The Hofstra Chronicle: March 17, 2014 Issue

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KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935

Students, faculty chop locks for cancer

By Shannon Alomar Staff writer

For some men and women, a haircut is seen as a simple task to upkeep their appearance, but once a year at Hofstra, a quick cut helps raise money to find a cure for children diagnosed with cancer.

This year marked the 7th Annual St. Baldrick event on Hofstra’s campus. Through the efforts of students and faculty who participated this year, the University was able to raise well over $40,000. Seventy-five freshly-shaven and trim-headed Hofstra community members walked off the stage this year to help add to the cause.

Sixteen years ago, colleagues Tim Kenny, John Bender and Enda McDonnell created the St.

Baldrick’s Foundation to raise money for kids with cancer. The idea of shaving heads to generate the donations was a unique one that helped to carry the organization from the late ‘90s to the present day. From its inception to now, the organization has raised well over $40 million to use towards research, programming and more.

Thomas Kostiw, Hofstra alumnus and volunteer event organizer, said he was one of the originators of the event at Hofstra in 2008 with the Hofstra Roller Hockey Club. This year, Kostiw said he wanted to honor former Dean of Students Peter Libman who initially helped to kick-start the event on campus.

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Photo courtesy of University Relations Students and faculty gathered in the Student Center for the annual St. Baldrick’s event. Seventy-five individuals cut their hair at this year’s event.

Former skinhead shares message of tolerance

By Briana Smith Staff writer

“Fear,” said Frank Meeink, an ex-skinhead gang recruiter, as he looked out into the eyes of Hofstra students and faculty. “Fear in someone else’s face; I loved that feeling that someone fears me. But why?” he asked. “I feared everything. I feared going home, I feared my parents, I feared my school, I feared I wouldn’t have enough food to eat. Now, someone fears me. I loved it.”

The South Philadelphia native first encountered this love of fear at the age of 13 when a skinhead attacked a man outside of a nightclub. Two years later, a tattoo of a Swastika glowed on the side of his neck, revealing the true devotion and respect he had for this anti-Semitic group. By the time he reached age 18, he became a skinhead leader, neo-Nazi recruiter and the host of a cable

access show, “The Reich.”

The struggles he once faced at home – an abusive, alcoholic step-father and a negligent mother – were no longer existent.

He received something from the skinheads that he always yearned for: acceptance.

Hofstra University’s Cultural Center invited Meeink to share his transformation from ‘hatred to harmony,’ transitioning from being prejudice to advocating for anti-racism.

On Wednesday, March 11 from 7-9 p.m., students and faculty listened to Meeink’s traumatizing past that led him to his many triumphs today: a noted speaker, author of the “Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead,” founder of Harmony Through Hockey, an innovative hate-prevention program, and a father and husband who strives to enlighten, open hearts and make a change in this discriminative world.

“I heard him speak the first time when I was a student here at Hofstra,” said Rabbi Lyle Rothman, director of Hofstra University’s Jewish Life and Learning. “I found his message to be truly inspirational which is hatred is never acceptable. We have the power to actually turn that hatred into love if we work hard at it.”

Meeink’s hatred of different races started to subside after serving a three-year sentence in an Illinois prison for aggravated kidnapping, where he befriended a group of African-American men.

He planned to continue with the white supremacy movement after prison, but a Jewish man who gave him a job altered his view about the Jewish population.

“My Swastika was blazing at him everyday, I had my neo-Nazi boots on, and I looked over at him and I was just so grateful to have this human being in my life,”

Meeink said with a smile forming on his face. “I was so embarrassed of my beliefs. When I got out of his truck [after work], I had to make a decision, and I said, ‘I’m done. I can’t do this anymore.’”

Now, Meeink teaches those surrounding him how to end the animosity.

“The solution to racism and hatred is empathy,” Meeink told the audience. “I think I had empathy when I was a child, but I gave that up for acceptance into a group, and so when I started to gain that back and started to look and care for others, I just noticed my life was better if I helped somebody out.”

Meeink’s journey, knowledge and advice affected many of the students’ lives.

“He emphasizes the point that we need to love and accept everyone regardless of the color of their skin,” said Alexander Pineda, senior journalism major.

“It was important for him to talk to Hofstra because a lot of students come to college looking to find themselves, and most times, we end up losing our true essence,” said Joie JohnsonWalker, first-year journalism graduate student. “We try to conform to what everyone else wants instead of what we need as individuals. “ Meeink left the audience with one last message, reciting a metaphor about raising baby elephants.

He said, the older elephants need to teach the babies how to behave properly to prevent them from living chaotic, disastrous and malignant lives.

“Your job is to be the older elephant and go back to your younger family members, friends and show them how to act correctly,” said Meeink. “We can’t give up on society. We need to continue to show love and be there.”

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CCE hosts annual Globalization Day events

By Michael Ortiz

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Last Wednesday, Hofstra’s Center for Civic Engagement hosted a series of discussions surrounding the consequences of war, terror and the rise of Islamophobia worldwide for Globalization Day. Globalization is the process of international integration arising from the exchange of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture. Since the 15th year of the global war on terrorism launched in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks is approaching, the events stressed the importance of understanding how it has affected the world around us.

The Center for Civic Engagement teamed up with the LI Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives to start the day with two sessions on “Imagining a World beyond War.” In the sessions, facilitated by history Prof. Michael D’Innocenzo and Margaret Melkonian, Executive Director of Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, students participated in a visioning exercise responding to what they wanted the world to look like in 10 years, or in 2025.

“They contemplated what might be obstacles to achieving that goal; and how those goals could be achieved by government,

The

Editor-in-Chief Magdalene Michalik Managing Editor Sophia Strawser Business Manager Jake Nussbaum News Editors Ehlayna Napolitano Lauren del Valle Entertainment Editor Brianna Holcomb Photo courtesy of Ana Luiza Loures Phyllis Bennis spoke about Authorization to Use Military Force policy before an audience in Plaza Room West on Wednesday. The event was part of CCE’s annual Globalization Day.

citizens and others,” said Melkonian.

That was just one of many programs offered throughout the day. One that took place during common hour examined the global responses to satire and free speech in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre.

Charlie Hebdo is a French satirical magazine that is known for poking fun at religious and political figures. Earlier this year, the magazine’s headquarters was invaded by two Islamist gunmen

who opened fire, killing 12 staff members of the magazine. This sparked debate over where satirical limits are, if any.

Lizz Winstead, co-creator, former correspondent and head writer of The Daily Show, and co-founder of Air America Radio, was on the panel that discussed some of these responses against the backdrop of an absolute defense of free speech.

Other programs included a of discussion of the globalization of Islamophobia, which examined

the roots of Islamophobia in the U.S. and around the world, and the significance of the Obama Administration’s request from Congress for the Authorization to use Military Force policy in its fight against the ISIS. The importance of discussions like these was shown in the interest from Hofstra students.

“All sessions throughout the day were very well attended and there was extraordinary engagement of Hofstra students in [the] Q&A period,” said Melkonian.

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University announces new provost to replace Berliner Dr. Gail M. Simmons will replace Provost Herman Berliner at the beginning of next year.

Berliner, who has worked at Hofstra for 44 years, announced his retirement earlier this year.

He spent 24 of those years as provost.

Simmons currently works at Manhattanville College as the provost and vice president for academic affairs. She also teaches as a professor of biology.

“In Dr. Simmons we have found an academic leader who is both creative and collaborative, who understands the challenges and opportunities in higher education and who has successfully worked

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with faculty, staff and students to find solutions at the academic institutions she has led,” said President Stuart Rabinowitz in a press release.

She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis.

Additionally, she has worked at several other institutions, including The College of New Jersey and the City College of CUNY. “It is a great honor to become Hofstra’s next provost, and I look forward to many years of working to bring the University to new heights,” Simmons said. “I am thrilled to be joining the Hofstra Pride.”

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Seventh annual St. Baldrick’s raises over $40,000 Event called a conversation-starter by one of its founders at Hofstra Continued from A1 “He was such a valuable resource as he reached out to departments and groups all over campus to get involved. He lost his battle with pancreatic cancer this past year and we miss him immensely. However, we do not forget the impact he left on this event and on our lives,” Kostiw said.

According to current Dean of Students Sofia Pertuz in a Hofstra University video interview on the day of the event, the highest donator this year was granted an award in Libman’s name.

Kostiw also said that over the years Hofstra has raised over $140,000 collectively and he personally enjoys seeing the Hofstra community come together year

after year for the cause.

“In the US, one in five children diagnosed with cancer won’t survive. Currently, childhood cancer research funding accounts for less than 4 percent of all cancer research funding allotted by the federal government.

Since 2005, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation has granted more than $154 million, making it the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants. No child should have to fight cancer or suffer the effects of treatment and childhood cancer is largely underfunded. St. Baldrick’s helps provide the resources to research and treat this terrible disease,”

Kostiw said.

Some students participated to help bring an active awareness about childhood cancer. Others, like junior business management major and Resident Assistant

“Hair always grows back so you might as well have some fun. See what you look like bald before you have to get a real job. It’s all for the kids after all.”

Loulou Katz, junior classics major, also featured in the Hofstra University St. Baldrick recap video, said in years prior to this year she either “chickened out” or missed the event completely, but she felt like this year was the perfect year to shave her head.

“In 2004, my cousin died of cancer. He died of Leukemia and I think he was like 12 years old. He left behind his twin brother and it kind of hit our family really hard, so when I came to Hofstra I found

“First of all, it’s a great cause.

Secondly, it raises a lot of awareness.

Having students and faculty walking around with bald heads will start a lot of conversation.”

Joe Corbisiero, connected to the cause on a more personal level.

“Cancer unfortunately runs in my family, but I also felt like giving back this year… I thought it was great. It’s a lot of fun getting your head shaved in front of everyone.

It was a lot of fun [and] it makes you feel good,” Corbisiero said.

out that they did St. Baldrick’s here so I figured I would try doing it,” Katz said in the video.

