This year, the Student Government Association dedicated its' time to test out a new electoral process for its candidates. Students were able to vote for their new representatives, online, on the Cabrini One portal. The elections covered the week of March 23 - March 25, which gave students the opportunity to vote on several different days.
New York University has recently been thrust unto the media spotlight due to the occurrence of four of their undergraduate students committing suicide. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students, accidents being the number one cause.
Whether Cabrini students knew it or not the Student Government Association held their annual student elections for next year office positions last week. The election result numbers are as follows: the SGA executive board had a total of 77 votes registered, the senior class acquired a total of 31 votes, the junior class received only 24 votes and the sophomore class garnered 12 total votes.
Not until the mid to late 1800's was war documented with anything other than word-of-mouth or newspapers. At this point in history, a new form of documentation came about; photojournalism. A field that has created much interest among many people in recent years has indefinitely given photographers the ability to document war, from its grotesque reality, to its most pivotal moment.
The birth of a new spring break service trip surfaced the week of Feb. 29 through March 4. The New York City Cabrini Immersion Experience was a revitalization of the connection that we have with the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who founded Cabrini College, and with the Cabrini Mission Corps.
At a time when adolescent obesity is at its highest, physical education programs in elementary and middle schools are being cut, as well as the programs that prepare the physical education teachers. Most elementary and middle schools are cutting the programs due to the No Child Left Behind Act proposed by President Bush.
On the morning of Thursday, March 11, a series of 10 explosives were set off on the train system in Madrid, Spain. The blasts killed approximately 190 people and harmed over 1800. According to CNN.com, 3/11 - as the Spaniards have decided to call it - was the worst terrorist attack in their history.
After pressure from the commission investigating pre-9/11 threats from Al Qaeda, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice will testify in public and under oath. Since last week the White House has been trying to avoid Rice testifying. President Bush and Vice President Cheney will also testify, but in a private session, according to MSNBC.