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OCTOBER 26, 2016
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A dream come true
Daniella Giammona becomes first student accepted into Class of 2021
University makes changes to shuttle schedule
By HANNAH FEAKES
By OLIVIA HIGGINS
News Editor
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Daniella Giammona became the first member of the class of 2021 at a benefit honoring her late father.
major in education or counseling. “Quinnipiac was my first choice because as soon as I stepped on campus I saw myself going there. It had everything that I wanted out of a school,” she said. Although she knew she wanted to attend Quinnipiac, it was not an easy process for her to be accepted into the university. Giammona said her grades freshman and sophomore years of high school were not what she had hoped for. “One major obstacle I had to overcome was myself,” she said. “As I started to think about college I had a reality check that I needed to work a lot harder to get into a school that’s right for me. When I found Quinnipiac I really pushed myself all through junior year to get where I needed to be for Quinnipiac. I worked very hard to get to where I am now.” Giammona said she will bring her school spirit and willingness to learn to Quinnipiac in the fall. “I’m mostly excited to meet other students who attend Quinnipiac,” she said. “I have a few
friends who graduated already, and they told me the one thing that made their experience unforgettable were the people they met.” Giammona had a strong application, according to Ingram. “She’s a bright young lady who has challenged herself inside the classroom,” Ingram said. Not only has she taken her academics seriously, but she’s involved in her school and home community as well. All qualities we look for when reviewing applications for admissions. I enjoyed reading her application.” Ingram expects Giammona excel in the classroom, be a leader on campus and to continue her important work with The New York Police & Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund. “I’m humbled to be able to make such an impact in the lives of our youth as they begin their next chapter in life,” Ingram said. “This is true not only for Daniella but for the 1,900 freshmen that step on our campus every year.”
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The shuttle systems at Quinnipiac impact the lives of many students who live on campus. The shuttle schedules have changed slightly, according to Parking and Transportation Coordinator Shanon Grasso. Grasso said students can find the updated shuttle schedules on their MyQ accounts on the Quinnipiac website that is posted in the shuttle stop huts and outside her office by Public Safety. The latest change featured in the orange line includes a shuttle going from Westwoods to South lot. From there a separate shuttle will go to Whitney Village and return to South lot instead of going to all three destinations in one loop, according to Grasso. Grasso also encouraged students to use the TransLoc app, which can track the shuttles in real time as they go through their routes. Grasso said she receives complaints from students through many channels and welcomes them. That way she can improve the shuttle systems at Quinnipiac. “I definitely have an open door policy,” Grasso said. “If you feel something could be done a better way, I’m all ears to listen to it. I’m not using the shuttle service everyday, so you guys are the experts when it comes to that, if something can be tweaked to make it better.” Sophomore Megan Mikutsky recently had trouble with the shuttle system when her and her friends went to see a movie on a Tuesday night. The group came back to campus to find there were no parking spots in the Hill Top lot, so she would have to park on York Hill, but shuttles had stopped running for the night. There was no way for them to get back to main campus, according to Mikutsky. Mitkutsky then drove to the security hut at the New Road entrance. The Public Safety Officer told her that he had no idea where she could park, but directed her to the North Lot security hut. Eventually the North Lot security officer on duty gave her a temporary parking pass to park in North lot for the night. Grasso said the shuttles run until 1 a.m. on weekdays and until 3 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, for the students’ convenience. “I have no problem with sophomores parking in North Lot after the shuttles have stopped running, but they have to move their car before 7 a.m.,” Grasso said. “At 7 a.m., I have people ticketing.” Mikutsky believes the school should have a shuttle on call for students who can’t make the regular cut off times for the shuttles to stop running. “If there’s nowhere to park, where we are supposed to? That’s the only other place we can go,” Mikutsky said. “They should provide some kind of transportation back down [to main campus].” Dennis Lyons, senior director of contract services at DATTCO has had a very positive relationship with Quinnipiac, throughout
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Imagine an early acceptance to your dream school in front of a huge crowd of people. That is what New Yorker Daniella Giammona experienced on Saturday, Oct. 22. Quinnipiac University accepted Giammona after she gave a speech at Answer the Call – New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund’s 31st annual gala. Giammona said she was surprised when Kanicka Ingram, senior associate director of admissions and director of multicultural recruitment, announced her acceptance into Quinnipiac. Giammona was the first student accepted into the class of 2021, according to Ingram. “When I finished my speech and Kanicka [Ingram] came on stage I was so confused,” she said. “I didn’t know who she was or why I was still on stage, but as soon as she started talking I started crying.” The mission of Answer the Call, founded by Rusty Staub, is to support the families of New York City police officers, firefighters, Port Authority Police and EMS personnel who have been killed in the line of duty, according to the Answer the Call website. Giammona’s father was a New York firefighter who passed away on 9/11 doing what he loved, according to Ingram. As the daughter of a fallen responder, Giammona said she was asked to speak at the annual gala. She spoke about how Answer the Call has helped her and her family move forward. “Even though it was very difficult for me to speak about my dad at the gala, it meant so much to me to actually do it,” she said. “I know my dad would tell me how proud he is of me for doing what I did that night. Speaking in front of all those people was one of the most difficult things I’ve had to do, and I know he was there with me pushing me to do my best.” Director of Development at the New York Police & Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund Lauren Profeta contacted the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Quinnipiac to ask if Quinnipiac University would attend the event to surprise Giammona with her acceptance, said Ingram. Giammona said that she applied to Quinnipiac early decision and is coming into the school undecided, although she is leaning towards a
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Melissa Solomon| Freshman| Health Sciences “[My advisor] was very informative and led me to various resources for help if I ever found myself having difficulty, [there are] resources I could use outside of school. If I wanted to take summer courses that would be an option too in order to lessen my workload here so it’d be a little easier during the school year.”
Beyond the Bobcats
A rundown on news outside the university. By Hannah Feakes
Log Cabin Republicans will not endorse Trump
Citizens of Iraq treated for toxic gas exposure
On Saturday, Oct. 22, the Log Cabin Republicans, an influential Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+) friendly Republican group, nationally announced that they would not support the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to CNN. Although the group referred to Trump as the most proLGBTQ+ presidential nominee in the history of the Republican Party, they were dissatisfied with his support for legislation. The Republican platform has expressed opposition to same-sex marriage, a lack of support for allowing transgender people to use the restrooms of their choice and support for conversion therapy, according to CNN.
A sulfur plant was set on fire in Qayyarah, Iraq and hundreds of people are being treated for the effects of toxic gases, according to BBC News. Islamic State fighters set the plant on fire earlier this week, according to the US military. On Saturday, Oct. 22, U.S. soldiers near Mosul wore protective masks as wind blew smoke towards them. Reuters said 1,000 people were being treated for breathing problems caused by the smoke. Qusay Hamid Kadhem, an Iraqi Commander, announced that two civilians had died from the fumes and many others had been injured, according to AFP news agency.
Nintendo to release new gaming system A new gaming system will be released by Nintendo in March 2017, according to One America News Network (OANN). The new system can be used as both a traditional console and a handheld device The company offered a sneak preview of the system in a three minute video preview, the company displayed Nintendo Switch. The success of this new system is important to the company because Nintendo still considers console gaming to be the center of its business, according to OANN.
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Gamma Phi Beta hosts first philanthropy event By SHANE SULLIVAN Contributing Writer
The newest sorority at Quinnipiac University, Gamma Phi Beta, had their first philanthropy event, GPhi Boot Camp, on Sunday, Oct. 23. Members of the community gathered to take part in activities including an egg toss and a tire flip, all for a common cause. Proceeds from the event went to benefit the sorority’s philanthropy, Building Strong Girls. GPhi Boot Camp was held on the Mount Carmel Sand Volleyball Court. The event integrated Girls on the Run’s core values including nurturing one’s physical, emotional and spiritual health through outdoor yard games and obstacles. These values also align with the four core values of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority: love, labor, learning and loyalty. Clubs and organizations that were represented at the event included Greek Life, the New Blue Rugby team, an ice hockey intramural team, Residential Life and the Student Programming Board. Although it is hard to have a goal for their first event in terms of participation and or how much money to raise, Gamma Phi Beta did want to bridge the gap between Greek Life and other student organizations, according to Gamma Phi Beta’s president Hannah Blockis. “All of the organizations who have been here have been nothing but supportive, incredibly helpful, incredibly enthusiastic, and it just really shows me how incredible our Greek community is here at Quinnipiac and how supportive they are,” Blockis said. Vice President of Public Relations for Gamma Phi Beta Kaitlyn DeBardelaben said everyone was excited because this was the sorority’s first event. Gamma Phi Beta’s philanthropic partner, Girls on the Run, will be receiving the majority of proceeds from the event. Members of FIJI reigned supreme, earning first place at GPhi Bootcamp. Part of the proceeds raised at the bootcamp will be donated to FIJI’s philanthropy
Members of Pi Kappa Phi compete in the tug of war tie breaker.
