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Student app ends boyfriend problems Public release expected for senior’s program

By Andrew Wroblewski StAff Writer

Valentine’s Day might have passed, but the pressure to impress is always on for boyfriends everywhere.

Lucas Gallardo, a senior political science major, came up with the idea for Boyfriend’s Bestfriend, an upcoming application for Apple’s iOS platform, in the fall of 2012. Since then, Gallardo and his partners, Alex Spiteri, a junior entrepreneurship major, and Henry rood-Matza, a junior entrepreneurship major, have refined the idea of the app, won second prize in two separate Capital One competitions, are now competing in a third competition—also hosted

by Capital One—and are prepping the app for a public release, which will take “about a month” according to Gallardo. the core idea behind Boyfriend’s Bestfriend is to make the lives of boyfriends and husbands a bit easier. in order to do this, users of the app can input important dates that pertain to their significant others (birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, etc.) and then receive notifications to remind them when said dates are incoming. Along with this, the application will also ask users personal questions about their significant other’s interests. This is so that the application’s gift suggestion feature will produce personally tailored gift ideas according to the user’s significant other’s interests. the app will also have: a calendar, notepad, relationship tip of the day, and a “Quickfix” section. Gallardo and his partners believe the application will help improve “overall relationship happiness”.

Gallardo first came up with the idea during the fall 2012 semester when he enrolled in entrepreneurship 122, the entrepreneurial Challenge. “i basically felt that guys have trouble finding gifts for their girlfriends so i thought, ‘there has to be an easier way to do this’,” said Gallardo. this class has been taught by richard Hayes, an associate professor at Hofstra, for the past four years. the class spans over two semesters, also consisting of entrepreneurship 165, research

in Current entrepreneurship issues, which students take in the spring semester after taking eNtrP 122. During the fall semester, students pitch ideas and create presentations for them.

Students form groups based on which ideas they would like to further explore. the students then refine the ideas throughout the semester and eventually get to pitch the ideas to Capital One. the groups of students then competed against each other for grant money. “i originally thought it was a very clever idea,” said Hayes. “[Gallardo, Spiteri, and roodMatza] put a lot of time and effort

into refining the project.”

Boyfriend’s Bestfriend ended up taking second place in the Hofstra Capital One competition.

For the first time this year, though, a cross-campus competition was also introduced. this allowed the top two projects from Hofstra to compete against projects from other students from LaGuardia Community College and New

“I think buying gifts is a tough part of a relationship.

If I had an app that could give me ideas on what gifts to buy, it would be great.”

Jersey institute of technology.

Boyfriend’s Bestfriend took second place in this competition as well. Hayes was inspired by the group’s persistence and drive throughout this venture.

“[Gallardo, Spiteri, and roodMatza] could have easily just given up after placing second at Hofstra, but they didn’t and instead kept at it and made the project even better,” said Hayes. the next step of the completion will take place in the digital space.

Videos of student’s projects will be posted to the Capital One facebook page and whichever group receives the most likes on its video will receive $3,000 in grant money and $1,000 to donate to the charity of their choice.

Gallardo was especially excited by this prospect as, if Boyfriend’s Bestfriend wins this competition, the charity money will be donated to the St. Jude Cancer Association. the St. Jude Cancer Association is the official charity of choice of Gallardo’s fraternity, tau Kappa epsilon.

Aside from the competition, Gallardo and company hope to see the app be available for public download in about a month. the app will be free for users to download and will be exclusive to the iOS platform.

“We picked Apple because i personally have an iPhone and it’s tough to program for two different services,” said Gallardo.

Hofstra guys seemed to be anticipating the release of the app. Alex Portno, a junior matheconomics major, who admitted to be a bit forgetful when it comes to remembering important dates, was immediately excited by the idea of the app. “i think buying gifts is a tough part of a relationship,” said Portno. “if i had an app that could give me ideas on what gifts to buy it would be great.”

Portno did think it would be nice if the app wasn’t exclusively for use by boyfriend’s and husbands.

Portno believes that it would be great to have an application that can also give general reminders and gift suggestions for birthdays and other important occasions for family members and friends. As of now, though, it does not seem that Boyfriend’s Bestfriend will be heading in that direction.

Photo courtesy of Lucas Gallardo

Boyfriend’s Bestfriend is expected to release in about a month.

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Former Hofstra student makes controversial metro ad

By ehlayna Napolitano StAff Writer

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eside all 240 clocks in the MtA subway system, the same ad greets passengers boarding trains across all of New York. it is the startling scene of the Twin Towers on fire, with a quote from the Quran, “Soon shall we cast terror into the hearts of the unbelievers” (Quran 3:151) plastered across the image. the work of former Hofstra student Pamela Geller (although not a graduate), the ad is running with a very specific goal in mind. “i thought quoting the Quran would be an excellent way to educate Americans about what that book is and about the motives and goals of those who have vowed to destroy us,” Geller said in regards to the ad.

Geller, an editor at Atlas Shrugs, is also a published author who is known for her work with organizations such as the American freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) and Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA).

She is also infamously recognized for an ad run in Washington, DC to the same effect.

“Our now-famous ad reads, ‘in any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support israel, Defeat jihad,’” Geller said. this ad campaign landed them a win in court over freedom of speech, which then allowed them to run their ads free of any legal action from companies hoping to reject the ads. this is why they were able to run the ads in the MtA system in New York. “i submitted the ads to the NYC Metropolitan transit Authority,” Geller said. “We [had] already won a free speech case against the MtA when they refused to run one of our earlier ads. So they knew that legally they had to run these.”

Geller notably views the Quran as a wholly negative document, and cites it as evidence of the threat islam poses to Americans.

“Council on American-islamic relations’ ‘counter’ ads featured a verse from the Quran enjoining forgiveness—a verse that many islamic authorities say is abrogated by verses calling for violence,” Geller said. “the CAir ad was creepy, featuring a little girl wearing a head covering—why? Was

she considered a sexual object?” the anti-islam and anti-Hamas ads are, however, upsetting to some people, which was the point, according to Geller is the point.

“We always meet with resistance and hesitation from the dhimmi [sic] cowards and complicit Leftists of the MtA, but they know they have no case on first Amendment grounds,” Geller said.

“People are grateful that someone is finally telling the truth about the reality of jihad violence and its root causes.” that’s not how everyone sees it, however. Alex Pirrone, a junior business and tV/video production major, is a regular user of the New York City MtA subways and hasn’t seen the ads in person, but fails to see the ads as a positive influence. “i do believe everyone has the right to free speech, but in my opinion there is an ethical line to be drawn with printed advertisements in public, especially something with heavy population,” Pirrone said. “the campaign proves that anyone and everyone will take advantage or rulings to aid their own beliefs. The signifi-

cance of the campaign is that it’s obviously gaining coverage, and that’s exactly what they want.”

Pirrone also said the ads have not negatively impacted his own experience with using the subway and feels that, as a subway user, he understands the impact it could have. “it makes everyone think about the subject, which is all the advertisers want. As for influence, many children ride the subways and are very susceptible to advertisements so much that there are regulations on advertisements during children’s programming,” Pirrone said.

Geller is the author of several books, including “Stop the islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the resistance” and “the PostAmerican Presidency: the Obama Administration’s War on America.”

She and her organizations work to counter the Pr campaigns of the Hamas-CAir. Currently, Geller is working against a new set of ads that she sees as threatening to the American way of life.

“Hamas-CAir has stepped up its deceptions with its cynical

and misleading “My Jihad” ad campaign, which attempts to fool Americans into thinking that jihad is about getting in your exercise and making friends,” Geller said. “i have countered with a new series of ads depicting the actual words of actual jihad terrorists about jihad and islam.”

According to an article done by Patch.com, the ads are to remain up until the end of february. As for Geller, she’s not going anywhere anytime soon. When asked for her plans for the future, she said that she would, “keep speaking out for freedom and human rights.”

Pamela Geller Photo courtesy of pamelageller.com

SGA pres., VP propose portfolio; surprises senators

By Jesse Bade StAff Writer

the SGA senate room built up intensity last thursday when senators started expressing their concerns for a portfolio that President ron Singh and Vice President Andrea Standrowicz presented. Standrowicz and Singh were proposing a plan for Student Appreciation Week, scheduled for next week, which involved funding and efforts of which not all senators were aware.

“We felt that we were caught off guard,” said tevon Hyman, SGA senator. “it seemed like everything was rushed and we did not have a say.”

