The Hofstra Chronicle: March 10, 2014 Issue

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Sexual assault leads Town Hall discussion

By Michael Ortiz STAFF WRITER

In what seemed like a surprise to the panel, sexual assault led the concerns voiced by students at last Wednesday’s annual Town Hall meeting.

Four different students brought up the issue, all of whom expressed that there is a lack of education surrounding the issue.

“Unfortunately, we’ve seen a lack of education from the University at large,” said Amanda Bahn, sophomore health sciences major.

Bahn asked what the University planned on doing about sexual assault, to which Dean of

Students Sofia Pertuz answered that they are already working on the education of this issue but agreed that more education is needed.

“Just last week we had our launch for the ‘It’s On Us’ campaign and we had students, no less than twenty, that were part of the planning committee,” Pertuz said. “No one will dispute that this is an important issue and that we definitely need more education. We can always use more education.”

Julie Rafatpanah, a senior history, political science and global studies major, found that the launch of the It’s On Us cam-

paign failed to adequately discuss sexual assault.

“I just thought that it was kind of odd that no speakers were brought in for a program that was really meant to have a conversation and stimulate dialogue,” she said.

The students raised these concerns to a panel of ten. President Stuart Rabinowitz and Provost Herman Berliner sat beside Joseph Barkwill, vice president of Facilities and Operations and Karen O’Callaghan, director of Public Safety. They were joined

by Jessica Eads, vice president of Enrollment Management, Gary Miller, director of the Career

Center, Pertuz, and Michael Perlmutter, operations coordinator for Residential Programs. Jared Sarcka, chair of the Student Affairs committee and Mark Atkinson, SGA president sat on the panel as student representatives.

Rabinowitz and Atkinson stressed that this event was supposed to be a conversation starter and a way to promote awareness about the issue – which Rafatpanah contested.

“The odds that somebody knows somebody that has been sexually assaulted at Hofstra are very high. I don’t think that it’s something that a lot of people aren’t aware of. Actually, ironi-

cally I think what people weren’t aware of was what It’s On Us was about,” Rafatpanah said. “I actually saw people in the Student Center asking what the event even was because they had no idea, even as the countdown was going on.”

Rabinowitz acknowledged that the event didn’t have the depth that some people wanted, but defended it.

“The reason it was done was to kick off a serious discussion about respecting each other’s rights

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Performance highlights link between rap and religion

By Nico Machlitt Staff writer

Kanye West is known to talk about religion and include it in his songs (“Jesus Walks,” “I Am A God,” “Yeezus,” and “So Help Me God”), but he is not the only rapper to do so. For a long time, there has been a connection between hip-hop and religion.

Rapper and public speaker, Baba Brinkman, has turned this connection into a career. At his event last Wednesday, students and faculty in the Monroe Lecture Center listened as Brinkman rapped about everything from Neil deGrasse Tyson to Rick Ross.

The Hofstra Cultural Center, along with the Department of Religion, the Department of Environment and Sustainability, Hofstra University Honors College and the Department of Geology organized this event to help show another side of the religious Photo courtesy of the Center for Civic Engagement

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Baba Brinkman performed and spoke about the similarities between rap and religion on Wednesday in the Cultural Center Theater.

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Town Hall provides forum for student concerns Continued from A1 and personal safety… it’s just the beginning,” Rabinowitz said.

Another topic of conversation was Hofstra’s academic calendar.

Many are calling for the University to adopt a secular calendar, which most other private schools without religious affiliation follow.

Provost Berliner commented on the calendar rumors. He said, “We have looked at the calendar multiple times and looked at going into a more secular calendar. Each time we’ve polled the students, we’ve polled the rest of the community and based on the input that we’ve gotten, we kept the calendar the way it is.”

At the most recent faculty meeting, the academic calendars for 2015-16 and 2016-17 were not approved. The faculty argued that moving toward a secular calendar

would be much more beneficial for the University’s constituencies. This may indicate that the University may be moving toward a secular calendar sooner, rather than later.

Additionally, students addressed other on-campus concerns, including changes to the residential side of campus.

Sean Grealy, a junior exercise science major and resident assistant, asked if it were feasible for the Netherlands Complex to get a small fitness center and suggested that a section of the Netherlands Core be utilized for that. Vice President Barkwill noted that Netherlands South will be renovated over the summer, and that while there were no plans for a fitness center, it could be possible.

“We’ve had a lot of input on the renovations from students and ResLife, this is the first time I’ve

heard about putting an athletic facility there,” Barkwill said.

Barkwill stated that the Netherlands Core might not be ideal because there are classrooms under it, but sectioning patio areas off and installing equipment could be a possibility. Along with inquiring about a fitness center, Grealy also asked if it would be possible for Hofstra to have an interfaith worship area.

“When we’re having mass in the Greenhouse, and people are walking through interrupting it on Sunday and Wednesday nights, [or] when I’m in the Interfaith Center and a Muslim student comes in asking if they can go in the corner to pray because there’s nowhere else to go, it kind of pains me,” Grealy said.

Rabinowitz said that if it’s clear that this is a really high priority for many students, then the University would try to find the resources to

make it happen in conjunction with the ‘“master plan.”

Although Campus Dining Services was not the biggest concern of the meeting, Rafatpanah brought it up, who asked whether a swipe-to-eat program could be put in place where students would have to swipe one time for their meal instead of a la carte.

“We are going to look at that and evaluate it in terms of the next contract. It takes a lot of different facility enhancements and different issues on campus,” Barkwill said. “For example, [for] an allyou-care-to-eat facility, we have to separate that dining room from regular diners.”

He also highlighted other issues surrounding that type of service, but said that this matter will be discussed again once the current contract is up.

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For years Hofstra has abided by a Judeo-Christian Calendar, but the University Senate has recently explored the possibly of introducing a secular calendar to the University’s academic planning. Due to this probable change, the 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic calendars were rejected at a recent Full University Faculty meeting.

The basic distinction between a Judeo-Christian calendar and a secular calendar surrounds the observance of religious holidays.

Presently, Hofstra is conscious of these holidays and pays homage to students of these distinctions by having no school on those particular days.

Stuart L. Bass, Hofstra professor and chair of the Senate Executive Committee, spoke to the recent debate and revealed that the calendars were rejected with a very slim marginal vote.

But, if someone had called for quorum, the meeting would have been suspended.

Two of the main concerns at the meeting were there not being enough snow days and faculty

being unhappy with the holidays in the beginning of the academic school year interfering with their ability to teach effectively in September without interruption.

“Many faculty members are arguing that the Jewish holidays start, for example, in early September or as they did last year, three days after school started. It breaks up the pedagogy,

to keeping the current calendar as is or to go to a secular calendar. It was spilt almost 50/50. The student responses were overwhelmingly in favor of retaining the current calendar situation,” Bass said.

A common thread amongst the students support for the current calendar system reflects the students’ appreciation for

“... the faculty were virtually split as to keeping the current calendar as is or to go to a secular calendar.” which I see no merit to, but you have to respect the opinion of the faculty members,” Bass said.

Bass said the intentions of reaching a fair decision is what the senate plans to achieve. In addition to the senates’ opinion, the faculty, student body, staff and overall University community feedback is an important dynamic to be examined as well.

“Two major surveys were sent out to the student body, as well as the faculty. In both occasions, the faculty were virtually spilt as

the various days off from school that are related to the religious holidays.

Ariana Queenan, a junior journalism major, supports the University’s use of a non-secular calendar because she believe it is a commonly utilized calendar and provides respect for students who observe religious holidays.

“Honestly, if this change occurs I want to be the one to sign a petition to reverse the decision.

It is ridiculous and downright disrespectful,” Queenan said.

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University debates move to secular calendar

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“Being away from home for many is already so difficult. We miss birthdays, celebrations and numerous other special events, so to not give the students the courtesy of having the option of travel home during sacred holidays is indecent of the University and everyone who serves on University Senate.”

Queenan also said, “The Mayan calendar is non-secular and atheist are still in the minority in this country. By switching our calendar to secular are we not conforming to their religious views.”

Lyndsey Shulman, first-year video and television major, also strongly disagrees with the possibility of turning over to a secular calendar in the future.

“I feel that the change to a secular calendar is a little short sighted towards those who observe. Since I observe the Jewish holidays, this change would be an inconvenience. I would have to miss many of my classes during certain times of the year, and it is already hard

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Baba Brinkman discusses rap and religion’s thematic similarities Continued from A1 conversation.

“The department is committed to providing a critical study of religion and an exploration of religion in all its different dimensions,” said Dr. John Teehan, an organizer of the event and professor in the religion department.

Teehan also explained why different religious approaches are important in a well-rounded education. He said, “Having someone who is taking an atheist view of religion is really just one aspect of understanding religion.”

Some of the students at the

event felt reluctant to attend but left with a new perspective. “At first I was forced to be here for credit, but I surprisingly enjoyed the performance,” said junior and biology major, Katherine Cireseanu. “I respect Baba’s views on religion from an evolutionary perspective.”

Brinkman tours North America talking about religion and rap but his true passion is religious harmony. “There is a lot of animosity between believers and non-believers, and there is a

lot of animosity between religions,” said Brinkman. “Once you have the perspective that we all have common roots and common ancestors, and our minds were

thinking is what encouraged the religion department to have him as a guest speaker. “[Brinkman’s performance] presents a view point that often doesn’t get presented. It was an intelligent non-polemic view critique of religion and one that’s based on really cutting edge science,” said Teehan. “This is a field that is growing but largely unknown to the larger public so having this material presented in such an entertaining way jump starts

“Having someone who is taking an atheist view of religion is realy just one aspect of understanding religion.” formed by the same evolutionary process, that promotes acceptance and appreciation of your fellow humans.”

Brinkman’s unique way of

an interest in this approach to religion.”

