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Cabrini students are BE(You)TIFUL On-campus fashion show promotes positive body image SEE NEWS PAGE 5 LINDA JOHNSON//SUBMITTED PHOTO

Jane Golden, the executive director of the City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program, was the recipient of the 2010 Ivy Young Willis Award.

Ivy Young Willis Award honors Jane Golden megan bernatavitZ copy editor

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Poor neighborhoods in Philadelphia, like many cities, during the mid-20th century became defaced by graffiti. One woman, however, transformed the face of Philadelphia and started the now-world-famous mural arts program.

Jane Golden, the recipient of Cabrini College’s Ivy Young Willis award, developed the community

program that works with residents to imagine and express their dreams and ideals on public walls throughout Philadelphia.

On Tuesday, March 9, Dr. Marie A. George, college president, presented the award to Golden. Golden accepted this award in front of faculty, students and others in the Cabrini community.

In 1985, she came to Philadelphia at the request of former Mayor Wilson Goode. Goode hired her to help with the graffiti problem

that was overtaking the city. Golden worked with the Philadelphia anti-graffiti network for over 11 years.

During those years she not only helped with the graffiti problem in Philadelphia, but also developed a community organization that is known worldwide for the exceptional outdoor murals that make Philadelphia recognized for its public artwork.

In 1992, Cabrini College

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Credit CARD Act protects college students megan Kutulis deputy editor

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As 40 students filed out of class, the professor asked each one if they had a credit card.

“Nope,” says the first student.

“I’m not allowed to have one,” explains the second.

“I have one, but I’m only allowed to use it for emergencies,” offers a third.

When asked whether or not they own a credit card, these Cabrini students provided radically different answers than millions of other college students across the country who have been lured in the by the promises of tempting buy-now-paylater appeal.

According to a 2009 study conducted by Sallie Mae, nearly 84 percent of undergraduates had at least one credit card.

“I don’t have one because I don’t trust myself with all that money,” Arielle Friscia, junior communication major, said. “I know I would spend too much of my own money or my parents’ money. It’s just not a situation I’m ready to get into just yet.”

Student use of credit cards is the focus of major new legislation that went into effect on Feb. 22. The law, the Credit CARD Act of 2009, made drastic changed in the credit card industry, protecting

cardholders against “unfair or deceptive” practices.

Under the new law, limitations are placed on the issuance of credit cards to anyone under the age of 21. Unless the applicant proves that they are financially able to make payments, students are required to have a co-signer, usually a parent, who can make payments if the student cannot.

The provision will prevent college students from signing up for cards during campus visits from credit companies, who usually lure students through promotional posters, “bonus point” offers and special student cards that offer a low interest rate.

“I think it’s a really smart idea to make sure college kids can’t sign up for credit cards so easily,” Holly Prendergast, sophomore communication major, said. “They will just use it until they’re thousands of dollars in debt. When they graduate, they’ll end up with a bad credit rating. Maybe this will prevent that.”

Prendergast highlights a disadvantage to credit cards that most students are willing to overlook: the debt that awaits them after six months of purchasing with zero interest. In 2009, 82 percent of students carried balances and were burdened with unprecedented charges every month.

The new law will address these charges as well.

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HOW STUDENTS ARE AFFECTED The following provisions are now required by the Credit Card Act of 2009

-Students under 21: • Need a co-signer or • Proof they make enough money for his/her monthly payments -Credit card companies: • Cannot market themselves on college campuses

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Put students back in student activities

CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS AND STUDENTS NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EVENTS AND PUT TUITION DOLLARS TO BETTER USE

Tuition at Cabrini for the 2009-2010 academic

year is $30,120 and room and board fees averaged at about $11,400. That’s $41,520 for a student living on campus. The tuition fees are broken down into many different categories, one of them being a student activities fee. The student activities fee is $250 per student. The money taken out of tuition for activities goes to CAP Board, SGA and other organizations to host different events on campus. The Loquitur editorial staff believes that this money needs to be put to better use or the quality of the events planned on campus need to be re-evaluated.

Retention is obviously a big problem for Cabrini, and our school has the reputation for being a suitcase school. Campus clubs and organizations are responsible for putting on events that will help draw students and encourage them to stay on the weekends.

Obviously, these events have not helped alleviate the problems. In order to effectively change this trend, these organizations and the students need to determine what would keep them on campus.

Usually CAP Board has some kind of event planned during the week or the weekend, many of which fall on Friday or Saturday nights. The majority of Cabrini students know about these events, but are hesitant to attend. Despite low attendance, CAP Board and other organizations still host these events, despite the sometimes-hefty price tag.

The majority of college-age students are not going to be willing to spend their weekend being entertained by a comedian. These events are long, and the fact that students are not familiar with the performer is a deciding factor in their willingness to attend. This fact, though unfortunate, is one that campus clubs need to recognize and work around. It is not a matter of advertisements—these clubs do an adequate job of publicizing events; it is a matter of appealing to the student body.

It seems that events like bingo, movie night and trips usually get the largest turnout. Perhaps instead of hosting larger events or bringing performers to campus, these groups should stick to smaller events that boast big prizes and use the extra money to give back to students, or simply lessen the student activities fee.

Clearly the most popular events are not huge or over-the-top. Maybe simpler events are the key to getting students to attend. Bingo takes about an hour and offers bigger prizes that most students wouldn’t be able to afford. It usually costs only a few hundred dollars for organizations and students enjoy it. Simpler and more inexpensive events like these should happen more often.

The idea of Spring Fling is a controversial one at Cabrini, but our staff urges the administration to rethink this idea of an event for students in the closing months of the year. Understandably, cancelling Spring Fling was something the organization had to do temporarily, but a number of years have passed since then. Schools across the country hold events like the late Spring Fling all the time, and have for years.

This week could be celebration of the final months of second semester. It could coincide with spring sporting events and could include tailgating, barbeques and things that make our students feel like they’re in college.

When thinking about these events the controversial conversation of retention comes to mind. Our administration at Cabrini needs to stop looking all over for causes of the low retention rate when it is right in front of our faces. CAP Board and other clubs and organizations around campus need to pay attention to what students want and students need to communicate it more effectively. If events that go on around campus are not appealing students will not want to be here, especially if the money that they are paying to go to Cabrini is not being put to good use.

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Diversity Initiatives’ Raw fails to bring in attendees lauren sliva

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lbs42@cabrini.edu

The Office of Student Diversity Initiatives’ Raw, which was scheduled to take place on Feb. 24, did not take place due to lack of attendance or facilities.

Raw is intended to bring a group of students together to talk about racism, stereotypes, individual acceptance and any other topics the club decides on. The topic for that particular session was racism.

I don’t really experience it,” Ronald Dinkins. freshman biology major, said.

The talks are led by group leaders, members of the Diversity Club, to come up with topics for the participating students to talk about.

The Office of Student Diversity Initiatives strives to empower students of all backgrounds,” according to the Diversity Club’s Web page. “The

club focuses on programming and events that promote diversity for African-American, Latino, Asian, Native American, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender, international students, staff and faculty.

In lieu of the event, Diversity Initiatives club members Felicia Melvin, Sarah Fraizer and Dinkins sat in the lounge area on the third floor of Founder’s to talk.

Katherine Liberi, a senior, ended up joining the group. The group reflected on possible reasons for lack of attendance at the event.

“The people who do come are the same people every week,” Fraizer, senior psychology and math major, said.

“Nobody shows up to support it,” Dinkins said. “I think it has a lot to do with your social status, which might be why people don’t want to go to a Diversity Club talk about diversity.”

Melvin, Liberi and Denkins did talk about possible ways to get people more involved and aware

of the club and the meetings.

“More advertisement and promotion,” Dinkins said. “But getting people aware and willing to participate is another story.”

The group hopes to improve attendance at their events by increasing awareness of the organization around campus.

Unfortunately, the group has not gained as much publicity as it has hoped.

“I’ve never heard of the Diversity Club before,” Natalie Markle, freshman business major, said. “I don’t even know what they do.”

“I saw the signs on the cork boards,” Ian Arayata, freshman business major, said. “But I didn’t know what it meant. I just thought that it had almost every race in it.”

Raw is held every second and fourth Wednesday of every month. To participate in a Raw with the Diversity Club visit the office in the Widener building located next to the SEaL office.

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Golden recognized for impact on Phila. artwork AWARD, Page 1 began giving recipients the Ivy Young Willis Award. William G. Willis created this award and lecture program in the memory of his late wife. The Ivy Young Willis award is given yearly to a woman who has made a difference in the world of public affairs.

“I really admire Jane Golden for trying to help Philadelphia with all of the graffiti, but at the same time she noticed that each individual piece of graffiti represented artwork. Not many people can do that,” Caitlin Santora, senior communication major, said.

