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ARTS & LIFE: T.A.K.E TEACHES SELF DEFENSE P. 12

SPORTS: GOLF WINS MAAC P. 16

3+1 Comunications Program to begin Fall 2016

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Chartwells donates to QU301 service trip

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Senior Lindsay Banks holds the $1,000 check for the QU301 Dominican Republic service trip.

The money will be used to build a cafeteria in the neighborhood where students volunteer during their time abroad.

For Powers, the donation was an interest- to Chartwells to start talking about ways to ing surprise. Powers said one of his students help QU 301, and then she gave him the call from the fall, senior Lindsey Banks, wanted to start planning for future trips. Banks went See CHARTWELLS DONATION Page 3

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Chartwells donated $1,000 to the QU 301 program on March 30, 2016. The program is a class that sends students to other parts of the world for charitable work during school breaks.

A total of $2,000 was then set aside for building a cafeteria in the Kilometer six barrio, the neighborhood in the Dominican Republic where students volunteer, according to Professor John Powers, who is in charge of the program.

The money that Chartwells gave was won as prize money, according to Director of Dining Services Leean Spalding. Their parent company, Compass Group, holds a competition annually amongst each branch, considering their community service efforts through donated product and labor. The winner has the discretion to give that money to whatever group they want.

Spalding said Chartwells decided to give the money to QU 301 because they were smaller and they’ve done fundraising work for them in the past. Throughout the year, Spalding said Chartwells has also supported Greek life, Relay for Life, The Big Event and groups outside the Quinnipiac community, such as the YMCA in Cheshire.

Spalding would like for Quinnipiac to think of Chartwells as more than just the people who run food services.

“We should be a part of the community. We’re not here just to feed the students; we’re here to be a part of their life and support them in their endeavors,” she said.

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A select group of incoming freshmen will be the first to enter the School of Communications 3+1 program this coming fall.

The program will allow students in the School of Communications to graduate in four years with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree. Students within the program will complete their undergraduate study in three years and fulfill their master’s degree in the fourth year with Terry Bloom, associate dean of the School of Communications, as their advisor.

“I am going to be the advisor for the new [3+1 communications] students coming in so that they have a dedicated advisor up and running when they come in,” Bloom said.

“Students will also meet with people in their specific majors, but in terms of the setup, I am going to be there initially.”

This program is strictly for incoming freshmen students because of the time constraints.

“If you switch into the program your sophomore year, you need to be done a year later,” Blom said. “The timeline is very tight with it. You need to know what you are doing when you start.”

Tim O’Sullivan, the assistant director of admissions and head of applicant recruitment, said admissions determines which students will be a good fit for the “fast track” program by their academic performance.

“We look for students applying in to the School of Communications who fall in the top 20 percent of their graduating class and scored a 1200, not including the writing section, on the SAT’s or higher,” he said. “Or an equivalent ACT score of a 27 or higher.”

Admissions invited approximately 250 students to be part of the inaugural class.

“I think it is an extremely beneficial program being that it offers such great value to incoming students and their families,” O’Sullivan said. “You are virtually getting two degrees for the price of one while saving a student’s time in addition to their money with the fixed tuition rate for all four years. If you think about it, it’s really two less years in college and two more years in the work force.”

The 3+1 program is more than an academic group, it is also a community.

Currently, students enrolled in the 3+1 program will have the option be in a LiveWell themed community within the Dana residence hall, according to Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Cindy Long Porter. The LiveWell community focuses on the well-being of its members through stress management, yoga and spirituality.

Though students will only be placed in the LiveWell community their freshman year, several do tend to stay together, Porter

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April 27, 2016

STUDENTS SPEAK UP

On April 21, Vice President and Dean of Students, Monique Drucker, sent out a reminder to students about sticking to the code of conduct regardless of the warm weather. The reminder entailed the prohibition of glass bottles, outdoor speakers, alcohol paraphernalia and large crowds. Students voiced their opinions on the email.

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“I think the RA’s job is to make sure nothing wild and crazy happens to damage the dorms and there has been vandalism of the dorms before and recently too… [the email] makes sense, living here in a place that isn’t your own, it’s the schools [property] and you have to respect that.”

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Jakob Loren | Junior | Business “I thought [the email] was fine. The university is just trying to cover its bases and make sure kids don’t get out of control. I think most of the student body will follow the rules. I don’t believe it is a major issue in the grand scheme of things.”

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“I don’t know, I didn’t think [the email] was another way the university was trying to control us, but to remind us that we do have rules. And we have to conduct ourselves [in a certain manner] even though we’ve been stuck in our dorms because we will get a little bit rowdy.”

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“I feel that a code of conduct is needed for anything, under every circumstance, you need stability. I feel that everyone should have no problem with the email. The email is just assuring everyone to act in proper behavior.

I feel that it is fair only because it could lead to problems and it could be a compromise to the security of the campus.”

Beyond the Bobcats

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Twitter bomb threat at Trump rally

‘Purple Rain’ in theaters nationwide

Mini pink moon makes appearance

A 20-year-old man from Connecticut is being charged, according to authorities, for posting a bomb threat on Twitter at a Donald Trump rally on Saturday. Sean Morky tweeted, “Is someone going to bomb the trump rally or am I going to have to?” U.S. Secret Service contacted Connecticut State Police on Saturday afternoon. Police say Morky took to Twitter again to advise his family to leave the rally so they wouldn’t get hurt. Authorities tracked Morky’s tweets to a home in Waterbury, where he was taken into custody and released on $25,000 bond.

Fans paid tribute to Prince beginning on Saturday with day long screenings of his iconic movie “Purple Rain,” according to CBS2.

The film was shown at multiple AMC and Carmike theater locations in New York and New Jersey, as well as one theater in Connecticut. Screenings are being held until April 28.

Thursday marked the night of the smallest moon of the year. The Earth and the moon were the farthest apart from each other, earning the nickname “Mini-Moon” by astronomers. The moon was 30,000 miles away from Earth on Thursday night. Onlookers called this tiny moon the “Pink Moon” because it had a pink glow to it. According to a report from TIME, the nickname was introduced by Native Americans referring to the pink phlox flowers that bloom this time of the year. This special moon has earned other nicknames such as the Egg Moon and the Sprouting Grass Moon.

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Quinnipiac’s Relay for Life paints the campus purple

By VICTORIA SIMPRI Staff Writer

Quinnipiac’s Relay for Life hosted events during the week of April 18-22 as a part of it’s “Paint the Campus Purple” week.

The university used to host an event in the spring for Relay, but later moved it to the fall semester, according to Head Chair of Quinnipiac’s Relay for Life, Kathryn Pereira. The week serves as a way to celebrate Relay in the spring while still looking forward to the main event in the fall, according to Pereira.

Throughout the year, Quinnipiac’s Relay for Life works to raise money for the Relay for Life event which will take place on Sept.

10, according to Aureli. All the proceeds go directly to the American Cancer Society.

The committee campaigned all week to get the word out about Relay for Life and to get students to participate in events. Events included tabling, a pancake breakfast and a Panera fundraiser.

Teams for next semester’s Relay for Life event can be made online through the American Cancer Society’s website .

“We have a decent amount of teams right now, but we are looking for as many teams as possible. [A team] can be just a group of friends, or an organization or a fraternity or sorority, so any group of people or you can also just register as an individual; a lot of people do that too,” Aureli said.

Pereira has been a part of the committee since her freshman year and was appointed head chair this past year.

“The purpose of Relay for Life is to bring awareness and remember those lives that beat cancer, are currently battling or loved ones that we lost to cancer,” Pereira said.

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This year’s Quinnipiac’s Relay for Life will take place in September. Participants line the Quad with bags commemorating their loved According to Pereira, the luminaria ceremony is the biggest aspect of Relay’s “Paint the Campus Purple” week.

“It was actually really great; I believe we had probably about 50 people which is really awesome for such a small scale type event,” Pereira said. “In the years past, we haven’t had as many so that fact that we had this many this year I’m really excited.”

Sophomore Alexandra Clarke is the daughter of a survivor and attended a luminaria ceremony, an event held to honor people who have, had, or passed away from cancer, for the first time on April 21.

“My mom is a survivor and I lost two of my grandparents from cancer so I thought that it would be really interesting [to attend] considering I did the Relay in the fall,” Clarke said.

Clarke was able to connect with the speaker at the ceremony having gone through the same situation of having a parent battling cancer.

“It wasn’t the same time of my life but I knew what she was going through,” Clarke said. “She talked about how her mom started looking at her bucket list and that made it really surreal for me because my mom started that

for a second and she realized that you can’t look at life that way.”

Pereira puts into words what it means to be a part of an organization like Relay for Life after working to benefit so many people.

