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New dean appointed to HCLAS post

By Laurel O’Keefe NEW S E D I TO R

Dr. Benjamin Rifkin, currently a professor of modern languages and literature at Ithaca College, was appointed

by President Stuart Rabinowitz as the new dean of the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Starting on June 15, 2017, Rifkin will take over for the current dean Dr. Bernard Firestone, who is retiring to return as a member of the political science college faculty.

“I’m looking forward to working closely with colleagues and students within the College, and throughout campus, and in the greater community to sustain, celebrate, and advance our successes, and to engage with both pride and purpose in realizing the mission and vision of Hofstra University,” Rifkin said in a

press release.

Rifkin was also a former provost and vice president for educational affairs at Ithaca College. In the Ithaca student newspaper, The Ithacan, Riftkin explained his reasoning for stepping down from his administrative position, “It has been a tumultuous year, for all of us on campus ... During this time of transition, I have decided that it is best for me and for the college that I resume my role as a professor and contribute to the mission of the college through my work on the faculty.”

There is no mention about what contibuted to the “tumultuous year” that Rifkin cited as his reason for stepping down.

According to Hofstra’s press release, Rifkin’s experience also includes serving as vice dean for Undergraduate Affairs at

the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University, as well as a professor of Russian; department chair at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, director of the Middlebury College School of Russian summer program and a visiting professor at Princeton University.

Rifkin’s faculty profile on the Ithaca College website highlights his primary interests in research, “are in foreign language education, especially performance-based learning outcomes assessment, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and contemporary Russian film.”

Rifkin attended the University of Michigan Ann Harbor where he received his doctorate in Slavic languages and literature, and Yale University where he received a Master of Arts and a

Bachelor of Arts (magna cum to welcome a scholar with a hislaude) in Russian and East Euro- tory of academic leadership and pean studies. an exemplary record of scholar“His experience teaching and ship and teaching,” Rabinowworking with students from itz said. “Dr. Rifkin brings to diverse backgrounds has led him Hofstra a wealth of experience, to develop a keen understanding a collaborative and transparent and appreciation for their educa- leadership style and a dedication tional and personal needs related to the primacy of learning.” to challenges that may impact their achievement and success,” said Dr. Roger Richardson, an associate provost and interim chief diversity officer at Ithaca College, in a press release.

Rabinowitz was hopeful about the changes Rifkin Photo Courtesy of University Relations will bring. “We Dr. Benjamin Rifkin will be the new dean of the are very pleased Hofstra College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Trump recinds Obama-era transgender protections

By Joshua Ringler and Samantha Storms

provisions in Title IX, the law intended to mandate gender equality, also extend to transSPEC IA L TO T H E C H R O N I CL E / STAFF WR I T E R gender students.

While Trump’s actions do not Last week, President Donald remove Title IX from schools, Trump rescinded a letter that it does seem to give institutions former President Barack Obama greater autonomy to interpret sent to educational institutions the law. These protections are in 2016 which declared that the not limited to bathrooms; they extend to admittance into locker rooms, sports teams and even what one could wear to prom.

“I’m upset about this. It’s about Title IX not protecting transgender students anymore,” said Adam Gustafson, a sophomore Photo Courtesy of People Magazine transgender student. “It’s not just Gavin Grimm, a transgender high school student involved in a court case about bathrooom rights. about bathrooms.

It’s about all educational facilities.”

Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality Mara Keisling identified the president’s decision to withdraw the Obama administration’s federal protection of transgender individuals as an attack on young people wishing to be their true selves in their learning environments.

Gustafson had a similar concern. “These kids are already at risk. They already don’t feel safe. This is just public recognition that they aren’t safe in these public places,” he said.

Professor Heidi Rademacher, a program director at Stony Brook University’s Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities, is concerned with how this will affect some individuals. “I fear that this action will result in the unnecessary policing and punishment of gender nonconforming individuals and

ultimately threaten the safety of trans students.”

Both Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos have made promises in the past to the LGBTQ+ community to protect their rights, but no replacement declaration has since been proposed.

DeVos was reportedly pressured into relinquishing her objection to Trump’s recension of the letter by Attorney General Jeffrey Sessions. In a statement, DeVos said, “We owe all students a commitment to ensure they have access to a learning environment that is free of discrimination, bullying and harassment.”

A legal battle between transgender Virginia high school student Gavin Grimm and the Gloucester County School Board is at the center of this nationwide discussion. On Monday, the Supreme Court vacated a lower court decision –

in Grimm’s favor.

Despite the pushback on rights for transgender students, Hofstra still ensures they will treat every student with equal protection. An email signed by W. Houston Dougharty, the vice president of Student Affairs, addressed the all-encompassing campus. It said, “We affirm the gender identities of all community members; students may use restrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities consistent with their gender identity.”

However, some on Hofstra’s campus find it difficult to understand the issue. “I don’t know anyone who is transgender, so I don’t know how they would feel,” said sophomore Michael Natali. Even so, Natali, who is generally a conservative, said, “For the most part, I think the federal government shouldn’t tell you where you can go to the bathroom.”

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Students air concerns at Town Hall

By Andrea Bilton

is heard.”

Once Brodie’s concern was heard, Hofstra Rabbi Dave Siegel assured the crowd that every student’s perspective mattered and will be taken into consideration.

“These are conversations that we have to have,” Siegel said. “If we’re not having these conversations, then we’re not doing our job. So, I certainly welcome anyone to come to the Interfaith Center, whether it’s to speak to me or any of the other chaplains.”

Another student addressed the panel requesting there be more organic food options on campus.

In response to this, Vice President of Student Affairs W. Houston Dougherty said, “We rewrote the Request for Proposal (RFP) from what our standard RFP had been to accentuate issues like organic food, Halal food – which wasn’t asked for in the previous RFP – in addition to kosher food and more local foods. Now of course, those come with a cost, right? But I think as a committee, we want to try to balance the quality and the variety with reasonable cost.”

In regard to the overall conversation, Savannah Lake, a freshman psychology major,

said that Hofstra administrators are doing their job the best STAFF W R I T E R they can. “I was interested to Members of the community hear their response in regards to convened in the Sondra and Daproviding cheaper transportation vid S. Mack Student Center for to New York City,” Lake said, the University Senate’s Annual mentioning that for her, getting Town Hall Meeting on Wednesa potential internship would day, March 1, where students depend on LIRR rates being voiced their opinions and made lowered for Hofstra students. suggestions to campus admin“They did mention that they istration regarding a variety of have contacted the Long Island issues. For nearly four hours, Railroad about discounted senior administrators – includstudent rates, and I can tell they ing President Stuart Rabinowitz, are trying their best to fight for Provost Gail Simmons and Vice solutions for us.”

President of Facilities and OpOther students addressed erations Joseph Barkwill – anconcerns regarding transportaswered questions from students. tion including a senior who Students were vocal about asstruggles to get to his internship pects of life at Hofstra that were on time due to the inconsistent in need of improvement, includshuttle schedule. He expressed ing transportation to the city, dissatisfaction in the fact that the expansion of organic dining the shuttle seldom stops at options and overall support for Mineola during the week. “My Hofstra’s Jewish population. question is why does the shuttle Elisheva Brodie, a freshman that leaves from the Student accounting and legal studies Center at 7:17 a.m., not also go major, brought her concerns to to the Mineola Station where the panel about staying kosher there’s a train that leaves every on campus.

15 or 20 minutes? At the same “It seems like the kosher time, it also allows for students kitchen is never open,” Brodie who are going to the Mineola said. “Especially with Passover Station to get weekly or monthly coming up, I’m worried that passes just to Mineola instead there’s going to be nothing to of having to get passes to both eat ... I just want to make sure Mineola and Hempstead.” that the Jewish voice on campus Karen O’Callaghan, the director of Public Safety, said “The main reason is we can’t pay another driver … It’s not cost effective to have another driver.”

Charles J. Forrest, the associate director of Public Safety, responded to the student by saying that they pride themselves on being on time. “The train that goes to Hempstead is always on time,” Forrest said.

Jesse Saunders/The Chronicle He implored Hofstra administrators answered student questions at the annual Town Hall on March 1. students to call

Public Safety with any questions or concerns.

In addition to the question and answer panel, the Senate also premiered a video showcasing Hofstra’s newest inclusivity campaign, #YouAreWelcomeHere. The video showed a diverse array of Hofstra community members passing a globe back and forth, emphasizing the fact that everybody is welcome on campus.

They also presented a video announcing this year’s student climate survey, which is administered in order to find out how each student experiences the university, and how to bring about improvements to it in order to make the campus the best that it can be.

As the discussion wrapped up for the day, many students were able to walk away with their specific dilemma acknowledged and hopes that it will be resolved. Yet despite the satisfaction of individual students, some like Brodie emphasized that sometimes attending events like this is not just about getting a response but just simply being heard.

“I really do think it’s important for Hofstra to hold meetings like this to listen to our opinions,” Brodie said. “Because oftentimes people can try to avoid your questions, especially when it comes to emails. But here nobody can really avoid your questions – you’re here, and you’re staring them right in the face.”

President Stuart Rabinowitz concluded the meeting by saying he hopes students can take more away from the event than just answers to their questions. “You do attend a university where the faculty, the staff and the administration care about you and care about hearing about your problems,” Rabinowitz said.

“So, even if you didn’t like the answer to a particular question, I think you should come away with that. We will have this event every year as we have in the past and other events where we need to listen to you and we will.”

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Center for Civic Engagement at new headquarters

By Daniel Nguyen STAFF W R I T E R

Hofstra’s Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is renovating offices on Oak Street to develop a new location for the CCE headquarters.

The building is located down the street from the Netherlands Complex and will provide a bridge between Hofstra University and the local community.

“The new offices for the Center for Civic Engagement in the Oak Street Center in the northwest side of campus is a welcome development for our work as an interdisciplinary center of the university,” said Mario A. Murillo, a professor and chair of the Radio, Television and Film Department.

He continued, “It’s been a long term process which, through the support of the provost’s office, has finally come to fruition, allowing the CCE to work on its wide array of projects with students, faculty and our community partners in a welcoming environment.”

Since 2007, Hofstra’s CCE has aimed to promote nonviolence, social service, sustainability, social justice and democratic practice. Recent projects involving the center include the new immigration law clinic and a lecture series on understanding President Donald Trump’s foreign and economic policy and their implications for American citizens.

In addition to being the headquarters for the CCE, the

renovated building will also have spaces for other offices.

“The new headquarters of CCE are part of a larger renovation of an old Army property at Oak Street. There are several other offices which have space in the building,” said Gail M. Simmons, the provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs.

The CCE currently provides students with internships and a minor in civic engagement requiring 18 credits. CCE also organizes year round events, workshops, forums, debates and other campus activities to promote a local and global understanding of pertinent social and cultural issues.

Hofstra’s new headquarters for the CCE comes after the 10

year anniversary of the center.

Committed to the development of socially active citizens, the center gives students several ways to connect with the community. Positions with the CCE offer varying degrees of involvement including volunteering, internships, fellowships and graduate assistants positions.

To volunteer with the center, students can attend weekly meetings promoted via the center’s Facebook page. Internships offer students one to four credits and require a final reflective research paper which varies in length with the amount of credits involved. Fellowships are paid and are open to both undergraduate and graduate students who work on CCE campus events and with the

center’s community partners. At the highest end of involvement, graduate assistants are paid and have the opportunity to gain academic credit as well. There are only two positions yearround and students are expected to be capable of working up to 20 hours a week.

