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Sig Ep president has high hopes for fraternity

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(Left to right) Sophomore Jack Wigglesworth, junior Mike Rocco, junior James McQuade, junior Jonathan Volpe, junior Rob Cowan, junior Jonathan Nanna and junior Kevin Casserino make up the new executive board for Sigma Phi Epsilon.

By TARA O’NEILL Co-News Editor

Sigma Phi Epsilon is active again after returning from a September cease and desist order. The fraternity’s new president said the chapter is recruiting members and working to increase philanthropic efforts.

Junior Robert Cowan was elected president after the university gave the fraternity

a deferred suspension in December. The deferred suspension means the organization is allowed to resume operations while it cooperates with the fraternity’s headquarters’ member review, develops a new-member program, and holds education programs on risk management, alcohol and hazing.

The university began investigating the fraternity for hazing allegations in Septem-

ber, causing the chapter to have to halt all operations.

Although Cowan would not comment on the hazing allegations specifically, he said the members of Sigma Phi Epsilon handled the situation well.

“I was just so proud of our guys,” Cowan said. “They handled the situation with class, professionalism and patience that things

would be resolved soon enough.”

But Cowan doesn’t want the cease and desist to define the members and the organization in the long term. He said he hopes the members of the Quinnipiac community can look beyond the situation and see the organization for their positive attributes.

“Going through this process, I’m sure many people start to form opinions or generalizations about our organizations without knowing all of the information,” Cowan said.

“Although unfortunate, we would rather let our actions as leaders on campus, our work ethic in the classroom and brotherly love toward one another speak for themselves.”

Now that the members are allowed to resume activities, Cowan said Sigma Phi Epsilon is ready to get back in action and create a stronger organization.

“After receiving the email that the cease was lifted, I think we all felt incredibly excited and ready to get back to work,” he said.

“Being back, we’re excited to keep getting better as an organization, growing through recruitment and building balanced men at Quinnipiac.”

Like the other Greek life organizations, Sigma Phi Epsilon is in the midst of informal recruitment. Cowan said so far recruitment has been incredibly successful.

“Our numbers have not been noticeably affected by the cease,” he said. “By all accounts, we are receiving just as many men as some of the other fraternities of similar size.

I think that is attributed to the type of men we have in our fraternity already. They are so involved in other organizations on camSee SIG EP Page 3

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Like many other students, junior Caitlin Reid goes to the dining hall every week.

However, she never noticed that some items cost more or less depending on which campus they are sold: Mount Carmel, York Hill or North Haven.

Some food items at Cafe Q on Mount Carmel are less expensive than the same items in Rocky Top Student Center on York Hill or the North Haven cafeteria, and the food at North Haven tends to be the most expensive of the three campuses.

For example, a personal cheese pizza costs $3.35 at Cafe Q and $5.15 at Rocky Top on York Hill. A bottle of Gatorade costs $2.59 at Cafe Q and Rocky Top, but $2.89 at North Haven.

Reid said she thinks these price discrepancies are unreasonable for graduate students who attend all of their classes at the North Haven campus.

“I feel like that is an unfair price gap, because North Haven caters to mostly the graduate or future graduate students who will have years of tuition to pay,” Reid said.

Associate Director of Dining Services Leean Spalding said Chartwells will work to make sure the prices are the same on all three campuses in the future.

“Pricing for items sold in the dining fa-

cilities is approved by the university,” Spalding said in a statement. “The products sold across campus are priced the same with only a few exceptions due to supplier pricing. This is the first time the price discrepancies have been brought to the attention of the university and Campus Dining, and we will be auditing all the pricing on all three campuses so pricing will be consistent. Students and all guests should report any concern about campus dining directly to management.”

Reid’s opinion is shared by senior Jackie Dembro, who also had not noticed the differences in price between the three campuses.

Dembro said it is unfair for York Hill to charge more for the same food items, since students on York Hill are given less money on their meal plan.

The Bobcat Dining plan, a meal plan of $1,420 per semester, is given to students that live in traditional residence halls on Mount Carmel, such as the Commons, Village and Mountainview. Students living on York Hill are provided with the Boomer Dining plan, which consists of $1,020 per semester.

“People who live on York Hill already have less meal plan money, and because of that, need to buy more groceries,” Dembro said. “Some people might not have time to See CHARTWELLS Page 3

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STUDENTS SPEAK UP

Quinnipiac University canceled classes Friday, Feb. 5 and Monday, Feb. 8 due to impending snowstorms. The university advised students to check online for communication from faculty. Students gave their opinion on the recent snow days and the university’s response.

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“I think today went better than last Friday. I know last Friday was kind of crazy where they canceled until 11 a.m. then had classes at 11 a.m. and cancelled afterward.

So I think it was smarter for them to cancel until 4 p.m. [on Monday] and kind of wait it out and see before canceling for the rest of the day.”

CO-NEWS EDITOR Tara O’Neill ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Hannah Feakes ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR David Friedlander ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Nisha Gandhi ASSOCIATE ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Madison Fraitag ASSOCIATE ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Caroline Millin SPORTS EDITOR Tyrell Walden-Martin ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Max Molski

Joseph Monopoli|Freshman |Legal Studies “I like it [consecutive snow days]. I like it a lot actually. I’ve been trying to get a lot of work done and just relaxing. If only they [Facilities] could clean the security lot by my dorm building because there’s a lot of black ice out there at night and they don’t salt it that much, but other than that everything is fine.”

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Jordan Novack COPY EDITOR Nicole Hanson

Nicholas Ruddat|Junior|Mechanical Engineering “I had a few afternoon classes that I was hoping would be canceled, and they were. I think they [facilities] are doing well, I don’t think the snow is falling all too hard, but the roads seem pretty clear.”

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Jacqueline Baboulis-Kuhn|Sophomore|Occupational Therapy “I think they [Quinnipiac] made the right call by canceling classes halfway through the day [Monday]. I think they should have made the call a little earlier because that could prevent future accidents. But, Facilities is doing a good job of cleaning the snow on campus and should keep up the good work.”

Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Julia Perkins

Canada to end air- Bus accident injures strikes against ISIS dozens in Madison Canada announced Monday that it will halt airstrikes against the Islamic State or ISIS by Feb. 22, according to the Washington Post.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country will focus on training locals to deal with the terrorist organization because that will be better for the region in the long term. Canada will also extend its contribution to a U.S.-led coalition until March 2017. In the next three years, Trudeau said Canada will spend about U.S. $1.15 billion on its efforts in the region.

Dozens were taken to the hospital Monday after a bus rolled over on Interstate 95 near Madison, according to WTNH. A Dahlia tour bus heading to Mohegan Sun tipped over on the highway because of the snowy driving conditions. There were about 70 people onboard and 22 were taken to Yale New Haven Hospital. Four were in critical condition. The Connecticut Department of Transportation closed the northbound side of the highway after the accident.

Two killed at Mardi Gras celebration Two people were killed and four more were injured on Sunday after a Mardi Gras celebration in Pass Christian, Mississippi, according to ABC. Police reported two guns were involved in the shooting, but they are still investigating how many people shot the guns. About 50,000 people attended the Mardi Gras celebration and about 1,000 to 1,500 of them were still there when the shooting broke out 15 minutes after the parade was over.

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From the classroom to the primaries

Political science students help with presidential campaigns

By TARA O’NEILL Co-News Editor

For the last two weekends, 22 students and one professor have been travelling to New Hampshire to work on campaigns for presidential candidates as a part of their political science class.

This “Presidential Campaigns” course, taught by political science professor and chaperone of the trip Scott McLean, lasts for 14 weeks.

