The Hofstra Chronicle: October 24th, 2013 Issue

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By Briana Smith

Hope never dies

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Dina Viskoc, a 42-year old from Farmingdale, was diagnosed with cancer two years ago after she went to get her yearly mammogram. She and her family flaunted their glued-on pink moustaches and proudly wore their handmade “Team Dina” shirts in support of Viskoc: breast cancer survivor.

Over 60,000 participants flooded the Jones Beach boardwalk on Sunday for the 2013 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, according to Newsday.

Breast cancer victims, survivors and those supporting the cause walked the five-mile boardwalk from 8 to 11 a.m., wearing all pink and carrying slogans saying, “Finish the Fight.”

Hofstra students and faculty raised $7,500 for breast cancer research. There were 20 teams comprised of over 300 students and faculty who attended the walk.

Keira Howe, a sophomore psychology major, participated in the walk with her sorority Delta Gamma.

“I did the walk with my sorority as a way to help our community,” said Howe. “Not only does the walk allow patients to physically see how much support they have, but it also provides patients’ families and friends with comfort as well.”

Howe and her 38 sorority sisters raised nearly $750 through collective fundraising.

The Office of Student Leadership and Activities (OSLA) team returned to walk for their fifth year in a row. OSLA creates a team each year for students who are not involved in organizations and want to participate in the walk.

Ashley Gray, assistant director of OSLA, has walked on OSLA’s team for five years in honor of

Photo by Briana Smith Dina Viskoc poses with her family at Jones Beach on Saturday, donning pink mustaches in honor of Breast Cancer awareness.

her grandmother who had breast cancer. She is pleased that the group is supporting breast cancer research on Long Island.

“Our office actually began by walking in the NYC Central Park walk but we moved to the Jones Beach walk about three years ago when we decided we wanted to focus on helping our local Long Island community,” Gray said.

The walkers’ happiness, cheers and positivity consumed the boardwalk from start to finish.

Before the walk back, everyone approached a memorial wall that was filled with pictures, names

and signs in honor of cancer patients.

“Seeing the names of women who died breaks my heart, but I think it encourages people even more to not give up and find a cure,” Howe said.

Since 1993, nearly 8 million walkers raised more than $460 million, according to Making Strides American Cancer Society.

Twenty years later, Making Strides has hosted 270 walks nationwide with even more supporters, volunteers and donations.

This year, the participants in

the Jones Beach walk raised $3.15 million. The money goes towards breast cancer screenings, mammograms, support groups, lodges and treatments.

In 2011, Hofstra’s Discovery Program, which offers students a variety of interactive experiences, volunteered at the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge where out-of-state cancer patients can stay for free if they are obtaining treatment in NYC. “This is only made possible by the fundraising efforts of everyone during events like these walks,” Gray said.

The vast amount of donations allows the American Cancer Society to save more than 400 lives a day.

According to the National Cancer Institute, going for a screening mammogram every one to two years reduces the death rates for women with breast cancer between the ages of 40 and 70.

“I have four daughters,” Viskoc said. “Hopefully by the time they grow up we can find a cure.”

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Panel makes case for whistleblowing

By Lauren del Valle staff writer

The media’s aid to whistleblowers in the age of WikiLeaks and government corruption served as the topic of discussion Wednesday during a Center for Civic Engagement sponsored panel during the Day of Dialogue events.

The panel included Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Bob Keeler, Dean of the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication Dr. Evan Cornog and Professor Kelly Fincham, also from the School of Communication.

Phil Rappaport, the WRHU 88.7FM Co-Host of Hofstra’s Morning Wake Up Call, moderated the panel.

“I wish there were more people here from a citizen standpoint because it’s really more of what our government [is] trying to find out about us,” said Rappaport.

“I would be very concerned that there are big brothers watching.”

As the audience was mostly filled with communications students and professors, the direction of the discussion was driven

accordingly. The panel discussed the lack of both transparency in the government and protection for whistleblowers wishing to work with journalists.

Bob Keeler confessed his enthusiastic vote for President Obama during the election in addition to his disappoint with Obama’s seemingly empty promise of transparency.

With that, the panel discussed Obama’s prosecution of individuals based on the Espionage Act of 1917. The panel unanimously agreed that the government does not distinguish between documents that should and documents that should not be classified as top secret, confidential.

“It’s so important to tell the public what the government and corporations are doing,” said Ariel Flajnik, senior history major.

“The private sector versus the public sector dichotomy is fallacious because they’re working together.”

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Che Sullivan/The Chronicle School of Communication Dean Evan Cornog was a panelist at Wednesday’s Media, Whistleblowers and the National Security State event sponsored by the Civic Engagement Center.

Hofstra’s vision for Uniondale explored

By Shannon Nia Alomar staff writer

The Center for Civic Engagement held a panel for the Day of Dialogue on Wednesday called Grassroots Democracy in Action: Visions for Uniondale.

The topics discussed included the Uniondale Vision Plan call for youth action and the possibility of remodeling Uniondale to become more of a college town.

Grassroots groups help localized community members come together and make decisions to improve their towns. The Greater Uniondale Area Action Coalition (GUAAC) is an alliance of 25 community organizations committing to bettering the Uniondale area.

Dr. Greg Maney, sociology

professor and co-director of the Center for Civic Engagement, was the facilitator of this panel and panelists included, Jeannine Maynard, co-facilitator for GUAAC and GUACC members Margo Cargill and Heidi Sanft, who is a Hofstra alumna.

Sanft mentioned Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz’s recent email regarding the creation of “Downtown Hofstra.”

Rabinowitz said in the email, “… my administration has been in serious talks with developers who work with universities to create ‘college towns’ right on or near their campus…we must also investigate if this can be economically feasible but I am very hopeful that we will continue the transformation of our campus.”

The email also mentioned that

the placement of this “Downtown Hofstra” would be located on the northwest corner of campus near the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, and within the next couple of months students could expect to help create the visualization of the new initiative.

Although the panelists did not dismiss President Rabinowitz’s idea for this expansion of Hofstra’s campus, their hope is that Uniondale as a whole is included in the shift to create more of a college town vibe.

Willie Coleman, junior speech communications major, thought the event was insightful, especially when the developments of the campus were mentioned, but as a student he hopes this does not exclude the Hofstra community

from the surrounding community.

“I believe that the [Uniondale] community is looking out for Hofstra because a lot of the residents attend here or have children here,” said Coleman. “So I think it is good that the Center for Civic Engagement [in conjunction with GUAAC] is trying to branch us together.”

After the discussion ended, the panelists explained the messages they would like Hofstra students to recognize.

“We are really making these changes for the youth so [they] can have something to fall back on. We want [them] to tell us what [they] want to see and what they need so we can all live in this community happily,” Cargill said.

“In reality we are all different and we want the students of

Hofstra to know that,” said Sanft.

“We want [them] to think big and collectively!”

Lastly, Maynard said, “If you are well-organized and gain momentum and attract supporters, you can make great change, and only those who are active and informed can take a stand.”

Leah Gomilliom, GUACC member and Uniondale resident, mentioned she was happy the panelist brought up the topic of elders, such as herself, because she believes her generation no longer has the ability or assistance to continue this project.

“We just want young adults to step up and understand what is going on in the communities they reside in,” Gomilliom said.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Week

Series of OSLA events seeks to educate students

By Marisa Russell STAFF WRITER

Have you ever thought that the lyrics to the popular song “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke imply abuse?

Hofstra’s Office of Student Leadership and Activities (OSLA) is raising awareness about domestic violence this week through a myriad of events and speakers. On Monday, students evaluated the song lyrics from “Blurred Lines.”

Students wrote down their reactions to the lyrics, as well as expressed their feelings to on-hand counselors from the Saltzman Center. Nicole Thomas, assistant director of Student Leadership and Activities, had a part in planning the event.

“The ‘Blurred Lines’ project originated from a website that we found,” said Thomas. “The concept is that the lines or the

Department of Justice, women ages 16-24 experience the highest levels of intimate partner violence.

Stanley Cherian, associate director of OSLA, believes that domestic violence should be taken seriously and awareness is extremely important, especially for college students.

“This is a common situation at universities all over the United States. There might be a perception that domestic violence only happens when you are older but it is also prevalent in college aged students,” Cherian said.

Cherian hopes that the students will become more aware of domestic violence through the events this week.

“We are trying to raise awareness of domestic violence within the community,” said Cherian.

“I think this year we have a very robust program. We have a lot more events.”

“Whenever domestic violence occurs, it affects everyone, not just the abuser and the abusee... ” lyrics from ‘Blurred Lines’ are very similar to words that someone who commits sexual violence would use.”

According to the U.S.

OSLA also held another event Monday involving the Clothesline Project. The Clothesline Project aims to raise awareness of abuse against women through T-shirt

SGA WEEKLY WRAP UP Compiled by Nico Machlitt

Che Sullivan/The Chronicle These shirts, part of The Clothesline Project, were made by students for Domestic Violence Awareness Week and are currently hanging in the back of the Student Center Main Dining Room.

decorating. Students decorated different colored T-shirts with words of experience or encouragement to represent or relate to the different kinds of abuse.

Danielle Williams, a junior psychology major, participated in the event as a part of Collegiate Women of Color and Active Minds. Williams learned about how the different kinds of domestic violence can affect people’s lives.

Williams decorated a shirt with many words of encouragement, which will be hanging in the

Student Center Atrium until Friday afternoon. The shirts will remain hanging in hopes that they will generate conversation and questions among students.

Mikwaevonn Mills, a junior history major with a dual certification in childhood and early childhood education, understands the seriousness of domestic violence on a personal level.

“I do know people who have been affected, especially children,” said Mills. “Whenever domestic violence occurs, it affects everyone, not just the

abuser and the abusee, but anyone who sees it, hears it or has to witness it.”

The week’s events will close out on Friday at 12 p.m. with a ceremony to take down the T-shirts hanging in the Student Center.

OSLA has many future events planned to shed light on domestic violence issues and would like students to know that counseling services are always available to those that need it.