“Relay for Life means being able to be a part of something that’s bigger than us as individuals,” she said. “To be such a small part in such an amazing ripple effect, you can’t explain it; it’s like nothing else. You’re one person and you as one person can make such a big difference and that’s incredible. It’s so amazing I can’t even explain it.”

Spalding: ‘We’re not here just to feed the students.’

CHARTWELLS DONATION from cover about the donation.

“It was out of the blue.… We were really trying to figure out if there was any way we could get involved with Chartwells,” Powers said.

Powers has been at Quinnipiac for nine years, but he and his family have been helping out in the Dominican Republic for 25 years. The first time Powers went to the Dominican Republic was on a church trip with his wife, shortly after graduating college.

The church group was tasked with building a hospital. At first, Powers was not impressed.

“There were a couple of holes in the ground. This was going to be a hospital,” he said. “I thought that this was the biggest waste of time in my life.”

However, as more groups ranging from rotary clubs to businesses came to the area, the hospital began to take shape. Now, according to Powers, El Buen Samaritano Hospital stands four stories tall with 450 workers treating 50,000 people per year.

Powers said being on the ground is a different experience to the classroom portion.

Senior Gianna Costantino would agree with this. She went on the QU301 trip during her junior year. Like Powers, she had experience with community service trips before taking QU301. One of the things she liked seeing was the reactions of her classmates who were doing service trips for the first time.

“It was [a] very emotionally involved trip, and I think it brought everyone closer to go through something like this,” Costantino said.

Some of the memories Costantino had from the trip included helping a disabled man and building a house. She thinks that it

is important for Quinnipiac students to serve those in need.

“We’re very privileged here, so we have all the resources to give back. It’s [just] a matter of dedicating your time,“ she said.

Through the dedication of those who have been on the trip, Powers feels like Quinnipiac has been able to have a lasting impact on the world.

“So many people in the United States can’t say the word ‘Quinnipiac,’ but these Haitian barrios and these sugar cane villages in the Dominican, they all can say ‘Quinnipiac,’ because their house was built by Quinnipiac students; they’re eating today because of Quinnipiac students,” he said.

“So many people in the United States can’t say the word ‘Quinnipiac,’ but these Haitian barrios and these sugar cane villages in the Dominican, they all can say ‘Quinnipiac,’ because their house was built by Quinnipiac students; they’re eating today because of Quinnipiac students.”

– JOHN POWERS HEAD OF QU301 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TRIP Despite the recognition, Powers feels that giving back is the most important thing.

“People in the middle of those sugar cane villages aren’t going to donate to Quinnipiac or send their kids to Quinnipiac, but it’s just part of the effort. It shows that the heart of the university and the heart of Chartwells, in this case, is in the right place,” he said.

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CAMPUS BRIEFS Beta Theta Pi raises $3,300 for cancer society

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By Hannah Feakes

CAP to host final blood drive of semester The Community Action Project (CAP) is hosting the final blood drive of the semester Friday, April 29 in SC255 from 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m. The April 28 blood drive will be canceled by the Red Cross because there will not be enough staff available. Donations are by appointment and walk-ins are on a case-by-case basis.

QUAD to show ‘Wreck it Ralph’

QU After Dark (QUAD) will be showing the Disney Pixar movie “Wreck it Ralph” on Friday, April 29. The movie starts at 10 p.m. in the piazza. Snacks and drinks will be provided and the event is open to all students.

Delta Upsilon to host ‘The Bird is the Word’ On Saturday, April 30, from 12-4 p.m. on the Quad, the fraternity Delta Upsilon is hosting a badminton tournament to raise money for the Global Service Initiative. There will teams of three players and the cost is $5 per player. First place winner takes home the game “Spike Ball” or a $100 donation to the charity of their choice.

Students who want to participate can email a team roster to deltaupsilon@ quinnipiac.edu.

Seminar to learn about credit Students can attend a seminar to learn everything they need to know about their credit score. The seminar will reassure students who do not have a good credit score with ways to improve it. Mary Cunningham (MBA, Masters in Counseling & a Certification in Financial Planning) will host the event on April 20 at noon. in the School of Law Center (SLE 312) on the North Haven campus.

Central European Club to sell pierogies On Tuesday, May 3, from 5-7 p.m., the Central European club is selling $5 plates of pierogies. The event will take place in the upper cafeteria on the Mount Carmel campus. The club is a new and developing organization on campus that wants to spread cultural awareness of different countries in Central Europe. The money collected will go towards raising funds for the organization.

By JENNIE TORRES Staff Writer

Fraternity Beta Theta Pi proved once again that their drive to help the less fortunate can be done through the power of comedy.

Beta Theta Pi hosted their second annual ‘Stand Up Against Cancer’ event on April 21 to raise money for the American Cancer Society [ACS]. Exactly $3,300 was raised and the money donated went towards ACS’s cancer research as well as helping them discover new ways to prevent the disease and continuing their programs.

Junior and President of Beta Theta Pi Andrew Croteau said the stand up event was created in order to give students an outlet to release their quick wit creativity while contributing in the fight against cancer.

“Mostly everyone somehow is either directly or indirectly connected with this disease,” he said.

“Stand up, although a humorous event, gives those affected by this serious disease a place to escape for a couple hours.”

Junior and philanthropy chairman of Beta Theta Pi, Ben Handwerger, was a major component to organizing the event.

“I just want to bring it to the next level, get more people involved, get more organizations involved, to make it more of a community Quinnipiac event as opposed to a Beta philanthropy event,” Handwerger said.

There were 12 students who got up on stage and made jokes about topics such as their family

life, their most embarrassing moments or their wildest experiences while on campus.

There were multiple raffles that offered prizes including a Dunkin Donuts gift card, a Starbucks gift card and even a floor seat ticket for the Wake the Giant Spring Concert.

Freshman, Zach Leichter, who is also a member of Beta Theta Pi, volunteered at the event by collecting the money for the raffles.

“We started off the day with nothing in the raffles and [then] we probably got like 50 names per raffle. A lot of people were willing to give a dollar or two,” he said.

“It was nice to see people come out, even if people weren’t going to show up, they still wanted to donate so that was nice to see.”

Sophomore Beta Theta Pi sweetheart, Alexa Zeoli, was glad to see the members of Beta Theta Pi put on such an engaging event for a good cause.

“I am extremely proud of the boys for raising the amount of money that they did. I can’t wait for next year,” she said. ”Every contestant was hilarious and I was really impressed how many people have the confidence to get up on stage and make people laugh for 10 minutes.”

After all of the comedy acts, a panel of judges announced the top three winners of the stand up.

First place winner was senior Nicole Filardi from Kappa Delta, coming in second place was junior Ossama Awan from Phi Gamma

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Senior Nicole Filardi won this years ‘Stand Up Against Cancer’ event hosted by Beta Theta Pi. Delta, and third place was senior taking a shot at the actual stand Alison Hansen from Alpha Delta up.”

Filardi was initially nervous Pi. Filardi attended Beta’s philan- to go on stage. However, as she thropy event last year, but it wasn’t addressed her story, she progresuntil this year that she decided to sively grew more comfortable in expressing herself to the crowd, participate.

“Beta Theta Pi’s Stand Up and was genuinely surprised that Against Cancer philanthropy event her story managed to help her win is not only very unique, but also the comedy show.

“When they were ready to analways proves to be a great time,” she said. “Last year, I enjoyed nounce the winners I really didn’t hanging out and laughing in the think I won,” she said. “I was just crowd, but after some of my sis- happy that I stepped outside my ters encouraged me to tell a family comfort zone and tried something story that they heard me tell once that I’ve always enjoyed.” before, I found myself, this year,

QU adds another accelerated program SOC PROGRAM from cover said.

Though the School of Communication 3+1 LiveWell community sounds appealing, some students disagree.

Junior Erica Daigle, a nursing major at Quinnipiac, said she thinks the LiveWell community isn’t the best idea for everyone. “ I think the 3 + 1 program can be beneficial for the right type of people,” Daigle said. “I think that sometimes a major all living together sometimes isn’t the best idea, but I think for freshmen it can be helpful because they get to know people better in their same major and it helps them build relationships and provide support for each other.”

The 3+1 program has many benefits including a fixed tuition for all four years, four years of guaranteed housing, guaranteed placement in the QU in LA program, and special programming provided by the School of Communications.

Although there are many advantages to joining the program, Bloom emphasizes that it is not for every student.

“I think you have to be a special type of student,” she said. “One of the goals of this program is to attract some of the higher tiered students, to give them some incentive. For the students who can handle the workload and the time

commitment and management. It is a different way to approach the job market for sure.”

Freshman journalism major, Lauren McGrath agrees. McGrath said she believes a student entering this program has to be well equipped in order to withstand the workload associated with the intensive course study. “ I think the idea of graduating with a master’s and a bachelor’s in your field, in only four years and with your class is amazing in theory,” McGrath said. “But I don’t understand how the incoming freshmen, who barely know college work in general, are going to do with this extensive college work, which is so much more than the average college student can take.”

