The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Issue 21, Volume 87

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MARCH 29, 2017

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ARTS & LIFE: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST P. 8

SPORTS: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL P. 16

QUCHRONICLE.COM OPINION: BOBCAT BANDWAGON P. 7

QTHON raises record amount at annual fundraiser

Baker Dunleavy named new men’s basketball coach

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By OLIVIA HIGGINS Staff Writer

Quinnipiac University’s QTHON raised $218,184.83 this year as a part of the Miracle Network Dance Marathon for children’s hospitals around the United States.

On Saturday, March 25, the QTHON executive board and all the organization’s committees worked all year long to put on the ten-hour event during which people danced, visited with “Miracle Children” and fundraised for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

With a goal of $150,000, the event exceeded it’s own executive board’s expectations by about $68,000.

Members of the Quinnipiac community

could sign up individually or in groups of dancers. Each dancer became responsible for achieving a personal fundraising goal.

Sports teams, Greek organizations and clubs such as Gamma Phi Beta, Women’s Soccer, IceCats and nursing students made teams, which were then able to sponsor a “Miracle Child,” or a child who has benefited from the money raised, during the event.

Chris Diaz, co-executive director of QTHON, has been dedicated to the event ever since his fraternity, Delta Tau Delta, introduced him to it years ago. Diaz has been involved in the event in more minor positions until applying to be co-executive director after last year’s event.

“To be honest, I am still trying to pull together my thoughts and feelings from the event. Throughout the entirety of the night, I felt like I was on cloud nine watching all the success that the management team had made in the 11 months of planning,” Diaz said.

“I found myself just standing on the stage alone for five minutes staring out into the crowd to absorb all the success that accumulated from a year’s worth of hard work.”

At 2 p.m., dancers and QTHON committee members stood up for the last time and pledged to stay standing until 12:01 a.m.

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Quinnipiac University officially hired and introduced Baker Dunleavy as its next men’s basketball head coach on Tuesday afternoon.

Dunleavy, 34, was the associate head coach at Villanova University since 2013, where he helped oversee the team win the 2016 NCAA Division I National Championship.

“It was very clear to me that there was a foundation in place at this school that shares a lot of what I believe, and a foundation that I believe can lead to greatness, success,” Dunleavy said.

While Dunleavy has no prior head coaching experience, he comes from a basketball family.

His father, Mike Sr., is a former NBA draft pick who played and coached in the league for 28 seasons (11 as player, 17 as head coach), and his brother, Mike Jr., is a 15-year NBA veteran and currently a member of the Atlanta Hawks.

“From a basketball standpoint, I would hope you would see a lot of similar things that you’ve seen at Villanova from an X’s and O’s standpoint,” Dunleavy said.

The Bobcats finished the 2016-17 season with a 10-21 record, losing their final seven games.

Quinnipiac began its head coaching search on March 7, when Tom Moore was fired after 10 seasons at the helm. He posted a 162-150 record overall, but just 19-42 in the past two years.

“I am confident that with this announcement, men’s basketball is also going to make March a very exciting time,” Quinnipiac University President John Lahey said.

Much has been made about whether freshmen guards Mikey Dixon and Peter Kiss, who led the team in scoring last season at 16.5 and 13.3 points per game, respectively, would transfer from the school following the hire.

Following a meeting between Dunleavy and the team’s players Tuesday morning, neither first-year standout has made a commitment to where they will be playing next season. “(The player meeting) went pretty well. I would say it was a relief to finally be able to meet face-to-face who the new leader is going to be,” Dixon said. “You know, it went well, but like I said, I can’t really tell you I’m for sure doing this or for sure doing that.”

Kiss was equally uncommitted and also said no teams have contacted him about transferring.

“I really want to make the best decision for my family. I’m not making a commitment,” Kiss said. “I’m not leaning either way, I’m just going to meet with (Dunleavy) and continue to try to build a relationship with him.”

In the meantime, Quinnipiac has also added three assistants to its staff in Tom Pecora, Shaun Morris and Anthony Goins.

There is still uncertainty regarding the roster for next season, but some players are eager to get going with a new slate.

“It’s a fresh start, and I think that’s good for everybody,” sophomore guard Andrew Robinson said. “With him coming from a program like Villanova where they play that four-guard offense, I think that would be good for us with our personnel here.

See page 15 for photos from Tuesday’s press conference.

Reporting by Max Molski, Logan Reardon and Conor Roche.

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March 29, 2017

STUDENTS SPEAK UP On March 21, the United States restricted passengers from bringing laptops and iPads in carry-on bags from 10 airports and nine airlines. Students react to this change in policy.

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“I know that in other countries, such as third world countries, they don’t necessarily have as high or as great technology as we do. They may not be able to prevent stuff like this from happening in their nation, so I definitely agree with it if it’s definitely keeping our country safe and that’s one of the goals of our government.”

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Emma Greco| Marketing| Senior “I think that it’s wrong to take electronics away from people of certain racial backgrounds just because you think that there could be a bomb just based on where they come from.”

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“It’s not fair to put it just only for the Muslim countries because if it’s a security-related issue, it should be for all countries going into the U.S. I think that they should put out a statement on why they did it, if it’s a Trump administration policy only, and they should clarify what is going on because I had no idea, so I was very surprised about it.”

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Nick Marshall| Computer Information Systems| Junior “I understand their defensive reasons for it, for safety and all that, but it seems a little suspicious that they would do it for U.S. allies. I’m just curious as to what the reasoning would be behind this. I think that (the Trump administration) should release a statement as to why exactly, because I understand certain countries that have had history with terrorism, but it seems a little suspicious that they’re U.S. allies and they are banning it there, too.”

Beyond the Bobcats United Airlines bars two teenagers from wearing leggings on flight On Sunday, March 26, two young teenagers were prevented from boarding a United Airlines flight while wearing leggings. A gate agent stated that the leggings were not appropriate and required the two females to change, according to the New York Times. The incident quickly erupted on social media causing a public relations nightmare for the airline.

Jonathan Guerin, a spokesperson for United confirmed that the girls’ leggings violated the dress code for the company’s “pass travelers” program. In a series of tweets, United Airlines stated that they reserved the right to deny service to anyone its employees deemed to be inappropriately dressed. They also referred to the dress code applied to pass travelers.

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Victoria Simpri

New Haven police officer suspended after accusations

Trump administration approves Keystone Pipeline

Interim Police Chief Anthony Campbell suspended Jeremie Elliot, a resource officer at New Horizons school last week. Elliot was suspended after accusations erupted that he had made an 18-year-old student feel uncomfortable, according to Fox 61.

The teen reported that Elliot kissed her on the cheek and asked her to come over to his house for a massage. Elliot has also been accused of harassing female employees at the school. Although denying all claims, Elliot has been suspended for 10 days without pay.

On March 24, the Trump administration approved the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline, reversing the block put in place by the Obama administration. The approval came after the State Department issued a permit for the pipeline supplier, TransCanada, allowing the company to complete their work on the pipeline, which will move crude oil from Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast, according to CNN. President Trump called the pipeline “incredible” and the greatest technology known to man or woman, in a statement given from the Oval Office on March 24.

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Student Government Association plans policy changes

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to SGA in 2017,” Onofrio said. “Hopefully, this will allow us to be more efficient in the future and spend more time working on initiatives.”

Freshman political science major and class representative Austin Calvo said the main goals of reworking the policies is to bring it up to date, in order to make the organization run more efficiently and serve the student body better.

“One of the big things that the Constitution and Policies Ad Hoc Committee is making is allowing student athletes to more easily serve on SGA by waiving their absences to SGA-related events due to sports,” Calvo said. “This will bring a wider voice to SGA, since our goal is to be an inclusive body that represents the student voice.”

The main goal of changing the policies is to rework the constitution to bring it up to date to make the organization run more efficiently and therefore, serve the student body better.

Calvo said the fact that their main goal focuses on improving the organization will make the elected representatives’ jobs more efficient, because they will be able to cooperate better together, knowing full well of their roles and responsibilities.

“If the 41 (SGA members) are able to work together seamlessly, we can represent the student body better, and not have to waste time in internal strife and actually work on our initiatives,” Calvo said.

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The Student Government Association (SGA) is planning to reconstruct their policies during the Spring 2017 semester, according to senior journalism major and Student Body Vice President Alec Turner. “(The committee is) working on discrepancies in our policies, there are no set changes yet but will be sometime in April,” Turner said in a statement.

Sophomore political science major and class representative Jacqueline Schmedel said SGA is working to combine the organization’s constitution, election policy and chartering policy to provide clarity and update some outdated practices.

