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Tenth annual Relay for Life raises over $63,000

By Danny Nikander NEW S E D I TO R

In memory of those lost, in support of those fighting and in celebration of those who survived, hundreds of students gathered on Saturday night until the early hours of Sunday morning for Hofstra’s 10th annual Relay for Life – a fight against cancer.

The night was comprised of a multitude of activities and events, including various a capella and dance performances, Zumba, karaoke and a booth sponsored by Pantene Beautiful Lengths where people could donate their hair. In addition, many Relay teams held their own fundraisers at their sites throughout the night where participants could pay to do things like tie-dye shirts, pie people in the face and even dye a person’s hair for a certain price. Relay amassed over $63,000, which will be donated to the American Cancer Society, according to junior political science major

Michelle Zarifis, a co-chair of is a cancer survivor. stra community come together Relay.

“I have been involved with Saturday night by sharing their “This year – I believe – was this event for over 10 years and stories and experiences, which the first year we had so many I am so grateful to have had the is what Relay is meant to do.” of our participants stay until 5 opportunity to run it this year at Like Zarifis, senior psychola.m.,” Zarifis said. “[The partici- Hofstra. You really saw the Hof- ogy major Shayna Braitman, pants] who is were all another invested co-chair in each of Reactivlay, was ity we personput on ally and the affected energy by the they had disease was conwhen tagious.” her Zarifis grandshared mother that Rewas dilay for agnosed Life is with an event and surthat vived means breast a lot cancer. to her, LikePhoto Courtesy of Antonella Vigliotti wise, as her brother Relay for Life participants wrote the names of loved ones affected by cancer on luminarias. Brait-

man used this as a reason to make Relay the best that it could be.

“This was Relay for Life’s 10th year at Hofstra, which is something special because not a lot of universities make it 10 years,” Braitman said. “I’ve been involved in Relay since my freshman year of high school and to be able to co-chair the event this year was an amazing opportunity I will never forget.

It’s a lot work but it all pays off when you see everyone super involved.”

Braitman additionally relays for her friends who have also been affected by cancer; one of which was chosen to be the Caregiver Speaker at the event.

Allie Beswick lost her mother to cancer this past summer. In her speech, she described the battle she and her family went through, and how she has since used this experience to become the best person she can be.

area, so my friends and I have to drive to other places to go.

Although the driver always promises to sober up, it’s a chance you may take when getting in the car with someone who has been drinking,” Pereira said. “The only other option is to take an Uber or a cab, but that can get very expensive.”

Pereira tends to travel to entertainment establishments in Rockville Center or Garden City, neither of which are within jurisdiction of the Night Shuttle services, which according to the Hofstra website, runs “... through the neighborhoods surrounding Hofstra during the overnight hours.” The route is restricted to the areas of Hempstead and Uniondale.

According to an article published in the Long Island Report in March 2016, the

Under Safety Tips on the Public Safety webpage, a subcategory titled “Navigating the Social Scene: BEFORE YOU GO OUT TO A BAR OR CLUB, READ THIS!” details warnings to students regarding safe travel and transportation suggestions, including, “Make sure you have enough money for cab fare to get you home safely at the end of the evening” and “Know how to get there and more importantly, how you will get home safely at 2 or 3 a.m.”

The site also encourages students to call Public Safety in the case of an emergency, but for immediate assistance off-campus, students are urged to call 911. Public Safety could not be reached to provide further comment by the time of publication.

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Safety concerns come with off-campus nightlife

By Katie Krahulik NEW S E D I TO R

The nightlife at a university is an integral part of many students’ college experience.

Many students reach or surpass the legal drinking age, so campuses tend to host a vast population of inexperienced alcohol consumers. That is why many schools, including Hofstra, offer services and resources to protect students who participate in these activities. However, as local establishments continue to close, students are going to great lengths to enjoy a night out; for some, the risks are inherent.

“I’m surprised I haven’t been in an accident yet,” said Robin Pereira, a junior journalism major.

“There’s no nightlife in this

Village of Hempstead mayor and board of trustees enforced an initiative to eradicate the underage service in bars on Hempstead Turnpike, leading to undercover operations at Daddy Locos Inc., McHebes, Dizzy Lizard and Bangers.

Daddy Locos Inc., McHebes and Dizzy Lizard have since stopped operating.

Trustee Donald L. Ryan was quoted as saying, “the mayor has made this a priority.”

“At our town hall meetings, people come and blast the mayor. They demand a higher quality of life,” Ryan said.

Alyssa Rodriguez, a senior studying speech-languagehearing sciences, said she often travels to establishments in Queens as the options are so limited near campus.

“It makes it difficult to make

plans, have a social life outside of campus when the only bar isn’t necessarily the best option when deciding on a Friday or Saturday night out.”

Bangers, the single bar students are now limited to on Hempstead Turnpike, has a poor reputation among Hofstra students, driving even more young people to get in their cars to find a new location. “... I would definitely think it would make it more difficult for more students to go out, and I think that students liked the fact that Hofstra had a considerably good social life that was [in] walking distance until all the bars started shutting down and now are forced to rethink their nights out on weekends. It just makes going out more work than it should be,” Rodriguez said.

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Artist calls for a greener Earth through rap “The college kids of today are the levers of power for tomorrow,” he said. “I think the more people care at a young age the more they’ll find ways to implement it throughout their whole careers, and that’s necessary.”

Climate change is one of several topics which Photo Courtesy of Hofstra University Twitter Brinkman focuses on in his Baba Brinkman performs his climate change rap for students. craft. A few of his past album topic was reflected even in the

By Andrea Bilton titles include, “The Rap Guide song titles themselves. “Run STAFF WR I T E R to Religion,” “The Rap Guide to the Joules,” “Mo’ Carbon Mo’ Medicine” and “The Rap Guide Baba Brinkman, an artist and Problems” and “Make it Hot” to Human Nature.” He made his activist, uses hip-hop as a tool were a few of the selections first appearance at Hofstra back to teach listeners about relevant Brinkman included in the perin 2015, when he performed his and critical political issues. formance. set on religion.

During his performance for “I’d say it was an interesting When addressing contenHofstra students in The Helene take on learning,” said Alissa tious debates, Brinkman said Fortunoff Theater on Tuesday, Vitale, a freshman psycholhe wants to “…put it front and April 25, he centered his show ogy major who attended the center with people. Even people on climate change. performance. “I never thought who think they already care, The 38-year-old Canadian I’d ever come across a climate they may not know how urgent showcased a variety of songs change rapper, especially here it is.

And also, people who alfrom his newest album, “The at school.” ready care and think it’s enough Rap Guide to Climate Chaos.”

Brinkman hopes that young to just recycle plastic bags.

Each song narrowed in on adults are able to take away life Hopefully listening to my songs specific issues regarding climate lessons from his performances. can change that.” change; the relevancy of the

Brinkman’s performance was brought to life by a brightly colored display of visuals flashing on the screen behind him. The satirical photos combined with relevant images of global warming gave the entire performance an atmosphere of both whimsicality and reality. Brinkman concluded the show with an impromptu freestyle rap where he gathered topics from audience questions.

Brinkman mentioned during the show that he was given the opportunity to perform at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Paris in 2015.

“I think it’s awesome that this guy is being noticed for something like this,” said Daniel Davidson, a sophomore political science major. “Even the U.N. is giving him the attention he deserves, and I think that’s great.”

But Brinkman notes that his own rise in popularity is not his first priority. “I want to reach as many people as I can, but without sacrificing the intellectual integrity of the subject,” he said. “Sometimes giving in to mass appeal means dumbing down the material – that’s where I resist it. But if there’s ways to balance mass appeal with a really comprehensive treatment of what you’re talking about, then that’s what I aspire to do.”

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“Sharing my story in front of hundreds of people was terrifying, but I am so glad I did it,” Beswick said. “It was so rewarding and healing to stand up there and talk about what being a caregiver was like for me.”

Beswick then recalled an incredible moment that occurred while she was speaking when she felt the presence of her mother with her on stage.

“During my speech, a flag on stage came crashing down,” Beswick said. “I thought it was weird and maybe could have been my mom, but didn’t think

much of it the rest of the night.

The next day, my friend from home texted me saying my mom

to tell Allie to watch the flag.’

My friend had no idea I gave a speech let alone the fact that a

“It is absolutely crazy, but my mom was definitely on stage with me while I was talking and I can’t even put that experience into words ...” was in her dream on Saturday night. My mom told her that she missed me and was proud of me, and when she was walking away said, ‘Don’t forget

flag fell while I was speaking. It is absolutely crazy, but my mom was definitely on stage with me while I was talking and I can’t even put that experience into

words.”

Following Beswick’s speech, the audience took a silent lap around the field, passing luminarias bearing the names of loved ones who have lost the battle to cancer. It was a moment that truly marked the essence of Relay – to show that cancer is a disease that no one will fight on their own. At this 10th annual Relay for Life, the relayers came together in support of each other, striding away from the hardships of the disease and towards the gleaming light of life that will someday be discovered.

Best of luck, Class of 2017!

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Alcohol Awareness Week promotes safe drinking

By Daniel Nguyen STAFF W R I T E R

The Office of Student Advocacy and Prevention Awareness (OSAPA) in conjunction with the Student Counseling Center organized Alcohol Awareness Week, which was comprised of events and programs designed to raise awareness of the effects of alcohol and how to improve the safety of student life on campus.

Featured events included “Mario Kart with a Twist,” in which students were invited to play the video game with drunk goggles to simulate drunk driving in a more lighthearted and educational way.

“The focus of the Office of Student Advocacy and Prevention Awareness is to promote safety and prevention through education,” said Claudia Andrade, the director of Student Advocacy and Prevention Awareness. “Alcohol Awareness Week is an example of an event that provides students – who

are of age and choose to drink alcohol – the tools they need to do so safely. During this week, we covered a variety of topics, including understanding the alcohol content in mixed drinks and jungle juice, the dangers of driving under the influence and keeping track of drinks responsibly.

We were pleased with the engagement and participation.”

Tables set up by OSAPA and the Student Counseling Center provided students with various pamphlets and informational brochures about the designated topic of the day. Besides the booklets that focused on alcohol and college life, pamphlets from Student Counseling Services

were additionally available.

