The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Issue 19, Volume 87

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MARCH 1, 2017

VOLUME 87, ISSUE 19

ARTS & LIFE: OSCARS P. 11

SPORTS: JESSICA LEE P. 16

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Information security warns about fake tech support

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Quinnipiac’s men’s ice hockey team celebrates after junior forward Landon Smith gave the team a 3-0 lead over Yale in Friday’s win.

DJ Tiësto to ‘Wake the Giant’

By SAM BASHAW

Associate Arts & Life Editor

With exactly 14:28 remaining in the second period of the Quinnipiac vs. Yale men’s ice hockey game this past Friday, the Student Programming Board (SPB) made the announcement everyone was waiting for. The Jumbotron lit up and for a mere couple of seconds, High Point Solutions Arena focused on something other than beating the Bulldogs.

Nick Sczerbinski, assistant director of marketing and fan engagement, was deep into the student section when his mic suddenly went on and he asked a nearby student who she thought would be the artist for the Wake the Giant, SPB’s spring concert. Out of three choices, one being the famed Calvin Harris, the fan chose Tiësto, an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ.

When McEachern was first contacted, she was afraid of what might happen to her computer. “‘If you don’t pay, then your computer will be shut down forever,’ so obviously I paid,” she said, recalling what the person on the phone told her.

McEachern only found out it was a scam when she later told her friend, who is an Apple employee. McEachern called the company back and ended up getting refunded.

Sczerbinski drew the crowds attention to the jumbotron for the official announcement, heightening the already tense environment.

The upbeat sounds of EDM played over the speakers as SPB’s promo video for the artist played, dragging the anticipation along even more so. After a brutal couple of seconds the word “Tiësto” in all caps flashed across the screen and the rink exploded in excitement.

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Recently, a tech support employee notified senior Lezlie McEachern that her computer had a virus on it, or so she thought. McEachern was told to call a number so she could get her computer fixed. The “repair” was done in an hour. In reality, there was no virus, and McEachern paid $250 for nothing.

Lately, there has been a trend where people impersonate tech support in order to take people’s money, according to Brian Kelly, Quinnipiac’s chief information security officer. These fake techs, pretending to be from a company like Apple or Microsoft, will contact an individual by phone or email first, according to Kelly. Then, they’ll walk the person through the steps of treating the supposed issue using remote access, as if they were legitimate tech support.

“It’s not sophisticated hacking. They’re basically asking the user to take the action, and the user is doing it for them,” Kelly said.

When McEachern was first contacted, she was afraid of what might happen to her computer.

Once the scammer has access to your computer, he says they usually just pretend to fix your computer and charge for the service.

However, due to the nature of remote access, sensitive data, like search history or banking information, can also be taken.

Part of the scam requires the individual to call a toll-free number. One number in particular, 1-855-971-2627, was mentioned in the MyQ announcement about the scam. The presence of this number in relation to the scam goes back to at least 2015, and is mentioned on a Virginia Tech website.

One way to protect yourself from this particular scam is to verify the party talking to you. Kelly says that, in terms of customer support, most companies won’t contact someone proactively.

In that event, one should contact the company directly and see if the claim is accurate.

“If you don’t initiate that conversation, you probably don’t want to have it,” he said.

Kelly said that he has heard of many students getting calls saying that they needed to have viruses cleaned out of their computer.

Kelly says that, though he had to help out a student’s father, none of the students he had heard from fell for the scam.

Opinion: 6 Arts & Life: 10 Interactive: 13 Sports: 14

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STUDENTS SPEAK UP

On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the Trump administration withdrew protections that the Obama administration put in place for transgender students using bathrooms in public schools. Students share their thoughts on the Trump administration’s decision.

By JEREMY TROETTI Photography by JULIA GALLOP

WEB DIRECTOR David Friedlander

Alexis Ferrara| Physical Therapy| Freshman

NEWS EDITOR Hannah Feakes

“I think (the withdrawal) puts people in a tough situation.

If I were in that situation, I would feel uncomfortable, so (President Trump) handled it the wrong way.”

ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Kelly Ryan ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Victoria Simpri ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Madison Fraitag ASSOCIATE ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Samantha Bashaw OPINION EDITOR Amanda Perelli SPORTS EDITOR Max Molski

Hayley Orifice|Diagnostic Medical Sonography| Sophomore “I guess maybe speak more about (transgender issues). Have people come in and explain their stories and get people more involved and informed.”

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Justin Cait COPY EDITOR Jeanette Cibelli

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“I personally think that transgender students should be treated like everybody else. I don’t think anyone deserves special treatment… I think we are what we are. If you are a transgender person, I think showing that community respect as we show all of the Quinnipiac community is really important.

We all deserve respect and humility from our peers, staff and the faculty at Quinnipiac.”

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Caroline Gottlieb| Media Studies | Sophomore “Obviously more agender bathrooms would be optimal.

Even the ones we have, they’re either small or not accommodating to anyone, and there’s not enough on campus. No one knows where they are, so one thing that can be done is having more bathrooms and also having them in the dorms.”

Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By David Friedlander

Six arrested in connection to UConn student’s death

Jewish cemeteries vandalized

Half-brother of Kim Jong-Un murdered

Police arrested six students from the University of Connecticut in connection with the death of Jeffny Pally, who was run over by a fire department vehicle last fall. The 19-year-old was highly intoxicated after illegally consuming alcohol, and the six men over 21-years-old allowed her to drink the alcohol. Pally was leaning against a fire department door but fell back when the door opened. The vehicles ran her over when responding to an incident that night and her body was not found until 30 minutes later.

Despite the fact that her death was ruled an accident, Pally’s parents filed a lawsuit on behalf of the deceased, stating that the firefighter driving the vehicle was reckless, according to the New Haven Register.

Two Jewish cemeteries were vandalized over the past two weeks. The first incident occurred a little over a week ago in St. Louis, MI. Following the initial vandalism, Muslim activist Tarek El-Messidi started a fundraiser to help clean up the St. Louis site. Last weekend, nearly 100 tombstones were knocked over at the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia, according to CNN. Immediately following, El-Messidi jumped back into action. As of the morning of Feb. 28, they raised nearly $138,000, which is almost seven times their initial goal of $20,000. Despite the lack of direct connection between the incidents, there is indication of heightened anti-Semetism.

Two women poisoned Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Feb. 13 in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Jong-Nam died just 20 minutes after the poisoning and investigators discovered that the women rubbed his face with a VX nerve agent. The nerve agent caused convulsions, lack of breath and fainting. Even though Kim Jong Un may have never met his half brother, it appears that the murder was at the orders of Jong-Un. The current ruler was attempting to protect a potential overthrowing, as Jong-Nam would eventually be in line to rule North Korea, according to CNN.

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Student Government Association hosts annual State of the QUnion President Lahey and other administrative members address concerns of the student body

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Left to right: Joseph Mullaney, Sal Filardi, Monique Drucker, Keith Rhodes, Diane Arizia, Annalisa Zinn, President John Lahey and Alec Turner led the panel for State of the QUnion on Thursday, Feb. 22.

By JESSICA RUDERMAN Staff Writer

Quinnipiac board officials and members of the Student Government Association (SGA) met Thursday, Feb. 22 for the annual State of the QUnion to discuss recent and upcoming events affecting the university.

Administrative officials President John Lahey, Vice President and Dean of Students Monique Drucker, Vice President for Academic Innovation and Effectiveness Annalisa Zinn, Vice President Keith Rhodes, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer Diana Ariza and Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning Sal Filardi were present to address questions about the university.

The panel opened with questions provided

by SGA, regarding various issues regarding upcoming renovations, undocumented students and the reasoning behind the lowercase “u” in university’s logo.

“SGA did their best to ask direct, kind of tough questions not everyone wants to answer,” Joseph Mullaney, student body president, said. “It’s not often you get all six of those people in the same room, so we are very excited about that.”

A total of 16 topics were discussed throughout the event.

RELATIONSHIP WITH HAMDEN As noted in the past, the school’s association with the town residents has not been strong, but President Lahey expressed the understanding of the Hamden mayor, Curt Leng, to students’ presence in and around the Quinnipiac campuses.

“There has been a gross exaggeration, I think, about misbehavior at Quinnipiac,” Lahey said. “I think this mayor appreciates all the good things that Quinnipiac does for this community, all things our students do for this community.”

In efforts to continue this good standing, Quinnipiac recently donated $1.4 million as a contribution to the town. Lahey also acknowledged that the school had already made a similar donation of $1.2 million, two years ago. With the grants that have been provided to Hamden, Lahey indicated that the future relations between the school and the town are on the rise.

“I see only improving relations with the town of Hamden,” Lahey said. “They appreciate us I think much more than maybe they did some years earlier, and I certainly appreciate the people and the town of Hamden.”

To compensate for the spendings that are donated, the university has developed a plan to

reach a financial goal of $1 billion in funding by the 100th anniversary of the university in the year 2029.

