Nov. 3, 2016 issue 03 Loquitur

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LOQUITUR 2016-2017 Editorial Staff EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CECELIA HECKMAN MANAGING EDITOR MOLLY SEAMAN MULTIMEDIA WEB EDITORS KATIE BRIANTE CAITLYN HUEBNER SARA JOHNSEN NEWS EDITORS JACLYN LABES CASEY SEMENZA ASHLEY SIERZEGA SPORTS EDITORS KEITH BROWN CHRIS FONTE EMILY JANNY LIFESTYLES EDITORS JESSICA DIPROSPERO ANNA LAQUINTANO MARISSA ROBERTO PERSPECTIVES EDITORS VANESSA CHARLOT CAELAN WORYK PHOTO EDITOR EMILY ROWAN AUDIENCE DEVELPMENT EMILY CROUSE NASIR RANSOM JESS TENNETT MADDY WORLEY 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

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An open letter to administration: Why we should have off on election day time to go drive to their counties between courses, work and extracurriculars in order to go home and vote.

The upcoming race is going to be one of the most important elections of our lifetime. For many of us this is the first time we are allowed to vote. Also, the JESSICA FERRARELLI / STAFF WRITER policies set by this president will Less than half of eligible millennials voted in the 2012 election. determine the environment of the workforce we enter after students we have been learning constantly about issues such as climate change, the refgraduation. ugee crisis, the wealth gap, women’s rights Going to the polls is a great experience, and racial inequality. especially for college students. There is We have been forming opinions on these something to be said for proudly wearing matters as well as well as taking action the “I Voted” sticker across your chest, and through lobbying, writing articles and we cannot wait for that to finally be us. This is the opportunity where we can make histo- sometimes even organizing protests and rallies. ry and that one day we can tell our kids and The outcome of this election has the grandkids we had the chance to vote in the power to change all of our lives, as we know.

2016 presidential election.

How many times have we been told how The next president will have the ability important it is to vote? to decide how all of these issues that our How many times have our professors school is so focused on are handled over the urged and sometimes even begged their stunext four years and possibly longer.

They will be able to determine how we as dents to stand up and fight for the America that we want to live in, to fight for the Amerstudents will pay off our student loans and ica that our children will live in? And to fight the amount of jobs that will be available affor the country that we want to be? ter we graduate.

As a nation we do not take the election as Cabrini seriously as we should. We treat this day as University is a any other normal day of the week, just with school that is one other thing to add to our to-do list. Evdeeply rooted eryone still goes to a full day of work and a and founded in full day school. Most businesses and schools the principles do not even close early. What happens to of social justice. the people who have a long commute and Throughout our four years we are do not get home in time to vote before 7 p.m. when the polls close? given an educaSo ask yourself, if our teachers are all ention of the heart couraging their students to go out and vote as well taught then why do we not have off from school on to be educated Nov. 8, 2016? citizens in our world.

But Cabrini EMILY ROWAN / PHOTO EDITOR still has class on Nov. 8, 2016. As Election Day is the time to make your voice heard.

If you take a look at the academic calendar, you will notice that we are not off on one of the most important events in our lifetime: Election Day 2016.

The United States voter turnout has hit a low. According to a study done by Pew Research Center, in the 2012 Presidential Election only 53.6 percent of Americans voted compared to the 84.3 percent of Americans that are registered to vote. There are 26 other countries currently ahead of us in voter turnout.

Millennials are even worse in this aspect.

Only 46 percent of the eligible millennials, less than half, voted in the last presidential election in 2012.

If you take a look at our school’s mission statements it states: “Cabrini University is a Catholic institution of higher education dedicated to academic excellence, leadership development, and a commitment to social justice. Cabrini welcomes learners of all faiths, cultures, and backgrounds and prepares them to become engaged citizens of the world.”

As students at Cabrini, we have the privilege to take ECG courses (Engagement in the Common Good). Our ECG courses educate students to bring about systemic change for the common good, but when it comes time to put the mission statement into practice on Election Day, the University backs off and says you are on your own.

How are we supposed to be engaged citizens if we have class on the most important day of the year? Many students are so involved on campus that they do not have

The ‘Here is my Issue’ Campaign What are the biggest issues this election that Cabrini students and faculty are the most concerned about? The Loquitur wanted to know. So we took to the streets of 610 King of Prussia Road to find out for ourselves. While some declined, many were very responsive and passionate about what we were asking them to do.

Every person featured in the photo campaign and video was asked to write down a single issue that they are the most concerned about the presidential candidates addressing throughout the race and their term. They were then asked to take a photo with their issue of choice, a task that can be difficult for many reasons. For one, most people do not like their photo being taken (we learned this quickly). It can also be difficult at times to publically make a statement concerning your political views. We graciously thank all those who had the courage to let their voices be heard and who participated in our campaign.

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Georgetown University: Acknowledging its dark past with slavery

BY JESSICA FERRARELLI Staff Writer Georgetown University, a Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in Washington, D.C., is now offering preferential admission to the descendants of 272 slaves that the university had sold in 1838 to pay off its debt. More than 175 years later, the university is taking multiple steps, including a formal apology, to right their wrongs. This raises the question: should more colleges and universities look deeper into their past?

A New York Times article from earlier this year, before the changes were made at Georgetown, revealed that students brought light to the 1838 injustice by holding a protest and sit-in. However, student protestors and newspaper articles did play a role, but the process was in the works for about a year. The chairman of the Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation Committee believes, in a letter to American Magazine, that strong leadership by the administration propelled the changes.

When asked about their first reaction to the news, both history and political science professors, Dr. Darryl Mace and Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald, were happy but not surprised by the recent changes.

“It’s about time,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s an institution actually acknowledging its role in a crime against humanity and that does not happen that often.”

According to a New York Times article written on Sept. 1, 2016, John J. DeGioia, the university’s president, “would offer a formal apology, create an institute for the study of slavery and erect a public memorial to the slaves whose labor benefited the institution, including those who were sold in 1838 to help keep the university afloat.” Two campus buildings, named after the presidents involved in the sale, will also be renamed. “One for an enslaved African-American man and the other for an African-American educator

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Georgetown University refuses to hide from its past. who belonged to a Catholic religious order.”

“Cabrini University was started in 1957 and it has no connection to enslavement,” said Fitzgerald. “Not every college or university or two-year school has any connection to that crime against humanity. But those that were around before the end of the Civil War... all had connections to enslavement.”

According to a 2014 article in the Washington Post, at least nine other institutions, such as Brown University and Harvard, have also publicly addressed their ties with slavery but Georgetown is the only institution of higher education to offer preferential admission to descendants.

“I think it is important for institutions to take a deep dive into their history and see what they have been about historically. If they are uncomfortable with those things or they feel guilty about those things then its an

opportunity to take Georgetown’s example and provide some sort of atonement,” Mace said. “You can’t see who you are in the present if you can’t look back to the past.”

Georgetown University has a website titled, “Georgetown University: Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation” devoted to their history with slavery. The website includes a historic timeline of slavery in Maryland and slavery archives. The University also has a program called The Working Group, started in 2015, “to reflect on, engage with, and learn from its historic ties to slavery.”

Fitzgerald explained that the process of reaching social justice can be challenging.

“To address problems sometimes you have to confront ugly, ugly, ugly truths,” Fitzgerald said.

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What is a Democrat, Republican and Libertarian?

BY KAITLYN D’AMBROSIO Staff Writer As election time rolls around, many college students are registering be a member of one of the nation’s political parties; however, there is that burning question on the registration sheet. Should they register as Republican, Democrat or other?

Choosing which political party to be a member of and voting is a crucial decision for an American citizen. The political party somebody identifies with means they can only select among candidates within their specific party during the primaries and caucuses. For example, if a person registers as a Democrat then they could only vote for which Democrat they want to run for president in the primaries and caucuses.

“The best way to define each political party is to see the differences,” Dr. James Hedtke, history and political science professor, said.

“You can identify each party by where they stand on controversial topics such as gun control and abortion. Republicans are for less regulation while Democrats like more regulation. Republicans more for liberty while Democrats more for equality.”

If neither of the political parties sound appealing, then there is the other option. Libertarian is an alternative to the traditional Democrat and Republican options.

“Libertarians are different from the other two parties. They come from eighteenth century individualism. Libertarians believe in a free market and less control in the government. They also are not in favor for foreign affairs and international politics,” Hedtke said.

There is also the Green Party. Their beliefs rely on the environment, social justice and non-violence.

Some students already have a grasp on politics, know where they stand on the current presidential election and can identify which political party they stand for.

“To me, Democrat is allowing the government to take more control while Republican are letting the individuals take control

over themselves. Libertarians want little to no involvement with the government,” Nia Albardd Mapp, who works with the NAACP during the summer to help with voter registration, said. “I was originally Republican, but I became Democrat for Obama. Right now I am Independent.”

“Democrats tend to have a more liberal view while Republicans tend to have a more conservative view on most issues. Libertarians can go either way depending on the issue, they are an oddity,” C.J. Griffin, a political science major, said.

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Domestic Violence Symposium encourages students to stop assault and take action

BY KELLY BUSH Staff Writer “More than 20 people per minute experience physical violence,” Kristina Rose, senior policy advisor on violence against women, said.