SGA swore in the following new senators: Edgar Diaz Aleksey Babadzhanocv

Analize Valderamma Shayna Braitman

Forrest Gitlin

Damian Gallagher

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Mikio Manuel

Jenna Wyatt

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Mark Atkinson Beena Kanhailall Kristina Shafranski Amanda Price Hunter Blain Pria Gupta

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CCE Panel Continued Continued from A3

Che Sullivan/The Chronicle Bob Keeler, award winning journalist, was part of a Day of Dialogue panel discussion on Wednesday.

A passion for investigative journalism brought Ariel Flajnik, co-host of Hofstra’s Morning Wake Up Call on WRHU-88.7FM, into the audience. According to Flajnik, journalism programs should be teaching students about information security and encryption in order to protect sources.

In talking about the controversy of government transparency, the panelist spoke at length about the importance of understanding the technological and social context in which it is occurring.

According to the panel, journalists function in a society in which a conservative campaign against

the media has only grown. Such distrust has led to the downsizing of national media powerhouses.

On the technological side, the rapid advancement of social media has created citizen journalism on platforms such as Twitter.

“We can’t tell the tide to go back. We must figure out a way to move forward,” said Fincham of Twitter and crowdsourcing.

Fincham proposed using the audience, because they are on Twitter, as part of the process of journalistic reporting, rather than as the traditional end point. This would mean using crowdsourcing to generate ideas. Journalism Associate Professor Carol Fletcher praised Fincham’s ideas as practical and open-minded.

“This is the central issue that’s

going on in many spheres,” said Fletcher. “I thought it was exciting to get people together to talk about.”

Professor Mario Murillo, the co-director of the Center for Civic Engagement and chair of the RTVF Department, spoke similarly.

“As a media person it’s all about engagement,” said Murillo.

“If we’re doing journalism and we’re not engaging the community or playing a role in what’s happening in the community, then we’re not doing our jobs.”

Public Safety Briefs A multi-car accident occurred off-campus near the Southwest corner of Lawrence Ave. and Hempstead Ave. on Oct. 17.

One car smashed through the fence by the security booth. No Hofstra students were involved, but there was damage to the security booth. NCPD responded and filed an accident report. The Plant Department was also notified for repairs.

escort the two non-students to the HIC. They were then banned from campus and the female met with a crisis counselor.

A student placed his belongings in an unsecured locker in the Fitness Center on Oct. 17.

Upon his return, he discovered that his wallet, containing $120, a driver’s license and miscellaneous papers were missing.

NCPD responded and a report was filed.

A female student at a party in Hofstra USA on Oct. 19 reported a male student grabbing her buttocks then threatening her with bodily harm after she confronted him. PS also confronted the nonstudent, who became noncompliant and had to be subdued to be escorted the HIC. He was then banned from campus. A PSO also suffered an injury to his lower back during the incident.

On Oct. 17, a student left a backpack unattended in Bits & Bytes. The student discovered her cell phone was missing after returning to it. A search was conducted, which proved negative.

Police assistance was declined.

PS responded to a report of two males and a female in a dispute in front of Constitution Hall. When attempts at calming the situation were made, the two males refused to comply and restraints were necessary to

On Oct. 19, an RA in Hampton House smelled marijuana in one of the rooms. A PSO responded, keyed in and found two residents inside. No marijuana was found and the two residents were issued summonses.

On Oct. 19 a PSO responded to the lounge in Portsmouth House where a glass table was found shattered. A search was conducted, which proved negative. The Plant Department was notified for cleanup.

On Oct. 19, two males entered through Constitution Hall’s ABA door, which is strictly reserved for students with dis-

abilities. PS responded and issued both students summonses for failure to comply.

A student reported damage to the front bumper of a car parked near the soccer field on Oct 19.

Police assistance was declined.

Feces were discovered tracked through the lobby and hall near the male bathrooms in New Academic Building on Oct. 20. A search was conducted, which proved negative. A work order was submitted for cleanup.

A man was panhandling outside of Bits & Bytes on Oct. 21. PS apprehended and identified him as a nonstudent and was banned from campus.

Student Computing Services reported on Oct. 22 that on Sept. 30 a Hofstra student downloaded copyrighted HBO property. HBO requested action be taken. The student will be issued a summons.

On Oct. 22, a student reported to PS that when she returned to her bike, parked near Utrecht House, she discovered that the brake lines were cut, the seat was raised and the kickstand was stolen. This occurred

between Oct. 18 and 22. Police assistance was declined.

A student stated she has had ongoing disputes with her suitemate on Oct. 22, who has sent threatening text messages to her. The student required a crisis counselor, who came to the HIC to meet with her. The student who sent the texts will be issued a summons.

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Key PS- Public Safety PSO- Public Safety Officer RA- Resident Assistant HIC- Hofstra Information Center NCPD- Nassau County Police Department

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O ve r h e a rd @ H o fst ra Compiled by the Hofstra Chronicle staff In the Student Center: Girl 1: We’re taking the portal to my house.

Girl 2: Do you mean shuttle?

In Breslin: Guy: Can I have a half of a half?

Girl: So you mean a quarter?

In the Student Center: Guy: Can you go get me a breadstick?

Girl: Just one?

In Bits & Bytes: Girl: A good cry is like good sex.

Sometimes you just need it.

In Breslin Guy: I’m prairie dogging right now.

It’s like ‘Where’s the toilet? Where’s the toilet?’

In Enterprise: Girl: I’ve always wanted to hang on the back of a garbage truck. Is that weird?

In Bits & Bytes: Guy: After my midterm, I think I shall enjoy a yogurt parfait.

In Breslin: Girls: The kids who sit under the stairs make me feel like I’m in Harry Potter.

Outside C.V. Starr: Girl: My favorite thing about this school is that even the Public Safety officers use Bar Social as a campus landmark.

Outside Breslin: Girl: It’s like the circle of life, but it’s the circle of sh**iness.

In Herbert: Girl: I just wanted to punch my doctor right in between the eyes.

In Student Center: Girl 1: I never had a dream come true, until the day I found you.

Girl 2: I’m sure your boyfriend would love to hear that.

Girl 1: I was talking to my coffee.

In Breslin: Girl: You know what this means? I can finally wear winter clothing and I won’t look f***ing crazy.

In Student Center: Girl: I can’t believe I don’t know what integration means.

We’re always listening......

Put the “trick” into trick-or-treat with makeup

By Isabela Jacobsen STAFF WRITER

Don’t have any free time during your day? Great, me neither! This article is going to solve your last minute Halloween problems. I struggle with my time management everyday, but Halloween is all set for me because I have a couple of great quick makeup ideas that will transform your costume! After all, Halloween is about trick-or-treat, and this is where you “trick” people into thinking you have a creative Halloween costume when really you are wearing a pretty average costume.

The first makeup idea is called “Toddlers and Tiaras.”

Don’t deny it – that TV show is addicting. It’s horribly good and the makeup is so easy.

It’s the kind of look where if you accidentally put too much makeup on, it’s okay because

it’s part of the costume.

Applying heavy blush and big fake eyelashes will already transform this look into being very doll-like. Really exaggerate every makeup feature and you’ll look pretty funny. The exaggerated makeup can be used to look like one of those creepy dolls too, but use dark colors and apply a heart-shaped lipstick on your lips to add a level to the creepy factor. This makeup style is very versatile.

Add glitter and you can even be Ke$ha!

This next idea I’m using for myself because it’s just so easy!

The flapper girl costume is going to be pretty popular this year after we all obsessed over “The Great Gatsby,” but what will really let you stand out from the other flapper girls is your makeup. There are plenty of ways to do this, but I’ll give you the easiest!

The best part of the flapper

makeup look is that you won’t have to scrub your eyes to get any eyeliner off after your Halloween party. The look looks great without eyeliner. A greyish eyeshadow color is a great choice. Blend it in with another dark shade to do a soft smoky eye. Smudge a dark color underneath your eyes. This will create a deep eye set. Finally, add mascara and red lipstick.

You’ll look like you belong in the Roaring Twenties!

I know you saw this one coming: the animal makeup.

I know everyone gets away with the cat costume, but take advantage of this easy costume!

Make your eyes super dramatic by wearing only eyeliner and crazy eyelashes. You can literally get sparkly long lashes at a Halloween store for a dollar.

Extend the liquid eyeliner for a heavy defined look, add crazy fake lashes, and even draw intense fake eyebrows to

complete this artsy look. Don’t forget the whiskers!

Hopefully these ideas helped brightened up your costumes. If you want some more makeup ideas, you can visit my YouTube channel: honeyeyes494. Remember, there is no such thing as an average costume when you can play up your outrageous makeup!

Photo credit: Isabela Jacobsen Halloween makeup can be daring or glamorous.

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Hofstra alum on the road to the Oscars

By Jana Kaplan FEATURES EDITOR

It’s a great accomplishment to complete a film. It’s an even bigger accomplishment when it’s rumored that your film will be up for an Academy Award.

I had the chance to speak with creator and director Adrian Saba, a 2010 Hofstra University alum whose career has skyrocketed in just two years.

1.) You graduated from Hofstra in 2010, you started your own film company in 2011 and your first feature film, “El Limpiador,” has already won Special Mentions and been invited to the Cannes Film Festival.

Did you ever think all of this was in the cards for you this early in the game?

Not at all. It was a really small adventure that we

moment yet when all your successes have hit you?

I think the most rewarding experience for any filmmaker is to make the actual movie.

Nothing compares to that. And it’s a great achievement to be able to be on a movie set.

The moment that really hits me is when I’m making the film. That’s the moment I feel the most successful and most accomplished. I think it’s so hard to pull off a film that it’s a great achievement when you get to do it. And I’ve only done it once so far, so I hope I get to do it twice.

3.) In English, the title of your film is translated into “The Cleaner.” What does the cleaner signify, in both the sci-fi and drama sense?

There’s already a movie called “Cleaner,” with Mr. Samuel L. Jackson. It’s also about a forensic cleaner.

“...Then things became bigger by themselves as we moved forward.’”

embarked on to learn and to grow. All I wanted to do after college was a film and it was looking like it was going to take a while, so we decided to do a small thing, just between friends. Then things became bigger by themselves as we moved forward.