Ortal Weinberg, another SGA senator, was in agreement with Hyman. “the portfolio itself, if you looked at the research and everything, was done really well and in depth,” Weinberg said. “But the senate was not ready to see all this planning and times and places that they have to be, and

they weren’t told ahead of time.” this feeling among senators made a simple presentation into a period of intense questioning about how and why such a thing as this portfolio was coming to pass, the timing of it and what it would mean for senate in the coming weeks. One of the major issues brought up was of voting.

Many senators wanted the option to vote on the portfolio because it was using SGA funds and involved a time commitment by its members. “i think it was a great idea; i think the execution of it was done poorly,” said Duff. “i think that there could have been much more details. i know that some of the approved fliers… actually had a schedule, so the fliers had more planned than the portfolio. i think we should stop calling it a portfolio; i think we should call it a proposal, and i think that these things should be voted on similar to a resolution.”

However, the presenters of the

portfolio, Singh and Standrowicz, argued that the portfolio is a presentation of an idea not a definitive action. “i think a portfolio, just because of what it is -- which is a plan -- doesn’t have to be passed,” Standrowicz said.

Billy finnegan, senator and public relations chair, explained why there might have been some confusion. “i had the concept of the portfolio explained to me at a cabinet meeting -- not just this portfolio, but the concept of a portfolio,” finnegan said. “i understood from the start that the point of the portfolio was to demonstrate the steps our work was going to go, demonstrate the direction in which we would like to go, not provide results. After the portfolio, we would get the results.”

However, the concept of a portfolio was not the only root of misunderstanding and miscommunication at thursday’s meeting. the funds being appropriated to

senate were also hotly discussed.

On this topic, Duff said that there seemed to be contradictions during the meeting between Singh and robyn Kaplan, SGA faculty advisor. While Singh seemed to be saying everything was set in stone, Kaplan explained that there were still a few steps in the approval and funding process.

Later, Weinberg commented on Singh’s statement about the funding already being approved through Megan Andrews and Yeri Lee, the Appropriations Chair and Comptroller, rather than going through the appropriations committee and senate.

“He was wrong to say it was already approved, because that made it seem like the decision was made and that is unchangeable,” Weinberg said.

Later during the meeting, Singh did say that the funding for the programs outlined in the portfolio still needed to pass through the proper channels in the coming week.

“The biggest confusion… was probably the dollar amounts listed in the portfolio,” said finnegan.

“Which were estimates more often than not, to my understanding, because once you put a dollar sign in front of anything people are going to have questions. Because with good cause you have to be concerned; it is our job to responsibly allocate the student activities fee portion that we are given.”

According to finnegan this concern came back to the desire of many senators to have the ability to pass the portfolio rather than to just have it presented to them.

Duff agreed, arguing that senate should be required to approve portfolios with budgets if it already must approve resolutions that involve money. “i think it was a miscommunication more than anything, and i think that fell on me and the way i articulated it,” said Singh in regards to the intensity that arose during the meeting surrounding

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Standrowicz agreed with Singh about miscommunication being the root of the problem. “i think it was just a miscommunication between not knowing what a portfolio is and thinking that all these things are set in stone, because that is not true either,” said Standrowicz. the concept of cabinet making decisions and imposing them on senate was also brought to the forefront during the meeting and caused various responses afterward. “i feel like people don’t like the fact that cabinet makes these plans because we talk about being transparent with the students, but then we sometimes don’t feel that cabinet is being transparent with the rest of senate,” said Weinberg.

“Because, they kind of make plans and then tell us what they

planned.”

Singh and Standrowicz also stated that it might have shaken people that this portfolio was coming from cabinet because in the past years cabinet has had issues with the senate. “it is just like a precedent, from years past,” Standrowicz said.

“People think that cabinet is trying to like to be in this secretly little room and planning things.” for Duff, the issue of cabinet and senate was not relevant to this discussion. “i think we have gotten over that,” he said. “i think this argument was really about common sense, basic details, and transparency. i don’t think to blame it on this sense of paranoia that ‘the cabinet is taking over’ and that

“The only reason why we

affect Student Appreciation Week. “the only reason why we had to vote on this is because we had this money, this $3,000, that had to get voted on, which may not all get funded,” Duff said. there are certain parts of the budget that SGA cannot fund or can only fund to a degree. “i don’t think it is all going to get approved but i think the majority of it will. As SGA we have to think wisely about how we spend our money and it can’t be all on our own events,” said Weinberg. “if anything changes, i think it is not going to be drastic.” “i think, from what i gather, everyone was really for the idea of Student Appreciation Week.

So i think that senate will be okay with the funding,” Hyman said. “i am pretty sure there are going to be more questions asked about the funding. But i think, overall, the funding will be passed; i think

senate will be behind Student Appreciation Week.”

When Singh was asked how budget changed might affect the portfolio and cabinet’s plans for Student Appreciation week, he had this to say.

“A lot of it isn’t binding on financial concerns. It’s more toward just the act, the gesture, the intent of student appreciation and i don’t think a monetary value can affect that,” Singh said. “the student appreciation is still going to be there from SGA’s behalf and everything we get will be put towards that appreciation and activities.”

With all the discussion and concerns surrounding this portfolio, Singh has made adjustment plans for the future. “for future portfolios, what i would change is more scheduled input. it is always welcome and i think that’s great,” Singh said.

of an individual sleeping in the SC commuter lounge on feb. 14. PS apprehended the male, identified as a non-student, and was escorted to the HiC. the individual was banned from campus.

there were no witnesses and NCP assistance was declined.

had to vote on this is because we had this money...”

Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Magdalene Michalik

we are threatened by that; that is not why i was asking questions, that is not why tevon was asking questions, people around me were asking questions, Devon was asking questions, wasn’t because of that. We were asking questions because we wanted to know the details of everything that we were going to be doing and we

didn’t have those details.” this week, the amount allocated to senate will be discussed and distributed. While Duff and Weinberg believe that not all the funds will be given to senate, there were various opinions about how much funding changes will

On Feb. 12, a Hofstra faculty member reported that his laptop was missing from his office when he came back from his leave of absence. An investigation is being conducted into this matter.

A student discovered a bump in his car parked on the west side of Vanderpoel Hall on feb. 12. there were no witnesses and NCP assistance was declined.

In Quincy House, PS received a report of marijuana odor coming from a room on feb. 13. PS entered the room and found the resident with a pipe containing marijuana residue. the student received a summons and the pipe was confiscated.

On Feb. 13, a student returned to his car in Parking field 7 and found a large dent in the front bumper of his car. there were no witnesses and NCP assistance was declined.

PS responded to a report

A Hofstra staff member reported that she observed 2 students smoking marijuana outside of Constitution Hall on feb. 15. PS responded and the two students received summonses.

On Feb. 15, a student exiting McHebes Bar at 2:30 a.m. got into a cab bringing her back to campus.

When she got off in front of her residence hall, the cab driver attempted to kiss her.

The student fled into the residence hall and reported the incident. A report was then filed with the NCP and the case is being further investigated.

A student stated that when he returned to his vehicle in Parking field 6 on feb. 16, he discovered that the passenger side rear window was smashed.

An individual entered Shuart Stadium through the wrong gate on feb. 16.

When he was told by a PSO that he had to walk around to the correct gate, he verbally abused the PSO. the individual was escorted to the HiC and was banned from campus.

PS apprehended a nonstudent who was previously banned from campus in Calkins Hall room 204 on feb. 16. When the individual was searched, the PSOs found keys that opened several rooms in rensselaer Hall. the non-student was escorted to the HiC where Hempstead police came and arrested him for criminal trespassing.

Key  HIC- Hofstra Information Center  PSO- Public Safety Officer  NCPD- Nassau County Police Department

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ILLUSTRATION BY KRISTIN SPRAGUE

By Rachel Lutz DEPUTY EDITOR

It’s time for another group of Senior Bucket List items to add to your list. The cap and gown are hanging in the closet, and the last of our credits are getting underway. It’s almost time to call college a rap. So get your pencil read because you’ve got quite a few things to check.

1. Tell the freshman you think he’s/ she’s cute. What’s the worst that could happen?

2. Get @HofstraU to retweet you.

3. Give a tip to The Hofstra Chronicle that ends up being a front-page story.

4. Listen to Baz Lurhmann’s “Everybody’s Free [to Wear Sunscreen].”

It just might change your life.

5. Submit things to the Overheard at Hofstra section. But if you’re purposefully saying something stupid,

we’re ignoring you. We usually can tell the difference.

6. Use every printer credit you have left. Find pictures on tumblr/flickr and print them in color to hang around your room.

7. Figure out how to use the Dutch Debits you have leftover from freshman year before you lose them forever.

Does the bookstore still take them?

8. Unplug on Sundays.

9. Read for pleasure, instead of just for class.

10. Go see the Hofstra Museum, a Hofstra production, listen to the radio station, or watch Hofstra’s TV channels.

Grab a copy of The Hofstra Chronicle next week to keep your bucket list up to date.