“The board of trustees approved last year a three- year plan of additional funding for the development office to add staff and resources so that this could be successful,” Lahey said.

“We are talking actively with major donors about major gifts that will be part of this campaign. I am confident that over the next 2-3 years will have some major news to announce.”

UPCOMING SCHOOL RENOVATIONS With respect towards the future, the discussion then focused on upcoming school renovations, specifically the dining halls. Drucker explained the upcoming renovations that will be occurring in the the cafeterias on the Mount Carmel, York Hill campuses and North Haven campuses.

“We have been working in collaboration with Chartwells to survey over 3,000 students, and we’ve gotten a lot of student feedback,” Drucker said. “It’s going to be more than just the meal plan. It’s really enhancing the total dining experience.”

With the construction of new outdoor sports facilities for both the athletics department and students, this integration will be beneficial to not only Quinnipiac members but the community as well.

“It’s really a better fan experience what we’re building, so the student body can come out. It can be a social thing for the student body, a sense of pride,” Filardi said. “It’s much more than a new field, it becomes part of our lives.”

Drucker made clear that although the atmosphere of sports may be be evolving with the expansion of resources, the allowance of student gatherings on campus will remain the same.

“It remains as is right now. We don’t have any formal gatherings prior to events or anything specific,” she said. “As far as I’m aware, we are not changing anything.”

GROWING STUDENT POPULATION Filardi then addressed the fear some students have of the growing population of Quinnipiac undergraduates and the availability of space on campus for these students. “(The size of the student population) is not happenstance. It’s all been planned,” he said.

“I think it’s pretty clear that in the next three years, the number of new teaching spaces will increase to satisfy any concerns people may have about space needs.”

Filardi later went on to further this expla-

nation when asked again about the growth of the student body in relation to room in the cafeteria.

“I’m not really sure that there’s a whole bunch of lounge space planned to be taken away,” he said. “I think we recognize that lounge space, social space, study space are truly important, especially today.”

Students expressed this continuous fear of the increasing population in the form of classes as well regarding the capacity of each class and the amount of classes provided specific to each major.

“If we look at numbers or if we look at seats that are available, I think that there is no problem with insufficient capacity,” Zinn said.

“I do think that it is true that some courses have been offered less frequently, so we have room for those popular courses that we have many students wanting to take.”

Lahey followed these statements by ensuring the audience that Quinnipiac is in no way overpopulated.

“We pretty much now have set the full time undergraduate number. We will not be growing beyond that,” he said. “We will get a little bump by replacing slightly larger classes with slightly smaller classes that are graduating, but we believe we do have the physical capacity to service that number.”

BRANDING AND LOGO The conversation then turned towards the branding of the school in regards to the controversy over the new university logo. Rhodes addressed the reasoning behind the rebranding and why the board decided to go with the lowercase “u” in university.

“We are on a multi-year mission to define clearly or clearly articulate who Quinnipiac University is by the type of students we have and those that go on to make a mark,” Rhodes said. “The weighting of the word ‘university’ was too large, essentially overpowering Quinnipiac.”

On Feb. 17, the school announced this new logo, exhibiting an uppercase “u,” designed with a different font and size so as not to take away from the emphasis of Quinnipiac.

Rhodes furthered the reveal of new imaging of the the schools departments by discussing the upcoming renewal of the athletic logos on team uniforms and equipment.

“We are in active design on a refresh of the athletics’ identity,” he said. “It really is an exploration into how we coincide our university mark’s brand level with the athletics’ mark in an identity that demonstrates the pride, the esteem, the stature of not only this university, but of our athletics.”

For the sports that are not currently asso-

ciated with the school, the six non-affiliated club sport teams, Lahey also examined merging them into university standings.

“We are certainly in support of club sports,” he said. “We’re still working out the final chapter of our Title IX commitments that we’ve made. Once those are completed, we’ll be in a position to put more resources into athletics, generally club sports.”

PETITIONS AND UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS In response to recent political standings, the panel additionally examined undocumented and multicultural students on campus.

“There has always been support for undocumented students on this campus, emotional support, financial support, there has always been support,” Ariza said. “We have a strong history of supporting our students.”

To prove the intentions of integrating these kind of students into the university climate, the multicultural students will now have a suite in the Carl Hansen Student Center alongside organizations such as Q30 Television, Fraternity and Sorority Life and SGA. “We recognize, students recognize, that this is a privilege to be in that space and students coming in are very excited because they feel like they can easily have engagement in places like the student center,” Ariza said.

“You’re nearby other leaders on campus that can affect campus climate at the university.”

In regards to the petition that has been circulating campus in support of Quinnipiac’s undocumented students, Lahey made it clear that although the school does emotionally and financially back these students, it is not allowed to go against the standing rulings.

“I do think it’s important that everyone distinguishes that I do support people to express themselves on all sides of these issues, but it is a little different for the president of the university because when the president speaks he speaks for the entire university,” he said.

“But the university can not be in a position to not obey the laws, the local laws or the government laws.”

The Q-and-A lasted about an hour and was held in the Mount Carmel Auditorium at the Center for Communications and Engineering.

SGA hosts this event annually and encourages students to take part whether it be in person or through streaming outlets.

“I wish there were more questions, I honestly thought it would take longer, but, once again, I thought for what we asked and the time we had, we did a great job at asking very straightforward questions,” Mullaney said.

“We didn’t beat around the bush, and so I’m very happy about how that went.”

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By Hannah Feakes

QTHON to host ‘Why You Dance’ On March 1, QTHON is holding the annual “Why You Dance”event to raise awareness for the QTHON dance marathon that is being held on March 25 for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. There will be a photoshoot where students can write reasons why they dance on their arms. QTHON will hold photoshoots from 3-7 p.m in the Carl Hansen Student Center rotunda.

Glow in the dark Zumba to take place QTHON will be organizing a glow-in-the-dark Zumba event on March 6 from 9-11 p.m. in Burt Kahn Court. An instructor will lead participants through multiple dances. Members of QTHON will be selling glow sticks and offer face painting. QTHON will also be selling refreshments at the event.

Alpha Chi Omega to hand out Lucky Charms On Tuesday, March 7 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. the sorority Alpha Chi Omega will be handing out bags of Lucky Charms cereal and gold coins in the Carl Hansen Student Center to wish students good luck on midterm exams and to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Montage to close submissions Montage: The Art and Literary Journal will close submissions for their annual journal.

Submissions end at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, March 4. Submit visual arts, photography, prose, poetry and creative writing to montage.submittable.com.

NAMI to hold first meeting The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will be having its first meeting on Wednesday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m in the SB 132. NAMI will inform the student body about what the organization is and what future plans are. NAMI is a student group on campus that deals with the personal health and counseling department to improve the lives of students.

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Students visit National Museum of African American History and Culture

By JENNIE TORRES

Social Media Coordinator

On the weekend of Feb. 25, several students and faculty traveled to The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. The museum is a part of the Smithsonian Institution and contains thousands of artifacts related to the African-American community, religion, slavery and civil rights. The trip was sponsored by the Student Programming Board (SPB) and the Department of Cultural and Global Engagement (DCGE).

Sophomore sociology major and travel chair of SPB Brianna Robinson conducted the program to give students a chance to get a grasp of the African- American culture and obtain knowledge that they never knew of before.

“This trip sparked interest from a Black Lives Matter protest on campus in mid-September 2016 where students then met with Diane Ariza, associate vice president for academic affairs and chief diversity officer, after the protest to further a deeper discussion on race within a college campus,” Robinson said.

Specialist for Student Engagement in Department of Cultural and Global Engagement Abbie O’Neill assisted Robinson and SPB for the past few months to expand the idea of visiting a single museum into a weekend in D.C for students to get the most out of their visit.

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Students and faculty take a trip to a historic museum in Washington D.C.

“Personally, I saw this as a great way for our department to work with the student body and help them achieve a goal,” O’Neill said. “I think it is important to recognize that this was a student driven event, and students had a say in every point in the process.”

The trip was open to any student at the university and a total of 51 people chose to attend.

History professor Michael Chiarappa was one of the faculty members who was invited to join the trip with the students.

“I was asked to be involved because I’ve done in my career and continued to work with museums quite a bit, so they thought that it would be good to have somebody who could help the students better appreciate and

interact with the museum when they get there,” Chiarappa said.

Chiarappa believes that students gained an appreciation on how things in the African- American life have had incredible endurance and how things have changed within the context of the United States.

“This kind of takes the story and breaks it down and makes it manageable for folks. One of the benefits of a museum like this, or any museum, is that it’s so tangible,” Chiarappa said. “You’re going to see the photographs, you’re going to see the artifacts, it’s going to feel much more alive and in terms of the African-American experience.”

Robinson said she learned a lot from this experience at the museum. One of her favorite moments

was when she learned about the origins of slavery through history galleries in an elevator.

