Feb. 26, 2021 issue 04 Loquitur

Twitter bans more than just the former president, page 3

‘Malcom and Marie’ is a film that draws a lot of attention, page 7

Will COVID-19 be affecting Cabrini spring sports, page 9

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COVID-19 vaccines begin to be administered

BY ANNA SCHMADER ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

COVID-19 vaccinations are beginning to be administered across the region. Physicians and students who have received the vaccine report just mild soreness.

Medical Professional Reflection “I had a sore arm for about 30 hours after the first shot and about 15 hours after the second,” Dr. Anna Filip said in an e-mail interview. “I also had a mild headache the day after the first shot.”

Filip is one of the many essential workers who received both doses of the vaccine. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and had done research before receiving the vaccine in her second trimester of her pregnancy.

She said that both the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists endorse pregnant women who are getting the vaccine and advocate for the CDC/ pharmaceutical companies to include pregnant women in future vaccines trials and studies. ACOG discussed vaccinating pregnant women and lactating patients against COVID-19 describing pregnancy as an increased risk factor for coronavirus. MFM disclosed the urge to include pregnant women in trials and studies for future vaccines.

“My expectations are that the vaccine will be one tool we can use to help end the pandemic,” Filip said.

“The other tools are to continue wearing masks and practicing social distancing and hand washing.” She added that if you have been vaccinated or around people who are vaccinated, this is not a reason to stop doing the above. The CDC says getting vaccinated will help you and the others around you. It’s still important to wear masks and social distance to help reduce the chance of being exposed or spreading the virus, but these are not enough. If you are able to get the vaccine, get it.

As a professional, it will help her protect her patients from the virus and advocate the experience. “I want to be a part of the science that helps to give others the reassurance that getting the vaccine is definitely safer than getting the virus,” Filip said. By being vaccinated, she protects her family and community helping move toward herd immunity, which is needed to end this pandemic.

“Being vaccinated also protects my family and my pregnancy,” Filip said. “Being vaccinated protects my community and helps move towards herd immunity that is needed to end the pandemic.”

See Vaccines, Page 4

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Headquarters of the American Academy of Family Physicians in Leawood, Kansas.

Americans are crossing state lines to get their COVID-19 vaccine

BY CIERRA SOUTHARD ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

The slow rollout of the coronavirus vaccine has sent Americans scrambling to get theirs as fast as possible. Currently, there is no national plan for a distribution process for the vaccine. This is causing many to cross state lines, where they are eligible to receive the vaccine.

With the states varying on who they are prioritizing to get the vaccine before others, some are crossing state lines where they are able to get the doses.

Some states are only vaccinating people above the age of 65.

Others, like Mississippi, are vaccinating anyone between the ages of 16-64 if they have chronic health conditions, including people 65 years and older.

The problem with this is that the states receive the amount of doses based on their population. It does not account for those coming in from other states. This has caused some states to update their eligibility requirements, like Kentucky. However, Georgia health officials said that they will not crack down and police the issue because the main goal is to get as many people vaccinated as possible.

See States, Page 3

Major Inconvenience: Cabrini pushing back return to campus

BY SYDNEE REDDY ASSISTANT PERSPECTIVES EDITOR

Cabrini pushed back the return date for students. Originally we were supposed to come back on Jan. 25, but the school decided to push it back until Feb. 15 but keep students online for three weeks.

In later emails, we found out that students would have to get mandatory COVID-19 testing

by Virginia Guard Public Affairs is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Va. National Guard personnel collect samples for COVID-19 testing to be allowed back on campus and the reason that returning to campus was pushed back. Cabrini is providing testing on-campus one week before Feb. 15, with sign-ups being under my housing section of the portal. But you could also do testing elsewhere but you needed to provide documents saying you are negative. Cabrini decided to allow students living on campus return to residence halls on Feb. 13 and 14.

I am glad that I’m able to return to campus this spring semester because being online when the pandemic first hit and after Thanksgiving break in the fall was super hard for me. I know I am not the only student who feels this way.

See Move-in, Page 8

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LOQUITUR 2020-2021 Editorial Staff EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MARIA LATTANZE WRITING MANAGING EDITOR MEGAN FEE MEDIA MANAGING EDITOR FAITH PITSIKOULIS NEWS EDITORS GABBY CELLUCCI AMERICA LOPEZ-SANTIAGO SPORTS EDITORS TY DAUBERT KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN LIFESTYLES EDITORS LAYAL SROUR PERSPECTIVES EDITOR LAUREN KELLEY SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER FAITH PITSIKOULIS LAYOUT AND DESIGN EDITOR MIRANDA SMITH 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. Loquitur Media provides a forum of free expression. All members of the university community may submit work to the editors for possible inclusion. Publication is based on the editorial decision of the editors.

Cabrini university calls for COVID-19 testing for on-campus residents only

BY MARIA LATTANZE EDIITOR IN CHIEF

Cabrini University announced on Friday, Jan. 22 via email that all returning students must acquire a negative COVID-19 test in order to move back on campus in the upcoming weeks. Students were given the option to test at Cabrini University on three separate occasions, or test on their own but had to meet certain criteria.

“Any time a resident student chooses to change their housing status from resident to commuter, the student is refunded based on the current refund schedule,” Rupprecht said. “Typically the student would always be refunded 100 percent so long as they cancel and move out prior to the first day of occupancy.”

About the Tests “The goal of testing residential students is to prevent [the] spread of the virus on campus,” Dean of Students and COVID-19 Task Force Chair Stephen Rupprecht said. “Residential students accounted for more than 75 percent of positive COVID-19 cases in the fall semester [of 2020], and these students represent the greatest risk for spread.”

The pandemic and the now required testing are not the only reasons to prompt a student to change from a resident to a commuter.

Cabrini students were not required to make a payment for tests if they chose to test on-campus. Rupprecht explained that the university is covering the costs of all on-campus testing and was able to get funding assistance through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.

