that through history have made change in our world today. Chicago herself is a well known feminist, artist, teacher and intellectual, whose work has

been featured across the world, so for our college to have such a prolific piece of art, is an honor.

“I think the exhibit is great to have at our school,” junior business major Laura Petrucci said.

“Being a fan of art, it‘s awesome to see new things be put in show for us students and it is cool to see that our school is taking interest in such a widely known piece of art.”

There are three wings of dinner tables arranged as if there were a dinner taking place, but at each seat there are different collages and decorated table settings, that describe the women of choice and her influence upon us. Chicago wanted this to be seen as somewhat of a memorial and honoring of the women who

fought for what women wanted in their lives. To show that, each table is set in chronological order to show the process of how much women have grown since gaining the rights they fought so hard for.

“Wing one of the table begins in prehistory with the Primordial Goddess setting and continues chronologically with the development of Judaism, to early Greek and Roman societies, marking the decline in women’s power, signified by the Hypatia plate. Wing two represents early Christianity through the Reformation, depicting women who signify early articulations of the fight for equal rights, from Marcella to Anna van Schurman.

Wing three begins with Anne Hutchinson and addresses the

American Revolution, Suffragism, and the movement toward women’s increased individual creative expression, symbolized at last

by Georgia O’Keeffe place setting.” Taken from the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art Web site.

The exhibition itself is intriguing to look at, because it is a-typical format. There is nothing on the wall or a pedestal like a normal art exhibition. It is all laid out on the dinner tables, featuring women at each seat, hence the name, “The Dinner Party.”

“I think the exhibit is something neat, the way it is set up is very unconventional,” said junior business major John Baldi said.

“I wasn’t planning on liking the exhibit, but the time line and

meaning behind the pieces of art showed me the significance of women in today’s society, and gave me some new information I didn’t know.”

Women’s History Month is meant to honor the women that, “changed the game,” and brought women into a new era of respect and rights. Mother’s, Actors, Musicians, Politicians, Artists and more were showcased and respected at the exhibit, and that is what it is all about. The exhibit is up until March 27, upstairs in the library’s art gallery.

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Table places were set up to represent all different types of women.

A glimpse into life after Cabrini

BY PATRICK WHALEN Asst. Perspecitives Editor

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Thinking about life after college is one of the most stressful thoughts imaginable.

For John Ferrise, a 2002 Cabrini graduate and current English teacher at Upper Darby High-School, it was a little less stressful.

At the time, the economy was thriving and students did not have to worry about not getting a job after college. As time progressed, the economy started declining. So how did Cabrini prepare those students for life after Cabrini?

"I am a teacher at Upper Darby High School and find Cabrini did a great job preparing me. My friends, however, did suffer a loss attending a smaller, and arguably lesser known, school," Ferrise said. "Many of my friends lost jobs to those who graduated from well known state schools such as Penn State, Temple and West Chester; all much bigger than Cabrini. They still found gainful employment, but the process took longer for them than it did for education majors. It's worth noting though, none of my friends or colleagues who attended larger schools are close with their old college roommates or friends. I see mine at least once a month, if not more. I feel I'm a better teacher because of that."

Attending a larger school has its benefits, but it also has its downsides. When one attends a larger school, that individual is just a number whereas at Cabrini students get to know their professors on a personal level. Not to say that it is impossible to obtain a relation-

ship with professors at larger schools, but it is much more challenging. Building strong connections is a piece of advice that students hear on a daily basis. According to Ferrise, that is how it should be.

"Many of my students inform me they made positive connections during employment while waiting for a job to open up in their desired field," Ferrise said. "Those connections led to better paying jobs and more opportunities."

Since Cabrini is a relatively small school, does that mean there is less opportunity for students to obtain employment after graduation? Some may think that, but others disagree.

"I loved Cabrini and wish I could afford it to come back and finish my education," Moise Laurent, former Cabrini student said.