The public service learning course allows students to first visit New Hampshire in November and then again in January before their official involvement on the weekends of Jan. 29 and Feb. 5. The class has an experimental portion and an in-class portion, as well.

McLean has been bringing his students to work on the primaries in New Hampshire since the 2000 election. McLean and the students expect to return from the most recent, and final, trip of the semester on Wednesday, Feb. 10.

Mike Raimondo, a sophomore political science major, said he decided to take the class because a constant interest in politics made him want to experience an election firsthand.

“The initial trip was in the beginning stages of the campaigns so we began to form a grassroots campaign for our respective candidates,” Raimondo said. “The following two trips we helped set up various town hall meetings [and] listened to our candidates and other candidates speak in person.”

The experience is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, according to a quote from McLean in a press release.

“Every hour of experience in New Hampshire and serving in a presidential campaign is a significant learning opportunity that can have enduring effects and impact real experiences of communication, leadership and civic engagement. Those are transferrable skills that will endure throughout their lives,” McLean said in the press release.

Freshman political science major Antoine Campbell was one of the students who ventured to New Hampshire as part of the course. He said he had some knowledge about the elections, but that he got involved with the class to see the behind-the-scenes aspects.

“I had a fairly general understanding of how the elections went,” Campbell said. “I was curious as to the inner workings of an election and how campaigns are actually managed and run.”

Campbell said the experience was thrillin and seeing all the campaigning and protesting in

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Freshman political science major Antoine Campbell (left) met Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (right) in New Hampshire this past weekend. Campbell is one of 22 students who traveled to work on the primaries for the presidential debates. person was crazy. People attending the events for the presidential candidates were excited and passionate, according to Campbell.

But the students did more than just work on the primaries and campaigns. Some were lucky enough to meet some of the candidates.

“So far I was the only one in the class to get photos with Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio out of pure luck, so that was just incredible—as was meeting those men,” Campbell said.

A great aspect of the trip for Campbell was hearing the different candidates give their speeches.

“Nothing makes a speech more impactful

than hearing it live and seeing the emotion on these candidates’ faces and hearing it in their voices,” Campbell said. “Seeing them live makes you feel like you have more of a grasp on what they are trying to say.”

Campbell said he hopes this experience will give him knowledge that he can carry with him to his future career as a lawyer.

“These experiences will shape my future in a positive way because this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience with one of the strangest election cycles ever,” he said. “Considering I want to be a lawyer, helping elect lawmakers was a great experience to have and seeing the deeper inner

workings of politics was amazing as well.”

Raimondo, who was working with Marco Rubio’s campaign during his time in New Hampshire, said the most memorable moment was one of the candidate’s final rallies.

“The energy [at Donald Trump’s final rally] was incredible and the intensity was unbelievable,” Raimondo said.

After taking this course, Raimondo said he now understands the processes and work that is necessary every day as a politician.

“I have developed a newfound respect for these men and women,” he said. “I have learned how and why these individuals are doing what they are doing.”

Sophomore political science major Murphy Siegel said he took the class because he knew he wanted to manage and run a national campaign sometime in the future.

“I was ready to put on a suit every day and go talk to reporters, set up rallies and discuss candidates’ messages,” Siegel said.

Siegel, who is from Long Island, said the people in New Hampshire are very different from what he’s used to.

“I had a wide range of responses from, ‘Come help me bring this couch into my living room,’ to ‘I’m voting for Trump, get off my property now, I am done with you people,’” Siegel said. “It was really incredible to see how passionate people here get.”

Siegel said the experience has helped him develop networking skills. He said it also helped him realize the media has a tendency to spin everything.

“I have seen seven candidates here in New Hampshire, live and in person, and the messages that the media portrays is completely different than what candidates are actually doing and saying,” Siegel said. “The most valuable lesson I have learned is that these candidates, regardless of their views, are still human. They eat, they sleep, they smile, they debate voters, they walk.

America forgets that these people really do care about the country and it’s disrespectful to treat them as if they don’t.”

But most importantly, Siegel said he learned that hates campaigning and is more interested in the communications and analytics of campaigns.

“I was so grateful to take part in this program,” he said. “I can’t really say what effect this will have on my future in politics but I can assure you I have learned more in this primary week alone than in my entire college experience thus far.”

Cowan: Cease and desist hasn’t affected recruitment Chartwells plans to SIG EP from cover pus that other students have seen the Sig Ep values and ideals lived out even when our fraternity was not operating.”

As president, Cowan plans to help the members of Sigma Phi Epsilon grow within the community and expand as leaders. He also hopes to continue the fraternity’s work with FARA+ CT. “I’m excited to help our guys become better leaders on campus, helping them grow as men and continuing to do outreach into the Hamden-New Haven area through various community service outlets,” Cowan said.

FARA+ CT is an organization that helps raise money for Friedreich Ataxia, a debilitating, life-shortening, degenerative neuromuscular disorder, according to the Friedreich Ataxia Research Alliance website. Cowan said the organization is one the members deeply care about so continuing to work with FARA+ CT is one of his major goals during his time as president.

Just a few weeks before the hazing allegations surfaced in September, Sigma Phi Epsilon made local news with an act of kindness. Members of the fraternity carried junior Joey Mullaney up Sleeping Giant because he had never climbed before, being wheelchair-bound because of Friedreich

Ataxia.

Beyond continuing to work within the surrounding communities, Cowan said he wants to strengthen the relationship between the fraternity and Campus Life.

“I think some positive changes I’m ready to enact is to have an even better partnership with the Student Center, specifically in working with [Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life] Katherine Pezzella,” he said.

“She has already helped us tremendously in getting back and caught up, so I’m looking forward to having a great working relationship with her and her office.”

Cowan also hopes to work with other Greek life organizations on certain causes.

“I’m also looking to getting our organization more interfraternal by working with some of the other great fraternities on this campus on some causes we really care about,” Cowan said.

The fraternity has a few upcoming recruitment events, including a brotherly love night and a formal dinner, according to Cowan.

“We’re excited to talk to the potential new members about our cardinal principles of virtue, diligence and most importantly, brotherly love,” Cowan said.

The fraternity will also be launching a campaign in partnership with Alpha Delta Pi, Cowan said. The campaign, called

#LiveYourOath, is set to launch after spring break. “#LiveYourOath…aims to educate on, spread awareness and help prevent sexual assaults on campuses across the country,” Cowan said. “As Sig Eps, we took an oath to live a life of virtue and to act as gentlemen in all aspects, so we feel it is our responsibility to help prevent this nationwide epidemic.”

Cowan said in order to prevent future issues like the one they encountered in September, Sigma Phi Epsilon will be communicating clearly with Quinnipiac and the fraternity’s national headquarters.

“We will continue to be transparent to the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life and foster an open channel of communication to ensure we are always on the same page as the school and our national [headquarters],” Cowan said.

There are six other members of Sigma Phi Epsilon’s executive board: sophomore Jack Wigglesworth; and juniors Michael Rocco, Jonathan Nanna, Kevin Casserino, Jonathan Volpe and Jimmy McQuade. Volpe is the only member of the executive board who is a returning member.

The other executive board members did not return a request for comment for this article because they wanted Cowan to speak on behalf of the fraternity.

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cook meals and would therefore run out of their meal plans more quickly.”

Junior Meghan Ahern said she thinks the price discrepancies are because of the quality of food that is served on each campus and the type of students that eat there.

“North Haven is mostly graduate students, so Chartwells probably assumes they’re adults and have more money [than undergraduates],” said Ahern. “I think York has better food in general and it’s more specialized, so that could be why it’s more expensive. I think prices in general are ridiculous, though.”

Students such as Dembro have previously voiced concerns about food quality, high prices and getting charged for the wrong items.

