Eric Povish

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Zombies and Shakespeare share the stage

On Friday, Feb. 13, there was a zombie outbreak in Philadelphia. The outbreak was started by Plays and Players, one of Philadelphia's oldest theater's. It is currently in its 97th season, in celebration of the east coast premier of "William Shakespeare's Land of The Dead," by John Heimbuch on March 13.

Budding bromance at movies

For all the guys in the world that have been nauseated by all the chick flicks they have been drug to with their girlfriends, and for all those that feel ashamed at having to endure "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and "The Devil Wears Prada," now is your time to rise up and be ashamed no more.

‘Yes We Did: An Obama Celebration’

"Once upon a time there was a gentleman named Barack Obama," Sande Webster, owner of the Sande Webster Gallery in Philadelphia, said. "I thought that they were going to tear him apart. It was later that I realized that he might be the most brilliant president we may have ever had.

Yes we did

Megan Pellegrino

Video games come a long way since ‘Pong’

Remember "Pong?" If you don't, give your parents a call and ask. As simple as it was -just two white bars, a dot and the infamous "Pong" sound-it changed gaming forever. Gone are the days where you would spend countless weeks trying to beat your best score.

Panofsky strives to stay active on campus

Pythagoras once said a2+b2=c2. In order for c2 to be a truly accurate number you must have the correct fit for the a and the b. The mathematics department this year added a piece to its equation with the hiring of Dr. Ellen Panofsky.

Marketplace hosts ‘concert of flavor’

Loud thumping music and fresh aromas wafting through the air greeted students as they entered Cabrini's Marketplace on Wednesday. Feb. 11. Cabrini College held host to the Chef's Fair, a competition between local college chefs, which featured Cabrini's very own Chef Rodney Stockett.

Don’t blink, Blink-182 is back

At the 2009 Grammy Awards, three men took the stage to present Best Rock Album of the Year. But before the winner was announced, they had something to say. In front of a hushed crowd of thousands of people the smallest of the three, with his left arm in a sling, drummer Travis Barker, calmly said, "We used to play music together and we decided that we will play music together again." "Blink-182 is back," Mark Hoppus, bass player for the band, said.

Blast from movies past

Fresh popcorn? Check. Soda? Check. Friends? Check. Sitting in your car with the windows down, the seat back about to watch two of the season's hottest movies? Huh? Not sounding familiar? This may come as a surprise to many, but before movie theaters, the place to go on the weekends with the over-priced drinks and candy was a thing called a drive-in movie theater.

‘Linkedin’ to Web connections

How many of you have wasted hours upon hours updating your MySpace page or your Facebook status while you should be cramming for that big test or finishing that term paper? If you are like me, then you have a serious problem thanks to Twitter, Facebook and MySpace taking up all your time.

Major video game systems compete

Video games that have come out in the past few years have been described as Hollywood blockbusters by video gamers. These video games, designed for similar systems, have seemingly created competition between the various companies. Of the three systems out today, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 are tailored for the more hardcore gamers, whereas Wii is more a family friendly pick up and play experience.

President Obama’s Inauguration

Lauren Reilly

Apple’s iPhone versus Google’s gPhone

Google seems to be taking over the Internet these days. First, the creation of the most revolutionary search engine on the net. Then, it expanded to incorporate e-mail, contacts, documents, pictures, the list just goes on and on. But when I first started to hear the rumors of a mystical "Google phone" that was going to be the be-all end-all iPhone killer, forgive me when I say I was a bit skeptical.

Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 to aid in student expenses

Each year, new and old students alike endure the same grueling line at the school bookstore that inevitably makes our wallets lighter. With already spending hundreds of dollars at the bookstore, the last thing any of us are thinking about is how we are paying for school.

Grant aims to educate students through hands-on work in local environment

Next fall, Cabrini students looking to fulfill their science credit will have one more option to choose from. Thanks to Dr. David Dunbar of the biology department, Dr. Melissa Terlecki of the psychology department and their team, Cabrini College was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for the amount of $92,007 to go towards their work with their project, "Collaborative Research Watershed Citizenship Learning Community.

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