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WILL TO LIVE: “Eric WILL beat this, He WILL live to raise his daughter, He WILL see his wedding day and spend many years to come with his future bride, and He WILL inspire others in the process and help raise awareness in the fight against cancer.”

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Facilities worker Eric Bascelli pictured on the beach with his fiancee Jen and his 19-month-old daughter Ella. Bascelli was diagnosed with stage three esophageal cancer in the winter, two days after proposing to Jen.

SPORTS NEED TO CRACK DOWN, PAGE 7

Eric Bascelli, Cabrini employee, was diagnosed with stage three esophageal cancer in the winter, and has remained optimistic throughout his experience

BY NICHOLAS CIPOLLONE Asst. Sports Editor

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Christmas time is a time for togetherness, family and sometimes romance. In this instance it was also a time for courage.

Proposing to a future wife is one of the biggest steps for any man to do in his lifetime. It takes courage, and sometimes a little help from a little special someone both significant others share.

Eric Bascelli popped the question, with the help of his 19-month old daughter Ella, to his now fiancée, Jen. Eric and his family were decorating their Christmas tree and Jen asked if that was the last of their special ornaments from Palm Beach that they get every year. “There’s one left,” Eric said, and he got down on one knee and handed her a ring on a hook and asked Jen to marry him. Bascelli works as a mechanical shop foreman with the College’s facilities department.

Just two days later, Eric’s courage was in question again.

This time it was in the form of life-threatening news.

Eric was diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal cancer at the age of 28.

Stage 3 esophageal cancer is a rare form of esophageal cancer that has progressed through the wall of the esophagus and local lymph nodes [organ of the immune system that filters or traps foreign particles and is important for the immune system to function properly] to surrounding tissues. Other organs are not affected at this stage, but 20 to 30 percent of patients who undergo chemotherapy and radiation are likely to survive three to five years.

“I really didn’t know how to tell people I had cancer,” Eric said. “It was hard telling people.”

“I never really got sick. I exercised and I ate well,” Eric said.

“I tried to lead a healthy life, and cancer was the last thing that would ever cross my mind.”

Eric explained the initial reason he went to the doctor was because he was having a hard time swallowing. “I wasn’t sure what it was, I would choke and I thought it was the type of foods I was eating at first,” Eric said.

Eric describes the pain as a sharp pain in his stomach.

Not questioning his situation, Eric has accepted the biggest challenge of his life. “I try not to let it bother me,” Eric said.

“It’s like my buddy says, everyone has to deal with adversity, and I’m just trying to get through it.”

Eric has already begun receiving treatment at University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman Center, in the form of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. “The first six weeks were rough,” Eric said, “in the hospital five days a week for treatment and having a chemotherapy pouch with me at all times.”

“I don’t think I will eat another can of soup ever again,” Eric said. “People were amazing, dropping things off, left and right, but that’s all I could eat.” Eric ate a lot of soup, pasta and Muscle Milk to get the nutrients and protein that his

body needed. Eric actually gained a type of sponsorship with Cytosport after he wrote an email thanking them about their product and how much it has helped him. They sent him cases of the product to help him financially.

Just three weeks into treatment, Eric developed a severe blood clot in his jugular vein about the size of a golf ball. His doctors said it was the largest one they had ever seen in a jugular. “It was really the hardest part of the treatment,” Eric said.

“It was the most pain I’ve ever been in and the drugs made me feel terrible and messed with my emotions.”

In addition, one day every other week Eric would get a three-hour intensive treatment of an entire pouch of chemotherapy. “I couldn’t even do anything for the next few days after treatment,” Eric said. “I was so weak I could barely speak.”

“It was a tough stretch for me,” Eric said.

With radiation therapy, it stays in your system for a long time and now Eric is awaiting testing, part of the pre-operation exam of the tumor on March 26. In addition, there is a plan for an Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy surgical procedure that is scheduled for April 1. Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy entails “removal of the esophagus, nearby lymph nodes, and sometimes a portion of the stomach. Removal of the esophagus requires reconnecting the remaining part of the esophagus to the stomach to allow swallowing and the continuing passage of food.”

“They’re taking some of my stomach which will make it smaller,” Eric said. “I used to get the biggest steak, but after the surgery I’m going to be the guy getting the petite filet.”

Things are looking good for Eric. The doctors have told him things look positive. He has even made it to the gym a few times to walk and lift some light weights.

Eric wants his experience with cancer to not be a burden on his family financially, but he also wants to use his experience as a way to open people’s eyes to the worldwide struggle of people with esophageal cancer.

“It seems like every day someone does something for us and it is amazing and took our financial worries away,” Eric said. “It shows how great people are and how much people care, friends, family, and even strangers.”

“I have known Eric for three years and he is always a pleasure to work with,” Dawn Barnett, his co-worker, said.

“He is always on time and dependable, his work ethic was unmatched. He was also just promoted to mechanical shop foreman.”

Replacing a hot water heater, checking a thermostat or helping his co-workers in the workshop, Eric did it all as the foreman in the facilities department.

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

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We’re all called to community. When we’re growing up, that community is family – time spent with our brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles and grandparents. Our parents pave the way for the importance of family, of togetherness, within our lives.

And when we begin school, this concept of community expands to include friends, teachers and mentors; from coaches to our favorite authors and fictional characters, we relish what become our first relationships, and we begin to explore what they mean to us.

Throughout history, humans have always lived in community with one another. We’ve cared for each other as neighbors and relatives. Even the biblical command of welcoming the stranger, which is at the core of our country’s identity, has stood as testament to the power of community: as one, we’re better; as a melting pot of individuals who come together even in the face of adversity, we stand united.

Eric Bascelli, Cabrini’s mechanical shop foreman for the facilities department, has a story that exemplifies our critical need for community. At age 28, with an 18-month-old daughter and a fiancĂŠe, Bascelli was diagnosed with stage-three esophageal cancer in late 2012 around the holidays. Even as he faced this diagnosis, however, he stayed strong. As “Team

Bascelli� explains – the name used by friends and family members who have come together, who have called attention to Bascelli’s battle and helped fundraise his treatments – Bascelli has talked positively about his life after cancer since almost immediately after receiving the diagnosis, instead of focusing on the doom and gloom of his situation.

The beauty of Bascelli’s story is not just found in his personal resilience, however: the true beauty is the compassion of those within his life, who have donated over $22,000 for his treatments, and who have truly exemplified this call to greater community, to unity under one banner, under one cause.

Team Bascelli has a saying that affirms his ‘WILL’ to live:

“Eric WILL beat this, He WILL live to raise his daughter, He WILL see his wedding day and spend many years to come with his future bride, And He WILL inspire others in the process and help raise awareness in the fight against cancer.�

There’s something to be said of the community support of Bascelli through his battle.

Support is an often overlooked and underappreciated aspect of any struggle.

As many Cabrini students have seen by studying in solidarity with Norristown’s Coordinated Homeless Outreach Center, or by participating in Campus Ministry’s outreach in inner city Philadelphia to feed its homeless residents, it’s clear

There’s something to be said of the community support of Bascelli through his battle.

Support is an often overlooked and underappreciated aspect of any struggle.

that many vulnerable communities exist in our world which lack the kind of support that Bascelli himself has received.

Sometimes all it takes is a willingness to participate in a genuine dialogue, and offering up a friendly face and a shoulder to lean on – that in itself is a luxury that these communities often lack.

It’s something that we should never take for granted, our sense of community and unity.

Sometimes it takes a tragic turn for us to realize that, regardless of our own misgivings, we don’t have it as bad as we think. In the midst of struggle, we, like Bascelli, must remember our own ‘WILL’ to live.

It’s easy to overlook support that may very well be right in front of our eyes, and to think that we suffer alone, in silence, without anyone to share our burdens.

But more often than not, we’re mistaken; more often than not, people, like Team Bascelli, are compelled to do as much as they can to help; more often than not, people, like those who assist the poor and vulnerable, are looking out for others’ best interests.

More often than not, our community is richer than we can even see.

Financial Aid Night answers questions for prospective students

BY MADISON MILANO Asst. News Editor

One prospective student, a senior in high school who wants to be an education major and attended Financial Aid Night on this past Tuesday, knew she wanted to go to Cabrini. Every time she took a tour somewhere else, she knew more and more that she wanted to be a Cabrini College student.

But that decision would be contingent with the scholarships that she received.

