Hofstra Chronicle Vol. 81 Issue 11, 2-23-2016

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Tuesday February 23, 2016

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Sen. Schumer launches #InTheRed Campaign Campaign and legislation aim to make college debt-free for all students

By Michael Ortiz NEWS EDITOR

With 40 million people owing over $1 trillion in student loan debt, N.Y. Sen. Chuck Schumer and other Senate Democrats launched the #InTheRed campaign in conjunction with the Reducing Education Debt (RED) Act, which aims to make college debt free.

The Chronicle participated in a conference call with Sen. Schumer on Feb. 11 to find out more about the initiative.

“The bottom line is, the issue of college affordability and student debt affects you, affect your peers and they affect our future [and] the future of the country,” Sen. Schumer said.

According to The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), “Seven in 10 seniors

(69 percent) who graduated from public and nonprofit colleges in 2014 had student loan debt, with an average of $28,950 per borrower. Over the last decade – from 2004 to 2014 – the share of graduates with debt rose modestly (from 65 percent to 69 percent) while average debt at graduation rose at more than twice the rate of inflation.”

According to College Scorecard, a service of the U.S. Department of Education, Hofstra seniors graduate with an average of $23,900. The Chronicle conducted a twitter poll that asked Hofstra students how much debt they expect to graduate with. The poll garnered 127 answers, 41 percent of which say they will owe over $50,000, 23 percent say between $20,000 and $50,000, 16 percent say less than $20,000 and 20 per-

cent say they will be debt free.

Sen. Schumer believes that in order for young Americans to be successful, the amount of student debt must dramatically decrease.

“Student loan debt has become a burden on the shoulders of millions of young Americans and [it’s] holding back their ability to pursue their passions, live a comfortable lifestyle, or achieve the American dream,” Sen. Schumer said.

“College should create a lifetime of opportunities, not a life sentence of debt and financial strain.”

Zachary Brunacini, sophomore biology major, was taken aback by the amount of debt students across the country are burdened with. “Obviously if there’s $1.3 trillion of debt there’s a problem. If that many people owe a significant amount of money than there needs to be some sort of program

to help them out to either forgive it, or at least reduce it so it’s more manageable,” he said.

Sen. Schumer explained the multipronged approach that the RED Act is proposing in order to tackle the issue of surmounting college debt.

First, the legislation would allow students to refinance their loans at lower interest rates. “It is amazing that the federal government charges people six, seven, eight, nine percent on student debt, when the interest rates are three percent. The federal government should not be making a profit on the backs of our students, who are the future of America.”

The provision means that people in college currently and those who have already graduated and are still paying their loans off would save thousands of dollars in

Hofstra Tuition and Fees 10-year trend

increase in the cost of tuition and fees at Hofstra University from the 2005-06 academic year to the 2014-15 academic year. The values for the first six years come from Hofstra’s archived bulletins. The values for 2011-12 to 2014-15 was collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. The data shows a roughly 70 percent increase in the cost of tuition and fees

Cost of Tuition and fees

The bar graph pictured shows the

over the span of the 10 years represented. The values shown do not include the cost of room and board.

Academic Year

repayments.

The second part of the legislation would make two years of community college free for incoming college students. “Helping students earn associate degrees, or start the path to a bachelor’s degree, and gain the skills they need to succeed in the work force without having to take on crippling debt,” Sen. Schumer said.

Brunacini thought that this part of the proposal would offer a more practical solution for students from low-income families. “The first two years are usually prerequisites, so for a lot of people, being able to go to a community college for free would help a lot because then they could go on to a university

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Senate Dems try to combat rising cost of tuition Hofstra tuition and fees increased 70 percent in 10 years Continued From A1 but not already have the debt of a university cost,” he said.

The act will also ensure that an adequate amount of Pell Grant money is available to be awarded to students. Sen. Schumer explained, “The RED Act will ensure Pell Grants will keep pace with rising costs of college by tying the Pell grants to the consumer price index, so every year they’ll go up and that will help.”

Hofstra is no different from most other private universities that are seeing a steady increase in the cost of attendance.

Just 10 years ago, for the 2005-06 academic year, the cost of tuition and fees at Hofstra was $23,000 annually according to the University’s archived bulletin.

For the 2014-15 academic year, undergraduate students paid $38,900 in tuition and fees according to The National Center for Education Statistics. In this 10-year period, the cost for tuition and fees increased by about 70 percent.

According to Melissa Connolly, vice president of University Relations at Hofstra, it is not uncommon to see a yearly increase in a university’s cost of attendance. “The cost has gone up generally in the three to 4.5 percent range every year and that’s primarily due to the cost of salaries and benefits. Salaries and benefits generally go up every year about that much,” she said.

In response to student concern that President Rabinowitz’ salary is over $1 million, Connolly explained, “The board of trustees goes through a thorough process with an outside consultant, they look at what the salary and benefits for other university presidents are, and he is compensated in line with that evaluation as well as understanding what’s the market and what he brings to the table.”

Ian Budding, freshman journalism major, is understanding of rising costs at an institution like Hofstra. “I can see why it’s risen, because Hofstra has a lot of opportunities for different

people and when you get these opportunities, you’ve got to pay a little something, but it’s just crazy to see just how much it’s risen,” he said.

Sen. Schumer said that private institutions have to be responsible for trying to make college more affordable.

“What we called for is accountability among the colleges and we would want each of them to come up with a plan – how they’re going to reverse the increases in tuition,” he said. “At Hofstra you get a very good education, but it’s so expensive, and the cost shouldn’t keep going up.”

Although cost of attendance is going up, Connolly said that the University is working to make earning a degree more affordable.

She claims that the scholarships that Hofstra awards go up every year, usually by about 10 percent.

“It’s about $100 million in scholar-

ships that the university has given out. Which is more than what the state or federal government gives out in terms of aid to the students.

“At Hofstra you get a very good education, but it’s so expensive, and the cost shouldn’t keep going up...”

So the university actually gives the biggest chunk of aid,” she said.

She also outlined other ways the University tries to aid students financially. “We’ve done a lot in the last 10 years in terms of adding things like payment plans to make paying for college easier, and interest-free payment plans. Things like that because we recognize that college is an enormous investment and we want to help students make their way through as much as possible while providing a really great experience

with small classes, experiential learning, the best facilities we can.

It’s a balancing act.”

Sen. Schumer understands the RED Act would come with a price tag, however, the legislation proposes how it would be paid for. “First we introduce the ‘Buffet Rule.’ What the ‘Buffet Rule’ says is if you’re a multimillionaire, you should be paying at least the same rate of tax as your secretary does, and not be able to use loopholes. Second, oil companies get huge tax breaks, we eliminate those.”

The senator is encouraging students to use #InTheRed to pressure their state senators to support the bill.

Budding said, “Imagine how many people are just worrying about the prices of college and even debating whether or not to even go. I think everybody deserves a college education and I think Senator Schumer is right in doing what he needs to do.”

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Hofstra students travel to New Hampshire for primary

By Katie Krahulik STAFF WRITER

As 2016 presidential candidates geared up for a weekend of debates and speeches, Hofstra students boarded buses for a chance to witness history at the New Hampshire primary on Saturday Feb. 6.

Students gained insight on the primary process and on the history of New Hampshire politics. They also heard several speeches about policy and decision making from candidates and were given a chance to speak directly with some influential political figures.

Sophomore Amanda Benizzi, public relations major and political science minor, shared stories about her experience on the trip.

“The first stop was the University of New Hampshire where a lecture was given on the history of the New Hampshire primary and its significance in the race for the presidential nomination. From there, we went to a National Review (NR) debate-watching party in a hotel

lounge in Manchester, New Hampshire. We viewed members of the NR talk about the candidates, and then we watched the GOP debate,” Benizzi said.

The following days included more travel, but offered an even greater exposure to the presidential candidates.

“Sunday started with the Jeb Bush rally in Salem, New Hampshire. Then we went to a rally for Marco Rubio. Monday we went to Concord, New Hampshire’s capital, and went into the state house to speak with legislators. From there, we went to Hillary Clinton’s rally where not all of us got in because of the campaign’s poor planning.

Afterwards, we went to the Bernie Sanders rally in Derry, New Hampshire,” Benizzi said.

Benizzi, along with other Hofstra students, also had the chance to personally speak to some of the leading candidates in the primary.

“I actually met Marco Rubio who is my choice for the Republican nominee,” said Benizzi. “It was pretty awesome seeing the different types of people at each rally. I also got

asked to be a volunteer for the Bernie Sanders rally where I got to talk to members of the press as well as help to make sure the event went well and ran smoothly. Though I’m not a Democrat, it was great for me to see the other side of the issues and to work on a campaign in general. I also got called onstage to stand behind Bernie as he gave his speech, and afterwards I got to meet him.”

Freshman journalism major Tia De Salvo also attended the trip.

“While I’ve always been into politics, this is the first presidential campaign that I’m not only able to vote in, but where some of the issues in the election are quite relevant to my future,” she said.

Dr. David M. Green, a political science professor at Hofstra, has been the primary coordinator of the trip since 2003. He emphasized the increase in size and extravagance of the New Hampshire trip in regards to past years.

“The first trip we did was just about 10 kids and myself in a minivan. That worked out so well that we just started doing it

again and again every four years.

Having done it many times now, we actually developed a few contacts and had a couple really special events.”

Green recounted some of the many events he and the students went to, including a briefing about what the primaries are by University of New Hampshire professor, Andrew Smith, who is an expert on the New Hampshire primaries. Green also talked about meeting with Senator Lou D’Allesandro in the House of Representative chambers in the capitol building.

“Because we’ve done this many times, we’ve established relationships with those two in particular, and they always do an event for us,” said Green.

Aside from the group of students attending the trip for political purposes, John Mullen, the director of operations at WRHU Radio, led a group of students involved in the radio station to cover the New Hampshire primaries.

Junior political science major Juliana Spano described her experience as a representative of the radio station.

“We went up to report on different events, but we also had a station in the media center at the Radisson Hotel, which is where all the media was stationed and we stayed at radio row, which is where all the radio stations are located.”

Spano was with a small group of just four students that included reporter Justine Re, junior Bernie Dennler who is the station manager, and reporter Gary Duff.

On Sunday, the group went to a Donald Trump rally. “We got there and I was trying to keep my cool,” Spano said.

“I’ll never forget this. One protester was screaming something at him, and Donald Trump replied to him saying, ‘Oh, you’re not a protester. You’re a friend.’ We actually got that on tape, and I used that for a news package,” Spano said.

Of the trip overall, Dr Green concluded, “The students were really great. They were smart, respectful. They had great questions and great reactions. I think they were excited, and they represented Hofstra well.”

Iraq veteran shares his views on foreign policy

By Courtney Joyner SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

As a part of a lecture series, Hofstra welcomed Iraq veteran Matt Howard to speak from a veteran’s perspective on foreign policy issues. Howard is the Co-director of Iraq Veterans Against the War, a campaign to end combat in Iraq and assist returning servicemen and women.

Series Co-directors Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg, Dr. Linda Longmire and Dr. Martin Melkonian organized these lectures to explore this topic in order to help students receive a well-rounded picture of what is actually happening in Iraq.

From 2001 to 2006 Howard completed two tours in the Marine Corps. The experience shifted his views about the wars in the Middle East and American foreign policy. After attending University of California Berkeley, he launched the Right to Heal Initiative, which seeks to provide preventative measures for health impacts of veterans and Iraqis.