"Mr. Ferrise taught me at Upper Darby and he was the man. I could tell Cabrini prepared him for after graduation."

Ferrise did not offer a lot of advice but rather just one major piece of advice.

"I would suggest to any student, especially those who have not declared a major yet, to have a suitable minor so that he/she will have experience in another field in case a job in the major he or she is pursuing is not available," Ferrise said.

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From left to right; John and Michelle Ferrise both Cabrini College alumni.

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Philadelphia flower show blossoms with movie theme

BY DOMINIQUE DINARDO Asst. Lifestyles Editor

Storybook settings transformed into beautiful landscapes at the Philadelphia Flower Show's Lights Camera Bloom. Laced between the fairy-tale scenery was the work of talented florists throughout the area.

This year's theme took its audience through the movies into a wonderland of floral exhibits. Sponsored by companies like Disney and Disney's Pixar, florists really had the opportunity to give character to their displays, literally.

Upon arrival there was a beautiful chandelier draped with hanging lights and colorful floral arrangements dressing the top of the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Attendees pushed to take photos in front of the impressive picture perfect setting.

The show had multiple elements.

There was a section of venders selling many different tools and flowers for those passionate about gardening. Vendors sold everything from orchids to outdoor statues.

Most of the show consisted of large exhibits. With the release of “Cinderella” being right around the corner, a grand dining table with white floral arrangements and a glass slipper center piece stood in the front of the Convention Center.

Fit for a princess wedding, the display was breathtaking paired with blue lighting for ambiance.

"I would want this for my daughter's wedding," Tina Tuscai, floral enthusiast, said. "It would be perfect for a contemporary fairy-tale inspired reception."

A princess pathway full of gardens inspired by Disney's royal leading

ladies was just around the corner.

Each princess's display captured the essence of their being. Floral arrangements were not made to look like their flower twin, but rather entice the audience to use their imagination with the subtle hints of their character.

Throughout the Convention Center attendees got to walk through make-believe worlds. Taking excursions through fantasy lands such as the Hundred Acre Woods for a pot of honey with Pooh, a splash into the mermaid lagoon with Peter Pan in Neverland and finally soaring high above Agrabah with Aladdin and Jasmine on a magic carpet ride turned the city high-raise into a whimsical utopia.

Lauren Smith, first-grade teacher, attended the flower show when she found out it would be themed around movies.

"It made the flowers easier to relate to," Smith said. "I could take the floral displays and connect them to something I know. I love movies and Disney so it was perfect for me."

Lights Camera Bloom was an event for people of all ages. Not one gender was more represented than the other. It was truly a family affair. The flower show let guests forget they were in a mid-winter snow storm and allowed them to escape into their favorite imaginary territories.

The Philadelphia flower show is the longest running and largest of its kind. Whether gardening is a passion or just an appreciation of a person, it is something everyone should visit. @DMD376

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The flower show had a variety of different arrangements.

Josh Muska: 4 years on stage, 1 fantastic experience

BY DOMINIQUE DINARDO Asst. Lifestyles Editor

Beads of sweat drop to the stage. Pacing moments of comedic pauses and dramatic integrity fill the two-hour stage marathon.

Mic checks, quick changes and line cues create a subtle buzz backstage immediately quieted

by the stage manager. After it has all ended, a roaring applause echoes in the black-box theater.

The work lights finally fade and the costumes come off.

Josh Muska knows this routine better than most,. In fact, he lives it. He has been doing shows since his elementary years at church and throughout high school. stu-

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Josh performing in 2013’s Avenue Q.

dents can find him on stage here in the upcoming musical, the "Lucky Stiff."

"I really started performing seriously in high school," Muska said. "My older brother did the shows and I thought to myself, well why can't I do this too?"

Muska's talents have helped him put some impressive roles under his belt. His dream role of playing Lumiere in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" was one of his favorites. Performing in all of the Cabrini shows since his freshman year, Muska believes no matter what year you are or talent you have staying grounded is essential.