As Brinkman looks to the future of hip-hop, he sees religion being less of a factor. “I think that hiphop is overwhelmingly religious because many rappers come from disadvantaged urban communities where religion is people’s bedrock of stability, their source of moral inspiration,” said Brinkman. “I predict that religion will be less of a factor in hip-hop. There isn’t now a majorly secular rapper but I think there will be. People are becoming more and more comfortable admitting that they don’t believe.”

Changes to dept. honors policy tabled by faculty heads Final course listing on transcript potentially called into question

By Lauren del Valle NEWS EDITOR

Faculty and administration deliberated how to treat the transcript of a student who does not adequately complete their departmental honors thesis at the Full University Faculty meeting. The Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee (UAAC), a subcommittee of the University Senate, proposed refiling the honors curriculum as an independent study. The vote was tabled for reconsideration after strong faculty opposition led by Associate Dean of Hofstra University’s Honors College Neil Donahue.

Upon reviewing the Departmental Honors Bulletin for revision in spring 2014, the UAAC believed there was potential for confusion when evaluating a student’s transcript if they are registered under an honors course listing but did not also achieve departmental “honors” or “high honors.”

“I thought it was objectionable because first of all the fundamental rule of records,” said Donahue. “You do not tamper with historical records… the fact that the student was eligible to sign up – that’s a fact. The fact that the student was given permission

by the department – that’s a fact.

The fact that the student did the research – that’s a fact. If they did it insufficiently, that’s reflected as in any course – in the grade.”

The committee based their decision largely on the 58 percent completion rate uncovered by a research study conducted through the Department of Institutional Research. The survey inquired about to the completion rate of departmental honors in the past five years.

However according to Dean Donahue’s scrutiny of these results, it was plagued by false negatives and clerical errors.

When breaking down the 19 of 61 cases in which students were registered for the departmental honors course, but were not awarded departmental honors, four were mistakes in the system due to clerical errors. Ten instances were false negatives due to a full-year course sequence whereby the student must register for one thesis course each semester before presenting their research to earn departmental

“honors.” The remaining five outliers were due to various particular circumstances; including scheduling conflicts preventing the required presentation or a student’s final GPA being too low.

“The kicker was – not a single student was denied on merit,” said Donahue. “Though I’ve heard of it happening in the past, it has to be a theoretical possibility. It is very rare.”

pursuing departmental honors.

According to department chair Dr. Rosanna Perotti, the political science department has in fact altered the course number of an incomplete honors thesis to reflect an independent study, but it is rare.

“I heard at that meeting a recommendation sort of between the two that sounded wise to me... the project could be called ‘senior research project,’” said Perotti. “That would allow anyone looking at the transcript one way or another to know that this student was engaged in something special; particularly important when a student goes off to graduate school. I know that students value that… and then when a student gets honors that will also be on the transcript. I think it works just fine on a department-bydepartment basis to tell you the truth.”

A student is eligible to pursue departmental honors once they have reached senior status. The minimum requirements include: an overall 3.4 GPA, a 3.5 GPA

“You do not tamper with historical records... the fact that the student was eligible to sign up ­– that’s a fact.”

Dr. Kathleen Wallace, philosophy department chair noted that one or two students take on the year-long project and only two students have failed to complete the honors thesis in the past 20 years.

“We’re all comfortable with it, we don’t see a need to change it,” said Wallace. “Most people, if they’re doing an honors thesis, they do it.”

The political science department houses three or four students

within their major, approval of the department chair and a faculty advisor as well as a minimum of 60 credit-hours completed in-residence.

Specific honors curriculum varies by department but the semester or year-long process typically includes a thesis documenting one’s research ranging between 30 and 75 pages in length. Students are required to orally present a defense of their research at the conclusion of their second semester senior year, often at the bi-annual Undergraduate Research Day event in December or May. The University Senate meets monthly to discuss an agenda involving all aspects of the Hofstra community and produce resolutions regarding policies. The Full University Faculty comprised mostly of deans, department chairs and associate professors will discuss and vote on such resolutions at their bi-semester meetings.

“Research in it of itself involves risk,” said Donahue. “There’s always going to be a percentage of research projects that fail… especially at the undergraduate level… the purpose of research is not just and not mainly the results.

It’s to demonstrate mastery of the method.”

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Students welcome BurgerFi to off-campus scene

By Victoria Espinoza staff writer

Students have been waiting months for the new business on Hempstead Turnpike, where Bar Social once was, to reveal itself.

BurgerFi opened last month, and introduced a better burger concept that focuses on all-natural ingredients, to the area.

BurgerFi is hoping to gain a strong following with Hofstra students, according to Charles Guzzetta, senior field marketing manager at the restaurant.

BurgerFi plans to set up an event calendar and host trivia and karaoke nights, intending to create their own version of the popular wing night that students flocked to at Social.

“Taking out Social is going to be a loss for a lot the students and we’ve already heard many students be quite vocal about that but I think we have some fun ideas,” Guzzetta said.

The downstairs area of the restaurant has 60 additional seats, with several TV screens, a full craft beer bar and soon – three private study rooms.

“We’d love to host social gatherings for any type of club and organization on campus that’s having a meeting, dinner function or fundraiser,” Guzzetta said.

BurgerFi follows a “Never Never Program,” which assures that that are no steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones or chemicals used in any of their food, according to Guzzetta. BurgerFi is also

committed to a healthier menu.

According to Guzzetta, each restaurant the chain opens is as environmentally sustainable as possible. The chairs are made out of recycled Coca-Cola bottles, and the wooden tables are made out of compressed recycled wood.

Their summer patio furniture is made out of up-cycled milk jugs.

This particular BurgerFi location is also the first to utilize solar panels as an alternative energy resource.

The “BurgerFi cheeseburger” is one of the restaurant’s biggest selling items. It also offers a

“Breakfast All Day Burger,” and “VegeFi Burger.”

“Our batter is very, very light, but still flavorful,” Guzzetta said, about the onion rings. The “Urban Style Cry and Fry” item on the menu features an onion ring and fry combination, tossed in

parmesan and topped with herbs and garlic aioli.

Students have been making their way to the new restaurant in the past week, and time will tell if it becomes a Hofstra staple.

Photo courtesy of BurgerFi A new BurgerFi opened on Hempstead Turnpike in mid-February. The chain restaurant replaced Bar Social on the turnpike strip of restaurants.

Faculty senate rejects proposed academic calendar Continued on A2 for me to keep certain traditions while in school,” Shulman said.

“I prefer the current set up of the calendar because it allows for me to observe the holidays and not fall behind in my work. Also, one of the reasons I chose Hofstra is because of the diversity present here and I feel that this decision would eliminate this positive quality the school possesses.”

Shulman said that while some of the faculty is in favor of the change, she thinks they would end

up being unhappy with students missing classes for holiday reasons. “Not to mention the members of the faculty who also observe, and have to miss class,” she said.

Bass and other members of the University Senate recognize the diverse nature of Hofstra’s demographics but they also realize that the face of the University is changing.

“Many other people, myself included, believes that there is a tremendous changing in the demographic makeup of the University. And of course, my

concern was I believe in the current calendar as it is but if we were to go to the secular calendar, there would have to be some assurances that any students who chose to observe their respected religious observations would be in any way not be penalized. There would be no exams, no papers due, anything of that nature,” he said.

Some students, however, are indifferent about the change to the calendar. Sean Bates, sophomore journalism major, attempted to play devil’s advocate with the overall idea.

“Part of me is glad that we might switch to a general and nonpreferential calendar system, but another part of me will sincerely miss the days off. I think it might be best to have more days of class, but students might prefer having more vacation days,” he said.

He went on to add, “But on the other hand, we’re here to learn and Judeo-Christian religions tend to get preferential treatment, so this would be a good equalizing move as well.” Bates thinks a secular calendar would be better for both schedules as well as

keeping an equal environment for students who celebrate different holidays.

In terms of any immediate alterations, the University will not be making any changes to the upcoming academic calendar for 2015-16. The Senate would like to maintain stability for the students and allow them to go forward in the courses and follow the proposed calendar. However, a reevaluation will be conducted for the 2016-17 school year.

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Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Victoria Espinoza On March 3, PS received report of an odor of marijuana emanating from a room in Estabrook Hall. PS responded and knocked on the door. The resident opened the door and admitted to smoking marijuana.

While no marijuana was recovered, the student was given a summons.

PS received report of an odor of marijuana in Enterprise Hall on March 4. When they responded, they found a bong and grinder and a strong smell of marijuana.

The room was unoccupied. The pipe and grinder were confiscated, and the resident living there will be issued a summons.

A report of a strong smell of marijuana was called into PS on March 5, coming from Estabrook Hall. PS responded, entered the room and found three students and three non-students. No marijuana was recovered but a strong odor was coming from the room, so the three students were given summonses and the non-students were banned from campus.

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• Due to snow, no Senate meeting was held this week.

• Club office reallocations will take place this Thursday, March 12 at the regularly scheduled SGA meeting. It will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Greenhouse.

• The SGA Programming Board hosted a trip to Baltimore, M.D. for students who wanted to attend the CAA Men’s Basketball Championship tournament.

School of Medicine celebrates ceremonial accreditation at opening

On March 5, PS received a call about an odor of marijuana coming from Enterprise Hall. PS responded and when the student opened the door, PS discovered a strong smell of marijuana along with the windows in the room open. When questioned the student admitted to smoking and was issued a summons.

PS received report of a disturbance in Estabrook Hall on March 7. When they arrived they discovered a boyfriend and girlfriend fighting, and both were issued summonses for dating violence.

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The Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine celebrated the ceremonial opening and accreditation Monday, March 2. Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which accredits medical schools nationwide and Canada, granted the accreditation based on standards of structure, function and performance.

The New York State Economic State Development Corporation grant awarded to Hofstra in 2008 funded $14.5 million of the estimated $35.9 million project.

“I welcome Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine’s expansion which will provide educational and employment opportunities for Nassau’s growing health care economy,” Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said. “As County Executive and an alumnus of Hofstra University, I am thrilled to join in today’s celebration.”

