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Health violations cast student doubt on Lackmann By Lauren del Valle and Ehlayna Napolitano NEWS EDITORS
She took her crepe to-go, planning to eat it in her dorm room. When she got there, however, she discovered the blueberries inside were “shriveled and rotten.” Frustrated by past gainless confrontations with oncampus Lackmann staff, Julie Rafatpanah contacted the Nassau County Department of Health. That was last spring. Her complaint was filed and investigated. Health regulations were fulfilled, but her concerns did not wane, and when she returned as a Welcome Week leader at the end of this August, Rafatpanah found herself calling the Department of Health again. On Aug. 29 Rafatpanah reached out once more. Via phone and email, she filed another complaint regarding a moldy croissant sold to her at the Starbucks kiosk in the Mack Student Center. She included a picture of the croissant in her email. Rafatpanah also suggested that the health inspector look into multiple food establishments, since Lackmann runs all food locations on campus. The
inspector called her back, but suggested that the croissant, essentially, could not have been sold to her at the establishment, saying that the Starbucks wasn’t open at the time, Rafatpanah said. Sometime between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Rafatpanah said she purchased the croissant. According to Welcome Week documentation published by the Office of Student Leadership and Affairs (OSLA), the Student Center Starbucks kiosk serviced customers from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Aug. 29. Lackmann Culinary Services has been a part of Hofstra’s campus since 1992, according to Dennis Lestrange, the resident district manager for Lackmann at Hofstra. In 2009, it became a part of Compass Group, Inc. and now functions as a subsidiary of that corporation. Lackmann has violated health code regulations in the past. Since the fall semester of 2013, eight critical violations (also known as red violations) have been found during regular inspections at various locations on campus, according to documentation on open.ny.gov, an interactive, staterun website that gives citizens access to New York government
Photo courtesy of Julie Rafatpanah Julie Rafatpanah sent this photo of mold on a croissant bought at the Starbucks kiosk in the Student Center to the Department of Health in August.
documents. Violations were primarily aimed at temperature regulations and cross-contamination issues. Violation descriptions reported, “accurate thermometers [were] not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures,” as well as “cooked
or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.” The former accounted for two of the eight, and the latter accounted for four. Other violations included bare hand contact with food and improperly stored canned goods, according to the documentation.
Prior to August of 2013, the last critical violation was documented in 2009.
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Day of Dialogue seeks to create “free space” By Sean Williams staff writer
Hofstra’s Day of Dialogue was held this past Wednesday, Oct. 29 at various locations on campus. The event, hosted by the Center for Civic Engagement, encouraged students, professors and guest speakers to interact with one another in organized forums. The event featured topics that ranged from politics in sports to an evaluation on America’s handling of the issue of the Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria (ISIS). After years of hosting a Day of Dialogue once each semester, the event is now held only in autumn, a decision that seemed to bolster student attendance and enthusiasm for the panels. Though many professors take time out of class to have students go to the Dialogues, many students said that they would have gone anyway, due to the interesting topics. “I think the tradition of the niversity is to foster a climate of intel-
lectual exchange and make space as free as possible for people to talk about controversial ideas and to formulate opinions and express them to one another in a place that is safe. Day of Dialogue is the one day we set aside to do such work,” said Brenda Elsey, a professor in the history department and chair for the advisory board of the Center for Civic Engagement. Discussions generally focused on the idea of politics, both domestic and international, with a
particular emphasis on race and the Middle East, two areas that weigh heavily on the minds of the American public, especially college students. Most panels featured a brief introductory lecture by the guest speakers and professors before opening the floor up for questions from students, members of the community and faculty alike. “How do you raise people’s consciousness so it gets fixed in their conscience?” professor Michael
D’Innocenzo asked the audience, in the discussion on police-community relations after the incidents in Ferguson, Mo. Most students seemed receptive to the speakers and topics, though one complaint was the time limits on the presentations. Dialogues ranged from 55 minutes to an hour and a half, and some were frustrated not by the value of
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203 Student Center (516) 463-6921 Editor-in-Chief Magdalene Michalik Managing Editor Sophia Strawser Business Manager Jake Nussbaum News Editors Ehlayna Napolitano Lauren del Valle Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Merino Sports Editors Mike Rudin Assistant Sports Editor Kyle Kandetzki @ Hofstra Editor Isabela Jacobsen Assistant @ Hofstra Editor Janet Lee Editorial Editors Jacquie Itsines Jen Sifferlen Che Sullivan/The Chronicle Day of Dialogue took place last Wednesday. Hofstra University professor Jonathan Lightfoot (right) gave closing remarks at a panel discussion titled, “PoliceCommunity Relations in the Wake of Ferguson.” Jason Starr (left) was the main speaker at the event.
Continued from A1 the panels, but by the brisk pace. “I feel like the restrictions of time prevented a lot of meaningful discussion because I was really interested to hear what the two speakers had to say in such a very limited time to say it. [Jason Starr, Nassau County Chapter director for the NYCLU] barely got finished delivering the background that is important for understanding the situation before he had to sit down for questions,” said Matt Tanzosh, a sophomore radio television and film production major, after participating in the discussion on Ferguson. Professor Elsey added, “Unfortunately, I think that speakers always feel an obligation, because
they’re invited to prepare longer than I wish they did. It’s heartbreaking to see students’ questions go unanswered because we’ve done the work to get them engaged and now you feel like you’ve kind of shut them down
this semester and I think that like over each semester it really has improved over time in regard to the quality of speakers bringing forth the types of issues that are mentioned are really great,” said Maryum Alam, a junior biology and
we have in passing at Hofstra but that we are actively cutting tells us that the school is not thinking about how to prepare students for a future of being engaged global citizens and really prepare them for the world that’s waiting out there.” He continued with more about the issue of Hofstra not addressing specific global issues. “It seems like we’re spending a lot of time and resources chasing after yesterday’s jobs instead of preparing our students for the future and really educating them… I’m sure the school is 100 percent behind this but I think they’re not realizing that more and more we need the Day of Dialogue because of a lack of thinking about what strategic thinking means for the 21st century.”
“...the school is not thinking about how to prepare students for a future of being engaged global citizens and really prepare them for the world that’s waiting out there.” and you send them on their way.” However, the overall reactions of students towards the dialogues were positive. “I’ve done Day of Dialogue this year, both semesters last year and
political science major. Hussein Rashid, a professor of religion, offered both praise and warning. “The fact [is] that so much is going on around the world that requires expertise that
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Students express dissatisfaction with Lackmann Continued from A1 If found during an health inspection, red violations necessitate immediate action on the part of the facility. “Red violations have the potential to be contributing factors to a possible foodborne illness. When a Red violations [sic] is noted, the Food Service Establishment must remediate immediately. This remediation must be done before the DOH inspector leaves the facility,” wrote Mary Ellen Laurain, the Nassau County Department of Health’s director of the Office of Communications and Health Education in an email. Health inspectors can also issue less critical violations, which are called “blue violations.” These pertain to the sanitation, design and maintenance of a particular establishment, Laurain said. At Hofstra, these non-critical violations have totaled 79 since last fall, according to the same documentation. The violations on campus have ranged in nature, including “insects, rodents present” and “food not protected during storage... from potential sources of contamination” as cited issues found during inspections. They also include violations like, “hot, cold water running, pressure inadequate,” and “lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded.” Crystal Samuel, the marketing manager at Lackmann Culinary Services, said that it is the food company’s policy to address violations as soon as possible. “If a violation is noted in a health inspection, Lackmann would immediately address and correct it,” Samuel wrote in an email. Samuel also noted that these corrective measures could include immediate action, as well as retraining and facility repair. “Lackmann has extensive procedures in place regarding dining facility sanitation that are in full compliance with food safety and sanitation laws and uses rigorous third-party external audits to ensure the highest industry quality assurance standards are met,” Samuel said. “All dining operations are up to code on all
health inspections.” Similarly, Lestrange noted that improvements are currently being made to the way Lackmann operates on campus. “We are continually striving to find new ways to improve our dining program and exceed customer expectations,” he said. Lestrange also stated that Lackmann is currently involved in a “price/value campaign” that will “add value to the current dining program,” as well as creating a new associate training program to
polled in a double survey were dissatisfied with Lackmann and 85 percent polled in a separate survey had a desire to see a new eatery on campus. Last year, alumni Patrick Tierney and Billy Stein, both of whom graduated last spring, helped organize an online petition to see Lackmann removed from Hofstra’s campus, as a result of the mandatory meal plan instituted for residential students last year. The petition was posted last spring in connection with
with 35 percent. When asked how frequently students eat on campus and thus interact with Lackmann, 71 percent responded that they almost always eat on campus. The third question offered an optional forum in which students could offer any additional commentary on the subject. Several students sampled in the anonymous online poll conducted last week stated that like Rafatpanah, they had found mold and rotting food on campus.
The Chronicle conducted an online survey via social media to guage student satisfaction with Lackmann food on campus. In the second question, students could rank their satisfaction on a scale of one to four, with the former being extremely unsatisfied and four being extremely satisfied. Above are the results of the second question of the survey.
increase guest service and speed. According Lestrange, Lackmann also conducts a student survey once per semester in an effort to monitor student satisfaction. They also have more recently instituted programs like the “chat-back” texting feedback program and round-table discussions between Lackmann representatives and students in an effort to include student input. In spite of this, Lackmann has had a relatively contentious relationship with students on campus over the past few years. According to a 2011 Chronicle article, 80 percent of students
a Facebook page against the mandatory meal plan, according to Tierney. The public Facebook group currently has 523 members. This type of ill-will toward Lackmann continues to exist among the Hofstra student body. In a three-question poll conducted by The Chronicle via social media last week, 155 Hofstra students were sampled. The poll asked students to rank their satisfaction with Lackmann on a scale from one to four, one being “extremely dissatisfied” and four, “extremely satisfied.” Forty-eight percent selected two. “Extremely dissatisfied” followed
“I worry about expired food all the time,” one survey-taker stated. “The university is well acquainted with these kinds of complaints voiced by the student body. It’s shameful that a university of this caliber displays such apathy towards student welfare and opinion,” another said. Lestrange recommended that students use social media to reach out to Lackmann and address questions or concerns directly to Lackmann’s management. Lackmann currently has accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Rafatpanah has taken
advantage of social media as a way to get her concerns across. Last week, she used the “#dayinthepride” campaign to make a Facebook post voicing her concerns over the food on campus. Attached was the picture of the croissant she found, as well as one of moldy cheese she found at the omelet station in the Student Center. “I am appalled that the administration turns a blind eye at Lackmann’s blatant health code violations and price gouging. I believe in donating to my alma mater, especially because alumni donations has made a significant impact in my college career, but I refuse to do so until Lackmann Food Services is no longer on this campus,” Rafatpanah wrote in the post. The post received attention, and even made its way to the Dean of Students. Jared Sarcka, a senator on the University Senate, presented the post to the Student Affairs Committee, of which Dean of Students Sophia Pertuz is a member. “...every senator agreed this issue should be at the top of our list to rectify and will be the first thing we discuss at our student affairs committee meeting,” said junior political science major Sarcka. “We discussed creating a task force to address the many issues that come with Lackman and their services and after speaking with Houston Dougharty today, I am now on the Dining/ Food Committee along with an elected SGA senator.’ “I think the best way to get rid of them is using your dollar somewhere, because people don’t really think about that,” said Rafatpanah. “It’ll literally take you five minutes and is completely anonymous. It’s your tax dollars, it’s their purpose and they’re usually really nice about it,” Rafatpanah said about contacting the Department of Health. “Worse case scenario they’re like, ‘we didn’t find anything.’ But at least they went out there, because they legally have to, and they looked. So that’s what I plan on doing every time I get something that’s not right.”
