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Miley Cryus releases eighth studio album ‘Endless Summer Vacation’

Alleged harassment in Enterprise Hall

By Kat Salmon ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Miley Cyrus is no stranger

to changing up her image and sound – from dancing on stage at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards with her foam finger to showing off her more rock-

heavy side with the release of “Plastic Hearts.” It is safe to say that the “Endless Summer Vacation” era is a breath of fresh air for the former Disney star. “Endless Summer Vacation” is her eighth studio album and was released on Friday, March 10. Cyrus proves through stunning vocals and powerful lyrics that she is here to stay. The album itself seems to be heavily influenced by the disco, electronic and pop genres of music. It gives off a completely different vibe from “Plastic Hearts,” which had more of a punk and new wave sound.

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The Resurrection of Adrian St. Germain

By Lily Spinda ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

As of Jan. 31, there were at least three alleged accounts of a male knocking from door to door and harassing women in Enterprise Hall.

he said, ‘Oh honestly, I just saw the name on the door, and I thought you’d be cute.’”

By Olivia Hillestad

STAFF WRITER

Adrian St. Germain trained his whole life to be a great wrestler. In 2019, the three-time high school state champion experienced the culmination of his 14 years of work when he started wrestling at Hofstra University. He redshirted in his first year, and in January 2020,

he won his first collegiate match. Things were going well, and he was just starting the wrestling career he had always dreamed of. Less than a year later, though, that was all taken away, and St. Germain faced the hardest challenge of his life. Confronting a long recovery and an uncertain future, the lessons he learned from wrestling would help him exceed every expectation.

St. Germain arrived at Hofstra in the fall of 2019. He had committed only a few months earlier, having received offers from other schools, but none of them were as compelling.

“It just all fit together,” St. Germain said. “I was like, ‘Dude, this is home.’”

That first year was an adjustment. Having grown up in Washington state, he was now across the country, navigating his freshmen year away from everything he had known. But this experience taught him life lessons that would be crucial later in life.

“They taught me how to work hard,” St. Germain said, “I thought I could work hard because I had won state championships, but they proved me wrong.”

St. Germain’s unorthodox wrestling style and his infectious attitude caught the attention of Hofstra wrestling head coach Dennis Papadatos, who closely observed him during practices and at his one competition that season.

“He had flashes of looking very good, and other times, he looked young,” Papadatos said. “[Competition-wise], Washing

“I was scared because I realized then that he knew where I lived,” said Gigi Ortiz, a sophomore filmmaking and creative writing major. “He knew what my name was. He knew a couple things about me like what my major was, like my friend Sky.”

Moments later, the same man was caught lurking outside of Ortiz’s friend, Sky Hume’s, dorm.

According to three accounts from students, the man claimed to be looking for his friend. Immediately, he would “compliment” their name or appearance. After they shared their names, hometowns, majors and plans for the night, he would ask for their Snapchat or Instagram username. He then would confess to lying about looking for his friend and that it was an excuse to talk to the female resident.

“I was like, ‘Wait a second, who was the person you were looking for?’’’ Ortiz said. “And

He also asked Ortiz about her plans for the night, and she shared that she was going to see her friend, Hume, who lived in the same building.

Hume recalls what happened next. “Some guy was standing [outside Hume’s door], and he looked at me, and I was walking in my room, and I didn’t really think too much into it,” said Hume, a sophomore music business major. “And then, someone comes and knocks on my door.”

After opening her door, the man asked for her name, and she pointed to the name tag displayed on her door.

“Are you the girl that just came from the bathroom?” the man asked Hume. She replied yes and then asked him if he needed something from her.

“No, I just thought the name on the door was hot, so I wanted to come see who lived here,” he said.

Each resident in Enterprise Hall who encountered the man shared the same story describing the male to be Black with

Adrian St. Germain began wrestling at Hofstra University in 2019.

Photo Courtesy of Curtis High School Wrestling Facebook

There have been three alleged accounts of harassment against women in Enterprise Hall.

Emma Fabilli / The Hofstra Chronicle

Cyrus performed her 2009 song “The Climb” in her recent “Backyard Sessions” special.

Photo courtesy of British GQ

Students express concerns about residence life safety

a tall athletic build, short hair, and goes by the name “Chris.”

Both Ortiz and Hume deleted or blocked the man’s Snapchat username after the incident.

Afterward, they couldn’t find any social media or information relating to him.

“I thought it was weird that I couldn’t find him on Instagram,” Ortiz said.

Public Safety was unaware of this issue and has not received any calls or reports of this incident anytime between Jan. 31 and the present, according to representatives of the department.

“It is absolutely a place where [residents] need to feel safe,” said Geraldine Hart, associate vice president of public safety and community engagement. “It’s our home.”

The resident director of Enterprise Hall, Mahmuda Tasmeem, declined to comment.

“Residence Life works closely with Public Safety to

ensure the safety of our students who live on campus,” reads a statement by Russ Smith, director of residential education and first-generation success initiatives. “Neither Public Safety nor Residence Life have received reports this academic year of any incident that matches the description you provided. We encourage all members of the campus community to report any suspicious or uncomfortable encounters, activities or incidents immediately to Public Safety, Residence Life and/or local police so that we can follow up and investigate.”

A main concern among students is that the “stalker” is targeting females that live in single dorm rooms.

“It’s the general idea of trying to find a girl that’s in a vulnerable spot,” said Maiah Massotti, a freshman English major who is a resident of Enterprise Hall. “Like if you live alone, relatively, what are you going to do?”

“[Students should] immediately call the emergency line

[for] Public Safety [if this happens again],” Hart said. “The more contemporaneous to the incident, the better because we can get officers over there and hopefully find that individual in the residence hall immediately. So I would encourage this as soon as it happens.”

However, all of the female residents interviewed did not consider their interaction with the unknown man to be considered harassment or find any reason to call Public Safety.

“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, you can’t believe what just happened to me.’ Not ‘wow, harassment,’” Hume said. “The problem is bigger than the school’s safety policies. [It’s] with how men are allowed to treat women and how it’s almost seen as normal.”

Some female residents were concerned about the harassment.

Hart defines harassment on and off a college campus as “anytime somebody feels uncomfortable or is made to feel uncomfortable.”

Massotti understands that

some female residents feel scared to speak out in case they are listened to seriously or even told they’re being dramatic.

“I know some people are ashamed of it,” Massotti said. “Some people are scared ... I think for most women, the fear is that people are going to say ‘it’s not a big deal, you weren’t harmed.’”

“We in Public Safety take this very seriously and we need to know about this,” Hart said. “Just making sure that we are consistently making sure that students feel safe. Not only that they are safe, but that they feel safe, because those are really two different things.”

Hofstra’s Public Safety encourages everyone with any information regarding harassment including but not limited to this incident to contact them. Their emergency phone number is 516-463-6789 and for more information go to https://www. hofstra.edu/public-safety/.

What you may have missed

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Russia launched 81 missiles at Ukraine, March, 9, 2023 –

The missile attack left four regions with emergency power outages On Friday, March 10, half a million residents in Kharkiv the second largest city in Ukraine were without power Kyiv and Zhytomyr were also impacted and are projected to endure rolling blackouts in the coming weeks Ukraine’s energy infrastructure remains under attack as every single thermal and hydroelectric power plant remains damaged.

Four Americans were kidnapped upon crossing the Mexican border, March 3, 2023 – Eric Williams, Zindell Brown, Latavia McGee and Shaeed Woodard were kidnapped upon crossing into Mexico on Friday, March 3 According to ABC News, unidentified gunmen fired upon the group, killing Brown and Woodard Williams and McGee were found on the morning of Tuesday, March 7 in Laguna Although the Tamaulipas attorney general’s office stated that they apprehended five alleged cartel members, the FBI is still working to identify those responsible for the crimes

‘OfficialX and the Nice Guys’ take the win at Battle for Music Fest

By Marie-Sybille Rateau STAFF WRITER

On Friday, March 10, Hofstra Concerts hosted its annual Battle for Music Fest in the Cultural Center Theater. The competition decides who will perform at Hofstra’s annual spring music festival. The lineup included OfficialX and the Nice Guys, Julia Dasey, Aidan Kilgallon, Healturn and The Chilly Dogs and brought a variety of genres, including rock, country and rap.

Last year’s winner of Battle for Music Fest was senior music business major Amiri Lake, whose stage name is Ice Man Mir. The student rapper won the opportunity to open for 24kGoldn at Music Fest 2022.

Before the event officially began, the room was packed, the speakers were booming and the crowd buzzed as they excitedly waited to witness what this year’s lineup of performers would bring to the table, waving red glow sticks in anticipation.

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic relations, Iran and China, March 10, 2023 - After years of tension between the two Middle and Eastern powerhouses, China took to the global stage to lead the reestablishment of diplomatic relations However, according to The New York Times, restoring ties could hint toward a waning American influence

Gunman shot and killed six people at a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall, Germany, March 10, 2023 – A gunman entered a Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall during an evening service in Hamburg, killing six individuals and wounding eight Authorities have identified the gunman as a past church attendee but state that they have yet to identify a motive German officials stated that there is concern for gun violence regulations as the gunman was identified as psychologically unfit to own a gun

The performance was unique compared to the following acts.

One of the main aspects that set them apart was the fact that they were the only rap band on the lineup, and they were also the only band who had brought back-up dancers on stage to perform with them, dressed in Bell’s unreleased clothing line.

Once all the musical talents got a chance to perform in the first round, there was a brief intermission during which a paper ballot was passed around to every member in the audience. Each person could vote for one band, and only the top two art-

be in this position right now.”

However, when voting was over and his band was announced the winner, his excitement couldn’t be contained.

Their big victory had the lead rapper at a loss for words as he repeatedly exclaimed “Glory be to God,” expressing gratitude to everyone who voted for him.

Although The Chilly Dogs didn’t take the final victory, they still got their fair share of praise as multiple students stopped to pay them compliments and congratulate them on their way out.

“It was great,” said lead vocalist and guitarist Sean Moran. “The audience’s energy was amazing.”

Katie Rogers, the president of Hofstra Concerts and a music business major, was also in high spirits after seeing how the event turned out.

“The energy was up, people were dancing,” Rogers said. “Everyone obviously put so much effort into their performances and being here tonight.”

Before the competition began, it was announced that the voting process would be slightly different than last year. Rather than having one round before the audience submits their final vote, there would be two rounds.

In the first round, all five solo artists and bands were given time to perform just one song. OfficialX and The Nice Guys were the opening act. The band’s lead rapper is sophomore music business major Xavier Bell, whose stage name is OfficialX. While Bell had been a recording artist before coming to Hofstra, his band OfficialX and The Nice Guys has only been together since December after their debut performance on Thursday Night Live.