“I think it is smart to test people,” Selena Scialfa, a graduate student in special education with autism endorsement, said. “We are a Cabrini family and should keep each other safe. During a pandemic, we should be testing and catch people who are positive so that Cabrini can stop the spread.”

The university allotted three separate days in which students can make an appointment to have a test on campus. The testing days were within a day of each other and exactly one week prior to the new move-in date Feb. 15. Students were asked to refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and chewing gum half an hour before their testing time. Students were also asked to continue to quarantine to their best of their ability between the end of their test and move-in day.

Cabrini University is not the only campus requiring testing before entering campus. Villanova University asked all faculty and staff to be tested prior to continuing in-person classes on campus. West Chester University requires all students to test weekly in order to slow the spread. Lafayette University requires a weekly COVID-19 screening test for all students and employees who work on campus two or more days a week. Eastern University asked all residential students to test on campus the day of move-in.

Questions and Concerns Some students expressed their concern about the COVID tests only being directed towards residents and not commuters, faculty and staff or anyone freely entering and leaving campus on a daily basis.

“I don’t understand this,” junior communication major Grace Fox said. “People that are commuters should also have to get tested because we don’t know where they have gone to or if they have been smart so if there is a spread around campus it might be coming from them.”

While this is a factor that needs to be considered, Rupprecht states that the greatest risk for the spread of COVID-19 on campus is the residential students.

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“Faculty and staff accounted for minimal risk of virus spread,” Rupprecht said. “Commuter students who are not student-athletes made up only 8 percent of positive cases from the fall with little to no risk of spread to our campus community.”

Another factor that needs to be considered was the accuracy of the COVID-19 tests. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is possible to test negative and then later test positive on a viral test. There are two instances where this can happen: An individual tested too early in the infection and can then test positive later during this illness. An individual could also be exposed to COVID-19 after the test and could then get infected.

“Any effort to test asymptomatic persons carries the risk of the window of time between testing and any future behavior,” Rupprecht said. “All of our residential students were asked to quarantine between the time of testing and their move-in date, to the extent possible. While this gap in time still raises some concerns, we believe the benefit of identifying unsuspecting infection outweighs any perceived or real risk.”

There were some students who chose to move out completely after the fall semester of 2020 and there were some students who moved out during winter break before the start of the spring semester of 2021. Both instances prompted a refund.

“It is not easy to attribute student decisions to not live on campus to any one action,” Rupprecht said. “Many times these decisions are driven by finances. I am not aware at this time of any student who is choosing not to live on campus because of the testing requirement.”

RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 75 PERCENT OF POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES IN THE FALL SEMESTER A Look Ahead Be aware that this is not the only time the university will be conducting COVID-19 testing. The university will have random surveillance testing to ensure the prevention of the spread of the virus in the upcoming weeks.

“Our plan is to test 10 percent of our resident population weekly,” Rupprecht said. “Student-athletes will be tested per the guidelines provided by the NCAA.” Furthermore, the university will continue to follow the recommended CDC guidelines for institutions to reduce the spread of the virus on campus. Such guidelines include isolation, wearing masks, the use of hand sanitizing stations, etc.

“The same mitigation measures that were in place at the end of the fall semester remain in effect for the spring, including no guests in the residence halls, take-out dining only, required maskwearing, and social distancing, including avoiding in-person gatherings,” Rupprecht said These guidelines have been put in place for the safety of not only the students but also the faculty and staff on campus. Junior communication major Michael Firuta expressed his concern for other’s safety on campus and the importance of wearing a mask.

“Some people don’t realize that a negative test does not give you an excuse to not wear a mask,” Firuta said. “There are some people at Cabrini who prefer their friends wear masks and some who don’t.

The purpose of the mask is to protect the person next to you and I strongly encourage those who meet with friends to put their mask on if they are not 100 percent comfortable.”

“Our on-campus mitigation measures were instrumental in limiting virus transmission within the campus community,” Rupprecht said.

“Our employees did an excellent job demonstrating their compliance with mitigation efforts. Adherence to mitigation measures has been demonstrated to better protect against the spread of COVID-19 than testing alone. Our collective focus must remain on social distancing and mask-wearing.”

In order to look forward to the spring semester, it is important for the university to assess the successes and struggles brought by the fall 2020 semester.

“Cabrini continues to measure our success against predetermined metrics that includes current positivity rates and current rates of occupancy for quarantine and isolation housing,” Rupprecht said.

“We remained at or below all concerning metrics throughout the fall thanks to the cooperation of everyone in our community. That cooperation, that adherence to all mitigation measures, will need to continue this spring to get us to Commencement in May. If we see rises or spikes in any metrics that would cause concern, we will assess the situation and make the appropriate decision in the best interest of Cabrini and our community.”

For more information about COVID-19, visit the CDC website and if you are feeling any COVID-19 symptoms, call your local health care provider.

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States Most of this comes down to the honor system.

Health officials want people to wait their turn and they understand how hard that may be.

Both the Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccine require two doses of the shot, therefore causing travelers to make the trip again. It is recommended to receive the shot from the same provider.

Pennsylvania is currently in phase 1A of their vaccination distribution process. They are vaccinating people 65 years old and older, any adults with serious health conditions, healthcare workers and long-term care residents.

Pennsylvania does not have the residency requirement in order to get the vaccine. tThe state has only vaccinated 9.2 percent of the population.

Lauren Fabryka, intensive care unit and outpatient nurse at Bayhealth Medical Center in Delaware, said that many patients are having an extremely difficult time getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “In the office, the patients are mainly elderly and are computer-illiterate. Delaware and Maryland have not advertised availability of the vaccine anywhere else other than the computer,” she said.

She said that her office receives many calls a day regarding the vaccine and in return they give them information for a vaccine clinic. “It seems like the clinics are so overwhelmed with people signing up for the vaccine. People are so eager to get the vaccine that they end up calling multiple health departments and states,” she said.

In Delaware, only clinics set up by the state health department and pharmacies are administering the vaccine. Doctor offices have not received any of the vaccines yet.

