The Hofstra Chronicle: October 17th, 2013 Issue

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KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935

New shuttle route responds to recent crime

The night shuttle had its first trial run this weekend. The route is traced in red and the shaded area represents campus.

By Marisa Russell

special to the chronicle

Off-campus students may feel a little safer when traveling home now.

A new night shuttle made its first trial run on Friday around the perimeter of Hempstead to ensure that students who live off-campus are safe. These con-

cerns were raised after a series of crime incidents occurred in the area.

Several new initiatives have been created through the “task force,” comprised of Sandra Johnson, Vice President of Student Affairs, Joseph Barkwill, Vice President of Facilities and Operations, and about 30 other students, staff, parents and com-

munity members.

“The thing to keep in mind is every year Public Safety looks at how they can enhance safety measures on the campus, this [task force] isn’t a one-time thing that we do,” Johnson said.

According to Johnson, the task force is meant to present ideas to President Rabinowitz that are to be handled in a short time period

Chronicle map based on information provided by Public Safety and be solved quickly.

The night shuttle is one of the largest items that has come out of the task force, and appeared to be number one on the list. The shuttle is designed to run the normal campus bus route, as well as make stops in the surrounding off-campus neighborhoods where many students live.

The route was established

based on population density in certain areas. According to Johnson, this is why the university asked for students to update their contact information.

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Parking problems called in question

By Zachary Englis

special to the chronicle

Students know well that finding a parking space in the Breslin commuter lot is like waging war.

But, this war might actually not be a problem with the lot itself and rather students’ attitudes.

Although most classes are held on the academic side of campus, the problem may be that students do not want to park in other lots around campus.

Junior Stephanie Ross commutes to Hofstra from Bethpage and has faced parking problems.

“I think parking on the south side of campus needs improvement,” said Ross. “The spots are too small and the students don’t know how to park correctly.

I recently just got hit on campus.

I was parked and I noticed I had a dent on my back left bumper. I didn’t see who did it.”

Ross suggested an increase in the number of Public Safety officers patrolling the parking lots and the addition of more parking spots.

However, according to John O’Malley, Associate Director of Public Safety Operations, this is an improvement from four years ago, before there was a commuter designated parking lot.

“Prior to that it was general parking for everybody,” O’Malley said. “We buy up houses and turn them into parking lots.”

O’Malley said that plans are always discussed to figure out a way of adding additional parking

on campus.

Vinny Bellissimo, senior commuter from Seaford, witnessed reckless driving in Hofstra parking lots. He recently avoided an accident in Breslin when a car sped around him as he pulled into a spot.

“I’ve only been able to park there [Breslin] when I had an 8 a.m. class freshman year,” said Bellissimo. “Every other time I’ve had class, like 9:30 a.m., [there were] no spots. But I don’t mind walking from all the way on the other side by the field hockey field. I’ll park there and I’ll walk across the Unispan, [it’s] no big deal.”

Students would like to see an improvement with the way the parking lots are now. Lana

Zuaiter, a junior resident, listens to her commuter friends talk about the lack of spaces.

“Maybe they could reconstruct lots to make more room,” said Zuaiter. “They definitely need bigger spaces or more proportional spaces.”

However, O’Malley suggested that the parking problem is actually spillover from a completely different issue on campus. He suggests that the parking problem is actually the students’ fault, not the facilities.

“We are always looking to improve them [parking lots],” said O’Malley. “Most of the problem with parking here is that people don’t want to walk. There is not a parking problem here, there is a walking problem.”

Women WAGE for equal pay

By Jessica Parks

special to the chronicle

The average American woman is making 77 cents to every one dollar that a man is making. The WAGE Project is making sure that “Women Are Getting Even.”

Women college graduates will earn on average $1.2 million less than men throughout their careers with the same degree, according to a study released by the American Association of University Women. This wage gap begins as early as the first job a person gets out of college.

The WAGE Project held a workshop in the Student Center on Tuesday called “$tart $mart.”

This event was brought about to teach women the skills to negotiate the wages that they want and need to survive.

Women were taught how to figure out what employers are paying for the job that they want and how to negotiate their worth with the employer.

“There is a tendency of students to feel that they should accept the first job that they are offered,” said Dr. Kathryn Valerius, director of the women studies program. “Students should be their own advocates.”

Throughout the workshop, Annie Houle, national director of the WAGE Project, stressed that

Che Sullivan/The Chronicle Women were taught how to negotiate for higher salaries during a workshop held Tuesday night.

women need to have prepared skills to negotiate a salary. If a woman makes less money than she needs, then she will start out her career in debt. This also affects how much she is paid when she is promoted or moved onto the next job.

“I really wish I had something in college to learn about salary negotiation,” said Nayelli Perez, assistant director of the Career Center and a recent college graduate.

Houle gave the women in the

workshop some online resources that can help them figure out what they should base their target salary on in the field they are pursuing.

For instance, Salary.com shows a salary range for people with the same experience in the same field. You can also change the area so there are local statistics.

Online resources make a starting point to prepare for the negotiation. “[They] are a good go-to to put

everything together,” said Perez.

Houle did not only teach students about salaries, she also taught students about how budget and benefits are important to the negotiation of the total compensation package.

A woman needs to put together a “bare-bones budget,” as Houle said. This budget is the money that needs to be put towards necessities like food, rent and utilities. Knowing her budget, a woman will know what the minimum offer it is that she can accept.

Many college students do not know much about benefits and how these can add to the compensation package. Benefits can give you the extra incentive to accept a job offer.

“It is important for students to learn about benefits that can add to the job, said Victoria Rametta, senior political science and global studies major.

This was a topic that Rametta did not learn much about from her family and from past jobs.

She felt that was one of the most important things she had learned at the workshop.

It is intimidating because many students will go through salary negotiation for the first time when they are out of college, Rametta said. She said it was helpful to be more prepared for it.

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Hofstra adds digital broadcast channels

By Elisha McNeil

special to the chronicle

Digital broadcast is making its way into Hofstra and bringing HBO with it. Several new TVs have been placed in Dutch Treats, Bits & Bytes and some of the dorms.

HBO and twelve HD channels were added to the HofstraVision Channel Lineup on Thursday.

The lineup now includes the following channels: HBO East, HBO West, HBO Comedy, HBO Signature, HBO Zone, AUDIENCE, Fuel TV, NFL Network, MLB Network, National Geographic Wild, NBA Network and HD Net. Helen Latimer, director of Hofstra’s Networks and Telecommunications, explained that the new TVs and upgrades to the broadcast content network were negotiated with MTVU, the MTV channel for universities. The agreement included the purchase of HD modulators and an additional HD satellite installed to the roof of the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication.

Latimer said that the new technical additions were necessary with the constant change in technology.

“It’s a matter of economics,” Latimer said. “From a technical perspective, it’s the way the

Inforgraphic generated on infogr.am industry is going to digital broadcast at this point. We thought it was an enhancement to the infrastructure that was worthy of an investment from the University.”

The selection of HBO as the lineup’s premium channel was

based on the results of a survey conducted by Student Affairs.

Jayne Brownell, assistant vice president for student affairs, said that Student Affairs agreed with a recommendation by SGA to allow students to select the group of

channels they preferred in this year’s residential quality of life survey.

The survey included the choice between HBO, Showtime, Cinemax and Starz/Encore. The results revealed HBO as the clear winner with a 72.9 percent vote out of the 746 responses. The survey ran from Feb. 25 to March 11 and was distributed to all residential students through email.

“I think that students are always looking for an upgrade to technology,” Brownell said.

Ariella Katz, sophomore and accounting major, did not have the chance to check out the upgrade, but she said that she is very excited for the new HD channels, especially HBO. “I’m a big fan of the show ‘Girls’ and that’s on HBO,” Katz said.

“There’s other stuff on HBO that I’ve always wanted to watch and now that it’s actually on the TV, it’s awesome. This weekend I’m definitely going to chill, catch up on TV and watch some ‘Girls.’”

Although Michaela Marano, freshman and public relations major, was unaware of the new lineup, she said that HBO was a nice addition for students.

“It’s for the better,” Marano said. “They’re trying to become modern and I think that’s a benefit to the school. I’m a fan of HBO movies that are on, if … let’s say,

Netflix doesn’t have it, and I like that aspect.”

While students were given the luxury of choosing HBO as their premium channel, the selection of the seven other HD channels were left up to the Network and Telecommunications department.

Latimer said that the selection was based on the recommendation of the company that supports the infrastructure (cabling, amplifiers, power supplies and everything that keeps the TV network up) within the university.

Their recommendation, based upon experience, was to broadcast mostly HD sports channels.

Fortunately, if the channels are not necessarily what the student body wants, they can all be changed at any time and the changes will take effect within 48 hours. However, the HBO package cannot be changed due to contract.

Latimer even discussed the possibility of similar improvement plans in the future.

“Right now the majority of our head end modulators are analog.,” Latimer said. “Over time we’re in theory going to either replace modulators with digital modulators or with one of the other newer [technologies] that we’re looking at called IPTV, which is television over the data network.”

Social networking finds niche in medical world

By Andrew Manning

special to the chronicle

The Internet might just be your new doctor.

This idea was met with a number of empty seats at Hofstra’s “Can Social Networking Improve Health Communication?” lecture on Tuesday.

The lecture discussed the effect that a democratized media ecosystem would have on their relationship with the world of medicine for the rest of their lives.

Lee Rainie, director of the Internet Project at Pew Research, a resource frequently used by the Lawerence Herbert School of Communication, insisted that he and his “Fact Tank” have no agenda. They simply collect data on Internet trends and present them to the public.