They began with OfficialX’s unreleased rap single “Stomp.”

ists would advance to the second and final round.

After all votes were in and counted, OfficialX and The Nice Guys and The Chilly Dogs had won, giving both bands the chance to perform one more song before the final vote.

OfficialX and the Nice Guys were up yet again to perform “Facade” from his album Nueva Arte, while The Chilly Dogs went with their song “Closing.” Both acts ended with roaring cheers from the crowd.

Hours before Battle for Music Fest, Bell’s energy and emotions were reserved as he anticipated one of the most important performances of his career.

“I’m calling it nervous excitement,” Bell said. “I’m just feeling grateful and humble, ‘cause if it wasn’t for God, I wouldn’t

Rogers has been president of Hofstra Concerts for the past year after moving up from being hospitality chair.

“We’ve been a club for over 70 years …We’re pretty ancient,” Rogers said. “We’ve got a long history. A lot of cool people have come through here, and we’re happy to continue the legacy.”

Rogers was not at liberty to divulge who the secret musical guest would be at Music Fest 2023.

“We do not have the authority to announce the artist yet,” she said. But she could confirm that students could expect a “new and current vibe.” She also said the special guest artist will be revealed publicly at some point between late March and early April.

OfficialX and the Nice Guys will have the honor of performing during Hofstra’s Music Fest in spring 2023.

Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Concerts

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We can teach you how to write for news.

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Hofstra, wider community observe ‘Stars On Sundays’

Public Safety Briefs

Compiled by Megan Naftali

Key:

PS - Public Safety

CS - Community Standards

NCPD - Nassau County Police Department

HU - Hofstra University

By Sayo Adeniji STAFF WRITER

On a cool evening, over 50 students, adults and children gathered on Berliner Hall’s rooftop to observe star clusters, planets and other celestial sights on Sunday, March 5.

Every semester, the department of physics and astronomy welcomes the Hofstra community and general public to “Stars on Sundays.”

Organized by Donald Lubowich, an adjunct associate professor of physics and astronomy, the program serves as a learning platform for attendees.

“The purpose has been to show both the public and Hofstra students the sky and to get them excited about science and astronomy in particular,” Lubowich said.

From the moon to the rings of Jupiter and Saturn, people made observations using Celestron telescopes.

For Lubowich, making observations through telescopes is a richer experience than viewing pictures online.

“It’s an immersive, interactive experience. The fact that it’s hands-on with a professional astronomer also means something,” Lubowich said. “Today, you can go to your computer and see all sorts of beautiful pictures and it’s not the same.”

The idea to host the program dates back to 2005. It was then that Lubowich, along with Harold Hastings, who was a professor of mathematics at Hofstra, believed that such an initiative

would not only benefit students but also the wider community. Thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation, it was possible to purchase the necessary telescopes.

“It was meant as an educational tool for the students primarily, and then we said, ‘Okay, why don’t we do it for the public as community service?’” Lubowich said.

Local resident Emily Glynn was among the participants. While searching for observatories nearby, she found out about the activity on Eventbrite. She said her interest in astronomy began in her childhood.

“My mom used to take me to these [astronomy events] when I was younger, and we have our own telescope at home,” she said. “So I figured, Sunday night, not doing anything, might as well come through, see some planets, some stars.”

Over the years, Lubowich has sought different opportunities to inform people about astronomy.

He organizes the Astronomy Festival on the National Mall, which he said is “the largest annual astronomy outreach around the country now.” He added that, in the past, over 8,000 people participated in a single night.

During the first festival in 2010, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy partnered with Hofstra to sponsor the event.

For Lubowich, one of the most fulfilling aspects of teaching children in particular about

astronomy is the lasting impact it can have on their lives.

“When I did Astronomy Festival on the National Mall,” Lubowich said, “I had a student, eight years old, who said that she wanted to become an astronomer.”

Similarily, Vera Vecherskaia, a freshman bioengineering major, attributed her knowledge and interest in astronomy to her sister, who studies the subject.

“My sister is graduating, and her major is physics and astronomy and she’s super passionate about it,” Vecherskaia said. “It’s always interesting and fascinating how big the sky is.”

Natalee Wizwer, a sophomore public relations major, enjoyed the experience.

“This is definitely really interesting,” Wizwer said. “I was able to take a look at Jupiter, which was really cool.”

Wizwer, who takes an astronomy class, was pleasantly surprised by how passionate a number of children were about some of the concepts she studies in class.

“I didn’t expect this, but I really like seeing the children doing it and seeing how excited they get,” Wizwer said. “It was just kind of cool because I’ve been doing this for a semester for a class, and all these kids are here, and they’re definitely in awe and amazed, and I love that.”

On Feb. 24, at 2:15 p.m., a non-student attempted to sell cookies at the School of Medicine without approval from the university. PS responded, and the non-student left without incident.

On Feb. 26, at 12:45 p.m., a non-student reported to PS that while attending an admitted students day event, they parked their vehicle in parking field 6A. Upon return, the non-student discovered damage to the driver’s side rear panel. Police assistance was declined at the time.

On Feb. 27, at 4:15 p.m., the parent of a non-student juvenile reported to PS that on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at approximately 5:30 p.m., a backpack was removed from an unlocked locker in the men’s locker room. An investigation is being conducted in the matter.

On Feb. 28, at 9:22 a.m., the Bill of Rights Hall fire alarm was activated due to hair care products. The building was evacuated. PS, the plant department and the Uniondale Fire Department responded to the location and the situation was corrected.

On March 1, at 6:49 p.m., a HU student reported to PS that at 9:20 a.m., they observed an unknown person smoking marijuana outside Calkins Hall and then again in front of Breslin Hall. The student felt

that they were being followed and wanted to make a report for information only.

On March 3, at 3:29 p.m., the fire alarm in the Hofstra Arena was activated due to the center beam detector. The building was evacuated. PS, the plant department and the Uniondale Fire Department responded to the location and the situation was corrected.

On March 3, at 8:38 p.m., two HU students reported to PS that another student in the Student Center Greenhouse was disrupting a Hillel meeting. Upon the arrival of PS, the student left the building. The student received a referral to CS for their actions.

On March 4, at 9:16 p.m., while on routine patrol, PS discovered damage to one of the television screens in the lobby of Rensselaer House. A report was filed.

On March 6, at 11:37 p.m., the fire alarm in Stuyvesant Hall was activated due to hair care products. The building was evacuated. PS, the plant department and the Uniondale Fire Department responded to the location and the situation was corrected.

On March 8, at 10:22 p.m., the fire alarm in Hampton House was activated due to steam from a shower. The building was evacuated. PS, the plant department and the Uniondale Fire Department responded to the location and the situation was corrected.

On March 8, at 10:22 p.m., while conducting a search of Hampton House during an activated fire alarm, PS discovered that an HU student failed to evacuate the building. The student was issued a referral to CS.

Adults and children observe celestial sights on the roof of Berliner Hall on Sunday, March 5.

Sayo Adeniji / The Hofstra Chronicle

By Marie-Sybille Rateau STAFF WRITER

Many college students want nothing more than to discover and develop their own personal identities separate from those of their parents. But this desire is harder to achieve for some than it is for others, especially if you are the child of a celebrity.

Hofstra University student Cameron Cavé, a junior film studies and production major, is the son of Alan Cavé, one of the most well-known Haitian artists to this day and the lead singer of the konpa band Zin. Many Americans know Alan Cavé’s most popular hits, such as “Se Pa Pou Dat” and “Chokola,” but his son is beginning to make a name for himself as well – just not in the music industry. Cavé wants to be a producer.

“I always knew I wanted to go down the entertainment route –not specifically singing like my dad but definitely in an artistic route like him and other people in my family,” Cavé said. His inveterate passion for producing is a calling he’s felt for a large part of his life.

“My true passion for going into entertainment spans back to when I was much younger in middle school, when I was very infatuated with stories both in movies and television,” Cavé said.

This Hofstra Life: Cameron Cavé

Cavé is already making impressive strides toward achieving his dream. At just 20 years old, he is already out in the real world doing freelance work for musicians. He’s also made a couple commercials for a club in Brooklyn called Kompa Tuesdays. He even helped with producing a music video for a Hofstra University student artist, Xavier Bell, also known by his stage name OfficialX. Additionally, he is a writer for HEAT Network shows Director’s Cut and Hofstra Today.

Cavé aspires to improve representation for the culture he grew up in.

“In this field, you don’t see too many Haitian producers or directors,” Cavé said. “I’ve always wondered why that’s the case because Haitians are a very art-oriented group. I would really want to work through the resources that I have and the support that I have through my family and others to really represent art on the screen that I personally find captivating but also for the community that I grew up in.”

Although Cavé has successfully made a name for himself away from his father’s fame, that doesn’t mean that family isn’t extremely important to him. Even though his father travels a lot, they still manage to maintain a close connection.

“My relationship with my dad

is a very loving one,” Cavé said. “He knew that he would be touring a lot, but at the same time, he made sure to give me all the attention and love that I needed, along with my mother who was home to take care of me.”

Cavé described his family as “gigantic” but also very close. While he doesn’t have any siblings, he does have a lot of cousins, whom he says give him the experience of being an older brother. His big family frequently has large get-togethers, often meeting for a “wine and cheese day,” but recently Cavé had to be there for his family in a much deeper way.

The recent death of Haitian idol Mikaben was one that was widely felt by the entire Haitian community, but it especially hit close to home for the Cavé family. Cavé’s uncle, Richard Cavé, is another well-known musical artist in his family. He was performing alongside Mikaben when the 41-year-old recording artist suffered a fatal heart attack during a performance in Paris.

Mikaben’s death evoked devastated reactions worldwide. In New York, a billboard debuted in Times Square to honor him shortly after his passing. Still, the Cavés felt his passing more than most, because Mikaben wasn’t just a distant celebrity to them –he was a close family friend.

“It was quite an emotional

time for everyone, in all honesty,” Cavé said “I had to be there for a lot of people who were grieving at that time … His death definitely held an impact on my family. Richard wasn’t the only one who knew him and was close with him … I wish I could take away the pain that they all felt.”

Being there for his loved ones

is very important to Cavé. “I want people to know that they can rely on me, and I’m someone who is very open to talk things out and communicate,” Cavé said. “I believe that’s the most important thing that I’ve learned.”

“I would really want to work through the resources that I have and the support that I have through my family and others to really represent art on the screen that I personally find captivating but also for the community that I grew up in.”

