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Human trafficking has many forms

2014-2015 Editorial Staff EDITOR IN CHIEF Mackenzie Harris MANAGING EDITOR Joey Rettino MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Lauren Hight NEWS EDITOR Erica Abbott SPORTS EDITORS Howard Blake Jason Williams LIFESTYLES EDITORS Alexa Ferragine Christle Gehman PERSPECTIVES EDITOR Jessica Paradysz PHOTO EDITOR Amy Held WEB EDITORS Anthony Hypolite Stockly Buabeng MARKETING & CIRCULATION Leonard Brock 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

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January was National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and this past Sunday, Feb. 8, was the Interfaith Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking. This issue of Loquitur is dedicated to all aspects of human trafficking that continue to plague our society. We as students can make a change and a difference if we first take a stand.

Odds are, when you think of human trafficking, you picture a young woman just like in “Taken” or the one pictured on the Loquitur’s front page. But in fact, the reality is that “there are an estimated 27 million adults and 13 million children around the world who are victims of human trafficking,” according to Polaris Project.

The preconception of trafficking in persons is determined by the movies, but, in fact, human trafficking has many faces. It could be an au pair caring for children in Disneyworld, a kitchen worker scrubbing pots at your favorite restaurant, a farmworker in the

fields of New Jersey or Pennsylvania.

What we see as a reality is actually really blurred. According to Melanie Paccillo, Cabrini Mission Corps member who works for Cabrini Action and Advocacy, human trafficking “includes sex trafficking, labor trafficking and drug trafficking and is the biggest money-making scheme on the planet,” bringing a total profit of $150 billion.

The picture on the front page illustrates just one face of trafficking that could be young or old and from all walks of life.

Human trafficking takes three main forms: including drug trafficking, sex trafficking and labor trafficking and is not limited to those three.

We believe that there needs to be more pressure on the people who create the laws, which we abide by.

Obviously this is a problem and as students we cannot sit idle.

The Polaris Project, the national organization that combats trafficking, lists many ways in which we

can take action.

According to the Polaris Project, the top three sex trafficking venues are the commercial front brothels, Internet ads and hotel/motels and the top three labor trafficking industries are domestic work, traveling sales crew and restaurant and food services.

Trafficking has many causes and we must address it in multiple ways. Loquitur believes each of us should study the root causes of the many forms of trafficking and take some positive steps that the Polaris Project recommends to combat this modern-day slavery.

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 e-mailed to loquitur@ cabrini.edu GRAPHIC DESIGNED BY JOEY RETTINO

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Week Feb. 12, 2015 Feb. 7: Brian Williams Feb. 2: Obama’s budget On Monday Feb. 2 President Obama released a $4 trillion budget that relies on large tax increases for corporations and the wealthy in order to support efforts to improve education, infrastructure construction and workforce development, all things President Obama claimed have waited too long. While some elements are in agreement with Republican ideas that could help President Obama to work with the Republican Congress, the large tax increases on the rich and corporations have little chance at satisfying Republicans.

The plan includes an increase of more than 33 percent for transportation and infrastructure over six years, but the back-and-forth agreements between the White House and Congress could overshadow either party’s goals.

After Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor, admitted to leading the public astray in a report about a helicopter incident in Iraq, he announced that he would be stepping away from the nightly news temporarily with Dateline’s CREATIVE COMMONS Lester Holt taking his place. This time will allow NBC to conduct a full investigation into the incident which has caused major criticism towards Williams.

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Human trafficking: A dawning reality

BY ABBIE KEEFE Asst. News Editor The importance of the education on human trafficking in society was discussed at an event by a president of a safe-house for post-sexual exploitation.

“I can say that I am one of the founders of Dawn’s Place, but in reality, Dawn’s Place found me,” Sister Terry Shields, co-founder and president of Dawn’s Place, a non-profit organization and safe house for those who wish to escape from being commercially sexually exploited where longterm healing and rehabilitative programs and services are offered, said.

At the event, “Human Trafficking: A Dawning Reality,” on Thursday, Feb. 5, which was held in honor of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking in the Grace Hall Atrium by Shields, was where many informative and inspirational words were spoken.

Shield joined the missionaries at the age of 17 and has worked as a mid-wife and nurse with refugees all over the world. After her return, she co-founded Dawn’s Place, in 2007. The name ‘Dawn’s Place’ was chosen in honor of a woman who was murdered as a prostitute, in Camden, New Jersey.

As Shields continued on with her speech, she released shocking statistics and stories of those

effected by human trafficking. “[The state department] reckons that one out of seven run-aways will wind up being trafficked or prostituted,” Shields said. “There are more people in bondage today than when slavery was legal.”

She continued to explain that it is a $32 billion a year enterprise and that human trafficking is the second most lucrative criminal activity in the world- second to drug trafficking. Shields then showed the audience dozens of mug shots throughout many women’s time in the cycle. This truly showed the audience how real this issue is by putting faces with names and stories. Some of these women may start as young as the age of 12-years-old.

One member of the audience was Danielle Kinckner, a freshman business major, who said, “I was surprised to learn how young the girls could be because I thought that it was only women.”

Shields focused on the fact that this issue does not only happen in poor countries, but our own local areas as well. One point that she wanted to make clear was how much love she has for the women in Dawn’s Place and how this could happen to anyone.

“Since words really do matter, I never refer to anyone as a ’prostitute.’” Sheilds said. “Rather, they had been ‘prostituted.’” @ABBIEROSEKEEFE

Interfaith prayer service aims to end human trafficking

BY TY DAVIS Asst. News Editor Rev. Carl Janicki hosted an interfaith service for human trafficking in Grace Hall. Featured in the service was the chaplain of Eastern University, Rev. Joseph Modica.

“While victims of trafficking might seem like they’re lost in oceans, it’s efforts like this that will continue to lead and guide for them,” Janicki said.

According to the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, human trafficking is the “act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring or receiving a person through use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them.”

On Thursday, Feb. 5, Thomas Southard, interim director of the Wolfington Center, and Janicki, director of campus ministry, helped to raise the awareness of human trafficking in America.

Also, prayer leaders Peggy Jean Craig from Catholic Relief Services and Rabbi Rachel Brown from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Phoenixville, Pa

came to support the service.

It is assumed that individuals trafficked in America are primarily from other countries who are promised jobs in the U.S., then tricked into trafficking. In some cases the thought is true but according to the United States’ Department of Justice about 83 percent of trafficking incidents were recorded and confirmed.

The service was hosted to pray for the victims going through the tragedy of being sold as modern-day slaves for money and passed around to buyers like a vegetable.

“The point is to remember that above and beyond all else God wants us to treat each other the way that we would treat ourselves,” Brown said. “God wants us to remember that each of us is created in God’s image.”

If you or someone that you know is a witness to human trafficking and you would like to report the incident, call the national human trafficking hotline at 1-888-373-7888. @MR_TYDAVIS24

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Simulation educates students on human trafficking

JILL NAWOYSKI / ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Cabrini missioner Matt Kaehler speaks with the Rev. Friedrich Bechina, undersecretary for the Congregation of Higher Education in the Vatican and Dr. Michael Galligan-Stierle, executive director of the Association of Catholic Colleges & Universities, at the Refugees Seeking Safety event on Feb. 5.

BY JILL NAWOYSKI Asst. News Editor Imagine crossing borders, leaving behind loved ones, carrying no more than the clothes on your back and the memories of your past, because the gang violence was too unbearable.

68,541 unaccompanied minors have been apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2014 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2013-Oct. 1, 2014). More than 12,000 came from Honduras, quadruple the number of the previous year.Tens of thousands more were apprehended in Mexico before they got to the United States and sent back to their country of origin by Mexico.

These children are being sent back to dangerous conditions of drug and gang violence, rape or potential death.

On Feb. 5, the Catholic Relief Services Student Ambassadors presented an immigration simulation titled, #RefugeesSeekingSafety, as a part of the international day of prayer and awareness against Human Trafficking.

Each year, Catholic Relief Services provides help to hundreds

of thousands of those who suffer through the refugee crisis that is causing them to flee Central America.

In this presentation, participants were able to experience first-hand the stories of unaccompanied minors that flee from Central America in hopes to start new lives that are better than the ones in which they lived before.

The members of the Communication Learning Community’s ECG class ran the simulation, alongside the CRS Ambassadors.

The group previously performed this simulation at the “Lead for Change” event at Cabrini Day this past November and took home the first place prize of $100, which was then donated to Catholic Relief Services.

Those who walked through the simulation were put in the shoes of the young immigrants. They were given one of six identities, along with some money for their travels. They experienced gang members physically pushing them from street to street, some getting their money stolen and being left alone, with nothing.

Some ended up being put on trial and they did not even given a translator.

“We chose to do a simulation because we wanted it to be interactive. It gave someone the opportunity to feel like they were making the journey from Central America,” freshman Anna Laquintano, member of the Communication Learning Community, said.

