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Safety a concern for students

By Vickie Papageorge | November 3, 2006
With the recent onslaught of violence in schools, the safety and well being of students is currently the main concern for parents and school officials. How safe is safe anymore? Millions of parents send their children to schools each day throughout the US without a worry.

Wolfington Center welcomes new addition to the outreach program

By Vickie Papageorge | October 27, 2006
Tucked away in the corners of Jazzman's caf

Get your weekly fix

By Vickie Papageorge | October 20, 2006
"Did you get your fix today?" This is the slogan for the popular website, Spoilerfix.com, which publicizes summaries and spoilers for upcoming episodes of numerous TV shows. With its recent surge of popularity and several outlets to the public, questions arise as to how accurate this site is and whether it benefits or deters people from watching the original shows.

Wikipedia proves to be unreliable

By Vickie Papageorge | October 20, 2006
Wikipedia is the site millions of students go to for quick help with a paper but, according to Anne Schwelm, the coordinator of information access and user services for the Holy Spirit Library, there are numerous, more reliable sources that are available for students to use on a college campus.

Batik exhibit showcases Indonesian artwork

By Vickie Papageorge | October 6, 2006
An array of colorful and interesting Batik artwork is currently being displayed in the Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery in the Holy Spirit Library until Oct. 15. The artwork is by Philadelphia artist Laura Cohn. Batik art is the process of dying cloths while using substances such as hot wax to avoid the penetration of the dye onto certain parts of the fabric.

Remember the first CD you got?

By Vickie Papageorge | September 29, 2006
Remember your favorite song as a teenager? Remember watching MTV and singing along to "Fly" by Sugar Ray or "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba? Those are just two of the many popular hits of the late '90s. Around the time when our generation was buying their first cds, the Spice Girls were introducing their hit, "Wannabe" to teenage girls.

9/11 movies: Are they helping or hurting?

By Vickie Papageorge | September 22, 2006
Five years after the tragic Sept. 11 attack, two major motion pictures and a television movie were released to the public despite differing opinions on whether it was too soon to be making such movies. "United 93" was released in April in movie theaters across the country as a special screening portraying the passengers on the hijacked flight 93 of Sept.
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Lobbying for change

By Vickie Papageorge | April 17, 2008
Twenty three students in the Working for Global Justice seminar class traveled from their Cabrini classroom to Washington D.C., on Friday, April 11, in order to lobby Congress on the topic of foreign assistance for underdeveloped countries and additional funding for food aid.

Transformations of the heart: author and president to speak

By Vickie Papageorge | February 14, 2008
"There were all kinds of stories told about the war that made it sound as if it was happening in a faraway and different land. It wasn't until refugees started passing through our town that we began to see that it was actually taking place in our country." Those are the words that begin the 240-page memoir written by Sierra Leone native and former child soldier, Ishmael Beah.

Election disrupts peace in Kenya

By Vickie Papageorge | January 31, 2008
When Robert Makunu, the Catholic Relief Services deputy HIV/AIDS unit manager, spoke to Cabrini students Nov. 27 for World AIDS Day, he said, "Come, visit Kenya." Cabrini students, stirred by the picture of an extremely poor country nevertheless making great progress in combating HIV/AIDS and developing into one of the most stable countries in Africa, seriously considered how they could find a way to visit him and see CRS work in Kenya.

Field hockey secures 5th seed in playoffs

By Vickie Papageorge | October 25, 2007
On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Cabrini Cavalier field hockey team defeated the Cedar Crest Falcons 7-1 in a Pennsylvania Athletic Conference match-up. Entering the game after a tight win against PAC rival Neumann College, the Cavs dove right into action with four goals within the first 10 minutes from four different players: freshmen Christina Doherty and Allie Rodolico, sophomore Sara Trzuskowski and junior Melissa Benedetti.

Re: Delco Times article

By Vickie Papageorge | October 25, 2007
To the Editor: Sent to Delco Times in regards to article on Cabrini incident and mothers opinion. To the mother of Rupert G. Tate, reading the article about the situation at Cabrini and your views on the students, I became easily frustrated, along with many other students at my school.

It’s all about the costume

By Vickie Papageorge | October 25, 2007
In what outrageous ensemble will you be crashing Halloween parties with this year? Halloween is around the corner. Stores are consumed with aisles and aisles of candy and the latest costumes for all ages. So, what alternate identity do you plan to wear on Halloween night? Junior secondary education major Victoria Matkowski, said, "I haven't figured out what I want to be this year but last year I was an 80's jazzerciser.

Lady Cavs win 6th straight match

By Vickie Papageorge | October 18, 2007
The Cabrini Women's Volleyball team clinched the No. 3 seed for the playoffs with their victory over Immaculata University on Saturday, Oct. 20. The Cavaliers swept the Mighty Macs here at Cabrini in three matches with scores of 30-13, 30-23 and 30-8. This win brings their conference record to 7-2 and an overall record of 16-7.

Campus parking becomes a problem

By Vickie Papageorge | September 27, 2007
Parking on Cabrini's campus has proven to be an ongoing issue among the faculty, staff and students. As the number of undergraduate students increase, the number of available parking spots decrease. This situation is leaving the student body outraged and concerned.

Make the most of your ‘home away from home’ dorm room

By Vickie Papageorge | August 30, 2007
Your first thoughts walking into the cramped dorm rooms at school are definitely going to be a little overwhelming and you may want to run out screaming at your first chance, but just stick around until you meet your roommate. After that experience you may be convinced to stay or run even faster out the door.

Sleep outside, help Uganda

By Vickie Papageorge | April 26, 2007
On Saturday, April 28, approximately 51,667 people across the United States, including myself, will be gathering in 15 different cities to make the nation aware of the crisis that is happening in Northern Uganda. The number of participants continues to rise every day.
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