Photo courtesy of @camdoesthat_1 on Instagram

FEATURES

Engaging the community with CCE

By Zoe Casselman ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR

Since 2007, the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) has allowed undergraduates, graduates, faculty and community members to participate in events and discussions, raising awareness of issues affecting us both locally and beyond.

According to Hofstra’s CCE homepage, the Center for Civic Engagement “educates students in democratic values by actively engaging them as knowledgeable citizens in collaborative partnerships with their campus, local, state, national and global communities.”

CCE accomplishes this goal by hosting a plethora of events, many of which are “conceived and organized by the students themselves,” according to executive director Philip Dalton. These events provide students the opportunity to get involved, gain new skills and connect with community partners, which Dalton explains is why CCE is so important.

“The Center for Civic Engagement is important primarily

because of the types of opportunities it provides to students,” Dalton said. “Our fellowships have students working with community partners addressing a variety of social justice and equity issues. This equips our students to effectively do this kind of work when they leave us and become parts of their home communities.”

CCE graduate assistant and mental health counseling student Johana Montes shared a similar sentiment.

“CCE is crucial to Hofstra because it allows our students to gain so many new skills internally and networking with different organizations across Long Island,” Montes said.

Community involvement is paramount to CCE, since one of its primary objectives is connecting and partnering with local community organizations which support CCE’s ideals. They accomplish this by conducting community-based research, service and learning courses or projects for faculty, yearly internships for students working with CCE’s community partners and connecting with CCE’s fellowships.

Dalton explained the significance of community work by describing three primary advantages.

“First, faculty get to use their knowledge and research skills to study issues faced by the surrounding community,” Dalton said. “Done right, this work is done in consultation with community partners. That’s the second advantage: community partners can gather information that can help achieve advocacy or policy goals. Third, community-based learning can provide students with hands-on research experience that can grow their knowledge about the community while honing their research knowledge.”

Through this connection to the local community, CCE aims for an even broader reach during its upcoming annual event, Global Justice Day. On Wednesday, March 15, and Thursday, March 16, CCE is conducting a series of events that draw awareness to issues around the world: why they’re important and how they relate to us in our daily lives. Montes explained that prepara

tion for Global Justice Day was a team effort.

“Last semester, we started brainstorming topics or ideas that may be brought into light for [Global Justice Day], and our fellows have aided us in different ways such as creating a list of professors and classes that may benefit from these events, creating infographics, promot[ing] events in classes or organizations,” she said. “Both [graduate assistants] assist in reaching out to professors as well as organizing and supporting our director where needed. Our director and board members aid by generating ideas for events as well as reaching out to potential panelists.”

This year, topics include the Middle East peace process, the war in Ukraine, migrant labor, and the meanings and myths of wearing the hijab, information on which can be found on the Hofstra Events Calendar.

Anyone is encouraged to engage with and take part in CCE

Poem: For Now, the World is Small

By Zoe Casselman ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR

opportunities for students wishing to be involved.

“CCE has 16 fellowships. These fellows work with community partners of their choosing while also assisting with many of the center’s regular operations. At the end of each semester, we advertise to fill vacancies. So, they can always contact me or ask a fellow in a class about CCE,” Dalton said. “Or, if you are interested after reading this article, you can Google us and send us an email. We’d love to hear from you. Even if you can’t be a fellow, we often take on volunteers who like to join in meetings and attend our events.”

The Center for Civic Engagement is an easy way to get involved on campus and learn about events happening close to home and around the world. Furthermore, it provides any campus member – from student to graduate to faculty – with the opportunity to engage in these critical discussions about social justice, sustainability, community happening in the world right now.

Zoe Casselman/The Hofstra Chronicle

M AN ON THE U NISPAN

What are you most excited about for spring break?

By Julian Rocha and Zoe Casselman FEATURES EDITOR AND ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR

“I’m working the whole time, but I get to work at the preschool here. So I’m spending, like, seven hours a day changinsg diapers and stuff – how exciting.”

- Cameron Trotter, sophomore

verheard @ h O fstra

“Just have your parents buy one! They bought you a gun!”

“I’m a sober princess.”

“There are only two things I like in this world: boobs.”

“I wasn’t here last semester; I was on whippets.”

“I wonder what Victoria Justice’s hands smell like.”

“I’m probably most excited to just go home, see friends and family, see my dog, really just relax and take it easy.”

- Jerry Vogt, sophomore

“We have slay; we have swag; we have tradition.”

“I don’t want to contribute to the Boosting lifestyle.”

“You got a haircut, and she lost her uterus.”

“I think the psychic told you to fuck the Israeli soldier.”

“Seeing my pets; I have a dog and a cat.”

- Nish Arumugam, freshman

“Wizard101 is my life.”

Spread by Audra Nemirow

Julian Rocha / The Hofstra Chronicle

Chron Cooks ft. Frankie DiCalogero: ‘Marry Me’ Chicken

By Frankie DiCalogero ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

“Marry Me” Chicken is a crispy and juicy dish that is smothered with a creamy alfredo-like sauce. The meal is simple to make, is not time-consuming and is a great opportunity to be creative with your recipes in the kitchen.

The dish is dubbed “Marry Me” Chicken because it has been said that because of how amazing it is, your partner will instantly fall in love. “Marry Me” Chicken is rich in flavor and is the perfect balance for your taste buds.

Ingredients:

1 package of thin-sliced chicken breasts

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

All-purpose flour

Mild-tasting olive oil

2 tablespoons butter

4 cloves minced garlic

1 cup chicken stock

1 cup heavy cream

½ cup grated parmesan cheese

¼ teaspoon oregano

½ cup chopped tomatoes (can use sundried tomatoes as well)

1 tablespoon parsley leaves, for garnish

Instructions:

1. Wash the package of thin-sliced chicken breasts.

2. Coat the chicken with flour; add your seasonings of salt, seasoned salt, black pepper, parmesan cheese, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder and Italian seasoning.

3. Heat olive oil in a large pan on medium heat. Add minced garlic, butter and lemon juice to the pan.

4. Cook chicken in pan until golden brown. Once done, transfer chicken to a warm plate, cover and set aside.

5. Drain the rest of the oil and garlic bits before moving on to your sauce.

6. Add minced garlic in the middle of the same pan on medium-high heat, and once the garlic becomes fragrant, add in your cup of chicken stock.

7. Once again, scoop out any garlic bits stuck to the bottom of the pan, and then add 1 cup of heavy cream.

8. Add two small pieces of butter into the pan along with ½ cup of grated parmesan cheese, as well as lemon juice.

9. Insert chopped tomatoes into pan. You can also use sundried tomatoes, depending on preference.

10. Season your sauce with salt, black pepper, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder and Italian seasoning once more.

11. Add ½ cup of flour and ½ cup of water. You can add more flour and water depending on your preferred consistency for the sauce. The goal is for it to be creamy, but not too thick and not too runny.

12. Continue to stir your sauce until the consistency improves.

13. Once improved, add your chicken back into the pan with your creamy sauce.

14. Cook for two more minutes or until the sauce begins to bubble.

15. When ready, add your chicken to another warm plate and pour extra sauce over your food.

16. Finally, top with parsley leaves.

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Dressing to impress

Hofstra’s Career Closet was showcased on Wednesday, March 8, during a fashion show in collaboration with DeModa. The

Pro[fresh]ional Fashion Show and Career

Closet Pop-up offered free work attire for students and encouraged them to bring their authentic selves to the workforce.

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Quick Hits Miley is back and wants everyone to know it

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“Flowers,” the first single and track on the album, opens the record with a bang. It is a beautifully written song about finding yourself after a relationship. The music video is visually stunning, with Cyrus wearing a beautiful gold gown.

The second track, “Jaded,” is reminiscent of Cyrus’ older songs and the post-breakup songs of the 1970s. The lyrics, “And it’s a fuckin’ shame that it ended like that / You broke your own heart, but you’d never say that / We went to hell, and we never came back,” will rip at your heart, especially if you have similar feelings about a past relationship. “Jaded” is bound to become a fan-favorite and will sound amazing when performed live.

The fifth track, “You,” is the best song on the whole album. This is a beautifully written love song about the honeymoon stages of a new relationship and accepting someone for their true personality. Cyrus first released a live version of the song performed on the piano. The studio version keeps the piano but adds

some drums and heightens her vocals.

The album’s most unique track is the sixth track, “Handstand.”

The song’s intro is delivered in spoken word, something Cyrus really has not done before. It will remind listeners of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” and Madonna’s “Express Yourself.” After the intro comes the electronic beat, which only adds more to the song’s uniqueness.

The album’s eleventh track, “Island,” sounds as if it was inspired by Blondie’s “The Tide Is High” and Paris Hilton’s “Stars Are Blind.” It is the perfect song to play while at the beach or watching the sunset. “Island” will become another Miley Cyrus summer anthem, just like 2017’s “Malibu.”

The twelfth track, “Wonder Woman,” is a beautiful piano ballad that closes out “Endless Summer Vacation.” This song embodies how life is full of emotional rollercoasters, and sometimes you’re at odds with how you feel. If you consider yourself a fan of the melody in Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel,” then you will absolutely love “Wonder

Woman.”

Others tracks to keep an eye on include: “Rose Colored Lenses,” “Thousand Miles,” “River” and “Violet Chemistry.”

“River” was the album’s second single and also has a visually stunning music video that accompanies it. “Thousand Miles” brings out Cyrus’s country roots with the acoustic guitar played in the background and Brandi Carlile’s supporting vocals.

The album’s only disappointments are “Muddy Feet” and “Wildcard,” which happen to come right after one another. They aren’t bad songs, but they just do not really fit with the rest of the songs on the album.

Sia’s feature on “Muddy Feet” adds nothing to the song and sounds as if her vocals were added last minute.

“Wildcard” just sounds like a B-side

of “Plastic Hearts.”

“Endless Summer Vacation” is one of Miley Cyrus’s strongest albums to date. Fans, old and new, will be able to find a song they can connect with. Here’s hoping that Cyrus announces a tour in the near future, because these songs need to be performed in front of a sold-out crowd of fans.

The album can be streamed on all streaming platforms and can be purchased on vinyl and CD. If fans want to experience more of the album, they can stream “Miley Cyrus: Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)” on Disney+.

“Flowers” has 679,687,967 streams on Spotify.

Why are the Oscars so scared of horror?

By Michael Gaborno SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

For over a century, horror films have lured audiences to cinemas all around the world. Their purpose is not only to terrify or disturb but also to engage with dark, challenging and taboo themes that you usually would not see in any other genre of films. Countless horror movies throughout cinematic history have succeeded at this, whether it’s obvious classics like Carpenter’s “Halloween” or underseen gems like Żuławski’s “Possession.”