Golden has received many honors throughout her years for her work in helping the Philadelphia community. She has received the Philadelphia Award, The Girl Scout of America Take the Lead Award, along with many others. She has been recognized not only by Cabrini College, but also LaSalle University, Bryn Mawr and Moore College as well.

Golden has degrees in fine arts and political science from Stanford University. She started her career as director of the Los Angeles Public Art Foundation.

Perhaps Golden’s most prestigious honor was being chosen for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship. According

to the Eisenhower Fellowship Web site, about 12 individuals who show skills in leadership and “want to broaden their professional capabilities and deepen their perspectives and unite in a diverse, global community” are chosen for this fellowship.

“I am really glad that she was given this award by Cabrini.

After learning about all of her accomplishments, especially how she was given the Eisenhower Fellowship, I see what an impact she has made,” Aisling Carroll, junior business administration major, said.

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Jane Golden is most notably known for her Philadelphia murals.

Law improves student credit CREDIT, Page 1 The Credit CARD Act mandates that consumers get 45 days’ notice of changes in interest rate and prohibits most hikes in interest rates on an existing balance.

For students at Cabrini who do

have a credit card, however, these charges are not a problem.

“I use my credit card occasionally to build up my credit, and I limit myself to using it for smaller things I know I can pay off right away,” Ben Ferguson, senior Spanish major, said.

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Adjunct positions lack stability and benefits jamie santoro

asst. perspectives editor ajs3432@cabrini.edu

In colleges and universities across the nation adjuncts are faced with a challenge. A tenured position brings security, health benefits and little perks.

In a time of economic crisis and recession, institutions are not in the business of hiring more professors and spending more on health care. In a world where no one is hiring and everyone is looking for a job, can adjuncts survive?

The path to being tenured can be a rough one, as exemplified by the case of Amy Bishop.

Bishop was a full-time assistant professor applying for tenure at The University of Alabama Huntsville.

When her application was denied, she murdered two colleagues and the head of the department, who were responsible for the decision.

But, is tenure the goal? For some adjuncts it is. Especially younger teachers who take adjunct positions to get a foot in the door.

Another word for adjunct is part time. And some teachers do just that. They only need or have time for a part-time position.

Rajiv Vohra, dean of faculty and professor of economics at

Brown University said in an interview, “An adjunct position is often a good way for people with an interest in teaching related to their professional jobs to teach without giving up their main careers.”

From the view point of the institution, adjuncts are cheaper and in a lot of cases they do the same amount of work that tenured professors do, but they do not have the most important thing.

“The more positions that are part-time or short-term, the less loyalty there is toward the institution. That has a negative impact on the institution,” Vorha said.

Without the loyalty, the work

outside of the classroom, like help with research, assisting students and participation in extracurricular events, is lacking.

The most important participant in this equation is the student. “I think it does matter if a professor is full-time or not. I feel that the professors I have who are fulltime are willing to work with me and help me when I’m struggling.

As for adjunct, I feel as if they just breeze through everything, and if you’re far behind or failing, I feel as if they don’t care and aren’t willing to help you unlike my experiences with full-time professors,” Brandon Kroeckel, freshman communication major, said.

Full-time professors have the advantage, but adjuncts can create a good environment for learning with some extra effort.

“Adjuncts have the same power that full-time teachers have. They have a class of kids ready to learn. I had an adjunct and she made time for us. It took a little more scheduling and a few more e-mails, but that probably got me a better grade in the end,” Peter Morrison, sophomore education major, said.

While adjuncts might lack benefits or office space, the important thing, the students, are the same.

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THIS } {WEEK Thursday, March 11 Mountainkeeper Larry Gibson will talk about his childhood and experiences on Kayford Mountain in West Virginia. When he returned in 1986 he began fighting against mountaintop removal and abuses by the coal industy.

The event will take place in the Grace Hall Board Room from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m.

An Active Minds Meeting will be held in Counseling Office, located in Jazzman’s, Café from 3:15 pm. to 4 p.m.

Active Minds works to bring mental health awareness to campus. All are invited to attend.

Saturday, March 13 A Broadway Trip to see Mary Poppins will be hosted

by CAP Board. The bus will leave at 10 a.m. and return at 10 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in the SEaL office and are $35 for Cabrini students and $45 for guests.

Sunday, March 14

A Zumba fundraiser for Relay for Life will be held in the Dixon Center. An exercise class will be hosted for $5 or $15 for the class and T-shirt.

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Global - National - Regional - Campus

Clean Water Act has inconsistencies

Businesses have stated that the Clean Water Act, which governs U.S. water pollution, does not apply to them.

There are too many unclear specifics regarding the companies that are actually included in the law.

Companies polluting various water circulations have not been prosecuted.

According to medieval officials, it would be too time consuming to control all regulating polluters.

The Act’s inconsistencies have put at risk about 117 million Americans that get their drinking water from polluted areas.

Unemployment rate to rise in spring The unemployment rate is expected to rise during the spring.

Labor experts attribute this prediction to the economy and competitive work force.

In industries other than labor, jobs are becoming more available.

Obama urges final vote for health care

Mass will be held in the Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of St. Joseph at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

A March Madness opening game ceremony challenge will be hosted by CAP Board in the East Residence Hall Lounge from 9 a.m. until 11:30 p.m.

REGION & CAMPUS

$2 SEPTA passes will be sold in the SEaL office in Jazzman’s Café in the East Residence Hall Lounge from 9 a.m. until 11:30 p.m.

Graduate-student-priority registration begins from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Tuesday, March 16

A Speed Career Network event will be held in the Mansion from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. The event will help students find internship/externship experiences and potential job opportunities.

A BINGO Event will be held in Jazzman’s Café from 9 p.m. until 11 p.m.

Wednesday, March 17 The Body Image Coalition will host its monthly meeting in the Holy Spirit Library, 2nd floor Conference room from 3:15 p.m. until 4:15 p.m. www Speaker Spotlight will be hosted by the Diversity Club from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the Mansion Dining Room.

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NATION & WORLD

Obama challenged Congress to make a final vote on the health care bill on Wednesday, March 4.

Republicans were infuriated since they believe Obama is forcing the bill upon Americans.

Democrats believe that the passing of the bill within a couple of weeks is unrealistic.

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New exhibit to be featured in library A reception honoring the works of Lorraine Glessner will be held on Thursday, March 11 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery in Cabrini’s Holy Spirit Library.

Glessener will begin speaking at 5 p.m.

Glessner’s exhibit “Drive By,” will feature 12 mixed media works. The works mix together fiber and hot wax paintings.

Glessner is the assistant professor of fibers at the Tyler School of Art and is former Fibers Department Head at Peters Valley Craft Center in Layton, N.J. The exhibit will be open from Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Primiano given over $10,000 in grants Dr. Leonard Norman Primiano, chair and associate professor of religious studies and co-chair of the Honors Program, has received more than $10,000 in grants.

These grants have been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.

Funding will work to improve the preservation of Humanities materials in the Holy Spirit Library archives. Also the grant money provided resources for a workshop that Primiano presented at the American Academy of Religion meeting in Montreal.

MCT

Budget cuts grant prisoners early releases States have made cuts in prison populations by granting parole and early releases.

This has caused controversy. Of the 1,700 prisoners that have been released over three months, more than 50 were accused of new violations.

V.P. of Federal Reserve resigns

Volunteers assist Afghan women

Obama will be temporarily taking over the position of Vice President of Federal Reserve.

This follows the departure of Donald L. Kohn.

The administration faces pressure as unemployment and inflation are on the rise.

According to officials Kohn was a valuable contributor to the Federal Reserve.

Female engagement teams have been sent over to assist Afghan women.

40 volunteers were deployed in hopes of changing the womens’ lives.

The volunteers accompanied are a part of Gen. Stanley A. Chrystal’s campaign.

Cabrini Web site launches re-design

Walk hosted for campus safety issues

Following a year of planning, Cabrini recently launched its re-designed Web site. The layout and design emphasizes the college’s extraordinary achievements of its students, faculty and alumni.

A Flash presentation delivered on the opening page features profiles of students, “A Measure of Ambition,” faculty, “A Level of Commitment” and alumni, “A World of Good.”

The project was made possible by the Project Review Committee, which was chaired by Webmaster Matt Holmes and Media and Marketing Director Amy Coleman.

All are encouraged to visit the new site at www.cabrini.edu and are asked to report any problems to info@cabrini.edu. Cabrini’s alumni site, www.cabrinicommunity.org, will be placed within the new design this summer.

A safety walk was hosted by SGA, Public Safety and Facilities on Wednesday, March 10.

The walk took place on campus and began in the Mansion Courtyard.

All were invited to attend the walk and discuss campus safety issues.

SEPCHE fair rescheduled to March 24 The Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education’s Government and Information Career Fair has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 24.

The event will be combined with the Intercollegiate Career Fair from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. in the Dixon Center.

