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Cabrini admissions unveils dreamers scholarship

By Mark Finley Staff Writer

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abrini admissions announced they have partnered with TheDream.US, a national scholarship fund for undocumented students.

TheDream.US is the nation’s largest college access

and success program for DREAMers.

“Cabrini University is proud to be a Partner College of TheDream.

US,” Taylor said in the letter.

“This partnership embodies Cabrini’s mission as a Catholic institution committed to helping the underserved and serving the social justice charisma of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.”

Cabrini is the first school in Pennsylvania to partner with TheDream.US. TheDream.US has 70 partner colleges in 21 states and Washington, DC.

Taylor mentioned in the letter that St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was herself an immigrant and is the patron saint of immigrants. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini is this university’s namesake.

The Dream.US provides scholarships which include tuition, fees, books and supplies of up to $37,000 for first-time college students.

Cabrini has a center on immigration that advocates for all immigrants locally and nationally and has provided legal assistance to undocumented students seeking citizenship or facing deportation.

Also, up to $31,000 for community college graduates to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Cabrini will start welcoming applications from DREAMers for the 2022-23 academic year.

To apply for the scholarship, applicants must have DACA or TPS authorization, or have come to the country before Nov. 1, 2016, (before the age of 16), and otherwise meet the DACA eligibility criteria.

President Donald Taylor sent a letter to Cabrini students and staff announcing the partnership with TheDream.US.

Also mentioned in the letter, TheDream.US noted Cabrini’s mission as a Catholic institution with standing commitment to helping the underserved and serving social justice.

“Our mission as a Catholic institution committed to social justice and equity made Cabrini an attractive potential partner,” Kimberley Lewis, dean of admissions, financial assistance and marketing, said.

“We are thrilled to be the only college or university in the Commonwealth to be chosen as TheDream.US partner.”

In her role, Lewis will deal first hand with dreamers starting in the

2022-23 school year.

“Through our partnership with the TheDream.US Foundation, the university has a unique opportunity to carry forward Mother Cabrini’s legacy through this access initiative,” Lewis said.

TheDream.US wants to provide all young Americans, regardless of where they are born, the opportunity to earn a college education which fits with the Cabrini mission.

“Cabrini is committed to providing a campus environment that prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion for Dream Scholars and for every Cabrini student,” Lewis said.

“The University strives to develop and empower socially responsible leaders who promote positive change, DEI and mission across the campus and in community engagement efforts.”

Cabrini’s mission is to welcome learners of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds and prepares them to become engaged citizens of the world.

“This partnership is one of many ways that we will continue to live out the Cabrini mission,” Lewis said.

Interested students should visit TheDream.US or contact Cabrini’s admissions for more information on how to apply.

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The best present to give this year is not a gift you’ll find under the Christmas tree

By Matt Rutherford Writing Managing Editor The holiday season is just beginning and many of us are scrambling to find gifts. After all it is called the season of giving.

While many of us give gifts to family and friends, some donate to organizations such as Toys for Tots or The Salvation Army.

This year many don’t have the money to give as the pandemic has hurt most financially, but this doesn’t mean that people can’t give. In fact, many people could give something even more valuable; their time.

Places are always looking for volunteers to help with various things.

Food banks are always popular throughout the holidays as more people drop off and pick up goods for their families. In the Greater Philadelphia area, dozens of food banks could use volunteers.

Philabundance is the area’s largest food bank and helps feed 135,000 people each week.

With that type of number, you can clearly see that it takes an army to feed people.

One could go volunteer their time at a soup kitchen. The United States has 2,500 soup kitchens to help feed the half of a million Americans that eat at soup kitchens weekly.

Though some soup kitchens only serve soup and bread, others serve a freshly-cooked full course meal and provide a take-out bag with a sandwich and other goodies.

The most important thing a soup kitchen does is it provides the homeless with a sense of belonging. For someone who doesn’t have a place of their own, this is a big deal, particularly during the holidays.

many offices across the region.

Habitat for Humanity builds affordable homes around the world in partnership with families in need of a decent place to live.

Habitat homebuyers help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. If you are not into building, you could always volunteer at one of their “ReStores.”

The stores are thrift shops where the proceeds help local families build, rehabilitate and repair safe and affordable homes in local communities and around the world.

We all love to receive gifts at the holidays, but as we get older, our lists get shorter and harder to make up.

Instead of struggling to figure out what we want as a gift, we ask others to make a donation in your name to a nonprofit of your choice?

When choosing a non-profit, choose one that means a lot to you. There is a nonprofit out there for just about anything.

There’s even a nonprofit to help exceptionally tall high school seniors with college scholarships, so let it be something close to your heart.

As you go about this holiday season, let us not forget about those not as fortunate as us. We should take a deep appreciation for what we have and not fret about what we don’t have, or didn’t get as a gift.

On behalf of all of us from The Loquitur, we would like to wish a happy and safe holiday season to you and your families!

It is always upsetting when driving through the city and seeing someone homeless lying there in the streets especially in the winter months; sometimes with nothing more than a blanket to keep them warm.

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We all have clothes in our closets and drawers that we don’t wear anymore. Instead of letting your clothes sit around for a while, donate them to help someone in need.

It may just be a pair of pants or a sweater to you, but to someone else, it could mean the world. The city of Philadelphia has about 5,700 homeless people that need our help.