However, there is an extreme discrepancy between the devoted audience these horror films have found and the recognition that they get from major awards bodies, including the Academy. Of course, awards are not the best indicators of actual quality; that is for every viewer to discover for themselves. Still, it is frustrating that horror in par-

ticular has mostly been shunned, even though it is among the most influential, popular and risk-taking genres in the entire medium.

In its 95 years of existence, only six horror films have been nominated for Best Picture: “The Exorcist,” “Jaws,” “The Silence of the Lambs,” “The Sixth Sense,” “Black Swan” and “Get Out.” Only “The Silence of the Lambs” won. Very few of the genre’s memorable performances have been nominated and even fewer have taken home the prize. Horror has occasionally done well in technical categories but mostly for period pieces. Perhaps the most shocking omission of the genre is in the makeup and hairstyling category. “An American Werewolf in London” and “The Fly” took home that Oscar back in the ‘80s, but since then, not even the most imaginative designs and realistic effects are enough for voters.

So, why does it seem as though the Academy is so reluctant to

nominate horror? A big part of the answer undoubtedly lies in the unflattering stigma surrounding the genre. It has its devoted fans, but horror has never been taken seriously by most. It is generally regarded as low-class entertainment. Its visceral and often explicit nature feeds into a type of sensationalism that fuels the discourse around a given film.

As a result, the themes and craftsmanship within a horror film go virtually unnoticed, which makes it less likely to be analyzed and taken seriously. This creates the notion that horror films are only meant to make you jump or squirm, damaging the public perception of the genre. When most people think of horror, they think of its sour reputation and not its artistic merits.

It boils down to the longstanding biases of the Academy. Ever since its inception, the Oscars have mostly awarded

certain themes of films: war, period, epic, buzzy indie, biopic, musical, social/political commentary and Hollywood. Though it may seem like enough variety, it leaves out a lot of films that could be more interesting and original. Looking into where this bias comes from is where the question becomes more socially oriented.

Despite its fair share of representation problems in the past, horror has always been a sort of safe haven for oppressed groups. Many horror films’ tales of survival and trauma stem from real-life frustrations towards the inhumane treatment of minorities.

Horror has always existed, and it has been the backbone of cinema since the beginning. The genre has evolved constantly and yet much of it remains timeless and relevant. The Academy needs to stop going with the same old Oscar bait and stop being scared of what’s different.

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John Williams leaves the door open in a recent interview for more film work after “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” having previously announced retirement.

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” won seven Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12, including Best Picture.

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Austin Butler’s dramatic reading of Taylor Swift’s “Red” went viral across all platforms.

All 10 Taylor Swift album openers ranked

By Aidan Judge ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Swifties, are you ready for it?

After five years of a touring hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans and the general public are eagerly waiting for the launch of Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour,” which will launch on Friday, March 17, in Glendale, Arizona, with two completely sold-out nights at State Farm Stadium.

Speculation has run wild about the tour since its announcement in November; discussions of possible set lists, “Easter egg” hints in music videos and leaks from the stage set-up have run rampant on the internet across all corners of different fandoms. Before putting speculation to rest this Friday, let’s take a look at some of the other ways Swift has opened up her iconic eras of the past by ranking all 10 opening tracks from her 10 studio albums.

10. “I Forgot That You Existed”

Coming in at number 10 is the opening track from 2019’s “Lover,” the bluntly titled “I Forgot That You Existed.” The song serves as a palette cleanser from Swift’s previous dark and gritty “reputation” era; it’s a cutesy, piano-infused bop that’s all about cutting out the memories of a toxic person in your life. Although the song helps to set the tone well for the sunny, bubblegum pop sound of “Lover,” it’s hard to see the track as anything more than surface-level, with lyrics that are just a little too on-the-nose, especially for Swift.

9. “Tim McGraw”

At number nine is the song that started it all, “Tim McGraw.” The first song that Swift ever released under a major record label, “Tim McGraw,” is an important piece of Swift’s discography as it was her first hit with the country scene back in 2006. Although impressively well-written for a 16-year-old girl, the track is a pretty standard country guitar ballad. Hardcore fans seem to take a liking to this one for its wistful, sweet tone, but overall, the song blends in with most of the other tracks on Swift’s debut.

At number eight is the opener for Swift’s first fully-fledged pop album, “1989.” “Welcome to New York” is an interesting opener for Swift, especially considering it’s her first track opener that isn’t about romance or a budding relationship. Produced by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, the track is an energetic, synthpop bop that romanticizes Swift’s move to New York City in 2014. The track is a lot of fun but suffers from the same issues as “I Forgot That You Existed,” with lyrics that are just a little too literal to fully immerse yourself as the listener.

the song help make it shine, but its beautiful, wholesome music video accompaniment helps to elevate the song to a new level.

4. “…Ready For It?”

In the number four spot is “... Ready For It?,” Swift’s explosive opening track from her controversial 2017 comeback record “reputation.” Out of all 10 opening tracks, “...Ready For It?” diverges the most from Swift’s usual style. With trap, electronic-inspired production and lyrics that could cut glass, “... Ready For It?” is an absolutely badass opener that perfectly introduces the listener to the dark, twisted world of the cultural phenomenon, “reputation.”

country-pop sensation “Red.”

“State of Grace” is one of those songs that is instantly nostalgic for fans of Swift upon hearing the booming opening drums and twangy guitar strums that follow suit.

Although the song never saw single recognition in its initial release, the song has become a Swiftie cult classic among fans. If there was one word to describe the track, it would be “epic.” Not only is the track produced beautifully, but it also finds legs to stand on with its incredibly strong and smooth lyrics that make the listener excited to see what else is to come with the rest of the tracks on the record. Simply put, “State of Grace” is classic Taylor Swift, and it is Taylor Swift done right.

So, there you have it – all 10 Taylor Swift opening tracks ranked from bottom to top. After such a fruitful, successful career, it’s more than exciting to see Swift continue to create classic songs and records that so beautifully capture the way that she feels and expresses herself. It’s safe to assume we have more classic album openers on the way in the future with more exciting tales from Swift’s personal life that we’ll have the privilege of hearing.

Number seven on the list is Swift’s most recent album opener, “Lavender Haze.” The track is a pretty huge diversion from Swift’s typical sound, bringing in elements of R&B and bedroom pop to create a vibey, unique sound. Although the song has yet to cement itself as a classic in Swift’s discography, the sultry, atmospheric vibe of the song along with its visually stunning music video makes for a perfect introduction to the world of Swift’s juggernaut album, “Midnights.”

6. “Fearless”

Swift’s only song to be both the title track and opening track clocks in at number six. “Fearless” is a beautiful representation of the record that blew Swift into the popular mainstream in 2008. The track is a heartfelt, warm and welcoming thematic representation of the blissfulness of adolescence and young love, one of the overarching themes of the album it comes from.

3. “willow”

At number three is the opener for 2020’s “evermore,” the witchy, folk-inspired “willow.” Also serving as the sole single from its respective album, “willow” is a beautiful representation of the mystical, magic sound that Swift so seamlessly weaves into all the tracks of “evermore.” Its accompaniment with a visually stunning video and equally stunning performance at the 2021 Grammy Awards make for a memorable, perfect fit for an opening track that very much deserved its No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 2020.

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Number five goes to “Mine,” the opening track and lead single from Swift’s 2010 self-written record, “Speak Now.” “Mine” does an excellent job of showcasing Swift’s personal, genuine songwriting skills that shine through the rest of the tracks on her third studio album. In order to be a great album opener, an artist needs to establish the tone of the record in its first couple of minutes, and Swift does exactly that with this country classic. Not only do the lyrics of

Ranked in the number two spot is “the 1,” the opening track from Swift’s contemporary classic “folklore.” Although simple in its production, its strong lyricism and earnestness make for a track that’s not only incredibly easy to listen to but also one that is equally worth revisiting after listening to the entire record. The track does an excellent job of drawing the listener in with its iconic opening line of “I’m doing good, I’m on some new shit,” a self-referential line that let Swift’s fans know she was making out all right during the height of the pandemic.

Finally, at number one comes Swift’s epic opener to her 2012

8. “Welcome to New York”

7. “Lavender Haze”

5. “Mine”

“the 1”

1. “State of Grace”

Swift opened her last three tours with performances of the opening tracks.

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By Emma Kimball SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

After two action-packed seasons of Netflix’s hit show “Outer Banks,” the Pogue gang is back for yet another adventure. The third season picks up with Sarah, John B, JJ, Kiara, Pope and their new friend Cleo stranded on an island in the Caribbean. To no one’s surprise, the group is still alive and thriving, given their skills and love for the outdoors.

Eventually, the teens are rescued by an unsuspecting enemy and thrust back into the well-known treasure hunt, full of drama, mystery and confusing character development. One of the more exciting additions to the show was a new villain, Carlos Singh, who finally shifted the focus from the merchant’s gold to the classic tale of El Dorado.

While Singh certainly deals his hand in evil throughout the show, his backstory almost teeters on the side of admirable in his pursuit to avenge his family and put an end to the 500-year-old mission he believes to be his destiny.

By Sophia Goodsell

SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

This spring, the opening play to the Hofstra drama department’s 2023 season will be “Woyzeck.”

“Woyzeck” is written by Georg Büchner and directed by Royston Coppenger. The show is a classic tale of a young soldier who is sacrificed to powers larger than himself.

Taking place in the Joan and Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theatre in Joseph G. Shapiro Family Hall, the show will have seven performances. Starting on Feb. 24, and ending on Sunday, March 5, the show runs for 90 minutes with no intermission.

Starring senior Damien Moore as Woyzeck, we watch his character’s journey as he suffers through being a young soldier in a corrupt system.

Something that stands out in this show is the set. As the audience enters the theater, they are tasked with deciding which side they

‘Outer Banks’ is back with Season 3

After Singh kidnaps Kiara and Rafe, forcing them to work together for once, the Pogues free their friend and spend the rest of the show racing Singh to the city of gold. This hunt is fueled by an unlikely ally, John B’s father, who had been presumed dead since the start of the show. The heartfelt father-son reunion begins with Big John tirelessly ringing church bells in the same pattern he used to call young John B home, only to spend the rest of the season treating his own son like an assistant in his obsessive quest to find El Dorado.

The progression of Big John as a character feels much like a missed opportunity, considering Sarah’s similar, yet not-so-similar, situation

that Singh himself points out.

An even bigger missed opportunity, however, was the insensible roller coaster that was the Cameron family’s redemption arc.

