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Kimmel enhances “Creative Stages” learning with new virtual field trips focusing on jazz, music technology, musical theater, and creative expression (Philadelphia, PA, February 11, 2020) ––The Kimmel Cultural Campus announced the rollout of all new “virtual field trips” – expanding their already robust FREE digital education programming to reach thousands of more school children in Philadelphia. Despite being closed for nearly a year, the Cultural Campus has identified unique ways to continue to fill the needs of the community- transforming its education programs to the online space, partnering with local charities on food and blood drives, serving as a polling place, and even opening their doors as a peaceful resting place for protesters and police over the summer. Like many other non-profit arts organizations during... Read more →

by Henry Mcdowel There may not be such a thing as “perfect,” but in the essay writing world, a student can get pretty close if he has a solid plan for crafting one and is willing to put in the time and effort. Most students have learned the step-by-step process for crafting an essay: Pick a topic that meets the requirements of the instructor for both breadth and depth. Conduct appropriate research or engage in some critical brainstorming to identify the elements that should be included. Formulate a thesis statement that will guide all that you plan to include. Organize that research or brainstorming effort into the several important points. Put them into a sequence that is logical through some type of outline or graphic... Read more →

The average soccer player heads the ball 12 times in a game, and each header carries up to 100g acceleration, enough to cause serious brain damage. A Purdue study led by Prof. Eric Nauman quantifies how inflating balls to lower pressures, and subbing them out when they get wet, has the potential to reduce head injuries by about 20%. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Up to 22% of soccer injuries are concussions that can result from players using their heads to direct the ball during a game. To reduce risk of injury, a new study recommends preventing how hard a ball hits the head by inflating balls to lower pressures and subbing them out when they get wet. The study, conducted by Purdue University engineers, found... Read more →

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Gloucestercitynews.net files (The Center Square) – Conservative students on college campuses across the U.S. are more likely to self-censor than their more liberal classmates out of fear of backlash or retribution, according to a first-of-its-kind student survey commissioned by RealClearEducation and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). The survey is the largest of its kind – canvasing 20,000 students at 55 U.S. colleges and universities about their experiences with free speech on campuses. Conducted by College Pulse, the survey ranks schools according to how open and tolerant students say they are, among several other criteria, and includes numerous student comments about their experiences. “A university should be a lively marketplace of ideas – a place where... Read more →

Most of us have played a sport at some point in our lives. Some of us do it recreationally, say having a kick-about in the park. Others do it competitively. Throughout the entire educational path, learning institutions provide numerous platforms for students to engage physically. It makes sports an incredibly widespread interest among learners. It follows then that a student might be inclined to pursue a sport in college. They might be simply looking to try out something new in their new environment. After all, the college promises to be full of opportunities and experiences. Hence, it makes for a sensible choice to pick a sport and find out what lies in store for them. Similarly, they might be looking to find a way to... Read more →

UPDATED Gloucestercitynews.net files William E. Cleary Sr. | CNBNews GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (August 5, 2020)--Former Gloucester City resident and Gloucester Catholic Athletic Director Joseph R. Murphy passed away on August 2, 2020, at the age of 83. Murphy was an outstanding athlete at Gloucester Catholic starring in football, basketball, and baseball. After graduating in 1954 he went to play football at Lenoir-Rhyne University in North Carolina and graduated in 1959. RELATED 1953/Gloucester City: Rams vs. Lions City Football Series According to the University, Mr. Murphy was a three-sport standout for the Bears. His biggest accomplishments were in football that he made both as a player and as a coach. During his four years (1955-58) on the Bears football team, the squad posted a 36-3-2 overall... Read more →

Matt Guokas and Wilt Chamberlain were teammates on the 1966-67 NBA champion Philadelphia 76ers. (Gloucestercitynews.net)(July 13, 2020)--Like father, like son. Matt Guokas and his son Matt Jr. were the same in name and in-game.. And also in titles. Matt Guokas won the NBA Finals with the 1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors during his first season in the league. Matt Guokas Jr. won the NBA Finals with the Philadelphia 76ers during his first season in the league. Both were born in Philly. Both played their high school ball at Philadelphia’s Saint Joseph’s Prep. And father and son each spent their NCAA days toiling in the City of Brotherly Love with the Saint Joseph’s Hawks. He Was A Warrior At 6-foot-2, Matt Sr. was the tallest player on the... Read more →

