The Quinnipiac Chronicle Issue 13, Volume 83

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SPORTS Women’s ice hockey upsets BC, page 13

OPINION Feminism redefined, page 8

ARTS & LIFE Mr. and Ms. QU crowned, page 12

Big MAAC: men’s soccer wins title

Alpha Chi ordered to ‘cease and desist’

By JULIA PERKINS AND AMANDA HOSKINS

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The Quinnipiac men’s soccer team won its first championship in program history Sunday, defeating Monmouth in penalty kicks, 4-3. Check out pages 14 and 16 for full coverage.

The Alpha Chi Omega chapter on campus has been put on hold while the university investigates recent concerns, according to Associate Vice President for Public Relations John Morgan.

"The organization has been ordered to cease and desist its operation while the university investigates concerns about member behavior,” Morgan said.

Alpha Chi Omega national headquarters could not disclose information regarding the investigation, according to Marketing and Communications Director Janine Grover.

The Alpha Chi Omega chapter was under investigation in the spring of 2012 when the Alpha Chi Omega national headquarters looked into Quinnipiac’s chapter.

Presidents of Alpha Chi Omega and the Panhellenic Council did not return The Chronicle’s requests for comment.

‘Growing pains’ and transformations

Facilities aims to add Lahey expects northern Hamden to become college town housing News Editor

Students could expect another residential building on the York Hill campus by fall 2015, according to administration.

The university hopes to add about 600 beds to the York Hill campus, according to Vice President of Facilities and Capital Planning Salvatore Filardi. The university is still developing the design plan, but Filardi said most of the beds will be for seniors.

Through surveys and focus groups with the Student Government Association and other groups, the facilities department has determined what would draw seniors back to campus.

“What’s always come up in the past is single bedrooms and air conditioning,” Filardi said. “Depending on the numbers and how things work out we may target things like housing built specifically for theme housing, wellness or some other type, honors program, or some other type of theme

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As the university continues to grow, it’s creating “growing pains” for the town of Hamden, President John Lahey said.

“Quinnipiac has had what I would say a hot and cold relationship with the town of Hamden over the past,” he said.

Lahey says the university “ has worked cooperatively” with more than 12 mayors of Hamden over the past 25 years. But the university’s growth, he said, has added to the “amount of noise, cars, dormitories.”

“We’re the most significant economic driver for the town of Hamden, that helps everyone and I think the business community is very appreciative of that,” he said. “The business community I can tell you in Hamden has been thrilled with our growth, so is North Haven.”

The town of Hamden has also consistently requested, for the past 20 years, the university require its students to live on campus, according to Lahey.

“We’ve said absolutely not,”

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Quinnipiac University President John L. Lahey has worked to expand the university for the past 25 years.

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Lahey said. “We have consistently said that that’s not a policy we can adopt, and it doesn’t make sense for our students to do that. It will be particularly limiting to students who do internships and have jobs, and who are seniors, in most cases, who are 21 and would prefer to live with fewer rules.”

However, the university hasn’t been able to accommodate all the students who wish to live on campus as the university has grown, Lahey said.

“We have indicated with the town, and I’ve talked directly with Mayor [Scott] Jackson and his predecessor that we will build all the dormitories and beds that are necessary to house whatever the student demand is to live on campus,” he said.

Just two weeks ago, several students were arrested for breach of peace and 13 students were cited for creating a public disturbance in off-campus house parties. However, these parties were not hosted in Quinnipiac-owned housing, according to Lahey.

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What are you thankful for?

Thanksgiving break will begin for students after this Friday.

This week we asked students what they are most thankful for.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Katherine Rojas SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR Matt Eisenberg SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR Katie O’Brien DESIGN EDITOR Hannah Schindler

“I am thankful for nice weather because it has been so cold lately and now we are getting nice weather. It’s nice to not have to wear a jacket when I go outside.”

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“I am thankful for my family and friends but also the rabbit I just got. His name is Alfonso and because I live alone I am very thankful for him and I am happy I have him.”

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“I am thankful for my family and their constant support of me.”

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“I’m most thankful for my family and friends because I don’t know what I would do without them. I have the greatest parents in the world that have taught me everything from believing in myself and how to grow up as an adult.”

“I am thankful for my family because I am really excited to finally see them over Thanksgiving.”

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“I’m thankful for having health throughout the entirety of my family.”

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Beyond the Bobcats

By Amanda Hoskins A rundown on news outside the Quinnipiac campus

Tornadoes tear Midwest

People question Project Longevity results

Toronto mayor admits drug use; remains in office

Six people are dead and at least a few dozen are injured after powerful tornadoes wiped towns throughout the midwest on Sunday, according to CNN. More than 53 million people were at high-risk of being severely affected, according to NBC. Although Illinois was hit the worst, the storm has also affected nine other states, leaving hundreds of thousands still without power on Monday.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn declared a disaster in seven different counties. The tornadoes left Tazewell county and other parts of Illinois in ruins. The storm was fast moving and pushed east through areas within minutes, leaving people little time to find shelter. The clean-up from the massive storm damages are now underway.

With 17 homicides thus far this year, people are beginning to question whether Project Longevity, a project to help contain violence, is working and how far it must go before it starts to see results, according to the New Haven Register. The Project was brought to Connecticut just one year ago. The main goal of the program is to get people to put down their guns. Any group that commits gun violence will receive full attention from the local, state and federal law enforcement groups to help the people slowly move away from the street violence. Many people involved with the program, including Mayor Toni Harp, say the program is here to stay and it will take time before change is seen.

After Toronto Mayor Rob Ford openly admitted to have smoked crack in the past, he told CNN news he will remain in office and let voters decide if they still support him in the election next year. Ford had been questioned about his drug use in the past, but he said he never lied to reporters, they just never asked him the right questions.

Ford says he was by no means an addict and he knows what he did was wrong.

After admitting to the drug use on Nov. 5, he is being further investigated and on Nov. 13 was asked to take a leave of absence, according to CNN.

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Lahey wants university to reach national recognition LAHEY from cover “These are owned by private citizens, and while if students misbehave in ways that negatively affect our student body or violate our rules there, we put them through the same disciplinary process as students who live in university-owned housing,” Lahey said. “But we don’t have the authority to go into privately owned houses and send [Public Safety officers] there.”

The students residing in the houses involved in the recent events are violating the town zoning laws, according to Lahey.

“Again, that’s not a Quinnipiac problem, it may be Quinnipiac students, but we don’t have more than four people in a university-owned house, and we own over 100 houses, none of

“Quinnipiac has had what I would say a hot and cold relationship with the town of Hamden over the past.”

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those are problems. That’s the town’s responsibility, not our responsibility,” Lahey said.

“I would say the overwhelming majority of students living off campus are very responsible, very good neighbors and don’t have issues,” he said. “And the few that do, we certainly, and the town knows this, when we find a student who violates that, we’re tough; we’ve thrown students out of dormitories, university housing, we’ve thrown them out the university, we’ve been sued and won in court some years past for throwing students out for running an illegal bar.”

As the university continues to work with the town of Hamden on housing plans, the university is also working with state officials to convert the area of Whitney Avenue into a boulevard, in hopes of making northern Hamden a college town, Lahey said.

Lahey sees the northern end of Hamden soon becoming a college town, including Ives Street up to Mount Carmel Avenue.

“We want to turn that whole strip along Whitney Avenue into a very much collegiate neighborhood,” he said.

With the strip, the university plans to add a Quinnipiac Inn, a Quinnipiac theater for the theater program and more attractions such as Starbucks and Barnes and Nobles, according to Lahey.

“It’s improving, but it’s not what I would say an esthetically beautiful collegiate sort of strip there,” he said.

The university is also in the process in buying “as many of the houses along Whitney Avenue there are possible,” Lahey said.

If the university obtains these houses and decide not to use them for housing, the university plans to use them for administrative purposes, the radio station, QU Online or other activities, according to Lahey.

Lahey has seen Quinnipiac University’s student population grow from under 2,000 undergraduates to close to 9,000 undergraduates in just 25 years. But Lahey expects a much less growth in the student body in the next 10 years.

“Our strategic plan calls for us to get maybe up to 10,000 students, by our standards that’s just a 10 percent increase, and that might have occurred in the next five or six years,” he said Quinnipiac University used to be known as Quinnipiac College, but has expanded its academic programs, attracting diverse student interest. The university is made up of 20 percent Connecticut residents, and 80 percent outside

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Quinnipiac University President John Lahey sees northern Hamden converting into a college town. residents, Lahey said.

“While we haven’t finished, we’re not as famous as Stanford or Notre Dame maybe, but we are clearly moving and increasingly recognized on a national basis,” he said.

Quinnipiac University is currently ranked No. 11 in U.S. News & World Report’s top regional universities. Lahey predicts the university moving to the national universities category in the next several years.