“Our document was last updated five or six years ago, and it’s not in line with the practices that we hold today,” Schmedel said, “Essentially, what we are doing is fixing the constitution so that it matches our practice, and then in addition to that, making some extra changes to make sure we’re utilizing it to the best of our abilities.”

One of the plans the committee is thinking of implementing is to insert their mission statement to the beginning of their constitution and include a statement that addresses how students can be elected directly by the student population.

Schmedel said that the committee is also considering bringing up the idea of impeachment if members of the organization do not adhere to attending things like campus wide events, training exercises and conducting themselves in a professional manner.

“Something we want to discuss as a gen-

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SGA freshman class representative Austin Calvo pins a card to the initiative board.

eral board is, do we want to bring impeachment into this and sort of talk about if you don’t follow what you’re supposed to be doing and you don’t really fulfill your duties as a student government member, you should be up for impeachment,” Schmedel said.

In addition to that, the organization is looking into provisions that allow athletes to serve on student government and a change in the requirements needed to run for executive board.

Schmedel said that there is potential for

changes but each idea would need a majority vote from SGA to be passed, thus so far nothing is set in stone.

The constitution is very antiquated, according to sophomore political science major and class representative Jack Onofrio.

He said it is because of this that SGA has spent more time than they desired discussing internal issues on what the constitution is not clear on.

“We went back through the constitution and updated it so that it is more applicable

University provides gender-neutral bathrooms across three campuses

By ASHLEY NALLY-NAGEL Contributing Writer

From the Rocky Top Student Center to the Arnold Bernhard Library, Quinnipiac has implemented gender-neutral restrooms in various buildings across the Mount Carmel, York Hill and North Haven campuses. Students are eager to see more gender-neutral facilities in the future.

Quinnipiac is just one university out of many to have implemented all-gender bathroom facilities on its campuses. Gender-neutral bathrooms have become increasingly more common at universities across the country, from Northwestern University to Dartmouth College in recent years, according to The Huffington Post.

The University has gender-neutral bathrooms that can accommodate the needs of many people, according to Associate Vice President of Operations Terri Johnson.

The gender-neutral facilities at Quinnipiac, 12 of them in total, are single-use, according to Johnson. Single-use all-gender restrooms are designed for use by one individual at a time, regardless of gender.

“These restrooms can benefit many different people, including parents with differently gendered children, alter-abled people who may require the accompaniment of an attendant of a different gender and trans and gender nonconforming people,” Johnson said.

The gender-neutral facilities are spread across all three campuses at Quinnipiac, but since there are only a few, some students are unaware they exist.

Senior theater and English double major, Theo Pinnow, a transgender student at the university, was glad to find out about the all-gender restrooms, though he is adamant that there is still room for improvement.

“I didn’t know we had (all-gender bath-

rooms), so it is exciting to know that they exist,” Pinnow said.

Though Pinnow lives off-campus, he believes it would be beneficial for every building on campus to have a gender-neutral restroom, residence halls included.

“I think it would be nice if every building has a gender-neutral restroom,” Pinnow said.

“I’d have to imagine that students in dorms like Ledges or Irma would have similar worries.”

Alexi Mangili, president of the Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) at Quinnipiac, said the single-use bathrooms will be given a sign on the outside and will be mentioned as all-gender restrooms in Quinnipiac policies. Mangili also hopes for some additions to the gender-neutral facilities in the future.

“If they implement all-gender single use bathrooms with showers, that would be awesome,” Mangili said.

While freshman Casey Krusyman is not involved in the LGBTQ+ community, she believes the gender-neutral facilities are a great asset to Quinnipiac.

“Everyone deserves a safe place, where they shouldn’t have to worry about being made fun of,” Krusyman said.

Quinnipiac’s implementation of all-gender restrooms can be seen as a progressive and beneficial addition to some university students, but somewhat insignificant to others.

But to one transgender student at Quinnipiac, these facilities are essential to ensure safety to transgender or gender nonconforming members of the University community.

“They are definitely needed,” Pinnow said.

“The fact that I didn’t know about them says enough. Gender-neutral bathrooms are an easy way to make anyone who’s trans or gender nonconforming feel safe.”

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MSA to host events for Islamic Awareness Week The Muslim Student Association (MSA) will be hosting fun and educational events for Islamic Awareness Week from March 2731. These events include “Try On A Hijab For A Day” followed by a debrief in SC117 on Wednesday, March 29 at 6 p.m., an Interfaith Henna Night on Thursday, March 30 and a free film screening of “My Name is Khan” in Echlin 101 on Friday, March 31. There will be free food served at the events and anyone can attend.

RHC to hold Roommate Socials Residence Hall Council (RHC) will be having Roommate Socials on Thursday, March 30, Monday, April 3 and Wednesday, April 5 at 9:15 p.m. in the upper cafe. These socials will help current freshmen and sophomores who are searching for roommates during the housing selection process to find other students to live with.

ASA and WQAQ to host ‘Pimp Your Ramen’ The Asian Student Alliance (ASA) and WQAQ are teaming up to host “Pimp Your Ramen” on Friday, March 31 at 9:15 p.m. in Cafe Q. Students will build teams and compete to see who makes the best ramen on campus. Prizes for the best ramen and food will be available for those who attend

QUAD to bring students Moonlight Ziplining QU After Dark (QUAD) will be having sign-ups for Moonlight Ziplining on Wednesday, March 29 in the student center from 5- 6 p.m. On Saturday, April 1 at 7 p.m., QUAD will be bussing students to Empower Ziplines, an off-campus ziplining center in Middletown

SPB to host Wake the Giant Wednesday

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The Student Programming Board (SPB) will be giving out free breakfast to students who are on their way to class on Wednesday, April 5 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. outside the Carl Hansen Student Center. Students can enter in raffles to win Wake the Giant concert prizes. This year, Wake the Giant will feature Tiesto.

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Student recounts attack while studying abroad

By VICTORIA SIMPRI Associate News Editor

Quinnipiac students were studying abroad in London at the time of the attack on Wednesday, March 22, among them was sophomore psychology major Kassandra Mendes.

On March 22, 52-year-old British man, Khalid Massod, struck pedestrians who were walking on the pavement on the south side of Westminster Bridge in London, England.

Massod abandoned his vehicle after crashing it into a fence. He proceeded to run inside the gates of Parliament, where he stabbed an unarmed police officer and killed him. Police officers shot Massod, who died of his injuries on the scene. The entire attack lasted about 82 seconds, according to BBC News.

Mendes contacted her immediate family as soon as she had gotten word of the attack.

“At first, I didn’t think much of the situation, since so little information was known when the first news alert went out,” Mendes said. “I originally heard a police officer was stabbed and the assailant was shot, but it quickly unfolded into what we now know happened. I made sure to post on social media that I was okay to let the rest of my family and friends know that I was okay.”

Quinnipiac has program providers and partners overseas who immediately notify the university if there

are incidents or events happen in the country, Associate Director of study abroad, Mark Tortora.

“At the same time that they notify us, they’re also reaching out to make sure there is an accountability for all of the students,” Tortora said. “Quinnipiac is also reaching out and emailing the students to make sure that they are checking in to see if there is any support that we can provide them, and so forth.”

The university emailed all of the students who were abroad in the London at the time of the attack, asking for a response as soon as possible with their location when the attack occurred, according to Mendes. The university quickly reported that all of the students were safe after the incident.

The dorm room in which Mendes is staying is located close to the Parliament building, at the time of the attack.

After she had gotten word of the incident occurring not far from her location, Mendes decided it was best to stay in for the night.

Students have a lot to take into consideration when deciding to study abroad, according to Tortora.

“I think that of course if there is anything that a student might hesitate to participate in the study abroad experience terrorism is a big thing,” Tortora said. “I think that students will think twice about participating and living abroad, and what that means, or

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Sophomore Kassie Mendes was in London during the terrorist attack at the Westminster Bridge.

reconsider different locations that they are more comfortable with.”

The experience of studying abroad, as well as living in a different country, is not one that should be passed up because of horrible acts that a small group of people take part in, according to Mendes.

“To any student thinking about studying abroad, do not let something like this hold you back from a once-ina-lifetime opportunity,” Mendes said. “ Studying abroad gives you the most amazing four to five months of your life. If you are thinking about it, just go for it.”

SGA survey data evaluates student needs

By JEREMY TROETTI Staff Writer

You may check your email inbox on Tuesdays and find an email from Quinnipiac’s Student Government Association (SGA). These emails are SGA’s Tuesday’s Twos surveys that the organization sends out weekly to receive student input on various topics that relate to life on campus.