No fee or pre-registration is required.

During the fair students will be given the opportunity to speak with more than 70 employers for full-time, parttime and seasonal/summer employment opportunities.

Students should dress professionally and bring 20 resumes.

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Obama speaks to crowd at Arcadia President Obama stressed his urgency in passing health-care legislation during a university rally.

Obama spoke to a crowd of 1,800 at Arcadia University, in Glenside Pa., on Monday, March 8.

He pled for public support of the legislation.

Obama also said that the Republicans should not have opposed the Democrats’ proposals.

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Roomate selection impacts college experience noelle westfall staff writer

nw66@cabrini.edu

The deadline for fall college applications is quickly approaching, making many students nervous about what their four years will hold. Along with entrance essays, financial aid papers and class registration, there is one more thing many prospective Cabrini students have on their mind: roommates.

Many say having a roommate is part of the essential college experience, because one learns how to adapt to people outside of their family and becomes more aware of different living styles.

No matter what college one attends, there are bound to be stories of roommates who have been less than spectacular and quite often just plain rotten.

“For some extra money [my roommate] decided to take up prostitution from our dorm room,” Rachael Ryan, 2003 Moravian College graduate, said. Ryan was a freshman at the time.

“At one time I had a roommate that would wear my clothes, use my nail

polishes, blow dry her hair while I was sleeping and break my dishware all while trying to get me to get kicked out of housing,” Jessie Holeva, 2009 Cabrini graduate, said. “Living together will either bring you closer or tear you apart.”

Learning to live with people, despite one’s differences, is another key factor in sharing a room while away at school.

Roommates might not always respect one’s space, privacy and personal commitments.

“My roommate last year ordered Dominos like twice a day,” Mary Jacobs, sophomore communication major, said.

“Now the room permanently smells like buffalo wings.” For Jacobs, a vegetarian, this was not the most pleasant living arrangement.

Living with a roommate prompts one to find ways to compose themselves with more tolerance in a way they normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to just seeing each other in classes.

This is a trying period for students and, while some are willing to put up with their roommate’s idiosyncrasies, others prefer to get assistance from campus authorities.

“If a student is having roommate

problems, they will speak to their residential assistant first, who will attempt to help the roommates solve their problems through mediation,” Laura Shapella, assistant director of housing operations at Cabrini, said. “If that does not work, they can have a mediation with their area coordinator. If problems still persist, the area coordinator may approve a room change.”

Sometimes help isn’t so quickly available and the student is forced to deal with their issues longer than expected.

This is not the ideal situation, but with campus housing becoming more demanding there are often not enough people around to help out a distressed roomie.

For freshman students at Cabrini the roommate process begins when they fill out a questionnaire answering personal questions to find a good roommate match.

These questions include: what time the student goes to sleep, how they feel about having guests in the room and other issues.

There is also an option for students to participate in the Living and Learning Communities.

“For the majority of sophomore year,

I shared a four-person room with one excellent roomie- very courteous, fun loving and quite often naked,” Holeva said.

“Yes, I had the ‘naked roommate.’ I’d walk in and she’d be sitting around eating cereal in the buff.”

“Our staff can help them learn to communicate better with their roommate, making for a more pleasant living experience,” Shapella said.

It’s important to weigh all the risks and benefits involved in a roommate situation.

With a roommate there are more potential headaches, but less financial burden.

Living alone is pricier, but can give much needed solitude.

It all depends on what kinds of stress a person can take. A bad living situation can change one’s college experience for the worse, but there are benefits to a tough dorm assignment as well.

“I think to gain the full college experience you need to be submerged in the lifestyle and being cramped with another person in a small living space is part of the rite of passage,” Holeva said.

Fashion show promotes positive body image meghan mcsloy

asst. features editor

mjm374@cabrini.edu

To promote positive body image and encourage self-acceptance, the Body Image Coalition hosted a fashion show entitled Be(You)tiful on Feb. 24 in the Grace Hall Atrium.

The show featured Cabrini students and faculty who strutted their stuff down the runway in order to take a stand against the fashion industry. It also insisted that people embrace their bodies for what they are, rather than what the industry portrays, which is often doctored and unrealistic.

Throughout the evening, light refreshments were offered and a raffle took place giving attendees the opportunity to win prizes such as Cabrini apparel and gift cards to various stores and restaurants.

The models, who included students and faculty like Dr. Darryl Mace and George Stroud, director of residence life, modeled various fashions.

Fashions included Cabrini spirit gear, sleepwear, professional outfits as well as the model’s personal favorite outfit.

The event was hosted and emceed by senior Jake Verterano who directed the audience’s attention during breaks to the projector screen where clips of the documentary “America the Beautiful” were shown.

The documentary spoke about how images of the ideal body are often skewed because of the fashion industry’s poor portrayal of true beauty and the realistic body.

It revealed startling statistics on how fashion magazines and trends have lead to a rise in suicide and depression among the teenage generation, especially young girls.

While the night seemed to go off without a hitch, there was a lot of planning and logistics that went into making the event a successful one.

Rachel Wenzel, junior marketing major and vice president of the Body Image Coalition, said that it was a collaborative

decision and effort among all members of coalition to put on a fashion show to raise awareness.

“We made flyers to get people involved and also to recruit the models.

In addition, we had to talk to Chef Rodney to get the event catered,” Wenzel said.

“You don’t have to be a specific size to be beautiful and you are fine just the way you are,” Wenzel said.

According to Lisa Stockton, president of the Body Image Coalition, there were several objectives that the coalition hoped to get across.

“We had three important objectives in mind with this fashion show. One was to raise awareness about the fashion industry’s negative impact on men and women’s body image and also to promote body acceptance. We also wanted to shift our focus from external beauty to internal beauty,” Stockton said.

Stockton added that this was a fun event with a very important coinciding message.

“The fashion industry is putting unhealthy images of beauty into people’s heads, and we have got to change that.

Too many people hate their bodies.

Everyone is beautiful in their own way and we want people to love themselves the way they are,” Stockton said.

Andrea Sussel, adviser of the Body Image Coalition, said that the idea for the fashion show was mostly fueled by the fashion, diet and cosmetic industry feeding into negative attitudes about body image and people’s relationship with food.

“To conform to what you see in the movies is impossible because it does not exist. If you believe what advertisers tell you is wrong with your body, question that because the reason they are doing it is to make a profit,” Sussel said.

The event reflected the objectives planned out by the members of the Body Image Coalition. It featured real people with real bodies having fun in their own skin.

MARY JACOBS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

The Body Image Coalition president Lisa Stockton (right) and vice president Rachel Wenzel (left) said that the fashion show was made possible through collaborative efforts from the group.

Brian Moran, senior, models his postman attire in the Be(You)tiful fashion show.

The show was hosted by the Body Image Coalition in an effort to promote an overall positive body image.

MARY JACOBS/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Tattoos less taboo for Generation Y IN MY OPINION

kelsey kastrava

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Body art has been a custom in many centuries.

People mark their bodies with tattoos for all sorts of reasons such as self expression, as a memorial, as a sign of commitment to another person or simply to mark a phase a person is going through. However, it hasn’t been until recent decades that tattoos have become more mainstream,

more accepted.

People with tattoos are commonly stereotyped as people who ride motorcycles, convicts, as Satanworshipers or as unapproachable people. As the world continues to spin, so do people’s perspectives and the future generation of young adults are beginning to expand their outlook on tattooed people.

My experience with those whose body art covers most of their body has not been so much off putting as it has been interesting. More often than not, I find them to be very nice people and always unbiased.

I don't don any tattoos myself. However I’m in a relationship with someone who has a full “rib piece,” “chest piece,” and a famous tattoo artist’s signature tattooed to his inner arm. It may seem to those who are

more close-minded that he is more rebellious or not as straight-laced as the next person because of his body art. People often associate tattoos with drugs or other substance abuse problems.

All connotations are negative.

I have, however, talked with many tattoo artists on separate occasions as well as with people who just have tattoos and their values have always been similar to that of mine, a nontatted individual.

Another way tattoos have become more mainstream is TLC's television series "L.A. Ink." Kat Von D, a famous tattoo artist, has cameras follow her and her employees around her tattoo shop as they tattoo clients and share their stories of the art work they ink people’s bodies.

People from surfers to doctors come in the shop

to permanently mark their bodies with either deeply meaningful tattoos, or just silly spur-of-the-moment markings. This show is a great example of people who break the mold of the typecast tattooed person and shows the average American wanting to step outside of their conservative lifestyle to express themselves through body art.

Those who have tattoos all over their body are often denied the right to work in a more corporate setting.

I disagree with this simply because it’s prejudice.

We are not to discriminate against skin color, and I believe that that should go for a rainbow canvas from head to toe as well.