“I think the worst part is that Chartwells sends out surveys every semester and it seems like they really care about students’ feedback, but then they never seem to do much about the food quality or high prices that students complain about,” Dembro said.

Chartwells employees at the North Haven campus refused to give prices for certain food items.

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Library survey becomes available The Arnold Bernhard and Netter libraries are asking students, faculty and staff to participate in a survey that will help improve the libraries. More than 1,200 libraries use the Association of Research Libraries 2016 LibQual+ survey to get feedback and suggestions on library service. Library staff say they want to use the survey results to identify the libraries’ strengths, as well as compare their services to those from other libraries. The university community received an email on Feb. 8 with the link to the survey, which will be open until Feb. 28. Those who participate can be entered to win Quinnipiac apparel.

Connecticut creates Albert Schweitzer Institute Day Dannel Malloy, the governor of Connecticut, named Feb. 13, 2016 as Albert Schweitzer Institute Day in the state. In his announcement, Malloy noted the work this institution near the Mount Carmel Campus does to promote and the opportunities it provides students to do work in the local, national and international communities.

Executive Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute David Ives will hold an open reception on Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the institute celebrating the naming of the day.

QU to hold panel on race, law, media The university is hosting a panel on Feb. 16 to discuss race, students’ constitutional rights and the media.

Karen DeMeola, vice president of the Connecticut Bar Association, will moderate the panel, which is made up of a dean, member of the associate general counsel and a law professor from University of Connecticut, a Quinnipiac law student and president of the Black Law Students Association, and a reporter from WTIC-TV, Fox 61. The group will discuss how college campuses can protect students’ First Amendment rights and privacy rights, while also celebrating diversity.

The event, called “Diversity Town Hall: Navigating Race and the Constitutional Rights of Students and the Media at American Universities,” will be held next Tuesday in the Ceremonial Courtroom in the School of Law from 6-8 p.m.

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QU staffer, refugee encourages New Haven run

By AYAH GALAL

Contributing Writer

New Haven’s Run for Refugees race had a special meaning for Quinnipiac staffer Raya Al-Wasti.

Over 1,100 people attended this ninth annual Run for Refugees 5K run/walk, organized by Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) on Sunday morning at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven.

Al-Wasti, an administrative assistant in the Department of Cultural and Global Engagement, who came to the United States as a refugee from Iraq in 2011, attended the race in past years, but was unable to attend this year’s run. She said the organization helped her when she first moved to America and she still volunteers for the group today.

IRIS is a non-profit organization that helps refugees and other displaced people establish new lives in Connecticut. Each year, IRIS resettles approximately 200 refugees coming from areas like Afghanistan, Iraq, Cuba and Syria.

The event helps raise money and support for the refugees who have found a new haven in Connecticut.

Before the race began, runners held signs reading “we welcome refugees” in multiple languages.

Dylan Fearon, a Quinnipiac junior and member of the men’s cross country team, came in first place and completed the race in 16 minutes and 13 seconds.

The post-race party included live music and international food.

“I thought it was incredible,” Aine McKeever, a second-year strategic communications graduate student said. “It brings a bright light for refugees that there is hope to come to the United States and other parts of the world as well.”

Al-Wasti was born in Baghdad and worked as an office manager for a telecommunications company.

Al-Wasti was threatened regularly through text messages because of her

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Several students and Raya Al-Wasti from the DCGE office attended New Haven’s Run for Refugees race. connections with American consultants through her job.

“Unfortunately, this is a normal thing,” Al-Wasti said.

One day on her way to work, AlWasti was told that if she kept working with that specific company, she would be killed. Al-Wasti immediately quit her job and moved north of Iraq, to Kurdistan.

“In any moment you don’t know if you’ll lose your life,” AlWasti said. “I never thought that I would leave my country.”

She stayed in Kurdistan for one year until her application to enter the United States was finally approved in 2011. The process took over four years and included multiple interviews, security checks and medical screenings.

When Al-Wasti arrived in the United States, IRIS was the organization that helped her begin her new

life. They helped her pay her bills and rent while she got accustomed to life in America. Though she had many people helping her, Al-Wasti says her first six months in a completely new environment were “horrible.” She had no job and no friends.

“To build yourself again from zero…it’s not really easy,” AlWasti said.

She had worked for more than 12 years in offices and was able to start working as an administrator at a factory, because of her experience and English speaking skills.

Later on, IRIS told her about a job opening at Quinnipiac’s Department of Cultural and Global Engagement (DCGE). Al-Wasti applied because the job entailed with working with a diverse community. IRIS told her not to be too hopeful because jobs like this were not easy to get.

But DCGE found her to be a perfect fit for the position and hired her.

“That’s why I like to be here—part of this department—because it’s representing me,” Al-Wasti said.

Though she works full time with DCGE, she still volunteers with IRIS when she has the time. She helped spread the word about the Run for Refugees and says it’s a great opportunity to reunite with the families she has met through IRIS. Al-Wasti is able to keep in touch with her family and friends in Iraq.

She hopes to return to Iraq one day and have the opportunity to help people there. She feels people judge refugees solely according to the violent images they see through the media.

“No one wants to leave their history, friends or career,” Al-Wasti said.

“They really want to live and that’s it.”

Students can submit tips to Public Safety using app

By MATT GRAHN Staff Writer

Sometimes, it seems that next to anything could happen on a college campus. If a situation gets out of hand, Public Safety may need to be called in.

One way to get in contact with Public Safety is TipNow. TipNow is a phone app where people can make anonymous tips to authorities. To use the free app, the user first has to indicate where they are reporting from. After that, they must pick a reason from a list of 10. Then, the user can give a description of what's going on and can add pictures and video before submitting the tip.

“It seems like something that could be useful, especially in the [spring semester]; people tend to get wild and everything,” freshman Mendel Johnson said. “And it seems like a pretty good method of contacting [Public Safety] to report stuff.”

When a user sends out his or her report, it is sent to Resiligence (the company that owns the app), and then is redirected to whatever personnel are in the area, Lt. Don DiStefano, who is the director of investigations and administrative services for Public Safety, said.

TipNow also guarantees users’ anonymity through encrypting their cellphone number, according to a

press release from 2009, which also announced Quinnipiac’s subscription to the service.

DiStefano understands some people might be more comfortable being able to report on incidents if they have anonymity.

“There are some people that might not say something if they have to come [to Public Safety] and identify themselves. That’s just human nature.”

– LT. DON DISTEFANO DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

“There are some people that might not say something if they have to come [to the Public Safety office] and identify themselves. That’s just human nature… maybe they’re not sure... but they still have a hunch, and those people might not report...if they didn’t have this way to report.” he said.

Freshman Colleen Cribley said her suitemate once had a bad experience with drugs and Cribley had to run to the Public Safety office for help. In the future, Cribley would

consider using TipNow if something else were to happen.

“In that situation, we had to do it in person, ‘cause they had to come to our room...but given other circumstances, I would rather be anonymous, because no one wants to be a snitch, “ she said DiStefano said use of the app fluxuates between no activity to a few tips, but is used regularly.

However, he said the app is sometimes misused, with people submitting things that might be more appropriate for a Facilities work order.

DiStefano said there has been education on how to use the app through Public Safety and Student Affairs, and with “self-explanatory” posters on the campuses.

Still, there are some students who haven’t heard of the app. Freshman Andrew Robinson thinks there are ways that Public Safety could use to inform students about it.

“Maybe [they could] hold a meeting with students on campus somewhere, or like, inform the RAs, ‘cause if the RAs knew about it, they could send it through email to tell the students about the app.” he said.

Graduate Student Nicole Lussier is one of Quinnipiac’s RAs. She only first heard of the app six months ago from seeing the poster on campus.