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In Library: Girl 1: He thinks Ariana Grande is the hottest girl in the world, Girl 2: Sorry, but that means he’s into little girls.

In Monroe Hall: Girl: Shoot. I forgot to do my homework. I’ll just email my teacher and say I got food poisoning or something.

In Breslin Hall: Guy: I hope I get mentioned on Yik Yak. In Student Center: Girl 1: How do you feel about Leo and RiRi? Girl 2: Only couple I would have a threesome with.

In Breslin Hall: Professor: How many of you have Netflix? Or the eight dollar a month miracle?

On the Unispan: Girl: I wanted to sleep over in his room, but I didn’t want to accidently fart in my sleep.

In Breslin Hall: Professor: Who remembers when they had their first wet dream? Don’t be shy!

In the Library: Guy: If you say you’re hot s***, you better actually be hot s***.

Outside Student Center: Girl: I never eat popcorn on a date.

In Breslin Hall: Professor: Excellent. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Go straight to law school.

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Dorm Room Dish: Festive treats to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

By Jenna Grasso STAFF WRITER

Every college looks forward to Saint Patrick’s Day, not only for its known party atmosphere, but for the green traditions that go along with the holiday. The best way to celebrate the holiday is with a big group of friends, bringing in the holiday with as many green treats as you have.

One great St. Patrick’s Day treat is the shamrock Rice Krispies treats lollipop. The lollipop is the easiest and quickest thing that you can make for the holiday.

All you need is a mold of a shamrock, which you can find in supermarkets in the baking aisle.

If you can not get a shamrock mold, you can get a cookie cutter

model of a shamrock or anything St. Patrick’s Day related. You’ll also need the ingredients to the right to make it.

The first thing that you are going to want to do is to melt the marshmallow. You can do this by putting the whole bag of marshmallows in a bowl, and then putting the bowl in the microwave for :35 – 1:00. Once all of the marshmallows have

drops of food coloring, and then mix it into the marshmallows.

The second step is to put a layer of Rice Krispies treats in the shamrock mold. After you put one layer in, pour the marshmallow on top of the layer and add one more layer of Rice Krispies treats. Once you mix the two ingredients, stick the straw into the bottom of the shamrock so it dries together and it doesn’t fall off when you go to pick it up. After this, wait until the marshmallow and Rice Krispies treats have dried together for your treat to be complete.

These treats will bring fun to the party and will also be a tasty treat that everyone can eat and enjoy together.

“The lollipop is the easiest thing and the quickest thing that you can make for the holiday.” melted, stir it all together to make sure that it is all melted.

If you purchased green food coloring, you should add it to the marshmallows once they are melted. Add about three to four

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Sweet rice crispy treats inspired by St. Patrick’s Day Ingredients: • 1 bag of marshmallows • 1 box of Rice Krispies treats • 1 bag of green straws

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Green food dye St. Patrick’s Day-themed mold or cookie cutter

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Change up your boring, everyday breakfast

By Juliana Spano STAFF WRITER

Are you grabbing a muffin on your way to class for a third day in a row? Are you getting tired of the same Student Center omelet?

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so you should treat it that way. These are some healthy and fun alternatives to taste, to switch up your morning meal.

If you eat cereal everyday, mix it up with oatmeal. The warm bowl of grains will help keep you feeling full until lunchtime.

To sweeten it up, mix in your favorite fruits. The antioxidants in blueberries will help you digest

your meal.

Omelets are a great source of protein, but remember to keep it interesting. A veggie and egg combo will add an extra flavor and help keep you full longer. Try to stay away from just egg whites; the most important nutrients are in the yolk.

If you are in the mood, make a parfait. If you can, try to

healthy and wholesome spoonable breakfast.

If you are in a rush to class, grab a smoothie. The all-fruit smoothies are packed with healthy sugars to energize you throughout class.

However, if you are craving some carbs, have pancakes or waffles. But make sure to top it with fruit! The pancake will help you feel full while the fruit helps keep you focused.

If you are planning on going to the gym in the morning, this is a great breakfast idea. Put peanut butter on whole wheat toast and top it with slices of banana. The protein and carb combo will give

“A veggie and egg combo will add an extra flavor and help keep you full longer.” substitute vanilla yogurt with Greek. Top it off with some granola and fruit and you have a

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Adding fruit to your breakfast is healthy and tastey. you the energy to run miles.

There are so many ways to stay creative with breakfast.

Avoid the morning rut and change it up!

Ready... set... apply to internships

By Amanda Valentovic STAFF WRITER

It may only be March, but due dates for summer jobs and internships are fast appoaching.

With homework, tests and extracurricular activities keeping students busy, it can be hard to

There are different methods that work for everyone: Notebook planners and phone calendar applications are just a few.

“Once you have your planner, you can develop an organized and simple pattern for how you label your commitments/

“When everything is written down somewhere, a lot of stress will be relieved.” keep track of it all. Luckily, there are ways to make sure plans for the summer months are made without anything slipping through the cracks – it will just take some patience and organization.

The first thing students should do when applying for summer programs is keep track of due dates. A missed application deadline is not an assignment that can be made up, so make sure that each date is carefully recorded.

assignments,” said Liz Bartlein on an article on InterQueen.com.

When everything is written down somewhere, a lot of stress will be relieved. Be aware of what dates are coming up and when they are due.

Another important step in any application process is making sure resumes and cover letters are up-to-date and follow the correct format. That is how applicants are judged, so make

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Stay organized while you search for the perfect internship. them the best they can possibly be.

Hofstra’s Career Center is a great resource on campus to have resumes checked over, and the staff can even help build them

for students who have never done it before. Another pair of eyes reading over an application, resume or cover letter could make all the difference in catching a typo or mistake.

The Career Center also often holds events and workshops that can help students learn how to build their resume and learn how to present themselves to potential employers.

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Man on the Unispan What are you looking forward to doing now that the weather is getting warmer?

By Brianna Ciniglio STAFF WRITER

“To go to the beach.”

Jeremy Sporn, Sophomore

“To not wear a coat.”

Lizzie Brami, Senior

“Going outside.”

Stephen Barnard, Sophomore

“To be able to stay outside for a long period of time, and for the feeling of getting out of class and it being warm outside.”

Andrew Garrett, Sophomore

“To just hang out outside and run around on the intramural fields.”

Josh Wilson, Sophomore

“To go outside with my friends and experience the city and the surrounding area.”

Sierra Sharratt, Sophomore

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The Humans of Hofstra

By Danielle Santucci STAFF WRITER

Justin Jones, Junior “I was born a month early on a boat. My mom was afraid to go on the boat, but my dad pushed her into going. She had a weird feeling, but ignored it. Once we set out to sea, her water broke. The boat couldn’t get back to land quick enough so I was born on the boat. I guess you can say I got my sea legs early.“

Liad Zayit, Sophomore “For my high school, in order to graduate, you need 40 hours of community service. Basically, you need ten hours every year. If you’re over the required amount of hours in high school, you are in the rotary club. All members in the rotary club go out to lunch with faculty and parents. In high school, I had the most community service hours. I had 1,000 hours because I worked at a Hebrew school as a tutor. I tutored children with special needs. I even continued after high school.”

Jeff Shuder, Junior “I went away to Utica College and didn’t do well. I was partying too much and needed to transfer to community college near home to get my GPA up.

I had a 3.9 and transferred to Hofstra.

I loved the campus environment and when I visited I knew I needed to go there. I wanted to stay close to my family. I never regretted my decision.”

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Joey Liebowitz, Freshman “In 10th-grade, I made the varsity basketball team. We ended up being undefeated and went on to the state championship. It was a good feeling. In eighth-grade I wanted to get involved so I started playing basketball all year. I practiced every day so I could experience that moment in 10th-grade.

I loved basketball but couldn’t play it in college. I need time to focus on my career.”

Background Photo Courtesy of Amanda Benizzi

Hofstra’s Department of Drama and Dance presents:

Richard II A part of the 66th Annual Shakespeare Festival Runs March 5 through 15

Jesse Eberl as Richard II and D

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Deanna Giulietti as Henry Bolingbroke Duke of Herford

Maya Jennings as the Duke of Aumerle

Isaiah Stanley as Lord Salisbury

Anna Holmes as Bagot

Review on B2 Spread by Che Sullivan and Jesse Saunders / Photos by Jesse Saunders

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Hofstra Drama Department Presents ‘Richard II’

Photo courtesy of Phillip Hinds Richard II was peformed March 7 and 8 at Adam’s Playhouse. Senior Jesse Eberl played Richard.

By Brianna Ciniglio COLUMNIST

A Shakespearean production was transformed into a contemporary piece, which included modern features such as stilettos, a rave, and even a

scene where the main character snorts cocaine.

“Richard II” was performed March 7 and 8 at Adam’s Playhouse. Although the language and storyline were just as Shakespeare had written it to be, the rest of the show had a

completely different feel.

“It’s an analogy to famous people in the present,” said Jean Dobie Giebel, director of the production.

The show opens with a video clip of celebrities on the red carpet. Through this transparent

screen, Richard, played by senior Jesse Eberl, could be seen with his equivalent of groupies.

“I like playing Richard because he runs the gambit of emotions,” Eberl said.

He does a fantastic job of running the show as Richard. He is a fierce ruler who everyone in the kingdom either loves and/or fears.

To continue in true Shakespeare fashion, there is a bit of cross-dressing in this show. But, unlike traditional Shakespeare, where young boys acted in female roles, this show was highly dominated by women.

The perfect example of this was senior Deanna Giulietti’s portrayal of Henry Bullingbroke.

Henry’s rise to power was battle driven by determination that Giulietti stepped up to, while in heels, nonetheless.

However if you are a traditional Shakespeare lover, don’t worry; sophomore Justin Valentino’s humorous portrayal of the Duchess of York will keep a smile on your face.

The costumes and music, although up to date, were also a nice addition to the show.

Richard’s long white jacket with

gold trimmings was kingly, yet still red carpet worthy.

The Alt J music during scene changes was perfectly fitting.