Currently, 98 percent of Cabrini College full time students receive financial aid. In general, the total volume of education loans disbursed doubled from $55.7 billion to $113.4 billion between 2001-02 and 201112, according to the College Board.

This prospective student also has an older brother enrolled full time at Drexel University. He is a pre-junior in their fiveyear program., so the price of a college education was definitely a factor. “If we had to pay full price, I don’t know if she’d be going here,� her mother said.

Like most students and parents preparing for college, the parents in attendance at the Financial Aid Night mainly wanted to know how to get the most amount of aid and end up in the least amount of debt. The easiest ways to do so are to apply for loans and scholarships. Saving money from summer jobs or graduation presents can also help students have less money they need to borrow.

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Last year, Cabrini College lowered tuition by 12.5 percent while maintaining merit scholarship awards at current levels.

The past November, Cabrini announced a tuition freeze, meaning that tuition and fees will remain at the current level at $29,000, through May 2014. “This enlightened us,� Amani’s mother said. “It would affect our decision because we wouldn’t be able to afford it otherwise.�

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“I’m really grateful for everyone that has helped, that has helped me,” Eric said. “I am really excited for the trip and the fact that they are sending us there all expense paid is un-believable.”

“The most important part for me is the mental relief aspect,” Eric said. “When you have cancer you have to explain yourself 20 times a day the same story over and over again. With this trip, I will truly get a break from cancer. Nobody in Florida knows that I have cancer. I will be able to go down and fit in and live a normal life for a week.”

Looking forward, Eric’s family is organizing fundraisers in the local area to help raise money for him, as well as contribute to the Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association.

On Wednesday, March 6 at the Iron Hill Brewery in Media, Pa., 20 percent of patrons’ total bills went towards Eric’s cause. The turnout was outstanding and because of how many people attended, people had to wait in a line just to speak with him.

In addition, on Saturday, April 6 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. there will be a beef and beer at Saint Keith’s Parish Life Center (Gym) in

Eric is utilizing his sick days that he has accumulated over his time working at Cabrini, but once that runs out he will only receive disability, a small percentage of his pay. “Many of his co-workers have put up their sick days to help Eric financially while he is unable to work,” Barnett said.

“Cabrini has been wonderful, just being understanding and promising me the job when I come back,” Eric said. He has been unable to work since December and is told he is projected that he will not be back working until August.

Eric plans to combine his favorite sport to play, golf, and fundraising for a good cause. After he has recovered from his surgery, he plans on starting his own charity to spread awareness. Named “Pennies for Yards Foundation,” Eric envisions a golf outing with no golf carts, where individuals donate a penny for every yard that they walk while playing golf.

“Every day someone reached out,” Eric said, “it helped make every day a little bit easier.”

Eric has recently been offered an all-expense paid trip to Disney World for him and his family, courtesy of The Pete’s Sake Foundation. The foundation rewards families between the ages of 24-50 and in the tri-state area (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware) with an all-inclusive trip. It also provides a robe, journals, camera and inspirational writings related to the trip, as well as a DVD memorial of the vacation for the family. Eric and his family left for Disney World on March 13 and were gone until Bascelli pictured with Jen and Ella. the following Wednesday, March 20.

Springfield, Pa., with proceeds going to Eric and his cause.

People have been donating items to auction off, from houses to gift baskets. The event is going to be a huge help for Eric’s cause.

“It’s so humbling and you don’t know who to thank first,” Eric said. “Our family couldn’t do this without the support from Cabrini, friends and family, they have really made this whole situation a lot easier.”

Eric has recently had time to spend with his fiancée and daughter now that he is feeling better.

“I felt terrible at first because Jen was the predominant parent to Ella in the first few months while I was going through the intensive treatment,” Eric said. “But now that I am feeling better, I can be the father that I wanted to.”

“TeamEricBascelli” is the term used to describe the team of Eric’s friends, family, and supporters that have a goal of raising $100,000. They have currently raised over $20,000 dollars in the short time since Eric has been diagnosed.

“TeamEricBascelli” has a saying on its fundraising website that sums up Eric’s courage and strength as he goes through this difficult time in his life: “Eric WILL beat this, He WILL live to raise his daughter, He WILL see his wedding day and spend many years to come with his future bride, And He WILL inspire others in the process and help raise awareness in the fight against cancer..”

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Audience captivated in afternoon of song

BY SE’QUIA BAILEY Asst. Perspectives Editor

On Sunday, March 17, the fine arts department presented a resident artist from the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) in Philadelphia.

The event was held in the Mansion at 4 p.m. with 113 attendees- a mixture of faculty, community members, and students.

An afternoon of music took the audience to various places in musical history. For approximately ten years, Cabrini has welcomed four students from AVA to perform various pieces that they have studied and have been studying.

This year AVA presented tenor Dominick Chenes (first-year student), soprano Youna Jang (first-year student), baritone Wes Mason (fourth-year student), and soprano Alexandra Maximova (third-year

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Each student graced the audience with pieces in a wide range of languages such as French, German, Russian and English. Maximova, a third-year student of AVA, performed “I Could Have Danced All Night” from “My Fair Lady” in both English and her native language, Russian. Before performing this song, Maximova shared an interesting fact about herself: she had spoken her first English words three years ago.

The afternoon allowed students to experience opera pieces that told stories of love, heart-break, betrayal and joy. Before each piece, musical director and pianist for the performances Michele Scanlon explained what each piece meant, where it was from and what language it would be in.

“They were very talented students. I look forward to seeing them.

They really know what they are doing and know how to capture an audience” Dr. Adeline Bethany, professor of fine arts and music said.

Many attendees were in awe of the powerful voices and could not wait to express that to them after the performance. The singers along with their director joined faculty, community members, and students in the dining area for a small reception.

Alumna to recieve Ivy Young Willis Award Buzzalino set to receive award after longstanding contributions to IBM and Cabrini

BY ROB RICHES News Editor

College alumna Joan M. Buzzallino, class of 1966, is set to receive the Ivy Young Willis award in the Mansion at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 21.

Buzzallino- an education major- began teaching at a New York elementary school before joining IBM as a marketing manager in the 1970s, becoming one of the first women to work in sales for the computer giant.

After 15 years, Buzzallino made the transition to human resources. She climbed her way up the HR ladder, eventually being named vice president in the company’s Global Affairs department, overseeing affairs in 170 countries across the globe.

In 2005, Buzzallino retired from the company and served for nine years on the College’s Board of Trustees. She also established a scholarship fund that allows a student who otherwise couldn’t afford it to embark on a study-abroad experience around the globe.

She also financially backs the Buzzallino Family Faculty fund, which rewards professors “dedicated to academic excellence and outstanding undergraduate teaching,” according to the College’s website.

The Ivy Young Willis Award was first awarded to constance Clayton in 1992. According to the website, it is awarded to a “woman who has made an outstanding contribution in the field of public affairs,”in addition to someone who has “made a noteworthy contribution to the civic life of her community.”

William G. Willis founded the award as a means to honor his late wife, whose work in Pittsburgh, Pa. paved the way for reading to be taught on public television. Willis was also the father of Martha Dale, a 30-year employee of the College who passed away last fall.

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The Ivy Young Willis Award is scheduled to be presented to Joan Buzzalllino, class of 1966.

The annual Spring Formal, presented by the SGA, is a great opportunity to enjoy a fun night of food and dancing.

$5 will grant you a day at the Magic Garden and Museum of Art in Philly to take in fine artwork.

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Registration for courses over the summer and fall will open to seniors.

Visit cabrini.edu/registrar for more info.

Chair of Religious Studies Leonard Norman Primiano will present as part of the Faith Speaker Series.

Students, faculty, staff and the outside community are all welcome to come together as one and celebrate Mass.

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THURSDAYBRIEFING Father and son held for hosting house party East Goshen Township residents Raymond Bonnett, 46, and his son Elliot, 18 were arrested Saturday night for hosting a party where alcohol was being served to minors. When police arrived at the house, they had found several underaged party goers hiding in the basement crawl space of the Bonnet home. The two were charged with hosting a party to a total of 19 underaged drinkers, as well as two counts of “felony intolerance�, with custody of children. Their hearing is scheduled for March 27 in West Chester, PA. Read the full story on philly.com | March 19,2013

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Pope Francis calls for service At the start of his papacy, Pope Francis called a service “the poorest, the weakest and the least important.� Francis, previously known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, 76, was elected this past Wednesday. This Tuesday’s mass brought in around 150,000 to 200, 000 people. A crowd of sightseers, pilgrims and well-wishers of all sorts attended, as well as heads of state from Francis’s native Argentina.