On Monday, students were invited to learn about the contents of alcohol and the

the Student Counseling Center in organizing future events like Alcohol Awareness Week.

“Our planning is collaborative between our office and the Student Counseling Center,” Andrade said. “Moving forward we will include Donna Willenbrock (recently hired) for our Student Health Center to ensure we have all aspects of our students’ health in our prevention efforts.”

Donna Willenbrock, the director of Student Health Services, is a practicing nurse affiliated with WinthropUniversity Hospital and aims to provide aid in supporting a comprehensive prevention effort for the dangers of alcohol at Hofstra.

“Sometimes it gets hard and tiresome and we just need to do something to almost relieve ourselves from our own life, and for most people alcohol does that for them.”

effects it has on the body in a program entitled “Welcome to the Jungle.” Wednesday’s events had facts on Red Solo cups while the last day of the Alcohol Awareness Week program focused on tips for curing hangovers.

Going forward, OSAPA hopes to continue collaborating with

Student opinion on university programs regarding alcohol awareness varied.

Imani Hinson, a freshman history major, said, “I think the campus already does a lot when it comes to alcohol awareness, especially because of the extensive alcohol awareness training that they make freshmen go through during welcome week.”

Nick Osbahr, a freshman English major, said, “I think that there is not a greater need for alcohol but a greater need for something to give us a break from the human existence.

Sometimes it gets hard and tiresome and we just need to do something to almost relieve ourselves from our own life, and for most people alcohol does that for them.”

On university support for students who drink alcohol, Andrade said, “We are always here for students who want more information and support.”

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Media experts warn students of fake news Sarah Hanlon SPEC IA L TO T H E C H R O N I CL E

In response to the recent outbreak of fake news accusations in American politics, April’s presentation of “Thriving in the 21st Century Workplace” focused on media literacy and its inherent importance as an essential skill in the modern political climate.

The discussion was held in the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center on Wednesday, April 26, featuring a panel of three news and media experts: Jaci Clement, the executive director of the Fair Media Council; Peter Goodman, a professor of journalism at Hofstra; and Jeffrey Morosoff, the director of Hofstra’s public relations graduate program.

“Each of these meetups tries to teach a different skill or set of skills that are needed in

the 21st century,” said Debbi Honorof, the senior director for Hofstra University Continuing Education and organizer of the “21st Century Workplace” meetups.

“We’ve been doing them for about a year and a half now. Media literacy – it doesn’t sound that sexy, but it’s a really important skill to have not just for news, not just out in the world, but in the workplace as well.”

The panel covered a variety of media-focused topics while encouraging participation

from the crowd. The concepts discussed included fake news in the 2016 presidential election, the influence of advertising in

primarily around how to filter fake news and alternative facts as they are presented by different media including today’s most popular news outlets.

“We want people to be able to distinguish between real news and fake news, but we never taught them what real news was in the first place,” Morosoff said. “Is the role of the news media to tell us what is said is true or not? Or is it up to us to decide?”

Throughout the discussion, audience members were given opportunities to relate personal anecdotes and offer consumer insight to compare to the professional statistics relayed by the panel members.

“We want people to be able to distinguish between real news and fake news, but we never taught them what real news was in the first place.”

news media, fact checking and a debate over whether social media applications should be considered news outlets. Most of the discussion was centered

“There is so much media out there these days, you never know what is fake and what is true anymore,” said Susan Kaye, a frequent attendee of the workshops. “It’s ridiculous what’s going on in the media.

It’s all anti-Trump, anti-this, anti-that … what is the truth?”

Bianca Kroenig, a senior public relations major foresees a promising future for media and its consumers, despite recent criticisms. “I think that for the most part people are working toward media literacy,” Kroenig said. “I think people want to know the truth and they want to find the truth no matter what, even if it does mean not sharing an article and actually reading it first. But like all things, it takes time and it’s possible that we’re still learning.”

Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Brianna O’Keefe

On April 22, PS observed students piggybacking through the gate to enter Suffolk Hall. Both students were issued referrals to OCS. On April 23 at 7:30 a.m., PS discovered paint damage on cement in Colonial Square. It appeared to be an accident by students participating in a Greek Life event. The Plant Department was called, a work order was prepared and the paint was cleaned up.

On April 22 at 11:30 a.m., a student reported to PS that he was injured in the Fitness Center. He had fallen and struck his head on the floor. He was treated on the scene and transported to the Health and Wellness Center.

On April 22, a student reported to PS that he fell while running in the Fitness Center.

PS responded and he was treated on the scene. He refused further medical attention.

On April 22 at 5:40 p.m.,

a student in the Netherlands Complex called PS complaining that he did not feel well. He was transported to NUMC. On April 22 at 9:30 p.m., a student reported to PS that he was playing soccer and had injured his shoulder. PS responded and the student was transported to NUMC. On April 24 at 3:00 p.m., a student complained of weakness while in a swim class. PS responded, the student was treated at the Swim Center and refused further medical attention.

On April 24 at 7:30 p.m., while eating in the Student Center, a student began to choke on his food. PS responded and transported him to NUMC. On April 25 at 9:45 a.m., while conducting safety inspec-

tions in Nassau Hall, PS was notified of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in a dorm room.

The items were confiscated and all residents of the room were issued referrals to OCS. On April 25 at 11:35 p.m., the odor of marijuana was emanating from a room in Colonial Square. PS responded and upon entering the room they discovered two students inside. Both students were issued referrals to OCS. On April 25 at 11:50 p.m., PS observed three students on the west unispan smoking. Upon further investigation, two of the students were issued referrals to OCS. On April 25 at 8:40 p.m., a student reported to PS that while he was playing soccer in the Fitness Center, he was struck in the face and suffered a bloody nose.

PS responded and treated the student on the scene; he refused further medical attention.

On April 25 at 9:30 p.m., a student reported to PS that while playing soccer he was hit in the right eye. An ambulance was called and the student was treated on the scene. He refused further medical attention.

On April 25 at 8:50 p.m., the Nassau/Suffolk Hall fire alarm was activated. The building was evacuated and the Uniondale Fire Department responded.

The building was cleared, the fire alarm was reset and a work order was prepared.

On April 25 at 11:00 p.m., a fire alarm in the Student Center was activated. The area was evacuated and PS, the Plant Department and the fire department responded. The condition was cleared and the fire alarm was reset.

On April 26, a student residing in Netherlands South called PS and requested to speak to a crisis counselor. PS responded and transported the student to speak with them.

Key PS – Public Safety OCS – Office of Community Standards NUMC – Nassau University Medical Center

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Overheard @ Hofstra In Constitution Hall:

If you think about it, we’ve only known each other for like three Instagram pics.

On the Unispan:

In Dutch Treats:

I like this ramen but I feel like I’m cultural appropriating.

Do you need me to take you out back and shoot you?

In Bits and Bytes:

In the Student Center: The only reason you should have a spiderweb tattoo is if you’re a heroin addict in Russia.

Honestly, yes.

On Calkins Quad:

In LH Comm:

In Axinn Library:

If it’s not gay, I’m not going.

I just want to give birth to a child that destroys capitalism.

Economics make me wetter than any man ever could.

Yeah of course I cheat on him like what does he expect?

Horoscopes: What do your stars say?

By Rachel Bowman STAFF W R I T E R

Aries (March 21 – April 20): Take this summer to focus on you, Aries. Before you can start romantic relationships, you must be complete with yourself. Work on improving yourself by broadening your horizons and learning more about you.

Taurus (April 21 – May 21): Taurus, now is the time to start concentrating on your career goals. Go for the internship or job of your dreams this summer.

Be confident in who you are and you will nail every interview.

Use these opportunities to create connections that will help you in the future.

Gemini (May 22 – June 21): Use this upcoming summer to relax, Gemini. It’s been a long, hard year for you and you are overdue for some vacation time.

Even if it feels like you have no time to waste, just find a weekend or two to do something you enjoy. Your spirit needs it.

Cancer (June 22 – July 22): Allow yourself to spend time with friends and family during your break, Cancer. After spending time apart, they are interested in

how you are doing and want to share your success. Let them be your support team and tell them how much you appreciate them.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 21): Leo, it’s important that you take a trip in the upcoming weeks.

It’s time to give in to your desires to explore.

It doesn’t matter if you go to the closest city or another country.

Take time to enjoy the culture wherever you go, try whatever is local and take lots of pictures.

Virgo (Aug. 22 – Sept. 23): Work hard and save money this summer, Virgo. Your hard work

will pay off and saving will help you in the future. Do your best to create a balance between your work and social life. Your future self will thank you for learning that skill early on.

to grow as a person and meet new people. Your openness will attract the kind of people you want to surround yourself with and possibly even a potential love interest.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21): Scorpio, as you go home for the summer be sure to let the people you leave at school know how you feel about them.

Keep these relationships active over the summer, but be sure to spend time letting the people at home know you haven’t forgotten Photo courtesy of miracleastrology.com about them either. It’s important to keep in touch with your roots.

Libra (Sept. 24 – Oct. 22): Use this summer to learn more about Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. yourself, Libra. Being open to 22): Your summer work could any experience will allow you lead to a new romantic rela-

tionship, Sagittarius. Be careful though – it could be just that, a summer fling. It is important to be guarded going into that kind of relationship this summer and not to let it interfere with your personal growth.

Capricorn (Dec. 23 – Jan. 20): Try new things this summer, Capricorn. You are putting a long year behind you and it’s important to take this time to evaluate what you want. Create a list of everything you want to accomplish this summer, then cross them off one by one.

Aquarius (Jan. 21 – Feb. 19): Aquarius, enjoy the freedom you have this summer while you can. Because you are such a hard worker, it might be a while before you get your next break.

Allow yourself the time to relax and enjoy the time off.

Pisces (Feb. 20 – March 20): An old flame might rekindle itself this summer, Pisces. Don’t let that get in the way of spending time with friends and family.

It’s important to have your priorities straight and relax while you can. Don’t let the complications of a relationship come in between that.

