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SPORTS From ice to turf, page 13
OPINION Missing out on Easter, page 8
ARTS & LIFE Wrap up or check up, page 12
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Master’s in sports journalism set to launch By ADAM CAZAZ Staff Writer
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Senior defenseman Zach Tolkinen skates off the ice as Providence celebrates after the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team was eliminated from the NCAA tournament in Friday’s 4-0 loss.
SGA candidates square off By SARAH DOIRON Staff Writer
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After weeks of campaigning, elections for the 2014-2015 Student Government Association executive board are taking place today, allowing students to vote online at qu.collegiatelink.net. More than 100 students attended the SGA debates on Monday night in the piazza. Each candidate was given the opportunity to give a two minute speech, answer questions from the current student body president and vice president and end with a 90 second closing statement. Junior Mostafa Elhaggar is running unopposed for student body president. Elhaggar said he wants to act as the voice of the student body. “I want to empower every student to leave a mark in any way, shape or form before their day of graduation,” Elhaggar said. Elhaggar said one of his main goals is to give the student body a better sense of community and to strengthen the relationship between the administration and the student body. “I think that by having a strong sense of community on campus will allow for anything to be possible and for anything to be improved on campus,” Elhaggar said. Sophomores Bianca Solano and Jonathan Atkin are both running for student body vice president.
Sophomores Bianca Solano (left) and Jonathan Atkin (right) compete for the student body vice president position.
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Quinnipiac will be the first university in the Northeast to offer a master’s program in sports journalism starting this fall. Quinnipiac will join Indiana University as the only two universities with this program. The decision to offer a graduate degree specifically in sports journalism was based on Quinnipiac’s close proximity to ESPN in Bristol and NBC Sports in Stamford and the expansion of media in sports, said Lee Kamlet, dean of the School of Communications. “Given the huge interest among students in sports journalism, and the fact that some of the best journalism today is being done in the sports world,” Kamlet said. “It made perfect sense for us to launch a master’s degree program specifically in sports journalism.” Richard Hanley, associate professor of journalism and director of the graduate program, developed the curriculum for the master’s program in sports journalism. “It is really connected intimately to professional practices as they are today and in the future,” Hanley said. “We expect this to separate Quinnipiac from the pack of schools in this area.” Associate Professor of Journalism Molly Yanity will be the director of the new program, Kamlet said. “It’s going to take her a bit of time to figure out all the mechanisms of it.” Kamlet said. “This will be a real good program for the school.” The sports journalism master program is expected to last two semesters. “We’re going to have a four-plus-one program in it, which means that a student could get a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in five years,” Kamlet said. In addition to current enrollees, Quinnipiac will accept students who have received their undergraduate degrees from other universities. Hanley said the master’s program will prepare students for sports journalism. “All the courses are based on a paradigm that is ruthlessly professional,” Hanley said. “Most of the courses are based on professional training for entry-level positions in the sports journalism field, which is everything from ESPN, to local television news, to The Postgame, Grantland, or any of the other notable sites that produce original works of journalism about sports.” Hanley said the graduate journalism program had previously offered a sports concentration and that the new graduate program makes sports journalism its own field of study. “It is designed to facilitate careers for students who are interested in specifically
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STUDENTS SPEAK UP
By AMANDA HOSKINS Photography by MATT EISENBERG Design by HANNAH SCHINDLER AND MATT EISENBERG
Thousands of admitted students and their families walked our three campuses last weekend. This week, we asked current students about their memories and first impressions of the school. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Katherine Rojas
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SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR Matt Eisenberg
“I didn’t really know what it was and then I came to the campus and thought it was very beautiful. Admitted student’s day was a little crowded but it showed a good sense of community.”
SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR Katie O’Brien DESIGN EDITOR Hannah Schindler NEWS EDITOR Julia Perkins ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Amanda Hoskins ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Nicole Hanson ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Sarah Harris
Kelsey Hassett | Freshman “It really made me want to go here when I came to see it. I originally didn’t want to go here and then my parents made me come to admitted student’s day and that is what made me decide to come here.”
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“I remember my cousin used to tell me stories about how beautiful it was, with the quad and stuff. And then, once I walked through the campus for the first time I really got to see it and I really enjoyed it, thought it was beautiful and the nicest campus I have seen so far.”
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Nick Solari ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Ian McCracken PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Megan Maher CARTOONIST Kristen Riello ADVISER Lila Carney
Doug Beebe| Freshman “I came in a really bad mood and then I saw the campus and was like, wow this is really nice. So it changed my mind a lot.”
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By Amanda Hoskins A rundown on news outside the Quinnipiac campus
Health insurance deadline
Artillery exchange in Korea
Looking ahead with Russia and Ukraine
Americans had until midnight Monday to sign up for health insurance plans or face financial penalties. But once again the Affordable Healthcare website faced a software glitch in the middle of the day. Two million people visited the site this past weekend alone, according to NBC. As of Friday, six million people have signed up for insurance plans, according to ABC news. However, questions about the numbers enrolled are still unclear. It is unknown how many people actually paid, what the breakdown is between the young and the old and how the following year will be affected by the Affordable Healthcare Act. Experts say it could be years before anyone knows if the Act is successful.
North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Monday morning after North Korea announced they would be conducting live fire drills, including another possible nuclear test, according to CNN. In return, South Korea fired 300 artillery shells into North Korean waters, forcing those living in South Korea to run for cover. This action concerned Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Hagel told CNN pentagon reporters, “The provocation that the North Koreans have, once again, engaged in is dangerous, and it needs to stop.”
New actions took place between Russia and the Ukraine in the past few days. After meeting for four hours with his Russian counterpart in Paris on Sunday, Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States and Russia agree on the need for diplomatic solutions involving the Ukraine, according to CNN. Both agree Ukraine representatives should also be involved in the decisionmaking process. Sergei Pavlov told Kerry that Russia has no intentions of crossing into Ukraine territory. This was made clear on Monday when a battalion pulled back from the Ukrainian border, according to CBS news. A U.S. State Department spokeswoman said if the reports were accurate, “it will be a welcome preliminary step.”
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Students to spring into volunteering Big Event, Relay for Life approach
By CATHERINE WEHRLE Contributing Writer
During the month of April students get a chance to give back to the community with the Big Event and Relay for Life. The Big Event is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, and Relay for Life will be held April 11 into April 12. During the Big Event, sponsored by Community Action Project, students across the country give back through different service activities. This year 1,700 students will volunteer in the Hamden and New Haven areas for the Big Event, surpassing CAP’s goal of 1,500 volunteers, Vice President of Publicity for the Big Event Julianna Besharat said. “The Big Event is growing in popularity,” Besharat said. “This year is the largest number of volunteers we have seen. We believe that this increase is in part due to this year’s largest freshman class at QU as well as increased awareness around campus.” Relay for Life is a 12-hour event where students fight back against cancer by celebrating those who have won their battle with cancer and remembering those that have lost. More than 500 people have already signed up for the event, Katherine Winkle, co-chair for Relay for Life, said. Winkle hopes to have 1,000 students participate. Because both events are within a week, some students said they will have to choose an
event to go to instead of participating in both. “Students aren’t going to want to take up two weekends, unless both events affect them in one way or another,” freshman Samantha Edwards said. Sophomore Meghan Reilly said she is participating in both events. “[I] am aware they are a week apart,” Reilly said. “They are two different events and students have the opportunity to do both.” Both the Big Event and Relay for Life representatives said they did not plan to have the events six days apart. “Those are two different worlds that are occurring a week apart so I don’t think there is a conflict there,” Stefano Fasulo, associate director of student center and campus life, said. The representatives said they hope students will have the time and a willing attitude to participate in both events. “We hope that student involvement will not be impacted,” Winkle said. “However, both of these organizations are ‘paying it forward’ and giving back to the community in all aspects of these events.” Next year the Relay for Life committee plans to hold the event on the Quad in the fall to try to avoid this conflict. “We are looking forward to our upcoming changes in hopes that more people will become involved,” Winkle said. “We always have wanted to have an outdoor event and the fall works out best for the university.”
