The Quinnipiac Chronicle Issue 19, Volume 83

QUChronicle.com February 19, 2014 Volume 83 Issue 19 Proud recipient of the New England Society of Newspaper Editors' award for 2012 & 2013 College Newspaper of the Year

SPORTS Small town to top program, page 12

Marijuana most common drug on campus

OPINION ‘Sochi Problems,’ page 6

ARTS & LIFE A breath of fresh air, page 10

Financial aid website clarified after investigation

‘A BORN LEADER’

By LOVANDA BROWN Staff Writer

Public Safety was called 24 times to deal with drug violations in the fall semester and nine times this semester, according to Chief of Public Safety David Barger. Over this academic year, Barger has received 111 disciplinary, drug-related referrals from Residential Life, a number he says has improved since last academic year.

Students who have illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia will be disciplined by the university or local law enforcement, Barger said.

“We could handle it dependent upon the level of violation here within the Quinnipiac community,” Barger said. “Or we can involve local law enforcement, and with involving local law enforcement of course we’re [suggesting] an arrest.”

Marijuana is the most commonly used drug on campus and the easiest to detect, according to Barger. Prescriptions drugs are the second most commonly misused drugs, he said. Vicodin, Oxycodone, Ritalin and Adderall are the most popular prescription drugs, he said.

Sophomore English major John Mitchell said the most sought after drug on campus is “definitely marijuana.”

“Everyone around me uses it, talks about it and it’s even more prevalent than alcohol now,” Mitchell said. “Weed has more of a cultural acceptance.”

Some students said they feel marijuana does not have negative health effects.

“Personally, I don’t really find [marijuana] to be dangerous,” senior Anthony Altilio, a health science major, said. “The fact that it’s being legalized in some states says a lot. There are worse drugs out there.”

Sophomore diagnostic imaging major Megan Pinciak agrees.

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Teammates and coaches say senior forward Cory Hibbeler’s attitude, after overcoming adversity off the ice and working hard, makes him a great captain.

Quinnipiac and more than 100 colleges may have violated the Higher Education Act, according to a Feb. 3 letter from a Maryland congressman to the Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

In a Democratic Committee investigation led by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the committee found 111 colleges’ websites make it seem like students are required to fill out forms other than the FAFSA to apply for federal aid, according to the letter.

Students must fill out the CSS Profile to get aid from Quinnipiac, not the federal government, according to Dominic Yoia, associate vice president and university director of financial aid.

“Not a single one of [the colleges in Cummings’ letter] said you had to fill out a profile form to get federal aid,” Yoia said. “But he was inferring that by not specifying that, you were in violation of some regulation, which is just untrue.”

The financial aid office clarified the university’s website as soon as it found out about the investigation.

“We went through our website with a finetoothed comb,” Yoia said. “Nobody’s trying to mislead anybody, and while we might not agree with the allegations made in Congressman Cummings’ letter, like I said, every one of us wanted to remove anything that would possibly present any question.”

The Higher Education Act states the FAFSA is the only form colleges can use to determine federal aid, according to the letter. This statute is based on the idea that students should not have to pay a fee to apply for federal financial aid.

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Senior Lindsey Mazzone plays with two Guatemalan girls on a service trip last academic year.

When making plans for spring break, students may be quick to book a trip to Cancun or schedule shifts at their part-time jobs back home. But instead, students can choose to help others on service trips to Guatemala and Nicaragua.

The university has offered the option of alternative spring break trips to students for 10 years, according to David T. Ives, executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute.

“The vision was to have students get out of here and understand what poverty is like in other parts of the world,” Ives said. “So many people have not experienced poverty and don’t know what the majority of people in the world live like.”

Although Ives’ motivation was to inform

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students about poverty, he said he also aims to provide sustainability with these service trips.

“Whatever projects that we do are asked for by the community,” Ives said. “We try to [go to the same villages each year]–that’s part of the philosophy of sustainability.”

Ives said there is a heavy student involvement when choosing who will be going on upcoming alternative spring break trips.

“We have representatives from all of our trips [at the Involvement Fair], then we have an information session probably toward the end of September, and then the application process,” Ives said. “The student leaders do a lot of the work–they read all the applications and decide which ones they want to come in for interviews.”

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STUDENTS SPEAK UP

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The Chronicle asked students if they plan to study abroad during their time at Quinnipiac.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Katherine Rojas

Trevor Ensign | Senior “I was in Ireland last spring ... It was incredible, one of the best experiences of my life ... When you do it through QU, they take you on this trip to the Ring of Kerry which is provided in the fees that you pay to QU so that was really interesting. The fact that you get a sixweek spring break basically. They call it study month, but it’s basically do whatever you want for a while.”

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Kate Hlushko | Sophomore “I just have never really thought about [studying abroad for a semester]...Maybe for QU 301 cause that’s shorter and it’s easier I guess, less money.”

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“I’m a health science major so it’s kind of difficult. I wanted to at first, but after talking to them I think I am just going to do a service trip for a week or two or just go over the summer. I’m not going to do a full semester….[I want to go] somewhere in Europe, probably like Spain or Italy or something.”

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Manny Gomez | Freshman “I’ve always wanted to go to different parts of the world, so I like [how] the school has programs to go to Europe mainly, which is where I plan to go if I go.”

Beyond the Bobcats

By Julia Perkins A rundown on news outside the Quinnipiac campus

Hamden home catches fire

Uganda considers anti-gay law

Kerry warns Indonesians about climate change

A house on Mill Rock Road in Hamden caught on fire Sunday morning, according to the New Haven Register. A man and woman escaped the house with minor injuries and were brought to the Yale-New Haven hospital for smoke inhalation. The family’s dog passed away in the fire. The fire mainly stayed to the first floor of the home, and the Hamden Fire Department contained the fire within an hour. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire.

Uganda is considering passing an anti-gay law, which would put those convicted of homosexual acts in jail and make it a crime not to report gay people, according to BBC News. President Barack Obama told Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni that if Uganda passed this law, it would hurt Uganda’s relationship with the United States. A month ago, Museveni chose to strike down this proposed law, according to BBC News. Yet, on Friday he said he would likely sign the bill, according to The New York Times. Ugandan parliament may choose to pass the law with a two-thirds vote if Museveni does not sign the bill, according to BBC News. The proposed law is a toned down version of a 2009 bill, which would have given the death penalty to people convicted of homosexuality, according to The New York Times.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Indonesian students about climate change Sunday as part of his series of speeches on global warming, according to Reuters.

Kerry plans to give these speeches this year to push countries to sign a global treaty on climate change in 2015. In his speech, Kerry compared climate change to weapons of mass destruction. Kerry chose to speak in Indonesia first because it is an island which could be threatened by rising sea levels.

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Public Safety prepares for emergencies

By JULIA PERKINS News Editor

Each morning, Chief of Public Safety David Barger watches the news in his office.

He is not procrastinating; he is looking at what is going on around the world to learn how Public Safety can better react to emergency situations.

“We monitor what’s going on, not because that may have a direct effect on us,” Barger said. “But we keep an eye on it because everything is a learning process.”

Recently, Public Safety has studied how four nearby colleges, Manchester Community College, Yale University, University of New Haven and Central Connecticut State University, reacted when they had armed intruders or suspected armed intruders on campus in 2013.

“It’s a big ball of wax,” Barger said. “But you look at every aspect of what occurred and you dissect it to find out: how can you do it better?”

Each of those incidents was different, so they called for different responses, Barger said.

The incident at Yale, when the university received a report of a suspected gunman on campus, occurred on the Monday of Thanksgiving break, so most students were not on campus.

However, most students were on campus when Central Connecticut State University went on lockdown after students thought they saw a man carrying a gun on campus

in November.

This means Public Safety must study these different variables, according to Barger.

“What you have to do is look at the different situations and how they were handled because of the population they had [and] where they occurred,” Barger said.

“There is no one perfect answer because there is no particular incident that would take place that was perfect.”

In December, Barger went to a meeting at Yale University attended by Yale, Manchester Community College, University of New Haven, Central Connecticut State University, state police, the FBI, West Haven police, New Haven police and others who had responded to the emergency situations at the four colleges.

“I think [it’s] a good idea to get ideas and go elsewhere to see how other people handle situations to give a better idea of us and what we should do too,” sophomore Michelle Fusco said.

At the meeting, the officials discussed emergency protocols, Barger said. “[We’re] looking to actually put together sort of [an emergency response] program that, for lack of a better term, we would be able to codify statewide,” he said. “We brought back to Quinnipiac quite a bit of good information.”

Sophomore Alexa Farrell said what happened at these other universities could happen at Quinnipiac.

