Meghan Hurley

Articles by Meghan Hurley

Holiday Decor: Multi-colored guady mayhem

Putting lights up on my house is a Christmas tradition that I look forward to every year. With the Christmas season fast approaching, holiday decorations are going to be springing up everywhere. My favorite part of the season is seeing the neighborhood all aglow at night.

Veteran remembers war experiences

"I was in Vietnam 10 months, 28 days, six hours and 22 minutes." Forty years later, HMC (FMF) Charles R. Haig can still remember, down to second, how longed he served in Vietnam with the United States Military. Serving as a Navy corpsman attached to the U.

Interest rates soar on student loans

This past July, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates on the Stafford Federal Student Loans from 5.3 percent to 7.14 percent on previous loans and to 6.8 percent on new loans, according to the St. Louis Business Journal. At Cabrini, 94 percent of the full-time undergraduate students who filled out a Free Application for Federal Student Aids for financial aid received a Stafford Loan, according to Mike Colahan, director of financial aid.

Alumna shares career experiences

Don't be afraid to stray away from a life plan because it probably won't turn out that way. This advice comes firsthand from a Cabrini alumna and extremely influential woman in the world of politics. Christy Mason Cox, the current chief-of-staff to the U.

TurnItIn raises controversy

The anti-plagiarism website, Turnitin.com, is causing controversy across the nation. High school students in McLean, Va., have banded together to fight against the mandatory submission of all papers to Turnitin, according to the Washington Post. Other colleges have dropped their contracts with Turnitin and the Conference on College Composition, an organization of 6,000 college-level educators, is discussing whether use of the site "undermines students' authority over the uses of their own writing," according to the Washington Post.

Speaker sheds light upon issues in Ireland

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights for all those who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend rights of the poor and needy." With this Bible verse, Gerry Adams began his talk on the need for peace and a national republic in Ireland.

Speaker raises issues on poverty

Water and the degradation of natural resources are directly linked to poverty, making the environment a central focus of many humanitarian aid organizations. Dr. Gaye Burpee spoke on these issues on Sept. 7 to a variety of audiences. "The people that I am going to be talking about in this talk are people that are so poor and struggling to survive.that when a crisis comes, that's it for them.they die, they split up their family or sell themselves into prostitution," Burpee said.

Contributor, Fitz Dixon to be remembered by community

On August 2, 2006, Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr. died. A wealthy man and well-known figure in Philadelphia society, Dixon, along with his wife Edith Robb Dixon, was a prominent contributor to the growth of Cabrini College and the state of Pennsylvania. Their involvement with the college started in 1973 when Edith Dixon joined the Board of Trustees.

Community service core holds strong on campus

An essential part of the Cabrini College core curriculum is community service. Cabrini was the first college in the country to integrate community service into their curriculum and make it a requirement for graduation. As juniors, students take a course where community involvement is an essential part of the course learning.

Fair trade issues raised in Jazzman’s Caf

Fair trade, fair labor practices and conflict commodities. These are just a few social justice issues that the world is currently dealing with. Respect, dedication to excellence, community and vision. These are the four core values of Cabrini College and the four main reasons that the campus community needs to be concerned with those issues.

Project brings Iraqi students to U.S.

The Iraqi Student Project was started out of the need for two Americans to do something for the country of Iraq. Gabe Huck and Theresa Kubasak started the project in 2007 after they saw how many young students had to flee Iraq and leave behind any opportunity of continuing their education.

Cabrini alum reaches out internationally

Editor's note: Meghan Hurley '07 is working for two years in Cusco, Peru. Her work mainly focuses around empowering and assisting women and children in programs that are run by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. This is an article she wrote recently after three months of her two-year volunteer program.

Shepherding in Peru

I am a Cabrini alumna, class of 2007, and am volunteering with Good Shepherd Volunteers living in Peru for 2 years. My work will mainly focus around empowering and assisting women and children in programs that are run by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.

Please click here: Shepherding in Peru

Dining Services celebrates one year of zero trans fat

This semester, Cabrini Dining Services celebrated one year of serving zero trans fat products. The change was gradual and went product by product. Suppliers had to sign agreements that their products are free of trans fat. Now, everything that can be trans fat free is.

Autism Conference spreads awareness

In honor of Social Work Month, the social work department and the social work club sponsored the Perspectives on Autism Conference. The conference, held on March 30, featured keynote speaker Dr. Robert Naseef, followed by a series of workshops that touched on different aspects of autism.

Program focuses on violence against women

Students, faculty and staff sat in the Grace Hall Atrium in complete silence as Rose Stewart, a date-rape survivor, told her story of the violence that was inflicted upon her 23 years ago. Stewart was part of the Take Back the Night program that took place on March 27.

Refugees & Freedom

They came from all over the world-Sudan, Cambodia and Palestine, but they all had the same objective. They wanted to live free. Peng C. Huang came to the United States from Cambodia to escape the communist regime in 1979. He came with his wife and five young children.

Fair trade coffee available on campus

Dining Services will now offer fair trade coffee on a daily basis in Jazzman's Caf

Fair Trade: steps taken, long road ahead

Fair Trade has been at the forefront of the social justice movement for years and now Cabrini is taking note. The campus is currently trying to bring the cause to the students, faculty and staff and create long-term awareness. Cabrini is kicking off its push into fair trade with an event on Valentine's Day.

College students march for pro-life movement

This past weekend, Cabrini students marched through the nation's capital in the 31st March for Life in support of the pro-life movement. Cavaliers for Life, the pro-life club on campus, organized the trip. Students braved the cold weather to join thousands of others in this annual protest.

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