Christopher Blake

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College is the perfect time to explore religion, faith

By Christopher Blake | April 3, 2008
As I walked up the steps to the chapel, I pondered my decision to attend Mass. Should I turn back towards my dorm or should I continue on through the chapel doors? I decided to walk in but then I immediately regretted my choice as my entire religious life flashed before my eyes.

Minority students stand strong to face diversity

By Christopher Blake | April 3, 2008
"I feel like slavery was a week ago and segregation was yesterday," Alicia Blanding, a freshmen biology and pre med major, said. "The civil rights movement occurred only so many years ago. People are not going to change overnight." Blanding is an African American who has lived in several states during her life.

Author and superintendent to headline common good symposium on campus

By Christopher Blake | March 27, 2008
Highly acclaimed author and educational critic Jonathan Kozol along with Superintendent of New Orleans' Recovery School District Paul Vallas will headline the Common Good Symposium, "No School Left Behind: Opportunities and Challenges in 21st Century Education," at Cabrini College on March 28-29, 2008.

Spring break in Italy: architecture, culture, art, friends

By Christopher Blake | March 13, 2008
After placing my carry-on in the overhead compartment above my aisle seat, I sneaked a quick peek at the student sitting adjacent to the window. I had seen the student quite frequently in the past but I had never truly been given the opportunity to meet or know him better.

Philly’s theater of the absurd

By Christopher Blake | February 28, 2008
A beautiful woman gracefully slides her hand across the black tabletop. Feeling a gentle caress a man turns his head from the brilliantly lit red stage. A smile spreads across his face as he leans into her body. His lips touch hers. Their connection brings warmth to the dimly lit room.

Cabrini attracts attention…

By Christopher Blake | February 21, 2008
I hysterically burst into tears as I read the letter falling to my knees. A sharp pain filled my heart. The knots in my stomach had never felt tighter. Over two years ago I made the largest decision of my entire life. I decided to attend Cabrini College in Radnor, Pa.

Women’s soccer to host live auction

By Christopher Blake | February 14, 2008
The Cabrini College women's soccer team will be sponsoring a live auction on Friday, Feb. 15 in Grace Hall. All fundraising efforts will assist in financing the team's upcoming trip to Brazil in August 2008. The auction will be presented by AJ Ross Auctions of Holbrook, N.

Lady Cavs ignite past Immaculata

By Christopher Blake | February 7, 2008
Coming off their first Pennsylvania Athletic Conference loss against Gwynedd Mercy University, the Cabrini College women's basketball team defeated visiting Immaculata University 69-41. "You are always afraid of an emotional let down after a big game like ours against Gwyneed Mercy.

Swim team trains in Puerto Rico

By Christopher Blake | January 31, 2008
Although a trip to Puerto Rico sounds like the perfect winter escape, the Cabrini swim team was not spending its time on sandy beaches lying in recliners. Instead they set out with a goal in hand: to bring an up-and-coming program even greater success. Now in his fifth season at Cabrini, Coach Mike Kernicky was the initiator of his team's winter excursion.

Dodgeball raises AIDS awareness

By Christopher Blake | December 6, 2007
In the 2004 comedy, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, dodgeball legend, Patches O'Houlihan, preached to the Average Joe Gym members, "Just remember the five D's of dodgeball: dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge." On Saturday Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, Cabrini College students followed O'Houlihan's advice by participating in a dodgeball tournament while raising AIDS awareness.
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Senior reflects on time at Cabrini

By Christopher Blake | April 6, 2010
It’s safe to say that most people have heard the phrase, “College is the best four years of your life.” Well, my four years… Read More

Senior athlete reflects on basketball career

By Christopher Blake | March 6, 2010
I decided to write this article not to inform others about my playing days at Cabrini, but to send a message that it’s worth committing yourself to something.

Smokers feel the burn as cigarette prices rise

By Christopher Blake | April 30, 2009
"It's awful. Smoking is not worth it anymore," Temple University junior Devin Armstrong, said. Smokers across the nation are struggling to put their cigarette butts out since the largest increase ever in federal tobacco tax has been implemented this April.

Poll finds Muslims in United States more confident than those abroad

By Christopher Blake | April 16, 2009
they instantly associate Islam with terrorism," Bassam Omar, sophomore business administration major, said. "If a group of Christians went and tried to blow up a building, you wouldn't see people accusing all Christians of being terrorists."

Campus sustainability proves to be top priority

By Christopher Blake | February 26, 2009
An online sustainability survey executed by 254 members of Cabrini's faculty, staff and student body found that four out of five participants ranked sustainability as "very" or "extremely" important.

Israeli blogs put human face on fighting

By Christopher Blake | February 5, 2009
Blogs from Israel offer a window into the worlds of people in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Although news reports from Israel show that anti-Palestinian sentiment has greatly increased during the conflict over the last several months, some Israeli blogs show that individuals are trying to remind each other that the Palestinians are still human beings.

College faces economic downturn

By Christopher Blake | January 29, 2009
Cabrini College has not yet made a decision on what next year's costs to students will be. It has no plans to lay off any employees, according to Stephen Lightcap, vice president for finance and administration. Across the nation, colleges and universities are cutting budgets, laying off employees and raising tuition.

Workers struggle in tough economy

By Christopher Blake | November 13, 2008
For the past six years, Michelle Waters, 32, has commuted from southwest Philadelphia to Cabrini College, where she works as a server in the Cabrini Marketplace. To get to work, Waters has to take three different means of public transportation. The cost of commuting is just one more factor hitting her hard in the pocketbook as the economy gets worse and worse.

Housing crisis hits hard at home

By Christopher Blake | October 9, 2008
"People might think they are in a good economic position and that the economy can not affect them but so did I," senior English and communication major Grayce Turnbach, said. Little did she think that her family would lose their home. In 2006, the once thriving housing market began to slow down, putting an increasing number of homeowners into foreclosure.

Tiny planet

By Christopher Blake | October 2, 2008
If you thought the world was small, then you were part correct and part misinformed. It was small. But the fact of the matter is that the extreme number of communication advancements over the last decade has made this world tiny. I spent half of my summer in Madrid, Spain where I shared an apartment with a German, a Moroccan, a Trinidadian and a fellow American.
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