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U. Student creates petition to change Quinnipiac’s logo

University hires former New Haven police chief

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Senior Brett Segelman has been passing out slips of paper to encourage students to sign his petition to change the university logo.

By JENNIE TORRES Staff Writer

A petition called, “Revise the New Quinnipiac University Logo” was created on Sep. 11 using the website Change.org in order to present the university with how many people are displeased with the new university logo and wish for it to be redesigned.

The main complaint people have with the logo has to do with grammar. The logo reads ‘Quinnipiac University,’ but the “u” in university is lowercase.

The university decided to introduce a new brand identity system. It serves as the foundation for communications planning and initiatives, according to Associate Vice President for Public Relations John Morgan.

“This new system, which includes new wordmarks, logo marks, colors, fonts, design motifs, patterns, etc. is a modern interpretation of the past university brand and represents who we are today, a nationally recognized university with a focus on creating extraordinarily well prepared professionals,” Morgan said in a statement.

Morgan said that in the highly competitive higher education marketplace, it’s imperative that the university continues to carefully and consistently manage the brand identity, not only for those who already know that Quinnipiac is an outstanding university, but also for those who are hearing about the school for the first time.

The new logo has sparked controversy to the

point where senior marketing major Brett Segelman founded a petition to try and persuade the university to remove the lowercase “u.”

Segelman believes as long as ‘university’ is still a part of the logo, it must adhere to the correct English grammar.

“I get what [the university is] saying. They want to be like Harvard, Yale, Bucknell, where you just say the first word like Quinnipiac, but if it was ever contextually written Bucknell University, Yale University, both first letters would be capitalized. It’s inappropriate for a college that grants English degrees to ignore the most basic components of English grammar, and it reSee LOGO Page 3

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As of Monday morning, Esserman is now a full-time employee of Quinnipiac University working in the Public Safety Department, according to a statement by Vice President for Public Affairs Lynn Bushnell.

Former New Haven police chief Dean Esserman stepped down from his post on Sept. 7 following disciplinary leave, which started in July and transitioned to paid sick leave on August 16. His resignation was a mutual agreement between Esserman and New Haven Mayor Toni Harp, according to NBC Connecticut.

“Dean Esserman came aboard [Monday] as a senior professional-in-residence for emergency management response,” Bushnell said in a statement.

Beginning on July 25 of this year, Esserman took paid leave of absence amid allegations of conduct “unbecoming of a public official,” according to a statement by Harp.

This stemmed from reports of Esserman berating a waitress at Archie Moore’s Restaurant in New Haven, according to an article

by NBC Connecticut.

On July 7, the New Haven Police Union voted “no confidence” in Chief Esserman with the vote being 170-42 of those present.

The union’s vice president said they held the vote due to Esserman’s conduct, behavior and history. Prior to Esserman’s stint in New Haven, he left a position in Providence, Rhode Island, following a “no confidence” vote there, as well, according to NBC Connecticut.

Junior political science major Murphy Siegel thinks the university went about this decision without considering the public relations repercussions.

“I just find it incredible that QU, who has so many PR issues each year, whether it be Greek life, racial issues or otherwise, would think that this would be overlooked,” Siegel said.

Craig Miller, president of the New Haven Police Union, said nobody would take Esserman seriously if he tried to come back to lead the department.

“He actually did a favor for everybody,” Miller said in an interview with NBC. “Just move on...”

Despite these allegations and the opinions of the police union, crime has decreased overall throughout his time as police chief in New Haven. Murders, robberies, assaults, thefts and burglaries have all gone down since 2011, when Esserman took office. The crime index for the city of New Haven has also declined from 664.6 in 2011 to 510.7 in 2014, with the higher numbers being more severe, according to city-data.com.

With that, Esserman will be analyzing the university’s emergency procedures, according to Bushnell.

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September 21, 2016

STUDENTS SPEAK UP

After the rebranding of the Quinnipiac logo, the new QCards are now a different style. Students shared their opinions on the new look and how it compares to the old one.

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“It looks a little bland compared to the old one… I just don’t get the rebranding idea… I know there’s a petition about the Quinnipiac University logo with the ‘U’ in University. I think that as a student body, it would be useful to have a little bit more transparency as to the whole purpose behind the whole rebranding.”

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Christina Morris | Junior | Criminal justice and psychology “I don’t really like the new QCards as much as I like the old QCard. I think the old one looks much better, more professional and incorporates more of the school colors. It’s much more ‘QU’ than just the giant ‘Q’ in your face.”

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“It should have a ‘U’ because we’re considered ‘QU.’ I know they’re trying to brand it as the ‘Q’ but I’m not really for that.

After being here for four years and not being used to seeing that, it’s very bland and doesn’t stick out, so it’s easier to lose.

I like when you see the yellow because you can find it easier. It looks like a strip of bacon at the bottom. Maybe they should make the picture bigger or smaller. I don’t know, the ‘Q’ overrides the whole thing and it’s really bland and dull.”

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“I think the new QCards are a little bland and could use some work. If I had to get a new one, I wouldn’t be too upset, but it’s slightly more boring.”

Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Kelly Ryan

Bombing in New York City neighborhood injures 29

Football players killed in bus accident

Volunteer firefighter saves driver from burning vehicle

A bombing in a Manhattan neighborhood in New York City on Saturday, Sept. 17 injured 29 people, according to CNN. New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and investigators are still determining whether or not this was an act of terror. A pressure cooker was also found blocks away from the explosion site, according to CNN. The explosion in New York happened on the same day as a similar explosion in New Jersey near a Marine Corps charity run. By that same night, investigators narrowed down the suspect to Ahmad Khan Rahami. Rahami was seen on surveillance video bringing a duffel bag to the site of the New York bombing.

Four football players from Ramah Jucco Academy in Rock Hill, South Carolina were killed after the bus they were riding in crashed, according to WTVD. The football team was traveling to an away game in North Carolina when the bus hit an overpass bridge. The initial investigation showed that one of the tires blew, causing the bus driver to lose control of the vehicle, crashing into a median and then into the bridge column.

Forty-two other people on the bus were taken to the nearest hospital. Some injuries were minor, while others were in critical condition.

On Saturday, Sept. 17, a volunteer firefighter saved a driver from a burning car on the southbound side of Route 15 as he was traveling on the highway, according to Fox61. The passenger had gotten out, however the driver was trapped inside. Before North Haven Fire arrived, the South Windsor native had already saved the driver from the burning car. He had broken the window with a tire jack. North Haven Fire commended the volunteer firefighter for his efforts in rescuing the driver.

September 21, 2016

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Nolan’s new wheels

Student, professors give 3-year-old a new way to move

By OLIVIA HIGGINS Staff Writer

For 3-year-old Nolan Green, everyday things such as walking, eating and speaking can be a struggle.

Green was born with cerebral palsy, a disease that can affect body movement, muscle control, muscle coordination, muscle tone, reflex, posture and balance, according to the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Because of this, dayto-day tasks that people without this disorder don’t even have to think about are tiring and difficult for Nolan.

A group of Quinnipiac professors including physical therapy professors Michelle Broggi and Rose Flammang and mechanical engineering professor Joe Riofrio, as well as Quinnipiac senior mechanical engineering major Rachel Davis saw the impact this disorder has on Green and his family and decided to help.

Flammang met Green through her job as a pediatric physical therapist at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. At that time, Flammang said Green previously used a power wheelchair which required slight head movements to operate it. Due to his young age and insurance restriction, the wheelchair would not suffice.

While in Riofrio’s circuits class last year, Davis took interest in a summer project with GoBabyGo that Riofrio was offering to his students. Davis said GoBabyGo is a physical therapy program that aims to supply more affordable assistive technology to families of young children who need it.

Green’s specific condition has left him unable to walk or talk. He also does not have consistent controllable movement in his arms or legs, according to Davis. Davis and the three professors decided to set out to put together a “modified ride on car” that was specifically suited for Green.

The idea of using a simple ride on car with some technological modifications would be better suited for Green and many other young children, because it would give them the freedom and ability to explore, according to Davis.

Davis said the ride on toy cars are typically more socially acceptable than wheelchairs and the toy car is significantly cheaper.

Flammang said the modified car was completed in increments of a research project over

Nolan Green rides around campus in his custom built car, created in part by engineering student Rachel Davis. eight weeks.

“When we met as a team to discuss this project, we talked about the basic modifications that we trialed before as well as [Green’s] previous experiences in power wheelchair training, as well as the challenges involved with maintaining positioning, appropriate access and the expansion needed to allow for continued training over time for [Green],” Flammang said.

Davis and Riofrio were given the task of creating an interface that would allow Nolan to drive the car according to Flammang. This means going forwards and backwards, turning and steering in the car.

Meanwhile, Flammang and Broggi used their skills to put together a support structure that would hold Green upright. Flammang said finding a “Minions” themed car was pure coincidence since it fit Green and would be able to take all the adaptations that needed to be made.

“Who doesn’t like minions?” Flammang said. “It is a bonus that it matches Quinnipiac colors.”

