The Hofstra Chronicle: March 22nd, 2012 Issue

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Woodward and Bernstein: Witty and Bold

By Andrea Ordonez and Chelsea Royal NEWS EDITOR AND ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Sitting at a table in The Washington Post’s headquarters with his 10-cent cup of coffee, Carl Bernstein felt a chill down his spine when he realized the potential consequences his and fellow journalist Bob Woodward’s reporting.

“Oh my God! This president is going to get impeached,” he said to Woodward sitting next to him with a quiet voice.

40 years after reporting on a scandal that put their reputations and even lives at risk, Bernstein stood behind a lectern opposite of Woodward at Adam’s

Playhouse. The two shared stories on their efforts and obstacles they faced to exposing the Watergate scandal.

“We were always afraid that we would make a mistake, or when The New York Times would get there first,” said Bernstein.

Through their reporting, Woodward and Bernstein changed the public’s trusting perception of the government to one of skepticism. Showing the power of the press in the 1970s, the two inspired a new wave of reporters, and helped popularize investigative journalism.

However, Woodward and Bernstein expressed a stronger motive than just telling stories during their visit to the University on Tuesday. Unhappy with what Woodward called a “media culture driven by impatience and speed,” they sought to remind the audience of how the journalism tenants that applied to them in the 1970s,

fact-checking and meeting with sources, still apply to both journalists and news readers today.

“The Internet is not a magic lantern,” said Woodward. “One of our efforts here is to talk about how we got information.

We talked to people, human sources. We sat and tried to tap into their conscience.”

Sophomore public relations major Mark Markowitz admires the dedication Woodward and Bernstein showed to getting the Watergate scandal out truthfully to the public.

“It really showed me that persistence and hard work can pay off,” said Markowitz.

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Public lewdness arrest made after library incident

By Zach Mongillo STAFF WRITER

A 70-year-old man was arrested for masturbating in the stacks of the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library at Hofstra this past Tuesday at approximately 4 p.m.

Karl Wildermuth, a resident of Uniondale, allegedly sat behind a girl on the seventh floor of the library, stuck his hands in his pants and began to masturbate. It was stated in an e-mail sent by Public Safety on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.

that: “The Department of Public Safety responded within minutes and apprehended the male, determined he was previously banned from the campus and contacted local law enforcement to arrest the individual. The Hempstead Police Department arrested the subject who was eventually charged with burglary, public lewdness and forcible touching from a previous incident.”

Wildermuth broke a ban on his presence from the campus, set

years ago for a similar situation. A news release issued by the Nassau County Police Department stated, “The defendant had his permission to enter the college revoked in 2000 after an unrelated but similar incident. On September 30, 2009 at 3:30 p.m., Wildermuth entered the college library and grabbed and squeezed a female victim on the buttocks.”

Mary Verna, a Nassau County Police Officer, told The Chronicle, “He wasn’t supposed to be on the property, and he

knew he wasn’t supposed to be there.”

Students began to hear of the scandal as an ABC 7 news truck parked outside of the library this morning. As soon as news traveled, students expressed disgust for the culprit.

“Hofstra clearly needs to up [its] security. Literally anyone can walk in and out of any building without us having a clue as to whether or not they go here or work here,” said Photo from NCPD junior Amanda Brennan.

Karl Wildermuth was found Later she added, “My behaving inappropriately in the library.

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Investigative journalists share tips on reporting

By Rachel Miller STAFF WRITER

Away from their offices and cubicles, their continuously ringing phone and long list of leads, five journalists, who all once worked at Newsday together, discussed what investigative reporting is like in the field today. The event held on the eve of Woodward and Bernstein’s arrival to the University and sponsored by the campus chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, included personal stories from the journalists as well as tips for students wanting to make a splash in the media industry after graduation.

The nice weather on March 19 led to a less than expected turnout, but this allowed for a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The journalists told stories about what first drew them to investigative journalism.

“One of the great things about journalism is you can really just chase your curiosity,” said Sandra Peddie, an investigative reporter at Newsday.

Peddie followed her curiosity from her home in Minnesota to New York, where she quickly experienced the realities of the investigative reporting game.

“You have to yell at your editors,” said Peddie. “You have to fight for the stories you care about.” Many investigative journalists work on big projects on their own time and pitch stories to editors when they are ready to be run. Journalists are no longer paid to work on one project for five years because of time constraints and budget concerns.

“You’re not going to walk into a job at a paper where you can just sit and work on something for three months,” said Tom McGinty, an investigative reporter at the Wall Street Journal. “There aren’t many of those jobs left in the business.”

While the job openings are limited, Jo McGinty, an investigative reporter at The New York Times, says traditional journalism values still apply.

“When you think about investigative reporting, it doesn’t have to be a giant project. It’s sort of a mentality,” said Jo McGinty, an investigative reporter at The New York Times. She believes investigative reporting means getting documents to back up stories. The panelists joked that no one would want to be investigated by McGinty because she is persistent and never gives up.

The event ended with a question and answer session where Tom Maier, an author and investigative reporter at Newsday told students to acquire video and photography skills or any talents that would set them apart from their journalism peers.

“It adds a whole new dimension to the work,” said Maier.

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Hofstra’s Dean of Students: Pete Libman

By Rachel Lutz FEATURES EDITOR

Pete Libman, Hofstra University’s Dean of Students, seems to be everywhere.

His department, or its subdepartments, seems to sponsor nearly every event that happens on-campus. Everyone knows his name – and saw him shave his head recently for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation – but no one seems really sure what exactly his duties are.

As it turns out, he never really has a “typical day” in the office. He usually is in the office from nine a.m. until late in the evening, and has between five and six meetings a day about various projects. Currently, he’s discussing the Discovery Program for the incoming firstyear students, the renovations to the rathskeller, and preparing for the Presidential Debate, among other things.

“That’s the kind of stuff we do all the time,” said Dean Libman. “Where are we with this program? How do we need to improve it? What do we need to do? Moving forward, things like that. We’re constantly looking back, reflecting, assessing things and so forth.”

Dean Libman believes that this is a great time to be at the University. He enjoyed seeing

the campus come alive during the past debate; it was a focal point for the entire nation.

He says now that a standing president will be visiting the University, the excitement will be even greater.

The people that surround him agree that the University’s progress has only been upward.

“Dean Libman is a professional who likes to be right in the middle of the action—interacting with students,” said Sandra S. Johnson, the Vice President for

Residential Programs and Housing Operations. “He is always thinking from a student perspective and takes extra effort to make sure that perspective is fully considered.”

He also chairs student committees to make sure he is staying connected.

Last summer, he made a commitment to redoing Dutch Treats and Hofstra USA. He said rather than having administrators decide what would be best, he ran student focus groups, meetings and distributed surveys.

“Dean Libman likes to get student input,” said sophomore Caitlin Rauchle.

“He’s easy to talk to. He’s welcoming, energizing, and looks forward to meeting and working with new people. I’m excited to see what collaboration he comes up with for the Rathskeller.”

Over the summer, there have been several projects that have been green lighted by Dean Libman. Two more towers will be renovated, there will be additional workout spaces (as a result of a program that was piloted a while ago), and, of course, the rathskeller will be made over.

“I take a lot of pride as the Dean of Students having the word ‘students’ in my title,” said Dean Libman. “I feel like it is imperative for me to really get to

“I take a lot of pride as the Dean of Students having the word ‘students’ in my title.”

Student Affairs. “His professional experiences have confirmed for him that what lies beyond the boundaries of the map is often more interesting. Dean Libman has a unique ability to connect with others and learn from them.”

Students and Hofstra administrators agree that bringing ideas to Dean Libman is easy because he is so eager to make the University better for the students.

“Pete is always interested in how processes and procedures are impacting students,” said Leonard Jones, Director of

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But Dean Libman wasn’t always in Student Affairs. He said he essentially stumbled into the field. He started out as a graduate of State University of New York – College of

Environmental Science and Forestry with a degree in forest biology. He then went on to teach seventh grade life science. He then made the decision to get his master’s degree in education, in counseling and guidance services from Clemson University. While there, he made his first foray into Student Affairs as a residence hall director.

“I realized that I could’ve been teaching science or math, but it wasn’t the content that drove me, it was the interpersonal connections with students and people and helping them grow and develop,” he said of his path to Student Affairs. “Student Affairs was a great avenue for me to do that kind of work and work one on one with students.”

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Head of Public safety, Karen O’Callaghan was not available for comment on the matter before press time.

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A resident opened the door and had alcohol in plain view, which was confiscated. The student received an appearance summons for underaged drinking and failure to comply.

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14th smelled marijuana in an estabrook dorm. they entered the room and found residents smoking, a small quantity of marijuana on a desk, alcoholic beverages and loud music. the students were issued an appearance summons.

