April 4, 2013 issue 22 Loquitur

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YOU SPEAK, WE LISTEN Thursday april 4, 2013 Vol . liV, issue 22

RACE Inspired by Philadelphia Magazine’s article “Being White in Philly,” as well as recent bias-related incidents on Cabrini’s campus, it’s time for us to face the reality of race. It is a subject that we believe is too frequently swept under the rug simply because its dialogue is uncomfortable. The truth is, however, that race is an inevitable part of our lives. Everyone belongs to an ethnicity and can’t be categorized as just black and white. There are different tones, and it is time to turn up the volume on the discussion of race.

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2012-2013 Editorial Staff EDITOR IN CHIEF Brandon desiderio MANAGING EDITOR laura Gallagher CREATIVE EDITOR Jessica regina Johnson-petty

Campus incidents must be faced head-on

ENGAGEMENT EDITOR Beatrice mcquiston MULTIMEDIA EDITOR maryKate mccann NEWS EDITOR robert riches SPORTS EDITOR Kevin durso LIFESTYLES EDITORS Jenay smith Jessica regina Johnson-petty PERSPECTIVES EDITOR lia Ferrante PHOTO EDITOR Kaitlyn Kohler ADVISER Jerome Zurek

Mission The loquitur student newspaper and website are integral parts of the educational mission of the cabrini communication department, namely, to educate students to take their places in the public media. The newspaper and website provide a forum of free expression. all members of the college community may submit work to the editors for possible inclusion. publication is based on the editorial decision of the student editors.

Letters to the Editor The loquitur accepts letters to the editors. They should be less than 500 words, usually in response to a current issue on cabrini college’s campus or community area and are printed as space permits. Name, phone number and address should be included with submissions for verification purposes. all letters to the editors must be emailed to loquitur@cabrini.edu.

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remember those bias-related incidents that occurred on campus this year? did you even hear about them? chances are, maybe you haven’t. little has been done by the cabrini administration, other than sending out a few vague email notifications and hosting a few minor events, to address these incidents and call attention to their hateful nature.

There have been three reported “biasrelated incidents” on campus since september – or, more accurately, racially insensitive and discriminatory incidents. in september, the “N-word” was written on black students’ doors in Woodcrest; in January, a swastika was drawn on a hallway wall in Xavier; another incident happened only two weeks ago, although little is known about it other than that it, like the other two, was a “bias-related incident.” it’s commonly thought that good things come in threes – but so do the bad. martin luther King Jr. himself used this “rule of three” in many of his speeches, including in his speech “NonViolence and racial Justice.” in it, King cites

“We need to move towards these ideas of greater justice, good will and brotherhood; we need to actively address these insults that our community has been exposed to; we need to continue our call for greater brotherhood – and, for lack of a better term, we must practice what we preach.”

two sets of three that work against each other: “insult, injustice and exploitation,” followed a few lines later by “justice, good will and brotherhood.”

King shows us that we have to examine both sides of the spectrum in order to work towards justice. at cabrini, we’ve experienced these racial insults and the exploitative injustices that they bring in tow – but what do we do from there?

King’s words should remind us that we need to move towards these ideas of greater justice, good will and brotherhood; we need to actively address these insults that our community has been exposed to; we need to continue our call for greater brotherhood – and, for lack of a better

term, we must practice what we preach. cabrini is lucky in that its integral mission intends to lead us towards an education of the heart, one of compassion that serves as a call to action for us to pursue justice for all.

But unless it’s actively used when our own community is threatened – unless those amongst us who have been targeted and victimized benefit from our mission’s message – then what use is it?

Where is the administrative action that our community needs? it’s one thing to schedule events in response to these issues – but it’s another entirely to begin a genuine dialogue that allows students themselves to participate in the response.

The office of student diversity tried to initiate such a dialogue, but it didn’t succeed as it should have, in part perhaps because it didn’t create a space where the vulnerable realities of race could be aired out – where race could rear its ugly head and the underlying tensions and conflicts that these biases stem from could be exposed.

We at the loquitur believe that, unless we speak openly about our experiences with race, and unless we’re willing to dig deeply into those experiences and expose our true thoughts, our true selves, then there will never be a clear path to justice, good will and brotherhood – to advancing the common good. so we challenge you: prove us wrong. prove

Little has been done by the Cabrini administration, other than sending out a few vague email notifications and hosting a few minor events, to address these incidents and call attention to their hateful nature.

that you’re listening, cabrini, and initiate the painful conversations that must happen for the education of the heart, the education that we’re paying for, to truly challenge and transform our ways of thinking.

We’ve attempted to provide a platform for this dialogue on race to begin in this week’s issue. you’ll hear personal testimonies from students on their experiences with race, the good and the bad; you’ll read about the diversification of cabrini students over the past decade; most importantly, you’ll learn that this topic of race is one that’s ongoing in philadelphia at large, led most recently by philly magazine’s bold “Being White in philly” article from last month. as a student-run newspaper, we’re willing to open ourselves up to the ugliness – and the beauty – of a topic as enormous and complicated as race.

But without you, both students and staff, we’re just ink on paper. remember: you speak, we listen.

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Coming up this month: Previewing several events taking place on and around campus

by Alexa Milano Asst. News Editor

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Cap Board’s trip to the Movie Tavern

Enjoy dinner and a movie at CAP Board’s trip to The Movie Tavern! The Movie Tavern is an awesome place where you eat your food all while watching one of the newest movie releases. The trip takes place Friday, April 12. Vans leave at 6pm.

Tickets are $5, sign up in SEaL!

Come out and celebrate the greatest gift of all – life!

Relay for Life will take place on Saturday, April 20 and last from 4p.m to 4 a.m. Join the Cabrini community as they camp out and participate in all types of fun activities.

To join a team visit www.relayforlife.org/ pacabrini

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Keep your eyes open for more information to come about this week of EPIC events! Events include Superman Saturday, Marvel Monday, Two-Face Tuesday, Wonder Woman Wednesday, Thor Thursday, Flash Friday and Spiderman Saturday.

Avenue Q Active Minds, via facebook.com

De-stress with dogs It’s National Stress Out Week. To help celebrate this week, Main Line Animal Rescue is coming on campus with some furry 4-legged friends. Dogs are known to help you relax and relieve stress, so why not stop by and spend some time with them on Tuesday, April 16 from 1-3p.m in front of Founder’s Hall. Both the Counseling & Psychological Services office AND Active Minds sponsor this event.

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“Avenue Q is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. There he meets Kate (the girl next door), Rod (the Republican), Trekkie (the internet sexpert), Lucy the slut (need we say more?), and other colorful types who help Princeton finally discover his purpose in life.” – avenueq.com The Cabrini College Theatre premieres Avenue Q next week. Show times are April 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, & 20 at 8p.m and April 14 & 21 at 2p.m. Free tickets are available in SEaL. arm364@cabrini.edu

CRS Ambassadors preparing for Food Fast

by Robert Riches News Editor

The CRS Ambassadors are gearing up for their second annual Food Fast, scheduled to be an all-day event on Sunday.

The program is designed to help Cabrini students get a small, but powerful idea of what people in developing nations go through to obtain what seem like simple necessities.

According to a release on the College’s website, “Food Fast is an interactive, educational and motivational daylong event during which we forgo food while learning

Food Fast Fast Facts • Who: the CRS Ambassadors • What/Why: a Food Fast, to promote a sense of solidarity with those who lack access to food and clean water worldwide.

• Where: the Mansion • When: Sunday, April 7 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

• For more information, contact Clare Pressimone (cfp38@cabrini.edu) or Crystal Catalan (cgc48@ cabrini.edu) or visit foodfast.org.

about the causes and effects of hunger.”

The College first hosted Food Fast last year, which was an eye-opening experience for many who participated in it. 14 students and three faculty members spent 10 hours fasting, involving themselves in case-study scenarios and reflecting on the experience.

One exercise done by the group was carrying five-gallon buckets of water from the pond by the campus’ King of Prussia road entrance all the way to the Peace Pole on the Commons. Several had to turn back for more water after it was found to be contaminated in some way or shape.

