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Tuesday October 20, 2015

KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935

New School named after Peter S. Kalikow

Division of HCLAS becomes a school with multi-million dollar donation

By Michael Ortiz NEWS EDITOR

Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (HCLAS) is no longer the home to three divisions of disciplines, but is now the home to three new schools including the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the School of Humanities, Fine Arts and Performing Arts.

The third and last new school, after a multi-million dollar donation from Hofstra Trustee Peter S. Kalikow, will be officially christened The Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs at its convocation on Oct. 26.

A major in public policy is also being established as part of this new school. The major will be an interdisciplinary program, requiring students who take it to enroll in courses in all eight departments within the Kalikow School.

The departments of anthropology, economics, global studies and geography, history, philosophy, political science, religion and sociology will be assimilated into the Kalikow School.

On Friday, Oct. 23, the faculty will be presented with the new curriculum for the public policy major program, which they will then have to approve before it goes to the state for approval.

After this, students will be able to declare a public policy major.

“Last year [Kalikow] indicated an interest in funding a school … that would among other things train people in preparation for public service.” said Dr. Bernard Firestone, dean of the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Firestone also noted that much of the funds Kalikow donated would go toward scholarships.

The new school is still part of HCLAS. “What we used to have

was three divisions in the college of arts and sciences. We had a division of the social sciences, we had a division of natural sciences and math, and we had a division of humanities,” Firestone said.

The establishment of a new school is truly a change in the overall structure, Firestone said.

“What we essentially did was to take the division of social science which is eight departments and make it a school: The Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs,” he said. “We then took the division of natural science and mathematics, called it the School of Natural Science and Mathematics. We took the humanities division and called it the School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts, because fine arts has always been there, performing arts had always been there, but it had never been featured in a title.”

With these changes, the psychology department is being moved from the social science division (now the Kalikow School) to the natural sciences division – a move that pleased Dr. Elisabeth Ploran, an assistant professor of psychology.

“I think that it’s a really important move that a lot of other universities have already gone through,” she said.

“Psychology is about experimentation. It’s about identifying the specific variables involved and looking at outcomes. There are a lot of areas of psychology like neuroscience, social psychology, cognition, developmental psychology; they all are based on decades and centuries worth of experimentation just like any other bench science.”

Ploran argued that psychology uses the same rigor of evaluation and quantitative statistics as the other natural sciences, so it is

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Peter S. Kalikow speaks at the opening ceremony of last year’s George W. Bush Presidential Conference.

appropriate for it to be grouped with them.

“Psychology is an important aspect of our scientific pursuits in medicine in how we think about how people interact with each other and so it’s validating that it’s a true science which is big for the field,” she said.

According to Ploran, this validation, which is occurring not just at Hofstra, but in the scientific community as a whole, gives psychologists access to more funding, legitimizes the research they do and gives them more force in the community.

The move to the natural science classification will exclude psychology from the initial interdisciplinary nature of the public policy major, but Ploran felt that moving the department was still the right decision.

“I think given the makeup of our psychology department, our focus of our faculty is much more on the science end of things.

We have a grouping of neuroscientists, we have a grouping of developmental psychologists and we have some health psychologists, so our research areas skew more towards the medical professions and the health professions than they do towards public policy,” she said.

Firestone pointed out that the program would eventually include courses from outside the social sciences as well, so the possibility of other courses being applied to a public policy degree later on is not out of the question.

Dr. Kathleen Wallace, chair of the department of philosophy, feels that certain parts of her discipline do play an important

role in public policy. “Public policy involves a lot of different areas of interest and many different disciplines have things to contribute,” she said. “Insofar as philosophy does, social and political philosophy, philosophy of law and ethics, there’s definitely things that we can contribute to the program.”

Dr. John P. Teehan, chair of the religion department feels that his department will greatly benefit from this new school and the new public policy program.

“We belong in the new school because we do have a focus on taking religion out of the classroom and trying to apply it to international affairs [and] public affairs, so this is giving us an avenue to out that into effect,” he

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Student frustration grows over frequent fire alarms

By Danny Nikander STAFF WRITER

Students have been questioning the many alarm activations that have been occurring in residence halls.

According to William Sollin, the fire and life safety officer at the Physical Plant Department, there were 35 activations in September.

Their cause was mainly due to burnt food, hair care products and e-cigarettes.

“I think the number of fire alarms has been ridiculous,” says Nassau resident Sarah Hysong. “They tell us that it’s a combination of a sensitive system and irresponsible people, but it doesn’t make sense that our building has more irresponsible people than any other dorm here.”

Hysong additionally claimed she was never informed of exactly what caused the activations to go off, adding to her frustration.

“Standing outside at 4 a.m. is horrible,” she continued. “It was freezing, I was half asleep and it

took the fire department forever to get here.”

When an alarm is activated, it alerts Public Safety who then dispatches a crew to go and investigate the matter. They are able to tell where the alarm was set off through IP addresses connected to panels and zones that are located in residential buildings.

Plant personnel and the fire department are additionally notified.

This number surpasses those of previous years. In 2014, 19 activations went off in September due to mainly “smokingvandalism.” In 2013, burnt food and hair care products caused 30 unwarranted alarms.

“To prevent alarms follow the restrictions in the housing agreement,” says Sollin. “Pay

attention while cooking and microwaving as not to burn your food. Use hair care products, sprays and the related appliances away for your smoke detectors.

Use your bathroom for these processes.”

Sollin additionally added that

students are not informed enough

by RAs and RDs on how to avoid setting off alarms.

“It’s unfortunate. It’s almost like a cyclical problem,” added Sollin.

“But we’re going to have to do a better job with RAs and RDs on informing students.”

“Having been in the building for around 10 of the 15 fire alarms, they became old news fast,” said sophomore journalism major, Clare Ramirez-Raftree, who also lives in Nassau Hall.

“The disruption to our schedules and being woken up to stand outside at 4:30 in the morning for 40 minutes is not my idea of fun,” she said.

Avoiding alarms all comes down to being cautious in dorm rooms.

Sollin suggests letting bathrooms ventilate when taking hot showers so steam does not build up. Also when making food in microwaves and using hairspray, make sure it is being done in a safe distance from the detectors.

“Having been in the building for around 10 of the 15 fire alarms, they become old news fast...” these rules are mandated to protect the students. Dorms must follow the same guidelines as hotel buildings, both housing large amounts of people.

“These devices are in your life now. At home if you burn toast, your detector goes off. The same happens with these alarms,” said Sollin.

Like Hysong, Sollin feels

Immigration law’s 50th anniversary discussed by panel

By Gabriella Ciuffetelli and Nicole Caico SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Hofstra University celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Immigration and Nationality Act with the special topics forum, “Immigration and the Future: 50 Years After a Landmark Law,” on Wednesday Oct. 14.

This law, which was passed in 1965, changed United States immigration policy and replaced the quota system with one that selected immigrants based on their individual skills and familial ties with U.S. citizens, rather than on their country of origin.

The forum, which coincided with Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month, was organized by the Labor Studies department. It featured Tarry Hum, an author and professor at Queens College and the Long Island coordinator for the non-profit organization Make The Road New York, Walter Barrientos.

Hum spoke first about the struggles faced by immigrant communities as a result of the 1965 Immigration Act, as well as

the political, social and economic consequences the sudden influx of immigrants caused.

While the central focus of her discussion was Brooklyn’s Sunset Park, Hum painted a broader picture of gentrification by, in her words, “localizing broader trends in international migration and economic globalization” in the United States.

“It was really interesting seeing specific statistics and real world examples of how thing[s] like a sudden swell of immigrants or foreign investors can cause the entire economy of a town to change,” said Erica Brosnan, a junior journalism major at Hofstra University.

Hum presented the issue as a catalyst for problems that continue to affect everyone – immigrant or otherwise – such as police violence, displacement and environmental abuse.

“No one really talks about how intertwined things like police brutality and immigration are, so hearing the statistics and data about it was really enlightening,” Brosnan said.

As a Guatemalan immigrant,

Barrientos has had firsthand experience with some of these problems and gave insight into the struggles immigrants face, from gaining legal status to falling victim of violence or hate crimes.

Barrientos said that “the story of immigration is also the story of Long Island.” He spoke about the challenges that immigrants on Long Island in particular encounter – specifically the lack of affordable housing or available jobs – as well as mistreatment by law officials and employers.

Barrientos believes the reason for the current opposition to welcoming immigrants into the country, and specifically into New York, is “deeply rooted in the immigrant experience of past immigrants.”

In a question and answer session, both speakers offered potential solutions to these problems. Hum spoke out in favor of eliminating what she called “restrictive covenants” in housing contracts that prevent immigrants from buying houses in predominantly white or more affluent neighborhoods.

Barrientos, on the other hand, stressed the importance of

expanding programs such as the New York Dream Act and advocated for changes in legislation to help immigrants gain legal status and ensure that their rights are protected.

Despite the need for change, he emphasized the fact that there are some people that are helping achieve a successful community for immigrants. “For all the hatred and everything else we might see on TV, there are many more communities that are welcoming and that want to build a Long Island that is representative of the diversity that continues to happen here,” Barrientos said.

He told the crowd that despite the amount of progress made in the last 50 years, the only way to reach these goals and bring about substantial change is for the immigrant community to continue to mobilize and to work with allies of the community as well.

Barrientos said, “Young people, specifically young people in college, will always be at the forefront of change,” said Barrientos. “They have the power to envision.”

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Public policy major to be housed in Kalikow School Continued From A1 said.

Dr. Teehan feels that the public policy major is a program that fulfills certain needs that some students have been missing.

“I’m actually excited by it. I think there’s a real segment of the Hofstra student population that’s looking to get into this type of work, who are very interested in civic engagement and public service. There really hasn’t been a place for them. They’ve had to carve out majors from different departments that do some of this so this will allow those students to find a home and have a preparation for the kind of careers they want to pursue,” he said.

Economics and global studies double major La Rainne Pasion agrees.

“I think that’s a great addition because I know that a lot of people at Hofstra right now are really into that field and would love to do something that’s

specifically in that major,” Pasion said.

According to Dean Firestone, most of the faculty of the new school is already at Hofstra.

Whoever becomes the director will be housed on the third floor of the New Academic Building (NAB), where the history department is located. The building housing the dean’s office will also be a central hub for the school.

In regards to the creation of the school as a whole, Pasion is optimistic.

“I think that’s cool, to kind of have your own domain of your field,” she said.

“I’m not exactly sure what difference that would entail but to have that kind of distinction, if that means that there’s more emphasis on faculty and this particular field as its own thing, I think that’s a great idea.”

