The Hofstra Chronicle: November 18, 2014 Issue

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SGA petitions to increase student activities fee

By Marisa Russell ASSISTANT COPY CHIEF

The Student Government Association (SGA) is pushing for a new petition to be passed to raise the student activity fee, which hasn’t been increased since 2008.

There are over 125 clubs accessing the money, about three times as many clubs as there were six years ago.

The student activity fee, a part of tuition paid each semester, is currently $75 per semester for each student. The petition summary says, “Let’s increase the student activity fee $25 and increase the funding for events around campus!”

SGA suggests that the fee be raised $25 to total $100 per semester for every undergraduate student. The petition states that increasing the fee will allow

students to see more events on campus, inspiring more school spirit. The fee increase will be a total of a $50 increase to students’ University bills.

“SGA gets a portion of the student activity fee and the remaining portion goes to Student Affairs,” Alyson Guarino, SGA comptroller said. “But in the end all of it goes back to students.”

SGA’s portion of the fee is used to allocate funds to SGA- and non-SGA-recognized clubs on campus, to allow them to host events and purchase apparel for organizations.

The petition only addressed the amount that the student activity fee will increase, but did not detail a plan for how that funding increase will be distributed to clubs, or whether all of it will be coming back to SGA. There is no

official guarantee how much will be given to SGA even if the fee increases.

“Our purpose in allocating money is to allocate money to student-run organizations so they can function. Recently we have been having trouble doing so because we have so many organizations,” said Guarino. “A lot of clubs are having trouble functioning because of all of the increase, so the money is being spread thinner.”

With the increase of clubs and lack of funds, students are speaking out about the issue.

“People are unhappy with the amount they’re allocated, but we allocate as much as we have.

We’re backed into a corner where we don’t have any more funds to allocate but the students need it,” said Guarino. “A lot of students

have brought it to my attention that they want more money to go to the student body. They want more funds to be allocated.”

Guarino and SGA President Mark Atkinson said that students came to SGA requesting more funding be given to clubs, and SGA discussed ways to make that possible.

“If you look across campus there’s a common string of students who want to see more events on campus, to see more pride on campus. Club leaders who want to go to conferences and tournaments off campus to represent Hofstra and to put Hofstra’s name out there,” said Atkinson. “Unfortunately everything does have a price tag.”

Atkinson and Guarino, two SGA chair members that are a main organizers of the petition,

have been in contact with the vice president for student affairs, Houston Dougharty, as well as the executive vice president of the University before taking the idea to the University to assess.

Dougharty stated that he believed the increase is something that should not be seen as unusual. “To me this should not be an anomaly,” he said.

“I’ve been really impressed with the openness and the transparency,” Dougharty said. “They’re going to dining services, and they’re going to plant, and they’re going to budget people, trying to see whether students support it.”

The student support has been gained through the petition, which had 1,169 signatures as of noon on Friday, Nov. 14. Along with sig-

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Lackmann announces immediate price decrease

By Ehlayna Napolitano NEWS EDITOR

Prices were lowered on Hofstra’s campus today after student dissatisfaction resulted in an acceleration of a previously planned change, according to Lackmann officials.

In an email sent out Monday morning, Lackmann Director of Dining Services Dennis Lestrange formally announced a blanket five percent decrease in prices campus-wide, effective Tuesday.

According to the email, plans for the decrease were scheduled for January, but after recent student feedback Lackmann expedited the implementation of lower prices in all 18 dining facilities across campus.

Although there were initial questions about the feasibility of the plan’s implementation ahead of schedule, Lackmann staff confirmed to Hofstra last week that the plan was possible.

“They assured us on Thursday that they could. We went ahead and did it,” said Joseph Barkwill, Hofstra’s vice president for Facilities and Operations.

Barkwill stated that the decrease is essentially rolling prices back to levels that are equivalent to about 2010 or 2011, as price increases over the past few years have averaged about 1.94 percent per year. From last year to this year, the increase was 1.96 percent.

Hofstra staff has investigated several issues, like quality and pricing, which were raised primarily by the Student Government Association (SGA) last year, Barkwill said. This research included price comparisons that were made by Barkwill’s staff by going to about 10 locations off-campus, including other universities, as well as businesses like Walgreens and 7-Eleven.

“What we found is Dutch Treats

is very high,” Barkwill said. The email sent Monday noted that the plan for the price drop was a part of the plans moving forward after the conclusions of the research.

Student reactions following Monday’s announcement have varied. “I think it’s great that there’s a five percent decrease…

Any decrease is great, especially for college students, but it doesn’t solve the issues originally complained about,” said Marc Yaniello, a sophomore broadcast journalism major.

He expressed doubt that the increase would help with larger issues of student concern over food health and safety.

Similarly, Alex Cain, a sophomore information technology major, felt it was a positive development, but still maintained reservations about it.

“I think it’s a step in the right

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Che Sullivan/The Chronicle Lackmann officials announced a five percent decrease on food items campuswide in an email to all students on Monday morning.

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SGA proposal would raise tuition fees Continued from A1 natures, SGA has been accepting handwritten notes and letters from clubs in support of increasing the student activities fee, where clubs can mention how an increase in funding would better support their club.

“I am personally in favor of the petition and what it entails. Having been on club executive boards for three years, I know the pains of dealing with an under-funded budget, and I know many other student leaders do too,” said Sean Grealy, Newman club president and junior exercise science major.

Grealy also said that he signed the petition because he believes this could bring more opportunity to clubs for funding.

“If the student activity fee were to increase, all clubs would benefit. As president of Newman Club, I can attest to the programs we’ve had to sacrifice due to budget cuts, such as days of community service, fundraisers for mission trips abroad and student-led retreats,” said Grealy. His words mirrored the argument that many

clubs who are for the petition are making.

Karl Koeppel, associate director of student leadership and activities and SGA advisor, spoke about the petition’s importance, “Having signatures and having letters from clubs really demonstrates that it’s the student activity fee.”

Students are freely given the option by SGA to sign or not to sign the petition to demonstrate their opinion of the proposed legislation.

Joe Flanagan, vice president of the Hofstra Dutchmen, an all-male a capella group on campus, was one club leader that does not agree with the proposition.

“I’m against the petition because [SGA] wants more funding when they’re only guaranteeing the same amount of funding for the [non-SGA-recognized] groups that I’m in,” said Flanagan.

Dutchmen were recently made a non-SGA-recognized club at the beginning of last year because of their exclusivity in choosing members.

Due to the group’s non-SGA status, Hofstra Dutchmen is only

permitted access to five percent of SGA’s funding, in which the funding must go to something that will benefit the entire Hofstra community.

“Personally, I’m going to pay an additional 25 percent to be told I’m only able to have 5 percent of the total,” said Flanagan. He stated that if SGA were to increase the percentage of funding to go to non-SGA-recognized clubs, he may be more likely to sign the petition.

No changes have been officially made as SGA has not presented the idea to the University yet.

“I think its clear that we’re disappointed,” said Flanagan. “I wish I had another forum to bring this to because if our fans and people on campus knew that we were struggling in this situation, I think that there would be a lot of pressure on the Student Government Association.”

Regardless of the effect of the petition and the proposal being made, Vice President Dougharty believes that the event is beneficial. “I think SGA is asking all the right questions and regardless of

how it ends up, everyone will have a lot more info about how the process works and how SGA supports engagement on campus.”

According to Dougharty, the University is in the midst of putting together its budget for the 20142015 school year, and he stated that this is the perfect time for SGA to bring the idea to the table for it to best be heard.

Grealy mentioned the petitions importance to all students on campus, regardless of their club involvement.

“For anyone who is opposed to the idea of an increase fee at all, think about it in the grand scheme of things,” said Grealy. “Without these funds, organizations on campus that host events like Music Fest in the spring, Random Acts of Kindness Day and others that all students are able to enjoy will suffer.”

SGA will continue to obtain student signatures and voices on the issue, both for and against, before presenting the fee rise proposal to the University.

Lackmann officials unveil future plans Continued from A1 direction but a slap in the face to students, because we’re talking about pennies on the dollar,” Cain said. He said he felt the decrease was not significant enough.

Josh Metlzer, a freshman biochemistry major, also expressed the feeling that it was not enough.

“A five percent drop is just a little underwhelming for a lot of people,” Metlzer said.

The decrease comes as part of larger plans for change on Hofstra’s campus, in an increased effort to encourage student input and test new programs for students. Among these changes is a new “mobile ordering” app, that would allow students to place an order and pay for it before going to pick it up from the location, according to Andrew Lackmann, the CEO of Lackmann Culinary Services.

According to Lackmann, the initial implementation of the app will be at select locations, in order to ensure its effectiveness.“We want to make sure we’re doing the right

thing,” Lackmann said.

In order to create this new system, Lackmann said that the company will create separate preparation stations within the location for orders sent in through the app.

There will be a reconfiguring of responsibilities and staff, as well as the hiring of some additional staff to make this happen.

The app has been implemented at other schools, including New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering, where Lackmann said the system worked successfully.

Further, Lackmann noted that student input and feedback will be integral to the implementation of the app, especially in what locations on campus would be best for the app’s use.

So far, students have expressed hope for the app.

“I would be very curious to see how it works,” Cain said. “It’s interesting and I would be willing to use it.”

Metlzer also said he believes it would be welcomed by students.

“I think that’s a really cool service if they can implement it well,”

he said.

Barkwill and Lackmann both stressed the importance of student feedback in all areas of their operations at Hofstra.

“It really comes down to feedback… representing all the different constituencies,” Lackmann said. He said that the company aims to represent and help with the needs of everyone on campus.

Other plans for next semester include the implementation of a possible buffet-style brunch one day a week. SGA proposed the idea for a buffet-style, all-you-caneat option to Lackmann representatives.

“Our goal is to try things… We want to see, ‘Does it work?’ and get your feedback,” Lackmann said. “If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work.”

Student feedback has been the catalyst for the price decrease as a result of student dissatisfaction over recent weeks. Feedback, Barkwill said, has been an important instigator of change in the past. The location of the sushi bar, as well as vegan and kosher options on campus have been the

result of mobilization of student opinions.

The reactions, as a result of health violations reported in the past two weeks, have spurred change within the Lackmann environment and are taken very seriously, accordng to Barkwill. In addition to the price decrease and announcement of the app, these changes have included the hiring of a new director of operations and the desire for more transparency for students through postings of health and safety procedures on Lackmann’s website, as well as postings of menus and allergy information.

“The safety and welfare of students is critical,” Lackmann said.

Student feedback has been crucial to the development of plans and changes in Lackmann’s services on campus and has resulted in changes within the past few weeks.

“It’s a wake-up call for all of us,” Barkwill said.

Additional reporting by Lauren del Valle

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Student files federal lawsuit against U.S. Army

By Lauren del Valle NEWS EDITOR

Sophomore finance major Iknoor Singh filed a lawsuit suing the United States Army arguing that complying with Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) grooming and appearance policies requiring him to remove his turban, long hair and beard would mean violating his traditional Sikh practices.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and United Sikhs are supporting Singh in filing the case that formally commenced in the federal district court of Washington, D.C. last Wednesday Nov. 12. The organizations could not be reached for comment.