Fabryka has had patients that traveled from Delaware to Maryland to receive their vaccine because Maryland has health departments for each county. “They call each health department until they find one with an availability,” she said.

Alex Rowley, an alumna of Cabrini University, now works at Marietta Memorial Hospital.

She said that the hospital receives 300 doses of the Moderna vaccine a week, for the staff a nd the community.

“My boss’s wife works in West Virginia and the wait for her to get the vaccine was three weeks. So she had to go to Ohio to get the vaccine where they had availability,” she said.

President Biden has promised to provide the states with more reliable projections of vaccine supply and he plans on purchasing an additional 200 million vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer. He also plans to increase locations of vaccination sites and people who are administered to give the vaccine.

This will allow for more appointments to be available so that more people can receive their vaccine in their own state.

With different variants of the virus circulation across the globe, it is giving people more of an incentive to protect themselves and get the vaccine.

As supplies run short, vaccine tourism will only continue to surge.

Close-up medical syringe with a bottle of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Alachua County via Flickr

If you are looking to get vaccinated in Pennsylvania, check out the Department of Public Health website to learn more.

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Twitter bans more than just the former president

BY ANTHONY PIETREWICZ STAFF WRITER

Former President Donald Trump went from being one of the most popular Twitter users to being suspended from ever posting on the site again.

“We made a decision with the best information we had,” Twitter founder Jack Dorsey said, defending his choice to remove President Donald Trump from the platform.

Dorsey later added to the discussion in a tweet where he expressed that he does not take pride in banning the president. This controversial decision was made swiftly after the storming of the Capitol building.

Along with the ban comes many questions regarding the integrity of freedom of speech in the United States on social media. This instance opened up many American citizens to the idea that what they see online is filtered and somebody has the power to censor opinions.

Trump’s ban was not because of his points of views though. It was because of his incitement of violence that led to multiple deaths at our nation’s capitol building.

Just as any other Twitter user would be banned after calling for violence, the president is not exempt.

After Twitter, numerous other social media platforms followed suit in preventing further calls to action from the former president. Trump has been banned from using almost every popular social media platform though he only violated the terms of service on Twitter, the rest followed the lead Twitter took. These include Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and platforms the president would not likely use, such as Discord or TikTok. The creator and CEO of MyPillow, Mike Lindell, has also been banned from using his Twitter platform. He has been a known supporter of the former president for a number of years now. Lindell recently made tweets defending President Trump from being banned. This occurrence is what got him banned from Twitter, not only on his personal account but the MyPillow company page as well. He has spoken out against Jack Dorsey before his second ban and seems to be an example of the “precedent” that Dorsey said he wanted to avoid.

There have been countless bans that went under the radar since the attempted insurrection on Jan. 6. About 70,000 Twitter users have been banned for having an

affiliation with QAnon, a group of far-right conspiracy theorists. They believe that Donald Trump was going to rid the government of pedophiles and Satanists.

“Regardless of their outlandish ideologies, there is just as great of a danger in the growing number of censorships,” Connor Ogden, a political science major at Jefferson University, said. He hears a variety of opinions daily, and he fears that certain ones being restricted can create a bigger problem than the ideologies themselves.

Twitter, like other big tech companies, has a strict set of policies they require their users to follow. The social media’s landscape reflects those rules, yet it is not perfect. Sometimes policy violations can go under the radar and when they are pointed out people tend to blame politics. Most, if not all, of the recent bans on Twitter have been of users with different ideas and perspectives, which supports the claim but is simply not true.

According to Twitter’s policy page, they prohibit “the promotion of political content,” yet the site revolves around sharing politics and the distribution of beliefs.

What most people tend to forget is that Twitter is an independent company owned and operated by regular people, not the government. If they choose to censor and block certain people, it is allowed, whether it is a good and ethical decision or not. Although there is nothing illegal about any of the bans that have been put in place, many American citizens who value their right to freedom of speech are fairly disturbed by the imposition of recent censorships, no matter their political views.

Additionally, a number of Americans are disturbed by social media platforms using algorithms to divide the country by targeting ideologies with fake news.

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Mike Lindell at an “An Address to Young Americans” event, featuring President Donald Trump, hosted by Students for Trump and Turning Point Action at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Who is César Chávez and why is his bust in the Oval Office?

BY ANGELICA LARA STAFF WRITTER

When President Biden took office, he placed a model of César Chávez’s head in the Oval Office, but who is this person and what does this mean?

“If the political is personal and the personal is political, then at least who he chooses to put front and center, he’s aware of the other issues going on in the climate,” said Dr. Nancy Watterson, an American Studies professor.

“I think Chávez can stand for this bigger sense of inequities.”

In 1927, César Chávez was born to immigrant parents in a small adobe home in Yuma, Arizona. His family had to move to California in 1938, after his father was swindled by a land-owner that broke their agreement, leaving them with nowhere to live.

With all this symbolic and social importance surrounding Chávez and his legacy, what could the placement of Chávez’s bust in the Oval Office mean about Biden’s next four years?

After graduating from the eighth grade, his father was hurt in an accident, and since Chavez didn’t want his mother to work in the fields, he became a migrant farmer instead of attending high school. Believing his only way out of poverty was by working, he and his family worked on fields across California.

“He’s going to bring into the way he does business, the way he leads, the voices that have been typically marginalized or disenfranchised,” said Watterson. The people President Biden picked for his cabinet already reflects that push for diversity.

Chávez joined the U.S. Navy in 1946, at the age of 19, and served for two years. In 1962, César Chávez, with the help of another Mexican-American activist named Dolores Huerta, established the National Farm Workers Association.

Biden’s choices have not gone unnoticed by Latinx activists in the US either, and their tones have been decidedly optimistic. In an interview with the Washington Post, Dolores Huerta said, “For the president to have César’s bust there and to do it so prominently, to have it so visibly, this is like a message to the world: These are the people we have to take care of. This is what being a president is, to take care of the most vulnerable people in our society.”

