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In world’s worst disasters, CRS director brings aid to thousands

Despite current deficit, Taylor projects positive change with 2020 plan

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Chandreyee Banerjee was this year’s Founder’s Day speaker.

BY MOLLY SEAMAN AND EMILY JANNY Assistant News Editor & Assistant Sports Editor When one first encounters Chandreyee Banerjee, they meet a beautiful, smiling and petite woman. One would never guess that the soft spoken Banerjee would possess such an incredible amount of strength and power that she’s used to change lives for the better all over the world.

She just returned from the Middle East where she directed all of CRS’s work in aid of Syrian refugees, which most say is the worst humanitarian disaster of our era.

Banerjee grew up in India where she obtained her master’s degree in rural development from Xavier Institute of Social Services. In 1995, she started her journey with Catholic Relief Services where she built an incredible resume worthy of respect by many.

“In the 20 years I have been working for CRS, I have been focused on overseas programming, I have worked in pretty much every region of the world except Latin America,” Banerjee said. “It has included working in East Africa, South Africa, Middle East, South Asia, and Southeastern Asia some of the areas which are known for having the largest number of people under the poverty line.”

Banerjee’s most recent job took her to the Middle East where she and her team faced the Syrian Refugee Crisis head on.

Banerjee and her team worked in Turkey, which incidentally has received the largest population of Syrian refugees. Today, out of the 4.5 million people who have had to leave their country of Syria, over 2 million are currently located in Turkey.

“CRS focused on the needs of the refugees that were coming out of Syria completely confused and traumatized,” Banerjee said. “We tried to provide them the protection and the feeling that there is someone who cares.

We also offered very tangible support in terms of food, shelter, clothing, medical support and most importantly care for the children.”

Banerjee’s team focused heavily on the well-being of the children they would encounter on an everyday basis.

This included attention for the children, protection of children, trauma healing of children, psycho-social support of children and very importantly ensured that these

children do not lose their future.

“Education is the building block to your future. You lose education, and your future is gone. Six months, a year without that opportunity you have lost your ability to redirect your life and create a life for yourself,” Banerjee said. “Education is something that is very important to CRS and we ensured in all of these countries that we have been working in that education facilities would be set up for children and that the certification process would be introduced.”

Many of the children Banerjee worked with will have the certification that will allow them to seamlessly return to their education system in Syria when the war is over.

According to Banerjee, many of the refugees feel like there will come a day when their country will be at peace and they will be able to go back to their homes where their grandparents and great grandparents lived.

However, the media and governments of certain powerful nations are making it very difficult for these refugees to find a safe haven and temporary home in host countries.

“I am just so passionate about this group of people, the Syrians,” Banerjee said. “What worries me and bothers me is what is being portrayed by the media now. The focus has gotten to talking about how much of a danger refugees are to these various powerful nations around the world and especially the United States.”

Ironically, many people that live in the United States today have ancestors that were immigrants themselves.

“This is the wonderful country that was formed mainly by refugees,” Banerjee said. “Most people’s ancestors in this country came when they were going through a similar crisis in their country. They were going through war and they came here to protect their families and they built a life for themselves. The Syrian refugees are no different than you or I. The motivation to have a good life, to have safety, to create a future for their children is no different than what you or I hope for.”

Banerjee is very excited, however, about the recent work of young members of CRS as well as other youth that have become passionate about the crisis.

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ccording to a report by Philly.com, colleges in the area are currently facing tough financial losses.

From an operating deficit standpoint, Cabrini College is running about a $2.6 million deficit, which is on revenues of about $45 million, according to Eric Olson, chief financial officer of the college.

On Friday, Feb. 5, Dr. Donald Taylor held a town hall meeting for faculty and staff in the Widener Lecture Hall at 9 a.m. to share this fact and the steps that will be taken to get out of the red.

It is a tough time for higher education, with enrollment declining in the Philadelphia region and in many parts of the country. The Philadelphia region is the most crowded with universities or among the top several cities. This makes competition for the dwindling student pool of traditional college-age students intense.

Students are also easily able to transfer to other institutions without completing their degree at their first college. “When a student goes away, the tuition does, too,” Dr. Jeffrey Gingerich, provost and vice president of academic affairs, said.

The student demographic of the number of high school graduates started shifting during the time of recession in the past seven or eight years. Declining enrollment and budget problems have been prevalent since then at most colleges.

“The declining enrollment and the losses that ultimately were connected to that did not happen overnight and they were part of a regional trend,” Taylor said. “We have started to turn the corner to correct that.”

In the 1900s and 2000s, the college did well financially and with enrollment.

“We had enough reserves built up in the savings account, so we can afford to do the offset of the operating losses and that has been how we are doing that,” Taylor said. “That gets us back to being in the black.”

Taylor has a plan for the institution called his “2020 Roadmap to Growth” plan. Included in this plan is the addition of news masters programs, doctoral programs and recruiting more international students, geared to getting the college back to a balanced budget.

“None of this is driven to change Cabrini into something that it isn’t,” Olson said. “It’s just about adding some things to keep the numbers to where we need to be and to keep going with the mission of Cabrini.”

The new programs for adult learners include a doctorate in higher education. Education is the field at Cabrini that has the most graduates. There are over 5,000 alumni who majored in education.

The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, the Catholic order that founded the college in 1957, have 17 schools abroad and about 12 of them are high schools.

Taylor will be traveling to Spain with the sisters over spring break for recruitment.

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Zika: Virus continues to threat fragile countries

NEWS EDITOR ABBIE KEEFE JILL NAWOYSKI SPORTS EDITORS KEVIN MOYLETT RENEE OLIVER LIFESTYLES EDITORS DOMINIQUE DINARDO PAT WHALEN PERSPECTIVES EDITOR KATIE MUSKA PHOTO EDITOR EMILY ROWAN SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR BRI MORELL MARKETING & CIRCULATION JATARA ALLEN ANESIA MEREDITH ADVISER JEROME ZUREK

MISSION The Loquitur student newspaper and website are integral parts of the educational mission of the Cabrini Communication department, namely, to educate students to take their places in the public media.

The newspaper and website provide a forum of free expression. All members of the college community may submit work to the editors for possible inclusion. Publication is based on the editorial decision of the student editors.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Loquitur accepts letters to the editors. They should be less than 500 words, usually in response to a current issue on Cabrini College’s campus or community area and are printed as space permits. Name, phone number and address should be included with submissions for verification purposes. All letters to the editors must be e-mailed to loquitur@ cabrini.edu

Last August, a seaside city in Brazil noticed mutations in babies at a maternity ward. This brought both worry and fear to those in the medical field because of the abnormalities and the unknown source. Although many of the babies seemed healthy, doctors were stumped since Zika was such an uncommon virus. As the cases of deformed infants grew, so did the worry of infectious countries. These babies born with deformed, tiny heads and regular sized features have contributed to the declaration of a public health emergency by the World Health Organization. Finally, in April of 2015 after the testing of over 6,000 patients, doctors were certain it was Zika. Zika is contracted by a pathogen through contact with Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The symptoms include flu-like symptoms, including a pink rash, bloodshot eyes and joint pain. The worry is strictly for pregnant women, those who may become pregnant as well as those who may have been in contact with a male who has visited the countries with the virus.

This has led to an unthinkable request: for women to delay having babies. The virus now threatens these fragile countries, especially for the

2016 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro. It has also opened controversial discussion in the Roman Catholic communities in regards to abortion and birth control.

Although the virus has been around for many years, (discovered in the Zika Forest in Uganda in a monkey in 1947) new information about Zika is unfolding daily. Since the virus is causing a significant amount of fear in developing countries, that does not mean the United States has nothing to worry about. Over three dozen Senate Democrats wrote to President Obama urging him to develop a coordinated response plan addressed towards the Zika virus for both our nation and overseas, in order to protect children and those who may be pregnant. According to the NYTimes, the Senate committee overseeing public health policy will hold a hearing on the Zika virus on Wednesday, Feb. 24.

Cases have been found in Africa, Asia and in the South Pacific. A case was even found in New York City, prior to its outbreak in Brazil. The virus has hopped islands and countries for years and will continue to do so until enough medical research can be done.

It is predicted that if Zika does try to

make its way to the U.S., it will not be as serious as it is in third world countries, due to our higher quality mosquito control and polar environmental settings.

As for those who may be traveling to foreign countries both over spring break or for service trips, “Zika is one of many insect-borne diseases that travelers should be aware of and mosquito bite protection is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of exposure,” Susan M. Fitzgerald, RN, BSN, Director of Health Services said. “[It is advised to] wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants, stay in places with air conditioning or that use window and door screens to keep mosquitoes outside, [and] sleep under a mosquito bed net if you are overseas or outside and are not able to protect yourself from mosquito bites.”

For more information about the virus and other travel related information, see the CDC’s website at www. cdc.gov or contact Health Services at 610-902-8531.

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Students are currently being recruited from Argentina and parts of Asia.

“I think Cabrini is a great place for international students to come to,” Gingerich said. “These students will come into a new culture and a place like Cabrini can really provide the support for those students that they might get lost in the crowd at a bigger university.”

“The world around us is changing, so the demographics around us are changing,” Gingerich said. “We need to adapt to that. The worst thing we could do is keep doing things the way they’ve been done the past 60 years.”

A $2 million Title Three grant helped the college to establish key retention initiatives, such as the Center for Teaching and Learning and Living and Learning Communities. Over 11 years ago, retention rate of first-year students was in the upper 60 percentile. These new programs have caused a slow increase in retention to the 70 percentile. Students who enrolled in an LLC have had a higher retention rate than those not involved in one. Because of this, Taylor would like to see 100 percent of students to participate in a learning community by 2020. The academic affairs area will also be redesigned and new programs for high impact practices will be implemented, such as the addition of different “schools” based upon majors for more individual attention to students and advising.

“These are all of the new programs that will help us, but it is important to remember that the center of Dr. Taylor’s 2020 roadmap is the undergraduate and graduate students on campus that we have always cared about,” Gingerich said.