People need homes. One place to volunteer time is Habitat for Humanity, a group that build homes for the needy. This nonprofit has

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Homelessness in the City of Philadelphia You can support the homeless by either donating old clothes or either helping out at your local soup kitchen

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One year after death of Walter Wallace, Philadelphia honors his life, advocates for police reform

By Max Silverman News Editor family, spoke out against systemic racism, and advocated for police reform.

Walter Wallace Jr. had been battling multpile mental health issues, such as bipolar disorder, for years. On Oct. 26 2020, this internal struggle would cost the 27 year old his life.

Elder Melanie DeBouse, said that the aim of this event was “to let the Wallace family know that we stand in solidarity with them and also show our sympathy and our continued support,” she said. “It is also designed to bring the attention to elected officials that more has to be done in the way we’re policing the citizens of Philadelphia.”

At approximately 3:45 p.m., Wallace Jr. was in a heated argument with his family. Concerned that this could quickly turn violent, Wallace’s siblings and neighbor called for 9-1-1 multiple times. His sister specifically called for medical services to help her brother

Supporters gathered outside the Church’s steps to advocate for better police training in mental health issues. They also wanted to reinvigorate justice in the US by establishing mental health response teams in cities that don’t have any. This is a very simple idea that could save thousands of lives.

However, only two police officers, Sean Matarazzo and Thomas Munz, arrived on the scene.

Seeing a knife in his hands, both officers commanded Wallace to drop his knife multiple times.

He did not follow these commands. Despite the cries of “Don’t Shoot!” and “He’s Mental!,” the officers fired at Wallace around a dozen times, ending his life.

Both Officers were moved to desk duty after this shooting. Wallace’s family did not press murder charges, but instead filed a wrongful death charge. The city of Philadelphia settled this charge one year after his death, paying the family $2.5 million.

This fateful incident ignited the fires for many changes. The most immediate of these was to provide tasers to all Philadelphia police officers so they would be less likely to use their guns Photo by Marion Callahan

Rev. Kent Matthies, senior Minister at USG, is a major supporter of establishing a mental health response team in Philadelphia.

against a target (both officers in the Wallace case did not have a taser on them). Before, there was a lack of tasers for officers in the city due to insufficient funds.

It also brought the desire to have a mental health response team to deal with situations like those of the Wallace Family.

This has yet to be established in Philadelphia, but it has many supporters, including those who participated in the “Remembering Walter Wallace, Jr.: A Vigil and A Call to Act” event on Oct 27. 2021.

One year after his passing, residents of Philadelphia, its suburbs, and members of the Unitarian Society of Germantown (USG) gathered at the

Photo by Marion Callahan

USG Church in remembrance of Wallace Jr. People lined the streets, holding signs that supported the Wallace family and Black Lives Matter.

Speakers from a diverse range of backgrounds took the stage.

“We want to establish a Mental Health Hotline in the city (of Philadelphia) to deal with crises like this. Walter Wallace should never have been dealt with by police.”

Matthies expressed confidence in this tall task.

“We can bend it (the current law enforcement system) in a way so that it works for justice.”

Photo by Marion Callahan

Carol Duncan was one of the many people present at the vigil. She was devastated after hearing about Wallace’s death. “It was emblematic of how many police officers treat people of African decent, we need reconciliation and to come together for the same value,” she said.

Politicians, activists and the minister of USG all took turns addressing the crowd. Amidst the cheering and honking of car horns, these presenters gave their condolences to the Wallace

FDA and CDC authorize use of all booster shots, mix-and-match strategy

By Marcus Alvarez Staff Writer

Who is Eligible for Booster shots?

Moderna and PfizerVaccines Can receivea booster if: • It's been six months since the second dose • Age 65+ • Age 18+ with others at high risk of exposure • Age 18+ immunocompromised

Johnson&Johnson Vaccine Can receivea booster if: • It's been two months since the last dose • Age 18+

The wait is over – the Pennsylvania Department of Health is now rolling out Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots to select adults in the state as the CDC and the FDA authorize the doses.

According to the Department of Health in Pennsylvania on Nov. 3, 2021, a total of 1,575,184 COVID-19 cases are present in the state (numbers may vary).

Cabrini University’s COVID-19 tracker reports on Nov. 3, 2021, a total of one active case.

What is a booster shot and why does it matter?

According to OSF Healthcare, booster shots are an added protection against disease to remind the immune system, after a long time, what it needs to fight against.

Federal, state and local health departments are actively working against the spread of COVID-19.

Following the endorsement of the Pfizer booster shot in Sept., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had not made it clear if people with Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines could get the Pfizer booster dose.

Luckily, that has all recently changed.

On Oct. 20, the FDA released a statement approving the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots to some individuals.

Graphic by Marcus Alvarez

A day later, the CDC also endorsed the same booster shots for certain adults.

The expansion of eligibility now allows COVID-19 vaccine and booster recipients to mix and match their doses.

The phrase “mix-and-match,” concerning booster or vaccine shots, means using a different brand from the original dose.

Mixing and matching offers more flexibility to individuals hoping to switch providers.

The FDA, CDC and other officials do not push for one dose over the other – it is up to the individual.

The CDC urges individuals to get booster shots after two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine because the vaccine becomes less effective at fighting illness over time.

The side-effects of getting the booster shot are mild, similar to the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Department of Health of Pennsylvania, with a swift motion, recognized the endorsements from the FDA and the CDC. Through a statement released to the press on Oct. 22, they announced the good news.

