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Philly celebrates long awaited win

BY CONNOR TUSTIN Assistant Sports Editor Philadelphia has always been known as one of the most passionate sports cities in the entire world. Whether it may be the Sixers, Phillies, Flyers or Eagles, Philly fans know how to party.

Sunday, Feb. 4, the Philadelphia Eagles brought a long-awaited title to the city of Philadelphia. Although the Eagles franchise had won three NFL championships over 50 years ago, the fans have been hungry for the elusive Super Bowl title.

A championship in the city of Philadelphia comes with a parade down historic Broad Street for any of its professional and collegiate teams. But, this celebration was significantly different from any in the past.

Fans began to flock to Broad Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway hours before sunrise on Thursday, Feb. 8. Large crowds were forming around the city as early as 4 a.m. in anticipation of the parade.

The temperature only reached a high of 33 degrees, with wind chills in the low-tomid 20s. Although quite frigid, it did not stop millions of diehard fans from cele-

brating such a historic occasion.

“I arrived in the city around 6 a.m,” Daniel Childers of Cherry Hill, N.J., said.

“For eight hours, I stood on the parkway awaiting the parade and celebration on the ‘Rocky’ steps.”

“Since I go to Drexel, I just walked over the bridge to the Art Museum early this morning to get my spot,” Peter Toczylowski said.

“Being a Maryland native, I am a Ravens fan at heart, but I have been cheering on the Eagles on during their championship run,” Theresa Burton, a social work major at Cabrini University, said.

The anticipation only grew bigger hour by hour throughout the day, awaiting the world champions to begin the five mile trek down Broad to the Art Museum. No matter where you walked, there was no escape from the loud “E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES,” chants, echoing though the cold winter air.

At 11 a.m., the Eagles victory parade kicked off, departing from Lincoln Financial Field, the home of the Eagles, in South Philadelphia. After passing by Citizens Bank Park and the Wells Fargo Center, the double decker buses made a sharp right

onto Broad Street.

For the next three miles, the champs took a scenic tour up Broad Street, greeting fans leading up to City Hall. Following the journey up Broad Street came the last leg of the celebration on the Parkway.

After completing the full five-mile parade route, the players, coaches and families disembarked the buses to partake in a ceremony on the famed “Rocky” steps. Eagles insider Dave Spadaro took to the stage to open the festivities, saying that he had been waiting for this day his entire life.

“If we could, for just a moment, remember those loved ones no longer with us who loved the Eagles with every fiber in their body,” Spadaro said.

After pumping the fans up, Spadaro welcomed legendary Eagles play-by-play announcer Merrill Reese.

Counting my way to an eating disorder HOPE DALUISIO Visual Managing Editor Calorie counting apps trigger eating disorders With a new year comes New Year’s resolutions.

Many people vow to stay healthy, get fit and possibly lose weight in the upcoming year. According to statistics, losing weight or getting in shape is 45 percent of Americans’ 2018 resolutions. But, with 45 percent of the population creating such high expectations for themselves only eight percent overall achieve their new year’s resolution.

Every January, we are bombarded with health and fitness ads and stories of people who have lost huge amounts of weight. Even if we don’t really need to lose weight, society pushes it on us so much that we, especially young people, feel as if it’s necessary and could fall into dangerous habits.

The National Eating Disorders Association reports that 35 percent of “normal dieters” progress to pathological dieting and that 20-25 percent of those individuals develop eating disorders. Dieting can be a precursor to an eating disorder due to the obsession of modering food consumption.

Calorie counting apps are becoming more popular in the dieting world but potentially create more danger by promoting this obsession.

So how do those eight percent successfully achieve their new year resolution? I asked myself that same question New Year’s Eve 2015. I final-

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Calorie counting apps have been known to increase chances of developing an eating disorder. ly wanted to be a part of that eight percent and I would do anything to achieve it.

New year, new me Still a senior in high school, I got a membership to Retro Fitness, a gym just down the street to my school. I had just purchased my very first car, so it made transportation to the gym much easier.

For about a month, through all types of weather, I drove myself to the gym every single day, staying a little longer and pushing a little harder every time.

I was not seeing the results I wanted and was extremely unsatisfied with my body. Things were also starting to pick up at school and I had less and less time to go to the gym, but that did not stop me.

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“We have waited so long, but our dream has finally come true,” Reese said, while introducing the team.

The Super Bowl Champs made an iconic entrance, marching down the steps while the crowd went crazy. Once the team settled into their spots on the stage, Dr. Jesse McGuire performed a moving rendition of the National Anthem.

“I loved the patriotic feel of the National Anthem, surrounded by thousands of people,” Joshua Jager, a student at Drexel University, said.

Moments after the anthem, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney took to the podium.

“Pennsylvania is proud of this team for the way they play and live,” Wolf said. “It’s Always sunny in Philadelphia, especially when the Eagles are World Champions,” Kenney said.

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Healthy heart, healthy you ANGELINA MILLER Editor-in-Chief “I can’t believe I am the age I am. I feel stronger, more energetic and willing to do a lot of things that I probably would not bother to do otherwise.”

Those are the uplifting words of Libby Somers, a woman who lives a life free of disease, injury and illness at age 87. Somers is healthy enough to visit Pilates and More, a Pilates studio in Wayne, Pa., three times a week to work with Carol Beringer, a Movement Reeducation specialist.

Since incorporating the regular physical activity of Pilates into her life 14 years ago, Somers has become healthier, happier and more active in her everyday life. She is now one of the minority in her age group that does not suffer from heart disease, cancer or any of the other top 10 causes of death.