Communications graduate student Tom Albanese said he believes the 3+1 program is essential in that it allows students to achieve a master’s degree faster, a degree that gives students an edge in the job market.

“I think it’s really cool what they’re doing now with three years plus the one for the master program because, I mean, you get your four years of education and it helps in the end,”Albanese said. “ Personally, I thought I needed the additional grad year just because I wanted to sharpen my skills and, to tell you the truth, this grad year really helped open my eyes.”

The School of Communications is the second 3+1 program to start at Quinnipiac, after the School of

Business. “[The program] has been really successful for the business school, they’ve had a really tremendous response to it, and tremendous retention, their students are doing well, having great experiences, and so watching that model flourish, made us want to try it in the school of communications,” said Bloom.

“One of the goals of this program is to attract some of the higher tiered students, to give them some incentive. For the students who can handle the workload and the time commitment and management. It is a different way to approach the job market for sure.”

– TERRY BLOOM ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS

Existing communication students believe that this new program will expand the school and help build the prestige and reputation that School of Communications has built for itself thus far.

“I’m passionate about what I do and I think the school being up there in terms of a school that not only has a top program in communications, but top programs in business and now the medical

school as well to add into that,” Albanese said. “Quinnipiac has done an amazing job in terms of what they’ve been able to do in the five years I’ve been here… In terms of communications I think the program is definitely on the rise, the professors are amazing.”

When students apply to the university, if they are eligible based on certain criteria, once they are admitted to the university, there is a separate invitation into the 3+1 program. Those who are eligible are invited to pursue it.

“So far, we are really pleased with the response it has been getting,” Bloom said. “We had a special session during the admitted students days about the program and invited the families of students who qualified for it and we probably met with around 65 families.

I’ve had a lot of email traffic and a lot of really good questions, which help us think about the nuances to it.”

Students who are in the program must adhere to the university requirements and have the opportunity to either minor in the school of communications or in any other school.

“We are super excited for launching this! I think the kinds of things it is going to do not only for the students, but for the kinds of thing we can do for the school. The kind of work that these really great recruits are going to bring to the school is exciting,” Bloom said.

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Fetty finally came our way

Many students expressed disappointment in the concert

By THAMAR BAILEY Associate News Editor

Fetty Wap woke the giant on April 22 for the Student Programming Board’s (SPB) annual spring concert.

Students lined up outside TD Bank Sports Center long before the doors opened at 6:30 p.m. Opener William Singe performed before Fetty Wap’s DJ and Remy Boyz took the stage.

Around 9:30 p.m., Fetty Wap made his appearance and performed his hit songs such as “Trap Queen,” “679” and “My Way.” The night before the concert Fetty Wap was in a motorcycle accident, according to Associate Director of Campus life and Student Programming Board Advisor Stefano Fasulo. As a result, he did not show up for his performance at SUNY Brockport, according to WHEC Rochester. This left Quinnipiac students questioning whether or not he would perform at the Wake the Giant concert.

Freshman Mary Lively is one student in particular who questioned Fetty Wap’s attendance.

“For the most part I had fun but I was a little skeptical when he didn’t come on stage right away, because he skipped his last event,” she said.

Fasulo said Fetty Wap did arrive late and missed his mic check. However, upon Fetty Wap’s arrival his team checked the equipment and everything was deemed satisfactory for the performance.

The overall show received mixed reviews based on the performance.

Freshman Alexis Emanuilidis claimed she set her standards low in order to avoid disappointment.

“I thought it was good,” Emanuilidis said. “I was expecting less because people said that he only sings like two songs, so he was okay. But the opening acts were horrible. They were so bad. He only sang like four songs that everybody knows.”

Freshman Mackenzie Campbell said she did not enjoy the show at all.

“I personally don’t even think he’s a good rapper,” Campbell said. “He was not good live. I think that the only good thing about it was that he threw one hundred dollar bills into the audience, but I didn’t benefit from it because I was in a seat.

Students nearly filled the TD Bank Sports Center for the highly anticipated Wake the Giant concert.

I was not happy with it and I didn’t enjoy it.”

Sophomore Tyler Vaillette had a more neutral approach but still wasn’t happy with the amount of time Fetty Wap was on stage.

“I did not think it [the concert] was all that great, but it wasn’t bad. I was unhappy with his short set and mediocre performance,” Vaillette said Several students speculated that Fetty Wap’s actual performance on stage only lasted close to 30 minutes and therefore thought his compensation would reflect a breach of contract.

Lively said she believes Fetty Wap’s short performance should be reflected in his compensation for the performance.

“The fact that he didn’t perform for very long after he kind of screwed a lot of schools over pisses me off,” Lively said. “I think that it would be a really good idea for them to give Fetty Wap only a portion [of his pay]. Maybe not even half because he came on for half an hour and it’s not like he necessarily needs the money, he’s a millionaire.”

Fasulo says otherwise. After reviewing the performance, Fasulo said Fetty Wap did not break contract.

“Unfortunately, that’s misinformation and [Fetty Wap] has been compensated,” Fasulo said. “At the end of the day they fulfilled all contractual agreements… We agreed upon a minimum of 50 minutes. And so when we tie in his DJ plus the time he was on stage, which was close to 40 [minutes], he went over 50 minutes.”

At the end of his performance, Fasulo said Fetty Wap had to be carried off the stage due to his injuries from his the accident.

“So he was in a lot of pain after the show and he needed to be carried off the stage,” Fasulo said. “Fortunately, we had medical on standby for the concert itself so we were able to utilize some of the services for him as well.”

After reflecting on the event, freshman Cassandra Krebs said that the concert wasn’t worth the money she spent on tickets.

“I just don’t think he was worth the $25 dollars I paid per ticket,” said Krebs. “I paid for $100 for four because it was my birthday and my sister came and so did some of my other friends. So I just dropped a lot of money for a half hour which is ridiculous.”

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Opinion TWEETS OF THE WEEK Fetty Wap: “hey Quinnipiac University, 1738!” *proceeds to have his crew play one of their random songs* ‫@‏‬TyDroste13 Tyler Droste No shuttles to Toad’s on May Weekend? Bold strategy Quinnipiac lets see how this plays out... @Justin_Cloutier Justin Cloutier Fetty wap comes to QU... So do 4 ambulances. @emilyciruolo Emily Ciruolo Rob’s Toad’s shuttle is officially open this weekend. HMU. @RobCiambra Rob_Ciambra

YAK OF THE WEEK I get unnecessarily angry when they take away big cups for May Weekend... I promise I’m just super thirsty and want the water.

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I don’t have time for this

Make booking rooms easier for student leaders I didn’t realize how annoying and tedious booking rooms for an organization could be until I became a student media leader.

Of course I didn’t believe “The Chronicle” would magically show up on the doors of the Carl Hansen Student Center rooms, but I had no idea how challenging it would be to find rooms that work and accommodate our needs.

Our former editor-in-chief, Julia Perkins, sat with me for two hours while I jumped back and forth from the Event Management System (EMS) and DoYouQU to set up our four weekly meetings for each semester.

At first, learning to book rooms was easy.

You schedule your events through EMS, pick the room and submit. You can set a recurrence time if your meeting is weekly, so you can book rooms en masse. This is much easier than clicking every week and booking a room.

Event scheduling on DoYouQU was not as easy as one would hope. After the quick transaction on EMS, I was expecting a similar situation.

I was horribly wrong.

It takes twice as much time to fill out DoYouQU events as it does while working with EMS. There are three problems I have with DoYouQU. When scheduling your meeting, there is no recurrence button. Instead, you have to click “add another event” for that same meeting and click on the calendar. Then you have to make each time and location match the EMS request, or you could risk being denied the

space reservation.

I don’t know if anyone else realizes this, but this takes a long time to do. Especially for me considering I have four meetings that have to be scheduled weekly for each semester.

My next problem involved the descriptions.

DoYouQU asks for three different descriptions of your event: an overall description, the purpose of your event and another detailed description.

Every single description SARAH DOIRON I had to write was just a Editor-in-Chief variant of explaining the @SarahDoiron31 same thing. This also takes a lot of time to do.

My final problem with DoYouQU are the Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs). It’s not enough to click on what your members are getting out of these meetings, but you have to describe how these ELOs are being applied.

I can understand why ELOs exist. It is important to only schedule events that students benefit from socially and academically. I can understand the need for organization leaders to apply these ELOs. It is easy enough to look up what these ELOs mean. The Quinnipiac website defines each ELO and there are also buttons on DoYouQU that lead to their definitions.

But it’s tedious to have to explain these ELOs on DoYouQU and how they apply to eachmeeting.

It sucks up a lot of time. Time I don’t have.

Time I need to be spending working with my

staff to provide the best news content we can for the Quinnipiac community. Time I need to complete my homework and study for tests.