A student called Public safety on March 15 and reported she and two friends were being followed by an unidentified male on their walk from Bill of rights to the Netherlands. Public safety apprehended the man who was a non-student and banned him from campus for trespassing.

March 16, an rA reported the smell of marijuana coming from a room. Public safety entered the room and found two residents with non-students. No marijuana was found, but the students were issued an appearance summons. the four non-students were banned from campus.

A non-student drove

onto campus through the main entrance on Hempstead turnpike without stopping on March 16. the non-student was banned from the campus.

An RA called Public safety on March 17 after observing 3

students smoking marijuana in front of Orange House. the students were issued an appearance summons, but no marijuana was recovered.

While on patrol, a PsO found a broken window in the men’s restroom on the first floor of the Netherlands Core on March 17. Public safety has not found who is responsible for the broken window.

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services staff manager reported on March 19 that seven boxes of soda syrup had been stolen from Bits & Bytes sometime between March 16 and 19. Police assistance was declined.

A student reported on March 19 that she was accosted by her ex-boyfriend on March 11 in the Graduate residence parking lot. the student said he grabbed her, shoved her into his vehicle and verbally threatened to assault her. the ex-boyfriend then drove her around before shoving her into the ground and taking her

pocketbook. NCPd responded and arrested the non-student on March 20.

While on patrol, a PsO found that the card reader of the Far Unispan by Uniondale Ave. had been vandalized. HofstraCard Services was notified.

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Club spends St. Patrick’s Day weekend starving

By Andrea Ordonez News editOr

sophomore Jeremiah Mallari feels his stomach churning. standing at a table in front of Plaza room 140 with a couple other members of the intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Mallari could easily walk down the hallway and in less than a minute appease his hunger at any of the student Center’s eateries. But he stays with the rest of the group the Friday before st. Patrick’s day, waiting to see if anyone else will join them. “i know i can’t physically do this, but i know that with God, i’ll have the strength to get through this,” he said. “i’m so hungry. i eat every four hours.”

Mallari and 19 other students embarked on the 30 Hour Famine, an event sponsored by Christian humanitarian organization world Vision on March 16 and 17. in an effort to raise $3,600, the students chose to starve themselves for 30 hours

through.” to avoid the temptation to eat, Cody created a schedule of events the thirty hours, which included prayer, community service activities and speakers. the packed schedule helped distract student Natalia Alvarez-Plaud from the hunger Andrea Ordonez/ The Chronicle she felt. “doing things Candace Cody (right) gives instructions to three students also on the 30-hour famine. that are not cenCody created a packed schedule to help them forget their hunger. tered around me make me not feel a Hofstra student and primary in solidarity with those around [my hunger] as much,” she said. organizer of the event. “so for the world that go without food. when they felt their hunger us right now, we kind of get a “Part of the famine is that you getting to them, participants feeling for what they’re going identify with people in somalia right now,” said Candace Cody,

stAFF writer

A week before juniors began registering for classes, the University made teacher evaluations, commonly known as Ctrs, electronically available to students after requests from sGA and University senate.

“Moving them to an online format retains the public aspect of the Ctrs,” said Liora schmelkin, senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and dean of Graduate studies.

“But more importantly [it] makes the information much more readily available to a wider audience, and also makes it more easily searchable and accessible.”

Although the Ctrs can now be conveniently accessed to students, Anthony dardis, a

“I’m so

hungry. I eat every four hours.”

Students skip over CTRs when scheduling for classes

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took the opportunity to hide in a quiet room with a video camera. the room was set up to look like the video blogs on reality television shows, where members could share their struggles with hunger during the 30 hours. while members struggled individually at separate times, Cody said fasting until the very end of the event was particularly difficult. “i think the last hour was the hardest, because we were so close, and yet so far,” said Cody. the event paid off for the group who, including the hungry Mallari, successfully made the complete 30 hours without eating. exceeding its initial goal, the group raised $5,300, which will go to world Vision and help feed roughly 14 kids for a year in somalia.

professor in the Philosophy department, says the evaluations should not act as the sole factor when they determine which professor or class to take.

“A student may pick a class because the evaluations are wildly enthusiastic, and then find out that she just isn’t learning anything,” said dardis. “Or a student might discover that

“i didn’t use it. i just picked the classes i needed to graduate,” said Yacono. “i don’t really care who the professor is as long as the class is interesting.”

Meanwhile, student Brittni Hicks used a more mainstream site to look for evaluations on professors. “i usually make my schedule and then look up my professors on ratemyprofessor.com,” said Hicks. “i actually didn’t even know i could look up Ctrs.”

However, david Zuniga, president of sGA likes that this transparency between students and faculty. “i have heard that a lot of students are using it and i applaud the university for doing it,” said Zuniga.

“I don’t really care who the

professor is as long as the class is interesting.” some professor is really great, even though evaluations seem to suggest otherwise.”

Jessica Yacono, a student at the University did not bother looking at the Ctrs when it came to registration.

Watergate reporters come to campus Continued From A1 communications and political science communities, students and faculty from different fields found the lecture beneficial to them.

Mike Leibowitz, a sophomore psychology major, found their ability to get honest information from sources remarkable. “they were able to get honest information from people who weren’t used to telling the truth,” said Leibowitz. “it’s really fascinating and [sigmund] Freud would have a field day with it.”

Meanwhile, for Andrea Libresco, an associate professor of teaching, literacy and leadership in the school of education, the two reporters’ work on revealing the watergate scandal emphasizes how teachers should instruct their students to remain knowledgeable of what the American government is doing.

“People who are journalists understand that their role is to search out the truth even if it goes to high places,” said Libresco. “we as citizens, our job, and this is the education part, is to immerse ourselves in what goes on in a democracy and find out about the truth. If they’re printing all this stuff and nobody is reading it, we’re still in trouble as a democracy.” with the second presidential debate coming to Hofstra in October, woodward and Bernstein reiterate student journalists’ obligation to report truthfully to the community about the candidates and their stances. “sure you’ll have limitations [as student journalists], but you’ll also have more opportunities,” said Bernstein. “You’ll see some things that other reporters won’t because you know the terrain.”

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Jake’s Health Corner:

Examining energy in versus energy out

By Jake Boly StAff Writer

energy in vs. energy out.

How many times have you heard this statement? Heard different viewpoints on this same statement? Hopefully this article will clear up some of the questions you might have about the common debate.

A calorie in its absolute simplest form is a unit of energy (4.184 Joules). Without over complicating and scaring you off, let me explain that a calorie is actually 1,000 small calories that represent 1kcal, or just 1 normal food calorie, as we know it. one food calorie (or 1kcal) is the amount of energy it takes to raise 1kg of water from 15 degrees Celsius to 16 degrees.

We see that calories in the simple form make a ton of sense in regards to the “energy in vs. energy out” debate. So why do people over-complicate it? they

start going into thermodynamics and other forces that come into play with energy expended. thermodynamics or the tef (thermogenic effect of feeding) is the calorie expenditure associated with eating. Calories are a relationship of energy and heat, which causes the expenditure in the body. different calories require different levels of energy to be expended during the process of converting and using of them. if you eat more calories than you burn you will store the extra amount: gain weight. if you eat less than you burn you will use stored energy: lose weight.

Yes, it really is as simple as that. i’ve talked about meal frequency nutrient timing before playing no part in the metabolic effect (calories burned), why would it change now? Your body

has a set amount of calories it expends each day and that is before you factor in exercise and daily activities. that is why people who workout or exercise avidly need more than a sedentary person. they are using more calories (energy) and must eat more calories (energy) to keep a positive balance or

states, “energy can not be created nor destroyed, only transformed.” this basically means our body is constantly transforming calories (food) into usable energy. the law doesn’t change because you change the macronutrient of the food, it will be used and processed the same way. there are a few studies to further my point regarding energy in versus energy out. in two studies, metabolic rate was measured while individuals were sleeping or at rest and on two different diets. one diet had higher fat intake, the other higher carbs. the results? the usage of the macronutrients and metabolic rate were similar, thus leading to the same fat loss, body composition and energy expenditure. the next two studies expose

If you eat more calories than you burn, you will store the extra amount: gain weight. if you’re losing weight a smart negative balance.

When people try to overcomplicate the above statement regarding energy in versus energy out, they try to fool the first law of thermodynamics with: high protein/low carbs, low fats, or even high carbs/low fat diets.