Members of SGA explain where this information goes and what it is used for.

“Every email is different,” SGA President Joey Mullaney said.

“Throughout SGA, we’re all working on different things. We try to get data on those certain things.”

Mullaney explained that SGA deals with some of the data they receive from their surveys, while other data is handed over to administration to evaluate the desires of students on campus.

“We get the data, and there is a physical example that we give to administrators. We also have students that give us their opinions on certain initiatives that we’re working on and give us feedback that we take so when we meet with the administrators, we have what students say about the issue,” Mullaney said.

The recent parking survey was

designed by Mullaney and a senior class representative.

“We needed that data to take and give to administrators once we met with them,” Mullaney said. “Same with every Tuesday Two we get… some are for administrators, some are for us.”

As for the person directly dealing with the data collected, Mullaney explained that Vice President for Student Experience Ali Munshi is the one who takes on that task.

“Ali Munshi is the one in charge (of working with the data), but sometimes, someone else needs data on a certain topic for when they meet with administrators to see what the students want,” Mullaney said.

Munshi explained the exact process behind SGA’s collection of data and how they use the data they collect.

“The process basically starts with all of SGA coming together and identifying either problems that need to be addressed or initiatives that we want to explore and take a look at more closely,” Munshi said. “From there, the Student Experience committee meets at our regular Tuesday night meetings, and we work through how we can formulate questions around a given topic to start understanding what can be done about it.”

Munshi said that, following that process, the actual surveys go out to students.

“After the questions are decided upon, Campus Life and SGA work to edit the survey and send it out,” Munshi said.

“For initiatives already in place, the Tuesday Twos really help with giving us data to (bring to) administration to back up what we are trying to accomplish.”

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VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT EXPERIENCE As for the Tuesday Twos, Munshi feels that they are effective in helping to show administrators what students want on campus.

“For initiatives already in place, the Tuesday Twos really help with giving us data to (bring to) administration to back up what we are trying to accomplish,” Munshi said.

Mullaney said that Tuesday Twos have become more prevalent in the

past year.

“We really started getting Tuesday Twos going last year, so we’re trying to figure out the best way to use (the data collected),” Mullaney said.

Mullaney explained that SGA has improved in keeping students informed regarding the information collected in the surveys.

“Originally, (Tuesday’s Twos) were used just for us for data purposes, but the student body didn’t know that, so more and more you’ll see (SGA) putting the results on Facebook in order to be as transparent as possible,” Mullaney said.

Sophomore nursing major Piper Swinton has seen the various surveys but has never actually partaken in answering any of them.

“I just usually don’t have the time (to take the surveys),” Swinton said.

Mullaney made clear that SGA’s ultimate goal is to always act in the best interest of the students on campus.

“Recently, we asked questions such as, ‘How do you feel about your student government? Are they helping your needs?’” Mullaney said. “We got good feedback about things we have to work on, but mainly, it is for collecting data on the certain initiatives student government works on.”

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School of Business to start microlending program

By MATT GRAHN Staff Writer

The Ion Bank Foundation recently gave the School of Business $10,000 in order to start a microlending program for local businesses, according to a press release on March 6. Students from the School of Business will also assist in determining who is approved for a loan.

Microlending is the practice of offering small loans, usually for small businesses, according to Charles Boulier III, the CEO of Ion Bank and the Ion Bank Foundation. Instead of taking a loan for $25,000, a business would take out a loan for $1,000.

Boulier said that the idea first came up when he was approached by School of Business dean Matthew O’Connor and Richard Galiette, senior director of development, business and engineering, as they sought to recreate a microlending program like the one set up in Nicaragua, in order to give back to the community.

O’Connor says that the Nicaraguan program was started as a way to work with the Albert Schweitzer Institute to help develop business in the area, while giving business students experience in a different culture.

That program has been running for eight years and has a high repayment rate, according to the press release.

Senior marketing major Matthew Mattson thinks that the microlending program will help students understand the experiences of small business owners.

“Anyone who is in finance will know that the whole task of getting a loan is a challenging one for small businesses,” Mattson said.

“That opportunity for Quinnipiac students to learn about it in a hands-on experience is a

The School of Business was given $10,000 from Ion Bank.

good thing.”

For Boulier, learning about the Nicaragua program was enlightening.

“We could copy something that is being used by the university in another country, and get a lot of benefit here in the United States for many of the constituents that we have,” he said. “It was an awakening experience for me.”

The program will be a partnership between Quinnipiac, Ion Bank and the Community Investment Corporation, a local lender that will serve as a way to connect with

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small businesses. To support the program, the Ion Bank Foundation will continue giving money over the next four years, for a total of $50,000.

Student participation will be available to juniors, seniors and graduate students and will count for three credits, according to O’Connor. The program a “hands-on” experience that focuses on meeting clients, determining their need and deciding if giving them a loan is worth it.

Boulier, who is on the School of Business advisory board, doesn’t see the new program

as a competitor, but as an opportunity, or as he says, a “triple win,” students will be able to gain experience, entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to get small loans. and Ion Bank can potentially hire experienced students later on.

“We have a situation where a lot of our lenders are Baby Boomers, and they’re going to be leaving the industry, and this would give the Bank the opportunity to help (Quinnipiac) train future bankers,” he said.

Boulier feels that the program would offer a useful opportunity for all School of Business students, no matter what major, due to the wide range of skills covered in the program.

Sophomore behavioral neuroscience major Margy Shah is a fan of any program that can give students real world experience.

“I definitely feel like this and more programs should be implemented because it’s really a great opportunity for students to put their majors and their passions to use,” she said.

Of the skills covered, Boulier highly values people skills.

“The most critical item in lending is trying to understand a person’s character. We call that ‘street smarts,’” he said. “At the end of the day, you have to make a decision: Is this person going to pay me back?”

However, many of the program’s details are being worked out. Boulier would like to see the program started for the fall 2017 semester. Despite there being plenty of work ahead, he feels optimistic about what the program’s impact will be.

“You’re hoping every business is going to be a success, and down the road. It’s going to need a (larger) loan, but it will happen,” Boulier said.

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Reading helps a person grow For some, reading doesn’t bring about as much joy as Ever since I was a kid, one of my favorite things to do was read. It started with Cam Jansen mysteries in second it does for me. They may have a more technical mind, one grade, then the Harry Potter series when I got a bit older and that deals better with numbers and tangible work. They may prefer other forms of media, such after that, onto basically any young adult as film, music or art, for a whole host of novel I could find. Since then, my reading reasons. Reading may be difficult for othmaterial has expanded to include classic ers, whether that’s due to a learning disnovels, fun beach reads, endless New York JEANETTE CIBELLI ability or difficulty concentrating. I’ve had Times articles, sociological theory, travel Copy Editor a variety of friends and family members essays, editorials about politics, mental @jeanettecib experience these various issues, but I still health, feminism and more. Every day I think incorporating some reading–even if find myself reading something new, even if it’s just ten minutes a day–can have a huge that’s just a status on Facebook or a piece impact on a person. of advice about stress reduction.

I believe that reading has exposed me to different perReading can be time-consuming, especially if you find yourself staring down a 400-page novel or one of the lengthy spectives. There are other ways to get people’s stories, too, scholarly articles I’ve been reading for my thesis. Many of but I think reading is one of the most powerful avenues to us are incredibly busy, with other schoolwork, jobs, family understanding how another person thinks or feels, because commitments, athletics, service work, other interests and at- they have to take the time to really process their thoughts tempting to get enough sleep in between it all. So I totally and capture them in words. Many people are shy or hesitant to divulge personal stories, but I’ve noticed that we may be understand the “I don’t have time to read” perspective.

It’s easy to let free reading take a backseat. I do it often. more likely to share thoughts when words don’t have to be But lately, I’ve tried to prioritize it more, because I realized spoken aloud. Writing is also a historically lasting form of it makes me feel better and more productive to reflect on at expression, and I think that in itself shows its value.

Of course, all of these benefits hinge on what many of least one new thing that I read about that day. Essentially, it us, especially in a university setting, take for granted: the just makes me happy.

ability to read. As a Pi Beta Phi woman, I’ve had the following (frightening) fact seared into my mind: one in four children in the U.S. grow up unable to read. A study put out by the U.S. Department of Education in 2002 reported that 21-23 percent of the U.S. adult population demonstrated at or below Level 1 reading proficiency, out of 5 levels of proficiency that could be reached, and The Huffington Post reported in 2013 that those rates had not changed significantly throughout the past decade.

