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Pruning and maintaining trees was but one responsi-bility Cabrini’s facilities department tackled this past sum-mer in preparation for the possibility of another intense winter.

“We’ve paid close attention this summer. Recently, we did work outside Woodcrest and we’re working on level-ing the path from Widener to Founder’s,” Dawn Barnett, director of the Facilities Department, explained in a recent interview.

Cabrini’s facilities department has been working day in and day out this summer to prepare the campus for what could be another icy winter. “Our orders are going to be a lot higher this year,” Barnett said.

Tree maintenance, pavement repair and supply orders

are some of the other responsibilities the facilities depart-ment has taken on to get ready for more intense weather.

After a brutal winter plowed through the East Coast, the Obama administration released an 840-page report breaking down region by region what can be expected of future weather conditions.

Something that was believed to be far off in the world’s future has now proven that it is in full swing. Global warm-ing has started confirming the beliefs of weather experts that human activity and climate change have a strong cor-relation.

“Climate change, once considered an issue for a dis-tant future, has moved firmly into the present,” the report states.

Heavy snow and crippling ice are not the only issues that are resulting from this climate change. In the warm-er months, heavy rain and wind also play into facilities’

preparations for the campus.According to the National Climate Assessment, “Heat

waves, coastal flooding, and river flooding will pose a growing challenge to the region’s environmental, social, and economic systems. This will increase the vulnerability of the region’s residents, especially its most disadvantaged populations.”

When asked how the college would handle this type of weather, Barnett responded by saying “roof systems are number one. Also drains need to be cleared and we need to maintain our trees. Last year did a number on our trees.”

Over the summer, Cabrini College’s facilities depart-ment had the campus’s roof systems evaluated to ensure that they can withstand heavy rain and snow, according to Barnett.

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Veteran promoting peace at the SOA Watch on Nov. 23 in Columbus, Ga.

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The storms from last winter caused damage around campus, including downed trees and power outages.

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BY MACKENZIE HARRISEditor in Chief

Indistinguishable voices from 15 Cabrini affiliates chant-ed among the thousands con-gregating outside of the School of Americas. Signs, wooden crosses and photos kept pro-testors’ hands full. Roughly a thousand walked in solidarity with those being affected hun-dreds of miles away in the Stew-art Detention Center.

On Nov. 16, 1990, the first SOA Watch began, which was also the first anniversary of the murders of six Jesuit priests, their house-keeper and her daughter in El Salvador, all whose murders were carried out by trained SOA officers.

“It was important to attend this protest because I didn’t have much knowledge on the SOA issue and getting there I found out a lot about what they

do at this school and how immi-grants are treated at the different detention centers,” senior Kari-na Dean said. “I would not have known that if I had not attended

the protest.”The School of Americas is a

combat training school for Latin American soldiers and was re-named the Western Hemisphere

Institute Security Cooperation in 2001.

“We are tired of the SOA/WHINSEC training of Mexican police officers and the drug

trade fueled violence that led to student massacres,” one of the spokespersons during a protest said.

Some of the ways in which the graduates of SOA grow to become some of the worst hu-man rights violators is because victims have been tortured, raped, assassinated, “disap-peared,” massacred and forced into refugee.

“The SOA have left a trail of blood and suffering in every country where its graduates have returned,” according to Soaw.org. “Since 1946, the SOA has trained over 64,000 Latin American soldiers in counter-insurgency techniques, snip-er training, commando and

psychological warfare, military intelligence and interrogation tactics. These graduates have consistently used their skills to

wage a war against their own people.”

FridayExhausted from the travel

from Pennsylvania to North Carolina the night before, ev-eryone got up early and drove five hours to Columbus, Ga.

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Students stand against SOA

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MANAGING EDITORJoey Rettino

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MISSIONThe Loquitur student

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-

site provide a forum of free expression. All members of the college community may submit work to the

editors for possible inclu-sion. Publication is based on the editorial decision of the

student editors.

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President Obama introduced an executive action about immigration on Thursday, Nov. 21. In the opinion of many, the plan was just a Band-Aid to a more major problem that in the end does not clearly fix any of the underlying issues.

“For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations. It’s kept us youthful, dy-namic, and entrepreneurial, it has shaped our character as a people with limitless pos-sibilities,” President Obama said. “People not trapped by our past, but able to remake our-selves as we choose. But today our immigra-tion system is broken and everyone knows it.”

So what actually is this executive action? Why does it matter? What is the outcome and how will it help others?

The executive action on immigration is a temporary solution and is not progress to-ward comprehensive immigration reform. It does, however, provide some relief for poten-tially 5.5 million undocumented immigrants already here.

There were three main topics that Obama discussed in his executive action including add more resources at the border, have more opportunities for higher skilled immigrants and take responsibility for all the undocu-mented immigrants already here.

The Jesuit Refugee Service welcomes

“President Obama’s announcement of tem-porary relief from deportation for as many as five million of our community members. At the same time we acknowledge that millions more families will continue to suffer under the constant specter of family separation caused by our broken immigration system, which can only be permanently resolved through posi-tive, humane and practical legislation.”

Similarly, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) approves the executive action. “By deferring the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants, President Obama has provided much-needed humanitarian relief to families; yet it is only a short-term solution.”

This seems to be going in the right direc-tion right? Right.

Both the Jesuit Refugee Service and CRS view the issue as religious and humanitarian. From an economic point of view, bringing these undocumented people out of the shad-ows will increase tax revenue because many will now have work visas and not just be paid under the table. The action will also benefit employers who will not have to worry that employees will be deported.

Many wonder why President Obama took this action on his own. Last year, the Senate passed a true immigration bill that would re-form the broken system. However, the House refused to pass that bill. Obama decided that if our country could not get the reform it need-

ed, he would do what he is permitted to do on his own. Therefore, he decided that, as the chief executive, he would instruct immigra-tion authorities to focus on serious criminals who have crossed the border and not deport those who have not broken any laws other than being here without proper documents.

Dr. Don Taylor, Cabrini’s president, signed a statement along with scores of other presi-dents of Catholic universities. The statement is called Child Refugees Tests the American Character: A statement by Catholic Higher Education Leaders, which states, “Catholic colleges and universities have both the oppor-tunity and obligation to respond. Hospitality is a central component of our Catholic beliefs and our intellectual tradition. We reach out to the stranger in order to engage with, learn from and collaborate with our diverse com-munities. Our openness to the newcomer in-carnates the welcoming spirit of Christ.”

Cabrini College is named for St. Frances Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants. Lo-quitur is proud that our new college president is continuing the tradition of Mother Cabrini and the Cabrini sisters in supporting immi-grants in our country. Obama took the first step toward reform. It is up to us to work for true immigration reform that will benefit both our country as well as those hoping for lives of human dignity.

President Obama’s executive action on immigration just acts as a Band-Aid

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At the gathering on Saturday morning, over a thousand people walked 1.7 miles to these gates of the Stewart Detention Center.

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Nov. 24: Ferguson

A grand jury did not indict officer Darren Wilson, who shot Mi-chael Brown in Ferguson in August. This sparked protests around the nation, as well as rioting and looting around Ferguson. Later that week after the decision was made, Wilson resigned from the police department.

Nov. 26: Environmental Law

President Obama is the first president to use the Clean Air Act of 1970 to combat global warming. He could leave office with an en-vironmental legacy, including passing regulations on factory and coal-plant emissions of ozone, cutting emissions of carbon dioxide and regulating the emission of methane at natural gas production facilities.

Nov. 27: Shane Montgomery

A West Chester University student has been missing since the early hours of Thanksgiving. Shane Montgomery was last seen at Kildare’s Irish Pub in Manayunk. The FBI has become involved in the search for Montgomery.

Nov. 30: Hong Kong

In the political heart of Hong Kong, pro-democracy demonstra-tors suffered a setback when police pushed into the biggest street camp. Demonstrators have held these camps since late September. 40 people were arrested early Monday morning at one of the largest remaining protest camps.

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Protesters turn over a police vehicle in front of Ferguson City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of teen Michael Brown.

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Police and protesters confront each other on the barricaded Nathan Road in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, China.

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BY LILLIAN HURLEYStaff Writer

As a society, more education and has circulated to inform in-dividuals of the negative effects of smoking. Why is it then, that people continue to smoke?

Laws have been established to diminish advertisements from promoting the health side effects of smoking. However, 8.8 billion dollars are still being spent on marketing for tobacco compa-nies.

According to TheTruth.com death from smoking has de-creased significantly. The Truth campaign works to end smoking and is targeted to the youth. One possible reason behind this is that, according to TheTruth.com, nearly 94 percent of people will try cigarettes before the age of 20.

The results of this campaign have obvious benefits. Since the year 1964, the number of peo-ple dying from tobacco related illnesses has dropped from 20 million to about 6 million in the United States today.

Susan Fitzgerald, RN, BSN and director of student health services on campus, thinks that there is a social stigma associated with smoking that is new with our generation.

According to Fitzgerald, smok-ing can be developed from pat-terns we have in our normal life. Students run a dangerous risk if they only smoke in a social envi-ronments to become an everyday smoker. Fitzgerald also argues the myth about college students smoking to relieve their school related stress.

“Nicotine is a stimulant and is out of your system in two days. Smoking is more of a psycholog-ical addiction.” Fitzgerald said. Talking a walk, cooking a meal or

mediating are some alternatives to relieve stress in a healthy way.

Fitzgerald would like Cabrini to be smoke free. This could best be achieved with a student-en-couraged movement to make our campus smoke free.

A smoker who spends around 20 dollars on cigarettes a week for five years would have spent around 5,200 dollars on ciga-rettes. This is a large cost to col-lege students who have many other expenses.