Panel discusses millennials’ involvement in politics

By Kirstyn Brendlen STAFF WRITER

Hofstra University’s Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency hosted a panel titled “How Do Millennials Engage in Public Service and Public Policy?” on Thursday Oct. 15. Moderated by Meena Bose, the director for the Kalikow center, and a professor of political science at Hofstra, the panels aimed to encourage millennials to participate.

Senior presidential fellows Edward J. Rollins, Howard B. Dean III, who is also a former member of the Democratic National Committee, Scott Rechler, CEO of RXR Realty, a Uniondale-based company, and Christopher Norton, vice chairman for the Board of Directors at the Washington Center were the panel speakers. The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, provides students with internships and seminars exploring government and the American presidency.

The panel focused on the

participation of members of the millennial generation, which the panel participants described as people born from 1983-2003, in voting and government policy.

Rosanna Perotti, chair of Hofstra’s political science department, said that the panel was important to encourage students to vote in this election year, both in primaries and in the 2016 presidential election.

Though young people are likely to be politically active in other ways – raising money and awareness, they vote far less frequently than older generations.

“You can’t just descend into government when you graduate and say ‘I’m an adult, I can participate,’” Perotti said. “Most of us don’t take note of municipal meetings, but you have to go, you have to be there to understand what’s happening. Democracy is

not a spectator sport.” She said that the school feels it is important to encourage students to participate early on in their college careers.

Bose asked the first question of the panel. She posed to the panelists, “Why were millennials so engaged seven years ago and what has happened since then?

100,000 people who agree with you and go to Change.org to do something about it.”

“The amount of political power you have without going through the institutional power of politics is enormous,” said Dean.

Most of the discussion, which was lead by questions from Bose, focused on how and why millennials vote, and what their opinions are of the U.S. government. One student, Stevens Martinez, a freshman finance major, attended the panel and felt that the information would benefit his future goals.

“I’ve always had a passion in getting involved in local politics, and I’m from Glen Cove, which is one of the only cities on Long Island, and they actually have their own local government.

So hopefully someday I’ll be involved in the Glen Cove local government,” said Martinez.

Several questions at the end of the panel were asked by Hofstra

“You can’t just descend into government when you graduate and say ‘I’m an adult, I can participate’...”

Are we likely to see a return of that engagement?”

The panelists spoke about how much change has happened between now and then.

Dean said, “We used to march around the Capitol, it took us seven years to end the Vietnam War … you don’t have to do that, you go on the internet and find

juniors and seniors who had been selected to participate in the Washington Center’s “Inside Washington” seminar. Those students asked about student loan debt and the effectiveness of federal and local governments.

The panel experienced technical difficulties that prevented many attendees from hearing panelists’ answers for much of the discussion. Many students, and even some of the speakers, were dissatisfied by this.

Dean commented on the lack of success that the microphones had. “Boy, this is really a problem here. Could we get a generous donation to Hofstra to get a working mic?” Dean said as he adjusted a microphone handed to him after a mostly inaudible answer from Edward Rollins.

Martinez also added her disappointment for the audience’s inability to hear the speakers properly. She said, “I actually really enjoyed the panel, I just wish that the technical difficulties had been resolved earlier, that kind of made me lose focus throughout the entire discussion.”

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GET AHEAD THIS JANUARY Attend Hofstra University’s

January Session: January 4-22, 2016

January Session gives current Hofstra students, as well as visiting students, unique opportunities to earn up to four credits in just three weeks. Hofstra offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate classes, including study abroad, distance learning (online) courses and distribution classes.

Registration begins Monday, October 11.

To register, visit hofstra.edu/january or email january@hofstra.edu for more information.

Please note: Classes meet for two weeks (January 4-15) or three weeks (January 4-22). During January Session, residence halls are open, student employment positions are available, and the University is in full operation.

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‘IT’S ON US’ COMMITTEE MEETING RECAP

SGA WEEKLY WRAP-UP Compiled by Casey Lamkin

Compiled by Emily Hassett

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The national campaign “It’s On Us” kicked off last year as a cultural movement aimed at shifting the way we think about sexual assault.

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The committee discussed providing students with statistics unrelated to sexual assault in an effort to make sexual assault and violence more comprehensable. Possibilities for this included a poster series.

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They hope to create a website dedicated to “It’s On Us” that is available through the Hofstra portal. They would like to include an online resource hub for everything involving sexual assault.

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The committee is advocating for a rotational mural on a wall in the Student Center that is open for students to contribute their own creativity.

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Communicate to the Hofstra community that everybody can be a victim of sexual assault.

• SGA swore in their last new senator on October 15th • Midnight Madness is on October 22nd from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the David S. Mack Sports Exhibition Complex. All students are invited to this free event.

• The Commuter Student Association (CSA) was named an SGA-recognized club. This organization encourages a stronger relationship between the residential and commuter communities.

Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Sharon Rus On Oct. 10, while on patrol PS saw a male climb over the Colonial Square East gate. PS responded and banned the nonstudent from campus.

A student reported to PS on Oct. 10 that his vehicle in the Hamilton parking lot was broken into and $20 was removed from the ashtray. The car had been parked there on Oct. 9 from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Police assistance was declined.

On Oct. 11, a student left their bag unattended to on the seventh floor of the Axinn Library. It was discovered that two credit cards had been removed and an illegal transaction had been made. The

credit cards were cancelled and the incident was reported to the Hempstead Police Department.

On Oct. 12, PS received a report that two students were in a loud dispute in Alliance Hall.

PS responded, entered the room and found a male and female student. When questioned, they admitted to dating and having an argument. There were no injuries. They were both issued a summons for verbal abuse and harassment.

A resident reported to PS on Oct. 14 that she was receiving harassing cell phone calls and text messages from a male nonstudent who she had met online.

The NCPD was notified and responded. A report was taken.

On Oct 14. at 11:12 a.m, PS received a report from a student attending a club meeting in Breslin Hall that a male student, who was banned from attending the meeting, refused to leave. PS responded, escorted the student out and issued the student a summons for failure to comply.

On Oct. 14, a student reported that at 9 p.m. on Oct. 13, that he had secured his bike to a Netherland’s bike rack. When he came back at 12 p.m. on Oct. 14, his bike was stolen.

On Oct 15. at 9:35 p.m., a

female student reported having a verbal argument with her nonstudent boyfriend on the phone.

She requested that he be banned from the campus for only that night because so she could study.

PS advised the student to seek counseling, which was declined.

No charges or further action was taken.

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Overheard @Hofstra Compiled by the Hofstra Chronicle staff

In Adams Hall: Guy: I have a superiority complex. I don’t make eye contact with people who go to Nassau Community College because then they might speak to me.

In Bill of Rights Hall: Girl 1: Do you want to get McDonald’s after we work out?

Girl 2: Yes! Wait, no. You know we’re going to the gym, right?

Girl 1: Yeah, but we need to renourish oursleves.

In the Student Center: Girl 1: I think I’m going to turn into a spiraling column.

Girl 2: Not entirely sure what that means, but I can relate.

In the Au Bon Pain: Guy 1: Do you know your graduation date?

Guy 2: Yeah. You plan on comin’?

Guy 1: No.

In Vander Poel Hall: Girl: I want to get my blackhead remover in the mail. I ordered it from Dr. Pimple Popper.

In Lawrence Herbert Hall: Girl: Allegedly his friend’s mom died and they’re over his house so he can’t hang out.

Like how much baggage does this kid have?

OVERHEARD SOMETHING FUNNY?

In the Axinn Library: Girl: Do you know how to get to the bathroom from here?

SEND IT TO US!

In Bits and Bytes: Guy: My friend’s initials are S.T.D.

We’re always listening......

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Dorm Room Dish: Bake away your midterm blues

By Sharon Rus STAFF WRITER

Midterms are upon us, are you ready? Nothing on Halloween could scare you more than preparing for that monstrous exam coming up or waiting to get the results back.

The best way to take your mind off the impending tests is to call up your friends and have a good old-fashioned bake-off.

These two cookie recipes are an easy way to not only relax, but also cook yourself a tasty treat. The ingredients are simple, so not to stretch your budget, and the result is delicious and fairly nutritious. These relatively low-calorie cookies are flour-free and will, hopefully, let you relieve some stress in the process.

Here’s what you’ll need for the

first recipe: 1 cup natural peanut butter 1/2 cup of sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 large egg, lightly beaten First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the peanut butter, sugar, vanilla and egg together in a bowl until well-mixed. Place the spoonfuls of batter an inch apart on the baking sheet, flatten the mounds with a fork and then bake for 10 minutes or until the cookies are golden.

Let the cookies cool for five minutes before you serve them.

I suggest raspberry jam to transform them into scrumptious peanut butter and jelly cookies.

For the second recipe, you’ll need: 3 ripe bananas

2 cups rolled oats 1/4 cup soymilk (or other nondairy milk, I use flax milk) 1/2 cup raisins 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon cinnamon Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Next, mix up all the ingredients together in a bowl until it’s thoroughly combined.

Drop the batter in rounded tablespoons on a parchment covered cookie sheet or lightly coat the cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until they hold together and begin to turn golden.

Serve them with a cup of hot cocoa or tea. These cookies are even healthy enough to be eaten as an early morning snack when you’re in a pinch, and you

Courtesy of the Creative Commons can store them in an airtight container.

Sit back, take a moment to relax and turn on your favorite movie as you wait for the cookies

to rise. These are the perfect way to scare off the pre-test jitters and have yourself a relaxing night in with your friends.

Enjoy!

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Midterm Madness Get way ahead

How to survive the stress

By Allison Eichler SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Sharpen your pencils and take the caps off your pens, because midterms are in full swing. While none of us want to be reminded of the days ahead that are sure to be full of studying and all-nighters, the reality is that midterms are unavoidable and creeping up all too quickly. But have no fear – put those energy drinks down and take a deep breath; I’m going to help you get through this.

The most important thing you can do to study for your midterms is to start early. You probably have a hundred other things to worry about, but if you can put aside at least half an hour every day to review your notes and make a couple of flashcards, you’ll be golden when it comes

to the inevitable last-minute cram session the night before the midterm. Take it from someone who has waited until a night or two before the big test to start making notes to study from, procrastinating never works.

Studying doesn’t have to be boring. Get a study group together. Even if you and your friends don’t have the same classes, studying in the company of some close pals can be much more enjoyable than sitting alone. Get together in the library and have everyone bring a snack to share with the group; learning and eating at the same time sounds like a win-win to me.

