Oct. 13, 2016 issue 02 Loquitur

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LOQUITUR 2016-2017 Editorial Staff EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CECELIA HECKMAN MANAGING EDITOR MOLLY SEAMAN MULTIMEDIA WEB EDITORS KATIE BRIANTE CAITLYN HUEBNER SARA JOHNSEN NEWS EDITORS JACLYN LABES CASEY SEMENZA ASHLEY SIERZEGA SPORTS EDITORS KEITH BROWN CHRIS FONTE EMILY JANNY LIFESTYLES EDITORS JESSICA DIPROSPERO ANNA LAQUINTANO MARISSA ROBERTO PERSPECTIVES EDITORS VANESSA CHARLOT CAELAN WORYK PHOTO EDITOR EMILY ROWAN AUDIENCE DEVELPMENT EMILY CROUSE NASIR RANSOM JESS TENNETT MADDY WORLEY ADVISER JEROME ZUREK

MISSION The Loquitur student newspaper and website are integral parts of the educational mission of the Cabrini Communication department, namely, to educate students to take their places in the public media.

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Publication is based on the editorial decision of the student editors.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 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

EDITORIAL

THURSDAY, OCT. 13, 2016

What would Mother Cabrini have to say about the Syrian Refugee Crisis?

Who is St. Frances Xavier Cabrini?

Some may know her as the first American saint, others may remember her as the foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In Radnor, many know her as the reason we have a place to call this campus our home, the name we proudly wear across our chests when we win yet another CSAC championship title and the reason we receive an education of the heart Yet, how many remember Mother Cabrini as the patron saint of immigrants? As a fierce advocate for humans of all skin tones and as a humanitarian with a deep passion for promoting the dignity and rights of every person no matter what their background may be?

Maria Francesca Cabrini was born in 1850 in Italy where she dreamt her entire life of becoming a missionary PHOTO BY MOTHER CABRINI SHRINE IN DENVER, COLO. in China. Pope Leo XIII had other plans however and sent young FranMother Cabrini helping Italian Immigrants. ces not to the East, but to the West to work among Italian immigrants in New York our ancestors faced is very similar to those City. of the Syrians this very day.

At the time, Italians were leaving their Long, treacherous, sometimes unbearhomeland by the thousands for many of able, journeys across the ocean, prejudice the same reasons immigrants are forced to and extreme poverty upon arrival. Language migrate to this very day. barriers, religious differences, threats and Mother Cabrini’s lifetime was known as cold-heartedness. the “new immigration” era in which over 3 Upon her arrival to the United States unmillion Italians made the perilous journey til the day she died, Mother Cabrini and her to seek refuge in America. sisters dedicated their entire lives to serving, At the time, this was viewed as one of the loving and helping the immigrants that they largest population shifts in history. encountered.

Fast-forward to 2016 and we are witnessThis fierce dedication to compassion, ing the biggest refugee and displacement bravery and love lead to the founding of crisis of our time 67 institutions – schools, hospitals and The war in Syria has killed over 400,000 orphanages in New York, Chicago, Denver, Syrians and displaced more than 12 million New Orleans as well as in several continents civilians. all over the world (Europe, North, Central Millions of people have not only lost their and South America). homes but the hope for their futures, and She also crossed the ocean 25 times their children’s future. despite a severe fear of water due to almost This harsh reality cannot be all that far drowning as a child and traveled constantoff from the very same factors that forced ly, despite her frail health, to carry out her our grandparents and great grandparents to work. leave their homelands with hope for a better In 1880, Pope Leo desperately urged for tomorrow for you and me. the care of the Italian immigrants coming Even though for some, a tomorrow was to the United States much like Pope Francis not always guaranteed. does today.

In fact many of the extreme hardships, In fact, last September upon his visit to racism and downright unfair treatment that Philadelphia, Pope Francis stated, “Many

of you have immigrated to this country at great personal cost, in the hope of building a new life. Do not be discouraged by whatever hardships you face. I ask you not to forget that, like those who came here before you, you bring many gifts to this nation.… I think in particular of the vibrant faith which so many of you possess, the deep sense of family life and all those other values which you have inherited.

By contributing your gifts, you will not only find your place here, you will help to renew society from within. …”

However, how many of us ignore this call and continue to turn our backs on those that need us the most? How many of us would go above and beyond our call, like Mother Cabrini did, to serve others?

The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (the order founded by Mother Cabrini) recently came out with an official statement regarding their official stance on the topic of the Syrian Refugee Crisis.

For me, the most important line in the statement reads as follows, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Mt 7:12). This rule points us in a clear direction. Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. Let us seek for others the same possibilities that we seek for ourselves.

Let us help others to grow, as we would like to be helped ourselves. In a word, if we want security, let us give security; if we want life, let us give life; if we want opportunities, let us provide opportunities. The yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us.”

With an election right around the corner and a crisis on our hands that seems to be getting worse by the day Loquitur urges everyone reading this article to open your hearts, educate your minds and reach beyond your comfort zone to realize that this is in fact our problem and our chance to make a difference no matter how large or small that may be.

In the words of our hero, friend and the reason we are writing this article today, “Take to heart the interests of the poor immigrants and direct them well when they land on these shores.” –St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Coastal cities hit hard by climate change

BY KELLY BUSH AND SARA JOHNSEN Staff Writer and Audience Development Editor The aftermath of climate change continues to affect all areas around the world.

Nationally, coastal cities all over the United States, such as Georgia, Florida and Virginia are facing hardships because of the flooding caused by global warming. The rainy weather in Louisiana has even been deadly; at least 13 people have died and over 60,000 homes have been damaged in the flooding.

Climate change has definitely affected the lives of the people in Louisiana. The more the temperature rises, the more people of Louisiana are exposed to heat waves, hurricanes and extreme storms.

Recently, there was an unexpected storm that flooded and destroyed many homes in Lousianna. Joey Alsandor, a resident of New Orleans, was not directly affected but

she did help many family and friends who were. Alsandor felt as though her help never seemed to be enough.

While there is no direct causation between climate change and a particular storm, climatologists say that the combination of climate change characteristics (sea-level rise, warming ocean temperatures and increasing frequency and intensity of major storms) are impacting fragile coastal areas like southern Louisiana.

Brittannie Muhammed, another resident, lived in Louisiana most of her life and feels as though climate change effected the weather. In the south, all four seasons are irregular, whereas in recent years, “It is much warmer in Louisiana than I ever remember it and much colder at times over the winter.”

Ocean water temperatures in coastal cities are also rising. Warmer air and water temperatures can impact marine life of many coastal cities.

Muhammed thinks that it is never too

late for the world to change its habits, but action needs to occur soon. Other residents like Alsandor believe the government is not preventing climate change or making people more aware. “We need to cut back on things that hurt our climate, like trying to litter less and more recycling,” Alsandor said.

The recent inclement weather proves that the effects of global warming--like flooding and increasing rainfall--are real problems and not myths like many people thought.

Yet, 30 percent of Americans still believe that climate change is a hoax.

Evidence in coastal cities in America and around the world prove that climate change is not a hoax. Reversal of climate change is essential to stop damage to the world.

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Cabrini remembers beloved professor through green week

BY CECELIA HECKMAN Editor-in-Chief The Cabrini University community lost a very loved member on Saturday, May 21.

Dr. David Dunbar died around 10 p.m. after being struck by a car on Lancaster Avenue in Wayne. The board of trustees had honored his promotion to full professor just hours before.

Dunbar was known as an extremely passionate and outgoing professor around campus. “Dr. David Dunbar has provided knowledge, passion for science, a shoulder to cry on, a high five and a wave down the hallway, and a great adviser and friend,” ‘16 alumna Morgan Sperratore said. “He has done so much for myself and my classmates.”

One of Dunbar’s colleagues in the science department, Dr. Melinda Harrison, associate professor of chemistry, became close with Dunbar from the moment she first began working at Cabrini. “Not only students did he mentor but he was also really good at mentoring young faculty members,” Harrison said.

“He mentored me and he also was mentoring several other faculty members on campus outside of his department; helped them and showed them the ropes because they were new.”

Though his passing occurred at the beginning of the past summer, his memory remains throughout campus. Cabrini’s green week, which took place Oct. 3 through Oct. 6 around campus, was dedicated to Dunbar in honor of the environmental work he was able to accomplish.

“Dr. Dunbar was all about sustainability.

In his personal life as well as his professional life. He taught several classes that were ways to improve local places, to increase awareness for certain things out there in the environment,” Harrison said. “He also had all kinds of solar panels at his house because he was really into going green and doing things to benefit the environment.”

The week began with a memorial mass on Oct. 3 at 5 p.m. in the chapel, which was attended by multiple faculty members from various departments on campus, President Donald Taylor and other important staff members of the university.

“I find myself often thinking about Dr. David Dunbar and the effect of his loss on the Cabrini community,” Taylor said in an email.

“Especially this week as we were participating in another campus beautification event, I was reminded of how much David loved being outdoors, loved our beautiful campus, and being in tune with nature.”

During the homily of the mass, Father Carl Janicki spoke of how appreciated Dunbar was in everything he did throughout campus and used the words from one of Mother Cabrini’s letters to better describe his mark here at Cabrini: “Your very presence, your virtue and your teaching will create a wholesome atmosphere in the classrooms where you will teach, a salutary environment. You will radiate a beneficial influence, education in the true sense of the word. The good you do will be immense.”