according to the sorority’s Philanthropy Chairwoman Ally Foltiny. Girls on the Run inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experiencebased curriculum which creatively integrates running, according to the organization’s website. The activities were set up as a circuit and each team competed against one another, although no team competed against the same team more than once. The winner of each team gained points for each event they won. Foltiny said all the games are simple but can get competitive. “They get fun when everyone is working together,” Foltiny said. Blockis said Gamma Phi Beta wanted to mix every aspect of strength together, from working as a team to working individually. “There are events that are fine and gross motor skills, events that are mind game-based, events that are speed and endurance-based,” Blockis said. “I think we were able to build a
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beautiful group of events to outline the core values and the goals that we were trying to reach.” The chapter’s philanthropic partner has an afterschool program based off a very similar idea to what the GPhi Beta Boot Camp was all about. The afterschool program is for school-aged girls, according to Foltiny. “We’ve had girls volunteer to be trainers, we’ve had girls volunteer at the actual races, you could paint faces, you could do whatever,” Blockis said. “But the coolest thing about it is that you’re not training the girls to go out on these runs and making sure they could do a 5K. Each training that they do is based off of a certain value. It brings everyone together as a community as well as training them physically and getting them ready for the race.” In some ways, Girls on the Run’s activities mirror what GPhi Boot Camp was all about. “Some of the [stations] are more physical than others,” Foltiny said. “Some of them require a little bit more strategy which is really great be-
cause as a chapter that’s what we’re doing. We want to focus on building mental and physical resiliency in girls.” Gamma Phi Beta members were not allowed to participate in the events, but they were active in encouraging the participants. Every sign for each activity listed a statistic about girl’s mental health, body image or roles in society. The purpose of displaying these statistics was to make participants stronger mentally, as well as to spread awareness, according to Foltiny. “Army crawl says how seven out of 10 girls want to change aspect of their body. For the egg toss, we looked at it more as more of strategy, like how fast you throw it, so we used girls are more likely to develop a mental illness at a younger age than guys are,’” Foltiny said. Members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity attended the event to support Gamma Phi Beta. President of Pi Kappa Phi Andrew Stengel said he and his brothers had lots of fun at the sorority’s first event. “[The event is] actually going very well,” Stengel said. “We did army crawl, tire pushing, three-legged race, egg toss. It’s been fun.” Gamma Phi Beta member and senior Olivia Hilton oversaw the tire flip event. Hilton was pleased with what she witnessed. “We had so many awesome teams come through. Even though sometimes it felt like the guys had a leg up, the girls really pushed through and really gave it their all which is awesome,” Hilton said. “That kind of coincides with our philanthropy of building strong women. We got a lot of people riled up and cheering us on so it was a really awesome time.” After a successful first event, Foltiny was extremely grateful. “I really appreciate everybody coming out and supporting our philanthropy and our chapter,” Foltiny said.
Multicultural suite to come to Carl Hansen Student Center
By VICTORIA SIMPRI Staff Writer
Since the construction of the Carl Hansen Student Center, students have used the gallery area, located at the entrance of the Student Center piazza, to lounge and hang out. But this area will soon be converted into a multicultural room for the 16 individual cultural and identity organizations on campus, according to Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer Diane Ariza. Ariza believes it would be beneficial for the university to have a suite designated for the multicultural organizations on campus. “There is no doubt that it would have been nice to have that [suite] back when the Student Center was being redesigned,” Ariza said. “The fact that the administration, as well as the students, understand that this is important comes at a good time.” The intention of the multicultural suite is to create a place for members of the various multicultural organizations to come together and plan for events and growth, according to Ariza. “Whether it’s bringing some speakers or deciding what would be ideal times to plan for Black History Month, Latino Heritage Month, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) month or Native American Heritage Month, it’s a space to have like-mindedness and to talk to each other about how this would look for the university,” Ariza said. The Student Center was redesigned at the end of 2011 to allow for more lounge space, according to Ariza. “The piazza was not even there, and there was a need to have more conference rooms for meetings and for guests speakers and programs,” Ariza said. When the Student Center was being devel-
oped there was a vision in place for the building. Prior to the building’s remodel, there were spaces assigned for multicultural organizations, according to Ariza. “When the space in the Student Center was remodeled, it got reconfigured a different way,” Ariza said. “Obviously, there were identifiable spaces that were important for student organizations. The question back then was, ‘How did the Multicultural Student Council get represented in this space?’” The Multicultural Student Council is an official organization at the university. The council consists of a collection of the multicultural student organizations, according to Ariza. Senior Melanie Nyarko is a member of the Black Student Union (BSU), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and president of the Quinnipiac African Student Union. Meetings for these organizations generally take place in the Student Center or in Tator Hall, according to Nyarko. “I think it’s important to let the campus and student body know that minorities matter,” Nyarko said. “The Greek organizations have their own suite, and that’s a space where people like-minded can meet. When you think about safe spaces, we don’t really have those on campus.” Freshman Kristina Choe agrees that it is important for all organizations to have a place to meet on campus. “It’s definitely important so you always know where to go,” Choe said. “It brings everyone together so there’s no confusion.” The formation of the suite will provide visibility and show the presence of the multicultural organizations on campus. “I always say to the multicultural organizations, ‘If one day you just disappeared, would
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The gallery in the Carl Hansen Student Center will be turned in a multicultural suite.
the university care, would it matter?’” Ariza said. The Multicultural Student Council has been working with Vice President and Provost Mark Thompson and the Vice President for Student Affairs Monique Drucker to discuss the timeline of the project, according to Ariza. “My understanding is that they’re looking at working over winter break hopefully to have this [suite] open up for spring semester,” Ariza said. Converting the gallery area into a multicultural suite for the various multicultural organizations is a good idea, according to freshman Quinn Bouchard. “Anyone can go, and they would know where it is so you would be able to have everyone in one spot together,” Bouchard said.
The Office of Multicultural and Global Engagement (OMGE) seems detached from the main part of campus, according to Nyarko. The area surrounding the Student Center is the center of campus and the OMGE is located across campus in the Center for Communications and Engineering. “Most classes happen here [in Tator Hall,] and lot of student organizations happen here,” Nyarko said. “If you want to be included, you have to walk all the way across campus which feels almost like an afterthought.” Nyarko loves the idea of converting the gallery into a multicultural suite. “I think this is a great first step,” Nyarko said. “Universities are really here to serve students, so if the student body wants something like this and it gets done, I think it will be great.”
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By Thamar Bailey
Senior portrait sessions to continue
The Summit Yearbook will be hosting senior portrait sessions on Monday, Oct. 31 and Tuesday, Nov. 1, in which all graduating seniors will have the opportunity for their professional portrait to be taken. The portraits will be taken Monday between 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Tuesday between noon-8 p.m. in the Rocky Top Student Center. Students must sign up for a time online at Prestige Portraits by Lifetouch.
QTHON registration to begin
QTHON eboard members will be tabling in the Carl Hansen Student Center from Monday, Oct. 24-28. Students will be able to register and pay their registration fee for QTHON 2017, an annual dance marathon that aims to raise money for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. QCash will be accepted.
October Phest to be held
Phi Sigma Sigma will be hosting October Phest, a Halloween event during which teams sign up for competitions including pumpkin carving, bobbing for apples and other fall-themed activities. The event will be held on Friday, Oct. 28 from 4-8 p.m. in the Complex Courtyard.
Women’s Rugby senior game to be held in Southington
Without a home field this season, the women’s rugby team is playing throughout the region. Its senior game will be the closest home game of the season at Southington High School on Saturday at 1 p.m. and a fan bus will be leaving at 12:15 p.m. from the Mount Carmel Athletic Center. The first 50 students at the shuttle will be given a free scarf.
Anime Club fundraises for ‘Child’s Play’
Members of Quinnipiac’s Anime Club will be holding their annual bake sale in the Carl Hansen Student Center on Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. All proceeds will go to “Child’s Play,” a charity that provides modified games for those with disabilities.
October 26, 2016
‘Misrepresentation of Muslims in the media’
Yale’s Omer Bajwa speaks on specific portrayals of Islam By KELLY RYAN
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On Monday, Oct. 23,the Muslim Student Association at Quinnipiac hosted an event in which the Director of Muslim Life at Yale University Omer Bajwa delivered a lecture entitled “The Misrepresentation of Muslims in the Media” in the Mount Carmel Auditorium. Bajwa began the evening by asking the audience, “what thoughts and images come to mind when you hear the words ‘Islam’ and ‘Muslim?’” “The Quran,” “brotherhood,” “head scarfs,” and “tradition” were a few of the responses, while one Muslim student chimed in with “me.” After receiving those answers, Bajwa said that based on his research over a 16 year span, most of the images people think of when they think of Muslims and Islam are for example, 9/11, suicide bombers and Osama Bin Laden, all of which Bajwa referenced on his PowerPoint. “I think it’s also a generational thing in that you were a generation that came of age really in the shadow of 9/11,” Bajwa said. “That has a lot to do with perhaps what your perceptions may be.” The content of the lecture was based off of Bajwa’s master level research about this topic that he compiled at Cornell University. He began the research pre 9/11, continued through 9/11 and finished the project post 9/11. Bajwa used all of his research to develop a presentation about how Muslim men and women are represented incorrectly within the media. “We live in a world where we are surrounded by it, in fact I might even argue, bombarded by images with the nature of social media,” Bajwa said. One of the photos that Bajwa showed during his presentation was in reference to the black flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and Lebanon (ISIL) that was screenshotted from an ISIL propaganda video. He then asserted his opposition towards the terrorist group. “Trust me I will be the first to admit... I as a practicing Muslim and as a law abiding American citizen absolutely condemn everything that ISIL does, everything
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Omer Bajwa of Yale University addresses students in Mount Carmel Auditorium on Monday, Oct. 23.
that they stand for, everything that ISIS [ISIL] reports to stand for,” Bajwa said. “It is the bane of my existence on what they’re doing and how they’re perverting and bastardizing the name of Islam.” Bajwa also showed a photo of what he called a, “brown skin, bearded man with an AK-47 strapped to his shoulder in what looks to be a religious type pose.” He also showed a photo of Muslim “Freedom Fighters” who were once major American allies to the U.S. against the Soviets during the Cold War. The purpose behind sharing these photos was to prove that each of these depictions of Muslim people can be found on public media sources. “This is what people are consuming,” Bajwa said. “That is the main thing that I want people to take away. This is what you and I are being exposed to consciously... and all of these images are going to leave impressions on you.” Junior Kayla Kirton agrees that our country seems to try and twist narratives to fit it’s own agenda. “If you were treat any other minority in this way, someone would call it out,” Kirton said. “But just because it’s about Muslim, an ethnicity that is being vilified in the public mind, doesn’t make it okay
when it’s not.” Bajwa said watching TV shows that having high crime rates executed by people of color completely warps people’s perceptions of those people and their ideas about what is realistically happening out in the world. “When you correlate between heavy TV viewing and that TV viewing is disingenuous, you can connect these things to people’s fear levels and anxiety and the attitudes about them taking action on how they’re going to vote and how they’re going to restrict people’s civil liberties,” Bajwa said. He also talked about a report done by Jack Shaheen, who developed the idea of the “three-B syndrome,” where in the media, Muslims are always portrayed as either bombers, belly dancers or billionaires. Shaheen did an exhaustive study that proved that out of 900 films that came out since Tom Edison’s film “Inception,” less than 5 percent of those films actually had positive portrayals of Muslim characters. Another example of misrepresentation of Muslims in the media that Bajwa provided was the movie “Zero Dark Thirty”, a film about the capturing and killing of Osama Bin Laden. He said there are many holes in that film.