Those who are fleeing from Central America in hope of obtaining a better life are often those who are smuggled and becoming victims of human trafficking.

Rev. Friedrich Bechina, the undersecretary for the Congregation of Higher Education in the Vatican in Rome, was present on campus to observe the ways in which Cabrini practices its social justice mission and had the chance to go through the simulation. Human trafficking is an issue that is important to him.

“We see a lot of immigrants in Europe. I think there is a great responsibility on the more developed countries, because these things do not happen just occasionally,” Bechina said.

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Sister Terry Shields presents during “A Dawning Reality” presentation.

Breanna Smith (left) and Marketa Johnson (right) sing during the interfaith prayer service.

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Digital and social media majors Chris Fonte and Joe Finn portraying gang members during the #RefugeesSeekingSafety simulation.

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Leighanne’s story: A close encounter with human trafficking Due to confidentiality, Leighanne’s full name has not been disclosed. Editor’s note: Was this a situation that was leading to trafficking? Was it leading to sexual assault? Or was it a case of serious misunderstanding? For the women involved, it was not clear. However, they felt their awareness and precautionary actions prevented potential bad consequences.

BY CHRISTLE GEHMAN Lifestyles Editor She hopped off of a flight, tired and ready for bed. After spending a few days out of the country for a friend’s wedding and then a camping trip with other friends, Leighanne was just ready to check into her hotel and pass out. Earlier, her mother had called the hotel, one that conveniently connected to the airport that she had just flown into, and made reservations for the two friends in advance.

“I didn’t think much about it [the hotel],” Leighanne said. Leighanne L. is a 22-yearold student at a university in Pennsylvania.

She majors in elementary education and has worked with Youth With A Mission during her time in college. Through that program, she has been educated on the issue of human trafficking and has a vast knowledge of the subject.

“If I wasn’t educated at all about the issue [human trafficking], I don’t think I would have been as aware during my experience”, Leighanne said.

As she and her friend entered the hotel, Leighanne noticed how dimly lit and eerily empty the hotel seemed. There were a few men behind the desk and she noticed a couple of slick business men occasionally walking through the lobby. She thought that was odd for a fancy hotel like this, but it was late and the hotel was an airport hotel. Even so, Leighanne felt something stir inside of her as she and her friend walked up to the concierge desk and asked to check in.

The men behind the desk were very friendly and asked personal questions about them.

They seemed like they wanted them to stay at the desk, rather than head straight to their room. She noticed that a man, dressed in dark clothing and speaking in Spanish, had been staring intently at the two girls ever since they

walked through the door.

He was now on his phone, continuing to stare at them. From what little Spanish she could pick up, Leighanne thought she heard the man say something about liking the girls that just walked in. At that point, she felt very uneasy and “spiritually upset.” She and her friend finished checking in and got in the elevator to go to their room on the fifth floor, which Leighanne said felt odd as well because the hotel seemed very empty.

Around 12:30 a.m., as Leighanne and her friend were getting ready to go to bed, their hotel phone rang. Her friend picked it up and told Leighanne that one of the men at the desk said that their credit card did not go through and that there was a problem with the room situation. They told him no, they were not going to leave their room in the middle of the night and that they would take care of it in the morning. With that, they hung up on him and did not expect anymore trouble.

But the phone kept

ringing.

Leighanne decided that at this point, she should check in with her mom, who actually made the reservations, and double check to see whether or not everything had gone through. On the phone with her mom, she confirmed the information and told her mom what was going on with the man from the front desk. Her mom, immediately on alert, told Leighanne to call the police because she too felt that something really was not adding up.

Leighanne did not know at the time, but both her mom and dad had not been able to sleep that night and had called the police themselves as soon as they got off of the phone with her.

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Founder’s Day will focus on climate change

BY MARINA HALEY Staff Writer Founder’s Day is a day in which we all come together to remember the legacy of Mother Ursula who founded this college. This year Founder’s Day is being celebrated on Monday, Feb. 16. The speaker will be Richard W. Miller, director of the M.A. in Theology, from Creighton University.

Miller will be speaking about The Unfolding Climate Change Tragedy and The Mission Of Catholic Universities. The address will take place in the mansion foyer at 3:30 p.m. Also on Monday evening at 7 p.m. communication students will be working with Miller to put on another program talking about how people can actively engage in those issues.

“Richard Miller is going to talk about climate change and the reason we invited him was to speak about social justice issues, learning about the education of the heart and how to change the world,” Thomas Southard, interim director of The Wolfington Center, said. “Every year we try to bring in a speaker that is doing God’s work by helping to change to world.”

Climate change with a faith-based perspective is important because it helps us to be good stewards of the world. Southard said climate change impacts many people around the world.

“Mother Ursula was born in New York on Feb. 19 1897, which is why

Founder’s Day is as close to her birthday as possible,” Anne Schwelm, assistant library director, said, Schwelm said, Mother Ursula joined the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1915 at the age of 18. Additionally, Schwelm said, She escaped her parents in order to join the convent and because she loved being a missionary sister, St. Frances Cabrini accepted her into the convent. Early in the 1950s the MSCs were searching for a place to start a college, with the help of J. Bradley McManus, a member of Cabrini’s board of trustees, it was established in 1957. Schwelm said, “She served as president for the first 10 years when the college opened and then helped build the Holy Spirit Library, Founder’s Hall and St. Joseph Chapel.

Schwelm said, “In 1964, The Middle States Association visited the campus and Cabrini was accredited.”

After leaving the college presidency she founded other missions for The Missionary Sisters Of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She worked with Sister Mary Louise Sullivan, another Missionary Sister, to establish the Cabriniana Room. This room houses the relics and letters from St. Frances Cabrini.

“It was because of her dedication to fulfilling the legacy of Mother Cabrini that we are here today,” Schwelm said,

Marie Porta gives a look into law school

BY DOMINIQUE DINARDO Asst. Lifestyles Editor Cabrini alumna Marie Porta came to Cabrini to discuss her experience with law.

Porta was a history and political science major while attending Cabrini. With aspirations of being a lawyer since the third grade, Porta moved on to law school.

After graduating from Widener Law, she went into various positions practicing law before becoming the assistant admissions director there.

Kat Noldy, junior political science major, was excited for Porta’s visit. “I love arguing. I love politics. It’s a lot of work, but I would love to go to law school,” Noldy said.

Porta gave an extensive speech with insight, information and opinions on the law school experience.

“Law school is very different from college,” Porta said. “In law school you have to buy every book, read every case and every word.” Keeping your financial state in the back of your head at all times is crucial. Attending law school full-time does not allow to work a full-time job. “Look into cost-saving techniques. You will be strapped for cash,” Porta said.

Porta explained that coming to class prepared is critical in law school. If a professor calls on you and you are unprepared, they can even mark you absent. In college many students can decipher what classes they need to apply more effort and time to versus the classes that may just require attendance. In law school, you must both do the reading, homework and attend class. It is a way of training for your experience as an attorney.

Porta spent a lot of time explaining the application and its process according to Widener Law’s standards. She explained that personal statements are extensively reviewed. She advised potential law students to keep them only two to three pages in length and to talk about something that you are passionate about. “I think a good personal statement is what takes us beyond the personal file and into who you are.”

The LSAT is also an important part of the acceptance into law school. “The LSAT is hard. I did great at Cabrini, but not that great on the LSAT,” Porta said. She advised students to come prepared and take the test as many times as possible.

After the speech, Noldy was happy with her presentation.

“She was well-spoken and answered a lot of questions. I liked that Cabrini offered something helpful like this,” Noldy said.

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Prostitutes are forced into their trade

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our laws are written, we then punish those who are forced to do terrible, unjust and immoral acts against their will.

Sister Terry Shields spoke to the Cabrini community on Thursday, Feb. 5, about the dawning realities of human trafficking. Shields said, “I never refer to women as prosti-

BY MACKENZIE HARRIS Editor in Chief

It doesn’t matter where injustices are happening, it matters that they are happening in the first place.

That’s why we dedicated an entire issue to discuss human trafficking and the thousands of voiceless women and men that are trafficked each day.

Why should students care?

Why does it matter that people across the world or country are enslaved?

We as an international society have a responsibility to change this.

No one deserves to be hurt, enslaved, trafficked or forced into anything that they disagree with.

As a consumer in my community and nation, I believe that I have a responsibility to change the day-in and dayout supply and demand of sex trafficking, labor trafficking and drug trafficking.

Human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar black market industry that ruins the lives of so many.

From the age as early as 11, women are being forced to commit acts that they do not wish to commit.

They are forced into prostitution. Traffickers threaten to kill loved ones if the women don’t meet their quotas.

The most important aspect is that we need to change the way we view prostitution, slavery and trafficking.