“Learning from what [the other

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Chief of Public Safety David Barger pays attention to emergency situations outside the university to learn how to keep the campus community safe. universities] did right and what they did wrong is really important,” Farrell said.

“That’s the best way to keep our students on our campus safe.”

Barger compared preparing for an emergency situation to taking a test.

“You don’t take an exam without grabbing every bit of information you can,” he said. “We want to have information on what happened at other places, how we can utilize that information to help us, put us in the right direction.”

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Greek Life recognized with award The Association of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors (AFA) received the Outstanding Change Initiative Award for its work on “Transforming a Fraternity and Sorority Community Using a Learning Paradigm.” The association received this award at the AFA Annual Conference from Dec. 4-7 in Orlando, Fla.

New online graduate business classes available

In fall 2014, Quinnipiac University will offer a Master of Science degree in Business Analytics. This state-approved 33-credit program will be offered online and will feature four electives and seven core classes. The program will combine financial analysis, statistics, marketing and technology into one program.

Professor Balkaran published in Harvard Journal Professor Stephen Balkaran was published in the Harvard Journal for his article, “The Continuing Significance of Race: An American Dilemma.” His article was written in the summer when Sebastian De La Cruz received backlash for singing the National Anthem before the San Antonio Spurs game. The 15-page article took most of the summer to research and deals with exposing the Hispanic culture to Americans. The article is also available in hard copy.

Socrates Café Students can discuss animal captivity at the Socrates Cafe Thursday, Feb. 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Department of Philosophy in conjunction with the Student Philosophy Club (SOPHIA) will host the event in the piazza. This event is open to everyone and refreshments will be provided

Montage Writer Series On Feb. 20, QU Creative Writing will host an open mic night starting at 6 p.m. in Carl Hansen Student Center room 119, followed by an Ultimate Audio Heroes session at 6:30 p.m. Free pizza and drinks will be provided to guests.

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Yoia: ‘Nobody’s trying to mislead anybody’ WEBSITE from cover The FAFSA is free, while the CSS Profile comes with a fee, but requiring students to complete the CSS Profile for institutional aid is legal.

“Although they may make clear in other materials that the [CSS] Profile form is not required to determine eligibility for federal financial aid,” Cummings said in the letter. “The materials identified during this investigation may be the only information potential applicants see before deciding whether to apply.”

In his letter, Cummings linked to a screenshot of the financial aid section on Quinnipiac’s website where he said the university was unclear about what students need to do to apply for financial aid.

“All new students and returning students who entered the university as a freshman or transfer student after July 2011 are also required to complete a CSS Profile Form electronically,” the Quinnipiac website said under a section titled “How to Apply.”

Yoia said he thought the Quinnipiac website made it “crystal clear” that the FAFSA form is required for federal aid

and the CSS Profile form is required for institutional aid.

“I think [Cummings] selectively went through websites looking for anything that wasn’t consistent,” he said. “I’ve never had a family call that was confused about filling out [the CSS Profile] form for federal aid.”

Most of the other colleges on Cummings’ list also updated their websites, according to Yoia.

“To be considered for institutional grant aid, all new students (includes accelerated nursing and transfer students) and students who entered the university as a freshmen or transfer student after July 1, 2011 must file the CSS Profile Form annually,” Quinnipiac’s updated website says.

In a separate paragraph, the website says students who want federal aid must complete the FAFSA form.

Sophomore Annie Dwyer said Quinnipiac’s updated website is not concise. “[The website] does tell you what the CSS profile is and tells you what the FAFSA is,” she said. “But with all the information, quite honestly, I got lost on it. I’m just going to be like, ‘Mom, help me out.’”

Dwyer finds the original information on the website easier to understand.

“I feel like if I really didn’t know what a FAFSA was or know what a CSS profile was I would go somewhere else and look at it,” she said. “But when it’s all in one section, that’s where I get lost.”

After reading the information on the updated website, sophomore Rebecca Stavis-Weyser did not understand the difference between the CSS Profile and FAFSA forms.

“They did not make that clear,” she said. “I still don’t really know which each one of these are [required for institutional or federal aid].”

For the past five years, the university has required students to complete the CSS Profile for institutional aid, according to Yoia.

Unlike the FAFSA, the CSS Profile considers factors, such as the custodial parent and family-owned businesses, which the university feels are important in determining if a student should receive money from Quinnipiac.

“What all college financial aid offices strive to do is to present students with every single financial

aid opportunity that there is,” Yoia said. “To not suggest that a student apply for institutional aid would, I think, be very misleading because the bulk of our students receiving needbased grant aid receive that from institutional resources.”

Last year, students received about $4.4 million in federal grants, but $81 million in grants and scholarships from the university, Yoia said.

Yoia said he hopes a single form can be created that students can fill out for both federal and institutional aid.

“Where I probably don’t disagree with the congressman is that it is a confusing process and it is confusing because students have to fill out, at schools like Quinnipiac, two forms,” Yoia said. “Maybe now this will bring some attention to the fact that yes, it is cumbersome for both students and financial aid offices, and hopefully something will get done.”

Quinnipiac is working with the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, which will draft a letter to the Secretary of Education explaining the position of the colleges mentioned in Cummings’ letter.

Fried: ‘It is almost as if I’m returning home’ SERVICE from cover As one of the student leaders for the Guatemala trip, graduate student Dana Fried said she is looking forward to witnessing other students’ life-changing experiences.

“By participating in processing sessions throughout the trip, we are able to see how meaningful it is for each delegate, and being a part of such an impactful experience is extremely exciting,” Fried said.

Senior Lindsey Mazzone, the second student leader for the Guatemala trip, said she cannot wait to share her experience with the new delegation.

“These are special individuals who have the same passion to see and help the world,” Mazzone said. “I cannot wait to watch them experience Guatemala for all that it is. The first time they hug their host families or see the poverty-stricken country, I will watch as their life is truly changed for the better.”

While participating in service trips to Nicaragua or Guatemala, students are paired up and matched with host families. Ives said students often become very bonded with their host families and keep in touch after they leave.

Though Fried is looking forward

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Students have the opportunity to travel to Guatemala and Nicaragua on service trips over their spring break. to travelling with a new group of students, she said she is more excited to see her Guatemalan host family from a past service trip.

“These people are so important in my life and although we cannot always communicate with words due to a language barrier, the bond we have established is indescribable,” Fried said. “It is almost as if I am returning home.”

Ives said staying with host families in impoverished villages makes alternative spring break trips unique compared to study abroad programs.

“In Guatemala, there’s not a lot to do [in the town that we stay in] at night,” Ives said. “They spend time with the other families teaching Mam [the Mayan indigenous language] to our students...it’s tremendous.”

Mazzone said, without a doubt,

she would recommend alternative spring break trips to students.

“Living in America, going to Quinnipiac University, we take so much for granted,” Mazzone said.

“The people of Guatemala and Nicaragua have to work so hard for all that they have, but they never stop smiling. These people and my experiences abroad have changed my life.”

QU remains at national average for illegal drug use DRUGS from cover “It’s not really dangerous,” she said. “You just get hungry, tired — it affects people in different ways.”

Barger said this comfortability with marijuana is, in part, due to mixed messages in the media.

“I think that students have been getting a mixed message,” Barger said.

“I think that they’re getting a rather ambiguous message from several

different sources. Certainly over the years, it’s been proven that marijuana is a gateway drug.”

People who smoke marijuana frequently experience many of the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers, including coughing and acute chest illness, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse.

A study found people who frequently smoke marijuana, but not tobacco, have more health problems and miss more days of work due to

respiratory illnesses than those who do not smoke marijuana, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse.

It is not known if smoking marijuana increases the risk of lung cancer, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse.

Encouraging students to abstain from doing drugs is not effective, according to Associate Professor of Sociology Keith Kerr.

“Drug use is a universal phenomenon,” Kerr said.

Illegal drug use on campus is well handled and is not an issue to be too concerned about, according to Barger.

“As far as institutionally, we are about average in what we see,” Barger said.

Despite the daily efforts to keep the issue of drug use on campus controlled, Pinciak does not believe much will change. “[Students] are going to do what they want to do,” she said. “Whether they smoke weed or not.”

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‘Sochi Problems’ are not real problems TWEETS OF THE WEEK Am I the only one...

Who is Capital City? #quinnipiacproblems @mylifeasjackie Jackie Haut Quinnipiac just refusing to recognize national holidays #HappyPresidentsDay #4classes @The_Lebnondon Samir Kalil Qu can’t cancel classes until 6:30 am but they cancel the toads shuttle 3 hours before the snow is even supposed to start... @QpacProblems @nikkiicoleyy Nico Suave Million dollar app idea- “dude where’s my car” reminds you where you parked in the parking garage @QpacProblems @chelseamae23 Chelsea Mae I would rather windex all of the glass study rooms in the library then do my thesis #quinnipiacproblems #Seniors2014 @ekczopek Ev

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Just some snowday fun #snowboarding #quinnipiac #shredding

The hype for the 2014 Winter Olympics water. If restored, the front desk says, ‘do not was met with a mix of excitement and con- use on your face because it contains somecern. thing very dangerous.’”