The songs were not radio hits, which, if chosen, would have divulged from the elegance of Shakespeare, but they are current enough to keep the modernity of the show in mind.

Richard’s death was beautifully done. It wasn’t too over the top, but left the audience leaving the playhouse with his blood stained shirt sunken into their minds.

Overall, I thought the play did a good job of mixing the old and new. The lines were the same as any production of Richard II would likely be, but allowed the audience to view the words in a whole new light.

“It’s fun to do something so medieval to our mindset in a fresh context,” senior Tom Myers, who played John of Gaunt, said.

Although we as a modern society do not bow down to royalty, we do have celebrities that we completely idolize as kings and queens. Hofstra’s portrayal of Richard II shows that we are not far off from the themes Shakespeare presents in his drama.

FORM Gallery: ‘Pereginate’

By Brianna Holcomb

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Hofstra loves mailing us those study abroad brochures with the beautiful pictures of Rome, London, Berlin, and the dozens of other places we can visit. So many times I have looked at these pictures and thought that seeing these places in person would be just as breathtaking as they appeared in the brochure.

The walls of Calkins Hall’s FORM gallery appeared as though those same beautiful brochure pictures had been blown up and placed in frames. Of course, those pictures in the brochures are actual photographs. However, that is where the difference lies.

The artist, senior fine arts major Rebecca Kollmer, created these without a camera or even a brush. Each image was drawn digitally and displayed in her exhibit entitled “Peregrinate.”

The word “peregrinate” means to travel or wander around from place to place. Looking at these

images the viewer is definitely able to travel with Kollmer to the places she decided to depict in her images.

“From far away my pieces look like pictures, but if you go up close to them it’s like a completely different look at it,” said Kollmer. Each image looks just like a normal photograph, but upon closer inspection you can see the detail in the illustrations.

In one image of the Isola Di Burano, a set of colorful houses in Venice, each house seems to jump out of the frame. The waterfront houses depict a rainbow of colors that capture the eye in a far more interesting way than a photograph. Every picture makes you want to walk closer to it and inspect every detail.

Kollmer used images that she took while she was abroad and used them as the bases for her art. From there she drew all the colors, shapes and shadows in order to build up the pictures piece by piece. What is even

more amazing is that this process her work. I admire her attention to work as well. A notebook left takes between 25-40 hours to detail, which enables the pieces inside the gallery to give feedcomplete for each picture. She to come to life. back on the work express nothing has 5 pieces in the gallery.

Not only her peers but also her but high praise for this artist.

Although these images may professors note Kollmer’s hard take a long time to create, Kollmer is no stranger to the world of graphic design.

She taught herself to use the program at age 15 and designed her entire high school yearbook.

She just recently bought herself a tablet in September and admits it is very addicting. The technology led her to add seven pieces to the two pieces she had previously created the year before.

The amount of detail and time that was placed into each Photo courtesy of Rebecca Kollmer of these pieces is very apparent within Rebecca Kollmer’s “Pereginate” show is currently on display at the Calkins FORM gallery.

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TV That Matters: ‘American Crime’

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Film Review:

‘The Second Best Marigold Hotel’

Photo courtesy of ABC

Photo courtesy of Kate Stewart Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

By Muhammad Muzammal COLUMNIST

By Christina Murphy COLUMNIST

When I first saw commercials for ‘American Crime,’ which ABC took the liberty of marketing as the show of the century, I just saw another big name, big budget miniseries for basic cable (we all saw those commercials for ‘The Slap,’ right?). This show stars Felicity Hoffman and was created by John Ridley, of ‘12 Years a Slave’ screenwriting acclaim.

The show starts with four seemingly disconnected storylines: two sets of parents who have just faced a tragedy, a Latino family lead by a strict Father, a Latino gang member with neck tattoos and a victim’s credit cards, and a drug addled interracial couple who are on a quest for meth and pictures of other interracial couples to that they rip out of magazines and add to a shrine on their wall. Each group’s story develops and we slowly see how they’re all connected.

When I say slowly, I mean it. I wrote ‘S-LO-W’ letter by letter, in all caps and at a moderate pace in my notes during one scene and by the time I was done, still nothing had happened. Granted this is just the pilot and they’re laying down groundwork but they really made the audience work for it.

The first episode of ‘American Crime’ is largely about the people surrounding this so called crime, but goes into little detail as to what the actual crime was. All we know is that a former Marine with a dark secret has been killed and his wife, Gwen, has been sexually assaulted and is in critical condition. The motive was, presumably, money.

We meet a dizzying array of characters on the fringe of this murder. We see them in ambiguous scenes that take place in the present and are interrupted by short choppy cuts of their memories. Some of their memories were of better times; others were of things they’d rather forget. This was the shows best attempt at breaking up the monotony and provoking intrigue.

Felicity Hoffman plays the callous mother of the deceased victim, Matt. She gives an

excellent performance in the first episode.

She plays into the typical unlikeable, staunch female archetypes that pop up on so many of these types of dramas. We see her show little emotion, almost to the point of concern, until her final scene in which she cracks.

‘American Crime’ comes off as a very watered down version of a show that’s already been on cable. Think of a papier-mâché mask made up of strips of ‘The Wire,’ ‘True Detective,’ ‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and ‘Fargo.’ It’s a fine addition to the cadre of shows that set out to reveal an underbelly of society that we collectively chose to not acknowledge.

What sets this show apart from the rest is that it chooses race and justice, or rather injustice, as its main focus. It has a powerful message, but is by no means a nuanced work.

They have a point to make and they’re not being coy about it.

American Crime airs Thursdays on ABC at 10 p.m.

Photo courtesy of The Wrapup

Featuring a wealth of acting talent, “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is a delightful comedy about finding love and romance at any age. A touching preponderance on life, John Madden’s film is about the simple pleasures that aging can bring, as opposed to disease or sickness and in all cases, a year closer to the ultimate end-all.

With a cast that features “Downton Abbey’s” Maggie Smith and “Slumdog Millionaire” star Dev Patel, the film is a charming time at the theater, even if it does contain corny dialogue and offers an over exuberance of awkward cross-cultural references.

Reprising their roles from the predecessor, the cast is well-balanced considering the massive amount of characters involved. The central storyline follows a wedding between the young couple of the William-Shatnerlike Sonny (Dev Patel) and the beautiful Sunaina (Tina Desai). The film also follows around older character such as Muriel (Maggie Smith) and Evelyn (Judi Dench) as Sonny and Muriel try to create the second of the film’s titular establishment, a co-op complex in India made for various retirees and older couples.

Borrowing the same evened and quick editing from the first film, “TSBEMH” crosses between its characters that include the confused Cousins (Ronald Pickup, Diana Hardcastle), the in-love-with-Evelyn Douglas (Bill Nighy), the heartbreaker of Indian men Madge (Celia Imrie), and the lovely mother of Sonny, Mrs. Kapoor (Lillete Dubey). The newest characters include the charming, handsome Guy Chambers (Richard Gere) and the dry Ty Burley (David Strathairn).

Despite the zany romantic subplots and the cross-cultural dance numbers, Madden’s most powerful feature is the wit and charm of the actors. Smith’s Muriel delivers her lines with a condescendingly appropriate wink to America and all things foreign to England. Patel once again creates Sonny with open, slinky movements that threaten to be too goofy.

Gere, with his glow, never outstays his welcome, joining the cast with his leading-man-type attraction.

Despite the film’s high points, the dance numbers feel like a bit of a stretch. With over-the-top characters all focused on love and romance, Madden tries to out-Bollywood Bollywood, but he unwisely includes dance numbers that don’t feel as natural as they would in a Bollywood movie.

Although choreographed well, there’s still the Hollywood wall that separates this movie from the regular Bollywood flick, making it seem like a lazy example of a Bollywood movie.

That may seem like a bit of a cruel reduction, but something was off when Evelyn was in India, away from her eventful partner, only to come back to be with him and dance a perfectly choreographed number with the hotel crew.

What works in Bollywood cannot work in Hollywood unless Madden’s movie fully embraces the over-the-top nuances of a Bollywood film. To do the opposite and make it work, the film would have to be extraordinary (example: Slumdog Millionaire).

However, “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is an overall pleasant experience that has an optimistic poignancy. Even if the characters are aging, there’s never a time they cannot love or be in a relationship.

Age is truly just a number.

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Letter to the Editor To the Editor: Last Wednesday, Feb. 25, Hofstra University launched the “It’s On Us” campaign on its campus. Since then, there has been some backlash about the specifics of the launch and the intentions of the campaign itself, including a recently published op-ed titled, “It’s On Us fails to discuss sexual assault.”

The It’s On Us campaign is not a Hofstra-specific initiative. It is a branded campaign created by the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. It is available to universities around the country, encouraging schools’ students, faculty and staff to communicate and learn how to deal with and move toward putting an end to sexual assault.

hope to make – just a visual rep-

students and staff of the Hofstra

campaign, Hofstra was required

Because it is a branded

resentation of support. They were

It’s on Us committee referred to

The truth is that we can dis-

and expected to include certain

not even given away “for free,”

the published It’s On Us Toolkit

cuss and disagree on the pros

aspects of the campaign into the

so-to-speak. In order to obtain

to create the script for the video.

and cons of events, programs

launch, such as the It’s On Us

a t-shirt, students were asked to

The words “sexual assault” were

and policies until we run out of

logo featured on all of the public-

take the It’s On Us pledge.

used instead of the word “rape,”

words. We can publish article

ity and merchandise. Although

specifically because sexual

after article, proving points about

the t-shirts (there were no hood-

1,500 students took the pledge,

assault is an all-inclusive term

this and that and presenting our

ies) were not “needed,” they and

which means they agreed “to rec-

(including rape).

views. But the survivors, the suf-

the freeze were simply a part of a

ognize that non-consensual sex

marketing strategy implemented

is sexual assault, to identify situa-

of Justice, sexual assault is “any

by a programming committee

tions in which sexual assault may

type of sexual contact or behavior

made up of students and staff to

occur, to intervene in situations

that occurs without the explicit

of Hofstra University all want the

draw in the biggest crowd pos-

where consent has not or cannot

consent of the recipient. Falling

same thing – to effectively, and

sible to the launch.

be given and to create an envi-

under the definition of sexual

hopefully one day permanently,

ronment in which sexual assault

assault are sexual activities, such

put an end to sexual assault of all

successful, marketing must be

is unacceptable and survivors are

as forced intercourse, forcible

kinds, by whatever means neces-

employed. On a college campus,

supported.”

sodomy, child molestation, incest,

sary. Together, we can make a

fondling and attempted rape.”

difference.