“On each side of the elevator was dates written in white starting from the present day down to the 1400s,” Robinson said. “It felt very powerful in the moment as we stopped in the 1400s and made our way out to a very quiet exhibit where real whips and chains were displayed in glass displays.”

After leaving the museum, Robinson felt reminded of what her ancestors went through and the struggles they faced during slavery times and the challenges they face today.

“African-Americans have a long history of ups and downs, but they continue on their way to fight for the justice and equality their ancestors fought and died for,” Robinson said.

Socrates Cafe discusses, ‘Who is a prisoner?’

By VICTORIA SIMPRI Associate News Editor

The first Socrates Cafe of the semester took place on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in the Carl Hansen Student Center piazza. The discussion was facilitated by Quinnipiac law professor Linda Meyer on the topic, “Who is a prisoner?”

The event was sponsored by SOPHIA (Students of Philosophical Hypothesis in Academia), the philosophy club on campus and the departments of philosophy and political science. During the discussion, students and faculty touched upon the issues of law, criminal justice and incarceration.

It is the purpose of the facilitator to keep the conversation going, according to professor of philosophy Anat Biletzki.

Meyer was approached by associate professor of philosophy Thornton Lockwood to facilitate the topic of “Who is a prisoner?” “(Lockwood) knew of my interest in criminal law and asked me if I wanted to do this topic, and I thought it was really fun, I liked it,” Meyer said. “The students were just so wonderfully engaged, and thoughtful and the discussion was really fun and interesting, and people shared some really interesting

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Quinnipiac law professor Linda Meyer facilitates the Socrates Cafe.

experiences, so I loved it.”

Edward Kavanagh, professor of biomedical sciences was involved in starting the Socrates Cafe system at Quinnipiac.

“There’s a book called ‘Socrates Cafe’ (by Christopher Phillips), and he recommended that... people, not just students, people should get together and talk about a philosophical question.,” Kavanagh said.

In his book, Phillips suggests that the idea is to go back to Socrates’ idea that the best way to get people thinking is not to give them information, it’s to ask them questions and not to arrive at a preset conclusion.

After attending the discussion on Wednesday night, senior philosophy major Charlotte Morley believes that there is more than one way to describe a prisoner.

“A prisoner is someone who has been physically put into a facility or a prison, but I also think that a prisoner can be someone that’s imprisoned in their own body and in their own mind,” Morley said.

When it comes to the prison problem in the United States, Morley thinks that the incarceration rate is really disappointing.

“I think that we’re relying so much on being able to put someone in a physical place for a certain

amount of time, as opposed to actually thinking about the situation and thinking about how we want to respond to the situation.”

After joining the discussion, freshman psychology major Jennifer Maldonado learned that one should not be superficial when it comes to a word like “prisoner.”

“I think you hear that and you automatically have an idea in your head, but with life there’s so many different layers that I think I shouldn’t jump to a conclusion so quickly,” Maldonado said. “I should look at the facts and see others ideas and thoughts and try and decipher that first before jumping.”

One of the main things we as citizens need to learn before dealing with a criminal is how to properly educate ourselves, according to Morley.

“I think that the justice system is taught one way and one way only when learning about criminals when there are so many different criminals in the world and in the United States,” Morley said.

“It takes effort, and it takes attitude. Those are things that are so important because those are the things that are going to change our system.”

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The person behind the parking Shanon Grasso built the QU parking system from the ground up

By KELLY RYAN

Associate News Editor

From Hilltop Lot to Hogan Lot, there is one woman who controls all things parking and transportation at Quinnipiac, and her name is Shanon Grasso.

Grasso is parking and transportation coordinator by title. She handles all the parking on campus, including the shuttle system, parking decals and any complaints about either the parking system or the transportation system.

However, Grasso worked her way up the ranks to get to the position she currently has.

About five years ago, her husband, John, told her there was an opening at Quinnipiac in the Department of Public Safety. She had some background with police work for the Derby Police Force, as well as experience with a nonprofit transit district.

“Parking sort of found me here,” Grasso said.

She started out at the gates from 4 p.m. to midnight, Sunday to Thursday every week.

She spent holidays in the guard booth, alone in an empty parking lot, yearning for more work. She was then promoted to dispatch and was eventually asked to start with parking and transportation.

Grasso admitted that nobody really wanted the parking job, so she started in on it.

“I started looking at what we had in place, and I was surprised that we really didn’t have any systems,” Grasso said. “We did things just because, but there was really no follow up.

Officers would write paper tickets, but there was never anything behind it. Students didn’t really have to pay them, there was no enforcement to them.”

On an average day, Grasso arrives on campus around 7 a.m., give or take a few minutes.

Her day lasts until 3 p.m. During those hours, Grasso monitors her email all day. With nearly 9,000 emails in her inbox, Grasso said she tries her hardest to get a hold of everyone. Her first interactions of the day are the public safety officers who were on duty the night before.

“I open my mail… I get bombarded with usually the line officers,” Grasso said. “They have had roll call, maybe there was an issue the night before. Whatever I have to deal with by priority first. Then the day unfolds.”

Grasso said her schedule changes day to day, mostly depending on the weather. When it snows, Grasso’s job is to inform students, faculty and staff about moving their cars from lot to lot. She sends out email blasts to inform the community about different parking bans, important shuttle service information and

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Grasso prepares to send out sophomore parking decals.

snow removals.

“Somebody sent me an email… ‘Why can’t you just send out one?’” Grasso said.

“I would love to be able to just send out one.

What happens is, when there’s kind of noncompliance or some non-compliance where you get those last little stragglers, I have to do it again.”

Grasso said the last thing she wants is for anybody to be towed, but sometimes it’s the only option left. She said if she has time, she calls people and asks them to move their cars.

Grasso also has to deal with complaints from students and sometimes students’ parents.

“I deal with, ‘Hey, my car got towed.’

Now, I’ve got someone in here, maybe someone and their parents in here,” Grasso said. “I have to go through what happened, how come you didn’t know or what could I have done better or did you check your email?”

Grasso is also in the process of bidding for a new shuttle company after having some problems with the current service.

“We currently have DATTCO, but we put in an RFP, and we’re putting out to a least a dozen companies to get a bid on a new service,” Grasso said. “I think word has it on the street because I am being contacted by other bus companies who want to be included, so it’s kind of out there.”

Once that is sorted out, Grasso wants to

look at carpooling, the technology behind parking, and networking with other universities to see what successes they have had.

Grasso said the parking department is days away from being able to accept credit card as a form of payment for parking tickets.

Outside of Quinnipiac, Grasso said she has a fantastic life. She has been married for five years to her husband.

“There’s nothing more frustrating in going somewhere and then having to drive around forever to find parking. I’m not immune to it.’”

– SHANON GRASSO

PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR “We got married on Sept. 10, 2011,” Grasso said. “He’s my best friend… he stuck with me forever.”

She also has five children, one of her own, Michael, two that are her husbands kids, Ben and Jake, and two from a previous marriage, Heather and Jen. Grasso currently takes an Italian class and a contemporary mathematics class at Quinnipiac.

Junior radiologic sciences major Kirsten Hohman took a class with Grasso during her freshman year.

“She still remembers me and always waves and talks to me,” Hohman said. “I think too many people go to her in a fit of rage, going there expecting to get what they want and will fight tooth and nail, and I don’t think she responds well to that.”

As far as dealing with student complaints, Grasso said she doesn’t take it personally.

“I think I approach it in an understanding, calm way because I can picture being in that position,” Grasso said. “There’s nothing more frustrating in going somewhere and then having to drive around forever to find parking.

I’m not immune to it.”

Hohman said if people treated her with respect, she will do the same.

“It’s just part of the job for her to say no, but it doesn’t make her a bad person,” Hohman said.

Overall, Grasso said she could be doing other things, but she wouldn’t give up her job for anything else.

“I don’t ever want to paint the picture that I’m doing this alone,” Grasso said. “I feel bad when I don’t get back to somebody right away but I am trying in that sense. I enjoy it.”

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“That’s a happy ending. I know that usually doesn’t happen, but that’s a happy ending for me,” she said.

Nonetheless, freshman Nathan Gaw is not pleased with the deception.

“You have to trust what people are trying to say to you, but you never know,” he said.

Senior Rob Cariddi thinks that, no matter what form it takes, stealing is stealing.

“It’s the same as any other crime. It’s like going into a Quick-E Mart or a Shop Rite and

stealing food. It’s the same thing,” he said.

Even though Kelly feels that the Quinnipiac community does have a good sense of tech literacy, it’s issues like these that caused the Information Security department to begin wanting students to take a cyber security course they offer over on Blackboard. Kelly likens this to the sex ed and binge drinking courses done over MyQ during freshman year.

“We don’t necessarily have a problem, but... we’re trying to better educate our community on how to recognize these type of threats and attacks, so that online literacy course ensures that our students have a baseline the can go to to learn what those threats

are,” he said.