“The whole overall approach of the series is to encourage civic involvement, civic awareness, political literary if you will,” Dr. Longmire, global studies and geography professor said.

She hopes that it will encourage students to think about what the war means for everybody.

Longmire stressed the importance of being informed. “So often these things are either historical or abstract,” she said. “This is something very real for students, they are the ones who pay the price of this war both in terms of their own bodies and also in terms of the monetary cost as well as the ultimate further destabilization of the world. So for students particularly, this takes on the kind of urgency that we feel that we need to address.”

Howard sympathized with the lack of knowledge that seems to be among students. “I get it,” he said. “When I was 18, George Bush and Al Gore were running against each other and I could

care less. I wasn’t paying attention to it, it didn’t seem like it affected me and it took me a little while to realize that it did in very real ways.”

He continued to share some of the changes in personal views that formed from his tours, explaining issues such as war crimes and addressing what often happens to high ranking military personnel after service.

“President Eisenhower, in his departing speech, really coined this term ‘the military industrial complex,’ who is one of two five-star generals and very very familiar with the way the military functioned,” Howard said, explaining that he “was very concerned about what had happened since WWII and the way that corporations – specifically corporations that are involved in the defense industry – the way that politicians, the way that high ranking military officers were all kind of in the same circles and benefiting each other.”

These are the kinds of things Howard hopes to bring back into the spotlight as he speaks to audiences. “I think that one of the hopes is that because the war has now started a decent amount of time ago, about 15 years, that just to bring them into people’s kind of, for lack of better word, their radar.”

According to freshman Kalil Griffin, that is just what Howard did.

“I feel like it’s very easy to just listen to what the government has to say about these sorts of issues, but here you have someone that’s actually been there and how his mindset has actually changed going into it,” said Griffin.

Peace Programs Coordinator for the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives Natasha Rappazzo said, “I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone who was in the military say you don’t have to join the military to learn discipline, so that was really new for me.”

Junior Tyler Sebastianelli said that other students “should

[have] come because it was really informative [and] it affected our entire country and still will affect our country for probably many more years as it has in the past, it affects our families, friends, relatives.”

Dr. Melkonian talked about war having a direct effect on students.

“In any event to the degree that we escalate military involvement, and it sounds to some extent from the president’s new budget that just came out yesterday, that it’s pretty much what we’re heading towards.” said Melkonian. “And so what that is going to inevitably mean, cutbacks in other areas including things like education, student loans, healthcare, the environment, you name it. All those things are going to suffer to some degree. So it’s very important we make those judgments as to how we want to spend our money and our resources.”

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Darwin Day celebrated with a reenactment of his life

By Marie Haaland SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

In honor of Charles Darwin’s 207th birthday, Hofstra celebrated Darwin Day by putting on a short play in the Guthart Cultural Center.

Dr. Dan Rubey, professor of library and information services, gave an introduction. He explained that Hofstra has done many different things for Darwin Day in the past, including a Rap Guide to Religion in 2015 and discussions with Hofstra students who had recently returned from the Galapagos Islands – a place which had a profound impact on Darwin – in 2008.

“Professors Russell Burke and Bret Bennington and I visited the Darwin Exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, and that exhibit convinced us we could have fun drawing on Darwin’s letters and journals to stage the major events of his life and

using students as our actors,” Rubey said of how it all started.

Dr. Bret Bennington, professor of geology, environmental studies and sustainability, led the performance this year and played the role of Darwin. Ten students also had roles in the play, from Darwin’s wife and first cousin, Emma, to his colleagues and other scientists.

The play, which lasted about an hour, covered Darwin’s life from his college years to after the publication of his book, “On the Origin of Species.” Published in November 1859, Darwin referred to it as “the chief work of [his] life.”

Dr. Lauren

professor for Culture and Expression (C&E), Kozol has heard lectures about “On the Origin of Species,” which has been used for the social science side of C&E in the past. She said that it was “good to hear [the letters] out loud, from both an aesthetic and a scientific perspective.”

Kozol, known for her elaborate performances at C&E, joked about bringing this to the C&E stage in the future.

When talking about why they chose to focus such a big celebration on Darwin, Rubey said, “In addition to being a towering figure in the development of modern

“We thought acting out the development of his theories of evolution and natural selection would give us a way to explore how scientific ideas are created...”

Kozol, assistant dean of the Honors College, who was one of the narrators for the play, said, “It was loads of fun.” As a humanities

science, he was also a wonderful writer. His journals tell stories of his travels, the growth of his scientific theories and details of his family life. We thought acting out the development of his theories of evolution and natural selection would give us a way to explore how scientific ideas are created, not just handed down from one textbook to another, but worked out in the context of a richly documented personal life.”

Kozol concurred, saying that, “One of the things I like best about Darwin is that he writes beautifully.”

When asked what could be done to improve the play, senior geology major Emily Dorward suggested adding “more props, more costumes, more staging,” but said that it was fun.

Since the event was technically a birthday party, cake and ice cream were served after the performance.

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Appropriations Report

SGA WEEKLY WRAP-UP Compiled by Casey Lamkin

Club

Requested

Allocated

Chabad at Hofstra

$4,350.35

$2,750.00

African Student Association

$3,386.011

$1,690.00

Hofstra Powerlifting Club

$589.50

$570.00

Club Tennis

$660.00

$660.00

Totals

$8,985.61

$5,670.00

• In a vote of 13-7-2 Hofstra Club Softball was granted SGA recognition.

• During “SGA at the Corner” on March 9-11, SGA will poll students and get signatures to either support or oppose the smoking ban on South Campus.

Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Gabriella Ciuffetelli On Feb. 10, a commuter reported that he was moving chairs in Hofstra USA when a chair struck and lacerated his nose. The student received medical treatment.

On Feb. 11 at 1 p.m., a female student complained of dizziness and fainted while in class.

The student was transported to NUMC. On Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m., a fire alarm in Graduate Hall went off as a result of a resident’s hair products on the second floor. PS and the Uniondale Fire Department responded. The fire alarm was reset and a work order was prepared.

On Feb. 11 at 12 p.m., a student reported her cell phone was removed from an unlocked locker in the women’s locker room at the Fitness Center. Police assistance was declined.

On Feb. 12 at 1:30 p.m., a student reported that they were assaulted on two separate occasions in January and February on Hempstead Turnpike.

On Feb. 12 at 12 p.m., a Hofstra administrator reported they slipped on ice on California Avenue and injured their right

shoulder and both hands as a result. The administrator refused medical attention.

unknown vehicle in the north lot of the Student Center. The student declined police assistance.

Rotterdam House. All four students were referred to the Office of Community Standards.

On Feb. 12 at 10:15 p.m., a nonstudent was playing football in the Hofstra bubble and collided heads with another player. NCPD responded and the nonstudent was taken to Winthrop Hospital.

On Feb. 14 at 3 a.m., there was an argument between two students in Bill of Rights Hall.

One student was given assistance and crisis counseling. A follow-up investigation will be conducted.

On Feb. 15 at 3:30 p.m., PS responded to a report of the odor of marijuana in the Netherlands.

One student was referred to the Office of Community Standards

On Feb. 13 at 1 a.m., an RSR reported that a student allowed a nonstudent into Stuyvesant Hall without signing them in first. The student was referred to the Office of Community Standards.

On Feb. 13 at 4 a.m., PS responded to reports of an argument between two parties in Colonial Square. As a result, a nonstudent was banned from campus and a follow-up investigation will be conducted.

On Feb. 13 at 1:14 p.m., a fire alarm was activated in Amsterdam House as a result of cooking in a room. PS and the Uniondale Fire Department responded. The building was evacuated, after which the fire alarm was reset and a work order was prepared.

On Feb. 13, a male student reported to PS that his car’s front left bumper was cracked by an

On Feb. 14 at 3:20 a.m., it was discovered that an unknown person was staying in a student’s room in Estabrook Hall. The person was escorted out of the building and will be referred to the Office of Community Standards.

On Feb. 14 at 5:25 a.m., a fire alarm was activated in Enterprise Hall due to air freshener. PS and the Uniondale Fire Department responded. A work order was prepared.

On Feb. 15 at 4 a.m., a fire alarm was activated in the Netherlands due to the alarm’s defective smoke head. PS and the Uniondale Fire Department responded. The building was evacuated and a work order was prepared.

On Feb. 15 at 4 a.m., four students failed to evacuate when a fire alarm was activated in

Key NUMC- Nassau University Medical Center PS - Public Safety NCPD - Nassau County Police Department RSR - Resident Safety Representative

On Feb. 16, an underage Hofstra student was found to be in possession of alcohol in one of the towers. The student was issued a referral.

left bumper after she parked her car south of Margiotta Hall the day before. She declined police assistance.

On Feb. 16 at 2 a.m., PS responded to an altercation between seven Hofstra students in front of Dutch Treats. All seven students received referrals to the Office of Community Standards.

On Feb. 18, a male in Constitution Hall reported that he was experiencing chest pains.

The NCPD transported him to the Wellness Center and then to Winthrop Hospital.

On Feb. 17 at 1 a.m., PS responded to a complaint of an argument between two students at Alliance Hall. Both students were referred to the Office of Community Standards.

On Feb. 18 at 1 p.m., a fire alarm was activated in the Physical Education Building due to dirt and dust in an alarm’s smoke head in room 171. PS responded. The condition was corrected and a work order was prepared.

On Feb. 17, a Hofstra administrator reported that a fraternity sign was stolen from the Rathskellar. A follow-up investigation will be conducted.

On Feb. 18 at 8 a.m., a female reported to PS that an unknown vehicle damaged her car’s front

On Feb. 19, PS responded to Enterprise Hall and found an intoxicated female student in the bathroom. She was transported by ambulance to NUMC and returned to campus the next morning.

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Student Spotlight: The Loesch twins

By Brianna Ciniglio STAFF WRITER

Hofstra first-years Cailin and Hannah Loesch have been web correspondents for “Teen Kids News” – an Emmy awardwinning news show for kids – since their video audition landed them the positions when they were 15-year-old high school

freshmen.

The two started off covering topics such as Earth Day, but quickly moved into entertainment news, covering “America’s Got Talent” for two seasons. They went to Radio City Music Hall every week during the summer to get the exclusives of the show.

“Over time, we got to know the

judges and contestants,” Cailin said. They loved being behind the scenes to feel the energy of the contestants during their wins and eliminations.

Hannah and Cailin stated that they’ve been considering journalism as a career from a very young age. “I’ve always been interested in writing,” Cailin said.

Hannah agreed, “That was always my passion,” she said.

That passion not only pushed them into joining “Teen Kids News,” but has also influenced them to write a book entitled “The Twin Connection,” which was published in their senior year of high school. The book answers all the questions they’ve ever received about being twins.

Although they hope to write a work of fiction in the future, for now they’re Courtesy of Cailin and Hannah Loesch focusing on their careers

in journalism. Being a host on the “Today Show” would be a dream job for both. They love acting as anchor and co-anchor, which the two do in their online show, “Double Talk.” In their videos, they conduct interviews, cover news stories, and review books and movies. They most recently reviewed the films “Joy” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

“Now that we’re in college, we’ve started branching off and doing our own thing,” Cailin said about beginning “Double Talk.”

Still, the two love working together. “We make a good team,” Hannah said. “[We] always have someone to discuss ideas with and feelings,” added Cailin.

Hannah and Cailin even room together in Rensselaer house, the communications cluster building in the Netherlands.

