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Does technology benefit the classroom?

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We asked your professors.

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all. I had to have my parents drive me everywhere and get driven around by friends.”

It is a clear reminder for everyone to not take driving, health and life overall for granted.

“It might not sound that bad but it honestly was one of the worst times of my life,” Crawford said. “Even though a seizure just happens for a part of a day, it has affected my life and it probably will for a very long time and it is all out of my control.”

Crawford said that after years of different tests, MRIs and brain wave tests, her neurologist finally decided to put her on anti-seizure medication a year ago.

“I have to take it every single day,” Crawford said.

“Some of the side effects are drowsiness and when I first started taking it I got a lot of headaches just about every day, until my body got used to it.”

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Federal Budget should ensure international development funds

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On Tuesday, March 15, Congress met to consider cutting into the U.S. Federal Budget; specifically, cutting into funding that goes to foreign aid and global poverty.

In fact, surveys show that most Americans think that 25 percent of the federal budget goes to this. Those same Americans say that it should be cut drastically to 10 percent.

Loquitur wants to invite you into the reality: less than 1 percent of our country’s federal budget goes to helping the hungry, the sick, the enslaved, the world’s most vulnerable.

Since so many American citizens are unaware of what actual percentage goes to those who most need it in the world, it might be safe to say they don’t know what exactly makes up foreign aid assistance.

This funding now assists people of Haiti who are still

suffering from the devastating January 2010 earthquake.

In Southern Sudan, the world’s newest country is set to declare its independence this summer.

This slashing could hinder progress in the new country by cutting out assistance to help small farm workers grow food for cash crop.

Programs that aid several thousand pregnant women and children with medical needs are likely to disappear as a repercussion of the cut.

This small slice of the federal budget’s pie is likely to be eaten by our government. If this happens, the consequences are detrimental.

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However, before you ask bold questions as this one, take a look at the reality. Foreign aid and poverty reduction together make up 1 percent. They receive the lowest percentage of assistance in the budget.

We are not helping them first.

We are helping everyone at the same time. Is time the issue?

No. The outstanding difference in percentages is.

The federal budget spends more money on the military than it does helping veterans, protecting our environment, educating our youth and foreign aid combined.

In times where not just America but leading nations and third world countries need just as much help as we do, why do we spend so much on protecting ourselves from others instead of

aiding them?

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Seizures just one effect of epilepsy for student EPILEPSY, page 1 Side effects of medications are an important part of life for anyone that needs to take a prescription drug, as we all see in various medicine commercials.

As such commercials point out, a prescription has to be right for the person and work safely with any other prescription if he or she is on more than one.

When it comes to the awareness of epilepsy, Crawford said that she only knows a few people that have had seizures.

“If you know someone that has them, that’s when people become more familiar with it,” Crawford said. “I don’t think people are as aware of it as other health problems but seizures are very dangerous and very serious.”

Crawford made a valid point as to why epilepsy should have the same level of attention other diseases receieve.

“If someone is having a seizure, there is nothing you can do to help the person. You have to let it go until it stops,” Crawford said. “People have died from seizures or have had serious brain damage.”

Crawford said she realizes that her case could be a lot worse.

“For having just two seizures I feel lucky that the worst I have to deal with is just to take medicine every day,” Crawford said. “I learned from all of this that you really have to take care of your body and yourself because your life could change in a flash and it could never be the same.”

In her case, Crawford said that

it was not a full diagnosis of epilepsy. However, Crawford’s experience shows the seriousness of even one seizure.

People are taking steps to bring more attention to epilepsy and to quiet all misconceptions with a factual image about epilepsy to the public.

Born in Harrisburg, Pa., a young girl by the name of Kaitlin tells her personal story about epilepsy through her blog. Her parents helped her in setting up a website for fundraising and have seen many successes in their efforts.

“Awareness first started with my family and friends,” Kaitlin said in an email. “Sadly, even though epilepsy is one of the third leading neurological disorders in the world, there are so many people who don’t know about epilepsy, the different types of seizures and the treatments.”

Kaitlin also said that includes medications and their side effects.

On her fundraising website, Kaitlin said that she has awareness apparel and has shipped some items overseas.

“A lot of people are surprised by the statistics related to epilepsy and want to help us bring epilepsy out of the shadows,” Kaitlin said.

Kaitlin has had a lot of support for her fundraising efforts, which helped her to raise $1,000 for the Epilepsy Foundation. Kaitlin said she also donated money to the Danny Did Foundation.

These are just a few of the accomplishments Kaitlin has reached.

“My biggest success, however,

is the fact that I am able to help people get seizure alert / response dogs,” Kaitlin said. “I donate all profits from the sale of my merchandise to the Chelsea Hutchison Foundation in Colorado.”

Kaitlin said that they use that money to help people get their dogs and that she was able to help a local woman raise money for her dog as well.

Kaitlin’s efforts to raise awareness for epilepsy has extended to a local radio station and a member of Trans Siberian Orchestra.

“I am excited that their drummer, Jeff Plate, has joined my website and stays connected with me from time to time,” Kaitlin said.

Kaitlin’s work with the radio station aims to choose the Epilepsy Foundation as a charity to receive ticket sale donations from Trans Siberian Orchestra. Kaitlin said that they will play in her area during the winter season.

In April, Kaitlin will be flying to Colorado to speak at an event hosted by the Chelsea Hutchison Foundation. Following that, Kaitlin said that she’ll be flying to Florida in June to speak at an event hosted by Noelle’s Dogs Four Hope.

“Epilepsy awareness starts with one person at a time,” Kaitlin said. “I am excited to be a part of this movement.”

Along with the push for an equal amount of awareness comparable to that of other diseases, people whose lives are affected by epilepsy also face a governmental battle.

According to an e-newsletter

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An operation calls for a computer chip to be implanted in the brain to map out seizures of an epileptic patient in Hackensack, N.J. sent out by The Epilepsy Foundation, millions in government funding for epilepsy is in danger of being cut. This would impact the ability to research for a cure for epilepsy.

Kaitlin said that her parents, through the Epilepsy Foundation, do a lot to get the word out to their government officials to support funding research.

“Right now congress wants to slash funding and my parents, along with a lot of other people,

have been emailing our congress to try to get them to change their minds,” Kaitlin said.

To fight these budget cuts, the Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania (EFEPA) is hosting a number of events to raise funds and awareness. As more people become aware of it, more can stand up to the possibility of government budget cuts that could delay a cure for epilepsy. cdwyerpj@gmail.com

‘Coming out’ not always welcomed by families

By Eleni Antipas Staff Writer In August of 2010, Vasilis Giannopoulos, a native of Greece currently residing in New Jersey, was barely recognizable sitting on a bench in front of his parents’ house. He hardly spoke, his face was expressionless and he was about 100 pounds heavier. The docile Giannopoulos did not appear to be an average 30-year-old man.

A mere 12 years earlier, at the age of 17, Giannopoulos had the world in front of him. He had finished third in a marathon in his home country of Greece, which qualified him to compete in a marathon in London, England. The next stop for Giannopoulos was the Olympics. It was a lifelong dream for Giannopoulos to represent his country in the Olympic games and he was so close to fulfilling his goal.

A month before Giannopoulos was leaving home to compete in London, he decided to tell his parents that he was gay.

“He told me a year before he decided to come out to our parents. I told him never to tell them because I thought it would hurt them. I never thought telling them would destroy him,” Giannopoulos’ brother said.

After coming out to his parents, he was no longer permitted to go to the competition. His mother did everything she could to keep him in the house and try to change him.

“I did not understand how three little words, I am gay, could carry a horrible

enough meaning to want to break your son’s spirit and crush his dreams,” Giannopoulos’ brother said.

Giannopoulos’ mother explained that aside from homosexuality being a sin, it is a reflection on her as a bad mother. She has lived in the same village her entire life. A family’s reputation must remain intact in order to be accepted by the community.

“I had to stop this before people heard about it. The news brought so much shame to my heart. Nothing he did before mattered. There was no more pride, no more trust, just shame,” Dina Giannopoulos, Vasilis’ mother, said.