McEachern likes the idea of the new course but questions what the response will be.

“I think it would be beneficial, but I don’t think people are gonna do it. Just like, we’re college students, but it’ll be beneficial,” she said.

When asked what advice she’d give to anyone in this situation, McEachern mirrored the advice that Kelly had given.

“Just look up the company that sent you the message, and if somebody sends you a message, don’t call them. You should be reaching out to people to help with your computer, somebody shouldn’t be reaching out to

you, so just be careful about what you do on your computer,” she said.

Kelly says that Information Security plays a role on campus similar to Public Safety, trying to keep the Quinnipiac community safe online.

“Public Safety might put out an announcement that says, ‘There’s reports of crime going on in downtown New Haven, so be on

the lookout then you go downtown,’” Kelly said.

“We’re trying to do the same thing, saying that there’s things going on on the internet that students, staff and faculty should be aware of.”

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Parking lot rules should be enforced regularly Every morning, my suitemates and I take turns driving to class. We choose to carpool together since we know we can park the carpool lot located across from North Lot on the Mount Carmel campus.

park in the middle of the road and wait for a parking spot to open up. Some students even park their cars in non-designated parking spots, which is frustrating because you have to put your car in reverse in order to enter another row.

When students see an open parking spot, Soon after you pass the guard shack, you they speed towards it and make risky maneuare greeted with a sign that says, “CARPOOL vers to get in the spot before someone else.

LOT ONLY, 2 OR MORE PASSENGERS.” SARAH DOIRON This is extremely dangerous because you So you’d think it would be fine and that we Editor-In-Chief @SarahDoiron31 could get into an accident with another car, or should be able to park there. worse, collide with someone who is walking But taking the right into the carpool lot, to or from their car. I never thought finding away from the overly crowded North Lot, is a parking spot would ever make me nervous, honestly almost worse than parking in Hogan give me anxiety or even make me late to class.

Lot behind the Mountainview residence hall.

At the beginning of the semester, members of the Department Most students, whether they are driving alone or with other people, are fighting to find the perfect spot closest to their classes. of Public Safety would stand between the two parking lots in order to make sure only carpool cars were allowed into the carpool lot This process is absolute chaos.

When the carpool lot is full, students will circle the carpool lot, and the people driving alone would filter into the North Lot. Lately, the Public Safety officers have not been standing there hoping someone will be walking to their car so they can claim that parking spot as their own. But when there are 10 or more students when they should be, and many students who drive alone are sneaking their way into the carpool lot, taking spots from the peotrying to do the same thing, it turns into an ugly situation.

It becomes hard to drive around the lot because most students ple who actually are carpooling with their suitemates or friends.

If Public Safety officers stood outside between the parking lots consistently during class times, then this would alleviate some of the consistent congestion in the carpool lot. It will also enforce the rules of having two or more passengers in your car to park in that lot, making it easier for people who are actually carpooling to find a parking spot.

It is unfair for students who do not carpool to have priority in the carpool lot instead of those who follow the rules.

On Feb. 27, the Student Government Association (SGA) sent an email to the student body, asking for students who are dissatisfied with the parking situation at Quinnipiac to fill out a survey.

SGA hopes to collect statistical data on how students feel about parking at Quinnipiac, which I think is a step in the right direction.

SGA is making an effort to help relieve parking problems such as the chaos that is the carpool lot, and I believe everyone who is as frustrated as I am should help, even if it means just taking one simple survey.

It is time to set a precedent that rules should be enforced, and there will be consequences if you don’t follow them.

Strange and shocking: What happened at the Oscars

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The 89th Academy Awards, or what everyone refers to as “the really proud to hand this to my friends from ‘Moonlight.’”

Oscars,” was quite the remarkable show Sunday night. ConsiderWhile this was arguably the most memorable Oscar moing all of the events that transpired, including the biggest mistake ment, there were plenty of other highlights. in Oscars history, it’s still hard for me to believe that what hapThe host of the annual show was comedian Jimmy Kimmel, pened that night was real. who is known for his mean-but-funny humor. Award show hosts The nominations for the awards were announced Tuesday are often judged on their opening monologue, and Kimmel had morning and as expected, “La La Land” led the way with 14 nom- plenty to say. inations. Meanwhile, both “Moonlight” and “I want to say thank you to President “Arrival” received eight nominations. PersonTrump,” said Kimmel in his opening monoally, “Finding Dory” and “Rogue One” were logue. “I mean, remember last year when it ELLIS EINHORN my top choices for Best Picture, but who am I seemed like the Oscars were racist? It has Staff Writer to judge? Needless to say, Sunday was a much been an amazing year for movies. Black @EinhornE18 anticipated night. people saved NASA and white people saved After a mediocre Oscars ceremony, the jazz. That’s what you call progress.” production descended into complete chaos.

He also added, “As you know, I don’t have The climax moment occurred when Faye Duto tell anybody, the country is divided right naway and Warren Beatty erroneously announced “La La Land” now. I’ve been getting a lot of advice. It’s time to bring people as the winner of Best Picture. After the cast and crew of “La La together. You have to say something. Let’s just get something Land” took the stage, I cringed as they were quickly informed they straight off the top. I can’t do that. There’s only one ‘Braveheart’ had not actually won the award. “Moonlight” was the true victor, in the room, and he’s not going to unite us either. Mel (Gibson), as the audience and all of us at home sat back in shock. you look great. I think the Scientology is working. I really do.”

Was this worse than when Steve Harvey incorrectly anAfter all of the chaos subsided, Kimmel gave us a surprise nounced Miss Colombia as the winner at the Miss Universe Pag- ending to the evening. Kimmel ushered a group of stunned toureant in 2015? That’s a tough debate, but it was satisfying to hear ists into the Dolby Theatre mid-ceremony. Dressed in their cargo “La La Land” producer Jordan Horowitz say, “I’m going to be shorts, baseball hats and carrying selfie sticks, they were intro-

duced to actors Nicole Kidman, Denzel Washington and Ryan Gosling. This was the most peculiar event from the evening in my opinion, simply because of the abrupt entrance.

Out of all of the moments from last night’s award show, Viola Davis stole the show for me as she became the first black woman to win an Emmy, Tony and Oscar for acting. Accepting the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Fences,” she officially put herself into one of the most prestigious acting clubs in the world. Davis is now just the 23rd person complete the “Triple Crown of Acting.” If you haven’t seen or heard of Davis’s acting, watch “Fences” and see for yourself why she is the best at her profession.

Another defining moment for me was when Mahershala Ali won the Academy Award for best supporting actor as it was reportedly the first time the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had awarded an Oscar to a Muslim actor. Let’s hope the upcoming movies in 2017 will give us plenty to talk about at the 90th Academy Awards next year.

In my opinion, the Oscars was nothing short of spectacular with a moment that will go down as one of the strangest and most shocking in Oscar history. Although the night was essentially a “‘Moonlight’ vs. ‘La La Land’” horse race, don’t let the Academy’s mistake overshadow the monumental achievement of “Moonlight.”

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I’m 21, but I still feel like a kid By the time you are reading this, I will have just turned 21 years old. With being 21, that means that I can buy alcohol, but I don’t drink. With being 21, that means I can get into any concert or club I want, but I don’t go out for music that often anyway. With being 21, I can go gambling, but I feel like I’d just lose it all, so what’s the point?

I might be turning 21, but MATT GRAHN I still feel like a kid. I’ve only Staff Writer worked seasonal jobs so far, with the word “job” being a loose interpretation. I didn’t have a driver’s license until I was a sophomore in college. I haven’t been in a position where I’ve had to struggle to be able to pay for things I need because of my parents generously helping me out, be it for food, my phone bill or staying on their insurance.

If turning 21 is supposed to be some big coming-of-age moment, then what does it really mean? If we’re talking about privileges, a lot of the things I “get” to do now don’t really mean jack. Most of us have had a drink before being of age. Some of us played in “poker nights” and have participated in betting pools before turning 21. Many of us have also already gone to concerts or partied at Toad’s Place, that hallowed ground of freshman year regrets (though Commons may beg to differ).

If my 21st birthday is such a big deal over any other birthday, then why can’t I rent a car until I’m 25? Why does being 21 matter when 18 is the age for legally being an adult, and the age of consent being as low as 16 in some states? Many of my friends have already been at least trying to be self-sustaining adults, and some of

them are already married!

Perhaps it isn’t so much the literal fact of being 21 that’s important, but the passage of 21 years. It’s not unrealistic to live three or four times that long, but a lot can still happen in that time. I can remember being five or so, being at my mom’s family’s cottage. My uncle and my dad, being able to take time out of their jobs as being an electrician and a carpenter respectively, were fixing up the place. My mom comes from a large family, so she and a bunch of her siblings pitched in for the cottage. Even with the large group of people who contributed financially, the cottage they got together was still a fixer-upper. I can remember seeing my dad and uncle working on the kitchen while my paternal grandfather would roll on by in his red truck and idle out on the lawn while talking to me and watching the renovation going on.