“Being surrounded by journalism majors has inspired me,” said Hannah. “All of our friends have blogs and they’re constantly updating them and it inspires you

to keep going.”

And that’s exactly what they plan to do. Both of them currently do traffic and weather updates for “The Morning Show” on WRHU, but hope to get even more involved while they’re at Hofstra.

Hannah hopes to get involved with WRHU’s “Newsline,” as well as with The Chronicle, while Cailin said that, on top of what her sister listed, she’s also interested in pursuing other activities outside of Hofstra, such as conducting more interviews and doing more with “Teen Kids News.”

The twins have loved learning the technical part of journalism through their classes and extracurricular activities at Hofstra, but feel that there is also a lot to learn out in the field.

“I think there’s a lot of things that you can go to college and go to school to learn,” said Hannah.

“But I think the real world experience we’ve gotten [has been my favorite part].”

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Celeb chef Jet Tila comes to Hofstra

By Pooja Jaisinghani SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Food Network fans, guess who we found in the back of Hofstra’s Student Center kitchen on Thursday, Feb. 11? Our campus culinary community invited celebrity chef Jet Tila to cook an authentic Thai lunch consisting of spicy green curry and jasmine rice, because they knew our fabulous dining facilities were becoming routine and dull to our palates.

When he isn’t cooking Alton Brown’s cutthroat sabotages or judging Ted Allen’s “Chopped,” you can find this Thai cuisine ambassador doing just about anything and everything on the food industry continuum. Partner of Compass Dining Group (the nation’s biggest food service company and Hofstra’s dining services provider), owner of The Charleston and Pakpao Thai restaurants, Webcast media host of “JetFuel,” curator of Try the World Thailand Box, partner of LA’s Melting Pot Tours and much

more, Jet Tila is far more than just a Food Network rock star.

We went behind the scenes in the kitchen to give you an exclusive on Jet Tila that you wouldn’t see on your television screen.

PJ: What brings you to Hofstra University?

JT: I’ve had a long relationship with Compass Group and I’m happy to call them partners. I only have a certain number of days a year I can allot to travelling and Compass picks the schools I go to. Hofstra is a very important institution in its relationship with Compass Group and because it’s important to them, it’s important to me. On top of that, I really think feeding our millennials at college is important because college kids are the future. You guys are going to be out there running the country and the world soon.

It’s nice to bring you real cuisine.

PJ: I wanted to talk to you about the authenticity of Asian cuisine. In the restaurant industry, “fusion” foods are big right now. There are many ingredients that were not traditionally used

in authentic Asian food, such as soy sauce, that have become common. What ingredients take away from the authenticity of Thai cuisine?

JT: It’s really a question of what is authentic to you versus me.

Thai food has been in America since 1966. For an American, no matter where they’re born or what color they are, if their first experience with Thai food is in America, that is what is authentic to them.

PJ: What about authentic to the culture? I’m curious about the ingredients that make a meal Americanized.

JT: I think we’re at a time and place in the world where ingredients are accessible globally. It’s our palates that have changed.

If you ate Thai food in America, and you only went to Thailand once and you spent 90 percent of your life in America, that is the flavor that would be authentic to you. That flavor might be based upon something prepackaged or something more sweet because Americans favor sweet more since they can’t handle

spices. But what if you took that American who now has access and the ability to go to Asia and you give them something that was authentic to Thai people and then you turn them off from the cuisine because they can’t handle the spices. You polarize them and it defeats the purpose of what we do. So I have to cook what is authentic to the guest. There are people like us, who have access and are able to travel, but for me, if I were to cook Thai food for someone in Kansas as an intro so that he could be curious and not turned off because the food is too spicy for him, I would have to be careful in choosing something that he can become seasoned in to the cuisine. I give him the choice to say, “Oh I don’t want to eat that sweet food because I’ve already done that.” He graduated from that and came to that point on his own. I don’t think fusion is a bad word if it’s done respectfully.

PJ: What do you think are the food trends for the future for Asian cuisine?

JT: People are going to be eating less meat. We finally understand the environmental impact of the big box farms and just eating meat in general. You’re going to see that transcend into every culinary country or type of cuisine. We’re going to eat cleaner, and specifically among Asians, I think we’re going to continue to go hyperauthentic because everyone on the continuum of food is going to chase authenticity – whatever that means to them. I also think that we are going to get back to fewer ingredient dishes and have very simple things done correctly.

For example, when it comes to vegetables, they are the most delicious things but no one knows how to cook them.

Jet Tila, celebrity chef, culinary ambassador and restauranteur gave students a great meal at Hofstra and for provided them with a deeper knowledge of all things food – knowledge that could not come from the Food Network.

Letters from the Pacific: Sea the world with Kaeli

By Kaeli Van Cott STAFF WRITER

Over the course of this semester, I’ve been away from Hofstra studying abroad as a global journalism scholar with Semester at Sea, an academic program that takes students through 10 countries on a floating campus. Basically, I’ve been living on a ship with 600 other students, faculty and lifelong learners who are families and individuals that travel with us.

I take classes in between my travels, and even have field labs in certain countries that work with the subject matter. Until April, I’ll be traveling through Hawaii, Japan, China, Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma), India, Mauritius, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco and England.

With this unique study abroad experience has come a rare opportunity for me: to share my experiences with The Hofstra Chronicle. I’ve been writing for The Chronicle since my very

first semester at Hofstra and there’s no better way to continue that trend than writing a column from the other side of the world.

Most of the countries that I’ll be visiting aren’t easily accessible or huge tourism destinations and often pose risks for travelers and tourists who enter them.

While traveling so far, I’ve met people with incredibly different perspectives than me and have experienced things that I would never have had the chance to experience in Hempstead.

Staying on a ship for more than a day trip is a whole different experience that I wasn’t quite expecting. Most people on board have been sporting seasickness patches behind their ears, which help to prevent the queasiness that comes with the waves hitting the ship. Classes are also very condensed because of the limited time that we have between each country for schoolwork. Despite the hectic class schedule and weird adjustments, life at sea has

its benefits. On an average class day, most people do homework outside on the decks and soak up the sun and even get dinner as the sun is setting. I’ve been lucky enough to spot some dolphins and even a whale in the water by being in the right place at the right time.

The most surreal part of the whole shipboard experience is the complete isolation from the world. Most of the time, the only thing surrounding our ship is water, and it’s comforting in a strange sort of way. Also, we don’t have access to Wi-Fi, so everyone is fully engaged in conversations and the activities on board. Don’t get me wrong though, it’s a great feeling to have Wi-Fi when traveling so that you can have the chance to catch up with family and friends and post an Instagram picture or two, but it’s nice to have conversations with people without the distraction of phones.

As for right now, I’m on the next

Courtesy of Kaeli Van Cott step of my journey in Myanmar and I can’t wait to share the rest

of my travels.

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What’s the number one goal on your bucket list?

By Brianna Ciniglio STAFF WRITER

“I want to go skydiving.”

Josh Pimteo, Freshman

“Travel to Dubai.”

Tiffany Anzalone, Junior

“Get a 4.0.”

Bill Zhao, Freshman

“Be a good engineer.”

Anderson Martin, Senior

“Travel the world.”

Jasmine Spaulding, Junior

“Win the Red Bull Thre3style Competition. It’s a DJ competition.”

Jeff Walker, Junior

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The Humans of Hofstra

By Jordan Laird STAFF WRITER

Sean Lee, Freshman I’m fine. I’m just going with the flow, trying to survive college. It’s a big workload most of the time. I’m just trying to balance friends, clubs, studying. Sometimes it gets overwhelming. And I’m from California so that’s a really long way away. Sometimes being away from family can be difficult. Just trying my best to stay alive.

I think my biggest struggle is trying to find myself as a person. I feel like there’s a persona I have to put on sometimes for certain people. But at the same time I want to be real with people … and I want them to understand how I feel. Opening up is a struggle for me sometimes.

Jordan Everett, Freshman I learned how to use a nail gun and a couple different power tools today, which was really intimidating at first.

I was kind of nervous about it going into Drama 005.

But we learned how to do it today and we learned how to use the most difficult one with the most kickback and it wasn’t actually as bad as it seems, so now I feel like it’s going to be less of a problem for the class. So that was a good start to the day.

Last night I went to a cabaret which is a sort of open mic night on campus run by the drama fraternity. Last night I performed and I sang “Giants in the Sky.” It was also pie night so you could pay to throw a plate of whipped cream at a new initiate for the fraternity. I didn’t participate because I don’t have money.

Adam Coren, Freshman My biggest struggle right now is probably time management. You know, balancing work when it comes to hanging out with friends.

My dreams are, I guess, getting an average job that I enjoy going to everyday. Hopefully it’s in what I’m studying right now. OK, well, my dream is a job that I would love to have, I enjoy going there every day with all of my heart, I get paid an extremely large amount, I don’t have to travel all over the place all the time.

My biggest fear is probably that my degree is going to be useless. I mean, I don’t know. I’m just afraid that when I get out of college there’s not going to be any place for me to work.

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“Songs of Resistance” travels through time to celebrate Black History

By Brianna Holcomb ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

African-American history is rooted in years of lessons, music, pain, protest and so much more.

On Sunday Feb. 21, Hofstra celebrated this history with the program “Songs of Resistance: Protest Music and Dance from Around the World.”

This showcase featured a number of performances ranging from SP!T, Hempstead High School Select Chorale, Hofstra Chamber Choir and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Each section of the program covered a separate piece in the timeline of history, starting with the cries of the slaves and moving to those of today with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Sophomore Tunisia Seda made her Hofstra debut as MC, helping to switch between each performance as well as each segment.

Seda was able to seamlessly transition from one act to another using a prose-like piece to explain what was happening next.

The show was split into five sections: “What Do We Want,” “Marching in the Light of God,” “Hey, We’re in a Revolution,”

“Black Lives Matter” and “Ladysmith Black Mambazo.”

At the start of the program, I was unsure of how much I was going to enjoy it. Listening to Hofstra Chamber Choir’s version of “Wade in the Water” made me weary for it was not the soulful rendition that I, like many AfricanAmericans, am used to. So I sat with a critical ear for the next piece to be performed and was pleasantly surprised as the show continued on.

My first pleasant surprise came from jazz singer Carol Carter who graduated from Hofstra in 2014 with a B.A. in music. For her solo performance, she sang “Caged Bird” by Abbey Lincoln and Archie Shepp, accompanied by Dave Lalama on piano and Peter Coco on the bass.

To end the “Hey, We’re in a Revolution” section of the show, Hofstra junior Jazara Morales performed “Revolution” by Nina Simone. That soulful sound that seemed to be missing at the start of the program came out during Morales’ performance.

“Revolution” was written as a response to the Beatles song with the same title, and its lyrics

are still important today. Morales’ voice did more than bring justice to the song; she was able to get the crowd dancing in their seats.

The most powerful portion of the night came about during the “Black Lives Matter” segment.

This portion was made up of three performances, two of which were done by Hofstra’s spoken word group, SP!T. Their piece entitled “Why?” featured all four members of the organization. This powerful poetry was a testament to the many hashtags that have been circulating the Internet as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement: #SayTheirNames, #ICantBreathe, #HandsUpDontShoot and #BlackLivesMatter. Signs depicting these phrases were held up throughout the performance.

SP!T’s performance did a great job of showing exactly what is currently going on in the country.

The Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which first formed in the early 1960s in South Africa, performed for the last portion of the night. In 2014 they celebrated the 50 years they had spent as a group while they continued to sing uplifting music while keeping

in touch with their South African roots. The group has provided soundtrack material for “The Lion King, Part II” and Eddie Murphy’s “Coming to America.”

Their uplifting and energetic performance showed the joy that can be found in South African culture and its music. The performers danced as they sang, incorporating a large array of jumps and kicks. Every member, including the oldest at age 77, was able to run around the stage and kick past their head or jump.

Their segment was interactive, involving the audience with a call and response to one of their

songs. They also performed two songs with the Hempstead High School Select Chorale and Hofstra Chamber Choir to end the show.

“Songs of Resistance: Protest Music and Dance from Around the World” exceeded my expectations. The show was able to cover a lot of issues including more recent ones. This show attempts to capture a broad period of history in a small time frame, which isn’t easy. Despite the feeling of a shaky start, the show grew on me and did not shy away from addressing the hard topics.

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“Better Call Saul” has nothing to do with “Breaking Bad”

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By Jake Pellegrino COLUMNIST

Season two of the highly acclaimed “Breaking Bad” spin-off series “Better Call Saul” premiered last Monday on AMC. It is unfair to compare “Better Call Saul” to “Breaking Bad,” because the former show has little to do with it. It does feature

nods to “Breaking Bad,” like in the episode “Cinnabon” that featured an alcoholic beverage from late season four of “Breaking Bad,” or a very distinctive license plate featured from early on in season one. “Better Call Saul” has Mike Ehrmentraut as a central character and other character cameos from “Breaking Bad,” and it does take place in Albuquerque.

Otherwise, “Better Call Saul” stands on its own, making for quite an exceptional and artful television show.

“Better Call Saul,” features one character from Breaking Bad at its center - Saul Goodman, known in this series as Jimmy McGill. The show takes place six years prior to when McGill donned the “Saul” persona in “Breaking Bad.” Season one of “Better Call Saul” focused on exploring who Jimmy McGill was, and how he differed from the Saul we all knew and loved. Season two’s premiere points us towards a season that will be more centered around McGill analyzing the life choices he has made, the same life choices that have gotten him to where he is today.

His pondering causes McGill to briefly close up shop as a lawyer, following the many hurdles he has had to jump over in the last season that have

ultimately smacked him in the face. His issues include the Kettlemans refusing to hire him, Tuco Salamanca kidnapping and almost killing him in the middle of the desert and Chuck, his own brother, basically telling him off.

It is through this build-up of events that we get to see the highs and lows of Jimmy.

However, it also makes for a pretty slow start.

There is a lot of talking, but that is not necessarily a bad thing.

The heavy use of dialogue allows for good character development, especially between McGill and Kim Wexler (McGill’s lawyer friend and budding love interest who works at HHM - Jimmy’s nemesis Howard Hamlin’s law firm).

Wexler and McGill are pretty much the only major characters seen in this episode. In season one, we only saw the professional side of Kim, but in this episode

we get to learn more about who she is.

“Better Call Saul” is the perfect example of a dramedy done right; although it is primarily a drama, it could not survive without it’s comedic portion. The dramedy aspect is a central part of the storyline, as the jokes are interwoven into the plot. They aren’t just thrown in for laughs.

This is also a show about morality and begs viewers to ask the question “What is the concept of morality itself?” When we think we have the answer, it flips the question around on its head and forces us to question our own morality once again.

Is it ethical to stage a car accident to obtain a potential client or directly replicate a competitor’s advertising in order to obtain notoriety? It will be interesting to see how the series continues to answer these difficult questions for the viewer.

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Video Game Review: “Firewatch”

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By Rob Dolen STAFF WRITER

An emotional rollercoaster, “Firewatch” is an engrossing personal story of love, regret and loneliness within an adventureinducing world.

“Firewatch” is a first-person

exploration game set in a fictional Wyoming National Park in the aftermath of the 1988 Yellowstone fires. The player assumes the role of Henry, a lonely man who has recently cut ties with his wife who has been afflicted with a degenerative disease. Henry has

chosen to become a fire lookout for the summer in the Wyoming wilderness in order to cope with the detachment and loneliness of his wife’s illness.

Henry quickly befriends Delilah, his boss and a fellow fire lookout who has an eccentric personality and a grand arsenal of dad jokes that are hilariously cringe-worthy.

Henry never meets Delilah in person (each lookout’s constrained to their respective sector); Delilah is but an enigmatic supervisor and companion.

She almost feels surreal, a figment of Henry’s imagination, only realized behind Henry’s small handheld radio.

Despite the physical disconnect, a strong bond is forged between the two in a short period of time. Every time Delilah and Henry engage in conversation, the player is given the choice of which direction the conversation should go. Depending on what

choices are made, the relationship between Henry and Delilah is developed according to the dialogue options the player chooses.

As events unfold throughout “Firewatch,” the player reports certain events, items and other evidence to Delilah so she can contact the proper authorities. This begins quickly, as “Firewatch” works hard to capture your interest right away. It slowly but surely guides that interest forward as events in Two Forks, Wyoming unfold.

As a fire lookout, Henry’s responsibility is to patrol their designated area of wilderness in order to maintain safety and the conservation of the land.

The player uses Delilah’s orders as a waypoint, but the open world encourages exploration and rewards uncovering secrets while learning new things about Henry’s surroundings.

The open world is full of

beautiful vistas, meadows and natural rock formations that are pleasing to the eye. The art style exhibited in “Firewatch” doesn’t strive for photo-realism but the imagery achieves a dream-like representation of a national park in Wyoming.

Also dotted throughout the world are ranger caches filled with equipment and lore-related items. Though interesting, most of these caches are extraneous and serve no purpose in the main story.

“Firewatch” is an enthralling tale filled with all different types of exploration. Players have the opportunity to explore a large open world of beautiful nature, while simultaneously exploring the emotions and motives of Henry and Delilah as their relationship blossoms.

Kanye West’s newest album “T.L.O.P.” balances family and life as a rapper

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By Muhammad Muzammal ASSISTANT ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Kanye West returns with “The Life of Pablo,” an album that embraces its looseness, more so than any other Kanye West album.

The structure drives deep into West’s psyche and insecurities as a self-proclaimed genius. “The Life of Pablo” is the most introspective album West has created.

It doesn’t have the fun freshness of “The College Dropout,” or the epic, jazz sensibility of “Late Registration.” It isn’t purely emotional like “808s and Heartbreak,” or maniacally masterful like “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” or apocalyptic like “Yeezus.”

Instead, “The Life of Pablo” is a semi-gospel album that is a fractured collage of Kanye West as artist, troll, fashion designer and family man.

Whoever is the titular Pablo (St. Paul, Pablo Picasso, Pablo Escobar), it is worth noting that West sees himself caught between the fast, celebrity life and the traditional family life.

The album begins with “Ultralight Beam,” accompanied by a background choir and Chance the Rapper’s stunning verse.

On “Father Stretch my Hands Parts 1-2,” West recounts the financial struggles of his father, the death of his mother and his near-death experience with a jawshattering car accident back in 2002. Despite the pathos, “Father

Stretch My Hands Parts 1-2” oddly come off as bangers.

“Famous” is West’s reflection on the repercussions of fame.

Similar to one of West’s greatest songs, “Blood on the Leaves,” “Famous” samples Nina Simone’s “Do What You Gotta Do,” sung by Rihanna.

The track “Feedback,” has the electronic, minimalistic sensibility of “Yeezus.” West raps about how great he is despite his inability to stay stable (“Name one genius that ain’t crazy!”).

“I Love Kanye” is the perfect cap off to what is essentially the first half of the album. Only 44 seconds long, “I Love Kanye” is Kanye West’s reflection of what the world sees him as - a self loving ego-maniac, who is part genius, part madman. The selfaware “I Love Kanye” is also the perfect segue to the next part of the album, where West leaves behind the loud, loose tracks for a much darker flavor.

On “Waves” (one of Kanye’s more radio-friendly songs), he raps as though he is at a concert.

Chris Brown mixes in vocals with West creating the rhythmic noise of a concert audience. The song

feels like an entrance into the mind of Kanye West.

Kanye goes into family mode in “Wolves,” as he vows to protect his children and wife from all the ruthlessness out in the world.

Frank Ocean gives it a rattling flair on the song.

He completes the three-peat with “Real Friends,” where West recalls his weakness as a family member, going to family gatherings and acting as if his family truly matters to him. These three songs are the great core of the album. They show West as both the man of his family (“Wolves”) and a man of his family (“Real Friends”). As unlikable as West may be in the public, his artistry has always been appreciated. In “The Life of Pablo,” West pits his new family life, with its emotional heft, against his old, fun rap life, from which he has to retire (this is sort of like the focal point of the final song of “Yeezus, Bound 2”).

The question then becomes, can West, the great synthesizer of music, synthesize his party boy, rap persona with his new, mature family self?

“The Life of Pablo,” is a semigospel album. West dances

between the sacred and the profane. He raps about models; he strokes his ego and brags about the money he’s made. The album then becomes a rocking sailboat that strides between the lavish rapper lifestyle, and the settled life of a family man.

West has channeled his internal emotions before, albeit in more structured ways (see “808s and Heartbreak”). In “The Life of Pablo,” the messiness of the structure is perhaps the point.

This is a crazy genius and he’s letting us into his head.

I’m skeptical of this formula because it’s too personal without being innovative. It’s missing a sense of social commentary.

West has never been shy on issues such as race or corruption.

Whether or not you agree with him, his music on social commentary has always been masterful; it has left listeners and fans moved, but not once has it felt didactic.

As an album “The Life of Pablo,” is too free-flowing, even if it does have a loose structure.

However, a weak Kanye West album is still greater than most artists’ best albums.

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Movie Review: “Deadpool”

By The Chronicle Staff Best Picture: Spotlight

Best Supporting Actor:

Sylvester Stallone

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By Brianna Ciniglio COLUMNIST

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Best Actor:

Leonardo DiCaprio

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Best Supporting Actress:

Rachel McAdams

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Best Actress:

Brie Larson

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If you couldn’t tell already by the trailers, “Deadpool” is not your typical superhero movie. The latest Marvel film is highly graphic, violent and raunchy… and if you can appreciate that, you’ll love this film.

Ryan Reynolds’ acting as Wade Wilson (Deadpool) is so natural it seems as if he was born for this role, which makes sense considering Reynolds has wanted to play this character since he was first introduced to Deadpool in 2005, according to his interview with The Los Angeles Times.

Reynolds manages to make this brash anti-hero —who has no problem skewering people— into a loveable character.

Deadpool is a no-B.S. kind of guy. He pokes fun at every person he comes across unmercifully, leading to some absolutely hilarious encounters and scenes.

There is no such thing as bad timing for jokes for Deadpool; he even finds ways to laugh about his own cancer diagnosis.

And Reynolds doesn’t allow the character to hold back on cracking jokes about the actor, himself, either.

When Wade Wilson goes into the experimental cancer-curing process, he makes sure to ask not to be given a green superhero suit, a poke at Reynolds’ role as the

title character in the unsuccessful 2011 film “Green Lantern”.

Even Marvel’s other superhero films are taken a crack at. Two X-Men are characters in the film who want Deadpool to join them on the righteous hero side, but the anti-hero wants nothing more than to avoid Professor Xavier and his do-good gang of mutants.

Deadpool’s interactions with them are nothing short of hilarious, as is also the case with Ajax (*cough* Francis *cough*), the villain of the film.