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‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ protest lacks awareness By Nico Machlitt Staff writer
At Hofstra University on Wednesday, Oct. 29, the Democrats of Hofstra University and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter at Hofstra University, held a “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” protest in solidarity with the people of Ferguson, Mo. While many students lined up in the student center for tickets for Jets football and Disney’s “Frozen on Ice,” only four students attended the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” protest. The protest was part of a national movement that has developed to show solidarity with the town of Ferguson where civil protests have been taking place since August. On Aug. 9 in Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis, 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson. The circumstances of
what led to the gunshot are still in dispute. The police say that Mr. Brown was shot during a fight for the officer’s gun, while some witnesses say that Mr. Brown’s hands were in the air when the shots were fired. The shooting has led to wide spread media coverage and conversations about police brutality and racism. The shooting of Michael Brown occurred a year and a half after the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Martin was a 17-year-old African American boy, who was fatally shot and killed in Miami Gardens, Fla. Martin was walking through the neighborhood unarmed but neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman thought he looked suspicious and after an altercation Martin was shot and killed. Martin and Brown were both young, African American males who were shot in predominantly white areas. The media focused on how race played a part in the deaths of the young men. Ferguson is a city with great
racial tension because the city’s population is racially divided by neighborhoods, while the law enforcement is predominantly white throughout the city. After the shooting of Brown, protests began, with thousands coming out the days following the shooting, carrying signs and lighting candles. These protests quickly turned violent with the heightened tension between the African American community and the police officers. The protesters were met with hundreds of police officers in riot gear, carrying rifles and shields, as well as K-9 units. Social media told the story of the Ferguson citizens. Images and videos began to flood social media websites, and minute-byminute social media coverage was reported by the Ferguson people. Images of guns pointed at protesters and people washing out their eyes from tear gas were displayed. Protests started all over the
country called “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot.” This is a representation of the sign of surrender and submission that black men and boys in Ferguson say they learn early on when dealing with police, and it has been transformed into a different kind of weapon. “If you want justice, throw your arms up. Because that’s the sign Michael was using. He had a surrender sign. That’s the sign you have to deal with. Use the sign he last showed. We want answers why that last sign was not respected,” said Reverend Al Sharpton, who traveled to St. Louis in the wake of the death of Michael Brown. President of Collegiate Women of Color Mikwaevonn Mills was one of the four people who attended the event because of her passion for this topic. “I think people should still care about this topic because police brutality is still occurring, whether it’s in Ferguson, Missouri, or out here in Hempstead, Long Island,”
Mills said. “You should fight for a cause that you believe in and I believe that police brutality should be stopped.” Mills believes this impacts everyone on campus. “Police brutality is something that happens to people of all races, all creeds, all genders and I think it’s something that people should be standing up and fighting for until a change comes,” she said. Shannon Dixon, secretary of the NAACP Hofstra chapter, commented on how long ago the shooting happened and its popularity depleting. “I do think that a lot of enthusiasm sizzles out after a while but I don’t think that it should. If this is an issue that people care about, then we should care until it’s resolved, not until it’s no longer popular,” Dixon said. “Police brutality is something that could affect us all and so all students should be out here.”
Election Day stirs political engagement on campus By Shannon Nia Alomar Staff writer
Although midterm exams may be over, midterm elections took place today across the country for citizens to cast their votes. Many people across Hofstra’s campus, and the country in general, have different insights on the importance of a midterm election but before a side can be chosen, it is important to understand exactly what it is. A midterm election in the United States allows the people a chance to vote for their representatives within the Senate, Congress, House of Representatives and other local government officials. This election is usually held every two years and signifies the midpoint in the presidential four-year term. The purpose of its timing is not to divide the public’s attention with the presidential election. And yet, with its strategic timing and planning, some voters still overlook the midterm elections and wait for the next presidential election. When Hofstra students were asked through a Facebook post why midterm elections are important, Hofstra alumnus
Stephen Paunovski simply responded, “Short Response: They’re not.” Paunovski’s reply gathered two “likes,” but other students were more optimistic about the purpose of the midterm elections. Hofstra Democrats Vice President and sophomore political science major Rob Bielunas set the underlying tone as to why this election period is important for voters to participate in. “It’s important that people vote in the midterm elections because the winner of these elections will set the agenda for the next two years and if we want any hope of progress and shaking up the status quo, we need to send people to Washington and Albany that will fight for our country, for our state and for our communities,” Bielunas said. Tatiana Brown, senior broadcast journalism major and intern for Kathleen Rice, also brought attention to the midterms impact on local areas as well. “…change happens in the midterms as well. Thirty-two governor seats are up for election in midterms, and those seats impact local decisions. Midterm elections matter because they
affect every part of your daily life,” Brown said. WRHU-FM’s professional-inresidence Ed Ingles also spoke about what could possibly happen if people do not vote for the government they want. “If one party controls Congress, it can create legislation, block bills, attempt to repeal laws and, as we’ve seen, dictate the direction the country moves, thus in fact limiting presidential powers. In many cases the midterm is more important than the presidential race,” Ingles said. According to a survey taken at Long Island University Post, about 63 percent of college students have the intentions to vote in the midterm election this year, but based on previous years, it can be expected that approximately 45 percent will actually act on the opportunity to vote. “We are the future,” is the approach many students at Hofstra took in regards to making the decision to vote. Brett Linley, President of Hofstra Students for Liberty and junior political science major, believes the future lies within the students’ hands and they can make or break their progression through a single
ballot. “As students, we have the most to gain or lose through an election. We have our whole lives ahead of us, and our job prospects may be ruined with the stroke of a pen. The youth are the people who fight and die in wars, shoulder the highest burden of the national debt and live under the antiquated social norms imposed by the establishment,” said Linley. “If we don’t vote, we give the power to the status quo, which is quite skilled at sustaining itself,” said Linley. “In order to smash the unjust burdens of the state on our future, we have to take it upon ourselves to get to the ballot box.” Rachel Durant, junior public relations and psychology major, also brought attention to those students who are granted the ability to continue their education through financial aid support as a reason for college students to get out there and vote tomorrow. “Many students are on federal student aid to help finance their education. By voting, students can help to elect politicians that set the interest rates on student loans, or how much federal aid to give out. If there is an issue you care about – from animal rights to
environmental issues to civil rights – you should exercise your right to vote to make your voice heard,” Durant said. Overall, the consensus of the students at Hofstra is that not voting is detrimental to the advancement of the nation’s political direction – from those in politically active groups to those who accept the honor of voting as a right to be acted upon. “Voting is your civic duty. It’s the best action to tell government if they’re doing a good job or not. You don’t like the current Congress, well vote and get them out,” Brown said. “Just don’t be afraid to vote for a losing candidate. People will always tell you that you’re throwing your vote away if you vote outside the two-party system, as if either party by virtue of their existence owns your vote. The only vote that’s thrown away is one for something you don’t believe in,” Linley said. Hofstra students are encouraged to vote at the East End Firehouse located on Holly Avenue.
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• In the Lines became an SGA-recognized club. They hold coloring meetings, reach out to organizations in need and work with hospitals to donate supplies to children and travel to hospitals to color with them. They have a longterm goal of creating an official Hofstra coloring book.
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• Mark Barry was elected as the new public relations chair.
WRAP-UP
• Pride Unleashed Week is coming up from Nov. 10 to Nov. 14. This week will include various events and programs to increase spirit on campus leading up to our first Men’s basketball game.
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• Mid-semester reports were given. Each chairperson spoke about the initiatives that have been accomplished up until now and the initiatives that they are working on as well.
Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Ehlayna Napolitano On Oct. 23, a student reported to PS that while replacing his I.D. he discovered that someone had used his card. An investigation will be conducted. During a health and safety inspection on Oct. 23, a grinder and marijuana were found in a room in Bill of Rights. A summons was issued to the resident. The smell of marijuana was coming from a room in Delph House on Oct. 23. The resident admitted to smoking and was issued a summons. A faculty member reported feeling faint on Oct. 23. The person was moved by ambulance to the North Shore Hospital. A fire alarm was activated in Orange House on Oct. 23 after a student lit a Ping-Pong ball on fire. Uniondale Fire Department responded. The student was issued a summons. A fire alarm was activated in the Student Center on Oct. 24. The cause of the activa-
tion is unknown. Uniondale Fire Department responded and the situation was corrected. A work order was prepared. A fire alarm was activated in Nassau-Suffolk as a result of steam coming from a shower on Oct. 24 at 1:29 p.m. PS, Uniondale Fire Department and the Plant Department responded. Another fire alarm was also activated on Oct. 24 in NassauSuffolk at 11:30 p.m. The cause was also steam from a shower. PS, Uniondale Fire Department and Plant responded. A student reported to PS on Oct. 25 that he accidentally caused damage to the Netherlands turnstile. The Plant Department was notified for repair. A PSO on patrol on Oct. 25 saw a vehicle pass a stop sign without stopping. The student driving was found with an individual who had been previously banned from campus. NCPD was called and responded, the
non-student was arrested and the student was issued a summons. A student under the influence of alcohol was found in Constitution Hall on Oct. 25. Because of his intoxication, he was transported to NUMC by ambulance. A PSO on patrol on Oct. 26 found an intoxicated female student on the intramural fields. She was transported by ambulance to NUMC. PS responded to the Netherlands on Oct. 26 to a report of an intoxicated male who was unresponsive in his room. He was taken by ambulance to NUMC. A student reported on Oct. 28 that over the weekend, an unidentified person had entered their unlocked room and took a Playstation 3. Police assistance was declined. A car was struck by another vehicle near Hempstead Turnpike on Oct. 28. The struck car took
down the license plate number of the other car and police investigation will be conducted for leaving the scene. PS was called after a report of the smell of marijuana coming from a room in the Netherlands on Oct. 28. The student was issued a summons after a PSO entered and smelled marijuana. A fire alarm was activated on Oct. 28 in Enterprise Hall as a result of hairspray sprayed in one of the rooms. Uniondale Fire Department, the Plant Department and PS responded and corrected the situation. A work order was prepared. During a patrol in the Netherlands on Oct. 29, PS found an intoxicated male student. NCPD was called and the student was transported to NUMC. On Oct. 29, a fire alarm was activated in Nassau-Suffolk as a result of burnt popcorn. The Plant Department, Uniondale Fire Department and PS responded and a work order was prepared.
A student reported to PS on Oct. 29 that an unknown person hacked their email twice in 48 hours. An investigation will be conducted. Police assistance was declined. A bus driver who was driving the entertainment shuttle on Oct. 29 reported damage to the second row window. A work order was prepared.
Key PS- Public Safety PSO- Public Safety Officer NUMC- Nassau County Medical Center NCPD- Nassau County Police Department
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On the Unispan: Guy: I don’t do acid anymore. Outside the Hammer Lab: Guy: I’m getting a little drunk tonight, but I have to observe at a school tomorrow, so not too drunk. Outside the Axinn Library: Guy: I wish I didn’t have to wait eight hours to drink again. Outside the Student Center: Guy: Honestly, I’m like the least superficial one out of all my friends. In the Student Center: Guy: I know one of those twins... But I don’t know which one.
In Bill of Rights: Girl: Next year for Halloween, I’m gonna be Carrie Bradshaw and make my boyfriend shave his mustache and be Big. In Breslin Hall: Girl: I’m so flawless, I’m like the Beyonce of Hofstra. In CV Starr: Guy: I just watch football so my friends think I’m straight. Honestly though, I just love looking at the players’ butts. In Adams Hall: Girl: How do you just like poop them out? We’re always listening......
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Club Spotlight: The Scaffu Club, a.k.a. The Nerd Collective By Ariana QueenanNewton SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
You do not have to wait until Comic-Con in order to get your fix of all things nerdy. The Hofstra Scaffu Club, also known as “The Nerd Collective,” is a club that seeks to unite sci-fi, comic book, anime and fantasy fans. The club meets twice a week, once on Friday and once on Sunday. Members of the club gather on Fridays in Breslin room 217 at 3:30 p.m. to watch cartoons and movies rooted in the themes of sci-fi, comic book, anime, nostalgia and fantasy. All of the movies and cartoons watched are suggestions from the general members. Each week a vote is conducted to decide what the group will watch next. Sundays are “Anime Sundays” to the members of Hofstra Scaffu. On that day, members file into
Breslin room 216 at 12:30 p.m. to watch massive amounts of Japanese anime. President Nelly Nickerson, senior film major, initially joined Scaffu because she liked all things nerdy. “I wanted to meet other people who would sit around and watch nerdy things with me and make snarky comments,” she said. The amount of time that Hofstra Scaffu has been a club at Hofstra University is unknown, but it has been an active club for the past four years. Scaffu
members that attend their meetings every week. “We are open to any and all kinds of nerds of all affiliations of any fandoms. We don’t just cater to anime or sci-fi. We cater to anything we can possibly think of. We are all inclusive,” Nickerson said. In an effort to expand the club’s presence on campus, Scaffu is beginning to incorporate programming into the clubs agenda. Scaffu hosted a costume contest at their Friday meeting on Halloween. Details will be released later this semester
“‘We are open to any and all kinds of nerds of all affiliations of any fandoms.’” primarily uses their Facebook page as a means of advertising. “I am into anime and the Japanese pop culture fandom. I am also into nostalgic cartoons and such so that is why I joined,” said Haley Albin, junior Japanese studies major. Scaffu has about 20 active
regarding a fan fiction event that Scaffu will be hosting. Next semester the club will be hosting a trip to an anime convention called Castle Point. “We are all just a little community that love certain aspects of the nerd fandom,” said Albin.
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Andrea Vega, sophomore film major dressed as the alien Gamora from the movie “Guardians of the Galaxy” at Hofstra Scaffu’s Halloween costume contest. Chandler Harmeson, first-year mechanical engineer major dressed as Star-lord from “Guardians of the Galaxy.”
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Coupon Corner: Freshman Do’s and Don’ts: Apps that save Life after midterms By Amanda Valentovic STAFF WRITER
In a world fueled by Apple and Android devices, everything has gone mobile, and ways to save money have too. Here are a few apps to help keep cash in your pockets with the help of today’s technology: 1. An app for both iPhone and Android called Yowza allows users to search for stores in their area and find coupons and deals. No printing is necessary; they can be scanned right from a phone screen. 2. Another app for saving money is Mint, which is also available for both iPhone and Android. Mint keeps track of weekly or monthly budgets, can calculate credit scores and lets users know whether they are saving money or overspending. 3. Gas Buddy pinpoints the cheapest gas stations by using the GPS on a smart phone, so no more time (or gas) is wasted trying to find the best place to fill up your tank. Gas Buddy is also available for both iPhone and Android devices.
4. Membership and rewards cards can be eliminated from a heavy keychain by downloading Key Ring, an app that can perform the same function. Barcodes from the cards are scanned into the app, and the phone screen can act in place of them at the register when a purchase is made. 5. Red Laser lets customers scan barcodes of any product and then tells them if there is a cheaper version of the same thing in another store or online. It also provides coupons and store maps if opened in a specific location. 6. Shopular lets you choose what stores you shop at most and then informs you of all their deals that week. It even tracks where you are so it can let you know what stores around you are having deals. A smart phone can be a very useful tool when you’re trying to pinch pennies, so take advantage of the app stores on your mobile device and start saving money.
By Jenna Grasso STAFF WRITER
Once midterms end and the end of the semester is in clear sight, some of you may be overwhelmed, while others may believe all the work is easier from here on out. Whether you are overwhelmed or relaxed about the rest of the semester, there are certain steps that you want to take towards completing your first semester and knowing that you will do well once those grades are posted. One great piece of advice is to meet with your professors. If you have not already met with your professors at all during the semester, you are already behind. Communicating with teachers is one of the best ways to ease worries about your grades at the end of the semester. One, professors like when it looks like you care about their class and two, when you have concerns or find out that you didn’t do so well on your midterm, you can always go over the midterm or find out
ways to make some extra points up before the semester ends. The easiest thing for some may be to ignore their grades and decide that they are going to do great on the rest of the assignments that are due for the class, but the bottom line is if you didn’t do so well on all the
get overwhelmed before the end of the semester. By the time you have your last final, you want to feel well rested and know that you passed your exams, rather than cramming and being sleepdeprived on your drive home for the holidays. Make study groups with other friends in your classes. Also, try to study evenly for all of you exams. You don’t want to study more for one and then be rushed to study for others which leads to poorer grades. The real key to success for the end of your semester is time management. Time management is essential and procrastination doesn’t help anyone. The less you procrastinate, the less overwhelmed you will become which will lead to better grades in the end. What you really have to remember is that this is not high school anymore, and it is going to take you more than an hour to study for most tests in college. If you get into good studying habits now, once you get to be an upperclassman the transition to more work and larger projects will be much easier.
“If you have not met with your professors at all during the semester, you are already behind.” other assignments, you might not do well on the rest of your assignments. Having an open line of communication with a professor, even if you didn’t do well on the assignments in the class, could boost your grade a little if it looks like you care about the class. One other piece of advice is to plan and schedule study sessions for finals or final projects that you know are due sometime soon. The worst thing you want to do is
Dorm Room Dish: Heat up with a taste of Dragon Noodles
By Janet Lee
ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
Summer is officially over and it’s actually starting to feel like fall – the cold weather is here. Don’t worry; here is the dish you can make in your dorm that will bring back the heat – dragon noodles. Dragon noodles is perfect for college students because it is so affordable. Not only is it affordable, but it is also an easy dish that only takes about 15 minutes. First, boil the noodles. If you don’t have lo mein noodles, you can substitute the lo mein noodles with linguine. Once the water comes to a boil, add the noodles for about five to seven minutes, until the noodles are ready. As you wait for the water
to boil, in a small bowl, stir the until everything is coated with brown sugar, soy sauce and the sauce. Finally, sprinkle sliced sriarcha together. Then, in a green onions and cilantro leaves separate bowl, whisk the egg. on top. Next, melt two tablespoons of Stay warm with dragon butter over medium-low heat in noodles this fall and winter. But a pan. As the butter melts, add before anything, make sure the crushed red peppers and the you have all the necessary whisked egg and stir. Once the ingredients. Bon appetit! egg is done cooking, turn off the heat. Once the noodles are al dente, drain • 4 oz. lo mein noodes the water and • 2 tbsp. of butter add them into • 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper the pan with the • 1 large egg cooked egg. • 1 tbsp. brown sugar Then, add the • 1 tbsp. soy sauce prepared sauce. • 1 tbsp. sriracha Turn the heat • 1 handful of fresh cilantro on low and stir • 1 sliced green onion the noodles
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It only takes a couple minutes to make the perfect dragon noodles.
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Man on the Unispan If you could be any celebrity for the day, who would you be? By: Danielle Denenberg STAFF WRITER
“Beyonce.” John Gonzalez, Senior
“Morgan Freeman.” Ethan Caldwell, Freshman
“Dan Bilzerian.” James Knaus, Senior
“Ann Hathaway.” Jadzia Pineda-Medina, Freshman
“I dont know if I would want to be a celebrity.” Jared Russo, Grad
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The Humans of Hofstra By Danielle Santucci STAFF WRITER
Carina Davila, Junior “I was electrocuted. My mom asked me to shut the kitchen light off but it was broken. I tried to shut it off without looking and my finger went in the switch. My mom was sitting on the couch laughing while I was shaking. I was 11. Clearly she’s the greatest mom, but I still love her.”