Excitement, because after all, it’s About an hour later she tweetthe Olympics. A time for countries ed, “Water restored, sorta. On and cultures to meet and allow their the bright side, I now know most qualified athletes to compete what very dangerous face water against each other in pursuit of looks like. #Sochi #unfiltered,” the coveted gold medal. Concern, accompanied by a photo of two however, for the preparedness of the glasses of yellow-tinted water. host city, Sochi, Russia, to Approximately 780 milaccommodate the influx lion people worldwide of people and attention to lack access to clean wathe area. ter, according to water.

For the next two org. That’s equivalent to weeks, Sochi would be one in nine people. Most under a global micropeople across the globe KATIE O’BRIEN scope. do not have access to safe Senior Managing Editor @KatieOhBee Fast forward to Feb 4., when tap water and as a result, about 4 the Twitter account @SochiProbmillion people die per year due to lems sent out its first tweet. Behind it, Ca- water-related illnesses. nadian college student Alex Broad who has After knowing these facts, complaining since been tweeting and retweeting various about water quality for what is approximately trials and tribulations of “problematic” en- a two-to-three-week stay in Sochi is insensicounters experienced by journalists, athletes tive and selfish. and others in Sochi for the Olympics.

What are the intentions behind complainAs of Tuesday, the Twitter account has ing about something that 780 million people 340,000 followers. do not have access to? People die because Some of these so-called problems include there is no other option but to drink and use contaminated running water, shotty Inter- contaminated water. St. Clair’s comment is net connections and unfinished hotel rooms. a clear example of the lack of knowledge However, most of these “Sochi Problems” westerners have toward global problems that sound more like “First World Problems.” seemingly do not affect them.

On Feb. 4, journalist Stacy St. Clair of the On Feb. 4, @SochiProblems tweeted, Chicago Tribune tweeted, “My hotel has no “You can have internet, but it must be impos-

sible to use #SochiProblems #Sochi2014.”

About 35 percent of people worldwide had access to Internet as of 2012, according to The World Bank. Although the amount has increased from 14 percent in 2002, 35 percent still leaves a majority of the world without Internet. Further, many countries censor what users have access to so the vast depths of the World Wide Web is left unexplored and potential knowledge, unattainable.

However, of course, there are cultures and communities across the world who do not wish to have, or see a need for Internet. All the more reason to see the ignorance of tweeting about a lackthereof.

These are only two examples of the insensitive “problems” the account has tweeted since its creation.

As a Westerner, I’m embarrassed. I cannot understand when a person is thrown into an environment that takes them far out of his or her comfort zone, his or her first instinct is to complain instead of understand.

Instead, take a moment and try to absorb the surroundings on all levels.

“There are subjects that I keep off limits,” creator of the account, Broad said in an interview with Yahoo! Sports. “I created this account as a joke, something to laugh at, never imagining watching it grow to this extreme.”

“Sochi Problems” is not a joke. It is not something to laugh at. It is something to be embarrassed of.

Capital disappointment The decision to bring in Capital Cities for the Student Programming Board’s Wake the Giant Spring Concert has not produced a positive student reaction thus far.

Most people that I have spoken to had not heard of Capital Cities prior to the announcement that they would be performing at the spring concert. The decision has not settled in among the student population for several reasons.

Students want someone who is well known.

It is naturally tougher to accept someone who has not established their name in the industry and has claimed fame instead of someone who is up-and-coming. I think a lot of people were consumed with the rumors that a rap artist was coming to QU. With that said, I don’t expect the ticket sales to do well.

Yes, I respect the hard work of SPB. And so should everyone else. It takes a lot of hard work and time to land any performer. People go on

tour, they spend time in the studio, and have It seems like every other school can other obligations. However, scheduling land a huge performer, so why not QU? the concert the weekend before finals Yale had Macklemore last year. The definitely wasn’t the greatest idea.

University of Rhode Island was able Students should definitely be more to land Hardwell as part of his North concerned with their final exams than American Bus Tour. The list goes on the spring concert. and on.

As far as alternate solutions At this point, Capital Cities go for future events, there could be considered a oneare a few ideas. Recently hit wonder. I’ve heard on Twitter, I saw junior their hit song “Safe and Jon Alba recommend Sound” more times on a that SPB could save Mazda car commercial their budgeted money for than I have on the radio.

Fall Fest and the Wake According to Kristin the Giant Spring Concert Foley, the Mainstage ADAM CAZAS Staff Wrtier for one awesome performer. Alba Chair of SPB, the survey sent out @Shazam7986 also mentioned that a “top-notch” revealed that pop was the most comedian would be a good idea. popular genre. Are the students I think that bringing in a bunch of different to blame at this point for implying that a pop things to do for a day on the quad could work performer was preferred for the spring concert? out as well.

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Bring back Flappy Bird

Popular game pulled from stores It was available for iPhone since May 13, on the Apple App Store, some going under 2013, but it didn’t surge in popularity until the name Splashy Fish, City Bird and, more recent weeks. It featured a “comic book” recently, Flappy Valentine. map, green pipes and cartoon characters.

Though it has been criticized, Flappy It wasn’t Super Mario Bros., or Bird was also loved by many, includany other ‘90s Nintendo video game. ing myself. The simple task of tapIt’s Flappy Bird; a popular smartping the screen gives the game a phone video game that was taking retro feel. Its challenging nature over iPhone and Androids for the makes the game addictive, as users past several weeks. Yet, earlier this feel the desire to continue playing month, the game was removed from despite failure. Upon first playboth the Apple App Store ing the game, I too was and Google Play followfrustrated that I couldn’t ing harsh words from get past the first pipe. critics.

Yet, at the same time, I The point of the was hooked, and didn’t game was simple. want to put my phone Navigate a cartoon bird down.

BRYAN LIPINER Sports EDITOR through green pipes by tapping Unfortunately for those who @bryan_lipiner on your screen. If you fly between didn’t download the game before the pipes, you receive one point. it was pulled, the only way to get Yet, if you collide with a pipe, your bird dies the game is to buy an iPhone or Android and the game is over. with Flappy Bird preloaded. Select phones Seems easy right? Not so fast. have been going for hundreds of dollars on Since its rise in popularity, critics have resale websites such as eBay. panned the game for being too difficult, also Reinstating Flappy Bird to the Apple adding that it doesn’t have a realistic objec- App Store and Google Play would make all tive. Developer Dong Nguyen later took to parties happy. Users wouldn’t have to rely social media to share his own input. On Feb. on knock off games, while revenue (such 8, Nguyen tweeted, “I can call ‘Flappy Bird’ as advertising money) would soar for deis a success of mine. But it also ruins my velopers. Most importantly, the game had simple life. So now I hate it.” The game was potential to be one of the most popular of eventually removed from both the Apple the “App” era, similar to Angry Birds, Fruit App Store and Google Play on Feb. 10.

Ninja and others.

Predictably, there has been an outcry With that said, I was fortunate to downover the past nine days to bring Flappy Bird load the game before it was removed. Not back, fans going as far as petitioning the that it matters or anything, but my high White House to reinstate the game. In addi- score is 30. I’m very proud of it. tion, multiple spin-offs have been released

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WISE WORDS FROM AN ALMOST ADULT

How to beat Cabin fever The weather outside may be frightful, but this polar vortex is relentless.

After four weeks of classes, we have managed to only have one full week of class and (maybe) one solid weekend of New Haven/ North Haven shenanigans.

It’s freezing, it’s miserable and ¼ of the residential population are two cancellations away from recreating “The Shining.” The winter is miserable, but it doesn’t always have to be. There are always productive and fun things to either inside (besides making up class work) or outside in the snow.

Like your freshman RA told you when you first moved in, keep your door open. This is a great way to meet new people and to really connect to others. You may even find people you actually enjoy enough to keep in your life. You don’t need to take a 20 minute shuttle ride just to have fun and meet people. Turn on your speakers and they will come.

4. Earn some money There are tons of homes on New Road and on Whitney that need shoveling, but do not have able hands to do it.

If you live in that area, take charge! Get out your shovels and negotiate a price for your abilities. You will not only help out your community, but you will also make some dough to save for a warmer day.