All-Female Station on iHeartRadio Features Songs of Hope & Inspiration & Timely PSAs VISIT PHILADELPHIA® will launch of City of Sisterly Love Radio, a new music station streaming on iHeartRadio, on May 7, 2020, during National Travel and Tourism Week and just in time for Mother’s Day. Inspired by Philadelphia’s powerful legacy of female musicians, City of Sisterly Love Radio will provide inspiration, hope, encouragement and empowerment to listeners during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Between songs by legendary women artists, the station will stream timely public service announcements (PSAs). City of Sisterly Love Radio was originally conceived to be part of Philadelphia’s yearlong celebration of the centennial of the 19th Amendment. In early 2020, with support from Councilwoman Katherine Gilmore Richardson, all other members... Read more →

REALIZING THE DREAM, THE FUTURE OF D1® LOS ANGELES -- In the competitive world of amateur athletics where a Division One college scholarship is the first step to stardom, The Future of D1® offers a winning game plan for navigating the often intimidating and overwhelming recruitment process. The nation’s preeminent online sports resource dedicated to informing and empowering amateur athletes in their quest to play Division One sports, The Future of D1 recognizes that no two pathways to a college scholarship are alike. The Future of D1 is the brainchild of Askia Taylor, a powerhouse single mother, entrepreneur, and sole advocate for her eldest son, a devoted football player. After years of focusing energies to help make his dream a reality, she created the online... Read more →

(Gloucestercitynews.net)(April 24, 2020)--If you are keen to further your education but are also enthralled by the idea of taking a gap year to travel and see the world, deciding to study abroad could be a viable option to keep in mind. There are several benefits associated with studying at a university in a different country. A few of these benefits are highlighted below. You Can Immerse Yourself in a Different Land and Culture This is arguably the most appealing benefit of studying overseas. Not only will you be learning new things in terms of your coursework, but you will also be enjoying the exposure to an entirely different culture and way of life — which is a learning experience all on its own. You will... Read more →

(Gloucestercitynews.net)(March 31, 2020)--Every student must master the art of writing an essay. But there are several rules you have to understand. Find out what they are here. Learn the basic rules of essay writing, and you'll be making a positive impact on your grade from just writing. Writing an essay is one of the best ways you can express your opinions, improve your grade, and show your knowledge on a certain topic. It's also the perfect way educators and teachers use to understand the writing levels or prowess of students. In this post, I have gathered seven rules and tips that will help you get started on your essay writing. 1. Pick a Topic You have read or been given the guidelines/instructions to follow to... Read more →

(Gloucestercitynews.net)(March 26, 2020)--Greg Schiano has returned to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights after an absence of nine years. Schiano left the team after the 2011 season when he was appointed as head coach of the NFL franchise Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a successful tenure in New Jersey. However, his time in the NFL was brought to an end after only two seasons. The Buccaneers fired Schiano at the conclusion of the 2013 campaign as a result of their 4-12 record. Schiano also built a tough-nosed reputation, which rubbed several of his players the wrong way causing reported disharmony in the locker room that led to his downfall. It took time for another coaching opportunity to come along, joining the Ohio State Buckeyes as their defensive coordinator... Read more →

Gloucestercitynews.net (Dec. 18, 2019)--Voting used to be a straightforward process. Voters would pick up a ballot paper, walk into a booth, place an 'X' next to the name of the candidate they wanted to vote for, and human beings would count up all the votes to determine the winners and losers. The system was open to failure or error, as any system involving human hands always is, but it was a process that worked for centuries. Technology is gradually creeping into all of our lives and all of our systems and processes, though, and so the way in which we vote has changed. The primary purpose of technology is to make life easier for us all. Technology is there to make processes less laborious, less... Read more →

By Raymond Rolak | CNBNews Exclusive TAMPA-- The University of Minnesota football team accepted an invitation to compete in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1, 2020. The Gophers, who went 10-2 in the regular and a 7-2 in Big Ten play, will face Auburn (9-3) from the SEC. It will also be the second straight bowl game for the Gophers under head coach P. J. Fleck, as Minnesota played in the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit last season and beat Georgia Tech 34-10. This season, Minnesota was ranked No. 18 in the final College Football Playoff rankings, while Auburn was No. 11. It will be the first meeting ever between the Gophers and Tigers. Minnesota will be making their first-ever appearance in the prestigious bowl... Read more →

