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THELOQUITUR.COM THURSDAY, March 17, 2016
PACEMAKER WINNER
YOU SPEAK
WE LISTEN
NO. 8 MEN’S LACROSSE REMAINS UNDEFEATED WITH 12-5 WIN OVER
NO. 9 OHIO-WESLEYANPAGE 14
VOL. LVII, ISSUE 12
RIGHT OR WRONG: A STORY OF
ACCEPTANCE AND TOLERANC
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IS IT ST. PATTY’S DAY OR ST.
PARTY’S DAY? PAGE 7
BY ANGELINA MILLERGuest Writer
While it is normal to see Cabrini’s campus active with students moving their belongings into dorms, houses and apartment buildings at the beginning of a school year, it is definitely not typical to see that happening in the middle of a second semester.
However, a recent occurrence led that to be the case for the 2015-2016 school year. Due to previously scheduled practices and games, a majority of Cabrini’s lacrosse team chose to remain living on campus during spring break, from Friday, Feb. 26 to Sunday, March 6. Unfortunately, having players that are eager to practice for games, and dorm buildings without Resident Assistants to monitor students in them, is a bigger recipe for disaster than one would have expected.
On the evening of Friday, March 4, a few freshman members of the lacrosse team were playing wall ball on the second floor of Woodcrest, a beloved residence hall that has been housing students since 1969. When a student was in the repetitive “wall ball” process of simply bounc-ing a lacrosse ball off of a wall in the hallway and catching it with his lacrosse stick, the ball shot up to the ceiling and hit a sprinkler; that then caused all of the sprinklers to si-multaneously turn on and start spraying water.
Flustered and taken off guard, the student was not sure what to do.
“The sprinklers were on so long that one of the water pipes in the ceiling on the first floor of Woodcrest burst,” Isiah Sanders, a freshman student that remained on cam-pus over break and was in Woodcrest when the incident occurred, said. “Someone told Public Safety eventually, but by the time the officers got to the building, it was al-ready flooded.”
Yes, the combination of a lacrosse ball and Woodcrest’s old roots resulted in its first and second floors to flood with two inches of water before Public Safety officers even had the opportunity to attempt to save the day. Within minutes, the power of social media also spread the word to students both on and off campus.
Tweets about the incident included, “Woodcrest more like watercrest,” “good things always come to end :/ @woodcrest,” “RIP Woodcrest,” and, “People say you don’t
know what you’ve got till its gone. Truth is, you knew what you had, you just never thought you’d lose it @
WOODCREST.”Nick Rotandi, a freshman student and Woodcrest res-
ident, said, “I went home for spring break but ended up coming back to Cabrini that night after seeing Snapchat stories of what happened. When I got to Woodcrest, I saw Public Safety officers on the outside, and two inches of wa-ter, busted tile, and ruined belongings on the inside. Since my room was flooded, my fan broke and my carpet was ruined too.”
While Public Safety officers and Residence Life officials worked in the building to minimize damage as much as they could, and as quickly as they could, Cabrini adminis-tration made the ultimate decision to have them relocate Woodcrest residents to other residence halls, houses or apartments on campus.
“Students obviously couldn’t live in the building any-more,” Akirah Massenburg, the assistant director at Resi-dence Life, said. “We looked at all the open space we had on campus, did our best to keep roommates better, and accommodated to that as best as we could. It’s discour-aging that a community was broken up, and it’s our job to still foster that community, even though Woodcrest resi-dents are all in different halls.”
Residence Life officials began making calls and emails to Woodcrest residents on the afternoon of Saturday, March 5, to discuss the overall situation and relocation process with them. However, for some students that were not informed through social media, that was not soon enough.
“We didn’t officially find out until 2 o’clock on Satur-day,” Sarah Ryan, another freshman student and Wood-crest resident, said. “I don’t like how we found out so late.”
From 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, stu-dents were permitted to enter their rooms in Woodcrest to collect essential items, such as clothing and academic materials, prior to relocating.
Susan Kramer, the director of Residence Life, informed students that Cabrini’s insurance company requested for them to leave damaged items in their rooms for assess-ment purposes. In the moving out process, students also had to be safely escorted by a Cabrini employee.
“It was a bit stressful moving all of our things out in such a short amount of time,” Woodcrest resident Annie Gorski said. “Everything had to be out by 6 o’clock on Sun-day, and you couldn’t get anything without being escorted to your room by an RA or a Public Safety Officer.”
After a hectic 48 hour period, by the morning of Mon-day, March 7, all freshman students who resided in Wood-crest were successfully relocated to the Xavier Residence Hall, East Residence Hall, West Residence Hall or one of the seven houses. While this solved the immediate prob-lem of housing, it was still generally inconvenient to stu-dents all over Cabrini’s campus.
“I just moved from Xavier to Woodcrest at the begin-ning of the second semester, and now I have to move for the third time to House 6,” freshman Gerard Bellino said. “This is a burden not only for us as freshman, but for up-perclassmen as well.”
Since Woodcrest was one of the two residence halls that only housed freshman students, freshman students have now been forced to fill in all of the empty spots in upperclassmen buildings and rooms all across campus.
“It’s a bit awkward, and we get the feeling that the up-perclassmen are annoyed and that we’re invading their space,” Annie Gorski, who was one of four freshmen who were moved into a lounge in House 2 that is now a make-shift room for four, said.
“I’m uncomfortable with where I am now,” Afua Awuah, another Woodcrest resident, said. “I’m in House 7 with a whole bunch of upperclassmen that I don’t even know.”
Despite these comments, Akirah Massenburg said that the majority of students dealing with this situation have had positive attitudes, and a lot of courage. Upperclass-men such as Francis Xavier Cornely Jr., have also reached out to Woodcrest residents as well, as he wrote a message on the Cabrini Class of 2019 Facebook page saying, “If you have relocated to West residence hall and/or The apart-ments, please feel free to ask me for help if you need it. I am really familiar with this side of campus. I hope you adjusting well. Think positive!”
At the end of the day, regardless of age and residence halls, Cabrini is truly a close knit community that can come together and push through situations like these though.
Upperclassmen Samantha Murray also encouragingly tweeted, “Sending prayers to everyone who lives in Wood-crest. Hope the damage to any personal items are minimal and you move back into your homes soon.”
Woodcrest Hall flood forces students to move
ANGELINA MILLER / GUEST WRITER
Residence halls that were once full and lively now are empty yet full of memories of what once was.
Editorial THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 20162 | THELOQUITUR.COM
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newspaper and website are integral parts of the
educational mission of the Cabrini Communication
department, namely, to ed-ucate students to take their places in the public media. The newspaper and web-
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editors for possible inclu-sion. Publication is based on the editorial decision of the
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WE ARE THE LOQUITUR2015-2016 Editorial Staff
EDITOR IN CHIEFJILL NAWOYSKI
MANAGING EDITORABBIE KEEFE
MULTIMEDIA WEB EDITORSAM JACOBS
NEWS EDITORABBIE KEEFE
JILL NAWOYSKI
SPORTS EDITORSKEVIN MOYLETT
RENEE OLIVER
LIFESTYLES EDITORSDOMINIQUE DINARDO
PAT WHALEN
PERSPECTIVES EDITORKATIE MUSKA
PHOTO EDITOREMILY ROWAN
SOCIAL MEDIA EDITORBRI MORELL
MARKETING & CIRCULATIONJATARA ALLEN
ANESIA MEREDITH
ADVISER JEROME ZUREK
What are the primaries and how should we vote?
Alumnus creates program for first-generation college studentsBY JILL NAWOYSKIEditor in Chief & Co-News Editor
Life is full of firsts.Doing something for the first time can be scary. Especially when
one is going to college and no one in their family has gone before you. That was Saleem Brown’s situation. If one met Saleem now, he is confident, upbeat and poised. But that was not him at age 18.
Brown attended Cardinal O’Hara High School. In senior year he faced one of the biggest decisions of his life. For the rest of his family, going to college had not been an option. When he received his high school diploma, he knew that he wanted to continue on with his ed-ucation, but would he be able to be the first member of his family to graduate from college?
According to the NYTimes, of the 7.3 million full-time undergrad-uates attending four-year public and private nonprofit institutions in the United States, about 20 percent are the first members of their families to attend college.
“I was the first to go to college, so at home I would hear ‘you can do it’ and ‘just pray’ but sometimes you need more than that and need to learn from people who have been through it so that you can get through it,” Brown said.
Well, fast forward to 2004 and we see that Brown graduated from
Cabrini College. He was both a successful student and a basketball player, Brown ended up working at the college that he fell in love with. One day, he realized that he wanted to start a program for first generation college students, just like himself, and the rest was his-tory.
The Cavs Care program that he started places students with a mentor who meets with them at least once a week and serves as a constant contact in times of need. This is the first year that the pro-gram is taking place.
“This program has changed my life,” student Taylor McColgan said. “It has helped me adjust to entering college and made the whole transition so much easier.”
Brown knew that he wanted to start a program after going through the college journey as the first member of his family. He felt that ad-justing to campus life could be hard, so he wanted to make the lives of other students easier. Students have thoughts in the back of their heads that make the decision more difficult, such as financial prob-lems or even questioning if they are making the right choice.
“I think that the students just need to find the confidence in themselves that they can do this,” Brown said.
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Saleem Brown started the Cavs Care Program this past year to help first-generation college students on campus.
Being away at college leaves students with many prior-ities and daily tasks that need to be done. Sometimes, it is easy to forget about what is going on in the world, due to the business of their every day lives.
The race for the 2016 election is in full swing, and every few days the candidates are winning different states in the primaries. Since our college is located in Pennsylvania, we can not forget to vote in the primaries. How do students know exactly who to vote for and what should they base their votes on? Why are the primaries even important? We’ve got you covered:
So, what are primaries?It is a general preliminary election, which gives regis-
tered voters and citizens the opportunity in choosing the candidates for the presidential election.
What kinds of primary elections are there?These elections are either closed or open.Closed: a registered voter can only vote for candidate in
their own party.Open: a registered voter can vote for candidate in any
party.An uncommon type is a “blanket primary” where regis-
tered voters can engage in all primaries.
How do primaries benefit the public?These elections are a great way to get to know the can-
didates, see a more in-depth view of a specific candidate’s beliefs and encourages first-time voters to be involved.
As of Thursday, March 15th, those running in the presi-dential primaries form the republican party include Don-ald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marko Rubio and John Kasich. Those in the Democratic party include Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
Who can vote in the primaries?Generally, those registered with the Democratic or Re-
publican Party are able to vote, with exceptions for other parties.