Cheyenne Irizarry, psycholo-gy major and social work minor, does not have to worry about spending money on cigarettes because she does not smoke. No one in Irizarry’s family is a smok-er and she doesn’t allow herself to be exposed to smokers.

“Cigarette smoke just bothers me. Whenever my friends are smoking I make sure they don’t do it around me.”

She says that everyone knows that smoking is unhealthy but it is their life and their choice if they want to do it. Irizarry also talk-ed about the issues of smoking around campus. “It’s annoying when I’m walking into Founders and I have to walk by cigarette smoke.”

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The ‘truth’ behind smoking

BY ROBERT SHARP AND PATRICK WHALENStaff Writers

Students in Dr. Maria Elena Hallion’s health and wellness programming class put together an event to raise awareness on the effects that smoking has on individuals.

During last week’s Great Amer-ican Smokeout, three groups of students held three separate ta-bles of activities throughout the day.

The tables focused on the ef-fects of smoking and methods of quitting.

“There are a lot of students at Cabrini that smoke and this event helped students realize what they are putting in their systems and what it means for their future well-being,” Helene Shapley, ju-nior exercise science major, said.

Other groups had students take quizzes after viewing the posters that had been made. The quizzes displayed questions con-cerning the various side-effects of cigarette smoking ranging from

lung disease and cancer to de-pression.

“We handed out pamphlets at each table that showed numer-ous methods of quitting smoking. Some methods included pre-scriptions like Chantix and treat-ments like nicotine replacement therapy,” Christine Ingargiola, ju-nior exercise science major, said.

Chantix is a newer prescrip-tion medication that helps peo-ple stop smoking by interfering with nicotine receptors in the brain.

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), is available as chewing gum, lozenges, skin patches, na-sal spray and inhalers. NRT helps individuals reduce or eliminate the need to smoke. Often times people smoke cigarettes because they are stressed and these types of replacement therapies aid in taking off the edge that nicotine causes.

The Great American Smoke-out was a very helpful opportu-nity for students here trying to better themselves and put down their cigarettes and lighters.

Smoking cigarettes makes it hard for one to be healthy and moti-vated. If one wants to quit, they must have discipline, motivation and support. For many individu-als it is hard to quit because there are around others that are doing the same thing.

In the pamphlet that was handed out at each table there was a section that stated the im-portance of support from friends and family. Support can go a long way to help smokers quit smok-ing.

“I think the most important thing is just support. I think real-ly in any situation in life, support is one of the most helpful things for people. Obviously there are methods that help people quit smoking but support isn’t a method, it is a humanitarian act that means a lot more,” Amanda Vogel, senior exercise science major, said.

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A poster in the Dixon Center during the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 20.

The Great American Smokeout raises awareness about smoking

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When the group finally ar-rived to the Convention center, which was where the workshops were held for the weekend, they attended different workshops throughout the day.

“My favorite workshop was the Jesus movement discussion,” Dean said. “It gave me insight to the Christianity and why I need to study more about my faith.”

Saturday“We are tired of increasing vio-

lence, torture and deaths in Hon-duras,” said one of the spokesper-sons on Saturday, Nov. 22.

According to most of the group of Cabrini student and staff, their favorite part of the day was when they walked 1.7 miles to the gates of the Stewart Detention Center. Then to see five people cross over and get arrested in order to shine more of a light on what is hap-pening in the SOA.

“My favorite part of the trip was the March on Saturday to the Stewart Detention Center. There was so much dedication and time put in.”

“The most powerful experi-

ence of the trip for me was watch-ing guards at the CCA hug pro-testers in a sign of peace,” Cabrini Missioner, Matt Kaehler said. “It was such a touching revelation that this process of liberation is

for everyone, the oppressed and the oppressors. As a citizen of the world, the smallest of my actions affects men, women, and chil-dren worlds away. It was import-ant for me to experience this pro-test - as it is important for me to experience any number of edu-cational opportunities - because it offered me insights into how to be as positive an influence as I can in this world...for each one of them.”

Sunday“This is a very, very serious

thing to me. I cry for all the Lat-in American people, my heart will be with all of you guys,” SOA Watch activist, Nashua Chan-tal, who crossed over onto SOA grounds for the third time, risk-ing another 6-month prison sen-tence.

Sunday was an emotional day all around with so many people crying and completely moved by the song and demonstrations.

This is where everyone gathered with their crosses and dressed up in many different eye-capturing outfits and then everyone walked in solidarity with each other, around the driveway to the SOA.

“25 years later we are still say-ing close SOA, I come out here every year because I believe one day WHINSEC is going to be closed, I believe that one day the general and the city will hear our voices, I come out here because of Rachel Cory, I come out here because of Marissa Alexander, I come out here for Trayvon Mar-tin, and all of the brothers killed because of Brown in Ferguson, I come out here because there is a revolution,” Br. Edward DuBose said. “You cannot stop the revo-lution.”

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SOA Watch instills solidarity among Cabrini students and thousands more

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Cabrini students were just a handful of people out of thousands that were at the SOA Watch in Columbus, Ga.

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BY MARINA HALEYStaff Writer

‘Tis the season for alumni, stu-dents and staff to kick off the giv-ing season saying thank you for the donations from former Cabri-ni students. On Dec. 2, in Found-er’s lobby from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cabrini College hosted Giving Tuesday for the first time. Cabri-ni now celebrates Giving Tues-day, which is a national holiday throughout the United States in which non-profit organizations can raise money following Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

The Cavalier Traditions group took pictures of alumni to post on their page as a way to say “thank you.” Jillian Megna, senior exer-cise science major, said, “I work very closely with Nick Guldin to promote Cavalier Traditions and the organization inspires me be-cause I was a recipient of alum-ni donations and I think it’s only right that we give back to other students.”

The start of this tradition on campus this year was because they saw this holiday as a way of spreading awareness about giv-ing and philanthropy, which is the desire to benefit humanity and improve material, spiritual and social welfare of humanity, especially in charitable organi-zations. Nick Guldin said that he hopes this tradition will contin-ue over the years, and he thinks it is great that students are doing it because they are the ones that benefit from these great gifts that

donors make.The goal for Giving Tuesday

is to let students know about philanthropy and how it impacts them and the donations that the alumni are giving will go to the areas of greatest need at the col-lege. They put all the gifts in the Cabrini Annual Fund to help pro-vide facilities, financial aid and service programs to the current students to give back to those who need it most. The Cavalier Traditions group goal is to have 10 percent of alumni as donors this year.

The Giving Tuesday event spreads awareness and shows how gifts impact the community and college overall. “We can help out by bringing different groups of people to these events so they can educate the community,” Amber Dietrich, sophomore so-cial work major, said.

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BY SAMANTHA JACOBSStaff Writer

Public Safety has one main goal: Keep students, faculty, staff, and visitors safe.

This is what their page on Cabrini’s website claims, but sometimes safety comes at a price.

Thomas Hale, junior graphic design major and Spanish minor, commutes to school and often has to search for a parking spot in the Founder Hall parking lot.

“Last year I did occasionally see public safety workers going around checking cars but there has been multiple occasions where I have seen them either out in a vehicle doing a visual inspec-tion from afar or going car to car looking at the stickers,” Hale said.

Students such as Hale have noticed these stricter enforce-ments of the parking rules on campus. After a student filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Civil Rights, Creig Doyle, direc-

tor of public safety, sent out an e-mail to the campus explaining the strict enforcement of handi-capped parking rules.

The speed humps that have added a four-inch jump in seven locations on campus have also caused a stir.

“I think that’s a little bit exces-sive,” Hale said. “Personally when I went the speed limit or even just a little bit above I always made sure I was aware of pedestrians.”

The speed bumps and park-ing are not the only changes that public safety has made this year. Desk assistants in the residence halls have been asked by pub-lic safety to be extra strict about checking students into the build-ing between the hours of 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. when the assistants are working.

“Let’s say my roommate walks into the building. I know she lives with me but I still have to check her ID,” Ashley Miller, sophomore exercise science major, said. “Even if you can scan [an ID] in

[to unlock the door] we still have to check it.”

The stricter enforcement of ID checking has little to do with slowing down students as they head to their rooms and much more to do with ensuring that students are safe.

Miller explained that after a breakup during her freshman year the student she had been with wanted to talk to her after an argument.

“He ended up bringing all of these people with him as his backup and the desk assistants just let those people walk up into my room,” Miller said. “He brought all of these people with him and these people could’ve beat me up.”

While more extensive ID checking and ensuring desk as-sistants are doing their jobs may seem like a nuisance to some residents, public safety is simply putting in all their efforts to make sure all students are safe.

“You don’t want someone coming into the building that you don’t know and then someone getting like raped or something,” Miller said. “You never know.”

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BY JADE MOTTO AND KATIE MUSKAStaff Writers

For the 35th consecutive year, Cabrini students were given the opportunity to divide a $69,000 charitable scholarship. These scholarships we given to 32 stu-dents who their college of atten-dance deemed worthy and in-need.

The W. W. Smith Charitable Trust is a private foundation established by William Wikoff Smith. The trust specifically fo-cuses on areas involving basic needs for food, clothing and shel-ter and enhancing higher edu-cation scholarship programs. It focuses on research involving ill-nesses like heart disease, cancer and AIDS.

From the start the foundation makes it available for students to get financial aid also. You have to be a full time undergrad stu-dent at local Middle States Com-

mission on Higher Education (MSCHE) colleges or universities to participate in the trust founda-tion. To apply for this scholarship you are required to be a resident of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties or the city of Camden, N.J.

Andrew Vernon, sophomore communication major and a re-cipient of the W.W. Smith Schol-arship, factored in the extra mon-ey given to him to help with his decision-making process.