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Philadelphia is top big city with most poverty Out of any of the 10 most populous cities in the nation, Philadelphia is home to the highest rate of deep poverty. The deep poverty rate in Philadelphia is 12.9 percent, which is around 200,000 people.

People living in the city of Philadelphia who experience deep poverty live without electricity, heat or running water for a long period of time. Out of the 430,000 people living in the Philadelphia area, there are nearly 160,000 in deep poverty.

Obama attempts to achieve common ground with Netanyahu This week, President Obama visited Israel not only in hopes to forge a connection with the Israeli people, but to also convince Prime Minister Benjamin Netayanhu that he can rely on the United States to take care of Iran. Some say that this time, he may have better success than his previous attempt. The two leaders will be talking more this Wednesday, but it is unlikely that the two will settle their differences.

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Better colleges fail to attract low-income students Elite and private colleges across the United States have failed to recruit groups of economically diverse students, though many have a desire to do so. Many of these students are unaware of the financial aid available or simply do not consider the school at all because they do not know anyone who has attended the college. A new study being conducted is suggesting that the problems, and the opportunities, for low-income students are much larger than previously thought.

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Fair trade consortium: shared ideas and ambition

BY HEATHER LAPERGOLA Asst. News Editor

BY GREGORY SMITH Asst. News Editor

Fair-trade is gaining in popularity and can be seen on many different products, but most people don’t understand the importance and meaning of the words. Action is needed to spread awareness of fair trade as the form of social justice that it is. And although fair trade is becoming more popular, some people are still not sure how to make donations or how to support fair trade companies.

This is what the Fair trade Consortium held on March 15 was all about. “The easiest way to give back is to just buy something. We’re not just doing it for ourselves, we’re doing it for the good of the world,� fair trade ambassador Alyssa Moyer said.

However, just buying fair trade goods is not enough to maintain the positive change that people desire.

Colleges and universities such as Cabrini, Villanova, Chestnut Hill, St. Joseph’s and Rosemont are working together to promote fair trade products within their respective schools. Students presented various ideas about how they can implement the

sale and use of fair trade goods in their schools, which included using fair trade products in their cafeterias, selling them in the school stores and selling them at sporting events and consortiums.

Students also observed more interesting, yet basic facts about fair trade products as well. “Fair trade products genuinely taste better than other products. If you have a piece of Divine chocolate and compare it to a piece of Hershey chocolate, the Divine chocolate is creamier, richer,� Moyer said. “I can’t even eat Hershey anymore.�

One other major point of interest was looked to how major companies are currently incorporating fair trade products in their goods. Ben and Jerry’s is just one of many companies that use as many fair trade products as possible to make their ice cream. “They have a commitment that within the next year, everything that can possibly be fair trade that goes in their ice cream, will be used in production.� Fair Trade USA ambassador Bill Linstead Goldsmith said.

While the goal right now is to have as many schools in the area sell fair trade products, the ultimate goal is to have people school-wide buy fair trade products and incorporate them

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At the end of the event, each table, mixed with students from all the participating colleges, discussed what they learned from the day and their conversations with each other.

Most explained their plans of institutionalizing fair trade at their schools, as well as creating more awareness for the products being offered. “It was also helpful for throwing around ideas in regards to events,� a fair trade ambassador from Villanova shared with the room. “It was also helpful for us to talk about how to get people to our events and recruit new members.�

Through these interactions, contact information was shared as well as event dates and programing at the different schools. The hope is that through collaboration, the spread of fair trade awareness can improve at a faster rate.

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Immigration simulation teaches harsh realities

BY RYAN MCLAUGHLIN Asst. News Editor

A common perception of immigrants coming into the United States to become citizens is that it is fairly straightforward or simple. This misunderstanding comes from people who have never gone through the grueling process themselves.

The event that changed views of immigration for so many happened in a tight fit place in Grace Hall known as the “Board Room.� An immigration simulation event was held on the evening of Thursday, March 14. The event left attendance in utter frustration at the newly understood facts about coming to the United States legally and living here legally.

The simulation was very successful and evoked a lot of emotion similar to what is felt by those trying to become legal in the United States. During the simulation everyone was split up into groups, with each group representing a different person either trying to come into the United States legally or is already in the United States and is trying to stay legally.

Each group had to advocate for a person with a particular situation and were given two chances at getting their

“Pretty much my family can be broken up at any time. That is the reality of immigration.�

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person into the United States.

After participating in the simulation and desperately trying to get their assigned person in, many failed.

Frustration and helplessness filled the room.

When the guest speaker started telling her story, the room buzzed with a mutual feeling of sorrow and understanding. Most of the people attending only had to deal with the frustration of immigration for the 25 minutes the DAN LUNER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER simulation happened.

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Sotomayor story represents one of the millions of other Maria Sotomayor, senior CRS Ambassador at Neumann stories of all those affected by the broken system of immiUniversity, said. “That is the reality of immigration.� gration in the United States. The immigration simulation Sotomayor is in the United States on a visitor’s visa brought awareness to all who attended. and talked about how when growing up she had different “The event was really insightful and gave me so much experiences than other people who went to school with information about immigration that I didn’t know,� John her.

Rudder, sophomore exercise science major, said. “The “I never felt different until I got to my junior and senior fact that we went through the processes with the different year of high school and everyone started getting their situations we were given gave us a real life experience and driver’s licenses,� Sotomayor said. made us walk in the shoes of those who go through the Sotomayor had similar experiences during these years immigration process.� of high school when it came to applying for college too.

A lot of planning went into the event.

At the top of every college application there is a spot for a “We started planning last semester and began with person’s social security number. Sotomayor doesn’t have teaching the CRS Ambassadors Immigration 101,� Donald one.

Powell, senior criminology and psychology major, said. “I remember printing out applications to all these “We met every Wednesday from 7 to 10 p.m. so it was a schools, filling them out and seeing the social security long process.� number at the top,� Sotomayor said. “I got so upset I just threw all of them out.�

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Obesity is a choice, not a disease It’s a problem.

Obesity rates increase each year in the United States. More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7 percent) are obese.

Obesity is a choice.

It is your chosen lifestyle; you create your own eating habits and choose your environment.

My family, friends and

BY MARYKATE MCCANN classmates each have a Multimedia Editor different opinion as to whether or not obesity is a disease.

A disease is an abnormal condition that affects the body of an organism construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs.

The only characteristic sign of obesity is excess fat, which is the definition of obesity itself. There are also no other indications for obesity.

Smoking is a preventable risk factor for lung cancer.

Drinking is a preventable risk factor for alcoholism.

Heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer are some of the leading cause of preventable death that are all obesity-related and that is why I believe obesity is not a disease.

I spend a great amount of time running around to my different jobs, classes, sport events and last minute obligations. Because I am keeping myself busy I am

burning calories everywhere I go. This creates less time for sitting in front of a computer, watching television and browsing my cell phone. But not everyone is the same.

As technology advances, people get lazier therefore spending less time moving around and exercising.

Thi past spring break I went to San Lucas, Guatemala where I experienced poverty first hand and witnessed the life in a third world country.

I only saw one overweight person.

Granted they do not eat the junk food we do in America but these people do not have the technology we have in America either. They are hard at work doing their low wage jobs each and everyday.

I believe that reduced physical activity and fast food are the main causes to obesity.

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Obesity Statistics in 2013

r 23.9 million children ages 2 to 19 are overweight or obese; 33.0 percent of boys and 30.4 percent of girls. r Among Americans age 20 and older, 154.7 million are overweight or obese.

79.9 million men and74.8 million women. r The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new report in which they indicated that an estimated 42 percent of Americans will be obese by the year 2030.

Living a meatless lifestyle

Making the transition from beef to leaf, it’s your decision

I understand that in life you will face diversity across the board. There are people with different skin color, ethnicities, likes, dislikes, genders, religions and other things.

Because of this understanding, should an individual become vegetarian? Sure, if that’s their personal desire, then why not?

Some of my friends are vegetarian and they get creative with their meals. I learned a lot from them such as the many things that they

BY SE’QUIA BAILEY Asst. Perspectives Editor do and do not eat.

Some head-strong vegetarians often times argue that killing animals for food is not fair. The opposing arguments towards that is that they eventually die anyway so killing them is not really a bad thing because of that. Honestly, that is true and you can not impose your ideas on others.

