Students to raise awareness over commercial coffee farmer struggles
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
Kelly Finlan
Articles by Kelly Finlan
Harcum to house Cabrini residents
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
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
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
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.
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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
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
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.
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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
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.
Droppin’ the bomb on Philly
"We're unapologetically pop," drummer and producer Art Amici said about Love Bomb's self-categorized "rock/pop" sound. "What we have is a really good formula. We're an entertaining band, but there's also substance," Andrew Fullerton, the band's guitarist and resident songwriter, said.
H2NO: get the lead out
In a recent letter to the Cabrini community, Stephen Lightcap, the vice president for finance and administration, declared the water in the Mansion to be undrinkable.
Applied Environmental Management of Malvern, Pa. was called in to test the Mansion's water on Oct.
Movie fanatics dress to impress
Witches and wizards, as well as millions of Americans of all ages came out for the opening weekend of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," bringing in more than $87.7 million at the box office.
"We had a couple of [adult] people come in dressed in the hat and the cape and everything," a box office official from the United Artist in King of Prussia said.
Local artists come to Holy Spirit Library
Artists Jack Duffy and daughter Maryhelen Duffy Kobylarz are well known in Delaware County for their work with the St. Francis Players, and on Sunday, Nov. 10, their work was exhibited on the Cabrini campus on the second floor lobby in the Holy Spirit Library, hosted by Dr.
Company offers student jobs in entertainment
Los Angeles-based Entertainment Careers is an online service that guides job seekers toward careers in the entertainment business.
"Always keep your eye on the final goal. It's easy to get swept up in the current and taken down rivers you did not intend to go down.
Public Safety averages 125 tickets per week
Public Safety has their hands full with illegal parking on campus. As many as 125 parking tickets are issued every week.
"We're not trying to be traffic cops," Charlie Schaffner, the director of public safety, said. They have not had any moving violations so far this year.
Suitcase campus leaves residents lonely on weekends
Cabrini's population is growing. Every year the overwhelming majority of incomers are from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, but those outside the reasonable driving distance are left behind, alone on weekends and short holidays.
"When they closed the dorms, I went home, but other than that I was here everyday," Amanda Brown, a sophomore from Freeport, Maine, said regarding her freshman year without a car.
Cabrini science unaffected by anthrax scares
The Cabrini College science department was not affected by the anthrax scares of a year ago. Despite the tightened security and FBI monitoring, science departments of the university level have had to make little adjustment.
There are "no pathogenic organisms used in the labs," Dr.
Tutoring center offers peer education for students
In the hurried rush to finish mounting homework, understanding pivotal information often gets pushed aside, and by test time, students are frustrated and confused. There is hope. The tutoring center is a shining light at the end of the academic tunnel. Cabrini students specially trained in the fine art of tutoring, time management and the subject of choice, are at the disposal of those seeking assistance, reinforcement, or guidance.
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