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Senior send off: Journalism still matters

By Amanda Valentovic FEATUR E S E D I TO R

In the fall of 2013, there was one thing I knew I wanted to do when I got to Hofstra. I walked around the club fair looking for the school newspaper table, so I could get my name on that email list and launch my career. Three weeks later, I had a byline for an article about Fall Fest and I haven’t looked back since. I went from being a staff writer to a section editor and nothing has better taught me what it takes to be a journalist than The Chronicle.

We live in a time where the public has lost faith in the media.

If I had a dollar for every time

By Kelly Martin STAFF W R I T E R

As this trip is winding down, it is easier to reflect on the journey as a whole. I have started to realize that I have learned so much and grown a lot as a person.

While it is nice to reflect on these things, I also felt it was important to stay in the moment as much as possible, and continue to learn and grow until the end of the trip.

I heard someone say, “journaltrust is hard for everyone. That ism is dead” over the last year, I doesn’t mean we give up. The probably wouldn’t have to find a only thing that will change it is job because I would be sitting on to work even harder to tell the a pile of cash. I’ll admit that at truth. times even I, a news junkie obsessed with seeing my name on a byline, questioned “Journalism does still matwhat the point was. ter, even when the media is How could I throw nowhere near perfect.” myself into a job that didn’t even seem to matter anymore?

But journalism does still matter, even when the In my time here I wrote more media is nowhere near perstories than I can remember, fect. The term “fake news” has though I do know that at least become a common phrase and three of them were about “Gilm-

ore Girls.” I’ve learned that it’s almost better to watch somone else write a really great feature than it is to write it yourself (almost). I would not be the writer or the editor I am today if it wasn’t for The Chronicle. This is a different paper than it was four years ago in the best possible way. In pushing itself to be better it pushed me to be better, and for that I will always be grateful.

Thank you to Janet Lee for teaching me how to run the features section and for rejecting pun headlines that definitely shouldn’t have been in print (even though I still stand by “It’s Hammer Time” and I will

never change my mind). Allison Eichler and Mack Caldwell deserve thanks for being amazing assistants – you’re going to make these four pages even better than they already are. To The Chronicle office, thank you for being a place I always knew I was welcome. And last but furthest from least, thank you to the editors – as Lizzie McGuire would reluctantly write in a middle school yearbook, “You rock!

Don’t ever change!”

To my future self and anyone else who wants to go into the media: be relentless. Work as hard as you can. Journalism still matters.

Kelly’s Quest: Prancing in Prague When we went to Budapest, Hungary, I tried to pay as much attention as possible to everything, from observing all of the interesting things that were happening, to at all of the Easter markets that surrounded the castles, to learning how to say cheers – “Egeszsegere” – in Hungarian. Everything was incredibly beautiful. It was so interesting to see the differences in the city based on what side

Kelly Martin / Hofstra Chronicle A church in Prague features exquisite architecture.

of the river you were on.

One side of the river was originally for the wealthy, which is why there were massive castles all over the banks. The other side was for the commoners, which is why the only large buildings were churches.

After Budapest, we went to Vienna. Although we stayed outside of the city center, it was still bustling with many restaurants, bars and easy transportation into the main Kelly Martin / Hofstra Chronicle part of the city. We A view of the city of Prague, Czech Republic. went into the quarter of This was a special experience tory-wise. Obviously, it has a the city that held most because it was the first time we heavy past, but the city did well of Vienna’s museums. Even were learning from someone who handling it, with many memothough it was so cold that it actually experienced commurials and references to its past was snowing, it was still wonnism, and wasn’t just a historian mistakes. Going between the east derful to see all of the intense who learned about it. and the west, it was surprising architecture and statues that The town was still celebrating how obvious the differences bewere all over. The hostel we Easter, so there was a market tween the two sides still are. The stayed at was very friendly as right outside of the apartment we western side was still much more well, and we met many other stayed in. This was the best place Americanized, with McDonalds travelers that we could swap to find warm mulled wine, and and KFC, while the east was stories with. trdelník, the traditional Czech much more what someone would After leaving Vienna, we dessert that is similar to a chimpicture as typically German. headed to Prague, hoping for ney cake, but way better.

Berlin, even with its dark hiswarmer weather. We did not We had an eventful four days tory, was still an incredible place end up finding much sun, but in Prague, going to the ballet, to visit. It was so interesting to the city was still remarkable. visiting castles with stunning see how a city could embrace We took another walking tour, views of the cityscape and eating how their past affected them, led by a woman who grew up lots of goulash. We then headed admit to their mistakes and move during the communist regime for Berlin. on to become a major city that in Czechoslovakia. She was Berlin was by far the most impacts not only the rest of the very interesting and had many interesting place we saw, hiscountry, but the rest of the world. moving stories from her life.

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Man on the Unispan

What is the most important thing you have learned from your time at Hofstra?

B y Av a Ma n del STAF F W R I T E R

“The first thing that came to my mind was don’t spend $30 million on a new building.”

- Kenton Scott, senior

“The one thing I’ve learned from Hofstra is how to do studio work. I’ve been working with Pride Productions to do productions all around campus, such as ‘Director’s Cut.’ And yeah, I learned how to do a lot of things in studio with all the video technical stuff.”

- Alex Poulos, sophomore

“Well, I live in the towers and they just switched the AC unit from heating to cooling today, so I guess I’ve learned not to ask because they’ll do it when they want to.”

- Leah Moses, freshman

Photos by Ava Mandel

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Dorm Room Dish: Pasta party

By Emma Butz STAFF WR I T E R

Want a meal in under 10 minutes? With this pasta you can have a satisfying meal full of cheesy goodness with only a few

ingredients. Check this recipe out!

Cheesy Butter Pasta: 1 cup of your favorite pasta 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

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1/2 tbsp. of butter Italian seasoning Salt Pepper Step 1: Boil a pot of water on high, mixing in a tablespoon of salt to season the water.

Step 2: Add your pasta to boiling water and stir.

Step 3: Cover the pasta with a pot lid and cook for six to eight minutes.

Step 4: Strain pasta and add 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese. Stir until the cheese is fully melted.

Emma Butz / Hofstra Chronicle Italian pasta is a good dish to whip up when you’re short on time.

Step 5: Sprinkle in Italian seasoning of your choice. Stir and enjoy!

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“I want to work with juveniles. Mainly I want to work with juveniles who are on probation or have some form of substance abuse. I want to help them with substance abuse. I want to eventually open up a community center in the town I live in [Poughkeepsie, New York] for like kids to be in. It would be a 24-hour place where they can seek help. I find the law really interesting and I find it interesting how children are easily shaped by their environment and the way people label them. I think that a labeling theory has a lot to do with the way kids turn out. If you see a kid who can’t sit still and call him a troublemaker his whole time in school, that is all he is going to be because he is never going to be treated differently. I want to help them once they are already on their wrong path and maybe just open their eyes. I come from a family background that is not great. Still, I was able to make it somewhere.

It doesn’t really matter what your past is. It is all about the choices you make and I just want to show them that. I want to be that person who will be unconditionally there for them even if they keep messing up. I want my community center to have a tutoring centers, a place where they can do work. A meditation center or a place where they can dance if they would like. A spot where everyone can chill and be safe. I want it to have security guard access so that not just anybody can get in there. I really want it to be a place where kids can feel safe when they do not have a safe place to be.”

Sara Mullane

“I just got elected president for Campus Feminist Collective. I have been involved in that since freshman year and I am really excited about it because I love feminism and I think it’s going to be a great year. Natasha Rappazzo is the reason why I kept coming back to meetings. She was just really involved and did a lot in school and I just wanted to do the same because I wanted to make a change on campus, and later in the world. She got me really involved because she was doing a lot for the school and I thought it was interesting. Our club recently just had Take Back the Night and it is an event that was meant to empower victims of sexual assault and violence. We have a Speakout where victims can talk about their experiences and how it has affected them or changed their lives. We have a march after that, where everybody who was involved or there marches around campus. It is a really empowering moment for not just victims but anybody in general. That was our biggest event of the semester. Ideally, my dream is to work for the United Nations and be an ambassador for accounts having to do with promoting peace or promoting equality throughout the globe. There are a lot of issues in the United States but there is a lot to be done across the globe as well. So something internationally and globally would be something I would be interested in.”

Lola Solis “My original plan was that I wanted to write for television but now I am not so sure. Maybe I will work for a media company or something like that. I spend basically all of my time writing for the Nonsense Humor magazine. Not all of it, but most of it. That is what I have spent the past four years being involved with at the school. It is really important to me because I was never really that interested in comedy I think, especially when I came here. I got involved with it because it’s a really creative space on campus. It is like this group of artists who are really dedicated to figuring out how we want to express ourselves We get so far into the details of the creative process and that was really attractive to me, especially in terms of wanting to take on a leadership position. I wanted to help cultivate something like that because I feel like there are creative spaces on campus but there were none that I felt like we’re really achieving what Nonsense had. I sometimes feel like nobody reads us. Right now I am Co-Editor-in-Chief along with Heather Levinsky. We are a great team. I wrote an article this year called “Do Not F*ck This Bug Sebastian” and it is this really weird character piece that I wrote in the library when I was just skipping classes. It is about a dude who is trying to tell this person that he is the Guardian of To Not F*ck Bugs ... I really don’t know, it is hard to explain. It is like a soap opera. We print two or three times a semester. We have a new issue coming out the second week of May.” Photos by Gabbie Downs

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Singing high praises for the Chorale and Chamber Concert for this first piece, making a sort of U-shape around the audience, with the sopranos and altos to the front and the tenors and baritones/ bases farther back.

The performance began with a shout, with the sopranos and altos opening up before the Photo Courtesy of Benjamin Abrams tenors and bases joined The Choir’s program, titled “Longings, Journeys & Obsessions in Poetry & Song.” in, while soprano Courtney performances, the Chorale and

By Benjamin Abrams Cox and tenor Matthew Ho took Chamber singers cover a diverse SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE the lead with wonderful solos. array of compositions, from The angelic voices of the Probably the most fascinating traditional to more avant-garde Hofstra Chorale and Chamber part was the accompanying pieces.

Choir singers rang out again American Sign Language This semester’s performance on Friday night, as Dr. David interpretation, which was opened with an experimental Fryling – professor of music – passionately executed by alto offering, as the entire Chorale conducted yet another masterful Rebecca Skolnick. sang Tarik O’Regan’s “I Had No performance at the Cathedral of With the first piece completed, Time to Hate.” The performers the Incarnation in Garden City. the Chorale singers walked off stood in an unusual configuration As with most of their

as the Chamber Choir began their portion of the night, singing Dominick DiOrio’s “A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass” (the theme of the night).