Fast forward to now. The downstairs of the cottage is completely done (but not the upstairs. Go figure). The place where my dad worked, which he started out there as a teenager, has since closed. My grandfather and that particular uncle are now dead. Some things may be constant, like everyone coming around to the cottage during the summer, but in 21 years, a lot of change can happen.

The perception of self isn’t what’s important about being an age, but the fact that a lot of change has happened in your lifetime. In turn, the changes you’ve experienced make you who you are now. I may still feel like a kid, but in some sense, I guess I should cherish what immaturity I still have left. It won’t be long until I have to get off my butt and really live on my own. After all, you spend more time being old than you do being young.

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Quinnipiac completes season sweep over rival Yale with Heroes Hat win

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uinnipiac’s men’s ice hockey team defeated Yale by a score of 3-2 on Friday, Feb. 24 at home. The all-important ECAC game elevated the Bobcats’ record to 18-13-2 overall and 12-8-1 conference while Yale sunk to 11-12-15 overall and 7-10-4 in conference play.

Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold was pleased with the big win in front of an even bigger crowd.

“We’re happy to get out here with a win,” Pecknold said. “I thought the fans were awesome. That was just a phenomenal experience for our athletes to play in front of a crowd like that.”

The atmosphere in High Point Solutions Arena was electric from the get-go.

Fans donning blue and gold filled up the student section over an hour before puck drop, waiting for the most-anticipated home game of the season.

Pre-game antics included bright yellow thundersticks, energy from the Quinnipiac Pep Band and a mesmerizing light show in a completely dark rink made possible by student section flashlights.

Then the game started.

Yale forward Chris Izmirlian took a goaltender interference penalty only 1:20 into the game, sending the Bobcats on an early power play.

Fans didn’t have to wait much longer to get loud.

On the ensuing power play, sophomore Craig Martin opened up the scoring with his ninth goal of the season to send Bobcat fans in a frenzy.

Just over three minutes after that, fans had no chance to take a breather.

Sophomore Thomas Aldworth used his speed to escape a defenseman along the left wing, took a shot on net and junior Bo Pieper capitalized on a juicy rebound for his 12th goal of the season.

The first period scoring didn’t stop there.

Quinnipiac continued to pour on offensive pressure throughout the first period when junior Landon Smith

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A capacity crowd of 3,695 attended the game on Feb. 24.

tucked an in-tight shot right under the crossbar for his ninth goal of the season.

Smith has proven to be a conference-play juggernaut this season. Out of Smith’s nine total goals, eight have come in ECAC battles, including Friday’s eventual game-winner.

“I thought (Smith) was great,” Pecknold said. “Bigtime goal, in tight, under the bar. That’s what he does, and I thought he had a really good game tonight.”

“I thought the fans were awesome. That was just a phenomenal experience for our athletes to play in front of a crowd like that.”

-RAND PECKNOLD Men’s ice hockey head coach

Quinnipiac’s dominant first period resulted in a 14-6 shots on goal advantage, but the team struggled with consistency shortly afterward.

After a tough start in the first, Yale emerged as the dominant team in the second period.

Bulldogs captain John Hayden became a catalyst for his team when he scored just 21 seconds into the second frame to the swing in momentum in Yale’s favor. Hayden, a Chicago Blackhawks prospect, scored his 19th of the season off of a crafty pass from Yale’s leading point scorer, Joe Snively.

Yale was able to build off the early goal and control the

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majority of play in Quinnipiac’s offensive zone. Luckily for the Bobcats, freshman goaltender Andrew Shortridge made multiple timely breakaway saves.

His first showcased quick lateral movement off a partial breakaway, but his biggest was a perfectly-timed pad save against Snively.

“I just try to do my job,” Shortridge said. “[I try] to keep us in it whenever I can and try to make a big save and just keep everything in the moment.”

About halfway through the period, a major injury plagued Quinnipiac when opposing team captains collided. Hayden left his feet and earned a major penalty for a charge on Quinnipiac senior captain Derek Smith, who left the game and didn’t return.

“I thought we had a great first period and really, really struggled in the second period... Especially after Derek Smith took that hit to the head and we lost him for the night, so that hurt,” Pecknold said.

Quinnipiac defensive breakdowns followed.

With just two-and-a-half minutes remaining in the period, Evan Smith was all alone on yet another breakaway. Shortridge made the first stop, but the Yale freshman banged home his own rebound for his fourth of the season to cut the lead to 3-2 going into the third.

In the final frame of play, Quinnipiac rebounded from a disappointing second period.

While there were no goals on either side, Quinnipiac finished the game with more consistent defensive efforts and outshot Yale in the period 11-6 for a total shots on goal count of 33-21 in Quinnipiac’s favor when all was said and done.

After the win, the Bobcats were awarded the 15th Annual Heroes Hat for the 11th time since the tradition began in 2002 against UConn.

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A Bobcat entered Bulldog territory at the exclusive Toad’s Place Yale night

By JEANETTE CIBELLI Copy Editor

On the evening of Feb. 22, 2017, this Bobcat infiltrated an elusive experience previously reserved only for Bulldogs: Wednesday night at Toad’s Place, or more simply, “Woad’s.”

As we all know, there is always a solid showing of Quinnipiac students in New Haven on the weekend. On Thursdays, there’s Box, Bar and more recently, Brother Jimmy’s. On Friday, brave souls venture into Gotham. And on Saturday, we crowd every corner of Toad’s.

However, rarely do we hear of the student who spent a Wednesday night in our nearby city. Maybe this is because the university does not offer downtown entertainment shuttles, or maybe because we simply have too much studying and work to catch up on.

But now I realize there is another reason to consider. Perhaps Wednesday nights are for the Yalies.

My best friend from home, who shall remain nameless for her own protection, is a senior at Yale University. Armed with impressive amounts of grace and intelligence, she offered to smuggle me into this Yale-only event that she’s told me stories about since freshman year.

She informed me that I could wear whatever I wanted, because it was “low pressure” to look hot. Also, it was cold outside, so everyone would be wearing coats. This was shocking to me, since I have, against my better judgment, joined fellow Quinnipiac kids in running back from the shuttles without enough layers of clothing many times before.

It seemed strange to me, but I followed her lead and walked with her and some of her wonderful friends in warmth. Ironically, I didn’t even need the coat, because Toad’s is practically her next-door neighbor. Part of me dreaded having to hold the coat all night, since when I asked about a coat check, she

told me there wasn’t one on Wednesdays.

After less than 10 minutes in line, a brief wait time that felt like a blessing to me, but that my friend thought to be appallingly lengthy, we showed our IDs to the bouncer and walked in, free of charge. Once inside, we were officially “woadsing.”

It was a familiar scene — people dancing, loud music, green lights. Drinks were served in little plastic cups, but there were some unique sights that would startle any Saturday night regular. Open space on the dance floor. A floor free of the solid coating of alcohol-based slime. Yale t-shirts and other comfy, casual clothes. There were many girls in jeans, rather than the tight dresses and skirts that boys too-often think are an open invitation to grossly invade our personal space.

Surprisingly, there were coats everywhere, piled on chairs and tables or tied around railings. The stairs up to the Lily Pad were covered in warm, wonderful coats

— out of the way, protected by an unspoken understanding that none would be stolen and ready to envelop their owners on the cold walk home. So smart, right? No wonder these people go to Yale.

The most startling difference of all, however, was the women’s bathroom. It was empty, except for one other girl who politely said, “Excuse me,” to pass us on her way to a stall. So many manners! The floor wasn’t the slightest bit sticky. There was no vomit to be found. It smelled like soap. Amazing.

In awe of the clean facilities, space to breathe and promise of a warm walk home, I had such a fun night with my friend. It was easily one of my favorite nights in New Haven. But be warned, Bobcats: you need a Yale ID to get in. Luckily, my friend had a spare. We danced and drank, and even better, no one seemed to mind if my Quinnipiac identity was revealed.

Why not nap in public?

By EMILY GRINDELL Contributing Writer

What better way to end the month than sleeping in public? Each year on Feb. 28, you can do so without judgment. If napping is on your agenda, you don’t have to rush back to your bed to get a power nap in. Just find a bench in the Carl Hansen Student Center, a booth in Café Q or even a spot on the Quad and get some well-deserved rest.

National Public Sleeping Day is a day to take a power nap or even a deep slumber anywhere in public. As college students, we all deserve it. But the real question is, why are we the only country where this is

regularly frowned upon? People in the Italian and Asian cultures regularly take afternoon naps. Not only do they voluntarily take regular naps, but they are also encouraged to do so. This is referred to as “Inemuri,” in Japanese culture and can be translated to “sleeping while present,” according to The New York Times.