Amongst the top 10 causes of death is heart disease, or cardiovascular disease. Heart disease has been the number one cause of death since 1930 and upholds its title as the leading killer of people in the United States today.

According to the American Heart Association, about 2,300 Americans die of cardiovascular disease every single day; this is equivalent to about one death every 38 seconds.

While it is important to be continually informed about life-threatening diseases and how individuals can prevent them every single day, increased attention is drawn to heart health in the month of February. For health professionals, February is a month dedicated completely to heart-health awareness and prevention.

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Black history through Cabrini Black history has been celebrated since the abolishment of slavery, eventually evolving into Black History Month.

The month of February has been a celebration of black history since 1976. This tradition started to celebrate African Americans achievements throughout history.

Other countries such as Canada and the United Kingdom designate a month for black history as well.

Each year, there is always a theme to the month and the 2018 theme is “African Americans in Times of War.” Though this is referring to the 100th anniversary of World War I, this can also apply to today. African Americans are currently in a time where they do not feel safe and it seems as though 2018 is a time of war.

Cabrini is no exception in that.

This 2017-2018 school year, Cabrini has had multiple racial slur incidents which have led African American students to feel uncomfortable on campus. Whether the racial slur issue was handled well or not,

Cabrini has not had many events to celebrate this memorable month. It is unclear if this is because the students are not interested or because faculty just overlooked the importance of holding events.

The celebration of Black History Month just does not happen on campus. Because of this, it may not seem shocking that Cabrini is made up with about 19 percent black students.

Even though today Cabrini may not have many celebrations for Black History Month, the campus does engage and has had history with black leaders on campus.

In 1972, Renee Spellman was elected the first African American student government association president. Each year, there is a Renee Spellman award given to a student of color who achieves excellence in academics, service and extracurricular activities.

Black Student Union (BSU) began in 1977 to celebrate the black culture of our ancestors and people who have made an impact to help disband stereotypes and racism through the

nations. While we celebrate our culture, we will embrace ourselves and what other cultures have to offer.

In 1990, Shirley Dixon was the first African American asked to join Cabrini University’s board of trustees. She was also an adjunct professor in education in 1992. There is also The Shirley A. Dixon and Dorthula A. Trent Scholarship given to Cabrini students of color, with a preference in education.

In 2006, Allen Jones Jr., ‘87 graduate, was the first African American inducted into Cabrini’s athletic Hall of Fame for basketball.

In 2013, Cabrini announced the launch of new programs. This included the Black Studies program, which evolved out of Cabrini University’s mission to be welcoming to “learners of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds.” The program is also a response to student requests for coursework on the African Diaspora.

Cabrini has definitely had remarkable moments with black history, and current students are still making history.

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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 univeristy community may submit work to the editors for possible inclusion. Publication is based on the editorial decision of the student editors.

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Presidential Holiday for Eagles parade

BY SYDNEY LYNCH Assistant Lifestyles Editor

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

On Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 3:30 p.m., an email that elated the Cabrini community appeared in the inboxes of students, faculty and staff. Cabrini University President Donald Taylor granted a Presidential Holiday for Thursday, Feb. 8, the day of the Philadelphia Eagles victory parade.

“The Eagles first-ever Super Bowl victory on Sunday was a historic event, as will be the Super Bowl parade scheduled for Thursday. What an amazing time for Philadelphians and for Eagles fans everywhere,” Taylor wrote in the emailed sent to Cabrini students, faculty and staff.

Not only was this decision made for the benefit of dedicated Eagles fans but for commuter students coming from the city.

Due to the immense number of expected attendants, SEPTA modified railway schedules, running only inbound trains

in the morning and outbound trains in the evening.

Mia Scococzo, a graduate student studying secondary education, planned to attend the parade regardless of the decision made by President Taylor.

“Not only was this an extraordinary event for Philadelphia, but you have to think about how students are going to get to school,” Scococzo said. “We have a lot of commuters and since the train schedules were fixed and changed, even if they wanted to, they probably wouldn’t have been able to get to campus. I think that was a big consideration in their decision.”

Cabrini University was not the only institution to celebrate the Eagles win with a day off. Schools located in the city of Philadelphia and some in the surrounding counties were called off to observe this historical event.

Nia Alvaruz-Mapp, junior writing and philosophy double major, did not attend the pa-

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According to experts at the Manchester Metropolitan University, an estimated 700,000 people attended the parade.

rade but appreciated having the day off to relax and catch up on school work.

“I’m not from Philadelphia; I’m a Giants fan,” Alvaruz-Mapp said. “I knew that if we did have classes, I would have been one of the only people there, so it made sense to have the day off.”

Though students were grateful to have off for various rea-

sons, the decision to cancel class begs the question: what is the criteria to warrant a day off?

Inclement weather is often a toss-up, as students and staff usually have to wait until the morning of to receive the news that the campus is closed or not.

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Department of Health and Human Services adopts new, religious protections for workers

BY CONNOR TUSTIN Assistant Sports Editor A proposed set of protections, which had previously been kept in secret by the Department of Health and Human Services, is now being reviewed by the White House. These protections would grant health care workers the opportunity to identify more closely with religious beliefs.

In an effort to protect these workers and what they believe in, this change would give those in the medical field the voice to object to caring for some patients. For example, a Catholic would have the ability to say no to performing an abortion if they objected on religious grounds.

This could also have a drastic impact on how the LGBTQ+ community is treated medically in the future. Those looking for reassignment surgeries could be denied the right by some doctors due to religious beliefs.

José Rodriguez, director of Student Diversity at Cabrini University, said, “There are many people who have limited options and if that physician chooses not to help because of their ‘religious conscience,’ where are they going to go?”