The world is loosening up more each day and eventually many people will be tattooed. These people do not want to limit

themselves to just be tattoo artists. They should be able to work wherever they want, no matter how many permanent art pieces are on their body.

I see their tattoos similar to that of someone who is obsessed with accessorizing. Their skin is what expresses their style, and even deeper their interests, memories or maybe even people they love. As for those who are more conservative and claim these people to be offensive they may very well have tons of inspirational quotes all over their body or perhaps scriptures from the Bible.

Further people become branded with names such as a freak. In today’s world, it is mostly older generations who feel this way because they were raised in a time when rarely anyone had a tattoo and if so, it was a small decoration to their bi-

cep. It’s hard to change the mind of someone has had that opinion for so long.

What I find even more interesting about the tattooed individuals I have encountered is that they expect people to gawk, but since they are confident enough to draw all of that attention to themselves with the body art, they are confident enough to set the record straight on the perception of people with tattoos.

I anticipate the burden of misconception toward those who bare tattoos is lessened as time goes on.

It is all a matter of getting to know someone, just like any other circumstance with narrow-mindedness.

I can bet more likely than not, you will be surprised how much you will like the person you meet who dons body art all over his or her personal canvas.

Respect U.S. laws in immigration debate IN MY OPINION

john solewin staff writer

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Over 11 million illegal immigrants live in the United States. Since 9/11, immigration reform has become a ‘hot button’ issue for Americans, but most will agree that immigration itself isn’t the problem, especially since, with the exception of Native Americans, most citizens are the product of immigration that brought either themselves or some past ancestor to this country. The ‘hot button’ is what to do with the illegal immigrants that are living here.

Concerned about social justice, many Cabrini students have petitioned Congress to make changes to current immigration laws so that illegal immigrants could stay in the U.S. legally. However, is it ‘just’ for the U.S. government to overlook illegal acts and change its laws to favor the law breakers? It is something to consider.

To live in the United States legally, non-citizens have to apply for a Green Card, an immigrant visa.

Green cards are limited in number and certain qualifications must be met. The wait for one of the approximately 350,000 available visas can be anywhere from 6 months to 8 years. Given that scenario, it is understandable that some people choose to skip the wait and enter the United States illegally.

The United States Council of Catholic Bishops has stated, through their organization justiceforimmigrants.org, that they “believe that this population, which by and

large worked in the U.S. economy and otherwise abided by the law, should be given the opportunity to obtain permanent legal status through an “earned’ legalization program that would require the applicant to undergo screenings and reviews and otherwise demonstrate eligibility.”

The earned legalization program would be a part of comprehensive immigration reform and would require background checks on illegal immigrants, but allow them to remain in this country while the screenings take place. They would also have to pay fines and go to the ‘back of the line’ in order to apply for citizenship.

Immigration laws will have to be reformed if any type of amnesty is offered to immigrants that are in the U.S. illegally.

Otherwise, those that have been patiently waiting for their legal approvals to enter the U.S. will realize that there isn’t too much of a downside to short cutting the system. According to

the Center for Immigration Studies, when Congress attempted to pass an immigration reform bill in 2007, there was an increase in illegal immigration because within the bill was a proposal of an amnesty offer for undocumented immigrants.

Given the current illegal immigration problem and possible threats to American safety, the current system needs to change.

In the Loquitur article “Cabrini, SJU Rally for New Immigration System”, community organizer for CRS, Chris West, said, “We want to design a system that will allow immigrants into our country, which will alleviate the pressure on our borders and fix a broken system.”

How that is done, however, shouldn’t encourage further law breaking and must recognize that real justice should favor those waiting to enter legally.

A first priority must be to strengthen the security of our borders. Due process should not apply to people

caught sneaking over the border and they should be returned immediately.

Next, for those potential immigrants patiently waiting for their green cards, the system needs to move more quickly by increasing the number of visas issued each year.

Also, if they wanted to pursue citizenship, they should be able to do so after a shorter waiting period than is currently required.

Finally, the illegal immigrants need to come out of hiding and identify themselves. For doing so, they will be allowed to stay in the United States, but be issued a card of a color other than green; green should be reserved for legal immigrants. Green cards could be issued after a probationary period of four years, about half of the time it would have taken most of them to have received the card legally if they had waited in their own country.

In her article, “Immigration Debate Ignores Possible Benefits”, senior communications

major Shanon Keough wrote, “Conservatives would like us to believe the apocalypse is imminent as a direct result of illegal immigration.”

No, immigration is not a conservative or liberal issue, it’s an American issue that effects everyone – taxpayers, people waiting for permission to enter the country and those already here, afraid to be discovered.

Social justice requires action. Cabrini students and Catholic Relief Services are right in their efforts to try to affect change by pressuring the United States government to fix the immigration system.

At the same time, though, they need to remember that our system of laws must be respected, not only by citizens, but by any person that is currently living in our country or wants to be allowed to live here.

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Top 10 inventions

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Air conditioning, ballpoint pens and your precious cell phone didn’t just appear to us one day; someone had to invent them. To date, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has over 7 million patents and about 1 million patent applications. But how many of these unique ideas have actually changed our society? I’ve decided to compile a list of 10 of the most important inventions to date. There are plenty of other inventions worthy of this list, yet I feel these have had the greatest impact in

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10: the airplane 9: the printing press

8: the telegraph

In 1903 the Wright Brothers gave us the gift of flight, allowing us to travel high above the world and offer us a bird’s eye view of the land below. Not only are we not grounded anymore, but along with other advances in technology, airplane travel has become one of the quickest ways to cover long distances.

“What hath God wrought?” was the first message sent using the telegraph in 1844 by Samuel F. B. Morse.

Morse’s idea to use electricity to communicate was the first of its kind; no longer did you have to be in sight to relay a message. This would be just the first step that would lead to our communication abilities today.

Johannes Gutenberg made information available to the masses in 1440 by allowing multiple pages to be printed by machine, rather than movable type and woodblock printing.

This changed society in Europe because literacy and information was easily shared between the common people and the elites. I probably wouldn’t have a place in The Loquitur either if it weren’t for Gutenberg.

7: the phonograph 6: the light bulb Regarded as one of history’s greatest inventors, Edison’s phonograph allowed sound to be recorded and played back in an accessible manner. The idea to take sound and play it back precedes Edison, but his phonograph led to the commercial use of sound and society's love for music today.

What really needs to be said here?

Edison, the company that brings us light, is named after the guy who invented it. We’d still be filling up our kerosene lamps and making sure our candles didn’t burn our houses down if Edison’s invention hadn’t been successful.

4: the computer

3: the wheel

Today’s modern computer comes from the issues of an older computer called the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), which was developed by a joint effort from the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania and the Ballistic Research Laboratory of the U.S. Army. The ENIAC was so inefficient that programming it to solve one problem could take days, even weeks.

The oldest wheel, found in what was once Mesopotamia, was dated around 3,5000 B.C. The wheel was originally used as a potter’s wheel, and had pottery not stemmed from the wheel, humans would not have been able to carry water. This let humans move away from an immediate source and settling in areas of their choosing.

Now the wheel gets us from point A to point B while we text, call and listen to music.

5: the automobile Karl Benz is credited with inventing the internal combustion engine and starting Mercedes-Benz. But it wasn’t until Henry Ford began manufacturing automobiles in factories on assembly lines that commercial use became practical..

2: the steam engine With a crude patented design by Thomas Savery in 1698 and an improved design by Thomas Newcomen, James Watt was able to perfect the steam engine in the late 18th century that allowed for the Industrial Revolution to take shape. A bit of irony shows itself when Watt coined the term “horsepower,” explaining the workings of the steam engine to prospective investors, while today horsepower is used in the combustion engine that succeeded the steam engine.

society’s most influential invention: the internet Tom Siegfried said in the Dallas Morning News that the Internet “made the globe a village.” Created by Timothy BernersLee in 1989, the Internet has allowed information to be available to anyone and everyone at the click of a mouse or the push of a button. It has become so much more than just passing data from one source to another. Instant messaging, video chats, Google, Facebook, YouTube, eBay and iTunes all wouldn’t be possible had the Internet not been invented.

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DiPrinzio’s writing keeps Cabrini posted lauren miskofsky staff writer

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The office of Dan DiPrinzio, media relations manager for Cabrini College, is loaded with various newspapers and a bulletin board crowded with different types of articles from papers like the Suburban Spotlight and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

“I never know, things pop up that I have to take care of. I never know what tomorrow is going to bring, I just know that I am going to be writing,” DiPrinzio said.

DiPrinzio has been in the public relations field for 10 years, although it did take him some time to decide that’s where he wanted to settle. He started college at Widener University, declared himself a communication major and stuck with that for three years before switching his major to English and giving student teaching a try. When college came to an end, DiPrinzio went to his old campus job to say hello to old employees, where he was

informed of a job opening in public relations at Widener. He applied, got the job, and worked at the university from 2001-2006 before coming to Cabrini.