The first law of thermodynamics

the long term effects of lowcarb diets compared to a more conventional (evened-out) diet on body composition and weight loss. the conclusions after 10 weeks the low-carb dieter who had lost more weight initially evened out with the conventional diet. this proves what i’ve talked about before. Low-carb diets that have a lot of weight loss at first is mainly due to water. i know it would be great to trick the laws of science, but that just isn’t the case. don’t overcomplicate your diet by trying various silver bullet diets that manipulate the set of macronutrients you’re used to. eat within your caloric limit achieve your macronutrient goals while eating in moderation and progress will come. the deciding factor is energy (calories) in versus energy (calories) out.

Man on the Unispan What was your first reaction

“They were shocking to see around campus.”

Patrick Locoteta, freshman

“I didn’t know what was going on.”

Alex Green, freshman

to the slavery cages on campus?

“Shock. They said slavery is more prevalent now that it ever has been.”

Megan Costa, Grad Student

“I saw it getting set up so I didn’t know. Everyone was awkwardly walking around it.” emily June, Junior

“I still don’t know what’s going on.”

Marci Mason, Sophomore

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Geology club prepares majors for future careers

By emily Windram StAff Writer

With a rich history and plenty of devoted members and alumni, the Geology Club is one of the oldest and most beneficial organizations on Hofstra’s campus. the club was created in 1939, and was (and still is) open to anyone interested in discussions about the natural earth, regardless of majors or experience.

Participating in this club, which meets every Wednesday at 11:30, allows students many unique opportunities. Guest speakers and professors come to meetings often to give their insights to members. the club also has many chances to have exceptional hands-on experiences: they go on many

field trips, which allow them to physically see and work on what interests them. this year there is a week-long spring break trip, which takes place in diverse spots of new england. they also go on camping expeditions and are able to explore various outdoor areas to dig for and collect fossils. trip locations have a wide range, from local areas to Hawai’i and the Galapagos islands! “it really teaches you real-life applications of the subject,” said member Mickey Merguerian.

Joining the club helps members meet and network with important representatives of their fields of The Geology Club takes frequent field trips to study their nearby resources. also has the important distinction their fields of interest. Graduates study, which helps them begin of having a zero percent have gone on to have solid careers. Members usually go unemployment rate, a claim careers, such as becoming on to graduate school, and can which very few departments can managers of top environmental eventually become employed in boast. Anyone who is interested firms. The geology department

Members usually go on to graduate school, and can eventually become employed in their fields of interest.

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in managing and improving our natural environment, or simply studying both the earth’s past and future, can find their niche in the Geology Club.

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FRESHMEN DO’S AND DON’TS Keeping your room clean

By Sophia Strawser ASSiStAnt feAtureS editor

Keeping your dorm room clean can be the last thing you want to think about. i know i personally can’t remember the last time i made my bed. And when the word “dusting” is mentioned i simply laugh. each Saturday morning for my roommate and me begins the same way.

We wake up in the afternoon, and as we get out of bed we notice the atrocious state of our room. To briefly describe what our dorm looks like you need to first imagine what would happen if an excessively shedding cat, a chocolate factory freely dispens-

ing wrappers every 10 minutes, and a vomiting H&M store came together. this is our dorm room. the logical thing to do on a free Saturday would be to clean it. My roommate and i are a bit confused as to how to do this foreign thing called cleaning. in an attempt to make our room presentable, we eventually had to learn the art of cleaning. it began with us walking to dutch, only to realize that we were far too poor to buy cleaning supplies from Hofstra.

So, to target we went. our cart

soon had Windex, Swiffer wipes (surprisingly enough we already owned a Swiffer), febreze, and

at our dorm, we proceeded to eat the oreos. it wasn’t until the next day that we swept and Swiffered. Because our room was initially in such bad shape the small act of sweeping up made so much difference that we felt as though we had fully cleaned our dorm. of course this was not actually the case. the best way to force yourself to clean is have friends use your room as the “hang out” room. When your friends start commenting on the fact that if they sit on your carpet they are going to vomit you will

When your friends start commenting on the fact that if they sit on your carpet they are going to vomit, you will begin to feel the need to clean up. a pack of oreos — doublestuffed. We were now ready to begin embarking on the journey of cleaning. After arriving back

begin to feel the need to clean up. My roommate and i tend to still leave people on the urge of hurling, but that’s just our inexcusable cleaning habits.

Many “clean” dorms tend to have a schedule. one person cleans one week, the other the next. this would work for my suite had the word “clean” not been included.

So i will now call the kettle black by saying: Hofstra, keep your dorms clean. Make a schedule or whatever crap you can think of that will make you want to clean your dorm. As for me, i’ll just live in grime.

Overheard @ Hofstra

Compiled by The Chronicle Staff In Class: Professor: Who gives a s--t about rhode island? they weren’t even at the Constitutional Convention.

What contributions have they made?

Girl: that’s where Pauly d is from.

In Class: Professor: i’m not an elitist. i believe everybody should get As.

On the Unispan: Girl 1: He really loved her.

Girl 2: Yeah, he took care of that b---h.

In the Student Center Guy 1: Her name sounds like a porn star name.

Guy 2: or a rare Australian fruit.

Outside the Shuart Stadium Guy: i tried to use the bathroom but it was locked. So i peed next to it.

Outside Breslin: Guy 1: dude, she was only like a five.

Guy 2: Wow. How f---ed up was i?

Guy 1: really f--ked up. i pretended to be your boyfriend to save you.

Outside Bill of Rights: Girl: they’re paper airplanes! it’s paper that flies in the air!

On the Shuttle: Guy: i’ll just drop out of school and become a goat herder.

At Bar Social: Guy 1: dude, if it weren’t for Wikipedia, i wouldn’t be graduating this spring.

Guy 2: Yeah, man. i mean, classes are hard.

In the Student Center: Girl: i’m so mad. i not only dropped my booze, but i can’t wear those shoes any more.

Outside Bits & Bites: Girl: i start diets on Mondays; you know i start diets on Mondays!

In Breslin: Guy: Man, growing up sucks.

In Breslin: Professor: there’s nothing to do in Storrs, Connecticut. So people get stoned.

In Breslin: Professor: turn the lights up a hair. (Pause) that’s more than a hair. that’s a bouffant.

In Class: Professor: tests are bulls--t.

In Breslin: Professor: i was on her and she was large. Let the record show, i’m talking about a boat.

In the Student Center: Guy 1: He had a small piece of paper on his lap the whole time.

Guy 2: He cheated on that test like he cheated on his girlfriend.

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PETER

BOONSHAFT

Social media connects student with band

By Jessica Lewis MANAGING EDITOR

“It is eagerness, mixed with nervous and anxious until you step on the stage when the adrenaline hits like a wall,” says Hofstra junior, Peter Boonshaft.

“When I get on stage and the lights come up, I see the crowd and that makes it for me.”

Boonshaft is the bassist for the band A Face For Radio. The band was started in Dallas, Texas by frontman Wade Hunt in 2009.

Spending a few years in Texas, the band established itself in the music scene there and started playing with national acts such as Set Your Goals, Mayday Parade, I See Stars, Amber Pacific and Man Overboard.

The band was also played Warped Tour – a festival hosted by Vans, a skateboard and shoe manufacturer.

The band decided to move to New York and try to establish a following here, but was forced to leave a few members behind.

This was Boonshaft’s chance to become a member of A Face For Radio. “A few posts to social media websites later, I auditioned, and it was a perfect fit,” says Boonshaft. “Things have been so awesome for me ever since.”

Boonshaft’s passion for music started at a very young age.

Being the son of two music teachers—one being Hofstra Professor of Music Peter Boonshaft Sr.—he has grown up around music. “I have been going to symphonies and concerts since I was born and it never occurred to me that all people didn’t grow up with the musical involvement I had…

I don’t know what I would do if I

didn’t have music in my life.”

Since the age of 15, Boonshaft has been playing in bands as well as writing, performing and recording music. “When I came to college I got forced to take a choir class at Hofstra, like all music majors eventually do, and began to be interested in singing and haven’t stopped since.”

Professor Boonshaft’s expertise is in concert band and wind symphonies while Peter himself says that his band is labeled as a pop-punk hardcore hybrid. “The apple fell far from the tree in this case,” Boonshaft says but says his father remains the person he has always looked up to. Peter’s father never put pressure on him to pursue music, but says that he strives to make his father proud by being able to, “do my own thing with my music and achieving my goals through that.”

As of right now, Boonshaft is not far from meeting his goals, as he has been touring with his A Face For Radio throughout the South and Northeast. “We are setting up another string of dates throughout the entire east coast for the early summer,” he says.

Naturally, being on tour is a thrill for Peter; he described it as being in a big van with his five best friends and their instruments, travelling from city to city playing shows, meeting new people and partying. “Tell me that doesn’t sound like a good time,” he dares to ask. “Some hilarious thing go on out on the road, I’m excited to go back out soon.”