In 1965, he was approached by the organizer of the Filipino Delano vineyards strike, Larry Itliong, to get the Mexican-American farm workers to strike along with them. While Chávezwas inspired by the idea, he explained that he would need two to three years to organize everything before joining forces with Itliong.

Itliong said that if Chávez and the Mexican-American workers ignored the Filipino strike, he and his workers would do the same to his organization in retribution.

This helped lead Chávez to Father Donald McDonnell and Fred Ross, two members of the Community Service Organization which eventually recruited him. This organization pushed Chávez in the direction of what is now known as the five-year Delano grape strike.

Not wanting history to repeat itself with how prior boycotts went for other farm workers many years before him, he paid close attention to how Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. both boycotted in 1930 and 1950, respectively.

He decided that, just like Ghandi, he would start fasting for long periods of time, which would help his organization get news coverage. This would give them the ability to spread more awareness for what they were fighting for, and hopefully they would gain more supporters as they went along.

He fasted on three different occasions; the first time was in 1968 for 25 days, and he would only drink water.

During this time he lost around 35 pounds. He did this

“Cesar Chavez Mass Flyer” by Korean Resource Center is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

Statue of Cesar Chavez located at the University of Texas in Austin

again in 1972 for 24 days, and one last time in 1988 for 36 days, which was his longest fasting period.

After five years of César Chávez and his organization boycotting the Delano grape vineyard, California passed the landmark law, which finally gave the Californian farm workers rights to boycott and allowed collective bargaining.

Chávez went on to spend the next several years continuing to fight for the rights of farm workers, eventually passing away just a short distance from his birthplace and hometown of Yuma, Arizona, at the age of 66 in 1993.

In 2014, during his second term in office, President Obama recognized and honored César Chávez’s fight for workers’ rights by declaring March 31 (Chávez’s birthday) as a federal holiday.

Since President Biden has only recently been sworn into office, how he intends to go about this presidency is still up in the air. What could placing this bust of César Chávez mean for the future of his presidency?

“It brings a little bit of honor to our [Mexican] community and how we’re perceived,” Jemmy Medina Raya, a senior criminology and sociology major, said.

Paul Chávez, César Chávez’s son and the president of the César Chávez Foundation, was actually the one to supply the White House with his father’s bust, though he and his family were not told in advance where in the Oval Office Biden would place it.

This can send a strong message to those communities that have suffered from the last four years, especially the Latinx community. Even César Chávez’s own son says that this could be a sign that President Biden will commit to building back the bond between the president and the Latinx community.

“It’s a statement, the fact that his administration put that so explicitly visible,” Medina Rayasaid. “I think it’s a statement to what the administration wants to do.”

While President Biden has only just begun his four-year journey, this is a good start to rebuilding the trust with this community.

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Vaccine Dr. Danielle M. DeHoratius, a dermatologist at Bryn Mawr Medical Specialist, mentioned the term, “COVID arm.” This is when the sight of injection appears red and hot, which is mistaken as an infection called cellulitis. Patients are advised to take Zyrtec if this happens and receive the second shot in the other arm.

“People wait for 15 minutes, but those who have a history of allergic reactions to vaccines then wait for 30 minutes,” DeHoratius said. “Most who had a reaction would develop it in the first 20 minutes of receiving the vaccine.”

She noted that with every vaccination site there are EpiPens which would stop this reaction or in some rare cases, anaphylactic shock. For those who have a sensitive arm or feel they will be extremely sore, they are advised not to take any pain relievers before receiving the vaccine. DeHoratius and USA Today say taking ibuprofen or Tylenol prior to the shot could alter the immune response.

Cabrini Student Reflection Ellen Ford, junior biology major, works at the Wegmans pharmacy in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Being surrounded by the pharmaceutical industry, she heard a lot about the vaccine from the other pharmacists. Ford chose to get the vaccine because she didn’t want to get COVID-19 and didn’t want to risk transmitting it to anyone she knew. “[The] only bad experiences I’ve heard about were people having allergic reactions,” Ford said. “But no one I know has had one and the chances of that seem pretty low.”

After receiving the vaccine, she warns that the aftermath leads to arm soreness, but nothing drastic. Ford said she will inform and encourage others about the vaccine and hopes this will slow the spread, hopefully saving lives.

Rue Kennedy with Peter Spofford at a sporting event

Photo by Rue Kennedy

Rue Kennedy, junior early and special education major, is an essential worker who works with adults who have disabilities. She chose to be vaccinated due to her mother being high risk. Her family doesn’t feel safe going back to “normal” until her mother is able to be vaccinated.

Kennedy thought she would feel very sick after getting the first dose. “I was pleasantly surprised because I only had a regular cold that only lasted for a day,” Kennedy said.

“I was tired and my arms hurt a lot.” She compared it to the tetanus shot mentioning the COVID-19 vaccine didn’t hurt as much. The CDC says to place a clean, cool, wet washcloth over the area and move your arm to help with pain and/or discomfort.

She mentioned the only false information she heard was the vaccine uses fetus cells and causes autism which she already knew was false. The Conversation talked about false information spreading which is posing serious risks for the public health and communities.

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Five way to get motivated at the start of the semester

BY MEGAN FEE WRITING MANAGING EDITOR

The start of a new school semester can be a stressful time for many. The first few weeks can be difficult as everyone has to re-adjust and create a new routine to match their new schedule and get into a new groove. Online learning is especially challenging but there are ways to manage. Here are five ways to get motivated and back into a routine for the semester.

Make a list Making a to-do list or agenda is a great and easy way to get organized and ease into a new routine. Having a daily agenda can help with staying on track with work as well as inspire you to celebrate your accomplishments so far.

While no day is the same, this will help give you a better routine and help manage tasks that need to get done throughout the day.

Emily Capaldi, a junior marketing major, believes that making a to-do list helps her get her work done when she feels unmotivated.

Everyone will have a different balance but the most important thing is to find what works just right for you.