The majority of DiPrinzio’s job on campus is writing, which includes many of the e-mails and announcements students, faculty and staff members receive. His most popular announcement, “Today at Cabrini,” is sent out every day to the entire campus community. He also writes news and events for the Web site.

Another big responsibility he has is writing the press releases to the media. He is a strong liaison between the college and the media.

“I stay between the two and pitch ideas to the media that have to do with students or faculty,” DiPrinzio said.

Not only has DiPrinzio been in charge of all the media work for Cabrini, but he has had some projects of his own. He has published creative and satirical fiction and political commentary in several newspapers and literary

journals and works very hard on the time-consuming, self-editing process to make sure they are the way he wants to see them in the publication.

“The first publication I got was a poem on acid reflux, and I thought it was great because I was creative with a topic that might not be as inspiring as one may think,” DiPrinzio said. His most recent publication, “Political Wars Must End for Good of the Nation,” appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on Feb. 6.

With the work that he does for Cabrini first on his mind, he makes sure that he doesn’t forget about other things that he really enjoys, like publishing.

DiPrinzio’s three- page resume is stocked with 21 different publications that he has done.

“When you send a creative work to several publishers, nine out of 10 are probably going to reject it; but you know what, losing builds character,” DiPrinzio said.

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Dan DiPrinzio, pictured in his office, displays his bulletin board.

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National Kidney Month spreads awareness meghan murphy

asst. perspectives editor mkm727@cabrini.edu

National Kidney Month is celebrated throughout March.

March 11 is considered World Kidney Day, which is celebrated all over the country. On this particular day, it is encouraged for people who are at risk to get screened for kidney disease early.

“The best way to prevent yourself from the disease is early screening, especially if you are one who carries the risk factors,” Cassie Goldberg, spokesperson for National Kidney Foundation, said.

Anyone 18 years old or older who have high blood pressure, diabetes, family history of high blood pressure or diabetes or chronic kidney disease should be getting screened once a year.

“I have a kidney disease, but I refuse to take steroids so I take Lisinopril, which is for blood pressure but I don’t have a blood pressure problem. It regulates the protein levels,” Liz Scopelliti, sophomore communication major, said.

“The National Kidney Foundation offers free screenings all over the country. All you have to do is check our Web site for your local KEEP screening location, Goldberg said.

KEEP is a free health screening program offered by the National

Kidney Foundation. KEEP stands for Kidney Early Evaluation Programs. The main goal of the program is to raise awareness about kidney disease especially for those who are at high risk.

KEEP provides ongoing support and information throughout the year to those suffering from, or who have a love one suffering from, the disease.

The foundation strongly encourages those to take advantage of the free screenings only because our kidneys are powerful chemical factories.

Kidney’s don’t only just remove waste products and excess fluids from the body but also control the production of red blood cells, release hormones that regulate blood pressure and produce an active form of vitamin D that promotes strong, healthy bones.

“I went to the doctor for an annual physical. I knew something was wrong because I constantly had to go to the bathroom. I did a urine test and got a kidney biopsy and that’s how I found out,” Scopelliti said.

“For those who don’t have health insurance we can help them find the best way to get screened other than the free screening day on March 11,” Goldberg said.

It is unfortunate that the exact causes of kidney disease are still unknown, and the specific treatments are not yet available for them. Keeping in good blood

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glucose control is important in lowering your risk for health complications. When blood glucose levels stay high and uncontrolled over a period of time, blood flow to the kidneys is impaired.

“If I could give some advice, I’d say just listen to your body.

You know yourself the best. If I didn’t listen to myself I would have never have known but sometimes I regret ever finding out,” Scopelliti said.

Spreading the word about early detection is the best thing to do to help out. The National Kidney Foundation will be serving the

Delaware Valley in the Bourse Building in Independence Mall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit keeponline.org for a local free screening anytime of the year.

Community realizes spirituality through Lent joe demarzio staff writer

jad38@cabrini.edu

The time for making sacrifices for you and for others is upon us again, and the Lenten season is in full throttle right now. The Lenten season lasts 40 days, starting on Ash Wednesday and ending on Easter Sunday, when Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of Christ.

Sister Marita Barrington, who has been serving in the Order of Saint Francis for 60 years, said, “Lent is a time to help all of us to grow spiritually. To realize that this spirituality should be not just something we acquire for Lent, but that it should become part

of our everyday lives. Then by Easter we will become a different, much better person than when Lent began.”

Over the course of the years, the act of sacrifice for Lent has been taken seriously by a number of Christians. However, some may wonder why the older generations take it more seriously than the younger generations.

How does one choose what to give up?

Renee Lavender, director of Religious Education for Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Mullica Hill, N.J., said, “I’m not so sure if it is all about giving up as much as it is about giving to. In the early Church if someone gave up a meal and fasted they didn’t fast

just for the sake of fasting. They shared this meal with someone less fortunate. They gave to the community.”

It is hard to make the choice on what to “give up.” Some people nowadays will say they are giving up candy, yet still have one or two pieces when no one is looking. It has been reported that the standards have changed for Lent. Most adults will take Lent more seriously than the younger generations of Christians. Could it be because of the lack of maturity in teens?

“I think that maturity always deepens our appreciation for the things that are most important.

So, what we may miss as teenagers may be found as we

grow and mature. That seems to be the way of faith, love and even wisdom. It takes time to appreciate and embrace,” Father Anthony DiBardino, Pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Parish, said.

“Just because some teenagers out there do not take Lent seriously does not mean that it is that way all across the board,” Maureen Hammond, sophomore pre-med major, said. “I plan to stick to the thing I gave up, not just for the sake of Lent, but to better myself too.”

We, as humans, and Christians should not look at Lent as giving up something just because you have to, but rather to better yourself and to help others.“‘Giving Up’ is a catch phrase that grew into a

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Lenten slogan. What Lent really should be is giving ourselves to share faith with those who have no one to share with them,” Barrington said.

So instead of giving up the cliché candy and junk food for Lent, try to think of a deeper meaning behind what it really means to make sacrifices for you and for the benefit of others.

“It is an adventure and a journey that has high points and lower points, but all to the purpose of growth,” DiBardino said.

Q: What did you give up for Lent? justin sillner

asst. features editor jjs333@cabrini.edu

danielle alio

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“I’m giving up chocolate and candy because it’s all I eat,” Megan Sokolowski, freshman communication major.

“No soda because I keep drinking soda and I need to drink more juice to be healthy,” Sydney Taylor, freshman biology major.

“I gave up talking about people because it just starts drama,” Brittany Hume, sophomore math major.

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at the Cabrini College Theatre danielle alio

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The Cabrini College Theatre is working hard once again to put on a spectacular show for the college community. The theater is currently rehearsing for the spring musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” which will open on Thursday, March 18 at 8 p.m.

“I think so far we are doing a really great job. This is the farthest that we’ve come with a musical since we’ve started doing musicals.

We’ve never been this prepared,” Shannon Winters, senior English and secondary education major, said.

The musical is about five 12-year-old children who have won district spelling bees and are now competing in the county bee in order to go and compete in the national bee. The five spellers have a unique quality, which adds to the audience’s entertainment throughout the show.

One character, Chip, is the traditional Boy Scout and returning spelling champion. He will have to overcome the problems of his “getting older” in order to win again. Another character, Barfee, is convinced that he is unstoppable because he has a magic foot that spells out the word for him.

“Whenever I tell people about it, I say that I’m a 12 year old who spells with his foot and basically

it’s about people who couldn’t be real if the world tried,” Phil Haggerty, junior history major, said.

Other characters include a neglected child who is starving for her parents’ affection, an overachiever who speaks six languages, a child who is pressured by her two fathers to be the best in the bee and a child stuck in the shadow of his much smarter siblings. Every character has to overcome their own obstacles in order to win the bee.

The show also has three characters who are the adults at the spelling bee. There is the role model champion who won years ago as a child, the vice principal who has trouble accepting that he will never be the principal and the comfort counselor who is only there as part of her parole and community service. The adults, like the spellers, have very different personalities, which adds to the comedy that the show brings.

“My freak-out is my favorite part of the show. It’s a real fun part of the show. I love the ending. I love all of it,” Matt Rowe, senior business administration major, said.

The music in the show varies from each song to the next. Each song emphasizes the various moments in a spelling bee from the very first word to the final two spellers.

“I think one of my favorite numbers is ‘Magic Foot.’ I just love the energy from it or ‘Pandemonium.’

I really enjoy ‘Pandemonium.’ Not

only is it chaos on stage, but it’s chaos in the pit. I think when you just let everything out and let everything be pandemonium it’s the most fun. It’s funny,” Rob Stoop, junior pre-nursing major, said.

Stoop is the assistant music director as well as part of the orchestra during the show.