Along with the constant excellence of the Chamber Choir’s vocal performers, the accompaniment of Bryan Wysocki on marimba gave the performance an extra edge, permeating the silences with his nimble and energetic instrumentation. Wysocki’s mastery of his instrument is, by all accounts, unmatched and this performance showed nothing different. Soprano Sydney Coelho sang solo with her commanding, confident vocal performance soaring high above the rest of her counterparts.

The final movement ends with a brilliant, sudden stop, making way for the rest of the Chorale singers to return to the stage for the final two acts.

Johannes Brahms’ “Nänie” began with a lengthy opening organ section, played with no hitches by Matthew Koraus. This is the second time this school year the Chorale and Chamber show has implemented an organ accompaniment, and it paid off

handsomely.

It is worth mentioning that while last semester’s performance opened up with a more explosive organ entrance, this time the accompaniment was much tamer. However, the explosiveness of the church’s holy instrument did return somewhat in the final piece, Gabriel Fauré’s “Requiem.”

The Chorale singers, as always, hit every note with quality and precision throughout both pieces, and baritones Alex Herron and Nevin Shah gave excellent, expressive solos to match.

The final movement, “In Paradisum,” ended on a quieter, somber note, as the vocals slowly came to a stop and the audience came to a complementary roar of applause.

Fryling’s tradition of Chorale and Chamber alumni returning to the stage for “I Have Had Singing” closed the night, concluding another first-rate program on a harmonious note.

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Senior Send Off: A [four] year in the life

By Brianna Holcomb

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

I would like all those who are reading this to take a brief moment to appreciate my wellcrafted “Gilmore Girls” title because it will probably be the best thing about this send-off, and I am truly okay with that.

With that established, hey! In case you all are confused, my name is Brianna Holcomb, and usually my name is just in the byline or masthead because I am one of the Arts and Entertainment editors. Fun fact: the other editor is named Brianna too.

Prior to becoming editor I was a writer, and the most interaction I had with The Chronicle involved me sending emails back and forth to the A&E editor. My articles were of random events that no one really wanted to do.

When I started writing for the paper, it was not my intention

to become the A&E editor; in everyone on the staff was more To Brianna Ciniglio: I cannot fact, I had no interest in it at than welcoming and made thank you enough for agreeing to all, but in the second semester sure I was taking part in the be my assistant editor and then of my sophomore year I was crazy. co-editor. I was a complete mess the new A&E editor. To say I One of my favorite things from before you arrived. had absolutely no idea what my section was the amazing Without you I think I would I was doing is an have gone insane. I understatement. know I am always all Regardless of being over the place, I talk “Regardless of being completely completely lost and really fast and I suck lost and having to stay in a room at copy editing, but I having to stay in a room full of crazy people promise my goal was full of crazy people until 2 a.m. until almost 2 a.m. not to annoy you, I every Monday night, I continued to just really suck at all every Monday night, I be editor.” continued to be editor. of those things.

The Chronicle taught To Rob Dolen: We me a lot about writing leave the legacy of the outside of my comfort A&E section in your zone and gave me a whole new three-part article series we had hands, and I know you will take perspective into the world of on the “Gilmore Girls” (shoutout great care of it. journalism. to Amanda).

Just remember to laugh and Walking into the office as a By the way, if you haven’t try not to stress out too much. public relations major I was read any of those articles, we Everything always works out in completely unsure as to how highly suggest you do. Honestly the end. Plus you can always ask I would fit into a room full of you don’t even need to finish for an ad. journalists. this senior send off; just go read I could not acknowledge Despite the uneasy feeling, those. my time here at Hofstra and

my personal growth without bringing up the world’s greatest organization (sorry Chronicle), the Black Student Union.

Our e-board is beyond amazing, and I would not have been able to accomplish so much without them.

You guys challenged me and forced me to step into a role I was not sure I could do and without out you all, I probably would not have been able to do it.

Most importantly, thank you to Nandee Mignon for backing me up through every hurdle Hofstra threw at us. It has not been easy but nothing worth having ever is.

Both BSU and The Chronicle will always hold special places in my heart and I hope both organizations continue to flourish well past May 21, 2017.

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Senior Send Off: When did I become an adult?

By Brianna Ciniglio

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

When I was looking at colleges in high school, I didn’t know what I wanted to major in, but I did know two things: 1) I wanted to be a writer and 2) I didn’t want to be a journalism major.

After jumping around to almost every major in the School of Communication, I wound up falling in love with journalism after learning just how exciting it was to use my writing to share other people’s stories. Writing for The Hofstra Chronicle really helped me reach that place, and I couldn’t be more thankful.

Unlike most other journalism majors who probably worked for their school papers in high

school, The Chronicle was my art galleries and chorus concerts. editor because we have the same first real taste of writing articles And now that I’m the editor of name, but I really think we have outside the classroom. When a section, I know how amazing made a great team this past year.

I finally decided to become it is to have reliable writers who The long layout nights when a journalism major during I know will submit a story each we tried to cut down 900-word my sophomore year, I was week when I ask them to. articles and made some amazing immediately drawn to headlines full of puns (some of the Features and Arts and my favorites were “Fetty Takes Entertainment sections.

“I wound up falling in love Fall Fest to a New High” and It was always exciting “Fetty Says ‘Hey, What’s Up, with journalism after when one of the editors, Hello’ to Hofstra”) are ones learning just how exciting including my now cothat I will forever pride as a it was to use my writing to journalist. editor Brianna Holcomb, would reach out to me to share other people’s stories.”

Rob, you’re an amazing cover an event because writer and assistant, and I it made me feel like a know you’re going to be strong, reliable writer, an awesome editor next and it gave me the confidence Brianna, or “BH” as I call you year. Please continue the punto step out of my comfort zone in our Gmail, I know that we filled legacy of the Arts and and cover events and topics that like to joke that you picked me Entertainment section and make I wasn’t very familiar with, like to be your assistant and then cous proud.

As I look back on my four years at Hofstra, I couldn’t be more thankful for the people I’ve met and the experiences I’ve had. I feel like I could go on and on about The Chronicle and the people I’ve met at Hofstra, but I don’t want to rant, so I’ll just give a quick shout out to my friends from Delft (the only people I know who would stay up until 3 a.m. playing Monopoly), Forrest, the Hofstra English Society and, of course, The Chronicle staff.

It’s crazy to think that after all the articles I’ve written for The Chronicle in the past few years, this is my last one.

Tribeca Video Game Festival looks to the future

By Rob Dolen

ASSISTANT A RT S A ND EN TERTAI N MENT EDI TO R

For a festival dedicated to the celebration of video games, the first Tribeca Games Festival dove deep into the influences and inspirations of other forms of entertainment and how the convergence of other mediums has helped games grow as an art form.

In partnership with Kill Screen Media, Inc., the inaugural Tribeca Games Festival took place on April 28-29 at Tribeca’s Spring Studios in New York City. The festival featured many famed developers both big and small from the gaming industry, such as Sam Lake, Ken Levine and even the legendary Hideo Kojima.

Along with important game developers, the festival also featured many accomplished film directors such as Brett Leonard, Neil Burger and Doug Liman.

The festival included many other independent developers and filmmakers who are unique innovators in their mediums.

The first day of the Tribeca Games Festival featured a crowdplay of the beginning episode of Telltale Game’s “Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series,” allowing members of the crowd to interact with the developers as they demoed the game.

The second day was the real substance of the festival, featuring

retrospectives of award-winning games, the keynote conversations from the top game developers in the industry and cross-cultural conversations between game creators, artists and filmmakers.

The morning program featured “X Post Conversations,” which were discussions between leading game developers, filmmakers and virtual reality developers on the innovations of their medium in relation to storytelling. The overarching theme stemming from these conversations was the concept of convergence and how these mediums are drawing techniques and styles from one another while innovating them in their own creative ways.

Ian Dallas, creative director of the indie game studio Giant Sparrow, spoke about their most recent game, “What Remains of Edith Finch,” and how storytelling in games has evolved from objective-based exposition into something much more free-form and exploratory.

“It’s a game about the unknown. There’s something about living in that world that’s appealing to players,” Dallas said.

“We’re at a point with games where people aren’t surprised that they don’t have specific challenges or objectives.”

The morning and afternoon programs featured “Retro Active” discussions from developers who’ve pioneered and perfected

innovative storytelling techexperiences with film and how “Thief” series, and Liman, the niques, art styles, themes and mo- it influenced his life as well as director behind the “The Bourne” tifs in the last five years of game inspired his game design. Kojima series and “Edge of Tomorrow.” development. Creators of “The discussed his opinions on virtual Liman described how many of the Stanley Parable,” “Watch Dogs reality and also gave a developthemes in “Edge of Tomorrow,” 2” and “Firewatch” all described ment update on his latest game, such as the evocation of emotions their motivations and inspirations “Death Stranding.” like frustration, fear, failure and to write, create and develop their He also talked about what anticipation, were all inspired by games in their unique styles. inspired his creative process in video games and gaming culThe final afternoon program developing video games. When ture. Levine discussed narrative featured the “Keynote Conversawriting his critically-acclaimed choice, such as what’s seen in tions” of the festival, all streamed “Metal Gear” series, he wanted “Bioshock,” and how to create live on Twitch (twitch.tv/tribeto explore the concept of why a unified vision and desire as a cagames). a player should perform certain development team.

The first conversation featured tasks, like in the original “Super Overall, The Tribeca Games Lake, creator of the criticallyMario Bros.” Kojima said, “Why Festival was a discussion on acclaimed “Max Payne” series, is Bowser kidnapping the printhe future of video games as a “Alan Wake” and most recently cess? That’s what inspired me to medium, and how that future will “Quantum Break.” Also on the start making games.” be shaped by the technological panel was Burger, the director beThe final keynote conversaand stylistic innovations of other hind the “Divergent” and “Limittion was a discussion between mediums and the convergence of less” films. The two discussed the veteran game developer Levine, these ideas. paradigm of storytelling between famous for the “Bioshock” and film and games and compared each of their mediums’ limits as well as their capabilities.

