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Tuesday September 16, 2014
KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935
Remembering September 11th
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9/11 ceremony brings Hofstra together
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“Hi guys. I’m fine. Don’t worry about me. I am going to call you right away.” This message was the last time Doris Mardovich heard from her son, Edward Joseph Mardovich, a 1983 Hofstra alumnus, on Sept. 11, 2001. Doris and her husband began that day in St. Paul’s church for their wedding anniversary, when the priest told them a plane crashed into the World Trade Center. After hearing the plane had hit only the North Tower, she was relieved, as her son was located in the South Tower on the 84th floor as the President of Euro Brokers, Maxcor Financial Inc., an international brokerage firm. Seconds after, they were informed the South Tower was targeted, and they hurried home, only to see the tower crumble little-by-little on their television. That is how the Mardovich’s spent their wedding anniversary – grieving the loss of their “handsome, wonderful and smart” son. “He had four children and a beautiful wife,” said Mardovich. “For the 42 years, he did an awful lot with his life, but he had such a future.” Hofstra University students, faculty, staff and Hofstra alumni’s parents, like Doris, were invited to the Hofstra Labyrinth on Thursday, Sept. 11 at noon, to commemorate the 13th anniversary of 9/11, and honor all of those who were lost in the attacks. It was especially important to honor the 26 Hofstra alumni and one student that were lost in the attacks. The Office of Student Leadership and Activities (OSLA) has coordinated the event since 2002. The ceremony included the “Presentation of the Colors” by the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), remarks from President Stuart Rabinowitz and a moment of silence. Towards the closing of the service, the names of those who were lost among the Hofstra family were read and 27 roses were placed on a memorial wreath. Hofstra University holds these ceremonies every year along with other activities for students, faculty and staff to participate in remembrance of the tragic day. “This year, we had a student
203 Student Center (516) 463-6921 Editor-in-Chief Magdalene Michalik Managing Editor Sophia Strawser Business Manager Jake Nussbaum News Editor Ehlayna Napolitano Assistant News Editor Lauren del Valle Entertainment Editor Elizabeth Merino Amanda Benizzi/The Chronicle Students and faculty gathered outside of C.V. Starr on Thursday to honor members of the Hofstra community who were killed on Sept. 11, 2001.
group, Hofstra Emergency Medical Education Club (HEMEC) have a name reading ceremony in the Student Center atrium to honor the first responders who died on 9/11,” said Jarryn Mercer, the assistant director of OSLA. On Saturday, Sept. 6, OSLA hosted an Explore Next Door (END) trip to visit the 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero for firstyear and new transfer students. “The students who went on the END trip loved the trip,” said Megan Sniffin, a graduate assistant of OSLA. “They loved the experience, and they were able to have their own memorial and remembrance of the event.” Last year, OSLA and Student Government Association (SGA) organized an event where students could place American flags inside an outlined border of the United States map, outside of Brower Hall. They were allowed to inscribe a message on the flags they planted. “I partook in this event last year, and thought it was a great and unique way to pay tribute to our lost heroes,” said junior journalism major Angela Carucci, who also attended the ceremony this year. “I’m proud to be an American,” she said. “I believe that even if you aren’t from New York, you can understand the tragedy. After 9/11,
every American became a New Yorker.” Another student, junior journalism major Danielle Santucci, joined the memorial for the second year. “I think we should have more events, because not everyone can attend the memorial service,” Santucci said. “Maybe we should have more than one service.” Whether students were in first grade or twelfth grade, on that tragic day, everyone has their own memory of 9/11. Carucci was sitting in her second grade classroom when she saw the smoky air and burned papers near her school building. When she went to her home in Brooklyn, she could see the devastating view of debris from the Twin Towers outside of her window. “I remember sitting in my classroom and there being complete silence, and you could see the fear in the teachers faces,” she said. “My mom took me and my brothers out of school early that day. No one knew if we were next.” Different from Carucci, Mercer was in her sophomore year of high school when she was dismissed early from class that day. “I went home and turned on the news, and it was a feeling of
confusion and not realizing how bad it was until more time had passed,” she said. “Everyone will always remember what they were doing on Sept. 11, 2001.” Everyone has their personal recollection, but they all gather for the same reasons–to mourn, to honor and to remember the thousands of people who lost their lives and were unable to return to their families and loved ones that day. They also remember the hundreds of people who survived one of the most catastrophic events in American history. Madovich said her son loved Hofstra and, “got a lot [out] of being at Hofstra.” She spends every Sept. 11th at Hofstra’s ceremony and other ceremonies to remember her son. “It is a very difficult time,” she said. “They say it gets easier, but they don’t know what they’re talking about. It’s like it happened today.” Although he is not physically here, Madovich mentioned she could feel that “he is very much around.” “[All] every mother wants for their children is to be a success,” she said before she departed the Labyrinth, with tears forming in her eyes. “He was a success. I miss him terribly.”
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Hofstra STEM program awarded $2.5 million By Ehlayna Napolitano NEWS EDITOR
Hofstra’s Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research will be a part of a new five-year STEM outreach program, as a result of a $2.5 million grant awarded to the facility by the National Science Foundation. The project, spearheaded by engineering professor Dr. David Burghardt, will aim to spread STEM-based educational opportunities to middle school-aged children. Across metropolitan New York and Long Island, the project and its leaders will work with Boys and Girls Clubs as outlets for
these opportunities, according to a University news release. Burghardt worked to create a proposal to the National Science Foundation that would be acceptable in terms of both having a novel idea to research, as well as having the credibility to establish a basis for funding. “Writing a proposal is like creating a new course… to do a good proposal takes at least six months of effort,” Burghardt said. “…It’s, in part, hard work and you have to be a little lucky as well.” The plans for the educational project include creating a curriculum during the first year that involves projects that incorporate
both an online element and a physical element. According to Burghardt, he and his colleagues use the online environment, called WISEngineering to provide students with guidelines, accessibility and feedback. An important aspect of this online environment is providing a basis for applicability for the lessons being learned. “There’s a piece of social engagement that for some becomes an important key… we’re trying to create a ‘who cares’ piece to this [project],” Burghardt said. According to Burghardt, student involvement in the project is currently limited and in its fledgling
stages because the project is just getting underway. However, in a few months, he anticipates more student involvement. Jelyssa Fuertes, a senior electrical engineering major, has worked to create design projects for students in 3rd–6th grade. Her goals include creating fun programs that use math and science lessons students have been learning in school, with a special focus on women in science. “Being a female engineering student, it is so discouraging seeing how few female students are in my classes. I am hoping to spark more interest in the female genre so that hopefully they can
continue to follow in my footsteps,” Fuertes said. Currently, Burghardt said he is working with three students to create activities for students – including one that involves making a solar cooker out of a pizza box that can be used to bake s’mores. This project received positive feedback from the pilot program students and worked well as an aspect of Burghardt’s program. “I have very talented people working on this with me,” Burghardt said.
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Fall Fest weekend remains an annual favorite By Daniel Nikander
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On Friday, Sept. 19, Hofstra will kick off its 5th annual Fall Festival. The first Fall Festival took place in 2010, in honor of Hofstra’s 75th anniversary and has been widely successful ever since, according to Branka Kristic, the director of Parent and Family Programs. This Friday, Hofstra will start this year’s celebration. Fall festival is a celebration that brings students, staff, alumni and parents together for a weekend of games, rides and performances. One event being held is the Parade of Floats, where various clubs and organizations around campus will show off the floats that they designed and built themselves. In addition, each group will perform a skit that pertains to their theme. This year’s theme is Disney princes and princesses. The floats will start moving at 1:00 p.m. in the Hofstra USA parking lot on Saturday, the 20th. “We plan to have a lot of fun creating something out of nothing over the course of a week,” said one of the Fall Festival Captains, Evan Sick, of the Parade of Floats. “Our float theme this year
is Aladdin, which is awesome because a lot of students can remember seeing that when they were a lot younger.” Along with the parade, John C. Adams Playhouse will host the King and Queen Showcase where Hofstra’s seniors will show off their talents to win the title of King or Queen on Friday the 19th. Once the performers are finished, the audience will vote for the winners. Perhaps one of the most anticipated events is Hofstra’s Vibe Live Concert and Carnival. This
night will be made up of a firework spectacular and the annual Out Loud Comedy Show that will be performed by award-winning comedian, Kathy Griffin. The weekend will not only be comprised of games and activities with the students and staff because it is also Family Weekend for relatives to come and visit. Families are welcome to explore the numerous events being held specifically for them, which include brunch in C.V. Starr Hall, tickets to see the Hofstra’s women’s soccer game against Yale University and even mock classes. “Hofstra faculty members are offering eight classes this year,” said Kristic. “Just look at the range of titles – they can learn about ecology and evolution, engineering as well as about effective communication.” “I’m so excited to be a part of my first Fall Festival,” says freshman broadcast journalism major, Megan McGuire. “It’s pretty neat how the whole campus can come together and enjoy a special time also with family. I can’t wait to see the artists and take part in my first float parade.”
“We plan to have a lot of fun creating something out of nothing over the course of a week.” will immediately follow the Parade of Floats. The intramural fields will house food, games and rides. These rides include Gravitron, Tornado, the Zipper and the Giant Swing. In addition, Hofstra will host artists Janelle Monae, Matt and Kim, TLC and ‘80s cover band Rubix Kube. They will be performing for the Vibe Live Concert portion of Fall Fest. The remainder of Saturday
Che Sullivan/The Chronicle Fall Fest’s popular Vibe Live concert will begin Saturday afternoon in the intramural fields.
Correction Sept. 9, 2014 Issue: In the article “Hofstra welcomes new Dean of Students,” the dean’s surname was spelled incorrectly. It is Pertuz, not Petruz.