“My favorite part of the show I think has to be Pandemonium. It’s very fun. I think it is kind of meant to disorientate people, because it is so out of the normal scope of reality,” Haggerty said.

The musical this year is different in the fact that there is a different kind of audience participation.

Four audience members are actually able to volunteer to be a part of the spelling bee. The audience members are able to be a part of the chaotic competition as well as the singing and dancing.

“You have audience members who are actually participating in the show not just from their seats.

They are actually onstage with us.

Somebody can be on stage for, like 45 minutes, before they get offstage and it’s just going to be a great time,” Rowe said.

“They’re going to laugh.

They’re going to have a good time.

They get to be a part of the show,” Winters said.

The musical opens on March 18 and will run for two weekends in the Grace Hall Theatre. Tickets are free for all.

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The cast of the “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” rehearse the music with the orchestra for the first time before their opening night in the Grace Hall Theatre.

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History is made at 82nd Oscars award ceremony trevor wallace

asst. news editor

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This year’s 82nd Annual Academy Awards was full of surprises as 10 best picture nominees and a divorced couple squared off for Hollywood’s most coveted award, the Oscar. Although all of the heavy hitters were in attendance, it seemed as if the show’s flow of energy was interrupted with awkward speeches and untimely appearances.

The world’s highest grossing film of all time with over $2 billion in sales, Avatar, walked away with only three of its nine nominations.

Of course Avatar won an Oscar for Art Direction, Cinematography and Visual Effects, but did James Cameron really think he could beat his ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow, for Best Picture?

Not only that, but Cameron lost to Bigelow once again when the Oscar for the best director went to Bigelow, who by the way became the first woman to ever win the award.

Avatar may reign supreme amongst moviegoers, but the Na’vi were no match for the Academy this year.

Jeff Bridges finally won an Oscar for his leading role in Crazy Heart, but it only took him five nomina-

tions to do so. The dude should’ve won it back in 1998, and Bridges reminded us during his acceptance speech that there’s still some dude left in him.

Sandra Bullock showed up with her first nomination and left with her first Oscar for portraying the true story of a mother who gave her love to a most unlikely recipient. Her acceptance speech showed Bullock’s humble yet humorous side as she paid homage to her fellow nominees saying, “Meryl, you know what I think of you and you are such a good kisser.”

Inglourious Basterds’ Christoph Waltz let us know, if we didn’t already, of his pride in his Austrian heritage and awe of Spanish women when he accepted his Oscar and said, “Oscar and Penélope that’s an über bingo.” Waltz’s role as a Nazi officer who hunted Jews in Quentin Tarantino’s fantasy of World War II gave him the chance to showcase his multilingual skills, while somehow bringing serenity to an otherwise chaotic film.

A rather awkward moment, and it wouldn’t be an awards show if there wasn’t one, came when the Oscar for Documentary Short was presented. Roger Ross Williams bolted down the aisle, leaving Elinor Bur-

kett behind while he began his acceptance speech. Midway through Williams’ speech, Burkett catching up announced into the microphone, “Let the woman talk. Isn’t that the classic thing?” Yes Burkett, it is, until you interrupted Williams on stage in front of the whole country leaving him standing with a fake smile. Where’s the class in that?

The Academy also held a tribute clip in honor of Hollywood’s timeless classic genre, the horror film.

Opening with a spoof of Paranormal Activity, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin’s time lapsed bedroom arrangements showed the two tossing and falling off the bed, at one point showing Martins rear up in the air and also staring down at a sleeping Baldwin.

The stars of the Twilight saga, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart, who claimed the Exorcist was the last horror film to win an award, presented the five-minute tribute.

The last movie was in fact the 1991 film, Silence of the Lambs. There was also a clip of Young Frankenstein’s Peter Boyle as Frankenstein, which is a comedy and not a horror.

Now where on earth was the Academy’s head at this year?

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Pictured above is John Mayer at his performance at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn, MI. Mayer has caused controversy with comments he has made about ex-girlfriends and racial slurs.

John Mayer tells all;

mixed response from fans at concert

christina flood

asst. web editor

cef724@cabrini.edu

John Mayer has recently stirred up controversy due to his over-thetop comments in an interview with Playboy magazine.

Although he has always had a reputation as being outspoken during interviews, what Mayer described as his “quest to be clever” has gotten him into some trouble and people are accusing him of being racist.

Many people felt that Mayer’s use of a racial slur and other racially insensitive comments were over the edge.

“He should never have said that.

Period. But, it also wasn’t good for him as a singer to say things like that because he’s gonna lose a lot of his fan base,” Troy Allen, junior business administration major, said.

Mayer maintains that his words were simply taken out of context.

He also apologized on his Twitter account and at his concert in Nashville following the incident.

However, these apologies were not taken to heart by members of the organization Racial Unity USA, who protested outside of the Wachovia Center at Mayer’s recent concert in Philadelphia. Activists in the Oakland area also decided to protest at Mayer’s concert at The Palace of

Auburn Hills.

Mayer is also spoke openly about his ex-girlfriends, Mayer discussed his sex life with Jessica Simpson, describing her as his own brand of crack cocaine and “sexual napalm.”

“It doesn’t really surprise me.

He’s always kind of said whatever he wants,” Kate Riddle, sophomore exercise science major, said.

According to an MTV poll, many were appalled at more shocking things that he said in the interview, while others found it to be nothing out of the ordinary for Mayer.

When asked if black women throw themselves at him, he confessed that he has no desire to sleep with black women and describes his

manhood as a “white supremacist.”

Earlier in the interview, before the racial comments began, he had stated that black people love him. He has in fact has performed with JayZ and recorded with artists such as Common and Kanye West. Mayer also took the initiative to describe to readers what it means to be black, comparing his struggle to that of African American men.

“He is a role model to many young people and for them to be exposed to that vulgar language is unacceptable,” Samantha Bokoski, junior English and communication major, said.

In the Playboy interview, Mayer was asked if he did not know him-

self, if he would think of himself as a douche bag. He then proceeded to describe himself as “very,” meaning that he always comes on very strongly.

“If you can’t handle very, then I’m a douche bag,” Mayer said.

Throughout the interview he talked also of love, masturbation and heartache. He was also very thorough in explaining why he needs to be liked.

When asked why he cares if people do not like his character, Mayer said, “I do. I just do. I consider myself a good guy, with the best of intentions.”

‘Glee’ cast kicks off nationwide tour for fans elizabeth krupka asst. a&e editor

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Singing, dancing, hormonal teenage crushes, one psychotic gym teacher and one seriously good looking (and sounding) male instructor sounds like the making of a hit television series.

“Glee” dazzled audiences on May 19 when the pilot aired after “American Idol.” Fox was startled by the viewership of the show and picked the show up for an entire season.

The television series is made up of serious actors and actresses. Lea Michele, who plays Rachel Berry, was on Broadway in the Tony Award winning musical Spring Awakening.

Matthew Morrison, a Tony Award nominee, shares the stage with Michele as her teacher and glee club instructor named William Schuster.

“Glee” features all different types of music from every generation. Including cover songs by artists Neil Diamond, Jordin Sparks, Barbra Streisand and everything under the sun Glee has continued

to capture audiences.

“I love watching ‘Glee’ with my friends at school. It is entertaining and it is a refreshing show to watch. The show has many different types of songs so it can capture the attention of a wide variety of people,” Kevin McAvoy, sophomore business major, said.

The show is also something that is fairly family-friendly. It tackles many true-life issues that teenagers are dealing with now. “‘Glee’ is a different type of show. It is fresh and extremely enjoyable to watch. I sit with my computer and download the songs, as soon as they sing them. I just love to listen to the music,” Jamie Santoro, sophomore communication major, said.

The music is the main focus of the show. However teenage problems are sprinkled in throughout the season to add flavor to every episode.

The main focus of the entire season is for the Glee club to win the regional competition. However, the students and the instructor have very different reasons for craving the victory.

The students are classified as

the “gleeks” on the high school campus. Before this year, the glee club consisted of fine art losers.

When the quarterback of the football team, Finn Hudson played

by Cory Monteith, joins the club, the students of William McKinley High School are not quite sure what to think of the change in social status.

The little high school in Lima, Ohio is paralyzed with confusion when members of other athletic teams begin to join the “gleeks” as well.

The glee club members are in a lot of scrutiny from their peers.

They struggle to come together as a group because the other students are trying to tear them apart.

“The show was not something that I was interested in watching at first. Then my roommate kept watching it and I found that it was not as bad as I thought it would be,” Amanda Smith, sophomore graphic design major, said.

The show has gotten stellar ratings since it began. ‘Glees’ popularity continues to grow not only

with audiences but with award committees as well.

‘Glee’ has been in such great demand that this summer the cast will be touring. The fresh and saucy series appeals to all different types of viewers. “‘Glee’ is a breath of fresh air in the television world. It is entertaining to watch an up-beat show once a week with good laughs, clean fun and solid music. It is an all around fantastic show,” Santoro said.