All the speakers spoke of social media not as a counterproductive trend, but as a shift in the way information is exchanged.

The speakers said if this trend is embraced properly, it could benefit the medical field greatly.

“It’s a fad,” said Andrew Spieldenner, assistant professor of rhetoric at Hofstra, impersonating his first reaction to the world of social media. He then declared: “It’s not a fad.”

Initially hesitant about disclosing to his students that he was HIV positive, he eventually gave this up. “I realized they were just ‘Googling’ me while in class and finding out for themselves.”

Nikki Gyftopoulos, a junior public relations major, said she enjoys using the kinds of health and fitness apps discussed in the lecture.

“It kind of gives you a new perspective on social media, and health in general. A lot of people don’t see the direct effect of medicine on communication,” Gyftopoulos said.

Communication about medical issues used to place doctors in a position of total control. A patient would typically come in with a problem and a doctor would give him or her a solution.

Since the rise of information technology at the turn of the century, patients can now engage with each other like never before.

Spieldenner pointed out in his presentation how men with HIV can find online communities, such as Poz.com, to exchange advice, suggest doctors or even just talk openly about their illnesses.

“I was shocked to see how many people are finding sup-

port groups online,” said Emily Lenguadoro, junior public relations major.

Rainie said that although the Internet is too often relied on for what should be doctor-given information, self-diagnosis is far from a recent invention.

“People were getting bad advice even before the Internet existed,” Rainie said.

Rainie called this a new neighborhood in the digital world, which most of us tend to take for granted. This idea was juxtaposed with the harsh reality of what Katherine Dietrich, bioethics professor at Hofstra, described as disproportionate access to care.

She stated that those without proper access to the Internet are usually the ones most likely to need medical advice.

While Rainie told the audience

about different online communities raising money for a sick woman whose husband reached out via the Internet, Dietrich’s presentation stated that this kind of happy ending would be impossible for some.

“But when community, consultation and public disclosure start to happen online, they get left out of the conversation,” Dietrich said.

Most, if not all, of the Hofstra community is fortunate enough to have access to a positive network both online and offline. As current or future patients, or even friends or relatives of patients, students can take part in the increasingly democratic world of medicine in a way that would have been unimaginable just over a decade ago.

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Night shuttle earns student approval Continued from A1 The bus route is available online at my.hofstra.edu through the night shuttle icon. The bus can also be located through the My Hofstra application.

“The bus is equipped with a GPS so that students can track the bus,” said Charles Forrest, Associate Director of Public Safety.“This makes it so that if they need a ride all they have to do is look on the web to find the exact location.”

Elissa Salamy, a sophomore journalism major, says that the application has small glitches now but it will be worked on as the route for the shuttle is finalized.

The trial run for the shuttle will determine where to best locate bus stops and changes will be made as needed, according to

both Johnson and Barkwill.

Many students utilized the shuttle last weekend. Lyndsay Crescenti, freshman drama major, had an optimistic reaction to the bus.

“The feel that I got was that the bus driver was really cool, he was playing popular radio music and he was very responsive to us,” Crescenti said. “He drove us right to the building and we didn’t have to worry about walking.”

Both Johnson and Barkwill anticipate that students will take the opportunity to use this service, especially as the weather gets cooler—a sentiment echoed by

Salamy.

“I think that it’s definitely a good move towards making places off campus safe,” said Salamy.“I’ve been on night buses on other campuses and they were always

that were developed by the task force. These initiatives include an addition of public safety officers to the campus staff, the installation of LED lights along buildings and walkways and the addition of 10 safety phones.

Over the past few weeks, lights have been installed and trees trimmed to increase lighting along the roadway. Additionally, phones have been installed and two additional public safety officers were hired.

These moves appear to have support among the student body.

“I have never had a negative

“The feel that I got was that the bus driver was really cool, he was playing popular radio music and he was very responsive to us.” well reserved and helped get people to and from places they need to be.”

In an email sent out to all students and staff last week, President Stuart Rabinowitz stated additional new initiatives

experience with Public Safety,” Salamy said. “I think adding more public safety officers is definitely a good thing.”

Members of the task force are hoping that not only will these initiatives make off campus safe and assist with transportation, but also increase the responsibility that students take for themselves.

“The truth is that our campus is very, very safe,” said Johnson.

“This [night shuttle] is a way to expand students’ sense of safety and awareness in more suburban communities.”

The night shuttle has seen positive outcomes after the first weekend and officials are hopeful entering the second weekend of its launch, beginning on Monday Oct. 21, with service every day of the week from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

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Smoking ban penalties still up in the air

By Chris Owens

special to the chronicle

University Senate revisited the familiar controversies, deficiencies and concerns surrounding the almost year-old, south side smoking ban and possible punishments to enforce it, yet no solutions have been reached.

Senate members discussed on Monday how they could implement a reasonable penalty for smoking on the South Campus.

One of the less severe solutions was “killing [smokers] with kindness,” as one senator phrased it, by handing out No Smoking reminders to persons found smoking. An objection to this proposal, however, was concern that the reminders would become litter on the ground.

A more severe penalty could be

academic punishment. Students violating the ban would have their grades withheld by the University with this proposal. Many thought academic punishment was too cruel. Most members said that a monetary fine was the best course of action, but some members disagreed.

In the end, the problem was left unresolved. The University is doing more research about other schools’ bans to gain insight intotheir solutions.

In the meantime, Public Safety has been urged to take more action against smoking on campus. The Senate said that confronting smoking students is

part of the Public Safety officers’ contract.

A poll conducted by SGA showed student support for a smoking ban on North Campus with 368 votes for the ban and 222 against.

William Finnegan, supporter

Finnegan said.

Sacha Willk, a sophomore history major, said that the smoking ban on the South Campus was not as effective as it could be.

Willk viewed an expansion of the ban into North Campus as a futile effort.

“There really isn’t a good solution to this problem.

Students are going to do it anyway. It’s pointless,” Willk said.

Additionally, in response to the Senate’s ideas for instituting penalties against smokers, Willk expressed his doubts.

“Withholding grades is absurd and the reminders won’t work.

The fine is your best option, but I

“There really isn’t a good solution to this problem. Students are going to do it anyway. It’s pointless.” of the ban, thinks that monetary punishment would be the best option.

“I think fines are going to have to be a part of effective enforcement… I think Public Safety will have to be directly involved,”

still see there being some flaws,” Willk said.

Sam Fregly, a sophomore computer science major, shared a similar opinion as Willk.

“I’m all for a ban on south side of campus, but a ban on the north side is just ridiculous and wouldn’t be realistic,” Fregly said.

Besides the smoking ban, the Senate also talked about the costs to for students to replace IDs. Members are still looking at their options and other opinions on the matter.

The meeting concluded with new business that will be addressed at the next Senate meeting. Student parking, more polling data, getting students to join new subcommittees and the renovation of the Rathskellar are upcoming topics.

Public Safety Briefs A student left his wallet, containing his ID card and credit cards, in an unsecured locker in the Fitness Center on Oct. 9.

Upon his return, he discovered that his wallet was missing.

Police assistance was declined.

conducted, it was discovered that a student failed to evacuate and was then issued a summons.

A PSO on patrol observed a blue Mustang driving recklessly on Oct. 12. The PSO radioed for assistance. The driver was then identified as a non-student and was then escorted to the HIC and banned from campus.

On Oct. 9, a student reported a lost ID card. Hofstra Card Services informed the student that three unauthorized purchases were made on the card, totaling $54.89. An investigation is being conducted.

A student’s vehicle was found with derogatory remarks written on the trunk and vents around the fog lights removed on Oct. 10.

Police assistance was declined.

A fire alarm was activated in Cambridge House on Oct. 11.

After a search of the building was

On Oct. 12, PS responded to Berliner Hall where a chair was thrown against a wall, creating a hole in the sheetrock. An investigation is currently underway.

A PSO on patrol near Hofstra Boulevard saw a car fail to stop at the intersection of Hofstra and North Boulevards on Oct. 12. The driver was identified as a student, who was then issued a summons.

A student reported on October 12 that guests staying in her room refused to leave but were no longer welcome. PS responded and escorted the nonstudent guests to the HIC where they were banned from campus.

On Oct. 12, an RA in Bill of Rights Hall reported that offensive pictures were taped up to doors on the ninth floor. The pictures were confiscated and an investigation is currently being conducted.

A PSO observed two people smoking on marijuana behind Estabrook Hall on Oct. 12. They were identified as non-students and were then escorted to the HIC and banned from campus.

The Hofstra student they were visiting also received a summons for the actions of the guests.

SGA WEEKLY WRAP UP Compiled by Nico Machlitt

On Oct. 13, PS received a report of a smell of marijuana coming from a room in Suffolk Hall. PS found the resident inside. When questioned, the resident admitted to smoking and surrendered a bottle of alcohol, a grinder and marijuana residue. The student was issued a summons.

A PSO on patrol in Stuyvesant discovered several ceiling tiles were vandalized on October 13.

An investigation proved negative and the Plant Department was notified for repair.

A large party was reported in Norwich House on Oct. 14. PS responded, keyed in and found underage students and non-students drinking and playing beer pong. Nine students were issued summonses for liquor violations

and three non-students were banned from campus.

A student in Enterprise reported five pairs of jeans and one cardigan were stolen on Oct. 15. Police assistance was declined and an investigation is being conducted.