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Students’ green initiatives grow on campus By Nico Machlitt STAFF WRITER
Over the past few years, Hofstra has sought to make its campus environmentally friendly and still has future projects planned. Around campus, the environmentally friendly fixtures such as hydration stations, solar panels and recycling bins often become so routine for students that they often forget the planning that went into those projects. For years, the University has been working to make the campus greener. In the early ‘80s, the school initiated green conservation projects, one being water conservation. In 1990 they started a generation plant. Teresa Greis is Hofstra’s campus sustainability officer, and works on energy conservation projects along with minimizing waste on campus. Greis said, “We make 24 percent of our electricity used on campus. This minimizes cost and our carbon footprint.” As far as waste minimization,
the school expanded recycling bottles and cans to south campus. Over the last four years Hofstra has been actively installing LED lighting on campus to reduce electric consumption. The project the students have been most excited about are the hydration stations. “This helps minimizes the use of plastic water bottles,” said Greis. “Over the summer we put the locations of the hydration stations on a map for students.” Tsz Hin Tang, junior business major, is the president of Students for a Greener Hofstra (SGH), an organization that works with the University to become more environmentally friendly. According to Tang, the most recent item that SGH is working on is #PRIDEnotPLASTIC. Plastic bags have become a big issue for environmental activists, who have also encouraged a ban on plastic bags. Instead, they encourage the use of reusable cloth bags. The biggest issue in the plastic versus reusable bag debate is
cost. Individuals can buy many more plastic bags for the cost of one reusable bag, so big companies prefer plastic. This is also a national issue: Los Angeles is currently the largest city on a list of 90 cities in California to ban plastic bags. During welcome week SGH helped hand out 400 white reusable bags. Tang designed the reusable bags with the hashtag, #PRIDEnotPLASTIC. The club is trying to lower the use of plastic bags used on campus and instead encourage students to use reusable bags. “Bring them to class and if you upload pictures of yourself using the bags and post them on social media, then you have a voice and we can tell the school that the students do not want plastic bags,” said Tang. Students have had the biggest voice in making Hofstra a greener campus. They encouraged more paper recycling on campus. Many students also eat on campus everyday and are negatively
impacting the environment through their choices: choosing to have food boxed instead of plated, eating with plastic cutlery instead of metal cutlery or putting food in a plastic bag versus using a reusable bag. Further, the student gardens in Netherlands South and next to Stuyvesant are already providing food for the Student Center cafeteria. The university reportedly has several green plans underway, including an environmental project the university is working on is installing two electric vehicle charging stations. Each station will allow two electric vehicles to be charged in at the same time. The stations will be located on the south side of Breslin and the south side of Human Resources. Hofstra is sharing the cost of funding this project with a grant from New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA). There are also talks about
piloting a composting program for the student gardens, according to Greis. Greis said these plans align with thinking of Hofstra as a home: students are recycling at their homes, they are composting and they use LED lights. The University knows this and wants the students to keep up with these routines on campus. “A part of everybody’s job is being green. When you’re at your desk, you can help minimize waste by recycling paper, by turning off the lights when not in your room, and using reusable water bottles filled at the hydration stations,” Greis said. “We are working with Lackmann and with Tang about purchasing the reusable bags [and] having them sold at Dutch Treats and other food locations to reduce the use of plastic bags.” Although this project is still in progress, Tang and SGH are hopeful. “Being green becomes a part of your lifestyle, it becomes routine,” Tang said.
Club meet and greet signals “new SGA” By Shannon Nia Alomar Staff writer
Last Tuesday, the Student Government Association (SGA) hosted their annual meet-andgreet with representatives of the numerous clubs on Hofstra’s campus. The meeting usually calls for all of the present-bodied students to sit in the Student Center Theater while the SGA cabinet members explain a variety of how-tos, rules, contact information and other essential knowledge. However, this semester the new council of SGA decided to implement some changes. After the students settled into their seats, the cabinet introduced themselves and SGA President Mark Atkinson began to communicate the three major focuses of SGA as a whole: creating community amongst the student organizations, allocating funding to SGA sponsored clubs fairly and being advocates for students and addressing their
concerns. “We want the club leaders to know that [SGA] are students just like them. Our biggest focus is to serve the students of Hofstra and figure out a way to reach clubs and the student body overall. We are called SGA for a reason, the students always come first,” Atkinson said. Rose Tirotta, Computing Services Coordinator of Learning Support, attended all meetings and provided information about how computing services could assist student clubs and organizations. Tirotta mentioned that, in particular, they will help clubs with CollegiateLink and learning how to use software such as Photoshop
to create promotional materials. Also, they are looking to grant clubs access to card swipes at their events in order to help keep a digital record of who was in attendance. Unlike previous years, there
media, performance, politically/ socially active and social. Within these sessions, cabinet members addressed topics that specifically applied to a particular role or grouping. The treasurers spent time with SGA comptroller Alyson Guarino, who went over the new-andimproved “treasurer package,” which includes a new digital component to help clubs track their budgets. At the same time, presidents were given an opportunity to voice their concerns to Atkinson, Vice President Nicole Olson and Club Relations Chair Alexandra Engelson. At the end of the sessions, cabinet members including
“Our biggest focus is to serve the students of Hofstra and figure out a way to reach clubs and the student body overall. We are called SGA for a reason, the students always come first.” were breakout sessions in separate rooms for treasurers, presidents, clubs and organizations that belonged to specific categories including: academic, pre-professional, multicultural, political, religious, honor societies, sports, community service, fraternities,
Programming Board Chair Whitney Shepard, Public Relations Chair Shabieko Ivy, Rules Chair Aleksey Babadzhanov, Spirit Chair Sarah Harris and Appropriations Chair Damien Gallagher switched rooms in order to provide additional information to all attendees about their roles and give any personal announcements. At the conclusion of the meeting, Gabriella Munoz, junior computer science major and Entertainment Unlimited president, said that although the breakout sessions added to the length of the meeting, she was impressed by some of the changes the “new SGA” is trying to start. “In a big room people get lost and distracted, but the session gave us a chance to stay focused and share our thoughts. I’m happy about the calendar including everyone’s events digitally. If it’s actually shared, I think it will be a great tool,” Munoz said.
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STEM Grant awarded continued from A2 Burghardt noted that several other faculty members would be collaborating with him closely on the project. Dr. Xiang Fu, a computer science professor, will be working as the co-principal investigator. He will lead the online learning environment, while Dr. Margaret Hunter, also an engineering professor, will head the professional development aspects of the project. The STEM learning opportunities will target middle school students. Through a partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs, the participating children will work on design projects in both hands-on and computer-based platforms, according to the news release. The partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs will provide a unique opportunity for both the researchers and the students. “This experience will allow our members to obtain the skills, knowledge and cognitive behavior needed to be globally competitive in the 21st century, and also fulfills our priority to provide strong, evidence-based programs that focus on academic success,” Melissa A.
Rhodes, executive director of the Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club, said in the news release. The Center for STEM Research will be working with the Brookhaven Lab, a facility that has often been a part of the joint research efforts the Center has worked on in the past 20 years. The research will focus on how kids learn in an informal setting–a topic that Burghardt said has been the subject of very little research. The online aspects of the program will also allow researchers to study the interactions, time spent on tasks and changes over time that the students present. “It ends up being a big data project,” Burghardt said. The grant program, which will span over five years, is another in a long string of awards that the facility has received in support of its research efforts. According to the news release, the grant is the 13th that the research center has been awarded, all of which have totaled about $35 million in 20 years. The project began implementation on Sept. 1. “If it works, it becomes infinitely scalable,” Burghardt said. “That’s my goal.”
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• SGA hosted a Club Meet and Greet event to familiarize club leaders with SGA representatives and policies. 175 club leaders attended the event. • SGA Appropriations allocated a total of $12,987.11 to six clubs upon request. • SGA approved the creation of the shooting club whose main goal is promote gun safety and awareness. The club will travel to local gun ranges to practice competitive shooting skills.
Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Ehlayna Napolitano A female student reported on Sept. 8 that another resident male student was harassing her. The male student was issued a summons for verbal and physical threats made to her. On Sept. 9 a student reported to Public Safety that between 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 4 and 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, her vehicle was broken into. A pair of Air Jordan sneakers, valued at $400, were missing from the back seat. Police assistance was declined.
A staff member reported to Public Safety that on Sept. 10, she opened a locked cabinet in Memorial Hall and discovered that a Mac laptop was missing. Public Safety responded but search for the responsible person was unsuccessful. On Sept. 10, an administrator reported that she had left her watch, valued at $200, in 012 Memorial Hall on Aug. 28. When she returned the next day, she discovered it was missing. Police assistance was declined.
During a fire alarm activation in the graduate hall on Sept. 10, a search of the building was conducted and it was discovered that a student had failed to evacuate. The student was consequently evacuated and issued a summons.
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A soccer player reported that she and a teammate were stretching on the intramural fields on Sept. 9 when an unidentified male began taking photos of them. After a brief exchange, the male ran off. Public Safety responded and searched for the person, but it yielded no results. A student’s ex-boyfriend, who lives in Massachusetts, violated an order of protection restricting his contact with her on Sept. 9. He had been contacting her through text message. On Sept. 10, Public Safety spoke with the student and discovered that her ex-boyfriend had been arrested in Massachusetts for the violation.
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O ve r h e a rd @ H o fst ra Compiled by the Hofstra Chronicle staff
In Student Center: Girl: Let’s make a pregnancy pact! In Brower Hall: Girl 1: Why is he wearing leather gloves? Girl 2: Well, I think it’s kind of sexy. In Roosevelt Hall: Girl: But like sometimes he’s really nice, you know? Like, he donates to the Salvation Army sometimes. In Suffolk: Guy 1: If I was a Power Ranger, I’d literally be the blue one. Guy 2: Why? Guy 1: Because no one likes the Blue.
In Bill Of Rights: Girl 1: Her hair is so big. She also wears Jordan’s. Does she think she’s cool? In Breslin Hall: Girl 1: She told me to get things out of the safe. Don’t make me get up and grab things for you. Girl 2: She made you get up and get stuff? What is she the queen? Girl 1:Yeah, get it yourself. Outside of Enterprise: Girl: Honestly, I was looking up Halloween costumes instead of working, In Bits and Bytes: Guy: I secretly like to take Buzzfeed quizzes. It really makes me understand myself better.