Break tasks down into smaller steps It is easy to get overwhelmed and that stress can quickly drain your energy and lead to procrastination. This is why it is important to take things one step at a time and break down big tasks down step by step.

Piccone explained that she manages her time by setting goals for herself throughout the day and finds it helpful to divide up the workload of bigger assignments over the course of a few days rather than just rushing to get it done at once.

“I try to do my homework for particular classes on the day of the class and if I do not get it all done then I’ll finish it on my days off,” Piccone said.

“I find that when I write an agenda of what work that needs to be done for the day I am more likely to get it done,” Capaldi said.

Get into a routine sleep schedule Waking up and going to bed are a big part of a daily routine, but it can be difficult to have a consistent morning and sleep schedule due to several factors. However, this does not mean that it is impossible.

According to PsychologyToday, writing down your tasks and goals holds you more accountable and can help serve as a reminder for everything that you have completed already, which can help increase motivation.

SleepFoundation explains that you can create a better sleep routine by setting aside some extra time to unwind and relax to get ready for bed and that by creating a fixed wake-up time, your body will get better adjusted to a routine and be more energized.

Take breaks throughout the day Taking breaks may not come to mind when thinking about getting motivated for the semester but they are essential to add into your routine. It is important to find a good work-life balance and pace yourself in order to prevent burn out. Taking little breaks throughout the day can help productivity and give you a chance to relax and do things you enjoy which can be good for your physical and mental health.

Capaldi explained she found her work more manageable when she had better sleep and was able to get up around the same time every day.

According to an interview done by BusinessNewsDaily, Chris Chancey, a career expert and the CEO of Amplio Recruiting, explains that a good work-life balance will have positive effects such as “less stress, a lower risk of burnout and a greater sense of well-being.”

Capaldi explained that she listens to music when working and allows herself to take breaks when needed so she does not burn herself out.

Meanwhile Michelle Piccone, a junior psychology major, explained that she finds it helpful to make time to hang out with friends and be social during breaks so she can return to her work with a clear mind.

“I wake up early almost everyday because I feel like I am able to accomplish more if I start early,” Capaldi said.

The site also explains that everyone should adjust their sleep schedule over time if changes need to be made in order for their body to adjust gradually.

Treat Yourself An important part of motivation involves celebrating your accomplishments and little victories. Treating yourself can be as simple as taking a break, going for a walk, reading a book or hanging out with friends, among other things.

PsychologyToday explains that giving yourself little rewards every now and then for any progress that you have made will help boost your motivation and help you keep a positive attitude.

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Some other ways to help with this online school setting is by setting work hours for yourself in order to separate yourself from school while you are at home.

Furry friends keep their owner’s spirit up during the pandemic

BY SOPHIA GERNER ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Owning a pet can be a great opportunity that increases people’s well-being, mental health and even physical activity.

“There have been studies that suggest that dogs and humans have evolved to have a relationship. When a dog owner and a dog look at each other both brains fire in the areas related to affection,” Dr. Ruta Clair, assistant professor in Cabrini’s psychology department, said.

Clair is a pet owner herself with two dogs at home named Gus and Tugger. She has always had a dog in her life and loves spending time with them.

Ninety percent of pet owners said in a survey their pets had helped them cope emotionally while being in lockdown.

“Pets can provide a type of social support that has positive impact on health and wellbeing,” Clair said. She said the time spent with our pets could reduce feelings of social isolation, especially when we consider them as a part of our family.

But the intense time spent during the pandemic may have a down side when people return to ordinary routines outside the home.

She is concerned that our pets might not also be prepared to be alone after spending every day with their owners during lockdown, or that the owners won’t put in the time needed for their pets to adjust after returning to their normal lives.

Clair doesn’t believe that everyone has to have a pet, but everyone has to have social connections. Social isolation, like what people are experiencing with the pandemic, has a negative effect on a person’s well-

being. For some, a pet could be the key to the positivity needed for a healthier mentality.

Gabrielle Fanelli, a sophomore biological and health science major, is an owner of a cat named Lilly and a dog named Bella.

Pet adoptions have soared since the world went into lockdown, making one in three people adopting a new pet.

Fanelli is considering being a part of this statistic while thinking about taking home a new husky for herself and family to love. She believes adoption at this time would be beneficial for not only her and her family, but also the puppy itself.

“Having a pet can brighten a mood and be there when you need them,” Fanelli said. She personally loves when they keep her company while doing work or just watching TV. Fanelli said that having a pet definitely has a positive impact on someone’s mental health.

“From personal experience, I’ve seen depressive emotions become positive after adopting a new dog,” she said. “Pets bring joy and love into a family.”

Fanelli believes if her quarantine experience were without pets running around the house, she would have been very bored. She said having her pets there to spend time with helped her keep a positive outlook on what was going on in the world.

“They might not be able to talk, but their presence was enough to keep me company during this pandemic,” Fanelli said.

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Malik Bailey, a sophomore psychology major and dog owner, said that his relationship with his pet has drastically improved during the pandemic, and has left him better as a whole when it comes to his mental health and well-being.

Bailey has a lab named Sony. He believes pets can leave anyone with better mental health, because they make others happy and just want to have fun and play.

“My dog gives me something to do when I am stuck in the house and wishing I was outside enjoying life,” Bailey said.

He said the best pet to have a relationship with during the pandemic is a dog, because of their ability to comfort humans. Bailey believes his pandemic experience would have been completely different without Sony by his side.

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Students, faculty decide whether to return to campus or not to return on whether or not to return to campus seems to be widely spread amongst the student body, with some of the biggest factors being the restrictions, academic success and the number of their friends that are on campus. Students’ ability to succeed in classes seems to be the largest driving force in who chooses to return to campus.

Some students feel that they are set up to fail in the online learning environment for a number of factors and others are taking to online learning just fine and even enjoying it.

Jason Colandonto, an English and writing major, said, “I’m enjoying online learning. It has its difficulties and annoyances at times though.”

Students are not the only ones deciding if they should attend classes in person online-only, professors are met with the same challenges on how to best teach their courses and get students engaged in the class.