"Sometimes people think they're above a part," Muska said.

"In my case, I'm a senior and I'm not the lead. It's not that big of a deal. I'm doing a part the way it's supposed to be done and presenting it so everyone can enjoy the show. That is one thing you have to leave at the door, your ego."

Although staying true to him self is pivotal to a success stage

life, Muska survives by something simple. When asked what his favorite part about being on stage was, Muska replied without hesitation, "the applause."

"If I'm doing something for myself, it doesn't mean anything. As long as the audience enjoys themselves, that's my favorite part," Muska said.

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY JOSH MUSKA A musical or play is much like Josh Muska as Snoopy in last a sport. The director, Dr. Tom spring’s musical, You’re a Good Stretton, is the coach. Calling the Man Charlie Brown. blocking for each scene much like a coach would assign plays, said. "It gets us excited for the he is the one in charge. The stage performance." is their field. Marked with glowMuska described his time ing gaffer's tape and props, it is acting at Cabrini as "fantastic." no different than the foul line. Passionate about the theater, he It tells the actors where to stay. has really enjoyed his time on And finally, the cast is just like stage over the past four years. any team. Helping someone out when they need to completely change costumes and have to be on stage within the minute, improving when someone misses @DMD376 their cue, harmonizing to a beautiful ballad and not only growing as individuals but as a unit.

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Wildcats fall in round of 32 to Wolfpack

BY JASON WILLIAMS AND KEVIN MOYLETT Sports Editor and Asst. Sports Editor

Jason’s Point of View In March there are two things that people look forward to, the beginning of spring and college basketball’s March Madness.

So far this March has not disappointed.

With the 68-field tournament being set, the headlines and match ups were sure to bring drama to this year’s tournament.

The tournament favorites were the No. 1 seed Kentucky Wildcats in the Midwest region, who going in to the tournament were undefeated at (32-0) on the season and is chasing history

to become one of the teams in NCAA history to go undefeated all season. The Wildcats are the overall No. 1 seed of the tournament and the favorite to win it all.

Next up from the West region the No. 1 seed Wisconsin Badgers, who went into the tournament (31-3) and are led by top NBA prospect senior Frank Kaminsky.

From the South region the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils, who went into the tournament (29-4) and are led by hall of fame coach Mike Krzyzewski, with NBA prospect freshman Jahlil Oakafor.

The last team to round out the number one seeded favorites were the No. 1 seeded Villanova Wildcats in the East region. The

Wildcats were led by big east player of the year, junior Ryan Arcidiacono and head coach Jay Wright.

This year’s tournament so far has already had its fair share of upsets and Cinderella moments. From No. 11 seed UCLA making a bracket busting run to the sweet 16, to 14 seeds Georgia State and the University of Alabama at Birmingham both knocking off heavily favored opponents in the round of 64.

The big shock came in the round of 32 where the No. 1 seeded Villanova Wildcats faced the No. 8 seeded North Carolina State Wolfpack. The wolfpack pulled of the upset over the Wildcats in the round of 32 with the final score being 71-68.

In the loss the Wildcats were outplayed for 40-minutes by the Wolfpack.

Nova who relies on their efficient shooting, went 19-61 from the field (.311%), while the Wolfpack shot 24-53 (.453%) from the field.

The Wildcats were led in the game by senior guard Darrun Hilliard who put in 27 points and drained three of four threes from deep. The Wildcats did not receive a normal big game from big east player of the year Ryan Arcidiacono who tallied four points and four assists.

The Wolfpack were led by several members of the team,

who put in double figures.

Junior guard Trevor Lacey put in 17 points, while freshman Abdul-Malik Abu who put in 13 points along with sophomore Anthony Barber who also put in 13 points. Finishing off the double figure scoring outburst was sophomore Lennard Freeman who tallied 11 points.