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Braided bun: A fun twist on your usual messy bun By Isabela Jacobsen FEATURES EDITOR
After countless hours spent on Pinterest, trying to learn the popular “messy bun” hairstyle, I have finally found a hairstyle that is even quicker and easier than the messy bun. Plus, you don’t need unrealistically perfect hair like those Pinterest models to achieve the look. The braided bun looks great with any type of hair and it will stay in place all day. It is my number one hairstyle for those busy Monday mornings. So, if you’re still stuck in summer mode, and you are having a difficult time getting up in the morning, follow these simple steps to achieve the braided bun hairstyle. First, start saving up those bobby pins you keep lying
around, because you’re going to need them all. The only way to achieve that high bun is making sure it’s super secure to last all day. You only need one hair tie for this look, a brush, and of course some hairspray so everything stays in place and looks super chic. Start by brushing your hair to smooth out all those hair bumps for a sleek look, and make a high ponytail with the help of your brush. Make sure the ponytail is
only on the top of your hair. You don’t want the tousled look for this particular hairstyle, so make sure everything is in place. Once your ponytail is perfected, it’s time for the braid. If you have layered hair make sure you make a very tight braid, so those pieces don’t stick out from the braid. If you can’t get all those little hairs to stay in place, don’t panic. Just keep braiding your hair until you can’t anymore. After the braid is complete,
“First, start saving up those bobby pins you keep lying around, because you’re going to need them all.” aligned with your jawline. This is a great way to make sure your ponytail is high up, yet not too high up that it looks ridiculous. Secure it with a thin hair tie, matching your hair color. I suggest using the hair spray right after making the ponytail, but
don’t secure it with anything. Keep it in one hand; wrap it around, creating a bun. Once you get the bun you want, start bobby pinning. I suggest using as much as you can. Wiggle your head around a little bit to make sure everything is secure. Once it is,
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The braided bun is a quick hairstyle for those early mornings start pulling on the braid loops to loosen the bun up, creating a fluffy, natural looking bun. If any loose hairs start popping out again, pin it, or start hair spraying. Although this bun is incredibly simple, it will look like your took your time to create a complex looking bun. I always get
compliments on this hairstyle, and it loowks even better with second day hair, so if you didn’t wash your hair yet and it’s looking a little greasy, this hairstyle will definitely cover it up. Enjoy sleeping a little bit longer tomorrow!
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Jive to the beat of Hofstra’s ballroom club
By Amanda Valentovic STAFF WRITER
While “Dancing with the Stars” is kicking off its 19th season, ballroom dance will be tangoing to Hofstra. On Mondays and Thursdays starting this semester, students are welcome to join the new ballroom dance club where they will be able to learn how to waltz, foxtrot, jive and cha-cha. They will also have a chance to compete against other schools on the east coast. “I wanted to try something new, so I took the class and then I wanted to develop my skills more,” said President Ria Dela Rosa. The sophomore linguistics major took a ballroom class last semester along with fellow founding members senior Ashley Armstrong, juniors Alyssa O’Brien and Desmond Jackson and sophomore Daniela Locurto. “Also, Hofstra didn’t have a ballroom club, so we figured it was time to start one,” said Dela Rosa. Meetings will be twice a week and members have the option to compete if they want to. “One [option] is for those who want to compete in ballroom and want to see the competitive side,”
Dela Rosa said. “And the other is going to be for the people who haven’t done it before, to learn the tricks of the trade. They don’t have to compete; it’s more of a social aspect to have fun with it.” The club hopes to put on events where members and anyone who wants can take a lesson and learn how to do a specific dance, like the swing or rumba. After the workshop, music will be turned on for people to show off the moves they just learned. There will also be food and drinks. “That’s where the social comes in,” said Dela Rosa, “Also, [it’s] just to introduce people to what the club does and what we can offer to them.” Alex Rothstein, a professor of ballroom dance and weight training, will serve as the club’s coach and instructor. He started dancing in 2010 as a student at Stony Brook University and he has served as a teaching assistant in last semester’s class, taught by Dr. Sharon Phillips. “I was tricked into it,” Rothstein said, “A friend of mine said I promised I would take her. I agreed and when I found out I actually didn’t I was already hooked.”
Rothstein believes that together,” Rothstein said, “It’s the think it’ll be popular with people anyone can benefit from learning ballroom dance. “It’s the best life skill I developed over my college career,” he said, “I’m comfortable at social events and it’s broadened my horizons.” For those interested in competing, the club hopes to participate in two competitions this semester. Dancers compete against people of all levels and ages, as well as students from schools up and down the East Coast, including our Long Island Yao He/ The Chronicle neighbor Stony Brook, NYU, Hofstra’s ballroom club at the Big Apple DanceSport Challenge at Columbia, Yale and Harvard, Columbia University. among others. Competitors dance in pairs with a number on most tiring, mind numbing day, doing that because they can their back for the judges to keep where we have the most fun and incorporate it with what they’re track of, and there are around a make great memories.” doing. It’ll spark a lot of interest dozen to two dozen pairs on the In the future, the members of among performers, I hope.” floor at a time. Competitors get the ballroom club hope it will grow Rothstein agreed and said he about a minute and a half to show in popularity. “I hope it’ll turn into would even like to expand outside off what they can do. a really big thing, because I feel of the school community. “I hope “It doesn’t seem like a lot of like there’s always someone who it becomes part of the culture in time, but in reality you might be wants to learn how to waltz or general,” he said, “People can doing one dance and then five learn how to tango, and I hope it’ll start teaching at home in their minutes later you might be doing have a lot of members over the own communities. One of my another dance… it gets tiresome next few years,” Dela Rosa said. favorite things to hear is that after a while,” said Dela Rosa. They hope to build onto the they taught parents or significant Different levels include gold, performing community at Hofstra others, and now they have silver, bronze and champion. “You as well. “Because Hofstra is so something new they can do at a build a bond dancing together well-known for performing arts in sweet 16 or a wedding.” and just spending the day general like dance and theater, I
room among us that evening and hosted the first chip party. To honor the evening with the appropriate aplomb, I assembled the classiest plastic ware available on campus. And then, we tasted. First we tried the Wavy Mango Salsa chips, selected by Julie Snufilupicus, comic sans enthusiast, because “they’re almost like a salad.” The initial bite was inviting and the mango flavor was pleasant, but the taste became sharp and overpowering rapidly. The mango salsa chips are, in fact, too distinctly mango tasting for my palette. I desperately wanted to enjoy these chips—wavy texture is my favorite kind of potato
chips—but the artificial mango shot through my sinuses in a most unpleasant fashion. Next came the Cheddar Bacon Mac and Cheese flavor—and what a sharp cheddar flavor! Too sharp: biting, unruly, insensitive, domineering, I could continue describing the truthfully unpleasant appeal of this particular potato chip flavor.
Find your flavor with Lay’s “Do Us A Flavor”
By Francesca Scaraggi SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Tuesday, Sept. 9, I spent 40 minutes in line at the Hofstra post office. With the easing of each student’s frustration as they received their packages, I crept closer and closer to the front window. I held firm. Something glorious was gleaming on my evening’s horizon; I would later open my package to reveal the 2014 assortment of Lay’s “Do Us A Flavor” potato chips. By chance, I am well acquainted with the illustrious photo editor of the chronicle, Che Sullivan, who first informed me of these flavor adventures for the casual chip connoisseur. Naturally, I demanded that she and several other friends experience these flavor sensations with me. Filled with excitement, we nestled into the warmest, least-occupied dorm
feminist blogger, was quick to agree, “I hate the bacon one,” she remarked, “It smells weirder than it tastes.” Regardless of this flavor’s many faults, each munch retains still more bacon flavor and texture than the limp Lackman bacon. Now I must confess, due to dietary restrictions, I could not taste the Wasabi Ginger Kettle
“Filled with excitement, we nestled into the warmest, least-occupied dorm room among us that evening and hosted the first chip party.” Dear reader, I can hear your cries on the wind, “But what of the bacon?” Sadly, I must report that the Cheddar Bacon Mac and Cheese chips were rather bereft of bacon flavoring. Denisse Giron, queen and
Cooked chips. Julie and Che have, however, assured me that this flavor is a joy for the tongue. Unlike the blatantly artificial flavors described above, this chip has traces of real wasabi and ginger. Perhaps a low cost
alternative to the incoherently expensive Lackman sushi? I conclude with the chip that initiated my flavor journey, Cappuccino. Such high hopes. Could this snack food fulfill my dormant dreams of merging coffee and fried potatoes, two of my favorite things, and create the ultimate chip? Sadly, they did not. These chips were a lackluster failure, managing to impart only the faintest hint of cinnamon and erasing all that makes a potato chip the classic stand-out snack it is. “Bad” was the only thing that Che had to say. Very bad indeed. This unpleasant snacking experience has certainly eliminated my desire for potato chips in the near future; consequently, the 2014 Lay’s “Do Us A Flavor” chips receive a dismal grade, C-.
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Man on the Unispan WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED FOR THIS SEMESTER? By Danielle Denenberg STAFF WRITER
“Getting my study abroad stuff done!” Amanda Palomino, Sophomore
“Graduation. Job hunting.” Yu Xia, Graduate
“Getting more involved in the radio station.” Ariana Ringstrom, Sophomore
“I just founded a club (Hofstra University Shooting Club).” Nick Mattera, Senior
“Reconnect. Be back in city area because I’m from Vermont.” Marin Varney, Sophomore
“First episode of TNL.” Shane Windt, Sophomore
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The Humans of Hofstra
By Danielle Santucci STAFF WRITER
Nicole Liabach, Junior “I was a baby model.”
Kevin Williams, Sophomore “I’ve dancing for ten years. I do everything but tap.”
Jake Favale, Junior “I have a hairless cat.”