Dunbar always worked to remain an involved member of the community. Over the years he chaired pivotal college academic committees and created opportunities for getting students involved off campus. He spearheaded student work with community environmentalists restoring Valley Creek and encouraged participation in the Special Olympics Eastern Regional.

Many of his students felt the extra interest Dunbar took in furthering their science research experience. In past years, he had

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY COLLEAGUE OF DR. DUNBAR

Dr. Dunbar got his watershed ecology students active in nature. students present their work in the Pennsyland to our mission. Dr. Dunbar will be sorely vania Academy of Science and the National missed by all.”

Council on Undergraduate Research SymDunbar had three children, Megan, Kyle posia. He often worked directly on research and Eric. He obtained his bachelor’s dewith students and co-authored professional gree in biology from Lycoming College and publications with them. a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Lehigh “He really had really good insight at draw- University. ing out students and getting them involved The university plans to continue to honor in undergraduate research when maybe his loss through a memorial space on camanother faculty member wouldn’t take them pus along the Eagle Road driveway as well as on because they didn’t have the highest through the David Dunbar Fund for Underexam grade or they weren’t the top student,” graduate Science Research, which will fund Harrison said. “I think that also what he had undergraduate science majors to work on a really admirable kind of insight for is he research with faculty mentors. found positive factors in every single student.

“When Dr. Dunbar came to Cabrini there It didn’t matter what your grade was, or what was really no undergraduate research done your ability was.” in the sciences,” Harrison said. “We’re [the “Dunbar was so passionate about evscience department] really dedicated to conerything he taught,” Brianna Ridgely, ‘16 tinuing undergraduate research, continuing alumna, said. “I was only fortunate enough to the project. Maybe not the same projects that have him for one class but I really enjoyed his he had been working on, but just keeping enthusiasm for not only science, but for life.” that spirit alive because it’s something that His death came as a shock when many he really believed in and it’s something imstudents, faculty and community members portant for science in general to do research became aware the following morning shortly with students.” before Cabrini’s 2016 undergraduate commencement began.

Sperratore posted about the news on Instagram shortly after finding out. “We, as CECELIAHECKMAN@GMAIL.COM a science department, have our own angel looking down on us today as we walk at graduation,” she wrote.

The first on many campus memorial services was hosted on campus Friday, June 3, in order to give the community a chance to come together in mourning. A large crowd gathered in Grace Hall to share memories and reflect.

The service included reflections from students, alumni, faculty colleagues, research partners and other Cabrini College staff members.

A message from President Taylor was sent shortly after the news of his passing was spread. It read: “Dr. Dunbar was a pillar of our community and the Cabrini family. He was PHOTO SUBMITTED BY COLLEAGUE OF DR. DUNBAR dedicated to students, to academic research, to Dr. Dunbar was dedicated to academic research. community engagement,

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Black Student Union calls for greater representation on campus

BY ASHLEY SIERZEGA News Editor

they’re failing when it comes to equality,” De Oliveira said. “The things that are being talked about in the news about racial inequality is being done to us by them, so you can’t say it’s not true, you can’t say it’s not happening when it is clearly happening on our campus and in our atmosphere.”

Over the past year, Cabrini’s minority population has gone up to about 33 percent and the school prides itself on being a diverse institution. However, that is not how some minority students are feeling.

“We are looking to achieve minority comfortability. So I don’t want to feel like a minority I want to feel like a regular American,” Johnson said.

Reflecting back on the demonstration Reed said, “As someone who is a staff member and has some inside knowledge on what they wanted to do, I think there may have been a few things that they didn’t fully communicate that they probably intended to. But generally speaking I think it was excellent and well thought out. For me it was about the execution of it.”

“I thought it was respectful and I thought it addressed issues that the group feels are relevant to what is happening on campus,” Rakus said. “Maybe it sparks conversations and if it does that then I think it’s really good. I don’t know those students really well because I just started teaching here, but I felt a little moment of pride there.”

“I believe the demonstration put a spotlight on the real gap between Cabrini’s professed ideals of being a welcoming and inclusive institution and how we (students, staff, faculty, administrators) do not always live up to those ideals,” history professor Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald said.

The Inclusivity Council will be holding an open forum for all students to express their opinions and concerns about diversity on campus on Thursday Oct. 13 from 3:15pm to 4:15pm in the Grace Hall Atrium.

“Stand up, be respectful, say what you need to say and engage somebody in conversation,” Rakus said.

Black Sudent Union (BSU) members used the Summer Reading Convocation as a platform to voice their concerns about diversity on Cabrini’s campus.

“Initially this came up on my end from discussions with other faculty and staff on campus who received feedback from students across campus, so it started there,” Director of student diversity Stephanie Reed said. “I then had ASHLEY SIERZEGA / NEWS EDITOR a program the Thursday night before Panel members discuss the summer common read. the event with a group called AHLANA Community Scholars and we had our regularly scheduled event with things we ness professor Patrick Duthie. Dr. Joseph good is a theme that students engage with had planned to discuss, but during that Fitzgerald, who works within the black both in and out of the classroom. Howevdiscussion a couple of the students had studies major, mediated the discussion. er, it appears that some students are not raised some concerns.”

Rakus was asked to be a part of the appreciating the message and opening AHLANA Community Scholars is an panel to give a media perspective and their minds. organization on campus that is about chose to relate it to stereotypes of African “It appalled me when we were talking student success and student retention American males, particularly fathers. about it in class because I am Hispanic for minority students on campus. It helps “I think it is an appropriate reading myself but my dad is black so the things those students build interpersonal skills not just for freshman but for all students that have been happening to African and create a scholarly mindset. because it forces people to think about Americans, my dad is prone to those “We spoke about how BSU organized things differently than how they had things, so it specifically affects me as a a blackout just earlier in that week and thought about them before,” she said. “I person,” De Oliveira said. “So to think that there were a few students from AHLANA think any reading does that, it forces critithere were a lot of students in my class Community Scholars who had wished cal thought regardless of the subject matthat attacked the author that said, ‘I have that they new about the blackout that BSU ter. But I think given recent activities the no idea where he is coming from and I will did because then they would have particsubject matter particularly really touches never witness those things and I will never ipated in it because they just had a lot of on those things and doesn’t let us sort of go through those things.’ But you can still the same concerns and didn’t necessarily ignore what’s going on in the world.” empathize and that’s part of learning, that feel comfortable, particularly in class,” Rakus is of Hispanic descent, which is part of growing up.”

Reed said. “So that led us to a discussion added more diversity to the panel.

Some minority students on campus and in my role when I hear things of that “Letter to My Son” is a personal piece feel that they are being neglected in class nature it is incumbent upon me to move about what it is like to grow up black in and ignored by a professor when they that information forward.”

America. Coates’s letter is written to his raise their hand in class.

Reed took their concerns to the Inclu15-year-old son about the African Ameri“I think my views and opinions in sivity Council at Cabrini, which works to can experience and what they go through class aren’t as appreciated as my fellow promote inclusion on campus. She is also every day in the United states. caucasians,” she said. “Sometimes I raise a member of the council.

After the last member of the panmy hand and my hand just stays up. It’s “The students who I was with on that el spoke about the essay the phrase not even acknowledged. I am here paying Thursday evening were not necessarily “why aren’t I black enough?” was heard for my education just like everyone else so representing BSU. It was just a group of throughout Grace Hall and members of I don’t understand why it is like that. I feel students who happened to be students of BSU began their demonstration, voicing that I am being treated differently just like color saying that they were having a bad different concerns they have about diverAfrican Americans.” experience of the campus climate,” she sity on campus.

One of the goals BSU is trying to said.

“What inspired the protest was the accomplish is more diversity training for The students were seeking advice on fact that we [BSU] were not involved. This teachers. how to make their concerns heard and [essay] is something that talks about race “They are supposed to be these people find a direction to take their message. and we should be involved. All minority of higher power and supposed to be “It was just a group of students of color clubs on campus should be involved,” teaching us on leadership and teaching meeting on a Sunday to talk about how senior BSU President Marketa Johnson us on this and teaching us on that, but ASHLEYSIERZEGA@GMAIL.COM they felt,” Reed said. “I also did it so they said. “BSU took it upon themselves with could have space to vent because I wanted assistance from Stephanie Reed and other to make sure that when they did demonfaculty and staff advisors just to put somestrate that it wasn’t the moment they thing together to make ourselves heard were venting because that would not be and tell the panel what we want. It’s not appropriate. I wanted them to have clarity fair to us that people are making decisions in what they goals were. We met so they for us and not asking us what we want.” could vent and get it all out.”

“I think we needed that [demonstraA panel was formed to discuss “Letter tion]. I think it was a wake up call for them to My Son” by Ta-Nehisi Coates at the [the panel] because we are still addressing Summer Reading Convocation in order to the issue really lightly. We are not addresslook deeper into the meanings behind the ing the issue to its full capacity,” freshman essay and the impact it had on those who business management and English major read it.

Fabrine De Oliveira said.