Pennsylvanian voters:Monday, March 28, 2016 is the last day to reg-ister for primary elections! This means that if
one is registered as a specific party and would like
to vote for an individual on the opposing side, they
must switch your party by this day, as well.
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Week of March 10, 2016Promise Corps College and Career Ambassador Description: The May-or’s Office of Communi-ty Empowerment and Opportunity established the The West Philadel-phia Promise Zone, an anti-poverty initiative, will place individuals in specific Philadelphia school systems to ensure that they are receiving quality education by the time they graduate.Location: Philadelphia, PaDesired Majors: Educa-tion, Philosophy & Liberal StudiesCompensation: 12,530/yrJob-Source Code: 13928
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If you are interested in any of these positions, please visit the Career Center or contact [email protected]
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016
The partial cease-fire in Syria, that begun Feb. 27, proved to be more effective and durable then it was originally expected to be. Violence has been reduced significantly and the United Nations mediator is satis-fied enough that he planned to meet opposition groups in Geneva on Monday, March 14, 2016 to discuss new peace talks in order to contin-ue the progress that has been made. The immediate goal of this partial truce, was to bring food to besieged areas, where more than one million people have been trapped. Humanitarian aid has increased as well, but there is still so much assistance that is needed. Even though this shows small signs of hope, Syrians still fear that if this partial cease-fire does not continue to make progress, and the truce collapses, worse fighting will occur.
Saturday, March 12 Thursday, March 10In response to Affordable Care Act that was passed in 2010,
health care sharing ministries have recently grown among chris-tians following their beliefs saying they need to save money and not buy insurance. This belief has grown because the law itself exempts members from the requirement to pay health insurance or pay a yearly fine. Individuals involved in the ministries think they should follow their religious beliefs in comparison to abiding by government guidelines and mandates that are making people pay for services that they do not need coverage for at the current time and therefore do not want to pay the high costs for.Issues in the health care system that relate to the high costs of medical expenses have spurred the increased interest in these nonprofit ministries, that only require members to help cover one another medical expenses as they come up.
Guns on campus: safe or more harm than good?BY CECELIA HECKMANAssistant Perspectives Editor
On Monday Oct. 5, fear filled many stu-dents in the Philadelphia area because of a threat made online. The threat read, “On [Monday,] October 5, at 1 p.m. Central time, a fellow robot will take up arms at a universi-ty near Philadelphia.”
Cabrini College and other nearby univer-sities took the threat very seriously, bringing Radnor police officers onto campus through-out the day and sending out information on what to do in case of an emergency. Howev-er, students still had their fears.
Though Monday, Oct. 5 came and went without incident, discussions have risen based on this and other recent threats and shootings on college campuses. Would the campus be safer if public safety were armed to protect students and fight back?
Research done by the U.S. Department of Justice compared the sizes of schools that have armed officers and found that as the school size decreases, so does the likelihood of armed officers on the campus.
Along with this, public schools are about twice as likely to have armed officers as pri-vate schools. It was found that 94 percent of public schools with over 15,000 students have sworn-in and armed officers, com-
pared to only 22 percent in private schools with 2,500-4,999 students.
Cabrini has a population of about 2,150 students, making it even less likely for sim-ilar schools in type and size to have armed officers.
“Since Cabrini is such a small school to begin with, I don’t think our public safety of-ficers need to be armed,” freshman Julianne Molinari said. “I feel really safe on campus and Radnor Township and the neighboring towns are also really safe areas.”
While it seems as though for the most part it is not necessary to arm public safety officers, it is something with schools not too far off from Cabrini.
Villanova University recently announced that beginning in the fall of 2016, they will be training and arming about 20 percent of their 75-member public safety department. These selected officers will go through legit-imate police training and be sworn in an or-der to protect the university.
A message sent from the university’s Pres-ident, Fr. Peter Donohue, stated that this was a decision that had been contemplated over the last two years.
“While our location on the Main Line is considered relatively safe, Villanova is high-ly visible, and we have not been without in-cident the past few years,” Donohue said in
his email. “These factors, coupled with three train stations on campus and our close prox-imity to a major highway, set Villanova apart from our local peers and required a higher level of campus security.”
It is due to some similar circumstances, as well as the challenges public safety of-ficers can face in certain situations as they are not officially officers, that some believe Cabrini College should take similar action in the near future.
“Although it is a bit alarming the idea of having the public safety armed with live weapons, I believe they should be armed with sidearms,” freshman accounting major Anthony Harrison said. “In reality, with the rising danger and the advances in tactics along with weaponry it all makes sense.”
Molinari, though she overall believes public safety should not be armed, also can see where it may be a viable option. She feels there are both pros and cons to bringing weapons onto campus willingly.
“Having our public safety officers armed can be a positive thing when there are in-cidents like the threat of Philadelphia-area colleges or the armed robber who
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Public Safety has a good reputation of addressing safety issues on campus quickly and making sure students feel safe.
BY BRI MORRELL & KATIE MUSKASocial Media Editor and Perspectives Editor
With growth and new programs com-ing to Cabrini, one of the many changes that will benefit students are the new mas-ters programs that are being developed. The science program is widely recognized and in the upcoming months the depart-ment will be adding two MS degrees in bi-ological science. These two tracts will be thesis and non-thesis, allowing students to choose whether or not they would like to conduct research within their studies.
The department had been discussing how to make students more marketable. With their successes in the past and their respected reputation, the department as a whole decided it was time to grow into something bigger and stronger.
Dr. Anne Coleman, chair of the science department, is excited for the new chang-es to come within the department. “It all started with the biotechnology graduate certificate. From there we looked at our current strengths and where there was a market demand and constructed a curric-ulum accordingly,” Coleman said.
Dr. Mary Harris, dean for academic affairs, said, “The science department found a certain need for students that was not being addressed. Some students needed some additional classwork be-fore they applied to medical school, and
others were interested in a career in the pharmaceutical industry and needed some additional coursework to help with securing a job in that industry.”
With the two tracks that will be offered within this master’s programs, students will be advised if they are wanting to go within the medical field to go with the non-thesis track. Students who would like to participate in the research based, thesis track, are the ones who are more willing to go on to a PhD program after they complete the masters. Both tracks have the ultimate goal to help students grow and learn more about the biological science field.
“Having a master’s program in the sci-ence department is a huge benefit of its students. Students will have the option of doing a 4+1 program which saves a year of tuition. This program will give our stu-dents potential advantage when it comes to job searching,” Coleman said.
Within this program, staffing has be-come no problem. Many of the professors of the science department are willing and able to teach the classes. Although this is
BY DOM DINARDO AND KEVIN MOYLETTLifestyles Editor & Co-Sports Editor
Throughout the expansion of the Cabrini curriculum, many departments have been adding post-graduate op-tions for students looking to further their education.
In a corporate society, after working in an associ-ate-level position, one may feel an inclination to apply for some sort of promotion. Managerial work is not only helpful as far as income is concerned, but also helps add skill sets and leadership roles and responsibilities that so many professionals let take a backseat since their college years.
The leadership department is working to make sure that those who have graduated have the proper skills to move forward in their line of work.
“Employers are seeking individuals with the skills, vi-sion and temperament to ultimately move into leadership positions, and our program in leadership focuses on both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills that are necessary to help one do this,” Dr. Todd Matthews, associate profes-
sor and chair of the department of leadership and organi-zational development, said.
The college gives students in the workplace as well as hopefuls, an education about leading, but in a Cabrini fashion.
“We take the approach that leaders are not born but made, forged through making hard decisions and imple-menting plans to make those decisions come to life, all in the pursuit of organizational success,” Matthews said. “Our program is Cabrinian. It emphasizes ethical lead-ership in the pursuit of social justice, which is infused through all of our courses”
Keeping a social-justice theme is not restricted to undergraduate education at Cabrini. The new doctoral program in organizational development will offer these themes additionally.
“Ethical leadership is a foundation for our new doctoral program in Organizational Development,” Matthews said.
No matter what educational path and major students may go down from a bachelors to a doctorate, Cabrini’s
mission will remain true.“Cabrini College has long championed leadership de-
velopment, as it is part of our mission,” Matthews said. “The faculty, staff and administration are of one voice on this, and as most students here clearly desire to make a positive impact on the world, they too benefit from this focus.”
The new doctoral program will motivate students to truly do something extraordinary with their Cabrini edu-cation.
“I think all students would benefit, especially as we continue to grow opportunities to engage in service learn-ing and social justice outreach, in addition to more tradi-tional types of leadership activities at work or in campus organizations.”
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College introduces new Master’s program in biological science
Leadership Department offers post-graduate education to hopeful managers for transition from associate-level jobs
BY ABBIE KEEFE AND PATRICK WHALENManaging Editor/Co-News Editor and Lifestyles Editor
The Doctorate of Education is one of the many new leadership programs Cabrini has to offer. This entails a 60-cred-it post-master’s program that is fully com-mitted to Cabrini’s mission of education-al quality and its vision of social justice. Cabrini, a top-ranked education pro-gram provider in the state of Pennsylva-nia, which this Doctorate of Educational Leadership maintains.
“This is very exciting for the college to extend its programming to the highest degree level in the field of education,” Dr. Mary Kropiewnicki, Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Education, said.
Students who may display desired skills and obtain experiences necessary for this program are initiated as a cohort, which begins in the summer semester on Cabrini’s campus in suburban Philadel-phia.
Certain steps are asked to be complet-ed by individuals who are interested in the program. Some of these steps include having a current and up to date resume, copies of professional state certifications/
teaching licenses (if applicable), a schol-arly or professional project or report with a one to two page essay that shows how the work represents the individual’s’ po-tential for a doctoral level scholarship, as well as contact information that includes two references.
The applicant is also asked to pay a $50.00 non-refundable application fee. Any individual that fulfills the basic and significant criteria for admission after a review will be asked to come to Cabrini’s campus to complete a second aspect of the admission process, which entails an interview with the Doctor of Educational Leadership Admission Committee.
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New Doctorate of Education is introduced to the college as new leadership program
BY CASEY SEMENZA AND MOLLY SEAMANAssistant News Editors
Cabrini College was founded in 1957 by Sister Ursula Infante with three core values that stand to this day: Academic excellence, leadership development and a commitment to social justice. Social justice is a part of each persons life at Cabrini. Many students graduate educated on global poverty, immigration issues and how to create a more peaceful, just world.