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Senior Tyler Yanosy volunteers in Hamden during the 2012 Big Event. This Saturday, April 5, students will give back to the surrounding communities at the Big Event. Next weekend, students will participate in Relay for Life to raise money to fight cancer. There is a small window of time in April due to the Easter holiday weekend, so when the executive boards of each event were given the dates available they made the best of them. “I think it’s a fun-filled April,” senior Caroline Cadigan said. “Quinnipiac has enough students willing to participate in both events.”
Junior Cole Gallagher will volunteer at both the Big Event and Relay for Life. “I think that Quinnipiac students are ready to give and nothing’s going to get in the way,” Gallagher said. If Relay for Life’s reaches it goal 1,000 participants, the events in April will bring out almost 3,000 students to give back to the community.
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North parking lot, roadway closed on North Haven The university closed the North parking lot and roadway on the North Haven campus Monday morning. The parking lot will stay closed through April 11, when a new road will be opened. Students, faculty, staff and visitors can use the main entrance and parking lots during this work period. The North entrance will be open for deliveries and the FIP Field Office. To get to the parking garage and Building 4, visitors can enter through the south access road. – J. Perkins.
‘Q-Start’ career fair Students can attend the Entrepreneurship Club’s “Q-Start” event on April 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Carl Hansen Student Center Piazza, room SC 120 and gallery. The goal of the fair is to showcase student-run startups and alumni businesses. Students can look forward to potential interviews and internship opportunities with companies including Kricket, Rate & Rent, Music Vault, Cronk, DejaYou, Huggie Pod, UpCycle and more. – K. Rojas
Hungarian students visit QU The university welcomed a group of 18 MBA students from Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary this week. The students visited the university on Monday and toured Connecticut companies throughout the week. The university has a partnership with Corvinus through the Central European Institute. Each June, Quinnipiac students visit Hungary and this is the sixth time a group of Hungarian students have come to the university. – J. Perkins
ABL prepares for new Great Hunger exhibit The An Gorta Mór Room in the Arnold Bernhard Library will temporarily close on April 3 to prepare for the Lady Sligo exhibit beginning on May 1. The letters of Lady Catherine Sligo, written from 1845 to 1847, contain Sligo’s impression of the poverty she witnessed during Ireland’s Great Hunger, according to IrishAmerica. com. While the An Gorta Mór Room is closed, students and visitors will still be able to see other sculptures and artwork throughout the library. – J. Perkins
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QU keeps above average retention rate By NICOLE HANSON Associate News Editor
Quinnipiac has a higher retention rate than the average four-year private university, administration said. The typical private, nonprofit university has about 80 percent of its students complete their freshman year and return for their sophomore year. In the fall of 2012, Quinnipiac had an 85.2 percent retention rate, said Andrew Delohery, associate vice president for retention and academic success. “Retention rate is one of the things that helps parents decide, ‘Am I funding something that’s likely to be successful?’” Delohery said. Quinnipiac has maintained a retention rate between 84 to 87 percent over the past 10 years, Delohery said. The university ranked as a
selective school under the Carnegie Classification with its above average retention rate, but Delohery said he hopes to see this rate increase to 90 percent in the future. “[We look at why students transferred] to see what we can do to improve our retention rate,” he said. “While we know we want to get to 90 [percent], we also want to make sure we do it in a way that is consistent with our sense of community.” Although Quinnipiac outranks many other private universities’ retention rates, Delohery said it is important to look into why students leave the university before their sophomore year. “We’ve recently done a survey where we contacted students who have left and overwhelmingly the commentary was, ‘I left because I
didn’t quite fit in,’” Delohery said. “Now, we can turn around and say, ‘What pushed you away?’” Delohery said the Learning Commons, Student Affairs and faculty members try to prevent students from transferring by addressing warning signs. “We’re trying to figure out how we can get to students as quick as possible who are not having their expectations met,” he said. Sophomore Shannon Hurley said she considered transferring her freshman year. “I just felt like I kind of lost myself here,” Hurley said. “Hearing how much other people were loving their college experience definitely got to me because I felt completely different about everything and thought it might be better somewhere else.”
Hurley said she decided to not leave Quinnipiac once she became more involved on campus. “It opened a lot more doors where I could actually meet people who shared interests with me and were much more positive about Quinnipiac and everything it had to offer,” she said. “I’ve met so many more people and I feel like I have accomplished a lot more of the goals I had set for myself entering college.” Danielle Podlaski, a current sophomore at Ohio University, said she will be transferring to Quinnipiac in the fall. “Quinnipiac has a really great journalism school, as I am a journalism major,” Podlaski said. “The campus is beautiful, and I love hockey, so Quinnipiac seems like the perfect fit.”
Students start media production company By SARAH DOIRON Staff Writer
With the hopes of creating original films under their own company name, senior film, video and interactive media majors Shane Collins and Johan Corilla launched their media production company News Sponge in February of 2013. The production company eventually expanded to provide marketing strategies for local businesses such as photography, video, web design and print design. “We added all the elements businesses need for marketing and offered it as a service,” Corilla said. “It’s also nice to have a film company under our short film’s so that way it looks more professional.” News Sponge allows businesses to depend on only one company for all their marketing services, Collins said. “Having one company doing the marketing, photography and web design brings the cost down and allows us to have creative control over the project as well as our clients,” Collins said. Even though Collins is responsible for running two organizations on campus and working 15 hours a week as a marketing director for a restaurant company, he says working for News Sponge is extremely fulfilling. “I always feel like I am not doing enough if I am not running around,” Collins said. “News Sponge has always given me something to do. I always have to have a project in the works or else I will become restless.” Along with providing marketing strategies for local businesses, the
company runs two web shows. The company’s web show “The Domesticated Chef” stars junior film, video and interactive major Michael Fiske cooking in his kitchen teaching restaurant quality cooking techniques and using them in their own kitchen. The show first aired in August 2013 and has seven episodes available online. The web show has aired on the local FOX network after Collins sent various press releases to local news stations. “It was incredibly nerve-wracking to be on television, but in the end it turned out well,” Fiske said. The web show was also recently nominated for a New England Emmy award and is one of four nominations, Collins said. “You can’t see the nominations like you would on the primetime Emmy’s, so all we can do is wait and see,” Fiske said. Corilla said he is proud of this nomination and that it will be one of many future nominations. “It’s something that builds your name and helps you get jobs in the future,” Corilla said. Along with “The Domesticated Chef,” News Sponge also has a show called “The Review” which is on critiquing filming equipment. Collins said he plans to move to Santa Monica, Calif., after graduation and take News Sponge with him to expand their business while Corilla works from the east coast. “No matter what happens after graduation, the plan is to keep News Sponge intact,” Collins said. Eventually, Collins said he hopes the future of News Sponge will move
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Senior film, video and interactive media majors Shane Collins (above) and Johan Corilla hope to create their own movies through their media production company News Sponge. away from web design and focus more on producing original films. “While I am good at making websites and I don’t mind doing it, I would rather be making movies,” Collins said. You are able to start your own business at anytime, even as a student, and compete with other professional companies, which is some-
thing working for News Sponge has taught Corilla, he said. “Just because we are students doesn’t necessarily mean we have to commit ourselves to student projects only,” Corilla said. “If you show you are professional and you set those standards you can compete with other companies that are out there who are essentially just like us.”