Lussier understands that there is good sentiment behind the use of TipNow,

but questions students’ sense of responsibility, drawing comparisons to students using social media “Yik Yak went completely off the charts because it's anonymous.

Anything [that’s] anonymous, it gets taken advantage of. … You have no name towards [the post]. Social media in general is...getting to be outrageous, people are taking advantage of the way they can talk online, through a screen. Make it anonymous, it's ten times worse, “ she said.

As well, Lussier feels that Public Safety is too passive with promoting TipNow, saying that if someone would come to an RA meeting to explain the app,, then they could tell their residents about it.

Lussier is also not a fan of the poster used to promote it, which DiStefano says is provided to the school from Resigilance.

“It’s not catching anyone’s attention. There’s a girl with her phone out wither her phone out, which is a phone from 1990, Like, how is that appealing at all?” she said.

Even still, DiStefano feels TipNow has been helpful with informing Public Safety about things going on at QU “[TipNow] really helps the campus community take an active role in their own safety,” he said.

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For the record, I’m not a Donald Trump supporter. I’m a Bernie Sanders supporter.

Let me start by giving you a little background. I am just about to complete the Presidential Campaigns class with Professor McLean (see page 4). In fact, I am writing this article on Monday night from the comfort of my full-size bed in room 205 of the Super 8 in Manchester, New Hampshire, just a couple miles from the hype of the campaigns, and about thirty feet from one of the lesser-known candidates, former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore.

About two hours ago, I left the Verizon Wireless Center, which is the Madison Square Garden of Manchester, New Hampshire, where Donald Trump had his final rally before the First-of-the-Nation primary election. People showed up three to four hours early to ensure the best possible seats to see the candidate in person. Some of these people included members of my class, a member of the Ku Klux Klan, protesters and an impressive amount of Trump supporters.

After hearing the candidate speak, some people think that the great and powerful Trump is a little off his rocker, and the truth is, they’re right. However, he is absolutely brilliant.

This man knows how to run a campaign, and set a precedence of a cavalier attitude that will be interpreted as well-deserved confidence. At the end of every statement,

If any other candidate were to do any the crowd goes wild and placards are waved of these things, the media would virtually proudly in the air. slaughter their campaigns. Can you imagine At the beginning of the rally, the wispyJeb Bush calling saying that he plants people haired billionaire invites his wife Melania, an in the audience? His international supermodel from campaign is already in Slovenia, up on stage to share a shambles after he had few words…very few words… DAVID FRIEDLANDER to ASK the audience to with the crowd. She walked Associate News Editor clap for him and had to up on stage, gazed out at the @The_Schmoozer bring his mother along. crowd and said, “Donald will And this would just abmake America great again,” solutely kill any glimin broken English, echoing mer of hope he has of the presidency. But with her husband’s famous campaign slogan, and Trump, the poll numbers just keep going up. walked off stage. The crowd goes wild.

What if Ted Cruz called someone, espeTrump talks about how he loves protescially another candidate, a pussy? People tors because that is the only time the camwould be absolutely shocked.

With Trump, eras pan away from his face and into the people are mildly surprised, and he probably crowd, so viewers can see the size of his auwon’t lose a single vote because of it. Also, dience. In fact, he even said that they someit is all over the news just an hour after the times plant protesters in the crowd for this rally, just more free advertising.

He knows particular purpose. The crowd goes wild. how to work the media.

After talking about presidential candidate Trump supporters are feeding off the Ted Cruz’s response to a question about wabluntness and shock that he brings to the camterboarding in the recent Republican debate, paign.

He doesn’t sugar coat any of his ideas, a member of the crowd yells out an expletive. and sometimes doesn’t quite think them all the “She just said a terrible thing,” Trump says with a mocking disapproval. “I never way through, but none of that hurts his polling numbers. I don’t know how he does it, but the expect to hear that from you again!”

However, after she restated it for the following that he has has not shrunk after any crowd to hear, Trump still needed to repeat of the antics that he has displayed. it for the crowd to hear. “She said [Cruz] is a pussy.” The crowd goes wild.

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I was going through all the music on my iTunes and couldn’t help but notice the fact that many songs released in late 2010-early 2011 were centralized around the theme of NISHA GANDHI empowering women.

Artists ranging from Arts & Life Editor Beyonce to Selena Gomez and even Keri Hil@xoxnisha son were responsible for songs that made women of every shape and size believe that they had the right to feel confident without it being accompanied with guilt or shame. They made it so confidence had nothing to do with how curvy your body is or whether or not boys give you attention. Instead, these artists made body positivity and empowerment about feeling good when you’re walking around and about believing you’re beautiful no matter what.

Listening to these songs again almost five years later, I still feel that same sense of confidence and happiness that these songs brought me back then. I think it’s close to impossible for any woman to listen to “Run the World” by Beyonce and not feel like she can literally take over the world. Combined

with the words of encouragement from Selena Gomez’s “Who Says” and Keri Hilson’s “Pretty Girl Rock,” you’ve got yourself the beginning of a kickass playlist to get ready to, whether you’re going to hit the bars in New Haven or you’re going to hit the books in the library.

It’d also be the perfect remedy in the event of a heartbreak, and probably even better for the background to your Galentine’s Day celebrations this weekend.

Even though these songs bring me nothing but happiness whenever I hear them, I can’t help but feel tons of nostalgia too.

Nowadays, artists like Meghan Trainor and Nicki Minaj have taken over the “empowerment” department of music, if you can even call it that. They’ve shifted the focus from feeling comfortable in your own body regardless of whether or not boys appreciated it to how important it is to be a curvy girl with perfect proportions so you can grab the attention of every guy you see. Trainor’s “All About that Bass” literally says, “boys like a little more booty to hold at night” and Minaj’s “Anaconda” ends with the phrase

“f*ck them skinny b*tches in the club.”

While I understand that this message may have a positive impact to those who fit the description of the “perfect, curvy woman,” the reality is that these songs target such a small, specific demographic of women, making them feel empowered while everyone else feels like she’s not good enough.

I think it’s ridiculous that in 2016, close to five years after a bunch of artists released songs that made all women feel great about themselves, we’re reverting back to old, traditional stereotypes of women having to look good for men for their only source of confidence. Young girls look up to these artists, and instead of being raised with the conviction that they don’t need a guy to feel pretty, they’re being raised to believe that they will only be pretty if they get male attention, and that only certain body types qualify for this attention. I think there have to be serious changes made to the music industry in order to bring back the #girlpower revolution and make all women, of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds, feel equally as confident and empowered. Today’s young girls deserve to feel just as powerful as we did five short years ago.

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Appreciate your car I drive a 1995 Plymouth Voyager. If the purple van had seen its last road. I evenyou’ve seen a rusted, purple minivan in the tually came to terms with the idea and came York Hill parking garage, you’ve found it. back for this semester without a car.

Yet, in a visit from my parents last weekThe thing belongs in a Quinnipiac parking garage about as much as Rafael Palmeiro end, I saw that the van had risen from its ashes. When I saw it driving belongs in the Baseball in the distance, my arms Hall of Fame. shot up like Jesse PinkOn the Thursday of fiMAX MOLSKI man’s in the iconic magnals weeks last semester, Associate Sports Editor nets scene from “Breaking my car practically died at @Molesdontski Bad.” My father told me the red light at the bottom the car is running fine and of York Hill. After 45 minnow it’s back with me at utes in the rain and a visit Quinnipiac. from a Hamden police offiMy jubilation from seeing the rusted cer, AAA finally scooped me up and brought frame roll up the Hilltop parking lot remindme to an auto body shop.