The new protections, proposed on Jan. 18, are still under review by the White House but seem to be gaining support. These protections would also bring a new division of the HHS Office of Civil Rights, the Conscience and Religious Freedom division.

If the new division came to fruition, the

civil rights office would have the capability to punish organizations who do not let their workers identify with religious and moral beliefs.

Roger Severino of the Trump administration has spearheaded the project for the HHS, citing protections for health care workers as a top priority.

Severino has been vocal in the past opposing rights for LGBTQ+ citizens, causing concern for those who identify as so. Severino has a history speaking out against the LGBTQ+ community and addressing samesex marriage, as well as transgender reassignment surgeries.

With the implementation of this division, the HHS would have the power to conduct audits and compliance reviews to help fur-

ther the protection of the health care workers. These investigations would ultimately take place when a workers “conscience right” is violated by federal law.

“As a medical professional, I disagree with the new religious liberty protections,” Patricia Childers, a speech language pathologist, said.

Those in the affected communities find this as an alarming attempt by the Trump administration to have a form of justifiable discrimination.

“It’s interesting why there is a need to limit people’s healthcare,” Rodriguez said.

For those already involved within the healthcare industry, the proposed change could alter the code of ethics each organization already has in place.

“A patient’s gender or religion does not impact how I work because of the obligation and code of ethics I abide by,” Childers said. “I have an obligation to give the best care possible for my patients, while being respectful of their religion, sexual orientation and cultural beliefs.”

“According to the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, the nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by personal attributes or the nature of health problems,” Susan Fitzgerald, director of Health Services at Cabrini University, said.

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“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,”

U.S. women’s gymnastics team speaks out against sexual abuse

BY CHRISTINE MCCOLLUM Staff Writer As of Jan. 31, more than 265 people have spoken out against Larry Nassar, accusing him of sexual abuse. Nassar is a former doctor for USA Gymnastics and sports medicine physician at Michigan State University. He has been sentenced 40 to 175 years in prison on criminal sexual conduct charges. He is also serving a federal sentence of 60 years for possession of child pornography.

In the summer of 2016, Rachael Denhollander broke her silence about the sexual abuse and from there, the claims spread like wildfire, as many more patients began to speak up. Throughout the first trial,

more than 150 women accused Nassar of sexual assault. This number has nearly doubled since the highly publicized hearing recently.

Among Nassar’s patients are Simone Biles and Aly Raisman, both U.S. women’s gymnastics Olympic gold medalists. Biles and Raisman were a part of the U.S. women’s gymnastics final five in the 2016 Olympics, where they brought home nine medals for the United States.

“When you’re training for a sport, you become pretty close with your doctor or trainer,” Erin Anzideo, HR major and field hockey player for Cabrini, said.

“They are one of the people you are one-on-one with every day and know you very well. It’s unimaginable what those women

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Simon Biles and Aly Raisman at the 2016 Olympics. went through and I’m glad that most the women are working to overcome this tragedy and help each other through the hard times.”

Biles and Raisman, along with many of their teammates, were molested by Nassar for multiple years. The two women have decided to not let this traumatic experience hold them back. They are instead empowering women by telling their stories and connecting with the #MeToo movement.

In an interview with CNN, Biles said, “I think it’s very inspiring and very empowering, especially for other girls who have gone through these situations to realize it’s not the end of the world if you speak out, and there will be people in your corner supporting you no matter what.”

At the sentencing, Aly Raisman addressed her abuser, saying, “Imagine feeling like you have no power and no voice.

Well, you know what, Larry? I have both power and voice, and I am only beginning to just use them.”

Judge Aquilina read from Nassar’s letter submitted to the court: “I was a good doctor because my treatments worked and those patients who are now speaking out are the same ones that praised and came back…

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”

After Judge Aquilina read Nassar’s letter to the court, she tossed it aside and told Nassar, “I just signed your death warrant.”

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Healthy heart, healthy you On the other hand, a person does have complete control over other risk factors A woman such as Somers, who lives such as diet, stress management, alcofree from heart disease and other illness’ hol intake, physical activity and smoking at age 87 from prioritizing health and well- habits. ness, is an inspiration to many.

Physical activity for prevention “A lot of my friends have bad knees or Fortunately, the controllable risk facsay ‘This is sore’ or ‘that is sore,’” Somers tors for heart disease outweigh the unconsaid. “I think they could improve their trollable. physical life and mental life if they just did Prioritizing healthy eating, physical more.” activity and time for self-care will immediDecisions can put you at risk ately put a person on the road to not only a Heart disease is not a single disorder healthier heart but a body and mind. in itself. It actually pertains to numerAccording to the American Heart ous problems that occur in the heart and Association, being physically active is blood vessels from a process called ath- one of the most important factors when erosclerosis. it comes to preventing heart disease. This Atherosclerosis is a condition that is anything that makes a human get up, develops when a substance called plaque move their body and burn calories. builds up in the walls of the arteries. The It is suggested to get at least 150 minplaque buildup narrows the arteries, which utes of moderate exercise every week for makes it harder for blood to flow through everyone, which can easily be divided into to the heart. If a blood clot forms, blood thirty minutes a day, five times a week. flow can stop, which ultimately causes a “To do more sounds easy, but I think heart attack or stroke. it shouldn’t be regimented,” Somers said.

Heart disease can stem from many dif- “It’s a basic, every week kind of thing.” ferent risk factors that are both controlWhen Somers first started doing Pilates lable and uncontrollable. Major uncon- at age 63. At the time, she would only go trollable risk factors include age, gender, once a week. After realizing how much family history or race. These are things regular mindful movement improves that a person is born with and cannot be every other aspect of her life outside of changed.