“Vaccine providers across Pennsylvania have supplies of all three safe and effective vaccines ready to administer booster shots today to those who are eligible,” Secretary of Health, Alison Beam, said (taken from press release).

The FDA and CDC recommend those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine to get the booster shot.

Individuals are eligible if six months have passed, they’re 18-years or older and they’re at a greater risk.

For those who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the FDA and CDC recommend people 18-years or older get the booster dose if two months have passed since the second vaccination.

The COVID-19 pandemic is still a major focal point in the United States, but it does not mean people should forget about the flu.

The FDA recommends individuals should get the flu vaccine as the flu continues to affect people each year. The COVID-19 and flu vaccines do not prevent one from the other.

Vaccinations for everyone at Cabrini before the start of this semester was mandatory.

Cabrini University has yet to release any information on booster shots or if they will be required for everyone on campus next semester.

Cabrini University offers useful information and many resources in the COVID-19 Tool Kit section on their website.

Students can visit Health Services at Founder’s Hall, room 98. Students, staff, faculty and families can also track Cabrini COVID-19 updates through Cabrini’s COVID-19 Case Tracker.

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Sports columnist, author shares writing tips with Cabrini students

By Victoria Giordano, Max Silverman Staff Writer, News Editor

Mike Sielski, a long-time sports columnist and author, told students at Cabrini what it takes to be a great journalist.

“If you want to be an excellent journalist, you need to do two things. One, read. Two, write.”

Sielski, a columnist from the Philadelphia Inquirer, visited Cabrini University on Nov. 8 for a live broadcast to speak to students about his journey as a journalist and author. He sat down with students with his humorous energy as he told how he found his passion for writing and sports.

He has had a lengthy career in sports journalism. While he knew that he wanted to work in a sports-related field, he was unsure what he wanted to pursue. As a result, he spent his first two years at La Salle University trying out different experiences.

During his sophomore year, he covered the women’s basketball games for the school’s paper.

One game he covered was against then-ranked Notre Dame. After La Salle pulled off an upset, Sielski was hooked. He wanted to become a sports journalist. After college, he worked for The Intelligencer, a local Bucks County newspaper.

While it wasn’t the most well-paying job, he enjoyed and felt valued by the community for writing about the high school sports games.

“I had to take time away from my friends to do my job,” Sielski said.

“But it was worth it because I found something I was passionate about.” After his time at the Intelligencer, Sielski was picked up by

the Wall Street Journal to cover the New York Jets and Mets.

While he enjoyed this experience he encountered some challenges that he hadn’t experienced before in his career including jumping from a small-town newspaper to reporting for one of the biggest news companies in the world.

He felt the constant pressure of writing for sports teams that constantly had the spotlight shone on them.

Sielski quickly realized that despite the massive audience of the Journal and New York sports, much of his audience consisted of casual sports fans. As a result, he found himself simplifying his articles and writing stories that combined other subjects with sports.

A few years later, he would be hired by the Philadelphia Inquirer, his dream job. While he liked working in New York, he was much more confident writing for the die-hard sports fanbase of Philly.

“In this area, it is so prudential to know these legendary ‘totems’ (star players) to know Philly sports,” he said.His latest project is a book titled “The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality.”

It covers the basketball legend’s personal life before the Los Angeles Lakers drafted him. After the helicopter crash that took the life of Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, Sielski wanted to write a story about the early years of Bryant’s life and how he found his way through basketball, flaws and all.

“There are many stories about Kobe’s career,” Sielski said. “I wanted to write the Batman Begins for the Black Mamba, but I truly

wanted to cover Bryant’s childhood, especially how he grew up as a black kid in Italy and Philly.”

This is not Sielski’s first stint at writing a book. He has written two others: “Fading Echoes: A True Story of Rivalry and Brotherhood from the Football Field to the Fields of Honor” and “How to Be Like Jackie Robinson.”

“These stories were personal to me because they both evolved around where I grew up,” Sielski said.

Sielski then gave inspiring writers and journalists tips for their projects and career. He stressed that you must be able to switch stories on a dime. For instance, Sielski shared how he covered Super Bowl LII featuring the Eagles facing the Patriots.

Sielski wanted to cover the life of Eagles wide receiver, Alshon Jeffery, who guaranteed that they would win the game. He had a deadline to turn in the story at the end of the night. Instead of focusing on how good the story was, he was focused on turning his story in on time.

He also advocated for students to improve their writing and reporting skills by reading various books and news articles.

Sielski explained how journalism skills are transferable.To be a reporter, one needs to know how to write and report well.

Reporters need to know where to go to get their information. Most of all, it’s helpful if they know about the topic they are writing about, like sports or movies.

Faculty panel presents healing modalities in all professions

By Christopher May , Cierra Southard Staff Writer, News Editor Cabrini Day’s theme “Healing our World Through Prophetic Vision and Activism,” revolved around honoring the legacy of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, an important historical event for years.

Wrapping up Cabrini Day’s celebration, was a faculty panel presentation on healing modalities in all professions held in Cabrini’s Mansion on Nov. 16, between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The presentations this year, did just that – how can we help each other grow, without tearing each other down.

“We must stay connected, share our growth and be courageous by showing our love for each other,” Dr. Crystal Anderson, PhD, department of Educational Policy and Leadership, said in her opening statement for the panel.

“Love, of course, is at the center of our humanity and it will heal our lives. In this spirit we come together to reflect and engage no mater who we are, where we are from or what values or beliefs we live by.” Anderson, PHD, has been a full time member at Cabrini University for five years.

She teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate level within the department of Educational Policy and Leadership.

The faculty on the panel included Professor Marion Callahan, communication department, Dr. Johanna Crocetto, DSW, LCSW, social work department, Dr. Vinayak Mathur, biology department, and Dr. Bryan Peightal from Cabrini’s counseling and psychological services.

Trauma-informed practices Crocetto, spoke about the idea of trauma-informed practices, and the importance of dealing with real life trauma experiences.

She presented factors that could cause trauma such as adverse childhood experiences like physical and emotional neglect, divorce, domestic violence, substance abuse, homelessness and incarceration. She also included adverse community environments such as poverty, discrimination, violence and lack of opportunity.

Crocetto described things that can be impacted by trauma and adversity, including regulating emotions, cognitive process, relationships, physical and mental health and perception and beliefs.

Part of the healing process and helping someone that is dealing with trauma, is making them feel as comfortable as possible. The whole idea is to not make the person feel ashamed about their struggle or experience, but instead try to understand them.

“Instead of asking the person, ‘what is wrong with you, ask what has happened to you and how can we best deal with these issues,” Johanna said.

The importance of lead in soil can affect child development. The samples that had dangerous levels of lead were found in a lowincome neighborhood daycare, so the students created a Go-Fund Me page raising money to have artificial turf installed so that the children would not be affected by the lead levels. This is a major success story in this area, as the students were able to help the community.

In a cohort-based scholarship program at Cabrini, students have the opportunity to engage in social justice issues through science, technology, engineering and math through projects.

In 2019, students researched best practices for campus-based community food pantries and as their community service project to build a community garden on campus. The benefits of the community garden would give the students hands-on nutrition learning, emotional connection to how food is grown and how food security leads to food sovereignty.

The pandemic didn’t allow for the garden to open, however, Cabrini plans to work with the Wolfington Center to develop community container gardens through grants that will make this sustainable.

“We must stay connected, share our growth and be courageous by showing our love for each other,”

Choosing self compassion

Peightal, a Cabrini psychologist, spoke about self compassion. He opened up his presentation with a reflection. He asked the crowd to reflect upon a time when a friend was struggling, and how you responded. As well as vise versa, - Dr. Crystal Anderson, PhD, department of Educational Policy and Leadership how did you respond internally to yourself when you were struggling.

Covering tragedy in the media Approaching someone this way is an example on how to help “I think people are amazed at how often the answer to that quessomeone that is dealing with mental health issues and traumatic Callahan, a journalist all of her life, gave a presentation revolving tion is significantly harsher, significantly less understanding. It is experiences instead of judging them. Often times in society, a around the idea of “being a human first” as a journalist and how to amazing the students that I talk to are the most supportive person lot of people are afraid to talk about their mental health because cover tragedies in the media. in the world when a friend comes up to them… now when the same they’re afraid of how other people may view them. situation happens to them, they [downgrade] themselves,” Peightal “I was never that reporter that said ‘how do you feel?’ I would not said.

By judging and bullying a person’s struggle with trauma, it can do that,” Callahan said. “At some point we did have to, we had no really damage that person’s self worth and esteem.

And even choice, it was a part of our job, to at least extend ourselves to the Peightal expresses how hard an individual can be on themselves sometimes, depending on how terrible the verbal bullying gets, it families…When I did speak to someone, I was nervous, but I was but when it comes to other people, they can be the most supportive can lead to that person taking their own life. always a human first.” in the world. They wouldn’t use certain harsh language towards someone else, like they do to themselves.

It’s been proven that in order to heal one another, shaming She passionately spoke about her role as a journalist and how someone for their trauma isn’t the answer to solving the issue. But important it is to approach the victims in a different way that have He describes self compassion as responding to yourself in a kind, instead supporting each other and being there for them every step just experienced some sort of tragedy. warm, comfortable way, view our struggles not as abnormal and of the way is the key strategy. lean into our humanness.

She found most often times that the families did want to speak Becoming trauma informed will give you an understanding of the about their loved ones when she asked them what they wanted to “The more we are to be empathetic to ourselves, it allows us to impact on the individual and avoid additional trama. share and wanted others to know. give more to the people around us,” Peightal said.

Community healing through environmental justice She spoke about how journalist can put pressure on victims to People who reflect on this presentation, Peightal hopes they underspeak so that they can get their story. However, that is not how she Mathur presented environmental justice work and community guidstand the mantra of “treat yourself as if you are a good friend.” approaches victims. ance that Cabrini is launching in the near future.

Conclusion She recalls a special time when a victim told her “you are the only Mathur explained the work that Cabrini students have done for person today who has treated me like a human being.” environmental justice. Students tested 20 samples of soil in various Through their presentations, the crowd could tell how much the panelist truly cared about their professions, their eagerness to childcare centers in the Norristown, Pa. area.

“It’s important to speak from the heart as a journalist,” Callahan help others heal and help them grow through their emotions while said. “In order to connect with these victims, it’s important to treat They found that 18 of the 20 samples of soil had acceptable lead speaking. them as human beings.” levels, while two out of the 20 samples had a dangerous amount The event was something that Mother Cabrini would be proud of, if of lead.

She emphasized when interacting with victims, the importance to she were alive today watching. treat them with dignity and respect.

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In-person classes spike anxiety among students; how getting involved

By Anna Schmader News Editor The social aspect of education plays a more significant role than what’s perceived, mental health experts say.