Cabrini requires a common summer “The biggest minority issue that we see reading for each incoming freshman class is that we are not being heard at all, so we to, “create a sense of community and foshave to do stuff like this to get attention ter a deeper understanding of the human and we don’t want to seem like the bad experience,” Dr. Mark Kiselica, Dean of the kids that wants to get attention but we School of Humanities and Social Sciences, are not being heard enough so we have said in his address to the students. to give our protests,” Johnson said. “We Panel members included the two fresh- have to stand in the middle of a panel man essay winners Grace Duncan and that is directed by somebody that doesn’t Gabrielle Johnson, communications proeven know about the African American CABRINI UNIVERSITY BSU fessor Margaret Rakus, junior history and experience.” education major Treci Butler, education Cabrini University’s message of educaBSU students took a group photo after their demonstration. professor Dr. Angela Campbell and busition of the heart and helping the common

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Immigration attorney fights to keep unaccompanied minors safe

BY MARISSA ROBERTO Lifestyles Editor “My youngest client who was not in immigration court with a parent was six years old.”

David Bennion is a Philadelphia-based immigration attorney who specializes in fighting to keep families together in the United States. He especially works with unaccompanied youth who travel to the United States to seek safety.

“Right now I am representing several children from maybe 10 to 17 [years old],” said Bennion.

Children as young as 3 are crossing the border to reach the United States to find their parent(s) that may have abandoned them or to try and find work so they can send money home to their family.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, approximately 50,000 children were captured at the United States-Mexico border by the end of 2014.

That number continues to climb. The children are transferred to detention centers or sometimes with a family member who is already in the United States, where they wait until their deportation hearings.

Undocumented persons, children included, are not entitled to a lawyer under the United States law. It is up to the child or a family member to find them a lawyer to represent them in court.

“It can be tricky sometimes [representing a child in court] because most of the time the child’s interests and the parent’s interests are aligned but not always. If I am representing the child, but the child is still under the legal caring custody of their

parents, then that can be a little bit tricky,” said Bennion.

Preparing to represent a child in court comes with its challenges. In most cases, the children have suffered from physical, emotional and mental abuse from family members from their homes, gang members or even from the journey to get to the United States.

“It can be harder to get the information that you need from a child in order to present their case because they are a child and depending on how old they are they might not really understand what is going on. They might not even necessarily understand what I am trying to ask or communicate to them,” said Bennion.

According to Bennion, undocumented children can only plea for certain statuses to the courts if they want to stay in the United States.

“When it comes to child cases I am dealing with, there are mainly two types of cases. One is called Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and that is the simpler of the other, while the other is Asylum, which can be more complicated,” said Bennion.

“Special Juvenile Status is when the child does not live with one of their parents, maybe the child does not live with either parent or only one parent. If [the child has a family member in a state then] a state family court will grant either the parent or sibling or aunt or uncle custody of the child. With that custody order, we could usually get a green card [for the child].”

This only occurs if the lawyer and child present a good case. The courts follow the law thoroughly when it comes to an immigration case.

One of the most recent immigration arguments is if a young undocumented child can represent himself or herself in court without any lawyer present.

One judge from Seattle, Washington, Jack H. Weil, has argued that people can train children as young as 3 and 4-years-old to represent themselves in court. He says and believes that it can be doable and that it will result to a “fair hearing.”

Experts in psychology and other officials have argued against Weil.

“Three and 4-yearolds do not yet have logical reasoning abilities. It’s preposterous, CREATIVE COMMONS / GERALD L. NINO frankly, to think they could be taught enough Immigrant child being pat down by Border Patrol. about immigration law to be able to represent themselves in “In Philly where we are fortunate to court,” said Laurence Steinberb, psycholhave a judge who is very responsible and ogy professor at Temple University, to The fair, has taken on the entire juvenile dockWashington Post. et. He has managed that docket in a way As a lawyer, Bennion tries his hardest that I think in general has remained due to keep advocating in public and fighting process for those kids and that is not the in court to win his cases for his undoccase for all immigration courts elsewhere,” umented children clients. Bennion has said Bennion. found that The Department of Justice rushes and does not take into consideration all of the facts of a child’s case and MARISSANROBERTO@GMAIL.COM the chances of winning are slim.

Do you know if your food is safe?

BY HAYLEY CURTISS AND CAITLYN HUEBNER Staff Writer and Web Editor When trusting others with your food, how do you know for sure what you are eating is safe? Millions of Americans consume contaminated food products each year.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that every year one in six Americans get food poisoning, which is a grand total of 48 million people each year. Foodborne illness, also known as food poisoning, can cause mild to severe symptoms such as upset stomach, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and dehydration. Vomiting should not exceed one to two days, and diarrhea should not exceed three to four days. One should seek medical attention if symptoms persist.

When food is not properly cooked, any harmful bacteria that is still on it can cause salmonella, E. coli and listeria, just to name a few. The Federal Drug and Food Administration (FDA) has food codes that are enforced nationally and they are updated every two to three years.

Cabrini uses a company called Sodexo to provide food for those on campus. The general manager for dining services, Tracy Eells, said Sodexo follows strict rules for food service. “We are audited by a third party auditor one time a year,” Eells said.

The auditor this year is Ecosure.

Eells has worked with Sodexo for 13 years. She has been at Cabrini for two of those years. In that time, she said there has never been a case of food-borne illness with Sodexo. “[During the audit, Ecosure] makes sure we have all our temperature logs, make sure we have thermometers, make sure we have refrigeration logs, we’re using proper cutting boards, we’re using gloves, that our dishwashers are coming up to the proper temperature, that we have the proper ratio of chemicals, there’s lists and lists and lists of things that we do every day,” Eells said.

For Sodexo, the process of food safety starts from the very beginning. “All of our food is purchased from approved vendors.

In order to be a Sodexo-approved vendor, their facilities must be audited by a third party as well to make sure that they live up to our standards,” Eells said.

According to Eells, after the food is received by Cabrini it is inspected for any damages. If there are damages, it gets sent back. From there, food must be placed in the proper cooling location.

“Once we begin to cook the food we need the temperature at certain stages to make sure it reaches proper temperature,” Eells said. “Once is it heated to proper temperature, we make sure we slice it on the proper cutting boards. We use certain colored boards for certain food products.”

Eells also said there are certain steps for

properly cooling and reheating food. All of this information must be logged.

All employees who work in the cafeteria are required to take a class.

During this 10-16 hour class, employees learn proper procedures and regulations to teach how to properly handle food.

At the end of this course, those enrolled are given a SERVSAFE certification.

Although Cabrini, Sodexo more specifically, has been fortunate enough to evade foodborne illness on this campus, other schools and companies have not been as fortunate.

Last year, Ursinus College had an outbreak of food poisoning from students eating in the cafeteria. The county heath inspection includes reports of minor food safety violations that could have been the root of the cause.

In August 2015, it was reported that about 200 people were sick with the norovirus from a Chipotle Mexican Grill located in California. Many other reports came out about salmonella poisoning at other locations.

Since the incident, Chipotle Mexican

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Grill has now put stricter and safer food restrictions in every location. For example, the lettuce is washed in a vinegar solution, then chopped and then washed again in an antibacterial solution and drained.

The food service manager of the Lancaster Avenue Chipotle was only able to speak briefly and anonymously. “Chipotle is trying to become the safest fast food chain.”

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Do not become a statistic

BY BRITTANY SMITH Staff Writer

Once we hit the years where we start going out to parties and experimenting with drinking alcohol, there are so many things for parents to be concerned about.

As an eighteen year old entering your first year of college, you do not necessarily understand the concerns of your parents.

Sometimes it is easy to get annoyed and wonder why they nag you so hard. “Make the right decisions!”, “Use the buddy system!”, “Don’t drink too much!”, “Don’t drink and drive!” These are just some of the things you hear on a Friday night just before getting off the phone with a parent when you are about to go out to a party. It is easy to overlook these little instructions that seem so simple, until you make one wrong decision and suddenly life has become a parent’s worst nightmare.

According to madd.org, 27 people a day die in the United States as a result of drunk driving accidents. That is 27 more than the number of deaths caused by drinking and driving should be. On average, every two minutes someone is injured because of a drunk driver. All of these deaths and injuries are one hundred percent avoidable. We hear about these horrific accidents in the news all the time, but do we ever stop to think, ‘what if it happened to us?’ What if someone I loved was effected by a poor decision made that could be the cause of a fatal result?

Cabrini University human resources major Erin Anzideo has never been affected by a drunk driving accident or has never had a loved one effected and hopes that she never will.

“I think people get behind the wheel after a night of drinking because they feel invincible, and at that point in time, they think they are making a good decision,” Anzideo said.

For a person over the drinking age of twenty one, the legal BAC (blood alcoho concentration) is .08. With a BAC higher than .08, your muscle coordination, including balance, speech, reaction time,

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Twenty-seven people a day die in the US as a result of drunk driving accidents. vision, and hearing, are reduced to a level that makes you incapable of operating a vehicle. In a sober state of mind, would you get behind the wheel of your car unable to think, speak, see or hear correctly? It is the little things that are not necessarily thought about before getting behind the wheel that make such a deadly impact.