Robert Brinkmann, the vice provost for Scholarship and Engagement said, “We are really excited to have this new space available to the Center for Civic Engagement and other community-based organizations at Hofstra. The building went through a transformation over the last several months as it went through extensive renovations to make it suitable for its current use.”

Economist analyzes Trump’s economic goals

By Gabriella Ciuffetelli EDITOR I A L E D I TO R

Economist Dean Baker came to Hofstra to discuss President Donald Trump’s economic agenda in his lecture, “The White House and Working America: What the 2016 Election Means for Our Jobs,” which was presented as part of the International Scene Lecture Series.

Baker, who co-founded the Center for Economic and Policy Research in 1999, focused on four major topics: fiscal policy, trade policy, Federal Reserve policy and the Affordable Care Act. Baker also explained how each of these macroeconomic decisions could directly affect individual Americans.

However, Baker’s speculations were underscored by an overwhelming sense of uncertainty regarding Trump’s next moves – particularly when juxtaposed with the extent to which President Barack Obama had laid out his economic agenda by this stage in the presidency.

“We knew exactly what he [Obama] wanted to do. He proposed his budget for 2010, he proposed that Feb. 26.”

While the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget website says the federal budget should be submitted by the first Monday in Febru-

ary, Trump has lagged behind in fulfilling this time horizon, exacerbating how difficult it is to predict his fiscal plans.

Baker focused primarily on Trump’s desired 9 percent (or $54 billion) increase in federal defense spending and the proposed cuts to help pay for it. During the campaign, Trump had promised not to cut Social Security or Medicare, which make up a combined 60 percent of the federal budget.

According to Baker, an increase in spending of this size (the 9 percent defense hike represents about three-tenths of the U.S. GDP) would hurt the economy when coupled with lower tax revenue and cuts to only minor programs. “ ... if you’re increasing spending $54 billion on the military side, cutting $54 billion [in] legal services, all these other programs that will disproportionately help moderate income people, that’s probably going to be a net negative,” Baker said.

Baker then moved to another topic: trade. According to him, it is easier to predict where Trump will land on trade by analyzing his previous rhetoric.

Trump has embraced a trade stance that some economists have likened to commercialism.

He has withdrawn the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (a

free trade deal negotiated by the U.S. and 12 other countries), has said he wants to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement and has spoken negatively about the economic and trade policies of China – the United States’ largest trading partner.

However, Baker said even these actions do not provide a clear picture of the Trump administration’s trade agenda.

“He’s not going to sit down with China and give them a laundry list. He can say ‘hey, we have a priority,’ and if you ask me, the priority should be the currency,” Baker said. “He’s good at being bellicose, but when it comes to ‘what do you actually want to do?’ I really have no idea at this point.”

This struck a chord with one attendant, senior journalism major Erica Brosnan.

“The president wants to tax Mexican imports by 20, 30 percent to pay for the wall, but it doesn’t seem like his own party is too eager to pass that. It’s not really clear now how or if he will pass it without them, so even that is in the air,” Brosnan said.

Baker’s last topic was the Affordable Care Act, where he focused on both the economic and political factors that are affecting Trump and the rest of

the Republican Party’s promises to repeal and replace the ACA with something new. In doing so, Baker yet again stressed the uncertainty of Trump’s proposals. “[Republicans] said they’re going to make it so that everyone can get insurance, they said that they’re not going to require people to get insurance, they’ve talked about having watered down plans … but what that’s going to mean is that the people who actually have serious health conditions are either not going to be able to get insurance at all, or they’re going to have to pay a lot of money for it,” Baker said.

Students shared similar concerns. “The way he speaks about pretty much everything leads me to believe he doesn’t have a clear plan developed,” said Lexi

D’Attile, a senior psychology major. “... I don’t trust him to fund agencies or causes that are important to me [like healthcare].”

Some attendees, however, disagreed with the notion that the Trump team does not have a solid set of plans, suggesting instead that while the public may not know Trump’s next moves, the administration may very well have a specific set of plans in mind.

“I don’t agree with him that there is a lot of confusion within Trump’s inner circle,” said Igor Arango, a senior political science and mathematical economics dual major. “They make it look that way but, in my opinion, the inner circle is handling it more as a corporation dealing with trade secrets.”

Photo Courtesy of The Economist Dean Baker discussed President Trumps economic agenda with Hofstra.

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HofBot created to aid ill students in learning

By Andrea Bilton STAFF W R I T E R

Standing at 3.9 feet tall and equipped with a wide-angle camera, iPad and lateral stability control, the SAS Double – otherwise known as HofBot – intends to provide classroom experiences for Hofstra students with chronic illnesses or otherwise debilitating circumstances.

Student Access Services (SAS) has introduced the new resource which allows students receiving hospital treatments or resting at home to connect to the robot and control its movements through the Double app on their phone or iPad. “I’d say the best thing about HofBot is the amount of independence it provides for our students who are chronically ill,” said Caitlin Sullivan, the SAS testing accommodations manager. When a student connects to HofBot, their face appears on the iPad display and sound is filtered both ways,

similar to FaceTime. Through HofBot, students can engage in conversation as well as participate in group work. They can also extend the iPad itself into the air to ask the professor a question. The student is present and active in the classroom as opposed to relying on professors and classmates to receive notes and assignments. “It’s all on the student which gives them that sense of empowerment back – something that they’re sometimes at a loss of while facing the obstacles of their chronic illness,” Sullivan said.

Monica Yatsyla of faculty computing services brought up the idea of the SAS Double last December when a conversation about providing a better solution to students in need arose.

From the initial discussion to its arrival at Hofstra, the SAS Double became a reality in less than a month.

Victoria Simon is the SAS accommodations and communications coordinator. “It went

from a dream to happening in nanoseconds,” Simon said. “We didn’t think it was likely to occur that fast. And it did, and it’s amazing.” The robot itself costs $3,500. According to Simon, this is an economic-friendly price tag when it comes to technical solutions that address student needs.

“We are the only known university in New York State using it, and the only known university to our knowledge using it in this capacity,” Sullivan said.

On Feb. 15, a Facebook video gave Hofstra students and faculty their first glimpse at HofBot as it rolled to Sbarro and ordered a slice of pizza.

Sullivan hopes it will be rolling into classrooms as soon as September 2017. “That’s not to say we would like one of our students to be out due to chronic illness,” Sullivan said. “But ideally, we would like it to be up and ready to go in September just in case.”

Until then, SAS will be

working to troubleshoot any of HofBot’s technical hiccups as well as make sure everyone on campus is comfortable coexisting with a robot. “It takes some getting used to that this piece of technology will replace a person, and we want it to be something that is very accepted and welcomed prior to having an impact in the classroom setting and in the community,” Simon said.

Hannah Rembrandt, a senior student who has several chronic illnesses finds HofBot to be helpful to those in similar situations.

“Oftentimes, chronically ill students are forced to go to class to keep up with material, but it’s detrimental to their learning because they’re more focused on their pain than their learning,” she said.

The name, HofBot, came from a student contest initiated through the SAS Double introduction video posted on Facebook. Several entries,

1,700 views and a Twitter poll later, the name was born.

As technology continues to develop further and faster, SAS hopes for the availability of more groundbreaking innovations to help Hofstra pave the way in equal access.

Both Sullivan and Simon agree that HofBot will only aid in the development of Hofstra’s core values and PRIDE principles.

“This institution prides itself on inclusivity. Everybody’s welcome, everybody fits in, everybody’s awesome. This is part of that deal.” Simon said.

“This school is on a mission and HofBot is a part of that mission. We’re giving opportunities to every student, students who otherwise would not have had them.”

Rembrandt said, “I think it’s great Hofstra is striving to be more accomodating to their disabled students.”

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Activist talks LGBTQ+ and sustainability issues

By Marie Haaland C OPY C H I E F

Etai Pinkas, a social and environmental activist in Israel, came to Hofstra on Tuesday, Feb. 28 to discuss his role in LGBTQ+ issues and sustainability practices, as well as to talk about activism in an event sponsored by Hofstra Hillel and Intercultural Engagement and Inclusion.

Pinkas made the event informal; he sat in a chair at the front of Plaza Room Middle with the attending students gathered around, and talked about the struggle for LGBTQ+ equality in Israel, as well as his life and his work.

Pinkas – named one of the 100 most influential people in Israel – wanted to be involved and engaged with politics since he was a child living in Tel Aviv.

He worked to bring some light and humor to serious issues and had the audience laughing at various points during the event.

“Growing a little bit older, in my early teens – 11, 12, 13 – I realized I wasn’t going to be

straight. I didn’t know exactly where I was going to end up, but I knew straight wasn’t the case, and since we’re talking about the 80s, being gay was still illegal,” he explained. At that time in Israel, being gay carried a 10-year prison sentence.

He continued, “I pretty much realized that being gay and getting a political office was not going to work together, and I gave up this idea, this dream I had to engage in leadership.”

After finishing his time in the Israeli Defense Forces, Pinkas went to law school. He then came back to his dream of leadership, and joined the National Association for LGBTQ People. With this association, Pinkas helped organize the first pride parade in Tel Aviv.

In 2003, Pinkas was elected to city council. “I served for 5 years in a variety of positions, including the mayor’s first

consultant on LGBT issues. This position never existed before that in Israel,” he said.

Another one of Pinkas’ accomplishments is forming the first government-run LGBTQ+ center. “I committed to my voters, to my constituency, to form the first LGBT center, the first one that is governmental – the

doesn’t exist anywhere else.”

In an effort to keep the event more of a discussion than a lecture, Pinkas took questions from students throughout. He briefly discussed the current political climate in the United States, with regard to LGBTQ+ issues, after being asked what he thinks the next step in the fight for equal rights is. Pinkas said, “I think the situation is very delicate. I think right now you’re not in a position to look around and say, ‘what else can I get’ in terms of LGBTQ stuff. It’s more about protecting what you have.”

Pinkas and his husband, Yoav Arad, have challenged Israel’s legal system on two issues: same-sex marriages and surrogacy for same-sex couples. Both of these issues have reached the Israeli Supreme Court as a result of Pinkas’ appeals.

“I didn’t know exactly where I was going to end up, but I knew straight wasn’t the case.”

government actually established it. It means it is the only LGBT center in the world that is not only financed and supported by the government, but the building is not something we had to raise funds to build or renovate,” Pinkas said. “We didn’t have to raise a penny to start it. That

Daniel Davidson, a sophomore political science major, found the discussion engaging. “I liked his philosophical perspective, that you should question everything unless it hurts anyone else; it’s not a question of accepting unconditionally what has been before. I thought that was very interesting. Because of how I think of things, I have to say I identify with that a lot.”

In addition to his work with LGBTQ+ activism, Pinkas is also very involved with environmental issues in Israel. He is currently working on the largest ever municipal project in Israel; the plan is to create tunnels for some of the major roads and put a park on top. This makes it more environmental, as well as quieter for residents of the area.

“Certainly, all the things [Pinkas] has been involved in are really amazing. And to hear it first-hand is amazing,” said Rabbi Dave Siegel, the executive director for Hofstra Hillel.

“I am encouraged, in part by the great work [Pinkas] is doing.”

Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Brianna O’Keefe On Feb. 24 between 4p.m. and 7 p.m., a Hofstra student reported that he left his wallet on a game console in the Game Room in the SC. When he checked his wallet at 7 p.m., he discovered that his debit card and library card were missing.

Police assistance was declined at the time and an investigation will be conducted.