Many non-vegetarians argue that meat provides a source of protein. While that stands true, vegetarians do have things they can eat in order to obtain the proper protein that meat-eaters get. My friends and family members who chose to be vegetarian often times are the biggest fans of nuts.

A big reason why I believe some people become vegetarian is because of health reasons. Some people believe that becoming vegetarian can help them diet.

Dieting for some may mean giving up fatty foods such as meat.

Becoming a vegetarian in that case is absurd. I mean personally if you regulate your diet and not eat fried foods and possibly grill or bake your foods that’s another way of becoming healthy.

However being the person I am, God provided me with meat so please let me eat! I know some people believe that it is contradicting to eat meat and be an animal lover but who can resist chicken! I have no ill feelings towards vegetarians because they make way with the resources that they have.

You must be understanding that some people will agree with you and others won’t. Being religious has nothing to do with why I eat meat. However, all things were given by God and I have a right to enjoy them.

Right?

I remember watching a documentary on McDonald’s called “Super Size Me.” In this documentary Morgan Spurlock ate McDonald’s everyday for breakfast, lunch and dinner. He wanted to show and prove to America why they were obese and why they needed to diet.

Many of my friends who watched this documentary wanted to become vegetarian because of all the negativity Morgan Spurlock was shedding on it. I believed that it was ridiculous because the way I see it is what person in their right mind constantly eat McDonald’s for each meal of the day?

Becoming a vegetarian is more than just giving up meat because some random man eats McDonald’s everyday to show its negative effects.

Especially when, realisitically, the average healthy person is not eating McDonald’s all day everyday. Don’t we all have to die from something anyway?

Making the decision to become a vegetarian should have a sort of purpose. Becoming a vegetarian should be because you want to try something new and different.

Maybe even giving up meat for life for a reasonable cause for a loved one.

Maybe giving up meat because it’s actually cause of major health problems in your life. Whatever it is, ultimately it is your choice that no one can change once you have a made up mind.

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Sports need to crack down on drug use The 1990’s in baseball. For most of us, that is the era we learned about the game of baseball, found our heroes and favorite players and watched with awe as home runs regularly traveled 500 feet.

To any baseball traditionalist, that era

BY KEVIN DURSO has another term.

Sports Editor There is no denying it. As 10-year-olds, we watched Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds belt home runs. And we thought it was cool.

Now we know that time by its better moniker: the steroid era. We also see these heroes in a different light.

As Little Leaguers, is there anything the 10-year-old versions of ourselves wanted to be more than the next McGwire or

Bonds? Today, there are kids who want to be the next Alex Rodriguez. The influence of drugs in sports and the speculation that surrounds it is striking.

These athletes are role models to children. And they are giving children the misguided thought that performanceenhancers make you a better athlete.

Steroids have major implications on long-term health and also can pose serious side-effects. The last thing that any young athlete should want to do is affect their future health or take such a risk.

Look no further than this past baseball offseason. No new members will join the Hall of Fame because of speculation to steroid use. A Miami clinic is being investigated for possible distribution of performance-enhancing drugs to some of baseball’s top athletes.

And that’s not where it stops. Other sports are now joining the fray. There are top-tier football stars being caught using drugs. There are basketball players who are rumored to have used and even players

starting to receive suspensions for it.

Perhaps the greatest athlete any of us have ever seen, Lance Armstrong, even admitted his usage of drugs and doping in cycling. The superhuman are proving to be very human after all.

Sports is turning into something so much more than what happens on the playing surface. Who can we trust anymore? Is anybody making headlines on just God-given ability? And in a field that is so negative, why don’t we focus more on the superstars who are also good role models?

Baseball will always have Derek Jeter, Jim Thome and the other seasoned veterans that are regarded as some of the classiest in the game. But we tend to just look at the negative, the players that take the risk and get caught.

But that is also where sports are starting to make this negative subject a positive one. Drug testing has taken on new life in recent years and now the risk is greater than ever. You can still bulk up on performance-enhancers but you take the

risk of suspensions and not being able to play at all.

Testing for drugs has been a blessing to sports, especially for athletes who are still developing at a young age. There is a lot of temptation. But you must pay your dues before becoming a superstar. Nothing, except in rare cases, is instant.

With baseball’s steroid policies leading the way, perhaps all sports are on their way to solving the problem that performanceenhancers and the athletes who made them famous started some two decades ago. And perhaps that means sports are on their way to returning to being solely about the simple things: hard work, dedication

Tablet vs. Textbook How many times have you asked someone if they’ve read the newest book in a series or seen the trailer for the newest movie, and the first thing they do is pull out their iPad or Kindle? Tablets are becoming more and more prevalent in our daily lives, and as they do so, they bring their own set of advantages and disadvantages, especially when it comes to college.

Tablets have advantageous in that they enable you to carry thousands of books in one convenient location. The average tablet carries anywhere from eight to 64 gigabytes (GB) of storage that

BY GREGORY SMITH can be used to store textbooks and other Asst. News Editor materials. This large amount of storage space means you can fit more textbooks in your tablet, and since E-Texbooks cost between 50 to 60 percent less than print textbooks, you also save money.

There are also many technological features that can be utilized through tablets that standard textbooks can’t provide.

Interactive maps, diagrams and videos are included in most textbooks for tablets that provide a unique learning experience for college students. Now, how many times have you gone to sell a book back, only to get nothing for it or have the clerk say they can’t accept it because they’ve gone to a new edition? E-Textbooks can be updated automatically for free, eliminating the aggravation of not getting your money’s worth from your book buy-back. Lastly, for all you eco-friendly readers, using a tablet reduces the amount of papers your professors hand out to you, saving trees and helping to maintain the environment.

But with every advantage, there’s also a disadvantage.

Say you get a tablet, put all of your textbooks on it, and then lost it or dropped it and it broke. Then where would you be? You would have lost all of your textbooks for all of your classes, as well as any other pieces of information or books you were using or reading for fun.

Also, the lighting on tablets contribute to Computer Vision Syndrome that cause dizziness, headaches, nausea and blurred vision. Tablets can also cause distractions within the classroom. Tablets have space for games and many have internet access that can be used to surf the web or update your status on Facebook.

Studies have also shown that people who read print textbooks retain 20-30 percent more than people who consistently read digital textbooks as well as read faster than people who read digital texts. For commuters, their home internet may affect the effectiveness of their tablet. According to the FCC, over a third of Americans (100 million people) do not have home internet. In terms of the environment, to make on tablet, it takes the extraction of 33 pounds of minerals, 79 gallons of water and 100 kilowatt hours of fossil fuels resulting in 66 pounds of carbon dioxide. Print books produce about 100 times fewer greenhouse gasses.

Next there’s the point of battery life.

The average tablet battery life lasts about seven hours. This is less than the average school day, especially if you use it outside of class or have a night class.

There is also the question of morality that is called into play with tablets. Now that tablets are getting smaller, it is much easier to pull up information during an exam and cheat.

Finally, only about 30 percent of title textbooks are available digitally. So what do you do if this is the case? It looks like you have to go old school and go back to regular textbooks for college. Personally, that’s the way I prefer it.

People have used textbooks for hundreds of years and it worked out perfectly fine. I see no reason to change that now.

“Studies have also shown that people who read print textbooks retain 20-30 percent more than people who consistently read digital textbooks as well as read faster than people who read digital texts.”

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Lifes

Alzheimer’s disease is an epidemic

“My mother was the queen bee of our family, but when my father got sick with cancer, I couldn’t understand why she couldn’t take care of him.”

COLEEN ARRELL

BY AMANDA CUNDARI

Staff Writer

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lzheimer’s disease does not need an elaborate definition nowadays because it is so common in the United States.

One in seven families have a family member diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

“My mother was the queen bee of our family,” Coleen Arrell said.

“But when my father got sick with cancer, I couldn’t understand why she couldn’t take care of him.”

Coleen’s mother, Rosemary Duffy, came from a family of seven brothers and sisters. Before she had her five children, she started the first women’s basketball team at the Catholic school, Our Lady of Fatima, and coached for about 20 years. After her children were born she worked a full-time job at a trucking company and began working nights.

Not only did she work full-time but also she took on the role of her family’s caretaker. “She took care of everything like all moms do,” Coleen said. “She took in a lot of people, her sick sister Fran and her children, my cousins Carolyn and Timmy, cousins from North Carolina and more. My house was always crowded with people.”

