The Hofstra Chronicle, Vol. 81 Issue 15

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Tuesday March 22, 2016

KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935

Club sports to follow new tier system in fall

By Danny Nikander ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

A new tier system will determine how much money each club sport organization can request, as well as the requirements that the clubs have to fulfill each semester.

A meeting was held on Wednesday, March 16 to discuss the new system that will regulate and improve the organization and funding of club sports teams. The system categorizes teams into different tiers that will determine guidelines and expectations for

these clubs to follow.

“We’re trying to build better structure so we can better support you guys,” Pat Montagano, senior assistant dean of students and director of recreation and intramural sports, said. “It really helps build a better presence in the Hofstra community.”

Senior forensic science major and president of the Hofstra Crew club, Ashley Wilson said this system will benefit her team in the long run.

“This will definitely change

how the crew team is run. We will have to focus more on doing things around campus. I think that it will help us build up the team and bond more,” she said.

Tier one is the probation period. This is primarily for new clubs; however, others may be pushed back to this tier if they do not meet the expectations of their tiers. Clubs in the first tier will remain on probation for a full academic year. In addition, these clubs must attend one community service project per year, one university event per year and all

monthly club sports meetings; as well as having a budget limit of $400 each semester.

Tier two, or the white tier, is designed for clubs that are interested in recreational sports, rather than competitive sports.

Expectations are increased, requiring these clubs to attend two community service projects and university events per year.

Clubs in this tier are also required to attend monthly club sports meetings and their budget limit increases to $3,000.

The second tier additionally

calls for clubs to fundraise at least 10 percent of their budget allocation from the previous year and to actively manage a presence on social media accounts or websites.

Tier three, the blue tier, is for more competitive teams that are a part of local or national organizations or conferences.

Unlike clubs of lower tiers, these

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Medical school scores 100 percent match rate

By Marie Haaland STAFF WRITER

All across the country on Friday, March 18, medical students, including the second class of Hofstra’s Northwell School of Medicine, received their match letters that told them where they will be fulfilling their residencies, the next step in the journey to becoming a physician.

Last year, 100 percent of the inaugural class of the School of Medicine – formally known as Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine – matched with a residency; this year’s graduating class accomplished the same feat.

As letters were opened, there was dancing, tears, shouting and lots of hugging.

“We actually always think of this day as more exciting than graduation, because it’s such a life-changing moment.

It’s the culmination of all your hard work, wrapped into an envelope,” Adrienne M. Stoller, communications manager for the School of Medicine, said.

The 57 students went through an extensive process leading up to Match Day. Rob Squiers, a 45-year-old who decided

to change his career and pursue medicine, explained his experience with the process.

“You apply to all these different places and you get invites for interviews, and then you get on waitlists and then you get off of waitlists, but if you don’t respond fast enough then you don’t get the interview or maybe you do,” he said.

Students applied for a residency in the fall and have been going through the interview process since.

When the process is complete, students are contractually obligated to fulfill their residency with the institution that they are matched with. Through this residency, students will have hands-on training in preparation for becoming independent physicians.

This year’s class, in particular, is diverse both in who they are and in what they’re doing next.

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All 57 students of the 2016 class of the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, found out where they will be fulfilling their residencies, the next chapter in becoming a physician, for Match Day on Friday, March 18.

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Activist calls for peace in the Middle East

By Katie Krahulik STAFF WRITER

Hofstra facilitated discussions on international relations for Globalization Day on Tuesday, March 15, with several globally oriented events including “The UN in Resolving Conflicts: Syria, A Case Study.”

Director of The Institute for Policy Studies Phyllis Bennis was the speaker for this lecture, and introduced her subject saying, “We can’t bomb terrorism. That’s part of the reason why U.S. policy doesn’t work.”

Bennis, a writer, activist and analyst who’s been featured in several renowned publications including The New York Times, spoke of the United Nations’ involvement (or lack thereof) in global affairs, primarily in the refugee crisis in Syria. Her lecture shed light on the ramifications of ongoing wars.

“It’s the hypocritical oath. First do no harm. If we want to stop the killing, then we must stop killing,” Bennis said.

Bennis was in college during the height of the Vietnam War, and she has drawn powerful conclusions through her experiences.

“I think that social movements are the only thing that changes the world. Politicians only do what we make them do,” she said. “Media only covers what we make them cover. Therefore, we need movements. So, that’s why I go out and talk to a lot of people so that they’ll go out and form movements which will change the world.”

Natasha Repazzo, a sophomore political science major, is a fellow with the Center for Civic Engagement. She is also the program coordinator for the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, “a nonprofit, nonpartisan, activist organization founded in 1985 to educate on peace, nonviolence and human security issues,” according to the organization’s website. As a student activist, Repazzo feels that young people hold a lot of power in resolving matters of conflict if they just apply themselves.

“Something that we’re doing with the alliance, and maybe the simplest thing we can do, is we’re passing out petitions.

So, if you just sign the petitions, that’s important; if you just share articles, that’s important, because it’s the little things that you do

to share information that can teach people about the issues,” Repazzo said. “On a broader scale, you should join groups like Peace Matters and Campus Feminist Collective, because that’s how you meet people with like­-minded ideas, and that’s how you can organize change.”

Margaret Melkonian, the executive director of the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, helps coordinate the Peace Fellows Program here at Hofstra.

Melkonian felt that Bennis would provide students with some important context about the UN and the Syrian refugee crisis, which would allow them to form their own opinions and ambitions.

“I think that [students] will gain a better understanding of U.S. policy by listening to Dr. Bennis,” she said.

“Going back to the invasion of Iraq and the war in Iraq, and going back to Afghanistan, it’s important to realize that we can’t bomb our way to end terrorism.

In the region, things have gotten worse really, in terms of terrorism,” Melkonian said. “So, I would hope that they’d also be able to look at the context, the history and the possibilities for how these

conflicts can come to an end.

[Bennis] specified ceased fires, arms and embargoes, as well as the role of powerful nations such as the U.S. and Russia who are continuing the conflict.”

Freshman marketing major Vicky Zaharopoulos, attended the event for her cultural geography class.

“I really thought it was interesting how [Bennis] mentioned Americans facing xenophobia when it comes to letting refugees into the country,” she said. “It was really upsetting to find out that most of the weapons and ammunition used by radical groups in Syria were being supplied by the United States.”

Bennis is working hard to spread her message to students all over the country.

“Young people are what spark movements,” she said. “Look at Black Lives Matter. Look at the old Civil Rights movements.

These activists were 17, 18, 19 years old. They were kids. Those were the movements that change the world.”

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Blue-tier teams will also be required to participate in three community service projects and three university events per year.

Their fundraising requirement increases to 15 percent of their budget, which also increases to a $6,000 limit per semester.

The fourth and final tier is the gold tier. This level is designed for the most competitive teams who sometimes require expenses such as athletic trainers. Falling in pattern, these teams will be required to attend four community service and university events per year. In addition, they must fundraise 20 percent of their previous budget allocation, as well as complete all expectations laid out in the other tiers. This level has an unlimited budget and SGA will allocate funds as they

began talking about the severity of not following the guidelines of each tier.

“If you are a gold tier club and only raise 17 percent, we are not going to demote you,” Montagano said. “We can do all the better at supporting each other.”

“Where we see something that’s an outstanding situation, we will make the decision that could help or hurt you,” Fean continued.

Nicholas Powers, a freshman civil engineering major and president of the Hofstra Roller Hockey Club, is in favor of these changes.

“Personally, I think it encourages growth for the clubs,”

“These clubs need to establish and prove themselves.”

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Tier system determines budgets and expectations see fit.

“Clubs on this end usually ask for the most money,” Shaun Fean, associate director of recreation and intramural sports said. “[Fundraising] just shows SGA that you are making an effort on your end.”

Gold tier teams will also be expected to attend or host one alumni event and host one tournament per year.

“We’re not trying to make things super tough on you guys,” Fean said, addressing the teams.

“Clubs request budgets then fail to do anything with them. These clubs need to establish and prove themselves.”

Montagano and Fean then

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Powers said. “It may not seem fair to some, but it sounds as if before creating the system they put a lot of thought into how much each club needs to run properly and very reasonable requirements to be able to obtain that amount of funds.”

Powers feels this new system will not drastically change how the roller hockey club is ran, as he said that they have already fulfilled most of the requirements for their projected gold tier status.

“I think the system does a very good job at rewarding clubs that are more active, as well as keeping the budgets fair for the clubs that aren’t as competitive, or lack the size that some others have,” Powers said.

The new tier system will go into effect in the 2016 fall semester.

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Panel analyzes how media Med students venture into 19 specialties lacks war coverage

By Marie Haaland STAFF WRITER

As a part of Globalization Day on Tuesday, March 15, wellknown journalists Bob Hennelly and Phyllis Bennis participated in a discussion of how international issues are covered by the media in a time of excess political campaign coverage.

Hennelly, an investigative reporter, works for CBS News MoneyWatch and is a contributing writer for Salon.

Bennis is a writer on Middle Eastern issues, directs the New Internationalism Project and helped found the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation.

She also gave a separate lecture for Globalization Day on the chaos in Syria and the detriment of ongoing war.

Hennelly and Bennis, along with two communication students, made up the panel, while Mario A. Murillo, professor and chair of the RTVF department, was the moderator.

Bennis spoke about how war has become much more convoluted in recent years, comparing current conflicts to those of the past, such as the Vietnam War. “Who we’re fighting against and what we’re fighting for is complicated,” she said. Bennis also spoke about how military activities have become more secluded from the public eye.

She cited lesser known facts such as President Obama’s use of airstrikes and drones against seven countries that the majority of the American population would not even be able to name.

“We have become disconnected from the extermination of other people,” Hennelly said in regard to drone strikes.

Speaking on international issues, Hennelly said that it is important for citizens to understand their own nation and its missteps so they are capable of handling global issues.

Part of the reason people in the U.S. are unaware of aspects of our current involvement overseas, the panel discussed, is the way international news is being covered in the mainstream media.

The focus on the presidential campaign overshadows coverage of pressing issues, even when important to national security.

“Priorities of the commercial, mainstream news media right now have shifted so much to entertainment, that major issues that affect us, that in the past would have gotten some kind of attention, some kind of coverage, have completely disappeared,” Murillo said. “And it’s ironic that the shift of the attention has been on the elections, the campaign, which is totally relevant to be paying attention to, but the issues of major national importance, like the wars, are nowhere to be found in a discussion.”

Regarding how issues are being covered, Bennis said that we have to work to change the news. She said that the mainstream news is entirely focused on what sells, instead of what is important, and therefore people should turn to other forms of news. Social media, Bennis said, has allowed more information to be shared, and while it does undoubtedly have issues, it’s one place to start.

She also proposed that citizens monitor newspapers, saying that people should put pressure on them by writing letters to the editor and organizing protests to demand that outlets write about the issues that matter.

