The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Issue 11, Volume 87

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Students react to close presidential election

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Construction is ongoing behind the Mountainview residence hall.

Senior Marisa Casciano believes the stadium project near Hogan Road is a very good use of the school’s money.

“I think the stadium near Mountainview will be a good addition, because we don’t have a football team, and everybody seems to currently only get excited about men’s hockey,” Casciano said. “I think this will be a good way to get support and hype for other teams because there’ll be an actual venue and not just bleachers.”

Sophomore Lindsay Levethan agrees with Casciano that new athletic facilities

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Recently, the university began construction along Hogan Road and on the athletic fields behind the Mount Carmel campus.

Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning Sal Filardi said the construction on Hogan Road will lead to new athletic facility improvements. Filardi said those improvements are his department’s number one priority.

The construction crew is working to complete a stadium turf field for men’s and women’s soccer and lacrosse, fully equipped with seating, locker rooms and storage spaces for the teams.

The university has also been working on utilities, such as the electrical system running down Hogan Road, that serve the entire campus.

There is also a plan for a new field hockey field pending approval by the town of Hamden, which, if approved, will replace the current rugby field. These changes are expected to be finished by the fall semester of 2017, according to Filardi.

Filardi believes Quinnipiac is completely committed to its students and tending to what they need, but it’s difficult to adhere to every project students want to be done.

“If we build everything people want us to build, it would be hundreds of thousands of dollars,” Filardi said.

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“I definitely think that we need more school spirit, so I think that putting an actual turf field in or kind of modernizing our sports facilities is a good idea for Quinnipiac,” Levethan said.

Casciano also thinks making improvements to the dining halls and dormitories or possibly building a parking garage on main campus would be beneficial, because they are places that impact a bigger population

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Sophomore Allissa Parker reacts to Donald Trump winning a major state.

Freshman Ashlee Baldwin was attending a men’s ice hockey game on Nov. 1 when she suddenly collapsed.

Luckily for Baldwin, the head physician for Quinnipiac sports programs, Dr. Wang, happened to be in the right place at right time when she needed him the most.

Baldwin’s heart stopped because of an arrhythmia, a condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm, according to the American Heart Association.

“The hockey game had ended, and I was actually getting ready to leave because the teams did not need me anymore,” Wang said. “A gentleman came into the training room and, in a panicked voice, yelled, ‘We need a medic!’

The hockey athletic trainer, Daniel Smith, and the athletic training students moved quickly to assess the situation and to understand that it was serious with an unresponsive young woman who was in cardiac arrest.”

Baldwin was unconscious and seizing and said she does not remember anything that happened before she woke up in the hospital surrounded by her family.

First responders performed CPR, and one of the students retrieved an automated external defibrillator (AED) quickly.

With the help of the AED, Wang and the others were able to get her heart going again. By the time the ambulance arrived, she had a functional heart rate and blood pressure but was still not awake, according to Wang.

“She was saved by restoring her heartbeat and blood pressure all while keeping perfusion to her body through CPR,” Wang said. “The AED was critical and so was the entire first responder team, which included the sports medicine personnel, the ambulance crew and the fire department.”

Baldwin went back to her hometown of New Canaan, Connecticut after being released from the Yale-New Haven Hospital later that day to rest and recover, and she returned to school Friday, Nov. 4.

Her parents have been supportive and protective post-accident, according to Baldwin.

“They were very supportive of me going back after just a few days out of the hospital to readjust before classes on Monday, but are adamant about me calling and texting every day now,” Baldwin said.

Wang has heard from Baldwin and her family and is relieved to hear she is doing well and has returned to school.

“I am thankful to be a part of such a great institution and be a member of such a quality sports medicine team,” Baldwin said. “The backbone of this team are the athletic trainers and the athletic training program here. First responders and automated external defibrillators can and do save lives, as was demonstrated.”

Wang, the medical staff, Baldwin’s suitemate Michelle Misiti and Misiti’s father all had a hand in saving her life that day.

“I would like to thank Dr. Wang and everyone on the medical staff at York Hill for what they did for me,” Baldwin said. “Without them, I literally would not be here, and I can never thank them enough.”

