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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.

The children who grew up playing Trivial Pursuit and with Cabbage Patch Kids, who watched “CatDog,” “Full House” and “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and listened to ‘N sync, Avril Lavigne, Michael Jackson or the Backstreet Boys, are those who make up what is known as the millennial generation.

This is also the generation that is stereotyped for being obsessed with selfies, not caring about anything other than themselves and has been nicknamed the “me me me” generation.

That is absolutely not true. Millennials are not defined by what others may think or say, but rather by the actions we take.

Those born between the years 1980 to 2000 are what we call the millennial generation.

According to Pew Research, millennials are confident, connected and open to change.

We are the generation, according to research, that has the potential to change the world and we could not agree more. This isn’t to say that we think we are in any way the best generation, but we do feel as though we are the most accepting generation yet and have the potential to change the way society today is being run.

“Millennials are history’s first ‘always connected’ generation,” according to a study created in 2010 by Pew Research.

In 1990 and 1991 there were 4.73 million children born each year in the United States, making 24-year-olds and 25-year-olds the largest cohort of population, according to Goldman Sachs.

This means that these 24 and 25-year-olds, along with millennials close in age, have a strong influence in today’s society. This influence will continue to gain dominance as we take our place as leaders. As members of this millennial group, we Loquitur editors believe that we are an active and necessary part to create systemic changes throughout society. Whether that means changing the way we view marriage, caring about the environment, or by accepting more people from all race, ethnicities, religion and backgrounds, millennials can and will increasingly lead the change.

“To a large extent, the things that millennials value in life mirror the things older generations value. Family matters most, and fame and fortune are much less important,” according to Pew Research. “When asked to rate how important a series of life goals are to them personally, being a good parent ranked at the top for all four generations. Millennial women are even more likely than millennial men to say being a good parent is one of the most important things to them (56 percent vs. 48 percent). No similar gender gap exists among older generations.”

Another very important cause to millennials and increasingly important to all other generations is protecting the planet. In the research collected by Pew, “most millennials recycle and try to buy green products, but the same can be said of adults of all ages.”

Finally, millennials believe that volunteering is extremely important. “Nearly six-in-ten (57 percent) millennials say that they had volunteered in the past 12 months,” according to Pew Research.

In many ways, we are no different than other generations, but in some important ways, we are unique and are leading change.

Our hope is that in years to come, we come together to create systemic change, not only to create better futures for ourselves but for our brothers, sisters, children and for all future generations around the world.

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MARKETING & CIRCULATION Leonard Brock

One of the largest generations in history has been deemed selfish, not passionate and entitled, but is this actually true?

Here is what Loquitur thinks about the millennial generation.

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WEB EDITOR Stockly Buabeng

Who are the millennial generation?

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NEWS EDITOR Erica Abbott

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Full-time and Paid Position in China

BY JILL NAWOYSKI

Week of April 23, 2015 April 16: Fast track bill Members of Congress decided to grant President Obama the authority to finish the negotiations of the “fast track” bill. This will allow the White House to take the next step and go ahead and pursue the planned Pacific trade deal. This was one of the toughest fights that President Obama has faced in his last 19 months in office. Obama stated, “Today, we have the opportunity to open even more new markets to goods and services backed by three proud words: Made in America.”

April 19: Ship capsized

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Pope Francis addressing members of the American Catholic nuns.

April 16: Vatican The Vatican has ended the takeover of the group of American nuns two years earlier than expected. This is allowing Pope Francis to put an end to the fight between American Catholics that were defending the sisters. Due to the visit that Francis is supposed to make to the United States, the American bishops and the Vatican were very keen to resolve the incident because many Catholics saw it as unjust. “Our work together was undertaken in an atmosphere of love for the church and profound respect for the critical place of religious life in the United States, and the very fact of such substantive dialogue between bishops and religious women has been mutually beneficial and a blessing from the Lord,” Archbishop Sartain, said.

A fatal shipwreck took place this past Sunday after a ship of crowded migrants capsized and sank in the Mediterranean. This shipwreck proved to be one of the deadliest accidents ever and is just the latest tragedy in Europe’s migrant disaster, being that instances such as this one are seen often. The death toll that is rising is a criticism of the response seen by the Europeans. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy shed light on the fact that human traffickers are smuggling migrants on ‘rickety’ ships, saying that they are the ‘slave drivers of the 21st century.’

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Ships that are traveling the Mediterranean Sea are overcrowded with migrants.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015

Women millennials choose social science, rather than STEM, studies show

BY ABBIE KEEFE Asst. News Editor Studies show that both the millennial generation and women in general may have specific outlooks on the participation in fields involved in STEM, otherwise known as science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

According to The 15 Economic Facts on Millennials by The Council of Economic Advisors, millennials are more likely to study social sciences or applied fields.

These areas are likely to include communications, criminal justice and library science, which do not fit into traditional liberal arts curricula. However, they do in fact, correspond more directly to specific careers.

How does this relate to current numbers for STEM fields on Cabrini’s campus?

“The number of math majors we’ve gotten has declined a bit in the past couple of years, although since our enrollment is small to start with, I’m not sure if the fewer students is due to declining interest in math or just random fluctuations [but] the number of IST majors we’ve gotten has grown in recent times,” Dr. John Brown, chair and associate professor of mathematics, said.

In fact, Linda Calderin, IST professor, believes that the decline of students entering the STEM majors could be attributed to many factors. “Unless we get students interested in these fields at an earlier age, the U.S. will continue to fall behind other countries in the STEM fields,” Calderin said. “There are more employment opportunities in STEM, yet U.S. students are not seeking out these professions.”

“When viewed over successive generations, the evidence suggests that the percent of millennials studying STEM fields is only slightly lower than in past generations,” Dr. David Madway, instructor of mathematics, said in an email. “According to the Council of Economic Advisors and the Digest of Education Statistics: baby boomers- 21 percent; Gen X- 20 percent; millennials- 19 percent.”

Madway also believes that the total number of majors in STEM fields have increased over time as college enrollment has expanded but not as fast as the number of students in other majors.

“There has been a significant increase in the percentage of students studying social science or applied fields like communications and criminal justice,” Madway said.

“The U.S. government considers these areas to be career-specific in that they do not fit into the traditional definition of a liberal curriculum. This is an example of higher education responding to market demand – the demand that college prepare students for a career path.”

Another important aspect that is not going unseen is the study of STEM with women in today’s society and the demand for jobs in these fields.

“The AAUW published its report in 2013, and it pointed primarily to social and environmental factors. For example, some people consider STEM professions more suitable for men and hold negative opinions of women in ‘masculine’ positions,” Karen Cator, president and CEO of Digital Promise and previously titled the director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education, said in an online published LinkedIn post. “There are few female professors in STEM fields to serve as role models [and] there is unconscious as well as conscious bias against women in STEM.” Madway also believes that the landscape has changed dramatically for women. “As the baby boomers came of age, women became a cultural and economic catalyst for change.”

“Women earn 57 percent of bachelor’s degrees and 63 percent of master’s degrees awarded in America,” said Cator. “However, we receive just 31 percent of degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), including just 19 percent of engineering degrees and 18 percent of computer science degrees. Although we represent nearly half of the U.S. workforce, we hold just 25 percent of STEM jobs.”

Madway also believes that Title IX in

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“The share of millennials studying STEM fields is slightly lower than that of past generations.” Note: The “applied” category includes communications, library science, criminal justice, culinary arts, etc.

1972 was a “culminating event in response to a civil rights movement that included race and gender political empowerment.”

Here, traditional attitudes changed and opportunities expanded while “business degrees have become more popular among women over the same period, increasing from nine percent of the class of 1970 to 16 percent of the class of 2011, after peaking in the mid-1980s for both men and women.”

“Compared to most fields such as business, law and medicine, the STEM professions are culturally and socially non-progressive,” Madway said. “As a result, pernicious rigid gender stereotypes are pervasive in the STEM professions. Prospects for marginalization and discrimination in the workplace provide a disincentive for women to choose a STEM major in college.”

Calderin thinks that one way in which society can change this issue for the better is by increasing the number of high school STEM academies. One school in particular

in the Downingtown, Pennsylvania school district has opened a STEM high school and has been ranked as the top school in Pennsylvania for the past two years.

Both Brown and Calderin agree that they would like to see a positive change on these issues.

“If in fact interest in STEM areas has declined, that’s a concern since many companies are highly reliant on people who have mathematical, scientific and technology skills,” Brown said. “I hope it’s just part of a cycle that will turn the other way soon.”

“I’d like to see our universities offer more scholarship funds to students entering the STEM fields,” Calderin said. “At a recent high school graduation I attended, every female that was entering an engineering program did receive scholarship money so there is hope.”

@ABBIEROSEKEEFE

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Chairman of trustees resigns

BY JOEY RETTINO Managing Editor The Chair of Cabrini’s Board of Trustees will be resigning after the end of his term.

The resignation of Thomas P. Nerney ’77 will be effective June 30, 2015 after serving for three years.

Nerney’s decision was announced in an email sent to faculty and staff on Friday, April 17, by President Taylor.

According to the email, Nerney has decided to resign so he can “turn his attention to his many other commitments.”

Nerney’s address to the Board of Trustees was quoted in Taylor’s email saying, “With Cabinet and Trustees’ guidance, Cabrini is well positioned to confront the challenges in higher education and stay committed and true to our mission of educating the hearts and minds of the next generation.”

“The college by-laws call for the trusteeship committee of the board to oversee the election process

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Thomas P. Nerney ‘77 speaking at an Executive in Residence event. for a new chair,” Taylor, in a separate email to Loquitur, said.

According to Taylor’s email to faculty and staff, regardless of his resignation from the Board, Nerney will “continue to remain Cabrini’s biggest advocate in the community and will participate in the college’s life as an alumnus.”