Need some extra discipline to get your studying done? Turn your phone off and put it away and turn your laptop’s Wi-Fi off so you won’t be tempted by the

Internet. Need a fun way to motivate yourself to read through that textbook? Put bits of your favorite snack food over each paragraph.

Each time you read through a chunk of text, treat yourself with a tasty reward.

Don’t forget it’s important to take breaks. Take 15 or 20 minutes every hour or so to give your mind a break and to refresh yourself. No matter what happens, just remember that your midterm is just a test and your grade is exactly that: just a grade.

If you do not perform as well as you hoped to, set a goal to rock your final instead. Everything will work itself out in the end, so don’t stress yourself out. Get a good night’s sleep the day before your test, have a good breakfast and tell yourself that you can do it.

The Disney College Program wants YOU!

By Rachel Tyler SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

If you are searching for internships, have you thought about taking part in the Disney College Program? The Disney College Program is an incredible opportunity to advance your strengths and interests, meet guests and cast members from around the world and take part in educational opportunities with other students. This internship is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to network with leaders, take part in personal and career development classes and build transferable skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, guest service and effective communication.

How to Apply.

The application portion for the Disney College Program is simple. Visit the website to fill out the initial application.

The application consists of basic background information like education, previous jobs and interests. If the application

is strong, there is a two-step interview process. The first step is a web-based interview.

Disney will give you a scenario and you simply have to reply with how you would react. After the web-based interview comes the phone interview. The phone interview goes into more detail on the information you put on the application. An additional step would be the audition process, for anyone looking to be a Disney performer. Overall, the entire interview process takes about three weeks.

Congratulations, you’ve been accepted!

When accepting an offer with Disney, you will be provided both a website with information, as well as a large packet that includes a ton of additional information. The package will include a contract (most of the time you will be committing to six months of work), information on what day and where you need to check in, what to bring and a questionnaire regarding what size

room you wish to have. All that is left to do is wait for the magic to begin.

What about Hofstra?

Hofstra does offer Disney College Program participants the option of receiving credit, but it is not easy. Staying in constant contact with your advisors is key. When I participated in the program, obtaining credit was tricky, so I decided to take the semester off. When working for Disney, you will be working a lot of hours – sometimes up to 60 a week – plus Disney classes. It would be difficult to find time to work on class work for Hofstra.

When you return to campus the advisors are great with making sure you stay on track and will help you find future internships that relate to Disney.

The Disney College Program is a great learning experience that you will never forget. If you are looking for a fun experience and the opportunity to work in the most magical place on earth, this is the internship for you.

with WayUp

By Megan Alvarado SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Let’s admit it. Having a job in college can seem daunting.

You’ve got homework, clubs, organizations, sports teams, oh, and sleep is nice too. Where does a job possibly fit in?

Luckily, with the help of WayUp, you can easily find parttime jobs and internships during the school year and still manage everything else.

What are the benefits of having a job or internship in college? The advantages are two-fold. First, you’ll be able to figure out what you’re interested in and bolster your resume throughout all four

industries.

Test new apps: New apps are made every day. Companies need to test the usability of their websites and products and they want your opinion. Gigs like this are great for busy college students because they’re paid opportunities with a low time commitment.

What will you learn? How to give constructive feedback, target key usability issues and stay current with the most relevant updates in the tech world.

Tutors: From Kaplan to Luvo, WayUp’s got some great tutoring company postings. These roles allow you to make your own

“It’s basically your one-stop shop for job applications and you can do it from just about anywhere...” years of college. Second, it never hurts to make extra money during the school year to help pay for books, tuition or your late-night trips to Hofstra USA. WayUp saves all your information in one place and has positions that are “one-click apply.” It’s basically your onestop shop for job applications and you can do it from just about anywhere – the library, on the go or in bed.

The companies are actively looking to hire college students, which means they know your schedules are hectic and they are willing to work around that.

You can work in positions like: Brand ambassador roles: Represent awesome companies like Red Bull, Uber and SportsLock. Help them build a presence and sense their target audience. These jobs are often the most flexible because they focus more on impact than hours worked.

What will you learn? Great marketing, outreach, and an entrepreneurial edge that’s transferable to a job in most

schedule by choosing your availability week-to-week.

What will you learn?

Communication and organization skills. Plus, did you know tutoring others could actually help you solidify the material you already know?

If you’re looking for a job with a flexible schedule, fear not. WayUp has plenty of part-time jobs with steady hours as well. They also offer summer internships and fulltime, entry-level jobs for seniors and recent graduates. From an entertainment project associate at Walt Disney, to editorial intern or business development analyst, you can filter opportunities on WayUp by position type and based on your interests.

What’s the moral of the story?

Right now on Way Up, companies are actively looking to hire college students. The jobs were created so you can balance schoolwork and boost your resume.

Now get out there and show the world how a Hofstra student does it best!

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Man on the Unispan If you were you were President of the United states, what would be the first thing you would do?

By Brianna Ciniglio STAFF WRITER

“I would repeal ‘Obamacare.’”

Ari Cymrot, Senior

“Get rid of drone strikes.”

John Rizzo, Senior

“I would go on a holiday.”

Zingqi Dai, Freshman

“ [I would] make all American people like real Chinese food.”

Yang Xiao, Freshman

“I’d just throw a party at the U.N.” Darius Haber, Senior

“[I’d] definitely work on student loans.”

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The Humans of Hofstra

Jess Kurtz, Freshman “I chose Hofstra because I wanted to be near the city but I didn’t want to give up a campus. When I visited NYU, it was all skyscrapers everywhere ... It was too much for me. This is the perfect balance because I’m near the city but not in it.”

Kallista Knight, Freshman “Is there anything that you’ve learned since coming here that stands out to you?”

“I’ve learned a lot about my major. The teachers I have are really good. [One of my professors] is really energetic. Our classes are always fun ... It’s not really essay-based, it’s more just talking about your opinion.”

Patrick Koholic, Junior “It came down to a choice of very far away West or very far away East. New York just felt like a better place to be.”

Hayley Blomquist, Sophomore “Why did you choose Hofstra?”

“I think it’s a good break ... I would be way too distracted if I was there all the time.

Here, it’s a secluded area. You can focus on your work, but then if you need that burst of energy you can go into the city.”

Stephanie Tattrie, Sophomore “I’m from Boston... It’s pretty similar. I feel like the whole Northeast has the same mentality with work ethic and stuff. So, just the accents.”

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‘Painting in 3 parts’ gives a new perspective on paintings

By Brianna Holcomb ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

The galleries found in Calkins Hall are known for filling the walls with glorious paintings, drawings and other artistic pieces. This week one of the smaller galleries was home to students Mary-Kate O’Toole and Mary Zaleska’s “Painting in 3 Parts.”

I was confused when I walked into this gallery and thought maybe the exhibit was incomplete. However, the title of the gallery gave clarity for why this room was so empty.

In the past this room has been filled with things such as a complete murder scene, so to see such an empty space came as a surprise. However, in this case, the emptiness works.

“Painting in 3 Parts” is filled with only six pieces. The wall directly in front of the viewer held three paintings and the wall to the right held three paintings as well.

The pieces on the right, created by Mary-Kate O’Toole, appeared abstract in nature. The mixture of blues, greens and reds in these paintings of water lilies takes the viewer to a calming place.

Pictures of lakes and other wildlife scenery tend to give a calming feeling to the viewer. However, this piece looks slightly blurry in detail, as though someone dropped a rock in the water. These pieces leave much to the viewers’ imagination.

Opposite in her approach, Mary Zaleska used a nude model as the bases of her paintings.

The primary color scheme focuses on nude and darkertoned colors.

The model appears to be rising from the ground, which is covered in water.

Her painting gives an eerie effect, almost as though the model is going through a rebirthing process.

Both artists are a part of Professor Lee’s Intermediate Painting class. The goal behind this assignment was to create a close up in three parts, hence why there are three different sections to each painting.

“We could do anything we wanted,” said Zaleska. “It could be a photo, still life or landscape. [O’Toole] picked a painting. I picked figures because that is my personal favorite to draw and paint.”

Looking at one subject from three different angles gives the viewer the ability to see the same piece in a different light.

Usually a painting is viewed from one side and very rarely does the viewer focus on the smaller details of the piece. By purposely focusing on the details found in the artwork, the viewer is forced to see the piece as the artist intended.

This gallery, although small, is captivating in its approach and brings a difJesse Saunders/The Chronicle ferent feel to the usually crowded walls Mary-Kate O’Toole’s painting from “Painting in 3 parts” found in Calkins.

Film Review: ‘The Walk’ falls short

By Tommy McGlone SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

The downfall of films based on historical events is often the decision to rely on pure emotion to carry it along, rather than developing the story.

Acclaimed director and screenwriter Robert Zemeckis’ attempt at a high-wire thriller, “The Walk,” falls right into this trap.

“The Walk” is the story of Philippe Petit – an arrogant, if charming, French high-wire stuntman (or as he would have it, “artist”).

The film details the 1974 efforts of Petit to walk a high wire across the World Trade Center.

Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) has support for his self-proclaimed “coupe” – which is of a highly illegal nature. It is with this cast of motley characters that the story starts to deteriorate.

Petit is written as a highly unlikable character. He’s selfish, uncooperative and devoted only to his dream. While GordonLevitt’s acting brings some charm to the character, his actions, especially with his girlfriend Annie (Charlotte Le Bon), come across as crude and unfeeling.

Most of the other characters are not much better. Annie’s scenes become few and far between as the movie advances, leaving us with little investment in her love

story with Petit. Other members of the crew, including a French photographer and antsy schoolteacher, receive so little development that it feels that they have little place in the film.

Zemeckis’s writing and directing choices are also strange. The director seems reluctant to take on a movie with elements of the “heist,” slipping in montages of the high-wire setup appropriate to the genre but diverging the score and dialogue towards a more emotional place.

His usual warm-hearted style appears out of place in a movie dominated by thrills, creating an odd tone that is hard to ignore.

Performance-wise, the movie is solid, but not impressive.

Gordon-Levitt clearly puts effort into the role of Petit, but his garish French accent and poor makeup job make it difficult to truly see Gordon-Levitt as any character but himself.

Charlotte Le Bon delivers a strong performance as Annie and Ben Kingsley shows his usual prowess as Petit’s instructor, a circus high-wire veteran.

Regardless, the performances by the rest of the team are too brief to grab any real attention. These characters were primarily developed through quips and quirks.

The film had some redeeming aspects,

though. Gordon-Levitt’s acting and Zemeckis’s choices in cinematography shine, especially during the hire-wire scenes.