Everything was really small.

My film company still is really small; it’s just my name, my address and a bank account.

You need a legal company to operate with funds, festivals and sales. And when we were shooting “El Limpiador,” I didn’t want anyone to know in case it ended up being horrible.

2.) What has been the most rewarding experience so far? Have you had a

When I’ve mentioned the title to people, especially at the beginning when they had no idea what I was doing, it would go two ways: an action film, like a badass shoot-emall type of guy who wipes out the bad guys, or a porno.

But I wanted a title that was sober, that would give zero expectations. If you think about it “poetically” or even marketing-wise, it’s a horrible title, but I really like it because of that. It makes you go into the film basically with zero expectations, which will help to transport you subtly into the film and even surprise you.

4.) Your father, Edgar, is also in the business. Was there ever a time when your family didn’t want you in the

same industry?

Well my dad is mainly dedicated to theater, and so is my mom. And my sister studies music. So it’s a pretty artistic environment I grew up in. And my parents have been always supportive of whatever I chose to do, as long as I was happy. They are happy and proud I’m in this industry.

5.) Did you ever want to be anything besides a director?

Yes, many things – the first one being a dolphin trainer. I guess you can blame “Flipper” for that, which ultimately boils down to movies. So maybe I always knew?

6.) The foreign language nominees for the Oscars are announced in January. What would it mean to you to be nominated?

It would be absolutely completely totally insane.

Unreal.

7.) You were born in Madrid, raised in Peru and went to Hofstra on a scholarship. Do you think this worldliness has given you a better sense of creativity and culture as a director?

Creativity... I don’t know.

Culture... I don’t know. I’m usually quite stupid most of the time.

I think what I am is reflected in the things I do. And I don’t really believe in frontiers and borders, I believe in cultures.

8.) Why did you choose to film in Peru?

Because I’m from there.

After college all I knew was that I wanted to shoot my first film and I felt weird doing it in the States. It was my first film, my introduction to the world.

So if I shot a film in the States and in English, that meant that I was an American director.

Would people assume I was American only until they met

me in person? So I felt that my first film needed to be Peruvian, like me. But in the future I would love to shoot stuff in the States, and if I can do it with my Hofstra friends, even better.

9.) What is your next project?

Another film. And for the moment it is titled “Where the Wild Ones Dream.” I had the

10.) Is foreign language your niche or do you hope to do a feature film in English?

Well, foreign language is pretty much the rest of the world, so it’s quite a big niche, and in that sense English is a foreign language to me... but anyways, I will make movies wherever I can make movies.

That’s my basic principle. I’m from Peru, so this [Peru] is where I know things better and I surf the industry here better (it’s tiny, too, so it’s easier), but at the same time it’s very tough here in Peru to make films. There’s little support in every part of the process, so I feel at some point I would like to make the leap to a bigger industry with more “opportunities.” So Hollywood, here I come.

“I think it’s so hard to pull off a film that it’s a great achievement when you get to do it.’”

lucky chance to develop the screenplay at the Residence of the Cannes Film Festival for about five months at the beginning of 2013 and now we’re looking for finance. The film also takes place in Lima, and if all goes well (which is never the case in cinema), we’ll be shooting February 2015.

Photo credit: Adrian Saba Adrian Saba pictured above as an undergraduate at Hofstra.

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Dorm Room Dish: Vegan scramble

By Janet Lee SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

It is hard to eat healthy on a regular basis, especially on a college campus. However, sophomore Ashley Carter proves that it is not impossible and shows how easy it is!

As a vegan, she prepares dishes that mainly consist of fresh organic vegetables and fruits. In order to find organic ingredients, her go-to grocery store is Trader Joe’s, which also happens to be her favorite store.

Here’s her delicious Kale Tempeh Scramble recipe!

Many might wonder what tempeh is. Tempeh is a soy product originally from Indonesia. It is made from a process that binds soybeans into a cake form, like a firm vegetarian burger patty. Tempeh is also easily digestible and is a naturally cholesterol-free food, which makes it even better. Kale meanwhile is a trendy green

vegetable that helps lower the body’s cholesterol and even helps lower your risk for cancer.

This recipe is a great meal for either lunch or dinner. It has a different kick from a normal salad, which makes it more special. Now, many people might think that these dishes are not as appetizing because of the common stereotype accompanying vegan or gluten-free foods, but wait until you try her recipe – your taste buds are in for a ride!

First, here are the ingredients you will need: coconut oil • kale • artichoke • broccoli • bell pepper • shredded carrots • tempeh • tomato • whole wheat couscous • vegetable broth • garlic • and lime.

Here is how you get it all together: Step 1: Lightly grease a pan with coconut oil.

Step 2: Prepare the tempeh by slicing it into ¼-thin slices.

Step 3: Grill the tempeh on medium heat, adding fresh garlic for about 8–10 minutes until it is browned.

Step 4: In a separate saucepan, prepare the couscous by adding 1 cup of vegetable broth to a boil.

Then, remove the pan from the heat and add 2/3 cup of couscous. Cover the pan for 10 minutes until all the broth is absorbed.

Step 5: In the same grilling pan that was used to grill the tempeh, add seasonings and cook the kale and the vegetables, adding your desired amount of seasoning.

Step 6: Finally, combine all ingredients, topped with fresh tomatoes and slices of lime.

Bon appetit!

Ashley makes her own meals regularly and

Photo credit: Janet Lee Healthy eats can be fun and easy to make.

shares her easy and healthy vegan dishes through Instagram: @vegi_yogi. If you are interested and want to find other recipes, make sure

to check out her Instagram and be sure to hit follow!

Halloween costumes on a DIY budget

By Amanda Valentovic SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Halloween is right around the corner, and there is one thing on everyone’s mind (other than midterms): what are we going to be! Although many students may be strapped for cash and do not

can be created by making a flapper dress out of Post-it notes and tape, according to realsimple.com. The website suggests starting with a dress or tank top and a skirt, and then cutting slits into Post-it notes that are about three to four inches apart to create the flapper dress texture. Tape

cupcake wrappers to the dress in the center to create flower decorations.

Last year, freshman business major John Petlon put his own spin on a police officer costume. He cut jeans into shorts and wore a shirt that said “Police” on the back.

“And I wore aviators,” Petlon

“Although many students may be strapped for cash and do not want to buy a full costume, a DIY costume can be an easy and cheap alternative and has the potential to be very creative.’” want to buy a full costume, a do-it-yourself (DIY) costume can be an easy and cheap alternative and has the potential to be very creative.

A throwback to the 1920s

the Post-it notes into rows at the bottom of the dress or skirt, and tape the tops down to make sure they stick.

Personalize the costume by decorating the paper, or staple

said.

Erica Brosnan, a freshman journalism major, is making her own costume this Halloween using clothes she already has while adding some

“YouTube can be a gold mine for creative or last-minute DIY ideas at this time of year.’” original touches.

“I’m going to be a sugar skull, which is a term for what they dress up as on Dia de los Muertos,” she said, referring to the November holiday in Mexico. Brosnan will wear a black dress and tights that she tore up herself, and has drawn skull designs onto black shoes. “I’m going to make a crown of dead flowers, and paint my face to look like a skull with some colorful designs around it,” Brosnan said.

To learn how to make the flower crown, Brosnan found a YouTube tutorial. YouTube can be a gold mine for creative or

last-minute DIY ideas at this time of year.

YouTube video blogger DailyGrace has quirky and comical suggestions: Wear a nametag that says Matt, put scary makeup on and be “Matt Demon,” or write the word milk on a T-shirt and wear vampire fangs to be the “Vampire Diaries!”

Whatever you choose to wear, remember that if you are still costume hunting, you will not have to sacrifice your wallet while midterms are still eating your brain. The DIY community is alive and well on the Internet to guide you through these difficult times.

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And the award for Best Dressed goes to...

By Amanda Palomino SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Name: Amanda Price Class: Freshman How you would describe your style: “Today it’s really cozy. I have a very unique personality so whatever I feel suits me for today suits me for today.”

Where you shop: “Anywhere from Forever 21 to T.J. Maxx. You can find cute things anywhere.”

Name: Tori-Rae Matisoff Class: Freshman How you would describe your style: “Very different. I don’t really follow typical fashion. I don’t ever wear shoes. I believe in comfort, not fashion.”

Where you shop: “H&M; I wear a lot of men’s clothes.”

Name: Name: Juliet Del Rio Class: Freshman How you would describe your style: “I would describe my style as whatever’s falling out of my drawers–I have too many clothes.”

Where you shop: “I worked at Forever 21 over the summer and Francesca’s and Macy’s. I also aspire to be a ‘Maxxinista.’”

Gypsy presented by the Hofstra Department of Drama and Dance running Oct. 18 - 27 at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse Photos by Phil Marino and Design by Che Sullivan and Katie Webb

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Musical: Gyspy impressive ensemble cast

Photo by Phil Marino Actors Rebecca Inderhees, Rita McCann and Sean Kelly performing “Together, Wherever We Go”

By Jessica Braveman Special to The Chronicle

“Gypsy,” originally a Broadway show, tells the story of a mother who, in an attempt to make up for her failed showbiz career, pushes her daughters into performing.

The show is set in the 1920s.

After uprooting her daughters

from their Seattle home, the mother, Rose (Rita McCann), drags them around the country with her corny vaudeville acts in an attempt to make her children stars. The show follows Rose’s determined struggles and her stubbornness to never give up on her far-fetched dream.

The musical was the Hofstra

Department of Drama and Dance’s fall musical, debuting at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse last Friday, Oct. 18.

Hofstra’s performance, directed

by James L. Kolb, was overall well done. The sets were detailed and evoked the vaudeville era feeling. From a moving train to the lights surrounding the stage,

the set designers ensured a realistic feel. The 1920s style of the burlesque costumes was also impressive, capturing the essence of the time.

The lead actress, McCann, embodied the character of the obsessive mother, giving the role the perfect mix of crazy, passionate and comical.