Before coming out to his parents, his days revolved around training, adhering to a strict diet and hanging out with friends.

Unable to attend the race in London and forbidden to see his friends, his behavior changed drastically.

He stopped eating, did not speak to anyone and slept 14 hours a day. Other times he would eat everything in sight, laugh out loud for no reason, ramble on as if he was having conversations with himself and did not sleep for days.

During a big family dinner one evening, for no reason at all, Giannopoulos flipped the entire table upside down and proceeded to laugh about his actions. His mother yelled at him to behave. He grabbed a knife off of the floor and started to cry.

“Someone is coming for me. I hear them, all night long I hear them. They want to break my knees. They don’t want me to race tomorrow,” Giannopoulos said.

One night, a few days later, Giannopoulos’ brother woke up to use the bathroom at 3 a.m. and found him in the bath tub, washing himself with talcum powder and a sponge until his arms and legs were bleeding.

“I was in shock. I did not know what he was doing. He kept repeating the same phrase over and over again, ‘I can’t be dirty.’ I helped my brother out of the ice cold water that he had been in for hours and into bed. ‘How did this happen?’ I thought to myself,” Giannopoulos said.

One night while Giannopoulos’ mother was sleeping, he went into the kitchen and drank nearly full bottle of whiskey and took what was left of a bottle of aspirin, 23 pills.

His family was woken up by the sound of his body crashing into the china cabinet. He was rushed to the hospital. It was the first time he left the house in over two months.

After 10 days in the intensive care unit (ICU), Giannopoulos met with the psychiatrist who came from a hospital in Athens.

He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

According to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe), homosexuals are 50 percent more likely to experience anxiety and depression than their heterosexual counterparts.

Silvan Agius, policy director of ILGAEurope, explained that the majority of homosexuals suffering from mood disorders relate their condition to a lack of support

from family and friends, negative social stigmas associated with being gay and having to conceal their feelings from others.

“He was given medication but the doctor explained to my parents that he also needed treatment at home or in a institution. My mother insisted that the medicine would make him better. I honestly believed in that moment she thought that my brother was bipolar because he was gay. I really think she was trying to cure him of being gay,” Giannopoulos said.

In September his extended family, who had witnessed him getting sick all summer, came to say their goodbyes before returning back to America.

“I did not know that he had came out to anyone. When I suggested that they get him professional help, my sister told me he was just to weak to handle the stress of running competitively, and that he was embarrassed that he had quit the team,” John Salis, Giannopoulos’ uncle, said.

Last summer was the first time Giannopoulos’ mother allowed family members to visit again. Although heavily medicated, Giannopoulos still has lucid moments and his memory has not failed him. While taking a walk around the village with Giannopoulos, he spoke very clearly about his situation.

“I told the truth but my mother prefers the lie,” Giannopoulos said. “You don’t get to choose everything about who you are or who you become.” epa722@cabrini.edu

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GLOBAL & NATIONAL Nuclear failure at Japan’s plants

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Cooling systems failed after the earthquake in Japan compromised the systems late Monday.

Officials, in fear of a potential meltdown, are pumping seawater into the reactor in a last resort to cool the reactor down. The practice could result in an uncontrollable release of radioactive material.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | March 14, 2011

Concerns from U.S. after nuclear fallout Early Monday, American Navy officials said that 17 personnel who were aboard three helicopters helping with the relief effort of the recent earthquake in Japan had been exposed to low levels of radiation. The crew had apparently flown threw a plume of radioactive material from a damaged nuclear plant.

They were ordered to discard their clothing and undergo a decontamination treatment to remove the particles.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | March 14, 2011

In the wake of Japan’s nuclear issues, questions have risen about the United States’ own nuclear power as a solution to the

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A 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011 and triggered a tsunami that leveled multiple towns including the Sendai neighborhood. energy crisis.

Before the weekend’s tragedy, many politicians from both sides and environmentalists stated that nuclear power could be a clean, safe and renewable energy source. The Obama administration is now using Japan’s events to learn and grow from in order to sustain America’s future growth according to the NYTimes.

showing NPR fundraising executives belittling Republicans and Tea Party supporters.

Along with the recent firing of commentator Juan Williams five months ago, chairman of NPR’s board of directors Dave Edwards said the two events “became such a distraction to the organization it hindered Vivian Schiller’s ability to lead the organization.”

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | March 13, 2011

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | March 14, 2011

Qaddafi’s forces NPR chief executive resigns press rebels Vivian Schiller, chief executive of National Public Radio, resigned after a video surfaced

Pro-Qaddafi forces upped the pressure against rebels and offered amnesty to all who surren-

dered while the fighting continued. Warplanes launched strikes at the threshold of the opposition, trying to recapture the eastern boarder and surrounding the rebels with artillery and heavy amour.

To the west of Tripoli, the boot seems to be down on the rebels as the loyalists recaptured the demolished and important town of Zawiya. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to Tunisia and Egypt and meet with Libyan opposition leaders.

Read the original story on NYTimes.com | March 9, 2011 Trevor Wallace / Chris Savardi News Editor / Staff Writer tbw723@cabrini.edu cms384@cabrini.edu

Friday, March 18

Saturday, March 19

Philadelpia teacher job fair The Valley Forge convention center in King of Prussia, Pa. will be holding a job fair for perspective teachers.

Prayer at the peace pole Come for a brief prayer for the victims of sex trafficking in the United States and around the world from 12 p.m.-12:30 p.m.

NYC broadway show Get your tickets in the SEaL office and join CAP board for a trip to broadway for “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” Tickets are $35.

Sunday, March 20

Monday, March 21

Tuesday, March 22

Mass Celebrate mass in the Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of St. Joseph from 7 p.m.- 8 p.m.

Cabrini College blood drive From 10 a.m.-4 p.m. the American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive in the Grace Hall Atrium. One donation can potentially save 3 lives.

Read the original story on Philly.com | March 15, 2011

Priest seeks charges against accuser Father James Brennan, accused of raping alter boys in the 1990s, has been on the offensive against his lone accuser. The accuser, now 29, has two criminal convictions, multiple aliases and is now currently in jail for theft.

Brennan’s attorney, Richard DeSipio, argues for a preliminary hearing so his accuser can be extensively crossexamined. The report accuses Brennan of raping a 14-yearold boy at his apartment in the summer of ‘96.

Read the original story on Philly.com | March 14, 2011

THIS WEEK AT CABRINI Thursday, March 17

After dropping off his friend at his home, Marc Lamont Hill, an associate professor at Columbia, was pulled over by Officer Richard DeCoatsworth for an illegal discharge of a passenger.

DeCoatsworth subjected Hill, who is African American, to an unwarranted search of himself and his car. Hill recently sued the city of Philadelphia on a violation of his civil rights and the case was settled before DeCoatsworth could tell his side of the story.

Senior-priority registration Registration for the summer and fall 2011 semesters begin.

Man dead after standoff Carmelo Winans, 29, was found dead after a struggle with police officer Richard Nicoletti after trying to get the man to drop his weapon. Winans’ weapon went off grazing Nicoletti’s vest. Then, Nicoletti fired two shots in defense, fatally wounding Winans.

Nicoletti was taken to Temple University Hospital where he was treated and released.

Read the original story on Philly.com | March 14, 2011 Trevor Wallace / Chris Savardi News Editor / Staff Writer tbw723@cabrini.edu cms384@cabrini.edu

Thursday, March 17, 2011

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Mardi Gras celebrated for semester midpoint

Third celebration of the year offers a break for students, promotes services of CTL

By Jimmy Crowell Asst. News Editor

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The Center for Teaching and Learning held a Mardi Gras party to celebrate the midpoint of the spring semester and studnets were able to make their own Mardi Gras mask.

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) celebrated the midpoint of the spring semester in the Iadarola Center Lobby allowing students and faculty to stop by and enjoy the Mardi Gras-themed festivities throughout the day.

Keeping with the Mardi Gras theme, the CTL had free snacks, beads, various crafts, prizes, themed word puzzles and the chance to enter a raffle for a fold-up camping chair on March 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Kathleen Flynn, senior English major and worker at the writing center, said that the midpoint celebration aimed to be a stress reliever and allow students to take a short break in-between their Tuesday classes.