Reading helps a person grow, so we should be encouraging and embracing it. We can gain new knowledge, further hone our critical thinking skills and hear stories that are different from our own. Since our experiences in life are so different from others’, based on an endless amount of factors, it is impossible to experience first-hand so much of what other humans face.

This doesn’t mean we should ignore those stories because they’re not directly relevant to us. I believe that can actually be incredibly dangerous, because it creates egocentric, close-minded attitudes about the self and others.

Reading exposes us to these new stories and ideas, whether they’re uplifting, frightening or confusing, but that is all to our benefit. We should keep reading, even when it feels like we have so many other things to do.

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Bobcat bandwagon

Not all successful teams get equal support I was making another mundane drive down I-95 this week when a billboard caught my eye. I looked out and saw Carly Fabbri, Aryn McClure and the women’s basketball team bench cheering with a congratulatory message praising the team’s run to the Sweet 16. On a separate drive, I saw that a local laundromat had also posted a message facing out on Whitney Avenue sending luck to the team.

Come this past Friday, some people MAX MOLSKI had thrown a team frame over their Sports Editor @MolesDontSki Facebook profile pictures. Earlier in the week, the bookstore changed its display to basketballs and Sweet 16 Tshirts. The university even published a Facebook video, which went viral, explaining the Quinnipiac’s pronunciation after commentators flubbed it in their broadcasts.

The Bobcats had created a basketball frenzy at a “hockey school.” In the past week, the term “Quinnipiac” has reached its third-highest traffic of the past five years, according to Google trends. The only periods when the school was a hotter topic was in early April of 2013 and 2016, stretches when the men’s ice hockey team reached the national title games.

This suggests that Quinnipiac has a winning culture as opposed to a hockey culture, right? Hold your horses.

Seven Quinnipiac teams won titles in the 2015-2016 season. Along with men’s ice hockey, the Bobcats won championships in women’s rugby, women’s cross country, women’s ice hockey, men’s lacrosse, women’s golf and women’s tennis. The rugby team captured its first national title while the women’s golf and men’s lacrosse teams made their debuts in their respective national tournaments. What kind of love did they receive?

When the women’s golf team made the NCAA Tournament, the university only dedicated two tweets to the

action. While the national tournament win for the men’s lacrosse team and NIRA National Championship win for women’s rugby garnered more university attention on social media, @QuinnipiacU did not direct live attention to it. Rewind to the NCAA title game for the men’s ice hockey team on April 9, and the university was running social media from the press box of Amalie Arena, giving live updates to a nationally-broadcasted game.

This doesn’t suggest that Quinnipiac and its community are fair-weather fans.

It tells that #BobcatNation roots for teams when it serves a personal purpose.

The school is perfectly fine with it, too.

“I try to look at not just the team’s athletics in terms of their success on the field, or on the ice or on the court, or wherever it is, but what it is doing to extend the good name of Quinnipiac far and wide.”

Those are words from University President John Lahey in an interview with The Quinnipiac Chronicle last April in regards to an email he sent out congratulating the men’s ice hockey team following its Frozen Four run. The women’s rugby team followed up that email with a tweet that said it would have liked the same recognition and included a hashtag saying “#stopignoringfemaleathletes.”

Quinnipiac has made it no secret that it will delegate support to teams based on the recognition they bring to the university. Similarly, students will support the teams that bring along the best personal benefits.

While Quinnipiac students get a premium college hockey product on the ice, that is not necessarily what attracts them to the game. If it was, then contingents wouldn’t leave Saturday tilts early to embark on their raucous, and often regrettable, trips to Toad’s Place.

Many of the loudest fan moments I have heard at High Point Solutions Arena had little to do with on-ice play.

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Singing and dancing along to “Tequila,” “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Livin’ on a Prayer” are light-hearted Quinnipiac staples that take place in a hockey rink. The same student section, however, also loves to bond over yelling “SUCKS” after the opposition’s player introductions.

Yes, there are people who are hooked on rooting for the hockey team. However, Quinnipiac games are equal parts Snapchat opportunity, pregame location and social gathering as they are hockey spectacles.

The same effect has not applied to other sports. The perennially dominant women’s ice hockey, men’s lacrosse and women’s rugby teams here at Quinnipiac will not garner the same attention because they are not seen as flashy sports or stories students can show to their friends at home.

Four letters separate these sports from the runs women’s basketball and men’s ice hockey have pulled off: ESPN. Until these teams are accepted and embraced by local and national media, the fans will not see them as an equally valuable asset to share with their friends.

The women’s basketball team’s run to the Sweet 16 was the culmination of decades of work. Yet, when someone brings up Quinnipiac basketball in the coming weeks or months, what will come first: a selfless team that made an improbable trip through the NCAA tournament or Geno Auriemma stunting a Quinnipiac T-shirt like Clark Kent?

As a Connecticut resident, I am honestly not sure.

People gobbled up the story that Auriemma was supporting his in-state competitor, and the broadcast made a point of bringing the photos during Quinnipiac’s loss to South Carolina on Saturday.

Frankly, the school is more concerned with Quinnipiac building its brand than how it gets there, and students want to be seen along with it.

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FILM REVIEW

The ‘Belle’ of the box office PHOTO COURTESY OF DISNEY DESIGN BY MADISON FRAITAG

Disney’s latest live action remake gives a modern flare to the tale as old as time

By KRISTINA MENDOZA-CABRERA Staff Writer

Breathtaking. That is one word that comes to mind when many think of the 2017 live action adaptation of Disney’s classic “Beauty and the Beast.” The star-studded cast, including the likes of Emma Thompson and Ian McKellen, say they jumped at the chance to bring this 300-year-old fairytale back to life.

“It reintroduced the form to a new audience through animation, but you always knew that it wanted to be more,” Bill Condon, the director, told ABC. After the releases of “Maleficent,” “The Jungle Book” and “Cinderella” in 2015, millions became enraptured with the live action remakes Disney has been producing of its beloved classics. An entire generation of people now have the opportunity to fall in love all over again with the classics they we were enchanted by as children. One of these children happens to be Emma Watson, who plays Belle in the box office phenomenon.

The 26-year-old actress brings so much more than her beauty to the screen. We all fell in love with Belle, the romantic dreamer who gets lost in books and yearns to escape her provincial life. But this version introduced us to a new Belle, one more cunning, clever, witty and in charge of her own destiny.

Most already know Watson from her role as Hermione Granger in the film adaptations of the “Harry Potter” series. One can’t help but notice the similarities between the two characters, who are both bookish and feisty.

“What I loved so much about Hermione and what I loved so much about Belle is that they are that perfect mix of head and heart,” Watson said in an interview with ABC News.

Belle is also much more innovative in this version. She teaches children to read and uses her inventions to get her tasks done. She’s a princess who cares more about brains than beauty, making her a role model for young girls everywhere.

Viewers’ eyes welled up with tears when Watson stepped out on the ballroom floor in that beautiful, iconic yellow dress. It was the penultimate moment, what everyone had been anticipating from the beginning.

Despite audiences knowing this timeless love story, Condon and the film’s composer, Alan Menken, still had some surprises up their sleeves. Some new songs were added that the original film did not include, and the ones everyone did know, such as “Be Our Guest,” were back and better than ever. The latest technology made for some astounding graphics and a breathtaking result.

The Oscar-winning song, “Beauty and the Beast,” made famous by Celine Dion, is refreshed by the smooth vocals of Ariana

Grande and John Legend.

Another change was the addition of backstory regarding Belle’s mother. This ultimately provided more color and a level of reality audiences definitely appreciate.

“It’s so hopeful, and it’s so full of joy, and it’s kind of so defiant in that.”

–EMMA WATSON ACTRESS PORTRAYING “BELLE”

In addition to this modern day retelling, the adaptation was the first Disney film to feature an openly gay character. The character of Le Fou, portrayed by the brilliantly hilarious Josh Gad, who many know as the voice of Olaf in “Frozen,” has mixed feelings for his best pal, Gaston.

Condon was asked about his decision to feature a sexuality different than Disney audiences are used to.

“It’s about accepting people for who they really are,” Condon said.

This film is one that preaches acceptance

for ourselves and for others.

“On the screen we’ll see everybody,” Condon said.

Despite millions of fans, the film had several critics. Some disapprove of a love story that begins with a woman being held prisoner. There are a few theories that Belle even develops Stockholm syndrome, or feelings of sympathy or affection as a victim towards a captor in a hostage situation.

How did the cast respond to this? In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Watson argued that Belle isn’t a victim of Stockholm syndrome because she never gives up her own agenda during her imprisonment. Belle never loses her freedom of thought or lets the Beast truly gain power over her.