The Sikh faith requires followers to maintain long hair and a beard while wearing a turban. The local resident of Kew Gardens in

Queens argues that forcing him to directly renounce his faith violates his rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 aimed to prevent laws from infringing on a person’s freedom to exercise their religious practices.

“I couldn’t believe the military was asking me to make the impossible decision of choosing between the country I love and my faith,” Singh said in an ACLU blog post.

A Catch-22 binds Singh as Army policy allows soldiers to seek exemption for religious tenets,

but Singh must be admitted as a cadet before having such an opportunity. Students must enroll in the ROTC program before the end of their sophomore year.

Policy also prohibits students from auditing classes in their junior and senior semesters.

field training nor receive issued Army gear or wear a uniform.

Formal litigation documentation, however, states that Singh does not receive credit.

“Effectively he is currently auditing our classes and he is a great student,” said Lt. Col. Daniel Cederman.

“Right now we are training him in basic leadership and things to the extent that we are allowed to under the current regulations.”

It cannot yet be determined whether Singh will have the opportunity to graduate the ROTC program on schedule with his peers as the University cannot

“My focus is training Mr. Singh to the best of our ability and making sure that if the policy is changed he’s not too far behind his peers so he can still participate...”

He receives University credit for participating in classroom portions of the ROTC program, according to Hofstra ROTC commander Lt. Col. Daniel Cederman, but cannot partake in the practical application

admit him unless the standardized Department of the Army policy changes.

“My focus is training Mr. Singh to the best of our ability and making sure that if the policy is changed, he’s not too far behind his peers so he can still participate and work towards a commission,” Lt. Col. Cederman said.

University Relations released a formal statement to the media expressing their support of Singh.

“Hofstra University entirely supports Mr. Singh’s ambitions to serve his country. He is currently enrolled in the ROTC class and we are providing him leadership training to the extent that the U.S. Army has allowed. We very much hope that the Army will permit us to enroll Mr. Singh in the program as a full Cadet,” the University release said.

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CCE, GUAAC team up to connect with Uniondale

By Elyse Carmosino STAFF WRITER

Hofstra students battled the cold, bright and early to plant tulips as part of the University’s annual Shake-a-Rake program this past Saturday, Nov. 15.

The program began five years ago as a way for students to give back to the community surrounding the school. Each year the turnout has been larger and larger as students increasingly show their desire to be involved in the effort to keep Uniondale safe, clean and well kept.

Student members of the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE), teamed up with community members from the Greater Uniondale Area Action Coalition (GUAAC) and the Nostrand Gardens Civic Association (NGCA), to plant 550 tulips along Front Street. The tulips, donated by Hofstra, are merely the beginning of a larger plan to transform the area into a place they hope students will feel safe visiting.

“The goal is to make the streets more beautiful, to improve the quality of life in Uniondale for all,” said Heidi Sanft, GUUAC cofounder.

Mishaina Joseph, a senior CCE

fellow, said she felt the event was helpful in creating greater relationship between the University and the community it is housed in.

“It’s a really good way to bridge the gap between Hofstra and Uniondale. Hofstra is known for its tulips and we thought that’d be a good way to bring Hofstra outside campus,” said Joseph.

Fellow CCE member Eleanore Saintis, also a senior, agreed.

“This is only the first step to make Uniondale more of a college town,” she said.

Since partnering with GUAAC and NGCA, Hofstra has already seen an improvement in the relationship between students and the community.

“For me it’s been a wonderful experience. I’ve met a lot of people who really care about making things better,” Sanft said.

“We’re always excited with the students from the CCE. We’re always encouraged when we’re able to partner with students to improve the quality of Uniondale, especially because Uniondale is in Hofstra’s backyard,” said Pearl Jacobson, GUAAC co-founder.

Co-director Gregory Maney said CCE helps to empower local communities and to encourage local

Che Sullivan/The Chronicle Students planted tulips on Front Street on Saturday morning. Hofstra donated the flowers to the event, which was part of the annual Shake-a-Rake program.

development. He believes “there is no better way to promote safety than to encourage local development.”

Junior CCE member Sony

Abraham said the organization is a great way for students to be more involved in what is going on around them and encouraged them to seek out ways to help.

“CCE is a place where students have a voice… If we can do this, what can’t we do?” Abraham said.

Panel focuses on ethics of unpaid internships

By Danny Nikander Special to the chronicle

The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) discussed the ethics behind unpaid internships during a Coffeehouse Conversation at the New Academic Building on Nov. 12.

According to junior and history/economics major, Francesca Scaraggi, the history of unpaid internships dates back to 1947 when the U.S. Supreme Court held a case dealing with railroad workers who were trained without any type of compensation. This case set the terms for what an acceptable, unpaid internship is.

Despite this, many students still disagree with how internships are handled today.

“Everyone is hunting for internships,” said Mishaina Joseph, senior global studies, geography and history major. “These kids feel obligated to stay because they

need it.”

But with the high costs of transportation, especially into New York City, money reigns as an inconvenience for many students without compensation from an internship, including Joseph. She continued, “I have to turn down internships because I don’t want to have to spend $300 a month just to get experience out of it.”

Although many students today are hired by companies as interns without payment, according to the United States Department of Labor (USDL), it is illegal to have an internship that is truly unpaid.

However, there are criteria that can be used to maneuver around this law. Overall, a company can plead that a student is being

“paid” in experience to avert any compensation.

But how many of these unpaid internships actually provide career-worthy experience? Much of the time, the word “internship” is connoted with simple tasks like getting coffee or running errands.

“I feel like the work you are

Civil Rights act, so you [interns] are not protected from sexual harassment,” said Scaraggi. “You think it is a basic right that would be protected.”

According to the Office of Student Enrichment at Clemson University, interns at an unpaid internship are not always covered in the case of an injury in the workplace because they are not technically employees, which requires the worker to be compensated.

The competitive nature of internships allows companies to weed through student applicants at their convenience.

“You can be nothing but perfect in their eyes. They know that there are so many applicants that will

“I have to turn down internships because I don’t want to spend $300 a month just to get experience out of it.” doing when you are there is something they would pay someone else to do,” said senior Clara Schopf.

Some students have expressed problems that stretch farther than not being paid.

“You are not protected by the

take this [the internship],” said Sony Abraham, industrial engineering major.

Students are faced with high pressures on top of their own schoolwork and extracurricular activities. Although internships can be argued to be very beneficial, the lack of payment and unfair treatment can become quite burdensome for students.

“Students feel such a need to go to the next step,” Mishaina Joseph said. “These are the kids who started drinking coffee in middle school.”

The associate director of Hofstra’s Career Center, Deanna Rodin hopes that students will ask for help when dealing with internships so they are not stuck in any uncomfortable or unpromising situation in the future.

“It’s all about you. This university is nothing without its students,” said Rodin.

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• Motor Sports Engineering Club is passed as an SGArecognized club. The club wants to build successful racecars to compete at different levels. They are also looking to create a Hofstra mascot car.

SGA WEEKLY WRAP-UP

• SGA will be hosting a Senate budget meeting on Thursday for clubs unhappy with their budget for next semester.

Compiled by Marisa Russell

Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Ehlayna Napolitano A PSO outside the HofUSA party on Nov. 7 discovered three students smoking marijuana in a car. All three students were issued summonses.

The night shuttle was driving on California Ave. around 4:00 a.m. on Nov. 7 when it was struck by a Hempstead Police Department vehicle and the car it was chasing. The bus sustained minor damage and there were no injuries.

A fire alarm was activated in Memorial Hall on Nov. 7 as a result of smoke on the grill. A work order was prepared in order to repair the smoke head.

A student in Alliance Hall requested to be transported to the hospital for an injury on Nov. 7. The student was transported to NUMC. On Nov. 8, a male juvenile visiting the Swim Center began experiencing chest pains. He was transported to NUMC by ambulance.

An intoxicated student boarded the Night Shuttle on Nov. 9. PS and police were called and the student was transported to NUMC. A student was found intoxicated in the Vander Poel bathroom on Nov. 9. PS and police were called and the student

was transported to NUMC by ambulance.

PS was notified that an unknown person knocked over a cement trash receptacle on campus on Nov. 9. A work order was prepared.

On Nov. 9, a student that she was receiving unwanted, harassing text messages from another student notified PS. An investigation will be conducted. Police assistance was declined.

A student tried to piggyback through the turnstile in Nassau Hall on Nov. 9. PS responded and the student was issued a summons.

A student reported that another student intentionally damaged his personal property on Nov. 7. The latter student was issued a summons.

had been previously banned from campus. The non-student was arrested by NCPD for trespassing.

On Nov. 9, a student reported being followed by an unknown male. PS apprehended the nonstudent, who was taken to the HIC and banned from campus.

A member of Hofstra vs.

Zombies reported to PS on Nov. 10 that they had lost one of the club radios. A search was conducted but the radio was not located.

A PSO on patrol smelled the odor of marijuana coming from a room in the Netherlands on Nov. 13. Two students were found smoking in the room and each were given a summons.

A student called PS on Nov. 13 and reported a suspicious person in the second floor bathroom of Monroe Hall. A search was conducted but the person was not located.

Key PS- Public Safety PSO- Public Safety Officer NUMC- Nassau County Medical Center NCPD- Nassau County Police Department

A commuter student passed out in class on Nov. 10. The student was transported to NUMC by ambulance.

A faculty member tripped by Gallon Wing and was cut above the eye on Nov. 11. The person was transported to Northshore Hospital by EMS.

PS was called by a student who reported the smell of marijuana coming from a room in Alliance Hall on Nov. 7. PS found a student smoking in the room and a summons was issued.

A PSO on patrol discovered someone had spray painted over a no smoking sign near McEwen Hall on Nov. 12. A work order was prepared.

A PSO on patrol stopped a person who had entered the Nassau Hall lot and was identified as a non-student on Nov. 9.

The person could not provide a valid reason for being on campus and was taken to the HIC where it was discovered that the person

A fire alarm was activated in Dover Hall on Nov. 12 due to a custodian working in the area.

The building was evacuated and Uniondale Fire Department, the Plant Department and PS responded and a work order was prepared.

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Compiled by the Hofstra Chronicle staff In Breslin Hall: Girl: I forgot what divisible by five means.

In HofUSA: Girl 1: I have to wash my hair today if I’m going to see him.

Gir 2: Why? Your hair always looks like s*** anyways.

In Cafe on the Quad: Guy 1: If you think I smell, you should meet my mom.

Guy 2: What does that even mean?

In the Student Center: Girl: So if Taylor Swift gets married, is she going to like retire singing about boys?

Outside Colonial Square: Guy: I hooked up with her because she liked turkey bacon. No one likes turkey bacon.

In Gittleson Hall: Guy: Girls are mean.