On average, two out of three people throughout their lifetime will be involved in a drunk driving crash. According to MADD.org, in 2015 10,265 people had their lives taken because of a drunk driving accident. Every single one of those deaths caused heartbreak in the lives of the people that experienced the loss of their loved one. Imagine a life losing a loved one because of one deadly decision that could have been avoided.

Michael Joyce, a criminal justice major at Delaware Valley University, has had his life impacted by a drunk driving accident.

“It’s a huge eye opener, you know, seeing my best friend since kindergarten laying in a hospital bed unable to communicate with me and then realizing there are thousands of others just like

this or even worse out there. It’s made a really big impact on the lives of all of our families, friends, and everyone that knows him,” Joyce said. “No matter how much you have had to drink, whether it was one beer or fifteen, don’t get behind the wheel or get into a car with someone who’s been drinking. Just don’t do it. There are so many options out there that makes these accidents so avoidable.”

Anzideo feels that it is important for everyone to know that drinking and driving could not only harm yourself, but everyone around you as well. “Drinking and driving never has a positive outcome.

To reduce the fatalities and injuries caused by drinking and driving, I think it’s important for people to take a stand.

Before going out for the night, have a set designated driver that will get you and others home safely. It’s important to drink responsibly and always be aware of your surroundings. Use your voice and save a life.”

Joyce felt passionately about getting involved with an organization to spread awareness about the outcome and severity of drinking and driving. “If I

were at a party and saw a person about to drive home after drinking and saw people getting into the car with that person, I would immediately stop it from happening. I would tell them the danger they were about to get themselves into, and the deadly outcomes that could happen from this one decision.”

There are so many different options out there to avoid such horrific outcomes.

In the world we live in today, we have taxi and ride services such as Uber or Lyft to pick you up and take you to your destination. If you cannot afford these, have a plan before you go out. Call a friend or a family member and ask if they can pick you up from the party you are going to, or the bar you will be at. Many people feel that they will be a disappointment to their family for being intoxicated, but your family will be more pained if you are not around because you were too scared to ask for a ride. Have a member of your friend group be the set designated driver for the night to make sure everyone gets home safely. What might be an inconvenience for a night will be the best decision when knowing all of your loved ones are safe and sound because they did not get behind the wheel or in a car with someone who was drinking and planned on driving.

I hope everyone out there knows that you are important and your life matters.

Losing a loved one is never easy, no matter what caused the loss. Losing a loved one to something that can easily be avoided makes matters so much worse.

I am asking you to please think before making a decision that could end your life, someone else’s life and be the worst nightmare a parent could possibly endure.

Think before you drink. Think before you drink and drive. It is not worth it.

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I looked into the future of VR, and I loved what I saw

BY QUINN ACKERMAN Staff Writer

Virtual reality has intrigued humans for hundreds of years. From early attempts in the form of panoramic paintings to the lesser known Nintendo Virtual Boy, we have covered quite some distance. So far, in fact, that now it seems our most outlandish dreams are coming to reality, virtual reality to be exact.

As of 2016, there is a battling market of VR technology on the horizon. With the invention of the Oculus Rift (a PC gaming VR headset purchased by Facebook in 2014) other companies had been eagerly waiting to unveil their visions of VR. Those companies include HTC (The Vive), Microsoft (HoloLens) and Sony (Playstation VR).

Video games are incredibly immersive in VR. With so many great minds working on this technology, what comes next?

One idea comes from KQED Science in an article written by Kara Platoni. She explores the possibilities of changing one’s identity through VR. She describes an experiment she performed with Stanford University involving strapping herself with a VR headset, knee pads, and infrared markers on her wrists. Then, proceeding to get down on all fours with one motivation, she is a cow.

Once the VR headset turned on, she was transported to an open field with other cattle. She spent time putting herself into character through a process known as “body shifting.” Just as she is acquainted and feeling sympathetic towards her new avatarcow-self she is thrown a curve ball. A voice announces, “You have reached your target weight, it is time to go to the slaughterhouse.” She then describes feeling “nervousness” and feeling “trapped.” She also discusses being taken back by the sounds of the slaughterhouse truck coming down the virtual road. This avatar had become her new identity. These real emotions were evoked though the realistic nature of VR. While the reality learned in Stanford’s experiment pertain to animal cruelty, there is bound to be ways to exploit these emotions by placing ourselves into situations of human adversity. Maybe the feelings captured through a Syrian refugee VR experience could lead someone to be more charitable.

Besides emotional experiences being influential to the human mind, other

experiences can be used in more oppressive ways. What if VR could be used to alter one’s perception of another human being, perhaps that of a presidential candidate.

Watch here.

Now, I am not one to believe that just the look of someone could influence me to elect them as leader of my country, but this could truly be a deciding point for some people. And it is slightly frightening to think about. For the stakes are sometimes too high for such manipulation to be acceptable.

VR can be used for good, bad and business purposes. Either way it is an extraordinary technology that is currently launching us further into the future of communication. While the Sony Playstation VR is to be released in mid October, there is still tons to be learned about virtual realities’ capabilities. My only concern is, when do I get to be a VR cow?

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‘Free the nipple’ is not a call for senseless ‘toplessness’

BY EMMA RODNER-TIMS Staff Writer

Free the nipple. The last word of that sentence probably made you uncomfortable.

Nipple. And, you probably associated ‘nipple’ with the female body, not the male body, as if it is exclusive to a woman’s physique.

But, that is the problem in today’s world. The female body is censored and shunned because, as far as society is concerned, its purpose is merely sexual.

Over the past few years, the “Free the Nipple” campaign has taken the social media world by storm. Pictures of women and their bodies captioned with the famous hashtag #freethenipple fill social media sites like Twitter and Instagram. The individuals behind such posts love their bodies and wear their skin proudly, much to the chagrin of society.

What is “Free the Nipple?” Many have heard it but may only know its surface value.

“Free the Nipple” is a worldwide campaign aiming to achieve “equality, empowerment, and freedom for all genders.” It is the voice of gender equality. It is the voice of change.

The movement itself was inspired by the 2014 film, “Free the Nipple.” In the motion picture, women protest the laws on censorship in place throughout the United States.

Parading the streets topless, they exercise their first amendment rights as way to stand up against the way in which women’s bodies are censored through the FCC and the MPAA. “Free the Nipple” is a movement of momentum that women are using as a platform for the controversy over women’s bodies, specifically their breasts. Why can men show their nipples but women’s nipples are censored and restricted? Aesthetically, they look the same, so what is the big deal? The big deal is the stigma that now follows the images and portrayal of the female body.

Side-boob, cleavage and under-boob are welcomed, but the minute a nipple is

slipped someone go grab the black sensor bar and click those report buttons because that is just too much for people’s eyes.

We can watch decapitations on the news, but we cannot see a woman’s nipple on our Instagram feeds. Which is really worse?

The 21st century is supposed to be a time of change and acceptance, yet the discussion surrounding the female body is polluted with double-standards.

Be innocent, but do not be a virgin. Be sexy, but do not have too much sex. Be comfortable in your skin, but do not show too much of it.

What are the people of today, the girls of today, supposed to do? The minute they are confident in their skin, whether that be measured by how much skin they show or not, backlash is sent their way. In this movement alone, there is the infiltration of a doublestandard.

Girls and women love their bodies enough to play a role in “Free the Nipple,” but when they do and expose what is beneath their bras, they are shamed and judged. On the contrary, if girls choose not to reveal their bodies, not for lack of confidence, they are shamed for not loving their skin or not being confident.

“Free the Nipple” is not a call for senseless “toplessness,” and not every supporter of the greater cause, gender equality, needs to participate by taking off her shirt. But, women need to have that option, that right. They need to do what it takes to receive the equality that is deserved.

Go ahead free the nipple. Let women experience the same freedoms as men, with or without their shirts.

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This is your body on sleep deprivation

BY CAITLYN HUEBNER Web Editor

It does not come as much surprise hearing collegeaged adults should be getting eight plus hours of sleep a night. What may come more as a surprise is how few students actually get that much sleep.

According to a survey conducted by The Huffington Post, less than 50 percent of adult Americans actually get the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per day.

The Huffington Post later followed up with an article all about sleep deprivation effects. Could this lack of sleep have something to do with the often new-found freedom?

Maybe. A much larger factor that plays into this equation is the stress students, and adults, feel in their everyday life. This stress often manifests as fully active days and sleepless nights.

Sadly, I am a student with a first-hand experience with school, stress and even sleep deprivation.

My first year of college I put 110 percent into everything I did. This typically is not a bad thing, however, enrolled in 17.5 credits, working 25 to 30 hours every week and learning to manage my new college life had quickly taken its toll on my body.

My first year I was sick at least once a month. Silly me did not see this as a sign from my body telling me to slow down. I would take cold medicine when it felt necessary and just move on, completely ignoring my body. I continued to push my body well beyond my breaking point for months.

Fast forward to Fourth of July weekend, 2015.

Some friends and I made the trip up to the Poconos for the week. Everything was going great; we had fun

skateboarding, setting off some fireworks and even enjoyed a day on the water. We were all having fun. That is until one day I woke up unable to speak. I knew what I wanted to say but suddenly was unable to. The few words I was able to speak were sandwiched between stammers.

It slowly got better throughout the day but was still alarming enough for the group to make the unanimous decision to cut the trip short.

