ORIENTATION 2014
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SOCCER TRIP ABROAD IN MEMORY OF ROBIN WILLIAMS
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VOL. LVI, ISSUE 1
Campus construction
THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 2014
Somebody new on campus: Don Taylor BY JOEY RETTINO Managing Editor
ERICA ABBOTT / NEWS EDITOR
The corridor where the Colameco lab and psychology lab used to be located during construction. BY ERICA ABBOTT News Editor Walking around on your first day of classes, you might notice something different about the hallways. Certain rooms and offices were being renovated, reconfigured or relocated altogether this summer. Some of the key changes for students may be the relocation of the Center for Career and Professional Development, Counseling, Student Life, Residence Life and the conversion of the commuter lounge. Two of the key changes that
occurred this summer were the relocation of two offices: the center for career and professional development and the Nerney leadership institute. “When you start looking for space on a campus there’s kind of a domino effect,” Dr. Jeffrey Gingerich, provost, said. “You say, well we’d like to move the career center here or the Nerney center here and that means we’ll have to move this office here. Ultimately, there’s kind of a logic that helps us to put places in [locations] that makes more sense for them on campus.” Another challenge that pre-
sented itself was the scattering of various academic departments. Certain academic departments have been grouped together so that there’s not a scattering of faculty in various buildings around campus. The construction began around May 23 and was set to end around July 20. One of the most challenging moves of the summer, Gingerich says, was the psychology department relocation. The department, which was on the third floor of Founder’s Hall, is now SEE CAMPUS RELOCATIONS ON PG 4
way of giving back,”Taylor said. “Its an incredible honor and privilege.” Constant strokes of his stripped While Taylor does see most purple, black and gold necktie things “through a scientific lens” ensured that it laid flat atop his he took off his scientist-hat and shirt. Periodic sips from a Cabrini used his heart when deciding on College labeled water bottle (that whether to become a part of St. always found its way back to its Joseph’s College in New York or coaster) implied that he was pre- here at Cabrini. paring for some long-winded an“When I left the campus interswers. He sat view, I knew at an angle [Cabrini] was in a wood“When I left the camthe place I en chair at pus interview, I knew wanted to be,” his meeting [Cabrini] was the place I Taylor, speaktable, not wanted to be.” ing about at the chair Cabrini, said. behind his DR. DON TAYLOR The “huge imperial sports guy” d e s k— t h a t compares his would be 120 days of rejust too presidential. search and preparation before his While Dr. Don Taylor, Cabri- first day to the way offensive coni’s eighth president, respects ordinators in the National Footthe office he’s been appointed he ball League script their first 15 despises the ivory tower connota- plays in planning for the coming tion that comes with it. Above all season. names, “Doc” is what Taylor pre“I did a lot of research before I fers to be called by students, and ever walked in here on day one,” is comfortable with faculty and Taylor said. staff calling him by his first name Cabrini is not the first school or even just “DT.” Taylor has called home. Illinois’s Taylor said, that while he was Benedictine University was Taygrowing up, he saw that his fam- lor’s home for 22 years. In his time ily was hard-working. He himself there, the school’s enrollment is the first college graduate in his grew by 132 percent and was recfamily, which is why he has such ognized as the fastest-growing belief in Cabrini’s mission of university in the country. serving first-generation students. According to Taylor, while he “To me, being the president is like a vocational calling and it’s a SEE NEW PRESIDENT ON PAGE 5
Brown vs. police brutality BY HOWARD BLAKE AND JASON WILLIAMS Sports Editors As a racially equal nation, Americans are taught that the police enforcement is here to serve and protect us. However, numerous events in history have shown our protectors have used excessive force on innocent victims. According to Policemisconduct.net, from Jan. 2010 to Sept. 2010 there was 3,814 reports of police misconduct and out of those reports, there were 193 fatalities. Police in these circumstances have often said that they are just doing their duties. These circumstances have caused a national outrage, which has citizens debating whether these acts are considered police brutality or mere completion of their training and self defense. Over the past few months there have been numerous accounts of police brutality in America. One of which was the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island due to an unlawful chokehold from an officer. 22-year-old Victor White III was also a victim of police brutality. White was handcuffed by police and thrown into the back of their car due to his possession of marijuana. While in the back of the car, police reportedly said that White supposedly shot himself in the back
while handcuffed. While nearly all the incidents of police brutality have shown strong backlash. However, none have been as monumental as the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown from Ferguson, MO who was killed by Officer Darren Wilson on Saturday, Aug. 9. While there is no concrete evidence to explain what happened on that late summer afternoon, there are two sides of the story. Brown’s party says that he was surrendering prior to being shot multiple times, while Ferguson Police stand by the story that Brown initiated an altercation with Wilson according to cnn.com. Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald, assistant history professor at Cabrini, believes that there should be no judgements made about the case as of yet. “A fair and full investigation hasn’t been completed and submitted for public review. Consequently, we cannot claim that this is a case of excessive force by the Ferguson police department,” Fitzgerald said. “At the same time, I do support fair and timely punishment of law enforcement officers who have been determined to have violated a citizen’s rights to life and due process, among other rights.”
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“This is an shooting of an 18-year boy who was supposed to start school today,” said protester Fiona Wilson of Ferguson, Mo., who shouts at the barricade of Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers in front of the Ferguson police station on Monday, Aug. 11.
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