These scenes were immaculately scored with Beethoven’s “Für Elise” and shot with an unrestrained poeticism that would be expected of the director’s better works.

After the initial charm of the wire breaks, flaws in the CGI start to show as the camera tilts toward the city below and the focus shifts from Petit’s reverie in the sky

to the reactions of the citizens below.

Ultimately, “The Walk” is far from Zemeckis’s worst. It makes the same mistake as many of his recent films, reverting to overtly heartfelt speeches and sentiments from its main characters without explaining why they matter.

Stuck on the middle of a wire between the style of its director and the direction its story so badly wants to go, “The Walk” ultimately fails to be anything more than two hours of artificial sentiment and suspense.

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TV Recap: ‘Fargo’ sophomore season surpasses viewer expectations

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By Christina Murphey COLUMNIST

FX premiered the second season of “Fargo,” a crime anthology inspired by the 1996 Coen Brother’s film this past Wednesday.

The second installment of the anthology opens on the set of a black and white film, “Massacre at Sioux Falls,” where a white director attempts to relate to the movie’s co-star, a Native American actor dressed as a chief. The background is littered with antsy extras portraying massacred American soldiers with arrows in their

backs. The cast and crew are waiting for the film’s star, Ronald Reagan.

The scene transitions to 1979, to a place not far from the falls in Fargo, North Dakota. The previous scene seems odd to be placed in a black comedy crime drama, but serves as a way of giving context to life in 1979.

Vietnam vets were returning to life at home, the economy was a mess and America – much like the characters in the previous scene – were waiting for Reagan to save them.

Fargo is a small and snowy town where people say, “oh yah” and “okay then” a lot.

Underneath this Upper-Midwestern small town charm lives a dark network of drugs, illegal gambling and murder, run by the Gerhardt crime family.

The Gerhardt patriarch suffers a stroke, opening up a spot for one of his three sons to take over the family business.

His two eldest sons are obvious contenders for the positions, which leaves Rye (Kieran Culkin), the youngest, out in the cold.

Rye is small in stature, has a weasel-like disposition and is easily excitable – the latter of those characteristics likely due to his cocaine habit.

Culkin plays the role of someone dangerously unpredictable with a massive Napoleon complex perfectly.

Rye is the whipping boy of the Gerhardt family but wishes to go out on his own. He devises a scheme to do so, but in order to execute his plan he needs a judge to unfreeze his business partner’s bank accounts.

Rye follows the judge to a Waffle House with intentions of intimidating her into reversing her decision.

The judge is stubborn and confident.

During their encounter, she confuses Rye with a biblical metaphor, predicts his cliche threats and then sprays him with an insecticide. This enrages him, so he shoots her.

In a panicked act of desperation, he shoots and kills the waffle house’s cook and waitress, to eliminate any witnesses.

After killing three people, he takes the cash from the register and stumbles out.

During his getaway he is distracted by a UFO-like figure in the sky and wanders into the street, getting struck by a passing vehicle.

Country Sheriff Hank Larson (Ted Danson) along with his son-in-law State Trooper Lou Solverson (Patrick Wilson) investigates the gruesome crime scene.

Lou has a wife, who is suffering from cancer, and a young daughter at home.

Despite the bitterly cold setting and violent scenes preceding their introduction to the story, the brief glimpse into their home

appears warm and safe.

This stark contrast between the grisly murder scene and a scene with a wholesome family is one of many comparisons of good and evil made throughout the episode.

As investigators are attempting to piece together the fragments left behind at the crime scene, the audience is introduced to Ed (Jesse Plemons), a butcher, and his wife Peggy (Kirsten Dunst). They eat a simple dinner of hamburger helper and tater tots while making conversation about their future plans.

A loud thud sends Ed into their garage where he discovers that Peggy has crashed her car. In an even more shocking twist, he discovers a bloody and angry Rye in the garage as well.

With anthology-style dramas, it can be difficult to maintain quality and interest, as was evident with this summer’s laughably disappointing season of “True Detective.”

The sophomore season of “Fargo” has already surpassed the reputation its first season built for the series.

The story shifts focus several times throughout the premiere and leaves the audience desperate to join Fargo’s journey to defend itself against the evil that pervades the small town like cancer.

Videogame Review: ‘Uncharted’ gives players an Indiana Jones experience

By Rob Dolen COLUMNIST

If there ever were the perfect series of video games to make you feel like Indiana Jones, “Uncharted” is definitely that series.

“Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection” contains the first three games in the action-adventure series remastered for the PlayStation 4.

The player follows Nathan Drake, the witty treasure hunter, his mentor and Victor Sullivan around the world searching for fortunes from Sir Francis Drake (his ancestor), Marco Polo and more.

Drake visits many diverse locales from unknown jungles and islands of South America to the blizzard-prone mountains of Tibet.

Players control Drake through hectic, arcade-like firefights filled with his quips and typical 80s-action-movie enemies.

Environments can be simple areas like enemy camps, old ruins, or large setpiece moments (like the train sequence in “Uncharted 2: Among Thieves”) that are mostly scripted moments but these moments are where the game design shines the most.

Gameplay in “Uncharted” purposely

doesn’t strive for realism. Drake and his enemies can take insane amounts of damage from guns but enemies can be dispatched with a quick one-two melee.

Despite this, controls and game mechanics can overlap and sometimes cause frustration. At times the player wants to roll, but takes cover instead, or vice versa.

These issues improve as the games continue but it’s important to remember that the first “Uncharted” game came out eight years ago.

Between the gunfire and set pieces, Drake spends most of his time climbing, jumping and exploring old ruins, jungles and more around the world. That can sometimes be more of a puzzle than some of the actual treasure puzzles; Drake has to make risky decisions as to what footholds he can jump onto while also taking into account the ledge strength so that it doesn’t break and fall down.

“Uncharted” also features relatively laidback puzzle sequences that require you to compare symbols and align them with the corresponding pictures in Drake’s notebook to unlock doors.

For those who haven’t played the series before, it’s hard to notice any graphical

changes in “Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection” from their primary iterations.

If you are revisiting the series, the improvements are noticeable. Gameplay is much smoother at 60 frames per second, paired with many updated character textures (most notably Drake’s character) and improved environmental effects make “Uncharted” look much better than before.

PlayStation 4 owners looking for a purely fun game akin to action movies

should definitely pick up the remastered “Uncharted” series, but be aware that this is a re-master. The controls still feel slightly less refined compared to modern games.

“Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection” is solid eye candy for series veterans who want to relive the iconic moments from the series but is also a great inaugural collection for newcomers who missed out on the series on previous consoles.

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By Brianna Ciniglio COLUMNIST

I saw an ad for “Minority Report” on YouTube and decided to check it out since it conveniently airs on Fox immediately after one of my current favorites, “Gotham.”

I enjoyed the 2002 film of the same name that stars Tom Cruise, so I was curious how this spin-off would play out compared to the movie.

The show focuses on one of the Precogs from the movie, Dash. If you haven’t seen the movie, Precogs are mutated humans who can predict crimes, among other things. In the film they were kept in custody of the precrime department, whose goal was to stop crimes before they happened. Therefore, the three Precogs were only really seen when they were predicting crimes.

Looking at the lives of the Precogs was an interesting concept for a TV show, since the Precogs were such a fascinating aspect of the film but weren’t focused on as characters. In the show they are free from their precrime duties, as this department has been abolished, allowing them to live among the rest of society. The fact that Dash and his two siblings have these psychic abilities – which they often have trouble hiding – is amusing but hardly enough to make this a must-watch TV show.

I have deemed this show “interesting enough.” It’s the kind of show that is good to put on while you’re cleaning your room or going through some emails.

Every once and awhile there’s a good action scene that will catch your attention, but that small rush will only last for a few minutes throughout each episode.

The main characters are fairly enter-

taining. Dash has that adorably awkward personality and Lara Vega, the detective he works with, is a kick-ass fighter. Of course, there’s that predictable bit of romantic tension between them that will most likely play out somewhere down the line.

Dash and his siblings, the playboy Arthur and the stern Agatha, have a strayed relationship, which is one of the few aspects of the plotline that has kept me interested, especially considering that Agatha doesn’t trust Lara. Agatha’s suspicions led her to believe that Lara will betray the three Precogs.

The show is set in the future, which is another fun feature. It isn’t that far into the future that it’s a completely new and foreign world, though. There are a few added technological advancements and some little pokes of fun at our current society, such as when Lara’s mother says that she used to meet men on Tinder.

The show is somewhat predictable and is hardly an edge-of-your-seat crime or sci-fi thriller. But if there isn’t anything else on, it’s not a bad watch.

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By Joseph Burch SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Historical films are nothing new for director Steven Spielberg. In his most recent film, “Bridge of Spies,” we see more of his historical storytelling.

The film’s historical accuracy is reflected in the sets and costume designs, which heighten the quality of modern period pieces.

Based on a true story, “Bridge of Spies” follows James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks), a New York lawyer, during the Cold War. He is tasked with the unpopular job of defending accused Soviet spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance).

The film also retells the story behind the 1960 U-2 incident involving pilot Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell), who ends up in Soviet hands after being shot down.

The screenplay intertwines both stories, as Donovan goes against all odds to save Abel, an innocent student named Powers and Frederic Pryor, who are all caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The first half of the story is by far the best. Spielberg shows us that war is more than just good versus evil.

He illustrates that Abel is just a man doing his job, similar to Donovan.

Everything after the first half of the film begins to feel unfocused and sluggish.

It becomes hard to care about the struggle to retrieve Powers due to a

lack of motivation from Donovan. To make matters worse, there are next to no likable qualities in Powers. This takes a lot away from the climax of the film.

Hanks’s ability to show intense emotion without saying a word makes for a strong performance despite the issues found in the film.

Similarly, Rylance’s portrayal of Abel is a standout in the film.

Another noticeable quality in “Bridge of Spies” is Janusz Kaminski’s beautiful cinematography. From the brilliant first shot of Abel painting himself while glancing into a mirror to the great bridge scene, Kaminski crafts incredibly meaningful images.

The well-acted and beautifully shot scenes are intensified when Thomas Newman’s score plays behind each scene. These are the moments that “Bridge of Spies” was at its best.

Despite all of the powerful aspects, the poorly written screenplay is hard to escape.

Small moments of comedy fell flat and lack of focus coupled with predictability weighed down the entire film.

When the credits finally rolled, I was wholly underwhelmed and wishing for something more.

It is in no way Spielberg’s best film, but great cinematography, score and acting save “Bridge of Spies” from mediocrity.

