Internships become absolutely necessary as college students begin the integration process into the work force. However, finding a paid internship is potentially even harder than getting the job of your dreams right out of school. Most internships, especially the ones that look best on a resume, are unpaid with the idea that you are being [...]
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Calling Biden’s fight in debate disrespectful is malarkey
Posted on 12 October 2012.
If anything, the vice-presidential debate took the momentum from the Romney administration and evened the score going into a crucial final two debates over the next two weeks. There’s no clear-cut advantage in the presidential race. And there’s no malarkey in that statement.
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Smaller is better: How Cabrini’s size just doesn’t matter
Posted on 10 April 2012.
Never forget what matters most to you. As cheap as it may sound at times, stay true to your heart, to your desires: only then will you find the education for you.
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Cabrini a place to dream about the extraordinary
Posted on 10 April 2012.
“Do something extraordinary.” As a freshman, it’s hard to picture the extraordinary when it seems so far down the road. But we all enter college life with dreams. Cabrini is a place to dream big.
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The Great American Game Returns: Gearing up for baseball’s new season
Posted on 27 March 2012.
Opening Day. The smell of freshly cut grass, the bright sunshine making for a picture-perfect day and the sound of an umpire yelling “Play ball!” April is right around the corner, and baseball is back. It’s hard for a diehard baseball fan like me to not be excited for a new season. After all, the [...]
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Letter to the Editor: A lesson learned, not false mysticism
Posted on 22 February 2012.
The Perspectives page in the Feb. 9 edition of the Loquitur reminded me of the time I invited a fortune teller to my Critical Thinking class.
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Amid school closings, students offer important lesson
Posted on 19 January 2012.
A group of young women are a beacon of light because they are teaching us all about the things that money cannot buy: friendship and love.
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Higher Ed: Trade schools or 4-year colleges
Posted on 20 November 2011.
In response to Cabrini’s news of lowered tuition, a comment in favor of going to trade schools was posted on the Loquitur website. Having experienced both the trade school and 4-year college environments, I had to share my thoughts on the very different paths to a career. Attending a trade school, specifically for computer training, [...]
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Can I have fries with the rude?
Posted on 22 April 2011.
Is common courtesy really too much to ask? Apparently, depending on your line of work, it is. I realize we are not living in the most genteel of times, but this ridiculous. I, like many college kids, make ends meet by working at a restaurant. I knew when joining the ranks of food service that [...]
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Becoming the victim
Posted on 23 March 2011.
This semester, my engagements in the common good (ECG) class focuses on dating and domestic violence, as well as how to help victims of abuse. On Wednesday, March 16, my ECG class, taught by English professor Amy (DeBlasis) Persichetti, watched as signs were being hung up around room 358-A in Founders Hall. We found out [...]
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A call for concert etiquette reform
Posted on 14 November 2010.
Concerts are growing less and less enjoyable. Here are some tips on concert etiquette for your next big show.
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Life and times of a pageant contestant
Posted on 11 November 2010.
I joined to have fun! I believe that it is great to participate in anything and everything that holds my interest.
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Red tape just makes life harder
Posted on 03 November 2010.
Members of the Cabrini community may have a loved one or a neighbor who deals with a number of serious health problems. These health problems may be severe enough to impact their ability to work and do everyday activities.
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Bullying: pass the schoolyard
Posted on 29 September 2010.
A Florida man was arrested after he verbally assaulted two students who bullied his daughter. He got the punishment he rightfully deserved.
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Is Paris Hilton famous for getting arrested?
Posted on 20 September 2010.
What’s white, powder-like and small enough to fit in a baggy? According to Paris Hilton, a stick of gum. It was just another night in Paris (pardon my pun) when Ms. Hotel Heiress herself was pulled over by the police outside of a Las Vegas hotel. Her nightclub-mogul boyfriend Cy Waits failed a sobriety test [...]
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Organ donation; a personal choice
Posted on 15 September 2010.
The decision to declare on a driver’s license an organ donor status is one of personal choice. However, According to The New American, the people of New York may become organ donors by default of government choice. In the event that such a change comes to Pennsylvanians, there are some pros and cons to think [...]
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Stone age sex education
Posted on 01 August 2010.
Stone age sex education. Written by Perspectives editor Jamie Santoro
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Manning: ‘man up’ to Super Bowl loss
Posted on 15 February 2010.
Manning is usually a class act and the only thing that I found truly disappointing about his performance in the game was the fact that he couldn’t manage to be a gracious loser.
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