Work to elect a new Chair of the Board of Trustees began this week. @JOEYRETTINO

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BY BRIANNA MORRELL Asst. Social Media Editor Graphic design seniors are preparing to have pieces framed, cut and ready for the show. The spotlight is shining on seniors who have worked towards this day. The exhibition reception will be taking place in the Gorevin Gallery in the Holy Spirit Library on April 24 at 4 p.m. @BRIANNAMORELL

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“A RECENT REPORT BY MILLENNIAL BRANDING SHOWED THAT 72 PERCENT OF MILLENNIALS WANT A JOB THAT ‘CAN MAKE AN IMPACT.’”

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Loan debt burdens millennial generation More millennials heading

BY SAM JACOBS Asst. Multimedia Editor

“The area that does concern me in terms of student indebtedness is the private alternative borrowing,” Gingerich said.

“These are students who you hear are really struggling and they have high indebtedness when they graduate from the college because students can borrow higher amounts from these [private] sources.”

Although Gingerich has observed that at Cabrini, the amount of private borrowing by students has decreased over the last few years from the efforts by the financial aid office and administration to keep students from having to take out private loans, there is no doubt that students are using

more programs have been created to teach students how to handle their finances.

“I think in terms of financial literacy efforts here at the college with the financial aid office and also with our director we work very hard to get in front of students and to educate them about their loans, about financial aid, about what’s available and it’s really, really important.”

Gingerich said. “The more that students know and the more they understand they can take control of their borrowing instead of being surprised at graduation how much they owe.”

Even though there are resources available through Cabri-

Students are burdened with more loan debt now that in recent decades, according to a recent study.

Students may look at college as a way to increase income and learn skills needed for desired careers, but both the director of Financial Aid and the Cabrini administration work hard to ensure that students do not leave with too much debt.

“I do think from what I am hearing and seeing that schools have increased tuition and fees and it’s simply more expensive to go to college,” Betsy Gingerich, director of financial aid, said.

A 2012 study done by Harvard University and the University of Virginia found that college increases the average earnings by age 64 from $780,000 to $1.2 million today. This gap is approximately $400,000 differences whereas the gap between those who went to college in 1965-85 was closer to $200,000.

As far as loans go, the report found that in the last 20 years, more undergraduates have been indebting themselves to further their education, moving from 19 percent between 1989-1990 and 35 percent from 2007-2008.

Reasons for the change include the fact that the U.S. government used to provide more grants than loans, and as loans increased 2009 led to a major drop in the amount of grants.

“Federal and state financial aid have not kept pace with the cost of college and because of those factors competing GRAPHIC DESIGNED BY ABBIE KEEFE against each other students have had to borrow more in In the year of 2014, out of 233 undergraduates who graduated, 175 of order to go to college,” Gin- them had debt and 48 were able to leave college with no debt. gerich said.

Current junior secondary education major Frances private loans to pay for their ed- ni’s website and the financial aid McPeak, decided this semester ucation. office to help students, paying off The limits to federal loans loans still can be a daunting task to stop living on-campus for the first time since coming to Cabrini help students to avoid trouble that follows students after colwith paying loans after gradua- lege. in fall 2012.

“I have decided to live at tion. According to Gingerich, the “I will be paying student loan home for the last year and half of average Cabrini student gradu- debt back for a long time uncollege so I can save more than ates with $27,000 in federal debt. less some miracle happens that 50,000 dollars so I can be less in Out of the 233 undergraduates allows me not to have to pay it debt,” McPeak said. “I also know who graduated last year, 175 of back,” McPeak said. that I will be living with my par- them had debt and 48 were able ents for a year or two after I grad- to leave college with no debt.

“Typically, a student could uate so I can save money and eventually live on my own as I expect a 10 year repayment plan that would be about $310 per pay my debt.”

Another trend that has oc- month for that loan,” Gingerich curred over the last few decades said. “The data will tell you that @SAMJACOBSPA is private borrowing. Harvard a student that’s making at least University and the University $35,000 after they graduate from of Virginia found that between college can handle that type of 1995-1996 the United States had loan with their other expenses.”

As the administration has noabout $1.5 billion in private loans from students, but between 2007- ticed more and more students 2008 that number multiplied to handling their own finances compared to students in the past, $21.8 billion.

into the workforce

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Nancy Hutchison and Melissa Burgess at the Center for Career and Professional Development, which is a source for finding jobs.

BY JILL NAWOYSKI Asst. News Editor By the year 2020, almost half of the workplace will be millennials, according to an info graphic by Brandon Weber.

Why does a company need millennials?

The millennial generation is known for being tech-savvy.

“Every internship and employment opportunity that we see wants excellent technology skills and a willingness to embrace new technologies,” Nancy Hutchison, director of The Center for Career and Professional Development, said. “Graduates must be familiar with all social media platforms.”

According to By The Year 2020, “Almost Half Of The Workforce Will Be Made Up Of These People,” the millennial generation is known to switch their focus between different media platforms such as smartphones, laptops and television an average of 27 times an hour— compared to only 17 times for older generations.

“While millennials are generally more comfortable and familiar with using technology, especially compared to certain members of older generations, they are not always equipped to use technology to its greatest extent,” Melissa Burgess, assistant director of The Center for Career and Professional Development, said.

Millennials are known for wanting to be leaders. After a survey of individuals between the age of 21 and 24 for Weber’s info graphic, 92 percent felt that entrepreneurship education was vital in the new job market and economy.

“In my experience at Cabrini, millennial familiarity with technology has not played a role in the types of jobs students are looking for,” Burgess said. “I encourage students to list out the technology they are familiar with on their resume, but I don’t hear students asking for information about ‘techy’ positions.”

“We have noticed that this generation feels rather entitled with college degrees. They expect instant gratification,” Hutchison said. “Millennials do not want to spend much time on the job search process, for the most part. They would like to be presented with relevant employment opportunities.”

According to “Why Millennials are Ending the Nine to Five,” the millennial generation is looking for work with a greater purpose. A recent report by Millennial Branding showed that 72 percent of millennials want a job that “can make an impact.”

“Today, graduates have to be able to articulate their skills sets and demonstrate how they will get the job done through their story,” Hutchison said. “They have to build their personal and professional networks.

In the job market today, the millennial generation has been conditioned to be more aware of the fact that recessions have occurred and are more “risk adverse.” Employers are starting to embrace the rapidly altering workplace environment due to the millennial generation’s priorities and personalities.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015

Does this generation know what romance is?

BY PAT WHALEN Asst. Persepctives Editor

Our generation is pathetic when it comes to romance and dating.

My 28-year-old brother would have to call his high school girlfriend’s home phone in order to talk to her. That was then.

Now, we go on social media and hide from reality.

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and other social

media sites are the reason for this generation’s awful attempt at “romance.”

When my brother was in high school, he could ask a girl to go to the movie theatre and just hang out.

It was completely normal.

In today’s society, girls think that is weird. It is nearly impossible to hang out with the opposite sex one-on-one unless you are “talking.”

The root of all of this comes straight from smart phones.

We all rely on our phones to get through the day.

You lose your phone and you lose your entertainment, social abilities and almost all things that are important to you.

I did not get a phone until I was a junior in high school.

A smart phone?

H*** no, but even that does not matter.

Having a phone is such a distraction.

This generation cannot even wake up in the morning without relying on their phones alarm to go off.

Girls cannot trust guys and guys cannot trust girls.

This is partly because of our smart phones, but another reason is because of the “hookup culture” our generation is going through.

You walk into a party and dance with a girl in ways that my father would not be happy about.

You make out, get each others’ number and meet up next weekend and do it all again.

Even girls and guys alike who have significant others are hooking up with other people.

And those that say they are loyal are saying this while sitting on their throne of lies.

Just because you may not hookup with other people does not mean you are loyal.

Flirting may not be as bad but it is still wrong to do if you are in a relationship.

First of all, it is completely unfair to the boyfriend or girlfriend.

Second of all, it is not fair for the person who thinks this girl or guy is into them.

I can understand how hard it must be to date someone who you met in high school and now attend different colleges.

However, I cannot understand how people first of all cheat on their significant other and then keep it a secret.

How much can you actually

like the person you cheated on?

It is one thing to cheat and another thing to lie about it and keep it on the down-low.

Trustworthy relationships are hard to come by these days.

If you really like someone you need to put that person on the top of your priority list.

It will not be perfect.

There is no such thing as a perfect relationship.

Unless you date me. Which brings me to my next point.

I am single.

@PATRICKWHALEN12

1990s and now: Take a trip through millennial fashion

BY KATIE MUSKA Asst. Lifestyles Editor

There is something about clothing that matters to all of us, whether we admit it or not. As a generation, we have transformed our styles both individually and together through the years.

As a whole, millennials are generally more knowledgeable about clothing and fashion, and we like shopping more. Male millennials buy twice as much apparel as nonmillennial men, and women buy a third more than women from older generations. Shopping is viewed more than anything as a social experience. Millennials are typically seen shopping in groups, valuing the opinion of their friends and relatives.

Popular brands of our generation have included Nike, Adidas, American Eagle, Express, H&M, Polo Ralph Lauren, Old Navy, Abercrombie&Fitch, Wrangler, Victoria’s Secret and Pink, Calvin Klein, JCPenny and more. While women tend to have multiple favorites that develop and change over time, men are more likely to choose a brand and stay loyal.

Men will also stay with brands longer as the women outgrow certain ones.

It is funny to see how our fashion choices have evolved. The millennial generation was the one that struggled with punishment for wearing hats and wearing shorts

and skirts that were shorter than our fingertips. Now that we have the freedom to wear what we like in college, we often choose things like maxi dresses and skirts, big sweaters and scarves. Boys who got in trouble for wearing shirts with inappropriate messages now tend to wear button-downs and athletic shirts. While it used to be cool to have “Hollister” printed across every shirt, it is now seen as juvenile.