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Freshman Do’s and Don’ts: How to avoid the “freshman 15” By Brianna Ciniglio SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The “freshman 15” is not a myth. It can be difficult to stay in shape when you go away to college. Having a meal plan full of money and the capability to eat whatever you want at any time of the day adds to the risk of overeating and progressively gaining weight. But don’t assume that putting on extra pounds is inevitable! There are plenty of ways to stay healthy on campus, and, with the right amount of effort, even lose weight if you wish to. One of the first steps you should make to avoid the freshman 15 is to rid your dorm
room of unhealthy snacks. Having cookies and chips at your reach may be too tempting, especially when you are worn out from a long day of classes or are
enticed to buy soda. Another temptation at this school is Hof USA. Just because it’s opened until 2 a.m. does not mean that you should get
french fries should be a treat, not an everyday thing. Hofstra does have other healthy options on campus. Some of the best places include Subway in the Netherlands Core, the salad bar at Bits and Bites, and the organic station in the Student Center. One of the best parts about college is having the capability of scheduling your classes at a later time, but this should not entail that you sleep in late every day. If you do not have a class until 3 p.m., wake up at 10 a.m. and go
“There are plenty of ways to stay healthy on campus, and, with the right amount of effort, even lose weight if you wish to.” looking for a study treat. Instead, fill your closet with granola bars and your fridge with yogurt, carrot sticks and fruits. Also make sure to keep water bottles in your room and do not let yourself be
a sample platter as your fourth meal of the day. Hof USA’s dinner menu has a few salad options, but its late night menu does not provide many healthy choices. Mozzarella sticks and
to the gym! The Fitness Center at Hofstra is free for students and has tons of great equipment to use. And if sitting at a machine to workout is not your thing, Hofstra has fitness classes from MondayFriday. Make sure to sign up online in advance because they do fill up quickly. The Freshman 15 exists, but gaining that weight is a choice. There are ways to avoid it and stay healthy. Don’t let this new freedom of being away from home and choosing your own food options lead you down the wrong path. It’s your life. Choose to live it in a way that will be best for you.
W H AT ’ S H A P PE N I N G I N C A L K I N S ? Until October 6, the Rosenberg Gallery in Calkins Hall will feature the work of Stan Wan, lab supervisor for the Department of Fine Arts, Design and Art History (pictured right). Meanwhile, just around the corner, the FORM Gallery will feature Mike Cicchetti’s “Up to the Front: Long Island Punk” (pictured left). Spread by Che Sullivan and Jesse Saunders
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Student loans: Are you signing your life away? By Lana Krilyuk SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Do you want a consolidated government backed loan? What is your loan interest rate? If you can answer these questions, you may already know your way around student loans, but many students do not. Most of us are blindly signing documents that put us in hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt. According to Marketwatch, student debt totals $1.2 trillion nationwide, which is more than all the credit card debt nationwide. So it is no surprise that student loans are keeping 20- to 30-yearolds from buying houses and cars, and from affording to begin an independent life. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) bill – Banks on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act – is this politician’s plea to help students pay off their student loans. Though this bill was defeated through filibuster earlier in the year, it will have a second chance as early as this week. Banks on Students Emergency
Loan Refinancing Act proposes a cut on interest rates for existing loans. Basically, it proposes refinancing existing student loans as you would a mortgage or a business loan. Still, this language may be obscure to most college students, so lets put it in perspective. If you entered college prior to July 1 of last year, your interest rate is locked in and is higher than the interest rates today, which is about 4 percent on federal loans (much higher on private loans), meaning you will pay more on a loan of the same amount than someone who took that loan out today. This bill would take that higher interest rate on which you took your student loan and recalculate the amount you are paying with the lower interest rate. According to Sen. Warren, this can be done by closing a millionaire and billionaire’s tax loophole that allows these high earners to pay a lower tax rate than middle-class earners. This way, the government would not be losing any money, because
the closed loophole would make up for the loss by lowering the rates. Though the bill did not pass last spring, it got every Democratic vote, every Independent vote and three Republican votes. Despite the filibuster, Sen. Warren hopes that next week, it will receive those last few votes needed to override a filibuster. Sen. Warren notes that numerous graduates are defaulting on their loans; they simply do not have the money to
pay the loans, or if they do pay, then they cannot buy houses and goods. This can have an impact on our economy because if people do not buy and put money back in the economy, the economy suffers. Additionally, if there is high default rate, then banks must charge more interest to make up the money for those who defaulted on their loans. If interest rates are, in fact, lower than they were before, but graduates are still defaulting, it
may be because the education they are getting is not putting them at an advantage in the job market, so they are unable to get a job that pays enough to pay off the loans. The rising cost of college, a tough job market and toohigh interest rates for student borrowers all contribute to the problem of crippling student loan debt, but one thing is definite: if students are not educated about their loans, then they cannot make smart choices about them.
Illustration by Jenna Scardino
Potential road rage in the Internet’s slow lane By Elissa Salamy SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
There is nothing this generation hates more than waiting. For many of us, the screeching sound of the slow dial-up modem is a distant childhood memory. Remember when you had to wait until you got home to look something up online? Now that you can reach almost any piece of information from almost anywhere, the thought of having to wait to access it is a nightmare. Just the sight of the spinning wheel animation used to indicate that a website is loading causes us instant frustration. You may have seen a few of those on Sept. 10, when several popular websites, including Twitter, Netflix and Reddit, participated in a slow-down to encourage its users to contact
government officials concerning net neutrality issues. Net neutrality is the idea that all data on the Internet should be treated equally. Currently, the Federal Communications Commission is considering a new rule that will permit Internet providers such as Comcast, Time Warner and Verizon to offer websites a faster track to send content to consumers. In a way, the Internet as it is today is fueled by many of the same concepts as the American Dream, where a lowly start-up has the same opportunity for success as preestablished websites. Myspace, an early Internet success and frontrunner in social media,
was beaten out by Facebook, a website created by Harvard coeds in their dorm. But if Myspace was in an Internet “fast lane,” would people have waited a few more seconds for Facebook to load their ex’s profile page? Probably not. For the cable companies, a ruling to allow an Internet
ability to charge companies much higher premiums for access to the highest speeds available. For Internet users, dividing the Internet into fast and slow broadband lanes is a solution for an Internet that is filled to the brim with information. Substantial amounts of bandwidth are used by websites with lots of pictures, music and video, such as sites like Tumblr and Facebook. The more sites and the more bandwidth used, the slower the Internet could become. However, the answer may not be to give companies the option to pay for an Internet carpool lane. The U.S. ranks 31st in the world in terms of average download speeds, and that
“...If Myspace was in an Internet ‘fast lane,’ would people have waited a few more seconds for Facebook to load their ex’s profile page?” fast lane means a higher profit margin. A decision in favor of the companies would mean the
is in part thanks to a lack of competition between Internet providers that are present in other countries. Cable companies have divided markets to limit competition in order to be able to charge customers high prices, without any incentive to invest in Internet infrastructure that makes the Internet faster. Instead of allowing Internet providers to create fast and slow lanes, we should encourage competition within the cable companies. The efforts made by Twitter, Netflix, Reddit and others on Sept. 10 to inform Internet users about the issue have been successful, with a surge of protestors sending comments to the FCC. While we wait for the Commission’s decision, we should keep the comments coming.
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Athletes on camera, but not on trial By Myron Mathis COLUMNIST
By now, everyone who doesn’t live under a rock has heard about the Ray Rice situation. The former star running back was released by his team, the Baltimore Ravens, on Sept. 8 when a video of him knocking out his then-fiance and dragging her immobile body out of an elevator was made public by TMZ. The Pro Bowl-caliber athlete was suspended indefinitely by the National Football League, as well as removed from the latest installment of the Madden video game. But the real question here
is whether the NFL orchestrated a cover-up to protect their highly touted athlete. Sports institutions have far too often turned a blind eye to the mischievous acts committed
aware of his propensity to lure boys into isolation and take advantage of them. We live in a society in which most of our younger generations know more about the details of Derrick Rose’s injury history than they do about the details of America’s current foreign policy. So shouldn’t athletes like Ray Rice, coaches like Jerry Sandusky, general managers and others involved in the sporting world be held to the same standard (if not a higher standard) than the average Joe? These guys aren’t just people who get paid millions of dollars
“Shouldn’t athletes ... be held to the same standard (if not a higher standard) than the average Joe?” by all parts of their multi-million dollar machine. Take one of the biggest sporting scandals in recent memory for example: that of Jerry Sandusky at Penn State back in 2012. Now a convicted serial child molester, Sandusky coached at the prestigious university for years even though his superiors may have been
to play games. Beyond that, they are role models. They must realize that they have to act as model citizens. If they don’t, their missteps have the potential to adversely affect an entire generation. Ray Rice should be held fully accountable for his actions and receive the same punishment that anyone else who knocked out their partner would receive. No NFL team should be eager to
as a role model. Roger Goodell should be punished for his role in the fiasco, too. It seems hypocritical of the NFL to push such a family orientated agenda with its PLAY60 campaign encouraging children to play for an hour a day, and then cover up a domestic violence incident. All major and collegiate sports leagues have more punitive measures for members of their brand who act immorally, but those involved are not entirely to blame. It is also the general public’s responsibility to get away from protecting star athletes simply because they entertain us.