Anyone who has ever participated in the head shaving or witnessed it can openly say why it is important to participate. Kostiw, event organizer, feels getting involved is not only an interesting experience but a way to keep the conversation going for the greater message.

“First of all, it’s a great cause.

Secondly, it raises a lot of awareness,” Kostiw said. “Having students and faculty walking around with bald heads will start a lot of conversation. People always ask why you are bald and they will all have a great story spreading awareness everywhere they go.

Awareness leads to new donors and/or new participants which further helps the cause.”

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Committee considers changes to Axinn third floor

By Nico Machlitt STAFF WRITER

Students have expressed the frustration of trying to find study space on the second floor of Axinn Library and difficulty in Hammer Lab during finals week.

As a result, the library committee is working to make the library a space that better fits the needs of students. Peter Goodman, associate professor of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations and chair of the library committee, has been on the library committee for five years and witnessed this library go through many transformations.

“The proposal that we are now discussing is: Should there be changes made to the third floor and what should those changes be?” said Goodman.

Some committee members have talked about the idea of moving the writing center and the math tutoring center to the third floor, according to Goodman.

The problem with the move is determining where to relocate the materials currently on the third floor.

“One of the things that some people are concerned about is the loss of books. If the space is converted to space for the writing

center and space for the math center then what happens to the books that are on that floor?” said Goodman. “Something like 20 percent of the library book collection is on that floor. Where does it go? What happens to it? How is it handled? That is something that we’re concerned about.”

Many of these books cannot be found in online databases and are important research materials for students.

“Certainly we want there to be study space [in the library], but we also want to make sure that the library has a significant collection of books and research to study,” said Goodman. “The collection books take up physical space and there needs to be a place for them.”

The committee talked extensively about how to allocate space, but so far, there has been little communication with students, according to Goodman.

During the fall of 2013, the Axinn Library basement received a makeover. The shelves and piles of newspapers and

periodicals were transformed into a student-friendly lounge. Since then, Axinn Library’s second floor and the Hammer Lab has also been renovated.

“There have been changes made to the second floor. The area is now a study area. The second floor had been a place where they kept government documents, and now that has been moved out. It’s now a study

“The one thing that I want to make sure is that when we’re doing all of these renovations that we’re doing so with an eye to the future, that we’re building up these facilities so that everyone can use them,” said Lewitt.

One of the problems Lewitt has with the renovation of Hammer Lab is that it took away seating and computer space for students.

“The configuration that Hammer Lab used to be in was all rows and desks going so you could fit a very large amount of people in there,” said Lewitt. “It’s the only 24-hour workspace that is available to students. So I think that that is a great asset to us, but then what happens is we renovate it and spend a lot of money on it and we cut down on the ability of students that it is able to serve.”

One of the problems is that administration is unaware of how students are using the library. Dan first spoke about his issues with the library renovations during a town hall meeting.

“What really disappointed me

“...hearing from such an upper level administrator say that was kind of disheartening and to see that disconnect from faculty and students.”

area and its being used a lot by students,” said Goodman.

Graduate student pursuring his M.S. in taxation, Dan Lewitt, has been a Hofstra student for five years and has seen firsthand the transformations of Axinn and Hammer Lab. However, he has not found the changes to be entirely beneficial and hoped that the spaces might be used more effectively going forward.

a lot in the [town hall] meeting is when [The Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs] Berliner talked about the 10th floor being an under utilized space in the library,” said Lewitt.

“It’s an extremely utilized space in the library. So hearing from such an upper-level administrator say that was kind of disheartening and to see that disconnect from faculty and students.”

The weeks of midterms and finals are curcial study periods and are fast approaching.

“I study in the library occasionally, mostly during finals week,” said Raven Takach, sophomore accounting major.

“Almost every time I go to the library for finals week, I like to utilize the private study rooms they have. If I’m just going to the library to pass time between classes, I almost always go right to the computers.”

The lack of knowledge of the committee has caused there to be little input from students.

“I’m not aware of problems that students have needing to find places to study. I know that when we open space it’s filled,” said Goodman. “When space is open for study, people use it.”

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• Once again, office allocation was delayed for a few more weeks, due to the University’s review of the Student Center and what changes can be made to improve it.

• Two weeks ago, SGA Appropriations allocated $5,479.00 of the $16,195.09 requested.

I. Men’s Rugby requested $2,862.42 and received $1,912.25 II. Newman Club requested $2,559.47 and received $1,005.07 III. Hofstra American Marketing Association requested $4,980.00

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and received $1,000.00 IV. Society of Physics Students requested $251.76 and received that amount.

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V. Hofstra Crew requested $5,541.44 and received $1,309.92 • Last week, SGA Appropriations allocated $8,246.72 and received $14,634.62

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I. National Association of Black Accountants requested $1,994.50 and received $1,335.00 II. Shooting Club requested $5,942.98 and received $2,312.32 III. Tax Society requested $3,754.35 and received $2,600.00 IV. Hofstra Quidditch requested $2,604.89 and received $1,831.40 V. Guitar Club requested $337.90 and received $168.95 • The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS) and the Table Tennis Club both received SGA recognition.

Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Victoria Espinoza

PS was on patrol on March 11 and discovered two students, and a non-student trespassing on the roof of Hofstra Hall. The two students were both given summonses and the non-student was banned from campus.

was inside Enterprise Hall. PS responded and apprehended the non student. He was arrested by Nassau Police for trespassing.

There was a fire alarm activation on March 11 in Bill of Rights Hall and a student failed to evacuate. That student was given a summons.

On March 12, a Hofstra student reported to PS that an unidentified person used her debit card and made an unauthorized transaction of $1,000.

The student cancelled the transaction and police assistance was declined.

An RSR reported on March 11 that a non-student whom was already banned from campus

A student reported that an unknown person wrote a derogatory term on a poster hanging on

his door on March 13. An investigation is being conducted by PS. PS observed an intoxicated male staggering in and out of traffic on Hempstead Turnpike on March 15. When PS attempted to assist the male he became belligerent and resisted. Once the male made it into campus and was stopped by PS he became combative and the Nassau Police department was called. The male was identified as a non-student was escorted off campus.

On March 15, RSR at Nassau

Hall reported to PS that a Hofstra student had given her ID to a non-student. PS responded and the student was given a summons and the individual was escorted off campus.

A Hofstra student parked in Colonial Square parking lot reported to PS that on March 15 he discovered his driver side mirror had been vandalized.

Police assistance was declined.

PS responded to the graduate residence hall on report of an altercation between Hofstra

alumni and students on March 15.

They were fighting over the TV channel, and once PS responded everyone was given summonses for verbal abuse.

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Compiled by the Hofstra Chronicle staff In Lawerence Herbert Hall: Girl: I never cry during movies. Like no water comes out of my face.

In the Netherlands: Girl: Are hipsters like the new hippies?

In Nassau: Guy: House parties suck! Like they’re so boring.

In Breslin: Guy: Do you think I can pull off the Adam Sandler look?

In Breslin Hall: Girl: Should I do my nails, or let my nails look hideous with chipped pink nail polish for the rest of the week?

In Adams Hall: Girl: I wouldn’t mind accidently walking into the men’s room.

In the Student Center: Guy: Hofstra, where the students are higher than the grades.

Outside the Unispan: Guy 1: Do you think I’m manly?

Guy 2: Well, not after that question.

Au Bon Pain: Girl: Is the Hofstra red a real STD? In the Netherlands: Guy 1: I live in the Netherlands.

Guy 2: I’m Dutch too.

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Faculty Spotlight: Sit down with Professor Chuck Anderson

By Amanda Valentovic STAFF WRITER

A seasoned veteran as head of the classroom, Professor Chuck Anderson did not originally plan on becoming a teacher.

“I sort of fell into it,” said the writing studies and composition professor. The first of his 57 years of teaching were as a high school English teacher. “My wife and I were vacationing on Long Island and Southold High had an English teacher who quit in September, so I took the job,” said Anderson.

The teaching job became the first of many, and turned out to be a profession Anderson truly enjoyed. “I mostly enjoyed the kids, I enjoyed the people,” he said. “I don’t see how you can be a teacher and not like people.”

Anderson has been at Hofstra for 25 years, teaching writing and English courses, and sometimes classes in the Honors College.

Before he was here, he taught at community colleges as well as graduate school classes at the School for Social Research.

“I’ve been knocking around for a while,” the 82-year-old professor said. “I’m planning on teaching until I’m 90 – that’s my cutoff date.”

For 10 years, Anderson was also the editor of “Fire News,” a monthly fireman’s newspaper on Long Island. One of his many hates include is that of an author.

Anderson has had 13 books published. “You can’t just talk about writing, you have to be a writer,” he said.

His books cover multiple genres and topics – from a writing textbook, to newspaper editorials, to a series of fictional golf mysteries. The former series follows two retired teachers who start a detective business to fund their golf playing.

“I write those for fun,” Anderson said. “The thing I like about fiction is the creative line. You can go anywhere with it. You don’t have to worry about citing sources and checking facts.”

Anderson currently has another book about poetry in the works.

“It’s based on conversations I had with one of my sons who’s

a physics teacher,” he said. “It’s called the ‘Physics of Poetry,’ where I talk about the common denominator between physics and poetry.”

In the classroom, Anderson continues to teach topics that he enjoys. “Most of the time I come up with stuff that interests me personally,” he said. In the last decade or so, Anderson said he has become very interested in the environment. His reading and writing assignments often focus on environmental topics such as global warming and biodegradable material. However, Anderson believes the topic of what he is teaching is not as important as teaching itself.

“I came to the realization that my job is not to teach topics, but to teach students,” he said. “My job is to make them think better, make them better writers, make them more concerned with the environment. If I do those things, then I’ve done my job.”

When he is not busy writing or teaching, Anderson has several other hobbies he enjoys. He has done a lot of hiking in the past,

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Chuck Anderson, a writing studies and composition professor, shares how he got into teaching. indulging himself in his interest in the environment. He has spent a month on the Appalachian Trail with some friends and his son, hiking through the South and Northeast. “And obviously I like playing golf,” he said. “Or else I wouldn’t be writing golf mysteries.”