After an interesting ten hours, the Fast ended with Mass and a simple meal of bread and soup. It may have been a small and routine gesture, but it was a powerful way to cap off a powerful day.

Food Fast’s website states that “youth will fight global hunger, make a difference in the world [and] deepen their faith.” The website also features links where people can download music from the official Food Fast playlist, donate to the cause, maps of other food fasts across the nation, resources to plan your own fast and much more.

CRS has also designated weekends in November and February for multiple organizations to celebrate the Fast simultaneously, but they do not discriminate against whenever one is held.

Food Fast also has it’s own Facebook page, posting updates about the Fast as well as what is going on with

Catholic Relief Services. CRS’ Twitter and YouTube pages also feature occasional updates about the Fast.

If the success of last year’s event is any indication, this year’s Food Fast should truly be a unique experience for any participant, regardless of whether or not they’re a veteran from last year or someone fresh to the cause.

“This day will promote a sense of solidarity with the 1 billion people who live without food and sufficient water every day,” the College’s release said. “Come, participate and get a “taste” of what it is like to truly be hungry.” rtr29@cabrini.edu

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discussion about various programs the college offers for graduate students.

see page 16 for a full list of all cavalier sporting events, inclusing softball and lacrosse doubleheaders.

Grace Hall, 6 p.m.

rising seniors will have the first opportunity to pick next year’s housing, followed by rising juniors on saturday and rising sophomores sunday.

Widener Lecture Hall, 5 p.m.

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course registration for the summer and fall will open to sophomores. Visit cabrini.edu/registrar for more info.

students, faculty, staff and the outside community are all welcome to come together as one and celebrate mass

all are welcome as the Fair Trade club discusses the college’s potential to become a Fair Trade university.

Holy Spirit Library, 7 p.m.

Campus-wide, 9 a.m.

Bruckmann Memorial Chapel, 8:30 a.m.

Iadarola Lecture Hall, 3 p.m.

THURSDAYBRIEFING North Korea preparing to attack

Philadelphia schools request $180M

North Korean military officials claimed to put missle and artiller units on high alert last Tuesday, with south Korea as well as the united states and Guam being listed as targets. Following the launch of a rocket last december and a nuclear test in February, tensions have been paramount between North and south Korea. Government officials from the united states and south Korea have been calling for more sanctions on North Korea from the united Nations, with the south beginning annual military drills in preperation of an attack.

Following the closings of two dozen schools, cutting employee salaries by an average of 10 percent and cutting central office staff in half, the philadelphia school district has requested $180 million to help balance its budget. The district has asked for $60 million from the city and $120 million from the state. in a statement, mayor michael Nutter said that he would consider giving the money; however, the city has increased contibutions over the past three years in spite of economic hardship. superintendant William hite says there is still a $242 million gap in the budget, and wants to get the requested money by any means necessary. read the full story onphiladelphia.cbslocal.com | march 28, 2013

read the full story on NyTimes.com | march 26, 2013

Texas D.A. found dead in home invasion a Texas district attorney and his wife were found shot to death in their home saturday evening. mike mclelland, d.a. for Kaufman county and veteran of operation desert storm, carried a gun on him and remained alert following the shooting death of deputy mark hasse in January. according to authorities, it is still too early to determine if the shootings were related, but early speculation is that they were related yet carried out by different people.

Police reveal findings in home of Sandy Hook killer police revealed the findings of the home of adam lanza in Newtown, conn. last Thursday. police found several firearms, over 1,600 rounds of ammunition, knives, samurai swords, a newspaper clipping of a 2008 shooting at Northern illinois university and more. The attorney in charge of the investigation, stephen sendesky, also outlined in detailhow lanza went about his crime in a statement. read the full story on NyTimes.com | march 28, 2013

read the full story on Nytimes.com | march 31 2013

Activists campaign against guard dog use a group known as Ban life on a lot seeks tougher laws against business owners who use dogs to guard their places of business, especially those who have been adopted from rescue shelters.

Junkyard dogs are perfectly legal in pennsylvania as long as the dog has access to food, water and shelter, but Ban life on a lot believes that they d eserve more. representatives from the pennsylvania spca have inspected junkyards, and have found no violations as of press time. owners of junkyard dogs have defended their positions, saying that the dogs get what they need and have jobs like a human would. The group is a small, grassroots one, with 900 “likes” on it’s Facebook page as of press time. read the full story on philly.com | april 1, 2013

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Police tape surrounds the house of Nancy Lanza in Newtown, Conn. Documents from the investigation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting were released on Thursday, providing a chilling account of the events of Dec. 14.

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Student loans present harsh reality Students far and wide have difficulties with tuition and student loans. Finding the time to work in order to pay for school has become a task that’s easier said than done.

by KAitlyn KohleR Photo Editor

For some college students, their only worry is what their next assignment is or what they’re going to wear to the next party. For others, tuition, bills and student loans are a harsh reality for them.

Briana is one of those students who constantly has the thoughts of student loans running through her mind on a daily basis, on top of other bills such as car insurance, gas and other necessities. she works two jobs and attends classes at a community college three days a week. “i had to take on a second job,” Briana said, “i couldn’t afford to pay my bills or save up money without doing so.” she also made the decision to live at home in order to help save money. Not having to pay for electric, cable, water and other utilities helps her to save as much money as she can. “i would love to live on my own, i’m jealous if my friends that are able to do so,” Briana said, “but living at

home makes it a little easier to save money. i don’t have to pay for a lot of things i’d have to pay for if i lived on my own.”

Briana dreams of being a dental hygienist one day. But with the high cost of dental school, on top of the money she has also borrowed for undergrad, Briana may have to put her plans of going to dental school on hold.

report, 71% of the nation’s 19.7 million college undergrads were working in 2011. out of that, one in five million undergrads were working at least 35 hours a week yearround. among students who were not considered fulltime workers, more than half of them worked more than 20 hours a week.

The percentage of working undergrads varied throughout the united states. The Northeast and the West had the states with the lowest percentage of full-time college students and the states with the highest percentage of full-time college students were in the mid-atlantic, and some in the West.

For students like Briana, working during school is necessary. But, BriaNa is it necessarily worth it?

“Working so much sometimes takes away from my time to study and get homework done,” Briana said, “sometimes i’ll have to work late the night before a test and won’t have as much time to study.”

“i would love to live on my own, i’m jealous if my friends that are able to do so...but living at home makes it a little easier to save money.”

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Today, the cost of college is higher than ever. each year, nearly 20 million americans attend college and with the high tuition cost, affording school is a struggle for many college students.

Briana is not alone. according to the latest u.s. census

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A hot-button issue While the number of minority students at the college has nearly doubled since 2002, there is still confusion as to how to properly handle racial incidents.

by JenAy sMith Lifestyles Editor

cabrini has experienced a growth of minority students on campus in the past few years. What’s the reasoning for this? in fall 2002 there were 145 minority undergraduate full-time students represented out of a total of 1,300 undergraduate full-time students.

Fast-forward to fall 2012, there were 270 minority fulltime undergraduate students out of a total of 1,298 fulltime undergraduates. minority enrollment has nearly doubled in the last 10 years. “cabrini’s growing, that’s all,” saleem Brown, assistant director of admissions, said. “more people are getting to know about it.”

B e t t e r advertisement, Brown says, has helped increase the amount of underrepresented groups at cabrini. dr. darryl mace, chair of the history and political science department, also gives the improvement of advertisement MACE

credit for bringing in more underrepresented groups.

“When you have increasing numbers of students that are a particular affinity group that are matriculating to campus, i think what happens is word of mouth spreads that this is a comfortable environment for students of color or lGBT students,” mace said. “it’s not a strategy,” Brown said. if not a recruitment strategy, then what is cabrini doing to increase diversity on campus?

“The inclusivity council is a group of faculty, staff and administrators that came out of a presidential initiative when dr. George kind of issued a call that began with the diversity task force,” mace said. “[about] three years ago, the president created a diversity task force that worked on recommendations as to how to make this a more welcoming and inclusive environment.” over the years there have been some racial incidents on campus that have rubbed some current students the wrong way. ashlee Grazier, junior business administration major, was a victim of a hate crime on campus.