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Apple has recently been in dispute with some of President Obama’s top intelligence officers. The FBI was trying to talk Apple into unlocking an iPhone that belonged to one of the two attackers who killed 14 individuals in California last December. Apple was refusing to do so and released a powerful letter to its consumers stating this fact. Apple preaches customer safety and realizes that its customers put such a large amount of their personal information into their devices. This debate is ongoing.

Friday, Feb. 19 The United States found an ISIS training camp in Libya. The U.S. Warplanes struck the camp, killing about 41 that were present on the site. The Pentagon believes that the individual running the camp, Noureddine Chouchane, most likely lost his life in the airstrike and that those in the camp were involved and linked with two major terrorist attacks that took place in Tunisia last year. The Obama administration and allies were considering taking more military action against ISIS, and these attacks come just in time to show that it might indeed be necessary.

Thursday, Feb. 18 Pope Francis recently made a statement that he considers Trump to be “not Christian” because of these beliefs after his recent six-day trip to Mexico. Francis said, “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.”

Norristown mentoring program helps undocumented students achieve goals

BY BRIANNA MORRELL Social Media Editor Many undocumented immigrants who have come into the United States face challenges every day to get the resources they need for a better life. Within high schools, undocumented students may not want to continue after they graduate. A program has been designed to help undocumented students get the resources they need to begin the college application process. This program has been started by the Spanish department and it helps students in the Norristown school district. The program helps students succeed in school and ultimately achieve their dreams of going to college.

But it was not always this easy for undocumented students to get a higher education, and to this day it still is not that easy.

According to an article from Diaz-Strong, there are over 65,000 immigrants who are undocumented in the United States, and 7,000-13,000 of them are unable to go off to get a higher education after high school. This brings up the challenges of finding a institution of higher education. Education in the United States is fairly expensive and much is covered when a student applies for financial aid. Undocumented students are not eligible for the federal aid, making college very pricey for them. Along with being unable to apply for financial aid to help pay for an education, many institutions and scholarships for undocumented students does not help cover most of the costs.

“Sometimes, it’s hard to get the aid and funds to attend school,” David Lopez, an undocumented student at Montgomery County Community College, said. And it would be nice to see campuses have staff who are trained or specialize in undocumented students and help us navigate through courses.”

In the next few years, Cabrini plans to open its doors to a more diverse community to make the campus rich with different ethnicities and cultures. Within the next six years, it is projected for the college to have at least a 25 percent diverse population on campus, with only 7.2 percent now, that is a drastic change.

Dr. Raquel Green and Dr. Cynthia Halpern have been working hard with their ECG courses to help undocumented students get into college. They have started a mentoring program in 2009, right after the ECG series began in 2008. Cabrini Bridges Communities Latino Mentoring Program is a part of the four-year ECG series, Our Interconnected Hemisphere.

“Students who participate in this mentoring program are from South and Central America,”Halpern, chair of romance languages, said. “Cabrini mentors can earn Spanish credit since most of them are typically Spanish majors or minors.”

This program is linked with Norristown Area high school along with Eisenhower and Stewart middle schools.

Cabrini mentors have had many expe-

to college. The mentors from Cabrini have worked hard and take pride in this program they have created.

“Cabrini mentors have used both funding from student fundraisers and monetary gifts from student alums, who served as mentors,” Halpern said.

The Cabrini mentoring program in Norristown has been connecting students to their schools, making the success rates so high for this program.

“These students have enjoyed their educational experience more as a result of this program, that they understand the material and the reading, writing and math skills have improved,” Halpern said. “These students have wanted to become more involved in the program because they have friends whom they can trust.”

This program has touched many of students of Cabrini and in Norristown that the program has many successes and lifetime achievements. Students get to bond with undocumented students and help them take the step into the right direction, even when they feel like they have no choice for college.

"It makes me so proud to want to be a teacher and continue strongly with my major,” Lambert, said. “I feel so great after helping them with material and seeing them get better and better.".

It makes me so proud to want to be a teacher and continue strongly with my major. I feel so great after helping them with material and seeing them get better and better. riences with these students in Norristown.

Laura Sansom, freshman digital communications major, has been lucky enough to work in this ECG program. With their experiences like no other, they feel as they both benefit from this program and helping other students.

“I am passionate about helping these students because I like to help people in general, but I have also developed personal relationships with some of the students and them to succeed,” Sansom said.

Brittany Lambert, freshman elementary education major, has also been in the mentoring program helping these students reach their goals.

"The program helps students get their homework done like tutoring, but many of the kids have English as a second language and it is hard for them so that is why we are here to help translate for them," Lambert said.

The mentoring program has helped many of undocumented students receive the information and help to eventually go

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Chandreyee Banerjee addressed listeners in the mansion as this year’s Founder’s Day speaker. Banerjee is the director for Catholic Relief Services Syrian refugee efforts.

Founder’s Day lecturer expresses hope for Syrian refugees

BY MARISSA ROBERTO Assistant Lifestyles Editor Syrian refugees must have human dignity and hope, the director for Catholic Relief Services Syrian refugee efforts said Monday, Feb. 15, at the college’s Founder’s day.

“What is important is choice,” Chandreyee Banerjee, regional development director of Catholic Relief Services, said. “You are a human being. You are not number 10 refugee. You come and choose what is important to you.”

Chandreyee Banerjee from Catholic Relief Services gave the Founder’s Day keynote address based on her first-hand experiences dealing with the Syrian Crisis in the Middle East and Europe. Her address was one of many lectures that are taking place in Cabrini’s Lenten Lecture Series on Immigration.

Banerjee began her lecture by expressing her passion for assisting refugees.

“Maybe what is more important to me because of my great passion of the cause of refugees, a great passion on what is going on in the world today and to be in a refugee support programs, to be back here, in an institution that was formed by the patron saint of migrants, Mother Cabrini,” Banerjee said.

She then went into detail about her first impressions of being in the Middle East and working closely with the Syrian Crisis.

“The fear, the hurt, the frustration, the hope, I saw on the faces of the people,” Banerjee said. “What had hurt as I was standing across the border, along with my team, along with partners, [is] trying to help this mass [exit] of people coming across each border.”

Banerjee and her team ensured that as each refugee came, they were provided with a translator as well as pamphlets, in their own language, that explained how Catholic Relief Services was there to help.

“Remember when you are a refugee, you lose complete control of your life,” Banerjee said. “All major decisions for your life is somebody elses.”

In each refugee camp, Banerjee explained how there were stations set up that offered medical supplies, food and water, clothes and other necessities for the refugees to take.

“To involve this group of people in contributing, to building to their own safe space, making decisions, [is] for their benefit,” Banerjee said. “It is the first step for them to rebuild themselves.”

She then told a story of an 11-year-old boy she had met when he arrived at a camp in Serbia.

The boy and the three other men he was traveling with, paid smugglers to get them out of Syria and into Serbia.

The group traveled in a truck and did not see daylight until they reached the camp.

When Banerjee asked the boy how she could help him,

he responded by saying, “I want shoes. My shoes are all worn out.”

“What really impacted me was when she talked about the one boy [who] was not even worried about food, but was concerned about changing his shoes,” Akirah Massenburg, assistant director of residence life, said. “That just hit home with me on how wasteful we are as Americans and what we take for granted.”

Banerjee concluded her speech with praising the work of Cabrini students and Cabrini CRS Ambassadors with their successful advocating to the government.

“Despite the influence we’ve had on one another and the many advocating practices, there is still a lot of work to be done,” Alexis Cunningham, senior political science major and CRS Ambassador, said.

Banerjee encouraged the audience to take her message and share what everyone heard and learned with their families and friends.

“Share those truths with your family because what you see on the media isn’t truth. And your family, your friends, people you are with should know the truth,” Banjeree said.

“And more importantly, they should raise their voices to support the truth and raise their voices against the lies.”

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“When you are at the Hill when you are talking about the crisis, remember that they are humans. Your face is their face. This is the face where these doors are closing,” Banerjee said. “Put yourself in their shoes and think about how would you survive or cope if something like this happened to you. It’s very important for us to realize this and stand up for the rights of people that no longer have a voice. We need to be their voice.”

Banerjee also led Country Programs in Turkey and Lesotho, coordinated CRS and Caritas Internationalis’ humanitarian response in the Myanmar emergency, worked as Deputy Regional Director for the South East Asia Region (covering nine countries), managed a multi-Region, multi-Country Gates funded Agriculture initiative, coordinated all CRS programs in the South Asia region as well as worked on one of her biggest projects in leading the agency’s massive response to tsunami relief in 2004.

“I would wake up most days finding it hard to believe that we get paid for what we get to do,” Banerjee said. “You can imagine, going out to communities working with people, working with little children, and through the work of CRS, our partners, and communities, you make a little dent in their situation and you are able to be apart of the transformation in their lives, you are part of that smile that returns to their faces, and that in itself so rewarding.”

Much of Banerjee’s life has been dedicated to advocating and providing dignity to some of the world’s most vulnerable. Only a leader of such grace, determination, patience and passion could accomplish half as much as Banerjee has been able to do in her far-from-over 20-year career.

“The whole premise of my life focuses on the elimination of global poverty. Global poverty is a factor of eco-

nomics plus several other influences,” Banjeree said. “It is comprised of corrupt governments in countries, climate EJANNY23@GMAIL.COM change, of how people view themselves and their future, it is a host of development issues. All of this creates global poverty. When thinking about global poverty removal, the MISSMOLLY96@GMAIL.COM expectation is that all of these different influences have been fixed.”

Leave it to Banerjee to have her next statement leave every reporter in the room speechless and inspire every intention to leave the interview with a promise to change the world.

“A world without poverty would have honest governments, great policies, good division and distribution of resources. You would have everybody being able to access rights, everybody being responsible,” Banerjee said.

“You’re talking about technology that would not erode the resources of the earth. You’re talking about all these issues working in tandom to remove global poverty. And that would be a perfect Earth. You have arrived. You don’t need to do anything else except enjoy this EMILY ROWAN / PHOTO EDITOR wonderful, perfect opportunity.”