“The word puzzles, the create-yourown Mardi Gras mask supplies and the opportunity to win prizes definitely motivate people to come have a good time,” Flynn said. “It’s nice to have fun for a change.”

Lisa Ratmansky, director of the CTL, said the center has three events, one at the beginning, middle and end of each semester, but this was the first time they had a Mardi Gras-type event.

Housed in the Iadarola Center, the CTL offers free academic help to students through peer and faculty tutoring.

The dedicated faculty give individualized support in the fields of mathematics, writing and many other specific subjects.

“We’re just looking to have a silly, fun time here today,” Ratmansky said. “We want to help students relax and for them to do well during the next half of the semester. One goal we always have is to let students know we care about them and want to help them succeed. We can do that here by sitting down and having fun for 20 minutes with a student.”

Ratmansky said that the complementary food and word searches can help to stimulate the mind as well as relax the

body for students.

In the Iadarola Center lobby, the CTL set up a long table with donut holes, chocolate candies and other free food on one end and a large pile of prizes, ranging from giant pens to packs of silly putty to cup holders, that students could win on the other end.

In order to win a prize, you first had to successfully complete a word puzzle or a word search, both having words relating to the Mardi Gras theme. Then, for every completed puzzle turned in, you could get a prize.

“I always come to all of the CTL events because you can win a whole bunch of fun, little prizes,” Lindsey Wainwright, sophomore accounting major, said. “I like the CTL staff. They’re awesome.”

Wainwright said she likes the CTL events because they can bring you out of your comfort zone. They let you do awesome things and encourage other people to do awesome things, even if you don’t know them.

Darla Nagy, math tutor, said that events such as this show students that the CTL is there for the college community and doesn’t want students to stress unnecessarily at the midpoint of the semester.

“Students should come when they need help,” Nagy said. “I’m glad students are coming to celebrate Mardi Gras, but our other purpose to ensure everyone knows that we care about students succeeding academically and celebrating the midpoint.”

Ratmansky noted students were taken off-guard by the celebration.

“In the end, it is always fun to see students smile, laugh for a minute and get surprised by something they didn’t expect,” Ratmansky said. “We try to make these events as goofy and interactive as possible so that maybe someone will remember an enjoyable time from their childhood and laugh with a classmate.

Really, our biggest goal is to bring a little sunshine to students.” jfc46@cabrini.edu

Club aims to raise $30,000 towards research

By Carol Dwyer Asst. Perspectives Editor The Dixon Center will play host to the 2nd annual Relay for Life on March 26 at 3 p.m. to March 27 at 7 a.m. in an effort to cure Cancer. As the second annual event, the campus community is hoping to repeat last years success.

Senior biology major Melissa Gambino attended last year’s event and recalled some of the successes that were achieved.

“They raised over $20,000 and they had around 25 to 30 teams,” Gambino said. “They wanted to branch out to a wider variety of people and have more people go to the event.”

According to the Relay for Life website, the event was started by Tacoma-based colorectal surgeon Dr. Gordy Klatt as inspiration from his love of running.The Relay for Life website also states that Klatt’s first fundraising run for cancer amounted to $27,000 for the cause.

The American Cancer Society website states that cancer affected over 1,500,000 people in 2010 in the United States alone, and over 12,000,000 worldwide in 2007.

According to the National Cancer Institute website, the causes of cancer range from using tobacco to UV exposure to working

with hazardous chemicals.

These are the reasons for events such as Relay for Life and why it is of great importance to the campus community.

For this year’s Relay for Life event, a few goals have been set as participants look to beat last year’s fundraising totals.

“We’re trying to raise $30,000, so they raised the amount of money we’re trying to raise for relay,” Gambino said. “And we met our goal of 30 teams.”

Senior biology major Cate Schaffer said

toward your team,” Schaffer said. “A couple of my family members bought a bag for my uncle, so all that money comes right to me for my donation for my team.”

Senior psychology major Lauren McCarthy said she is hoping to accomplish the goal of $30,000 with the upcoming event, as well as other goals.

“I’m hoping to accomplish cancer awareness across the campus,” McCarthy said. “Most people know, or if not, are related to someone who has cancer. So it

“The current participant number is 211, with 32 teams. The total amount raised is $14,206.32” that teams usually consist of 8 to 15 members and that her team has 11 members.

Whether or not you are a direct participant in this year’s Relay for Life event, there are many ways to help the cause of fighting cancer.

Shaffer said that a lot of participants are looking at family members when it comes to donations. Another way is through a ceremony for cancer patients that passed away and who are still fighting.

“You can buy bags and a lot of the money comes from if a family member buys a bag in honor of someone else, you get $10

kind of hits home for a lot of people.”

McCarthy relayed the importance that she saw in the cause.

“It’s a really big deal and we really want to help as many people as we can,” McCarthy said.

On Tuesday, March 8, a sale was held at the atrium in Grace Hall to assist in fundraising efforts for cancer and Relay for Life.

“It was called a rummage sale where people bring items they no longer wish to have, and it was a pay-for-what-you-wish sale,” Gambino said. “Any items that were

not sold were brought to goodwill.”

Items for sale included electronics, CDs, DVDs, books, jewelry, clothes, handbags, decorative household objects and a variety of toys.

Gambino said that they raised a total of $253.44 in the one-time-only sale, which was held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The fundraising efforts were not the only recent success for the upcoming Relay for Life event later this month. Numbers of participants have been increasing as the event gets closer.

“The current participant number is 211, with 32 teams,” Gambino said. “The total amount raised is $14,206.32.”

This growth in numbers shows a strong support among the campus community, family and friends in the fight against cancer.

People in the local area who are affected by cancer can get the helpful emotional support they need through groups such as the Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia.

The group can also be found on Twitter and Facebook, so that anyone using such social media sites can follow them, get involved and pass their resources onto others. cdwyerpj@gmail.com

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

A tanner shade of pale: the magic of UV rays

By Jamie Santoro Perspectives Editor

On Saturday, I found myself lying buck naked in a tanning bed. As I sang the Selena classic “Dreaming of You” out loud and to myself, I wondered how I got there.

I like being tan. The tight feeling of your skin, the sun on your face and, let’s be honest, you look and feel skinnier. My Italian heritage keeps me relatively oliveskinned year round, but in the summer my childhood nickname of “brown bear” holds true. Six years of lifeguarding only added to my pleasant hues.

The winter months grow long, or should I say pale. My palest shades are darker than most but I do miss the suns effect on me.

Tan people are happy people. There is a solution though and many Cabrinians know that.

Tanning is a trend that goes further back than “The Jersey Shore.” Usually it was reserved for special occasions or more torturous events, like prom. Now it has become a more frequent activity.

I know those of you who are tan-aholics. Luckily not many on campus are at an orange-threat level of tanning. There are some of you, and you know who you are.

My roommate, junior Peter Morrison, is not one of those people. He does however want to be tan for his birthday, understandably. He recently invested in a tanning subscription at Metro Tans in Bryn Mawr.

That fateful Saturday afternoon Peter was going tanning and me, sitting on my bed with nothing better to do than a pile of very pressing homework, went along for the ride.

During the drive over I aired my curi-

osities about tanning. Peter suggested I try it. My first thought was, “I did not go to the gym and don’t really have any laundry to do after.”

My main curiosity was on what you wear while tanning. “Well you can wear underwear if you want or just go nude.”

Something about having a tan butt really appealed to me.

We arrived at the salon and Peter went right in, gave his name, a machine scanned

with an older congressman.

She brought good news, though. Since it was my first time, I went level one for free. I don’t know what level one means either but that’s what Peter told me to do.

“Oh darn, you’ll have to wait for your friend to get out if you want to do level one,” she said.

“Really? Whats the next option?”

“Well, we could go to level two for three more dollars?!” She said pointing

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In room seven I found my bed.

Seemed simple enough, but I’ve never seen one in real life, a tanning bed that is. It was basically a panini press, but for people.”

his fingerprint, and he went back to the beds. Okay, I’ll back up. You read that right, a scanner for your fingerprint. I guess it stores his information that way? Robots will take over starting with the tanning salons and quickly moving to international satellite systems.