Prostitution is not a last resort for junkies, but rather women are forced into it by another person. With the way

P RO S T I T U T I O N IS NOT A LAST RESORT FOR JUNKIES, BUT RATHER ARE WOMEN WHO ARE FORCED INTO IT BY ANOTHER PERSON. WITH THE WAY OUR LAWS ARE WRITTEN,WE THEN PUNISH THOSE WHO ARE FORCED TO DO TERRIBLE UNJUST AND IMMORAL ACTS AGAINST THEIR WILL.

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willingly commit them.

One way our society allows for this action is through how we objectify women.

By objectifying women or looking at them at material commadities, it allows young men to see that treating women like they are trash is entirely okay.

I believe that we are taking the necessary measures and steps that we need to take in order to change the injustice of sex trafficking on a small level.

However, I think there is much more we are leaving out.

The amount of time and dedication it takes for the FBI to learn about possible traffickers in the country as well as internationally, is extremely long.

We need to find a more transparent way once we do find victims and rescue them, for them to recover and live their lives.

We need more success stories and fewer tragedies.

We can cut the numbers entirely in half, all it takes is a group of people to stand up and take on that challenge.

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Left: Girls and women are forced into human trafficking, or prostitution. There are many stereotypes surrounding prostitution, yet girls are targeted and often times forced into situations they do not have a way out of.

Below: King of Prussia mall, the largest mall on the east coast that is frequented by Cabrini students is a large hub for human trafficking.

tutes, but rather women who are prostituted.”

I completely agree that we should change the way we refer to victims of these sex crimes because they did not

Traffickers lure their victims at the King of Prussia Mall

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Inviting the girls to try out for a shoot can lead to kidnapping and selling them into slavery in other states.

One of the reasons that trafficking is so frightening and dangerous is that traffickers are able to work under the radar.

Because of the number of people who filter in and out

BY ABBY PRESSIMONE Guest Writer

As an employee of one of the shops in the King of Prussia mall, I am very conscious about the fact that everyday there is someone being trafficked within the mall that I work.

The concept is very surreal, but something that everyone should know about. It is crucial that students become aware that human trafficking is a dangerous and growing industry that takes place right down the street from Cabrini College.

King of Prussia Mall, one of the largest malls in the country, is a giant tourist attraction. It is also a giant magnet for human trafficking.

Because it draws so many people and is in close proximity to several highways, King of Prussia is a convenient location for traffickers who are searching for their next “product.”

Typically, traffickers are looking for young people, which give them another incentive to traffic at the mall.

Young teenagers and college students often shop at the mall. If precautions are not taken, then traffickers can take people without individuals even being aware that the traffickers exist.

For example, there could be strangers who ask young girls if they are interested in modeling opportunities.

BECAUSE IT DRAWS SO MANY PEOPLE AND IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SEVERAL HIGHWAYS, KING OF PRUSSIA IS A CONVENIENT LOCATION FOR TRAFFICKERS WHO ARE SEARCHING FOR THEIR NEXT “PRODUCT.”

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of the mall, there are many opportunities for traffickers to lure people without other shoppers noticing.

As human trafficking is a very serious issue, there are things that people are doing nationally and internationally to prevent it from spreading.

There are many ways to let people know human trafficking is happening just down the street.

On campus, the CRS Student Ambassadors host many events throughout the semester that help bring human

trafficking to the students’ attention.

Last year, during our “Stand for Freedom” event , students stood for a certain amount of time in recognition of the millions of people who are victims of human trafficking. In order to stop the horrid conditions ,communication with others who are unaware is key.

That is the main purpose for the CRS Student Ambassadors.

The world cannot change if we do not tell people it is time to change.

In order to save people who are in this modern day slavery, we have to constantly remind students that this is an issue and with Cabrini’s help we can be one step closer to saving so many suffering people not just in the United States, but the entire world. @ABBYPRESSIMONE

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Couples on campus can spend tons of time together. On the not so rosy side, a lot of people can know about your relationship and things could get misconstrued. Is it better to date off campus and focus on friends and freedom?

Making time for your goals is easier when dating off campus

BY DOMINIQUE DINARDO Asst. Lifestyles Editor

College is a time for experimenting.

Students come in as a marketing major and leave with a criminology degree. First year students have never had alcohol before and by the time they leave, their favorite hour is happy.

Friend circles rotate and students really find themselves while at school.

But, the question is, is college the right place to find someone else?

I have been dating my boyfriend for a little over a year. He lives about 45 minutes away and we only see each other on the weekends.

It is the best relationship I could ever ask to have and this is why.

We both are fully immersed in our schoolwork.

All week I can dedicate myself to school, homework, and any clubs I may be involved with instead of worrying about spending time with him.

I find myself staying late at school to work on projects and studying instead of rushing home to pig out and watch a movie.

Most times we make a conscious effort to have all of our work done by the weekends so we can really spend time together undistracted.

It is not only a positive for our relationship, but it also pushes us to be better students.

I know that sounds like a really boring and scripted response, but think about this logically.

Typically, you have four years to figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life. That is not a lot of time.

These are considered our selfish years!

Balancing school, work, a social life and a relationship can be difficult. Keeping your relationship off campus is the best way to stay

focused.

It comes down to the person you are dating. If you are comfortable and trust that person, things will run more smoothly.

Dating off campus requires a lot of confidence in your partner. They have to believe that you would never hurt them while you are apart.

Having separation from your boyfriend or girlfriend helps build that trust and support no matter how far you may be from each other. Plus, they know you’d never hook up with the kid in your math class in a dirty basement party anyway.

Dating on campus, however, falls into this problem as well.

Couples are used to spending every night together. When school lets out for winter break or summer, who knows what could happen?

“You’re going to a party with your high school friends and you’re drinking vodka? You know how you get when you drink vodka.”

Dating on campus is controlled dating.

You make your plans every night based on another person.

A relationship that you thought was healthy while in school may have many flaws.

Being exposed to separation can cause havoc for couples whose distance went from across the hall to over the bridge.

Although dating off campus is my personal preference, I know a lot of people who have successful relationships on campus. Many people can stay motivated academically while holding down a local relationship. They can trust each other in semester and out.

Those are the healthy types of on campus relationships students should engage in.

I think going through college with a boyfriend by your side is awesome, but dating on campus just isn’t for me.

I realized that finding time for yourself can make you a better person, friend and girlfriend.

If you are happy with who you are and what you are doing, there will be no reason for you not to be happy with someone else.

In the words of Carrie Bradshaw, “The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship is the one you have with yourself.” @DMD376

To date or not to date in college?

BY BRIANNA MORRELL Asst. Social Media Editor

College is a once-in-a lifetime experience.

During this time meeting friends and making memories that last forever is always such a blissful thing. But there comes a time when you stumble upon someone who takes your heart and never lets go.

Dating in college can be rough.

Meeting someone for the first time who lives far away or maybe in the same state can be exciting.

But what about leaving school and leaving a boyfriend or girlfriend behind?

Dating on and off campus can have its ups and downs, for sure.

Dating on campus can be really exciting. Always being with someone and being so close. It seems like an easy way to always go on adventures, dinners and dates together.

But when is spending all that time together enough?

Dating on campus involves always seeing each other and always being together.

You don’t want to spend too much time with your significant other on campus and then leave your friends behind.

This just causes issues with your friends.

And then there’s always breaking up.

Breakups can be calm and civil, or in some cases full of drama and horrible to go through.

Dating on campus can cause a ton of drama, but it can also be fun and exciting.

I always hear of scenarios with students who graduate high school and have a boyfriend or girlfriend.

They head off to separate colleges and visit each other from time to time.

What’s great about this is that you’re always with your friends and not your significant other, avoiding the drama.

It’s always exciting seeing them when they visit and during breaks, there’s always things to catch up on and things to do.

But what if there’s a trust issue?

Dating off campus can also cause a ton of issues along with cheating and breaking up because of the distance.

By all means, long distance relationships between college students can work.

The effort just needs to be taken on both sides of the relationship.

If one person isn’t trying, the boat will sink into a terrible drama sea.

Dating in general can be a confusing topic for college-age students.

Thoughts of being single can be fun but then there’s always the thought of wanting someone to always be there.

But remember, the friendships made in college last forever.

Just make sure to cherish the people you have in your life and don’t worry about those who are temporary. @BRIANNAMORRELL

Celebrate love and live it up this Valentine’s Day

BY CHRISTLE GEHMAN Lifestyles Editor

Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is thought of as a romantic, lovey-dovey holiday made up by corporate America so that they could make a little extra profit off of lovesick couples for a day.

Some know Valentine’s Day as associated with St. Valentine who is recognized in some religious denominations and is occasionally portrayed as a cherub flying around with a bow and arrow.

There are so many ways to recognize Valentine’s Day that sometimes, I feel like it’s hard to slow down and savor the moments that the holiday has to offer.

The concept of love itself has become so commercialized and stuffed into the expectation that in order to properly celebrate the day, you have to be deeply in love with a significant other.

I disagree.

While being in a relationship is certainly special and should be celebrated, I think that Valentine’s Day is more about love in general. Love comes in all shapes and forms, but one of those is relationships.