“The big growth we had has pretty much finished. I think what you’ll see is much more a focus on is center for excellence and getting Quinnipiac not only what it is today, an excellent university with great academic programs, but really get us nationally ranked even higher,” he said.

Although Lahey promises the university

Public Safety strengthens security so they’re going to look at those cards a little bit closer.”

A second project the department has undertaken for the 2013-2014 academic year is the development of a new radio system.

The radios improve communication between the university’s three campuses, especially North Haven.

“When you look at it, we’re spanning three different locations, which can be difficult,” Barger said. “And unlike a lot of places, when the lights go down here, it doesn’t get quiet; that’s when the activity begins.

That’s why we work 24/7 to ensure students’ safety.”

Falling chair strikes student

By JOSH BREWER Staff Writer

A student suffered a concussion after a chair struck his/her head by a falling chair on Nov. 9 in Westview on the York Hill campus.

The 20-year-old student from Massachusetts, who remains unidentified, was walking through the third floor of Westview when a chair was thrown over the center railing opening from the fourth floor lounge that links Crescent to Westview at around 12:45 a.m., according to the Hamden Police Department. The identity of the person who threw the chair is unknown.

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The Public Safety Department has been undertaking new measures to strengthen the university’s security after recent local and nationwide events such as the violence in New Haven, the burglaries in Village and the Boston Marathon bombings.

“At all the gates, it’s much tighter getting in than it was a year ago,” Chief of Public Safety David Barger said. “We also patrol the campus 24/7 and we’ve studied at length adding additional cameras across campus for a number of different areas.”

Public Safety is still determining where the cameras would be located, Barger said.

Public Safety is in charge of regulating university parking, opening and closing campus buildings, handling medical emergencies and fires and investigating any crimes committed on campus, according to Barger.

“We’re sort of the law enforcement on campus,” Barger said. “We’re here for the safety of the students. We want to maintain Quinnipiac’s open campus environment, but we try to mitigate any threats against students by controlling visitors and so forth.”

The burglaries in the Village caused Public Safety to reexamine current security measures, especially patrolling. These burglaries are still under investigation by Hamden police, according Chief Thomas Wydra of the Hamden Police.

Meanwhile the Boston Marathon bombings that occurred in April affected the university’s plans for graduation, Barger said. Prior to the spring graduation ceremony, Public Safety brought in explosive-detector dogs to secure the quad and were significantly stricter than they had been in previous years in terms of letting people on and off of campus, ac-

cording to Barger.

As for the recent violence in New Haven, Barger says that while he cannot forbid students from going into the city, he tries to make them aware of the problems. “[This year I’ve sent] probably at least half a dozen emails having to do with things that have happened in New Haven,” Barger said.

Public Safety has also hired New Haven police officers to help with the loading and unloading of shuttles on the weekends to ensure students’ safety.

Freshman Brooke Wheaton says these measures have helped her feel protected in the city.

“I feel safe in New Haven because there are security guards in the park on the way back to the shuttle,” Wheaton said. “I think the guards do a good job of keeping things secure.”

While Public Safety officers check the Qcards of students entering campus, students feel some officers appear to be rather strict with the process while other are quite lenient.

“I feel like it’s too easy to get on campus,” sophomore Jackie Dembro said. “I feel like [Public Safety] should enforce rules more; they should make it harder to get in because sometimes I feel unsafe with the way that people can easily get onto campus.”

Barger explains Public Safety is currently working on maintaining consistency with checking Q-cards.

“Usually [checking Q-cards] is the tightest at the beginning of the semester because [officers] don’t know [students],” he said.

“But if an officer sees a student passing through every day, they really do connect the name with the face. Other officers have worked in North Haven or on York Hill, and they’re not quite as familiar [with students]

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does not plan to add a fourth campus, there are plans to add a new residence hall on the York Hill campus (see cover article “Facilities aims to add housing”).

The university is also planning to make some improvements to two fields in the next two years including an artificial field closer to natural grass for soccer and lacrosse, and a flat surface field for field hockey and intramurals activities.

The York Hill campus will also expect a new track and field and athletic facility for both collegiate programs and the track and field, as well as for recreational facilities.

North Haven is close to finished with renovations with the Law School moving in by September 2014, freeing up its current host on the Mount Carmel campus.

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Thanksgiving break shuttle schedule The express shuttles straight to Union Station will leave from South lot every hour on the hour from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Thursday and Friday. The university will also provide a shuttle to the Connecticut Limo and Bridgeport Ferry on Friday. The shuttle will leave from South lot at 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. There will be no shuttle service from the Connecticut Limo and Bridgeport Ferry on Sunday Dec. 1.

The New Haven shuttle service will resume its regular schedule on Dec. 1, as well. On Thursday, Nov. 21, there will be no express shuttles to the New Haven entertainment district. – J. Perkins

Special events coordinator named School of Communications graduate Charity Stout was given the position of special events coordinator. Stout will work with the campus community, vendors and speakers to plan events on campus. Stout was the former senior project manager for TicketNetwork. – J. Perkins

Interfaith prayer service The Office of Religious Diversity is hosting an Interfaith Thanksgiving prayer service Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Peter C. Herald House for Jewish Life. A festive dinner and dessert will be served. – J. Perkins

Psi Chi runs food drive Wednesday is the final day to donate to the psychology honor society Psi Chi’s food drive for the Connecticut Food Bank. Students can find collection boxes for the food drive around campus outside the bookstore and in the first building of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Students can donate nonperishable food. Psi Chi is hoping to collect food high in protein. – J. Perkins

Data Center maintenance On Sunday, Nov. 24, the Information Services department will perform maintenance on the data centers in on the Mount Carmel and North Haven campuses. During this time, many enterprise systems will not be available. The maintenance will last from 5 a.m. until 10 a.m. – J. Perkins

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Primary Care Project launches

By REBECCA CASTAGNA Staff Writer

Sixty million Americans lack access to primary care, according to the National Association of Community Health Centers. Starting Monday, Nov. 18, Primary Care Progress, an interprofessional health sciences student organization, launched a grassroots campaign called the Primary Care Project to revitalize primary care education and change this statistic.

Quinnipiac joins 39 other Primary Care Progress chapters in their latest initiative to raise awareness and highlight the issues with primary care in the country.

Richard Bottner, a second-year graduate student in the physician’s assistant program at Quinnipiac, is on the National Leadership Council for Primary Care Progress and says his organization has “a ways to go” in educating his generation about primary care.

Bottner and the other Primary Care Progress members are asking students and faculty on campus to sign a pledge

in support of primary care.

“You are going to encourage your patients, when you graduate, to have a primary care provider,” Bottner said.

“You’re going to take a few minutes to really read about primary care and our health care system and what [it] can do in terms of treating patients and disease prevention and economics.”

Part of the problem, Bottner says, is a lack of education about the value of primary care.

One in five sick people visit the emergency room for diagnosis or treatment they could have received from a primary care practitioner, according to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions.

Despite an increasing demand for primary care physicians, there aren’t enough students choosing to pursue this path, Bottner said.

This shortage of primary care physicians means those in need do not all have access to proper care. As many as 45,000 people die each year because they lack health insurance and

cannot reach a doctor in time, per the American Journal of Public Health.

To change the appeal of primary care, Bottner plans to dispel the “bad reputation” associated with primary care.

“At many institutions, the faculty doesn’t support primary care,” he said.

“Students are told that, ‘You’re too smart for primary care. You’d be better off going into surgery or something else.’”

For sophomore biology major Morgan Maynard, pursuing a career in primary care is a no-brainer. She plans to become a pediatrician and open her own practice, but before she does, she will be first in line to sign the Primary Care Project pledge.

“I didn’t know this was such a problem before hearing about the pledge,” Maynard said. “It’s really surprising.”

She thinks the interprofessional nature of Primary Care Progress will help.

“It will make it easier for them to get their pledges and change the per-

ceptions and dialogue about primary care,” Maynard said.

Since Primary Care Project launched nationally during National Primary Care Week in mid-October, nearly 1,350 people have signed the pledge. The goal is to get 5,000 signatures by the end of the year within Primary Care Progress’ 40 chapters.

Events are planned throughout the week to draw attention to the pledge and get more signatures, even though it will be an ongoing effort.

People can sign the pledge online at theprimarycareproject.com, or they can sign paper copies of the pledge by finding Primary Care Progress members on the Mount Carmel and North Haven campuses during the afternoon.

The organization’s student leadership team is encouraging faculty from all health science disciplines to head class discussions about primary care.

Primary Care Progress is making attempts to deliver this message and get signatures through multiple channels, including social media under the hashtag #pcareproject.