Deadpool’s consistent drive to humiliate his foe, even during some intense moments of the film, will leave you impatiently awaiting their next encounter. Not to mention that the two also face off in some pretty epic fight scenes.

The movie is all around great. It takes real talent to be able to put highly humorous and highly gory scenes together in one movie and make them both work well. If you love movies with comedy, superheroes and/ or violence, Deadpool is the film for you.

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The Party Line How Hillary Got Bern-ed in New Hampshire

By Melissa Koenig CONTRIBUTOR

The New Hampshire primary was unpredictable and served to highlight the insanity that is the 2016 presidential election.

While some political analysts were unsure if Bernie Sanders could claim victory over Hillary Clinton, it seemed that New Hampshire voters really wanted an economic change. Sanders campaigned there on the idea that the wealthy are taking money away from the poor. In a state that has been struggling to increase its job growth, the fact that the wealthiest one percent of Americans have most of the money concerned voters.

The political science department’s trip to New Hampshire emphasized this point. Sanders seemed in touch with the average person as he

spoke about issues of income inequality, opportunity for all and equal rights. During his speech, you could see that he was passionate about what he was saying with the way he was pointing to the crowd and listening to people’s complaints.

It was very inspiring and could easily sway an undecided voter.

Clinton, on the other hand, represented the status quo.

Sanders attacked her several times on the idea that she is funded by Wall Street and lobbying organizations. This claim will only become more relevant now that the Democratic National Convention has decided not to limit the amount that super PACs and lobbyists can donate. To the people from New Hampshire, Clinton is one of those wealthy people who are out of touch with the average American.

Even her events seemed well-planned and not as personal.

When Hofstra students went to see her speak, only a handful actually made it into the main room where she was speaking,

she is going to need to learn how to portray herself as a likable, average person who does not have connections to the banking industry and various lobbies. She is going to have to talk about the

“If Hillary wants to win, she is going to need to learn how to portray herself as a likable, average person [...]” several more were stuck behind a glass wall in an overflow room and the rest were stuck in a hallway unable to even see her.

And although she was also using hand gestures and buzz words, they seemed more robotic. It seemed like she thought she could win New Hampshire solely because she won it in 2008.

If Clinton really wants to win,

problems of inequality and the mess that the banks created for the United States in 2008 without angering her backers. She will also need to distance herself from the Democratic National Committee, which awarded her and Sanders the same number of delegates, despite her doubledigit loss in the state.

Nevada was an interesting

case, however. For instance, it is a caucus system and as we saw in Iowa as well, it can be hard to determine a winner in this system. Moreover, there were many Latinos in Nevada, who the Clinton campaign saw as its supporters, but instead broke for Sanders.

Finally, there were still conservative people in Nevada, who did not agree with Sanders’ economic views.

This race really boils down to a David and Goliath situation, and while it’s going to be interesting to watch it play out, it’s nowhere near over.

Melissa Koenig is the president of the Democrats of Hofstra University.

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The Republican Party’s Inner Turmoil

By Johannes Sorto CONTRIBUTOR

The immediate aftermath of the New Hampshire primary greatly impacted three Republican candidates.

The first was Donald Trump, who was in desperate need of a win after his disappointing loss in Iowa. Had Trump also lost in New Hampshire, the public would largely consider his campaign a joke. However, Trump had a comfortable victory that brought legitimacy to his campaign and made him the Republican Party’s undeniable frontrunner.

New Hampshire was also important for Ohio Governor John Kasich who put all his chips in on The Granite State. While a second place finish was enough for Kasich to keep his campaign alive for now, the chance of him actually winning the nomination

remains slim to none. Kasich gambled by skipping South Carolina and Nevada, and choosing to focus on Michigan and northeastern states that vote later in March. Kasich’s current goal is to get through March 1, after which he will be in friendlier territory.

Chris Christie. Luckily for Rubio and his supporters, the campaign may have rebounded in South Carolina with a second place finish. Rubio has received a series of endorsements from prominent politicians in the state, including South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Rubio is

“After March 25 we will likely see only two relevant candidates in the Republican race [...]”

Lastly, Marco Rubio was also greatly affected by the results of New Hampshire. Unlike the previously mentioned candidates, however, Rubio stock dropped dramatically due to a horrific debate performance largely caused by New Jersey Governor

also greatly benefiting from his campaign manager Terry Sullivan who has an extensive career in South Carolina. Add all this together and you got the perfect conditions for a comeback.

Looking forward, there are two more key dates that will decide

who will win the Republican nomination. The first is Super Tuesday, otherwise known as the SEC primary, which will take place on March 1. Because most of the states that are voting are southern states, this will largely decide the fate of both Cruz and Trump. Whoever wins the most states

on March 1 will likely move on to the final round of the race.

As for the establishment race between Rubio and Kasich, the key date is March 15. On this day Florida will hold its primary, which will likely decide which candidate will stay and which will go.

Another key state voting on March 15 is Kasich’s home state of Ohio. Kasich will need to win Ohio and a number of other key Midwestern states, including Michigan and Illinois. If Kasich loses either to Trump or Rubio,

the governor will be pushed to drop out.

After March 15 we will likely see only two relevant candidates in the Republican race, and the establishment candidate may have the upper hand. Right now, states are awarding delegates proportionally, but after March 15 it moves to a “winner take all” system.

The majority of states after March 15 are far more moderate and much friendlier terrain for an establishment candidate.

However, this has been the most unpredictable election in decades, and anything can happen, including a brokered convention.

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

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Let’s Treat Every Day Like Valentine’s Day

By Jacqueline Pollina SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

February 14. My eyes popped open after a great night of sleep, I cocked my head upwards to see Josh – my boyfriend – fast asleep, I tapped him awake and gave him a big kiss to which he groggily smiled and reciprocated.

We went for Sunday brunch that his university prepares and played silly games on the walk back from the dining hall.

It was absolutely freezing so I covered my face with my jacket and Josh guided me through the city streets until we returned to the dorm, where we cuddled in the blankets as we watched our favorite show: Child Genius.

Oh, and FYI: we do this every

weekend. Our love, sleepovers and silliness occur regardless of the date on the calendar.

One thing out of the norm did happen, though: We went out for a formal dinner and I received a box of chocolates. That was it, really. I didn’t have time to get Josh his present yet, and he reassured me numerous times that I could give it to him next weekend. “It’s just an arbitrary day, don’t worry about it babe,” he said.

With that statement, I think he hit the nail right on the head.

Valentine’s Day is an arbitrary day to celebrate love and meaningful relationships, but in no way should it be used as a day to “make up” for a lack of romance

on all other 364 days.

If you and your significant other aren’t feeling the love for the majority of the year, it’ll never work out. Valentine’s Day should be used as a day to maybe spice things up – treat yourselves to a nice dinner which you normally are too hesitant to pay for, buy a small gift for your love (we’re talking $5 or less here) or make them something cute. Valentine’s Day should be used as a day to enhance a relationship, not necessarily rebuild a flawed relationship.

Many times, people assume that a grand showcase of balloons, flowers, gourmet chocolate and a gold bracelet is proof that somebody cares for you.

However, it is not the material objects that many young individuals in our society associate with caring that actually represent love at all; attention, emotional support and a shoulder to cry on are the true signs of genuine love.

Don’t get me wrong here though, as the girl who just celebrated her fourth Valentine’s Day with her boyfriend of over three years, I am in no way against the holiday. I’m all about feeling the love!

I think the concept of Valentine’s Day is well-intentioned, but it has now been contorted by young teenagers who associate money with love, when they are in fact two separate entities.

My boyfriend and I are college students. We aren’t made of money at this point in our lives, and that’s OK. I didn’t need him to spend $400 on a present for me just so I could Instagram it with a caption that says, “OMG he loves me so much!”

For all of those in serious relationships, hookups or the infamous “we’re just seeing each other” phase, take Valentine’s Day with a grain of salt and proceed with caution. Oh, and if you’re single, keep working on yourself. Self-love is also an important thing that should be celebrated. And what better day to do so than Valentine’s Day?

For Commuters, One Lot is Not Enough

By Erica Brosnan SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Hofstra has a huge problem: too many commuters and not enough parking spots.

Despite the fact that a significant percentage of Hofstra students are commuters, Hofstra has only designated one parking lot on the south side of campus to them, which usually fills up before 10 a.m. To park in this lot, you must have three stickers as well as a commuter’s tag visibly displayed on your car.

However, people without the required tags still park in the lot, taking up the already scarce amount of spots meant to be reserved for commuters. Also,

Public Safety will sometimes section off a large chunk of spots in the lot and put them on reserve for university events.

Two years ago in a Hofstra survey, students were asked if they would be willing to pay an optional fee in order to ensure that a spot would always be there for them. However, there is little to no consequence for those who park in the commuter lot without tags, and with Hofstra taking away spots in the commuter lot so often, how could they ensure that nobody will take away spots being paid for?

The next best option for getting a spot on campus is the open lot behind C.V. Starr on the opposite side of California

Avenue.

However, that lot also fills up quickly as faculty, staff, visitors and students from the residence halls on the other side of campus are free to park there. Commuters who have been unable to find a spot in the commuter lot are better off risking a ticket in Hempstead than trying to find a spot there.

On Hofstra’s commuter services page, they recommend parking on the north side of campus and walking across the unispan. This is one option, but chances of finding spots among the cars that are parked there for the residence halls – and that are most likely not leaving any time soon – is just as likely as

finding a spot on the south side.

One option would be to leave earlier. However, for those coming from Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, parts of Manhattan and Eastern Long Island, the drives are unpredictable. While the commute can take 20 minutes some days, other times the same drive can take an hour.

Most commuter students leave based on when they need to get to class and do not plan on accounting for having to circle the parking lots for 45 minutes before beginning the trek across campus.

Hofstra has neglected the commuter population for a long time. They have sectioned off one lounge – which can seat

about 25 commuters comfortably – on the opposite side of the one commuter lot they’ve designated for the hundreds of commuters on campus.

For a school that advertises itself as commuter friendly, its commuters seem to have to jump through several more hoops than the residential students.

It’s time to start buckling down on cars without commuter stickers parking in the commuter lot, stop taking away the spots that are already designated for us and maybe even reserve a chunk of the open parking lot on the south side of campus for commuters only.

Why Would Tinder Swipe Left on Hofstra?

By Haiting Tan SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Back in November, The Chronicle reported that Hofstra was temporarily blacklisted from Tinder due to an influx of users from a single IP address. While the ban did initially cause an uproar among students, I do not believe that it is still an issue, as students can use apps such as Kik or Yik Yak to pursue new relationships.

However, it does amaze me that Tinder has not worked on resolving this problem. It would not surprise me if there were

other universities that also use a single IP address, which means Tinder could stand to lose a lot of users if they do not fix this issue.

With over 10,000 students, Hofstra’s network combines all wireless traffic into one IP address, therefore it has been concluded that Tinder blocked the University as all users at the school have identical IP addresses. Students initially frustrated by their denied access blamed the University, but Hofstra has insisted that it only blocks access to sites deemed as hazardous or malicious – pointing the finger back at Tinder.

It is rather unusual for Tinder to block universities for this reason, and is usually the schools themselves that block such apps.

For example, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Washington University have both banned Tinder.

Another dating app, The Grade, conducted a survey concluding that 65 percent of dating app users believe the apps are effective. One reason that dating apps are so popular among students is because they often have hectic schedules, with at least 12 credits and extracurricular activities or a part-

time job, which makes it difficult to meet people.

