Loquitur

How many schools in urban areas go beyond the call of the average school and encourage their students to pursue higher forms of education? Schools in such areas are notorious for lower graduation rates and even lower numbers of students who continue to college, tech schools or vocational schools. This is rational due to the [...]

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How do you draw the line between a radicalized psycho and an ill-advised teenager?

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Sex trafficking is said to happen in every city, even in the small towns no one suspects; no area is entirely safe; no woman, no child, is spared from the real threat of trafficking.

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Most notably, the Cabrini curriculum stands out from other colleges; we are a school that emphasizes social justice through classes titled Engagements with the Common Good or ECG.

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At Cabrini, we’ve experienced these racial insults and the exploitative injustices that they bring in tow – but what do we do from there?

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It’s not for everyone. Not everyone is willing to step outside of their comfort zone, to exceed their own boundaries and participate in something larger than themselves, than their families.

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Whatever the case, our dreams always start the same: big, bold, and beautiful. But what they boil down to, what they lead to, is a path of further self-discovery that doesn’t end just with their pursuit.

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Once you’re willing to weed through the stereotypical Miss America contestants, who shine their pearly whites and mutter thoughtless devotions to world peace, you’ll see that there are actual advocates doing the heavy lifting, in the trenches, often out of sight.

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CRS acts contrary to this stereotype of Catholicism. It presents itself in less restrictive terms and tells a different story – a story of interfaith cooperation, one which calls us to participate in a pluralist society and set aside our differences in order to advance the common good.

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We applaud the individuals who sought out our editors, assistant editors, staff writers and newspaper adviser to inform us of their frustration, hurt and disappointment. We appreciate the conversations that took place on social networks, blogs and even other visual responses.

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True immigration reform may be on the horizon – if President Obama takes a more critical approach to some of the issues being proposed.

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In the eye of the public, whether sports writers or fans, athletes are evaluated as people just like the average American.

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Time is the best gift you can give – everyone can always use more of it. Spend it wisely.

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We at the Loquitur believe that students should take full advantage of voting this election. Whoever wins, will affect students in one way or another.

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There’s no doubt that a huge amount of our social interaction now takes place on-screen. Whether it’s emailing our professors that we’ll be 10 minutes late for class the next day, or following up with a friend from home who’s now 1,000 miles away, we’ve ditched face-to-face communication often for good reason. But do we crave something more organic, more heartfelt?

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Less than fifty days stand between our country and the looming fiscal cliff. Starting January 1, both significant tax hikes as well as budget cuts will take effect and because of this, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. economy will enter yet another recession.

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When the electoral votes came to a halt last Tuesday and Obama’s reelection was official, something less than patriotic happened. Disappointed voters rushed to outlets like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to express their outrage at the decision the majority of Americans made. There was no respect paid to our reelected leader as these individuals tossed [...]

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We write before the election has been decided. We write as our country reels, bucks, and falls under the weight of a monster hurricane, which sent us running home to our families, battered our homes, endangered our lives, and stole from us the first world comforts of electricity, hot water, clean roads and easy transit.

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Last week’s faculty panel opened up a great discussion about the upcoming election, emphasizing the need for citizens to participate in their government – and that’s exactly what we, as college students, aren’t doing. Whether it’s writing a letter to your congressperson or signing a petition, Cabrini faculty sees the merit in participating in the [...]

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After watching Tuesday’s town hall debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney, we at the Loquitur were left with a lot of unanswered questions.  The candidates danced around a number of foreign policy issues, focusing instead on military might and the deficit. Not exactly an insight into where they’ll lead America diplomatically. An unsettling minority [...]

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For many of us, this November will be the first time that we’ll get to vote in a presidential election. We’ve tuned into the first debate, possibly Googled our way to deciding whom we’re voting for, and most likely retweeted a few Big Bird memes. So now what?

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As Americans, we’re conditioned to see church and state as mutually exclusive. We’re told that our democracy will crumble unless we keep religion out of government. But once the two are separated, are they still equal?

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Over the past two weeks, the assaults and protests that erupted throughout the Middle East have proven one thing: this area, in the midst of such radical transformation, should be our particular concern.

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Both speakers, during their presentations, stood in front of the mural of immigrants on the wall in Grace Hall. This backdrop is why their visits were so important: immigration is our identity.

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The past two weeks have seen many a milestone for both Republicans and Democrats. If you found yourself tuned into either of the parties’ conventions, then you’re well aware of how different the rhetoric has become in certain respects – and, in other respects, how it’s remained the same. For those who didn’t tune in: if Michelle Obama’s toned arms and Ann Romney’s tame niceness aren’t enough for you to base your vote on come November, keep reading.

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It’s no joke that some of the most engaging aspects of the 2012 Summer Olympics were the memes. From the memorable face of disbelief that British track star Mo Farah made after he won the 5,000-meter final, to the viral “McKayla is not impressed” meme that poked fun at the disappointed face of American gymnast McKayla Maroney, the Olympics were, at times, best viewed from the lens of a Twitter feed or meme generator – especially for Americans, who could either brave the cyber frontier or be subject to five-hour delayed coverage à la NBC.

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