After a hard day at work or between meals, a nap is well-earned. In America, we are expected to work a nine-to-five job or spend our day in classes with very little time to rest our brains. Naps have been proven to be beneficial for brain activity, with results including enhanced memory,

improved mood, increased alertness and an overall refreshed feeling, according to OpenColleges writer Saga Briggs. I think it is time that we all get the naps we deserve.

Our performance in classes would improve tremendously and so would our quality of work on the job.

As hardworking college students, we are expected to run from class to class all day, do homework in our free time, somehow manage to have a social life and get a full night of sleep. Don’t we deserve some R&R? College students should be getting more than eight hours of sleep a night, according to researchers at Stanford University. The

reality is that many of us are not reaching this requirement. This causes “sleep debt,” or the adding up of hours lost on valuable sleep, according to Stanford University researchers.

If asked the question, “How are you today?” I guarantee one of the most common responses of college students would be, “I’m tired.” National Public Sleeping Day is the perfect opportunity to catch up on some rest without having to rush all the way back to your dorm to take a snooze. And who knows? Maybe it will catch on and napping in public will become the norm here at Quinnipiac.

Here are some tips for the perfect nap on National Public Sleeping Day:

Some of the best spots on campus to nap on National Public Sleeping Day might be:

• Find somewhere quiet to snooze or throw in some headphones! The best naps are in silence.

• Make sure your belongings are secure. You wouldn’t want to wake up to find that your laptop is gone. Maybe even use your backpack as a pillow!

• Keep your nap between 10 and 25 minutes. Sleeping longer than this has different effects on the brain and isn’t always beneficial. Sleep inertia is one of the biggest issues that can occur by sleeping longer than the standard napping time, according to The Huffington Post.

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A Golden Night

By EMMA ROBERTSON Staff Writer

When Steve Harvey incorrectly crowned Miss Universe in 2015, live TV probably hoped they had seen the last of huge award show mix-ups. But low and behold, on the film industry’s most important night, while presenting its highest honor, it happened again.

On Sunday, Feb. 26, the annual Academy Awards were held to celebrate the best of the best in the film industry. The evening, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, was filled with beautiful speeches, energetic musical performances, touching tributes and even some political comments.

The biggest award of the night, Best Picture, brought the biggest shock. The initial winner was “La La Land,” a musical about two aspiring artists in Los Angeles, which had swept up seven awards already. The cast and crew mounted the stage and gave almost all of their speeches before they were interrupted.

There had been a mistake.

The real winner was “Moonlight,” a film that follows the life story of a young black man growing up in a rough Miami neighborhood. As the correct cast and crew took the stage in shock and disbelief, the presenter, Warren Beatty, tried to explain his mistake. He had been given an envelope from the wrong category. Kimmel also tried to take the blame, saying he felt it was his fault.

The “La La Land” creators were very understanding and acted very respectably about the whole thing. They expressed how deserving “Moonlight” was and quietly left the stage, giving the actual winners their deserved time for speeches.

The other major awards of the night were a little less exciting, naturally. Casey Affleck took home Best Actor for his performance in “Manchester by the Sea.” Affleck, who was making his first ever Oscar speech, was surprisingly and disappointingly unenthusiastic. He said his thank yous and left the stage without much emotion at all.

In contrast, Emma Stone was awarded Best Actress for her part in “La La Land,” and gave her speech while completely overwhelmed. She was as she always is, her charming, goofy self.

The speeches for Best Supporting Actor and Actress were much more inspirational. The award for Best Supporting Actor went to Mahershala Ali from “Moonlight.” He began his speech by thanking his family, of course, but then took a more unconventional route by thanking his teachers and his professors next. He then continued to melt the crowd’s heart by thanking his wife for offering her support through award season even though she gave birth only four days ago.

Viola Davis, the winner of Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Fences,” also made an incredible speech. She addressed the beauty of storytelling, of representing ordinary people who experience great things.

“I became an artist, and thank God I did, because we are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life,” Davis said through her tears.

Davis’ speech was only one of the most memorable of the night. Another was the speech for Best Foreign Language Film. The winner was “Salesman,” an Iranian movie directed

by Asghar Farhadi. Farhadi was not in attendance and therefore had his speech read on his behalf. In his speech, he explained that he did not attend in respect for those in his

country who have been affected

by Trump’s travel ban. His speech received a thunderous applause, and social media channels blew up with his story.

The rest of the night was certainly not lacking in emotion.

There were uplifting musical performances, like those by Justin Timberlake and John Legend, and there were heart-wrenching tributes, performed by Sting and Sara Bareilles.

Kimmel kept the audience entertained by bringing in a tour bus full of unsuspecting fans who were totally stunned to walk into a room full of their favorite stars.

He also showed an Oscar edition of “Mean Tweets” and made numerous political comments, MAFLEEN / CREATIVE COMMONS even tweeting at Donald Trump during the show for everyone to see.

Overall, the show was full of tears and laughs, strong statements and jokes. Best Picture mix-up aside, this year’s Academy Awards was a show to remember.

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You may recognize some of Saint Motel’s more popular songs from commercials or the “FIFA 15” soundtrack, but that just proves that their tracks are unique and universal.

Every song draws you in with its upbeat sound and catchy lyrics. If you’re looking for a new favorite song, lively background music for a party or the soundtrack to your next video game, Saint Motel has you covered. -M. Fraitag

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Wake the Giant won’t be ‘Wasted’ DJ Tiësto was announced as the headliner for the SPB spring concert

Floor tickets will be $25 while seat tickets will be $20 You may know the songs “Wasted” and “Red light” The concert will be held in the TD bank sports center

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email with the link to purchase the concert tickets. While many doubt that it will be the same hype as the Feb. 19 Yale ticket swamp, hopeful attendees cannot be lax if they wish to see the DJ. Floor tickets will cost $25 and seat tickets will be $20, and due to SPB’s wish to provide as many members of the Quinnipiac community an opportunity to participate, ticket purchase will be limited to one per student.

With hopes high for the spring concert, Tiësto is pressured to not disappoint. With former performer Fetty Wap only being on stage for roughly 20 minutes in last year’s Wake the Giant concert, Quinnipiac students are looking to the DJ to keep their “rave crazy” spirits alive and leave the rest of their semester on a high note.

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Named “Greatest DJ of All Time” by a MixMag poll, Tiësto is a stand-out figure in the EDM world, with records such as “Red Light” and “Wasted.” His pumped up tunes are iconic to the genre that are reminiscent of a typical Quinnipiac students Saturday night soundtrack. While he may be a prominent artist, Tiësto is no A-lister.

A tweet by Quinnipiac sophomore Hannah Cotter stated, “What’s a tiësto?” immediately following the reveal, seemingly capturing much of the student body’s confusion on the identity of the chosen artist.

“I don’t really know many of his songs, but I’m sure if I heard it I would recognize

it and think it’s pretty cool,” sophomore Cynthia Clement said, echoing the similar response that Deltoro had toward the artist.

“I’m excited… I know a lot of people like that genre because it’s fun dance music so I think it’ll be good,” Clement said.

One of those lovers of the genre is freshman Kevin Sparke.

“I loved (the reveal), I like dance music,” Sparke said, stating that he had no idea it would be Tiësto, but that he definitely wanted to attend the concert.

Wake the Giant 2017 is set for Friday, April 7 in the TD Bank Sports Center on the York Hill campus. SPB was also proud to announce in a press release that Quinnipiac was the only university chosen to be visited

by Tiësto in the 2016-2017 academic year.

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Atticus Bookstore & Cafe has been a classic New Haven stop for over 40 years. It’s the type of cafe that you read about in novels.

An eclectic selection of novels lines each of the walls from floor to ceiling, and the smell of freshly roasted coffee welcomes you as soon as the door opens. Atticus encompasses the “Yale” feel, with its academic atmosphere and urban décor, as it is located in the center of Yale life.

All of their bread is freshly made, and it is great to dip in one of their homemade soups, especially the black bean soup, which is a long-time crowd favorite. The cafe offers a selection from pastries to paninis as well as breakfast and lunch sandwiches and salads, and its coffee is always made to the customer’s liking. One of the cafe’s specialty drinks is the Nitro coffee, which is a very smooth, cold-brewed coffee infused with nitrogen. The cappuccinos and lattes come in generous sizes and taste delicious.

The wait staff is friendly and accommodating. They make the cafe feel like you are eating at an old friend’s house, and it is obvious that many customers are regulars.

The atmosphere is cozy and warm, making the cafe the perfect spot for breakfast with a friend or a calm place to get some work done. Atticus is also located directly across the street from the Yale Art Gallery, which makes for a perfect afternoon spent in New Haven. – Ana Grosso

March 1, 2017

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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: QU VS. YALE

WORD SCRAMBLER

Can you spot the 10 differences between these picture?

Unscramble these five Quinnipiac related words.