Update your closet with the changing weather

By Sophia Strawser FEATURES EDITOR

The weather has had its ups and downs lately, ranging from snowfall to crisp spring days. Finding the perfect outfit for this weather is the hard part, possibly harder than our classes -- or at least the ones we pay attention to. (So, none of them.)

Must-haves for this weather: 1. An umbrella.

Lately Mother Nature has been changing her mind midday, so just when you think you are in the clear it begins to rain or snow. If you throw an umbrella in your bag for the duration of spring you will be sure to be covered.

2. A handle of alcohol. Welcome to spring semester, freshmen.

3. Keep shoe cleaner in your dorm room. There is nothing worse than your suede boots getting ruined just because Long Island is a perpetual puddle.

4. Grab a pair of gloves. Whether you like the leather or suede style that

has become huge this winter or you like plain old cotton gloves, keeping a pair in your pocket or bag will keep you prepared for these windy days that seem to keep coming back.

5. Invest in a jacket with a hood. It is always a nice idea to have something with a hood in case the wind is crazy, it’s snowing, or you see someone you are trying to avoid.

6. Chocolate.

When life hands you Long Island weather just… I’m not sure where I was going with that one.

We may be going to school on Long Island but that doesn’t mean that Long Island weather has to determine what we look like in class. Our hair can be perfect, our clothes how we like them. Make sure to prepare for this bipolar weather because it looks like this winter is going to be a confusing one.

“We may be going to school on Long Island but that doesn’t mean that Long Island weather has to determine what we look like in class.”

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Compiled by The Chronicle Staff Outside Hofstra Hall: Girl: You’re not supposed to wear red on Valentine’s Day!

In Cafe on the Quad: Girl: She said she gave a guy a blow job and I was like “Ew you’re like seven.”

Outside Hofstra Hall: Guy: Dude, I’m single don’t try and sugarcoat it.

In the Student Center: Girl 1: Long Island blows.

Girl 2: At least it’s not Texas.

In Dutch Treats: Girl: I feel uncomfortable saying “swag.”

Outside Mason Hall: Girl: What other classes do you have?

Guy: Well, there’s my dinosaur class.

In Cafe on the Quad: Girl: Why must life hate us?

In Monroe: Girl: The first time I met him I fell asleep in his bed.

In Class: Professor: You have to ask yourself why you have an older man.

In Constitution: Guy: I have my death wishes all planned out. I’ll cc you in the e-mail.

In Cafe on the Quad: Girl: I think even though we ignore them they will still hang out with us because we are awesome.

Outside Adams Playhouse: Guy: She smelled like lavender and shame..lots of shame.

Outside of Bites & Bytes: Girl: Her scarf was so nice I wanted to strangle her with it.

In Colonial Square: Guy 1: I saw her boobs.

Guy 2: Well, what did you do?

Guy 1: I threw up.

Guy 2: Was it because of them?

Guy 1: I don’t know.

In the Student Center: Girl: I’m gonna b----slap that hat right off your head.

Overhear something funny on campus?

Make sure you send it to us!

Chronicle.Features@gmail.com

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Vegan broccoli soup

Vegan brocco l

Ingredients: • 1 head of bro

• Salt

• Pepper

• Olive oil

By Jacob Triebwasser STAFF WRITER

As the weather gets even colder, this homemade broccoli soup is the perfect thing to cuddle up with to keep you warm.

First, prepare your ingredients.

Cut the florets from the broccoli stalk and toss out the stalk. Prepare any additional ingredients at this time as well.

Bring two or more cups of salted water to a boil in a pot, and drop in your florets as it reaches a rolling boil. Cover and bring to boil until florets are tender. A good test for this is pressing one against the side of

the pot with a knife. If the knife passes through with little to no

pepper, then pour the liquid into

“The soup should become thick and creamy as long as you are doing this while everything is still very hot.” resistance, the broccoli is done.

Remove the florets from the pot and place into a blender.

The cooking water has become a kind of broccoli stock at this point, and you should taste it for seasoning. Add salt and/or

the blender until it comes a little over halfway up your florets. If the stock is too salty, this can be counteracted by adding lemon juice or any kind of vinegar.

Briefly pulse the blender until the florets have been largely

ccoli

i soup

Optional flav

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s: • Vegetable o r meat stock (not recomm ended; may overpower th e broccoli) • Shallot or g arlic (sautée until soft and fragrant in po t before adding water) • Cheese • Tempeh • Lemon juic e • Anchovy (s autéed until flavor becom es milder before adding water)

broken up, then puree for a good two minutes. The soup should become thick and creamy as long as you are doing this while everything is still very hot. If the ingredients are cold, the soup will only become grainy. Feel free to chill the soup after blending it, however, for a nice summer dish.

Add more of your broccoli stock until the consistency is how you like it, and pour into bowls. Drizzle with olive oil and

serve.

An excellent addition to this soup is to place cheese in the bottom of the bowl before pouring the soup, so that it melts into the soup and adds depth to the flavor. The cheese may also be sprinkled on top and broiled until crispy, if your bowl can handle that kind of heat. I hope you enjoy this dish; it’s one of my favorites for winter.

Photo courtesy of Jacob Triebwasser

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And the award for Best dressed goes to...

By Nina Vasiljevic SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Gary Duff

Age: 20 Major: PR Class Standing: Junior 1. How would you describe your style?

I would say my style is very classic.

I like to mix it up every so often, get a little funky. I would wear a leather jacket or something like that. My style is very eclectic.

2. What’s your style staple?

I always have a nice dress shirt, black blazer, a navy blazer. A navy blazer is classic. John F. Kennedy always said, “If you wanna be successful, you wear a navy blazer.”

That’s why he wore it to the debate against Richard Nixon and it made him

stand out. Navy blazer is perfect.

3. Where did you get your clothes?

My pants are Tommy Hilfiger, my shirt is J. Crew, my sweater is Banana Republic and my shoes are Cole Haan.

4. Where do you get your inspiration for your outfits?

I like James Bond, M.I.A, Nicki Minaj’s fashion, Whitney Houston’s, Madonna. But for men though I think would say James Bond is like the perfect guy, all the women want him, all the men want to be like him.

Photo Courtesy: (Bottom Left): Nina Vasilijevic/The Chronicle; (Top Center): Creative Commons Bottom Left: Gary Duff sports a great business casual look from head to foot.

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The Art of Kristin Sprague

By Ana Davis

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rom February 3 to February 9, hofstra senior, Kristin Sprague, held her senior show in the Form Gallery located in calkins hall. the show featured work from Sprague’s semester abroad in Aix en provence, France as well as her time here at hofstra. the Form Gallery, home to student shows year round, is run by hofstra art students and displays work from students from all majors. the small room is positioned in a central hallway in calkins, which allows the Form to draw in students as well as faculty from all corners of the department.

Upon entering the room, the viewers’ eyes were drawn first to the ceiling, which was made to appear as though color was seeping down onto the walls. this hand-painted spectrum surrounded the space and gave the room a sense of Spraque’s personality. The walls were outfitted with a unique blend of illustrations, paintings, and calligraphy that Sprague describes as a reflection of her time in college. it was surprising that what was on display was all hand-made instead of computer-generated.

Surely, a graphic design major would choose to display her design work for her senior show.

Kristin thought differently. “While i am a graphic design major i draw inspiration from every medium i get the chance to practice. i like to think of myself as a well-rounded fine arts major. I like to balance the amount of time i spend behind a computer and the time i spend working with my hands. Usually the most rewarding pieces leave me covered in glue, paint or some other art product.”

While surprising, the presence of physical mediums in her show was also refreshing. Kristin’s work gave the gallery a vibrant

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sense of energy. her pieces, filled with engaging lines, colors and forms, captured the viewers as if the images on the walls were animated. Some of the drawings, reminiscent of classroom doodles, were key in expressing Sprague’s spirit. the intricate patterns, the lush scenery and the study of the human form forced the audience to spend time with the work. each composition gave the feeling of motion and carried the viewers through the gallery accordingly.

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Jacks, a World War i era english educator and philosopher, handwritten in calligraphic letters onto the far left wall, captured the essence of the show. “the master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. he hardly knows which is which. he simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. to him he is always doing both.”

Sprague, a 22-year-old hailing from Scituate, rhode island, is very active not just within the art community at hofstra, but is also a resident Assistant, the copresident of hofstra Association of Graphic Arts (hAGA), and a member of M45, the hofstra Women’s Ultimate Frisbee club team. on top of all this, Kristin is currently a creative intern at the non-profit organization She’s the First. Sprague seems to live up to l.p. Jacks’ mantra by keeping herself heavily involved in what she enjoys from day to day. As an artist, she stays true to one rule, “Most of all i try not to be stagnant with art while being conscious of the fact that if i’m not having fun with what i’m working on, then i probably shouldn’t be doing it!”