Sports journalism master’s ‘to raise’ QU profile PROGRAM from cover in the sports industry; broadcast, multimedia, or writing,” Hanley said. Hanley said the choice to form a sports journalism master’s program gives the university a more pronounced presence in an area of intense interest to its students and in such a superior geographical area. “Sports broadcasting alone
has grown over 200 percent in this decade,” Hanley said. “Very few industries have that sort of growth trajectory. We want to be able to take advantage of that growth trajectory in addition to our geographic location within that trajectory to tee it up for students to succeed in sports journalism in its many varieties.” The graduate program in journalism has offered a sports journalism concentration for a
couple years, Hanley said. “We decided to extract that and make it into its own field of study,” Hanley said. “That meant we had to go through a process that took a little over a year to get approvals at the [journalism] department, School [of Communications,] university and state levels.” The state of Connecticut approved the program on March 5. “We’re happy that we went
through that process and are proud that we are only the second university in the nation to offer a graduate degree specifically in sports journalism,” Hanley said. Dean Kamlet said the new graduate program will make others notice the university. “It’s just another measure of our efforts to raise the profile of the School of Communications and the university.”
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Elhaggar: ‘I want to empower every student’ DEBATE from cover Solano said that her experience with SGA so far will help her be a successful vice president for the student body, and promised that as vice president she would be “hard working, open minded and dedicated to a better community.” Solano hopes to get the whole community involved in making a difference on campus, allowing students and faculty to attend SGA meetings to discuss changes and concerns. “Hearing student voices is very important to me and that is what I feel being the vice president is all about,” Solano said. Atkin said students have the most power to influence the community and make the changes they want to see on campus. "We the students are Quinnipiac and without us the university does not exist," Atkin said. “We deserve the privilege to make sure that we are getting the fullest experience possible.” Atkin promised to interact, connect and build upon the relationship between SGA and administration. He hopes that through consistent meetings with administration, they can work together to “identify all problems and work toward the future.” Atkin wants to create an online petition system for students to petition changes on campus. The system would be on qu.collegiatelink. net and Atkin believes it would help
give students a voice. Junior Vice President of the Student Programming Board Danielle Imbriano is running unopposed for vice president for programming. Imbriano said programming is crucial in building a strong sense of community and hopes to incorporate essential learning outcomes in her programs. “It’s great that we are creating all of these fun and free events for students to attend but if there is no learning benefit, then what is the point of the program?” Imbriano said. “My goal is to stretch the importance of programming with reason behind it.” Sophomore Matthew Powers is running unopposed for vice president for finance. Powers said he wants to create an online budgeting system for funding organizations on campus, as well as create a liaison position with the university administration to discuss university finances. “I believe that the greatest goal of student government is clearly communicating the student voice to the administration,” Powers said. Sophomores Carly Hviding and Ryan Miller are running for vice president of public relations. Hviding said she plans to improve Hamden and Quinnipiac relations and combat the lack of transparency in student government. “I plan to make sure no student government success goes unnoticed and no student concern goes unaddressed,” Hviding said. Hviding hopes to have a student
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Sophomores Ryan Miller (left) and Carly Hviding (right) are both running for vice president for public relations. government representative present at legislative council meetings to help improve Quinnipiac and Hamden relations. "Hamden is our home,” Hviding said. “I really look forward to improving our relationship with Hamden because I love Hamden and I want Hamden to love Quinnipiac." Miller said he wants to continue to help the university progress and make students proud to be a member of the community.
Miller said he wants to improve relations with the city of New Haven, as well as Hamden. “I want our students to feel safe to walk the streets of a rather dangerous city as well as feel welcome and invited to the area,” Miller said. Miller said he also wants to invite the Hamden community to use Quinnipiac facilities to increase school spirit as well as incorporate face-to-face interaction into reaching out to the student community.
Check page 10 for the candidates’ goals and our website later Wednesday for the election results.
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Opinion TWEETS OF THE WEEK I hate getting a package alert and knowing it’s there but that I can’t “pick it up until after 12”....#giveittome #quinnipiacproblems @alisonscharr Alison Scharr Really health center? You don’t give doctors notes? What do you do? #quinnipiacproblems @natiiveswag Talia Landry Can I actually go to my gym and use it now or is the upstairs closed for the entire weekend? @QuinnipiacU #quinnipiacproblems #inconvenient @korimac Kori MacDonald I wonder how many girls just literally can’t with this wind right now #quinnipiacproblems @whatIBensayin Ben Jerome-Lee
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Missing out on Easter
Limited holiday travel options for students Unlike students at other colleges, the cheaper price of $28. I could leave at 3 Quinnipiac students are lucky enough to p.m. and get to New Haven at 7:30 pm. have Good Friday off from classes. Yet, this means I would miss the This allows some students to go shuttle by five minutes and have home for the weekend to celebrate to wait for the 9:10 p.m. shuttle Easter with their family. and get to campus at 9:45 pm. However, expensive train My best option could be to take and bus tickets, along with the the 6 p.m. bus and get to New shuttle schedule, make it difficult Haven at 9:05 pm. Hopefully for some students to get back to my bus would be on time campus on Easter Sunday. and I would make the I live about 45 9:10 p.m. shuttle to get minutes north of Boston to campus at 9:45 p.m. and usually take the bus Otherwise I would have home from South Station to wait for the 10:35 in Boston to Union p.m. shuttle to return Station in New Haven to Quinnipiac by 11:10 for breaks. Yet, the bus p.m. and shuttle schedule While the schedule JULIA PERKINS on Easter Sunday makes for the train is more News Editor @JuliaPerkinsHP so that if I were to go home that convenient, a one-way ticket price weekend, I would either miss ranges from $75 to $102 on Easter dinner with my family or return to campus Sunday, which is out of my price range for late at night. one weekend at home. I could choose to take the Megabus and I know I cannot be the only student in leave South Station at 3:15 p.m. and get to the Boston area who is struggling with this New Haven at 6 p.m. Then I would have to problem. wait for the 7:25 p.m. shuttle and arrive on On Easter Sunday the university should campus at 8 p.m. There is also a 7:15 p.m. consider running express shuttles from Union bus which gets to New Haven at 9:45 p.m., Station to campus every hour on the hour, but I would have to wait for the 10:35 p.m. as it does the Thursday and Friday before shuttle and get to campus at 11:10 p.m. These Thanksgiving, winter and spring break. Most tickets would cost $42. students travel alone back to campus, so Tickets for the Greyhound bus come at if the shuttles came to Union Station more
frequently students would not have to be by themselves in New Haven for more than an hour. To make transportation easier for students on Easter weekend, Quinnipiac Parents Association should also run buses from Quinnipiac to Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey, similar to the buses the Parents Association sponsors for Thanksgiving break. The Quinnipiac Parents Association runs three round-trip buses to Natick, Mass., Uniondale, N.Y. and Paramus, N.J. for students to travel from the university to home. Tickets cost $45 round-trip, which offers a much cheaper option than a roundtrip bus or train ticket. Plus, students do not have to coordinate the shuttle schedule with their bus or train ticket; the Parents Associationsponsored bus brings students right back to Quinnipiac on the last day of break. This Thanksgiving, the bus to Natick, Mass., was so popular that the Parents Association added a second bus to transport students. A Quinnipiac-sponsored bus Easter weekend would likely be just as popular. Last year, I could not go home for Easter weekend because these options were not available and I likely will miss Easter dinner with my family again this year. By giving students more opportunities to travel home for Easter weekend, the university would reinforce its commitment to make the lives of its students better.