Time I need to eat, time I need to sleep and so on.

While I do think it is important to have events that will benefit the students who attend, I think ELOs are unnecessary. If the members of your organization are benefitting from the meetings, it will show in the work they do for the organization. I don’t think it should be mandatory to explain what students will get out of each meeting.

I also think having two systems to schedule events on is counter productive.

It would be beneficial for all organizations to make booking rooms for events a streamlined process. If we have to keep ELOs and we have to include descriptions of our event, we should only have to use one system. Either put it all on DoYouQU or put it all on EMS, because it’s much more confusing to have two different systems and make sure your event times and dates match.

I had so much more to learn from the previous editor-in-chief and this is the one piece of knowledge passed onto me that actually stressed me out.

If event and meeting scheduling was less time consuming and confusing, I think all of the organization leaders would really, really appreciate it.

For sanity’s sake, pick up your trash I love the outdoors. Sleeping Giant State Park and the surrounding woods are a huge part of why I came to Quinnipiac University in the first place. I love fishing, hiking and just taking in the natural beauty of the world. Nature provides me with plenty of ways to get SAM DACOSTA away from all the stress of Associate Sports Editor daily life in order to find @Sam_DaCosta_9 some peace and quiet.

That being said, I hate seeing empty bottles float by me on the Mill River while I’m fishing at Sleeping Giant State Park. It’s sad to see empty beer cans along the shoreline at Clark’s Pond on New Road. It takes away from the natural beauty of some of my favorite places, and it’s harmful to the plants and wildlife in the area.

If you are out in the woods or anywhere at all, please pick up after yourselves. It only takes a few seconds and it helps keep the local environment healthy and beautiful.

For myself and others, a lot of the beauty of the forest comes from the idea that it seems to be one of the few places left that remains untouched by humanity. Seeing trash scattered throughout the woods really takes away from the ambiance.

There are plenty of other people like me who appreciate the woods and natural scenery. We would greatly appreciate it if you picked up your trash; it is such a simple task. Do it for people like me, or at least do it for the wildlife.

There have been many cases of serious injury or death to animals after eating or suffocating on trash. According to litterinfo.org, animals can also be caught in plastic and metal waste or cut by cans and broken bottles. On top of that, much of the trash left behind can become a breeding ground for flies and mosquitoes which spread diseases – not just to wildlife, but to people as well.

According to Beth Saff of lovetoknow. com, litter can also contaminate soil and affect plant growth. When plants grow through contaminated soil, the plants themselves can become contaminated which could cause illness to the animals that eat them. If there is enough contamination in the soil, plants may not be able to grow in an area at all.

Please take the 30 seconds out of your day to pick up after yourselves. It really doesn’t take long at all to find a trash can and if you are in an area where you can’t find one, it really is not that inconvenient to just hang onto your trash until you can find a place to throw it away. Throwing trash away is such a simple thing for anyone to do and not doing it can cause so much harm.

For some reason, it seems as though enough people are too careless and too lazy to do something that most of us were trained to do as children and simply throw trash away. It’s a shame that people avoid such a simple task despite the harm that they can cause.

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Before Pepsi cups and Kan Jam were all the rage, May weekend was a recognized event by the university.

Now the Student Government Association is proposing the university sponsor it once again. Here is some information on why May weekend is not currently recognized by the university and its potential future at Quinnipiac. -S. Doiron, N. Hanson & K. Riello

May weekend’s past As the school year winds down and the weather gets warmer, many students are looking forward to celebrating their academic successes and spending time with friends.

For many years, May weekend allowed students to wind down and celebrate before finals week. During the last weekend of April, students could gather on the Quad where there would be food trucks, concerts and other events.

But on May 7, 2007, the university brought an end to this Quinnipiac tradition.

Originally created to celebrate the founding of Quinnipiac, former Chief of Public Safety, David Barger, said May weekend eventually lost its true meaning to students.

“It just didn’t have its real meaning anymore to the students,” he said. “As we moved along, what happened after dark was the big thing.”

May weekends in the past were planned by the Student Programming Board, which was once called the Social Programming Board. According to the April 3, 1967 issue of The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Friday classes would be cancelled leading up to May weekend. There would be talent shows, a picnic at Holiday Hill in Cheshire and a formal event at night. Students had to pay to participate in May weekend and could drink alcohol freely across campus.

In the 1960s and 1970s, 29 states lowered the legal drinking age to align with the reduced military enlistment and voting age,

The future of May weekend Even though May weekend is no longer recognized by the university, administration still makes an effort to make sure students are behaving responsibly during this time of the year.

Vice President and Dean of Students Monique Drucker sent an email to all undergraduates on April 21 reminding students of appropriate behavior as the warm weather approaches.

“This nicer weather, along with the approaching end of the school year, has put us all in a celebratory frame of mind,” Drucker said in the email. “Please keep in mind that, whether you are on or off campus, in the residence halls, the classroom or at social events, the Student Code of Conduct remains a behavioral expectation.”

In the past, the Department of Public Safety has increased the amount of Public Safety officers on campus as well as Hamden Police officers for May weekend. Former Chief of Public Safety David Barger said Public Safety brought in extra officers from the Hamden Police Department to patrol the campuses and offcampus housing in May 2013.

Chief of Public Safety Edgar Rodriguez did not respond in time for publication about Public Safety’s plans for this year’s May weekend.

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In 2007, a female student was crossing Whitney Avenue from Krauszer’s convenience store to Andale’s bar. After the student was struck and killed by a car, administration sat down with President John Lahey to reevaluate May weekend’s purpose.

“We had students being very intoxicated to the point where they had to be transported. We had vandalism that was far above and beyond any vandalism we had at any other time in the year,” Barger said. “Coupled with the deaths that we had...we had to look out for the welfare of the students.”

In an email sent in 2007 by former Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Kathleen McCourt, the Quinnipiac tradition was shut down. May weekend was no longer going to be sponsored by the university.

“Unfortunately, as we saw again this year, May weekend has become an event where many students consume excessive amounts of alcohol and behave in ways that place their own safety and the safety of others at risk,” McCourt said in the email.

“Throughout the weekend, there were students who exhibited a lack of respect for other members of the university community, including staff and security, by serious and repeated violations of university policies.”

McCourt explained these problems included arrests for breach of peace, injuries, the illegal use of alcohol, accusations of sexual assault and incidents of vandalism.

“As a consequence, a number of students may not be continuing their studies at Quinnipiac,” she said. “It has become apparent that the behavior exhibited during May weekend is inconsistent with our core values and literally puts students and staff at risk.”

For Vice President of the Student Government Association (SGA) Carly Hviding, May weekend is one last “hoorah” before finals week.

“The university stopped recognizing May weekend and on-campus programming that weekend nine years ago, but the students continue to use the last weekend in April as a weekend to have parties,” Hviding said.

Hviding said the good intentions of May weekend were lost when students began to get out of control and destructive.

“My impression is that the university isn’t opposed to the students celebrating a year of hard work and enjoying the weather, but some of the behavior gets out of control and puts the students in unsafe situations,” she said.

At this point in time, the university does not have plans to sponsor programming on May weekend, according to Associate Vice President for Public Relations John Morgan.

But Hviding said SGA is making a case to administrators to have May weekend recognized by the university once again.

“The university is caught in a tough place between not recognizing it as an official event but also having to take preventative measures to keep students safe,” she said. “SGA has had meetings and has worked on a proposal to get some on campus programming for that weekend in the future to see if it

curbs some of the student behavior and can serve as a more fun, safer, celebratory outlet for the students.”

SGA is currently looking at student behavior and campus culture to see how it plays into decisions made about May weekend, according to Hviding.

“Right now, on an average weekend, we have hallways in Commons being destroyed and students being arrested in New Haven,” she said. “If you pair already unsafe and destructive behavior with a weekend infamous for students being out of control, you can see where the university’s concern comes from.”

As of right now, SGA’s proposal has not been approved.

“SGA is still in the process of meeting with administrators and trying to look at the cause of the original ban and also overall student behavior,” Hviding said. “It won’t be recognized if it’s going to put students at risk.”

Hviding said SGA is trying to compromise with the university by changing May weekend to some form of recognized spring weekend.

“If it were to be accepted, the next steps would be to investigate funding, planning and execution of the weekend,” Hviding said.

“Since I’m graduating, I’m not working on this project anymore so if it were to be rejected, the next steps would be up to the new leaders of SGA if they choose to continue to pursue it.”

A look At past MAy Weekend festivities

Called “Quinnipiac Day,” celebrating the founding of the college. A parade of floats with decorated cars in Hamden.

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including Connecticut, according to MADD. But as a result of the increase in many alcohol-related accidents and deaths, Connecticut and 15 other states increased their legal drinking age to 21 in 1983.