Grazier discovered the derogatory slur “N---a” written on her whiteboard outside of her dorm room door. “it made me feel like i couldn’t do anything because i told people, i told public safety, i talked to [residence life] and it was just like appalled because they didn’t know what to do,” Grazier said.

The campus response, in her opinion, was slow and took too long. “it took them a long time to say something but if i would have handled it a different way, if i would have been more boisterous, then something else would have happened,”

Grazier said. “it took about three or four more situations for them to say something, do something, or for them to even send out an email about it,” Grazier said. in 2005, mace came to cabrini. several racial incidents occurred on campus that same year. “i was unsatisfied with the college’s responses to those racial incidents, and i went to the dean of academic affairs at the time and told him that i was very dissatisfied with the college’s response,” mace said. “Next thing i knew, i was in a meeting with the dean and three other vice presidents and they were asking me what they should have done.”

From then on, mace has been a part of the school’s initiative to be more proactive about informing people about incidents like this and opening up the dialogue. “in my opinion, a lack of information leads to misinformation,” mace said. “This is a small campus and rumors fly, so in my opinion i think it’s better to be as proactive as can be while respecting confidentiality of people.” only in the past few years has cabrini had conversation about the incidents that have happened. also, mace believes more students are coming forward because more students are outraged about racial incidents. They are now reporting these situations instead of transferring or hiding what happened to them. more people are comfortable with the conversation and that’s a good sign, according to mace.

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Perspectives Can Trayvon Martin’s death alter our race cultures?

Trayvon, 17, was shot and killed

by George Zimmerman on Feb. 26, 2012, while walking to the home of his father’s girlfriend from a convenience store in sanford, just

by ROccO DelMOnte north of orlando. mr. Zimmerman stated to police that the shooting Staff Writer was a result of self-defense.

The encounter between a young african-american man who dreamed of going to college and a hispanic man who wanted to be a judge shocked the nation. all over the country, the parsing of the case spread and became cacophonic and political. pleas for tolerance, hate driven words and different spins of the story are coming from multiple sources. all of these are prolonging the case.

“This guy looks like he’s up to no good or on drugs or something,” mr. Zimmerman told dispatch, in his initial call. “it’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about.” mr. Zimmerman continued “he’s here now just looking at all the houses. Now he’s just staring at me.”

Then he added “he’s coming to check me out. he’s got something in his hands. i don’t know what his deal is. can you get an officer over here?” This was the call made by mr.

Zimmerman before the shooting.

This is one of the most talked about crimes. This case has yet to be closed, it has been over a year now and there

is still no final word.

Judging by the phone calls made to police by mr.

Zimmerman i think racial profiling was the cause of his actions. due to the break-ins in mr. Zimmerman’s community he became some-what paranoid of people he did not know being in his development.

Stand-Your-Ground Law -states that a person may justifiably use force in self-defense when there is reasonable belief of an unlawful threat, without an obligation to retreat first.

-a law which places no obligation on a potential victim of crime to retreat and call police. The potential victim is instead allowed to respond to force with force even if flight is a possibility

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claim that Trayvon punched him in the face was false. “The question i would really like to ask him is, if he could look into Trayvon’s eyes and see how innocent he was, would he have then pulled the trigger? or would he have just let him go on home?” said Trayvon’s father, Tracy martin. i believe that mr. Zimmerman is guilty of his crime and this travesty. This case sparked a lot of campaigns in Trayvon’s honor. They all want the same thing, Justice. one of the reasons why it took so long for mr.

Zimmerman to be arrested is because Florida among 21 other states has the “stand your ground law.” Which allows police on the scene to decide whether they believe the self-defense claim. mr. Zimmerman is facing a conviction of seconddegree murder charge. if convicted of second-degree murder Zimmerman could face life in prison. it is the toughest charge he could he could have faced.

First-degree murder would have required a finding of premeditation and a grand jury review. i think it is only right he serves a life sentence. if one takes a life they should give their own. murder is never the answer and mr. Zimmerman should have listened to police when they said to stop following Trayvon. rad87@caBriNi.edu

The action taken by mr. Zimmerman should not be taken lightly. some people say that mr. Zimmerman’s

‘Being white in Philly’

America worries over race and free speech after Philly M agazine prints article.

by aleXa MilanO Asst. News Editor

recently there was an article written in philadelphia magazine entitled “Being White in philly: whites, race, class and the things that never get said.” This article – not surprisingly – has received tons of controversy. people are saying this article is a bad piece of journalism; that it’s a one-sided article that shows the africanamerican community of philly as being lazy, criminal and rude. some also say that the author, robert huber, only wrote about the negative experiences white residents had with african-americans and didn’t include the positive ones. huber also quoted 10 different

people but either only used their first name or an alias.

With all that being said, i still think the article was very well written and i give huber credit for writing it. he started a conversation about race that seems to have been on the brink for a while. since this article has been published, huber and philly mag’s editor Tom mcGrath have held forums where they listened and responded to the buzz this article generated.

This issue also showed a boost in sales for the magazine. in addition to that, the article has received 1.4 million page views and has over 6,400 comments online. although the article is titled “Being White in philly,” it’s not just about that: it’s about the issue of race as a whole. how people are afraid to talk about it and how we think that by not talking about it, it will just fix

itself. i think we need to talk about it more. We’re all so worried about offending someone when we talk about race that we’re not progressing at all. as a whole, i think we all need to learn to get a thicker skin. i think we need to accept the fact that people are going to judge other people. i think we need to accept the fact that stereotypes exist. and i think once we accept these two ideas, we will actually be able to move past them.

“But this is how i see it: We need to bridge the conversational divide so that there are no longer two private dialogues in philadelphia—white people talking to other whites, and black people to blacks—but a city in which it is okay to speak openly about race,” huber writes in his article. “That feels like a lot to ask, a leap of faith for everyone. it also seems like the only place

to go, the necessary next step.”

Whether you think this article was good or bad, we all have to agree on one thing: there seems to be action coming from this. if this article was “correct” and asked residents other than the white ones what their feelings were, then this conversation wouldn’t have been started. does racism exist? yes, even now in 2013; even now with a black president. is racism a problem that can be solved overnight? No, definitely not.

But it can start with a conversation, a conversation that may have started because of this philly mag article.

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21st Century: Are we more accepting of race?

Time and time again I hear my dad and his friends talk about their high school days and how it was a different world 30 years ago. They hang out in the “man cave” and complain about working, how they wish they could go back to high

by Rachel Antuzzi Asst. Perspectives Editor school and relive their prime one more time. A dollar was worth more, classes weren’t as advanced, technology wasn’t at their fingertips, etc.

I’ve learned not to get my dad started on high school when no one else has brought it up. He will tell you he was Homecoming King and had two queens. He threw the best parties. He’ll brag that he was the fastest white guy on the football field.

It seems one aspect of their “glory days” only seems to have changed in the way it’s viewed: racism.

My dad’s best friend, Jeff Cane, goes on and on about this one girl from high school, Kelley White, that he had his eye on since she moved into Burlington. She was pretty. She was funny. She was smart.

She was this, that and then some more. He talks about this girl like she put the stars in the sky.

“It’s a shame,” Jeff said. “She was probably the closest thing to perfect Burlington City had and she went and

tainted herself.”

He was referring to her boyfriend junior year. She dated Anthony Smith, the wide receiver of the Blue Devils’ football team during the fall season. He played alongside my dad and Jeff. The three of them were friends. The reason Kelley was tainted after this relationship? Anthony’s black.

Supposedly, Kelley came crawling to Jeff asking him for a chance but he turned her down in front of everyone.

“Once you go black, you can’t come back” is a phrase I’m convinced my dad and his buddies coined, they use it that often.

Some people that I have spoken with seem to be under the impression that it is just “that generation,” that racism is on a decline and is sure to be a thing of the past.

Personally, I’m not so sure.