“These guys aren’t just people who get paid millions of dollars to play games. Beyond that, they are role models.” acquire him at this point. Yes, he is an excellent player, but he has proven that he cannot be trusted
Battling ISIS: It’s not just U.S. against them By Danielle Moskowitz SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
On Sept. 10, hours before the United States memorialized the victims of another devastating terrorist attack, President Obama addressed his fellow Americans on his foreign policy plans to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. ISIS, the terrorist group denounced by al-Qaida for being too extreme, has declared a new religious state that follows the same Shariah law as the Taliban in Afghanistan. Since its creation in 2006, the group has taken over much of Iraq and Syria, capturing and executing prisoners and killing men, women and children. Obama tore apart the name in his speech, claiming that the group is not Islamic because “no religion condones the killing of innocents,” and that the group is “recognized by no government,” and is therefore, not a state. Early in the speech, the President stated that “we cannot erase every trace of evil from the world.” That may be so, but the terrors of ISIS have grown too
large to avoid. In the speech, Obama introduced his four-phase plan, which, according to the New York Times, officials say may take three years to complete. This means the projected end of the plan does not end until a year after the Obama administration has left office. The first phase has already taken place. Obama has already ordered about 150 airstrikes in Iraq, which has been effective in injuring ISIS and helping Iraqi militants gain back some of the ground they have lost. This tactic has helped protect innocent civilians, including the small population of the Yazidi religion who were on the brink of extinction. Step two is to train, advise and equip the Iraqi military by sending U.S. servicemen who will serve only in support roles to advise and provide humanitarian aid. Secretary of State John Kerry
is already in Iraq to meet with the new government to ensure this second phase is going according to plan, and the Iraqi people will be able to fight ISIS on their own. For the third step, Obama has ordered for airstrikes in Syria. The situation in Syria is especially complicated by the possibility of working with the Assad regime, which is still out of favor with the world because of the chemical
ground. But already, a senior Air Force commander has called for ground troops in Syria to effectively execute the campaign against the terrorist group, reported USA Today. After the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Americans are sick and tired of being tangled up in full-scale wars on foreign soil, out of which we fail to pull our troops in a timely manner. Putting boots on the ground in Iraq or Syria would be both financially and emotionally exhausting on the country, still in debt from the wars we began during the Bush administration 11 years ago. Taking on too big a role in this conflict will distract the president and the country from other issues, both at home and abroad. Already, the ISIS conflict has taken over the media, pushing the issue of sovereignty in Ukraine, Ebola and civil rights in the United States out of the
“While the need to protect people from ISIS is an unavoidable reality, we need to enter this conflict mindful of past mistakes.” weapon attacks on its own people. Obama’s original intention was to ignore the Syrian government and focus only on his own plans. This is now the most politically controversial phase of Obama’s plan. Step four is to continue to provide humanitarian aid in the region. Obama repeatedly assured the nation that we would not put American boots on the
spotlight. It is hard to comprehend all the details involving ISIS, and its clear the Obama administration and the 113th Congress has a difficult choice to make. But we need to make sure that we don’t make decisions we can’t come back from by entering into yet another long, draining war. We need to encourage other nations to sign on to help destroy this terrorist group. Already, Kerry has been traveling Europe and the Middle East, trying to get more allies, having already signed on nine nations, including the UK, still reeling from the beheading of its own citizen, aid worker David Haines. While the need to protect people from ISIS is an unavoidable reality, we need to enter this conflict mindful of past mistakes. At the end of his speech, Obama said that we “welcome the responsibility to lead.” We should not, however, welcome the responsibility to deal with this conflict alone.
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Back to the basics of a place in-between DIY house shows and Madison Square Garden By James Sweeney SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
You don’t have to be a frequent concertgoer to understand that feeling. It really only takes but a single moment–albeit one which can feel both indiscernibly long and jarringly brief–to inhale the shared energy of the room around you and make it your own. This synergism is in itself a kind of electric current, which surges initially from the amplifiers and speakers into the anxious front-row bodies and backwards through the flanking crowd, and then upward into the secondlevel balcony until finally, flushing through the cracked walls into the venue lobby, the universality of the live-music experience comes full-circle. This experience has been shared, to differing degrees, for centuries at least; yet one could argue that the diverse range of venues, artists and the concertattendees which make up the modern landscape of live music in America is perhaps more remarkable than ever before. New York City, while longestablished as a mecca for the merging of artistry and entertain-
ment in all scales and fashions, has emerged in recent years as a vitalized reincarnation of itself—as venues as small as Long Island’s “Dong Island” house venue and Brooklyn’s “Shea Stadium” look to take on a refreshingly bold responsibility in featuring small and often “unproven” bands with greater frequency. Somewhere on this broad spectrum of venues, likely between the ambitious Do-It-Yourself house shows and the grandiosity of just about any event taking place at Madison Square Garden, lays the charmingly understated Bowery Ballroom, a venue which I had the privilege of attending on Saturday, Sept. 6th. Located a mere four blocks from the legendary, now-defunct CBGB in the East Village of Manhattan, the Bowery Ballroom is a pointedly hip venue. Upon first encountering its sleek and spacious barroom-lobby, one could easily mistake it as simply a bar or club which features live music as a background initiative in its mission to create the archetypical “hot spot” for patrons sporting thicker beards and tighter pants than many would consider humanly possible. Upon further inspection though, the
Bowery Ballroom revealed itself to be a quaint and thoroughly impressive venue. While the Bowery’s PA system was hardly challenged by the modest and accessible nature of its performers, Chicago’s Into It. Over It. and Austin’s Mineral, the clarity of each band’s vocal performances, coupled with the gritty, layered guitar work featured in differing fashions by each act, stood out as perhaps the most crucial aspect of the Bowery Ballroom’s sound system. The expansive, air-conditioned showroom floor left more than enough space between bodies during Into It. Over It.’s opening set, a performance which proved in some ways to be an exercise in determination on the part of the band’s founding member and songwriter, Evan Weiss, to appropriately express his gratefulness towards the recently reunited Mineral without overtly gushing. Mineral’s set saw the Bowery’s floor reach the upper-echelon of its capacity as the median age of the crowd likewise increased by around six years. This was far from coincidental, though. Mineral made their name in the mid-90s, playing a brand of emo-inspired indie
Photo Courtesy of iheartparsons.com The outside of the Bowery Ballroom in New York City.
rock that would set the stage for more pop-oriented “indiemo” artists, such as Jimmy Eat World, Weezer and Dashboard Confessional, to achieve significant mainstream success. By the time they had released their seminal second full-length album, “Endserenading,” in 1998, Mineral had broken up due to creative differences and seemed destined to remain that way for the foreseeable future. And as a matter of fact, they did. Up until April of this year, the idea of experiencing Mineral’s brand of crescendo-heavy, emotional indie rock in a live setting seemed like a fantastic pipe dream to the thousands who listened in their heyday and the thousands who have discovered them since their initial dissolution.
This brings us back to one of the many ways in which live music can be so uniquely inspiring. For about an hour on Sept. 6th, 2014, a group of nearly 500 people, packed together in room that felt increasingly more intimate and familiar as the driving drums and crunching guitars grew louder, quieter, then louder again, shared a brief moment of musical history. As Mineral’s encore performance of their classic song “Palisade” flooded onto the damp sidewalk, it became apparent that among the hundreds of sweaty attendees still trapped in their clutched, instinctual sway, there was not a single one whose dream, while perhaps small in the grand scheme of aspiration, had not come true that night.
Hofstra Fall Fest: The 2014 line-up Kathy Griffin takes the stage as Out Loud Comedy Show comedian By Michael Ortiz
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Summer has recently passed, and for most, this is a melancholy time spent reminiscing about memories made while yearning for long trips to the beach and long days by the pool. This may be true for many Hofstra students, but there is one very exciting reason to always be happy for the end of summer, Fall Festival. This year, Hofstra has invited a diverse group of performers to help celebrate the beginning of another successful academic start. The Vibe Live concert performers are American indie dance duo, Matt and Kim; R&B legends, TLC; 80’s cover band, Rubix Kube; and six-time Grammy nominee, Janelle Monae.
When I first heard of this line up, I wasn’t that impressed. The artists, while diverse and interesting, aren’t among the biggest names in the business right now. And I, along with many other students, were expecting more relevant, high-profile artists. Nonetheless, I think I can speak for all students when I say that we are grateful to even have this event, and we are excited to see what these artists bring to the stage. Comedy has been in the forefront of news recently due to the deaths of two comedy legends, Robin Williams and Joan Rivers. Many of us grew up watching Williams, and laughing hysterically at Rivers’ unforgivingly brash comedy. Their deaths really left us in shock. Thankfully, Hofstra has enlisted
the perfect comedian to remind us that laughter is still the best medicine. Headlining the Out Loud Comedy Show will be the Grammy and two-time Emmy winner who holds the record for the most comedy specials in history, Kathy Griffin. The addition of Griffin to the Fall Fest line-up was much needed and will undoubtedly be the highlight of the weekend. Hopefully Griffin’s successful presence can inspire us all to make it from the D-list, to the Dean’s List. Fall Fest weekend begins this Friday, Sept. 19. The Vibe Live concert will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20 beginning at 2:30 p.m. after the annual parade of floats.
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“Fashion and Portraits - Europe” (1980-1990) By Nandee Mignon SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
This past Wednesday, Sept. 10, the Rosenberg Gallery was transformed into a place of spectacle— a thriving, creative thought process of black and white photography. “Fashion and Portraits - Europe” (1980-1990), by Stan Wan, opened at the gallery, showcasing over 10 of his personal and industry work photos. From fire breathers, to a woman contemplating while smoking a cigarette, there were numerous photographs displaying an array of ideas, people and events. Even at the slightest glance, you couldn’t help but to be sucked into the story behind the photo. There were many people there, ready to hear about the stories that lived behind the camera lens. In reference to one of his shooting experiences, Wan said, “I started thinking about all those Audrey Hepburn movies…” I thought to myself, how can a person love photography so much? After all, it’s just pointing and shooting a camera. But after looking at these subjects, I had a total change of heart. When it came to the photographs of people, there were various things that stood out to me, one of them being how up close and personal the photo seemed to be.
There was a picture of a woman, in full, semiprofessional clothing, in some kind of dance stride. Her leg was propelled in front of her, and her smile was larger than life itself. Seeing pictures like that opened the floodgates of my mind. What was she saying? What made her smile so hard? Was she caught mid-stride or did he ask her to pose? The fact that he was able to capture what seemed to be such a genuine moment was amazing. Another thing that came to mind was how each photo told its own individual story. “Fire Breather,” in particular, stood out among the rest. The photo, of a man spitting out gasoline, gave off the illusion that he was exhaling fire. It was taken at such an angle, that by standing right in front of it, it made the spectator feel as though they were present during the actual performance. Feeling that sense of being submerged in the act made this picture one of my personal favorites. Towards the end of the gallery opening, Wan said, “It was a great journey”. The experience he had behind each photograph was what I personally think makes him such a great photographer. Wan has an eye that is able to navigate through the crowd, pick out what is wanted, and in the process, capture a great moment. “Fashion and Portraits - Europe (1980-1990),” will be on display until Oct. 6, 2014. The Rosenberg Gallery is located on the first floor of Calkins Hall.