Junior starts clothing brand

By SARAH DOIRON Staff Writer

With just one T-shirt design with a brand logo of a burger, junior entrepreneurship major Benjamin Edmund started his own clothing brand, Cronk Studios, in 2011.

Since then, Cronk Studios has expanded from Edmund’s hometown, Riverhead, Long Island, into other parts of the United States.

“I made these T-shirts in high school as kind of a joke, but people kept wanting them, so I started to sell them,” Edmund said. “I figured this could go somewhere. I sold one shirt at a time, one design at a time.”

The motto of Cronk Studios is “Creating Reality on New Knowledge,” which is the acronym for C.R.O.N.K., according to Edmund.

“Our motto means to manifest your lifestyle or your life or future each day based upon past experiences,” Edmund said.

Cronk Studios is a streetwear clothing brand based on lifestyle and exclusivity, according to Edmund.

“Streetwear brands born in the ‘80s and ‘90s such as Stussy and Life Is Good have turned into big name brands so they’re losing that personal connection with their customers,” Edmund said. “That is what streetwear was born on.

Cronk Studios is changing that, we are going to bring streetwear back to where it used to be.”

Edmund said he uses social media and promo videos as a marketing technique. Every few months he creates a new design or article of clothing to promote a sale of the product.

“We release only one product each month and we release each item only once,” Edmund said.

“The designs stand out and because of the lifestyle associated with them, they are really personal to the customers."

Edmund said he makes his sup-

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Junior Benjamin Edmund sports T-shirts from his clothing brand, Cronk Studios. Edmund was awarded the Disruptive Student Innovator of the Year at the annual National Collegiate Entrepreneurs Association earlier this month. porters feel as though they are a “[Jasinski] has always pushed Edmund hopes to move Cronk part of a family, which he calls the me to be more confident with the Studios to retail by January 2014, “Cronk Family.” brand and get it out there,” Ed- since at the moment there is only “When they feel like they’re a mund said. “I probably wouldn’t online marketing. part of it, it’s not really like I’m have went to the conference if he “Online sales are tough espeselling them a product it’s more didn’t say, ‘Listen, you need to go cially when you don’t have any like they’re joining on the lifestyle to this conference, your business is retail presence, and social media and they’re supporting what we worthy of this award.’” is only going to be around for so are doing for the greater good,” This is Quinnipiac’s third year long,” Edmund said. “We are goEdmund said. attending the conference. The con- ing to start retail in New York City Dominick Tullo, a junior entre- ference ran from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. and the Brooklyn area, also in New preneurship major and a friend of Edmund was among nine Quin- Haven and whatever small bouEdmund is a Cronk Studios sup- nipiac students to travel to the an- tique stores we can get, and evenporter. Tullo believes Edmund has nual conference in Chicago where tually push west into the U.S.” the capability to do great things more than 1,100 collegiate entreJasinski believes Cronk Stuand owns clothing from Cronk preneurs were able to compete. dios has the capability to expand Studios because he "loves what the This was the first time Cronk into a big business. But Edmund brand stands for."

Studios has been recognized on a said marketing his brand will be Edmund attended a conference greater scale, Edmund said. difficult due to the competitive for the National Collegiate EntreJasinski said he is proud of market. preneurs Association in 2013 and what Edmund has accomplished Edmund said even though the won the Disruptive Student In- with Cronk Studios as a college award was given to him at the connovator of the Year award for his student. ference, his supporters should be unique business strategy.

“They rewarded him not only recognized as well.

Professor of entrepreneurship for his artistic and style approach “Although I am at the forefront Dale Jasinski told Edmund about but I think they also looked at it as pushing the brand name, it would the conference and inspired him to a very interesting way of running a be nothing without all of their supattend and promote Cronk Studios. business,” Jasinski port,” Edmund said.

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Facilities awaits approval for housing plan HOUSING from cover that might go into the housing.”

The new housing would be designed differently than other buildings on York Hill, Filardi said.

“We don’t want to just build another Crescent for example or even another Eastview, even though Eastview is very popular,” he said. “We want to make sure that we incorporate what current students are thinking as far as what they prefer to have for living arrangements to make sure that we address those.”

Junior Meaghan Joyce plans to live off campus next academic year.

“I would have lived on York Hill if the Eastview singles weren’t so small,” Joyce said. “There is really no other option and there are very few singles, but I feel like that is what everyone wants their senior year.”

Sophomore Jon Hammer and his friends already have a lease to rent a house live off campus for less money than room and board.

“We realized things like heating are more expensive, but honestly I don’t want to have to deal with the shuttle commute for York,” Hammer said.

Although Hammer liked the idea of having air conditioning in the new residence halls, he said the university would have to lower cafeteria food prices if he were to live on campus.

The cost of room and board for the new housing would be the same

as other housing, according to Filardi.

“There’s only so much we can do around cost,” Filardi said. “So what are the issues that we can address, whether it’s single bedrooms or air conditioning or bigger kitchens or whatever it might be?”

Before York Hill was built seven years ago, the Hamden Planning and Zoning Commission approved the university to build about 2,040 beds on the new campus, according to Filardi.

However, only about 1,500 beds were built due to cost, he said. By constructing about 600 more beds, the university would be back to the original number it proposed to build seven years ago.

Since the original plan has been revised to reflect the type of housing students want, the Hamden Planning and Zoning Commission must re-approve the design before the university can put these ideas into action.

Filardi believes the commission will OK the plan.

“It’s already approved theoretically,” Filardi said. “It’s not going to be that much different than the type of housing that we showed earlier, but it’s going to be different enough that we think it’ll be an improvement over earlier designs.”

Previously the university had not worked to build additional residence halls because there are empty beds on campus.

“I think the town had always wished that we would build them

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all so we’re revisiting that,” Filardi said. “What we’d like to do is build new ones, fill those and attract enough students back [to campus] that we can fill some of the empty ones we have today.”

Currently, the two campuses have about 300 empty beds students could move into tomorrow, Filardi said, and 700 beds the university could fill if it had to.

“The 400-bed difference is really we kind of have a policy where we’ve been trying to improve the quality of life for student residents,” Filardi said. “Where we’ve had triples in the past, they were legal triples, but some of them we’ve turned back to doubles and [it] gives everybody a little more space.”

Filardi said building more beds will create a “trickle-down” effect.

“If we build more housing say targeted at seniors, the housing that the seniors are currently in is, we believe from a student perspective, is better than the housing that the juniors are in,” he said. “So it gives some diversity to the junior housing stock which then frees up potentially some of the junior housing for sophomores.”

With more housing, the university could potentially close off older buildings like Complex, Irma, Dana and Troup, for renovations for a semester or a year, Filardi said.

The facilities department is also studying the Mount Carmel campus to see if it could build more housing there, according to Filardi.

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Catholic, Orthodox students unite

By JULIA PERKINS News Editor

The university’s new Catholic Chaplain, Father Jordan Lenaghan, is working to support the Eastern Orthodox community at Quinnipiac.

As part of this mission, Father Peter Orfanakos, a Greek Orthodox pastor from Orange, Conn., held a Vespers service on Thursday, Nov. 14.

A Vespers is a prayer service done in the Eastern Orthodox Church at sunset to honor a different saint each day. Eastern Orthodox students and members of the Catholic Student Association attended the Vespers service.

Father Orfanakos was senior Evan Milas’ pastor growing up. Milas said he would enjoy having more Vespers services on campus.

“It was great having [Father Orfanakos] come to campus,” Milas said. “Just kind of a piece of home coming here.”

Father Orfanakos and Father Lenaghan hope to hold more services that both Catholic and Eastern Orthodox students can attend.

“I think what you’re seeing tonight is the giant leap forward,” Father Orfanakos said.

Father Orfanakos will speak at a faith and dialogue series on prayer in the Eastern traditions in the spring semester, Father Lenaghan said. Father Lenaghan also plans to reach out to the Hellenic Student Association, the Greek student group on campus

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which many Orthodox students are a part of, to find out their needs.

“Catholic chaplaincy is providing the opportunity for Orthodox students to come to a deeper appreciation and understanding of their own religion by providing services and opportunities for them,” Father Lenaghan said.

A stronger Eastern Orthodox presence on campus is something Orthodox students have been calling for, according to Father Orfanakos.

About 1.5 percent of students identify as Eastern Orthodox, according to Father Lenaghan.

“Part of the direction now as the Catholic chaplaincy is to become more open on campus and being able to facilitate meeting the needs of not just Catholic students, but all the Quinnipiac students,” Father Lenaghan said.

Attending a Vespers service is important not just to Eastern Orthodox students, but to Catholic students as well, according to Father Lenaghan.

“It’s important for [Catholic students] as well to be exposed to this dimension of Christianity,” he said.

“John Paul II said that the church has to breathe with both lungs, east and west, and so I want the Catholic students, the western Christian students, to be able to experience and appreciate and learn to breathe with both.”