Key PS- Public Safety PSO- Public Safety Officer RA- Resident Assistant HIC- Hofstra Information Center

Compiled by Ehlayna Napolitano

• SGA recognized Student Advocates For Safe Sex as the university’s newest club. The organization will work to educate people on reproductive health and safe sex. They will also be working with Planned Parenthood and hold open question and answer forums.

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The ultimate guide to freshman year: do’s and don’ts

By Emily Soule SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Starting college is a huge step in life. Whether you are going to school 1000 miles away or commuting from home, it is something both exhilarating and nerve-racking. Now that a couple months have passed and everyone has settled in to be more at home, it is important to start making the best of your freshman year. Luckily for you, I have compiled the ultimate list of Freshman Do’s and Don’ts!

DO: Have your priorities in order.

It is important to commit to being successful in college.

It can be hard to make the transition from the high school workload to the college one and committing yourself to stay on top of things is the first step.

DON’T: Procrastinate.

Even though you may not have a parent breathing down your neck to get all of your work done, don’t forget about that feeling of stress that comes

from saving everything for last minute. Keep yourself organized and don’t get distracted by Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.

DO: Get involved on campus!

Join Greek life! Play a sport!

Create your own club! Whatever it is that interests you, find a way to bring that into your college experience. Getting engaged is a great way to make friends and you definitely won’t regret it.

DON’T: Stay in your room all the time.

While the comfort of your dorm room can be nice and relaxing, you shouldn’t spend all of your time in there. It is important to get outside, discover the campus and make new friends.

DO: Go to class.

Don’t expect your college workload to be any less than it was in high school. If you skip classes, you are sure to get behind and feel lost the next time when you attend. In order to be successful and make the grades, remember to do your homework, prepare well for tests

and actually GO to class!

DON’T: Be lazy.

Being on your own, as most people at college are, forces you to create your own lifestyle. Try your best to eat healthy and get enough sleep because that is the only way you will be able to keep yourself going and keep from getting sick.

DO: Be open to meeting new people.

College is all about new experiences and people. Get out there! There is never a better time to meet new people than your college years, and freshman year is the start of that experience. It’s important to know that not everyone will like you, but you will find tons of friends if you just give folks a chance.

Hopefully, by now I have inspired you to make the best of your first year at Hofstra University. There are so many opportunities and experiences out there waiting to be discovered by you, so get going!

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Combat boots make a comeback

By Lauren Wolfe SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Are you ready for combat?

It looks as if the girls walking around Hofstra’s campus certainly are, as the trending combat boots epidemic has struck the university hard.

Girls are flaunting the boots with black leggings, blue jeans, shorts and even skirts.

Where did this new fashion

buzz come from? Or are these fashionable boots considered old news?

You know what they say: everything always comes back into style. Items that were worn in the ’80s and ’90s are coming back into our lives.

Combat boots, of course, weren’t originally worn as a fashion statement at all. The boots were given to soldiers

“According to Adolph, she wears them because she enjoys ‘the rugged look of them...’”

as early as the Vietnam War to help them deal with climate and temperature changes while serving, according to veteran-owned company Military Boots Direct. The boots then appeared in style during the ’80s, making the shoes a part of every woman’s wardrobe.

Today, the military-style shoe is popular at Hofstra.

Sophomore Andrea Adolph is just one of many people on campus seen wearing these boots. According to Adolph, she wears them because she enjoys “the rugged look of them,” and she loves to wear the boots with a cute shirt, skirt and tights. Adolph said that she thinks the boots will stick around for awhile and even if they go out of style, they hold up well through walking in any type of

weather.

Andrea Adolph, and many of the fashionistas attending Hofstra University this semester will be rocking the combat boots. A style that was initially meant for soldiers has made a mark on the fashion world once again.

Photo credit: Lauren Wolfe Andrea Adolph is bringing back the combat boot.

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Dorm Room Dish: Mexican Hot Chocolate

By Elise Gabriele SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

As the weather begins to get colder do you ever notice yourself quickening your pace to get back to your dorm room or car?

You can’t wait to get back to the warmth of your room.

Maybe taking a hot shower will nip the cold? Or putting on your fuzziest socks? Search no more for a cheap and simple solution.

What better way for you to hide from the cold than curling up under a blanket, watching old movies–might I suggest “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”– and sipping this spicy yet comforting Mexican Hot Chocolate?

For two servings you’ll need: • Two cups of regular milk (Soy works fine too) • Two tablespoons of granulated sugar or to taste • Four tablespoons of

unsweetened cocoa powder • One-eighth teaspoon red chili powder (don’t mix up your teaspoons and tablespoons or your mouth will be on fire) • One teaspoon of ground cinnamon Add all of these ingredients together in your blender. Blend until all ingredients appear combined evenly. (This makes the liquid frothy, adding to the rich flavor of the finished cocoa). Once all of the ingredients are incorporated, put the pot on a burner, using medium to medium-high heat.

Stir constantly to prevent burning.

Once the cocoa starts to bubble, turn the heat down to medium or medium-low to keep it warm.

It may appear that you’re done, but what’s hot chocolate without homemade whipped cream?

Dreamy, creamy, and

spicy cocoa with a cloud of Homemade Cinnamon Whipped Cream. Yum. All you need is: • Half a cup of heavy cream • One and a half teaspoons of confectioners’ sugar • Half a teaspoon of vanilla extract • Half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon (optional) Blend these ingredients together with a hand mixer or stand mixer–whichever you prefer–until they form a thick, creamy consistency. This yields about a cup of whipped cream. If you don’t feel like making too much of a mess in your dorm’s kitchen, you can easily add the cinnamon to packaged whipped cream.

It’s as simple as that!

Finally the moment we’ve all been salivating over: pour your Mexican hot chocolate into two large mugs. Perhaps

Photo credit: Elise Gabriele Nothing like some hot chocolate on a cold day.

you can share with your roommate. Smother the top of your cocoa with as much whipped cream as you like.

Go ahead pile it high. Sprinkle more cinnamon or grind up some of your favorite cookies as added topping. Oreo’s are

perfect.

And there you have it.

You’ve given your chilly fall day the kick it needed to transition from luke-warm to muy caliente in just minutes.

Rock Climbing club reaches new heights

By Rachel Crocetti SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Right when you think that Hofstra has it all, an awesome new club pops up with opportunities to do another unique activity. Hofstra’s On-Belay Climbing Club is making significant strides in leadership and team building, both on campus and above it, too.

Hofstra’s first rock climbing club was founded last year by student Caitlyn Hutchison, so that club members could come together to scale the school’s rock climbing walls and its adventure course.

Current co-presidents Brittany Schreiber and Robert Gutierrez are now looking to expand the club to other outdoor activities, like hiking and slack lining, in the future. Schreiber gave the Chronicle a hint of the goals that the e-board is looking to meet this year.

“The founder of our club [Hutchison] actually transferred to a college in Rome, so we

have been really trying to build up this club,” Schreiber said.

“Last year the club only had about seven active members, but now our membership has grown significantly.”

to continuing to hold their meetings in the winter months, the new co-presidents are also looking to take members on separate trips to Island Rock in Plainview and Adirondack

“You don’t get off the ground much in other clubs. ” This year people have shown a lot of enthusiasm and interest in the club, and about 20–30 members attend meetings regularly. The club meets weekly on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at the adventure course, which is located to the north of the tennis courts.

As the weather gets colder, the club will be holding meetings at the indoor rock climbing wall in the physical education building, on Saturday afternoons from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. In addition

Adventure in upstate New York.

“This club gives students the opportunity to stay active while participating in an activity that is unique among traditional team sports,” Gutierrez said. “You don’t get off the ground much in other clubs.”

While the organization is called the On-Belay Climbing Club, its name will soon be changed to the Rock On Climbing Club, says the club’s E-board. Not only is the club’s motive to build teamwork and

inspire selfimprovement, but also the group’s activities are available to all levels of climbers, from beginners to the most advanced.

Schreiber weighed in on some of her favorite parts about the club.“The best part about being involved in [Climbing Club] is you get to stay active, challenge yourself, overcome your fears, hang out with your friends and just have fun,” she said.

For anyone interested in joining the On-Belay Climbing Club, you can find them on Facebook.

Photo credit: Rachel Crocetti Contact the club at HofstraOnBelayClimbingClub@gmail.com.

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Man on the Unispan

with registration underway, how do you pick your professors?

“I used to go to Rate My Professor, but I feel like it’s not very accurate.”

Michelle St-Amant, Junior

“I pick based on my class schedule.”

Claire Meltzer, Junior

“I just look at the time of the class.”

Jazara Morales, Freshman

“Rate My Professor.”

Donald Botson, Senior

“Rate My Professor.”

Alosha Digges, Freshman

“Rate My Professor.”

Jordan Goss-Packard, Junior

“I don’t know the whole process yet.”

Emmanuel Kazazi, Freshman

“I just have to take what I have to take.”

Sherilyn Vargas, Junior

“I’m an education major, so they give you what you have to take.”

Emily Nebenhaus, Junior

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And the award for Best Dressed goes to...

By Amanda Palomino SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Name: Veronica Zeman Class: Sophomore How you would describe your style: “Laid back. Anything comfortable yet stylish.”

Where you shop: “I shop in H&M, a thrift shop in Brooklyn, and Gap”

Name: Madeleine Birgenheier Class: Freshman How you would describe your style: “I like dark colors- I wear black everyday – it’s classy.”

Where you shop: “Forever 21 and H&M. They fit my personality best.”

Top three beauty apps

By Isabela Jacobsen STAFF WRITER

Do you have some time to kill? Well, I have some awesome beauty apps for you. These are all apps I recently started using and they are surprisingly very helpful! Put down the candy crush and take a look at these awesome beauty related apps for your smartphone.

