When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...
Declaration of Independence, 1776
Siobhán Loughman Sabino, better known as Shivvy to her friends, is a senior at The College of New Jersey. She is majoring in Computer Science, has a minor in History, and is also studying French. She is studying abroad for the fall of 2011 at l'Université Blaise Pascal in France, and will graduate in May of 2012.
Siobhan spends most of her time studying, reading and researching, or getting involved in different organizations. She is president and founder of The Order of the Nose-Biting Teacups, TCNJ's Harry Potter club. She also serves as webmaster for French Club and Classical Studies Club.
She loves Jefferson and languages, and is a proud Gryffindor.