“It had some effect on me go-ing to this school because money came down to my decision be-tween Philadelphia University, DeSales University, and Cabrini College,” Vernon said.

In the Scholars Program, the percentages of students on aid determine the size of the Trust’s grant to each institution. The dollar amount of each award the student receives is determined by the financial aid office at the col-lege or university they belong to.

“It is absolutely critical for col-leges to reach out to students and give them scholarships because it can influence their life,” Ver-non said. “If I had not gotten this scholarship I may not have decid-ed to go here.”

The scholarship is renewable for more than one year. Many

students will get offered a grant for multiple years starting their freshman year. Many Smith Scholars that participate in the trust fund have achieved their fu-ture career goals.

Taylor Gallagher, a sophomore criminology and sociology major, was also a recipient of this schol-arship.

“Having the W.W. Smith Scholarship is an important part of my schooling. It makes things a little easier knowing that I have this scholarship to help pay for my tuition,” Gallagher said.

Gallagher expressed how im-portant is it that colleges reach out to students with scholarships and grants. She and the other re-cipients were able to meet this past month at the scholarship re-ception.

“It helps take some of the pres-sure off, knowing that they have some sort of help to continue with school,” she said.

The nearest W.W. Smith Char-itable Foundation is located West Conshohocken, Pa. If you would like to contact the W.W Smith Charitable Trust Foundation, call 610-397-1844. For more informa-tion visit their website at www.wwsmithcharitabletrust.org.

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Public safety becomes more strict about rules

W.W. Smith Scholarship helps students fund schooling

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Two of the scholarship recipi-ents: Andrew Vernon and Taylor Gallagher

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Damage on a speed hump around campus.

Giving Tuesday: A new alumni tradition

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Nick Guldin celebrating Giving Tuesday in Founder’s lobby.

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College shows off its festive spirit around campus with decorations and trees in most buildings despite tree lighting being rescheduled.

Festivity shows around campus

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THURSDAY, DEC. 4 2014

BY TOMMY BRESLIN Staff Writer

It’s normal to hear some Americans every year in December engage in the controversy of whether we should say “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays.”

This argument falls right in the midst of the political and cultural battles of the saying ‘War on Christmas.’

Many people believe that this controversy is nonsense and worthless to engage in.

Everyone has the right to their own opinions. However, America should take notice that our country

is undergoing some profound changes in demographics. As a country, we are becoming more culturally

and religiously diverse. Diversity is what sparks these ridiculous reactions to whether we should say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays.

We are also seeing more people feeling the need not to participate in religious tradition as our population growth keeps rising.

It is not surprising to see Americans that have faith in

Christianity, the most dominant religion in America, feel as if they should say Happy Holidays.

“Whenever I see someone I don’t know I will say Merry Christmas because that’s what I learned growing up. If I know someone who does not celebrate Christmas I will say Happy Holidays. Simple as that,” Tia Smith, a junior accounting major, said.

Recently, the Christmas Village in Philadelphia got people to protest the name of it and say it should be named the Holiday Village.

This is similar to the controversy of whether it should be the Christmas tree or the Holiday tree.

People believe calling an outdoor shop Christmas Village is excluding others that celebrate different holidays. Others have other opinions, “I don’t see a problem with Christmas Village.

I bet they sell items that say Happy Holidays and do try to welcome people that don’t celebrate Christmas,” Summer Arnold, a junior education major, said.

December is a busy holiday month that involves several celebrations of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

What should happen is that the ‘War on Christmas’ should end because people are forgetting about the importance of the holiday season. It is the best time of the year and a time to be thankful for your blessings.

The season brings joy and happiness to the families that gather together.

It should be the time of finding peace and love with the people you are surrounded with. That’s what the most important part of this season is.

“No matter what holiday you wish to celebrate I wish everyone a happy and safe holidays,” Thomas Nebiolo, a junior accounting major, said.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa and Happy Holidays everyone.

Let us all come together to experience the joy and love of our families and friends during this holiday season.

@THOMASPBRESLIN

BY RENEE OLIVERStaff Writer

By this point in the semester, college students everywhere have met their breaking point and are literally in dire need of winter break.

I know I speak for many when I say that the struggle is real.

Finally a full month with no homework, exams, papers, projects and anything involving heavy usage of the brain. We get to go home, sit back, relax with our family and friends from high school and enjoy the holidays.

Well, at least some of us do.If you are a winter sport athlete

like myself, chances are you will be living on campus during most of winter break. Although the semester ends, basketball season continues.

When people ask me when am I going home and I tell them that I’m not, I get the same responses. “That sucks” or “I would never

stay at school for sports during winter break.” It is definitely a bittersweet feeling but, after doing it last year as a freshman, I cannot wait to do it again. I believe that the pros outweigh the cons.

Think about it, an entire month with literally nobody else on campus but the basketball teams, some CSI workers and a few public safety officers.

The beautiful sound of 24/7 quietness is a Christmas gift in itself.

I can take a nap or go to sleep early without having to hear people outside yelling or my neighbors blasting music.

Living in east residence hall, I swear no matter what day or time it is, when you walk into the laundry room it looks like all hell has broken loose.

To my advantage, during winter break the laundry room will be completely unoccupied and at my disposal whenever I need to use it.

Break is an entire month where my teammates and I can simply focus on playing basketball and not have to worry about schoolwork.

It is one of the most relieving and refreshing feelings one has ever felt.

Not to mention, this year we will be traveling to San Juan, Puerto Rico for five days for a tournament.

Staying on campus during break doesn’t sound too bad now, right?

It is still a huge sacrifice that we as athletes make. I would love to have an entire month to go home and spend with my family instead of the one week that we are allowed.

If you love basketball like I do, you wouldn’t really mind it though.

The one thing that I am looking forward to doing the most over this winter break is binging on Netflix.

I am an avid user of Netflix. I barely watch television anymore, that’s how much it has taken over my life.

I know others can agree, there is no better accomplishment than finishing a series and moving onto the next one.

Whether syou’ll be home or on campus during break, I hope it is a safe, fun-filled, stress-free time.

Enjoy the month off because before you know it, we’ll be back moping through syllabus week for the spring semester.

@RENEEOLIVER4423

Winter Break, where are you?

Merry Christmas or happy holidays?

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In the swirl of the holiday season, the controversy of saying “Happy Holidays” or Merry Christmas” can cause headaches and stress. It was evident when the name of the Christmas Village in Philadelphia came into question.

BY ANESIA MEREDITHStaff Writer

From Thanksgiving to Christmas to Easter, society now-a-days causes these holi-days to loose their true mean-ing.

The question that I like to ask myself is, do we really understand the true meaning of Christmas? Society today has lost the ability to see past the gifts and the food and all the materlistic things that come with the celebration of these holdays.

In my opinion the holidays spirit no longer exists. Everyone is just too caught up with them-selves, their material things and trying to get and impress one another that they completely miss the whole point about the true meaning of why we’re even celebrating in the first point.

I know for a fact I am also very guilty of playing a huge role of being part of the large group of individuals that have been blinded by the gifts and shinny things. I have missed the true meaning for years. Manys may agree that Thanksgiving starts the jump off for Christmas. The expression comes from giving gratitude and thanks to God. But the true meaning originally comes from the relationship between God and man. Upon their arrival at New Plymouth,

the Pilgrims composed The Mayflower Compact, which honored God. I feel as though age plays a significant role in why Christmas, Thanksgiving and a lot of the other holidays have less meaning.

Growing up, I always couldn’t wait for Christmas celebrating the birth of Jesus, leaving cook-ies out for Santa Claus, but the older you get the more material-istic you become.

Of course social media seems to influence that, just like it seems to influence so many other things in this generation such as music and fashion. Those influences turn into ideas for gifts that youngsters seem to look for.

Depending on the circum-stances there are many families that are not as fortunate to have one. Society today has changed so many traditions and values that our parents were bought up with that aren’t being instilled in our generation today.

Society today has pro-grammed our minds to believe that the holidays are only for giving gifts and shopping, but it has missed the objective behind the holidays.

Everyone is blinded by everything that comes out of Christmas that we forget the reason why we’re even celebrat-ing it.

Ultimately, the holidays should be taken more seriously in the sense that family time should be valued because if there are no gifts to wake up at the end of the day your family are the ones that will be there for you.

@ANESIAMEREDITH

Society neglects the true meaning of the holidays

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The holidays have centered around gifts and money for friends and family, yet it is more important to spend time.

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BY DOMINIQUE DINARDOStaff Writer

There I was, 18 years-old standing in front of the Walt Disney World Casting team with nothing but my head-shot in hand and my dreams at stake.

In the room with me were about 500 people who shared the same dreams as I did.  We all wanted to perform for the Walt Disney Company.  Although nerves were laced between the herds of hopefuls and butterflies danced in our stomachs, each and every pair of eyes glistened with a touch of pixie dust.

I knew that some of the performers may have been more talented than I was, but I had something they were lacking. I wanted this for more than just a resume booster, job opportunity, or paycheck. Disney performers brought smiles and light to peoples’ lives. I wanted to be the reason behind that. I wanted to make magic.

After a three-part process and as month of waiting, I finally found out my life-long dream of working for Disney would be coming true.  I packed my bags and moved out for a semester.

I would be working in the entertainment department.  Although, I can’t tell you what I did exactly, I can say I worked very closely with Princess Ariel. I helped tell her story to people of all ages.

I spent the next six months of my life with Ariel. It was the most life-changing experience I ever went through. Knowing you are the reason behind someone’s smile is a payment in itself. The look on the little girls faces’  when

they see a real live mermaid is something I’ll never forget. I will alsos never forget the look on their dads’ facess when they saw a red-head in a clam-shell bra.