Girl: Boys are mean.

Guy: We are all just horrible people.

In Student Center: Girl: I never knew how much a tiny white boy could smell so bad.

In Memorial Hall: Guy: Do you think I sound like “The Little Mermaid” with my high notes?

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Dutch Treat: Behind the scenes with dancer Kate Havlicek

By Devon Preston

I always used to twirl and dance around my house. I just loved to move… The more I was dancing, the happier I was,” said Havlicek.

“I always wanted to try something new, whether it was your basic tap, jazz, hip hop or whether it was something more unique like flamenco, Irish step or fosse. I tried it all.”

Havlicek is an exemplar of the passion it takes to commit to a life in the dance world.

Only a sophomore, Havlicek is a standout in Hofstra’s Danceworks, coming on during the fall of her freshman year, she instantaneously captivated choreographers with her sassy jazz pop and flare. Havlicek embodies the dedication it takes to be successful in the dance world. Her past experiences include performing in community theater productions,

productions.

Yet, even with talent and SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE heart to spare, the dance When exploring our own world remains one of the Hofstra University campus, most competitive industries you will find an assortment to break into. With fear of of business, communication the future and a merciless and pre-med majors. And job market, many students yet, there are many students are forced to put away their who go beyond the realms of passion in order to ensure convention, pursuing careers in stability. Sometimes, it may the arts majoring in everything seem like it is our parents from theater to ceramics and, or peers who put the most of course, dance. Dance has judgment upon our choices become a community at Hofstra, for the future and express with well-known organizations the most concern. These such as Danceworks, Imani pressures may appear Dance Ensemble and to be constructive, but in Photo courtesey of Creative Commons TransceDANCE, as well as many cases they keep up-and-coming clubs like Strictly Dancing requires hard work and passion, in order to achieve success in students from looking into Steppin’ and Zeenat Bollywood the industry. a more risky career path.

Fusion.

“Unfortunately, I do auditions have taught this jazz anything to become a Rockette We’ve all seen the incredible know many people who have dancer that in order to succeed, someday, or hopefully in the near performances and witnessed strayed from the thought of you need to always be striving to future.” what it takes to stay competitive a dance career or pursuing reach your dreams.

Havlicek is proof that being a in this art, yet few can say “It’s honestly anything goes as dance major and standing out in what it is really like to have far as the future is concerned. a cutthroat field is no easy task, “With fear of the future and a merciless job dance be your entire life.

I plan to audition for as much but that both physical and mental Kate Havlicek, a sophomore as possible and seize any blood, sweat and tears can bring market, many students are forced to put away from East Hampton, is opportunity that comes my way, you to the top. Havlicek’s hard majoring in dance here at their passion in order to ensure stability.” both while I am in school and work and passion transcend Hofstra and it is clear from when I graduate,” remarked the dance world and she shows her extensive repertoire choreographing and performing dance as a major because of Havlicek. “However, my big, huge every university student that a that being a dance major is more in high school plays, captaining unsupportive friends and family,” goal that I hope to achieve is to drive for what you love can get than pointed toes and lights on a her high school dance team from says Havlicek. become a Radio City Rockette. I you places in this mad world that stage. sophomore to senior year and Although many of her friends have already started auditioning we live in.

“I’ve known that dance was her current work studying dance in dance may just do it as a and have attended the Rockette what I wanted to do with my life as a major and dancing in the hobby, it is a life for a woman like Summer Intensive two years in a ever since I was two-years-old…

Danceworks and faculty show Havlicek. Years of training and row now. I would love more than

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Black Friday Madness: Shop till you drop without the stress

By Jenna Grasso STAFF WRITER

Black Friday is the craziest shopping day of the year. Trying to get a jumpstart on the holiday shopping brings a multitude of people to the shopping malls and stores, together fighting endlessly over different items.

In order to get all of your holiday shopping finished and survive Black Friday, you must have a plan of attack when walking in to the malls or shopping centers on Friday.

The biggest tip for Black Friday shopping is to plan, plan, plan.

This will make you the most efficient that you have to be.

In the end, the goal is to get in and get out as fast as possible, and with the least amount of arguments over items as

possible.

A few different tips may make the stress of Black Friday shopping even better and more efficient for anyone looking to do a quick in-and-out of the stores.

The first tip is to always know what items you are going for and where they are in the store. For most people, the biggest problem is trying to make it to the aisle where that specific item may be.

If you go to the store beforehand and know where the item will be located, you won’t waste half of your time trying to find the item when everyone is in a craze to

is plan out what time each store opens in relation to the most important items on your list. This will help you plan out where you are going for each item and put the most important items on your list first. It will also help you get to those stores first and, even though you may have to wait in line for the store to open, you will be almost guaranteed to get that item in the long run.

An efficient plan of attack is to conquer the Black Friday run Photo courtesey of Creative Commons with a group Long lines and crowded stores can get pretty overwhelming. of people.

Everyone cuts down your time within the this could make finding money for should have store and also gives a greater other presents difficult. The more a list in one chance of getting everything that efficiently your day is planned, general area of you want. the easier it will be to get the the store. Then, Make sure that you are aware most items for the least amount break up and of the amount of each present of money, and the easier it will have each person you are getting. If one is more be to have a fast and easy Black get the specific items and meet money than previously thought, Friday shopping day. back at the cash register. This

“An efficient plan of attack is to conquer the Black Friday run with a group of people.” get the same exact item.

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Coupon Corner: Club Spotlight: Survival of the smartest Her Campus

By Jessica Harrington STAFF WRITER

“A Collegiette’s Guide to Life.”

That’s the Her Campus club motto. Hofstra has had a Her Campus chapter for about five years, but starting this year Her Campus is recognized by OSLA as an official club on campus.

Her Campus is a global community for college women, created by college women. It is a website consisting of articles written on a range of subjects including style, beauty, health and life.

Many students find the articles on Her Campus’ website useful. They have pieces like how-to articles, what to wear for Thanksgiving, fashion stories and even funny posts with gifs about things girls at Hofstra say on Thursday nights.

Hofstra’s chapter of Her Campus is run by President Rachel Crocetti. The club meets

every other Thursday to discuss upcoming events and articles.

Contributors for the site range from freshman to seniors and anyone who would like to be a part of the club can join.

The club welcomes anyone all writers. You don’t have to be a journalism major or into magazine writing to be a part of Her Campus.

“If you’re a health science major and really into fitness you can write articles for Her Campus. There is a way for everyone to get involved,” Crocetti said. The club is also a great way to get clips for your resume and to get published.

“It’s a super fun organization to be a part of,” said Crocetti. To check out Hofstra’s chapter of Her Campus, go to hercampus. com/school/hofstra.

By Amanda Valentovic STAFF WRITER

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and along with all of the food and family comes another annual tradition – Black Friday. For those who want to get a jump start on their holiday shopping, the day after Thanksgiving is the best time to find deals and discounts just about anywhere. But Black Friday can get a little crazy, so plan ahead.

Here are a few places to start bargain hunting: 1. Target: There always seems to be a sale at Target, but this year there will be a lot of tech gear marked down on Black Friday. The price of Beats headphones will drop from the normal $169.99 to $97. Movies and music will also be cheaper,

down to $7-9 from their normal $13-24.99. Also, all men’s and women’s clothing will be 40 percent off.

2. Kohl’s: If you have travel plans for the upcoming holiday season, luggage at Kohl’s will be between 60 and 75 percent off.

something you need at CVS, so use Black Friday to buy all of the toiletries that you have been meaning to get but never actually did. Deodorant and hand soaps will all be $1-2, and cleaning supplies like paper towels and dish soap will be $2-5. Makeup will also be on sale, and most lipsticks and nail polishes will be between $2 and $7.

To find bargains that fit exactly what you are looking for on Nov. 28, go to blackfriday.com, where a lot of stores have posted ads.

Users can just browse the site, or have email alerts sent to them about specific sales. There is also an app available from the site for both Apple and Android to help users find the bargains fast.

“The price of Beats headphones will drop from the normal $169.99 to $97.”

Suitcases will be down to $95.99 and $59.99 from their usual $199-249.99, and duffel bags will see an 80 percent discount as they go from $100 to just $19.99.

If those sheets in your dorm room are getting a little old and worn out, Kohl’s can supply you with new ones for between $20 and $50, down from their regular price of $40-160.

3. CVS: There’s always

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Man on the Unispan What is your recommendation for those staying on campus for Thanksgiving?

By Danielle Denenberg STAFF WRITER

“Get everybody on campus together and do a Thanksgiving celebration.”

Alan Alex, Junior

“Either go home with someone you know, or order Chinese and eat some chocolate ice cream and watch Netflix.”

Andrew Garrett, Junior

“Watch the parade. Nothing says Thanksgiving like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.”

SaraLynn Kupperberg, Junior

“Go with friends to the game room in the basement of the student center or to the gym.”

Zain Rana, Freshman

Background Photo Courtesy of Amanda Benizzi

“Find everyone who is stuck on campus, gather into a common room in a dorm, get food that is easy to buy and make your own dinner. It may be important to be with family on Thanksgiving, but it is also important to be with friends.”

Edward Delaney, Sophomore

“Go to the city. There’s got to be Thanksgiving activity there.”

Jina Zablan, Senior

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Celebrate the last days of fall with a Thanksgiving makeover

By Isabela Jacobsen FEATURES EDITOR

It’s been a while since you’ve been home, but Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and you’re about to see all your friends and family. You have to look your best in order to avoid your grandma’s questions: “You

Concealer is great for naturally deep-set eyes, but if you’re not getting enough sleep, dab a little more on. Make sure to use your ring finger as that is the gentlest finger to use for a delicate spot, like your eyes. Draw a triangle from under your eyes to the inner part of your cheeks. This triangle will create a luminous illusion to

bigger.

Winter is coming, so it’s okay to be pale! Don’t let winter take all your color away, instead, use a blush with a purple tint to apply on your cheekbones.

Don’t use too much, or the look might be overdone. Just use your blush brush to sweep upwards on your cheekbones

“The Naked Palette has a perfect golden eye shadow color that you can use for a special shimmer.” look too skinny, do you even eat at college?” Or the famous, “You look too pale honey, are you getting enough sleep?” Truth is, you probably don’t get enough sleep, but that doesn’t mean you can’t fake it! There are several beauty secrets that you can use in order to look your best for this festive day with all of your friends and family.

your face.

Mascara and an eyelash curler will help brighten up those droopy eyes. If you stayed up all night studying for midterms, then using a eyelash curler will make you seem more awake. Use a small mascara wand to ensure that you get all of those individual lashes.

That way your eyes will appear

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up to your temple. This will The Naked Palette has bronze colors that are perfect for give you a natural look, and Thanksgiving. keep you looking healthy.