In fact, solely focusing on academics can negatively impact students’ educational experience.

As the COVID-19 pandemic hit educational institutions, students’ social and academic experiences have been severely altered.

Kids were kept inside for a year and a half (some more, some less), isolating themselves from their social life causing the return to school to be difficult.

According to Resources to Recovery, “in a social situation when your anxiety level is high, you feel your heart beating fast. Sweating, trembling and blushing are also common symptoms.”

There are moments where you may become nauseous, judged by others and you feel humiliated because of what others think about you.

Being placed in a room full of individuals that you are unfamiliar with can cause general worry that all eyes are on you.

According to The Classroom, “not all learning experiences occur inside a lecture hall or a classroom. An active social life also leaves room for joining student organizations, where you can share common interests with people like yourself.”

This here is an example of why the Cabrini community tries to keep their students involved throughout their experience.

When students attend social events through the university, it provides opportunities for closer interaction, relationship building and network connecting.

The big boundary that students must cross over is going alone to these social events. Walking into these occasions alone can cause further worry and anxiety due to the uncertainty of enjoying your time.

Cabrini’s SEaL and CAP Board team has been one of the greatest assets to the university.

Keeping student engagement entertaining, inviting and welcoming

can be difficult and frustrating when smaller groups show. Advocating and inviting others to join an event is one way to provide an open space for those who want to expand their social circle.

In regards to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been an added level of isolation resulting in higher degrees of social anxiety.

Ashlee Hofner, senior criminology major and business management minor, has been an orientation coordinator twice, works in the SEaL office and is currently the VP of internal operations on CAP Board.

She advocates for her community and tries her best, along with her team, to keep everyone included and listens when there can be improvements or suggestions.

By posting on social media, using word-of-mouth and sending emails out to the undergraduate students, SEaL and CAP Board hope to generate a larger audience.

“We post flyers in Founders, Widener and Iadorola to help spread the word! We try to make the events as interesting and inclusive as possible,” Hofner said.

She mentioned that social anxiety has always been a relevant issue it just appears more “apparent” nowadays because the stigma and judgment have been more recognized.

“People are more comfortable “exposing” themselves because they know others can relate to them,” Hofner said.

Hannah Burke, senior exercise science major and health promotion minor, has been to events that SEaL and CAP Board has hosted bringing her back occasionally.

“What draws me to attend events is how it’s promoted,” Burke said.

“What brings me back to events is if they had the events in the past and it was fun all around.”

She’s attended big prize bingo with a larger group of friends advocating others how much fun they have and to come out!

“I always liked when they give out the calendars of all the events that are happening to know where to be at what time,” Burke said.

As an active member of the Cabrini community, she wants students to know it’s always a good time to get involved on-campus.

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Dealing with this pandemic has been the main struggle as some students don’t want to join the events or attend other obligations (which is understandable).

In other cases, timing can be difficult to match “College students have many many obligations so it’s hard because they have to prioritize what they can/want to do,” Hofner said.

By understanding that every person processes experiences, emotions and thoughts differently will drastically help the disparity as to why someone reacts the way they do in certain social environments.

“People are different; they have different feelings and thoughts.

Human beings have their own versions of the world and they experience emotions in their own way,” Resources to Recovery said.

“This is why it is hard to give a general answer. There are a lot of factors that can lead to the appearance of social anxiety.”

Studying for exams; not as difficult as it seems

By Isaiah Dickson Staff Writer Finals are just around the corner and many students have different ways of preparing for exams.

Some might grab a coffee or energy drink in an effort to stay up and pull an all-nighter but those aren’t always the most effective ways to get ready for a test.

Here are some of the best ways to study for tests according to Post University.

Forming study groups with classmates is useful. Bouncing ideas and reviewing information with your peers will only help you to understand the material.

Sophomore biochemistry major Sam Geathers understands that studying is a personal choice that professors can’t make you do, so for Geathers, study groups are a good way of reviewing for tests.

“I had to make my own study groups and talk to people about how things work,” Geathers said.

Finding a good study space allows you to focus on the information.

Do you listen to music while you study? Do you need the right snacks to keep your mind sharp? Do you need total quiet to concentrate? Sophomore psychology major, Abeni Cooper finds that a good location helps her to study.

“For me I have to be in a quiet area so I usually study in my room,” Cooper said.

them and move on to what’s been difficult to grasp. This can cut down on the study time.

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With album re-release, Taylor Swift’s former boyfriend put on blast

By Skyler Kellers Staff Writter Have you ever told a story to a new friend and you didn’t want to give too much away because it’s personal and private about your ex-boyfriend?

So, you disguise it by not saying the person’s name, but you give away details of exactly what happened in your relationship.

Well, if you have, you have something in common with a certain current blonde musician.

Tik Tok and Twitter were abuzz with thousands of people expressing disdain toward the actor.

There were many videos of hardcore fangirls of Taylor Swift called Swifties expressing anger at Gyllenhaal’s actions more than a decade ago.

Twitter was also filled with people’s reactions.

If you haven’t heard of her, you may be living under a rock somewhere. Taylor Swift is re-recording all her old albums.

One celebrity singer, Dionne Warwick, tweeted, “If that young man has that scarf, he should return it.”

She is doing this to gain control of her master recordings of her first six albums, which not only earned her major success as a songwriter but reflected her personal life.

One fan wrote, “I say we boycott Jake Gyllenhaal’s birthday since he ruined Taylor Swift’s 21st birthday #AllTooWell.”