My father and I made various trips to ed me to appreciate my car. I don’t drive my repair shops across the state over the win- car every week while I’m at school, let alone ter break looking for an answer to what was every day. It’s just assuring knowing that I wrong, but the general consensus was that have it as an option.

If I can be thankful for a purple minivan that rests a shuttle ride away to York Hill, then all Quinnipiac drivers should appreciate their cars.

It’s nice knowing that there is an option for you to get around Hamden and New Haven. With the limited out-of-town shuttles, cars are a luxury only certain students have for getting groceries and going to off-campus entertainment.

I also enjoy being able to go home on my own time. Instead of relying on my parents to pick me up, I can decide to go home to see friends or family at my own discretion.

Of course there are obstacles for student drivers. There is endless traffic exiting North Lot on school days and, if you’re like me, you need to take a shuttle just to get to your vehicle. However, students at York Hill can plan out their day to get all of their busi-

ness on main campus done in one trip and utilize the shuttles. There’s nothing saying you have to use your car for all transportation.

Complain about paying for gas all you want. You’re going to have to get used to it.

People all around campus also love handing their money to Uber drivers and taxis. If you want to make money on the weekends, you can turn your car into an enterprise. Students going to Toad’s may be willing to pay for reliable designated drivers. If they don’t pay, they’ll still certainly appreciate the ride and can return the favor when you need one.

I have far from the prettiest car on campus. If I can appreciate my rusted purple minivan perched atop York Hill, you should absolutely be thankful for your vehicle.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Objections to ‘Graduation on the Quad is overrated’ In the previous week’s opinion section, a Chronicle editor voiced her opinion regarding the university’s decision to move graduation from the Quad to the TD Bank Sports Center. This editor believed, an opinion that although I disagree with, she’s certainly entitled to, graduation on the Quad is “overrated.” I’d like to spend the rest of this editorial answering some of the contestations raised by my senior colleague.

At the center of the argument arose a claim that graduation on the Quad would be uncomfortable. Sweatiness, stickiness, and discomfort would become the defining qualities of our commencement experience.

As evidence, the writer employed personal experience: high school commencement and the university induction ceremony freshman year. Yet, according to U.S. Climate Data, the average high temperature for Hamden in May (commencement month) is 72 degrees Fahrenheit. Conversely, the average recorded temperature for the month of August (induction month) is 83 degrees Fahrenheit. Thus, by comparing two months known for different weather patterns, the logical basis for the assertion falls apart. Plus, as far as high school graduation goes, (and maybe I’m wrong) I assume, like mine, it was held in

June, and, much like August, the average recorded high temperature is different than the average temperature for the month at hand.

On to the second point: The writer claimed TD Bank Sports Center offered those in attendance a better view of the stage.

Although those in attendance may receive a better view of the ceremony, the number of people in attendance, that is, the number of people allowed to get this better view, will now be limited. Unlike graduation on the Quad, which historically opens the commencement ceremony to the public, commencement at TD Bank restricts the number of friends and family a student can bring. So yes, TD Bank offers spectators a better view of the commencement ceremony, but, unlike the Quad, TD Bank limits the number of friends and family allowed to attend. If graduation is a ceremony for friends and family, then the Quad better caters to the needs of a familial experience. If it is about family, then why should students have to pick and choose which family members get to come and which do not? While TD Bank offers better ceremonial views, the Quad ensures the view, even if obscured, may be shared widely.

With the two main arguments accounted for, I now turn to the arguments in favor of

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returning commencement to the Quad. The first argument stems from an administrative promise made almost four years ago when Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid Joan Isaac Mohr stated that, in 1,360 days, the Class of 2016 would return to the Quad for commencement. Mohr said the induction ceremony would be the last time, until graduation, the entire class would be together. The university, by rescinding its commitment to Mohr’s proclamation, shows not just dishonesty, but also sets a bad precedent for students. If a university’s administration fails to stand by its own proclamations, how can they reprimand students for failing to stand by theirs?

Secondly, the university’s administrative decision to move graduation was made without any input from the senior class. Rather than asking students to evaluate the proposal and offer feedback, administrators chose to skirt student opinion and render a judgment incapable of being adequately debated. Traditionally, the university is an institution dedicated to the spread of democratic principles and ideology—the administrative action was, to be harsh in rhetoric, nothing short of tyrannical and backhanded—actions completely at odds with the philosophies and modes of be-

havior a university is expected to teach.

So here we are, three months away from the moment dedicated to celebrating four years of student achievement and four years of parental support that got us there. By boycotting graduation, some imagine we do our parents a disservice—graduation, some claim, is as much for the parents as it is for the students. And I couldn’t agree more.

But as a student who has spent four years at Quinnipiac, I cannot imagine any other way to show my parents the money they put towards my education was not wasted. My education made me a questioning, conscientious and committed citizen of a democratic system—an individual who praises the triumph of democratic principles and criticizes, and then stands against, those who act against the principles for which we were taught to stand.

Whether I shake John Lahey’s hand or not, I prove to my friends, family and all others, by standing with personal conviction, that my education was not just theoretically successful, it was also pragmatically applicable. -Andy Landolfi ‘16 Check out quchronicle.com for the full version of the letter.

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By NISHA GANDHI

Bobcats on the big stage

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Over the weekend, a group of 35 Quinnipiac students, in association with the QU Theater for Community, ventured out into the Big Apple for the New Play Festival. This festival, held in the Abingdon Theatre, is a place for students who enjoy theatre to visit New York City and to experience what it’s like to put on a play, from start to finish, on “the big stage.”

This program started three years ago with the efforts of Assistant Teaching Professor of Theater Kevin Daly.

“For about seven years, our theater department had a relationship with Abingdon Theatre Company in NYC. Each year they would plan four professional workshops for our students” Daly said in an email. “These workshops were very productive and had a lot of benefits for the students. However, they were all a bit disconnected.”

In attempt to mend this disconnect between the available workshops and the amount of experience gained by the students, Daly worked with the Abingdon to create a new program.

“We wanted to create a program with the Abingdon that would take all the individual workshops and have them connect to each other, and ultimately build toward a climactic learning experience.” Daly said. “We wanted something that would require students to participate from the beginning through the end and to come away with a great deal of professional experience and networking along the way.”

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Kyle Liang and Amber Hopwood take the stage together in New York.

Students are able to get involved in a variety of roles, including playwrights, directors, actors, stage managers, house managers, sound/ lighting board operators and many others.

Prior theater knowledge is not required in order to be a part of this program.

“In fact, the festival is a great place for people who are new to theater to get their feet wet and try it out.” Daly said. “Because the plays are short (10 minutes each) the commitment is a little lighter than our full-length mainstage

productions.”

Sophomore nursing major Danielle Radeke got involved with the New Play Festival as a freshman stage manager and says that this program allowed her to further her career in theater.

“I wanted to get involved with the theater department as a freshman.” Radeke said, “The first year I went was the first time I stage managed, and because of it I went on to stage manage my first full length show with Fourth

Wall Theater (The Pillowman).”

Freshman theater and English major Maggie Richardson also had a positive experience with the festival, learning aspects of theater that were previously foreign to her.

“I was nervous because this was the first time that I did anything besides act,” Richardson said, “But then people like [stage manager] Alissa Silverio and the other SMs [stage managers] and Kevin and the mentors guided me through it one step at a time… by the time I got to NYC on Thursday night the anxiousness turned to excitement!”

Although both Radeke and Richardson had to apply to get the role of a stage manager, a process that is also required to be a playwright, director and actor, many of the roles are not nearly as competitive.

“If a student contacts me and says they want to be involved (and they demonstrate a willingness to participate and work hard) then we find a role for them.” Daly said. “Everyone who wanted to be a part of the festival was a part of the festival.”

