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Hofstra USA replaces Smashburger after a year

By Leo Brine STAFF W R I T E R

Following negative feedback from students, Smashburger closed its doors, welcoming back the popular late night eatery, Hofstra USA (HofUSA).

The newly revamped restaurant reopened on Saturday, Sept. 1.

Despite an updated menu, some students are complaining of long lines and what students are calling an ineffective ordering system.

“There’s a lot of congestion around the counter where the food is being brought out. They don’t have any sort of speaker system, so it’s really loud and very overwhelming. – just not a great environment,” said junior psychology Arianna Buchholz.

“The service could be better if they brought back the buzzers.”

The original HofUSA design

included a buzzer system, alerting students when their orders were ready. However, the alert system disappeared from the restaurant when Smashburger opened in fall 2017.

“It’s the same efficiency as Smashburger, which is terrible.

One thing that could improve this is [to] bring back the buzzers,” said senior Corey Oliver, a television production major.

Following Smashburger’s opening last September, students said they missed the former eatery. The burger joint closed in spring 2018 and construction to bring back HofUSA, a dinerstyle restaurant, commenced.

SGA president, senior public policy and global studies major, Abby Normandin explained the Continued on A4

process of bringing back Hofstra USA. “We did an online social media campaign with the hashtag ‘#myHofUSA’ and we got over 400 students to give feedback about what menu they wanted to see,” Normandin said.

The new menu, designed by SGA, includes more vegan and vegetarian options based on student feedback.

“A lot of the old menu is what students wanted to see and with some new healthy options as well,” Normandin said.

However, the new Hofstra USA menu has received mixed reviews as well. While students do enjoy the variety and options, some feel underwhelmed by the quality and price of the food.

“I ordered the buffalo chicken wrap a while ago and they did not put the buffalo chicken

sauce in that wrap. I’m not getting what I’m paying for basically,” said Buchholz.

Senior drama production major Danny Stafford is glad to see that the milkshakes stayed on as part of the menu. “So far I’ve only had the milk shakes, which are pretty decent,” Stafford said.

SGA and Compass Group are working together and listening to student feedback on the recent renovation.

“SGA has already asked us to work with them on creating a new process for anything new that would come in the future,” said Lisa Ospitale, district marketing director of Compass Group at Hofstra. “We would review it together with the students,” said Ospitale.

“We’re very excited that it happened, but I am also aware that it’s not perfect yet,” said Normandin in regards to the current state of Hofstra USA. “The next step is making sure the experience there is what students want it to be.”

SGA president, senior public policy and global studies major, Abby Normandin explained the process of bringing back Hofstra USA. “We did an online social media campaign with the hashtag ‘#myHofUSA’ and we got over 400 students to give feedback about what menu they wanted to see,” Normandin said.

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The newly revamped HofUSA opened its doors to eager students on Sept. 1.

Hofstra Votes campaign calls for student engagement

website.

Hofstra Votes already has a packed schedule of speakers and academic panels planned for the fall 2018 Courtesy of University Relations semester. Events

By Taylor Clarke include discussion on taxes, the NEW S E D I TO R Supreme Court, trade wars, the In response to the low young economy, the Constitution, imvoter turnout in the 2016 migration and important issues election, Hofstra University plaguing Long Island and New President Stuart Rabinowitz is York. There will also be voter launching a new campaign this and absentee ballot registrafall, Hofstra Votes, which aims tion as well as voting machine to inspire college students to demonstrations prior to Election participate and engage in the Day on Tuesday, Nov. 6. democratic process.

“On some of these days, “The power to change policy we will be supported by both is within your grasp, even now,” the Nassau County League of Rabinowitz said in an official Women Voters and by the New statement on the campaign’s York State Board of Elections

(BOE). The BOE will have a voting demonstration available so that students can experience what it’s like to vote before they may actually do so,” said Abby Normandin, Student Government Association (SGA) president and a senior public policy and global studies major.

“An essential part of our mission as an educational institution is inspiring students to be active participants in the democratic process and providing opportunities to learn about policy, politics and the issues that define the public discourse,” Rabinowitz said.

The University kicked off this new campaign during the Aug. 29 New York Democratic Gubernatorial debate between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon.

“That’s what a debate more than anything proves ... that people who get to put their hands on the democratic process, who get to participate in some way, they are the most highly engaged,” said Melissa Connolly, vice president of University Relations.

“That’s one of the reasons we have loved bringing debates to campus is because it gets thousands of people directly engaged,” Connolly said.

The campaign website provides students easy access to online voter registration, a schedule of events and further information about absentee ballot deadlines. Students are given the opportunity to register at their home address or University address. Hofstra Votes will continue promoting civic en-

gagement following the November election, working to involve students in local politics.

“The fact is that local elections make a bigger difference in your life much more than the federal stuff. The federal stuff is big in theme, but what affects you every day is how that traffic light out there works and how the road works and if the water makes it into your house this morning,” Connolly said.

The idea behind Hofstra Votes is to relate world issues to different majors and schools at Hofstra, extending the political urgency to include those beyond the political science department.

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In his lecture “Preparing for Success in a World of Constant Change,” Ferguson aimed to provide young people with a method to navigate the market in our ever-changing world.

The most important thing Ferguson wished to emphasize during his lecture is that career choices today won’t be straightforward, but rather they will resemble “a rock climbing wall.”

“In the blink of an eye the smartphone has changed how we think, how we work, how we live,” Ferguson said. “It disrupted entire industries. It shrunk the world. Today some of us really can’t imagine living without those devices and all the applications on those devices.”

While some jobs are growing exponentially outdated, Ferguson reminded students that these developments are allowing for the creation of new job opportunities that the world has never before seen.

In an interview with The Chronicle, Ferguson said, “I think what we discovered when we confront these issues of change is that it is easier for us to imagine the disruptions, the jobs that are lost, the expectations that are changed as opposed to imagining the new things that are going to be created that are more exciting.”

As part of his presentation, the CEO offered tools to students that he thinks will better prepare them for what’s ahead.

His key point: to be a “continuous learner.”

“The most important skill, frankly, is that thing we call a critical thinking skill. It’s the most valuable attribute you can take into the changing marketplace in the 21st century, because the ability to think through a problem and to ask critical questions and then reach your own conclusions … is going to be central to surviving this world of rapid change.”

Luckily for junior finance major Arbaaz Khan, Hofstra helps bridge the gap in terms of finding work. “I am not too worried about the job market, I feel like the resources at Hofstra help with [the] job search and finding opportunities,” Kahn said.

However, he sings a different tune in reference to where he’ll be financially after college.

“I am worried about how my financial state will be, especially starting out on my own with rent, student loans, etc.,” Kahn said.

Ferguson also offered students methodical building blocks that contribute to establishing financial well-being. His advice included making sure students have a plan that is consistent with their goals and objectives, thinking wisely about banking and investing, as well as securing financial protections that will allow young people to lead happy, successful lives. At the end of the day, for Ferguson, this is what it all boils down to.

“Some people are a little cynical about finance, but I’m just the opposite. I think it’s a wonderful way of making the world a better place and allowing people to live their dreams,” Ferguson said. “There’s an underlying social purpose to finance and financial matters that maybe folks haven’t thought much about.”

David Morales, a senior accounting major pursuing a master’s degree in taxation and a member of the Zarb Dean’s Business Scholars Program, is thrilled about the education he is receiving at Hofstra.

Inspired by Ferguson’s lecture, Morales said, “I think the Zarb school prepares students very well for ‘the real world’ and Roger Ferguson is a prime example of that. They bring in prestigious individuals who can provide us with great insight into the world of business and teach us how to navigate it.”

United States by 2019,” Rabinowitz said in a message on the campaign’s website. “Yet their turnout in the 2016 election was the lowest of any age group.”

“I think the Hofstra Votes program is a great way to get college-aged citizens, particularly members of the Hofstra community, interested in voting, or at the very least have the knowledge and the possibility to register to vote,” said Adam Brownstein, a junior journalism and television production major.

Miranda Pino, a junior history, public policy and public service major hopes that Hofstra Votes expands to include student

political organizations as well.

As Vice President for Democrats of Hofstra and a New York Democratic Party fellow, Pino is passionate about educating young voters.

“I find it odd that they did not reach out to any of the political organizations on campus seeing as we are doing the same thing and ultimately our goals in this venture are the same, to increase voter engagement among college students,” Pino said.

“I hope the result of this campaign will see more students wanting to make a difference in their own communities,” Brownstein said. “Whether it

be voting for a candidate they think is best, running for public office themselves, volunteering for campaigns, volunteering in their communities in general ... there’s a lot of potential among a lot of these students and I hope this can be one of many steps to obtain said potential.”

“After the primary this September, it is very important that work toward engaging young voters does not stop. It became obvious in 2016 that we cannot underestimate the power of voting,” Pino said. “So if you’re eligible, no matter your beliefs, please register.”

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Roger W. Ferguson Jr., president and CEO of TIAA spoke to Hofstra students at The Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan.

Katie Krahulik M ANAG I N G E D I TO R

As part of the Zarb Distinguished Lecture Series, Hofstra invited Roger W. Ferguson Jr., president and CEO of TIAA – a Fortune 100 financial services organization – and former vice chair of the Federal Reserve, to talk with students about the world of finance and the future of job security.

TIAA is a leading provider of retirement services that manages trillions of dollars in assets and serves five million people across the country.

Dean of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Herman A. Berliner, introduced Ferguson at The Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan, New York on Wednesday, Sept. 12.

“Listening to today’s speaker is a great benefit to our students and to all of us,” Berliner said.

Hofstra unveils iniative to improve political particpation

CONTINUED FROM A1 and a lot of that stuff touches on issues in any given year,” Connolly said. “You try to engage as many disciplines as you can so we are looking at the environment, immigration, foreign policy, peace and war policies, military policies. We are looking at how politicians themselves in the elections work. You try to do it from a bunch of different angles.”

“Census projections show that young people between the ages of 18 and 35 will overtake Baby Boomers as the largest living adult population in the

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26th annual Italian festival highlights food and culture

By Alanna Boland SPEC IA L TO T H E C H R O N I CL E

Hofstra celebrated its 26th annual Italian Experience Festival on Sunday, Sept. 16, bringing together different aspects of Italian culture and history. The event took place on the south side of campus and included vendors, children’s activities, a poetry reading, an Italian language lesson for kids and performances by native Italian musicians.

“I always come back; I just love to do it,” Papazoglou said.

Her son, Xenophon Papazoglou, helped run the station throughout the day.

The younger Papazoglou said the best part of the festival was, “the atmosphere. Especially when you do a lot of these fairs, you end up doing these in [parking] lots; but here on campus, you know, it feels more relaxed. It’s a much better atmosphere.”

Lura Salm, another vendor

Courtesy of Rasheen Peacock Authentic Italian music filled the air during Sunday’s festival.

Millie Papazoglou, who runs a travelling jewelry company, Jewels Heaven, has been coming to this festival to sell her products for the past 10 years.

at the festival, gave a similar answer, “It’s just the atmosphere that’s incredible.”

Salm runs a jewelry company, Artisan Appeal, along with her

friend Jane Elliott. According to Elliott, the two have been coming to the festival for several years.

“The people are just so wonderful,” Salm said. “The people that buy from you, the people that work here,” Salm said. “We love Hofstra.

My kids went here. It’s just a very welcoming campus, very warm.”