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Left to right: 1. Hoodie color changed from gray to blue 2. NCAA to NACA 3. ‘R’ removed from Yale goalie’s jersey 4. Under Armor logo removed from 23’s leg 5. Extra stripe added to Qunnipiac jersey 6. Logo on heel of skate flipped upside down 7. Yale number 4 changed to 1 8. ‘Quinnipiac’ removed from boy’s navy shirt 9. Hat changed from gray to yellow 10. ‘Q’ changed to an ‘O’

WORD SCRAMBLER ANSWERS: ANSWER: Miss You SCRAMBLED WORDS (in order): Lahey Boomer Tiesto Suite

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RUNDOWN

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 3, Yale 2 – Friday Landon Smith: 1 goal Craig Martin: 1 goal QU 4, Brown 1 – Saturday Nick Jermain: 1 goal Alex Whelan: 1 goal WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 3, Princeton 2 (3OT) – Friday Sydney Rossman: 59 saves Kate MacKenzie: 1 goal, GWG Princeton 2, QU 0 – Saturday Rossman: 37 saves Princeton 2, QU 1 – Sunday Rossman: 26 saves Meghan Turner: 1 goal MEN’S BASKETBALL Fairfield 87, QU 74 – Thursday Chaise Daniels: 24 points Mikey Dixon: 19 points Manhattan 99, QU 82 – Sunday Dixon: 28 points Andrew Robinson: 14 points WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU 70, Marist 36 – Thursday Adily Martucci: 11 points Carly Fabbri: 10 points QU 62, Canisius 49 – Saturday Aryn McClure: 12 points Fabbri: 12 points MEN’S LACROSSE Bellarmine 14, QU 13 – Saturday Brian Feldman: 6 goals Anthony Carchietta: 2 goals Jack Brust: 14 saves WOMEN’S LACROSSE Yale 21, QU 3 – Tuesday Loren Antonacci: 2 goals Kyle Larkin: 12 saves BASEBALL QU 7, Campbell 5 – Friday Brian Moskey: 3 RBI Campbell 10, QU 7 – Saturday Liam Scafariello: 2 RBI Mike Palladino: 2 hits, 1 RBI Campbell 11, QU 6 – Sunday Julius Saporito: 3 hits, 2 RBI Batten: 2 hits, 2 RBI

GAMES TO WATCH

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

QU vs. Brown – Saturday, 7 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL QU at Niagara– Thursday, 5 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MAAC Tournament – Friday, 1 p.m.

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

MEN’S LACROSSE QU at NJIT – Saturday, 12 p.m.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE QU at Sacred Heart – Wednesday, 3 p.m.

QU vs. Army – Sunday, 1 p.m.

BASEBALL QU at Wake Forest– Friday, 4 p.m.

QU at Radford – Saturday, 10 a.m.

QU at Kent St. – Sunday, 10 a.m.

SOFTBALL QU at GWU– Friday, 1 p.m.

QU at Bucknell– Saturday, 9 a.m.

QU at GWU– Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

QU at GWU– Sunday, 12:15 p.m.

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GAME OF THE WEEK

Women’s basketball team pulls away from Canisius Bobcats clinch top seed in MAAC Tournament by beating Golden Griffins

By ELLIS EINHORN Staff Writer

It was a special night for seniors Brianah Ramos, Morgan Manz and Adily Martucci as the Quinnipiac women’s basketball team defeated Canisius, 62-49, on Saturday’s Senior Day. In addition, the team clinched the top seed in the upcoming MAAC Tournament for the third year in a row.

From the tip-off, the Bobcats were out of sync and could not take care of the ball as Canisius went up 10-3 early. Sophomore Aryn McClure and junior Carly Fabbri hit some big shots late in the first quarter to cut Canisius’ lead to six, giving Quinnipiac some much needed momentum heading into the second quarter.

“Canisius came out and played stingy defense,” head coach Tricia Fabbri said. “I thought they did a really good job on drawing us and kicking to the open person on the weak side of the floor. They opened up hitting three 3s in that first quarter, which gave us some real reason for concern, but we buckled down and relied on our curveball with the trapping zone defense.”

The Bobcats trailed 16-10 after the first quarter, shooting just 25 percent from the floor. Despite a disappointing performance in the first, Quinnipiac came out on fire as they would outscore Canisius 19-7 in the second half. The Bobcats primarily dominated the boards, out-rebounding the Golden Griffins 27-17 in the first half.

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down and I think just execute a little bit better and get the lead at the half, we came out and controlled the majority of the game in the second half,” Tricia Fabbri said. “I think during this time of year, not only does it come down to big plays, but ultimately I feel it’s about stops. Getting the big stop and getting not necessarily the shot, but the putback, and I like how we’re getting the offensive board.”

Carly Fabbri went 3-for-4 from 3-point range in the first half and led all scorers with 9 points as the Bobcats took the 29-23 lead at the half.

“Canisius is a gritty team,” Carly Fabbri said. “They always fight until the end, so we knew it was going to be a tight game. We pulled away in the third quarter, and it’s nice for our shots to go down, but we never expect a game against them to be any different.”

Quinnipiac had the same success in the third and fourth quarters as it did in the second, pulling away with the 62-49 victory.

Martucci had a strong second half, scoring 5 of her 11 points in the fourth quarter. Junior Sarah Shewan also had a big game and finished with a game-high 16 points. Shewan made a huge impact on the boards, grabbing 7 of her 12 on the offensive glass and filled in for the dominant presence of Paula Strautmane, who has missed the past two games.

With the win, the Bobcats clinched their third straight No.1 seed in the MAAC Tournament, which is set to begin next Thursday at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York.

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Sophomore Aryn McClure scored 12 points in a win over Canisius.

Quinnipiac will be hungry for revenge and will look for a chance to once again cut the net and raise the trophy, as Quinnipiac lost to Iona 57-51 in the championship game last season.

“Obviously it’s nice to have that number one spot, but we know that this is not our end destination,” Carly Fabbri said. “The three games in Albany are going to determine how we end the season.”

For Martucci, who just played her last regular season home game at Lender Court, she has high expectations for the journey to Albany. Martucci agreed that the seeding doesn’t matter unless the Bobcats ultimately come out as MAAC champions.

“This is not really what’s as important,” Martucci said. “We want the real championship that during the tournament, but it is nice to be seeded this high.”

Men’s ice hockey team prepares for series against Brown

By JUSTIN CAIT

Associate Sports Editor

After finishing ECAC play with 27 points, fifth-seeded Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey will take on 12thseeded Brown in the first round of the ECAC playoffs at home. The winner of the best-of-three game series will face fourth-seeded St. Lawrence on the road in the quarterfinals.

The Bobcats ride a three-game win streak in conference play coming into the playoffs while Brown has lost its last six ECAC games, including its most recent loss to Quinnipiac on Saturday night.

Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold notes a similar battle is guaranteed, since these two teams have seen a of lot each other in the not-so-far past.

“We’ve already played them, so there’s not going to be a ton of different looks,” Pecknold said after Saturday night’s win. “I’m sure they’ll try a couple of different things and we’ll

try a couple of different things, but more or less, it’s going to be the same matchup.”

The two teams have met twice this season, both games where Quinnipiac controlled play. The first game resulted in a 1-0 win for Quinnipiac on the road and the second saw Quinnipiac winning by a final score a 4-1 at home.

In the first meeting on Feb. 3, junior forward Bo Pieper scored the lone goal in the first period while Andrew Shortridge stopped 21 shots for his first collegiate shutout. The total shots on goal in the game were 3221 in favor of Quinnipiac, but both teams struggled on the power play, scoring no goals for a combined 0 for 5 with the extra man.

In game two, Quinnipiac emerged victorious, but not after a slight scare in the first period.

Brown Bears forward Sam Lafferty thought he had scored the game’s first goal after he used his speed down the wing, took a shot off

the post, then saw the puck trickle in.

Luckily for the Bobcats, the net was off its moorings, leading to an eventual call of “no goal.”

Quinnipiac freshman Nick Jermain put the Bobcats on the board first with a dazzling goal that saw him deke a Brown defender and goalie Gavin Nieto. The Bears evened the score just a minute later, but Tanner MacMaster, Thomas Aldworth and Alex Whelan rattled off goals in the second period to propel the Bobcats to the 4-1 win.

After Lafferty, Charlie Corcoran and Max Willman round off Brown’s top offensive line; one of the best in the league. The top line has accumulated for just under 50 percent (85 points) of Brown’s 173 total points scored this season.

In order to succeed in this series, one of the main points of emphasis for Quinnipiac is limiting the first line’s offensive production.

“They’ve got their top line that has

a lot of their offensive production,” sophomore defenseman Chase Priskie said. “We’re working towards shutting them down, like we do every team, but I think we just have to play Quinnipiac hockey and stick to our identity.”

Unlike last season, which saw the Bobcats at the top of the national polls and earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament through Pairwise rankings, this is not the case this year. In order to advance to the NCAA tournament, the Bobcats will have to win the Whitelaw Cup as ECAC Champions.