Rafe’s characterization seemed to deteriorate, butting heads with his father in a way that did not align with his rise as a villain in the first season, when all his wrongdoings were “for his family.”

you’re going to play hot and cold with the redemption plot, at least make sure it adds to the story!

with her own father Ward, who was also presumed dead – although he is actually the Pogues’ enemy. Instead of highlighting the juxtaposition between the characters’ family reunions, the show depicted Big John as not so different from the villains Ward and Singh, a fact

Conversely, Ward tries to become a better person by regaining trust and acceptance from his daughter Sarah. This character development falls apart as Ward goes from helping the Pogues to selling them out to Singh, almost killing Big John and then giving his life to save Sarah without returning the one thing we looked for from Ward Cameron: the merchant’s gold.

Needless to say, Netflix, if

‘Woyzeck’ wows Hofstra

want to sit on, because the set was built through the middle of the Black Box. Characters are seen running up and down the stairs next to the audience and having tear-jerking conversations on the higher levels of the theater.

We as an audience can be immediately drawn into the story of Woyzeck just because of the 360-degree performance viewers experience. Sophomore BFA production major Courtney Thomas says that the set is “a good physical representation of the play. The fracturing look of the set connects to the fracturing of [Woyzeck’s] mind.”

Besides the set, another huge element to the play would be the acting. Junior Patrick Kraft portrays the captain, and from the moment when he enters the stage, he is able to grab the audience’s attention. His portrayal of the character creates amazing tension with Moore, who plays Woyzeck. Both of them make the audience feel uncomfortable and nervous

as Woyzeck shaves the captain.

Another shoutout would be to senior Katherine Choma, who played Marie. Marie is the mother of Woyzeck’s child, and throughout the play, we wonder more and more who she truly is on the inside.

The last shoutout goes to sophomore Allen Raja, who played the doctor. Throughout the show, we as the audience wonder why the doctor is even here, and that would be because Raja does such an amazing job at making the doctor strange and spontaneous.

Overall, the first show of the season for Hofstra’s drama department was able to go off without a hitch. Next up for the season is “State Fair,” a musical directed

On a brighter note, the season finally provided some satisfying ends for the Pogues, with JJ helping Kiara escape wilderness camp, Cleo and Pope growing closer, and John B rekindling his relationship with Sarah after some serious bumps in the road. After the merchant’s gold remains in the hands of the Camerons and Pope’s beloved Cross of Santo Domingo is destroyed, a scene that would make anyone want to throw a wrench at the TV, it is nice to see the Pogues find El Dorado and gain their rightful recognition for the discovery.

Netflix has now confirmed a fourth season, so it will be interesting to see how the tale will progress with the Pogues’ latest adventure: Blackbeard’s sunken ship.

by Meredith Van Scoy. Following “State Fair” is “Dike,” directed by Emily Hartford and last but not least is the spring faculty dance concert.

This season will also include four student rep productions, with three plays and one dance number.

The show has a 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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John Boyega portrayed the titular character in a 2017 production.

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Medical tourism is plaguing the United States

By Ethan Albin

The United States is suffering from a plague; ironically enough, this plague relates to the field of medicine, or rather the cost; healthcare in this country is so expensive that leaving the country and crowdfunding to receive cheaper medical attention has been normalized. However, issues with these tactics can arise, like a recent incident in Mexico when four Americans were kidnapped and two were killed while visiting the country for a medical procedure. With treatments becoming so costly in America, citizens are willing to leave the country and take risks just to receive cheaper healthcare.

A study referenced by NPR found that of those who leave the country for medical reasons,

most do so to get dental and cosmetic work done at a fraction of the cost. Josef Woodman, the CEO of Patients Beyond Borders, claims that those who visit Mexico for medical attention typically save “50-70% over what they’d pay in the United States for an elective treatment.”

How couldn’t you consider the cheaper option? If you could get anything in life for half price, you’d consider it. But why can’t the United States provide the same prices?

Even with prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs, it’s cheaper to visit other countries than to buy them in the States. Insulin has been a huge topic of discussion over this exact scenario, as prescription prices have soared for diabetics. Mexico has become a prime location for American citizens

to obtain insulin for a fraction of the cost before returning to the States. NPR sat down with Michelle Fenner, an American citizen who had the idea to drive to Tijuana to stock up on insulin for her son. She reported “that a three-month supply of insulin would cost her $3,700. That same supply would cost only about $600 in Mexico.” Fenner isn’t the only one doing this; it’s estimated by NPR that she’s only one of the million people who cross the border from California to Mexico for medical discounts.

Americans are even starting programs to send those who use costly medications to Mexico via plane or bus. Utah’s Public Health Employee Plan championed this by sending users of expensive drugs to Tijuana to pick up months’ worth of

prescriptions. If a state in the U.S. is outsourcing healthcare to a foreign country, that’s a huge issue. Yet the federal government does nothing to stop it or decrease costs. It has become so expensive that people are willing to reach out to people on the internet or social media in attempts to crowdfund money to pay off medical expenses.

GoFundMe has become a popular way to crowdsource funds for operations and treatments. The online platform allows people to raise money for events and services, but it’s been turned into somewhere people go to plead for donations for medical bills. It’s an even darker narrative, as studies done by the American Journal of Public Health show, that less than 12% of crowdfunding attempts hit their goals. So even if the

last resort is to reach out to the masses via the internet or social media, there’s a high likelihood that your goal won’t be hit. Reform for U.S. healthcare is needed now, not soon but right now. Medication should be affordable; it should be accessible to those who need it and when they need it, rather than gate-kept by price and availability. Citizens shouldn’t have to beg or plead for donations to assist with the costs of medical procedures or care; it should be covered by insurance. If citizens leaving the country to receive cheaper medical care isn’t a warning sign that the system in place isn’t working, I don’t know what is.

ChatGPT: Theft, laziness and academic dishonesty

By Lincoln Anniballi

Since the introduction of OpenAI’s ChatGPT service, academics and tech experts have expressed concern with its capabilities and use in and out of the classroom. All a person needs is a prompt and a Wi-Fi connection, and within a few seconds, a response appears.

ChatGPT can write papers, answer assignment questions and generate text for virtually any prompt a user asks. Since it recently became so mainstream, lazy students have reaped the “benefits” the free cheating tool provides.

ChatGPT works by analyzing billions of bits of data from across the internet to find patterns in grammar and information. When you enter a prompt, GPT identifies the subject and question and builds sentences in a way that it’s been trained to seem logical. At its core, GPT is a pattern identifier. After every word, GPT identifies the word that makes the most

sense to follow, and from there builds a cohesive sentence that sounds good to the reader.

The information that GPT produces is from sources across the internet. The data it was trained on includes books, articles, websites, scripts and other online writing. Work that was researched and written by others is skimmed, summarized and reworded into an intellectually vapid text. The “writing” produced by GPT is stolen, and when students use it, they are thieves.

Using ChatGPT to complete assignments and write essays is worse than traditional plagiarism. Students come to college to get an education and become academically fulfilled. When students cheat, they are reducing their own capability to learn. Typing a prompt into GPT takes away the entire process of learning. Students who copy text from websites or books without citations are cheating, but at least they’re putting in some effort.

The process of research and writing is not as simple as putting down words on paper. Writers learn more than what they include in the final product. When you research a topic, you can build links and stumble across other interests you may have otherwise been clueless to. The best ideas come from different starting points. Students become less intelligent when they fail to embrace that process. If you’re too lazy to do the work required to get a degree, you might as well drop out before you cheat.

While it’s undisputed that using ChatGPT to write essays or complete homework is cheating, some argue it’s okay to use it to “generate ideas” or do menial writing tasks. For the entirety of human history, we have relied on creative people to generate great ideas. The best art, literature and inventions were not spit out by a program; they were thought of by hardworking, deep-thinking innovators. If students increas-

ingly rely on a computer to think, we’ll create a society deprived of creativity and intellect. Students who don’t want to put in the effort to even think are unlikely to put in the effort to write.

Some argue that using ChatGPT to build an information basis is like using Google to find starting points for research. Search results on Google are like books in a library. You can peruse them, skim them, rate their validity and when they’re used, they can be cited. With ChatGPT, none of this can happen. All you get are logically sounding words without a way to find their source or judge their accuracy.

A society reliant on ChatGPT will exacerbate the education divide. When students aren’t taught how to learn or enhance their creativity, they become unable to teach the next generations these essential skills. When only a select few at the top have intellectual abilities, we’ll fall back to the same

pitfalls as the civilizations before us.

Universities and institutions must create policies to deter and prevent students from engaging in destructive academic dishonesty. While it’s difficult to detect, investments are already being made to create software to flag content written with GPT. As security becomes more advanced, so will the destructive algorithms. Even if it means going back to paper and pencil, schools must ensure ChatGPT’s use is avoided.

Students who use ChatGPT, to any degree, are committing academic dishonesty and contributing to a society that is lazier, less intelligent and lacking in creativity. Universities’ policies should reflect this reality and penalize abusers to the fullest effect.

The views and opinions expressed in the Opinion section are those of the authors. 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.

Lincoln Anniballi is a sophomore political science major and can be found on Twitter @LincMass.

Ethan Albin is a sophomore journalism major and the opinion editor of The Chronicle.

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By Savith Collure

Atlas held up the world. He was stoic, chiseled and strong without measure. He took on the burden of the heavens, planting his feet into the ground without thinking twice. Alone. The man is the definition of masculinity. At least, that’s what people think – myself included. Society floods us with the ideals of Atlas. I heard a quote from Chris Rock a while back that stuck with me for years: “Only women, children and dogs are loved unconditionally. A man is only loved under the condition that he provides something.” Ironic that he got slapped on national television by Will Smith, who claimed to be defending his wife. Masculinity gets fragile under pressure. That, again, calls into question what it

By Timothy Daly

In Florida, a bill that blatantly violates the First Amendment has been proposed by Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-FL); the legislation would require bloggers who profit from posting about any elected state official, including controversial Gov. Ron DeSantis, to register with the state. While there is no way this bill would stand unchallenged if passed, the mere proposal of this bill is still terrifying in how it represents a trend of those involved in government disrespecting the authority of the Constitution.

Our country and Constitution were created with the intent of having a free press – the catalyst for our democracy – and allowing journalists to keep the government in check. Having individuals in our government who seek to undermine these principles is frightening. The proposal of this bill, along with other anti-constitutional sentiments, from those involved in our government has put the Constitution’s legitimacy at a new low.

The attempts to overturn the

Atlas cries: What it means to be a man

means to be a man. Am I a man because I defend the woman I love? Is it because I put food on the table? Is it maybe because I have the strength to enforce my will when I choose to? It’s a Catch-22: If I am strong, I respond, so therefore I am weak if I don’t respond. It’s logically valid if you assume strength means being able to impose will. Idealistic concepts of the strong, stoic man look back at us in the mirror.