In order to accommodate the change of the legal drinking age, the university created new procedures and rules for students to follow during May weekend, according to the May 12, 1983 issue of The Quinnipiac Chronicle. The university created separate areas during their annual picnic: one for drinkers and one for nondrinkers.

Though the weekend allowed students to relax prior to finals week and commencement, Barger said students forgot what May weekend was about long before he started in 2000.

“May weekend really started to miss its mark as to what it was supposed to have been, and it started to move further and further away [from that idea],” Barger said.

As students forgot the true meaning of May weekend, they began to feed into what Barger referred to as the “urban legend” of May weekend. Even when the weekend was still sponsored by the university, alcohol was and continues to be what students think May weekend is all about.

Barger said in one of the earlier May weekends he worked, there were 72 arrests involving Quinnipiac students and their visitors.

“We don’t have 72 arrests in a year...but yet we get them all in one weekend?” he said. “How do you come to terms with that?”

Alcohol-related arrests were not the only thing that started to take a toll on the university. According to Barger, several students were killed throughout the years on this particular weekend.

A picnic, a formal, a talent show, classes cancelled, musical performances that included ‘The Outsiders’ and ‘The Left Banke’.

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Camel and elephant rides, roller skating around campus, a BBQ and musical acts.

Ball n’ Bounce, tarot card reader, comedian Pauly Shore, a recording studio and airball.

Dave Matthews was the musical performer.

Ice cream, fried dough, henna, comedian Dane Cook performed, face painters and inflatalbes on the Quad.

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Been there, done that

Seniors shared advice and tips for May weekend -T. Bailey “May weekend’s a fun time, but don’t expect anything too much. Definitely eat, make sure to eat and don’t do anything stupid, don’t get arrested. It’s mostly just a good time on campus and you just celebrate Alexander how nice it is outside Castellano and be with your friends one last time before summer.”

“My advice would be to know your limits and to take it easy. I know if it’s one of your first May weekends there will be like a lot of hype and stuff but you should really mix in a water if you’re going to drink and also be Leah really responsible.

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“Don’t be stupid, because a lot of people are and you don’t want to be in that group, but you can still have a lot of fun if you just make smart choices.”

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“I definitely think students should think about who they're going to trust to definitely be in your group of friends, that you want to hang around the most. And just be aware of everything around you always and like always be with somebody that you know you’re gonna trust with your life.

Domenique So if something does happen you know DeLucia that you’re all set.

That’s something that you shouldn’t have to be worried about. So just be around people you trust and you know have your best interest at heart.”

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Elephant and camel rides were part of the weekend’s festivities in 1985.

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2015’s May weekend gave many students the chance to get a selfie with the university’s very own president

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Lay down the tracks Cross country star uncovers true self

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By AMANDA HOSKINS Contributing Writer

Many people who drive to campus will tell you that it is not unsual to see 14 young men running down Mount Carmel Avenue on a daily basis. Five-foot-11 Salvatore Siciliano is one of these men, but running isn’t all he does.

For the sophomore who grew up in Guilford, just 13 miles from campus, his life at Quinnipiac is far different than what it was back home.

Back at home, Siciliano was the role model. He’s the oldest of four, with two younger brothers and a little sister. People expected things out of him, especially his parents.

“I wouldn’t say my parents were controlling, but my parents were definitely focused on keeping me as that role model and keeping me as good as possible,” he said.

His mom, Clotilde Siciliano, says he worked hard to be the best role model he could be.

“He took it very seriously,” Clotilde said. “I have to say he is a really good big brother. He knows they watch his every move.

Especially his two youngest ones, he couldn’t be a better big brother to them.”

Moving away to college allowed Sal to be on his own and to not have to worry about who was watching and the example he had to set for his younger siblings. He chose to major in journalism and figured he would continue running.

In high school, the focus was running. He was the top runner on his team and captain for both the cross-country and track teams.

Sal was recruited to run for the Bobcats, and without thinking too much into it, he accepted.

“I just went for it,” Sal said. “I didn’t really look at any other schools. They just wanted me, so I said, ‘Sure, why not?’”

Since he wasn’t far from his hometown, Sal thought he would meet a similar crowd here at Quinnipiac. However, as freshman year continued, he started hanging out with different types of people than he did in high school. He started doing things because they made him happy, not because he had to.

“I feel like I became more comfortable when I left home and once I was living on my own,” Sal said.

Eventually, he started changing his style. He says he laughs at

the face he sees when he looks at his student ID card, because it is such a different person.

“I think I’ve always been the type of person that just wanted to be completely different from what I thought was normal and just wanted to stand out,” he said.

His face lights up as he talks about the person he has become.

“I just feel like I had to contain it and I feel like once I got here I could just kind of explode and I have never stopped exploding,” he said.

Music was one of these interests that “exploded” for Sal. He remembers the memories of when him and his brother used to rap Eminem lyrics. They would go back and forth for hours to see who could rap the fastest and the most accurately.

“People like to say I changed, and I like to say I just got better, just became myself.”

– SAL SICILIANO SOPHOMORE, JOURNALISM MAJOR His parents love music and a few of his family members have careers in the music industry. Each day on the way to and from school, Sal was that kid on the bus with earbuds in his ears, moving to the beat and embracing the sounds.

During junior year of high school, he started his own YouTube page. He would make up his own raps and send them around to his friends to watch. Eventually, he became busy juggling everything, and his YouTube videos faded.

This might be surprising, because his mom says he was always a shy kid. She worried about what his passions were, if he had them.

“I was always a little worried about him because of his shyness,” she said. “He always had a lot of sensitivity and emotions that we never quite knew what he was going to do with.”

She says his first passion was his running, but his music has

created an even deeper passion for him.

It was the spring semester of freshman year. Sal sat at a formal event about making money and having a successful future. The session discussed what students should be doing to make a buck and stay on track for a career.

Sal was miserable. He kept thinking to himself, “Of course I want to make money, but this is not how.”

Now in college, Sal has gone back to music. He started rapping again and putting together videos for YouTube. During the spring semester of his freshman year, Sal started thinking about how he wanted to make money in the future, and he knew that wasn’t in running.

Sal was blunt about that with his dad. He told him he wanted to make music. The next day, he knew for sure that his dad, a music lover himself, was behind him 100 percent.

“I guess he kind of saw himself in me and said, ‘Alright, I’m going to give this kid a shot,’” Sal said.

His dad went out and bought him a whole new set of equipment.

From then on, Sal’s dad acted almost as his agent. He says his dad is always critiquing the music he puts on YouTube and makes sure he is constantly putting out new content.

“We’ll keep getting him the equipment,” Clotilde said. “I think it’s great to have a passion like that.”

At this point in his life, Sal says he is at his happiest.

“People like to say I changed, and I like to say I just got better, just became myself,” he said.

Only a sophomore, Sal says he is a perfect example of how college is a time to find your true self, your true identity. Despite the changes Sal has gone through, running is still a part of his life. He has an unbreakable bond with the teammates he runs with every day and has true friendships with all the people he has met during his time so far at the university.

As for right now, Sal hopes to start playing his music live for audiences. He is going to continue running and doing what makes him happy. He suggests people who are uptight and constantly evaluating what the future holds should learn to live in the moment.

“You shouldn’t look at what you have to do, you should look at what you want to do now and go with it,” he said.

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TV RECAP

‘Game of Thrones’ finally returns – with mixed results

By THOMAS DELFINO Contributing Writer

WARNING: The following review contains ‘Game of Thrones’ spoilers

For the first time in the series’ run, “Game of Thrones” opened its new season right where the last left off. The writers wisely chose to resolve the big cliffhanger immediately. Yes, Jon Snow is, without a doubt, dead. Yet despite this, the most compelling scenes in “The Red Woman” all occurred at the Wall.

Jon’s death impacts everyone at Castle Black. Alliser Thorne admits he is guilty of treason but explains that he only committed this act because he believed it was in the Watch’s best interest. Alliser has never been the most likeable character, but by having him clearly explain his motives, his character is strengthened. “Thrones” prides itself on its morally grey characters, and it was a good decision by the writers to rationalize Alliser’s villainous actions.

Juxtaposed against Alliser and the mutineers are the few that remain loyal to the fallen Lord Commander, including Davos. The Onion Knight and titular Red Woman, Melisandre, are the most exciting characters this season because for the first time they will be completely independent from Stannis.

Melisandre is distraught without Stannis, and Jon’s death only discouraged her more.

She is losing faith, and that loss is wonderfully displayed in the episode’s final scene. It is revealed that Melisandre’s physical appearance throughout the series had been a façade, and

in reality she is hundreds of years old. The shedding of her camouflage is a fantastic visual representation of the character’s internal struggle.

Melisandre is so lost at this moment that she no longer even bothers to hide her true form. This was an incredibly interesting character moment that successfully got the audience excited about the future of Melisandre.