The professors and Davis decided to use an accelerometer sensor to detect head movement

as means of controlling the car. They also used a push button that would open or close a circuit which allowed the car to go full speed, stop or anywhere within that range.

“In class, we often talk about how independent mobility and play allow children to develop skills in other areas – cognitive, social, and perceptual for example – and how children who have limited mobility may have fewer opportunities for these important activities,” Broggi said. “So this provides a good example of how a therapist can use adapted mobility to assist a child to move through their environment.”

Flammang said she has been working closely with a group of graduate physical therapy students interested in putting together a GoBabyGo event as a capstone project next fall.

“We hope to expand this project to incorporate to more interdisciplinary teamwork with other departments in the university. We would love to be able to make this a resource to families and their children with mobility impairments that Quinnipiac can continue to carry on,” Flammang said.

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Davis said her time in the classroom did support her ability to problem solve and learn, but nonetheless she was nervous about building the ride on car.

“I not only had to learn these topics but also apply them to developing a toy car which a child would be using, so there was also some pressure to make sure I didn’t mess anything up,” she said.

Toni Green, Nolan’s mother, expressed her appreciation towards Davis and the professors.

“We have been incredibly blessed,” she said. “There are other people who are not as fortunate. It has been overwhelming. We are very grateful for all the help we have gotten.”

This project not only gave Green the ability to function closer to that of a child without cerebral palsy, it also gave this group of Quinnipiac professors and a student the gratification of helping a young boy in need.

“The best thing that’s come out of this is seeing [Green’s] huge smile and his family’s huge smiles,” Davis said. “Words can’t express how incredible and surreal that feeling is.”

908 students sign logo petition LOGO from cover ally sends the wrong message,” Segelman said.

Sophomore Abigail Burtone agrees that the “u” should be capitalized and thinks the university should take the complaints seriously.

“I think if it’s something the students really care about and if it’s bothering them then I think the school should definitely pay attention to it, because we’re all students here and we love our school and we’re proud that we’re a university,” she said.

Segelman said the complaints about the logo have not derived solely from students, but also from alumni and parents. Segelman even believes potential students may be more hesitant to attend the university due to the grammar.

There is a plethora of comments on the of-

ficial petition page. One of the comments on it was made by a potential student’s mother, Jodi Katz, who expressed her disdain with the logo.

“I am appalled that Quinnipiac University has chosen this path to go in branding of the university,” she said. “My daughter is a high school senior looking at QU for its highly ranked Journalism program. I have concerns that the university’s academic standards are not challenging enough to attract a higher level of student based on their own faux pass in this situation.”

Segelman said the university shouldn’t have this glaring error.

“It’s already hurting our recruiting efforts,” he said. “This is branding, this goes out to everyone. If people log into our website and see a piece of our material in the mail, it looks like a typo.”

Freshman John Cruz noticed the logo dur-

ing freshman orientation and he greatly disliked the lowercase “u.” He believes it’s important for students to express their opinions about it if it irritates them, too.

“It seems like it’s over something small, but if a lot of people are feeling like it’s something that needs to be changed then they should absolutely go for it and they should try whatever they want to do,” he said.

Segelman will continue to encourage others to sign the petition until it reaches its goal of 1,000 signatures. As of 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, the petition has reached 908 signatures.

Junior Samantha Paradee was one of many who signed the petition, believing the logo should be redesigned.

“I think it’s important that the student body shows their voice towards the new logo,” she said. “I think the problem that a lot of people

are having, including myself, is that university is a proper noun and should be capitalized. Also, Quinnipiac worked really hard to get the university title and now it seems like they’re undermining it.”

Segelman has high hopes that the outcome for the petitions will ultimately persuade the university to capitalize the “u.” He wants the university to realize how much of a hypo-regional issue this is, how it is not just students whining about a minor change. This issue means so much more to students, alumni and parents.

“We’re going to keep pushing it, because it’s already affecting the reputation this college has,” Segelman said. “We need to demonstrate that we are not pleased with this logo, we are not happy with it, it’s sending the wrong message and it needs to change and I think it will change.”

Esserman to examine QU emergency response ESSERMAN from cover gency response plans to make sure we’re using the best practices to keep the university

community as safe as possible,” Bushnell said.

The university did not offer more information regarding his further responsibilities.

Siegel has a different view of the situation.

“Either he is the most valuable emergency response strategist on earth, or someone

is buddy buddy with him. Either way, this guy has no business being employed at my university,” Siegel said.

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Comedian to perform Comedian and mind reader Eric Dittelman will be performing in the Piazza, Saturday Sept. 24 from 8-9 p.m. He was a semi-finalist on “America’s Got Talent” and he has been a guest on “The Ellen Degeneres Show.” Dittelman combines mind reading with stand-up and improvisational comedy. The show is free for all students to attend.

QTHON to host barbeque The QTHON Committee is hosting a free kick-off barbeque on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 2-4 p.m. to welcome back students who may be interested in organizing the event this year and to get more people involved.

The event will be held at Complex Courtyard on Bobcat Way.

Active-shooter training sessions to be held Mark Thompson, executive vice president and provost, sent an email to all Quinnipiac students educating them about acts of violence on college campuses.

Violence training sessions will be taking place on the Mount Carmel campus. This week, sessions will be held Sept. 21 from 12-1 p.m. and 8-9 p.m. Sept. 26 from 8-9 a.m, and Sept. 27 from 12-1 p.m. in the Mount Carmel Auditorium.

These sessions will prepare the student body to respond effectively if a violent act occurs on this campus.

Pi Kappa Phi to host empathy dinner Pi Kappa Phi will be holding an empathy fundraising dinner for their Electric Ability Carnival event on Sept. 21 starting at 7:30 p.m. in Burt Kahn Court. This event will help empathize with people with disabilities. Each person who attends the dinner will be be assigned a disability and they have to eat with that disability to try to understand those who suffer from disabilities every day. The dinner is $5 at the door.

September 21, 2016

University reminds students of shuttle protocol

By THAMAR BAILEY Associate News Editor

In the third week of school, Quinnipiac students are already being reminded of shuttle service protocol. To bring their QCards on the shuttle.

Shannon Grasso, parking and transportation coordinator, sent out an email Wednesday, Sept. 14 reminding all students that they would not be able to use the shuttle services if they do not present their QCard when boarding. The email placed special attention on the Entertainment Express shuttle service.

“This is especially important when using the Entertainment Express shuttle service into New Haven on Thursdays and Saturday nights,” Grasso said. “You will be required to show your QCard to the Public Safety officers or the Dattco driver upon boarding the shuttle.”

The distinction was made because of Saturday night, Sept. 10, when non Quinnipiac students attempted to board the Quinnipiac shuttles, according to Grasso. “[The non quinnipiac students] were intoxicated, they got very belligerent with our officers and ultimately let out the truth that they did not belong to Quinnipiac and walked away,” Grasso said.

Junior health science major Corinne Coscia said she believes in the QCard policy because it helps students stay safe.

“I feel like [the Q Card policy] is justified,” Coscia said. “I think it’s dangerous if other people that don’t go to Quinnipiac could get on the shuttle and get into our dorms or something. But I do understand

Students wait to board New Haven shuttle on the York Hill campus. that students lose their QCards in New Haven a lot and that could be an issue.”

Lost QCards in New Haven present an issue when boarding the Entertainment Express shuttle because there is no other option for boarding. A student’s QCard is the only method to secure his or her ride on the shuttle, according to Grasso.

“This is nothing new,” Grasso said. “This is the school policy during the day, if you’re asked you know to show your QCard, you should show it.”

Sophomore biomedical science major Taqua Naeem understands and agrees with the policy, but rec-

ognizes it could be dangerous.

“I can see why people wouldn’t want it to be required to show your QCard because maybe someone’s drunk, or someone’s having issues and they need to get on the bus.

If they don’t have their card, they have no way to get back home and that can be dangerous,” Naeem said.

Under excruciating circumstances, students would be allowed to board the shuttles, according to Grasso. Though if you find yourself without your card, Grasso recommends calling Public Safety.

“I would say try calling Public Safety,” she said. “I think it’s just going to be a habitual thing

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the expectation is if you want that ride, you have to have your QCard.

There are other ways to get back on campus, you can get a taxi. Just don’t lose your QCard.”

Sophomore business management major Makala Holman disagrees and said she believes she should be allowed to board regardless of whether she has her QCard or not.

“Say I lost my QCard, I should still be able to get on the shuttle,” Holman said. “ I pay tuition to go here. I’m not about to come out of my pocket to pay for an Uber, when an Uber isn’t even safe. So no, I don’t like this idea of always having to present our QCard.”

University makes progress on athletic fields

By MATT GRAHN Staff Writer

Quinnipiac has been wanting to renovate two athletic fields near the Sleeping Giant State Park for the fall 2017 semester. Now, they are one step closer to doing so with the approval from Hamden’s Inland Wetlands Committee (IWC).