Kimberly Donahue, a freshman journalism major and one of the student panelists said, “Although [being on the panel] was a little

daunting, I really enjoyed doing it, and I feel a lot more well informed about what’s going on in the world, aside from the election. I knew there were other things, but just doing some research on both Phyllis and Bob, I became more excited to learn about what they were going to say.”

As a student, Donahue related with the other panelists points.

“It was comforting to know that [Hennelly and Bennis] also felt it is kind of ridiculous how much coverage the election is getting, and it gives a sense that they’re just like us, and even though the election is so important – especially this election – it’s good to know that the higher up people feel like there’s more to talk about in the world, and that we need to talk about more,” Donahue said.

Bennis, after talking about the predispositions that all journalists have, especially when writing about other countries or cultures, gave a valuable piece of advice in overcoming this bias. She offered an example to the audience, saying, “First by recognizing it, and working with organizations, for example, if you’re being sent to be the Middle East correspondent for the New York Times, and you grew up Jewish and pro-Israeli – which has been true for many of the New York Times reporters – before you go, spend some time with Palestinian organizations. Ask them, what should I be looking for?”

Bob Hennelly, investigative reporter for CBS, speaks to students about the lack of media coverage of war and violence overseas, on March 15.

Continued from a1 medicine, family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics, neurology, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, pediatrics, plastic surgery, psychiatry, radiology, general surgery and urology. We have people going to 15 different states for their residencies,” Lawrence G. Smith, founding dean of the School of Medicine, said.

Students also had the option of doing a couples match, where they and their partner would be placed at the same location.

Four Hofstra medical student couples matched, and nationally those in couples matches did better than in single matches.

“I think doctors are basically healers and helpers. And when they see the predicament someone in a couples match is in, they go out of their way to help them, because they know this is a really difficult thing to find a place for two people, especially in different fields and different paths,” Smith said.

This year’s Match Day was the largest ever with 42,370 applicants and 30,750 available residency spots.

More students are expected to participate in the process next year, which the faculty finds very exciting.

“One of our founding principles is that we really want to develop students to go into the disciplines that they’re most suited for and that they’ll do the best work in, for patients and communities,” David L. Battinelli, dean for medical education at the School of Medicine, said.

“We joke about it, we say we’re not into brainwashing, in terms of the pedagogies, so it would really not be consistent for us to then say we have to only produce X kind of doctor or another kind of doctor,” Battinelli said. “So really, it’s a lot of free choice and I think that’s reflected in the diversity of the places; and the students are outstanding, so they matched in terrific places.”

This year, students matched with many different institutions including New York University School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Yale New Haven Hospital.

Squiers will be going to Reading Hospital in Reading, Pennsylvania, for a four year OB/GYN residency. “The first year is intern year. It’s heavily focused on labor and delivery, but you’re also doing other subspecialties, as well as other specialties. You actually do a month of ICU, as that’s very important as a part of OB/GYN curriculum,” he said. “And you do internal medicine as well because a lot of OB/GYNs, when they practice, become sort of the PCP (primary care provider) for a lot of women.

They tend to see their OB/GYN once a year, but they don’t see anybody else, so you’ve got to know some of that internal medicine, so you can be a really effective OB/GYN.” “It’s exciting for all of us,” Stoller said, “Everyone’s very emotional. We see these students start from the very beginning and get to this point.

We really wish them the best, and a lot of them are going into really interesting specialties.”

“We actually always think of this day as more exciting than graduation because it’s such a life changing moment.”

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Students learn about issues facing LGBTQ+ people

By Yenny Sanchez SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Over 30 students and media representatives had the opportunity to speak about their experiences with the global struggle for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) justice at an event called “Can You See the Rainbow From Where You Are?” held by the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) on Tuesday, March 15.

The event kicked off as Mehak Gupta, a CCE volunteer, asked the attendees to introduce themselves by saying their name, major and preferred pronouns.

Moderator Alejandra Salardi, a CCE Fellow, touched upon the riots and hardships that her home country of Peru faces in regards to the LGBTQ+ community.

Salardi explained how in Peru, religion plays a huge factor in the disapproval of the LGBTQ+ community. A few students

compared Peru’s problem with similar issues seen in India.

Some students voiced their beliefs that India will never overcome its disapproval of the LGBTQ+ community, but when Salardi was asked why she thought the situation will improve she responded, “Outside communities are uniting together, the more people who speak, the more solid the unity will stand.”

International students also discussed how racism and culture ties in with the queer community.

One student from the Philippines mentioned that homosexuality is prohibited in her country. She shared how her experience at Hofstra helped her to be more open about her sexuality

because the culture and people in America are more accepting than her friends and family back home.

Students also talked about the term “machismo,” used in Hispanic and African cultures.

reason why suicide in gay men from those backgrounds is at an all-time high.

“Today’s discussion encouraged me to look beyond the United States and certainly encouraged me to be a little bit more vocal about the problems that I’m facing, because Hofstra students need to hear this,” Adam Gustafson, a freshman film major said.

Gustafson was one of many students who spoke about being transgender.

“Why do I feel so insecure when a guy looks at my thighs because they see that my shape is a bit different than theirs? Or why do I have to straighten my

“Why do I feel so insecure when a guy looks at my thighs because they see that my shape is a bit different than theirs?”

They discussed how black and Hispanic men are always expected to be the stereotypical “man” of the household, making it extremely difficult for them to open up about their sexuality, which could contribute to the

posture more because guys keep staring?” Gustafson said.

There were also questions directed to transgender students about the serious problems they face, such as seeking healthcare and other governmental issues.

This event was paired with the hashtag, #Hofglobal16 in the hopes that Hofstra students would spread the word on Globalization Day. The CCE holds events like this to inform and educate students about special topics like LGBTQ+ issues and other democratic themes. Salardi said she believes dialogue is always important, especially from students within our campus.

“I hope events like this build engagement because often times when students participate, they become more curious and translate that with sharing the issues that they’ve heard from other students,” Gupta said.

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March 22, 2016 •A A5 Appropriations Report

SGA WEEKLY WRAP-UP

Organization

Requested

Allocated

Percent Allocated

Adopt a Dream

$1,392.97

$1,392.97

100%

Hofstra Ballroom Dance

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

100%

Masquerade Musical Theatre Co.

$3,684.47

$3,197.77

87%

The Hofstra Critics

$1,055.10

$584.45

55%

Women’s Rugby

$2,166.19

$1,896.18

87%

Totals

$10,298.73

$9,071.37

88%

• Badminton Club and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) both received SGA recognition.

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• SGA unanimously passed a resolution to support the enforcement of the current smoking ban.

• SGA unanimously voted to amend their Club Sport Fitness Center Policy from “The Student Government Association shall fund club sports according to the policies set forth by the Department of Recreation and Intramural Sports,” to “The Student Government Association may fund club sports according to the policies set forth by the Department of Recreation and Intramural Sports.”

Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Gabriella Ciuffetelli On March 11, an RD who was conducting a health and safety inspection in Vander Poel Hall discovered a Ziploc bag containing a small amount of marijuana and a pipe in one of the rooms.

PS confiscated both items and the resident was issued a referral to the Office of Community Standards.

On March 11, while on patrol, PS observed a group of individuals playing football on the intramural field on South campus opposite Margiotta Hall, without authorization. PS asked the group to stop playing football on the field. After they were spoken to, one of the individuals remained uncooperative. He was later identified as a nonstudent.

The individual was banned from the campus.

On March 12, PS responded to a noise complaint in Orange House. PS keyed into the room in question and discovered that

the resident had at least seven guests. The guests were cleared from the room and the resident was issued a referral to the Office of Community Standards for loud music and violation of the guest policy.

On March 12, PS received a report that there was an odor of marijuana emitting from a room in Vander Poel Hall. When questioned, the resident admitted he was smoking marijuana inside the room. There was no drug paraphernalia or drugs recovered, and the student was issued a referral to the Office of Community Standards.

On March 12, a PS officer on patrol in the Netherlands Complex observed two students piggybacking through the turnstile. Both students were under 21 and were carrying open 24 oz. cans of beer. PS confiscated and destroyed the cans, and both students received referrals to the

Office of Community Standards.

On March 12, an RSR in Constitution Hall reported to PS that there was a disruptive student at the location. The student became aggressive when the RSR tried to take his ID card. He also spit on the floor on his way out. When PS responded to the scene the student was no longer there. The student was later found intoxicated in the lobby of Estabrook Hall. An NCPD ambulance responded and the student was transported to the NUMC. He was also issued a referral to the Office of Community Standards.

On March 12, an RSR in Constitution Hall reported to PS that there were several disruptive people in the lobby. PS responded and issued three referrals to the Office of Community Standards to the individuals for harassment.

On March 13, one of the

vendors for the Long Island Pen Show reported to PS that an Aurora Optima pen with black trim valued at $790 was removed from the display table in the Student Center by an unknown person. NCPD responded and prepared a report of larceny.

On March 13, two students reported to PS that they placed their ID cards and room keys in an unsecured locker in the Fitness Center. When they returned after working out, their cards and keys were missing.

An unsuccessful search was conducted. Hofstra card services and the lock shop were notified to deactivate their ID cards and change their dorm locks.

On March 13, a Hofstra student reported that her wallet was stolen on March 9 while attending the Circle of Sisterhood dance in Monroe Hall. The wallet had her Virginia driver’s license, Hofstra ID and credit card. She

Key RD – Resident Director PS – Public Safety RSR – Resident Safety Representative NCPD – Nassau County Police Department NUMC – Nassau University Medical Center then reported that someone tried to illegally use her credit card on March 10. Hofstra card services was notified and the lock shop was notified for a lock change.

Police assistance was declined.

On March 17, an RD reported to PS that they discovered a small bag containing marijuana and a pipe that contained marijuana residue while doing a health and safety inspection in Amsterdam House. These items were confiscated and a referral to the Office of Community Standards was issued to the resident.

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Overheard@Hofstra Compiled by The Hofstra Chronicle staff In the Student Center: Guy: I will Feel the Bern until my doctor tells me I have gonorrhea.

In the Unispan: Girl: I went to Costco in a sweatshirt and no bra. I felt so liberated.

In Bits ‘n’ Bytes: Girl: My life has basically come to me eating chocolate on a stick while I’m making dinner and crying.

In the Axinn Library: Girl: I got a second ticket in the mail for turning right on a red. I’m so pissed.

Guy: WTF. I didn’t realize I was friends with a felon.

In Nassau/Suffolk Hall: Girl 1: How do you know you’re tipsy?

Girl 2: You’ll see a zebra. It’ll read you a fortune.

In Alliance Hall: Girl: ASOS has 60 percent off fancy wear right now.

Guy: I can hear my wallet crying already.

Outside the Student Center: Girl: Someone was hit by a train.