Upon returning home I called my doctor. He had taken my concern to fear after I told him my symptoms: agonizing and constant headaches in the same spot, trouble speaking, losing my grip on objects and even having occasional tremors.

He said the one thing I feared the most. “The only thing I can think of is a brain tumor.” Those words reside with me to this day. At 19 years old I was terrified my life would be cut short before even really getting a chance to live.

Fortunately, my CAT scan did not show any signs of a tumor. Unfortunately, we were back to square one.

After being pinballed from doctor to doctor I was finally seen by a neurologist mid-October of 2015, almost three months later.

He reiterated what the CAT scan showed by saying the possibility of even a small tumor was extremely unlikely.

He did say something that left me almost as scared as the thought of having a brain tumor; he said my body and brain were in the process of shutting down. The past year of pushing myself, running on maybe a handful of hours of sleep a night had started killing my body.

No medicine in the world could fix this problem. The only thing that could be done is rest, wait and hope for the best.

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Less than 50 percent of adult Americans actually get the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per day.

The great eyebrow debate: On fleek or nah?

BY ASHLEIGH CARBY Staff Writer

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How much does eyebrow shape really matter?

Eyebrows. We all have them. Do we find them useful?

Eh, sort of, but should they always stay on point and do they really matter that much? Are eyebrows the first thing you notice about someone?

There is so much work that goes into those two little

strips of hair above your eyes. Many can attest to the painful, yet much needed plucking, the reoccurring scheduling to get them waxed or threaded, and the daily morning routine of filling them in (which takes forever).

Really, what’s the big deal? I’m sure almost all of us has seen some sort of ‘Eyebrows on fleek today!’ post on Twitter (and I do agree, it’s fairly annoying to see over and over again) but the eyebrow trend has skyrocketed in the past few years and it seems as though the obsession has taken over.

So let’s start with the basics. What does fleek really mean? on basic terms, fleek basically signifies that something is flawless. So, when your brows are on fleek, there’s a pretty good chance that you might even be on Kim Kardashian’s level.

I may not be as obsessed with my eyebrows as most but that definitely doesn’t mean I don’t care enough to groom them and keep them tamed. When it comes to how one keeps their eyebrows, it boils down to three

types of people: the beauty stylists, the naturalists, and those who simply do not want to waste a second of their time worrying about their eyebrows.

“On a scale of one to ten, I’m think I’m a nine for how much I obsess over my brows. I mean, they’re a part of my face during my makeup routine, so why not treat them with the respect they deserve,” sophomore early education major Chloe Ianieri said. I would have to agree, her eyebrows were ‘on fleek’.

Self admittedly, I on the other hand, am about a five on the Am-I-Obsessed scale.

Your eyebrows do not define who you as a person.

Whether or not you tweeze, wax, or just leave your brows alone to grow out in their natural state, I believe that all eyebrows can achieve great fleek-ness.

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Meet the Mr. & Miss Cabr Sophomore Digital Communications & Social Media

Fun Fact: His favorite animal is a porcupine.

Junior Political Science and Business Fun Fact: She is on the Cabrini Tennis Team and loves every second of it.

Senior Elementary & Special Education

Sophomore Business Administration

Fun Fact: She went to every free country concert there was in her area this summer.

Fun Fact: He loves performing in theater.

Senior History and Political Science

Junior Digital Communications & Social Media

Fun Fact: He is a huge Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers fan.

Fun Fact: Her favorite fast food place is Taco Bell.

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rini Pageant Contestants Junior Digital Communications & Social Media

Senior International Business Major

Fun Fact: He lived in Boston for two years and that is where he gets his accent from.

Fun Fact: She likes to do paddle-board yoga.

Senior History and English double major Fun Fact: She is the president of the students honor council.

Sophomore Digital Communications & Social Media major Fun Fact: She plays the piano.

e on Nov. 21 in Grace Hall.

Senior Pre-K to 4th grade education Fun Fact: She went to Argentina this summer.

Junior English and Secondary Education Fun Fact: He was voted most chivalrous in High School.

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Utilizing opportunities: Getting to know the members of the CCPD

BY CAITLYN HUEBNER Web Editor

When walking into the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) one can expect to be greeted with smiles and a warm welcome. The small team of four work very closely to assure each individual experience has a positive outcome. With what can often be an intimidating topic to think about, the future, the team does a great job to counteract apprehension from the ambient paintings and decorations to their positive, upbeat attitudes. The CCPD, located on the second floor of Widener across from the lecture hall, is one place to visit before graduating.

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Nancy Hutchinson, Director Hutchinson is all about looking beyond what is in the direct line of sight. While Hutchinson had spent many years not only working in higher education but also career services, Hutchinson has experience well beyond her now expertise.

Hutchinson grew up in New York but moved to Philadelphia while attending Beaver College, now known as Arcadia University. Upon returning home during the summer months of college, Hutchinson worked at the Executive Offices at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City.

After earning her undergraduate degree from Arcadia University and graduate degree from Villanova University, Hutchinson worked for the City of Philadelphia for seven years. There, she was a court representative and community service supervisor.

Hutchinson spent most of her time writing bail reduction and incarceration petitions that were later presented to judges, assistant district attorneys and public defenders.

Hutchinson switched careers while raising her son and daughter. During that time Hutchinson taught at Main Line School Night. A few years later, Hutchinson worked as director of career services at Harcum Junior College, now known as Harcum College.

It was not until 1989 that Hutchinson began working part-time as a job developer at Cabrini. The office was then known as The Cooperative Education Office. In 1994, Hutchinson was promoted to director. It was not until 2012 that the CCPD was created, which further expanded the career opportunities and services to Cabrini students.

“I provide strategic direction, vision and leadership for the CCPD,” Hutchinson said. “The Center partners with the university’s four schools to develop and support curricular and co-curricular professional development activities.”

Continue reading online Susan Fazio, Administrative Assistant When first entering the CCPD, the first team member to greet you is Fazio. Fazio’s office is nestled at the corner of the CCPD office and a small lounge located just outside. When in her office Fazio can often be found working tediously on her computer.

“I’m addicted to the internet and technology,” Fazio said.

“What I love is when students come in having no clue why they’re here,” Fazio said. Fazio’s goal, and that of the CCPD, is to provide the necessary tools to help students choose a major and even find jobs.

When it comes to visiting Fazio, feel free to visit with questions or concerns about areas other than career help as well.

“We’re also here for support in other areas,” Fazio

said. “We have an open door policy. If we can’t help, we’ll point you in the right direction.”

One topic Fazio can help with especially is finding an outlet. She emphasized that having an outlet is crucial since school is stressful and finding a job can often be a nightmare. Having an outlet hits close to home for Fazio. That is exactly what she did whilst earning her undergraduate degree from Temple University.

Fazio begun her undergraduate journey as a prephysical therapy major. When classes got a little too overwhelming, Fazio took to her favorite childhood activity— dance. Her freshmen year of college was actually the first year she was not dancing.

Fazio ended up taking a few dance classes. The dean of the program had seen her dancing one night and highly encouraged her to audition. As a matter of fact, the dean told Fazio she had a spot had she ever wanted to switch majors. It was shortly after this that Fazio, in fact, switched her major to modern dance.

After graduating, Fazio worked in arts and administration for eight years and grant writing for another 10 years.

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Kareem Calliste, Assistant Director Are internships really necessary? What if the future is already set? Calliste would highly discourage these thoughts. If anyone would stress the importance of internships it would be Calliste.

Calliste attended Lincoln University for his undergraduate degree. He began college with the intention of becoming a teacher. It was not until Calliste was given the opportunity to shadow a teacher he realized he did not want to become a teacher anymore.

Calliste later attended Widener University for his graduate studies. There, he earned his master’s in public administration and a G.A. in career services.

Calliste’s first experience with career services was when he worked as a career counselor at Peirce College.

He spent nine-and-a-half years at Peirce working as a career counselor, grant administrator and eventually a program supervisor.

Ironically enough, Calliste spent eight of those nineand-a-half years also teaching political science. Calliste now can even be found teaching classes at Cabrini.

Do not be afraid to visit Calliste for help.

“I’m very open and receptive,” Calliste said. He added he will always find the answer no matter what.

If a visit is made to Calliste and watching or playing sports is a passion, be prepared. Calliste is a huge Yankees fan. “[My wife, son and I] bleed blue.” His love for the Yankees is eminent with a Yankees sign placed in front of his windows.

In regards to Calliste’s office, there is a two-way tie for his favorite item— a picture of his family and a Lego

football player. Calliste explained his son has a Lego too and whenever Calliste looks at it, he feels like a little kid again. If Calliste is not in his office or teaching he can often be found in the Dixon Center.

“I always tell students to get involved,” Calliste said.

“Don’t just go to class and go home. [Getting involved] is the best way to get the most from college.”

Continue reading online Shakeyia Kersey, Assistant Director for Employer Relations Kersey is the go-to woman on campus when it comes to finding a job after graduation. Kersey’s job is to help students and graduates obtain career opportunities.

Kersey is also there to help alumni transition into new careers. According to Kersey, this is her favorite part of the job.

After earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Widener University, Kersey had the opportunity to work in higher education and corporate recruiting. There, Kersey worked with employers to recruit graduates and alumni.