Girls of this generation have made so many transitions, such as the jean transition. Starting at the boot-cut, we have progressed through to skinny jeans of every color of the rainbow, to bluejean skinnies and to high-waisted jeans, although now you will see more girl sporting leggings and yoga pants over jeans most days.

As the millennial men have been getting older, they have transitioned from skinny jeans that sag too low and band t-shirts to khakis, button-down shirts and athletic gear. Accessories such as watches and sunglasses have become more important to them as well.

That is not to say that all the other options are out. In fact, the millennials have start repeating previous fashion trends.

High-waisted shorts and jeans were first popular decades ago in the ‘40s, when women started doing more outside work. They made a huge comeback in the ‘70s in competition with low-rise jeans.

Now, they are back in style with the young women of our generation.

Many trends that were popular within our generation in the ‘90s are coming back and are being revamped. Red lipstick, tousled hair, Dock Martens, floral print, jean jackets and crop tops are all styles popular now that have been revived from previous tastes. Even

things like bright colors from the ‘90s are coming back in the form of sports gear.

Thankfully, there are those trends that have not come back (and hopefully never will). Kangol hats, fanny packs, overly-baggy jeans, chunky men’s jewelry and frosted tips—rocked by Justin Timberlake himself—are all styles most of us probably pray stay locked in the ‘90s vault.

Of course, on any college campus, varieties of fashion preferences will be seen. Though the general consensus is that looking good is in style, we will always be a generation of comfort as well.

Shorts and t-shirts will never go out of style, and sweatpants will always be a go-to for the average worn-out student.

More than anything, our generation will wear what we want to wear without regards to the tastes of other generations, seeking the approval only of those our own age who “get it.”

We are, for the most part, casual. Some like to dress up, some prefer to dress down, and when we go out at night, we like to look good and cute and sexy. We like to stand out while at the same time still fitting in somehow.

@KATIEAMUSKA

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Digital footprint: share or beware?

BY ERICA ABBOTT News Editor

In college, students hear the typical advice for career search: build your resume, take internships and network with people in your field of interest.

One piece of advice is becoming more common than ever: manage what you say online because once it is out there, it is out there for good.That is what is known as your digital footprint.

When you go to interview for a job someday, what kind of an image will they see?

One of the main impressions they will have is based off your digital footprint.

According to American Press Institute, “Almost four in 10 [millennials] who have privacy concerns worry about potential employers or schools forming an unfair impression of them based on their online footprint.”

This deals with how much we are willing to share about ourselves online, however.

From the words we write and the images we share, they are out there for the world to see. Though in the moment, venting through never-ending tweets or posting photos of you from that party last night may seem like no big deal, it might turn out to not be so good in the long run.

If you have to ask yourself if you should really be posting it in the first place, you might not want to hit that share button.

You could end up regretting something you shared if it resurfaces in the future.

According to Pew Research, “86 percent of internet users have tried to use the internet in ways to minimize the visibility of their digital footprints.”

This includes clearing their cookies or browser history, masking their identity or completely editing or deleting something.

There is no such thing on the Internet that can make your digital footprints completely disappear.

However, there is a difference between creating a fake online image just to look good and actually showing your genuine self.

Show off your personality online and feel free to share whatever you want.

Build a digital legacy that you can be proud of.

There is no need to share every last detail of your life online, but you can still create positive digital footprints by monitoring what you are sharing over the Internet. Just be yourself. @ERICA_ABBOTT

I, like many millennials, am a product of failed relationships, and I am stronger because of it.

When I was two, my parents got a divorce. This is something that today I am so thankful for because without the divorce, I would not have been blessed with my four siblings.

Since that first divorce, I have been through two others. In total, I have been through three divorces.

Honestly, I would not be who I am today if it was not for those difficult times. There are two ways of looking at everything.

Either you can think that in some way it is the cause of all the negativity in your life, which would not be entirely false, or you can choose to move forward and think about all the things you have learned from life through the divorce. I chose to look at life in a greater sense. I am always looking to be the best person I

We should not care about our bad reputation

BY JESSICA PARADYSZ Perspectives Editor

The millennial generation has a bad reputation.

We are the generation glued to the bright screens of our smartphones, fervently refreshing our twitter feeds and posting artfully retouched pictures on Instagram.

We do not have any manners. We are crazy, invincible, careless and reckless.

Millennials are lazy and have no motivation.

We do not have our own dreams or ideas.

We do not care about what is going on in the world, we do not know how to love.

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can be and create a future that looking back on later, I will be proud of.

Yes, I get stuck in moments where I cannot help but think about what life would be like now if the divorces never happened, but then I would not have the people in my life today.

I hold no anger in my heart or blame my parents for the decisions that they made. All that I wanted is for my siblings to never go through what I did, but I had no control over that.

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Divorce is something that can ruin lives or make them better. Even though there were times when I was always upset, I can finally say that it only made me more relentless and compassionate. When you grow up with divorced parents, you automatically feel alone, regardless of how hard your parents try to make it normal for you, because others are not going through what you are.

I understand that feeling very well, but it took me until col-

lege to realize that I am actually not alone. I used to have panic attacks about my future, because with divorce there is never a certainty of what your future will be like.

And honestly, I refuse to let myself go through it again.

I have been dating my boyfriend for six years and so logically it makes sense when people ask me if I think we will get married, but I still get so frustrated whenever the question is asked.

I, like many others who have experienced divorce, can tell you that when it comes to marriage, it is way more serious. We, the millennial generation, in my opinion, are more accepting of having children without being married and getting a divorce, but the notion of actually getting a divorce if you have already been through one is much more difficult.

According to Pew Research, “millennials (like older adults) place parenthood and marriage far above career and financial success. But they aren’t rushing to the altar.”

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All we care about is instantaneous; everything is fast and at our touch. If it is too far away, it does not exist.

Everyone knows there are two sides to a story and stereotypes often do not paint a true, vibrant and ideal picture.

We are the dreamers, we are thinkers and we are the future.

Millennials long for in-depth conversations, nights that never end and real change to come in the word.

Taking Buzzfeed quizzes, checking Facebook and posting to Instagram is ridiculously addictive, but it is not all we do.

We do read books. Yes, real books with soft covers and spines that have dog ears from our favorite parts that somehow made us connect; made us relived to feel.

We care about what is going on in the world, but we need new media and ways for the news to be spread.

We want truth and justice instead of lies.

We like learning about the drama of history and know we must learn from mistakes so that history does not repeat itself.

We want to make a name for ourselves, to make our families proud and to live the lives we dreamed.

We worry about the future, but have more hope for what is to come.

We do not have it easy, but we are thankful for everything that we have.

We are not entitled.

Student loans do not pay themselves, and many of us have jobs. We need to pay bills or help out with expenses.

A few entitled people cannot ruin a whole generation.

In a CBS “Sunday Morning” interview, Best-selling author John Green talked about teenagers and millennials.

Instead of nodding his head that this generation is doomed, Green said,“Yes, they are learning in different ways, but they are still learning, they are still reading, they are still thoughtful and I am inspired every day by their intellectual curiosity.”

As Green also stated, every generation of parents is worried that their children are the worst; privileged, lazy, reckless, etc.

Yet this is nothing new.

Hopefully we will not be saying that about our own children and remember what it was like to be young.

We should remember how annoying it could be to be called a messed up generation by those that do not understand us.

We are lucky to be where we are and we have the opportunity to live out our dreams and learn from experiences just as other generations have for years. It is our time.

We cannot give a d*** about our bad reputation and prove them all wrong. @JESSICAPARADYSZ

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Drug of choice can be the hardest choice, students say

BY DOMINIQUE DINARDO Asst. Lifestyles Editor

Deciding a major, that is hard. Choosing what to do with your life after college is even harder. But, millennials choosing which drug is their favorite? That is easy.

In an age where change is perpetual, millennials have worked to stay current. Fashion trends change, technology develops and drug choice varies.

According to a Cabrini student administered online survey consisting of a convenience sample of milennials, more than 81 percent are most likely inclined to smoke marijuana. 41 percent say that stimulants like Adderal or Ritalin are their second drug of choice. Drugs like cocaine, depressants, mushrooms and opioids lie in the middle range. Acid, heroine and prescription cough syrup with codeine or “lean” trail behind those. And finally, crystal meth is the most unlikely choice of drug for the average millennial.

With marijuana being decriminalized in Philadelphia and legal in some west coast states, millennials do not always realize how much it can actually get them into trouble. According to the 2014 Fire and Safety report on Cabrini’s campus in 2013, there were 29 drug offenses. In 2012, there were 20 offenses, and two of those cases ended in arrests.

Adderall is a drug prescribed to those who have attentiondeficit disorders. However, many millenials have used these pills to enhance their performance in school. Although used to help in positive setting, if drug-tested without a prescription for it, millennials could be faced with some troubling consequences.

Matt Definis, junior buisness administration major, is prescribed adderall. “I use it throughout the day and it keeps me keep focus on tasks without getting distracted by something else. My mind is set directly on what needs to be done.”

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BY KEVIN MOYLETT Asst. Sports Editor

According to Pew Research, millennials are more accepting of the LGBT community than people of previous generations. It shows that there has been a rise in support for samesex relationships over the past decade.

But why is that? Is it because people have changed?

“I think most people lately, including myself, have been more open minded and accepting to what individuals want,” Kyle Barth, junior biology major, said. “It’s none of my business what people do in their personal lives. Whatever makes people happy.”