1.) Beautylish is an app every fashion and makeup lover should own! When you first download it, it asks you for some information such as eye and hair color, skin complexion and what type of skin you have (oily, dry, combination, or normal). All this information helps them help you! On this app you can shop, look at pictures,

talk amongst other beauty lovers, and my favorite part is that you can look at reviews. There are all these different reviews on products you’re thinking about buying.

It’s incredibly helpful!

2.) Pose is an app that gives you inspiration! It also starts out with few questions, but more like a quiz. It asks you questions to try and find out your style. Then, they give you specific styles of fashion you’re looking for. This is a great idea if you are looking for specifically fashion ideas.

3.) Pinterest of course is amazing. If you haven’t signed up for it yet, you are missing out. I even made my mom one!

It’s for anyone with any interest, but if you want to talk about the beauty related pins, I’m your girl!

You basically choose pictures to make up your ‘boards,’ which are like picture files of a specific theme. So, if you are looking for Halloween makeup ideas, you can keep them all in one board, go back to them and take in all the ideas on your board. You will find yourself on this app instead of doing your homework. You are warned.

Bonus: There is an app that I’m dying to try! It’s called Cloth. You take pictures of your clothes and it saves it, like an online closet. When you wake up in the morning, instead of going to your closet to pick out an outfit, you can just log onto your app and match up items to make an outfit! Think of Cher in the beginning of Clueless. I know every

Photo credit: Isabela Jacobsem Download these apps for the best beauty secrets..

girl’s dream! I haven’t tried it, but give it try if you can. It seems awesome!

I’m sorry if you’re now going to be super distracted during midterm week. These apps are so

fun and the best news is: they are all free! Enjoy beauty lovers.

Henry Fuller a.k.a.

King H. dominates the #Dopeart world with his

celebrity pop art paintings.

Featuring: Snoop Lion, J.R. Smith, Lil Wayne, Tyler, the Creator, LeBron James, Eminem.

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FORM: King H.

‘#Dopeart’ celebrity pop art

By Katie Webb Arts & Entertainment Editor

Lil Wayne’s signature raspy voice commands attention, but his rap game is not what’s calling people to see him at the FORM gallery. The portrait series #Dopeart by Henry Fuller, a.k.a.

King H., redefines the rapper and other celebrity mugs in this highcontrast pop art collection.

“I did a portrait of J.R. Smith from the Knicks, I tagged him on Instagram and he actually reposted my picture and hashtagged it ‘Dopeart,’ so from there I went with the dope art theme,” said Fuller.

High-profile names are the subjects of Fuller’s oil paintings and charcoal drawings. Rappers dominate his portfolio, subjects who are like caricatures of themselves already but take on another level of cartoonish, heightened reality through Fuller’s interpretations.

Wiz Khalifa’s I-don’t-givea-damn expression evokes the industry struggle from the bottom to the top. Rick Ross’s intricate tattoos are inked on like war paint, detailed and shaded meticulously. Fuller recreates it all on point, bringing the artists to life.

Fuller sat in front of the char-

coal pieces for several hours at a time, doing them in one sitting. The ink, some parts more abstract than others, he felt added a layer of emotional reality to the subjects.

“I’m actually looking to get involved in tattooing myself,” said Fuller. He’s designed tattoos for his friends in the past and has a few himself. His attention to detail in replicating the celebrity ink affirms that he’d make a skilled tattoo artist.

Though his charcoal drawings are already impressive, it’s his oil paintings that are featured in the gallery. Fuller described his process for creating the paintings from available images of celebrities.

“I don’t like to copy directly, so I usually take an image from online and I alter it myself in Photoshop.

I either give a certain effect or change the colors or something to make it my own original subject, and then I repaint that,” said Fuller.

Tyler, the Creator, among others, is painted in a street art style reminiscent of modern graphic designer Shepard Fairey – the OBEY and Barack Obama “Hope” posters illustrator.

The paintings by Fuller are primarily one color, gray for his

Tyler, the Creator portrait. Fuller forgoes blending the colors as they progress from dark to light.

Instead, he leaves a drastic contrast between shades. The effect? – sick.

If any of the rappers Fuller executed in this style were looking to start a skating label, they would not have to look any further for a merchandise designer.

In fact, Fuller is also an adept graphic designer, as well as a videographer and photographer.

“I would love to get involved in any aspect [of the art world] with advertisement or graphics, I’m sure once the right person sees my portraits… I actually design mix tape covers for a lot of local artists, rappers and singers in the area. I do music videos, I shoot and edit them myself,” said Fuller.

This jack-of-all-trades has worked most notably with Jim Jones, a member of the hip hop group The Diplomats a.k.a.

Dipset. Jones is a cousin of Fullers.

Keeping business in the family, Fuller also collaborates with his brother, A-Lex the Great. He is the media producer for his brother’s rap career.

However, his most recent family project, a stunning portrait of his mother sitting in a garden

Photo by Katie Webb Fuller’s painting of his mother, a gift for her birthday.

of vibrant, oversaturated flowers, reveals the most heart of all his work.

Fuller worked tirelessly on the piece for three weeks before the show and hung it with the paint still drying, on a wall by itself in the gallery. Seemingly disjointed from the rest of the work and the #Dopeart theme, the sentimental garden scene is a fine exception.

It represents the artist’s familyoriented nature.

The artist’s goal is simple: King H. wants to be known. But unlike his insane replications of celebrity

facades, he won’t be mimicking their oftentimes shoddy paths to fame.

“I just want to get noticed in any positive way. I’m not even really concerned with the money or commissions,” said Fuller. “I’m just hoping this show will allow a lot more people who don’t know my name to really know who I am.”

Fuller is an artist, and a highly respectable one. #Dopeart is in the FORM gallery, Calkins Hall, from Monday, Oct. 14 - Friday, Oct, 18.

Book Review: Bo Burnham

“Egghead: Or, You Can’t Survive on Ideas Alone”

By Ehlayna Napolitano News Editor

Bo Burnham’s new poetry anthology, “Egghead: Or, You Can’t Survive on Ideas Alone,” attempts to strike a delicate balance between grown-up toilet humor and cutesy maturity. It asks you to sit through low-class humor and rewards you with teasingly brief glimpses of

Burnham’s more affectionate, insightful side.

Reading Burnham’s short, witty passages is akin to reading the Facebook statuses of that one friend you had in high school whose inappropriateness you put up with because there were silver-lining moments that made it all worth it.

Already a seasoned comedian, the anthology’s author does not stray too far from his roots.

There are traces of the traditional Burnham comedic strategy – to appeal to the audience’s basest sense of humor and, perhaps, to

make comedy in spite of comedy itself. He demonstrates this best in his poems that break down the metaphorical “fourth wall” of poetry. In “Advice,” for instance, he writes, “If the poem you’re writing is silly and dumb, / make sure that it rhymes at the end.

Bum.” Like Burnham’s comedy, the anthology is remarkably selfaware in nature, as well as surprisingly in tune with human drives and desires. He cuts swiftly and minimally, using the plainest words to drive home a point. In “Big,” Burnham strikes at

the poignancy of human interaction in four exceedingly simple lines, rendering them more effective in hitting their mark. “When I was little, / I killed ants with a magnifying glass. / And now I’m big. / And I worry I’m doing the same thing with you.”

Multiple poems deal with the concepts of words and language, which is an interesting thematic choice for a poet to land on.

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The Chronicle Continued from Page b2 It is almost like a self-examination of the reasons for writing poetry, as well as a thought-provoking study in words and their power over a captive audience.

Furthermore, Burnham speaks charmingly and whimsically (though often superficially) about love. Although they typically don’t delve too deep, the poems do reveal a talent with words and a grasp of human emotion that often does not (and usually cannot) appear in comedy of any sort. “The Letter,” perhaps one of Burnham’s more creatively romantic pieces, ends, “I hope it finds you as I found you. / Yours truly, / Yours, truly.”

Although Burnham isn’t doing anything particularly remarkable in terms of innovation of poetry, he is challenging conventional standards for what grown-up poetry can be and certainly demonstrates a knack for words.

With a bit of honing, he could perhaps more fully reveal his understanding of the human condition – something we only see in glimpses in this collection. These glimpses, however, are nothing if not heartfelt.

This anthology isn’t for poetry traditionalists. It appears to be actively working against traditional poetic themes and not in a dark, edgy way. It’s a lot more like a five-year-old’s sense of humor, attempting to make peace with the experience of the twentysomething it lives in.

“Captain Phillips”:

battle of intellect vs brutality

By Muhammad Muzammal Columnist

Based on the novel “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea,” “Captain Phillips” tells the astonishing true story of an infamous 2009 hijacking of an American cargo ship by Somali pirates. The film’s main conflict comes when the malicious Somali pirates force Phillips into a small, orange lifeboat, holding him ransom for $10 million.

In line with director Paul Greengrass’s 2007 masterpiece “United 93,” “Captain Phillips” isolates its characters within a vast environment. Whereas “United 93” was about a hijacked flight,

“Captain Philips” is about a ship takeover. The sky in “United 93” is the cool, wavy sea in “Captain Phillips.” There are various aerial shots of the small, orange boat placed on an endless body of water. Heated arguments arising in the boat are juxtaposed with the serene, undisturbed air outside.

There is a key line in the film after Phillips questions why his kidnappers can’t find other avenues to earn money. The pirates’ leader replies, “Maybe in America.” He is referring to a Somali cultural problem: the pirates are the products of a hopeless and desolate society.

