OCTOBER 14, 2020 • VOLUME 91 • ISSUE 6
The official student newspaper of Quinnipiac University since 1929
ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL CLEMENT
Athletic training program may shut its doors to students earlier than expected
By JESSICA SIMMS Managing Editor
Quinnipiac University’s athletic training (AT) program may not accept new students after the fall 2021 semester due to COVID-19 financial pressures and the accreditation process the program must follow. According to Janelle Chiasera, dean of the School of Health Sciences and professor of biomedical sciences, the program may have to close its doors to a new class after the fall 2021 semester due to the COVID-19 related budget planning. This is instead of its original plan to wait until fall 2022.
ILLUSTRATION BY CONNOR LAWLESS
OPINION P.5:
We should be concerned about rising COVID-19 cases on campus
Universities that have shut down started in the same position we are: with a small spike in cases. We need to follow Quinnipaic’s safety guidlines if we want to stay on campus for the rest of the semester.
“Due to the very challenging financial pressures of COVID-19 across the entire university, we made the difficult decision to initiate the phase-out process of the program one year early,” Chiasera said. “We will follow university policy.” However, in 2013, the AT Strategic Alliance, under the leadership of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and the Commission of Accreditation Athletic Training Education (CAATE), re-examined the type of degree that best prepares future athletic trainers. “In 2015, the decision was to shift the professional de-
gree to the master’s level, which was described as essential to ensuring the future ability to meet the healthcare team, to continuing to improve patient outcomes and to keep the AT profession sustainable for future generations to come,” Chiasera said. According to Chiasera, when this decision was made, the announcement that was added to the CAATE 2012 Standards stated that: “Baccalaureate programs may not admit, enroll or See AT Page 3
COURTESY OF NAOMI GREY
ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL CLEMENT
A&L P.6-7:
SPORTS P.10:
Quinnipiac student business-owners
Women in sports media
Some students have followed their passions into the business world by creating their own companies. They balance school, co-curricular activities and their social lives while being business owners.
Women in sports media deal with tension in the workplace due to stereotypes that they do not understand sports. Robyn Brown and Naomi Grey challenge that by pursuing careers as sports journalists.