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Social media in political campaigns gains success and millennial support

BY CECELIA HECKMAN Assistant Perspectives Editor “An overrated clown.” When stepping into the voting booth, are these words at the forefront of every voter’s mind? While they may not be the exact thought, these and other similar words seen on social media have more of an influence on young voters than ever before.

Millennials are commonly known to be a more technology-based generation. This technology use, including the popular use of social media, has now begun to change the way non-millennials direct their campaign media towards millennials. This is why, for example, a tweet from candidate Donald Trump can potentially completely sway a young voter’s mind.

Social and digital media first made its major appearance within politics in Democrat Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign, though was not used by a successful candidate until the next election when Barack Obama entered office in 2008.

“A lot of the people who worked on the Dean campaign, in 2008 worked on the Obama campaign,” Dr. Felicity Duncan, assistant professor of digital media and communication, said. “That was, I would say, the campaign where we really saw a significant investment of resources go into social media and digital communications more generally.”

Obama’s 2012 campaigning strategies are seen to be the most successful use of social media thus far. Using similar ideas to that of the Howard Dean campaign, he changed the strategies for fundraising by drawing a larger crowd through social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and is recognized for such as the “first social media president.”

“It was very simple, frankly. If you have a candidate which none of the major donors wants to give a penny and the only way to communicate is to buy expensive TV ads, you’re kind of in deep trouble unless you can figure out another way to do it,” Joe Trippi, presidential campaign manager of Howard Dean, said in a phone interview.

“I’d always sort of had this feeling that if you could connect up enough people on the internet that they could out-maneuver and out-fundraise the big donor people in the party,” Trippi said. “Social media is powerful and it has changed a lot of things.”

Since Obama’s success, more recent candidates have taken to using Facebook and Twitter, as well as other social networking sites, to reach out to a larger and often younger audience. This change has made the current 2016 presidential election the most active overall on social media.

“I think that when politicians are campaigning it depends on their audience on how they want to portray their message,” Jack Sanders, freshman secondary education major, said. “So, if they want to reach a younger audience they use social media and if they are going for an older audience crowd, probably the news or TV ads.”

A study from Pew Research Center confirms that most younger audiences get their information about presidential candidates through social media, stating that over 60 percent of millennials get their political news from Facebook, as compared to less than 40

percent from the baby boomer generation.

“In this generation, more people tend to check social media to get their news,” Samantha Murray, junior history and English double major, said. “In this age of technology, it’s more likely to see someone post about a candidate on Facebook, and get an opinion that way, than it is to read about him or her in a newspaper.”

“Establishing a strong, positive, engaging social media presence for political candidates is vital now, just as it is in other industries such as business and entertainment,” Laura Hancq, (Cabrini ‘13) legislative aide for Assemblyman Troy Singleton, said in an email. “It's not enough to just use social media at election time, but you want to constantly be using it to advertise yourself in a positive light throughout the year to stay in people's brains.”

Senior psychology major Brianna Ridgely said, “My parents don’t hear the information from other people’s status updates like I do.”

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Joe Trippi created the social media campaign for Howard Dean.

Student supporters and opposers of marijuana use speak out regarding legalization of the drug

BY ANNA LAQUINTANO AND JACLYN LABES Assistant Lifestyles Editor and Assistant News Editor

support legalization while 44 percent oppose the legalization.

Among the supporters, 41 percent believe that marijuana should be legal because of the medical benefits and 36 percent say that it is not as dangerous as other illicit drugs.

On the contrary, 43 percent of marijuana opponents are against legalization because of the potential dangers it has to individuals and society.

Out of all the benefits and dangers, why are students more lenient towards supporting legalization?

“Contrary to public opinion, we are not a dumb generation,” Kelly said. “We have access to the entire world and its wealth of knowledge, including all the information on marijuana and the chemicals and toxins that are in it.”

The Cabrini College handbook of Standards of Student Conduct, explains the concern for unauthorized drug use and that proper protocol would be that residence life and public safety would handle the incidents, but recently the college has had to turn the matter over to the authorities in some cases.

Some students continue to disregard that and are not very concerned about public safety contacting the authorities.

“Young adults are going to do what they want to do,” Kelly said. “A lot of people view the criminalization of marijuana as wrong doing but also view it as a leisurely and recreational activity.”

“Perspective. It’s all about perspective,” Kelly said.

“Just like the person who chooses to smoke cigarettes chooses to do so and understands the risks and harms associated with it’s use. Cigarettes kill millions of people each year because the companies have pooled millions of dollars to keep them legal, even though the fact that they can kill you has been accepted.”

Marijuana usage among college students is a growing issue that Cabrini and several other colleges across the country have seen in the past few years.

“I haven’t seen anything up close and personal, but I have heard a couple stories where authorities were addressed and brought onto campus,” Dylan Kelly, junior business major said, said.

“It’s kind of annoying. I feel like wherever I go I hear someone ask the question, do you smoke? Do you want to smoke?,” Jenna Palmer, a freshman, said.

A study on marijuana usage, conducted by Pew Research Center, showed that millennials between the ages of 18 to 34 are at the forefront of support of legalization: 68 percent favor legalization, which is the highest percentage of any other age cohort.

The nation’s debate over the legalization of marijuana has had an impact on students and results show a variety of different feelings about the illicit drug.

A recent informal survey conducted at Cabrini College revealed that out of 50 respondents between the ages of 18-25, 34 students support the legalization of marijuana.

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“I think kids are going to smoke either way, and if they get in trouble they are just going to do it again and hope not to get caught,” Rebecca Dean, biology and pre-dental ALAQUINTANO@GMAIL.COM major, said.

According to a study conducted by Pew Research Center, 53 percent of respondents

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‘90s TV series making an even ‘Fuller’ comeback

BY ALLIE STEIN Assistant Lifestyles Editor

“Cut it out!”

You’re not fooling anyone but yourself if you’re not willing to admit that you know that classic line is from the beloved television series “Full House.”

Running from 1987 through 1995, “Full House” was a sitcom television series that revolved around the Tanner family.

The series was about a widower, Danny Tanner, and his three girls, DJ, Stephanie and Michelle. The four of them lived with their two uncles, Joey and Jesse. The show was filled with quirky one-liners, family outings and a heartfelt meaningful message at the end of every episode.

For those who have seriously been missing some Tanner family love over the last few years, Netflix has you covered.

On Feb. 26, Netflix binge watchers and “Full House” fans alike will have their ultimate dream come true.

Netflix is releasing its own original spinoff series titled “Fuller House.”

It’s hard to tell if the new spinoff series will follow the same plot line as the original, but it is more fun to speculate what America’s favorite family will be bringing to the Netlflix screen.

More than 20 years since the last episode aired, the question has to be

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You can’t have an Uncle Jesse without an Aunt Becky and you certainly can’t have a DJ Tanner without a Kimmy Gibbler.

However, “Full House” super fans have nothing to worry about. There are only two people who will be missing from the original cast: The Olsen twins.

Mary-Kate and Ashley decided not to come back for a Tanner family reunion.

Although it may seem like the show cannot go on without the now 29-year-old twins, maybe it’s for the best?

The twins certainly aren’t two feet

tall and wearing pigtails anymore and if they really didn’t want to participate, the Tanner family may be better off.

I think starting the series back up again without the twins may be a little strange at first. However, the Olsen twins certainly have not made the most positive headlines over the last few years, so I think the Netflix series may actually be better off.

After watching the trailers for the new series, I think the show will definitely get a large amount of viewers.

24.3 million people tuned in to watch the series end more than 20 years ago, so

maybe the same amount will be logging into their Netflix accounts to see it all start back again.

I will definitely be tuning in just to see what all the buzz is about.

As an avid “Full House” fan, I watched the show everyday after school when ABC Family would show reruns. I even had some of the seasons on DVD. With two younger sisters, my dad would often joke that we were just like DJ, Stephanie and Michelle.

There’s certainly a little bit of nostalgia for the show in my heart, and I’m sure many other people who grew up watching the show can agree.

Is this a new creative idea or are TV producers getting a little desperate?

Personally, I think only time will tell.

I think it will be obvious after the first episode whether or not the spinoff was a good idea or not.

It could be cute and bring back a lot of memories for fans, or it could seem forced and all wrong.

Regardless, I certainly will be opening my Netflix account on Friday, Feb. 26 to catch up with one of America’s favorite families.

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Sh*t, can I actually say that word on TV?

BY EMILY ROWAN Photo Editor

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Cursing on live television is a contraversial topic.

What the bleep?! It seems like each year television gets more lenient with the amount profane language that is allowed to be spoken on various shows and much less bleeping is happening.

Just this past month at the Golden Globe awards, many of the celebrities presenting awards used explicit language in their jokes including the f-bomb before handing out awards. Luckily, the station was on a short delay, which allowed for the infamous bleep to cover the foul language. However, last week, Coldplay’s Chris Martin dropped the f-bomb in a live press conference before the Superbowl and the bleep was not there to save him.

Most times the profanity is “bleeped” out, but sometimes when the show is live, unscripted and is not on any type of delay, there is no covering a curse word that comes out of someones mouth.

The problem becomes the fact that these celebrities are emulated by so many. Of course everyone slips the word sh*t once in a while, but when it comes to being on national television saying the s-word it is not as acceptable; celebrities really need to be mindful of their mouth.

When it comes to big award shows or sports content,

there is no need to use language that is offensive. So many people, including young children, look up to these stars who play in their favorite movie or sing in their favorite band. When a child hears someone they emulate use inappropriate language, they assume that kind of language is “cool.”

Although parents should have the last say as to whether or not a child is allowed to watch certain television shows where profane language may be used, celebrities should still be mindful of the fact that not everyone walks around using swear words and many are offended by this type of language. It really is not necessary to add the f-word to a sentence to get people’s attention or make a joke funny, especially when the world is watching on television.

