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"I think that it's a great idea, reasons being because she is funny, nice and she brings diversity to the show. Since her personality is so kind I believe that she will balance out Simon. Ellen will definitely provide entertainment for the audience." Goran Dulac, freshman education major "I love Ellen, I am a devoted fan and I watch her show everyday however I don't think that she is a good pick for an American Idol judge, because she isn't educated in the music industry.

Traveling to Ethiopia, Africa, for eight weeks isn't the ideal vacation most students have planned for the summer. However, for Beth Briggs, junior psychology and sociology major, nothing could seem more appealing. "I wanted to have first-hand experience with global poverty and apply my passion for global solidarity and social justice in a meaningful way.

After volunteering for one year to teach citizens in La Paz, Bolivia, how to use computers, Dennis Callahan was hired by Cabrini College as its newest help desk coordinator in the Information Technology Resources office. "I was always interested in volunteer work abroad, which is why I was an international studies major in college," Callahan said.

Halfway through her first year of college, Katrina Hill found herself engaged to her boyfriend of two years. Hill, now a senior biology-tech and mathematics major, was open to the idea of getting engaged this early because, "I knew him for a long time and I knew it would be hard for us because we'd be apart for a lot of the time [during the school year].