Students attending the festival enjoyed the experience as well. Naomi Brill, a senior psychology major, was at the festival for the second year in a row, fundraising for Hofstra’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

The club runs a bounce house and charges a donation to get in.”

“It’s a great way for us to branch out and raise money from those who aren’t just Hofstra students ... and it’s cool to see the Italian culture,” Brill said.

Julia Sylvain, a freshman dance major, is of Italian descent and attended the festival for the first time.

“I really like it ... I know a lot of my ancestors are really Italian, so it reminds me of them,” Sylvain said.

“I heard some of the music. It

Courtesy of Rasheen Peacock Families enjoyed a beautiful day celebrating Italian culture on the south side of campus.

was cool – he was singing Ed Sheeran in Italian,” Sylvain said – referring to the live performance of Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” by Mario Labita.

Sylvain mentioned that some other enjoyable aspects of the festival were the food and a live performance by the Long Island Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra.

While there was a lot of praise for the event, veteran Italian Experience Festival attendees did have some complaints – weather being one of them, since the festival is held largely outdoors.

Linda Zaccone, who has been serving zeppoles and other desserts at the festival for the past 10 years, said she would

Courtesy of Rasheen Peacock Attendees had the opportunity to learn more about their Italian ancestors with the Italian Genealogical Group.

prefer if the festival was held later in the fall or during winter – when the heat would not be as strong.

Others were disappointed that the event did not turn out more people. “We’re trying to bring Italy here for the day ... the Italian community should support us,” said Nat Carbo, a native Italian who hosts a WVOX weekend radio show called “Ciao.”

Carbo said he comes to DJ the Italian festival every year.

“We have a lot of people, but we should have more ... next year I would like to see double the amount of people.”

CJ Rizzo, a graduate physical education student, was a firsttime attendee at the festival this year. He thinks the low turnout could be due to a lack of advertising.

“I think the promoting could be a little better. A lot of people are coming up to us saying they didn’t really know about [the festival] until last minute ... promotions would definitely help for the future,” Rizzo said.

Rizzo, who works for Hofstra Athletics in the ticket office, helped to run a second bounce house at the festival that was sponsored by Hofstra Athletics.

He described himself as “a hundred percent Italian” and said he wished he knew more about the event ahead of time so that he could have invited his relatives.

Still, he remained hopeful about the turnout for the festival. “It’s a great event,” Rizzo said. “Who doesn’t like to come out on a Sunday in nice weather in September and have a good time?”

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HofUSA is met with some criticism

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SGA president and senior public policy and global studies major Abby Normandin explained the process of bringing back HofUSA. “We did an online social media campaign with the hashtag ‘#myHofUSA’ and we got over 400 students to give feedback about what menu they wanted to see,” Normandin said.

The new menu, designed by SGA, includes more vegan and vegetarian options based on student feedback.

“A lot of the old menu is what students wanted to see and with some new healthy options as well,” Normandin said.

However, the new HofUSA menu has received mixed reviews as well. While students do enjoy the variety and options, some feel underwhelmed by the quality and price of the food.

“I ordered the buffalo chicken wrap a while ago and they did not put the buffalo chicken sauce in that wrap. I’m not getting

what I’m paying for basically,” Buchholz said.

Senior drama production major Danny Stafford is glad to see that the milkshakes stayed on as part of the menu. “So far, I’ve only had the milkshakes, which are pretty decent,” Stafford said.

SGA and Compass Group are working together and listening to student feedback on the recent renovation.

“SGA has already asked us to work with them on creating a new process for anything new that would come in the future,” said Lisa Ospitale, district marketing director of Compass Group at Hofstra who said Compass would review it together with students.

“We’re very excited that it happened, but I am also aware that it’s not perfect yet,” Normandin said regarding the current state of HofUSA. “The next step is making sure the experience there is what students want it to be.”

“A lot of the old menu is what students wanted to see and with some new healthy options as well.”

Courtesy of University Relations

Hofstra remembers impact of 9/11 after 17 years

By Annemarie LePard SPEC IA L TO T H E C H R O N I CL E

Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, marked the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that accounted for nearly 3,000 deaths in New

by Deandra Denton, a junior sociology and public policy major and vice president of Student Government Association, followed by the singing of the national anthem by Gabrielle Spann, a senior community

community members who lost their lives, the university has dedicated a sculpture of a phoenix in their names as well as individual scholarships.

During the commemoration, Daylen Orlick, the Gradua-

a junior French major, performed the responsive reading, or comforting words. Khan was appreciative to be a part of the ceremony as his uncle survived the destruction of the Twin Towers.

Spann was honored to be a part of the event, which she be-

lieved should serve as a moment of reflection. “It serves justice to the Hofstra community, and it offers a tangible way for us to honor the lives lost as well as making sure their legacy remains,” she said. “This day means strength, perseverance and peace.”

“It serves justice to the Hofstra community, and it offers a tangible way for us to honor the lives lost as well as making sure their legacy remains.”

York City, Washington D.C. and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

To commemorate this tragedy, Hofstra held its annual remembrance ceremony in the Guthart Cultural Center Theater in honor of the 26 alumni and one student who died that day.

The ceremony commenced with opening remarks made

health major.

Seemi Ahmed, the Muslim chaplain of the Interfaith Center at Hofstra, recited the invocation while the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs and Internationalization, Neil Donahue, delivered the remarks of the ceremony.

In memory of the Hofstra

te Assistant for Leadership Development and Evening and Weekend Programming, read aloud the names of the Hofstra students who lost their lives in the attacks, while members of the community placed a rose on the wreath of remembrance.

After 28 roses were placed onto the wreath, Aden Khan,

Courtesy of Annemarie LePard Hofstra created scholarships in the names of alumni and a student who lost their lives

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County Executive Laura Curran adresses local issues

By Elizabeth Turley & Alixandra Wilens STAFF W R I T E R S

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran spoke to students, faculty and administrators about progress and reoccurring problems, some which have been linked to the opioid epidemic, plaguing the surrounding area over breakfast on Thursday, Sept. 13. The event, “Envisioning a Future for Nassau County,” took place at the Hofstra University Club and was co-sponsored by Northwell Health, the Hofstra ideaHUb, Transdev, the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Scott Skodnek Business Development Center (BDC).

Curran’s keynote speech was part of the BDC’s Distinguished Lecture Series, which, according to Programs Administrator April Jones, “brings together leaders of Long Island’s business community and offers them the opportunity to interact with some of the world’s most powerful and influential thinkers in fields such as finance, politics, media and technology.”

“It was a great opportunity for Hofstra students to be able to learn about the agenda of the first female Nassau County Executive, [since]

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On Sept. 7 at 11:20 p.m., while on duty in Hempstead House of Colonial Square, an RA smelled the odor of marijuana coming from a student’s room. PS responded and, upon entering the room, found two students inside. The students were questioned and admitted to smoking marijuana outside and stated that the odor had followed them inside.

No marijuana was recovered and both students were issued referrals to OCS. On Sept. 8, a Hofstra faculty member reported that his wallet had been stolen. The faculty member had left the wallet on his desk in the Hofstra Dome on

she represents the area where Hofstra is located,” said Stacey Sikes, senior assistant dean for administration at the Hofstra University Center for Entrepreneurship, who introduced Curran at the breakfast. “Many political science students were in attendance and got to talk to Curran before the event.”

to assemble the Hub Advisory Task Force, which included Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz, among others.

After weighing several options, the group settled on a plan that included affordable housing, as well as a potential research and medical facility for Mount Sinai Hospital.

Curran also worked with

“It was a great opportunity for Hofstra students to be able to learn about the agenda of the first female Nassau County Executive [since] she represents the area where Hofstra is located ...”

One initiative that Curran was particularly “hopeful” about was the Nassau Hub, a revitalization of the area surrounding the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum just a stone’s throw away from Hofstra’s campus.

“It’s been surrounded by acres of parking lot for decades … [and] we’ve got a plan going forward to finally develop it,” Curran said. One of the firstterm Democrat’s initiatives was

the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) to create a campaign centered on “microtargeting the opioid crisis.” Their plan harnesses technology and real-time reporting to “[take] clusters of opioid overdoses, whether fatal or non-fatal, and then [overlay] those with clusters of crimes associated with drug use,” like “breaking into cars [and] stealing iPhones.”

The goal is to map out those clusters and target the communities with the highest overall concentration of recorded connections to drug use. After such areas have been identified, Curran said, “Police go and do scores of arrests. The dealers go to jail. The users get an opportunity to get a diversion to go before a judge and go to treatment.” Town hall meetings where experts educate community members supplement this intervention, as do follow-ups 60 days later.

“We don’t know [why so many young people seek the comfort and numbness of opioids], but we do know that we have to do everything we can to prevent it,” Curran said.

“We cannot enforce ourselves out of this crisis.”

Since the start of Curran’s initiative, Nassau County has seen a reduction in fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses.

Professor of political science Rosanna Perotti thought that, as the first female county executive, Curran “was the harbinger of a trend [of women running for office], so I think that’s why there’s so much excitement: This has been a big change in the county.” Other topics that Curran discussed involved overhauling the

property assessment system, encouraging transit-oriented development and re-establishing trust in the Nassau County government.

“I found Laura Curran’s speech very informative on what Nassau County has to offer. I was very pleased in her interest of bringing more transit-oriented development to the area,” said David O’Brien, a freshman political science major.

Curran will return to Hofstra’s campus on Tuesday, Sept. 25, with the NCPD for a school safety forum in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Accompanying her will be NCPD Commissioner Patrick J. Ryder and NCPD Foundation Chairman Eric Blumencranz.

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Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Taylor Clarke Sept. 6 at 3:30 p.m. He reported that when he left, the door to the office was unlocked. Two days later, the faculty member discovered several charges made on his credit card and realized that the wallet had been stolen. Police assistance was declined at the time of report and a further investigation is being conducted.

On Sept. 10 at 7:40 p.m., an RA on duty in Orange House in the Netherlands discovered the odor of marijuana emanating from a student’s room. PS responded and upon entering the room observed the student and a strong odor inside.

When questioned, the student

said they had been smoking but denied smoking inside the room. No marijuana was confiscated and the student was issued a referral to OCS. On Sept. 12, a Compass Group employee reported that upon arriving to work at 3 p.m., they had placed their headphones and belongings inside a room in Hofstra USA. When finished with work, the employee returned to the room and discovered their belongings were gone.

The headphones were valued at $300. PS responded and conducted a search of the area, which proved negative. Police assistance was declined at the

time of report.

On Sept. 13 at 10:30 a.m., a Hofstra faculty member reported that they observed two unidentified males in their class who had no reason to be there. The faculty member asked the males to leave, and they complied. PS conducted a search of the campus and the males were located outside of the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center. The individuals were asked for identification and proved to be non-students with no valid reason to be on campus. The males were escorted to the Hofstra Information Center and were banned from campus.

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Overheard @ Hofstra In the Wellness Center:

In Roosevelt Hall:

We’re gonna have to look at the small versions of these because God hates us.

Everyone knows a bitch named Jim.

Do you think they wake up screaming about politics?

In LHSC:

In Breslin Hall:

In Enterprise:

Doing math while listening to music is an extreme sport.

Do y’all think Doofenshmirtz was Jewish?

I wish I was a lesbian.

In the Student Center:

In Gittleson Hall:

In the Netherlands: This Cheez-It box is more photogenic than I am.

The moister the better.