1. The Internet

Are you ready to finally make that DIY flower crown you saw on Pinter5. Work out est? Or how about revisit your childANNA WAGNER hood? (“Powerpuff Girls,” “DexIt is easy to become inactive Staff Writer ter’s Laboratory” and “Courage the when your schedule is constantly be@AnnaKatWagner Cowardly Dog” are all on Netflix ing screwed up. Instead of just rollbee tee dubs). Take this time to go back into ing over and sleeping for 12 hours, go exercise your social media archives and see if there are and take back the energy Mother Nature took any hidden gems to keep yourself entertained. from you.

6. Play in the snow

2. Bake or cool There really isn’t a better time to stuff your face when there are 3-feet of snow blocking your door to the cafeteria. Not to mention that this will keep you entertained for at least three hours. It is also something that is productive enough to keep you from going crazy, but fun enough to keep you stimulated.

3. Visit friends

Remember when snow used to be fun? It still is. York Hill and Mount Carmel both have excellent hills for sledding (a lunch tray or trash can cover will suffice) and the terrain makes it great for super advanced snow ball fights.

Every situation, no matter how cold and miserable, can be turned around and used for your benefit. Instead of moping through the snow, make it count!

Anna Wagner is a senior public relations major who strives not to be a hot mess.

Her columns discuss the trials and tribulations of college life with tips and tricks to get you through.

Send love with a letter

There’s nothing better than going to your mailbox and finding a crisp white envelope with your name scripted across the center of it, then carefully opening it to find a piece of notebook paper folded neatly.

We can all recall the (hopefully) fond memories of Valentine’s Day in elementary school.

Our teachers sent us home on the night of the 13th with the assignment of preparing valentines messages for our love interests we might have had at the time. On the 14th, we would take the time to walk around class and causally deliver them to our classmates’ envelopes.

It was always a chore coming up with something to write for the 17 coeds you couldn’t care less about in class. But for that special little lady or gentleman who’s been on

your radar for the past couple of months, for the prospective lover. But many of nothing less than the perfect words us today might feel that just because would suffice on this very special we have the technology to do away day. with this ancient way of life, there The art of writing love letters is something about the craft that was no task to be taken lightly in is worth preserving. fourth grade, so why should it be There is no doubt that any different in our late teens constantly texting your and early 20s? If you talk to significant other is no longer your parents about how they the best way to go about woo’d one another way back lyrical love-making; and when, you may find deep it’s no fun being attached down in the archives a history to your phone at all of love letter exchanges. hours of the day (nor is it SARAH HARRIS When communication attractive).

Other modes of Arts & Life Editor wasn’t as simple as a swipe of the communication don’t quite hit the @sarah_harris7 screen and a couple of taps on Valentine’s Day note either. Emails the keyboard, this ancient craft give off too much of a business of language was considered a necessary skill vibe to be considered romantic, and (let’s be

realistic) how many snapchats can you send before it gets overplayed and repetitive.

Amidst all this technology, we still find ourselves unable to convey the right message.

So if you’ve just got into a fresh relationship this semester, or perhaps if you’re looking to rekindle a dying ember of love, you might want to rediscover the ancient art that you may have forgotten was already in your skillset.

It’s said that chivalry may be dying; but this semester poets all over are bringing the love lettering back. With texts and snapchats failing to keep up with modern demands, the modern gentleman is in need of a game changer. Treat your significant other to a handwritten letter this season, and discover for yourself what you’ve been missing since the third grade.

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Plugged In

The Internet is full of different places to listen to music. As iTunes slowly fades away, more and more music listening platforms appear. Whether it’s a monthly fee, free music or an arrangement of ads in exchange for music, each platform offers something different.

Here are a few platforms that offer different things and now you can choose which Written by SARAH HARRIS platform is for you.

Design by KRISTEN RIELLO

8▲Free tracks

▲Very few ads ▲Available on smartphones 8tracks is a platform that is made up of playlists that other people have made. The website controls copyright but doesn't control which songs you put on playlists. The best thing about 8tracks is that you are able to type in a feeling or genre (up to three different adjectives) similar to Pandora and you're able to choose from whatever playlist you would like. You can favorite songs and playlists so that you can go back and listen to them when you want. “It’s super specific, like there’s a different mood, unlike Pandora where you just pick a song and it’s everything like that, but 8tracks is super personal, and it’s always playing a good song,” junior Arthur Lane said.

S▲Free potify on desktop

▲Few ads ▲Available on smartphones (But only a limited version that includes only the playlists you have, and shuffles through them, otherwise it’s a monthly fee) Spotify is basically the new iTunes but everything is free on your desktop, and 10 times better. It’s a dynamic platform where you can create your own playlist and other people can follow you, listen to and favorite your playlists. The only con is you can't listen to your music on your phone unless you pay $10 a month.

“I use spotify because, it takes what I like and gives me a lot of suggestions. So they’ll email me and let me know about bands I don’t know about, and it expands my musical library,” freshman Rob Cowen said.

S▲Free oundCloud

▲No advertisements ▲Available on smartphones

P▲Free andora

▲Advertisements ▲Available on smartphones About almost everyone has used Pandora before. Type in a song and Pandora creates a playlist for you to listen to.

Downfall about Pandora is that you cannot create your own playlist so you might come across songs you don’t like and you can only skip songs so many times. But it’s a great way to find songs you’ve never heard before.

“I like Pandora because I can pick an artist and then it will show me similar artist so that I can find new music that I’m into,” freshman Emily Hansen said.

SoundCloud is a platform that is based in Berlin. If you like to create and share your own music, this platform is for you.

Unlike YouTube, it doesn't have to be a video, it's solely for music. SoundCloud lets its users comment directly on the track. Users are able to repost songs, follow other users and create playlists. The con about SoundCloud is that it doesn't have tons of music by artists.

It’s a great tool to find covers of songs and completely original music. “Uploading is fast and easy plus you can find and download music legally.

It’s also easy to send your own recordings out,” sophomore Greg Mayer said.

R▲Free dio on desktop

▲Ads ▲Available on smartphones for monthly fee Rdio is a platform where you can find full albums, very similar to Spotify. Rdio offers music right when it comes out, you are able to create playlist and add full albums to your page. Rdio gives you a link to buy the music if you would like. Your personal library is made up of albums rather than songs and they offer a radio feature where it takes all albums in your library, shuffles them, then streams them.

H▲Free ype Machine

▲No ads ▲Available on iPhone and BlackBerry 10 Hype machine is the best place to go when looking for remixes of your favorite songs. This is where you find emerging artists before anyone else does.

This website even featured Lorde in the beginning of last summer. You are able to favorite songs but cannot create different playlists. You will probably not be able to find this music anywhere else but YouTube, and that is only sometimes. “Hype Machine gives remixes and a different kind of variety that I like better than Pandora,” sophomore Tyler Melanson said.

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A breath of fresh air Quinnipiac has cancelled classes a lot in the past two weeks and it often seems like winter is never going to end. The truth is spring is right around the corner, but instead of waiting for April showers and May flowers, you can bring springtime inside your residence hall. Below are some plants that are easy to take care of and will help you break out of your winter rut.

Written by SARA KOZLOWSKI Design by HANNAH SCHINDLER Photography by SARA KOZLOWSKI AND FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS

Ivy

Pro plant tip

Ivy plants, like the Peace Lily, are also able to cleanse the air of pollutants. In addition, Ivy is capable of thriving in medium to low light conditions, which means it doesn’t need to be right next to a window to survive. Ivy can live without sunlight and can even be kept in room with no windows, like a bathroom, according to The American Ivy Society.

Artificial light, such as floor lamps are able to keep ivy plants healthy. It’s a great addition to a residence hall to liven up an area of the room that doesn’t necessarily get that much sunlight. Places like Walmart and Shop Rite usually have a plant section where you can find Ivy plants for under $5.

It’s well-known that Aloe vera is found in a lot of products such as body lotion, hair gel and even tissues and toilet paper. There is a reason for all the hype and it’s all due to the plant’s mysterious healing abilities. The gooey insides of the plant’s stem works well in everyday products, but it also has the power to treat cuts and burns, according to wikiHow. Breaking off a piece of the plant and applying the juices to a minor cut or burn should help with healing, wikiHow states.

African violet African violets are perfect for those who want a plant that produces a flower.

African violets often produce more than two small flowers at a time. African violet buds can bloom into a variety of colors such as blue, purple and pink to name a few, but can also be multi-colored, Purdue University’s department of horticulture states. Since African violets can come in so many different colors, it’s easy to find one that matches with your room’s color scheme. Similar to Aloe vera, African violets will turn a yellow-brown color if exposed to excessive direct sunlight, according to Purdue University.

Peace lily Peace lily plants are perfect for combatting pollutants in the air.