Other times, it has nothing to do with wanting a relationship, as students simply use it to kill time. However, with so many alternative dating apps, such as Plenty of Fish, J Swipe and Coffee Meets Bagel, students should not be greatly affected by the loss of Tinder. In fact, I think Tinder should feel the burn.

It is rather surprising that Tinder blocked Hofstra considering Hofstra earned an A+ in an in-depth study conducted

by The Grade, which ranked colleges in terms of message

quality, the length of time for a response, the looks of users, users who curse the most, picky users and the number of users who prefer to use the app at night.

Considering that Hofstra’s users earned such high marks, it is baffling that Tinder has yet to work with the University to resolve the issue.

Ultimately, while it is nonsensical that Tinder has not unblocked Hofstra, students are not suffering much of a loss, as there are still dozens of other dating apps that they can use to embark on new relationships.

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Llinares continues line of Pride players drafted to MLL

By Jeff Werner STAFF WRITER

A wave of anxiety has started to rush over Sam Llinares. He is watching the 2016 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Collegiate Draft on his laptop with the rest of his family. Three rounds go by and he hasn’t heard his name called. The draft enters the fourth round. Llinares isn’t taken by the Charlotte Hounds, Florida Launch or Chesapeake Bayhawks. Doubt starts to creep into his mind, wondering if he will ever get picked. At the 31st pick, Sam holds his breath as the next pick is announced. “With the fifth pick in the fourth round of the 2016 MLL Draft, the Denver Outlaws select … Sam Llinares, attacker from Hofstra University.”

“I was excited,” Llinares said.

“As a kid growing up, you always dream about that type of thing in your backyard with your friends, how exciting it would be to play for the Lizards or any of those teams. It was a goal of mine since I was a little kid.”

“I was thrilled,” said head coach of the Hofstra men’s lacrosse team, Seth Tierney.

“It’s always exciting to hear one

of your players go on to play at the next level. It wasn’t a shock, though. We knew that Sam is a professional-level player. He is one of the more complete players in regards to feeding, dodging and shooting. He is also a consummate team player and always looking to share the ball, play a team style and do whatever the team needs for him to get it done.”

Llinares continues a long tradition of Hofstra players going on to play at the professional level in Major League Lacrosse, a tradition that started back in 2002 with the second MLL Collegiate Draft.

Tom Kessler was taken in the first round with the sixth and final pick of the round by Baltimore and then Scott Dooley was picked in the second round by the New Jersey Pride, both teams that are no longer in the MLL. Coach Tierney took over the head coaching position in 2007.

Since Tierney began,13 players from Hofstra have been drafted in the MLL Collegiate Draft, including recent graduates Mike Malave, who plays for the New York Lizards, and John Reicherter, who plays for the Ohio Machine. Tierney was

surprised by that statistic.

“It’s the first time I’ve heard that stat. We just prepare the players for Division I lacrosse and those guys who grow here have a chance to play at the next level. I’m proud of those 13 guys.

Hopefully we can make that number grow,” said Tierney.

Former Hofstra players have certainly found success in MLL, with six players on the 2015 MLL championship winning New York Lizards. Those players were Malave, Steven DeNapoli, Mike and Kevin Unterstein, Brian Spallina and Michael Skudin.

Llinares sought the advice of Malave and Reicherter about what to expect from the MLL. “Those guys are my close friends. Mike was fortunate enough that he was on the championship winning Lizards,” said Llinares. “They just told me to enjoy the journey. Nothing beats Division I lacrosse, but being able to still play a sport that you love after college with guys that still have a passion for it is a pretty exciting thing.”

Coach Tierney also gave some advice to Llinares about the MLL. “The MLL world is a bit different,” he said. “The game is differ-

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Sam Llinares will play for the Denver Outlaws following this season.

ent. You’re talking about the ultimate athletes playing this game and Sam’s going to have to gear it up to another level. He needs to get ready for the physicality of it and handle things like the lack of practice and the travel.”

Llinares is excited to join the Denver Outlaws when the collegiate season comes to an end.

“I am looking forward to getting to know the guys and the city.

I’ve heard of great things from friends who started to work out there. Coach Unterstein started his career with Denver and said it was amazing to play there. I am definitely excited to go out there

this summer.”

Before he goes out to Denver to start his professional career with the Outlaws, however, Llinares says there are some things he wants to accomplish at Hofstra.

“I want to perform for my teammates now and finishing up my collegiate career strong by accomplishing our team goal of winning a CAA championship that has eluded me and my senior class for the last three years. So that’s the main focus for now and getting to the NCAA tournament.

Anything after that is just gravy.”

Men’s lacrosse upsets No. 5 UNC in opener

By Rob Pelaez STAFF WRITER

Saturday marked the beginning of the season for the Hofstra men’s lacrosse team, and they couldn’t have asked for a sweeter victory. Picking up the huge upset over the fifth best team in the nation, the University of North Carolina, Hofstra won 10-5.

The leader of the Pride’s offensive charge was senior attacker Sam Llinares, who netted five goals in the game. Junior Josh Byrne had an all-around solid Pride debut, with two assists to go along with four goals in the contest.

The win was Hofstra’s most notable since an 8-7 victory over then second-ranked Notre Dame in March of 2013. In that contest, the game winner was scored by none other than Llinares.

The first thing Hofstra head coach Sam Tierney had to say about his team in the postgame interview was how proud he was of the all-around great victory his team posted.

“It’s been a long two weeks coming off a subpar performance in our scrimmages, but they pulled themselves together and they practiced and played extremely hard,” said Tierney.

The coach would later address the talent of the Tar Heels, and how they have some guys on the field who can really “sling it.” At the end of the day, it is a true testament to how well this defense played against one of the top teams in the nation.

After Byrne’s goal just under three minutes into the game, the Tar Heels scored the equalizer with a nice shot from Chris Cloutier, with eight and a half

minutes remaining in the first period. But it was all Hofstra from then on out, keeping their foot on the gas pedal and never turning back or giving the Tar Heels a chance to retaliate. After the tie, seven of the next nine goals that occurred in the game were scored by the Pride.

Hofstra outshot UNC on the day 35-25, and had a four shot advantage on shots on goal (20-16). Sophomore goalie, Jack Concannon had a terrific performance in goal for the Pride, 11 recorded saves and only allowed five goals against the high-octane Tar Heel offense.

For the Pride, it’s back to business as usual for Saturday, Feb. 27, the team’s home opener against the Princeton University Tigers. The game will be at 3 p.m.

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Josh Byrne totaled four goals and two assists in the win against North Carolina.

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Lindsay Scott brings experience to young team

By Anders Jorstad STAFF WRITER

The Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team welcomes many new faces this season after seeing a lot of its main contributors graduate last season.

While many of the new recruits are rookies to the game of college lacrosse, attacker Lindsay Scott brings a lot of experience and success to her new teammates.

A transfer from the University of North Carolina, a traditional lacrosse powerhouse, Scott chose to depart the Tar Heels for her last year of eligibility to don the blue and gold for one season.

“I always knew I wanted to graduate from my undergrad in four years,” Scott explained as her reason for departing UNC. “Last spring, I realized that I wasn’t ready to stop playing lacrosse and even though I loved UNC, I thought my time there was done.

“I was going to be leaving my classmates who were my best friends. I couldn’t picture myself playing with anyone else, playing

without them, so I decided to branch away from there and see what other schools could offer for me.”

Even though Scott played for four years with UNC, she retained one more year of eligibility after her freshman year was cut short. Scott suffered a season-ending sprained ankle and a sprained wrist after her collegiate debut on Feb. 15, 2012.

Even though Scott saw most of her personal success in 2014 with North Carolina, she views 2013 as her favorite season.

“In 2013 we [UNC] won the national championship and that was probably the highlight of my life,” Scott said. “We won in triple overtime which was pretty thrilling.”

Her experience in a championship environment will be invaluable to a Pride team stacked with young players and hungry for its first NCAA tournament appearance in a decade. Scott’s veteran status leads many of her younger teammates to look up to her as a role model.

“It’s just interesting because as much as I’m a fifth-year senior, I’m a freshman at the same time,” Scott said about being a leader for her new team. “I’m kind of taking on two roles so it’s kind of cool to watch them look up to me even though I’m brand new to the team.”

Scott is certainly a leader on the field as well. Through the first two games of the season the graduate student has six goals and two straight hat tricks.

The Pride lost both of its first two contests to New Hampshire and Harvard. “It was good to start myself off on the right foot,” Scott said detailing her first hat trick in the loss to New Hampshire.

“As much as I wish that we could have come away with the win there, I just know that given that game, I still was able to do what I wanted to do and it just shows that we can still become better from there.”

Scott will look to lead a talented but inexperienced Hofstra squad to a winning season and possibly a CAA championship. The Pride has a long way to go but for Scott it’s

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Lindsay Scott (17) looks to attack the net during Saturday’s loss to Harvard.

always just a step at a time.

“I’m always looking forward to the next game, not to any game ahead of that,” Scott said about her mentality. “Always looking to the next game, looking to go 1-0 in a week.”

Hofstra will try to go 1-0 next week when they host the Fairfield

Stags at James M. Shuart Stadium on Saturday with game time set for noon. Look for Scott to continue to rack up goals against her opponents and help guide her teammates for the rest of the season.

Hofstra toppled by Harvard in home opener

By Kevin Carroll SPORTS EDITOR

The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team couldn’t overcome an early onslaught from a very powerful Harvard attack, falling behind early and ultimately losing to the Crimson 16-8 in the Pride’s home debut on Saturday afternoon.

“We got off to another slow start,” said head coach Shannon Smith. “Harvard’s an unbelievable team, they played really well. I thought they had a great game plan.”

A beautiful day at James M. Shuart Stadium quickly looked like it was going to turn ugly for the Pride. The Crimson needed just over a minute to score the first goal of the game, courtesy of an unassisted shot from Julia Glynn.

Glynn would have a field day, scoring six goals and assisting on another, as the Pride had no answer on defense for the sophomore attacker from Manhasset.

Two of Glynn’s goals would come as part of an early barrage from the Crimson attack, running the score to 4-0 in the first five minutes of play. Marisa Romeo and Keeley MacAfee added goals as well, as Harvard looked to seize command of this game early.

Hofstra would get on the board three minutes later, as midfielder Carlee Ancona beat the Crimson keeper, and then Lindsey Alfano scored off of a free position shot to cut the deficit to 4-2.

That was as close as it got for the Pride, as Harvard rattled off three unanswered goals to make it a 7-2 lead. Lindsay Scott answered with her first goal of the game to halt the Crimson’s run, but Glynn notched her third goal of the game just seconds later, putting a stop to any momentum building for Hofstra.

After Glynn completed the hat trick, Coach Smith made a change in the net, sending freshman Maddie Fields out to

replace the struggling Alexis Greene.

“We had to make a change,” Smith said. “It’s been a goalie battle all year, and it looks like Maddie Fields just won the starting spot.”

Fields was able to slow the Crimson down on offense as the first half drew to a close, making three saves in the half, and only allowing three more goals. The Pride closed the deficit to just three goals, but two late goals from the Crimson widened the gap to 11-6 heading into halftime.

Hofstra opened the scoring in the second half, with Zoe Gomez beating the keeper off of a sweet assist from Scott, but Harvard put the nail in the coffin with four consecutive goals, making it a 15-7 Crimson lead.