My turn. The attendant working was nice. She was the kind of pretty that makes you think Adriana Lima from a distance but is more Monica Lewinski up close. She looked like the kind of girl to have an affair

to a fairly daunting chart in between us.

Supposedly you could go up to level four.

Something about the levels gave me a Scientology vibe. Did Xenu have a hand in making these beds? Will my thetan get tan too?

Anyway I decide instead of waiting, I’ll go to level two for 5 minutes. I was originally going to level one for 10 minutes so to me it made sense. Afterward I was told multiple times from multiple people that I am sorely mistaken. My friend Kourtney

even exclaimed, “Eight minutes for you first time, everyone knows that.” False, Kourtney. I did not know this.

Adriana Lewinski led me back through the zigzag halls of the surprising large facility. In room seven I found my bed. Seemed simple enough, but I’ve never seen one in real life, a tanning bed that is. It was basically a panini press, but for people.

She gave me the run down, none of which I understood, and left me to it. There are a surprising amount of buttons involved in artificial tanning.

So I stripped down to an uncomfortable level of vulnerability and turned on the machine. I was quickly blinded and momentarily regretting not getting the protective eye wear. But only momentarily, it was two stickers to put on your eyes for like four bucks. I’ll take the eye problems later in life and save the cash.

So finally I hopped in and... nothing. It was a bit warm. There was a fan but it was too loud to keep in use. I guess I expected something else.

I drifted out of consciousness out of shear boredom, and next thing I know the bed is off and I’m done. I hop up and get dressed.

Wow. I stood up and was so relaxed.

The sun has a resting effect, doesn’t it?

Well so do UV lamps. I felt like I just had the best nap ever. What was this magical device and where did it get its powers?

I consider the tanning craze to be a major part of my generation. It’s not something I plan on doing often, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I did it again. The chances of skin cancer do not outweigh the amazing feeling after. Tanning is just something I feel like I had to experience. ajs343@cabrini.edu

No contest: pros vs. college joes

By Ransom Cozzillio Asst. Features Editor

College sports are inferior to professional sports. I’m sorry, I couldn’t keep pretending anymore. And while I can hear the angry mob forming already, this fact cannot be escaped.

Make no mistake, this is not merely a statement of personal preference. For numerous reasons it’s now obvious that both as an entertainment and as a representation of sport in general, the NCAA can claim no more than second best.

What do I mean by “best?” Well in the case of sports we must be looking for the product that represents the epitome of whatever game is being played. Not only that, but it must include the best example of why a sport is entertaining to fans (sports are entertainment after all).

This, of course, refers only to the game being played not the impromptu and unrelated packaging. For example, the number of people a team has jammed into a crowded gymnasium, while loud and exciting, has nothing to do with the nature of the game being played.

I’m sure, for example, we could fill a middle school gym or stadium to the brim with loud parents, and it wouldn’t make the game any more watchable.

For the sake of this argument I’ll keep my examples to basketball as it is the sports I know and love best (I would do injustice to the sport and to my point by pretending to know the ins and outs of NCAA baseball for example).

Talent, the first, and most glaring discrepancy. The pros have it, the colleges don’t. Sure there are plenty of talented college players and some of them will even go on to become professional athletes (good or bad).

The key word there was some. Most will not, most aren’t good enough to hit the next level. Keep in mind,

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The best at their craft, Drew Brees, Superbowl winner, of the New Orleans Saints and Cam Newton, top ranked college player from Auburn. even the worst players in the pros were once among the elite at college. They usually were the best player on their college team. The fact that some such players barely hang on at the next level is a testament to just how talented the big leagues are.

For anyone questioning whether better talents necessarily leads to a better game, let me ask this: when you turn on a game, what exactly are you watching?

The answer is teams. Teams are made up of players. So, on some level, watching a sport means you are watching the players. In such a situation, I’ll certainly take the game with the better players.

The talent level leads to another problem, the lower the talent (and experience) the more mistakes you see and the

sloppier the game.

Let’s face it, no one watching basketball wants to see air-balls, missed free throws and players dribbling off their own feet. No one would jump to call those things entertaining. But, unfortunately, that’s what you often get in college, or at least, more so than you get with the professionals.

College players, with their lesser experience, lower average talent at the sport and rule-restricted practice times can hardly be expect to perform like the those that play for a living.

Anecdotally, just the other day I was watching a battle of two highly ranked NCAA basketball teams. In a span of roughly five minutes, I counted: two air-balled shots, three completely unforced turnovers and six missed free throws (and to be honest, some of those freebies weren’t even close).

Those were some of the best teams in all of college and that wasn’t the only poor stretch I saw. No one can honestly call something like that good basketball or good entertainment.

Not only is a mistake-ridden game not as entertaining, it does a certain amount of disservice to the game itself. If each game being played is supposed to be a representation of its sport, what’s the better representative? The professional level product or the amateur level product?

That’s really what this boils down to: professionals versus amateurs. While I have nothing against college sports in general, and I respect the athletes skilled enough to play them, they are unpaid, experience limited amateurs all hoping they can make it to the next level.

Ultimately, if you need a doctor, who do you go to? A professional. If you want to see a good movie, you go to the theaters, not your buddy’s editing studio down the hall.

So when it comes to sports, please, leave it to the pros. rjc72@cabrini.edu

Thursday, March 17, 2011

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Co-ed dorms: what’s the big deal?

By Ariel Crawford Staff Writer

Officials at Rutgers University in New Jersey announced that they will offer coed dorms where men and women can room together for sophomores, juniors and seniors starting in Fall 2011. The announcement was made March 1.

About 10 minutes later the world went bonkers. The story immediately surfaced on the internet, local news channels and even national news channels to mixed reactions some of which were over-the-top negative. I personally don’t understand all the outrage.

Yes, couples will room together and yes, they will get into huge arguments and break up right in the middle of the semester. This is a problem but it is their problem and their problem only.

At this point in their lives they’re adults who knew what they were getting into when they signed along the dotted line.

Call me an optimist, but I think such an experience might even end up being good for them.

They would have to learn how to share the space and time equally, as well as how to tolerate someone they no longer get along with about which are all skills needed to be successful out in the real world.

Coincidentally, all colleges and universities claim they want to prepare their graduates for their lives in the real world after graduation.

Two friends of different genders who live well together shouldn’t suffer because other students rush too far into re-

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A soon to be co-ed Rutgers dorm. Over 25 schools across the country have the option for “gender neutral” housing, including nearby schools like Swarthmore College and Haverford College. lationships too quickly. This is also good because it will make students think very carefully about their future decisions.

If a couple is considering living together in college they must be very serious about that relationship. If they can’t last a semester or a year living together, then where is your relationship really going?

Maybe now students will learn how hard relationships are, how difficult it is to live with a significant other and that these things shouldn’t be rushed. I’m not saying the divorce rates will drop but you will see some serious thinking going on.

The argument that men and women shouldn’t room together because they may become romantically involved has a huge, gaping flaw. Mostly, because it assumes that only people of the opposite gender become romantically involved.

I’m positive gay men and lesbians have

been attending colleges and universities since they opened. That means that for years and years people who may or may not be attracted to each other, whether romantically or sexually, may have been living together in the same room.

So did anything happen because of that?

No, it did not. We have yet to see massive drop out rates attributed to it, no one’s head spontaneously exploded and the sun continues to rise in the east and set in the west.

The silliest thing about thinking only two people of the same gender can live together is that it assumes all girls are more compatible with girls and all boys would only be friends with boys.

How absolutely ridiculous! What about girls who get along better with boys? What about boys who feel more comfortable around girls?

It isn’t fair to punish them because they

is proud to announce: The 2011 Who’s Who Award Recipients At Cabrini College, the Who’s Who Award is given to those seniors whose accomplishments and contributions reflect the College’s commitment to scholarship, leadership and service.