People usually think of pollution as a harmful outdoor toxin, but pollution can also be found indoors, whether it’s in the classroom or a residence hall. Formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene are three common toxins that can exist indoors, according to healthline.com. Peace lilies, among many plants, are able to actually purify the air.

The plant grows a multiple white flowers and requires little attention.

Aloe vera

Aloe vera plants don’t need a whole lot of attention, especially around this time of the year. Aloe vera plants are in greater danger of being over-watered than underwatered, according to aloeplant.info. “Water your Aloe sparingly in the winter since it won’t be drying up very fast,” aloeplant.info states. The website also states that, while Aloe vera is a type of succulent, being exposed to too much sunlight will make the plant turn brown. Aloe plants like indirect light and will do fine on a table or desk.

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112 days, 16 cities, 12 countries,

1 unforgettable experience Some students travel across Europe. Others head down under to Australia.

Most students don’t take advantage of the study abroad program at all. Few students embark on the journey of a lifetime, saling across the oceans to different countries via the semester at sea program, like sophomore Allison Mendola.

By SARA KOZLOWSKI Associate Arts & Life Editor

Quinnipiac has always strongly encouraged students to study abroad, whether it’s for a full semester, during the summer, or through the university’s QU 301 study abroad program. Many students take advantage of these opportunities to visit countries such as Australia, Ireland, The United Kingdom, France or Spain, to name a few.

But for others, choosing one country isn’t enough. Studying abroad can always be an eye-opening experience, but some students participate in the Semester At Sea (SAS) program instead, which exposes students to multiple languages, countries and cultures.

“Semester at Sea provides standard trips to popular cultural, historical and recreational sites led by qualified and licensed local guides,” Quinnipiac states on its website in the study abroad portal.

SAS is unique in comparison to other study abroad programs at Quinnipiac since it allows students to travel to multiple countries as opposed to living in one country for a semester.

Oct. 22, 2013, marked SAS’s 50th anniversary since first launching the “shipboard education” program. Each semester, up to 720 undergraduate students have the opportunity to partake in the program, according to SAS’s official website.

Sophomore Allison Mendola has taken the study abroad experience to a whole new level through the SAS program. Mendola is currently abroad and has visited Hawaii, Japan and China, but will also be pass through Vietnam, Burma, Singapore, India, Mauritius, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco and England later in the semester.

“I am literally able to see the world,” Mendola said. “I get a taste of so many different cultures and get to meet incredible people that I wouldn’t have been able to meet.”

SAS students like Mendola live on a ship for about 50 days and travel to 12 different countries. Mendola describes her room as being half the size of a double in Old Village, but added that she hardly ever spends time in her room.

Mendola embarked on her voyage on Jan. 10, 2014, from San Diego, Calif., and will debark May 2, 2014, from Southampton (London), England.

Senior Anmol Mehta participated in SAS spring semester of 2013. Mehta traveled through the same regions of the world that Mendola will be experiencing this semester.

SAS is unique from other traditional study abroad programs since it allows students to immerse themselves in a variety of cultures instead of just one, according to Mehta.

“Through SAS, students are given the opportunity to travel to countries they would have never imagined and I can tell you from experience these countries leave the biggest impact on us,” Mehta said.

When Mehta was abroad, there were only four Quinnipiac students, including himself, but said there were more than 500 students

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANMOL MEHTA

The SAS program allows for students to travel via ship to 12 countries in a 112-day span, including, but not limited to, Japan and Ghana. from other states and countries on the ship.

While aboard the ship, Mendola takes four classes, which are scheduled under “A” days and “B” days. Classes are put on hold while the ship is docked in a country and resumed after departing, Mehta says.

“It’s weird not going to classes everyday and pretty hard to get into the groove of going to class after spending a week in a different country,” Mendola said. “I’m glad that I am taking classes that interest me, otherwise I think that it would be a lot harder to keep up with homework and retaining information for the class.”

Since Mendola is a history major, she is currently taking all history courses while abroad such as Iberia in the world, international human rights, west in the world and medieval travelers.

The 19-year-old says she will be turning 20 while abroad in Ghana.

“Semester At Sea is unpredictable,” Mendola said. “I have expectations and make plans for the ports that I go to and every time everything exceeds my expectations.”

The university emails students every semester about study abroad programs and often encourages students to attend information sessions. All students considering going abroad are required to attend an information session prior to applying.

“Students need to be flexible and able to understand people across cultural barriers,” Quinnipiac states online under its education abroad student FAQs page. “Study abroad presents a unique path towards acquiring these capabilities by allowing a student to experience deep immersion in another culture.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANMOL MEHTA

One of the places some people may visit when traveling via SAS is the Great Buddha of Kamakura in Kamakura, Japan.

Since SAS students travel to a variety of different countries, students like Mendola are only able to communicate through email.

Other non-SAS students going abroad don’t have this problem, but this doesn’t bother her much, Medola says.

SAS students are allotted 125 minutes of Internet access and telephone access costs

$3.95 per minute, so Mendola uses email to communicate, she says.

“I am not a huge technology person so I really don’t mind being disconnected from everything,” Mendola said. “I like getting emails from everyone and you really learn that life goes on when you’re not there, but life goes on here and it’s exciting and new.”

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DIY:

Terrarium Bring some life to your room by making this simple terrarium, or instead, share your creation and give it as a gift to a friend. It only needs to be watered once a month, so it’s easy to maintain. –J. Cibelli

Supplies:

-glass jar -small cactus or other succulent plant -pebbles -potting soil -decorations, such as stones, beads or shells (optional)

Step 1: Place a layer of pebbles at the bottom of the jar for drainage purposes.

Step 2: Place soil into the jar.

Use as much or as little as desired, as long as there is enough to hold the cactus in place.

Step 3: Dig a hole in the soil for the cactus and plant it.

To secure the cactus, pat down the soil around it. Using a spoon or other tool will help you protect your fingers from the prickles.

Step 4: Place decorations on the top of the soil. Drizzle a bit of JEANETTE CIBELLI/CHRONICLE

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Au Bon Pain’s hot chocolate

What is the best way to prepare for the seeming endless snowstorms headed for Quinnipiac this winter? Warm up with a toasty order of Au Bon Pain’s steaming hot chocolate. This seasonal delicacy is a highly demanded menu item among a majority of students all year round. With the option of adding whipped cream, this delectable drink is perfect if you’re looking for rich milk chocolate with a sweet twist. Made with your choice of nutritious milk or water, you are still able to stick with your New Year’s resolution of eating healthier.

Au Bon Pain, a café and bakery found across the Northeast, is a desirable addition to the Mount Carmel dining hall. For students who wish to fulfill their chocolate craving, this is the one place to go get it. The hot chocolate makes a delightful pair with Au Bon Pain’s breakfast sandwiches or wraps on a frosty winter morning. Or, you can grab this drink on your way to a lengthy lecture due to its quick mixture that takes minutes. Whenever you purchase this tasty treat, you will never feel bad about breaking into your meal plan money. It is one of the cheapest snack items, totaling less than $3. This drink is arguably the best bang for your buck. After all, hard-working college students deserve to treat themselves without emptying their wallet.

Students eagerly endure the long Au Bon Pain line daily to make sure they have a hot chocolate in their hand. Most can say there is nothing more comforting than receiving a warm cup from a smiling employee and the ability to drink it all as soon as it arrives. Another bonus is that this perfectly smooth drink replicates Hershey’s kisses and will leave you relaxed throughout your busy school day. It’s impossible to be stressed out with a medium-sized cup of love within reach.

So don’t be afraid and go give yourself a late Valentine’s Day gift by indulging into this savory chocolate decadence the next time you are in the student center. - M. D’Agostino

water on your terrarium and enjoy.

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Flappy Bird flies away

There was something about Flappy Bird that made it one of the most popular games on the market. On top of everything, it was free, and the world was hooked.

That is until its developer, Dong Nguyen, had it removed from all of the app stores.

Flappy Bird may have first been released last May, but it really rose in popularity in recent months, quickly becoming one of the most downloaded app in the iTunes and Android stores.

So, why did its creator take it down?

The 29-year-old video game designer took to Twitter to break the bad news to his 169,000 followers. “I am sorry ‘Flappy Bird’ users, 22 hours from now, I will take ‘Flappy Bird’ down. I cannot take this anymore,” he tweeted on Feb. 8.

In an interview with Forbes after the game’s Feb. 10 removal from the app store, Nguyen cited the game’s addictive tendencies as the driving force behind his decision to pull the app.

“Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed,” he told the website.

“But it happened to become an addictive product. I think it has become a problem. To solve that problem, it’s best to take down Flappy Bird. It’s gone forever.”