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The Party Line Democratic Debate Recap: Holdin’ Out for a Hero

By Jesse Saunders PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

From the excellent moderation to the amount of candidates gracing the stage, the Democratic debate brought a brand new experience to the 2016 presidential election. While the debate was a win for the Democratic Party overall, it was either a huge victory or a crushing loss for the candidates.

In fact, this debate severed the field in half. Lincoln Chafee proved unprepared for any office, looking both completely lost and on the verge of tears at any

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question directed toward his past choices.

Jim Webb looked like the kid clamoring to sit at the adults’ table and when he did speak, he seemed petulant and moody about the wait. His missteps on race, money and the right time to talk about ending someone’s life all seemed to lead to the conclusion that he would be better suited for a very different debate.

Hillary Clinton brought enough baggage to the stage for several European cruises. Meanwhile the other candidates were too concerned about the state of the

country they are vying to serve to delve too deeply into her dirty laundry. The most fervent applause followed a statement

by Bernie Sanders exclaiming that the American people were “tired of hearing about [her] damn emails.”

Martin O’Malley, the youngest candidate on the stage, maintained both his composure and his stance. His answer to the Black Lives Matter question was especially poignant, proving his ability to learn from past mistakes, something both Chafee and Webb struggled with. While he may not, at this juncture,

be presidential material, he left the stage with vice presidential hopeful written all over him.

The two main contenders had the most to prove. Clinton came with her homework assignment all in order. The lack of bloodlust to her fellow candidates served her well. Despite her gaffe of proclaiming her service to Wall Street, her performance was respectfully solid.

The people’s winner – despite CNN’s proclamations and bountiful contributions to the contrary – was Bernie Sanders.

The resident democratic socialist came to the podium with a lot to

prove, both for himself and for the idea of socialism in general in a militantly capitalist nation.

When taken out of his comfort zone, Sanders stumbled but quickly recovered and kept himself on the message that has propelled his campaign. He was unapologetically Bernie and beyond that when he left that stage, he was a viable candidate.

University.

The overwhelming support Bernie Sanders has among college students is a concern for our generation as a whole.

Naturally, his promises of a higher minimum wage and free college education are appealing to young people. Some argue this can easily be done just by raising taxes on rich people, since they have tons of cash.

However, there are many hidden consequences not mentioned during the debate – ones that college students seem to forget.

An important factor that students need to take into account is the potential mayhem that could break out if college

were to become free. Our hardearned degrees will begin to lose their value.

The reason we all study at a school like Hofstra is because having a bachelor’s degree makes you competitive in the job market. The reason young people have difficulty entering the labor force after high school is because a high school degree is not enough anymore. This is because the majority of millennials of age have a high school degree, and so its significance has been lost to the need to get some higher education. If college were to become free, everyone would have a bachelor’s degree, therefore diluting its meaning.

As for the minimum wage, the higher you have to pay the workers, the higher your expenses will be – leading to a more expensive product. To put this in perspective, with a $15 minimum wage, you can say goodbye to the dollar menu.

In regards to taxes, why would McDonalds stay in the U.S., where it must pay a 50 percent tax, when it could relocate to another country and pay less taxes while still being able to sell its product in the United States?

It’s simple – raising taxes on the rich will encourage companies to leave, thus leading to a loss in government revenue.

The bottom line is that before

election time Hofstra students, and all other new-voters around the country, need to think hard not only about the surface pitches of the policies that the presidential candidates advertise, but also the possible consequences of them. It is a decision that has the potential to change the future of our country, and it is in our best interest to be informed about where we’re heading.

radical ideas of Sanders to put him into the fray on an intellectual level, and on matters of principle, his record speaks for itself.

He’s flipped through two parties before registering as a Democrat. When asked to explain his vote on the Glass-Steagall Act, a poor vote in the eyes of the Democratic electorate, his response was merely that it was his first vote. This is not the way to generate enthusiasm.

Martin O’Malley supplied some pizzazz, seeming the most presidential on a superficial level.

Truly, in O’Malley’s mind, he was to be the anti-Clinton in the race. Now, however, he faces the same problem as Chafee; he has no unique ideas to separate

himself as a viable establishment alternative.

For all the well-tailored suits, height advantages and charisma in the world, O’Malley will likely struggle as the city of which he was mayor, in the state he was governor, continues to face unbridled chaos. While he may have ideas worth considering, he’ll have a hard time getting people to tune in.

Aside from the bland and the bad, former Virginia Senator Jim Webb provided a legitimate intellectual alternative to the big-money establishment and far-left Sandinista-enthusiasts. In his mind, the Sanders revolution is likely not coming unless Congress flips socialist overnight.

With so much heightened rhetoric flooding debates, such pragmatic insight usually falls by the wayside.

Through the debate, Webb took thoughtful stances on our relationship with China, national security issues and criminal justice reform that he spearheaded as a Republican before it was popular. While Chafee’s party-jumping does not come off as particularly sincere, Webb left the GOP as they took the ill-conceived plunge into the Iraq War. As a war hero from Vietnam, Webb has a unique perspective on our use of force throughout the world and can’t be blamed for joining the party he perceived

less likely to send our servicemen and women overseas.

Webb may not, and perhaps cannot, find any viable route to the nomination. Yet, perhaps a blue-dog Democrat is exactly what a divided country needs.

Instead of the anger politics of Trump and Sanders, maybe we should look to someone who purports bipartisanship and actually has the credibility and mindset to enact it.

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

Democratic Debate Recap: Feeling the Bern?

STAFF WRITER

During the Democratic debate, each candidate had their own strategy to appeal to voters. Jim Webb spoke directly to moderate Democrats, while Hillary Clinton reached out to all the different voting blocks. Bernie Sanders announced his belief that he can win by promising to give away free stuff, raising taxes and creating new jobs.

Unfortunately for Sanders, the majority of the country was not convinced of his ability to successfully rebuild America – though he certainly is the favorite among students at Hofstra

Johannes Sorto is the President of the Hofstra University College Republicans.

Democratic Debate Recap: Dawn of the Undercard

By Brett Linley

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For the first time this election cycle, five Democrats took the stage to debate and rally the troops for progressive values.

Throughout the exchange on CNN, there were some key takeaways.

While the debate was essentially a broadcasted battle between Secretary Clinton’s coronation and Senator Sanders’s socialist insurgency, perhaps this was less than fair to the other candidates.

Of course, there are some like Senator Lincoln Chafee who likely has no viable route to the nomination. He does not have the

Brett Linley is the President of the Hofstra Students for Liberty.

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Columbus didn’t sail the ocean blue for us to have school

By Kirnendra Sidhu STAFF WRITER

On Oct. 12th, you woke up to the sound of your maddening alarm and the completely abhorrent sight of your calendar, taunting you with the words “Columbus Day” waiting to be crossed off.

It’s Monday, and the only thing bitterer than you is your coffee.

You complain to anyone who will listen that it’s a national crime that we don’t have today off, or any other day until Thanksgiving.

All your friends are home for Fall Break, and you’re stuck in your 9 a.m. class staring down your professor in silence. You begin to wonder how we will survive these full weeks of school, after being pampered by all our days off in September.

As a private university, Hofstra

reserves the right to choose its own holidays. This year Hofstra chose to observe the two major Jewish holidays in September, rather than the national holidays Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day. Most major Christian holidays are automatically observed.

As a non-religiously affiliated university, this has raised more than a few eyebrows from the socially conscious, but has received gleeful acceptance from those who just appreciate another day to sleep in.

But, no matter how you look at it, this isn’t fair at all. Hofstra, though with a predominantly Christian and Jewish student population, disregards its minority religious groups entirely. What about the Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist students, or students

in any other minority group, who wish to observe their own religious holidays?

With the increasing awareness of the rights of minority groups in the U.S., many educational institutions have started moving towards secular holiday calendars in order to be fair to its entire student population. Even Hofstra is planning to give us two more days off for Thanksgiving next year, rather than any religious holidays.

This isn’t finalized, but this is definitely a step in the right direction to become more accessible to all its students.

Hofstra is ranked highly in diversity worldwide, above average in ethnic, gender and geographic diversity. Rather than taking a step back by promoting certain religions over others, we

should be moving forward to cater to our mixture of students from all walks of life. The administration needs to start taking this into account, rather than what is convenient for the majority.

And if you are already starting to feel the anxiety of nine full weeks of school before Thanksgiving break next year, perhaps we can all rally behind having a fall break of our own.

Another option is to follow the federal calendar like many state schools do, however there are a lot of controversies with that as well. Should we celebrate a man who accidentally “discovered” the Americas, beginning a tradition of ethnic cleansing of native populations? Probably not. We don’t celebrate the days Hitler or Stalin rose to power.

There has been a rise in the

number of schools that have decided to celebrate that day in remembrance of indigenous peoples and schools that refuse to observe the day at all.

Instead, we can take a page from Spongebob’s book and start celebrating Leif Erikson, the true first discoverer of the Americas from Europe. And though I probably won’t go celebrate by raiding unsuspecting villagers and buying myself a Viking helmet, I would gladly accept one more day to sleep in and catch up on my homework.

But the real question is, will we keep with the tradition and continue to exclude religious minorities, or will we join the many more universities who have chosen to become secular and attractive to all types of students?

Your move, Hofstra.

The views and opinions expressed in the Op-Ed section are those of the authors of the articles. They are not an endorsement of the views of The Chronicle or its staff. The Chronicle does not discriminate based on the opinions of the authors.

Mass incarceration effects subject of #RiseUpOctober action

By Shannon Alomar STAFF WRITER

With Halloween quickly approaching and people finalizing what horrifying and fictional characters they will embody, my mind cannot help but be consumed with a real horror story affecting my community: the killing of innocent people and mass incarceration.

October is a month filled with several causes looking to spark awareness from the masses (many of which I am a proud supporter of), but one cause I would like to turn your attention to is #RiseUpOctober. This callto-action hashtag is being used this month to encourage people all across the country to pour into New York City and march for the purpose of spreading the message that “police terror must stop, and it is up to [us] to stop it!”

Before I pour my heart out and tell you why I believe it is so important for people to support

this movement, I would like take a moment to use this editorial as an instrument of education.

It is no secret that the United States houses one of the largest incarcerated population in the world, literally. Did you know that one in every 99 adults in the U.S. is imprisoned daily? According to VICE, nearly 2.2 million citizens are behind bars on various levels including, “federal and state prisons, local jails, juvenile correctional facilities and immigration detention centers.”