Up to this point, Cabrini graduates and post graduate students from all over the coun-try had the opportunity to participate in a life changing experience volunteering their time to help others. Cabrini Mission Corps volunteers nationwide dedicated their lives to service of others through faith, charity and dedication to the common good.
Cabrini Mission Corps was originally founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Sa-cred Heart in the spirit of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. Missioners would typically serve 10 months to two years in six US cities (Seattle, Denver, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and New Orleans) and nine countries overseas (Guatemala, Nicaragua, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Ethiopia, Swaziland, the Philippines and Australia). Every missioner made it their purpose to serve and love the worlds most vulnerable, including refugees, the elderly, children, immigrants, marginalized women and the poor.
But as of June 2016, Cabrini Mission Corps announced that they will be closing. Af-ter 24 years of service to the College and Cabrini ministries worldwide, Sister Pietrina Raccuglia wrote a letter to all members involved in Cabrini Mission Corp stating that the “decision was made with careful discernment,” and that “this was not an easy decision, although we are confident it is the right action.”
Gina Scarpello who has been Cabrini Mission Corps (CMC) director for almost ten years is keeping positive on this chapter of CMC closing.
“Overall the emotion is one of sadness, yet peace. The program has served its purpose well for almost a quarter century,” Scarpello said.
The experience that Cabrini Mission Corps has given missioners over the years will live on in each of their hearts.
“It makes me feel very special that I am the last group of missioners but it’s also really sad that no other young person will be able to experience this opportunity again,” Vanes-sa Miranda, missioner, said.
Cabrini Mission Corps not only helped people find their calling to either continue a life of mission or move on to teach others the meaningful experience they received, but it was also a way for students to connect with campus ministry. Seeing young people com-mit to their faith gave students the courage to seek out their own truth.
Ashley Block, another fellow missioner, has reflected on her time with CMC. “I joined CMC because I truly believe in its mission and the mission of the MSCs. I
wanted to use my gifts and talents for something more,” Block said.But many are still confused why such a positive, growth-inspiring and faith-finding
program would close. “CMC is closing, in part, because the Missionary Sisters are in a very different place
than they were 24 years ago when they started,” Scarpello said. “Placing missioners in community and in ministry has become more complicated and challenging as the years have passed. The Province is also facing a reorganization that includes combining with the Central American region, which will continue to require an investment of time and resources.”
The tough decision was made to close CMC but it will continue to be a legacy left nationwide.
“They provided opportunities for me to discover who I really am and showed me that every unique talent you have in you can be used for good,” Block said. “I am who I am today because of CMC. They welcomed me home and became my family…and family is forever.”
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Communication department is hoping to add a graduate programBY CECELIA HECKMAN AND RENEE OLIVERAsisstant Perspectives Editor & Co- Sports Editor
The communication department is currently develop-ing and looking to add a master’s program.
“Dr. Taylor really wants to expand the college as we become a university,” Dr. Jerry Zurek, chair and commu-nication professor, said. “He is encouraging many depart-ments to see if their program would be a good fit for a graduate program.”
With this addition, students will be able to enroll and earn their master’s in communication after completing the required 33 credits for the degree.
“Our master's program as well as the other master's programs now being launched at Cabrini are designed to boost enrollment and drive revenue for the college,” Dr. Dawn Francis, assistant professor of communication, said.
The addition of the graduate program has been in the works now for about a year. Francis went on to say, via email, that students who have already graduated from the college could possibly feel inclined to return in order to pursue this new opportunity.
“Many students who graduated with their bachelor's degree in COM from Cabrini, and who have worked pro-fessionally for several years, may want to return for a mas-ter's from this department because they found value in their Cabrini COM education and they would like to ex-tend that,” Francis said.
The existing undergraduate communication program already offers students a solid, hands-on experience in communication, journalism, multimedia and secondary education.
“I believe we have a very strong undergraduate pro-gram,” Zurek said. “That has always been our focus to have the best undergraduate program that we can possibly have.”
The master’s degree offered will be in strategic commu-nication.
"I think that the program as we are currently imagining it will help students who are in the earlier stages of their careers, and looking to move from a tactical role to a more strategic role," Dr. Felicity Duncan, assistant professor of communications, said in an email. "It will equip students with skills in project management, strategic thinking and content development."
“There are many communication master's programs in the Greater Philadelphia region,” Francis said. “In order for ours to be competitive, we needed to research and de-sign a program that is unique and offers something differ-ent from our competitors.”
There are a lot of factors to be taken in to consideration when adding a master’s program factors include faculty to teach the courses, how long the courses will run, recruit-ment, cost and so on.
“We will need to determine whether our existing fac-ulty will teach some of these courses or whether we will need at least one additional full-time faculty member in
COM,” Francis said. “That topic is still under discussion.”"If the program is approved in its current format, the
department would need to hire an additional faculty member," Duncan said. "If it grows, we may need more faculty and staff.”
“We want to make sure that if we institute a graduate degree, the students who pay the tuition, will get an equal value of career advancement,” Zurek said. “We don’t want to just take in students and their tuition if we can’t really improve job prospects."
Undergraduate students may now have the possibility of taking one or two graduate classes their senior year.
“They can put that on their transcript, go work for a couple of years and then come back and finish their mas-ters,” Zurek said.
It seems that all parties involved, most notably the stu-dents, will benefit from this addition.
Be advised that the communication master’s program is still in the works and must be approved by a variety of boards and administrators before it is implemented.
“If approved this Spring, we anticipate marketing the program and enrolling participants through Fall 2016, and having students begin their coursework in January 2017,” Francis said.
Cabrini Mission Corps ends 24 year-long service worldwide
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A master’s program would make the already successful department attractive to even more students and graduate students alike.
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BY NICOLE SOKOLOVICHAssistant Perspectives Editor
Unlike most students who come to Cabrini, my story seems to be a little bit different. After I graduated high school in 2011, I decided to continue my education at Bloomsburg University. While I was there for three years, I studied psychology and had a great time making friends that I will have for a lifetime.
Before I started my senior year, I made probably one of the toughest decisions I have ever made by transferring to a different school. Once I decided transferring to a dif-
ferent school was the best for me education wise, it was a no-brainer that Cabrini was the place for me.
My oldest sister works in the Academic Affairs office and my other sister was graduating in the Fall of 2014–not to mention the small environment assured me that I would be able to get help from my professors and class-mates.
Since elementary school, I had always thought school was going to be my biggest struggle in life, and for the most part it was. With a learning disability and lack of self-confidence, the thought of graduating made me sick to my stomach because I never thought it would actually be possible.
From the start of fall 2014 to spring 2016, my perspec-tive of school has completely changed. I ended up chang-ing my major to communications and started playing volleyball again. Changing my major was probably the second best decision that I have ever made. The commu-nications department has pushed me to do things I never thought I would do and has given me the ability to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I see a future for myself for the first time in a very long time, doing something that I love to do. I can finally see myself walking across that stage to receive my diploma
and hopefully graduating with a full-time job working in public relations.
If I could change anything about my experience here at Cabrini, I honestly would not. I believe everything hap-pens for a reason. I was meant to go to Bloomsburg to find my forever friends, but I was also meant to come to Cabrini to find a career I am passionate about.
If it were not for Cabrini, I would probably be in a major that is not for me and that light at the end of the tunnel would be further than it is today. The professors and students that I share the same major with have hon-estly changed my life. I have grown so much since I gradu-ated high school, more than I ever thought was possible.
Cabrini College used to be a place I would come to visit my sisters at whenever I would be in the area. I can now say that Cabrini is my home and a place that has given me hope that I can live a life I have always dreamed of.
A glimpse into how Cabrini changed my life
#FreeKesha is the ultimate support for KeshaBY ANGELICA LITTLEAssistant Perspectives Editor
A New York judge recently denied Kesha a court injunction that would have possibly allowed her to create new music outside of Sony Music and infamous producer Dr. Luke, whom she filed a lawsuit against.
Her suit accuses Dr. Luke of sexual assault, sexual harassment, gender violence, civil harassment, violation of unfair business laws, infliction of intentional, negligent emotional distress, retention and supervision. Luke then countersued Kesha for the claims.
The injunction would have allowed her to work with other labels and publishing units and receive damages for the alleged abuse and sexual violence the producer inflicted upon her. That lawsuit has been frozen, as the judge stated that in order for it to continue, Kesha’s contracts would require additional legal disputes and there was not enough evidence in support.
Despite a discouraging conclusion, Kesha’s fans have remained on the front lines for her.
I have never been in a situation similar to Kesha, but with such supportive fans, she must be relieved to have people who will encourage her to keep fighting.
Evidence can be difficult to come across in rape and sexual assault cases, especially
in ones that have occurred over years. Unfortunately, those responsible for such crimes can be manipulative and know how to stealthily navigate through the system, especially when you have great lawyers.
No one who has been attacked in such a way for so long should have to prolong the
battle against convicting their assaulter. It can weaken the soul. The backing of other celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Lorde, Ariana Grande and Lily Allen assert that
there are women within her industry who refuse to see her lose. Kelly Clarkson recently commented on the producer’s suspicious nature and Taylor Swift donated money to help Kesha during the trying time.
The popularity of Twitter and the
function of hashtags have worked to their own advantage in this situation also. I skimmed through the viral #FreeKesha and was updated with news on the
situation, other users opinions and various ways people were showing support.
As of Friday, March 11, fans delivered a petition to Sony headquarters for the release of the producer and projected the hashtag on the front of the New York office.
Despite the legal problems that arise from contracts, Sony should hear fans out and seriously consider what to do with Dr. Luke. Aside from the court battles, is it really in their best interest to keep a man accused of such acts?
Sony is tarnishing their image by keeping him around. It hurts them now with celebrities like Kelly Clarkson coming forth and it could potentially hurt them in the future when signing new artists.
What to do with someone who allegedly committed such crimes can be tricky to navigate. I believe Sony should weigh both the pros and cons of keeping Dr. Luke. As a company, it will make the appropriate decision.
I am not a Kesha fan, but as a woman, I sympathize with her pain. I hope that no matter how many times she is denied, she always continues to push until the right person says yes and fights with her. Until then, she can always count on those who are continuing to fight to free her.
BY AJ SHOPAStaff Writer
Manny Pacquiao, in my opinion, is another victim of having his words taken the wrong way, just as people could see me as siding with Pacquiao in this article. First of all, the quote is taken out of a debate in the Philippines and everyone likes to bend the words of a debate to make others look bad.
