Kelly Finlan

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Elections offer representation

By Kelly Finlan | May 1, 2003
The ideal Student Government Association representative is dedicated, persistent, energetic, hard-working and willing to change and impact the community, according to Bern Hazel, the current president of the SGA, and with 37 positions to fill, the SGA is looking for a few enthusiastic and qualified students to make a difference.

Cabrini Sophmore featured in MTV Special

By Kelly Finlan | May 1, 2003
Michelle Ward, a sophomore psychology major, speaks casually about sex. She's not afraid of her sexuality. Growing up and going to Catholic school since her formative years, Ward was taught that sex is "debauched," dirty, inappropriate for young ladies. "Your sexuality is a gift and as long as you use it in a healthy, responsible way, there's nothing dirty about it," Ward said.

Overloading on sodium

By Kelly Finlan | April 24, 2003
don't cook. Ever. It's not because I don't like to or because I don't know how because I can and I do. I don't cook because I'm a college student, a resident, and, more importantly, I'm excessively lazy. I, like most college students, have fallen into the bottomless pit of hot pot ramen noodles and microwave popcorn, fried Campus Corner food and chicken finger wraps from the Widener food court.

Overloading on sodium

By Kelly Finlan | April 10, 2003
don't cook. Ever. It's not because I don't like to or because I don't know how because I can and I do. I don't cook because I'm a college student, a resident, and, more importantly, I'm excessively lazy. I, like most college students, have fallen into the bottomless pit of hot pot ramen noodles and microwave popcorn, fried Campus Corner food and chicken finger wraps from the Widener food court.

Students question fairness of new housing lottery

By Kelly Finlan | April 10, 2003
The food court was the scene as a sea of residents stood in groups and lines amid crowded tables and the blended administrative staff. There was no line waiting for chicken finger wraps; the Widener Center Food Court was closed for the night, but hundreds of eager college students had a collective hunger that could not be satiated.

Lady Cavs travel to the ‘mecca of softball culture’

By Kelly Finlan | March 20, 2003
Palm trees and the Pacific Ocean were the scenery surrounding the softball team's Spring Break games. The Sun West invitational tournament hosted by Chapman University in Orange County brought the team to sunny California from Saturday, March 1, through Saturday, March 8 for the second consecutive year.

Journalist explains conflict with Iraq

By Kelly Finlan | March 20, 2003
Trudy Rubin, a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, spoke not about the potential war in Iraq or the conflict that exists between the United States and the Middle East, but the imminent war, the war that will, without a doubt in her mind, be a very real part of all of our lives in a matter of weeks if not days.

Men’s basketball loses last home game of regular season

By Kelly Finlan | February 27, 2003
Tempers flared as the men's basketball team battled against the Alvernia Crusaders at home in a disappointing loss of 61-53 on Wednesday, Feb. 19, breaking their three-game winning streak. Their streak was broken, but their place in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference tournament remained secure.

Ordering books depends on variety of criteria

By Kelly Finlan | February 27, 2003
Hurriedly, Terisita Cruz, a sophomore pre-nursing major, walked into the bookstore in late January. She had a reading list as long as her arm and was just finishing up this semester's purchase. The last book on her list was "The Heath Anthology of American Literature," the book she needed to do the assigned reading for her early American literature class.

Cinderella waltzes into Grace Hall

By Kelly Finlan | February 13, 2003
If Cinderella took place in West Virginia, it would be a lot like "Cinderella Waltz," senior Kit Dewey, one of the show's student directors, said. She described the spring student production as "lively" and "hilarious." "Cinderella Waltz" was written by Don Nigro, who also penned "The Curate Shakespeare" and "Lucia Mad.
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Students to raise awareness over commercial coffee farmer struggles

By Kelly Finlan | April 22, 2004
Be prepared to face a barrage of social consciousness on Thursday, April 22, from 11:30 to 1:30 in the caf and Jazzman's caf

Harcum to house Cabrini residents

By Kelly Finlan | February 5, 2004
An increase in demand for on-campus student housing has prompted Residence Life to lease 40 beds from Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pa., leading upperclassmen to question their chances of living on campus next year. Resident students have increased more than six percent in the last five years, according to the Cabrini College 2003 factbook.

Ex-weapons inspector calls for intelligence investigation

By Kelly Finlan | February 5, 2004
Former chief weapons inspector David A. Kay advocated an independent inquiry into prewar intelligence in Iraq on Wednesday, Jan. 28. President Bush, moved to quash the investigation before the election. Kay said he does not think the white house "pressured intelligence analysts to exaggerate the threat," according to the New York Times.

Suicide bomber kills 2 Iraqis and 3 U. S. soldiers

By Kelly Finlan | January 29, 2004
A suicide bomber killed two Iraqis and three American soldiers in a bomb patrol on Saturday, Jan. 17. The blast brought the American death toll to 500, according to the Boston Globe. A car bomb exploded outside the U.S. headquarters in Baghdad on Sunday, Jan.

Bush trip to Iraq a well-kept secret

By Kelly Finlan | December 4, 2003
President George W. Bush visited Iraq on Thursday, Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day, to have dinner with more than 600 troops. The trip was kept secret from everyone including the first family and the troops themselves until the president left Baghdad, according to the British Broadcasting Company.

Brief News

By Kelly Finlan | November 20, 2003
The editor of a London-based newspaper received an email, sent by a member of al-Qaeda, claiming the attacks made on two synagogues in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday, Nov. 15 were by al-Qaeda. More than 23 people were killed and 300 more wounded in the attacks, according to the British Broadcasting Company.

College mandates more Friday classes

By Kelly Finlan | November 20, 2003
As the bells chimed three o'clock, a lone student roamed the second-floor corridor in Founders Hall. All the classrooms are empty. All the students are gone for the weekend. Cabrini College is one of hundreds of American schools suffering from a severe disinterest in Friday classes.

Al-Qaeda may target cargo planes

By Kelly Finlan | November 13, 2003
The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning to United States law enforcement that al-Qaeda is likely to use cargo planes against pivotal locations like nuclear power stations, bridges and dams. Congress as well as the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations are calling for more stringent security on and around cargo planes, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Brief News

By Kelly Finlan | November 6, 2003
Lawyer shooting caught on videotape Camera crews watched as Jerry Curry, a 53 year-old lawyer from Simi Valley, Calif, was shot multiple times on Friday, Oct. 31, by a very disgruntled former client outside Van Nuys courthouse where accused killer Richard Blake is on trial.

Crime sweeps Cabrini

By Kelly Finlan | November 6, 2003
Aegina Foto, a junior English/communications major, walks quickly along the trail between the houses on Residential Boulevard with her cell phone pressed against her head. She just left her room in House 6, but she is talking to her roommate. "I'll talk on my cell phone the whole time, especially by the house because it's dark," Foto said.
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