On Feb. 24 at 9:30 a.m., a Rensselaer House fire alarm was activated. PS responded, and while checking the building, a residing Hofstra student was found inside. The student was issued a referral to the Office of Community Standards.

On Feb. 25 at 3:10 a.m., the manager of Dutch Treats reported that a female Hofstra student was observed running from Dutch Treats with two bags of chips underneath her shirt. PS apprehended the student and she was issued a referral to the Office of Community Standards.

On Feb. 27 at 10:26 a.m.,

a Residence Life staff member reported to PS that there was a strong odor of marijuana from a room in Newport House during a health and safety inspection. A PS officer responded to the location and found that there was a guest of a resident inside the room. The resident of the room returned shortly afterwards and both students were issued referrals to the Office of Community Standards.

On Feb. 28 at 6:00 a.m., PS received a report that there was an unknown male sleeping in a room in Weller Hall. PS responded and identified the male as a Hofstra student. The student was issued a referral to the Office of Community Standards for trespassing. An investigation is being conducted.

On Feb. 28, PS received a call that a yellow vehicle was driving recklessly around the parking lot near the Hofstra Dome. PS responded and observed that the vehicle was

driving westbound at a high rate of speed. The vehicle then exited the campus at the north Oak Street entrance.

On March 2, PS observed the same vehicle parked at a fire zone near the SC. While writing a parking summons the owner came out to claim the vehicle.

When questioned, the student admitted to driving recklessly on campus. In addition to a parking summons he was also issued a referral to the Office of Community Standards.

On March 1 at 1:10 a.m., PS received a report that two males were observed sitting in a vehicle near a statue smoking marijuana. When he approached the vehicle the driver sped off towards Colonial Square. A description of the vehicle was given and PS officers conducted a search. The vehicle was located by the Fitness Center and the two males were found hiding in the bushes outside the car. They were identified as a

student and a non-student. A grinder was found in open view on the console of the vehicle.

When questioned, the two individuals admitted to smoking marijuana in the car. The student was issued a referral to the Office of Community Standards and the non-student was banned from campus.

On March 1 at 12:35 a.m., PS responded to the lobby of the Graduate Residence Hall on a report of an intoxicated male. Upon arrival they found a Hofstra student in his underwear without his shoes. A police ambulance responded to the location and transported the student to NUMC for treatment.

On March 1 at 2:30 p.m., a female reported to PS that a male approached her in the SC while she was working on her laptop. He sat next to her for 10 minutes and preached about starting a church on Long Island. He was not a student, but was recruiting people for his

new church. She stated this is not the first time he has recruited her and she felt uncomfortable. PS apprehended the individual and escorted him to the information center and he was banned from campus.

On March 2 at 12:30 p.m., an RD in Colonial Square reported to PS that while conducting a health and safety inspection in Cambridge House, they discovered drug paraphernalia that contained marijuana residue. PS responded, took possession of the paraphernalia and issued the two residents referrals to the Office of Community Standards.

Key PS – Public Safety SC – Student Center RD – Resident Director

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Overheard @ Hofstra In Colonial Square: Nice to meet you! Thanks for the milk and the birth control.

On the Unispan: I wish I was looking at ovarian cancer.

In LH Comm:

In Axinn Library:

I feel so much more studious when I put both straps of my backpack on.

In Hofstra USA: I don’t have too many fun facts, but I’m the first person to ever dab to Hoobastank.

Let’s get depressed.

In the Student Center: Where does it say in the Bible that you can’t make fun of people? I’m pretty sure Jesus roasted a couple of people.

In the Chronicle Office: People die while having sex all the time.

In Nassau: Kevin just looks like Beer League Softball.

In Breslin: I’m gonna live that extra feminist life.

Kelly’s Quest

Metropolitan and medieval France

By Kelly Martin STAFF W R I T E R

Starting out on this journey, I had a lot of questions. How were all 10 of us going to get along?

Would I adjust quickly enough to the lifestyle of constantly being on the go? Can I live out of a suitcase for three months? How was I going to survive without all of my clothes!?

Our professors, Linda Longmire and Tim Smith, decided not to tell us much about what we were going to be in for over the next three months. We had little to no idea about where we were staying or what our plans were for each day. This was a big exercise in trust for all of us, but we were ready.

So far, it has been well worth the leap of faith. Our first hostel was in the 19th arrondissement in Paris. It was beautiful, right on a canal and lit by colorful lights each night.

The hostel was a great way to warm up to the idea of traveling around Europe. Almost every person we met at the hostel, restaurant and “chill rooms”

downstairs was also a traveler and neither native to Paris or even France. Being around other people who were in the same situation – people who were also new to Paris – put everyone at ease.

At breakfast one morning, I met a very nice young British man named James. We talked about our experiences over the past few days, compared what places were the best to go and what sights were the prettiest.

Being able to talk to others who are currently on their own adventures is one of the most exciting parts of this experience.

Learning new peoples’ stories is always fascinating, even more when they are not from the same country we are.

We left Paris after four wonderful days for a small, almost medieval town called Servon, which was just outside of the main attraction, Mont St. Michel.

Servon is located on a piece of land that is sometimes an island, sometimes part of the mainland of France, depending on the tide.

While on the island, it felt as though we had stepped through a time machine that transported us back to medieval times.

Between all of the gift shops and restaurants, you could see buildings that were older than the United States. To Photo courtesy of Kelly Martin. think about Scenery at Saint-Émilion., France where students learned about wine tasting. all of the learned about wine tasting. It was this journey with all of my amazpeople who again, a breathtaking place that ing peers is off to an incredible had been on the island before us didn’t feel like real life. start, and many questions are was very humbling.

It seems as though every place beginning to be answered. With From Servon, we traveled to that I have been to thus far is still every answer however, comes Libourne, where our backyard only in my dreams, and that I am more questions, ones that I am was an amazing vineyard. We staring at them on a computer excited to continue searching for took a day trip to Saint-Émilion, screen, as someone’s background answers to in the next 70 days. where we saw Roman ruins and or on Google Images. Being on

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Faculty Spotlight: Weather stations take Hofstra by storm

By Emma Butz STAFF W R I T E R

For a newcomer at Hofstra University, Professor Jase Bernhardt has already made a lasting impact on the community. Within his first year teaching, Bernhardt has already made a name for himself in the Department of Geology, Environment and Sustainability here on campus.

Recently, Bernhardt put three weather stations around campus to create more learning opportunities for students and community members. “I am teaching a new course this semester, SBLY 104E: Introduction to Weather and Climate. In this course, we are using data from the weather stations for lab activities … students go out, take their own measurements on campus with portable weather instruments and then verify their readings with the weather station data.”

Located on the roof of Gittleson Hall, on the press box of the soccer stadium and at the north campus student garden, these stations bring more to campus than what meets the eye. All three weather stations were provided to Hofstra through WeatherStem, a company who specializes in customizable weather station technology. The implementation of these stations has brought a lot

By Sarah Kocher C OPY C H I E F

For the past five years, I’ve been constantly struggling with my anxiety disorder. The simplest things can send you into a full-blown panic. So naturally, an already stressful time – like the impending doom of midterms – can be completely overwhelming.

As I am not a medical professional in any way, shape or form, this is merely a personal reflection on what I have found helps me with my personal case of anxiety. Hence, my first point of advice is that if you think you

of new life to the environmental society of Hofstra. “There are subtle, but noticeable, differences,” Bernhardt said.

Not only are these stations providing accurate weather predictions, they also provide feedback to the entire local community.

“They measure a wide range of weather variables, including temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, solar radiation and soil conditions,” Bernhardt said.

These statistics contribute to numerous amounts of reports many staff members in the department use to plan events, classroom discussions and lab projects. “There are public safety applications also, such as being able to track the nearest lightning strikes, which can be useful when deciding when to suspend outdoor athletic events on campus.”

Before these weather stations, data came from JFK and MacArthur airports, both of which are miles away. Thanks to these new stations, weather data is now more local than ever. Bernhardt said, “The weather stations are also important for monitoring short-term climate, and I prepare monthly climate reports.”

Before Hofstra, Bernhardt got his start on weather reporting as a broadcast meteorologist on the

Weather World television program, broadcasted throughout the state of Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Science in atmospheric science from Cornell University and provided weather forecasts for various outlets, including the campus newspaper. Later, he attended graduate school at Pennsylvania State University, worked in the Department of Geography with a focus on climatology and expanded his research to human impacts on climate, historical climatology and the usage of geographic information systems.

In the classroom, Bernhardt continues to teach topics that he enjoys. This year, he is teaching two sustainability courses and one geology course. Bernhardt loves teaching in his field of study, and all of these courses focus on topics relating to the Earth and its environment.

When he is not teaching, Bernhardt writes weather summaries for the weather stations each month and publishes these reports online. You will be able to find these reports and other weather data online at nassau-ny.weatherstem.com/ hofstrasoccer or on social media.

Bernhardt explains, “Each station

Photo courtesy of Emma Butz.

Professor Jase Bernhardt stands next to the weather station on the roof of Gittleson Hall.

has its own Facebook and Twitter feed … most of the social media posts are automated, but occasionally I add some personalized tweets.”

Other than maintaining weather stations, ProjectWX at

Hofstra, Bernhardt continues to develop research and coursework in climatology and meteorology on a global aspect. He is an avid runner and is a long standing New York Mets fan.

Sarah Suggests: Addressing anxiety might have anxiety, reach out and seek a professional opinion. Whether it be making an appointment with your personal doctor, or if that is not an option, reach out to Hofstra’s own Saltzman Center.

Know your limits.

The biggest obstacle I’ve encountered with my anxiety during college is to know my limits. I am a textbook case of being an over-thinker and an over-worker. When dealing with anxiety over school work, you need to realize that there is only so much studying you can do before that big test. Nonstop

studying and worrying will only stress you out even more.

Take a minute and breathe.

When you catch yourself feeling overwhelmed and that you can’t take another minute of studying, just take a minute and breathe.

This may seem so simple that it’s stupid, but when you’re stuck in a constant cycle of anxiety, worrying and overthinking, you really have to make a conscious effort to just take a simple breath.

I just close my eyes, breath in and breath out. Counting to 10 can also be an efficient way of taking your mind off studying, even for a quick moment.

Find productive relaxation.

Now I know this sounds like an oxymoron, but hear me out.

When you are incredibly busy, it seems as though your brain refuses to shut off. This is precisely what happens to me, so I can’t just sit down, do nothing and be relaxed. I need my brain to be working on something, just not school work. I love going to the gym when I’m feeling anxious; it’s a great way to still be productive but get your mind off of studying. Just running on the treadmill for 20 minutes does wonders. If working out doesn’t sound appealing, I find coloring

is very relaxing as well. Adult coloring books are filled with beautifully intricate designs, so you can keep your brain active without overworking it.

Dealing with anxiety during college can be difficult, but it’s all about finding what works best for you and your case.

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Man on the Unispan

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What did you think of the Oscars?

B y Av a M a n d el STA F F WR I T E R

“It was interesting; it was kind of rude of me, but I was laughing at the ‘La La Land’ event. That would be crushing for anyone. There were a lot of mistakes. It makes me think of what’s going to happen at the next event. Overall, I found it pretty interesting.”

- Jason Stimack, senior

“The Oscars are okay, they definitely do need to give more black people Oscars. I agree with the speculation that this was a white person’s award. There are a lot of black people out there behind the scenes and they don’t want to give us credit. They don’t want us out there, they don’t want us unified.

When they give black people more awards, that’s when I’ll be more excited.”

“Honestly, I didn’t watch, I just caught up afterwards. I think the ‘La La Land’ event happened purposefully. I do wish ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ won more awards though.”