To students aspiring to be writers, Anderson has some advice – just to read and to write.

“I would tell them to just write,” he said. “It can be a blog, it can be a journal, it can be all kinds of things. Even if it’s not published, just write about your life and what excites you.”

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Dorm Room Decor: Give your room a spring makeover

By Gizem Yetim

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Tired of looking at the same walls? Here are new, cheap and simple ways you can turn your dorm room into a comfortable, stylish home. First, you can decorate your walls by hanging up clothesline picture holders.

You can put pictures up of your family, friends and good memories. You can see them all the time, decorate your wall and it’s cheap and simple to boot. It doesn’t just have to be photos – you can hang up notes, cards, movie ticket stubs and other paper memories to make your room much more interesting.

Another wonderful and helpful idea is to make a cookie tray magnet board. There’s no need to buy an expensive magnetic board, you can grab a fun, colored cookie tray at your local supermarket and stick it on the

wall with a couple of poster stickers. Then, you can decorate it with different types of cute magnets and add notes and to-do lists to help you stay aware and organized all of the time.

Does your jewelry, especially earrings, get tangled frequently?

Well, you can buy an affordable cheese grater, spray paint it with your favorite color and hot glue large beads on the bottom

colorful, braided rug to cover those ugly floors. Now, you will have people stare at our stylish rug, rather than our dull, hideous floor. Another way to cover up our ugly floors is by making colorful floor cushions. First, you cut strips of colorful fabric that you enjoy. Then, you sew them onto larger fabric circles. After that, you stitch them together and fill them with cotton to make giant, comfy floor cushions that help you with more sitting area and covers your floor.

Because we’re college students, our laundry starts to pile, then we have to go out and buy a laundry basket that is probably expensive and takes up space on the floor. As if our rooms weren’t small enough.

There’s also not a laundry basket large enough to hold all of that laundry, which makes the room messy and ugly. Here is a brilliant idea to help you stay

“Another way to cover up our ugly floors is by making colorful floor cushions.” for feet. There you have it – a stylish, affordable, one-of-a-kind earring holder. This is much more affordable than paying all that money for a small, undesirable one at the mall.

The floors of many dorm rooms aren’t always the most desirable thing to look at, so to improve it we can buy an affordable,

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There are several ways to style your plain dorm room. organized: a pillowcase laundry bag. All you have to do is attach an embroidery hoop to a nice pillowcase – it could even be a pillowcase of your favorite show.

Then, just add a hook on the back of your door and hang it with a little rope and there you have an always-open, stylish, organized laundry bag.

After all these ideas and wonderful, trendy, homemade decorations, I expect everyone now to have a stylish, colorful dorm room – a room where you won’t get bored anymore and you always feel welcome when you come back from class. Have fun decorating!

Beat boredom by breaking your gym routine

By Juliana Spano STAFF WRITER

Thirty minutes go by and you are still racing against the moving belt like a lab rat. Treadmills are a great source of cardio, but studies show that your body tires more quickly while you run in place. This also holds true with the elliptical – your body grows accustomed to the motions of the machine. So what can you do to beat the boredom?

Hofstra offers a numerous amount of fitness classes. They range from bodybuilding to gentle-flow yoga. Here is a guide to Hofstra fitness classes based on what you want to work on.

Cardio: When you’re sick of running circles around the gym, try these heart-racing classes: Zumba, Cycle, Body Blast, Koga,

Vinayasa Yoga and Cardio Kick.

Strength: Courses to strengthen your core and muscles to tone your body. These include Hit Boot Camp and Abs and 30 Minute Hardcore Abs. Flexibility: Are you feeling sore after your workout? Or do you just want to increase your

fitness? The introductory courses will help ease your mind when entering the lower floor of the gym. Two of the classes offered are Intro to Machines and Intro to Cardio.

If classes are not for you, but you have a passion for running, take a trip outside. Health coaches say the fresh air and a pleasant environment make running more enjoyable.

Even a warm up stretch or a few crunches in the fresh air will help you energize for your workout.

Plan your workout ahead of time. If you tend to skip the gym, remember to integrate it into your schedule. If you have free time Monday, make sure you go to the gym the same time every

“If classes are not for you, but you have a passion for running, take a trip outside.” flexibility? Then these different types of yoga will help you while calming you from the stress of school. Try Hatha Yoga, Yin and Gentle flow yoga.

Intro Classes: Do you go into the weight room and have no idea what to do? Or do you want a general understanding of

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Change up your workout when the treadmill starts getting boring.

Monday. After a few weeks, it will feel like a normal part of your schedule. If you have a few free days to workout, mix it up each day. Have an arm day, a cardio day and a leg day. Multiple days

of the same motions can strain your muscles, and keep you uninterested.

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Man on the Unispan If You Could Go Back in Time, What Would You Tell Your 16-Year-Old Self? ?

By Brianna Ciniglio STAFF WRITER

“Get a good resume so you can apply to a good college.”

Mayank Jain, Freshman

“Work harder, you idiot. Also, you’re going to Hofstra so don’t waste your time hanging out at other places.”

Jacob Rosenberg, Freshman

“You do you. Don’t worry about what other people tell you.”

Lyndsey Shulman, Freshman

“Make some money for financial security.”

Daniel Wolff, Freshman

“Stop being stupid. Grow up…

But you’re on the right track. Also, one day you’ll like One Direction so stop talking s*** about them.”

Taylla Smith, Sophomore

“Everything happens for a reason.”

Natalie Mishkin, Freshman

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The Humans of Hofstra

By Danielle Santucci STAFF WRITER

Jake Macone, Junior “I used to be really afraid of roller coasters when I was younger. My parents would try and force me to go on them when I went to Disney World, but I refused. I finally went on my first one when I was 14 years old. It was the Superman roller coaster at Six Flags. My friends pressured me to go on so I did. I love roller coasters now.”

Claudia Rashtian, Sophomore “In July of 2013, I had the pleasure of traveling with my family to Africa for a week. We visited two villages and provided them with basic necessities, food, and books. It was amazing to see how different the lifestyles were within the villages. There was a family of five living in a small dilapidated hut the size of an average bathroom. They all slept on the floor with minimal blankets and coverage. Although the conditions were rough, the families never complained. They were thankful for what they had and were now even more thankful for what we were providing them with. My parents, two younger brothers, and I spent 3 days in each village, and we got to meet and help out two families from each village.

At the end of the trip, I did not want to leave. I wanted to do more and help as many families as I could. I hope to return to Africa in the near future and help more families in need.”

Brian Murphy, Senior “I live with my grandma with a prosthetic leg. She’s 80 years old and lost it when she had Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Isabela Jacobsen/The Chronicle She moved in with us after that. I learned a lot about her that I wouldn’t of known if we didn’t live together. She told me about her past life. I’m happy we got close and I feel like a better person for helping her out.”

Danielle Ferrara, Freshman “I taught myself how to use Photoshop when I was 13 years old and it was always just a hobby of mine to create graphics. I used various forms of social media to share my graphics with everyone. I am a big fan of Miley Cyrus, and she became a big part of my work. I made different edits with her face, lyrics and songs. One day Miley tweeted that she was going to be on the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine. I saw the cover and changed it from the front of a magazine, to an ad for one of Miley’s favorite brands, Chanel. I tweeted it to her and within 20 seconds she tweeted me back saying she’s “obsessed with this” and tweeted it to Cosmopolitan Magazine, Rachel Zoe (who styled her for the shoot) and Chanel. I was in shock. Since then, Miley has direct messaged me on Twitter various times to create graphics for her. I have met her several times, and she always remembers me for the work I did for her. My graphics have been featured on her official Twitter, Instagram and Facebook page and much more. Its been three years since I started designing for her, and its still surreal to think someone who’s work I have always been a fan of, is now fan of my work.”

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Women’s Basketball Plays James Madison University Kelly Loftus scores 16 points, the most by the Pride (above and below).

Sydni Epps prepares to catch an incoming pass while fighting off the JMU defense (above).

Darius Faulk drives into JMU territory, trying to get by two defenders (above).

Darius Faulk cuts to her left while dribbling the ball.

Elo Edeferioka scores 11 points and 11 rebounds (above).

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FORM Gallery: ‘The City That Never Sleeps’ Photo courtesy of Trish McLearnon

A&E FORM Gallery: ‘The City That Never Sleeps’

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gallery. ent killer such as an overweight child crucified to Ronald Another piece shows a man in shackles with his hands McDonald, an elementary school child crucified to a held above his head. This picture is also depicting somegunman and so on,” McLemon said. one who participated in the Millions March.

“My favorite piece by Norman Rockwell is entitled ‘The Her artwork speaks to the politics and controversies that problem we all live with.’ This piece is a painting that society has been faced with. She expresses it in a raw depicts a young black girl, Ruby Bridges, on her way to an fashion that catergorizes the main points being presented all-white school surrounded by white men as bodyguards. using her work.

This was just after the Supreme Court ruled that schools McLemon’s paintings not only depicted the issues that that are ‘separate but equal’ are inherently unequal and our society has had to face in the recent months, but also the desegregation process began.” the simple beauty found in New York City.

McLemon’s style is representive of these artists. The One of these beautiful paintings was titled, “Sunset over message she sends to the viewers is one that can be the City,” which was painted at the Williamsburg Bridge. played on emtotion and political attirbutes.

McLemon captures the beauty of New York in her paintGoing through the gallery I was emotionally conflicted, ings. Although some may feel as though painting sunsets but in a good way, between painful reminders of what our are a simplistic type of beauty, I feel that the simple things society has had to face and the pure beauty of the city in life are the most beautiful. itself.

With all of that simplistic beauty, she openly chooses to McLemon does a fantastic job playing on emotions and portraying truth.