The first signs of dementia were recognized by Coleen and her siblings when Rosemary was not able to take care of her husband who was sick with cancer. Coleen also noticed she was writing very odds things down in her phonebook; Rosemary was forgetting things.

The progression of Alzheimer’s is not the same for everyone. Soon after Rosemary’s husband passed away she was inducted into the West Catholic Hall of Fame for basketball, where she had trouble giving a speech. Then she had a mini stroke and the progression of the disease became full force.

“After the stroke she was confused all the time,” Coleen said. “She would get lost coming to my house and then she couldn’t be by herself.”

According to Alzheimer’s Association, in 2012, the direct costs of caring for those with Alzheimer’s in American society comes to an estimated $200 billion. This may be because there are over 15 million caretakers for Alzheimer’s disease.

Coleen’s family now pays for a caretaker and takes turns having Rosemary stay at their homes. The hard part of taking turns with

Rosemary is that she does not know if she is coming or going as she bounces from house to house.

“She is never comfortable where she is,” Coleen said. “With this disease, those who are affected by it need structure.”

Over 60 percent of Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers within the family rate the emotional stress of caregiving as high or very high; one-third report symptoms of depression.

“It is a lot and she needs constant care,” Coleen said. “She is in the bathroom all the time, she asks a million questions, she attaches herself to me, she doesn’t want to take a shower. And yet, even though she doesn’t really know where she is, she is still always smiling and giggling.”

People with Alzheimer’s and other dementias have trouble with self-care and hygiene. “You have to tell her when to sleep, eat, change her clothes and bathe,” Coleen said. “She can do those things but you have to tell her to do them first.”

Because Rosemary needs constant care, the family has been discussing assisted living options. However, it is extremely expensive costing about $5,000 a month. The family would have to sell Rosemary’s house.

“I think she needs the structure and honestly I think she would enjoy it,” Coleen said. “But I don’t know if we are ready because we would feel guilty putting her in a place like that.”

Over five million Americans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and the rates are only increasing. Alzheimer’s Association predicts unless something is done, the costs in 2050 are estimated to total $1.1 trillion and Medicare and Medicaid will increase nearly 500 percent.

“At first I was embarrassed by my mother’s dementia,” Coleen said.

“She has always been looked up to and when I see peoples’ reaction to her I wanted to hide it. But I think it is God’s way of having me deal with her because if anything happened to her before, it would have devastated me because I’ve adored her my whole life.”

Coleen does not have the same mother anymore. “I cannot talk to her about things after her being the person I have gone to my entire life,” Coleen said. “But I think it is alright, because if it happened any other way I would have been heart broken.”

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DO THE RIGHT THING Physicians for Social Responsibility Protect Local Community

BY AMANDA CUNDARI Staff Writer

Before the 1960’s, the general public did not know the effects that nuclear weapons would later have on the environment and people. In 1961, a small group of physicians out of Boston began testing the affects nuclear war had on the atmosphere. Their goal was to educate the medical community and then the general public.

The group stated, “in the aftermath of a nuclear war, no meaningful medical response would be possible.

The only cure is prevention.”

There is now a non-profit organization, Physicians for Social Responsibility, better known as PSR in Philadelphia that was founded in 1979. The PSR manages a number of programs and initiatives not only to protect the environment on a regional scale, but also attacks core problems within the local community.

From pollution, violence, and climate change, the PSR works to inform the public. “PSR is recognized as one of the leading voices for clean energy within Pennsylvania,” Keith Bailey, Director of Interpersonal Violence Prevention Programs said. “We frequently partner with other environmental organizations around issues like fracking and natural gas extraction.”

Another ongoing passion and driving force behind many of PSR’s programs is preventing violence.

“Programs that PSR designs and operates look at the issue of violence through the dual lenses of violence as a public health issue as well as violence,” Bailey said.

“We also look at how it relates to the concept of trauma, this can be a single incident like witnessing a murder, or ongoing trauma like sexual or physical abuse.

Even though physicians founded PSR, the organization includes people from all backgrounds.

“Cabrini students who are interested in the work that we do could help by participating in upcoming PSR events like Legs Against Arms,” Bailey said. Anyone can also volunteer to serve as a mentor for our schoolbased programs like Peaceful Posse or Youth Courts, or by starting a local PSR chapter at Cabrini to identify and address specific projects in the Cabrini community.”

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Legs Against Arms Raise awareness about the issue of gun violence in Philadelphia April 28, 2013 Register at www.legsagainstarms.info

CHOC: A place of refuge

BY JENNAROSE DIGIACOMO Asst. Lifestyles Editor

The mission of CHOC (Coordinated Homeless Outreach Center) is to provide safe, secure, shortterm emergency shelter to homeless adults residing in Montgomery County.

CHOC opened in 2005. “I arrived in April of 2004 to prepare for the opening,” Ms. O’Donnell said. Genny O’Donnell, director of CHOC, worked with Project Home prior to coming to CHOC. “I had the opportunity to visit a lot of different cities and geographic locations,” Ms. O’Donnell said. “I helped them to figure out better and different ways of serving those homeless.”

Ms. O’Donnell was invited to consider opening CHOC. She declined at first. “I ultimately said yes because it was an opportunity to see if my talk actually worked,” Ms. O’Donnell said. CHOC was a project that needed to be started from the bottom up. “I felt ready and prepared,” Ms. O’Donnell said.

CHOC strives for collaborative relationships that promote an individual’s recovery. The program reaches out to families living on the streets or at risk of becoming homeless. “We reach out to people living on the streets and bring them inside,” Ms. O’Donnell said.

The program looks towards the community at large, including churches, schools, businesses, and the general public. “Without the community’s support and partnerships, the people we serve are isolated,” Ms. O’Donnell said.

There is never a typical day at CHOC. “I can probably best describe CHOC as a roller coaster,” Ms. O’Donnell said. “The climb to the top is hard. But the view once you reach the top is spectacular, just hold on for the fall.” There are times of excitement when people are getting ready to leave. Friendships and bonds are created, “which can be truly live changing,” Ms. O’Donnell said.

Other times are more of a struggle; people lash out at each other out of anger, frustration, hurt or some other emotion that can be destructive to themselves.

“During these times tough decisions have to be made,” Ms. O’Donnell said. On top of all this comes the planning, budgeting, grant writing, and visioning that takes place. “There are actual goals and outcome measures we strive for that consist of assisting people,” Ms. O’Donnell said.

CHOC serves the homeless in helping increase their incomes, accept behavioral health treatment, and affording housing. “In addition to moving forward, we move forward in regard to our position,” Ms. O’Donnell said. “We deal with a larger service project that deals with funding trends, and budget cuts.”

“The experience overall is personally enriching, personally and professionally challenging, and truly inspiring,” Ms. O’Donnell said. “In all honesty, at times, it can be a bit scary and frustrating.”

Before she learned of CHOC, she had befriended a man at Project Home who she deeply admired and respected who came up with the original vision. They trusted her to establish the center with the same heart, vision, concern and appreciation for the people they serve.

“That, in and of itself, makes this work a privilege,” Ms. O’Donnell said.

I am the Frisky Feather

‘Who the hell are YOU?’ You have four years to go crazy. College is supposed to be the time in your life where you don’t really have to worry about ‘making a living for yourself.’ So, why not spend your time partying while you’re young and still can?

That is exactly what most of my fluffy little featherheads will do.

With that said, raise your hand if you ever have started out at a party taking shots and then the next thing you remember is waking up the next morning. You look next to you and see someone that you swear you’ve never seen before. It happens, so don’t be embarrassed. We’re young, right?

I am here this week to help you get out of the awkward wake-up situation. Many people wake up confused and obviously the first thing they look for and grab is their phone. Quietly (trying not to wake up the stranger next to them), they call their BFF to save them from the awkward wake-up. After all, if you make pancakes together it’s definitely not just a one-night stand.

Most times, you really never want to see this person ever again because, let’s be honest: many people are a lot cuter after shots.

The key is to wake up first! I understand you can’t always control when you wake up after a long night out but it really does make escaping the uncomfortable situation a little easier.

Having a friend who is willing to help you out is the other key point. Friends are true friends when they’re willing to go the extra mile and do things like pick you up from your one-night stand. So let’s play it out… you wake up first, make a call to your BFF for help, quietly and slowly slip out of bed, grab your clothes (try not to forget your underwear - you need your dignity), and leave hoping your friend’s outside with the car running. Now you can laugh. Congratulations - you made it.