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Oscar Predictions 2013 By emi Feldman StAFF Writer

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he oscars. Just the thought of the event alone gets most avid moviegoers’ hearts racing. in the few months leading up to the awards some of the year’s greatest films are released into theatres; all in a very short time frame. this can leave some diehard oscar fans a little overwhelmed. the mantra is “So many movies to see, so little time.” Whether you have seen all of the films nominated by the Academy or were only able to make it to a select few, here are the chronicle’s 2013 oscar projections. this year’s category for Best Supporting Actress has been creating a buzz ever since most of the films were announcing their release. the nominees include Amy Adams in “the Master,” Sally Field in “lincoln”, Anne hathaway in “les Misérables,” helen hunt in “the Sessions,” and Jacki Weaver in “Silver linings playbook.”

While all the nominated women are talented, it has been hathaway who has stolen the national spotlight. After practically starving herself and singing her way into the hearts of millions, it would be a total shock if she didn’t take home the oscar.

All of the men nominated for the category of Best Supporting Actor have not only given stellar performances but have also proven to audiences that a supporting character can hold just as much weight as the title character.

nominated this year is Alan Arkin in “Argo,” robert De niro in “Silver linings playbook,” philip Seymour hoffman in “the Master,” tommy lee Jones in “Lincoln” and Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained.” each role was demanding in different ways; however, De niro’s performance was one step above the rest. in the role of a father to a son who has recently lost everything, De niro’s performance was both captivating and believable. the category of Best leading Actress has proved to be a memorable and historical collection of women this past year.

Both the youngest and the oldest nominees ever in this category find themselves among the five women with an Academy nomination. competing for the award is Jessica chastain in “Zero Dark thirty,” Jennifer lawrence in “Silver linings playbook,” 85-year-old emmanuelle riva in “Amour,” nine-yearold Quvenzhané Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild” and naomi Watts in “the impossible.” though the competition will be fierce, Lawrence will most likely take the award for her role as tiffany, a mysterious woman with her own collection of pressing issues.

Being nominated for Best leading Actor is the highest achievement for a performer in the film industry. The winner of this year’s award will join a historical brotherhood of men and go down in oscar history. this year’s nominees include Bradley cooper in “Silver linings playbook,” Daniel Day-lewis in

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“lincoln,” hugh Jackman in “les Misérables,” Joaquin phoenix in “The Master” and Denzel Washington in “Flight.”

Day-lewis’ performance of the nation’s 16th president will most likely win him the oscar. Although lincoln was arguably one of the drier films nominated this year, Day-lewis gave a stellar performance and managed to keep all eyes on him.

And now, the main event, the climax of the evening and the award that will monopolize social media: Best picture. this year there are nine nominations and each film differing do much from the next. imagine how difficult it must be to be on the panel deciding a winner among a Broadway classic, a true story based on a great leader and the bravery of the American military, just to name a few. the cultivated nominees are [in alphabetical order] “Amour,” “Argo,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” “Django Unchained,” “les Misérables,” “life of pi,” “lincoln,” “Silver linings playbook” and “Zero Dark thirty.” over the past few weeks, the films “Les Misérables,” “Lincoln,” “life of pi,” “Silver linings playbook” and “Argo” have all been projected to bring it home. however, i truly believe “lincoln” will be the star of the evening. With an all-star cast, beautiful lighting, impressive visuals and extremely innovative camera-work, there is no doubt in my mind this will be the film of the year.

Make sure to tune into ABc this coming Sunday night at 7p.m. or come to the student center theatre at 6:30 for a red carpet viewing, free hors d’eouvres and “mocktails.”

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Music Review: ‘Push the Sky Away’ - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

By John thomas StAFF Writer

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ick Cave terrifies me. his music constantly pulsed through my father’s apartment, but it never felt very in simpatico with the rest of reality at the moment. nick cave was nothing more than the worst kind of movie stepfather, that insidious character that you hate, but your mom and even your dad love. that being said, he’s an incredibly talented musician with a voice that seeps into a content oblivion at its peak. the opening track to nick cave and the Bad Seeds’ new album “push the Sky Away”, “We Kno Who U r” came out as a single near the end of last year. it played almost as constantly on my favorite local radio station in Minneapolis as my dad would have listened to it, if he were alive today. that’s high praise, considering my father grew deaf before he passed away. the eponymous track is probably my favorite song so far this year. i haven’t read any other reviews of this album, but i would wager that a few critics have called this tune haunting. if that’s so, they’re wrong. cave never hesitates to add sentiment into any meaning within his songs. While it can come off as grating and contrived, and it does do so on a few tracks on this record like Jubilee Street and

Finishing Jubilee street, “push the Sky Away” has an earnest tone and sincerity surrounds each syllable. i came away from the song inspired by its tragedy.

It made me nostalgic for the film “the Sandlot”, when Smalls’ and his stepfather finally reconcile through the healing power of baseball, and novelty items worth ridiculous amounts of cash. i’m glad i made it to “push the Sky Away”, the last track of the album, and i had almost jumped ship a few times when it finally came up to the first position in my queue.

Most of the record is an enjoyable listen, but “Finishing Jubilee Street” feels unwelcomingly sensual. not that i don’t listen to sexy beats, but this gave an aura of unease akin to a substitute teacher asking you to stay after class. there’s a line, “hey little girl, where do you hide?” that almost made me call the police, or at least people who beat up pedophiles for a living to have them beat nick cave up, and then i would call the police. really though, besides that one creepy bump on the line, “push the Sky Away” is a work of, if not spiritual transcendence, pleasant nostalgia and calm. If you find yourself liking this, i would give a listen to some of Bob Dylan’s lesser-known work because it means you can probably handle it.

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By Matt ern colUMniSt

The Following - “The Siege”

Grade: B+

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here was a lot of this week’s episode that i didn’t hate, but there’s still so much going on in this show that just doesn’t make sense. the more we learn about the expansive size of Joe’s network of followers, the more improbable the show becomes. his cult is growing larger every week, and everyone is so unquestionably loyal that they would commit suicide rather than disappoint him. his charismatic personality and ability to inspire as a professor are the only reasons given to explain this unwavering loyalty. two new followers are in play this week. they’re called into action to move the three other members and the kidnapped boy to a safer location. it’s a good move because Ryan finally figures out the location of the farmhouse, tying those two plots together. But these series of events have made me think about what Joe’s endgame could be involving the kidnapped boy. it doesn’t seem like he wants anything from little Joey, the kidnapping mostly serves to unnerve his mother and ryan. it seems odd to me that a cult leader would have his army of serial killers do nothing other than watch over his son, but whatever. the new followers are also involved in strong-arming Joe’s attorney into delivering messages for him, implicating her in his web of storytelling. they accomplish this by cutting off two of her fingers to instill obedience.

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now, no serial killing cult has ever mutilated me so that i would deliver coded messages for them, but i would probably just go to the police and not further the ambitions of a clearly insane person.

But if you’re willing to suspend your disbelief about, say, everything that’s going on in this episode, then it’s kind of exciting. Ryan finally makes it into the kidnappers’ house but gets caught at the very end. Along the way some more innocent bystanders get killed because this is the “the Following” and every episode apparently has a gruesome murder quota. “the Siege” continues a trend of improvement from the previous week, but the show’s premise is so outrageous to me that i don’t think i’ll ever be able to really enjoy it.

Community - “Paranormal...”

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Grade: A-

hankfully there was a (somewhat) return to form this week. the show still isn’t the same, but at the very least this was a funny episode, which i couldn’t really say about “history 101.” there are hints of the old-community vibe going on here, but sadly not enough. i’m still a little disappointed with this season, but no one can deny that this was a hilarious episode of television, which at some level is all we can ask for.

While it was funny, the stuff that didn’t work was that they seemed to be relying a little heavily on Abed’s meta commentary, and the horror movie tropes were a little heavy handed for “community” (although Annie whining that she hates refer-

“... every episode apparently has a gruesome murder quota.”

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ence humor was great). each character has become more of a one-note character as well, or maybe more accurately, they’ve reverted to their season one selves and lost two years of development. Britta mostly just spouts lines about psychology and troy is mostly portrayed as a clueless innocent. certainly these are aspects of the characters that existed in the harmon-era of the show, but they’ve been exaggerated this season.