Pilates and More, she started meeting with Beringer three times a week to improve her physical and mental health.

“I feel a lot better, I really do,” Somers said. “I feel stronger, and my back doesn’t bother me anymore. Pilates gives me confidence to do more things, and makes me feel as though I am able to do ANGELINA MILLER / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF more things Daily physical can easily lead to a healthier heart. every day.”

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Libby Somers lengthens and strengthens her body on a reformer at Pilates and More.

Wellness and mindfulness In addition to physical activity, the American Heart Association also encourages individuals to prioritize wellness to live free from cardiovascular disease.

The term “wellness” pertains to the attitude that leads to the behaviors that determine a person’s health. One can find balance in mind, body and spirit by prioritizing emotional, social, physical, intellectual and spiritual wellness. This ranges from having a positive self-concept, to engaging in appropriate physical activity, to developing meaningful relationships and having a set of beliefs or values.

“To me, wellness is bringing all of these aspects of your life together,” said Liz Seaden, a yoga instructor at Pilates and More in Wayne, Pa. “Wellness is taking care of yourself physically, really paying attention to yourself mentally and spiritually being able to calm the chaos that goes on in your mind to go inward.”

Seaden first calmed all of the chaos going on in her own mind and discovered her passion for yoga in a U.K. prenatal class in 1998. She thoroughly enjoyed the calming benefits of the practice, as well as the physical sense of well-being.

Since then, Seaden began practicing

various styles of yoga over the next decade, but fell out of her practice when life became too busy and stressful. However, that is when she realized she needed it the most.

Seaden reconnected with yoga and overall wellness after moving to the U.S. and having her husband suddenly passed away.

“When I was going through this terrible time of crisis, everybody was in a panic, worried and concerned, telling me what I should be doing,” Seaden said. “I just felt like I needed everybody to quiet down so I could find the answers inside of me.”

With an 11 year-old-son and being at a complete loss of what to do, Seaden turned to a yoga video that she had sitting on a countertop in her house one night before going to sleep. After putting on the tape during what was the most difficult time of day for her and her son, she realized she had found an answer inside of her.

“It was something that we could both focus on for 10-20 minutes. The breathing was so calming and really helped,” Seaden said.

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90th Academy Awards has choice nominees

BY JUSTIN BARNES Assistant Lifestyles Editor

2017 was a big year for movies, but only the best of the best would be able to win the highest movie honors. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, cinematographer and president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences John Bailey, along with actors Andy Serkis and Tiffany Haddish, announced the nominees of the 90th Academy Awards.

This year, nine films were nominated for Best Picture including “Call Me By Your Name,” “Darkest Hour,” “Dunkirk,” “Get Out,” “Lady Bird,” “Phantom Thread,” “The Post,” The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”

“The Shape of Water” received the most praise from the Academy this year, with a total of 13 nominations including Best Director, Best Actress and many technical categories such as Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing and Best Production Design.

Following close behind were “Dunkirk” with eight nominations and “Three Billboards” with seven nominations.

Cabrini sophomore Scott Tierney felt that all the nominees for best picture deserved their nominations, despite only seeing “Get Out,” “The Shape of Water,” “The Post” and “Dunkirk.” However, he was surprised that films like “Baby Driver,”

“It” and “The Disaster Artist” got little-to-no attention from the Academy and that “I, Tonya” did not get nominated for Best Picture. In addition, despite praising the cinematography and sound editing of “Dunkirk,” he felt that it was overhyped.

“It was a decent movie,” Tierney said. “However I feel that there were better war movies than this within the past couple years, ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ being one.”

Despite this, Tierney feels that the nominees this year were excellent choices. Some of his highest hopes include either “Get Out” or “The Post” winning Best Picture, Sally Hawkins or Saoirse Ronan winning Best Actress, “Blade Runner 2049” winning Best Production Design, and “Baby Driver” winning Best Sound Mixing.

Juniata College junior Callie Daughn-Wood, despite being a fan of the Oscars, didn’t have a chance to see much of this year’s nominated films. The only Oscar nominated films that she saw were “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “The Boss Baby,” “War for the Planet of the Apes” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” However, she feels that the films she has watched and the ones that were nominated for Best Picture deserve their Oscars.

“I remember I wanted Leonardo DiCaprio to get an Oscar for the lon-

gest time and I thought that ‘The Revenant’ should get it even though I hadn’t watched it yet,” Daughn-Wood said.

“I ended up watching it a long while later and was glad that it won.”

Villanova University junior Carter Young, despite only seeing “Logan” and “The Last Jedi,” feels that many of the films nominated, such as “The Disaster Artist,” “Dunkirk” and “Get Out,” deserved their nominations as well. He was especially fond of “Logan,” which has been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, because to him, the movie was like “The Dark Knight” of the X-Men films.

“It did a very good job at differentiating itself from other superhero movies,” Young said. “It was unlike any other superhero film I have ever seen.”

In addition, Young also felt that Jordan Peele’s nomination of Best Director for “Get Out” was well deserved as well as Christopher Nolan’s nomination for “Dunkirk.”

Assistant Provost of International Affairs and cofounder of the honors program Dr. Paul Wright has a different point of view about the Oscars. He sees it more as an industry and an organization that hits and misses as much as any organization. Wright also pointed out that the Oscars are a dog-eat-dog industry.

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Student reads powerful story at State Street Reading Series “I could always count on the girl with carvings down her forearms to keep me up at night. She wore black slippers with red polkadots, sad faces drawn in on only a few of them.