Social distancing graphic used by Cabrini University.

BY RYAN CHYBINSKI STAFF WRITER

As Cabrini begins a new semester, students and faculty are faced with the continuing challenge of how to create the best college experience during an ongoing global pandemic. In the fall, the Cabrini community returned to campus on time with several policies in place to try and keep everyone safe. Some of those policies included masks everywhere on campus, stickers on desks telling students where to sit to maintain social distancing and the option for students to take classes in person or online.

However, with the new semester comes new challenges. The choice was made to start the semester following an all online schedule for the first three weeks. Students will be allowed to come back to campus after those three weeks, but must have a negative COVID-19 test before they will be allowed to return to living on campus or taking classes on campus. There is a divide between teachers and students on what they plan to do this coming semester.

“I think it will be safe as long as the university follows the appropriate guidelines in place for a campus setting,” Thomas Albrecht, an adjunct professor in the computer science department, said. “The availability of a vaccine, social distancing and other measures should prove to be effective.” This seems to be common among teachers especially those who chose to hold in-person classes in the fall, but some teachers are choosing to hold classes only online.

Courtney Kovatch, a sophomore education major, said, “Yes I plan to come back to campus because I want to live with my best friend and be on school grounds to do better this semester.” The decision

Albrecht said, “I taught an in-person class in the Fall and everything worked out fine. I was in a classroom where I could give students the option of in-person or remote, real-time instruction via Collaborate. We started off mainly in-person but by the Thanksgiving break, most students had transitioned to remote.” This seems to be what a large number of teachers are choosing to do this semester with a large amount of them having the knowledge of the fall to build on.

The big looming question for everyone in the college world is how much longer will this online learning continue. Many students and staff are burnt out and feel like they are not providing or receiving the education they should be. With the current numbers and trajectory of this pandemic, it does not look like an end is in sight.

Theodora Dini, a sophomore biology major, said, “I think online learning will continue probably into the spring next year, but hopefully it will be more in-person in fall 2021.”

Albrecht said, “Online learning is here to stay. Higher education was trending in this direction before COVID-19 hit us.”

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‘Malcom and Marie’ is a film that draws a lot of attention

BY JYAIR FIELDS & NAISER WARREN-ROBINSON STAFF WRITER & ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

‘Malcolm and Marie’ chooses an odd but successful way to tell its love story. The movie is filmed in black and white to draw greater emphasis to the disordered relationship. Malcom is an up-and-coming film director.

Him and his beautiful thin girlfriend are just getting home from his latest premiere as the movie begins.

Sam Levinson is the producer of the movie and is best known as the creator of the HBO teen drama Euphoria.

Zendaya Coleman, the protagonist of the movie, is also one of the lead roles in the teen drama ‘Euphoria.’ The movie is based on a real-life incident when Malcolm forgets to thank his girlfriend Marie at the premiere. The argument between the couple was significant, because Malcolm didn’t give any credit to Marie of the movie that’s based on her life. He never gave her credit where it was due. The film illustrates how strong Marie can be through tough times. The film also illustrates that things will always be political and the status of things will always be based on race no matter the year it may be.

stunningly beautiful, even the grain. The light, the high contrast really works. The camera movement mirrors the emotional content of the film and is well motivated.

The acting is fantastic. Washington is both shallow and richly realized. Zendaya does an amazing job, better than I expected. This film is really a stage play on film.

A two-hander in a single location which is one of the ways a story can be made feasible on stage. It works for COVID. It feels like a very indie film. Sometimes it feels like a French film from the 1960s.”

“This is the only movie I watched that ever showed me the true ups and downs of a relationship,” Ryder Evans, senior biology major, said. “The movie shows me what I can possibly be faced with in the future when I get into a relationship.”

Malcolm and Marie’s dialogue is the most intriguing part of the film. The film touches on a plethora of topics ranging from the way modern-day films are critiqued all the way down to dependency within relationships.

While the film and its actors are shot beautifully, the conversations that take place between the characters can be described as extremely ugly with each character taking the opportunity to degrade and defile each other every chance they get.

This is insinuated because according to Malcolm who is played by John David Washington, “I’m choosing to make a film that’s fundamentally political, but not everything I do is political because I’m Black.”

With each character routinely going into monologues that are aimed at highlighting the other person’s deficiencies, the movie can be classified as a realistic, late-night quarrel between a couple within a toxic relationship.

This is an accurate depiction of what he goes through as a minority male filmmaker due to the fact that he feels anxious because of his skin color.

The plot connected to the overall message of the movie by showing that relationships always have more going on behind closed doors.

“The script is very inconsistent and could use serious cutting,” John Doyle, assistant professor of communication, said. “The shot composition blows me away, especially when Washington walks outside while we look at him in bed. The black and white is

“People always have more going on for themselves in this world and it’s okay to have a negative or positive outcome,” Ariana Mack, sophomore psychology major, said. “After watching the movie it brought back memories to a recent conversation I had with a toxic guy.” After she told him several times that she wasn’t interested in him, he still refused to take no for an answer. This resulted in him being blocked by her.

While the movie may be triggering for those who may have suffered through a relationship like that of Malcolm and Marie’s, the themes discussed along with the performances put on by Zendaya and John David Washington make it worth the watch.

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Move-In Something that upset me about the announcement that we will be starting the first three weeks of the semester online was how late they decided to announce it.

President Donald Taylor sent out the email on Jan. 6, wo weeks before the semester was supposed to start. Cabrini students and faculty were on break for almost a month at that point. I feel as though the administration should have already sent out some type of heads up to both students and faculty at Cabrini even before we left campus in the fall semester.

Announcing it while on break, two weeks before the semester started, was very inconvenient for both students and faculty. I found it inconvenient, because this semester I am taking a math class and while packing for fall break my calculator wasn’t something I grabbed, because I thought I would be back on campus. Luckily, my teacher told us that we don’t need it for the first couple of weeks, but I know some students who had similar problems weren’t as lucky as me. Also, some professors on campus probably had to rewrite their syllabus to accommodate being online for three weeks.