In the final scene of “Gypsy,” Rose laments her failures in “Rose’s Turn.” McCann poured emotion into the song; you could hear the pain in her voice as she expressed Rose’s despair. She moved about the stage in jerky movements as her character struggled to grasp the situation.

Rose’s daughters, Louise (Rebecca Inderhees) and June (Anna Watts), gave spirited performances and brought personality to their roles.

Louise and June are total opposites; June is the outgoing,

younger sister who is constantly in the spotlight, and Louise the quiet, timid older sister who has been overlooked her entire life.

Watts is bubbly and moves around the stage in an excited manner, showing off her character’s star qualities. Inderhees often speaks in a sarcastic voice to express Louise’s exhaustion with the lifestyle forced upon the daughters by their mother.

The entire cast gave such a wholehearted performance, and every single person involved deserves credit for their hard work.

Perhaps the most entertaining performance came from Isaiah Stanley, who played the supporting role of Tulsa, one of the back-ups in the vaudeville acts.

His performance of “All I Need Is the Girl” featured a wonderful tap dance routine that kept the audience’s eyes glued to the stage.

Book Review: Jennifer Egan “A Visit from the Goon Squad” writer to speak on campus

By Katie Webb Arts & Entertainment Editor

Getting on the subway in New York City, one never knows what eclectic group of crazy characters they will encounter. One can observe people from a peripheral view, watching a small piece of strangers’ lives unfold in a moment. This is what reading Jennifer Egan’s novel “A Visit from the Goon Squad” feels like.

Egan will be on campus Monday, November 4, at 7 p.m. as a guest speaker for the English Department’s program Great Writers, Great Readings.

The event is at the Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater across from Axinn Library.

I recently had the opportunity to not only read one of her most popular books, “Goon Squad,” but also interview Egan about her writing methods.

The novel begins with Sasha, a thirty-something year-old woman, in a bathroom stall fighting the compulsive urge to steal a wallet.

Inevitably, she takes it and all matter of internal moral debates and debauchery follow. Tension builds, but before the reader can find out if Sasha will get caught, the timeline of the plot changes to Sasha in the future, analyzing the wallet theft in her therapist, Coz’s, office.

The structure of the book is chaotic. A fractured timeline takes the reader through several decades within a few sentences.

Yet, the transitions through time seem effortless. And each chapter focuses on a different character. Each character’s life intertwines with the next.

“I really wanted every chapter to feel different,” said Egan.

She created each character’s chapter separately, only layering them together as one manuscript once she had developed a unique style for each story.

Much of the novel’s characters are connected through the punk rock music industry, whether they are producers, singers or receptionists.

Charlie, the teenage daughter of industry legend Lou, has a chapter that embodies Egan’s writing talents: fleshing out characters and manipulating time structures.

In the novel, Charlie converses with her younger brother Rolph about their father’s latest underaged girlfriend, and how Charlie knows the relationship will eventually fail.

“Charlie shrugs. ‘I know Dad.’ Charlie doesn’t know herself.

Four years from now, at eighteen, she’ll join a cult… she’ll nearly die… A cocaine habit will require partial reconstruction of her nose… and a series of feckless, domineering men will leave her solitary in her late twenties, trying to broker peace between Rolph and Lou, who will have stopped speaking.”

In an instant Charlie develops from a precocious young girl to a reckless, wayward adult. The writing is blunt, and at times, grippingly gritty. Egan pulls no punches. She’s not afraid to

create characters that make your skin crawl, like the criminally prosecuted sex offender Jules Jones.

She is also not afraid to humanize repulsive characters.

“When I’m writing about someone I’m not writing from the outside, a point of view that says ‘wow this person is really screwed up,’ I need to be deep enough inside that those choices make sense, even if they’re ugly choices,” said Egan.

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The Chronicle Continued from Page b2 Another complexity that enriches the stories is the contradictory nature of the characters. Scotty, a janitor in his middle-aged years, roams the streets of New York philosophizing “I understood what almost no one else seemed to grasp: that there was only an infinitesimal difference, a difference so small that it barely existed except as a figment of the human imagination, between working in a tall green

glass building on Park Avenue and collecting litter in a park. In fact, there may be no difference at all.”

“I’m always fascinated by contradictions in people. That contradiction in Scotty is so poignant,” said Egan. “When he is confronted by his old friend who is clearly doing so much better than he is he is in a kind of anguish because his theory does not match what he is actually feeling.”

Perhaps, the only downfall of this book is that it leaves the reader desperately wanting

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more— a triumph for the writer.

“Some readers are frustrated because they want to know more about certain people.

And the truth is that there were people that I wanted to write more about,” said Egan. “I really wanted to see Rolph as a young adult. I tried so hard to write a chapter about him in that period of his life, but it just didn’t work, so we’re left with what did work.”

At Hofstra, Egan hopes to discuss her writing process in detail. She will also be reading an excerpt from one of her works.

“The Fifth Estate”:

Benedict Cumberbatch mesmerizing performance

By Muhammad Muzammal Columnist

Tense but dully edited, “The Fifth Estate” recounts the growth of WikiLeaks, a highly controversial website known to leak documents without releasing the name of the source. The film depicts the site’s growth from a minuscule, anti-corporate organization into a colossal giant.

At the center of the film is WikiLeaks creator Julian Assange, who is mesmerizingly played by Benedict Cumberbatch as a multifaceted egomaniac. His partner is Daniel Berg (Daniel Bruhl), who differs from Assange’s persona. Berg believes in telling the truth, while Assange is a deceptive individual.

Berg’s honesty is shown in his buyout of servers for the site. He is a good friend to Assange, spending his personal funds on the project. Assange derives satisfaction from using Berg. Their friendship is tarnished by Assange’s sociopathic personality.

At one point, he verbally attacks Berg and his girlfriend on Twitter, expressing his angst and frustration over a previous argument.

Assange is also viewed as a brilliant hacker, making his way into the U.S. government database. One of the neat things about the film is its observational view of Assange’s role in society.

Cumberbatch transforms him from a Robin Hood of sorts to a

powerful, influential force in the social media world.

Cumberbatch’s performance is near perfect, but the film isn’t.

The first two thirds of “The Fifth Estate” are weak and hard to care for. There are problems with the editing, which is disorganized, meaningless and nonsensical. In a scene where Berg and Assange chat with one another online, we see their typed responses as obnoxious subtitles. Yet the actors speak the words. Why put their responses on the screen then?

The best scenes come after an invaluable amount of classified information is given to WikiLeaks.

The controversial American Private Bradley Manning discloses 91,000 documents to the website. He also attaches a video, which is filmed through the scope of a gun. The weapon is from an American soldier who shoots at a harmless Iraqi citizen.

Things become hectic.There’s a scene where Berg sits at a table while Assange discusses The Guardian’s release of the

documents. The camera revolves around Daniel, acting as his puzzled mind, symbolizing the circular, never-ending path of social unrest.

Berg knows that by releasing Manning’s name, they will put the young man in danger, something Assange disregards.

He would rather spill everything for the benefit of harmed civilians in the Middle East. This opens up crucial questions. Would too much information overwhelm the public? Should a government or corporation be allowed to keep secrets?

There is a better movie somewhere in director Bill Condon’s “The Fifth Estate,” one that doesn’t over-preach its messages or display horrible editing. It’s a shame because the film was well acted and even written to a respectable degree. “The Fifth Estate” is an unfortunate instance where you can have all the right pieces but still fail to put out compelling material.

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“Carrie”: Julianne Moore rivals original actress

By Ohad Amram Columnist

Since its trailer premiered at Comic Con last year, Kimberly’s Pierce’s “Carrie,” has been highly anticipated by movie buffs, horror fans and fans of the original.

With a story so rich in character complexities, plot constructs and undeniable power, it’s no wonder why “Carrie” has been remade half a dozen times since Brian De Palma’s original adaptation of Stephen King’s classic thriller.

Brain De Palma’s “Carrie” is a household title in the horror genre due to its striking plot and underlying tones. In addition, the original was released in the era when the horror genre was born.

The ‘70s were monumental in constructing the horror genre.

“Carrie” has since been remade into television movies as well as plays performed both on- and off-Broadway.

The appeal of remaking this classic is completely accounted for considering the tremendous power that the film contains, which includes both religious and ethical connotations.

In this remake – starring Chloe Grace Moretz as Carrie – the story remains the same. This, in many ways, is a good thing.

Recently, remakes of horror classics tend to derive from the main plot points of their predecessors.

This usually renders remakes cheesy or unfaithful to the original work. That said, the film isn’t a shot-for-shot remake.

Unfortunately, Pierce doesn’t really bring her own voice to the film. The main difference between this “Carrie” and the original is the abundance of special effects.

The effects don’t entirely take away from the film, but they definitely overwhelm the audience in the concluding scenes.

However, the storyline and plot construction heightens the suspense of the thriller. For example, the opening scene of this film – which wasn’t in the original – sets the tone for the rest of this film.

Carrie’s mother, Margaret, is depicted giving a homebirth naturally and free of any assistance. The bloodstained stairs and hallway leading to her room set the tone for her devilish antics and disheveled demeanor that Julianne Moore maintains consistently throughout the entire film. In fact, if you want one good reason to see the film, it’s Julianne Moore.

Moretz doesn’t do the role of Carrie a disservice; she’s actually a terrific actress. However, she in no way compares to Sissy Spacek’s Carrie solely due to Spacek’s immediately recognizable and disturbing features.

With Moretz, it’s incredibly difficult to buy her as Carrie strictly based on appearance. Ten minutes into the film however, Moretz is unquestionably a convincing Carrie. Julianne Moore, on the contrary, gave Piper Laurie–the original Margaret–a run for her money.

“Carrie” alludes to the destructive and on-going problem of bullying. This, among many reasons, is why the film remains applicable to audiences today. It explores the inherent evil in people, and the ethical challenges its characters face among other factors, deeming the film timeless.

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Matters: jokes better left untold

By John Thomas Columnist

“Modern Family” Man, oh man, this was such a sexist episode.

As often happens in “Modern Family,” the separate households have similar plots that converge at the end, though they usually aren’t quite as indistinguishable as they were last week.

