Relay for Life meetings scheduled
Relay for Life meetings for the team captains have been scheduled. Relay for Life is an overnight event, which celebrates the lives of those who have battled cancer and remembers loved ones. The event benefits the American Cancer Society.
This year’s event will be held on March 20-21 from 3 p.m. until 9 a.m. in the Dixon Center.
The team captain meeting dates are as follows: Feb. 16, March 2 and March 16 at 9:30 p.m. in the Holy Spirit Library’s basement lounge.
For more information contact Katie Keller at 610-902-8122 or at CabriniRelay@gmail.com.
Tickets available for St. Jude
Tickets are now available for the 6th Annual St. Jude Benefit Dinner. This dinner will be hosted in an effort to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
The evening will feature food by Cabrini’s own Executive Chef Rodney S. Stockett and raffles from the Office of Student Diversity.
It will be held on Friday, Feb. 12 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the Mansion.
Tickets are $25 for Cabrini students and $50 for guests, which includes food and beverages. To purchase tickets contact Joan Kleckner at jdk714@cabrini.edu.
Washington Center rep. to visit campus
Ms. Stephanie Aromando, a representative from The Washington Center, will be on campus on Tuesday, Feb. 23 to discuss the Center’s program.
The Washington Center serves as a clearing house for internships with the U.S. government and other institutions such as CNN.
Students spend an entire semester in Washington working in an internship, taking class and participating in a scheduled program of activities. This program is open to all majors and provides internship opportunities for the fall, spring and summer semesters.
The Washington Center information session will be held on Tuesday, February 23 in the Iadarola Lecture Hall from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. All students and faculty members interested in this program are encouraged to attend this meeting.
For more information, contact Dr. James Hedtke at ext. 8336 or jhedtke@cabrini.edu. You can also visit the Washington Center’s Web site at www.twc.edu.
Pa. bill outlaws cell phones while driving
A newly passed House bill will now make it illegal for drivers to text or use a cell-phone without a hands free device in Pennsylvania.
The Markosek bill won by a margin of 189-6.
The bill will be in effect for all moving vehicles, except for navigational systems or for dialing 911.
Offenders will be fined $50 with proceeds put towards educational programs on distracted driving as well as driving under the influence.