Book Review: “Dark Places” by Gillian Flynn By Reilly McKnerney SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
“Dark Places” is a mixture between “Sherlock Holmes” and the majority of Steven King’s novels. It tells the tale of Libby Day and the murder of her mother and two sisters, often referred to as “The Satan Sacrifice.” Despite being so young, Libby testifies against her 15-year-old brother, Ben, whom she believed to be the only possible killer. Libby was seven when the murders occurred leaving her to live another 24 years facing the world without her family beside her. Due to her lack of money, coupled with her lack of desire to get a job of any kind, Libby takes up an offer from the young, socially awkward, Lyle Wirth. Wirth takes part in the Kill Club, which focuses on theorizing or obsessing in many cases, over wellknown crimes. Libby could not refuse Wirth’s business proposal to attend a club meeting for a large amount of cash, which then turns into even larger amounts of cash, but only if she is willing to rethink her accusation from so many years prior. And so it goes that Libby sets off to analyze the holes in many peoples’ stories, including her brother’s. Gillian Flynn is completely unique in the way that she allows the reader to make their own judgments about the characters, but never allows us to feel secure in our educational guesses.
The book left me intrigued and compelled to continue every time a chapter ended, yet it gave me a sense of security because I had just learned a tiny bit more in order to piece together the mystery. Flynn’s choices to jump between the present and past and character-to-character are key aspects to this novel’s success. We, as nosy readers, are intrigued by the events leading to the murder of the Day family, and even more intrigued by what many celebrity gossip magazines would call the, “Where is Libby Day Now?” chapters. To anyone interested in mysteries, that loves a good plot twist and is desperate to leave their homework on the back burner for the day, this novel is for you.
September 16, 2014 •B 3
Film review:“The Drop”
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By Muhammad Muzammal COLUMNIST
Played with a quiet, boiling intensity by Tom Hardy, in Michael R. Roskam’s, “The Drop,” Bob Saginowski first appears as a gentle giant, whose life’s biggest challenge lies in taking care of a bulldog puppy that he finds beaten and bleeding in a garbage can. As the film progresses, we see that he isn’t as nice as he seems and a darker, more methodical side resides within him. With a heavy Brooklyn accent and an ape-like walk, Hardy controls each scene he’s in. The role requires him to be both fearsome and feared. Watch how he acts whenever he is questioned by the suspicious Detective Torres (John Ortiz): calm, collected and naive. Next, notice the final confrontation he has with one of the film’s one-dimensional villains, Eric Deeds (Matthias Schoenaerts) and how he asserts control over the conversation with his voice and straight face. His tense performance compliments the whole film, which is a thrilling exercise in the genre of its screenwriter, Dennis Lehane, whose story credits include “Mystic River” and “Gone Baby Gone.” These are two films that also show characters struggling to maintain a sense of morality in a corrupt world. “The Drop” isn’t as compelling as those titles, especially with its simplistic antagonists and criminally underused actors–Ann Dowd is on-screen in a minor role for only 5-6 minutes. Saginowski tends bar for his cousin Marv (James Gandolfini in his final role), the previous owner of the bar. The drinking establishment is used for money launder-
ing and on the night of the cash transfer, the date is deemed as the “drop date.” One night, before a scheduled drop the place is robbed. This leads Saginowski down an intricate web of events, which unravels layers of his true character. Saginowski befriends Nadia (the beautiful Noomi Rapace), the abused ex-girlfriend of Deeds. We find that Deeds is an exconvict who also spent a month in a mental asylum. He’s the one responsible for manhandling the puppy that Saginowski finds, and eventually, Deeds targets him for extortion. Deeds is not complex. He’s given little weight by the movie’s climactic ending, but his mental condition is used more as a cheat rather than a character trait. Gandolfini plays Marv like a low-level Tony Soprano, an authoritative figure who is alone and empty in a bloodless world. But not all is light-hearted between Marv and Saginowski, and even with their comedic exchanges throughout the film, they have a falling out near the end. Rapace takes the most vulnerable and emotional role in the movie. As Nadia, she plays a victim of abuse well: alert, always on her feet and never too comfortable. But she is let down by the film’s ending which simplifies her character to a convenient pick up for Saginowski, as opposed to her finding her own way out of the mess. In the end, this is Hardy’s film and it gives the actor the meaty role that’s been long overdue. He carries character elements from previous roles into “The Drop” and goes further, creating a character that isn’t as overdone as the film is in its own genre of crime dramas. In the end, it’s a stroke of small brilliance for Hardy.
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By Christina Murphy COLUMNIST
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It’s been about six months since NBC made big changes to their nighttime line-up, and gave Seth Meyers a shot at hosting “Late Night.” For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past 13 years, Seth Meyers is best known for being a cast member, “Weekend Update” anchor and head writer of “SNL.” Meyers is replacing Jimmy Fallon, who, like Seth, made the jump from “Update” anchor to talk show host, and is now continuing up the late-night ladder of success, taking over as host of the “Tonight Show.” “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” had achieved major mainstream success, giving late-night talk shows a place in the viral Internet age. People are not watching late night television like they used to. Viewers who have become so overwhelmed with our “Golden Age” of television devote their free time to watching time-shifted television via Netflix, HBOgo, or DVR, rarely tuning into live television, letting shows like “Late Night” slip through the cracks. High expectations were set for Meyers to pick up “Late Night” right where Fallon had left it. The thing is, Seth Meyers will never be Jimmy Fallon, not that this is a bad thing, they’re just different people. The beauty of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” was its grand, celebrity-filled segments that were easy to turn into short video clips, making the show a viral success. Grand gestures aren’t really Seth’s style. He has a more subdued and intellectual style of comedy that is less in your face and more in
your head. The show is still very much in a transition period and needs to work out some kinks in it’s formatting and pacing. They also need to realize that, more than once, Seth has worn a suit the exact same color as the curtain he stands in front of for his monologue. From the start, the show has made it clear that it is not intended for the masses. Meyers’s audience is young, snarky and pretentious, kind of like he created “Indie Late Night.” The only problem with this is that his desired audience is not watching NBC at 12:35 a.m. on a weeknight; they’re either pretending they know what’s going on while binge watching “The Leftovers” or out drinking gin cocktails from a mason jar. The show features the 8G Band, who is lead by “SNL” alumnus Fred Armisen and has notable members like Kimberly Thompson, Beyonce’s longtime drummer. When Armisen is not off filming “Portlandia” he plays in the band and will engage Seth in banter during his monologue. On an average show, this is the only time you will see Seth’s legs, as he does not really move away from his desk very often. He lets the audience in on his life by delivering a small stand-up-like set, but sitting down behind his desk of course. The stories are anecdotes about married life or living in New York and they usually follow the same theme for the entire week. From there he will go onto another segment that will typically include him behind his desk, delivering dead-pan jokes while graphics float around the left side of his head– this seems to be the element in which he is most comfortable. My favorite segments are ones that break up the monotony of the show like “Fake or Florida,” a game show where contestants must determine which insane headlines are true news stories from Florida or completely made-up, and “Live New Yorker Cartoons,” which are reenactments of famous cartoons from the publication. Overall, I enjoy watching the show. Seth is personable, smart and charming, but the show has a huge obstacle to overcome. Not as many people are watching live television, nor do they find it worth watching the next day. In the upcoming months we will see other networks experiencing similar host changes. My hope is that creating actual competition in the late-night television world will bring it back into the foreground of television. “Late Night with Seth Meyers” is on NBC at 12:35 a.m. EST.
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By Kendall Gibson COLUMNIST
‘The Ceaseless Roar’ – Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters “The Ceaseless Roar” is a great album, and damn to anyone who says Robert Plant should still be doing rock. He owes us zip after giving us Led Zeppelin. Plant is unique among the rock gods because he chose to grow up, and as a result, his music sounds sage and spiritual. “Rainbow” especially is a mystical-sounding song. It is grungy and has a tiptoeing Moroccan beat. Plant does not sound weary or arrogant from the wild-life and mountain of drugs. Instead, he sounds high-minded and appreciative. If You Like: Rod Stewart, Pete Townshend, Roger Waters.
‘Crush Songs’ – Karen O This album makes me wish I was an emotionless robot, because it pounds on the mushy love buttons of your heart and makes you cry existential tears from your ears. First of all, it is ukulele done right. I don’t know why exactly, but the class that Karen O exudes from her ukulele far exceeds 90 percent of those annoying ukulele girls on YouTube. And the lyrics are ludicrously poignant if you are a maudlin loser like myself. “NYC Baby” is especially close to the heart if you’ve been with someone who lives in the city. If You Like: Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Taken by Trees, Victoria Bergsman.
‘Songs of Innocence’ – U2 U2 would be a good band if not for their stupid bulls***. The second coming of Jesus Christ would be a less miraculous event in the eyes of Bono than the release of their crappy new album. How arrogant can you be to foist your album onto 500 million phones? Actually that was what Apple did. All U2 did was sell out. It is ridiculously pathetic, U2, to sell out when you already have millions. If You Like: Coldplay, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen.
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Men’s soccer stomped by Dartmouth in home opener By Chris Buckley staff writer
In 2013, the Hofstra Pride men’s soccer team did not lose in Hempstead until their regular season finale. On Sunday afternoon, the Pride dropped their 2014 home opener 2-1 in a non-conference matchup with the Dartmouth Big Green, to fall to 2-2-2 on the year. In front of an enthusiastic and crowded Hofstra Soccer Stadium, the Pride stumbled out of the gate, falling behind 1-0 less than 15 minutes into the match. A series of miscues and breakdowns in Hofstra’s defensive backline allowed Dartmouth’s Alex Adelabu to get just enough space inside the opposing 18-yard box and get his team out to an early lead. Hofstra goalkeeper Patric Pray was out of position attempting to knock the ball toward the midfield, allowing Adelabu to make the acrobatic play with his back toward the Hofstra goal for his first points of the season. The Pride found themselves in a bigger hole headed into the locker room, when Dartmouth substitute Robin Alnas’ 39th minute shot off a crossing pass found its way through nearby
Hofstra defenders and past a diving Patric Pray. Hofstra’s first half of soccer was defined by a lack of energy and urgency. Dartmouth’s ability to capitalize on the Pride’s lax approach got them out to the twogoal lead. “It was an incredibly disappointing first half,” said Hofstra head coach Richard Nuttall. “We let them settle at the back. They’re athletic and strong, and they were great in the air. I thought they were the much better team in the first half.” The Pride displayed a noticeable increase in energy at the start of the second 45 minutes of play. Combined with Nuttall’s decision to replace Pray with backup goalkeeper Brian McPartland, giving him his collegiate debut, the Pride emerged looking motivated to win the match. Hofstra’s Joseph Holland put the home team on the board in the 53rd minute. Fielding a give-and-go pass from Elliot Firth barely inside the 18-yard box, Holland crossed from right to left and used his left foot to bend a shot off the inside of Dartmouth’s left post and into the back of the net. It was the sophomore’s second straight match with a
goal, giving him two goals and four assists on the young season. For the remainder of the match, Hofstra was forced to play catchup. The Big Green did everything possible to keep up their constant defensive pressure on both sides of the pitch. The Pride’s best chance at an equalizer came in the final 10 minutes, when Maid Memic narrowly missed a deflection with his left foot from inside Dartmouth’s goal box that sailed over the left corner of Stefan Cleveland’s net. Memic continues to deal with a nagging hamstring injury, the same ailment he dealt with at the start of the 2013 season. Ultimately, Hofstra managed to outshoot the Big Green 8-4 in the second half, but to no avail. McPartland made two saves in net during his 45 minutes on the pitch for Hofstra, while seven different members of the Pride logged at least one shot on net in Dartmouth’s first win of the season. “I thought we played with energy and more confidence in the second half,” said Nuttall after the loss. “I think we took the game to them, and to be honest, I felt a draw would have been a fair result. I would have been worried
Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Elliot Firth battles with a Dartmouth defender to maintain possession.