While Burger focused on the linearity of perspective in film narrative, Lake described balancing the juxtaposition of worldbuilding and storytelling.

“You chose what you want to take in, you chose what or how much you want to explore,” Lake said. “There’s an incredible mood that’s created and you can sort of go at your own pace.”

The second keynote conversation, with Kojima, was Rob Dolen / Hofstra Chronicle perhaps the most anticipated.

Kojima talked about his personal The Tribeca Video Game Festival was held in NYC from April 28-29.

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‘Girlboss’ is just ‘too little too late’ The series is based off of reallife Sophia Amoruso’s memoir “#Girlboss.” Amoruso is the founder of the fashion site Nasty Gal, which filed for bankruptcy last year, so maybe following Amoruso’s life is not the best idea.

The series follows Amoruso as she tries to handle this thing called “adulthood.” She deals with it by diving into dumpsters to get dayold bagels, stealing clothes and getting into fights with coworkers and boyfriends.

The show basically glorifies people living hand-to-mouth during their early 20s; it shows this way of life as a party instead of the headache that it really is.

Britt Robertson plays Amoruso Photo Courtesy of Netflix in the series, but she is hard to “Girlboss” is based on Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso’s memoir #Girlboss. believe as a strong, independent eBay stores make the show fun

By Marialena Rago woman. to watch for those who rememSTAFF WRITER Robertson is too naive-looking ber a time when phones weren’t and when she says some lines it Early 2000s nostalgia is all over “smart.” Other than that, the show just seems like a white girl trying Netflix’s new series “Girlboss.” is very hard to like. to be cool. To be fair, each episode Razor phones, Canon cameras and

features the line, “What follows is a loose telling of true events … real loose.” I guess making the lead character unbelievable is the “real loose” part?

Not only is Robertson unbelievable in the part, but Amoruso as a character is just too hard to root for.

Unlikable female characters are hard to write well. Kay Cannon, a writer for the show, is good at writing strong, female characters – as seen by her work in “Pitch Perfect” – but it is hard to get behind a narcissist who gets in her own way, no matter what their gender is.

There are funny characters, like Rick (Norm MacDonald), Sophia’s security guard coworker, Mobias (Jim Rash), the owner of a vintage store and Gail (Melanie Lynskey), another vintage eBay store owner hell-bent on getting Amoruso off the site. The problem is that they are only minor charac-

ters who can’t hold the show up.

For fans of the book, it is a letdown; the book was praised for its feminism, but the show doesn’t offer feminism.

Sure, she starts her own business as a young 25-year-old woman and builds it from nothing, but she is selfish. She wants the company all to herself, and ironically one of the reasons for Nasty Gal’s downfall was that Amoruso was only concerned about her image and not the company as a whole.

If you want to watch the show, watch it for the music, fashion and, of course, RuPaul as Sophia’s sassy TSA neighbor.

Truth is – to quote one of the most popular songs of the early 2000s – the show is “too little, too late.”

All I can say, is thank God for RuPaul for making the show slightly more watchable.

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ misses the golden ticket

By Josh Ringler STAFF WRITER

A show all about imagination forces you to use a lot of it. While the story of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is there, it lacks that sense of magic that Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp displayed in their movie adaptations.

While Hollywood’s graphics can never be matched on the Great White Way, this Wonka factory, controlled by Christian Borle as Willy Wonka, isn’t delectable enough.

Borle is accompanied by a trio of young children who take the role of Charlie in varying performances.

Ryan Foust, who performed as Charlie on April 28 and is making his Broadway debut with the show, was giddy and had an incredible voice for someone so young.

However, much like with some of his cast mates, the acting seems too forced, too unrealistic and, frankly, unimaginable (pun intended).

Broadway often asks you to suspend your disbelief, pretend you are seeing believable things and invest your time and interest into fictional characters. The problem here was the extravaganza that is Wonka’s factory. It’s a square box.

Even from Row Q in the orchestra, it was hard to see the cow Wonka milked, the type of plant Charlie bit or the other candies the children were talking about.

For a show that should be in a room of color, craze and magical creations, it woefully disappoints.

Speaking of disappointment, Charlie’s defining moment of finding the golden ticket was nothing to get excited about.

Yes, the movie makes this scene obvious, but a change to “gold” lighting is the only heightened level of excitement in the Broadway performance.

The sets were definitely lacking and the lighting sometimes seemed bad as well. In some scenes, the lights looked off or some characters missed their stage markers.

Despite these flaws, the Oompa Loompas were great comedic relief, as were the numerous unique technical efforts. They added excitement to a show that greatly needed it.

Mike Teavee (Michael Wartella) added great topical relief about technology and made a few great jokes at the U.S. president’s expense.

There were some unusual moments, like a ballet scene where squirrels literally killed Veruca Salt. They also, oddly, included dabbing in the show.

The show’s time frame also seemed out of whack. Charlie’s mother almost loses her laundry service job because of a washing machine, but Teavee has an iPad? All in all, the show has its moments of humor and beauty, but getting a ticket to this show shouldn’t be considered a golden ticket by any means.

“There were some unusual moments, like a ballet scene where squirrels literally killed Veruca Salt.

They also, oddly, included dabbing in the show.”

Photo Courtesy of Broadway.com Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will go on tour in September of 2018.

Editorial

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Letter from the Editor:

By Gabriella Ciuffetelli EDITO R I A L E D I TO R

When I first started writing for The Chronicle, I’d have never believed you if you told me I’d soon be making the jump from news writer to editorial editor. However, while I certainly never expected to make this jump, I’m so grateful that fate played out the way it did. Upon taking this role, my vision was to head a section that sparked multifaceted, intellectual conversations within the Hofstra community on a consistent basis, and I am so proud to say that we have done just that.

Whether we were running pieces on politics, economics or societal issues, I am glad that we were able to and encouraged deliberation through these pages. On a more local level, I am thrilled that these pages served as a platform through which students and the administration could have an

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open dialogue on the issues most important to them – even if they may have butted heads while doing so. By refusing to run away from (and often, embracing) contentious topics, this paper has become an outlet in which anyone can have a voice.

I cannot express how proud I am of how far this section has come and I am incredibly humbled to have been tasked with leading it. Between the hyper-political “Party Line” staple pieces to our newer “Expert Analysis” feature, heading the editorials section has become one of my favorite projects – on or off campus.

From the weekly inclusion of our very own Hofstra experts, to getting an editorial from Hillary Clinton, to having a professor from Australia come to us to publish a piece, this section has become larger than I, or anyone at The Chronicle could have ever dreamed, and I

know that it will only continue to grow.

This position taught me invaluable professional skills like delegation, teamwork, time management and leadership, but perhaps most importantly, it taught me how crucial editorial writing is to modern discourse – especially in conjunction with a fair, open press.

We often, and gladly, printed editorials that were critical of university policies, that criticized political leaders, that challenged conventional wisdom and that expressed “the unpopular opinion.” In today’s climate this is especially important – for what is the point of a civilized democracy if there is no room for dissent?

Of course, I would be remiss not to acknowledge the wonderful work my team has done. To my assistant, Kirn: thank you so much for all of your help these last two years.

Having you by my side through

all the ups and downs has made this job easier, and I can truly say that there are times that I wouldn’t have been able to do it without you.

To our new assistant Andy: thank you for taking on your role as quickly and as dutifully as you have – as a writer you have contributed great things to the section, and I can’t wait to see you grow as an editor (even if it’s from afar).

To my wonderful, wonderful writers: at the end of the day, this all would be impossible without you. Thank you for being brave enough to share your opinions with the world and for trusting me with your pieces week after week. Seeing your passion and your growth both as a collective section and as individuals truly fills me with hope for the future of The Chronicle.

And lastly, to the rest of The Chronicle staff: thank you for your friendship, and for

always standing with us – even when the student body, the administration and perhaps you yourselves disagreed with something published in the section (I’m sure at this point that you’ll forever have my voice saying “but op-eds are meant to spur discussion!” etched into your memories).

There truly is no other group of people I would rather do layouts with on a Monday night; I’ll miss working while listening to “Africa” on what seems like an endless loop.

From covering a presidential debate, to reporting from the floor of CPAC, to interviewing people like Stephen Hayes and Eugene Robinson, serving on The Chronicle has afforded me unique opportunities I never would have had elsewhere.

Being a part of this paper has truly made me both a better journalist and a better person, and for that I will be forever grateful.

US must prioritize North Korean nuclear disarmament

By Alex Hayes C ONTR I B U TO R

In many ways, the constant threat to world stability has become such a part of daily life that it’s easy to forget about.

The international community rushes to deal with concerns raised by IS or a nuclear Iran or the possible election of a fascist in France (or the United States), but North Korea has long been the problem that’s stumped the world.

North Korea is a small country, with a low population and an incredibly weak economy.

But it’s also a nuclear power with one of the world’s largest militaries that regularly stands against and even threatens global superpowers.

The United States’ policy for North Korea has long been one of defense. Its most recent plan has been the installation of a nuclear missile defense system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korea.

While the development of technology to defend against nuclear weapons initially seems like it would be to everyone’s benefit, this has drawn the ire of the Chinese government.

China (mis)interprets nuclear defenses as a U.S. work-around

to mutually assured destruction. If the U.S. can successfully block nuclear missiles, the theory says, it would be able to bomb other countries with impunity.

North Korea is by no

means an ally of China, as they are often popularly portrayed. Rather, North Korea is often a thorn in China’s side.

North Korea’s actions regularly threaten Chinese security, as

evidenced by Chinese worries about the United States’ missile shield. But China feels it has to prop up North Korea, because a collapse of the North Korean state could cause a flood of refugees into China that could put a financial strain on the country.

Also, a unified Korea could give the U.S. more influence in the region. But this presents a clear way for the U.S. and China to work together to solve the problem.

The U.S. does not want to go to war with North Korea, because the country’s nuclear capabilities could cause unprecedented destruction. It’s almost

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certain, however, if war were to break out, North Korea would be destroyed.