Guy: That’s super unfortunate.

In New Academic Building: Guy: Just think. You’re paying for that class so you’re paying to watch The Walking Dead. That’s kinda f****d. So say f*** it and walk out.

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Letters from the Pacific:

Remember the Vietnam War

By Kaeli Van Cott STAFF WRITER

Regrettably, all I really knew about Vietnam before I went there was from learning about the Vietnam War. I barely knew anything about the culture, structure of the country or even the transportation. I did some research during the travel time that I had between China and Vietnam, but I didn’t get a real feel for the country until I got there and was able to spend a day there by myself.

In Vietnam, unlike the United States, there are few or no cars on the roads. Instead, scooters are everywhere and used by everyone, whether it was one person or a whole family. At one point, I saw an entire family of five sitting together on one scooter. To me, it seemed deeply unsafe and scary, but it was so normalized and ingrained into everyday life there. Traffic also proved to be frightening, because most of the time there were no organized crosswalks, meaning

any pedestrian had to walk into a crowd of fast-moving scooters to get across the street. Thankfully, it was manageable as long as you picked a path to walk on and just walked calmly across the street.

As far as traffic and the hectic nature of markets, it seems that Vietnam functioned as a place of organized chaos. To an outsider, it might seem like absolute mayhem and danger, but it really wasn’t. The Vietnamese people all understood the crazy traffic and knew the right way to bargain and how to get a customer because it was natural to them.

The sooner an outsider goes with the flow, the easier it is to get around in Vietnam and learn to love it.

On my day of solo travel, I decided to stop by the War Remnants Museum in Vietnam, which exposed the Vietnam War through graphic photographs and detailed accounts. It was unlike any museum I’ve seen because it showed explicit evidence of mass

destruction and genocide. There was an entire section of the museum dedicated to the effects of Agent Orange, a chemical used by the U.S. in the war on the Vietnamese people even decades after the war. Underneath a table, the museum displayed a preserved fetus with severe birth defects. To me, it served as a jarKaeli Van Cott/The Chronicle ring yet important reminder that the An untouched United States Army tank, outside of the War Remnants Museum. most devastatWar was for the Vietnamese, of the American government.” ing parts of Agent they expressed forgiveness and It amazed me to see a healed Orange are more than just the compassion for Americans.

When nation that was willing to embrace environmental damage, but also speaking to a tour guide, she told those that hurt them in the first those whose bodies were damme, “Most Vietnamese people place, and showed me that the aged and affected because of the are forgiving of Americans, Vietnamese people are uniquely toxic chemicals. because they didn’t want to resilient. Vietnam, despite how it Despite how heartbreaking be a part of the war either.

If might outwardly appear, is held and traumatizing the Vietnam anything, Vietnam isn’t fond together by its loving people.

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said, recalling the first time he started inviting the general public to look at the stars from the rooftop.

Now, there are so many people attending his Sunday event that he has to limit the amount of attendees each week. He even has Girl Scouts approaching him, saying that they would rather look through a telescope than visit a water park.

The astronomy professor not only holds events here at Hofstra, but he also travels to numerous cities and holds events that educate the general public on the many wonders of the universe.

Lubowich also holds programs at the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island (RMH-LI) where he shows critically ill children and their families the stars and planets. He also holds edible demonstrations like the Big Bang Chocolate Chip Cookie, a fun experiment with M&M’s that engages children learning about science. At the beginning of the demonstration, the M&M’s on the cookie dough are three centimeters apart. After the cookie comes out of the oven,

the M&M’s are seven centimeters apart, demonstrating the expansion of the universe.

Lubowich’s goal is to inspire people who would not necessarily go to the planetarium or a science museum to understand the importance of the subject. He started MAUS in hopes to reach different groups of people, and it is working.

“The idea was to bring astronomy to the public where people are already outside at night, looking at the sky and listening to beautiful music,” Lubowich said. “So I thought if they are already out there, they might be interested in actually learning something about the sky, learning something about astronomy.”

His programs have now reached distant cities such as Chicago and Washington D.C. Back in 2010, Lubowich created and started Hofstra’s Astronomy Festival on the National Mall (AFNM), which was co-sponsored

by The White House (Office of Science and Technology Policy).

This Hofstra-funded program is still in motion and is getting

Nation” and had the chance to go to the original Woodstock festival.

“I wanted to do this topic for awhile because I’m a product of the ‘60s,” Marinelli said.

Marinelli feels that this decade has shaped our current society greatly. He wants to give others the opportunity to learn about this time period and the famous festival, which Woodstock.com states is perhaps, “the most pivotal moment in music history.”

Marinelli arranged this trip for the first time last year and said that the students loved the experience. Ten of the students who attended last spring have already signed up to go on the trip again this year.

The trip will be an all-day event in which guests will have the opportunity to tour the grounds, learn about how the property was acquired and visit the stage

where performers such as Jimi Hendrix and The Who played. “[My favorite part is] revisiting the area,” Marinelli said. “[I like] being there and feeling the vibes.”

Last year, the students even went across the road to visit the camp where people stayed for the three-day event in the ‘60s.

The trip costs $38, which may be given to Marinelli in his office in 222 Mason Hall during his office hours on Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 to 2:45 p.m. The trip is open to anyone who is interested, including nonHofstra students and parents.

Marinelli asks that you act fast, as the money must be in by the week of April 3, the week after Hofstra’s spring break.

Email Professor Marinelli at William.J.Marinelli@hofstra.edu for any further questions.

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Faculty Spotlight: Stargaze with Dr. Lubowich

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Dr. Donald Lubowich first fell in love with science when he visited the planetarium in Chicago as a small child. Now, he uses science programs to reach out to young children and their families with the hope of inspiring future scientists.

His NASA-funded program, Music and Astronomy Under the Stars (MAUS) has reached more than 50,000 people. As they share their love of music, they also learn a thing or two about science.

“We’ve done over 60 concerts … where we had people and bands as famous as … Deep Purple, James Taylor, Wilco, Yo-Yo Ma and Phish perform at MAUS events,” Lubowich said.

Since the start of Lubowich’s programs like MAUS, $400,000 in NASA astronomy outreach grants has been awarded to Hofstra.

“I started the Stars on Sundays program at Hofstra, where the public is invited to come to look through the telescopes to look at the stars and planets.” Lubowich

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“My goal this year is to get 10,000 people to come to the National Mall,” Lubowich said.

Hofstra alumna Claudia Balthazar says she is excited to attend AFNM this year with her family.

“I plan to take my little sisters and nieces to D.C. this summer to visit the space museum and other events that deals with

STEM,” she said. “I think it’s smart to get young girls of color involved with STEM at a young age because the field has so much to offer and their public schools do not push for such advancement.”

Lubowich will continue to engage the general public so that he can inspire the scientists of the future.

Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll: The Woodstock Nation

By Brianna Ciniglio STAFF WRITER

The ‘60s call a lot of powerful images to mind. This decade is often associated with the demand for peace, empowering music and the development of a culture that the world had never seen before. All of these elements were encompassed

by Woodstock, a music festival that took place in August of 1969 on a farm in Bethel, New York for a crowd of between 300,000 and 500,000 people. On May 1, Hofstra students will be given the opportunity to step foot on those grounds and learn about a time that isn’t entirely different from our own.

The trip is being arranged by William Marinelli, a professor who teaches a WSC 002 class at Hofstra titled “Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll: The Woodstock

Courtesy of Professor Marinelli A Hofstra student enjoying her time at The Woodstock Nation.

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Man on the Unispan What’s One Lesson You’ve Learned from Your Time in College So Far?

By Brianna Ciniglio STAFF WRITER

“I need to manage my time better.”

Mikayla Ruthig, Freshman

“Don’t take anything seriously.”

Michael Sticco, Sophomore

“Sleep is important. Very important.”

Haley Tarbox, Freshman

“Go to class.”

Brian Rubinaccio, Freshman

“Start studying for exams from day one.”

Jessie Singh, Senior

“Take advantage of office hours.”

Samantha Marcad, Freshman

Photos by Sarah Kocher

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The Humans of Hofstra

By Jordan Laird STAFF WRITER

Jordan Hertz, Freshman “My biggest struggle right now … probably dealing with the commute. I’m a commuter student. I live in Roslyn, about 20-30 minutes away. The traffic; it took me 45 minutes to get home one day because there was an accident. Being a commuter, like anything, it has its perks and its disadvantages.

Charlie Hallman, Freshman “It’s kind of nerve-racking, almost, being undecided because being at such a prestigious school, everyone comes here knowing what they want to do usually. I’m nervous but at the same time I’m OK. It makes me interested in everything I’m doing, thinking I could get into this. So I guess you could call it a gamble almost.

I want to join the FBI. So it’s a long road: after this, law school and after that, FBI academy. You don’t need to be a lawyer for FBI academy, but I know they hire a lot of lawyers and accountants and they go recruiting at law schools.

Right now, I’m looking into communications, like film.

I also enjoy theater and tech theater. I’m in 055 – it’s just a class period where you can volunteer and go in and work on sets and stuff like that. I think I’ve always found that it’s more fun working with people in theater tech because everybody there is so loose and just so fun to be around I guess. You can paint, you can just saw wood with people, you can design a set; it’s just a fun time. I like to think of myself as a creative person.

I’m not that great, but I try.

My family has always done something to protect this country, either military, or law enforcement or something to that effect. My family has been in the military since the Civil War. And the tradition was every other generation joins, but I think I’m going to break the tradition. My grandfather joined and I’m the next one that should be going.

I’ve always had a strong sense of right and wrong and morality. Personally, I hold the law above a lot of things. I had a friend once who was doing something and I just had to say, “I can’t affiliate myself with you.

One, because what you’re doing is wrong, and also just because you’re doing it for x-y-z, doesn’t make it right.”

So many crimes are underreported in this country.

Something like only one third of total crimes are reported by choice. I guess I just feel like people who do wrong should pay for their crimes. But some people are afraid to admit what happened. I understand that it’s a difficult time. The faster that you’re able to get over it, the faster justice can be enacted.”

New York City was a big selling point. I found it interesting and I found that the potential of exploring the city and taking classes that take field trips to the city exciting. I have a hobby of discovering different parks and then sitting in them and doing nothing forever. I like to go to a lot of the museums. I’ve gone to MoMA, it’s really nice, explore MoMA for a couple hours. It’s big. It’s very big. I like going to New York City and just getting lost with people and finding random things. It was cool, I found this one pier somewhere and there was this little dance party going on. So I just went there and just chilled out in my chair, watched these party boats floating by with some freaking Rihanna going on in the background. It was nice. I like people watching. It’s kind of fun making observations.”

Holly Cruger, Sophomore “Originally I came here for art, but crippling self-doubt made me switch. Then I remembered how much I really loved history and archeology and just the whole process of discovery and that influenced my choice.