​ CAMDEN. N.J. (Dec. 4, 2019) – Just when it seemed like the Rutgers University-Camden women’s basketball team was going to survive after digging itself a deep hole, Stockton University came back to outlast the Scarlet Raptors, 60-55, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Wednesday night. The Ospreys, who improve to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the NJAC, scored the first seven points of the game and took a 16-4 lead with less than three minutes remaining in the opening quarter. In the last 2:10 of the first quarter, however, the Scarlet Raptors went on a 7-1 run, paced by six points from senior guard Fatimah Williams and a foul shot from sophomore forward Breanna Ettrick. The Scarlet Raptors (5-2 overall, 0-2 NJAC)... Read more →

PHILADELPHIA - Former Temple University men's basketball standout Shizz Alston, Jr. signed a contract with the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday, but is expected to be waived and play with the franchise's G League team, the Delaware Blue Coats, this season. Alston had played most recently with the Indiana Pacers in the 2019 NBA Summer League. The 6-4 guard had a record-setting senior campaign for the Owls, earning First Team All-American Athletic Conference and All-Big 5 honors while leading the Owls to a 23-10 record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament during the 2018-19 campaign. He led the American Athletic Conference and Philadelphia Big 5 in scoring (19.7 ppg) and free throw percentage with a school record .908. The Philadelphia native also set a Temple record... Read more →

Gloucestercitynews.net (October 23, 2019)--It’s always important to write an essay that stands out. It needs to get the attention of the writer’s audience, including a professor. One can do this by writing an essay about gender roles, for example. Gender roles evoke controversial notions of equality and the role of gender in today’s society. When one chooses a topic like this, people pay attention. Writing an essay that stands out isn’t the only thing that’s essential towards getting a good grade or a captivated audience, but it certainly helps. For those looking for a controversial topic to get attention, this article will look at a few of the major ones grabbing headlines today: Climate Change – Climate change has become a major point of contention... Read more →

By Raymond Rolak | CNBNews Contributor (Gloucestercitynews.net)(October 15, 2019)--A newly discovered comet has excited the astronomical community this week because it appears to have originated from outside the solar system. Comet-'Oumuamua-Illustration For decades, astronomers have speculated that the space between stars may be populated by solar minor bodies -- comets and asteroids. These are thought to have been ejected from their home planetary systems. Studies have also suggested that these bodies may occasionally pass through our Milky Way Solar System and be identified thanks to their strongly open orbits. The discovery of 'Oumuamua two years ago brought the long-awaited confirmation, sparking hopes for subsequent detections. A team of scientists led by astronomers from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland had done their homework well ahead... Read more →

By Dave Fidlin | The Center Square Pennsylvanians pursuing a higher education shoulder the second-highest amount of student-related debt in the nation, according to a recently released study. Gloucester City News blog files The Institute for College Access and Success, a student-focused public policy organization, recently took the wraps off its annual look at student debt across the U.S. at public and nonprofit colleges. In the report, researchers with the institute concluded Pennsylvania students graduating with a bachelor’s degree at the close of the 2017-18 school year amassed, on average, $37,061 in debt. Only Connecticut outpaced Pennsylvania with average debt in the same metric at $38,669 per student. Average debt across Pennsylvania increased $207, according to the researchers’ number crunching. At the close of the... Read more →

Gloucestercitynews.net (Sept. 25, 2019)--A lot of people detest essay writing because, honestly, it can be a quite difficult task for anyone. Generally, writing a good essay requires that you adequately follow the process involved no matter the subject you may be writing on. The writing process can actually take up a lot of your time – which is very precious – to gather materials, read and brainstorm ideas that eventually you’re going to use in your work. If it were possible, many people would totally avoid the task altogether to focus on other things which they find easier and more interesting. But it is not. All thanks to the internet, you can now easily find essay help online if you experience problems with it. Online... Read more →

The learning process doesn’t depend on the place for learning. So long as teachers are performing their role correctly, location is no hindrance. The virtual classroom is a new invention that is spreading out in the education sector. When defining it, a virtual classroom is a teaching and learning space where the members can interact and contribute to different subjects and topics regardless of the location they are. It is done in an online setting where there are various media used to enhance communication and understanding amongst the members. When asked to write such an essay, sometimes you may not have the right expertise and time to come up with useful content. This is why you should consider some resources to help you nail it... Read more →