“Of all the people that watch “Zero Dark Thirty”, most of those people think that’s how it went down,” Bajwa said. “That film, not even ambiguously, it straight up implies that waterboarding and torturing of one of the suspects... electrifying people’s genitalia and things like that led to information intel that led us to capture of Osama Bin Laden. There is no definitive evidence that that’s come out.” Those are just a few of the many examples that the Directory of Muslim Life provided for the audience about how Muslims are misrepresented in America. Southern Connecticut State University sophomore Kulsoom Farid, said this was something that needed to be done. “Honestly it was surprising to see a Muslim man stand in front of the majority of students not being Muslim and saying his opinion so straightforward,” Farid said. “If it was a Christian man or someone of a different culture saying this information, it would be different. It would be more acceptable.” Bajwa ended the presentation by pushing the idea of education, engaging in dialogue, resisting abuse of power and promoting peace.
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the years of supplying buses to the school. “The team here at DATTCO is committed to providing a level of service that the Quinnipiac community can enjoy safely, comfortable and reliably” Lyons said. “We welcome the input of anybody that uses the system and are always open to changes that help us to meet this commitment.” Lyons is committed to adjusting the shuttle schedules, improving the tracking abilities and maintaining the safety of Quinnipiac students on their
shuttle buses. “I’ve never had a bad experience on the shuttle itself,” sophomore Aimee Trottier said. “It’s always just waiting for it, but the shuttle drivers are wicked nice and funny. I know that if you’re trying to go anywhere besides York Hill, the shuttles are so unreliable. I’ve been stranded at Target before but you just call Public Safety.” Trottier thinks that overall, the student body views the shuttle system negatively. “Students love to complain about stuff, but I think it’s not actually as bad as we think it is,” Trottier said.
Sophomore Matthew Jaglia thinks the shuttles are awful and really slow. “I feel like they could add more to it, just so you’re not waiting for an hour at a time just at York Hill to get down [to main campus],” Jaglia said. Grasso wishes students would utilize the shuttle system more often, to alleviate parking overflow for students who live on campus. Senior Jennifer Dupree agrees with Grasso. “Most kids from York Hill try to drive down here before the commuters, and there is nowhere to park anymore because they keep driving
down,” Dupree said. Dupree believes adding more buses and making them more reliable and strict to their schedules would improve the shuttle system greatly, so more students would utilize them. Grasso asserts that although she has a tough position, she works her hardest to keep Quinnipiac students happy. “It’s a big job, and I’m kind of by myself, so I’m doing the best that I can to keep up with everything. But when someone is with me, on the phone or in person, you have my undivided attention,” she said.
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Center of Communications and Engineering to be revamped By JEREMY TROETTI Staff Writer
Changes are coming to the Center for Communications and Engineering (CCE) at the university. “The plan is to have all the facilities for the School of Communications in this building [the Center for Communications and Engineering], which would mean a new studio, new edit rooms, new classrooms and new offices,” Dean of the School of Communications Lee Kamlet said. As for the current studio in the Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center, it will be replaced with a new one in CCE, according to Kamlet. “It will give students access to a new studio, we’ll have new cameras. We’ll have up-to-date cameras,” Kamlet said. “Anytime you incorporate that into the curriculum, it benefits both students and faculty.” Vice President of Facilities and Capital Planning Sal Filardi said renovations in CCE will also have a significant impact on the Lender School of Business building. “The communications space is moving out of the Lender School of Business and over to CCE. So the vacated space will be renovated to provide classrooms for business, career development space, offices, spaces for student study and spaces for organizations,” Filardi said.
Freshman Nathan Wilson said the changes to the School of Communications buildings have the potential to impact the university as a whole. “It can definitely improve the environment that the students learn in,” Wilson said. “Renovations and new equipment can benefit [communications students and professors] and the university as a whole.” Kamlet said the university’s goal for the renovated building is to provide students with up-to-date facilities in which they can take great pride. “We’re trying to anticipate the changes in communication going forward, so we hope to have some facilities we don’t have now,” Kamlet said. Despite the importance of these changes, Kamlet explained that a greater benefit will result from the renovations. “I think the most important thing in terms of faculty and students is that we’ll be under one roof. We will have a community. When you’re split between two buildings, it’s harder to have that sense of community,” Kamlet said. Sophomore Sarah Savitz believes having all communications classes in one building is a benefit to students, especially freshmen. “It can be easier for new students to find their classes if they’re in the School of Communications because [the classes] are all in one
A poster in CCE shows the tentative plans for the layout of the building.
building,” Savitz said. Filardi said the university’s goal is to create a sense of community amongst students. “I think the design is really to create a home for the School of Communications, which it lacks right now,” Filardi said. “What we are trying to do is trying to make sure the schools and the students in those schools feel like it’s their home.” Filardi also said the current setup for the School of Business building is not the most ideal situation for students in the school. “The top priority of the dean [of the School of Business] is classrooms, and the classrooms that are currently in the School of Business
are undersized for the typical business class,” Filardi said. Filardi said that, much like the case of communications students, business students will have a building they can take pride in. “Many business students have to take classes outside the School of Business [building]… so getting some classrooms that are the right size for the School of Business [will allow] students to actually be in the School of Business when they are taking business classes, which is a positive,” Filardi said. “It is an effort by the university to readjust, especially [to put] business and communications under one roof.” Filardi also said that due to the
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evolving nature of education, the university is seeking to adapt to those changes. “The pedagogy of education is really evolving to more of the collaborative conversation in the classroom. The classrooms are going to be designed to be more collaborative in nature versus just lecture halls,” Filardi said. While the university is not at the point to put a price on the renovations, there is a target date for the project’s completion. “The plan is to have it finished by the end of next summer. We’re a long way away from that. Construction hasn’t started yet, but that’s the plan,” Kamlet said.
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Be nice to people with accents TWEETS OF THE WEEK I’m currently at a QU women’s hockey game and there’s a kid dressed as a hot dog and I’m actually so excited @gordon8spf on Quinnipiac tour: “ok do you guys have anymore questions?” my dad: “yeah um where’s the closest chik fil a?” @emmabaldino Quinnipiac logic... let’s make a parking lot for 500 cars but let’s accept 2,000 people per grade @broggi1012 Connecting my iPad to my Amazon Firestick so I can watch Quinnipiac hockey on the big screen is the best thing I’ve done in 2016. @N12VarsityAP
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In today’s world, one of the hottest topics is who immigrates to this country does their best immigration, especially in terms of how well im- to become as fluent in English as possible. I’ve migrants will be able to assimilate into the Amer- seen people who sit with translating dictionaries and study all night to learn the English lanican culture if they do not speak our language. To many who only understand English, this guage, people who watch virtually every movie language barrier can be the scariest part about offered on Netflix with subtitles to get a sense an immigrant, due to the idea that if they can’t of our tones and conversational flow and heard speak English, they can’t really be an American people ask others to correct them every time they make a mistake because they genuinely want to and will undoubtedly be a threat to our country. learn how to speak “proper” As a first-generation English. American who was raised biIn spite of their efforts, lingual, this kind of rhetoric is NISHA GANDHI and they do put their best foot extremely offensive to me. Co-Arts & Life Editor forward, getting rid of the acEnglish is one of the @xoxnisha cent produced by their native hardest languages to learn. tongue is nearly impossible. We have silent letters, everEven my parents, who have changing slang, the words are full of contradictions (there’s no ham in ham- been living in New Jersey and speaking English burgers, we say that the teacher taught, but not for more than half of their lives, still have a slight that the preacher praught), there is an exception accent. While my parents’ accents used to bother me to almost every rule (i before e, except after c), and English is known as the “reverse” language when I was younger (because it made them different from all the other parents), as I’ve gotten in terms of the order of our words. It isn’t easy for someone in another coun- older, I’ve begun to really appreciate people with try to simply learn English, nor is it feasible for accents. An accent doesn’t signify that a person is ilsomeone who does not have many resources. It’s kind of ridiculous for us to expect that the whole literate and does not know English. It signifies world learn our language when we are not will- that they know another language too, probably one more than the average American does, acing to learn the world’s languages. However, even though there are so many cording to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2011, only obstacles in their way, almost everyone I know 20 percent of people in America speak one other
language. It signifies a person who, in spite of never receiving formal education in English, has spent years and years cultivating a new language, both out of desire and necessity. Think about it — even though you spent all your high school years learning Spanish, Italian, French, German, Chinese, Latin or any other language, how well can you pronounce every word? How confident would you feel if you were thrown into a country that didn’t speak English and you were forced to maneuver your way through life? I’m assuming that for many of you, this would not go over well and you’d be scared as all hell that something bad may happen and you’d be left helpless. This is exactly how non-English speakers feel in our country. They are scared, and yet they do everything in their power to adapt to our culture. The next time your foreign professor mispronounces a word, the next time one of your friends’ parents speaks with an accent, the next time you’re on a train and get annoyed when a person next to you is speaking rather loudly in their native tongue, take a moment to recognize that they have accents because they know another language, maybe even one you’ve never heard of before. Instead of judging a foreigner in America for never learning English, consider that a foreigner in Europe, for example, can also judge you for sounding too American.