Ariel spent her days telling stories to children and adults alike. Some of these interactions still give me the chills.  One afternoon a little girl, Abby, visited Ariel in her grotto.  She was dressed as a mermaid and was wheeled in by her family.  Little princess Abby had many surgeries that kept her from ever being able to walk again.  Ariel felt a strong connection with princess Abby and reassured her that she doesn’t need legs to have fun. Ariel named Abby an honorary mermaid because that’s much more magical than being a human anyways.  Abby embraced Ariel with all her strength.  Not one eye in the grotto was dry.

Ariel had opportunities to meet little princes and princesses from all over the world.  The most beautiful interactions were those with families who didn’t speak English.  Ariel would assure them under the sea we all speak bubbles. Even though there was a language barrier, the magic never went missing.

Unfortunately, my time with Ariel was coming to an end.  We would have to swim our separate ways.    I was coming back to Cabrini, but this time, with a different passion. Although it was time to hang up my tiara, I knew

storytelling was something I fell in love with.Ariel, and my time at Disney, helped me to realize that.  I

am currently a communication major and get to tell stories every single day. Readjusting to life here was difficult, and post Disney depression is a real thing. On my days off, I would go watch fireworks under Cinderella’s castle. Even though it was a lifestyle, I understand now it isn’t a reality.

However, Disney helped me realize where I belong, and that’s here, writing my own story.

I miss Ariel and send her hugs and fishes from Cabrini College. I hope to swim with her someday soon again. Now, not only have I mastered her story, but I have started my own.

@DMD376

Hanging up my tiara, life after the dream

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Fireworks sparkle the night sky at Cinderella’s castle.

Protesting the training of warlords in Georgia

BY KATIE BRIANTEGuest Writer

I had the opportunity with 14 other people from Cabrini to attend a demonstration against the School of the Americas.

It was a life changing experience for me.The School of the Americas (SOA), or as it’s now officially called the Western

Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), is located at Fort Benning Georgia. Its main purpose is to train Latin American soldiers and send them back to their home countries to make their military stronger.

Unfortunately the governments in these countries are not strong so the SOA gradu-ates often go on to join gangs, become dictators or warlords and commit human rights atrocities.

We went to the gates of the Fort Benning to protest the school and send a message to the government that we want it shut down.

I first heard about tshis trip when people who had been there before explained to my ECG class what it was and asked us if anyone wanted to go.

I immediately knew that I had to attend this protest. I was astonished and horrified to discover that our government was funding the

trained of people who are committing awful human rights violations. I really wanted to do something to help and I knew I had to take this opportunity. While we were there, we attended workshops on topics relating to the SOA, including

human rights violations in other countries, the problems in these Latin American coun-tries, immigration and unaccompanied minors.

We learned about how the problems that the SOA graduates are creating in their home countries are causing immigration to sky rocket and we learned about how the U.S. aided militarization of these countries helped give rise to the dictators and SOA graduates.

The more I learned about the school and our military’s involvement, the more I was sure that I was in the right place doing the right thing.

We did so many amazing things while we weres there. We attended those workshops, went to the gates of the school and joined over two

thousand people in calling for it to shutdown. The best moment of the weekend was on Saturday when we were at the Stewart

Detention Center. Over a thousand people gathered outside of the the gates of the detention center after

they just marched over a mile, chanting and making noise the whole way there. Five people decided to participate in civil disobedience and cross the line on to the

property. As the entire crowd sang “We Shall Overcome,” they crossed the line holding hands,

and raised them in the air as the security guard handcuffed them together. That moment was the highlight of my weekend, as we stood there, singing together. Watching them willing give up their freedom for peo-

ple who had theirs forcibly taken, I felt like everyone was connected. We were all fighting for the same cause, and in that moment we all knew that whatever setbacks we faced we would overcome and see our fight through to the end.

@KATIEBRIANTE

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Prince Eric and Princess Ariel create magic for the Diseny theme parks. Many hopefuls vie to be a part of the Disney family of employees.

AMY HELD / PHOTO EDITOR

Protestors at the School of Americas in Georgia step over the line in the name of justice for the victims of those trained in the school. Soldiers are sent back to reign terror on innocents as warlords, dictaors and gang members. These protestors were arrested for taking the stand.

Roy Bourgeious speaking to the crowd on Sunday, Nov. 23.

AMY HELD/ PHOTO EDITOR

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BY HELEN MASCHMEYERStaff Writer

On Tuesday, Nov. 18th, the CAP Board held "Don't Forget the Lyrics" with host and musician Jared Mahone. Combining the musical styles of Mahone along with rounds of students trying to remember lyrics, the night was filled with entertainment.

With no heat in Grace Hall during one of the coldest nights in Nov., all that Grace Hall needed was a campfire set up in the middle of the room to keep the 30 students that gathered for the event warm in their winter jackets and scarves.

CAP Board, which puts on about two events a week to get students involved, really nailed "Don't Forget the Lyrics" with singer Mahone. Traveling all the way from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio with his bassist Cody, Mahone shared the styles of soul and funk with the Cabrini crowd.

A sweet butter-like voice, kept the crowd engaged and laughing throughout Mahone’s performance.

During his second song, Mahone interacted with the crowd getting each person to get a chill-vibe snap going in unison while performing. Using loops to create a band-like sound adding with a low key bass-line, Mahone created a concert feel in Grace Hall.

After playing about three or four songs the first contestant came up on stage to hopefully not forget the lyrics. The selecting categories consisted of Disney, country, current hits, '90s, classic rock, broadway and TV theme songs. With songs like “I Can Go The Distance” from Hercules, and Spice Girls “Wannabe” things did not seem to start off so rough. Next, Mulan’s “Make a Man Out of You” had the entire room singing together in unison.

After the first round of

“Don’t Forget the Lyrics” Mahone and Cody came back on stage to sing another few songs. He Started off with his cover of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off.” With a more melodic soulful vibe, he was the heart of each girl in Grace Hall. Getting each girl in the crowd to sing the cheerleader part of Swift's #1 hit "Shake It Off", it ended up with each person giggling right after.

His next cover started out with sneaky beat boxing into the mic, leaving the Cabrini students for a loop as to what tune was next on the set list. Singing Michael Jackson’s “Do You Remember” and melting hearts in each row, Mahone had done it again.

After his second cover, Mahone showed the Cabrini crowd his beat boxing skills he was been mastering since middle school. When young Mahone's love for hip-hop convinced him to learn the skill he strived to perfect his act.

Mastering a way to sing and beat box all by using his mouth, the students in Grace Hall were in complete awe.

The second round of students competing in “Dont Forget the Lyrics” began with Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” to “What's My Age Again” by Blink 182 and TV themes like “Songebob Squarepants” and “Pokemon.” Each song completely different in its own right.

Before Mahone and Cody performed their last few songs, Mahone announced that his favorite tweet of the night from anyone in Grace Hall will receive a free CD. Starting off with a slower song, you could hear his love for singing through this softly constructed beat. Ending with a funky vibe, Mahone thanked everyone for coming out tonight to listen to him perform.

@MASCHMEYERHELEN

CAP Board presents "Don't Forget the Lyrics" with musician Jared Malone

HELEN MASCHMEYER / STAFF WRITER

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Holiday treats

BY ALEXA FERRAGINELifestyles Editor

SUGAR COOKIE CHRISTMAS TREESIngredients:1/3 cup butter, softened1/3 cup shorten-ing3/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon baking powder1 egg1 tablespoon milk1 teaspoon vanilla2 cups all-pur-pose flourDash saltDecorative sprinkles

Instructions:1. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. 2. Add sugar, baking powder, and salt; beat until com-bined. 3. Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until combined.4. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour. 5. Divide dough in half. Cover; chill dough about 1 hour or until easy to handle.6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough at a time to 1/8- to 1/4-inch thickness. 7. Using desired tree-shaped cookie cutters, cut out dough.8. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. 9. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until the edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned.10. Frost with icing and decorate with sprinkles.

PEANUT BUTTER REINDEER COOKIESIngredients:1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar or 1/4 cup honey 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour Small pretzels Candy chocolates

Instructions:1. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter or margarine and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. 2. Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and baking powder. 3. Beat till combined, scraping sides of bowl occasion-ally. 4. Beat in egg and vanilla till combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour.5. Shape dough into 1-inch balls, perfectly round, with a 1/4-inch oval-shaped ball placed right on top and extending vertical just below the circle.6. place the dough onto greased cookie sheets7. Add pretzels for antlers and colored chocolate candies for eyes and a nose and then bake for 5-7 minutes in the oven.

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@ALEXAFERRAGINE

CHRISTMAS CARAMEL POPCORNIngredients:3 bags butters and salted popcorn, popped1 1/2 cups brown sugar1/4 + 1/8 cup light corn syrup1/4 + 1/8 tea-spoons baking soda1 teaspoon vanilla extractred and green food coloring

Instructions:1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees Fahr-enheit.2. In a medium saucepan, melt together the butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup. Bring to a boil, sitting frequently. Boil over low heat for five minutes. Remove from heat and add the baking soda and vanilla3. Place each bag of popcorn in a 9x13 pan coated with cooking spray. Pour approximately 1/3 the caramel over one pan of popcorn. 4. Place half of remaining carmel in medium bowl and add red food coloring until you reach the desired shade of red. Immediately pour over second pan of popcorn. Toss to coat.5. Add green food coloring to the remaining caramel un-til you reach desired shade of green. Immediately pour over third pan of popcorn. 6. Bake for 45 minutes, rotating pans and stirring each pan with a spatula coated with cooking spray every 15 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

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Students get ready to enjoy the CAP Board event with Mahone 3rd from the left.

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BY KEVIN MOYLETTStaff Writer

Figuring out where and with whom to spend the holidays can be tricky for students and their families. The holiday season for most people is about spending time with your relatives.