Swift is a gifted storyteller, and her music has a way of making the listener captivated by her stories and even personally invested as the listener applies Swift’s heartbreak to their very own.

Swift encourages her fans to delve deep into the meanings of her lyrics by responding to many creators crediting their theories and providing clues. These can be called “Easter eggs” in her videos about what songs will be released next.

Swift’s most recent album release, Red, originally premiered on Oct. 22, 2011. The album includes several personal songs about her crushing heartbreak during a time when she just turned 21.

The critically acclaimed song, “All Too Well” widely believed to be about Swift’s ex-boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal recently got released in a 10-minute version detailing Swift’s sadness about how the actor let her down.

Something that is prevalent in the song is him not showing up at her 21st birthday party.

Swift also sings about leaving a now-famous scarf at the actor’s sister’s house that has become a heartfelt memento of a long-lost love.

There has been a global reaction to Gyllenhaal’s actions.

Another young woman wrote, “Jake Gyllenhaal can go to Gyllenhell.”

All in all, people are boycotting his movies and expressing hate for him online.

One can wonder, “Is this reaction a little extreme?” Some on Twitter are expressing confusion as to why this re-release of the song has created such a big mess.

One Twitter user said, “Jake Gyllenhaal is getting cancelled over a 3-month relationship that happened 10 years ago!”

While I believe Swift has a right to express her emotions and I enjoy her super vulnerable songs, I agree with many online that some people are taking their reactions a bit too far.

Although Swift was hurt and heartbroken over this relationship for a couple of years, it was 10 years ago and cancelling someone for such a small length of relationship might be excessive.

Not to fret, Swift has expressed that she is recovered from the relationship turmoil and basically is not still in the midst of the heartbreak.

Swift now appreciates the songs just as a snapshot in time. She

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recently said on a late-night talk show, “It’s like watching your twenties in your thirties with sunglasses on and drinking mojitos. It’s chill this time around and it is much better.”

Gyllenhaal has also expressed when the original song came that he though the song was a beautiful capture of time.

So, taking a cue from Swift herself, instead of getting upset, we all should just view these personal songs as the art form they are meant to be.

What do Trump or Biden have to do with who I date? Dating apps get political.

By Jake Rader Staff Writter If you are a hopeless romantic like myself, you may have turned to dating apps at one point or another.

Dating apps like Hinge, Tinder and Bumble are so easy to use and popular among college and teenage students.

This summer, I thought I would give these apps a shot as I was living at the Jersey Shore for the summer and didn’t know many people in Ocean City.

While using the platform Hinge, I noticed there was some interesting information the app asked me to fill out.

I was honestly confused on why the platform required information pertaining to my religious and political beliefs. I consider myself to be apolitical and couldn’t care less about people’s views pertaining to politics.

However, as I continued to scour through the various dating platforms, it became evident to me that political views were something that a large segment of people viewed as important.

Other common phrases that I would commonly see would be things such as “Don’t swipe right if you support Donald Trump,” and other comments related to being a Republican or a Democrat, or getting the vaccine.

The fact that people feel so strongly about politics to the point that it would influence who their significant other could be is honestly disappointing.

This type of thought process just shows how divided we are right now as a nation and how the system is broken.

The two major parties in this country want to pin us against each other and make us hate the other side when in reality, we all have more in common than we realize.

Take my grandma and grandpa for example.

As my grandmother who was a far left-liberal and my grandfather who was a far-right conservative who only voted Democrat once in his life for John F. Kennedy because he was a Catholic, were married for over 50 years and loved each other wholeheartedly, despite their political differences.

We should be able to have respectful differences in this country without hating people who have a different opinion than us.

This type of viewpoint that I have been seeing on these dating platforms just shows how broken our nation is and that it deeply needs repairing.

Social Media is pinning us against each other and this is just another countless example of how it is weaponized for political purposes.

Just because you support Joe Biden or Donald Trump, does not mean that I should view you any differently.

We should be able to associate with people who possess different viewpoints, rather than just drown them out due to our differences.

This includes relationships as a hallmark of a healthy relationship is having different opinions than your partner.

Nobody is perfect, which is why you should not discard a person if they see the world differently than you do.

A more healthy way of going about disagreements such as politics is by talking to the person, and trying to understand their thought process.

By better understanding a person’s viewpoints, you can learn more about someone and maybe it could open up your eyes to a different type of perspective.

When I saw on different dating platforms that people are not willing to give somebody with different political ideologies a chance to date them, I was quite frankly shocked and appalled.

Political views should not influence who you date or associate with and if we don’t wake up as a society and stop contributing to this divisive and broken system, I honestly believe that democracy could crumble.

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The Battle of Eagle Road ends in defeat for Cabrini Jake Rader Staff Writer The Battle of Eagle Road, a crosstown matchup that Cabrini has dominated over Eastern University for the better part of the last 50 years. Cabrini has won an impressive 37 out of 48 meetings against Eastern. However, it appears that the pendulum has shifted in Eastern’s favor.

Eastern defeated the Cavaliers in dominating fashion by a score of 81-61 at Nerney Pavillion on Nov. 18.

The Cavaliers got off to a slow start, as Eastern jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first ten minutes, carried by their hot three- point shooting.

This continued well into the second half, as the turnovers continued for Cabrini, as Eastern expanded on their lead to make it 41-53.

To make matters worse for the Cavaliers, Parks, who was the catalyst for the Cavaliers in the first half, got into foul trouble early in the second half.