- Michael Grosso, freshman

- Ashanti Ferguson, sophomore Photos by Claudia Steel

Dorm Room Dish: Deep-dish delish

By Allison Eichler

2 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast

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For the topping:

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You love Chipotle and you love pizza. Have you been able to find a way to combine them yet? With this deep-dish taco pizza recipe, you’ll be able to have your favorite Mexican and Italian foods all on one plate.

What you’ll need: For the pizza dough*: 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 tbsp. olive oil 1 tbsp. salt 1 tbsp. sugar 1 cup warm water

Small package of ground beef 1 15 oz. can pinto beans 1 packet taco seasoning 1 cup salsa 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese To make pizza dough: 1. Combine warm water, sugar and yeast in bowl until mixture turns foamy (about five minutes).

2. Mix flour and salt in separate bowl.

3. Add olive oil to yeast mixture and then add

mixture to bowl with flour and salt.

4. Knead by hand in bowl and add to separate bowl lined with olive oil.

5. Cover in plastic and let sit for one hour. *Pre-made pizza dough can be bought wherever supermarket goods are sold.

To make topping: 1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Line pan with nonstick cooking spray or butter.

3. Mix taco seasoning

into beef and cook in pan on stovetop until beef is no longer pink.

4. Press dough into greased (with butter or non-stick cooking spray) 13-by-9-inch pan.

5. Combine beans and salsa and spread over dough.

6. Top with cooked beef mixture.

7. Sprinkle cheese over top.

8. Bake on lower rack for 15 to 18 minutes.

9. Let cool for five minutes.

Photo courtesy of Allison Eichler

This treat can be quite messy; you may want to use a fork.

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Humans of Hofstra

By Emily Hulbert STAF F WR I T E R

Elizabethe Bell

Kyle Miller

Dara Gleeson

“Well, I am a resident assistant (RA). I love it because everybody looks up to me on my floor and I can actually make a difference in our community by growing the future leaders of our campus. I first applied to be an RA when I was a freshman and my first year as an RA was in Constitution my sophomore year. I wanted to become an RA because I had known that I wanted to go into student affairs. I want to work in student affairs when I grow up so becoming an RA was the first step to being able to do that while I was still in undergrad. I think my favorite place that I was an RA in was Stuyvesant ... I chose to major in psychology because I took some psychology classes and they were really interesting. I actually started off as a Russian major; I can speak Russian fluently. I decided to change to psychology, and then my math minor I came in with. Almost all of the credits transferred so I just had to take two extra classes and then I had it. For sociology, I took a class called Building Strong Communities to help out with my RA position and I found out how much I love sociology classes and how interesting that class was.”

“This year, I will be volunteering for the second time in Ukraine for a mission trip. I did this for the first time last year. Serving the community has always been a strong avenue for me through things locally, or volunteering at a health center, or giving out stuff to homeless people or anything along those lines.

So that service mentality has always been something I’ve had. I learned about it through my girlfriend, Bethe. I am very excited to do it again ... I love the sense of behavioral economics which is a vein of social psychology and it gives you the psychology of spending money and how people spend their money.

Whether it is buying product X instead of Y, how we can save more for the future or small little things that businesses can do to better understand how people will purchase. There is a lot of different careers to go for. Research is a big one. Doing studies and figuring out why people do what they do.”

“Throughout high school I was always very active in the Model U.N. club and was the secretary-general during my senior year. I even attended the Model U.N. Conference last year that Hofstra hosts annually for high school students. Now that I am a student at Hofstra, I have joined the Model U.N. club and have been loving my experience so far. Last semester, I had the opportunity to go with the Hofstra delegation to attend a conference at the University of Pennsylvania where other colleges participated as well. I also assisted in Hofstra’s conference this year.

Model U.N. has been a huge part of my life for so long that it is incredible that I am able to continue with it now that I am at Hofstra.

It has also sparked my interested in public policy and is the reason why I am considering changing my major from biology/pre-med to something that focuses more on public health, where I can have a broader influence in the health care field. If anyone is interested in debating, learning about different countries or meeting new people, they should definitely consider joining Model U.N.”

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The Chronicle A&E Hofstra’s ‘Hamlet’ Would Make Shakespeare Proud

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By Marialena Rago STAFF WRITER

“Hamlet” might be one of the most overworked shows in history, but there is no way Hofstra’s production could be called usual or overdone unless you were alive in 1599.

On Thursday night, “Hamlet” opened as part of Hofstra’s 68th Annual Shakespeare Festival at the

new Hofstra Globe Stage.

The production had the feel of what Shakespeare would have wanted – tragic, but funny with all the quirks of a 1599 production. It was a Shakespearian masterpiece in its simplest form.

Many make Hamlet tragic to a fault, with his brooding soliloquies and heartbreaking fate, but this production makes Hamlet

more sarcastic and likable.

The daunting task of playing the Prince of Denmark was filled by junior William Ketter, but he

to play the part.

Ketter brought out the funny side of “Hamlet” and spoke the language so well that the audience could

“It was a Shakespearian masterpiece in its simplest form.” executed the role with such ease and poise that you could say that he was made

actually understand what was being said instead of just laughing along with

the crowd.

From the opening, you could tell that this production was not a modern take on the play. With the lights still up in the house, the show began with the sound of horns and held you throughout the first hour and a half.

The whole cast is to thank for that, especially Justin Chevalier. Though we all know King Claudius to be a manipulative brute, Chevalier brought a certain meanness, despite looking like the King from Burger King.

When it comes to the rest of the supporting cast, they were all equally as talented and outstanding. Andrew Salzano and Richard Dupkin were hysterical as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Samantha Havilland’s Ophelia was so heartbreakingly beautiful that she had you feeling for her loss more than Hamlet’s.

The real star of the show, however, was the set and stage. The new Globe Stage is a character all on

its own. It is so grand and magnificent that while the action is happening on stage, your eyes can’t help but to wander over the decoration.

What made this production different from others at Hofstra was its historical accuracy to the production and time. Not only was it on the stage that Shakespeare wrote his plays for, but it was also performed with the music of the time and no lighting design. It was a real Shakespearian experience.

Even if you cannot stand Shakespeare or fear that you would not understand what is happening, run to the Playhouse. One thing is for certain, you do not want to miss this production. It is unlike anything Hofstra has done in recent years.

“Hamlet” is playing at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse Friday, March 10, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 11, at 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 12, at 2 p.m.

Celebrating Black History Month Through Performances

By Brianna Holcomb

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Jim Crow, social justice, gentrification, police brutality, black-on-black crime and mass incarceration are just a few of the topics Hofstra graduate student Brandon Johnson covered in his performance “A Vanishing Act,” during the Black History Month Symposium on Feb. 28.

The symposium was put on by the Hofstra Cultural Center and the Department of Rhetoric as a way to perform politics while embodying advocacy representing race.

The director behind this symposium was Lisa Merrill, a rhetorical studies professor.

“This [symposium] was actually a pipe dream I had a year ago,” Merrill told the audience as the day-long

symposium began. She explained This new and innovative form that with the help and support of introduction immediately of the Hofstra Cultural Center captured the audience’s attention her dream was able to become a as Johnson performed his piece, reality. which was a combination of The symposium consisted of three other pieces. multiple speakers, including The performance, entitled “A Dr. Soyini Madison, Dr. Larry Vanishing Act,” outlined many Bogad, Hofstra Professor Bill Jennings and many more. These speakers led up to the final show of the evening “Call Mr. Robeson,” written and performed by Tayo Aluko.

Prior to this performance, the Black History Month symposium featured a number of other performances including Photo Courtesy of tayoalukoandfriends.com Brandon Johnson’s.

What was most unique about this performance was that of the struggles found in the Merrill used these pieces as a African-American community, way to open for the speaker of primarily for African-American each section of the symposium. men. His performance covered

a wide range of topics switching constantly between three distinct characters.

For some, the switching of characters may have felt like whiplash, however I felt that it forced the audience to stay involved in the performance by listening as these voices weaved together into one story.

“Dead men can’t be witnesses,” Johnson said, in reference to police brutality and the increasing number of African-American males being killed by police officers.

His characters moved between one of a fed-up black woman to a black male begging for his life.

“Don’t let them shoot me where I’m standing … don’t let chalk

lines outline me.”

As the performance continued, the imagery and pain felt by each character strengthened, building a relatable connection for the audience.

To further express the emotion within Johnson’s performance, Madison felt the need to change her speech in order to compliment the issues he brought up.

Merrill’s idea to allow students to introduce speakers through performance brought a new look to the policies and identities being presented.

They captured the audience’s attention and emotion in such a way that allowed them to truly perform politics.

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Expanding the Celebration of Black History Past February

By Brianna Holcomb

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Imagine placing over 100 years of information about your life into a box. Every photo ever taken, every song ever sung, every tear ever shed. This is what it feels like to walk through the National Museum of African American History.

On Feb. 21, Hofstra’s Office of Intercultural Engagement and Inclusion (IEI) took 50 students – including members of TranscenDANCE, NAACP, the Black Student Union and other organizations – on a trip to Washington, D.C., in order to experience this museum as a part of Black History Month. The trip was the first of its kind and its success may guarantee more trips in the future.

The museum’s five floors hold the daunting past and present of America’s history. Every ugly unturned stone and bright shiny pebble is placed for all to see within the museum walls.

Museum guests can pick anywhere to start within the museum, but its full effect works best starting at the bottom.

Guests take an escalator down

one floor in order to start their adventure into the depths of the gallery. Once there, you wait on a line where 25 people at a time are placed onto an elevator and lowered down three more floors.

As the elevator descends to the bottom, you are taken back in time. One of the glass walls reveals a timeline that slowly creeps back until it arrives at the end: the start of slavery.

This portion of the museum is the darkest in every sense of the word.

The lighting is dim and the primary source of sound comes from the voices of the slaves telling their stories over the speakers.

Behind the glass cases pictures, maps, chains, tools and other pieces from slave ships and more were on display, retelling their gruesome stories.

One wall was covered in the names of slave ships along with the number of slaves they held, the number of “cargo” increasing as the years and technology advanced.

As you continue on your journey, the walls began to open

into a larger space, taking you into the next portion of history.

A statue of Thomas Jefferson and the shawl of Harriet Tubman were just two of the pieces

every detail. Walking around, I watched as strangers, now friends, discussed the untold stories and half-truths from childhood amongst the pieces in the exhibit.

Moving up ramps to higher levels guests can gaze down on the past while walking into the future of the civil rights era.

A life-sized model train sits in the center showing the difference between the colored and white sections of the train. Small bathrooms with poorly manufactured toilets and ripped seating plagued one half of the train while the other half shined, displaying the idea of separate but equal.

As you walk through each portion of the exhibit you receive another untold Brianna Holcomb/The Chronicle story or an extended version of an old one. found in the next portion of the What the viewer can appreciate museum. most about this museum is It was clear that the creators its commitment to telling paid extreme attention to detail everything. as guests walked up to displays This museum extends past with their noses pressed against Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the glass in order to take in Harriet Tubman and President

Obama – the few famous African-Americans that many educational institutions focus on during the month of February.

The museum proves the importance of a continuous and full education that goes beyond Black History Month and the standard curriculum.

The National Museum of African-American history is breathtaking to say the least.

Despite many people’s efforts, one cannot see every piece of the museum in one day. A viewer may stop for hours within its many interactive touch screens or listen to the numerous amounts of music being played.

No matter what section of the museum you may encounter it is sure to take your breath away.