Gloria, Cam and Claire each occupy a different part of the nagging-wife spectrum – a spectrum devised by casually misogynistic husbands across America. Gloria takes too long to get ready, Cam manipulates Mitch, and Claire won’t let Luke stay home alone because she’s concerned about his safety. I’m not asking for a novel, or even quirky plot from “Modern Family” any given week.

The show excels at waxing comedy about, let’s face it, rather conventional family dynamics, but I expect a slightly more compelling, progressive framework than this.

You might question why I grouped Cam in with the other wives, however I would suggest that you direct that question to “Family’s” writers’ room instead.

The reason I watch the show is the uproarious banter that comes out of the Tucker-Pritchett household, but I think that that banter isn’t served well in episodes where it stems from one conflict between Mitch and Cam. Sure, maybe one overriding theme, like Cam’s insecurity last week, but the whole “We’re wearing the same outfit, better do something about that” feels so uninspired that I felt myself rejecting the possibility of finding their interactions all that laughable.

The rest of the episode isn’t quite as much of a wash. I always enjoy a good physical gag from Luke, and his “Walking Dead” inspired paintball assault on his mother when she made a surprise trip home to check on him was good enough to garner a few chuckles.

Also, is it just me, or is any episode of a sitcom helped by a rendition of Gladys Knight’s “Midnight Train to Georgia”? That almost saved the episode for me, and I fondly remember the episode of “30 Rock” where Gladys Knight herself performs the ditty.

“@midnight” Comedy. Twitter. Television. Comedy Twitter.

Comedy television. These are all sentence fragments that I don’t find objectionable in the slightest.

“Comedy twitter television,” however, turns out to be a horrific abomination of all three forms of entertainment. I really hate that I had to write that, because I love all of the comedians involved with the episode of “@midnight” I reviewed.

When it comes to the panelists, Kurt Braunohler is a personal idol of mine, Andy Daly stars in my absolute favorite sketch from “MadTV” that borders on the sublime, and I’ve been a fan of Brendon Walsh’s Twitter for awhile.

As far as the host, Chris Hardwick, while he might not be my favorite comedian, I think he might be just one of the greatest guys in the business, as he always comes off as pleasantly effervescent, optimistic and kind. So it’s with a heavy heart that I admit I didn’t enjoy “@midnight,” save for a few fleeting moments.

What’s killing the show is definitely its Twitterdependent format. It’s ostensibly a competition, where the three panelists compete to deliver the best jokes about different current events portrayed through various Tweets. Sometimes it’s not even that though, and the show takes away the comedians’ agency as Hardwick just asks them which tweet was actually tweeted.

In fact, many of the questions boil down to which ridiculous tweet on the screen was actually tweeted. Too many if you ask me. All of this stunts the comedic flow of the episode, and it’s not a ridiculous enough premise to tap into the universal absurdity that all great comedy draws upon.

It’s hard here not to make a comparison to Braunohler’s own comedy game show that aired a couple summers ago – “Bunk.” An improvised game show, “Bunk” was wacky in the best sense of the word. It was like a prank that they were all playing on themselves. “Bunk” is by far my favorite unscripted show of all time, and it’s a damn shame that it only lasted ten episodes. I wish that Hardwick had incorporated more of the perverted, yet childish wonder and innovation from “Bunk” into “@midnight.” I think that with such a spirit, even a Twitter based show could be more cohesive, and ultimately more interesting. As it stands though, “@midnight” is just not worth watching. I hope that changes in the weeks to come.

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By Aaron Calvin COLUMNIST

“Transatlanticism” – Death Cab for Cutie

“Transatlanticism,” Death Cab For Cutie’s fourth studio album, turned 10 this year. It’s not their best album – that’s “We Have The Facts And We’re Voting Yes” – and it’s not their most commercially popular, – that’s “Plans.” – but it may be the most important song in the band’s discography.

“Transatlanticism” is pervasive across all different platforms of media and firmly lodged within the minds of countless kids moping throughout America. I was among them.

The iconic black crow, tangled in red string hit shelves in Oct. 7, 2003, but I didn’t find it until 2006, the fall of my freshman year of high school. Albums like this hit you at a pivotal moment and they stick. As you grow and change, its meaning changes with you – to a point.

My relationship with this album can be traced through how I related to the title track over the years. The song, “Transatlanticism,” is the longest song on the album. Piano chords accompany Ben Gibbard’s plaintive desire to travel just by folding a map. This swells into the chant of “I need you so much closer,” which builds up to the final pleas of “So come on.” At the time, it seemed earth-shattering, a state more intimate and desperate than anything I’d heard before.

The first time I heard “Transatlanticism,” was also the first time I fell in love. I would listen to the song and look out my bedroom window, feeling the kind of distance from my girlfriend that only dumb teens without a driver’s license feel.

A few years later, I was with someone else who was a year older than me. When she went to college a thousand miles away, the song matched my own restless feeling of being too far away. That relationship burned out and I moved away from the state I had lived in my entire life. I would let it play when the song came on shuffle as I sat in my dorm room and I thought about the people I used to see, the roads I used to drive every day.

A few years later, I returned to my home state for a festival headlined by Death Cab For Cutie. When the sun set on one of the hottest days of that summer, I heard “Transatlanticism” live for the first time and it didn’t hit me that hard. There was no moment. I was leaving the song behind.

A lot of reactions to the tenth anniversary of this album are nostalgic. It’s one of those milestones that prompts people to say “Wow, it was that long ago,” and “We’re so old now.” But to me, it serves as a reminder that the music that strikes you when you’re 15 is not going to mean the same thing at 21. As you grow and change, so do the things that mean the most to you. And that’s how it should be.

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Futures on the line, Hofstra Portal far behind

By Jennifer Sifferlen special to the chronicle

Every student knows the frustration. The future feels closer than ever, and there is a strong desire to hurl the computer against the wall. The headache is back once again. Brace yourselves, Hofstra University, it’s class registration time.

Twice a year, Hofstra students across campus and across Long Island wait for the clock to strike twelve, armed with Class Registration Numbers and degree requirements. And twice a year, without fail, social network newsfeeds are just as busy as the Hofstra network, filled with a stream of complaints that the Portal has crashed.

It seems everyone has a class registration horror story to tell.

Senior Andrew Akler remembers a stressful registration experience from his sophomore year.

“I hit the button to register, and the server crashe[d],” said Akler.

“I only got into two of the classes I needed.”

Concerns of classes reaching capacity only heighten as the years progress. Were students to run into registration issues in their senior year, they might face every student’s biggest fear: falling short of graduation requirements.

Fortunately, the staggered system of registration acts as a

cushion for upperclassmen. It prioritizes the registration dates by graduation year, giving seniors the best chances of getting into the classes that they need to graduate. Underclassman, while tending to face the brunt of the scheduling issues, have the most time left to take the classes they might not have gotten into.

Still, capacity issues persist, causing students to wonder: Why can sites like Facebook and Twitter, where students post one registration complaint after another, handle the traffic that the Hofstra Portal cannot?

Hofstra computer science professor Uzo Osuno explained that the root of the issue might not be what you expect. While it “could be a server issue,” said Osuno, it is likely “the program is giving you the trouble.” To address the problem, Osuno recommended calling the Help Desk to complain. “If enough people call in, they’re going to fix it,” she said.

But these technical issues and the complaints that accompany them are nothing new; seniors have been dealing with the crashes throughout their entire Hofstra careers. It is past time for a solution.

Setbacks in registration can leave students settling for classes that they do not care about in order to fulfill their major require-

ments. Worst-case scenarios could include students being forced to delay graduation, or abandon their program altogether.

While the state of the system is up in the air, there are still things that students can do to increase their chances of a successful enrollment. Being as prepared as possible will speed up registration time, increasing a student’s chances of getting into the classes he or she needs before they close, and knowing one’s remaining degree requirements will help in staying on track for graduation. If registration still doesn’t go as planned, the advisement department is here to help with waitlists and alternative classes.

But these steps are just band-aids over a bigger problem. The ability to physically register for courses should not play a role in a student’s

Illustration by Matt Subrizi

academic program. The lofty price of yearly tuition here at Hofstra, $36,350 per undergrad before room and board, leaves no excuse for technical difficulty.

Issues in the Hofstra Portal’s online registration system must be resolved.

Storming the barricades: Disrespect toward our veterans

By John Pritsiolas special to the chronicle

Whether it be at the Battle of Falaise Pocket or the Battle of Ramadi, the United States Armed Forces have always been on the front lines. In more ways than one, the “Million Vet March,” where veterans protested the shutting down of military memorials, should be appropriately renamed the “0.5 Percent Movement.”

What should mark an alarming pinnacle in American history hardly receives any attention, and that’s the growing civilian–military disconnect that our culture faces – an issue that is certainly paramount, but not the marketable

aphorism of the day (politicians love to harp on the “dwindling middle class”).

Presently, we as a nation are more concerned with the erratic antics of Miley Cyrus than with the scary statistic that military suicides dwarf combat-related death. Furthermore, we seem more preoccupied with what Aziz Ansari has to say, instead of the fact that foreclosures on service members’ homes remain saliently high (up 23 percent in 2010 over 2008, at the height of the housing crisis).

We seem more distracted by the garnet red fireworks on the Fourth of July than by utilizing our monetary resources on the wounded warriors coming home

from battle. Similarly, non-military families hope it doesn’t rain on Memorial Day so as not to interrupt festivities, rather than praying that the soldier with PTSD can ameliorate from his condition and be able to successfully provide for his family.

In a bizarre sense of satire, the National Anthem has now become the nationally recognized precursor to Sunday Night Football, rather than addressing the shameful issue of one in four homeless people being a veteran of a foreign war. Disgustingly, the right to subsidized contraception has superseded the need to resolve the issue of the nearly one million veterans who are currently unemployed.

As Hofstra students, we should look around and take note of those currently in the ROTC program. Do we want to see them treated the way our country’s veterans are currently handled, or do we want to honor the ultimate sacrifice that every soldier makes?