“He bangs on the door, she bangs back.

There’s this defiance that, ‘You think I’m going to come and eat dinner with you and I’m your prisoner—absolutely not,’” Watson said.

No matter how modern audiences interpret this fresh version of an age-old tale, what endures is the love story.

“It’s so hopeful, and it’s so full of joy, and it’s kind of so defiant in that,” she said.

“Beauty and the Beast” remains just as enchanting as ever. And audiences are eternally grateful.

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I SURVIVED

K A E R B G SPRIN ALONE AT QUINNIPIAC

By JUSTIN CAIT

Associate Sports Editor

I was pretty excited to be back at Quinnipiac after spending the last three days covering men’s ice hockey in the North Country of upstate New York.

Getting back to main campus means seeing your friends, taking in the beautiful scenery this school has to offer and making yourself comfortable in your dorm.

None of this happened when I got back from St. Lawrence University, where I was reporting on the men’s ice hockey team and their run in the playoffs.

DAY 1, 4 P.M. It was basically just me, Public Safety and some squirrels all bracing for the ensuing blizzard that was about to hit the East Coast.

Now since I’m from southern California, I’ve never been in a full-on blizzard before, so I had no idea how to prepare for something like this.

Questions like, ‘Was I going to be able to go outside tomorrow?,’ ‘Is anyone else going through this with me?’ and most importantly, ‘Will the cafe even be open?’ were swirling in my mind. So, I did what any 19-year-old college student would do in a time like this; I called my mom. She is also California-born, so that conversation didn’t really help me out past the “Make sure you eat well” talk.

DAY 1, 6:30 P.M. Luckily, the Quinnipiac women’s basketball team had its ESPN Selection Monday showing

at TD Bank Sports Center. I met up with our wonderful sports editor, Max Molski, who was kind enough to take me frozen food shopping because the Judge Phillip Troup residence hall has no kitchen.

After a pretty exciting aisle-to-aisle venture, I came back to my empty eight-person suite and prepared for the next 24 hours inside.

I immediately opened my suite’s front door and let out a Macaulay Culkin-esque scream throughout the empty building.

DAY 2, 1:30 P.M.

DAY 2, 9 P.M.

DAY 3, 7 P.M.

The day dragged along as expected. I was on my second microwaveable meal of the day — microwaved mashed potatoes are better than you’d think — and just about ready to give up staying on campus for the next two days.

I was browsing Expedia.com looking for flights, then I snapped out of it and knew I had to find friends that were still on campus.

Luckily, I realized members of the pep band were at Mount Carmel, waiting for their flight to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Regionals in Coral Gables, Florida.

With that revelation, I got in contact with a friend from pep band and prepared for some rare human company. As I stared at my phone waiting for a “Read” message to pop up, I fell asleep on the common room futon, bumping music, without any fear of a suitemate or custodian waking me up.

Finally, I watched my beloved Toronto Maple Leafs play with no chirping in the room from my Bostonian suitemates. So what, they have a city in which major sports teams have won 10 championships in 15 years? Fine. My team hasn’t won in a few years and only blew one 3-1 lead. Whatever.

I tried sleeping on the other common room couch and then briefly on my direct roommate’s bed (hey, Zach), but it felt way too weird. Night Two was spent in my own bed, but I left the door open knowing however late I slept in, nobody would wake me up.

With no direct roommate, I felt absolutely zero pressure of sleeping in, so I woke up at 1:30 p.m. because I’m an adult and I can do that sort of thing. Music was blasting from the get-go and nobody could tell me otherwise.

The day started out super solid.

Once I settled in and started my day, I decided to go blizzard-watching from my confinement. That definitely wasn’t one of my most exciting moments, but it was at least The day started with a complete upgrade something to do. I missed out on the bulk of from any Troup breakfast, with waffles and the blizzard, but nonetheless I can confidently croissants at my friend’s kitchen in Hill. I was report that there was a lot of snow. humbled to be there.

On the way back to Troup, I thought about stopping for a water bottle at the Ratt, and for Originally, my agenda included testing out the first time in my collegiate career, I was a each of my suitemates’ beds, but Residential little bit upset it was closed. It’s tougher than Life closes their rooms during spring break it seems to go a few days without seeing the checks, so I couldn’t do that. I did the next boys, Chester and Chris. best thing and tried really hard to break into the other three rooms in the suite… for science.

Major kudos to Public Safety, I was unable to get into any of their rooms.

DAY 3, 12:30 P.M.

DAY 2, 5 P.M.

DAY 4, 8 A.M. I woke up to my phone ringing. My ride is outside waiting for me. I had been so worried about having a good time on-campus that I forgot I had to go to Lake Placid for more men’s ice hockey.

Having the campus to yourself is definitely not as fun as it might seem.

A huge takeaway from the time alone was to appreciate the people that surround you with while at school. Sometimes, it might seem like alone time is out of reach when the constant bombardment of people is in full motion.

Taking a step back and making the most of peer presence while it’s available, should be taken into consideration with summer around the corner.

It was an interesting couple of days to say the least, but when all said and done I survived a spring break on Quinnipiac campus.

And I’m not even an athlete.

Larsen: ‘The fact that we raised 68K more than our goal is incredibly surreal’ QTHON from cover learned the “morale dance,” did fun activities such as face painting and visited with the children who benefited from the event and their families.

Stephanie Shaw, a junior occupational therapy major, and Marisa Casciano, a senior journalism major, were both a part of the “MORALE” committee. The MORALE committee is responsible for keeping spirits high, encouraging dancers and dancing the night away themselves during the event.

“As a MORALE committee member, the major expectation of us was to be our energetic and enthusiastic selves before, during and after the event,” Shaw said. “We are the heart of the energy that floods the room the night of, so it is up to us to make sure everyone feels that energy throughout the day.”

Similarly to everyone involved in QTHON, Marisa Casciano is passionate about the event and being more involved as a MORALE member.

“I could talk about my passion for QTHON for days,” she said. “But simply put, I decided to fill out an application for MORALE because I loved seeing their passion and energy for the event every year. Dressing up and getting crazy over something you love reminded me of when I was a camp counselor, and I wanted to be a part of a group of people like that and get more connected to the QTHON event. I’m just happy they chose me, too.”

Alex Larsen, director of operations on the QTHON executive board, was thrilled with the event and all the people that came out to support and fundraise for such a great cause.

“Last year, we had 954 dancers at QTHON 2016,” she said. “This year, we had 1,530, and that is something that is so amazing to see.

Something that I think is nice about QTHON as opposed to other dance marathons is that we don’t cut off registration before the event – we don’t cut it off at all.”

Larsen admits that though she had great

anticipation for the event, it turned out to be a great success and quite bittersweet for her as it was her last QTHON before graduation.

“As director of operations, it is my job to bring the entire management team’s efforts and plans together and plan out how the entire morning, day, and night is going to go,” Larsen said. “We had a timeline that was mapped out hour-by-hour in five-minute increments with rows and columns that would make your head spin.”

Larsen says that the executive board’s ability to work so well together contributed to the event’s success this year.

“I thought I was going to get there and be incredibly stressed. Overall though, I wasn’t.

But I don’t take full credit for that. Yes, we as a management team had some moments and behind the scenes obstacles to overcome, but because this team was so cohesive and passionate and dedicated, anything that happened we were able to iron out quickly.”

Larsen, along with the other executive board members, were in shock when the event surpassed its goal of $150,000 by $68,000. She believed that some members of the community did not think they would be able to achieve such a great success.

“The fact that we raised 68K more than our goal is incredibly surreal, to say the least,” Larsen said. “We as a management team find out before everyone else as a group with our advisors, and we were all either crying hysterically or had our jaws on the floor in shock and utter happiness.”

Not only was the amount raised a huge success for the QTHON executive board and everyone involved in the event, but it means big things for next year’s event.

“We set our huge goals and announce them almost half a year before the event because we really are trying to instill the Dance Marathon motto of being ‘FTK’ (‘For The Kids’) all year round,” Larsen said. “These hospitals and these families need events like this, and they really do notice the year round efforts that schools do to raise this money. Thankfully, I believe the movement is catching on here at Quinnipiac.”

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Sophomore MORALE committee member Alexandra Ford particpates in the choreographed dance performed each hour at QTHON.

During the opening ceremonies, the executive board asked the children sponsored by the event what their favorite part of QTHON is so it’s only fair to ask them the same thing.

“This is a tough one. I think my favorite part of QTHON would be the constant smiles that I get to see on the kids and their families faces for the ten hours they are with us,” Diaz said.