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Not one is the same. There are freshmen, skaters, singers, guitar players, RAs, bio majors, English majors and Greek life members. But we all have one thing in common: a passion for music. WQAQ 98.1FM is the alternative radio station on campus. It’s also the only radio station on campus. Many people do not know there is a station or that we stream live shows. I am currently the public relations manager of the station and I absolutely love it, not the position part, but being a part of the WQAQ family. Everyone is incredibly different from each other but we all come together in our tiny station across from the SGA suite, sit on our two couches and talk about the most random, yet significant, things. It feels like home. Before coming to Quinnipiac, I was on a tour when my tour guide told us that you could get your own radio show on the station. My dad was all about that and told me that if I got my own show he would buy me a car, which is super unlike my dad since he never offers me anything for free like that. Little did he know, applying for a show is as simple as 1, 2, 3. My first show was called “The New Normal; Life On Campus.” I did it with my roommate Gina Miele and we talked about the most random things and played great
hipster remixes. This past semester we had group of kids makes it the funniest place a show called “Been There, Done That.” We ever,” Gallatin said. unfortunately don’t have a show this semester As I sit in the station and watch the because of my busy schedule, but that doesn’t different people come in and out, it makes me mean I’m not a part of the WQAQ happy to know that there is such a place family anymore. at Quinnipiac where people are I didn’t really start hanging totally accepted for who they are. out in the station until this year. We are all incredibly different, I would just go in and out when but music brings us all together. I had my show and everyone “Becoming a part of the would say hi to me but I didn’t station was really the first really know anyone. time I felt like I was part of It wasn’t until the end of any community on campus, my freshman year when and the decision to join we had our last general has led me to some of my membership meeting and closest friends to this day,” all of the seniors were said senior Billy Vessio, saying their goodbyes that programming manager of I realized how the station WQAQ. SARAH HARRIS had impacted them. So We like to provide an Arts & Life Editor many of them said how alternative type of music @sarah_harris7 WQAQ was the reason why than the Top 40. I’ve never they didn’t transfer or how WQAQ made been into pop and that is another reason why I Quinnipiac feel like home. love the station. We’re the alternative station, Junior Kyle Gallatin, music manager of not just music-wise, but people-wise too. You WQAQ, immediately loved being a part of find people unlike anyone else on campus in the station because of everyone’s passion for the station. music. My dad never bought me a car, but I’ve “It was just a bunch of like-minded kids never regretted my decision of joining the all with the same passion for music. It’s radio station. And if he hadn’t had made me like this little, stylistic, judgment-free niche that empty offer, I probably would have never away from the rest of campus. The eclectic joined.
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Campus from a news angle “Grab your camera and get there.” ticks, who does what and how things get Those are the first few words that done. New projects slowly start, not rush through my head as soon as everyone is interested in being I hear about breaking university quoted or having their picture news. Whether it’s on campus or taken. not, if something happens and is Breaking news turned from somehow related to Quinnipiac, a shock-and-awe reaction to I don’t react as a student, I react something that would directly as a journalist. affect me as a student to a I’m a journalism major and have circumstance I run to immediately been a member of The after hearing about. For Quinnipiac Chronicle example, when the Aspen during all four years of Glen apartments fire my undergraduate career. occurred, my first reaction During this time I’ve was to call my fellow viewed events, sports and editors, get my camera KATIE O’BRIEN even interesting stories of and get to the scene as soon Senior Managing Editor particular students, all through a as possible. Although there were @KatieOhBee news-angle lens. Aspen Glen residents, a lot of This has allowed me to get to know the them Quinnipiac students, Hamden police university on a deeper level, rather than just and firefighters, the stress of the scene could as a student. I’ve learned how the university not be a factor in what my job was. Take
photos, report from the scene and send the information out so other members of the Quinnipiac community could be informed. The stress of obtaining coveted tickets to men’s hockey games was alleviated through my sports credential. Instead of cheering along with my classmates in a moving sea of yellow, I was tucked behind the glass and the Zamboni. Capturing the cheerful goals, aggressive brawls and devastating losses through a 300mm lens. Campus concerts, whether it’s Battle of the Bands for WQAQ or the Dropkick Murphy’s coming to celebrate the opening of The Irish Hunger Museum, I was rarely a part of the crowd. Instead, I was in front of the barricade with lights and bass blaring at me, snapping photos of musicians. This is Me, an Arts & Life beat where we feature students with fascinating stories or who have overcome tremendous adversity, has introduced me to outstanding people that
I would have otherwise never met. I’ve set up meetings with the featured students somewhere on campus to snap a quick portrait, promising it won’t take more than 20 minutes. To an outsider, posing someone for their photograph may seem like an informal, almost awkward way to introduce yourself to someone for the first time. However, this is the best time to understand a person at their most vulnerable. This is when students’ true colors come through. Looking back, I would not change my decision to become a student journalist from the get-go. Although the roaring sea of yellow at athletic events and the crowd at on-campus concerts was temping, standing in the front and experiencing things through a viewfinder has allowed me to get a glimpse of what my future career is going to be like, and in the journalism world, you’re not in a position to get involved when the news is happening.
Changing cultures, changing styles
Dressing down abroad is not an option We are all guilty of doing it, and yes even I am too. So what exactly are we guilty of? One word: sweatpants. Let’s just say is something that has defined the American college students’ wardrobe. So, whether the excuse is that your 8 a.m. class was too early or you wanted to be comfortable for a three-hour lab, sweatpants have become every college student’s best friend at one point or another. College students have come up with a number of ways to wear the comfortable style: there is the classic yoga pants and a Northface look that Quinnipiac students love to brag about, or the baggy sweatshirt and sweatpants combination that seems to be popular on Sunday mornings. But as I was looking up information for my study abroad program, I came across a pamphlet describing what to wear while in Europe. One of the
first things it explained was how European college students do not wear sweatpants, pajamas or even gym clothes when going to class. So as my dreams of perfecting my yoga pants and sweatshirt combination while in France were crumbling, I realized how different American and European fashion is. Even though fashion may not be the first thing on many people’s minds when going abroad, it can mean the difference between becoming the victim of pickpocketing or blending in and getting on the good side of the locals. Many travel sites will tell you that thieves look for clothing with American sayings, and people wearing very casual outfits. They look for the typical tourists, and pickpockets aren’t the only people that notice your sweats and
brand new Nike sneakers. Employees, Finally, after reading what seemed waiters and even regular people on like hundreds of “What kind of the street will probably judge you clothes do girls wear in Europe?” and your American accent. articles, I finally realized it’s It will probably be hard at not about being the most fashfirst to wake up early everyday ionable American in France. to make an effort to look nicer It’s about immersing yourself than the “just rolled out in a new culture and learnof bed” look we love ing about life outside to hate, but it’s a step America. Although it in the right direction may be a rough few in getting rid of that days (or weeks) to loud and boisterous get used to switching American stereotype. from sweatpants into Even though it may a nice pair of jeans or MEGAN MAHER be a part of your perpants, it will definitely Photography Editor sonality, gaining a little European be worth it. Plus, the locals will @meganmaher4 energy or their obsession with espresso and probably like you better this way, and you cute shoes couldn’t hurt, right? might too.