Cabrini is one of 600 universities involved in an It’s On Us campaign which focuses on engaging society in preventing sexual assault. This program was created by the White House to inspire people and to spread awareness about how everyone has a responsibility to stop assault and take action.

On Oct. 7, 2016, the annual Domestic Violence Symposium was held in the Grace Hall Atrium at Cabrini University.

Many students are unaware of the physiKELLY BUSH / STAFF WRITER cal violence that is happening around them on a daily basis on a college campus. Accord- Kristina Rose gave a speech at the annual Domestic Violence Symposium. ing to Kristina Rose one in 10 students are happening to them,” Jackson said. assaulted by a partner.

Jackson also felt that there should be more programs Campus climate surveys show that the red zones and symposiums on campus so people can be more throughout the universities are high the months of Auaware of what to look for. More than half of on-campus gust through October, which often leads to more cases reports show that the victim and/or the offender was revolving around sexual assault. under the influence.

“Twenty percent of women experience sexual assaults Students are more likely to disclose to a roommate or in college,” Rose said. The Violence Against Woman Act a friend. Jessica Burman, a licensed psychologist, recomwas passed 22 years ago to provide an investigation into mends that if a person confides in you, “you need to be and prosecution of crimes against women. These incidents happen on college campuses with an acquaintance supportive and do not push them to do anything they do not want to.” or a not a well-known friend, such as a person that you Just being there for a friend is the most important might know of or come across at least once on campus. thing for someone to do. If you are a bystander in a sitDanielle Jackson, a computer science major, thinks uation like this, you should go with your gut feeling that the symposium was very beneficial. “Everyone should something is wrong. “A check in can be enough to alert know how to identify domestic violence even if it’s not

your friend or other person that you see something is happening,” Burman said.

There are many ways you can alert someone that an assault is happening, there is a domestic violence hotline that has received over 4 million contacts since it has been around.

This is an issue that needs to be addressed and can happen to you or anyone you know. “If you do not feel comfortable approaching it call someone,” Eliza Costoso, a national certified counselor, said.

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Cabrini University experiences unprecedented rise in enrollment

BY JACLYN LABES News Editor While many colleges and universities have seen a decline in enrollment over the past few years, Cabrini University has shown a significant increase in undergraduate students and a moderate increase in graduate students.

“We are going through a different time right now in education,” Stephanie Gibbs, director of graduate admissions, said. “Education has declined 12 percent in Pennsylvania.”

According to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, enrollment in the 14 state universities in Pennsylvania has dropped once again this fall, just as it has been since 2010.

Contrary to that, the total of full-time freshman that enrolled at Cabrini this fall is the highest it has ever been.

In addition, the university surpassed fall 2015 in the number of transfer readmits.

“In the fall of 2016, we had 481 full-time freshman and 66 transfer students,” Shannon Zottola, director of undergraduate admissions, said.

One of the factors that contributed to the rise in undergraduate students is “the leadership here at the institution and our expansion of recruitment travels,” Zottola said.

“I think we have more than doubled our recruitment travel since the start of all of this three years ago,” Zottola said.

In addition to the increase, the university has had a 40 to 45 percent diverse population over incoming class for fall 2016 and has increased Hispanic recruitment by 88 percent over the year before.

Other factors contributing to the rise in undergraduate

students is the increase in college fairs, more high school visits and other events that allow Cabrini to stand out and be visible.

Graduate students have been increasing partially due to the new program offerings that the university introduced this fall 2016.

“We exceeded the budget goal for on-campus graduate students,” Gibbs said. “Our on-campus budget goal was about 1300 for fall 2016. We exceeded that and approximately had about 1650 credit hours.”

The two new doctoral programs that have been introduced include the EdD in Educational Leadership and the PhD or DBA in Organizational Development.

“I think the name change from a college to a university will attract a larger pool of students,” Gibbs said.

“They will look at Cabrini a little bit closer because it seems more competitive with our competitors in this area, especially with Eastern University being right next door. I think the name change puts us on a different scale especially with our PhD program and EdD program that we have added to the portfolio.”

“The restructuring of the schools system here at Cabrini with the four different schools should help because it gives another touch point with the deans and the assistant deans that I think families will resonate with,” Gibbs said.

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At a time when education is declining but Cabrini is seeing increase across various sectors, both the undergraduate admissions office and graduate admissions offices are seeking to bring in more students by implementing the programs that they want.

“The name change to a university is important; however, we have to make sure that we get programs that students need in this particular area too,” Gibbs said.

“Fortunately for us what is new is our psychology program that is coming up in the fall of 2017 as well as our crime and justice program. I think those two majors will increase the number of students were seeing as well.”

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Poster questionnaire reveals students views on presidential election issues

BY KELLY BUSH Staff Writer According to an informal questioning conducted at Cabrini University, 87 out of 96 students who responded are planning to vote in this upcoming 2016 presidential election. In addition, three other poster questionnaires were hung up in Founder’s Hall lobby. Students had to put their thumbprint in red or blue paint and select their answer under each question that focused on different issues pertaining to the election.

Cabrini teaches students to be involved with the community and to always have a voice and this election is the time to do it. This presidential election has raised plenty of attention from students, especially those who have been strongly following it.

Cabrini students have been keeping on top of the issues that are being debated in this election. According to the informal questioning, 87 out of 96 students have been following the election.

Sixty-five out of 75 students believe that it is not

possible for Hillary Clinton to make college debt free. In addition, 65 out of 72 students do not support Donald Trump’s idea of suspending all foreign trade.

The Loquitur Media students who sat at the table overseeing the questionnaire said many students felt awkward with the question “Who are you voting for?” One student mentioned that the questions did not bother her because she respects everyone’s opinion and expects the same in return. “There were good general questions, and it’s good to hear about how the Cabrini community feels about each candidate,” Nia Alvarez-Mapp, sophomore philosophy and English major, said.

There were two colors students could do the finger print with, either red are blue, both colors to coincide with the presidential parties. Students were told the color they picked did not matter and they were okay with that.

In some countries, it can be difficult to determine the identification of voters. In Iraq, voters ink-stain one of their fingers when they vote in order to prevent fraud.

Even though students used paint, the idea behind the poster questionnaire was similar to the practice of ink-

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Students use their fingerprints to voice their opinions on the election. stained voting.

Another question asked was “Did you watch the presidential debate last night?” Luckily, more students watched it than those who did not. “I am actually very interested in the election, have been since the primary’s,” Aisha Coulibaly, sophomore biology major, said. This does not mean everyone knew or understood all of the information talked about. There were students standing on the opposite side of the lobby reading the questions and asking, “Does Donald Trump really want to do that” in awe.

“I do not plan on voting this season, mainly because I am 17, but if I were legal I’m not sure I would vote,” Caitlin Fitzpatrick, dual enrollment student from Carroll, said.

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Students use their fingerprints to voice their opinions on the election.

Great Barrier Reef: dead or alive?

BY SARA JOHNSON Multimedia Web Editor In response to the jokingly-written obituary on the Great Barrier Reef on Oct. 11, 2016, social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook exploded with reaction tweets and posts mourning the Reef and responses to the news.

But the Great Reef is not dead...yet. The decline of the Reef’s health can be a result of multiple things. Coral bleaching is the most damaging affect. Because of the rising temperatures that have occurred because of global warming, the coral is more likely to be effected by the coal bleaching.

Coal bleaching is when the natural algae leaves the coral which causes the coral in reefs to lose its vibrant color, causing it to look dead and lifeless.

Other threats to the Great Barrier Reef include other coal diseases, sea-level rise, pollution, coral harvesting, destructive fishing techniques and damages from storms.

Since the effects of climate change have emerged, 93 percent of the Reef is suffering from coral bleaching.

The increase in water temperature is growing at almost .18 degrees Fahrenheit every decade according to National Geographic. When considering this statistic, the extreme problem of warming ocean waters does not seem extreme at all. In hindsight it is.

The ecosystem is so fragile and it reacts to these slight changes. The slight increase in ocean temperatures harms the ocean’s reef and its marine life. Even on land, temperature increases--although they are more drastic than a fraction

of a degree--causes droughts, flooding, extreme weather and more.

Although a majority of the Reef negatively reacted to climate change, some scientists believe that some of the coral might be able to adapt to climate change. By 2100, coral may adjust to the warmer sea levels and have a higher chance of surviving if temperatures continue to rise.

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The life of someone who does not know who to vote

BY JOHN WILLIAMS Staff Writer

I am a registered independent who was raised by a conservative family and goes to a liberal arts school. For somebody like me who does not really know much about politics, an election—especially one as important as this year’s—is extremely stressful.

Sure, I have opinions on a lot of the topics that are being pressed, but I do not agree with everything that Donald Trump says or everything that Hillary Clinton says. I am not particularly drawn to either candidate, and a vote for a third party candidate seems like a waste, so I am completely torn on where my vote will go on November 8th in this struggle to find the apparent lesser of two evils.

In life, a sure-fire way to clear up confusion and help be led in the right direction is to go to your parents, teachers and friends for advice, but I am finding that in this particular instance, it is really hard to find an unbiased opinion when it comes to politics, no matter who you ask.

