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I-95, I-476, I-676 and U.S. Route 1 were restricted to emergency personnel only by PennDOT. As of press time, Hurricane Sandy’s death toll is at 39 and that number is expected to increase. Millions will be without power for an unknown amount of time. Damage from the storm is expected to top $20 billion. Hurricane Sandy may be one of the worst storms in the history of the United States, but there is no reason to give up hope.
Hurricane Sandy powerfully roared through the Delaware Valley on Monday, Oct. 29. The storm made landfall at approximately 8 p.m. near Atlantic City, N.J. Sections of the city’s boardwalk were destroyed, with experts predicting that only 25 feet of beach will be left. Residents of New Jersey’s barrier islands were given strict notices to evacuate the islands and seek shelter with relatives RTR29@CABRINI.EDU or friends. Gov. Chris Christie has told residents not to return until he announces that it is safe to do so and is scheduled to assess damages to the state with President Barack Obama. President Obama signed emergency declarations for the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New York, meaning that the states are able to receive federal assistance funds for the costs of evacuation, sheltering and various other measures. According to the US Department of Energy, the storm left at least eight million homes and businesses without power, including 1.2 million in the Philadelphia area. Several mass transit systems in the region were forced to shut down. New York city’s subway system tunnels were flooded with electrical equipment being damaged, so there’s no timetable on when to expect the system to be fully operational. SEPTA service was shut down for the day on Monday; however, service was slowly being restored starting on Tuesday. Philadelphia International Airport also cancelled a number of flights for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Delaware River Port Authority also suspended crossings of the Delaware River at the Walt Whitman, Benjamin Franklin, MCT Betsy Ross and Commodore This graphic illustrates power outages and death tolls in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Barry bridges to non-essential regions in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. vehicles and interstates I-76,
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We are the
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2012-2013 Editorial Staff
Undecided?
EDITOR IN CHIEF Brandon Desiderio MANAGING EDITOR Laura Gallagher CREATIVE EDITOR Jessica Regina Johnson-Petty ENGAGEMENT EDITOR Beatrice McQuiston MULTIMEDIA EDITOR MaryKate McCann
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NEWS EDITOR Robert Riches SPORTS EDITOR Kevin Durso A&E EDITORS Amanda Toth Jessica Regina Johnson-Petty FEATURES EDITOR Jenay Smith PERSPECTIVES EDITOR Lia Ferrante PHOTO EDITOR Kaitlyn Kohler ADVISER Jerome Zurek
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here is no doubt that college students have the power to make a huge difference in the upcoming election. For example, in 2008 enrolled students made up 39 percent of the youth who voted. On the other hand, there are still many students who will not vote this year – some feel their vote will not make a difference, and others have other reasons why they choose not to. Loquitur found that not every student who isn’t voting is ignorant of what is going on politically. When the Loquitur staff surveyed college students on who they are voting for or why they are not voting, though some didn’t know why, others had a concrete reason why they were not voting. One student at Eastern University felt she had enough information to decide to vote, but in the end thought her information was filtered and very biased. She was not confident that she was making a correct
choice. Although we can never be certain of our choices, she decided not to vote because of her uncertainty. The fact that a student chooses not to vote with well thought-out response says something. This has not been an ideal election season. We heard little about key issues like the environment and climate change. Neither candidate asked us to sacrifice. Neither squared with us about what cuts need to be made and how to get the money our country needs for what we want to do. Despite this, we need to make a decision on our vote. Everyone has the right to choose what he or she believes in, but before making a decision there should be research involved. We at the Loquitur believe that students should take full advantage of voting this election. Whoever wins, will affect students in one way or another: from student loans, to health care and buying a house after college. Voting is important – but being an informed citizen is crucial. Educate yourself on these important issues. Ultimately life changing decisions will be left up to someone else, whether you believe in them or not.