To me, relationships, of any kind, are so important and that should reflect in our lives. If we don’t have relationships, we don’t have love or anything else that goes along with caring for other people. I believe that relationships teach us so much about others, about ourselves and about the world we find ourselves in. That’s why I think it is so important to value the relationships that you have in your life but also realize when relationships are in need of changing or reshaping.

When that needs to happen, I think it’s important to remember to do that in a loving and non-destructive way.

Since love and relationships are a vital part of our lives and our happiness, I can’t think of a better time to appreciate and celebrate those connections than on Valentine’s

Day! Even our relationships with ourselves are important and deserve just as much attention as the people around us do.

A day of love is the perfect opportunity to take time out for ourselves, our family, our friends, our significant other or even our spiritual relationships.

Pamper yourselves and make those around you feel a little extra special on Valentine’s Day this year!

I think we shouldn’t let ourselves get wrapped up in what we think Valentine’s Day should be like or should feel like. Rather, we should embrace who and what we have and enjoy the day.

Grab your girlfriends and take a little weekend vacay!

Take your significant other out to dinner or stay in and order take out if that’s more appealing! Buy your mom flowers and tell her how much you love her! Tell your dad you love him!

A little love and kindness goes a long way and it’s totally worth the extra effort. @CHRISTLE_J

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Students face challenges as they transition to 21

BY SAMANTHA JACOBS Asst. Multimedia Editor

Transitioning from age 20 to 21 is a different experience for different students.

Oct. 15, 2014 was the big day for junior education major Jessica Austin where reaching the desired age of 21 opened the doors to a different type of social life.

“You’re still celebrating your birthday and it’s still a big celebration but the only difference is that you can now drink,” Austin said.

“I think it’s more of a socializing thing.”

For Austin turning 21-yearsold has not been a major deal but others may feel differently.

Junior business administration major, Bridget Wagner, turned 21-years-old as the fall semester came to a close on Dec. 5, 2014.

From time-to-time she enjoys experiencing the independence of turning 21 with her friends. “[My social life] did change a little bit because I am now able to go out to different places that I could not go to before,” Wagner said.

With roommates that are not yet 21-years-old, a night out would mean having to leave some friends who have yet to reach their twenty-first birthdays behind for both students.

Austin said that she has notnoticed much difference between her life after turning 21 where heading for a night out with the girls is a possible plan.

“I personally don’t really go out. I just kind of hang out with my friends,” Austin said. “I do go out when I go home because my friends are 21.”

Wagner on the other hand has

enjoyed the ability to venture out with her friends who are old enough to go out, but she does not always feel the need to go out in order to have fun.

“We don’t mind having a night in to watch movies and to hang out, but we also enjoy going out to different bars,” Wagner said.

Austin said she preferred to find something else to do because of leaving friends behind that are not old enough to go out, and also because it can become a hassle to determine who will be the designated driver for the PHOTO SUBMITTED BY JESSICA AUSTIN night. Although someone under age could become a chauffeur Jessica Austin and her friends celebrating a 21st birthday in their appartment. for the group, it’s not an idea that Austin has found appealing.

Wagner has experienced having to decide between leaving her younger roommates and friends behind or deciding not to use the freedom that comes with turning 21-years-old.

“It is hard having roommates that are younger because if you want to go out to a place that is 21 and over they can’t go,” Wagner said. “They either have to stay back or we choose a different thing to do.”

This does not mean that students who have turned 21-yearsold never go out, just that some PHOTO SUBMITTED BY BRIDGET WAGNER are choosing to go out for a night at the bar less so that they can Bridget Wagner celebrating with her family and friends at a bar. have fun with all of their friends.

“I like to include all of my friends," Austin said. "I don’t really like to leave anybody behind.”

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‘Taken 3’ filled with entertainment and suspense

BY RENEE OLIVER Asst. Sports Editor

As of late, there has been a lot of great movies releasing in theaters across the country. For a movie junkie, it is like Christmas all over again.

One of the most anticipated films releasing in 2015 was “Taken 3”, the third film in the “Taken” series. The movie came to theaters in America on Jan. 9.

The movie stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen and Forest Whitaker. The film received adverse reviews from most critics, the action-packed and entertaining start to finish and a great ending to the entire Taken series.

For those who have never seen “Taken” or “Taken 2”, “Taken” centers around Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) and his quest to take back his daughter Kim Mills (Maggie Grace) after she is abducted while vacationing in Paris, France.

In the second installment of the series, the roles are reversed. Bryan and his wife Lenore (Famke Janssen) are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper that Bryan killed while rescuing his daughter in the first film. The roles are reversed this time when it is left up to their daughter Kim to find and rescue her parents.

Originally, the “Taken” series was set to end after the second film. “Taken 3” was announced that it would be the final film of the series on Oct. 9, 2012. It took a while for production to begin, but the writers knew that they wanted the storyline to go in a different direction.

The movie begins with Bryan paying a short visit to his prove he had something to do with the abduction and daughter Kim. Bryan is then met by his former wife Lenore killing of Lenore. The final scenes of the movie show as she proceeds to tell him that she and her husband, Bryan getting to the bottom of Staurt’s mess and making Stuart St. John, are having marital issues. She tells Bryan whomever is responsible pay the price. that she still has feelings for him, but Bryan refuses to get Overall, “Taken 3” was written with a good storyline to involved while she is married. Later on, Bryan is warned end the entire series. The movie is very entertaining and

by Stuart to stay away from Lenore. filled with suspense for the entire hour and 45 minutes.

The following day, Lenore texts Bryan asking to meet Neeson and the rest of the cast leave you satisfied knowing with him at his apartment. Bryan agrees but as he arrives that their days of getting “Taken” are over. to his home he discovers Lenore’s dead body. Instantly, the LAPD arrive to arrest Bryan on suspicion of murder. @RENEEOLIVER4423 Determined to not go down for a crime he did not commit, Bryan escapes. He sets out to investigate the murder of his former wife and find out who is really responsible.

Bryan ends up at a convenience store tracing the steps of Lenore to find out what she was doing leading up to the hours before she was killed. He later finds out that Lenore was taken from a gas station prior to being murdered.

Bryan then shifts his focus to Lenore’s husband.

He later abducts and CREATIVE COMMONS interrogates Stuart after discovering details that ‘Taken 3’ was just released on Jan. 9th and continues to live up to the other two films.

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NetFlix: Campus biggest addiction

BY ANESIA MEREDITH Asst. Copy Editor

Social media has a profound impact on our lives.

Today, not only does it take up a vast majority of time, but it is quickly moving its way onto our television. From the start of 2007 until currently Netflix has been on the rise.

Although Netflix is most often known for the wide variety of their most popular movies it’s the TV shows that have become mainstream all over the internet. Most of its popular shows such as the Emmynominated show “Orange is the new black” and Breaking Bad” give the company the largest streaming audience.

Students today are very dependent on the internet for many reasons especially when it comes to social media, Netflix and sometimes even homework. Recently this past year campuses all over the city on the east coast have experienced many power outages.

During last winter break, many campuses such as Eastern, Rosemont, Villanova have experienced issues with power outages.

“I love it. it is great and I have the ability to binge watch televison series,” Kenia Rodriguez, criminology major said.

For most of society now a days everyone bascially lives off of what we see on social media and all over internet.

The internet has taken over this generation little by littlie

as years have progressed; it has made it easy for our generation to become an easier and accessible society to live in. Even though everyone depends so much on the internet, it also plays a big part of our lives. No matter what way, shape or form it may come in. Living an everyday life would not be as easy if we didn’t have social media.

On the other hand Netflix is very important to many individuals but for others Netflix is not a top priority.

Netflix for many people on this campus has become a part of their lives, which if you ask me is ridiculous. Many of my friends are simply just glued to their computers every weekend no matter whether they are on or off of campus. For the most part students enjoy having the day off, who would not. It’s an entire day away from dealing with teachers, which is often well needed for most of us, ,but with every upside there is a down. The problem with

most of these situations is the fact that most teachers are concerned more with the amount of work we are missing by not physically being in a classroom.

Although many students may not agree with this, however the whole point of being in college is to further our education. To give students a week’s worth of homework is not necessary. Another fact that teachers sometimes may fail to consider is that for many students they are also receiving many other assignments, from other professors in different classes. I can agree that the workload does become a bit much on the off days due to inclement weather conditions.

Another major issue on campus when the weather does not seem to want cooperate with the students is the issue that many students do not know whether or not to make the decision to either stay on campus and continue to have there freedom and do as they please and for most part get absolutely nothing done. Option number two is to be productive go back home where you know power will be CREATIVE COMMONS available. Most importantly use this time for it to be most beneficial to you. Take a moment and use it wisely; catch up on some work you might have missed in school, as to being stuck in school with no electricity or Netflix.

Camille Thomas a education major says “I do love Netflix, but its a little overrated. They need to put more classics on Netflix.”