Larsen however was torn between the morale dance performed every hour on the hour or the final reveal at the end of the night.

“Not only is it just so much fun to be up there dancing, but it’s really cool to look out at the crowd all doing that dance smiling and laughing together….For obvious reasons I love the final reveal….Having the opportunity as a management team member to be up on stage holding one of the pieces of poster board for reveal was incredible – I never thought one of the best moments of my life would come from holding a piece of paper” Larsen said.

Shaw, a part of the MORALE team, couldn’t

seem to choose just one part of QTHON as her favorite.

“I can honestly say there is not a single part of this event that I don’t like,” Shaw said. “There is something for everyone no matter what you enjoy to do there and it is so much fun. Picking one thing is way too hard when you love it all.”

And finally, the irony of this question was not lost on Casciano, who decided to go back to how the kids answered the question originally.

“Molly Arneth asked a couple of the kids that question when she introduced them during opening ceremonies. A couple kids said ‘everything’. And although it may sound broad, I think they were right on,” Casciano said.

The first QTHON event, hosted five years ago, raised $14,000 according to Larsen, compared to this year when the movement raised over $218,000. Larsen believes this number has made it very clear to everyone in the Quinnipiac community that the movement that is QTHON is getting stronger and is here to stay.

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A Hamden ‘hero’

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Ray George of Ray & Mike’s Dairy & Deli has used his lifelong commitment to hard work to create the business Hamden knows and loves

By AFSHA KASAM Staff Writer

Ray & Mike’s Dairy & Deli has become a staple in the Quinnipiac college experience.

Just like hiking at Sleeping Giant State Park or going to a men’s ice hockey game, Quinnipiac students usually find themselves eating at Ray & Mike’s Dairy & Deli at some point during their college career.

But many people do not seem to know the man behind the curtain, one of the founders: Ray George.

George, 50, is originally from Trumbull, Connecticut. He has been living in Connecticut for a great deal of his life.

“I came from a family in which my father worked a lot. He owned a Dunkin’ Donuts,” George said. “He was always working the weekends.”

George said that he was brought up with the mentality that you are supposed to work hard. His father’s emphasis on a good work ethic seems to have affected George greatly.

“It’s just my lifestyle. It’s what I know how to do what I do,” he said. “Getting up every day and going to work, keeping things moving and growing.”

The deli is known for its quick service. It is also the only local deli that is open every day of the year, even during holidays and in snowstorms, according to its website.

George is definitely a hard worker.

During a portion of his interview with The Chronicle, he was still ringing customers out at the cash register.

Hamden resident Haley Wright, 32, has known George for 17 years. Wright works alongside George at Ray & Mike’s and said that he is very dedicated to the deli, since he works 11 hours on average each day.

“He grew up working in delis and has always done stuff like that,” Wright said.

“He’s pretty much worked hard his whole entire life.”

Wright has seen a different side of George while working with him.

“He’s usually pretty quiet with other people,” Wright said. “But back here, he’s funny and obnoxious. He just makes stupid jokes all day.”

Ray & Mike’s was opened after the George family sold their first family business (similar to Ray & Mike’s Deli) in Milford, Connecticut. They first opened the place in the ‘80s.

“Back then, there were more independently owned businesses,” George said of the Hamden area. “We were there for almost 14 years. The area was getting kind of congested with more places and less industry, less customer base.”

After the family sold the place in Milford, George and his brother, Mike, decided to come towards Hamden because it was a growing area in Southeastern Connecticut.

“It was mostly a convenience store, an old Cumberland Farms,” George said. “We purchased it and changed it.”

Some of these changes include adding a menu and more of a deli counter to the back

and focusing on more single-serve items, both hot and cold.

It was both of the brothers’ ideas to open the deli. George called it a joint effort, and said both of the men were happy to get into the business.

This dedication highlights why customers are drawn to the deli’s speciality sandwiches, such as The Irresistible, Chipotle Philly Chicken, Quickwich, Mac Daddy, Cluckin’ Russian, Blue Dream and “Buffalo Style” Philly Chicken.

“It’s just my lifestyle... Getting up every day and going to work, keeping things moving and growing.”

–RAY GEORGE OWNER OF RAY & MIKE’S DELI Over the years, staff and customers made up the names of the sandwiches. Employees, customers and the George brothers also thought up the recipes.

George’s favorite sandwich is the Steak & Cheese because it is one of the elements that drastically increased the deli’s popularity.

Owning a well-known business comes with a lot of responsibility. It means putting more work hours into the deli.

Currently, George says he does not have a lot of free time because he is working every day. However, he does enjoy spending time keeping in shape.

“I work out in the morning before I come in here every day,” George said. “I do weight training in the gym.”

Surprisingly, George’s favorite memory is not work or fitness-related. He said that he enjoys the times that he has vacationed in the South.

As for George’s feelings about being close to Quinnipiac’s York Hill campus and Mount Carmel campus?

“It’s great,” George said. “It’s an extra customer base from when the semester starts to when the semester ends.”

When the semester ends, landscapers and construction people often stop by the deli.

Currently, George is a lone wolf. A great deal of his family lives in Florida. He says he is single with a “bunch of ex-girlfriends.”

However, George is happy nonetheless.

The best part of the job is seeing people happy, according to George. He also enjoys seeing people come back years later.

“Everyone being happy is a good experience,” George said. “When you work here every day, it’s good to know that people are here, and they congratulate you for being here.”

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OPINION

honoring stronger women March gives women reason to celebrate being female

By CHRISTINA POPIK Design Editor

“Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” - G.D. Anderson.

For those who don’t know, women have their own month, March, to celebrate how far they have come. Since the 19th century, women have made great strides in reaching gender equality, aiding in the diminishment of the idea that men are the strongest, smartest, most capable sex.

The ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which granted women the right to vote after years of rallying, was a huge milestone for women during this time. But they still knew there was room to grow.

The ratification only invigorated more of an incentive to fight the perception that they were still second-class citizens in society.

The women of the 1920s and 1930s put their new image resembling a flapper, a woman of rebellion, to the test. Women had grown tired of their persistent duties and finally had gained the confidence to pursue their long overdue freedom by partaking in similar duties of men such as smoking, drinking and extramarital sex.

World War II brought the opportunity of a lifetime for women: the ability to take over all operations while men were away at war, invigorating a greater confidence to pursue what would be considered a more masculine lifestyle. As women had gained this newfound independence culturally and financially, roles between men and women were transforming.

Despite the on-and-off again attempts by women to achieve equality, this millennium

has brought even more acceptance of recreational sex prior to marriage for all genders. Female enrollment in higher education has increased, as has their employment in what would have been considered male professions previously.

Women no longer see having a family as their sole goal in life, resulting in a decrease in marriage and birth rates. Women are now becoming employees, bosses, single parents and leaders, all thanks to the women who have fought hard in the past. They now, finally, see themselves as people who could make a living just as men do. Some actually play more of a role than men do in the family, acting as providers and housewives.

Men have begun to engage more in their family duties, allowing women to focus more on their careers. It is no longer seen as unattractive or masculine for women to have a job outside of the home. Women are being seen as more capable of leadership positions for their ability to nurture and empathize more with their employees.

Despite the progress, we must recognize where there is still room to grow. In a sense, gender inequality has evolved into new issues. Unfortunately, some men continue to have the mindset that they can and should try to control women. It is important that we don’t let this issue go unnoticed because it has gotten to an even more dangerous point.

Sexual, domestic and dating violence are offenses that have become way too prevalent in a women’s world, most likely caused by their vulnerability portrayed in media. Magazines use

Photoshop to perfect our biggest role models or celebrities, resulting in unreachable ideals for women, which is why they are criticized so much. As the end of the month approaches, may we continue to cheer on women on in their fight to reach gender equality.

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MUSIC REVIEW

Why Drake is a genius and Kendrick is the king

By JUSTIN CAIT

Associate Sports Editor

It took a few delays, some intra-rap game beef and lots of patience, but Drake fans can finally rejoice.

On March 18, Drizzy Drake’s longawaited project “More Life” dropped through Apple Music’s OVO Sound Radio, then on all platforms following the initial stream. With some help from his widespread audience, Drake broke single-day streaming records on both Spotify (76.3 million) and Apple Music (89.9 million).

So basically, Drake is rolling in it even more than before, but how did this “playlist” make such a huge impact in such a short amount of time?

Well, the project contains 23 songs that appeal to all of Drake’s variety of listeners.

It can be broken up into four different categories of songs: rapper Drake, singer Drake, soliloquy Drake and feature Drake.

Rapper Drake is the good ol’ Drizzy Drake we know and love from the Young Money days that can really spit bars. He showcases his ability to be considered as an elite rapper in the game through songs like “Free Smoke” and “Do Not Disturb.”

The combination of egocentric lyrics and crisp vocals gel perfectly with absolutely incredible production (as usual) from Noah “40” Shebib.

Then there is singer Drake. He’s the vulnerable and extremely relatable pop-star the general public loves. A few of those songs include “Passionfruit,” “Get It Together” (the “One Dance” alias) and “Fake Love.” These pieces have very popular sounding production but offer a more relaxed set of vocals. These are the kind of songs you can listen to on a road trip with friends, in the club and basically anywhere; it’s simple, easy-listening music.

The third type of song Drake puts out on this project are the introspective, soliloquyesque ones. “Teenage Fever,” “Nothings Into Somethings” and “Lose You” fall into the “Marvins Room” (slow and self-expressional)

category of songs. These pieces are reserved for the longtime Drake fan. The fans that were around for the “Thank Me Later” days truly ride for Drake because of the person he is, in addition to the music he puts out.

Finally, the feature Drake songs are where the buzz is seriously generated. He essentially hops on other artists’ songs and makes them his own by putting his name as the primary artist. “Portland (featuring Quavo & Travis Scott),” “Ice Melts (featuring Young Thug)” and “Glow (featuring Kanye West),” are all songs that sound like they belong to the featured artist. Drake strategically includes a handful of those tracks in order to further expand his own audience into the fans of his featured artists.

The most transparent instance of this is with the new-age British invasion Drake is trying to incorporate within North American hip-hop/rap. There are a few songs with A-1 production featuring British rappers Giggs and Skepta that will surely expand Drake’s fan base overseas.

This isn’t a heartfelt album. Think of it as a fun, clever and moneymaking placeholder.

Most of the pop-esque songs are tactically placed at the beginning of this “playlist” to hook the largest demographic listening – the young teenagers, partygoers and mainstream audiences – immediately, so they continue listening to the album in hopes of more of the same. More listeners, more money for Drake.

He is a genius in that sense.

Drake said in the final track of this project, “Maybe gettin’ back to my regular life will humble me / I’ll be back in 2018 to give you the summary / ‘More Life.’”

Drake is just temporarily holding his fans over until he really gets back into the swing of things in 2018.

This wasn’t his best work, but it will do for now. Maybe he’ll come back with something other than a “playlist” next time around and release an album or a single.

But just five days after “More Life” dropped, the reigning king of rap, Kendrick Lamar, dropped his first single, “The Heart

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Both Drake (left) and Lamar (right) released new music after an extended hiatus this month.

Part 4” exactly one year after his last single “untitled 07 | levitate” came out. And again, his wordplay, flow and audacity mixed perfectly with the instrumental for a near-perfect track.

On his last two projects, “To Pimp A Butterfly (TPAB) and untitled unmastered,” Lamar took a brief break from the rap game and made the respective projects’ focal points regarding what happens after sudden fame.

He explores and rediscovers his roots back home on both projects, while also critically noting society from both the perspective of a rapper that truly came from the bottom, and as a now-wealthy man.

On Lamar’s newest single, a series of beat changes are involved throughout the nearly five-minute track, signifying transition in his music career.

The first beat has a “TPAB”-like sound, in which Lamar brings back lyrics from an early Godfather of Soul, James Brown song.

Then seamlessly, the song moves away from the “Cornrow Kenny” sound and back into the realm of “King Kendrick Lamar,” who

brought us the holy grail of modern rap, “g.o.o.d kid m.A.A.d city,” in 2012.

A reincarnated Lamar boasts he is “the greatest rapper alive” and takes shots at (either or both, it remains cloudy) Drake and Big Sean on the ensuing verse. He continues his unparalleled sound with the line, “My name is identified as ‘That King,’” before informing his listeners that his next album will drop on April 7, 2017.

At the end of the day, the two superstars’ releases were exciting and stirred some life back into the rap game. However, it is clear that one’s intention was to buy some time and the other one is done wasting it.

Drake put out some quality music – it’s hard miss on a 23-song project – but is an absolute genius for marketing and making money off his music. On the other hand, Kendrick Lamar’s raw talent and return to the rap game not only made fans excited, but it solidified his spot atop the rap throne as the undeniable No. 1.

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RUNDOWN

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL South Carolina 100, QU 58 – Saturday Adily Martucci: 12 points Jen Fay: 12 points MEN’S LACROSSE Detroit Mercy 8, QU 6 – Sunday Jack Brust: 15 saves Ryan Lawson: 1 goal, 1 assist WOMEN’S LACROSSE UMass Lowell 9, QU 5 – Wednesday Alex Hlesciak: 3 goals Monmouth 12, QU 8 – Saturday Hlesciak: 2 goals Allison Kuhn: 1 goal, 2 assists BASEBALL Monmouth 2, QU 1 – Friday Matthew Oestreicher: 1 HR, 3 RBI Monmouth 9, QU 4 – Saturday Brian Moskey: 1 HR, 3 RBI Monmouth 12, QU 0– Saturday Andrew Workman: 1.1 IP, 3 K SOFTBALL LIU Brooklyn 8, QU 0 – Friday Casey Herzog: 1 IP, 2 K, 1 ER QU 4, Wagner 0 – Saturday Kaela Cordeiro: 3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI Herzog: 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 K QU 9 Wagner 5 – Saturday Miranda Magana: 2 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI ACROBATICS AND TUMBLING QU 280.975, Glenville 237.550 – Saturday MEN’S TENNIS QU 6, Farleigh Dickinson 1 – Wednesday Kei Ezaka: 6-1, 6-4 win Yannone/Stern (Doubles): 6-0 win Wesleyan 4, QU 3 – Saturday Ezaka: 6-3, 6-0 win WOMEN’S TENNIS Wesleyan 4, QU 3 – Saturday Nicole McCann: 6-4, 6-1 win QU 5, URI 2 – Sunday Rachel Horton: 6-1, 6-0 win

GAMES TO WATCH

MEN’S LACROSSE QU at Manhattan – Saturday, 7 p.m.

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BASEBALL QU vs. Marist (DH) – Saturday, 12/3 p.m.

QU vs. Marist – Sunday, 12 p.m.

SOFTBALL QU vs. Hartford (DH) – Thursday, 2/4 p.m.

QU vs. Rider (DH) – Saturday, 12/2 p.m.

QU vs. Saint Peter’s (DH) – Sunday, 12/2 p.m.

QU vs. Sacred Heart (DH) – Tuesday, 3/5 p.m.

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Acrobatics & tumbling team rolls past Glenville State Bobcats climb above .500 on the season with commanding win

By JUSTIN CAIT

Associate Sports Editor

The No. 3 Quinnipiac acrobatics and tumbling team beat Glenville State by a commanding 280.435– 237.550 score on Saturday afternoon at the TD Bank Sports Center. As a result of the win, the Bobcats break .500 in the standings with a 3-2 record while Glenville falls to 3-2.

Quinnipiac head coach Mary Ann Powers credits her young team’s home victory to its willingness to compete from the meet’s opening moments.

“They made a conscious decision that they want to bring a lot more energy every time they go, and what’s neat is I watch the confidence building every single time we go out there,” Powers said. “We’re at a good place in the season.”

The Bobcats’ confidence was on display through the first event of the day, the Compulsory event. Quinnipiac took an early 37.15–29.95 lead in that event after near perfect scores in two of the four heats (9.95 in Toss and 9.8 in Pyramid).

Next up, Quinnipiac continued its impressive effort by scoring 29.60 of a possible 30 points in the Acro event. Behind a 9.90 score in the second heat and matching 9.85 scores in heats one and three, the Bobcats prevailed despite Glenville’s ability to tally 27.35 points.

Going into the third event, the Pyramid event, the Bobcats led Glenville, 66.75–27.30, but they wouldn’t stop there. Quinnipiac nailed a perfect 10 in the third heat en route to a 29.70–27.45 victory in the last event before a break in competition.

After the half, Quinnipiac carried an 11.65-point lead going into the Toss event.

In the Toss, the Bobcats continued their near perfection by scoring 29.40 points to Glenville’s 26.30 points. The Bobcats scored a 9.90 in

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The acrobatics & tumbling team completed its second straight, six-event sweep in its win on Saturday. the third heat for its best heat of the event.

While the score was close throughout the entire meet, the sixelement Tumbling event was where Quinnipiac took control and ceased to look back. Highlighted by senior Kelsey Rule and sophomore Jenna Capristo’s 9.55 Duo Pass heat effort, the Bobcats won the Tumbling event 54.525–46.25, before the final Team event.