For a festive touch, use shadow color to trace the crease fall, and celebrate by giving your gold eye shadow for the lid of of your eyes. Think of your eye makeup an extra sparkle. Most your eyes. The Naked Palette makeup like the autumn leaves. importantly, enjoy the time with from Urban Decay has a perfect You want neutral and golden family and friends. I’m sure they golden eye shadow color that you tones, that will make your eyes will love you no matter what you can use for a special shimmer. pop! look like on Thanksgiving, but it Use any brown opaque eye Enjoy your last few weeks of never hurts to impress.

Dorm Room Dish:

The Thanksgiving essential dessert: pumpkin pie

By Janet Lee ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR

When you think of Thanksgiving, what pops into you head? Turkey? Mashed potatoes? Stuffing? While these are necessary dishes to complete a Thanksgiving dinner, I do not know about you, but it is not Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie. Pumpkin pie is the highlight of the night.

With a dash of whipped cream on top, it makes the holiday even better.

Fear not, baking a homemade pumpkin pie is not as hard as you think. It is actually quite simple.

Here is a great recipe for a mean pumpkin pie.

You will need: - 1 can of pumpkin - 14 oz. of sweetened condensed milk - 2 large eggs - 2 tsp. of ground cinnamon - ½ tsp. of ground ginger - ½ tsp. of ground nutmeg - ½ tsp. of salt - 9 inch unbaked piecrust

sweetened condensed milk, the two eggs, the spices and the salt and whisk it all together until it mixes into a smooth consistency.

Then, pour the pumpkin into the piecrust. Once the pie is prepped for baking, lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees and toss the pie into the oven. Bake the pie for 35 to 40 minutes. To check if the pie is ready, use a toothpick Photo courtesey of Creative Commons to poke through Long lines and crowded stores can get pretty overwhelming. the crust until it pumpkin pie and show off your pie. It will make this Thanksgiving comes cooking skills. You can even more memorable. No matter out clean. Once it comes out make it with your family. Whether how full you may be from you clean, your pie is ready! Just set you team up with the entire family dinner, you can never be too it aside and wait for it to cool. to make one pie, or make it a full for dessert. Have a happy For this Thanksgiving, surprise contest for the best pie, you can Thanksgiving! your family with homemade never go wrong with pumpkin

“For Thanksgiving, surprise your family with homemade pumpkin pie and show off your cooking skills.”

Once you have all the necessary ingredients, you are ready to prep for the pie! First, preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

In a big bowl, put the pumpkin,

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2014-2015 SEASON Spread by Che Sullivan and Jesse Saunders / Photos by Megan McGuire

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FORM Gallery: Princy Prasad’s ‘DRY BONES’ on display through Nov. 22

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Hofstra Chronicle: What year are you and what is your major?

Princy Prasad: Senior, 2015, creative writing and literature and Photography.

HC: What is the name of your gallery and when will it be shown through?

PP: DRY BONES, Nov. 16 Nov. 22.

HC: What inspired you to do this gallery? What does it mean to you?

PP: In History of Photography, I came upon Edward Steichen’s Backbones and Ribs of Sunflower. It reminded me of an oil pastel collage I made in high school, and suddenly, those dry bones came to life. However, what it means to me has morphed

as I made the pieces and brought it together. It was a challenge to myself to take pride in photography, not just for the sake of it, but to be pleased with what I see.

I pushed boundaries and worked with nudes. I juxtapose that with drawings in mediums I haven’t worked in a for awhile or didn’t explore, because I think during school/college, everything becomes an assignment, something set for you to learn or develop. This was my own lesson, to look at the art I could make from old feelings, ideas, concepts. I have a stronger sense of my style, my distinct hand and that is what I want to display.

HC: What is it made of?

Describe it to me.

PP: Most are digital photo-

graphs printed on matte paper.

There are a few drawings in mixed mediums (watercolor pencils, oil pastels, hard pastels, charcoal, pen, ink, etc.).

I am still working on a painting (as I still dislike painting), but there might be some throwbacks to works I did in high school – inspiration, kindle – for the new style, the new me.

HC: What do you hope people take away from the Gallery?

PP: Art for me is a very personal, and sometimes selfish experience. I didn’t make this for anyone else... it didn’t have much of an agenda besides a strong backing of my personal relationship with Christ, but perhaps this is a showcase of me.

It may seem self-centered, but

I went through many transitions— – and for me, this is not a hobby... it is a future and a passion. I want my audience to feel that. I want them to see me make things come alive.

HC: What kind of work goes into creating a gallery like this?

PP: Oh, I am no minimalist, and originally, this gallery was to have paintings and more mixed media work, tying in better to the Steichen photograph, but somehow, it went this way.

I, as a true procrastinator, am still trying to figure out myself and this gallery and these works. I (technically) am still adding things in, but I’m happy with what I have given. I have surprised myself, and that...that is the most enjoyable experience.

HC: What is your favorite piece or aspect of it?

PP: My favorite piece would be a vertical close up body shot.

I just love that something so common as skin and bone can become something so alien, so different, so... beautiful and flawless.

I love how I took a human body and made it not about breasts or color, there is no specifics... it is just gorgeous form. The collar bone is one of the most beautiful images in this gallery.

Another piece I adore is my

“Bone to Life”... they really don’t have titles, but if I would name it, it would be this.

It is a watercolor pencil drawing, and I haven’t really worked in watercolor pencils, but what I created (which was actually one of my last pieces) is simply... I love it.

I love that I made it. I love how it looks – ugly, slightly deformed human hand from skeleton and the sheer brilliance and essence of heavenly fingers bringing the dry bone to life (HA, inserting my “theme” in). I guess I’m proud of it because I am so glad it came from my own hands.

Interview by Elizabeth Merino

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Rosenberg Gallery: Artwork moves to the movie screen

By Brianna Holcomb

ASSISTANT ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

The lights were off in the gallery and a “movie” played on the television in front of me.

A woman was walking silently around a room and her footsteps were the only noise you could hear. A camera followed her on her journey around what looked like an apartment.

This silent movie is what can be found featured in the Rosenberg Gallery in Calkins Hall this week. The artist responsible for this artwork is Ira Eduardovna.

Eduardovna was born in Uzbekistan and currently lives in Brooklyn. She recieved a Bachelor’s degree for education and art from Tel Aviv University and an MFA from Hunter College.

The woman walked through the apartment complex looking to be in no rush and having no clear

destination.

She walked with her hands in her pockets and a trench coat covering her outfit.

After watching the first screen I turned my attention to my right where another “movie” was displayed on the wall. I watched as tables shook as though there was an earthquake taking place in the scene. The china on the tables rattled and glasses turned over but they never broke.

At the end of the shaking, a woman’s hand, with red nail polish adorning her fingertips, picks up the tableware and neatly places it upright again.

This loop continues on in each of the films. The artwork acts as an extended version of Vine, the app where you make six-second videos, without the funny cats or random dance moments.

Both of the “movies” featured women as the main charcters.

Their faces were never shown,

the artist choosing to focus on certiain features such as the womens’ hands or thier backs.

It was interesting to see the calm nature each woman possessd. The woman featured in the “earthquake” film was very calm in replacing the china as though there was no real danger.

This gallery took on artwork in a new light. Taking the pieces to the “movie” screen.

Photo courtesy of America-Israel Cultural Foundation Artist Ira Eduardovna.

Working on a student film?

Creating your own album or playing a set with your band?

Writing a novel?

Email A&E at chronicle.entertainment@gmail.com to be interviewed for print and online exposure.

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Hofstra strives to ‘save the music:’ Film review: ‘Foxcatcher’ is a depressing mood piece music remains vital to our education

By Alyssa Michnevitz and Samantha DeRosa SPECIALS TO THE CHRONICLE

As part of an awareness campaign, 11 Hofstra students have joined together to cultivate discussion on the importance of music education on campus within today’s educational environment. These students hope to spread the word about VH1’s Save the Music organization and to stress just how important music is to Hofstra students by using Facebook as their campaign platform.

The group chose VH1’s Save the Music as their campaign because each member of the group has been affected by the arts in someway during their education. They believe it is important to make sure that music stays in schools and that future generations of children can have access to the same opportunities.

Currently, music and arts education is being cut in primary and secondary schools throughout the country. Without music education in elementary, middle and high school, many Hofstra students would not be in the major, path or be as involved on campus as they are currently.

The Facebook page for the campaign, Music’s Major, has been created to highlight Hofstra students and faculty, as well as music education, through interviews, interesting facts and what people around campus are listening to.

“Music’s Major is important to me because I am not only learning a lot about my classmates

who are wicked talented but I’m also really noticing how integral music is in a curriculum and how it shapes people to be who they want and fulfills their passions.

Music has made me who I am and I wouldn’t enjoy going to concerts as much as I do if I hadn’t grown up around music,” said senior Meaghan D’Amico.

“It means reminding people around me of something most of us take for granted,” said senior Sarah Elsayed.

The campaign’s audience will have the opportunity to view student interviews, alumni and administration music suggestions, and see how music has shaped and influenced individuals on our campus.

Students can follow Music’s Major on Facebook to help spread awareness on Hofstra’s campus, and follow the conversation with the hashtags #musicmonday, #flashbackfriday, and #musicmatters.

Photo courtesy of Rachel Geller.

Howie Collyer holds up a sign describing how music makes him feel.

Photo courtesy of Fandango.com

By Muhammad Muzammal COLUMNIST

Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher” works best as a mood piece that’s depressing and tragic.

These two attributes not only elevate the movie, but also weigh it down to the point where the film feels simultaneously powerful and suffocating. With its themes on greed and power, the film clearly has something say about American Exceptionalism, but ultimately feels empty.

Based on a true story in the late 1980s, “Foxcatcher” chronicles the relationship between Olympic gold medalist Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and wealthy businessman John du Pont (an aptly frightening Steve Carrell). This creates an unlikely tandem formed by Mark’s inclination to not be under the shadow of his older, more revered brother Dave Schultz (a paternal Mark Ruffalo) and the persuasion of du Pont, a materialistic, type A personality.

Du Pont’s inherited estate is the titular “Foxcatcher,” the same name of the wrestling team he horribly, unreasonably coaches.

Mark joins as one of the first wrestlers on the team, and the movie become a push-pull conflict for Mark, who is caught between

the simple loving life that his big brother Dave offers him and the rich, isolated world of the creepy, psychopathic du Pont.

Although technically historical, “Foxcatcher” is not as much a time capsule of Midwest America in the 1980s, as it is an atmospheric work that builds to a climax that is as engrossing as it is silently tense. One of the film’s target issues is that in retrospect, the movie depends too much on this one act and not enough on the heart of the movie.

In showing the brotherly, intimate love that the Schultz brothers have for each other (counteracted by du Pont’s far more questionable physicality with Mark), Miller breaks the notion about movie men keeping a rough exterior and not being able to cry, hold or touch each other.

The wrestling thus becomes more than mere entertainment; it’s a way of expressing the true tension that lies beneath the heavily sub-textual dialogue.

And that’s where the movie’s core center lies, but it’s limited and therefore, so is the film’s thematic vision. The drab, grey mood is relentlessly bleak and doesn’t feel sustainable enough to sit through.