Because China has such a keen interest in keeping North Korea stable, it has an interest in preventing North Korea from provoking war. North Korea relies on China because China is its only powerful ally and because it is economically dependent on China. Therefore, the U.S. should encourage China to use its considerable influence within North Korea to stop it from sparking conflict.

Alex Hayes is the Public Relations Chair of the Hofstra Democrats

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Letter to the Editor: Money for Zarb better spent elsewhere

I was sorely disappointed to read your article covering the formation of the new $30 million Frank G. Zarb School of Business building, especially directly after the publication of your article covering the dismal minimum wage for on-campus employees. Are Hofstra administrators so eager to present a pristine and modern image to the public, replete with glimmering new administrative buildings for the singular Business Department, that they decide it is ethical to neglect the hundreds of students who work on campus for less than the state minimum wage?

Especially under the watch-

ful eye of an immensely rich university president, one of the highest-earning in the country, it is shameful to see innumerable students, and many of my peers, struggle to earn a livable wage while attending Hofstra.

Professor John Krapp of the Comparative Literature Department here at Hofstra once told my class, “If an employer is paying you the minimum wage, it means that they would be paying you less, if they could.”

Does Hofstra not respect their students enough to provide them with a livable wage?

What reasoning is there to persuade students to seek employment on-campus? Besides

the draw of a Federal Work Study (FWS), the only upside is convenience. In this case, it is hardly more convenient to pursue employment at Hofstra for an ostensible $7.25 per hour when employment at any business just a few minutes’ walk down Hempstead Turnpike is guaranteed to be $10 per hour minimum.

Maybe to recover from the stress of being unable to pay bills on time, we should seek mental health services at the Saltzman Center, where appointments with therapists (who are often merely Hofstra graduate students) are free … until you reach three ap-

pointments. After which, they cost $30 each. According to research from the American Psychological Association, in regards to a study conducted by the American College Health Association, “45.6 percent of students surveyed reported feeling that things were hopeless and 30.7 percent reported feeling so depressed that it was difficult to function during the past 12 months.” Mental health be damned in an institution which utterly necessitates a new but academically unnecessary building.

Could Hofstra not be using this $30 million elsewhere?

Could this $30 million not be

used to provide a livable wage for students already struggling with overpriced tuition, or even better mental health services for those who need it (which, statistically, is at least a third of us)? After the erection of the new Zarb Business School building, maybe we will have something pretty, shiny and new to gaze at while we skip eating because we can’t afford lunch.

Gratefully, Brenna Lilly

Letter to the Editor: What info or support do you need?

The Division of Student Affairs (DSA) staff is committed to the success of all Hofstra students and to providing any information that students seek.

If you need information we always invite you to ask. There are several of ways to do that.

For instance, Sofia (Dean of Students/Assistant VP), Jean (Assistant VP) and Houston (VP for Student Affairs) all have weekly open office hours for any student to bring ideas, questions and concerns. If their office hours don’t work for you, email them and they will happily find a better time for you.

All recognized student clubs and organizations have an

administrative advisor assigned to them from the Division of Student Affairs. This advisor can get students, club leaders and organizations the information they need to be successful in running an organization, planning programs and events and supporting your fellow students.

(If a group isn’t sure who their advisor is, call the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement at 516-463-6914 or email OSLE@hofstra.edu).

Please call, email or stop by with any question you have; stop and talk with us as you see us on campus (wearing our gold DSA nametags). Contact info for all DSA staff members are

easily found at Hofstra.edu/ studentaffairs.

Your success – and you having the information you want and need to be successful – is our top priority. Visit any of our offices across campus, email studentaffairs@hofstra.edu or call 516-463-6933 anytime you have a question or concern, and we will get you the information and connect you to the best possible personnel who can assist you.

By Andy Sahadeo

ments actually true, or did a disgruntled employee falsify them? Should this case be taken seriously, or is this just another case of media instigation?

As of now, there are no recordings or physical evidence proving that Spiegel actually said these things. Rather, we are just relying on the hearsay of an ex-employee at Snapchat.

Therein lies the first problem in Snapchat’s whole PR disaster.

Media outlets have propagated this story and pushed the narrative of Snapchat being this racist company that only caters to the rich.

As a (West) Indian, I feel that we Indians should be a little warier about what the news

and the media are feeding us.

It’s very simple for the media to drive this story that makes Snapchat seem like the antagonist by demonizing an entire race, but the fact of the matter remains that no one really knows for sure whether Spiegel even said these things or not.

The second problem in this Snapchat PR disaster is the drastic reactionary measures that people have taken in order to “#BoycottSnapchat.” Once news of Spiegel’s statements broke out, people began to install the app, rate it one-star and delete the app right after in order to send a message. Admittedly, I may be wrong here, but don’t mobile apps operate on a

With Pride, Your Division of Student Affairs (DSA)

Snapchat is latest victim of media instigation

ASSISTA N T E D I TO R I A L E DI TOR

The popular app Snapchat has recently come under fire in the media after news broke out that its CEO Evan Spiegel allegedly stated that the app is, “only for rich people.” In his alleged sentiments, Spiegel also stated that markets like India and Spain were too poor for his app.

These allegations all stem from documents released on April 11 regarding a lawsuit filed by former Snapchat employee Anthony Pompliano – who was fired from the company merely three weeks into his tenure. This information then begs several questions: were Spiegel’s state-

cost-per-install system that generates revenue for the developer whenever the app is installed?

If so, in essence, you are basically funding the beast that you are fighting. If not, then we must still realize that in sending this message, you are allowing Snapchat all the free publicity that it desires from all over the world. There is a saying that goes, “there is no such thing as bad publicity.” So either way, Snapchat still wins this war.

The point that I’m ultimately trying to make is that there is a fine line that must be teetered when it comes to such drastic allegations. It’s easy for the media to play upon on our naturally defensive instincts and try

to elicit an emotional response out of us, but it takes a stronger person to actually sift through all of that and determine the truth.

You may be wondering: what happens if Evan Spiegel actually did say these things? If so, then we all have the right to be upset, but there really isn’t much we could do either way.

With or without your support, Snapchat will still continue to thrive, as it is one of the most appealing apps in this digital generation. Though these claims have yet to officially be proven, sometimes it’s just easier to turn a blind eye. After all, it’s only Snapchat.

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Lacey Clark’s consistent career coming to a close

Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle

Lacey Clark is currently batting .276 and she’s hit six home runs this year.

By Alexandra Licata STAFF W R I T E R

Beginning her collegiate softball career split between second base and being a designated hitter, Lacey Clark emerged in her sophomore year as the Pride’s full-time second baseman.

Now a senior, Clark is looking to help lead Hofstra, which is fourth overall in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play, to a championship.

Over her four seasons, Clark has played and started over 150 games for the Pride, batting .293 overall with 140 hits and 96 RBI. As a senior and veteran in the clubhouse, Clark has taken on a new role this season aside from the Pride’s everyday second baseman.

Now, she has the opportunity to use what she’s learned over the course of four years to enter a role of leadership.

“It went so fast, but I definitely feel like a senior,” Clark

said. “The little things that I always struggled with are all so easy for me now and it’s easier for me to help [the freshmen] because I’ve been in that situation.”

Clark grew up in Victor, New York, and played on the varsity softball team at Victor High School for four years before deciding to come to Hofstra to play ball on Long Island.

a solid pitching staff, putting much more pressure on the hitters to put runs on the board.

Knowing that everyone has each other’s backs, along with good pitching, has helped Clark’s overall confidence to grow this year.

In addition to shaping Clark as a player, Hofstra has also shaped her off the field. “[Hofstra] has made me a champion on and off the field,” Clark said.

“They have made me know how to be successful when it comes to my skills in softball, to my details … and it’s easy to take it off the field into the classroom and my profession.

They’ve made me be the best at what I’m doing.”

She received the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award during both her sophomore and junior year.

After graduation, Clark plans on attending a graduate school for occupational therapy.

“Hofstra has taught me to be passionate. So I know that if I’m on the field, I’m giving that 100 percent and if I’m off the field, in my career, I’m giving that 100 percent,” Clark said.

“I’m lucky that in the profession that I chose; I’m so passionate so that’s made it easy to be able to be the best at both softball and my academics.”

Aside from teaching Clark to be passionate, taking the field with the Pride for the past four seasons has given her moments she’ll never forget.

Winning the CAA championship her sophomore year is one of those, but a new one – recently added to the list – was on Senior Day. “[Jessica] Peslak was throwing, so a senior threw the whole game, and I was on second base and my other classmate Christie Sinacori scored me for the winning run,” Clark said.

“That’s the perfect moment that you can’t make up. So that happening on Senior Day was obviously one of my favorite moments to share with my classmates.”

As Clark retires the bat and

glove for the Pride after this season, a new set of players will take the places of her and the other graduates.

Clark offered some words of advice for the incoming recruits: “Make sure that you love the game. We put in so much time. We put in so much work,” Clark said.

“They have to come in knowing that this program is everything.

This is going to be their life and if they’re passionate about it and if they care and they’re willing to put in the work, then they’re going to succeed … It takes a lot of work and it takes a lot of passion.”

Clark also reiterated a previous statement made by Hofstra head coach Larissa Anderson that it takes a certain kind of person to play for the program.

“My teammates always say

how it’s amazing how the coaches find 17 girls who are so alike. There’s so many differences, but at the end of the day, we all want the same things,” Clark said.

“We’re disciplined. We’re motivated. So there definitely is a Hofstra athlete.”

Clark and the Pride look to continue their solid play within the conference, in which they are 9-4.

The Pride is second behind James Madison University and the team is excited heading down the stretch with just six games left in the regular season.

“We obviously think we can win it. We know we can win it.

If we’re playing at the top of our game, then we can definitely beat them,” Clark said.

“We just have to want it more.”

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“[Hofstra] has made me a champion on and off the field.”

“[Hofstra’s] a very competitive program that isn’t necessarily [equipped] with all the gadgets, so it’s based on work ethic, not the stuff we have,” Clark said.

This season, Clark is batting .276 with 24 RBI. Last season, the Pride lacked

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Clark is one of just four seniors on the Hofstra roster this season.

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Morgan Knox reminisces on experience at Hofstra

By Regina Volpe STAFF W R I T E R

Though Maryland native Morgan Knox also played volleyball and basketball growing up, she has kept the family tradition alive by sticking with the sport she loves most – lacrosse.