The IWC is supposed to review building applications and suggest ways to minimize potential environmental harm, according to the Town of Hamden website. The website said the IWC is able to ensure that clean water supplies are able to stay intact.

Salvatore Filardi, vice president of facilities at Quinnipiac, feels that through the process, the town and the school were able to get what they both wanted.

“So far, the approval process has created several changes to the design and the Commissions have identified several conditions of approval that would imply that the town has had a desirable impact on the project.” Filardi said in an email.

One action that was suggested to the school by the IWC is to maintain a 25-foot “non-disturbance area,” or buffer zone, Daniel Kops Jr., Hamden’s town planner said. The purpose of this would be to protect the wetland areas from

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The university has started construction on the new athletic fields and the project is expected to be completed by fall 2017. encroachment and potential harm.

However, the school is able to variate from the original plan, in respect to the North Field (the one used for lacrosse and soccer), according to Kops. Through the use of a special permit, the school has been allowed to add a retaining wall, storm drains and a scoreboard in the buffer zone, as referenced in the minutes from the July 7 meeting of the Hamden Planning and Zoning department, which the IWC is a part of.

In turn, to keep with what Filardi calls the university’s pro-

environment interests, the school was willing to change plans for the South Field (used for field hockey and rugby) to fit the town’s desires by flipping the proposed layout of the field in order to preserve the buffer zone, according to Kops.

Even though there are various measures put in by the town to regulate construction, Kops doesn’t feel that it has at all impacted the the development of the university.

“The school has built several buildings; most are not too close to wetlands. There are streams that go through campus… but the uni-

versity has been able to successfully build many buildings,” Kops said.

The need for the school to work on the fields in part stems back to a Title IX suit against the school from back in 2009, when, according to the complaint, the school tried to eliminate some of their sports programs. The document of this case includes a promise from the school that they “will upgrade the quality and condition of the rugby [field] to ensure that it is safe for practices and competitions.”

Kops said it can be a balancing act to try and come to solutions in construction that fit both the needs of the university and the demands of the town.

“Any time you’ve got a large application, or even small ones, you’re trying to see what the impact is on the surrounding area, from whatever that development is,” he said.

Junior Darwin Pierre said keeping the interests of both Quinnipiac and Hamden in mind is just common sense.

“If you’re going to build a field, you might as well have respect for the environment and the laws. I feel like that is nothing more than [to] keep everyone utilizing the fields safe,” he said.

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Voting is not a right to be taken for granted TWEETS OF THE WEEK Quinnipiac should add “Parking” to their list of accomplished Division I sports teams because this shit is too competitive for me @kbrynnbrown kbb Omg it should not take 25 minutes to get from york to main @Priscilaa_R Priscila

Just told my English professor that I was more focused on what was happening on AHS than my essay and she said she didn’t blame me ‫@‏‬hiimjennah jennah

With the 2016 presidential election While listening to their speeches I noticed around the corner, people are beginning to that they talked a great deal about how important apprehensively comply with the fact that the it is to them to be able to actively participate in next leader of our country will either have to be their government and how hard they have been Clinton or Trump. Because I have just become fighting to obtain opportunity. This sparked a eligible to vote this year, I have been following question in my mind, which I amazingly got the the election very closely. In the beginning I was chance to ask them and receive a most thoughta strong Bernie supporter, provoking answer. and I was completely I wondered what their disheartened when he views were on the current dropped out of the race. election and what they CAITLIN FISH As hard as I tried to find thought about people who Contributing Writer something to like about the are choosing not vote current two candidates, I because they are so against just couldn’t fully commit both of the candidates. to either one. I was totally I think this question discouraged, and even really pulled on their considered not voting at all. However, recently heart strings, especially Gbowee who lead a my mind has been opened to a whole new nonviolent movement to help end Liberia’s outlook on this matter and my view point has 14-year civil war and helped usher a period of been completely changed. peace that enabled a free election.

How do you think one, who has devoted Gbowee’s response to me was that their entire life to politically revolutionizing choosing not to vote and ignoring the election their own country, would respond to the chaos is the worst thing one could do as an American, that is the current US election? Well, that is and it would only add to the current unjust what I wondered when I got the chance to hear climate in the U.S. She started by talking about the three Nobel Peace Prize winners speak this how the “cushy lives” of many U.S. citizens past week here at Quinnipiac. Leymah Gbowee, blur the lines between needing and wanting to Tawakkol Karman and Shirin Ebadi are three acknowledge political and social issues. She of the most inspiring women I have ever come provided the example that Americans have into contact with. Their efforts in women’s luxuries like vacations or expensive consumer rights, social and political activism and peace goods that distract us when we don’t want to have changed the lives of so many people and pay attention to larger world issues. started movements that are revolutionizing their I can comply with what Gbowee is countries. describing in this example. How many times

does the election or critical world issues come up in your day to day conversation with friends?

If you’re like me the answer is almost never.

Because the matter of voting can be so easy to ignore it is hard to realize how important it actually it is.

But Gbowee and the other Peace Prize winners showed me why voting should be taken more seriously in this country. Where they are from in Liberia, Yemen and Iran, people are being killed in the streets, fighting to have a say in their government. The political and social corruption in these countries are driving revolutions, which they say will not end until democracy is guaranteed. They are working towards social and political changes, while some people in the U.S. are deliberately ignoring their right to participate in their government.

I think that because voting is something people in our generation never had to fight for, it is taken very lightly. But the right to vote was not always guaranteed to every U.S. citizen, and women only gained the right to vote in the 1920s. Choosing not to vote only disregards the suffering people in the past had to go through to secure the right to the vote for all U.S. citizens, as well as the people who are fighting now for the right to in other countries.

To think that I considered giving up my right to vote while the people in other countries are fighting so hard for democracy, now seems like an impractical option. Ultimately the advice they gave me was to choose who I thought could do the best job given the current undesirable circumstances, not Trump.

Lower the drinking age to 18 YAK OF THE WEEK Impatiently waiting for a chartwells survey so I can beg for sausage at the omelet stations

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I have always found the drinking age to be confusing. There are so many things 18-yearolds are legally allowed to do, yet drinking alcohol isn’t one of them.

The gap in expectations for 18-year-olds doesn’t add up to me.

In the United States, 18-year-olds can legally vote. They can register, have a voice, be a contributing factor to decide our nation’s leaders and change the way the government runs if they try hard enough, yet aren’t allowed to have a glass of wine.

Eighteen-year-olds can buy and use tobacco in certain states. They can choose to smoke cigarettes and increase their risk of getting cancer, but aren’t allowed to mix Jack and Coke.

Eighteen-year-olds can have their own checking account. They can fend fully fend for themselves financially if they need to, be completely in control of their own money and pay for things by themselves but can’t

coct different recipes revolving around it and have a Bloody Mary.

Eighteen-year-olds can serve on a jury. hand it to people who are 21 or older, but they They can have control over the fate of a crimi- he or she can’t take a swig for themselves.

What blows my mind the most is that nal or an innocent civilian but they can’t sip a 18-year-olds can serve our country but not martini.

Eighteen-year-olds can sign for themselves drink alcohol. They can be trained, carry fireon all of their health documents. They can be arms, put their life on the line and die in the name of our country but fully in charge of our bodaren’t allowed to have a beer. ies and have their parents KELLY RYAN How is that fair? excluded from their medical Associate News Editor We are told that we are decisions but can’t enjoy a @kellyannryann “adults” at 18 years old but frozen margarita. yet, we cannot drink alcoEighteen-year-olds are hol. I don’t understand it. All allowed to pierce and tattoo other “adults” are allowed their bodies without their parents permission, but aren’t allowed to mix to, so why aren’t 18-year-olds?

People can argue that our brains aren’t a gin and tonic.

At 18 years old, people can be bartenders fully developed, and yes, that’s true. But so and serve alcohol (in 27 of the 50 states), but many other things are put on our shoulders as they cannot drink what they’re pouring. Some- 18-year-olds, why can’t we choose to drink alone can be physically surrounded by it, con- cohol if we want to, too?

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Harambe lives on

How a tragedy became a meme

You are with your family having a delightful time at a zoo when you hear the screams of a terrified crowd frantically gathering around an enclosure. Within seconds you hear rumors that a 4-year-old boy has fallen into the gorilla’s pit and is being manhandled by a 440-pound beast. Zoo authorities pull you aside and ask whether they should shoot to tranquilize or kill the gorilla. What do you do? What is the right call to make?

This very question has taken the internet by storm and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably familiar with the events that occurred on May 28, 2016.

For those who don’t know, the Cincinnati Zoo’s staff chose to save the child’s life by shooting and killing a 17-yearold silverback gorilla named Harambe. Although everyone understood the evident danger of the situation, the decision to shoot the endangered animal sparked a revolution calling for justice.

Two weeks ago, The Atlantic released an article titled, “How Harambe Became the Perfect Meme.” In it, author

Venkatesh Rao says that “Harambe evolved from ordinary tragedy to perfect meme: defined only by its ability to replicate; a medium of cultural evolution with no message, signifying nothing so much as its own virality.”