Photo courtesy of Trish McLernon focus on the political side of this grand city. “‘Political’ would probably be the word I would choose The FORM Gallery in Calkins Hall features artwork of Trish [to describe my art]. There are some McLernon. paintings that I know some people

By Brianna Holcomb will love and others will hate, regardARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR less of my skills as an artist, but In the most recent years, our country has started movemore for the message they present,” ments due to controversy in Ferguson, Mo. and the events McLemon said about her style of in Staten Island, NY. artwork.

Senior and psychology major Trish McLernon captures McLemon is “deeply inspired” by many of these things in her gallery entitled, “The City that Erik Ravelo and Norman Rockwell.

Never Sleeps.”

These artisit help her express the A picture that caught my eye and captured the essence things going on within society. of these events was a painting that depicted a man from “Both artists present us with the the Millions March, which protested the Eric Garner and truth – the truth about society that Michael Brown killings. many people don’t want to admit is This man walked through the whole march without a our reality. My favorite piece by Erik shirt or shoes and a noose around his neck with the words Ravelo is ‘The Untouchables.’ This “present or past” on his chest. She furthered the image by series photographs children that Photo courtesy of Trish McLernon including a white slave master on his left side and a white have died nailed to a cross of their McLemon says that her artwork is best described as political. police officer on his right. This is her favorite piece in the killer. Each cross depicts a differ-

‘Fifty-minute Romeo & Juliet’ raises money for remodel Photo courtesy of Hofstra University

John Adams with a miniture model of the Hofstra Globe Theater.

By Brianna Ciniglio COLUMNIST

Who knew that four actors could blow you away in only 50 minutes?

Although the play was set on the small

stage in the Spiegel Theater, with just a table and a few chairs as props, I found this performance stunning.

Maya Carter, junior, and Justin Chesney, sophomore, were in the starring roles,

with alumni Lydia Leeds and Peter Garino acting in all other parts.

The show is set as a flashback after Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths. It was presented in a way that the now-deceased Romeo and Juliet could even listen in on scenes, like Romeo hearing about the plan for Juliet to fake her own death.

The performance was a perfect combination of romance and humor. Their vows to each other gave me chills, while Leeds’s and Garino’s constant changes of character had the whole audience doubled over in laughter.

Garino, who wrote this rendition, originally created this show as a high school student’s first experience with Shakespeare. It combined the traditional Shakespearean dialogue with modern slang such as “dude,” as well as reiteration of lines in a more understandable language. My favorite example of this was during the balcony scene. After Juliet suggests that the two be married, Romeo responds with “Holy crap, did she just propose to me?”

Although Tuesday night’s performance was free for students, tickets were sold to alumni for Wednesday, March 10 in order to raise money for the reconstruction of Hofstra’s Globe Theater.

Hofstra’s Globe Theater is a replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater in London.

This theater was one of the first models of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater in the world and had been considered by drama students to be the symbol of Hofstra’s Drama Department. Unfortunately, in 2008 it was retired and is currently in storage in Adam’s Playhouse.

“I wouldn’t have devoted so much of my life to Shakespeare if it wasn’t for the Globe Theater,” said Garino.

This quick rendition of Romeo and Juliet was one of the ways the drama department – featuring both current students and alumni – plan to fund for the Globe’s redesign.

The performance, which was of OffBroadway quality, earns my recognition and, hopefully, its fair share of profit towards the redesign of a beloved theater.

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FORM Gallery: ‘Body of Work’ brings classic art to life

By Brianna Holcomb ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Vincent Van Gough’s “Starry Night” is an iconic portrait that anyone can recognize. Imagine those same strokes painted not on a canvas, but on a body.

Looking at one of the paintings, it appeared as though those beautiful stokes of Van Gough’s masterpiece had been placed on the model’s body.

Kat Denier and Justin Maceira’s show “Body of Work” was featured in Calkins Hall’s FORM Gallery.

“During the opening reception, Kat painted models to walk around, which made the gallery an interactive experience. ” These two artists came together to combine two art forms to create a beautiful gallery piece.

Photo courtesy of Hofstra FORM Gallery Denier and Maceira used models instead of a Artists Kat Deiner painting one of her models at the opening of the FORM Gallery in Calkin’s Hall. standard canvas. Their showcase combined both painting and photographs to display their artwork in made me stop short. I couldn’t pick just one of the mediums to foucs on, which may have the gallery. made for a diffiucult viewing, but for some reason came off as a great collaboration.

Kat painted the models and Justin photographed them to create this combination of During the opening reception, Denier painted models to walk around, which made the intriguing artwork. gallery an interactive experience.

It was difficult to focus as I walked into the gallery. Between looking at the style in Both artist utilized their mediums very well and kept true to their strengths in their art which the photographs were shot and the artwork painted on the models themselves, my forms. eyes constantly wandered.

I wanted to get a closer look at the paintings themselves, but the poses and models

Festival hits 17 years celebrating Irish culture

By Brianna Holcomb ARTS & ENTERTAIMENT EDITOR

Photo courtesy of Hofstra Irish Studies Program The 17th Annual Hofstra Irish Experience Festival ______

Every year, Hofstra celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in a very intriguing way – the Student Center becomes crowded with viewers as students and faculty gather around to watch people volunteer to get their heads shaved.

This is to help raise money and awareness for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which aims to raise money for children’s cancer research.

With all of this excitement going on at one end of the unispan, the St. Patrick’s Day celebration continues right along at the opposite end as well.

On the main floor of the Axinn Library, students and faculty gathered to share their favorite poems written by Irish authors.

Dr. Gregory M. Maney introduced the program and started the event by speaking in Gaelic. He, of course, translated his message afterwords.

Several Hofstra professors, part of the Irish studies program, hosted the reading along with support from Library Services.

The event started off with an Irish dance and some historical context. Step dancing had its roots in Christian Ireland. After the 19th century diaspora, the dance was spread to multiple parts of the world.

The Irish dancer used the very limited space to showcase her

step dancing skills for the viewers and study-goers.

She recieved an animated appluse from her audience at the end of her brief performance.

Once her performance was finished, students and professors performed pieces of Irish writing as well as literatue.

Many of the performers were Irish studies professors and students in the creative writng deparment at the University.

“Masons, when they start upon a building, Are careful to test out the scaffolding; Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy points, Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints,” are a few lines from a poem read entitled “Scaffolding”

by Irish writer Seamus Heaney.

This was one of the several poets quoted along with pieces of Irish text.

This event was not just a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and Irish history. It was to help gear up for Hofstra’s Irish Expierence Festival that took place on March 15 in the Mack Sports Complex.

The Irish stuides program did a great job showcasing more than the simplistc green and clovers typically associated with the holiday. They showcased the culture, dance and writers who help continue the traditions that make this culture so diverse.

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Film Review: ‘Cinderella’

‘Last man on Earth’

Photo Courtesy of Disneysisters.com

By Gizem Yetim SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

By Christina Murphy COLUMNIST

There’s an episode of “The Twilight Zone” about a man who lives a simple life working at a bank, but would much rather spend his time getting lost in books.

A nuclear war happens, as everyone expected it to in 1959, and he survives, making him the last man on earth.

With seemingly-endless access to food and supplies necessary for survival, he now has the luxury to enjoy his time with a wealth of books from an abandoned library, free of people and responsibility. While he settles into his post-apocalyptic oasis he trips and shatters his glasses, rendering him unable to see any of the books that he waited all this time to read.

I couldn’t help but think of this classic episode, “Time Enough to Last,” while watching Fox’s new comedy, “The Last Man on Earth.” From the moment of recognition while contemplating suicide, to the abundance of situational irony, the series premiere aligns with the classic episode, but adapted to fit the modern world and instead of books he’s after, it’s a woman.

Created, written by and starring a grizzlier Will Forte than we’re used to, “The Last Man On Earth” tells the story of Phil, a man who outlives all of humanity after a virus sweeps through Earth. Phil used to live a modest life as a temp, hating most of the people around him, but now it’s just him as he searches for other survivors.

Traveling through the now-vacant country, he finds no living person, although he does snag some priceless works of art and memorabilia from the White House, Smithsonian, Metropolitan Museum of Art and even the Playboy Mansion. When he gets back to his home in Tucson, he moves into a mansion, because why not?

He bowls with cars, makes a human-sized margarita in a kiddie pool – salt and all – and watches “Castaway” while wearing Michael Jordan’s Bulls Jersey.

He pretty much does everything he’s ever wanted to do but never has because

A glass slipper, a mean step-mother, a couple of jealous step-sisters and a fairy godmother. Any of this sound familiar?

Photo courtesy of Fox.com Yes, “Cinderella” is in theaters once more.

It is 2015’s live-action version and it is as of the constraints of society. The only thing magical as Walt Disney’s 1950s animated missing from his life is that special someclassic. one to share it with. He begs and pleads It all started 65 years ago with a glass with God to send him a woman. slipper that inspired millions of viewers Well, God answers his prayers and for decades. The fairytale has been retold sends him Carol. Played by Kristen many times, but now everyone’s excited Schaal, Carol is presumably the last living about the revision with this live-action verwoman on Earth. She’s intrinsically motision directed by Kenneth Branagh. vated, a stickler for rules, loves to craft and Many are excited to see Lily James dresses like a mom from the ‘90s. Carol as Cinderella, Cate Blanchett as Lady tasks herself with the job of repopulating Tremaine, Richard Madden as Prince the world, but not before she and Phil get Charming and, of course, Helena Bonham married and he stops living in his own filth.

Carter as the well-known Fairy Godmother.

I was at first interested in watching “The Critics are astonished with the color Last Man On Earth” because I’ve always vibrancy shown on screen through the found myself intrigued by the enigmatic trailers. Some have bragged about the charm of Will Forte. I grew up watching costumes and the warm feeling the whole Saturday Night Live during the bulk of his film lends to its viewers. Some say that tenure at the show (2002-2010), so I have this “Cinderella” could be the “Cinderella” a particular fondness for his weird brand of for the new generation and generations to comedy. come.