She’d pace the hallway, sobbing— screaming.” - An excerpt from Francesca Maslin’s “Hope.”

BY CORALINE PETTINE Writing Managing Editor

Francesca Maslin, sophomore writing major, represented Cabrini University at the State Street Reading Series Undergraduate Night on Jan. 18.

The event featured the original, fictional work of student writers from Cabrini, Widener University, Swarthmore College and Villanova University and was sponsored by Widener University and the Media Arts Council.

Being selected to read is an honor because only one student writer is selected from each school. Associate professor of English Dr. Amy Persichetti selected Maslin to represent the university at the State Street Reading Series because of her ability to take risks in her writing.

Persichetti said, “Francesca’s work was chosen because she is an excellent writer; however, what sets her apart is her ability to measure risks and write truthfully about experiences many people may have had but don’t speak about. I admire her as a writer. She has a strong ability that should be celebrated.”

Maslin read her short story “Hope,” which is a fictional piece based on her own time in an institution a couple years ago.

“Hope” was written after she was prompted to write a fictional short story for class.

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Francesca Maslin took a remarkable and daring approach to writing “Hope”. ics, this story was loosely-inspired by her life; however, Maslin finds inspiration in other places.

“Mostly I write from experience but I don’t know, it kind of just comes within,” Maslin said. “I like to base it off my surroundings sometimes.”

The story “Hope” is about a professedpsychotic narrator’s experience spending a week in what she felt was a prison-like mental health institution separated from time.

“Writing is definitely one of the many ways that I kind of cope with everything that’s thrown at me,” Maslin said. “I use it to overcome the challenges that I face.”

The short story’s use of language is striking and the topic is daring and risky.

She hopes that the people who listen to the story takeaway a better understanding of the significance their actions have on others.

Maslin said she wants the audience “to be more aware of how impactful what you say and do can be on people. Just be aware. Be observant. And just be kind.”

The writer and lyricist has a deep appreciation for writing and recognizes that art— from both the perspectives of a creator and as an audience member— can be a great outlet for emotional expression.

“I think it’s a good outlet for people,”

Maslin said. “I feel like a lot of times, we can’t communicate how we feel, so being able to do that through forms of media— art or writing or song or whatever the case is— I feel like that’s a good outlet for people because you kind of keep that inside and it builds up. It can be unhealthy.”

Maslin encourages individuals to look past the stigma of art being boring and to find art that resonates with them.

Maslin said, “Because we are forced to read, as we grow up, Shakespeare and all the boring stuff that no one wants to read, when we get at the collegiate level and we look at poetry and prose and it starts to be something more than just a Shakespeare piece and something meaningful to individuals, I feel as though they don’t want to look at it, because they already have this preconceived notion that they’re not going to like it. I would just say give it a chance.

Not everything is the same. Poetry is so broad. There are so many different things that can be said about it. It’s just about finding what interests you the most and looking into that.”

Persichetti added that art is importance to individuals and to the human experience itself.

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“The morning of my departure, my father came to pick me up... I passed by stains on the carpet as I approached the exit of the girls’ unit. I did not think much of it until I approached the door and noticed two people crying outside, talking to police officers. They broke down, screaming about their daughter. The mother kept yelling, ‘Hope! Hope!’ I watched her fall to the ground and recognized the pair of slippers in her hand. Black with red polkadots, sad faces drawn in on only a few of them.”

- “Hope.”

Being bilingual allows cultures to blend and unite

BY MICHELLE GUERIN Assistant News Editor

People who are bilingual have more intellectual and social advantages than the rest.

Some people grow up bilingual by learning the language at home or in the classroom.

“I am always extremely grateful that I am bilingual; there are many educational, social and professional advantages,” Samar Dahleh, a freshman studying political science at Cabrini University, said. “Instead of this characteristic pushing you away from the crowd, it gives you a conversation starter as well as an opportunity to help someone else learn something new.”

Many Cabrini University students grow up bilingual.

According to Dictionary.com, to be bilingual means ones is able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker.

Gabriel Cano, a freshman education major with a minor in Spanish, agrees greatly being bilingual has helped him not only in his day to day life but also when traveling.

According to Take Lessons, speaking more than one language can actually slow the brain’s aging.

Traveling and visiting family in Guatemala one time, Cano saw a confused and frustrated couple, worried they would not be anyone around who spoke English.

“I immediately went up to them and asked them what was wrong and what they needed help with,” Cano said.

“We chatted for a good 10 minutes and they were very pleased with what I did. Knowing another language and helping someone that cannot speak the languages is a great feeling and I love doing it.”

Dahleh, who speaks Arabic, learned English as a second language.

“Originally, my parents only wanted my sister and I to only speak Arabic in the house, in order not to lose our second language,” Dahleh said. “However, there were phrases where in order to improve our English vocabulary, we needed to switch the languages spoken in the house again.”

Many college students that are now bilingual are grateful for the opportunity to learn different languages before applying for jobs.

Girum Bekeke, completing a master’s degree at Cabrini University, believes being bilingual is more than just being able to speak two languages.

“It gave me a lot of advantages on the job market. It helped me to understand other cultures easily, which also helped me to make friends and share experiences with the people who spoke the same language,” Bekeke, being able to speak both English and Amharic, said.

“Speaking two languages has helped me to be an open-minded person,” Bekeke said. “Wherever I go, I am open to learning new cultures, languages and understand people based on their norms and beliefs.”

Not everyone is raised to speak two languages but the ones that are stress the fact that it is never late to learn.