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MEET THE STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sarah Doiron CREATIVE DIRECTOR Kristen Riello

STUDENTS SPEAK UP

The new Branding and Strategy Department spent two years redesigning the Quinnipiac website. With the new “student first” approach, the site emphasizes the importance of students on campus. Students shared their experience with the new interface.

By SHANE SULLIVAN Photography by PJ O’NEILL

WEB DIRECTOR David Friedlander

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NEWS EDITOR Hannah Feakes

“I wasn’t directly a part of it, but I helped out, and I was a part of being ‘The Face of QU’ so I’m on the ‘Visit Us’ page. I think that it looks much cleaner, and they did a really nice job modernizing it with the improvements that we want for the university. “

ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Thamar Bailey ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Kelly Ryan CO-ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Madison Fraitag CO-ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Nisha Gandhi ASSOCIATE ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Amanda Perelli SPORTS EDITOR Max Molski ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Justin Cait ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Sam DaCosta

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Laura Boccadoro| Health Science Studies | Sophomore “I think the website looks nice, but it’s definitely not user-friendly to students. I guess it’s user-friendly to people just checking out Quinnipiac. I work in admissions, too, and I guess looking at it from an admissions point [of view], I guess it’s a good change.

But it’s going to be a little harder for students to use it in general and to find MyQ and stuff.”

COPY EDITOR Jeanette Cibelli ASSOCIATE COPY EDITOR Caroline Millin

Michael Finnell| Health Science Studies | Freshman

DESIGN EDITOR Christina Popik

“I like it a lot actually, I like the way it has the pictures on it.

The background gives it a better feeling of the community.

I haven’t really seen or checked it out too much yet, but it looks cool and I am looking forward to exploring it. “

PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Erin Kane ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Caitlin Cryan ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Julia Gallop

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ADVISOR Lila Carney THE QUINNIPIAC CHRONICLE recipient of the New England Society Editors’ award for College Newspaper New England for 2015-16 2011-12

is the proud of Newspaper of the Year in and 2012-13.

“I like it, it’s more modern. I know a bunch of other schools aren’t as modern with their websites and they are very difficult to use. This is pretty easy to navigate.”

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Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Jeremy Troetti

Missing woman found alive after three months

Parents arrested after drugging children

Harvard cancels men’s soccer season

A South Carolina woman who went missing in August was found alive on Thursday, Nov. 3 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, according to the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.

Kala Victoria Brown, 30, was found locked in a metal container with a chain around her neck on a 95-acre property in Woodruff, South Carolina. The owner of the property, Todd Kohlhepp, 45, remains in police custody.

Brown’s boyfriend, Charlie David Carver, also disappeared in August and still remains missing. Family members and friends of Brown and Carver started a gofundme.com page, with the hopes of raising money for the safe return of both individuals.

Police arrested the parents of three young children in Washington state on Nov. 3 after injecting their children with heroin, according to CNN. Ashlee Hutt, 24, and Leroy McIver, 25, of Tacoma, Washington now face charges, which include unlawful delivery of a controlled substance to a minor, criminal mistreatment of a child and assault of a child.

The couple’s 6-year-old son said his parents injected him and his younger sisters with a “white powder mixed with water” in order to put them to sleep, a worker from the Child Protective Services told CNN. A spokesperson for the local sheriff’s department stated the children are currently living in foster care.

Harvard University canceled its men’s soccer team’s season on Nov. 3 after a university investigation found that a lewd scouting report ranking women soccer players on their looks and sex appeal, created in 2012, continued into the fall semester, according to The Boston Globe. In a statement to the Boston Globe, Harvard University President Drew Faust stated she was “deeply distressed” to learn that the scouting reports had continued on, after initially only being linked to the 2012 men’s soccer team. Harvard athletic director Robert Scalise made the decision to cancel the rest of the team’s season, despite the teams spot at the playoffs being at stake.

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State-by-state results shock students at SGA watch party

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Abby Chase (top), Joe Iasso and Chris Desilets (bottom left), Caroline Sullivan (bottom right) were among many students who waited for the election results.