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“I was enrolled in a college access program called Bottom Line,” said Breanna Toney, a sophomore entrepreneurship major originally from East Flatbush, Brooklyn. “I was told about Hofstra from one of my local friends and she expressed that we should apply. Then I went to my high school counselor and he said that I should apply through the NOAH Program.”

NOAH, which stands for New Opportunities at Hofstra, is a scholarship program. The comprehensive program funds and advises students from underprivileged backgrounds, offering financial and social support. Room and board, tuition, meal plans and a stipend for books and supplies are all allocated through Hofstra. The

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Fuck that old nut sack.

The tow guy definitely wanted to wife me.

Fine, I wish I was a cool person.

‘It’s a family’: NOAH Program creates cohort for students

program, which includes a group interview process, covers students for four and a half years at the University.

“This was my first group interview for a college, and technically we came in not knowing what to expect,” Toney said. “I came in professionally dressed and we sat in one of the 140 rooms in the student center. We were asked a series of questions, but one question that stood out to me was when [Roosevelt Smith Jr., associate dean and executive director of the NOAH Program] asked, ‘What would you do if you were sitting in the exit row of life?’ That question to me was the most mind-boggling question to ask a high school senior, but he wanted to know whether or not we would risk our lives or be that person who fights for everyone else and takes responsibility.”

The application process for the NOAH Program is straightforward; it’s just like any typical college application, but applicants must demonstrate an interest in the program. There is also the NOAH supplement, which is a writing sample between 200 and 500 words.

“NOAH to me is more than somebody giving me a handout; it’s a family. It is integrated into us through our summer program. During our summer program, we understand that NOAH is more than someone just handing you money to go to school. It’s a program and a family that you’re inserting yourself into, and something that you’re going to be a part of for life,” Toney said.

Once accepted into Hofstra as a NOAH scholar, students must complete a five-week summer academy prior to entering

Hofstra in the fall. The students get the chance to get a feel for the campus before arriving and they are given peer mentors – upperclassman in the NOAH Program. The counselors mentor the incoming students and assist them throughout the summer classes.

“We’re required to take four classes: two university classes, a math workshop class and an English workshop class,” Toney said. “We’re taught to improve our study habits and [how to get rid] of old habits that we were used to in high school, like being on your phone all the time rather than doing homework and how to be active and efficient ...

The summer program is super eye opening; you don’t come back the same.”

This past summer, Toney had the opportunity to give back to incoming first-year NOAH

students by taking on the role of a summer mentor. “Being a mentor, actually, I didn’t know what to expect. I was fresh out of the summer program myself so coming in I was like ‘OK what can I do to enhance the summer program, and what can I do to keep the tradition of NOAH?’ I found myself being a lot more personable with students because I understood firsthand what they were going through. I know what it’s like to sit at a desk and study for hours, which I had to do last summer,” she said. “I was able to teach them so much, like tolerance, how to focus and [be] proactive students on campus. I learned so much from them as well because there were certain things about myself that I didn’t even know, and they taught me so much. It was so great.”

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Heaven and altitude: The peak of Taal Volcano

By Samantha Storms

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Altitude is a breathtaking thing. It’s the closest to God some of us will ever feel in our lifetime. The weightlessness that comes with being so close to the clouds, the energy that radiates from the ground beneath you as you look over the precipice at all that lies below. You are the earth, and the earth is you.

Creator and creation become one in flesh as the heavens look down upon the chaotic harmony from above.

One of my first excursions after landing in Manila for my month-long trip was to such an invigorating place. It was at the top of Taal Volcano, looking down into the main crater, that I felt the fiery connection between me and my ancestors flare within me for the first time in eight years.

Our first few days in the Philippines were electrifying, culminating into a moment of unbelievable reverence as I stood looking into the crater of the second most active volcano in the Philippines.

From the very moment we landed in Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the heat hit me like a wave. For someone like me, a lover of hot mocha drinks, fuzzy socks and throw blankets, the temperature was shocking. But it was

something about the island air I hadn’t inhaled for nearly a decade that left me scrambling to exit the airport, my carry-on bag thumping against my back with every step and the feeling of the tropical sun reacting with my skin to bring the melanocytes to the surface.

As our driver weaved through the thick, crowded streets of Metro Manila on the way to our hotel to meet my uncles and cousin, I stared in awe at the city around me. From countless vendors selling their wares to the throngs of Filipinos in the streets to the palm trees that waved to me with their flowing leaves, I felt a sense of homecoming. Even the garbage that sat in clumps at the sides of office and residential buildings and the luxury condominiums and apartments built on the outskirts of the city, so out of place and yet so normal, seemed to call out to me excitedly, “Welcome back, welcome home.”

There is nothing more beautiful than untouched land, believe me – I hope everyone that wishes to experience such untainted, immaculate beauty gets to in their lifetime as I have. It is this kind of clean, natural perfection that drew me to the top of Taal Volcano – so colossal and volatile in its mystery.

Our trip to the volcano was spontaneous; old friends of my mother, who we had last

Photo courtesy Storms atop her horse, Jericho, ascending the Taal Volcano mountain.

seen eight years earlier, planned the trip, picked us up from our Manila condotel and drove us the nearly two-hour distance past Tagaytay Ridge with its magnificent view of the surrounding mountains and waters to Taal Lake.

There, we had a delicious seafood meal that I can still taste on my tongue months later.

Sitting beneath the bamboo and straw canopy, I was reminded of the simplicity of the land, how its people lived in such blissful normalcy Photo courtesy of Samantha Storms engulfed in a constant The main crater of Taal Volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. ocean spray and the smell of afraid of the height. bling crater below and I marsteamed shellfish. I was so We made our way to the veled at its natural state. This happy. horse stalls where we learned force of nature sat before me, When our late lunch was that we could ride the little my body so small and insignifiover, it was time to cross Taal beasts up the mountain to the cant in comparison to the gaping Lake, its lapping waters somecrater. mouth of steaming liquid before thing straight out of my most I pulled my clumsy body up me. beautiful dreams. I remember onto the horse, and my guide, a As I stood clutching the boarding the boat carefully, short Filipino man with beautimetal bars, looking past the holding the driver’s hand as ful, dark skin and a silly smile, crater at the other land masses I stumbled my way onto the led us out of the stall.

I was the and the endless lake beyond it, I wooden seat next to my brother. first one of our group to ascend contemplated my own mortality.

When the boat started to move, the mountain, and as I sat shakHow was any of it possible? we were given a million salty ing, slightly from the exciteSleeping volcanoes and playful kisses as the lake bobbed and ment, slightly from the anxiety. lakes, living in a harmony that jostled our vessel about like a I thought that I would never humans have yet to be made toy. We were but mere playagain experience such a thrill capable of. things, having been granted as feeling the tropical breeze I closed my eyes and took the affection of Mother Nature blow through my too-long hair a deep breath, the guide still herself. and smell the faint odor of the speaking animatedly of someWhen the half-hour boat ride volcano’s sulfuric gases creep thing about chemicals and temwas over, we out from cracks in the mountain peratures and volcanic explosivwashed up ridges. ity. I breathed in the air around lazily onto About a quarter of the way me, wishing I could bottle it up the shores of up the volcano, my guide joined and take it with me when, inevthe Talisay me on the horse’s back and I itably, I would have to leave it village, felt as connected with him as behind. When I opened my eyes, where a frail I had been with my brother on everything felt larger. More looking womthe boat.

He played music for open. As if the universe was an helped my me from his cracked cell phone, expanding, as it does, before my heavy body gently singing along to break the very eyes. down from silence between the horse’s footI noticed then what the conthe bow. I steps.

“Clip, clop, clip.”

Later, cept of altitude meant to me. It was left to he would tell me that the horse’s meant being able to rise above, contemplate name was Jericho.

I wish I had like a bird or a plane or somethe wonder remembered his name too. thing otherworldly altogether. of the human When we had all finally I realized that the altitude of body and its made it to the top of the volcaheaven was truly inconceivable, ability to stay no, another guide led us to the but I felt that because of places so strong in viewing area, to the very edge like this, I could make it there. old age as I of the world.

I could make it to the paradise clutched her of Samantha Storms I approached the metal bars in the sky simply because I had skinny hand, that separated me from the bubmade it to this paradise on earth.

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Man on the Unispan

Do you think it’s important for people to vote if they are eligible?

By Jessica Zag a c ki S TA FF W R ITER

“I do. When I did get the chance to vote, it happened to be the same day as my high school graduation.

I went out in my cap and gown and I voted for the first time, and it felt great.”

– Charlese Martin, freshman

“I actually think voting is probably the most important thing you can do.

I think if you are eligible, you should register as soon as you possibly can ...because in our society, especially now in our current affairs, I think it’s very important to be able to take a stand for what you believe in.”

“I think it’s very important because you have to make your voice be heard. You don’t have to let other people decide for you.”

– Semira Ahemed, freshman

– Eli Grasso, first-year transfer Jessica Zagacki / Hofstra Chronicle

Sigma’capella makes noise with single and music video

By Drashti Mehta

ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR

“When I came into college and tried out for an a cappella group, I was fully prepared to not have a solo until I was a junior or a senior,” said junior Patty Alzaibak, an exercise science major and soloist in “Creep.” “I’m just so thrilled with the fact that Sigma just kind of ignores year or your experience and just puts on the blinders, I don’t care how old you are, I don’t care how long you’ve been here. If it’s yours, it’s yours.”

Hofstra’s Sigma’cappella, originally founded in 1998, is celebrating 20 years as an a cappella organization in an immense way. The group recently released their first single and official music video, a cover of “Creep”

by Radiohead, which is now available for viewing on YouTube and streaming on all major music platforms.

The idea of releasing a single

was years in the making. Sigma’cappella began fundraising last winter and decided to put thought into motion after the success of their performance at the ICCA (International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella) quarterfinals in March 2018.

Alzaibak added, “Dimitra, our lovely beatboxer, who was a freshman girl at the time – it’s unusual to have a female beatboxer – she won outstanding vocal percussion for the entire set, and she’s our musical director now.”

“Patty won outstanding soloist of the night for that song – and only one person wins that award,” said current Sigma’cappella President Gabrielle Spann, a senior community health major.

“The week after the ICCA’s, that’s when everyone had this automatic consensus that we should do “Creep” for the single,” Spann said.

“I was in class all of last

semester. I didn’t go to Wednesday rehearsals because I had anatomy, and my boyfriend, who was the bass in Sigma and is now graduated, texted me while I was in class saying, ‘Guess what, Sigma just unanimously voted your song as the single’ ... and that was so exciting,” Alzaibak said.

Both the video and audio were recorded on Hofstra’s campus in the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication and Brower Hall, respectively. The video was shot by Kyler Lopez, a senior film student at Hofstra, produced by producer, engineer and co-founder of Plaid Productions, Alex Green, and mastered by Dave Sperandio, owner and senior mastering engineer at Vocal Mastering. The original arrangement was created for the ICCA’s

by Christopher Hoffman, former president of Sigma’cappella and Hofstra alumnus.

“In our ICCA performance

we’re all standing randomly across the stage all looking in different ways and Patty walks through us singing,” Spann said.

“She’s that creep, that different person, and it’s so cool that [Lopez] was able to incorporate that into the video.”