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The best moment while studying abroad This past summer, I lived in Amsterdam heard everyone else talk about when referring for six weeks. I’d say I studied abroad, be- to their time abroad. Amsterdam proved to be the perfect city cause that was my intention for being there, but I really didn’t do much studying. Instead, for me – lively and artsy, but also laid-back I did a lot of living and exploring with the and historical with everything within walking occasional late night of catching up on hun- or biking distance. I didn’t feel overwhelmed in Amsterdam the way I dreds of pages of reading. do in New York City, even I’d encourage you to do though I’ve been going to the same. JEANETTE CIBELLI New York since I was a Like many QuinniCopy Editor kid. It wasn’t this way at piac students, I knew I @ jeanettecib first, of course, because I wanted to study abroad always need time to get during college. I’d heard acclimated to a new place, all the stories of how but after six weeks, part of transformative the experience was, how fun it could be to live in a me didn’t want to leave Europe at all. The moment I knew I’d made the right city far from home and how people regretted it if they’d opted to not study abroad. Lately, choice – better yet, a good choice–came I’ve lived my life in fear of having regrets, pretty early on in the trip for me. After our so when the timing seemed right, I decided first week of classes, getting settled into our to apply to a summer gender studies program apartments and becoming acquainted with in Amsterdam in an attempt to have the “life- our roommates, the program took us on a trip. changing, eye-opening” experience that I’ve We went to Berlin, Germany for the week-
end, which I was looking forward to, but also sort of dreading because I wanted to stay in the new comfort of Amsterdam that I’d built for myself. Instead of having a safe, secure and comfortable night in my Dutch apartment, I wound up sitting side by side on a bridge in Berlin at 2 a.m. with this guy from my program that I barely knew. Surprisingly, it turned out that I felt equally safe, secure and comfortable up on that wide railing, with our feet dangling over the dark water 30 feet below. It didn’t make much sense, but it felt amazing, and that’s when I knew I’d chosen the right time in my life to study abroad. Before this summer, I wouldn’t have been able to enjoy a moment like that. I would have been panicking about one thing or another, whether it was the prospect of getting lost, the worry of breaking some sort of foreign law or just being out that late in general. But this time, I didn’t care about any of that. I just cared about how happy I was.
I think this self-awareness about your own comfort level and happiness is incredibly important to develop during your time as a college student. It’s only when you understand what you need to do to make you happy and you push yourself outside your comfort zone that you can have moments like the ones I had in Amsterdam. The other time I knew I’d made a great choice was the first time my roommate and I read each other’s minds via a single glance, but that’s a different story. I got a lot out of my experience studying abroad. Some of these things are the typical, expected benefits, such as knowledge of another culture, exposure to new people, new experiences and the itch to keep traveling. But my time abroad also helped me realize the importance of self-awareness in making life decisions such as this, and that was one of the best things I brought home from Amsterdam, in addition to the slipper clogs I bought my brother.
Cheating doesn’t help you learn Like any responsible college student, I care about my grades. I am striving for that elusive 4.0, and to get there I know that I have to put in hard work and effort. But to some of my peers, this seems to exclude the hard work and effort part. They know that if they sit in the back of the class, they can have their phone on their lap and Google every answer, or they sit close to the “smart kid” so they can catch sneak peeks at their answers. I put in long hours locked away in my room cramming for midterms. I read and reread the textbook, take notes and make flashcards to achieve the highest grade that I possibly can. When I get a grade back that
I know I earned and worked hard for, I am not only happy because of the high grade, I feel an extra sense of validation. Nothing irks me more, though, than when a professor praises another student for his or her high marks when he or she might as well be praising Google. In 2012, 51 percent of students surveyed admit to cheating on at least one exam in that academic year, according to a study published online by the Best College Review. They also discovered that there is no one demographic that are “cheaters.” Members of every demographic in schools cheat. Cheating is normal this day in age. The days of scribbling everything you need to
know on your hand or on the label of your water bottle are gone. Now it is easier than ever with the advancements in technology. Phones are faster and more powerful than ever, while being sleek and easy to hide from an older professor. Smart watches give you access to informaCAITLIN CRYAN tion, without even havAssociate Photography Editor ing to be sneaky. @ Caitlin_Cryan With all of these advancements, cheating doesn’t even hold the same social stigma as it once did. In the past, students would never admit to each other that they cheated out of embarrass-
ment, but now they proudly say it to anyone (just not a professor of course). I have even seen two students high five after discovering that they both cheated on the same exam. I urge to bring back the times when students held themselves and their peers accountable for their actions. Don’t let your friends just skate by, and hold yourself up to a higher standard. Don’t let cheating remain a social norm. Yes, putting in the extra work sucks, but the result of your hard work will be so much more gratifying and beneficial in the long run.
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Sleeping Giant State Park provides opportunities for com By SARAH DORION Editor-in-Chief
Located across the street from the Mount Carmel campus, Sleeping Giant State Park gives members of the Quinnipiac community easy access to nature. Quinnipiac’s Community Service Director Vince Contrucci said everyone appreciates the Sleeping Giant. “One of the things everybody says is, ‘Oh, Quinnipiac is so beautiful.’ But one of the main reasons they’re saying that is because the park is right across the street and that is what you’re looking at when you come to campus,” he said. “The Sleeping Giant also provides that safety and security that the campus has and the quiet atmosphere the campus can also have, which is also another result of the park being across the street.” Graduate student Julie Roosma thinks that the Sleeping Giant is an integral part of the Quinnipiac community. “I don’t think I can ever fully appreciate that there is such a beautiful and amazing piece of nature so close to Quinnipiac’s campus,” she said. “It is honestly such a blessing to be able to go there any time.” The Sleeping Giant is considered home to many of the residents living in Hamden, according to the Sleeping Giant Park Association (SGPA) Community Outreach Chair Julie Hulten. “The Sleeping Giant means that feeling of belonging, and it something that the whole town can hold in reverence and in common with each other,” Hulten said. While most members of the community know the Sleeping Giant as a good place to hike, there is more to the Sleeping Giant State Park than meets the eye.
The History of Sleeping Giant State Park
There aren’t many members of the Quinnipiac community who know the history about Sleeping Giant State Park other than the “Legend of the Bobcat,” which is read to students at orientation. Hulten said there is no bobcat in the traditional legend told by the Quinnipiac Native Americans who once lived in the area. “I understand the motivation because every place wants to have a lore and history,” Hulten said. “And there probably were bobcats here at some point, but they are not part of the Native American legend.” The legend traditionally told says that Hobbomock, an evil spirit, became upset after feeling neglected by his people, causing him to stamp his foot which made the Connecticut River change directions, according to Hulten. The Quinnipiac Native Americans prayed to the good spirit, Keitan, who cast a spell on Hobbomock which caused him to fall into an eternal sleep so he would no longer cause any damage to the environment. The “Legend of the Bobcat” says while Hobbomock had a spell cast on him to fall into an eternal sleep, his bobcat companion was spared. The bobcat defends the “sleeping giant”
and can be spotted around campus watching over the university and the Sleeping Giant. Sleeping Giant State Park came into existence around the same time the SGPA was formed, according to Hulten. Judge Willis Cook, the owner of the land on Sleeping Giant’s first ridge, leased the land to Mount Carmel Traprock Company for quarrying. Quarrying is the blasting of trap rock to create flat and even surfaces. Hulten said after complaints from neighbors about the quarrying and the changing of the shape of Sleeping Giant, the quarrying stopped, and both the Sleeping Giant State Park and the SGPA were formed in 1924. “It was a community effort to stop the quarrying and from there, the park grew through donations of land and through fundraising the [SGPA] did,” Hulten said. Sleeping Giant State Park is here for all of us to enjoy today because of the SGPA, according to Hulten. “This indicates how deeply loved and how deeply people in the area care for this place,” Hulten said. Hulten said the SGPA is also working with the state to have a welcome center built near the front gate of Sleeping Giant State Park where artifacts found on the Sleeping Giant can be displayed and the history of the mountain can be told.
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The SGPA is not affiliated with the state, according to Hulten. Hulten said the SGPA works closely with the state to maintain Sleeping Giant State Park, but the state mostly maintains the parking lot, pavilion and Tower Trail. The rest of the trails are maintained by volunteers from SGPA. The SGPA maintains the butterfly garden that sits outside the front gate of Sleeping Giant State Park, as well as the 32 miles of hiking trails located throughout the Sleeping Giant. The trail crew is completely made up of volunteers who help with cleaning up trash, trailblazing and removing invasive species, according to Hulten. Along with the trail crew, the SGPA also has a hiking committee that offers around 18 guided hikes throughout the year. The dates and times of these hikes can be found on the SGPA website. The SGPA hiking committee also sponsors the Sleeping Giant Masters Program, according to Hulten. Any member of the SGPA who hikes all the marked trails and logs the dates and times can become a Sleeping Giant Master, according to Hulten. All Giant Masters are given a certificate and badge upon completion of the program. Hulten said there are different branches of the Sleeping Giant Masters Program. Along with hiking all of the trails on the Sleeping Giant, if a member hikes those trails once each season, they are given another certificate. There are also a number of people who have hiked all 32
miles once a month for the entire year, according to Hulten. Those members also get another certificate for doing so. As of August 2016, there are 336 Giant Masters, according to the SGPA website. Hulten has completed the Sleeping Giant Masters Program 17 times in her life and continues to hike the Giant regularly. Contrucci is a Sleeping Giant Master. Contrucci has also hiked the Sleeping Giant once each season, according to the SGPA website’s list of Sleeping Giant Masters. Contrucci said anybody can complete the Sleeping Giant Masters Program; it just takes perseverance. “It’s easy to accomplish, but it just takes time and focus in order to do it,” he said.