I enjoyed the first two episodes, although Meanwhile, critics on the opposite side I’m not sure how long this show can say that the script is a bit too “cheery” and sustain itself. It’s entertaining and well “sugary.” Some say that they wished the produced, but there isn’t much depth in the story could have circled around the evil story. Much like the rest of earth, it seems stepmother to make it more interesting, rather vacant. especially since Cate Blanchett fit her role You can watch “The Last Man On Earth” so perfectly.

Sundays at 9:30 p.m. on Fox. I went opening night and I’ll share with you my own ideas. The film had a classic touch to it – but sometimes we need classic, instead of totally losing the point of the story we already love.

My favorite part was the dream-like ball gown and the one-and-only glass slipper.

The costumes were done very well to portray each character’s personality.

Lily James truly deserved the role of Cinderella and she played the character wonderfully. Cate Blanchett was a fantastic Evil Step-mother and wore the role like a perfect fit. I wished I would have seen Helena Bonham Carter’s character a bit more, but she was only there for her Fairy Godmother debut. She saved Cinderella and left, but in doing so was astonishing as always.

The animation for the mice, lizards and Photo courtesy of Fox.com other animals was well done, however the

mice could have seemed a bit cuter rather than realistic. I really couldn’t agree with Cinderella when she was laughing with the mice and saying, “Aww, Gus, Gus.” Other than that, the special effects for the changing of the pumpkin carriage, the horses, the footman, the ball gown and slippers were marvelously done.

When Cinderella runs away because it’s midnight, the camera is on its side so it appears as if she’s running and the ground is coming with her.

I did find one mistake, which I couldn’t believe they missed. The Fairy God Mother tells Cinderella to take off her worn out shoes so she can change them, but in the next shot there are shoes on Cinderella’s feet while they change into the glass slippers.

Once they are turned into glass slippers, we are still looking at the old shoes that are no longer on her feet. The discrepancy threw me off when watching the movie.

Even though it was such a classic “Cinderella,” there were parts that were very different from the animated “Cinderella.” The first is when Cinderella and the prince meet in the woods on horseback before the ball started. They then continued the classic story where they are unfamiliar and he does not tell her that he’s the prince.

Branagh stepped away from the classic storyline again when Lady Tremaine finds out about Cinderella’s glass-slipper adventure and tells her to marry the prince, but also helps her and her two daughters so that they can become rich, which Cinderella does not agree to.

The message for young kids starts with the wonderful back-story of Cinderella’s mother telling her to always be kind and have courage in life. Cinderella keeps her promise throughout the film. Cindarella also gives another message of her own: if something is being done, it doesn’t mean that it’s right. All the messages the film gives were great for the young children watching.

Overall, it was a very successful film and I congratulate Kenneth Branagh for having us live through a wonderful “Cinderella” classic one more time with an extra bit of flair. I recommend you go see the always loved and well-known fairytale.

Don’t forget your glass slipper!

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Is speech really free?

The consequences of social media

By Elizabeth Steinberg SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Free speech and social media – though these topics seem like the go hand-in-hand, sometimes putting these two together can create major controversy.

Two weeks ago, former American Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling posted some amazing news that his daughter, Gabby Schilling, had accepted an offer to play softball for Salve Regina University in Rhode Island.

What started out as a simple congratulatory message turned into an easy target for social media predators.

Schilling ended up receiving a flood of distasteful responses, including some that mentioned the possibility of raping his daughter. He then turned to his

blog to vent, publicly outing a few of the men’s comments, focusing on two offenders in particular: Adam Negal and Sean MacDonald. Negal, a Brookdale

fact of the matter is that when people decide to put something online, they open themselves up to feedback from other points of view. Understanding that the Internet can be unpleasant comes with the territory of being a public figure who uses social media.

There is, however, a limit to what people can and should say online. The sending of threatening or harassing email or instant messages that are dedicated solely to tormenting an individual, better known as cyberharassment, is illegal in many states.

The fact that Negal and MacDonald could take one of the proudest moments in a father’s life and turn it around to the point

“Social media is meant to strengthen relationships within communities, not tear them apart.”

Community College student, was later suspended for his actions and MacDonald, who was recently hired by the New York Yankees as a part-time ticket taker, was subsequently fired from his job. The Twitter accounts of both men have been deactivated and the Brookdale police are currently investigating the issue.

This is all very unfortunate for Schilling and his family, but the

where he had to worry about his daughter’s safety is disturbing.

Threatening any type of violence toward an individual, especially rape, is not taken lightly.

Many social media outlets are private companies that are allowed to control what happens on their sites. When creating a Twitter account, everyone has to agree to a set of terms and

strengthen relationships within communities, not tear them apart.

When Negal and MacDonald threatened Gabby Schilling, they made the college atmosphere seem unsafe. Prospective students should be welcomed into the next chapter of their lives, not turned away by harassing comments.

Having the right to free speech in the United States is a privilege. We are lucky to be able to speak our minds without being penalized for it, but this does not mean that we should abuse that right.

It is in everyone’s best interest to be mindful of what they post online. Once something is on the Internet, it could be there forever. While we all have the right to free speech, we should never use that right to justify abuse toward others.

“We are lucky to be able to speak our minds..., but this does not mean that we should abuse that right.” conditions, which includes a code of conduct. The code states, “You may not publish or post direct, specific threats of violence against others.”

Social media is meant to

Letter to the Editor: Accept the Sr. Challenge To the Editor: Seniors, it might be hard to believe, but our time at Hofstra University is coming to a close.

Although we may be graduating, our memories will live on with us forever.

This is the time to remember all the moments we shared with our friends at Hofstra, whether that be the excitement we all had when we saw the tulips on the first day of spring, or the struggles we experienced pulling all-nighters in Hammer Lab. No matter the experience, these memories were brought to us by the strong community that Hofstra cares so deeply about.

It is also time to reflect on and appreciate all of the help and

support we’ve received along our

always play an important role in

class, but we need your support!

2015 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the

journey. From professors that

our future successes, so it is time

Paying $20.15 is a small trade

went above and beyond to inspire

to give back to this extraordinary

off when you consider the amount

Student Center Atrium, repre-

our passion for learning, to fac-

institution.

Graduation Fair in the Mack

that Hofstra has provided to you,

sentatives from the Alumni Office

As seniors, it is our respon-

and the entire community within

will be available to assist you

there to keep us on track every

sibility to help support current

the past four years. However, if

in making your Senior Class

step of the way. With these indi-

and future Hofstra students, and

that is not incentive enough, if

Challenge gift. This is the perfect

viduals, we were able to become

encourage growth from the uni-

you give your gift of $20.15, you

opportunity to make your senior

the most successful version of

versity. To help with these efforts,

will receive a limited edition Class

class gift and receive your exclu-

ourselves.

the Senior Class Challenge

of 2015 T-shirt, an invitation to

sive Class of 2015 T-shirt.

Committee is asking that every

the annual Donor Appreciation

the time of our lives by bring-

graduating senior donate $20.15,

Reception and recognition in the

hope you truly enjoy your last few

ing together a group of amazing

in honor of your graduating year,

President’s annual report.

months at this wonderful place

students and wonderful oppor-

back to the university. This small

tunities. No matter what student

gift will help benefit multiple

er reaching into your pockets, or

organization or club you were

scholarships, school resources,

asking your parents to reach into

GEORGE CALVO & HANNA

involved with, the skills and

student clubs and organizations,

theirs, to give back to a welcom-

KNUUTTUNEN

lessons you learned will last a

and the overall life at Hofstra. As

ing and passionate community

lifetime. Although the time has

every other senior class, we are

that has given so much to you

come to enter the next chapter in

challenging ourselves to raise

during the years.

our lives, Hofstra University will

more money than the previous

ulty and administration who were

Hofstra University has given us

We hope you will kindly consid-

We thank you in advance, and

we call home.

SENIOR CLASS CHALLENGE CO-CHAIRS, 2015

On Wednesday, March 18,

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

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

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Making room for God: Why Hofstra needs space for worship

By Sean Grealy SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

If you take a walk on the campus of any major college or university in the United States, you will notice some universal buildings that each one offers.

There will always be a student center, a library, a wellness center, etc. Hofstra offers amenities that you will see less often, like an arboretum, a bird sanctuary, a serenity garden and an outdoor echoing labyrinth.

However, there is one space that Hofstra glaringly lacks that can be found at nearly any other institution. This is a chapel, or some designated area for interfaith prayer and worship, and it is a necessity for Hofstra to implement immediately.

First, let’s look at what Hofstra has now in terms of interfaith amenities. It’s pretty much limited to the Interfaith Center, which is found at 213 Student Center, and consists of a small common

area in the middle of offices for Catholic, Jewish, Protestant and Muslim chaplains. This is usually suitable for small committee meetings for religious clubs but is limited in its capacity for any real prayer. Each small office is incredibly close to the others, separated by doors or thin walls, so privacy is nearly non-existent.

The chaplains offer religious services regularly and consistently and they do an amazing job of utilizing what Hofstra offers them. Ask any Catholic student about Mass on campus, or a Jewish student about Friday night Shabbat services and you will hear about what a great community the chaplains develop. However, these services take place in the Student Center Greenhouse more often than not, which is not a suitable place for services. Worship is constantly

interrupted by slamming doors, or by Greek life, step teams and other groups using the Rathskeller.

Obviously, this is not to blame the other organizations using that space, but only to point out that having services with loud

to go. She acted as if she was a burden and seemed embarrassed to have to ask for a place to pray. No student should ever be embarrassed about such a basic, inalienable right.

Hofstra’s administration, not the students, should be embarrassed about this. Hofstra has existed since 1935, and the reality that a worship space has not yet been implemented is appalling.

Hofstra is committed to “Pride and Purpose.”

A new worship space would be something to be proud of and would inspire purpose through self-realization.

Hofstra’s PRIDE principles boast of Respect for Self and Others, Diversity and Community, and Expression and Free-Exchange.

Yet, we disrespect spiritual students by disallowing a space designated for prayer. We hide away our religious diversity as

“Hofstra needs a space for all well-intentioned students to use, where God, whatever He is to you, is sacred.” crashes, stomps and voices in the background is not conducive to meditation or prayer.