A week after the release of the single, Alzaibak is still in disbelief, “I watch it and it’s like it’s not me. I came into college as an exercise science major, I wasn’t expecting to hit a lot of success with an a cappella group. I’m not here to sing, it’s not my goal, but it was something I wanted to keep doing. The fact that I’ve been welcomed into this group that has wanted to do so much regardless of who’s got what major, that they’ve given me this opportunity to continue with music despite not choosing it as a major, is just crazy.”

“I mean I’m over here doing my anatomy and physiology and I turn around and we’ve got this

professionally recorded single and it’s me. I haven’t wrapped my head around it yet, I’m just so honored,” Alzaibak said.

Spann added, “I had the opportunity to be there at the very end when Patty was singing and it was me and the former president Nikki Martinez and we sat there while Alex and Patty recorded, and it was just so amazing to hear the other voices from earlier in the day and then listen to Patty’s voice on top it was like, ‘Wait, this is real.’ That was the real clicking point.”

Sigma’cappella plans to release more singles, videos and even an album, but above all, they hope to do more events on campus and share their work with Hofstra students.

“I hope it’s something that future iterations of Sigma look back on and are proud of,” Alzaibak said. “I hope they use it as an example to release more music.”

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Humans of Hofstra

By Jessica Zagacki STAF F W R I T E R

How many people do you know who can speak six languages?

Sophomore political science and criminology major Gopal Khandelwal can.

Khandelwal is an international student from Hong Kong. “I never really stayed anywhere for over a year before Hong Kong,” he said.

Khandelwal was born in the United States, but spent some time living in India and Thailand before settling down in Hong Kong in sixth grade.

Throughout his time living in different countries, Khandelwal has had the opportunity to explore different cultures and learn six different languages.

“My first language was Hindi, the second language I learned was Marwadi, which is a local Indian language. After that, I learned English and French simultaneously. The last two languages I learned are both forms of Chinese; they’re Mandarin and Cantonese,” Khandelwal said.

Learning six languages and being able to carry out conversations in each is definitely an impressive feat. When I asked Khandelwal how he was able to learn so many languages and if he has any advice for those who want to learn new languages, he said, “The first thing I would do is actually immerse myself in the culture, understand about the food, understand pronunciation of the language, actually appreciate it ... the only way you can actually get something out of learning a language is appreciating the culture, is appreciating the diversity of the language and appreciating its importance in the world today.”

Just as Khandelwal wasted no time immersing himself in various languages and cultures, he also wasted no time in getting involved on campus. Since his first semester at Hofstra, Khandelwal has been an active member of Model U.N., the South Asian Students Association (SASA) and Badminton Club. This semester, he also became a member of Hofstra International (HINT). Due to his dedication to Model Courtesy of Jessica Zagacki U.N. and SASA over the past year, he now holds e-board positions for both – event manager of Model U.N. and treasurer of SASA. However, his involvement with leadership roles doesn’t stop there. Khandelwal also announced that he is now on the e-board for one of Hofstra’s newest clubs, the Vander Poel Cooking Club. “It’s not the Culinary Club because that’s established and has been established for a really long time,” he said. “Dean [Warren] Frisina of the Honors College thought it would be really nice to have a cooking society in the Vander Poel Hall within Honors College because a lot of honors students like to cook, but they simply can’t attend culinary club meetings.”

Lastly, Khandelwal served as a Welcome Week Leader for this past Welcome Week 2018. When asked what it was like to experience Welcome Week from the other end, just one year after he was a new student, he said, “I loved it, to be honest. Welcome Week was really fun. It was extremely stressful, but it was really fun as well. As a Welcome Week Leader, I got to meet so many freshmen that I don’t think I would’ve met if I was not a Welcome Week Leader.”

Speaking of meeting new people, one of the main reasons why Khandelwal feels it is so important for people to get involved on campus is the fact that they can meet countless people and build meaningful relationships with them.

“I like having people I can vent to about my emotions, about my classes, about my professors and it’s just great because it’s a mutual relationship built on trust and understanding. But if you are the type of person who’s extremely pragmatic and practical, there’s still reasons on why to get involved on campus because the people you’re going to meet on campus, they are your future contacts into the world,” Khandelwal said.

Khandelwal has met some of his best friends and formed extremely close bonds with several people through the extracurriculars he has been involved with. “One of the leaders of SASA is someone who I admire a lot. Her name is Manmeet. She’s the secretary for SGA and she’s just an amazing person in general. I know she’s going to go really far and knowing people like that is not only going to help me because she’s advised me on so much to do relating to classes, but she’s also just been a great friend and a great support to me.”

Khandelwal is without a doubt a very unique and well-rounded individual. His perspective of the world, overall outlook on life and positive energy is admirable, enlightening and contagious. Khandelwal is extremely friendly, open-minded and genuine. It is clear that he will continue to go places and accomplish great things while making a positive impact on those around him.

Gopal Khandelwal

September 16, 2018

Photos by Robert Kinnaird / Spread by Peter Soucy and Robert Kinnaird

Arts and Entertainment Harsh realities of incarceration explored B2

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The Chronicle A&E Harsh realities of incarceration explored

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and that has to do with our law enforcement practices and how institutional racism has infiltrated all the organizations and institutions of criminal justice,” she said.

“We don’t like talking about racism. We also don’t like talking about people who have committed crimes. We can’t forget that they are human beings and that many of the people incarcerated are innocent, or they have made a mistake and they are fully reformable. In this society, we don’t even try.”

Courtesy of Genesis Ibarra More than two million “In My Feelings” is in its eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. people are incarcerated in the United States, the Photographing Incarceration.” At

By Genesis Ibarra highest rate of incarceration of the reception for the exhibit on S TAFF W RI T E R any country in the world. The Sept. 13, Hofstra’s art museum The David Filderman Galpercentage of women and people also unveiled its new logo lery, located on the ninth floor of color that make up part of Liena Gurevich, associate proof the Hofstra University Axinn these two million is staggering. fessor of sociology and director Library, is currently shining a Three artists have been picked of criminology at Hofstra Unispotlight on the epidemic of an to represent the life of prisoners: versity, led the remarks with part inhumane prison system in a of her essay. “Most of the people Danny Lyon, Jessica Earnshaw new exhibition “Hidden in Sight: and Isadora Kosofsky. incarcerated are people of color,

“They are activists, artists.

They are photojournalists, and Danny Lyon we can think of in this exhibition as the grandfather of documentary photography.

These two more contemporary artists, Jessica Earnshaw and Isadora Kosofsky, are following in the groundwork that he and people of his generation started by taking time with their subject matter, making relationships and having a mutual respect between subject and photographer,” said Kristen Rudy, the collections manager and exhibition curator.

Earnshaw photographed four prisoners in Maine: Albert, 82; Robert, 70; Norma, 76; and Steven, 63. Norma is seen as a grandmother by the younger, more traumatized women. She was incarcerated after being accused of hiring a hitman to kill her husband. There are many stories like hers, which is one reason why Earnshaw chose to focus on elderly prisoners.

On the other hand, Kosofsky

focused on children and their struggles growing up with their parents in jail. These photographs, which span more than 50 years, show the reality of life behind bars for inmates and their families.

Mayor Don Ryan of Hempstead and 13th District New York State Assemblyman Charles D. Lavine were also in the audience. When asked how else we can put a spotlight on this issue, Mayor Ryan said, “... we could treat individuals who have a health problem as a health issue and not a criminal issue so we can get individuals into the mainstream and be productive members of society. I think right now, too often we treat them in the wrong light and it creates situations which are uncomfortable for them, their families and actually the entire community.”

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Billie Eilish talks unconventional artistry

By Allison Foster STAFF WRITER

On a normal day, The VNYL Bar in Manhattan would be unassumingly empty, with soft music bouncing around a room filled with fine leather chairs and curated art. On Tuesday, Sept.

11, it was filled with dozens of screaming teenage girls, phones poised above their heads in hopes of taking a good photo of pop star Billie Eilish.

In an event with Rolling Stone Styled during New York Fashion Week, Eilish stopped by the bar to discuss the intersection of her fashion and music. Rolling Stone hosted two days of Styled events, featuring artists such as Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee) and Zac Posen on Sept. 10, and Billie Eilish and Dillon Francis on Sept. 11.

Eilish sauntered onto the stage, wearing a black Tupac tee, chains and orange Nike Bred 1’s. Pulling her knees to her chest, she waved to the fans who screamed her name. Well-regarded in the music industry for her edgy, streetwear-heavy style choices, Eilish spoke casually about her untraditional fashion inspirations

and interest in design. Only 16 years old and still a kid at heart, Eilish reflected on a trend she unintentionally started – making clothes out of blue IKEA bags.

After refusing to wear a dress to Jared Leto’s party, Eilish had tapped into her creative side and turned function into fashion, making her ensemble out of the bag’s thick plastic. “I don’t want to wear something someone else has,” she said, “something that I could walk down the street and see everyone else wearing.” With an Instagram account filled with style shots, Eilish is no stranger to unique looks.

She credited several of her fashion inspirations, including Bloody Osiris and Tyler, the Creator, who, she said, “created all of us.” She would later attend Calvin Klein’s NYFW showcase, emphasizing her excitement for the event.

Eilish, whose fan base has garnered sold-out tours and charttopping tracks, reflected on her musical career and coping with sudden fame.

Although often recognized for fashion, her distinct vocal style and age are two factors that

play into her diverse fan base.

Drawing inspiration from Studio Ghibli films, My Chemical Romance and The Strokes, Eilish’s style seems to sprawl across the board.

She began writing music at 11 with “no expectations of a musical career,” only a few years before her first singles were released in 2016 – when the singer was just 14. Describing her success as “overwhelming and miserable,” Eilish recently collaborated with VMA-winning artist Khalid on the haunting track “lovely,” which was produced by Eilish’s brother, Finneas O’Connell.

Eilish’s music career has skyrocketed her to global stardom, appealing to a generation obsessed with love songs and the “aesthetic” of musicians they idolize.

She is touring with Florence and the Machine at the end of the year, playing sold-out arenas for her newly pandemoniac fanbase.

With an album in the works, Eilish will continue to surprise fans with new collaborations and heartbreaking lyrics, including a controversial rumored track

about late friend XXXTentacion.

Eilish’s interview with Rolling Stone Styled gave fans a glimpse into her creative process and

future endeavors, all while establishing her sometimes bleak truth behind the madness.

Courtesy of Allison Foster The creative behind the popular singles “lovely” with Khalid and “idontwannabeyouanymore” talked fashion and her signature musical style for the first interation of Rolling Stone Styled.

September 18, 2018•B3 A&E An apocalyptic twist for ‘AHS’ season 8

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By Mia Thompson

A SSISTAN T C O P Y C H I E F

“American Horror Story: Apocalypse,” the show’s eighth season, delivered a jam-packed season premiere last week.

Although it had previously been billed as a crossover between the first season, “Murder House,” and the third season, “Coven,” the first episode only features one character from either of these seasons. This episode, aptly titled “The End,” begins in the midst of a nuclear holocaust and introduces most of the new characters as they reach an underground bunker. Some have used their wealth and status to buy their survival; others are selected to survive based on their “superior genetic makeup” that has been collected through ancestry mapping service submissions.

Eighteen months later, Michael Langdon, who fans will remember as the Antichrist baby from the first season, arrives and informs the characters that their bunker is due to run out of supplies. He reveals that there is a safer, more heavily stocked

By Samantha Storms ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T E DI TOR

When horror meets realism, it can make for a terrifying dive into the supernatural world – into the stuff of nightmares. We are left floating in the chaos that unfolds before us, ignorant to the terror that lies just around the corner. Every sound and movement tells a story, unraveling the mystery of the fine line between good and evil.