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Cabrini gets ‘Frozen’ inside Grace Hall

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Dylan Takats and Jessica DiProsparo enjoying the event by having a snowball fight.

BY DOMINIQUE DINARDO Asst. Lifestyles Editor

No one is too old for Disney. The movie-musical "Frozen" raised $1.2 billion just in the box office. A year and a half after the release of Disney’s "Frozen," students still can not seem to “let it go.” Cabrini’s CAP board sponsored a free Frozen-themed event on Wednesday, Feb 4.

Transforming Grace Hall into a winter wonderland Queen Elsa would be proud of, CAP board planned lots of fun and freezing events for the evening.

"It took maybe two weeks for us to put this together. My partner Diane and I came up with the idea," Junior CAP board member Bridget Wagner said.

Students showed up with Elsa shirts, Olaf necklaces, and snow boots ready to join in the "Frozen" festivities.

When asked about the popularity of "Frozen,” "I just think 'Frozen' is cute and funny. It's awesome. Growing up with Disney movies it's very relatable," sophomore chemistry major Pat Muller said.

Students who attended the event were invited to make a fixer upper Kristoff would enjoy. Ice cream sundaes of

course. Everyone in the room had a bowl in hand with their own personally made sundae. Elsa said that the cold never bothered her anyway, but what about brain freeze?

"It's nice to get free ice cream even though it's cold out," freshman Melaka Pickens said.

There were options of chocolate or vanilla ice cream. Not only were there two flavors, but students also had their choice of sprinkles, oreo crumbles, chocolate or caramel sauce, whipped

cream and cherries.

Sophomore criminology major Samantha Viera said,"I love that I can customize my sundae with different toppings."

In addition to the frozen treats, there was a special snowman appearance. The adorable season-confused Olaf was there accepting warm hugs. Students were encouraged to take photos with the snowy sweetheart including #CCWinterWeek in their posts.

"I can't wait to take a photo. I'm so excited," freshman Hannah Kardy said. "He's even on my phone case.”

"I feel like I'm in Walt Disney World,” Muller said “It's a character come to life."

Of course, no "Frozen" event would be complete without a showing of the film. Students gathered around the screen to watch the Disney hit. Due to the relevance and popularity of the movie, the viewing was more of a singalong.

When the event began everyone was quiet, probably because they were enjoying their sundaes, but then almost every audience member was reciting every line in the movie.

"I love Frozen,” Wagner said. “We put this together because we assumed everyone would love Frozen as much as we do.”

Activities were laced through the Grace Hall atrium.

Students could play games such as the snowball toss, pin the nose on Olaf, or marshmallow blast for tickets. Tickets were used for raffle prizes such as Olaf dolls, Sven dolls, movie posters, t-shirts, and even the “Frozen” DVD. Dodging snowballs, marshmallows, and those warm hugs from Olaf, students kept warm in Wandering Oaken's trading post and sauna where the film was played.

CAP board transformed Cabrini into Arendale for the night. Students were able to take a break from their studies and enjoy some treats and a great movie. After all, where else can you have an indoor snowball fight? @DMD376

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Living and learning communities go beyond freshman year

BY PATRICK WHALEN Asst. Perspectives Editor

The spring semester is under way and even more changes are coming to Cabrini. Living and Learning Communities (LLC’s) are now expanding into sophomore year.

Prior to this semester, Cabrini had a program for incoming freshman called LLC's that help the transition from high school to college. LLC's are set up so that freshman students will take six credits in the fall and then seven credits in the spring with extra-curricular activities and events.

LLC members are all involved in the same courses throughout the year and live in the same hallway as each other.

"We wanted to start one that's completely brand new that doesn't exist in the first year and we wanted to take another look at what does it look like to take a current living and learning community and extend it into year two," Richard Gebauer, head of the new LLC Impact, said.

The sophomores of the new Living and Learning community will live in the Dixon house.

"We understand that in the sophomore year, students schedules become a little more hectic, so what we have tried to accomplish in year two is having a much more intense co-curricular tie where students are being much more engaged on campus, in the local community and off campus that would extend beyond the classroom," Gebauer said.

LLC's are very helpful not only in the educational aspect but also the social aspect.

"I was in a living and learning community freshman year and I loved it. I am still best friends with almost everyone that was in my living and learning community," education major Andrea Gerardi said.

Richard Gebauer is working with the Nerney Leadership Institute to identify projects or offices on campus in the spring who would be willing to host a student intern.

"We want to give students the opportunity to complete on-campus internships," Gebauer said.

The internships would be tied to a three credit course

so that students can not only learn but also have the experience of an internship.

Since the LLC's for freshman are heavily focused on the classes they take, the new sophomore LLC will focus more on the co-curricular aspect.

"Living and learning communities are important because it helps students develop a strong sense of confidence in that first year to get involved on campus," Gebauer said.

With the changes being made, sophomores will have a better outlook on what they want to do after college and during college. LLC's help encourage students to take on leadership roles that will eventually build character and find them a job.

"We see our students developing relationships with faculty, they're starting to recognize that faculty aren't these authoritative figures but that they really are partners in the learning process and that want to see you succeed,"Gebauer said. @PATRICKWHALEN12

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Hit and misses of the Grammys

BY ANESIA MEREDITH Asst. Copy Editor

It’s about that time again, the Grammys are back and this year they’re better then ever.

From Kim Kardashian in her in her ravishing Jean Paul dress to Rihanna’s pink flamingo disaster, the Loqutior has the scoop.

Over the weekend the celebrities showed up and showed out. Rhianna who is one of our generation biggest icon appeared in a hot pink poufy dress, designed by Giambattista Valli but this was not her best look, “As a fashion icon Rhianna continues to keep us on our toes, to what she’ll where at an award show but she could have done better,” Education major, Camille Thomas, said.

Even though Rhianna might have left a sour taste in our mouths, her performance with Kanye West and Paul McCarthy made it up for it all. There performance was to Rhianna new song “Four Five Seconds.” Which left a mark at the staples center as one of her most memorable performances of the Grammys.

With fellow friend Kanye West preforming right by her side the two graced the stage in their Maison Margiela’s Spring 2015 Couture collection suits. Which definitely helped Rhianna make up for the pink flamingo that she was wearing earlier in the night.

One celebrity who commanded the attention from her critics was Kim Kardishian who looked riveting in her Jean Paul dress, which she was literally

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Kanye West and Rihanna’s performance was a big hit this year.

bursting out the seams of the dress. With husband Kanye West by her side he also never fails to disappoint either. In his all black Balmain suit Kanye once again left a mark on the grammys.

“I liked Kim’s dress but I thought that it was to big for her,” Sophomore, Taylor Holmes, said.

“Not in the sense that it was to big but it looked like the diamonds were holding her down a littlie to much.”

Nothing was more exciting then seeing Kanye West perform his new song “Only One” after taking a six-year hiatus from the Grammys. Kanye took the stage redefining the word “chill stich” by performing in a tracksuit.

Swapping his velvet black Balmain suit for a velour sweat suit Kanye officially became

the most chill person at the Grammys.

The real winner of the night was Sam Smith who sported a sleek black tux with a white bow tie. The pop artist snagged four awards that night including best new artist, song of the year and record of the year, for his most famous song “Stay With Me.” Beyoncé who was up for nine nominations walked away with three Grammys including Best R&B performance for “Drunk In Love” featuring Jay -Z. Beyoncé who looked flawless in both dresses this past weekend.

Performing in a custom made Roberto Cavalla white dress, Beyonce’s performance to “Take My Hand Lord” was beautiful and elegant. The point of Beyoncé’s performance was to capture

the viewer’s attention. Having an all men singing behind her in memory of Michael Brown.

Beyoncé ended the performance by introducing John legend and Common; the two performed their Golden Globe award winning song “Glory” to the motion picture “Selma,” which ended the show.

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Kanye West made peace with Taylor Swift after interuppting her acceptance speech at the MTV awards.

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Student creates play as senior capstone project

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the yes for approval.

Everything did not go smoothly. That was just one of the obstacles. It became difficult at points.

“I think it was pretty difficult in its entirety. There was so much more work to do than I had initially anticipated and I was constantly feeling like time wasn’t on my side. It kept going by so fast,” Reape said.

As an actress the role for this specific project went

performed in the original off-Broadway production. In that version, each character performed in isolation with the exception of when their narratives — which are being Making the senior capstone project something told in opposite chronological order aligned on their extraordinary is a goal many Cabrini students hope for. wedding day. Alyssa made the decision to have both Alyssa Reape is a senior English major with a minor in actors on the stage together for almost the entire show theater and writing. Completing and passing the capstone so that you could feel more of the passion, heartache, project is essential to graduating. and loss through the memories and stories of this failed Her capstone was a play she wrote, relationship. directed, and acted in. Her friend, George “There is even a blog that Alyssa created to Nave also performed in it. It was presented reflect on the process of her project,” Dr. Fillingat the college in the beginning of January.