Aside from the statistical data, a “simple” definition of mass incarceration would be “the imprisonment of a large number of people,” but in reality there is so much more behind the effects of this epidemic than is recognized. This issue is not new at all. In fact, mass incarceration is deeply rooted in the societal construct of American culture that is used to oppress those who “challenge” the severely flawed “justice system.” Do not get me

wrong, there are many people who commit heinous crimes and should be dealt with accordingly; however, there are several people who have been taken into the system wrongfully or charged harshly for acts that could easily be rectified through programs that are therapeutic or rehabilitating.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a prominent organization that promotes the end of mass incarceration and provides educational tools for people to stay abreast of why this is indeed an issue. For clarity, ACLU has broken down some of the key topics that are seen as current issues of mass incarceration. They include The War on Drugs, Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice, Privatization of Criminal Justice, Fiscal Cost of Mass Incarceration, Alternatives to Incarceration, Unnecessary Incarceration and Clemency and Pardons. In a perfect world, I would love to provide the readers with a clear understanding of

each of these subtopics in this one article, but I encourage you take some time and delve deeper (and these sub-topics of interest could be a great help!).

Circling back to #RiseUpOctober, the Stop Mass Incarceration Network (SMIN), which was founded by activist Dr. Cornel West and founding member of the Revolutionary Communist Party Carl Dix, will be leading a powerful three days of action beginning on Oct. 22, and concluding on Oct. 24 with a huge rally. Much like the missions of SMIN, the events taking place among these three days are meant to bring awareness “to stop the slow genocide of mass incarceration and all its consequences; racial profiling, a legal system that disproportionately impacts Blacks and Latinos, the police murder of our children, the criminalization of a generation, discrimination, widespread torture in prisons and treating those formerly

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incarcerated as less than full human beings.”

As the daughter of a man whose life was consumed with and ended by the American prison system two years ago, I believe that this is a topic we need to bring to the forefront and find solutions for. Recently the public was informed of the 6,000 federal prisoners who are to be released by the end of this year and that is a start, but we cannot halt our voices with an inch of progress.

Any Hofstra students interested in attending the march on Saturday, Oct. 24 to stand against mass incarceration or to learn more about the cause are welcomed to join the NAACP Hofstra Chapter as we travel into the city to stand up for what we believe in.

Transportation from the campus will be provided. Please contact HofstraNAACP1@gmail.com for more travel information.

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Men’s soccer loses perfect start vs. Charleston Cougars

By Joe Barone STAFF WRITER

Frustration and missed opportunities perfectly describe the latest defeat for the Hofstra Pride men’s soccer team, a 1-0 shutout loss to the hands of the College of Charleston.

From opening kickoff, Hofstra dominated the Cougars.

However, missed opportunities plagued this Pride team. Most notably, CAA point-leader Joseph Holland had two occasions to crack the scoreboard.

In the 13th minute, the midfielder took a shot from outside the box which Charleston’s goaltender, Kevin Shields, ultimately knocked away. Just one minute later, the Cougars’ defensemen swarmed and negated Holland’s second attempt to put Hofstra up in the first half.

Charleston’s Shields was on

top of his game early. He stopped two shots in the first half and added seven more by the end of the match. His opposition, Patric Pray, blocked one and surrendered one goal.

The lone goal of the game came as the teams approached the 19th minute.

Charleston’s midfielder Adam Purvis carried the ball from the left side and sent it across the field. With the ball elevated, Hamilton Carlin put his head up and knocked it into the vacated portion of the net, past Pray, to give the Cougars a lead they would not relinquish.

Carlin’s goal was his second of the season.

Hofstra would not go down without a fight. After Charleston took the lead, Hofstra took over, outshooting their opponents 15-6 by the time the clock ran out. Adding to the intensity were

seven Hofstra corner kicks that were denied by the Cougars’ defense.

In the 49th minute, the ball nearly snuck in front of the net to the Pride’s Harri Hawkins. The forward was halted by a Cougars’ defenseman, just six yards away from the cage, protecting the lead for Charleston.

As time ticked off, Hofstra scrambled to force overtime. In the 81st minute, Holland had another golden chance to tie the game. Standing outside the box, Holland’s free kick on net was denied by Shields, prompting the midfielder to look to the sky in angst.

Shaken but not beaten yet, Hofstra had another chance just four minutes later. This time the ball entered the box striking the right post. It was too far for a Pride attacker as the clock ran out.

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Harri Hawkins tacked on two shots, but couldn’t find a third goal vs. Charleston.

The CAA-leading Pride did everything in their command to tie the score, led by Holland’s five shots and Andreas Iosifides’ three. However, Shields shut the door.

The loss terminated Hofstra’s two-game winning streak as they fell to 10-4-0 overall and 5-1 in league play. Charleston advanced to a 6-5-2 record and 3-1-1 in the CAA.

OPINION: Women’s soccer could see goalie battle

By Gio Annatelli COLUMNIST

From the outside looking in, the common fan or reader wouldn’t think that the Hofstra Pride women’s soccer team is having any problems. The team is first place in the conference and has never lost by more than one goal in each of their losses. But there is a problem with this team: the goalkeeping.

The current starting goalie for the Hofstra women’s soccer team is, and has been since last year, Germany-native Friederike Mehring. How could a goalie who has led her team to 11 wins and has a goals against average of 1.22 be a problem? I’m not saying that Mehring is a bad goalie; she’s quite good. She is just inconsistent, and could potentially be a liability going into the conference tournament.

Mehring has not stepped into the role of what is expected of her. On multiple occasions, Mehring has blown the lead for her team and almost lost it overall. In the game against Fairleigh

Dickenson, the team had a 1-0 lead before Mehring allowed two goals before and after the half.

Hofstra then took the lead and Mehring let in another goal for FDU to tie the game before Leah Galton put the game away in the 81st minute.

Then in the game against Yale, Hofstra had a 3-2 lead with three minutes to go before a shot was sent in from 20 yards out. Overall, that game was a sloppy one from Mehring and she got lucky that her offense was able to bury the ball into the back of the net so often.

One of the recurring themes that has been helping Mehring out is the offense being able to bail her out when she gets into trouble. In most of the games where it was decided by overtime, the Pride held a lead at some point during the game.

Hofstra would have a onegoal lead and smooth sailing to victory, but Mehring would crack under pressure and let in a goal to tie the game up. Now, because of that, the offense has to go in all-attack mode in order to take

the lead again instead of being conservative and not taking risky attempts or going with a more focus on defense.

Not only is the offense bailing her out time after time, but the defense gives her some extra help. There have been multiple occasions where the defense has limited opponents to minimal shots and an even smaller amount of shots on goal. Yet, even with that, you still have to be wary about the little shots that do go on net because there is no promise of a save.

In the last game against Northeastern, the Pride defense was brilliant in only allowing the Huskies to take six shots, one being on goal. The game finished 2-1 and had to be decided in overtime.

“Freddi’s been good, but inconsistent. Good one game, and the next game, and she needs to get better mentally on that side as well,” head coach Simon Riddiough said earlier in the year.

For the rest of this year, the Hofstra Pride will most likely stick with Mehring. Unless she suffers

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Friederike Mehring has played all but 26 minutes in goal this season, allowing 20 goals, with 46 saves on a 70% save percentage so far in 2015.

from some big problems in the last two games of the season, then she should get pulled. For next year, however, don’t expect to see Mehring stopping shots.

Transferring from Mississippi State, Ashley Wilson is ready to push her out of office and take over. She was out of soccer for

18 months due to an injury and surgery, and in the one game she appeared in this season she started against Fordham and allowed a goal and had three saves in 15 minutes of play. Once she’s settled in and fully healthy, then Wilson will be ready to take the starting job from Mehring.

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Schoen shows anything but sophomore slump

By Justin Grant STAFF WRITER

Currently sitting at 11-4 in regular season play, the Hofstra Pride field hockey team is hungry for a 12th victory. They will be given that chance in a game against rival team Northeastern University on Oct. 23rd in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to their recent game against the University of Delaware, I had the chance to interview Simca Schoen, CAA Rookie of the Year for the Pride and third in leading points on the team. I delved deep into her personal life and her experiences on a moving athletic team, and she gave me insightful and intriguing feedback about herself and her team as a whole.

Justin Grant: “When did you first start playing field hockey?”

Simca Schoen: “I started in 1999, so I was four years old and I got into it once my mother took me to the first field hockey practice.”

JG: “What was it like transitioning from playing in Germany to America?”

SS: “It is a different style here.

Fitness is the number one priority over technical stuff [here]. The team practices a lot with stick skills. We spend a lot of time on

defense plays and analyze other teams and also spend a lot of time in the weight rooms running and exercising.”

JG: “What got you motivated to play field hockey in the first place?”

SS: “My mother played when she was a kid, so I figured I would try it out too, and I ended up liking the sport. My brother also played field hockey before I did.”

JG: “What’s it like playing on the same team as your sister, Stella Schoen?”

SS: “I’m a defender midfielder so I spend more time in the outletting part of the game. We are definitely similar in that we played in the same clubs for most of our lives. I try to work my way up to my sister, Stella. You can definitely tell us apart from the rest of the team.”

JG: “What are some things that you are aware of that the team could work on?”

SS: “I think the team is a lot smarter at the technical stuff, we have only one to two different game plans, and we aren’t studying our opponents well enough.

I think we need to focus more on scrimmaging and technical stuff.”

JG: “What’s your mindset

before a game? Are there any pre-game rituals?”

SS: “Before the game the coach would deliver a speech to the team, and after, the team will come together to tell each other to not be afraid of our opponents and be confident in winning this game.”

JG: “What’s your goal for the future? Where do you see yourself once you graduate?”

SS: “Umm … that’s a good question. I will continue to play field hockey, that is for sure.”

JG: “Are there any things in life that you look back on and wish it didn’t happen?”

SS: “I mean I think everyone has something they regret.

Sometimes you just have to accept what happened, move forward, and deal with the situation that you are in by making it the best that you can.”

JG: “Would you see yourself playing major field hockey if it was around? For example, there is WNBA.” SS: “I mean we actually have it at home just like we have soccer at home. I might continue to play it when I’m home, however, my sister will stay in school to get her PhD, so she might quit playing.”

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Simca is third in points for the Pride, with 28 from 10 goals and eight assists.

Volleyball sweeps Delaware for 15th victory in ‘15

By Robert Pelaez STAFF WRITER

Last Friday, the Hofstra volleyball team stormed into the University of Delaware’s campus, and swept the Fightin’ Blue Hens in three straight sets for their 15th win of the season.