Corin Hardy’s “The Nun” is one such plunge, capitalizing on the viewer’s greatest anxieties and deepest fears. When faith, love and purity take a disgusting turn for the worse, the product of this corruption of divinity is a decaying sense of what was and of what could have been in place of the evil that resides unmercifully over a once holy place.

The film begins in a cloistered Romanian abbey, where viewers are first introduced to the unholy power that wields itself over the land and its people. Coming

bunker – and that he is in charge of evaluating who is worthy of going.

Several elements of this episode point to the setting being supernatural rather than subterranean. First, there’s the scene in the beginning of the episode in which four characters are attempting to escape the impending nuclear missiles on an airplane flying to the bunker.

Somehow, they don’t realize there is no one piloting the plane until they are in the air, and as soon as they make this discovery, the plane begins to malfunction and fall toward the mushroom cloud outside the window. The next time these four characters are shown, they are safe and intact inside the bunker. Based on the chaos established in this episode, it seems highly unlikely that not only did these four survive the plane crash, but they landed unscathed and somehow managed to find the bunker, presumably on foot.

The character motivations and development seem rather nonlinear. In the first two weeks, things escalate to such a degree that Ms. Venable (Sarah

Paulson), the leader inside the fact, dead, but believe they are elements of the bunker and the bunker, gruesomely murders in a bunker trying to survive the characters themselves to torture one of its inhabitants and apocalypse. It would certainly each other. It would also pave psychologically tortures the rest. explain the conditions in the the way for the crossover which Immediately after this scene, bunker despite its $100 million had been teased before the the show flashes forward in time price tag – living by candlelight season first aired, given that so to 18 months after the nuclear in cramped quarters, listening many characters from “Murder blasts, showing the remaining to the same song on repeat and House” and “Coven” are also characters in relatively the same eating the same “nutrition cube” dead. While this idea may be a condition as they were before. for every meal. little far-fetched, it doesn’t seem The timing here is odd, as it If this is a twist that the show impossible that show creators seems unlikely that a character will throw at its viewers, then it would create a twist like this to willing to commit murder after would make sense that Langdon, keep fans guessing. two weeks would then stop for a demon himself, used these the following 17 months.

This uneven pacing and escalation add to the overall surreal, disjointed feeling of this season. It feels more like a weird dream than a postapocalyptic survival scenario. All these signs seem to make it highly Courtesy of FX likely that these The show’s season eight opener amassed over 3.08 million viewers in its first week. characters are, in

‘The Nun,’ a divine corruption face-to-face with the incarnation as Father Burke, familiar faces to thriller. Remaining incredibly of evil itself, a nun jumps from a the horror and thriller genres, the distinct and detached from the balcony, committing what seems film continues as the pair dive other films within the saga of to be suicide. The Vatican then deeper into the history of the “The Conjuring,” “The Nun” sets into motion a dangerous abbey, soon discovering the real is a beautiful, albeit terrifying, investigation led by a troubled reason behind the nun’s apparexample of the multifaceted priest with a dark past and a ent suicide and the origin of the universe that has been created young novitiate by the directors of each who has not yet film, emphasizing each taken her vows. individual vision – each Immediately, individual perception the magnitude of evil. of the evil’s In one of the final presence on scenes of the film, Irene the abbey and faces the nun named its surrounding Valak, The Marquee of area is apparent.

Snakes, in all of its hidAfter Frenchie, Courtesy eous, disgusting glory. of Warner Brothers Pictures Courtesy of Capitol Records a cheeky town Visually, the creature is The film grossed over $22 million following its release. resident with horrific. Combined with an apparent aptitude this notion of holy corrupfor seducing young women, demonic nun, an evil that dates tion, Valak represents a disturbleads the pair to the abbey, the back to the Dark Ages. ing sort of blasphemy – how presence of the evil makes itself Despite resorting to scare taccould such an evil reside in such known in the form of a nun, tics typical of most any modern a holy space? As the monster’s blending into its environment horror film – quick movements, long, gnarled fingers tighten much to the dismay and confudisgusting visual effects and around Irene’s white neck, a very sion of the other sisters. fast-paced action – “The Nun” clear representation of the battle Starring Taissa Farmiga as does seem to offer more than between God and demon, the Sister Irene and Demián Bichir the average run-of-the-mill emphasis on the destruction of

faith erupts in vile mix of blood, water and bodies. Irene is left to fight for her life as Father Burke lay in a crumpled heap and Frenchie attempts to save the young sister.

By the film’s end, Valak’s body withers and returns to the ground, and the convoy are finally able to leave the abbey, now returned to a state of apparent tranquility. As Frenchie leads them out of the town limits, we are made to realize that the evil may not have been completely vanished. The final scene of the film is a flashback to the very first film, “The Conjuring,” to the lecture scene with Lorraine and Ed Warren. We recall the possessed Frenchie, sitting bound in the chair – and as he screams into Lorraine’s face, projecting all the pain, suffering and evil that bubbled out from that Romanian abbey, we are made to realize the breadth of the demon’s influence, beautifully connected across films and universes.

The Chronicle A&E ‘Ozark’ boasts compelling female leads

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ally bizarre. He eventually suffers a breakdown, though instead of a wild expression of grief at his actions, Byrde draws further into himself, seemingly losing motivation to think critically. Enter his wife, Wendy (Laura Linney).

Wendy is icily efficient, feigning interest in people’s affairs in order to develop trust and subsequently ask for favors. She is nothing if not tenacious, consistently Courtesy of Netflix acting in a highly calculated manner, even when driven Jason Bateman was nominated for a 2018 Emmy award for his role as Marty Byrde. by emotion. At the rare times failing businesses has proved Wendy is caught by surprise,

By Joseph Coffey-Slattery ineffective, and he now casts his she effortlessly regains control ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR sights on establishing a casino – demonstrating a temperament Season two of Netflix’s popular through which to run money. The perhaps more tailored toward show “Ozark” is another reminder FBI and Kansas City mob become some kind of covert government that Jason Bateman can make any a thorn in his side as he grows operation. When Marty begins to character likeable. closer to this project’s completion. falter, Wendy takes up the mantle Bateman reprises the role of What’s interesting about Bateof ensuring the operation stays Marty Byrde, an accountant for a man’s Byrde is his lack of emoafloat. The full depth of her plan Mexican drug cartel who is (still) tion. People die gruesome deaths will undoubtedly continue to play trying to develop a sustainable before him, and his response is to out in the show’s third season. money laundering operation in the frown and excuse himself to tend The plethora of formidable state of Mississippi. His season to other matters. This aloof nature female characters is perhaps one strategy of being an “angel inworks rather well, despite his what makes “Ozark” so fascinatvestor” who cleans money through lack of response being contextuing. While Marty and wealthy

By Mia Thompson ASSISTANT COPY CHIEF

After the conclusion of an explosive fifth season, the most recent season of “Orange Is the New Black (OITNB),” released July 27, dealt with the aftermath of the Litchfield prison riot depicted in season five. Season six, picking up soon after these events, brings about some major changes in setting, tone and characters.

The season opens with Suzanne (Uzo Aduba) hallucinating her former cast members in TV shows. Each of them is dealing with a serious problem, but in her imagination Suzanne views them as childlike and cartoonish.

The juxtaposition that this creates is confusing and disconcerting, which sets the tone for the rest of the season.

It’s soon revealed that as a result of the riot, all the prisoners were moved from the minimum to the maximum security facility, referred to by the characters as “Max.” The new sets are more harsh and severe; the new characters more so. None of the characters are allowed to return to the minimum facility, which is where

lobbyist Charles Wilkes (Darren Goldstein) trudge along predictably from point A to B, the women have a better understanding of the endgame and how to push forward their respective agendas. The ruthless Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) is quite possibly one of the most terrifying figures on television, a loose cannon who still manages to consistently outmaneuver her male constituents.

Perhaps the most intriguing female character is newcomer Helen Pierce (Janet McTeer). With the brutal murder of the cartel’s initial enforcer Camino Del Rio (Esai Morales) in the season one finale, Helen, the cartel’s lead attorney, is brought in to sort out the resulting mess. Helen is a different breed entirely. While some villains claim their authority by means of extreme violence, Helen finds hers by merely issuing a series of directives. Death is the obvious consequence of failure, and she leaves people to operate on this basis. Her power is found in her presence, a towering figure governed by a staunch desire to win.

The plot of the second season

‘OITNB’ sets the ‘bar’ high

the majority of the story took place, so they must be shipped to prisons all over the country. This results in a curtailing of the cast, with regulars like Boo and Maritza nowhere to be found. At the outset of the season, the remaining original characters are sequestered while officials try to determine who led the riot. As the prisoners are either cleared or given additional charges or time, they are released into the prison’s general population.

The result of these changes is a vastly different atmosphere. In keeping with its new, more severe location, the show gets much darker than it was before. The stakes are raised; gangs are introduced, which pits the former occupants of Litchfield Minimum against each other. Former character groups are broken up and shuffled around as the main characters are separated into different, antagonistic cell blocks. The audience watches the old cast get acquainted with the new characters and navigate their new environment, figuring out how to deal with gang politics and their friendships with old friends who have been assigned to a rival

is perhaps inconsequential to the performances of the female leads.

As riveting as the series’ first outing, the maneuvering of the gorgeously corrupt FBI Agent Roy Petty (Jason Butler Harner) cannot compare to the sheer excitement of pondering what fresh scheme is to be delivered by the aforementioned characters, including the efforts of Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner), the woefully under-appreciated teen enforcer in Marty’s enterprise.

The second season delivers a fresh and original dose of what made the first season work so well. There’s thoughtful dialogue, a genuinely interesting plot and grim cinematography that casts everything into a dark, sinister glow. The work of the many talented female actresses is the series’ main draw, in addition to Bateman’s sheer likeability. If you are not compelled to consume the program all at once, you are graced with truly remarkable restraint.

block. the ante, expanding the current policy arguments addressed in the After spending five years getsocial issues it deals with and hon- news. ting the audience acquainted with ing in on them heavily. The show The show melds these overarchits cast, “OITNB” forces viewers focuses on immigration, the ethics ing social problems with day-toto reevaluate their perceptions of punishment and discrimination day human interaction in a way about its main characters. People in the justice system, using its sub- that feels natural and organic. The that had previously been presented ject matter to showcase how these sixth season of “OITNB” goes as sympathetic and likeable are events could affect real people. beyond what the show had been shown to be more manipulative What sets “OITNB” apart, previously. The show proves it and selfish, pushing the audience however, is its treatment of these can handle an immense range of to question their previously held issues on such a personal level, topics and emotions and leaves expectations and opinions. It’s providing another perspective to viewers filled with excitement and disconcerting and tough to underthese issues beyond simply the suspense for the next season. stand, which is a consistent theme this season.

The show became much more topical than it had been in its previous five iterations.

In earlier seasons “OITNB” had touched on issues like for-profit prisons. In its Courtesy of Netflix latest release, “OITNB” ups The show’s sixth season received a score of 82 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Expert Analysis:

The Anonymous Resistance

By Joe Peyronnin “There is a quiet resistance within the administration of people choosing to put country first.” These were the words of an anonymous author who wrote a scathing op-ed essay on President Donald Trump that was published Sept. 5 in The New York Times. The author bluntly added, “The root of the problem is the president’s amorality.”