Katherine Hammer, Junior “One time I was at a party and the song ‘Teach Me How to Dougie’ came on. I saw a group of guys doing it, so I went up to them and asked them to teach me how to dougie. When I tried doing it, they made fun of me. The next morning that same kid who laughed at me called me up. He asked if he could teach me how to dougie. I never called him back.”
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Kyle Coholan, Senior “My Mom’s name is Santa. She never had to lie to me about Christmas presents because on the present it would say from Santa. She explained to me at eight that her name is Santa because Santa isn’t real. I find it hysterical because her initials are S.C. People don’t believe me when I tell them her name. We should change our last name to Clause.”
James White, Junior (On right) Jake Friedberberg, Senior (On left) “I ran around Manhattan in my boxers last week because I lost a bet to this guy. He bet me that if the Islanders won against the Rangers I would have to run a lap around Madison Square Garden in my underwear. No one stopped me and I just continued to run.”
Kurtis Hashimoto, Senior “In high school, I dressed up as the kid from the movie ‘Up’ my junior year for Halloween. Ever since then I’m known as Russel. Every once in a while, an Instagram post or Facebook picture will resurface of it. Russel has even followed me to college. I liked it for a while...”
Jennie Alexandra Brachocki, Junior “My freshman year, I went to a Florida Georgia Line concert at the Coliseumw]. I met a girl who got the number of the guitarist of the band. After the show, we all met up and took him to Social. We hung out all night and then dropped him off at the tour bus. I guess you can say I hung out with a celeb for the night.”
Allegro Con Brio: Third Scholarship Benefit Concert Spread by Che Sullivan and Jesse Saunders / Photos by Jesse Saunders
FORM Gallery: ‘#PRIDEnotPLASTIC’ B2
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FORM Gallery: Tsz Hin Tang depicts the real effect of plastic bags
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By Elizabeth Merino
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“First, I started this campaign because I want to ban plastic bags on campus. I do not understand why people could not live without plastic bags. They might make your life easier, but how about the Earth?” asked junior Tsz Hin Tang when describing his FORM Gallery #PRIDEnotPLASTIC. Tang, president of Students for a Greener Hofstra, thought of the project under the guidance and inspiration of his club advisor, Neil Donahue and his experience as an international student in America. “I was surprised by the large
amount of plastic bags consumed by Americans. I have always wanted to do something to educate people on the destructive power of plastic bags,” said Tang. Tang held a “Plastic Bags in Nature” photo competition and selected the winners to appear alongside his own work. The gallery is simple upon first look. Photographs of plastic bags strewn between tree branches, invading piles of leaves and laying on pretty beach shores cover the walls. It’s when you look at the photographs collectively, the ones you miss by your feet and above your line of vision, that you realize the photographs of the bags literally represent how we see plastic
bags in our every day lives. If we don’t look down or up, we don’t see them. And even when we do see them, it doesn’t really resonate as much within us. It’s as if trash along the highways, our backyard fences and school parks has become normal. Plastic bags should not be a part of our society. “The fact is you are helping to destroy our Earth when you support using plastic bags,” said Tang. My favorite photograph seems to be shot at dusk. A large, wispy tree illuminated by the last specks of sunlight would be beautiful, if a large, white plastic bag wasn’t accompanying it. It’s picture perfect, dark and eerie and ruined
by our own hands. The tree didn’t put the plastic bag there, we did. Another stand-out shot is a beautiful beach, crystal clear water and warm sunshine. The only problem, or the only problems are the two large plastic bags that will wind themselves around my feet, around the tongue of an unsuspecting seagull or the insides of a beached whale. Plastic bags not only ruin beach days, they ruin lives. With this show, Tang not only hopes to bring more awareness to the problems plastic bags cause, but to eventually ban them from Hofstra’s campus as well. Along with other members of
Students for a Greener Hofstra, Tang has given out tote bags and encouraged others to stop using plastic bags. More can still be done though. “What I hope people can take away from the show is the awareness of how bad plastic bags are, and to try to to create a greener world, starting from their own community,” said Tang. If you would like to make a change, stop by Tang’s gallery to see his photographs and sign his petition to eliminate plastic bags from Hofstra. Make your voice matter. #PRIDEnotPLASTIC will be in the FORM Gallery in Calkins Hall Monday, Nov. 3- Satuday Nov. 8.
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Film review: Gyllenhaal kills it with Lou Bloom performance in ‘Nightcrawler’
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By Jesse Saunders
ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
It’s not a question of when “Nightcrawler” crosses the line, but if there was even a line to begin with. Thrilling action mixed with one of Jake Gyllenhaal’s best characters to date, it’s no wonder “Nightcrawler” keeps its audiences on the edge of their seats.
In a sea of sickly sweet romances, “Nightcrawler” dares to give audiences a protagonist that can only be described as despicable. Inspired by grisly car wreckage, Lou Bloom (Gyllenhaal) decides to go from freelance petty criminal to Nightcrawler, hunting the streets of LA for news footage. With each successful clip, Bloom becomes more and more
deranged and will do anything to keep his winning streak. The atmosphere is more stressful than most horror movies because unlike any strange slasher or demon, Lou Bloom feels real. He’s the personification of the dark side of humanity we all know exists, tied up in a quirky package. Blackmail, obstruction of justice, even murder are just simple obstacles on this crazed protagonist path to success. The characters unwrap Bloom’s dimensions and unsavory personality along with the audience, and a man that started off simply as a quirky petty thief becomes a vision of nightmares. The films atmosphere is always kept high tension even during casual conversation. The soundtrack and cinematography play off each other to create a film that you can’t take
your eyes off of. Despite a strong cast of small, but well-developed characters, this is still truly a one-man show. Gyllenhaal makes great use of every moment of screen time and makes the unbelievable character of Lou Bloom a reality. The dialogue only works due to the masterful hold Gyllenhaal has on it. Watching Bloom is like watching a car crash, you desperately want to look away and feel upset but it captures every part of your being. Every word out of Bloom’s mouth is venom disguised as candy. Dan Gilroy shines in his directorial debut while still managing as an amazing writer. The finished product is one from a director that obviously knows what he wants and how to make all the different pieces fit together to achieve it.
“Nightcrawler” covers such heavy subjects and shows the darker side of the journalism world while still remaining entertaining for those who don’t want to dig into the commentary and subtext. No scene is usual, and at a run time of two hours, the story falls into place perfectly. If nothing else, “Nightcrawler” is a team effort, whether it be visual, audio, directing, writing or acting, each member of the crew puts their all into the production. Flaws are few and far between, leaving an amazing film. Each scene tops the previous, leading up to a climax that will leave you wide eyed and completely shocked. “Nightcrawler” stays quick and tight the whole way through, creating what might be considered one of the best thrillers of the year.
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Album review: Chris Webby Video game review: ‘The Evil Within’ By Medea Giordano STAFF WRITER
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Chris Webby paid homage to Hofstra in a 2009 remix of Asher Roth’s “I Love College” for “The White Noise” LP. By doing so he made a name for himself on the University’s campus that is still talked about today. Webby continued to release free mixtapes that appealed to college kids for the next few years, but his recent music ventures have secured his name in the rap game. In June of this year the Connecticut rapper released “The Checkup” mixtape as an appetizer for his full length album, “Chemically Imbalanced,” and if his rapping abilities needed clarification, the mixtape did just that. The album, released Oct. 27, met the same standard and took Chris Webby’s songs up a notch
from being classified as just frat party anthems. Though this album does not fall short when it comes to feel good party songs. Webby collaborates with a few other artists on this album and even gave his father some air time on the album’s ninth song, “R.A.D,” where his father is featured playing a guitar solo. In “I Need a Dollar,” a 2010 song with fellow white rapper Mac Miller, Webby uttered, “I’ve given you nothing but free music, when I do release an album you can buy, please do it.” Well, now is the time. “Chemically Imbalanced” is available now on iTunes and the Google Play store for $9.99 and Webby will be touring to promote the album through at least November.
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The horror genre in the gaming industry nowadays seems like a dying breed. Recent horror games have aimed more towards the action and gore of the gameplay rather than the supposed goal of the game, which is to, you know, scare people. Unfortunately the gaming industry has fallen victim to these typical tropes that blood and guts sells better than building a game that legitimately freaks out the player, like a horror game should. “The Evil Within” is striving to be the return-to-roots survival horror game of the new generation. Unfortunately, after the first couple chapters, “The Evil Within” relies more on jump scares and gory action than strong storytelling and lasting, impactful scares.
The player is Detective Sebastian Castellanos, a grizzled, old detective with a dark past. Sound cliche? Yes. Why? Because it is. Castellanos is a boring and uninteresting protagonist whose monotonous one-liners and arbitrary journal entries are better left forgotten. Castellanos is responding to a last-minute call for a multiple homicide at the nearby Beacon Mental Hospital. From there, a supernatural being by the name of Ruvik is wreaking havoc on reality. Then things go insane, as Castellanos has to fight his way through Ruvik’s world of Zombie-like/ Demonic creatures to return to reality. The game creates an interestingly insane backdrop for the crazy world you’re put in, but the lore doesn’t feel fleshed out properly. A bunch of extra optional journal entries you can read doesn’t cut it; you need to experience the story and gameplay as one in the same. “The Evil Within” features third-person, intense combat with daunting enemies, ramping up the difficulty more and more as you progress through each chapter. Castellanos is given multiple tools for mincing enemies, from a shotgun to a crossbow with several types of bolts to melee weapons of all sorts.
But it’s also a double-edged sword – there’s not a lot of ammo to find in “The Evil Within,” so you need to be careful and cautious. There’s also the use of Tatianna, a receptionist in an alternate dimension who can activate some kind of electric-shock-therapy chair that Castellanos can use to upgrade his attributes, abilities and weapons. There’s also a heavy reliance on environmental benefits such as explosive barrels and traps that can be used against the creatures to the player’s advantage. “The Evil Within” has a grim and somber look to it, with saturated colors and dark tones. Heavy use of strong lighting, crisscrossing shadows and decrepit architecture create that typical, ominous horror atmosphere. But, like its story, the atmosphere, though from an art standpoint can be impressive, is relatively ignored for the gameplay and becomes an interesting backdrop you can look at for a second or two. If story took precedence over intensely satisfying gameplay even slightly more, “The Evil Within” could’ve been a solid overall experience. But like most horror games “The Evil Within” still manages to fall short from having a long term creepy effect on the player.