Nguyen’s intentions may have been good, but still, many students are bummed to see the app go. Junior Katherine Englund said she loves to play the game, but does find it addictive. “I wish I could delete it when I have a lot of school work to do and just redownload it, but now that they removed it from the app store, I don’t want to lose it forever,” she said.

While Flappy Bird once held the No. 1 spot on the free apps chart, it has since been replaced by rip-offs, like Splashy Fish, Ironpants and City Bird, which now hold the top three spots respectively. However, there will only ever be one Flappy Bird. -L. Goldstein

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Small town to top program

Emma Woods pushing Quinnipiac up through the rankings

By NICK SOLARI

Associate Sports Editor

Emma Woods always has hockey on her mind.

Growing up, Woods’ parents, both farmers in southern Canada, lived for sports. Emma and her two brothers found hockey to be their favorite, constantly playing on the ice when they could, and on the street when they couldn’t.

When visiting colleges in 2012, Woods knew she would likely have to trek far from home. When she saw Quinnipiac, however, home didn’t seem so distant.

“That’s one of the reasons I picked Quinnipiac, because of the small campus,” Woods explained.

“I just felt comfortable here. It helped me feel like I wasn’t far from my comfort zone.”

Woods grew up in Burford, Ontario, a town of fewer than 2,000 people. She had grown accustom to the rural way of living, liked attending a smaller high school and the idea of living in a city didn’t appease her.

Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey Coach Rick Seeley eyed Woods for some time during her junior career with the Cambridge Rivulettes.

She scored 24 points in 35 games during her one season in juniors, also serving as the team’s captain.

When Seeley got a chance to visit Woods in her hometown, he realized she was a perfect fit for Quinnipiac not only because of her skill-set, but her lifestyle.

“I can remember meeting with Emma and the family and thinking, ‘these are salt of the earth people,’” Seeley said. “They were genuine, and those are the kids we really look forward to having continue what

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Women’s ice hockey freshman Emma Woods has notched 21 points this season, good for third on the team. we’ve started here.”

In her freshman year at Quinnipiac, Woods has 11 goals and 10 assists, good for third on the team in points with 21.

“We wanted her to get comfortable playing on a big line as soon as possible, because that’s what she had to become for us,” Seeley said. “She has just fit in really nice, it’s worked out pretty well.”

Two players that have helped the transition are linemates Kelly Babstock and Shiann Darkangelo.

Babstock has assisted on eight of Woods’ 11 goals.

“Emma is just a flat-out scorer,” Seeley said. “Having her and Darkangelo on the Babstock line, it’s allowing ‘Babs’ to evolve more into a playmaker than a scorer, too. It’s a luxury she hasn’t had before.”

Woods said the team had high expectations prior to her arrival. She maintained contact with both Seeley and her teammates before the season, which she said added to the smalltown feel she was used to.

“That’s one of the big reasons I came here,” Woods said. “They kept in touch and really made me feel like they wanted me.”

During her time at Paris District

High, Woods won three team MVP awards and was a captain for both her junior and senior season. In addition to being a standout player on the ice, she participated in volleyball, baseball and badminton, among other sports.

“I just thought it would be fun growing up to play all of those sports, to try something new,” Woods explained.

Hockey was always Woods’ passion, as she claimed she had the dream of playing after graduating from Paris District.

“It was always my commitment, always my first priority,” she said.

As of Feb. 18, Quinnipiac is fourth in the ECAC Hockey standings heading into the postseason, and hopes to make an NCAA Tournament appearance come March. On March 21 and 23, High Point Solutions Arena at TD Bank Sports Center will host the 2014 Women’s Frozen Four, leaving Quinnipiac a chance to play on the big stage in a local setting.

“We don’t like to bring [the Frozen Four] up because we have a lot of work to do, but I know it’s in everybody’s heads. It would be sweet to play here,” Woods said, looking out onto the ice. “How often does that happen?”

Still, Woods acknowledges the fact that there is room for drastic improvement.

“I think I can still do more for the team,” Woods said. “I’m looking forward to my potential. I think I can really be more consistent and help this team out.”

Seeley, meanwhile, believes the best is yet to come for the freshman.

“We don’t think she’s anywhere close to where she’s going to get,” he said with a wry smile.

Women’s basketball roughs up Monmouth

By NICK PALMA Staff Writer

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Senior forward Brittany McQuain drives past a Monmouth defender in Sunday’s game.

The Quinnipiac women’s basketball team completed the series sweep against Monmouth on Sunday, dominating the Hawks in an 83-50 win at home. The win improves the Bobcats home record to 9-3.

The 33-point edge was the largest margin of victory the team has had all season. The Bobcats scored 53 points in the second half, more than Monmouth scored all game.

“We’ve scored 80 points in our last three games,” Quinnipiac Coach Tricia Fabbri said. “It’s going to be a balance of continuing to do and be efficient on the offensive end. But it’s really going be about our effort and shutting people down if we’re going to have the success that we want to have come March.”

Quinnipiac is now 4-1 in the month of February, improving its conference record to 11-5. That leaves them a half-game behind Fairfield for third place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Forward Brittany McQuain

continued her successful play in the 2013-14 campaign, recording her eighth double-double of the season.

She led all scorers with 14 points and added 13 rebounds.

“We’ve got to run everything offensively through her,” Fabbri said.

“And, she’s such a good individual defender, she’s such a great stopper, rebounder, shot blocker. Really, she needs to play every possession like it’s her last possession.”

After going into the half with an 11-point lead, the Bobcats came out on fire in the second half, shooting nine three-pointers to help them go up 35 points with 1:15 left in the game.

“I think that when we’re really good on defense, our offense just comes after that,” McQuain said.

“It’s hard to be great on offense when the defense isn’t there. When your defense is backing you up it’s good to kind of forget about things.”

A game that was characterized by offensive numbers, defense was the under looked category in this win.

After giving up triple-digits to Marist on Friday, the team wanted to give a

defensive effort for 40 minutes.

“For us going forward for the remainder of the season, it’s really about the effort on the defensive end,” Fabbri said. “This is a veteran team that has been in big spots in big games and really takes pride in shutting teams down.”

Going up 9-1 early in the first half, the Bobcats were able to achieve a lead that would be managed throughout the rest of the game. Quinnipiac’s bench has been a key reason for its success all year, providing 49 points in the victory.

“We’re still not satisfied,” guard Jasmine Martin said. “We still have a long ways to go. We just showed what we’re capable of and just because we win by 30, we can’t be happy. But I mean everybody played well. Very happy for Jaci [Oskam]. Two backto-back three’s, that was amazing.”

Oskam was one of many to come off the bench and score today. She scored a season-high eight points with six of them coming off those back-to-back three’s late in the second half.

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Teammates ‘look up to’ Hibbeler as leader HIBBELER from page 16 mourning or make her proud. He offered that same advice to Cory.

“Do what you think she would want you to do,” he told him.

Cory was gracious for the support from everyone, including Pecknold.

It didn’t matter that Cory was so new to Quinnipiac; he was still one of Pecknold’s players. Pecknold didn’t hesitate about attending the funeral.

“I thought that I needed to go and be there for him, whether I knew him that well at the time or not,” he said.

There, Pecknold assured him he had a support system at school and everyone would be there for him.

“You’ve got a family here at Quinnipiac,” Pecknold told him.

Cory said it played a big role for him to return to Hamden.

“That kind of shocked me, but I definitely appreciated it,” Cory said. “It was a tough time.”

Cory knew his mom wanted him to graduate from Quinnipiac. He returned shortly after. He would write “K.H.,” his mother’s initials, on his hockey stick as a freshman and sophomore. He doesn’t need to do

“They’re always in the back of my mind and I still think about them, but the fact is that they’re gone and I’ve gotta move on. I appreciate everything they’ve done, but now I kind of look to myself more for motivation and that kind of stuff.”

– CORY HIBBELER Men’s ice hockey senior captain

that as a reminder anymore.

“They’re always in the back of my mind and I still think about them, but the fact is that they’re gone and I’ve gotta move on,” Cory said. “I appreciate everything they’ve done, but now I kind of look to myself more for motivation and that kind of stuff.” * * * While the Stars struggled to a 1636-8 record in the 2009-10 season, Cory still made the most of his time, recording 14 points on the season.

But no matter the team’s record, Cory would still be the hardest worker and would do it with a grin that brought positivity to the locker room.

“He was everybody’s best friend,” Lincoln Stars Head Coach Jimmy McGroarty said. “Everybody gravitated toward him. …

As a coach, you want 20 guys like Cory Hibbeler on your team.”

Cory hasn’t ever been the leading scorer. In his Bobcat career, he has totaled 18 goals and 16 assists.

By comparison, two players this season have more than 35 points. Yet his coaches and teammates say he exemplifies the definition of a captain. Cory does whatever is in the best interest of the team, symbolized by his versatility on the ice.