“There are people who wish to be in your spot, to be able to master two languages,” Cano said. “If you have the opportunity to learn another language, you should go for it because there are people who wish they could but choose not to.”

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Counting my way to an eating disorder

Editor’s Note: Language and description in this article may trigger those who are or have been affected by an eating disorder. Eating disorders affect each person differently; this is just one story.

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I wanted to be as thin as possible. The thought of me not being able to look like one of those models you see in a dress magazine by the time of my prom was unacceptable.

At that moment, with one tap of my phone, I made the most damaging decision of my life. I downloaded My Fitness Pal, a calorie-counting app. Keep in mind, at this time in my life, I was already slim and at a very healthy weight. Consuming any less calories than my normal intake would cause damage to my body. Apps like this are intended to be used by people who are overweight and need to track their weight loss or for athletes who track their workouts, not for people like me.

Calorie counting crisis Like many eating disorder recoverers, I do not remember when it started or how quickly it evolved, but somehow, I became obsessed with food. Every single thing that I ate and every single workout I did was logged into that app.

The app’s main feature is goal setting. You can add a goal weight and how long you want to take to achieve that number. Once that is filled out, the homepage will show the number of calories you can consume that day in order to reach your goal. Underneath that number is where you log your food. The app has an entire database that determines the nutritional facts of that food.

Workouts can also be added to increase the calories you can eat that day and still achieve your goal.

This was my first ever “structured” diet. I grew up in a home where I had a lot of food freedom. I cooked most of my own meals from a young age and was taught healthy recipes; however, this app created a completely new mindset for me. I wanted to look a certain way by the end of my senior year and this app seemed like the only answer at the time.

If I went over the amount of calories suggested for that day in the app, the numbers and wheel turn red.

Red is a color associated with bad or incorrect and that’s exactly how I took it. I would feel absolutely terrible if I went even one calorie over the suggested amount.

As the end of senior year dwindled down so did my “daily calorie intake suggestion.” There was a very long period of my life where I had that app letting me eat only 950 calories per day and the app said nothing to stop me.

I would not allow my family to cook for me, I stopped eating out at restaurants that were not on the app, I did not hang out with my friend in fear that we’d be socially eating, my menstrual cycle stopped and I lost all interest in the hobbies I use to love daily. My only thoughts were wake up, log meals, workout and go to sleep.

Facing the fear of food An eating disorder is so easy to hide, especially when you were as independent as I was those years. It came to a point where I cracked and would sneak downstairs at night to binge and purge, and no one heard a peep.

So with that, my app, my obsession and my extremely unhealthy body and mind went on to go to prom, say a speech at my high school graduation, celebrate my senior recognition for swim team, go to senior week and move into college thinking nothing I was doing was wrong.

“If I went over the amount of calories suggested for that day in the app, the numbers and wheel turn red.

Red if the color associated with bad or incorrect and that’s exactly how I feel.”

My freshman year roommate would always bring back baked goods when she came back to our room after being home for a weekend. Naturally, no matter how good they looked, I would decline the offer because that would make the numbers on my app go red or would trigger me to purge.

It was around Christmas time when she brought back her mom’s homemade brownies. With our friends in our room, she offered me one and, of course, I declined, but it was her response that stuck with me so hard: “Hope never accepts my sweets. She hates me!” she joked, as her and our friends enjoyed the treat.

Three years later, that response still sticks with me.

One simple “joke” made me question everything. In that moment, I thought, “Is all of this really worth it?”

Those were supposed to be some of the best years of my life and I was sitting on the sidelines because I was too lightheaded to get up and too busy measuring out exactly 2 tablespoons of fat-free creamer for my morning coffee to log as my breakfast in my app.

Eating disorders are much more than just eating a certain way. Your brain gets completely rewired.

At this moment in my life, I could not even remember what life was like when I ate freely and all my thoughts were not consumed with where, when, how and what I was going to eat that day and how I would be able to log it in my app. It is hard to break that restrictive mindset when your calorie counting app sends you notifications every other hour reminding you to “log your process.”

Recovery only can occur if you decide you want to get better.

I was finally sick of sleeping away the hunger pains and going home every weekend so I could binge and purge without fear of someone in the dorms finding me. By deciding to move out of the dorms my second semester freshman year, I had a new New Year’s resolution: I was going to destroy my corrupt relationship with food and learn to live without the app.

Learning to live without logging The very first thing my dietician said to me when I started my recovery journey was to delete the app.

It was not the first patient she had that had been so harmfully affected by calorie-counting apps such as My Fitness Pal. Learning to eat without this app felt like being a baby learning how to walk: it was extremely difficult.

At first, my purging became worse and I never felt so out of control of my own body, but with the support of the people I surrounded myself with, each day got a little better. Distraction became key, and fully embracing myself in my passions that I once loved to do everyday helped me take my mind of the constant urge to log every consumption.

As long as you have a balanced diet of wholesome foods, your body will be satisfied. You don’t need to constantly be counting calories and macronutrients.

Recovery was long, ugly and I still deal with its effects three years laters. But facing your fears and gaining control of your body again is the most satisfying feeling.

Calorie-counting apps are not a death sentence and will work effectively for some people if used correctly.

For my case, I had much more going on and the app was just the cherry on top that sealed my fate.

Now I can proudly say that I am no longer affected by the wraiths of an eating disorder; however, that is not the case for 8 million other Americans. All the pain and anxiety of recovery is completely worth it. Do not let the media or an app destroy your beautiful body and mind.

If you or a loved one is battling an eating disorder, I encourage you to contact the National Eating Disorder Helpline or a loved one to receive support.