Every family has their own way of doings things when it comes to the holidays though. One of the most difficult situations occurs when parents are divorced.

“Each Thanksgiving I spend it with my mom, brother, stepdad and any other of my mom’s side of the family that joins us at my house. I don’t see my dad on Thanksgiving but every Christmas morning I go to his house. Although I am Jewish my stepdad celebrates Christmas so my family will celebrate it anyway. When I was younger of course I never really had a say in where but now even with a choice I just stick with the traditional

plan each year,” Michael Schugar, sophomore human resources major, said.

Don’t forget that some people have to consider others on the holidays besides their relatives. What happens when you are in a relationship? Do you have to see your boyfriend/girlfriend on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and/or New Years?

“My boyfriend and I know that spending the holidays with our families is something we have been doing our entire lives and not seeing each other on the holiday itself is a strong possibility. I know my mom would kill me if I didn’t spend Christmas with her. That doesn’t mean though during the holiday season we can’t spend time together,” Katherine Stevens, junior educational studies major, said.

Seeing your entire family during the holidays is a difficult task. Luckily, when your family

is a little smaller, it makes it a little easier. Not everybody has the traditional big family holiday where you have your immediate family, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents all there.

“For Christmas my grandmother comes over my house for dinner. Besides that I just mostly spend the day with my mom and dad. For Thanksgiving my mom’s side of the family comes over, but it isn’t a large group. During the holiday season having a small family can be an enjoyable thing because I get a chance to talk a lot with everybody. We are all very close,” Kyle Barth, junior biology major, said.

The holidays are supposed to be a happy time of the year so no matter where and whom you spend your day with it is always good to spend it with family.

@KEVINMOYLETT

Spending the holiday season with the family

AMARRA BOONE / PHOTO EDITOR

Michael Burrell: BY PATRICK WHALENStaff Writer

Michael Burrell was awarded the Nerney Leadership Award on Cabrini Day last Tuesday for his service as an EMT.

Burrell, sophomore criminology major, served as an EMT this year in the Upper Merion Township.

"Receiving this award is a true honor and privilege and I am very grateful. I work not to receive awards. I try to do my best work at all times and when I fall short, I pick up the pieces and start putting them back together," Burrell said.

Being an EMT isn't just a job one participates in. Being an EMT means saving people's lives. There are jobs and then there are callings. This was a calling for Burrell.

"I respect others and work hard. In return, sometimes I am rewarded but sometimes the biggest reward is accomplishing the goal that I set for myself. Obviously I work to serve others, but in reality it all comes down to helping those who don't have the things in life that you have. You can never take anything for granted in life so I felt like this was my responsibility," Burrell said.

For Burrell, it doesn't matter

where, when or whom he is serving because to him, it is first nature to help others around him.

"I love serving the people of the community whether at Cabrini, Upper Merion Township or Appalachia," Burrell said.

Burrell understands the importance of his service. He serves to protect lives and prevent disasters from happening. Burrell plans on continuing his service in years to come so that the safety of the people around him is ensured.

"I will continue to partake in my EMT path and I am a Co leader for a Project Appalachia this year with Rebecca Healy and Madeline Coutu," Burrell said.

Burrell's friends and family are a big influence on him and are part of the reason he plans on continuing his service in several communities around him.

"I am motivated by the people around me and I want to give back to the community not because it will help me receive awards but instead because I feel that it is my responsibility," Burrell said.

@PATRICKWHALEN12

Nerney Leadership AwardMiranda Budd:BY PATRICK WHALENStaff Writer

Miranda Budd was awarded the Nerney Leadership Award during Cabrini Day last Tuesday for the service she participated in last year.

Budd participated in a SAT prep group that targeted underprivileged youth. Budd specialized in the mathematics department and teamed up with another student that helped youth with the English aspect of the SAT.

"I helped with math along with the other student who helped with English. We would sit in the room with the kids and the teachers would hand out worksheets and then we would go around and help the kids with the answers," said Budd, sophomore criminology major.

For Budd, this was completely unexpected."My friend did this two years ago and then

last year brought it up to me and said it was only her doing it and she needed someone else to assist her so I decided I would try it out," Budd said

Budd could not commit to serving the underprivileged youth this year because she did not qualify for the work study program since she is currently working in the mailroom. However, Budd is looking to get back in touch with the professors for next year.

"Since I am already working in the mailroom, I couldn't partake in the SAT prep sessions, but I really want to get back in touch

with the professors next year and try to do it again," Budd said.

Not only did Budd enjoy serving and helping those in need of service, but also in turn helped further her own education.

"For me, it was sort of a refresher in the math aspect. I relearned materials that I had already learned in high school and had started to forget. It was really helpful for me because I had forgotten so much of what I learned in high school," Budd said.

Everyone can relate to Budd in the aspect of forgetting some materials that were taught in high school. Often times you will hear people complain about the purpose of learning what they are learning. However, for Budd, that's not what it was about.

"Often times I hear people ask 'when will I ever use this in life?' In my experience it isn't always about how you will use it for your own benefit, but instead using it for other individual's benefits. In my case, that's exactly what it was," Budd said.

@PATRICKWHALEN12

BY LEONARD BROCKMarketing and Circulation

Make a family as you spend your time with your family during this holiday. Playing this game you can build and make relationships. Your dream home can be made including decoration customizing for Christmas. From infants to adults you can watch and give them the essentials to grow or the opposite. It reflects reality of life.

That is the reasons many people have loved this series for

so long.You will not want to put your

cellphone down especially if you are a SIMS fanatic. The best part about getting the app now is that you get RED points. These RED points are bonus points. All the money goes to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

Other apps that have exclusive packages and specials are the Over,GarageBand, and Heads Up!

“Let’s join forces and be INSPI(RED) to bring on change.”

@LBROCK946

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The Sims has been a game enjoyed by many since the year 2000

Applicaton low down: The Sims Free Play

AMARRA BOONE / PHOTO EDITOR

Michael Burrell and Miranda Budd were both winners.

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Erica's Review

BY ERICA ABBOT News Editor

Going to see the Broadway production of “Chicago,” I was expecting the same pizzazz and “razzle dazzle” as the 2002 movie production. Unfortunately, the Broadway musical left me feeling slightly disappointed and underwhelmed.

Prior to the trip to New York on Nov. 22, I watched the movie, excited about being able to see the musical the next day. The musical, however, lacked much of what I was most excited to see.

In the musical, there are no scenery changes, which makes it difficult to envision the transitions between scenes. Throughout the entire production, the orchestra takes up 90 percent of the stage at the Ambassador Theatre. When I first saw the orchestra onstage, I thought it was going to be more of an accessory, since some scenes do take place in a jazz nightclub, but it remained planted in the center of the stage the entire two and a half hours of the show.

The only additions to the scenery were chairs in the dimly lit part of the stage where cast members sat, and in Act II some

confetti and wall of streamers coming down from the catwalk. The confetti came falling down and sparkling down onto the stage during the song “Razzle Dazzle” and the wall of streamers served as the background during the final song, “Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag.”

If the audience was not familiar with the movie version, it may have been confusing with the lack of scenery changes as well. A majority of the production happens in jail but the only indication they give you of that, minus the storyline itself, was the shadows of bars on the floor of the stage. Not even during the popular Act I performance of “Cell Block Tango” did they have any jail cells—the only props that were used were chairs that the six main murderesses dance on throughout the song.

Another disappointing aspect of the production was that there was hardly any costume changes, except for the occasional addition of a jacket or gloves. Throughout most of the production, the cast members don sheer black clothing. The costumes were sparkly and added to the atmosphere of the jazzy ‘20s, but it would have been more transitional had there been more of a presence of costume changes.

In Carmen Ruby Floyd’s (Matron “Mama” Morton) number “When You’re Good To Mama,” she wears the same black suit as she does when she is first introduced at the jail, despite that number being a fantasy sequence. In the movie, the character wears a glittering gold gown in a completely different setting.

It was also a bit strange to me that some cast members were used in other roles after having been established as key players. Brian O’Brien, who plays Fred Casely, is murdered by Bianca Marroquin’s character Roxie Hart in the first song of the production but is then used only scenes later as part of the dance company. Another instance of this was Hunyak (Tonya Wathen), one of the six murderesses who turns out to be innocent. In her scene where she is wrongfully executed, she is hung through the illusion of a disappearing act. After she “disappears,” she appears minutes later in the next

song as a dancer.Some of the most

standout moments, s u r p r i s i n g l y , were those that were comedic and witty. In the showy number “Razzle Dazzle” when the court is deciding Roxie’s fate, the jury—who is played by one person (Michael Scirrotto)—adds some laughs as he appears to be intoxicated and stirs up trouble as he reaches out to Roxie in his drunken state.

Most of what happens with Raymond B o k h o u r ’ s character Amos Hart aims to have

the audience feeling remorse and pity for him. It is done in a

way that still makes him funny though. His foolish persona makes you feel both sorry for his character and laugh at the same time especially as he ends his performance of “Mr. Cellophane” with, “hope I didn’t take up too much of your time.”

A funny, if not most shocking, part of the production was Mary Sunshine (R. Lowe), a newspaper reporter who follows the trials of many inmates. In the number, “We Both Reached For the Gun,” the news reporters act as puppets, controlled by the stories of Billy Flynn (Christopher Fitzgerald), the exceptional lawyer, as they question Roxie about the night she killed Fred Casely. Later in the production, it is revealed that Mary Sunshine is not exactly as she appears—it turns out that Mary Sunshine is a man dressed in drag.