He would push his other teammates to outwork him, even though he would try and outwork everyone. And most of all, he would always wear a smile on his face, as McGroarty remembers.

“Cory was contagious,” McGroarty said. “Every time he was working hard, he always had that smile, so it always made it easier for guys to follow his lead. He’s a born leader.”

Sometimes, all someone needs is one chance, and that’s what Cory earned. He has scored big goals and been a central figure on the Bobcats’ second-leading penalty-kill unit in the country. He blocks shots and gives a complete effort every shift, Riga said, which energizes the bench into doing the same.

“He was definitely recruited as part of the team,” Riga said. “He just didn’t have a full scholarship.”

Cory struggled with playing time his first semester at Quinnipiac, playing in only four games. He kept working hard in practice and fought his way into the lineup Jan. 7, 2011, vs.

Colgate. Initially, Pecknold was going to have Hibbeler and another player split playing time that weekend, but Hibbeler played so well that Pecknold left him in the lineup. It was the start of a stretch in which he would play 17 of the team’s next 18 games toward the end of the season. He played in 37 of 40 games as a sophomore, 36 of 43 as a junior and all 32 so far this year.

“When you battle like Cory did, there’s just no way around it for a coach to not put him in the lineup,”

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Cory Hibbeler raises his stick after scoring one of Quinnipiac’s 10 goals in an ECAC Hockey playoff win vs. Cornell.

Dalhuisen said.

* * * Cory was the only one of his class to have a car as a freshman, so when he and the rest of his first-year teammates — Kellen and Connor Jones, Zach Tolkinen and Brooks Robinson — needed a ride up York Hill to the arena, they would call Cory for a ride and all fit in his Ford Explorer.

“Little things like that, you don’t forget about,” said Connor, another assistant captain. “Taking time out of your day to help us out.

He was always about that and he’s still about that.”

He goes out of his way to make sure he gets each teammate pumped up for the game, whether it’s with a glove tap, his loud voice in the locker room or just his hustle. Even in the weight room, he tries to push people to work harder.

“I know when we came in fresh-

man year, you look at him and he looks like a Levis model without a shirt and just a pair of jeans on,” Connor said. “You look at him in the gym and you’re like, ‘Man, that guy gives it his all every exercise.’”

He was the only junior to be an assistant captain of last year’s team that reached the national championship game, and he’s the captain of the Bobcats this year, to nobody’s surprise. His sister wasn’t surprised. Neither were Syer, Hansen or the Joneses. The players vote on who the captain is for the year ahead, and Pecknold said it was a near-unanimous vote.

“The guys on the team look up to him,” Riga said.

At home, nearly 1,000 miles away, Nicole will watch Cory’s games online. If she can’t watch them, she’ll listen to them. If she can’t do that, she’ll constantly check her phone for

score updates. But no matter what, she’ll always check the standings.

“I absolutely keep track of that,” Nicole said.

She rarely gets to see her younger brother play in person, but made the trip to last year’s Frozen Four in Pittsburgh with her uncle and grandma.

They were filled with joy, watching Cory accomplish his dream of playing Division I hockey on the largest of stages. She said she wants to make the trip to Philadelphia this year, the site of this year’s Frozen Four, so long as her brother competes in it.

No matter how far away his sister is, he knows she is there for him.

He knows his parents will always be there, too, watching him play the game he loves. Watching him live his dream. Watching their son continue to live the value of hard work they instilled in him.

And making them proud.

Women’s ice hockey trounces Brown on Senior Day

By GENE DEMAIO Staff Writer

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Forward Nicole Brown celebrates after Morgan Fritz-Ward scores in Saturday’s game vs. Brown.

The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team celebrated the fouryear careers of its seniors with a 5-0 beating of the Brown Bears Saturday at TD Bank Sports Center. The Bobcats were led by junior Morgan Fritz-Ward, who scored two goals on the evening, and freshman goaltender Sydney Rossman, who recorded 16 saves in the shutout.

The game started on an emotional note when the team honored six seniors during the annual Senior Day ceremony. Kelly Babstock, Amanda Colin, Olivia Brackett, Elena Orlando, Shelby Wignall and Ashley Winslow all came forward as the Bobcats and their fans celebrated one of the most successful senior classes in the program’s history.

Perhaps it was fitting that a senior would open the scoring for the

Bobcats. Kelly Babstock did just that when she scored an unassisted goal 11 minutes into the first period, recording her 197th career point. Babstock’s goal would open the floodgates for Quinnipiac, which outshot Brown 15-3 in the first period. With under two minutes remaining in the period, Meghan Turner would add another goal on an assist from Colin to give the Bobcats a 2-0 lead.

Fritz-Ward sparked the Bobcats offense late in the second with her first of two goals. She would score again 13 minutes into the third period to put the game out of reach for Brown.

Emma Woods would also score on a Shiann Darkangelo assist with one minute remaining in the game.

After a four-game stretch without a victory, Bobcats Coach Rick Seeley was impressed by his team’s dominant performance.

“I thought our game was a lot

better today,” Seeley said. “We just wanted to create a program that works hard every shift, plays defense, scores goals, and I thought it was a pretty complete effort today.”

With three minutes remaining in the game Seeley pulled Rossman in favor of Winslow, who made her college debut. In what was one of the most emotional moments of the Bobcats’ season, teammates and fans gave her a standing ovation as she prepared to take the ice for the first time.

“I started crying on the bench,” Colin said. “It was an exciting thing she’s worked hard.”

The senior recorded her first career save to maintain the shutout.

“I knew my whole team was behind me and was pulling for me and that kind of helped,” Winslow said.

“It made four years worth it and I was really excited.”

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GAME OF THE WEEK

RUNDOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL QU 80, Fairfield 72 – Thursday QU 74, Saint Peter’s 64 – Sunday Ousmane Drame: 23 points, 12 rebounds WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Marist 100, QU 81 – Friday QU 83, Monmouth 50 – Sunday MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 4, Yale 0 – Friday Cory Hibbeler: 1 goal, 2 assists Brown 4, QU 2 – Saturday WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 3, Yale 3, OT – Friday QU 5, Brown 0 – Saturday

GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S BASKETBALL QU at Canisius – Thursday, 7 p.m.

QU at Niagara – Saturday, 3 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU at Siena – Thursday, 7 p.m.

QU vs. Saint Peter’s – Saturday, 4 p.m.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. Cornell – Friday, 7 p.m.

QU vs. Colgate – Saturday, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU at Cornell – Friday, 7 p.m.

QU at Colgate – Saturday, 4:05 p.m.

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Men’s ice hockey beats Yale

By NICK SOLARI

Associate Sports Editor

The last time the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team met with Yale, Michael Garteig saved 17 shots and surrendered three goals in a 3-3 tie. But that game was on Nov. 9 at High Point Solutions Arena in Hamden, and Friday night went much differently.

Garteig turned in an impressive 33-save shutout for the Bobcats, as No. 4 Quinnipiac went on to defeat No. 13 Yale 4-0 in front of a sold-out crowd at Ingalls Rink in New Haven.

It was Garteig’s NCAA-leading fifth shutout of the season, which ties the Quinnipiac program record set by Eric Hartzell only a year ago.

“He was great tonight,” Quinnipiac Coach Rand Pecknold said.

“I thought it was one of the better games that he’s played all year. We did a good job out in front of him, too. Guys were diving and blocking shots, but I thought Michael was just really good.”

Both teams came out firing from the opening puck drop, sending a flurry of shots toward either net.

Quinnipiac’s best chance early on came 8:02 into the game, when Connor Clifton went cross-ice to Matthew Peca. Peca blasted a onetimer at Yale goalie Alex Lyon, but Lyons made a glove save to keep the Bobcats off the board.

Just over four minutes later, however, Quinnipiac finally broke through.

Bryce Van Brabant won the draw from the right dot, then Bobcat-captain Cory Hibbeler blasted the puck past Lyon into the upper-right corner, giving Quinnipiac the 1-0 lead with 7:53 left in the first period.

[Van Brabant] was just a big man,” Hibbeler said. “He got in there and won it back. I stepped back and saw a lane and threw the puck on the net and it had eyes and went over the goalie’s shoulder.”

The goal was Hibbeler’s fifth of the season.

“It’s always big to get the first goal on the road, that’s always the game plan,” Hibbeler said.

On the other end, Quinnipiac blocked eight Yale shots in the first period.

“That’s how we play, our guys are great at it,” Pecknold said. “It’s part of our culture. Kids are willing to do it, and it’s certainly effective.”

In the second period, the Bobcats broke things open. Sam Anas was called for interference at 14:36, putting Yale on the power play.