The other thing that is super stressful about the presidential race is that when you do feel a certain way about a topic, you cannot even come out and express it without a whole bunch of people berating you for your opinion.

Take social media, for instance. If you go on Facebook

nowadays, it is like a cesspool of political feud. According to a Pew Internet Survey, from January to February of 2012, 30 percent of people said they saw their friends posting mostly about politics. While 30 percent is not a huge number, it is still a large chunk of people.

That number would probably be a little bit higher if there was not a huge portion of people who felt like they would get harassed for their personal beliefs on Facebook or any other form of social media. Take this post, for instance.

Even the New York Times, a website that a lot of people, including myself, trusted for political analysis had been making me question where their loyalties lied after I suspected they were bashing Trump a little more than someone without an agenda--one way or another-would.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 in the New York Post, writer Michael Goodwin confirmed those beliefs, citing multiple instances where Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the New York Times acknowledged letting his writers’ biases go in their articles, which goes against the most basic journalism principles.

Banquet basically said that the struggle for fairness is over when he told Ken Doctor of NiemanLab.org that, “I think that Trump has ended that struggle. I think we now say stuff. We fact-check him. We write it more powerfully that it’s false.”

The controversial upcoming election has many debating who the best candidate for presidency really is.

If one of the most respected papers in the country cannot keep their bias out of their articlesm, then who can we really trust?

What I have found is there are very few sites that you can trust to fact check. Trust me, the fact check on Hillary Clinton’s website that she alluded to very often during their first debate is probably only fact checking Trump’s quotes, and Trump’s website is probably doing the reverse.

The one tiny bit of hope I had for finding an accurate fact checker is one I found on NPR.com (National Public Radio) from the first debate. The site quoted everything that was said during the debate and fact checked it live by having experts on the particular subjects chime in and tell let the facts be known.

Hopefully more places can be found like this around the web where the facts can be left to speak for themselves. If you know who you are voting for, please be courteous to people like me who do not have the answers yet. Respect the process to seek knowledge because, at the end of the day, healthy discussion on these controversial topics is what will help this nation grow.

Only then can we get to where we want to be.

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Social media: Trump’s greatest weapon

BY JESSICA FERRARELLI Staff Writer

Trump, Trump and more Trump.

That is all that we see throughout the day while scrolling on our Twitter, Facebook and even Instagram feeds. Whether you like him or hate him, follow him or do not follow him, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in the 2016 election, is always there. The good, the bad and the ugly. But how is he getting so much publicity and influencing so many people with his negative, racist and sexist comments?

Since 2010, the use of social media to stay updated on the elections has been on the rise. According to the Pew Research Center, 28 percent of registered voters used their cell phones to track political news and campaigns in 2014, up from 13 percent in 2010.

In the 2016 elections, 35 percent of adults ages 18 to 29, in a survey conducted by Pew Research Center in February, said that social media is their most helpful source for gathering information about the elections.

I chose not to follow Trump on any social media platform because my morals do not align with his.

Though I did not click the “follow” button, he still appears on my news feeds through the news outlets I follow, others retweeting his posts and his paid advertising.

Between Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, Trump has over 25 million followers but he is the most popular and active on Twitter. These followers are giving him easy earned media because both his supporters and non-supporters are doing most of the work for him by retweeting, sharing and liking his posts to spread his message.

In December, when Trump threatened to ban all Muslims from entering the United States, he became the most mentioned topic on Twitter. “Tweets mentioning Trump were retweeted more then 646,000 times on Dec. 7, compared with an average of a little under 100,000 the week prior,” USA Today reported.

It seems that he dominates the political conversation by how frequently he posts. Scrolling through his Twitter,

within a 12-hour period he tweeted 14 times. However, of those 14 tweets, seven of them were attacking others such as Hillary Clinton and John McCain. After scrolling back 31 tweets, including his retweets (two days worth of posts), I finally found one that talked about one of his policies. It appears that his main focus is putting others down instead of informing the public how he plans to help our country.

Trump’s messages on social media are fueled by anger and emotion. He is trying to tap into the fears of his audience by bringing up topics of terrorism, the economy and immigration. Although I do not agree with his tactics, his supporters seem to be feeding into it. He is dominating the news cycle and whether they are saying positive or negative comments about him, he is still taking up airtime and receiving attention.

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Values in the workplace

BY HOPE DALUISIO Staff Writer

Growing up, my parents raised my sister and I in a very laid back fashion.

Yes, they disciplined us and taught us to differentiate between what is right and wrong, but they also let us grow independently and make mistakes and learn from them. I am very thankful for that because I became an independent woman and created values for myself without being forced by anyone.

Being raised in the Methodist church also influenced my values quite a bit. I learned to be open and accepting of all different types of people, a value I hold highly. Although today I am not very devout about attending church weekly, I can recognize that church is where many of my values developed.

With my teenage years coming to an end I can definitely say that as I get older my values have become more of a priority in my life. Just because everyone else is

doing something, why should I follow along if I feel differently? Today I realize the people I care the most about do not care whether I agree with everything they say or do and they respect that.

This is also something I think a lot about with my current job too. Although I am only a part-time employee I still take it seriously and want it to be enjoyable because I need a job to help pay for my schooling.

While working in the Admissions Office at Cabrini students get to give tours, make calls and work events such as Accepted Students Day. I am fortunate enough to work in a very supportive environment with bosses who share values similar to my own. They treat my coworkers and I equally and provide many opportunities for advancement for all. We all want to be there and enjoy what we do.

It has not always been that way though. In the past I have had bosses with complete opposite values as my own and

it drove me to not want to work for them anymore. However, the fact that I really needed the money kept me grounded. I looked past those differences hoping for a new job in the future and today my wish has been granted.

My sister Paige, on the other hand, has not been very fortunate when it comes to jobs and having similar values with her boss and coworkers. My sister is a very accepting, kind and tolerant of all kinds of people. However, she quickly learned that not all people are the same.

“I find many of my co-workers are only there for a paycheck, but I take time to find a job I can be proud of and dedicate myself to for a long time,” Bloomsburg University senior Paige Daluisio said.

Being very similar people with very similar values, it is crazy how life treated us so differently. We both value a job that we are passionate about. Values affect how we perform in the workplace and being surround by people of similar values help with success.

“I have almost quit my job because the values of the organization do not align with my own,” Daluisio said. “I find it to be difficult that the company I work for does not value their customers, and find that it has an effect on my work ethic.”

Obviously we both have been fortunate enough to have jobs, as many people struggle to find places hiring. I can imagine that a single mother having conflicting values with her boss might not be as reluctant to quit. Likewise, a recent college graduate who just landed their first professional job may not quit over their boss saying a comment they do not agree with.

Life’s situations are what you make of them. I take my values very seriously and if my employer were to have different values and it interfered with my work I’d be tempted to resign. But you never know what is hiding around the corner and what dream jobs are lying ahead of you.

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College relationships: What’s right? What’s wrong?

BY EMMA RODNER-TIMS Staff Writer

College can be a very exciting chapter in one’s life.

It is a time for new experiences and new relationships.

Sometimes those relationships are platonic and other times they are romantic.

Being around a new group of people can be exciting.

And, sometimes, in that sea of new people, two students find their way to each other.

But relationships in college can be hard, they can be really hard.

A relationship takes work. A relationship takes commitment. A relationship takes a healthy balance of give and take.

Some couples, after high school, try to keep their relationship alive from miles apart. They put in extra FaceTime dates and travel to each other every two weeks.

Sometimes this extra effort pays off but sometimes the

pair drifts apart, the fire between them slowly shrinking.

Other couples break up before college, in order to not put possible strain and stress onto each other. Maybe they do not see their future lasting. Or, maybe they do not want their significant other to go through any more pain come the beginning of college, a time that is supposed to be fun and happy.

Some people go into college single simply because they want to. A relationship may not be their goal or may not be the most important aspect of their life at the moment. They may want to experience this chapter of their life on a blank page, leaving way for endless possibilities.

Other people go to college wanting to experience the “college life.” A college stereotype is filling weekends with Tinder “dates” and one night stands. It is the life that is shown in the movies, an expectation and lifestyle that is set for the young people entering into this new kind

setting of life.

No matter what a person decides, it is their choice.

When it comes to having a relationship in college, I think what works and what does not work is up to the discretion of the people involved. I think that if you are a person who wants a genuine, loving relationship and finds someone who makes you happy and wants the best for you, then there is no reason the couple should not share in that partnership.

This desire should not be covered by meaningless hookups just because that might be what everyone else is doing.

In relationships, and in life in general, I think it is very important for someone to do things because they want to and never because they feel like they have to.

Every student I had the opportunity to speak with was unable to give an estimate as to how much money they spend in a week, hence they agreed that they spend unnecessarily and do not have a budget to control the unnecessary spending. This splurging may stem from not being able to leave the store, or buying before the sale ends. Alijah Broadax, a junior psychology major, knows all about not being able to walk out of a store without buying more than what he planned for.