To qualify for recognition, a student must demonstrate excellence in each of these three areas and be recommended to the Selection Committee by a member of the faculty or administrative staff. Please join us in congratulating our award recipients and thanking them for their many contributions to the Cabrini College community. They will be honored at a special awards luncheon during the Commencement weekend.

don’t subscribe to society’s standards of their gender and for what their peers may or may not be doing. When all the smoke around co-ed dorms clears the rules are still the same.

In order to co-exist peacefully together rules must be set, responsibilities have to be assigned and compromises will be made. Last time I checked, men and women are both equally capable of doing the aforementioned things.

If students of both genders have roomed together in relative peace for almost a hundred years separately, what is to stop them from doing the same when they are together. It is two people’s personalities, not their genders, which will determine whether or not they can room together. aac55@cabrini.edu

Kerry Allaire Maryellen Anastasio Julianne Bonomo Joseph Cahill Megan Conte Angela Donato Arielle Friscia Eric Gibble Stephanie Iaccarino Kathryn Juliana Nicholas Kaminski Catherine Mageeney Dana Nardello Allison Potter Stephanie Recklau Alexandra Rowley Lisa Somers Allison Udris

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‘Lost boy’ finds success in new world, has hope for homeland

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By Kelsey Kastrava Editor in Chief

By Danielle Alio Managing Editor Remembering life before the war, Malual Deng Duot pauses quietly as he recalls images of life as a happy adolescent living in Southern Sudan.

“Before the war, we were happy and you see mom and dad everyday,” Malual said. “Life was normal. Woke up and go to eat and play with the kids of your age. Come back home. Be happy kids like the rest.”

This ended abruptly after the day Malual heard the gunshots.

“We see military vehicle in the village killing people, crying, noise. And you run from where you were.”

In 1991, at age 9, Malual left his neighborhood, his family, his friends and all of his bare necessities. He described running with only the clothes and shoes he had on. Both the clothes and shoes, however, would fall apart.

“After that day, no relative, no sibling. Just separated.”

As Malual continued running without any stopping, he cautioned himself when coming in contact with other people, not knowing if they were an ally or the enemy.

“When we run, we didn’t go back home because we saw the gun shot from where we came. Everyone was running too and we hoped we would meet parents and families but we didn’t meet them. There were so many kids gathering and we were told to go to the east direction.”

Malual’s story is shared by over 20,000 other boys his age who were a part of the devastation that Sudan’s civil war brought upon its people from 1983-2005 when the country signed an international cease fire agreement.

Since 1983, Sudan, Africa’s largest country and home to the continent’s longest running civil war, has endured conflict that has claimed almost two million lives and has left millions more displaced. Among those displaced were the “lost boys.”

For the next several months, Malual and the lost boys walked day and night, with no food or water, no guardian, no shelter, no sense of where their destination would be.

Malual and the group of boys were told that Ethiopia was a safe place to go.

“When they realized that there were so many kids without parent, they sent some people like guardians and people who know how to get there [Ethiopia] who went before. They were sent to take these lost kids, wanderers, to take them there to go to school, or maybe to grow up,” Malual said.

According UNICEF.org, those who survived the walk to Ethiopia began to live in relative peace. However, soon after their stay a change of government in Ethiopia caused the lost boys to flee back to their home in Sudan. The jour-

ney this time endured heavy rains that took the lives of many in swollen rivers.

“I saw some people giving up, but I said no. I would keep going. It’s my heart that keeps me going,” Malual said.

Malual’s bravery was tested many times, as he would witness many of his fellow lost boys give up. He recalls leaving many boys behind who could not take the unbearable conditions any longer and lay down to die. Malual was aware of the wild animals that existed among their walking paths and that many boys were eaten, both those dead as well as those still alive.

“When you pass by, you see some piece of body. If somebody slept there overnight, hyenas, lions eat them.

You see some bodies and bone left over. People were scared. You think, maybe that could be me,” Malual said.

Malual recognizes the odds he was against at making it both to Ethiopia and then back to Sudan.

The International Committee of the Red Cross saved those who survived the trek back home to Sudan. Unfortunately, this security became temporary as war broke out around them and the lost boys along with all other refugees were forced to migrate again, this time to Kenya.

Malual was in his third and final journey in the torturous conditions. He says his saving grace was a clear mind.

“Some people give up because we don’t even know where to go. People were homesick. Mom and dad were not there. There was no food. People were recalling everything they had at home. ‘At this time I used to eat this,’ but people like me and the rest [who survived] would just ignore those. People would keep thinking and they didn’t make it.”

Malual stayed in a Kenyan refugee camp for several years, where he worked hard to learn and study despite humble conditions. After passing eighth grade in the camp, Malual was awarded a scholarship to further his education in high school. It was during high school that Malual learned he had a chance to come to the United States.

He underwent a long application process in which he had to pass several tests, both academically and medically.

He finally received confirmation that he would be migrat-

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ing to another country, this time, not by foot.

In 2001, nearly a decade after the lost boys set foot on their journey, the U.S. welcomed 3800 Sudanese refugees who were sent to about 38 cities. Since then, almost 7000 lost boys have been brought here to have a better life.

Malual has a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from Wagner College in New York and is completing a master’s degree in political science at Villanova University. He is married to a Sudanese woman and has two daughters, an 8 month old and a 3 year old.

Since Malual has left his home country, Sudan’s people voted for south Sudan to secede from the north and form a separate country, a decision that everyone hopes will end the conflicts.

Malual spoke recently to an online audience as part of Catholic Relief Service’s efforts to educate Americans about Sudan.

This past January, Malual was able to cast a vote at an international polling location in Alexandria, Va. His vote counted to secede from the north, with intent of building a Sudan without any lost boys.

“We hope for Southern Sudan to be a democratic country. We are hoping for a peaceful transition from being a fighting party to become a political party whereby you can provide services to people. Roads and schools, hospitals, things like that and I hope there should be no more war within Southern Sudan,” Malual said.

I saw some people giving up, but I said no. I would keep going. It’s my heart that keeps me going.”

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Young refugees

‘lost’ and found

in local woman’s home

By Kelsey Kastrava Editor in Chief

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(Above) Malual Deng Duot was one of the 7,000 refugees from Sudan to come to America in 2001.

map shows the route the lost boys traveled on their journey to Ethiwhere they endure horrible conditions. They eventually made their to Kenya where they settled before coming to the United States.

The first time she met them, Barbara didn’t know they would become her “sons.” They were the orphans who trekked across East Africa. They were the “lost boys” of Sudan. Now they were living in her town.

She didn’t intend to take any of them into her home.

“I prayed about it for quite some time, and because I’m a widow now and I live here by myself and to take in some strange kid from another country, you know especially some man, was kind of a daunting challenge,” she said.

Barbara Di Lucia met the Sudanese lost boys through her parish. She, along with other members of the church, agreed to sponsor six young men that had endured years of hardship in a place where war had taken their family, friends and childhood.

While many members signed up for primary responsibilities immediately, Barbara did not.

“Members of our church had decided to do certain things for these kids. They needed to learn so much when they came,” Barbara said.

It wasn’t until one volunteer, a busy mother in charge of an after-school carpool, asked Barbara if she could take over her shifts that required taking the lost boys to the health clinic for physicals. Barbara knew she had plenty of free time and gladly agreed.

She began taking them to their doctor appointments. “They all had intestinal parasites, just a lot of health problems,” Barbara said. “There were trips to Norristown so people in our church would drive them to the clinics. There was a lot of dental work that needed to be done also. A dentist in Philadelphia actually agreed to see the six boys,” Barbara said.

In early 2001, the lost boys of Sudan were recognized by United Nations Center of Refugees and other NGOs as orphaned children running from war. After seeking refuge in bordering countries, several thousand of the boys had psychological and health effects from the unimaginable journey traveled by foot that claimed the lives of half the original child wanderers.

It did not take long for Barbara to become more invested in the lost boys’ transition.

She started to visit them at their home, a twobedroom apartment shared by all six of them.

“I started to teach them how to cook. In their culture, the women do almost all the cooking so recipes and things like that had to be taught to them,” Barbara said.

The church volunteers all made efforts to get the young men acclimated to American home life by teaching them household disciplines like how to operate a stove, how to turn the shower faucets on and how and when to take out the trash While Barbara would visit them, she noticed how uncomfortable the living conditions were for the boys who, she thought, deserved much better.