“Lacrosse is the [sport] I’ve been playing the longest ... I have sixteen first cousins who all played,” Knox said recalling her roots. “[Lacrosse] was just some-

thing that I really saw myself doing.”

Now a senior at Hofstra, Knox has a different family of players – the Pride.

The senior attacker cites team connections as one of her fondest memories of her final season.

“This team together – we all really gelled together. It wasn’t hard to have each other connect on the field,” Knox said.

“It started right off the bat, which has kind of been there in

Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle

Morgan Knox scored a pair of goals in Friday night’s season finale.

years past, but this year it was definitely there.”

Those bonds were what made the game truly worthwhile to Knox.

“I love the friendships I’ve made ... along the way you meet people that you know you’re going to talk to for the rest of your life and I think that’s the biggest thing that came out of this game for me,” Knox said.

From team dinners to living together, Knox felt that she and the other upperclassmen players did their best to make the newcomers feel welcome and to make sure they bonded.

“The biggest thing is making sure they feel comfortable to come to you if there’s a situation,” Knox said.

“One thing we really work on is everyone’s equal no matter who you are on that field. At that point everyone’s equal.”

The senior mentioned that this mindset is something the team members put a lot of effort to ensure.

“Stressing that and making those girls feel comfortable when they come in is something

that we really try to do here,” Knox said.

This mindset has been passed down through past Hofstra classes.

“There were two other senior attackers my freshman year that treated me like I didn’t belong to a class, I just belonged to a team,” Knox said.

“They made my transfer coming into school really easy for me.”

Knox also listed off various upperclassmen that took her in during her transition, including Kelsey Gregerson (‘15), Emily Corzel (‘14), Julia Riemer (‘13) and Lindsay McKinnon (‘13).

The coaching staff made the experience worthwhile for Knox as well. Looking back, she mentioned current head coach Shannon Smith.

“Shannon’s awesome,” Knox said. “I’ve been through a few different coaches here and there.”

Thinking about the last game of her college lacrosse days, Knox feels the ending is bittersweet.

“It’s definitely hard. It’s

something I’ve invested my time in year-round for 16 years ... to think it’s the end of it is kind of hard for me,” Knox said.

“But I do think that I enjoyed my time here ... tried to take every minute of it ... kind of savor it in a way. I have nothing to lose – just step on the field and do what I know how to do.”

Knox managed to tack on two more goals to her career total in the Long Island battle against Stony Brook.

The senior will graduate with 41 goals and 74 total points under her belt after her tenure with the Pride.

Finishing her final season a disappointing 8-8 overall and 2-4 in conference play, Knox will always love the Hofstra program, her teammates and the game of lacrosse.

“It’s a day by day kind of thing, some days you hate it, some days you love it,” Knox said.

“But, I wouldn’t trade anything that’s happened here for the world.”

Hofstra swept by Charleston, falls to No. 4 in CAA

By PJ Potter SPORTS E D I TO R

A four-run first inning was all the College of Charleston needed to complete the sweep against the Hofstra softball team Sunday in South Carolina, defeating the Pride 4-1.

“That first inning absolutely killed us. We had our opportunities,” said Hofstra head coach Larissa Anderson.

After plating just two runners in the first two games of the series, Hofstra quickly jumped on the board with a sacrifice fly from Nikki Michalowski. The junior finished 1-for-1 on the day, extending her hitting streak to eight games.

The one run from the Pride would be all they could scrape across. In the bottom half of the opening frame, the Cougars continued to find ways to score this series.

After a leadoff bunt single, Hofstra starter Sarah Cornell walked two consecutive bat-

ters to load the bases. Cornell proceeded to throw a wild pitch to give Charleston its first run of the game.

Charleston scored again two batters later after a throwing error by Megan Patierno, giving the Cougars a 2-1 lead – a lead that they would never lose.

With a runner occupying each base, Cornell recorded her fourth walk of the inning to increase Charleston’s lead to two runs.

Rounding out the frame, Yari Felix knocked a RBI single to give the eventual 4-1 final. Felix ended the game 2-for-3 in the ninth spot of the lineup.

Tagged with the loss, Cornell’s outing was done after the one inning, falling to 16-9 this season.

Offensively, the Pride outhit Charleston 7-5 Sunday, but struggled to hit in key situations.

“With runners in scoring position, we got to look for a better

pitch and not try to do too much with it [and] put the pressure on their defense and not have any easy outs,” Anderson said.

Hofstra left eight runners stranded overall, but had opportunities knocking in the fourth inning.

Leftfielder Sam Tomasetti led off the frame with a double in the left centerfield gap and moved over to third following a Sarah Edwards single. To load the bases, Kaitlyne Musa reached on a walk.

However, Hofstra could not string together anything to score its runners – a strikeout and outs on a fielder’s choice ended the fourth.

On the defensive end for Hofstra, Alyssa Irons replaced Cornell for the remainder of the ballgame, tossing five shutout innings with four strikeouts and three hits allowed.

“She was competitive. She did exactly what she was supposed to do,” Anderson said.

For the Cougars, reliever Sam Martin picked up the win, improving to 7-5 after throwing two scoreless frames. Izzy Berouty earned her fourth save, taking the circle in the final two innings for Charleston. Sydney Shipley was given the start, going three innings with the only run allowed.

This was the first time Hofstra

was swept in 2017, dropping the season’s record to 23-20 overall and 9-7 in conference play.

The Pride returns to action on the road against Drexel University beginning May 5 in the final CAA series of the season.

“We got to have a good week of practice. [We have to] get back to what makes us successful,” Anderson said.

Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle

Sarah Cornell allowed four runs in just one inning of work on Sunday.

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A16• May 2, 2017

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Senior Send Off: Thnks fr th mmrs, Chron

By Kyle Kandetzki M ANAG I N G E D I TO R

So this is weird. In true Chronicle fashion, I’m saving this for the last second. Let’s give this a try …

When I came to Hofstra, there were so many things I didn’t know.

The only thing I was sure of from day one was that I wanted to join The Chronicle, and by my fifth day on campus I was already covering a Hofstra soccer game.

I’ve given so much to this paper, but yet I still wish I could’ve done more. Not because I think I fell short or anything, but because I love this damn thing that has taken so many hours of sleep from me over the last three and a half years.

My earlier time at Hofstra is something I’ve told most people I know about 100 times.

My freshman year was rough: I’m not the best adapting to

new things, and I was under the impression a long-distance relationship was a good idea (ahahah). I finished the year relatively miserable and considered transferring.

Well thank God I didn’t, because with all of what was weighing me down behind me coming into sophomore year, I got myself motivated, happy, and I’ve had a blast here ever since. This place and the people here mean the world to me.

I’m so incredibly thankful for all of the awesome things I’ve gotten to be part of over all of my time here.

Whether it be a debate or a Division I college basketball tournament, or just getting the chance to talk to a Hofstra coach/athlete or running around campus just to find interview subjects, it has all been a priceless experience.

It is no secret that The Chronicle is seen as “second-

rate” or just disrespected altogether by the general Hofstra community for a multitude of reasons.

But the people who work on this paper deserve respect for what they do.

Nobody in the School of Communication works as hard as some of the editors on this

“Yikes.”

paper.

The amount of roles and responsibilities that are taken up by the people that work here is incredible, and they make it look easy.

Most of us at The Chronicle know what staying up past 3…4…5 a.m. (and even later…) is like, just to get an issue *Advertisement*

completed exactly how we want it. Who else is doing that here?

There are a few unfortunate circumstances that we have to deal with here.

Our budget is limited and we aren’t exactly able to upgrade our paper at will.

We’re also stuck on the second floor of the Student Center, not exactly a hub for a media organization.

Nonetheless, this paper has improved every single year I’ve been here, and my senior year has been absolutely incredible for this paper. I am so proud to have been able to be a part of it.

To the journalists at Hofstra: You may have some other options that are heavily advertised to work with here.

And they’re great!

But if you give this paper your effort we are independent, we are hard-working, and you will learn so much because we are an entirely different

experience than anything else.

To the staff, old and new, thank you so much for all of the hours we have spent together, somehow making spending ridiculous hours in a small office fun.

I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished and I can’t wait to see what happens next. And specifically to all of my sports guys.

I came in working for this section when the staff was in the single digits, and now it is a huge production and a welloiled machine. Sean, Mike, Kevin, PJ and Joe, you guys have all made a huge mark on my time here and am so happy to have worked with/played fire music with you.

I promise if I somehow make a lot of money in the future (ahahah) that I’ll pour some funds into this place to make it more of a giant on campus. But for now, thanks for everything, Chron. It has been a blast!

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Hofstra falls at Towson to wrap up regular season

By Anders Jorstad STAFF W R I T E R

The road just got a little more challenging for the Pride.

The men’s lacrosse team came to Towson with a mission: knock off the 19th-ranked Tigers and win the Colonial Athletic Association regular season title for the right to host the conference’s tournament.

The 10th-ranked Pride fell just short, losing at the hands of the Tigers 10-8 on Saturday.

Hofstra got away from the lacrosse-friendly weather on Long Island just in time to arrive at a boiling Johnny Unitas Stadium with the game time temperature at 80 degrees and steadily rising.

Hofstra got out to a strong start in the game as Dylan Alderman – off the heels of a season-high four-goal outing against UMass – knocked in the first score of the contest to put the Pride up 1-0.

The lead didn’t last for long.

Less than a minute later, Tigers

midfielder, Mike Lynch, put one past Hofstra goalie and Tewaaraton Watch List finalist, Jack Concannon, for the neutralizer. The Towson offense was relentless in the first quarter, taking 11 shots in the frame.

The Pride attack woke up in the second quarter as Brendan Kavanagh and Ryan Tierney each cranked one to give Hofstra a 3-1 lead.

Towson scored three more in the period, including one with just five seconds remaining. The two teams headed to the locker rooms tied 4-4.

Things fell apart for the Pride in the third quarter.

Hofstra began losing faceoffs, the defense broke down and Concannon had a hard time stopping the onslaught from the Tigers. Towson scored four unanswered goals in the third frame.

Trailing 8-4 at the beginning of the fourth, Hofstra came out strong with Alderman scoring two quick goals.