For those who might not be able to see one of their shows, their music is available for purchase through the iTunes store by searching A Face For Radio.

“A FEW POSTS TO SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES LATER, I AUDITIONED, AND IT WAS A PERFECT FIT...THINGS HAVE BEEN SO AWESOME FOR ME EVER SINCE.”

Photos Courtesy Peter Boonshaft Boonshaft plays bass in the band called A Face For Radio which was originally started in Dallas, Texas in 2009.

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Coffeehouse Concerts: Blind Robbery & Dominic Spezialetti

By Ohad Amram StAff Writer

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Dominic Spezialetti performed at last Thursday’s Coffeehouse Concert.

his thursday’s by-weekly Coffeehouse Concerts, in the Netherlands complex at 8 p.m., featured Long island natives, mainstream alternative rock four-piece Blind robbery alongside Hofstra’s Dominic Spezialetti. the show brought a good number of people in attendance as they gathered around enjoying the free food and live music sponsored by Hofstra Concerts.

The first act of the night was Blind robbery. eager to perform, and at a University no less, the group continuously hinted at their free demos at the front of the audience and constantly reminded those in the crowd to “like” them on facebook and spread the word. truth be told, however, there wasn’t much to like. in fact, upon first hearing the first few songs, the crowd began glancing around and making snarky jokes. the band sounded like bands Nickelback and Creed, with their heavy guitar riffs, same constant drumming with little to no variation from song to song. the

group’s singer, after finishing certain songs, sometimes stopped to cheer the crowd on and thank everyone for attending. However, his voice had already started to sound hoarse.

Blind robbery is a Long island based band that has been around and active since 2002. in the past decade, their dedication and drive have the resulted in two full-length albums, “Ante Up” of 2005 and “Crooked Numbers,” which was released in December of 2009. the band has played on various college stations including Stony Brook and St. Johns University, aside from their show here at Hofstra University. the second act of the evening, third-year student and third-time performer at the Coffeehouse, Dominic Spezialetti, is no stranger to performing in front of crowds, or without a backing band. Dominic enthusiastically stated, “the coffeehouse is a chill place to go on a thursday evening. it’s nice just to sit, relax, listen to some live music and enjoy a nice cup of coffee.”

Needless to say, Spezialetti was able to calm the crowd down with

more comforting tones displayed in his five song set. Such songs included hits “Sigh No More,” by Mumford & Sons and an acoustic version of rihanna’s “We found Love.” throughout the performance many chimed in with a few words here and there of the songs that they knew. Spezialetti delivered all of his songs soulfully and with his audience in mind.

Having been his third performance through Hofstra Concerts, Spezialetti found himself encouraged and supported by fellow friends as they sat through his entire act. Aside of his performances at the coffeehouse, Spezialetti fulfills his passion for singing with co-ed a cappella group “Hofbeats,” which was started when Spezialetti began at Hofstra as a freshmen. Another endeavor Spezialetti prides himself on is the fact that he helped create “the Dutchmen,” Hofstra’s only all-male a cappella group. As the coffeehouse drew to a close, Spezialetti happily remarked, “i’ve always loved singing and performing.”

Great Writers, Great Readings By theodore Bunker SpeiCiAL tO tHe CHrONiCLe

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om Sleigh, awardwinning poet with eight books in print, was the most recent author at Hofstra for the Great Writers, Great readings program. Sleigh has won numerous accolades for his vivid depictions of his childhood, and his experiences as a journalist reporting from around the world. phillis Levin, who introduced Sleigh, knew him while they were in graduate school at Johns Hopkins University. She praised his “lyricism” and “fervor,” and the intimate, vibrant descriptions that fill his poetry.

Sleigh read several poems, most of which detailed experi-

Tom Sleigh

ences from childhood, such as “Newsreel,” “Space Station,” “Self-portrait with Shoulder pads” and “from the Ass’ Mouth: A theory of the Leisure Class.” He also read two poems inspired by modern events, “Army Cats,” about his experiences in Lebanon, and “this thing of Darkness,” about the execution of Saddam Hussein. Sleigh closed with a reading of “Homage to Mary Hamilton,” a ballad.

Ater reading, Sleigh answered questions from the audience. He spoke about his process of writing poetry about modern, political events.

“there’s a big difference between political convictions and political emotions,” he said. “embed emotions in what you see.”

He also spoke of the black comedy found in horrific moments, recounting a car bomb in Lebanon that blew all the clothes out of a Georgio Armani store. this story ended a remarkable and fascinating Great Writers, Great readings. the next reading will feature David Lindsay-Abaire on April 25.

Courtesy of www.poetryfoundation.org

Tom Sleigh, award-winning poet, spoke this Wednesday as a part of the Great Writers, Great Readings program.

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Erin Willett passes round one on ‘The Voice’

By Katie Webb eDitOriAL eDitOr

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inally, in the third episode of the battle rounds on “the Voice,” Hofstra graduate erin Willet took the stage, or rather the boxing ring. Willet and her opponent, Gwen Sebastian, were matched face-to-face in a winner-takes-all singing challenge. their coach, Blake Shelton, and special guest celebrity coaches helped the artists prepare to sing pat Benatar’s “We Belong.” “i have two dynamic singers and (the song) has a dynamic side, but you also have a tender side,” Shelton said to his dueling team members. “Whichever one of you finds a way to tap into that the most and really dig down deep is gonna be the winner.”

Sebastian, a North Dakota native and sweet country crooner, seemed to have the edge from the start. the one obvious flaw in the show, or advantage depending who you ask, is the coach’s human weaknesses. for instance, last year Shelton ended up with four girls at the end because he felt fatherly toward them. He also favors the singers who have “a country heart” like Sebastian.

Willett had other challenges to overcome as well. though her father has already passed in the alternate time warp that is the pre-recorded battle rounds, her father was still struggling to stay alive. Her mother gave her grave news before the performance.

“He took a turn for the worst,” Willett said to coach Shelton with tears brimming over her eyes. “the nurses gave him 24 hours.”

Her fight to keep her mind in the

competition while her heart was off with her ailing father, struck a chord with Shelton.

“You’ve worked your whole life for this,” Shelton consoled her. “i know he wants you to be doing this.”

Back in the practice studios, Willet prepared herself with help from celebrity, Kelly Clarkson.

Known for her powerhouse presence and vocals, Willett received some valuable advice on how to hone in on the more subtle nuances of her voice. “that break!” Clarkson said emphatically to Willett as her falsetto quavered softly. “that break is pretty. Show some of the sweetness in your voice.”

As for Sebastian, who will be entering the ring with Willett, she has the utmost respect for her competitor. “erin and i have become close… and i want the audience to feel like it’s a show, not a battle,” Sebastian said.

Coached by special guest country music star Miranda Lambert, Shelton’s wife, Sebastian gained even more of an edge.

When the performers finally met in the ring, they both performed with passionate feeling and power.

Dancing around each other, locking eyes and sparring with everything they had, both competitors gave the judges reason to cheer. “part of me feels like you played it safe,” Shelton said to Willett. Her eyes grew large and panic crossed her face. “But then i think gosh, what else can you do?” With those awe-striking words Shelton called Willett the victor of the battle. “i did it for my dad… i love him,” Willett said after her win.

Courtesy of www.erinwillett.com

Erin Willett, having now passed the first round, will go on to perform in the second round in the upcoming weeks.

“Willett had other challenges to overcome as well... her father is still struggling to stay alive”

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he two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee and National Book Award winner joins the English faculty of St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences this spring semester. Professor McDermott’s visit engages and inspires students through on-campus events including a fiction-writing workshop, individual meetings and public lectures.

Established in 2007, the Peter P. and Margaret A. D’Angelo Chair in the Humanities promotes excellence in teaching and scholarly exchange.

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Review Round-up

Matters

By Matt Ern COLUMNIST

Smash- “The Workshop” Grade: B -

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very week, the preview makes it seem like the following episode will be one fraught with drama and ivy’s inevitable meltdown, but somehow nothing ever seems to happen. this week, the workshop should have been a showcase for all the things Smash does well, describing what it’s like to put on a Broadway musical. instead, the action is bogged down the characters’ personal lives and petty squabbles. i could have done without ivy’s mom showing up, which didn’t seem to have a function than antother way to cram a guest star onto the show. Sure, it highlighted ivy’s fraying psyche, but the show has done a good enough job with that in recent weeks. i don’t think i could care any less about Julia and Michael’s affair, and i’m hoping the decision to fire Michael at the end of the episode will be the last we hear from him (although i really doubt this).