We will meet again,

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SUMMER SESSION AT VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

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Choose from on-campus and online programs in: • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Visit parttime.villanova.edu/summer for session dates and a complete list of courses.

Registration begins on March 13.

If you have questions, please call 610-519-4300.

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CAN’T STOP WORRYING ( ANXIETY )

BY KELLIE MANOPPELLO Staff Writer

For many people it’s hidden. Walking down the street you most likely wouldn’t notice someone with it. It’s something inside of them that can sometimes be debilitating. It’s anxiety disorder, one of the most common mental health problems on college campuses.

Katharine Macomber, Junior Economics major at Villanova University has been struggling to deal with anxiety since the age of sixteen.

“It was junior year of high school.” Macomber said she had a more noticeable feeling of being anxious. “I would have very anxious breathing, basically caused by a lot of stress” Macomber is only one of the millions of people who suffer from this mental health disorder. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America “Forty million U.S. adults suffer from an anxiety disorder, and 75 percent of them experience their first episode of anxiety by age 22.”

“It has gotten worse since I got to college.” Said Macomber “The work is more challenging on top of the added pressure of a finding a job after graduation.”

Coming to college is a like pulling the trigger on many people’s mental state.

Moving away from home, away from parents, friends, what has been normal everyday for the last 18 years isn’t anymore and for most isn’t an easy feeling to embrace.

Cabrini does their best to get the word out about the counseling and physiological services offered on campus.

“With the current economic situation, students are under a lot of pres-

sure to take college very seriously so that they can make use of their degrees when they graduate,” said Sussel. She feels as though the stress of finding a job after graduation is what most students feel anxiety about.

College students make up more than seven percent of adults suffering from anxiety, according to the National Mental Health Association website.

Like Macomber, Cabrini’s junior education major Chelsea Prichett suffers from anxiety but has had it for as long as she can remember. Coming to college for her did nothing but amplify her anxious feeling.

“Living at college was completely outside of my comfort zone.

Being away from home has always been hard for me to do.” Said Prichett and living at Cabrini the first two years of college didn’t do much to help her feel less anxious.

Although there are medications that people do take for anxiety, Prichett and Macomber both choose to try to control their breathing while they have an anxious feeling.

Sussel also agrees that breathing can help control anxiety. “Breathe and come into the present moment,” said Sussel “Anxiety is anticipatory stress. It is also excitement without oxygen!”

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Counseling and Psychological Services Founder’s Hall, Room 95 610-902-8561

Thursday March. 21

Events off campus escapes

THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIFTH Enjoy a night out in Philly. Get all dressed up and listen to some of great classical music.

KIMMEL CENTER, PHILADELPHIA 8:00 P.M. $10.00

Sunday

Monday

March. 24 8TH ANNUAL PHILLY ZOMBIE CRAWL

March. 25 IMAGINE DRAGONS

Friday March. 22

March. 23

AMY SCHUMER - COMEDIAN

URBAN RACE AGAINST HOMELESSNESS

She has quickly become the hottest star in the world of comedy. Don’t miss your chance to see her live!

If you like scavenger hunts or races, this is the best of both worlds. Enjoy food and prizes while donating to a great cause; helping to lift individuals out of homelessness.

KESWICK THEATRE 8:00 P.M. $39.00

Tuesday March. 26

PENN PARK IN PHILADELPHIA 9 A.M. - 12 P.M. $27.00

Wednesday March. 27

FLYER’S GAME

MACY’S FASHION EVENT

Preview the season’s trends and talk with the show stylists about Spring Essentials that can take your wardrobe from drab to fab!

Spend a night in Philly getting your ZOMBIE on! Partake in the a bar crawl to local watering holes on South St.

What will unfold as the Deadman and his Wrestlemania 29 opponent, CM Punk, are both under the same roof live in Philly!

Support your orange and black as they take on the New York Rangers Tuesday night!

THEATER OF THE LIVING ARTS, PHILADELPHIA 6 P.M. $5.00

WELLS FARGO CENTER 7:30 P.M. $20.00

WELLS FARGO CENTER. PHILADELPHIA 7:30 P.M. $30.00

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Saturday

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Weekly Crossword Puzzle ACROSS

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“Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. ” WINSTON CHURCHILL

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Women’s LAX captain Means ‘rolls with the punches’

BY BEATRICE MCQUISTON Engagement Editor

If you were to tell a 16-year-old athletic in high school that they were going to walk with a limp for the rest of their life the farthest thing from their mind would probably be playing a sport. That didn’t stop junior women’s lacrosse captain Sarah Means from playing the sport she loved.

Means was diagnosed with nerve damage in her right leg when she was just a sophomore in high school.

“I didn’t even really notice the change until my grandmother asked if I was limping after one of my games,” Means said.

She has been an athlete her whole life starting with soccer at age five and than picking up the love for lacrosse when she became a freshman in high school.

Throughout high school Means dealt with doctor after doctor and test after test to try and find the solution to her nerve damage.

Finally after getting surgery in her leg her senior year, the doctors did all that could do, but the damage with still going to affect the way she walked the rest of her life.

“I didn’t really see it as a negative thing,” Means said. “I could still play and that’s all that mattered to me.”

“She has always been a great athletic, very independent and tries very hard,” Means’ grandmother, Cass Hanson, said.

Nerve damage never stopped Means from doing what she loved. Her determination and drive shined through when she was recruited to play lacrosse at Cabrini during her junior year.

“I wasn’t going to let my injury effect my future,” Means said.

She quickly shined on the field when she was name to All-CSAC Second Team in the 2012 season. She also totaled 42 points on 31 goals and 11 assists.

“She gives me a lot of enjoy and a lot of love. I am so proud of her,” Hanson said.

Means lives with her grandmother and grew up in Philadelphia where she attended Archbishop Ryan High School. She is also majoring in psychology at Cabrini, which hits home growing up with a mother who has schizophrenia.

“Means has always been very humble,” sophomore teammate Tori Canelli said.

“She is one of the strongest people I know.

She always rolls with the punches.”

Playing sports has always been Means’ escape.

During her time at Cabrini, Means has played both soccer and lacrosse since her freshman year. As a freshman, she showed her talented stick work and speed to became one of the few freshmen to start. Her leadership skills and play on the field was no surprise when her teammates made her captain as a sophomore.

“The team pick her as captain and I think that speaks volumes about her as

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Junior Sarah Means (No. 2) has one goal and one assist in four games this season. a leader both on and off the field,” head coach Jackie Neary said.

Means’ favorite moment while being a Cavalier is being a part of two winning CSAC teams in the same year back to back.

“It was cool to win in soccer and even better in lacrosse,” Means said.

She loved getting the experience of going to two NCAA tournaments and real-

ly values the time spent together with her teams.

“She is a very no nonsense player who takes coaches comments good and bad in stride,” Neary said. “We are hoping she has another successful year on and off the field.”

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Stats and Standings Men’s Lacrosse

Women’s Lacrosse

CSAC STANDINGS

CSAC STANDINGS

Centenary College 5-0 (0-0 CSAC) Cabrini College 3-3 (0-0 CSAC) Gwynedd-Mercy College 2-3 (0-0 CSAC) Immaculata University 1-4 (0-0 CSAC) Marywood University 1-5 (0-0 CSAC) Neumann University 1-5 (0-0 CSAC) Rosemont College 1-5 (0-0 CSAC)

TEAM LEADERS

Gwynedd-Mercy College 2-2 (1-0 CSAC) Neumann University 6-1 (0-0 CSAC) Notre Dame of Maryland 2-1 (0-0 CSAC) Immaculata University 3-2 (0-0 CSAC) Centenary College 2-2 (0-0 CSAC) Cedar Crest College 0-3 (0-0 CSAC) Cabrini College 0-4 (0-0 CSAC) Marywood University 0-5 (0-0 CSAC) Rosemont College 0-3 (0-1 CSAC)

GOALS

TEAM LEADERS

ASSISTS

Lacie Doubet - 8 Melissa Scanzano - 8 Katie Lasater - 5

POINTS

Christina Pasquariello - 4 Sara Carzo - 3 Lacie Doubet - 2

SAVES

Lacie Doubet - 10 Melissa Scanzano - 9 Sara Carzo - 6

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE

Janel Folkomer - 37

Bobby Thorp - 14 Corey Elmer - 13 Two more tied with 9 Corey Elmer - 15 Bobby Thorp - 4 Mike Leyden - 4 Corey Elmer - 28 Bobby Thorp - 18 Mike Leyden - 11 Erick Zarzecki - 48 Erick Zarzecki - 10.98

SAVE PERCENTAGE Erick Zarzecki - .516

GOALS

ASSISTS

POINTS

SAVES

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Janel Folkomer - 16.00

SAVE PERCENTAGE Janel Folkomer - .366

AS OF TUESDAY, MARCH 19

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Tracking LAX Cavs proving they can hang with the ranks

BY NICHOLAS CIPOLLONE Asst. Sports Editor

Men’s lacrosse has faced some tough opponents early on in the season.