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Many calorie-counting applications do not warn the user if his or her daily caloric intake goal is dangerously high or low.

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Flying on to the 2018 season

BY KEEGAN MCKOSKEY Assistant Sports Editor

The 2017 Philadelphia Eagles have celebrated their first ever Super Bowl win and now they need to look forward to next season.

Backup quarterback Nick Foles stepped up big time after Carson Wentz got injured.

Even after carrying the Eagles to their first Super Bowl championship and winning Super Bowl MVP, he understands that this team belongs to Carson Wentz.

Wentz will be named the starter for the 2018 season.

Eagles fans expect Wentz to do just as good as Foles did in the postseason since he is their franchise quarterback.

When asked about his future with the Eagles, Nick Foles had no worries about where he may end up.

“There will be a time and a place to handle all that,” Foles said after being handed his MVP award Monday by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. “I take a lot of pride in wearing the Philadelphia Eagles jersey and I just enjoy being here.

Such a great team. I’m excited for Carson Wentz coming back healthy. I work with him every day.

Dude is a stud and I’m just living in the moment.”

I predict that the Birds will have 13 unrestricted free agents from their 2017 roster. Running back LaGarette Blount was a key player on the Eagles Super Bowl run and will likely be a free agent this upcoming spring.

Darren Sproles, one of the many players who went down with an injury in 2017, will also be entering free agency after confirming that he will not retire as planned.

Another upcoming free agent is backup tight end Trey Burton.

Burton, you may remember, threw a touchdown pass to Foles in the Super Bowl which is the nowreferred-to-as the famous “Philly Special” play, was an unsung hero on the 2017 squad.

The Eagles will look to repeat as Super Bowl champs next season.

Doug Peterson has stated that he looks forward to coaching the Eagles for many years to come.

The franchise may just have potentially struck gold in securing the Wentz-Pederson quarterbackcoach duo, and they will try to one day leave a legacy on the league, like the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick tandem in New England has had, appearing in eight Super Bowls and garnering 17 consecutive winning seasons.

The Wentz-Pederson era could be something special to bring to the city of Philadelphia.

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Vandalism minimal at Eagles parade

BY JAMES KELLY & MEGHAN WILLING Assistant Sports Editor & Staff Writer

Philadelphia sports fans have been given a bad reputation ever since the Santa-snowball incident from 1968. With the Eagles winning the Super Bowl for the first time in its organization’s history, you would expect the parade crowd to be absolutely chaotic.

After the historic Super Bowl win Sunday night, fans in the city of Philadelphia showed their excitement in many different ways. For some, it meant wearing green and chanting; for others, it meant vandalism. People climbed up poles, hung off of traffic lights and stood on top of awnings, some falling through during the process.

Despite the rowdy behavior days before, vandalism was not an issue at the parade. Everyone was in celebratory mode, enjoying the passing of the floats filled with Eagles players. Although official numbers have yet to be released, ESPN estimates that approximately 2 million people were at the parade.

This was more than just a championship for these fans. This meant so much more, and the city embraced it. The two hours of waiting in line for a train at 6:00 in the morning went smoothly due to everyone remaining calm. Even walking through the sidewalks of Broad Street went smoothly, considering there was about 200,000 people lined up along the road.

Tyler Monahan, a sophomore who attends Montclair State University, went to the parade and saw what Philadelphia sports fans are about.

“The whole experience was amazing and everyone was so happy to be here. Every worker and police officer was smiling, chanting the Eagles fight song,” Monahan said.

Monahan went on to explain how the whole city came together in peace and not wreckage for the parade to celebrate the Eagles’ first Super Bowl.

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The Philadelphia Eagles’ float passes by with the Lombardi Trophy present at the team’s victory parade on Feb. 8, 2018.

High school senior Victoria Rossi attributed the city celebrating more peacefully due to less alcohol and the fans having a couple days to come to grips with the victory.

“I think today was better because the parade was during the day. Nobody was really drinking that early in the morning,” Rossi said. She added that on Sunday night, “They had all Super Bowl night to drink and get drunk. They continue to go out and get even more drunk and then vandalize. Because the parade was so early in the morning and it was daylight out, I don’t think people got as drunk.”

Everywhere you walked, there was a smiling face, just appreciating the moment they were in. From the dancing cop hyping up all the fans to the young man who traveled from Florida to spread his grandfather’s ashes along the parade route, people were happy to be there.

This championship meant so much more than a trophy to this city’s fans. There was only two arrests made during the pandemonium of the parade. There were two people stabbed, but one of the stabbings may have

had nothing to do with the parade. Everyone is okay and the victims in the stabbings are going to be fine, according to 6 ABC news.

Thomas Sheilds, a sophomore who attends the University of Delaware, was not going to miss the parade. He said the atmosphere at the parade was like no other.

“It was an awesome experience; the fans brought great energy,” Sheilds said. “We are all here just having a good time.”

The whole day was a milestone for the city and the fans of Philadelphia.

It was capped off by an inspiring speech

by Eagles center Jason Kelce, who discussed how the whole city and the fans deserve this.

“Any of you know who the biggest underdog is? It’s y’all, Philadelphia,” Kelce said during his speech. “For 52 years, y’all have been waiting for this. You want to talk about an underdog? You want to talk about a hungry dog? For 52 years, you’ve been starved of this championship.”

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After remarks from the governor and mayor, Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffery Lurie addressed the fans of his franchise.

Following Lurie’s words, coach Doug Pederson and the Philadelphia Eagles team spoke to the fans.

Pederson and the players promised the passionate fanbase that this will not be the last of the team’s successes, but this is only the beginning.