I honestly think that the administration made a last minute decision in sending us back three weeks late and making us get COVID-19 tested.

The administration had months to decide whether or not to make it mandatory for students to get

COVID-19 tested to come back to campus. They could have even decided this when planning the school year out. Weeks before we even went on fall break, Dr. Fauci warned about a surge of virus cases because we were going to the winter season.

So even then, the administration could have told us that in order to come back to campus, you have to get tested.

They could have even used the same protocols for coming back to campus but instead, we had our campus return pushed back by three weeks.

I completely understand why students who are returning to campus are required to be tested for COVID-19. There is no way to know if students came in contact with the virus before returning back to campus and if they were following CDC guidelines prior to coming back to campus.

Something important to point out is that when students moved back to campus in the fall, the administration didn’t make students get mandatory COVID-19 tests beforehand. We also didn’t have testing on campus unless you came in contact with someone or you had symptoms of the virus.

At the end of the day, I am glad we can come back to campus, but I have so many questions about why we were told last minute and why certain things weren’t thought of beforehand.

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Why I began meditating over winter break

BY NATALIE CIOCIOLA STAFF WRITER

2020 was a year like no other. We all had to find ways to cope with something neither we nor our families had ever experienced in their lifetime.

I tried out many different things to help me deal with the inevitable stress and the sad days that came with 2020. I tried journaling, reading self-help books and going on walks, but while these activities definitely improved my mood, I found my best results took place through meditation.

Prior to trying meditation, I was skeptical. I was concerned that my ADHD would make meditation essentially impossible for me to get through. But I have heard time and time again that meditation will significantly improve my life. So many people have told me this, including friends, a doctor, a therapist and even social media influencers. I figured that I had nothing to lose and with all the free time I had over winter break, and that this would be the best time to try it out.

According to Very Well Mind, meditation can be defined as “a set of techniques that are intended to encourage a heightened state of awareness and focused attention.” Meditation has a long-standing historical and cultural significance. It is prac=ticed in nearly every religion. However, you do not have to identify with any specific culture or religion to appreciate and practice meditation.

There are many different ways to practice meditation. The three techniques I focus on the most are mindfulness meditation, movement meditation and visualization meditation.

Mindfulness meditation is very simple. It consists of acknowledging your reality and observing the things you think about throughout the day while not giving mind to your negative or judgmental thoughts. In mindfulness meditation, you should also focus on your breathing and maintain slow and deep breaths in through the nose and then out through the mouth.

Movement meditation is better for people who are too fidgety or hyperactive to do mindful meditation or other techniques. I find movement meditation to be a good fit for me because of my ADHD. The most popular and well-known way to practice movement meditation is through yoga. It is also a great way to incorporate exercise if that is part of your daily goals.

The last meditation technique I use is visualization meditation. It is probably something we all do often without even realizing. Visualization meditation usually is closing your eyes, being mindful of your breathing and visualizing a person, place or thing that makes you feel happy and at peace. This is probably the easiest technique and the best for beginners. I believe this is pretty comparable to day-dreaming, which a lot of us find ourselves doing at work or in class sometimes. I personally like to visualize myself with a bunch of dogs with my favorite people in a field of sunflowers.

There are many physical and mental benefits that come with meditation. Many people look to meditation to help relieve stress, because mediation is proven to reduce stress. This includes lowering cortisol levels in the blood as well as lowering blood pressure. Meditation also helps with symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD and other mental illnesses. In addition, it helps increase the length and endurance of your attention span.

I recommend that everyone tries meditation out at least a few times. You may be surprised with how great you will feel over time.

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Meditation can be practiced through yoga.

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Kobe Bryant’s death hit a little too close to home

BY SARA HORAN SPORTS REPORTER

It has been one year since the devastating tragedy of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. The death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter is what some call the start of the curse of the year 2020. Bryant’s death affected so many lives in our country but Bryant’s death hit a little too close to home for the Cabrini community being known as a local legend to many growing up in Philadelphia or the Pennsylvania area where Bryant was from.

Bryant was born in Philadelphia and attended high school at Lower Merion high school only 16 minutes from Cabrini. He was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the U.S. To sophomore basketball player Katie Rodriguez, Kobe Bryant was more than just a local legend. He was a part of her family. Rodriguez’s uncle Joe Carbone had the privilege of being Bryant’s personal trainer in high school and then followed Bryant to the NBA. “When I was younger I would spend a lot of time out in California with my cousins and we were able to attend many lakers games,” Rodriguez said. Bryant was also her cousin’s godfather. “A funny part is the last time I saw Bryant was at my cousin’s 18th birthday party only three years ago,” Rodriguez added.

As a basketball player herself, Rodriguez said she considers Bryant as one of her favorite players.

Rodriguez said, “Bryant is one of my most favored players. Regardless of knowing him his grit and passion really inspired me to continue playing basketball.”

Rodriguez has been through many injuries throughout her high school career that resulted in her warming the bench for months and even years at a time. “Bryant had multiple interviews that I would watch and listen to religiously in the gym that kept me going and his words are really moving and inspiring,” Rodriguez said. “Off the court, I struggled mentally with course loads and transition to college and my college coach would always suggest motivational videos and I would always find myself watching Bryants videos because they were just so motivational.”

Sophomore psychology major, Malik Bailey, remembers exactly where he was when he found out that Kobe Bryant had passed. “It was right after practice and the whole team was in the locker room. One of my teammates broke the news and the team thought it was a joke. However, he proceeded to show us and then we all proceeded to look it up to find the disheartening news and the whole room was just filled with sadness,” Bailey said.

Of course, Bryant was considered one of Bailey’s favorite players as many players consider him to be but it was not for the obvious reasons of being a hardworking player and his passion for the game. “I did not want to be like Kobe because of his shooting or scoring. I wanted to follow in his footsteps on how hard he worked at his craft,” Bailey added.