Brown said.

George Nave is a junior triple majoring Alyssa began to feel too overwhelmed and in history, English and political science time seemed to be going too fast. here at Cabrini College. Reape collaborated What you love can sometimes make you with George developing the play. exhausted.

“Obviously Alyssa did most of the work, “I think my past performances really helped but being a part of it was really great,” Nave me by giving me the confidence to even attempt said. to do this project in the first place. I’ve always Time management and hard work were loved performing and I wanted to explore a new put into performing at their best. They side of the theater by directing and designing decided to start in the summer for rehearsal the show,” Reape said. “My past performances time to practice together. allowed me to have confidence in my abilities “Or individually on solo pieces for the and they gave me some sort of familiarity of show, she said there is a lot of them,” Reape what it takes to put on a show.” said.

The weight was lifted off of her shoulders The reason is because they knew that the completing this project. “It felt awesome. I’m so fall semester would slow up the process. proud of what I accomplished and so relieved I If you are wondering if it was a one year was able to do everything I had hoped but I’m process the answer is no. “During the fall of also a little sad see it end,” Reape said.

2013 my music director Robert Stoop and I It was more than an accomplishment. Doing bounced ideas back and forth about how to it right was personal and special to her. approach the project,” Reape said.

“I was thrilled to be part of her capstone,” An approval from faculty members Seth Nave said.

Frechie and Michelle Filling-Brown was “Overall, despite the show being a lot of hopped. work, being able to help Alyssa with her project These people understand the processes, to see that smile on her face at the end of the love and art of theater. show was so worth it, and I would do it again in Establishing a firm idea of setting, a heartbeat,” Nave said. concept, lighting and vision for the It is a representation of a milestone for production was made before sitting down Reape. Finally ending it was bittersweet as well.

SUBMITED PHOTO BY THERESA PAESANI with the English department’s chair, “This show was so much more than a school Seth Frechie, and the head of the theater Alyssa Reape and George Nave performing. project for me. It is something I will remember concentration and capstone program, Michelle Filling- beyond those of the past. In the past there was; she for the rest of my life and something I can consider as Brown. auditioned for a role, was given a script, told what to do, being one of my greatest achievements,” Alyssa said “I Alyssa was anxious and nervous. At this moment when where to go and how to do things, and then she performed. felt so fortunate to have been given the opportunity to they said yes, she cried in great relief.

This time she had complete control. Having that incorporate something I’m so passionate about into my “They were both so enthusiastic and so completely independence brought out of her and introduced academic career. It was a blessing and a nightmare all at behind the project I actually cried after the meeting. It was something more. Elements of leadership, learning more the same time but I wouldn’t think of changing it for a happening,” Reape said. about production and singing probably the hardest music second.”

Having the project approved made it for they could go she had to sing in her life. about getting the rights for the show and getting things Alyssa, her family and friends painted the set. @LBROCK946 started. Stoop also helped along finding ways for getting Alyssa decided to not stage The Last 5 Years as it was

A year of service means more, Paccillo says

BY ALEXA FERRAGINE Lifestyles Editor

Originally from New Jersey then moving to San Diego to be in the Navy, Melanie Paccillo did not know much about what the Cabrini community had to truly offer.

“I had no real relationship with the Cabrini community at all, but my mother had told me the story of Mother Cabrini,” said Paccillo. “I needed to go find a source to tell me if this is true or not.”

After shortly learning about Mother Cabrini and her story Paccillo with her mother in tow and visited the Mother Cabrini shrine in New York City.

“That’s where I really first encountered them,” said Paccillo. “It’s a beautiful place.”

While being at the shrine Paccillo talked to the people there about mission and other things she really wanted to learn more about.

“Its very interesting kind of this old school catholic thing that we have going on,” said Paccillo.

It was then that Paccillo learned about the program called Cabrini Companions, which is an organization that

advocates and helps to stop the trafficking of women and children and to also support the human rights and dignity of all immigrants. Paccillo became a Cabrini companion shortly after her visit while living in San Diego.

“My life took a shift, and I needed something to kind of do with myself, and so somewhere in that ‘what am I going to do with my life next?’ I happen to be looking around the Mother Cabrini website,” said Paccillo.

Paccillo came across the mission core.

“I started to look at the timing of the program and when I would be moving back to the east coast,” said Paccillo. “It timed out just perfectly with what time the mission core would start.”

Paccillo then moved back to New Jersey from California.

Staying there for just six weeks, Paccillo was in New York for orientation to become a missioner.

“The year of service is great because it gives you the opportunity to broaden your horizons and see what’s out there but also there is a lot of space for self reflection and self work,” said Paccillo.

As Paccillo was reading and looking around she quickly realized there were a million times when human traf-

ficking was right in front of her.

“I had no idea because I didn’t know about it,” said Paccillo. “While we were overseas especially I saw some of it.”

Katie Cashman, who was one of the missioners, at Cabrini last year and came into contact with Paccillo.

“She and I talked and it kind of became two things,” said Paccillo. “I started to read about human trafficking and educate myself and then my interactions with Katie kind of gave me an idea of what the life would be like here.”

“It was this very strange shift in my brain where I had an idea this was happening to this is what im called to do,” said Paccillo.

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Weekend filled with booze and birthdays

BY JADE MOTTO Staff Writer

This weekend at Cabrini there was an ample amount of house parties but also some time spent at the bars in Philly before. There were many 21st birthday parties and also just parties being held for the weekend. This weekend was very interesting to say the least.

Friday night a lot of people headed off campus to celebrate Jack Clendenny’s 21st birthday. The party was held in a house somewhere off campus but everyone said they had a great time and were really happy for Clendenny to finally turn the big 21. A couple days later after Clendenny’s birthday, “Now that I'm 21 I feel like a lot of weight has lifted off my shoulders and I can go out and experience more types of restaurants and atmospheres. The best part about it though, is no more underage’s,” said Clendenny. This Saturday, Taylor Carroll (Gang) also turned 22. She rented a

bus to pick her up at her house in Conshy for her and all her friends. Each person had to pay about ten dollars each to get a ride to and from Xfinity Live in Philadelphia. She also had an open bar from 8-11, which provided $3 beers and $5 mixed drinks. Carroll sadly did not last until eleven but she did make it until nine “I had an awesome time and was just very happy to be with all of my friends on her big night”said Carroll.

Finally when the bus picked everyone up around eleven, the party all headed back to another house in Conshy, where a party was being held for everyone who did not want to hit the bars or were not 21 yet.

At Cabrini there is always something going on, you just have to ask the right people around to figure out what is happening that night. Cabrini College is small, but the students here do know how to have a fun time. @MOTTOJADE

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Xfinity tends to get more crowded when there are sports teams playing locally.

Local girl nearly escapes That time of the year is human trafficking here—Valentinte’s Day CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5

"Nothing was making sense, nothing was adding up and that scared me," Leighanne said. "At this point, nothing criminal had actually happened but the situation felt very odd."

The police told Leighanne and her friend to lock the door and then lock themselves in the bathroom as well, because the operator agreed that something did not seem right. The police from the local district and the airport task force were on their way as the man from behind the desk started to loudly knock on the door, which shortly became banging and shouting.

Locked in the bathroom, the girls could hear the man trying to get into the room with his master key. The only thing keeping him out was the deadbolt

that they used before they went into the bathroom. Fifteen to twenty minutes later, the girls heard the police shouting that they were going to come in. They entered and began to take statements and question the man, whose story changed a little every time.

A few of the police payed more attention to the girls, while the others talked to the man. One of the policemen in particular seemed to want to convince the girls to stay the night at the hotel, which seemed odd to Leighanne, because he did not seem concerned at all. The girls decided to stay the night and the rest of the evening. @CHRISTLE_J

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BY KATIE MUSKA Asst. Lifestyles Editor

The time of year has come again, and love is in the air—in all shapes and sizes. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, the students of Cabrini are planning and hoping and giving their best advice on what to do with this love-filled day.

Sophomore middle-level education major Lexi Cavaliere will be spending Valentine’s Day at home with her off-campus boyfriend Michael.

“I usually cook for him, that’s usually the main thing. This year we’re going to see ‘Fifty Shade of Grey,’” Cavaliere said. “We usually have a date night.”

With this holiday though, come the expectations of gifts.

“I think handmade gifts are so much more thoughtful,” Cavaliere said. “I’d rather have a handmade gift, definitely.”

Maggie Javitt, freshman criminology and sociology double major, is spending her first Valentine’s Day on campus with her boyfriend, Jack.

“To me, Valentine’s Day is just a day where you’re given an excuse to say ‘I love you’ to people that you might not otherwise say it to,” Javitt said. “I think it’s a good holiday to celebrate love.”

Though this is her first with her boyfriend, Javitt is not foreign to concept of Valentine’s Day, as it has always been celebrated in her

home.

“My mom would always get me and my sisters candy in the morning before school,” Javitt said.