This will show the diversity in the Quinnipiac community, Father Lenaghan said.

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Feminism redefined

TWEETs OF THE WEEK Quinnipiac is a commercial on pandora aka we are awesome @JaCkAsSs_21 Jackie Watts Left my phone in a cab and the taxi driver just brought it back to Quinnipiac to me #thankful @SausageKing_ Joe Bianco Classic Quinnipiac: the night life does with the leaves on the trees. @Eroc38 Eric Gehres And on my last day as miss quinnipiac i will continue to live the legend and take a mid afternoon nap #donttakemycrown @stayclassyang Angela Romano

How the media influences what is beautiful Do you have a vagina? Do you want full control of it? According to British journalist Caitlin Moran, if you answered yes to both of those questions, you’re a feminist.

Now before that sentence gets blown out of proportion, allow me to clarify something: being a feminist does not mean you’re a manhating woman that burns bras, but instead an empowered individual that supports women’s rights efforts and our ultimate goal of being seen as equals to men.

The disparities between how women are typically viewed by society compared to men is visible in all facets of life, especially the media. According to the documentary, “Miss Representation,” by age 13, 53 percent of girls are unhappy with their bodies. By the time these girls turn 17, that number rises to 78 percent.

The documentary also reports that 80 percent of 10 year olds have been on a diet and even worse, the No. 1 wish of girls between the ages of 11 and 17 is to be thinner. Many people can argue that it’s biologically normal to feel insecure during those ages, but with numbers that high, there is more going on than just hormones in our bodies. It’s society.

From the start of their lives, girls are exposed to the differences between “ugly” and “pretty.” Take the Disney princesses for example; all of the characters are stick thin, gorgeous women with perfect hair, no cellulite and flawless skin.

In “The Little Mermaid,” the villain, Ur-

sula, is what society calls “plus-sized.” Before go through what I experienced and continue these girls even become old enough to attend to experience on a near daily basis. It scares middle school, they are being taught that in me to imagine if she decides that she wants to participate in sports that most girls typiorder to get ahead in this life, you need to cally avoid, just as I did not long ago, be pretty. she’ll be ridiculed for having an inIt doesn’t end there though, dependent spirit and following her many of the songs that top the passion instead of the norms of iTunes charts explore the sexualsociety. ization of women as if they are Though we are making progsoulless objects used only for ress thanks to documentaries like their good looks. Few people “Miss Representation” and dare to critique them though, if the recent efforts put forth anything, they are applauded. by magazines such as Yet, if a female artist, like Cosmopolitan and Marie Taylor Swift, writes alClaire to publish pieces bums about the guys she that empower women, has harmlessly dated, the it isn’t happening fast world, and sadly even felenough. It is imperative low women, are quick to we remember that femicall her a slut, whore and shanNon corcoran nism is a lifestyle and that countless other derogatory Staff Writer there is still a lot of progress to be names. @Whimsicalshann made in order to prevent future However, it’s the magazines like Seventeen and Glamour we encounter every- generations from having to struggle with their day that use their large reaches to spread this body image and self esteem just as many of idea among society. Publications that target us have.

As future role models, it is imperative that teenage girls and women in their 20s are constantly writing pieces on how to lose weight, we take advantage of our platform to encourapply copious amounts of makeup and even age those around us to not compare themselves publish stories that tell women how to please to the ideals from media. If we don’t take this their partners in bed to keep them interested stand of action, the sombering statistics will in you, as if just being ourselves isn’t enough. only rise and women will continue to struggle Looking back on my life, I am fearful in the fight to be seen as equals both in the that the daughter I hope to have one day will media and out in the workforce.

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In defense of negative literature This article is in response to Caroline Tufts’ opinion piece titled “Schools should seek positive literature” that was featured in the Nov. 13 edition of The Chronicle.

After reading your article in the November 13 Chronicle, I wanted to respond as I feel that there are reasons for the ways that we teach literature. I also share a love for literature and have been constantly reading new novels for as long as I have been able to read.

It is true that I have read some novels which are uplifting, and others which seem to show the world as a cesspool of human depravity. However I believe that literature is a writer’s way of forcing you to see a new way – a way you could not have known existed otherwise.

Writers show us the darker parts of the world, not to scare or dishearten, but to reveal. Ignorance is a powerful force and I believe that it is our responsibility to learn about what may frighten us rather than live in “the Quinnipiac bubble”.

For example, in “The Jungle,” Sinclair wanted to show us the injustice of Chicago’s meatpacking district. You wrote that this is “a dire outlook on the world” and I agree.

But it is not alright to hide from issues that plague other people and pretend that they do not exist. So I applaud Upton Sinclair, Tim O’Brien, Steinbeck, and others like them for being brave enough to write about what would otherwise go unsaid.

In response to your concerns with student suicide, I agree that it is one of the most important concerns for our generation. However, my stance is that while our generation may play violent games and read depressing novels, correlation does not imply causation.

What this means is that although one-fifth

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of the deaths of young people are caused by suicide, it is not necessarily caused by media. In fact, my opinion is that being aware of these issues helps students become more attuned to their own feelings.

Reading novels which address these issues allows us to see that feeling depressed is not abnormal – as some characters struggle with the same issues. So I think that students

will be more likely to seek help for feelings they cannot control and not be ashamed.

I do hope that you can continue to love literature and see that it is not the darkness of the subject matter that makes some novels great. Instead it is the beauty of the prose, the clarity of the message, and the courage of the artist to dare to create a masterpiece.

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Loss of tradition

Take advantage of holiday breaks Classes are more stressful, finals are get- even earlier on Thursday night at stores ting closer, and the sun is going down earli- throughout the country.

According to USA today, Walmarts er. Many students are happy that the holiday across the country will have specials breaks are close by. Thanksgiving break beginning at 6 p.m and 8 p.m. on is right around the corner, and unlike Thanksgiving day and that is just many other colleges and universities, one of the many stores. Best we are lucky enough to get a whole Buy, Target, Sears, Macy’s, week free from classes.

Khols and JC Penny will all Late nights in the Arnold Beropen their stores on Thanksnhard Library should be replaced giving at 8 p.m. with late nights bonding and What about the emspending time with those ployees? They have to who are closest to you. miss out on spending The significance of holiThanksgiving with days and breaks are their families just to go much more important into work and deal with now than ever. people fighting over We are college stubargain deals. I am not dents, and for some of trying to tell you to not us, these are our final Amanda Hoskins shop, because I myself years at home, our final Associate News Editor am one of the culprits who go times to strengthen relations @Ahoskinss out the day after Thanksgivwith our family members. As ing, I just hope that you will college students we should take advantage of these times we have with take the time to spend a full Thanksgiving our families and create memories that we will with your family and worry about the shopping later. Thanksgiving used to be the start remember forever.

Some of us may have younger siblings of the Christmas season, but instead it has who are constantly growing and while at become the start of retail season. Rather than school, we may miss out on important times. decorating the house, many families spend No time is more important than the time the days after Thanksgiving shopping around and looking at how much money they can spent with families during the holidays.

Throughout the country, the meaning spend on their credit cards.

My family spends the Saturday after of Thanksgiving has been lost in the craziness of Black Friday preparations, credit Thanksgiving decorating the house for the card bills and much more. Right now, it is Christmas season and going out to find the estimated that more than one in three adult perfect Christmas tree. It may be an early Americans go shopping on black Friday, ac- time to do so, but it has become a family tracording to a poll done by Gallup Economy. dition to complete these activities together, Midnight “doorbusters” are being given out and my family knows that.

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wise words from an almost adult

How to detox over Thanksgiving Chances are you are reading this article on has said, “Exercise give you endorphins, enthe way to your next class, with your phone, dorphins make you happy! Why would a hapyour coffee and your car keys all in the same py person shoot their own husband?” Well... hand as your frantically push by people. You maybe that quote doesn’t apply to most, but are definitely wearing sweatpants, moccasins the endorphins part is very true. and dreading the rubric for your final paClean up your space per. You take all the free donuts and Knowing that your room is clean and coffee because there is approximatetidy will make you focus more on your ly .32 cents left on your meal plan. work. It won’t be a way to distract yourYou’re stressed, bloated, and starvself from your studies. Nip it in ing. This, ladies and gentlethe bud and get your affairs in men, is the thunder before order before it bothers you. the lightening. Winter is coming and finals are in the Reward yourself very near future. This is not a Yay! You studied for a whole eight pretty time for anyone (except hours, treat yo’self! Go to the movies if you’re Beyonce, then you with your friends! Go get a pedicure! are the prettiest, but Beyonce Buy that video game you always wantnever went through the finals ed! Just because you have to get work spiel) so don’t feel bad. done doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t enBut have no fear, just hang in joy your break from class, however, just be there. The oasis in the Sahara is able to discipline yourself. Save the fun as close: Thanksgiving break! (and Haa reward for yourself. nukkah for those who celebrate it).