TV Review: ABC’s ‘Black-ish’combines comedy and family issues By Nandee Mignon SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
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There have been a lot of ‘family’ shows throughout television’s history. The pioneering “Leave it to Beaver” was the first
of its kind. Coming at an age where the pressure to conform was becoming more and more present, it showed what we all thought (at the time) to be the typical American family – white, upper middle class, usually a family of four, with a house in suburbia and a lawn full of green grass. Yup, that was what we saw. As the ‘70s rolled around, we started seeing what America really looked like through our television lens – a mixture. Sitcoms that had a predominant African American cast didn’t really become popular until the ‘70s including “Good Times,” “Different Strokes,” “Family Matters” and let’s not forget “The Jeffersons.” Yeah, we were moving on up. Now despite all of the classics, there has been this effort to
find a nice blend of comedy and reality to create the ‘perfect black sitcom.’ Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne” was the closest thing to us seeing a modern day African American family with accuracy. Granted, it is hard to do such a thing when there are now so many aspects to coincide. Are the family immigrants or first generation Americans? Are there any interracial relationships? Is there a single parent or both parents involved? Will a grandparent be present? So many questions, so little air time. Then there is “Black-ish” – a new sitcom on ABC showing an upper-middle class African American family. Tracee Ellis Ross plays the mother, Rainbow Johnson, while the father, Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson, is played by Anthony Anderson. The creator
and writer made sure to cover all bases when it came to this show. They started out by covering all kinds of skin tones – from the mother and her light tone, to the youngest daughter with her more of a mocha complexion. Seeing so many tasteful representations of African Americans in one family is something that made the viewers’ hearts smile. Having an old, wise, yet loony grandfather in the picture wasn’t a bad choice either. It gave the show this sense of authenticity. With authenticity, came the problem of addressing stereotypes, or problems that mostly a person of color would face, because, as we all know, the job of the American sitcom is to be funny and personable while teaching valuable life lessons. However, despite what many thought when anticipating the
show’s arrival, it has been doing a very good job at just that. The writers of the show somehow find a middle ground where they address certain issues while keeping the comedic aspect and making it sensitive enough that no one’s feathers should be ruffled. In my opinion it is a great and well-pieced together show. It is something, whether a person of color or not, should take a second to watch. Besides, who wouldn’t want to take a load off, and get a good laugh anyways. ‘Black-ish” is on ABC Wednesday’s at 9:30 p.m.
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Film Review: ‘Big Hero 6’
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By Christina Murphy COLUMNIST
Every once in a while you meet a guy who just gets it. You feel like you can tell him anything and he’d understand. Hey, he’d even share something equally as personal with you. He’s just that type of guy. For me this guy is John Oliver. You may know Oliver from his work on “The Daily Show,” most notably filling in for Jon Stewart last summer while Stewart directed his first feature film, “Rosewater.” Or you may know him as snarky alcoholic Professor Duncan on “Community.” He now has his own weekly satirical news show on HBO called “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” Oliver is perceived as having a very objective outsider point of view on American politics and culture, which can probably be attributed to his adorable British accent. If you are unfamiliar with Oliver’s incredibly trusting and friendly disposition: he sounds like the narrator of a BBC nature documentary and looks like Remy, the tiny rat chef from “Ratatouille.” The show is on HBO, a cable network that does not rely on ad sales for revenue, so there are very little corporate interests in the program. This gives Oliver more creative control over the content on his show and removes most ulterior motives that can be latent in network news reporting. John Oliver has truly set himself apart from other satirical news anchors of his kind. He is not playing a character, like Colbert; he is not trying to sway your politics, like Stewart; he is not incredibly insensitive, like Maher; he is just providing an analytical criticism of the news, but more importantly criticizing how news is reported. In last week’s episode Oliver takes on the blownout-of-proportion news coverage of the Ebola patient in New York City, matched up audio of Supreme Court cases to video footage of animals in a court room and tackled the overwhelming trend of inappropriately sexy Halloween costumes. Thanks to the Internet, he was able to provide viewers with a photo of a real life “Sexy John Oliver”
costume. The episode includes a segment called “Great Minds, People Who Think Good” which is an interview with chimpanzee researcher, Dr. Jane Goodall. Oliver asks the primatologist if she’s ever considered giving one of her chimps a top hat, monocle and silver tray and using him as a butler. She adamantly rebuffs his trivial questions, but they eventually make amends enough to speak in chimp and eat bananas together. It’s adorable. His magnum opus of the episode was his lessthan-sweet attack on the sugary food manufacturing industry. He claims that Americans consume about 75 pounds of sugar a year, which he compares to consuming Michael Cera’s weight in sugar. These facts are startling, especially for someone with a tenacious sweet tooth, such as myself. I believe my annual sugar consumption to be more on par with the weight of Jonah Hill circa 2007. As a matter of fact, even as I am writing this I am sucking on my second aptly named Dum-Dum. His main point with this piece is that food labels should be more transparent. It’s not so much the overly sugary treats that are causing the overconsumption, but rather the added sugar in everyday food items, like ketchup, cranberry juice and everyone’s favorite clam and tomato juice, Clamato. He proposes that rather than disputing over grams and teaspoons, sugar should be measured by how many marshmallow circus peanuts worth of sugar it is comprised of. He calls his audience to action, asking that they tweet at sugary food manufacturers using the hashtag #ShowUsYourPeanuts, demanding food label transparency. John Oliver has mastered the art of satirical news. He presents his analysis of the news in a way that not necessarily interjects his opinion on his audience, but rather just provides a needed logic to the situation. “Last Week Tonight” is on HBO, Sundays at 11:00 p.m., available for streaming on HBOgo and probably all over your Facebook news feed every Monday morning.
Gorgeously rendered and highly enjoyable, “Big Hero 6,” is a blend of the innocent poignancy of a Disney film and the epic, superhero action of a Marvel movie. Directors Don Hall and Chris Williams center their film on a young, rebellious, genius inventor, Hiro Hamada (an enthusiastic Ryan Potter), a relatable yet too familiar hero whose sentimental coming of age storyline is a synthesis of both Oliver Twist and Spider-Man. After losing his brother and fellow inventor Tadashi (a charming Daniel Henney), in a mysterious fire at a local college science fair, Hiro sets out to find the source of the accident. Hiro reaches out to Tadashi’s closest “nerd” friends and configuring with Baymax, an all-in-one robot that Tadashi left behind. With all its sappy, yet lovable, kinks (like giving automatic hugs to those in pain), Baymax is essentially a healthcare diagnostician that looks like a cross between the Marshmallow man and a fat panda bear. With a comforting, safe presence, the robot is hilarious and never overthe-top, giving way to charm over spectacle, a dilemma many movie superheroes face nowadays. The titular “Big Hero 6,” refers to Baymax and Hiro and four other magnetizing, playful misfits: the built, yet soft-hearted laser blade maniac Wasabi (Damon Wayans Jr.); the chemical reactions specialist Honey Lemon (Genesis Rodriguez); the crazed cyclist Go Go Tamago (Jamie Chung); and the best of them all, Fred (T.J. Miller), a freakish messy haired weirdo whose personality is bordering on stoner. The villain of “Big Hero 6” has a chillingly awesome look with his kamikaze mask and reveals meaning behind his
egregious actions. The depth that is revealed in his character, with the gang of misfits and the inclusion of big old Baymax, is what makes this superhero ensemble piece more than a retread of the “Avengers,” Disney’s biggest film. Yet, the problem is the film does feel at times like a retread. The sense of wonder and wit found in Disney’s greatest works: “Wall-E,” “Up” and to a certain degree, “Toy Story,” is found in patches in “Big Hero 6.” The movie’s greatest virtue is also its anchor – the superhero narrative. Among one the best scenes in “Big Hero 6” is Morpheus downloading various fighting styles in Neo’s mind in “The Matrix.” Hiro feeds Baymax’s database with many types of martial art skills, giving him neurological karate lessons and an arsenal of combating knowledge. These partial-origin story scenes work great but are let down by the predictability of the climax, which has the invincible evil superhero villain threatening to destroy the world. This time the villain aims to swallow the visually dazzling city of San Franokyo (an actual fusion of both Tokyo and San Francisco) in a magnetic passageway, which leads passers down a cosmic, never-ending rainbow cave (the film’s visceral standout piece). “Big Hero 6,” arrives at a tricky time – the last thing Hollywood needs is six more superheroes. Despite the wonderful experience of watching the movie, it ultimately feels uncalled for and not important enough. Despite all of this, it is an amusing film that finds success in the difficult-to-succeed-in grey area that mixes an adult themed superhero flick and a whimsical kid movie in a more than serviceable product. If you’re into adventure and want a refreshing superhero film, “Big Hero 6” is a welcoming work.
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UNC athletes drop the ball, commit academic foul By Victoria Snak SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
When the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was recently busted for an academic fraud in which thousands of student athletes were registered for fake classes in order to retain eligibility, the first word that came to my mind was “excuse.” As a Division 1 athlete, I fully understand what is asked of college athletes. Practice hours are tiresome and grueling workouts are a daily routine. Missing class is more than inconvenient, and free time is unheard of, even during the off-season. There is pressure to perform not only on the court, field or course, but also in the classroom. And although there is an art to creating this balance, athletics should never tip the scale in its own favor. This cop-out by the UNC faculty and student-athlete body is inexcusable. Our society is growing increasingly sports-centric. Sunday night football extends far beyond couch commentary, and
there seem to be few places in the world where athletics do not have a presence. This isn’t a bad thing. I love sports. I root for my Jets and my Giants, I cringe when the Mets exceed their winning capacity just weeks into the season and I cheer Rory Mcllroy on during Masters Week. Sports have the capacity to motivate people, to energize people, to bring people together. But when they are used to cheat anything, especially an education, they become something for which I cannot stand. My coach always tells us that academics come first. She understands that even though we were recruited, our education is ultimately what is most essential for our future. If athletes aim to enter the professional realm of sports after college, I encourage that. But nothing should be sacrificed now to obtain that goal. I’ve put thousands of hours into practice over the course of my life to get to where I am, and I expect that same dedication and effort from myself in all aspects of my
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college experience. Cheating should not be used as a safety net because student athletes were not motivated enough to study. It should not be a rung on the ladder to our goals.