As always for a “community” halloween special, the costumes were top notch, especially Britta’s. troy’s discovery of pierce’s sex dungeon was a great gag and Donald Glover really nails his lines throughout the whole episode. the emotional payoffs between Britta and troy, and pierce and Gilbert were sweet. it was great to see Giancarlo esposito return too, esposito’s presence is always welcome on any show as far as i’m concerned. “paranormal parentage” doesn’t really rank among the show’s best, but it’s definitely good, maybe on par with a middle-to-low-range harmon-era episode. it still makes “community” a show worth watching, and if the writers work out a few more kinks this 2.0 version might turn into something great in its own right. version might turn into something great in its own right.

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By Andrew Mcnally colUMniSt

Beach Fossils - Clash the Truth Grade: B

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Beach Fossils do not sound like most of their light and spacey peers. What separates Beach Fossils from local natives and the like is a dependency on distortion, like Fleet Foxes with thurston Moore.

Although they may never be louder than the average Smiths track, their use of distorted music over pretty rhythms makes for a gleefully jarring listen. like most albums by these indie pop bands, every track starts to sound too similar as the album falls into background noise.

Still, “clash the truth” almost keeps its head above water because of its unique sound and intentionally rough transitions.

If You Like: Cults, Best Coast Pissed Jeans - Honeys Grade: A

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What’s a noise rock band to do when its members grow up and join the workplace? For pissed Jeans, the answer is “get even angrier.” the band’s fourth album is unapologetically raw, inspired by the rough production quality of 80’s punk and post-hardcore bands. the quicker songs are loud and abrasive, the slower ones are painfully gritty. And lyrically, the men have a newfound source for spite: the workplace. tracks like “cafeteria Food” and “health plan” deal with the pains of a real job, a serious progression for the once humorous band. “honeys” is pissed Jeans at their best yet..

If You Like: Black Flag, the Jesus Lizard

A 12 • february 21, 2013

EDITORIAL

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Should U.S. military intervene in Syria’s civil war?

By Pooja Kumbhar columnist

President Barack Obama has been debating whether U.S. military intervention in Syria’s 22-month-old civil war would help resolve the conflict, or just create more bloodshed.

As a powerful democratic nation, we hold it as our responsibility to end the ongoing crisis and tragic proportions of the war.

Most recent reports place a death toll over 35,000, and numbers of those dead and imprisoned only increases each day.

The astounding rate of tragedy has led many Americans to call for some sort of U.S. military intervention. Possible proposals have ranged from humanitarian safe zones, to bombing campaigns to limited no-fly zones. Many of these voices are among those who advocated the Iraq intervention in 2003 and praise military involvement in Iran. The interventionists not only include groups of neo conservatives, but also those who justify intervention based on humanitarian necessity and interpretations of just war doctrines. This rationale and ideology is what ultimately leads to perilous consequences for our nation and the region.

“The extremists who believe in vast global military involvement to solve problems are the ones who ultimately worsen them,” said Hofstra University Senior and former student of Field Study at the United Nations Mishal Pahrand. as reported from one of her mission assignments. “They do not take into consideration that we do not have the money for more military intervention right now. In addition, it makes no sense to intervene at the moment either; we are already involved in so many countries. We need to currently focus on what we are already dealing with and our own domestic politics.”

The United States has its hands full right now with foreign

policy involvement. Before we can enter into another country, we have to look at the costs it will toll on the current condition of our government, and whether we can handle more than what is already on our plate.

“It is not necessary to fully intervene in the Syrian crisis because we are currently trying to pull out if Afghanistan” said prelaw student, and political science major, Imran Ansari.

The proposal of even “limited intervention” strategies does very little to mitigate the human, monetary and geo-strategic costs of long term involvement.

Along with the United Nations ruling out support for military options to stop the bloodshed in Syria, the United States would once again carry the heavy burden of war alone.

“I don’t think the UN is doing enough to apply pressure to the alAssad regime,” said Charles Picone, College Rebublicans president. “They should be using every weapon in their arsenal, both literal and figurative to stymie the atrocities of his government and bring peace to the people of Syria. If they do their job right for once, the U.S. won’t have to come to the rescue, as we always do.”

In NATO’s recent involvement in Libya, the United States provided more than half of the military data, surveillance, intelligence and refueling planes it needed for the operation. Syria is not the same as Libya, and NATO without the United States will not go far.

The Arab League plays no match against the Syrian regime either, which has the powerful Russia, China and Iran to back it up.

In essence, it is not an “international intervention,” yet just another U.S. military intervention in a Muslim region.

War is a brutal last resort.

Diplomacy, travel bans, freezing assets and sanctions will do enough to accelerate Assad’s

“By giving into military intervention we forget the bigger picture...”

death. He is on a path for apparent self-destruction, and we do not need to go out of our way to solve Syria’s issues in the midst of our very own fiscal crisis all for the means of an elusive consummation of victory in a region bordered by Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq and Jordan.

Complicated questions face Syria, and it is ultimately up to the Syrian people themselves to decide and define their governance and future society not ruled by force or decree, but rather by the consent of citizens.

What is necessary is a unified, non-extremist political front that builds on what the Doha Conference has already achieved, and expands on framework of the Cairo Communique.

The most important role for the United States along with the European Union would be to encourage and aid in the process of establishing a government post-Assad. This means working to build an interim government, possible ways to bring to justice those at the core of the

Assad regime, as well as preparing to stand guarded by potential retaliation.

On a more legitimate and current scale, it is also just as necessary to provide humanitarian aid to the neighboring states of Syria and to support multilateral organizations working for the safekeeping of those Syrians struggling to survive through everyday crisis they live in.

By giving in to military intervention, we forget the bigger picture,

the fundamentals of establishing a self-determined political future in Syria- not one that is swayed in the favor of what we as American perceives to be in our interests, once again entangling ourselves in another complex sectarian society.

The solution to the Syrian crisis has a simple political answer, and it is not one involving military.

By Kristin Sprague

parents vs the president

Assistant Editorial editor

In his Feb. 13 State of the Union Address, President Obama announced a proposal to make high-quality preschool education available to every single child in America. Besides the lack of finances necessary for its implementation, Obama’s plan possesses a major inherent flaw: it is neither the government’s right

State of the Union Reflection

By Amber Qalagari Columnist

If politics seem overly simple, they are being done wrong.

President Obama is no stranger to oversimplification. During his State of the Union speech on Feb. 13, Obama released his agenda for the coming term highlighting the benefits of his plan without relaying the financial logistics.

His ideas seem great on paper: community college career plan, nursery school for children of lower income families and investment in greener technology. Who wouldn’t want to get paid more for their work and improve our nation’s education all the while enjoying a carbon free atmosphere? Small problem, what does the price tag say?

One-hundred and forty-five billion dollars. It’s as if Obama ordered everything off the menu at a five star restaurant and left the bill for the taxpayers. What does Obama care? He promises these lavish programs and makes the public believe that they are entitled to them. Not only do they deserve them, but according to Obama, they won’t cost the government anything!

“Nothing I am proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime” said Obama.

Increasing spending on public works, creating a community college career fund, raising the minimum wage, enabling a cap and trade program and creating a nursery school entitlement won’t cost a single dime? They might not add to our nation’s deficit, because you, the taxpayer, will be covering the tab.

With America’s expansive debt, Obama’s agenda is unreasonable. Once Congress, who did their math, block each law,

it will once again be the fight: “Good guy Obama” against the “stone-hearted Republicans.” It is obvious that these laws will never pass under the Republican House. Obama couldn’t even pass the Cap and Trade program for carbon emissions in 2010 when he had a Democratic House. This raises the question: why propose programs he knows Congress will shut down?

Simple, it makes him look better. By pushing toward these deceptively beneficial programs that are derived from high poll concerns, he increases his own popularity. He may not have to worry about reelection, but there are a few other areas in which he could use a positive image. As he paints the Republicans as uncompromising and against the wants of the public, the Democrats will undoubtedly use this as leverage to take back control of the House in 2014.

Four more years in office. That means four more years to create a positive image for future history books.

Like the parent that says “yes” to make the child happy, Obama has chosen to disregard all financial responsibilities to allow exorbitant plans to please the public.

Republicans are left with the hard task of saying “no” because the proposals are financially impossible.

“...what does the price tag say?”

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nor responsibility to raise and educate America’s youth.

A child’s upbringing should be determined by his or her parents, not by his or her governmental officials. Yet, if early childhood education is to be universalized, it will consequently become standardized by the government.

What the government regards as “high-quality” in terms of education will likely translate to “enough to improve standardized test

scores so that that they boost the nation’s rankings,” and the human care and commitment that yield an excellent education will fall victim to administrative benchmarks and national averages.

But why is it necessary to submit three –and four-year-olds to such a system?