Sophomore Leticia Valente led the team with 16 kills to go along with three blocks. The set scores were 27-25, 25-13 and 30-28 in favor of the Pride, who improved their record to 15-8 overall and 6-2 in conference action.

Freshman Nanishka Perez of Hofstra was a strong presence in the match as well, tacking on 13 kills and three aces in the victory.

The Pride hit .314 attack percentage overall in the contest, along with a remarkable .481 during the

second set in front of the UDel faithful.

Junior outside hitter Veronika Kostova also added 13 kills for the Pride in the sweep, proving once again, her vitality for the team’s success. Kostova leads the Pride offense with 350 kills currently in 2015.

Hannah Klemm also played another outstanding match for the Pride with 51 assists to help lead the Pride’s attack.

Head coach Emily Mansur gave positive vibes after the game, excited about how the team is gelling together in the heart of the season. When asked about Klemm’s stellar performance in the match, Mansur explained that she gave Klemm the reins to the Hofstra offense.

“That’s one thing I told her ... today you are running the offense, you are giving very good opportunities to our hitters, let’s just keep doing that,” said Mansur. “She really took the lead role today, and got hands on some tough plays.”

The first set was set up as a tug-of-war battle as each team stayed within usually two to three points of each other. In only a few instances did the Pride take a four-point or five-point lead in the middle of the set. By the end of the set, Hofstra and Delaware were tied at 24-24 then the Fightin’ Blue Hens took the lead and were one point away from going up 1-0 in the match. But Hofstra fought back with two kills

by Kostova and a Delaware error

in between ensured the first set went to the Pride.

Hofstra then got into the swing of things and took the second set by a double-digit margin. The first wave that propelled the Pride was a five-point streak, going up 10-4 in the set. The next wave came shortly afterwards with another five-point rally and Hofstra went up 15-5. Lastly, the third wave of points came by the end of the set with four straight to increase their lead to 24-11.

Once Hofstra secured the second set, Delaware came back trying to avoid the sweep and make things interesting. After both teams tied at 25 points, Hofstra and Delaware continued their back-and-forth play until the Pride took the last three points to

seal the deal.

Freshman Luisa Domingues notched a match-high 22 digs for the Pride, as opposed to Ariel Shonk of Delaware who picked up 16.

The win ended a short twomatch losing skid for the Pride, which went 3-2 on its recent stretch of five-consecutive road matches. Hofstra has a small break until returning to action next Friday when the Pride entertain UNCW at 7 p.m. at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center.

Back Cover: Kate and Willie roam around Hofstra’s campus during this year’s Fall Festival.

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Kate and Willie: The story of Hofstra’s mascots

By Kevin Carroll and Regina Volpe ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR AND STAFF WRITER

Kate and Willie, Hofstra’s lion and lioness mascot duo, have been representing the Pride for over 20 years now. They seem to be everywhere, never missing a basketball game, always showing up at Hofstra’s numerous charity fundraisers and open houses.

The sight of the two lions highfiving and greeting students has become a welcomed part of the Hofstra culture.

“It’s really cool to see how much people love them and take pictures with them and embrace them,” said Shaun Fean, the associate director of recreational and intramural sports here at Hofstra. “I think that’s the point of having a mascot, to be a positive reflection on the school.”

However, Kate and Willie weren’t the first mascots to represent the Pride. Hofstra has been represented by a number of mascots throughout the years.

Before Kate and Willie could be seen strolling around campus, the Pride (or Dutchmen, as Hofstra

was known as at the time) was represented by a duck.

Long Island, in the past, had been home to a number of duck farms and the university chose to reflect this trend with a duck mascot. The duck costume went through multiple upgrades through the years, but it never seemed to catch on with the Hofstra crowd, who even went so far as to steal the duck’s head and set it aflame.

After a while, more mascots were brought in to assist the duck on the sidelines. They brought in a woman from the student support office, aptly named Kate, and dressed her up in a traditional Dutch outfit. The university also added a lion mascot to the mix, giving the school three very unique mascots.

In the ‘80s, they dropped the duck and the Dutch girl to focus solely on the lion, and soon after, added a second, female lion. “In 1988, when the lion was incorporated into our seal as a female and male lion, we now had mascots that matched our seal,” said Geri Solomon, the associate dean of special collections and a university archivist for Hofstra.

From Hofstra Chronicle Photo Archives From the March 7, 1985 issue of the Hofstra Chronicle: The former mascot of the Hofstra Flying Dutchmen ... a duck!

Photo courtesy of hofstra.edu A surefire way to find Kate and Willie is by showing up at the Mack Sports Complex during basketball games this winter.

The two lions were then named Kate and Willie in honor of the founders of the university, Kate and William Hofstra. “Kate, as a dainty Dutch girl, got transferred into a strong, woman lion and I liked that idea,” said Solomon.

Fast-forward to the presentday, and Kate and Willie are still roaming the sidelines here at Hofstra, one of the only universities in the country to use a pair of mascots.

So what does it take to be a mascot? It may be harder than it looks. “We want people who are just bubbling with energy,” said Fean. “We want people who really show a passion for Hofstra, care about Hofstra and want other people to see it the way that they do.”

There’s a two-step process for anyone looking to don the mascot costumes. First, an application must be sent to the Spirit Support office. This past year featured a large pool of potential candidates.

“We actually had to turn people away this year … this was the year that we had the most mascot applicants,” said Fean.

After submitting an application, potential mascots will sit down for an interview with Fean and his assistant, Patrick Slattery. Then, after applicants are selected to move on, the real work begins.

Mascot training sessions are held

for the new mascots, in order for them to learn the many dos and don’ts of being a mascot, of which there is an extensive list. Once all of the training is completed, the new recruits will finally be ready to become Kate or Willie.

Kate and Willie aren’t confined to just sporting events either.

They could be seen all over town, representing the school at various charitable events and fundraisers.

The Spirit Support office takes a lot of pride in the work that the mascots do both on and off the campus. “We always want them to be the best possible representative of Hofstra and that’s why we try to get ourselves involved in a lot of community service-type events,” said Fean.

Of course, none of what Kate and Willie do would be possible without the people inside the suits, the unsung heroes that dress up day after day to go out and represent Hofstra in the best possible way. It may be hard work, but, according to the mascots themselves, it’s work worth doing.

“I love being able to go out and just have fun with it,” said one mascot, who chose to remain anonymous, in order to preserve the integrity and mystery of Kate and Willie.

Keeping that mystery intact is

one of the most important things involved in being a mascot.

Potential candidates are instructed not to tell anyone that they’re one of the mascots. “We don’t want people pressuring our mascots into trying to get the costume to come to a party or something like that,” said Fean. “We need to really preserve the integrity of our mascots.”

With basketball season right around the corner, including the Midnight Madness event this Thursday evening, Kate and Willie will have a very busy schedule over the next few months. With a decline in school spirit plaguing the Hofstra community, they’re going to have their work cut out for them pumping some enthusiasm into the student body.

Applications are still available at Hofstra’s website for those out there who think they might have what it takes to don the mascot costumes. Each mascot is paid $25 per game or event, and for the mascots, the experience is priceless. “It’s a lot of fun to be able to interact with each other and play up the role,” said the anonymous mascot. “It takes time to get used to it but, in the end, it’s 100 percent worth it.”

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SportsNotes: Learning the game of field hockey

By Regina Volpe and Abby Strusowski STAFF WRITERS

Mike Rudin/The Chronicle Left to right: Simca Schoen, Claudia Marin Samper, Charlotte Loehr and Stella Schoen are some names to know if you want to become a Pride field hockey fan.

You say you’re going to a hockey game, but what type of hockey do you mean? Ice? Roller? Street? Field?

Hockey is a whole big family of sports that share the common goal (pun most definitely intended) of hitting a ball or puck with a stick. Like soccer, there are 10 players on the field plus the goalie, totaling 11 active players.

Like many other sports, the team who scores the highest is the winner. Should the score be a tie, the game is either called a draw or they go into overtime.

Field hockey is not just a game of running around with a stick in your hand. Each player has a defined position. These positions are: Forwards: the offensive position and the players that usually score.

Midfielders: aka links; typically play both offense and defense.

Fullbacks: mainly defenders,

sometimes there’s a sweeper who plays closest to their own goal.

Goalie: the one who saves the ball from going in, must wear thick pads that resemble the Michelin Man. Once again, here’s a list of terms that are thrown around at games: Bully: When possession of the ball is unknown after a play, the players restart by placing the ball between them and tapping sticks above it, like a hi-five of sorts, before they can begin the play.

Clearing: When the defending team hits the ball away from their own goal.

Dangerous play: Exactly what it sounds like, a general title to any play that could end in injury as in tripping or illegally raising the ball (see below).

Dribble: Similar to a dribble in soccer, a player travels on the field while moving the ball, makes it more difficult for the opposing team to steal possession.

Drive: Think Tiger Woods.

Like in golf, this is when a player

makes a hard hit to the ball to make it go a long distance.

Misconduct: Unsportsmanlike conduct, it can result in one of three cards.

Green: a two-minute suspension.

Yellow: a five-minute suspension.

Red: a removal from the game without chance for substitution.

Penalty corner: An unobstructed circle-play during which four defensive players rush out of the goal against the offense.

Penalty stroke: Awarded when a likely goal was prevented by a foul. A one-on-one shot against the goalie from a mark seven yards from the goal.

Push: The player pushes the ball up the field, the stick maintaining contact with both the ball and the field.

Raising the ball: When the ball leaves the ground, a legal move unless raised higher than kneelevel in close proximity to another player.

HOFSTRA ATHLETIC CALENDAR Away

10/20

10/21

10/22

Home

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

10/23 Friday

Men’s Soccer

10/24

10/25

10/26

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

vs. Elon University – 7 p.m.

VS. Drexel University - 1 p.m.

Women’s Soccer

VS. University of Delaware – 7 P.M.

Volleyball

VS. UNCW – 7 p.m.

vs. College of Charleston – 1 p.m.

Field Hockey

@ Northeastern university – 5 P.M.

VS. Drexel University – 1 p.m.

TENNIS

@ ITA Regionals (10/22-25) MEN’S: in New Haven, CT WOMEN’S: In Hanover, NH

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Ghana’s Meshack Eshun Addy electrifies the pitch

By Jean Pierre Guzhnay STAFF WRITER

You see the euphoric crowd – the way they celebrate your dazzling moves as you make your way up the flanks, sizzling through opponents. You watch how the crowd reacts after you score a 25-yard blistering shot to the top left corner of the net.

You are now an integral part of the team. As the Pride continues their magical season you score and show how great of a soccer player you are. The feeling is not new or any different from your high school days in Spain where you scored 27 goals in a season.