Yes, the D1 sports and school balance can seem unbearable at times, but if we climb through our education by cheating, at what point do we let morality step back in? Once we’ve made it big?
If that is how UNC proposes its student athletes should excel through life, then those student athletes are going to have a lot more to worry about than ineligibility.
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Hurry, less than 30 years left to save the planet By Jen Sifferlen EDITORIAL EDITOR
Well, everyone, it’s time to tighten our belts. We are seriously over-budget. Not financially. As a planet, we have been exceeding our carbon budget. This kind of scaling back is going to take more than ramen noodles and Easy Mac. On Nov. 2, The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its most explicit report yet on the escalating condition of the planet. If we don’t start to reverse carbon pollution, reported Justin Gillis for the New York Times, our planet
will no longer be able to sustain human life. At a certain point, if we continue to burn gas, coal and oil at the rate we have been, we will no longer be able to reverse the damage we have done. The year 2040, according to calculations done for the report, is the point of no return. Voters across the country took to the polls on Nov. 4 to decide who will represent us locally and nationally for the next two, four
or six years. These midterm elections were the most expensive in history at $4 billion, according to CNN. Yet, none of the ads that
report was clear that the effects of climate change are here today. According to the report, land ice has been melting all over the world, causing sea levels to rise and flood coastal areas. The report also attributes climate change to a series of heat waves that have destroyed crops and led to a number of devastating forest fires in California. We can no longer afford to ignore or deny global climate change. We must address these
“We are no longer preserving the planet for future generations; we are preserving it for us.” those billions purchased covered environmental policy. Our planet’s clock is ticking; while the year 2040 is the deadline for damage control, the
issues as a country and as a global community. Reducing our impact on the planet is going to be a difficult change to make. Finding green alternatives to replace harmful technologies will be expensive. But these are sacrifices we have to make. We are no longer preserving the planet for future generations; we are preserving it for us. We have a political and moral responsibility to address these issues as a society and get back on budget. Everyday we don’t work toward a solution, the planet grows evermore uninhabitable.
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Volleyball cling to CAA lead after spliting road trip By Mike Rudin and Kevin Carroll SPORTS EDITOR AND STAFF WRITER
The Hofstra Pride went into Delaware and overpowered the FIghtin’ Blue Hens in four sets of the match last Wednesday. Nuria Lopes da Silva led the attacking front with a season high 18 kills on the night against University of Delaware. Delaware went toe-to-toe with the Pride in the first two sets but Hofstra managed to grind out and win 25-21 and 25-23. The first set started with the Fightin’ Blue Hens taking the first three points. Once both teams were tied at seven, Hofstra hit a groove, scoring five points in a row, propelling the Pride to 12-7. Hofstra maintained at least a four point lead as Emily Burke shot the final kill in the first set to give
the Pride a 1-0 lead in the match. Delaware went into the second set trying to catch the Pride off guard as they executed their offensive play to take a 7-2 lead, thanks to a series of kills from the entire team. The Pride offense started to outscore Delaware at the 17-14 mark, scoring six of the next nine points in the set, tying Delaware at 20. The Pride scored three more points in a row and split the last four points, finishing the set at 25-23. Hofstra improved their lead to 2-0 and their set kill/error ratio, going up to 18 kills in the second set. The third set became problematic for the Pride, as they dipped in kills with only eight in the set while committing nine errors. Delaware took advantage of the Pride’s lack of offensive production, scoring 10 kills and limit-
Megan McGuire/ Hofstra Chronicle The Pride’s attack prep to hit the home stretch of the regular season this week.
ing the errors to four in the set. After a 6-1 lead by the Fightin’ Blue Hens, Delaware kept hitting bursts in the set until they scored the last three points they needed to take the third set 25-20 and cut the Pride’s lead to 2-1. Hofstra ended any speculation of a Delaware comeback, taking the fourth set 25-15. After a 5-0 lead by Delaware, Hofstra took control outscoring the Fightin’ Blue Hens 25-10. Nuria Lopes da Silva was responsible for three of the team’s blocks in the match and provided the catalyst to the Pride offense with 18 kills. Emily Burke was second in command on the offensive front with 14 kills and kelsie Wills shot 12 kills. Corrina Dellagdillo led the defensive front with 23 digs. The Pride’s three-game winning streak was snapped on Friday night, as Hofstra was defeated by Towson three sets to one. The Tigers entered Friday’s contest right on the Pride’s heels in the CAA standings, and knew that a win over the favored Pride would draw them even closer to the top of the conference. Towson certainly wasted no time, taking the first set handily, 25-18. The Tigers never trailed in the set, with multiple attack errors contributing to Towson’s triumph. Kelsie Wills led the attack for the Pride, along with sophomore Veronika Kostova, but Towson proved too much for the Pride to overcome early on. The second set was a much closer affair, with 11 ties and seven lead changes, but again it was Towson coming out on top, this time by a score of 25-22. The Pride looked much better, cutting down on some of the errors that had cost them in the first set. The two teams wrestled for control in this set, Towson looked to take a commanding 2-0 lead, while Hofstra wanted to even things up and prevent the match from getting out of hand. The Pride lead 21-20 at one point, coming off of a service ace from Kaitlyn Krause, but the Tigers rattled off the next four points, withstood another kill from Kostova, and took the set.
Megan McGuire/ Hofstra Chronicle Nuria Lopes da Silva prepares to send the ball back across the court.
Hofstra did not go quietly into the night, however. The third set saw the Pride playing the type of volleyball that has catapulted them to the top of the CAA, routing the Tigers 25-12. Wills began to elevate her game to another level, showing why she now has the most kills in Hofstra volleyball history, adding five more in the third set. Contributions were made all over the court for the Pride, and Towson looked thoroughly outmatched, making their own costly errors, both on the attack and on serves. Momentum started to shift in favor of the Pride, who played top-class volleyball for the first time in this match. But any thoughts of a comeback for the ages were stomped out by Towson in the fourth set, securing the match with a 25-21 victory. Another back-and-forth affair, both squads jockeyed for control in what would turn out to be the decisive set in the match. A much cleaner effort from both teams resulted in some fantastic volleyball, but, unfortunately, the dice did not roll in Hofstra’s favor. The Pride led 21-20, but in
a fashion similar to the second set, the Tigers put their foot on the gas, and cruised to victory, posting five consecutive points en route to the win in the final set. Wills led the Pride with 18 kills, with Nuria Lopes da Silva adding 12 more. Hannah Klemm had a fantastic game, chocking up a staggering 43 assists in the match. Kostova and Emily Burke chipped in nine and eight kills, respectively. For the Tigers, the attack was led by Saituia Iosia, who had 18 kills, followed by Victoria Williams with 14. Paige Sekerak led all players with 17 digs. Hofstra drops to 25-4 on the year, with a 10-2 mark in conference play. Towson improves to 23-3, with a CAA record of 9-2, only a half game back of the Pride. Next up for Hofstra will be a non-conference matchup against Sacred Heart, a team who gave Hofstra its second loss back in September, and will no doubt be a dangerous game for the Pride. That match will be played on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Mack Physical Education Center.
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Field hockey’s season comes to a rough end By Marco Meglio and Anders Jorstad STAFF WRITERS
The Hofstra field hockey team cooled off, and at the wrong time, losing 5-3 to fellow Colonial Athletic Association rival William & Mary, and 2-1 to James Madison to eliminate them from entering the CAA tournament. The Pride’s losses were their first in the past six games. The CAA tournament field only allows four teams to enter the postseason, and James Madison snatched up that spot with their victory on Sunday at Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium. At the beginning of the week’s first match, the Pride started off hot, scoring a goal within two minutes of the game. Midfielder Charlotte Loehr gave Hofstra the early 1-0 lead with an absolute blast from the right side of the attacking circle. This goal gave her 10 on the season, as she continues to be one of Hofstra’s main scorers. But from then on out it was a struggle on defense for the Pride. Hofstra surrendered four goals on 11 shots to the Tribe in just the first half. All the momentum swung William & Mary’s way as the Pride’s ball movement disappeared. The 11 shots kept the defense on their heels the whole time, while also taking away all offensive flow. Almost every time the Pride entered William & Mary’s attacking circle, they were immediately hounded with constant pursuit. The Pride’s defense gambled at times, leaving them vulnerable to multiple wide-open shots for the Tribe. The second half was a bit better for the Pride, but it was not enough to come back from the early lead. William & Mary started the second half rolling. Within the first 15 minutes, Tribe forward Maria Pastor connected on her fourth goal of the season, giving William & Mary a 5-1 lead. The Pride battled back but it was not enough to overcome. Late goals from Simca Schoen and Jonel Boileau cut the deficit to 5-3. When asked about the poor defensive effort head coach Kathy De Angelis said, “We didn’t have a strong defensive structure
and they collected on multiple fast breaks.” The defense was clearly not on the same throughout the game. Unfortunately, another heartbreaking loss would follow for the field hockey team, who fell to JMU by a score of 2-1, officially eliminating them from tournament consideration. The Pride’s effort to get the one win they needed over the weekend was officially foiled after a weak effort at Hofstra Field hockey Stadium on Sunday. Hofstra needed just one win to propel them into the conference tournament but was unable to capitalize. A lack of good passes, paired with an array of penalties and turnovers allowed the Dukes plenty of opportunities to win the game. JMU fullback Loes Stijntjes got things going early when she scored on a corner shot at the 8:44 mark of the first period for her 14th score of the season. The Dukes then took a 2-0 lead when Danni Wilson put the ball in the net at the 25:25 mark for her third goal of the year. Hofstra was overwhelmed by JMU’s defensive pressure in the first period and was only able to get five shots off in the first period. “I definitely think in the first half we struggled with [getting offensive opportunities],” commented head coach Kathy De Angelis. “I think defensively James Madison did a great job to double, sometimes triple-team our striker line.” The weather conditions were far from ideal on the field for the game. Coach De Angelis commented, “You know, it was windy [and] cold but both teams had to play under those conditions.” “Certainly the communication is always a little harder, to hear each other on the field. I think certainly [in the] second half we were well adjusted to that and I thought the communication was great and I felt our defensive structure was great so that means we were able to communicate under those type of windy conditions.” The Pride were able to collect themselves and improved their attack in the second period, taking 10 total shots. An important moment in the game occurred early in the
second period when Claudia Marin-Samper was able to get past the James Madison goalie and nudge the ball towards the Dukes’ goal. The ball slowly rolled and just as it looked like Hofstra was going to get on the board, JMU fullback Dana Allaband made a lunging dive and swept the ball out of play just before it trickled into the goal. After a few more unsuccessful offensive charges, the Pride pulled their goalie to try for one final push. Hofstra finally capitalized with just under a minute remaining when Stella Schoen knocked in her sixth and final score of the season. Unfortunately, it would be too little too late as the Pride fell to the Dukes, officially ending their season. It was a bittersweet season for the Pride, who have improved immensely over their 6-14 campaign in 2013, finishing 2014 with a 12-7 mark. But their 3-3 record in the CAA is what counts, and it wasn’t quite enough to make the fourteam conference tournament field. James Madison ended up with the same conference record as the Pride, but their win on Sunday was the tiebreaker to make the postseason. Although they didn’t quite make it to the conference tournament, there’s little doubt that this season was a success for the team.