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BY CHRISTINA SPADAVECCHIA Staff Writer
A great wine, sushi and tapas bar and restaurant has just opened on Lancaster Avenue in Wayne. It is a restaurant within a restaurant, which means they are sharing a kitchen with the restaurant right next door to them. This is very different compared to other restaurants. O-toro has received great reviews so far on their menu. They have excellent sushi that is not expensive at all and they also have a great wine and cocktail selection. Mondays through Fridays they have a $5 happy hour on some of their sushi rolls, tapas and drinks. O-toro has ‘Wine-Down Wednesdays,’ on which you can get half-price bottles of wine. This is an excellent deal. Many people have said great things about O-toro. Many think this is a great restaurant to go out for sushi and drinks. Some even said they have a great selection of wine at a great price. If you visit their website you can look at the menu and decide for yourself. They also have a great video you can watch that shows you around the restaurant. Another great thing about O-toro is that they accept reservations - just look up their number on the site and make one! CRS87@CABRINI.EDU
O-Toro 629 West Lancaster Ave. Wayne, PA 19087
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Freak Week, fun while it lasted...
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‘I need a DRINK!’ Wanna get out? Here are the top three places Cabrini students are talking about. Please remember to drink responsibly and if you’re under 21... sorry, you’ll just to have to look elsewhere! BY ROCCO DELMONTE Staff Writer
Brownies 23 East
Woody’s Bar
McFadden’s
College student 21 or over with nothing to do at night? Tired of studying and longing for a place closeby with live music and awesome drink specials? Look no further than the Main Line’s very own “Brownies 23 East.” If you are looking for good times with fellow students as well as students from other local colleges, then Brownies is the place to be.
For those fierce and fearless students who enjoy the hottest music and an even hotter crowd, you won’t need to look any further than Philly’s oldest gay bar, “Woody’s,” located at 202 South 13th Street in Center City. Woody’s is known for their generous amounts of alcohol poured into each drink. Their ever-growing drink menu is even more impressive than their army of attractive shirtless bartenders.
Bored on a Thursday night? Ever want to hold your own open bar to celebrate with friends? Check out Cabrini students’ favorite place to be every Thursday night at 461 N 3rd St. McFadden’s is almost a landmark and this year they are celebrating their 10 year anniversary. They offer an affordable menu and, trust me, they will have all of your favorites.
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Student Survey: WHO ARE
Over the past few weeks, the Loquitur and Loqation went to different colleges to figure o
Villanova University
Q: Why are you voting
for Mitt Romney?
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“I was raised Republican so I’m following the path of my parents, and his plan for the economy benefits my parents more than Obama. So it would be in my best interest to vote for him.” -Andy Cameron, Freshman
46.7%
of students said they will vote for Romney.
Temple University Obama supporter “I think we could do better as a president, but Mitt Romney’s not that answer. I don’t believe in the 5-point plan that Romney says he will have in place. I believe in investing in the infrastructure and creating more jobs in the United States instead of pouring usless money in the military.”
58.3% of students said they will vote for Obama
- Christopher Phipps, Freshman
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RE YOU VOTING FOR?
o figure out who students are voting for, tallying a total of 60 people from each school.
Eastern University
“I am voting for President Obama in November. Not because I agree 100% with him, especially some of his foreign policies, but as far as domestic policy goes I think that he’s just the clear alternative to the kind of top-down macroeconomic policies that don’t protect the poor against exposure. that policy of protecting those who can’t protect themselves.“
- Max Holland, Junior
21students are voting for Romney 19 students are voting for Obama
La Salle University
ni College Not voting, not registered “From what I follow about politics I don’t like much of what I see and I do not overly identify with one party over another or one candidate over another.” BY LAURA GALLAGHER Managing Editor
-Dianna Mataglio, Senior
WITH REPORTING CONTRIBUTED BY: JESSICA REGINA JOHNSON-PETTY, LIA FERRANTE, AMANDA CUNDARI, MARK AMORIM AND BRANDON DESIDERIO
Special thanks the editorial staff of the La Salle Collegian for additional reporting.
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Young Female College Student: My vote’s for Romney
BY LINDSAY DITTBRENNER Guest Writer
With only days left until the Nov. 6 election I figured it was about time I told everyone why I am voting for Mitt Romney. As a woman, I get a lot of heat on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for stating my opinions. I’ve gotten some pretty nasty comments, I’ve been called nasty names, but my responses are always backed with facts and that normally gets people to stop. Mainstream media has a way of spinning things, and frankly, I’m disturbed that women will re-post Obama’s “Vote like your lady parts depend on it” but then they want respect. How can strong women lower themselves to that derogatory level? I just do not understand.
