Jillian Smith

Articles by Jillian Smith

English & Communication

In high school, I was an anchor on the morning news show, which aired the morning announcements. While other students sat in a normal classroom for homeroom, I was in front of the camera, on all the TV sets, for all the school to see. I thought that was the greatest job ever, so naturally, after graduating, I decided that I was going to be a TV news anchor.

Side by side with Africans affected by AIDS

Within the first 24 hours of his first visit to Africa, Ryan Keith, president and founder of Forgotten Voices International, had already made a promise to a grandmother that he would not forget her story. He promised he would not forget how he witnessed her daughter die from AIDS or forget about her two young grandchildren that were now orphaned by the deadly disease.

Peer pressure: the building block to meth use

I was flipping through the TV channels trying to find something mindless enough to make me fall asleep, something that wouldn't keep me interested for very long and would soon be just a distant buzzing in my dreams. Mind you, it was 5 a.m. So as I numbly sat in bed pushing the channel-up button every 2 seconds, a cute southern-accented boy caught my attention.

Uliano receives tenure

One of the highest honors a professor can be awarded at Cabrini is being granted tenure. All professors, during their first year as a new faculty member up until the time when they can apply for tenure, holds their breath, hoping that they won't do anything to ruin their chances for this esteemed honor.

Not just good looks

Close your eyes. Now, picture you're on the beach. You look to your left and there is Hillary Clinton, in a bikini. Look to your right, and there is Barack Obama in his swim trunks. Now, no questions about it, Obama is sure to look better in a bathing suit than Clinton, however, is that all he is good at - looking better than his opponent? Sure, Obama is a nice-looking African-American man who has charmed his way through the Senate and into the hearts of Americans but how does his resume look? It barely exists.

Students left in dark after stabbing

At 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, I had just gotten home from visiting with my cousins. I was home in New Jersey for the night and jumped online to talk to some of my friends from Cabrini to see what they had done for the night. I was on my instant messenger when I noticed away messages saying things like "oh Cabrini" and "here we go again." I knew immediately something was wrong.

Do you really feel safe on campus?

Before last semester, I felt very safe on campus. Being in the communications wing until 1 a.m. or later was the norm for me. I had a radio show 7 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday nights, which I was usually up there alone. That all changed towards the end of the semester when a man I didn't know, followed me into the radio station.

Cell phones outweigh drunk driving as cause of accidentst

Ever since you were little, it has been drilled into your head that driving drunk was a big "no-no." Did you ever think talking on your cell phone and driving could be worse? Numerous studies have shown that this generation norm is becoming an increased problem.

New regulations threaten future of webcasting

Most internet radio stations are biting their fingernails and wearing their lucky charms that they won't get shut down. This is due to a large increase of royalties they may have to pay set by a federal agency. Cabrini's radio station, WYBF, is among those in limbo due to a new federal regulation that was supposed to come out on July 15 but did not.

Transformers Movie Review

Being a "girly-girl," I thought Transformers would be one of the most stupid movies I would ever see. I succumbed to my friends and family's pleadings and went to the movies not expecting much. Well let me tell you, I got much more than I bargained for. Transformers was ultimately the best movie hands down this summer.

English & Communication

In high school, I was an anchor on the morning news show, which aired the morning announcements. While other students sat in a normal classroom for homeroom, I was in front of the camera, on all the TV sets, for all the school to see. I thought that was the greatest job ever, so naturally, after graduating, I decided that I was going to be a TV news anchor.

Side by side with Africans affected by AIDS

Within the first 24 hours of his first visit to Africa, Ryan Keith, president and founder of Forgotten Voices International, had already made a promise to a grandmother that he would not forget her story. He promised he would not forget how he witnessed her daughter die from AIDS or forget about her two young grandchildren that were now orphaned by the deadly disease.

Peer pressure: the building block to meth use

I was flipping through the TV channels trying to find something mindless enough to make me fall asleep, something that wouldn't keep me interested for very long and would soon be just a distant buzzing in my dreams. Mind you, it was 5 a.m. So as I numbly sat in bed pushing the channel-up button every 2 seconds, a cute southern-accented boy caught my attention.

Uliano receives tenure

One of the highest honors a professor can be awarded at Cabrini is being granted tenure. All professors, during their first year as a new faculty member up until the time when they can apply for tenure, holds their breath, hoping that they won't do anything to ruin their chances for this esteemed honor.

Not just good looks

Close your eyes. Now, picture you're on the beach. You look to your left and there is Hillary Clinton, in a bikini. Look to your right, and there is Barack Obama in his swim trunks. Now, no questions about it, Obama is sure to look better in a bathing suit than Clinton, however, is that all he is good at - looking better than his opponent? Sure, Obama is a nice-looking African-American man who has charmed his way through the Senate and into the hearts of Americans but how does his resume look? It barely exists.

Students left in dark after stabbing

At 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, I had just gotten home from visiting with my cousins. I was home in New Jersey for the night and jumped online to talk to some of my friends from Cabrini to see what they had done for the night. I was on my instant messenger when I noticed away messages saying things like "oh Cabrini" and "here we go again." I knew immediately something was wrong.

Do you really feel safe on campus?

Before last semester, I felt very safe on campus. Being in the communications wing until 1 a.m. or later was the norm for me. I had a radio show 7 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday nights, which I was usually up there alone. That all changed towards the end of the semester when a man I didn't know, followed me into the radio station.

Cell phones outweigh drunk driving as cause of accidentst

Ever since you were little, it has been drilled into your head that driving drunk was a big "no-no." Did you ever think talking on your cell phone and driving could be worse? Numerous studies have shown that this generation norm is becoming an increased problem.

New regulations threaten future of webcasting

Most internet radio stations are biting their fingernails and wearing their lucky charms that they won't get shut down. This is due to a large increase of royalties they may have to pay set by a federal agency. Cabrini's radio station, WYBF, is among those in limbo due to a new federal regulation that was supposed to come out on July 15 but did not.

Transformers Movie Review

Being a "girly-girl," I thought Transformers would be one of the most stupid movies I would ever see. I succumbed to my friends and family's pleadings and went to the movies not expecting much. Well let me tell you, I got much more than I bargained for. Transformers was ultimately the best movie hands down this summer.

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