According to Pew Research polling in 2014, 67 percent of millennials were in favor of same-sex marriage. This is a high percentage considering that just ten years prior only 44 percent of millennials were in favor of same-sex marriage.

Even the prior generation as a whole, Generation X, has changed their views on same-sex marriage lately. In 2014, 53 percent of Generation X were in favor of same-sex marriage.

This is a 13 percent increase from 2004.

“When my brother first told our family about being gay, we were all a little taken back by it at first. It took some time but now my sister, my mom and I have all come to peace with his decision and fully support his life style choice,” Shari Schugar, member of Generation X, said. “I think this most recent generation has done a good job of being more accepting and that has affected me and my generation.”

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The World Wide Web is known as a place to locate information needed to complete course or job work, keeping in touch with friends or even making a name for ourselves. According to PBS. org, YouTube’s growth exploded in 2006 and ever since, it’s growth rate has continued. According to phys.org, YouTube has more than 1 billion users and 300 hours of video are uploaded to the site every minute.

Over the past few years, according to pbs.org, millennials were exposed to sites such as Vevo, a cross venture between YouTube and Google, which gives access to videos for entertainment and infor-

mation. YouTube is a route some people go to make a name for themselves. Users are seen online, making videos with over thousands of views and even more subscribers.

But what makes them so ‘famous?’

Maybe it’s just the content they post or maybe people can relate to their videos. Some YouTube sensations grow to become more than just people posting videos. With appearances, conventions and other events, they are asked to speak to youth about different causes or sometimes just their story and how they became what they are today.

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It is three o’clock in the morning and the sounds of a baby crying pierces through the house.

“I’ll just pull out.”

Sleep is lost, stress levels are raised and the idea of a college education is now completely out of the question.

“Come on, what’s the big deal? Don’t you trust me?”

Looking back, with baby in arm, the boy that was supposed to be ‘trusted’ is now nowhere to be found. Was having sex without a condom worth it?

“Most men may think that if they can sweet talk you, then you’ll agree to some condom-free action,” junior, Marissa May, said. “You have to eliminate temptation by making it as easy as possible to stick to your plan from the beginning.”

“I can’t breathe” rasped Eric Garner as he fell to the ground.

According to NBCNEWYORK, Eric Garner was the 43-year-old father who died while being taken into NYPD custody last summer.

In the past few years numerous events, like this, have raised the question, has the United States made as much progress as people had thought it has?

According to 2012 U.S. Census data, whites represent 77.7 percent, African Americans 13.2 percent and Asians 5.3 percent of the population. Hispanics comprise 17.1 percent of the total U.S. population.

Sophomore Rasheeda Brumskill is an African American and holds a strong opinion towards racism today. “I feel like racism still exists, but it’s not like back in the day. We can actually all go to the same school and eat together if we wanted to. I feel like we are definitely making some time of effort to change.”

In the most recent incident in South Carolina, the videotape of the shooting showed forms of abuse. The officer was arrested and faces murder charges.

“This race has become more ignorant to the fact of what racism is,” Tarenia Ford said.

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According to Pew Research Center, 52 percent of Americans believe that contraceptive is morally acceptable.

If men or sometimes even women are not for using a condom, people may have heard their significant other say thing’s before like “what? You don’t you trust me?”

Or “I am clean, I swear” Or even “it feels so much better without one.” According to avoiceformen.com more than 34 percent of men have tried using these lines.

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Millennials serving the political field

BY ANESIA MEREDITH Asst. Copy Editor

The millennial generation, like every other generation, displays unique traits and economic, political and social influences in today’s culture.

According to the “Millennial Generation Review” report millennials between the ages 13 to 32 are said to leave imprints within individuals and their life cycle.

Therefore, there is a large amount of the millennial generation that have not identified themselves on where they stand on there political views, according to the Millennial Generation review report.

Many millennials have yet to identify themselves as independent, Democratic and Republican. But for sophomore criminology major, Eric Howard, the decision was easy for him to choose. Howard, who has now identified himself as democrat, explains why being apart of the millennial generation is so important.

“As the faces of the future, I think it is very important that the millennial generation focuses on where we stand as a political point of view,” Howard said. “I feel like most of our generation believes that what goes on today how much it affects us later on.”

According to the Washington post, in 2008, candidates tried their best to engage young voters. For every presidential cycle, candidates look very closely at what the newest crop of voters, such as Matthew McCaughey in “Dazed and Confused.”

Lately the elections have become less and less of a priority to young adults and many have no interest in the political polls according to the Washington Post.

Another study that was found in U.S Chamber of Commerce showed that since there is no proper ingredient to fix the vast majority of non-voters, the best way is to try and recruit voters. @ANESIAMEREDITH CONTINUE READING ONLINE

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Cannabis on the rise

BY PATRICK WHALEN AND ROBERT SHARP Asst. Perspectives Editor and Staff Writer

In the last few decades, marijuana has not only been outlawed by the U.S. government but also by the media. In recent years, however, there has been a major push to change that.

In 2012, Colorado and Washington were the two states that took the initiative in the change that a whole generation had been anticipating.

It was a domino-effect, to say the least. Since 2012, over 20 states and the District of Columbia have followed suit by legalizing marijuana in some kind of form, either medically or recreationally.

According to a study by peoplepress.org in 2013, the use of marijuana was favored by more than half of Americans for the first time in four decades.

This goes to show that change is on its way. This generation has a completely different mindset than those before. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Many individuals believe that marijuana in any form has zero positives while clinical researchers and other medical professionals have proven that the main ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can be very beneficial for an array of diseases.

Just to name a few, marijuana can benefit individuals suffering from AIDS, cancer, Hepatitis C and Alzheimer's disease.

In a survey run by WebMD.com, results showed that over 1,500 doctors from 48 states, agreed that medical marijuana should be legal in their states and should be an available option for their patients to receive treatment with.

Why is the use of marijuana in any form viewed so negatively in the media?

Is it because it is only now becoming legal is some places or is it because of the dark light that has been covering it for generations is still hovering over?

The old thought that it may be as dangerous as substances like heroine and cocaine is rapidly making its exit.

Though it is a gateway drug, the medical findings behind it have proven that the benefits outweigh the negatives by a landslide.

"As a former smoker I believe that marijuana can have many powerful impacts as far as helping individuals cope with anxiety and pains of many sorts," John Baldi, finance major, said. "I no longer smoke because of certain life-decisions that I have made, but I don't think that people who choose to engage in smoking should be told that they are not allowed to."

The medical aspect of marijuana however, is just one facet of the ongoing debate. Economically the legalization of marijuana has given states a chance to flourish.

"I used to live in Lancaster and I sold marijuana there," Adam Law, business major at Penn State, said. "I recently moved to Colorado and the strides I have made selling marijuana is astonishing."

In its first year alone of recreational legalization, Colorado collected more than $76 million in taxes and fees. In Colorado’s proposal of the legalization, they agreed on using the tax money to build new schools and hospitals.

Not only is this market of marijuana helping the states’ revenue, it is also being regulated through state-legal systems of marijuana cultivation and sales to adults 21-years and older. This effort was coordinated through the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol.

With its medical and economic values, it seems almost impossible for the rest of the states to not follow suit.

“It boggles my mind that people think it’s logical to spend funds on locking up peaceful marijuana smokers instead of raising funds through legally selling marijuana,” Baldi said.

Though the debate continues, the support for the legalization of marijuana is becoming increasingly overwhelming. @PATRICKWHALEN12 AND @BSHARP_11

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How destruction defined a generation: millennials Few Millennials know a world before threat levels were color-coded, there was a War on Terror, and Transportation Security Administration checks were as thorough as they are today. At the time, the oldest millennails to view the collapse of the Twin Towers were 21-years-old, while the youngest were just born.

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Maddison was the sole hand to lift up. Once called on, Maddison replied, “Yes, my dad works in the one with the antenna.”

“The one with the antenna,” was the North Tower, and it had collapsed at 10:28 a.m. that morning.

The last message Hussey sent his brother was on August 17, 2010. Five days later, in Afghanistan’s Paktya Province, Hussey’s brother, Tristan Southworth, was killed in action while attempting to pull a wounded comrade out of the line of fire. That same August day was also Hussey’s nineteenth birthday.

The first time he saw his brother face-to-face was at his wake.

On a bench cemented to a busy strip mall sidewalk in While the relationship between these two brothers was New Jersey, this 21-year-old sat sipping her passion fruit tea short in duration, it was not limited in love. from Starbucks. She wore neon running Nick Hussey, junior at Montclair shoes, a Victoria Secret top and mirUniversity, first contacted his rorred aviators that reflected the cars estranged brother, Tristan, in 2010. parked in front of her, but not the eyes The communication between the two that looked behind the lens. was solely through technology.

In order for this girl to be who she is, Hussey and his brother began to in this moment, she had to be second keep in touch. Tristan would give him grader Caileigh Maddison. a call before going out on missions.

Like many millennials, this junior Hussey’s brother was a Marine staat Morris County Community College, tioned in the Middle East. eerily remembers fine details of what “He informed us that he was going happened on September 11, 2001. on leave for a couple weeks to come Maddison got back from gym class back home to the states,” Hussey said.

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY CAILEIGH MADDISON when her teacher attempted to inform “Once he told us this, we began makthe class of what happened on that fall Caileigh and her father, Simon ing plans for when he came home. We Maddison, in the early 90’s playing morning. were looking forward to establishing a The teacher asked the class, “do you in the snow. brotherly bond.”

The aftermath While the residual affects that were had on both perspective parties were different, the results were both extremely potent in framing these two millennial’s futures.

According to Center for American Progress, “for those who were in middle or high school, or just starting college in 2001, their lives and worldviews were changed by 9/11 in a way that no other event could compare during these formative years.”

Both Maddison and Hussey agreed.