With the win the NC State Wolfpack moved onto the sweet 16 and will face No. 4 seed Louisville The upset loss has ended Nova’s tournament run this year, as well as busting a lot of brackets in the process, but I guess thats why we call it March Madness.

Kevin’s Point of View The No. 1 seed of the east region the Villanova Wildcats were upset by the No. 8 seed in the east region the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament.

This was a shocking defeat that many did not see coming.

The Wildcats were one of the most talented teams in the country coming into the tournament and were rewarded as such with a one seed as opposed to the eight-seeded Wolfpack.

The Villanova players were not themselves in this one as they shot 9-28 from three-point range after finishing the regular season tied for 23rd in three-

point percentage at .389%.

One of the other keys to the game was rebounding as Nova was outrebounded 39-29 in dominating fashion.

Villanova’s free throw shooting kept them in the game.

They shot an impressive 21-23 from the charity strike.

One player in particular kept battling till the end, senior guard Darrun Hilliard. He who played his final game as a Villanova Wildcat after the crushing defeat.

Hilliard finished with 27 points and hit three of four from behind the arc in the final minute and 26 seconds to keep the Wildcats in it. The senior’s strong play was not enough to move onto the sweet 16 and I’m sure that is all he cares about.

Forwards Abdul-Malik Abu and Lennard Freeman each had a double-double for the Wolfpack as they were both a huge factor in controlling Villanova’s big men also.

After such a tremendous regular season there is no doubt that Villanova and their fans should be disappointed with this outcome. This may have been the best team that Jay Wright has ever had as a head coach and to fall this early is definitely an underachievement.

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No. 8 seed North Carolina State celebrates upset win over No. 1 seed Villanova Wildcats.

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Intramural basketball gives students a chance to live hoop dream

BY KEVIN MOYLETT Asst. Sports Editor

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Former Cabrini basketball guard, Vernon Robinson, surveys the floor during intramural game.

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Intramural basketball playoffs begin in April. The top seven teams will compete for the championship.

Intramural basketball season is back for those wanting to still play the game. Many students look forward to intramural basketball every year for multiple reasons: competition, playing with friends, exercise and continuing to play the game they love.

“It’s a lot of fun. I get to play with my friends,” Kris Knight, senior business major, said.

“Basketball has always been my favorite sport so why not play intramural basketball.”

Orlin Jespersen, the Assistant Director of Athletics and Recreation is in charge of all intramural sports at Cabrini. This year sophomore Amber Dietrich is working with Jespersen, running the intramural basketball season.

“The league is run very well.

It’s competitive and that’s why I’ve played all four years,” Knight said. “We won the championship my freshman year.”

Knight is confident his team can return to the championship.

“We’re good, we’re in the 3rd place. I still think we will win the championship because we have one of the best teams in the league,” Knight said.

This year’s Cabrini intramural basketball season has seven teams in the league. Every team is registered on IMLeagues. It keeps the players and the captain of the teams updated on what is going on in the league. The website posts rosters, schedules, standings and statistics. Each

team has to have a minimum of five players and can only have a maximum of 13.

There is some real competition in the league every year especially because a lot of the players have experience playing the game at a high level including former high school players and even former Cabrini players.

“Intramural basketball gives me a chance to continue to play the game I’ve played my entire life,” Michael Schugar, junior human resources major, said.

“After finishing my high school career and choosing not to pursue playing in college I am glad I get the chance to play this game competitively. Cabrini has done a good job of forming a league that is fun to play in and competitive at the same time.”

The intramural basketball regular season will conclude in April and have two playoffs. The top four teams will compete for a championship and the bottom three teams will compete for another championship. This gives each team a chance to compete in the playoffs with teams that have a similar skill level.

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Colfer looks to continue dominance in 19th season

BY JATARA ALLEN Staff Writer

The lacrosse team is a large squad with over 50 players, but Head Coach Steve Colfer makes it his priority for them each to succeed equally. Colfer is a ninetime winner of the CSAC Coach of the Year honor, last receiving

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the award in 2014.