The Bulldogs proceeded to pepper a series of shots at Michael Garteig, and the light above the goal lit as if Yale had tied things up. There was no goal, however, as the light was inadvertent.

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Sophomore goaltender Michael Garteig recorded 33 saves in Friday’s shutout vs. 13th-ranked Yale.

“They were able to cash in on their scoring opportunities and we weren’t,” Yale Coach Keith Allain said. “Give their goalie some credit for that.”

Nine seconds after killing the power play the Bobcats capitalized.

Sam Anas found the puck amidst a scrum out in front of the net, then backhanded it past Lyon to make it

2-0 Quinnipiac.

Eighteen seconds later Quinnipiac scored again, as Connor Clifton zipped one past Lyon to extend the advantage to three goals.

Tommy Schutt added one more for good measure late in the third period, his second goal of the season. Hibbeler was credited with the assist, his third of the night.

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Points the women’s basketball team’s bench scored in Sunday’s 83-50 win.

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Points men’s basketball guard Zaid Hearst has averaged in the team’s past seven games.

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Shots the women’s ice hockey team held Brown to in the first period of Saturday’s 5-0 win.

ATHLETES WEEK of the

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Clockwise from top left: Men’s basketball forward Ike Azotam is honored before Sunday’s Senior Day game vs. Saint Peter’s; guard Shaq Shannon smiles as he is introduced during the Senior Day festivities; senior goaltender Ashley Winslow makes her collegiate debut in Saturday’s game vs. Brown.

SAM ANAS Men’s ice hockey Freshman Anas had a goal in each of the Bobcats games this past weekend, stretching his team-leading total to 18. He scored Quinnipiac’s second goal in Friday’s 4-0 victory over Yale, then scored a power-play goal Saturday at Brown.

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MORGAN FRITZ-WARD Women’s ice hockey Junior Fritz-Ward had two goals in Saturday’s 5-0 win against Brown, bringing her total to nine on the season. Her first goal came 4:49 into the second period, before scoring again seven minutes into the third.

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Power-play goals the men’s ice hockey team has scored in its past six games.

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PLAY HARD WORK HARDER

As a child, Cory Hibbeler’s parents taught him the importance of having a strong work ethic. It’s not only how he walked onto a Division I hockey program, but became the captain of one of the top teams in the country.

By MATT EISENBERG Senior Managing Editor

W

hen Cory Hibbeler remembers the advice his parents gave him at a young age, he tears up.

The same advice that inspires teammates and coaches to follow him.

The same advice that led an average college hockey team in southern Connecticut to the largest of spotlights.

The same advice that keeps him going, day in and day out.

“Give it your all and good things will happen.” * * * Sometimes at night, Quinnipiac Head Coach Rand Pecknold and Assistant Coach Bill Riga will see Hibbeler skate on the ice alone, shooting pucks to get some more practice. They will see the team’s captain come in at 11 a.m. on a Sunday, hours after a night game, taking shots on the ice.

Even when he played in junior hockey, he would be the first one in the locker room for practice and on the ice.

Coaches and teammates all say Hibbeler leads by example, whether

“To the day, I think it’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever witnessed and seen.

You never want to hear that news in the first place. To be there right when he got the phone call, it was pretty sad.”

– ZACH HANSEN Former men’s ice hockey captain

it is during a game or in the weight room. He played both forward and defense in juniors with the Lincoln (Neb.) Stars, and he’s done the same for Quinnipiac.

“I’m sure if we needed a goalie, he’d be out there playing,” Quinnipiac

assistant captain Kellen Jones said.

Hibbeler’s dream was to play Division I hockey. He moved from Missouri to Culver, Ind., to play hockey for Culver Academy when he was just 14.

“That’s when I kind of realized that he was pretty serious about this,” his sister, Nicole, said.

After four years, he played for the Stars. His first year, he helped lead the team to a first-place finish in the United States Hockey League’s West Division, but still lacked offers. His second year, the team finished seventh and he yet again didn’t get many offers to play college hockey. He could have fallen back on lacrosse, as he had played at Culver, but his mom wanted her son to be happy.

“You can’t give up, there’s something out there for you,” his mom, Karina, would say. “Don’t give up on hockey.”

One day, then-Quinnipiac assistant coach Ben Syer called Cory, offering him a walk-on spot for the Bobcats. Cory’s mother wanted him to go.

She wanted him to go to college.

Cory called former Lincoln teammate Mike Dalhuisen, who had just finished his freshman year with the Bobcats.

Dalhuisen was at the beach when he got a phone call from Cory.

“Hey, I’m thinking about coming to Quinnipiac. How do you like it there?” Cory said.

“I absolutely love it,” Dalhuisen replied, talking about hockey and the social scene.

Cory told him he would call him right back. A few minutes later, Dalhuisen’s phone rang.

“Hey, I just committed,” Cory told him. * * * When Cory left for Culver, it was tough on his sister and mother, but tougher for him. While his sister was leaving for Truman State University, about a three-hour drive from their home in St. Charles, Mo., he didn’t want to be by himself, nor did he

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Cory Hibbeler, captain of the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team, inspires his coaches and teammates with his strong work ethic, a trait his parents instilled in him as a child. want to leave his mom by herself. His father, Michael, had died in an auto accident in January 2002 when his car had hit a patch of black ice and slid into an overpass. Cory was 12.

“It was obviously a huge shock,” Nicole, 27, said. “We weren’t ever prepared for it.”

Michael wanted Cory to play baseball, but Cory fell in love with hockey when he was 4. At a friend’s birthday party, he and his friends played roller hockey. Cory remembers the party as a “glorified street hockey game” with plastic blades, sticks and a ball, but he loved how fast-paced it was compared to baseball. The next year, Cory signed up for a roller league. After that, he started playing ice hockey.

Nicole remembers getting dragged around to Cory’s practices and games as a child, and going on family trips, sometimes to Chicago or farther away. One Thanksgiving, the family drove 9-10 hours due to a snowstorm to Cory’s tournament in Chicago, which would normally have been a five- or six-hour drive.

“It was a pretty amazing trek,” Nicole said.

Cory would play floor hockey for hours on end as a kid, using small nets, tiny sticks and a ball in the hotel hallways with his friends.

“We had kids lose teeth and those games got rough, but it was always fun,” Hibbeler said with a smile.

“God, we loved hanging out and playing in the hotel more than we liked playing the games.”

When he wasn’t practicing with his teammates or playing ac-

tual games, he would take shots in a net in the basement, skate or play with his dad.

“I just remember always thinking, ‘Don’t you ever get sick of it?’”

Nicole said with a laugh.

His father didn’t understand all the ins and outs of hockey, so he didn’t critique Cory’s talent. The one thing he would do was challenge his work ethic.

“The only thing he would harp on me on is if he thought I was being lazy or if he didn’t think I was playing up to my potential,” Cory said. * * * Cory was tempted to leave Culver Academy after his freshman year. He struggled living away from home and his family. He didn’t necessarily like how structured or disciplined it was with having to wear a uniform every day, keeping his room tidy or waking up at 6:30 a.m.

He stuck with it, mainly for the people he was with and for the hockey. It got easier one day at a time. By his second year, he loved it.

“It was hard going away from home when you’re only 15 years old,” Cory said. “I felt like that second year I really came into my own and made some really strong friendships that I didn’t really want to leave, so that’s why I ended up staying all four years.”

He contemplated leaving Lincoln during his second year, too. Some things weren’t going well for him, but he turned to his mother for guidance.

“If you quit, you’re going to regret it,” she told him.

His biggest ordeal, however,

came his freshman year at Quinnipiac. While the team was on a road trip to St. Cloud State in October 2010, Cory got a phone call from his grandmother late at night. He knew something was up. His mother suffered a sudden heart attack and passed away.

“Kind of felt like the same nightmare all over again,” Cory said.

Zach Hansen, then a senior assistant captain, was Hibbeler’s roommate in the hotel room and was with him when he found out.

“To the day, I think it’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever witnessed and seen,” Hansen said. “You never want to hear that news in the first place. To be there right when he got the phone call, it was pretty sad.”

Cory flew home to be with his family the next morning. He wasn’t sure if he was going to return to Quinnipiac. He wanted to be with his family 16 hours away in Missouri.

Friends, family and coaches all mourned with the Hibbelers. Dalhuisen and Pecknold flew to Missouri for Karina’s funeral. Dalhuisen lived with Cory off campus for the three years when they were Bobcats.

He had a strong connection with Cory, as he lost his mother when he was 18 to leukemia.

“It was good to have him around to talk about what was going through my head,” Cory said. “I had a ton of emotions that I didn’t really know how to react to.”

When Dalhuisen lost his mother, he faced two options: remain in See HIBBELER Page 13