This is a tedious film that features career best performances from its main leads. Tatum, who

has recently been taking better roles, plays Mark Schultz as a naive, sensitive hulk, walking in an ape like manner. Tatum mirrors Ruffalo, who plays Dave Schultz as a responsible, loving and affectionate surrogate father to Mark.

Covered in heavy prosthetic makeup, Steve Carrell plays John du Pont with an uncomfortable moodiness that reflects du Pont’s controlling, domineering personality. Carrell, known to play delusional characters such as Michael Scott from “The Office,” has a brilliant performance that is as watchable as it is unwatchable.

There’s a scene where du Pont wrestles with Mark in the middle of the night, waking the latter up and freely feeling Schultz’s built, athletic body during the practice session. The homoerotic feeling that Miller and Carrell give du Pont is shown here as well as du Pont’s power-tripping personality, both key in understanding the mental complications of du Pont.

“Foxcatcher” is a well-crafted, extremely restrained movie that can, to a stretch, be taken as a black comedy or a mournful journey that ends in tragedy, not triumph. As soon as the last frame ends, we are left with pain, grief and shock, but is there anything deeper than the surface?

Entertainment Unlimited’s comedy show brings MTV’s ‘Girl Code’ star Nicole Byer to Hofstra

By Meghan Cody

SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Photo courtesy of MTV.com

After Ha-Ha Hofstra warmed up the Thursday night crowd with some anti-racism and masturbation jokes, Entertainment Unlimited presented us the one and only Nicole Byer of MTV’s “Girl Code.”

Hofstra United States of America was packed; the entire seating area was taken with some standing. Byer captured the crowds attention like a

puppy on a leash when opening things up with jokes about her personal, Nicole-Byer life and what it’s like to be a woman of color. She also touched upon weight and humor during the set.

After leading away from her black acting formula asking directors “How black do you want this?” Byer began making a mockery of the fact that we call the location “HofUSA.” It’s not okay, it does sound awkward and we deserved that.

Byer is a big fan of the “D” in fact she asked an audience member how big his “D” was after asking the audience who would do an extreme sexual endeavor with her.

Apparently during intercourse a man ripped Byer’s wig off during climax; a good time made into a very necessary comedic bid.

Closing things off Byer had an open Q & A where girls asked her who were her favorites on “Girl Code” and “Guy Code,” where no answer was given.

The questions didn’t vary much but ended with a soulful goodbye and a small percentage of the audience leaving and not sticking around for the set of a member of “Guy Code.”

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TV That

Matters: ‘High Maintenance’

By Christina Murphy

career, his clients seem to really trust him and at times even confide in him like a close friend. In one extreme case, we meet a reclusive young man who doesn’t even smoke what he purchases, he just asks The Guy to come over to have someone other than his ailing mother to talk to.

I reviewed an episode from the second season titled “Geiger” which features a high-strung couple, Andrew and Lucy, who are about to embark on the next phase of their life, but are thrown off track when they become doomsday preppers. This end-of-theworld panic is induced by a Vice news special a fellow prepper tells them about – which, honestly, who hasn’t this happened to? Planning for the apocalypse in tandem with a wedding slowly reawakens Lucy’s struggles with anxiety. In the past, smoking had been the best cure for her. This causes Andrew to become fixated on the idea of procuring seeds to plant marijuana in the event that they are the last remaining humans on earth.

Before they call The Guy to inquire about their end-of-the-world plans, he is at another client’s house, who makes videos of her touching objects. (I Photo courtesy of The New Yorker.

Photo courtesy of The New Yorker actually gave this a Google and it is a very real thing called Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and Close your eyes and imagine a magical universe is defined as “the art of touching objects to create where 20-somethings roam the streets and all of relaxing sounds.” They are all over YouTube and it is your wildest desires could be provided for you with so strange, but so fascinating.) This client’s fictional the device you hold in your hand. If you want a Vimeo account is called “ASMR Goddess Crinkles 4 Brazilian man named Armand to drive you home, U” and you get a sample of it while the credits roll. there’s an app for that. If you need that personalThe juxtaposition of these two clients represents ized flask in the same day you ordered it, there’s an Amazon drone for that. And if you need a quick fix of the extreme paranoia and complete calm that can the now-decriminalized marijuana, there’s a guy for pull at your emotions. Lucy and Andrew’s fixation on escaping the city was covering up their real desire that. Now open your eyes. Why, this isn’t an imaginary place at all, it’s Brooklyn! If you want an inside to escape their relationship and the futures they so meticulously planned out for themselves. glimpse into this gentrified wonderland, then you Thirteen episodes of “High Maintenance” are should have started watching the web series “High available on Vimeo for free, which I HIGHLY recomMaintenance” yesterday. mend you watch. If you like what you see, you can “High Maintenance” tells the story of a marijuana purchase the entire second season for $7.99 or each delivery guy, or rather the stories of the eclectic new episode individually for $1.99. clientele he delivers to throughout the borough of Brooklyn. These stories are told as short vignettes where “The Guy,” as he is referred to, weaves in and out of these complex characters’ lives. Ben Sinclair, who also co-creates the show with his Emmy Award winning wife Katja Blichfeld, plays the nameless drug dealer.

The web series is an incredibly high-quality work, which may be surprising to those who associate a web series with being amateur. The episodes are brief, but we can learn a lot in a short period of time thought he superb storytelling of “High Maintenance.”

While these episodes may seem disjointed at moments, they always connect back in a twist ending that will have you going “Oh, I see what they did there!” They’re like little mini Alfred Hitchcock movies, except they’re all centered around pot and snobby Brooklynites.

Other than serving as the Hermes of good times, The Guy forms an individualized bond with each Photo courtesy of The New York Observer. of his clients. Despite the suspicious nature of his COLUMNIST

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Review Round-up

By Kendall Gibson COLUMNIST

‘The Endless River’ - Pink Floyd If I were on this ‘endless river,’ I would drown myself.

This album, like a river, meanders pointlessly from one anti-climactic theme to the next. No melody goes anywhere; they all just drift off into nothing. What were they thinking? Maybe Pink Floyd can’t exist without Roger Waters because this sounds to me like a cheap-knockoff product and not the real thing.

Listen if you like: Dreary and endless soundscapes.

‘Sonic Highway’ - The Foo Fighters While listening to this album, I finally realized why I am the only person who dislikes Dave Grohl. Here’s what it is: he’s too sane. He sounds super reasonable, which is not what you want a rocker to be. Rock singers are supposed to sound crazy like Ozzy Osbourne, Les Claypool, etc. The reason I can’t stand the Foo Fighters is that Dave Grohl sounds like a mailman. If not for that, their music would be pretty good.

Listen if you like: Bush, Collective Soul, Candlebox.

‘The Inevitable End’ - Royksopp This album reminds me a lot of the movie “Drive.”

If I find myself driving past palm trees at sunset, I could definitely see myself listening to it. I will not, however, listen to it at any other time because I am scared that it tried to hypnotize me. Each song definitely reminded me of that music that plays whenever a character’s Photo courtesy of Complex. mind is being possessed in a movie. Or the music that plays when an alien gives birth to a human-hybrid. Yeah, it’s a weird album. It tells me you should listen to it.

Listen to: Puppies, Eternal Love, The Rise of Communist Marxism.

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EDITORIAL

The Chronicle

Letter to the Editor To the Editor:

casual sex to the high rates of

sexual assault. But what does it

of power and entitlement of

assaults while twisting feminists’

say about our social upbringing

others’ bodies. Sexual assault

goals to justify his arguments.

if we believe that sexual assault

is fostered by a society that tells

sexual assault is actually quite

He wrongly writes that feminism

is the result of just wanting to

some men they can act with

disturbing. While most people

connects sexual experience to

have sex? How can we find a

impunity. But it is not casual sex.

are choosing to stay silent in the

self-worth.

solution to ending assault when

Yes, we absolutely have

we still believe a woman’s worth

to change our views about

College discourse around

face of growing violence toward

First and foremost, so many

women and victim blaming,

have refused to acknowledge

and respect is tied to her sexual

sex, but toward a more open

conversations about campus

who’s being targeted by the

behavior?

conversation. There is nothing

sexual assault have failed to

violence. Although men can

even scrape the surface of finding

and have been raped, violence

assault on campus is not hookup

a lot, sometimes or never. The

any true solution. Unless you are

against women, particularly

culture. Many students engage

feminist movement for sexual

advocating to end sexual assault

women of color, is drastically

in casual sex, but at no point is

liberation and reproductive justice

in ways that address systemic

higher than any other group at a

that solely at fault for assaulting

that came from the 20th century

oppression and don’t perpetuate

one in five chance of assault. We

women. Predators and rapists

didn’t disregard or diminish any

victim blaming, then you are part

only perpetuate oppressive sys-

are the only ones responsible

person’s worth, as some say,

of the problem, not the solution.

tems of violence toward marginal-

for sexual violence, assault and

but encouraged us to challenge

An article published in The

ized people when we don’t openly

rape. The problem is growing up

public conversation about sex.

Chronicle last week, titled, “To

admit the privilege it is to be born

in a society that refuses to talk

Sex positivity says that everyone

prevent sexual assault, we must

male, especially when talking

about sex critically and places so

deserves a healthy, shameless,

reevaluate views on sex,” argued

about sexual assault.

much pressure and self-worth on

consensual sex life regardless

an act of pleasure. The problem

of their gender, health or age,

that hookup culture was one of

Some have argued that the

The problem with sexual

wrong with wanting to have sex

the leading causes of sexual

emergence of hookup culture has

is the myth of a gray area of

emphasizes personal choice

assault. The author tries to tie

cultivated a breeding ground for

consent. It’s unsettling structures

and denounces any shaming

of others’ choices. It’s, in the words of Allena Gabosch’s “A Sex Positive Renaissance,” “an attitude towards human sexuality that regards all consensual sexual activities as fundamentally healthy and pleasurable and encourages sexual pleasure and experimentation.”

We should be dismantling double standards and ending any trace of victim blaming, never contributing to them. We need to talk about justice. Ending sexual assault means talking about consent and developing thoughtful curricula that instill our youth with respect and responsibility not just for themselves, but also for others.

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Kim Kardashian is the butt of a joke. Again.

By Cortney Cordero SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Kim Kardashian’s Paper Magazine spread hit the web on Nov. 12 with the purpose of “breaking the internet.” While her photos didn’t quite fulfill their intended purpose, Kim Kardashian has sparked a controversy that goes beyond the normal that she and her clan provoke.

In the cover, Kardashian is clad in a black sparkly dress holding an exploding bottle of champagne. The champagne shoots up above her and very unrealistically curves backward to pour into a drinking glass balancing on her famously large booty.

Initially, there is nothing out of the ordinary about the photos, as they seem to fit Kim K’s standards. But the pictures that follow show Kardashian slowly losing the dress, showing off her

oiled up backside, and finally, a full-frontal nude.