Ryan Murphy creator of the series and the cast of “Glee” celebrate as they hold their Golden Globe.

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Giddens finishes sixth LAYER in championship meet

Cheri Johns

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Standing at 5 foot 4 inches, Cheri Johns, senior exercise science major, has dedicated her life to the sport of softball.

“I have always enjoyed playing softball and while in high school I realized that I was not ready to give that part of my life up,” Johns said.

Johns attended North High School in Bakersfield, Calif. and plays either first base or pitches for the Lady Cavaliers.

Some may wonder what brings Johns all the way across the country to play softball for such a small school.

“Going into my senior year of high school is when I decided that I wanted to go far away to school. I have family in South Jersey so the area interested me,” Johns said. “After reading about Cabrini, I narrowed my choices down and it honestly came down to a coin flip. I do not regret my decision at all.”

Johns has played softball all her life.

“My mom has been awesome in my softball career. It started by her taking me to practice all the time, then to weekly pitching lessons and out of town weekend tournaments. Now even though she isn’t at my games she is always there for support,” Johns said.

Johns finished last year’s season with a .365 slugging average and has very high hopes for this upcoming season.

“I am expecting a lot from this season. We have a large team with a lot of depth. We have a strong offense and defense with a lot of competition for positions,” Johns said. “The girls are great and I know we are all expecting big things this season.”

The team finished 14-8 in the CSAC last season and hope to push through the playoffs.

“Cheri is one of the best players we have. Her leadership has gotten us through a lot and I’m sure everyone else is counting on her this year as much as I am to be a key leader,” Ryan McDonough, sophomore graphic design major, said.

Johns’ teammates describe her as one with such enthusiasm.

Whether she is saying something to cheer up the team or just showing an encouraging word, Johns is a notable player on the team.

“She goes all out and never gives up,” Leslie Farrell, junior math major, said. “She is part of the reason I decided to play softball here. She made me feel like I was part of the team.”

“Cheri is an asset to our team because she has a lot of knowledge of the sport, she also sets a great example on the field for the younger players,” Pam Mechling, junior exercise science major, said.

Johns will start her last season on March 13, at Widener University at 1 p.m.

“I am so excited for the season to start. I love softball. It has always meant a lot to me and I’ll try to keep it in my life however I can,” Johns said.

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Danica Giddens, Shatievah Lewis and Jaiquann Beckham were three of the runners chosen from Cabrini College that qualified to participate in the Eastern College Athletic conference on Friday, March 5. The ECAC was held at the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center.

This meet was an honor to be invited to because it is one of the bigger meets in the country.

Giddens, Lewis and Beckham all had to qualify for the ECAC CABRINI COLLEGE/ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT by running a certain time.

Freshman Danica Giddens finished sixth in the 55m dash champi“This is the biggest meet onship on Saturday, March 6 at the ECAC Indoor Championships. in the country short of the NCAA National Championships. There are only a select best time was at Ursinus Col- ished 16th in the 500m run. He group of athletes who are at lege Winter Invite on Dec. came in at a time of 1:17.89.

Smith College for the meet. 5 when she finished at 7.36 The Cabrini men did not You have to qualify by run- seconds. At the meet held on place in the team standings. ning a certain time to be al- Saturday, March 6 Giddens “I’m glad I got a chance to lowed to compete,” Thomas placed sixth in the champi- qualify for the championships O’Hora, head coach, said. onship heat of the 55m dash. with minimal practice to preIn the 55m-dash prelimiBoth Beckham and pare. I was satisfied with my nary heat, freshman Giddens Lewis were set to partici- performance, but I’m looking finished fifth clocking in at a pate in Saturday’s events. forward to the outdoor seatime of 7.38 seconds. This time Lewis came in 10th place son,” Beckham, freshman elewas good enough for Giddens in the 500m run. Her time mentary education major, said. to advance to Saturday’s final. was 1:27.70.

Overall the This time (7.38 seconds) Cavaliers’ women’s team was also Gidden’s third top came in 38th out of 43 squads. time of the season. Her first Freshman Beckham fin-

Softball starts strong Jason moran staFF writer

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This spring break the Cabrini softball team traveled to Myrtle Beach, S.C. to play its first games of the season. During the week the team won four of its six games to start out 4-2 on the year. The team had to battle the weather down in Myrtle Beach when a couple of the games were rained out. On March 4 the Cavaliers ended their week when they picked up two wins against Mary Baldwin College and Point Park University.

Coming into their last play day in South Carolina the Cavaliers had already lost to Point Park University twice earlier in CABRINI COLLEGE/ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT the week. It was important for the team to capture a win on their Senior pitcher Liz Zimmer prelast day against a team that had pares herself on the mound before already beaten them twice. The the start of a game.

Cavaliers pulled out a 2-1 victory on the arm of Marcelle Crist, who pitched the whole game. Smith, senior right fielder, said.

Crist threw seven innings, givSecond baseman Cheri Johns ing up one run, zero earned runs had two RBIs in the game. One and six hits. The Cavaliers pulled RBI came on a fielders choice in out a victory with great pitching, the first inning and the second RBI timely hitting and steady defense. came in the 3rd inning off a single.

“The win against Point Shortstop Sammy Thompson and Park was a very big win for center fielder Casey O’Connell us. Our defense played very scored for the Cavaliers. well behind our pitcher and The Cavaliers got on the scorewe did not let the one run they board early when Thompson scored shake us,” Mary Kate reached on a throwing error in the

first inning in which she was able to advance to second base. Then the team played small-ball when O’Connell layed down a sacrifice bunt to advance Thompson to third base, where she was eventually batted in by Cheri Johns.

Earlier in the day Cabrini defeated Mary Baldwin College 14-6 which was a tuneup game for the eventual big match-up against Point Park.

The trip was a good starting point for the Cavaliers, who won some important nonleague games while at the same time preparing for the CSAC league games later in the year.

“The wins were very important, we hadn’t touched dirt until the first game, so for our team to come out and play the way we did was a big step in preparation for CSAC,” Sammy Thompson, sophomore shortstop, said.

The Cavaliers continue their non-league schedule against Widener University on Saturday, March 13.

“Spring break can either make or break a team. In this case it showed what we are capable of as well as what we need to work on. I think this will help us to be successful in our CSAC games,” Smith said.

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Big Ben’s ruining his reputation The Steelers’ star quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, is being accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old girl in a small Georgia college town bar. This is the second time Roethlisberger has been accused of sexual assault in the past eight months. The two-time Super Bowl champion has proven time and time again that he can make great decisions on the field, but recently has shown that he cannot do the same off the field.

College teams on the bubble March Madness is almost here and college basketball fans across the nation are excited to experience this year’s NCAA tournament.

Powerhouse teams to watch in this year’s showdown are Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke and Ohio State. Don’t count out those teams on the bubble, though, like University of Connecticut and Notre Dame who could make a splash in the bracket.

Bears take advantage of free agents The Chicago Bears did not waste any time when hunting for good free agents this offseason. They recently signed Julius Peppers to a $91.5 million dollar contract with $42 million of that guaranteed. They also signed the amazing blocking tight end Brandon Manumaleuna who should provide some great off the edge protection for quarterback Jay Cutler. Finally they signed veteran running back Chester Taylor from the Minnesota Vikings.

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The 13th-ranked Cabrini men’s lacrosse team captured a big victory on the road at Hampden-Sydney College with a final score of 11-6.

After opening with a scoreless 15 minutes, junior midfielder Jimmy Barraclough ignited the Cavs’ offense with the first goal of the game. Senior attackman Rich Romanelli followed with another two goals and Cabrini found itself with a 4-0 lead with 13:01 left in the second period.

“We started out slow, but picked up the pace and won handily,” Ross Salese, sophomore defenseman, said.

Before the Cavs got too comfortable, though, HampdenSydney cut the lead in half scoring two consecutive goals in the second quarter. With the score now 4-2 Cabrini responded with five unanswered goals, giving them a comfortable cushion

heading into the fourth quarter.

Junior attackman Paul Skulski found his rhythm in the second half of the game, scoring four of the seven goals. He would finish the game with four goals total.

With Cabrini’s defense holding firm and their offense hot as ever, the Cavs would hold off the Tigers in an 11-6 victory.

“The win against HampdenSydney was a big win after losing to a hometown rival Haverford College in the last minute.

We knew as a team that the game was going to be choppy from the start, so we needed to get on them early on the scoreboard. After we shut down their best players we shut down their confidence as well,” Ryan Sankey, sophomore midfielder, said.

Senior attackman Casey Grugan finished the game with two goals, continuing his streak of consecutive games with at least one score to 57. His goal in the second period extended his run and he has now surpassed Tom Marechek from Syracuse University to

own the NCAA Division I record.