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On Nov. 8, students gathered in the lower cafe to attend a watch party hosted by several student organizations and the Department of Campus Life as results poured in for the 2016 presidential election.

The watch party was organized by the Student Government Association (SGA), the Quinnipiac Political Science Association (QPSA), QU Democrats, the College Republicans and the Department of Campus Life.

The purpose of the watch party was to encourage members of the Quinnipiac community to engage in the election, according to QPSA President Joe Iasso.

“I don’t think a lot of people do as much as they could [to be involved in the election], and this just provided them a place to go,” Iasso said. “We wanted it to be a relaxing, but politically engaging.”

“It’s really cool that we go to a campus that is 50/50 democrats and republicans. I think that adds to the engagement on campus because we have that 50/50 campus and it’s not leaning towards one way.”

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Freshman political science major Emily Szamocki, who is still not old enough to vote, attended the watch party in order to show her support for the election regardless of her non-voting status.

“As a political science major, this is really important to me and I thought that it’d be more a historical memory for me if I did it with a large group of people that I could connect with on a political level instead of just watching it by myself,” Szamocki said.

Iasso said this election is interesting because he believes the Quinnipiac campus is politically divided.

“It’s really cool that we go to a campus that is 50/50 democrats and republicans, ” Iasso said. “I think that adds to the engagement on campus because we have that

50/50 campus and it’s not leaning towards one way.”

Student body president Joseph Mullaney emailed students on Monday, Nov. 7 to conduct a survey that aimed to mimic the real 2016 presidential election.

The results of the mock election concluded that 46 percent of the student population voted for democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, while 42 percent voted for republican nominee Donald Trump.

The Student Government Association mock election was closely received to the 2016 presidential election.

Several instances throughout the night CNN, the network viewed at the watch party, expressed that many states were “too close to call.”

Freshman Kendra Currie, a student present at the watch party, said she was in high states of anticipation watching the debate.

“It’s nerve racking you kind of hold your breath every time they bring it up on the screen,” Currie said. “ Obviously some states are predictable. Like I’m from Massachusetts we’re blue either way, so like you know you’ve got some things in the bag. But it’s a toss up really.”

Iasso said many people left the watch party early because they didn’t realize how long the process was going to take.

“It goes on for a long time and some people don’t know how long it’s going to go on for,” he said. “I think people were expecting an earlier call.”

By 2:30 a.m., CNN reported Trump was closest to victory with 247 electoral votes, a mere 23 votes from the 270 electoral votes needed to win. While Clinton had 215 electoral votes.

After crying about five times throughout the night, Szamocki said this election has been an emotional rollercoaster for her.

“You know you get states come in for Hillary and you get that energy especially when she won the west coast an hour ago,” Szamocki said. “But now it’s starting to wind down and you see Trump getting closer to 270 and you’re starting to think well you know maybe I need to start thinking realistically about what the future is going to be.”

With Trump in the clear majority of the country stu-

dents began to think about the future of America.

Sophomore Caroline Sullivan said she believes the country is going to be more openly divided with Trump as president.

“I think we’ve had a lot of issues with division with the country and they’ve grown over the last eight years just because people, the republican party put a lot of pressure into delegitimizing Barack Obama and that was mostly lead by Donald Trump ironically,” Sullivan said. “ I think it’s just going to be much more open because people were given a voice, as much as I believe in free speech, people were given a voice that they should not have.”

By 3:00 a.m., Trump was officially announced the next president of the United States.

Reporting by Thamar Bailey, Hannah Feakes, Sarah Doiron, Victoria Simpri and Caitlin Fish.

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By Hannah Feakes

Student Veteran Organization to sign cards for troops In celebration of Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 11, the Student Veteran Organization will be giving away doughnuts and coffee from 9 a.m. to noon for all students before the flag-raising ceremony. They will be setting up a table in front of the Carl Hansen Student Center to sign cards for deployed troops.

Annual Yard Show to take place Sigma Gamma Rho will be hosting their Annual Yard Show on Nov. 12 from 7 - 11 p.m. in Burt Kahn Court. At the show, the sorority will have performances

by Greek Life organizations on campus, as well as a few multicultural organizations.