The IEI office was smart to plan this trip and hopefully it continues on as a tradition for the Hofstra community.

The National Museum of African-American History is not just a trip for Black History month; it is an interactive learning experience for all ages that will never disappoint.

FORM Gallery Gives an Identity to the ‘Nameless’

By Samantha Storms STAFF W R I T E R

This month, the Hofstra FORM Gallery featured a collection of paintings that truly encapsulates the emotion behind a face with no name.

Gazing out from the walls of Calkins Hall were the piercing stares of a few of Shelby Kravitz’s visions, captured by her mind’s eye and peering thoughtfully behind the glass of the frames in which they’re contained.

Through the power of art, “Nameless” emphasizes the wonder of the unknown and presents the viewer with an inside look into the musings and inspiration of a young artist. While contemplating Kravitz’s artwork, the notion of identity became a much more fluid concept.

Placed on the left wall of the gallery is a lone image of a young woman with a scarf wrapped loosely around her neck, falling gracefully from her chin and spilling delicately onto her chest. Her light eyes and everted face evoke a feeling of mystery and pensiveness. Viewers are made to question what the woman may be thinking.

Another figure lives in solidarity on the gallery’s right wall.

Clothed in a red uniform with a plumed helmet, the figure grasps a piccolo between her disciplined hands tipped with red nail polish.

The fiery color dominates the image – save for the light blue of the background, the musician’s piercing eyes and the stripes of her helmet.

Upon the center wall exists the final five pieces of the exhibition’s display. An image

of a tightly-clothed woman with a full-lipped smile, another of three red roses in the pocket of faded jeans and a final portrait of a young man in a blue T-shirt sit side-by-side. The blue that envelopes the woman’s striking figure and the ocean of the boy’s shirt make the image of the roses stand out all the more. Kravitz frames the pieces in a way that emphasizes the ability of color to shape our perception of identity and character.

Next to these pieces are the last two of the display: images of a young girl in a pink flannel shirt with her head buried by her arms and a light-haired woman with a gray blouse. The girl, whose face is concealed from viewers, is a sharp contrast to the dark stare of the confident woman beside her – the two figures together foster two very different emotions that

seem to convey a sense of both longing and curiosity.

The images Kravitz has decided to display in the collection “Nameless” are an incredible

example of the many different facets of color, portraiture and identity – or lack thereof.

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By Brianna Ciniglio

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The latest X-Men film, “Logan,” clearly stands out amongst the others in the series. It felt much less like a “superhero movie” and more like a movie that deals with people who have superhuman abilities.

Unlike most superhero films, the characters don’t wear costumes, they don’t team up for the sake of justice and they don’t fight to save the civilians, the world or anything else as large-scale.

Instead, this film seems to focus more on saving oneself, which is still a worthy cause.

“Logan” also differs from the typical Marvel movie in that it has a much darker tone and has less lighthearted, comedic moments that often balance – and sometimes outweigh – the dramatic moments in other Marvel films.

The film takes place many years

a supposed safe haven at the Canadian border, counterbalances the two. She is young, fearless and hopeful, often times butting heads with Logan. While it’s a bit disheartening to see Charles and Logan past their prime, Laura Photo Courtesy of FX presents a new Photo courtesy of Movieweb.com wave of mutant strength. after the previous movies. This X-Men, is now a somewhat senile Though not the typical superheoffers viewers a different look old man who is prone to seizures ro movie, “Logan” is still packed at their once vigilant, undaunted that disrupt the atmosphere of with some great action scenes. The heroes. Logan (Hugh Jackman) – everyone around him. best of these moments occur when or Wolverine as he’s best known Our aged heroes appear to be a Laura gets to show off her skills. as in the Marvel universe – is hopeless pair who feel very much Her moves are strong, swift and depicted as an alcoholic chauffer defeated by the downfall of their fun to watch, especially considerwho seems utterly uninterested in mutant brethren, now a dwindling ing her small size and young age. helping anyone. Charles Xavier species.

Laura’s abilities are almost identi(Patrick Stewart), the once fearLaura, a young mutant whom cal to Logan’s, save for her ability less Professor X and leader of the Charles wishes to help travel to to produce retractable claws from

her feet.

Although Laura doesn’t even speak until the last half hour or so of the film, she leaves a lasting impact on viewers … and eventually Logan.

Though the writers throw a few funny lines in here and there, the movie overall is raw and brooding. The trio doesn’t win every battle and good people die because of it. Despite the fact that the film is about mutants, the characters and their story feels simply human. Even strong, powerful people hit rough patches that seem impossible to surmount. Even mutants who have regenerative healing abilities can come face to face with their own mortality.

Although “Logan” could have been a little shorter in my opinion, I think the film’s unique tone and story combination make it worth a watch for superhero fans and nonfans alike.

A New World is Just Beyond the ‘Horizon’

By Rob Dolen

ASSISTANT ARTS AND ENTERTAIN MENT EDITOR

A brand new open-world with a wonderfully unique premise, “Horizon: Zero Dawn” is an impressive new franchise that delivers a very strong start that PlayStation fans should certainly experience.

“Horizon” is a third person, PlayStation exclusive role-playing game based in what is considered a post-post-apocalyptic world: modern society has long been gone, and now humans have been reduced to survivalist and tribal communities living in fear of an unusual wilderness. The protagonist, Aloy, an outcast of the Nora tribe at birth, transitions from her cloistered life with her father into an adventure of discovery and redemption.

The player and Aloy are sent into the wide-open world almost immediately, following a short montage-like introduction. Despite some basic tutorials on mechanics, much of the discovery is left for the player to make. The playable area is massive and demands much time to be fully explored and experienced. Though some

side quests devolve into minor fetch quests, character performances and world building justify the desire to complete them. The overall dynamic of “Horizon’s” world elicits both a sense of wonder, but also vulnerability.

This vulnerability stems from the danger that the open-world wilderness presents to the player. The main predators of “Horizon” are not dangerous animals, but instead are robotic animal-like machines that roam the land as the top of the food chain. Enemies emphasize proper strategy in planning your attack because even the smallest machines pose a threat. Luckily Aloy’s aptitude with her equipment, especially her bow and arrows, are the perfect tools to get the job done.

The player is able to craft a variety of different types of traps and other projectiles, but Aloy’s

bow and special arrows are the center point to her arsenal’s strength. Crafting arrows and preparing traps happens mid-game, so it actively doesn’t sacrifice the momentum of fighting with menu browsing. She is able to craft arrows paired with special elemental

that will be punished. Enemies follow typical open-world tropes of patrol patterns and activities, but once a battle has begun, they are relentless in their methods of attack.

While enemy artificial intelligence isn’t top notch in certain situations, most of the time the machines mix up their approaches and strikes quickly but efficiently enough to force the player to defend and consider options. Much of the environment – such as Photo Courtesy of FX tall grass and Photo courtesy of Guerrilla Games natural cover – can be used to the advantage of effects which can affect enemies the player, especially in stealthy in different ways. In fact, later on situations. in the game, the relevancy of traps The landscapes and atmosphere is often reduced due to the frantic of “Horizon” are certainly beautinature of “Horizon’s” combat. ful and well detailed, but its world “Horizon” combat typically beas a concept is the most engrossgins with stealth and preparation, ing. The premise of a hybrid post because running in with arrows apocalypse mixed with a primitive blazing is often times a mistake pre-civilization caricature makes

the characters and the story most memorable. The world building and lore of the game help carry some of the unintentionally melodramatic performances of many of the characters in side quests, but it doesn’t thoroughly detract from the experience.

Aloy’s performance is convincing no matter what dialogue options you choose, but there’s an inherent hero archetype in her actions. So while you can’t entirely dictate how you build the main character’s personality, it creates an interesting conversational meta-game which personalizes how the player and non-playable characters interact in game.

While many open-world games fall into typical tropes of games in the past, “Horizon: Zero Dawn” manages to break the mold with an inventive and exciting new premise never seen before in the mainstream video game market.

Though some character performances are a bit melodramatic and their respective side quests aren’t revolutionary, “Horizon: Zero Dawn” builds an amazing and unique world that should be experienced by PlayStation fans.

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The Party Line

By Jesse Saunders

War over victims: Defense spending comes at a cost

M ULTIME D I A E D I TO R

At this point, a month and a half in, to be exact, I find myself shocked that anyone can still be surprised by the twists and turns of the Trump administration. His promise to add to our defense budget is just another check mark on the list of deplorable decisions he has made since entering office. A historic $54 billion defense budget is in and of itself an act of aggres-

By Austin Van Schalck C ONTR I B U TO R

The libertarian stance on Donald Trump’s increase in defense spending is that it is twofold in its benefits.

While a majority of the liberty movement would agree with

By Ryan Schelwat C ONTR I B U TO R

When most people hear the term “Republican,” the first thing that comes to mind is a hardworking American who holds the ideals of fiscal responsibility and limited government sacred, especially on a federal level. A Republican is not usually willing to compromise on issues of government spending, even when his or her party effectively dictates the size and scope of the federal budget. In this pivotal moment, we must carefully examine where our legislators are appropriating our tax dollars, and encourage our friends across the political aisle to do the same.

Our current national debt is just shy of $20 trillion, our current unfunded liabilities more than $105 trillion and each U.S. citizen (not taxpayer) owes on average a total debt of over $200 thousand. This is unsustainable. It used to be that we

sion. For what possible reason, beyond planning to be the ones who start World War III, could we need that large of a defense budget for?

The blowback after the announcement is well deserved, Trump’s presidency has announced its plan to end the National Endowment for the Arts, but plans to waste tax payer money on expanding our defense budget when there is no need. Will it create jobs? Considering none of his job making

promises have gone anywhere, and we are utilizing Russian steel for American projects, it’s doubtful. Are we truly in danger? Only from poor military choices made by an inexperienced leader and his atrocious advisor Steve Bannon. The question of where do we win if we increase the military budget will remain unanswered as long as the Trump administration keeps up their current strategy on giving out information.

This $18 billion increase

covers the entirety of NASA’s budget, but will not go very far within our defense department.

While we could be expanding our country’s infrastructure or helping veterans and the homeless, we are just building more weapons and preparing for worse wars than the ones we’ve seen in our country’s history. Building fear and more xenophobia is hardly what our already divided country needs, the Trump administration is actively ignoring the needs of the

people and promoting the wants of those around them instead.

Upping the defense budget will only lead to harming other departments such as education and housing and urban development.

We cannot afford to sacrifice our everyday citizen at the hands of a warmonger.

me in saying a net decrease in government spending across the board is a good thing, I believe money spent on departments such as the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Education, Department of Justice, Department of Labor and Department of Energy is

much better spent on national defense.

Personally, I believe these departments are both the most useless of the governmental agencies as well as the departments with the greatest propensity to infringe upon Americans’ civil liberties.

To conclude, libertarian principles would dictate that “trimming the fat” off of the leviathan that the federal government has become is cause for celebration. While some Libertarians will disagree that funds being allocated to the Department of Defense is not a good thing, I

believe it is a much wiser allocation of funds than we have seen under past administrations.

had to grapple with a $14 trillion debt, but thanks primarily to the Obama administration and the previous Congress’s recklessness, our plight has almost become insurmountable.

Politics enters the equation when it comes time to offer a solution to this massive fiscal crisis, with Republicans suggesting spending cuts and Democrats urging tax increases. The truth is, we are eventually going to need both. For now, however, in this fiscal year under this new president, we need to determine what must be trimmed and what must be preserved or bolstered.