Grugan has also extended his streak of consecutive games with at least a point to 60. As of now, this is the longest streak in the country. He needs only a few more points to catch the Cabrini program’s all-time leader Scott Reimer who played from 2006-2009.

Junior face-off specialist Mike Gerunlian, claimed five ground balls and went 9-for-14 in the draw circle. Junior defenseman Steve Heaps led the team with a total of 10 ground balls.

“A lot of the key starters showed why they are one of the best in the nation, in this game, by beating them at every aspect of the game. What we could do better as a team throughout the season is not to let teams hang around. We need to start putting them away early so we can get all 47 players in and still maintain a big lead,” Sankey said.

The Cavaliers begin a fivegame homestand Saturday, March 13 against Kenyon College.

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Junior Paul Skulski quickly moves toward the net to avoid the opposing team’s defender.

UPCOMING GAMES Thursday, March 11

Women’s lacrosse- Away @ University of Scranton @ 4 p.m.

Friday, March 12 No games

Saturday, March 13

Men’s lacrosse- Home vs. Kenyon College @ 1 p.m.

Softball-Away @ Widener University @ 1 p.m.

Women’s lacrosse- Home vs. Dickinson College @ 4 p.m.

Sunday, March 14 No games

Monday, March 15 No games

Tuesday, March 16

Women’s lacrosse- Away @ Immaculata University @ 4 p.m.

CABRINI COLLEGE/ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

Freshman Bobby Thorp looks for an open player to pass the ball to during a recent game this season.

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Senior athlete reflects on basketball career

cHristoPHer bLaKe guest writer

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I will never forget my introduction to college basketball. In 2006 Cabrini opened up its season against the second seed in Division III hoops of that year, Wooster College. From the start, Wooster dominated the game; in fact to this day I have still never seen a better shooting performance by a team. They made an unbelievable 25 three pointers in 45 attempts crushing their school record and sending our team home with the first of 20 losses for the season.

After the game the team went back to the hotel and while watching a prerecorded broadcast of our game on television the Fighting Scot’s announcer jeeringly remarked, “I don’t know what the weather is like in Radnor, but it’s raining tonight in Wooster.” I knew then and there that no matter what level of college basketball you play when things are going good they’re going good and when they’re bad, they’re real bad.

From the start I understood that Division III basketball was extremely competitive and only with hard work and team unity would a program find success.

My first season at Cabrini was a roller coaster with more ups

and downs than any team should ever go through. For me I was just excited to be a part of the Cabrini program. I didn’t know if I would ever have the opportunity to play at the college level and just being a member of the team was a great feeling. However, by the end of the season the excitement and passion I had for the game was slipping away.

Losing games is never easy, but what was most upsetting was the entire operation. The entire program needed a change.

After the last day of the season the coach who had recruited me from California was let go and I seriously doubted myself and whether I wanted to play basketball in the future.

Cabrini basketball has a great legacy and has produced many championship teams. But when I walked around campus and told people I was on the basketball team they looked at me and said, “Oh well, you guys aren’t any good are you?” This was hard to handle. When a new coach was hired I hoped for the best, I hoped our team could improve. Not that wins were everything but that we could at least come together and find a team bond. We did just that and our win count improved to 12.

I was on my way to study abroad in Spain. Awaiting the airline attendant to check my bags in JFK, my phone buzzed. I had a message. I listened to the message, and I could not believe it.

Our coach, who had helped us improve, was leaving for another college. I walked on the plane and forgot about everything. Basketball was over for me then and there.

Oct. 15, 2008 came, the first day of practice my junior year.

I ran up and down the court for about 10 minutes before I had to stop and throw up. The new coaching staff was highly unim-

CABRINI COLLEGE/ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

The Cabrini men’s basketball team huddles together in center court before a game during the 2008-2009 season. pressed. They knew I hadn’t given anything to my conditioning in the offseason. For someone who was now an upperclassman, this way no way of showing an example for the others on the team.

However, I stuck with it and to my delight our team was turning everything around. We were winning games, coming together and starting to put the Cabrini program back on the map. The season came to an end and although we failed to win a championship, losing to Gwynedd-Mercy College in the championship game, we all knew that if we came together the next

year we would be the team to beat.

The past season at Cabrini has been one I will never forget. One thing you learn in playing a sport in college is that not one season is ever the same. You can never forecast how a new group of individuals will come together and play.

I knew in the offseason that our team had improved with many new faces, but I did not know how much the additions would influence our team in a positive way. Although my playing time dropped, contributing on a winning team is all I could ever ask for. We had our best

year at Cabrini during my fouryear tenure and the light at the end of the tunnel finally shown through when I climbed the top of the ladder to cut down a piece of the championship net. All was worthwhile. My mind was at peace. We had reached our goal.

I decided to write this article not to inform others about my playing days at Cabrini, but to send a message that it’s worth committing yourself to something. Even though there are many times we doubt ourselves and we feel like quitting, if you hold on with all you’ve got and work hard, I believe all of us can accomplish our goals. I would have never been able to stick with basketball if I did not have the support of my family, friends and teammates.

Without the encouragement of my coaches, fans and the entire community, my dreams would have vanished a long time ago.

In a few hours my team will depart for the NCAA tournament.

This is a feat I never dreamed possible. No matter what happens in the tournament, I’m very proud of my team. I feel very honored and humbled to have ever worn the Cabrini jersey on my back.

At the end of the day, it is not about the wins and losses or who scores the most points.

What I will remember for the rest of my life are the bus rides to and from games, the feeling I had in my stomach the moment I woke up on a big game day and the high fives my teammates and I gave one another in warm up lines. I am so fortunate to have been a Cabrini Cavalier.

I will support this program for the rest of my life. Thanks again to all of those who made this possible for me. Without you I would have never had the courage to be here in the first place.

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Grugan nominated for Tewaaraton award 1 of 5 Division III players to qualify

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Casey Grugan has made a name for himself on Cabrini’s campus. He is helping to lead Cabrini men’s lacrosse to three Colonial States Athletic Conference Championships. He is also one of 64 players nationwide across Divisions I, II, and III to be named to the 2010 Te w a a r a ton Award Watch List.

This award is the pre-eminent lacrosse award, given annually to the National Collegiate Athletic Association men and women’s lacrosse player of the year. Grugan is the first Cabrini men’s lacrosse player to be named to the Tewaaraton Award watch list.

The Tewaaraton Award will be presented on June 3. He was one of five Division III players named to the Tewaaraton Award watch list.

“He’s a relentless lacrosse player who leads by example.

He is someone who really plays with passion and you know he puts his heart out there every time he steps on the field.

Someone to really look up to,” Anders Aronson, freshman exercise science major, said.

Throughout the last 57 games, Grugan has scored at least one goal, eclipsing the NCAA Division III record that lasted 33 years in a 16-7 season opening win against Fairleigh Dickinson University on Feb. 24.

“He is unstoppable,”Andrew Lane, freshman, said.

He has posted one point in 60 straight games, which is the longest active Division III streak in the country. Grugan lists second alltime on the Cavaliers points (237), goals (141) and assists (96) career lists. He is

one of three Cabrini athletes to join the Athletic Hall of fame to score over 200 points.

“Casey is a captain so he is expected to be a team leader, within captains, it’s an extension of coaches. We go to them first. I hope he continues to do what he has done in the past. He leads by example and continues to be one of the best players in the country,” coach Steve Colfer said.

Grugan has received second team All-American, first team pre-season All-American and on pace as Cabrini’s all time leading scorer during his career as a lacrosse player.

“He is consistent and good. It would be hard to pick just one memory. Since the day he got here he has been the best and one of the best in the country year in and year out,” Colfer said.

G r u gan was also nominated for Lacrosse Magazine’s Division III Preseason Player of the Year.

He is a twotime USILA AllAmerican selection.

“My goals for Casey are to be the best he can be and lead the team. It’s all about the team goals,” Colfer said.

“Grugan does some sweet lacrosse moves on the field. He makes defenders look like absolute idiots,” Mike Gurenlian, junior business major, said.

“He is a great leader for us on and off the field. He is a great teammate to everyone regardless of who plays and who doesn’t. Its been an honor for me to play with him these last three years,” Bryan Churchey, junior history and political science major, said.

“There is more to Grugan than a hard-nose lacrosse player. He is a hardworking kid who makes anyone laugh and is an all around great kid who lives and dies for RTWP,” Steve Kapp, senior business administration major, said.

Grugan’s statistics have proven that he has been one of the best athletes at Cabrini.

Cabrini men’s lacrosse team will look to bring home another CSAC Championship with Grugan at the helm this season.

He is a relentless lacrosse player who leads by example.”

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Two time All-American

CSAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2008 & 2009

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career points in 3 years as a Cavalier

Division III Record Holder 58 consecutive games with at least one goal