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Arts & Life THE CANDIDATES’ GOALS MOSTAFA ELHAGGAR STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT
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“I got a lot of goals so I wouldn’t be able to say that I have a biggest goal but to be honest, one I want to talk about is May Weekend. I’m not saying that students are allowed to be reckless and do whatever they want because that’s totally unreasonable and I get it. However I think what’s going on right now isn’t working either. I think public safety concern in terms of safety is very valid and I appreciate everything they do in terms of trying to ensure safety especially on a weekend like this. However, by removing programming they have pushed students away from the community, away from Quinnipiac, by crossing roads and going to off-campus housing and being more susceptible to danger that can’t be controlled. If they brought programming back to campus, maybe even have the spring concert on May Weekend, then students would be more inclined on staying on this community and public safety would be able to control this danger in a much better way than they are now.”
RUNNING UNOPPOSED
MATT POWERS VP FOR FINANCE
“My biggest goal for the upcoming year is to make the financial transaction system for SGA and the funding of students organizations more efficient and more accessible for student organizations.”
DANIELLE IMBRIANO VP FOR PROGRAMMING
“My biggest goal for the upcoming year is ensuring that all organizations on campus know how to program and going through all of the steps with them and making sure they’re aware of all the resources that we have on campus and knowing that they can always come to SGA or to me to get those programs running with the ball and just having a great time with it.”
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VS. BIANCA SOLANO
VICE PRESIDENT
“I really want to focus on the weekends. I feel like the weekends have become a problem at our school where if you feel like ... you don’t want to go to Toad’s, then you feel like there’s nothing else to do on campus. Some of the goals I have, I’d really like to put a coffee shop on this main campus with a student lounge for people to go to, to be a community place.”
“Developing an appreciation for the students and definitely have their voices heard. Build a sort of committee or board in order to get not only faculty and staff and student government, but also the Quinnipiac students and the peers get involved as well, work on this year together and accomplish a lot of new changes for Quinnipiac to better the community.”
RYAN MILLER
CARLY HVIDING
“The biggest goal for the upcoming year is to enhance not only our relations with Hamden but New Haven. I think that’s huge. I think New Haven is a fantastic city, that we don’t get enough experience besides the Saturday night Toad’s. I think that Quinnipiac wants to be welcomed and excited to go there.”
“My biggest goal for the upcoming year would definitely be to improve the Hamden/Quinnipiac relations and also to make students more comfortable coming to SGA with their concerns.”
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seniors shed schedule advice By SARA KOZLOWSKI Associate Arts & Life Editor
Senior Caroline Ciorciari calmly looked over her notebook filled with several alternate schedules for her fall 2013 semester last spring. Her nutrition in health and illness class closed just a few hours before her predetermined registration time, but she remained unalarmed. Using her notebook filled with various versions of the same schedule, she was quickly able to pick out a new one. Classes quickly close during open registration, Ciorciari’s situation is one of many for students. A race for classes can be especially frustrating for underclassmen since those with the most credits get first dibs on registering. And, naturally, those with the most credits are upperclassmen. Ciorciari is in the three-plus-three physical therapy program, which means she only has three years of undergrad and three years of grad school. She is set to graduate in May and has a few other tricks for getting into classes. Based on her experience, she suggests students pre-register for a lot of sections in every subject. “Make a bunch of possible schedules with different sections so you’re not screwed over when any of the classes you wanted closes,” Ciorciari said. Dorothy Lauria works in the university’s registrar office and acknowledges there is no way to guarantee every student their first
choices for classes. Lauria agrees that students should plan alternative course schedules in case anything falls through. “And if the class looks too amazing to be true, it’s probably going to be closed by the time underclassmen register,” Ciorciari said. Despite this, there is still a way to get into a course, even if it is already closed. “If a student truly has no alternatives, they may petition for special consideration,” Lauria said. “The petition process appears on page 7 of the fall registration bulletin.” This bulletin can be found online at www.quinnipiac.edu/registrar and allows students a way to get into a class that they really need to take. Students can also get placed into closed classes if those classes are crucial to the core curriculum of his or her major. Senior computer information systems major Colin Schloth admits registration was frustrating for him at first. “At first it was hard to get on the right class track,” Schloth said. He was a transfer student so it made registration more difficult since he wasn’t used to the system, Schloth says. As a result, he was forced to take some summer classes. After some trial and error, Schloth began to get the hang of the system and found ways to get the classes he wanted and needed. “Have a plan. Look up what classes you need, talk to your advisor and find
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Ancient seeds bring new food trend Chia seeds are not new, in fact, they’re ancient. The seeds stem back to ancient Mayan and Aztec cultures and believed to give supernatural powers to those who consumed them, according to foodandnutrition.org. The tiny seeds are packed with protein, minerals, omega-3’s and antioxidants, according to foodandnutrition.org. Per ounce, they contain 10 grams of fiber, 5 grams of protein and 4,500 milligrams of alphalinolenic acid omega-3’s. However, they contain 138 calories and 9 grams of fat, so moderation is necessary. The seeds are typically black in color, yet some are white or gray, and very small. Their flavor is bland and almost tasteless, making them easy to insert into meals without changing the flavor of the recipe. The seeds expand and form into a gel when wet that is said to potentially curb hunger, according to foodandnutrition.org. However, more research must be conducted to confirm. Only about one ounce of chia seeds per day is enough to keep in line with a healthy
diet, according to ABC News. Because the seed is high in fiber, consuming more than the recommended daily amount could cause the consumer to experience an upset stomach. Incorporating chia seeds into a diet is simple and make a great addition to any oatmeal, smoothie or yogurt. Here’s an easy chia seed recipe that can be made in a dorm room kitchen: Apple superfood oatmeal: ¼ cup chia seeds 4 cups almond milk 2 teaspoons cinnamon ½ cup rolled oats 3 apples (cored and diced) maple syrup or raw honey 1) in a medium pot, bring chia seeds, cinnamon, almond milk and oats to a boil 2) cook about 2-3 minutes 3) stir in apples 4) serve and enjoy http://www.eatingbirdfood.com/2013/07/ chia-oatmeal-breakfast-cookies/ – K. O’Brien
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the course codes you need,” Schloth said. “When it comes time to register, do it right when the time slot opens. Doing it this way, I never missed a class.” Another way to have a smooth and painless registration is by resolving any bursar “holds” on the school account, Lauria said, since a hold will prevent access to registration. students should look at the notifications tab on the MyQ portal page to make sure there are no holds on an account. If there is nothing on the notifications tab, students will know they are ready to register. Students may not get into a particular class, but this doesn’t mean the class is closed forever. Many students add and/or drop courses throughout the open registra-
tion period, so what might be closed one minute may open the next. “The appointment system is designed to provide equitable access to courses,” Lauria said. “After appointments, students should use open registration to check on any changes to the course database and feel free to make changes.” As long as students are familiar with WebAdvisor, they will be able to find and register for the classes they need most, Lauria said. Ciorciari also advised students save their free electives. “That way, if something falls through, you’ll always have a backup,” Ciorciari said. “The key is to be prepared.”