In other words, Harambe has become this unique symbol people relate to ELLIS EINHORN while Harambe’s death is becoming Staff Writer less significant. The controversial @EinhornE18 tragedy this past May is failing to be properly respected because it has become a joke to profit off of.

A Kickstarter selling a shot glass that says “Take a shot for Harambe, he took one for you” has raised over $50,000. I have mixed feelings about the kickstarter page, because while you should be allowed to sell these shot glasses, I can’t believe people actually do it. I think Harambe products and memes distract us from commemorating his untimely death. However, I support those who do call attention to Harambe’s death, even if it is while

taking a shot.

I’m going to ask you one more question: What if the Cincinnati Zoo staff decided to tranquilize Harambe and it irritated him enough to snap the kid in half? Then what would we remember about May 28, 2016? I think the reason people are so conflicted over this issue is because there is no clear party to blame.

The child nor the zoo administration deserve to be blamed for Harambe’s death because at the end of the day, whether you or your child got stuck in a gorilla pit, you’d be thankful every day that the gorilla was the one to die.

While I believe Harambe is enjoying the afterlife in heaven, it is our duty to prevent tragedies on that large of a scale from happening again. Let’s face it, death is never an easy thing to deal with, especially when someone has been murdered. For those who are still mourning the loss of Harambe, I send my deepest condolences and hope this made you realize that gorillas are people too, and legends never die.

Dealing with the transition to college The transition from high school to college can be a rough am able to introduce myself to people, but sometimes I can’t one, but when you are living with Asperger’s Syndrome, find a way to start a conversation. this somewhat bumpy ride can feel like an In high school, I had many friends earthquake. My name is Jonathan Meydespite all of this. Some people I had to ers. I am from Cheshire, Connecticut and interact with because of group projects I am 19 years old. I am a part of the fifth JONATHAN MEYERS and some I met through clubs. However, year transition program here at Quinnipiac Contributing Writer as graduation loomed, I was faced with a which, in a nutshell, is a program that helps new problem. How was I going to make people like me transition into college life. I friends in college? In Cheshire, I knew lots don’t want to give you a medical definition of people just from living around town. of what my disability is, so I’ll just tell you However, in college, you are plucked out how it affects me. of your comfort zone and placed in a sea Growing up, I found it hard to make friends. I always of new faces and environments. People with Asperger’s Synfound myself not invited to parties and excluded from events drome do not like change nor leaving their comfort zone (I because I wasn’t like the other kids. While other kids were sometimes have a problem when my phone gets a new upenjoying sports and videogames, I spent my time drawing date and the layout changes!) But changes are a part of life, and collecting dinosaurs. I also behaved differently than oth- and I just need to learn to deal with them. This task may er kids, finding things funny that others wouldn’t even grin seem simple for some, but for me, it’s not. at. In addition to this, I was, and still am, shy. Sometimes I Back to transitioning to college -- it’s very different from

Every Wednesday.

Every school week.

high school. In some ways this is a good thing and in some ways this is bad. First and foremost, I miss my friends. Even though I still live in Cheshire, I don’t get to see my friends every day like I used to. It’s weird not seeing them around campus. This is especially hard for me because of the aforementioned shyness; I find it hard to make new friends. However, I still know people around campus and even got to reconnect with people I haven’t talked to in a long time. Also, I have taken steps to meet new friends. I joined clubs such as GSA (Gender/Sexuallity Alliance), Best Buddies and The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Hopefully through these clubs I will meet lots of new people and make great friendships.

So all in all, this transition was a tough one, but I think I’ll make it through. I was hesitant about writing this article because I don’t normally like talking about my disability, but I feel this article could help others who are in the same boat as me realize that leaving high school and going to college isn’t that bad.

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FALL FEST HAS SEEN HEADLINERS FROM JANA KRAMER TO JAMIE LYNN SPEARS. This year the music festival took a break from the usual country theme and entertained students with the pop band headliner, Timeflies and opening act The HeyDaze. Fall Fest took place on Saturday, Sept. 16.

Photos by Erin Kane & Caitlin Cryan Design by Kristen Riello the beginning of August,” Nealy said in an email. “We collaborated with facilities, SPB, The concert was put on by the Student Campus Life and we assigned a team of Programming Board (SPB) led by senior Public Safety officers to monitor the event.”

Gabrielle Burkart, the mainstage chair of The security and safety of the students, SPB. faculty and staff is the number one priority of To book a headliner as big as Timeflies, Public Safety, according to Nealy.

SPB has to go through a middle agent.

During events like Fall Fest, Public Middle agencies work with colleges to Safety looks for safety violations such as make sure we have the best show possible, intoxication, contraband, drugs, alcohol, according to Burkart. unauthorized attendees, improper credentials “Our SPB advisor and I work with the and unacceptable demeanor, according to middle agent to generate lists that work with Nealy. our budget,” Burkart said. “From there, we “The event was attended by fewer select who we are most interested in and students than last year. The crowds were who meets the wants of the students. After much smaller and there were fewer issues that, we submit offers and ultimately book related to intoxication,” Nealy said. who will perform. This year, we were lucky Since there was a smaller crowd, the enough to book Timeflies.” event went as planned, and there were very few issues or concerns relative to past events, “It was such a great feeling to according to Nealy.

Senior Patricia Bailey has been to Fall look out into the crowd and Fest multiple times.

“I was at Jana Kramer and I was at the see students singing along one my freshman year, too. There were a few and enjoying themselves.” country stars, but I didn’t come last year,” -GABRIELLE BURKART Bailey said.

This change is good, according to Bailey SPB’S MAINSTAGE CHAIR who is not a fan of country.

“I came because it was convenient but Fall Fest was an incredibly successful I’m excited to see something different,” event, according to Burkart.

Bailey said. “I think it will be cool seeing “It was such a great feeling to look out someone who is actually super relevant and a into the crowd and see students singing along lot of people know them so I think it will be and enjoying themselves,” Burkart said. “I cool having them here.” am so proud of how hard everyone worked to Freshman Brooke Reilly attended Fall make this happen and I can’t wait to see what Fest for her first time because she thought it awesome things we can make happen for would be fun.

Wake the Giant.”

“I figured it’s a free concert, why not Sophomore Garret Russell attended Fall come? I don’t really know Timeflies’ music Fest for his second time since coming to that well but I guess I’ll find out. I like all Quinnipiac. music except for country so I’m glad they’re “There was a country singer last year but not country,” Reilly said. when it’s this nice out, I don’t really mind Sophomore Stephanie Martinez attended [that the music is not country] Timeflies is Fall Fest for her first time at Quinnipiac good, I saw them at Toad’s,” Russell said. because the theme was pop rather than “I’m not a huge fan but they’re good so at country. least they got someone good.”

“I like this type of music like last year Public Safety was on high alert during the was more country and I’m not so much concert this past weekend. Assistant Chief a country gal. I think this is more our of Public Safety James Nealy Jr. said Public generation,” Martinez said.

Safety had to take extra safety precautions.

“We started pre-planning this event at

By VICTORIA SIMPRI Staff Writer

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FOOD AT THE FEST

This year, one of the most advertised aspects of Fall Fest was the half dozen food trucks that were present throughout the entire concert. Here are reviews of the food from some of the trucks, courtesy of the Chronicle Editorial Board.

THE WHEY STATION MADISON: The past year of my life has

been entirely motivated by the prospect of purchasing pulled pork and mac n’ cheese at Fall Fest. At the realization that it was $10 for the combination, my lack of income limited me to a mere pulled pork sandwich with slaw.

Thankfully, this solo act proved to be just as mouth watering and phenomenal as I had hoped. While I feel obligated to deduct a point for this outrageous pricing, I have to respect the quality of my compromised meal. 4/5

JUSTIN: The grilled cheese from the gourmet grilled cheese truck was spectacular. The melted american cheese in between the crisp sourdough and buttered bread was phenomenal, but not nearly as good as the sandwiches’ prized possession; the just barely burnt cheese.

The fried cheese around the crust of this masterpiece of a sandwich lifted this from a good sandwich, to great piece of art.

Congratulations to the gourmet sandwich truck on a perfect 10/10 for your plain grilled cheese sandwich. just incredible stuff. 5/5

FRYBORG SARAH: Cheesy bacon fries with ranch- I love cheese, bacon and ranch. But when you put them on top of perfectly cooked and crunchy fries, my heart melts. It made my day so much better. 5/5 JEANETTE: Dutch fries with curry ketchup - I was beyond excited to see these on the menu, since I spent six weeks in Amsterdam eating my weight in curry fries this past summer.