“A lot of times I just walk through the aisles in Walmart and just put stuff in my shopping cart that I didn’t intend to get on my way there,” Broadnax said. “When you shop at clothing stores, they sometimes give you a coupon that’s only valid for a couple of days, forcing you to go back and spend money.”

Another point of emphasis on money squandering is some of our daily expenses. Everyday we spend money on things we may considered are ‘needs’ but are actually just ‘wants.’ “I need my Dunkin Donuts and my Wawa,” Hayes said. “I love coffee, just my daily dose that gets me going.”

So how can we stop splurging? It all starts with creating a budget plan and not allowing yourself to be enticed by impulse buys. Stay away from the convenience stores and gas stations. If you are paying with a card, pay at the pump and avoid going into the store, you may be lured into spending money that you could be saving.

Look for coupons, online and inside stores. Many times grocery stores mail out coupons to attract customers, take advantage of the pennies you could be

saving for a rainy day. There are tons of websites that offer coupons. Retailmenot.com is a website that maintains distributing a collection of coupons to all its participating members, the stores ranging from clothing, to hardware, to beauty and health.

Last but not least, do not spend top dollar on clothes.

Many of us are in the peak of our lives where we may feel as though we need to wear the flashiest clothes and most expensive accessories, which is arguably agreeable, but we can get the same expensive look for the right price if shopping at the right place.

“For clothes I usually go to Primark,” Hayes said. “It’s a cheap European store that has trendy looks for low prices, you can’t beat it.”

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Saving money can be difficult for many college students.

BY DEION ALLEN Staff Writer

Friday morning: the beginning of our weekend, the most glorious day of the week, but why? Because it is payday. When we wake up, the first thing many college students do is check their mobile bank app to see if their direct deposit arrived. Once the money is in the bank, what is the first thing we spend it on?

Food of course! Food is a vital necessity, especially if you do not have any money left in your meal plan.

“Usually when I get paid, the first thing I spend my money on is food,” sophomore education major Jessica Hayes said. “Groceries, fast food, whatever I need more urgently at the time.”

Spend, splurge and squander. There are expenses that students are obligated to cough up money for, but for the overall some college students tend to spend unnecessarily.

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Play video games and save children’s lives

BY CAITLYN HUEBNER Web Editor

MATT PIONTOWSKI

You do not have to play video games just for fun, you can play for a cause.

A typical day at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) includes doctors and nurses treating hundreds of children. Some of these children come in seeking emergency care while others are children with chronic conditions. Being hospitalized can be a terrifying experience for anyone, especially children.

CHOP aims to ease the fear of a hospital stay with specialty services such as music therapy, pet therapy, art therapy and support groups. These child life services are not funded by the government and are not reimbursed by the government. Rather, donations are received. Some of these donations come from a group of video gamers who raise money to fund these services.

Each year thousands of local video gamers gather to raise money and collect donations for CHOP. This is done through a 24-hour gaming marathon called Extra Life. Gamers can sign up to fundraise for any one of the 170 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. CHOP is the Philadelphia-area Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

“This program was designed for gamers to help sick kids,” Matt Piontkowski, Cabrini alumnus and coordinator for cause marketing and Children’s Miracle Network at CHOP, said. Piontkowski graduated from Cabrini in 2011. With this, gamers get to do what they do best while raising money to help sick children.

According to Piontkowski 946 gamers were recruited to raise money for CHOP in 2014. These 946 gamers were able to raise $112,648. This number had almost doubled after the 2015 Extra Life marathon came to a close. There were 1,446 recruited members who were able to raise $220,793.

Piontkowski is looking to continue the trend of doubling the amount of donations for the 2016 Extra Life marathon.

“We’re trying to hit that goal or exceed it,” Piontkowski said.

So far, there are 973 gamers recruited to fundraise for CHOP who have been able to raise $73,530.

Piontkowski shared he is quite eager for this year’s marathon seeing as the numbers are not quite where he would like them to be. Fortunately for Piontkowski, registration is quick, easy and free. Visit www.extra-life.org and click join. After that, all that is left is fundraising.

“The biggest thing is for more people to get involved,” Piontkowski said. “Get friends and family involved.” He went on the share that, while Extra Life is best known for video games, anyone is welcome to play any type of game. One could play card games, board games or even stream a family game night. “The number one thing is it’s an easy and fun thing to raise money,” Piontkowski said. “You get to game for a good cause.”

So why does this really matter? How can playing video games for 24 hours really make a difference in a child’s life?

Piontkowski was able to share the story with a long-term patient named Sean.

Piontkowski explained that at eight years old Sean was diagnosed with primary ciliary disease. PCD is a disease that affects the cilia, tiny structures that line the airways. With PCD, bacteria has no way to easily move through the cilia. Instead, the bacteria gets stuck in the airways.

PCD leaves Sean visiting the hospital often. Piontkowski said Sean does not enjoy frequently visiting CHOP but the staff always helps make the most out of the situation.

By participating in Extra Life, hundreds of children like Sean will be given the opportunity to experience the positive atmosphere of healing at CHOP. “Keep in mind where your money is going,” Piontkowski said. “100 percent of the funds go [to CHOP]. Every cent and every dollar.”

Dan Palumbo, a member of the local Extra Life team Silver Snakes, has been participating in Extra Life since 2011.

“My team and I started out just as three gamers,” Palumbo said. “We now have over 15 dedicated members on our Philadelphia-based team.”

At first, Palumbo and his small team were interested in Extra Life for a much different reason than raising money for children. “[We] were probably honestly more into the event just for the excuse to play video games for 24 hours straight,” Palumbo said.

After their first event, Palumbo realized how much of an impact this event could really make on a young person’s life.

The team raised $1,000 in 2011. Palumbo reminisced about the excitement he felt.

He remembered thinking to himself how $1,000 was a huge donation towards CHOP. Over the next few years Extra Life would leave a larger lasting impact on Palumbo and the rest of the team. Eventually, they would realize just how significant Extra Life really is.

“Little did we realize how much of an impact we’d be making,” Palumbo said. “Sure video games are fun and all, but gradually we realized Extra Life was so much more than that. You start to feel the warmth in your heart that you are actually making a positive difference in the lives of these children and their families.”

In the past six years of participation, Silver Snakes have raised $35,000 in donations towards CHOP. This year’s goal is to raise $30,000, almost doubling their donations six years in the making.

In February of this year Palumbo attended the Extra Life United event. He initially attended the event at Walt Disney World in Florida as a spectator. When a teammate was no longer able to attend, Palumbo stepped up and became a participant.

At the event, attendees are able to interact with fellow gamers, play games and share in the joys of the larger good that brought them together.

The event also hosts tournaments throughout the weekend in order to raise money for their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Palumbo won $17,650 for CHOP after coming in third in one of the tournaments.

Although winning the money for CHOP was important to Palumbo, this by far was not his favorite part.

“We got to meet and play games with the kids,” Palumbo said. “Each of these kids have been through so much already in their short time [on Earth]. You could see the true appreciation of our efforts on their faces.”

The Extra Life United event was the tipping point in Palumbo’s participation in Extra Life. He shared that his experience at the event further pushes him to raise money, awareness and recruit more members in hope of others being able to relish in the pure joy Palumbo has for Extra Life.

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Where did Pokémon Go actually go?

BY RAHMERE GRIFFIN Staff Writer

Pokémon Go, arguably the most popular app of the summer time, seems to be on the decline. Nintendo, the creator of Pokémon Go, saw nothing but success since it debuted in the app store and the Google Play store on July 6, but it seems that recently the fad has sort of died out.

Pokémon Go is an app that allows players to go out and virtually catch their own Pokémon in the real world.

Instead of playing the card game that is made from the popular anime TV series, this app actually allows players to catch these Pokémon by using augmented reality. The game works by using the phone’s GPS and while traveling a Pokémon might pop up on the screen on top of the physical surroundings.

The overall goal is to ultimately catch all of the Pokémon because they will give players a better chance to defeat other players who have also put in so much time and dedication into catching their own set of Pokémon.

Also, nothing beats the feeling of being able to emulate what the characters do on TV and go out and catch your very own Pokémon.

“I downloaded the app when it first came out because I love Pokémon, simple as that,” Will Huhn, sophomore at Widener University, said.

With features like those it is no wonder why Pokémon Go was the fastest app to reach 500 million downloads and $500 million dollars. With all this success, why does it seem like Pokémon Go has lost its appeal?

“I believe it is not as popular as it was in the summer because people love to hop on whatever is new now and days and once everybody has it the hype dies down. Also people kind of realized that there was no real point of playing it anymore, they felt that it was a waste of time,” Tom Laws, sophomore from Eastern University, said.

“I don’t really play it anymore because it keeps crashing too much,” Gloria Mojica, sophomore from Millersville University, said.

According to Techtimes.com, the interest in the game is still high but the number of people who actively use the app has declined. At one point in time Pokémon Go had over 40 million daily active users.

There is not a single thing to blame for Pokémon Go’s

fall from the top. Some would say that it was a passing fad while others would insist that the game did not offer anything new for the players. No matter the reasoning, the game that once took the world by storm has definitely settled down.

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What time is it? Time for cult classic series ‘Adventure Time’ to end

BY ERIC STONE Staff Writer

After eight years and an upcoming ninth season to air, the immensely popular and beloved Cartoon Network series “Adventure Time” will be coming to an end in 2018.