The op-ed painted a disturbing picture of a White House in chaos and a president whose instincts are “antidemocratic.” The writer described how “many Trump appointees have vowed to do what [they] can to preserve our democratic institutions while thwarting Mr. Trump’s more misguided impulses until he is out of office.” In an effort to reassure readers, the author added, “It may be cold comfort in this chaotic era, but Americans should know that there are adults in the room.”

While the contents of the op-ed were deeply troubling, attention quickly shifted to who the author was and a debate over whether The Times should have granted the essayist anonymity. In an introduction to the essay, The Times noted it had decided to take the “rare step of publishing an anonymous Op-Ed essay,” adding, “We believe publishing this essay anonymously is the only way to deliver an important perspective to our readers.”

Journalists should always be

reluctant to grant news sources anonymity; it should be a last resort. The public is entitled to as much information as possible about a source in order to make a better judgment about news content. Anonymous sources often have an agenda, or an ax to grind. For instance, they may want to undermine a decision they disagree with or may want to cast doubts about another person. Therefore, a journalist must always question the source’s motives.

Most established news organizations require that a reporter check with their supervisor before granting anonymity.

Reporters should keep in mind that inaccurate information can result in legal action and damaging credibility problems.

Therefore, any information received from an anonymous source must be carefully vetted and researched.

For this op-ed letter, The Times explained it determined its authenticity “through direct communication with the author, some background checking and the testimony of the trusted intermediary.” The paper’s op-ed editor and owner both approved publishing the essay, while the news department had no role in the decision.

The op-ed essay rocked the White House to its foundations.

A series of written denials from more than a dozen senior

administration officials quickly followed. President Trump called on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the identity of the author. FBI Director Christopher A. Wray declined on Thursday to say whether he would begin an investigation. However, he did note, “I can tell you I didn’t write it. I didn’t have anything to do with it.”

The controversy over the use of anonymous sources intensified with the publication of legendary reporter Bob

have been elected President.

These quotes were made up.”

Woodward was part of The Washington Post’s investigative team that helped break the Watergate scandal, which led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation in August 1974.

Woodward stands by his book and explained his use of anonymous sources on the podcast “The Daily.” “You won’t get the straight story from someone if you do it on the record,” Woodward said. “You will get a press-release version of events.” He added that without allowing anonymity, “we wouldn’t have [gotten] the most important stories about what Watergate was about.”

It is clear that the author of The New York Times op-ed piece would have been ruthlessly attacked by President Trump and his supporters had they been named. After all, the president tweeted “TREASON?” shortly after the anonymous essay was published.

Can the newspaper be forced to identify the author? The New York Times op-ed editor Jim Dao explained, “The First Amendment clearly protects the author’s right to publish an essay criticizing the president, and absolutely nothing in the Op-Ed involves criminal behavior. We intend to do everything in our power to

“Thankfully, there are adults in the room at The New York Times!”

Woodward’s new book, “Fear: Trump in the White House.”

The book depicts a White House in total chaos, and a senior staff managing an incompetent president. Woodward wrote in a note to his readers, “Interviews for this book were conducted under the journalist ground rule of ‘deep background.’ That means that all the information could be used but I would not say who provided it.”

Of course, Trump responded to the book on Twitter: “The Woodward book is a scam. I don’t talk the way I am quoted.

If I did I would have not

protect the identity of the writer and have great confidence that the government cannot legally force us to reveal it.”

Thankfully, there are adults in the room at The New York Times!

Joe Peyronnin is an associate professor in the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, as well as the founder of Telemundo Network News, former vice president at CBS and former president of Fox News.

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Jefferson Has Gotta Go: More than just the statue

By The Jefferson Has Gotta Go! Campaign Team

SPEC IA L TO T H E C H R ONI CL E

In March 2018, students gathered in the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center to demand the removal of the Thomas Jefferson statue that sits just outside. This protest came after a petition citing Jefferson’s participation in slavery, sexual abuse of enslaved women and girls and embrace of race science as reason for administrators to relocate it gained just over 1,500 signatures the week before.

Members of student organizations including the Queer and Trans People of Color Coalition, the Campus Feminist Collective, Student Advocates of Safer Sex and Collegiate Women of Color described the negative impact of the statue’s presence on their student experience. Students also spoke about bias and discrimination in academic and social life at Hofstra University.

The collective rage and pain felt by and articulated

by students at the protest led to the establishment of the Jefferson Has Gotta Go! Campaign, colloquially JGG. The mission of the Jefferson Has Gotta Go! Campaign is to both expose the inadequacies in Hofstra University’s address of bias, discrimination and harassment and to reduce the amount of bias, discrimination and harassment occurring on campus.

JGG is advocating for the following: 1. If removal is not possible, JGG demands the relocation of the Thomas Jefferson statue to the Hofstra University Museum.

2. JGG demands that the university establish an online system of reporting bias, discrimination and harassment.

3. JGG demands that the university establish a complaint receipt program, meaning each time a student files any type of complaint that individual will receive either a digital or print “receipt” with information relevant to their complaint including the information needed to follow-up on any investigation that may take

place.

4. While we understand that faculty must also be at the table to discuss this, JGG believes that there desperately needs to be new, comprehensive education for faculty and administrators on inclusivity and diversity.

It is our firm belief that through the implementation of these initiatives, underrepresented students will finally be afforded the opportunity to be a part of the “Hofstra Pride” and to finally feel a sense of pride in attending Hofstra University.

Despite students and faculty protesting and pleading with senior administrators to relocate the statue and to invest additional resources into inclusivity, senior administrators of the past and the present remain adamant that there is no “race issue” on campus.

In some ways senior administration is correct. There is no “race issue.”

There is a complacency issue.

There is an apathy issue.

There is a pervasive issue

regarding the university’s refusal to protect black students, Latinx students, Asian students, Native American students, queer and trans students, disabled students, neurodivergent students and low income students despite enthusiastically accepting our money, featuring us in promotion materials and plastering our faces in hallways.

For these reasons, JGG has called on its supporters to continue forcing conversations about bigotry at Hofstra this semester by carrying posters around campus encouraging members of the Hofstra community to ask us about our experiences with bias and discrimination on campus.

Understanding how difficult this level of visibility can be, we have also encouraged supporters to facilitate these types of conversations in spaces they feel safe and at a pace they are most comfortable.

JGG is also making space for students to share their stories through #BigotryAtHofstra.

The tag is filled with stories from students who have been

made to feel both unsafe and devalued on Hofstra University’s campus.

While our anger has been labeled “misplaced” and our efforts minimized, both have proven so powerful that we forced this university into national media without a debate and forced President Rabinowitz to answer directly to us.

As long as money from students and families of color is accepted at this university, students of color have a right to be absolutely furious about our abuse.

Many of us are forcing ourselves into an amount of student debt that we know we will never be able to get ourselves out of, just to attend a university that lauds itself as a hub of progressivism while doing everything in its power to silence its students.

JGG is about more than just the Thomas Jefferson statue; it’s about demanding the respect, empathy and resources we have always been entitled to.

Still a long way to go for Title IX at Hofstra

By Carissa Ramirez

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It’s fairly common knowledge among students on Hofstra’s campus that Title IX reports are not always taken seriously and that Hofstra’s culture around sexual misconduct in general needs improvement. Contrarily, it seems it is common belief amongst many administrators and professors on campus that Hofstra’s current state of Title IX reporting practices are perfectly fine and protect the campus community.

This disconnect can be attributed to many factors, perhaps the most important of which is the lack of impact that students’ voices and experiences have on some Hofstra’s higher ups.

While there are some administrators that students

feel they can trust with complaints and issues, there are many others that are known for beating around the bush, listening to defend instead of to understand and not validating students’ experiences.

In my experience, even in situations that are meant to give students a platform to be heard, our voices fall on deaf ears.

Recently, Hofstra updated their Title IX policy to allow survivors a longer timeframe to report misconduct with the chance of an investigation.

While this change is necessary and vital in helping survivors get justice, it is not enough.

There needs to be a guarantee that it will be enforced.

Other Title IX policies – some that are mandated by the state – are not upheld, and when this is brought to the attention

of various administrators on campus, students are dismissed.

The prime example of this is when students reporting Title IX incidents have been victimblamed by Public Safety, which is strictly prohibited in Article 129-B of the New York State Educational Law. Students who have been victim-blamed in the past find their claims to be denied and invalidated by administrators, likely because if the claims were to be taken seriously, that would serve as proof that Hofstra University broke state educational law.

Rather than improving students’, specifically survivors’ experiences, Hofstra would rather save itself the potential legal troubles and not address inappropriate and, frankly, illegal behaviors.

This example was not an isolated incident, and instead, is part of a larger problem that is not being addressed by administration on campus.

Policies that dictate certain protections for students reporting Title IX misconduct incidents are not always followed in practice.

When these shortcomings are brought up, they are met with excuses, denial and sometimes pushback from the university.

Students are constantly asked to share their experiences and suggestions on how to make Hofstra better, but when we do, our ideas are ignored because they would require the university to be held accountable for its actions, something they are not always prepared to do.

After spending the better

part of a year researching and compiling data about sexual misconduct reports on campuses and ultimately changing the Title IX reporting policy, I have come to the realization that no change in policy will be effective in changing campus culture if administrators are unwilling to take part in that change.

Change needs to come from Title IX education on campus.

Change needs to come from the way professors talk about Title IX policies and situations when they comes up in class.

Change needs to come from Public Safety and the way they handle Title IX misconduct reports.

Change is already coming from the student body; we need the rest of the university to catch up.

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Mac Miller deserved better

By Zoe Shipenberg

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The world didn’t deserve Mac Miller.

Starting a new life at college with new people is even harder when someone very important to you suddenly dies. Miller’s humble and pure soul was too good for this world.

The album he dropped last month was the album that he’d always wanted to make.

Everyone predicted this to be his moment – to reveal a message of strength and reinvention.

Miller’s raw emotions bled into his music as he battled with drug addiction and depression.

Ultimately, those emotions gave us the best of Mac Miller.

For me, the lyrics throughout the 2014 mixtape Faces made me consider an alternative

perspective on what I was going through. His powerfully relatable words ended up changing my life.

When therapists and my peers couldn’t empathize, he was there. The universal response to his death asks why or how this happened. We may never know the answer, but for me, knowing he is now at peace is the only answer I need.

I am grieving about his passing, but Mac Miller’s music has given me a gift – the inspiration to keep going and to find the happiness that I deserve.

His unfinished legacy can be a call to other artists, and to all people battling with mental health and drug addiction to reach out and get help before we lose more.

Well-known rapper J Cole dedicated his Las Vegas show

to Mac, giving an emotional lecture on pain. “Everyday, Vegas, people die. Today, yesterday and tomorrow they die. They never got a chance to deal with their shit. They never even knew they were supposed to ... I’m not trying to wait until I die to deal with my shit.”

Cole’s last album, KOD, focused on drugs being used as an outlet for the pain that people wish to avoid addressing.

Shortly after Mac Miller’s death, Cole tweeted: “This is a message for anybody in this game that’s going through something. If you don’t feel right, if you feel you have a substance problem, if you need an ear to vent to. If you are uncomfortable talking to people around you, please reach out to me.”

We’ve had many artists die in

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the past due to either suicide or drug overdoses, especially in the rock n’ roll era.