Stealing and killing, that’s all they know. Thus what they do, they do to survive.

Phillips is an educated man

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It’s not traditional poetry in the structural sense either. In no way can the Shel Silverstein influence be understated (it’s at times painfully obvious whom the anthology is guided by). However, there is a sophisticated dichotomy in the way the book operates – alternating between the adorable and the inappropriate – that makes the “grown-up kid stuff” all worth it.

“Egghead” channels the traditional offensiveness of comedy (and it is, certainly, offensive much of the time), while simultaneously infusing moments of clarity that attempt to strike emotional chords in the reader. Although it is often unclear exactly what Burnham is attempting to create, he will likely make the reader feel something, which is a feat in itself. with a stable life. His way of thinking is more rational and complex than that of the pirates.

He analyzes their motives.

While the line “Maybe in America” might make people want to sympathize with the pirates, Phillips looks deeper. When the main leader says that the pirates stole $6 million in the previous year, Phillips wonders why they still hunt for more money. The pirates tell him to stay quiet. This epitomizes their greed. No matter how much money the pirates obtain, they will always be hungry.

Both parties have different methods of negotiation. Phillips uses mental tactics whereas the pirates utilize physical violence.

The antagonists are driven by avarice, going as far as keeping Phillips with them even after the U.S. Navy becomes involved.

Conversely, Phillips is driven by intellect.

The tense character of Phillips is portrayed powerfully by Tom Hanks. Hanks makes Phillips a relatable, flawed hero. Not since his survivalist performance in “Cast Away” has Hanks represented a traumatized, restless man so successfully.

Consider a sequence where Phillips loses his cool and begins wrestling with the pirates, exploding in a state of fury. Hanks always seems paranoid, going deep into character.

There is nothing groundbreaking or original about “Captain Phillips.” Greengrass doesn’t reinvent the genre, but excels in it. The movie is an expertly made thriller with a memorable performance at its core.

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“Escape from Tomorrow”: highly-anticipated, poorly executed

By Ohad Amram Columnist

Randy Moore’s highly controversial and much-anticipated writing and directorial debut, “Escape from Tomorrow,” has been in the spotlight now for months and finally hit select theaters Oct. 11.

Shot entirely at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland, the film was produced guerilla-style, independently with a low budget and without any permit or notification to the Disney company.

Surprisingly, the film was then picked up for distribution.

However, everyone involved in the project is still undergoing a variety of lawsuits that have inadvertently caused quite the buzz, among critics and moviegoers alike.

The film chronicles the last day of one family’s vacation in Disney World. The father Jim (Roy Abramsohn), gets fired from his job via phone call, setting a dark and twisted backdrop. Jim, his needy wife Emily (Elana Schuber) and their uncontrollable children, Sara (Katelynn Rodriguez) and Elliot (Jack Dalton), head for their last day of thrills at America’s arguably most joyous and beloved tourist attractions.

The first half of the film depicts Jim hallucinating on different rides with his family, where he envisions demonic creatures and fantasizes about two preteen French girls. The second half of the film, Jim is being stalked by a handicapped man, romantically pursues an ex-Disney princess and is warned by a park nurse of an airborne virus that is claiming the amusement park. All of these incidents appear to be underde-

veloped plot points that essentially amount to nothing. They’re unsatisfying and occur solely for the sake of happening.

Stylistically speaking, the tone of the film is eerie and original.

The strategic use of black and white color amidst the backdrop of Disney makes for a captivating perspective of the theme park.

Among its many flaws, however, is the blatant use of green screen. Moments in which the actors are standing before a green screen, when it is not properly concealed, take the audience out of the experience.

The premise of “Escape from Tomorrow” is undoubtedly that bad things can happen everywhere – even in one of the most jubilant and adored places in the nation. While this may be the case, the film never really explains why.

The characters are used merely as ploys to convey a story that amounts to nothing more than a good idea.

Lastly, perhaps the most jarring thing about the entire film is the forced, inauthentic performances delivered by each of the film’s actors. The meaning of the film feels contrived due to the tongue-in-cheek fashion in which the roles are portrayed.

Overall, “Escape from Tomorrow” disappoints.

“Escape from Tomorrow” managed to generate the proper buzz and hinted at a shred of talent for rising filmmaker Moore, but ultimately the film failed in its conveyance.

Despite this, Moore is a rising talent to watch. With a bigger budget, this ambitious filmmaker could potentially make groundbreaking cinema.

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Review Round-up

TV That

Matters: humor, or lack there of

By John Thomas Columnist

“Adventure Time ” The man-child is the predominant archetype in comedy today. Think of just about every one of your favorite sitcoms, whether they are more like “Parks and Recreation” or closer to “The Big Bang Theory,” they all have at least a single juvenile 20-something who acts in the same manner as a 14 year-old. In “Adventure Time,” that character is Jake. He’s a father now, and he increasingly picks up certain middle-age mannerisms like wanting to stay in for the night or getting annoyed at Finn’s lust for life and adventure. Yet his inability to stave off his desire for candy for mere moments traps the gang under tons of rock and sand with a hungry, feral Marceline. My problem with this episode was that even after all of that, Jake doesn’t seem to realize the plight of his ways. In fact, he just makes everything worse, going as far as attempting to cook Marceline before she maddens enough to devour him. That might seem like a reasonable course of action, but Jake doesn’t make any sort of reasonable effort to fix the situation another way.

This is exemplary of a problem that “Adventure Time” unnecessarily puts itself into every few weeks. The show is hilarious when it glosses over exposition with glib one liners. This skill was put on display in this episode when Finn comes across a creature that’s been waiting hundreds of years for his wizard friend to return so he can conquer his homeland. When Finn realized his wizard friend died long ago, he proceeded to scuttle away with nary a tear. Yet, they allow this sardonic sensibility to hamper the development of Finn and Jake all too often. Adventure Time is at its best a serialized comedy in the vein of “Bored to Death” or the recent sleeper-classic from Christopher Guest “Family Tree.” But with episodes like this–episodes that prescribe to a strict sitcom format–shrink the show’s aspirations and do nothing to expand on its truly inspired mythology.

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“The Big Bang Theory” I don’t often spend 30 minutes without laughing.

It’s my favorite thing to do. Though while watching last week’s episode of “The Big Bang Theory,” I’m not sure if any noise I emitted could be construed as anything close to a guffaw, let alone a light chuckle.

I often wonder if my interest in comic books and science fiction has robbed me of the ability to find humor in the show. During the summer I worked at the best comic book store in the world, as I have for the past five years, which happens to be located in my home state of Minnesota. We sell quite a lot of “Big Bang” memorabilia there, but usually to customers who don’t come in regularly and as such view our store as a novelty, more of a family outing than a shopping trip. Though I know a lot of geeky friends who like “Big Bang,” I don’t think it’s for the humor, but because they’ve found a mainstream place of kinship. I don’t like to use the word “geekdom,” because it is dumb and often used by socalled geeks in the same way that someone would talk about their cultural heritage. However, for the people that use that word, a show like “Big Bang” gives them a bridge to non-geeks. Non-geeks that they’ve decided are otherwise un-relatable with their football and willingness to converse with people who don’t think “Firefly” is the greatest.

This episode only enforces that theory. The entire plot revolves around Sheldon’s girlfriend, Amy, revealing a glaring plot hole in “Raiders of the Lost Arc.” Subsequently, he tries to ruin everything she loves, and laughs ensue? Maybe? I don’t know, between that and their tackling of the edgy subject of internet dating, I hardly had enough patience left to keep my eyes open during the whole Leonardmanipulates-Penny’s-sincere-empathy-into-a-lot-ofokay-sex deal that was going on. There’s not even a lot of references to specific pieces of geek culture anymore in the show, swapping that out for more generalized statements about comic book shops, and “Monty Python” on the whole. There’s really not that much of anything.

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By Aaron Calvin COLUMNIST

“Guilt Trips” – Ryan Hemsworth It’s immediately clear that Ryan Hemsworth set out to make an album with purpose. Rather then a chaotic selection of ambient songs, he’s woven a powerful collection that shifts and moves with firm belief. With appearances from electro-gloom artist Baths and rappers like Kitty in a revolving door of appearances, this album hits just the right spots in a refreshing way.

If You Like: Baths, Xanax

“Almost Nothing” – Places To Hide Speaking of refreshing, I haven’t heard a band that’s made me believe in guitars like Places To Hide has in a long time. This album moves unrelentingly through crescendo after crescendo into the misery of indifference.

Each song comes replete with a new tale of drinking till you black out, sleep all day, never be the same kind of emotional wallowing and every punch hits.

If You Like: Titus Andronicus, drinking away your problems

“Uncanny Valley” – The Dismemberment Plan I don’t think I’ve been disappointed by an album this year like I was disappointed by this album. This band was the soundtrack to some of the darker parts of my life this past winter. To see a band once so full of weirdness and creative energy returning from a decade hiatus only to produce this unrecognizably sleek and boring record is disappointing to say the least.

If You Like: Disappointment

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EDITORIAL

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Rabinowitz takes safety to heart

By Kristen Misak special to the chronicle

We all got the Oct. 7 email from Student Affairs — President Stuart Rabinowitz is stepping up the security here at Hofstra.

Students were shaken after last semester’s untimely tragedy that occurred so close to our campus, but now, the university president is acting to ensure that we feel safe on and off Hofstra’s grounds.