Considering the large impact it has had on the animation industry and the media in general, this was a big shock for most audiences, and even the staff themselves.

I will not beat around the bush, “Adventure Time” is currently my favorite show, period. For all non-viewers of the series, that statement might leave you confused and curious.

“Isn’t “Adventure Time” that show with the boy and the stretchy dog that makes absolutely no sense?” is the most common response I get. And if you watched an episode or two, that response might be spot on. However, in the past six years it has been on the air, “Adventure Time” has become so much more than that to me.

If you are unfamiliar with the plot, the show stars one of the last known humans, 12-year-old Finn Mertens, and his best friend/brother Jake the Dog and their adventures in the post-post apocalyptic Land of Ooo. Among some of their friends are ruler of the Candy Kingdom, Princess Bubblegum, Marceline the Vampire Queen, the sad and lonely Ice King and Finn and Jake’s sentient gaming console, BMO. A simple concept and an almost childish sounding one, but considering that Finn ages as the series goes on, as well as these other characters being strongly fleshed out and given hidden depth beyond their original kidfriendly personalities, the show becomes all the more identifiable and thought provoking.

I could go on and on about all the various secondary and tertiary characters who get their chance to develop and expand over the course of the series, but the show still primarily centers around Finn and as he grows older throughout the series he enters the awkwardness and confusing times of adolescence, as well as experiencing hardship, loss and identity crises as he begins to enter his adult years.

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As I was roughly around the same age as Finn when the show started, I find that I quite literally and figuratively grew up with this show, and feel that, no matter how nonsensical the world gets, I can deeply identify with the situations the main character has to go through. Even when going through the tough and confusing process of entering my teens and adulthood, I never quite felt too lost in the process because I always had “Adventure Time” to look at these problems with humor, honesty and potency. That, in my opinion, is something special.

Throughout these past seven seasons, the show has dealt with such heavy-handed issues such as parental abandonment, loss, sexuality, existentialism, identity, memory loss and most prominently, depression. All while staying true to its origins and having self-contained “silly” episodes in between.

Even at its most self-contained, almost every character, event, or even non-sequitur will eventually make their way into the story somewhere down the road, even if it takes four or five seasons later for that to happen. No one is forgotten, and everything that happens has a direct effect on each character, whether expressed in words or in subtlety.

The brilliant writing behind “Adventure Time” derives not from mainstream artists and writers, but many

under-the-radar indie artists who express their style in often beautiful and surreal artwork. I was lucky enough to get in contact with a couple of current and past writers, who shared their input on the show’s cancellation and some of their experiences working on the show itself.

“Eight years spent working on AT, pretty much from its birth to its death, has been an extremely wild ride, I gotta say,” current writer and storyboard artist Thomas Herpich said in an email. “Some aspects I’ll be glad to be done with, and some I’ll miss a lot.”

Herpich started out as a prop and character designer in season one before being promoted to a storyboard artist in season two, and still writes for the show today.

He has won two Emmy’s for the episodes he has worked on in 2015 and 2016 respectively, “Walnuts & Rain” and “The Dark Cloud.”

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These characters will be missed.

When Cartoon Network released their official statement about the show’s cancellation, “Adventure Time” creator Pendleton Ward said, ““Adventure Time” was a passion project for the people on the crew who poured their heart into the art and stories. We tried to put into every episode something genuine and telling from our lives, and make a show that was personal to us, and that had jokes too!”

This method of making “Adventure Time” episodes based on personal experiences was also reflected by past storyboard artist Jesse Moynihan, who worked on the show from seasons two through seven. Many of the episodes Jesse has worked on include experimental themes surrounding life and love, as well metaphorical imagery.

“It’s helpful to draw from your own experiences and questions in order to flesh out a fictional world,” Moynihan said in an email. “I believe the more specific the experience, the more intimate the connection between creator and audience.”

While Moynihan often tackled heavy-handed subjects in the episodes he worked on, he also included the offbeat and unusual humor that “Adventure Time” has become so well-known for. “Whenever I felt like I was able to execute a scene that communicated some kind of statement about the mystery of existence in an effective and funny way, I experienced deep satisfaction.”

As I had mentioned, the theme of growing up plays a large part in the show as Finn continues enter adulthood.

The writers of AT can relate to this, as for many working on the show helped them grow as writers as well as people.

“Sometimes I felt like we were working on something very special and different, but other times I couldn’t figure out how to measure that against other shows and the feedback they were getting,” Moynihan said.

“I came to realize that this special value was arbitrary and couldn’t really be gauged by any reliable standard; the only thing I could rely on was my own internal experience of working on the show, and my feeling of growing as a writer during my time there.”

Likewise, former creative director and writer Patrick McHale, who later went on to produce the award winning Over the Garden Wall miniseries, reflected on his past career working on “Adventure Time.”

“It [working on “Adventure Time”] was great, but was actually really stressful, because it was the first time I had so much responsibility,” McHale said via Twitter direct message. “Being a creative director was a strange place to be because it’s sort of a middle management position; it was my responsibility to make sure everyone was following Pen’s vision for the show… which meant that I sometimes had trouble knowing what I was specifically adding to the show myself.”

McHale was not specifically writing, storyboarding, designing, coloring or acting on the show. Instead, he was overseeing each of these aspects as well as offering his opinions as well as ideas to each staff member, which he found to be difficult.

“I think it was worth it because I’m really proud of how the show turned out and what it became, and I also built up a good reputation with the studio while working on AT, so that helped me get my own miniseries afterwards,” McHale said.

McHale also expressed his growth as a writer and storyteller from working on the show.

“It gave me the opportunity to learn the ins-and-outs of the process on a show that I was actually proud of making,” McHale said. “I also learned a lot from working and theorizing with Pen; he’s got amazingly valuable insights into character moments and entertainment in general.”

While these writers enjoyed looking back at their past, they inevitably look ahead toward the future, as their anticipation toward the end of the show draws closer.

Moynihan was slightly skeptical about the show’s big finale.

“It really depends on how they decide to end it,” Moynihan said. “For me, personally I’d run out of ideas for the show and so I decided it was time to leave and be replaced by someone with a fresh take, hopefully they figure out a good way to resolve the series!”

McHale also spoke with uncertainty about “Adventure Time” ending, but noted that the reaction from fans was mostly positive because they are “glad it’s ending while the show is still good.”

“It’s going to be hard to figure out an ending that’s going to be perfect for everybody, but I’m excited to see what the crew comes up with,” McHale said. “I’m excited to see the very last shot of the series.”

While it is terribly sad to see it ending, “Adventure Time” has brought joy into people’s lives for many years, and has had a significant impact on television history. It has changed the definition of what a kid’s animated show can be, and has had a large influence on most modern day cartoons.

With two years left in the bag, “Adventure Time” will have enough content to satisfy people for years. Even with 236 episodes and counting, the show still proves to be fresh in its humor and poignancy.

In the words of creator Pendleton Ward, “It’s a special thing, I think.”

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Time to stop the clowning around

BY ANGELINA MILLER Staff Writer

One thing that was for sure this October is that there was no clowning around on Halloween, due to the “clown craze” that took over the east and west coasts.

While coulrophobia, the fear of clowns, typically hits its height around this spooky time of year, 2016 has specifically given these circus characters an immense amount of attention in the media. This has affected adults, teens and most of all young, innocent children that have been unintentionally exposed to different photos and videos of this controversy on Instagram.

At the end of August, a group of children in South Carolina spread the word about a group of clowns trying to lure them into the woods with money in the dark of night. Residents from an apartment complex in Greenville County backed the children up, saying that they heard about people in clown makeup terrorizing both children and adults.

From Alabama to Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, reports of these clown cases continued to flood in to police all throughout September. It got to a point where schools in Reading, Ohio closed temporarily after a woman told the school district that she was attacked by a man dressed as a clown.

The craze then escalated to the point where juveniles were being arrested for making threats to high schools and their students via Facebook accounts in the names of different clowns; these names included “Flomo Klown,” “Shoota Clown,” and “Kaleb Klown.”

At the end of September, the line on this situation was really drawn when a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in Reading, PA. after a confrontation with a prowler who was supposedly wearing a clown mask.

Some think that this is all one big hoax and that police and schools are overreacting. However, others are still taking it all very seriously.

On Oct. 20, Kemper County, MI. enacted a clown ban

to their 10,000 residents in which anyone that is caught wearing a clown costume, mask or makeup in public will be fined $150.

People that work as clowns for an actual profession are struggling as well with bookings for parties and events dropping sharply over the past month or so.

There is no question that news has taken a toll on schools, families and children in our surrounding area as well.

In the beginning of October, the school safety coordinator of the Montgomery County department of Safety sent out an e-mail notice to schools in the Montgomery County area regarding the suspicious activity associated with clowns. The Department clarified that there had not been any actual sightings of these clowns reported in the area and that schools were to continue normal operations with a special focus on Situational Awareness because of that.

Christina, a mother of two children that attend an elementary school in Montgomery County, received a mass e-mail from her children’s school in regards to that notice. The e-mail also touched base on how the social media activity of the clown craze had mostly target high school students, not students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Therefor, the school stated that the whole situation had most likely not reached the attention the children’s parents and guardians.