But Towson was able to match goal-for-goal down the line, holding the Pride at arms length for the remainder of the game.

Hofstra had contributions from a number of players offensively.

Six different players got themselves on the board, but Pride stars Josh Byrne and Tierney each only had one goal.

Concannon had an uncharacteristic performance as well.

Towson’s attackers found their way past him for 10 scores while the goalie recorded eight saves. It was just the third time this season that Concannon allowed more goals than he saved.

Tyler Young and Joe Seider led Towson on offense.

The two combined for seven goals, five of which came in the second half.

The Tigers’ leading scorer, Ryan Drenner, had a pair of goals and three assists in the game.

Hofstra’s next game will

come in the CAA tourney, which will be hosted at Towson.

The second-seeded Pride will have to knock off UMass for a second time before playing either Drexel or Towson in the title game, should Hofstra get that far. The first game will come on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

With just two losses on the season, Hofstra could be in line for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. But at least one win in the conference tournament will immensely help the team’s case.

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Head coach Seth Tierney led Hofstra to an 11-2 record in his 11th season.

HOFSTRA ATHLETIC CALENDAR Away

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Home

5/2

5/3

5/4

5/5

5/6

5/7

Baseball

Fordham - 3 p.m.

Elon - 3 p.m.

Elon - 1 p .m .

Elon - 1 p.m.

Drexel (DH) - 2 p.m.

Drexel - 12 p.m.

Softball Men’s

Lacrosse Women’s Lacrosse

UMass (CAA Semifinals) - 7:30 p.m.

CAA

Championship (If Nec.) - 1 p.m.

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OPINION: Josh Byrne paving the way for men’s lax

By Zack Penn STAFF W R I T E R

The Hofstra men’s lacrosse team heads into the CAA playoffs coming off one of their best regular seasons in team history, and senior Josh Byrne is the biggest reason why.

The Tewaarton Award finalist captained the Pride to a schoolrecord 10-0 start before finishing the season 11-2 – putting up team highs in goals and assists with 36 and 24, respectively.

Hofstra ranked as high as second in the nation at one point during the season and is now ranked 11th following the conclusion of the regular season.

The Canadian attackman transferred to Hofstra in his junior year after two years at Nassau Community College. Before transferring, Byrne won the NJCAA Attackmen of the Year Award, posting a remarkable 76 goals and 30 assists in only 12 games.

Byrne is now continuing to put up stats for one of the best teams in the nation, but he defers credit to the play of his teammates.

“There’s really so many ways that we can beat a team on offense,” Byrne said. “Dylan Alderman and Alex Moeser, they don’t really get recognition much, but they do a great job of

setting up the attack and putting us in good positions to score.

“We have so many players who can score, like Ryan Tierney, Brendan Kavanagh, Jimmy Yanes. If you try to double one of us, someone else steps up.”

Byrne himself is the one who draws most of the double teams that he was talking about.

Typically, defenders cannot handle him one-on-one and need help defending whenever he drives them into the box.

create open lanes to the cage for himself and his teammates.

His stick fake is one of the most impressive in the NCAA and routinely fools multiple defenders. Though Byrne is tall for an attackman, he says he has the game of a shorter player.

“I was always short until late in high school, so I had to have the best stick skills,” he said.

“I hit a growth spurt and then I really started to get good.”

Byrne is now 6-foot-3, 200 pounds and is expected to go in the top five of this year’s Major League Lacrosse draft.

Despite his draft status, Byrne is not looking past this season.

“Being on the Tewaarton Award list is cool and the chance to be drafted is awesome, but I’m really just focused on winning a CAA championship,” he said.

Hofstra’s two losses this season have come by only three goals. The Pride outscored its opponents 151-110 this year despite being slightly outshot (437-433).

The Pride’s two losses in its last three games definitely stung, but there are lessons to be learned in each of those losses, particularly in the 13-12 loss against a middling Drexel team.

“We want to put this team on the map and really let the rest of the world know that we aren’t just some guys from the turnpike.”

After drawing the double, he then looks for the open man, who is often camped at the top of the box ready to whip a shot or whipping around the crease.

His teammates feast on the open looks he creates.

Even when he is not scoring well, Byrne affects the game in ways that do not show up on a stat sheet. With a simple head fake or stick fake, Byrne can

Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle

Josh Byrne leads the Pride this season with 36 goals and 24 assists.

Hofstra led 9-2 at halftime over Drexel and was seemingly on their way to an 11-0 start to the season before crumbling in the second half.

With a seemingly insurmountable lead, the Pride took its foot off the gas, hoping to simply coast to a victory.

Hofstra was outscored 7-1 in the fourth quarter and could never regain any semblance of momentum.

“It was just the perfect storm.

Everything had to go wrong for us to lose by one goal, and we have ourselves to blame,” Byrne said. “We learned from it, watched a lot of film on it and I feel like it will make us better in the long run.”

Hofstra will take on UMass in the semifinals of the CAA Tour-

nament on Thursday night, in a game that could have major implications regarding the Pride’s chance at an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament later this month.

Despite the loss, the senior attackman has high hopes for the season. He even suggested that the Hofstra team can contend for a national championship.

“I don’t think it’s ever been done before at Hofstra,” Byrne said. “We want to put this team on the map and really let the rest of the world know that we aren’t just some guys from the turnpike. We want to show the world that we got some talent, we got some skill and we are going to work hard to prove we are the best.”

Be sure to check out our website for continued spring sports coverage: Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle

Byrne pictured with Coach Tierney and members of his family as part of last Saturday’s Senior Day ceremony.

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Two-hitter propels baseball to win at Northeastern

By Joe Fay

SPORTS E D I TO R

The Hofstra baseball team snapped a four-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon, defeating the first-place Northeastern Huskies 5-2 in Boston.

Home runs from Brad Witkowski and Rob Weissheier topped off a 12-hit outing for the Pride.

Down 2-0 in the top of the fifth, Chris Hardardt reached on a throwing error to start off the inning.

After two quick outs, Witkowski tied the game with one swing of his bat, lining a homer down the left field line.

The next inning, the heart of Hofstra’s batting order jumped all over Northeastern starter Brian Christian.

Teddy Cillis and David Leiderman each singled before Wiessheier sent a first-pitch fastball over the fence in leftcenter field to give the Pride its

first and final lead of 5-2.

Hofstra’s pitching was remarkable in the win, as Matt Weissheier and Chris Weiss held the Huskies offense to just two hits.

The tandem struck out eight and threw a combined 117 pitches.

Weissheier got his first collegiate start, throwing 3.1 innings of one-hit ball.

His only major mistake came in the bottom of the third inning, when he gave up a two-run shot to Northeastern’s Charlie McConnell after hitting Scott Holzwasser with a pitch.

After Weissheier walked two in the bottom of the fourth, Weiss (4-2) came on and worked out of the jam.

He went on to allow just one hit in 5.1 innings of relief and earned the win for the Pride.

Brian Christian (5-1) took the loss in the contest for the Huskies, his first of the season, after giving up five runs in fiveplus innings on the mound.

He struck out three and walked one.

Cillis, Leiderman, Hardardt, Rob Weissheier and Tom Archer all tallied two hits on the day for Hofstra.

The Pride now holds a .268 team batting average on the year and has smacked 29 home runs.

With the win in the series finale, Hofstra improves to 11-30 overall (4-11 CAA) this season while Northeastern falls to 22-18 overall (11-4 CAA) and its six-game winning streak comes to an end.

The Pride will look to start a win streak of its own when it hosts Fordham University at 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.

On the heels of a 3-13 campaign in 2016, the Pride lost its leading scorer Lindsay Scott to graduation and was looking for answers offensively coming into 2017.

This year, Hofstra posted an 8-8 record, highlighted by a win against the No. 13 ranked

Towson University Tigers in conference play. The Pride also featured one of the conference’s strongest offenses. Hofstra’s average of 11.7 goals per game was third in the CAA. So how did the team make such a big step despite losing a key piece? Look no further than freshman midfielder Alyssa Parrella.

Parrella was far and away the team’s most valuable player.

The younger sister of former Hofstra offensive standout Tiana Parrella, Alyssa Parrella carved out her own legacy in her first year with a team-high 47 goals. She also led the CAA in goals per game with 3.13.

Parrella broke onto the scene immediately with five goals in the team’s first game, a 15-5 win over Bucknell University.

That game set the tone for the rest of the season. Parrella led a Pride offense that had seven games with 14 or more goals as a team.

She scored seven in a game against Fairfield University and had six in the team’s win over Towson. Only one other player for Hofstra – in men’s or

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Chris Weiss threw 8.1 innings and struck out 13 batters this weekend.

OPINION: Parrella had season for the ages

By Anders Jorstad STAFF WRITER

They didn’t make the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament this year, but the Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team showed a lot of improvement this season.

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Alyssa Parrella leads the Pride in six different offensive categories.

women’s lacrosse – had more than five goals in a single game: Josh Byrne in a win over New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Byrne, a Tewaaraton Watch List finalist on the men’s side, scored nine fewer goals than Parrella over the course of the regular season.

No matter how you slice it, Parrella’s season is one for the history books. Parrella had the second-highest number of goals for a freshman in the country.

She led the Pride in assists by more than double the next player’s total. She also helped the team from the beginning of every possession to the end, leading Hofstra with 54 draw controls.

Parrella no doubt benefitted from breakout seasons from various teammates. Senior Becky Conto almost quadrupled her career high in goals for a season. Lexi Lenaghan, Drew Shapiro and Carlee Ancona all set new career highs as well.

Parrella was able to defer to her teammates when she was under defensive pressure. But the argument could certainly be made that Parrella helped make

her teammates better by putting them in position to score with the right passes.

Parrella is the future of Hofstra women’s lacrosse.

She’s the cornerstone going forward. The team will need help all across the field, and I wouldn’t be surprised if other players step up to become allconference threats as well. But with Parrella, Hofstra has what every team needs: a young, dynamic star to build an offense around.

For Parrella and the Pride, this year was likely just the beginning. Most of the key players from this year’s team will be back, and Parrella will be there to lead the charge.

Back Cover: Hot shots from the spring sports as seasons come to an end

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Sports May 2, 2017

Spring is in the Air

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