“I definitely feel 9/11 defined us as a generation,” Hussey said. “During the last few months of 2001, we as a nation came together for those who needed help the most and did incredible things for those who lost.”

Maddison believes that it is moments like Sept. 11, that create ripples for years to come, regardless if it is realized at the time or not.

“At first we didn’t understand it fully, at that age, but then you hear about it more–and then you realize what actually happened,” Maddison said. “I think that’s what sparks people to do what they want to do.”

The “spark,” Maddison speaks of, may very well be the thing that has pushed her to persue a career in veteran counseling.

It was this same spark, that convinced Southworth to enlist in the military–and ultimately Hussey also.

“As I got older and learned more about it [Sept. 11], just like Tristan. It gave me more of a drive to enlist,” Hussey said, “Both 9/11 and the whole Tristan situation are definitely a majority of the reason why I decided to join.”

While Hussey’s morning of his brother resulted in action, Maddison’s morning grew to be buckling.

10 long and stressful years came and went where Maddison went without the right support for her depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder which all was a result from her fathers sudden passing and the events in general that took place on that fall morning.

“The real intended victims of this attack were us, not the people in the PHOTO SUBMITTED BY NICK HUSSEY World Trade Center,” Dr. James Hedtke, historian and political science professor, said. “Terrorists have to play to the living, rather than the dead. Tristan Southworth posing for a picture while serving a stint in the Middle East.

That’s the audience.”

Hedtke, who teaches courses on Terrorism, believes that the events of Sept. 11, “shattered the millennials idea of security.”

In 2013, Hussey graduated from Fort Benning, Georgia, the same base his brother graduated from. Currently he is a proud member of the United State’s Army Infantry.

As for Maddison, she will most likely be transferring to Fairleigh Dickenson University in the fall. She is a much different person than she was in the past and has found solace in her fathers passing.

“I don’t think I could be this person without it [her fathers passing] happening,” Maddison said. “Now its more comforting to know he’s watching over me. As crazy as it sounds, it’s almost like one less person to worry about.”

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College drinking: A culture of bad habits or alcoholism Sam is not alone, this fictional scenario is not far from the truth of a freshman’s experience. About four out of five college students drink alcohol, according to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

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It is the Friday night of Sam’s first week as a freshman in college. Sam really does not know anyone, but his roommate has an older brother at the school. Sam really wants to fit in and meet some new friends. His roommate says, “Come on. Let’s go to a party.”

Sam makes quite the impression at the party when he shotguns five beers and completes a risky dare from an upperclassman and jumping from the porch roof to the ground. Suddenly, Sam has a lot of new drinking buddies and nights of binge drinking ahead.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reports that 80 percent of college students drink alcohol and more than half say they have binge drank in the last two weeks. As a matter of fact, the drinking may very well have begun in high school. According to the nationally representative, “Monitoring the Future Study,” in 2012, 42 percent of high school seniors reported drinking alcohol within 30 days before taking the survey and 24 percent said they binge drank in the previous two weeks.

Some may be experienced drinkers before they go off to college and some may not, but either way it is a whole new experience or culture; a culture where excessive is impressive. Jimmy Williamson, the chief of the University of Georgia’s campus police, was quoted in an article titled “Alcohol’s Hold on Campus, in The Chronicle of Higher Education” said, “As a culture, we’ve super-sized and we’ve taken it into our drinking.”

The move from high school to college is a drastic change. Freedom, decision making, different time schedule and most importantly, no parents. Students outnumber adults in a huge social circle. Kids in general are obsessed with what their peers think of them, but at the college level, it takes on a whole new meaning. Will you be liked, turns into will you be loved? Will you make friends, turns in to will you look and act like what is socially

acceptable? Will you be able to handle AP classes, turns Residence Life and getting sent to the Dean of Students into will you be able to handle the party schedule and an for their alcohol use/misuse. There is a reason why they academic schedule? Will you get into college, turns into are sitting in front of us and it’s because it’s greater than will you succeed and find a job? The pressure intensifies what is the average.”

The group College Parents of America revealed even during this transition.

Colleges seem to think that if they put this information more unsettling facts about alcohol consumption through out there for students to see and educate them, they will the Screening Mental Health company in 2002. They found that 400,000 students between the ages of 18 and change.

In the article, “Alcohol’s Hold on Campus,” the 24 have unprotected sex while intoxicated and more than 100,000 students were too intoxicated to even know if they University of Georgia’s Associate Director of consented to sex. In addition, their study found that 31 Health Promotion, Liz Prince, said, “What we percent of college students fit the criteria for a diagnoknow about students is that telling them, sis of alcohol abuse and six percent with a diagnosis bad, bad, bad, don’t do it, it’s wrong, just of alcohol dependence. doesn’t work.”

While all of this information, the risks and the At Cabrini, if a student gets three alcoconsequences are spelled out and witnessed by hol violations they will be sent to councollege students across the country; they still misseling and a mandatory substance use alcohol. abuse assessment. The first and High school drinking had to be secretive being second violations include a underage and once you are 21 it is your right to fine and an alcohol education legally drink. program. The education is According to Mary Larimer, PhD, director there and yet there are still of the University of Washington’s Center for third violation offenders the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors according to Cabrini’s and associate director of the Addictive guidelines.

Behaviors Research Center, personality “The thing I plays a big part in one’s use/misuse of hear from most alcohol. is they think this is Alcoholism tends to run in families what you are supposed and genes or genetics are responsible for to do in college; supabout half the risk for alcoholism, accordposed to drink, supposed ing to the NIAAA. A person’s environto party,”Jessica Burman, ment plays a role as well. a licensed Psychologist and counselor at Cabrini, said. “We try and remind them that not everyone @AMY_HELD93 PHOTO SUBMITTED BY AMARRA BOONE is coming in to our office, Student dressed for a theme party off getting in to trouble with campus.

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Sticks and stones may break bones, Smartphones have impacted but an instant message can ruin a life societal interaction, research says

BY JILL NAWOYSKI Asst. News Editor

Teenagers will say anything, especially if it is from behind a computer screen.

According to Pew Research, 32 percent of teenagers who have Internet access have said that they have been the targets of a range of alarming online activities, such as having their private messages forwarded without their permission, having e m b a r ra s s i n g photos posted without their permission or receiving threatening messages.

Cyber bullying is the deliberate use of technology to harass, embarrass or threaten another person. Things that are posted to the Internet never disappear completely, even when the buzz dies down and the hurtful posts and comments are soon forgotten.

According to DoSomething.org, 90 percent of teens that have seen social media bullying say that they have ignored it and only one in four victims will talk to someone about their abuse.

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“Social media lets us talk to a lot of people,” Duncan said. “Someone who is being bullied online can find themselves the victim of bullying by a very large group of strangers.”

Social media platforms such as YikYak allow their users to be anonymous, making cyber bullying even easier.

"I think people cyber bully to hide behind computers because they're mostly afraid to say things in person, Katie Mastrangelo, freshman graphic design major, said. "It is so easy to type something mean on the computer. It only takes a matter of seconds."

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Think about someone’s daily life and how often their cellphone is in their hand.

How often do people find themselves picking it up to avoid having to talk to others around them? Would they consider it a distraction from the world around them?

The millennial generation was born into the technology age where society can be constantly connected to world, but is this always a good thing?

“Shortly after one person in the group brings out their iPhone, the rest follow suit, ultimately ending all conversation and eye contact,” is the Urban Dictionary’s definition of the iPhone effect.

The latest Pew Research report gives data that can help support this cultural claim that has been fueled by the millennials. Aaron Smith's research, U.S. Smartphone Use in 2015, reported the role of smartphone in the lives of various demographics. The millennial generation dominated the research with the greatest percentages in various categories.

This Pew Research report checked in with the participants twice a day for a week, and the age demographic of 18-29 had the highest smartphone usage. 100 percent of this age group reported using text messaging, 97 percent used the Internet and 91 percent used the email.

Statistics like this are not that shocking

since technology is such an imperative aspect to the millennial’s life.

Another aspect of this research looked at why people are using their smartphones. There are sections that measure how many people use smartphones for navigational purposes or in an emergency but one section about the millennial generation is different from other age groups.

The 18 to 29 age group had 93 percent report that they use their smartphones to avoid boredom. The participants were also asked if they used their smartphone to avoid the people around them, the 18-29 age group had 47 percent, 30-49 had 32 percent and those 50 and older had 15 percent.

This report of people using their smartphone to avoid contact with others on purpose shows how the millennial generation has been effected by technology.

Technology has provided society with the ability to connect with more people than one could imagine, but how deep are these connections?

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Generation may choose spirituality over organized religion

BY ABIGAIL KEEFE Asst. News Editor

The millennial generation is more prone to being spiritual as opposed to following an organized religion, studies say.

The Pew Research Center on Religion and Public Life found that nearly one-inthree members of the Millennial generation has no religious affiliation. National Public Radio agrees that “barely half of millennials say they look to religion for guidance, but a higher percentage ‘talk to God,’ suggesting that the 18 to 34 demographic is more spiritual than sectarian, according to a new survey by the Integrated Innovation Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.”

“The survey of 2,000 U.S. men and women, ages 18 to 34, found that 62 percent said they talk to God, while 52 percent said they look to religion for guidance,” National Public Radio said.

One individual who has many views on this change of heart for this generation is Ian Scott, lecturer of religious studies.

Scott is best known at Cabrini for his teaching of the course, A Search for Meaning, which introduces the study of religion through the exploration of the search for meaning among religious people, with emphasis on Christian ‘folk’ religion internationally and nationally as well as the focus on the religious or a spiritual outlook in everyday life.