Although these fries were tasty, they did not have that cheap street food vibe that I was hoping for. 3.5/5

HARDCORE SWEETS NISHA: ET Cupcake - there was a perfect balance between the peanut butter, vanilla and chocolate. It wasn’t too sweet which I loved and the Reese’s Pieces gave it that extra flare. 4.5/5

MILFORD SOFT SERVE NISHA: Since it was so hot outside, ice cream

was definitely on the top of my list of food to get while I was at Fall Fest. I decided to keep it simple with a vanilla soft serve with rainbow sprinkles and Milford Soft Serve did not disappoint. I do feel the need to deduct a point for how long the line was though -- it was easily the longest one of all the food trucks and deterred people from getting their ice cream fix. 4/5

JUSTIN: I had the utmost privilege of eating a double chocolate Hardcore Sweets cupcake. Not only was the line significantly smaller than the soft serve ice cream line, but the quality of the cupcake was A-1. This turned the experience from a good treat into a great memory. 5/5 SARAH: The Plain Jane cupcake was simple and sweet. It was a vanilla cake topped with a heap of vanilla frosting and little edible pearls. It was as beautiful as it was delicious. 4/5

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Inside the mind of a tour guide These backwards walking, script memorizing students have a bigger impact than people think

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Ryan Cuttitta, a sophomore biomedical sciences and media studies double major at Quinnipiac, used to make fun of tour guides.

“I just thought it was a waste of time,” Cuttitta said.

As a high school student, he never fully grasped the meaning behind being a tour guide or what the job even really entailed.

Fast forward a couple years and Ryan is defying his high school self as a full fledged tour guide who openly expresses his love for the job.

Many college students were given a tour of several, if not dozens of colleges before they made their final choice that would seal the deal for the next four years of their life.

Their tour experience could have vital effect on their decision, depending on what light they shone upon the particular school.

“...you don’t have a clue where they’re coming from until they say, you don’t know where their background is, what they’re really interested in” – RYAN CUTTITTA SOPHOMORE, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND MEDIA STUDIES MAJOR

Here at Quinnipiac, tour groups seem to be everywhere. They often travel in large packs, blocking a student’s normal path to class or to Mondo’s and have the reputation of even being “annoying” to some. This unconventional herding of prospective students and hyper-curious parents may have been reason why Ryan didn’t take a liking to the idea of tour guides at first. However, after his orientation leader gave him a new perspective on the position, he immediately wanted to get involved.

“It’s something special to bring people to university,” Cuttitta stated, his passion for the job, clearly evident on his face.

Like any other dream job though, the process of becoming a tour guide was no simple task. The first step is volunteering for four months in admissions, usually in either a fall or spring semester, after which you get either hired on full staff or as a session-only tour guide. Memorization of various facts and details about QU is necessary, and was

the most difficult part for Cuttitta.

“It’s a pretty lengthy script,” he expressed, “but you gotta be yourself and personable because you’re the one person that they see on that tour and they kind of get to know who you are because you’re the basis of what that school is about.”

A tour guide must embellish everything Quinnipiac is about only the rough hour that they are able to have with the potential students. They must cover topics from academics to athletics and from campus living to extracurricular activities. They must be equipped for any and all questions that come at them, but sometimes, they recieve questions that no amount of preparation will help them answer.

The craziest question Ryan ever received? “Where do you keep the chickens?” Apparently, unbeknownst to him and practically all other Quinnipiac students, we used to have chickens, and a small farm program, 10 to 15 years ago before the current Center for Communication and Engineering building was built.

Aside from out-of-the-ordinary questions as such, Ryan also likes to keep things engaging.

“I get to put my own spin on things, kind of give them my personal relations as to why I came here and as to what makes a difference on being on this campus than any other campus in CT or in the nation,” Cuttitta said.

Cuttitta will also point out particular features of our school to potential students. His favorite? The business school. When the tour reaches the building he’ll say, “At nighttime when the lights turn on, it’s like a ‘Harry Potter’ movie when you walk through it.”

When asked what his favorite thing about being a tour guide is, Ryan Cuttitta immediately mentions the whole of admissions and the group of tour guides themselves that no doubt hold a special place in his heart.

“We all have very, very similar personalities.

We’re all outgoing,” Cuttitta said, even taking into account those who try out to be a tour guide and are not as extroverted but leave the program completely flipped the other way.

Everyone within admissions is very proud to attend Quinnipiac. “It feels like a very happy and homely place to be, almost another sect in itself,” Cuttitta said. Cuttitta couldn’t be prouder representing QU and feels that being a tour guide is a complete honor.

So, what would be the downside of being a tour guide?

“Walking backwards because I’ve almost fallen down a couple staircases,” Cuttitta said. He chuckled slightly, saying that

thankfully it was a pretty easy skill for him to pick up, just something that he had to get used to. Aside from the occasional trip up, anyone who met the sophomore tour guide can easily see how much he genuinely loves his job.

“You literally have to be yourself and very, very understanding of their situation too, because you don’t have a clue where they’re coming from until they say, you don’t know where their background is, what they’re really interested in,” Cuttitta said.

“You want to give them the full aspect because I changed my mind five times my first year. You never know and it keeps switching around. It’s about being flexible too, that’s a key thing.”

With the Open House coming up on September 24th, tour guides will be busier than ever. Nervous high school students and parents with too many questions will be entering the quad, trying to figure whether Quinnipiac will be the school that will rise above the competition.

It may sound like a daunting task for guides such as Cuttitta, but by being themselves and showing everything we love about the campus, there is no doubt that a new class of Bobcats will get to know each other from tour guides who go above and beyond representing the essence that is truly Quinnipiac University.

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Bobcat buzz: cafe mishap

Students struggle to find food on weekend mornings in the cafe

By CHARLOTTE GARDNER Contributing Writer

As I pulled on my Soffe shorts and ragged sweatshirt on a sunny Saturday morning, my stomach was begging to be fed. I had a four hour shift coming up nice and early, so I was intent on feasting on french toast and bacon to keep me full throughout the long day. As I traditionally did on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I arrived to the cafe promptly as it opened so I could relax and eat with a few minutes to spare before I signed my soul to the Organization Suite for the day. Yet, as I entered the cafe, I felt a different vibe compared to the weekday mornings. And as I looked around, I discovered the cause for my eerie feeling: there was no food out.

I wandered through with some other groggy and confused students trying to choose between plain bagels or the chips and granola bars in front of the registers. All I could think about was my french toast and bacon desire which was slipping through my fingers while I passed each station.

When I came to the station which usually served the breakfast of my dreams, I asked the staff member if they would be ready soon, but what I was really asking was, “Will they be ready before I get to work?” My answer: “They’ll be ready in an hour,” which was when I had to be in

the office. My reaction included some frustration but I tried to put that pettiness aside and left the station with determination to find something to replace my lost breakfast.

So, I went to the cereal bar and chose some Kix because that was the only option besides Fruity Pebbles, but I could live with that. I already knew I would try and find a muffin or some fruit to go with it, which settled my annoyance. Then, as I went to fill up my bowl with milk, every option was out. There was no way I was going to spend $2 on a bottle of milk considering I’m way below the meal plan schedule. No cereal. That’s okay, there are other options...right?

No, there weren’t.

Even though it could very well be the biggest first world problem in the history of your existence, breakfast really is an important part of one’s day. Eating breakfast can decrease the chance of women getting diabetes, lessen the possibility of heart disease, improve one’s memory and help with weight loss (shoutout to the “Freshman 15”), according to www. livescience.com. And besides the science of it, it’s just such a good feeling to eat yummy foods in the morning.

So why did the cafe have absolutely nothing prepared when it opened (and when I

say nothing, I literally mean nothing)? To see if this was just a one-time occurrence, I woke my sleepy self up this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. to check it out again.

Slowly entering the Carl Hansen Student Center, I could hear the hushed tones of student chatter and saw the line which had formed around the gates. Yes, the gates that locked the cafe at night were still up, five minutes after the cafe should have been opened. I could then tell that this new experience would share many similarities with the devastation from the previous week.

After another minute or two passed, the gates were unlocked and the students flew inside to snag a bite. I paused to scan the area for food but could again only see bagels and cereal. One boy went up to the station which served the hot breakfasts and the staffer behind the glass just said “10,” letting the student know, before he even asked, that the food would only be ready 30 minutes from then. As I continued looking, I noticed that the students scavenged the bagels since that was the only food that was out, but I caught some kids desperately turning their heads to see if there was anything else they could eat.

Luckily, the cereal had been restocked, as well as the milk.

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Early in the morning, there is very little food available at the cafe.

So, it could have been a rough morning in the cafe, or maybe they didn’t have a correct stock the night before, but last Saturday left me with a bad impression regarding the cafe and going back at opening time this weekend didn’t really resolve that bad feeling.

RAVE

WRECK

The iOS 10 is finally here.

My roommate convinced me to get the update the day it came out and I am glad that I did.

I am not completely obsessed with Apple. I know that sounds strange, considering I own an iPhone. Originally, I wanted a Samsung Galaxy as my first smartphone. But, if my parents wanted to give me a free iPhone, I was not going to complain. The new Apple update reminds me of an Android structure, which is why I find it desirable.

The biggest change with this update is the messaging feature. People can send messages in their own handwriting, according to Apple. The person on the other end, who is receiving the message, can see the writing animate. Heartbeats, drawings and fireballs can be sent as a message. In addition, people can sketch over videos. There is also an invisible ink feature, where one can send a message/photo that cannot be seen until the other person swipes it. A little pointless, but entertaining at the same time.