That proved to be true for Christina’s child who is in fifth grade.

“I heard about the clowns on the news and on Instagram, but people in my class really haven’t been saying much about it,” he said. “We don’t really care though because we think it’s all made up.”

However, Christina’s older daughter in seventh grade had a different point of view.

“After seeing some things about the clowns on the news and Instagram, I had a nightmare that I saw two

clowns in the woods and that my friend was setting up a trap door in her backyard to catch them,” she said.

“Some people at my school have been talking about dressing up as a field hockey player or Native American so that if a clown comes, they could just bash them in the head with a stick or bow and arrow,” she said.

A parent with two children at Tedyriffin Easttown Middle School in Chester County, PA. said their school is also taking action on this matter by forbidding children from dressing in clown costumes at school on Halloween. An e-mail notice was sent out to all parents and guardians on this.

“Everything with the clowns scares me a little bit, but I think people are overreacting,” Jack, the mother’s child in sixth grade, said.

“It’s all getting too much attention,” Charlie, her oldest child in eighth grade, said. “It’s just making me think about it more.”

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Drugstore versus high end makeup

BY ASHLEY LODISE Staff Writer

In the beauty world, there are two different kinds of makeup girls can buy, either drugstore or high end makeup. Some people buy drugstore makeup because of the cheap price and others buy high-end for the quality. In reality, a lot of drugstore makeup can be compared to high-end makeup.

The newest trend on YouTube has been finding cheap dupes for high-end makeup.

Essentially, YouTubers will do half of their face with high-end makeup and the other with cheap dupes that do the same exact thing. The newest kind of makeup has actually been a mixture of high-end and cheap makeup. Companies like Color Pop and Morphe, which are online, sell affordable, good quality makeup.

Ulta is known for having one side be high-end makeup and the other be drugstore makeup. The store always offers a $3.50 coupon off of $15 dollars or more. Sephora is strictly a high-end makeup and beauty store that does offer great perks with the Sephora card when points are build up.

Self-taught makeup artist and cabrini sophomore Otter Fountaine said that she loves both high-end makeup and drugstore. Fountaine loves both Ulta and Sephora and actually works at Ulta. Fountaine said that it all depends on the pigment and quality of the makeup that makes it good makeup.

“It all depends on how you put it on your face too,” Fountaine said.

The applicator people use can really make or break how their makeup applies. The best applicator to use when applying makeup is a beauty sponge. Beauty Blender is a beauty sponge that flawlessly blends out foundation and concealer with its patented technology. Real Techniques also has two beauty sponges that are great and more affordable.

Fountaine also loves the brand Morphe. She currently has three eyeshadows palettes from the brand and her favorite is the 35P-35 COLOR PLUM palette. While working with Fountaine at the Body Image Coalition fashion show on campus the colors she used in the Morphe palette were pigmented and bendable. This palette works extremely well in showing up on deeper skin tones as well. Morphe is a company that provides highquality makeup at a fraction of the price high-end makeup sells for. Most of the time the makeup is half off and girls can find a coupon code online.

“It all depends on the brand and makeup when it comes to quality,” Danielle Jackson said.

Jackson loves both Color pop hippie sticks and MAC lipsticks. Her favorite lipstick by MAC is Ruby Woo. So why do people love drugstore makeup?

“It’s cheap,” Diamond Ferrell said.

Throughout the past few years, drugstore makeup has actually been raising its prices.

The quality of the makeup and the variety has expanded as well. Loreal girls can now buy setting sprays at the drugstore. Neutrogena is known for its great quality ‘clean’ makeup. Cali-Ani can confirm that Neutrogena is a great makeup brand.

“It is better for the face,” Cali-Ani said.

Not only does she love the foundation but the face washes as well.

Overall, it all depends on how well the quality of the makeup is. Girls can find amazing products from the drug store at a great price or great products at Ulta or Sephora that will last forever. People can find gems at both high-end makeup stores and at the drugstore. At the end of the day, the makeup washes off so know that everyone is beautiful and makeup does not define who a person is.

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BAM trip takes on the Big Apple: NYC

BY RAHMERE GRIFFIN Staff Writer

On Friday, Oct. 14 the School of Business, Arts and Media (BAM) traveled to New York for an experience of a lifetime. This trip allowed many students to experience their major and connect with their school. The trip was open to all business, communications and graphic design majors.

There were only being about four seats left on the coach bus. For the trip students had to meet up in Founder’s parking lot at 7:15 a.m. to fill out all the paperwork that comes with going on a trip like this. The buses pulled off at 7:30 a.m. sharp and the trip was underway. The bus was headed straight to New York City and got there around 10 a.m. Once all of the students arrived, they were directed to head into the line for the 9/11 memorial museum. First, students had to go into the security checkpoints at the museum and then the tour started. Students were able to see and experience a recollection of the events that happened on Sept. 11, 2001. The museum featured many different multimedia displays, archives, narratives and a collection of artifacts from the terror attack.

After spending some time in the 9/11 museum it was time for the different groups to break up and go on their own. The groups were split up into their respective majors with the graphic design majors coming together, the business majors meeting up and the communication majors all heading the same way.

The graphic design majors all went with professor Don Dempsey and professor Jeanne Komp to explore different design studios in New York. Exploring the many different design studios in New York City allowed them to broaden their horizons and see what exactly the Big Apple has to offer when it comes to their major.

The business majors went with professor Vonya Womak and had a chance to visit the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks which make up the Federal Reserve System. Going to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York allowed the business majors to gain a sense of what is to come if they were to work in a industry like that.

The communication majors met up with professor Jerry Zurek and professor Margaret Rakus visited the Wall Street Journal. The students got to meet with Bob Rose who gave them a inside look on what goes on there. They also got the chance to visit Arnold’s ad agency. The communication majors got to see a couple of the different

branches in their major.

This was the first ever School of Business, Arts & Media field trip to New York City.

With how seamless everything went and how much experience the students received, there is only one question left to ask, when is the next trip?

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Battling homesickness for college students

BY STEVE HALKO Staff Writer

Everyone deals with the stresses of college in their own unique ways. Feeling homesick can be a big thing to overcome for a young adult that has never lived away from home before.

Moving away to college is an acquired skill that takes a lot of adapting early on in the journey to a degree. Freshman RJ Wolf said, “It has different effects on everyone but it makes you a stronger person.”

College is a place to grow as a professional and prepare yourself for your future. “It allows you to gain responsibility and respect for yourself to do things on your own that you’ve never done before,” Wolf said.

The idea of being homesick is not a new thing and it has even been tracked back to the scriptures from the Bible. Specifically in college, there are many ways to cope with homesickness and studies have given great insight to helping in this situation.

A cognitive hallmark of being homesick is preoccupying thoughts of home and attachment objects. Nick Vass, a senior from California, said “There have been times

where I have missed my friends and family but coming back to my Cabrini family helps me deal with the change,” Reoccurring in making the decision of which college to go to is how far away from home the campus is. With some students traveling across the country, up the coast or right down the road every experience is unique. “A good way to get over the feeling is to do something that reminds you of being home,” junior Alex Petrongolo said. “Talking to one of your family members to see how they are doing or plan a trip home when you have the chance for a change of scenery.”

Homesickness can be a reason for someone to leave the school they attend to move closer to home. Freshman Tommy Deluca said, “Being homesick is okay because that means you something good before you left and have something good to go back to.”

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The dating game…who knows how to play?

BY HAILEY MCDONOUGH Staff Writer

Dating for some can be a piece of cake, and for others not so much. Romance can either be a hit or a miss and if there are students out there who have been through the most awkward of dates, no need to fear.

“I went to the movies with a kid and he kept trying to kiss me, but I kept backing away. I told him I had to go to the bathroom, but when I came back I sat a seat away from him,” Allison Ercolani, junior exercise science major, said.

All dates are not so terrible, some are romantic and the people involved have a nice time.

Frankie Formisano, junior exercise science major, has had better luck in the dating world than some.

“We went to the Melting Pot on Valentine’s Day and when we arrived, there were rose pedals on the table,” Formisano said.

Sometimes dates can be great, but they come with a cost…literally, costing students lots of money.

Although Formisano’s date seemed romantic, “They made us order off a fixed menu and we didn’t know about it prior so the total came to $214,” Formisano said.

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There are good dates and bad dates that everyone experiences.

“We went to Devon Lanes and bowled five games.

When we got up to the cashier to pay, I was told that it was 10 dollars per game, not per person like I originally thought. So, I ended up shelling out 50 bucks and I was almost broke afterwards,” Jack Dunleavy, a junior English and secondary education major, said.

Dates can also be funny and end with a good laugh.

“We had went to the movies and we had the option to select what seat we wanted but we just chose a random pair.” junior Kristen Murphy said. “When we got into the theater, we were the only ones in there and so we sat in some random pair that we didn’t select earlier. Another couple walks into the theater and says we were in their seats! Couldn’t have been any other two seats in the theater, it was just funny and so ironic.”

For any students who have had bad luck or need future advice for a date, take notes. Not every date will go perfectly and just know that some students have been through it all.