So, I want to list a few of my reasons for voting Republican, and I will back each and every single reason. I’m not here to try and force my beliefs on you, or try to force you to vote for Romney, I just think as a female, or as a student, you deserve the facts. Also, those of you who blame the Republicans in the House and Senate for blocking everything President Obama wanted to do, please remember that the Senate has been controlled by Democrats for Obama’s entire term and the House was controlled by Democrats for his first two years in office – that looks like a 75% Democrat controlled legislature to me. So, here are only a few of my reasons.
Equality... Equal pay has been a law since 1963. You can run on the “Binders full of women” comment, which was clearly taken out of context, but Mitt Romney did in fact have more women working in higher level positions for him when he was Governor of Massachusetts than any other governor in any other state. Also, a lot of women are confused about the 2009 Ledbetter act. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say the majority of my generation doesn’t understand what the Lilly Ledbetter act is. Ladies, if you don’t currently have a job, this act will do nothing for you. Second, if you don’t plan to file a lawsuit against your company for equal pay then the act will do nothing for you.
Birth control... I don’t see why my tax dollars should be spent on your birth control. Did you know that you could already get free birth control from Planned Parenthood if you qualified financially? (Side note: Just because government funding is taken away from Planned Parenthood doesn’t mean it will be eliminated. Private donors will still support the organization, just like they support PBS.) So why should birth control be free? Since when is it a “right” to receive free birth control? I know personally my pill was $10 a month, without insurance it was $18 a month... You’re going to tell me that you cannot afford that? Then fine, if you can’t afford it, you can go to Planned Parenthood and get it for free, or is your ego too big to do that? I don’t see why my hard-earned tax dollars should go to pay for your contraceptives. Birth control is a luxury, not a right. I am a firm believer in the idea that if you truly want something, you will find a way to get it.
The Economy and Unemployment... Why is it that women are so concerned about their “lady parts” but not the economy? Does $16,000,000,000,000.00 not seem like much to you? The debt and deficit is ruining the economy. It is like maxing out your credit cards, having no money in the bank and continuing to buy stuff you don’t need. With an ever growing debt we are also appearing weaker to other countries. Government spending is ridiculous, government shouldn’t be funding businesses. Mitt Romney is a businessman, he knows how to handle his own money and being wealthy is not a bad thing! Suddenly, since Mitt Romney is wealthy, the rich are evil? President Obama, when he took office, was worth about $1,000,000.00. Now Obama’s net worth is about $11,000,000.00 - that’s rich. Mitt Romney is worth about $200,000,000.00.
Welfare... The spending on welfare has increased 32 percent under President Obama. Is that the change you were looking for back in 2008? No, absolutely not. We want to get people off of welfare, working in the real world and supporting themselves. I believe in hand-ups and not handouts. There should be drug testing, and work requirements for welfare. If people do not have to work to get food stamps and welfare money how do you ever expect them to get off of the system? More people are relying on welfare to get by today more than ever, and I’m not saying that the people on government assistance programs are lazy, there are some hard working people that just need extra help. They deserve the extra help, but those who sit at home and do nothing, buying Cheetos with their food stamps should be required to get a job.
I cannot afford four more years of out of control spending, rising gas prices, rising taxes, more people on welfare and rising unemployment. I am not better off than I was 4 years ago. When Obama took office, gas prices were $1.85 a gallon, now it’s about $3.85 a gallon... I can barely afford to drive to school. The deficit has grown $4.939 trillion since President Obama took office. That’s more than former President Bush spent in eight years with a very costly war. So on Nov. 6 I’m going to go to the polls, educated on the issues, voting with my brain, and not with my “lady parts.” This election is about the economy, getting this country
back on track, and I believe that Mitt Romney is the candidate who can do that for America. I don’t believe in redistributing the wealth, my hard earned money shouldn’t pay for you to get free birth-control and food stamps while you sit at home not working. If you have a 4.0 GPA, that you studied and worked hard for - are you willing to share that with someone who only has a 2.0, drinks every night and just doesn’t care? Should we redistribute your GPA so that you each have a 3.0? No? Welcome to the Republican party.