Food! Peace and quiet! Friends! FamStock up ily! Food! (did I already say food? free I like to refer to this as “shopping food!) but this is a great time for a nice detox before a really hectic finals anna wagner in mom’s cabinets”. Go shopping Staff Writer in your house, take all of the food week. Stick to these tips and you’ll @AnnaKatWagner your family won’t eat up to school be able to kick butt come finals with you. Mom and Dad certainly don’t need week. five jars of peanut butter right now and they Exercise CERTAINLY won’t be eating the Ramen I know the last thing you want to do after noodles in the back of the cabinet any time you eat a truck full of sweet potatoes is hit the soon. These foods should last you a little bit gym, but it will definitely help reduce stress. until finals.

So, keep calm and wait for break because Whether it’s a walk with your friends enjoying the gorgeous fall weather or an hour long jog even though finals are stressful and scary, you on the treadmill, take advantage. Not to men- can make it through them. Everyone is litertion the endorphin boost will give you a posi- ally in the same boat, and if they aren’t, use tive outlook on your studies. Like Elle Woods their meal plan money.

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Native American Roots

By KATIE O’BRIEN Senior Managing Editor

The season of Thanksgiving is upon us and with this time of year comes a rich sense of American history. The very roots of American history stem from the people who were here thousands of years before settlers stepped foot on this continent.

As students at Quinnipiac University, we now use land that was once occupied by the Quinnipiac people. However, the only information on Quinnipiac University’s website about the Native American affiliation with the school speaks about possible meaning of the word Quinnipiac derived from Native American language. Here’s a more in-depth profile about the group of people who lived here before the university.

CULTURE

The Quinnipiac, a group of Algonquian Native Americans, inhabited about 300 miles of what is now New Haven County, including Hamden, where the university that shares the name is located.

The word “Quinnipiac” is Algonquian, meaning “People of the Long Water Land.”

The Quinnipiacs lived in homes called “wigwams,” circular, dome-like structures that kept inhabitants warm during cold New England winters.

The main form of travel for the Quinnipiacs was by canoe. They relied on hunting, farming and fishing for sustenance. The weapons they use primarily included the bow and arrow; the shorter form used for hunting and longer for war.

In 1638, the English settlers in the area organized the Quinnipiac into four different “bands.” These included: the Momauguin of New Haven, the Montowese of North

Haven, the Shaumpishuh or Menunkatuck of Guilford and the Totoket of Branford.

Each individual band was led by a sachem or sagamore: a leader who held significant influence over the governing of the band.

Female leadership was also common among sachems.

THE SLEEPING GIANT LEGEND

There are many different versions of the legend surrounding the Sleeping Giant mountain. However, they all include Native American spirit “Hobbomock.”

In a book by Hamden historian Rachel Hartley, she described a man named Samuel Payne who wrote about his encounters with the Quinnipiac during the colonial period.

During his interactions, the Quinnipiacs shared information about their religion with Payne at what is now Sleeping Giant State Park. Although Samuel Payne was an actual resident of the New Haven area during this time, the information he obtained from the Quinnipiacs remains unconfirmed.

Thus, the Quinnipiac religion is still, in some aspects, a mystery. What seems like historical fact remains largely local legend.

During orientation, incoming students learn the “Quinnipiac Legend” and are encouraged to “live the legend” throughout their years spent at the university.

The legend tells the story of the Indian spirit, Hobbomock, who was cursed to sleep forever. However, his comrade, a large bobcat with blue and gold eyes, did not suffer such a fate. Hobbomock now forms the landscape of the Sleeping Giant mountain and watches over the land that surrounds it.

The Quinnipiac legend also claims the bobcat can be seen from time to time around campus and if you are brave enough to rub its paw, no harm will come to you.

According to the Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council, Hobbomock is a stone giant originating from an ancient time when giants roamed the earth.

At one point, Hobbomock sailed away in a stone canoe, causing the harmony between humans and all living creatures to become disrupted. This is because they no longer all spoke Wampano, the language of the Quinnipiac.

It is said that when Hobbomock returned, all living beings would once again speak the same language and harmony would be restored.

In a children’s book by Jason Marchi, Marchi tells a different tale of Hobbomock.

He explains that Hobbomock was a stone giant whose lessons for the Native American people included being kind and being stewards of the earth. Hobbomock then left for a short while, and when he returns and finds out that they had not been upholding the lessons he taught, he goes on a furious rampage.

A wise man then casts a spell over Hobbomock causing him to fall asleep on his back, creating the landscape of the Sleeping Giant mountain.

HISTORY LESSON

Adriaen Block, a Dutch fur trader and navigator, is responsible for the first historically recorded encounter with the Quinnipiac in 1614. Block introduced the fur trade to the inhabitants of the area, with a specific focus on beaver pelts. Due to the introduction of the Dutch West India Company in 1623, the trading became more prominent.

In 1633, the Dutch established a permanent trading post in the Connecticut River Valley. At this time, the English had also set up a trading post along the Connecticut

River and tensions between the Dutch and English began to rise. Also around this time were the health epidemics of 1630s. Large numbers of Quinnipiacs died due to bouts of smallpox and plague with the community brought over from the Old World by Europeans.

Further, the Pequot War of 1636 increased the power of the English within Connecticut and pushed some Pequots south into Quinnipiac territory.

What followed was a long list of treaties, establishing trade between the English and the Quinnipiac and establishing reservations for the Native Americans to live on. Quinnipiac land became New Haven and New Haven became an official colony with jurisdiction over the area. After 1665, the New Haven Colony became part of the General Assembly of Connecticut.

Some of the Quinnipiac reservations were located in East Haven, Totoket, Madison, Guilford, Derby/Orange and Waterbury (however, it is disputed whether the Waterbury reservation ever existed.)

By the 18th century, the Quinnipiac sold more and more land in order to generate income, while relations with the English worsened. The last of the New Haven Quinnipiac lands were sold in 1773, and the remaining Quinnipiacs emigrated to land purchased in Farmington.

The cultural and historical information provided in this article is attributed to John Menta. Menta was a Native American studies professor at Yale University and his thesis, titled “The Quinnipiac Cultural Conflict in Southern New England,” was praised by Iron Thunderhorse, Grand Sachem of the Thunder Clan of Algonquin Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council.

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The Sleeping Giant State Park holds a religious significance to the Quinnipiac Native Americans. Different versions of the Hobbomock legend all mention this historical site.

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WQAQ held its annual Music For Meals event last Saturday at The Space in Hamden.

Murder by Scooter, Wolves at Bay and Transit performed at the sold-out event. All proceeds went to a Hamden food shelter.

CULTURE SHOCK

By ALESIA BOUSA

$10 million dollar bra

The 18th annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will air Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 10 p.m. on CBS. Taylor Swift is the headline musical guest with Fallout Boy, Neon Jungle and A Great Big World also performing. The show will feature the store’s new line of garments along with this year’s Fantasy Bra, “The Royal,” worth $10 million. Candice Swanepoel will be the Angel lucky enough to wear the centerpiece. The show was filmed Wednesday, Nov. 13, with Angels that include Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss and others with a total 40 Angels, the most the show has ever featured.

Efron breaks fall with his jaw

Sometime over the weekend of Nov. 9 and 10, Zac Efron slipped and fell on a puddle of water in the entrance of his L.A. home.

Apparently Efron didn’t know the water was there, and now has his jaw wired shut so it will heal.

In addition, he also suffered a large cut that required stitches.

The actor is expected to have no issues healing from his injury.

“Hunger Games” premiers in London

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Comforting care packages

Supplement scandal on ‘Biggest Loser’

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As college students, most of us are away from home, which means rarely seeing our family and friends. Phone calls and Skype are sometimes not enough to cure a bad case of homesickness. So naturally, when an email pops into our inbox regarding a package to be picked up from someone we know, we are excited.

Most of us know what these packages consist of: the junk food Mom and Dad know you love, small notes reminding you someone cares or other necessities your family or friends believe you need. These care packages are small things that mean a lot and college students love them.

“Care packages from my family make my month,” said Amanda Elmo, a freshman from Brick, N.J. “No matter what they are filled with, it is a sweet piece of home sent to me at my ‘home away from home.’”

Or, if your friends or family are looking for an easy package to send, a popular website titled Coedsupply.com fills your care packages with “curated college essentials.”

Coedsupply.com says its process is done in three easy steps: “Sign up and join the club,” then “we send you the best new snacks, personal care and entertainment for college students.” Finally, “a Co-Ed supply box ships out to you on the 5th every month! Free Shipping!”