Radeke emphasized how easy it is for anyone to get involved.

“If you’re interested in getting involved, just do it. I know so many people who got involved over the past three years that have done it that say they weren’t sure, but when they did it was one of the best things they ever did.” Radeke said. “Everyone involved is so nice, and we’ve really become like a family, and we would love to welcome you in.”

Redefining Barbie

A modern twist on a classic toy

By NICOLE KESSLER Contributing Writer

As a kid, I had over two dozen Barbie dolls.

Though, if you stripped them of their outfits they all seemed to look the same. White blonde hair, baby blue eyes, voluminous lashes, super skinny physique and a fair skinned complexion.

For 57 years now, Barbie dolls have not accurately portrayed women in America. We naturally come in all different shapes and sizes, skin tones, nationalities, hair colors, and eye colors. Why do all Barbies then look like clones of one another?

“Kids should be exposed to diversity at a young age. Just because kids’ brains are sponges and can get a certain image in their head as they grow up to look and be a certain way,” sophomore Tori Wakefield said. “If they see that Barbie is like themselves–not the stereotypical Barbie–then it’s okay to be different and not look the same as everyone else.”

That’s why Mattel, the toy company that manufactures Barbies, made toy stores ecstatic last week when they introduced a new line of dolls with four different body shapes, seven skin tones, 22 eye colors and 33 hairstyles.

Barbie, welcome to the changing times of 2016.

“I believe in diversity,” junior Sydney Kinsman said. “At a young age I knew and understood what stereotyping was. That is why I liked the Bratz dolls. Right from the start, they had white, African-American and Chinese inspired dolls.”

Tenneh Sillah, a junior, is very excited about this change.

“Little girls now have someone to play with who is not tall, blonde and perfect,” Sillah said.

“Where was this when I was young?”

Shauna Golden, a sophomore, said she loved to play with the dolls as a child, and is

pleased to see that they are making their Barbies more realistic.

“I think this is great,” Golden said. “They’re definitely trying to give them proportions that are closer to an average person.”

Now when little girls dash into the toy store they can pick out a doll that’s relatable and reflects who they are.

“I think it’s really nice to show kids at a young age that everybody is different and size doesn’t matter as long as you’re healthy and happy with the way you feel,” freshman Holly Zabkar said.

Abby Wambach has helped win two Olympic gold medals and United States Women’s World Championship. She has also been named U.S. athlete of the year six times, according to People magazine.

Wambach in particular is trying to impact and inspire little girls in a number of ways. She has been open about her sexuality and tries to show woman to be brave.

She now has her own Barbie doll. Athletes usually get their own action figures rather than dolls. Is this the first Barbie with a pixie cut?

“It’s going to encourage younger girls to accept changes that are occurring in society today and reflect on a more positive society for the future so our children don’t have to go through as many bullies for their uniqueness,” Wakefield said.

Some students said it’s great that Barbie is now trying to reach out to the masses, but this should have been done a while ago.

“They are showing young girls that you are beautiful no matter your race, age, height or weight,” Golden said. “My only complaint is I wish they had done it sooner.”

So did Mattel miss their mark? According to CNN Money, Barbie sales plummeted 16

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Barbie strays away from the stereotypical form, as shown above.

percent in 2014 and Fortune said, Barbie’s demographic has narrowed.

“Barbies aren’t as big now in comparison to when I was a child,” Kinsman said. “I don’t know what kids like now, but if they are still into Barbies now is the chance to make an impact. But if they don’t play with Barbies it

won’t affect or change anything.”

Even though Barbie may have missed out in delivering racially diverse dolls during its prime years, this iconic, classic company is taking big strides in doing the right thing for young girls today.

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A movie review

Actors impress in ‘Hail, Caesar!’

By SEAN KELLY

Contributing Writer

“Hail, Caesar!” is directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, whose work includes classics such as “Fargo”, which became a TV series that you NEED to watch right now, “The Big Lebowski”, “No Country For Old Men”, and “Inside Llewyn Davis”. When you see the Coen brothers’ names attached to a film, you can expect a quirky plot, dark humor and an all-star cast of memorable characters.

And that’s exactly what you get with “Hail, Caesar!”, Albeit a light version of it. The film covers a day in the life of Eddie Mannix, played by Josh Brolin, a “fixer” at a 1950s Hollywood studio that keeps the scandalous secrets of its movie stars out of the press. This particular day involves him investigating the kidnapping of Baird Whitlock, played by George Clooney, the star of “Hail, Caesar!,” one of the many films within this film.

While that may be the overall plot, it’s the mini-films within the film that make up the most memorable scenes. With a biblical epic, a western and a water ballet sequence, these films make you feel like you’re in the 1950s. However, it’s the musical starring Channing Tatum’s character that is the best of the bunch with a number that’s impressive no matter what era it’s from.

The cast in this film includes big names like

Brolin, Clooney, Tatum, Scarlett Johansson and Jonah Hill, yet surprisingly the best performance comes from Alden Ehrenreich as Hobie Doyle, a dimwitted actor making the difficult transition from westerns to drama. Ehenreich is hilarious as his impatient director, Ralph Fiennes, coaches him to say the line “Would that it ‘twere so simple” without his thick southern drawl. Watching his character awkwardly falter towards his mark, completely butcher his lines and try to comprehend the definition of rueful not only makes this the best scene in the film, it is reminiscent of old comedy routines like “Who’s on First?” The aloofness Ehenreich brings to this character, not to mention his skills with a lasso, will add Hobie Doyle into the Coen Brother’s long list of oddball characters.

With the mini-films and Ehrenreich’s performance, the kidnapping plot becomes more of an afterthought, a seam that stitches these segments in a sort of disjointed fashion. Though it is funny to watch how nonchalant Clooney’s character is when he is held hostage. All in all, Hail, Caesar! is packed with enough entertaining moments to make up for the fact that the film does not really fit together as a whole. It may not be the best of the Coen brothers’ work, but it’s a solid addition to a brilliant filmography.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, “Hail, Caesar!” sits at second place in the box office this weekend,

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Zayn Malik’s new single gets steamy

Zayn Malik is making it clear that he is leaving his One Direction past behind him. Malik released his first single since leaving the boy band on Jan. 29, according to Forbes.

The song, “Pillowtalk,” describes the intensity of love and sex. Both are being portrayed as a paradise and a warzone.

The music video itself is crafted in an artistically appealing manner. According to Forbes. com, the video matches the R&B vibe of the song well, as the graphics are full of passion and adult content. Toward the beginning of the song, hands are shown gliding up a female’s back while in a tight embrace. Another frame showcases Malik shedding black tears after his guitar is smashed. The scene is shortly followed by model Gigi Hadid kissing Malik.

Rebecca Raab, a junior, said that it was surprising to see Malik having such a different type of sound. “The video was different with cool graphics,” Raab said. “I liked it and would listen again.”

Freshman Caroline Sullivan believes that although the visuals are good, some of them, such as the flower sprouting from the naked female, were overly sexual. “The song is really good, it’s just obvious that he’s trying to break away from the whole One Direction thing.”

Even though Malik is moving in a different direction than his former bandmates, Sullivan thinks this branching away is necessary.

“It will be interesting to see where he goes after this,” Sullivan said. “If he can make a name for himself or stay as Zayn from One Direction.” –A. Kasam

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Julius Caesar, played by George Clooney, charges into battle. taking in $11.4 million. It faces strong competition from Kung Fu Panda 3 in first and the upcoming releases of Deadpool and Zoolander 2 are sure to take its current position.

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One-hour school day

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I think I speak for a majority of the student body when I say having school open for one hour last Friday was downright annoying. And that’s an understatement.