The Pride put one more score on the board, with freshman Lexi Lenaghan finding the back of the net for her second goal of the game and fourth on the season, but it was too little, too late for

Cam Keough/ Hofstra Chronicle Five Hofstra lacrosse players celebrate a goal in Saturday’s loss to Harvard.

the Pride. The Crimson added one more goal before the final horn, putting the Pride down 16-8 as the game drew to a close.

Scott picked up her second consecutive hat trick to lead the Pride, and Lenaghan continued her promising freshman campaign with two goals and an assist. Gomez, Alfano and Ancone rounded out the scoring for the Pride.

“We have to get better, we’ve got to get this team going in the

right direction, because right now we’re not a very good lacrosse team,” said Smith.

For the Crimson, in addition to Glynn’s monster day, Romeo added four goals, and Maeve McMahon chipped in three goals and an assist.

Hofstra will continue to chase its first win of the season next Saturday, Feb. 27, when the Pride takes on Fairfield at James M. Shuart Stadium at 12 p.m.

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Former Major League pitcher joins coaching staff

By PJ Potter ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Bouncing from high school baseball to the MLB and back, pitching coach John Habyan has finally been given a chance at the college level.

“It was the right place at the right time,” said Habyan, who was hired as the new assistant coach in July 2015 to manage the Hofstra pitching staff.

Habyan was drafted in the third round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles in 1982 out of St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip.

After a few years in the minor leagues, Habyan was called up in 1985 as a relief pitcher. He spent the next 11 seasons at the major league level, finishing with a career 26-24 record and 3.85 ERA in 348 appearances with

the Orioles, Yankees, Royals, Cardinals, Angels and Rockies.

“There’s not many college coaching staffs around the country where your guy has so many years of big league experience on the mound,” Hofstra head coach John Russo said.

After his professional career ended, Habyan returned home as the head coach for St. John the Baptist for 17 years.

“His teams at St. John the Baptist were arguably known as always the best team and best coached teams on the Island,” Coach Russo said.

Since coming to Hofstra, Coach Habyan understands his pitchers are already highly skilled and that his job entails guiding the players more so than teaching them.

“For my end, this is easier than coaching high school baseball, dealing with Division I type

athletic talent,” Coach Habyan said. “It’s a little bit closer to what I was used to at a professional level, so it’s a little easier to relate with these [college] kids than the younger kids. I’m just trying to get [the pitchers] where they want to go, whatever level that may be. I try to build off their strengths.”

Habyan also keeps in mind that he is no longer at a professional level or a head coach.

There has been no problem with allowing Coach Russo to run his team the way he has been since 2012.

“I don’t try to come in with some type of major league mentality and [say] ‘this is the way we have to do things,’” Habyan said.

At the end of the day, Coach Habyan is just as excited to get on the field as his players after spending the last month practicing in gymnasiums and the

an RBI double in the right center field gap in the fourth, putting the Aggies up 2-0.

Gideon then slammed a tworun home run in the seventh and Moss a single in the eighth to cap off the five-run day for Texas A&M. Moss ended the game going 3-for-3 and 5-for-10 in the series with two triples and a double.

This is the first time Hofstra has been shut out this season and the first time since April 4 of last season against the College of Charleston.

Hofstra was held to just five hits over the course of the game, including two singles – each from Steven Foster and Teddy Cillis.

Cillis rounded out his first series with Hofstra with four hits in 11 at-bats.

Hofstra’s pitching remained strong until the seventh inning, a 2-0 game until they let up the home run to Gideon.

Starter Bowie Matteson took the loss, stretching four innings of work. He surrendered two runs on three hits and two walks while

striking out three.

Chris Bonk was the first reliever to replace Matteson and was pulled after allowing two runs in two innings.

Brendan Mulligan and Dave Jesch came in relief for a second time this series, both tossing one inning each. Mulligan allowed just one hit in the frame and Jesch yielded one run and two strikeouts.

For the series, Brad Witkowski batted .364 (4-for-11) with three runs batted in. Ryan Karl finished 4-for-12, including a solo home run. Freshman Vito Friscia had two hits in six at-bats and walked three times.

For Texas A&M, Hunter Melton went 6-for-10 (6-for-7 in the first two games) with two home runs, six RBI, one double and seven runs scored.

Hofstra returns to action Friday, Feb. 26, in Fort Myers, Florida, in a four-game set against Missouri.

Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Pitching coach John Habyan played for six teams in 11 major league seasons.

bubble, relishing the opportunity to go out and work with college students.

“He loves every day that he’s here on the job,” Coach Russo said.

With opening weekend just in the team’s rearview mirror, Coach Habyan and the Hofstra pitchers have a long journey ahead of them to build up endur-

ance and see how they fare against other teams, considering they have only faced their teammates this year in the fall league.

“My game plan for the next five weekends is to get my pitching staff up to speed for conference play. I’m ready to get started. I’m excited … but it’s a progression,” Habyan said.

Baseball swept in College Softball falls short Station for opening series in FGCU finale

By PJ Potter ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Three Texas A&M pitchers combined to pitch a shutout in the final game of the opening series, defeating Hofstra 5-0 to complete the three-game sweep.

Texas A&M’s Tyler Ivey recorded the win in his college debut, striking out seven batters over six innings. The 6-foot-4inch freshman issued two hits and one walk.

Relievers Ty Schlottmann and Mark Ecker secured the shutout, combining for three strikeouts and three hits in the final three innings.

J.B. Moss and Ronnie Gideon led the way for the Aggies offense, who put together all five runs batted in and had five of the team’s eight hits.

Gideon, who amassed two home runs and seven RBIs for the series, roped the gamewinning run in the home half of the second inning with a base hit to left center field.

Moss extended the lead with

By Gio Annatelli STAFF WRITER

Even with a late home run by sophomore Brielle Pietrafesa to bring the Pride within one run in the final inning, that wasn’t enough for Hofstra to mount a comeback. Pride softball lost to LIU Brooklyn 3-2 on Sunday down in Fort Myers.

With the loss, the Pride falls to 6-4 and finished the FGCU Invitational with a 3-2 record.

These foes were never originally supposed to face off against one another, as Hofstra was scheduled to take on Southern Illinois. But a few players from Southern Illinois were hospitalized and the game was forced to be canceled until LIU Brooklyn agreed to take the team’s place.

In the circle, Jessica Peslak took the loss for the Pride, falling to 3-3 on the year. She pitched five and two-thirds innings, allowing three runs. For the Blackbirds, Erynn Sobieski pitched a complete game, allowing two runs while fanning four

batters.

In the bottom of the fifth, LIU Brooklyn struck with a pair of home runs. Kayla Gloady fell behind the count before she bombed one over the left field fence. A couple batters later, Victoria Zamora sent a solo shot to the same part of the field to put the Blackbirds up 2-0.

That wouldn’t be the end of the scoring, as Kylie Mulholland smacked a single in the very next inning to get things rolling.

She then reached home plate

by Ariana Lopez’s double to left field.

The Pride did not give up, as Michaela Transue singled to right field to get the ball rolling.

Two batters later, Pietrafesa took Sobieski deep to left field to bring Hofstra within one before Nikki Michalowski lined out to end the game.

The Pride will return to Florida for the Unconquered Invitational.

The first game of the tournament is Friday at 2:30 p.m., as they take on the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Sportsnotes: Grab a bat & knock it out of the park

By Abby Strusowski and Regina Volpe STAFF WRITERS

Since there’s no crying in baseball (or softball), remember these basic rules in case you’re ever up to bat.

There are nine fielding players: pitcher, catcher, four infielders and three outfielders. The other team sends one player up to bat (the visiting team is up to bat first).

They switch positions every inning once the fielding team gets three outs. The most common ways of getting outs are strikeouts, groundouts, fly outs and tag outs.

The winning team scores the most runs batted in (RBIs) by hitting the ball and running to the various bases without getting out. When the player only makes it to first base from one hit, it’s a single; when they make it to second base, it’s a double; and when they make it to third, it’s a triple.

Here’s some lingo that you’ll

hear before or after the seventh inning stretch: Bullpen: the spot on the field where the pitchers warm up Cleanup Hitter: the fourth batter up to the plate; they get their name not from their neatness but from their power as a hitter to clear the bases Donut: the weighted ring hitters put on a bat to strengthen their swing once they get up to the plate (we don’t recommend taking a bite) Double Play: when the fielders get two batters out in the same play; shocker: a triple play is when three outs are made in one play Dugout: no shovels needed, but benchwarmers are welcome; the place for team members to sit while they’re not in play Home Run: player hits ball out of park (or fielders just can’t keep up), player rounds all four bases, crowd goes wild No-Hitter: awarded to the pitcher when the batting team never makes it to base, or only

does via a walk Perfect Game: it’s a no-hitter with no walks; the batting team never makes it to the bases Rundown: also known as a pickle or hotbox, when the base runner is in between two bases and is in danger of being tagged out from both sides Stealing: in a ball game a runner can attempt to advance to the next base before the pitcher throws the ball (no, you won’t go to jail) Strike: a swing and miss – or when the pitch is in the strike zone - three strikes and you’re out Walk: when the pitcher throws four unhittable balls but the batter doesn’t swing, the batter advances to first base automatically

Salvatore Guardino/The Chronicle Stop by Hofstra’s Bill Edwards Stadium to catch some Pride softball this season.

Frequently Asked Questions: Q: So what’s the difference between baseball and softball?

A: A baseball is smaller than a softball; baseball is played in nine innings but softball is only in seven; baseball pitches from

60 feet and six inches away and softball from 43 feet; baseball is pitched overhand and softball is pitched underhand.

Q: Why is it called softball if the ball is hard?

A: The most common explanation is because of the way softball is pitched;

as mentioned above, softball pitchers throw underhand.

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not because mainly women play the sport.

Now go forth with your newfound knowledge and root, root, root for the home team!

HOFSTRA ATHLETIC CALENDAR Away

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Home

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Men’s Basketball

college of charleston 4 p.m.

UNCW 7 p.m.

college of charleston 2 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

drexel 7 p.m.

softball

unconquered invitational 2:30 & 5 p.m.

bradley university 12 p.m.

baseball

university of missouri 2 p.m.

university of missouri 1 & 4 p.m.

men’s lacrosse

Princeton university 3 p.m.

women’s lacrosse

fairfield university 12 p.m.

university of missouri 11 a.m.

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OPINION: Men’s basketball on thin ice with little depth

By Anders Jorstad STAFF WRITER

The Hofstra Pride men’s basketball team can possibly accomplish a major feat for the first time since 2001: make the NCAA tournament and punch its ticket to March Madness.

The last time Hofstra made the NCAA tournament, the Pride was trying to figure out how to find a go-to scorer with Speedy Claxton declaring for the NBA draft a season before. Now 37 years old, Claxton is one of the assistant coaches trying to figure out how to get the Pride back to the tournament.

As of Feb. 21, the Pride sits at second place in the CAA with a 12-4 conference record.

University of North Carolina at Wilmington is in first place with a 13-3 record, and Hofstra has a chance to tie things up when the Pride visit the Seahawks on Thursday.

With 20 victories already secured in a much-improved CAA, Hofstra has all but locked

up an NIT bid at the very least.

Unfortunately, the conference isn’t likely to send more than one team to the Big Dance this season.

If Hofstra wants to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament, it’s going to have to win the CAA tournament.

In order to do so, the Pride will have to go through a gauntlet.

NIT bracketologists think the CAA could send as many as four or five teams to the second-tier tournament.