Some of them were minors and because of that were under the jurisdiction of two sponsors--Barbara’s church, Immanuel Liedy’s Church in Souderton, and Lutheran Family Services. Those who

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were older than 18 would look for jobs but transportation proved to be difficult.

Barbara claims helping the young men get driver’s licenses was the most challenging obstacle for both the lost boys and the volunteers.

“To teach them a turn signal…they didn’t know what it did in the front, in the back or why you had to put it on and what the other people wanted to know with that being on,” Barbara said.

Although it was difficult, Barbara and other volunteers helped them get driver’s licenses. In fact, that experience helped her get involved with a particular lost boy named David.

David, according to Barbara, worked very hard to get into the community college and was struggling to pass his courses. She attributed his struggles to his living conditions and lack of privacy that was hindering his focus. Barbara, a proud mother and grandmother as well as a widow, knew she had room in her home.

She thought she could take David in. “I really felt in my heart that it was the right thing. So I told him if he wanted he could live at my house and that way he would be able to study without all of the interruption. So David started living at my house,” Barbara said.

And then came Philip.

Philip met with DiLucia’s cousin, a priest at Villanova University who helped Philip to apply to the school. Once enrolled at the university, Philip asked Barbara if he could keep his clothes at her house, so he wouldn’t have his things stolen from his apartment, as this had happened.

“So when Philip would come home from Villanova, his body followed his clothes and then the next thing you know he would end up living here too,” Barbara said.

Both lost boys remained at Barbara’s house for several years. The boys became a part of her family.

“They were such good role models for my own grand children because they would talk to them and they got to see and think about it themselves, what it would be like for this to happen to them,” Barbara said.

“The idea of being grateful for what you have and appreciating this country and compassion for others. There is nothing like having it right in your face.”

Both lost boys, now men, have bachelor’s degrees and are master’s degrees.

Barbara keeps in touch with all of the six lost boys, David, Philip, Daniel, John, Sam and Abraham, whose stories of success in this country reinforce Barbara’s act of good will to take them into her own home.

“I’ll tell you, on all of the Sudanese boys that I’ve met, I haven’t met a stinker in the bunch,” Barbara said.

“These kids were more of a blessing to me, they really were. Because they just opened my eyes to a lot I’ve never seen or heard about before. These boys, they are my sons. I mean there is no denying it, they’re my sons,” she said.

They were such good role models for my own grand children because they would talk to them and they got to see and think about it themselves, what it would be like for this to happen to them.”

kmk94@cabrini.edu

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Something healthy for that sweet craving

By Sarah Luckert Photo Editor

Application of the week: Blancspot

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pen for three weeks now, Yogo Sano, a new organic yogurt shop, offers healthy Italian treats.

Yogo Sano offers one flavor of yogurt that is a sweet Italian tart flavor. Both low fat and fat-free yogurts are available.

With each yogurt purchase you receive one topping. The toppings to choose from include chocolate covered raisins, M&M’s, rainbow sprinkles, pistachios, almonds, granola, white and dark chocolate shavings, chocolate syrup, hazelnut crisp, nutella rock, sour cherries, forrestberry (different berries mashed up), honey, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries and pineapple.

The yogurt tastes different depending on which toppings you put on them.

With one other store in California, this is the first one on the east coast. The owner of the yogurt phenomena is Ray Khorram.

Frequent buyer cards are offered. These cards allow you to buy 10 yogurts and then get one free. This will hopefully keep costumers coming back in for more.

“My favorite thing about Yogo Sano is how clean it is and how good the yogurt is. My family and I love that this place offers an organic option,” Monica Smith, Wayne resident, said.

“Girls from across the street come in frequently and they always get the same thing,” DJ Beach, employee said. “My favorite toppings are usually the sprinkles or hazelnut.”

Employees Caroline Layfield and Crystal Cardano enjoy strawberries and pineapple as their choice of toppings.

“The most common things to mix is strawberries with something else and chocolate granola with fruit and honey,” Beach said.

The USDA-certified organic yogurt includes hormones, antibiotics, rBST and is gluten free. The yogurt is high in omega-3 DHA, vitamin d, calcium and inulin, which is a natural prebiotic fiber.

“The yogurt company in California where the idea came from has been around for severn or eight years but the organic aspect just started,” Khorram said.

“We bought the name from an Italian dairy farm company that was going out of business,” Khorram said.

“This is a very good location. People here are more health conscious,” Khorram said.

“They are also more upscale and educated.” skl37@cabrini.edu

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Trying to stay in touch with the world news and celebrity drama can sometimes get tricky. Sometimes you’ll find yourself doing most of this type of reading during that one class you can’t seem to get through.

For those of you who have a Smartphone surfing the net may get tricky and sometimes you’ll find you get false news.

If this sounds like you, there’s an app for that!

Blancspot allows you to sign up to be able to connect with your friends and see what your friends are reading.

This option also allows them to suggest articles for you to read according to what your friends suggest.

With social networking at an all-time high, Blancspot allows you to follow your friends as well as keep up with the news, whether it is celebrity drama or world news. This application is free for all iPhone users.

Blancspot Media, LLC was recently launched in late February, and has gotten some great reviews.

Blancspot can give you the information you’re looking for within five to 10 minutes.

This app is different because it does have sound and it puts you right there.

It makes the article more intriguing to read.

One of the coolest features of Blancspot is the fact that you can read headlines, but the there are multiple pictures with the headline so it catches your eye.

With all of these features you would assume that this application would drain your battery, however, that is not the case.

Blancspot has different categories you can choose from, so if you’re looking for a specific topic just go right to the dashboard and scroll down and you’ll find a selection of sports, business, politics, culture, war room, the planet and technology.

This app offers a great setup of pictures and the articles you read are short and to the point but most importantly, factual. melissa.szymborski@gmail.com

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Philadelphia Fl wer Show

By Danielle Alio Managing Editor

The floral aroma of springtime finally came to Philadelphia, or at least to the Philadelphia Convention Center, after a harsh winter with record-breaking temperatures and snowfalls.

The 2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show that ran from March 6 to March 13 was based on the theme “Springtime in Paris.”

Florists, gardeners and landscapers set up showcases of their floral artwork so individuals from all over the world could admire nature’s natural beauty. There was a special section dedicated to the theme that gave visitors a look at springtime in Paris without leaving the country.

The Springtime in Paris showcase was centered around a replica of the lower part of the Eiffel Tower that was adorned with lights to give the feeling of an evening walk through the streets of Paris with beautiful flowers lining the path.

Towards the back of the showcase was a carousel stage where the animals were made out of a floral design. On the stage, performers gave a small show with Parisian music and dances including the famous CanCan. The show draws thousands of visitors each year and the proceeds benefit the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. dla37@cabrini.edu

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This year’s Philadelphia Flower Show featured multiple displays of French and Parisian themes.

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Reality Check: The Rules of Texting

By Justin Sillner Features Editor So you meet someone at a party or are introduced to someone through a friend and you come to realize you really like this person.

Enter in the question that we all ask when we need to figure out how to continue communication.

Who should text who first?

After parting ways with one another after you first meet, we all sit and wait and try to figure out if we should say something first or wait for them.

We are told that we do not, by any circumstance, want to come off as clingy and eager to talk to them again.

Of course all girls believe that the men should text them first.

Let me just state that if you really like the person, you should just talk to them. What do you have to lose? Why does it matter who texts who first?

The best way to execute the post-first-date text is to be subtle and not overbearing. For example, texts like “hey, I had a great night, can’t wait to do it again,” are perfect to break the ice.

You could also send texts that would only make sense to the two of you. For example, “so I just heard some guy laugh just like that guy we saw tonight.”

Texts like these are reminders that you didn’t forget the time you spent together.

Also, the use of social media is a good way to share your feelings with that person.

Leaving a smiley face on their wall or maybe even a poke is definitely a way to show that you enjoy that person’s company and would like to continue chatting.

As the days go on after you two lovebirds have met, send a random text to that person letting them know that you’re thinking about them.