“Millennials are far more tolerant and accepting of social diversity and the broad-

ening of civil rights than previous generations,” Scott Said. “The strident opposition by traditional Christianity to things like marriage equality for gay couples emphasizes the growing gap between the values of millennials and the traditional church.

The church is perceived as irrelevant or worse – leading the opposition to changes they see as socially just.”

One thing that may contribute to this change of structure is stress. According to 2014 research from the American Psychological Association, millennials and Generation X report higher levels of stress than any other generation and also appear to have more difficulty coping, while older people report lower levels of stress.

“The aftermath of 9/11, the continuing effects of the economic crash of 2007 and the challenge of climate change has meant they have come of age during a very stressful and pessimistic decade. Technology and social media add to that stress by its tendency to intrude into their lives 24/7,” Scott said. “They cope with the difficult demands of contemporary life by being a ‘party generation’ and religion can be seen as a ‘party pooper’ to them.”

‘Spirituality’ is seen as relevant to counter the stressful lives that millennials live while traditional religion seems almost counter-productive – irrelevant at best and obstructionist at its worst,” Scott said.

According to a Stanford University study where researchers surveyed 397 people over a month-long period, “a life of

meaning is more deeply tied to a valued sense of self and one’s purpose in the larger context of life and community.”

“I think spirituality is far more important than mere ‘religion.’ Spirituality is ‘substance,’ whereas religion is merely ‘form,’” Scott said. “Religion may not always be a gateway to spirituality for many people today – it is just one of a variety of means to an end. What matters is finding peace with yourself and the cosmos [where] spirituality is essential to living a life in harmony with yourself, the universe you dwell in and the source of life and love from PHOTO SUBMITTED BY IAN SCOTT which you came.”

“Spirituality is a necessary Professor Ian Scott teacher A Search for Meaning part of being a whole person,” course at Cabrini.

Scott said. “For many today, formal religion is not,” Saint Augustine put it, ‘you have made me Mayoclinic.org reveals that using forms for yourself oh God. My heart is restless of mediation and having a more spiritual until it finds its rest in you.’” outlook can help this youthful generation Advice that Scott would like to give to to “feel a sense of purpose, connect to the those who may be struggling to find their world, release control, expand your sup- niche in religion is, “Keep searching.” port network, [and] lead a healthier life.”

“The options are literally infinite,” Scott “I think a person who is aware of the said. “Don’t settle for less than a life that is need to be more than just a physical being satisfying to your soul.” living in a merely physical universe is on the way to finding their answer. It’s the struggle that leads to an openness to the @ABBIEROSEKEEFE spiritual dimension of life,” Scott said. “As

Smartphones hinder relationships, students say

BY KATIE MUSKA Asst. Lifestyles Editor

A couple in their early 20’s is sitting down for lunch in a nice restaurant. The young man is vividly telling what looks to be an exciting and interesting story. In the middle of the story, the young woman's phone rings. No excuse to her significant other, she picks up the phone to read a text message. Within seconds, she is caught up in a Facebook thread while her boyfriend fruitlessly tries to regain her attention to tell his story before becoming frustrated and admitting defeat.

How many times a day do people see people around us checking our phones? We would probably have an easier time counting the number of people we see who are notholding a cellphone in their hands. How many arguments between couples do we witness because of social media?

Guys get jealous over the comments left by strangers on their girlfriends' picture. Girls get upset over the other girls messaging their boyfriends. Groups of friends in a room sit in silence, isolating themselves because they're

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A student using Tinder, one of the many dating apps avalible to smartphone users.

all staring at their little screens in their hands.

Technology has changed the way humans interact and socialize with one another. Although social media is capable of creating an innumerable amount of connections and "friendships," these relationships are onedimensional at best. Aside from online connections, the presence of a smartphone in general diminishes conversations and face-to-face interaction.

These are the effects of the millennial generation.

Millennials have been described in many ways. Aside from the technological aspect, millennials have been attributed to being more self-confident–though sometimes in an arrogant way and more generally accepting of things like race and interracial marriage. However, they are known to be very "connected" in reference to texting and social media. More than half of adults owned a smartphone in 2013, and now two years later, 80% of adults own one. This is not even included the number of kids and teenagers who own these devices. These things are a part of millennials' lives in a way that the previous generation has a hard time comprehending. No one had a relational problem due to a scandalous text or a comment on Instagram in 1970.

An article featured on journalistsresource.org, "The iPhone Effect," showed a study published in 2014 called “The iPhone Effect: The Quality of In-Person Social Interactions in the Presence of Mobile Devices,” during which participants involved in a pre-existing relationship went through a process during which they were randomly assigned topics to discuss for 10 minutes. The overall findings showed that participants without a Smart Phone present held significantly better conversations and were obviously more connected to the interviewer. In addition, couples who spoke without a phone present showed greater empathy towards their partner than those who had their phones out during the conversation.

In reference to the phones, the researchers said, “In their presence, people have the constant urge to seek out information, check for communication and direct their thoughts to other people and worlds."

Even when phones are present but not being used, people's conversations suffer. Whether they are physically using the phones or if they are sitting on the table in front

of them, the devices cause divided attention to their owners and thus divided the attention they should be giving to their conversational partner.

“I feel like it’s not usually necessary,” Sarah Wagner, sophomore education major, said about cell phones. “I would only have it out with friends if I knew that there was something going on with my family, or if I had a work call coming in. Same thing with my boyfriend. We have decided not to use our cell phones besides texting our parents, but otherwise we don’t use them.”

Wagner works as a waitress at the Melting Pot. As someone who works with people, she sees issues with phone and communication all the time. Families and couples will sit at tables and instead of talking to each other will be on their phones.

“It drives me a little nuts, honestly, because I feel like people don’t know how to communicate anymore. It’s just really awkward,” Wagner said. “I do think phones affect relationships. I think that people can get more upset by phones and communication because there’s so many more ways to communicate with people. I feel like there’s a lot more that people can do to upset each other.

Someone might think that just texting someone else is okay, but maybe snapchatting them all the time is not okay. You can get into a huge fight over something small like social media.”

Wagner described how the Cabrini swim team handled the issue of phone distractions. The team would have family dinners some nights, and everyone would have to put their phone face down in the middle of the table. They could have the volume up, but they were not supposed to use it until the end of dinner.

“Phones are like a security blanket for some people and they don’t know who they are without it,” Wagner said.

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Pop culture meshes with the NBA

BY HOWARD BLAKE III Sports Editor

BY HOWARD BLAKE III & KEVIN MOYLETT Sports Editor and Asst. Sports Editor

Tebow-mania is a no-lose situation in Philly

Tebow-mania is coming to Philly

Howard’s Point of View

Kevin’s Point of View

Tim Tebow can say Big news for the city goodbye to his career as of brotherly love. Tim an ESPN college football Tebow is the most recent analyst after signing a signing of the Philadelphia one-year deal with the Eagles. Tebow signed a Philadelphia Eagles on one-year deal on Monday Monday. Tebow’s last stint afternoon. in the NFL was two seasons ago with the New Tebow-mania is coming to Philly. Well, sort York Jets as the backup quarterback to, the of, kind of, not really.

Eagles’ very own, Mark Sanchez.

Tebow has no guarantee to make the final The Jets decided not to re-sign Tebow to their 53-man roster. He will have to prove that he roster, which kept him out of the NFL for the last can make NFL throws consistently. Even if two seasons. Tebow worked out for the Eagles Tebow can prove that it is unlikely, he will be back in March and they eventually decided higher than the third string quarterback on the to give him a chance. Questions are looming roster, barring injuries. about “Tebow Mania” in Philly. It is not clear as Tebow’s biggest competition to earn a to what his role will be and spot on the team will be why the Eagles signed him. third year quarterback However, the Eagles cannot Matt Barkley.

Barkley lose in this situation. was drafted in the fourth They bring in Tebow round of the 2013 NFL who has been highly draft out of USC. He has scrutinized for not being been used sparingly since able to throw the football being drafted, appearing well. However, Tebow has in only four games. He has proven that he is mobile not looked too impressive and has a knack for winning although it is only a small like he did in Denver. Add sample size. those intangibles along With the signing of with constantly working on Tebow, the Eagles now MCT his throwing mechanics, has three of the five worst Tim Tebow signed with the Eagles Tebow could turn into a quarterbacks in total on Monday, April 20, 2015. solid quarterback. Easier quarterback rating with a said than done. With this possibly being his last minimum of 30 games at the position in the shot at the NFL, it would not be surprising for last five years. The other two are none other him to take full advantage of every opportunity. than Mark Sanchez and newly required Sam Regardless of Tebow’s potential, he was Bradford. Bradford is expected to be the not brought to Philly to be the franchise starter. quarterback. He still has to make the team Tebow has not played a single snap in a considering there were three quarterbacks on regular season game since the 2012-2013 the roster before him. Tebow is simply being NFL season. Two off-seasons ago, Tebow was given a chance. If he does not succeed there given the opportunity to try out for the New is no harm done. Yes, the Eagles now have a England Patriots. He was eventually released crowded quarterback position. Chip Kelly has as expected. said it on many occasions, the more players a The Patriots’ situation then and the Eagles’ team has, the better. situation now are a lot different. For starters, There are only three things that can happen the Eagles certainly do not have anything in this situation. First, Tebow could play close to a Tom Brady under center. Secondly, situational football in which he could be a decoy the Eagles run an offense more suited for Mr. or used to run read options or plays along those Tebow. The birds run a read-option offense lines. Second, he could be very fortunate and that Tebow ran in high school, college and blow everyone away by thriving in Chip Kelly’s early on in his pro career with the Broncos. offense while making the Eagles better. Third, Tebow won a Heisman trophy and two he continues to be a back up quarterback or national championships with the Florida possibly not make the team. In other words, the Gators. Maybe this signing works out for Eagles are in a “no-lose” situation.