WRECK
Kim and Kanye kill Vogue Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are at it again. The duo have managed to get themselves on the cover of the prestigious, high-fashion magazine: Vogue. Anna Wintour, Vogue’s editor-in-chief, has never been Kim’s biggest fan so why now? In her editor’s letter, Wintour immediately crushed any rumor that Kanye begged for Kim to be on the cover. She says the cover defines culture at any given time. The KardashianWest’s do grace the covers of almost every magazine and always seem to headline entertainment news. Not everyone is happy to see the pair on the cover of Vogue. SA few loyal readers held out hope that this was all an April Fool’s joke. Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar tweeted, “Well…...I guess I’m cancelling my Vogue subscription. Who is with me???” And actors James Franco and Seth Rogan, who spoofed Kanye’s Bound 2 music video, took it upon themselves to photoshop their heads on the entertainment king’s and queen’s bodies. That cover would have
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more copies sold than the original. Some people feel like Kim is famous for all the wrong reasons. Readers feel like Vogue has turned into a tabloid by putting someone who desperately craves visibility on a prestigious magazine. “RIP Vogue,” writes one consumer on the magazine’s Facebook page. Readers look to Vogue to educate and inspire, not to exploit those with very little talent. Being a star of a reality show does not put someone on the same level as the greatest models and actors. Vogue should stick to shooting famous people who actually do something other than complain that the wall in her mother’s closet is too black. Wintour says Kanye is a fabulous performer and Kim has created this image of herself in society, which takes real guts. So will this be a positive for Kim and Kanye? Yes, they are on a cover of yet another magazine. Will this affect Vogue’s reputation? Maybe, it depends who the reader is and if they will continue buying the magazine after this month. – K. Mason
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Wrap up r check up
Students unaware of STI prevalence on campus Abnormal vaginal discharge, discharge from the penis, burning sensations while urinating, possible swelling and pain in one or both testicles. These are all possible symptoms of Chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) on college campuses today that can infect both men and women, according to the Center of Disease Control (CDC). STIs, such as this one, could lack symptoms and sometimes does not show any at all. One in four college students have an STI, according to Stanford University’s Sexual Health Peer Resource Center. One in four of all new HIV infections is among youth ages 13 to 24 and about 50,000 people get HIV each year in the United States. HIV is a virus that the body cannot fight off, meaning people can have it for the rest of their life, according to the CDC. The CDC recommends sexually-active females 25 and under to get tested at least once a year. CDC estimates undiagnosed STDs cause 24,000 women to become infertile each year. The Student Health Services provides STI testing, educational pamphlets and condoms here at Quinnipiac. Director of Student Health Services Alice Holland, who is also a certified sex educator, said STIs can be transmitted even while wearing protection such as condoms. “STI’s have two main modes of transmission: exchange of blood and bodily
fluids, and skin-to-skin contact,” she said. “While condoms are your best defense against STI’s in preventing exchange of blood and body fluids, if you are going to have sex, they are not totally protective. Genital skin-to-skin contact occurs despite with condom use.” In the United States, about one in every six people from ages 14 to 49 have genital herpes. Herpes show up as sores and the fluid in them is what carries the virus and typically appears around genitals, rectum and mouth. People can contract herpes even if there are no visible sores according to the CDC. Herpes and genital warts can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact as well, Holland said. “I feel like people should definitely get checked regularly but people don’t talk about STDs around campus,” sophomore Kaitlin Baldino said. “They definitely exist, but they are not something people talk about.” Chlamydia and gonorrhea can be tested through urine samples that costs $15 at Student Health Services. It provides tests for HIV, hepatitis and syphilis as well. Sophomore Lauren Ginsberg thinks it’s smart for Student Health Services to offer testing, but this is something that should be advertised to students more. Freshmen John Cuco and Tyler Nelson think students are lazy and not educated enough when it comes to getting tested. Some freshmen think Quinnipiac doesn’t
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do a good enough job at informing students of STI awareness. “I haven’t seen anything,” Kathryn Pereira said. Junior Nick Passell doesn’t think students are smart about getting tested. “Seeing how college students treat alcohol and cigarettes and drugs, it’s hard to imagine that they’d be smart about sex,” he said. Holland said it’s important to be open
about STIs if you are in a relationship. “Communication is key to a successful relationship,” she said. “I recommend sharing dialogue on testing and risks involved when sexually active.”
Emily's Music Corner
Music videos: Relevant or a hot mess?
If you were alive between the years 1998 song on YouTube and 100’s of videos pop and 2008, you may remember a MTV series up. The only music videos, lyric videos and called “TRL: Total Request Live,” featuring audio videos listed specifically under an popular new music videos. “TRL” was a artist’s official VEVO account will make major distributor of music videos and a the artist money when viewed. Any other way for fans to interact with their videos, which are 99.9 percent of them, do favorite musicians. If you not produce revenues for the artist or their were lucky enough, you label. Therefore, while music videos are may have even gone definitely seeing the light of day on the to the show to see a web, they are not always advantageous to popular musician, the musicians and their labels. However actor or celebrity when you think of all the exposure the promote their new Internet creates, some musicians video or album. have actually made their huge However, break through a viral music “TRL” was video. OK Go’s treadmill video booted in 2008, for its hit single “Here It Goes leaving a hole in Again” enabled the band to get TV’s music video its music notices and in turn allowed world. Music videos the band to reach success. On the other By EMILY MISIEWICZ are still major hand, some music videos make Staff Writer promotional artists infamous (*cough*, Miley tools, and television networks such as MTV, Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop,” and Robin Thicke’s VH1, Fuse and mtvU all still have music “Blurred Lines”), while some don’t have video shows, all unfortunately in the very anything to do with a song’s lyrics or ideas early morning hours. Therefore, like any (i.e. Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse”), and may other entertainment medium, technology induce a decrease in sales or reputation. has forced musicians to depend on websites Since music videos are no longer an such as YouTube, VEVO and MTV.com to integral backbone of music television promote their videos. channels, one can argue music videos are With technology comes pros and cons, and phasing out. Some Quinnipiac students said although videos can be watched whenever they either watch videos once in a while, one pleases, an artist may not be reaping or often, through streaming websites such the monetary benefits every time. Search a as YouTube and VEVO. The major theme
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Lady Gaga in her 11 minute music video of “G.U.Y.”
throughout all respondents was they heard of videos through word of mouth or from their friends. The main reason why music videos are still so prevalent within the music and entertainment business is because they provide a platform for fans to connect with their favorite musicians and “allows you to get to see the people who are actually making the music,” according to a QU survey respondent. Around 60 percent of respondents believed that videos actually complement a song, and 75 percent enjoyed videos that provided a storyline to the song. One respondent remarked they liked
watching music videos because “sometimes they [videos] portray what the artist is trying to send out as a message to their fans, which could be inspiring.” At the same time one respondent thinks videos are “just singers/ rappers moving around on the screen singing. Not usually following the plot of the song.” Music videos are very crucial to the marketing of a musician’s work and luckily for fans, many will continue to go to crazy lengths (i.e. Lady Gaga’s 20-minute videos, ha) to create a visual that will not only spotlight their song, but blow your mind!