if we didn’t switch our game up. The result is still unbelievably disappointing.” With their two-game winning streak snapped, Hofstra will try to rebound this Friday night, when
they take on the University of New Hampshire in another nonconference match. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. from Durham, NH.
race the week before, finishing first and leading the Pride to the overall title at the Hofstra/St. John’s Invitational. “He’s a really tough runner and he doesn’t like to lose, he doesn’t like people to pass him in practice, and he went out there and competed hard,” said the new head coach. “At points in the race he was pushing Rodney, at other points, Rodney was pushing him, and those two ran incredibly fast.” Just as encouraging was Chirchir’s performance, as the Kenyan is still adjusting to being in a new country. After the newcomer finished 14th in the competition the week before, his improvement to a mere 10 seconds behind Barlev indicates his steady improvement. “He’s kind of just getting his
feet on the ground,” Giambanco said. “Every day I’ve just been seeing little improvements from him… I think you’re going to see him continue to climb up higher and higher in these races.” The Pride teams will face a definite challenge when they run in the Brother Doyle/Iona Meet of Champions next week. The race will be held in the Bronx and will be attended by a number of strong cross country programs. Giambanco, however, was optimistic. “The main thing we’re looking for is that these guys really go out and compete and beat as many people as they can. It’s going to be a big awakening, and Van Cortland Park is one of the hardest courses, so we’ll really know what we’re made of next week.”
Cross country continues fast start at LIU Post By Sean Williams SPORTS EDITOR
Hofstra cross country has had a resurgence this year, as freshmen on both the men’s and women’s teams, along with coach Vince Giambanco, have made the Pride a new force to be reckoned with. The Pride women placed 5th and the men 2nd in fields of 16 this weekend at the LIU Post Invitational, though one team found success in experience and the other in its newcomers. Eva Holtermann, a senior, led the women’s team in the 5K race and finished 14th overall, smashing her previous personal record by an unbelievable 58 seconds. “Eva ran phenomenal today, she ran a 19:30, which for her is a huge PR. Probably the best I’ve
seen her run,” said Giambanco. “She showed a lot of confidence today, showed that she’s ready to make the next step and climb up higher in the conference and regional rankings.” Holtermann was followed by junior Becky Celorio, who remarkably ran in training shoes and finished 21st with a time of 19:47. Celorio can usually be expected to shave 45 seconds off that time in a more important race, and if Holtermann can keep up her progress, the duo will form a strong start for the Pride’s success. Emily McLean and Lisa Eberwein placed 30th and 34th, respectively, providing the depth the Pride need to compete at higher levels. Freshman Patty Romano finished 73rd. On the men’s side, freshmen
were the talk of the day, as Daniel Barlev finished 7th with a 25:35 in the 8K race. Rodney Chirchir, also a freshman, finished 9th. “Our plan today was to run as a pack early, we had a pack of four and our fourth guy was just a little bit behind them,” Giambanco said. “They went through two miles together and then started stringing out a little bit. Rodney and Dan, early in the third mile, started making a move and they were just passing, passing, passing. Those two really led from the front.” Barlev’s time was the third best in Hofstra history running a competitive 8K. The New Jersey native has been a revelation for the Pride men after the graduation of the last Hofstra superstar, Daniel Rono. Barlev had stepped up in the
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Men’s golf hits sophomore slump By Kyle Kandetzki STAFF WRITER
Following an impressive season opening performance, the Pride were looking to ride a wave of momentum to another good finish at Bethpage State Park. But they were to no avail. Hofstra men’s golf participated in three-round Doc Gimmler event over the weekend in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Pride’s second tournament of 2014 would turn out much less successful then they had hoped, scoring an overall 12th place out of 14 teams. Hofstra was able to improve through the weekend, posting their best result in the final round. The Pride would combine to shoot a plus four on Saturday, but it was only enough to boost them up one spot, over Central Connecticut State University. Hofstra’s overall score was an 871, 48 strokes behind the team winner of the event, Yale University. Matt Oshrine of Loyola, Md. would be the indi-
vidual winner at 16 shots under par. David Mecca would turn in the best individual performance for the Pride with a 211, while Brandon Shin, last week’s top performer, came in second with 215. David Won scored a 220, Sean Cavnaugh, 226, and Jonathan Farber, 227, would round out the remainder of the team that participated in the event. Other teams in the area that competed included Loyola, who came in second, St. John’s in fifth, Harvard and Columbia tying for sixth, and St. Thomas Aquinas in ninth. Coming in behind Hofstra was Central Connecticut State and Manhattan College. Next up, the men’s golf squad will travel to Piscataway, N.J. for the Rutgers Invitational. Meanwhile, women’s golf will be in Annapolis, Md. for the Navy Fall Invitational. Both events will occur over the coming weekend.
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Tennis outshoots the competition By Sean Williams sports editor
Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics David Mecca mid-swing at The Doc Gimmler in Farmingdale, N.Y. (Top)
Hofstra women’s tennis dominated at home this weekend, winning the A Singles bracket, the B Singles bracket and the doubles championship. The Hofstra Invitational turned out to be quite the homecoming for the Pride, who could not be stopped against local opponents like Colgate University, Manhattan College and Saint Peter’s University. In the A Singles bracket, Louise Lopez, Sarah Bowen and Carmen Pestano constituted three of the four semi-finalists in the tournament. Lopez beat Colgate’s Katie Grant 6-2, 6-0 and Pestano topped Bowen 6-4, 6-4. Lopez and Pestano will play
in the final at noon on Monday. The B Singles bracket was similarly impressive, with senior Bianca Derrick and sophomore Giulia Leone meeting in the final, which was also on Monday. The Pride’s performance in the doubles championship may have been the most impressive feat of the weekend, with Bowen and Pestano encountering Lopez and Derrick in the final in an all-Hofstra contest. Bowen and Pestano would claim the victory 8-5 against their teammates. The Hofstra women have the next week off before playing Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. on Sunday, Sept. 28. The Pride men will host their own Hofstra Invitational this upcoming weekend.
Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Sarah Bowen and Carmen Pestano teaming up in the final doubles match at the Hofstra Invitational. (Right )
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Field hockey extends streak By Sean Williams SPORTS EDITOR
Hofstra field hockey continued its hot streak this week, winning three games over a frenzied fiveday stretch that included an overtime home opener and back-toback contests at the Catamount Classic in Vermont. The victories push the Pride’s streak to six games, with the team winning every game since stumbling against 12th ranked Albany in their season opener. The first game of the week was Hofstra’s Wednesday afternoon home opener against local rival Fairfield University. The Stags always provide a tough fight and this year was no different, with Hofstra ultimately battling for a tense 2-1 overtime win. The Pride controlled the first half with deliberate offensive pressure and a stout defense, outshooting Fairfield 8-2. The home team took the lead in the first half off of an elaborate penalty corner, with Simca Schoen assisting Charlotte Loehr’s goal. Schoen, a freshman, is the younger sister of sophomore and teammate Stella Schoen. She has become a valuable part of the Hofstra defense and has added to Hofstra’s attack as an intelligent passer. “[Simca Schoen and Charlotte Loehr] have really good execu-
tion, and we’ve been seeing that in practice, so there’s no question in my mind that they can execute under pressure,” head coach Kathy De Angelis said. “Fairfield has a very strong defensive corner, which shows how much credit is due to both players and how they’ve been working on their specialty situations.” The second half was a mirror image of the first, with Fairfield applying consistent attacking threats. It was only through alert penalty corner defense that the Pride escaped with allowing one goal. With the score tied 1-1, Hofstra’s first home game was headed to overtime. Overtime featured a seven-onseven battle, which is less than the normal amount of 11 players that a team usually has on the field. As a result, the game became more fast-paced and dynamic, with a higher likelihood of goals scored. Hofstra managed to survive the first minute and a half while down a player, as Simca Schoen had picked up a green penalty card. The Pride responded with Jonel Boileau’s goal (assisted by the seemingly ubiquitous and younger Schoen) four minutes into overtime. “I thought our first half was better than our second half, however I thought our overtime made up for that,” said De Angelis.
“For us to come back in the third period of play and to finish under pressure is really exciting.” The Stags topped Hofstra in last year’s matchup and beating them this year is an encouraging sign for a very young Pride team that has clearly improved tremendously over the 2013 squad. “I’ve been really happy that we’ve been able to play on the road and win on the road,” De Angelis said in a postgame interview. “Now we got our first win at home and there was a little bit of excitement and jitters, but if we can use that type of inspiration that we used for today’s home game and take that on the road I think we’ll have a nice weekend.” The Pride had two days of rest before playing the University of Vermont in the Catamount Classic. Surprisingly cold weather may have been the biggest obstacle for Hofstra, who had no problem beating UVM 4-0. Sophomore Claudia Marin Semper paced the Pride with two goals, with Boileau and Loehr each contributing a goal apiece. The next day featured a closer competition against the University of Maine. The Black Bears visited Hofstra last year and beat the Pride in a 5-2 game that never came close. But now senior Jonel Boileau and the rest of the team had their revenge with a narrow
Sean Williams/Hofstra Chronicle Sauni Davenport goes toe to toe with a Fairfield forward.