One of the most painful experiences I’ve had at Hofstra was when I was in the Catholic office of the Interfaith Center, and a Muslim student walked in asking if she could go in the corner of the lounge area to pray because there was nowhere else

long as there is no permanent worship area. We deny religious expression, and free-exchange is masked by the culture of shame that the University passively promotes.

Therefore, I want to take this opportunity to publicly call on President Rabinowitz, Provost Berliner, Deans Barkwill and Pertuz, Vice President Dougharty and the other administrators to prioritize this matter. If you already have plans, please expedite them.

Hofstra needs a space for all well-intentioned students to use, where God, whatever He is to you, is sacred.

Expanding national recognition and increasing academic appeal are aspects of Hofstra we can all be proud of, but personally, I would be more impressed by the University’s commitment to making sure current students’ basic needs are being met, first and foremost.

Mixed signals: Congratulations, you are not qualified

By Shirley Cayetano SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Sending electronic college acceptance letters is an easy, fast and environmentally friendly way to notify newly admitted students.

However, when highly selective universities like Johns Hopkins and Carnegie Mellon send out accidental college acceptance letters, as they have recently, the process becomes problematic.

This raises the issue of whether or not to accept the students who receive the false acceptances.

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Carnegie Mellon sent out about 800 letters this last February, and in December of last year, John Hopkins sent out 300 letters, totaling more

than a thousand students who thought they would attend these renowned institutions, but were then denied acceptance.

These false acceptance letters create false expectations for students who thought that they were admitted to, perhaps, their dream colleges.

“To give students an acceptance letter and then rip it away from them is just heartbreaking,” said Sunil A. Samuel, Hofstra Director of Admission.

Not only do these students go through internal disappointment, but also public embarrassment after they share the good news on social media or even with their

close family and friends. Mistakes like these are unacceptable.

That is not to say, however, that students who got false acceptances should be admitted.

There is a reason why they

student is not qualified to be at the institution, they should not be at the institution,” Samuel said. “I would not put a blank acceptance on all those students” While false acceptances happen on a much larger scale with online notifications than it does with paper, switching back to paper letters would be ineffective and inefficient. It is the online notification process that should be modified.

The consequences of these careless mistakes are catastrophic not only for students but also for universities’ reputations.

“It’s a very important time of

“To give students an acceptance letter and then rip it away from them is just heartbreaking.” were not officially chosen. There are comprehensive criteria considered before admitting applicants, which do not have anything to do with technical problems.

“At the end of the day, if the

year for students,” Samuel said.

“Universities should be much more careful about this process.’

At Hofstra, for example, there are three different readers to an application to make the admission decision to ensure that such a mistake does not happen.

The consequences of a careless admission notification process can be detrimental to both a student’s feelings and the said university’s reputation. While it may not be appropriate to allow the students who receive the accidental false acceptances to attend the college or university, schools must be cognizant of these consequences. It is up to schools to ensure these errors do not happen again.

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Kozlowski helps Pride split first home doubleheader

By Gio Annatelli and PJ Potter STAFF WRITERS

After being unable to play for 19 straight days due to the weather, Hofstra was able to come away with a 6-4 win at Mitchell Athletic Complex in game one of a double-header against conference rival William & Mary on Friday, but dropped game two in a blowout 11-1 loss.

Walks hurt the Pride early in game one, as pitcher Nick Kozlowski walked two straight batters to load the bases. The Tribe capitalized on the scoring opportunity, driving in two runs in the top of the second inning.

Hofstra was not going to let that bring them down, as they answered in the bottom of the inning by scoring three runs, all with two outs.

Freshman Chris Weiss was able to drive in Brad Witkowski with a single. Eric Ferguson then tied the game with an RBI single of his own. Steven Foster drew a walk with the bases loaded to force in the go-ahead run and the Pride never looked back.

Ferguson tripled in the bottom of the fourth and then scored on a wild pitch. William & Mary scored in the top of the fifth, but the Pride was able to get the run back as Brett Johnson homered to start off the inning. It was Johnson’s first home run on the year and also Hofstra’s first long

ball of the season.

Dalton Rouleau completed the Hofstra scoring with an RBI single in the sixth and the Tribe tried, but failed, to comeback by scoring a run in the top of the seventh off an RBI double.

The Pride pitchers seemed to start out slow, giving up some runs, but they then shut down the Tribe for the rest of the game.

Kozlowski (1-2) let up just three hits and three runs in six innings of work to get the win. Kozlowski gave up four walks in the first two innings, but only gave up one more in the third. He also had five strikeouts.

Pitcher Chris Bonk came in for relief to earn his first save of the season, giving up just two hits and striking out five batters on three innings of relief.

The Tribe’s Jason Inghram (1-2) allowed six runs on eight hits in six innings. Three of the six runs were unearned. He let up four walks while also having six strikeouts. Chris Lohr pitched two innings of relief, only allowing one hit.

Hofstra’s Ferguson had a day of his own, going 3-for-4 with a triple and scoring two runs while also batting in a run. “[Ferguson] ended his last game in Hawaii with two hits.

He’s been struggling those whole first eight games,” said head coach John Russo. “For 19 days he’s been feeling pretty good

about himself.”

Ferguson wasn’t the only Pride player to bounce back, as Brett Johnson finished the game with a home run.

“He just changes our whole lineup,” Russo stated. “He lets guys hit down lower in the order and he gives us a great presence.” Johnson has been out with a foot injury since the first game of the season.

Bonk then faced off against the Tribe’s undefeated Nick Brown in the second game, but couldn’t earn the sweep of the day, falling 11-1.

The Tribe was able to swing momentum their way in this game by tacking on two runs in the first inning off of hits from Josh Smith and Charley Gould.

William & Mary wasted no time as they continued scoring runs early in the game, piling on seven more runs in the 3rd and 4th innings. Bonk’s day on the mound ended after tossing 3.1 innings while giving up seven earned runs on nine hits, falling to 1-2 on the season with a 6.91 ERA. Hofstra’s relievers were able to minimize the damage later in the game with only two more runs crossing home plate for the Tribe for the remainder of the game, but it came at a cost.

Coach Russo had to dig deep into his bullpen, using a total of seven pitchers in the game.

Hofstra first baseman Ryan

Mike Rudin/The Chronicle Nick Kozlowski gave up just three hits, allowing Hofstra to win the first game.

Donovan scored the lone run for the Pride in the bottom of the 4th off of Brad Witkowski’s double to left field.

William & Mary’s bats came alive, accounting for 13 hits, compared to just five in first game.

The majority of the hits for the Tribe came from the bats of Cullen Large, Josh Smith and Tim

Hoehn, combining for eight hits.

Large went 4-for-5 in the game, including a triple along with three runs batted in. Smith had three RBIs as well, totaling two hits and a stolen base.

Hofstra was limited to five hits in the game. Witkowski went 2-for-4 and freshman Jake Fallon had a pinch hit single.

Pitching surrenders 21 in rubber game loss

By Jeffrey Werner STAFF WRITER

The opening series of CAA play for Hofstra was a swing and a miss as the Pride dropped the third game in the series against the William & Mary Tribe, 21-12.

The Pride started with a 1-2 record in conference while they added another loss to their overall record, 3-8.

The Pride opened the series on Friday with a doubleheader, taking the first game by a score of 6-4 and dropping the second game to the Tribe 11-1. Prior to the series, Hofstra hadn’t played

a game since Feb. 21, which was a lost to the University of Hawaii, with the games during this span postponed due to weather. Head coach John Russo recognized what this long period of rest could do to his team.

“Losing is detrimental to us and then, more importantly, not only not playing a game those days, but we weren’t even able to get onto a baseball field.”

Although the rain stayed away so the rubber match could commence, weather was still a factor in the game, with winds reaching high speeds, blowing every which way and temperatures dropping

below freezing.

From the first two innings, it looked as though the Pride and the Tribe would be neck and neck the entire nine innings. William & Mary got out to an early 2-0 lead in the first, but Hofstra cut the lead to one thanks to a fielder’s choice by senior infielder Brett Johnson that drove in Dalton Rouleau.

In the second inning, an offensive explosion was on display for both teams. The Tribe scored four runs in the top of the second, three of those runs coming off a three-run homerun from Charlie Gould. The Pride,

however, responded with four runs of their own in the bottom of the second, coming off a two-RBI double by freshmen infielder Mat Annunziata and a two-run shot by Johnson.

The third inning, however, was the end of the offensive performance for the Pride as they struggled for the next five innings to score a total of five runs. The Tribe, on the other hand, had the opposite luck as they saw runs come in bunches, totaling a whopping 14 runs and two home runs by Ryan Hissey in five innings on their way to victory.

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March 17, 2015 • A 15

Pride snaps streak vs. Delaware in CAA semis

By Kevin Carroll STAFF WRITER

The Pride simply would not be denied on Saturday, withstanding an attempted Delaware rally to outlast the Blue Hens 45-42 in the CAA semifinals on Saturday at the Show Place Arena.

Hofstra snapped their nine straight losses to Delaware dating back to the 2010-11 season.

“I can’t [stop] talking about how proud I am of this team and doing something that we’ve never done in my tenure at Hofstra and for Hofstra University,” said head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey.

After being swept by the Blue Hens in the regular season, Hofstra needed someone to step up and lead the team to victory.

Elo Edeferioka stepped up in a big way, scoring 12 points and grabbing 16 rebounds, both team-highs.

Edeferioka also had four blocks and three steals and her presence was felt on both ends of the court.

“She just played with so much passion and so much heart today,” said coach KilburnSteveskey after the game.

Krystal Luciano added eight points and Ashunae Durant pulled down five rebounds, four on the offensive glass, to lead the Pride

to victory.

The Pride took the court Saturday after watching James Madison beat Elon 63-60 to clinch their spot in the CAA title game. Hofstra wasted no time in their quest to join the Dukes in the championship, jumping all over the Blue Hens early.