Bryant did not just have an impact on society as a player but also as a person. “I learned that the ultimate goal in life isn’t a championship but it is to one day have a family,” Bailey said. “Kobe would not constantly say that because he knew you can have endless championships but you can have one family.

This was an eye-opener for me and made me excited to one day have a family for myself.”

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Rodriguez as a toddler with Bryant

Will COVID-19 be affecting Cabrini spring sports season?

BY HANNA HYLAND LIFESTYLES ASSISTANT EDITOR

With the fall and winter athletic seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cabrini athletes have hope their spring season will be able to take place.

With the first case of the coronavirus happening now over a year ago, these athletes did not expect for another season to be affected. Luckily for them, Cabrini University has announced the 2021 spring season is officially back on.

JD Barrett, business management student, is a senior on the baseball team. He agrees that spring sports should still be played with precautions and protocols in place.

“Baseball is an outside sport so there really is no reason why we can’t socially distance and be responsible about it,” Barrett said.

“Following the CDC, state and local guidelines and the NCAA SSI (Sports Science Institute), our teams will be practicing and competing this Spring,” Brad Koch, Cabrini athletic director, said.

Jordan Fafara, freshmen criminology student, is on the rowing team at Cabrini. She shares her fear that even though the spring season is on as of now , it could change at any point. Fafara said, “We don’t really have a set plan yet but as far as I know right now they are going to be a little more strict on us due to most of the teams getting shut down last semester.”

This season will be taken with many precautions and stricter rules to ensure the health and safety of all involved.

She adds, “I understand that they want to be strict and I understand why but it’s hard for them to tell college students to not go out and have fun.”

Maria Alexandrowicz, the athletics office specialist, shared that Cabrini athletics will be working with a company called WholeHealth, which will be providing the students with testing kits. As soon as more information becomes available, all student athletes will be notified regarding the testing.

Koch feels strongly that “As an institution, we are committed to providing the best possible student-athlete experience in the safest and most manageable way possible.”

“The students want to play and I think as a university we have to do the best we can to accommodate our students needs and right now our students needs are to play sports,” Alexandrowicz said. She added the admiration she has for all of the athletic directors working countless hours to ensure this is done in the safest and most practical way.

Cabrini Athletics will keep all students updated as anything changes throughout the season on their website and on their social media pages.

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Students are getting a feel for the sports industry with Jaws

BY PRYCE JAMISON ASSISTANT LIFESTYLES EDITOR

Hall-of-Fame Eagles quarterback helped launch a new 18-credit sports communication.

He spoke to approximately 65 students and alumni on Wednesday, Feb. 10. The school widely suggests that the minor should be paired with a major in digital communication and social media, to land a job as a communications professional more efficiently in the sports industry. Bringing in someone with a eminent sports background, from both a player and analyst point of view, was just what the communication department needed to ignite the flame.

The meeting featured prepared questions asked by students and was moderated by Emmy award winning broadcaster, Lou Tilley, who will also be joining the Cabrini family as a key instructor in the program. He stressed the idea that play by play announcing and broadcasting will be covered in the minor, and that it takes some important points of emphasis that he and Jaworski can give insight on from firsthand experience.

Ron Jaworski played 15 seasons in the NFL from 1974 to 1990, which consisted of three years with the St. Louis Rams, 10 years of Philadelphia Eagles, one with the Miami Dolphins and one with the Kansas City Chiefs. Right after his playing days, he began a 27-year run with ESPN as a sports analyst and commentator from 1990 to 2017, covering areas such as Monday Night Football from 2007 up until his final days with the network.

He has worked with notable announcers such as Jon Gruden, Mike Tirico, Kevin Harlan and Tony Kornheiser and has overall carved out a eminent broadcasting career over the past few decades, while finding success in his entrepreneurial exploits such as being one of the founders of the Philadelphia Soul. He also owns seven golf courses across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. While answering questions in the early part of the panel, he wasted no time mentioning the commitment and work ethic that has to go into building a career in that industry.

“The average career of an NFL player is 3.1 years, so me playing at the highest level for 15 years took the same amount of preparation and work ethic as it did to develop a long running media career,” Jaworski said. “Everything from researching all 22 guys on the field to know their background to be able to give insight on them if a player is going off, to also being in tuned with the technical side of everything behind the camera on live broadcasts, to overall being concise and not rambling goes into being prepared to talk about and call a game.”

As he spoke on all the little things he had to learn from the greats when entering media, even when he thought he was already a good commentator, he mentioned how no matter what position you find in the industry it’s important to have an all around knowledge of the production set. This was key to mention considering how this will also be a point of emphasis that will be instilled into and gone over with the students in the minor.

“Don’t think just because you are pursuing this career that you have to be the face in front of the camera,” the former Eagles quarterback said. “There are plenty of opportunities and places looking for writers, directors, producers, and etc. where one of you can excel while contributing to the production.”

Speaking on his overall growth, past experience and how he wasn’t always as prepared and great as he thought he was, was a good start to make sure humility was instilled into the students. Explaining that he surely didn’t find success as an analyst overnight, helped keep things real and let students know that the road isn’t going to be easy but will be a fun path for the ones who have a passion for it.

“The electric atmosphere that a commentator brings to the game while connecting the fans to the action of play is what really had me fascinated,” La Salle University sophomore, Sean Cornely, said. “I’m glad I got the chance to announce the basketball games and do the football pregame shows at my high school because it gave me a sense of what one would have to do in order to actually be successful in that field. Everything from researching the opposing players, to knowing what matchups are a rivalry, to even getting down the pronunciation of names, told me that anybody that would actually be interested in sports analyst would have a lot of small details to tackle.”

More and more students, especially in the communication major, have gravitated towards this career field since the minor was introduced. They truly believe they can find success with their basic sports and broadcast knowledge. Many of them felt as if this was a career path that you see on television daily but can never find a path to actually get into, so the way the university is making it an accessible reality to many students will surely create a new journey that has just started to unfold, for both Cabrini and aspiring sports analyst.

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