Apple has solved the problem of music stopping whenever the camera app is opened, according to Forbes. Now, anyone can capture a selfie while jamming out to a good song. The music still gets cut off when you record a video or Live Photo.

I believe the best feature of the new update is that I can now delete most of the apps that Apple previously required me to keep. Apps such as Stocks, Find My Friends and Apple Watch can hit the trash can.

The “Storage Almost Full” notification will not pop up for some time, and that is a true blessing. - A. Kasam

Being a sophomore at Quinnipiac University has its perks. While gaining the privilege to keep a car on campus may be one of the most anticipated, second year is truly a step up from the first. We are finally able to live with our established friend group in a suite-styled room. Some of the sophomore housing can feel like apartments with large common rooms, separate bathrooms, kitchens and AC. However, given all these benefits, sophomore year brings a fair amount of downgrades that are not to be overlooked.

Recycling is a controversial topic here at Quinnipiac (Does the university really recycle? But that’s another story), but as I’ve noticed there is not a recycling dumpster within the sophomore housing area. I can’t imagine that putting one in Hill Circle would be much of a hassle. My room came with a recycling bin, but since no one is willing to walk all the way to Sahlin, it ends up in the trash.

For those living in Hill and Complex, prepare for a snowy hike into the laundry room when winter approaches. Late night laundry runs a risk when the room is so secluded. It can be a frightening experience traveling down into the laundry room alone at night.

Also, if you have a kitchen in your room sophomore year, your meal plan suffers a serious cut.

From roughly $1,400 to $1,000, this drastic change hits hard for those who don’t have the time to cook. Lastly, the recent changes to sophomore parking has turned the process into a wild free-forall. When in history has a well-coordinated plan for something failed? Virtually never. If we want to leave campus, we need to plan time for coming back because maybe we will be left to park at York and take a shuttle back, and who knows how long that could take. - A. Perelli

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‘With peaceful ways we won’

Nobel Peace Prize laureates inspire students with their stories

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From left to right: Tawakkol Karman, Leymah Gbowee and Shirin Ebadi spoke to students about their personal struggles when trying to bring peace to their respective countries, encouraging them to be proactive within their communities.

By ANA GROSSO Contributing Writer

Three female Nobel Peace Prize laureates spoke to Quinnipiac University and shared their experiences and insight on strength, fear and perseverance this past week.

Shirin Ebadi, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman are three Nobel Peace Prize recipients that spoke at Quinnipiac University on Wednesday and Thursday. They told students of their struggles and triumphs of being women and peace activists in a world full of war and terror.

Senior Entry Level Masters Physician’s Assistant Ann Marie Abadeer said in an email interview that the laureates were “engaging and inspiring.” Abadeer said that one part of

Tawakkol’s speech really resonated with her.

“When Tawakkol was talking about how you should never be afraid of the consequences of speaking out. She said the only thing you ought to be afraid of is if your work is discontinued and there is no one else to carry on what you have started,” Abadeer said.

“I never let fear stop me,” Gbowee said, who received the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing an end to the Second Liberian Civil War by leading a women’s peace movement.

Karman received the Nobel Peace Prize for her peacework in Yemen, where she was a leader of human and women’s rights movements, as well as the founder of Women Journalists Without Chains, an organization that promotes

rights and freedom for women journalists.

Ebadi was Iran’s first female judge and the first Muslim woman to win the prize in 2003 for her work in defending women’s, children’s and human rights.

Juliana McBroom, a senior biology major, recounted what she found to be the most memorable part of the talks in an email interview. “[Ebadi] emphasized that the failures and setbacks she experienced in her life got her to where she is today, and that she had no regrets even after being demoted from a judge to a clerk.

This was really inspiring for a group of college students to hear, I think,” McBroom said.

Although all three women faced their own obstacles, one that they have all overcome is

gender discrepency. There have only been 16 female Nobel Peace Prize recipients compared to 87 male recipients.

The speakers also emphasized the importance and privilege of democracy.

“To not vote will play on your conscience for a long time. Girls–how long was it before women had the right to vote?! Exercise your right because it is your right,” Gbowee said.

Ebadi and Karman also agreed that democracy is only achievable with peace.

Although Iran and Yemen do not currently have the best relationship, Ebadi and Karman shared plenty of hugs and referred to each other as “my sister,” displaying both women’s peacefulness and acceptance toward the other.

All three women stressed how lucky we are to live in America, in a democracy, and that we should not take it for granted.

The women shared traits that made them successful such as acceptance and determination, emphasizing that they led them to their success.

“We accepted even the people of the regime… we didn’t exclude anyone”, when talking about protesting the tyrannical leader,” Karman said.

Gbowee said to “take the open mind challenge” when trying to make a change. She explained how being judgmental and believing in stereotypes builds a wall between you and those people, which will only further strife. In order to peacefully make a change, we must accept all things, even “those things that are undesirable.”

Those who attended the event were left with inspiration and motivation from the speakers.

“TheLaureateswereinvestedingivingtheaudience something to walk away with and something to apply to their own lives,” Abadeer said.

Gbowee left the audience with some resonating words.“Don’t say ‘Is it worth it?’ It’s always worth fighting for your rights,” she said.

And the Emmy goes to...

A recap of the 2016 Emmy Awards recognizing TV’s best actors, actresses

By LINDSAY PYTEL Contributing Writer

Tears, laughter and surprises. The 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in television last Sunday on ABC. Accepting her fifth consecutive win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus took the Emmy for her work as Selina Meyer in HBO’s “Veep.”

“Veep,” now the winner of Outstanding Comedy Series for two consecutive years, focuses on Dreyfus’ character, who serves as vice president, and later on, president of the United States. In her journey helping to run the country and hilarious writing, Selina Meyer learns that holding these positions is nothing like she expected.

Dreyfus joked in her acceptance speech that when the show began it was, “a political satire, but now it feels more like a sobering documentary.”

At the end of her speech, Dreyfus, with shaky hands and a trembling voice, dedicated the win to her father who died two days prior.

“I’m so glad he liked ‘Veep’ because his opinion was the one that really mattered,” Dreyfus said.

Surprises were also at every corner during the awards show.

Rami Malek won his first Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series in his role as socially inept computer programmer Elliot Alderson in USA Network’s “Mr. Robot.”

“Mr. Robot” is a psychological thriller told through the eyes of Elliot Alderson. Elliot joins a secret community of computer hackers

called “fsociety” where they plan to take down one of the nation’s largest corporations. The contradictory antihero forces viewers to think critically and question if they even like this ma in character.

Celebrity fans took to Twitter praising the choice and congratulating Malek on his first nomination and win.

Ellen DeGeneres tweeted, “@ItsRamiMalek, you are brilliant. I hope next season we get to meet Mrs. Robot.” Singer Christina Perri tweeted, “Of course @ItsRamiMalek won tonight! @ WhoIsMrRobot is the best show on TV right now.”

Tatiana Malany won outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama series for her many roles in “Orphan Black.” The BBC America original is not as well known as other netorks’ series, but Maslany’s portrayal of clones with distinct personalities and accents is considered unparalled.

Other winners, however, were not big surprises.

The two most recognized categories had the same winners as the previous year. “Veep” won for Outstanding Comedy series for the second time and HBO’s “Game of Thrones” also took its second win in Outstanding Drama Series.

Amazon’s “Transparent” star Jeffrey Tambor also took his second consecutive win for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

Rolling Stone, Fortune and other news outlets favored Tambor to win in this category for the second time…and their predictions were right.

Host of the Emmys, Jimmy Kimmel, even made a joke in the opening of the show about the fact that Tambor was so heavily favored to take the Emmy in this category.

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Many actors and actresses walked away with an Emmy award last Sunday, which was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, for their various roles in hit television shows.

“I want to do one quick thing before we get started,” Kimmel said.

Kimmel walked right up to Tambor’s seat and handed him the Emmy saying he won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

“Alright, that saved us 22 minutes,” Kimmel joked.

Tambor smiled and mouthed “Oh my God” at the joke, but nevertheless, later in the night he was officially recognized for the win in that

category.

And let’s not forget Jimmy Kimmel’s performance as host. He poked fun at the price of EpiPens, OJ Simpson, Bill Cosby, and even himself. He had celebrities dropping their jaws at the jokes he made.

It truly was an award-winning night.

September 21, 2016

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LATINX HERITAGE MONTH Cuba Ahora:

Conversations about Culture, Politics, and Future

Transnational Migration Between the Hispanic Caribbean and the U.S. Monday, Sept. 12 • 7 p.m.

Clarice L. Buckman Theater (BC150) Jorge Duany, Author and Director of Florida Institute of Technology’s Cuban Research Institute, will be speaking on transnational migration from the Cuban-American Perspective

Reflections of Cuba

Monday, Sept. 19 • 4 —5:30 p.m.