In 2009, Colfer was named head coach of the Bermuda National Team. He guided the Bermudians to a 3-4 mark, including the country’s first international win at the 2010 FIL Championships in Manchester, England.

Before his appointment as head coach at Cabrini, Colfer served four years as the team’s offensive coordinator from 19972000. He began his coaching career on the sidelines at the high school level at Salesianum School in Wilmington, Del., helping lead his alma mater to a state title game appearance in 1994 and the ultimate goal one year following.

Steve Colfer is the head coach for the Cavaliers lacrosse team.

Beginning the 2014 season, Colfer ranked third among active Division III head coaches in winning percentage. It is his 19th season at Cabrini. Colfer has found his time at Cabrini some of the best years of his life. He loves the staff, campus and people that make up the campus. Colfer has ran into nothing but great people during his time at Cabrini. “I love my job, I don’t think you’re anywhere for 19 seasons if you don’t love what you do,” Colfer said.

Colfer believes that when he first got to Cabrini there was a lot of building that needed to be

done. That started from hiring the right assistant coaches and recruiting the right players.

There was not a good winning successful culture at first, but he plans to strengthen that as long as he is in charge. The lacrosse team as a whole has had a lot of support Colfer could not have asked for a better support system.

Being as though the team is so large there is a challenge for Colfer to get that one on one time with the men.

“The boys know that our doors are always open whether it is scheduled or not,” Colfer said.

Sometimes they don’t need it and sometimes they are young adults and can handle some situations on their own.

The Cavaliers have not won any national championships, but they have won 14 straight conference championships and have gone to the NCAA quarter finals twice in history.

That is where the team initially struggles. Coach Colfer knows that the team has to strive and work hard every day so that they can be better than they were the

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Steve Colfer is entering into his 19th season as head coach of the men’s lacrosse team. day before.

Junior Austin Edelman finds Colfer to be a very motivational person.

“He pushes us and he’s a really great guy,” Edelman said.

Edelman explains how Colfer has a really good knowledge of the game and implements that on the team. He always has high expectations because he knows the men are capable of doing it.

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Overall he could not have asked for a better team and could not be happier.

“Hard work will see us through the good times and some of the hard times, hard work will guide us through,” Colfer said. Colfer makes sure the team implements this every day on and off the field. @JATARA_ALLEN

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Men’s lacrosse begins conference play with win

BY RENEE OLIVER Asst. Sports Editor

The No. 11 ranked men’s lacrosse team was able to pull out a victory in the Colonial States Athletic Conference opener at Centenary College. The final score was 9-4.

There were seven goal scorers for the Cavaliers. Senior Mike Leyden led the way with two goals and two assists in the outing. Junior Ethan Heisman contributed two goals and an assist while senior Tyler Johnston added three of his own.

Senior Anthony DiNenno owned the face-off spot, winning 15 of his 16 attempts and picking up a season high eight ground balls. Fellow classmate Patrick Nolan secured the defensive

effort, forcing a career high five turnovers.

In the win, the Blue and White took a total of 45 shots.

This amount is the most that has been attempted since the season opener win over Haverford, where the Cavs took 55 shots.

Leyden notched a game high 11 shots. Senior Damian Sobieski recorded eight.

The cavaliers fell behind early on, trailing until the final minutes of the opening quarter.

Junior Joey Dalfo was able to find Leyden to even the scoreboard.

The Cavs began to find their rhythm in the second quarter where they out shot the cyclones 12-2.

“No matter where we are on offense we can always move forward,” senior Jake Donohoe

said. “We can cut down on turnovers, have a better shot percentage and move the ball better.”

Johnston found freshman James Magnini at the 12:40 mark, which marked the rookie’s eighth goal of the season and put the cavaliers ahead for the rest of the game. Sobieski netted his 18th goal of the season halfway through the quarter. Prior to that, Leyden added his team leading 19th tally to give the blue and white a 4-1 lead at halftime.