With no CSAC opponents faced this

season, the team looks good early against top-ranked teams.

Every game that has been played so far has been close. A 18-12 win against Haverford to kick off the year was good way for the Cavs to open the season.

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Freshman Ethan Heisman (No. 38) has scored nine goals on the season. The Cavaliers are 3-3 so far in their bid for a 13th straight season as CSAC champions.

It’s tough to have great chemistry early in the season. Transfer students, recruits, and seniors all have to find a niche with each other.

Facing ranked opponents early in the season is difficult. Junior Corey Elmer and Senior Bobby Thorp, are leading the team in goals, Thorp with 14 and Elmer with 13.

The Cavs have also been getting support from their sophomores. Anthony DiNenno has a solid face off percentage at 55 percent (78-142). Ethan Heisman and Anthony DiSanzo, are tied for third on the team in goals with nine each.

In addition, Cavaliers have been sucessful with the man-up opportunities this season, going 13-26 - 50 percent - in terms of goals per opportunity.

With only 27 of the 67 goals this season being unassisted, the Cavs are doing a good job of utilizing the “X” man behind the net. Using v-cuts to create space to get open opportunities to get close to make scoring chances easier helping the Cavs average 11.17 goals a game.

The Cavs, on average, are out-scoring their opponents. They are also doing a good job controlling the ball by causing

turnovers and clearing the ball out of their zone 87 percent of the time successfully.

The Cavaliers are looking good early in the season because of the preparation they are getting against ranked opponents.

Contributions from the upperclassmen showing leadership and the underclassmen maturing into leadership roles, the Cavs look poised to earn their 13th straight CSAC championship.

Cabrini will open it’s CSAC schedule on April 3 and are predicted to go 7-0 by the coaches in the CSAC preseason coach’s poll.

The Cavs have most recently lost to the top-ranked team in all of Division III, SUNY-Cortland, 10-7. Only losing by three, the Cavs will be a contender even after getting though the CSAC tournement.

The Cavaliers will have eight days to practice and prepare for their next game.

Their next game as they look to take down No. 18 Union College at Edith Robb Dixon Field on Sunday, March 24, at 1 p.m.

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How Sweet It Is

Cavs return to Salem, Elite 8 with win over Wooster

BY KEVIN DURSO Sports Editor

The goals for the Cavaliers’ 2012-13 season was set the day after the final buzzer on the 2011-12 season ended: get back to Salem and return to the Final Four.

One of the goals has been achieved.

The Cavaliers will return to Salem and advanced to the Elite 8 for the second straight season with a 70-63 win over No. 20 The College of Wooster on Saturday, March 16, at the Timken Gymnasium in Wooster, Oh. After getting the first points of the game

on a jumper by Tim McDaniel, the Cavs fell into an early hole. The Fighting Scots would go on an 18-7 run in the game’s first seven minutes, leaving Cabrini trailing by nine.

The Cavs trimmed the deficit to two with just under nine minutes left in the first half. At 24-22, McDaniel and Aaron Walton-Moss combined for 19 of the Cavs’ 22 points.

Several other Cavs started contributing to the scoring from there. A.J. Williams made a lay-up to tie the game. Jon Miller followed with a lay-up to give the Cavs their first lead since the opening score.

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Junior Tim McDaniel (No. 4) scored a season-high 17 points in Cabrini’s 70-63 win over No. 20 The College of Wooster on Saturday, March 16.

Jeremy Knowles, already with three points, made another three-pointer to extend the Cavs’ lead to five.

The Cavs’ lead would be as high as 10 points after a three-pointer by WaltonMoss with four minutes to play. But Wooster would cut the lead back to one with an 8-0 run capped by a three-pointer from Doug Thorpe with 58 seconds remaining in the half. The Cavs would take that one-point lead into halftime.

The Fighting Scots started the second half strong as well, regaining the lead and increasing it to five in the early stages. A three-pointer by Fran Rafferty gave the Cavs the lead again with 12:30 to go.

The Cavs would never lead by more than seven points until the final stages of the game but they also never surrendered the lead from there, finally putting the game away with two lay-ups by Knowles and free throws from Walton-Moss.

Walton-Moss continued his dominance, playing 39 minutes and posting a double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds. McDaniel made a major impact on the game as well, scoring 17 points and adding three rebounds. Throughout the game, the Cavaliers rotated only seven players. Knowles, one of the two Cavs to come off the bench, added 10 points and five boards.

The Cavs as a team shot 48 percent from the floor but it was their defense and rebounding that turned the game in their favor. The Fighting Scots shot just 27 percent in the second half and the Cavs

out-rebounded Wooster, 45-34.

The Cavs now advance to Salem, Va. for the second straight season to play in the national quarterfinals. They will face another difficult opponent, battling No. 2 Amherst College on Friday, March 22.

Time of the game will be announced in the coming days.

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BOX SCORE Cabrini 70 No. 20 The College of Wooster 63 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS POINTS: CAB: AARON WALTON-MOSS 24 COW: DOUG THORPE 21 REBOUNDS: CAB: WALTON-MOSS 12 COW: JOSH CLAYTOR 10 TEAM STATS REBOUNDS: CAB: 45 COW: 34 TURNOVERS: CAB: 12 COW: 10 FIELD GOALS: CAB: 29-60 (48.3%) COW: 22-60 (36.7%)

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Cavs fall to top-ranked SUNY-Cortland

BY NICHOLAS CIPOLLONE Asst. Sports Editor

The Cabrini men’s lacrosse suffered a 10-7 loss at home against top-ranked SUNY Cortland on Saturday, March 16.

The Cavs struck first with a goal by senior Bobby Thorp just nine seconds into play the game.

One minute later, the Red Dragons responded with a goal of their own.

Junior Corey Elmer answered right back with two goals to put the Cavs ahead 3-1 halfway through the opening quarter.

Not to be outdone, the Red Dragons came back to even the score at three apiece after the first quarter of play.

Just over two minutes into the second quarter, senior Andrew Protenic tallied his second goal of the season, and put the Cavs back up, 4-3.

The Red Dragons responded with a goal just over a minute later, tying the game at four.

The game remained in a 4-4 stalemate for 30 minutes until Red Dragons took their first lead of the game late in the third quarter.

Cortland was able to extend their lead to two, finding the back of the net again less than two minutes later.

Four minutes into the fourth quarter, Elmer and Thorp scored within 41 seconds of each other tying the game at 6 with just over 10 minutes to play.

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Junior Corey Elmer scored three goals in the Cavaliers’ 10-7 loss to No. 1 SUNY-Cortland on Saturday, March 16.

That was Elmer’s third goal completing his hat trick with his 13th goal of the season.

Thorp’s second goal is his team-leading 14th goal.

The game remained tied for four minutes before the Red Dragons broke the drought with two quick goals.

Cabrini tried to rally with a goal from sophomore Ethan Heisman with 1:55 to play

to cut the lead to one.

But with 1:12 to go, the Red Dragons scored to put the game out of reach.

The Cavs are back in action this Sunday, March 24, when they will host No. 18 Union College at Edith Robb Dixon Field. The game is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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BOX SCORE No. 1 SUNY-Cortland 10 No. 13 Cabrini 7 GOALS: SUNY: JOE SLAVIK 4, BILLY DAVIS 3, MATT RAKOCZY 2, CODY CONSUL CAB: COREY ELMER 3, BOBBY THORP 2, ANDREW PROTENIC, ETHAN HEISMAN GOALKEEPERS: SUNY: MIKE KAMINSKI - 15 OF 22 CAB: CHRIS TREAT 14 OF 24

Lady Cavs fall to Ursinus

BY ANTHONY SESTITO Asst. Sports Ediotr

The Lady Cavs took the field to face Ursinus College in search of their first win.