In order for any event to be

free apparel is an effective, incen-

At the launch, approximately

used this word specifically.

There has also been criti-

According to the Department

tive-based marketing strategy

cism about the language used

It was said that the word “rape”

used to draw students to events.

throughout the launch. Because

was avoided altogether. However,

The t-shirts were not meant to

the campaign is a national,

throughout the course of the

be indicative of the changes we

modular consumer brand, the

launch event, multiple speakers

fering… the people who need our help, are what really matter.

The students, faculty and staff

JACKIE BAKEWELL IT’S ON US PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE ‘15

Up in arms: Guns are not the answer to sexual assault

By Alexi Cohan COLUMNIST

Sexual harassment on college campuses is a tremendous problem that unfortunately affects young adults all over the country, but allowing students to carry guns on campus in attempt to prevent sexual assault is a major mistake that should undoubtedly be avoided.

While New York currently forbids guns on college campuses, states like Idaho, Utah, Arkansas, Mississippi and Virginia allow their use. To introduce and allow guns on college campuses in order to solve this issue will only cause more danger.

The issue of gun usage is one that is hotly debated among

Americans. According to a CBS News poll taken in 2013, 49 percent of people advocate for stricter gun laws. Thirty-six percent of people think gun laws should be kept as they are, while

parking lot. One can only imagine the horrific consequences of a gun going off in in one of these crowded places. Introducing guns to crowded locations could be a recipe for disaster.

Allowing guns for the purpose of preventing sexual assault raises many questions. What is the purpose of the gun? Is it used for intimidation, or to harm an attacker? Is killing or maiming an attacker even a solution to sexual assault?

What if an innocent bystander is injured in the process of stopping a sexual assault? No matter the intent, no good can come from the possession of a gun.

Allowing guns on campus could create tension among students. The presence of firearms could create problems between roommates who differ in their

“... allowing students to carry guns on campus in attempt to prevent sexual assault is a major mistake... ” the remaining 11 percent support less strict gun laws. But, in the case of sexual misconduct at colleges, a gun is definitely not the solution.

One factor to consider is just how congested college campuses can be. Students are not only surrounded by others in classrooms each day, but they also live with roommates in packed residence halls, cram together in dining halls and compete for spots in a gridlocked

stances on guns, interfering with communication. As for faculty, it may create apprehension and create a hostile learning environment.

These are only a few examples of the campus relationships that are altered by the possession of guns. Undoubtedly, students and faculty would have a heightened sense of fear in knowing that people on campus could be armed guns, which is not the kind of environment that a college campus should foster.

Another aspect of college lifestyle that should be considered in this debate is the reckless weekend behavior, such as the alcohol consumption

students under the influence already cause serious danger on campuses across the nation.

Throwing guns into this uncontrolled party scene will cause even more danger.

Students at crowded parties, bars or clubs could drunkenly shoot a gun, even if accidentally or without malicious intent, killing or injuring other students or members of the community.

Guns are not the answer to reduce sexual assault. As an alternative solution to the sexual assault problem, colleges could offer self-defense courses – Hofstra does – or provide other protective mechanisms, such as pepper spray. Sexual assault is something that we cannot overlook, and to protect students, we need to consider safe and effective preventative measures instead of adding highly dangerous weapons into the equation.

“No matter the intent, no good can come from the possession of a gun.” and illegal drug use, of many students. Situations that involve

The views and opinions expressed in the Op-Ed section are those of the authors of the articles.

They are not an endorsement of the views of The Chronicle or its staff. The Chronicle does not discriminate based on the opinions of the authors.

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A case for common sense: Everyone should be vaccinated

By Haiting Tan SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Measles were declared eliminated in 2000, and in the ten years that followed, there were no more than 220 cases per year. Then in 2014, the United States experienced an alarming surge in the number of measles cases, which, paired with a recent outbreak originating at Disneyland, has sparked a renewal of the debate regarding childhood vaccination.

First and foremost, children should be given vaccines, as vaccination is crucial in saving kids’ lives. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics,

“most childhood vaccines are 90-99 percent effective in preventing disease,” and the Centers for Disease Control estimated that “732,000 American children were saved from death, and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses from 1994 to 2014 were prevented because of vaccination.” Death-by-measles has subsequently decreased by 74 percent due to vaccination, which explains why in lieu of the recent measles outbreak, President Obama urged parents to get their children fully vaccinated.

Anti-vaccine activists argue that

“... children should be given vaccines, as vaccination is crucial in saving kids’ lives.”

diseases targeted by vaccines have more or less disappeared, and that preventative measures are no longer necessary.

But while polio was declared eradicated in the country in 1979 and there have been fewer than 25 deaths annually from mumps since 1968, the recent measles outbreak shows that preventative measures are needed to keep these rare diseases from resurfacing.

When Jenny McCarthy, host of the television program “The View,” concluded that her son Evan was born with an immune deficiency that was caused by vaccines and therefore led to his autism, anti-vaccine activists immediately leaped to her support.

Anti-vaxxers constantly cite former surgeon Andrew Wakefield’s journal The Lancet,

which proposes a connection between vaccines and autism.

However, Wakefield was stripped of his medical license in 2010 when it was shown that he had falsified the data.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, on the other hand, released a list of more than 40 studies showing no link between vaccines and autism. The spread

their child’s state of vaccination does not have an impact on other children. Those parents are misinformed. They are not only placing their children at risk, but are potentially putting their entire community in danger.

Although the U.S. has yet to establish mandatory federal vaccination, all 50 states require it for children entering public schools, emphasizing the importance of vaccinations.

Anti-vaxxers believe that the government should not intervene in personal medical choices and that parents should have the rights to raise their children as they see fit. Regardless, public health and public safety should be placed above individual rights.

“... public health and public safety should be placed above individual rights.” of misinformation leads parents to fear mandatory vaccination.

These fears are unfounded and leave the public vulnerable to these infectious diseases.

Some parents believe that

Illustration by Alexis Sansone

Have an opinion?

Email us at hofstrachronicleeditorials@gmail.com

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Softball splits Friday’s DH against Wildcats and Owls

By Mike Rudin and Jeffrey Werner SPORTS EDITOR AND STAFF WRITER

The Hofstra Pride softball squad entered the Florida Atlantic University Parent’s Weekend Tournament this past weekend and quickly smashed the first game of Friday’s doubleheader with five runs in the first inning to win game one against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, 6-1.

Despite the strong win, the Pride couldn’t top FAU in game two, falling to the Owls 3-2.

Pitching was the second key component in the game for the Pride as starter Morgan Lashley surrendered one run in 6.1 innings of work. Despite giving up four walks and four hits, Lashley struck out three and worked out of jams to string together five scoreless innings from the very beginning.

After a scoreless top of the first, Hofstra’s offense started out strong with four consecutive hits in the first four plate appearances.

Chloe Fitzgerald got the ball rolling with an infield bunt to reach first base unscathed.

Fitzgerald stole second shortly afterwards which allowed her to score off an RBI single from

Caryn Bailey for the first run of the game. Bailey then hustled to second on the throw to get in scoring position.

Brittain Allocca stepped to the plate and pulled the same tactic as Fitzgerald with a bunt that granted her an infield hit, putting runners at both corners.

Lacey Clark provided a big swing to crush the ball into center field for a two-run double and pushed the Pride lead to 3-0 with not a single out recorded by Bethune-Cookman University.

The Wildcats started to limit the damage by forcing hitter Erin Trippi to ground out. Her at-bat moved Clark over to third putting her in position to score and Clark reached home plate off an RBI groundout by Michaela Transue.

With two outs, Kim Smith took her spot in the batter’s box and kept the rally alive with a walk to first and put herself in scoring position by stealing second.

Danille Bitts delivered the goods with an RBI single to cap off the five-runs in the first.

Hofstra added an extra insurance run in bottom of the second inning thanks to an RBI single by Allocca to drive in Fitzgerald, that put the Pride out in front 6-0.

Wildcats starter Sabrina Anguiano, was pulled from the

game two innings in, after surrendering all six runs. The reliever, Bailey Corner, kept the Pride off the board with four scoreless innings, but the damage was done.

Bethune-Cookman scored one run in the sixth inning, but otherwise, Lashley consistently kept the Wildcats off the board throughout the game and earned her third win of the season.

After a solid win, the Pride battled hard in the second game against the FAU Owls, but couldn’t close the door as they dropped the game in extra innings.

The Pride was able to take an early lead thanks to a wild pitch.

In the first inning, junior center fielder Caryn Bailey lined the ball down the infield line and was able to reach third. Owls’ pitcher Kylee Hanson threw a pitch that went beyond the reach of the catcher and Bailey was able to score the first run for Hofstra and take a 1-0 lead.

The Owls would respond with a run of their own in the third inning, but the Pride took take the lead once again in the fourth. Freshmen infielder Brittain Allocca came to the plate with Danielle Bitts at third and Bailey at first. Allocca hit the ball up

Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Shortstop Michaela Transue currently leads the team with four fielding errors.

middle to drive in Bitts and give the Pride a 2-1 lead.

Senior pitcher Taylor Pirone had a stellar performance in the game, striking out six batters and allowing zero walks. It looked as though she could keep the Owls off the board and give the Pride it’s second win of the day and seventh of the season.