Of course, some of the “blame” has to land on the television station to bleep out inappropriate content, but overall if people are just more mindful of what they are saying, it would make things a lot easier on everybody.

So celebrities, stop f**king cursing when you are being watched on television by thousands of people.

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Smoking: A curious mystery, but a harmful habit

BY CAELAN WORYK Assistant Perspectives Editor People smoke for different reasons.

In the book, “Looking For Alaska,” a character named Alaska proclaims that she smokes to die, whereas a character named Augustus in “The Fault In Our Stars” proclaims that he smokes to prove that he will not die.

Common knowledge says that smoking is an unhealthy and detrimental habit, and when looking at it from that angle it may seem very unintelligent for someone to knowingly light up something filled with cancer-causing carcinogens or substances that kills brain cells, according to scientific research.

I believe it says a lot about a person when they knowingly and willingly partake in something so potentially harmful and self-destructive.

I am intrigued with the mysteriousness of why individuals knowingly subject themselves to potential harm or the risk of addiction. I am intrigued by what this person is trying to cope with, what inner battles they are fighting and what is causing them to self destruct while being fully aware of the process at the same time. I would not neces-

sarily be unattracted to a person because of having a habit of smoking because I believe we all have our own addictions and problems that can lead to addiction. I am a firm believer that we are all trying to silence our inner demons in some way, shape or form.

The unattractive thing is that smoking is so detrimental to one’s health, and likewise to those around you.

The unattractive thing is that smoking causes problems, sometimes more problems than what causes one to cope by smoking.

I have firsthand witnessed a loved one die because of complications from this habit. I have carried their oxygen tank, basically a lifeline and absolute necessity for that person, so that they could be permitted a breath without struggle. Witnessing someone suffering and fighting for their life with a problem that could have been avoided hurt me beyond belief, and even years after their battle was lost, I am still torn to pieces. I often wonder what could have been if the risks of smoking had not become such a harsh reality.

We often think that we are exceptions to these types of realities, but the truth is that none of us are invincible.

Habits such as smoking can catch up to us, and often do.

Smoking may be attractive because of the mystery behind why a person would subject themselves to such a harmful habit, aside from addiction, but smoking is not attractive in terms of the consequences that can entail.

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How not to date: a lesson from our parents

BY KATIE MUSKA Perspectives Editor

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The millennial generation has trouble with dating techniques.

Remember the good old days when a young gentleman would properly court a young lady? He would be kind to her and show some interest. He would ask her out on a date—he may even ask her father’s permission to go on said date, if he is feeling extra respectful. He would show up at the house, get out of the car and knock on the door.

He would come in and greet the parents before escorting his date to the car, where he would then open the door for her. He would get her home not a minute later than 10 p.m. on a school night, and no later than 12 a.m. on a Friday or Saturday. After a few dates, he would ask her to be his. It was so simple, remember?

Actually, if you are my age, you do not remember— because chances are, if you are a millennial, you have never experienced dating like this.

As the millennial generation, we tend to think we have it all together and that our parents are wrong most of the time because they just “don’t get it.” However, I think dating was one of the things our parents may have admittedly gotten right.

The millennial generation does not typically “date.” We meet—probably at a party, possibly online. We hook up, we “talk” (or we do not actually talk) and then at least one person in this “relationship” stays up at night, wondering what they are and what their title is- if there even is one.

We screenshot messages and send them to our friends so we can all analyze and reanalyze and over-analyze what a particular text meant. We over-think tweets and frantically search through Instragram photos. We are disappointed when the guy we are “talking to” does not notice the not-

so-subtle tweet about him. And then, one day, we hear that so-and-so is “talking” to someone else, and we have been forgotten.

I do not know about you, but all I have ever received from this so-called dating system is drama and heartache.

Take it from someone who dated a guy for about three years without actually earning the title of girlfriend—it is frustrating and quite frankly, it is dumb. Why do we do this to ourselves and to others? I would hate to think that somewhere down the line, someone was upset because I led them on or I did not give them the attention that they deserved. I know this because I have had it done to me, and it makes a person feel worthless; like they were not even worthy of a text back.

There is a general lack of disrespect for each other in our dating culture, and that saddens me because love is a wonderful thing that everyone should experience at least once. Maybe we should all take a lesson from our parents or our grandparents and put down the phones and show each other the love we deserve.

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Should Syrians be allowed in the United States?

BY CAITLYN HUEBNER Staff Writer

America is a country founded on immigration. Just about all of us would not be here today if it were not for our ancestors immigrating here from elsewhere. Since this country was founded on immigration, does the United States have a responsibility to allow Syrian refugees into the country?

To start, I am aware that immigrants and refugees are two completely different forms of residency status. Immigrants chose to resettle in a new country while refugees are forced from their homeland for their safety.

The next important thing to think about is if allowing these refugees into our country is the safest thing to do for both the refugees and American citizens. The big argument those opposed to allowing refugees into our country have is that there is no way of knowing whether or not they are actual refugees or if they are posing as one.

I do believe it is the role of our government to keep us safe. If there was a way to prevent any terrorist attacks or any mass-murders and shootings, I would expect our government to step in and protect us. But when it comes to Syrian refugees, is it safer to group all Syrians under one umbrella to say they

are all terrorists because Americans automatically associate the Middle East with terrorists? My answer is no.

What good is done by stereotyping an entire area? All it does is further prove the stereotype that all Americans are ignorant to the rest of the world.

Like many others, I was a little uneasy when I found out Syrian refugees would be accepted into the Unites States. That feeling quickly changed, however.

First, I saw the harsh objection by

citizens. The number of states that would allow refugees quickly dropped. Over 30 state governors said they will not allow any Syrian refugees into their state.

Second, I saw the actual numbers of refugees. Since 2012, there have been a total of 1,854 Syrian refugees admitted into the United States. In countries like Germany, which is accepting refugees, these numbers are close to the 100,000 range. If it makes you feel any better, though, President Obama would like

to have 10,000 refugees admitted to the United States by the end of this year.

Third, I tried putting myself in the refugee’s shoes. I tried to imagine how I would feel if I were forced out of everything I really knew. What it would be like to walk thousands of miles of unknown territory, or take a boat ride along dangerous, frigid waters? What would happen if I had survived the journey just to be rejected?

Where would I go from there? What would I do? Would I just keep going in hopes of eventually being accepted, or would I just give up all together? I can’t imagine what things these refugees have seen or experienced both in their homeland and on their journeys to what they hope is freedom.

I am not arguing that America needs to open its arms to any and all refugees wanting to come into the country. What I am arguing is that we as a country should not turn our backs to those in need. We should not hold prejudices to all Syrians without being given the opportunity to actually get to know them.

At the end of the day, sending financial aid just does not cut it.

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Sex stereotypes from a different perspective

BY KEITH BROWN Assistant Sports Editor

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Casual sex is a totally different kind of relationship that happens today.

“The only thing men want is sex.” “All women think about is sex.”

Everyone seems to have an opinion these days.

Opinions to the side for a second, is there any actual factual evidence to back this up?

Go ahead, hit up the quick Google search and what do you stumble upon? Most likely an unofficial survey or some personal testimony stories. Stories contradicting each other, going back and forth. It’s men. It’s women.

The type of articles that draw conclusions from a certain sample size of people.

In today’s popular culture, people are becoming more open and sharing of their sexuality. From friends with benefits to random hookups, pre-marital sex is becoming more of a social norm. A lot of people are consenting to wanting nothing more than just sex.

There are people that enjoy the feeling of having sex with no strings attached. There are people who stick by their personal and religious beliefs and choose not to act on their sexual feelings.

There are also clinical reasons why people can have an increased sex drive. These people are both men and

women. If there is one thing we can take from human history, it is that we enjoy having sex.

As long as human beings continue to have sexual feelings towards each other, people are going to continue to have sex whether they are husband and wife or on an anonymous basis.

People seek others for sex whether it’s for a lifelong commitment or just a few hours. There are women who find themselves in these sex-only relationships and start developing deeper feelings for their partner just as there are men that do the same.

It is normal for people to have sex without discussing what type of relationship it is, which can end up with people hurt. Some people get caught up and sprung after what their partner thought to be a one night stand.

Maybe the feeling of having a deeper relationship is mutual between two sexually explicit partners. The key to any type of these relationships working out smoothly is communication.

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Sleeping beauties to brave beauties: the evolution of the Disney princesses

BY ALLIE STEIN Assistant Lifestyles Editor

Fans of the beloved Disney princesses have been swooning over tales of happily ever after for decades now.

The fascination with these fictional ladies dates back to 1937, when Snow White first danced onto the big screen with her seven dwarves and charming prince.

However, almost 80 years later, young girls have lost some interest in the more classic princesses and have found a new love for the modern go-getters Disney has been releasing over the last couple of years.

Rather than singing the romantic tunes of “Someday My Prince Will Come,” young girls can be found belting out the fierce lyrics of “Let It Go.” From 1937 until about 2012, Disney had been delivering the same message.

Young, dainty girl meets the man of her dreams. He saves her from her melancholy life and fights all of her battles. Then, they live happily ever after.

With the same message being repeated over and over again, researchers have been taking a closer look at the possibility that these classic films could be doing more harm than good for their young target audiences.

What raises the most speculation and concern is the overall images that these princesses portray.

All ranging somewhere between the ages of 14-19, each princess has eyes that are bigger than her waistline, unrealistically small feet and a protruding bust line.

If young girls feel self-conscious about their body, as so many do, what is watching an unrealistically small figured princess going to do for their self-image?

Most likely, nothing good.

Natalie Trerotola, junior elementary and special education major, loves the movies and the princesses, but believes that they could send mixed messages, especially to young girls.

“I definitely think that the overall look of the Disney princesses could have a negative influence on young girls because of the shape of their bodies and the makeup on their faces,” Trerotola said.

While recognizing the negative aspects, Trerotola believes there could be a lot of positives for young girls as well.

“I feel like the princesses can make girls feel just as beautiful,” Trerotola said.