Twenty years from now, after the National Anthem has been sung ad naseum, do we still want to view it as an association with football, or as a hymn that actually bears the strength of its original intentions? Twenty years from now, do we want to see hundreds of thousands of veterans struggling to hold a job, or do we want to uphold our moral duty as Americans and lend them a

helping hand? Twenty years from now, will we collectively turn our backs on the severely wounded veterans who served in the Middle Eastern theater, or will we be there to assist them through all their struggles and recovery?

Some pundits and commentators may state that we are akin to Japan’s forgotten generation, but they couldn’t be any more erroneous in their reasoning. The true forgotten generation embodies the essence of the fine men and women arriving on the tarmac in the archaic C-130s, not the individuals who must deal with their chimerical plight from behind their white picket fence.

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.

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Letters to the Editor: To the Editor,

and programs. And, perhaps most importantly, I made great

I don’t think you could be more wrong, Michelle.

To the Editor,

what?

No, the basketball players

connections -- employees as well

who stole from students last

as other interns.

year will not hurt your internship

Hofstra is smart to require

chances (and Hofstra’s School of

to gain experience and make

communications students do at

Communications actually has an

connections. I interned in the city

least one internship -- it opens

amazing reputation for turning out

(no relocation necessary!) the

doors for you. When it comes

great interns and employees), but

summer before my senior year

time to apply for your first job,

this attitude of “This is too hard

and it really opened my eyes

your internship will count as

for me” most certainly will.

and helped me tremendously.

experience!

Internships are a great way

When I was a freshman,

The supervisor at my internship

Internships are MEANT for

specifically made a point to say

inexperienced students... but

overwhelming to me, too. But

that the internship would NOT

at the same time, you can gain

you have four years! And you will

be about getting coffee, that he

experience and be a more

grow.

was once an intern and made

attractive applicant by taking the

sure that I would learn (and do)

right classes and getting involved

as much as possible. I saw

(WRHU, HTV and The Chronicle

Geoffrey Sorensen

what it meant to be professional.

are among the great ways to do

Class of ‘08

I learned how the business

this!). And yes, many require

worked. I mastered specific tasks

you to be a junior or senior... So

Hofstra’s requirements seemed

Good luck!

My name is Joseph Pentz, and I am a Bachelor of Science in TV/ Video. I recently read the article

by Michelle Cannizzo entitled “Acquiring internships should not be required.” Miss Cannizzo states in her article the following statement: “...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.”

This is severely inaccurate.

The Majors of TV/Film, TV/Video do not require an internship at all.

I have verified this via the degree audit system. I know that PR, Journalism, and Speech Comm./ Rhetoric do require them. For other Communication classes I am not sure, I will leave it to you to do the research on the

other majors before issuing a revised article or statement to the readers.

I request that the chronicle issues an update on this article due to its inaccuracy. This could mislead students who are registering for classes and put false burdens upon them.

Joseph Pentz Class of ‘15

It sounds to me like the idea of an internship has overwhelmed you and lead you to write this piece. First, Hofstra really does a great job of guiding you and making sure

The Oct. 17 op-ed “Acquiring internships should not be required” generated a number of reader responses. We pulled some student comments straight from our website:

you intern somewhere worthwhile. In addition they will follow up with you throughout your internship making sure it is the best experience for you. As a public relations major I was required to keep a journal through out the process and send it to my advisor on a weekly basis. Sure, commuting without a car and dealing with the Hofstra bus can be annoying and one more thing to worry about but the positivities of an internship outweigh the negatives. Now is your chance to try things out and figure out your niche in your career or maybe even realize this isn’t what you want to do. But it’s

Even if Hofstra didn’t require an internship for school of comm majors, do you really think you’d be able to get a job at “The New York Times, Daily News, or Vogue” without one? Getting a job is harder than ever, and having a diversified resume with good internship experience can only increase your employment chances. Why would you ever want to turn down that opportunity?

— Michael

Papirmeister

Hofstra is doing its students a favor by making internships a graduation requirement.

I thought this article was going to argue that internships shouldn’t be required because those that aren’t motivated enough to look for good internships, or even any internships, should be left to their own devices. If you think about it the job market is competitive and if someone in your class doesn’t want to work and get an internship that could set her apart from other applicants than all the better for you when you go out on your search. One less

important to have this experience. Don’t shoot something like this down before you’ve actually tried it and gotten the facts straight. People hiring an intern understand that we are students who don’t have a lot of experience (in fact that’s the whole point, to gain experience). Also, 180 hours is extremely doable.

— Mara

Ruocco

Sorry, but you are going to have a really hard time finding a job with that attitude-- Almost everyone I graduated with FROM HOFSTRA SCHOOL OF COMM had multiple internships that they got themselves, and a lot of them turned into jobs, including one of mine. If you think getting an internship without experience is tough, good luck getting anyone to look at a job resume without internship experience on it.

Just saying.

— Michelle

Lauren

competitor. THAT would have been a decent argument to make. The idea that it shouldn’t be required because, “We already fear not getting a job; we don’t need to be in fear of not

You might consider doing a little more research on Hofstras reputation compared

graduating as well,” is silly. It’s much harder to get work if you don’t have an internship

to “elite” universities. Many of those schools do not offer the hands on curriculum that

on your resume. You’d have graduated to a decreased amount of job opportunities and it

Hofstra gives it’s Comm students. More often than not my supervisors have been so

would be no one’s fault but your own. Side note: I don’t think the thievery of a few basket-

excited to see that I even know what Avid or iNews is, let alone that I know how to use

ball players is really going to hurt your chances.

it. These things aren’t taught at some of the universities you mentioned.

— Nneka

Banks

— Alicia

Hastey

Have an opinion? E-mail us at editorials@thehofstrachronicle.com.

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Basketball meets the media

By Sean Williams sports editor

Hope, though slightly out of season, is on the horizon at Hofstra University. Last Thursday’s Basketball Media Day was a promising step for the two programs, though whether the men’s and women’s basketball teams will bloom to success or shrivel like the crunched leaves underfoot is still up in the air.

Coaches Joe Mihalich and Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, of the men’s and women’s squads respectively, were joined by Athletic Director Jeff Hathaway, as each issued an assurance to work towards the future of Hofstra basketball.

“This season embodies a little bit of change, and that’s what always fun about coaching is that you have a new year, new players, a new mix, and that’s what keeps you fresh every year,” said Kilburn-Steveskey, whose team went 14-17 overall and 9-9 in the conference last year.

The graduations of Shante

Evans, the University’s career leader in points and rebounds, and Candace Bond, CAA Defensive Player of the Year, are sure to result in some growing pains for Kilburn-Steveskey’s young team this coming season.

On the other side, the men’s basketball program is attempting to recover from last year’s devastating thievery scandal that saw four players arrested and expelled, Head Coach Mo Cassara fired, and other players leaving the University. They finished last year with an overall record of 7-25. When Mihalich was hired, only four players were on scholarship to play basketball at the University for 2013-2014.

“I do want to recognize those four scholarship players,” said Hathaway. “I have to tell you, those four guys could have bailed, they could have gone somewhere else, they could have left Hofstra. But they made up their minds that they were going to stay and be part of the solution and help get Hofstra men’s

Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, head coach of the women’s basketball team, intends to improve her young team.

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basketball to where we all want it to be.”

The four players are Jordan Allen, Darren Payen, Moussa Kone and Stephen Nwaukoni, who stayed largely because of Mihalich’s arrival.

“I figured I’d give [staying at Hofstra] a try and I’m loving it so far,” said Allen, a sophomore forward.

With the arrival of three freshmen, two graduate students and three transfers who have to sit out this upcoming year, the roster only has ten players eligible to be on the court.

Unsurprisingly, expectations from fans are not high, but the team is working hard to prove itself.

“It’s an interesting makeup and there’s been a lot of progress.

You start with four guys on April 10th, in six months you have eight new guys, a whole new team, so it’s a new time, it’s a new team” said Mihalich.

Hathaway seemed optimistic about the development of both teams, and referenced two building projects the school is working on for the basketball programs: a brand-new practice facility, which is intended to attract recruits and improve the teams, and a new floor design for the basketball court. He encouraged that people submit their own designs.

“Get out your markers, turn on your computer graphics, break open that box of crayons, and get working on your own design to send in when the promotion is announced later this month,” said Hathaway.

For Hofstra, it would seem that this is literally a rebuilding process, trying to construct a legacy befitting a school that exists on the outskirts of the most basketball-dominant city in the world, New York City.

Kilburn-Steveskey’s team is certainly on steadier ground than the men, but with the majority of the team being freshmen and sophomores, there is a lot of work to be done.

“They want success yesterday, they want it now, they want it immediately, and I know, being older and wiser, that the process is going to take a minute,” said the head coach.

Kilburn-Steveskey says she is focusing on devel-

Men’s basketball coach Joe Mihalich outline his goals for his first year as leader of the Pride.

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oping patience and teamwork, while looking for players who are actively trying to improve.

If she has one on-court focus, it’s making sure her defense is aggressive and tough.

With five former players now playing professionally overseas, it’s clear that Kilburn-Steveskey knows how to develop athletes.

With a strong core of experienced assistant coaches and veteran leadership, she believes her team can weather a brutal early schedule and begin to mesh as a team, in spite of their cumulative inexperience.

“It’s tough, that’s what people don’t understand, is the strength, the size, and the quickness of opponents when you’re a freshman and you’re playing someone that’s a junior,” said the women’s coach when she discussed the learning curve that all first-year athletes go through.

From the men’s side, Allen is just happy that it’s a new season.

“The culture has changed. We didn’t win many games last year.

The coach is trying to instill in us a sense of fight and battle and resistance. I think a lot of times last year we kind of rolled over,” said Allen.

Allen, a Long Island native,

talked about the renewed interest his friends and family have taken in Hofstra basketball “They keep up, they follow it, and it’s a beautiful thing to have family and friends that keep track with the program and want to come to games,” he said.

Mihalich seemed equally excited.

“I’m pinching myself every day to be here,” said Mihalich, pointing out that here at Hofstra he has a full chance to build a winning team the way he wants to. He also mentioned the caliber of the other sport’s coaches that work at the university, saying that they inspire him to work even harder.