The dominance continued going into the third quarter, as the cavaliers marked an 18-2 shot advantage. Heisman extended the lead to 5-1 with a man-up goal five minutes in. Shortly after, the junior connected with classmate Sebastian Kerslake for a goal.

Within two minutes, Dalfo marked the scoring column with an assist from Leyden, marking his second goal of the day. The cavs went in to the final quarter with a controlling 7-2 lead.

Senior Jake Donohoe recorded his first goal of the year, unassisted, midway through the frame. Centenary posted a pair of goals but Heisman followed with his sixth of the season. Heisman’s goal closed the scoring for the rest of the outing.

Despite the win, the Blue and White believe there was plenty of room for improvement.

“It was a great win. Coming out and getting the first conference win is always a big one,” Donohoe said.

“Even if we didn’t play to the best of our abilities, a win is a

win.”

This win improved the Blue and White to 5-4 on the season, while extending its conference win steak to 88 games.

“Moving forward we are looking to continue our win streak in the conference and make it to the CSAC championship, defend our title an get a high seed in the NCAA tournament,” Donohoe said.

The Cavaliers will travel to upstate New York and return to action on Sat. March 28, when they face No. 14 ranked Ithaca College. Game is slated to start at noon.

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The men’s lacrosse team is now 5-4 on the season and will next face No. 14 Ithaca College away on March 28.

Men’s tennis serves up a big win over Keystone

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On Saturday March 21, the men’s tennis team took on the Keystone College Giants. Due to the snow the match was moved indoors at Radnor Racquet Club.

The Cavs handily defeated Keystone 8-1.

In doubles action senior Anthony DiCicco and freshman Alijah Broadnax teamed up for the number one doubles match serving up a shutout with an 8-0 win.

In second doubles, freshman Hugo Ballon and Kyle Gormley won 8-1.

Junior Colin Kilroy and sophomore Mike Halbherr finished out the doubles teams at number three with an 8-0 victory over the Giants.

“Alijah and I went to the same high school and when I found out he was coming here, I knew we had the same drive,” DiCicco said. “I think that’s why we work so well together because we know each others game and can pick one another up if they’re having an off day.”

After doubles matches concluded, The Cavaliers singles players took to the court. DiCicco dominated at the number one singles position winning in straight sets 6-1, 6-3. In number two singles Broadnax easily handled his opponent with a 6-1, 6-0 win. Ballon contributed to the team victory with a 6-3, 6-1 win

in the number three singles spot. Cavs Gormley played a hard fought match at number 4 against Keystone sophomore Maleik Torress first splitting sets, 5-7, 6-1, but falling to the Giant in the last set 8-10. Kilroy and Halbherr rounded out the match at number five and six with straight set victories of 6-3, 6-1 and 6-0, 6-1.

“These are the types of matches we need to win,” head coach Stephen Parker said. “Even though a lot of players are injured, we were able to pull out the win.”

According to DiCicco this was a match they needed to win so they could get their first win of the season and propel them for future matches.

“Our team collectively played very well and some guys got their first wins of the season and career, which was big,” DiCicco said.

The Cabrini men’s tennis team is now 1-5 on the season and 1-1 in the CSAC. The next conference match is on March 25th at Immaculata University.

“I have a strong belief that we have a good chance to win the CSAC for the first time in over 10 years,” DiCicco said.

“If we can all keep playing at a high level then we can take this conference.”

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USA women’s volleyball team member Misty May Treanor.

BY RENEE OLIVER Asst. Sports Editor

In the professional sporting world, most of the hype is allotted to male athletes. Female athletics tend to get pushed to the back burner the majority of the time, which is ludicrous.

Females endure and go through so many different challenges throughout their lives that males could never fathom. Such as menstruation, motherhood and then having to raise and be the heart of there respective households.

On top of all of that, female athletes have to workout and stay in constant game playing shape.

Not an easy task at all.