President Trump is not ignorant of our quandary ¬– in his address to the National Governors’ Association this past week he said, “we are going to do more with less, and make the government lean and accountable to the people … the government must learn to tighten its belt.” These sentiments are reassuring, and even the most fanatical leftist should

be able to agree that a more efficient government is a healthier government.

It must be said that some of President Trump’s goals and habits are not reflective of the conservative ethos; his trade policies and outlook on Russia are testaments to that. His proposed increase in military spending, however, does not conflict with conservative ideals, nor does it constitute an illegitimate usage of federal monies.

In fact, the primary purpose of the federal government is to defend our nation and its interests. President Trump has previously said, “this budget will be a public safety and national security budget.” What is so controversial about that?

Those are really the only things the federal government should be doing in the first place.

With China set to increase its military budget by over seven percent next year, continuing hostilities in the Middle East

and around the world, heightened Russian aggression and an emboldened Iran thanks to the weakness and capitulation(s) of our previous president, the U.S. must increase military spending to retain our global supremacy and effectiveness.

Our military has incontrovertibly lost some of its readiness capabilities since the sequester in 2013 forced many of our brave soldiers to go on unpaid furloughs and prevented the revitalization of much of our aging equipment. This commander in chief intends to reverse these trends, and I applaud him for his resolve.

We cannot let the world devolve into chaos – our nation has long stood for values that cannot be allowed to be forgotten. Our military serves as the bulwark against evil and authoritarianism, and is the force that allows us to project our influence and goodwill into the most inhospitable and backward corners of the earth. The brave

men and women who sacrifice so much for us deserve to have the best and most effective equipment and training we can provide.

Yes, money is tight, but perhaps we can look to other parts of the budget for relief… How about all the money we spend on “education,” government grant projects that are completely a waste of time and money, “housing and development” or even the mandatory spending on Medicare and Social Security which is out of control, for starters?

A time will come when we must decide where to draw the line on ineffective federal spending. Perhaps the border wall or the war on drugs will be that line, but military spending certainly is not.

Trimming the fat off government spending

Trump, our troops and picking up the tab

Jesse Saunders is the president of the Hofstra Democrats

Austin Van Schalck is the president of the Hofstra Students for Liberty.

Ryan Schelwat is a member of the Hofstra Republicans.

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Expert Analysis :

Why study biology? Seven reasons from top professors to choose biology as your career field

By Kishor Vaidya, PhD PR OFES S O R AT T H E U N IVE RS I T Y OF SOU T H E R N Q U E E N S L AND

So you want to study biology … Duh! Why not? Biology is the study of life. It is a very broad and diverse field. It is a natural science. In fact, I consider it as the science of the 21st century. Why? It’s because biology is a field that requires a good understanding of all the other sciences. If you have a good high school level foundation in biology, chemistry and mathematics, I encourage you to go for biology as your college major or career.

Biology focuses on the study of living organisms. What is life? How do we protect it?

How do organisms survive at the molecular, cellular and anatomical levels? What is the ecological interrelationship one organism has with another?

What evolutionary patterns are associated with organisms? These questions are important to living creatures like ourselves and studying biology is about understanding the answers.

Biology can be divided into a great many sub-disciplines such as: genetics, physiology, microbiology, botany, zoology, neurobiology, immunology, ethology, marine biology, ecology, biochemistry, forestry, fisheries, evolutionary biology, pathology, forensics and paleontology – to mention just a few.

Why study biology? I asked a number of top professors of biology to satisfy your curiosity.

Here are their seven insightful reasons to study biology: 1. “Why not a biology major?

How can you grow and thrive in the biological sciences?” Professor David Zeigler asks you. Dr. Zeigler offers two standard suggestions for choosing a career path: 1) Do something you love

(or have a deep interest in); 2) Do something useful that will benefit society and/or the world.

“If you have the curiosity and interest, you will likely do well in biology,” Dr. Zeigler assures you. There are also a great number of professions that can be entered with a degree in biology.

Dr. Zeigler states that the great majority of biologists are satisfied with their career choice and could not envision themselves doing anything else in terms of a career. “Biology is not all fun and games. It requires work and study, but the rewards of real understanding are worth the work,” Dr. Zeigler offers his advice.

2. If you are curious about the living world outside of the protective confines of your house or place of work, and if you see that some part of the natural world is in danger of being destroyed by human activity, and if you want to be in a position to effect change in the way people live and use the environment, here is Professor Les Walting’s advice: Become a broadly trained biologist! Why? Dr. Walting’s career has had a series of interesting turns but he confidently says from his experience, “obtaining a degree in biology was my ticket to the world.” If you are interested in biology, please try to retain the curiosity you had when you were a kid – it can also be your ticket to the world!

3. According to Dr. Rey Antonio Sia, the career options and opportunities available in the field of biology are currently vast and increase every year as new advances in the science are made. While biology as a major allows you to follow the more

traditional career paths such as teaching and research at the academic or industry level, it also allows you to take advantage of new interdisciplinary careers such as in the areas of bioinformatics and biomedical engineering.

4. As Professor Jacob Harney puts it, one of the most difficult lessons in biology – that everyone eventually experiences – is the end of life. As Dr. Harney explains, life is all around us;

DNA Analysis plants, animals and humans continue to interact in a world that is changing due to those same interactions. Dr. Harney appreciates that in biology, “there is no greater wonder, no bigger question and no deeper thought than that which focuses on the beauty, mystery and miracle that is life.” Wouldn’t you want to study biology and invest in the understanding of life?

5. Do you have good math and chemistry skills? Are you interested in any aspect of the

science of living organisms?

Perhaps you should consider biology. If you have a goal of going on to professional schools, such as medical training or going on to get graduate degrees, please consider biology as your major. “Time is your most important resource. You need to decide ‘who you are’ and what your field will be,” suggests Professor Laura Leff.

If you want to go to a graduate school, Dr. Leff wants you to remember that your success will be measured by collecting data and writing papers rather than communication with nonresearchers. “The biggest mistake I think people make when they reach out to prospective advisors is sending out a ‘form letter,” Dr. Leff reveals.

Then what’s the solution?

“Asking a question about a publication they wrote you are more likely to get a positive response.”

6. How much can you earn as a biology major?

“Financial remuneration comes with success, but I would be lying if I said you’d be a millionaire,” suggests Vincent CassoneUKY. However, there are greater reasons to study biology. Were it not for the “green revolution,” which was agricultural research and development led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Norman Borlaug, billions of people across the planet would have starved already, and the future of these billions depends more on biotechnology than ever as the climate begins to change, notes Dr. Cassone. Dr. Cassone further notes that since the world’s population is aging, the necessity to understand the brain and the processes underlying aging will be of critical importance

in the future, and as our climate changes, biological research will help us cope with its impact on humans and other life forms.

7. The world needs biologists like never before to solve many of the challenges it faces today.

According to Professor Mark Vicari, as the human population continues to grow, and living standards continue to improve, pressure on the natural world to feed, clothe and provide energy for us will test scientists, especially the biologists. As he explains, the problem of how to take millions of tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere every day – without causing harmful side effects in the process – awaits those who feel inclined to “save the world.” Are you ready to save the world?

“You are beginning your career during biology’s ‘golden age.’”

Dr. Vicari congratulates you.

So, how’re you feeling now?

Did any of the reasons resonate with you? Is biology for you? It’s absolutely your call.

Before you waste your parents’ hard-earned money in added semesters and tuition that you regret later, you need to listen to these experts. If you are going to spend another 30-40 years of your life in biology, you really need to do your homework. I hope the seven reasons from the top minds to study biology helped you make an informed decision about choosing biology as your major/career.

Dr. Kishor Vaidya is the editor of a peer-reviewed book “Biology for the Curious: Why Study Biology,” published by The Curious Academic Publishing. Dr. Vaidya has granted the nonexclusive rights to any entity to publish this article. Dr. Vaidya can be contacted at ebooks@ebooks.university.

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Women’s lacrosse defeated by top-ranked Terps

By Anders Jorstad STAFF W R I T E R

On a frigid and blistering afternoon at James M. Shuart Stadium, the Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team fell at the hands of the top-ranked University of Maryland Terrapins 18-7.

Hofstra, who has faced off against the national power in every season since 2010, has yet to defeat the Terrapins during that span. Before the game against Hofstra, Maryland was riding high off a win over top-ranked University of North Carolina in a rematch of last year’s NCAA finals.

“You know, Maryland is the number one team in the country for a reason,” said Hofstra head coach Shannon Smith. “They have a lot of scoring weapons on offense. They’re a tremendous program with great defense and fundamentally sound with great finishers on their side so it was a great battle for us.”

In last year’s matchup, the Pride surrendered 12 scores

to the Terrapins before Pride attacker Lindsay Scott knocked one in with around five minutes remaining in the first half. On Saturday, Hofstra wasted no time as Morgan Knox opened up the scoring three minutes in to give the Pride a 1-0 lead.

Maryland quickly answered back, and the two teams swayed back and forth as the Terrapins led 4-3 halfway through the first half.

Then the Pride transition defense faltered and Maryland started winning draw controls in bunches. Hofstra made small mistakes to turn over the ball in front of the opposing goal, and Maryland ran it back to score.

The Terps put up eight unanswered points to close out the first half up 12-3.

“I think they started to break away a little bit,” Smith said.

“They got a three-goal lead on us and I think in that three-goal lead we had three or four opportunities to score that we missed or that we dropped. Against a team like Maryland, you can’t

do that. You can’t have those mistakes.”

Maryland continued its strong play in the second half. The Terps pressured the Pride defense and pelted shot after shot at Hofstra goalie Maddie Fields.

Maryland’s 41 shots are the most taken by any of Hofstra’s opponents this season.

Knox, Lexi Lenaghan and Alexa Mattera were offensive stars for the Pride. Knox racked up a hat trick with three scores while the other two each registered a pair of goals.

“I definitely think that everyone on the offense contributed and that the way we play together wasn’t just so that it was one person’s goal. I scored my goals because of [the help from] my offense,” said Knox, a senior attacker. “We were all moving for each other, cutting for each other. I think that was a big part of our game and a big focus going into the game.”

Alyssa Parrella, the Pride’s leading scorer so far this season, was held scoreless on one shot.

The midfielder came out of the game in the first half with what seemed to be a pretty scary right leg injury. She ended up returning at the end of the first before being held out of the second half of action.

“We’ll get Alyssa recovered going forward for our next game, but she fought hard out there when she was out there playing,” Smith said.

Hofstra’s record falls to 2-2

with the loss. The Pride’s next matchup comes against another nationally ranked squad in No. 18 Johns Hopkins University.

“Overall, we’re really happy with the way that we played with our heart and hustle on the field that’s something we want to continue going forward,” Smith said. “We learned a lot and we’re looking forward to our next one.”

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Lexi Lenaghan tallied two goals in loss to Maryland this past Saturday.

Alyssa Parrella shining bright in debut season

By Anders Jorstad STAFF W R I T E R

On a chilly Saturday morning in Miller Place, New York, in the early 2000s, a love for lacrosse was born. A young Alyssa Parrella sat on the sideline watching her older siblings play the game and dreamed of one day playing on that same field.

“Being outside was always kind of my nature,” said Parrella, a freshman midfielder for the Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team. “Even when I was too young to play, I’d watch my

brother and sister play and I’d be like, ‘Oh my god, this looks fun. I want to be out there on the field.’”

As soon as she was old enough to don a jersey, Parrella spent her Saturday mornings on that lacrosse field. While many children grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons or playing video games on the weekend, Parrella was channeling her desire to win to a game she loved.