This year, she’s hoping for a little more.

“All I want is flowers,” Javitt said. “I just love getting flowers.”

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NFL does part to stop trafficking

BY HOWARD BLAKE III & JASON WILLIAMS Sports Editors

On Feb. 1, Arizona was home to one of the biggest days of the year, the Super Bowl. While the Super Bowl seemed to be the main attraction, the exploitation of women and children has been surfacing as one of the bigger events during the Super Bowl, as awful as that may be.

We saw our first look of demeaning women during the

Super Bowl commercials. Carl’s Jr. burger commercial featured a woman who seemed to be walking around naked. As she was walking through a farmer’s market, several of the goods being sold were covering her private areas such as fruits and ice. After she walks through the market, her full body is shown and she is clothed with short shorts and a bikini top. This commercial was banned due to the degradation of women.

The Super Bowl attracts mil-

lions of people and because of that, there is a greater population of human sex traffickers.

The NFL has been aware of the human sex trafficking schemes that have put blemishes on the biggest game of their season.

So they decided to partner up with the United Way to help the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline. The hotline was available before and after the game and their call-takers were better trained on how to handle phone calls and situations.

The NFL also gave their support to the city of Phoenix as they trained their police officers, hotel workers and airport staff on how to recognize the signs of human sex trafficking and how to handle it.

Human trafficking has to stop and a part of that starts with minimizing the degradation of women. One Super Bowl commercial did just that as it gave viewers a sense of empowerment. Always released a commercial, #LikeAGirl, in which they asked women, a male and younger males to show them what it looks like to run, throw

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Image from Carl’s Jr.’s banned superbowl commercial. and fight like a girl. They acted out flimsy movements that gave the impression that women were weak and could not do those things as well as men.

However they eventually asked young females around the age of 10 to act out those same actions. They acted them out as best as they could as if to imply that acting like a girl did not mean being less than, but rather giving as good of an effort as any male. It ended with asking the

young girl, “What does it mean to you when I say run like a girl?”

She answered, “It means run as fast as you can.”

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BIG 5 basketball still relevant

BY KEVIN MOYLETT Asst. Sports Editor

the next couple years.

Penn (7-12, 2-3 Ivy)

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Saint Joseph’s (10-12, 4-6 A-10) The Saint Joe’s Hawks have struggled this year after winning the A-10 tournament last year and making the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008. There is no doubt that Phil Martelli’s squad is in a rebuilding year. The one bright spot this year has been sophomore DeAndre Bembry.

Bembry is leading the Atlantic 10 Conference in scoring with 17.7 ppg while leading the Hawks in every major statistical category.

Bembry has arguably been the best player in the city this year.

With Bembry, current freshmen showing potentional and a quality recruiting class that includes St. Joes Prep standout Chris Clover, the Hawks should be fine

The Penn Quakers are not having a very good year and that’s nothing new. The Quakers have only had one winning season since they last made the NCAA tournament in 2007. Leading the team in scoring is Junior Tony Hicks with 13.4 ppg and Darien Nelson-Henry leads in rebounds with 5.7 rpg. The team has shown some improvement from last year’s campaign and that looks to continue as they will only lose one senior from this year and have a promising freshman class led by Antonio Woods, Matt Howard and Mike Auger.

La Salle (13-10, 5-5 A-10) The La Salle Explorers got off to a quick 4-0 start this season before hitting a tough part of their schedule where they faced two top 10 teams in Villanova and Virginia. The Explorers have played inconsistent ever since and are playing as expected. They were picked to finish ninth in the A-10 preseason and are currently sitting in eighth. Although they still have a few regular season games and the conference tournament, it doesn’t look as if the Explorers will be playing post-season basketball this year.

La Salle is kind of sitting in no man’s land with the program right now since making a run in the NCAA tournamant two years ago and eventually led to falling to Wichita State in the Sweet Sixteen. La Salle is losing leading rebounder’s Steve Zack and Jerrell Wright at season’s end and there doesn’t seem to be a lot to look forward to in the next couple years except for sophomore Jordan Price who is leading the team in scoring with 16.6 ppg and assists with 2.3 per game. Price will have to carry this team next year as they look to improve.

Temple (18-7, 9-3 AAC) The Temple Owls have been an intriguing team this year.

After getting off to a slow 6-4 start, things changed once transfers Jesse Morgan and Devin Coleman were eligible to play against Delaware. After a strong showing against Deleware the Owls shocked everybody when they beat the Kansas Jay Hawks who were the No. 10 team in the country at the time and have since moved up to No. 8.

Coleman has provided depth off the bench while Morgan has added some scoring to the starting lineup. Senior Will Cummings is really showing strong leadership this year. He is leading the team in scoring,

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assists and steals with 13.3 ppg, 4.0 apg, 1.7 spg. Temple will make the NCAA tournament if they can finish the regular season strong. They still have resume building games left at Southern Methodist University and Tulsa, two teams bound for the tournament right now.

Villanova (21-2, 8-2 Big East) The Villanova Wildcats are having a great season and are Big 5 champions for the second year in a row. If you want to watch how a team plays together, watch Nova. They play unselfishly with not one player averaging over 13.3 ppg but yet they have four players averaging in double figures and a total of six players averaging at least 9.0 ppg. That is the definition of team bas-

ketball. Villanova mostly plays an inside-out game with sharp shooters like senior Darrun Hilliard II, junior Dylan Ennis, sophomore Josh Hart, freshman Phil Booth and bruisers like senior JayVaughn Pinkston and junior Daniel Ochefu. Head Coach Jay Wright has done a tremendous job this year and since taking over the program, he is starting to be recognized as one of the best coaches in college basketball. The Wildcats have moved up to No. 6 in the country and are likely headed for either a one or two seed in the NCAA tournament.

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Ikeler: helps build swimming teams to contenders

BY ABBIE KEEFE Asst. News Editor

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Cindy Ikeler has been the women and men’s swimming head coach for four years.

Cindy Ikeler not only coaches for the men and women’s swimming teams but also oversees programming, operations and maintenance for the Dixon Center Natatorium.

Ikeler has brought Cavalier swimming to extraordinary lengths as well as excelled in all positions in which she has taken part in, over the last three years.

Ikeler, herself, is more than qualified for the position as head coach. She was the assistant swimming coach and assistant aquatic director for Albright College for six years. Prior to her coaching and directing positions and graduation from Albright in 2005, she swam for the Lions and earned six individual and 14 relay

titles.

Ikeler was also a part of three MAC championship teams, was a First Team All-MAC swimmer four times and was also named as the MAC Outstanding Swimmer as a freshman. In all four years while being apart of the team, she qualified for NCAA provisional standards. Her coaching career, helped her teams achieve five MAC and championship titles for the men and women in 2012 at Albright.

As for the Cavaliers, “She’s performing above our expectations,” Brian Beacham, assistant director of athletics, said. Ikeler was named the Women’s AMCC Coach of the Year in both 2013 and 2014. The women’s team was runner-up in the conference and the men had scored more points in 2013 than ever before. The following year, the women were conference champions and the first-ever female relay team attended the ECAC Championships. Within the past three seasons, the teams have broken 12 women’s team records and 11 men’s team records.

“We have had 95 percent of our swimmers achieve a lifetime best time in at least one event, but usually two [or more] events every season,” Ikeler said. Beacham works with Ikeler on a daily basis in regards to scheduling, traveling

and rosters. Beacham said, “She’s doing a tremendous job.”

Ikeler’s other responsibilities include hiring, maintaining and scheduling a staff of lifeguards and aqua aerobic instructors.

She assists the pool schedule by balancing community members, rentals, swim team practices as well as other activities and is also a certified CPR instructor. Ikeler is also in charge of the actual maintenance of the pool itself, which includes chemicals for the water, cleaning and ordering supplies.

Redirecting one’s career from being a swimmer to a coach was challenging in some respects for Ikeler, but she loves where she is today. “I love how my swimming career has continued to evolve into that of a coach but every day I miss being a swimmer and a teammate,” Ikeler said. “I was lucky to be given and trusted with more and more responsibility year after year [at Albright] so that I could really get a feel for having a coaching career.” Essentially, she felt that it was perfect timing when Cabrini advertised their head coach position for swimming.

When it comes to preparation for this season, the swimming coaches and teams have been working extremely hard. With the AMCC Championships this week, the teams have been running

double practices, which they do throughout the entire season.

“We have been training very effectively and have been able to challenge the swimmers on another level with their training this year and they have responded to that by swimming ‘tougher’ and just better overall,” Ikeler said. Including the team’s pre-season practices, they practice roughly for a total of seven months.

Although Ikeler has only coached here for three seasons, she has learned many new things.

“I’ve learned how [to] take a vision, goal, [or] dream I’ve had, to lead and be the head coach of a team into reality,” Ikeler said.