This website is ideal for any college student looking for the usual essentials in a care package but have loved ones who are not too skilled at putting one together, Regardless of the size or what is in it, it proves true that care packages put smiles on college students’ faces.

For those of you who have not yet received a care package from someone special, suggest Co-Ed Supply. You will not regret it. – C. Davis

Obesity is a pressing epidemic in the U.S., and it is commendable when media outlets take a stand to combat these issues. NBC’s show The Biggest Loser has been doing that since 2004, and one of the show’s biggest stars Jillian Michaels has spent that time acting as a role model for health.

Michaels, the official trainer on the renowned show, is someone who clearly works hard for her body and to help others who want to reach their own weight loss goals. However this past week the ethics of her training methods came under fire.

During the episode on Tuesday, Nov. 12 of this season, Alison Sweeney revealed something no one expected; Michaels broke the rules and gave her contestants caffeine supplements. For a trainer who always seemed to do what she was supposed to in order to help others, this setback came as a big blow to the respect that many viewers held for Michaels.

Maybe she wanted to benefit the contestants, but giving them this type of supplement to aid their weight loss without the doctor’s approval is against the show’s official rules, as well being morally questionable.

Many sources such as the UPI blog claim that the scandal is a network ploy for higher ratings. Regardless of the backstory, this is obviously an unacceptable occurrence, and reflects poorly on the competition as a whole.

This show is all about striving to get past internal conflicts and working your hardest to reach personal goals. Bringing in outside assistance or substances to accelerate weight loss is not the same as doing the work on their own, and the end result will not be as rewarding. – E. Soviero

On Monday, Nov. 11, the second installment of the Hunger Games trilogy “Catching Fire” premiered for the first time in London. All of the movie’s stars (Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hucherson, and Liam Hemsworth, just to name a few) were in attendance for the event. The highly anticipated movie also premiered in America on Monday, Nov. 18, in L.A. and will be released nationwide on Friday, Nov. 22.

N’Sync celebrity plans popstar wedding

The N’Sync singer is planning his wedding to boyfriend Michael Turchin. The couple have been dating since December 2011, and got engaged in September after Lance proposed. The N’Sync member is getting wedding advice from another member’s wife, Mrs. Timberlake, Jessica Biel. The two recently talked about the nuptials at another N’Sync pal Chris Kirkpatrick’s wedding. Bass said that “she’s going to be helping us a lot” with plans for the big day.

“Forever” singer dismissed from rehab

On Thursday, Nov. 14, Chris Brown was spotted in L.A. and not in his rehab facility leading many to believe he was done with rehab. His in-patient treatment that started on Oct. 29 is finished and he will be finishing the program through an out patient program. The 24-year-old singer’s entered rehab a day after his latest court appearance for another case of assault. Brown chose to enter the rehab program “to gain focus and insight into his past and recent behavior.”

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Kusmierski, Jackson crowned Ms., Mr. QU

By SHANNON CORCORAN Staff Writer

Burt Kahn Court suddenly went quiet.

Seconds later, Angela Romano and DeAndre Hinson, otherwise known as “Ms. and Mr. QU” walked out on stage firing jokes at one another and getting the crowd of approximately 75 spectators excited about what was in store for the evening. The time had come for the reigning pair to give up their crowns.

On Saturday night, the Student Programming Board crowned senior Ian Jackson and sophomore Brittney Kusmierski as the new “Mr. and Ms. QU.” Over the course of the evening, seven students competed in a variety of rounds that included school spirit, talent and formal questions with hopes of winning the crown and bragging rights for the next year.

The night started off with the introduction of each contestant, though short, it gave the audience a little peak into their personality and really got the attendees going. Once everyone was up on stage, they broke into a dance that included sweet sixteen staples like “Cotton Eyed Joe” and “Soulja Boy” to the current chart-toppers such as “Royals.”

Loaded with fun choreography, the dance was one of the last few moments before the battle began.

The rules of Round One were simple; amp up the crowd and show your school spirit to some capacity. Every contestant did it differently; sophomore Emily Fagan smashed her cymbals to get the audience riled up for some Bobcat action, and show opener, Abby Gzamere ran around the stage illuminating her

passion for Bobcat Nation. However, it was Kusmierski that ultimately stole the show when she got Boomer to come out into the crowd to help her with The cheers. It was the first of many moments that the small crowd made a surprising amount of noise.

Next up was the talent showcase. Similar to the spirit round, every contestant took a different angle and truly kept the audience on their toes excited for what was to come.

Filled with all sorts of performances and talents from comedy to monologues to singing and dancing, this round truly encapsulated the spirit of the night; fun and spontaneous with bits of Quinnipiac scattered in between.

Round standout, senior Elisha Dorsey impressed the crowd with his cover of the Hercules song “Go the Distance.” Instead of switching it up musically, Dorsey rewrote the lyrics to describe his experience at Quinnipiac.

“My mom is a classical singer and I’m classically trained as well, so I knew I wanted to sing for the talent part,” said Dorsey. “However, I also wanted to show my love for Quinnipiac in this round, which led me to changing up the lyrics to the Hercules song so that they exemplified my time spent here,” he continued. “I’m really happy with how it turned out and everyone did a tremendous job!”

After eliminating three out of the seven contestants mid show, the last two rounds of questions and formal wear began. Keeping with the spontaneous mood of the previous rounds, Romano and Hinson asked the finalists questions about their place in the QU community such as “describe yourself as a Ray and Mike’s sandwich.” As expected,

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Brittney Kusmierski and Ian Jackson were named Ms. and Mr. QU Saturday night at Burt Kahn Court. the answers were both entertaining and garnered a fair mix of laughter and cheers from the crowd.

When the night came to a close and Kusmierski and Jackson were crowned as the winners, their disbelief was apparent.

“I’m so excited to take over the throne as Mr. QU,” said Jackson. “To be honest, I didn’t think I’d make it to the finals let alone win, so this is a wonderful surprise for me.”

“I’m just really happy to be out here representing the school and can’t wait to see what

will come of this,” he said.

Kusmierski seconded Jackson’s sentiments and love for the university community as well.

“I’m genuinely obsessed with this school,” she said. “I just cannot believe that I won this event tonight, I never would have thought it was possible, especially since everyone that competed is so talented” she continued. “It’s just an honor and I can’t wait to hopefully use this title to benefit the community.”

How to stay fit this holiday season

By SARAH HARRIS

Go on runs together, make healthy recipes together and keep each other motivated.

Stay active by playing in the snow with your younger cousins and siblings, skiing and snowboarding.

Associate Arts & Life Editor

The holidays are coming up soon and everybody knows what that means: lots and lots of holiday feasting. After four months of college cuisine, a home cooked meal is like eating at a five-star restaurant. No more ramen. No more peanut butter and jellies. No more cafeteria food. Not only do we get to enjoy great food, we get to relax and take a break from endless hours spent in the library and frantically running from class to class.

As we are enjoying our time off, it is important to stay fit and healthy. Here are a few ways to enjoy this holiday season without indulging too much!

5. Keep track of your food and workouts

1. Avoid Binging at Holiday Parties People tend to not eat at all when they have a party to go to at night, then once they arrive to the party, they are starving. It is best to snack throughout the day so that once you get to the party, you aren’t starving to the point where you are shoving food down your throat. You’ll be able to enjoy the holiday treats more as well. Another tip, don’t hang out at the appetizer table at the party, you’re more likely to eat more there while chatting with friends.

2. Plan workouts Workout in the morning and you will be more likely to make wiser food choices throughout the day. If it’s cold where you

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Verizon’s FitBit Flex is an app which calculates steps, calories burned, distance walked and ran and general activity. live, try doing workouts that are easy to do at home. You’re more likely to not go to the gym when it’s cold out so try scheduling athome workouts. Another tip is to sign up for the turkey trot in your town, that way you have more motivation to stay in shape once thanksgiving comes around.

without drenching your turkey in gravy. If your mom dried out the turkey and it really needs some sort of sauce, try ketchup, mustard or low-fat gravy. Instead of covering your salads with high-calorie dressing, just use balsamic vinaigrette and a little bit of olive oil.

3. Avoid gravy, dressing, and high-calorie condiments

4. Make it a family event

You can still enjoy your holiday feasts

You’ll be with sisters, brothers and cousins. Have them join you while working out.

Keeping a food journal really does help you keep in mind what you’ve been eating and makes you more aware of your diet.

Verizon’s FitBit Flex is a great tool to use.

The FitBit Flex is a thin band worn around your wrist. It’s perfect when wanting to keep track of what you’re eating, sleeping patterns, how many calories you’ve burned and the amount of steps you take daily. The stats sync wirelessly right to your smartphone because you’re using the 4G LTE network.

On the app, you can enter what you’ve eaten and it will calculate your calories for you.