Frank Michael Lordan CNBNewsnet(December 7, 2018)--Francis Michael Lordan, a retired newspaperman who had an abiding love for his church, country, comrades and craft, died Wednesday (Dec. 5) of congestive heart failure. He was 93 and lived at Phoebe Meadow Glen in Richlandtown Bucks County for the past three years. He had previously lived in the Cheltenham section of Philadelphia for 55 years. For more than forty years Lordan’s byline over important stories was familiar to newspaper readers in Philadelphia and its environs and South Jersey. He and his late sister, Mary Lordan, who never married, had both lived the previous 35 years in in the Swamp Poodle section of North Philadelphia where he was born in the family home. An Army veteran of World War... Read more →

Credit: Iowa State University News Service Iowa State researcher DC Lee says you don't have to invest a lot of time lifting weights to lower your risk for cardiovascular disease. Newswise — AMES, Iowa – Lifting weights for less than an hour a week may reduce your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 40 to 70 percent, according to a new Iowa State University study. Spending more than an hour in the weight room did not yield any additional benefit, the researchers found. “People may think they need to spend a lot of time lifting weights, but just two sets of bench presses that take less than 5 minutes could be effective,” said DC (Duck-chul) Lee, associate professor of kinesiology. The results –... Read more →

NEWTON, MA (11/02/2018)-- Junior Mindy Esposito (Sunderland, Mass.) and senior Julia Franzik (Wallingford, Conn.) scored a goal and an assist each Wednesday afternoon as second-seeded Lasell College defeated third-seeded Colby-Sawyer College, 5-1, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) field hockey tournament semifinal at Grellier Field. Lasell improves to 14-6 and advances to the GNAC championship game for the second straight year. The Lasers will play top-seeded Saint Joseph's College of Maine (18-1) Saturday in Standish, Maine, in a rematch of last year's title game, won by Saint Joe's, 3-0. The home team got on the board in the 11th minute off a play from a penalty corner. Esposito inserted the ball and eventually got it back from junior Brooke Landry (New Milford, Conn.). Esposito... Read more →

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Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf has signed Senate Bill 1090, the Timothy J. Piazza Antihazing Law, which strengthens penalties for hazing and ensures that schools have safeguards to protect students. The governor was joined by Jim and Evelyn Piazza, Timothy’s parents, bill sponsor Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, Penn State President Eric J. Barron and Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Greenstein. Timothy Piazza was a 19-year-old Penn State University student who died in February 2017 at a fraternity. “Tim’s tragic experience has led to real change. There is no place for hazing on our college campuses. And together, we will protect students and hold accountable those who engage in it,” said Governor Wolf. “We mourn for Tim’s loss with his family,... Read more →

What Is Essay Writing The essay is significant to you and the colleges to which you are applying. On the off chance that you think about the application as bits of a riddle or as autonomous voices meeting up to recount your story, the essay is a piece of the riddle over which you have finish control. The essay additionally gives you a chance to state what hasn't been said in your application and do as such in your unmistakable voice. For colleges, the essay not just gives a chance to assess your innovativeness, writing style and capacity, yet in addition says something in regards to your point of view—your inclinations, values, the manner in which you think—and the encounters and individuals who have particularly... Read more →

This is the thing that everything comes down to; you're sitting in the exam corridor, holding up to get your hands on that foreseen bit of paper. You've stuck a huge amount of data into your cerebrum and your fingernails are non-existent – it's an ideal opportunity to get serious! Truly the exam condition might be distinctive crosswise over orders. Processing understudies will sit a few tests before a PC with their fingers ready to code. A handy component will add to science understudy's last grade. It doesn't make a difference in case you're considering English, Economics, Psychology or History, each exam can be drawn nearer similarly with these exam writing tips. We're here to give you some assistance noting and writing exam questions that... Read more →

CNBNews graphics file On the off chance that you are perusing this, it is sheltered to expect that you are some place during the time spent contributing an assemblage of unique learning to your scholastic field. This is, after all what writing a dissertation is. It is further protected to accept that in the event that you are at this phase of a scholarly profession then you have officially aced the basics of scholastic work. You are a lord of note-taking, a searcher and discoverer of libraries, you deplete lists and you possess google. You can pour over the old and the new of your field and string sections together to make insightful, stunning papers of astonishing splendor. Everybody says as much! It is very... Read more →