“For me, hearing coach Pederson say ‘This is only the beginning’ brought a huge smile to my face,” Alyssa Jankowski, an exercise science and health promotion major at Cabrini, said.

Out of all of the players’ speeches to the fans, one will certainly go down in history. Eagles center Jason Kelce gave an empowering, fiery speech to the millions of fans packing the parkway.

“His [Kelce’s] passion for the Eagles organization and his love for the city resonated with everybody there,” Childers said. “It will go down as one of the great Philadelphia sports moments.”

As the players began to wrap up with their final

remarks, Queen’s hit song, “We Are the Champions,” blasted throughout the city, while confetti was flying.

“It was cool to be a part of something this historic for the city,” Maxime Lewing, a student at Drexel University, said.

Although no final numbers have been announced, it is estimated that anywhere between 2 and 5 million fans showed up to celebrate the Eagles’ championship. If true, it would be included within the top five most-attended sports parades in history.

This accomplishment would not be a first for the city, as the Flyers and Phillies have both achieved this historic mark in the past.

“Winning this Super Bowl means everything to my family,” Toczylowski said. “Earlier this year, my uncle Frank passed away and he was one of the biggest Eagles fans I’ve ever known; this season was for him.”

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Cabrini College alumna Shannon Santangelo flies back to her first home for the Philadlphia Eagles’ first ever Super Bowl parade from London, England on short notice.

Fly, Eagles fan, fly One Cabrini alum flies from London to Philly for parade

BY JOHN WILLIAMS

Sports Editor If you have ever questioned how important and how beloved the Philadelphia Eagles are by their city, they had two million people show up to their Super Bowl parade, according to ESPN. That’s 1.2 million more people than Pope Francis had for his visit in 2015, according to Metro.

While it is unknown how many people came to the parade from outside the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware area, just about everybody knows at least one person who took a flight or at least made a long drive to Philly on short notice to celebrate with the fan base.

Shannon Santangelo was one of those people, but she didn’t fly in from a Chicago, Texas or California, which are all long trips in their own right.

She flew in from London, England.

Santangelo, a Cabrini College alumna from the class of 2009, grew up around Philadelphia and in a household of diehard Eagles fans. Santangelo lives and breathes for her Birds.

“As long as I can remember, I’ve been an Eagles fan,” Santangelo said.

After studying abroad in London as a junior in college, she knew that that was where she belonged.

“I always said, ‘One day, I will make sure I move back to London and work there,’” Santangelo said.

She got her wish after she graduated.

Now she is the Operations Lead for Make Shift Community Limited (LLC), a property development company.

Santangelo and her fiancé, Nick,

watched the Super Bowl at a party in London. The game started at 11:30 p.m.

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and didn’t end till around 3:30 a.m. on Monday morning. Santangelo couldn’t take off of work the next morning, but she didn’t care. Her Birds had a chance to make some noise against the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

And they did just that.

“After they won, I just started to cry,” Santangelo said. “It’s not just you waiting for them to win; it’s your whole family.

My mom-mom is 93, and I always told her that she would live to see the day when the Eagles win the Super Bowl. I was just so happy.”

Santangelo didn’t know how realistic it was for her to come back to the States for the parade; a parade she waited all of her life for. Her fiancé, Nick, encouraged her to make it happen.

“You need to be there,” Nick told her.

There were a few obstacles Santangelo had in her way of getting back to the City of Brotherly Love. The first was finding a reasonably priced flight so that the trip was affordable. After that, she had to talk to her boss about taking a few days off.

“I said, this is a once and a lifetime opportunity and I have always wanted to be there to experience the parade, and I completely understand if you say no, but it would mean the world to me if I can have off for the rest of the week,” Santangelo said to her boss.

Her boss agreed she should go and celebrate with her family.

Santangelo stayed at her friend’s house in Philly on Wednesday night once she got

to the States and was ready to develop a game plan for the next morning, which was sure to be one of the craziest travel days in Philadelphia’s history.

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Cabrini alumna Shannon Santangelo (‘09) enjoys the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl parade with two friends that are also Cabrini alum.

On Thursday, Santangelo walked to the Broad Street Line from her friend’s house and rode it for two stops and then met up with some of her Cabrini friends pretty easily after getting off the subway. Once they got together, they headed down to the Philadelphia Art Museum, the final destination for the parade, to get a good spot for the festivities.

Even with the frigid temperatures and excessive amount of standing in place, the parade blew away her already high expectations.

“I remember going to the Phillies parade back in 2008 during my senior year at Cabrini. This one was so different,” Santangelo said. “We didn’t eat anything for seven hours. We didn’t drink for seven hours. We didn’t use the bathroom for seven hours. But still, it was better than I expected.”

“People were so nice and friendly. That spirit of Brotherly Love was so present.”

The spirit was in the air in South Philly that morning. Multiple jumbotrons were playing Super Bowl LII right by the Art Museum steps in anticipation of the floats that would soon be parading their way down the street as the team full of underdogs made their way to the final stop of the event.

“To see the Lombardi Trophy just a few feet in front of you is just surreal,” Santangelo said. “You had that feeling of, ‘Is this really happening?’”

One of her other favorite parts was hearing Eagles center Jason Kelce’s speech on the Art Museum steps.

“The fans loved it. They felt like he was saying everything they were thinking,” Santangelo said. “I think that quote, ‘An underdog is a hungry dog and hungry dogs run faster’ will really stick with us because we have always been the ultimate underdog and the whole story is amazing.”

Now the Eagles are here, on top of the football world. Santangelo thinks that they could be here to stay for a while.

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