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I need a JOB! loans every month. There are many people who have loans that are through the roof. This is a very big issue for people and it is even a
BY CHRISTINA SPADAVECCHIA Staff Writer
Don’t you wonder if you’re going to get a job right after college? If your job is going to support your living when you graduate? If your job is going to pay well? Well there are many college students out there that are in your position and that are wondering the same thing as you. I feel that we as college students should be mostly worried about getting a job right after college to support our living. We are going to have many school loans to pay off, bills to pay and other things to help us live. This is a very big issue in the United States because of our economy. Since the economy is not doing well, that means the job market is not good at all because companies do not have the money to pay their employees. There are even students that had to drop out of college because they did not have the money to support them. This is a big good job that will help support you. It is sad how many students had to drop out of school because they could not afford it. loans. Six months after you graduate you have to start paying your
While I was watching the third debate, the thing that stood out the most to me was when the candidates were talking about jobs and how they have to make the economy better. Romney and Obama were both talking about how important it is that we need many college students are dropping out of school because they cannot afford the tuition. This is a problem because everyone needs to go to college to get a good job the way our economy is going. Romney talked about student loans and how there needs to be a better way to pay them off. I feel if our economy gets worse, it is going to be impossible to get a job anywhere unless you have your Master’s degree. Even some businesses now require you to have your Master’s. We as college students really need to think about our future and how to make it better. We also need to think about who is going to help the economy: Romney, or Obama? cRS87@cabRInI.EDU
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Obama clearly America’s future leader BY GEORGETTE BREEN-NAYLOR Staff Writer
The final presidential debate gave audiences across America one last chance to watch these candidates battle back and forth on the selected topics and anything else they could fit in. After a surprising upset in the first debate, Obama stopped the surge in the second debate, and on Oct. 22, President Obama proved to be our nation’s future leader. After three long battles between these candidates, the final punches were thrown in the final debate on Monday night. From the first to last debate these candidates have changed their approaches and character in order to please more voters. Many said Romney was too aggressive and needed to show a more controlled side. While Obama enthusiasts felt the President needed to show leadership and speak up. President Obama was able to prove to the American public during the final debate that he has a clear strategy to help this country in all aspects. Although the topic that was supposed to be covered was foreign policy, the President used his final opportunity to debate issues that were not in the format. Obama made sure that Romney’s plan for our future economy was again explained by how it cannot mathematically work. The President provided a lot of historical information about how the country had succeeded and failed under two different types of government. President Obama displayed a great amount of character during the final debate as he used
his experience as Commander-in-Chief to describe in detail what he goes through during every decision made. Libya, among other Middle Eastern countries, was discussed in great detail and although it was a debate, Romney didn’t seem to have much to disagree on. Governor Romney took his party’s advice and presented a very calm personality during the final presidential debate. However, he also agreed with most everything President Obama had to say. Governor Romney did not look his usual bright, aggressive, charming self. Being President of the United States of America takes a great toll on the individual’s body, mind, but most obvious his facial features and hair. We can see that Obama has sprouted some patches of gray and that his face has grown longer, but why did Romney appear to have some of the same characteristics in the final debate? Governor Romney’s face looked very tired and it appeared as if he was not the same enthusiastic candidate he was when we started these debates. He was not able to recall historical facts to help provide explanations behind his logic nor did he seem prepared in general. While President Obama was able to describe in detail his plans for future foreign policy issues, Romney was still having trouble putting facts behind his words. These debates, and especially this final one, should help every undecided voter to have a clear choice now. You either want to vote for someone who
has changed his stance on most policies from birth control, to women’s rights, to what he believes the size of small business is. Or you want to elect a man who will fight for every family in this country to make sure that their safety is a priority, our economy gets back up on its own two feet with keeping jobs in the country, and that funding goes toward areas like education to further advance our students to be more knowledgeable for the jobs of the future. After watching the final presidential debate it was clear that Obama, like in his first term as the President, withstood the blows, bounced back, and is ready to not only win over the hearts of American voters, but the hearts of all those across the world. GB424@CABRINI.EDU
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Cavalier Calendar
Thursday, Nov. 1 Men’s and Women’s Swimming at Rowan University 6:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Immaculata CSAC Quarterfinal 6:30 p.m. Field Hockey vs. Keystone CSAC Semifinal TBA
Friday, Nov. 2 Men’s Soccer CSAC Semifinal TBA Women’s Soccer vs. TBA CSAC Semifinal TBA
Saturday, Nov. 3 Women’s Volleyball vs. TBA CSAC Semifinal TBA Field Hockey CSAC Final TBA Women’s Soccer CSAC Final TBA Men’s Soccer CSAC Final TBA
Sunday, Nov. 4 Men’s and Women’s Swimming vs. King’s College 1:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer CSAC Final TBA Men’s Soccer CSAC Final TBA
Monday, Nov. 5 No Games
Tuesday, Nov. 6 No Games
Wednesday, Nov. 7 No Games
The men’s cross country team huddles before competing in the 2012 CSAC championship race on Saturday, Oct. 27. The men’s team placed seventh out of 10 teams while the women’s team placed 11th of 11 teams.