(CNBNewsnet)(August 30, 2018)--The off-season period is an important phase of the NBA, during which each club tries to improve its squad and to make the most advantageous transfers. This season has been especially notable for interesting transfers. Such solutions will impact the distribution of force among the clubs significantly. Fans can follow basketball live on the user-friendly web platform broadcasting all interesting events. The Most Interesting Transfers The off-season period of this year has a sort of tradition - transfers of true veterans who have been playing with one club for a long time. For example, the following interesting transfers can be mentioned: The transfer of Vince Carter. At the moment, the player has decided to become a free agent of “Atlanta”. Now, his annual... Read more →

Briana Wilson, a third-year student at Penn Vet, is helping her peers establish a commercial goat dairy operation in Gambia. Briana Wilson, a third-year student in the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, plans to pursue a career as a small-animal vet, mainly caring for cats and dogs. But this summer, she’s getting a trial-by-fire education in goat husbandry, project management, and negotiating the challenges of helping launch a business in a relatively remote region of a developing nation. Wilson has been working at the Gambia Goat Dairy, an ambitious project launched by two other Penn Vet students two years ago to create a commercial-scale, sustainable herd of milking goats. The aim of the dairy is to model best practices while supplying local residents... Read more →

Photo Courtesy of Cindy Fox We are a baseball family. I played Little League Baseball® and so did both of my boys. Our oldest son went on the play collegiate baseball and was scouted by several Major League teams, and was Taylor’s idol. Like his older brother, Taylor played Little League and then played on his high school team. He was a very talented player, and had dreams of pitching in college and one day playing in the pros. Taylor was very competitive at everything he did – in school and in his social life. During high school, he was never satisfied with just being in the starting lineup, he wanted to be the number one pitcher on his squad. One of his coaches told... Read more →

Rayneld M. Johnson By Jacek Adamski | CNBNews Exclusive DETROIT-- On Wednesday, March 28th at noon, Wayne State University is hosting a special fashion event to help celebrate their 150 anniversary. Part of the official WSU Sesquicentennial series of events scheduled to highlight the occasion will be a special showcase that will feature fashions through the past 150 years. Included will be significant costumes and rare artifacts that glimpse and explore a timeline throughout Detroit’s rich fashion history. Form and functionality will be highlighted and some interesting firsts will be stressed. The multi-media presentation will be moderated by Rayneld Johnson, PhD (photo above). Johnson is a senior WSU faculty member in Fashion Design and Merchandising of the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art... Read more →

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on two stories in the New York Times that malign the Catholic Church in Ireland: Newspapers are supposed to report news, but when they don’t—when they recycle old news—it calls into question the motive. That’s what the New York Times did recently. On January 14 and January 16, it ran two “news” stories besmirching the Catholic Church in Ireland: neither broke any new ground and both misreported the facts. The January 16 story by Ed O’Loughlin reports on discussions in Ireland on what to do about the Magdalene Laundry on Gloucester Street, the last of its genre; these were homes and workplaces for homeless and dispossessed women. “Poor nutrition and hygiene, cold and damp lodging and little or no... Read more →

He was quite a man and did Gloucester City and Gloucester Catholic proudly... ~Frank Batavick, Classmate and Friend William E. Cleary Sr. | CNBNewsnet GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (CNBNewsnet)--William F. Barron, of Portland, Oregon (photo) lost his battle with kidney cancer on January 4, 2018. He was 73 years old. Bill grew up in Gloucester City, NJ and received his elementary education from St. Mary's Grammar School. He graduated from Gloucester Catholic High School in 1963. He was predeceased by his parents, Edward and Delores Barron. He is survived by his siblings, Judy, Joe, Ed, and Tim. Also many cousins, nieces, and nephews living in this area. Private funeral services were held in Portland, Oregon. His uncle, Hank Miller, of Kitakyushu City, Japan wrote the CNBNews... Read more →

NCAA Men's 8K Results | NCAA Women's 6K Results ELSAH, IL --- Four runners from the New Jersey Athletic Conference earned All-America honors at Saturday's NCAA Championships in Elsah, IL, including Rowan's Kevin Veltre, Ramapo's Jeremy Hernandez, Stockton's Alicia Belko, and TCNJ's Natalie Cooper. Veltre came in 13th out of 279 runners for All-America honors. He covered the 8K course in 24:39.62. This season, he was the individual champion at the NJAC Championships. Veltre was the conference's Runner of the Year and on the NJAC All-Conference first team. Hernandez placed his highest in his collegiate career as he crossed the finish line with a time of 24:57.92 in the 8k race. The time put him in 38th place earning him All-American honors, the first of... Read more →