Unfortunately, the Owls’ batters got the best of her in the seventh as she gave up a lead-off hit to Emily Lochten who would steal second and advance to third on a groundout.

One more out was all the Pride needed to end the game, but Pirone threw a pitch far out of the reach of catcher Erin Trippi, allowing Lochten to score and tie the game at two.

Hofstra offense couldn’t get anything done in the top of seventh, so coach Anderson sent Pirone back out to the mound to possibly get one more good inning out of her. Lochten would come up to bat once again with bases loaded and end the game with a single that would drive in the game-winning run.

Anderson’s squad repeats with 1-1 record on Sat.

By Elliot Rubin and PJ Potter STAFF WRITERS

The Hofstra Pride skillfully beat Coastal Carolina University, 2-0 but suffered a tough, one-run loss to Florida State University on Saturday’s doubleheader.

Despite the Pride offense only scoring two runs, it was more than enough run support for starter Morgan Lashley in a superb outing.

Lashley went above and beyond against the CCU Chanticleers all day en route to a complete four-hit, 10-strikeout shutout performance – a season high mark that reached doubledigits for the first time in 2015.

Left fielder Chloe Fitzgerald

continued to be the sparkplug atop the lineup, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and scored the first run of the game via a walk, which raised her on-base percentage to .419 after the game.

The Pride’s second and final run of the game came later in the first inning by an RBI groundout from catcher Erin Trippi.

CCU starter Kiana Quolos kept her team close and pitched six strong innings. She allowed six hits, two earned runs and four walks with no strikeouts in the tough-luck loss.

Not a single CCU player had a multiple hit game in the team’s struggle against Lashley. The hits were divided amongst third basemen Kory Hayden, catcher Amanda Daneker and right fielder

Kailey Mellen each went 1-for-3 in the game.

After losing a heartbreaking opener on Feb. 13, Lashley won four decisions and allowed three runs in a start since. With the victory, she lowered her season ERA to a remarkable 2.01. The Pride moved back to a game over .500 with the win.

In a pitcher’s duel between Hofstra’s Taylor Pirone and Florida State’s Jessica Burroughs, the Pride fell short in dramatic fashion, 2-1, to No. 12-ranked FSU in game two on Saturday during the Florida Atlantic University Parent’s Weekend Tournament.

Maddie O’Brien was up to bat for the Florida State Seminoles in the bottom of the seventh inning

with one out when she hit a walkoff single to right-center field, bringing in Alex Kossoff to cross home plate.

Centerfielder Caryn Bailey was the only offensive threat for the Pride in the game. Bailey hit a solo homerun, her first of the season, in the top of the first inning.

For the rest of game, Hofstra was unable to put anything else on the scoreboard.

Bailey finished the game and compiled three of Hofstra’s four hits of the day, including two for extra bases.

She is now tied for 13th all-time in Hofstra softball history with 17 homeruns with her teammate, Erin Trippi, who hit a single in the second inning.

Hofstra struggled defensively throughout the game, accounting for four errors – one of which led to a run scored for the Seminoles in the sixth inning.

To her misfortune, Senior Taylor Pirone got the loss of the game. She pitched a hard-fought game, tossing 6.1 inning and struckout three. Pirone allowed one earned run and scattered six hits. Her ERA for the season improved to 2.96 after the game.

Jessica Burroughs was given the win for Florida State, tossing a complete game, four-hitter and allowed one earned run.

She fanned 11 Hofstra batters, including three in the first inning to strike out the side.

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Women’s basketball concludes ‘14-‘15 with loss

By Kevin Carroll STAFF WRITER

Despite launching a furious comeback with their backs against the wall, the Hofstra women’s basketball team fell just one basket short of victory Wednesday night, dropping a thriller to UNCW by a score of 75-76 at the Trask Coliseum.

Twenty turnovers and poor free-throw shooting were just too much for the Pride to overcome, despite having four starters pose double-digit scoring totals. Darius Faulk led the way for the Pride, having one of the best games of her collegiate career. She reached the team-high, tying with 18 points, while grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out seven assists. “I’m always pushing her to be a leader, and she is a leader on the floor when she takes a game over like that,” said head coach Kilburn-Steveskey after the game.

Freshman phenom Ashunae Durant, back in the starting lineup in place of Elo Edeferioka, also had 18 points, and eight boards.

Kelly Loftus had 14 points, and Anjie White continued her string of stellar performances with eleven points in Wednesday’s loss.

This entire contest was played at a breakneck pace, as both teams raced out of the gate in the first half, pushing the tempo and looking for open shots. Neither team actually hit a basket until two minutes in, when a Loftus

layup gave the Pride the first two points of the game. The squads would pass the lead back and forth like a hot potato all throughout the first half, with neither team able to break the game open. The Seahawks were able to stretch the lead by six points on two separate occasions, but the Pride scratched and clawed their way back. Loftus had 12 of her 14 points in the first half, but it was only enough to keep it close, as UNCW headed to the locker room with a 38-36 halftime lead.

Coming out of the break Hofstra was slow to find the rhythm, turning the ball over multiple times, and losing Loftus for a long stretch as she picked up her third personal foul. Ashunae Durant, who had been a little quiet in the first half, started to pick up some of the scoring load for the Pride, as they looked to catch up to the Seahawks. A Durant layup with just over 12 minutes to play put the Pride back on top, but it was shortlived, as UNCW’s Brie Mobley answered back with a three-pointer. The teams traded baskets down the stretch before UNCW looked to pull away, taking a tenpoint lead on the Pride with three minutes to play.

However, one of the defining characteristics of this Hofstra squad was its resiliency, and they certainly showed it in the game’s final minutes, launching a last-gasp comeback effort. After a jumper from White, and a big steal from Loftus, Darius Faulk

Megan McGuire/The Chronicle The Hofstra Pride finished the 2014-15 regular season with a 18-11 record overall, 11-7 in the CAA, 3rd in the conference.

scored six consecutive points to bring the Pride to within two.

Hofstra had a chance to tie the game up, but couldn’t convert, and had no choice but to send the Seahawks to the line, where they knocked down two free throws, to make it a five-point game. The Pride mounted one more comeback effort, but there just wasn’t enough time, as jumpers from White and Durant were in vain and UNCW escaped their

home court with a 76-75 heartstopping victory.

“It’s just two moments of disappointment for us these last two games,” said Kilburn-Steveskey after the game. “It does not define us, but it is what it is. We cannot deny it.”

Hofstra finished the season with an 18-11 record, 11-7 in the conference. UNCW, who was led by Shatia Cole’s game-high twenty points, finished at 14-15,

with a 10-8 CAA record.

Next up for the Hofstra women’s basketball team is a trip down to Maryland for the CAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

The Pride clinched the third seed before the game on Wednesday, and will be take on the sixthseeded Tribe of William & Mary.

That game will be played on Friday, March 13, at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, MD.

Softball ties in extras vs. FAU, staying at .500

By Mike Rudin SPORTS EDITOR

Day three of the FAU Parent’s Weekend Tournament became no different for the Pride: erratic trends and inconsistency. Three last-minute runs in the seventh and two runs in extra innings were only enough to pull a 5-5 tie with the Florida Atlantic Owls.

Four of the five runs by the Owls were unearned and cost Hofstra the chance to take the rubber game of the five-game series.

Pride starter Morgan Lashley pitched through all of regulation and surrendered ten hits, three runs – one of which was earned – zero walks and put up nine

strikeouts.

Both starters tossed goose eggs back and forth throughout the first four innings until the Owls broke the trend and got on the board first 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Hofstra struggled to get on the scoreboard within the first six innings of the game but the Pride changed their luck around with a three-run rally.

With one out left in the top of the seventh and Danielle Bitts on first after a fielder’s choice.

Pinch hitter Cuzzola squeezed out a walk to keep the Pride alive and moved Bitts within striking distance of home at second base.

Chloe Fitzgerald stepped up and delivered a single up the

middle that filled the bases with Caryn Bailey up next to bat.

With one swing of the bat, Caryn Bailey changed the momentum of the game with a bases-clearing double to put the Pride up 3-1 over FAU. Lashley could not close out the game with a fielding error at shortstop that revived the Owls.

Eventually the fielding error led to back-to-back unearned runs that neutralized the score and sent the game into overtime.

The eighth inning was a pitcher’s showdown as Hofstra’s Taylor Pirone and Florida Atlantic’s Amanda Wilson, each put up goose eggs in the eighth and ninth inning.

Owls’ starter Amanda Wilson

worked without any support from the bullpen, working through all 11 innings of the game. She allowed eight hits, five runs – three earned – and three walks, but she struck out 12 pride players at the plate.

The tenth inning hosted a pair pair of runs, one from each team to extend the game into the 11th inning.

With Clarke 60-feet away from home in the final inning, Michaela Transue fired a single down the right field line to put the Pride out in front in the top of the final inning.

Pirone needed three outs to secure the win in extra innings, but that fantasy slowly faded in the bottom of the 11th.

With one runner on second base to start the inning, Pirone came up clutch with a ground out and a strikeout, leaving the Pride one out away from the win. With the runner on third, Emily Lotchen ruined Prione’s chances for the win with an RBI double to drive in the runner, Lindsay Shell.

Pirone wrapped up the inning and both teams came out of the tournament with a 5-5 tie. Hofstra split the series at .500 over the weekend, going 2-2-1, but also stayed at .500 overall on the season 7-7-1.

The Pride will conclude their 15-game road trip and return home for the first game of the 2015 season against Dartmouth College on March 18 at 3:00 p.m.

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Women’s lacrosse sweep the week vs. Red Foxes, Bobcats

By Hailey Oliveri and Alex Mitchell STAFF WRITERS

The Pride set a new record in victory over Marist.

Records were broken this past Friday for the Women’s Lacrosse Team. Improving their record this season to 3-2, the Pride took the win up at Tenney Stadium over Marist 12-8. With a solid effort from many of the Prides’ players, nobody had a better night than senior defender April Iannetta.