This way you will be more aware of what you’re eating and all the information is on your phone.

6. Choose wisely when it comes to drinks and desserts Make sure you only go to the dessert table once and choose wisely. There will be a lot of options. Some desserts are secretly packed with more calories than you think.

Another tip, stay away from the specialty drinks at coffee shops and bars. Even though they are drinks, they are extremely fattening, and as they say: don’t drink your calories.

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‘Cats love their coach

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IceCats and Sideline Cheeleading head coach Michelle Coppola also serves as a secretary for the College of Arts and Sciences.

By Mallory Robalino Special to The Chronicle

What do you get when you cross a dedicated mother, a hardworking secretary and the driving force of Quinnipiac’s two cheerleading powerhouses? The answer: Michelle Coppola.

Coppola is the head coach of both Sideline Cheerleading and the IceCats — not to mention

the creative mind behind Bobcats Madness every October. To all 51 of her cheerleaders, however, she is so much more than that.

“Michelle is constantly doing things for other people. She is not only a coach to us, but she’s also a second mom,” said Nicole Trotta, Sideline Cheer assistant.

Whether it is advice about school or a hug

whenever one is needed, Coppola is never out of reach. Time and time again, she never fails to show her steadfast dedication to the teams that she leads. Chloe Ambler, one of the captains for Sideline Cheer, appreciates the close-knit family she has come to know thanks to Michelle.

“She wants the best for us on and off the court, encouraging us to work together and not only be a team but to be a family, and that’s exactly what we’ve become: a cheer family,” Ambler said.

The example set forth by Coppola has created a mutual feeling of respect and closeness amongst both her teams.

“For us, Michelle is more than just a coach, or second mom,” said Alexa Panzarino, a captain for the IceCats. “She started what has truly become our support system. I would do anything for these girls and we owe our friendship and respect for each other to Michelle.”

When she is not driving back and forth between all the practices, games, and tournaments, Coppola is a secretary for the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as a mother of two.

Her son, Joey Coppola, is a freshman here at Quinnipiac who agrees, “The way she balances everything with her teams and works the way that she does while still being a full-time mother just makes me appreciate her so much more than I already do,” Joey said.

As most mothers know, hard work often goes unnoticed and Michelle is no exception.

“She puts so much time into what she does even if it goes unrecognized- and she never complains about a thing” Sideline Cheer captain Alyson Cerbone said.

Just when you think that her plate is full enough, Coppola continues to support Quinnipiac Athletics by organizing the annual Parent’s Weekend spectacle known as Bobcats Madness. Every aspect of the event, from the spirit group performances down to the gritty details of rehearsals and promotions (especially the finale), is overseen thanks to Michelle’s completely volunteered time and energy.

“Her dedication, enthusiasm, and eye for detail have transformed the entire dynamic of the event,” said Matt Calcagni, TD Bank Sports Center ticket manager. “With her leadership and coordination, she has helped unify the spirit groups as a whole, making the finale a must-see. I’m looking forward to next year’s performance.”

Whether it’s a warm hello when you pass her office in CAS 3, or an encouraging message when you’re down, Michelle has undoubtedly enhanced the lives of her cheerleaders and IceCats, serving as a role model and second mother to them while at school. Her unwavering dedication to the spirit of Quinnipiac truly shows in all that she does.

Women’s ice hockey upsets BC By nick palma Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team came into Friday unbeaten in the month of November. That streak was at risk when Boston College, who was also undefeated in November, came into High Point Solutions Arena riding a four-game winning streak.

The Bobcats have thrived off capitalizing on big opportunities and limiting their opponents scoring chances on the other end.

Quinnipiac was able to score a late goal in the third period, thanks to a play set up by Kelly Babstock that left Shiann Darkangelo with the opportunity to put a backhander past the glove of Boston College’s goaltender, Corrine Boyles.

That goal proved to be the gamewinning goal as the Bobcats defeated Boston College 3-2, improving their

record to 9-1-3 on the season.

Goaltender Chelsea Laden entered Friday’s game with a remarkable 0.85 goals against average, which places her second in the nation. On top of that, she ranks third in save percentage at .957 and leads the nation with five shutouts.

“She’s almost invincible, she’s giving up less than a goal a game,” Quinnipiac head coach Rick Seeley said.

“She’s a rock there and hasn’t given up a bad goal all year and it gives the team a lot of confidence with that type of goaltending.”

Laden hasn’t let up more than two goals in a game and a lot of her effort has been helped from her team’s defensive performance. Getting help on the defensive end has helped Quinnipiac control the games, not having to rely on the offensive attack late in the game.

“It’s been pretty solid. When you hold a team with four lines that BC has to six and seven shots in the first two periods, that’s a pretty strong defensive performance,” Seeley said. “Our kids are getting better and better. I thought the program as a whole took a big step today.”

It was a big step indeed as Quinnipiac remains undefeated in November, and continues to grow on its best start in program history.

Darkangelo was Friday’s first star of the game by scoring two goals. One that helped get the Bobcats on the board and tie the game up at one with 5:24 remaining in the second period.

Babstock and Meghan Turner assisted the goal where Darkangelo was able to wrap the puck around the net and sneak it past Boyles.

“When I first got the puck it was too close to shoot so I wrapped it

around, and I just tried to get the puck quick on the net,” Darkangelo said.

Quinnipiac completely dominated the second period by capitalizing on multiple scoring opportunities. They were able to get an edge late in the second period after Boston College’s Haley Skarupa was called for a tripping penalty.

With 53 seconds left in the second period, captain Amanda Colin scored a power play goal on puck that she found off a rebound. The goal was her fourth of the season and gave Quinnipiac a 2-1 lead heading into the third period.

“We always want to pick up garbage around the net and I thought Amanda did a great job of that on the second goal and then just Babs out of the corner hitting Shy for the winning goal was just a superior effort,” Seeley said.

The Bobcats were not able to add pressure on attack in the third when they started to play a defensive minded game. A double-minor checking penalty on Cydney Roesler at 10:40 in the third period swung the momentum in Boston College’s favor when Andie Anastos scored a power play goal.

Anastos’ goal tied the game up at two where the Bobcats looked like they were heading into overtime for their second consecutive game. Unlike usual, the team now needed to rely on its offense late in this match-up.

With about three minutes left in the game, Quinnipiac skated up the ice where Babstock was able to skate through a few defenders and assist Darkangelo right in front of the crease.

Darkangelo’s second and game-winning goal came at 17:57 in the third period and ultimately left Boston College with little time to come back.

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rundown MEN’S SOCCER QU 1, Iona 1, QU wins in PK’s, 7-6 – Friday Brandon Strain-Goode: 1 goal Borja Angoitia: 6 saves QU 0, Monmouth 0, QU wins in PK’s, 4-3 – Sunday Machel Baker: 4 shots Angoitia: 5 saves FIELD HOCKEY

American 3, QU 1 – Wednesday Jess Rusin: 1 goal MEN’S BASKETBALL QU 79, Albany 69 – Saturday Umar Shannon: 24 points WOMEN’S BASKETBALL UT Martin 102, QU 97 – Saturday Jasmine Martin: 25 points, 7 rebounds MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 3, Harvard 2 – Friday Alex Barron: 2 assists Brayden Sherbinin; 1 goal QU 3, Dartmouth 1, – Saturday Cory Hibbeler: 1 goal, 1 assist Barron: 3 assists WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 3, Boston College 2 – Friday Shiann Darkangelo: 2 goals QU 2, New Hampshire 1, – Saturday Morgan Fritz-Ward: 1 goal VOLLEYBALL Canisius 3, QU 1 – Saturday Niagara 3, QU 1 – Sunday WOMEN’S RUGBY QU 59, BU 15 – Saturday Navy 28. QU 5 - Sunday

games to watch MEN’S SOCCER QU at UConn. – Thursday, 7 p.m.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU at Princeton – Friday, 7 p.m.

QU vs. Princeton – Saturday, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. St. Lawrence – Friday, 3 p.m.

QU vs. Clarkson – Saturday, 3 p.m.

QU at Princeton – Tuesday, 7 p.m MEN’S BASKETBALL QU vs. Hampton – Wednesday, 7 p.m.

QU at Maine – Monday, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU at American – Saturday, 2 p.m.

QU at Missouri St. – Tuesday, noon

November 20, 2013

Game of the Week

Men’s soccer wins MAAC Championship By nick solari

Associate Sports Editor

Quinnipiac men’s soccer wins MAAC Championship Quinnipiac goalkeeper Borja Angoitia walked over to the sideline at the end of the second overtime period. The scoreless game was headed to penalty kicks, the winner of which would capture the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship crown and head to the NCAA Division I Tournament.

Angoitia sat alone on the bench while his teammates gathered on the field. He began to whistle to himself in a nonchalant manner, looking down toward the wet ground.

Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa walked over to Angoitia and informed the junior he would again take the first penalty kick in addition to playing in net, just as he had done in Friday night’s semifinal game. Angoitia slightly nodded, his eyes still peering towards the wet ground, all while he continued to whistle.

When it came time to start penalty kicks, Angoitia trotted out onto the field. He lined up for Quinnipiac’s first kick, and struck the ball past Monmouth goalkeeper Eric Klenofsky. Four rounds later, Angoitia made a diving save to his right off of a John Egan shot, securing a victory and a conference championship for the Bobcats.

“The emotions right now are between joy and relief,” Da Costa said. “We’ve been doing this for nine years, and it slipped out of our grasp a couple of times. To be able to see our guys, and how ecstatic they are, it’s beyond measure and beyond words.”

With the win, Quinnipiac is headed to its first NCAA Division I Tournament in program history. Prior to Sunday’s contest, the Bobcats had not beaten Monmouth in 10 games, their last win against the Hawks coming in 2004.

“It’s unbelievable,” Angoitia said. “We’ve always had confidence as a team, but to go this far and win and be heading to the NCAA Tournament is just something we’ve never experienced before. It feels amazing.”

Quinnipiac had not beaten Mon-

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Sophomore Stevenson Hawkey celebrates with Simon Brossier after the men’s soccer team wins the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship. mouth in the last 10 meetings prior to Sunday win over the No. 1 seed, going 3-12-2 in its history against the Hawks.

“I told coach [Da Costa] yesterday that I lost twice to Monmouth already, and that the third time was a charm,” Quinnipiac co-captain Simon Hinde said. “When I came to America I learned quickly that Monmouth was the team to beat, and I just can’t stop smiling.”

Hinde says sharing this win with his coach makes it worth more than anything he has ever experienced.

“He’s built this program up and had faith in playing real football,” Hinde said. We’ve had faith in him, he’s created a great program, and I’m very happy for him.”

The first half featured minimal scoring opportunities for both teams.

Monmouth had two free kick chances, but senior Paco Navarro couldn’t capitalize on either. The first came

almost 15 minutes into action, and Navarro lined the kick straight at Angoitia. The second chance came with under 10 minutes left in the half, but it was lined wide left of the goal.

Quinnipiac’s Tobi Esche, the last line of defense, stood strong throughout the half. “[The defense has] been perfect all season, that’s why the team went so far,” Angoitia said. “We are a team based on defense and we get clutch scoring here and there, and today was much of the same. Great team win.”

The Bobcats best scoring chance of the half came with just over 17 minutes remaining. Machel Baker got into Monmouth territory, but was turned away by MAAC Defensive Player of the Year Matt Jeffery.

Stevenson Hawkey also got a shot on net with 12 minutes left, but the shot was saved by Klenofsky.

The second half featured much of

the same, both teams strong in their own end.

The best scoring threat came from Quinnipiac’s Machel Baker with 10:57 left. Baker found the ball just outside of the box, spun and struck the ball towards Klenofsky in net. The shot went just wide right, though.

It was the best chance the Bobcats had gotten all day, and brought the Quinnipiac crowd on the far side to its feet.

“Our boys knew how much [the game] meant, and how big this game was,” Da Costa said. ”We would not be intimidated.

As the game progressed we started to show how technical we are, and how good of a team we are.”

With just under 10 minutes left in regulation, it was Monmouth’s turn to nearly end it. Derek Luke struck the ball towards the Quinnipiac net from just outside of the box, but Angoitia made a diving save high and to his right, keeping Quinnipiac’s season alive.

“He’s the biggest guy out on the field today. He was called upon late in the second half to make that save, and he came through again,” Da Costa said of his goalkeeper.

Monmouth and Quinnipiac then played two scoreless overtime periods, both teams with minimal chances. The game would be decided by penalty kicks, the same way both Quinnipiac and Monmouth had gotten to the championship game itself.

Angoitia and Hinde started it off strong for the Bobcats, each scoring on their chance. Brandon StrainGoode then missed, and Monmouth’s Joseph Schmid tied things up at two goals apiece through three rounds.

Esche then found the back of the net with his scoring chance, followed by a Monmouth conversion as well.

Simon Brossier was next up for Quinnipiac. He stuck the ball to the left side, just out of the reach of Klenofsy. Angoitia then made another momentous save, his largest of the season.

“The guy told me with the runup,” Angoitia said. “He knew if he missed it was over, and he gave me a telegraph telling me he was going across and I was able to save it.”

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championship from page 16 ever had at this campus,” Angoitia said. “[Sunday] we were all so excited for the game. After the game, it’s been nonstop until right now.”

With the MAAC Championship captured, the Bobcats will look towards their next matchup; round one of the NCAA Tournament tomorrow night at UConn. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

For Angoitia and the rest of the team however, there is still work to be done.

“Obviously, I’d say to win,” Angoitia said on what he would like to accomplish at the tournament.

“Definitely to give everything we have, no regrets. If we keep putting the performances, I’m very confident we make it very far.”

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The men’s soccer team celebrates after learning it will play UConn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

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Dribble, drive, slam

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Shots on goal allowed by the women’s ice hockey team in Saturday’s 2-1 win against New Hampshire.

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Rebounds the women’s basketball team had in Saturday’s 102-97 loss to Tennessee -Martin.

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Total blocks Allison Leigh has recorded this season for the women’s volleyball team, leading the MAAC.

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Clockwise from left: Senior Shaq Shannon controls the ball in the first half of Saturday’s game vs. Albany; Ike Azotam throws down a dunk in the first half; Zaid Hearst drives to the hoop in the second half.

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Darkangelo recorded two goals in Friday’s 3-2 upset over Boston College. The junior forward scored the game-winning goal with 2:57 left in regulation to give the Bobcats the victory. She also scored a goal in the second period to tie the game. Darkangelo posted an assist in Saturday’s 2-1 win against New Hampshire as well. bryan lipiner/chronicle

Barron recorded a career-high five assists in a weekend sweep of conference foes Harvard and Dartmouth. The sophomore defenseman collected two assists in Friday’s 3-2 win over the Crimson. In Saturday’s 3-1 win over Dartmouth, Barron assisted on all three Quinnipiac goals. matt eisenberg/chronicle

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Winning percentage for men’s ice hockey team, leading the nation.

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“The emotions right now are between joy and relief.

To be able to see our guys, and how ecstatic they are, it’s beyond measure and words.”

November 20, 2013

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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

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Clockwise from top: Simon Hinde hoists the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference trophy after Quinnipiac beat Monmouth in penalty kicks in the conference championship game on Sunday; Simon Brossier yells in celebration; Tobi Esche runs toward goalkeeper Borja Angoitia after Angoitia saves a penalty kick to clinch the championship.

By BRYAN LIPINER Sports Editor

Simon Hinde couldn’t put the hours he spent between the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship and the NCAA Selection Show into words.

On Sunday afternoon at Lessing Field in Fairfield, the Bobcats took home their first MAAC Championship, defeating Monmouth in penalty kicks, 4-3.

When MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year Borja Angoitia made the game-winning save, Hinde said his initial feeling was jubilation.

“I was ecstatic,” Hinde said. “I couldn’t even put words together.”

Less than a day later, Hinde and the rest of the team’s personnel learned they would be playing UConn Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

“So happy for the team, the coaches, and the school,” Hinde said. “Everything the team worked for from day one, they can’t take it off us now. We got it forever.”

Quinnipiac was forced to play to penalty kicks in both the semifinal and final games against Iona and Monmouth. Last Friday, the

Bobcats led Iona up until the 86th minute, when the Gaels knotted the game at 1. Quinnipiac would eventually top Iona in eight rounds of penalty kicks, 7-6.

Both nights, the game’s fate rested in Angoitia’s hands. Last year, Quinnipiac’s season ended via penalty kicks, losing to Saint Francis (Pa.) in the Northeast Conference semifinals. For Angoitia, the junior would need to erase the memories from last season to earn a win.

Though he let past nine penalty kicks, Angoitia made the saves

when it counted, also drilling two of his own from the line.

“He’s been clutch for us all year,” Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa said, his eyes glossy.

“When that fifth kick came, and we knew a save would put us through, I think everyone was quietly confident that he would come through at that moment.”

Following the game-winning stop, the team was presented with the MAAC Championship trophy, hoisting it to the delight of the Bobcats fans remaining in the crowd.

“It’s an overwhelming type of

excitement and joy,” Da Costa said.

“I’ve been working on this for nine years, getting to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in our program’s history; it’s a feeling that you always imagine.”

Angoitia said the 24 hours between Sunday’s championship and Monday’s selection show have been some to remember. Sunday evening, the team went out for dinner together, also reflecting on how far they’ve come.

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