PITMAN—The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its Week 11 Football Players of the Week on November 12. Please click here for the selections ending the week of Saturday, November 11. Read more →

SEPTEMBER 2017 Mushroom Festival/ClearysNoteBook Through September 2, 2017 OTHER DESERT CITIES. Brooke Wyeth’s award-winning play takes the Bucks County Playhouse stage to offer a new twist on the home-for-the-holidays theme. (215) 862-2121, bcptheater.org Through September 3, 2017 SUBVERSION AND SURREALISM IN THE ART OF HONORÉ SHARRER. At the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the artist who came into her own in World War II and became a controversial figure in the 1950s receives her first critical reassessment as a bridge between surrealism and Pop Art. (215) 972-7600, pafa.org Through September 10, 2017 STORYLAND: A TRIP TROUGH CHILDHOOD FAVORITES. This temporary exhibit at the Please Touch Museum pays tribute to classic children’s books such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter; Chicka Chicka Boom... Read more →

Graphic courtesy of MSU Sports Information By Raymond Rolak | CNBNews Exclusive FREELAND, Mich. -- Tori Jankoska couldn’t hold back the tears of joy when, with the ninth overall pick, she was drafted by the Chicago Sky. She watched the draft festivities with about 40 family and friends in the basement of her parents, Randy and Lisa Jankoska. The Michigan State guard wanted to stay in the confines of support and share the experience. Her whole playing career has been that way. She shares and dishes off to her teammates. She offers support. She is the complete team player. Michigan State head coach Suzy Merchant watched the draft in Freeland along with the Jankoska family. As a senior, in 33 games this season, Jankoska averaged... Read more →

(CNBNewsnet)(November 29, 2016)--There is no definitive way of ranking the world’s best CEOs. Some use company performances and bottom lines to rank CEOs. Others, like Washington State University, focus on innovations and how these top executives are leading the mobile revolution. Among the top names are Tim Cook and Larry Page, CEOs at the two most influential tech companies in the world: Apple and Alphabet (Google). Both CEOs have introduced a lot of innovations in recent years, changing the way we interact with mobile devices greatly. With both of these CEOs, one of the best things we can learn from them is their approach towards innovation. Innovation doesn’t always mean change. Sometimes, it means taking something good and refining it to provide a much better... Read more →

Kennedy Health President & CEO Joseph W. Devine Kennedy Health President & CEO Joseph W. Devine, FACHE, was awarded the prestigious Signum Fidei Medal from La Salle University’s Alumni Association at its annual Alumni Awards Dinner, held in Philadelphia on November 18th. Presented annually since 1942 to individuals or groups for upholding the humanitarian principles, goals and mission of La Salle University and the Christian Brothers, the Signum Fidei Medal derives its name from the motto of the Brothers of the Christian Schools – “Sign of Faith.” Previous winners include Peace Corps founder Sargent Shriver; Saint Gabriel’s System, a Philadelphia-based program that provides treatment services for troubled youth; and H. Edward Hanway, Chairman of Faith in the Future, a King of Prussia, PA-based organization that... Read more →

Attention Trump supporters! Hop into my time machine and transport yourselves back to early June 2015. Now, what if I had told you back then that the candidate you would eventually champion for the U.S. presidency would also have the solid support of the KKK, North Korea, ISIS, a European fascist, and the Chinese Communists? What would your reaction have been? Still the simplistic “Anyone but Hillary”? I doubt it. I think you would have thought me delusional, but that’s exactly what’s happened. Last February, white nationalist and former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, David Duke told his radio audience, “Voting for these people (other primary candidates), voting against Donald Trump at this point, is really treason to your heritage… I support voting for him... Read more →

Frank J. Batavick | CNBNewsnet We are all on the same arc—birth, life, death. Of course, we don’t have any control over the first stage, and sometimes the last can come unexpectedly, like a clap of thunder. But we can all be rulers of our own domain during the middle stage, especially if we subscribe to humorist Leo Rosten’s belief that “The purpose of life is not to be happy—but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.” It turns out that this philosophy is also essential to the final stage of our arc, death. If we are granted a long life, we all want and need to feel productive and useful until... Read more →