“It’s not perfect and it’s certainly a long work in progress but I’m doing what I love and want to be doing!” She has also learned to have patience and that every step forward is a step forward, which still counts significantly to her. She also has an appreciation for all who have helped her throughout her time here, even though they may not be fellow coaches.

“Being a part of such a supportive department is invaluable,” Ikeller said. “Cindy has done a remarkable job in all facets of her position,” Bradley Koch, director of athletics and recreation, said. “We are fortunate to have Cindy here at

Cabrini and I expect continued success.”

Her husband, Andy, also helps out at home swim meets with running the timing system.

He, too, excelled immensely as an Albright swimmer and is currently a high school math teacher and men’s high school swim coach. They have been together for 13 years, married for seven and are expecting their first child, a boy, this June.

“My team[s have] been so excited about the baby! They have been awesome about it and since I view my swimmers as a large extension of my family, it’s like I’m adding to the Cabrini Swimming family as well,” Ikeler said. Both avid travelers, they hope to explore more before the baby comes. They visited Italy this past summer and have been to Mexico, where she lived for a year, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico as well as up and down the East Coast.

“Coaching really becomes your identity and who you are,” Ikeler said. “I am just so fortunate to have that identity and to be who I am here at Cabrini and I can’t wait to see where this team can go!”

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Women’s basketball dominates Cedar Crest

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The women’s basketball team are now currently ranked N0.25 in the nation and are number one in the CSAC conference.

BY JATARA ALLEN Staff Writer

The women’s basketball team topped Cedar Crest College 83-40 on Feb. 7 and still remain No. 25 in the country. The Lady Cavaliers have continued their dominance as they’ve recorded their 13th consecutive victory. This victory allowed them to move up to 19-3 on the season.

Senior Amber Keys and junior Dana Peterson were the cornerstone for the Cavaliers. Keys poured in 12 points and six rebounds. Meanwhile, Peterson and Meghan Martin led the team with 14 points each.

“Team chemistry is a huge part of our

team. Just like we have our offense and defense we have our team chemistry,” junior guard Kristina Startare said. “If we didn’t have that we wouldn’t be the team we are. We are always together and we always have each other backs. If one of us ever needs our teammates we just yell squad and they are there no questions asked. This sport can be demanding and wear you down but your teammates are the ones who pick you up and the ones you play for. This season wouldn’t be fun and successful if I didn’t have my teammates.”

The Cavaliers are known for their tough play on the defensive end of the floor. The Lady Cavs ended up forcing 23 turnovers and grabbing 43 total rebounds.

“We do our best to approach every game with intensity and come out strong defensively,” Peterson said. “We don’t take any opponent lightly and try to get better every game.”

The Cavaliers were efficient on the offensive end of the floor having only nine turnovers while shooting 41.5 percent from the field.

The Cavaliers recieved key contributions from their underclassmen. Sophomore Tayler Holmes added eight points, five rebounds and four assists while freshman Kate Skalski added eight points.

The Cavaliers stayed consistent throughout the game while cruising to an 83-40 win over Cedar Crest College.

According to the women’s team the common factor continues to be team chemistry.

“We are all very close and spend a lot of time together off the court. We have been playing together for a while and we understand each other’s playing styles,” Peterson said. “We always make sure that we are having fun while we are playing but working hard at the same time. We are looking forward to CSAC playoffs and hopefully having success in the NCAA tournament but right now we are just taking it one game at a time and making sure we get the win when it counts.” @JATARA_ALLEN

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Goines: makes big splash for mens swimming 100-72, according to Cabrini Athletics.

Goines has a major focus on his school work. Making sure that his grades are up to par is Goine’s main concern. “Swimming at Cabrini is a bonus,” Goines said.

The team here at Cabrini is a main contribution to Goines success. “The coaches are so well organized and they really push us to do our best,” Goines said.

Since swimming is more of a personal sport, the competition is alive on the CABRINIATHLETICS.COM Cav swim team. But Sophomore Hassan Goines Jr. was honored this season with by being named to the AMCC best of the rest list. this helps to drive motivation for each swimmer to achieve their perhelped him to become a force Goines was named to the Best of

BY LILLIAN HURLEY to be reckoned with on the Cav sonal goals. According to Goines the Rest List by AMCC. Staff Writer The start of Goines’ achieve- swim team. Recently, he beat ,the swim team is full of friendly ments started around 16 years a personal record in the 100- competition. “Winning may be Someone is emerging here at Cabrini as a household name ago when he started swimming. yard breast stroke, which hap- everything to a swimmer but we and he’s only a sophomore. His parents were a main contri- pens to be Goine’s favorite event. all have respect for each other,” “Beating personal records goes Goines said.

Hassan David Goines Jr., exer- bution to his swimming career.

This respect is evident when When he first got into the pool hand-in-hand with practicing cise science, health promotion and health wellness major, has around the age of five he was fas- everything until you reach your talking to fellow teammate junior Sean Tallon, English major. “Big recently been named the AMCC cinated with being in the water. goals,” Goines said.

His accomplishments helped Hass is a constant source of inspi(Allegheny Mountain Collegiate “Once I started to swim I wanted Conference) Swimmer of the to be in the pool all the time,” to boost the Cavs to a winning ration for myself and the whole spot while they battled Ocean team,”Tallon said . The team benGoines said.

Week.

His love for swimming has County College with a score of efits from the pre meet speeches According to Cabrini Athletics,

given by Goines, “His speeches really pump up the whole team,” Tallon said .

In regards to getting awarded the AMCC Best of the Rest, the whole swim team is so proud of his accomplishments. “He deserves this. I’m so proud of him and all the work that he has put into the team.” Tallon said.

For the rest of the season the Cavs will be facing off at Grove City College for the AMCC championships. The championship lasts for three days, from Feb. 12-14. This is the last opportunity for Goines and the Cavs to give all they got for this swim season.

Goines plans to show off all the hard work that he has put into this season while at this championship meet.

Goines is already thinking about his next swim season. He will try to get into the pool during the summer. Training during the off season is where the real difference will be made from his previous season.

“Swimming is a tough sport, both mentally and physically but my love of the sport is what gets me up for the six a.m. practices.

I have to start strong and end strong, no matter what,” Goines said.

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Mens basketball tops Keystone for 4th straight win

BY ARIEL MELENDEZ Guest Writer

The Cabrini men’s basketball team entered their game on Saturday, Feb. 7, against Keystone College with a halfgame lead in the Colonia States Athletic Conference standings.

The team captured its first four game win streak of the season with a 104-92 win over the Giants.

The win moved the team to 13-9 on the season and 10-5 in the

conference.

Four Cavaliers hit double digits, while three surpassed 20 points. Senior Vinny Walls lead the team with 25 points on the afternoon.

“I just didn’t want to lose. First place in the conference was on the line,” Walls said. “I feel as though I just came out aggressive.” Freshman Jair Green also had 25 points in the victory. He added four rebounds and four assists as well. Senior Aaron

Walton-Moss fell just short of a triple-double as he recorded 23 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists. It was his 16th doubledouble in 22 games this season.

The 17 rebounds were also a season high for the senior.

Sophomore Ronny Paden matched a season-high 12 points while senior Howard Blake III added nine points. Sophomore Ryan Charity and freshman Tyheim Monroe combined for 10 points in the win. Contributions

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The men’s basketball team are now ranked number one in the CSAC conference.

from up and down the lineup helped power the team to victory.

“I think it shows that we play team basketball,” Walton-Moss said. “We’ve just been getting used to each other, getting familiar with where our spots are. That was just a night where everyone was communicating.”

The Cavaliers came out firing as Walls hit two three-pointers within the game’s first 95 seconds. Walton-Moss added a three-pointer of his own to increase Cabrini’s lead to nine points early on.

Keystone never trailed by much, even being held to below 40 percent from the floor. The highest the Giants trailed in the half was nine points. The Cavaliers held a slim 50-43 lead going into the second.

Cabrini gained a 10 point lead early on in the second half courtesy of a Paden three-pointer.

An 8-0 run by Keystone cut the Cavalier lead to 57-55 with 16:33 to go in the second. The Giants were able to keep the game close for most of the half. They tied the score multiple times and even took a brief lead with 6:16 to play.

Their lead was short-lived as a Walls three-pointer gave the Blue

and White the lead for good, just 46 seconds later. The Cabrini lead was up to 89-83 with less than four minutes to play.

The Cavaliers hit 13-17 from the free throw line to close the game out and earn the 104-92 victory. The Cavaliers have just two games left in the season and they all fall within the CSAC conference.

With a half-game lead, closing the season on a high note is very important. And the mentality in the locker room says just that.

“We’ve got to work on ourselves. Every day we have to get better in practice,” Walls said.

“We’ve just to take it one game at a time.”

“Win, that’s all we’ve been saying around here. That’s all we write in our locker room is win, in big letters. Hopefully we can keep it going,” Walton-Moss said.

“For us we just have to win. We’re kind of taking that one game at a time mentality,” McDonald said.

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