After every death, it seems that there’s always an uproar about how mental health and drug abuse needs to be addressed in the rap community, but it’s only short-term and nothing ever gets done.

Losing Mac Miller was clearly very hurtful to a lot of people, enough so that people are really pushing this conversation maybe now more than ever.

I never knew that my first piece in The Chronicle would be about my favorite rapper’s death, but hopefully there’s a reason why. I hope for a future where we don’t have to lose people who help to give others reasons to live.

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Wright’s career is one for the record books

By Alexandra Licata SPORTS E D I TO R

On July 21, 2004, David Wright took the field at Shea Stadium for the first time. On Sept. 29, 2018, he will don a New York Mets uniform for the last time at Citi Field, capping off his career as arguably one of the best players to ever wear the team’s name.

For the last two years, Wright was the player who would sometimes be glimpsed in the dugout during a broadcast. Or he was the guy who disappeared from all news for a period of time after he got injured.

Then he became the guy who, despite positive signs pointing to his return, would always face setbacks.

From neck and shoulder problems to spinal stenosis, Wright pushed through, attempting to make his way

back onto the field as an everyday player to no avail.

“It’s debilitating [on one’s muscles] to play baseball,” Wright said.

Through all of this, Wright was still a leader in the clubhouse. He stuck with the team and desperately tried to make a return.

Never once did he leave the mind of fans – nor will he ever.

Wright will always be “the man” for many fans. He will always be “the Captain” and “Captain America.”

His career has been nothing short of incredible and later heartbreaking to watch.

After being drafted by the organization in 2001, Wright quickly became the face of the franchise after his debut.

He signed two hefty contract extensions over the course of 13 major league seasons, won two Gold Gloves and made seven

All-Star games.

He ranks at the top of the Mets all-time offensive records, including hits, runs, RBIs, doubles and walks, while sitting 10 home runs short behind Darryl Strawberry for the lead spot in that category.

He also ranks in the top five among third basemen since his debut in hits, batting average, extra base hits, home runs, RBIs and on base percentage.

Wright appeared in a press conference on Sept. 13, flanked

by Jeff Wilpon, chief operating officer and son of Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon, and interim General Manager John Ricco.

During this press conference, Wright avoided using the word retirement, but clearly expressed that he didn’t foresee a chance he’d be able to play beyond September and beyond 2018.

Wright’s career goes beyond his rankings in the all-time

numbers. He always found the positives in each loss and bad game. Through the good and bad times, he remained dedicated to the team.

He was the collected voice in the clubhouse and in front of the press, except for during that press conference, where his eyes reddened, voice cracked and tears fell, as he prepared to say goodbye to the game he’s played professionally for half of his life.

“The love and the support I’ve received from inside the organization, outside the organization has been first class, and words can’t express the gratitude I have for everybody,” Wright said.

For two long years, Mets fans wondered if they would ever see their captain play again.

Wright himself even wondered if he would, not only for his own sake of achieving

his goal to come back, but also to play in front of his family, including his two daughters.

Sept. 29 will be the end of an era. It was one that was not only exciting and brought feelings of hope, but also one that brought one of the best Mets players of all-time to light.

When Wright steps on the field on that day, a chapter in the organization’s history will come to a close, making it an emotional and meaningful game for not only Wright, but everyone else in the ballpark.

“I said it when I was a younger player and I’ll say it again,” Wright said. “I truly bleed orange and blue, and through this process the love and the support and the respect from inside and outside the organization has meant the world to me.”

Appleton leads Hofstra to win over Dartmouth

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The Hofstra Pride volleyball team rallied back from a one-set deficit to take down Dartmouth College in four sets at home on Friday, Sept. 14, at 6 p.m.

Set scores were 20-25, 25-20, 25-19 and 25-13.

During the first set, Dartmouth played gritty defensively and dominated the net, even being able to catch Hofstra napping at one point by scoring on a play where the ball deflected off the ceiling and stayed in play.

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This tenacity gave the Big Green the early lead through the first set.

Although Hofstra began the game slowly, they began to pick up the pace in the second set as an increase of energy at the defensive end led to a shift in momentum.

“We picked it up a little bit on the defensive side, which gave us a little bit more resilience and fight and I think that was a difference,” said Hofstra head coach Emily Mansur.

“We really did not come out pumped to play, and that is something we need to step up from the beginning.”

This newfound energy led to Hofstra taking the second set as freshman Maddie Appleton took on a big role for the Pride.

Appleton, the team leader in digs, broke her own career record of 20 by collecting 31 digs on Friday.

“This is really exciting,” Mansur said of Appleton’s performance. “She took charge.

She was going for everything, and she was much better at seeing the game. This, for me, was the highlight of the match.”

The momentum from the electric second set carried into the third, where Hofstra kicked things off with a 5-0 run.

Dartmouth attempted to close the gap, but the connection between juniors Luisa Sydlik and Laura Masciullo held off the Big Green and led to Hofstra taking the set with a solid sixpoint cushion.

The fourth set was a battle from start to finish for both sides, with Dartmouth scrapping

for every point in their efforts to force a fifth set. Hofstra, however, had a different idea as their defensive anchor, Doris Bogoje, had two huge blocks to help the Pride take the final set 25-23 in a complete nail-biter to the very end.

Sydlik played a massive role for the Pride, tallying 57 assists.

That put her eighth all-time for Hofstra with 2,318.

On the attacking end, Hofstra was led by Masciullo, Michela Rucli and Aisha Skinner.

They had 17, 13 and 13 kills respectively, while Rucli led the bunch in attacking percentage at .500.

Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Aisha Skinner has 166 kills this season during her freshman campaign. She picked up 13 against Dartmouth.

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Hofstra shuts out Stony Brook in rival matchup

By Jordan Sawyer STAFF W R I T E R

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This year’s Battle of Long Island was conquered by the Hofstra men’s soccer team with a 2-0 victory over cross-island rival Stony Brook University on Sept. 12 at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.

“The rivalry is really intense,” said Hofstra head coach Richard Nuttall. “You know, that the chatter gets going weeks before the game and we’re happy to say we painted the island blue today.”

George O’Malley buried the game-winning goal in the 77th minute off an assist from Felix Smith Halle. That would prove to be all the Pride needed, with another stout shutout from

goaltender Alex Ashton.

Hofstra picked up its second consecutive win, improving to 2-3-2 on the season, while Stony Brook fell to 2-3-1. Ashton, companied by the stalwart defense of the Pride, earned his third straight shutout.

Matthew Vowinkel added the icing on the cake with a sweetscoring bicycle kick in the 84th minute off a corner kick from Marcus Lindqvist.

Both teams were evenly matched throughout a scoreless first half of play. Stony Brook fired two shots in the first 20 minutes of action, but both were thwarted by Pride defenders.

Seawolves keeper Christian Miesch and a strong defensive back left Hofstra with two empty shots, including Peter Meyer’s, which – despite sailing over the crossbar – proved to be Hofstra’s best first-half scoring chance in the eighth minute of play. The Pride finished with seven first half shots compared

to Seawolves’ five.

The second half started the same as the first, with Stony Brook coming up short on their first three shots.

“I think we reorganized and reset at halftime and got back to our game plan,” Nuttall said.

The Pride failed to connect on their first shots as well.

Midway through the half, Sean Nealis sent a throw deep into Stony Brook territory that Smith Halle tapped to O’Malley, who put it inside the far post.

Hofstra’s deadbolt defense locked down after the O’Malley goal, allowing only one more Seawolves shot, which sailed wide of the net.

“Our defense was a lot better and then we just worked and we worked and we worked ... I’m proud of how they did,” Nuttall said.

The Pride finished by outshooting the Seawolves 1311, with six of those 13 shots on goal. The blue and gold return

to action on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. against Dartmouth at Hofstra Soccer Stadium in their

last non-conference game before conference play.

Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle Matthew Vowinkel put Hofstra up 2-0 with a goal on Wednesday.

Borresen and Wilson combine to blank Columbia

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On the road at Columbia University’s Rocco Commisso Stadium, the Hofstra Pride women’s soccer team beat the Lions 2-0 on Thursday, Sept. 13.

Hofstra improved to 5-3 on the season with the win, while Columbia dropped to 3-3-1.

The Pride came off a 2-1 loss to Princeton University on Sunday, with their lone goal being scored in the first half.

In this game, yet again, the Pride only scored in the first half – though this time their early two-goal advantage put them ahead for good.

Just 11 minutes into the half, Monique Iannella scored a goal off a penalty kick. Iannella’s goal was her first of the season.

Jordan Littleboy would later

double the Pride’s score in the 31st minute after she received a nicely placed pass from redshirt senior Jenn Buoncore and tipped it past Columbia’s goalie for her first career goal.

Buoncore, who leads the team with the most goals, assist and points, got her 4th assist of the season on the play.

In total, the Pride ended up out-shooting the Lions 10-9.

Keeping the lead safe were Hofstra goalkeepers Jenna Borresen and Ashley Wilson as the Pride returned to their twogoalie system after going three games with Wilson playing the full 90 minutes.

As it has been throughout most of the season, Borresen got the starting nod while Wilson closed it out following halftime.

Out of the Lions’ nine shots, only two were on net, with each Hofstra goalie facing one shot

apiece.

With the victory, Wilson now has a 3-3 record in goal this season, as well as a 1.69 goals against average and .667 save percentage. Borresen owns a 2-0 record with only one goal allowed, coupled with a .800 save percentage.

Hofstra is now 8-4-2 all-time versus Columbia, earning the win to close out their five-game road trip with a 3-2 record.

The Pride returned to action on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m., to take on their Long Island rival Stony Brook University at Hofstra Soccer Stadium for their last non-conference game of the season.

The Pride will begin Colonial Athletic Association play on Thursday, Sept. 20 when they welcome the Towson University Tigers to Hofstra Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m.

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Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Senior Monique Iannella scored her first goal of the season on Thursday.

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Masciullo earns 1,000th kill in loss to Columbia

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In a dramatic five-set thriller on Saturday, Sept. 15, the Hofstra Pride volleyball team fell just short, losing to the Columbia University Lions three sets to two.

Set scores were 25-21, 25-21, 13-25, 17-25 and 15-13.

For the first two sets of the match, the Pride looked as though they would fail to put enough quality points together to even win a set, despite having had their moments. Regardless, they were able to turn that around.

After lacking crisp play and

cohesiveness through the first two sets, which resulted in a dire 2-0 deficit, the Pride showed remarkable resilience and fought back to tie the match at two sets apiece.

The game was a match of runs by both sides, with Columbia outplaying the Pride in the middle stretch of each of the first two sets. Although it was very evenly matched through the first part of the set, Columbia would pull away in the teens and Hofstra just wouldn’t have enough time to climb all the way back.

A huge key to Hofstra’s comeback in sets three and four was their star attacker, Laura Masciullo, who had an astonishing 28 kills to help keep her team afloat in the match, ultimately bringing them back.

On the defensive side, libero Maddie Appleton led the Pride’s gutsy defense, keeping them in the game throughout numerous

points. Each team made themselves incredibly difficult to put away throughout, putting forth phenomenal efforts and repeatedly diving for balls all over the court.

After coming up short in the first two sets, Hofstra stormed back. The Pride dominated the third set from start to finish, going on two separate six-to-two runs to start the set before coolly winning 13 of the next 22 points to close the set comfortably at 25-13.

The Pride continued their momentum into the fourth set, sprinting out to a 10-3 lead before cruising to a 25-17 set win, setting the stage for a deciding fifth set.