With five draw controls, Iannetta was able to break the schools record of 145 set back in the early 2000’s by Becky Thorn and bring the record to 146. With the season being nowhere close to done, Iannetta will surpass Thorn’s record greatly and hold the title of all time leader in draw controls.

Iannetta wasn’t the only senior on the team to have a team leading number that night. Senior attacker Brittan Altomare lead the team in points with two goals and three assists giving her a total of five points.

In Hofstra’s last outing against defending champions Maryland, freshman Amanda Seekamp

showed everyone that the freshman could really bring their A-game.

Seekamp scoring four out of the six goals on the Prides end that night did not disappoint in the matchup against Marist.

Seekamp, alongside senior attacker Sam Lenox, scored a goal each to get the Pride off to an early 2-0 lead less than four minutes into the first half.

Seekamp also recorded another goal and a groundball in the game.

It was a give-and-go game, and Marist fought hard. The Red Foxes were able to pull a 3-2 lead on a free position goal from Hayley Burke. Then the Pride took over.

The remainder of the half the Pride were led by Iannetta scoring two goals in a five goal run leaving the pride with a halftime lead of 7-3.

The second half was an equal effort on both ends of the field, with both the Pride and the Red Foxes both scoring five goals.

What the Pride lacked in their previous matchup against Maryland they brought to the table in this game against Marist.

With long possessions that

resulted in goals, along with Kelsey Gregerson’s nine saves and the 15 draw controls taken

by Hofstra, the Pride was able to beat the Red Foxes.

The Hofstra Pride took down the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Sunday March 8 by a score of 14-9, improving to 4-2. What started out as a slow defensive game quickly took a wild turn.

Hofstra started with two quick strikes within the first forty seconds and another five minutes later.

It wasn’t until about eight minutes in that Qunnipiac would find the back of the net answering one Pride goal cutting Hofstra’s lead to two. Hofstra then took a three goal lead back of Carlee Ancona’s second goal of the season with about five to play in the half. Quinnipac’s attacker Kyra Ochwat would answer with two goals of her own before the half finished, narrowing Hofstra’s lead to just 4-3.

The second half of play sparked higher amounts of offense for both squads. Hofstra scored four minutes in to the final half and that was promptly answered by Ochwat for her third goal of the game. Quickly follow-

Salvatore Guardino/Hofstra Chronicle Brittain Altomare (5) goes for a wrap-around score against Quinnipiac.

ing Hofstra put two up as well.

Between the two teams, there was a total of five goals scored in about four minutes. Following that Quinnipiac put up two of their own bringing the score to 7-6. A little more than halfway through the final half, Brittan Altomare struck the net to get her second goal of the game, boosting the Pride up by two.

The Pride took care of business via a four goal run in nearly four minutes giving Hofstra a 12-7 advantage. Two of which were scored by Atlomare giving her a second four-goal game this season. Both units would finish

the game scoring two a piece rendering the final score of 14-9.

Tiana Parrella also finished with four goals, the last assisted by Altomare for her fifth one of the game.

Hofstra coach Shannon Smith said, “Overall the offense started to click a little bit and we couldn’t turn over the ball anymore.”

Altomare added, “This was a huge weekend for us it prepared us for CAA play.”

Hofstra prepares to take on Johns Hopkins at home on Saturday, March 14th for an afternoon showdown.

HOFSTRA AT A GLANCE MEN’S LACROSSE

BASEBALL

SOFTBALL

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Overall 1-4

Overall 2-6

Overall 7-7-1

Overall 4-2

Conference (0-0)

Conference (0-0)

Conference (0-0)

Conference (0-0)

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March 10, 2015 • A 17

Men’s tennis struggles with back-to-back losses

By Mike Rudin and Kevin Carroll SPORTS EDITOR AND STAFF WRITER

For the first time in the 2015 season the men’s tennis team was swept. The Pride tennis team opened up the first conference matchup against College of Charleston with the Cougars shutting out the Pride 7-0.

Senior Beau Wills showed promise in the first singles set against Courgar player Rodrigo Encinas with a 6-0 decision, but ultimately Encinas ran away with the first singles match in back-toback, 6-4 decisions.

Ari Richman stepped onto the court next against Brice Allanic and fell in two decisions of 7-5, 6-3.

Niko Vulinovich also couldn’t break the trend as he lost, 7-5, 6-3, to Charlie Ghriskey in the third singles matchup.

Leonardo Pires struggled the most against opponent Vasily

Kichigin in back-to-back, 6-1 decisions to lose the fourth singles set. Pires’s loss ultimately clinched Charleston’s victory over the Pride with four straight victories to produce a 4-0 lead out of seven possible points.

Ricky Hendler was the only other Pride player in the match to send a singles bracket to the third, final decision. He won the first decision 6-1 but fell in the following two, 6-1, 6-3 against Charleston player Zack Lewis.

Stuart Macleod faced off against Garrett Gordon in the final set of the singles bracket where Gordan achieved the team’s sweep in the singles series with a 7-5, 6-3 decision win to take six points over the Pride.

Hofstra battled back during the doubles bracket, winning the first round against Charleston. The duo of Wills/Vulinovich battled the Allanic/Sydow team and the Pride pulled out a 7-6 (3) decision win.

The next two sets of the doubles series fell flat for the Pride as Charleston came back to win the extra point and achieve the sweep against the Pride.

Hendler/Macleod failed to win the point from the doubles bracket with the Kichigin/Ghriskey team overpowering the Pride in a 6-4 decision to force a tiebreaker.

Pires and Richman couldn’t get the job done together to take the last point away against Charleston’s Encinas and Record with a 7-6(1) victory decision to close out the match.

On Sunday, Hofstra couldn’t get hot enough to slip past Temple, falling victim to the Owls 4-3 at the Point Set Indoor complex in Oceanside.

The lone doubles point in the match proved to be crucial, as the Owls won two of three doubles matches to grab the first point.

Hofstra’s duo of Niko Vulinovich and Beau Wills won the first

matchup of the evening by a 6-4 score. However, Temple grabbed the next two matches handily, posting 6-1 and 6-0 victories to grab the doubles point and take a 1-0 overall lead.

Wills – a senior and one of the leaders of the Pride tennis team – evened things up at one with a 6-4, 6-0 straight set victory over Temple’s Santiago Canete.

However, the next three singles matches were all Temple victories, giving them a 4-1 lead with only two matches to go, clinching victory.

The Pride fought valiantly in their two remaining matches, despite having already been mathematically defeated by the Owls. Ari Richman, a senior from Phoenix, squeaked out a victory in a marathon match with Temple’s Nicolas Paulus to close the gap to 4-2.

Richman dropped the first set 6-7, before rallying to take the

second set 6-1. The final set took extra time to complete, but when the dust settled, Richman grabbed a 10-7 victory, winning the match and a point for Hofstra.

Ricky Hendler also pulled out a come-from-behind victory, dropping the first set 1-6, then notching 6-4 and 11-9 victories in the next two sets to win the final point for Hofstra. Unfortunately, Richman and Hendler’s efforts would ultimately be in vain as Temple had already sealed victory and managed to escape Oceanside with a 4-3 victory.

Hofstra dropped to 3-3 on the year, while Temple improved to 8-6.

The Hofstra men’s tennis team has a big weekend ahead of them as they head down to Baltimore for two matches. The first will be against Coppin State on Saturday at 3:00 and then the Pride will square off with Loyola University on Sunday at 11:00.

HOFSTRA ATHLETIC CALENDAR Away

3/10

3/11

3/12

Home

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Women’s Basketball

3/13 Friday

3/14

3/15

3/16

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

v. William & Mary CAA TOURNAMENT (Semifinals and (CAA QuarterChampionship - If Necessary) finals) - 7:30 p.m.

Men’s Lacrosse

vs. Providence 12:00 p.m. vs. Johns Hopkins 3:00 p.m.

Women’s lacrosse Softball vs. William & Mary 3:00 p.m.

vs. William & Mary 2:00 p.m.

vs. William & Mary 1:00 p.m.

Men’s Tennis

@ Coppin State University 3:00 p.m.

@ Loyola University 11:00 a.m.

Women’s Tennis

@ Towson / Coppin State 9:00 a.m./3:00 p.m.

@ Loyola University 11:00 a.m.

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Pride coach spotlight: First year HC Larissa Anderson

By Mike Rudin SPORTS EDITOR

Softball is not just a sport, but a life-long passion for first-year head coach Larissa Anderson.

The new skipper has come a long way from her beginning in Lake George, N.Y. “I grew up playing softball. I started probably in third or fourth grade,” said Anderson. “I was a big Mets fan, so I was always around baseball. My family was very [big] into baseball, but I grew up playing little league in Lake George High School… and just fell in love with it.”

Her exploration in the sport early on gradually flourished over time and she later joined her high school team over the years. One event as an underclassman was an eye-opener and cemented her love for the sport.

“It was neat that when I was in 10th grade we went to the New York State Championships. I didn’t know anything about fastpitch. Everything I grew up with was just sling-shots, not slowpitch,” said Anderson. “[I] never saw a wind mill pitcher until I went to the State Championships.

As soon as I saw them throwing wind mill and how hard they can throw, I fell in love with it and I said ‘I can do that.’”

By then, she took the initiative to learn fast-pitch to excel during high school and propelled her game into the colligate pool.

“I found a camp, went to a camp to teach myself how to

throw wind mill and the rest was history. Won the state title and went on the play college softball,” said Larissa Anderson.

Her championship year in ‘92 during high school was the ramp that fueled her love for softball and she continued as an outfielder and shortstop for Gannon University.

Anderson’s transcript says she’s a therapeutic recreation major, but coaching was always her secret profession, even in college.

“I think I always knew I would be coaching. It was one of those things where I got my degree in physical therapy and I figured physical therapy would be my profession, but coaching softball would always be my passion and would always fall back on it,” said Anderson.

She was awarded an AllAmerican outfielder in ‘97 for her hard work and stellar play.

Anderson possessed a skill of analysis to kindle her passion for softball as a player, but also in aspects of a coach in the making during her college years.