Although we clearly see how the death of Stannis affected Melisandre, his death does not seem to have changed Davos. Davos had been a dedicated servant of Stannis for years, but we aren’t given any indication that he is impacted

by Stannis’ death. Considering Melisandre’s role in Stannis’ death, it seems slightly out of character for Davos to go to her for help. Both of these factors should have come into play in this episode. The relationship between these two post-Stannis should be at the forefront of this season, and hopefully the writers will address it in the upcoming episodes.

Stannis’ death should have also greatly affected his executioner, but that was not displayed. At the end of last season, Brienne prioritized killing Stannis over rescuing Sansa.

This could have resulted in interesting drama for the character, as she would have to deal with the repercussions of her decision. Instead, the writers let Brienne have it both ways; she got her vengeance and rescued Sansa. Brienne faces no consequences for her actions, which takes away any drama in her arc. This sequence continued the horrible trend of Brienne-ex-machina; she always seems to be in the right place at the right

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Nothing pairs better with warm weather than a cute dog on campus. It seems like these furry friends are everywhere these days. They’re romping around the Quad, passing us on our walks to class and making appearances at weekend events. During finals week, golden retrievers Ben and Tucker will be back for Dog Finals, a stress-relief event that entails covering yourself in happiness and dog kisses. The fact that QU is full of dog lovers comes as no surprise. All Pets Club in Wallingford is always a popular destination, but now it seems like All Pets Club has come to us.

Although Sleeping Giant State Park isn’t Quinnipiac property, I think it’s safe to say that it’s just as iconic as any other part of our campus. Therefore, the dogs we see on our hikes count, too. I had the pleasure of meeting a 4-month-old black lab named Oz a couple of weeks ago, and his floppy paws scrambling across the rocky mountaintop made my day. I also got nearly knocked over by a golden retriever, which was also a very pleasant encounter. If a person knocked into me like that, we’d have a problem, but since it was a cute dog, all was forgiven.

Time for a personal confession. Until recently, I didn’t like dogs very much. Crazy, I know. In my defense, I had some bad moments with dogs in the past. One once pinned me against a wall when I was five. But don’t worry, I’m not scared anymore. I’m still definitely a cat person, but like everyone else, I get excited every time I see a cute dog, and I usually will pet them and talk to them as if they were my own. I’ll say hi to the dog but not their people. If that’s wrong, I don’t want to be right. - J. Cibelli

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Season 6 of “Game of Thrones” premiered on HBO last Sunday

time. Although seeing Brienne once again vow to protect Sansa was pretty cathartic, it did not feel earned.

However, that was not the least earned moment of the episode. That dishonor goes to Dorne. Easily the worst aspect of last season, the writers seemed to think the best way to fix Dorne was to kill off most of its characters. Instead of focusing the story, all this did was make last season’s Dorne subplot feel like an even bigger waste of time than it already did. I’m not sure if it will be possible for the writers to save the Dorne storyline, but this was not the best start.

Elsewhere in the Seven Kingdoms, Cersei and Jaime cope with their daughter’s death, Tyrion and Varys go for a walk, Daenerys meets a new Khal and Arya remains blind. These scenes

were all executed well and were entertaining for the most part, but not much actually happened.

Six seasons into a show the plot needs to move at a quicker pace, or at least a balanced pace.

While Tyrion, Arya and the Wall storylines all seem so slow; the Daenerys and Dorne plotlines felt rushed.

“The Red Woman” was a mixed bag of a premiere; some of it was thrilling, some of it was boring, but ultimately the episode was just an entertaining setup for future episodes. And based on the setups from this episode, it seems season six of “Game of Thrones” will be at its best at the Wall.

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Kiosk chaos

JULIA GALLOP / CHRONICLE

Dear Chartwells, The all-day smoothie line in the cafe was the best thing to ever happen to me. I am a picky eater and also a vegetarian, so seeing a station that incorporated fresh fruit made me very happy. Since the smoothie line arrived on main campus, I’ve gotten a smoothie every morning after class. I’ve waited far too long than any person should for a smoothie, but it was all worth it.

Well, that is, until the recent changes you implemented. Now BYOB is not the only station in the cafe with a kiosk to order. The smoothie station has one too, and personally, I hate it. I figure this kiosk was put there to make ordering smoothies easier, but let me tell you, that is not the case. Upon ordering a smoothie from the kiosk, students wait around the station. When they realized they have been waiting too long they leave, but THEIR SMOOTHIE GETS MADE ANYWAY. What a waste of fruit and time for the people making these smoothies.

But that’s not all, this smoothie kiosk removed the interaction between me and the person who makes my smoothie. All of the thank yous, small talk and jokes are gone. The kiosk was out of order last week, but now it’s back and no better than before. Students’ orders have been doubled, even tripled because of this stupid computer leaving the people making the smoothies confused with multiple of the same order.

Also on another note, please use real frozen strawberries and not this syrupy strawberry garbage that you used on Monday morning. Syrupy fruit is not to be used in smoothies; it’s to be used on french toast.

Sincerely, A very concerned student -A.Perelli

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April 27, 2016

T.A.K.E. takes away doubt regarding female strength

By AFSHA KASAM Staff Writer

The tennis courts were filled with a sea of women this past Saturday, April 23.

At 11 a.m., around 250-300 women came to participate in a T.A.K.E. (The Ali Kemp Educational) Foundation selfdefense class. The class was sponsored by Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Epsilon and QU Panhellenic, according to junior Olivia Bartolomei, membership education vice president of Alpha Delta Pi. The program began in 2004 and is a legacy program of Ali Kemp, who was murdered by a man while working at her neighborhood swimming pool in 2002, according to the professional instructor of the class, Jill Leiker.

Leiker works under the foundation and travels with her husband, Bob Leiker, teaching self-defense to women.

Kemp’s parents wanted to start a self-defense class in the wake of their daughter’s death. Since Kemp was a Pi Beta Phi and her mother, an Alpha Delta Pi and father, a Sigma Phi Epsilon, the two sororities and one fraternity sponsored this T.A.K.E Defense Foundation event. The class was open to all women of Quinnipiac.

Although T.A.K.E travels to teach collegiate students, there have been students of varying ages, according to Leiker.

The youngest student was 12 years old and the oldest was 90.

Therefore, it can be seen as a self-defense class for all women.

Quinnipiac has been a part of T.A.K.E’s national university tour for about six to seven years, according to Leiker Bartolomei booked the event specifically for Sexual Assault Awareness month because she thought it would be a good program to have during this month.

This is the fourth year that the sorority has sponsored it, according to Bartolomei. In the past, it has been sponsored by other organizations.

Leiker said she hopes women never have to use the combat skills that are taught, but the educational aspect is important.

“Our hardest job is to always convince people it can happen to them,” Leiker said. “People always think that it happens to somebody else.”

Leiker ingrained into the participants that when attacked, the four areas they should aim for are the eyes, nose, throat and groin.

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Participants of the T.AK.E. workshop partnered up and learned self-defense techniques.

“What you do in T.A.K.E. is you kind of partner up and you learn and practice self-defense techniques on each other,” senior ADPi Caroline Arzt said.

Arzt said this class not only helps a woman learn how to protect herself, but to also be able to help another woman out, who may be getting attacked.

The takeaway Arzt got from T.A.K.E. is that girls should avoid freezing and forgetting everything when they find themselves being attacked. According to her, a woman should do as much as she can get out of the situation.

Arzt added that all women should try to take a selfdefense class, and that T.A.K.E. teaches women to yell “no” at the person because most of the time, attackers will run away after hearing this.

“We all like to be independent,” Arzt said. “But it’s hard to be independent when you can’t protect yourself.”

Another aspect that was emphasized greatly was maximizing the power that is in your body.

Christy Dzubay, a sophomore and a sister of Pi Phi, did not know if she was capable of self defense because she is small and not strong. But afterwards, she realized that the whole premise of the workshop is that any girl can do anything in the moment, if need be.

Another aspect that Dzubay found helpful is that it reminded the girls of the sad reality of sex offenders, but that women should not live in fear.

“Even if you think these things won’t happen to you, they can,” Dzubay said. “It’s important to be prepared because it could be the difference between life and death.”

Bartolomei agrees with this mindset of knowing what to do and not being scared to do it.

“You are in control of the situation and you have the power to fight back,” Bartolomei said. “You shouldn’t think that you are defenseless. Because if you have a voice, then you can fight.”

To further stimulate this idea, there were t-shirts at the event that read: “Fight like a girl.”

Bartolomei loves the slogan because people say phrases, such as “act like a girl,” in a negative manner. However, “fight like a girl” can be seen as fight back as hard as you can in order to take your power back.

“If Ali [Kemp] had known this type of defense, then maybe she would still be here,” Bartolomei said. “We have this knowledge in our minds and in our bodies, and hopefully we will not be the victim next time; we will be the success story.”