Rabinowitz organized a task force that researched and worked hard to find out where security changes needed to be made, and those changes shouldn’t go unnoticed. Already, more emergency call booths have been added to campus, and additional lighting has been installed along common foot paths. These additions and the speed with which they were implemented demonstrate President Rabinowitz’s dedication to our safety.

Even off campus, the president has been in serious talks with local law enforcement to make sure that students who live or plan to travel off campus feel just as safe as they do when they are inside Hofstra gates.

In addition to Public Safety patrolling the nearby streets, now the Village of Hempstead has dedicated more patrols to the areas frequented by Hofstra students. It’s just important for us to remember that these extra police officers are there to keep us safe, not to get us in trouble.

Students have previously been encouraged to keep themselves safe by travelling in large groups, but now there is also another option. As many students travel off

Illustration by Matt Subrizi

campus late at night, President Rabinowitz proposed the idea of a night shuttle. The shuttle travels in the streets surrounding campus between the hours of 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. and is a much safer alternative to walking the streets of Hempstead after dark. So next time you go out on a Friday night, try taking the night shuttle. The system won’t be effective or advantageous unless students use it for all that its worth.

One other announcement made by the president was the potential institution of a “Downtown Hofstra” district of campus. It would be a hub of restaurants and retail stores created to encourage students to stay at Hofstra for entertainment that they would typically seek in surrounding towns.

In theory, this would keep students in a safe and controlled campus environment.

But would students really spend time in Downtown Hofstra? Roosevelt Field Mall is already so close to campus, and the Blue Beetle runs frequently to and from sites of off-campus entertainment. Besides that, there is a greater variety of entertainment options off campus than what would be available on campus. On the university’s part, it probably isn’t worth it to finance such a massive project. The money could be better spent on additional night shuttles or Blue Beetle routes.

All in all, President Rabinowitz is reacting appropriately and in good time with recent events, particularly the string of armed robberies earlier this semester. So far, the actions that he has taken go above and beyond expectations and simply show how much he cares for his students.

The views and opinions expressed in the Op-Ed section are those of the authors of the articles. They are not an endorsement of the views of The Chronicle or its staff. The Chronicle does not discriminate based on the opinions of the authors.

Crashing the health care house party

By Jennifer Sifferlen special to the chronicle

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly known as ObamaCare, is one of the most controversial pieces of legislation the United States has seen in years. Disapproval of the act has caused House Republicans to link repeals and delays of ObamaCare to the federal budget, shutting down the government until a deal can be made.

This discord does not plague just Washington. The American people are equally torn: A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that 38 percent of Americans approve of Obama’s health care plan, while 43 percent

are against it.

That gap between the yeas and nays is not only small; it’s also closing. According to the same poll, given again in July, 4 percent of Americans who were against the bill a few months ago are now for it. People are starting to warm up to the new policy – likely because they are now beginning to understand what it means for them.

Obama and his administration have failed to clearly explain the PPACA to the American people.

This lack of understanding was clear in a segment of the Jimmy Kimmel Live television show where passersby were asked which healthcare initiative they preferred: The Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare.

Kimmel’s interviewees all preferred the Affordable Care Act to the very same piece of legislation referred to by its nickname.

This widespread lack of understanding has led to complaints about the act that are not based in reality.

For example, a participant in Kimmel’s interview called the act “un-American,” concerned that established healthcare plans will be limited. “What if they want more coverage?” he said.

But the PPACA does not limit the healthcare plans of those already adequately insured.

If healthcare is a house party, ObamaCare is the doorman, requiring those who did not “BYOB” to pay to drink from the keg. But at the same time,

ObamaCare does not stop people from bringing their own health care plan, or drinks, to the party.

In fact, many Americans will not see much change due to the act.

The PPACA boils down to three main points. The first and most controversial requires all Americans to have some form of health insurance, or else pay a tax fee. The second is an extension of Medicare and Medicaid, as well as tax credits for those in need that do not apply to these programs. And the third effect is a series of regulations on employers and health insurance companies designed to protect the coverage of the insured.

One regulation in particular will impact young people, our generation included, in a big way. The

act requires insurance plans that include family coverage to keep children on their parents’ healthcare until the age of 26.

Seniors do not have to fear being dropped from their parents’ plan immediately after graduation. There is now room to breathe.

ObamaCare is a far-fromperfect solution to the healthcare problem. Recently apparent, crippling malfunctions of the Healthcare.gov website are only one of many informed complaints on the issue.

But whether for, against, or somewhere in between, one must understand what the Affordable Care Act does and how it will affect the nation before making a decision.

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Acquiring internships should not be required

By Michelle Cannizzo Columnist

It was my first day of class, and I was lucky enough to get a professor who was rumored to have a sense of humor. The course was required for journalism majors, and we were all eager to learn of just what other courses we would be required to take before we could hightail it out of college and into the newsrooms of prestigious publications like The New York Times, Daily News and Vogue.

After lecturing us on what is needed to graduate from Hofstra with a communication degree, my “funny” professor decided to sneak in a little heart-stopping statement: “…And if you don’t get an internship during your four years, well, I guess you’ll have to make it five.” What? I’m sorry, I must have heard you wrong.

Unfortunately, I didn’t hear my professor wrong. According to

the Hofstra University website and our academic advisement counselors, if you are a Hofstra student enrolled as a communication major of any subdivision, you must intern for a minimum of 180 hours in order to graduate.

So, in other words, if we are unable to acquire an internship

as an inexperienced student is nearly impossible. Some companies, such as the Wall Street Journal, only acknowledge candidates with previous internship experience, and most internship hiring managers prefer candidates to be either college juniors or seniors. The New York Times, for example, even warns against sophomores applying.

Making it even more improbable that we will successfully acquire an internship is that as Hofstra students, we are competing against students from some of the top universities in the country, be it Columbia University, New York University, Fordham University, etc. So it is no surprise that our students are finding it increasingly more difficult to get their hands on an internship.

Sure, Hofstra may be an amazing school, but more times than not, a company will choose the student from the more elite

“We already fear not getting a job; we don’t need to be in fear of not graduating as well.” before our fourth year is finished, we will be forced to stay in college for another semester or intersession in order to fulfill the mandatory internship hours.

In my opinion, the internship requirement for communication majors is unrealistic. We already fear not getting a job; we don’t need to be in fear of not graduating as well.

No matter how long your resume is or how close your GPA is to 4.0, obtaining an internship

university – the one with the most positive media, highest funding rates and even a few celebrated alumni. Meanwhile, Hofstra’s credibility went downhill last year after the exposure of a theft ring that included four of our own basketball players.

What makes it worse is that Hofstra isn’t giving its struggling students very much assistance.

They send countless e-mails, but help stops there. As a communication major, my e-mail account is filled with internships available for current students, but I find little use in any of the e-mails.

For example, I, along with my fellow communication majors, received a notification for an internship opportunity with Scripps Howard News Service.

Though the internship looked wonderful, there was one thing that kept me from applying, and that was the fact that it was located in Washington, D.C. For most students, it is unrealistic to just get up and move to another state for the summer when so many students either have summer jobs or classes.

The bottom line is that if Hofstra wants to require me to complete an internship for graduation, then Hofstra should be the one to obtain an internship for me. Let Hofstra write over thirty different cover letters per semester, complete endless applications and do more research than I would do if I were moving to a foreign country.

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Cosmos reign at home

By Chris Buckley staff writer

They may have had a 30-year vacation, but in their first season following a reboot, the New York Cosmos are a victory away from reaching the championship.

The team secured a dominant 4-0 shutout victory over the Carolina Railhawks on Saturday night at Hofstra’s James M. Shuart Stadium.

With the win, the Cosmos moved to 7-3-1 and pushed themselves seven points ahead of the second place Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American Soccer League standings. New York will play their final home game of the season this Sunday when they host FC Edmonton at four.

A victory over the Canadian club would officially send the Cosmos to the postseason.

Saturday’s game came on a breezy October evening in Hempstead.

It was also Breast Cancer Awareness night at Shuart

Stadium, with fans receiving pink scarves in honor of those affected by the disease.

While it was certainly not a sellout, a respectable 5,409 fans were in attendance to see the Cosmos offense put on a show.

The Railhawks had previously served the Cosmos their only regulation loss of the season, a 3-0 defeat in Carolina on Aug. 17.

Despite some early offensive pressure from the Railhawks, the Cosmos rebounded expediently when midfielder Danny Szetela found twine in the 8th minute.

It was New York’s first true offensive opportunity, as Szetela one-timed a beautiful crossing pass from Diomar Diaz, sent from just inside the left point of the 18-yard box. The goal was Szetela’s first for the Cosmos.

“It felt great,” said Szetela from his locker after the match.

“Once I saw the ball go out wide, I just started running and Diomar played a great ball.”

New York’s offensive pressure continued, resulting in a series of scoring chances in the 15th

minute.

But two point-blank saves from Carolina’s goalkeeper, Akira Fitzgerald, kept the Cosmos off the board for the moment.

New York dominated almost the entire first half. Carolina did manage a few chances in the closing minutes of the first fortyfive, but to no avail.

Carolina’s assistant coach, Dewan Bader, was ejected from the match in the 35th minute for arguing with a referee during a scrum in front of the Railhawks bench. His anger was certainly felt by the entire Carolina squad.

The Cosmos offense only grew stronger in the second half, as scoring chances piled up. Attacker Diomar Diaz continuously weaved in and out of Carolina defenders, culminating with his team-leading fifth goal in the 55th minute. Defender Hunter Freeman had the assist.

“Diomar was great tonight,” said Cosmos Head Coach Giovanni Savarese during postgame. “He just keeps scoring, and there’s a lot of talent there.