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Many girls want to be just like Disney princesses.

“When a little girl puts on a Cinderella dress, it can make her automatically feel beautiful just like it does for Cinderella.”

Putting the body and beauty image issues aside, researchers have also raised other interesting questions about these leading Disney ladies.

It is something that may be overlooked by many, but studies are saying that each princess has significantly less talk time than the men in their very own films.

Despite the movie being about the princess, and often times being titled after her, the men somehow seem to dominate the film and talk far more than the princess.

CBS News reported that men spoke around 72 percent of the time in the classic films “Cinderella,” “Snow White” and “Sleeping Beauty.”

Fast-forward to 1989, when Ariel was released and several others, including Belle and Mulan, followed throughout the 1990’s.

These ladies continued to stay quiet and allowed their male counterparts to dominate the screen.

The Washington Post found that men spoke 68 percent of the time in “The Little Mermaid”; 71 percent of the time in “Beauty and the Beast”; 77 percent of the time in “Mulan”; and a whopping 90 percent of the time in “Aladdin.”

What does the amount of talk time have to do with any of it?

Well, it follows Disney’s signature “dam-

sel in distress” theme.

Beautiful young girl is basically told to sit back and relax while her man goes out and fights all of her battles. Oh, and she should try and not talk too much.

Focusing on this damsel in distress theme, junior exercise science and health promotion major, Kiley Sharp shared her feelings about these desperate-for-saving ladies.

“I believe these movies definitely give off a sense of dependence for the princesses,” Sharp said. “They are viewed as very fragile and act as though they need to be saved by someone when in reality they could be saving themselves.

Sharp grew up watching these movies and holds a special place in her heart for the princesses, as many college-aged girls do.

“My personal favorite has always been Mulan,” Sharp said. “She’s strong and fends for herself, and in the end she still gets her prince. I think it’s a great example to show girls that they don’t have to be super girly or wear a lot of makeup to get the boy.”

Sharp believes these movies could also put an unnecessary pressure on young girls to find love at an early age.

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Review: Grammy’s deliver elaborate performances

BY MEGHAN SCHAFER Staff Writer

The Grammy’s are the one day when all the big artists sit down and celebrate the best of 2015. There were many awards given such as album of the year, best new artist and so on.

Taylor swift won album of the year for her pop album “1989.” Swift also won best music video for her song “Bad Blood”. Ed Sheehan won song of the year for “Thinking Out Loud”. Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk” won record of the year. Meghan Trainer won best new artist. Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” won best country song.

There were more winners as the night went on but there was also performances.

Taylor Swift opened the show with her latest single “Out Of The Woods.” Justin Bieber performed “Love yourself” and “Where are you now.” John Legend, Meghan

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Trainer, Demi Lovato and others performed songs that were dedicated to Lionel Richie.

Tori Kelly and James Bay teamed up to do a duet. Carrie Underwood and Sam hunt sang together. The Weeknd performed their hit singles “Can’t Feel My Face” and “In The Night” for the night.

On stage, a few unexpected moments occured.

One was when Adele performed. She faced a few technical issues while she was singing. Adele later took to Twitter explaining what happened during her perfomance.

She tweeted, “The piano mics fell on to the piano strings, that’s what the guitar sound was. It made it sound out of tune.”

There were also, some controversial moments that had happened during the Grammy’s. When Taylor Swift gave her speech, she made a jab at Kanye West.

Fashion is a big thing to look at as the celebrities are walk the red carpet. Taylor

Swift wore an outfit that looked like it was a 1950s pinup swimsuit (bandeau top, highwaisted bottoms) with a sweeping, slit-upthe front ball gown skirt in tangerine and fuchsia, courtesy of Atelier Versace. Her best friend Selena Gomez wore two different outfits, including a metallic-blue Calvin Klein number.

Adele also had a slit in her dress to show off her shoulders. Ellie Goulding took the carpet wearing a pink Stella McCartney slip dress The Weeknd’s Abel Tesfaye’s, wore a tuxedo that James Bond would have worn. As well as Demi Lovato who wore a black-onblack version and a white-on-black version both with no shirt. Demi also wore a $2.4 million diamond necklace by Mouawad.

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For over 60 years, the magic of Walt Disney’s imagination has found its way into the hearts and homes of many across the globe.

Whether his fairy tale classics gave a young boy courage to find adventure, a little girl turn her dreams into realities or even giving a single mom hope to wishing on stars, Disney has found a way to sprinkle a little pixie dust on those young and old.

On Sunday, Feb. 21, Disneyland celebrated their 60th anniversary through ABC’s television special. Disney’s message came through television screens sharing Walt’s home in the comfort of their own. With appearances from Pentatonix, Jessie J, Fall Out Boy, Little Big Town, Idina Menzel and even Sir Elton John, Disneyland displayed magic in every aspect of the word.

“Disney has this ability to make you believe that your dreams can come true,” Cortney Hanson, junior education major and Disney fanatic, said. “It can bring out your inner child no matter how old you are.”

Both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Parks have given families who are young at heart the ability to learn, laugh and play together.

Brooke Fertig, former Cabrini student and present cast member in Walt Disney World feels that Disney has been influential on many.

“Disney is a place where everyone can come together despite possible differences and enjoy magic for the first time in their lives,” Fertig said. “It is a place where you can experience the impossible and love out everything you can possibly imagine.”

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Beach bod or bust: students put in extra hours in the gym

BY CASEY SEMENZA Assistant News Editor

The weather patterns recently have left students not only confused but upset by the heavy snowfall despite Punxsutawney Phil’s message of an early spring arrival.

Spring break is a welcome to many hoping for warmer weather and a break from a busy semester. But is it time to start breaking out those swimsuits?

Since the new year, an influx of people have started to pack Cabrini’s gym in hopes for a better bod and healthy mindset.

“I have seen a lot more people at the gym so far, so now sometimes I go later at night in order to avoid the crowd,” freshman fitness enthusiast Steven Chamberlain said.

Both men and women alike seem to be on a mission to get their bodies right for summer.

“I run usually five miles a day to keep my endurance up but I go as high as 16 miles,” Emily Lauzière said. “Plus it helps me to stay in shape for summer.”

According to quora.com, the second week of January is the busiest time for gyms when their memberships increase 33-50 percent. By the second week of February,

almost 80 percent of the New Year resolutions crowd is gone.

Even retail stores receive shipments of flip flops, tank tops and swimsuits by the end of December in order to get ready for the spring break crowd.

“We get a small shipment of pieces to put on mannequins for January,” American Eagle Outfitters manager, Ashlee Couke said. “But by March we need to have most of our store stocked for summer shoppers and send all winter items to clearance.”

Women received the infamous Victoria Secret swimsuit catalog as early as January, which pushed many to start thinking of gym memberships and celery sticks.

“I think that people should always remain healthy because of the hundreds of benefits you gain from just getting to the gym a few times a week,” Lauzière said.

If students are looking for tips on how to stay in shape, eat right and get ready for summer, Chamberlain has some advice.

“Take out foods that consist of bad carbs for at least five days a week and get in the gym at least three times a week,” Chamberlain said. “Keep up your water intake and add cardio into all your workouts.”

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Athough swimsuit season is not for a few months, many are preparing now.

Lauzière makes sure to intake healthy foods and develop healthy habits.

“I make sure to eat a really well balanced diet,” Lauziere said. “I’ll have apples with peanut butter, yogurt, granola bars, protein shakes and some type of vegetable everyday.”

Eating well isn’t the only thing that helps her maintain an active physique.

“Besides running, I do light resistance training, I lift some weights and I’m even taking a yoga class,” Lauzière said.

There are many sites online such as menshealth.com, bodybuilding.com and womenshealthmag.com that offer great online workouts that people can download for easy access on smartphones. Students can choose from workouts that require no equipment or even workouts in the pool to keep cool after a long day in the heat.

“Your workouts should be tailored to your level of commitment and ability. There are many available exercises for all body types,” Chamberlain said.

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Men and women alike find themselves spending extra time in the gym.

Early spring break does not stop travel plans

BY ASHLEY SIERZEGA Assistant Perspectives Editor

CSAC championship game for the women’s basketball team,” Gaby Jones, freshman forensic accounting major, said.

Both the woman’s and men’s basketball teams had a Spring break is a time looked forward to by all college students. The grind of the second semester can be paused large portion of the winter break taken up with practices and students, as well as faculty, can sit back and recharge and games, also.

The women’s basketball team is ranked third in the after a demanding two months.

When the words “spring break” are uttered, most CSAC. The men’s team is also in the third place spot.

“My plans for spring are going to Florida with the people think about crazy beach parties that are featured on television shows like “Girls Gone Wild” and in movies. softball team for spring training,” softball team manager The movie “Spring Breakers” portrays a group of friends Hannah Krady said. “We will be practicing and playing who just want to go to Florida for spring break and will games against other teams from around the states. I might do almost anything to get there. When they arrive at their have to get housing for when I come back because of the flight times my family might not be able to pick me up destination the trip is not exactly what they had in mind.

Mexico and Florida are two popular hot spots featured from the airport.”

Residence life sent out a spring break housing within the entertainment industry.

While those spring breaks are a reality they are not the application to all students on campus who are unable to only way students are planning on spending their time off. go home for the week.

In a survey completed by 42 Cabrini students, only two “Hopefully, my spring break includes playing in the percent will have sports obligations to stay in shape for the remainder of the spring sports season. 14 percent of the participants will be traveling during their time off and 12 percent will be going on vacation. The majority of students, 71 percent, will be staying at home relaxing and spending time with friends and family in their hometowns.

“I’ll be staying at home this break,” Natalie George, sophomore business management major, said. “I’ll be looking for a new summer job and which state I’m going to be living in.

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Some students are planning on relaxing over spring break.

The week off from school seems like

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Students are traveling all over the country for school and pleasure. the perfect opportunity to binge watch shows on Netflix.

The anticipated revival, "Fuller House," premiers with season one on Friday, Feb. 26, right before break.

According to digitaltrends.com binge worthy shows to watch include, "Breaking Bad," "House of Cards" and "How I Met Your Mother."

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Students express the meaning of piercings to them

BY ALLIE STEIN Assistant Lifestyles Editor

Almost every little girl patiently waits for the day that she can get her very first pair of earrings.

Most college-aged girls probably remember the day they headed to their local mall with their parents to get diamond earrings pierced into their tiny earlobes.

However, for many people, the one-on-each ear piercing can get quite boring after a while.

Why just have one set when there are multiple body parts available for some extra jewelry?

Men and women of all ages can be found nowadays with piercings up and down their ears, on their nose, belly button, eyebrow and even lip.

There certainly is nothing wrong with getting a little creative about the placements of body bling.

However, those with piercings know that there are a lot of negative stereotypes out there about those with multiple piercings. Additionally, there can be a certain amount of pressure on people to take their piercings out for school, jobs or any type of professional setting.

Many Cabrini students know there is a certain amount of judgment that gets passed around on those who choose to get some extra body bling.

Elyse Adams graduated from Cabrini in 2014.

Adams had a total of nine piercings at one point during her time at the college.

Even with eight holes on her ears and one on her nose, Adams never felt pressure to take any of them out for school or work.

“I never felt the pressure,” Adams said. “I was a little concerned when I got certain piercings, like my nose, but even then I never took it out.”

Adams believes no one should feel pressure to take out their piercings in any scenario.

Additionally, she feels that people should be able to keep any piercings they want to in, but they should do this within reason.

“I do think it is fair for certain areas of work that are of more professional nature to deny certain piercings,” Adams said. “But, if your career field is suitable for piercings, by all means, pierce away.”

Sophomore, human resources major, Erin Roche feels similarly to Adams.

Roche has had her nose pierced for a year and completely understands why some areas of work may frown upon multiple piercings.

“I have had a few interviews for jobs and internships where I was told beforehand to take it out,” Roche said. “I have had to put a clear cover over the piercing in the past just because I do not want it to close up.”

With just one piercing that she definitely plans on taking out someday for more serious internships and jobs, Roche says it is enough for her.

“I don’t think I want any more,” Roche said.

“One is enough.”

People with unique body piercings know about the judgments and stereotypes people place on those with some extra body bling.

Roche says she has definitely gotten some negative feedback since having her nose pierced.

“I’ve found that older people are definitely against it,” Roche said. “For example, my grandparents do not like it at all.”

Roche has even found her friends’ parents judging her or asking her why she would get something like that done.

Adams did not get any negative comments or feedback about her piercings, until a big day came along.

“My mom did make me remove the hoop that I had on my nose for my wedding,” Adams said. “I took some offense to that at first, but in the end I am happy I switched to a stud for it.”

From a professional standpoint, professors here at Cabrini also have their opinions on piercings.

Colleen Poole is the field experience coordinator for the teacher education department here at Cabrini.

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Adams, pictured above, wore her nose ring in her wedding.

Field experience is a program designed for education majors to go out to elementary, middle or high school classrooms once a week to get hands-on teaching experience.

Poole talks to the students every semester about their appearance and how they should plan to dress every week when they go out to their classroom. Piercings is often a topic that Poole finds she needs to enforce.

“Education is typically more conservative than other fields,” Poole said. “As a department, we go over the dress code every semester and we’ve always had the same rules for piercings.”

Poole says students are allowed one earring on each ear and a very small second one, if they have one. Any tongue, eyebrow or nose piercings need to be removed and any gages need to be covered up.

“Part of this rule is for the Cabrini students’ professional appearance and part of it is because we don’t want their piercings distracting the students they are working with,” Poole said. “If the student gets distracted by the piercing, their learning is also going to be distracted.”

Poole has not seen any extreme backlash over the years when she has had to enforce this rule.

“Students will often ask me why they have to take them out or if they really have to,” Poole said.

“But they always do take them out. I think the bigger issue is that they are not always comfortable taking some of them out, but they do always follow the rules.”

Poole believes having rules such as these in place are good for students now, before they head out into the professional world.

“If I was sitting across the desk interviewing someone who had a lot of piercings, I would try hard to look past them and see the person’s qualifications,” Poole said. “That’s just me though and I know that other employers would not be the same way. Some people are very stuck in their ways.”

Although Poole is more accepting and willing to look past some body jewelry, she does believe there is a fine line.

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Is it even possible to be civil with an ex- partner?

BY NICOLE SOKOLOVICH Assistant Perspectives Editor

Many students have had to face the inevitable break-up.

Some are worse than others, but for the most part people keep their distance from their ex.

But that does not mean they have resentment towards them.

Having a civil relationship with an ex is definitely difficult but something that it absolutely possible.

Every relationship is different, meaning a couple functions together in their own way that works for them. But the fall out is key to how the relationship will be after the break up.

If someone in the relationship cheats or lies to their significant other, odds are the couple will not be able to keep a civil relationship after the break up.

“I thought if we were to ever break up it wouldn’t be a horrible falling out, we would be able to be mature about this situation,” sophomore business major, Anise Miller, said. “Then he stopped talking to me for another girl out of now where.”

This goes for any kind of relationship or friendship. Hurting someone’s feeling or breaking their trust can cause a lot emotional damage for that person.

Trust can always be gained back, but it takes a lot of time and effort for the trust to be rebuilt.

The best thing to do is to give that person time after hurting them emotionally or break that person’s trust. It has been said that time heals all wounds. After the person has time to reflect and forgive that is when a civil relationship can be worked on.

“Going on four years since the break up,” Miller said. “I don’t think it would be awkward. I’ve moved on and so has he. I don’t think there’s a point to hold a grudge.”

Some people are different and do not see a point in letting that person back into their life. Especially if they cheated or lied, it is hard to let that person who hurt you so much back into ones life. Even if that person does find their way back into ones life, it would be wise to always keep ones guard up. Just because they hurt their ex once doesn’t mean they will not do it again.

Kassandra Nieves, a sophomore psychology major, thinks that because she was cheated on, she does not want her ex back in her life.

“I can be civil, but I couldn’t be friends with someone who betrayed my trust and who took me for granted,” Nieves said.

“I’m happy with my decision that I made about keeping him out of my life and I’m very happy we’re no longer together.”

It is not easy coming back from a painful break up. Most of the time a person is not losing just a boyfriend or girlfriend, but also a best friend. Something to hold on to is that if there is a desire to become friends or civil with an ex is that its possible. If they truly want that person back in their life, be patient but persistent and maybe they will get that person back.

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She’s got hot sauce in her bag, swag: is Beyonce’s new video Formation too controversial for today’s society?

BY MOLLY SEAMAN Assistant News Editor

Beyonce recently released a video for her new song “Formation” during the Super Bowl XLVI. Between the video and her performance, it was evident to many that she was trying to send a message to her viewers. What might that message be?

To some, Carter’s performance seemed business as usual. Fierce dance moves, mane blowing in the wind, incredible vocals. What else is new?

“I think “Formation” was a piece of art as a statement very similar to Kendrick Lamar’s recent performance at the Grammy’s,” Sarah Carter, office of student diversity, said. “I think we’re at a really important crossroads in our pop culture and we need to make sure that we are celebrating the inclusion of all voices.”

However, some were offended by the performance.

Guardian.com deemed Beyonce’s new video, “the most radical political statement from the superstar in her 20-year career.”

The video contained images of graffiti that read “stop shooting us,” police putting their hands in the air as well as Bey sitting on top of a drowning cop car.

However, the video is also true to Carter’s roots, taking viewer’s through a journey of her past, which is unknown to many.

Is “Formation” simply a form of art or something bigger?

“Formation is a form of art because Beyonce is expressing past and present forms of oppression experienced by her culture,” sophomore psychology major Alijah Broadnax said. “This is no different than any other artist in today’s culture.”

According to a poll posted on Twitter, 60 percent of users felt that Beyonce’s video was not controversial, 13 percent felt that the video was maybe slightly controversial and 27 percent felt that the video was definitely controversial.

“I really don’t think that there is anything offensive about the video. Many people were upset about the

young boy dancing with his hands in the air and the picture of the slogan “stop shooting us,” junior elementary and special ed Major Becca Healy said.

“I think that Beyonce was addressing a very pressing social issue that more people need to understand the severity of.”

Recently, the Saturday Night Live video “The Day Beyonce Turned Black” went viral and made a very powerful statement to white America.

The video made it very evident that Beyonce’s video and performance was not meant for white America.

CREATIVE COMMONS “Formation” is Beyonce’s Formation video casued controversy in many areas. celebrating black culture and was released very appropriately during Black artwork stems from our personal memories, passion and experiences. We as a society should be celebrating that.”

History Month.

“I think that Beyonce’s Super Bowl performance and video was brilliant. When we create things, whether its by painting a picture, writing a song or writing a poem MISSMOLLYS96@GMAIL.COM it comes from a very personal place,” Carter said. “This

CAP Board hosts and plans Casino Night

BY MEGHAN SCHAFER Staff Writer

Casino night was held Friday, Feb. 5, at 11 p.m. in Jazzman’s Cafe. The night was filled with many different games like Texas Hold ‘em. Campus Activities and Planning Board planned and carried out the event. The event was organized by the weekend Directors Alexa Schwarz and Sabria Willis. They picked the location before they planned the games.

After the location was set, the items used were ordered.

Music was played throughout the night which was played by a guested DJ staff.

Amber McVaugh, a psychology and business administration major, said, “All of our events are mapped out in November, and finalized as soon as the Spring semester begins.”

The directors and assistant programmer’s all sit down and plan out the events that they want to hold for the semester ahead. It takes a lot of time and preparation for the events to happen. Casino night took many different people to help prepare for the event.

Natalie George, business administration major said, “It was a nice change for those who are working or in class during our other events.”

Schwarz and Willis worked really hard on planning this event that has been organized in the past years.

Some card games that were found at the event were black jack, war and more. But, instead of playing for money, students had the chance of winning gift cards.