But things are different now for the Pride men’s soccer player Meshack Eshun Addy, whose family is 3,500 miles away.

The economic situation was not good for Eshun Addy. There was no guarantee that he was going to play college soccer. His girlfriend’s father sent videos of his soccer skills to colleges in the U.S. Before he knew it, he received numerous offers from universities.

The only thing that was certain was that he had the opportunity to study in the U.S. doing what he loved most, without the cost of tuition.

A month later, he left Spain. It wasn’t the first time he left to a new faraway place.

Eshun Addy was born in Ghana, but his family left for Spain when he was five. This time he moved alone.

“I was debating whether to keep playing soccer or focus on my studies. I scored 27 goals that year [2011-2012], and I have

always wanted to make it pro,” said Eshun Addy. “But I respect my parents a lot, and they wished for me to continue my studies.”

“It’s different in Spain,” said Eshun Addy. “I played for my school and they have no relationships with clubs. I still want to be pro; the dream is still there.”

Eshun Addy is in his second season for the Pride. The midfielder is usually utilized as a winger and he plays a major role in the team’s success. Eshun Addy is the team’s leading goalscorer alongside Joseph Holland with six.

The transition into college soccer wasn’t easy, Eshun Addy only scored one goal in his first season, against William & Mary on Oct. 11 2014, after seeing 570 minutes of game time throughout the season. To put that in perspective, so far Eshun Addy played 1,007 minutes in the current season.

“The change of system was the main reason it took me so long to get used to American soccer,” said Eshun Addy.

“In Spain it is a lot more technical, in America there are very good athletes, the first time I came, everyone was tall, strong and very fast,” said Eshun Addy. “It’s not only technical; you have to prepare yourself physically. You need to go to the gym and put a lot of effort. It’s a combination.”

Eshun Addy noted the variety of players that the Pride has.

He praises how the U.S. has an array of players from all over the world bringing different styles of play to the team.

“You have players like Joseph Holland, he is one of the best players I have ever seen skillwise. And then you have Nino [Alfonso] who is very fast and strong but may not have the same skill level as Joe,” Eshun Addy said. “There is a lot of variety here with many different abilities. It’s very good because you take little things from everyone to improve your game.”

The Pride coaching staff plays a crucial role in helping foreign student-athletes in becoming accustomed to their new surroundings. People often forget how excruciating the demands are for students who move to another country, speak another language and make new friends all while studying and traveling around the country playing games.

“When I came, in the beginning everything was very different,” said Eshun Addy. “I needed to change my language again and being far away from home [and] everything. It’s just very different.” “[American players and coaching staff] are very patient.

And I am grateful for that we have a really good group and a great relationship,” said Eshun Addy.

“We are one big family. They will always be there for you in and outside the field.”

The Pride is now ranked 22nd in the country at an overall mark of 10-5, and 5-1 in the conference. After the Pride’s season-opener victory against No. 15 Syracuse, the team was in tremendous form and became possible title contenders.

“Beating the No. 15 team in the country helped us a lot

Cam Keough/The Chronicle Eshun Addy is tied for the team lead in goals with Joseph Holland at six.

Meshack scored just one time in his freshman season.

especially confidence-wise,” said Eshun Addy. “We knew we were a good team and winning against Syracuse was a dream. And after that team went up, everyone was playing better, defending better, it was great. That was the beginning of this great team.”

Eshun Addy also praised Nuttall’s ability to keep the team on track and helping the player’s mentality before every game to keep the team as consistent as possible if they are to win the conference and possibly reach the NCAA. “He would tell us in games like the one against Syracuse, ‘Well done guys, but this means nothing if we lose next game,’” said Eshun Addy. “One of our goals before the season was not

losing at home. Richard always reminds us of our goals and tells us to keep those goals alive.”

Alongside soccer, Eshun Addy is a political science major and international affairs minor, studying to hopefully one day work in the United Nations. His Hofstra journey gives him the opportunity to aspire towards his dreams to one day be the successful person his parents set him out to be.

“Hofstra has a great program for political science. Studying at Hofstra will get me an internship either at the United Nations or somewhere else,” said Eshun Addy. “Hofstra is one of the best schools in the country, it wasn’t part of my plan, but I am glad everything worked out.”

Elliot’s late header not enough v. ranked CCU

By PJ Potter STAFF WRITER

The 22nd-ranked Hofstra men’s soccer team dropped their second consecutive game in a Top 25 battle against No. 11 Coastal Carolina, 2-1, in South Carolina Monday night.

Both defenses kept the game scoreless until the 36th minute,

when Coastal Carolina forward Darius Strambler tallied his first goal in a Chanticleer uniform.

Arnar Geirsson was given the assist, his second of the year.

The Chanticleers (10-1-1) held a 1-0 lead going into the second half. They outshot the Pride 6-2 in the opening 45 minutes.

Danny Elliott drew the equalizer for the Pride in the 78th

minute on a header off the pass of Meshack Eshun Addy, his second score this season. Eshun Addy increased his assist total to three.

With only seven minutes left in the match, the score remained 1-1. Coastal Carolina marched its attack downfield towards Hofstra goalkeeper Patric Pray.

Chanticleer senior Tobenna Uzo

found Bryce Follensbee for the game-winning score, his seventh of the year, to topple the Pride in a 2-1 win.

Hofstra was limited to four shots for the match, as opposed to Coastal Carolina amassing 15.

Pray saved four shots on mark and is now at 65 total this year, which leads the Colonial Athletic Conference by 17. Coastal

Carolina keeper Fernando Pina stopped two.

Hofstra is now 10-5-0 (5-1-0 CAA) this season. They play three more games before the conference playoff tournament begins, starting with CAA powerhouse Elon (12-2-0, 5-1-0) on Saturday night at 7 p.m.

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October 20, 2015 •

Freshman Focus: Soccer forward Jamie Delaney

By Robert Pelaez STAFF WRITER

The Hofstra women’s soccer team is 11-4-1 on the year and with the recent win over Northeastern on Friday, the Pride took over sole possession of first place in the CAA with a 5-1-1 record.

While the team shows promise and can certainly do some damage throughout the remainder of the season, I took time to sit down and ask one of the team’s freshmen, Jamie Delaney, some questions about the life of a freshman athlete.

I had the pleasure to go to the same high school as Delaney and it is clear to see that there is some adjusting to athletic life to be done in the collegiate level compared to high school.

However, utilizing the support of veteran teammates and coaches like Jamie has can truly make for an incredible recipe for success.

Robert Pelaez: Now into your first semester here, how has college differed from high school for you?

Jamie Delaney: Academics are definitely much tougher, however, I benefit and prefer lectures and the professors here have been really great with

that. Definitely being a studentathlete is stressful, and it’s harder to manage both athletics and academics. Soccer alone, with practices and having to do treatments, it’s a lot more than what you’re accustomed to in high school. With it comes more reward though, and that makes everything absolutely worth doing, and it’s all really exciting.

RP: Have the upperclassmen on the team helped you in academics as well as soccer?

And how?

JD: Yeah they definitely have, I have a lot of really good, responsible friends who are seniors, and that set good examples for myself and the other girls on and off the field. They have also been doing this for the past three, three and a half years, so it’s nice to have the experience there as well. It’s really encouraging to see that they can maintain it, because it helps me believe that I can too.

As for soccer, preseason was extremely rigorous and having them there for support and advice is really great and I appreciate it all the time.

RP: What would you say is the biggest part of the team’s success this year?

JD: I think that the relationships between the players and

the coaches have been outstanding this year, which has been really nice to see. We’re doing really well in the standings also, this being second-highest that Hofstra has ever been ranked at No. 25. At the end of the day, win or lose though, we all know we have each other’s backs and that reassurance has gone a long way.

RP: What is a typical pregame meal for the team?

JD: Well, we definitely carboload the night before our games, which is the most important meal.

And usually on away trips we’ll go to an Italian restaurant or a steakhouse and get a big meal to prepare us for the next day.

When we’re on campus, it’s our jobs to eat properly and stay hydrated throughout the day.

RP: Who has been your biggest role model in any aspects of your life?

JD: I would say Bruce Lee. I’m a huge fan of him. He’s a specimen of discipline and cared about others greatly. He valued his body and his mind, and personally, I think it’s something everyone should strive to achieve everyday. Whether it was bettering the mind, or bettering the self or even others, he knew it was a valuable asset to have in life.

Victoria Mickens/The Chronicle Delaney, a native of Sparta, New Jersey, has registered over 300 minutes and two starts so far in her freshman season.

Mulholland drives offense in CAA title rematch

By Jeffrey Werner STAFF WRITER

Junior midfielder Jill Mulholland was the heroine of the game for Hofstra’s women soccer as her two goals were enough to push the Pride past the Northeastern Huskies 2-1.

Going into the game, both the Huskies and the Pride were tied for first in the CAA with records at 4-1-1 in conference play, meaning the winner would get sole possession of first place in the CAA. The matchup was also a rematch of the 2014 CAA Championship game.

Despite the lack of scoring in the first half, Hofstra made it clear that they wanted to control the game. The Pride registered seven shots while the Huskies only managed two.

However, towards the end of

the first half, Northeastern came close to a 1-0 lead going into halftime. Carly Wilhelm shot the ball towards the Hofstra goal, but the ball hit the crossbar and the Pride was able to escape the scare and head into the locker room with a scoreless tie at halftime.

Northeastern attempted to take control of the second half with some aggressive play and corner kicks. While the aggressive play gave free kicks to Hofstra, Northeastern gained momentum.

That is, until Mulholland received the ball from Leah Galton and fired it past the Huskies’ goalie for her sixth goal of the season and the 1-0 lead in favor of the Pride.

However, Northeastern did not roll over and let Hofstra win the game easily. With less than five minutes to go, Breeana Koemans shot the ball past Hofstra goalie Friederike Mehring to tie the

game up at 1-1 and send it into overtime.

Northeastern is a team with past success in overtime, so Hofstra was had play the best they could in order to escape Boston with a victory. Mulholland, once again, stepped up for the Pride as she shot the ball 20 yards from the goal, out of the reach of the Huskies’ goalie, and into the net to give the Pride a 2-1 overtime win.

The Pride only has two games left in their season; both of which will be at home.

The first game will be against the Fightin’ Blue Hens of the University of Delaware (3-2-2 or 2-3-2 in CAA) on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.

The second against the Drexel Dragons (1-6 or 2-5 in CAA) on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m.

Victoria Mickens/The Chronicle Mulholland (5) is tied for team second in points with 15, including seven goals.

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