“I loved a Saturday morning when I’d play as a little kid out on the field,” Parrella said. “It didn’t matter at all. We’d just

Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Alyssa Parrella has 15 goals and seven assists through four games.

run with the ball, pass to my friends and afterwards I’d be like, ‘Wow. That was really fun.

Let me do it next Saturday.’”

As it turned out, Parrella was pretty good at the sport. She played five years of varsity at Miller Place High School and earned all-county honors on two separate occasions. During her senior season, she tallied 52 goals and 33 assists.

All three of the Parrella children went on to play lacrosse in college. Her brother Nick played at Plattsburg and her sister Tiana was a standout for the Pride, who played her final season in 2016.

“I look up to both of my siblings. My brother was such a ‘hard-o’ in his sports. I thought that was like the coolest thing.

My sister, her heart for the game, made me want to love it just as much,” Parrella said.

The freshman has exploded onto the scene for the Pride, scoring a team-high 15 goals through the squad’s first four games including a seven-goal outing against Fairfield. At this pace, she will easily surpass

her sister’s career-high 23 goals with the Hofstra Pride.

Tiana Parrella joined the Pride roster in 2014 after transferring from Albany. While many might assume Alyssa Parrella signed to play with Hofstra because her older sister was in Hempstead, that is not the way it panned out. Alyssa Parrella was already committed to the Pride before her sister opted to transfer to Hofstra.

“I kind of like to tell myself that she followed me here even though she’s older,” Parrella said. “But I have to say that without her being here, I don’t know if I would have enjoyed it as much.”

Tiana Parrella – still a senior at Hofstra – has been very supportive to Alyssa Parrella as she adjusts to the college game.

She’s served as a mentor for Alyssa Parrella on and off the field.

“She’s always helping me.

She just has such a good IQ of the game, too. I’m still in the process of learning that. I make a lot of mistakes during the games. I think that’s something

I want to become better at,” Alyssa Parrella said.

One thing Parrella has a knack for is scoring. Her 15 goals, seven assists and 25 shots all lead the Pride. Her teammates have worked hard to get her the ball and give her opportunities to lead the attack.

“When we all got here as freshmen, [the coaching staff] told us that one thing that separates a good player from a great player is confidence,” Parrella said. “A senior and a freshman on the field are the same person.

It’s a matter of whether you’re going to step up and not act like a freshman.”

With Parrella’s goal-scoring ability leading the charge, the Pride has gotten off to a 2-2 start on the season. Like every player in the country, Parrella dreams of winning a national championship. Driving those dreams is a memory of where it all began.

“Now when I step onto the field I think of that Saturday morning,” Parrella said. “This is what I’m playing for, and this is how far I’ve come.”

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Hofstra remains unbeaten with win over Hoyas

By Zack Penn STA FF WRITER

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Hofstra’s Ryan Tierney scored a career-high four goals on Saturday.

The Hofstra men’s lacrosse team powered its way to a streak of a 4-0 record with an impressive 11-9 win over Georgetown University on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Freshman Ryan Tierney and junior Brendan Kavanagh each set career highs with four goals apiece, while goalie Jack Concannon set his career high with 17 saves.

Hofstra improved to 4-0 to start the season for the first time in six years, when Hofstra started 5-0 and went on to post a 13-3 record. Meanwhile, Georgetown slipped to an unexpected 0-4.

Kavanagh was on fire throughout the contest, putting up goals in the first and second quarter, before scoring the final two goals of the game that would ultimately seal a Pride victory.

This was a very even contest with neither team able to fully pull away. There were six ties and three lead changes through-

out, but no lead change was more important than Hofstra’s late second quarter surge.

Down 6-5 with 3:54 left in the second quarter, Hofstra’s offense caught fire. Senior defender Michael Diener scored the first goal of his career to tie the game up and Tierney put in two goals in the final 2:32 to give Hofstra a boost going into halftime and an 8-6 lead.

Tierney upped his point total to 17 for the season and is certainly making a case to be an early favorite for the CAA Rookie of the Year award.

“Two late goals at the end of the half gave us some energy at halftime and it turned out we needed those two goals,” said Hofstra head coach Seth Tierney after the contest.

For all the offensive star power shown off in this game, goalie Concannon had one of the best games of his career. In the first half alone he played out of his mind and had 14 saves.

Though he allowed nine goals, the preseason third-team All-American broke his career high with 17 saves total, stop-

ping the Georgetown Hoyas time and time again.

Georgetown outshot Hofstra 43-34 and easily beat Hofstra in faceoffs 17-7. This made Concannon’s role as a stopper especially important considering the high amount of clean shots the Georgetown attack got off.

Though Hofstra allowed a ton of shots in the contest, their defense tightened up in the fourth quarter; holding Georgetown scoreless in the frame while only allowing eight shots, only one of which was on goal.

Hofstra is looking good this season after four solid wins against mostly quality opponents. Three of those Pride victories have come by two goal margins, creating a strong feeling that the Pride has figured out a winning formula even against tough competition.

Hofstra will hope to keep the momentum going as the Pride travels to Chapel Hill to face the defending champion, No. 4 University of North Carolina (4-1) on Saturday.

Baseball flounders in extras despite comeback

By Brennan Erlandsen STAFF W R I T E R

It took 11 innings, but the Charleston Southern University Buccaneers pulled off the sweep against the Hofstra Pride, winning Sunday 8-7.

The first inning showed that this was not going to be a pitcher’s duel.

Hofstra got the scoring started with three runs, thanks to a RBI single from Mikey Riesner and a two-run single by Parker Quinn.

The three-run lead was not a comfortable one because Charleston Southern answered with seven runs against Pride starter Teddy Cillis, two of which came on a home run by catcher Mike Sconzo.

Cillis would only go twothirds of an inning before being pulled for Chris Weiss.

Weiss would go on to pitch three and a third scoreless innings in relief. Gjon Ljucovic, Seamus Brazill and James Beasley followed up on Weiss each throwing one scoreless inning.

It remained 7-3 until the top of the seventh inning when freshman centerfielder Vinnie Costello hit a solo shot over the left field wall.

The comeback did not stop there for the Pride.

In the top of the eighth inning, with the bases loaded, freshman Rob Weissheier pinchhit for Tom Archer and drew a walk to cut the deficit to 7-5.

Costello would double home two more runs to tie the game in the next at-bat.

Both teams failed to drive in baserunners in the ninth and 10th innings.

In the 11th inning, the Buccaneers centerfielder walked and advanced to second base on a throwing error in a pickoff attempt by the Pride’s John Ryan.

The next batter, Bucs third baseman Jason Miller, hit a

walk off single to center to close the sweep.

Despite not allowing an earned run over three and a third innings of work, Ryan would pick up the loss for the Pride.

Costello, Riesner and first baseman Nick Bottari each tallied two hits.

Costello also had three RBIs while designated hitter Parker Quinn tallied two and Weissheier and Riesner tallied one each.

Pride third baseman David Leiderman and right fielder Steven Foster racked up a stolen base a piece.

With the loss, the Pride falls to 2-8 on the season.

Hofstra hosts the New York Institute of Technology in their home opener Wednesday at 3 p.m.

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Pride offense sputters in loss to Longwood

By Steven Wolff STA FF WRITER

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Megan Patierno had one of the Pride’s two hits during Sunday’s loss.

Sarah Cornell shows that she is human, as Hofstra falls in the final against the Longwood University Lancers in Virginia, 2-0.

The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the fourth inning when Longwood scored on a two-run homerun by Krista Kelly.

That’s all the Lancers would need, as the Pride would fail to the score for the rest of the contest.

The Pride struggled to reach scoring position, with just two runners getting to second base throughout the entire game.

The first one came in the second inning, when junior Brittany Allocca led off with a single.

Senior Lacey Clark advanced her to second on a sacrifice bunt, but the Longwood then got two quick outs. The second

chance was in the bottom of the seventh inning, when Megan Patierno singled to right field to start the inning.

Longwood then got two outs, before walking the next one to put runners on first and second.

However, they got the third out to seal the win.

Hofstra could not manage to generate any type of offense against Longwood pitcher Sydney Gay – who logged seven scoreless innings, letting up just two hits and striking out seven.

With the win she improved to 6-4, lowering her earned run average (ERA) to 1.67.

Freshman sensation Cornell pitched well, however the Pride offense could not help her out.

She pitched five innings, allowing two runs, four hits, three walks and six strikeouts.

That was her first blemish on the season, falling to 6-1 with a 2.33 ERA. Hofstra only got two hits on

the afternoon, one coming from Patierno and the other from Allocca. Patierno raised her average to .310 on the season, while Allocca is hitting just over .200.

The loss snapped Hofstra’s four-game winning streak, with the Pride falling to 7-6 on the year. Longwood improves to 6-10.

Hofstra will look to get back on track, when the Pride heads to the Oregon Duck Invitational next weekend.

The Pride will open tournament play against the University of the Pacific on Friday, March 10, at 1 p.m.

In addition to taking on Pacific, the Pride will also square off with the host of the invitational, the University of Oregon later on Friday at 4 p.m.

Sarah Cornell leading Pride in first season

By Nico Bermudez S TA F F W R IT E R

With a 6-1 record, a 2.33 ERA and all but one of the Pride’s wins under her belt, Sarah Cornell has started her college career the way many could only dream of.

“I don’t really think about being a freshman. I just think about doing my best on and off the field,” Cornell said.

Evidently, the thought of being a freshman does not affect her in a negative way – she is willing to take any challenge head on without any sort of intimidation.

Her consistent dominance began a couple of years ago at Clarke High School in Westbury, New York, where she put up spectacular numbers.

Cornell was 23-3 her junior year – while striking out 361 batters – and for her senior year posted an 18-4 record with a 0.58 ERA while recording 266 strikeouts.

She broke the Long Island high school record for strikeouts in her four years with 1,345.

As a result of these numbers, Cornell was an All-New York

State first selection her junior and senior year, named the Long Island and Gatorade New York State Player of the Year as a senior and was also named National Fastpitch Coaches Association High School AllAmerican.

Now, just about three weeks into her college career at Hofstra, Cornell has already been rewarded with the title CAA Rookie of the Week.

“It’s amazing. It was a goal of mine,” Cornell said.

She was awarded this after her performance – 3-0 with a 0.64 ERA – down at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational tournament; she also recorded her first career shutout at the college level against Florida International University (FIU).

Against Rutgers University and Boston College, Cornell only gave up one run to both teams.

Although Cornell has been hot as of late, her first two games were not quite the same.

Through her first two starts, she gave up 10 runs in as many innings to St. Joseph’s University and Binghamton University; however, she still

managed to get the win in both outings.

“I just keep on trying to do better than I did the game before,” Cornell said.

“I had that one game where I had a shutout and then the next I had a shutout again, but in the seventh inning I let up a home run. My coach kept telling me not to focus on just that one pitch because it just got away from me.”

Cornell does seem to be doing

something better with each start.

She allowed five hits through each of her first two starts and then the ensuing starts allowed four, three and two in that order.

She is also a reliable pitcher to go deep into games as she pitched five innings in each of her first two starts, eight against Rutgers and seven against both FIU and Boston College.

“We’re definitely striving to win a [CAA] championship.

James Madison is a really big

competitor for us and we’re just trying to do our best against each team,” Cornell said.

James Madison University is currently sitting with a 16-3 record while the Pride is 7-6.

The Hofstra Pride is hoping to find a star pitcher with the ability to maintain her success throughout her career. So far, all factors are pointing in the right direction.

Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Hofstra freshman Sarah Cornell has been the Pride’s most effective pitcher in her first season on the roster.

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2. James Madison

8

2

3. Charleston

7

4

9. Hofstra

Team

March 7, 2017•A17

2

8

Wins

Losses

Win %

1. Drexel

2

0

1.000

.800

2. James Madison

16

3

.842

.636

3. UNCW

9

4

.679

4. Elon

10

7

.588

5. Hofstra

7

6

.538

.200

Men’s Lacrosse - Overall

Softball - Overall

Wins

Losses

Win %

1. Hofstra

4

0

1.000

2. Towson

3

1

3. Delaware

4

4. Fairfield

5. Drexel

Team

Women’s Lacrosse - Overall

Team

Wins

Losses

Win %

1. Elon

5

1

.833

.759

1. James Madison

5

1

.833

2

.667

3. Drexel

3

2

.600

2

3

.400

4. Delaware

2

2

.500

0

4

.000

4. Hofstra

2

2

.500

HOFSTRA ATHLETIC CALENDAR Away Home

Women’s Basketball Baseball

Softball

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

3/7

3/8

3/9

3/10

3/11

3/12

CAA Semifinals (If Nec.)

CAA Championship (If Nec.)

Troy University - 6 p.m

Troy University (DH) - 1 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.

University of the Pacific - 11 a.m.

University of Oregon - 4 p.m.

Idaho State University - 11 a.m.

Towson University uarterfinals (CAA 1st Round) CAA Q (If Nec.) - 12 p.m.

NYIT - 3 p.m.

Pacific - 1:30 p.m.

Men’s Lacrosse

University of North Carolina - 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse

Johns Hopkins University - 1 p.m.

Troy University - 12 p.m.

University of Oregon - 11 a.m.

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A18• March 7, 2017

The Chronicle

Hofstra looks to make splash as underdog in CAA Tournament

By Felipe Fontes STAFF W R I T E R

There is often only one thing in sports fans’ minds as we finally head into the month of March: college basketball tournaments.

It is no different for the squads representing these universities, as the exciting fact holds true that no matter how the conference season fared for the team, the tournament can consist of a totally different story.

This is what brings the team, as well as its fans, to life.

The Hofstra women’s basketball team is especially grateful of the new life that the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament will bring them after finishing in a three-way tie for the worst record in the conference at 5-13.

As the disappointing record shows, Hofstra will need to display lots of improvement to contend against big name teams such as James Madison University (JMU) or Elon University, who they will play in the quarterfinals, should they get past the first round.

Due to the record that classifies the Pride as the No. 8 seed in the conference, the first round of the CAA Tournament will

have Hofstra line up against Towson University, who heads into the tournament holding the ninth seed in the conference.

The game will be the first of the tournament, tipping off March 8 at 12 p.m., at the JMU Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Towson, who finished the season with the same record as the Pride, will be looking to rejuvenate their morale as well.

With nine losses in their past 10 games, the Tigers do not have many positives to take away from that poor stretch, with the exception that their sole victory came against Hofstra.

As Hofstra took the first game in the matchup, this game will serve as a tie-breaker for the teams whose focus would be to make it out of the first round.

If the Pride is able to step past the Tigers and advance its play to the quarterfinals taking place the next day, Hofstra would face No. 1 seed Elon in an extremely tough battle.

Earning the first seed by way of a 16-2 record, the Elon Phoenix has proven to be formidable throughout the whole year.

As Elon is in the top three of the conference in both scoring offense and scoring defense, Hofstra will have to bring

everything they have to upset the perennial favorites of this tournament.

Should the Pride escape and come out with a win against the cream of the crop of the CAA, the following games will be up to the Hofstra women to continue their superior play against competition that is held in a lower regard than the No. 1 Phoenix.

For a run like this to happen for the Pride, it will need to get the most out of its bench to assist the stat-topping players that are Ashunae Durant and Krystal Luciano.

Hofstra has the third lowest offensive scoring in conference despite having the assist leader in Luciano to go along with Durant, the CAA’s third leading scorer.

Solid production from starters Aleana Leon and Sydni Epps are the keys in the Pride’s effort to close out games with victories.

The contribution from these core players not only allow for a more free-flowing offense, but also allow Durant to free herself up from the defensive adjustments that can limit her own production.

Seen in matchups such as the one against University of North Carolina at Wilmington, when

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Hofstra head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey will look to guide the Pride to its first-ever NCAA Tournament.

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Aleana Leon has averaged just under nine points and four boards a game.

the Pride got three players in double-digit scoring, Hofstra is able to pull out victories such as the one they did that night by a strong margin of 12 points.

Luciano’s outstanding facilitation of the ball is sure to put her teammates in position to score.

Capitalizing on these opportunities is crucial for a team that has struggled on defense.

In games when the Pride’s scoring defense is worse than its scoring offense, it is tough to stay within reach in ball games.

Hofstra’s scoring defense, which ranks second to last in the CAA, is an issue that needs to be addressed if they want to get past the first matchup of the tournament against Towson University.

As seen in various sports, a great defense can overcome offensive struggles to lead to big wins.

Focusing on this aspect of the game would be of great importance for the Pride.

Looking at Hofstra’s stand-

ing as the team with the second to worst scoring margin in the CAA, it is clear to see that Hofstra will need improvements on both sides of the ball in order to compete in this weekend’s tournament.

If the Pride is looking to wreak any havoc in tournament play as the No. 8 seed, the ability to make this adjustment will be critical to its success.

Ultimately, contributions from a greater amount of players while ramping up the defense in times of inconsistent offensive play will put Hofstra in the best position to succeed in the CAA Tournament.

Putting the necessity of improvement aside, the bright side of entering as a low seed is that it will allow Hofstra to dive into this tournament with nearly nothing to lose, while having a whole lot to gain.

Although it helps that the Pride does not have a target on its back, one thing is for sure: Hofstra can definitely prove a lot as this weekend’s dark horse.

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The Chronicle

March 7, 2017•A19

Hofstra suffers first-round exit in CAA tourney

By Zack Penn STAFF W R I T E R

Delaware ended Hofstra’s season Friday night 81-76 in the opening round of the CAA Tournament at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, South Carolina.

Hofstra led by eight at the half and as many as 10 points in the contest, but Delaware rallied in the second half and controlled the final minutes of play to secure a victory and keep its season alive, for the moment.

Tied at 74 with just over two minutes left, Delaware ratcheted up the intensity and shut Hofstra’s offense down, going on a 7-2 run to close the game out.

Justin Wright-Foreman tallied 23 points and Deron Powers chipped in 18 for the Pride, but the Pride got outrebounded and couldn’t keep up in the second half.

Though Wright-Foreman ended up with 23 points, he

only took two shots in the first eight minutes and took a while to get going.

Hofstra did its part on offense, but defensively the Pride couldn’t stop Ryan Daly or Eric Carter, who combined for 48 points and 21 rebounds.

Delaware is typically a poor three-point shooting team, but Hofstra allowed them to shoot 46 percent from long range and 55.6 percent for the game.

“I don’t think it was anything they did on defense,” Powers said. “I would say we lost the game on our defensive end; it had nothing to do with their defense.”

The Pride was outrebounded 36-27 in the contest and 21-11 in the second half.

Without the ability to secure rebounds, Delaware got a ton of second chance points that ultimately made the difference in the final score.

Center Rokas Gustys came into this contest ranked fourth in the entire nation in total

rebounds, but ended up with only nine boards after running into foul trouble in the second half.

Meanwhile, his backup, Hunter Sabety, couldn’t grab a single rebound in 10 minutes of action.

“As you know we play small,” said Hofstra head coach Joe Mihalich. “We didn’t shoot well in the second half but we get no second chance shots.

We’re playing with four guards out there so we’ve got to do something to correct that.”

Hofstra is an offensive team and plays at a frantic pace, running up and down the floor and tiring out their foes.

However, opposing teams have found success scoring inside the paint against the Pride.

Delaware did a lot of damage inside against Hofstra’s interior defense, scoring 46 points in the paint while Hofstra put up only 22.

The Pride ends its season with

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Justin Wright-Foreman finished Friday night’s game with 23 points.

a 15-17 record, but hope is not lost for next season.

Hofstra will return three impact players for next year, including leading scorer WrightForeman, leading rebounder

Gustys and freshman phenom Eli Pemberton. Hofstra will also be getting back point guard Desure Buie who was out with an injury for nearly the entire season.

Pride tripped up by Huskies in season finale

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Krystal Luciano scored her 1,000th point in Wednesday night’s game.

By Steven Wolff STAFF W R I T E R

In Boston, the Hofstra women’s basketball team suffered another close loss to the Northeastern University Huskies 52-46 in the Pride’s season finale. Senior Krystal Luciano etched her mark in Pride history as the first Hofstra player ever to finish her career with 1,000

career points, 500 career assists and 400 career rebounds.

“That was obviously well deserved, too bad we didn’t get the win so she could be coming out on a high … but kudos to her, very well deserved,” said head coach Krista KilburnSteveskey.

Hofstra was up 11-7 in the first quarter when Olivia Askin

hit her second three-pointer of the game to extend Hofstra’s lead to seven.

The Huskies got it right back down to three with a pair of layups.

However, Aleana Leon hit two buckets, and at the end of the first quarter the Pride was up 18-13.

Huskies’ Claudia Ortiz, who led her team with 15 points on the day, catapulted an 11-1 run in the second quarter.

Northeastern held on to a five-point lead going into the halfway mark.

Ashunae Durant had the only point for Hofstra in the quarter with a free throw.

Early in the third, Luciano brought Hofstra back to within three, hitting a mid-range jumper. After Askin’s layup and free throws by Sydni Epps, the Pride was back up 25-24.

However, later on in the third quarter, Ortiz hit another big shot to extend the Huskies’ lead to 32-28.

A free throw from Durant and a three-pointer from Luciano knotted the game even, but

Northeastern took a two-point edge into the final quarter. In the middle of the frame, Huskies’ Jess Genco, who finished with 12 points and four assists on the day, hit a bucket to give them a 40-38 lead.

Northeastern had then taken a 44-40 lead when Hofstra’s Askin hit a three to bring the deficit back to a single point.

With a minute and a half to go, the Huskies hit four clutch free throws that extended the lead back to five.

Luciano hit another threepointer to bring it back to two.

However, Northeastern hit another four free throws to seal the win.

Both teams shot below average: Hofstra finished at 31 percent, while Northeastern finished at 32 percent.

The key to the game was free throws, as Hofstra shot 4-10 from the charity stripe.

The Huskies shot 71.4 percent (15-21) and hit all of their free throws down the stretch.

Durant has been the best shooter for the Pride this season, hitting 44 percent of her

shots and is averaging over 16.4 points per game.

She also averaged a doubledouble on the year, grabbing 10 boards per contest. However, she struggled in this game, just hitting four of 17 shots with 12 points, but was sure to grab 15 rebounds. Luciano finished with 15 points and dished out three assists. She has also been the best distributor for the Pride by averaging over six assists per game.

Hofstra heads into the CAA tournament as the ninth seed – having lost four of its last six contests – taking on Towson in an opening round matchup at noon on Wednesday in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The Pride finished the season at 12-17 overall, and 5-13 in conference play. With the win, Northeastern improved to 1218, and 8-10 in the Colonial.

Back Cover: Ashunae Durant leads the way for Hofstra with 16 points and 11 rebounds per game.

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Tourney Bound Women’s basketball heads to Virginia to take on Towson in the CAA Tournament’s first round

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