2-1 win, with Boileau scoring her fifth tiebreaking goal of the season. Maine jumped out to the early 1-0 lead, but it didn’t take long for Hofstra to respond, as Marin Samper scored to tie the game in the 29th minute of the first half. The game remained deadlocked and competitive, with Maine taking 13 shots to Hofstra’s 12 and freshman goalie Carys Swan making eight saves for the Pride. Boileau’s goal, assisted by Marin Samper, came in the 48th minute. Marin Samper would be named the tournament’s most valuable player. The Pride’s success is an encouraging sign, as the team continues to improve each week. Hofstra has been the winner in all four of its close games, and Albany’s win over No. 8 Stanford
on Sunday implies that the Pride had been facing a top 10 competitor when they opened the year. One point of concern for the Pride could be the collective difficulty of their opponents, who combine for a middling 14-21 record, excluding the contests against Hofstra. Nobody, however, can argue with the final score, and right now Hofstra is looking like a formidable team come conference play. “It’s a great start,” Boileau said. “Last year we had a couple of disappointing results, and I think that we lost a couple of games that maybe we shouldn’t have lost.” The Pride will hit the road again this weekend, taking on a 2-4 University of Massachusetts. Lowell team this Friday before playing the 1-5 New Hampshire Wildcats on Sunday.
HOFSTRA AT A GLANCE WOMEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S SOCCER
VOLLEYBALL
FIELD HOCKEY
Overall 4-3-0
Overall 2-2-2
Overall 9-2
Overall 6-1
Conference (0-0)
Conference (0-0)
Conference (0-0)
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Volleyball goes 2-1 at home By Nick Mazzarella and Anders Jorstad STAFF WRITER AND SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Hofstra was hot heading into its tournament this past weekend. The Pride were riding a fourgame winning streak during which they didn’t drop a single set. They continued their dominance on Friday night, sweeping Fordham in their first match at the Hofstra Invitational. Set scores were 25-8, 25-18, 25-16. Hofstra jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the first set, which led Fordham to call timeout. But the Rams weren’t able to regroup, recording only two kills in the entire set. “That was a great start that we’ve been trying to get for a while now,” said head coach Emily Mansur. The second set wasn’t as lopsided. Before Hofstra closed the set on a 12-4 run, Fordham held a 14-13 lead. Mansur, though, wasn’t shocked by her team’s stagnant start in set No. 2. “When you win a game 25-8, it’s always very hard to come back with the same attitude,” she said. “We are pushing our team to learn that it doesn’t matter [how many we win by]; we still have to come out the same way.” In the final set, Hofstra’s lead grew to double digits before the
Pride sealed their fifth straight sweep. Senior outside hitter Kelsie Wills, who led all players with 15 kills, ended the match with a kill and a block in the last two plays. “Good game or bad game, the influence that she has on the match is tremendous,” said Mansur. “She had a great day, which makes our lives much easier.” Hofstra improved to 8-1, while Fordham fell to 0-8. Senior middle blocker Adama Aja and senior right side hitter Nuria Lopes da Silva contributed to the Pride’s season-high .433 hitting percentage with nine kills each. Sophomore setter Hannah Klemm had 41 assists, and sophomore libero Sophia Black tied Wills with a match-high 10 digs. Mansur isn’t thinking too much about the winning streak. After being told that her team had won 15 consecutive sets, she laughed and said that she hadn’t been sure of the exact number. The Pride’s win streak continued against Siena the next day, with a 25-12, 25-14, 25-15 victory. Wills had 12 kills and Emily Burke had 10 kills of her own in the easy win. Siena’s record fell to 1-8 with the loss. Wills also added four service aces in another dominant outing, and Corrina Delgadillo led the team with eight digs.
But then the Pride had their first hiccup in a while against Sacred Heart on Saturday. The Pioneers snapped the Pride's sixmatch winning streak in shocking fashion. Hofstra was on a roll, and it took a very strong effort from Sacred Heart to stop that in the final match of the Hofstra Invitational. After losing a very close first set 25-23, the Pride charged right back and won the next two sets, 25-18 and 25-16, respectively. However, the defense wasn't able to keep Hofstra in the game as the team, at one point up 24-22 in the fourth set, dropped the next two sets and lost the match 3-2. Mansur indicated a few things didn't go as planned during the course of the match. "It was a tough match," Mansur admitted. "We did not pass well at all which affects every single thing in the game... Also our serving was not very strong which gave them a chance." Indeed, the team had a total of nine service errors for the match, many of which occurred in key moments for Hofstra. Coach Mansur assured that servicing would be the number one priority for the team during practices. "Those are the key things that start the game," Mansur said of the importance of servicing. "If you're serving, that's the serve. If the other team
Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Nuria Lopes Da Silva in midair, striking the ball and going for the kill.
is serving, we need to be able to pass to do anything. So we are going to concentrate on that." Despite the loss, senior Kelsie Wills achieved another milestone and a place in the Hofstra history books by recording her 1,000th career dig, making her just the sixth player in the school's history with at least 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. She finished the match with
12 kills and 16 digs. The team will look to learn from the mistakes made on Saturday and take that into the UConn Tournament, which begins on Friday with a match against Bryant, UConn and Columbia. their journey for a conference title.
HOFSTRA ATHLETIC CALENDAR Away Home
Volleyball MEN’S SOCCER WOMEN’S SOCCER FIELD HOCKEY
9/15 Monday
9/16 Tuesday
9/17 Wednesday
9/18 Thursday
9/19 Friday
VS. Bryant @ UCONN Tournament 5:00 PM @ University of New Hampshire 7:30 PM vs. Yale University 7:00 PM @ UMass - Lowell 3:00 PM
9/20 Saturday
9/21 Sunday
VS. Columbia & UCONN @ UCONN Tournament 10 AM/7:30 PM @ University of Vermont 12:00 PM
@ Monmouth University 1:00 PM @ University Of New Hampshire - 12:00 PM
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Jill Mulholland fights for possession (left) Lulu Echeverry jumps on a header attempt (top right) Sam Scolarici drives down the field towards the net (bottom right).
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Women’s soccer stuns Duke on the road, 2-1 By Kyle Kandetzki STAFF WRITER
Going into the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic, the Pride knew that they would need to be at the top of their game to get results. In at least one of their games, Hofstra got more than they bargained for. Hofstra women’s soccer took on ACC opponents Duke University and second ranked University of Virginia, and came out with a split for the weekend. The Pride won on a last-minute goal, defeating Duke 2-1, but fell to Virginia 3-1 on Sunday. Coming into Friday’s game, the Blue Devils received votes towards becoming a nationally ranked squad, but fell short. Duke is coming from a season where they advanced to the quarterfinals in the NCAA tourney, and sat with a 3-3 record after a loss to Penn State. The first period of action was completed with both prolific offenses staying off the board,
partially due to three saves by Pride goalie, Friederike Mehring, on seven Duke shots. But it was no surprise as to who would be the Pride player to break the scoreless tie in the 61st minute. Fresh off breaking the program goals record, Sam Scolarici kept her momentum going with an easy score off a failed clearance by goalie, EJ Proctor. It was Scolarici’s eighth goal of 2014, which put her one point from breaking the program record of 89, set in 1997. As the final 10 minutes of the match approached, tension rose for the Pride defense and finally caused them to break. A foul in the box allowed a Blue Devils penalty kick in the 79th minute, which was converted by Christina Gibbons to tie up the game. Gibbons nearly finished the job on an 85th minute shot, but it was quickly saved by Mehring and put back into play for Hofstra. Midfielder, Jill Mulholland then took the ball singlehandedly up
the pitch and nailed it in the back of the net from 15 yards out, giving Hofstra the victory. The win was the first against an ACC opponent in head coach Simon Riddiough’s tenure, and he says it is one of the biggest in his career. “Though an out-of-conference win doesn’t mean as much as a CAA win, this is definitely the biggest, out-of-conference win I have ever been a part of,” said Riddiough With confidence that they can battle with the NCAA’s best, the Pride arrived Sunday needing a similar performance to upset the second ranked Virginia Cavaliers. Virginia was undefeated and had allowed only two goals coming into their contest against Hofstra. Their staunch defensive figures looked especially daunting when the Cavaliers were able to quickly score off of a corner kick in the 10th minute. But the Pride were able to hang tough through the remainder of the first half, keep-
ing the score at 1-0, even though Virginia fired off seven shots. The possibility of a weekend sweep started to become a reality when the other half of Hofstra’s dynamic duo, Leah Galton, scored the equalizer in the 52nd minute. Amber Stobbs provided Galton with the assist on a ball that hit the crossbar and crossed the goal line. But Hofstra’s hopes wouldn’t last long as a poorly timed foul hurt the Pride once more. Jeannine Molleda would pick up a yellow card in the box, giving the Cavs a penalty kick and score in the 57th minute from Doniak Makenzy. Virginia wouldn’t look back from there, hitting 15 shots in the half and picking up an insurance goal in the 86th minute to lead the game to its final score of 3-1. “It has been a long time since I’ve seen this Virginia team,” said Riddiough. “A lot of credit to them for playing such a hard-fought game.” The Pride now sits at 4-3 as
their non-conference schedule nears completion. Hofstra will face off against the Ivy League’s Yale University at Hofstra Soccer Stadium on Friday, and Monmouth University in New Jersey on Sunday before kicking off CAA games the following week. Hofstra’s out-of-conference lineup was certainly a tall order with three of their first seven opponents receiving votes in the national poll. The Pride’s match against Yale will be their first at home since Aug. 31. “We are definitely happy to finally by playing at home,” said Riddiough. “We’ve had so many long road trips for our last few games, I think we are all excited to play on our field.”
Back Cover: Sam Scolarici and Leah Galton rejoice after taking a 1-0 lead over the Duke Blue Devils.
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Chronicle Down goes Duke! Scolarici and Mulholland both strike as Pride defeat Blue Devils 2-1. Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics