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Parking issues persist

Burglaries in Village

301 violations cited in September

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In September, 26 of the 301 parking tickets were issued to violators on Hilltop and Hill Village Circle, according to Public Safety. Students with Hilltop parking have sold their decals to other students.

By LOVANDA BROWN Staff Writer

Students assigned to park at Westwoods have been illegally parking on the Hilltop parking lot.

Some students purchased Hilltop parking decals from students who have been assigned to the area, according to Public Safety.

Public Safety assures that such violations will not go without repercussions.

“Students caught committing fraud will have a student conduct

hearing and will either lose their parking privileges completely or be issued another decal and will have limited parking privileges,” Chief of Public Safety David Barger said.

A total of 301 parking violations have been issued to students who failed to comply with parking assignments in September, according to Barger. Of that total, 26 of those tickets have been issued to violators on Hilltop and Hill Village Circle.

Hilltop has 613 parking spaces

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available at the beginning of each semester while Westwoods consists of 360 spaces.

The Hilltop parking lot is on the Mount Carmel campus and the Westwoods lot is by the polling institute across Whitney Avenue.

Sophomore Brooke Artz said it is more convenient to part at Hilltop.

“It’s more time consuming waiting for a shuttle to take you to Westwoods [when] Hilltop is right there,” Artz said.

Sophomore health science

major Erica Magalhaes received a $40 parking ticket for parking on Hilltop instead of Westwoods after leaving a meeting later than she anticipated.

“I was a little scared of going [to Westwoods] and waiting for the shuttle that late at night, alone, so I left my car at Hilltop for the night thinking that there would be no problem,” Magalhaes said. “I just don’t think you should have to pay a ticket for parking in the wrong lot for a night or two.”

Yet, parking is a privilege, not a right, Barger said.

“Parking has been and will continue to be an issue as long as drivers feel that parking is a right,” Barger said. “Parking is a privilege whether or not parking is limited, abundant or free. The university has ample parking; the unfortunate part is that the numbers of parking spaces that are convenient are much smaller in number.”

At the beginning of this semester, Quinnipiac introduced a new barcode system designed to make the process of checking for parking violations more accessible.

There is also a system used to assign students to specific lots, Barger said. The student parking lot assignments are determined by the number of years attended, credits and residence location for each student.

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The Hamden Police Department are investigating three burglaries and one attempted burglary that occurred early Sunday morning where the residences’ windows were open and their screens were cut or removed, according to Hamden Police.

It is not known if the individual committing the burglaries is a student, Chief of Public Safety David Barger said.

The first Hamden Police investigation revealed that an individual entered the ground-level residence of two female students while they were sleeping.

“It appears that the individual cut a screen and then entered through an open window. Electronic equipment was stolen in the burglary,” Captain Ronald Smith said in a press release.

The second reported burglary investigation revealed that early Sunday morning, three female students heard a noise from the downstairs area of their ground-level dorm, Smith said. They then discovered their window was open and the screen was removed. A male was observed fleeing from their residence, Smith said.

Sophomore Shelby Hub lives in the residence hall where the attempted robbery occurred.

“We were just nervous and scared,” Hub said. “We were not anticipating obviously somebody to be in the room at that time of night. Nor for it to be a complete stranger.”

The third reported burglary investigation revealed that an individual had entered the ground-level residence of two male students, Smith said. Once inside, electronic equipment was stolen. The students were in their second-floor bedrooms while the burglary occurred.

The attempted burglary occurred when an individual attempted to pry open a ground-level residence.

Sophomore Jesse Laico of Village 503 had his Xbox stolen in the third burglary. At around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, Laico heard the rustling of the window blinds from his common room and the slam of the door. When he came downstairs, he saw that his Xbox was gone and called Public Safety.

“I’m angry and kind of upset that we pay $50,000 to go here and [people] feel they need to steal stuff,” Laico said. “I don’t feel safe in my own room.”

According to Laico’s roommate Patrick McAssey, the students also had an Xbox, a large television and a playstation in their room.

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A student was injured in an assault at Andale’s Bar on 3307 Whitney Ave. on Oct. 11, according to a press release from the Hamden Police Department.

The 19-year-old student got into a verbal fight with a group of people in Andale’s Bar, police said.

The group then left the bar, where a physical fight broke out and the student lost part of his ear, according to the police.

According to the press release, the students’ friends brought him to Health Services where Hamden police arrived at about 2:30 a.m.

The student was then brought to the Yale-New Haven Hospital, police said.

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Students speak up: Federal deficit

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“I would like to cut government spending right now because that is what you have to do. There are certain things that are important to do and take care of but there are a lot of programs that they need to weigh the cost of.”

“I think there needs to be an entire reform on how our money is spent.

Everyone is so set in their ideas that their way is the best that nobody will consider a third option compromise.

I think that the welfare system is broken and people who need money aren’t getting it.”

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“I’m concerned that maybe the stock market is going to be affected by this. Honestly I feel like the Republican side is wrong and we should give it more of a chance what Obama is trying to lay out.”

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“I think we should stop outsourcing to countries that don’t appreciate us, like Egypt and other third-world countries, who want to do more harm than good.”

“Military spending could be cut a lot more. There are some things, maybe in the national guard that can be cut because I think public transportation and education has already been cut a lot.”

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“I would try and stop international conflict by trying to keep the peace and not spreading war because that would probably help save a lot of money.”

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By Julia Perkins A rundown on news outside the Quinnipiac campus

Cyclone Phailin hits India

Statue of Liberty reponed

Brawl in New Haven

Nearly 9 million people were affected by Cyclone Phailin, which hit India’s east coast on Saturday. The cyclone damaged homes and crops and killed at least 14 people, according to BBC News. The worst cyclone to hit India since 1999, Cyclone Phailin took the lives of more than 10,000 people. This time the casualties were lower because the nation was well-prepared. Before the storm, the government and media spread the word about the approaching cyclone, allowing almost 1 million people to be evacuated inland, according to BBC News. Power has not been restored in many areas, but disaster teams are providing relief to those in shelters.

The Statue of Liberty reponed on Sunday after the New York State agreed to give money to the National Park Service to pay Statue of Liberty employees. The Statue of Liberty was closed since the federal government shutdown on Oct. 1. New York State will pay $61,600 a day to keep the landmark open until Oct. 17, according to the New York Post. According to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Statue of Liberty is a major tourist attraction and brings economic benefits to the state. When the Statue of Liberty was closed, local businesses suffered, Coumo said.

A brawl broke out on Temple Street in New Haven late Sunday night, according to the New Haven Register. The fight occurred outside of the Kudeta restaurant, where about 500 high school students were throwing an unauthorized party. Establishments need permission from the New Haven police to host parties for teenagers, but Kudeta restaurant did not receive authorization. The fight then spread to the Mint nightclub on East Street. There were no gunshots, arrests or injuries, police said. Approximately two dozen policemen reported to the scene to subdue the incident.

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QuinniPR brings breast cancer awareness to campus

By SARAH DOIRON Staff Writer

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, QuinniPR members sold pink hair extensions in the Piazza on Thursday, Oct. 10 to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation and to spread breast cancer awareness on campus.

In total, QuinniPR’s Passionately Pink event raised more than $2,500 and had more than 600 people in attendance.

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women worldwide. An estimated 1.6 million cases of breast cancer were reported among women in 2010, according to research done by the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Senior Michele Monteiro, vice president of media relations for QuinniPR, believes that it is important for both women and men to be aware of breast cancer, and there should be more events on campus spreading breast cancer awareness.

“So many women are victims of it,” Monteiro said. “You see mothers, sisters, daughters, a lot of women suffer from it. It’s a great way for women to come together.”

Monteiro first came up with the idea for the fundraising event in her freshman year.

Monteiro explained that her ex-boyfriend’s mother is a breast cancer survivor, and this inspired her to create a fundraiser to support other women with breast cancer.

“She was like a second mom to me,” Monteiro said. “I never ran anything in high school like this fundraiser, but I had done pink hair extensions before, so I thought that

QuinniPR would be able to launch it here.”

Christine Patti, one of the co-directors of QuinniPR, believes that breast cancer affects many students on campus, and that this fundraiser is helping students who have been affected by it come together.

“It’s a way to show people that yes you are going to get a pink hair extension and it’s a fun event, but at the same time this is something that affects so many people,” Patti said. “I think just showing respect to those people who are affected brings greater meaning to the event.”

People have been affected by breast cancer on campus, such as sophomore Angela Holdorf.

Holdorf shared that her mother is a stage four breast cancer survivor. She believes that this experience has made her family stronger.

“Everyone in my family definitely doesn’t take life for granted,” she said. “There was a lot of going to the hospital, and waiting for hours. It was a struggle for us.”

In total, Holdorf’s mother had 15 surgeries and experienced numerous hours of chemotherapy and radiation. Holdorf believes that her mom is one of the strongest women she knows.

“She always said ‘I’m going to take care of myself, you guys take care of yourselves,’” Holdorf said. “I always thought this was incredible for someone with cancer to say.”

Ever since her mom was diagnosed 10 years ago, Holdorf has been involved in various carwashes and walks to support breast cancer awareness.

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QuinniPR, the public relations organization, sold pink hair extensions in the Piazza on Thursday, Oct. 10, to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation and to spread breast cancer awareness on campus.

Sluhocki, whose mother is in cancer remission, believes this event is a great way to give back to the community.

“It’s nice to show that you are supporting people who are going through the same problems that you’re going through.”

Sluhocki said.

Holdorf is happy people support breast cancer awareness today.

“Everyone is always wearing pink for breast cancer,” Holdorf said. “If you go to the store during October, you see a lot of

pink ribbons and stuff out for breast cancer awareness.”

Freshman Melissa Moynihan wanted a pink hair extension to honor her mother’s best friend who has breast cancer, she said.

Monteiro is proud of the outcome of the event and hopes the event continues after she graduates this year.

“I think that all of us [QuinniPR] together have brought a significant amount of awareness to breast cancer on campus,” Monteiro said.

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CAMPUS BRIEFS

‘Milk’ screenwriter inspires students

January of 2009, and within the year won an Oscar for best writing and original screenplay and AFI movie of the year.

“We were all pleasantly surprised that anyone even showed up to see it and then when it got the attention that it did I think it was beyond all of our wildest imaginations,” Black said.

Black, a homosexual himself, spoke to students of the troubles he faced growing up in a Mormon church listening to his priest say “Homosexuality is sin; next to crime and murder comes a sin of sexual interior.” At just 6 years old, Black felt he was at the bottom with the murderers and he would bring great shame to his family. He had a crush on his brother’s friend, and there was nothing he could do about it.

When Black was older, he moved with his family to California where he later attended UCLA and found a place where he fit in very well in the drama and theatre department.

Through these friends he found a place where he was happier than ever: West Hollywood.

“I was not brave enough to come out to my family and the people that I was close to, but I was brave enough to come out to the people down in West Hollywood,” Black said.

Black recalled the Christmas when his mom realized her middle son was gay. Black tried not to speak much that Christmas, but his mother finally figured out he was gay when she went up to his room that night to talk.

With worry and disappointment in her eyes, Black’s mother was hard on herself for not being able to change it. There did come a time, however, when she accepted him for who he is, Black explained.

Black’s mother had come to California for his college graduation, where she spent the day around his gay and lesbian friends and heard them tell their stories and saw what great people they were. Finally, Black says his mother hugged him tight and loved him for who he was.

“I was filled with so much hope and liberation because for the first time my mom loved me for exactly who I was,” Black said, as tears rushed to the faces of Quinnipiac students.

iac. The university has many connections with Native American history, and Clarke and Gordon feel the school consists of the perfect learning environment in order to teach the students about the history behind it all.

“My hope is that we can wake up,” Clarke said.

In fact, many students remain unaware that Quinnipiac is named after one of the first Native American tribes to inhabit the area, and was considered the first indigenous peoples to be put on a reservation by the English in the late 1630s.

Even the name Quinnipiac holds several different meanings. Some theories suggest the name means “people from the long-water land,” or “longwater land or country.” State names like Connecticut and Massachusetts both derive from Indian tribes. Descendants of the original tribes reside in Connecticut today, but people are oblivious to that fact as well.

“It is probably safe to presume that most have not had any contact, let alone meaningful dialogue with the Native Americans that still live in Connecticut,” Gordon said. “Besides

Professor Susan Clarke (left) and Professor Mordechai Gordon worked together to apply for a grant for the School of Education. maybe the invitational visits to the upon an American Indian reservaMohegan Sun resort casino. tion, but most students do not realize Clarke, however, went on to pur- this. sue another grant, one that is intended “We are walking on a very sato draw teachers from public schools cred place, somebody else’s place,” across the country to Quinnipiac’s Clarke said. “And I think it makes us campus in order to study. a better people to pay attention.”

“We’re interested in the [School Clarke’s ultimate goal is to reof Education] to provide or to get ceive grants that will help promote enough material to encourage K-12, the study of New England tribes, including them in the curriculum,” and to get funding that will bring Clarke said. teachers to Quinnipiac so a renewal Like Gordon, Clarke acknowl- of a study of New England tribes edges the fact that the university rests will be imbued into the curriculum.

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Screenwriter of the Academy Award winning film “Milk,” Dustin Lance Black, spoke to students on Monday, Oct. 14 in Burt Kahn Court.

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A new milkshake machine was installed in the Carl Hansen Student Center Dining Hall. Students can choose from vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, cookies and cream or chocolate chip mint ice cream. The procedure takes less than a minute.

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Mock trial wins award Seven students won top attorney and witness awards this weekend at the Ithaca College Mock Trial Tournament. Junior Nathaniel Moore, senior Amy Machain and junior Margaret Heeran won top attorney awards. Sophomore Jonathan Aktin, freshman Jessica Shapiro and junior Blaine Benson earned top witness awards. Sophomore Rachael Cox won both a top attorney award and top witness award. This was the first tournament of Mock Trial’s season.

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CBS executive producer lecture Chris Licht, executive producer of “CBS This Morning,” will deliver the School of Communications Dean’s Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 17. Licht will lecture in Buckman Theater from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The event is open to all Quinnipiac students. – A. Cazaz

Find students’ achievements online Students can search their peers and classmates names and find their academic achievements on quinnipiac.meritpages.com. The program is run by readMedia, a company the Public Affairs Department uses each semester to disseminate hometown press releases about student achievements, including press releases about students who make the dean’s list or graduate.

The university does not have anything to do with the meritpages website, according to Associate Vice President of Public Relations John Morgan. – A. Cazaz

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The Student Programing Board set the stage for students to hear from Dustin Lance Black, the screenwriter of the academy award winning film “Milk,” on Monday, Oct. 14 in Burt Kahn Court.

At just 39 years old, Black is an American screenwriter, director, film and television producer and LGBT rights activist. His passion for equality among homosexuals is what he says led to his success with the film “Milk.”

The film tells the story of California’s first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk. It depicts the struggles he faced as he fought for gay rights from his fortieth birthday to his death.The film was released in

Black captured the hearts of many students with the passion behind his words and story.

“Everything he said was really moving and I almost cried a few times,” junior Megan Lang said as she looked back on Black’s presentation.

Others were motivated to push for what they believed in after hearing him speak. He ended his speech asking students to think about their own lives. “What will you do,” Black asked, “and what will you give to create one America with liberty and freedom for all?”

“It makes me feel like you can do something that you believe in,” freshman Sarah Wakefield said.

“I like how he told us to share our personal stories.”

The event itself was a big success, according to SPB’s head of Culture and Diversity Matt Francia.

“The turnout was incredible and as long as people got something out of it and could walk away and said that they learned something or were touched by this, that is the important part,” Francia said.

Black was happy he could share his message.

“It is not just valuable, it’s powerful,” he said. “And by telling my story I try to lead by example.

You can create great positive change that expresses how you would like to see the world be different.”

School of Education grant reaches Native American roots

By NICK POIRIER Contributing Writer

The School of Education is bringing Quinnipiac back to its roots by applying for two grants, both related to Native American history.

School of Education professors, Mordechai Gordon and Susan Clarke worked together to apply for a grant that will design a new course for undergraduates called “Enduring Questions. Ultimately,” the course is meant to set up a framework for students to be able to answer one question: What is social justice?

“Quinnipiac University presents a fertile ground in which to introduce a course on the origin history, meaning social justice,” Gordon said.

The grant, still awaiting approval for funding, is projected to enlighten students with information about Quinnipiac’s Native American history and the importance it holds within the school. Clarke hopes Quinnipiac becomes a “very conscious and awake” university regarding its native roots.

Nevertheless, the recent grants are simply meant to expand the learning curriculum that is taught at Quinnip-

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Two laptops, one Xbox stolen early Sunday morning VILLAGE from cover Director of Residential Life Jennifer Crane sent an email to Village residents Monday afternoon, encouraging them to close and lock their windows and keep their valuables out of sight.

Crane warned students not to let strangers into their building and not to enter their residence hall through their windows.

Hub said she will be keeping her door closed and her windows locked from now on, but McAssey said these precautions may not work.

“It just gets so hot in here that we can’t keep our windows closed all the time, especially when we’re sleeping,” McAssey said. “Obviously we’re going to keep our stuff more hidden, but [the Xbox] was not even close to the window. He came in and went all the

way into the common room and found the Xbox. I mean there are some precautions you can take, but you can’t be too overly crazy about it.”

In an email sent to students on Sunday evening, Public Safety asked students to report any suspicious activity.

“I received a number of emails back directly to me regarding things that people had seen and people had

heard and that type of thing,” Barger said. “We’re going to be working through those leads right now and see what we can come up with.”

This is the first incident of burglary this semester, according to Barger. Last year, students broke into residence halls and stole iPhones, Barger said. Public Safety caught those students and recovered the stolen cellphones.

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Latinos represent largest minority on campus

By NICOLE HANSON Staff Writer

Although Latinos may seem to be underrepresented at Quinnipiac, they are the largest minority group on campus, according to Diane Ariza, associate vice president for academic affairs and chief diversity officer.

Since Sept. 15, Latino Heritage Month has allowed the Quinnipiac community to embrace its diverse population with events sponsored by the Latino Cultural Society and the Office of Multicultural and Global Education.

Latino Heritage Month has offered opportunities for students of any nationality to learn about a culture that may have more impact on their lives than they originally thought, according to Stephen Balkaran, an instructor in the department of philosophy and political science.

Ariza said most people do not know how large the Latino population is on campus.

"In the fall of '09, we had 111 incoming [Latino] students, and this fall we had 160, and that number will continue to grow,” Ariza said.

Balkaran recently had his article “What would America be like without Hispanics” published online. Now nationally syndicated, the article discusses Latino influence in the reshaping of America.

"What mainstream Americans have failed to realize is that Hispanics have played and will continue to play a crucial role in our nation," Balkaran wrote in his article.

Even though Balkaran did not write this article specifically referring to Latinos in the Quinnipiac community, he said that we are all affected by Latino culture.

"Diversity is so stressed on you on campus, and I think America 20 or 25 years

from now is going to be so Hispanic," Balkaran said.

According to Balkaran, articles like his that exposes the realities of Hispanic culture should be topics of discussion in classrooms.

"As the country becomes more and more Hispanic, America shouldn't be scared of change," he said. "By embracing change, we need to educate ourselves."

“Diversity is so stressed on you on campus, and I think America 20 or 25 years from now is going to be so Hispanic.”

always been a popular event held by the Latino Cultural Society.

"Many students love to dance and will do anything to get lessons," Ariza said.

With 15 to 130 attendees at each event, Ariza said the film screenings had the lowest turnouts.

Though these events are held and sponsored by the Latino Cultural Society, Ariza said she encourages students of all communities to attend these celebratory occasions.

"It's about all communities learning about what it means to be Latino or Latina in this country," Ariza said.

— STEPHEN BALKARAN POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR

Latino Heritage Month's series of events ended Oct. 14 with the Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration, in which students learned about the traditional holiday and were offered festive desserts.

With previous events like movie screenings and plays, Michelle Lopez, president of the Latino Cultural Society, said this year's Latino Heritage Month has been the best one yet.

"There was no event that didn't have at least 15 people attend, which is great for us and everyone seemed to have a great time," Lopez said.

The most popular of the events was eighth annual Copacabana Night, when 130 students were given salsa lessons, according to Lopez.

Ariza said that Copacabana Night has

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As the Hispanic population grows both nationally and in the Quinnipiac community, Lopez said she feels that Latino Heritage Month brought joy and knowledge to many different communities.

"I definitely feel as though Hispanic students have a large presence on campus," Lopez said.

Though Quinnipiac may not seem to be diverse as compared to other schools, Ariza said the numbers of students from underrepresented communities have grown significantly.

"We've turned it around, and people are noticing," Ariza said.

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All majors created equal

Stop bashing communications and liberal arts Majoring in the school of communica- and I highly respect them for that. The focus tions is a waste of time and money. This is here is only on those who seem to think they are much more intelligent than the rest a statement that communications majors of their class, just because they can hear all the time. However, that’s simmemorize all the bones and muscles ply not true. of the human body.

The bashing of all other majors Anatomy is hard. Health sciseems to peak during times of high ences are hard, but this does not stress, like right now, for example, mean students with this major are during mid-terms. any more intelligent than someNon-health science stuone who’s majoring in hisdents are often looked tory, finance, or public redown upon. I’ve been told lations. Every year, a class by my own roommate that of several hundred students I will not be able to get a is admitted to Quinnipiac job after graduation. This University. Why were these kind of negativity goes students chosen? In most across the board—not just Sara Kozloski cases, it is because the newfor people in the school of Copy Editor @Sara_koz ly admitted student body share the communications. Students in just same level of intelligence. about any major, including the “On average, students gaining admission school of business and the college of arts and have a B or stronger average (average GPA of sciences, are also commonly targeted.

As a communications major, I’ve had 3.3) in high school with an SAT score range this discussion with many other students of 1080 to 1240 representing the 25th to the who share similar feelings and experiences 75th percentile of the incoming class,” Quinof being targeted, ridiculed, and intention- nipiac’s website states under a page entitled ally put-down by someone in health scienc- “Admissions Requirements”.

A SAT score range of 1080-1240. Does es who, for some reason, thought they were that sound stupid to you? superior to them.

There is not a higher GPA or SAT standard Here’s a newsflash: there is no major that exclusively for health science majors. They is better or worse than another.

And this certainly does not mean every- all fall into the aforementioned score range. one who is in health sciences behaves this Therefore, a health science major is just as way. There are plenty of students who don’t smart as a Spanish or psychology major.

This sounds so elementary, but maybe it should be pointed out that there are many different kinds of intelligence. Some students are pure genius when it comes to memorization of terms, while others are able to write a research paper without wanting to have a mental breakdown.

Yet many students with majors outside of health sciences find themselves being called lazy, dumb, or accused of never having any work.

There are countless SOC, business, or arts and science students who spend hours studying at the library late into the night. There are people who work so hard on a form of student media, whether it’s the newspaper or not, that it could legitimately be considered the equivalent of an unpaid internship.

But, yes, there are also students in these majors who do the bare minimum to get by.

They don’t involve themselves and don’t study for quizzes or take on extra credit opportunities. But there will always be some people who take the easy way out when it comes to their school work and this includes anyone of any major—including health sciences.

One major is not better than another and everyone at this university needs to stop judging each other based on their job aspirations. We are all intelligent people, but we all need a reality check.

We need to start taking each other more seriously instead of trying so hard to knock each other down.

Strict requirements on core classes In QU 101, professors stress how important it is to take a lot of different classes, not just the ones directly related to your major.

They say this makes you a more “well-rounded” individual.

I completely agree with this. Taking a lot of different classes that expose you to more opportunities definitely makes you a wellversed individual. However, the point of these university curriculum classes should be more for the experience you will gain and less about getting an ‘A’ in the class. This would allow students to explore the class more and make them less interested in getting a good grade and more about learning about the topic.

Students try to take classes that are easy and that can fulfill the requirement. They try to take professors that are “easier” or give less tests and papers. If the grade wasn’t as important, students might be more willing to take a harder professor or a professor who is really passionate about the topic. This would allow students to

become more well-rounded and connect with a well-rounded. If you could take classes more geared towards your major but not directly redifferent topic outside their major.

It costs $2,700 to take a three-credit class lated to it, that should count as credits for the before 5 p.m. and $1,935 to take a three-credit other sections. For example, if you are interested in abnormal psychology or someclass after 5 p.m., according to Valerie thing more specific than just an inCarbone from the Bursar’s office. If troduction class, those do not count you are paying around $2,000 to take towards your university curriculum a course that you are not interested credits. This does not seem fair beand only taking as a requirement, cause if a student takes introducwhy not be able to take classes you tion course and really enjoys are actually interested in? the class they cannot take an If you are an English advanced level class to unimajor and need to take versity curriculum credits. three social science classThe strict requirements es but would rather take limit students to exploran extra literature class ing areas they are most (which falls under humaniHannah schindler interested in. With a more ties), why do you still need Designer and Illustrator lenient system, students would be to take a sociology class just to fill able to take a humanities class and have that the requirements?

If students were allowed to take classes count as a social science credit. This would althey are passionate about they would try low students to be more motivated to doing harder which would then lead to being more well and exploring more classes.

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wise words from an almost adult

Thank you, Maria Wu

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Local news teams like to document the hap- how despite our relatively close distance, the lack of communication and interaction is the penings in New Haven, closing in on the reason behind all of this bad blood between mini-dresses and inebriated delinquents.

Yalies and Bobcats.

The shuttles that bring QU students to I could not agree more with Miss Wu. and from New Haven are deemed “the Even though QU students see the slut buses.” There was the incampus at least once a week, famous “Close Toad’s Now” QU as a community has rarearticle by Yale Daily News ly had the opportunity to unwriter Alex Fisher (sorry derstand Yale campus culture. about the death threats, bro) Most associate Yale students as elitist who single-handedly insulted the sons and daughters of rich mucky-mucks entire campus. This image does who grew up with a silver spoon it their not represent Quinnipiac, this mouth. But most do not stop to think of image represents hot mess indithe people who were accepted to this viduals who happen to attend our iconic institution purely from hard work institution. and incredibly brilliant minds.

Quinnipiac is constantly getYale is one of the top three schools in the ting the bad end of the stick when it country, most definitely top 10 in the world comes to publicity. However, despite and they are right down the street from us, this hate, Quinnipiac has someone outaccording to U.S. News and World Report. side of the bubble rooting for us. MaAt the end of the day, Yale and Quinnipiac ria Wu, a guest columnist for the Yale anna wagner students are simply that: students, Daily News, wrote a beautifully Staff Writer young adults training to become the well-written and truly heartfelt @AnnaKatWagner best people they possibly can be. piece called “Respect Quinnipiac.”

We all freak out over midterms and finals.

As a Connecticut native, and a resident of the New Haven county, I have always taken advan- We either love or hate the Connecticut climate, tage of Yale’s campus. In high school, I went to waited 20 minutes or longer to get a table at every after school program sponsored by Yale, Bar and have the great pizza debate with our hung out in the art museums and even took an friends (Sallys or Pepe’s?). Maria Wu simply put these similarities in far more eloquent English course there when I was a senior.

I have always had respect for Yale and words than my own.

So, Bobcats, no matter how much you when I hear both QU students bashing Yale or vice versa, it is incredibly heartbreaking to hear. wanted to win the Frozen Four last semester, Miss Wu chose to write about the redeeming treat our New Haven neighbors with respect. qualities of our campus such as our amazing Even though Maria Wu is one voice, kindness sports teams and our brand new medical school. will always be heard in a crowd. So, on beShe points out QU’s achievements as op- half of the Quinnipiac student body, faculty posed to rehashing the demeaning sketch of and staff, thank you, Maria, for defending our a snookered “Qpac” girl. She also mentions name and our legend.

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Philanthropic fun at Frisbee Fest

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Students were soaring above the ground, their bodies extended to catch discs as they spiraled across a field. All of this effort came from members of the community looking to help raise awareness for domestic violence.

Alpha Chi Omega hosted its 16th annual Frisbee Fest on Saturday Oct. 12. The event is held to raise awareness for the fight against domestic violence, and is in memory of a Quinnipiac University Alpha Chi Omega member who was killed in a domestic violence dispute 15 years ago.

The event has been a huge success for Alpha Chi Omega in the past, as can be seen by the past two years’ combined earnings of $66,845.

This past Saturday, the Quad was filled

with signs that displayed statistics about domestic violence. These informative signs joined purple ribbons to emphasize to students the severity of the issue.

The event offered many additional activities to keep spectators entertained. Rita’s Ices, a dunk tank, a photo booth and a DJ were all popular attractions. There were also raffles for students to win items such as gift cards to local Hamden businesses, tickets to see the New York Yankees and New York Mets and an iPad. Students also had the opportunity to “pie an Alpha Chi,” an activity where students could pay to throw a whipped cream pie in the face of an Alpha Chi Omega sister. Various fraternity members barbequed food Chartwells had donated for the event.

All of the money raised was donated to

the center for Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven. The center provides shelter for women in abusive relationships.

“It feels rewarding that we are an organization of women helping other women,” said Helen Henglein, a sophomore Alpha Chi Omega sister and a member of the philanthropy committee. “I talked to a woman yesterday who had benefited from the services at the New Haven shelter. The help that we were able to provide really changed her life. It’s great to know that the money we raised was directly given to the shelter and betters the lives of local women.”

The biggest event of the day was the frisbee competition. Twenty teams comprised of seven members each began the competition and the 10 winning teams moved on to the next round. The games continued until an ul-

timate champion emerged. The winning team was named Tammy’s Team and received a gold-painted frisbee in honor of their victory.

“Frisbee Fest was phenomenal. So many frisbees. So many pies. So much fun,” said junior Mike Morrone, who also participated in the Frisbee Fest competition.

The satisfaction of Morrone mirrored students’ attitudes throughout the day. People could be seen running across the grass, sitting down in the shade and enjoying Rita’s Ices or laughing as they threw a pie in their friends’ faces.

“It was such a beautiful day out,” sophomore Emily Ampel said. “I sat with my friends for hours just watching the frisbee competition and enjoying the barbeque food and Italian Ices. It was so much fun, and I’m so glad I got to give back to the community in the process.”

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‘Mauritius’ draws large crowd

Seniors impress with high-quality acting

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Performers prepare for Quinnipiac University’s Theater for Community’s production of “Mauritius.”

By SAMANTHA MOORE Staff Writer

Stamps and greed overtook Quinnipiac University this past week as seniors performed their

spotlight show “Mauritius” in the Black Box Theater.

The play was written by Theresa Rebeck in 2007 and directed by Professor Drew Scott. The play is about

two half-sisters who inherited a stamp collection worth a fortune. The half-sisters, Jackie, played by senior Ashley DiFranza, and Mary, played by senior Jessica Lehman, have two different opinions on how to handle the stamp collection. Jackie wants to sell them, while Mary does not. The play then followed the twist and turns as the two handled the situation.

While trying to find out the worth of the stamps from stamp expert Phillip, played by senior John Mulhearn, Jackie discovers how much the stamps are worth. His angst causes him to deny looking at the stamps, so Dennis, played by junior Austin Demos, looks instead.

Dennis realizes they had the Mauritius stamp, and tells stamp collector Sterling, played by junior Michael Bobenhausen. Sterling then is willing to pay any price to get his hands on the stamps.

The play then delved into deeper elements, such as the distraught relationship between the two half-sisters after their mother passed away and the meaning of money and happiness

in one’s life and heart. The plot did an excellent job of telling a story while having an underlying meaning.

The students performed so well I forgot I was watching a college production at times, because the performance skill was comparable to Broadway. The emotion the actors put into their acting, especially in their facial expressions, drew the audience in. In the Black Box Theater, the audience members were able to see every expression on the cast’s faces. Each word, each movement, was performed exactly how it should have been in that moment of emotion. If the emotions the cast put in were not there, the performance wouldn’t have been half as good as it was, especially in DiFranza’s performance of Jackie.

DiFranza also made great use of the subtle humor in the play. DiFranza’s character was the only one to have any comical elements in the performance. She succeeded in the humor, just as she did in every other aspect of her performance.

All the cast members truly be-

came their character. While sitting in the audience, I completely got dragged into the storyline. I believed every character for who they were supposed to be, especially Bobenhausen. He did an excellent job of being the stern, rich Sterling. He did such a believable job of playing a mean character.

The cast also made great use of the small space they had. The Black Box Theater is small, but the cast was able to use the props and space to their advantage. The play did not have many props, just what was needed to be used in the play and to set the scene. The cast members moved around in the space needed and were very aware of their limited space. As a front row audience member, it was such a great experience to be so close and to see them make use of the space.

In my opinion, all of these performers have a future in acting. I look forward to the university’s next performance to see more of its future acting stars shine on the theater stage.

Law School professor brings music diversity to school

By SHANNON CORCORAN Associate Arts & Life Editor

The lights of the Grand Courtroom in the Law School dimmed.

Nearly 100 attendees filled its seats and suddenly became quiet.

Shortly after, event organizer Professor John Thomas walked up to the microphone.

“So who knows what a harp guitar is?” he asked the crowd. Many raised their hands. This wasn’t your typical Quinnipiac event.

To answer that question, a harp guitar is essentially exactly what it sounds like; a typically normal looking guitar with floating strings attached above the guitar ones that, when plucked produce one note. Originating in Europe in the 18th century, the instrument gradually evolved in shape and became a staple in many traditional bands throughout the continent. Though it was immensely popular in the U.S. during the Vaudeville era, technological advances in the 1900s such as the radio and the electric guitar led to the fast demise of harp guitars.

Starting in the early 2000s, a small number of harp-guitar players began to utilize the internet to connect with others that shared their passion. By 2003, player Stephen Bennett organized the first Harp Guitar Gathering. This eventually led to the creation of the Harp Guitar

Foundation, which descended upon Quinnipiac this past weekend.

Saturday night marked the first of two shows that the foundation put on this year. During the two-hour performance, audience members got to listen to the many different performers play everything from original pieces to covers of songs spanning nearly every genre; from the classic Queen song, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” to Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.”

“Tonight we had such an incredible variety of music.

Everything from classic rock to jazz to 1500s baroque music was played.

The entire history of music was represented tonight.”

– JOHN THOMAS “Tonight we had such an incredible variety of music,” Thomas said. “Everything from classic rock to jazz to 1500s baroque music was played. The entire history of music was represented tonight.”

The musicians that take part in

the event not only come from all parts of the country, but from across the world as the organization attempts to spread its reach. This year’s gathering hosted musicians from Germany and Belgium.

“The foreign players seed us with an incredible range of music,” Thomas said. “They really add a lot to our show.”

A seemingly never ending range of talent kept the audience on their feet. After every performer played a set ranging between 15 and 20 minutes, those watching immediately stood up to give them a standing ovation.

Just when the audience thought the show was over, founder Stephen Bennett took the makeshift stage and initiated what would become a visual spectacle. As Bennett played a what seemed like a solo performance, harp guitar players began to emerge from all corners of the room.

Suddenly, nearly half of the audience members, including Thomas were jamming with Bennett center stage. It was a moment few will forget, including Thomas.

“Being able to play with performers that I have a great respect for was great,” Thomas said. “It was a fun way to end the night.”

The show brought a whole new genre of music to the Quinnipiac

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Quinnipiac hosted the 11th-annual Harp Guitar Gathering in the School of Law’s Grant Courtroom. community. Though the event was mostly filled with middle aged avid harp guitar fans and less students, the night was still a success.

“It has been a thrill being able

to hold this event at Quinnipiac,” Thomas said. “The support that we have received from the school is just tremendous and I’m thrilled to bring this event to my sandbox.”

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A Bobcat takes on the Tough Mudder

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Members of the Tiger Schulmann’s karate franchise completed the 20plus obstacles of the Tough Mudder.

By HANNAH GLASSER Contributing Writer

On Sunday I had the pleasure of participating in the Tough Mudder at the Raceway Track in Englishtown, N.J. with members of my uncle’s karate school. The Tough Mudder is a 10-plus mile run that includes an obstacle course, and requires both mental and physical training in order to get through it.

My uncle is a fifth-degree black

belt and owns a chain as part of the franchise Tiger Schulmann’s. The members of the karate school and I have been training for the Tough Mudder since May, and competed as members of Team Englewood.

Training for the Tough Mudder had to start even before we had registered or got to the venue. My uncle and aunt had to figure out exactly how we would go about training for the run as well as the 20-plus obstacles.

We began our training by just doing circuit training. The circuit training included push-ups, dips, pull-ups, army-crawling and bag-jumps which included getting over a free-standing bag on the ground. On Saturday mornings, the members of the karate school and I would start off running out of the school and then do sprints up and down a hill three times. We also focused on making sure that we were able to get through all of the running.

The morning of the race finally came and we all made sure that we had the right clothing to ensure that we were completely covered. This included gloves to make sure that we didn’t get splinters from the wooden monkey bars.

The race started and we were ready to make an attempt at every obstacle. The obstacles ranged from easy to grueling and painful. One of my favorite obstacles was called “Walk the Plank.” The challenge was to climb up wooden stairs and then jump off a plank 15-feet into a pool of water. The panic had set in and I was struggling to convince myself to jump off the plank.

I realized the only way to get down was to jump because I couldn’t just turn around and walk back down the wooden steps, so I did it. I jumped 15-feet into cold water. The feeling that I had was overwhelming. I was still panicking over the fact that I had just jumped 15-feet, but I was also so excited that I had overcome my fear.

The last three miles of the race were grueling. Our bodies were soaking wet and we had been cov-

ered in mud for four hours. One of the worst obstacles that we had to do was the mud-mile, which felt like it took forever to get through.

The challenge of mud mile, which probably had 10 to 12 mud piles, was that you needed to climb up the hill into mud filled water. One of the members of my uncle’s karate school went face first into the wa-

tery mud, and was covered in mud from head to toe. Her only discernable features remaining were the whites of her eyes.

It was an exhausting day, and the training took months, but the end result was that Tough Mudder taught us team building, and I will never forget that Team Englewood finished the Tough Mudder together.

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Campus Couture Junior MAT student Alexa Marino can be seen around campus looking cute and put together regardless of the temperature. By layering summer blouses with light jackets or blazers, she is ready to enjoy autumn in Connecticut. – C. Tufts

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Malala Yousafzai

Prisoners paid during government shutdown

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When I was 14-years-old, I was probably licking chocolate off my fingers while trying to decide which MySpace picture to default. But for Malala Yousafzai, things were much different.

At age 14 Yousafazi, now 16 years old, was shot by the Taliban for promoting women’s rights in her home country of Pakistan. She was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and has written a book titled, “I am Malala.” Yousafazi was recently a guest on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart, and awed guests with her maturity and strength.

“It’s honestly humbling to meet you,” Stewart said at the beginning of the interview.

Yousafazi’s entire interview was inspiring. She discussed the importance of education for everyone and how the Taliban fears educated women because education gives people power. She spoke with passion in her voice, and both experience and emotion in her eyes.

After Yousafazi answered Stewart’s questions there were periods of loud applause, whistling and cheering from the audience, and it was beautiful to see such support for a worthy cause.

“We are human beings and this is part of our human nature that we don’t learn the importance of anything until it’s snatched from our hands,” Yousafazi said in reference to education.

The bravery it took for her to stand up against the Taliban is beyond admirable. Here’s hoping that Malala is able to go far in life, and that anyone who has not seen this video yet will check it out. – S. Kozlowski

If you’ve been wishing the government would stop being more dramatic than a preteen girl, you’re not alone. The government has been shut down for approximately two weeks now and it has affected millions of Americans. With federal agencies closed, more than 800,000 employees are receiving fractions of their income, if anything. Of course this financial stalemate excludes Congress…and apparently prisoners?

That’s the case at South Dakota’s federal prison camp in the town of Yankton, where about 100 federal prison supervisors are showing up to work as scheduled without being compensated for their duties.

Strangely, the prison inmates are still being rewarded for their on-site jobs while in custody.

According to Michele Kunkel, the president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 4040 Union, the inmates’ funding is different than the workers’. In an interview with CBS, she says the Federal Bureau of Prisons will pay 36,000 prison workers after the shutdown as rewarded by an IOU system.

Unlike prison inmates, the workers are more likely to need their pay for bills and feeding families. It is not fair the workers are willingly showing up to work and are hoping Congress will do the same sometime soon. They can’t operate forever if there is no financial stability to back them up. How right is it that the government is paying for prisoners to earn an income while the hard-working staff watching over them continue on good heart? – M. D’Agostino

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Yahoo, the couple got engaged last Wednesday, but there is no news yet of a wedding day.

Cory Monteith tribute

“Glee” aired a tribute to Cory Monteith, the actor who played Finn Hudson on the show. He passed away this past summer from a drug overdose. The tribute included Rachael (actress Lea Michele), Cory’s on and off-screen girlfriend, singing Bob Dylan’s “Make you feel my love,” bringing many viewers to tears as they tweeted during the show. According to E! News, the episode brought in 7.4 million viewers.

Rihanna takes a break from the glitz and glam

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Rihanna was recently in South Africa for her Diamonds World Tour, and while she was there, she got up close and personal with the wildlife. During a break from the mayhem of touring, Rihanna was able to snap pictures of her hugging a lion and feeding a giraffe which she posted on her Instagram account.

Dancer from Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance speaks out

Hollis Jane spoke out about Cyrus’ VMA performance to E! News recently. Jane described her own experience and how she left the stage shaking and crying. Jane is a dancer who was inside one of the bear costumes, and though she loves being center of attention she says she was laughed at and was “being looked at as a prop…as something less than human.” Jane was asked to go on tour with Miley but turned down the offer.

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Men’s ice hockey shooting for title return

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Cory Hibbeler returns to the Bobcats for his senior season and will captain the team that reached the national championship game last year.

By Ben dias

Associate Sports Editor

There is no doubting the Quinnipiac men’s hockey team had a magical season last year.

The accolades and accomplishments speak for themselves. Cleary Cup and conference regular season champions. Runner-up in the national championship game. A nation-best 21-game unbeaten streak that spanned three months.

This season, the Bobcats hope to end up in Philadelphia, the site of this year’s Frozen Four, ultimately to get the prize that left a sour taste in their mouths: a national title. In order to do so, Quinnipiac will have to adapt quickly if they want to make it back to college hockey’s center stage.

The Bobcats boast a mix of experienced

and talented upperclassmen with a slew of highly-recruited newcomers this year. The Bobcats will have to face the tough task of replacing Hobey Baker Hat Trick Finalist Eric Hartzell, as well as 10 additional seniors.

One key component of this year’s squad is experience. Captain Cory Hibbeler and assistant captains Connor and Kellen Jones will shoulder the load as the most experienced players.

Hobey Baker Award candidate and Tampa Bay Lightning draft pick Matthew Peca is looking to continue the success he had from last year. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound junior speedster finished second on the team with 30 points, including 15 goals and 15 assists.

Last year, Jordan Samuels-Thomas led the Bobcats with 17 goals and also added

12 helpers for 29 points. Connor recorded 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points, while brother Kellen added 27 points on 13 goals.

Travis St. Denis and Bryce Van Brabant will look to try and make up for the loss of Jeremy Langlois. A trio of talented freshmen will also add depth to the offense. Columbus Blue Jackets’ seventh-round draft selection Peter Quenneville will be called upon to provide scoring, as will Sam Anas, who scored 37 goals last season while playing for the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League. Tim Clifton, a former New Jersey Hitmen of the Eastern Junior Hockey League, will also be counted on for his scoring ability.

Defensively, the Bobcats took perhaps their biggest hit. The loss of defensemen

Mike Dalhuisen to the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, as well as Zack Currie, Zach Davies and Loren Barron all leave big holes on the defensive side. However, Quinnipiac will look to a trio of defensemen to shoulder the load and lead a group of inexperienced newcomers.

Senior Zach Tolkinen, junior Danny Federico and sophomore Alex Barron, all return with valuable postseason experience.

The Bobcats will have 6-foot-6, 235-pound sophomore Tom Hilbrich on the blue line and Phoenix Coyotes’ prospect Connor Clifton.

Devon Toews and Derek Smith will see playing time as well.

Overall, Quinnipiac welcomes 10 newcomers to the team. Sophomore transfer K.J. Tiefenwerth will sit out the upcoming season after transferring from the University of Massachusetts.

Without question, the biggest hole will be replacing Hartzell. Sophomore Michael Garteig will now be the go-to guy between the pipes. Garteig rarely saw game action last year, making appearances in just five games.

Garteig was a highly-touted recruit after leading the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League with a North American record 42 consecutive wins.

Sophomore Jacob Meyers and freshman Brady Rouleau will serve as back-ups.

One takeaway from being national championship runner-up is that the Bobcats seem to enter this year with a so-called “target” on their backs. Nonetheless, the No. 14 team in the country has a difficult schedule.

The Bobcats have a home-and-home series with national semifinalist and last season’s Hockey East winner UMass-Lowell.

Quinnipiac plays Bentley and Holy Cross in mid-October before hosting Providence College and UMass in late November. Quinnipiac also hosts Maine on Jan. 3, before a home-and-home with Hockey East foe Merrimack on Jan. 17 and 18.

Quinnipiac was picked to finish third in the ECAC media and coaches poll, finishing with two first-place votes. Defending national champion Yale was tabbed to finish first, with a league-high four first place votes, followed

by Rensselaer with two votes. Union tied as the coaches’ pick to finish second.

Benchmark season one for the books remember from Page 16 the game winner in double overtime.

Then there was Matthew Peca’s natural hat trick in Providence against Union, the quickest natural hat trick in NCAA Tournament history, strung together in just 3:12.

The game was later recognized as the one that propelled Quinnipiac to its first Frozen Four in program history.

The list rolls on and on, one momentous victory after the next.

Unfortunately, some fans still dwell on the loss rather than appreciating the surprises last year’s team brought about. It was an exceptional season for the Quinnipiac program, and should be reflected upon

as a beautiful image rather than a bitter memory.

Come Saturday, the banners will be raised at Quinnipiac’s home opener against UMass-Lowell.

We don’t know how the Bobcats will play this year. We don’t know if they will ever have an undefeated streak half as long as last season’s. We don’t even know if they will come that close to a national championship again.

What we do know, however, is that all will be watching with pride and appreciation on Saturday night as the banners are raised to the rafters of High Point Solutions Arena, for the team that took us on such a magical ride last season.

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rundown FIELD HOCKEY QU 4, Sacred Heart 1 – Sunday VOLLEYBALL Niagara 3, QU 0 – Saturday QU 4, Sacred Heart 1 – Sunday WOMEN’S RUGBY QU 94, UMass 5 – Saturday MEN’S ICE HOCKEY Alas. Anchorage 3, QU 1 – Saturday QU 4, Alas. Fairbanks 1 – Sunday WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 5, Penn. State 1 – Friday QU 4, Penn. State 0 – Saturday MEN’S SOCCER QU 1, Niagara 0 – Saturday WOMEN’S SOCCER QU 1, Niagara 1, 2OT – Saturday

games to watch VOLLEYBALL QU at Siena – Saturday, 1 p.m.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. UMass-Lowell – Saturday, 7 p.m.

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

MEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Marist – Wednesday, 4 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER QU at Marist – Wednesday, 7 p.m.

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October 16, 2013

Game of the Week

Women’s ice hockey takes home opener

By Kerry Healy Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team defeated Pennsylvania State 5-1 in the 2013-14 home opener. The Bobcats’ record improves to 2-0-1 while the Nittany Lions fall to 1-1-1.

Shiann Darkangelo led Quinnipiac with two goals. Meghan Turner notched two points in the victory with one goal and assist.

The Bobcats first goal came on a power play after Penn. State’s Jill Holdcroft received a penalty for high sticking at 14:00 in the first period. Kelly Babstock seized the opportunity and slipped the puck past the Nittany Lion goalie, Nicole Paniccia. Nicole Brown registered the assist on the play.

“We worked on the power play a lot this week. There were a lot of new people in new places so we were a little disorganized last week but I thought we calmed down and got good chances out of it,” Seeley said.

Babstock is second in point leaders for active Division I players behind Mercyhurst’s Christine Bestland.

Darkangelo helped Quinnipiac add to its lead in the second period. Darkangelo slipped on passed Penn State’s goaltender giving it the 2-0 cushion and giving her her first career goal. Morgan FritzWard and Turner picked up assists

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Cydney Roesler takes a shot in Friday’s 5-1 win vs. Penn State. Roesler had two assists in the Bobcats’ home opener and is tied for fourth on the team with three points. on the play.

“We worked hard,” Darkangelo said. “There was a lot of energy on the bench. Our lines have gelled pretty well so far. It’s not like you have to rely on one person to score.”

The Nittany Lions responded only minutes later with a goal of their own. Shannon Yoxheimer found the back of the net putting the Nittany Lions on the board.

The Bobcats then scored with 1:15 left in the second period, Cydney Roesler found Fritz-Ward for the goal, increasing Quinnipiac’s lead 3-1.

Darkangelo notched her second goal in the third period, while Turner picked up her first career goal giving the Bobcats a 5-1 lead.

“She (Darkangelo) shows up everyday. She works hard and pays attention to detail, she listens to

instruction and goes out there and does it on the ice,” Seeley said.

Darkangelo scored her first unofficial goal during the 3-1 win against Guelph during an exhibition game.

Chelsea Laden had 24 saves on the evening.

“She [Laden] has been solid.

There’s no one close to that kid,” Seeley said. “Chelsea’s been awesome.”

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Games to watch

Men’s ice hockey

Women’s ice hockey

Nov. 27 vs.

Providence A non-conference tilt against one of the top teams in the nation. Though during Thanksgiving break, it is by far one of the Quinnipiac’s biggest challenges, with Friars’ goaltender Jon Gillies leading the pack.

Oct. 19 vs.

UMass Lowell Outside of Yale, the top game of the season and easily the best non-conference matchup. The Riverhawks also reached the Frozen Four in 2013, capturing the Hockey East title before doing so.

Nov. 9 vs. Yale

by the numbers

It’s been the most coveted ticket every season, and this year will be no exception. The Bobcats and Bulldogs will square off in a national championship rematch on Saturday, Nov. 9. Individual tickets sold out before reaching the general public.

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Penalty minutes Cory Hibbeler has totaled through two games.

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Goals Chelsea Laden has allowed through four games this season.

Nov. 22 vs.

St. Lawrence A rematch of the three-game playoff set that bounced Quinnipiac in the first round of the 2013 ECAC Playoffs. The most notable game was Game 2, which featured current captain Amanda Colin drilling the gamewinner in triple overtime.

Nov. 2 vs.

Cornell Always one of the top women’s ice hockey teams in the country, Cornell went 18-3 last season, finishing first in ECAC Hockey. Cornell eventually defeated Harvard in the ECAC Championship to take the Whitelaw Cup.

Nov. 15 vs.

Boston College The Eagles come to town on Nov. 15. Boston College, ranked No. 2 in the country in the USCHO.com poll, beat Quinnipiac 3-0 in the Nutmeg Classic last season. The Bobcats upset the Eagles two years ago, beating them 2-1 in overtime when they were ranked No. 4.