“I don’t think I can ever fully appreciate that there is such a beautiful and amazing piece of nature so close to Quinnipiac’s campus. It is honestly such a blessing to be able to go there any time.”
– Julie Roosma GRADUatE STUDENT
Contrucci said he also believes members of the Quinnipiac community refer to him as the “Sleeping Giant Master” because he doesn’t need a map to find his way around the Sleeping Giant. “I don’t necessarily have to use a map. I just know where I am, I know the trails really well and if somebody wants a suggestion on where to go or how to do something, I am able to come up with something easy for them to do,” he said. “I do always carry maps with me for when I encounter people who are lost, so I always have maps handy so I can point out to them where they are and where they need to go in order to no longer be lost anymore.” Hulten has many favorite places to hike on the Sleeping Giant and she said it is hard to choose just one. But her favorite part about the Sleeping Giant are the multiple pine tree forests. “The ground is carpeted, and it is just so still. There is a chemical exuded by pine trees called pinene that is relaxing,” she said. Contrucci said his favorite spots to hike on the Sleeping Giant are in the middle of the mountain. “The trails there are more difficult and often less traveled by other people, so you have a better experience connecting with the Sleeping Giant and nature than you do when you’re on the side where everybody congregates,” he said.
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Fun facts
about the giant courtesy of julie hulten The Tower was built during the Great Depression to create jobs. Harry Webb, the foreman of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) crew left his mark by creating a spider web in the arch window.
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Webb brought his Doberman dog, Lucky, to the worksite every day. His dog is carved into one side of the tower.
mmunity to find peace Photo by Erin Kane Design by Christina Popik & Kristen Riello
Reflective Hike to Yoga
Associate Athletic Director for Fitness and Wellness Tami Reilly said Quinnipiac students are lucky to be within walking distance of Sleeping Giant State Park. “I think it is a really nice opportunity for students to just walk across the street and literally be in nature and feel like you are so removed from campus,” she said. “That removal is really refreshing, and you’re only right across the street. It’s nice that students don’t have to get in a car and go somewhere. They have access to the Sleeping Giant all year round.” Reilly and Contrucci also helped create the “Reflective Hike to Yoga” program which provides opportunities for members of the Quinnipiac community to hike the Sleeping Giant. Reilly said the Reflective Hike to Yoga is a unique experience. “It’s an opportunity to move, an opportunity to meet new people, just to get away from campus and to do something that has enough structure but enough freedom to make it really appealing,” she said. The hike includes a guest speaker that guides the discussions throughout the hike, according to Reilly. The hike begins with meditation at the base of the Sleeping Giant, followed by a hike to yoga and reflective conversation throughout the hike. Reilly said each speaker comes with a theme and bases all discussions on that theme. Contrucci said the hike allows participants to hike areas of the Sleeping Giant that are different than the Tower Trail. “The Reflective Hike to Yoga exposes participants to other areas on the [Sleeping] Giant that they otherwise wouldn’t go to just because they usually stick to what they know,” he said. “There is a lot more to experience on the Sleeping Giant if you go out there and try it a little differently.” Contrucci also believes that doing yoga on the Sleeping Giant provides a unique experience participants wouldn’t get practicing in a studio. “Doing yoga on the giant provides that different environment and atmosphere which I believe allows participants to enjoy yoga a little bit more,” he said. Reilly said the program has grown over the years from around four or five participants per hike to around 25 participants per hike. She always gets positive feedback about the Reflective Hike to Yoga. “When you do make the time to do something like this, it is super rewarding,” she said. “It is open to everybody and it is hard for all of us to make time to do things, but every time someone goes they say, ‘It was so much work to get here but it was so worth it.’” Senior Maria Baras said some of her favorite memories were made during the Reflective Hike to Yoga. “I started participating my freshman year and kept up as much as I could through my senior year,” she said. “It was nice to take a different path up the [Sleeping] Giant and have a different guest
speaker discussing a different topic with the group each time.” There is one more hike left this semester on Nov. 7. All hikes take place on Mondays from 4:30-6 p.m. and begin by meeting at the base of the Sleeping Giant.
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It is important for members of the Quinnipiac community to be respectful of the Sleeping Giant, according to Contrucci. “If they’re gonna utilize the Sleeping Giant, use it in an appropriate way,” he said. Contrucci said he is passionate about the Sleeping Giant because it is his favorite place to exercise. “It’s something I am protective of because I understand how wonderful it is,” he said. “It is my escape. It is my ability to get away and I enjoy introducing other people to it, but I just want people to respect it.” Hulten agrees with Contrucci and said it is important for members of the Quinnipiac community to respect the Sleeping Giant. “The Sleeping Giant does mean home to so many people here and it is such a treasure. It is so beloved,” she said. “I would ask that students who do come and take advantage of it know where they’re walking and know how special it is to us who are not just here for four years, but have spent most of our lives here.” Hulten posted to the SGPA Facebook page asking members of the Hamden community about what the Sleeping Giant means to them. She has received over 40 responses. “The [Sleeping] Giant has and will continue to stand the test of time,” Jane Colwell Glynn said on the Facebook post. “It is the one symbol in our town that unites every generation to each other. It is the one place in Hamden that you can find great peace while overlooking our wonderful Hamden.” Other members of the community shared their favorite memories of hiking the Sleeping Giant. “The Giant is my dog’s favorite hiking place,” Patricio Moschcovich said on the Facebook post. “The trails and views are beautiful all year round. Each season is special, with their unique colors. Winters are great. We love going a day after a snowstorm. All covered in white. Few people. Quiet. Relaxing. And a great exercise.” Baras said the Sleeping Giant also connects the Quinnipiac community to the Hamden community. “It’s easy to get caught up in the Quinnipiac community alone and forget about how much the Hamden community does for us and offers us,” she said. “Taking a step off of main campus and enjoying one of the local attractions is a good reminder to us that we’re part of a bigger community here at our home away from home.” Hulten said for many, Hamden wouldn’t be the same without the Sleeping Giant. “The Sleeping Giant is home,” Hulten said. “This is Hamden - this is the land of the Sleeping Giant.”
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The WPA workers used to signal home from the Tower with mirrors. The 350 stairs cut into the White Trail made it easier for women in the late 1800’s to climb up to a cabin previously located on the second ridge. A part of the Red Circle Trail was once a mine shaft where people used to dig for copper.
Along the Mill River, there was once a grist mill, an axel works and a cartridge shell factory.
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There’s a 10 percent grade in elevation along the Tower Trail. There are 32 total trails along the Sleeping Giant. The Sleeping Giant didn’t become a state park until 1924.
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Traditions of Halloweens past Who doesn’t miss the days of grade school Halloween parties, trick or treating and bobbing for apples? Halloween certainly changes as you get older. Before you know it, you’ve reached that point when you’re too old to run up to someone’s house and ask for free candy, which is a real bummer. Costumes of our favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are no longer in style. Instead, we have the option to go as “sexy Harambe.” College does not leave us enough time to celebrate the season the way we want to, either. Honestly, why did they have to put the holiday in the same month as midterms? And who even has time to go to a pumpkin patch and carve a pumpkin? Or watch our favorite movies from when we were a kid? Halloween for adults is certainly different. —Lindsay Pytel DESIGN BY KRISTEN RIELLO
Costumes
TMNT
Star Trek
In 1990, everyone wanted to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle for Halloween, according to MSN. The first movie about these crime-fighting turtles had been released earlier that year, making it the perfect Halloween costume. As Michelangelo said in the film, “God, I love being a turtle!” After that, it seemed like everyone else wanted to know what it was like, too.
After establishing itself in the 1960s, “Star Trek” became one of the most recognizable and popular television shows later in the 1970s, according to Forbes. In 1995, a new “Star Trek” show emerged: “Star Trek: Voyager.” The sci-fi series proved to be very popular and resulted in an influx of “Star Trek” characters that Halloween, according to Buzzfeed.
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Darth Vader
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Mike Meyers stunned again in the sequel of “Austin Powers,” “Austin Powers: The Spy That Shagged Me.” You guessed it; the Halloween favorite of 2000 was the hilarious Austin Powers, according to Business Insider. A year after the sequel was released, his iconic ruffled dress shirt and thick-framed glasses became the hit costume of the season.
2005
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The Situation
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“The force is strong with this…” costume! In early 2005, the sixth movie of the “Star Wars” series, “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith,” was released, according to its IMDb page. Business Insider declared the leader of the dark side 2005’s most popular costume.
2010
Harley Quinn
MTV’s “Jersey Shore” took over reality television, and its cast members took over the following Halloween season. Mike “the Situation” proved to be the most popular of his cast with Snooki following closely behind, according to The Wall Street Journal. “Everybody loves me, babies, dogs, hot girls, cougars. I just have unbelievable mass appeal,” Mike the Situation said in episode two of the second season. Based on the fact that he was the most popular costume, I’d say he was right.
With anticipation building for the “Suicide Squad” release in August of 2016, Harley Quinn dominated Halloween of 2015, according to Seventeen Magazine. Adaptations of her outfit has certainly varied, especially in the movie. People seem to like bringing a more provocative edge to the super villain who is usually dressed in a black, red and white jester outfit.
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Even though it has been years since these movies came out, they are still timeless classics during this Halloween season. The 1990s and 2000s had the best selection of fun Halloween films. The infamous first, second and third “Halloweentown” movies (but not the fourth, because what was Disney thinking changing the actress of the main character, Marnie?) are definitely fan favorites. However, the best Disney Halloween movie is “Twitches.” Two lost sisters finding each other, and on top of that, they’re witches? Come on, that’s a great story. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is another favorite, following the story of Jack Skellington, the King of Halloween, discovering Christmas. Though it consists of song lyrics such as, “This is Halloween,” this film begs the question: is it a Halloween or a Christmas film? And let’s not forget - but how could we ever? - “Hocus Pocus.” Images of this film of three evil witches always pop up on social media during this season. Relatable and hilarious lines have fans still watching every year after being released 23 years ago.