On the bookshelf Design by Kristen Riello

With all the required readings that we are assigned, sometimes it is hard to fit in leisurely reading. Here are a few reads that should fit into your reading list. -A. Perelli

“The Girl on the Train” “This Star Won’t Go Out” “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”

By Paula Hawkins

By Ester Earl

By Ned Vizzini

Thriller, Mystery, Fiction

Biography, Young Adult, Illness

Fiction, Humor, Mental Health

This book starts off from the perspective of main character Rachel. She watches suburban families from the window of her commuter train to work. One couple in particular really catches her eye and the mystery unfolds between her and these not-so-ordinary people.

This story takes you on a journey that will change the way you look at people’s lives. Hawkins switches the perspective of the story between characters in the book and gives you a glimpse inside their everyday lives.

“The Girl on the Train” will keep you on your feet and shock you from start to finish.

“This Star Won’t Go Out” is a collection of journal entries, fictional stories and drawings of a young girl, Ester Grace Earl. This story takes you along with Ester as she battles cancer. Although Ester passed away in 2010 at the age of 16, her family and friends put this book together to tell her story to the world and show that she never gave up the fight. This book is very important because it’ll make you appreciate your life and the time that you have here on earth. John Green, the author of “The Fault in Our Stars” knew Ester and has said she was one of the inspirations he had for writing the book.

Vizzini’s style of writing is absolutely hilarious. The main character, Craig, struggles with the stress of high school and life as a teenager. For Craig, grades are everything and failure is not an option. Eventually, he can no longer handle the stress of his everyday life and winds up in a psychiatric hospital near his home in NYC. The story unfolds with his experience of learning about himself and the people there with him. Vizzini’s story is humorous and tackles mental illness from a whole new perspective.

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RUNDOWN

MEN’S LACROSSE QU 8, Monmouth 5 – Saturday Ryan Keenan: 4 goals WOMEN’S LACROSSE Fairfield 17, QU 3 – Wednesday Kathleen DeVito: 2 goals QU 12, Manhattan 8 – Saturday Allison Kuhn: 5 goals BASEBALL QU 2, Rhode Island 1 – Thursday Brandon Shileikis: 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 K QU 5, Manhattan 3 – Saturday Brian Moskey: 3 for 4, 2 R Manhattan 17, QU 11 – Saturday Julius Saporito: 3 for 4, 2 R, 2 RBI QU 10, Manhattan 4 – Sunday Matthew Batten: 3 for 4, 2 RBI SOFTBALL Army 12, QU 4 – Wednesday Keilani Finley: 2 for 3, 3 R Army 3, QU 1 – Wednesday Kendall Brundrett: 5 IP, 1 ER, 2 K QU 1, Fairfield 0 – Saturday Sydney Robey: 7 IP, 1 H, 7 K Fairfield 2, QU 1 (8 innings) – Saturday Casey Herzog: 8 IP, 4 K, 0 ER QU 3, Iona 2 – Sunday Miranda Magana: 2 for 4, 3 RBI Iona 7, QU 0 – Sunday MEN’S TENNIS QU 6, Fairfield 1– Thursday QU 4, Siena 0 – Saturday QU 5, ASA 2 – Sunday WOMEN’S TENNIS QU 6, Siena 1– Saturday QU 7, ASA 0 – Sunday

GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S LACROSSE QU vs. Manhattan – Saturday, 12:00 p.m.

BASEBALL QU vs. Massachusetts – Wednesday, 3:00 p.m.

QU vs. Monmouth (DH) – Saturday, 12:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.

QU vs. Monmouth – Sunday, 12:00 p.m.

QU vs. Central Connecticut State – Tuesday, 3:00 p.m.

SOFTBALL QU vs. Sacred Heart – Thursday, 4:00 p.m.

QU at Saint Peter’s (DH) – Saturday, 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.

QU at Manhattan (DH) – Sunday, 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS QU vs. Niagara (MAAC Semifinals, West Windsor, NJ) – Saturday, 2:00 p.m.

MEN’S TENNIS QU vs. Marist (MAAC Semifinals, West Windsor, NJ) – Saturday, 10:00 a.m

Follow @QUChronSports for live updates during games.

April 27, 2016

GAME OF THE WEEK

Baseball wins weekend series vs. Manhattan

Bobcats’ 10-4 victory Sunday secures series win over Jaspers

By SAM DACOSTA

Associate Sports Editor

The Quinnipiac baseball team (1622, 6-6 MAAC) picked up a weekend series win over the Manhattan Jaspers (12-24, 4-8 MAAC) with a 10-4 victory on Sunday. The Bobcats hosted the three-game series in Hamden, winning game one of the doubleheader on Saturday by a score of 5-3, but losing game two by a score of 17-11.

“It was a big win today after splitting yesterday,” Quinnipiac head coach John Delaney said, calling Saturday’s second game a “tough loss”.

Delaney was happy to see “the resilience in the club” to win game three.

He was quick to credit Quinnipiac starting pitcher Alex Vargas for his performance on the mound.

“We had a big outing by [Vargas], which was good to see,” Delaney said.

Vargas pitched five innings for the Bobcats. He allowed three hits and four walks, striking out two batters, but also throwing three wild pitches.

Vargas also hit one batter and balked once.

Although Manhattan scored three times while he was on the mound, he did not allow any earned runs.

Delaney says he has seen Vargas improve his game. “[Vargas] had his struggles earlier in the season,” Delaney said. “Today the biggest difference was that he was throwing strikes. They fouled a lot of pitches off which got to his pitch count but he was in the zone throwing strikes which gave us a chance.”

According to Delaney, “[Vargas] throws hard enough with his velocity that he’s going to get enough outs for us.”

The Bobcats scored 10 runs on 13 hits while Manhattan only generated four runs on seven hits.

Freshman Brian Moskey scored two runs on two hits with three RBIs in three at bats. His three-run triple in the bottom of the fourth inning gave

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Junior Alex Vargas delivers a pitch in baseball’s 10-4 win over Manhattan on Sunday afternoon.

the Bobcats a 7-3 lead.

Delaney considered Moskey’s triple to be “the game changer.”

“It kind of cracked the game open,” Delaney said. “He’s been swinging the bat well and he’s been a big part of getting this offense going.”

In Moskey’s eyes, the key to the Bobcats’ offense was “to keep it simple” at the plate and he was quick to credit his teammates for his successful performance.

“If it wasn’t for them I would have a triple that means nothing and a few hits that mean nothing as well… It’s a team thing,” Moskey said. “We just have to keep getting [on base] for everyone else and keep driving each other in as a team.”

Junior captain Matthew Batten also agreed that “it was one through nine” that generated the offense for the Bobcats on Sunday.

Batten was another standout for

the Bobcats on Sunday. In four at bats, he knocked in two RBIs on a teamleading three hits. Yet, he gave high praise to his team’s pitching performance. “[Vargas] looked awesome,” Batten said. “It was the best we’ve seen him, and Robbie Hitt came in and shut the door.”

Sophomore Robert Hitt took over for Vargas to start the sixth inning.

Across four innings, he gave up one earned run on four hits while striking out four batters on zero walks. “[Hitt] did great,” Delaney said.

“The kid’s coming out of the pen recently and he’s done exceptionally well. Today we needed to extend him a little bit because we used so many guys yesterday that he had to step up.”

The Bobcats went through two pitchers in game one and six pitchers in game two on Saturday. “[Hitt] was throwing strikes and

he kept them off balance and he got ahead in the count and that was the biggest thing,” Delaney said. “Once he’s ahead in the count, he can use those off-speed pitches and pitch to his strengths.”

Sunday’s victory puts the Bobcats a half game above Niagara for sixth place in the MAAC standings. The top six teams in the MAAC qualify for the conference tournament.

“Today was huge for us,” Batten said. “[Because of] the way we started conference play we need to win every series from here on out… that was a big win for us.”

As Batten put it, “every game is a playoff game now,” for the Bobcats.

Following non-conference games on Tuesday against Hartford and Wednesday against Massachusetts, the Bobcats will host a three-game series over the weekend against Monmouth.

Samuels: ‘I’ve pushed myself through so many limits’ SAMUELS from Page 16 “I wanted to have a much better season than I did last year because I know there’s always room to improve,” Samuels said. “I’ve pushed myself through so many limits that I didn’t know I could reach and couldn’t have done it without the support of my teammates and

coaches.”

Samuels finished her indoor track career placing fifth in her signature 400m at the 2016 ECAC Championships. With a seasonhigh time of 54.25 seconds to earn her a top five result, Samuels became the first Bobcat in program history to place in three consecutive ECAC Championships.

Samuels finished her Quinnipiac

women’s indoor track legacy holding numerous individual and team relay records.

After graduation, Samuels says she will continue to run and has plenty of confidence in the program she has made a name for.