With Parks on the bench and a handful of calls by the officials going against the Cavaliers, Eastern expanded on their lead well into the waning minutes of the matchup.

While at times it looked like Cabrini was cutting into the Eastern lead, with Donoven Mack making the Eagles lead only eight points, this feeling was short-lived.

Eastern’s Terron Bacon added to the big Eastern lead with a barrage of 3 pointers in the second half, shooting 3-6 behind the arc. It seemed like Eastern had an answer for the Cavaliers all night, and Bacon’s three-point shooting was a huge part of Eastern maintaining their advantage.

The Cavaliers finished the game with a season-high 25 turnovers, resulting in 23 points for Eastern. Points were left on the court for the Cavs, and the Eagles capitalized on it.

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Eastern was carried by guard Kaeshawn Ward, who had a career night scoring 18 points on 5 for 10 shooting.

Despite Ward’s efforts, Cabrini was able to cut it to a 17-20 lead, partially due to the efforts of Cabrini’s Bryce Parks, who made an impact coming off the bench.

However, a rowdy Eastern student section and the physicality of the Eagles continued to overwhelm the Cavaliers, as Eastern went on a 7-0 run and eventually headed into the half with a 37-44.

The story of the first half for both teams was turnovers, as Eastern capitalized by scoring 10 points off of 20 Cabrini turnovers.

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When it was all said and done, the Eagles left Nerney Pavilion with a 20-point win over their bitter rival.

The Eastern student section made a point to let the leaving Cavalier faithful know about their triumph, as the Eagle Road trophy was raised high above the heads of the Eastern players on the way back to their campus. Photo By Anna Schmader

Cabrini Women’s Soccer Coach accomplishes 200 wins

By Skyler Kellers Staff Writer This autumn marks the 200th win for Cabrini Women’s Soccer under the leadership of head coach, Kenneth Prothero. Prothero who has been at Cabrini for 18 years, came to the Radnor area after working as goalkeeper coach for Beaver College, which is now known as Arcadia University.

Prothero is appreciative of his college teammate, Tom Roller, who asked him to move from New Jersey to Radnor, Pa. He credits Leslie Danehy and John Dzik who hired him to assist Diane Pierangeli, who started the Cabrini Women’s Soccer team in 1994.

Women’s soccer at Cabrini has been around for 27 years (since 1994). Over this period, they had a recent championship at Atlantic East Conference. The current team is composed of 30 players.

“We have won 10 conference championships and played in 10 NCAA Tournaments in my 20 seasons has head coach, but they are not the only moments that stand out,” Prothero said. “Our team has traveled to Brazil, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Cape Town, South Africa, which were some of my favorite experiences in my life.

What I like the best about being with my teams are the people and the everyday happenings: practices, bus rides, overcoming

adversity and growing together to become the best version of ourselves. Alumni games, attending weddings, seeing former players have families and careers is a reminder of how lucky I am to be at Cabrini.”

Sam Hurban, freshman soccer player, expressed her pride. “Our recent win securing Coach Ken’s 200th win meant so much to the whole team.

We are a family and seeing him achieve that milestone only makes us want to work even harder. Not only does the team work hard, but the coaches work even harder and as one of their athletes, we are extremely proud. When it comes to special moments, moments surrounding the emotion of joy.”

“Moments that stand out to me with Coach Ken is when he comes to practice after a day at work. There is nothing like the joy he radiates when he steps onto the field with the team,” Hurban said.

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Prothero describes how it feels to win 200 games, “I absolutely love coaching the women’s soccer team at Cabrini, but I did not win 200 games; We did, “Prothero said.

Prothero said, “If I do one thing well, it is surrounding myself with good people. I could never have gotten very far without my amazing assistants and players. The support from fans, families, alumni, trainers, fellow coaches, mentors and everyone in the athletic department has made this a special place to work.”

As a coach, one can imagine that there are special moments that make you proud to be a part of a team. He couldn’t pinpoint just only one moment and said there are many moments.

Another player, Rylie Butler, said, “Coach Ken is one of the best coaches I have ever had.

He puts everything he has into our team day in and day out and genuinely cares about each and every player on the team. Winning the AEC was the best feeling. My team and I worked so hard for two years to try and win that trophy back.”

“I have been with Ken for five years and I would definitely say our post season runs stick out to me the most,” Maria Hagan, member since 2017, said.

“We have always had some memorable time in the post season, playing three games within a week ending with the championship. I was also fortunate enough to go to South Africa in 2018 with Ken and that is something I’ll never forget; we had some awesome memories.”

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Cabrini lacrosse team plays in 2021 Fall Brawl

By Victoria Emmitt Staff Writter

Cabrini University hosted this year’s American Boy fall brawl on Oct. 23. The lacrosse team played a round of games against Stockton University and Elizabethtown College.

These games were used merely as an evaluation tool for the Cabrini Cavaliers lacrosse team, with the main focus being on the fundraising for the American Boy foundation.

The American Boy Foundation was founded after the Megale family suffered the loss of their son, Matt, to a drug overdose in 2017. The foundation started the fall brawl lacrosse tournament back in 2019 as a fundraising event for the numerous scholarships they offer to those suffering from addiction.

American Boy aims to address three major challenges in the recovery process, finances for treatment after the 28 days covered by insurance. The lack of credible treatment centers and educational scholarships for those who continue with treatment.