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CONTINUED frOm PAGE A 13 If 13 years of public schooling is not enabling students to meet desired academic standards, what difference will one or two years of learning letters, numbers, colors and farm animals make?

Perhaps this plan has multiple intentions. Maybe the government is not overtaking the people’s civil liberties and privileges in choosing an education, but rather, taking over for the people’s transgressions in preparing their children for primary and secondary education.

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parents – parents who did not quite outgrow their own childhood before having children of their own. To raise a human being from a state of absolute dependency is an immense task that demands great sacrifice. Unfortunately, some parents are not willing to give up enough elements of their work or social lives to be able to commit to actively educating and engaging their children.

Obama claims that the cost of enacting his universalized early childhood education plan will eventually pay itself off by boosting graduation rates and reducing teen pregnancy and violent crimes. Parental involvement can produce the same results for a cheaper cost. All it requires of

parents is for them to sacrifice their relaxation time by turning off the television – even more savings! – and spending that time teaching and playing with their children. A little attention goes a long way.

If passed by Congress, the president’s plan for universal, federally funded, high quality early education is expected to be implemented within the next ten years, by which time we college students will likely be building families of our own. We should take it upon ourselves to prove the government wrong in encroaching on our responsibilities and raise our families maturely individually.

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Positives to be taken from baseball’s trip to Oklahoma

By Alex Hyman Staff Writer

For the second straight season, the Hofstra baseball team traveled to take on one of the nation’s best squads to open its season and left without a victory.

The Pride dropped four games to the 14th-ranked University of Oklahoma Sooners over the weekend, but head coach John Russo was proud of the way his team competed.

“I liked how we competed at the plate against one of the best pitching staffs in college baseball,” Russo said, “and I was really happy with the way our pitchers attacked their hitters.”

Game one of the season saw senior Joe Burg take the mound for the Pride. He lasted four innings and gave up seven earned runs in the season debut.

Hofstra got on the board first after a couple errors by Oklahoma in the top of the first inning but quickly went down and dropped the opener 10-4. Senior third baseman Joe Perez and junior catcher Matt Reistetter had RBIs for the Pride.

“Even after his rough start, [Burg] stayed in the game and

extended it, which saved our bullpen for the rest of the weekend,” Russo said.

Hofstra then dropped a pair of one-run games on Saturday, losing both legs of a doubleheader.

In game one, the Pride got a great start out of senior John Tiedemann. He scattered three runs over five innings and left Hofstra in a good position to win its first game of the year.

Junior outfielder Kenny Jackson belted his first home run of the season to make it a onerun game in the seventh inning.

It was not enough, as the Pride lost 3-2.

“I thought Tiedemann really attacked and set the tone for the whole weekend,” Russo said. “He made big pitches and had good velocity, probably the best he threw all preseason and best he’s done all year.”

It was the opposite in the second game as both offenses exploded for double digits in what was an 11-10 final in 11 innings.

The Pride held a 10-7 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth inning with senior closer Bryan Verbitsky returning to the mound after a scoreless eighth

inning. After a one-out error, the Sooners put together a string of hits to tie the game at 10.

Sophomore Dave Jesch relieved Verbitsky in the ninth but gave up a two-out single, which tied the score.

The Pride had a golden opportunity in the top of the 11th inning, loading the bases with nobody out, but after a Perez popout Reistetter grounded into a double play that ended the inning.

After a leadoff single in the bottom of the 11th, an error by center fielder Taylor Stuart allowed the game-winning run to score. Reistetter and junior Brent Hall led the Pride with two RBIs each.

The final game of the fourgame series saw a great comeback by the Pride in the eighth inning but once again fell in a ninth inning loss. Trailing by three in the eighth, senior infielder Dalton Rouleau started the rally with a walk and came around to score on a two-run double by senior Austin Nyman.

Nyman, who led the Pride in hits, stolen bases, and RBIs over the weekend, came around to score the tying run on a Verbitsky infield single.

weekend by playing in the Florida State Invitational Tournament.

The team went into the tournament ranked 21 and 25 in the

National Fastpitch Coaches Association and ESPN rankings respectively.

After finishing 2-3 in the tournament, however, the Pride dropped out of the polls’ top 25 lists, but did still receive votes in both.

A few team members stood out during the tournament, namely freshman right fielder Caryn Bailey and senior third basemen Jess Hirschbuhl.

Bailey received the CAA Rookie of the Week Award for her noteworthy play in the Invitational tallying five RBIs and her first collegiate career home-run with a batting average of .438.

Hirschbuhl was named this week’s GoHofstra Player of the Week. This season opening weekend marked her return to game play after almost a year of recovery due to an end-of-season injury.

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Senior infielder Austin Nyman (20) clutches onto a pop fly.

Senior starting pitcher Jared Rogers had an impressive outing for the Pride, surrendering just one earned run over five innings.

Senior reliever Cody Normand entered the game in the eighth and after a scoreless frame, gave up a three-run walk-off homerun in the bottom of the ninth to end the game 7-4 in favor of the Sooners.

“We went toe-to-toe with a super-regional team, the preseason Big 12 favorite, even though we lost four games I feel like we walked out of there with a lot of confidence,” Russo said.

“I think after game one on Friday, we know exactly who we are and

I think we played at that level and really competed.”

The Pride travel to the CSU Bakersfield this weekend looking for its first win of the season before its first home game on February 27 against Post University. The Pride has a tough non-conference schedule but is looking forward to the challenge.

“I told the guys I am not apologizing for making a tough schedule,” Russo said. “I feel this is where the program needed to go to make the next step and we didn’t need to play teams that we would get guaranteed wins, we needed to play good competition and play good teams.”

Softball starts tough opening slate with two wins

By Lauren del Valle Special to the Chronicle

Hofstra softball opened its season over Presidents’ Day

Junior infielder Tori Rocha fields a ground ball.

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Hirschbuhl came back looking strong with the numbers to back her up. Batting .417 in addition to a .500 on-base percentage for the weekend, Hirschbuhl appears to have recovered fully.

Hofstra officially opened the season against Arkansas on Friday morning, coming away with an 8-1 victory. With the loss, Arkansas’s 7-0 early-season winning streak came to an end.

Later in the afternoon, Hofstra Softball fell to Tulsa 9-6.

A strong first four innings allowed Tulsa to pull away before the Pride could get on the board.

In the top of the fourth, Hofstra’s HIrschbuhl and junior infielder Tori Rocha batted to score teammates senior outfielder Tessa Ziemba and Hirschbuhl on the Golden Hurricane errors.

Sophomore transfer from Virginia Tech, pitcher Bella

Corrao, had her Hofstra debut in the Tulsa game and took the loss.

Hofstra fell twice to the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday in its morning and evening outings.

The Seminoles only allowed one run to Hofstra, concluding the first game 9-1.

Rocha hit the lone run for Hofstra. The Seminoles finished the game in six innings.

The evening contest proved to be no more lucky for the Pride.

FSU took a 4-0 win, improving its record to 7-1. Senior pitcher Olivia Galati took both losses, pitching her third consecutive complete game.

Closing the Florida State Invitational facing Arkansas once more, Hofstra took the W, finishing the game 6-4.

Galati pitched her fourth complete game in the three-day tournament receiving the win.

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February 21, 2013 A 15

Altomare caps off another comeback win for women’s lacrosse in matinee against Fairfield

By Joe Pantorno Editor-in-Chief

Hofstra women’s lacrosse head coach Shannon Smith was not a happy camper on Wednesday afternoon.

Her team just came back from three goals down to defeat Fairfield 8-7 in overtime in which sophomore attack Brittain Altomare’s second goal of the game proved to be the game winner with 1:43 left in the extra session.

But there were not a lot of smiles.

“Sloppy,” said Smith. “The team did a nice job in general coming back...We need to figure out how to not come out slow. We have to figure out how to put a full 60 minutes together.”

For its second straight game this year, Hofstra fell behind three goals in the first half after Fairfield scored two goals in the opening 1:03 of the game.

Scoring its third midway through the first half, Hofstra managed to get its offense, which was riddled with mistakes in the early stages, firing at the right times.

Freshman attack Emily Considine, who came off her Hofstra debut after transferring from Syracuse with four goals over the weekend, scored another two today, providing the much needed spark for Hofstra.

Julia Riemer, who had been something of an unknown her first two seasons has burst onto the scene this season, recording a pair of goals as well. She has three on the season.

“She dodges hard and she doesn’t care what happens,” said Smith. “She makes a mistake, she doesn’t care She’s very mentally tough that way. She’s very athletic and has incredible speed.”

After going behind 4-1, goals from Considine and Altomare in the last five minutes of the half cut the Fairfield deficit to one.