Cross Country season closes with CSAC Final BY ANTHONY HYPOLITE Staff Writer
The Cabrini cross country team competed against other conference schools in their last race of the season, the CSAC Championship, on Saturday, Oct. 27. They finished well with a few runners making it into the standings. In total, there were 86 runners on the 8k men’s race and 77 on the 5k women’s race. Senior Brian Sugden led the men’s team with a 36th place finish and a time of 32:11.8. Sophomore Kris Knight finished 58th overall with a time of 35:14.5. Freshman Cassius James III placed 59th in the race with a time of 35:19.3.
“We practiced a lot during the season for this event and we gave a good effort,” James said. “The beginning of the race messed up my ankle but my adrenaline during the race kept me going and I didn’t feel it as much.” Ernest Ahweza placed in 62nd place in the standings. Two behind Ahweza was Peter Lyden, who placed 64th in the race. On the women’s team, freshman Stephanie Martin led the way with a 51st-place and a time of 25:49.5. Six spots behind Martin with a time of 26:51.8 was sophomore Jessica Lanchang in 57th place. Junior Jenay Smith finished 60th with a time of 27:14.8. Sophomore Joanne Shrank placed 66th. Junior
Victoria Werring placed right behind in 67th. Senior Kate Freyvogel placed 70th. In the team competition, the men’s team placed seventh of 10 teams. The women’s team placed 11th of 11 teams. Gwynedd-Mercy College won the men’s CSAC title while Marywood University, who hosted the event, won the women’s crown. Next year, the Cavaliers will lose some good leaders on both the men’s and women’s teams. But the younger students will be looking to grow and become better. AJH98@CABRINI.EDU
Swim team falls in tri-meet against Hood, Pitt-Bradford BY JENNAROSE DIGIACOMO Staff Writer
The home opener for the men and women’s swim team under new head coach Cindy Ikeler was a tough one. They swam against Hood College and the University of PittsburghBradford during their tri-meet on Saturday, Oct.27. Both the men and women’s swim team took home two losses. The men fell to Hood College by a score of 74-21 and to Pitt-Bradford by a score of 70-25. The women’s team also fell to both colleges by a score 48-47 against Pitt-Bradford and a score of 77-18 against Hood College. The men and women’s records were dropped which puts them each at 1-3. Junior Keith Marr won his first career event to lead the men’s team. He swam the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.25. In the 200-yard freestyle, he took home second place. As if that wasn’t enough, he also swam the final leg in the 200-yard medley relay alongside junior Brandon Mazepa, sophomore Evan Strickland and freshman Chris Ryan. The men finished third in this event. The men came back with another third place finish in the 200-yard freestyle medley with a time of 1:42.75. The team included junior Tim McCann, sophomore Cody Kunze and freshmen Sean Tallon and Ryan. Junior Courtney Good led the women’s team in the 200yard medley with a time of 2:27.80, taking home second
place, while also gaining a third-place finish in the 10-yard backstroke. Good joined her team for a third-place finish in the relay alongside freshmen Jeanine Kohlbrecker and Alexis Drew and junior Kimberly Crowther. The women took home second place in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The relay included Crowther and fellow juniors Lauren Ciccariello, Breaghann Smith and freshman Maryellen Jerram. The Cavaliers are back in action and will try to get back to their winning ways when they travel to Glassboro, N.J. to face Rowan University on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. JD836@CABRINI.EDU
MEN’S BOX SCORE
WOMEN’S BOX SCORE
Hood College 74 Cabrini 21
Hood College 77 Cabrini 18
Pitt-Bradford 70 Cabrini 25
Pitt-Bradford 48 Cabrini 47