When I was working at an indoor water park at admissions, I saw more than my share of racist behavior, from all ethnicities.

A woman came to the front desk and asked a coworker to make a black family move their things because she didn’t want “their kind” next to her child’s birthday group. She informed my coworker that because she was paying more, she was due this courtesy of the water park.

An Asian teenage boy pulled the race card. He complained to my manager that he was being treated unfairly by the lifeguards because of his skin color. He wouldn’t accept that he was putting others’ wellbeing in jeopardy by shoving people while he raced up the stairs to the water slides.

One summer at that job alone, I saw

more racist and catty acts because of skin color than what I’ve seen most of my friends do put together.

But the worst one that I experienced happened on one of the busiest weekends - and my manager didn’t do a thing about it.

President’s Day weekend is really busy because everyone is off and parents are trying to find something to do with their kids. During this particular President’s Day weekend, a Latino man came up to the front desk after already purchasing admission and entering the park. All five registers were occupied and the line was out the door. The man slammed his hands on the desk to grab all of our attention and demanded someone sell him a locker key.

My friend Jim explained that he had suggested the man purchase the locker key beforehand but because the line is so long, he would have to wait.

The man walked to stand in front of Jim and pushed customers out of the way in order to yell at him. He cursed at Jim and told him it was because he wasn’t white that he wasn’t getting immediate service.

Jim held it together and calmly told the man he was helping someone else and that he needed to wait.

My manager saw the confrontation and came over and spoke with the disgruntled man. Jim apologized to the customers he was helping at the time and finished ringing them up and got them on their way.

“I don’t see the big deal. Just sell him the locker.”

“Jim looked astonished but did as he was told,” my manager, Brandon, said. The

man flung his credit card on the counter to pay. When Jim handed him back his card and gave him the locker key, the man said, “Stupid piece of s***, white trash,” spit on Jim, then turned and walked into the water park.

I could see that it took every ounce of strength for Jim not to say or do anything in response to this. When he looked at Brandon, and our manager gave nothing away in his look, Jim left the front desk and went out the front doors to collect himself.

“He should have just sold him the key,” Brandon said. “Now you guys are short a register. Get these people into the park.”

I couldn’t believe that not only had it happened, but my manager didn’t even blink when he saw it happen. The man threw a tantrum, insulted someone and spat on them without any repercussions.

Racism is so very alive in our society.

It may not be as apparent as it was when my dad was my age, but people of all ages, races and religions can be racist. It’s ugly and upsetting to understand that not only can people be unaccepting of others because their skin is darker or lighter, but that they treat other worse than the dirt on their shoes.

I know that many people in our society don’t conduct themselves in this manner, but many people to this day are racist, whether they show it or not.

And I do not believe that this will change anytime soon. rma58@cabrini.edu

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Lifes

The silenc My color was given to me for a reason

BY ROCCO DEL MONTE Asst. Multimedia Editor

everyday of your life, making sure to stay on the right track because everyone around you is waiting to point something out that is wrong about you,” Robinson said.

Strong, independent “Being black doesn’t and proud are powermean that I have to walk ful words that describe around speaking difGregory Robinson. ferent or making sure I “According to society I am supposed to have at least one child “According to sociremind everyone where by now, dropped out of high school at the age of 16, selling drugs ety I am supposed to I came from so I do not on the street, been to jail a few years and living at home with my have at least one child forget,” he said. His skin mother, with no future for my life.” by now, dropped out of color, he says, gives him high school at the age of power because it makes GREGORY ROBINSON 16, selling drugs on the him work harder to set street, been to jail a few an example for other years and living at home with my mother, with no future for young African-American males. my life,” Robinson said.

“I believe that my skin color was given to me because I Racial stereotypes are very hard to break. Robinson is believe my skin color is the color of greatness and that is what glad to say he has broken the stereotype for a young AfricanI will achieve,“ Robinson said.

American male.

“Being an African-American young male, you are tempted RAD87@CABRINI.EDU

Embracing Diversity

BY SE’QUIA BAILEY Asst. Lifestyles Editor There is no denying that Cabrini College is diverse. For some it is easily accepted because they have been exposed to other races. But for others race is something foreign to them prior to attending Cabrini.

“I came from a white-bred town,” Samantha Shea, junior psychology and sociology double-major, said. “Even though my best friend was black, I had no real experience with interacting with other races.”

Shea explains how her education at Cabrini helped her to realize what race was. “As a psych major, we discuss race a lot in courses specifically taught by Dr. Andrew Owen,” Shea said.

Shea has learned that we as a society have socially constructed that we are different. She explains that to her everyone is the same; the way you tell us apart is by hair, skin and eye color. “One day someone decided that we were different and because of that we are separate.”

Through her experience here at Cabrini, Shea has real-

BY SAMANTHA YSAIS Guest Writer

ized that diversity is something that we must embrace, whether it is something that we are used to or something that we don’t quite understand. “I believe that our institution acknowledges diversity but not the students,” Shea said.

At some point in life, Shea believes that we will all have to experience diversity. She believes that the problem is not that there isn’t enough diversity but that people fail to accept it because they are afraid. “Our students aren’t used to it and because of that they associate themselves only with those who are like-minded and similar in color,” Shea said.

“Classes on race really showed me how to accept and be open-minded to diversity,” Shea said. Teaching students about the origins of race is what may be a possible solution to help individuals become open-minded to diversity. Like most things involving race, even in its simplicity, it’s something that is so easily forgotten and needs to be discussed continuously.

“Through education, I believe people will be more willing to embrace diversity instead of pushing it away,” Shea said.

SNB45@CABRINI.EDU

My best friend

When I was in elementary school my best friend was a girl my age named JaQuia. We used to play together every day during recess, sat together on field trips and were in the same class for three of our four years in elementary school.

JaQuia and I shared the same easygoing, playful personalities that all little kids do with a love for Scooby Doo and pretend adventures that made us best friends. I remember that she and I would tell people that we were exactly the same and we spent so much time together that after a while it was almost true.

Back in elementary school, the fact that JaQuia was black and I was white had absolutely no bearing on our friendship. We were always taught that individual differences were to be embraced, not denied and when my friends and I were young we were all blissfully colorblind.

I don’t remember race becoming an issue in my school years until I reached high school. It wasn’t until then that race and racial differences became a topic of conversation. Suddenly, everyone was very different and those differences were canyons that seemed to isolate everyone from each other.

BY DAN LUNER Guest Writer

What make

When I was younger, it was quite obvious to me tha dent difference that my friends and I had. I learned how muc tary school.

Since both of my parents worked full-time as a kid, air-conditioned house during the summer. Instead, I attend campers were predominantly African-American. When I first s puzzled since I went to a predominantly white elementary another camper and called him a “gay blacky.” This situation r well as a lecture from my mother on why it was wrong to say t much more than the color

Eventually I went to one of the most diverse high sch nationalities. While I was in high school, I learned that althou the only thing. Race is our heritage, traditions, and a lot more looking back on the situation, I don’t feel embarrassment. I isn’t something you mock because everybody should take p everybody was the same: that’s wh

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ce is over More than my race In Cabrini’s Hispanic heritage club, Amor Latino, it’s actually encouraged for you not to be Hispanic.

BY JENAY SMITH Lifestyles Editor Mackenzie Harris, freshman communication major minoring in social justice and leadership, has grown up with the mindset that you can love any culture, even if it’s not your own. As a member of Amor Latino, many of her friends ask why she is even in the club.

“All my friends ask, ‘Why are you in a Hispanic group when you’re white? Why would you want to be a part of something you’re not?” Harris said. “It’s not necessarily rude but you get taken back. Just because I’m white doesn’t mean I can’t be a part of another culture or embrace that culture.”