Fairfield and Hofstra traded goals to begin the second half with a pair coming from Considine and senior midfielder Jill Maier, who was also on her way to a two-goal outing.

Hofstra made it a point to pepper Fairfield’s goalie Katie Keenan, out-shooting the Stags 24-17.

“Our mentality is to keep shooting,” said Maier. “For me, I love that as a player because, one, the goalie’s scared, two, the defense is on their toes and three, we just had a shot. And all game we just kept trying to attack, attack, attack.”

Maier brought the Pride within one at 6-5 with 23:31 left in the game and Riemer scored her second goal, a hard drive from the right side and slotting her shot home from a tough angle over Keenan’s shoulder, that tied the game with 12:43 remaining.

The goals dried up and the defenses stonewalled few chances with ease to force overtime.

Melanie Raso’s opener in the overtime period was quickly canceled out by Maier’s second of the day before Altomare provided the winner with an assist from Considine.

“We were just running one of our plays where me and Emily Considine work around the crease,” said Altomare. “It was something that we had run all game...and it worked out in our favor.”

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Sophomore attack Brittain Altomare (5) scored the game-winning goal for Hofstra in overtime against Fairfield.

Men’s lacrosse takes down Sacred Heart in opener, Varn nets five

By Sean Williams Staff Writer

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Junior Torin Varn (17) made a splash with five goals in Hofstra’s first game of the season in a win over Sacred Heart.

The 19th ranked Hofstra Men’s Lacrosse team began the season with a 14-9 home victory over the Sacred Heart University Pioneers on Saturday, as junior Torin Varn scored five goals and freshman Sam Llinares tacked on four more goals and an assist, earning himself CAA co-rookie of the week honors.

The recognition is a good start for the promising Hauppauge, NY, native, who was a U.S. Lacrosse All American in high school.

Hofstra head coach Seth Tierney’s praise of Llinares was measured, saying that “it was a great coming out party but now it’s over because every coach has that Sacred Heart tape on his desk.”

The Pride have never lost to

the Pioneers and improved the team record to 12-0 against Sacred Heart. Hofstra jumped to a 10-3 lead by the half, a cushion that would become necessary when the Pioneers, led by Mike Mawdsley, responded with four straight goals.

Sophomore goalie Chris Selva made twelve saves in order to rack up his first collegiate victory.

“I thought we did a good job, I thought we did a better job in the first half than the second, and obviously the score reflects that.

I thought we were not inspired enough in the second half.” Said Tierney. “Our confidence level was there, we got our looks and put the ball away and any time you can put the ball away that gives you another punch in the arm.”

The Pride certainly seemed

confident enough, maybe too confident as they watched a large second half lead dwindle away.

“We need to work on coming out of the locker room and understanding that the game is a sixty minute game,” said Tierney.

In spite of some early second half struggles, the Pride had no problem recovering and putting the game away in the end.

Junior Lance Yapor also put up a goal and assist and senior Adrian Sorichetti tallied a goal and two assists, as a well-rounded Hofstra attack wore down Sacred Heart’s defense.

Hofstra next hosts 14thranked Princeton on Saturday, February 23rd. Tierney says that the Tigers team is “very good, the defense is a little bit of an unknown but you know they’ll be well-coached.”

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A baller and a father: David Imes

By Joe Pantorno Editor-in-Chief

David Imes was not getting a lot of sleep.

There were plenty of nights in his Harlem home where cries would break the silence of slumber, beckoning daddy to check up on newborn Layla Marie.

Layla is David’s second daughter, his first born, 4-yearold Saniya, is in Brooklyn with her mother, a former classmate David had met when he was 18 years old at Boys and Girls High School.

A determined kid trying to make it where not many others have, in a high school that is known for low graduation rates, Imes received news that he was to become a father.

“It was scary,” said Imes. “The first thing is, I’m only 18 and the second thing, what are my parents going to say to me? How are they going to deal with it?”

“My mom had a feeling,” he

later said. “She knew something was up so she was glad I came out and told her.”

Imes’ father, also bearing a child when he was young, knew the position his son was in.

“He was upset,” said Imes. “He did not want me to go down the same road that he took. But they were always there for me.”

His parents also played basketball in high school; his mother was forced to stop when she became pregnant with David.

“As soon I was born, basketball was second nature,” he said.

Attending Winchendon Prep in Massachusetts for one season after high as a 19-year-old, David rushed home for the arrival of Saniya.

“What a feeling it was holding my daughter for the first time,” said Imes. “I was scared but excited... It opened my eyes and made me that much more motivated to do well for her.”

Disputes between Saniya’s mother and David pushed the

Photo courtesy of David Imes Imes with daughters Saniya (top) and Layla (bottom). A source of motivation that keeps the Pride’s forward going in the toughest of times.

two apart after her birth as Imes looked towards playing basketball in college.

“In terms of the relationships with her mother, we don’t talk often and I’m comfortable with that,” said Imes. “But I just wish I could be around my older daughter more.”

As his time at Winchendon dwindled down, Imes was beginning to be recruited by Oklahoma State, Xavier, Rutgers and Hofstra all while raising a daughter.

“Because I just had Saniya and it was so close to home, it was always Hofstra,” said Imes. “It felt like home from the jump.”

Living at Hofstra with a child at home, Imes had a seemingly insurmountable task ahead of him; being a student, a Division I basketball player and a father.

“It was rough,” said Imes. “I always want to be there, I don’t want to miss anything but then also I need to take care of school and take care of my job. So any free time that I have, I [go] home to get some time with her.”

A man can only stretch himself so thin, but Imes was determined, no matter how much sleep was lost, to be there for his actual and basketball families.

“On a normal game day I would be home the night before, get up really early and head back to school,” said Imes. “I’d go and get my shots up, get mentally prepared for the game and go from there.”

“If we had an off day the next day, I’d go straight back home. It was a lot of traveling and a lot of money spending, but it was worth it,” said Imes.

While gaining playing time and a leadership role at Hofstra, Imes met women’s basketball guard Jael Pena and the two hit it off.

“She’s my role model,” said Imes of Pena. “I look up to her.

She’s my right-hand man. I’d do anything for her.”

If life was tough as a father of one, it was about to become a whole lot more difficult for Imes.

Pena was pregnant with Layla, leaving basketball but continuing to stay at Hofstra in order to graduate.

“I was excited, I was happy,

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While he has spent time developing his game, Imes has also spent time becoming the best father he can be. but I was like, oh my God two? At 22?” said Imes. “No I really have to go as hard as I can to support both my kids. Basketball is going to stop one day, so I’m going to need my education.”

It was not an easy nine months for Imes and Pena who had to deal with disapproval from classmates and peers all around Hofstra.

“It was tough, she had to take in whatever people had to say and how they looked at her but she made the decision she felt was right,” said Imes. “She knew how it was going to be. People are going to judge and she just sucked it up. She was amazing.

I felt so bad about how some people treated her but she picked me up.”

Layla arrived in the middle of the night last winter at Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, but Imes was at Hofstra fast asleep.

“I was so angry I missed it because this is someone that I wanted to be with and I knew how bad she wanted me to be there,” said Imes. “When I arrived she [Pena] finally cried. She didn’t cry when she had the baby or anything but when I got there, I realized that our family was finally all together.”

Back home in Harlem for the first time with Layla, sleep was not coming anytime soon for David.

“I’ll never forget the first night I was home,” said Imes. “I just stood there with her in my arms rocking her for hours, she wouldn’t stop crying. Every two hours she would be up, non-stop,

crying and we’d be there, our eyes rolling back just trying to fight it and stay awake.”

Two kids, a girl he’s crazy about and basketball. A lot of time and a lot of love are needed from one man, but Imes has more than enough to give.

“It’s hard to distribute time,” said Imes. “Saniya lives in Brooklyn, Layla in Harlem, so I’m going in two separate directions.

Both my daughters have all of my love.”

Game day is a little different at the Mack now. Sitting behind the bench, watching dad play is Layla with her mother, Jael cheering for the Pride.

“It’s a great feeling having that kind of support here,” said Imes. “I can turn around, smile and wave and I know that my daughter is there watching and laughing.”

It has been getting easier for Imes, Layla is sleeping through the night, his senior season might not be going as well as planned on the court, but he is eyeing graduation come May with a major in linguistics. Still far from the simplest of tasks.

“Whenever things are getting tough, I just look at Layla and Saniya for motivation.”

That might be looking ahead too far. For now, David is content with getting some sleep for the evening and being the best father he can be.

“It’s a blessing,” said Imes. “Of course it’s going to be hard, but that’s what comes with being a dad. But when I have my kids together, man, it just makes my day.”