April 2, 2014
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Babstock makes transition from ice to turf
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After finishing an illustrious career on the ice that included more than 200 points and many broken records along the way, senior Kelly Babstock decided she would play for Quinnipiac’s women’s lacrosse team for the remainder of this season and all of next. By ALEC TURNER Staff Writer
For the past four years, Kelly Babstock has been a face of Quinnipiac ice hockey. Now as her hockey career comes to an end, Babstock has resumed her career in another sport she played as a child. Babstock recently joined the women’s lacrosse team. She will be eligible to play for the remainder of the 2014 season and 2015, as well. As a child, Babstock grew up playing lacrosse and hockey handin-hand. She started playing lacrosse at the age of 2 and picked up ice hockey at the age of 6. As she grew older, Babstock continued to improve on her skills in both of the sports, and was a very successful athlete on the field and at the rink. Babstock enjoyed both sports growing up, and believed that playing them kept her interested in both. “When hockey got over in the winter, it was always good to know that it was lacrosse season,” Babstock said about her childhood. Babstock comes from a family
of lacrosse. Her brother, Jeff Shattler, plays professional lacrosse for the Calgary Roughnecks, and has always helped her stay competitive. “He liked me playing lacrosse, but he also wanted me to stay involved in other sports too,” Babstock said. Babstock found that playing two sports helped her keep a competitive mentality and physicality that has made her successful. “The physicality of both sports helped me improve in both of them and know about my surroundings,” Babstock said, “it was something that kept me competitive.” Babstock also became physical by playing against the boys’ teams growing up as a child. Coming out of high school, Babstock received offers to play both lacrosse and ice hockey. She eventually picked Quinnipiac for its hockey program. The accolades that Babstock earned on the ice in her four years is lengthy. She has been a member of the all-ECAC Hockey team all
four years, she has led the team in scoring all four years, and she currently holds every single game, single season and career scoring record for Quinnipiac. During her senior season, Babstock went to lacrosse head coach Danie Caro and told her she was interested in playing for the team in the spring. Caro heard about Babstock’s talent and was intrigued. “At first, we were hoping that she wasn’t teasing us,” Caro said. She wasn’t teasing at all. Babstock was very interested in continuing her student-athlete career at Quinnipiac. The NCAA rule for eligibility states a student-athlete can have a fifth year of eligibility in a second sport after finishing their four years in a different sport. The eligibility runs for one more calendar year, and could not be used later on in life. This means that Babstock will be able to finish off the 2014 lacrosse season, and also come back to play in 2015 for the Bobcats. “I didn’t want to be done with school, and I wanted to play la-
crosse again,” Babstock said. “I am thankful to have that opportunity.” After the women’s ice hockey team’s exit in the league semifinals, Babstock began training and practicing for the lacrosse season. This took a toll on her physically and mentally. Getting used to a new team, however, was the least of concerns. “The team is so welcoming to me, so it was easy to adjust to the new team,” Babstock said. “They have helped me get more comfortable playing again.” Babstock has had troubles adjusting to playing a sport that she hasn’t played competitively in four years. Caro believes it comes down to what her body is used to. “The hardest part for Kelly’s transition so far has been physically, it’s a much different set of muscles that it takes to skate then run,” Caro said. Caro believes Babstock has improved her game as a team player, while also learning the team’s offensive plays. Babstock is, in Caro’s eyes, the perfect feeder that
the team has been looking for. Caro also thinks Babstock’s confidence can help the team succeed. “The team gets very excited when she is out on the field because she has the ability to change the personality of the team,” Caro said. Caro believed Babstock would take it slow this season to get used to be playing lacrosse again, but that isn’t what Babstock had in mind. In just three games on the team, Babstock has already record seven points, including six goals. She is fourth on the team in scoring. Though she only has three games under her belt, Babstock is already thinking about a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title, while also bringing the same attitude and leadership she brought to the women’s ice hockey team. “I want to compete in the tournament this year and give everything I have this season,” Babstock said. “I always play hard and do my best, and my goal is to help everyone on the team do that this season.”
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RUNDOWN
MEN’S ICE HOCKEY Providence 4, QU 0 – Friday Michael Garteig: 22 saves Sam Anas: 5 shots Bryce Van Brabant: 5 shots BASEBALL QU 6, CCSU 4 – Thursday Matthew Lorenzetti: 6.0 IP, 1 ER Matthew Batten: 2 RBIs Lou Iannotti: 3 hits Rider 3, QU 2 – Saturday Matthew Oestreicher: 1 hit, 1 RBI Matthew Osieja: 2.2 IP, 0 ER Batten: 1 hit SOFTBALL Manhattan 6, QU 1– Saturday Dani Edmands: 1 hit, 1 RBI Abby Johnson: 1 hit, 1 run Nikki Barba: 1 hit MEN’S LACROSSE QU 10, Detroit 9, OT – Saturday Dylan Webster: 3 goals Michael Sagl: 1 goal, 3 assists Pat Corcoran: 1 goal, 3 assists Gill Conners: 13 saves WOMEN’S LACROSSE QU 12, Manhattan 11 – Saturday Kyra Ochwat: 4 goals, 2 assists Kelly Babstock: 4 goals Kearney Sneath: 1 goal, 2 assists Michaela Tinsley: 1 goal, 1 assist Samantha Tilts: 9 saves WOMEN’S TENNIS QU 7, Siena 0 – Saturday
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Van Brabant departure leaves holes to fill
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GAMES TO WATCH BASEBALL QU vs. Rider – Monday, 1 p.m. QU vs. Rider – Monday, 4 p.m. QU at Dartmouth – Wednesday, 3 p.m. SOFTBALL QU vs. Fairfield – Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. QU vs. Fairfield – Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. MEN’S LACROSSE QU at Stony Brook – Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. WOMEN’S LACROSSE QU at Monmouth – Wednesday, 3 p.m. WOMEN’S TENNIS QU vs. Massachusetts – Wednesday, 3 p.m. WOMEN’S GOLF QU at Appalachian State Intercollegiate – Sunday, 10 a.m.