Business analyst Ron Insana to speak Quinnipiac’s School of Business and the company, Comcast, are sponsoring Ron Insana’s talk, “The Economy, The Markets and the Next President,” on Nov. 16 in the Mount Carmel Auditorium at 2 p.m. Insana is a contributor to Comcast NBCUniversal’s networks CNBC and MSNBC. The event is free and open to the public.

University to launch new veterans rehabilitation center Quinnipiac will celebrate the launch of its new Center for U.S. Veterans Rehabilitation with events on Nov. 9, 10 and 11. All three events will take place on the North Haven campus. On Nov. 9, Dr. Kara Gagnon will present the lecture, “Military Caregivers Coping with Their Loved Ones Deployment: Challenges and Resources.” From 3 - 5 p.m. on Nov. 10, the university will screen “When War Comes Home,” by filmmaker Michael King, at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, Quinnipiac will recognize Veterans Day with an 8 a.m. flag raising in North Haven and a 9 a.m. flag ceremony on Mount Carmel.

November 9, 2016

University cancels logo presentation and Q&A session

By THAMAR BAILEY Association News Editor

On the heels of Quinnipiac’s new website release, the Student Government Association (SGA) scheduled a branding presentation and Q&A session with Vice President of Branding and Integrated Communications Keith Rhodes for Monday, Nov. 7. However, the presentation and Q&A session were cancelled on Nov. 3 by SGA. The event was created in order to give students a chance to learn and ask questions about the new branding initiative. The purpose of the event was misconstrued and that, in turn, led to the cancellation of the event, according to a statement made by SGA. “It was brought to our attention that the intention of the event was misinterpreted and falsely advertised by multiple parties to members of the Quinnipiac community,” the statement said. “In the best interests of everyone involved, we thought it best to cancel the event.”

Sophomore Haleigh Sullivan said she believes the event was a missed opportunity to hear the voice of the students.

“But I think they should have had it because students have a voice on campus,” Sullivan said.

“The students are the campus.

They make the school. If they aren’t going to listen to us or listen to our voices, what’s the point of it?”

Senior Brett Segelman, the creator of the “Revise the New Quinnipiac University Logo” petition, stated he saw this event as an avenue for administration to hear the voice of the students. When Segelman was notified that the event was cancelled, he said he believed it was an effort to suppress the voice of the student population.

“Now to me, it sounds like they are trying to suppress the criticism that this logo has created,” Segelman said. “And they probably know that I’m a very vocal figure against it, and they didn’t want to deal with the PR nightmare that would have ensued likely with a large audience of people who are not very fond of the logo.”

Segelman’s petition was creat-

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The current Quinnipiac logo features a lowercase “u,” which has caused controversy within the student body.

ed in September 2016 in an effort for students to show their dislike for Quinnipiac’s new logo. The petition started with one signature and as of Nov. 8 at 5:19 p.m. has 1,145 signatures and more than two hundred comments detailing student’s dislike for the logo change.

“They’re trying to suppress student opposition. Look, this is the business that they are in, the PR department. People are not going to agree with everything that the school does, and as students, we certainly have the right to express our criticism and oppose what is being implemented.”

– BRETT SEGELMAN

SENIOR

Segelman said he is confident in his belief that he speaks for the majority of the student population when he says there is a mass disapproval for the new logo.

“I would say it is virtually unanimous that the logo is disliked except for those who were associated with orientation leaders because they were conditioned to approve the logo by Mr. Rhodes over the summer,” Segelman said.

“So most of them don’t have anything bad to say about it. I’m not going to say all of them, because

I’m sure there are some of them that agree with me.”

Sophomore Mike Isola is just one of the students that Segelman spoke of who disapproves of the logo. Isola said his biggest problem with the logo is with the lowercase “u.” ”We’re associated with Yale and Harvard and all of these Ivy League schools,” Isola said. “So I think they should capitalize [the ‘u’].”

The university stated they would not comment on the canceled meeting, according to Associate Vice President of Public Relations John Morgan. In addition, Morgan said Rhodes was unable to comment on the matter.