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Number of shots the women’s ice hockey team took in two games vs. Penn State.

Playerstowatch Michael Garteig Men’s ice hockey Sophomore Garteig faces the tough task of replacing Hobey Baker Hat Trick Finalist Eric Hartzell, yet the sophomore’s resumé features stellar numbers. In five games last year, Garteig recorded a 2.03 goals against average. In his final junior season, Garteig went 41-4 with a .927 save percentage.

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Nicole Connery Women’s ice hockey Sophomore Connery finished fifth on the team in goals last season, totaling 10 while also adding nine assists. So far this season, Connery is tied for the team-lead in points with five, recording two goals as well as five assists. matt eisenberg/chronicle

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Games that the men’s ice hockey team plays between Oct. 18 and Oct. 22

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“I liked our energy better today. I thought we built on yesterdays game. Each period we got stronger and stronger today.”

— rick seeley women’s ice hockey

Heart of a soldier

Meghan Turner grew up the youngest of five children. Her three brothers are or have been in the military. Her family made her into the player she is today.

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Meghan Turner has made an immediate impact for the Bobcats, recording a goal and an assist in four games, and has already proven to be a leader for her family.

By Kerry Healy Staff Writer

Although many athletes are motivated by their family, Meghan Turner’s motivation is unique compared to most. Her family’s military history and experience is one that pushes her to be the best she can be, both on and off the ice.

Born and raised in Bedford, N.H., Turner lived hockey growing up. As the youngest of five, she’s had the opportunity to watch and learn from all of her siblings who’ve each played the game at some point in their lives.

“When I was 1, my parents built a rink in the backyard, and by 2, my parents put me on skates even though I could barely walk,” Turner said.

Turner’s hockey career soon left the backyard and headed to the co-ed leagues in her town.

“I started playing with the boys when I was 4,” Turner said. “But my oldest two brothers were the ones who really got into [hockey] because they lived in Texas and when they moved to New Hampshire there wasn’t soccer for young kids, so my parents put them in the hockey program and that’s where it all started for my family.”

As Turner grew up she had the opportunity to watch her brothers play and learn the game herself. She wanted to follow in their hockey footsteps and make them as proud as they made her.

“I have people to look up to both athleti-

cally and academically,” Turner said. “I get to learn as a person from what they do and how they do it because they set the standards pretty high for me. So it’s just always trying to live up to it and make everyone around me proud.”

But hockey is only a small reason why she looks up to them.

Turner’s three older brothers, James, Jeffrey and Kevin, all entered the military. Two of the brothers were deployed twice.

“Off the ice, it’s a little bit scary at first when they get deployed,” Tuner said. “I was younger at first and really didn’t understand the real dangers. There were some scary moments that bring you back to reality. Athletically, it motivates you to do better and do it for someone who is fighting for you, your family and your country. It’s not something that you can relate to unless you have a similar situation.”

With her family fighting overseas, Meghan wanted to fight for them too. She wanted to make them proud of her each and every step of her life, just like they do for her.

Each game was a way to show them how much she cared through her attitude and her improvement on the ice.

“There was a state championship and my brother James was overseas in Afghanistan and I did an interview with a newspaper where they asked about my brother motivating me from overseas,” Turner said. “And I did that interview to be able to email it to him, to let him really see that I am doing things for him and for my brothers.”

The military life was something common in her family. Turner explained that both her parents actually met in the military. Her mom was a nurse and her dad a pilot. Her mother’s side of the family is military oriented. From generations down, she explained it’s been “the thing to do.”

“It’s something that’s pretty practical.

You’re serving your country, you’re overseas experiencing the world from a whole different angle and you get to do something good for it too,” Turner said. “But also when you come back, you have all this experience to put back into the workforce. You are a hard worker and you have the opportunity to think about the bigger picture.”

Being the youngest of five had its perks for learning and playing hockey, but it did come with a bit of pressure to succeed.

“When I was younger, they would say I was going to be in the Olympics one day. I was like, ‘I’m only 10!’” Meghan said laughing. “There is a lot of pressure being the only one who made it Division I. It’s great, but they expect a lot out of you.”

Although Turner’s military background surprised Quinnipiac head coach Rick Seeley, he said it made sense and explained it is probably why she has such incredible attention to detail.

“We are really happy with our team chemistry, we have great kids here and she just fits in perfectly,” Seeley said. “Meghan played for a prominent program at Assabet in Massachusetts. We always liked how she played.

When we met her we knew she was a phenomenal person, committed to both academics and athletics.”

In the Bobcats’ home opener, Turner proved to be an asset to the team, picking up

“There was a state championship and my brother James was overseas in Afghanistan and I did an interview with a newspaper where they asked about my brother motivating me from overseas. I did that interview to be able to email it to him, to let him really see that I am doing things for him and for my brothers.”

— Meghan Turner women’s ice hockey freshman

her first-career goal and assist, helping the team defeat Penn State University 5-1. On Tuesday, she was named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week.

“I want to be a contributor to the team,” Turner said. “As a team we have high expectations for ourselves. I want to contribute to our success. It’s more about the team and making an impact to help the team reach their goals both on and off the ice.”

October 16, 2013

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Appreciate the unforgettable season

The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team had a special season last year.

The Bobcats elevated themselves to new heights, levels that nobody could have imagined them reaching prior to the 201213 season.

By Nick Solari Associate Sports Editor From Nov. 9 @ns0lar1 to Feb. 8, Quinnipiac went 21 consecutive games without a loss. On Feb. 11, the Bobcats took over the No. 1 national ranking for the first time in program history. They would hold that spot until March 18, a stretch of six consecutive weeks.

The most impressive part about the run, however, is that nobody saw it coming.

Everybody knows the rest of the story.

After advancing to the 2013 NCAA East Regional and eventually the Frozen Four, the Bobcats fell in the national championship at the disposal of cross town-rival Yale. Goaltender Eric Hartzell was a Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalist, and the senior-heavy Bobcats were the top team in the NCAA Tournament.

Quinnipiac had outscored Yale by a combined total of 13-3 in the first three meetings the team had prior to the national championship game. It was a night that many followers of the team thought the program would capture its first national championship, but it wasn’t meant to be.

Feelings of disappointment, sadness and disbelief loomed over the Quinnipiac campus for weeks after the game. The Bobcats were the team of destiny, so everyone thought. They were a special roster, one that helped put Quinnipiac University on the map in just six short months.

We are months removed from that night, with some fans still dwelling on the past.

But rather than looking back on that night with bitterness, people should be looking forward to a new season while celebrating the achievements of last year.

Fans should be proud for the many things Quinnipiac accomplished in its benchmark year. They provided entertainment night in and night out, with moments that fans in attendance will always remember.

Take, for example, the Feb. 22 game against Yale. Quinnipiac was the No. 1 team in the country at the time, looking to prove itself in conference play down the stretch.

In front of a sold-out crowd at the High Point Solutions Arena at TD Bank Sports Center and in front of a national television audience, the Bobcats poured on three firstperiod goals and ultimately defeated the Bulldogs 4-1.

March 22 proved to be another iconic night. Trailing 2-1 late in the third period of a decisive Game 3 against Cornell in the ECAC Hockey quarterfinals, head coach Rand Pecknold elected to pull Hartzell. Clay Harvey immediately scored off a scrum in front of the net and Kevin Bui later nailed See remember Page 13