Loquitur
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004
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Vol LXIII, Issue 8
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With only eight days left before election day, the city of Philadelphia hosts a rally for presidential candidate John Kerry.
‘Stay out of the Bushes’ Kerry supporters hold rally to swing votes in Philadelphia LAUREN REILLY NEWS EDITOR LMR722@CABRINI.EDU Senator John Kerry and former President Bill Clinton spoke in Philadelphia’s Love Park as nearly 100,000 on-lookers chanted and cheered in support. “If this isn’t good for my heart, I don’t know what is,” Clinton said to the diverse crowd before him on Mon. Oct., 25.
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Clinton’s return to the campaign trail, just seven weeks after a quadruple bi-pass surgery, induced immense fervency throughout the masses that inundated the streets of Center City. With practically every Democrat in the commonwealth behind him, Kerry’s speech was preceded by several officials including Gov. Ed Rendell, Mayor John Street and U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah. One speaker, Bishop Ernest
C. Morris, the head of the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity as well as the founding pastor of over 400 churches that endorse Kerry, offered some words of advice to the attendees. “I cannot tell you who to vote for, but I can tell you that my mamma always told me to stay out of the Bushes,” Morris said. While discussing the issues of war, education and the economy, Kerry reminisced a backstage
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Enthused supporters covered the Center City streets to see Senator John Kerry, among many other politicians, speak on Mon., Oct. 25.
conversation between himself and Clinton, proving their camaraderie and likeness. Kerry said, “‘Mr. President, can you tell me anything that you have in common with George W. Bush?’ And he thought for a moment and he said, ‘In eight days and 12 hours, we will both be former presidents.’”
Being a swing state that holds 21 electoral votes, Pennsylvania is an imperative state for the candidates; with over 1 million registered voters in the city and the estimated 1.6 million potential voters in its surrounding counties, many political officials RALLY, page 4
Cabrini to Philly to attempt wireless plan sponsor blood drive RICH MAGDA GUEST WRITER
Features Early Christmas spirit page 8
News Laura Bush visits local university page 5
Wireless Philadelphia could have people surfing in the streets. The campaign to create a free, open-air wireless network spanning the city’s 135 square miles plans to deliver Internet service to over one million people, making it the strongest push for Internet accessibility among large cities. The plan involves placing thousands of radio wave transmitters in traffic control devices and atop streetlamps to provide high-speed broadband connectivity at all points within city limits. Philadelphia’s Mayor John Street and Chief Information Officer Dianah Neff are spearheading the campaign, working with an executive committee to generate financial plans and logistical solutions. According to Philly.gov, the executive committee will also work to
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Mayor John Street plans on making the entire city of Philadelphia wireless.
establish a cooperative deal with private wireless Internet providers. Street is optimistic about the role city-wide wireless connectivity will play in the future of Philadelphia. “Philadelphia hasn’t had a first in technology since the Univac,” he said in a recent
news release. “Just like roads and transportation were keys to our past, a digital infrastructure and wireless technology are keys to our future.” Current estimates put the WIRELESS, page 4
According to the American Red Cross, whose motto is: “Together, we can save a life,” even in good times, the nation’s blood supply is fragile. Cabrini College is jumping in to help save lives by sponsoring a blood drive on Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Grace Hall Atrium. The need for blood continues to outpace the growth in blood donations. Every few seconds, someone needs a blood transfusion. Only less than five percent of eligible Americans actually donate each year. The blood drive is one of the BLOOD DRIVE, page 3