Bryce Van Brabant is the first Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey player to leave school early to sign a contract with an AHL or NHL team. VAN BRABANT from page 16 a statement from Calgary Coach Bob Hartley on Flames TV Monday. Last season, Eric Hartzell became the first Quinnipiac ice hockey player to dress for an NHL game. Van Brabant, however, will make history as the first alum to physically play. It will be a benchmark day for the program, similar to last year’s national championship run and Quinnipiac’s first NCAA Tournament appearance some 12 years ago. And though the publicity will be great for the team and school, Quinnipiac’s depth will take a hit without
Van Brabant next year. A 22-point season may seem replaceable, but Van Brabant’s crushing work on the boards will surely be missed. Six-foot-three, 200-pound forwards are hard to come by, never mind one that can score on a consistent basis. With Van Brabant out, and the Jones twins, Cory Hibbeler and Jordan Samuels-Thomas graduating, Quinnipiac will lose five of its current top-six forwards, based on line charts. Returning players and freshman will take their spots, yet the Bobcats will be without their bigbodied presence who helped lead the
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team to the NCAA Tournament the past two years. The value of players like Van Brabant can’t be underestimated, especially for a physical, grinding team like Quinnipiac. They are key on both sides of the puck, and were critical to the Bobcats’ No. 3 rated defense at 2.02 goals against last season. Two-way forwards are also important on the power play. Van Brabant was used in screen plays throughout his career at Quinnipiac, which helped propel the team to the sixth-best power play in the country this year at a success rate of 22.7 percent. How the team will make up for
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his loss remains to be seen. Incoming 2014-15 recruit Landon Smith stands at 6 feet, 186 pounds, and could potentially be slotted as a topsix forward. It’s also possible players such as Tim Clifton and Tommy Schutt, both standing at least six feet and 180+ pounds., could move up on the line charts. But for right now, Quinnipiac has a hole to fill, as Van Brabant is the first junior to leave early in recent memory. The team may adjust its style, or continue to work with the same game. Regardless, he will be missed, because players like him don’t come around too often.
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Former women’s ice hockey goaltender Ashley Winslow has joined the Quinnipiac softball team for the remainder of the 2014 season. Winslow spent four seasons on the women’s ice hockey team, seeing action in one career game during her senior season with the nationallyranked Bobcats. She served as a backup to Victoria Vigilanti for her first three years, then to sophomore Chelsea Laden this season, after walking on to the team in 2010.
She becomes the second player from the 2013-14 women’s ice hockey team to play a spring sport at Quinnipiac, as fellow senior Kelly Babstock has joined the women’s lacrosse team. Winslow played both varsity ice hockey and varsity softball for four years at St. George’s High School, a boarding school in Middletown, R.I. Winslow is listed as an outfielder on the 2014 Quinnipiac softball roster, and has not seen any playing time thus far. A school official told The Chronicle that she will mainly be used as a pinch runner.
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The men’s ice hockey team was shutout for the first time all year in Friday’s loss to Providence.
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Sydney Robey threw her fifth complete game in only eight starts on Saturday.
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Michael Sagl has recorded 21 points in seven games for the men’s lacrosse team this year.
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Clockwise from top left: Kyra Ochwat fights for a loose ball in Saturday’s game vs. Manhattan; Quinnipiac celebrates after scoring the go-ahead goal; Kearney Sneath celebrates after scoring a goal; Aileen Carey chases a loose ball.
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Batten went 4 for 8 this weekend at the plate. He was 3 for 5 with 2 RBI’s and 2 runs scored on Thursday against Central Connecticut State, then 1 for 3 with a walk on Sunday against Rider. PHOTO COURTESY OF QUINNIPIAC ATHLETICS
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The baseball team didn’t strike out a single time in 37 at bats during Thursday’s game against CCSU.
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Senior Connor Jones hands his stick to a fan after skating off the ice following the men’s ice hockey team loss to Providence, 4-0, Friday in the East Regional semifinals.
Men’s ice hockey eliminated in Van Brabant signing reaps positives and negatives NCAA first round By NICK SOLARI
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2014 was supposed to be a year of revenge for the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team. After being beaten by crosstown rival Yale 4-0 in the national championship game last season, the Bobcats entered Friday night’s NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey East Regional looking to exhaust any ghosts that still existed from a year prior. But things just didn’t happen that way. Providence goalie Jon Gillies turned in his fourth shutout of the year, and Quinnipiac was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament Friday night by the final score of 4-0 at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. “We were just sluggish,” Quinnipiac Head Coach Rand Pecknold said. “Our legs weren’t great, our energy wasn’t great. We’ve got to find a way to weather the storm better.” Gillies had 37 saves on the night. It was the first time all season long Quinnipiac was shut out. “He was really good tonight, and we weren’t,” Pecknold said.
Quinnipiac concludes its season by losing its last two games. The Bobcats dropped last weekend’s ECAC Hockey semifinal matchup against Colgate before seeing their season end on Friday. “It’s a bigger stage, different rink, little bit different atmosphere, and we just didn’t come out and adapt the way we needed to,” Quinnipiac captain Cory Hibbeler said. Providence scored only 3:37 into the first period to get things going. Connor MacPhee crossed the puck over to Mark Jankowski, who put it in from the doorstep to make it 1-0. It was Jankowski’s 13th goal of the season. The Friars almost scored again with 12:17 left in the period. Brandon Tanev intercepted a Quinnipiac pass and had a breakaway attempt at net, but Quinnipiac goalie Michael Garteig made a save with his right pad. Tanev hammered at the rebound, but Garteig was able to keep the door closed. The Bobcats best chance in the period came with under a minute remaining, when Sam Anas blasted
one off the crossbar. Providence would score three times in the second period, putting things out of reach for last year’s national championship runner-up. “You play on this big stage, and sometimes kids make mistakes. We paid for it in the second,” Pecknold said. Anthony Florentino shot from the point through traffic and past Garteig for his fifth goal of the year with 14:30 left in second period, making it 2-0 Providence. “I go out and try and block the shot, and I end up screening Garteig and it goes in,” Hibbeler said. “If I eat that puck it could be a completely different game.” The Friars scored again with 11:54 left in the second, as Shane Luke put in a rebound to make it 3-0. Trevor Mingoia made it 4-0 with a goal of his own with 5:41 left in the second. The Bobcats will graduate six seniors in total: Kellen Jones, Connor Jones, Jordan Samuels-Thomas, Hibbeler, Zach Tolkinen and Brooks Robinson.
Bryce Van Brabant is about to valuable players. Van Brabant truly came into write a new chapter in the book of his own in his final season at Quinnipiac hockey history. Quinnipiac. In 40 games, he Signed by the Calgary found the back of the net 15 Flames following Quinnipitimes, good for a three-way ac’s 4-0 loss to Providence in tie for third on the team. the first round of the NCAA Van Brabant also scored more Tournament, Van Brabant times his junior season will forego his senior year at than his freshman Quinnipiac for an opand sophomore portunity to play year combined. in the NHL. His Last summer, contract is a twoVan Brabant reyear deal, with ceived offers to an average anthree NHL developnual value of $1.35 By BRYAN LIPINER Sports Editor ment camps, before million. @Bryan_Lipiner choosing the Ed“I had to make a decision pretty quick,” Van Bra- monton Oilers and Calgary Flames. bant told Flames TV after reporting This season, he drew even more interto Calgary. “It’s hard, you’re with the est from NHL clubs, according to an same guys the whole year. After what article published in the New Haven we did last year, going to the Frozen Register earlier this year. An Alberta native, Van Brabant is Four, it was disappointing to lose in expected to appear in several games that fashion.” Yet, as the program takes a giant down the stretch for Calgary, with his step forward in terms of credibility, debut coming Tuesday, according to it will also be taking one step back by losing one of the team’s most See VAN BRABANT Page 14