For those of you lucky enough to not have to wake up early on Friday, QU decided to open its doors for a total of one hour, making it so the only students who actually had to go to class were the ones who had an 11 a.m.

Since I try to remain positive about things like this that are seemingly unfair, I suppose one could argue that it was nice to get all of the quizzes/tests out of the way instead of having them hang over our heads until the next class. It was also nice to get to walk through the snow because, let’s face it, Quinnipiac is gorgeous while it’s snowing.

However, as hard as I try to remain optimistic about school opening for only one class, I struggle to find the true benefits when I think about all the negative implications it had.

For starters, a majority of the sidewalks weren’t even properly shoveled by 11 a.m. This made it extremely dangerous for anyone to walk to class, especially because it was still snowing relatively hard while we were all walking. In addition to our safety being threatened, many classrooms were on the emptier side, specifically those with a lot of commuters and upperclassmen who had to use the already unreliable shuttle service to get to main.

I understand why the school would want classes to remain open whenever possible but, when it’s a threat to the student body’s, and the faculty and staff’s, safety, it seems rather ridiculous to insist on remaining open and even more ridiculous to only remain open for one hour. –N. Gandhi

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GAME OF THE WEEK

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 2, Cornell 2 – Friday Sam Anas: 1 goal, 1 assist Landon Smith: 1 goal Michael Garteig: 22 saves QU 2, Cornell 2 – Friday Sam Anas: 2 goals, 1 assist Devon Toews: 1 goal, 1 assist Connor Clifton: 1 goal, 1 assist WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 4, Cornell 1 – Friday Taylar Cianfarano: 1 goal, 1 assist Kristen Tamberg: 1 goal, 1 assist Sydney Rossman: 26 saves Colgate 3, QU 2 – Saturday Meghan Turner: 1 goal Alicia Barry: 1 goal MEN’S BASKETBALL QU 79, Marist 53 – Thursday Andrew Robinson: 15 points, 4 rebounds Daniel Harris: 13 points Abdulai Bundu: 7 points, 9 rebounds Saint Peter’s 68, QU 52– Monday Chaise Daniels: 12 points Giovanni McClean: 11 points WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU 69, Siena 59 – Friday Paula Strautmane: 18 points, 8 rebounds Carly Fabbri: 15 points Sarah Shewan: 13 points, 7 rebounds QU 70, Niagara 52 – Friday Aryn McClure: 18 points, 8 rebounds Brittany Johnson: 10 points Carly Fabbri: 4 points, 8 assists MEN’S TENNIS St. John’s 4, QU 0 – Sunday

Anas, men’s ice hockey skate past Colgate

GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU at St. Lawrence – Friday, 7 p.m.

QU at Clarkson – Saturday, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs St. Lawrence – Friday, 5 p.m.

QU vs Clarkson – Saturday, 4 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL QU at Manhattan – Thursday, 8 p.m.

QU vs Fairfield – Saturday, 2 p.m.

QU at Iona – Monday, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU vs Iona – Friday, 7 p.m.

QU at Saint Peter’s – Sunday, 12 p.m.

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD QU at Valentine Invitational (Boston University Track Center, Boston, MA) – Friday, 12 p.m.

ACROBATICS AND TUMBLING QU vs Baylor – Sunday, 1 p.m.

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Bobcats remain undefeated in conference play

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Devon Toews starts a rush up the ice in men’s ice hockey’s win over Colgate on Saturday.

By MAX MOLSKI

Associate Sports Editor

Quinnipiac named Sam Anas January Male Athlete of the Month after he compiled six goals and four assists in six games. And if this weekend is any indication, Anas might run away with February’s award and set himself up for even more hardware.

Anas scored two goals and added an assist in Quinnipiac’s (21-1-6, 120-4 ECAC) 6-3 win over Colgate at High Point Solutions Arena on Saturday night. He extended his goal streak to six games and his point streak to 11. Yet, Anas says the only points he cares about are the ones in the standings.

“I’m more just focusing on team play,” Anas said. “I thought tonight was a big, big win for us, getting back

to playing our game and getting two points. I think that was really important.”

The two goals put him at 20 for the third straight season and the assist gave him a career season-high 17 on the year. Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold says he has recognized Anas’ success as a natural progression.

“He just keeps getting better,” Pecknold said. “There’s no question he’s on a little bit of a roll right now.

He’s very confident. He’s making plays.”

Anas put Quinnipiac on the board just five minutes into the game. Devon Toews delivered him a light pass from the red line before he ripped a one-timer past Colgate goaltender Charlie Finn.

Ken Citron evened the game for the Raiders after blasting a slap shot past Quinnipiac goalie Michael Garteig early in the second period. Just 1:45 later, Connor Clifton gave the Bobcats the 2-1 lead. Travis St. Denis brought the puck up the right side of the ice before dumping the puck the Clifton, who went five-hole for his fifth goal of the season.

Colgate kept Quinnipiac on the leash by tying the game 2-2 with 13:03 left in the second. Jake Kulevich powered a shot that went wide of the net, but Tim Harrison took the carom from the boards and slid it into the open right side.

Following penalties on Harrison and Kulevich, Quinnipiac had a fiveon-three power play. Just as the power play was dwindling and Colgate’s

fourth skater was rushing down the ice, freshman Luke Shiplo got the puck past Finn to put Quinnipiac up 3-2 with 5:39 left in the second.

“It’s just take your opportunities when you get them,” Shiplo said. “I tried to play as hard as I could this weekend and came out with the win tonight.”

Anas earned his assist on the following Quinnipiac goal. He put a shot on net and Landon Smith tapped in a rebound for the power-play goal with 6:33 left in the third Anas went on to put Quinnipiac up 5-2 after a breakaway goal. Anas took a pass from Kevin McKernan moments after leaving the penalty box before deking Finn for the backhand breakaway finish.

“I just came right out of the box and McKernan had his head up, so I just took off,” Anas said. “He made a great pass. I almost skated into the ref but avoided him. Finn showed poke check pretty early, so I just slid it on the ice and it went in.”

After Colgate’s Darcy Murphy put in a breakaway goal of his own, Toews capped off his two-assist night with a long empty-net goal to secure the 6-3 final for Quinnipiac.

“I thought it was a good win tonight,” Pecknold said. “Colgate gave us a lot of fits and was really good in a lot of situations. We struggled at times. We found a way there in the third to finish it off and get a nice win, so I’m happy.”

The Bobcats now sit seven points above both Harvard and Yale in the ECAC standings. The team returns to the ice on Feb. 12 as it travels to Canton, New York to take on St. Lawrence.

Bundu: ‘[Smith] really gets the job done’ SMITH from Page 12 against Oregon St. on Dec. 21.

“The Oregon State game really showed the talent that he has,” Moore said. “Oregon State has a big front line, even by Pac 12 standards, and Donovan completely passed the eye test, showing that he belonged out on the floor with them. He was grabbing rebounds above the rim, stepping out and hitting face-up jumpers. He could have changed uniforms with the Oregon State guys and fit right in.

Smith would go on to average 12 points, 2.3 blocks, and 8.4 rebounds for the current No. 1 rebounding team in the nation (44.9 rebounds per game) during his eight-game stint as a starter and there was nothing but praise from his injured predecessor for his efforts in his first big role position.

“This is his first year at Quinnipiac, so it was good for him to get some reps under his belt,” Daniels said. “He logged in some big minutes while I was out, he got more acclimated with the team, and I felt like it helped the chemistry of the team with him having the starting role.”

Being a team player on and off the

court is something Smith takes great pride in, and his teammates, including freshman forward Abdulai Bundu, are aware of his behavior as well.