The nudity is not the issue here. After a sex tape, and one racy Instagram post after the other, it is no surprise that Kardashian is eager to show off her body and leave absolutely nothing to the human imagination.

But if she’s comfortable with that, that’s her prerogative. She is not the first to pose nude for a photo shoot, and she certainly won’t be the last. It’s her body to flaunt on a very public scale.

The real problem with this photo shoot is actually the fullyclothed picture featuring the champagne-shelf-butt situation.

Kardashian’s backside has been sensationalized since the beginning of her “career,” and even though the photos can be positively perceived in the light of her embracing it and making fun of herself, the feeling behind these photos goes a lot deeper.

Kim might not be black, but her husband and daughter are, and these pictures play upon degrading racial stereotypes.

In an op-ed for The Grigio, a news site geared toward an African-American audience, columnist Blue Telusma points to an 18th century African woman as an early example.

In Namibia in the 1700s, a black woman named Sarah “Saartjie” Baartman had a large backside and spent most of her life traveling in the freak-show circuit, being ridiculed, ogled and treated as a sexual object, Telusma explained.

Fast forward to the 1980s, when this photo’s photographer, Jean-Paul Goude, took almost the exact same photo with another woman. In interviews, Goude admitted to photographing black women, cutting the images down and putting them back together to reflect a pre-

conceived notion of what a black woman’s body should look like.

Fetishizing women of color is problematic to say the least. It is a seemingly innocent way to “admire” black women, when in reality, it continues to segregate them, instead of promoting a perception of beauty regardless of race.

With this picture, Kardashian furthers these racial stereotypes that women are trying desperately to shake off. For someone who is saying that she’s finally becoming more aware of racism now that she’s had her child with Kanye West, she seems all talk.

Kardashian doesn’t realize how she affects the public with all the things she does. If she put half the energy that she normally puts into her selfies and her wardrobe into forming an opinion and working to be valuable toward it, she would be invaluable. But we shouldn’t hold our breath hoping

that Kim will actually wake up one day and think before she does something.

If you’re looking for a role model or a woman that you can look up to in the media, don’t look to Kim Kardashian. Aim much higher than being a moldable, frivolous, pretty face.

Choose to idolize someone with more substance and drive, someone who actually wants to improve this world, rather than to simply perpetuate the social issues that generations have been working to undo.

Kim Kardashian is simply a fixture in today’s pop culture. She is obsessed with all the wrong things, and she fails to see the negative repercussions of her actions. Her spread in Paper Magazine is just one example of how Kim doesn’t think before she acts and affects social issues negatively as a result.

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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Metal or die:

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Misconceptions surrounding metal music

By Devon Preston SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

In late August of 2014, 31-yearold James Evans of Central City, Kentucky was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill school students after posting a Facebook status containing lyrics from the metal band Exodus’ song, “Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer).”

From Evans’s case derives an important discussion on freedom of speech through expression of music.

Yes, lyrics that state, “Student bodies lying dead in the halls, a blood splattered treatise of hate. Class dismissed is my hypothesis, gunfire ends the debate,” are far from bible hymns,

but it should be remembered that they’re merely song lyrics, not meant to be taken as a critical threat.

And Evans didn’t even originate the lyrics. Gary Holt,

few to result in arrest, censorship of violent musical lyrics, such as those found in metal music, is no fresh topic. In fact, ever since its inception in the late 1960s, the metal music industry has created quite a stir.

Metal emerged during an age of expanded countercultural rebellion, where drugs, sex and violence plagued lyrics and tainted the ears of virgins across the radiocentric USA. No genre shocked audiences as much as metal. To this day, it is difficult to hear the disturbing lyrics of a metal song and not assume that avid listeners would act on the bands’ provocations.

But a few crazy people aside, most people who engage in the

“... they’re merely song lyrics, not meant to be taken as a critical threat.” the lead guitarist of Exodus released a statement after the incident, scolding: “The idea that an individual in this great country of ours could be arrested for simply posting lyrics to a song is something I never believed could happen in a free society.”

Perhaps unbeknownst to Holt, that idea is not so far fetched.

Though Evans’ case is one of the

metal community chose to be apart of this type of music culture because it is surprisingly positive for those who don’t fit the societal norms that pop music embraces.

With its thick, guitar-heavy emphasis and melodic drumbeat, metal music commands listeners to focus on its instrumental element before they can even think of analyzing the aggression

act of moshing. So with lyrics that scream of death and dance moves that expel rage, it is only natural to assume that these suggestive behaviors would carry out into the everyday world. But the assumption should stop there.

Metal continues to be one of the most scrutinized genres of music, expelled from society just like those who choose to participate within its community. But instead of reacting immediately and judgmentally based on the genre’s lyrics, consider that metal music acts as a release, a form of art and a way to express feelings beyond the realms of conventional society.

“... it is surprisingly positive for those who don’t fit the societal norms that pop music embraces.” in the singer’s chainsaw vocals.

Metal encourages and thrives on the energy of every performance, embodied in the

Illustration by Edward Farquharson

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Women’s basketball suffers OT loss in season opener

By Mike Rudin SPORTS EDITOR

Disappointment spread like wildfire through the Mack Sports Complex after the Hofstra women’s basketball team lost 71-66 in overtime in the Pride’s season opener against the Central Connecticut Blue Devils.

“Major disappointment not to protect your home tonight in the home opener,” said head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey. “We should’ve taken care of business on our home floor tonight.”

Elo Edeferioka had a career night for the Pride, shooting 22 points in the start of the 2014 season. Despite her performance, Edeferioka was disappointed about the loss, “I don’t feel good at all. We should’ve won the game and this is our first game [of the season]. Losing to the same team for the second time, I’m really not happy about that right now.”

The main problem Steveskey pointed out was her team’s struggle scoring three-pointers, “We were 3 for 20, which was atrocious. We were settling for those [numbers] at times. We were not attacking gaps in the offense. We were standing with the ball over our head.”

Kelly Loftus was looked upon to be the main three-point shooter and she went 1 for 10 from the arc in the season opener.

The final seconds of both the second half and overtime regulation ultimately doomed Hofstra to

lose the season opener.

The Pride faithful grew frustrated over two crucial missed layup opportunities by forward Krystal Luciano during the last minute in regulation. The first scoring opportunity came down to the wire with 17 seconds of regulation and Luciano had another chance with another layup that just missed at the buzzer.

Either layup had the potential to pull Hofstra ahead and win the game. Instead, the teams stay tied at 55 and the match went into overtime.

In the last second of overtime Hofstra was behind 66-67 and the referees called two fouls on Hofstra that ended up to be the final dagger. Due to a technical foul on the Pride and a personal foul on Aleana Leon, the fouls setup for Central Connecticut to take five free throw opportunities.

The Blue Devils slowly killed the Pride’s chances and spirit after Central Connecticut shot free throw after free throw to score four points, setting the final score to 71-66.

The Pride showed potential early in the game, taking a 6-0 lead over the Blue Devils in the first 2 minutes and 12 seconds of the game. After the Blue Devils started to gradually catch up, Central Connecticut outshot the Pride 13-4 in the middle of the first half that gave the Blue Devils a four point lead.

Hofstra struggled at points, scoring in the game as the team went on streaks of shooting 3 for

17 in a span of 8 minutes and 28 seconds. The Pride started to find a rhythm by the end of the first half scoring consecutive four shots inside the arc, Central Connecticut took the lead going into the second half 32-30.

Elo Edeferioka surged as the top scorer for the Pride in the first half with nine points. Krystal Luciano stepped up as a vocal leader on the court and provided support with three points, two assists and five defensive rebounds in the first half.

As a unit, the Pride struggled to find their three-point shooter as the team shot 2 for 10 in the first half. Kelly Loftus struggled to rack points, shooting 1 for 6 at the three-point perimeter in the first 20 minutes. Inside the perimeter, Hofstra kept up with central Connecticut as the Pride shot 11 for 30 while the Blue Devils shot 12 for 28.

In the start of the second half, Hofstra started to pick up the pace scoring 19 points in the first 12 minutes. Yet the Pride continued to struggle scoring consistently, hitting another dry spell for the rest of the half as they shot 2 of the last 12 scoring attempts.

The Pride performed well in the paint as they scored 14 points while Central Connecticut put up eight. Elo Edeferioka was the only consistent scorer on the team as she shot eight points in the second half. The Pride struggled to shoot outside the arc, as the Pride made only one three-point shot out of eight

Megan McGuire/Hofstra Chronicle Ashunae Durant makes a block against Central Connecticut in her first game in a Pride uniform.

attempts.

The missed opportunities by the Pride sent both squads to sudden death. Central Connecticut struck first in overtime regulation, scoring four points giving the Blue Devils the lead 59-55.

Ashunae Durant stepped up for the Pride in overtime hitting back-to-back jumpers, Connecticut shot a free throw in between but Hofstra cut the

lead to 60-59 with 3:13 left in the game. After a pair of three-point shots from the Blue Devils, Elo Edeferioka led the Pride offense within one point after she shot five points in the span of 30 seconds.

Hofstra takes on Fairfield University this Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at the Mack Sports Complex, the Pride will look to bump up their record to .500.

Cross Country close out season in the Bronx

By Jean Pierre Guzhnay STAFF WRITER

Both the men and women’s cross country teams competed at the NCAA regional championship at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx last Friday afternoon.

The men placed 35th with 1,055 points, while the women placed 40th with 1,269 points.

There were runners from both sides that recorded personal records as the NCAA Northeast Regional wrapped up the season for the Hofstra Pride.

Jack Finlayson, a sophomore originally from Canada, recorded a personal best, while also leading the Pride in a competition for the second time in his career.

Finlayson set a 10K time of 33:03 to finish 156th, topping a previous 10K record by 1:27, coincidently also at Van Cortlandt Park. The next runner to finish for the men’s team was freshman Daniel Barlev, who recorded a time of 33:03 to finish 174th.

Alan Hetherington, also from Canada, placed 217th in 34:06, while fellow freshman Austin

Jenkins finished 249th in 35:41.

The last runner to finish for the men’s team was Michael Simon who was 259th in 37:20.

Meanwhile, for the women’s cross country team, five runners took the chance to record personal bests as the season came to an end.

Junior Eberwein clocked a 6K time of 24:39 to finish 244th as she beat her previous time from the Princeton Invitational by 23 seconds. It was also the first time that she has led the Pride team in her cross country career.

Coming second for the Pride was freshman Irene Garidas finishing 251st and posting a personal record of 24:53 by 27 seconds, one that was set at the CAA Championship.

Fellow freshman Megan Tidey placed 254th in 24:56, also topping her previous best by 25 seconds.

Emily McLean, a freshman from New Hampshire, was the fourth finisher for the Pride, recording a time of 25:13 to place 259th. That also was a personal best of the day, topping her

previous record that was set at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run by three seconds.

Senior Eva Holtermann, from Staten Island, clocked a time of 26:02 to place 271st, while Kristen Politi, a freshman from Wantagh, N.Y. was the last runner for the Pride that afternoon also setting a personal best of 28:29 for 275th place beating her previous time by 26 seconds.