I love it. I just started my first archaeology class because we finally got a professor. It’s really been so interesting. I’m so excited to learn.

I would like to work for a museum and maybe travel around a lot, even if I’m just a curator. I do want to do field work because that sounds like a lot of fun. And even if it’s a footnote, I want to be part of a history book.

I’d like to do fieldwork anywhere really but specifically in the Mediterranean. I went there a few years ago and it was probably one of my favorite experiences ever. I was walking in Athens and suddenly I look over and there was just this archaeological dig in the middle of the street and it was just fantastic.

I like Egypt. That’s what probably made me fall in love with archeology. I read a whole bunch of books about it when I was little. ‘The Mummy’ was my favorite film.”

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Hofstra FORM Gallery gets ‘Bizarre’ with Brandi Kinard

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By Brianna Holcomb ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

The first thing you notice about Brandi Kinard is her fashion sense. The front of her hair is braided in cornrows resembling a Maang-tikka – a piece of jewelry seen in many traditional Indian weddings.

Despite the resemblance to traditional wedding headpieces, she did not get the idea for her

hair from this.

“I wanted to get back to my roots,” Kinard said. “I got the idea from an African tribe I researched who believe their hair is their crown.”

She openly expresses herself through her clothing, hair and artwork.

Kinard’s gallery, “Bizarre Infusion,” captures her feelings about the world of fashion and

beauty.

Upon entering the gallery the title “Bizarre Infusion” is painted on the wall. Painted on each end of the gallery are black and white spirals. On a ceramic bench, she placed several high fashion magazines that she got much of her inspiration from. All of this sets the mood for the five oil paintings that Kinard created.

The paintings are a combina-

tion of complex art styles. She mixes abstract, realism, pop art and pieces of collaged fashion to create each design.

The vibrant colors found in her artwork are part of the pop art style that is commonly found in comic books. Another comic book resemblance can be found in the font style used for the words in her collages.

The graphic art, word bubble style draws the audience’s eyes away from the larger portions of the piece. In one of the pieces the word “wacko” is placed in a pink word bubble on the side of the piece.

One of the most interesting parts of the gallery is Kinard’s self-portrait, which is not only a piece of the gallery but it also acts as the cover art for the gallery flyer.

The self-portrait looks like the cover of a high-end fashion magazine, more specifically the magazine “Bazaar,” from which she takes the title of her gallery.

Her title is a clever play on this word.

Not only does her art display

a connection with the fashion magazine, there is also a musical connection as well.

Kinard’s self-portrait has a striking resemblance to Rihanna’s “i-D” magazine cover.

Rihanna’s cover for the magazine was released in February 2015 in their music issue. The pop artist posed in a dark navy jumpsuit and wore chunky braids, one braid covering her eye.

Just like Rihanna, Kinard wears a dark blue top in her portrait and rocks chunky braids with one covering her right eye. The inspiration that was drawn from the pop star is evident in her artwork.

Large portions of her collages have models wearing high fashion clothing that can be found on the runways of Fashion Week.

Their outfits are a mix of colors that blend together giving the piece its abstract feel.

Kinard’s art is a direct expression of herself. The viewer gets a look into who Brandi Kinard is.

“Bizarre Infusion” will be up until March 24 in Calkins Hall.

The opening reception will take place Tuesday, March 22.

We the Kings member O’Toole talks tour and newest single

By Robyn Kass-Gerj SPECIAL TO THE CHRONCILE

Originally from Bradenton, Florida, the band We The Kings has produced five albums and has had multiple tours.

We the Kings – consisting of Travis Clark (lead vocals), Hunter Thomsen (lead guitar), Danny Duncan (drums), Charles Trippy (bass) and Coley O’Toole (keyboard, rhythm guitar) – recently released a brand new single, “The Story of Tonight,” in February and began their national U.S. tour, “From Here To Mars Tour,” on March 16.

“We’ve been in rehearsals and we’re pumped,” the band’s tour manager, Andrew Kilman, said. “This is our second day of practice and I’m really proud of what this tour is going to be.

There’s a whole new set list and a whole new show. It’s going to be a great time.”

Along with Kilman, I also had the opportunity to speak with O’Toole.

HC: What made you choose

to record your own version of “Hamilton” the musical’s, “Story of Tonight” and make it the new single?

O’Toole: It was mostly the lyrical content, and it made sense with what’s going on in the world today. We just love the song and the meaning behind it.

HC: You guys just released the new album “Strange Love” in December, but with the release of your newest single, should fans be expecting another new album in the works?

O’Toole: There will be a record eventually. We have a bunch of songs on the table and we try to make an album every two years.

Right now we’re mostly just pushing the new single “Story of Tonight” and the tour. After, we’ll take some time to work on a new album and get it out there.

HC: How would you compare this album to your past ones?

O’Toole: Each record changes and each is a diverse compilation of what the group is listening to. It cooperates a modern sound with what’s going on in our lives at

the time. We try to let the music evolve then throw in some spice.

HC: What were some of your favorite songs on the album to make?

O’Toole: Personally, I liked making “Runaway.” It was a collaboration between Hunter, Travis and myself. I also like “Howl at the Moon” because it has a big chorus. I wasn’t crazy for “Love Again” at first but after playing it live for a little bit it has really grown on me. Now it’s one of my favorites to play live.

HC: What are you looking forward to on this tour?

O’Toole: I’m mostly looking forward to getting closer as a band and playing live every night.

Plus, the constant positive energy from the crowd of being on stage.

Personally I don’t like having too many days off. I like constantly getting to play live every night.

But as a whole we’re all close, and it’s a good time just to hang out.

HC: What can the fans expect from the live shows?

O’Toole: As always, lots of

energy and a good contour of the set. We’ll play some older songs as well as some of the newer songs. There will be times when we improvise some things so we’ll never play the same show twice.

HC: I understand that you and Travis have kids. Is it hard being away from them while you’re on tour?

O’Toole: Yeah, I have a 17-month-old boy, and it’s definitely hard leaving. Both [of] Travis’ kids and mine will come visit when we have time off.

Travis was able to have his family visit while we were in Australia and that was really nice.

HC: Are there any cities you’re specifically looking forward to [visiting] while on tour?

O’Toole: I’m from Connecticut, so I’m looking forward to there and the New York area. I’ll get to see my family since we won’t be performing too far from home.

Definitely looking forward to Chicago. I love playing there and in San Francisco. There’s definitely the big cities we love

visiting, but sometimes it’s the places that no one would think of that are pretty great, like Boise, Idaho, but I don’t think we’re going there on this tour.

HC: Is there anything you want me to mention to the readers?

O’Toole: Just thank you to our fans for the support. Please keep following our music. If we’re coming near your then put your friends in the car and come sing along with us!

Not only is the band promoting their newest single and latest tour, but the guys are also taking time to promote charitable foundations such as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BCEFA). The band has been promoting BCEFA through Twitter and has helped to raise a lot of donations.

Make sure you check out We the Kings on the “From Here to Mars Tour.” They will be playing New York City on Thursday, March 24.

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Video game review:‘Pokken Tournament’

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By Rob Dolen STAFF WRITER

“Pokken Tournament” is the true Pokemon fighting game that fans of the series have been dreaming of and waiting for years to play.

After a marriage of The Pokemon Company and Bandai Namco, the developers of the Tekken fighting game series, the two have created a surprisingly complex fighting game applicable to both veterans of fighting games and newcomers as well.

“Pokken Tournament” follows the tradition of the Pokemon series by putting the player in the shoes of a budding new trainer who wishes to become the master Pokemon trainer of the Ferrum League.

In the beginning, the player chooses their Pokemon between the 14 fighters available. Each fighter fits into a certain archetype: standard, speed, power or technical fighters. The only difference is that “Pokken” doesn’t incorporate how certain elements

can beat others, such as fire beats grass or lightning beats water.

Each fight is a one-on-one battle between two Pokemon in multiple lore-friendly environments based on the series.

Graphically, the arenas are glossy and underdeveloped in order to devote the artistic focus on the Pokemon themselves. The Pokemon models look great and the move-sets look flashy and powerful. Despite some minor details, “Pokken Tournament”

definitely pushes the boundaries of what the Wii U is graphically capable.

Battles in “Pokken Tournament” are grounded by the Attack Triangle concept: Normal attacks beat grabs, grabs beat counterattacks, counterattacks beat normal attacks and vice versa.

All battles begin in the wideopen Field Phase, where each opponent attempts to approach one another and break their initial defense. Once an opponent has broken through Field Phase, the two fighters enter Duel Phase, where close quarters combat deals the most damage.

Though a little complicated at first, “Pokken” has a basic tutorial as well as advanced tutorials that explain these concepts in an easily-understandable manner.

The player can take advantage of a multitude of different combos, projectiles, mix-ups, grabs, attacks and special moves in order to defeat the enemy and win the fight.

The player also has support Pokemon that can be used to either attack the enemy Pokemon or buff the player’s Pokemon with stat enhancements. As the player’s Pokemon takes damage

or racks up damage on the opponent, the Synergy gauge charges and at full charge unlocks the Synergy Burst. Synergy Burst is a super attack that can deal out a ton of damage on the opponent and can easily turn the tide of battle.

Pokemon level up as they fight league battles and with each level up, the player can allocate one skill point towards their stats: Attack points increase offensive strength, defense points decreases damage taken from hits and boosts block, Synergy points boost the Pokemon’s Synergy Burst and Strategy shortens the recovery time for support Pokemon.

Despite “Pokken Tournament” being extremely well-balanced, one criticism is that the fighter count is relatively small, considering the hundreds of Pokemon in the series universe. Disregarding the idea of DLC characters, “Pokken Tournament” has a slightly modest roster for such a wide-spanning universe full of variety.

Overall “Pokken Tournament” is a great fighting game both for fighting game aficionados and Pokemon-lovers alike.

Hofstra Ballroom dances through the stages of love

By Brianna Holcomb

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Hofstra’s Ballroom Dance club was founded in September 2014 and on Friday, March 18, it held its first banquet.

The show consisted of several performances including a performance by Sergey Bolotnikov and Patricia Chai, professional ballroom dancers.

“Like all dancing, ballroom dance is expressive. It is all about teamwork and creating a bond with another human being.

Ballroom dance is amazing,” Francesca Pavlovici said, public relations officer and event manager for the organization.

Preparation for the showcase began at the beginning of the semester and helped raise money for the club’s end of the year formal.

This banquet is put on to help expand Hofstra Ballroom into the regional ballroom community.

During the showcase, the performances displayed the meaning and stages of love.

Choreographies displaying the waltz and cha-cha were performed during the showcase. The club members also displayed how both ballroom and Latin dances can

express emotion.

The show began with the “point of no return.” This is where the love story began – depicted by Bolotnikov and Chai – through a slow waltz number. They danced to Russell Watson’s “Amore E Musica,” a melodic Italian love ballad.