Kyle Kandetzki/ Hofstra Chronicle Colby Hussong fights with a defender trying to get a steal for the Tribe.
Kyle Kandetzki/ Hofstra Chronicle Holly Andrews takes the ball into the corner of the field to evade W&M attack.
Kyle Kandetzki/ Hofstra Chronicle Jonel Boileau faces a field of Tribe defenders at Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium. The team’s back-to-back losses over the weekend have ended their hopes of a CAA title run before the tournament even begins.
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Preview: Men’s Basketball aim for CAA crown By Nick Mazzarella STAFF WRITER
After Hofstra was picked to finish last in its conference just a year ago, the Pride is now considered one of the top-tier teams in the CAA. The Pride was picked to finish third this season by the league’s coaches, media relations directors and media members. Junior guard Juan’ya Green (first team) and graduate guard Dion Nesmith (second team) were voted to preseason all-conference teams. From the 2013-14 team that finished 10-23, the players returning are Nesmith, senior forward/center Moussa Kone and sophomore guard/forward Jamall Robinson. Nesmith was named to the All-CAA third team last year, and Robinson earned CAA All-Rookie honor. Kone, Hofstra’s only true big man who isn’t a freshman, has seen his point and rebound averages increase each year. “Moussa just keeps getting better and better, and there’s no
one more reliable than Jamall and Dion,” said head coach Joe Mihalich, who’s entering his second season at Hofstra. “They’re just high-character guys.” Hofstra is already getting media attention. Jon Rothstein of CBSSports.com picked Hofstra to win the CAA and as one of five mid-majors to watch, describing Green as “the type of player a major conference coach won’t want to see in the NCAA tournament.” Rothstein likes Hofstra’s depth, and so does Mihalich. He said that it’s hard to decide on a starting five, but he described that as “a wonderful thing.” “It’s a coach’s dream to have a lot of good players,” he said. “We have a whole bunch of guys who are going to play.” Two of those players are Green and junior guard/forward Ameen Tanksley, who, like Mihalich, made the switch from Niagara to Hofstra. Since Green and Tanksley had to sit out last
season due to NCAA transfer rules, it has been a while since Mihalich last coached them in a game. It has been 605 days since their last game in a Niagara uniform and the Pride’s Nov. 14 season opener. “We always tell these guys it’s a privilege to be on this team, but that works both ways,” said Mihalich. “It’s a privilege for me to be coaching good guys.” Green and Tanksley aren’t the only transfers who will be making their Hofstra debuts this year. Sophomore guard Brian Bernardi – who made a teambest 41.8 percent of his threepoint attempts in his only season at SMU – also sat out in 201314. Junior guard/forward Malik Nichols joins the Pride after two years at South Plains College. Nichols initially committed to Hofstra in November 2010, but he went to prep school for a year and then junior college. Despite having a roster with seven players who didn’t play a game in a Hofstra uniform last
year, Mihalich is happy with his group’s chemistry so far. It’s something that he and his coaching staff study every day in order to find the combinations that work best. The new faces include true freshmen Andre Walker and Rokas Gustys. The 6-foot-10 Walker and the 6-foot-9 Gustys join a frontcourt that lost three forwards from last year’s team. Mihalich said that both of his recruits have been really nice surprises. “Rokas has done extremely well, and Andre has shown some really good signs that he can help us,” he said. The Pride’s other freshman, guard Eliel Gonzalez, was redshirted last season. The Cayey, Puerto Rico native took part in Basketball without Borders Americas 2013, the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and social responsibility program. Only the top youth players from 15 countries in the Americas were chosen to partici-
pate based on their basketball skills, leadership abilities and dedication to the sport. Hofstra opens the 2014 season against Jacksonville University at the Mack Sports Complex. The Jacksonville Dolphins finished last year at 12-18. The Dolphins struggled mightily at away games as their away record stood 2-13 last year. The Pride will later travel down to North Carolina and compete against the NC State Wolfpack. North Carolina State competed in the NCAA tournament last year, advancing to the second round. When asked about goals for the 2014-15 campaign, Mihalich spoke of the CAA tournament. “Our goal is to be one of the best teams in the league and to have a chance in March to win the whole thing in Baltimore,” he said, “It’s not about, ‘let’s finish first, let’s finish fourth, it’s about, ‘let’s be the best team in March so that we can climb up that ladder and cut down those nets.’”
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Wins give women’s soccer third seed in CAA tourney By PJ Potter and Kyle Kandetzki STAFF WRITER AND ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Chris Owens /Hofstra Chronicle Galton notched her second consecutive hat trick, to give her 16 goals this year.
In a CAA tournament battle, Hofstra’s Leah Galton netted three goals for the third seeded Pride in a 3-0 victory against the Towson Tigers. Hofstra headed into the game with confidence, hoping to carry it over from their past win against the Tigers on Oct. 5. Head coach Simon Riddiough’s squad came out with that mentality and struck early. Galton, in the second minute, headed the ball in to give the Pride a quick lead. Lulu Echeverry was credited with the assist off of a cross. There was an emotional lift for the Pride when Kristin Desmond entered the game for Hofstra, her first time on the pitch since Sept. 26 because of injury. “[It’s] huge having her back, when she returned the whole team was buzzing,” said Galton. “Plus in this game she played defense and forward, she showed she can play anywhere.” But the half carried on without any scores on either side, as
Hofstra held a 1-0 lead, outshooting Towson 8-2. Riddiough saw holes in the team going into the half, and the team came out ready to fire away after a quick rest. “Coach told us we needed to put this one away,” said Galton. “He said they look beat, they look tired, so we did just that in the first few minutes.” And it was Galton who scored two goals in a two-minute span to give her back-to-back hat tricks. In the 48th minute, Sam Scolarici sent the ball into the box and Galton finished the drive, resulting in a 2-0 Hofstra lead. Only a minute and a half later, Galton scored in bizarre fashion, as Towson goalie, Erin Quinn, stopped Galton’s strike, yet the ball ricocheted off her hand and rolled slowly into the back of the net. “There’s not much you can say about Leah,” said Riddiough. “She is the best player in the conference.” Hofstra’s defense played consistently the entire game. Towson’s offense was unable to get anything going in both halves, as they only put up one shot on goal. Coach Riddiough says the
defense, “came together and forced Towson to mistakes.” The Pride finished the match with a total of 21 shots, and eight on goal. Towson was limited to eight shots, with only one on goal. Leah Galton had eight shots herself, while Scolarici put up seven. Hofstra’s goalkeeper, Friederike Mehring, recorded one save and was credited with the shutout, her fifth of the season. Galton had a career week, scoring six goals in two games. She now has 16 goals on the season, the third best in Hofstra history, while surpassing her teammate Sam Scolarici. The duo has a combined 31 goals this season. Both players are among the top 10 in the nation in scoring. Hofstra’s next game will be in the semifinals on Nov. 7 in Boston against second seeded James Madison, a team that has defeated the Pride this season, 3-1 at home (Hofstra’s last loss). The Pride are now on a threegame winning streak, and 6-0-1 since facing JMU. What should fans expect from the team in the final weekend of CAA play? Galton says, “If we keep going, no one can stop us.”
HOFSTRA ATHLETIC CALENDAR Away
11/4
11/5
11/6
Home
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Volleyball
11/7 Friday
11/9
11/10
saturday
sunday
monday
@ Northeastern University 7:00 PM
Vs. Sacred Heart University 7:00 P.M.
Vs. James MAdison (CAA Tournament) 7:00 P.M.
MEN’S SOCCER vs. James Madison (Boston, MA) 3:00 P.M.
WOMEN’S SOCCER Wrestling
11/8
@ Lehigh University 7:00 P.M.
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Papadatos’ wrestling squad gets revenge in big victory By Mike Rudin SPORTS EDITOR
Hofstra’s wrestling squad opened up the season at the Mack Sports Complex against the Lock Haven Bald Eagles. After taking a large 3-13 deficit in the in the first five matches of the meet, the Pride dug deep and fought their way back to win the dual meet 17-16 and start out the season 1-0. “Lock Haven let me go. I walked on Lock Haven a long time ago. It was the best team that let me walk on,” said firstyear Hofstra wrestling head coach Dennis Papadatos, talking about his college athletic career. “I went to Lock Haven, and then I transferred because I felt like I wasn’t going to get a fair shake at the starting job and then I started at Lock Haven. I started at Hofstra all four years. I had the career I had, I never lost to [a] Lock Haven guy when I wrestled for Hofstra,” he said. “It’s nice when one person didn’t want you, 17 years later I had a good [college] career, and I have a good coaching career and I came back and I found to get another one over on them.” Papadatos compiled 95 career victories and appeared twice in the NCAA Division I wrestling
championships at 157 pounds. He was also a member of the Division I Academic All-American wrestling team from 1999-2001. Papadatos is a Hofstra graduate, earning a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology in 2000 and a master’s degree in health education in 2002. Hofstra wrestler Cody Ruggirello was nearly pinned to his back at one point by Lock Haven’s Daniel Neff in the 10th and final match, but Ruggirello kept his ground and stepped up in dramatic fashion. He won the necessary three points needed to clinch the win for Hofstra. Papadatos commented on Hofstra’s overall performance after the meet, saying, “Overall, we got out-conditioned and outtoughed and that bothers me. It bothers me in a big way. I’ll take the victory, guys stepped up big, Travis did.” “I felt maverick could’ve done more but he also didn’t get some benefits of some calls. I thought we were the home team and we didn’t get the benefits of a lot of calls. But then we got a few that helped us as well so by no means did the ref almost lose it or win it for us.” Hofstra took the first match and a 3-0 lead, courtesy of Pride
wrestler Jahlani Callender taking down Elias Biddle 4-2. The decision provided the only lead for the Pride in the entire meet before taking the victory. Lock Haven strung together four straight match victories in the 165, 174, 184 and the 197 weight divisions to take 13 consecutive points. The Bald Eagles’ Aaron McKinney took down Hofstra’s Nick Terdick 4-1 and Tyler Wood outmatched Frank Affronti 4-2 for back-to-back decision wins resulting with the first six points on the day for Lock Haven. The Bald Eagles continued to put Hofstra in a bind with Lock Haven wrestler Fred Garcia overpowering Jermaine John 9-0 for the only major decision victory of the day, adding four points to Lock haven’s 6-3 lead. Phil Sprenkle sprinkled three extra points on Lock Haven’s lead after taking down Hofstra’s Mike Oxley in a 5-0 decision victory. Mike Hughes and Travis Passano started the 14-3 run for the Pride, providing the first backto-back wins in the meet and cut the 10 point lead to four points. Mavrick Passano competed hard against Lock Haven wrestler Cody Wheeler, losing by one point. The decision put the Bald
Mike Rudin/ Hofstra Chronicle Jamel Hudson ‘s five point victory setup the Pride’s eventual comeback victory against Lock Haven on Sunday.
Mike Rudin/ Hofstra Chronicle Cody Ruggirello opened up his 2014-15 campaign with a victory for the Pride.
Eagles up by seven points but the small hiccup didn’t kill the Pride’s momentum. Jamel Hudson earned the technical fall against Robert Rehm. Hudson earned his team five points in the ninth match. The points brought Hofstra within a two-point deficit against Lock Haven, setting the stage for a comeback going in the final match with Cody Ruggirello. “I keep saying Jamel Hudson could be on the podium, maybe even on top of the podium. He has an ability that it’s you may want to stop him, but if he doesn’t want to stop, he doesn’t stop. I really needed him and so proud he the [victory in the match],” said Coach Papadatos. As a unit, Hofstra was on the offensive with 11 takedowns compared the Bald Eagles’ eight. The Pride put up two reversal techniques while Lock Haven didn’t use any throughout the meet. The Bald Eagles competed defensively, escaping 12 times in the dual meet while the Pride only escaped seven times. Hofstra and Lock Haven split the decisions down the middle, each with four on the day valuing at 12 points for each side.
The main difference was the other two matches, Lock Haven earning four points because of Fred Garcia’s major decision, but Jamel Hudson earning the technical fall and five points for the Pride. Hofstra Athletics Director Jeff Hathaway announced the hiring of Papadatos back on Aug. 4, and he was enthused he was leading lead the program. “This is an exciting time for the Hofstra wrestling program… from my initial meeting with Dennis, I could see the tremendous passion he has for Hofstra University and our wrestling program,” Hathaway said. The passion shined clearly on Papadatos’ face as he screamed with joy once Hofstra secured the win during the season opener. Hathaway’s first impressions on Papadatos accurately described his persona with the team, and the new head coach led the Pride to come from behind in an exciting season opener. The Pride will travel to Pennsylvania to fight the Leigh University Mountain Hawks on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
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Men’s soccer clinches the third seed in CAA By Jean Pierre Guzhnay and Jeffrey Werner STAFF WRITERS
The Hofstra Pride finished the 2014 regular season with a 1-0 victory over the College of Charleston Cougars on Saturday and 0-0 in double overtime against the Northeastern Huskies on Wednesday. Wednesday’s draw secured a spot for Hofstra in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament, putting the Pride on the postseason map. Later, the win against Charleston secured the third seed in the CAA tournament as well as home field advantage in the first round against James Madison University. Maid Memic finished his regular season career as one of only five Pride players to score at least 30 goals in their college career. Memic’s 30th and final regular season goal against Charleston and it came in great fashion to provide the win and as the last regular season highlight in Memic’s Colligate career. “Memic certainly has come a long way since his first year,” said head coach Richard Nuttall. “He struggled his first and with a little hard work, he was able to become a two-year starter and captain. He is a great guy, both on and off the field, and I am just so proud of him.” Hofstra finished in third place in the CAA tournament with 16 points on the season. The team improved to a 5-2-1 record in conference play, ending the regular season with a 10-5-3 overall record. The Pride looked to bounce back going into Wednesday’s match against the Huskies after the 2-0 loss against University of North Carolina Wilmington. The Pride recorded 24 shots on the night against the Huskies. Nuttall was disappointed with the draw. Yet the coach praised the team’s performance after the Pride created some vital goalscoring opportunities. “The good news is we’ve created chances,” said Nuttall after the game. “I think we had 10 glorious chances to score. It’s a game of chances we didn’t take and we tied 0-0. It’s very disappointing but I’m extremely pleased the way we team played, I thought we were outstanding today.”
Northeastern University’s goalkeeper Dylan Faber denied the Pride from breaking the deadlock with a fantastic performance. The junior, from Anchorage, Alaska, managed to pull out 10 great saves to record a well-deserved clean sheet. Coach Nuttall also reflected on the Northeastern goalkeeper’s performance saying, “He might look back at this game and call it a career day.” Nuttall described two of the keeper’s saves as “almost world class.” The Pride couldn’t take advantage after creating key opportunities with 10 shots on goal throughout the game. The match started out with the The Huskies pressured the Pride, leaving very little space for attack. Northeastern’s Frantzdy Pierrot and Brad Fountain created most of the danger for the Pride’s defense. Both freshmen registered a combined three shots out of the four in total for Northeastern in the first half. One of Fountain’s shots looked to reach the net after the ball beat Pride goalkeeper, Patrick Pray, but Rory Murphy from the Pride pulled off a fantastic defensive play sweeping the ball away from the net in the 38th minute, ensuring both teams go to the second half scoreless. Hofstra had four shots on goal in the first half but couldn’t get any by Faber, sending the game scoreless into the second half. Danny Elliot’s shot in the 7th minute was the first missed opportunity. The freshman was only a few yards out from the goal but couldn’t maintain control of the ball when it was passed to him and Elliot shot wide left of the net. The sophomore from London, Joseph Holland, also had an excellent scoring opportunity, but he missed an open shot wide left on the 12th minute in the first half. Hofstra continued their aggressive play in the second half, with three shots on goal but none were able to get by Dylan Faber. One play came 61st minute when senior forward Maid Memic and midfielder Joseph Holland created a chance to score for Elliot Firth, after playing a brilliant one-two, but the senior wasn’t able to capitalize the open shot,
Megan McGuire/ Hofstra Chronicle Maid Memic’s senior night goal was his 30th of his Pride career in their 1-0 victory over Charleston Saturday night.
ultimately landing in Faber’s hands. The Huskies played conservatively by the end of the second half, looking to send the game to overtime. Prior to the game, the Huskies were 4-0 in matches that went to overtime. Hofstra continued to create scoring opportunities in the first five minutes of overtime with Danny Elliot having a fantastic opportunity after dribbling past Huskie defenders and cutting in, but unfortunately a Huskies defender blocked his potential game-winning shot. In the last period of regulation, Memic and Holland both made shots, but both failed to give the Pride the double overtime victory. Hofstra fans were rallying up the team in a frustrating night after watching the Pride miss so many opportunities. The match was at its climax with one minute remaining. Fans, players and even coach Nuttall were screaming, hoping for the Pride to finally break the deadlock. That moment came very close in the dying seconds with a series of multiple shots inside the Huskies’ penalty box. All the players, coaches and fans in the stadium were on edge, awaiting the referee’s call. Hofstra wasn’t able to make the necessary shot to take the game and Northeastern was relieved to end at a draw in double overtime. Despite the draw clinching a spot in the CAA tournament, the Pride dropped down to the middle
of the pack. Hofstra’s last match of the season against Charlton on Saturday determined which seed the Pride got in the tournament. Prior to the game against College of Charleston, Hofstra honored their seniors on Senior Night during the pregame ceremony. Team captain and senior forward Maid Memic held the lime light. Memic walked towards the center of the field to the applause of Hofstra fans while his sister accompanied Memic in the middle of the ceremony. Memic’s sister traveled from Norway to join her brother for his last regular season game in a Pride uniform. The team honored Memic by framing his jersey of his four years with the Pride and impressive career. Memic led the Pride on the offensive front, scoring nine goals in 2014 going into the match and 19 combined goals since 2013. He’s compiled 29 career goals in his college career and was one goal away from reaching Pride history making the 30 goal mark. The weather was a major factor going into the game as the rain poured throughout the entire day at the Hofstra Soccer Stadium. The Charleston Cougars struggled to do well this year, going into the match 0-5-2 in CAA play and 2-10-3 overall this year. The College of Charleston hadn’t won a match since Sept. 7. This was a must-win on paper for the Pride to gain home field advantage and put them-
selves in a better position in the postseason. The first half had little action, as both teams struggled to maintain possession in their opponent’s half of the field. Hofstra also created opportunities for themselves, shooting four times on goal. Hofstra was able to capitalize on Memic’s shot to claim a 1-0 lead. Freshmen midfielder Mani Walcott crossed the ball to an open Memic and Memic shot the ball into the back of the net. This goal was Memic’s 10th of the season, and reached 30th goal mark in his colligate career. The Cougars had an opportunity to score in the first half, but junior goalkeeper Patrick Pray defended the net, making the single save on the night. The Pride defense helped keep Pray from having to make any more saves throughout the game. Pray and the Pride defense were able to keep the Cougars off the scoreboard through all 90 minutes. Pray was awarded his seventh shutout of the season. Hofstra will take on the JMU Dukes in the quarter rounds this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at the Hofstra Soccer Stadium.
Back Cover: The Pride come together to celebrate one of Leah Galton’s three goals in their CAA quarterfinal victory vs. Towson.
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“One and on!” Galton scores three goals as women’s soccer advances to CAA Semifinals
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