The NCAA Northeast Regional concluded the 2014 Hofstra cross country season for both teams.

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Pride Profile: Graduate and guard Dion Nesmith

By Nick Mazzerella STAFF WRITER

From high school to Hofstra, Dion Nesmith’s path has been anything but direct.

Nesmith, a graduate guard from Union, N.J., played basketball and football at Union High School. Coming out of high school, he chose to play football, not basketball, in college.

“Football starts in the summer, and you play throughout the fall all the way to the winter,” said Nesmith.

Due to football’s time demands, Nesmith wasn’t able to gain as much basketball exposure as others. “A lot of guys play [Amateur Athletic Union] basketball,” he said. “A lot of coaches didn’t get to see me because I was at football.”

Nesmith, then a quarterback, went to Northeastern University in 2009, where he redshirted his freshman year. The following year Northeastern cut its football program after Nesmith’s first season – a season in which he watched games from the sideline.

That was it for his college football career.

“It was a tough day when the program got cut, and I thought to myself, ‘If I transfer to another program of the same level, it’s a possibility that it’ll happen again,’” he said. “I never wanted it to happen again.”

Nesmith transferred to Monmouth University, where he sat out again – this time due to NCAA rules. He became eligible after a year, and played for the Hawks in the 2011-12 season (averaging 8.8 points per

Chris Owens/ Hofstra Chronicle Dion Nesmith takes a moment to regain his composure during the season opener against the Jacksonville Dolphins.

game) and the 2012-13 season (averaging 8.1 points per game).

After playing there for two years and graduating with a degree in finance, Nesmith said that it was time for a change.

“Coach and I felt that it was best that we both go our separate ways,” he said.

That was when Nesmith pledged to Hofstra, where Joe Mihalich had only been the coach for two months. Nesmith came in contact with the Pride because his high school coach has a good relationship with Mike Farrelly, an assistant coach on Mihalich’s staff.

When asked about his journey that included stops at three different schools, Nesmith said this isn’t how he pictured it from day one.

“It’s been exciting though… a lot of ups, a lot of downs,” he said. “I wouldn’t change anything.”

Nesmith is happy where he is, and so are Hofstra fans. Last season, he averaged 13.3 points and 4.2 assists en route to third team all-CAA honors. This year, he was voted to the preseason all-CAA second team.

Many thought Nesmith had just one year of eligibility remaining upon his arrival at Hofstra, but since he only played for three years and redshirted the other two, the NCAA granted him a sixth year of eligibility. There was more college basketball to be played.

“A few months into last season, Coach Mihalich got word that I was given another year,” said Nesmith. “I was definitely excited.”

Nesmith is looked at as one of the senior members on the team since he’s the only graduate student on the roster. “It’s a good feeling. I’ve earned it and been around here for a long time now… [My teammates] call me the ‘old guy,’” said Nesmith. “It’s good to know everybody listens to you, they respect you and your word carries a lot.”

With so many players on this year’s roster that can shoot and score, Nesmith said that the Pride can really spread the floor.

Despite the team’s depth, he said he doesn’t feel any less pressure than last season when Hofstra’s bench was short.

“I don’t know if I would say less

Chris Owens/ Hofstra Chronicle Dion Nesmith leaps forward over the Jacksonville defense to make the layup.

Nesmith scored the second highest on the team with 16 points.

pressure,” he said. “But you have other guys that you can look to to get things done.”

One of those guys is junior guard Juan’ya Green, whose presence, Nesmith said, makes him a better player. Nesmith has no problem playing either guard position, especially since Green doesn’t demand the ball and looks for his teammates when he has it.

Nesmith’s goal is to win a CAA championship, which can be accomplished if, according to Nesmith, “we buy into Coach Mihalich’s plan and do what he says.”

Nesmith discussed how he made personal adjustments prior to the 2014 season and how he feels more confident with a year of experience under his belt working with coach Mihalich.

“Last year I was going into games not really knowing what spots to choose… towards the end of the year I kind of got a better feel for the system,” he said. “I think the second year will be a big help. I’ve been working a lot this year.”

Overall, Nesmith enjoys his time with Hofstra for all the athletic and academic opportunities.

“Hofstra means the world to me,” said Nesmith. “The academics are very challenging, and the athletics are everything I wanted. I just love it.”

As for his plans after college, Nesmith hopes that he can play professional basketball overseas.

Right now, the journeyman who went from Northeastern to Monmouth to Hofstra is enjoying his final ride with the Pride.

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Volleyball takes two of three but forced to compete away

By RJ Cherpak, Kevin Carroll and Marco Meglio SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE AND STAFF WRITERS

Hofstra volleyball utilized a team effort to beat James Madison University in three consecutive sets Thursday night at the Mack Physical Education Center. The set scores were 25-12, 25-22 and 25-17. The Pride got redemption following the loss to James Madison back on Oct. 18 in Virginia after they lost in three sets.

On the following Friday night, the Pride dropped a five-set classic to the visiting College of Charleston Cougars at the Mack Physical Education Center.

With the win, the Cougars clinched the top seed in next weekend’s CAA Tournament and the right to home-court advantage throughout the tournament.

Hofstra later finished the season on Sunday by defeating conference rival William & Mary in three straight sets. The win caps off a profound season for the Pride where they finished off 26-5 under head coach Emily Mansur. During the final game of the season, the Pride honored the seniors who would be leaving after this season.

Senior Night included names Adama Aja, Lopes da Silva, Jordan Clinglan, Nuria Emily Burke and superstar Kelsie Wills.

Wills has earned high honors and multiple awards in her four years, she’s won the CAA player of the week award 12 times.

She tallied 1,895 career kills in 129 career matches, the most in program history. In addition, she holds Hofstra’s record for kills per set with 3.97. Wills set the example as one of Hofstra’s best volleyball players to come out of the program.

Hofstra came into Thursday’s match against the James Madison Dukes with back-toback wins against Northeastern and Sacred Heart and the Pride won five out of their last six sets.

James Madison also came into the match with momentum as they were on a three match-winning streak.

Hofstra got the crowd into it early as they got off to a quick

5-0 lead to start the match and scored seven of the first eight points before James Madison was forced to call a timeout.

“We love it. I’m sure the players loved it as well, it makes them play better, its very important,” said head coach Emily Mansur regarding the intensity and passion that the fans had on Thursday night.

Senior outside hitter Emily Burke made her presence known early on as she tallied three kills during the match’s opening run while Lopes da Silva finished the first set with seven kills of her own. Hofstra ended up winning the first set by a decisive 13 points. Hofstra finished the first set with an attack percentage of .500 while James Madison had an attack percentage of .129.

Hofstra faced a 20-16 deficit in the second set, and close the set on a 9-2 run and squeezed out a three-point victory, which proved to be the defining moment of the match.

The set went back and forth to start as neither team could create anything larger than a two-point lead all the way up until James Madison broke the tie at 11 and scored three consecutive points.

Eventually, Hofstra would go on a 9-2 run to end the set, which was sparked by Kelsey Wills who had five kills during the set-closing run.

The third set had a similar dynamic to the second set as things started tied up at 14 until Hofstra was able to go on a quick 3-0 run thanks to kills from Hannah Klemm and Kelsey Wills. The Pride gradually gained momentum for the rest of the match, as they were able to pull away with an eight-point victory in the third set.

“That was a great team effort, they really worked hard together, they were determined and they really executed,” said Mansur following the team’s victory.

The Pride had 24 hours to rest and gear up for Friday’s critical matchup against College of Charleston to determine which of the two teams would take the top seed in the CAA conference.

When Hofstra and Charleston faced each other back in October,

the Pride came out on top in five sets, but the Cougars rolled into town on Friday’s match ready to compete, taking the first set handily, by a 25-14 score. The Cougars rattled off seven points in a row to stretch their lead, and Hofstra never threatened from there, as Charleston grabbed the pivotal first set with ease.

In the second set, the Pride started to showcase the type of play that had led them to the top of the CAA. Both teams battled back and forth to gain an advantage, but in the end, the Pride managed to pull away from Charleston, on the strength of some Cougar miscues and some big kills from Kelsie Wills and Nuria Lopes da Silva. Both teams fought valiantly, but the Pride was able to even things out, claiming the second set by a 25-22 margin.

The intense action continued into the third set, as Hofstra refused to fall into a hole, displaying tremendous resolve in winning the set 25-23 in comeback fashion. Down 21-17 late, with the cheers of the Pride faithful echoing throughout the court, the Pride managed to pull even at 22, winning five out of six points, behind three clutch kills for Lopes da Silva. The Cougars took the next point, but would score no more, as Hofstra ran off a threepoint streak to win the set in dramatic style.

With Charleston’s backs to the wall, the Cougars fought back and rallied out to a 6-0 lead en route to a fourth set victory, 25-18. Charleston seemed to have caught a second wind, while the Pride struggled to shut the door on the Cougars. They managed to climb back and make it competitive, but never took the lead, and really never threatened the Cougars as they cruised to victory, and sent this match to the deciding fifth set.

The fifth set was decidedly less dramatic than the sets that had preceded it, as the Cougars claimed the set and match, with a 15-10 victory. The Pride kept it close the whole way, but just couldn’t get the spark necessary to overtake the Cougars, and ultimately fell to defeat. It was an

Megan McGuire/Hofstra Chronicle Adama Aja. Kelsie Wills, and Hannah Klemm celebrate a point in their win over William & Mary on Sunday, their final game of the regular season.

incredible effort on both sides, but only one team could win, and on this night, it was the Cougars claiming victory.

Pacing the Pride was Nuria Lopes da Silva, who had a game-high 19 kills, many of which brought the raucous crowd to their feet. Kelsie Wills had 15 kills and 18 digs, and Emily Burke had 13 kills of her own. Hannah Klemm had an astonishing 51 assists despite the loss.

After Sunday’s pregame Senior Night ceremonies wrapped up, Kelsie Wills and the other seniors set the foundation in the final regular season match against the William & Mary Tribe. In rather easy fashion, the Pride dominated the Tribe every set.

The Pride out-killed the Tribe 45-26 and William & Mary’s chances to win quickly deteriorated. Seniors Kelsie Wills and Emily Burke especially thrived in the match, combining for 25 kills.

Pride senior Nuria Lopes da Silva also added nine kills.

When asked about the play of the team head coach Mansur stated, “We passed the ball today… when you complete 65 percent of your passes you’re going to have a chance to run

your offense [and execute].”

The match really got out of hand for the Tribe when the Pride won the second set in commanding fashion, 25-9.

Tribe players could not find any rhythm and were often frustrated at the amount of blocked spikes by the Pride. Pride players managed the defensive front extremely well with eight blocks, while William & Mary only put up two.

Hannah Klemm had a nice outing for the Pride as she added 37 assists to go along with her three kills. She was third amongst the team with six digs and had a .750 shooting percentage.