As the love story continued we were moved through a number of different dance styles including salsa, rumba, cha-cha, jive and much more.

The jive piece, performed by Taylor Brooks and Paul Mele, depicted the flirtatious nature of meeting someone at a bar and the need for excitement in one’s life.

The team danced to Christina Aguilera’s “Candyman.”

Each dance throughout the show was unique and captured the different aspects of ballroom dancing. The songs used for the dances were those that many would recognize, like the tango piece performed to Beyoncé’s “Fever.” The show also integrated modern styles of dance, such as the rumba, that was performed by Angela Marie and Joshua Cordova.

Starting the show with professional dances helped set the stage and tone for the show. It opened the audience up to the

world of ballroom dancing. “[Bolotnikov and Chai] are what we aspire to become,” Pavlovici said. “Seeing them dance reminds us continuously of how spectacular the art of ballroom is. It was an honor to work with them and to feature them at our show.”

This club is made up of three teams: competitive, formation and social. The competitive team focuses on competitions at schools throughout the Northeast, such as the “Big Apple Dancesport Challenge” at Columbia University. This team primarily focuses on the technique of the dances.

The formation team focuses on technique as well, however more focus is placed on performing rather than competing. The social team is made up of those who just wish to relax, learn the style and have fun.

Besides the showcase, the club also held an annual sock-hop in HofUSA, which taught guests how to dance like

they’re in the 1950s.

It is very easy to become a part of this organization. All you would have to do is attend a practice and sign up.

The Hofstra Ballroom Dance club does an amazing job of making ballroom dance a fun and entertaining experience for all.

The showcase was able to tell a continuous love story throughout the show and the mix of songs made it all the more enjoyable. Their showcase was a breathe of fresh air and a fun look at the world of ballroom dance.

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The Chronicle A&E ‘In Print’ looks at the Movie Review: ‘Zootopia’ evolution of print art

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Photo courtesy of whitney.org “Love” by Robert Indiana

By Brianna Holcomb ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

“A print in the broadest definition is a work of art composed of ink on paper created through an indirect transfer process and that exists in multiples.” This is the brief definition of what print art is given by gallery curator Karen T. Albert. This definition can be found in the Hofstra Museum gallery “In Print.”

This gallery follows the evolution of print art starting with Albrecht Dürer and advancing to artists such as Robert Indiana.

The beginning of this gallery can be found in the year 1510. Dürer’s piece “Christ and the Disciples at Emmaus,” begins the journey of print.

This piece is a part of a series called “The Small Passion,” a series of woodcuts that were made to depict Jesus’s final days in life.

All 30 of the pieces found in the gallery were selected by Albert, the gallery curator. Using each piece, Albert is able to showcase the four major methods of printmaking: relief, intaglio, lithography and screenprints.

Dürer’s woodcut piece falls under the category of a relief print. Woodcuts are the earliest forms of print, making this piece excellent for the gallery. The cuts in the wood showcase intricate detail made with a delicate hand.

Andō Hiroshige a Japanese ukiyo-e artist created another of the earliest print pieces in the gallery. His piece “Harima Province:

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By Muhammad Muzammal Maiko Beach” was created in 1853.

The woodblock print was created using ink and color on a piece of paper.

This piece depicts Maiko Beach found in Japan. The piece has a blue sky that turns into gray as it meets the deep red of sunset in the background. The ocean water blends from a sky blue to a deeper tone as the oceans waves meet the gray-brown of the sandy beach.

Although we can find a lot of beauty in these early pieces, as the gallery progresses it is clear to see the advancements made in technology through the works of art.

Pieces found in the intaglio section have a more engraved look to their art. Artists in this section range from a number of backgrounds including French and Dutch.

The pieces found in the screenprints section are what we see today in art.

Andy Warhol’s piece “Queen Ntombi Twala of Swaziland” and Indiana’s “Love” can be found in this section of the gallery.

Both artists adapted the original screenprint method to create these pieces. These pieces resemble the many billboards and posters that can be found in Times Square and across the country.

This gallery takes its viewers through a history lesson in print art. It helps to develop an appreciation for the art world and the tools used to create each piece. “In Print” will be available for viewing until Sept. 18.

ASSISTANT ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

After last year’s Oscar winner “Inside Out,” Disney returns with “Zootopia,” an animated film that like “Inside Out” tackles adult themes and still manages to be funny and exciting.

The film takes place in the titular Zootopia, a perfect society filled with civilized animals – cue the irony. In this city of anthropomorphic animals, a daring, rookie bunny cop named Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) is the first of her species to graduate from the police academy.

Transcending the barriers of her kind, Hopps hopes to get some serious police work, per Chief Bogo’s (Idris Elba) orders. Bogo is an intimidating water buffalo behemoth that downgrades Hopps to a traffic cop. Shortly after, Hopps stumbles onto con artist fox, Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman). Wilde and Hopps work together to solve a conspiracy that runs rampant throughout the city.

From Tundratown to Sahara Square, “Zootopia” is the collective result of the brain trust of Disney’s best and brightest.

From the creative minds of director/screenwriters Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush, “Zootopia” is a kaleidoscope of colors, with the palette illuminating the screen in every action sequence.

In addition to being a visually dazzling experience, “Zootopia” is actually funny and wickedly satirical (the city’s local DMV is run by – you guessed it – sloths).

This satire works for “Zootopia,” but there is something important that goes against the film and its good intentions.

Unlike “Inside Out,” “Zootopia” is somewhat political. The film’s clear link between humans and animals has a false logic. Take for example, the movie’s civilized society, where predator and prey live side by side in harmony.

This is illogical as it is physically harmful for noncarnivores to live side by side with carnivores in real life but, even if this year’s presidential election suggests otherwise, it is possible that people can also live peacefully and in harmony.

A carnivore is not a human nor should it be compared to one. As a result, when the movie progresses, its theme of the importance of embracing one’s own characteristics seems muddled when applied to humans if the predator’s desires are not to be suppressed when it hunts its prey. Do humans operate as such?

“Zootopia” takes us on a ride to explore a fascinating, democratic theme but it complicates itself in the process. Still, it is an entertaining, funny film with satire that is not only silly but, when effective, also deeply rooted in the real world. It is a wonderful children’s movie.

If you want to write for the A&E section or be interviewed you can send an email to hoftsraae@gmail.com

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The Party Line

The minority vote: a major opportunity

By Johannes Sorto CONTRIBUTOR

In the current political environment, minorities tend to be a major voting bloc for the Democratic Party. Every year a Democratic candidate wins an election, the pundits always claim that it is because of a strong minority turnout. Immediately after the pundits heap praise to the Democratic candidate for having such infinite wisdom, they then scold the Republicans for ignoring minorities and then outrageously claim that the party will cease to exist without the support of minorities.

While it is true that the Republican Party does not put a significant amount of resources into attracting the minority vote, the second half of that argument is absolute nonsense. After the slaughter Republicans received in

2008, the Republican Party has been winning across every level of government in historic fashion.

The Republican Party today has control of both the House and the Senate; 31 states have Republican governors and Republicans control approximately 70 of the 99 state legislative chambers.

The Republican Party has accomplished all of this without the minority vote, which means the GOP is not going anywhere any time soon.

However this does not mean the Republican Party should ignore minorities. In fact, the Republican Party should be strongly encouraged to go after minorities, more specifically Hispanics.

If Republicans were able to make significant inroads with minorities, the Democratic Party would be the ones who would

be at threat of extinction. If the Democrats continue to follow the Obama coalition, they will have no chance of obtaining the majority of white voters. In 2012 white voters counted for 70 percent of the total electorate and Obama lost to Romney among white voters aged between 39 and 59 years old, a 20 percent margin that would kill any candidate except for Obama.

The only reason Obama won was because of the minority vote, by having a higher turnout of African-Americans at 13 percent, which most Democratic candidates cannot replicate. The average African-American turnout in presidential elections is about 10 percent.

The Hispanic vote, which was 10 percent of the 2012 electorate, largely went to Obama because of a lack of effort from the Romney campaign. Any skeptics

who may think it was more than just a lack of effort should look into George W. Bush.

Despite all his endless faults the left loves to point out, Bush was very effective at getting the Hispanic vote. In 2000 Bush won 38 percent of Hispanics and in 2004 he won 44 percent, while Romney received 27 percent.

Had Romney performed as well as Bush did among Hispanics in 2012, we would consider this period as one of the strongest periods for the Republican Party in American history.

Going by this, the Republican Party should by all means go after Hispanics. Doing so would cripple the Democratic Party and bring in a new era of conservatism. When it comes to trying to get their votes, it should not be too difficult considering that the GOP does not need to have a majority of the Hispanic

vote. Only a plurality of at least 30 percent is needed, and we have already succeeded in doing this during the Bush administration.

When looking at the impact of the minority vote, it boils down to a must-win for Democrats in order to survive, and the greatest opportunity for Republicans.

The question is whether the Republican Party will actually make an effort to get the Hispanic vote like they did under President Bush.

Johannes Sorto is the president of the Republicans of Hofstra University.

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Sanders slips with minorities

By Jesse Saunders PHOTO EDITOR

The time when minority votes could be discounted and considered unimportant is long gone but candidates continue to underestimate their importance.

In the Democratic Party, Bernie Sanders has no chance of winning unless he can prove he isn’t only appealing to white voters. His strength among Muslim voters in Michigan is promising, but won’t guarantee him any wins over Hillary Clinton, who remains more popular among black and Hispanic voters.

Sanders, who actively worked alongside civil rights leaders in the 1960s, is having a variety of issues gaining traction among black voters, but the exact reason is hard to pinpoint. His campaign has often been accused of

standing on the single issue of economic inequality, which while pertaining to every American, can seem to ignore racial inequality issues.

If Sanders has any chance of catching up to Clinton, he will need to amend these issues and create a more inclusive platform for the rest of his campaign. While his overall campaign seems to not draw in black voters, in the most recent primaries Sanders claimed 65 percent of the Hispanic vote and seemed to be capturing the black youth vote more than Clinton.

For the Republicans, minority voters’ importance won’t truly be shown until the general election.

Mitt Romney only won 17 percent of non-white voters in 2012 and if the nominee does end up being Donald Trump, there’s little to no chance of the Republicans

carrying any non-white voters.

Both black and Hispanic voters have been targeted by Trump’s own rhetoric and even more so by his followers, but he continues to dominate the Republican primary. In many ways, Trump’s nomination could spell the end of the Republican Party as it has been known for the last few decades and could potentially fire up minority voters.

The minority vote?

Jesse Saunders is the president of the Democrats of Hofstra University.

... it’s gonna be yuge!

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March 22, 2016 • A13

Common Hour is a waste of our time

By Erica Brosnan STAFF WRITER

It’s Wednesday, I have my first of two classes for the day and I’m finally beginning to get over that early morning groggy feeling. My class ends at 11 a.m. and as I leave the building that my class was in, rather than just head to my second class as I would like to, I find myself thinking, “Now what do I do?”