“The event turned out really well,” George said. “I think that the people who came were

really excited to play some games late at night.”

The event was advertised two weeks prior to the date of the event. They hung up posters throughout Founders Hall, handed out flyers on the tables of Campus Corner and Jazzman’s, and were seen on the television screens located around campus.

“We got quite a few people at the event.”

McVaugh said, “The turn-out was greater than we expected for a cold Friday night.”

Campus ministry hosts 23rd annual SEARCH retreat in the Pochonos

BY DOMINIQUE DINARDO Co-Lifestyles Editor

Campus ministry will be holding its 23rd annuual SEARCH retreat in the Poconos.

The retreat is an opportunity to truly get to understand oneself and some of the others who choose to participate in this event.

In order to be considered, students must send their applications to Campus Ministry by Wednesday, March 23.

The event will take place over the weekend of Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3. Applicants from all majors and years may apply.

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Baby benefits and childcare: how the U.S. is taking care of families’ healthcare financially

BY ALLIE STEIN Assistant Lifestyles Editor

Becoming a full time parent in the United States can be one of the most difficult jobs a person can take on. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 mandates 12 weeks of unpaid leave.

After those 12 weeks of unpaid leave, mothers usually have to go back to work or lose their jobs. They then have to figure out how to work full time or in some cases be a full time student while balancing late night feedings and diaper changes.

In addition to balancing the daily challenges of parenthood, mothers in this country have to worry about maternity leave and the benefits that they and their baby can receive.

For young parents, who are sometimes still in school, it is hard to be surrounded by peers who hardly understand the high cost of living, let alone the high cost of raising a child. Cabrini has some new parents who are students or employees. Here’s how they do it.

Full-time student 29-year-old Mallory Matheny began her college career thinking it would be a long time before she would have to worry about changing diapers.

After graduating high school in 2004, Matheny did not get started on the college track right away. However, she had plans to graduate in the spring of 2016 with a degree in social work.

On Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2015, those plans changed when she gave birth to her first son, Frankie.

“With an infant, it is very difficult to juggle everything,” Matheny said. “He does not sleep through the night, so it’s very hard for me to have to wake up, find time for studying and homework and even find time for myself and my own relationships.”

Matheny works full time as a server and expeditor at Applebee’s. She lives with her boyfriend and Frankie less than five minutes away from her immediate family.

“I am extremely fortunate to have my family around to babysit and take care of him while I’m working or at school,” Matheny said. “I love knowing that Frankie is in the hands of people who love him when I can not be there.”

However, not all new parents are as fortunate as Matheny is when it comes to childcare.

Many new parents are forced to send their little ones to daycare due to full time work schedules. The cost of childcare alone can be much more expensive than most people would ever imagine.

According to Pew Research Center, in the state of Pennsylvania, the cost of full-time infant care is between $9,000-11,999 annually.

Additionally, Pew Research has also found that working mothers pay a substantially greater amount for child

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The Ikeler family bonds during the fall holiday season.

care than non-working mothers.

In the United States in 1985, families with working mothers paid an average of $87 per week for childcare. Fast-forward to 2011 and the price rose more than 70 percent, forcing families to pay an average of $148 per week.

Full-time employees Cindy Ikeler is the head men and women’s swimming coach as well as the director of aquatics and safety at Cabrini.

Ikeler and her husband, who also works full time, gave birth to their PHOTO SUBMITTED BY TOM SOUTHARD first child, Austin, this past Families across the nation are either struggling or thriving with their child’s July. healthcare.

With two full time work schedules, Ikeler and her husband have had to send their son to daycare five days they can discuss issues, concerns, ideas and parenting.”

In addition to childcare, maternity leave is an issue for a week since September. Ikeler wishes there were better systems readily available to her, such as on-site childcare. so many mothers in the United States.

According to the Huffington Post, America is the only “Working on a college campus and keeping the hours that I do, I think there should be a way to do this,” Ikeler developed nation in the world that does not guarantee said. “There are many college students who could gain a paid maternity leave for new mothers.

Despite the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 lot of experience working in childcare.”

During the heightened point of her team’s season, guaranteeing 12 weeks of leave to new mothers, it is Ikeler will sometimes work 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. multiple days only granted to those working in places with 50 or more a week. With these hours, Ikeler is often not able to see her employees who have worked at least 1,250 hours at the same place of business for over 12 months. son for two to three days a time.

Ikeler had a very positive experience with mater“Unfortunately, I am not in the position to work part time and neither is my husband and we cannot live just nity leave, but greatly accredits that to the flexibility and off of one salary,” Ikeler said. “On-site childcare would accommodations of her direct supervisors.

“They really worked with me to establish a maternity benefit us in so many ways, the most being the ability to check in and see my son during the days and not feel like leave schedule,” Ikeler said. “It worked best with what was needed of me at the time of my son’s birth and directly I am missing so much.”

Ikeler believes even discounted childcare would be afterwards.”

Recognizing that in other countries some moms are enough for her and so many families in this country.

“It is so unbelievably expensive,” Ikeler said. “But also guaranteed 14 weeks of leave at full pay, Ikeler believes that America should be working much harder to benefit so very necessary.”

Ikeler is not alone in facing the struggles of childcare and support new mothers.

“It’s nice that your job is ‘secure’ for 12 weeks under in this country.

According to Pew Research Center, about six-in-ten FMLA,” Ikeler said. “But it’s hard when those 12 weeks or 62 percent, of parents with infants or preschool-age aren’t automatically paid and you have to first use up all children say that it is hard to find childcare in their com- of your sick and vacation time.” munity that is both affordable and high quality.

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Thomas Southard is the director of the Wolfington Center at Cabrini. He and his wife Jess have a ninemonth-old son, TJ. Jess works for Johnson and Johnson where on-site childcare is readily available.

“On-site childcare is an amazing benefit,” Southard said. “The childcare we get from Johnson and Johnson is not subsidized by the company, but it is vetted and overseen by them. The childcare provider is professional and amazing, and we’re so happy with them.”

Southard said there are several conveniences that come along with on-site childcare including easier pickup and drop-off, as well as the ability for Jess to stop by and breast-feed their son throughout the day.

“Every facility has multiple lactation rooms, and an occupational nurse who schedules them,” Southard said.

“When Jess needs to pump, she has a private, scheduled area to do so. Although this is required by law, many places simply offer a private office, a supply closet, or some other space. At Johnson and Johnson, they’ve committed to making sure their mothers are comfortable.”

Southard feels his wife’s workplace is almost like a built in community for new parents.

“When we get nervous, as new parents often do, my PHOTO SUBMITTED BY MALLORY MATHENY wife can stop by and see how things are going,” Southard Matheny spending quality down-time with her son. said. “My wife works with other parents in the daycare, so

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Despite the season finale loss, the Cavaliers earned themselves a spot in the CSAC tournament.

Men’s basketball loses 90-87 shootout versus Gwynedd Mercy

BY KEITH BROWN Assistant Sports Editor

The Cavaliers went into halftime with a 49-40 lead over Gwynedd Mercy, but after a wild second-half shootout, were not able to finish the game with the lead on senior night. Cabrini finished up the regular season with a 15-10 record overall and 13-5 conference record.

The Cavaliers are now entering the CSAC tournament with the third seed. This means that they will face the sixth seeded Immaculata University at home for their first game of the tournament. The teams split their two regular season meetings.

“Obviously it’s a tough loss for us,” head coach Tim McDonald said. “I think we played really hard the entire game. I think it was a couple of spurts where we missed a couple of easy shots that we normally make. I think if we make them it’s a different outcome.”

The Cavaliers held the Gwynedd Mercy Griffins to 25 percent shooting from triples in the first-half and shot 8-16 from three point land themselves. They also caused nine turnovers to their six.

The Griffins came out in the second half with a 13-5 run and set the scene for a back and forth showdown for the rest of the second half. The lead changed a total of 9 times and there were six ties.

The Griffins caught fire from three point land in the second half going 8-15 on triples and shot around 55 percent overall.

“I think the first half we did a really good job of keeping their guys under pressure the whole time,” McDonald said. “The second half they ran some stuff and they have really good shooters. They shoot the ball really well as a team. A couple times on the defensive end, recovering out of our press we let a couple open shooters go.”

“A lot of them were contested three’s where guys are going to make shots, but I was happy we contested the majority of them,” McDonald said. “I think the first five minutes of the second half is where we let a couple shooters get open shots and it came back to bite us there.”

Senior communication major and guard Ace Henry believes it was on the team to stop the Griffins, but they were too much to handle.

“They got hot, but at the end of the day it was on us on defense because we had a lead at halftime so we were just trying to come out and close it and get the lead up,” Henry said. “They came out with a sense of urgency and were hitting shots.”

Sophomore forward and communication major Deryl Bagwell thinks the key to winning is to lock in more on defense.

“Basketball is a game of runs,” McDonald said. “They were making the majority of their shots so we couldn’t get any fast break points. If they’re not making them it makes it easier for us. If they are then we have to play a lot harder. Some of it was good defense, but some of it was that they were just making shots.”

“Just like when we played Scranton they were making shots too,” McDonald said. “We were probably playing the best defense we ever played, but you couldn’t tell because they were making all those threes.”

Freshman guard Ivan Robinson had a game high 26 points to go along with six assists and eight rebounds.

Sophomore forward Tyheim Monroe collected his 25th double double with 12 points and 13 rebounds. He also had three assists.

Junior Ryan Charity added 16 points off of the pine and Ace Henry poured in 13 for his final regular season home game. Jair Green had a decent all around game with nine points, seven rebounds, and three assists.

The Cavaliers finished with 14 turnovers, shot 43 percent from the field and 72 percent from the free throw line.

“I think we came out strong so we just have to keep doing that every game,” Henry said. “It’s important to get off to a good start.”

“We have to play defense in the second half because if a team is down at the half they’re going to come out and give us their best shot,” Henry said. “It’s up to us to respond to that and playing how we played in the first half to get that lead. It’s a lot we can take away. They’re a playoff team, we’ll see them again.”