In the final event of the meet,

Quinnipiac looked to complete its second straight, six-event sweep in as many contests. Luckily for the Bobcats, they posted their second-best Team event score of the season, beating Glenville 100.60–79.95.

The Bobcats’ Team event’s score is a big improvement since their first attempt at home against Oregon (92.97), but Powers knows that the attention to detail is what will pay off in the long run.

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pare for it is really look at the little things,” Powers said. “It’s those little things that are adding up to some points that we need to chip away at, so I think the next two weeks are really gonna be spent on working on the small things that affect the big picture.”

Quinnipiac’s next meet comes next Saturday, when the Bobcats face Fairmont State at home on Senior Day at 2 p.m.

28 points to lead all scorers.

“Get my feet set, just making sure, kind of staying in rhythm,” Davis said. “ I think it’s just like I said, just finding rhythm and staying in a rhythm.”

Fay and Martucci led the Bob-

cats in points with 12 apiece. Sophomore forward Aryn McClure dished out six assists to go along with her nine points.

Although it was clear by the fourth quarter that the Bobcats were going to lose, the memorable moments of the game came in the closing minutes when Fabbri subbed

out seniors Martucci and Morgan Manz. Both players were greeted with hugs from Fabbri and the bench as well as a standing ovation from the Bobcat crowd.

Martucci teared up when recalling her time at Quinnipiac.

“Indescribable. Life-changing The best years of my life,” Martucci

said. “I’m just so proud to be a Bobcat and to be a part of this family. It’s really hard to describe my five years here because it’s been so amazing, and just the growth that I’ve witnessed with our program and within myself. It’s life-changing.”

With the season now over, the Bobcats can now look back and appreciate what they accomplished this season.

“We put our school on the map,” Fay said. “Not only do people know how to pronounce our school now, but they also know who we are and what we stand for and what we’re all about. I think that the biggest thing is that we left our mark.”

Fabbri believes that the program is still on the rise.

“We clearly know where we stand. We clearly now have our next steps in the program and where we go now, another route and strategy, is being hatched,” Fabbri said.

“Now everyone in women’s basketball has paid attention to our story, and we plan to use that. Now getting a taste of the Sweet 16, being here the second weekend will now be a part of what we want to continue to build upon for this program going forward.”

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Clockwise from top: Quinnipiac Director of Athletics & Recreation Greg Amodio (left) and university president John Lahey (right) pose with newly-named men’s basketball head coach Baker Dunleavy at an introductory press conference on Tuesday, players on the team watch Dunleavy address the crowd, Dunleavy makes his first remarks at the helm.

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After falling to Detroit on Sunday, the men’s lacrosse team earned its sixth loss of the season. The team only lost four games in 2016 en route to a MAAC title.

Quinnipiac baseball surrendered 38 runs to Monmouth across three games this weekend as the Hawks swept the Bobcats at home.

The women’s rugby team beat its opponents by a combined 205 points in the Crimson 7s Tournament this weekend, scoring 215 points while surrendering just 10.

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Junior softball first baseman Keala Cordeiro proved to be an offensive force over the weekend series against Wagner. Through 8 at-bats in two games, Cordeiro had 4 hits, 5 RBI and 2 home runs. Her efforts propelled the Bobcats past Wagner and started a two-game winning streak.

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We’re ready to establish a family atmosphere and really become immersed in this community.”

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South Carolina eliminates women’s basketball team from NCAA tournament in Sweet 16

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Teammates embrace redshirt senior guard Adily Martucci in the final minutes of Quinnipiac’s 100-58 Sweet 16 loss to South Carolina in Stockton, California on Saturday.

By CONOR ROCHE Staff Writer

The No. 12 seed Quinnipiac women’s basketball team that was the center of the college basketball world for the past week saw its Cinderella dreams come to a close pretty early in Saturday afternoon’s Sweet 16 matchup.

The No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks started off on a 16-0 run which the Bobcats were never able to recover from, losing 10058 and ending their season.

The Bobcats couldn’t get anything going offensively in the first seven minutes of the game until redshirt sophomore forward Jen Fay hit a pair of free throws to put the Bobcats on the board. The Bobcats also got points from junior forward Sarah Shewan and Fay before

the quarter closed, but the Gamecocks held a 22-7 lead going into the second.

“We were not as calm as we had been,” Bobcats head coach Tricia Fabbri said. “And then when a couple of our shots, where the right shot didn’t go in, we were trying to play too quickly instead of calmly. And I think that was obviously due because of South Carolina.

Jen (Fay) said it: their size, speed and length was disruptive to us.”

Although the Gamecocks only shot 6-15 (40 percent) from the field in the first quarter, they out-rebounded the Bobcats 16-5 and went 9-9 from the free-throw line.

The Bobcats were able to get their offense going in the second quarter, scoring 20 points and shooting 8-11 (72.7 percent) from the

field. “(The players) were saying it to themselves: One possession, let’s defend, let’s get after it,” Fabbri said. “We took good care of the basketball. Let’s just settle down and set screens.”

However, the Gamecocks put up 23 points in the quarter led by Naismith Trophy finalist A’ja Wilson who scored 10 points in the quarter and finished with 24 for the game.

“They shot lights out,” senior guard Adily Martucci said. “Our game plan was to really try to help off of our players to help our bigs with Wilson. And something’s got to give when that happens. Those threes really were daggers. I felt like they shot 100 percent from the 3-point line.

The Bobcats came back out for the second half trailing 45-27, hoping to build from the offensive momentum in the second quarter.

But the Gamecocks would get off to another hot start, going on a 25-9 run in the first 7:12 of the half.

“I thought our players came out ready to play on both sides of the ball,” South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley said. “It was a really exciting game for us, and we were really up for the challenge of playing Quinnipiac, and I’m glad we get a chance to move on.”

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Column: Bobcats could benefit from Cinderella effect

By RYAN CHICHESTER Staff Writer

The Bobcats’ magical run through the women’s NCAA Tournament came to an end on Saturday in Stockton, California. The Bobcats were one of the final 16 teams still standing before a physically-dominant South Carolina team beat them, thus closing the book on the most memorable season in Quinnipiac basketball history.

While their unexpected splash in the tournament may have subsided, the ripples of their historic run may still be felt in the future here in Hamden.

Quinnipiac’s pair of unlikely wins in the tournament caught the attention of fans and experts around the country. ESPN made the trip down to Lender Court to film a feature on a small school overshadowed by Sleeping Giant State Park, which conquered a pair of giants in the NCAA Tournament. The best

coach in the business, UConn’s Geno Auriemma, proudly sported a Quinnipiac t-shirt prior to the Bobcats’ Sweet 16 matchup with the Gamecocks. We also saw plenty of on-air talents at ESPN finally clear up how to properly pronounce the school’s name.

If you don’t think all of this matters for the school as a whole, think again. We’ve seen the positive impact a lovable underdog can have on students and fans of the game. If you want proof, look no further than Quinnipiac’s first opponent of the season, Florida Gulf Coast University. Back in 2013, its men’s team made an unbelievable run in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 15 seed, knocking off national juggernauts like Georgetown along the way. The school’s website generated more than 100,000 unique visitors, which tripled its normal quota, according to Bloomberg.com. The following year, Florida Gulf Coast received an unreal 27.5 percent boost

in applications from students wanting to join the university and experience some magic for themselves.

Of course, fair or not, the men’s basketball tournament receives much higher exposure and viewership than the women’s tournament, so don’t expect application numbers to see that type of astronomical spike. The point is that people cling to Cinderella stories, and Quinnipiac just provided the most feel-good tale of the tournament.

This effect may also be felt in recruitment as well. Nothing helps recruiting more than winning on a national stage, and while head coach Tricia Fabbri has already done an amazing job at bringing in quality talent to a mid-major school tucked away in the mountains of Connecticut, her pitch to possible recruits has become a lot stronger after the past two weeks.

After the way Fabbri and her squad re-

mained poised in the first round of the tournament when Marquette was storming back into the game, or how the team nailed countless huge shots to keep Miami at arm’s length during the final minutes of their second round win, who wouldn’t want to don the Quinnipiac blue and gold?

Senior Adily Martucci called her time at Quinnipiac “the best five years of her life” after Saturday’s loss. Her leadership and production will be sorely missed next season, but her performance in the tournament and her words afterward may provide a new wave of talent in the coming seasons.

The joyride may be over for the Bobcats, but the program and the student body may feel the benefits of their success come next season.