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Benefits of Buying Fair Trade

If you haven’t noticed the Fair Trade certification symbol anywhere around campus, you must being walking around with blinders on. Jazzman’s sells Fair Trade coffee and brownies and uses Fair Trade sugar, as does Cav Corner. The bookstore sells Fair Trade chocolate and we have Fair Trade meetings and forums with other schools in the [...]

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It’s all about trust

Everyone that you meet is on a social site one way or another. Sharing pictures, posts and some funny links, but it’s not all fun and games for all users. What most social media users do not realize is that those sites are on the internet for EVERYONE to see, including your significant others. This [...]

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Cabrini College: Fair Trade university bound?

It is difficult here at Cabrini to not be familiar with the phrase “Fair Trade.” The coffee and chocolate in Jazzmen’s are Fair Trade, there are Fair Trade seminars and many classes touch or focus on the topic. Cabrini College is one of twenty colleges and universities around the country on their way to becoming [...]

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Be careful what you tweet for

In today’s world, most people have some type of social media account, it is rare for a person to not have a Facebook or Twitter. It is so easy to find information on someone simply by typing in their name on google, and it is easy to gain a wealth of knowledge of a person [...]

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I know it’s Spring When…

I know it’s spring when I can drive with my windows down. I know it’s spring when my birthday comes around. I know it’s spring when Easter candy goes on sale. I know it’s spring when the geese come back on campus. I know it’s spring when I can hear the birds chirp in the [...]

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Service beyond one’s self

When coming to Cabrini College I had no idea what I wanted to study or what I wanted to do after graduation.

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Bleed Blue and White

When deciding which college to attend to complete you bachelor’s degree, make sure you put down Cabrini College.

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Getting fit for summer

Having trouble getting your body ready for summer? This article might answer some questions and help to set you on the right track.

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Racism- Do you judge on appearance?

 21st Century: Are we more accepting of race? racism? Time and time again I hear my dad and his friends talk about their high school days and how it was a different world 30 years ago. They hang out in the “man cave” and complain about working, how they wish they could go back to [...]

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Is Obesity a choice?

It’s a problem. Obesity rates increase each year in the United States.More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese. Obesity is a choice. It is your chosen lifestyle; you create your own eating habits and choose your environment. My family, friends and classmates each have a different opinion as to whether or not obesity is a disease. A disease is an abnormal condition that affects the [...]

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Sports need to crack down on drug use

The steroid era in baseball started an epidemic for drugs in sports. But perhaps new test policies in all sports are helping to get back to the basics and what sports are really all about.

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Tablets v. Textbooks: the future of learning

How many times have you asked someone if they’ve read the newest book in a series or seen the trailer for the newest movie, and the first thing they do is pull out their iPad or Kindle? Tablets are becoming more and more prevalent in our daily lives, and as they do so, they bring their [...]

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Living a Meatless Lifestyle

By choosing to eat beef to leaf, it’s your choice

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Award shows, worth the hype?

Award shows happen every year and seem to be getting more and more popular. But are they worth all the hype their given?

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An ‘Android’ as Inspiration

Growing up I have heard stories of my great grand mothers’ endurance, strength and wisdom. I have experienced moments with my mother and grandmother that have taught me what is to be a phenomenal woman. All I can do is pray that I live up to their standards that they have set and expect me [...]

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Gumption of a Black girl

Langston Hughes  has always inspired me even when I don’t think about it. Everyone always has their grade school experience with black history. You read about Martin Luther King, Malcom X, Rosa Parks and Langston Hughes. I’m not writing about Langston because it’s easy but because I love and admire his writing. It reminds me of my own [...]

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Which Holidays Should Government Recognize?

If we took off every holiday, we wouldn’t really get much work done would we? But the question is why some holidays and not others? The federal government recognizes Christmas but not Mawlid and New Year’s Day but not the Orthodox and lunar new year. Even Washington’s Birthday but not Lincoln’s. Honestly, I think that [...]

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Cheap ideas for Spring Break

Spring Break is right around the corner. You don’t have to spend a lot to have a good time. Here are a few ideas on what you can do with your week off.

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Are you in an abusive relationship?

Does your boyfriend or girlfriend: Have a history of bad relationships or past violence? Always blame his or her problems on other people? Blame you for “making” him or her treat you badly? Try to use drugs or alcohol to get you alone when you don’t want to be? Try to control you by being bossy, [...]

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Teen relationship abuse: who’s to blame?

When I first think of teen relationship abuse, the first thing that comes to my mind is where are these kids’ parents and how do they not know what’s going on? As a teenager, and the older of two daughters, my parents were always stricter with me. My dad was especially strict and protective of [...]

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Depression and bullying

When a child is bullied, their self esteem and confidence is taken over and lowered.

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Skyping with your Valentine

“Oh, your boyfriend is in the Army? Have fun with that.” I have heard this line more than my share in the past six months. Yes, I am dating a guy in the Army. He’s stationed in North Carolina and at any given time, I am over 450 miles away from him. Ed and I [...]

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Alabama hostage crisis meets its end

The Midland City community recently fell victim to Jimmy Lee Dykes, an elderly Vietnam-era Navy Veteran, shooting public school bus driver Charles Albert Poland and holding a five-year-old boy with a form of autism known as Asperger syndrome, identified only as “Ethan.”

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Fear causing doubt: a perspective on belief

The threat of damnation is enough for some people to turn their backs from God, but is it worth it?

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Technology: blessing and a curse

There is no app for human to human interaction

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Mental illness not always the cause

Not all gun violence has to do with mental illnesses.

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