Segelman said he finds the university’s lack of response problematic and that it only compounds the current problem at hand.

“They’re adding to the conspiracy,” Segelman said. “They’re trying to suppress student opposition.

Look, this is the business that they are in, the PR department. People are not going to agree with everything that the school does, and as students, we certainly have the right to express our criticism and oppose what is being implemented. And for them to cancel it out of thin air is a conspiracy to suppress our criticism. So the issue now is twofold.”

Although Segelman’s petition originally focused on the new logo, Segelman planned to use the event as a means to voice his disapproval

on the overall branding of the university, including the new website.

“This university is not an Apple product,” Segelman said. “The tone of the website I take issue with. I think it’s written in a salepitchy style. The first thing you see on our website is about recruiting is about, ‘Hey, come to Quinnipiac.’ That I take issue with, because there’s more going on here than just trying to get the next batch of freshmen or the next batch of grad students. The school should pride itself on what’s going on.”

Segelman furthered his argument by saying Quinnipiac is a non-profit university and should be presented as such.

“There are things here that are going on that are more important than money,” Segelman said. “And right now, the website doesn’t send that message to me for a multitude of reasons.”

Currently there is no set date for a new logo presentation or Q&A session, though Segelman said that he hopes for one and in the meantime does not plan to stop petitioning.

“No one has told me, ‘Hey Brett, by the way the logo’s not going to change, like sorry, lost cause,’” Segelman said. “I haven’t heard that from the administration.

I haven’t heard that from branding.

I haven’t heard that from anybody.

And maybe I was going to hear that on Monday, but now we’ll never know.”

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of students.

Sophomore Samantha Stoica said she believes more residence halls are a more important, pressing issue that the school should address.

“Sure, the turf field is gonna bring in money, but building another residential building will make the overall satisfactions of Quinnipiac greater amongst the student body,” Stoica said.

As for the construction off campus, Filardi said the university is always looking to purchase available land adjacent to Quinnipiac’s campuses.

Though Filardi is sure there will not be a residence hall on

Whitney Avenue, he does expect something to be built on the properties eventually.

“There are no plans right now, but the town, a couple years ago, had changed zoning on that street for a potential future kind of mixed use, store fronts and maybe housing above,” Filardi said. “So I guess some day that could be what it looks like.”

Instead, he believes the school will focus on putting more beds on York Hill if it is necessary to make more room for students.

“I don’t think our class sizes are going to be getting bigger and bigger, I think we’ve kind of stabilized where we expect them to be,” Filardi said. “I do think that if we put housing on York Hill, it will be targeted towards upperclassmen.”

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Construction is in progress on Hogan Road for the new athletic fields.

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School of Communications dean to retire

Lee Kamlet to leave university after six-year anniversary

By KELLY RYAN

Associate News Editor

Dean of the School of Communications Lee Kamlet plans to retire at the end of this academic year, approaching his sixth anniversary at the university in April, after a 32-year career in broadcast journalism.

Michael Baird, a sophomore journalism major who serves on the dean’s advisory board, said the first word that comes to mind when he thinks of Dean Kamlet is personable.

“My dad and I met him at Accepted Students Day in 2014, and my dad made me go introduce myself to him as a prospective student. I was nervous introducing myself, a high school senior, to someone as important as the dean,” Baird said. “Right off the bat, I could tell Dean Kamlet cared about students in the School of Communications.”

Kamlet did not have any prior experience in the world of higher education before coming to Quinnipiac. Despite attending Colorado State University and earning a degree in political science, Kamlet’s career was in television news production.

He started out at a television station in Cheyenne, Wyoming as a sports and government reporter. From there, he worked for a station in Casper, Wyoming, then started with CNN. He found himself at ABC by 1981, where he worked for 22 years. He was also at NBC for 10 years.

“I like to say that I got to see the biggest events of 30 years in world history and somebody else got to pay my way... pretty good deal,” Kamlet said.

Once he shut off the teleprompters and packed up the cameras, Kamlet started his first job in higher education after his wife saw a job posting in the New York Times for the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac.

Since accepting, Kamlet said he has learned a lot about himself.