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Pride’s comeback bid falls short against JMU

By Mike Rudin Special to the Chronicle

It was not a deficit too deep when Hofstra trailed James Madison 39-18 at halftime. Just two years prior, the Pride had overcome a 23-point deficit to defeat the Dukes at the Mack.

The comeback was on, and almost completed this time, but Hofstra came up just short in a 68-60 loss.

After an impressive victory over Drexel just three days earlier, Hofstra came out flat in the first half.

“It was the worst half of basketball that we played,” said head coach Kirsta Kilburn-Steveskey.

James Madison bossed all aspects of the game, especially when scoring in the paint. The Dukes made 16 field goals, doubling the production of Hofstra’s eight in the opening 20 minutes.

Their scoring trio of Toia Giggetts, Jazmon Gwathmey, and Tarik Hislop all led their team with eight points in the first half, creating a crisis for Hofstra’s defense.

Another important factor that took place during the first half was senior forward Shante Evans, committed three fouls and was benched for an extended period of time.

The loss of Evan’s presence allowed JMU to take advantage of the game’s first half. The only bright spot for Hofstra was junior guard Annie Payton who scored seven points.

It seemed like an entirely different game in the second half as the Pride seemed energetically revamped. The performances nearly flipped between teams compared to the first half. Hofstra produced 16 field goals while JMU was only able to make eight.

Another key factor to Hofstra’s success in the second half was the overall offense, executing its shots as well as the defense slowing down JMU. The return of Shante Evans in the second half made an extraordinary difference in the game’s momentum; She racked up twelve points in the second period, bringing her total points of

the game to 16.

Sophomore guard Andreana Thomas was scorching on the court in the second half, scoring 16 points, with 14 of them in the second half.

“I think we just came out more confident, more ready to go,” said Thomas.

Hofstra played with an excess of fiery passion that was nonexistent in the first half. With the new sense of vibrant vitality from Pride that disheartened Duke, it allowed Hofstra to take its first lead of the game at 53-52 with 4:50 left in the game.

James Madison re-took control and came out victorious in the end. It was most certainly a gutwrenching loss for Hofstra after fighting nearly the whole game to take the lead and give it right back.

“We’re going to win a game or go down swinging,” said KilburnSteveskey. “We have to have that kind of mentality, we need to finish out strong…and it’s going take that mental decision that we refuse to lose.”

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Sophomore guard Andreana Thomas (5) played all 40 minutes in the Pride’s loss to James Madison.

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Men’s basketball drops games to Towson, Drexel...

By Angelo Brussich Sports Editor

The Hofstra men’s basketball team continued its season of one step forward and two steps back over the weekend with a 57-50 loss to the Towson Tigers at Mack and a 63-54 loss to the Drexel Dragons at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.

After winning its first road game in over a year, the Pride were hoping to use it as a spring board forward, but could not get over the hump at home against the Dragons and then away against the Tigers.

“We have not played well over the last couple of weeks, whether it’s shooting or executing, whether we’ve hit the wall a little bit, but we remain in the game,” said Hofstra head coach Mo Cassara.

In both games, Hofstra (6-21, 3-11 CAA) was able to battle back, but recurring issues continue to haunt the Pride as its stumbles heading into the home stretch of the season.

“This is a resilient group,” said Cassara. “We may not make it pretty all the time, but we’re doing what we have to do to hang in there and get better and try to make the game competitive and that’s all we can do right now is battle and keep playing hard.”

Senior guard Stevie Mejia has been a bright spot for Hofstra,

posting 13 points against Towson and tying a career high with 22 points against the Dragons, but his efforts were not enough.

In its first contest Saturday against the Tigers (15-13, 10-5 CAA), Hofstra fell behind early and like it has had to do so many times throughout the season, found itself playing catch up.

After sinking the first basket of the game, Towson rattled off an 8-0 run to take an early 8-2 lead that they pushed up to a 14-4 lead before Hofstra answered with a run of its own.

The Pride would cut the lead down to two and head into the half trailing 21-19.

Hofstra would come out of the second half strong, putting up a 10-2 run to take the lead 29-23 with just under 17 minutes to play.

“I thought we did a terrific job of battling back and getting the game close going into halftime,” said Cassara. “Then we did a terrific job out of the gate in the second half and got the lead a little bit.”

The lead would not last as Towson responded with a 10-0 run of its own, taking the lead in the game for good.

Dragons’ junior forward Jerrelle Benimon began to impose his will as the game went on, and would finish with a game high 17 points

and seven rebounds.

He’s (Benimon) just very crafty like, he really knows how to use his body,” said Hofstra senior forward David Imes. “He found ways to push off, but not let it be seen, but he’s a good player.”

Towson had to repeatedly repel Hofstra comebacks as the Pride could not quite get over the hump and recapture the lead, cutting it to seven but that was as close as it would come.

Hofstra’s defense was strong throughout the game, with 15 steals and three blocks, but the Pride could not convert on free throws or fast break points to take advantage.

“Our Achilles heel continues to be the foul line. We had three straight trips where we only got one point. We had a five point lead and had the chance to get six more but we only got one,” said Cassara. “We shoot 8-17 from the foul line and got outrebounded tonight against a very physical, aggressive Towson team.”

The Pride then travelled to Philadelphia where it took on the Drexel Dragons (11-15, 7-7 CAA).

Mejia would be the story of the game, as he single-handedly kept Hofstra in the game through the first half.

He scored 14 of the Prides 23 first half points, keeping them

within striking distance, down by ten at the half at 33-23.

The second half opened with two quick free throws by Towson to push its lead to 12. Hofstra was able to keep the deficit around ten before making its final push as time was winding down.

Following a 12-7 run, the Pride cut the lead down to eight before sophomore guard Taran Buie sank a three-pointer to pull Hofstra to within five with just over seven minutes to play.

Buie had been struggling of late and was benched for the end of the game against Towson. But the guard responded well with a 13-point performance against the Dragons.

“That’s the tough part about being a coach,” said Cassara.

“Trying to figure out when you’ve got to push, when you have to pull, sometimes you’ve got to yell and sometimes you’ve got to hug and we’re going to try and do all of those things and if he (Buie) makes some shots, we’re a dangerous team.”

Drexel responded quickly though, not allowing Hofstra to ride it’s momentum to a come-

back, answering Buie’s three with a three of its own to push the lead back to eight, and eventually pushing it to nine and the 63-54 victory.

Although it’s been a tough stretch for the Pride, coach Cassara keeps reiterating to his team that the most important time to play well is during the CAA Tournament, and all of these hardships and close game defeats could be erased with timely wins in the tournament.

“We’ve had a lot of really close, frustrating loses but as I keep telling the guys we just have to play well for a couple days in March and we’ll forget a lot of these.” said Cassara.

Imes also realizes that time is winding down on his senior career, and that the team needs to move forward and continue to progress if they want a shot in the tournament.

“We’ve been feeling that way (urgent) for a while because we know how fast things can go by as seniors,” said Imes. “Of course the sense of urgency is there, it is every day and we’re just trying to keep moving forward…”

Demolished by George Mason

By Jake Nussbaum Assistant Sports Editor

When the Hofstra men’s basketball team thought it couldn’t get any worse, it did. On Wednesday night at the Mack Arena Hofstra was battered and beaten by George Mason by a score of 79 to 50.

“It was a frustrating loss for our team tonight. We looked like a tired group out there and ran into a team that is playing pretty well” said Hofstra head coach Mo Cassara. “We weren’t able to get anything going on offense or defense tonight.”

To make matters even worse for the Pride, head coach Mo Cassara announced that starting junior center Stephen Nwoukoni

is out for the year with a shoulder injury. Cassara indicated that Nwoukoni would be out indefinitely and was likely headed for offseason surgery.

“Stephen’s done, he is going to see the doctor again and he is out indefinitely” said Cassara.

“He is probably facing shoulder surgery.”

After a tough loss on Monday night against Drexel University, the Hofstra men’s basketball team was looking to rebound against George Mason University, but struggled hitting shots all game. George Mason suffocated the Pride’s offense and held Hofstra to a measly 26.8% field goal percentage for the game.

“For the most part we did a

solid job of taking care of the basketball, but we have to find a way to make some shots” said Cassara. “We are one of those teams where if we make a couple shots early we are a different group, and obviously we didn’t do that” Hofstra’s leading scorer sophomore guard Taran Buie continued to struggle with his shot in this game as he only shot 5 for 21 for the game.

“My confidence is still there, but the ball isn’t going into the hole for me right now” said Buie.

“I think its just not falling for me right now and I just need to find ways to get it in.”

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Senior guard Stevie Mejia looks for offensive options. He tied his career high with 22 points against Drexel.

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