Ultimately, despite Hofstra’s valiant comeback, Columbia won by the skin of their teeth after a back-and-forth final set that ended 15-13.

Perhaps the biggest positive takeaway from the game for the

Pride was Masciullo becoming the 16th player in Hofstra history with 1,000 kills – a feat she achieved on her sixth kill of the game.

“She’s a great player for us.

She gets the job done,” said Hofstra head coach Emily Mansur. “It just shows the player that she is. It’s a great accomplishment for her and for our program.”

Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Junior Laura Masciullo earned her 1,000th career kill on Saturday.

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Volleyball to open conference play next weekend

By Zevan Shuster

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“Every weekend that we play is a championship game. Every weekend we play is as important as the championship,” said Laura Masciullo, star Hofstra volleyball player and the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Preseason Player of the Year.

For a team that’s been on the cusp, having finished anywhere from third to fifth place in each of the past five years, might this be the year they can finally get over the top?

Having improved from No. 5 to No.1 in the CAA in assists is one of quite a few signals that things are looking up – that the Hofstra Pride are indeed headed

in the right direction, and fast.

Not only have the Pride increased their assists to the top of their conference, but they are now, unlike last year, top three in the CAA in both hitting percentage and opponent hitting percentage, as well as blocks and opponent blocks.

Here’s what that means: The 2018 Hofstra Pride volleyball team is near the top of their conference and will almost assuredly be competing for the conference title in this upcoming season.

However, despite things looking up, there is a lot of work to be done, something both Masciullo and head coach Emily Mansur acknowledged.

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“I think from last year, one of the main things that we learned is how resilient [we] are.” Mansur said. “We were down in the quarterfinals zero to two and we were able to [flip] the switch, and we also learned how inconsistent we are, which is something we really need to work to improve.”

Just like her coach, Masciullo knows a lot can be learned from last year’s third-place finish.

“I think that last year, we learned a lot from our mistakes,” Masciullo said. “I think we learned that we need to be a team in order to win and be successful. Everyone is giving something, everyone is working on themselves; but at the same time, they are still working on bringing everything that they can to the team.”

Among Hofstra’s chief competition are Towson University and James Madison University (JMU), both of which finished

ahead of Hofstra in the standings in each of the last three years.

James Madison in particular has given Hofstra trouble in the past, as the Pride have beaten the Dukes just once in the last three years, including two tough five-set losses last year.

In fact, the Pride have lost five of their last six matches against their rival, and they have won just four of their last twelve against James Madison dating back to 2013.

Masciullo even admitted that certain games are spicier than others. “Of course, there are matches that touch us a little more than others … like [JMU and] Charleston,” Masciullo said.

Freshmen Aisha Skinner and Maddie Appleton are two other signs that the Pride are in for an improved season.

Thus far, they seem to be filling the void that last year’s

seniors left behind. Mansur was especially complimentary of the young talents.

“They stepped in ready to go,” Mansur said. “Maddie has been competing for the libero position and, as of today, she’s the starting libero and she’s really taking charge of the back row. Aisha Skinner’s doing that on the front row. [She and Masciullo] have been the main scorers for us.”

Masciullo echoed her coach’s praise of the young duo.

“They’re great additions to this team,” Masciullo said.

“They are working extremely hard, they are already a great part of this program, they really embrace our values and the way that we work in this program.”

Masciullo’s mindset going into conference play is simple: “We’re ready to go for the W,” she said. “We’re definitely ready to go for the W.”

Hofstra completes epic comeback against Seton Hall

By Anthony Roberts SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

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The best match was saved for last at the Hofstra Invitational as the Pride volleyball team won a five-set thriller against Seton Hall Saturday night 3-2.

The Pirates started off with a dominating first two sets – 2517 and 25-19, respectively – but Hofstra would win the next three 25-11, 25-13 and 19-17 to complete the comeback victory in front of a very energetic crowd at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center.

After a couple of lead changes and early several ties, Seton Hall would take a demanding lead in set one and overwhelm the Pride with 12 kills to win the set 25-17.

After a 17-17 start to set two, the Pirates would use an 8-2 run to close out the set 25-19. This

seemed to incite a jolt in the Pride, as in the third set, they jumped out to a 10-6 lead. After serval point exchanges, Hofstra would pull away with an 11-2 run to win 25-11, posting a .520 attack percentage for the set.

The fourth stanza saw Seton Hall jump to an early 10-7 lead, but following a Hofstra timeout, the Pride went on a 9-1 run to go up for good. After the Pirates managed to put some points on the board, Hofstra ended on a 9-0 run to win the set 25-13.

With support from the stands, the rejuvenated Pride found themselves trailing 4-1 to start the game-deciding fifth set. From there, the teams exchanged numerous points until Hofstra pulled ahead 1413.

The Pirates then responded with two straight points, to which Hofstra answered and tied it at 16 on a service error from Seton Hall. Following that, the Pirates would go up 17-16 on a Hofstra attack error, followed by the Pride scoring three straight points to win the match 19-17 as an electrified crowd roared from

the stands.

“It was great to have them here, to have everyone helping out,” said Hofstra head coach Emily Mansur. “I hope more people come because the energy is awesome. It’s great for us.”

Hofstra was led by junior Laura Masciullo and freshman Aisha Skinner, who each had 17 kills and two blocks.

Senior Doris Bogoje posted a season-high 12 kills with 7 blocks, while junior Luisa Sydlik added 56 assists in the thrilling comeback. Freshman Maddie Appleton ended with a game-high 20 digs.

For Seton Hall, senior Abby Thelen led the way with 16 kills, while Caitlin Koska fell closely behind with 14 kills as well as 12 digs and 2 aces.

With the win, Hofstra moves to 10-6 all-time versus Seton Hall.

“I thought both teams really wanted it and really could have gone either way. We just played better those last two points to get the win but I really thought it was a very respectful game,” Mansur said.

Seton Hall has lost five of their last six and will be traveling to Villanova (7-5) on Wednesday, Sept. 19 in their league opener in the Big East Conference.

With the win, Hofstra has won three of their last four matches.

Up next, the Pride will open Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play when they travel to James Madison University on Saturday, Sept. 22.

When talking about how

this match will help motivate Hofstra in league play, Mansur said, “It’s good to go into one [match] and know that we can pull off in a game by two points.

That is a huge thing for us.”

Mansur is now only three matches away from the 100 wins club as a coach, and what better way to help her get one step closer to reaching the milestone than a win against an old CAA foe?

Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Hofstra came back from a 2-0 deficit to win Saturday’s match 3-2.

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Hofstra ends nonconference play with win

By Mike Senatore

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On Sunday, Sept. 16, the Hofstra women’s soccer team played Stony Brook University at home and came out victorious 1-0.

The lone goal of the game was scored by sophomore Lucy Porter in the second half.

The game, another installment of the Battle of Long Island, was tightly contested the whole way through, with both teams looking for ways to edge out their opponents and jump out to a lead.

The Pride finished the first half with seven shots taken to the Seawolves’ three, but the two teams were neck-and-neck in both saves and corner kicks.

Neither team was able to gain a

discernible advantage through the first half and both remained scoreless by halftime.

The Pride seemed to enter the second half with a renewed energy that both teams had lacked throughout the first.

They once again outshot their opponents, shooting 10 times in the half while the Seawolves took only three shots.

Even more impressive was their advantage in corner kicks in the second half, having taken five while not allowing the Seawolves even one attempt.

It was on one of those five corner kicks that the Pride were able to at last put the ball in the net. With just under 20 minutes remaining in the game, sophomore Jordan Littleboy took a corner that landed at senior Madeline Anderson, who earned herself an assist by setting up her teammate Porter for a header past the opposing goalkeeper.

Holding the Seawolves scoreless, the Pride’s own goalkeepers, seniors Jenna

Borresen and Ashley Wilson, put on stellar performances, with Borresen raking in two saves and Wilson making one.

With 13 minutes left in the game, however, the Seawolves were in scoring position after a shot bounced off the post and back into their possession.

With goalkeeper Wilson not in position to make a save, it seemed that the game was bound to be tied; however, senior Chelsea Steigman made a veteran play to block a shot on goal and prevent Stony Brook from scoring their first goal of the contest.

After the game, Hofstra head coach Simon Riddiough was blunt in his comments about the contest. “I think it’s pretty obvious to most people that we are the better team,” Riddiough said when asked about his team’s level of play.

“Stony Brook works hard, but it was always going to be a game where, statistically, we were dominant, and that’s what you saw.”

When asked about the team’s prospects heading into league play for their next game, Riddiough was both critical and optimistic of his team. “I thought in reality, looking at the schedule, we would be seven and two at this stage. Losing to Fairfield early in the season wasn’t ideal, but we’re in a good place from a results perspective.

I think performance-wise we’re hit-or-miss at times, and we still

haven’t clicked. We have some things to relook, but I think we’re in a good place moving into Thursday against Towson [University].”

With the win, the Pride improve their record to six wins and three losses. Their next game marks the beginning of Colonial Athletic Association tournament play for the squad as they take on Towson on Thursday, Sept. 20.

Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Goalies Ashley Wilson and Jenna Borresen combined for a shutout game.

Field hockey drops seventh consecutive game

By Matt Novella

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After starting off their season with a victory over Virginia Commonwealth University on Aug. 24, Hofstra’s field hockey team lost their seventh consecutive game as they fell to Columbia 5-1 on Saturday afternoon.

Before the game, Hofstra had a record of 1-6, while Columbia was 2-2.

The Pride needed to win this matchup against the Lions in order to turn their season around.

From the start of the game, things didn’t go as planned for the Pride.

Just 2:19 into the contest, Columbia’s Emily Maclean scored her first goal of the season, giving the Lions an early 1-0 lead.

Just under 10 minutes later, Columbia put another one on the board, this time scored by junior Jennifer Trieschman for her second of the season.

Down early, Hofstra needed to answer back quickly, which they did.

In the 27th minute, freshman Djuna Slort scored her first goal of the season, providing some life for the Pride and cutting Columbia’s lead down to 2-1.

Without wasting any time, Columbia answered back about six minutes later, as Trieschman

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scored her second goal of the game just before the end of the half.

This gave the Lions a secure 3-1 lead as the halftime buzzer sounded.

In the second half, Hofstra’s offense was shut down by Columbia’s defense, landing only two shots. On the other hand, Columbia’s offense was roaring. They had 12 shots in the second half and 27 in total.

Columbia scored two more goals in the second half, putting the nail in the coffin and giving the Lions a 5-1 win over the Pride.

Columbia’s Katherine Cavanaugh showed off her slick passes as she dropped three assists, while Trieschman, Maclean, Kelsey Farkas and Emma Domich all posted goals for Columbia in the game.

Slort was the only player able to get on the board for Hofstra.

The loss brings Hofstra to a 1-7 record, while the win improves Columbia to 3-2.

The Pride’s next game is

Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Freshman Djuna Slort scored the lone goal for Hofstra on Saturday.

on the road at Sacred Heart University on Tuesday, Sept.

18th.

The Pioneers have an exceptional record of 6-2, which makes this a difficult matchup for the Pride.

After losing their last seven games, Hofstra will be looking to bounce back with a big win.

Back Cover: Lucy Porter leads pride to undefeated weekend

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September 18, 2018

Hofstra Loves Lucy

Lucy Porter scored the game-winning goal in Sunday’s game to propel the Pride to an undefeated weekend.

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