Not much changes by the end of the episode, eileen is still a lot of fun and ellis is still a conniving jerk. Derek and tom remain interesting characters, and i look forward to them butting heads

next week over Derek’s interest in Karen- since you know, she’s still a character on this show despite the fact that her storylines the past few weeks haven’t interested much with the rest of the cast.

Justified- “A Guy Walks...”

Grade: A -

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ustified’s endgame is upon us. the pieces have carefully been manipulated all season and now all the criminals of Harlan County are about to start blowing each other away in the streets. the catalyst is Dickie Bennett being released from prison, a man with whom both Boyd and raylan have a score to settle.

While Boyd is ready to kill Dickie, and raylan is ready to throw him back in prison, Limehouse and his men are preparing for Dickie’s inevitable efforts to get Maggs’ money back. While the stage is set for these conflicts to boil over next week, the show was stolen by Quarles this week. the only thing better than Quarles is Quarles off the deep end. After Boyd snakes the election away from him, Quarles appears to have snapped, snorting lines of oxy and making open declarations to shoot raylan in the streets. even Wynn Duffy is looking on in horror as Quarles’

“A Guy Walks Into A Bar” Grade: A-

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actions as he delivers a great monologue explaining how his father sold him as a sex worker until he was forced to kill him when Quarles was only 14. the tension during Quarles’ standoff with raylan in the bar is palpable, and part of me wishes they had settled things right there, even if it would mean a Quarles-less next couple of episodes. But i’m sure however Quarles meets his end will be no less exciting.

Want More TV That Matters? go to www. hofstrachronicle. com for more of Matt’s column.

The Shins - Port of Morrow Grade: AThe theme of the Shins’ first album in five years is ‘love,’ which probably caused the people at pitchfork to groan and hide under their desks. But “port of Morrow” is a strong album that shows a needed progression in songwriting in the band. the album is their first that doesn’t end in four or five similar tracks, and includes a slight diversification in instrumentation, too. the songs are still mainly acoustic indie-pop, sure, but they feel more inspired, and unique, than their previous albums. “port of Morrow” might just be their best work yet. Zach Braff, take notice.

RIYL: Feist, Broken Bells Anti-Flag - The General Strike Grade: CAnti-flag’s ninth and shortest album is yet another anti-government, anti-everything blast of punk rants. If it is the first Anti-Flag album you’re going to hear, then enjoy; it’s not bad for what it’s worth. But nothing separates it from their other eight albums. the quick, relentless blasts are there, as always, and quite effective for once. But the snarky vocals get less effective as singer Justin Sane approaches middle-age, and the lyrics would sound bad even for a diary of an angsty 16-year-old. it’s fast, it’s loud, but it’s uninspired and unoriginal.

RIYL: Dead Kennedys, Pennywise

Lee Renaldo - Between The Times and The Tides Grade: B Sonic Youth’s other guitarist took the band’s indefinite hiatus as an opportunity to record his first proper solo album – a healthy medium between traditional singer-songwriter and the genre known as “Sonic Youth.” His singing voice is never quite up to par with some of his contemporaries, but his songwriting is a solid mix of rhythmic and loud, as if his former band were trying to go mainstream. there’s nothing spectacular here, but ranaldo never decides there should be. ranaldo simply picked up his guitar and started writing some songs. “Between the times and tides” is a pleasant melding of two worlds.

RIYL: Neil Young, Tom Petty

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Student loans and the so-called credit bubble

By John Pritsiolas sPEcial TO ThE chrOniclE

Many individuals in america would look at the below chart and automatically associate it with deficit spending by the government. However, this couldn’t be any farther from the case; this chart actually represents the sheer amount of student loans in this country.

Alarmingly, the financial media always seems to be infatuated with the minutes from the latest FOMC meeting, the affairs in the Middle East, or the current price of oil. While this is to be expected on the part of many analysts and commentators, student loans are all but ignored on a daily basis.

But, somebody must address the giant elephant in the room sooner rather than later. The fact of the matter is, student loans can simply be classified as a “credit bubble.” Considering the country as a whole is still recovering from the previous housing bubble, the popping of the current student loans bubble would be nothing short of devastating for universities, to say the very least. Before you dismiss this notion as impossible, consider two facts, the price of gasoline is most assuredly on its way to $5 a gallon and many students

who have recently graduated remain unemployed to this day (unemployment rate for recent graduates stands at 9.1 percent).

Essentially, this not only equates to a higher cost of living (across the country, not just in New York), but also hinders individuals from paying their student loans (among other financial issues as well).

In a recent finding, the average student debt was roughly around $34,000, a debt burden that only increases with each coming year.

This should not only be a major concern for universities or market

participants, but also for the students and professors.

When the student loan credit bubble starts to deflate, universities will be forced to cut programs (axing the Hofstra football program certainly didn’t resonate well with students) and they will also be forced to downsize the amount of faculty on hand. On a lighter note, there is still a viable solution and there are many measures that even hofstra can utilize without hurting the students or laying off faculty members. One

could call this, “Austerity for Universities,” but I would like to stress that if these measures are implemented on campuses across the country, there would be much less economic pain to bear in the coming years. First and foremost, eliminating or reducing the amount of concerts and other non-essential speakers that visit campuses would certainly be a step in the right direction. These are events that can effectively be described as blatant money pits (that money would be better spent on additional faculty or even

scholarships), and lastly there are numerous amounts of clubs across campuses that just receive too much funding.

While such preventative measures would not initially be greeted with much fanfare from students, I believe that every student should take a step back and perform a costbenefit analysis of the situation.

Ultimately, at the very end of the day, what should be our top priority is at stake here: our education.

Chart courtesy of Zerohedge, priced in the billions of dollars

St. Patrick’s Day: More than green beer and a hang over By alexandria Jezina cOluMnisT

last saturday hofstra celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day, a day when everyone’s irish and most of us are less than sober.

Friends celebrated by heading off to the city to wander around and find a good time, go to McHebes (the most Irish-sounding bar in Hempstead), or hit up some of the numerous fraternity parties. Even though today the majority of adults and college students use Saint Patty’s Day to drink themselves unconscious, it’s original intent was to celebrate the catholic Saint Patrick, whose actual name was Maewyn succat.

Maewyn succat was born in the British Isles, not Ireland, near Dumbarton, Scotland around 387 a.D. he was a catholic Priest who changed his name to Patrick after becoming a priest. He was

kidnapped at the age of 16 by Irish marauders, who enslaved him in ireland for six years until he was able to escape and return to his family. After escaping back to Britain, he entered a monastery and was eventually promoted to priesthood. he then returned to Ireland as a missionary, spreading the word of God and catholicism to celtic tribes across ireland. he is also known for comparing the Holy Trinity to a three-leaf clover, which we associate with the irish today.

Today people from all walks of life celebrate saint Patrick’s Day in their own way. The celebration of st. Patrick’s Day in the United States originated in New York City in 1762 with the first st. Patrick’s Day parade in the world. Since 1848 the parade has been the largest civilian parade in the world. Today there are more irish descendants in the united

states than ireland.

Back in Ireland, parades took place across the country. The biggest of all took place in the Irish capital of Dublin with a two-hour procession. The parades were still extremely festive despite debt troubles affecting the country with unemployment reaching 14.4 percent. 50,000 residents have emigrated looking for jobs in the debt-ridden country.

There were also bomb threat scares in northern ireland from Protestant extremists. Though the Irish flag symbolizes the neutrality of Protestants and Catholics, with the flag’s green representing Catholics, orange representing Protestants, and white symbolizing a peaceful relationship of the two religions, confrontations still persists today. as in many other conflicts today, religion can lead to tension rather than unity with one’s fellow man.

While some may mistake st.

Patrick’s Day as a drunken celebration, I hope people will realize that it can be quite the opposite and is with the majority of holidays a time to celebrate with friends and family and have a good time. We tend to forget about the holiday’s religious meanings and rather stress silly ideas like wear-

ing green to avoid being pinched by “leprechauns.” So next St. Patrick’s Day, when you’re wearing your green beads, don’t forget to celebrate the irish saint Patrick and the Irish in general, not just a bottle of Guinness.

The views and opinions expressed in Op-Ed section are those of the authors of the articles. They are not a reflection of the views and are not endorsed by The Chronicle or its staff. The Chronicle does not discriminate its articles based on the opinions of the author.

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Ignorant bliss to enlightened ideologies

By Elisabeth Turner cOluMnisT

This past Thursday, March 15, Timothy Groseclose Professor of american politics at the university of California Los Angeles, came to hofstra to speak about an issue tpesrd which much of society seems to turn a blind eye. According to Groseclose, the liberal bias of the media is shaping American thought without the masses’ realization. in a mere hour and ten minutes, Groseclose disclosed the mechanics of his book, entitled Left Turn, and how to calculate what he refers to as one’s political quotient how far liberal any individual or politician tends to lean in his or her views.