It’s common hour: an hour and 25 minute break between classes on Wednesdays that is the most difficult time period for me to get through each week. As somebody who never really had the drive to get involved on campus, preferring to just go through my classes

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quickly, common hour is just a gap in my schedule I’d rather not have. Instead I would rather have more time to work part-time jobs.

I do understand why we have it. Common hour is meant for students and faculty to participate in extracurricular activities to strengthen the Hofstra community. But is 11:15 a.m. on a Wednesday the best time to do so? Also, why are we only doing it once a week? Other colleges, like Pace University, have a common hour every day in the afternoon, when most people would need an appropriate break in the day.

Few students take Friday classes and on Mondays from 11:15 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. there is a gap in a lot of students’ sched-

ules adding two days of unofficial common hour. I can’t even begin to wonder how many hours throughout my college career I’ve spent wandering around campus through various commonly frequented places looking for a place to go just to get through common hour. If I don’t seek out a spot immediately, the countless other students on campus who are in the same boat as me – not participating in an extracurricular and simply waiting to go to their next class – have already beat me to it.

Now, I’m not advocating nixing it altogether, because I do understand that for those who do participate around campus, it’s a useful time for club meetings and

fundraising events. However, I do think that there definitely needs to be a time adjustment for common hour.

If common hour is going to stay on Wednesday, it should be moved to the afternoon, possibly between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. In other words: the time of the day when you really need a break.

(Ever heard of the “2 o’clock feeling?”)

This gives people the liberty to schedule classes during the morning and finish by the time the afternoon arrives. It allows for plenty of free time to participate in on-campus activities without having to worry about rushing across campus to get to your next class and giving students

who choose to start their days later a more appropriate break in between classes.

Another option is to push it to Friday, a day when most people are looking for things to do on campus if they are here anyway.

It will give people the opportunity to start the weekend early and take a break after a week full of classes rather than having a tease in between classes in the middle of the week.

I’m not saying common hour is unnecessary. All I’m saying is that it’s a bit of an inconvenience for those who don’t have any obligations for common hour.

us 1200 printed pages per year, which at first glance seems like an unnecessarily large amount.

In the Golden Age of technology, when would anyone ever need to print over a thousand pages?

Additionally, 10 cents per page doesn’t seem like a lot to sacrifice, especially considering our inflating tuition. However, this blanket of security is just an illusion, and it will vanish as quickly as your credits. As second semester progresses, the panic has started setting in around campus and a new grave situation has arisen: Many students are running out of printing credits.

Though it might not rock the foundations of the University, it is still a problem. The constant

influx of papers to write and notes to print has left us printing more than we should really need to.

Furthermore, teachers have been increasingly relying on online reading to use during classes.

This has left Hofstra students in a conundrum that double-sided printing cannot fix: Either we stop printing our work or we fork over our own cash to pay for more credits. Yes, that means paying Hofstra more just so you can print out a few pages for your required class.

Hofstra’s website states that “through the PridePrint system, students are provided with 120 free print credits per year.” Free? Doesn’t the Hofstra administration remember the technology fee all students are

obligated to pay each year? I do not think it is too much to ask for the right to unlimited printing, considering what we pay in tuition and fees to Hofstra every year. In fact, if you consider that there are some students who won’t use up their entire allowance of printing credits, along with commuters who barely print at Hofstra at all, it should all even out so that the University won’t lose that much money.

In the current system, students are losing money both when they don’t use all their printing credits and when they go over the limit; it’s a lose-lose situation for all. Even though the principle of making students pay for using university printers is absurd in and of itself, Hofstra has even

done a poor job of making printers accessible. There are only 27 locations around the entire campus where you can print, a miniscule number considering how large our campus is; most of the time you will have to trek to some other building just to print a few pages.

Hofstra, please free the printer and make it easier for students to get their schoolwork done. We shouldn’t have to worry about our printing credits in between all our midterms and papers due or having to pay Hofstra more money if we need a few more printing credits. Like many of the printers around campus, this system is outdated and broken and needs to be done away with entirely.

PridePrint is not worth the price

ASSISTANT EDITORIAL EDITOR

All Hofstra students have experienced frustration with PridePrint. Whether it is the arduous task of installing it correctly on your laptop or the unfailing tide of technical difficulties that besiege us right when we have to print that paper worth half our grade, PridePrint is an example of outdated technology and should be done away with starting next year. It’s time we allow students to print what they like, when they like.

Unfortunately, PridePrint will continue to vex students into the foreseeable future.

For the price of $120 the administration graciously allots

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Softball misses out on series sweep vs. Penn St.

By PJ Potter

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

The Hofstra softball team was unable to seal the sweep in the third game of the series, falling to Penn State 10-2 in five innings Sunday in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Hofstra (13-10) took two wins in the doubleheader Saturday, 15-8 and 9-6. Then on Sunday, the offense posted its lowest production since Feb. 27, which was a 5-2 loss nine games ago against University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

The Pride opened its scoring early. Leadoff hitter Caryn Bailey rocketed her 11th double of the season to right center field and was later knocked in by Brittany Allocca with an RBI single.

The Nittany Lions answered back in the bottom half of the inning with three runs, including a two-run base hit by Toni Polk to give Penn State the lead. Polk

later crossed home plate on an error.

Hofstra fought back in the second, plating one more runner on Nikki Michalowski’s fifth double of the year. However, after this the Pride would be shut out for the remainder of the game.

Penn State blew the game open in the home half of the second inning, which started out with a two-run blast by first baseman Macy Jones.

Erin Pond, who went 3-for-3 in the game, poked a single to right center to make it 6-2. Rebecca Ziegler then made it a five-run lead with another RBI base hit.

Hofstra held Penn State to no runs in the third, but the bats of the Nittany Lions came back to life in the fourth inning, putting up another three spot on Hofstra.

Lexi Knief picked up two runs batted in on a single up the middle, followed by an error to

send home a third runner.

Jessica Peslak fell to 8-5 on the season, allowing seven runs (four earned) in 1.2 innings.

Peslak issued three walks and four hits while striking out one batter.

Courtney Scarpato threw the final 2.1 innings for the Pride, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits.

Five Penn State pitchers threw one inning each. Jessica Cummings, the first reliever for the Nittany Lions, earned her first win of the year.

For the series, Hofstra shortstop Michaela Transue went 6-for-8 with right RBI and four walks. Allocca picked up three hits, three runs batted in and four walks. Bailey totaled three hits, three runs batted in and two walks.

Hofstra returns to action Tues., March 22 at 4 p.m. on the road against Rutgers.

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Michaela Transue went 6-for-8 this weekend, increasing her average to .373.

Nikki Michalowski renews Pride family tradition

By Victoria Mickens STAFF WRITER

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Nikki Michalowski is hitting .321 with four home runs and 19 RBIs in 22 games.

Hofstra Pride softball has had an assortment of dynamic players this year within the 2016 season.

Specifically, it’s been exciting to watch Nikki Michalowski control first base and send the ball into the outfield, all with the biggest smile on her face.

The sophomore first baseman has been making her mark so far this season. Hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Michalowski credits her sister with her stellar performance and confidence at the plate.

Sarah Michalowski, 26, is a former member of the Pride softball team (2008-2011). Nikki says that her sister has served as her biggest inspiration and has “made me the player that I am today. I wouldn’t be here without her.”

Michalowski has been playing the game since the ripe age of eight years old.

She tried out a few other sports but softball obviously stuck. Her interest in the sport came while attending her oldest sister’s

games with her other sister Jenna, 22.

She even kept the number 11 that her sister used throughout her softball career to “keep it in the family.” Always being around the softball lifestyle made it easier for Michalowski to get into the game herself.

She tries to dedicate her time to focus solely on athletics and academics.

Her most memorable moment during her time with the Pride so far is when the team received rings on Alumni Day, because she was actually able to the conceptualize the fact that the team won the CAA championship.

In terms of preparation for the season, Michalowski said she has put in a lot of work “day in and day out, on and off the field.”

The improvement overall as a team has been a “matter of effort in every game and consistency.”

The Pride currently holds a record of 13-10 overall.

Michalowski is hitting .315 so far this season, with 11 runs scored and 18 RBI. The softball coaching staff, consisting of head coach Larissa

Anderson and assistant coaches Julie Meyer and Elise Fortier, have also played a crucial part in molding who Michalowski is as a player.

“They all have different personalities that will motivate us in different ways,” said Michalowski.

As a result, it has helped her to be a well-rounded player and to always tackle obstacles with an open mind.

Michalowski does not have any specific personal goals but she said, “I always want to get better.”

The motivation for Michalowski and for the entire team at this point is to advance to regionals and to super regionals.

Michalowski says the energy and the atmosphere at her games is what keeps that dream alive and continues to inspire her to perform at her best.

“Being a part of the Hofstra softball team means being part of a second family, and having that family you can always rely on, and it is always something bigger than yourself,” she said.

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March 22, 2016 • A 15

Men’s basketball crushed in NIT on last-second floater

By Joe Fay STAFF WRITER

The Hofstra men’s basketball team suffered a heartbreaking, season-ending 82-80 loss at the hands of the George Washington Colonials on Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT. The Pride came back from a doubledigit deficit just to have the effort wiped out by a last-second jumper by GW. George Washington won the tip and both teams got off to a quick start, with GW ahead 11-9 five minutes into the game.

Hofstra started the game playing well, and held the lead for a few minutes early in the first half. The Pride had its largest lead of the game, a five-point advantage, at 9:26.

The Colonials began to chip away at the lead as Hofstra began missing shots and turning over the ball at a high rate.

GW regained the lead with around four minutes left in the first half and never trailed again.

The Pride’s offensive struggles got worse as the half progressed, and Hofstra watched as the GW lead grew to 13 before the half.

At halftime Hofstra trailed the Colonials 49-38.

The Pride had 10 first-half turnovers that allowed GW to pull ahead, even though Hofstra managed to shoot 48 percent

from the floor and 87 percent from the free-throw line. Juan’ya Green and Denton Koon led the way for the Pride with nine first half points each. The Colonials shot 52 percent from the field and drained six three-pointers to build the lead.

Hofstra came out of halftime determined to give their all until the final buzzer to try and extend their season.

Two minutes into the second half, the GW lead had been cut to five points, 51-46. The Pride battled, but it seemed like the team wouldn’t be able to catch a break.

The Colonials maintained the lead, keeping between five and eight points ahead for most of the second half. Every time Hofstra pulled closer, GW would hit a huge three-pointer to keep the edge.

With 10 minutes remaining in the game, the Pride still trailed by eight. Things began to look grim when GW pushed the lead back to 11 with 7:07 to go.

There was a long period when neither team could hit a basket, with fouls and turnovers at both ends of the floor.