Harris has a diverse group of friends at school who are also a part of Amor Latino. They understand why she decided to join a club that represents a different culture other than

es us unique

at people were different. Race was the most evich race meant to people when I was in elemen-

I didn’t have the luxury of staying home in my ded an outdoor summer camp where my fellow started attending the camp, I often found myself y school. One day I got into a verbal fight with resulted in a short suspension from the camp as that. It was that day I realized that race means so r of your skin. hools in the region with students from over 120 ugh your skin color is a part of your race, it’s not e than I could list. It’s a part of who we are. Now feel gladness. I’m glad I learned early that race pride in their race. Besides, it wouldn’t be fun if hat makes us unique.

her own.

“You feel kind of belittled because they say you can’t do that because you’re not this,” Harris said. “So what? I don’t need to be tan or a hint of brown to be a part of the culture. So what, I love to dance and I love salsa, so it shouldn’t matter.”

Even after telling some people the reasoning behind her love for Amor Latino, they still are judgmental.

“If I tell my friends back home, they’re like, ‘Why would you do that? You’re not a part of that,’” Harris said. “I just think Cabrini is a very diverse community and Amor Latino is such a great club to have because it doesn’t matter what color you are; you can be red or blue and you would still be accepted in the group.”

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Forced friendship dismissal

BY JENNAROSE DIGIACOMO Asst. Lifestyles Editor

father dropped the “n” word. After that night Cameron never wanted to hang out again.

“I’ve lost three to four friends because my grandfather John’s grandfather grew up in a time when race was just couldn’t see past skin color,” John said. John’s grandfather in a common thing. some ways still holds on to his beliefs from his past. This has “Unfortunately for put a strain on the relame growing up, his tionship between John beliefs were forced upon and his grandfather. “It “I’ve lost three to four friends because my grandfather couldn’t me,” John McManus, hurts me to know that sophomore criminolhe cannot get over skin see past skin color.” ogy and sociology major, color,” John said. “To said. this day, color.”

JOHN McMANUS John grew up havSome of John’s best ing African-American friends are Africanfriends. Since John’s grandfather didn’t approve, however, American.

John wasn’t allowed to see them as much as he wanted to.

“I feel that because of that my grandfather will truly never “One night when I was in second grade I had my accept me,” John said. friend Cameron over my house for dinner. He was AfricanAmerican,” John said. In the middle of the meal John’s grandJD836@CABRINI.EDUN

BY TERRI ALLEN Guest Writer

The “N-word”

As a student here on Cabrini’s campus, for the first time in my life I experienced a hate crime based on my race. During the time of President Obama’s re-election I had a poster of his face on my door. The poster was defaced with a large “X” across it as well as the “n-word” written underneath it.

I can honestly say I’ve never felt anything like that in my life. I felt confused, I felt targeted and mostly I felt helpless. This experience changed my outlook on that word forever. I’ve never used it very much, but in the African-American community it has almost become normal in everyday conversation.

Many examples of the “n-word” being used are often casual, and seen as harmless. They are often expressions of a cavalier attitude to history or to facts; however to me it’s an expression of ignorance. I don’t think people understand that the “n-word” is a word with consequences. It’s a HATE word and causes deep-rooted damage whether used intentionally to harm or not.

The “n-word” is like salt in a wound, the word rattles and bellows, echoes in my chest. There’s no changing the meaning of it by using it in a different context, in a rap song, with an “a” or an “er” at the end, whether it’s a black or white person, even a Hispanic, Asian, or Indian person saying it. It is the same word, it will always mean the same thing, and it will always hurt.

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I am the Frisky Feather

PDA or PORN? Is a hardcore make-out session really necessary in public?

Lets talk PDA, featherheads, because I know that most of you have done some type of it. Like, come on, everyone can clearly see that you and your boo are together when your arms are wrapped around each other, so this week I want to hear your thoughts…

For all my cute fluffy feather-heads that don’t know, PDA is short for public display of affection. So, what’s your opinion? Is the hand-holding and kissing in the hallway a normal display from a couple, or is it a little much when you turn the corner and see a couple ‘going at it’ for the whole world to see?

A kiss hello or goodbye to your loved one is pretty normal today and if you’re all about showing off what you got, why not give your boo a nice big juicy kiss in public?

Well, there is a clear difference between showing a sign of affection and showing just too much.

If someone has ever screamed at you to “get a room” while you’re kissing in public, your actions are probably a little too much. I mean, I know most of my fluffy featherheads have been to a dance or party where that one couple is just doing too much in front of everyone. With that, that couple should probably just save everyone the view and get a room.

There is nothing wrong with a little PDA sometimes, so think about this. When do you think pda becomes too much? Is it necessary to show how much a couple loves one another by being all over each other?

There is a time and place for everything. Let’s get it together and realize that the whole world doesn’t need to see you caressing your boyfriend or girlfriend. In other words, keep it PG-rated, my fluffy featherheads. Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want your mother to see.

We will meet again,

Testing political boundaries Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” raised many political critiques during its viewing. Does this take away from a filmmaker’s ability to make a film with his or her own artistic value?

BY: AMANDA CUNDARI Staff Writter

Q

uentin Tarantino’s film “Django Unchained” raised many eyebrows because of its revenge-driven plot. The film combines brilliant acting, gore and dark humor, which are standard traits of any Tarantino film.

The culturally-driven and violenceobsessed director pulled off yet another eccentric yet controversial film much like his past features, “Pulp Fiction” and “Inglorious Basterds.”

This Spaghetti-Western film fiddles with the past and plays with the viewers’ perceptions, thereby disturbing a lot of people. The naked display of cruelties of the callous and inhumane customs of slavery has critics in uproar, specifically prominent African Americans intellectuals and filmmakers including Spike Lee. Spike said in an interview with VibeTV, “It’d be disrespectful to my ancestors to see that film.

That’s the only thing I’m going to say. I can’t disrespect my ancestors.”

The only thing that Tarantino’s film may have disrespected is the narrow-minded role of Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), who owned a prosperous plantation and specialized in “mandingo” where he trained his strongest black men slaves to brutally fight to the death.

However, sympathy is given to those who feel misrepresented within their own history. The cultural narratives that Tarantino presents such as the German Nazis in “Inglorious Basterds” and slavery in “Django Unchained” all in all are foreign to him. The question seems to be, is Tarantino allowed to tell the story of AfricanAmerican slaves in his own manner, one of the most horrendous tragedies in history?

When it comes to fiction, a filmmaker’s repertoire would be very limited if he or she could only tackle stories that are familiar to him or her personally. One’s artistic license seems to be an ongoing issue in today’s society. “But it’s worth thinking about whether or not creative work that represents a culture other than the creator’s is

worthwhile as long as it comes from a place of appreciation,” wrote Samuel Sattin, from Salon. com in a movie review.

The same issue is very well seen in the Oscarnominated, A-list cast movie, ‘The Help,” where a white, well-intentioned and ambitious writer Skeeter (Emma Stone) tells the tale of an AfricanAmerican house maid Aibileen (Viola Davis) who takes you into the world of Jackson, Miss. in the early 1960s where sexual harassment and racial prejudices are customary for black Americans.

It is clear that one of the main problems is that a white woman wrote the story.

Isn’t the whole role of fiction to inhabit someone else? Critic Mary Williams writes, “Don’t assume that only the Toni Morrisons or Alice Walkers or Sapphires of the world have permission to write in the voice of African-American women. Or, for that matter, that members of any group should only write about their own.”

Unlike Tarantino’s film, which is dominated by male roles, “The Help” presents the ways that in which females endured racism. Whether you enjoyed the feel-bad feel-good movies, there is a difference between cringing through the word “nigger” at the corners of most lines, and being critical of someone’s right to create it.

Tarantino’s narrative of a victim becoming a hero and overcoming his oppressor in itself shows that this movie essentially is a heart-felt story made for a variety of audiences. Aren’t 21st century Americans’ goals to co-exist and understands each other’s cultures and histories?

In both “The Help” and “Django Unchained,” audiences find themselves in awe and moviegoers can argue that culture on screen may be politically wrong but both films do a pretty good job at pushing limits. At the end of the day the two films both expose memorable showings that will certainty have people talking. It takes the finest films to produce raw reactions in the eyes of any American, not matter what culture you come from.

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National Institute for Healthy Human Spaces, Inc. [NIHHS] Promoting Environmental, Organizational and Economic Sustainability 129 Market Street, Cam den, New Jersey 08102 Web: www.healthyhumanspaces.org | phone: 267.670.0734

Contact: Mr. Roy L Jones, Executive Director, #267-670-0734

Public Service Announcement

Hurricane Sandy Health, Economic and Environmental Impacts Regional Conference Mays Landing, NJ. The National Institute for Healthy Human Spaces is hosting a conference at Atlantic - Cape Community College in (Mays Landing, New Jersey) that will focus on: Hurricane Sandy Health, Economic and Environmental Impacts. The conference is Free and Open to the public and will be held, Saturday, April 27, 2013 beginning at 9:a.m to 3:p.m. Registration is requested. Please call #267-670-0734. A range of professionals will present workshops and engage participants in authentic dialogue. The guest speaker for the conference is Atlantic County Freeholder, Mr. Charles Garrett.

This conference is designed to fully engage the community as we look back and look forward to challenges posed by clean-up and restoration. We all know, Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage. Residents were not warned of the full environmental, economic, health and safety impacts of the storm. This must never happen again. Hurricane Sandy clean-up and restoration work may pose serious health risks. Doing the wrong thing can endanger a person’s health and safety. Absolutely, the public should be aware of the entire spectrum and broad scope of health, economic and environmental impacts. We believe that when the community is actually engaged in authentic dialogue and training, it becomes empowered.

One of the main goals of the conference is to educate and fully inform participants about the extent of health, economic, environmental and safety impacts from Hurricane Sandy.

The probability of future storms will be a major topic of the conference and why it is important to establish more effective prevention, protection, mitigation, recovery strategies and financial support for our area.

Therefore, we invite residents, homeowners, business owners, students, community, government and faith-based leaders to join us in learning about disaster preparedness and rebuilding in a Whole Community Approach.

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Thursday April 4

Events off campus escapes

MAROON5 CONCERT Enjoy a night out in Philly. Get all dressed up and listen to some of great classical music.

WELLS FARGO CENTER 6:30 P.M. $30 AND UP

Sunday

Monday

April 7 PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS This annual event features dozens of concerts, theatrical performances, exhibits and lectures taking place at many venues throughout the city.

VENUES THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 9 A.M. $5.00

April 8

Friday April 5 KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

Saturday April 6 RIVER NORTH CHICAGO DANCE COMPANY

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.

CITIZENS BANK PARK 4:05 P.M. 10 TO 20 DOLLARS AT SEAL OFFICE

ANNENBERG CENTER - ZELLERBACH THEATRE ALL DAY $20

Tuesday April 9

Wednesday April 10

NATIONAL EMPANADA DAY

FAMERICAN SPIRITS: THE RISE AND FALL OF PROHIBITION

76ERS GAME VS ATLANTA HAWKS

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!

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

CUBA LIBRE RESTAURANT & RUM BAR 11:30 A.M. EMPANADAS A $1 EACH

NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER 9:30 A.M $17.50

WELLS FARGO CENTER 7 P.M. $15 AND UP

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Weekly Crossword Puzzle ACROSS

Solved for March 21, 2013

1 5 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 32 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44

“Dharma & __” Former series for David James Elliott Veronica or Ricki Film title role for Madonna Lisa of “The Cosby Show” Ted of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” Steiger and Serling Richard __ of “Spin City” Perpendicular building addition “Judging __” “Two __ Half Men” Gregory Peck’s role in “Moby Dick” “__ and the Fatman” Sharon of “Cagney & Lacey” French girlfriend “Baby __”; film for Tina Fey Actor Kevin Aide: abbr.

BPOE members “Ghost __”; Julianna Margulies movie “Better __ Ted” __ Moines, Iowa “__ Season”; Ashton Kutcher film 1970s hairdo Actress Sellecca “__ the Dragon”; Bruce Lee movie Bite to eat Prolonged pain Sheriff Andy Taylor’s aunt Rex or Donna

DOWN 1 Darkness 2 “American Idol” judge 3 __ out a living; gets by 4 “__ Smart” 5 Elfman or Fischer 6 Gung-ho 7 Actor __ Young 10 “In __ Night”; series for Carroll O’Connor 11 Book of maps 12 Woman’s undergarment 13 “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance __” 15 Leg joint 17 Scale divisions: abbr.

19 Related 20 Poor box donation 22 “The __ ‘n’ Andy Show” 23 Struggle to breathe 25 “The __ Event”; movie for Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal 26 Flower garden 27 Guinness and Baldwin 30 Actor/director/producer Lee 31 “__ Haw” 33 Liberated 34 “Seven Brides __ Seven Brothers” 36 “__ and Again”; Sela Ward series 37 Suffix for annoy or attend 39 Capture 40 One of Dumbo’s “wings”

“The lesbian community has tried to explain me, but I only date androids. Nothing like an android; they don’t cheat on you.”

JANELLE MONAE

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United they stand

By JeSSicA reginA JohnSon-petty Creative Editor

“The fans were using derogatory words towards both the black and white players,” junior corey Frizzera said.

The question at hand is, why such strong hate? For Brown, he feels as though it is The diversity of cabrini is evident through our growing numbers of students from because of the dynamic of the team that attracts hatred toward them. diverse backgrounds on the basketball team. “i do think it is the way we carry ourselves. We are a very loose team. We just let our “under [the] direction of marcus Kahn and Greg herenda, we did a lot of recruiting to get our name out there. We’re in New Jersey, New york, maryland, Virginia, so more guys go. When it’s time for ‘play’ we joke and mess around, but when it’s time for busipeople are getting familiar with our name,” saleem Brown, assistant coach, said. “When ness, we get serious and a lot of people don’t like that loose attitude about us,” Brown said. “We come in the gym dancing we go out to recruit we do not just and singing, when others may come target one group. We talk to everyone in tight. But that is not our style, that is with the talent and i hope that they not how we win games. We just like to receive the message.” have fun, and a lot of people don’t like as they trailed through the state that. and they don’t like the fact that of Virginia, not only were eight of the we are a smaller school doing bigger thirteen men on the team from eththings for ourselves. We have, for years nic backgrounds, but two members now, we have been getting that attenof the coaching and managing staff tion and people simply don’t like it.” also were. in Virginia, however, the MArcuS KAhn it was unanimous, between playentire team experienced firsthand ers and staff alike, with their drive and the obstacles of race. “race has never has been an internal issue with our team. on the road, we have cer- dedication to the game, that they did not need to respond to these remarks.

“We could’ve argued back but that became our motivation,” Williams said. “That tainly heard stereotypes being thrown at our guys on our team during the game,” marcus motivated us to get back to the elite 8. all the hate that was toward our team gave us the Kahn, head coach of the cavaliers, said.

While in hampton sydney, Va., the team experienced one of the most racially dis- drive to get us through a great season.”

“We used that as motivation. obviously we were not happy about what the people criminatory incidences that they experienced as a unit. The people of hampton sydney were saying about our team. it was our drive for us to go out and play hard,” senior a.J. did not target a specific player, but affected the group as a whole. “some of the fans were very spiteful to not just the players but also the staff,” Jason Williams agreed.

Williams, sophomore men’s basketball team manager, said. “We were going to get something to eat late at night [when] we heard cars riding past saying, ‘eff you n----rs,’ or ‘eff JrJ56@caBriNi.edu you f----t, go back to cabrini.’”

“On the road, we have certainly heard stereotypes being thrown at our guys on our team during the game.”

Stats and Standings Men’s Lacrosse

Women’s Lacrosse

CSAC STAnDinGS

CSAC STAnDinGS

centenary college 7-0 (1-0 csac) marywood university 2-7 (1-0 csac) Cabrini College 5-3 (0-0 CSAC) immaculata university 1-6 (0-0 csac) rosemont college 1-8 (0-0 csac) Gwynedd-mercy college 4-4 (0-1 csac) Neumann university 1-7 (0-1 csac)

TEAM LEADERS

Neumann university 9-1 (3-0 csac) Cabrini College 3-5 (2-0 CSAC) Gwynedd-mercy college 3-5 (2-0 csac) marywood university 2-5 (2-0 csac) immaculata university 5-3 (1-0 csac) Notre dame of maryland 2-3 (0-2 csac) centenary college 2-5 (0-2 csac) rosemont college 0-6 (0-3 csac) cedar crest college 0-7 (0-3 csac)

GOALS

TEAM LEADERS

ASSiSTS

melissa scanzano - 20 Katie lasater - 20 lacie doubet - 17

POinTS

Nathalie Basunga - 9 lacie doubet - 8 christina pasquariello - 8

SAVES

lacie doubet - 25 melissa scanzano - 25 Nathalie Basunga - 23

corey elmer - 17 Bobby Thorp - 16 anthony disanzo - 13 corey elmer - 16 mike leyden - 6 damian sobieski - 5 corey elmer - 33 Bobby Thorp - 20 damian sobieski - 16 chris Treat - 49 erick Zarzecki - 48

GOALS AGAinST AVERAGE chris Treat - 8.72

SAVE PERCEnTAGE chris Treat - .590

AS Of TuESDAy, APRiL 2

GOALS

ASSiSTS

POinTS

SAVES

Janel Folkomer - 67

GOALS AGAinST AVERAGE Janel Folkomer - 13.71

SAVE PERCEnTAGE Janel Folkomer - .411

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Thursday April 4, 2013

Tracking LAX Leaders emerging for Cavs as CSAC play begins

By Nicholas Cipollone Asst. Sports Editor

Cabrini men’s lacrosse is on a roll now after winning two games against top 20 USILA ranked opponents and now have a 5-3 record.

Two weeks ago, the blue and white beat No. 16 Union College at home, 12-8.

Sophomore Damian Sobieski, junior Corey Elmer and sophomore Anthony DiSanzo all had hat tricks in the game.

The Cavs then had a four-day break before traveling to Ithaca, N.Y. against No. 15 Ithaca College. Sobieski got his second consecutive hat trick, leading the Cavs to a 10-8 win on the road.

The Cavaliers came all the way back

Cabrini Athletics / Submitted Photo

Sophomore Anthony DiSanzo (No. 19) is among the team leaders in goals with 13. The Cavaliers made a huge statement with two wins against ranked opponents last week.

from trailing 7-5 going into the fourth quarter.

Eight different scorers led the Cavs to the win with freshman Evan Allvord’s first career goal of the season. The scoring ended with senior Bobby Thorp scoring his 16th goal of the season. Elmer also had a goal, which makes 17 on the year for him, leading the team.

Freshman Chris Treat has stepped up for the Cavs. In the games that he has started, the Cavs are 3-1.

Cabrini is now ranked No. 11 in NCAA Division III after beating the two ranked opponents this past week.

The Cavs are shaping up and looking good as they hope to continue this winning streak on the road. The Cavs open up their CSAC play this Wednesday, April 4th on the road at Centenary College.

Centenary is 7-0 this year, but have not played any NCAA ranked opponents this year.

With the leadership from the upperclassman, sophomores and freshman starting to really come into their own, the team chemistry is building.

The Cavs are starting to find their go-to guys. Elmer, Thorp and Sobieski are the goal scorers. They still have great leaders setting up scoring as well.

Mike Leyden is dangerous as a pass-

er and shooter. Andrew Layne, Andrew Protenic, Joey Shallow and Ethan Heisman have also contributed to scoring.

Anthony DiSanzo possesses a great control game, settling the play down when necessary and being one of Cabrini’s leading scorers with 13 goals.

That formula is good for conference play and has helped them rise in the rankings of Division III. They are making statements by beating tough opponents.

And don’t forget about the near upset of top-ranked SUNY-Cortland on March 16. Even in a losing effort, that may have been the Cavs’ biggest statement of all.

The blue and white are looking to dominate the CSAC like they have done in the past 12 seasons and going for their 13th straight CSAC title. Being led by 2012 CSAC Coach of the Year, it is looking promising. ncc36@cabrini.edu

Lady Cavs finding winning ways

By Bethany Bigenho Asst. Sports Editor

Cabrini’s women lacrosse team has won the last three games of their season against Notre Dame of Maryland University, Cedar Crest and Alvernia University.

The beginning of the season wasn’t as successful.

The team is 3-5 and hoping to improve that record after they play rival CSAC team Gwynedd-Mercy College this Thursday,

April 4. They are traveling to face the Griffins under the lights at the GMC Athletic Conference at 7:00 p.m.

There are many up-and-coming players that are really showing potential. Leading the team in points are sophomores Lacie Doubet and Melissa Scanzano who are both tied for the team lead with 25 points.

There are only two seniors on the team.

With such a young team like this, we can expect that big things are going to come from this team in this season or the near

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Freshman Nathalie Basunga has posted

future.

The Lady Cavs may finally be hitting their stride. The three-game winning streak has been a testament to solid play all around.

Most notably, the Lady Cavs dominated the second half of their 17-9 win over Alvernia. They scored 11 goals in the second half.

The Lady Cavs have also claimed their first two conference games in commanding fashion. The defending CSAC champions need to make a statement in that regard as well, and with several goal scorers emerging for the team - like Scanzano, Doubet and freshman Katie Lasater - the Cavs can put up crooked numbers in any half.

The Lady Cavs have also seen some of their young players make huge strides in development. Nathalie Basunga has shined in her freshman season, scoring 14 goals and adding nine assists for a total of 23 points.

It is clear that the early season matchups against difficult opponents like Rowan University, University of Scranton and Ursinus College are starting to pay off. The results are being seen in the win column.

A 3-5 record still doesn’t look pretty.

But this is the part of the schedule the Lady Cavs prepare for. They ready themselves for conference opponents. They set goals on winning within the conference. They

look to return the CSAC Final for the second straight season.

It may take some time early in the season, but the results eventually show themselves for the Lady Cavs. Their three game winning streak has been dominant.

Their play has been crisp. Things are coming together at just the right time.

But that doesn’t mean that the Lady Cavs won’t have some tests along the way.

Neumann University may be the rival standing in the way of a repeat in the CSAC for the Lady Cavs, as they are off to a strong 9-1 start overall and 3-0 in the conference.

With eight games left in the regular season, the Lady Cavaliers will have to work hard and pull together as a team. The next six games are within the CSAC.

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Lady Cavs finish strong in win

By Kevin Durso Sports Editor

The Lady Cavs opened the season with solid efforts but nothing to show for it in the win column.

But after starting the season 0-5, the Lady Cavs have found their groove.

Their most recent victory, the third straight for the Lady Cavs, featured a strong second half resulting in a 17-9 victory over Alvernia University on Wednesday, March 27.

Cabrini jumped out to an early lead on two goals by Katie Lasater in the first three minutes of the game.

The Lady Crusaders cut the lead to one when Hannah Dorsch scored her first of three goals in the game.

But the Lady Crusaders couldn’t get the tying goal before the Lady Cavs restored the lead to two on a goal by Lacie Doubet.

A pair of Alvernia goals separated by 38 seconds tied the score midway through the first half.

Doubet added two more goals in short order to give the Lady Cavs the lead back.

Nathalie Basunga would also score with 5:30 left in the half to cap the scoring.

At the break, the Lady Cavs were clinging to a two-goal lead.

But the Lady Cavs took play to another

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Lacie Doubet scored five goals in the Lady Cavs’ 17-9 win over Alvernia University on Wednesday, March 27. Doubet has 17 goals on the season. level in the second half. Doubet, Lasater and Basunga scored two more goals each while Melissa Scanzano scored a pair. The Lady Cavs out-scored Alvernia, 11-5, in the second half.

The Lady Cavs go for their fourth straight win on Thursday, April 4, when they face Gwynedd-Mercy College at 7 p.m. kad323@cabrini.edu

BOX SCORE Alvernia University 9 Cabrini 17 Goals: ALV: Hannah Dorsch 3, Allison Bainbridge 3, Julie Sutton 2, Jacquelyn Strange CAB: Lacie Doubet 5, Katie Lasater 4, Nathalie Basunga 3, Melissa Scanzano 3, Christina Pasquariello, Suz gennaro Goalkeepers: ALV: Victoria Kearn - 16 of 32; Colleen Reilly - 0 of 1 CAB: Janel Folkomer - 10 of 19

Lady Cavs swept by Griffins

By Anthony Sestito Asst. Sports Ediotr

The Lady Cavs softball team headed into their doubleheader against Gwynedd-Mercy College with a seven-game win streak.

But seven is not a lucky number sometimes.

That was the case on Tuesday, April 2, as the Lady Griffins swept the Lady Cavs in the doubleheader, taking Game 1, 5-1, and Game 2, 9-1.

The Lady Cavs came out strong in Game 1 but Gwynedd-Mercy would draw first blood in the first. Sophomore Steph Diegel hit a single and advanced to second after a sacrifice bunt from Bethany Feinberg. Diegel would find herself safe at home after the junior pitcher, Marcelle Crist hit an RBI double off of the fence in the second.

The Lady Cavs were tied at one all through the fifth inning.

The Griffins would capitalize on a Lady Cavs error, scoring two runs in the sixth inning. The Cavs would find themselves down 3-1 and tried to rally back.

But the Griffins would tack on two more runs in the seventh to nab the victory.

“Even though we lost the first game, we felt as though we played well together and knew we had to go out and win the second game,” junior Jen Ciambriello said.

As the Cavs took the field for their second game and emotions ran high. They knew that they had to step their performance up if they wanted to split the series.

But the Griffins had a different plan. They would score three runs in the second inning to take the first lead of the game.

Just as the Cavs saw that they were down, they loaded the bases but left them loaded as the inning came to an end.

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Missy Miller (No. 18) was the center of attention after getting hit in the head with a line drive in her Game 2 start against Gwynedd-Mercy College on Tuesday, April 2. She suffered the loss, allowing nine runs.

The Griffins would then double their lead in the third inning after Cabrini’s own Missy Miller was hit in the head after her pitch.

She would remain in the game and finish her start.

The Griffins would add on two more runs after the game resumed. After Diegel was walked, she would score Cabrini’s only run on a wild pitch.

The Lady Cavs are now 7-6 overall and 7-2 in conference play.

The Lady Cavs look for victory as they

head into their next double header against Eastern on Wednesday, on home field advantage.

“Today was a tough day for us but I believe that tomorrow will be better for us,” Ciambriello said. “We lost to Eastern in spring training but I really think we have a chance at beating them in both games. We just have to keep our heads up and make smart plays.”

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GAME 2 BOX SCORE

Game 1 Gwynedd-Mercy College 5 Cabrini 1

Game 2 Gwynedd-Mercy College 9 Cabrini 1

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At some point in time, we have all imitated the infamous Jim Mora press conference.

“Playoffs? Don’t talk about playoffs. You kidding me?

Playoffs?”

That seemed to be the very concept following the Flyers.

Don’t talk about the playoffs.

Talk about the draft.

Then came this weekend’s games against the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals. Suddenly, the Flyers are back in the playoff race.

Their emotional win over the Capitals on Sunday might be the spark to one final playoff push.

There are 13 games left in this shortened, 48-game season. The Flyers are currently four points out of the eighth and final playoff spot. They sit in 12th place.

If anything, the Flyers have used this homestand to completely erase all thoughts of the postseason, then build them back up. The five-game homestand closes on Wednesday night when the Flyers host the Montreal Canadiens. Much like Sunday’s game, especially late in the third period, the crowd should supply a playoff atmosphere.

That third-period energy from the Flyers on Sunday was a telling sign. Was Kimmo Timonen’s goal with 9.5 seconds left in regulation the goal that saved the season? Did Flyers fans suddenly believe in this team and everything that they have been saying to talk the talk?

Crowd support will be important down the stretch.

Six of the Flyers remaining 13 games are on home ice.

Despite losing two important games early in the homestand to the Rangers and Islanders, the Flyers restored some faith in a late-season playoff push with their wins this weekend. Now they need to quickly figure out if their push is really going anywhere.

Back-to-back games on Wednesday and Thursday against Montreal and Toronto should determine that.

Don’t count the Flyers out yet and always remember what happened in 2010. On the season’s final day, the Flyers made the playoffs. That’s all it takes. kad323@cabrini.edu

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Thursday, April 4 Men’s Golf at Elizabethtown College Classic 12:00 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse at Gwynedd-Mercy College 7:00 p..m.

Friday, April 5 Softball DH at Immaculata University 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 6 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Marywood University 12:00 p.m.

Softball DH vs. Keystone College 12:00 p.m.

Men’s Tennis at Marywood University 1:00 p.m.

Men’s Lacrosse vs. Denison University 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 7 No games

Monday, April 8 Softball DH at Wesley College 3:00 p.m.

Men’s Tennis vs. Eastern University 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 9 Men’s Golf at Cabrini College Classic 12:00 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse at Neumann University 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 10 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Rosemont College 6:30 p.m.

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Damian Sobieski (No. 9) scored three goals in Cabrini’s 10-8 win over No. 15 Ithaca College on Friday, March 29. The win improved the Cavs to 5-3 on the season.

By Anthony Hypolite Asst. Sports Editor

The men’s lacrosse team hasn’t backed down from a challenge all season, facing one ranked opponent after another. Their most recent game on Friday, March 29, was no exception.

The Cavs rallied from a two-goal deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 15 Ithaca College, 10-8.

The Cavs got off to a roaring start in the first, scoring three goals in the final six minutes. Ben Laffoon netted his fourth goal of the season to tie the score at one with 5:34 remaining.

Andrew Layne added his second goal of the season with just under four minutes to play in the quarter to give the Cavs the lead. Damian Sobieski scored his ninth goal of the season two minutes later.

But Ithaca responded in the second.

Jake Long and Michael Walker both scored for the Bombers to even the score less than five minutes into the quarter.

Sobieski’s second goal of the game with 8:56 left in the half put the Cavs in

front again. But Joe Perkins knotted the score just over a minute later. The two teams went into the half tied at four.

The Bombers would control the third quarter, led by James Manilla. He scored a hat trick in the third, giving the Bombers a 7-5 advantage after three quarters. Evan Allvord scored his first goal of the season for the Cavs in the third.

But the Cavs rebounded in the fourth.

Sobieski picked up the hat trick with 13:33 remaining in the game. It was his 11th goal of the season.

Corey Elmer tied the game just over a minute later with his team-leading 17th goal of the season.

Long scored his second goal of the game with 9:32 to play putting the Bombers back in front.

But the lead didn’t last long as Andrew Protenic’s third goal of the season tied the score back up just three minutes later.

With 4:06 to play, Anthony DiSanzo scored to put the Cavs in front.

Bobby Thorp’s goal with 2:39 to play capped the scoring as the Cavs out-

scored the Bombers, 5-1, in the final quarter en route to the victory.

The win improves the Cavs to 5-3 on the season and is a statement victory over a ranked opponent, the Cavs’ second in a week’s time.

The Cavs also defeated No. 16 Union College just five days earlier.

The Cavs out-shot Ithaca, 37-31, in the victory.

After facing six ranked opponents in their first eight games of the season, the Cavs now enter conference play.

They also enter on a hot streak, winning their last two games and four of their last five.

The Cavs take the field again on Wednesday, April 3, for their first CSAC game of the season in Hackettstown, N.J. against Centernary College. They’re next home game is Saturday, April 6, against non-conference opponent Denison University.

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BOX SCORE No. 14 Cabrini 10 No. 15 Ithaca College 8 Goals: CAB: Damian Sobieski 3, Corey Elmer, Bobby Thorp, Evan Allvord, Anthony DiSanzo, Andrew Protenic, Ben Laffoon, Andrew Layne ITH: James Manilla 3, Jake Long 2, Pat Slawta, Joe Perkins, Michael Walker Goalkeepers: CAB: Chris Treat - 15 of 23 ITH: Scott Sidnam - 11 of 21