Another arresting point of the production was the choreography. Intricate choreography can be seen in almost all of the numbers and, at least for the women, is done in heels. The two main characters, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly (Amra-Faye Wright) have a lot of dancing to do the entire time, as does the rest of the cast. Billy Flynn also has to dance his way out of a few situations as crimes

and troubles unfold.The two main cast members,

Marroquin and Wright, didn’t seem to have as forceful of voices as Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones did in the movie. Their voices were much more subdued in certain numbers—not as powerful as you might imagine. The two were a dynamic duo onstage and displayed greatness in their numbers.

The best part of the show was the way the cast interacted with the audience. As the show resumes in Act II, Marroquin comes out to the orchestra, holding the newspaper headlined “Roxie Rocks Chicago!” She holds it up for the audience to see, asking them if everyone can see it, then proceeds to hand it to the conductor to read while she takes on conducting the music. That’s an aspect that you really would not be able to get in a movie, so the moments of interaction among cast and audience were nice to see.

The movie version of “Chicago” is more memorable and flashy than the Broadway production. The Broadway version ended with an overall feeling of disappointment, wishing that “all that jazz” had been a little more present.

@ERICA_ABBOTT

‘Chicago’ on Broadway lacks same 'razzle dazzle' of movie

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Erica posing with a Chicago actor (L). Erica and friends enjoying their time in New York City (R).

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Jess’ Review

BY JESSICA PARADYSZPerspectives Editor

“Chicago” sizzled in the 1920s Ambassador Theater with the cooing tones of “All that Jazz,” creating a cool prohibition club vibe. Velma Kelly played by Amra-Faye Wright, demonstrated her vocal prowess with the classic song as she belted, “Come on babe/ Why don't we paint the town?/And all that Jazz/ I'm gonna rouge my knees /And roll my stockings down /And all that jazz.”

The play moved along as Roxie Hart (Bianca Morroquin) danced with a man. While the number lit up the stage, the platform was bathed in a cherry-red light. Roxie shot her ex lover and ended up telling her husband that he was an intruder.

The sweet but naïve husband Amos ( Raymond Bokhour) blurted out that the man was the furniture salesman, and the act continued with Roxie slinking up the side of the stage and singing “Funny Honey” in a drawn out, sultry voice. Roxie donned a short black dress with long black lace

sleeves and a plunging neckline. Her hair was pulled in a ballerina bun complete with burgundy red lips.

The song was difficult to hear and I wished that the sound of the mic over the orchestra was higher. This became an issue throughout both acts of the show. The orchestra on stage was incredible, but overpowered the singer’s voices.

The part was a little difficult to discern on stage. Velma was charged with killing her husband and her sister, who were sneaking around behind her back. The Kelly sisters once headlined an act as jazz singers and dancers.

Both Velma and Roxie will meet in a place a lot less exciting than the jazz club but filled with its own drama and buzz.

When Roxie set her patent leather heels on the ground, she was escorted away wearing handcuffs by a police officer.

The best part of the show was only beginning.

The "Six Merry Murderesses” of the prison, all dressed in black bustiers and revenge gave a scintillating performance. Velma and the others told their stories of what made them snap set to an upbeat and infectious dance number. They swung their

legs and kicked around chairs all spewing, “He had it coming, he had it coming/He only had himself to blame/If you'd have been there, if you'd have seen it/I betcha you would have done the same.”

The dancers in the cast were amazing, quick on their feet and the passion and fun of the song was evident. It would have been interesting if cell blocks or a stage with cell bars was set up as a prop too.

Mama (Carmen Ruby Floyd) was a powerful singer and I was wowed by her singing range and stage presence. The lecherous lawyer Billy Flynn (Christopher Fizegerald) was effortless as the man who “cares about love” but requests 5,000 dollars from the inmates to make their trials into a celebrity scene.

In “We Both Reached for the Gun” the entire ensemble was on point with the fast moving dance. Billy Flynn acted as the ventriloquist for Roxie as she recites his script in order to turn her case into a media frenzy in Chicago.

Marroquin shined in “Roxie” showing her comedic and dancing skills in a swirl of sass.

She explained her story of how she was lacking attention

and love at home and how she always wanted to have her name up in lights and in the papers. She beamed like a little girl holding up the newspaper fresh from the presses with Roxie’s name in the headlines.

Roxie was featured for being a murderess instead of a Vaudville dancer and starlet, but that did not phase her sweet smile. Excitement glittered as she danced across the stage. I was impressed by her dance routines and her easy charm with comedy.

The entire second act was a showstopper with Roxie’s case. Velma learned that she needed to partner with Roxie, who she once scorned. The girls learned that the people of Chicago and the miracle worker lawyer did not care for those wallowing in prison without their names being relevant.

A Hungarian who trotted in the “Cell Block Tango” was the only truly innocent “murderess.” Hunyak (Tonya Whaten) did not have the luxury of an attorney and was hanged.

When an heiress became the next hottest murderess after seeing her man with other women and, the town erupted in a media blitz, Roxie knew that her time was scarce. She played

the game and faked a pregnancy in order to have the town tumble and fawn over her, so that she had a shot at a trial and freedom.

After winning the case in a carefully orchestrated number as Flynn “Razzle Dazzled” the jury as a captive audience, all of the attention faded away.

Roxie was determined to follow her dream as a dancer and Velma needed a partner for her show. The two appeared in front on a background of tinsel in black jackets and short dresses, performing “Hot Honey Rag.” The finale lacked the intricate and sexy flair for a final number, but it was a fitting end for the two inmates turned starlets.

"Chicago" is an experience I would recommend for anyone to enjoy, especially those who have heard the story of seen the movie versions. The trip, hosted through SeaL was a steal for only 35 dollars for tickets and transportation to New York City. Standing in the theater and walking around the bustling and lively streets makes anyone believe in making a name for yourself and following your dreams. Everyone needs a little razzle dazzle in their lives.

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The sign for the musical ‘Chicago’ (L) Jessica Paradysz posing in front of the theater (R).

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BY AMY HELDPhoto Editor

"Million Dollar Arm" is a Disney creation directed by Craig Gillespie and the screenplay was written by Thomas McCarthy. The movie was released on May 16, 2014 and can now be seen on DVD.

"Million Dollar Arm" has an all star cast including Jon Hamm (Mad Men) playing sports agent JB Bernstein and Alan Arkin as major league baseball scout Ray Poitevint. Bill Paxton (Twister) played the compassionate pitching coach, Tom House, Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi) lives up to his fame playing the role of Rinku Singh, Lake Bell is the female character who pulls it all together as Brenda Paauwe. Amit,

the wanna-be baseball coach is perfectly played by Pitobash and Madhur Mittal absolutely fits the part of Dinesh Patel.

"Million Dollar Arm" is based on the true story of JB Bernstein and what he did in order to save his career and the lessons he learned along the way.

JB Bernstein is a struggling sports agent who can't keep up with the competition so he comes up with a plan for a major league baseball pitching contest in India.

They search for young cricket players and see how fast they can pitch a baseball. The top two players will come back to Los Angeles and train to become baseball pitchers at Southern California University with the ultimate goal that they will be signed by a major league team.

The competition is televised and becomes a complete sensation. 19-year old Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel win the competition and leave their families in India to live their dream and come to the United States.

A tryout takes place on national TV in front of major league scouts and for all to see back in India. Just imagine the pressure these young men were facing and the concern that they would fail and let down their families and all the young boys back in India.

These young men face challenges in trying to understand a completely different culture. They have to learn to speak English and know nothing about the game of baseball.

The foods, where they live and the outside environment are completely different from their home. They show such a deep respect for their parents when they leave India and become homesick being separated from their families.

Bernstein knows nothing of family and these young men, along with Brenda, somehow begin to teach him about love and the importance of these kind of relationships. They are an important part of our lives.

He learns how caring for one another and working as a team will bring them all closer together and able to handle success or failure together.

This is a film about second chances and never giving up on your dreams. There is humor,

heartbreak, disappointment, victory and, in the end, a feeling of accomplishment. It will be an inspiration and leave anyone who watches the film feeling good.

This is a biography sports drama film that came from the same Disney studio that created "Remember the Titans" and "Miracle". Some of the music in the film was written by Slumdog Millionaire's Oscar-winning composer, A.R. Rahman.

If you enjoyed these films you will no doubt be tempted to watch "Million Dollar Arm" over and over again.

Rotten Tomatoes critics rated the movie with a 61 percent approval and 71 percent of their audience liked it.

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'Million Dollar Arm' strikes the heart

CREATIVE COMMONS

BY ABIGAIL KEEFEStaff Writer

Some stores will be opening on Thanksgiving in hopes of getting an early rush from Black Friday shoppers while others are putting their foot down and strictly sharing time with their family and friends while their stores’ doors stay tightly locked up.

As the holidays approach, shoppers scurry frantically as they realize gifts must be bought for their loved ones. What’s the best day to accomplish this terrifying task one might ask? The day of unbelievable discounts and the biggest shopping day of the year? A shopper’s heaven and a retail employee’s Hell? Black Friday.

During this time, Thanksgiving becomes just a blur for some as they prepare for the, what seems like, unpreparable holidays.

What are some reasons for leaving stores open on Thanksgiving? Well, stores that are open on Thanksgiving as well as Black Friday have opportunities to gain from sales, of course. Some workers even enjoy this due to a raise in pay for

themselves.However, stores that remain closed on

the holiday prior to the busy shopping day choose family over profit, get a boost of reputation for their store because of this and love from their workers as well.

As the GAP store located on Lancaster Avenue in Wayne prepares for the hustle and bustle, one employee, Devon Schenck, voiced her opinion on the matter as well. Schenck said, “It’s unfortunate (to

work on Thanksgiving) but they’re really accommodating if people don’t want to work.” Shenck will be working from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. but doesn’t mind the hours on a holiday as much since she is getting paid time and a half.