“I have no doubt that the program is in good hands,” Samuels said. “Everybody seems really motivated and they’re all running so

much better than they were in the beginning of the season, so I’m not worried.”

Shamael Samuels, who earned her first Women’s Track Athlete of the Week earlier this month, will compete in the MAAC and ECAC Championships this May, hoping to add more record-breaking performances to her already heavilydecorated resume.

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the tournament with a three-day total of 243 while Whaley tied for twenty third with a total of 248.

“Everybody contributed at one point or another,” O’Connor said.

“Even our worst scores were still very good. I was very happy with how everyone played.”

The win at the MAAC Championship qualified the team for the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

Players and coaches awaited Monday evening as “Golf Cen-

“It’s more than we can expect, but it’s an opportunity to show how good we can be, and it’s going to be a fun experience for us.”

– JOHN O’CONNOR WOMEN’S GOLF HEAD COACH

tral,” a daily news show on Golf Channel, revealed the seeds for the Baton Rouge, Bryan, Shoal Creek and Stanford regional sites.

The show announced that Quinnipiac had earned the No. 18 seed in the Bryan Regional and will play 17 other teams at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas from May 5-7.

UCLA, Georgia and Arizona are the top-three seeds, respectively, in the 18-team region. Only six teams from each of the four regionals will advance to the nation-

al championships at Eugene County Club in Eugene, Ore. O’Connor says that his team will work against the powerhouse opponents and enjoy the unique event.

“The competition is extremely difficult,” O’Connor said. “I expect that we’ll put together some good rounds to compete against some of these big-time teams. It’s more than we can expect, but it’s an opportunity to show how good we can be, and it’s going to be a fun experience for us.”

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Women’s tennis finished its third straight undefeated MAAC regular season on Saturday with a 6-1 win over Siena.

Jack Brust made eight saves to help men’s lacrosse clinch the regular season MAAC championship with an 8-5 win over Monmouth on Saturday and win MAAC Defensive Player of the Week.

Men’s tennis picked up its 15th win of the season to set a new program record for single-season wins against ASA College on Sunday

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Clockwise from top left: Senior Sydney Robey fires a pitch in softball’s 1-0 win over Fairfield on Saturday, sophomore Casey Herzog loads for a swing, sophomore Emily Czaja talks to the infield in the team’s 3-2 win over Iona on Sunday, senior Dani Edmands prepares to swing in the team’s walk-off Senior Day win.

Allison Kuhn

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Freshman Allison Kuhn scored five goals and had two assists in the women’s lacrosse team’s 12-8 win over Manhattan on Saturday. The win came on the team’s Senior Day and was the team’s first MAAC win of the season.

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April 27, 2016

Sports SHAMEAL’S WHEELS

“This team has fight and it has desire. They see [the MAAC Tournament] within their reach. Today proved that.”

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— JILL KARWOSKI SOFTBALL

Senior women’s track and field sprinter Shameal Samuels continues to shatter Quinnipiac records

By ELLIS EINHORN Contributing Writer

Nearing the end of her career as a Bobcat, senior Shameal Samuels has proven to be one of the greatest track athletes Quinnipiac has ever seen.

Honored as the 2014-15 Quinnipiac Female Athlete of the Year, Samuels said she has always had a passion for running.

“When I was younger we didn’t really have sports in my school, so my friends and I would run around and just race each other for fun,” Samuels said. “I tried cross country for a few years, but it wasn’t until my sophomore year of high school that I really wanted to run seriously.”

Born in Jamaica and raised in Hartford, Samuels was an underrated and overshadowed recruit for Quinnipiac head coach Carolyn Martin. While attending Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Samuels ran on some exceptional indoor and outdoor track teams, but was notable for her remarkable individual performances and accolades.

As a freshman at Quinnipiac, Samuels instantly established herself as one of the Bobcats’ most dynamic and versatile runners.

By the end of the season, Samuels had broken the school record four times in the 400m, with her fastest time being 56 seconds at the ECAC Championships.

Samuels’ sense of concentration and dedication showed through her performance on the track as she was quickly becoming one of the

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Senior Shameal Samuels has set records for Quinnipiac’s women’s track and field teams over the last four years.

program’s strongest runners.

“She’s certainly a different breed than any of the great athletes we’ve had here in the past,” Martin said. “Shameal is simply a great example of what hard work can do.”

Junior sprinter and jumper Bonnie Pisciotta share’s Martin’s opinion.

“When she first came here, she really got her head straight,” Pisciotta said. “Every year she’s been here, she’s dropped over a second in her race time, which makes a huge difference. The fact that she has come so close to U.S. Olympic trials level is absolutely impressive.”

Samuels’ sophomore season is considered to be one of the most impressive single seasons in Quinnipiac women’s track history. That spring, she became Quinnipiac’s first individual champion with a first-place finish and program-record time in the 400m dash in the MAAC Championships.

In Samuels’ legendary sophomore campaign, she broke program records on nine of her 19 total events throughout 2013-14. Breaking records is something Samuels quickly became accustomed to in her athletic career.

“I think Shameal was a huge turning stone for our program,”

Martin said. “She has absolutely put us on the map in regards to sprints and jumps at Quinnipiac.

Before her, we were formally known as a very strong distance program, but now we have proven to have some high level sprinters thanks to Shameal.”

Martin, a three-time Coach of the Year in the Northeast Conference, credits Samuels’ hard work and dedication both on and off the course to transforming Quinnipiac’s successful indoor and outdoor track program into what it is today.

“I just love her humble personality and the way she has handled all of the attention,” Martin said.

“To put it simply, she’s got all of the qualities a coach could ask for.”

By her junior year, Samuels was becoming a positive leader and role model on the team and was making a name for herself amongst the top NCAA runners in the country. Her historic 2014-15 season, which will go down as one of the best single seasons in program history, was comprised of 16 top-ten and 13 top-five finishes.

Samuels dominated the MAAC Championships during her junior campaign and was named the 2015 MAAC Women’s Track Most Outstanding Performer. Her three first place finishes qualified Samuels to advance to the NCAA East Regionals, becoming just the second Bobcat to advance to an NCAA Regional event since Katie Gwyther.

At the New England Championships, Samuels placed first in the preliminaries and captured her second straight 400m title with a time of 53.72 seconds, breaking a 27-year-old meet record. Samuels ended her junior indoor track season placing third overall in the 400m at the ECAC Championships with a time of 54.31 seconds in the finals. A two-time MAAC and New England 400m Champion as a junior, Samuels was named the 2014-15 Quinnipiac Female Athlete of the Year.

Coming into her senior indoor track season, Samuels still had high expectations for not only herself, but also her team.

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Women’s golf wins MAAC, advances to national tournament

By MAX MOLSKI Sports Editor

PHOTO COURTESY OF QUINNIPIAC ATHLETICS

Freshman golfer Luciana Tobia placed first at MAAC Championships on Sunday by shooting a 75 (+3) in her final round.

Quinnipiac’s women’s golf team won its first MAAC Golf Championship on Sunday at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The team shot a program-record aggregate score of 933 (+69) to beat Monmouth by 11 strokes. In addition to being the best three-day score in team history, the score beat the tournament record set by Albany last season by four strokes.

“Coming down the eighteenth hole, I was still unsure that we were going to win,” Quinnipiac head coach John O’Connor, who the conference awarded MAAC Coach of the Year to after the tournament, said. “It wasn’t until everybody came in that I knew.”

Freshman Luciana Tobia’s score of 225 (+9) was the lowest score of any golfer on the weekend

and is the third-best 54-hole score in MAAC history. Tobia started the final round in second place and remained there until Monmouth’s Sarah Kototajlo double-bogeyed the final hole. Along with her medal, Tobia also earned Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors for the conference.

“It’s awesome. It’s great,” Tobia said. “It’s motivation to keep on working really, really hard for the next three years I have. It shows how much work and dedication someone put into practicing every day.”

Tobia was not the only premiere player for the Bobcats during the weekend. Julia Kemmling and Taylor Lambrou both earned All-MAAC honors with top-10 finishes.

“I couldn’t have done it without my team,” Tobia said. “I feel like everybody feels the same

way because if one doesn’t put in enough effort, then the whole team won’t. It’s completely teamwork.

It’s about getting up every day, being together, being a team [and] being a family.”

Kemmling entered the final day of play on top of the leaderboard but slipped four spots after shooting an 80 (+8) on Sunday. Her 229 total set her personal 54-hole best that she set at this year’s Quinnipiac Classic.

Lambrou, on the other hand, was in 15th place after two rounds before scoring a 77 (+5) on Sunday, climbing up six spots and into the top-10. This marks her secondstraight season with All-MAAC honors.

Nicole Scola and Jennifer Whaley also competed for Quinnipiac. Scola finished sixteenth for See GOLF Page 14