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From the eyes of a survivor

BY ANNA LAQUINTANO Lifestyles Editor

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Did you know approximately one in five adults in the United States experience mental illness in a given year?

According to the National Alliance of Mental Health, this is only one of the hundreds of facts on mental health.

Mental illness is a topic that should never go overlooked. More and more children, teens and adults suffer from this disease every day.

This Halloween, Walmart has released a ‘Razor Blade Suicide Scar Wound Latex Costume Make Up’ to be sold in stores and online. When seeing this go viral through out the internet, I was appalled. The picture depicts someone with a bloody razor in one hand after selfharming their arm.

Amber McVaugh, president of Cabrini’s chapter of Active Minds, is one of the many mental health supporters standing up against this issue. “My first initial reaction was disbelief. The image itself is very triggering to those who have experienced self-harm,” McVaugh said.

According to the website, the product was nearly sold out. Why would someone want to buy a product like this? Many people have commented and shared their opinions on this issue, causing a whole lot of commotion between the company and its buyers. “Stigma is a really big issue when it comes to mental health,” McVaugh said.

I did something I never thought I would... I took a razor blade to my own skin.

“Seeing something where they are using suicide use in such a manner kind of stigmatizes it in a way where they

are making a joke about it.”

“Stigmatizing. Insensitive. Degrading. Traumatizing for those who have recovered or are recovering from selfharm. Detrimental to suicide survivors,” McVaugh said.

Coming from the eyes of a self-harm and suicide survivor, I could not agree more.

During my sophomore year of high school, I saw myself in a way that others would never understand.

Every day I looked in the mirror and absolutely hated everything I saw. I degraded myself to the point where I had no emotions. Getting up every day was a struggle.

I did not want to be around my friends, I did poorly in school and I did something I never thought I would... I took a razor blade to my own skin.

At the time it seemed painless, I felt nothing at all. It was not until later that I realized with every mark I made on my skin, it made me feel something again. Something that I could not escape. To me, at that moment in time, nothing felt more thrilling than watching cuts appear and scars form on my skin.

I had goodbye letters written and I was truly ready to leave this earth.

Trapped inside my own mind, self-harming was like a drug to me. If I was not actually doing it, I was thinking of different ways I could feel some sort of pain. As time went by, my behavior became worse and I was ready to end my life. I had goodbye letters written and I was truly ready to leave this earth. If it was not for a good friend at the time, I would have been gone. But I was saved.

I was checked into Germantown Crisis Center for evaluation. It was the scariest moment of my life. I was strip-searched for any sharp objects and forced to wait in a waiting room where I was only allowed to have one person stay with me. Security was everywhere and the workers were not that nice. I spent hours there until a doctor finally came to evaluate me. I was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety.

They were ready to ship me off to another mental institution that night. I could not process what was going through my head. After pleading and pleading, it was my parent’s decision to not admit me and I was able to go home later that night.

Looking back at the decision the doctors made, I should have been in there for weeks. I was in such a

dark place that I never wanted to come out. I should have been medicated but I was not. I should have honestly been dead, but I was not. I then started out patient therapy and continued with my sessions until improvement was made.

I was in such a dark place that I never wanted to come out.

I am currently in recovery. Every day is a new one.

So, seeing a store release a makeup kit that brings back so much pain and bad memories is something I cannot even begin to explain. Mental illness is never something that should go overlooked. Everyone is struggling in one way or another and this topic is one thing that should not be mocked.

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Stephen Parker: Living two of his dreams at once

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Cabrini head coach Stephen Parker does more than just recruit in the off-season.

BY LAURA SANSOM Staff Writer

Stephen Parker, coach of Cabrini's mens tennis team, has a double life of sorts. He spends his days on the offseason like any other coach, "busting (his) butt to recruit" for the next season. What people may not know is that he is also a singer/songwriter/guitarist who has recorded albums, toured regionally and opened up for musicians such as Leon Russell.

He has been passionate about music since he was an English major in college. He was very interested in poetry and did not want to go into teaching or law, so he knew he had to come up with another plan.

"I really decided that I wanted to write my own material, so as my senior year started to close in on me and the real world started to look up, I actually decided right then that what I needed to do was find a way to play an instrument so that I could write," Parker said. "So I bought a guitar my senior year in college and I went to Boulder, Colo. for almost a year. Honestly, that began the whole thing. I just started to chase songs."

Considering how passionate he is about music, one would expect to find memorabilia when walking into Parker's office. However, just based on his office, you could not differentiate Parker from any other coach. His bare office contains only a handmade frame and a thank you gift from last year's team.

As much as he loves music, Parker also loves coaching.

He decided to interview for the job at Cabrini when his best friend's son said a colleague, who happened to be

Cabrini's athletic director's wife, had mentioned that Cabrini was looking for a new tennis coach. Parker's job at Cabrini was the first time he had ever coached tennis, but he believes it was meant to happen that way.

"I am extremely pleased with the progress of the Cabrini men's tennis program in the three years I have been here," Parker said. "A tradition of excellence can only exist when there is a commitment to excellence, that commitment can only occur if there is a foundation of trust, and I feel like we have turned that corner and reestablished a dialogue with the athletic department and hopefully with the campus as a whole."

"I came in and interviewed and next thing you know, I’ve got a job with two weeks to start so I really came in on the fly," Parker said. "I don’t think it’s luck, I never believe that. I always believe that it’s just kind of meant to be. Things happen for a reason so for me it was a great opportunity to come in and be a college coach."

In the past three years since he has been working at Cabrini, Parker has been balancing his life as a coach with his life as a performer.

"My favorite part of coaching tennis has to be the teaching aspect. I love watching players learn to construct points and reach their potential," Parker said.

"I love to try and guide individuals to develop respect and chemistry together while they continue their journey to excel on a personal level."

This often means that he often finds himself focusing more on the athletic aspects of his life than the music aspects.

"The upside to that is that I didn’t rush anything. I

got it exactly how I wanted and worked with the people I wanted to work with and was never in a hurry," Parker said. "As a result it’s just out there. It (his most recent CD, "One Step Closer to the Blue") was released I know it’s out there somewhere and I just gotta hope it gets to somewhere that’ll allow me to keep going on a bigger level."

Parker loves being able to pursue both of his passions: his longterm one of music, and his newfound one of being a college coach. The only reason he would ever stop coaching, he says, is if he were asked to go on tour.

For now, he admires the dedication of the students at Cabrini, which he can apply to his own work.

"It’s a big commitment to do stuff outside of your studies so I have a real appreciation for all these people who come out and play or do extracurricular stuff, cause in the long run it makes you a much bigger person," Parker said.

Parker knows that being a musician is difficult, as doing what you love often can be. However, he does not let that stop him from trying, and encourages others to do the same.

"There’s a lot of better places to go. It’s hard, but if you’re doing it for the reasons that I wanted to do it, then it doesn’t matter."

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Multi-sport athletes: Pushing beyond the limits

BY AMANDA TAYLOR Staff Writer

Attending college provides the opportunity to grow and begin your career. It is a time to explore yourself, see what you really would like to do, become engaged in the community and make a difference. Students are able to join clubs or even NCAA sports. NCAA Division III sports allows students to participate in multiple sports and at Cabrini University students are encouraged to be involved as much possible. At Cabrini there are several students who are full time and participate in two or more sports that they are passionate about.

Deqwan Phillips is a junior criminology, sociology, and chemistry major who not only plays club lacrosse, but club roller hockey as well at Cabrini. Phillips started lacrosse at the age of eight after moving to a better neighborhood where a lot of kids were playing it.

“Since I was playing a lot of sports at the time they figured why not try this and as soon as I tried it I liked it and that was it,” Phillips said.

Phillips enjoyed lacrosse, but once he started high school his friends convinced him to try out a new sport. With it working with his schedule he started hockey his freshman year. He played both ice and roller hockey and was awarded league honors in both.

“School work always comes first so get that done as soon as you can,” Phillips said about balancing both sports and school.

While he is unsure of what he would do having a game for both lacrosse and roller hockey at the same time, he does believe that having all of the school work, practices and games helped him become more organized,” Phillips said.

Jess Breuning is a senior graphic design major who plays lacrosse and soccer. She began lacrosse at the age of 10 and soccer at the age of six. Soccer she began mainly because her mom suggested it and her grade school offered it at such a young age. Her older brother also played soccer.

“When he started I had to start,” Breuning said. “I always wanted to do what he was doing.”

Lacrosse was another sport that Breuning was interested in, but this time it was an older cousin that influenced her. While she did not actually play on a team until high school, she frequently played with her cousin. To this day, Breuning can not decide which sport is her favorite.

“People always ask me this question and honestly I don’t know. I could never, if someone asked me to pick one I don’t think I could do it, like I just wanted to play one sport in college and I couldn’t pick,” Breuning said.

Her passion for both sports drives her to succeed in both. She has always played soccer year round being in clubs and her school team, while with lacrosse she has only played during the season. Balancing both sports and a full course load, she also has a job at Cabrini’s Dixon Center.

“I’ve been doing this since grade school juggling multiple sports, homework, school it kind of just comes natural, it’s just like okay I have to do this,” Breuning said.