Then, with 3:03 left on the clock, Green pulled up and hit a huge three to pull Hofstra within six, 77-71.

The teams traded three-

pointers to make it 80-74 with 2:22 remaining. With less than two minutes left in the game, Rokas Gustys hit an open layup with 1:40 left and had a huge dunk a minute later, making the score 80-78 with 48 seconds to go.

Hofstra fans now had hope of witnessing a comeback, after watching in agony for most of the game.

The Colonials then missed another three-pointer, and the rebound was grabbed by Green.

Green took over in his team’s moment of need, going coast-tocoast to complete the game-tying layup with just 13.8 seconds left in the game.

Hofstra head coach Joe Mihalich quickly called timeout to go over the team’s defensive strategy on the final play of the game.

GW inbounded the ball to Alex Mitola who entered the paint, stepped back, and threw up a wild shot.

The shot somehow fell into the basket with two seconds left on the clock, giving the Colonials an 82-80 lead.

Hofstra was out of timeouts, so the ball was inbounded to Green, who tossed a desperation halfcourt shot as time expired that was no good.

And that was how the 2015-

Cam Keough/The Chronicle The men’s basketball team fell to George Washington in the NIT opener 82-80.

2016 season ended for the Pride, with a thrilling comeback squashed by a game-winning shot by GW. Green, Koon and Ameen Tanksley all gave quality performances in their final college game.

Green notched a doubledouble (26 points, 10 assists), while Koon (19 points) and Tanksley (12 points) had big shots to keep Hofstra in the game.

Gustys had yet another double-double (14 points, 13 rebounds) for his 22nd of the year.

Hofstra shot 53 percent in the game. However, their 20 turnovers spelled disaster with GW scoring a good chunk of its points off them.

Every Hofstra player had at least one turnover, and three players had four apiece.

Now Hofstra must look ahead to next year, when they will no longer have their star guard or his supporting cast.

The Pride will be grooming its new point guard, Desure Buie, and relying on Gustys to have another breakout year.

Gustys broke the Hofstra single-season record for rebounds this season, grabbing 442 boards over the course of the season, beating the previous 39-year Division I record of 400.

Even as Hofstra fans grieve the end of the Pride’s 2015-16 run, they should keep in mind that the future is bright, with new stars rising.

his opening contest to Lehigh’s eighth-seed Wessell, 6-3, in the 285-pound NCAA Championships bracket.

Hughes was sent to the wrestle-backs consolation bracket and rebounded in his next matchup on Thursday night.

He trounced Mauro Correnti of Rider University with a 7-2 decision-win, earning him a ticket to compete in day two at the Garden.

Hughes kept himself in contention on Friday morning after he outmatched Nebraska’s Collin Jensen, 8-2, to advanced further in third round of the wrestlebacks bracket.

But the end of Hughes’ run came at the hands of 15-seed Tanner Harms in the third round

of wrestlebacks. Harms, who hails from Wyoming, shot a reversal on the Hofstra junior and scored a pin fall at the 2:00 mark of the first period.

The Pride overall finished in 57th place as a team with 2.5 points, tying with Army and Boise State in the standings.

Hughes closed the 2015-16 campaign with a career-best 41-10 record. He ties James Strouse and Chris Skretkowicz for the third most wins in a single season for the Pride.

Hughes rallies in NCAA wrestle-backs at MSG

By John Napolitano STAFF WRITER

Victoria Mickens/The Chronicle Hofstra heavyweight Michael Hughes finished with a 41-10 record this season.

Hofstra heavyweight Michael Hughes was eliminated from the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships after advancing to session three at Madison Square Garden on Friday.

The Smithtown, New York, native finished with a 1-1 record on Thursday, which was good enough to push him through to day two of the tournament.

His first matchup was a rematch from the EIWA Championship against Max Wessell. Hughes got a chance at redemption after he fell to Wessell 7-3, approximately two weeks ago.

The unseeded Hughes lost

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Hudson loses in NCAAs, picks up consolation win

By Mark Mausner STAFF WRITER

Hofstra graduate student Jamel Hudson advanced to the second day of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden before being eliminated in the second round of the wrestle-back consolations

by Kevin Jack of North Carolina State.

Hudson, the 141-pounder from Bay Shore, New York, finished the regular season and EIWA Championship with an overall record of 20-8. That earned him an opportunity to compete alongside fellow Pride wrestler Michael Hughes for an NCAA Division I Wrestling

Championships.

Hudson advanced to the Wrestle-back consolation round on Friday by posting a 1-1 record after sessions one and two on Thursday.

He started off the competition on Thursday afternoon with a 16-0 tech fall loss to the fourth seeded Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers at 6:19. Hudson then bounced back later that night with a 12-3 major decision over Steve Bleise of Northern Illinois.

Friday was a one-and-done for the unranked Hudson. He lost an 11-2 major decision to third-seeded Kevin Jack which knocked him out of contention.

Jack had just come off an upset

loss to 14th-ranked Bryce Meredith from Wyoming in the second round on Thursday night that dropped him into the consolation tournament.

The defeat brought Hudson’s final season to a close with an overall record of 21-10. The twotime NCAA tournament qualifier finished his career with a 61-20 record.

The Pride finished the NCAA tournament tied for 57th place with 2.5 points. Hofstra ended the regular season on a five-match losing streak to finish at 5-13 overall and 1-7 in conference play. The team was 4-3 at home, 0-4 on the road and 1-6 at neutral sites.

Victoria Mickens/The Chronicle Jamel Hudson was eliminated in the second round of the consolation bracket.

Jack Concannon steps into starter role in net

By Mark Mausner STAFF WRITER

Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse goalie Jack Concannon has one of the highest save percentages in the country and has led his team to a hot start this season.

His elite play has surprised many, especially considering he only started two games his freshman year.

For Concannon, however, a successful career in lacrosse has always been in the cards.

“Everybody in my family that was older than me played lacrosse. My brother was a middie so he threw me in that,” Concannon said.

While he was introduced to the game through the eyes of a midfielder, soon he would find the position he was meant to fill.

“Eventually my brother needed somebody to shoot on, so he threw equipment on me, threw me in the cage and that’s where it all began,” Concannon said.

That moment, when he took his first step into goal, his new domain, was the start of a journey to Division I lacrosse. From there on, he was on his way to becoming the person he is today, both in-goal and out. “[Lacrosse] goes into creating your work ethic and the type of person you are. Everything in lacrosse you have to earn. I think that translate[s] a lot off the field

as well,” Concannon said.

Off the field, the Hofstra management major is an outdoorsman. He enjoys snowboarding, fishing and going to the beach.

Once Concannon got to St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, New York, his opposition changed.

No longer was it constant competition with his older brother, but now he faced the best talent Long Island’s high schools had to offer.

The change was an opportu-

nity to improve for Concannon, who was named St. Anthony’s most valuable player in 2014.

His superb play in net was also recognized in his senior season, when he was named goalie of the year by the Catholic High School Athletic Association.

“I graduated from St. Anthony’s. I played with a lot of kids that I go against now in college,” Concannon said.

“I think St. Anthony’s prepared me very well, or the best it could for the college game and the

college speed. I have to give a lot of the credit to my high school coaches and teammates who really sculpted me as a player.”

Not everything in Concannon’s high school career went in his favor.

“The biggest loss to me was in my senior year in the Catholic High School Championship against Chaminade. They were always our biggest rival. It was always a rollercoaster against them. Senior year, we fell to them in the championship, so that one

Victoria Mickens/The Chronicle Pride goalie Jack Concannon has been the anchor of the defense so far this year, notching 78 saves in just seven games.

stuck out to me,” Concannon said.

Despite his immense success in high school, many still wonder how Concannon made such a big leap from his first season at Hofstra to now.

“Coming in as a freshman, it’s a big adjustment. The speed of the college game is something you can’t really understand unless you go through it,” he said.

“I went in there, got in some games before I got the starts and it really took the full year to get my feet wet and to get used to it.

Once you do that, you can just go back to playing the game and go back to the basics.”

Now that he’s adjusted to the speed of Division I lacrosse, the fundamentals Concannon learned all those years ago playing with his brother are the same ones that have him playing at an elite level in college.

It could even be those same fundamentals that lead the Pride’s goalie to a professional career in lacrosse.

“You never know, if the opportunity comes along to be able to play lacrosse after I graduate, that would be an amazing opportunity, so we’ll see,” he said.

If Concannon were to be offered such a chance after college, he just might take it; and if fans are surprised at his success early on, he won’t be.

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Baseball takes bitter end of sweep vs. Ohio State

By Rob Pelaez STAFF WRITER

On Sunday, the Hofstra Pride baseball team looked to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of Ohio State, but Hofstra fell to the Buckeyes 2-1.

Senior pitcher Bowie Matteson threw a solid six innings, but the Pride bats couldn’t quite connect.

After losing the first two games of the series with the Buckeyes by scores of 12-1 and 4-2, respectively, the Pride kept the final game far closer than before, with the first run of the game coming from a Steven Foster RBI single into left center in the sixth inning.

The loss puts Hofstra at 5-14 on the season, only a bit better than the 3-15 Towson Tigers, who are dead last in the CAA this year.

As for Ohio State, its record increased to 11-6-1 on the year, good for third place in the Big Ten, only behind University of Michigan and Michigan State.

However, records aside, this game certainly showcased some of the talent that Hofstra possesses on its squad.

Matteson, a New York native,

kept the Buckeye bats at bay, keeping them scoreless through six. Going 6.1 innings, Matteson allowed six hits and two runs with six strikeouts, which was a solid outing for the senior from Saugerties.

Despite a losing record this year, Matteson is sporting a 2.57 ERA in 28 innings pitched, allowing just eight earned runs.

After the Foster RBI, Ohio State was able to connect with one out in the seventh inning, when third baseman Brady Cherry drove in a run with a triple to left field, knotting the game at 1-1.

The next batter that Matteson faced would be his last, as a single brought home Cherry, which would ultimately be the deciding run in the Pride’s 2-1 defeat.

Matteson dropped to 1-2 for the year with the loss, while OSU pitcher John Havird picked up his first win of the year.

As for the Pride’s offense, the team was only able to register six hits, but shortstop Kevin O’Connor had a solid day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a walk, and provided Hofstra with its only run of the game.

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Kevin O’Connor went 2-for-3 in the third game of the series vs.w Ohio State, extending his hitting streak to five games.

O’Connor extended his hitting streak to five games, batting 9-for-16 (.563) over that span.

O’Connor is htting .476 overall in his freshman season.

Left fielder Ryan Karl was the only other member of the team to post multiple hits, going .500 for

the day, with two hits as well.

Karl bumped up his batting average to .292, placing him second among all Hofstra players.