“The one thing I enjoyed the most through the experience of working in higher education is helping students obtain career opportunities and to help alumni,” Kersey said.

This drive to help students and alumni brought Kersey to Cabrini a little over two years ago.

The majority of Kersey’s time is spent building relationships with employers to learn their hiring needs in order to help students. Kersey is also in charge of planning events where students can meet face-to-face with future employers.

When things get stressful as work, Kersey will look at one of the many family photographs scattered around her office.

“They make me feel at home and comfortable,” Kersey said.

Kersey also has a lot of books in her office.

“I’m a career book junkie,” Kersey said. She went on to say her all-time favorite book is Do What You Are. When not at work Kersey enjoys spending her free time with her husband and one-year-old son.

Her favorite is taking her son on walks since he loves observing nature.

“We would really like to help [you],” Kersey said. “The inevitable thing is that you’ll graduate. Allow the Career Center to help throughout the college journey.”

Kersey also encourages students to utilize the amenities Cabrini has to offer.

“Really use your time here to create the person you want to become. Be fearless, try out new career paths and trust your heart.”

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Come out and visit the CCPD for help looking for internships and jobs.

To learn more about career opportunities and events, stop by the CCPD office. Flyers are posted on the conference room table right when one walks in. Following the CCPD on social media will also help to keep students up to date on upcoming networking and employer connections.

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New professor hopes to honor beloved Dunbar by preserving his vision

BY MEGHAN NILAN Staff Writer

Dr. Emily Basile is a new face here around Cabrini’s campus and was officially hired as an employee on Aug. 15, 2016.

Basile is working in the science department and is taking the place of the late beloved professor Dr. David Dunbar.

“I do not think there is any one person who would be able to take the place of Dr. Dunbar. I did not have the fortune of meeting him but from what I heard he was an amazing professor and mentor at Cabrini,” Basile said Basile enjoys science very much and has a strong passion for it.

She applied for the job at Cabrini because the opportunity for her was great. She wanted to work at a smaller liberal arts university and wanted to teach science.

Before she came to Cabrini, she worked at Peirce College in Philadelphia. There, she taught different science courses in the general education department.

For Cabrini’s science department, she teaches BIO 100 Intro to Biology, BIO 211 Watershed Ecology and BIO 348 Ecology. Once the Spring rolls around, she will also be teaching BIO 102 Biological Sciences II. Watershed Ecology was a course taught by Dunbar.

Basile will try to preserve some of his vision for the

course but also wants to make her own new legacy here at Cabrini.

She met many of Dunbar’s old students, who had nothing but kind things to say about him and his classes.

Basile wishes she could have gotten the chance to meet Dunbar or worked with him but she is very excited about taking on this new journey.

Basile hopes to bring some fresh insight and strategies to working with students who might not find themselves quite prepared for college level science courses. She has gained a lot of experience with that over at Peirce College.

She understands the tough process of transitioning from high school to college and wants to be here for all of her students and help them out to the best of her ability.

Basile wants to help everyone appreciate science a little more and show them that it can be really fun!

So far, she loves Cabrini and is happy she got hired.

“I love the entire community that is Cabrini. I have been welcomed arms wide open from the other faculty and staff, and all of the students are just amazing,” Basile said.

Beyoncé ticket winner returns tickets to SEaL

BY ASHLEY LODISE Staff Writer

Cabrini senior Jerome Bailey was beyond excited to win the tickets from the SEAL office to attend the Beyoncé concert in the area.

He was surprised that he won the tickets because he has never won anything before in his life.

When Bailey went to get the tickets he told SEAL that he was going to use the other ticket to take his girlfriend, who does not attend Cabrini. SEAL told him that he could not take a non-Cabrini student with that other ticket.

After talking to his girlfriend, who told him not to take any other person, he gave the tickets back.

Someone who just wanted to treat his girlfriend to a Beyoncé concert was not able to attend because of the ‘requirements’ that SEAL had.

“What, am I going to take a guy to the Beyoncé concert?”

Bailey said.

SEAL is the office for Student Engagement and Leadership.

This organization provides leadership activities and events on campus.

Assistant director of Leadership Lisa Podolsky and assistant director for the Center

for Student Engagement and Leadership Amber LaJeunesse explained the rules of the lottery.

The Beyoncé ticket lottery was held in place of just buying tickets and reselling them to students. This was so that the incoming freshman knew about it and could enter.

Most of the students on campus know that SEAL sells tickets for off-campus events starting the first week of school, but SEAL wanted to make sure they gave everyone a fair chance to entered the lottery.

Students also had a chance to win Beyonce tickets during a bingo competition, but there was a slight twist on who won.

“The winner of the tickets at the bingo competition was actually a mom,” LaJeunesse said.

SEAL was also selling more tickets outside of the lottery.

They were selling them for $40. They bought 24 tickets off of Ticketmaster. The tickets were in section 109 row 29 at Lincoln Financial Field.

Over 100 students participated in the lottery and an online lottery system selected who each winner was.

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Dr. Emily Basil enjoys teaching at Cabrini and hopes to carry on Dr. Dunbar’s legacy.

WYBF celebrates its 25th anniversary

BY RAHMERE GRIFFIN Staff Writer

WYBF-FM, Cabrini’s award-winning radio station, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.

WYBF-FM’s birthday party was held in the communications wing in Founder’s Hall on Sept.

24. The event featured food, games, music, prizes and even a photo booth that allowed people to take pictures with their friends and families.

WYBF is a student-run variety radio station that offers a wide variety of music, sports, public affairs, news and specialty programming. All of the students are their own DJs and are responsible for creating their own playlist of music. The station runs on 89.1 FM on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but also streams online 24/7 on its website wybf.com.

“We were going to have this event as a banquet setting and have different guest speakers come up and speak, but radio is supposed to be fun and we wanted this birthday party to highlight all of the fun we have in WYBF,” Jillian Smith, the general ANGELINA MILLER / STAFF WRITER manager of WYBF, said.

Alumni and faculty enjoyed looking at old pictures There were many things to do at this birthday of the WYBF staff. party. When you first walk in there was a table that was selling t-shirts that featured a new design that communication alumni were at this event as well was actually created by an alumni of the college. catching up with current staff members as well The design incorporated several different as seeing how the radio station has fared over the aspects of Cavalier radio and what it was previously years. in the Edge and the Burn. There was also a raffle “I remember when we did a 24-hour broadcast full of prizes that people had a chance to win. fundraiser for relief efforts to go Haiti after the In the hallway there were plenty of photographs earthquakes,” Danielle Alio, WYBF member ’10of the WYBF radio station over the years. The ’12, said. photos showed how Cabrini has changed over “It’s pretty cool to see how far WYBF has come the years and how has the communication wing since I was here,” Paul Monte, WYBF The Edge transformed over the last 25 years. member from ’94-’98, said.

All of the radios were dialed to Cabrini’s radio station in every room so all of the attendees could Continue reading online hear and enjoy all that was going on in the studio.

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Snapchat: The mentally abusive social media platform

BY ANGELINA MILLER Staff Writer

“Delete snapchat? Oh god no, I could never,” sophomore early and special education major Lili Ayllon said.

Many other young adults like Ayllon that have downloaded Snapchat to their iPhone or Android since its creation five years ago have adapted to the idea of it being a necessity in their lives.

Created by three Stanford University students, this instant messaging and multimedia mobile application serves the main purpose of allowing users to communicate using temporary images or private messages, otherwise known as “snaps.”

As if that is not appealing enough to those of our generation, for three years now, users have also been able to compile “snaps” into a chronological storyline that all of their friends can view; this is called a Snapchat “story.”

Why is it that young adults of this generation would rather live without an arm or leg than live without Snapchat though? In our day in age, it is basically okay to lose an arm or leg, as long as a person gets it on their snap story for all their “friends” to see.

“I mainly use Snapchat to communicate with a lot of my friends back home,” Ayllon said. “It also actually makes me really happy to see when other people are having fun in their snap stories.”

However, not all people have positive feelings when viewing their friend’s snap stories. Take Maria Connelly for example, a junior marketing major who thinks that having Snapchat increases “fomo,” one’s inner “fear of missing out.”

“If I go home from school one night because I’m sick, I go on Snapchat and see my roommates Snapchat stories hanging out and having fun without me,” Connelly said. “I don’t go to St. Joe’s in Philadelphia with all of my best friends from high school, but I still see all of their Snapchat stories at school together, again, having fun without me.”

Like Connelly, Grace Griffaton, a recent communication and mass media graduate from La Salle University, also felt as if Snapchat intensified her “fomo.”

“I found myself endlessly clicking through Snapchat

on Friday nights, wishing I were with those people posting pictures and videos,” Griffaton said. “I found myself thinking… Did I miss the memo on the fun, awesome, cool, hip, trendy hangout?”

Nine out of ten times though, Janis Ian nailed it on the head in Mean Girls, before Snapchat was even created. People really only want to make it look like they are having an awesome time, drinking their awesome shooters, listening to awesome music, and sitting around soaking up each others awesomeness.

In addition to having the inner need to watch every awesome Snapchat story on one’s feed, Snapchat users also have a mental bind to maintaining “snap streaks” with their friends. A Snapchat “streak” occurs when a user and their friend snapchat each other for a number of consecutive days in a row.