Then one man raised his hand, and when called upon asked a simple question underlying everyone else’s.

The question was the monosyllabic, ‘Why.’ Groseclose had pointed out the media’s liberal slant, along with a series of statistics supporting his belief that this slant is actually causing the public’s views to lean to the left as well. he also stated that the problem is not necessarily in the portrayal of the facts, but in the actual facts chosen to be reported, the actual information which is disseminated to the public.

Obviously, the question “why” is broad; there are no simple, unambiguous answers. In his response, Groseclose stated that, “it’s something in their [liberals] DNA.” He suggested that there is an element within creative people that predisposes them to more liberal views.

Yet, the question of “why” resonates on a deeper level than merely that of media personnel and their opinions. Why, for example, did we university students, as young and restless adolescents, wake up at 5:30 every morning to go to classes we didn’t like in a high school we weren’t particularly fond of? The answer lies in that we wanted to acquire knowledge so that we could be accepted to a good college.

Why now, do we go to classes at a university of our choosing when we could already be out in the work force, maintaining a steady income?

The answer is that we have bigger dreams and higher aspirations.

Even still, why do we have those aspirations? are they a result of the instillation of values from our parents? Why do some of us lean left and others fall right in ideology? From common sense to Freud, society will often tell us that we are a mere byproduct of who parents were or who they wanted to be but couldn’t. society may speculate that the conservative Fox news reporter was raised evangelical and has never strayed. True, many of our beliefs, if not a direct parallel to our parents’ are partially rooted in their ideologies. But for those of us who make it our mission to seek out truth, why must this

stringent explanation be applied?

Perhaps it is because, ironically, society needs a way to prove to itself that some things are certain, accurate, and surprisingly constant. Subconsciously, society is always looking for truth, sometimes its citizens find it and sometimes they don’t. Yet, as individuals and as hofstra students, we should never assume that someone is conservative or liberal, introvert or extrovert, intelligence or slow, based upon where or who they come from.

Furthermore as humans it will always be natural to have biases regarding political figures or ideologies. But, as students at a hidden gem of a university one of the most resourceful ones in the country, we should remember to look at issues, as well as at people, objectively when evaluating them. College is supposed to be about finding truth. As a Hofstra student, why not take a step back and, glance at your ideologies, then plunge headfirst into the sea of knowledge whose tides are already overflowing onto your sands? Why not plunge into the quest for truth, even if that means taking a glance at ideologies your parents abhor? Why not take advantage of every opportunity offered here and begin a chase for the truth, for the blinding and irrelative light?

“We have bigger dreams and higher aspirations... are they a result of the instillations of values from our parents... ”

Letter to the Editor: Overheards Issue letter to the Editor: i commend you for your retraction of the rape and abusive comments that recently appeared in the “Overheard @ Hofstra” section. Too often, people think that it’s funny to joke about such subjects. The bottom line is that rape is never a laughing matter. statistics indicate that one in every three women will be physically or sexually abused in their lifetime. Nearly 20 percent of college women will be victims of attempted or actual sexual assault, as will about 6 percent of undergraduate men, according to christopher P. Krebs’ campus sexual assault study.

The physical, psychological, emotional and legal toll on the sur-

vivor of a sexual assault will profoundly impact the person’s ability to trust themselves and their relationships and to successfully continue in academic pursuits.

The Dean of Students Office would like to remind students that the sexual Misconduct Policy is available for review online in the community standards section of the Guide to Pride.

Staying safe in relationships and keeping friends safe in relationships is everyone’s responsibility, and it is in line with our mission to abide by the PriDE principles.

We encourage you to attend the upcoming program related to this important topic: Love Yourself So You Can Love Someone Else, presented by Maria Falzone of

Sex rules! Many of you may remember her from Welcome Week. This program will be taking place on Wednesday March 28th from 7-8 p.m. in the Student center Theater. information on sexual assault is also readily available on the Student Counseling website.

I challenge you to help break the jokes, myths and stereotypes associated with issues surrounding sexual misconduct. If you hear or see of something inappropriate, say something! Don’t be silent!

The change in the culture related to this important topic begins and ends with you and me. Again, rape is never a laughing matter.

By lynda O’Malley associate Dean of students

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Dangerous drunken liaisons on Hempstead Turnpike

By Jackie itsines COPY EDITOr

Music floods the Hofstra dormitory hallways as students ready themselves for a night out at the bar. Guys slip into jeans and a button-down shirt and douse themselves in cologne as girls scramble to find a see-through shirt that will show off their neon bra. Once all members of a group of bar buddies have an adequate pregame buzz, they walk the less-than-esteemed streets of hempstead to the bar of choice.

They leave late at night and spend the following day attempting to cure an awful hangover with plenty of sleep and an omelet or two from the student center. sound familiar? students consider drinking and partying to be as much of a staple to hofstra culture as waiting for the Blue Beetle and not getting cell phone service in the basement of Breslin hall. conversations that do not involve how wasted one was or plans to be at Mchebe’s on any given weekend are a rarity. But despite its popularity, Hofstra’s bar scene is more dangerous than most students choose to realize.

Last week, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign released its annual report of the New York.

New Jersey, and connecticut metropolitan region’s Most Dangerous roads for Walking.

Topping the list for the fourth year in a row is a road very near, but not so dear, to Hofstra students’ hearts: the hempstead Turnpike.

According to the report, the streets of Nassau County claimed the lives of 91 pedestrians from 2008 to 2010.

The majority of the county’s 15 pedestrian deaths that occurred on the hempstead Turnpike took place in Franklin Square, East Meadow, West Hempstead and hempstead. The report does not account for pedestrian accidents or injuries, only fatalities.

Enabling Hofstra students to avoid the dangers of the hempstead Turnpike are three unispans that connect the residential and academic sides of campus; however, during ventures to and from the bar strip, students tend to ignore the unispans and take to the streets to cross all four of the turnpike’s incessantly busy lanes.

Crossing the tri-state area’s most dangerous road at nighttime while heavily intoxicated is one among many vulnerabilities of students who engage in the bar scene. students understand that hempstead is by no means a safe neighborhood, and yet they act as though invincible to mugging, assault, vehicular accidents and legal consequences. local weekend hot spots like nacho Mamma’s rock & roll cantina and Bedrock Bar & Grill boast fairly cheap prices and frequent drink specials to better accommodate their clientele of broke college students, a large number of whom are served alcohol while under the age of 21.

But does saving a few bucks on a pitcher of beer outweigh the legal consequences of underage drinking? Not quite. If the police ever decide to respond to the obvious illegal activity in Hempstead’s college bars, students drinking underage can expect a multihundred dollar fine, court fees and possible jail time and license suspension. so to all of you hofstra students who simply cannot bear to spend your Friday nights doing anything other than drinking profuse amounts of cheap alcohol, taking embarrassing pictures and dancing with sweaty strangers – concurrently risking your money, dignity and maybe even your life, please do not bother getting out of bed on Saturday mornings. Campus is much more enjoyable without you roaming around in pajamas and smelling of beer. Cheers!

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March madness is putting it lightly Show of hands. Raise them if you have used your bracket as any of the following: Kindling Napkin Toilet paper Ripped a piece to throw out your gum Paper airplane Origami Threatening letter to Mike Krzyzewski Doodle page Dispensation of phone number Confetti Stress ball Hand turkey If not, then you must have picked Ohio and Xavier in the championship and are not a

friend of mine.

I personally lost two Final Four teams last weekend in the inaugural rounds of March Madness, one of them in the Round of 64 (Missouri, never speak to me again). Everyone got hit by Friday’s Hurricane Irene-esque bracketology. I don’t care if you’re the clown who picked Lehigh on a whim, you lost a game. Either way, my March Madness is slowly turning into April Apathy.

I really have lost care.

Knowing I can’t win a couple bucks, I’ve lost a concern for who will win. For the last weekend, I have combined cramming for midterms with stress-inducing nail biters of games between the likes of a top school and a school I had no idea existed.

‘But, Matt, those are the best kinds of games.’ Who are you and why are you in my home?

Look, I love an upset as much as anyone, but when it’s causing the slow and painful death of my bracket, I just can’t. If this were during the season, I would be mesmerized. I would write a

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poem about it. I would hope that after the upset a unicorn would appear out of the sky (Note:

Never hire a seven-year-old to write your column for you, not even one as eloquent as the one who wrote those last couple of sentences).

I just find myself to be like many fans: if the teams that I am pulling for are out of it, I get distracted easily. If the teams I am rooting for are involved, I can’t be pulled away from my television, or my laptop for when I’m in class and don’t feel like watching “Good Night and Good Luck” for the 34,679th time.