The Pride dominated the glass from the very beginning, pulling down 30 boards in the first half, compared to just 12 rebounds for Delaware. Even more impressively, 13 of those rebounds came on the offensive glass.

Edeferioka dominated the first half, scoring eight points and grabbing 11 rebounds, scoring at will, with little resistance from the Blue Hens interior defense.

Despite all of this, Hofstra shot just 36.4 percent from the field in the half, only taking a 27-16 lead into the half as Delaware did just enough to keep it close.

After the break, the game seemed to completely switch directions, as Hofstra came out looking flat and sloppy, while the Blue Hens started to find the rhythm from the field, and figured out how to keep Edeferioka off the glass. With just under 12 minutes to play, Delaware had closed the gap to just three and the Delaware crowd started to

get hot.

A brief spurt of life put Hofstra back up by seven, but the Blue Hens refused to go quietly and kept it incredibly close as the final minutes ticked away.

Courtni Green hit a big threepointer to make it a 45-42 ballgame, and the Blue Hens had a few chances down the stretch to tie it up, but a huge charge drawn by Durant was the highlight of some superb Pride defense on the final possessions, preventing Delaware any open looks.

A desperation three-pointer from Green clanged off the backboard, and the Pride players rejoiced at center court, holding on for a thrilling 45-42 victory and secured a spot in the CAA championship game agianst James Madison University.

Courtni Green led the Blue Hens with a game-high 14 points and Erika Brown, who exploded for 30 points last time the two teams squared off, added 10 points today for Delaware.

Hofstra struggled shooting outside the arc with a 1-for-13 shooting ratio versus Delaware’s 3-for-11 shooting threes.

The Pride’s strong suit was outscoring Delaware 28-12 points in the paint and 14-8 points off second chances.

Richman and Pires then defeated the Greyhound’s Alex Castro and John Ferruzzi, 8-7 (3) in the third doubles. This win proved to be crucial, as it gave Hofstra the 1-0 lead going into singles play.

Hofstra and Loyola then split the singles matches, 3-3. Hofstra took the first three matches with victories from Wills, Richman and Vulinovich, all in straight sets.

Loyola then took the next three matches, also all in straight sets.

The Pride improved to 4-3 on the season, and will be back in action on Friday at home to take on Wagner College at noon.

On the women’s side, Hofstra split matches this week, falling at the hands of Towson for the Pride’s first loss of the season by a score of 7-0 on Friday, but defeating Loyola on Sunday by a 5-2 score.

The Towson loss was the first conference match of the season, and a surprising blowout consid-

ering Hofstra’s success so far this season.

The Pride was unable to get anything going in the match, as only junior singles player Sarah Bowen came away with a set victory.

Hofstra bounced back with a solid victory against Loyola, coming away with the 5-2 win.

Only singles players Giulia Leone and Bianca Posa – who has yet to win a singles match this season – failed to record a point for Hofstra. Bowen, Carmen Pestano, Louise Lopez and Bianca Derrick each won in straight sets over their singles opponents.

Hofstra is now 5-1 overall and 0-1 in CAA play after the matches this week. The women’s team will join the men against Wagner College on Friday at the Hofstra Outdoor Tennis Center.

Salvatore Guardino/The Chronicle Edeferioka’s big day on the boards advanced Hofstra to their first CAA Championship game the next day against the No. 1 James Madison Dukes.

To see our coverage of the Championship game vs. James Madison on Sunday, go to page A19.

Men’s and women’s tennis handle Loyola

By Gio Annatelli and Anders Jorstad STAFF WRITERS

The Hofstra Pride men’s and women’s tennis teams downed the Loyola Greyhounds Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, Md. The men won in a close 4-3 match, while the women took the victory 5-2.

The mens’ day came down to a decisive point that gave Hofstra the lead via a doubles tiebreaker victory in a third doubles match by senior Ari Richman and junior Leonardo Pires.

Niko Vulinovich and Beau Wills completely dominated for the Pride, as they shut out Loyola’s Greg Olesnycky and Jordan Kuchta, 8-0.

Loyola then returned the favor to the Pride as Reid Burch and Connor Pietrak completely blanked sophomores Ricky Hendler and Stuart MacLeod.

Chris Owens/The Chronicle Beau Wills prepares for a serve in a recent doubles match in Oceanside.

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Senior Brittain Altomare leads strong Pride attack

By Alex Mitchell STAFF WRITER

Brittain Altomare is leading the Hofstra Women’s Lacrosse team to victory.

Over her four-year career at Hofstra, she has been named to the first team All Colonial Athletic Association twice, CAA player of the week twice and also led the CAA in assists per game in 2014. This year, in seven games, she has registered three fourgoal games and is currently on a 44-game point streak.

Altomare is a dual major in linguistics and early childhood and childhood education. She intends to pursue a career in special education when she graduates this spring.

During high school, Altomare was recruited by both James Madison and Boston University.

Prior to making decisions she also visited Hofstra.

“I came up and fell in love with

everything and I committed the day after I visited,” said Altomare.

She also recalled that some of her favorite playing moments were during her sophomore year when Hofstra defeated James Madison in the CAA conference tournament, saying, “There’s no better feeling than beating a team while being an underdog and coming up with the big W.” The senior attacker expressed her admiration for her teammates and the chemistry between them.

She said, “It’s hard to pinpoint one person that I’ve had the most chemistry with. I love playing with the other six attackers we have out there now.”

Altomare is most looking forward to playing in the Long Island against Stony Brook this season, as well as the typical opponents in CAA play. During CAA play, the Pride will face their rivals Delaware and James Madison.

For Altomare it is her last

regular season meeting against them.

More than anything, Altomare wants to see her squad make it to the NCAA tournament.

“Obviously it’s hard to look way forward to May like that,” said Altomare. “But the CAAs are a lot closer than any of us realized and we only have a few more games until CAA play starts. We’re taking it one game at a time and especially us seniors, we want a ring more than anything, so that CAA championship would mean everything to us.”

So far, Hofstra is 4-3 on the season. Altomare is leading in both goals (17) and assists (19) for the Pride. Hofstra will be away to face both Rutgers and Ohio State University prior to starting the conference schedule. Following those two games, Altomare will have a last chance to face James Madison University at home on April 3 at 7 p.m.

Salvatore Guardino/The Chronicle Brittain Altomare (5) challenges the top-ranked Maryland Terrapin defense earlier in the 2015 season. Brittain’s 17 goals lead the team.

HOFSTRA AT A GLANCE

MEN’S LACROSSE

BASEBALL

SOFTBALL

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Overall 2-4

Overall 4-8

Overall 7-7-1

Overall 4-3

Conference (0-0)

Conference (1-2)

Conference (0-0)

Conference (0-0)

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Women’s lacrosse falls short of Hopkins upset

By Alex Mitchell STAFF WRITER

Hofstra’s opportunity at an upset against a nationally-ranked team featured a worthy effort, but wasn’t quite enough.

The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team played the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays on Saturday at James M. Shuart Stadium. On a rainy day in Hempstead, the Pride was unable to stop the 20th-ranked team in the nation, dropping them to 4-3 on the season.

The game started with Johns Hopkins scoring two goals in the first seven minutes of play. One of which was answered by freshman midfielder Amanda Seekamp approximately nine minutes into the game.

Following that, the Blue Jays scored on a man-up advantage, bringing the score to 3-1. Attacker Morgan Knox cut the Hopkins

lead to just one off of a feed from fellow attacker Brittain Altomare.

The Blue Jays were persistent as they scored again to regain the two-goal advantage with less than 15 minutes to play in the first half.

Hofstra scored back-to-back goals to tie the game at four with about seven minutes before the half. The rest of the first half was a defensive battle for both teams as neither side let in a single goal.

Johns Hopkins, however, started the second half with two quick goals, again giving them a two goal, 6-4 lead over the Pride.

Hofstra then went on a three-goal run to take their first lead of the day at 7-6.

The Blue Jays then went on a decisive four-goal run that the Pride couldn’t keep up with. With six minutes left to play, Hopkins

was leading 10-7. Altomare answered one goal, but then Hopkins scored another three.

Following those, Hofstra scored one more before the end, rendering the final score 13-9.

Head coach Shannon Smith called the loss “a tough one to swallow.” She also said that the amount of turnovers in the first half was highly detrimental.

The Pride’s next game is on Wednesday, March 18 against Rutgers University. To compete with Rutgers, Smith said, “We need consistency on the offensive side of the field… We have to be able to dominate the draw controls more than we did today.”

Following Rutgers, the Pride will travel to Ohio State University to play on Sunday, March 29.

After they face the Buckeyes, Hofstra will begin conference play.

Salvatore Guardino/The Chronicle April Iannetta (9) and Carolyn Carrera (1) prepare to anchor a defensive stop.

Hofstra’s defense has kept opponents in single digits twice this season.

HOFSTRA ATHLETIC CALENDAR Away

3/17

3/18

3/19

Home

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

vs.St. John’s 7:00 p.m.

3/23

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

vs. UMass 12:00 p.m.

@ Rutgers 5:00 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse

vs. Dartmouth (DH @ Fordham) 3:00 p.m.

Softball

Tennis

3/22

@ UPenn (WNIT 1st round) -

Women’s Basketball

Baseball

Friday

3/21

vs. Vermont (CBI 1st round) - 7:00 p.m.

men’s Basketball

Men’s LAcrosse

3/20

@ Fordham University 3:30 p.m.

@ UNC-W (DH) 12:00 p.m.

@ UNC-W 12:00 p.m.

@ University of Delaware 3:00 p.m.

@ University of Delaware 1:00 p.m.

@ University of Delaware 1:00 p.m.

vs. Wagner College 12:00 p.m.

@ Fairfield University 11:00 a.m.

vs. St. Francis Brooklyn12:00 p.m.

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Men’s lacrosse upends Providence in easy win

By Sean Williams STAFF WRITER

After road losses to Georgetown and Ohio State, the men’s lacrosse team earned a badly-needed home win against Providence, as junior attacker Sam Llinares and faceoff-man Kris Clarke helped the Pride to an easy 15-4 victory.