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Pain is temporary but victory lasts forever

Kane McGovern

BY KANE MCGOVERN Guest Writer

Being a student-athlete is a very special opportunity that not everyone gets to experience in college.

I started playing basketball in the 6th grade and have been in love with the game ever since. I never thought I would be playing college basketball when I was growing up.

I was blessed to be able to work hard enough to turn myself into a student-athlete my sophomore year, by walking on to the team.

Being a student-athlete brings one great opportunities to make life long connections with their teammates and coaches. However, it also brings challenges to life but these challenges will help one out in their future endeavors of life.

Being a student in college itself can be very stressful. Once the practices and games are added, plus the offseason commitment, one can imagine how stressful it can be.

Being a student-athlete has taught me one of the most important attributes that I will leave college with, time management.

Learning time management has helped me stay on top of my schoolwork and excel in the classroom while also spending hours and hours with my team in the gym.

Looking back on all of it, I would not have my college career be any different.

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Mack is a dual-sport athlete in field hockey and softball.

BY CHRIS FONTE Assistant Sports Editor Failure, regardless of shortcomings or personal struggle, is never an option for junior Taylor Mack.

Mack is an extraordinary athlete who shows what it means to not only be a collegiate athlete but to be a two sport collegiate athlete in both field hockey and softball.

“She is a very low maintenance girl, in a positive way because of how well she does in class, how she gets along with anyone and as a coach there’s nothing much I really have to say besides praise her,” Jackie Neary, Mack’s field hockey coach, said.

Mack has been throwing a softball for as long as she can remember.

At age seven, Mack fell in love with the game and played little league softball where her dad and her best friends mom coached and mentored her. She learned a lot about the game from them and gives them credit for her 47 hits and 37 runs so far in her college career.

When she was 13-years-old after her 8th grade graduation, she went through one of the hardest obstacles she would have to overcome. Mack’s father passed away from a lung illness and kidney disease.

“I’ve known Taylor since I was 5 years old and she’s always been that happy, bubbly girl but losing her dad was hard and definitely hit her,” Brittany Smith, a childhood friend of Mack’s, said. “She kept herself occupied and was involved in so many things and most importantly she had so many good friends there for her.”

Her dad taught her everything she knew about playing softball and at such a young age. To overcome this tragedy was something else.

Mack is not the type of person who would miss out on a game and just sit in.

“The day my dad passed, I took the field in honor of him like he would’ve wanted me to do,“ Mack said.

Her high school softball career was a huge success where she played junior varsity her freshman year and was a swing player her sophomore year before fully becoming a varsity athlete her junior to senior year.

What most do not know about Mack is that she was also a soccer star in her early years. She played for a CYO league, Fox Chase and two different Philly Soccer Club teams.

“I just slowly lost interest and didn’t want to go through with it [soccer],” Mack said.

During her freshman year of high school, Mack got a letter home from her high school, St. Hubert’s, that stated fall sports sign ups were coming up and since she wasn’t going to play soccer she thought nothing of it until her mom said “why don’t try field hockey?” Mack responded by saying, “uhh what’s that?”

Mack always had a love for running so she decided to give it a shot. When she first met her coach she told him that she did not know what this [field hockey] was and had no clue how to play the sport.

Her coach told her if she could run, he would teach her how to play. That was the beginning of her field hockey career where her 17 goals and 22 assists at the collegiate level all started.

Judging by the fact that Mack was on the varsity field hockey lineup as a sophomore, showed that it did not take long for her to get a hold of the game.

Her coach was the person to suggest that she should check out Cabrini when it came time to look at colleges.

“I felt like Cabrini was the right fit for me and knew I belonged here,” Mack, after speaking with Neary on a visit to the campus, said.

“I have a long tradition of taking people from St. Hubert’s,” Neary said. “I have coached lacrosse here for 10 years and field hockey for 19 and if you look on every roster there is at least one girl from St. Hubert’s and she felt that I valued her high school.”

While she initially was not going to play, Mack decided to fulfill her father’s dream of her being a collegiate softball player, and joined the team after some convincing from Neary.

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Julie Smith loves giving back as an assistant coach

BY VANESSA CHARLOT Assistant Lifestyles Editor

Alumna Julie Smith is now the assistant coach for the lacrosse and field hockey team and has become a role model to her players.

Smith realized she wanted to be a coach after playing at Cabrini for current head coach Jackie Neary.

“She was so inspiring and I wanted to give back like she gave me,” Smith said.

Smith helped the lacrosse program win four consecutive Colonial Sates Athletic Conference (CSAC) championships. She earned first team honors twice, led the team with six assists as a senior in 2004 and served as team captain for both lacrosse and field hockey.

Smith’s first coaching job was at Sacred Heart Country Day School in Bryn Mawr. The Cavaliers have Smith today because of Coach Neary.

Smith was at the gym where Neary saw her and asked if she could come back and coach. Neary was expecting a larger than usual freshmen class and needed assistantance with handling a large squad.

“To this day, that freshmen class that came in are some of my favorite players I have ever coached,” Smith said. “They came from the best families who are very near and dear to my heart.”

As a student-athlete, Smith traveled to Tokyo, Japan with Head Coach Neary for lacrosse games. Following her graduation, she played field hockey in both Italy and Ireland.

Freshman field hockey defender, Erin Anzideo, thinks Coach Smith is an awesome coach.

“Coach Smith has been really kind, helped us fit in and get us through our drills,” Anzideo said.

Smith has been an assistant coach for 11 years now.

“I think that’s close to a record,” Smith said.

“Her [Smith] spirit makes the team. She always brings positivity, making everyone around her happy,” Taylor

to the graduating class.

“When we lose our seniors, I get so attached and hate to see them go,” Smith said.

Aside from being an assistant coach, Smith is an insurance sales broker and as of recently, a wife. Since becoming a wife, nothing has changed.

“My husband loves me, he thinks I’m the greatest assistant coach in Division III,” Smith said.

Marriage and starting a family is not going to stop Smith.

“No breaks in coaching,” Smith said, as long as Jackie is here, so am I.” Smith’s players speak highly of her.

“I think they all love me and want to be a wife, coach, insurance broker and role model when they graduate,” Smith said.

While Smith might have just been joking, she was right.

“She inspires us because she went through exactly what we went through and went against what we are going against now,” Bookman said. “She is a great role model with where she is now in life. It shows us there is good after Cabrini.”

The team has also impacted Smith.

“They are an inspiration because of their work ethic balancing sports and school, and not doing it on scholarship but because they love it,” Smith said.

Bookman and Anzideo both expressed how they feel about Coach smith. “[Smith is] hilarious, intense, beautiful, inspiraGRAPHIC DESIGNED BY VANESSA CHARLOT tional, blunt, really nice and outgoing,” Anzideo said.

Bookman, sophomore goalie for the field hockey team, “I love the girls and you couldn’t pay me to coach anysaid. where else,” Smith said. “Best kids in college sports and Smith’s best moments as a coach are winning their they are all cute too.” first game her first season after eight straight loses and celebrating back on campus by doing a victory lap around campus in the van.

VCHARLOT42@GMAIL.COM Her second would be beating TCNJ in field hockey. Her worst moment is every May when she has to say goodbye

Women’s basketball advances to semi-final round of CSAC tournament

BY KEVIN MOYLETT Sports Editor

The three-time reigning Colonial State Athletic Conference tournament champions started their run for a fourth consecutive title on Monday night.

The No. 3 seeded Cabrini Cavaliers played host to the No. 6 seeded Rosemont Ravens at the Nerney Field House in the first round of tournament play. Cabrini enters the tournament having to play in the first round for the first time since 20112012 season.

Rosemont, who has never won a CSAC tournament title, came into the game with a big challenge in front of them.

“When it comes to the playoffs you never know what could happen,” freshman

guard, Nomi Washington, said. “Every team is going to fight their hardest to knock another off and it showed tonight.”

Rosemont was able to take the lead with three minutes and 29 seconds remaining in the 1st quarter. That was the last time the Ravens would look up at the scoreboard and see their team out in front.

The Cavaliers were able to create turnovers with some on ball pressure and errant passes from the opposing team. An edge in the turnover game was especially glaring in the steals department for the Cavaliers, 15 compared to three from the Ravens.

The Cavaliers took advantage of the Raven’s miscues and were able to score 20 points off of turnovers.

On the offensive side of the ball, senior

guard Meghan Martin led the way with 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists.

“I thought I played a really good game, but I could have shot better,” Martin said.

“The team had a rough start but we got it together eventually.

The Cavaliers received a big contribution from their bench with 31 points in the game. Washington was able to come off the bench to play 19 minutes, score 11 points and grab 5 boards.

“Rosemont came out and they worked very hard and they put us in a tight spot a few times in the game,” Washington said.

But being the team that we are we fought back even harder, we took it right to them and never gave up on the defensive end.

That’s what made the difference tonight. It goes for my entire team that when we play

the defense that we know how to play, we are unstoppable.”

The Cavaliers took some shots from downtown, making a total of seven beyond the arc, with a 30 percent mark.

“Tonight was just the start to our journey to the championship,” Martin said.

Head coach Kate Pearson and her team will take the next step to winning four straight CSAC titles in the semifinal matchup against No. 2 seeded Gwynedd Mercy University at the Griffin Complex on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. The Griffins received a first round bye to advance to the semifinals.

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The No. 3 seeded Cavaliers will faceoff against No. 2 seeded Gwynedd Mercy Unversity in the CSAC tournament semi-final.

THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 2016

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Kobe Bryant’s all-star accolades 18 time all-star, 2nd most all-time behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

19.3 ppg, 4.6 apg, 5.0 rpg, and 2.5 spg in 15 all-star game appearances

In 2002, Bryant won his 1st all-star MVP in his hometown of Philadelphia

Four time all-star MVP

In 1998, Bryant became the youngest allstar in league history

In 1997, at age 18, Bryant won the dunk contest in his first allstar game weekend

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