His actual quote from the debate was, “it’s common sense. Will you see any animals where male is to male and female is to female? The animals are better. They know how to distinguish male from female. If we approve [of] male on male, female on female, then man is worse than animals.”
The quote is not him directly saying that homosexuals are animals. It is taken out of context. Obviously a big company such as Nike will not take any type of bad press, but Nike is also a very well known supporter of the LGBT community. Nike is also related to strongly opposing any type of discrimination. With that said, they made the cut
of Manny Pacquiao quick and easy.Pacquiao has come out and apologized after finding
out how many people he had offended, and his apology was a good one if you ask me. He did not back track what he said, he just made it known that he did not mean to offend anyone at all. He is, however, staying true to his faith and what the Bible says.
Now-a-days, I think that people will take anything people say and somehow make it offensive so they have something to be upset about. People are always acting as if others are out to get them. They say we need to act as one, but coming after one person for not wording a sentence together perfectly to make sure nobody was offended does not seem like a way to bring others together.
What is really going on is that it is making everyone seem like instead of growing together, we are separating and becoming soft. Every little thing you do or say comes with the repercussions of offending another race, gender, religion, occupation, animal lover, etc.
Manny Pacquiao, you have my support in your upcoming election and I urge the LGBT community to
accept the man’s apology as he wraps up his boxing career and pursues his political career. Mr.Pacquiao, just know you can not always please everyone.
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Kesha’s lawsuit has drawn in a lot of supporters, both famous and not.
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Cabrini has become home to many students.
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Pacquiao was cut from Nike’s sponsorship.
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Damn, Daniel, back at it again with the web fameBY EMILY CROUSEAssistant Social Media Editor
The popular meme ‘Damn Daniel’ has been circulating
throughout social media since the original video was posted to Twitter on Monday, Feb. 15. The video features a kid named Daniel looking swagged out while his friend Josh is recording him, complimenting his fresh outfits. It is multiple videos put together with Daniel wearing different outfits which combines to a 30-second video. Each clip has “damn Daniel” or “damn Daniel, back at it again with the white vans” being said by Josh in the background.
Daniel and Josh have recently been on The Ellen Degeneres Show where she interviewed them about the video. Josh told Ellen that the video clips started out as a joke on his Snapchat story. Once his Snapchat followers started liking them, he kept making them every day during school. When the video started getting a lot of views, people started recognizing Daniel when he was out in public and would ask for pictures with him. On Ellen, Daniel ended up receiving a lifetime supply of Vans and Josh was given a new surfboard.
This video is found to be very funny by today’s generation. However, it can easily be taken as a pointless or weird video to older generations. I think it is funny to
younger generations because they can relate with Josh and Daniel due to their ages. They are highschool students goofing around about a random thing in between classes, just like most kids their age do. I also think the reason it was found more appealing to a younger generation is because it was first posted on Twitter where the viewers were mainly teens who shared it with other people their age.
Older generations watching the ‘Damn Daniel’ videos might not understand the humor of the video. Aside from the funny voice that Josh uses when speaking in the videos, they might not see the point to the videos. Also, since Snapchat is something used by mainly children, teens, and young adults, parents do not really understand the idea of the Snapchat stories and what types of content people typically post on their stories.
Overall, the video was a huge hit and got a ton of views while being posted by multiple accounts and on multiple social media platforms. There are probably some older generation people who did find the video funny, but it is pretty safe to say it made the biggest impact with younger generations.
Is it St. Patty’s Day or St. Party’s Day?BY CECELIA HECKMANAssistant Perspectives Editor
Whenever March comes around, you know it is time to break out the green clothes for St. Patrick’s Day. Whether it be going to the parade in Philadelphia (or elsewhere), hanging out at a local pub or just eating Irish potatoes all day, St. Patty’s is a big celebration of Irish heritage each year.
But how well do we really know the history of St. Patty’s? Has it just become another commercialized holiday to buy clover-themed accessories and drink?
I know that, as a Catholic school student since kindergarten, I personally heard the history behind the holiday every year of grade school. Yet, I still could not say with 100 percent confidence that I retained any of it.
Instead, St. Patty’s Day has become all about leprechauns and drinking until you drop. Correct me if I am wrong, but I do not remember green beer or Irish potatoes in the original celebration of St. Patrick’s death.
St. Patty’s Day was created in order to honor the beloved patron saint of Ireland. Yet, it has turned into a day when all Irish stereotypes tend to be let loose. Fake
orange beards and bad drinking habits fill the streets around any nearby bar and no religious aspect of the holiday can be found for miles.
You can always find someone fighting
to “keep the ‘Christ’ in ‘Christmas,’” yet nobody seems very upset that St. Patty’s Day is no longer about St. Patrick—or maybe they are all just too drunk to
remember that it was even about him in the first place.
Sure, pretty much every holiday has now transformed completely from the original (typically) religious reason it
began.On Christmas, elves create presents to
be left under a tree placed in everyone’s homes. Easter has a giant bunny and colored eggs. Even Halloween, which was originally a celebration of lost ones, has become the one day a year in which it is acceptable to take candy from complete strangers.
However, when people celebrate these holidays, they tend to still keep in mind the religious aspect if they are religious as well. What I fear is that even some of the more religious people just look at St. Patty’s Day as a day to drink and party.
It is fine to celebrate in any and every way for different holidays, but we need to at least keep in mind the reason we are celebrating. St. Patty’s Day should have the same type of religious undertones that Christmas or Easter has, amidst all of the partying.
Kanye West faces $53 million in personal debtBY JACLYN LABESAssistant News Editor
Kanye West recently claimed in a tweet that he was $53 million in personal debt. After the eye-catching announcement was made, West reached out to Mark Zuckerberg for help by asking him to make a one billion dollar investment in him as “the greatest artist ever.”
Controversy still circles around whether or not the debt is considered debt and whether or not the debt links to his extravagant lifestyle or the large sum of money he has put towards business ventures. One thing that stays the same, is that West’s issue that he is facing has already been faced throughout our society.
West disclosed in tweets about how he needed “access to more money in order to bring more beautiful ideas into the world.” West desires a bigger outcome in a tricky business, the fashion industry. High upfront costs and the ambiguity of whether or not investors will receive more or less of what they invest in a line of clothing or related fashion is not an issue that West has faced only by himself. This brings to light about the industry as a whole that can place individuals into a tricky financial situation that is difficult to recover from.
According to Forbes, Kanye West’s income was roughly $22 million and was $30 million in the prior year of 2014. Like millions of Americans, West is facing an issue that is faced by many students who pay monthly student loan payments or know of a parent who struggles with monthly
mortgage payments.Debt-to-income ratios have increased for young stu-
dent debtors. According to a report from Pew Research Center, the typical student debtor household has debts equivalent to two years of income.
Students today will face the same situation that Kanye is currently going through, but their individual struggle
of paying a student loan off after graduation will not be seen as much in the news in comparison to Kanye’s per-sonal debt struggle and his desire for more resources and money in order to continue flourishing his ideas.
A recent “Get Kanye out of Debt” GoFundMe charity
has been created in order to generate the $53 million that he claims he needs to get him out of debt. The biggest issue at play is how and why companies and individuals are actually donating to this charity. For some companies, they see the opportunity to donate as a business endeavor that can increase their customer base.
Currently, there have been 853 donations and 293 thousand social media shares of the page, but the dona-tions that have been made have not been for the purpose of contributing to a meaningful cause. Rather, individu-als have been donating in order to gain more attention around their business or charities. A donation of $200 from watchdogjobs.com used its donation to advertise various employment opportunities, such as “Don’t be like Kanye, get a job to get out of debt.”
Using Kanye’s situation as an opportunity to make a profit exemplifies how society commonly abuses the whole charity system. Charitable donations are supposed to go to causes that make a lasting impact and help people in the world who are in need.
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St. Patrick’s Day is known originally as the “Festival of Patrick” which is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on the death date of Saint Patrick in 461 AD. These days, people see St. Patty’s day as a holiday to wear green, show your true Irish roots and binge drink.
Philadelphia has six bar crawls set up throughout the week of St. Patrick’s Day started Friday, March 11 going all the way up until the 17. Most of these bar crawls go on all day and even have a couple offered in the morning for brunch spe-cials.
Many in the local area showed their Irish pride in the Fox 29 St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday, March 13.
Philadelphia sports teams will also be hosting events for the holiday on Sunday, March 20. As the Philadelphia Union challenge FC Dallas in a soccer match, they will be offering an Irish themed package of tickets which includes a limited edition Irish heritage T-shirt. The game will kick off at 7 p.m.
Locally there are many small-er St. Patty’s Day events such as the Havertown Erin Express. “The Havertown Erin Express is a day filled with fun and excite-ment as patrons travel from bar to bar to meet up with friends and family to enjoy a few cold ones while celebrating the Irish heritage” Anthony Jones, J.D. McGillicuddy’s bartender, said.
For the people under the legal drinking age, there are still many events to attend as high schools will be performing Irish dances, and local restaurants will have a menu based around Irish culture and cuisine. There will also be different concerts and an Irish Memorial for St. Patrick.
Families around the area also will take on their own festivi-ties hosting parties and dinners to celebrate their family’s Irish roots. The cuisine usually con-sists of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, shepherd’s pie and lots of Guinness.
“I will be heading home to a feast of Irish delicacies cooked by my mom going back to her Irish roots,” Ryan Hagan, sopho-more accounting major, said.
St. Patrick’s Day in Philadelphia is highly antici-pated as everyone in the city of brotherly love bands together to celebrate the people with Irish heritage throughout the city. If you will be a passerby in the city this weekend or next, expect a lot of green drinks and make sure to be in your best Irish spir-
Philly does St. Patrick’s Day their way BY ANTHONY SHOPAStaff Writer
“Your mom has a girlfriend, ew! She’s going to hell and you’ll probably be just like her, gay!”
When that is being screamed at you from across the lunch table, it is hard not to fight, cry, run away or all of the above. When I was seven my mom introduced me to her friend. She was a very nice lady who played video games with me. At the time my mom had a lot of friends, so I thought, “my mom has the best, funniest friend ever.”
We would all go to the movies together. She would help with my homework and pick me up from school when my mom was working late. For the next six years, I would grow to know her as Angie, a woman who my mom and I were very close to.
I could see the dirty looks, heard the comments and saw the way others did not want to assist them just because of their relationship.
When I was 13 it happened. My mom burst open my door, and grabbed her throat. I had no time to adjust. She rushed over to my bed holding her inhaler and tried to speak while gasping for air.
I yell, “What, what mom answer me what do you want me to do?” I held her hand and tried to calm her down. She brought me into the living room of our apartment.
“The window,” she whispers with strain on her throat. I open the sliding door that led out to our balcony. I grab the phone and dial 911. As I try to explain the situation to the operator, my mom sits down on the floor, her eyes becoming red and teary.
Moments later the paramedics arrive running up the three flights of stairs to get to us. My mom is given a pen and paper on which she writes, “I don’t want to die.”
She is taken to the hospital and I called Angie and let her know what happened. She raced over from her place to take me to the hospital. There, we waited in the ER for news of my mom. When we were called back to the room the doctor asked what turned out to be an earth-shattering ques-tion. “Who are you to the patient ma’am? he asks, Angie replies, “I’m her partner.”
I am stunned. I knew what that term meant but I never made the connection in their relationship.
The doctor said that the asthma attack was brought on by a tumor in a part of my mom’s lung. A couple weeks later the earth shattering news was delivered to me by word of my mom that she had stage four cancer. A growth on her right shoulder formed and swelled.
During that talk she expressed that she
was a fighter and that everything was going to be okay. She and Angie decided to move back to Pennsylvania where the rest of my mom’s family lived. To be closer to them in her final moments was the most important reason for moving.
“I’m not going, I don’t want to move after this summer, I’m going to be an eighth grader and graduating with my friends you can’t make me.”
I said this with tears running down my face because my world was ending. The feeling that I could possibly lose my mom, my friends and the life I had made scared me.
After weeks of not packing or talking about the move to either of them, my mom told me that I had no choice and that I should not make this harder than it already was on her. The summer passed and so did my birthday. On Sept. 20th everyone at my middle school said happy birthday all day long. Balloons, cards, cupcakes and well wishes reminded me once again that this would not be my reality every year like before. By Oct. 1st we arrived in Philly, my uncle had picked us up from the airport and brought us to his house in Sharon Hill. My mom and Angie’s room was right next to mine on the first floor of my uncles house.
My mom’s treatment and health insur-ance became the first priority. Angie did not have health insurance at the time. Despite looking into marriage so that both would have full coverage, it was not yet recognized in the state.
In the middle of eighth grade, here I am in a new school with no previous friends that I grew up with like everyone else had. It took all of about two hours for me to make two friends, who in time would help me laugh, focus and enjoy my new area.
I had not told many of my friends about their relationship, only a few of my close friends knew. I felt that the scrutiny received before would be too much to handle at this point in my life.
The next few years of high school were going well. We had moved from my uncle’s and into a house of our own. I had made many more close friendships while getting to know the family here that I used to only see twice a year on vacation. I thought that my mom was doing great because that is what I was told.
On a Saturday during my rehearsals for the musical Angie called to tell me that my mom was taken to the hospital. That day Angie,my family, and I went to the hospital.
The doctors said it was fluid in her lungs. Later in the afternoon she was moved to
a different room and the fluid was drained. After three days of being in the hospital,
her doctors said there was nothing more they could do. My mom’s body was not accepting any treatment.
The cancer won. The next day it was my decision to
remove the tube and let her go.The funeral was even harder, to watch
everyone be so sad and say their goodbyes was unreal. When you lose a parent you just feel numb, confused and empty like you can’t even think of what to do five minutes ahead of time.
A couple weeks later, I returned to school, still numb but trying to get through junior year. Angie now had to figure out how to take over the rent, cable and all other bills.
In the state of Pennsylvania for someone to become a legal guardian you must show that both parents do not wish to claim the child. With my mother deceased and my biological father’s whereabouts unknown, this was not too easy a task. An investigator was hired to try and track him down, weeks later absolutely no luck as if he vanished. In the court proceedings it was in our best interests to say that Angie was a lifelong family friend.
This was to keep the conservative bull-dogs at bay so the focus would be on the paper work and my needs. Not only do you see before you a lesbian couple but an inter-racial couple at that.
Yes, Angie was awarded full guardian-ship over me and it was a relief to not have another thing weighing on our shoulders.
Three years later, today I can say that I appreciate everything my mom and Angie did for us. It is not easy no matter what city you live in for a lesbian couple to raise a child, work and make a life all while one has a serious disease.
The sacrifices and support from both of them is what gives me purpose and deter-mination.
I owe it all to my wonderful example of a strong woman, my mom. And, of course to Angie, a woman whose commitment is unparalleled.
Right or wrong: a story of acceptance and toleranceBY NASIR RANSOMStaff Writer
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Ransom owes his acceptance to his mother and Angie’s example.
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Ransom pictured above with his mother celebrating her smile.
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A recent study from Harvard projected what rent burdens could look like over the next few years, and young millennials looking to get out on their own and senior citizens will likely become the most rent burdened people in America.
Graduating college in May 2015, an education major from Millersville University moved back home with his parents after living on-campus and renting with friends for the last four years.
“High rent prices played a huge role in me moving home,” Niko Metricarti said. “Having to pay for loans is just as much as a rent payment so I’d rather stay home and pay loans than pay for both.”
One in four renters struggle to pay high rents as approximately 11.2 million renters spend half or more of their income on rent according to the Harvard study. These 11.2 million people are forced to compete for 7.3 billion units that are affordable, even if the cost is strenuous on their budgets.
Millennials are expected to face a lot of challenges because of living right after the Great Recession, and rent burdens are no exception. This generation is less likely to buy a home than previous generations were, which causes them to deal with high rents longer.
Metricarti lived in the dorms and then lived in apartments with friends throughout his time in college.
“I called college my home away from home,” Metricarti said. “I had a sense of family through my network of friends while there so it felt like home to me.“
Now that Metricarti is without that support system, it would be much more difficult to live on his own.
It will be even harder for the elderly to afford housing as the number of individuals aged 65 or older is expected to increase by 33 million in 2030. The average older renter could not afford one month in a nursing home compared to the 42 months for the aver-age homeowner could afford.
An Engagements in the Common Good course that is offered at Cabrini titled ‘Growing Old Together’ focuses on the way that different cultures treaty the elderly. Each culture will face an aging population as birth rates lower and people live longer.
“Nobody’s sure what to do about it,” Dr. John Cordes, professor of the course, said.Cordes mentioned that many elderly want to stay at home because there’s a sense of
familiarity for people, but when they only receive 35 to 45 percent of their income from when they were working from Social Security, that’s not always possible.
“If you are a retired butcher at the Acme with a pension and a wife, and you want to move to a place [like White Horse Village], you would probably have to opt for a lower end accommodation,” Mary Kay Burke, president and CEO of White Horse Village, said. “But you have to have a pension, you have to have saved well, and you have to be able to afford the monthly fee.”
According to Burke, this type of continuing care retirement community is directed mostly at upper middle class to high income elders because of the high costs for care.
The dangers that high rent costs create for renters are scary for both the Millennial Generation and aging Baby Boomers, but the Millennial generation has an opportunity that their older counterparts do not.
They have time to make changes that lead rent trends in a different direction.While there are millennials who have made the move to living on their own after col-
lege, Metricarti seems to see that this is the less likely scenario.
“If somebody moved from home it was because they found a job immediately after college that caused them to move,” Metricarti said. “For all of my friends that haven’t found a steady job in their career, most if not all of them are living at home and still look-ing for a career.”
Senior vs. Senior: Who is more burdened by rent costs?BY SAMANTHA JACOBS Multimedia and Web Editor
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Seniors in college and senior citizens both have to fight over real estate options.
Warm weather gives spring fashion an early appearance BY NICOLE SOKOLOVICHAssistant Perspectives Editor Spring is basically here and it is time to bust out those
clothes that were put away for the fall and winter seasons. But are those clothes that were put away months ago
still in style? Odds are most of those clothes might be, but as the
seasons change, so do the clothes. So, if anyone is trying to go on a shopping spree, here are some tips that might come in handy.
Everyone is entitled to their own sense of style. Something that might look great on one person might look horrible on the next. But that is the beauty in having a sense of style. It’s a chance for people to express them-selves differently and to stand out from one another.
It has been documented that clothes from the past always seem to make a comeback in some type of way. High waisted pants, snapbacks, even overalls have found their way back into the 21st century.
“A lot of our fashion styles has been influenced by older fashion, whether it’s the ‘20s or even the ‘70s,” freshman biology major Betsy Comas said. “For this coming spring I expect for the styles to be more classic or old fashioned but added with a modern touch.”
Some clothes are best left in the past but there is noth-ing wrong with putting on a light denim jacket on a chilly night.
“You can never go wrong with a denim or leather jacket, it can definitely add some edginess to your outfit. Bell bottom jeans can stay dead though,” senior education major Laura Necci said.
But, do not be mad about that because designers like Michael Kors, Kanye West and even Kendall and Kylie Jenner have put their own spin on clothes that were hot
back in the day. Designers like these have made it easy for people to have the option to dress up or down but yet still looking fashionable.
Many lines are working in fall sweaters and jackets and pairing them with core spring pieces. Expect to see sundresses and jackets throughout the spring season. Footwear is also important. Small ankle booties make the perfect addition to a weather-appropriate outfit.
Now-a-days stores have made it so easy for men and women to shop for their everyday needs. Store like American Eagle, Urban Outfitters, Old Navy, etc. have both men and woman sections which have made a huge difference for retail.
It is always important to remember when shopping to stay true to oneself and never steer to what others want.
To get more of an idea of what types of clothes to expect this spring head over to the BeYOUtiful Fashion Show this March or the Moda Del Vivo annual fasion show in April. Both events are held on campus to promote fashion and awareness about feeling great in your own skin.
As per every season, a smile is the greatest accessory.
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Adding a jacket to a dress can keep you warm and add dimension.
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Students and professors agree, Cabrini has evolved throughout the years into what it is today
BY ALLIE STEIN Assistant Lifestyles Editor
BY CAELAN WORYK Assistant Perspectives Editor
Through the eyes of a student
Becoming a university, a complete-ly renovated gym and a much more crowded campus are only some of the major changes Cabrini College is under-going.
In addition to the bigger and more visual changes, there have also been some changes in terms of demographics and the admittance of students.
For the class of 2016 as well as alum-ni, it is interesting to look back and reflect on all that has changed since they first stepped foot on the campus as freshman.
Caitlin Poole is a senior early child-hood and special education major. Aside from some of the bigger changes, Poole has also seen smaller ones as well since she came to Cabrini in the fall of 2012.
“Each year I have definitely noticed little upgrades being made to the cam-pus,” Poole said. “I think even the small-er changes have really made a differ-ence.”
Having lived in Xavier, West, East and the apartments, Poole has enjoyed liv-ing on campus all four years.
Like many students who choose to live on campus, Poole has noticed how her housing experiences have changed from year to year.
“As a freshman, it’s nice because you meet all your friends in the residence halls and they usually live right next door to you,” Poole said. “In sophomore year, it can be harder to get close to one another and see each other as often as you did when you were freshman.”
Poole has enjoyed West and the apartments the most because she has been able to live with some of her clos-est friends in a much bigger and private setting.
Senior English major Sean Tallon has also lived on campus all four years. He feels similarly to Poole about how each housing experience can feel different throughout students’ four years.
“I think my favorite place to live was Xavier when I was a freshman,” Tallon said. “I was still so young and ignorant about how the world works.”
Tallon also highlighted on some of the bigger changes he has noticed in terms of the appearance of the overall campus as well as to some of the resi-dence halls.
“The biggest changes to the resi-dence halls in all my four years here is the reopening of the Dixon House and also the recent water pipe bursting in Woodcrest,” Tallon said. “One more noticeable change has been the installa-tion of all of those speed bumps around campus.”
Brandon Mazepa is a 2015 gradu-
ate of Cabrini. Recognizing some of the changes Cabrini has undergone, Mazepa still looks back on the very first time he came to Cabrini in 2010 with fond memories.
“When it comes to the campus as a whole, it is still the beautiful campus that I toured when I was a senior in high school,” Mazepa said. “There have definitely been some changes and addi-tions, but I believe they were based off of what the students wanted to see and are definitely for the greater good.”
Mazepa believes renovations that were done on the cafeteria, as well as adding more places to dine and more outdoor activities have made the cam-pus a much more student friendly envi-ronment.
“In the café, the salad bar used to be all metal and would have wheels so you could roll it away,” Mazepa said. “From that point out, I think it was evident that Cabrini was listening to the students and allowing us to see the changes that we would like.”
Mazepa also believes the current additions being done to the Dixon Center are new and fresh and largely based off of what the majority of the students wanted.
Mazepa graduated with a degree in English and was very involved on cam-pus.
“I was on the swim team,” Mazepa said. “I remember as a freshman, the seniors on the swim team would tell me how lucky I was and all the great changes that were to come.”
In terms of the admittance of stu-dents and the demographics, Poole, Tallon and Mazepa all feel similarly.
“I personally believe Cabrini has developed more of a habit of accepting anyone and everyone,” Tallon said. “A big change I have noticed is that they do not even require SAT scores anymore.”
Mazepa added that he noticed chang-es in terms of admittance and what kind of a school Cabrini has become.
“The campus without a doubt has become more diversified since I was a freshman, which is definitely not a bad thing,” Mazepa said. “How boring would the school be if everyone looked, acted and had all the same experiences?”
Poole looks back specifically on growth since her freshman year.
“I feel as though our school has become more diverse, which is great to see how open our campus has become,” Poole said. “For this reason alone, I think Mother Cabrini is looking down and smiling on our campus and the students.”
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The campus has changed physically and with its social aspect.
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Professors and students alike agree that many changes have been made.
Through the eyes of a professor
In 1957, Cabrini College was founded with the philosophy of providing stu-dents with an Education of the Heart. In the fall of 1957, 43 women moved to campus, being the very first class of students at Cabrini College. During this time, the Woodcrest Mansion served as the main building on campus where students ate, lived and earned a higher education.
Just eight years later in 1965, Cabrini earned accreditation from the Middle States Association of College’s and Schools for the majors and minors offered to students. Then, by 1970, the first male students were accepted and enrolled to gain a higher education at Cabrini College.
After broadening the range of accept-ed students, more majors began to be adopted and offered to students. Cabrini added majors such as communications, business and secondary education, which still remain some of the most popular majors across campus today.
By 1982, campus expansion was con-tinuing with the development of a new communications wing, the Widener Center and plans to offer master’s degrees to students. Following these years, Cabrini began to grow drasti-cally and more residence halls began to be built to accommodate the grow-ing numbers of students. Likewise, the number of majors offered began to grow alongside the student population. The study abroad program began to flourish, classes involving more outside commu-nity experience were added and Cabrini began to offer hybrid courses where students could take an online approach to college.
Leading up to today, many reno-vations are still occurring such as the renovations of Woodcrest and the new addition to Dixon. Other campus-wide evolutions are being made as well, such as an effort to diversify campus and welcome students to study at Cabrini from abroad.
“I have noticed that our student body is far more diverse than it was when I started and that’s been a wonderful
thing to observe,” religious studies lec-turer Ian Scott said. “We have a long way to go to ensure that all our students feel included and equally valued but I think we are doing far better at that than the nation as a whole.”
“I think there’s a level of excitement right now that may be unprecedented in Cabrini’s history and a level of excite-ment for Cabrini’s future in terms of plans for growth and plans for different programs and initiatives on campus,” Abel Rodriguez, Cabrini alumna and first year assistant professor of religious studies, said.
59 years after Cabrini opened its doors to the very first students, Cabrini College is now transitioning to adopt its new title, Cabrini University.
“I feel like this is an exciting time and people are really enthusiastic and optimistic about where things are con-tinuing to go,” Rodriguez said. “It’s an exciting time to join the faculty and to get to come back to Cabrini; to come back home.”
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Hello. This is Selica.
I was born on Oct. 18th, 1995 in a town called Panimaquip in Guatemala. My town is very close to the Atitlan Volcano, and 30 minutes away from the beautiful and famous Lake Atitlan.
When I was born my parents were so happy because I was the third of six children. I have five sisters and one brother.
My father, Jose Piloy, works as a security guard and leaves home around 4:30 a.m. every morning and comes back around 7:00 p.m. at night. He is the most hardworking person that I know. He never shows us that he is tired and he always tries to make my family laugh by telling short stories.
My mother, Patricia Panjoj, is a housewife. She wakes up at 3 a.m. every morning to prepare breakfast and lunch for my father and siblings. Throughout the day she weaves very colorful and traditional blouses and table runners to sell at the market. However, it takes three weeks to complete each one.
When I was 6 years old I started school at pre-primaria Montessori. It was my first time in school, but I was not afraid because I love to learn. I studied numbers, colors, shapes and vowels. In first grade I was the first girl in my class to learn how to read. Every day when I came home my father was excited to help me with my homework.
However, my home like many in town does not have electricity so I would always do my homework by candle light.
In fifth grade I participated in a spelling bee and won the first place prize. I later com-peted with students from all over the San Lucas region. I took second place over all and from that moment I realized that I want to succeed in my life.
Education is very important to me, but I always had to work to support my family.
I worked in a store selling candies, snacks and food every morning starting at 6 a.m. I would leave work at noon so that I would have enough time to go to school.
In 2008, I started my secondary school in Centro Educativo Pavarotti which is located near the lake. I won a scholarship from an institution to attend a private school because of my good grades. I woke up every morning at 5 a.m. to have breakfast and get ready to leave home at 6:30 a.m. in order to arrive at school by 7:30 a.m. After school I had to go to work and I would do my homework when I had free time.
I would spend every weekend working from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. However, the owner did not pay me a lot of money. I would only get paid 15 or 20 quetzales a day ($1.80 US dollars). It was really hard because I wanted to play soccer or dolls with my friends, but I could not because I knew that I had to work in order to help pay for school books, cloth-ing and medical supplies for my family.
In 2011, I had to stop going to school, because my father told me that he could no longer afford it. Even though I had a scholarship, it was not enough to pay for transpor-tation to school. I cried because I saw all my friends start high school and I want to be there with them, so badly.
During this time I decided to go to Guatemala City to work for a bakery where they payed me 700.00 quetzales a month ($87.50 US dollars). I worked for twelve months to save money in order to attend high school.
In 2012, I started my high school with happiness and motivation. Throughout this time I was top of my class. I was awarded Miss Independence, which is an honor given to the student who receives the highest score out of 500 students on the yearly exam. I won this award again the following year.
I always knew that I wanted to continue my education after high school. However here in Guatemala it is very uncommon for students to attend college, especially women. 15 out of 100 students typically have access to a university.
My last year of high school I won a Gold Medal from Industrias de La Riva for getting the best grades out of everyone in my class. Shortly after a man came to speak to my high school where he offered a scholarship to attend college in The United States.
When I was a child I would always read Guatemalan newspapers with articles about the states and envision myself as a college student in America. Even when I saw an air-plane I would imagine myself flying to other countries.
This is when my dream came true.I applied for the scholarship and went to several interviews with six different people.
A day later while I was doing my chores a man called me to congratulate me that I won the scholarship and I screamed and jumped.
In July, I am going to The States to attend an international college in Missouri. There I will be studying journalism.
I am interested in journalism, because, through that, I can help poor people, espe-cially orphan children, by inspiring them to succeed in their life. My ultimate dream is to build an orphanage because I see so many kids selling gum, or shining shoes in the street. I want to give them a home and encourage them to go to school. I want to decrease hunger, poverty and illiteracy in my town.
I am sharing my story with you to inspire you to climb mountains always and to fol-low your dreams no matter how impossible they might seem.
Con todo mi corazon (with all my love),Selica
My Story, by a young Mayan womanBY SELICA PILOYGuest Writer
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Piloy will begin her journey to the United States to study journalism.
Woodcrest students explain how they are coping with dorm change BY JESSICA TENNETTStaff Writer
Take it back to August, when move in day was filled with excitement. Woodcrest was the place that was going to be home for the next eight months. Little did one know that halfway through the year, a tragedy would change that forever.
It has been almost two weeks since Woodcrest drowned and the doors would be closed until next fall.
Where did the freshmen go? They went to any place on campus that had enough room and even upperclassmen
living in singles were greeted with a new roommate.The freshmen were not the only ones affected. RA’s living in Woodcrest had to be
moved elsewhere and away from what was once their home, as well. “At first this was not fair,” Kyle Gormley, sophomore business Administration major,
said. “I had a single, but now that my new roommate has been here for a week I do not mind it.”
Students all over campus were affected, getting used to living with new people and staying in places that they only used to pass by.
The residents that used to live with in Woodcrest are now just a face in the crowd. They are not floor mates anymore, but merely people they used to know.
“It is bitter sweet,” Nick McLaughlin, freshman business administration major, said. “It is nice that I have a lot of friends in house two, but Woodcrest was where my roots were.”
Not only were friendships destroyed, but also students personal belongings. Students lost printers, microwaves, refrigerators and other necessities.
“It was upsetting because I lost all of my personal items,” Briana Wormley, a fresh-man psychology major, said. “I had to do all of the documentations to get everything
back.”A sense of community was lost, as students moved their stuff out. It was a goodbye. Too soon and unexpected. Roommates were still roommates but that does not mean that they would stay
together through the move.The day when Woodcrest’s doors are to open again is still unknown.
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Furniture had to be thrown away due to the water damage.
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Professors as students: faculty tell all about their collegiate experienceBY ALLIE STEIN Assistant Lifestyles Editor
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Both Harris and Bride did not envision themselves as college professors.
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Harris enjoyed her experience at Ursinus College as the president of her sorority.
It is kind of strange to think that the very people who are giving us our education everyday were students too, once upon a time.
When a professor yells about student’s texting in class, did they used to sit in the back and not pay attention? What about enforcing lateness and skipping class? Were they repeat offenders?
It is both funny and odd to imagine our professors sitting in desks as college students.However, professors and employees at Cabrini are certainly not shy about sharing
their own college experiences and what it was like for them.Dr. Amy Perschetti is an assistant professor in the English department at Cabrini.Perschetti was an English major at Penn State University main campus and graduated
in 1993.Perschetti was very focused on school during her four years as a Nittany Lion, how-
ever she did have her share of good, clean fun.“I used to write papers so last minute,” Perschetti said. “I would do it so much so that
my friends called it ‘pulling an Amy Lee’.”Recognizing the sacrifice her parents were making in order for her to go to college
helped Perschetti maintain her focus.“I loved to party,” Perschetti said. “However, I was the first person on both sides of my
family to have a residential college experience, so I was always careful to get only A’s and B’s out of respect for my parents’ sacrifice.”
Penn State is certainly a much larger campus than Cabrini’s and there is a lot of emphasis on the Greek life community in State College.
“I wasn’t interested in that scene at all,” Perschetti said. “I always found it sexist and kind of disgusting, although I know that isn’t everyone’s experience with it.”
Dr. Mary Harris is the dean for academic affairs here at Cabrini. Harris had a com-pletely different experience with greek life at Ursinus College, a campus not much bigger than Cabrini’s.
“I was in a sorority from my sophomore through senior years,” Harris said. “When I was in school 85 percent of all students were in Greek Life and it was where all the service and social activities took place.”
Harris was the President of the sorority in her senior year and was also involved in an inter-sorority/fraternity council with other presidents to work on policy issues with the administration.
“This was a great experience in leadership for me both within my sorority and throughout campus,” Harris said. “Since all of my friends were in my sorority, it was a great social experience as well.”
Harris earned a BA in economics with minors in finance and computer science from Ursinus in 1987. Before her days involved in greek life, Harris was also an athlete.
“I played lacrosse my freshman and sophomore year,” Harris said. “Unfortunately I was in a bad car accident in my junior year and could not play. That was of course the year we won the NCAA title!”
Harris had the opportunity to play again senior year, but opted not to due to being too busy with other obligations.
“I did love playing the sport,” Harris said. “I loved being part of a great team with all of my friends.”
Harris, like Perschetti, was very focused on school, but also made time for fun as well.“I was a very good student and very rarely missed class,” Harris said. “I feel like I had
a well balanced college experience.”Although it was more than 30 years ago, Harris remembers the party scene quite well.“We were allowed to have parties on campus and many times they were held in the
gym with music and dancing,” Harris said. “Those were much more fun than the house parties.”
In addition to schoolwork and fun, both Perschetti and Harris worked on the side to make some extra cash.
“I worked three jobs during my college years,” Harris said. “I worked in the registrar,
where we actually had to register students by hand for classes in notebooks.”Harris also typed up financial statements for her accounting professor and typed
papers, charging $1 per page.“This was back when we had to use typewriters and not computers, at least for my first
couple of years,” Harris said. “I was a very good typist.”Perschetti also volunteered and worked during her years in State College.“I did volunteer as a crisis counselor at the women’s resource center in town and I
worked a lot of shifts at Ye Olde College Diner,” Perschetti said. “Those were some good times.”
Outside of Penn State and Ursinus, both typical college campus scenes, one Cabrini professor, Dr. Felicity Duncan, had an entirely different experience than what most of the Cabrini community knows.
“I attended University of Johnasseburg in South Africa,” Duncan said. “However, at the time is was called Rand Afrikaans University.”
Duncan is an assistant professor in the communication department, teaching social media courses here at the college.
After taking a year off between high school and college, Duncan studied strategic communication and graduated in 2003.
“I wasn’t involved in that much around campus,” Duncan said. “I was a commuter so at one point, I was working three part time jobs so I didn’t have a lot of time for extra curricular activities. However, I was involved in debates and public speaking on campus.”
Duncan, like many commuter students here at Cabrini, felt the stress of commuting everyday, often in a lot of traffic.
“Being a commuter was stressful because Johannesburg traffic is probably the equiva-lent to Los Angeles traffic,” Duncan said. “Although I did carpool with five other people, which made it fun.”
When comparing Cabrini to the University of Johnasseburg, the differences are clearly quite prominent.
Duncan now teaches at a college with about 1,300 undergraduates and 15 students in each of her classes. This comes after four years of undergrad at a university with 40,000 students and around 200 people in each class.
Additionally, the school year and how the classes are held are different as well.“The year runs January to December, so the summer vacation is in December,”
Duncan said. “There is also a lot more class time here with the model of an hour lecture everyday and four hours of homework on your own time. There, they have more of an all day class system, running the classes from nine to five.”
Despite loving their jobs and the students they interact with on a daily basis, none of them ever pictured themselves working on a college campus, at least during their undergraduate years.
“I never thought during my undergrad that I would come back to work on a college campus,” Duncan said. “I didn’t have a clear idea at all after I graduated high school of what I wanted to do, so that’s why I took a year in between.”
Perschetti had a different idea and always knew she wanted to teach. However, she never thought it would be on a college campus.
“I always felt that college teaching was well beyond me,” Perschetti said. “I am so glad I discovered I had what it took to be a college professor.”
BY KEITH BROWN AND EMILY JANNYAssisant Sports Editors
The Cavaliers dominated from the start and never looked back as they cruised to their first victory of the season. They scored a season high 16 goals and held the Notre Dame of Maryland Gators to only two. Sophomore attacker Sasha Wozniak led the Cavs with four goals on five shots, two assists and one turnover caused.
“The team came together as a whole which helps open up the whole field and just everybody working well together really opens up my chance to score goals, so I think everyone just working so well together really made that happen,” Wozniak said.
“I think the whole team looked great, we worked well together, we had great transi-tions, I just think it looked great all together,” Wozniak said.
Junior midfielder Jess Breuning scored the first goal of the game 11 seconds in.“Once someone gets the first goal of the game, everyone is ready to go from there and
start scoring,” Breuning said. “I was able to get a couple one on ones. I had a great pass from Jenn Robinson, that just opened up the shooting lane for me.”
Cabrini caused 10 of Notre Dame’s 20 turnovers to only their 15, with Breuning lead-ing the way with two turnovers caused. Eight Cabrini players notched one turnover each. Cabrini also won on draw controls 14-5. They played two goalkeepers, junior Megan Barlow and freshman Devon Scharf. Megan Barlow got the win and neither recorded a save. Both Barlow and Scharf allowed a goal each.
“The key to doing that was just staying in our zone defense and working together and
keeping are form,” Breuning said. “Everyone looked a little more confident and ready to play.”
Four different Cavaliers scored their first goals of the season versus the Gators. Freshman midfielder/defender Emma Rodner-Timms, sophomore midfielders Emily Crouse and Gabby Lee and Junior attacker Jennifer Robinson all scored for the first time the third game in. Lee and Robinson both pitched in with two goals while Crouse and Rodner-Timms each had one.
“Today is more about getting everybody to get playing time and get opportunities,” head coach Jackie Neary said. “It is one of those games, that I know it is a smaller school than us so historically we know we are going to be in control of this game.”
“So I was just looking for girls to execute correctly,” Neary said. “The good thing is there were certain girls that scored today that haven’t scored, so it is a good opportunity to gain confidence.”
“I think our goalies made a couple of good stops, I am impressed with the fact that we set out to do a couple things correctly and we did it,” Neary said. “We are really working towards our games coming up. That is what we are looking at.”
Neary is glad to get their first win, but knows there is still work to be done.“There was still some poor shot selections,” Neary said. “We’re going to work on that
tomorrow at practice but also ground balls, that’s always key, winning ground balls.”
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BY KEVIN MOYLETTSports Editor
Three local schools have received bids to play in the 2016 NCAA men’s basketball tournament this season. Villanova, Saint Joseph’s and Temple will be representing the Big 5.
The Big 5 is a legendary group that was formed in the 1950’s. Often thought of when talking about the Big 5 is the Palestra, considered one of the best basketball facilities in the country.
Villanova (29-5, 16-2): The Big 5 champions, received a number two seed this year in the NCAA tournament. Once ranked the number one team in the entire country, Nova slipped late in the season with losses to Xavier and then Seton Hall in the final of the Big East tournament. Still, Nova is considered one of the favorites in the South region of the bracket. They will face number 15 seed UNC Asheville on Friday, March 18 at 12:40 p.m.
The Wildcats guard play and three-point shooting is what will carry them far in the tournament. Former Big East co-player of the year, senior Ryan Arcidiacono,and junior Josh Hart lead an extremely impressive backcourt. Hart was named to the All-Big East first team this season. The X factor is junior forward Kris Jenkins. Jenkins ability to spread the
floor with his size is key for the Wildcats. Jenkins is shooting 37 percent from three and just under 84 percent from the free throw line.
Saint Joseph’s (27-7, 13-5): The Atlan-tic 10 tournament champions, received a number eight seed this year in the NCAA tournament. Saint Joe’s got hot at the right time as an early exit in the confer-ence tournament could have placed them squarely on the bubble to get in the NCAA tournament. The Hawks will face number eight seed Cincinnati in the west region of the bracket on Friday, March 18 at 9:57
p.m.A-10 player of the year, junior guard
DeAndre Bembry, has been the leader of this team since he was named captain in his sophomore season by head coach Phil Martelli. His sidekick, senior forward Isaiah Miles, is the reason Saint Joe’s was able to take it to the next level this sea-son. Miles has more points in his senior season than the previous three seasons combined. Just like Nova’s Jenkins, Miles ability to spread the floor at the forward position is what makes him such a tough cover for opponents.
Temple (21-11, 14-4): The American Athletic Conference regular season champions, received a number 10 seed this year in the NCAA tourna-ment. Temple entered selection Sunday on the bubble, worried about getting snubbed like last year. The committee decided the Owls had a strong enough resume to represent the AAC and Big 5 in the tournament. Temple will face number seven seed Iowa in the South region of the bracket on Friday, March 18 at 3:10 p.m.
The Owls are lead by senior guard Quenton DeCosey. DeCosey was named to the All-ACC first team this season. As DeCosey goes so do the Temple Owls. Sophomore forward Obi Enechionyia is a similar type player to Nova’s Jenkins and Saint Joe’s Isaiah Miles, a big man who can spread the floor. Enechionyia is not quite as ef-fective on the boards as Miles
but nonetheless he is a sharp shooter from beyond the arc. The Owls big man senior forward Jaylen Bond is their presence down low. Bond has recorded 10 double-double’s this season and is averaging 10.2 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game.
If Temple and Villanova get through their first games, then a Big 5 match-up will occur in the round of 32.
Commentary: Big 5 well represented in the big dance
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The men’s NCAA tournament will officially kickoff on Thursday, March 17.
Women’s lacrosse crushes Notre Dame of Maryland 16-2
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The ladies earned their first victory of the 2016 season over Notre Dame of Maryland University.
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BY TYLER BONDGuest Writer
Soccer has and always will be a major passion of mine; it is one of the many reasons I chose to come to Cabrini College.
I had the fortune of being recruited by Coach Dallas and I have enjoyed every minute of playing soccer here. This cur-rent spring I have the privilege of playing Tennis for Cabrini as well and so far I am happy to be a part of the team. I can thank my roommate Michael Halbherr for encouraging me to try out.
While I love playing soccer, my real passion in sports is Baseball and finding out that Cabrini College will be fielding a varsity baseball team is exciting. While I would love to try out for the team I most likely will not have the time because I will be student teaching next spring.
Baseball, in my opinion, epito-mizes American culture. Earl Weaver once said, “In baseball, you can’t kill the clock. You’ve got to give the other man his chance. That’s why this is the greatest game.”
I resonate with this because in baseball you cannot get cheated, yes the umpires may make mis-takes, but for the most part the hitter, fielder or pitcher, controls their own destiny.
Now that baseball is enter-ing Cabrini College, I feel it will give this soon-to-be university a chance to embrace America’s pastime.
Baseball is romantic. We have heroes, we have villains but most of all, a bond forms among young men striving towards a common goal.
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Bond is dual-sport athlete playing both soccer and tennis. Bond’s real passion lies with baseball.
A Cav’s perspective: TylerBond
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016
BY VANESSA CHARLOT, EMILY CROUSE AND JANELLE DESOUZAAssistant Lifestyles Editor, Assistant Social Media Editor and Staff Writer
This past Saturday, men’s lacrosse played Ohio-Wesleyan at Edith Robb Dixon field. The Cavaliers came into the game ranked No. 8 in the country while the Bishops were ranked No. 9. The game started off with the Cavs capitalizing on the other team taking it 6-1 in the first half.
The men’s lacrosse team came out on top with the win 12-5 on Saturday, March 12 and the Cavs lead the whole game. Freshman Jordan Krug had four goals while junior Evan Downey scored two goals along with freshmen Matt LoParo and Sean Wagner.
Sophomore Ben Junior and senior Ethan Heisman added one goal each.
“I feel like the coaches really prepared us well this week for the game,” Sean Wagner, midfielder, said. “It feels great to
be ranked top 10 in the nation because all our hard work is paying off.”
The blue and white dominated in just about all aspects of the game and seemed to be in control from the opening whistle. Senior Chris Schneekloth, went 12-20, 60 percent at the face-off X which was key in helping the Cavs posses the ball and control the tempo of the game.
The Cavs defense shut down a high octane Bishops offense, holding them to a season low five goals. The Cavs also caused 23 turnovers, and winning the group ball battle 34-21. Matt Ward was a standout defensively in his first game back from injury. The senior forced a Cabrini record seven turnovers.
“It feels good to get back out on the field,” Ward said. “Our defense has been clicking lately and we all feel very comfortable playing together as a unit.”
Ground ball play also proved to be important. Senior Brian Kittredge scooped a career-high seven ground balls. While
Downey, Heisman, Tyler Morrell, and Steve Halko all contributed in that aspect securing three a piece.
Goalie Tyler Morrell was a huge presence in the net. He recorded nine saves on the day, boasting his save percentage on the year to over 61 percent.
Men’s lacrosse is now 5-0 as they continue on with their 2016 season.
“We had to be the hungrier team and we came out and had a lot of energy,”Matt LoParo, attacker, said. “Next game we have to clean up a few mistakes and capitalize on more opportunities.”
The newly ranked No. 5 Cavaliers will be playing two games back to back starting with No. 19 Stevenson on Friday, March 18 and No. 3 RIT on Saturday, March 19.
No. 8 men’s lacrosse remains undefeated with 12-5 win over No. 9 Ohio-Wesleyan
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The gentlemen are off to a perfect 5-0 to start the season.
No. 37 Cole Campbell, senior attacker, pictured above.
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Tyheim Monroe’s stellar season was not expected but well-earned
BY KATIE BRIANTEAssistant News Editor
Junior Evan Downey is a mid-fielder on the men’s lacrosse team. He has been playing since he was in the third grade.
“You need to be ready to go at all times,” Downey said. “You have to process so many different things in such a short amount of time, and if you don’t, the other team just scored 3 goals.”
“I started because my two older brothers played, I basically
played any and every sport that they played,” Downey said. “My parents started the program in our town to allow us to play so I can never thank them enough for giving me the opportunity to play.”
One of his favorite things about playing lacrosse is the pace of the game. The speed of it keeps him on his toes and he has to make sure that he is ready for whatever comes his way.
Downey loves playing for Cabrini because of the challenge
that it gives him.“I have had the chance to play
with and against some of the best players in the game,” Downey said. “At Cabrini we have one of the toughest out of conference schedules in Division III. We get the chance week in and week out to prove our worth.”
“That is what it is all about you come to Cabrini to play lacrosse,” Downey said. “You play the best teams in the nation.”
Having such a tough confer-ence schedule does not come
without its difficulties. It is very demanding both physi-cally and mentally.
“You have to really take care of your body during the season,” Downey said. “Coach Colfer and Coach Malandra always tell us to stay on top of our sleep, nutrition, and hydration.”
“The trainers do a great job of taking care of everything we need,” Downey said. “If we have a problem, they do everything they can to get us back out there as fast as pos-sible.”
Like most sports, the time commitment is also quite large and can sometimes be stressful for athletes. However, as a junior, Downey has three years of experience under his belt and knows the way to balance school, work and
lacrosse.“I definitely wouldn’t say it is
easy,” Downey said. “You really have to be on top of everything. Time management is huge, every part of the day needs to be bro-ken down to get all of my school work done.”
On top of regular practice and schoolwork, he is also a co-captain with his teammates Dan Hopson, Steve Halko and Brian Kittredge.
“It is definitely more difficult than what most people think,”
Downey said. “You have to know that everything you do your team-mates are going to be watching so I always have to be mindful of what I am doing.”
“You also have to hold every-one else accountable,” Downey said. “It is our job to make sure everyone is bought in on our goals for the season.”
Also his teammates view him as a great addition to the team.
“He is a natural born leader on and off the field,” Steve Halko, junior midfielder, said. “As a per-son, Evan displays responsibility and a great work ethic in every-thing he does.”
“I think what sets him apart is that he’s always working hard and setting an example,” Dan Hopson, senior midfielder, said. “Being on the team with Evan kind of gives me a break as one of the leaders. He takes a lot of weight carrying the team in cer-tain situations.”
Downey is a hard worker and a great leader on the team. He is passionate and gets along great with his team. He is both a great player and a great friend.
“On the field he is one of those guys that has a large presence,” Halko said. “He is a great person to have as a friend and team-mate.”
The leadership and overall presence of Downey causes him to standout
BY JATARA ALLENPromotion and Circulation Editor
Getting a bucket was the least of sophomore Tyheim Monroe’s problems;.Averaging a double-double each game was a little too easy.
Every night, Monroe, the men’s Division III nation’s leading rebounder, would put his pride to the side just for his team to bring home a win. Not realizing it in the moment, Monroe would come out of every game with a double-double averaging at least 10 points and 10 rebounds.
“I just worked hard and did what I could so that my team could win,” Monroe said. Anything else extra wasn’t expected.”
It did not take Monroe long to know basketball was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Starting the sport at the
age of six, Monroe was not the biggest or strongest.
“I was the smallest on my high school team so I had to work twice as harder to show my coach I was capable,” Monroe said.
Monroe’s high school coach, coach Brown, had a huge impact on him by seeing his highest potential and giving him the chance to show his true skill.
Growing up in his neighborhood everyone played a sport. Basketball just seemed to stick with him the most.
Now standing at 6’7 feet tall, Monroe is one of the tallest and strongest on the team. When he plays, he plays to dominate.
“I don’t have a pre-game routine I just always pray to God and take it from there,” Monroe said. “I never doubted my game, but I never thought I would go in each
game resulting in double digits making a huge impact on my name.”
Attending college and becoming a student-athlete has been nothing easy for the sophomore accounting major.
“Coming to college impacted my life a lot, going to class then practice it’s just stressful sometimes,” Monroe said.
Cabrini College was not necessarily his first choice of schooling. However, Saleem Brown, director of first year experience, introduced Cabrini to Monroe and they built a strong relationship. That then resulted in Monroe taking his first leap in to the real world.
Monroe has two little brothers that look up to him.
“Everything I do, I do for them because I was given chances that they weren’t,” Monroe said. “So I just want to make them
proud and show them you can do whatever you put your mind to.”
Monroe hopes to play professional basketball somewhere in his near future but if that does not happen, he plans to stay on the track of finding something in his field, which is accounting.
“There is no life without basketball, because basketball is life,” Monroe said.
It will be a long journey for sophomore Tyheim Monroe. He knows that it will not be an easy journey but he is ready for anything thrown his way.
“Basketball isn’t anything but just heart,” Monroe said. “If you have heart you can do it.”
EMILY ROWAN / PHOTO EDITOR
Monroe averaged 18.4 ppg and 15.3 rpg, recording a double-double in every outing during the 2015-2016 season.
ANGELINA MILLER / PHOTO FOR PUB
Downey was named to the all-CSAC second team last season.
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