“I’m certainly happy for the guys, it’s good to see them smile.

It’s been a little bit,” said head coach Seth Tierney after the win.

“I know it says we’re 2-4, but we’re 1-0. That’s how we’re starting it and that’s how we’re going to continue.”

The game began evenly with a defensive battle in the first quarter that resulted in a 2-2 match.

But Hofstra’s relentless success at the faceoff X, 20-23 on the day, and ability to nullify Providence’s clear attempts led to a 6-3 Pride lead by halftime – a lead that would expand tremendously in the third quarter.

Eight straight goals for the Pride in the third sealed the game

for Hofstra, and head coach Seth Tierney salted away the final quarter with a variety of backups.

Llinares and the rest of the men’s lacrosse team knew they needed to make a statement after a disappointing 1-4 start to the season.

Llinares’ eight points – four goals and four assists – gave him 35 on the season, putting him well ahead of second-place Mike Malave’s 20.

The Friar’s defense targeted Llinares with physical play, but the Hauppauge native’s four goals all came unassisted with close shots to the goal.

The Pride’s attack was aided tremendously by Clarke, whose 19-22 mark on faceoffs meant that the Pride applied constant pressure through possession.

The 46-15 discrepancy in shots indicated Hofstra’s command of the game.

“Wing play helped me out a lot.

John Puckhaber had five ground balls, [Steve] Romano had four and [Ryan] Rielly had four,”

Clarke said.

“When you win 20-23, it tilts the battle of possession your way,” Tierney said.

Hofstra also won the battle on ground balls 34-16, a testament to the Pride’s superior athleticism. Providence, now 4-3 on the year, cleaned up against weaker teams but struggled against stiffer competition.

“Providence is a tough team, very well coached… we made a very strong push during the third quarter because we [the coaching staff] didn’t like our third quarter stats over the course of the season and so we just took it one goal at a time,” Tierney said.

“The energy, focus and effort was there. We just need to tweak few more things.”

Goalie Chris Selva played a solid game. He made eight stops and remained active as the brains of Hofstra’s defense.

“I thought Chris Selva bailed us out a couple of times, made some key saves early in the game,” Tierney said.

Mike Rudin/The Chronicle Sam Llinares tied his career-best with 8 points on 4 goals and 4 assists Saturday.

The Pride’s nonconference schedule continues this upcoming Tuesday as Hofstra hosts 1-5 St. John’s.

The Red Storm had the Pride’s number the last couple of years, but the graduation of several of St. Johns’ best players leaves the

team in something of a rebuilding season.

“We haven’t been very successful against them the last two years,” Tierney said. “We’ll get back at it [on] Sunday.”

Pride to play in College Basketball Invitational

By Kyle Kandetzki SPORTS EDITOR

The 2014-15 season isn’t over for the Pride just yet.

Despite elimination from the CAA Tournament in a heartbreaking, double-OT loss to William & Mary, the Hofstra men’s basketball team (2013) has accepted an invite to play in the 2015 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) against the University of Vermont Catamounts.

Hofstra will host the game, which will be played on Wednesday, March 18 at the Mack Sports Complex. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

The CBI is not a typical postseason tournament, as the field has just 16 teams, teams must pay to be involved, and the rules institute a 30-second shot clock instead of the usual 35.

Vermont is coming from the

America East, where they lost in their conference tournament to Stony Brook, also in the CBI. Vermont went 18-13 on the season, finishing tied for second.

If Hofstra were to win, they would move on to the quarterfinals to play the winner of Radford vs. Delaware State on March 23. The tournament also includes teams like Mercer, Colorado, Oral Roberts and Seattle. The defending champion is also a New York school, Siena College.

The path to a CBI title is still a bit unclear for Hofstra, as after the quarterfinal round, the entire bracket is re-worked, depending on the winner of each matchup.

Fans have noticed the possibility of a rematch against Long Island rival Stony Brook in a later game.

The Seawolves would be seeking revenge after they lost on a lastsecond Dion Nesmith shot to win back on Nov. 21, 66-65.

Photo courtesy of The Gazelle Group Hofstra will take on Vermont Wednesday. If the Pride can advance past the quarterfinals, the field will be re-bracketed.

The tournament also gives graduating players Nesmith and Moussa Kone one final chance to play with the Pride after they may have thought the CAA loss was their final game.

Nesmith’s final shot is especially interesting, as he fouled out in his previous game vs. William & Mary.

Hofstra’s appearance in the CBI will be their first participation

in a postseason tourney since the 2011 CBI, where they lost in the first round to Evansville.

The Pride has never won a game in the College Basketball Invitational.

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Hofstra falls to No. 1 JMU in CAA Championship

By Mike Rudin SPORTS EDITOR

Like a flashback to Super Bowl XLVII, the power went out at the Show Place Arena in the midst of the 2015 CAA women’s basketball championship match with the No. 3-seed Hofstra Pride versus the No.1-seed JMU Dukes.

Once the game resumed, Hofstra’s remarkable run in the CAA conference tournament finished with a bittersweet ending with a 63-56 loss to James Madison University.

“I give a lot respect for JMU, they’ve been in this position a lot and I think it showed,” said head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey.

“But we weren’t just happy about being here. We have a lot to prove as we move forward.”

The game started out with such promise as the Pride matched the Dukes within the first six minutes with three lead changes.

The Pride kept close, down by two points at most from the Dukes in the opening minutes.

Afterwards, at the 13:42 mark, JMU started to gain traction and outscored the Pride 7-2 to take a five-point lead in the middle of the first half.

Offensive struggles continued

for the Pride, but JMU hit a snag as well with 2:56 of scoreless ball from both sides.

The Dukes broke the streak with a free throw by Ashley Perez and they continued to dig a hole for the Pride with a layup by Toia Giggets 16 seconds later.

James Madison took an eightpoint lead with 7:54 left in the first half but the Pride refused to roll over.

Hofstra started to bounce back with a pair of free throws by sophomore Elo Edeferioka to end the Pride’s 4:52 scoreless streak. Fifty-three seconds later, Edeferioka found the hoop to make the basket and cut JMU’s lead in half from eight points to four.

The Dukes fired back with their own basket but Elo Edeferioka slipped through the Duke defense and fired a jumper that brought James Madison’s lead back within four points. She set the foundation for the Pride comeback with all six points with 4:43 left in the first half.

Junior Jakelle King-Gilchrist followed up as the second act of the Pride comeback with backto-back layups to tie the game at the 3:24 mark.

Giggets put JMU back on

Mike Rudin/ The Chronicle

Elo Edeferioka wins the tip against James Madison to start the CAA title game.

Mike Rudin/The Chronicle Kelly Loftus’ second half efforts were key for Hofstra staying within range of James Madison. Kelly finished the day with 16 points on 33 percent shooting, all of which came after halftime.

top by two points with 3:03 until halftime but Edeferioka and KingGilchrist teamed up and stringed together three consecutive points to put the Pride out in front for the first time since the 17:18 mark.

Freshman Ashunae Durant tried to keep Hofstra out in front by one point, but JMU’s Da’Lishia Griffin scored the last four points that placed James Madison ahead 24-23 by halftime.

Hofstra showed plenty of potential to take the lead into the second half, but six missed free throws and several allowed offensive rebounds for JMU were two key components keeping the Pride behind the Dukes at the break.

The second half mirrored the first in numerous ways, except Hofstra’s comeback started too late for the Pride to run away with.

The second half started out scoreless for the first 1:34 until the Dukes extended their lead to three points with the first basket of the half.

Hofstra started out strong again, matching every point the Dukes scored in the first 3:01 of the last half.

Then the Pride started to slip by allowing a 9-2 run by the Dukes and boosted their lead by nine points – five points came from the hands of CAA player of the year Precious Hall.

Hofstra started a mini-comeback early with 13:44 left, scoring six unanswered points to slash JMU’s lead down to three.

James Madison set a couple of roadblocks, scoring four points over a one-minute period, but momentum favored the Pride as they outscored the Dukes 8-4 to get within one point of JMU. Within a critical moment of the game, the lights flickered once and no one bothered to question, then soon afterwards the power went out and the stadium is covered in darkness.

Only lights from the scoreboard and certain lights from emergency generators worked until the power came back on approximately 15 minutes later.

“I’m not one for excuses,” said Kilburn-Steveskey. “We teach our kids to deal with adversity so we had to deal with it.”

With 9:48 left, the game resumed and Hofstra tried to recapture their previous momentum. In the flick of a switch, sophomore Anjie White knocked back-to-back free throws to grant the Pride a one-point lead with 8:59 to go.

In the final 8:41, the bittersweet ending kicked in with JMU scoring to take the lead and the Dukes never looked back.

Hofstra was unable to comeback from a 10-2 run to regain a critical seven-point lead in the

final minutes with 5:21 left.

Sophomore Kelly Loftus tried to spark a rally for the Pride with the final minutes winding down and the CAA title on the line.

She scored the 10 of the last 12 points for Hofstra that cut JMU’s lead but not enough to mount a comeback, falling 63-56, giving James Madison their secondconsecutive CAA title.

Loftus’s 10-point rally pushed her as the scoring leader for Hofstra in the game with 16 points.

Elo Edeferioka was the only Pride player to post a doubledouble with 11 points and 11 boards – four offensive and seven defensive.

Anjie White was Hofstra’s best utility player with 11 points, one block and eight rebounds. Darius Faulk led the team with four assists on the day.

Hofstra’s record stands at 20-12, and this year’s impressive record grants them a spot in the 2015 Women’s National Invitation Tournament. They will take on University of Pennsylvania this Thursday on March 19.

Back Cover: Ashunae Durant leaps toward the hoop while JMU defender Destiny Jones goes up to block the shot.

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History Denied Hofstra knocked out of the CAA championship vs. JMU in the Pride’s first-ever title game Mike Rudin/The Chronicle