Senior reflects on time at Cabrini
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
Christopher Blake
Articles by Christopher Blake
Senior athlete reflects on basketball career
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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.
Tour educates students on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
At first glance, Rami Rabayah and Yaniv Sasson appear to have been friends for a lifetime.
But the men have not been friends for long. They come from a conflict zone. One is Palestinian and the other Israeli. The people have been in dispute for decades.
"We've been dealing with the same issues for 60 years and we have gotten nowhere.
Anxiety troublesome to ‘socially developing time’
Ring, ring, ring! "Good evening. Cabrini College Public Safety speaking," the officer said over the phone.
"Oh my God! Oh my God! Jill is on the floor unconscious! Come quick," screamed the girl's roommate.
Three years ago public safety officers, resident assistants and the area coordinator of Cabrini College sprinted up the stairs of Woodcrest dorm, as the then freshman, Jillian Smith, laid on the floor suffering a panic attack.
Guinta named director of athletics and recreation
The former associate director of athletics at Temple University, Joe Giunta, has been named the new director of athletics and recreation at Cabrini College.
Giunta brings over 14 years of experience to Cabrini as a college administrator, especially in the athletics area.
Life’s meaning: not about the money
Let me tell you about my thoughts. Call me crazy but I feel as if I have found the true meaning of life. Maybe not for you. But for me.
As I sit on this British Airways flight, high above the Atlantic Ocean, I cannot help but appreciate life.
I have spent the last month studying in Madrid, Spain.
George emphasizes retention as top priority
Over the last year Cabrini has seen more and more students leave the college after freshmen and sophomore years.
"Persistence and retention is my highest priority but not that it's my work, it's all of our work," President Marie Angelella George, said.
Last spring, student development ran focus groups with freshmen in hopes of learning student expectations for their first year, which ones were met and where students felt their experience fell short.
Excessive drinking continues to afflict campuses
As many freshmen kiss their parents goodbye, for more than a few, visions of uninterrupted keg parties, unlimited liquor shots and games of beer pong come to mind.
"I expected more drinking. I'm not going to lie. I was a little disappointed," Melissa Szymborski, freshman special education major, said about her orientation at Cabrini.
McCain rallies support on hardball tour
The atmosphere inside Villanova University's Pavilion Tuesday had all the exuberance of a Wildcats' basketball game. The cheering, sold-out crowd waved blue and red boom sticks. Cheerleaders and the Wildcats mascot were on hand to amp up the fans.
But the Wildcats would have to wait until next season to pack the arena.
Virgin: To be, or not to be
Katie Mageeney's childhood was anything but easy. Katie's mom gave birth to her when she was a junior in college.
Her mom did not raise her until the age of five and her dad was not even around. Sex was a scary word for Katie. Throughout her high school career she kept her virginity.
Demand for college-provided health insurance growing
One in five college students ages 18 to 23 did not have health insurance in 2006, despite the fact that many colleges now offer insurance plans for students. This is according to a recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability office.
Cabrini College is not part of this trend, however.
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