Abigail Keefe

Abigail Keefe is a Cabrini College student studying communications, enjoying her time in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Abbie loves working for the school newspaper, the Loquitur, and is also passionate about everything that the communication field has to offer.

Articles by Abigail Keefe

Quality of campus’ water affirmed to be safe

Although the campus’ quality of water is reported safe, according to a random poll, 5 out of 5 students use either a Brita filtration… Read More

Why is society so quick to judge a mental disease?

According to www.merriam-webster.com, addiction is a strong and harmful need to regularly have something (such as a drug) or do something (such as gamble).… Read More

What are the primaries and how should we vote?

Being away at college leaves students with many priorities and daily tasks that need to be done. Sometimes, it is easy to forget about… Read More

Blood Diamonds: is the love of a ring worth the injustice of societies?

Valentine’s Day is a time for love. A time for romance. A time to show just how much you truly care for that special… Read More

Highsmith looks forward to the growth of Cabrini, as new VP of IA

After roughly forty years of pursuing a career in broadcast journal- ism, radio and television, Steve Highsmith, the new Vice President of Institutional Advancement,… Read More

Which political party will dominate the presidency?

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Candidates continue to drop out as election gets closer

While the current democratic nominees include only three candidates: Clinton, O’Malley and Sanders. The republican party has over a dozen candidates. These current republican… Read More

Cabrini holds Domestic Violence Symposium

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Where in the world was DT?

President Dr. Donald Taylor traveled with faculty overseas this past summer to make international connections. Japan In Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe in Japan, the… Read More

Students present at the ninth annual Cabrini Academic Symposium

Once a year, the campus comes together to exhibit their scholarly achievements and findings. Topics from Kony to Overfishing were covered at Cabrini’s ninth… Read More

Political stance on economic crisis

I was at a John McCain rally at Montgomery County Community College last Tuesday when it dawned on me that maybe neither of the candidates had a real solution to the economic crisis. On the way to the rally that morning, my daily coffee of NPR told me that Sen.

Truth about tasers

Over the past few years, critics of the taser have been calling into question whether or not the stun-gun should be recognized as a non-lethal weapon. In comparison police feel it is a safer tool to use on a human being than a loaded firearm. A taser is a pistol shaped stun-gun which when loaded, can propel two electrode barbs into a persons skin.

Making new dreams a reality

"Music was something that I used to take away my pain, make me look at the brighter side of life. It healed something inside of me." Senior English and communication major AnnMarie Chacko's life was changed forever at the end of her senior year of high school.

ARV Drugs: moving towards cure for AIDS

There are many forms of media being published today that discuss organizations like Catholic Relief Services and The Global Fund, who are providing treatment around the world to HIV/ AIDS patients. But from most of these articles one question often arises, what treatments are these organizations providing to their patients? Today, the most common solution for treating HIV/AIDS is the use of Antiretroviral Drugs.

When the toughest task was napping

Remember when the most challenging part of your afternoon was making sure to match the colors with the numbers and to concentrate on coloring within each line? And nothing was as important to you as your cabbage patch baby-doll or super Nintendo Mario Bros game.

College students battle with stress

Eighty percent of college students feel stress in their daily lives, according to a recent survey. Of those 80 percent of students feeling stress, the results from the poll showed that 63 percent could not get their schoolwork done, 55 percent did not feel up to hanging out with their friends and one-third of those students felt as though they were failures or let people down.

Cabrini recognized for commitment to community

For the second year in a row, Cabrini College was named to the second annual President's Higher Education Community Honor Roll with Distinction for General Community Service on Feb. 27. Being one of only seven colleges and universities in Pennsylvania and 127 nationwide to be named to the Honor Roll with Distinction, Cabrini proved to be once again a strong leader in community service among universities nationwide.

Avoid getting sick this spring

Yuck! Being sick is the worst. Even if you only have a minor sore throat, being ill takes its toll. When you feel under the weather, it can create a day that feels so long and torturous that you want to just crawl under the covers immediately. First starts the sore throat then continuing on to a headache and temperature.

Early Year Abroad program compelling but unrealistic

While most colleges offer the typical orientation for freshmen, Princeton University plans to send a large group of its freshmen abroad. "Princeton University is working to create a program to send a tenth or more of its newly admitted [freshman] students to a year of social service work in a foreign country before they set foot on campus as freshman," according to an article titled "Princeton Plans for an Early Year Abroad," by New York Times reporter Karen Arenson about a program starting in 2009.

Campus offers fair trade bananas

In the past two years Cabrini has begun to offer fair trade coffee. This year, Sodexho Food Services' contribution to fair trade has become even more significant because Cabrini is now one of the few college campuses that offer fair trade bananas. Coffee is no longer the only fair trade product offered at Cabrini.

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