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Freese's passing impacts hearts'Block. AsHLEY WEYLER NEWS EDITOR ARW723@CABRINI.EDU
In a scorching bot room on the third floor of Woodcrest Hall in August 2001, Cristin Marcy met Jackie Freese. "A bubbly, curly-haired Jackie came over and introduced her• self as my neighbor. I knew that she was someone that I was going to be friends with," Marcy said. "She was the greatest person you could ever meet, no joke! Every great quality that you mention, that would describe Jackie." M_arcy thinks this is how others should remember Jaclyn M. Freese, who passed away on Wednesday, March 8 of osteosarcoma, a very rare type of bone-cancer. The 22--~..;y;.:ear ..._-old was the 2003-2004 editor in chief of the Loquitur and a member of the class of 2005 at Cabrini. Kristen Catalanotto, a sen• ior English and communication major, worked with Freese on the Loquitur. "Jackie was my very first editor in chief, and she taught me a lot about being a good journalist. She was very willing to help me with a story and always gave me positive feedback about my skills as a reporter," she said. The biggest thing she learned, however, was to stay positive. Catalanotto said, "I
the English and communication department, worked closely with Freese as her adviser. He said, "I saw her deal with hundreds of deadlines, and I never saw her flustered or panicky. She always knew how to handle tough situations. She kept her cool and made other people feel that they could overcome obstacles. It seems she was that way until the end." In April of 2004, while Freese was running on a treadmill, she experienced pain in her lower left leg. The pain continued and worsened through the end of the school year. In June of the same year, Freese turned 21, so she decided to wait until after her birthday tQ go to the doctor. In an earlier interview with Freese, she said, "That was the biggest mistake I made. I should have never waited that long." After an appointment with 1<£NKi\vfft1AN/l'Rof£SSOfl Of f>HQ'IOGAAPHYan orthopedic doctor, which JackieFreese i$ shown above workingon the loquitur as Editor-in-Chief of the 2003- showed everything to be fine, 2004 staff. Friends remembered her as alwayshappy and flashing her notorious smile. the pain still persisted. She Freese died on March 8 at the the age of 22. decided to call the doctor again. This time, an MRI will forever remember her with will always remember how con- showed an abnormality in her long curly hair and a smile on her tagious Jackie's happiness was. leg. "When the doctor said it face." She was such a fun-loving per· was cancer, I never thought I Jessica Marrella, a senior son. You couldn't be around her was going to die; I said ·oK, English and communication and not feel happy yourself," what do I have to do to beat major, also worked as a staff Marella said. this?'" Freese said in her Up Dr. Jerome Zurek, the bead of writer under Freese. She said, "l ' • JACKIE,page 3
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ASST. SPORTSEDITOR PJS723@CABRINI .EDU SHATOYA HOWARD
STAFF WRITER SRH725@CABRINI.EDU ANNMARIE CHACKO STAFF WRITER AC729@CABRINI.EDU
Cabrini, as peaceful and as uncontroversial as it may try to be, still faces the same issues dealing with race as other schools and communities. As hard as the campus tries to continue to live happily and safely, the community has to look outside of the Cabrini bubble. "Black. White.," the new, controversial, reality-based show hosted by the FX Network, is making quite a stir after its groundbreaking premiere March 8. Th~ show is about two very different families_,one white, one black, who change the color of their skin and see the world through the eyes of the opposite race, with the -help of professional makeup artists. History and political science professor Darryl Mace said, "I think [the show] is a really good idea. I think that sometimes people are afraid to talk about race, and this show will make people see the issues first-hand." The Sparks and the Wurgles, the two families chosen for the experiment, share a home in California during the taping of the show. This gives viewers the opportunity to see how each family member will react to people's perception of the two races. During the premiere of the show last week, students reacted with mixed feelings about the topic and the characters. Some felt that the producers were just emphasizing the stereotypes each race deals with and wondered how these issues would be taken seriously. Others appreciated the fact that there was a show focus-
College knowledge tested nationwide MICHELLE MORAN STAFF WRITER MLM724@CABRJNI.EDU
Ever wonder how much you really learn at college? Cabrini administrators and faculty want to know. Randomly picked seniors and freshmen have been participating in testing over the past couple weeks to answer that looming question. The test that is being conducted is the Collegiate Learning Assessment, which is a mechanism to gauge students' learning over their college career. The new push for college testing can be related to a nationwide trend among colleges. Last month the Bush administration launched a study that will examine whether
college testing could be beneficial to students, parents, taxpayers and the colleges themselves. The drive comes from an urge for colleges to prove that they are worth the price they have risen to in order to attend. The testing is also influenced by studies showing that college graduates' literacy rates are dropping. The test that is being conducted at Cabrini was designed by the Council for Aid to Education and the RAND Corporation, which describes the assessment as "an innovative approach to assessing your institution's contribution to student learning." The assessment, which has been conducted over the past JessWEBBIPHoTo EDITOR
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