Tebow and the Eagles both, but most likely, Tebow will make little to no impact for the Eagles next season.

It was not unlikely to see Allen Iverson draped in baggy clothes with a du-rag tied over his braids. The same way that it was not unlikely to hear the late Stuart Scott using his slang over the airwaves. Both were iconic symbols in pop culture. Both were iconic in sports. Both were only being themselves. Sports will always have that professional white-collar aspect to it. In today’s world the sports industry has more of that barbershop feel. You know, that relatable feeling.

Professional sports are accepting to the millennial generation, a generation that makes pop culture what it is.

Michael J o r d a n started the signature s n e a k e r era.

His sneakers are continually b e i n g recycled to the public with price increases. It is all about who has the new Air Jordans. Truthfully speaking, considering his sneakers sell-out online and in stores in the matter of minutes. The point is, young millennials are the ones buying those sneakers. Young millennials are driving pop culture.

Remember, a lot of them are the professional athletes that make up the NBA. So, nowadays, it is about who’s wearing the hottest sneakers on the court. It is essential for players to have the freshest kicks on the court even if they do not match their uniforms.

Sneakers are a big deal. Nice Kicks has a segment, Kicks On Court, that goes around interviewing players and snapping pictures during games, figuring out what athletes will wear on their feet for the upcoming game. It keeps going considering Bleacher Report has a popular “Kicks” tab.

It does not just stop at footwear especially for the NBA. The athletes’ walk from their team bus into the game arena might as well be a

red carpet event. Fashion and style is a big part of sports. It is normal to see Russell Westbrook wearing loud, expensive designer clothing.

Westbrook has improved his brand not only by his play on the court but by the clothes he wears off of it. He was named True Religion’s campaign creative director because of his unique fashion sense.

Russell Westbrook had the internet blowing up after rocking this outfit in a post-game press conference.

As fashion heavy as this generation is, it is easy to relate to the athletes in that sense. Even if someone may not follow sports, they can relate to Westbrook being that guy who wears the fancy clothes.

However, fashion is not the only relatable aspect of sports. We have all seen television shows like ESPN’s “First Take” revolutionize the way we view sports talk shows.

When have we consistently seen rappers by the likes of Lil Wayne and Nelly make guest appearances on sports CREATIVE COMMONS shows? They host some of the same rappers that we see court side at games. The same rappers that reference professional athletes in their songs. “Been Steph Curry with the shot, been cooking with sauce Chef Curry with the pot boy,“ as Drake said best. Stephen A. Smith brings that calm smooth attitude to the show and levels out the personality of his counterpart Skip Bayless.

The NBA and other professional sports are continuing to connect with pop culture. It is working quite well actually, but now it is making an even bigger impact than usual.

Watch it continue to grow.

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Commentary: Men and women athletes struggle to be equal

Women’s lacrosse stays undefeated in conference

BY ANESIA MEREDITH Asst. Copy Editor

BY JATARA ALLEN Staff Writer

Cabrini’s women’s lacrosse team has kept up to their high expectations and held steady with a tight grip to their 12th consecutive undefeated conference season.

They ended the day with a 19-3 victory over the Marywood Pacers. That victory improved the Cavaliers to 11-5 overall and 9-0 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference.

The Cavaliers were the heavy favorites as they matched up against a 7-7 Marywood team and they did not disappoint. Senior Lacie Doubet led the way with five goals and an assist, moving into second place on the program’s all-time goal list with 204 goals.

The Blue and White outscored the Pacers 3811, with 35 of its shots on target. The Cavaliers only turned the ball over 14 times, while Marywood committed 27 miscues. Sophomore Megan Barlow recorded three saves to secure the victory.

Senior Melissa Scanzano recorded a season high six points, pairing three goals and three assists. The senior also tallied five ground balls, caused four turnovers and controlled three draws.

The Cavaliers controlled the game from the opening whistle, as they scored the game’s first 11 goals. Sophomore Jess Breuning scored less than two minutes into the action with an unassisted goal.

Minutes later, Cabrini essentially put the game away as five Cavaliers scored six goals in a six minute span. At the 19:02 mark of the first half, the Blue and White had a 7-0 lead.

Marywood’s freshmen had solid outings against the Cavaliers. Freshman Sam Bussinelli scored both of Marywood’s first half goals, while freshman Erin Healy scored in the second half.

Freshman goaltender Teressa Izzo recorded a career high 16 saves in the loss.

After the victory, the Cavaliers close their regular season as the CSAC regular season champions. @JATARA_ALLEN

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From the beginning of time men and women have always been in comparison, no matter what the topic may be about. Over the years women have struggled to find their balance but now since the uprising of so many different female athletes dominating the field, it is hard for someone to say that the two genders are in competition.

A new study from the Eurekalert recently appeared that claims boys are “naturally stronger and faster starting from very young age” is false.

Researchers from Indiana University analyzed data from more then 1.9 million swim meets. The meets study shows that all 50-yard freestyle events included both boys and girls between six and 19.

Researchers found that there was no difference between 11 and 12 year-old boys and girls. However, they found that the ages six and eight year-olds have negligible differences in their developmental pace.

This particular study does not indicate that researches have found proven facts that boys are more athletic then girls but they did indicate that there is a big gap between how a six year-old girl compared to a 12 yearold girls will have a complete mussel difference. According

to the report from Eurekalert statistics from nielsen.com, reports have also shown that during the Olympics that 56 percent of women watch the Olympics and 44 percent of men make up the other half.

Compared to the super bowl where it is indicated that 54 percent of men watch it while the women cover the other 46 percent.

Generally, in the media, women’s sports are not covered and underrepresented. In the first six weeks of television, according to LA84.org. men’s sports received 92 percent of the airtime. A part from women’s sports which only received five percent of air time and gender-neutral topics three percent.

LA84. org also referenced another issue that in the sport of basketball women athletes are often referred to by their first name 31 times, men on the other hand 19 times.

Among men all 19 instances of first-name use occurred in discussing men of color. First names never were used in discussions of white male basketball players.

Sophomore, Kenia Rodriguez says, that she thinks it is very biased and very unfair that women do not get as much coverage as men. Especially since women have done so much with it in the last two decades.

“It’s very one- sided

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Men’s sports take up 92 percent of airtime. Women’s sports only take up five percent. when it comes to women,” Rodriguez said. “I don’t think it is fair that women’s games all seem to get less coverage compared to men.”

Due to low coverage of regular season games broadcasted on television, the final four coverage amounted to three women’s games and three men’s games, including introductions/lead-ins and halftime shows.

Types and levels of technical production as well as visual and verbal framing of the contests and the athletes were examined.

“I think the issue is because people feel like the games aren’t entertaining and as hype as

the boys,” Vanessa Charlot, communications major, said. “If people were to show up at the female games it would be a lot better.”

“Young men and women always have different views and perspectives of what they think is right,” Deryl Bagwell, sophomore, said.

“That is the only reason why it may seem that men get more coverage is because for us boys our athleticism is very different than girls, which draws more attention to us.”

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Millennials inspired by professional athletes

BY JATARA ALLEN Staff Writer

Professional athletes’ jobs are paid according to their performance on the field, court or turf. A common question presented to youth is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

However, was it known that the same children who were asked this would grow to be inspirational leaders in the eyes of millennials?

“More than 60 percent of Division I college men’s ice hockey players think it is likely they will play professionally but less than 1 percent ever go on to the National Hockey League,” according to Inside Higher Education.

“The NBA has the youngest audience, with 45 percent of its viewers under 35,“ according to theatlantic.com. Those viewers are the millennial generation.

Junior Aaron Henry is a shooting guard for the Cabrini men’s basketball team and he is apart of that 45 percent. Henry found his passion for the game through NBA players that mattered most to him. Henry’s father took him to a basketball game when

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Kobe Bryant and Ben Wallace were influential to millenials. he was seven-years-old and ever since then he wanted to play basketball.

“Kobe and Shaq in 1999 were dominant on the court and shut everyone down,” Henry said. “I think that is what really caught my eye. Ever since that moment I knew Kobe Bryant was a great player and he changed my whole view on the game.”

Still to this day, Kobe Bryant is Henry’s favorite player.

“The emphasis on millennials bares more significance for a country such as the Philippines, which has one of the youngest populations in the world,” according to nielsen.com.

Born between 1980 to 2000, millennials are expected to propel consumer consumption because of the influence that

they are starting to “wield in the households.”

Sophomore Deryl Bagwell plays for the Cabrini men’s basketball team. He finds himself as a contributor to the team’s efforts because when he’s healthy, he is the team’s sixth man. In Bagwell’s younger years, he was too small to play football. His older brothers took advantage of their size and took football serious, while he waited to find his craft. His brother’s then took him to a neighbor’s basketball court and he knew where his heart was.

“It just came natural,” Bagwell said.

One person that has inspired Bagwell’s career was Ben Wallace when he was a member of the Detroit Pistons. Bagwell loved his game and thought of him as a

“save on defense.”

“He was just relentless,” Bagwell said.

“NFL games accounted for 34 of the 35 most-watched TV shows last fall,” according to “TV by the Numbers.”

“Football dominates the world of sports, and live sports dominates the world of television. It is no wonder, then, that the Super Bowl stands apart from the rest of television like a Petronas Tower airlifted into a suburb.”

According to all of these statistics, sports are apart of the millennial generation. It remains to be seen in what direction sports and millennials are headed next. @JATARA_ALLEN

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Reward vs. expenses of club and travel level sports

BY AMY HELD Photo Editor

Many young athletes are involved in travel or club level sports outside of their school-sponsored teams. These teams come with a hefty price tag. With such a big investment, a huge reward is expected.