Despite far less offense than last season and a defensive core battling injuries, Quinnipiac assistant coach Joe Dumais wants his team to keep things simple moving into the playoffs.

“Right now, we really have the same attitude going into this weekend that we’ve had all year,” Dumais said. “Everybody obviously knows that it’s do-or-die, but we’re not magnifying anything or doing anything different.”

Lee: ‘I run my best when I’m just relaxed and let go’ LEE from page 16

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sure speak loudly.

Her quiet nature translates to the track. Lee remains calm on bus rides to the track with a small dose of country music. While many runners like to pump themselves up before a race, Lee elects to go the opposite

route and wind down. She saves her intensity for when she approaches the starting line.

“When I start to get hyped up, I think too much about the race and try to control everything,” she said.

“I run my best when I’m just relaxed and let go.”

Lee’s coaches and teammates

certainly appreciate her approach and leadership through example.

“She sets a great example,” Belanger said. “She gives the other girls confidence that they can aspire to be great as well.”

Merkel echoes Belanger’s praise.

“You see how hard she works in practices,” she said. “She’s defi-

nitely motivating to some of our younger girls. They want to imitate her work ethic because she’s been doing so well. She’s someone we look up to.”

The rest of the team is smart to follow the lead of a proven winner.

Their only challenge is keeping up.

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SENIOR SCORERS

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Clockwise from top left: Senior men’s basketball guard Daniel Harris fires a shot in Sunday’s Senior Day loss to Rider, senior women’s basketball guard Adily Martucci tosses a layup in Saturday’s Senior Day win over Canisius, senior men’s basketball forward Alain Chigha lines up a shot in his last home game at Lender Court.

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The women’s basketball team held Marist to just 1 point in the second quarter of its 70-36 win on Thursday.

The women’s indoor track and field team set a program record by finishing eighth at the 2017 New England Championships after amassing 37 points.

Senior goaltender Sydney Rossman made a careerhigh 59 saves in the first game of women’s ice hockey’s triple-overtime win over Princeton on Friday.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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Men’s basketball freshman guard Mikey Dixon received the final MAAC Rookie of the Week award on Monday after averaging 23.5 points over two games. The honor is Dixon’s second in a row and sixth total this season.

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“It was a great season, I think our girls learned a lot. I think they grew and not every year is going to paint the same picture that we had last year.”

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Born to run

Junior Jessica Lee is sprinting through the Quinnipiac women’s track and field team record books

By RYAN CHICHESTER Staff Writer

Quinnipiac track star Jessica Lee loves hurdles. Sure, she also claimed a victory in the 200-meter dash at the MAAC Championships last week on top of her usual 60-meter hurdles victory, but the junior from New Jersey likes the added challenge of a few obstacles in her path when running track.

“Hurdles are her thing,” teammate and close friend junior Mackenzie Merkel said.

“She gets upset when her practices don’t include hurdles.”

Hurdles are “her thing” for good reason.

Lee’s victory at the MAAC Championships on Feb. 19 was her second straight hurdles title at the event. Last season, she became the first hurdler in Quinnipiac to win the New England Championships with a program-record time of 8.61 seconds in the finals. The win was one of her six hurdles titles during her first two years of college. This weekend, she took the hurdles title at the New England Championships again, with a meet record time of 8.39.

Remarkably, Lee has only been participating in hurdles competitions since her junior year of high school.

This season, Lee has encountered a different set of hurdles. After Lee’s stellar performance last week earned her MAAC Most Outstanding Performer honors, head coach Carolyn Martin revealed that her star runner has not been 100 percent healthy all season due to a nagging hip injury.

“There have been a lot of ongoing issues with my hips,” Lee said. “I notice it at practice and in workouts, and (I’m) trying to figure out when I should stop or continue to push through it.”

However, when the starting gun blasts and

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Junior Jessica Lee won the 60-meter hurdles at the New England Championships this weekend.

the race is on, the pain subsides as adrenaline takes over.

“It doesn’t hurt much during competitions,” Lee said. “I’m just focused on the race.”

Hip problems didn’t stop her from setting another personal record of 8.45 in the MAAC Championship hurdles, beating her mark of 8.61 in last year’s finals. The performance is also a conference record, though no longer her personal best since her performance at the

New Englands this weekend helped her surpass her record that was just a week old.

In fact, it seems like every time she steps foot on a track, she is breaking a personal record. Lee has been constantly improving since putting on her Quinnipiac uniform for the first time as a freshman, and not just in terms of speed.

“If you look at Jess’ vertical jump her freshman year, it was about 19 or 20, which was near the bottom on our team,” assistant

coach Steve Belanger said. “This year, it’s around 28, which is best on the team. She’s definitely a hard worker.”

Hard work pays off, even when you don’t always want it to. Lee was not a fan of track when she began running in middle school. At the time, she would have preferred to stay on the dance floor. However, her middle school coaches saw her potential and insisted that she continue running in high school. It seems to have paid off with a crowded trophy collection.

Despite her consistent success, Lee remains the epitome of a quiet competitor.

“She is definitely very humble,” Merkel said. “She knows her success but doesn’t want to make it more than what it is.”

Despite Lee’s timid external demeanor, a fire burns brightly on the inside.

“I seem calm on the outside, but I really don’t like to lose,” she said.

Luckily for her, she doesn’t lose much.

Lee has won 13 individual events during her time at Quinnipiac. Her name is littered throughout the school record books. Her head coach considers her one of the greatest athletes to ever don the Quinnipiac blue and gold, in any sport. However, getting her to talk about her accomplishments is like pulling teeth, even when it comes to her place among Quinnipiac’s elite athletes.

“I don’t consider myself one of the best,” Lee said. “I never really thought about success in terms of how I compare to others. I just focus on what I’m doing, how I can do better and not getting too comfortable.”

A former dancer before noticing her need for speed, Lee consistently pirouettes around chances to talk about herself. She prefers to let her running sneakers do the talking, and they See LEE Page 14

Men’s basketball team drops sixth straight with loss to Rider

By CONOR ROCHE Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac men’s basketball team (1020, 7-13 MAAC) blew a halftime lead in a 9982 loss at home to Rider (17-14, 10-10 MAAC) in its regular season finale on Sunday.

The Bobcats went into the locker room at halftime up 51-45 while shooting 54.3 percent from the field. But just a couple of minutes into the second half, the Broncos would go on a 19-3 run over a six-minute stretch to put them up 66-58, getting points from four players during the run.

After Quinnipiac’s Daniel Harris and Abdulai Bundu made some free throws for the Bobcats and a couple of scoring possessions for the Broncos, Stevie Jordan tossed an alley-oop from half court Norville Corey, who dunked it home to put the Broncos up 72-62 with 9:09 remaining. The Broncos led by double digits for most of the game following the dunk.

“We’re not playing well enough,” Bobcats head coach Tom Moore said. “We just have too many times where we were just so fatigued and mindlessness on defense.”

The Broncos went on to outscore the Bobcats 54-31 in the second half, shooting 58.8 percent from the field to the Bobcats’ 33.3 percent.

The Bobcats also committed 13 turnovers in the second half while the Broncos committed seven.

“I think they just picked up their intensity

and focus,” Moore said on the Broncos’ second half effort. “I just noticed that they were more attentive to their rotations on off-ball screens.

They got their hands up and we tried to straight line pass through those.”

Most of the Broncos’ scoring on Sunday afternoon came from the paint, scoring 60 of their 99 points there.

Quinnipiac freshman guard Mikey Dixon led all scorers with 28 points, adding in a teamhigh five assists. Dixon’s freshman guard counterpart, Peter Kiss, only played 13 minutes on Sunday due to a fever that was bugging him for the past week, according to Moore.

Forward Khalil Thomas led the Broncos with 21 points while Jordan led all players with 13 assists.

Sunday was also Senior Day for the Bobcats as the team honored forward Alain Chigha, Harris and injured center Donovan Smith before the game. The matchup was the final home game for both Chigha and Harris, while Smith has been injured since January with a broken foot.

“I wish I had more time with Donovan and Danny (Harris). It’s a blessing and a curse with junior college kids,” Moore said. “Al has been a rock and anchor and consistent leader and selfless person and athlete… Al Chigha is a foxhole person.”

Players echoes similar sentiments.

“Those guys have been really good to me,”

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Sophomore forward Abdulai Bundu rises in men’s basketball’s team’s home loss to Rider.

sophomore forward Andrew Robinson said. “I think all three of those guys left a good impact.”

The Bobcats will take their six-game losing streak to Albany in the MAAC Tournament.

The Bobcats are the eighth seed in the tournament and will play their first game Thursday

evening against Niagara. If the Bobcats win that game, they will face Monmouth on Friday night, who is the heavy favorite to win the tournament. If the Bobcats win the conference tournament, they will play in their first-ever NCAA Tournament.