“Honestly, one of the main reasons why I couldn’t ever delete Snapchat is because I’m way too emotionally invested in my streaks. I’ve had some going for over 100 days now and I don’t want to lose them,” Ayllon said.

Through the constant watching stories and investment in streaks, Snapchat can overall make one forget that genuine face-to-face communication still exists. This is only scratching the surface of the mental effects that the app can have on a person.

“It’s written in literature that we, as humans, have a chemical reaction related to dopamine and these kinds of things,” Professor Rakus, a teacher of Cabrini’s Community Engagement and Social Media course said. “The fear of missing out and the need to know if one is missing out on something important can lead to emotional or social harm.”

In fact, Connelly is a walking example of this. When already dealing with depression during her freshman year of college, she felt as if having Snapchat intensified it, as she was mentally eaten alive by the sadness of missing out on things. “I eventually downloaded Snapchat again during my sophomore year when my depression got better, but then ended up recently deleting it again this year as a junior,” Connelly said.

“Taking Snapchat off my phone has truly cleared

my mind and benefited my health,” Connelly said. “I’m finally not worried about who is hanging out with who, and what everyone is doing all the time. Now I’m even more prone to not constantly check other social media outlets all the time, and actually study and hang out with friends more instead.”

In agreeance to Connelly, Professor Rakus also said, “Whether it may be through Instagram, Pinterest, texting directly or communicating in person, there are lots of other ways to be sharing material without using Snapchat.”

According to Griffaton, “Deleting the black hole known as Snapchat can start to cure this modern, 21st century, self-absorbed ailment.”

“Deleting Snapchat was one of my best collegiate decisions, besides going to school away from home,” Griffaton said. “It’s not that Snapchat is the most awful social media platform in the world… but if social media is the devil, then Snapchat would be its henchman.”

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The fall theater production begins rehearsals

BY HAILEY MCDONOUGH Staff Writer

Every year, Cabrini University puts on a show come the fall season. This years fall play is Edgar Allen Poe; Tintinnabulation.

It may be fun to go see one of these performances with family and friends, but what goes on behind the curtains leading up to the performance?

A performance takes time and effort and is not done over the course of one day. The show needs to be selected, auditions need to occur and once all the technicalities are taken care of it is time to practice.

“Students provide an audition info sheet and a head shot. Then the actors audition by reading parts in small groups. They will then read multiple roles throughout the audition process.” Dr. Michelle Filling-Brown, chair and associate professor of English, said.

Filling-Brown as well as Kait Finigan make the final decisions in the fall shows for the Cabrini Theater.

Filling-Brown has a goal of involving as many students as possible. With this goal in mind, she has decided to double the size of the cast.

“This play could have been performed with only five factors but we have expanded the casting to involve four times that. The show will include over 30 students and this also includes the stage crew,” Filling-Brown said.

Just like playing a sport for the school or being a part of a club, being a part of theater is a lot of hard work and can be very time consuming.

“The key is making sure I manage my time and learn to balance everything,” Samantha Murray, a senior

history and English major and political science and theater minor, said.

Murray has been involved in theater throughout her time at Cabrini and is very passionate about it.

Senior history and political science major Matthew Harshberger is also looking forward to being on stage this fall for the show.

“I’m very excited to get back on stage and in front of an audience. That’s always where I feel the most alive,” Harshberger said. He also agrees with Murray that being a full time student and being involved with theater is a lot of hard work.

“Balancing my school work with theater and my jobs here on campus is definitely a challenge but it is one I try to rise to meet every year,” Harshberger said. “Being a part of theater is one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had in life. I have also made the strongest friendships.”

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Coach Mitchell Kline, a one of a kind, dies at 64

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Former softball coach Mitch Kline congratulates player Alex Ramos.

BY CHRIS FONTE Sports Editor

Former head coach of Cabrini’s softball team Mitch Kline died from brain cancer on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. Kline was diagnosed with a brain tumor in August of 2015.

Since then, he was in and out of treatments and chemotherapy. Doctors were only able surgically remove about 90 percent of the tumor before his death.

“Mitch Kline was committed to our softball program and devoted to developing potential in each student-athlete he coached," Brad Koch, director of athletics and recreation said. "He led with integrity and embodied all that is special about the Division III experience. All those who had the pleasure of knowing and working with Mitch will miss him dearly and all that he stood for."

Kline was the head coach from 2012-2015 as Sammy Thompson filled the interim role this past season before being announced the head coach this past June. In his time here at Cabrini, Kline led the Cavs to three straight conference championship games from 2013-2015 and appeared in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament each of those years.

“Mitch Kline was truly a one of a kind," senior outfielder Amber Dietrich said. " He was the man that spread so much joy and happiness, just being in his presence made you want to be a better person.” Dietrich was coached by Kline for two years. “I don't know anyone like him; he showed me how to live my life to the fullest. His life was dedicated to live for others and only cared about the well-being of others rather than his own.”

Kline was named the 2015 CSAC Coach of the Year after leading Cabrini to a 27-12 season and 19-3 in CSAC play. Kline also was recognized with the 2014 Denise Edwards Award, which is given to an individual within the athletic program who best illustrates the spirit of Cabrini Athletics.

“He was a man of high integrity, character, compassion and always put everyone

ahead of himself,” Orlin Jespersen, associate director of athletics, recreation and community engagement, said. “Even when he was fighting this he would first ask about how you and your family were doing and didn’t give you a chance to talk about him. He was more focused on everyone else than himself and he was an example of what a good man is.” Jespersen is also the softball administrator and was very close to Kline in his time here at Cabrini.

For the past few years Kline had participated in the Johnson & Johnson TriRock Philadelphia Triathlon where he completed in the 1,500-meter swim, 24.8-mile bike and 6.2-mile run, with a time of 2:32.29.

Kline was all about helping others. He used this triathlon to help raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training, in memory of three of his closest ladies who were diagnosed with this disease (his wife Sandee, mom Dottie and motherin-law Miriam). In 2015, he raised over $6,500 for the society which made him the top fundraiser for the team in the triathlon. Overall he has raised more than $30,000 in just four years to blood cancer research.

Dietrich’s favorite memory of her beloved coach is when he crossed the finish line in his triathlon. Dietrich also said it was an honor to say the eulogy at his services and that it was one of the biggest honors she has ever been given.

“You'll forever be my angel in the outfield; so don't forget to help us out a little when we're up to bat and we’re bringing home that CSAC championship this season for you.

I’ll miss you always,” Dietrich said in her eulogy.

“He left some tough shoes to fill. He wasn’t here long but he left a pretty big impression and left a lasting impact on all of us who met him and worked with him,” Jespersen said.

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Cabrini’s 2014 softball team group photo shows Coach Kline with team.

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Devon Scharf: The girl behind the mask

BY CORALINE PETTINE Staff Writer

led to her roller hockey career. But at the time, Scharf almost was not able to join.

"It was because of my parents," Scharf said. "When I wanted to add another sport, they were like, ‘No, because your schedule's already too crazy. You’re not going to be able to handle it. You can't say yes to everyone. And I was like, ‘I can say yes to everyone. Let me play hockey.'”

Scharf fortunately was able to persuade her parents to let her play. Once she joined, she quickly caught on to ice hockey, because it was very similar to lacrosse and field hockey, which she had already been playing for six and three years at that time, respectively.

It is funny that she plays on an all-guys team now, Scharf said, because avoiding that was the very reason her parents pulled her out of baseball and introduced her to lacrosse in fourth grade.

When she was younger, Scharf always played baseball

Sophomore Devon Scharf is a three sport goalie for Cabrini University and in her first year she won the championship in all three sports. Scharf plays for the field hockey team, women's Lacrosse and club roller hockey here at Cabrini. She won the Colonial States Athletic Conference championship in both field hockey and lacrosse and won the Pensylvannia Collegiate Roller Hockey championship for hockey.

Winning the Colonial States Athletic Conference’s championship last year in field hockey was one of Scharf’s favorite moments because it was the first of her young career.

"It was the best feeling in the world," Scharf said. "I just remember that clock going off and my goalie partner and I darted to the goalie that was in the net, and we were like, 'This is crazy!' Like, it was— it was the craziest thing I ever experienced.”

"I actually had never won a serious championship before, so coming and winning was the greatest."

Securing these championships was a colossal accomplishment for Scharf because she's been an openheart-patient her entire life.

She had her first surgery when she was three days old and has three follow-up surgeries since, the last one occurring this past summer.

Scharf admits that her condition holds her back some days. While she does not like having to stop and recover, she knows it is important to put her health first.

"You've got to take care of yourself. It does really get to me sometimes. Every once in a while, I get really down on myself and it hits me really, really hard. But, you know, then I realize I'm lucky to be doing what I'm doing."

Instead of dwelling on her disadvantage, Scharf works even harder to do what she loves.

Scharf feels fortunate to be as healthy as she is and is inspired to push herself to get even better. Though her condition hinders her abilities, she knows it's her athleticism that keeps her alive and helps her stay healthy.

"Being an athlete, it saved my life. If I wasn’t an athlete, I probably wouldn't be in the shape that I am today."