Clarice L. Buckman Theater (BC150) Margarita Diaz, Associate Professor of Journalism, will be facilitating a panel discussion with Quinnipiac faculty and staff who travel to Cuba.

Cubano Sato, Hemingway’s Cuban Legacy Monday, Sept. 26 • 4 —5:30 p.m.

Carl Hansen Student Center Piazza

Robert Smart, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of English, will be talking about how Hemingway’s twenty year sojourn in Cuba profoundly affected his work and life.

Cabaret Cubano

Tuesday, Oct. 11 • 8 p.m.

Black Box Theater, College of Arts and Science Building 2 Students and Faculty celebrate Cuba with music, readings, skits, and more!

The Arnold Bernhard Library will highlight resources available to the QU Community throughout Latinx Heritage Month. include The Latino American Experience and The Referencia Latina databases among many others!

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RUNDOWN MEN’S SOCCER QU 2, Yale 0 – Wednesday Eamon Whelan: 2 goals Chrys Iakovidis: 5 saves Holy Cross 2, QU 1 – Saturday James Doig: 1 goal WOMEN’S SOCCER Rider 2, QU 1 – Saturday Katrina Friedman: 2 shots, 1 goal Nadya Gill: 2 shots, 1 assist Ally Grunstein: 2 shots, 1 assist FIELD HOCKEY QU 4, Georgetown 2 – Thursday Michelle Federico: 2 goals Ines Ruiz Martinez: 5 shots, 1 goal Bucknell 3, QU 2 (OT) – Sunday Felicia Costanzo: 2 shots, 1 goal VOLLEYBALL QU 3, Rider 2 – Saturday Natalie Alechko: 18 kills, 2 blocks Jen Coffey: 18 kills, 2 blocks Elizabeth Kloos: 10 kills, 7 blocks Maria Pansari: 58 assists, 10 digs QU 3, Saint Peer’s 0 – Sunday Kat Miller: 11 kills, 2 aces, 1 block Pansari: 28 assists, 7 digs RUGBY QU 64, Norwich 3 – Friday Ilona Maher: 2 tries Emily Roskopf: 2 tries WOMEN’S GOLF T-7th Place Finish (Towson Tignanelli Invitational) – Saturday, Sunday and Monday MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 3rd Place Finish (Iona Meet of Champions) – Friday WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 2nd Place Finish (Iona Meet of Champions) – Friday

GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Niagara– Sunday, 2 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER QU at Niagara – Saturday, 1 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY QU at Liberty – Friday, 4 p.m.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY QU vs. Guelph (Exhibition) – Sunday, 3 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL QU at Rider – Wednesday, 7 p.m.

QU vs. Iona – Saturday, 1 p.m.

QU vs. Manhattan – Sunay, 1 p.m.

RUGBY QU at Notre Dame (Ohio) – Saturday, 5 p.m.

WOMEN’S GOLF QU at Dartmouth Invitational – Sunday and Monday, 10 a.m.

MEN’S TENNIS QU at Yale – Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS QU at Army – Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.

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Maher: ‘I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of’ MAHER from Page 16 wasn’t the same, even if it was with the best players in the country as a part of the collegiate All-American team, which Maher was a part of last season.

“It was great to be chosen, but I don’t think it was as cool as going out and playing with my Quinnipiac teammates,” she said. “It was a great experience to play with the best players in the country, but I think I would trade that in just to keep playing with my Quinnipiac girls.”

Maher has emerged as an anchor for the team, drawing heavy attention from opponents on the field, which has opened up plenty of space for her teammates to thrive. In fact, Maher holds a share of the program record for most assists in a single game, recording six helpers during last year’s regular season finale against West Chester.

She says she embraces the role of creating chances for her teammates.

Meanwhile, her teammates embrace the opportunity to simply watch Maher take over a game.

“It’s amazing just to watch [Maher] plow through six defenders with them hanging on to her,” junior Jessica Maricic said. “You want to run and help, but at the same time you can’t help but watch because she’s so amazing.”

“My favorite moments on the field are when I get to give those assists to my teammates and they get to score for that try,” says Maher.

The desire to help is returned to Maher by her coaches and teammates, especially during last season when the Bobcats were gearing up to face Norwich, Maher’s former team.

She confessed that she was feeling the pressure, and her thoughts were racing on the bus ride to Vermont, where her former teammates were waiting to greet her and hand her a loss as a late parting gift. Her new coaches and teammates sensed the anxiety and came to her aid.

“I was shaking on the bus,” Maher said. “My coach came up to me and reminded me that I was with Norwich for such a short time, and I can’t let it affect me and to find the strength and motivation to play through it. I think it really helped me.”

Head coach Becky Carlson’s words must have helped a lot.

Maher went out and delivered two late tries in the game to put away Norwich, and returned to her new home after a 48-19 thrashing of her former team. Carlson recalls writing her star player a note before the game, which must have resonated with Maher.

“I just wanted her to realize that she made her decisions, and she deserved to be as comfortable and happy with her decisions as she could possibly be,” said Carlson. “It was her time to show what she had been working for.”

Maher and the Bobcats would see Norwich again in the NCVWRA semifinals. By then, Maher saw it as just another game, and would record seven solo tackles in the victory.

Days later, Maher and the Bobcats defeated Army on their way to winning the NCVWRA Championship, the first national championship in school history.

“We knew what we wanted to do and we knew we were going to accomplish it,” Maher says about last season’s title run. “It was a completely amazing feeling to know that your hard work pays off.”

This season, the All-American and national champion can add the title of captain to her long list of accomplishments. It is her first time as a captain, and it is a role she takes very seriously.

Given the results she has produced, it seems her teammates are in good hands.

“Her work ethic is magnetic”, Coach Carlson says about Maher’s attributes as team captain. “She’s the type of player that a lot of people look to as an example of what they want to achieve. Not just physically, but also in terms of being a good teammate

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Ilona Maher finished her sophomore season with 27 tries and 17 assists.

and leading by example.”

“Obviously she’s an amazing player, but she’s also so kind and caring of everyone else on the team,” Maricich adds. “She just wants the best out of everyone. She doesn’t want to be better than everyone; she wants everyone to be amazing.”

Led by Maher’s team-first approach, the Bobcats have won their first three games of the season (most recently a 64-3 crushing of Norwich) and have been ranked as high as No. 2 in the country in early season polls.

The goal is to repeat last season’s success.

Maher named “Princess Diaries 2” as a favorite movie in an interview over the summer, so she would appear to be a fan of sequels.

What would a National Championship sequel mean to her?

“It would be amazing. To have it go down in the books that it was Quinnipiac who won the first two National Championships and stayed strong and didn’t falter. We haven’t stopped working because we won,” she said. “We’re back and playing like we haven’t won a National Championship, because we want to win another one.”

Main: ‘Having Elisa here has helped Ines progress so much faster...’

RUIZ MARTINEZ from Page 16 was also very different for Elisa.

“In Spain, you don’t need to go to class,” Elisa said. “My friends don’t go to class at home, and they spend the day at home or wherever they want to go to study.”

However, Main said Elisa was able to make a strong transition once she got in the swing of things.

“Elisa’s English in one year has been an unbelievable change,” Main said. “She can speak the language completely fluent, completely easily and can understand what’s happening.”

Ines is now going through the change that her sister had to go through last year.

“It’s hard. It’s very different than Spain,” Ines said on the difference between school in America and Spain. “For example, economics is three hours of class and it’s all in English, and sometimes I don’t understand anything and I just have to try and listen.”

Main realizes the difficulty that Elisa and Ines have to go through and takes a different approach of

helping them than with the rest of her team.

“I’ve had a lot of international students where English is close to their first language,” Main said.

“These two are the first ones where it is completely their second language. What we’ve been trying to do is let them be them, but let them understand they have to mesh with each other.”

Main had to make a drastic change for the sisters last week though when she banned them from speaking Spanish on the field so Ines can learn English easier.

“I love listening them speak Spanish to each other. I love hearing them yell at each other in Spanish. I love it, but it’s not making Ines learn the language fast enough,” Main said. “So if Elisa is helping her all the time, there’s that tough love of ‘Eli stop helping her.’ Ines has to work on her English. Elisa’s really helping Ines with it, and I know that’s why Ines is playing really well right now.”

The sisters have also had to deal with the change as to how the game is played in America compared to Spain.

“I feel like Spain is more tech-

nical and here I feel like it’s more physical,” Elisa said. “There is more conditioning here. In Spain, we usually practiced three days a week and one day for conditioning. Here, there is so much conditioning.”

Elisa also said playing in America is a bit tougher because the game is played with more physicality.

Main said the different style the sisters play really helps the Bobcats and adds another dimension to the team.

“Their style of field hockey is very different than our style,” Main said. “They may struggle with the physical side of it, but we struggle with the stickwork and tactics. We add the physicality, the strength, the running to them. And they add to us the stickwork.”

Main said the sisters have been great additions to the team so far.

“It took Elisa about six months and then all of a sudden, you saw a very elite field hockey player come out,” Main said.