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TV SERIES REVIEW
The wild, wild ‘Westworld’ By CHARLOTTE GARDNER Staff Writer
As society stretches toward the future and the distant age of flying cars and colonies on Mars seems in sight, media has taken a liking to the fantastical worlds that lay ahead of us. Dystopian societies as seen in “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent,” robots and artificial intelligence beings created in films like “ExMachina” and “Transcendence” and even aliens such as the Demogorgon in Netflix’s smash hit “Stranger Things” have dominated the big and small screens. It’s no wonder that HBO has created a futuristic new show to add to their collection of beautiful and dangerous series. The new show “Westworld,” which premiered on Oct. 2, contains elements of everything a Millennial could dream of: robots, sex and nationalism. This show centers on a theme park called Westworld. The park’s theme is the Wild West, as prostitutes and bandits run rampant and shootouts constantly shower the old buildings with bullets. Completely convincing humanoid robots are created and placed throughout the park, posed as characters from the many narrative plots designed for the park guests. These robots serve to please the guests in whatever way they can, from seduction to murder. They are routinely updated and run through diagnostics according to the new storylines added to the map of the park. A team of expert scientists are working day and night behind the scenes to build and watch over the robots. If there are any glitches, the team takes in the robots for an analysis of their technology
and to assess their mechanics. The show focuses on one robot, Dolores Abernathy, played by Evan Rachel Wood, who seems to be questioning the environment around her. Park creator Robert Ford, played by Anthony Hopkins, shares that she is the oldest robot in the park and that her narrative has changed many times over the years due to the character she’s portrayed throughout her time in Westworld. However, these narratives aren’t actually erased once she becomes a different character, but are stored away in the memory of the robot. As the show progresses, we can tell that this overlap of narratives is becoming a huge problem once a few robots reenact their former storylines which render them as defective. Although HBO is familiar with the strange and supernatural, I think it’s a very different concept from the former original series that have been broadcasted. Besides the totally engaging plot and the inclusion of the third Hemsworth brother, what lies underneath the fantasy and mystery is something much darker. This show, even as it begins to unfold, reflects deep taboos of human behavior. As the guests become more immersed into the world of the park, they engage in horrifying acts of murder and rape because, well, they’re allowed to. Ordinary people transform into felons and predators all because it isn’t punishable within the experience. And what’s even worse is that the guests seem to like it. These “Purge”-like actions display the subliminal savageness that all humans seem to have. But what about what isn’t human?
RAVE A treat for all ages
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Fall is a season of change. Outfits get warmer while the weather gets cooler. Pumpkin food comes back, everything from pumpkin spice to pumpkin seeds. Apple cider and apple cider doughnuts can be found at virtually every grocery store. The holiday season approaches with Halloween and Thanksgiving getting closer. The earliest hints of Christmas even start to appear. One of the best parts of fall, however, is the amount of free candy we get Even before Halloween, it seems like everyone is giving away candy for one reason or another. Wandering campus, you’re all but guaranteed to run into candy somewhere, whether it’s from a student organization tabling in the Student Center, your advisor’s office or even from your friend’s bag of candy bought at the cafe. There’s something nice about free candy. While I could go out and, as a legal adult, buy as much candy as I wanted, free candy is just more fun. You don’t choose what candy you get, meaning you’re exposed to candies you might not otherwise eat. Free candy is also given by someone, so you get a connection to a person, too. Plus, taking one or two pieces of free candy keeps me from buying, and subsequently eating, enough candy to want to explode. At Monday’s career fair, I judged the quality of the different companies’ booths on the candy they had to offer. Sure, the quality of the jobs they represented was a factor, but doesn’t a stand with candy in front of it sound so much better than one offering yet another pen with a logo on it? Free candy enticed me to speak with potential employers. Isn’t that better than going to Target and buying a bag of Snickers? Unfortunately, most college students do not fully appreciate the greatest day for free candy: Halloween. We may celebrate it by dressing up with our roommates and posting pictures of our creative costumes on social media, but we’ve forgotten the true meaning of Halloween: getting as much free candy from strangers as possible. I call for a return to trick-or-treating. Put candy on your door. Dress up as a sexy version of some timely character (I’ve heard Ken Bone is especially popular this year). Wander campus, North Haven and even Hamden in a quest for fun-sized candy bars. Or just go buy some discounted bags of candy on Nov. 1. That works, too. . -G.Amill
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In HBO’s dystopian series “Westworld,” humanoid robots are built to be used in the Westworld theme park . Westworld also considers the age-old dilemma about the conscious development of machines. These robots not only have passed the Turing Test, a test designed by Alan Turing to see if humans could tell which subject was a machine or human, but are so humanoid that they have generated empathy from the audience. I’m starting to wonder if these robots are developing their own consciousness apart from the narratives programmed into their systems, and with Dolores’ most recent actions, I believe my thinking could be right. Some of the hints and secrets of the season shine dimly throughout the dialogue, but
they are so subtle it’s hard to figure out what is really playing out. That’s both good and bad; I love a good mystery, but with so many twists and turns in the park itself, I begin to feel a little overwhelmed because the puzzle pieces have barely even formed and are nowhere close to being put together. But that makes it all the more interesting to watch.
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Don’t miss your shot
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As if we weren’t lucky enough to be at a private university with excellent staff, faculty and resources, there have been flu shot clinics happening on all three Quinnipiac campuses. What a great convenience that we don’t have to go back to our home states to our own doctors or a medical facility to get a tiny shot. Might as well take advantage of these free flu shot clinics, right? Apparently, people are still deciding to not get their shot, which is absolutely baffling Most of the time, people’s reasons for one not getting flu shots are very similar. Most of these reasons are absurd but have easy solutions! Let’s explore: People don’t want to get their flu shot because they think it’ll give them the flu, even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has constantly reminded us that this assumption is untrue. The flu viruses in the vaccine are dead and therefore cannot get anyone sick. Scared of needles? Don’t worry, because the shot is so quick that it’s barely even noticeable. If it is that upsetting to get a shot, bring a friend or family member, or simply look the opposite direction. The point is, there is no need to refrain from keeping healthy just because a millisecond of your life will be spent getting a flu shot. People also think it’s reasonable to skip a flu shot because they don’t think they need it. Perhaps they think this because they are “young and healthy.” I cannot think of a more selfish reason than that. When someone decides to skip getting a flu shot, many more people are put at risk: people with weaker immune systems like the elderly, children younger than five years old who are more susceptible to the flu and infants younger than six months who can’t get a flu shot at all. If there are more reasons needed to get a flu shot: it is possible to save sick days from work or school. Imagine the fat paycheck and excellent grades from always being present and healthy. It doesn’t matter who you are; if you are able, you should get your flu shot. It will save you from worrying about getting sick, getting someone else sick, missing a paycheck and using your sick days. In short, getting the flu shot is one of the greatest advantages the human population has, and staying healthy is worth the tiny shot. -J. Gallop
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October 26, 2016
Rising waters
Quinnipiac student makes a global issue local By CHARLOTTE GARDNER Staff Writer
As a unique opportunity designed to reach out to the future generation, the documentary “Before the Flood” is being shown across college campuses before and during its official release in theaters on Oct. 21. The film will be shown at Quinnipiac University on Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. in the Rocky Top Student Center Den. The screening will be followed with a discussion about climate change among the audience and what actions can be taken to rescue the Earth after recent studies show that we have breached the carbon limit in our atmosphere, according to climatecontrol. org. In response to this news, Quinnipiac physical therapy graduate student Kelly Murphy has taken the initiative to increase awareness about the deprecating effects humans have on the environment by bringing this film to campus. Murphy will be organizing the screening herself. She will be joined by speaker Benjamin Martin from the Connecticut Chapter of the Sierra Club, one of the nation’s largest grassroots environmental organizations. Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio in collaboration with National Geographic, “Before the Flood” examines climate change and possibilities for what society can do to heal our planet. The film follows DiCaprio on a journey through many different countries as he meets with world leaders like Barack Obama, Pope Francis and John Kerry, as well as prominent public figures such as Ban Ki-moon, secretary general to the United Nations, to discuss the importance of reviving our climate. DiCaprio dives into the worlds of politics and business to collect more knowledge
about how humans can turn to other methods of industry in order to conserve and protect clean energy, air and water. While filming, he almost drowned when diving off the coast of the Galapagos Islands while capturing the toxic effects of climate change in the oceans. The film also highlights the main contributors to climate change and strives to give its audience solutions which can help the stop the pollution of our planet. Murphy has noticed the negative publicity in regards to climate change and the questions of whether or not it is a hoax. Many have said it is the biggest problem in our generation, but Murphy was pushed to become involved after Hurricane Matthew destroyed much of Haiti and even affected our own coastline. “Just this year, many parts of the U.S. have seen record highs or lows when it comes to temperature and rainfall, which are real signs of global warming. We see it weekly on the news. It is now our time to act,” Murphy said. Aware of the future of the environment, Murphy said that it’s important to be conscious of our surroundings especially during an election period. Young people can have a major deciding factor on the future of our environment, as noted by DiCaprio himself, and Murphy has high hopes for the night of the screening. “It is important to know what, if any, human factors affect climate and what it may mean for our future. It is really up to us,” Murphy said. Freshman student Abbie Guglietta weighs in on the environment and what her thoughts are on the screening. “I think that there are a lot of problems that we overlook every day, as well as easy things that we can do to help preserve the environment. The film will definitely raise awareness of the problems there are and how they really can affect us,” Guglietta said.