What about other influences, ones that say to push your emotions away and create the ultimate alpha? It is easy to find Andrew Tate quotes floating on YouTube and TikTok. We’ve watched voice-over gym routines quoting heartbreak as fuel for gains. The Red Pill was a home to thousands wanting to escape emotional insecurity and

confusion. Push it down, pick up the weights. Create someone she regrets leaving. Idolize and focus on chasing wealth; expand yet isolate. Glorify your pain, use your struggle and build a better man. It’s masculinity, in a toxically focused form. These feelings aren’t invalid; there’s a reason for them.

The Pan American Health Organization found that “one out of five men die before the age of 50, and many of the leading causes of death in the Americas, including heart disease, interpersonal violence and road accidents, are directly related to socially constructed ‘macho’ behaviors.” PRNewswire found that 53% of men in the age group of 18-34 feel pressure to be “manly” and 36% of all men in North America feel pressure to behave in a “manly way.”

We keep seeing these standards of loneliness intertwined with a need for strength. Exiting childhood and entering adulthood, the pressures to find a career or be seen as reliable feel like carrying the weight of the world. We’re not comfortable communicating that weight, even if it could ease the burden. SBTreatment reported that over 30% of men will experience a period of depression at some point during their lifetime and about 9% of men report having feelings of depression or anxiety every day. Vulnerability is a double-edged sword, after all: admitting difficulty is equated with admitting weakness.

This is where we need to work better, as men, on changing the narrative. We can’t allow ourselves to think sensitivity is feminine or that asking for help

respect the Constitution

2020 election, and how these actions were downplayed and even supported by elected officials such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), are the crux of how our constitution is ridiculed. For those not convinced of the insurrection’s unconstitutionality, Donald Trump himself acknowledged that attempts to overturn the 2020 election conflict with our constitution in a Truth Social post, by saying “A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.” The respect for the Constitution is so low that a former president, who is running for election again called for its termination.

This ridicule of our constitution can be seen in our Supreme Court, the branch of government responsible for interpreting the Constitution. The Supreme Court exists to ensure that the laws passed by Congress are constitutional, but it has tainted the legitimacy of the Constitution both in how active the court is and how its

decisions are often based in party politics and ideology. The court takes about 100 cases per year currently, while in the founding of the Supreme Court, cases were sparse, with the first case taken two years after the court’s founding. The court only chose to act when an issue was deemed necessary, in order to preserve the legitimacy of both the Supreme Court and the Constitution. Now precedent is being re-examined for no reason other than that the ideological majority of the court has changed.

The obvious example of this is the Dobbs decision, in which the precedent set by Roe v. Wade was overturned despite nothing fundamentally changing about the abortion debate or the content of the Constitution in any applicable way since Roe. Multiple court members who chose to take the case have indicated Roe was untouchable precedent. The case was neither timely nor constitutionally relevant. The decision to take this case had nothing to do with the Constitution itself, but the ideology of the court’s

is a weakness. We have to push past initial feelings of emasculation that make us feel like we are wrong or failing. Our definition of masculinity has to stem from the ideals we want to push and pass on to our kids. I want my son to choose what being a man means, regardless of societal gender identities. I want my son to be able to cry when he’s frustrated or sad and not have to go to the bathroom to do so. He should be able to communicate his anger or frustration or loneliness. I want him to look at Atlas, see his strength and choose to look just like him. Maybe he’ll think Atlas cried, too.

members; the only feasible reason that the Roe precedent would be re-examined was that the ideological majority of the court shifted. The problem is not the decision itself, but its underlying motivations. Some members of our court are exploiting their authority around the Constitution, to legislate in ways that should be reserved for other branches of government.

Even if the Supreme Court were to make policy decisions agreeable to most people, this argument would still persist. Our Constitution and its interpretation should be above party politics and ideology, yet our Supreme Court has made sure that the legal precedent around this document is susceptible to partisan influence.

When the branch of government responsible for making sure our laws follow the Constitution is hijacking its authority to make inappropriate policy decisions based on ideology rather than the content of the Constitution, timeliness of the issue being reviewed or even the popular opinions of

the American people, it creates a looming threat of what laws could be possible in the future if this behavior worsens.

As discussed earlier, many lawmakers do not respect our constitution, and this has extended past rhetoric that undermines its principles to actual legislation. If the trend of our Supreme Court making increasingly partisan-motivated decisions and haphazardly changing the interpretation of our guiding document continues, it’s not outside of the realm of possibility that blatantly unconstitutional laws such as the one proposed by Brodeur could go unchallenged in the future if we don’t address this behavior. Having a guiding document to protect us from tyrannical and arbitrary rule has been essential in preserving our democracy, which is why it is crucial to demand more out of those in government to respect the Constitution’s authority in their lawmaking and rhetoric.

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Hofstra eliminated from CAA tournament in OT upset

By Michelle Rabinovich SPORTS EDITOR

were the tougher, more physical team, and most of the time in college basketball, the tougher team wins. They were the tougher team tonight, so they won the ballgame.”

It was a tough match up indeed, as the score stayed neck-and-neck throughout the first 40 minutes play as the lead changed eight different times.

The Pride were outshot in every frame in the evening: 50% to 46.6% in the first half, 42.3% to 39.1% in the second and 33.3% to 0% in overtime.

“To have an off night, an off stretch, that’s kind of what happened tonight,” Claxton said. “We just got cold at the wrong time. We just missed shots tonight.”

For every punch that the Hofstra University Pride gave, the UNC-Wilmington (UNCW) Seahawks had a punch back. The No. 4 seed going into the tournament handed the No. 1 seed a 79-73 upset in overtime in the semifinal round of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) men’s basketball tournament on Monday, March 6.

“All the credit goes to Wilmington,” said Hofstra head coach Speedy Claxton. “They

“That was a great game,” said UNCW head coach Takayo Siddle. “You got to give credit to Hofstra, they were the No. 1 seed for a reason; they won the regular season for a reason.”

This was a revenge match for the Seahawks, as the Pride showed them up 70-46 in their last meeting on Jan. 19, during the regular season.

“We wanted to show them how they tried to punk us, how they did punk us, in the first game,” Siddle explained. “I always say to these guys, ‘At some point in the game if you’re not tough enough, if you’re not competing like you need to, it’s going to catch up to you.’”

“It’s obviously heartbreaking,” said Hofstra point guard and CAA player of the year Aaron Estrada. “I don’t think that any college player doesn’t want to be playing in March.”

Despite the result, one positive to pull from this is Jaquan Carlos’ career-high 19-point performance.

“JC was great; he’s our floor leader, our general,” Claxton said. “For him to have the type of game that he had, it kind of sucks that we lost because it’s kind of like a wasted game, but he’s going to be a really good player in years to come.”

Not all hope is lost for

Claxton and the Hofstra men’s basketball program.

“I’ve been telling this team from day one that we have a championship caliber team, and we’ve been playing like it. It kind of sucks that we fell a little short of our goal,” Claxton said.

Hofstra pitching struggles in high scoring defeat

By Tim Neschis STAFF WRITER

start of the season for Hofstra and pitched three innings, allowing three runs on seven hits while walking two. He was relieved by sophomore Brian Hart, who gave up five runs on five hits in 1.2 innings. Hart struggled in just his third collegiate appearance, as he gave up two runs in his first inning and was asked to go out for a second for the first time in his career.

Palmer to start the game and then gifted him second base with a pickoff attempt that got away from the first baseman Aaron Mann. Palmer advanced to third on a ground out and then scored on a wild pitch. A Will Kennedy walk and a Steve Harrington double down the left field line gave the Pride their second run of the day.

in the dirt to allow Kennedy to score. Four pitches later, the same happened. A pitch in the dirt let Harrington cross the plate to make it an 8-5 game. Bianchi walked one more batter before striking out Sammy Burman to end the inning, although he started with three consecutive balls.

only batter he retired. Rue then followed with a wild pitch, before surrendering a single and a two-run triple. Garrett Sullivan came in relief and immediately gave up a sacrifice fly, raising the deficit to six.

The Hofstra Pride’s pitching staff continues to struggle as they dropped a Wednesday contest 11-7 to the St. John’s University Red Storm on March 8. The Hofstra baseball team is now on a four-game losing streak, dating back to Feb. 26.

While hitting has been a strong suit for Hofstra, their pitchers have been lagging behind. Against St. John’s, Pride pitchers combined to give up 16 hits, 11 runs and six walks, while only striking out two batters.

Cade Henry made his fourth

The risk by Hofstra head coach Frank Catalanotto did not pay off as Hart allowed a single on the second pitch of the inning. After he got the next batter out, he hit the following one on an 0-2 count. Next in line to bat, Paul Orbon sent the ball into the right-field corner, scoring two and advancing to third on a high throw from Matt Pelcher. Hart gave up one more single before he was taken out of the game with the score at 8-3.

Mario Pesca toed the rubber for the Red Storm and was shaky in the first inning before settling in. He walked Dylan

The bats stayed quiet until the top of the fifth when Kennedy singled, scoring Michael Florides.

After that, the game did not see a single baserunner until the eighth, when the Pride managed to reach base five times on one hit. Ryan Morash led the inning off with a single and Kennedy followed by reaching on a fielder’s choice on the next pitch. Harrington worked a full count walk, and a wild pitch set up second and third base with just one out. After Jake Liberatore struck out, St. John’s pitcher, Vincent Bianchi, lost sight of the strikezone. He issued Dom Camera a fourpitch walk, with the last going

After Michael O’Hanlon threw a scoreless seventh for Hofstra, Ryan Rue made his third appearance of the season, and it did not go as planned. He walked the first batter but rebounded with a flyout, the

Hofstra plated two in the top of the ninth, but it was too late as the game ended 11-7. The Pride falls to 3-8 and now heads to the University of Delaware to open Colonial Athletic Association play. The threegame series starts Friday, March 10, in Newark, Delaware.

“But we’ll bounce back, still a lot of ball to be played.”

Hofstra didn’t make a single field goal in overtime against UNCW.

Alexis Friedman / The Hofstra Chronicle

Hofstra pitchers have allowed double-digit runs six times this season.

Photo courtesy of St. John’s Athletics

Hofstra upsets NC A&T to advance in CAA tournament

By Michelle Rabinovich SPORTS EDITOR

tournament since 2006.

“[I] continued to be so proud of this team and what they are doing in this tournament,” said Hofstra head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson. “They’ve shown up at the tournament with a determined mindset, they showed up here with a mission in mind and we’re not going to slow down until we get there.”

than they got the last time.”