Serena and Venus Williams, Lisa Leslie, Mia Hamm, Hope Solo, Skylar Diggins, Britney Griner, Gabriele Douglas, Misty May Treanor, Allyson Felix, Lolo Jones, Danica Patrick and Maria Sharpova are just a few to name.

All of these women have won

Professional tennis players Venus and Serena Williams.

various championships, accolades and personal awards in their careers.

Albeit, the most important factor that could never be measured and won in a game or match is the amount of influence that they have on other females, athletes or not.

Women empowerment is the strongest amongst other women.

“I know that there are so many young girls out there that look up to female athletes as role models that inspire them to play the game,” women’s lacrosse player, Dana Peterson, said.

Ask any athlete and they will be able to name a person who has influenced and inspired them the most. Chances are that the person will be male.

Women have reached heights that 50-years-ago, society would have never thought was possible.

The pinnacles that Serena and Venus have achieved are almost surreal. When Lisa Leslie dunked in a game for the first time ever in

the WNBA in 2002, it was heard across the world. It is remotely impossible to be human and forget Gabriele Douglas’s magical gymnast performances in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

This is just scratching the surface of what has been accomplished by female athletes, a gender that, since the beginning of eternity, has been seen as inferior.

“They inspire me to become a better athlete myself,” Women’s soccer player, Kaitlin Zisa, said.

“They show that with dedication, hard work and a positive mindset, anything can be accomplished.”

Female athletes do not get enough of the credit that they have rightfully deserved.

“I think society still has this double standard of women not being strong enough or as good enough as professional male athletes,” Zisa said.

For a woman athlete, it is difficult to receive major credit con-

USA women’s soccer goalie Hope Solo.

sistently because society does not really look at them in the same light that they do males.

“It is hard for female athletes to get credit because they are living in the shadow of all the male athletes,” Peterson said.

There are currently 163 female athletes on a sporting team for Cabrini athletics this year.

Some were asked who there most influential and favorite professional female athlete is and why.

“My favorite female athlete and influence is Mia Hamm,” women’s basketball player, Kristina Startare, said. “She was the one who set the bar for female athletes and showed the world that females in the athletic world should be taken seriously.”

Freshman field hockey player, Jessica Tennett, chose Hope Solo for the fact that she is always following her dreams.

“Despite the hardships in her life, she is still pushing through to make sure that she continues

to reach her goals,” Tennett said.

“I like that Skylar Diggins was the first female athlete that Jay-Z and roc nation signed,” women’s basketball and lacrosse player, Maura O’Connell, said. “I think it shows that women are making huge leaps and bounds into the business side of sports.”

It is objectionable to not recognize all professional female athletes for what they have done and continue to do.

These women will continue to trail blaze regardless if they are not warranted their rightful recognition.

The influence that they have on other females is much more beneficial.

“Professional female athletes are important because they are role models for all young female athletes everywhere,” Zisa said.

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Marywood University 3-3 (2-0 CSAC) Neumann University 3-3 (2-0 CSAC) Cabrini College 4-4 (2-0 CSAC) Centenary College 1-1 (1-0 CSAC) Immaculata University 3-4 (1-1 CSAC) Gwynedd Mercy University 3-3 (0-1 CSAC) Rosemont College 1-2 (0-1 CSAC) Cedar Crest College 0-2 (0-1 CSAC) Notre Dame University (MD) 1-2 (0-2 CSAC) Keystone College 0-2 (0-2 CSAC) Baptist Bible College 2-23 (1-17

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

Neumann University 3-0 (2-0 CSAC) Cabrini College 1-5 (1-1 CSAC) Immaculata University 1-2 (0-0 CSAC) Marywood University 0-0 (0-0 CSAC) Gwynedd Mercy University 0-1 (0-0 CSAC) Rosemont College 0-2 (0-0 CSAC) Baptist Bible College 2-3 (0-1 CSAC) Keystone College 0-1 (0-1 CSAC)

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