Now, I’m not all about the money. Trust me, if you saw my Citibank statement, you’d think it was the ledger for the Mets.

However, I think we all have that same feeling when we can’t win cash. I take it from growing up and watching my parents eagerly staring at the TV awaiting Lotto numbers. Once you were out one

number, you’d tear up the ticket and move on to the next day of your life. It’s the same for all of us. We rip our bracket apart today and we’ll be back next year, ready to bet, and ready to watch top-seeded universities with multi-million dollar backers fall to the likes of a South Florida or a Norfolk State.

I guess I can enjoy it for now and throw it on in the background while I rip what’s left of my hair out of my scalp (St. Baldrick’s, amazing cause, shout-out to Hofstra Roller Hockey). And come to think of it, I’m not really looking forward to baseball season. I’m a Mets fan. Family Guy already told me how that story will go.

So, I guess it’s either the Sweet 16 or watch whatever shenanigans those Kardashians are up to. You win, Xavier, you win.

Bonanno and Accordino named All-Americans

By Danny Lovi STAFF WRITER

The Hofstra wrestling team sent six competitors to St Louis this past weekend to compete in the NCAA Championship.

They returned home with two All-Americans, adding prestige to the already illustrious Hofstra wrestling program.

Juniors Steve Bonanno and Justin Accordino became the 17th and 18th Hofstra wrestlers to earn All-American honors in program history.

Bonanno, seeded 12th in the 125-pound bracket, ended up finishing eighth after defeating Anthony Zanetta of Pittsburgh in a fourth-round consolation match.

Accordino, who started the tournament unseeded, advanced to the semi-finals in the 149pound bracket, before losing to eventual champion Frank Molinaro of Penn State. He ended the tournament in sixth place.

Hofstra started the tournament hot, winning five of its first six matches. Sophomore Luke Vaith

(141) and seniors P.J. Gillespie (165) and Ben Clymer (184) advanced to the round of 16 in their respective brackets, but only Gillespie advanced to the next round. Gillespie lost to Bekzod Abdurakhmonov of Clarion in the round of eight, and then came up short in the consolation round, one win away from earning AllAmerican status.

The wrestling team will celebrate the CAA Championship and honor Bonanno and Accordino at the end of the season banquet on April 22.

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Softball takes Hofstra Invitational crown

By Joe Pantorno SPORTS EDITOR

If there was any concern over just how elite a pitcher junior Olivia Galati is, those critics were silenced after the righthander lifted the Hofstra softball team to the Hofstra Invitational Championship this weekend.

The Pride won three of four games, two from the University of Connecticut and one from Maine.

“We just love playing at home, we love our field and we love our support,” said Edwards. “I thought when we came to play we played very well… I thought we had really good pitching and it was nice to see some good things come out of the weekend.”

Galati set the tone early on Saturday morning in Hofstra’s first game against Maine. Bats on both sides were silent as a scoreless tie went into extra innings as Galati dueled with Maine’s Ashley Kelly. It was Galati, though, who stole the show.

The junior struck out 18 batters, one better than her previous career high. Galati fanned seven consecutive batters from the last two outs of the second inning to the first two outs of the fourth.

“I just said, ‘Olivia, keep striking them out and we’ll get a run,’” said Edwards. “She was just on fire. She had some hop to the ball and a little bit of action and it was really good to see her take control of the mound.”

Hofstra had its chances to win the game, stranding eight runners on the base paths.

The Pride had its best chance to win in the bottom of the seventh, the last inning before extras.

With one out and junior Becca Bigler at third base as the winning run, junior Tessa Ziemba hit a slow roller to second base. Bigler appeared to beat the throw home, but the umpire made no signal after the play. Maine’s catcher EmJ Fogel then tagged Bigler seconds after the play ended as Ziemba went to go celebrate the win wandering off first base.

The umpire ruled Bigler out and Fogel threw to first to double up Ziemba.

Galati continued to mow down Maine batters before freshman Erin Trippi gave Hofstra the win with a single to right-centerfield to score Ziemba from second.

There was no time to celebrate as senior Erin Wade took the mound a little more than an hour later to lead the Pride against UConn.

Going scoreless into the fifth inning, Hofstra, as the away team at Hofstra softball stadium, struck first only to have UConn tie it up the next half of the inning.

A pair of errors from UConn in the top of the sixth plated three Hofstra runs as the offense got the jumpstart it so desperately needed, continuing the producing

into the top of the seventh plating another four runs on the way to an 8-2 win.

Maine took the Sunday opener as the Black Bears got to Wade in the third inning, scoring three runs. That was all for Wade as Galati came in for relief, pitching 3.1 innings of scoreless softball, giving the Pride a chance to come back.

Two consecutive doubles from Trippi and junior DJ Slugh had Hofstra back within one, but that was as close as it would get as Maine came away with the 3-2 victory.

Galati came right back out for the second game of the day against UConn and she continued to dominate as the Hofstra bats came alive. Galati struck out seven and allowed only two hits in a five-inning shutout as Hofstra took the finale 8-0.

“When you got Secretariat you ride it,” said Edwards. “ She’s a horse and she’s going to be throwing a lot for us down the stretch this year…when she’s on fire and feeling good, she can dominate a game.”

Ziemba had two RBIs with a first inning single and junior outfielder Rachael Senatore added three hits with two runs in the victory.

Hofstra improves to 5-12 on the season as it prepares to travel down to Georgia State to take on the defending CAA champions.

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Tempers flare, but baseball prevails as Pride sweeps VCU

By Alex Hyman STAFF WRITER

Cody Heintz/The Chronicle Senior outfielder Danny Poma (26) received All-CAA honors this week.

Cody Heintz/The Chronicle Freshman Dave Jesch (22) pitched well in the Pride’s sweep of VCU.

The Hofstra baseball team was well on its way to its first ever series win over VCU and its first CAA sweep since taking a series against George Mason last April, but the good feelings quickly turned ugly in the series finale.

Controversy struck in the top of the ninth after the first pitch of the inning from junior pitcher Bryan Verbitsky traveled a few feet behind a VCU batter. There had already been tension between the two squads and this triggered an ugly moment for the Pride’s season as a benches clearing brawl insued.

Verbitsky was immediately ejected from the game and when the fighting came to a close, the game saw multiple ejections from both teams.

“We are not going to say if we were right or wrong,” Russo said.

“We’re going to defend ourselves and I have no arguments with Verbitsky being thrown out and we just defended ourselves.”

“It was definitely out of control and we need to keep our composure.”

After everyone cleared off the field, the Pride was able to end the game 12-5 and complete the sweep.

Junior Austin Nyman completed his best weekend as a member of the Pride tallying six hits and three RBI’s. He also turned a pair of key double plays while playing second base in the final game of the series. He is second on the team in runs scored with 20 and is a perfect 9/9 on stolen bases on the year.

“It feels great, we knew we were in a tough battle and swung the battle really well,” said head coach John Russo. “I thought every game we outplayed them and we are very deserving of what we got.”

In the first game of the series sophomore starter David D’Errico lasted into the eighth inning and picked up his second win of the season.

“Early on they were hitting me all over the park but I just

kept throwing strikes and let the defense do work. The defense really played great today,” said D’Errico. “I started throwing a lot more breaking balls and just pitched smarter”.

Verbitsky pitched 1.2 innings of hitless ball to secure the save and the win for the Pride.

After going down early, the Pride plated three runs in the seventh after junior Jared Hammer hit a go-ahead two-run single.

Nyman and junior Dalton Rouleau added to the lead by each knocking in a run.

CAA Player of the Week, senior outfielder Danny Poma, led the team with three hits including a pair of doubles.

“It was a good win, we had our backs against the wall and it turned out well,” Poma said. “If you’re going to feed me fastballs I’m going to jump on them.”

The middle game of the series was one of the Pride’s best all-around performances of the season. Poma got things rolling in the first inning blasting his second homerun of the year. He finished the game four-for-four with three doubles and that homerun.

Hammer and junior second baseman Matt Ford combined to go six for eight with four RBIs. Senior designated hitter Kevin Flynn had his best game of the year getting three hits and an RBI. Sophmore catcher Matt Reistetter controlled the game from behind the plate, as he was able to catch a runner stealing second and pick a runner off of second base.

“Flynn and Reistetter really worked on their swing this week,” Russo said. “We’re really happy with the way they worked today”.

Junior John Tiedemann improved his record to two and two going 5.1 innings giving up three hits and four runs. Junior pitcher Joe Burg finished the game off tossing three scoreless innings to pick up his first save of the year.

“I figured we might as well go with the W and throw our best guy there,” Russo said. “It was a great performance by Burg”.