“The Megale family is not doing this for money,” Steve Colfer, head coach, said. “They are doing this foundation because they can see the impact it can potentially create for another family so they do not have to feel the same loss.”

With assistance from this foundation, those suffering are able to get the help they need to maintain sobriety and receive an education or job training for their future.

According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, 31.9 million Americans ages, 12 and older currently use illegal drugs. Of that number, there are 70,000 deaths annually to drug overdoses.

The mission of the American Boy foundation is to be a resource for families and loved ones of those struggling with addiction and substance abuse.

Every member of the team had a goal to raise $200 each for this fundraiser and many exceeded that amount. River Harper, senior attack position, was able to network enough to raise $3,500 alone.

The lacrosse team was aiming to raise $10,000 and ended up escalating that to about $20,000 which equates to roughly two scholarships.

“I was able to exceed my goal by reaching out to high-quality potential donors,” Harper said. “I made it personal by sharing with them how extended treatment past 28 days not only saved my life but allowed my life to flourish in ways I never could have imagined.”

An organization like American Boy that is fighting addiction means a lot to the Cavaliers lacrosse team since lost one of their own, Jake Durkin, to substance abuse back in 2016. Harper also felt a connection with American Boy since he has struggled with substance abuse in his past.

tendance and the American Boy Foundation named a scholarship in his honor. It was a very emotional moment for the team and coaches.

A youth clinic was held before the fall brawl event with members of the community who could sign up to come to Cabrini and play with the team before the games. The younger players were then invited to stay to watch the games against Stockton and Elizabethtown.

The youth clinic demonstrated the importance of teaching, engaging and passing on skills to the next generation of lacrosse players. There is a responsibility to expose and educate this younger generation to the realities of addiction and bring awareness to this issue

Once he learned the fundraising was for the American Boy charity he immediately knew the importance of this event.

From his experience, Harper knows that 28 days in treatment is not enough and he was going to do whatever it took to amplify his fundraising.

“I knew the importance of extended treatment and knowing Photo By Ryan Chybinski that all the money collected would be going straight into scholarships for those seeking addiction recovery that may not have the resources to continue their treatment past the typical 28 days really struck me,” Harper said.

“Many people with the desire to get sober do not have the assistance in creating a strong foundation of sobriety needed.”

With so many members on the team able to raise the amount of money for nearly two scholarships, Harper said how proud he was to be on the team with so many willing to put in the effort to raise money for a life-saving cause.

During the event, the family of former player, Durkin, was in at-

“We don’t want to scare them but I also think it is important to have these tough conversations especially with young men who play an aggressive sport like lacrosse,” Colfer said.

“Education, real talk and awareness is the best weapon to help these young men navigate the tough years of middle, high school and college.” Colfer said.

Fall is used as a tool to see the progress of the lacrosse team before the season begins and the wins and losses of the fall brawl event do not count against the teams. The Cavaliers will be taking the experience from this event to show where they can improve for when practices begin for the season.

Cabrini women’s basketball team starts first full season since 2019 with a win

By Jacob Pegan Staff Writter March 8, 2020, was the last time Cabrini’s women’s basketball team played a game with fans. Over 600 days later they played their first game with fans on Nov. 10.

The team opened their season at home against Eastern University in front of a crowd of around 418 fans who were in attendance.

Everything was going right for them in their victory despite going down 7-2 early in the first quarter.

They finished the quarter with a 12 to 3 run. The Cavaliers had an impressive second quarter with a 21-10 run to lead 35-20 after the first half.

The third quarter ended with a 17-8 run and by that point, the game was pretty much decided.

points and grabbing 11 rebounds in just 18 minutes of playing time.

“There is a lot of excitement and anxiety,” Kate Pearson, head coach, said after the game. “Last season was really tough because we lost the team aspect of the game; there was no real flow of it.”

Pearson is entering her 12th season as the head coach and has been with the team since 2004.

Under Pearson, the team has gone 201-98.

A lot of the players are really excited to start the season because they haven’t played as a team in a really long time.

One of the team captains, Ashley Tutzauer, said she is really excited to bring a championship back to Cabrini.

“It was really exciting because we had a lot of fans, and it was a great win to start the season,” Tutzauer, said.

Another one of the teams’ captains, junior Miranda Liebtag, is excited about the start of the season because she has yet to experience a full season at Cabrini since her freshman season in 2020 was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“It was exhilarating,” Liebtag said. “We had a lot of people with my family, support system, and fans that came to the game.”

At the time of writing this article the team is 2-3 and is sixth in the conference standings.

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The night ended with Cabrini getting a convincing 74-41 victory over Eastern University.

Cabrini dominated in most categories, their substitute players outscored Eastern’s substitute players 27-0. They outscored Eastern in the paint 38-to-16. They also held Eastern to 21.4 percent shooting from the field and from beyond the arc by playing great all around defense. Cabrini was able to force 17 turnovers resulting in 27 points along with scoring 15 points in transition.

On Cabrini’s side, they shot a red hot 56 percent from the field as well as 50 percent from three point territory. Cabrini’s top players were junior forward Miranda Liebtag with 17 points which included three 3-pointers, graduate student guard Ashley Tutzauer with 14 points, three 3-pointers as well as two steals.

Sophomore forward Katie Rodriguez with an efficient 14 points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal and junior guard Hannah Fenstermacher and sophomore guard Brielle Fitzpatrick both had a big impact on the game scoring seven and 11 points respectfully.

Freshman guard/forward Giano Rullo was also able to have a good impact on the game scoring six

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