Main also said Ines has been able to make the transition and having Ines here has made Elisa better.

“To have the two of them have each other has been great,” Main

said. “Having Elisa here has helped Ines progress so much faster than she did because she’s here supporting her. She’s translating and helping her, and that’s really been helpful. Elisa did it all by herself. She was dropped here all by herself.

This year I’ve seen her smile twice as much this year because she has Ines.”

Elisa has also noticed the difference and said she is happier this year because Ines is with her.

“I feel like it’s piece of home for me,” Elisa said. “It’s really good to have her here. It’s really helpful to have her here.”

Elisa is a journalism major and hopes studying in America can help her career. Ines, on the other hand, doesn’t know what she wants to study yet.

Main believes their experience in America will be a huge benefit in the future.

“There’s a huge value for both of them when they go back home and have an American education,” Main said. “It helps them, and I hope they use learning English to their advantage. It makes them more marketable when they’re back at home.”

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GAME OF THE WEEK

Men’s soccer blanks Yale

Whelan scores twice, Iakovidis stops five shots in Bobcats’ win

By MICHAEL DALTON Contributing Writer

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Bobcats junior midfielder Shaquille Huggins fights for possession along the sideline against Yale on Wednesday at the Quinnipiac Soccer Field.

Despite Whelan’s early success, he gives a lot of credit to his more experienced teammates, senior Ryan Scheiderman and sophomore Rashawn Dally.

“I mess up on the field sometimes and it’s going to happen,” Whelan said. “But by them being there, helping me and talking me through it, it’s a big help.”

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Quinnipiac field hockey beat Georgetown 4-2 on Friday for its first BIG EAST win in program history.

The volleyball team earned its 10th win of the season in a 3-0 victory over Saint Peter’s on Sunday. The win ties a program record (2000 and 2002) for wins in a season.

Quinnipiac golf’s Luciana Tobia-Palza and Alexandra Sazhin both finished tied for 19th out of 71 golfers in the first round of the Towson Tignanelli Invitational.

On the defensive end, the Bobcats held up just as well.

Iakovidis, who made his first start in goal since coming out of the game against Lafayette on Sept. 4 due to injury, stopped all five shots he faced.

“We started with four rookie defenders and a rookie goalkeeper” Da Costa said.

“You put rookies in a position, and you hope that they can excel, and that’s a testament to them.”

The team (3-4) lost the first game of its two-game road trip against Holy Cross (42), 2-1, on Saturday. The Bobcats return to Hamden on Sunday to face Niagara (1-5-1) in their MAAC opener.

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The Quinnipiac men’s soccer team defeated the Yale Bulldogs 2-0 on Wednesday at the QU Soccer Field.

There was very little action between both teams for the first 20 minutes. Yale controlled the ball for a majority of the first half, but it failed to capitalize on just a handful of opportunities, and the Bobcats were unable to do much in the attacking zone.

With 17:55 left to go in the first half, freshman forward Eamon Whelan scored off a header to give the Bobcats a 1-0 lead.

“Eamon’s not the type of player who’s picking up the ball at midfield, dribbling six guys and scoring on his own,” head coach Eric Da Costa said. “He’s intelligent, he makes good runs, he makes smart runs and puts himself in really good positions.”

The best scoring opportunity Yale got in the first half was when Bobcats freshman goalkeeper, Chrys Iakovidis tried to field a ball, but ended up colliding with another Yale player. The ball was loose just outside of the penalty box. A Yale player took a shot at the goal, but Quinnipiac freshman defender Jeppe Haehre stood in front of the goal and blocked it with his right leg, saving the Bobcats from giving up a free-bee.Yale was unable to answer before the end of the first half, and the Bobcats took the lead going into halftime.

At the start of the second period, the Bobcats came out aggressive, controlling the ball for the majority of the second half and spending a lot more time in the attacking zone.

Whelan struck again in the middle of the second half, scoring his second goal of the game and his fourth goal of the season.

Eamon Whelan Quinnipiac freshman forward Eamon Whelan notched two goals on Wednesday to lead the men’s soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Yale and earn MAAC Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week Honors.

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“Game to game... point by point we’ve gotta make sure we’re elevating our game now.”

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All-American rugby captain Ilona Maher is poised to lead the Bobcats to a second straight national title

By RYAN CHICHESTER Contributing Writer

It is a beautiful sunny afternoon on Quinnipiac campus, and junior transfer Ilona Maher, or “Lo” as her teammates call her, is in full rugby uniform, making her way out of the Recreation Center.

There is no game to be played here today, but there is still a sense of joy in Maher’s movements, despite being on the field just to take photos. Any type of rugby-related activity seems to give her a sense of freedom and purpose.

As she poses and goes through the motions of her carries, stiff-arms, and runs towards the camera, it is not hard to tell how much she loves this sport.

It is this love that led to a decision to choose rugby above the rest of the sports Maher excelled at while in high school in her home state of Vermont.

She lettered in field hockey, basketball and softball. However, it was rugby that had the tightest grip on Maher, who embraces the intense physicality and competition that the sport provides.

“I wanted the faster-paced, intense game,” Maher said. “I like being able to tackle and run and play a full contact sport because there aren’t many out there for girls to play.”

Maher didn’t start playing organized rugby until her senior year of high school when she joined a club team in Burlington, Vermont. While still learning the finer points of the

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Junior Ilona Maher leads Quinnipiac with 6 tries in 3 games played in the 2016 season.

game, she was selected to the Stars and Stripes assembly in Colorado, which consists of the top 50 high school players in the country, and eventually selected to the All-Ameri-

can team for the 2015 season. Maher was considered among the elite after one year of playing rugby and wasted no time making herself known in her freshman season at Norwich Univer-

sity, recording five tries in just her second collegiate game.

As she distinguished herself among the best in the country at the collegiate level, something was miss-

ing for Maher. She helped the team win the ACRA 7’s and 15’s National Championships, but she still wanted something better.

“I just didn’t like the environment at Norwich,” Maher said. “But I am a homebody and Norwich was so close to home, and I like to be able to see my parents and my sisters as much as possible.”

Maher’s father, a long-time rugby referee and coach, helped turn her on to the sport. The two found a bond through rugby, making it difficult for her to leave her home town. Her supportive parents, who were the reason she wanted to stay, were the ones who helped her take the leap of faith to Quinnipiac.

“My parents told me to just do it and to give it a try,” she said.

With the support of her parents behind her, Maher contacted Quinnipiac and scheduled a visit. After a visit to the school and meeting her future teammates, she was sold.

“Even on my tour, it felt like I was part of the team. I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of,” she said.

Maher left the comfort of her home and found a new one as a nursing major at Quinnipiac. Her teammates took on the role of her second family. The bond became so strong that playing with anybody else just See MAHER Page 14

Field hockey sisters bring Spanish influence to the team

By CONOR ROCHE Staff Writer

Making the transition to college is tough for any student, but for Quinnipiac field hockey sisters Elisa Ruiz Martinez and Ines Ruiz Martinez, they have to balance more than academics and athletics.

After spending all of their childhood in Madrid, Spain, the sisters have to adjust to living in a new country and speaking a new language.

Elisa, a sophomore midfielder, and Ines, a freshman forward, didn’t know anyone but each other in America when they arrived. However, it was their mother that came up with the idea that they should play field hockey and go to college in a foreign country.

“I wanted to study and have my career in Spain,” Elisa said. “My mother told me that if I wanted to speak English, it would be easier to come here to learn the language.

I wanted to play field hockey and study at the same time, but in Spain it’s so hard to do that. It was an incredible opportunity to come here.”

Bobcats head coach Becca Main began to recruit Elisa after the team received a video of her from recruit-

ment services in her senior year.

Main decided to go after Elisa after the “great experience” they had with Gemma Cierra, another Spanish player who was with the program for a year and a half.

“When you watch her recruiting video and watching her now on the field, it’s the same,” Main said on Elisa’s recruiting video. “She’s bringing exactly what I expected.

We started to narrow it down to Elisa and another athlete, and it became a matter of academically if we could get her in. We really took a chance on her and it’s worked out for us.”

Main learned about Ines shortly after and, like with Elisa, Main really liked what she saw.

“We’ve liked Ines from the beginning and wanted to make sure financially we could make it happen,” Main said. “Ines came to a clinic when she was a senior and their parents did an unbelievable job of putting them out there so we can see them. Ines came to a clinic on a wet, rainy day and she did a whole bunch of a little things. Elisa kept on saying, ‘She’s better than I am.’ You watch Elisa and you go, ‘How can she be better than Elisa?’”

Luckily for Main, the decision to

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Sisters Elisa (left) and Ines Ruiz Martinez (right) are back on the same team after a season apart.

come to Quinnipiac was an easy one for Ines.

“I love to play with my sister,” Ines said. “My sister was here, and I liked to play hockey. In Spain, it’s

really difficult to combine hockey and college at the same time.”

Once she arrived at Quinnipiac, Elisa had to begin the transition by herself.

“I was so alone at the beginning of last year,” Elisa said.

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