Motivational speeches aside, both of Hofstra’s basketball programs are cast under a shade of uncertainty.

In the words of Joe Mihalich: “We don’t know who we are yet.

We’re just trying to figure it out.”

Look for The Chronicle’s featured previews next week on both the men’s and women’s basketball teams, with extensive rundowns regarding new players, schedules, and more.

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Women’s soccer gets back on track

By Kyle Kandetzki staff writer

After a short series of struggles, the Pride returned to form to cap off their long road trip.

Hofstra women’s soccer capped off a four game streak of road games dating back to the beginning of October on Sunday against the Towson Tigers.

The Pride captured a 2-1 win in the finals minutes to give them their first victory since September 29th against College of Charleston.

“This game was definitely a step back in the right direction for us,” said head coach Simon Riddiough. “The players came organized to the game, worked hard, and I hope this is a good stepping stone for the team.”

Something that has become

a trend for the women’s soccer team this year has been stalemates between the Pride and their opponents, and it continued Sunday as both teams went without a score in the first half.

Both teams combined for a total of twelve unsuccessful shots in the scoreless first half.

But in the 51st minute, Towson’s leading scorer Emily Banes knocked in her 13th goal of the season to open up the game. Banes went unassisted up to the net and knocked it past Hofstra goalie Emily Morphitis to make it 1-0.

Quickly following Towson’s goal, Hofstra kicked their offense into high gear, and some familiar faces were there to tie the game up. In the 54th minute Sam Scolarici took a Leah Galton assisted cross and put it over

goalie Erin Quinn’s head to make it 1-1.

But following that equalizer the game went over 30 minutes without a score, and the game seemed to be headed to overtime. The question Riddiough had to ask himself was whether to attack and win, or be careful and bring the game to overtime.

“At this point we were basically dominating the game,” said Riddiough. “Because of this we didn’t feel the need to take any chances, we knew the score would come at some point.”

Hofstra’s plans for any overtime play were thankfully dashed in the 86th minute by none other than another Galton assisted Scolarici goal. The Pride was then able to ride out the four remaining minutes to take the 2-1 victory.

Scolarici’s two goals put her at 16 on the season, which not only still leads the CAA, but puts her just one short of tying the program record. Galton’s two assists also put her at the top of the CAA in assists with 11 thus far, which is five more than the player with the second most assists in the conference.

When asked if he’s comfortable with the scoring coming from mostly just Glaton and Scolarici, Riddiough said, “It’s a mix. I certainly think having players like Amber Stobbs coming back to help and Lulu Echeverry embracing a new role to help us score, but if there’s scoring it doesn’t matter who it’s from.”

Hofstra’s CAA victory was vital as it puts them over .500 in the conference at a record of 3-2-1.

It also snapped their struggles on

the road, which they had started at 0-2-1. The Pride now has an overall 9-5-1 record for the season.

Hofstra now sit in 4th place in the CAA behind not only Northeastern, but also the two teams they will finish off their season with James Madison University and the College of William and Mary. All three of these teams are tied with a 5-1 record with two games remaining.

The Pride will take on College of William and Mary on Friday at 7 p.m., and then will play James Madison Sunday at 1 p.m., both at Hofstra Soccer Stadium.

Hofstra will hope to close out their season on a high note at home, where they have a 5-1 record for 2013.

By Jackie Parsons

Hernandez. “Hopefully we can get her connection going with the setters a little bit more and continue to get her on the offense.”

Hofstra rallied back to bring the score to 19-21, but the Blue Hens then scored four unanswered points, winning the set 25-19.

Delaware took the lead early on in the third must-win set for Hofstra, leading the Pride 9-5.

Hofstra rallied to knot the score at 12.

The teams were tied at 24 until two consecutive kills from junior outside hitter Kelsie Wills set the Pride above Delaware, taking a 26-24 win. Wills would go on to have a double-double with 28 kills and 12 digs.

“She [Wills] wants to do well for her team,” Hernandez said.

“I think that’s a big motivation for her. She works hard for everybody.”

Hofstra went on to win the fourth set 25-18. Hofstra broke open the set with a 6-2 run, making the score 18-12. Much of this was due in part to freshman libero Sophia Black, who had an impressive 37 digs over the course of the match.

The final set proved to be an exciting one as the two teams rallied multiple times against one another. They tied at 12 before Delaware scored two points, set-

ting up the match point. The Pride answered with a kill from Wills making it 13-14, but Delaware quickly scored, taking the winning match 15-13.

Hofstra recovered from the difficult loss with a three set win against Towson University on Sunday. The Pride dominated Towson in the first set, defeating the Tigers 25-9. Nuria Lopes da Silva garnered 10 kills over the course of the match.

The Pride’s solid play continued in to the second set when the team took a quick 7-1 lead.

Towson came close to tying the score, but could not overcome Hofstra. Senior outside hitter Jovana Barisic contributed seven kills to the Pride’s 25-17 win in the second set. Hofstra took the third set in similar fashion, The Pride won the third set 25-20 and swept the match.

Hofstra’s final non-conference match against Sacred Heart Tuesday night provided them with another win. The Pride won in four sets, putting up scores of 25-22, 21-25, 25-22 and 25-16 in Hofstra's favor. Sophomore setter Kaitlyn Krause provided 18 assists.The Pride will return home to the David S. Mack Physical Education Center this Friday night for a CAA match against Northeastern at 7 p.m.

Volleyball goes 1-1 against conference foes staff writer

Kaitlyn Krause sets the ball for freshman Veronika Kostova.

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The Hofstra Pride lost against the University of Delaware 3 sets to 2, and won against Towson University in three straight sets during two Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) games that took place over the weekend at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center.

Hofstra also won their final non-conference match against Sacred Heart in Connecticut on Tuesday. Hofstra stands at 4-3 in the CAA and 14-9 overall. Kelsie Wills was also named the CAA co-offensive player of the week for the fourth time this season.

The Pride started off the weekend with a five-set loss against Delaware Friday night. The Blue Hens took a quick 4-1 lead to start off the set. The Pride tied the match at 18 all, but Delaware shut down the Pride, scoring seven unanswered points to take the match 25-18.

Delaware continued to control the match in the second set as they jumped out to a quick 9-5 timeout. The Pride called in reinforcements as middle blocker Sara Campolina was subbed in late in the set, the score 21-14 in favor of Delaware.

“She brought us a lot of energy,” said head coach Kristina

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Meet the Coach: Simon Riddiough women’s soccer

By Kyle Kandetzki staff writer

Hofstra women’s soccer head coach Simon Riddiough has accomplished some great things in his time coaching the Pride, but his background in the sport might be just as impressive.

Riddiough has played in many different places and settings; he began in high school in his birthplace of Barnsley, England.

He played there for the Barnsley sixth form, with whom he eventually won a national championship.

At 16, he went on to play for the Barnsley Professional Forms, but was released soon after he started.

Riddiough’s first connections with Hofstra began in 1990 when he was recruited to play for the Flying Dutchmen as a freshman.

He played on the men’s soccer team for four years and become a captain, with 13 goals over his career.

Next, Riddiough would move on to play in local leagues for the Greek American Atlas in Astoria, the Cosmopolitan Soccer League and the New York Pancyprians of Jamaica, Queens. The main sec-

tion of his playing career came from the Long Island based Glen Cove Soccer Club.

Riddiough’s beginnings as a coach also started with his days as a Hofstra student with various soccer related summer camps.

After four years he found a graduate assistant position in the swim center, which he did for two years until he applied for an assistant job for the women’s soccer team in 1996.

“I found the job opening for assistant in women’s soccer and (former women’s soccer coach) JoAnne Russell hired me, and I haven’t looked back since,” said Riddiough.

When JoAnne Russell retired in 2005, Riddiough was named head coach of the program for the upcoming season, and he has posted huge achievements right from beginning. Since 2006 the Pride have won two CAA championships, made four CAA Championship appearances and have posted an overall 97-5111 record in nearly eight full seasons.

But when asked what his favorite moment as Hofstra head

coach has been, Riddiough doesn’t point to one specific date or game.

“The seasons basically blur into one,” said Riddiough. “What makes me happy is when you see a freshman player mature over four years into not only a great athlete but a great citizen, too.”

In 2013, Riddiough has coached the team to a 9-5-1 record, with a 3-2-1 record in conference play, and with two games left he has clinched yet another winning season. In eight years at the helm of the program he has never had a losing season, while also claiming awards such as CAA Coach of the Year, MidAtlantic Region Coach of the Year and Northeast Region Coach of the Year.

“I give 100 percent to my players, so I expect 100 percent back from them,” said Riddiough. “We work hard while also having fun, but we know there’s also a time to get serious, and if we can find that balance we will do well.”

Coach Simon Riddiough has been manning the helm of the women’s soccer team since 2006.

Kyle Kandetzki/Chronicle Staff

HOFSTRA ATHLETIC CALENDAR Away Home

WOMEN’S SOCCER

10/24 Thursday

10/25 Friday

10/26 Saturday

v.s. college of william and mary

@ College of william and mary 7:00 P.M.

VOLLEYBALL

v.s. northeastern University 7:00 P.M.

FIELD HOCKEY

v.s. delaware University

3:00 P.M.

10/28 Monday

10/29 Tuesday

10/30 Wednesday

v.s. James Madison university 1:00 P.M.

7:00 P.M.

MEN’S SOCCER

10/27 Sunday

v.s. towson university 7:00 P.M.

@ drexel university 7:00 P.M.

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Cosmos crash against FC Edmonton

By Chris Buckley staff writer

The New York Cosmos were seconds away from officially clinching a trip to the North American Soccer League’s (NASL) Soccer Bowl on Sunday afternoon. Then FC Edmonton crashed the party.

New York was in the driver’s seat following an Alessandro Noselli goal in the 78th minute.

However, the celebration was short lived. In the 90th and final minute, Edmonton’s David Proctor headed home a shot within feet of Cosmos goalkeeper Kyle Reynish to tie the match at one.