Three-point shooting was a main contributor, as Hofstra shot a season-best 10-16 from beyond the arc while holding NC A&T to just 1-11.

The No. 12 seed Hofstra Pride women’s basketball team upset the No. 5 North Carolina A&T State University (NC A&T) Aggies 66-59 in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) women’s basketball tournament, marking the Pride’s first quarterfinal appearance since 2019. The win makes the Pride the first 12-seed to reach the quarterfinals of the CAA

The Aggies left a bitter taste in the Pride’s mouth, defeating them 63-44 at home in the David S. Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex in their last meeting. With that in mind, Atkinson and her team went into this game determined not to let history repeat itself.

“The way that we’ve been able to bounce back in our mistake response [and] the mental preparation has been at an all-time high as well as the physical preparation,” Atkinson said. “We’re a different team

“It gives us the confidence to continue to shoot the ball,” Atkinson said. “So with that balanced attack and that balanced approach, it gives us multiple options on the offensive end to be able to attack their defenses.”

Senior Rosi Nicholson spearheaded the defensive effort with four steals and four defensive rebounds.

“Rosi is one of the best defensive players that I’ve ever coached,” Atkinson said. “She stepped up and did what she does best, and that’s pressure the ball and cause some havoc and bring us some energy on the defensive end.”

Sorelle Ineza, who led the team’s offense with 19 points,

summed up the fiery spirit of the team: “It’s win or go home, and we don’t want to go home.”

The team goes into the quarterfinal round on Friday, March 10, against the College of William & Mary Tribe. Tip-off is at 2:30 p.m., and the game will be broadcasted live by 88.7 FM WRHU and streamed on FloSports.

Women’s lacrosse falls just short against No. 20 USC

By Marisa Dambach STAFF WRITER

some really, really great saves in the cage, and I just thought that we needed to find more openings on offense than we did in the second half as we did in the first half.”

calm, cool and collected,” Smith said. “Even when a goal goes in, she just resets and gets ready for the next one.”

up with a huge save to deny a seventh goal. Shevitz scored the quarter’s final goal, giving USC the 7-4 lead.

left corner with 46.7 left in the game.

On Sunday, March 12, the Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team lost to the No. 20 University of Southern California Trojans (USC) in a close matchup, 9-8, at James M. Shuart Stadium. The Pride now sits at 3-5 overall.

“It was a really great lacrosse game,” said Hofstra head coach Shannon Smith. “USC is a very good team and very well coached. [I] thought our team showed a lot of resiliency, especially going down in the first quarter three nothing and then down by five there in the fourth quarter and coming back. We played really tough defensively. [Cardello] made

The Trojans had a fast-paced offense that allowed them to grab the afternoon’s first goal. Hofstra’s defense started tough but found their groove later into the quarter. Claudia Shevitz scored the first goal as she sent the ball to the bottom right of the net 58 seconds in. The Pride tried to silence the Trojans, but USC kept a high tempo. Shelby Tilton took a shot for the Trojans, but freshman goalie Luchianna Cardello came up with a save to keep the Pride only down one.

Cardello saved three more shots in the quarter, keeping her composure despite the goals scored against her.

Maddie Dora received the ball from Tilton to score the game’s second goal for the Trojans, followed by a goal from Katie Ramsay. USC led 3-0 going into the second quarter.

“[Cardello] just sees the ball well, but she’s very composed,

The Pride picked up their offense at the beginning of the second quarter, with Kerry Walser scoring for Hofstra off a free position shot. USC bounced back and scored their fourth goal of the game courtesy of Maggie Brown.

Ella Heaney scored the fifth as she shot the ball to the bottom left corner, and Brown scored the sixth assisted by Isabelle Vitale. With the clock winding down, Katie Kelly scored Hofstra’s second of the game assisted by Emily Weigand, making the score 6-2 heading into halftime. Cardello had eight total saves at the end of the half.

Coming back from halftime, Hofstra’s offense immediately began rolling as they scored their third goal. Walser fed the ball to Lauren Coletti for the goal. Jackie Gatti immediately scored a fourth for Hofstra off a free position shot, making the score 6-4. Brown had a promising shot on goal for the Trojans, but Cardello came

Immediately out of the gates in the fourth quarter, Walser kicked a rocket to the top right corner after receiving the ball from Taylor Mennella for the score. Brown scored the eighth and Dora scored the ninth for the Trojans giving them a fourgoal advantage.

The Pride’s offense did not give up, scoring three more goals in the quarter. Rachel Graff scored the sixth with a rocket right in front of the net. Mennella scored the seventh on a free position shot, cutting the deficit to two with 3:04 left. Walser scored the eighth and final goal for the Pride off a free position shot to the top

Hofstra had one more chance to score the tying goal, but they couldn’t capitalize as they fell 9-8 to the Trojans.

“We moved her [Walser] up to midfield, and she’s been playing lights out,” Smith said. “She’s playing great defensively, and then offensively she’s playing with a lot of heart, playing very spirited, finishing her shots and putting a lot of extra work on the outside.”

The Pride returns to the field on Saturday, March 18, to start conference play against the College of William & Mary Tribe at 1 p.m. in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Hofstra has lost all three games versus USC.

Photo courtesy of Evan Bernstein / Hofstra Athletics

Photo courtesy of Rafael Suanes/CAA

Hofstra is the first No. 12 seed to advance to the quarterfinals in 17 years.

By Michelle Rabinovich SPORTS EDITOR

Pride’s dream run ends in quarterfinal

year we saw what this team could do. We saw what this team was about. We saw what this team was capable of.”

Graduate student Brandy Thomas, senior Sorelle Ineza and freshman Emma Von Essen all contributed double digit points for the team’s last game of the season, with 23, 17 and 13 points respectively.

“Those are my sisters,” Thomas said. “I’m going to always have their back; they’re always going to have me.”

Other seniors include Jada Peacock and Rosi Nicholson, who had a lasting impact on the team environment.

“They have just been such a special part of our program,” Atkinson said. “They’ve been

through all the ups and downs of our first few years, through COVID, through injuries, through all of it, and the way they have continued to stay the course, the way they’ve continued to be positive lights on our program, has just been phenomenal.”

Despite the loss, the Hofstra head coach remains optimistic

for what this postseason run means for the future.

“I’m looking forward to the momentum that this run is going to give us going into the next year as we look to reload and bring in new pieces and take up right where we left off,” Atkinson said.

The Hofstra women’s basketball team’s postseason run came to an end in a 7464 defeat at the hands of the College of William & Mary in the quarterfinal round on Friday, March 10.

“I just can’t say enough of how proud I am of this group,” said Hofstra head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson. “They battled, they came ready to go, they came prepared, they came locked in; for the first time this

By Josh Sager STAFF WRITER

The score was 26-21 at halftime, but both teams scored more in the third quarter than in the entire first half, showcasing how much the team was ready to fight tooth and nail to stay in the tournament.

“We weren’t as aggressive in the second quarter as we had been in the first, so in the third quarter we just wanted to attack and be aggressive and play more free offensively,” Atkinson explained.

As the de facto final game of the season, it was a tough goodbye for some of the senior members of the team.

Hofstra swept at home by Boston College

to earn her second save of the season for the Eagles. Hofstra reliever Annabella Pisapia was handed her second loss of the season, as the junior righthander gave up two runs in two innings of work.

Despite putting runs on the board for the first time in the series, the Hofstra University softball team could not avoid a series sweep as they lost 5-4 to the visiting Boston College Eagles on Sunday, March 12, at Bill Edwards Stadium. Hofstra was held without a run in the series before Sunday’s finale and was outscored 14-4 in the three games.

Boston College reliever Sofia Earle was credited with her second win of the season after pitching two innings while striking out one and giving up just one earned run on one hit.

Abby Dunnings shut the door on the Pride in the seventh inning

“I thought we competed hard,” said Hofstra head coach Adrienne Clark. “I thought we did a better job of coming out and scoring first. That was really awesome to see. We didn’t quite get it done when it counted, but I was really happy with the intent of how we showed up today.”

The Pride struck first in the contest. After Kasey Collins reached base on an error and Meghan Giordano drew a walk, Becca Vallaincourt drove a 2-1 pitch to right field for a two-run double in the bottom half of the first inning.

“I think that was the biggest focal point for us going into game three,” Clark said.

“We had a lot of runners on base early in the series, and being able to get the team to understand that just because there are runners on base, it’s not additional pressure, is what we want.”

It didn’t take long for the Eagles to strike back. Nicole Giery led off the next half inning by driving the first pitch she saw from Pride starter Nikki Mullin to center field that was just out of reach of Chelsea Manto for a double. Giery later scored from third after Hofstra right fielder Madison McKevitt couldn’t make the play on a hard-hit ball off the bat of Maddy Carpe.

Boston College continued to add on in the next half-inning. After Hines scored on a fielder’s choice, Mullin surrendered a two-out walk to Erika Andal that gave the Eagles their first lead of the afternoon.

The Pride then evened the score in the bottom of the fourth inning. After Vaillancourt notched her second hit of the game, she scored from second base on a two-out single by Alanna Morse to tie the game at three.

“Vaillancourt did a phenomenal job,” Clark said. “After the first couple of games, we made a little tweak. She came out today and figured it out. It was really cool. It’s always fun when you can see

players make the adjustments for themselves and the team.”

Not to be outdone, Giordano put her team ahead when she roped a line drive that Bill Edwards Stadium could not hold for her fifth home run of the season.

“It was really cool to see Megan get another home run today,” Clark said. “She does such an amazing job of being confident and having a calming presence. She works to play her game all the time, and it’s really a big bonus to have her on the team, in the lineup, with how she carries herself and the composure she plays with.”

Giordano’s bomb wasn’t enough, though, as the Eagles

used the top of the sixth inning to win the game. Drawing three straight walks to begin the inning, the Eagles took the lead back for good when Hannah Slike drove in two runs with a single off of Haley Venturini. With the loss, the Pride’s record falls to 5-13.

Hofstra returns to action on Saturday, March 18, in a doubleheader when they visit the Long Island rival of the Stony Brook University Seawolves. Game one begins at 1 p.m. with the second game scheduled for 3 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on FloSoftball.

Photo courtesy of Rafael Suanes / CAA

This is the furthest the women’s team has gone in the CAA tournament under Atkinson.

Six of Hofstra’s first 18 games have been decided by one run.

Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics

Delaware takes series with dominant victory over Pride

By Nick Mongiovi

Delaware was able to make noise early by scoring nine runs in the first three innings, as John Mikolaicyk’s day on the mound ended after only 2.1 innings of work. Mikolaicyk surrendered six runs, six hits and five walks during his outing, while only managing to strike out three batters for the Fightin’ Blue Hens.

Morash with one out started the rally for Hofstra. Dylan Palmer, the freshman utility man, then doubled to left center which scored Morash from third base.

The Hofstra Pride baseball team dropped their three-game series to the University of Delaware after a 19-9 loss on Sunday, March 12. The struggles continued as the long ball got the best of the Pride, as well as inconsistency from the pitching staff and the bullpen.

The Pride fell to 4-10 after yet another series loss, in a game they scored nine runs and still failed to come out with the win.

Hofstra went with freshman pitcher, Carlos Martinez out of the bullpen to stop the bleeding, but Delaware had other ideas. Martinez’s day ended after allowing five runs, four hits and two walks while only striking out two, in two innings.

Hofstra managed to claw and fight their way back into the game before Delaware ran away with their lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. A sacrifice fly to right field by Brian Morrell got the Pride on the board in the top of the third inning. A double in the top of the fourth from Ryan

The Pride started to open up the scoring floodgates in the top of the fifth inning, as they managed to get four runs across in the inning. Hits from Morrell, Steve Harrington, Santino Rosso, Anthony D’Onofrio and Palmer generated the runs for the inning, cutting the deficit to three as the score was 9-6.

Bret Lesher started the bottom of the fifth strong for Delaware, as he nailed a hit over the left field wall, to go ahead 10-6. Two more hits in the inning along with three walks from the Fightin’ Blue Hens extended their lead to 13-6.

Delaware finished the game with six home runs on 18 hits while reaching base on balls 13 times, more than one walk per inning surrendered by Hofstra.

Wild pitches, errors and control continued to hurt the Pride as the team recorded three wild pitches and two errors, both of which came from Hofstra catcher, Kevin Bruggeman in the bottom of the second inning. Nonetheless, the Pride put together an impressive performance on the diamond as they scored nine runs on 15 hits. Palmer finished his day at the

plate going four for five with a run scored, two runs batted in, one walk and a stolen base.

Hofstra looks to bounce back and get back in the win column on Wednesday, March 15, at home against Manhattan College.

Hofstra suits up for NIT matchup versus Rutgers

By Frankie DiCalogero ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

The Hofstra Pride men’s basketball team will compete in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) on Tuesday, March 14, against the No. 1 seed in their region, the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights.

Hofstra enters the NIT at 24-9 overall on the season. The Pride earned an automatic bid to the field due to winning the regular season title but failing to prevail in their conference tournament. This is Speedy Claxton’s first time coaching his squad in postseason competition.

As for Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights enter at 19-14 overall and 10-10 in conference play during a grueling Big Ten schedule. The Scarlet Knights have been subject to outrage due to their non-inclusion in the NCAA Tournament. Rutgers was the second team out of the Big Dance, and many fans and critics alike have expressed their displeasure in the selection committee’s decision.

Both teams represent a

different approach on the court, with Rutgers relying mostly on their defensive prowess, while Hofstra is known to get the ball through the net with ease. The Scarlet Knights rank seventh in the country in scoring defense, allowing an impressive 60.4 points per game, whilst the Pride rank just outside the Top 100 in scoring offense at 74.7 points per game.

Hofstra’s leading scorer Aaron Estrada is looking to cap off a sensational Pride career in just his two seasons in Hempstead. Estrada, averaging 20 points per game, is coming off backto-back games with at least 22 points, both coming from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament.

Estrada’s right-wing man, Tyler Thomas, is also looking to bring home an NIT championship in what may be his final season at Hofstra. Thomas, averaging 16 points per game, is hoping to bounce back after a not-so spectacular performance in the CAA semifinals against UNCWilmington.

For Rutgers, Caleb McConnell

is looking to do the same. McConnell, one of the top defensive players in the country, has been a defensive force throughout his collegiate career, with this season being his best with nearly three steals per game.

The Scarlet Knights big man Clifford Omoruyi has also been explosive on both sides of the ball. Offensively, Omoruyi is having his most productive year, averaging 13 points per game and shooting a solid 50% from

the field. On defense, Omoruyi is effective near the rim with two blocks per game.

Both teams still have a lot to play for, and a lot to prove in the NIT. The matchup, taking place

at Jersey Mike’s Arena (“The RAC”) will tip-off at 7 p.m. and can be watched on ESPNU. The game can also be live streamed on the HAWC.

Hofstra was outscored 40-22 in the three games versus Delaware.

Photo Courtesy of Adam Koszo

Photo courtesy of Evan Bernstein / Hofstra Athletics

This is Hofstra’s first NIT apperance since 2019.

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-ton is not the best state, so he was inexperienced at this level, but you saw that he had the ability to do it.”

Things were going according to plan for St. Germain. He had grown to love Hofstra and made many friends both on and off the wrestling team. He felt ready for the upcoming season. But, while back home in University Place, Washington, on Thanksgiving 2020, the life St. Germain had built for himself was forever changed when he overdosed on a combination of alcohol, Adderall, Percocet and cocaine while out with a group of friends.

Only 19 years old at the time, St. Germain spent the next 47 days in a coma at Harbor View hospital in Seattle, Washington, while his loved ones anxiously wondered if he’d ever wake up. While comatose, St. Germain frequently underwent dialysis and had to have a tracheostomy in order to insert both breathing and feeding tubes. Finally, on Jan. 12, 2021, St. Germain awoke without any memory of what happened.

“It was crazy because it was like waking up for the first time ever,” St. Germain said. “From what I pieced together we were being stupid. Just utterly stupid.”

At that point, St. Germain was fully dependent on the doctors to help him perform what were once the simplest of tasks.

“I couldn’t move when I first woke up,” St. Germain said. “That was the hardest part of anything. The doctors had to lift me out of the bed and into the wheelchair. It was really hard going from such a high level of wrestling and being athletic – going on miles and miles of running every day – and then boom, you can’t move.”

Back at Hofstra, the news of what had happened sent shockwaves through the wrestling team. Although he had used drugs and alcohol in

The resurrection of Adrian St. Germain

high school, that side of St. Germain’s life was unknown to those he had developed relationships with while at college.

“To me, there were no signs,” Papadatos said. “It was completely out of left field.”

“I put it together pretty quickly what happened,” said St. Germain’s teammate and senior Justin Hoyle. “I didn’t want to say it out loud because I didn’t want to be right.”

Hoyle joined the team the same year as St. Germain, and they knew each other from competing in the same youth

much he meant to our culture,” said fifth-year senior Trey Rogers, who was at one point St. Germain’s suitemate.

“When we first heard about it, we just hoped he made it through. We weren’t thinking, ‘Man, we need a 149-pounder now.’ It was all about making sure he gets through this before we think of anything else.”

The distance between St. Germain and the team was compounded due to the COVID-19 protocols that were in place. All the way across the country, the team couldn’t have been further away and all he

happen.’”

St. Germain refused to let the doubts of his doctors deter him.

in life again. He is navigating the world with a new outlook after being given a second chance. When asked if he ever thinks about what could have been, St. Germain said:

“All the time, but you can’t live in a reality that’s not reality. I imagine the things I’m going to do now with my story, and the impact I can make on other people’s lives now. As much as I hate that this happened to me, I’m glad that it happened to me instead of someone else, because I don’t think a lot of people would be able to get through it.”

wrestling league while growing up in Washington. Like St. Germain had the year before, Hoyle and many members of the team stayed on Long Island for Thanksgiving.

Papadatos recounted the conversations that led to St. Germain going home. The year before, St. Germain had stayed on Long Island and spent the holiday having dinner at his coach’s house.

“He wasn’t going to go home,” Papadatos said, “I remember saying, ‘Dude, we don’t have practice; go home.’ I felt responsible. It was very hard on me because I felt like if he wasn’t there, this wouldn’t have happened.”

To say that the team was devastated would be an understatement. The connection formed between them is like a brotherhood, and their worry for St. Germain remains palpable today when they recount that time.

“We were all close with Adrian, and we knew just how

wanted was to return to them. Through a Zoom meeting, the team got to see St. Germain after he woke up from the coma – the first time in months.

“I remember the first Zoom,” Rogers said. “We were in the office, and I saw him and that was the first time seeing him since he went home. I got pretty teary eyed. I had to walk out.”

For the first few months of St. Germain’s recovery, he had to relearn how to walk, grab things and drive all over again. His doctors had little optimism that he’d ever get back to where he once was physically, and they discussed getting him a “good wheelchair” for when he returned home.

“I was always like ‘When can I run again, when can I go wrestle with the team?’” St. Germain said. “They didn’t give me signs of hope in the hospital, and that was hard. The doctors would say, ‘That’s not happening.’ But I was like ‘Dude, it’s going to happen because I’m going to make it

As strenuous as his recovery was, through countless hours of both physical and occupational therapy, his drive to get back on the mat kept pushing him forward.

“There were days that I’d feel tired, and I didn’t want to get up,” St. Germain said. “But I’d just think about those days at Hofstra. I could hear Dennis’ voice in the back of my head saying, ‘Get up! Let’s work! Don’t stop grinding!’”

After months of hard work, St. Germain regained the ability to walk again. He passed his occupational therapy in 2022 after earning his driver’s license, and he still goes to physical therapy once a week.

“It was really inspiring watching him come back,” Rogers said.

“I walk with a limp, and I can kind of run now,” St. Germain said more than two years after his overdose. “I can get in the weight room. I love it, it’s my favorite place in the world.”

St. Germain is finding purpose

Today, St. Germain is a psychology major at Tacoma Community College, and works at LA Fitness, which he says is his first real job. Still forever connected to wrestling, he coaches at his former high school.

“It’s awesome seeing kids and having an impact on their life,” St. Germain said. “I look at them and think about how I used to be like that. It’s fun; I love it.”

Although his days at Hofstra are now in the distant past, the team has not left St. Germain’s thoughts. He still talks to many of his former teammates and keeps up with how the season is going. Eventually, he plans to visit before many of his friends on the team graduate.

“He’s the best,” Rogers said, “I miss him for sure and would love for him to come back here again.”

Papadatos echoed that sentiment.

“If I saw him now, it’d be like I saw him yesterday,” he said.

St. Germain (far right) wrestled in the 149-pound weight class for Hofstra.

Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics

“I was always like ‘When can I run again, when can I go wrestle with the team?’ They didn’t give me signs of hope in the hospital, and that was hard. The doctors would say, ‘That’s not happening.’ But I was like ‘Dude, it’s going to happen because I’m going to make it happen.’”

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