The final game of the series was one of the more interesting games in recent memory. The game saw a number of ejections, a bench clearing brawl, a couple of balks, and even pitchers playing in the infield.

The game itself was also a thriller. With the score tied 2-2 in the top of the seventh inning, the Pride went right back to Burg who promptly got them out of the jam by getting VCU to hit into a 6-4-3 double play. The Pride worked off of that momentum and plated two in the bottom of the seventh after some shoddy defense moved Verbitsky to third and ended up scoring on a balk.

Nyman then doubled to score Reistetter, which gave the Pride a 4-2 lead. Burg gave those runs up in the top of the eighth, but clutch pitching from junior reliever Cody Normand and great defense from Ford and Nyman let the Pride head into the bottom of the eighth down just one run.

“Burg and Normand have been our guys all year,” Russo said.

“I have a lot of confidence in the two of them”.

Poma drew a leadoff walk and after a Ford infield single, it was Hammer who belted his first homerun of the season and gave the Pride a 7-5 lead. Two batters later junior T.J. Thomas blasted a two-run homer of his own making it a 9-5 game. The Pride would add three more runs in the bottom of the eighth sending 12 men to the plate.

“I thought our guys really answered them really well with the homer from Hammer and homer from Thomas,” Russo said. “We’ve got a lot of things going well for us and I’m really happy”.

The Pride battled Manhattan College on Wednesday and was defeated 9-4. The loss snapped a four game winning streak for the Pride as Brett Schreiber picked up his first loss of the year.

The Pride’s next matchup is against Old Dominion University this weekend in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Adrian Sorichetti had a game like none other. At least none he could remember.

Seven goals from the junior midfielder, easily besting his career high of three, led Hofstra (4-3) past St. John’s, 14-10, Tuesday night at Shuart Stadium.

“Maybe back when I was eight, maybe nine,” Sorichetti said.

“That’s about it though, when there was no goalie in net.”

Sorichetti’s seven goals were three off the Hofstra single game record set by Michael LaCrosse in 1989 -- a record Sorichetti had no idea about.

Sorichetti’s seven goals were

the most in a game for the Pride since Jim Femminella scored seven of his own against Notre Dame in 2003.

“I owe that to my teammates,” Sorichetti said. “They found me out there and I found them. “ Hofstra coach Seth Tierney agreed that it was a total team effort to set up Sorichetti’s success, which included three assists for a total of 10 points in the game.

“I’m thrilled for Adrian, but it was a team effort to get him open and to try to get him some looks,” Tierney said. “Certainly he was shooting the ball confidently today.”

That whole team was on the ropes for a bit as St. John’s worked its way back into the game over the last nine minutes of the fourth quarter.

The Pride held a 13-6 lead after back-to-back Torin Varn

goals at the 10:34 mark.

But four straight goals from St. John’s (4-3), including three from Terence Leach brought the Red Storm back to within 13-10 with 5:13 to play.

“We knew that they weren’t going away, there’s no way around it,” Tierney said. “It was going to be a fight to the bitter end.”

Despite succumbing to St. John’s pressure for most of the third quarter, the Pride defense held strong for the victory.

“It’s hard to be happy defensively after a win like this, even though we did get the W,” senior goalie Andrew Gvozden said.

“I felt that we didn’t come out to play as strong as we should have.”

Hofstra committed seven penalties in the game and 16 over the past two.

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Cody Heintz/The Chronicle Sophomore Lance Yapor (2) has added depth to the Hofstra attack.

Cody Heintz/The Chronicle Junior Adrian Sorichetti recorded 10 points in the Pride’s victory.

Hofstra men’s lacrosse head coach Seth Tierney knew it would be a confidence boost for his young team to start 1-0 in CAA play. What was seen was a complete team effort in the Pride’s 13-5 victory over conference rival Delaware.

“The heart inside the uniform today was something that I really, just really enjoyed,” said Tierney in the postgame press conference.

The referees were active in a game Tierney admitted, “The ball is irrelevant”. Sixteen total penalties were taken with 15 minutes combined. Hofstra capitalized on its chances, finishing 4-7 on the extra man opportunity (EMO).

With Hofstra’s success on the EMO, its defense was just as successful when the Pride found itself down a man. Hofstra held

Delaware to 1-9 on EMOs in the contest.

The player’s lucky charm might have been the new green shamrock uniforms, a gift from Warrior, the team’s equipment suppliers, to the players after warm-ups.

Hofstra donned green and white helmets and gloves with shamrocks on the cuffs.

Hofstra (3-3, 1-0 CAA) would take a 4-2 lead after the first quarter. Junior midfielder Adrian Sorichetti was responsible for two of the goals, including a behindthe-back shot through traffic.

That lead would be erased by back-to-back goals from Delaware to start the second quarter. Sophomore attackman Lance Yapor responded on the extra man chance to put the Pride back on top 5-4.

The turning point of the game came with 4:04 left in the second quarter. Junior defender Cody Solaja and Mullen were penalized for a combined three minutes, leading to a 6-on-4, 6-on-5 opportunity for the Blue Hens.

Hofstra killed off Delaware’s

golden chance to take control of the game. Blue Hen’s John Mills would net the equalizer minutes later, the last of the game for his squad. Graduate midfielder Steve Serling scored right before halftime to give the blue and gold the momentum.

Hofstra would score seven straight goals to close out the game. Sorichetti capped it off with his third goal of the game with a little Irish stepdance to celebrate.

Freshman Tyler Begely also scored three goals and added an assist. Yapor and Serling both finished with two goals to round off the scoring. The offense found their quality chances with getting mismatches, effective outside shooting, and perimeter passing to find the open lanes.

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By Joe Pantorno SPORTS EDITOR

There were 7.2 seconds left in the Hofstra women’s basketball team’s season.

Even though she scored 23 points, Harvard’s Catherine Clark provided a golden opportunity for Hofstra.

After a furious comeback from the Pride, Clark missed her first of a one-and-one free throw opportunity with Hofstra trailing 73-71.

Junior forward Shante Evans, who scored 24 points and 15 rebounds, came down with the board and fed senior guard Candice Bellocchio who sent a cross court pass to sophomore guard Katelyn Loper.

Four seconds left.

The pass was a little behind Loper as her momentum stopped.

She quickly fed junior forward Candace Bond, who drove to the net from the top of the key as time was expiring. Going up for the last-second floater, Bond collided with a Harvard defender.

Buzzer.

Both benches looked to the referees who, without a signal, walked off the court, giving Harvard the two-point victory as the Crimson moved onto the next round of the WNIT while Hofstra’s season ended in heartbreaking fashion.

“Something should have been [called],” said head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey. “It was one of those tough kind of situations where they decided to let it go, but we could have executed better.”

Hofstra had done well just to get back in the game, trailing by as many as 13 points on two different occasions in the second half, beginning to chip away from the latter deficit with 10:52 left in the game.

The Pride’s approach to its comeback was eerily similar and all too different.

Not only did Hofstra give the ball to junior forward Shante Evans, who scored 15 of her 24

points in the second half, but also to Bond, who recorded 18 points.

The Pride’s defensive staple, Bond, has seen her offensive game skyrocket this year, evolving her game brilliantly on both ends of the ball.

“The last two games, Te Te [Evans] has been needing that reprieve from the four all year long,” said Kilburn-Steveskey.

“Because she goes to work and it’s hard for her when she has the whole team on her… So it was nice that she could distribute it to Bond. I wish Bond would have taken a few others. They had no answer for her tonight... Certainly proud of her.”

Not only was Evans difficult to stop scoring, but the junior also added 16 rebounds, 10 of them on the offensive boards as Harvard could not find an answer to number 30’s game.

When it came to finding the answers however, Hofstra could not discover how to stop Harvard’s offense, especially from long range. The Crimson went 5-11 from three-point range in the first half alone, with guard Brogan Berry sinking four of them on her way to a game high 26 points, 21 coming in the first half.

“Coach was talking all week about slowing her down and how she’s a great point [guard] and you can’t lose her,” said senior guard Candice Bellocchio. “It was just miscommunication. I lost her in the first half.”

When Berry went cold in the second half, guard Christine Clark picked up the slack, scoring 10 of her 23 points in the second half to keep Hofstra at bay.

Hofstra drew within one point, 69-68, with 1:26 left in the game when sophomore guard Katelyn Loper hit her first three-pointer of the game, a stat the Pride did not want to see in such a big game.

A lay-up from Clark and two free throws from Berry after a senior guard Nicole Capurso missed three put Harvard up five with 24 seconds left.

Loper, who was silenced all game, refused to go quietly, hitting another three with nine seconds left. Hofstra’s sharpshooter was held to eight points on the night.

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