One of my personal favorites is the ever so common, “hope you’re having a great day!”

There are many ways to communicate with your new friend. Give them your Skype name so you two can have a flirtatious video chat or write them an old-fashioned love note.

The only caution with this texting exercise is being overbearing.

If you’re sending over five text messages without getting a response, it’s time to hold back just a little. You don’t want to seem desperate.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Senior week preparations in the works

By Natalie Crawford Asst. Copy Editor Graduation is approaching and besides preparing for the senior caps and gowns, the senior week committee is diligently preparing for the last hoorah for the seniors before graduation.

Preparations have been started in January and by polls that the seniors have taken, they essentially picked the places to go.

“There was a poll for the seniors to decide what events they would like to do for senior week.

You were able to vote in person and on Facebook,” Aisling Carroll, senior business administration major and Campus Activities and Programming Board member (CAP Board), said.

The seniors had to choose their top-three choices. The choices were Dave and Busters, a trip to Atlantic City, midnight dinner cruise on the Spirit of Philadelphia, comedian lounge in Philadelphia, bowling and a trip to Six Flags. The winners were the same plans as last year; Dave and Busters trip to Atlantic City and the midnight dinner cruise in Philly.

“I attended every Senior Week event. I made sure I attended all of the events because I didn’t want to miss out on the last opportunity to hang out with my friends at college,” Gillian Davis, 2010 Cabrini graduate, said.

Last year the dates for the senior trip were Tuesday, May 11 to Friday, May 14. The graduation ceremony was Sunday, May 16. Tuesday there was a senior picnic, Wednesday was the midnight cruise, Thursday was Dave

and Busters and Friday was Atlantic City. This year, the days of the Senior Trip will be the last three days before graduation.

The dates are Wednesday, May 11 to Friday, May 13. As of now it is unknown what days each trip will be on.

“How it works if we call the places and book a party room. We booked a party room for Dave and Busters. I went on that trip last year and we had food such as burgers, nachos and much more. It was fun but I only knew a handful of seniors. I’m going to go on all of the trips this year,” Carroll said.

Dave and Busters was a very casual event, compared to the other two trips.

The bus for the midnight dinner cruise will leave around 10:30 p.m. and will be getting back to campus around 2 a.m.

Everyone loads on the buses to go to the cruise and on your way in you get your picture taken with your friends. There is a buffet, dancing and a bar.

This is an event where you can dress up more formal.

“I had a great time with all the senior week activities. My favorite had to be the Spirit of Philadelphia Cruise because there was a buffet. What’s better than endless food while cruising down the Schuylkill river?” Davis said.

“I would recommend doing the Spirit of Philadelphia Cruise again. It’s a unique experience that definitely creates memories for the graduating class.”

The Atlantic City trip it is during the day. The bus leaves Cabrini at 4 p.m. and will get back around midnight.

“When we order the bus, they have special deals with the

casino. You can get a special voucher with the casino. The voucher will be $25 for the slots and you are able to go off and do whatever you would like to do,” Peter Morrison, junior Spanish secondary education major and C.A.P. Board member, said.

“If you don’t take the bus there and back to Atlantic City, then you will not be able to get the voucher. Last year the bus drop off was at the Hilton but this time it depends on the bus company, but you can walk the boardwalk and visit the other hotels,” Carroll said.

Most of the seniors decided to book their own hotel rooms because the Atlantic City trip is only offered during the day. They wanted to experience the nightlife scene there.

“I went to Atlantic City on Friday with my friends but we didn’t go through the school because we wanted to stay overnight and get a hotel room. Many seniors chose to organize their own trip to AC and stay over because Cabrini’s trip was during the day and the bus left at night,” Jen Wozniak, 2010 Cabrini graduate, said.

The prices for all of these events are $15 for each trip separately. If you decide to go on all of the trips, you can buy your tickets all together and that price will be $40.

“All seniors should try to do all the senior week activities.

They are fun, affordable and a great opportunity to hang out with everyone in your class before graduation,” Wozniak said.

There are only a certain amount of tickets for these events. It is based on a first come first serve basis so it is highly

recommended to purchase these tickets as soon as they are on sale.

College is an experience that only lasts for so long. These are memories that will last for a lifetime and attending the senior trips just gives you a great opportunity to get together with everyone in your grade. After college, it might be difficult to set up reunions because of everyone’s different living arrangements.

“You have to realize this is your last chance to hang out with all your friends before you enter the “real world.” It gave us all the chance to reminisce and to talk about our future plans while creating new memories and enjoying our last moments at Cabrini,” Davis said. ngc24@cabrini.edu

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Thursday, May 12 Atlantic City Trip at Showboat Casino

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

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Veteran leads young squad by example

By Laura Hancq Asst .Sports Editor

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Cabrini’s No.1 men’s tennis player was always a standout in baseball and swimming. As a starting pitcher for Audubon High School the dream always was to swim and pitch in college.

It wasn’t until Walter Jesuncosky, junior history major, tore his rotator cuff that he put down the baseball and picked up the racquet. Because of the position of the rotator cuff and the different rotations of the shoulder, Jesuncosky was no longer able to pitch a baseball without tremendous pain, but he did realize he could swing the racket quite well.

Tennis does not come without any pain for Jesuncosky, but he said he is able to play through it.

And what a job he has done, as he has moved all the way up from the backup sixth singles spot to being the No. 1 player, as well as captain.

As Jesuncosky said, Cabrini tennis originally recruited him as a backup while he also swam for the Cavaliers. However, he ended up beating out the tennis player who held the sixth spot, and he started playing full time. He won All-Conference for that spot, gave up swimming, and was asked to be captain and the top-spot player as a sophomore.

“He made a big transition from the sixth spot to the first, but he has never complained and has embraced the position, while playing some great tennis,” Joe Stafford, senior teammate, said.

Jesuncosky found himself in quite the stressful situation after his freshman season. After being given the captain title by his coach for his incredible performance, Jesuncosky and the coaching staff were facing an empty roster due to graduation and sudden transfers.

“I was definitely freaked out because here I was as a sophomore, the captain, and all of a sudden, the only returning player,” Jesuncosky said.

“Somehow though, everything fell together and a

great group of guys from all grades fell out of absolutely nowhere to form a team and now we’re better than ever.”

The Cavaliers were ranked the No. 4 seed in the pre-season CSAC coaches’ poll, which if they can hold it, will be enough to secure a playoff spot. Jesuncosky describes it as a complete turnaround.

“We joke around a lot on the team about us being a Cinderella story,” Jesuncosky said. “But it actually really could turn out to be true.”

As for the joking, Jesuncosky is the type of captain who likes to help the team stay loose.

“I just try and do the little things, and I really like to do fun stuff that will make the guys laugh,” Jesuncosky said. “I think that helps get us more focused and back on track.”

His teammates would say that Jesuncosky has truly worked for everything he has accomplished and his effort is what is most inspiring about his leadership.

“Walt leads by example,” Stafford said. “He has really earned the respect of everybody on the team.”

The captain has his goals set on a CSAC championship and getting redemption from last year. He has a personal rival with Gwenydd-Mercy College, but he will be helping the team focus strongly on defeating archrival and No.1 seed, Marywood University. Jesuncosky believes facing Marywood in the playoffs would be one of the greatest moments for Cabrini men’s tennis.

After college, Jesuncosky hopes to pursue a career in sports management with a professional sports team. He also has gotten involved with coaching and teaching tennis, and plans to continue that after his time with Cabrini is over.

While Jesuncosky plans to play tennis for as long as his life allows, right now, he is a Cavalier on a mission of leading the tennis team on a Cinderella run to big victory.

lch23@cabrini.edu

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The 2010-2011 Cabrini men’s basketball team was only the second team in program history to make it to the “Sweet 16” round of the NCAA tournament. The Cavaliers fell to the College of Wooster on Friday, March 11 in Wooster, Oh. Their overall record for this season was 24-6.

Cavaliers fall to College of Wooster in “Sweet 16”

By Nick LaRosa Asst. Sports Editor After advancing to the “Sweet 16” round of the NCAA tournament for just the second time in school history, the Cavaliers men’s basketball team saw their quest for a national title come to an end following a 94-77 loss to The College of Wooster on Friday, March 11.

With the comfort of playing on their home court, Wooster, the No. 5 seed in the tournament, held a 48-36 lead at the half. Despite cutting Wooster’s lead to six points at the beginning of the second half, the Cavs could

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not pull off a comeback. Prior to this game, Cabrini had been 7-0 in games this season when trailing at halftime.

Sophomore guard Cory Lemons led the Cavaliers in scoring, tallying 20 points and adding eight assists. Freshman forward Fran Rafferty hit three three-point shots and finished with 15 points.

Seniors Dom Farrello and Lamar Fisher combined for 23 points in their final game for Cabrini College. Farrello scored 14 points and secured two rebounds while Fisher scored nine points in 18 minutes of action.

Wooster outrebounded the Cavs 39-20 in the game and shot 61 percent from the field. Cabrini made 47 percent

of their shots in the game but made only eight of their 16 free-throw attempts, compared to 17 of 20 made by The College of Wooster.

Wooster led the Cavs by 21 points at one point in the second half and saw four players contribute 15 or more points in the game.

Under third-year head coach Marcus Kahn, the Cavaliers finished the season with a 24-6 record, one year after posting a 25-3 record. nal42@cabrini.edu

Your thoughts: What is your favorite sports movie of all-time?

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Friday, March 18

3 p.m. Softball vs Marywood

Saturday, March 19

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Monday, March 21

4 p.m. M Tennis @ West Chester

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“The Replacements because it’s funny, but it’s all football and football is my favorite sport.”

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“Remember the Titans because it’s a movie that I can watch over and over and it’s great for inspiration.”

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“Angels in the Outfield because it brought a team and a whole crowd together. Everyone became believers.”

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Thorp honored with distinguished No. 8 jersey

By Nick Guldin Sports Editor Sophomore attackman Bobby Thorp has been given the honor of wearing the distinguished No. 8 jersey for the Cabrini men’s lacrosse program this season to carry on the legacy of Casey Grugan.

“Casey Grugan was like a big brother to me last year. His lacrosse intelligence and leadership is indescribable,” Thorp said.

“Wearing his number this season is an absolute privilege and I can only hope to be half the player Casey was.”

Eleventh-year head coach Steve Colfer went on to explain that many schools decide to put a moratorium on a jersey so that it will go unworn for a few years until they decide how to recognize it.

Some other schools might immediately decide to retire the jersey but after talking with Grugan, alumni and the coaching staff, they felt having a quality player

wear the jersey every season would be the best way to carry on his legacy.

Thorp has big shoes to fill as he carries on the legacy of Grugan who was the program’s alltime leader in career points with 334, while also ranking second all-time in career goals with 206 and career assists with 128.

Grugan was also a threetime USILA A ll- A mer ican selection and the program’s firstever first-team honoree.

“We thought this would be the best way to honor Casey’s legacy and his overall four-year career with us,” Coach Colfer announced at a banquet after last season. “We want to find a kid on our team

each year that embodies the work ethic, qualities and determination that Casey demonstrated over four years with us.”

In his freshman season Thorp listed fifth on the team with 31 total points on 21 goals and 10

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he was a good guy, a good kid and hardworking. Watching him out there play kind of resembles me, and just his attitude on and off the field. I definitely feel like he was the best choice,” Grugan said.

Grugan also broke the NCAA Division III record for the most consecutive games scoring at least one goal with a long streak of 73 games.

Grugan also holds Cabrini’s singleseason record for points with 97 and assists with 44.

They may be big shoes to fill but Grugan is ever confident that they have made the right choice with Thorp.

Coach Colfer claimed the de-

Casey Grugan was like a big brother to me last year. His lacrosse intelligence and leadership is indescribable.”

assists. He also received Colonial States Athletic Conference second team accolades in 2010.

“As soon as I met him I knew

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cision was tough because there are a lot of men on the team who also could have been chosen to wear the jersey but in the end Thorp was the player that stuck out most to them.

“We felt like Bob Thorpe embodies a lot of those qualities that we look for in leadership and work ethic and being a good teammate and a good student athlete here at Cabrini,” Colfer said.

“In a couple years the No. 8 will be passed on to another young player and it will be their turn to represent the legacy. This shows that hard work on and off the field is recognized and rewarded, and I was very excited when Coach Colfer passed the number on to me,” Thorp said. “When it is my turn to pass it on I hope I can be remembered not just as a lacrosse player wearing a specific number, but also as a great teammate and a true Cavalier.”

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Casey Grugan broke multiple records in Cabrini’s program and NCAA Divison III Bobby Thorp, sophomore attackman, was the player chosen to wear Grugan’s Lacrosse. His jersey will be worn by a player every year to carry on his legacy. jersey. He has the opportunity to wear it until the end of his college career.

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Cavaliers dominate Kenyon College

By Allie Rodolico Staff Writer Many might have been skeptical about the Cavaliers success this season without All-American Casey Grugan on the team anymore. Starting the season 0-2 for the first time since 2005 didn’t make matters any better.

On Saturday, March 12, the Cabrini men’s lacrosse team proved everyone wrong after picking up their second win in a row at home and dominating over Kenyon College 15-7.

“It’s just like every year when you’re trying to figure everything out and which guys to put in which position,” head coach Steve Colfer said. “Casey was obviously a very good player and I wouldn’t say that since he’s no longer on the team is the reason we haven’t won every game.

It’s just guys finding new roles and us starting to click on offense. I think we’re starting to do that in the last two games with scoring double digit goals. I think we’re moving in the right direction.”

Although the weather wasn’t that warm on Saturday, it didn’t stop the Cavs from being on fire with their shots. The offense had 54 shots on goal and had 13 players with at least one point. Sophomore midfielder Jeff Crosby led all scorers with a team-high four points with four goals for the Cavaliers in the victory. Senior midfielder Dan Terenick and freshman attackman Matt Biegel both followed with three points each and a combined total of five goals.

“Whether they’re underclassmen or upperclassmen, everyone always has a strong vibe and is picking each other up,” Ryan Sankey, junior communication major, said. “The underclassmen know what to do when they get in because they go with

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the upperclassmen. It’s just continuous coming down the line. Everyone just feeds off each other.”

The defensive line also contributed to the victory allowing only 26 shots on goal. Sophomore Erick Zarzecki started in goal for the Cavs and played almost 50 minutes while letting up only five goals and recorded eight saves. Freshman Steve Oppenheimer replaced Zarzecki in the fourth quarter, playing 11 minutes and recording two saves.

“We are all improving as the season goes but we are hoping to improve in all areas of the game,” Mike Guerenlian, senior business major, said.

“Our strongest point is our defense. They are an impenetrable fortress of awesomeness.”

Guerenlian had two assists in Saturday’s game and contributed eight out of the 15 face-off wins while seniors Joe Strain and Mark Hamilton had a combined seven face-off wins.

Although the season might have started off a little rocky, the Cavs and coach Colfer are still confident in having a successful season with hopes of winning the CSAC title for the eleventh year in a row and going as far into the tournament as possible.

“We played two really good teams that we lost to,” Colfer said. “We want to win every game and that’s our expectation especially when we’re at home. We just had to keep firing and keep working and moving guys around the board. If we did that I thought the goals would start to come and the last two games they have. We bounced back with two good wins this week so we’re happy.”

The Cavaliers will try to continue their winning streak when they play their second game of the season on the road against Fairleigh Dickinson University on Saturday, March 19. amr729@cabrini.edu

Whether they’re underclassmen or upperclassmen, everyone always has a strong vibe and is picking each other up.”

TOP: Senior Dan Terenick blows past his opponent to look for an open teammate.

ABOVE LEFT: Senior defenseman Anthony Mazza runs the ball down to the midfield to past it to an offensive teammate.

BOTTOM RIGHT: One of the Cavaliers players takes the face off in the 15-7 win against Kenyon College.

RIGHT: Sophomore Jeff Crosby passes the ball to an open player behind the goal in the game at the Edith Robb Dixon Field. all photos taken by christina flood / staff photographer