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For the last three years, actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been working on producing a documentary titled “Before the Flood,” that addresses issues about climate change. Quinnipiac University participates in many green initiatives around campus. Recycling, energy conservation and solar panels have been implemented to produce cleaner energy and reduce waste buildup. Murphy also offered some easy tips for helping the environment. “Things that can make a beneficial impact on the environment are things as simple as throwing your water bottle in the recycling bin in the cafe rather than the trash, turning off the water while you’re brushing your teeth or throw on a sweatshirt
or extra blanket rather than cranking your heat up,” she said. It is imperative that people learn more about how to help reverse deadly environmental effects, and by viewing this powerful film, you can step closer to saving the Earth. “These are everyday small acts we can all do to make the environment a better place. I’m hoping this documentary will open our eyes to the urgency of the crisis,” Murphy said.
From pages to people
A close look at New York Comic Con By CATE MARTIN Contributing Writer
Every year at the beginning of October, the Jacob Javits Center in New York City becomes home to the largest geek and celebrity party on the East Coast: New York Comic Con, brought to the city by event planner ReedPop. Approximately 170,000 people attended the event in 2015, according to Forbes, and in the crowded halls of the huge convention center, it seemed more had decided to come and join in on the fun on the weekend of Oct. 6, 2016. The convention itself isn’t just something for geeks. NYCC is loaded with new announcements on everything from TV shows like “The Walking Dead” to small webcomics like “Cyanide and Happiness.” Some of the panels featured this year included news of the second season for the popular Nickelodeon show, “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir,” a panel for the cast of the TV show “Ash vs Evil Dead” and a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the old cartoon “Captain Planet and the Planeteers.” Star guests included Carrie Fisher, who plays Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” franchise, Alex Kingston, who plays River Song on “Doctor Who” and Gerard Way (yes, THAT Gerard Way) of My Chemical Romance fame. New York is just a train ride away from Quinnipiac University, and news travels fast.
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On Saturday, Oct. 6, the Jacob Javits center in NYC was filled with people attending Comic Con. Here they are lining up to sign up for the RWBY panel. For some students, even ones who didn’t attend Comic Con, certain announcements were more exciting than others. Elizabeth Mirasola, a junior occupational therapy major and secretary of the Gender
Sexuality Alliance, was excited to hear about the movie sequel to the popular LGBTQ+friendly webseries, “Carmilla,” which just wrapped up its third and final season. The announcement came as a pleasant surprise,
since its fans believed this was the final hour for the small production. “I’ve been following the show and its cast for some time now, and the anticipation of a feature film makes me want to finish all my missed episodes that much quicker,” Mirasola said. “From the trailer, it looks amazing, and I can’t wait until it’s released so I can see Carm on her motorbike - finally!” Other buzz comes from the appearance of web content developer Rooster Teeth on the show floor. Known for creating the longest-running sci-fi webseries “Red vs. Blue,” fans were waiting in line on Sunday to catch a glimpse of the new season of its anime-styled show “RWBY,” premiering Oct. 22. The panel didn’t disappoint. Eddie Maher, a freshman game design and development major, could barely contain his excitement. Many of his friends were planning a viewing party in anticipation. “I’m so excited to sit down with a nice vat of spaghetti Saturday morning and repeatedly marathon the first episode of Volume 4 until my stomach needs to be pumped,” he said. New York Comic Con always comes and goes too quickly for its attendees, but luckily there is one every year. Next year’s event is already scheduled to be from Oct. 5-7. Tickets normally go on sale in June and buyers must register beforehand. For more information, go to newyorkcomiccon.com.
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MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 5 UConn 2 – Wednesday Brogan Rafferty: 1 goal, 1 assist Connor Clifton: 1 goal, 1 assist Andrew Taverner: 1 goal, 1 assist Boston Univ. 3 QU 0 – Saturday Andrew Shortridge: 20 saves WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 0, Boston College 0 – Friday Sydney Rossman: 38 saves Boston College 4, QU 1 – Saturday Taryn Baumgardt: 1 goal MEN’S SOCCER QU 3, Siena 2 – Wednesday Eamon Whelan: 2 goals WOMEN’S SOCCER Siena 2, QU 0 – Wednesday Olivia Myszewski: 7 saves FIELD HOCKEY Holy Cross 2, QU 1 – Tuesday Dayna Barlow: 1 goal Temple 3, QU 2 – Friday Felicia Costanzo: 1 goal VOLLEYBALL QU 3, Iona 1 – Friday Cody Michaels: 18 digs Allison Leigh: 9 kills, 8 blocks Manhattan 3, QU 2 – Saturday Maria Pansari: 47 assists Jen Coffey: 16 kills RUGBY QU 213, Castleton 0 – Sunday Madison Gegeckas: 23 conversions Ilona Maher: 5 tries, 6 assists MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY CCSU Mini Meet – Friday Finished 11th out of 16 teams MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY CCSU Mini Meet – Friday Finished 12th out of 17 teams
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WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU at Yale – Friday, 6 p.m. QU at Brown – Saturday, 3 p.m. MEN’S SOCCER QU at Saint Peter’s – Wednesday, 2 p.m. QU vs. Rider – Friday, 1 p.m. WOMEN’S SOCCER QU vs Saint Peter’s – Wednesday, 2 p.m. MAAC Quarterfinals – TBA FIELD HOCKEY QU at UConn – Friday, 4 p.m. QU at Yale – Sunday, 2 p.m. VOLLEYBALL QU at Marist – Wednesday, 7 p.m. QU at Saint Peter’s – Saturday, 1 p.m. QU vs. Rider – Sunday, 1 p.m. RUGBY QU vs American International – Saturday, 1 p.m. MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY MAAC Championship – Saturday, 8 a.m. WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY MAAC Championship – Saturday, 9 a.m.
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October 26, 2016
GAME OF THE WEEK
Women’s ice hockey loses to Boston College
Bobcats drop the second game of a home-and-home with the Eagles
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Freshman defenseman Kate MacKenzie battles with Boston College’s Kristyn Capizzano in Saturday’s loss. By SAMUEL DaCOSTA Associate Sports Editor
No. 3/3 Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey fell to No. 6/7 Boston College by a score of 4-1 on Saturday at High Point Solutions Arena in Hamden. The game was the second of a home-and-home series between the two top-10 programs. On Friday, the Bobcats and Eagles played to a scoreless tie. It took 85 minutes and 34 seconds of hockey for either team to record a goal this weekend. “They played a great game. We knew they were going to be tough, especially from yesterday since it was a tough battle,” senior defenseman Emma Greco said. “We knew what we
were getting into, and I just think that they just outplayed us a bit.” Boston College struck first with 14:26 remaining in the second period when Toni Ann Milano found the back of the net just six seconds into a power-play opportunity. Makenna Newkirk and Andie Anastos each picked up assists on the play. The Bobcats struck back with a power-play goal of their own as Taryn Baumgardt gathered a puck at the point and fired a shot through traffic that was deflected past Boston College goaltender Katie Burt with 13:06 remaining in the period. Newkirk regained the lead for the Eagles when she cut to the front of the
net from the corner and beat Rossman five-hole with 15:46 remaining. Although the Eagles registered 14 penalty minutes to the Bobcats’ eight, head coach Cassandra Turner felt taking two penalties in the second period was detrimental to the team. “I really think that we can be in more control and need to be,” Turner said. “I think that’s what really shifted momentum in the second period was some undisciplined penalties, and we can’t be in a position where we’re going to rely on our penalty kill solely throughout a game.” With 12:22 to play and a chance to tie the game, Meghan Turner rang a shot off the post.
Shortly after, when Andie Anastos was called for a trip with 11:16 remaining to put Quinnipiac on the power play, the Bobcats seemed to be building some momentum. That changed when Caitrin Lonergan scored a shorthanded goal for the Eagles with 10:37 left in the game. “I think it’s a really tough moment, you know?” Turner said of the shorthanded goal. “I think mentally it’s a bit of a step back, and that’s why shorthanded goals are such a big thing for that team that works hard to get them. I don’t think we responded the way we should have today in that moment.” From that point forward, the Eagles took charge, building their lead to 4-1 with a goal from Kenzie Kent at the 8:46 mark. Lonergan and Kent were left wide open in front of the net for their goals. Turner attributed the Bobcats’ leaving so many players uncovered in the third period to a lack of discipline in their own zone. “I think it’s all composure in those moments,” Turner said. “You get scored on on the power play and all of a sudden you start to lose a little bit of focus and you get a little scattered and I think we have to gain that mental composure to know who you need to pick up in that moment.” With the loss, Quinnipiac drops to 5-2-1 overall. The Bobcats will travel to New Haven where they will take on Yale (2-0) on Friday to start ECAC conference play. “That’s been a place where we’ve had challenges in the past, but I think that’s something we just have to look past,” Woods said. “This is a new team and we have to kind of get over that mental block and prepare the way we would for any team.”