After a few minutes of stoppage time the whistle sounded, and the Cosmos were forced to accept a 1-1 draw on their home turf. With a victory and three points, New York would

have definitively booked a trip to Atlanta in a few weeks for a shot at the title.

“It feels like we didn’t accomplish our target today,” said Cosmos head coach Giovanni Savarese following the match.

“We expected to get a win, and it wasn’t the result we were looking for.”

Unlike their last home match against the second place Tampa Bay Rowdies, the Cosmos offense struggled for a majority of their match against FC Edmonton. The Canadian team provided offensive pressure early and often, but what New York lacked in scoring they made up for in tight-knit defense.

Despite sporadic scoring chances for the Cosmos, by the middle of the first half the pitch became a defensive battleground. Both teams were simply trying to create space and main-

tain possession long enough to secure a shot or two.

Much of the same defense continued early into the second half. However, as time wore on, each squad’s offense began to awaken. About five minutes into the second frame, a point-blank save by Kyle Reynish kept FC Edmonton off the board. Barely 10 minutes later, Edmonton’s Lance Parker returned the favor, making a series of timely saves within the 18-yard box to keep the match scoreless.

In the 69th minute, New York’s Alessandro Noselli attempted an acrobatic bicycle kick from 15 yards out that sailed just over the top right corner of Edmonton’s goal and a leaping Lance Parker.

The shot foreshadowed what was to come, when in the 78th minute, Noselli received a pass from Stefan Dimitrov and hammered it home to give the Cosmos the

1-0 lead.

“I say thanks to Dimi because he gave me a great ball,” said Noselli during a postgame press conference. “I’m very happy for my goal, but it’s not a good day for me because after the goal I thought the championship was ours. But now we will work very hard and we believe that we will win the championship.”

Proctor’s late goal snapped the Cosmos’s five-game winning streak, but with the draw, the team finished the 2013 Fall season undefeated at Hofstra’s James M. Shuart Stadium. In fact, the franchise has never lost a regular season game at Hofstra in their three full seasons – 1972, 1973 and 2013 – in Hempstead.

In that span, they are 17-0-7.

“This is a reminder. This league is tough. It’s competitive.

This is a good situation for us to remember that if we make the

finals it’s going to be difficult," said Savarese. "Unfortunately the loss came at the last minute, it wasn’t at the best possible time, but we have guys that are willing to work.”

Still in first place with 25 points, the Cosmos now travel to San Antonio to take on the last place Scorpions at 8:30 this Saturday night. New York last played in a Soccer Bowl in 1982. Now, over 30 years later, the team is looking to return to the championship after just one year back in the league. With a win, they can do just that.

“San Antonio is a difficult team like everyone else,” said Savarese. “They’ll be at home so it’ll be a difficult game for us. We have another big match and we have to start working on Tuesday in order for us to be ready.”

Men’s soccer wins home final

By Frank Aimetti staff writer

Senior Chris Griebsch had the first multi-goal game of his career as Hofstra remained unbeaten at home, notching a win over Fairleigh Dickinson.

The Pride opened the match with a strong start, pushing the ball into the opposing half and looking to create chances for goals from the get-go.

After several near misses in the first 10 minutes, Hofstra broke through in the 13th minute, with junior Elliot Firth saving an errant pass from going out of bounds and firing off a cross that junior Maid Memic headed into the net.

While Fairleigh Dickinson’s forays into Hofstra’s half of the field were rare, sophomore goalkeeper Patric Pray was able to make a couple of saves to ensure that Hofstra headed into halftime with a 1-0 advantage.

It took less than four minutes for the Pride to open the second half with a goal. Griebsch intercepted a pass between two Fairleigh Dickinson defenders and beat the goalkeeper one on one to push the lead to 2-0.

Pray showed his goalkeeping skill in the 54th minute when he

saved a bullet of a shot, helping to protect the two-goal lead.

In the 68th minute, When asked later about Pray’s game, Nuttall described the goalie as “rock solid.” “[Pray] did what he had to do, play high behind the line. In fact, in the first half, he made two very good saves being up high on his line, just sweeping up like he’s supposed to do. Again, a lot of credit to him and a lot of credit to the defense,” Nuttall said.

Griebsch missed an opportunity for his second goal in the 70th minute, when he received a lead pass ahead of him that set him free behind the defense.

He couldn’t gain his balance and sent the shot off target.

But Griebsch refused to let another opportunity slip through his feet in the 73rd minute, volleying a cross from senior Herbert Biste into the back of the net.

With a 3-0 lead in hand, Coach Richard Nuttall was able to send in his reserves to finish out the game.

Despite Griebsch’s multi-goal effort, Nuttall said, “To be totally honest, I didn’t think he was having his best game, but he finished two goals and created a few of our chances so he was just

doing what he’s normally doing.

However, he’s a great player and we’re thankful to have him.”

Nuttall was insistent after the game about the quality of ability that the team possesses.

“What I’ve said to this squad is that we’re 21 deep, and I feel bad a lot of the time for players 17-21 [who don’t get the playing time they deserve] because I know they can do a good job, as you saw in the last 10 to 15 minutes,” Nuttall said.

The men’s soccer coach also elaborated on his expectations for the team through the end of the season.

“I think we can beat anybody on our day, but if we play like we did in the first half today, [next opponent] William and Mary will beat us,” Nuttall said. “We’ve got to be ready emotionally, I just wasn’t happy with this first half as I said. William and Mary are very good, they’ve beaten two number one teams in the country so it’s going to be a massive task for us, but we’ll give it all we’ve got.”

Hofstra’s final regular season home game is against the University of Delaware on November 3.

Maid Memic and Chris Greisch reminisce on another win.

Chris Owens/Hofstra Chronicle

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Player of the Week: Chris Greibsch, men’s soccer

By Mike Rudin assistant sports editor

Senior forwardChris Greibsch scored three goals this week.

Chris Owens/Chronicle Staff

Hofstra senior forward Chris Griebsch has been on fire for men’s soccer in the two recent games the Pride has played against Fairleigh Dickinson University and College of Charleston. His offensive production and strong league performance have earned him the title of The Chronicle’s Player of the Week.

Against Charleston University, Griebsch scored a critical goal at the last minute to keep Hofstra from a loss and kept the Pride in the game as long as possible.

Even though the game ended in a tie, a tied score is still better than letting the opponent win – and that fair outcome was mainly due

to Griebsch.

Hofstra’s star player also had a breakout game against Fairleigh for the 3-0 shutout win. He led the offense by scoring two goals in the game, which added another multi-goal performance to his college career. Griebsch’s productive performance helped the Pride improve to 8-4-2 on the season.

The senior forward has now scored seven goals so far during the 2013 regular season.

Griebsch currently is ranked third in goals and goals per game in all of the Colonial Athletic Association league. Griebsch also placed second in the CAA categories for shots per game and assists per game, with a 4.86 per game shots average and a .64 per game assists average.

Pride players Maid Memic and Griebsch are even tied for points and points per game, with a 1.43 points per game average.

During the 2011 and 2012 seasons, Griebsch achieved the number one placement in assists throughout the CAA, and now there is a serious possibility that he can accomplish being the CAA assists leader for three consecutive seasons.

Griebsch’s last few stellar performances have shown in the individual rankings and statistics, as he continues to move up to the top three spots in nearly every offensive category.

On October 26, the Pride continues to roll forward with the red-hot Griebsch against William and Mary College.

Field hockey falls short in fourth straight loss

By Sean Williams sports editor

Midterms week is difficult on students, but Kathy De Angelis has had a tough month.

De Angelis, head coach of Hofstra’s field hockey team, watched their struggles continue with a 1-4 loss against 12th ranked University at Albany, which marked the team’s fourth straight loss, each coming against ranked opponents.

The team’s last win came on October 4.

“Obviously we’re always disappointed when we lose, but we had a great second half and I’m really happy with our performance. First half I didn’t think we played very well, our passing game was quite weak and we can play better,”De Angelis said.

The team’s reliable goalie, Kaitlyn de Turo, had 10 saves, but her effort was not enough to stop the Albany onslaught. The Great Danes outshot the Pride 23-4.

“Kaitlyn de Turo, especially in the second half was very, very solid,” said De Angelis.

De Turo was not the only bright spot for the Pride, as senior Jonel Boileau scored her 12th goal of the season. Boileau has 31 career goals. Besides the

Canadian junior, the offense sputtered, not being able to translate chances into goals.

“We’re using this game as a prep for the CAAs, that’s what the most important part of our season is. When you’re playing the number 12 team in the nation you have to take advantage of any opportunities and we certainly had some close opportunities to put the ball behind the net and keep it a little bit closer,” De Angelis said.

The Great Danes have the top defense in the nation, which proved true at their game on Sunday. While Hofstra’s offensive side slowed down, the defense remained tight and De Angelis noted the strong outletting of the ball.

She said she was happy with the production defensively, especially in regards to Albany’s corner opportunities. The Pride stymied the Great Danes to a single goal out of eight corner opportunities.

“To capitalize defensively on that many corners is a good sign,” De Angelis said.

Since De Angelis’ objectives are to have the team prepared for conference games, she viewed this latest setback as a learning experience.

“We’ve been very resilient,

we’ve come back in all of these games. When we are playing this type of challenging schedule, we’re a young team and we need to try from the first minute as strong as we can,” De Angelis said.

In spite of the team’s 5-11 record, De Angelis is optimistic about the rest of the season.

“Every game becomes very critical… anyone left on our schedule is beatable. I think we’ve had the two toughest opponents already [Maryland and Albany].”

The team prepares to go against the University of Delaware and the University of Towson this weekend. Both games are at home.

“In the CAA any team can beat anybody this year, and that’s the type of parity we have, which is a really good thing,” De Angelis said.

De Angelis knows that both of these conference rivals are seeking a victory.

Back Cover: Holly Andrews (9) chases down an Albany attacker on Sunday’s game at home.

Hofstra battled but could not overcome the University at Albany.

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The Hofstra

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Fading Effort Holly Andrews and the Hofstra defense fight and fail against no. 12 Albany Photo Credit/Hofstra Chris Owens