Parents are being asked to readily hand over big fees and other expenses to help their children get to that next level in sports. Their children have talent, so they want the best training. Most of them believe their child can earn an athletic scholarship at the college level.

Club volleyball teams, some trying to make it to the Junior Olympic level, spend anywhere from $2,000 to $15,000 per year for each player. AAU, Amateur Athletic Union, basketball teams are extremely popular for girls and boys. Some partici-

pants pay a minimum of $1,500 that covers the cost of a uniform and most tournament fees. Travel is not included. Plane tickets, hotels, food, gas, car rentals and tournament entrance fees are additional.

Week long tournaments in Florida will likely turn into a family vacation. This can add up to thousands of dollars per year.

Brittany Mallory, a 2013 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a member of their women’s basketball team, played AAU basketball for years.

“My parents spent thousands per year on fees, hotels and flights, but it was definitely worth it,” Mallory said. “It helped me advance with going to tournaments that had college coaches there to scout.”

Mallory is one of a very small percentage to be recruited by a Division I school and then went on to play in an NCAA championship game her senior year.

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Brittany Mallory was a member of the 2013 Notre Dame women’s basketball team that made it to the National Championship.

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According to the NCAA, of the nearly eight-million students involved in high school sports, only about 460,000 will play at NCAA colleges.

In girl’s basketball, there are currently 433,344 girls playing in high school. Only 3.8 percent will have the chance to play at the college level. In boys soccer, there are currently 417,419 participating in high school. Only 5.7 percent will go on to play in college.

Cabrini has club sports for cheerleading, dance team, men’s lacrosse and men’s roller hockey. There is no scholarship money and these are not NCAA sports.

Clubs provide opportunities for those who enjoy playing sports at a less competitive level.

Senior exercise science major, Nick Giusti, plays club roller hockey. “We pay $100 in dues and $70 for a jersey that we get to keep,” Giusti said. “The money pays for rink fees and referees. I think the fees are worth it because we are a close team and it’s a great experience.”

Freshman Chris Fonte plays on Cabrini’s men’s club lacrosse team. “We pay $80 and don’t get to keep a jersey. We pay for all the equipment and since we play on Cabrini’s field, some of the money goes to keeping the field in good shape,”

Fonte said. “I am not sure if it is worth it because we didn’t have any home games.”

Club sports at Cabrini do not cost as much as club sports before college, but they may result in some similar rewards, friendship and fun.

Playing club and travel-level sports cost a lot of money, but they may give leadership, sportsmanship and gives young people the opportunity to meet people outside of their regular social setting.

According to Mallory, with only a chosen few receiving scholarships for college, parents really have to decide if this expense is worth the rewards. @AMY_HELD93

Cabrini Club Sports Cheerleading Dance Team Men’s Lacrosse Roller Hockey Men’s Basketball To get a club sport started contact Orlin Jespersen(ojj722@cabrini.edu)

Sports apps affect the way we receive our sports news

BY KEVIN MOYLETT Asst. Sports Editor

Sports apps are becoming the new way to stay involved on all breaking news, scores and updates about your favorite teams. Fortunately, many of the top downloaded sports apps are free.

The ESPN SportsCenter app offers quite a sports experience, with a range of videos, news, scores, stats and standings. The application gives direct access to the ESPN newsroom and its notifications and Twitter integration makes it a good tool for gathering a wide range of sports news from around the internet.

“I’m subscribed to all my favorite professional and college sports teams on the ESPN SportsCenter app,” Andrea Gerardi, junior education major, said. “I’m not always available to watch the games so it gives me updates about what is going on and the final score.”

One will never miss a kick off, first pitch or tip-off with this app.

Its clubhouse feature offers a way to keep all of a team’s news under

one page. “Going to school in Pennsylvania, do not get to watch most of my team’s games because I root for mostly New York teams

football, both NFL and NCAA, as well as baseball, basketball, hockey, golf, tennis and Soccer.

Individuals can personalize the

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Sports apps provide the latest scores and sports news updates for professional sports teams. so the updates and features really do help a lot,” Gerardi said.

CBS Sports app is a roundup of all the US. sports. It covers

notifications they receive, as well as get live video udpates.

Another feature within the app is CBS Sports Radio, which

can also be livestreamed. Like ESPN, this app possesses great interface, as well as some unique features.

Bleacher Report, a sports digital media company, offers an online service with journalism and media to accompany it. The name of the application that Bleacher Report offers Team Stream, the iOS companion to Bleacher Report’s website.

“I just recently downloaded Team Stream and it’s been such a great news outlet for me to stay up to date on all my favorite teams and just around the leagues in general,” Anthony DiMartino, sophomore accounting major, said. “The articles on the app also make for a great read about any of the sports topics I’m interested in at the time, mostly about my teams. It’s easily the best sports app I have ever used.”

The app allows people to select a team and then bring together all the stories and information surrounding one’s favorite team.

This information is taken from various sources across the web, featuring local news outlets as well as national sites and blogs.

Team Stream has gained a reputation for the dedicated as one of the best apps around.

An app that was recently founded in 2012 is theScore.

With theScore people can follow the NBA, NCAA March Madness basketball, NFL, NCAA football, NHL, MLB and all major sports.

It is a personal mobilized sports experience with scores, stats, news and alerts. It keeps people informed with up-to-the second,box scores, betting odds, recaps, top stories and league leaders. theScore has already taken off just a few years after being available for download. It was voted as one of Business Insider’s ‘100 World’s Greatest Apps 2014.’

All these are just a few of the growing apps that are becoming an easier, faster and better way to get your sports news.

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Recruiting student athletes through social media

BY RENEE OLIVER Asst. Sports Editor

Over the past couple of decades, the college athletic recruitment process has completely transformed.

The process of this transformation could be credited to the new way of the world, which is social media.

According to a New York Times article, coaches and recruits claimed that social media sites such as Facebook, account for 50 percent of their recruiting interaction.

For those that may be unaware, “social Media is the future of communication, a countless array of internet based tools and platforms that increase and enhance the sharing of information. This new form of media makes the transfer of text, photos, audio, video, and information in general increasingly fluid among internet users,” according to socialmediadefined.com.

For coaches and recruiters, social media serves as another platform to contact, recruit and gather information about prospective athletes. For the athletes, it is a great tool to get recruited, interact with fans; other recruits and control the way that they are being portrayed to their future school.

Social media is serving as a great platform for recruits to showcase who they are as a student-athlete.

A prospect can tweet or post on Facebook any accomplishments that they have received or post a video that highlights their

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Different social media sites are being used to recruit student athletes. new career high. This is the perfect opportunity for high-school athletes to brand themselves and display their abilities.

According to a Bleacher report, Chad Jamison, the former director of high school relations at North Carolina State University, discussed how social media messaging has made recruits more easily accessible to coaches.

“In the beginning, even when I was a recruiting intern in 2000, we did everything through the high school coach,” Jamison said.

“Social media starts the process much quicker.”

As a result of that, social media messaging has become the go-to method of communication between coaches and recruits.

Especially at the Division I and II levels.

At one point, the recruiting process simply began with the athlete’s high school coach. Once that relationship was established, then college coaches and recruiters would make their way in to

the homes of athletes. Coaches’ only options of contact were to speak with them on the telephone, in person or just send letters through the mail.

Although there are a few restrictions, coaches can now engage in a conversation with a recruit through a twitter or Facebook message.

Sending out a tweet in less than 30 seconds is way more convenient for college coaches compared to writing and mailing out a letter through a postal service.

Social media can help to provide those close connections between coaches, staff and recruits that will let them know how much the school appreciates the future student-athletes.

David Howell, sports information director, plays a big part in the social media aspect of Cabrini athletics.

“We use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. All of our stories from the web are linked to our Facebook and twitter pages,”

Howell said. “I also use twitter for more instant things, like score updates or in-game pictures.”

The college competes at a division III level. Social media usage pertaining to direct contact with recruits is not as prevalent compared to division I and II athletics.

“There are several NCAA rules which govern social media so we do not do anything special in terms of recruiting,” Howell said.

According to a 2012 social admissions report by Uversity. com, 72 percent of incoming high school seniors reported that they researched their prospective college on a social media site.

The same goes for athletes when they are deciding where they will spend the next four years of their lives.

Colleges and universities now have a complete athletic website separate from the college’s main home page.

On this website you can find a plethora of information about

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the college’s sports teams; as well as YouTube videos, tweets and other important information pertaining to the schools athletic department.

As a recruit, social media is a great resource to research the college’s you are considering and get a feel for what they really are about.

The affect of social media on the athletic recruitment process is a major benefit for all parties involved.

“I think most importantly, we can reach everyone, including current, former and prospective students, in a realm in which they are comfortable,” Howell said.

“We can literally put the information in their hands in a matter of seconds.”

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Gwynedd Mercy University 11-11 (7-0 CSAC) Neumann University 10-3 (6-1 CSAC) Marywood University 5-2 (5-4 CSAC)

CSAC) Gwynedd Mercy University 16-10 (11-7 CSAC) Cedar Crest University 9-17 (8-10 CSAC) Keystone College 10-16 (8-12 CSAC) Cairn University 4-26 (4-12 CSAC) Rosemont College 4-23 (3-15 CSAC) Baptist Bible College 3-21 (2-14 CSAC) Notre Dame University (MD) 5-21 (2-18 CSAC)

Cabrini College 4-9 (4-3 CSAC) Baptist Bible College 5-10 (3-4 CSAC) Immaculata University 3-8 (2-5 CSAC) Keystone College 1-10 (1-6 CSAC) Rosemont College 0-11 (0-7 CSAC)

“72 PERCENT OF INCOMING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS REPORTED THAT THEY RESEARCHED THEIR PROSPECTIVE COLLEGE ON A SOCIAL MEDIA SITE.”