According to a National Retail Federation survey, from today.com, roughly 32 percent of holiday shoppers said they plan to shop on Thanksgiving Thursday. Is this percentage really high

enough to persuade businesses to open or close their doors for themselves?

Some well-known stores are hopping on the band wagon for more time to give thanks on Thursday and less time opening early for Black Friday include

Home Goods, Home Depot, Barnes & Noble, Burlington Coat Factory and T.J. Maxx, amongst many others.

If one was looking to shop at some smaller, local stores, like those located in the Wayne shopping complexes on Lancaster Avenue, as opposed to King of Prussia or any other large mall for Thanksgiving, it is recommended to call ahead.

Marianne English, store manager of Pet Valu located on Lancaster Avenue, agrees with being family-oriented for the holidays. The store in which she works will be closed on Thanksgiving and will even open later than usual on Black Friday, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Although Pet Valu is keeping their doors closed for the holiday, Wayne Sports located right next door will be opening early for Black Friday, but later in the evening on Thanksgiving, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

As one can see, it is a battle for profit and a battle for more time with the family.

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Some stores remain closed on Thanksgiving while others open on the holiday

ABIGAIL KEEFE / STAFF WRITER

Million Dollar Arm was released in theaters on May 16, 2014 and released for DVD on Oct. 7, 2014.

Many stores sent out advertisments and coupons in the mail before black friday to attract customers.

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BY HOWARD BLAKE III & JASON WILLIAMSSports Editors

Howard’s Point of View

The Philadelphia Eagles demolished the rival Dallas Cowboys 33-10 on Thanksgiving Day. The win improves the Eagles record to 9-3 and places them atop the NFC East.

The Dallas Cowboys came into the game as the favorites due to the historic season run-ning back Demarco Murray is putting together and the con-nection between quarterback Tony Romo and wide receiver Dez Bryant.

But it was the Eagles defense that stole the show in Dallas on Thursday night. The Cowboys offensive line (OL) has been regarded as the best OL in the NFL. But against an Eagles defensive line that has been

extremely good due to the play of Fletcher Cox and Conner Barwin, the Cowboys OL were man handled on Turkey Day.

The defensive line applied pressure for the entire game, which kept Romo and the Dallas offense out of sync. Romo was without a touchdown pass, which snapped his 38 game touchdown streak. The Eagles tallied four sacks and two inter-ceptions on the night and held Murray to 73 yards rushing, his lowest rushing total of the sea-son.

Mark Sanchez was superb. He connected on 20-29 attempts for 217 yards and a touchdown. LeSean McCoy accounted for 159 yards rushing and a touch-down. The offense moved the ball with ease. However after opening with two straight touch-downs the Eagles were held to four field goals before their next touchdown and their red zone

issues continued.For the Eagles to be suc-

cessful, they must run the foot-ball. This will take pressure off of Mark Sanchez, which will cause him to be comfortable and make big plays. The defense has to become consistent. They looked flawless against Dallas, but to compete with the talented offenses in the NFC, they have to bring that kind of effort every night.

Jason’s Point of ViewAfter a 33-10 route over

divison rival Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving day, the Philadelphia Eagles improved to 9-3 on the season. The big headline heading into the game would be the battle for first place amongst the two teams.

With the Dallas Cowboys having an 8-3 record and the Philadelphia Eagles having an

8-3 record prior to the game, the division game took on a more significant meaning. Not only would the winner take over first place in the division, but the winner would take momentum going forward in division play. The game matched the top five offense of the Philadelphia Eagles against a top 10 Dallas Cowboys defense.

This game marked the first division start for new Eagles quarterback Mark Sanchez.

Sanchez played a flawless game throwing for 217 yards, one touchdown and zero inter-ceptions in the win over the Panthers.

Coming into the game all money was on the Dallas Cowboys over the Eagles as the Cowboys were a four point favorite to win over the Eagles.

Any smart gambler would have taken the Cowboys, as they

came into the game with the number one rushing attack with running back Demarco Murray averaging 118 yards per game.

While the strong passing attack of the Cowboys took on the weak secondary of the Philadelphia Eagles. You would think that with these elements the Cowboys playing at home would dominant the Eagles, well that assumption proved to be wrong.

The high powered Eagle offense moved the ball at will with Sanchez at the helm and with star running back LeSean McCoy taking some of the load the Eagles were able to power their way over the Dallas Cowboys.

The Eagles silenced critics for now and live to play on. They haven’t taken the leap from pre-tender to contender as of yet but the Eagles are moving in the right direction for now. The next game will be another tough test for the fly guys as the take on the defending Super Bowl champi-on Seattle Seahawks.

If the Eagles can get out of that game with a win, maybe they make the full jump from league pretenders to full on super bowl contenders, but only time will tell, as the saying goes “anything is possible on any given Sunday.”

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Eagles take down Cowboys on Turkey Day

Sixers on track to make historyBY HOWARD BLAKE III & JASON WILLIAMSSports Editors

Jason’s Point of View

The Philadelphia 76ers have begun their 2014-2015 cam-paign and as expected the 76ers are terrible, and may be the worst team in NBA history. The young 76ers have started out the season with an 0-17 record and will face the Minnesota Timberwolvers on Dec. 3 and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Dec. 5. The Sixers will likely start out 0-19 after facing two tough Western Conference teams.

The young team have battled in every game but their fight hasn’t been enough because the 76ers average point lost total is 12. The Sixers are trying to avoid making history in the wrong way by starting with the worst record in NBA history, that record is currently held by the 2009-2010 New Jersey Nets at 0-18.

For the 76ers to avoid making history and get a win the team must figure out how to close out games as well as becoming a more efficienct team.

The young 76ers team has tried to fill many holes on their roster with young players with so called potential, but so far the

young players are not produc-ing. All of the young talent on the roster have not translated into wins. Sixers rookie forward K.J Mcdaniels has been praised on ESPN for his top-10 highlight dunks and blocks, but these plays only go so far.

The 76ers are looking for McDaniels to compliment reigning rookie of the year Michael Carter-Williams who is having a sub par start to the season averaging 15 points per game, six assist, five rebounds and four turnovers.

The young Sixers team are win less and signs may point to youth and lack of experience. These are some of the factors that have kept the Sixers win-less at the momen. But the fact that the Sixers lack talent and veteran leadership are reasons why this Sixers team cannot buy a win.

The young 76ers will need to add veteran leadership and more talent to their roster to start winning games. If the team wants to succeed and win a game, hopefully this season, they will have to add guys with a house hold name. Hopefully the team can get a win this year, but as it looks its not going to hap-pen anytime soon.

Howard’s Point of View

The Philadelphia 76ers are 0-17 this season, claiming the NBA’s worst record. What a shocker.

However things are going as planned for the Sixers. Amidst a rebuilding year, they are finding out which players are going to be cornerstones for the organi-zation in the future.

They just aren’t winning any games, which was expected due to a subpar roster. I could almost guarantee that the aver-age NBA fan could not name

five active players on the Sixers roster. Aside from Michael Carter-Williams and Nerlens Noel the list gets pretty slim of household names.

After a 53-point loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 13, the Sixers for the majority of their games have kept their losing deficit to a respectable margin against solid teams. All of those games had a common theme; solid play for the game and then fourth quarter trouble.

The Sixers lack a fourth quar-ter closer. Tony Wroten is def-initely a spark for this Sixers

team but his turnover issues along with his shot selection troubles make him unreliable closer at this point. Carter-Williams is still trying to find his rhythm after coming back from injury. So it’s tough to rely on the second year point guard during crunch time, however he has shown flashes and has played extremely hard down the stretch.

But on a positive note the 76ers received news that their foreign first round draft selec-tion, Dario Saric, received the Euroleague MVP for November. He will be a great addition next season.

Rookie K.J. McDaniels is sur-prising the NBA showing that he is more than just athletic, but has a good skill set. His minutes have increased and so have his numbers, which is a great sign.

Things are very rough for 76ers fans at the moment, but trust me when I say everything is going according to plan, for now.

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BY JATARA ALLENStaff Writer

One of the few returning men’s basketball player’s season has already been cut short by an injury.

Deryl Bagwell, a six-foot soph-omore guard, found his season cut short by a foot injury. Doctors said he may be done for the sea-son and may not be returning until next year.

Due to this seriousness of this injury the men’s basketball team is going to miss the defensive presence that Bagwell brings.

From first glance it didn’t look as if the injury was too serious. “At practice it didn’t look bad because he continued to prac-tice,” head coach Tim Mcdonald said.

X-Rays, Cat-scans and MRI’s determined Bagwell’s condition to be much worse than everyone thought. Bagwell was affected but refuses to let that stand in the way of supporting his team and staying on top of his academics. “I get to see from a different point of view now, I get to be the fresh-men’s big brother,” Bagwell said.

Mcdonald believes that Bagwell playing for the season would have been a great contri-bution. “Deryl would’ve been a starter and would’ve given the team its depth on the defensive, as well as the offensive side of things,” Mcdonald said.

The freshmen now have to grow up faster and become soph-omores quicker than expected.

Bagwell now can become a student of the game and learn more from the outside looking in. Staying on top of his academ-ics will set a pathway to know that there is much more than just basketball. He can now become a true student–athlete.

Bagwell is still hoping for a speedy recovery and just wants to get back with his team. “I feel helpless, I can’t do anything,” Bagwell sadly said.

There is more than enough time for his return. McDonald knows that this season will not be as easy as previous years and it does not help that one of his best defensive players is down.

He just wants Bagwell to get better to build around the team so that everyone can not only become better players, but a better team.

Bagwell is now able to evalu-ate himself more as a person, than just a player. He still plans to attend practices and be that anchor for his team. “I’ll just lift and get my upper body strong,” Bagwell jokingly said. Mcdonald gave great advice to Bagwell.