The New York Cosmos have been strong performers on the field all season long. Below, they celebrate yet another goal.

Photos by Mike Stobe/Getty Images

We know what he can do offensively, but now we’re seeing what he can do defensively.“ “He’s been very disciplined. I think tonight was one of his best games,” said Savarese.

As good as the Cosmos offense was for 90 minutes, their defense was equally as potent and effective. Carolina had a meager three shots on net in the game, compared to 11 from the Cosmos.

In the 74th minute, Cosmos attacker Alessandro Noselli drew a penalty within the 18-yard box just in front of the Carolina net, and veteran midfielder Marcos Senna took the ensuing penalty kick.

After his first attempt resulting in a goal was called back for an illegal motion on the Cosmos, Senna found the back of the net once again on the re-kick, scorching a shot into the top left corner of the Railhawks net to give New York the 3-0 advantage.

The onslaught continued all the way to the final minute of play. In the 90th minute Noselli received a through ball from Stefan Dimitrov, sending a rightfooted strike streaking past Akira Fitzgerald and just inside the right post.

The match ended 4-0, and the Cosmos extended their lossless

streak to eight games.

“Everyone understands their role on the field,” said Savarese.

“We’re a different team now, we’ve been practicing a lot more and we are more cohesive. I thought this was one of the best performances from the guys.”

The Cosmos more than avenged their lone loss of the season, but Savarese said that was not what he or his team were focusing on.

“I heard some people talking about revenge, but that is not us,” Savarese said. “We are just a team that is coming to play soccer, looking to beat whoever we have in front of us.”

The last time the New York Cosmos won a Soccer Bowl was in 1982 against the Seattle Sounders. Now, over 30 years later, they are within striking distance of returning to that stage.

The game will be played in Chamblee, Georgia, home of the NASL Spring season champion Atlanta Silverbacks. If all goes well for the Cosmos, they will take home their fifth championship on Nov. 9, adding to their already historic legacy.

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Women’s soccer scuffles on the road

By Kyle Kandetzki staff writer

After a successful start to their 2013 campaign, the Pride seemed to hit a rough patch, and definitely not at an opportune time.

Hofstra Women’s soccer continued their long road trip over the weekend with two CAA matchups on Friday and Sunday.

The Pride tied the University of Delaware Blue Hens, but lost to the Drexel Dragons.

Their record falls to 8-5-1, down from a season best mark of 8-3, when the team had won seven straight games.

It is possible that the squad misses playing at home. The Pride haven’t played a game in Hofstra Soccer Stadium since September 29.

“I don’t think we got a huge

performance from anybody this weekend,” said Head Coach Simon Riddiough. “We need just 5 percent more from some of our players and everyone to be on the same page moving forward.”

Friday’s matchup against Delaware proved to be a game with a whole lot of defense over offense, but when the offense happened, it happened in the blink of an eye.

At the 60:07 mark, Leah Galton gave a pass off to Sam Scolarici that she was able to dribble through the defender and finally make the game 1-0.

After a rare non-scoring game against Northeastern, Scolarici scored her 14th goal and 30th point of the season.

But Hofstra didn’t hold that lead for long, as 36 seconds later a Delaware free kick was headed in

by Shannon Kearney to knot the

score at 1-1.

That would be all for scoring the rest of the game, as the game would go to overtime where goalie Emily Morphitis would make a save in each overtime period, but Hofstra would only get one shot on goal after regulation to lead to the Pride’s first tie of the season, 1-1.

“I think we deserved a win in this game,” said Riddiough. “We had quality chances and we were in control of this game so I was definitely disappointed with a tie.”

Then on Sunday, the Pride traveled down to Pennsylvania to face 4-9-1 Drexel, and the trend of slow offense continued as it once again took until the second half for scoring to open up.

Drexel took a cross from the corner to Megan Hammaker to put the Dragons up 1-0 in the 54th minute, but the Pride

responded in the 62nd minute as Leah Galton knocked in her 6th goal of the year to tie up the game.

Ruby Staplehurst picked up her second assist of the year while Brittany Farriella got her first.

But once again Hofstra was not able to stay in good company for long, as Drexel responded with a goal off a rebound stop by Emily Morphitis just one minute after Galton’s goal.

The score was 2-1 and the Pride simply couldn’t respond and would lose their second game out of their last three.

“Against Drexel we were poor,” said Riddiough. “They wanted it more than we did, they had more physicality and it was the first time this year where I felt personally disappointed with my team and my preparation.”

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But in their Drexel loss the Pride was marred by 20 fouls and a lack of a single corner kick throughout the match.

Hofstra will take their 2-2-1 CAA record to Towson University on Sunday for their final regular season road game.

Towson is 2-4 thus far in CAA play, and has an overall 7-8-1 record. But with only three games left in the regular season, the Pride know they need to step it up before the CAA tournament.

“We have to get back to what we built our tradition on,” said Riddiough, “We haven’t done that the last couple of weeks, but if we do I’m confident we can get three wins.”

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Mixed results for golf teams

By Sean Williams sports Editor

The Hofstra Men’s Golf team greatly improved over some of their recent play, winning the Manhattan Quad Meet this Monday, shooting a +19 at the Huntington Country Club, while the Women's Golf team struggled.

Paul Bruckner and Jake Winn both stood out for the Pride, tying for second place in a field of 22 with a +4.

Luke Smith tied for fifth with a +5 and David Mecca and David Won took 7th with a +6.

“Oh, it was a lot fun. It was great, obviously we won, took it by five strokes,” said Coach Joe Elliot, clearly happy with the team’s first tournament win of the year.

The field consisted of Manhattan College, Rider University, and Wagner College, teams that had an advantage on the course, according to Elliot.

“We played on a course we’ve never seen before and that the three other teams had played,” Elliot said. “The course was in unbelievable shape, the greens were very fast, a fun course.”

The team’s well-rounded performance was what the coach hopes to see more of in the future.

With a mixture of seniors, juniors and a freshman,

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Jake Winn tied for second place.

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shooting a +89 over two rounds.

Victoria Snak, a promising freshman, led the Pride with a +14, good for 28th place in a field of

Elliot’s team has potential in the CAA Tournament in the spring.

“They improved immensely [over the year], and I still think they can do better,” said Elliot.

On a weekday where every player stepped up to the plate, anyone following the tournament could certainly see the potential of the Pride.

“Paul Bruckner was good. And Jacob Winn is a steady player … not going to be lights out, but a great fourth guy to have on the team. David Won is still a freshman, shot a 76, I think he’s going to be really good,” Elliot said.

The team plays again next week at the Old Dominion Collegiate, and Elliot hopes his team can maintain momentum against a competitive field.

“This is our last tournament. Old Dominion is a tough test. It’s a tough golf course, real tight and real narrow. I think my guys are up for it,” Elliot said.

The women’s team, on the other hand, floundered at the Hofstra Invitational, placing 18th out of 20 and

113.

Cynthia Cheng, a senior, and Jai Ghuman, a freshman, tied for 68th with a +22.

Andre Neilson and Jacquie Faldetta, two more freshmen, struggled with a +31 and a +39.

Delaware won the Invitational with a +27, and Erin McClure won the individual award with a +2.

The tournament concludes the fall semester for the Pride, who look to improve going forward with their young group.

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Coach of the Week: Kristina Hernandez Jackie Parsons staff writer

Head volleyball coach, Kristina Hernandez, isn’t shy about her goals or how she coaches her team. Though her calm demeanor outside the gym is a stark contrast to her intense attitude on the sidelines, the dedication to her craft is always present.

“Whether we’re winning or losing or we sweep somebody in three, the next day, I’m talking about what we need to be better at,” Hernandez said.

Yet she didn’t always aspire to be a volleyball coach. In fact, she almost didn’t become involved with the sport at all.

“I was a bigger basketball player when I was younger,” Hernandez said. “I had played volleyball in eighth grade and had planned not to once I got to high school.”

Hernandez had always wanted to be a coach, but she believed at a young age that she would have been coaching in basketball.

She only rejoined volleyball when the junior varsity team at her high school needed a setter.

Her love for the game took off from there.

“I just understood the game so much easier,” Hernandez said. “I loved it and enjoyed it… I really understood what was going on and I knew from that point on that’s what I wanted to do.”

Hernandez is in her sixth year of coaching the Pride, previously having been the head volleyball coach at Loyola University for four years.

During her time spent there, Hernandez took on a squad that had only won five games the season before she started coaching in the program.

The team would go on to double their win total in her inaugural 2004 season and had a 22 win season in her fourth and final year.

“I never wanted to be a high school coach or a club coach,” said Hernandez. “I really just wanted to be at the highest level possible to be coaching.”

Before her coaching career, she played setter for the North Carolina A&T Aggies and was named the team’s rookie of the year as a freshman.

Hernandez has also been a court coach for the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships, where she coached the USA Youth National A2 team.

Among many other accolades, she was the head coach for the Women’s Junior Continental Team in 2010. Not bad for someone who wanted to coach basketball.

Hernandez’s success can be attributed to her “self-sufficient” method of coaching her team.

“I’m demanding,” Hernandez said. “We try to let them create their own circumstances in practice… and have a lot of flexibility to try out things that might work better for them, rather than me telling them what to do.”

Though you will not often find Hernandez yelling at the Pride from the sidelines, it’s clear she takes each game seriously.

“I think during games I’m pretty intense,” said Hernandez. “I get fired up sometimes but I try to stay as calm as possible. I think I can yell in the same tone of voice that I’m talking right now and still get my point across.”