Hofstra will have to defeat three of the conference’s top squads in three straight days to make it to the NCAA tournament.

At face value, Hofstra could be the best team in the conference.

The Pride only has four losses in the CAA schedule so far.

Two of the losses were in overtime (one double-overtime) against James Madison, one of the other top-three teams.

Hofstra lost by three points to UNCW at home and fell to College of Charleston by nine on the road.

The Pride swept its season series against some of the top teams (Towson, William & Mary and Northeastern) and held serve against the bottom-tier teams (Drexel, Delaware and Elon).

So, Hofstra has the talent to win it all, but what’s the catch?

The Pride has to win three games in three days with one of the smallest benches in the country.

For most of the season, the Pride ran a seven-man rotation.

In a blowout game against the Tribe, sixth man Malik Nichols suffered a season-ending injury.

As a result, the Pride have given bench players Andre Walker and Justin Wright-Foreman a few minutes per game to remove the load off of the other six players.

Meanwhile, Hofstra’s starters are averaging 36 minutes per game since the injury. The large number of minutes can be taxing on a player and lead to a major concern: fatigue.

Some may say that fatigue doesn’t play a large role in a college basketball game, but forcing

needed a big bucket to halt the Huskies’ momentum.

Koon would provide that bucket, spotting up in the corner and knocking down a three off of a sweet assist from Juan’ya Green to push the Pride’s lead back to six points.

“Juan’ya made a great pass,” said Koon of the pivotal play.

“You have to be ready when your number’s called, and when your time comes.”

“Juan’ya’s an NBA passer, there’s no doubt in my mind,” said Mihalich on his point guard, who had eight assists to go along with 13 points.

Koon’s three-pointer sent the Mack crowd into a frenzy, and Rokas Gustys added two free throws to make it a 62-54 game with just 59 seconds left. But Northeastern wouldn’t go down quietly.

Donnelly hit another threepointer, his fourth of the game, and David Walker added a three of his own after a Pride turnover, to pull the Huskies within two

points of the lead.

Coming back down on offense, the Pride turned the ball over yet again, giving Northeastern the ball with 20 seconds left and a chance to tie the game. But Desure Buie, a freshman who has seen his role increase with the absence of Malik Nichols, stole the ball right back.

Buie then went to the freethrow line, and hit two to make it a two-possession game, essentially sealing the win for the Pride. “[Buie’s] a winner … he’s learning on the job,” said Mihalich.

Defense was a big story in this one, as the Pride, not typically a team known for defensive prowess, forced the Huskies to commit 15 turnovers, including Buie’s pivotal steal.

The Pride had eight steals in total, four of which were courtesy of Buie.

The Pride didn’t fare much better on the offensive end, only shooting 35 percent from the field. The big difference came at

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a starter to rip up and down the court for 108 minutes over three days will be detrimental to even the most conditioned athlete.

On the other hand, the Pride has defied fatigue so far this season. Hofstra has actually performed slightly better during the second half of games (+2.9 point margin over their opponents) than the first half (+2.5). Whether the Pride can hold that trend in an intense setting remains to be

seen.

The Pride certainly has the talent to battle for the conference title, headlined by CAA preseason Player of the Year Juan’ya Green and explosive center Rokas Gustys. Will they be able to carry Hofstra to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 15 years? We’ll find out when Hofstra heads down to Baltimore for the CAA tournament on Mar. 4.

Koon solidifies win for Pride vs. Northeastern

By Kevin Carroll SPORTS EDITOR

A huge three-pointer from Denton Koon in the final minutes, as well as some timely free throws, made the difference for the Hofstra men’s basketball team on Sunday afternoon, holding off a very persistent Northeastern, allowing them to come away with the 65-60 victory.

“Our guys have guts, they have character, they have heart,” said head coach Joe Mihalich after the game. “That’s what winning teams have.”

It was a truly memorable race to the finish for both teams in front of a red-hot crowd at the Mack Sports Complex, as the Huskies, time and time again, cut into Hofstra’s lead, which was as big as 13 in the early minutes of the second half.

With just over a minute left to play, and Northeastern down just three points after a three-pointer from Caleb Donnelly, the Pride

Cam Keough/ The Chronicle Forward Denton Koon posted a team-high 19 points against the Huskies.

the charity stripe, where the Pride was 18-23, including seven free throws from Gustys.

Gustys notched his fifth consecutive double-double, and 17th this season, with 17 points and 16 rebounds. Ameen Tanksley added 12 points, five of which came at the free-throw line.

For the Huskies, Quincy Ford had a double-double of his own, with 15 points and 14 boards. David Walker and Caleb Donnelly added 15 and 12 points,

respectively.

With the win, the Pride improves to 20-8, with an 11-4 mark in CAA play. Northeastern drops to 15-14, 7-9 in the conference.

The Pride returns to action on Thursday, Feb. 25, hitting the road to take on UNCW. The Seahawks, currently in first place in the CAA, knocked off the Pride 70-67 earlier this season. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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OPINION: JMU poses biggest threat to Pride

By Marco Meglio STAFF WRITER

The Hofstra women’s basketball regular season is coming to a close with only a few games left, and the CAA Tournament in sight. Coming off a 20-13 season last year, the team has improved even more, going 19-7 with five games to go.

The Pride has been led by guard Kelly Loftus and forward Ashunae Durant who have averaged 13 and 11.9 points per game, respectively. The defense has been the main story all year, as Hofstra has held teams to shoot under 37 percent from the field. The big question is whether the Pride has enough to win the CAA Tournament, especially with a recent injury to Loftus.

A year after suffering a heartbreaking CAA title game loss, the Pride is back in the same situation. At the top of the conference standings sits James Madison.

The Dukes are having another impressive season, going 18-5, along with an 11-1 mark in conference play.

Scoring comes easy for James Madison, with three capable scorers at its disposal. The main

scorer, Jazmon Gwathmey, averages just above 21 points per game. In two meetings with the Pride, Gwathmey has absolutely torched Hofstra, with 20 and 34 point performances to lead her team to victories. If Hofstra wants to have any chance of winning the CAA title, the defense will have to shut down Gwathmey for the entire game.

Along with Gwathmey as the main leader, the Dukes surely have other capable scorers.

Guards Ashley Perez and Angela Mickens both hold solid averages of 15.3 and 11.6 points per game. It will be hard to contain all three but Hofstra will definitely need to keep their focus on them.

In addition – after those three – the Dukes do not have a single scorer that averages above six points per game.

The Pride has faced James Madison twice this year and lost both games, 71-54 and 57-42. In the first game, poor shooting and a late second half surge allowed James Madison to get the win.

The Pride shot a lousy 35 percent, along with just 21 percent from beyond the arc. Gwathmey had 34 points, 13 rebounds and

two blocks, easily the player of the game. A 6-foot-2-inch guard, she battled and gained position for every rebound that game. In total, the Pride was outrebounded by 11 and gave up 17 secondchance points, the difference maker in that game.

In the second game, the Pride had similar issues shooting the ball. The suffocating defense of JMU allowed Hofstra to shoot just 29 percent while going 2-18 from beyond the arc and scoring only five points in the fourth quarter.

Loftus had one of her worst games of the season, shooting 0-8 from the field and missing all of her five three-point shots.

It is expected that Hofstra will meet up with the Dukes in the CAA final, and if that does happen, the team will have to make sure it keys in on a few things. First, stop Gwathmey.

She has terrorized the Pride in both games they played and is easily the best scorer the Dukes have.

Secondly, rebound the basketball. The Pride has been outrebounded by at least 10 in both losses. Last but not least, shoot at least 40 percent from beyond

Cam Keough//The Chronicle Head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey is 0-2 against James Madison this season.

the arc. In both blowout losses, the Pride had weak shooting from downtown. If they can get some shots to fall, gain momentum and

make stops on defense, the CAA title will be brought home by the Pride.

Pride falls to UDel, drops to third place in CAA

By Joe Barone STAFF WRITER

It was the one that got away. A remarkable 20-point comeback for the Hofstra Pride women’s basketball team quickly turned sour as they dropped a Sunday afternoon contest to the University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens, 54-47.

The Pride falls to 19-7 and 10-5 in CAA play while Delaware improves to 14-12 and 9-6 in the conference.

Hofstra needs one more win to achieve two consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time in their Division I era.

The first half proved to be nightmarish for Hofstra, as they struggled to get anything going offensively and defensively.

The Blue Hens noticed Hofstra’s blatant gaffes and capitalized in every way possible.

Both teams opened up the game with matching buckets.

They dueled and found themselves knotted at 10.

Early scores from Ashunae Durant, Anjie White, Sandra Dongmo and Aleana Leon, making her first start in place of the injured Kelly Loftus, masked the Pride’s inconsistencies shooting from around the perimeter.

“Aleana gives us everything,” said Hofstra head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey. “She is such a spark and is so awesome to have on the floor for us.”

That spark provided nine points and four boards in 33 minutes played.

Leon was the lone bright spot in a first half Hofstra would love to forget.

With each open shooting opportunity Hofstra missed, the Blue Hens would respond.

The scoreboard reflected the Pride’s inefficiencies as Delaware shot nearly 52 percent from the field and converted half of their

attempted three-pointers to build a powerful 36-16 lead into halftime.

Leading the way for Delaware were Courtni Green, Hannah Friend and Nicole Enabosi, causing havoc for a Hofstra defense that seemed lost the entire afternoon.

But back came the Pride.

Showing some resiliency and fight, Hofstra found its game and began to convert on shots from around the court. A 15-2 run capped by a Krystal Luciano three-pointer from well beyond the arc trimmed Delaware’s lead to seven, 38-31, with three minutes remaining in the third quarter.

After an ice-cold start, Luciano turned up the heat and notched 10 points in the second half.

A comeback was in order. At halftime, the Pride discussed what went wrong and they made the necessary adjustments to get Delaware doubting themselves.

“I’m beyond proud that we shot 53-percent in the third [quarter],” said Coach KilburnSteveskey. “We talked about it and dug ourselves back into the game in the second half, but it is unfortunate we played as poorly as we did in the first.”

After Green had a rare miss on a three-pointer, Darius Faulk and Dongmo teamed up with six minutes remaining in the game to rebound and find Durant for the game-tying jumper, 43-43.

That would be the closest the Pride would get as the game continued to unravel.

Green continued to bury shot after shot, one being a three-pointer with 58 seconds remaining to secure a fourpoint lead for the Blue Hens.

Delaware’s leading scorer finished with 19 points and shot 4-6 from three-ball territory.

The Blue Hens took a page from Hofstra’s book as their depth surprisingly proved to be

too much for the Pride to handle.

Eight out of Delaware’s nine players touched the score sheet in points while Hofstra’s reliable bench of Asia Jackson, Jakelle King-Gilchrist, Sandra Dongmo and Olivia Askin teamed up for just two points and 10 boards.

“That is not what we are,” said Coach Kilburn-Steveskey. “We’ve got to have that championship mentality and be able to make shots in pressure situations. We have to play four great quarters and take care of the ball.”

The Pride will get a chance to play four great quarters against the Drexel Dragons at the Mack Sports Complex on Friday at 7 p.m.

Back Cover: Juan’ya Green raises his hands in celebration after Sunday’s win versus the Northeastern Huskies.

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I Wanna Be Like Juan’ya Juan’ya Green named CAA Player of the Week after Hofstra’s win vs. NU Cam Keough/The Chronicle