Looking back on her life-long health journey and her athletic career, Scharf is proud of her sports accomplishments. She is humbled and gratified with what Multisport athlete Devon Scharf plays field hockey, lacrosse and roller hockey. she has accomplished, despite the many obstacles.

Club roller hockey is a co-ed sport. Scharf is the only and soccer. That was until major league baseball player girl on the team and reflects on that. and close family friend Richie Ashburn told Scharf 's "Honestly, I love being the only girl on the team. I feel parents that while she was good, as she got older, she like their little sister sometimes. And they take such good wouldn't be able to keep up with the boys. care of me. They don’t let anyone touch me, they don’t let "So they put me in softball for a year, and I hated it. anyone come near me— it’s a nice feeling.”

And I was like 'Screw this. You’re not going to let me play "It's awesome having her on the team. She's a great baseball, but there's no way in hell I’m playing softball,' team player and a very talented goalie," roller hockey so I kind of just went to lacrosse and I fell in love with it." teammate Jack Sanders said. "She's a multi-sport varsity Ever since she started playing lacrosse, it has been an athlete, so she is definitely in the most shape out of all of important aspect of her life. Scharf has played baseball, us! But we all look out for her, one because she is in that softball and soccer; however, field hockey, ice/roller sister role in a sense as well being the goalie so you could hockey and lacrosse remain her favorites. say we are a little over protective."

“They're just kind of the ones that I picked up quicker Scharf started playing ice hockey in 10th grade, which than all the other sports that I played. And they just kind

of stuck with me. And I just kept going."

MaryKate Keenan, Scharf 's roommate and lacrosse teammate, admires Scharf because of her commitment to the other players and her own personal perseverance.

"Devon encourages her teammates and always wants the best for them. It is great to play with her because she is always there to help you," Keenan said. "Devon’s passion for the game makes her a great athlete because it will push her to do her best.”

Scharf loves playing right now, but strives to one day be a physical therapist. The big reason she made this decision is because she wants to repay the athletic community for everything it has done for her.

"I really want to give back to the athletic community, because they’ve given me so much. I had one of my heart surgeries this summer and my doctor actually told me that being an athlete was the greatest thing for me, because of the cardiac shape that it got me into. So I really want give back to the athletic community because of that."

Scharf is also interested in physical therapy because the flexible schedule would allow her to coach, which is another occupation she is really passionate about.

"I really want to coach lacrosse because I can’t give it up. I already coach club and would love to have my own team one day. I just really like that I can take my knowledge and give it to other kids to help them get better in their game. It’s so rewarding when they listen to you and they do the right thing and they turn around and give you that big smile.

It’s worth it.”

Scharf's lacrosse and field hockey coach, Jackie Neary, said Scharf is a delight to have on the team and that she believes Scharf will make an amazing coach someday.

"I think her involvement in other sports gives her a greater appreciation for all of the teams she plays for. She accepts the diversity of each team and its members. She is a good player because she is a student of each game that she plays and she is also very passionate about her sports.

I think she would make a great coach because she is the type of person that would care for each player, and also understands the X & Os of everything she plays." Neary said.

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"I’m 100 percent better now. I’m so excited to get back. I'm constantly working on conditioning, working on getting bigger, better, faster and stronger. I’m always looking to improve my game.

You kind of just have to put your best foot forward and stay positive.”

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Perspective: Carson Wentz answers the bell for Philadelphia fans

BY JAMES SATTERTHWAITE Staff Writer

Former North Dakota State University football quarterback Carson Wentz answered the bell for Philadelphia fans with a 3-0 start for the Philadelphia Eagles, but the question remains; with a great start to the season, is he the quarterback the Eagles have been looking for? The answer is yes; However, it is not just the quarterback making the impact, it is the team as a whole that is making the Eagles successful.

With Wentz’s Eagles taking on the Browns, Bears and Steelers, he has thrown for 769 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions on the season. Coach Doug Pederson has given the rookie quarterback positive feedback on his performances.

“Eyes are downfield, you’re looking for that big play, the broken play, he’s got it in him and that’s something very special, and you can’t teach that. That's an instinct that a lot of people don’t have and we’re very fortunate that our guy has it.”

However, when you are looking at the game and stats, you cannot let the quarterback get all of the credit. It is not just Wentz that is dealing with the new transitions, but rookie head coach Pederson is as well. Pederson was an offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2013-2015 and had much success within the organization. He helped lead the Chiefs to two playoff appearances in 2013 and 2015.

With this experience, he could possibly give the Eagles hope for making a playoff run but the key to making the playoffs is taking it one game at a time. However, the Philadelphia Eagles will be looking forward to a great season this coming 2016-2017 season.

It is a team sport, with the both the offense and defense playing well this season so far. It will be extremely likely for the Eagles to be successful this season. Also, it is known that any team can win on any given day; however, we should not take too much credit away from the rookie quarterback.

It is difficult transitioning in college football to the main roster from the NFL. But no need to panic, Wentz and coach Pederson have something in store for the Philadelphia Eagles fans. This year they are fighting hard to clinch the NFC East division to have a chance to go to the biggest stage of them all, Superbowl LI. JAMESKRUZ97@GMAIL.COM

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Philadelphia Eagles rookie quarterback Carson Wentz throws a pass.

The national anthem in sports: Honoring America?

BY CORALINE PETTINE Staff Writer

popular British song "To Anacreon in Heaven” and it became the Star-Spangled Banner.

Key’s poem was four stanzas long, though the national anthem only includes the first stanza.

In 1931, the Star-Spangled Banner became the official anthem for America.

The national anthem is a song about battle and war as well as winning. In a nation that honors battles and glorifies victories, it is fitting to play the nation's most prideful battle song before a sports competition.

For years, U.S. citizens gallantly sang along to the Star-Spangled Banner at sporting events, but as the war came to an end and Americans became more content, audiences were less attentive, less interested and less respectful. They became desensitized to the performances. Now, very few know the history or meaning of the anthem and do not care to find out.

Recently, the disrespect has escalated. Citizens are not only unfazed by the national anthem— they just ignore it, talk through it and are ignorant of its history— people are actively objecting to the anthem.

One famous athlete who is speaking out against the national anthem is Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Kaepernick's silent protest came during preseason and has continued, now joined by several other NFL players.

Kaepernick is not the first athlete to refuse to stand during the national anthem and he probably will not be the last. The first African American Major League Baseball player Jackie Robinson, Muslim basketball player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and blackpower olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos have all protested against and abstained from the national anthem.

While athletes have begun protesting the anthem because of the issues in today's society, Cabrini swimmers Marissa Loro and Caitlyn Hill said that now is when people should respect the anthem, to help America.

"It shows support for our country," said Hill.

"It's to show patriotism," added Loro. "It's good to have honor for your country."

Mancuso also speaks in favor of the national anthem, not just before sporting events, but all major events. He argues that pledging allegiance to the flag does not equate to agreeing with everything that is wrong with America today. Instead, he encourages people to respect the national anthem as a way of paying tribute to the soldiers and recognizing the unalienable rights that the foundation of the country was built on.

"It's about honoring the constitution and what our founding fathers created for the nation. It has nothing to do with what is being brought up today in the news."

It may feel like the national anthem has always been played at sporting events around the world. Despite the frequent occurrence of this tradition, many Cabrini students do not know why the national anthem is played before a sports game.

Sahian Rodriguez, junior psychology major, has no knowledge about the history of the national anthem nor why it is performed at sporting events.

“I don’t know. It’s just always been a thing,”Rodriguez said. “It just feels like something you’re supposed to do and no one really tells you why.”

Sophomore early education student Tessa Redding did not know the significance of the national anthem in sports either, though she believes it is important and that it should be played before every game.

“It’s just the right thing to do, to represent our country,” Redding said. She added that while it is significant, she is not entirely aware of what that significance is. “It does mean something, but, I mean, I don't know what.”

Filippo Mancuso, sophomore pre-med major, on the other hand, is very passionate about the national anthem playing before every sports game.“The number one reason is to commemorate the brave men and women out there who fight everyday for our rights, but also pay patriotism to our country.”

The national anthem is currently performed before all Major League Soccer, Major League Baseball, National Football League, National Hockey League and National Basketball Association games with at least one American team participating.

The national anthem was played at sports game throughout the 1800s, but the tradition of performing it consistently can be traced back to the 1918 World Series, during the first World War. During the seventh-inning stretch, the on-hand military band performed the Star-Spangled Banner. Fred Thomas, third basemen for the RedSox and former navy sailor, responded by saluting the flag.

Players and audience members followed his salute in a civilian manner, placing their hands over their hearts. By the end of the song, everyone was attentive and cheering.

Other teams repeated this until performing the Star-Spangled Banner became a tradition. This tradition was a way for Americans to honor those who could not be on the baseball field because they were on the battlefield.

Along with honoring American soldiers, the song inspired competitors. The national anthem is first and foremost a battle song.

The Star-Spangled Banner was written

by Francis Scott Key during the Battle of Baltimore. The battle occurred on Sept. 13, 1814. Key, an American lawyer, watched the British bombard American ships from his boat. He was so inspired by the sight COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG and the American victory, he wrote the poem titled “Defense of Fort M'Henry."

Thanksgiving Day game between Detroit and Green Bay in 2007 at Ford Field.

These lyrics were later put to the tune of

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