Carlson: ‘People play us with a different fire because they want to beat us’ RUGBY from Page 16 better. The Bobcats feel this situation is no different. “There was a certain buzz around the team when we won the championship last year,” Poole said. “I hadn’t felt that buzz again until that Central Washington game, which excites me. The last time I felt that, we won a National Championship.” Whatever buzz Poole felt after the game must have carried over to their last match against Castleton, which Quinnipiac won by a landslide 213-0 margin. Poole recorded two tries and five assists in the blowout to get the Bobcats back in the win column as they look to begin a new winning streak. While the Central Washington loss has propelled the team to move on and return to its winning ways, the players still have revenge on their minds for a potential playoff rematch against their new cross-country nemesis. “Central Washington is our rival now,” Schussler said. “Going through them for the most important title that you can have would be absolutely storybook for sure.” Poole echoes Schussler’s sentiment. While another championship is the ultimate goal, going through the
the team that has been their Achilles’ heel the past two years would be a welcomed outcome for the Bobcats. “Winning another championship would be pretty cool, but I want to see us play fearless and play a game to our fullest potential,” Poole said. “I feel like another game against Central Washington would most likely be where that would come out.” Carlson shares a different outlook. “I don’t care who’s in [the tournament],” she said, as she pointed to the National Championship trophy proudly displayed beside her desk. “I want to get that back and make sure that stays here.” Regardless of whether the Bobcats are hoping for a rematch with the Wildcats in this year’s tournament, they can be certain that the rest of the field will be gunning to take down the defending champs, and not just because they have the coveted trophy, according to Carlson. “Even if we were the third-place team, people would still be gunning to take us down. Because of the history that we’ve had in becoming a National Champion, every team will be looking to beat us,” Carlson said. “It’s taken other teams a decade to climb the ladder the way we have, in starting with
a team with no experience and just a couple of recruits to becoming champions. People play us with a different fire because they want to beat us and make a point to us.” If their opponents come with a different fire come tournament time, physical preparation certainly won’t be an issue. They are a second half team that gets better as the game goes on and are notorious for wearing out the opposition. “We pride ourselves on our fitness,” Poole said. “Our strength and our speed just comes out in the second half.” With that strength and speed comes vicious defense as well from the Bobcats. The team has only allowed five points in the second half all season. “There’s nothing better than five minutes before the first half ends and you can see the other teams with their hands on their knees,” Carlson said. Schussler also notices a rise in confidence when the team returns to the field for the second half. “Not having to worry about our level of strength dropping in the second half opens up so many opportunities for us to turn it on and run the score up,” she said. “We don’t need to catch our breath. Instead we can focus on what details we need to fix in the
second half.” The Bobcats will have their Senior Day at Southington High School against American International College on Saturday before beginning their title defense in the NIRA Tournament. It will be a moment of reflection and emotion for Poole and the Bobcats, who will help honor their seniors before the regular season finale. “Each senior has brought something different to the team,” Poole said. “We will miss them dearly, but they have taught us so much and have passed it down to the freshmen who have just got here, and also the juniors and sophomores.” However, there is still unfinished business for the seniors and the rest of the Bobcats. Reflection will quickly turn into preparation as the tournament will open on Nov. 12, and the title defense will officially begin. As for that small white banner that hangs in coach Carlson’s office, Schussler has her own take on the misprint. “Well, in about a month, it won’t be wrong anymore,” Schussler said. Perhaps instead of a printing error, the banner in Carlson’s office is a portrait of what is to come for the Bobcats.
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Dayna Barlow improved her scoring streak to four games, scoring her seventh goal of the season in Quinnipiac field hockey’s 3-2 home loss to Temple on Friday.
Five different women’s rugby players scored three or more tries when Quinnipiac blew out Castleton 213-0 on the road on Sunday. Quinnipiac men’s hockey saw 12 power-play opportunities against Boston University and did not convert any of them as the Terriers glided to a 3-0 win in Boston on Saturday.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Clockwise from top left: Freshman men’s soccer forward Eamon Whelan drives home one of his two penalty kick goals in Wednesday’s 3-2 home win over Siena, freshman Conor McCoy takes the ball up the sideline, sophomore forward Rashawn Dally dashes past a Siena defender, the team celebrates a goal in their sixth straight win.
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Senior Madison Gegeckas totaled 56 points for Quinnipiac rugby in its 215-0 win over Castleton on Sunday. The Dowington, Pennsylvania native scored two tries and 23 conversions as the Bobcats rolled past the Spartans.
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Volleyball remains humble through newfound success The Bobcats are taking this season one game at a time amid historic year By LOGAN REARDON Staff Writer
This year the Quinnipiac women’s volleyball team has experienced the most successful season in program history. After winning just three games last year, the Bobcats are 17-8 this season and still have six games left to play. Head coach Kris Czaplinski, now in his fifth year with the Bobcats, is seeing a vast change in the atmosphere around the team. In the offseason, he made an effort to turn things around. “This year I got a new assistant [Chad Davis]. We completely changed around the locker room. We have health that we never had before, and we have depth that we’ve never had before,” Czaplinski said. “We have a ton of confidence now. It’s a collection of everything.” All of these changes have amounted to success for the Bobcats. They currently sit second in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) standings, trailing only undefeated Fairfield in the race for the top seed. The players echoed a similar message when asked about the turnaround from last season. “It’s definitely a relief,” junior middle hitter Elizabeth Kloos said. “You never know what you’re going to walk into at the beginning of a season, but at the beginning of this season you could just tell there was a change from last season right away. It’s very exciting to be a part of.” Kloos says that offseason work and preparation were key in the turnaround. That was evident when the Bobcats raced out to a 5-1 start to the year. “The way that we were working in preseason and the way the coaches changed, really it just all came together and our two styles really meshed,” Kloos said. “The group of girls we have this year is just awesome. We all really love each other for the first time.” Besides the coaching, another key has been the addition of first-year players. The Bobcats only lost one senior from last season’s team and added six freshman players. “The coaching is a big part of it,” sophomore Kat Miller said. “Definitely the freshmen that came in really have helped make a difference in the way that we play. Freshmen Natalie [Alechko], Maria [Pansari] and Alejandra [Rodriguez] have been huge for us.
Everyone has been contributing.” Alechko is second on the team in kills. Pansari leads the team by averaging over 10 assists per set, and she is also second on the team in service aces. Rodriguez is third on the team in aces. Quinnipiac is now experiencing something it is not accustomed to. The team has more wins this season (17) than in the last five seasons combined (16). With their newfound success, the Bobcats have emphasized keeping their composure. “They’re level-headed,” Czaplinski said. “When we get back after a game, we are already refocusing on the next game. We have to take care of practice and make sure we are doing the small things right. We keep telling them to be humble throughout this whole process because they’ve never experienced this before, so it’s just kind of reiterating the same stuff and trying to get them ready for the next game.” Quinnipiac has shown resilience all season, and they can point to this humility as a reason why. After losing three straight games to fall to 5-4 on the season, the Bobcats responded with wins in nine of their next 10 games. Despite all of the success this season, which will include an upcoming trip to the MAAC tournament, the coaching staff continues to look ahead one game at a time. “The playoffs are too far ahead,” Czaplinski said. “There’s a lot of great teams underneath us right now and to even think about the playoffs right now would be a slap in the face to them.” Teams like Marist and Niagara sit right beneath Quinnipiac and could jump them in the standings if the Bobcats take their foot off the gas pedal. “The coaching staff is really just focused on practice every day and that next game ahead of us,” Czaplinski said. “If we get too ahead of ourselves, we’re going to start underestimating teams and they are going to start picking us off. We should never be in a position to underestimate anyone.”
While the coaching staff is not looking that far ahead, the players are certainly amped to get their first taste of playoff action. “It’s definitely exciting knowing we are going to make the tournament this year, for the first time ever, after beating Marist,” Kloos said. “Right now we are focused on keeping the No. 2 spot in the MAAC standings that way we can stay away from Fairfield as long as we can.” Fairfield sits a perfect 11-0 in MAAC play, having defeated Quinnipiac 3-0 on Oct. 8 at Burt Kahn Court in Hamden. Fair-
field presents a daunting challenge for Quinnipiac, but the team remains hungry for another chance at the Stags. “It’s definitely really exciting,” Miller said. “We want to keep that No. 2 seed and hopefully play Fairfield in the MAAC final.”
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Rugby looks to repeat as national champions with playoffs approaching By RYAN CHICHESTER Staff Writer
A small white banner hangs on the wall of Quinnipiac rugby coach Becky Carlson’s office inside the Mount Carmel Campus Recreation Center. It is a National Championship banner from last season to celebrate the Bobcats bringing home the first national title in program history. However, instead of saying 2015 National Champions, the white banner displays the year 2016. “It was a misprint,” Carlson said. “They were going to get rid of it, so I told them I’d just take it.” Instead of being tossed away as an unfortunate typo, Carlson and her squad can look up to the banner as a source of motivation. The flag serves as a constant reminder of their unwavering goal to repeat as national champions and to keep the crown in Hamden. Through the first five games of the season, the Bobcats played like defending champs, sprinting out to a 5-0 record while outscoring their opponents 247-34. The Bobcats’ attack has been balanced all season, highlighted by a 77-7 win against Brown in which six different players scored the first six tries of the match. In their 64-3 win against Norwich earlier in the year, nine different players recorded successful tries for the Bobcats. The throttling of Brown was not just the Bobcats’ fifth win of the season, but their 11th in a row overall dating back to last year’s championship run. However, a major test for win number 12 loomed in the form of a Central Washington team that had beaten Quinnipiac in 2015, just before the Bobcats rattled off their 11 straight victories. Quinnipiac traveled across the country to a rain-soaked Washington field and battled in a tight physical matchup, but came up short, losing 19-12 despite shutting out the Wildcats in the second half. While many would consider this a deflating loss, the Bobcats see the Oct. 15 outcome in a completely different light. “Don’t apologize for us losing that game,” junior National
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Junior Flora Poole and senior Taylor Schussler will help lead rugby as the team looks to repeat as national champions. Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) All-American Flora Poole said, whose early try put the Bobcats on the board in the loss. “I came off that game and wanted to play them again tomorrow. We played such a great game but knew we weren’t at our best either. I had so much excitement to play them again.” Senior Taylor Schussler would also have wanted a rematch. “Given the opportunity to play them again in the next few hours after that game, any one of us on the team would have been
ready to go again,” Schussler, who recorded two tries in the win against Brown, said. “That’s the level of confidence we have in each other to perform and fix our mistakes.” No matter the sport, there have been championship teams who have experienced “tough” losses, only to later point to that game as a valuable learning experience to propel them to perform even See RUGBY Page 14