Breast Cancer Awareness month is in full swing and Cabrini is deep in promotion mode. On Thursday, Oct. 22, the annual Think Pink day was held in Cavs Corner from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and at the RAC Grille from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Students looking to grab something to eat were greeted by set-ups that contained breast-care pamphlets, signature color pink peppermints and ribbons that students could put the name of a person that they know was affected by cancer.
“I honestly like the idea of Think Pink day,” junior graphic design major, Mark Miraglia, said. “It brings at- tention to a very important cause, a disease that takes the lives of way too many people. My grandmother is dealing with cancer and it feels nice to dedicate a ribbon to her. This event also lets you know that there are other students and staff that have experience with the disease, so I guess you can say that it gives us something to relate to.”
Also a junior graphic design major, Kyle Wimmer, was at first surprised by the event, but ended up enjoying it. “I didn’t hear about the event until I walked in to grab lunch, but I definitely think it was a cool, simple way to increase Breast Cancer Awareness,” Wimmer said. “I actually liked it a lot because it made me reminiscence of my grand- mother that died of cancer, and I honestly don’t think of her as much as I used to.”
Think Pink is an event put together by the Department of Athletics and Recreation, Health Services and Sodexo. Jess Huda, assistant director of the department of athletics and recreation, ran the setup at Cavs Corner. “We started this event to raise awareness of the cause. I think in general the more awareness we can create on any type of campus, the better. Being more proactive with the education piece, having pamphlets available, doing these events. It is all about raising recognition,” Huda said.
Included in the breast cancer awareness events was a cancer walk that occured on Friday, Oct. 23, at 12:00 p.m. “We are doing a cancer walk around campus, so just anybody who wants to walk in honor of someone can, do a brief reflection, then walk around campus just trying to raise more awareness,” Huda said.
