Thursday, April 1, 2004
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CABRINI COLlEGE'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER www.tbeLoquitur.com
Vol. XLVII Issue 21
NYUsuicides create national awareness KRISTEN CATALANOTTO NEWS EDITOR KMC723@CABRINI.EDU
New York University has recently been thrust unto the media spotlight due to the occurrence of four of their undergraduate students committing suiKEWE BELMONTE cide. The new members for the SGAExecutiveBoard for the 2004-2005academicschool year. Le~ to right Sarah Madden,Cristin Marcy,AmandaBrown,and ClaudiaSciandra. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students, accidents being the number one cause. However, suicide is more likely to occur when students take longer than four years to complete their degree due to absence because of a mental illness. Studies have shown that those prone to thoughts of suicide and those who actually carry out their sent if I sat in one of their there to moderate. He thinks things done at Cabrini. I think ROSIE GoNZALEZ plans are usually not students that there should be more that no student leader gets the meetings or talked to one of STAFF WRITER who are wild and risk takers, but action taken among the stusupport they need from adminthe people in charge, but I've GONZALEZROS@CABRJNI.EDU are those who are quiet, withnever done that," sophomore istration. We are students first dents on campus and that SGA drawn and depressed,periodperishould be a bigger voice for all Jen Scholl, said. and that needs to be underThis year, the Student od. According to Ulifeline, "95 of their commuter and resident With her new position, stood," Gluckman said. Government Association dedipercent of college students who peers. Madden plans to change that However, he sees that SGA cated its' time to test out a new commit suicide are suffering However, newly elected as much as possible. "My perwill prosper next year and electoral process for its candifrom a mental illness, usually president for the 2004 - 2005 sonal goals for the new year hopes that the students, faculdates. Students were able to depression," according to academic school year, junior are to work together with the ty and staff will support the vote for their new representa• Ulifeline. organization so that it may Sarah Madden said that SGA student body and faculty in tives, online, on the Cabrini Men are more likely to follow did all that they could to profmding out what is needed on grow and be the voice that the One portal. through with their plans of taking mote the elections. They put campus. I want to make sure student body wants to hear. The elections covered the their own life, even thought up posters, had car tags and that the campus realizes how week of March 23 - March 25, women deal with clinical deprestable tents. In addition, they important their voice truly can which gave students the sion more. went door-to-door explaining be." opportunity to vote on several ExecutiveBoard The signs of a suicidal person whatthey were doing and gave SGA came across a few different days. The votes were Winners: vary; some individuals have out pens, t-shirts and key bumps along the year and have tallied up on Friday evening, President changes in their behavior, while chains. "I actually think that decided that some changes March 26, and the results Sarah Madden others show signs of physical difthe main reason why many needed to be made to their showed that only 77 students VP Administration ferences. Substance abuse can couldn't vote was because constitution to make it more participated. often lead to someone taking Cristin Marcy after 60 days of not using your workable for the Cabrini cam"I think that SGA could their own life. user domain, it cancels it out. pus. "I think they find that VP Activities have done a better job market• Acceptance plays a large role some things work, and some Students didn't have the time ing who they are and what Kristen Boone in someone considering whether to go down to ITR to get their things don't work," Bozzone they are and what they provide Treasurer or not to commit suicide. Many user names and vote," Madden said.The current president of for the students and with the Claudia Sciandra individuals are seeking to live up said. SGA for this academic school elections, overall,'' Jason Secretary to their families expectations. The elections might have year, senior Jesse Gluckman Bozzone, director of student These people want to make their Amanda Brown also been affected because felt that he lacked the support activities, said. parents happy, so they turn to some students do not even of administration when it Academic Board Bozzone, who acts as the their school work as a way of know what SGA does or what came to planning activities adviser for SGA, has made it Chris Friel succeeding. activities they plan. "I think I and in working for the student clear that the organization is might knowwhat they reprebody. "It's very hard to get student-run and that he is only SUICIDE, page 3
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