Though Hernandez has had many highlights in her career, she talked about the Pride’s tremendous late season run in 2012 to gain entrance into the NCAA tournament with additional fondness.

“There was a point when we were 2-6 last year,” Hernandez said. “If we lost anymore, I knew that we were going to be out.

We had to win out, there was no other way to do it. We had to win the last four.”

The Pride went on to win all four, including three matches in three days at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship.

“I don’t necessarily think I was nervous,” Hernandez said. “The last point – I tell the kids this all the time – I don’t remember.

I don’t remember running out there. I don’t remember when Sara [Campolina] scored the point. I don’t remember seeing it, it just kind of happened. And there it was, this huge mosh pit in the middle of the floor.”

The most telling aspect of Coach Hernandez’s recollection of the event is what she did after the win.

“I had to make myself enjoy it

because we had been working so hard for it,” she said. “Right when we were done, I was like, ‘I’ve got to take at least a month off and just not work.’ Just not recruit, not worry about what we had to do next year and really enjoy it.”

Hernandez’s commitment to the volleyball program is shown through the commitment of the members of the Pride. Citing the rich history that Hofstra volleyball has, Hernandez claimed her current team was ready to contribute to that history.

“They wanted to be a part of it, but create their own legacy,” she said. “They want people to remember them.”

With the head coach’s current approach to her craft, that shouldn’t be difficult.

“We all coach to win championships,” Hernandez said. “There’s no other reason that we coach.

They’re hard to get, and when you get one, it’s pretty awesome.”

Hofstra is currently 3-2 in CAA play, and with Coach Hernandez at the helm, it is clear the Pride will be gunning for another championship title.

Women’s tennis competes at USTA Invitational

By Mike Rudin

assistant sports editor

Louise Lopez grinds out to consolation finals after getting knocked out in the first round beforehand.

Photo Credit/Hofstra Athletics Communication

Even though women’s tennis lost all their singles flights during day one of the United States Tennis Association tournament, the Pride’s Louise Lopez exceled the furthest in her consolation brackets. Five other players also competed in their respective consolation brackets during day two of the USTA last Saturday.

“I think [the invitational] was a really good competition for my girls,” Coach Lauren Leo said.

“There were a lot of top tennis programs for them to compete against so they get to see some of the top competition, and it will fire them up and get us ready for the future.”

Lopez won her quarter consolation matchup in the singles C against Angie Dabu of Fordham 6-1, 6-4. Then she advanced to the semi-finals and was victorious over Sara Kohtz of Binghamton

6-2, 1-6, 12-0. The Chronicle could not determine whether the final consolation matchup ever took place, but during two-day invitational there may not have been time. “[Lopez] battled her way out of tough situations to pull out the win. She’s a tough player on court when you combine her skill level and her mental toughness.

I was thrilled to hear after she was eliminated in the first round [that she] keep battling to get to the finals of the consolation,” said Leo. Sarah Bowen won her quarterfinal consolation matchup against Ksenji Tihomirova of Fairleigh due to an on-the-field injury. Once Bowen moved up to the singles A consolation semifinals, Pitt’s Audrey Ann Blakely outdueled Bowen 7-5, 6-0.

The Pride’s Giulia Leone followed the same pattern as Sarah Bowen throughout the singles E consolation brackets, since Leone won against Morgan

State’s Arina Alieuva due to an injury default. However, the same as Bowen, Leone lost in the semifinals to Binghamton’s Shea Brodsky 6-1, 6-2.

Hofstra’s Sarah Bowen and Carmen Pestano were the only Pride team to win a double’s match; they won a consolation quarterfinals matchup at 2 flight against FDU’s Gisela Costany and Nicole Chis, 8-4. However, the Pride fell to Seton Hall’s Hanna Liljekvist and Madison Shoemaker 8-4 in the next round.

Leone and Lopez lost both their doubles matches 3 flight.

First, Lopez and Leone lost to Delaware’s Olivia Heim and Kim Milla, 8-2, and the duo lost again to Danielle Gryckiewicz and Lucy Jasso of St. Francis Brooklyn, 9-7.

In a 4 doubles consolation match, the Pride’s team, Derrick and Posa, were defeated by Amy Li and Nada Zaher of Columbia, 8-4.

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Volleyball spikes into slump

By Jackie Parsons staff writer

Freshman setter, Hannah Klemm, made a rather impressive offensive setup for Hofstra.

Mitchell Leff/Hofstra Athletic Communications

The Pride dropped a four set loss against Northeastern University during their road trip to Boston this past Saturday night.

Hofstra’s record fell to 12-8 overall and 3-2 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play.

Hofstra held an early 12-6 lead in the first set until the Huskies rallied back with a 6-0 run to tie the score.

The two teams stayed neck and neck throughout the rest of the match until a late three-point rally from Northeastern secured the win for them 25-23.

“We started off with a really good lead,” Head Coach Kristina Hernandez said. “We had some unforced errors that let them back in the match and gave them some momentum.”

The beginning of the second

set brought more point-for-point action before Northeastern broke away for a 13-7 lead. The Pride would rally back to bring the set to 13-8, but could not take the lead. The Huskies didn’t look back, and the team took a commanding 25-14 win.

Hofstra avoided a sweep in the third set with a 25-22 win.

The two teams were tied at nine until a kill from sophomore setter Kaitlyn Krause set a 7-1 point run in motion for the Pride.

Krause went on to earn a double-double with 17 assists and 17 digs. Though Northeastern rallied late in the set, Hofstra would not relent the lead and went on to win 25-21.

The Pride jumped out to an early three-point lead in the fourth and final set, but the Huskies rallied back quickly, taking a 6-5 lead.

Northeastern would establish the pace for the rest of the set,

pulling away from Hofstra for an 18-13 lead.

Powered by two service aces from Krause and by kills from junior outside hitters Kelsie Wills and Emily Burke, Hofstra pulled within two points of overtaking Northeastern late in the set, but a kill from Northeastern’s Kelly Bacon secured the Huskies’ 25-22 win.

“There’s just a few things we need to clean up on our end,” Hernandez said. “It was things that we had control over that we needed to be more focused on.”

Wills would earn a doubledouble with 14 kills and 12 digs, while Burke contributed 10 kills to the Pride’s effort.

Hofstra will return home this weekend with games against the University of Delaware on Friday night at 7 p.m. and Towson University on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the David S. Mack Physical Education Building.

in the opposing half. However, in the 14th minute JMU capitalized on a quick counterattack with Eric Schmidt heading in a cross from Tim Whitebread.

The 1-1 tie didn’t last long, with the Pride scoring less than a minute later. A scramble in the box resulted in an own goal, giving Hofstra a 2-1 lead. Hofstra was able to capitalize off of a deflection into the box off of a corner kick in the 35th minute, with sophomore Marius Flateboe serving as the goal scorer.

But just as Hofstra was able to quickly respond after JMU’s first goal, JMU took slightly more than a minute to respond to Flateboe’s goal. Tom Fouhy streaked down the left sideline and slotted in a shot past Hofstra goalkeeper Patric Pray to make it 3-2.

The Pride pushed the action from the opening of the second half, taking only four minutes to score. Griebsch perfectly placed a pass to freshman Ignacio Gorrono, who wasted no time in putting the ball into the net. An own goal by JMU was narrowly avoided in the 50th minute, with the ball being deflected away at the last possible second.

Freshman Nino Alfonso helped to make a defensive stand for Hofstra in the 52nd minute,

deflecting away another possible goal. Memic continued his run of good form, scoring his eighth goal of the season in the 69th minute off of a long lob pass from freshman Rory Murphy and making the score 5-2. Even with the game in hand, Hofstra continued pressing the action with freshman Kyle Poetzsch coming off the bench to several key attacks that resulted in near misses.

After a 2-0 loss to Northeastern last week, Nuttall described this win as “vital to give us a chance within the conference of getting a higher seed.”

“We feel comfortable on our magnificent field and we love being in front of the home fans,” Nuttall said. “It makes us a little more relaxed and yet we’re still looking to please the fans.”

On the Pride’s unbeaten record at home, Nuttall said that “defending the home field is always a part of the [team’s] speeches before the game.”

“It’s our home and we’re proud of where we are, and we’re proud of this university and we’re proud of our home field and our record, too. It’s just a pleasure to play here,” Nuttall said.

Hofstra’s next home game is Oct. 22 against Fairleigh Dickinson.

Men’s soccer brawls with JMU in 5-2 victory

By Frank Aimetti Staff Writer

Senior Chris Griebsch is picked up by JMU Sophomore Robert Daniel after a momentary fight on the field.

Chris Owens/Hofstra Chronicle

The Pride emerged victorious, 5-2, in a high-scoring affair against conference opponent James Madison University (JMU).

Coach Richard Nuttall was all business after the game, praising the team for the win but also focusing on “the lack of concentration” from the Hofstra defense in allowing two goals. “[The defense] switched off and it’s absolutely unacceptable and something we have to fix,” Nuttall said.

The game was chippy throughout, culminating in a near altercation in the 71st minute after JMU junior Jonathan Barden shoved senior Chris Griebsch over a perceived rough foul. Frustration boiled over at this point for JMU, with the referee needing to step in to separate the Hofstra and JMU players. In all, a total of three yellow cards were handed out and a total of 18 fouls were called during the entire game.

Only four minutes in from the start of the match, junior Maid Memic volleyed in a pass from senior Tyler Botte. The Pride seemed to be in control from the outset, dominating possession of the ball and pressing the action

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Defending home turf