For head coach John Russo and his squad, the next few tests will be two nonconference games

(Manhattan and Monmouth) before Hofstra gets its first crack at conference action with a threegame stint in Williamsburg when the team travels to take on the William & Mary Tribe, starting March 25.

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women’s lacrosse Softball

Ruers University 4 p.m.

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Ohio State 12 P.M. Towson University 12 & 2:30 p.m.

Monmouth University 3 p.m.

Towson University 1 p.m.

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Josh Byrne sparking new life in men’s lacrosse team

By Anders Jorstad STAFF WRITER

The Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team is off to an excellent start to the season.

Hofstra is 4-3 on the year after a recent loss against Providence College.

Despite being on a two-game skid, the schedule featured an impressive 10-5 win over No. 5 North Carolina early on and the Pride was ranked as high as eighth.

The Pride currently sits at 19th nationally in the most recent Inside Lacrosse poll.

A newcomer to the squad, Josh Byrne has led the Pride offense so far this season.

Byrne, a native of New Westminster, BC, Canada, comes to Hofstra via Nassau Community College after being named the NJCAA Attackman of the Year for the 2015 season.

“I wanted to go to Hofstra,” Byrne said of his recruiting pro-

Victoria Mickens/The Chronicle Josh Byrne scored two goals and added an assist in Hofstra’s win over Ohio St.

cess with the team.

“It’s right next to Nassau; I knew Coach Tierney well. Me and him had a good relationship.

There wasn’t really any doubt in my mind that I was going to go to Hofstra.”

As a native of a town just barely north of the Washington state border, some may wonder how Byrne even heard about Nassau Community College in the first place.

“It’s a bit of a story,” Byrne said with a laugh. He had clearly been asked before.

“I went to a school called ASA in the city, one of my friends from my hometown went there, and he told me it was a good idea to go there because I wasn’t originally going to play college lacrosse.

He said it was a good idea so I said, ‘Alright, I’ll take him up on it.’”

It’s interesting that Byrne went from being unsure if he wanted to play lacrosse in college to leading one of the nation’s top programs in goals scored with 16.

Sam Llinares, last year’s CAA Player of the Year and Byrne’s teammate, has a record of 14.

When asked if he knew coming into the season that he was going to be a major part of the

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Josh Byrne leads the Pride offense with 16 goals in his first season with Hofstra.

offense, Byrne replied, “I had no idea. I knew there was a lot of talent here.

“Obviously, no matter what team you’re on you have to work your way up. It doesn’t matter what your ranking or role is, you’re always going to start from the bottom.”

Byrne made his mark early on in that 10-5 victory over the Tar Heels, scoring the first two Pride goals of the season and finishing with four scores and a pair of assists.

Only three of Hofstra’s 10 goals weren’t in one way or another the product of Byrne’s play.

Byrne shined once again in the home opener against Princeton,

when an overtime score by the attackman lifted Hofstra to an 11-10 win.

“I just want to keep this team going,” Byrne said of his season goals.

“I want us to have a really good season. That’s pretty much the main thing; I want us as a team to work hard every day no matter what the score is, no matter who we’re playing.

“I just want a good mentality and a good effort.”

Byrne and the rest of the Pride will face off against Vermont on Tuesday.

The game will start at 7 p.m. at James M. Shuart Stadium as Hofstra attempts to pick up its fifth win of the campaign.

Men’s lacrosse falters to Friars in New England

By Steven Wolff STAFF WRITER

Three goals from Brian von Bargen were not enough as 12th-ranked Hofstra fell to the Providence Friars in Rhode Island by a final score of 12-7.

The Pride was coming off a 13-5 loss to Stony Brook.

“We wanted to bounce back from the Stony Brook loss,” said head coach Seth Tierney. “Two games in a row, we are just not making things go our way … we need our big guns to show up and play better defense.”

It was tough for the team to play defense against Providence’s Brendan Kearns, as he tallied six total points with three goals and three assists.

Despite von Bargen’s second hat trick of the season, Hofstra found itself down 5-1 nearly 14 minutes into the contest.

With the game tied at one at the 7:47 mark in the first quarter, Providence scored five straight goals, mainly due to Pride penalties. However, a goal from Hofstra sophomore attacker Brendan Kavanagh ended the Friar run and would activate a 3-0 run for the Pride.

Going into halftime, Hofstra was down 6-4. Each team scored once in the third quarter, but the Friars pulled away in the final period, outscoring Hofstra 5-2 to seal the five-point victory.

On the defensive end, sophomore goalie Jack Concannon had seven saves for the Pride.

Providence’s Will Mazzone started the final barrage for the Friars, as he opened the final period with a goal. The goal added to his three assists and four total points of the afternoon.

One of the main reasons the Pride fell was because Hofstra’s

season leading scorer, Josh Byrne, was held scoreless on four total shots. This season, Hofstra’s winning formula has been a balanced scoring attack.

However, in this game von Bargen and Kavanagh were the only Pride players to have multiple goals.

“We’ve got to go back to the drawing board, we got to figure out maybe not a game plan that we feel might not be good for us, but we got to put a game plan together that’s going to win the game,” Tierney said.

Hofstra falls to 4-3 on the season, while Providence improves to 4-3.

The Pride will look to rebound from its two-game losing streak, when the team comes back to Hempstead to face Vermont on Tuesday. Game time is at 7 p.m. at James M. Shuart Stadium.

Victoria Mickens/The Chronicle Brian von Bargen picked up his second hat trick of the season in Saturday’s loss.

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SPORTS

March 22, 2016 • A 19

Women’s basketball knocks off Villanova in WNIT

By Kevin Carroll SPORTS EDITOR

The Hofstra women’s basketball team continued its run in the WNIT, riding a gamehigh 22 points from Jakelle King-Gilchrist to a 82-74 victory over the Villanova Wildcats in Saturday’s second round contest at the Pavilion in Philadelphia.

The Pride took the court for the first time all season without leading rebounder Ashunae Durant, who left Thursday’s win over Harvard with an injury in the second half. The Pride was also without the services of Asia Jackson, and both Kelly Loftus and Krystal Luciano started the game on the bench.

But, as has been the case these last few weeks, the Pride found more than enough production from the players it did have. Darius Faulk had another solid game at the point, scoring 15 points, and adding eight assists and seven rebounds.

“What a great team, what a collective win,” said Hofstra head coach Krista KilburnSteveskey after the win. “We had a remarkable game.” A backand-forth contest broke open in the fourth quarter as Hofstra entered the quarter down by a point and in danger of losing its

grip on the game. However, the Pride responded by outscoring the Wildcats 29-20 in the final quarter.

It was King-Gilchrist, a senior guard inserted into the starting lineup after injuries to Loftus and Jackson, who got the ball rolling for the Pride, opening up the scoring in the final quarter by hitting a jumper, putting the Pride in front 55-54.

Anjie White tacked on a layup to put the Pride ahead by three, and then, after a Wildcat layup to shrink the lead back to just a point, King-Gilchrist answered big time for the Pride.

She knocked down a huge three-pointer, making it a 60-56 Pride lead with just under seven minutes to play. Villanova missed a three-pointer down at the other end, and King-Gilchrist struck again, connecting on another deep ball to give Hofstra its biggest lead of the half, 63-56.

“I was debating whether to call timeout or not, and then she [King-Gilchrist] stepped up and hit those back-to-back threes,” said Kilburn-Steveskey.

With some desperatelyneeded breathing room, the Pride began to pull away from the Wildcats, who could only go basket-for-basket with Hofstra.

That wouldn’t be enough, as

Hofstra held the Wildcats down the stretch, and knocking off Villanova on its own home floor, where the Wildcats had only lost three times this season.

Only two of the players in Hofstra’s starting lineup had been there at the beginning of the season, White and Faulk. The other three spots were filled by King-Gilchrist, Aleana Leon and Olivia Askin, making her first start in a Hofstra uniform.

Hofstra attempted to hit Villanova with the same punch that it hit Harvard with coming out to start the game. The Pride held Villanova’s offense in check for most of the first quarter, with their three-point shots refusing to fall.

The Pride led 17-6 with just over two minutes remaining in the opening quarter, but a pair of Wildcat triples from Katherine Coyer and Adrianna Hahn brought the score to 19-12, and until the fourth quarter, Hofstra’s lead never grew beyond seven points.

Hahn, the Wildcat’s top three-point shooter this season, started to heat up from deep, knocking down three triples in the second quarter alone to keep the Wildcats within striking distance.

She would finish with 18 points, second on her team only to the 21 points from Coyer.

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Jakelle King-Gilchrist is averaging 20 points per game for Hofstra in the WNIT.

Villanova ends its season with a record of 20-12.

White added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Pride, despite being in foul trouble for most of the fourth quarter. Loftus had 11 points off the bench in her first game action since the CAA quarterfinals.

“I talked to [Loftus] before the game, told her to do whatever she thinks she could do, and

she played 27 minutes,” said Kilburn-Steveskey.

The Pride will host the University of Virginia on Tuesday, March 22 in the third round of the WNIT. Kilburn-Steveskey doesn’t seem to be too worried about taking on a powerful ACC foe.

“The sky’s the limit … we’re just having a great time right now,” she said.

Pride grinds out first win of 2016 versus Bobcats

By Jeff Werner STAFF WRITER

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Hofstra’s Drew Shapiro recorded her first hat trick of the season on Saturday.

The Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team finally tallied a game in its win column with a 13-5 victory over the Quinnipiac Bobcats.

The team also broke its fivegame losing streak with the road victory on Saturday.

The offense of the Pride was strong to start the game. Tiana Parrella and Drew Shapiro led the way with two goals each that put Hofstra up 4-1.

The offense continued its outstanding performance with more players getting involved as the first half went on.

Becky Conto, Morgan Knox, Lexi Lenaghan, who scored while one of her teammates was serving a penalty, and Carlee Ancona each contributed to the effort and extended the Pride’s

lead to seven goals at the end of the first half.

Parrella and Shapiro opened up the second half with one goal each, picking up where the offense had left off in the first half.

Quinnipiac responded with two goals of its own, and despite scoring two more later in the second half, the lead had become too insurmountable for a comeback by the Bobcats.

Now the Pride was looking to pad its stats as Knox and Lenaghan each scored their second goal of the game while Parrella earned her fourth to claim the 13-5 victory.

With the win, Hofstra improves to 1-5 on the season and concludes its three-game road trip.

Hofstra still has a chance to turn its season around and end up with a high seed in the CAA

tournament if they build some momentum.

Looking forward, the Pride opens up a three-game home stand on Friday, March 25 against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

This home stand will also feature the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Columbia Lions.

These three games with be the last nonconference games of 2016 before Hofstra begins the CAA portion of its schedule against the William & Mary Tribe.

Back Cover: Junior attacker Tiana Parrella leads the entire team with 13 assists as of March 19.

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Breakthrough Tiana Parrella tallies four goals and four assists in Hofstra’s first win Cam Keough/The Chronicle