“Deryl just needs to take care of his injury and get bet-ter so that he can continue on his game,” Mcdonald said. The team is still young and has more than enough time to grow. However, that may need to be now rather than later.

“I get to be their cheerleader now, I’ll be their biggest fan from the bench,” Bagwell said.

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Mens basketball 6th man sidelined for season

Sophomore guard Deryl Bagwell who averaged six points, three rebounds, will miss the year due to a severe foot injury.

Record breaking day ends with loss to Penn State-BehrendBY JOSEPH PACIFICOStaff Writer

The Blue and White hosted Penn State- Behrend at the Dixon Center Pool this past week. Both the men’s and women’s swim-ming teams fell short against PSU-Behrend.

The men’s team suffered a 151-105 loss and the women’s team lost 145-112.

On the women’s side the team was highlighted by performances from senior Morgan Griffith and sophomore Christina Melchiorre. Even though both swimming teams lost in this tri-meet, these two swimmers had notable per-formances in the pool.

Griffith and Melchiorre set program history during the 100-yard breaststroke and 1,000 yard freestyle events. Griffith had finished the 100-yard breast-stroke with an impressive time of 1:10.46. This time was good enough to earn her a second place finish during this event.

She was also successful for the Blue and White finishing in first place during the 200-yard back-stroke event recording a time of 1:23.62.

“It was a shocking yet great feeling breaking the record and without my coaches and team-mates, I couldn’t have been able to achieve that,” Griffith said.

The Lady Cavs were also high-lighted by the performance from

Melchiorre. During the 1,000-yard freestyle event Melchiorre earned a first -place finish for the Cavs. During this event Melchiorre recorded a time of 11:27.71.

The men’s team was high-lighted by a performance from sophomore Todd Walker. Walker finished in first-place in the 100-yard butterfly and 200 yard freestyle. The men’s swimming team was also successful dur-ing the 200-yard freestyle relay. This particular event showcased sophomore Hassan Goines Jr, Rich Giuliani, freshman Nicholas Vivian and Ryan Hagan. These swimmers finished the relay with a time of 1:33.94.

With this loss the men’s team now holds a record of 2-5 while the women’s team now has a record of 4-4. “Win or lose, our team comes away with more motivation for the next meet and put more effort into our prac-tices,” Griffith said.

The next meet for the Cavs is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 3rd. This meet will feature Cabrini going up against Arcadia University and Bryn Mawr College. This tri-meet is sched-uled for 6 p.m.

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Senior Morgan Griffith made program history by setting a 100-yard breastroke with a 1:10.46 time.

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BY MARINIA HALEYStaff Writer

The athletic training room is where students can go to recover after an injury. Rachel Flanders and Mary Stein are the two pro-fessional athletic trainers who work in the Dixon Center to

ensure the safety of all the ath-letes.

Joey Dalfo, junior exercise science major, said “Mary and Rachael are always ready to help with whatever athletic problems you come to them with.” Flanders has been an athletic trainer since January 2011 and has been at Cabrini since April of 2011. Stein has been an athletic trainer since August of 2007 and she has been at Cabrini since February of 2010.

Due to the amount of student-athletes at Cabrini, the training room can get hectic with players coming in and out for treatment. “The best time of day for athletes to come visit is between noon and

2:30 p.m. because that is when we have downtime before practices and games that are scheduled,” Flanders said.

However there are specific purposes the training room holds. “Student athletes should come to athletic center after an injury because if there is some-thing that has been nagging them for a while it is important that they come see us to get it taken care of,” Stein said. “Sometimes athletes can also come in and ask questions about nutrition and ways to stay healthy.”

They have around 300 stu-dents come through their doors and they interact with 75 percent

of the student athlete population throughout one year. Flanders and Stein also have many chal-lenges that they have to deal with throughout the day including scheduling, telling a player that that they cannot compete for a particular reason. Flanders has a special insight because she was a collegiate athlete for four years, having competed on the West Chester University varsity swim team. Having this experience gives her some insight into what is going through the athletes’ head if they get injured. They help injured athletes frequently and when they see someone go down on the field they usually

try to help them stay calm. “They look to us for a sense of reas-surance to see if everything is alright,” Flanders said.

For Stein and Flanders it is dif-ficult to balance work and a per-sonal life. The summer is espe-cially challenging because they do different things throughout the year and usually work nights and weekends. It’s also hard for them because their sched-ules change all the time. Time management, sympathy and empathy are important traits that you need to have as an athletic trainer. Stein said, “I hate when things are not organized” They have to complete a lot of insur-ance paperwork before an athlete goes out to play.

Stein was brought up around sports and she knew that she wanted a career in healthcare. She worked with an athletic trainer when she was injured. Flanders knew she had wanted to do something involving sports, and did not realize until her senior year of high school that she had wanted to be an athletic trainer. “Being in a small close knit community such as Cabrini, we know the athletes on a per-sonal level,” Flanders said. “And we have a relationship with them where you can level and talk to them.”

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Cheerleading: more than just an activityBY ANESIA MEREIDTHStaff Writer

Dolan who is a sophomore psychology major, begins her first year with the cheerleaders. She believes that most people fail to realize that there is more to cheer leading than what meets the eye.

“I think the reason people don’t see us as being a competitive sport is because it used to be something when girls just stood on the side lines yelling and screaming,” Dolan said. “Now its more competitive.”

People are starting to realize that stunting and doing flips are

harder than they appear. “While trying to accommodate the stress of school and athletics, practices for the team consist of two to three times a week,” Dolan says. “We bust our butts off”.

Dolan is a has been cheering for almost eight years and par-ticipating in gymnastics for nine

years. She has developed a great passion and love for the sport that she’s been doing for almost her whole life. Dolan has been pleased with the improvement of the cheer leading squad. “As a team we have improved, but there is always room for more,” Dolan said.

Like most teams there will always be differences and Dolan hopes her team can set aside their differences and the drama not only to come together as one but to build relationships to cre-ate a better bond.

Sophomore Angela Johnson who is a returning cheerleader from last year gave her thoughts as well. “Just like any other sport cheer leading requires a lot of hard work,” Johnson said. “We also get injured and just because we’re not a physical sport like football or basketball doesn’t mean we don’t deserve the same respect”.

As for the goals of the team’s upcoming season, Johnson and Nicole Procknow both say that they would like to see the team grow closer together because prior to this season the team had a lot of different girls that have no cheer leading experience in the end. Since the season has started the team has gotten more girls who have experience, which helps fill that void that the team has been missing for sometime now.

All three cheerleaders wish to in the end ultimately have unity with one another.

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Mary Stein (left),Rachael Flanders (right)

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You can visit the athletic trainers Rachael Flanders and Mary Stein in the dixon center training room during the week between noon and 2:30.

AMARRA BOONE / PHOTO EDITORCatch the cheerleaders flying high and stunting at every home men’s and women’s basketball game.

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Cabrini swim team proved to be best fit for Todd Walker

BY RENEE OLIVERStaff Writer

Breaking records is not some-thing that is common for most.

For sophomore swim team member Todd Walker, breaking records seems to be what he does best.

Just this season alone he has set new school records in the 1,000 and 1,650-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke. Walker has enjoyed setting mile-stones thus far.

“My athletic experience here has been pretty good,” Walker said.

Deciding on coming to Cabrini to be a student-athlete was not a hard choice for Walker to make.

“I felt it was the right fit aca-demically and athletically,” Walker said.

Walker’s head coach in high school, Kevin Pierce, was also at the time an assistant coach on the Cabrini’s swim team.

“He put in a good word for me

with (head) coach Ikeler,” Walker said.

Soon after, Walker and Ikeler began emailing and Ikeler came to recruit him at one of his meets. He did an overnight at Cabrini and attended one of the team’s matches and from there he knew where he wanted to go to college.

“It just felt like this is where I should be,” Walker said.

In his two short years here so

far, Walker has much apprecia-tion for his fellow teammates and the coaching staff.

“Last year we started off with a really small team. This year we are a little bit bigger,” Walker said. “We have a lot of talent on the team and a great coaching staff.”

Head coach Cindy Ikeler is one of the main pieces to the team’s success in Walker’s opin-ion.

“Our head coach Cindy Ikeler has just been great since day one,” Walker said. “She has basically built this program from scratch. She really amped everything up.”

Walker is from Folsom, Pa. where he graduated from Ridley High School. While at Ridley, Walker was named to the all-cen-tral league and all-district teams.

For a collegiate student-ath-lete, having to manage academ-ics, athletics and a social life is a lot to take on. Walker just tries to make the best of it.

“It’s definitely a daily chal-lenge to do all three,” Walker said. “You have to have good time management.”

“Most athletes who compete at the collegiate level have been doing it for a while. So we kind of got the gist of it throughout high school how to do it all,” Walker said.

When asked what does he do with his spare time, the one word answer was a no brainier.

“Sleep,” Walker said. “I just like to sleep, lounge and do nothing.”

Walker would like to see the team reach one of its goals this season.

“Improve our overall confer-ence performance. Even if we don’t necessarily win, do better than we did last year,” Walker said.

Walker has emerged as one of the leaders on the team by being able to see the overall vision.

“I guess seeing the bigger aspect of everything, team wise,” Walker said. “Seeing the bigger picture towards the end.”

“I think I lead by example. I definitely try at every practice and every meet to give 100 per-cent effort in everything that I do,” Walker said. “That way every-one else can see it and try to work as hard as they can to get to their fullest potential.”

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Sophomore biology major Todd Walker was named to the All-AMCC second team in the 100 and 200 backstroke.

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Catch sophomore Todd Walker on the LOQation episode from Oct. 29, 2014.