With conference play rapidly approaching, they couldn’t secure their first victory of the season after a slow start, falling to Ursinus, 12-7, on Tuesday, March 19.

The Lady Cavs fell behind early when they tried to clear the zone, turning the ball over. Janel Folkomer blocked the first shot

by Ursinus’ Mary Deliberti but could not stop the rebound shot from Amber Moyer.

The Lady Cavs struggled to gain possession early in the game and fell victim to three fouls. In the next five minutes, the Lady Cavs found themselves down by two, as Moyer scored her second of the game.

The scoring did not stop there, just two minutes after Moyer’s goal, Eden Abrams put one behind Folkomer making the score 3-0 Ursinus.

The Lady Cavs finally had their chance when Katie Lasater scored after Ursinus failed to clear the ball. The two teams struggled in the next seven minutes with turnovers and fouls. It looked as if Cabrini would have a chance to bounce back when Bree Thompson had a chance on net but was denied by Ursinus goalkeeper Riley Pembroke. The Lady Cavs peppered Pembroke with five shots in those seven minutes but were denied on all tries.

The Lady Cavs would find themselves down by three as Nicole Kovacs beat Folkomer. With just 13:30 to go in the first half, the Lady Cavs trailed by a score of 4-1.

After a timeout, the next six minutes was back an forth until Kovacs put another shot past Folkomer.

But Ursinus was far from done. In less than two minutes, Ursinus would tack on

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Sophomore Lacie Doubet (No. 20) scored her eighth goal of the season in Cabrini’s 12-7 loss to Ursinus on Tuesday, March 19.. another goal, making it 6-1 in their favor.

Lasater would take matters into her own hands as she put in another goal before the half ended. At halftime, the Lady Cavs trailed by four, 6-2.

The second half started with Ursinus scoring two goals within the first five minutes of play.

Melissa Scanzano scored her seventh of the season shortly after making it 8-3.

But just two short minutes after Kovacs would get a hat trick and her seventh goal of the season, the Lady Cavs battled their

way back into the game when Lacie Doubet ripped a shot passed Pembroke, scoring her eighth goal of the season.

The Lady Cavs would only score two more goals in the game as Ursinus tacked on three more goals to put it away.

The loss sent the Lady Cavs to an 0-4 on the season.

The Lady Cavs next game is on Thursday, March 21, as they take on Swarthmore College at 7 p.m.

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BOX SCORE Cabrini 7 Ursinus College 12 GOALS: CAB: KATIE LASATER 3, MELISSA SCANZANO 2, LACIE DOUBET, SARA CARZO URS: NICOLE KOVACS 5, AMBER MOYER 4, TAYLOR EGOLF, EDEN ABRAMS GOALKEEPERS: CAB: JANEL FOLKOMER - 14 OF 26 URS: RILEY PEMBROKE - 11 OF 18

There are two things that should be remembered when thinking about the Phillies’ big three pitchers this season.

One, they are all entitled to a bad start every now and then.

Two, they are only human.

Roy Halladay has been held under a microscope this spring. All attention when it comes to pitching is on him.

Halladay struggled mightily in a start on Tuesday, March 12, allowing seven runs on six hits with four walks and two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings to the Detroit Tigers.

In his next scheduled start on Sunday, March 17, Halladay was ill with a stomach virus.

He pitched just one scoreless inning against the Baltimore Orioles before being pulled from the game early.

In both cases, extreme panic has come from Phillies fans. It is perfectly fine to worry about a player, especially like Halladay. He is, after all, coming off an injury-plagued season.

But remember this is only spring training. Every pitcher at one point or another during the spring has one start where everything appears to go wrong. And every member of the team is entitled to become ill at any point. It happens.

It is more concerning that this comes just two weeks away from the Phillies’ season opener. But if people don’t acknowledge that Halladay is not a superhuman and that he is just as subject as anyone else to illness or a bad start, then the panic level will never subside.

By all accounts, it has been a positive spring for the Phillies.

This is a blemish on the spring but it shouldn’t be as big a deal as people are making it out to be.

The first thought whenever something doesn’t go right for Halladay is that he’s injured.

It’s an instant reaction and it spreads rapidly.

There is far too much concern for something that is happening in the spring. At the very least, fans should wait until problems occur during the regular season before panicking so much.

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Cavalier Calendar

Thursday, March 21 Softball DH at Cairn University 3:00 p.m.

Men’s Tennis 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse at Swarthmore College 7:00 p.m.

Cavs return to Salem a testament to team play

Friday, March 22 Men’s Basketball Elite 8 at No. 2 Amherst College 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 23 Men’s Tennis 12:00 p.m.

Softball DH at Baptist Bible College 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse

at Notre Dame of Maryland

1:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Final Four

at TBA 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 24 Men’s Lacrosse vs. No. 18 Union College 1:00 p.m.

Monday, March 25 Men’s Golf 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 26 Men’s Tennis 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Cedar Crest College 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 27 Men’s Tennis 3:00 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Alvernia University 4:00 p.m.

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Led by fifth-year head coach Marcus Kahn, the Cavaliers return to Salem, Va. and the Elite 8 for the second straight season.

They face No. 2 Amherst College in the Elite 8 on Friday, March 22, at 5:30 p.m.

BY KEVIN DURSO Sports Editor

March 16, 2012. Jeremy Knowles tees up a three-pointer from the corner with under five seconds left and hits it.

With that shot, the Cabrini Cavaliers were playing for their first national championship and fans wearing blue and white rocked the Salem Civic Center.

March 16, 2013. The Cavaliers complete their victory in enemy territory to return to the site of that shot, exactly one year to the day the Cavs’ 2013 journey truly began.

They are vastly different teams but the goal is common. From the end of the Cavs’ magical run in 2012, the goal was about returning to Salem, Va. and the Final Four.

Their win over The College of Wooster may only put them in the Elite 8 but it does achieve the goal of returning to Salem.

The Cavs have always set the goals at high marks this season. Their early season woes were not just due to a struggle to find the chemistry needed to pursue a national championship. The Cavs were thinking too far ahead.

When the Cavs take the court for the Elite 8, it will be exactly one month since their CSAC Final win that earned them the chance to play for a national championship. The goals haven’t changed, they just have a more defined process: one game at a time.

“I don’t even know if we know our full potential yet,” fifth-year head coach Marcus Kahn said after the Cavs’ CSAC title win. “Last year we all knew what we had. We kind of changed as the year went on which makes our group special.”

The Cavs don’t have an All-American like they did in Cory Lemons. They don’t

have a sure-fire outside shooter like they did in John Boyd. Aaron Walton-Moss is no longer the Cavs’ secret weapon but the center of attention. And all the Cavs have done with that is enter the home arenas of three nationally-ranked opponents - No. 16 Hampden-Sydney, No. 21 Ohio Wesleyan and No. 20 Wooster - and defeat all three.

With odds stacked against them in every games they have played in the tournament, the Cavs have pulled through, fought the battles and defied the odds. They are truly the little team that could in the tournament.

Kahn constantly referred to last year’s team as a team of grit. It is quite possible that this year’s team possesses even more grit.

They are tenacious on the court. They fight for every point, battle for boards and create opportunities. And they do it as a team.

Walton-Moss certainly gets the most attention from the opposition. But after that, who gets the focus? In every round and in every game, the Cavs have another player stepping up to play a huge role.

It was Jon Miller in the CSAC Final. In the first round, it was Knowles. In the second round, it was Fran Rafferty. In the Sweet 16, it was Tim McDaniel.

There is no way to protect against the depth of this team. Scoring can come from any player on any given night.

Trying to guard one force is manageable because all of the focus can shift to

that one player. But try guarding three or four players who regularly post doublefigures in points and out-rebound opponents. It’s an incredibly difficult task.

So here are the Cavs, with familiar faces but plenty of new ones too, making a return to the place this whole run got started. The difference this season is after having to constantly prove they belong in the national eye, they returned with the grittiest of games and the toughest of roads. It is the mentality that Kahn talked about even after defeat in the national championship a year ago.

“We have good kids in this program and make this program special and puts us on runs like the one we just had,” Kahn said. “All of the guys in our program would not be there if they were not first good people. And because we surround ourselves with them, it puts us on runs like that. We are going to continue to do what we do and we will continue to make runs like it.”

This little team that could is making noise and chugging along. One year after the campus was rocking with March Madness, the Cavs return to the late rounds of the NCAA Division III Tournament, in position to make history once again.

And once again, we are all along for the ride, however long it may last..

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