“I was always a student of the game. I understood the game. I had that eye where I could read swings. Even though I didn’t know I was reading it. I had that instinct,” said Anderson. “I didn’t pitch in college – I did short and center, but I was at every pitching practice. I just watched and asked questions and learned. I got around as many people as possible to teach me the game,

and I was very comfortable teaching in college.”

Anderson taught colleagues in her time with the Gannon Knight Clubs and her constant desire to gain knowledge and understanding of the sport solidified her desire to turn to the coaching industry.

“Even when I was in college I was always looking to improve people and it was something that I knew I was always going to be a coach,” said Anderson.

After studying as an undergraduate, she stayed for around Gannon, but as an assistant head coach.

Afterwards, she tried out LIU Post for two more years until she joined the Hofstra softball coaching staff with Bill Edwards.

The past 13 seasons she’s joined the ride and helped create a strong athletic program with 10 NCAA appearances and 10 CAA titles during her time as an assistant and associate head coach.

More recently, during the summer of 2014, Hall of Famer and former head coach Bill Edwards retired and named Anderson her successor.

“In the two weekends that I’ve coached, I’ve been mentored unbelievably by coach Edwards.

He’s prepared me more than I can even describe,” said Anderson. “Coach Edwards taught me all the other intangibles. How to evaluate talent and how to know what you’re recruiting. What can you

Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Larissa Anderson was named the sixth head coach in program history.

teach, what can you teach your staff and how you can develop players.”

She went further into detail about other aspects while working with Bill Edwards in the last 13 years.

“We’re recruiting upside potential. We’re not recruiting the finished products,” said Anderson. “I need to look at who

is a really great athlete and make them a great softball player or a great softball player into a great athlete.”

She aims to continue improving the program along the way as well.

She’s the sixth head coach in program history and picks up where number five left off.

Men’s lacrosse down to 1-4 after loss v. OSU

By Jeffrey Werner STAFF WRITER

Losses just keep coming as men’s lacrosse picked up yet another one against Ohio State.

The Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team traveled to Columbus, Ohio on Saturday to face off with the Ohio State Buckeyes, but fell just short, 9-8. The Pride has been in a bit of slump, losing three out of their first four games, their

only win coming in a dominating performance against Manhattan College.

Senior attacker Sam Llinares led the way for the Pride in scoring, as he has been doing for much of the season, with 15 on the year. He would score three goals in the game, one of which would tie up the game at five at the end of the second quarter.

Also fueling the Pride’s offensive attack has been midfielder Mike Malave, who, like Llinares,

has 15 goals on the season.

Malave contributed two goals in their effort against Ohio State.

Also scoring in the match was freshman Dylan Alderman, who scored the first goal for Hofstra, senior Korey Hendrickson and senior Ryan Rielly.

Another player worth noting in the effort against the Buckeyes is Kris Clarke, who won12 of the 21 face-offs for Hofstra. To make things more impressive, the sophomore midfielder won those

face-offs against a skillful opponent in Christopher May, who has been named Big Ten Specialist of the Week three times this season.

Ultimately, the Achilles’ heel for the Pride has been their defense.

The offense has been able to keep the team in their games this season by scoring a lot of goals, but the defense has struggled, surrendering 9-plus goals in four games. No more is this true than in the match against Ohio State, as the defense allowed attacker

Jesse King to score four goals and attackers Carter Brown and Colin Chell each to score twice.

If they didn’t allow one of those players to score one or two of their goals, the outcome would have been be a lot different.

With this loss, the Pride drops to a 1-4 record as they host the Providence College Friars in the first of three straight games at home. The game will start at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday at Shuart Stadium.

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March 10, 2015 • A 19

Men’s basketball eliminated in double OT loss

By Kyle Kandetzki SPORTS EDITOR

If you were to miss all of Hofstra’s semifinal matchup, and only sat in on the post-game presser, the team’s disposition told the whole story.

Dion Nesmith after his final game in a Pride uniform sat motionless, Juan’ya Green looked near tears, and a typically-composed coach Mihalich spoke in an emotionally dejected tone to the media. This one clearly hurt.

The Hofstra Pride men’s basketball team fell in the CAA semifinals to the top-seeded College of William & Mary Tribe on Sunday. The game, played at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, was a double-overtime thriller that Hofstra simply couldn’t close out, falling 92-91.

“There’s a lot of emotional guys in that locker room,” said head coach Joe Mihalich. “Someone was going to have their heart broken, and unfortunately, it’s us.”

After a huge win against JMU, the Pride didn’t come out on the right foot, as the beginning of the opening period belonged to the Tribe – who grabbed nine of the game’s first 11 points. Moussa Kone was the only player to contribute over the first six minutes of the afternoon for Hofstra, scoring all of the six initial Pride points.

Hofstra’s early struggles continued when they fell behind 15-6, thanks to a three minute scoring drought and some missed free throws – a recurring problem on the day.

The turning point finally came once William & Mary opened up a double-digit, 21-11 lead with 10 minutes to go in the half. Rokas Gustys broke open the early run, scoring twice inside, including a rim rocking dunk. After a 15-1 run over in less than five minutes, Hofstra had seized the lead, 26-22.

The half ended in electrifying fashion with the final five field goals all coming from behind the arc – three from CAA Player of the Year Marcus Thornton, and the other two coming from Green.

Thornton’s final three, which put him up to 16 points, had the Tribe up 35-32 at the break.

The second half opened with Nesmith leading the attack, playing with a sense of urgency in his final weekend of conference competition. Dion scored the first three field goals, sharing control of the offense with fellow guard Green. Green then grabbed two steals in less than 20 seconds, and turned them both into baskets, one on a dish to Malik Nichols.

The Pride was in position to run away with leads on several occasions, including a furious 13-0 run where Hofstra not only erased a seven-point deficit, but

Chris Owens/ Hofstra Chronicle Dion Nesmith (11) went out with a 21-point day in his final game with the Pride.

built a six-point lead, headed once again by Nesmith who silenced the rowdy crowd with a timely three-pointer.

“Who played harder than him?” said Mihalich. “There are a lot of guys playing their heart out, but none more than Dion.”

Though the double-headed monster the Tribe had between Thronton and Omar Prewitt would always respond, this time with Omar hitting a three and a layup within 20 seconds of the next two Hofstra scores to keep the game within three.

Brian Bernardi broke out of a serious shooting slump to nail two three-pointers, while Green followed with his pinpoint freethrows to open up a 68-59 lead with five minutes to go.

But William & Mary never waivered.

Hofstra only scored five points in the closing five minutes, and none in the closing 90 seconds when it truly mattered. The Pride led 73-68 in the final moments, but Thornton scored five unanswered points, finished by two free throws to tie the game at 73-73. Moussa Kone had the last shot on a dish inside for Hofstra, but missed, and a ticket to the quarterfinals would have to be punched in overtime.

The opening moments of the overtime period went disastrously for Hofstra, as the Tribe opened up a three-point lead in less than 30 seconds, and Nesmith fouled out of the game. Before the opening minute was even over, William & Mary was up 78-73.

Bernardi found his three-point stroke at the perfect time, knocking down two of them to take an unprecedented 80-78 lead, while the Tribe hung around by drawing fouls consistently, much to the dismay and confusion of the Pride.

With a tied score of 83-83, Hofstra had a chance to take a lead with 12 seconds to go with Rokas Gustys going to the line, but nerves and a loud Tribe crowd seemed to shake him as he missed both free throws, ultimately sending the incredulous crowd and teams into a second overtime.

Free throws made up much of the early second OT scoring, including Prewitt’s final two points which put him at 33 – a careerhigh – while also fouling Gustys

Chris Owens/The Chronicle Brian Bernardi guards Daniel Dixon (0). Dixon hit the game-winning shot.

out of the game just moments after his missed charity stripe shots.

In the closing seconds, it was Green one final time. Juan’ya missed a jumper, down 89-87, but Nichols came up with a huge offensive rebound that saved the Pride. The ball was kicked out to Bernardi, who fed it to Green again to knock down a threepointer. On Hofstra’s final possession, Kone would be fouled, but he only hit one free throw, so with eight seconds to go the Pride led 91-89.

“We ask these guys to leave everything they have on the floor, and they did that,” said Mihalich.

Following a timeout, it would be none other than Thornton dribbling the ball up court, towards the left corner. Marcus faked a shot, but instead handed the ball off to a wide-open Daniel Dixon, who had only four points on the day.

Dixon pulled up with ease and the shot fell, just at the right time, just as had been the case all afternoon for the Tribe.

Hofstra only had .8 seconds to create a play, but the inbound pass would deflect off the scoreboard. The Tribe inbounded to a celebration with the thousands of fans that made the trip on a final score of 92-91.

The heartbreaking loss means the end of the road for senior forward Moussa Kone, who was the key factor in their win against JMU, and Nesmith, who went out with one of his top performances

of the season. “[My teammates] had my back from day one,” said Nesmith, alluding to his multiple stops in his collegiate career. “I wouldn’t trade these guys for anyone in the world.

Green led the team with 26 points and seven assists while playing every single minute. His defensive play fell short, allowing 37 points to Thornton.

Hofstra had a successful day from the field, shooting 49 percent, but were ultimately unable to finish things off due to free throws, where they shot an unimpressive 13-for-25.

An up-and-down season for Hofstra finished with two of the most inspired performances from the Pride, ending the 2014-15 campaign at 20-13.

The team is ready to use this failure as fuel once they move past the heartbreak.

“We should remember this feeling, this should motivate us,” said Green.

Mihalich wasn’t shy to show how much it hurt now, but still saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

“We have a great group of guys coming back. We aren’t going anywhere.”

Back Cover: Juan’ya Green tries to stop Omar Prewitt’s (33 pts) offensive assault in the CAA semifinals.

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Bitter in Baltimore Hofstra eliminated from CAA Tournament after double OT, 92-91 loss to William & Mary Chris Owens/Hofstra Chronicle