“Donovan as a teammate is a goofball, but when it’s time to get serious he really get’s the job done,” Bundu said. “It’s always good to have people like that around because sometimes you’ve gotta have fun, but on the court I know he’ll be there.”

Despite the great chemistry off the court, it seems as though the team is just starting to find its in-game rhythm as it currently sits 8-14 overall and 5-8 in the MAAC. The potential this team has relies on teamwork and hard work to catapult them to the top.

“We definitely can be a top four team in the MAAC, maybe even top two,” Smith said. “We always stop the other team’s star player, but sometimes we just can’t get the ball to go in for us. I feel like we’ve been working really hard on that in practice, so hopefully we just keep putting up points.”

“This is a family, this is a brotherhood, and we just have to be able to work hard for each other and not let any one of our teammates down.”

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Donovan Smith attemps a shot in a win vs. Niagara on Jan. 30.

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Triumphant trio

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Clockwise from left: Brittany Martin attempts a layup in women’s basketball’s win over Niagara on Sunday, Sarah Shewan posts up a defender, Brittany Johnson makes a move toward the rim.

Center for Excellence in Teaching and Service to Students Now accepting nominations for its prestigious 2016 Excellence in Service to Students Award and Excellence in Teaching Award.

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hese awards reflect the University’s highest recognition of excellence both in and outside the classroom. With your help, the center can honor those faculty and staff members who are truly deserving of this recognition.

Please nominate a member of the University community who has made an extraordinary impact on you—a faculty or staff member who has extended him or herself beyond the scope of regular responsibilities to enhance the student experience.

Nominees may be any member of the Quinnipiac community who serves students, and nominations are welcome from students, alumni and colleagues.

Award winners: • receive a cash prize • are listed on the sculptural plaque in the Arnold Bernhard Library • are introduced at the University Convocation • attend a board of trustees reception • enjoy a luncheon with President John L. Lahey • are honored at a gala dinner in the fall (If your nominee is selected, you will receive an invitation to the dinner.)

YOU DECIDE who will be the new recipients of the teaching or service awards. Nominate someone today!

Nomination forms are available online at www.quinnipiac.edu/centerforexcellence and are due by April 15, 2016.

At the 2015 Center for Excellence Awards Ceremony with President John L. Lahey: Cory Ann Boyd, Kenneth Kosior, Antoaneta Vanc—Excellence in Teaching John Copela, Joanne Robertson, Anna Spragg—Service to Students

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“I’m really proud of the focus and attention to detail our guys continue to do when it comes to studying scouting reports.”

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Stepping up

After transferring into Quinnipiac prior to the 2015-16 season, forward Donovan Smith is taking advantage of his newfound opportunity

By JUSTIN CAIT Staff Writer

In a basketball career of twists and turns, it finally seems as though junior forward Donovan Smith has found his niche at Quinnipiac.

Smith sits in the upper portion of the stat sheet in key areas midway through the 2015-16 season. He is currently third in points per game (8.1) and second in rebounds per game (6.3) for the Bobcats, while second in blocks per game (1.8) in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Although his numbers indicate his importance to this team, the Quinnipiac Bobcats have only been Smith’s second team in the last seven seasons of his career.

“I didn’t play basketball in high school,” Smith said. “I only played half of my freshman year and then after that I stopped. In my life away from the court, I didn’t really do much besides play video games and I used to watch the Blackhawks; originally my favorite sport is hockey.”

Instead of picking up basketball again after high school at the Division I level, Smith decided that the smart move was to join Triton College and gain experience first at the junior college level for two years.

“If I didn’t to go junior college I probably wouldn’t be able to go Division I, but junior college preps you,” Smith said.. “The waking up for early mornings, the work outs, school, all of that good stuff just prepares you for the big moments.”

He ended his career in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) with record-setting numbers at Triton. Smith left as Triton’s all-time leader in blocked shots (205) while also setting the single-game blocked shots record with 11 blocks in one game. Smith also finished 17th all-time in scoring (832) and 16th all-time in rebounding (470).

It was Smith’s ability to block shots that initially landed him on Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore’s radar.

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Donovan Smith is averaging 8.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in the 2015-16 season.

“You could tell he was very skilled for his size and he had great timing as a shot blocker,” Moore said. “We knew he had the potential to

help us at both ends of the floor.”

Despite receiving offers from other schools such as Eastern Kentucky and Eastern Illinois,

the scene and vibe around Quinnipiac is what initially drew Smith to play at a Division I level in the shadows of the Sleeping Giant.

“With the transition from junior college to Division I; you just have to figure out which school is going to fit you the best and everything about Quinnipiac was the right fit,” Smith said.

“I really wanted to commit to Quinnipiac; it puts you in a different mindset that makes you work harder.”

Adjusting to playing at the highest level of college basketball is never easy, but senior guard Giovanni McLean notes that Smith’s transition has occurred fluidly.

“Donovan has come a long way from a basketball aspect of things, learning the game and stuff like that, from the beginning of the season until now,” McLean said. “He’s willing to learn all of the time and that’s what makes him good.”

In early December, starting forward Chaise Daniels went down with an injury and it was up to Smith to temporarily fill in those big shoes with a starting role of his own.

“That really was a smooth transition for me to step up because this is what they recruited me for,” Smith said. “I have the experience at the junior college level — even though I don’t really have any experience other than that — but I have played in big games and I have put in the work to be able to come in and do what I have to do.”

Moore noted how much of a help Smith was during the period of transition.

“We lost the luxury of bringing Donovan along slowly when Chaise was injured. We needed him to contribute with Chaise out and he came through in the short term,” Moore said.

“We put a lot more on his shoulders than we wanted to so soon, and he really responded.”

In his fourth game starting in Daniels’ place, Smith tallied his first double-double of the season by registering 16 points and 12 rebounds See SMITH Page 10

Women’s basketball tops Niagara for 10th-straight win

By CONOR ROCHE Staff Writer

Quinnipiac women’s basketball (15-7, 103) needed to overcome an early obstacle to win its 10th-straight game 70-52 on Sunday afternoon at home against the Niagara Purple Eagles (6-17, 4-10).

Niagara took a 26-16 lead into the second quarter. From there, the Bobcats’ defense held the Purple Eagles to just 26 points the rest of the game, including a mere four in the second quarter. Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fabbri thought that was a pivotal part of the game.

“I think the defense set the tone,” Fabbri said. “Being able to get into an offensive flow off the defensive has really been a real key to our success all year.

The Bobcats went from down 10 after the first quarter to up eight going into halftime.

Freshman forward Aryn McClure, who had six straight points in the quarter and led all scorers with 18 points for the day, shot 8-for13 from the field.

McClure dominated the second half. She scored 12 of her 18 points, had four rebounds and registered four blocks in the second half.

“I think I became more aggressive in the

second half and not focused on how many misses I had,” McClure said.

The Bobcats also got production from its bench. The Quinnipiac reserves outscored Niagara’s 23-12. Morgan Manz gave the Bobcats seven points while Adily Martucci and Sarah Shewan each put up six points.

Quinnipiac guard Carly Fabbri had four points and led all players with seven assists.

Fabbri believes that things are all clicking for the Bobcats right now.

“We are always looking to get the easier shot, the better shot,” Fabbri said. “If we look to attack it’s going to get our teammates better shots.”

Although the Purple Eagles outrebounded them 41-34, the Bobcats got more secondchance points, putting up 15 to Niagara’s 10.

Quinnipiac also forced 22 turnovers over the last three quarters and held the Purple Eagles to shooting 11-42 (26 %).

The Bobcats next game is at home against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference leading Iona Gaels (16-9, 12-2) which may determine who will be the MAAC regular season champion and who will be the one seed in the MAAC tournament.

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