Frank J. Batavick | CNBNewsnet If you had a choice of superpowers, would you rather be invisible or able to fly? In 2001 actor and comedian John Hodgman conducted an unscientific poll on this topic for National Public Radio’s This American Life. Responders had to pick just one of these superpowers and they’d be the only person in the world to have it. The answers were very telling about a person’s moral bent. Those who chose invisibility more often than not did so to spy on exes, peak into showers, sneak into movie theaters, or shoplift. The fliers just wanted to get places faster or give kids rides on their back. Lacking any other powers, like super-human strength or X-ray vision, fliers opted not to... Read more →

Frank J. Batavick | CNBNewsnet Earlier this year I attended an exhibit at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore. Titled “From Pen to Press: Experimentation and Innovation in the Age of Print,” the display focused on how the old world of hand-written manuscripts coped with the radical changes wrought by Guttenberg’s printing press. As with many innovations, mechanically printed books were considered a passing fancy. A German Benedictine abbot, Johannes Trithemius, wrote a treatise in 1492, “De laude Scriptorum Manualium” or “In Praise of Scribes,” in which he opined that, “Printed books are a fad.” To gain acceptance, some of the first printed books tried to mimic traditional manuscripts by using vellum made of cured calf or sheep skin instead of paper. The publishers also... Read more →

The tranquil Sea Isle Beach, Sea Isle N.J. (photo credit Sea Isle City) Frank J. Batavick | CNBNewsnet The placid ocean shimmered in the evening sun. Undulating ribbons of foam-kissed waves gently petted the shore. Long fingers of color — moss green, marine gray, midnight blue — softly vibrated across the surface like rippling beach chair fabric. As a laughing gull soared silently above, a 40-something, bikini-clad woman — tall and tan and middle-aged and lovely — came ambling by ... texting … tap, tap, tapping … staring at her iPhone. And nature gently wept. Forgive my tortured prose, but you get the idea. This woman's violation of my summer reverie really bothered me. Here I was with my wife on an almost deserted beach... Read more →

Photograph of Princeton Battlefield State Park, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Author Frank J. Batavick | CNBNewsnet On each patriotic holiday my wife gets up early to put out the flags. Back on July 4, 2007 we were living in a town just outside Princeton, N.J., and she retrieved the bundle of 30-inch tall American flags that we stored in the hall closet. Some were freebies from past parades and others used to belong to her dad. These are a bit faded and frayed and at least two have only 48 stars, but they represented a way for that first generation German to sincerely tout his loyalty and pay his respects to Old Glory. Soon she lined our sidewalk with red, white, and... Read more →

Frank J. Batavick | CNBNewsnet It was a little over 150 years ago on April 7 that Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, marking the end of the Civil War. We have just about closed the book on our nation’s Civil War sesquicentennial. But has the war ever really ended? It is not difficult to answer this somewhat rhetorical question. There are too many symbolic and actual instances of the South’s refusal to concede defeat, from Confederate flags in yards and on license plates to objections to the Affordable Health Care Act on the basis of states’ rights. Look at any map of the U.S. showing those states whose legislators have agreed to opt out of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid... Read more →

Frank J. Batavick | CNBNewsnet You can call it misinformation, spin control or propaganda. Regardless, there are things that some people insist on believing that collide with the inconvenient truths of history. The assertion that this nation was founded on Christian principles flies in the face of the fact that many of our founders were Deists and not pure-bred Christians. Thomas Paine, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Ethan Allen, and James Monroe may have been baptized into the Anglican Church, but as contemporaries during the Age of Enlightenment, they adopted a belief in the primacy of human reason. For them God or Divine Providence represented a supreme being who created the universe but then stepped back, much like a clock-maker. This God also handed... Read more →

by Frank J. Batavick | CNBNewsnet Imagine laughing at death that's delivered from the air. In 1939, the renowned radio dramatist Arch Obler wrote a short and startling play for the NBC network. He centered the plot of "The Laughing Man" on a book that had been discovered in the ruins of a civilization some 20,000 years old. Those who studied the book found its narrative totally incredible. It described warfare between races and abetted by amazing flying machines that dropped "horrible tearing things" on the beings below. The play's narrator found the idea so absurd that all he could do was laugh uproariously. This summer marks the 71st anniversary of an event that was far from laughable. On Aug. 6, 1945, a U.S. B-29... Read more →