Hofstra finished the season 13-3 in CAA division play. After getting a superb win heading into the CAA tournament, head coach Mansur declared, “It’s a great thing for sure after coming off a loss but we understand that each match starts at 0-0 and that we need to make sure we focus and get these next two wins.”

The Pride will to travel down to Charleston, South Carolina for the CAA tournament The Pride received a first round bye since they clinched the second seed in the CAA standings and start in the semifinals.

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Pride Profile: Middle-blocker Veronika Kostova

By Anders Jorstad STAFF WRITER

A star is on the rise in a brilliant season for the women’s volleyball team. Her name is Veronika Kostova.

The sophomore outside hitter has seen an incredible change in playing time this season due to her excellent play beside star and fellow outside hitter Kelsie Wills.

Kostova is currently fourth on the squad with 2.40 kills per game and should be Hofstra’s go-to option on the offensive attack next season.

Kostova, a native of Hamburg, Germany, started playing volleyball when she was 12. “I actually never played a team sport before that and I don’t really know how I got into it,” remarked Kostova. “It seemed interesting.

I saw one of my friends playing it and then I just tried it and loved it.”

One might think adjusting to playing the sport in a different country would be difficult. There are bound to be some differences in playing style and coaching style, but Kostova says the adjustment was pretty easy for her. “It seemed different in the beginning but it’s actually not that different,” Kostova recalled.

“It’s just that the coach here is

different and the surroundings are different but the play is not really different.”

Deciding to play in a completely different country was a big decision to make.

Kostova talked about the recruiting process and said, “I definitely wanted to keep playing volleyball [in college]. The thing is, in Germany, or Europe in general, there is no such thing as playing for your school. So I had to decide between just academics or just volleyball but I heard that here there is a pretty good combination of it.”

In fact, the biggest adjustment Kostova had to make in her career wasn’t changing countries, but rather swapping positions.

“I switched positions [from middle blocker to outside hitter] so that was a pretty big deal,” she said. “I never played anything else but middle [blocker] before that and they just put me there and tried it and it worked out. It’s just different. Timing is different and you have to pay attention to different things.”

The Pride is currently enjoying an exciting season and finished with a 26-5 record. The regular season has drawn to a close and the conference tournament is set to begin on Saturday, Nov. 22.

When asked about the most challenging part in preparing for the crucial tournament, Kostova said, “For the team, [the hardest part] has been mentally preparing for it. We’re a pretty good team physically. We have everything.

We’re pretty tall [and] we’re really good players. But we’re really struggling to be mentally prepared and really be focused for the game [on Saturday].

That’s the most important thing for us.”

It isn’t easy playing a season of 31 games immediately followed by a high-stakes, single-elimination tournament, but Kostova is confident about her team’s chances. “I know that we’re a really good team this year. We’re the best team. I know it. I want to show everyone what we can do.”

Kostova has already been a major player on the team, but will become one of the leaders next season when some of the teams top attackers (Kelsie Wills, Adama Aja, Emily Burke and Naria Lopes da Silva) graduate.

Kostova and the secondseeded volleyball squad will travel to Charleston, S.C. this weekend for the CAA Tournament. A title would be the first for Hofstra since 2012.

Megan McGuire/ Hofstra Chronicle Veronika Kostova (9) drills the ball past two Towson defenders attempting to block her shot, she had nine kills in the four set loss to Towson on Oct. 31st.

HOFSTRA ATHLETIC CALENDAR Away

11/18

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11/20

Home

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

11/21 Friday

MEN’S Basketball

Wrestling

11/23

11/24

saturday

sunday

monday

Vs. JMU/Towson Vs. TBD @ CAA Semis CAA Final(If Nec.) 4:00 p.m.

TIME TBD

Volleyball

Women’s Basketball

11/22

Vs. Fairfield University 6:00 P.m.

VS. Stony Brook University 7:00 P.M.

Vs. Wagner College 4:30 P.m.

@ Fordham University 7:00 P.m.

@ Norfolk State University 4:00 P.m. @ NY State Collegiate Championships 9:00 AM

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Men’s basketball starts the season with a bang

By Kyle Kandetzki ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Though fans and writers have said that the Pride is supposed to be a contender this year, talk means nothing. When the entirely new product hit the floor Friday night, they proved that they could back up all of the expectations.

The Hofstra men’s basketball team opened the 2014-15 campaign against the Atlantic Sun Conference’s Jacksonville University Dolphins. It was anything but a close affair at the Mack Sports Complex, as the Pride jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, winning 94-61.

“It seemed like 18 months, or 18 years for some of these guys,” said head coach Joe Mihalich, who is in his second year with the team. “But as you could see these guys couldn’t wait to get back out on the floor.”

If fans came into this season without hearing a thing about the team since last March, they would be stunned to look at Friday’s starting lineup. Four of the five players were playing their first game in a Pride uniform. The only returning player was Moussa Kone at center.

To add to the theme of unfamiliar players on the court, Kone left the game after only five minutes due to an apparent knee injury.

He was replaced by even more new faces: freshmen Andre Walker and Rokas Gustys.

The remainder of the starting lineup made an immediate impact, most notably Brian Bernardi. Bernardi came over from a Larry Brown coached Southern Methodist University team, and placed himself in a position to be the Pride’s go-to shooter from beyond the arc.

Bernardi broke up the only tie of the game with a three-pointer, then a few plays later hit another and a few minutes later one more. Before the end of the half he was perfect from the floor, including four-for-four from deep.

Bernardi would lead the offense with 22 points on 80 percent shooting.

“I go into every game thinking I’m going to make every shot,” said Bernardi, the Staten Island native. “So once the first one goes in, I feel like I’m not going to miss after that.”

Two of the other starting transfers don’t look anything like relatives, but coach Mihalich said they’re “like twins out there,” citing their ability to communicate with each other. Those two are Philadelphia natives and Niagara transfers Ameen Tanksley and Juan’ya Green, respectively.

Green, statistically, was expected by many to be the team’s top offensive weapon after averaging 16.5 points at Niagara. It appeared that might be the case at Hofstra as he added to the Pride’s early three-point barrage with one of his own, but that was his only field goal of the half.

That is not to say that Green didn’t have a part in Hofstra’s success, as he contributed otherwise. Green drew fouls, leading to seven made free throws and dished the ball inside, giving him nine assists on the night. Green’s performance landed him just one assist short of a double-double.

Tanksley seemed to fall under the radar somehow thanks to Bernardi’s breakout performance, but was anything but forgettable.

He chose his shots carefully, scoring 16 points with a 64 percent shooting percentage, and adding a three-pointer to the total of nine that Hofstra had for the game.

Guard Nichols was also new, and may not have carried the hype that Tanksley, Green and Bernardi had, but he added 15 points on 75 percent shooting, including himself in the group of five players who ended the game in double figures.

The Pride didn’t let the Dolphins – whom lost their top six scorers from the previous season – anywhere close to competing at any point. Hofstra was up by 10 within four minutes, and up by 20 within 15 minutes.

“We had a couple of San Antonio Spur-like possessions where we moved the ball a lot and it’s fun to coach and it’s fun to watch,” said Mihalich, likening his squad to the defending NBA champions.

The Dolphins shot a dismal 33 percent from the floor on the night, had the ball stolen from them seven times, and were blocked 10 times. Six of those blocks came from newcomer Andre Walker.

The 6-foot-11 center from Maryland got to play 21 minutes

in his first collegiate game, and proved to be defensively dominating, adding 11 rebounds to his block party. Walker also added himself to the highlight reel when he threw down a standing dunk over a Jacksonville defender in the first half.

A wide margin in the second half allowed coach Mihalich to utilize something he couldn’t last season due to his shorthanded roster: rotations.

“Nobody has to be ‘the’ guy on this team anymore,” said Mihalich, citing the need for a leading performer last season.

“It’s a bunch of guys who share the game and play hard together.”

A comfortable lead wouldn’t stop the flow of points in the second half, adding 41 more to the 53 they had in the first. The late efforts were punctuated by a dunk by Malik Nichols on a dish from Dion Nesmith. The Pride would efficiently run the clock, though the rowdy crowd shouted “We want 100,” and brought the game to a 94-61 final.

An exciting performance and a loud student section had coach Mihalich excited for the remainder of the season at the Mack, already looking forward to Friday against Stony Brook.

“What I’m pleased about is that anyone that came out tonight will want to come back again,” said Mihalich.

Before Hofstra returns home, they had to travel down south for one of their biggest tests of the season.

The Pride journeyed to Raleigh, N.C. to play one of their toughest opponents of the season, North Carolina State. The Wolfpack play in one of the marquee conferences in college basketball, the Atlantic Coastal Conference, along with schools like Duke and Virginia.

NC State jumped out early to a 7-0 lead and never looked back from there. The first half was plagued by Hofstra leaving Wolfpack shooters open from behind the arc, and giving them easy shots.

The three-point shot that was so useful for Hofstra on Friday hurt them in Raleigh as they were one-for-seven early on.

At Hofstra’s offensive peak in the first half, the Pride hit backto-back threes to come within 10, but the team simply didn’t

Megan McGuire/ Hofstra Chronicle Bernardi takes one of the 8 threes he shot on the night. He had 22 points in all.

get back on defense to stop the counter attack.

Hofstra suffered two technical fouls within a one-minute period, at the start of the second half, including one called on coach Mihalich for complaining about the game’s officiating. Following a long round of free throws, the Wolfpack were back up by 19.

The Pride had one last attempt at a comeback, when the threepoint shot finally was in their favor. Green pulled off an impressive streak of threes that put Hofstra within single digits for the first time since the beginning of the game. With 12 minutes left, it was 55-46 for NC State.

That would be the closest Hofstra would get, as errors and missed inside shots did the Pride in. One notably poor possession involved the team getting four second-chance shots under the hoop, but missing every single one of them.

The Wolfpack pulled away off of Pride turnovers and poor shot choice, and make the margin unreachable in the final five minutes. Hofstra put in a last-gasp effort after the game was unattainable, leading the final score to be 76-64.

Juan’ya Green led the team

with 19 points, while Dion Nesmith followed with 13. Rokas Gustys got his first start and only went one-for-five shooting, but would pull down 12 boards.

Malik Nichols and Brian Bernardi didn’t follow up their opening night performances well, as they shot 1-for-11 between the both of them.

Though the Pride struggled at times, they showed that when they are playing well, they can battle with great teams. The mistakes on open shots, and mental mistakes on ball control are not good, but are very fixable going forward. Through a 12-point loss, Hofstra still proved that they won’t go down easy, even against an ACC opponent.

The Pride will return to the Mack Sports Complex this Friday to try to go back over .500 against rival Stony Brook University.

The teams have not faced each other in five years, though the matchup used to be a staple on each squad’s schedule.

Back Cover: Malik Nichols made this slam dunk in the 34th minute, he scored 15 total points.

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Men’s basketball opens season with 94-61 win against Jacksonville Chris Owens/Hofstra Chronicle