While students who are not involved in sports deal with conflicts getting assignments with the same due date in, multi-sport athletes also have to tackle having the two sports they play interfere with each other. For Breuning, she finds that most common with soccer games running into lacrosse practices. Where some would think that coaches would be upset that they are missing it, appears different for her.

PAIGE WAGNER / PHOTO FOR PUB “They love when their athletes play two sports because then you are Senior Jess Bruening balances two sports while being a full-time student. always in shape,” Breuning said.

Bruening has been juggling multiple sports and school for so long she thinks that it has become natural. She believes that taking on multiple sports other than sports, I get involved in clubs and activities. I get to a point where I am so while in school has helped her become the student she is. tired from a practice and I have that paper that I said I was going to do. Sometimes I “When you have less time you are more organized to get things done quicker, when think that I am invincible but I’m not,” Runyen said. you have too much time you’re more likely to lay around and do nothing and then Taking part in activities, classes, clubs, jobs and sports, athletes at Cabrini try to procrastinate,” Breuning said. absorb as much as they can while in school. To all the Cabrini students that are afraid Brittany Runyen is a junior secondary education English major who plays soccer that they can not do it all, let these students be the motivation for yourself. and basketball. When she was only three years old she began to follow in her two older “Being an education major, I am going to working with teenagers and older kids sisters’ footsteps and only a year later she started basketball. Her sisters were in a and I think that the problem nowadays is that so many of them feel like they need to recreational league and once she was old enough her parents put her in and she loved quit every sport that they play and get good at just one thing but that’s not true at all,” it.

Runyen said.

“I think it is pretty equal, but I think I do like soccer more than basketball because I “Being a basketball player has made me a better soccer player and being a soccer played it longer and played it more. I have spent more time with soccer between travel player has made me a better basketball player. If there’s ever advice I could give to teams and club teams and I kind of made it my primary sport,” Runyen said. anybody that wants to do this, it’s to just do it because it is doable and it’s the best Soccer is sometimes played year-round, while basketball is only played in the spring. decision I have ever made and I would never ever change it, no matter how tired I get.”

However, the basketball season is often long. This can cause conflict, for example as the soccer season is winding down and the focus is on the playoffs, Runyen also has to get her mind ready on entering into a fresh season of basketball. Sometimes it was difficult for her to manage both but she has understanding coaches.

“There were a couple times my junior year of high school I had a couple (soccer) ATAYTAY1618@GMAIL.COM tournaments during basketball season technically. They were on the weekends so when we had weekend practices, I had to miss them and my coach was sometimes a little bit upset about it,” Runyen said. “But at the same time those tournaments were going to help me to get into college for soccer so I kind of had to at that point always choose one.

Otherwise I was always dedicated to soccer if it’s soccer season and if it’s basketball season I’m at basketball.”

Runyen believes that being involved in these sports has helped her with time management. She makes a game plan for the day knowing if she has a game or practice or even a project due. While this can make for some long late nights she knows that it is all worth it. While she is able to accomplish everything she needs to get done, sometimes she feels as though she burns herself out.

“My biggest issue is that I spread myself too thin. I get involved in so much because

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Winter sports preview: Cabrini athletes gear up for upcoming season

BY EMMA RODNER-TIMS Staff Writer

As fall continues and winter approaches, Cabrini University's winter sports teams begin their seasons.

Coming up this winter, the men's and women's swim teams and the men's and women's basketball teams will be playing out their 2016-2017 schedules.

The men and women's swim teams began their seasons in October. Both teams are coached by Cindy Ikeler.

"I treat them as one big team," Coach Ikeler said.

Each team works hard to ensure that they are ready for their upcoming seasons.

"During the off season, we strive to stay in the pool and complete the practices provided by our coach.

Essentially, it's important just to stay active in some way during the offseason to be ready," senior swimmer Robert Schmidt said.

"Leading up to our seasons, we lift in the weight room, hit the pool, and get in as much time as we can before our season starts. It's important we do that extra work to get an edge over the competition," junior swimmer Brooke Hagan said.

The men and women's team continue to practice

under the direction of their coach, Cindy Ikeler, to ensure a successful season.

"This is the first year we are having our very own stand-alone AMCC championships. That brings a ton of change. I definitely think that it will make the championship that much more exciting; it will really be focused on our athletes," coach Ikeler said.

Unlike the other sports on campus the swim team does not play in the CSAC, they play in the AMCC (Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference).

Both teams continue their competition with an upcoming meet against Lebanon Valley College on Friday, Nov. 4 at LVC starting at 6 p.m.

Another pair of popular teams on campus are the men's and women's basketball teams. Neither team has seen any official competition, but they are working hard to come out as fierce as possible.

Women's coach Kate Pearson said, "We have been working on getting familiar with each other, since we have a couple new faces this year. Right now, our focus is on defense and making sure we are able to compete with anyone we play by getting it done on defense."

"Hopefully this season we win a fifth-consecutive CSAC championship and another appearance in the NCAA's, but also I hope to see us grow stronger as a

team and individually. With a lot of new faces this year, it should be exciting to see what the season has in store for us," sophomore guard Sarah Martinez said.

The men's basketball team is also working hard to get ready for their upcoming debut.

"We have been spending a lot of time getting used to the new faces on our team. We have a lot of guys back this year (13-returners) so I think we have a good amount of experience. A lot of them are sophomores and juniors.

Hopefully we will be able to compete for and win a CSAC championship this year," men's basketball coach Tim McDonald said.

The men and women’s basketball teams will kick off their season with back-to-back games on Nov. 15 against Eastern University at home. The Lady Cavaliers will kick off the evening at 6 p.m., and the men will follow at 8 p.m.

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Finally understanding the mysterious sport of field hockey

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Cabrini field hockey player Jess Tennett battles for the ball.

BY JOHN WILLIAMS Staff Writer

“I know absolutely nothing about it.”

That is the reaction from sophomore education major Victoria Anderson when asked what she knew about the sport of field hockey. Anderson was not the only person asked this seemingly easy question. In fact, none of the random people asked had a different answer.

So, why does this game that has been around since the middle ages not resonate, and in turn confuse so many people, even with 650,000 high schoolers signed up to play the sport in the U.S. according to the National Federation of Schools?

“Probably because it is not something that girls are getting exposed to in grade school,” Cabrini University field hockey coach Jackie Neary said. “I mean now it is, but for years the majority of the girls would grow up playing soccer in the fall. In private schools they usually have it, but now you are starting to see some townships starting to roll it out. I just think it is just not being aware of it,” Neary said.

Senior field hockey forward Taylor Mack said, “There are so many rules in the sport that I don’t even know them all. I think the whole confusion has to do with the whistleblowing so often because of the contact with sticks."

"There are so many rules from how far down you have to be to how you have to stop the ball in front of a person," Mack said. "I think that the complexity of the rules could sometimes deter people from giving it a chance, because its stop go, stop go, stop go, but when the game gets going, it is definitely very interesting.”

Field hockey is a game played on a turf field with stick that is about waist high in length. It has two sides and of those two sides, only the flat side can be used. The hooklike structure that curls up at the end of the stick hits the ball. A team will try to dribble the field hockey ball across the astroterph—think of cradling the puck in ice hockey. The goal of the game is to score more goals then the other team.

“I think if I were to like (field hockey) to another sport, it would be soccer," Neary said. “Soccer and field hockey share a lot of the same formations thought patterns and

game plans, so they are very similar in that way.”

Mack took this comparison one step forward, “Field hockey is a combination of roller hockey and soccer. The comparison with soccer is they have the same type of positions, both use the same field. The rules are just a bit more complicated," Mack said.

Field hockey takes skill and coordination, which is another reason the sport can be so exciting to watch. Perhaps even more important is the mental aspect of the game.

“You have to be mentally strong to play this game,” Mack said.” There are so many different concepts that go into field hockey. You have to make sure your feet are still moving if you are in front of someone, all the different types of hits you can make, positioning. I think you definitely have to be mentally strong to play this game because there are gonna be times when you're gonna whiff, but that just has to go out of your mind and you have to be able to move on to the next play.”

So what is the future of this both mentally and physically taxing game?

“Field hockey is definitely a growing sport in the United States, and it is visible at all levels,” Neary said. To see this statement’s validity, look no further than USA field hockey. The USA field hockey team has not placed in the Olympic games since 1984, and have not finished better than eigth more than once (1996) since.

Even though Team USA did not medal in these past Olympic games in Brazil, they are much more respected than they had been before, after upsetting the second and third ranked teams in the tournament (Argentina and Australia, respectively).

“I think we are getting better and better each year,” Neary said. “There is starting to be a big push to develop at the lower levels, which will help us get better as a country in the future. I think within a few years; I think we could medal.”

Field hockey is a growing sport in this country. Just like soccer, field hockey is a very big sport in foreign countries and, just like in soccer, America has not quite warmed up to it yet, although there has been some progress.

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“If there’s ever advice I could give to anybody that wants to do this, it’s to just do it.”

Multi-sport athletes: Pushing beyond the limits “It gives me somewhere else to go besides doing school work all of the time so I don’t feel like I’m trapped here always working.”

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