“I’ve learned that there are some decisions I had to make that were hard decisions, some of which that if I could do over, I would do differently,” Kamlet said. “But I’ve also learned that it’s good to make decisions… you can’t

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Kamlet will celebrate his sixth year as dean of the School of Communications in April 2017.

debate things endlessly. Somebody’s got to make the decision, and you take the benefit if it’s right and you take the heat if it’s wrong.”

As dean, Kamlet tries to maintain connections with students in the School of Communications community. One way he does this is through his student advisory board, in which he tries to include a diverse group of majors and years.

“I feel strongly that this is their school and they need to take ownership to the extent that students can, and [the student advisory board has] given me some really good insight on what works and what doesn’t,” Kamlet said.

“It has helped the students connect with the school, and I share their ideas with the faculty.”

Kamlet is very proud of everything the School of Communications faculty and staff have accomplished during his time at the university. Kamlet said he is amazed at how the faculty connects with students, how accessible they are to students and how they are constant-

ly striving to make sure the curriculum is up to date.

“They take the role very seriously. They take the responsibilities of students very seriously,” Kamlet said. “We have a great mix of faculty right now, and I couldn’t be prouder of what they’ve accomplished.”

Kamlet said he does not plan to take another position as an administrator nor does he plan on going back into the journalism field.

In terms of his retirement, Kamlet does not have any plans. For him, retirement means doing some personal writing and studying, sitting on the beach at his house in Fairfield and most importantly, making time for his family.

“I met my wife in college. She’s my best friend. We’ve been married for 40 years,” Kamlet said. “We’re going to do some traveling.

We just became grandparents, so I really have no immediate plans.”

When asked what he feels he has contributed to the School of Communications at Quinnipiac, Kamlet said he will leave that up

to others to decide.

Junior journalism major Dorah Labatte, who is also a member of the advisory board, gives Dean Kamlet credit for effectively implementing his ideas.

“Not a lot of people say things and actually make them happen,” Labatte said. “Kudos to Dean Kamlet for not falling under that category of people in positions of power that never actually deliver.”

Kamlet expressed how grateful he is for having the opportunity to serve as dean. He said it has been a huge privilege for him. It is one of the greatest experiences he’s had.

“The good thing is that I’m not leaving with any bad feelings towards the university certainly or the administration or students or anything,” Kamlet said. “This is really something that I’m doing for myself and my family, and I don’t think there’s a better reason than that.”

University recognizes Veterans Day

By ANDREW BRUENIG Contributing Writer

The American flag will be raised with military pride this upcoming Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. on the Mount Carmel campus.

The ceremony is only a small part of a larger effort run by the Student Veteran Organization (SVO) to honor former military members and bring awareness to the sometimes chaotic transitions veterans face to the civilian world.

SVO will also be holding their fourth annual “Cup of G.I. Joe” event in front of the Carl Hansen Student Center on Friday. Former military members will be handing out coffee and doughnuts asking students to sign cards that will then be sent to deployed service members. Donated funds will go to SVO in support of future awareness events.

On Friday morning, as proud veterans gaze up at the stars and stripes, waving in the brisk autumn air, a mix of emotions ranging from pride to uncertainty may cloud their minds.

The transition from military to student life isn’t always an easy one, especially for discharged veterans who now have the added responsibility of family obligations or are wrestling with a job to provide extra support.

Jason Burke, Quinnipiac director of veteran and military affairs, works extensively with nearly 150 student veterans, ensuring that everyone fully capitalizes on their federal educational benefits and properly acclimates to the higher learning environment.

“University life is such a different dynamic from the military,” Burke said. “It’s not as rigid

as military life and sometimes takes time to adjust. Most veterans have already matured and grown in their own way and it’s important they feel a part of the Quinnipiac family.”

Burke also serves as the Student Veteran Organization’s administrative advisor, working closely with the organization as they continue to provide support and spread awareness on and around campus.

Christopher Bolduc, the president of SVO, works alongside Alexander Hartman, the vice president, and Jakob Loren, the treasurer, to make sure Quinnipiac veterans feel at home.

SVO’s mission statement is to advocate for veterans, families and supporters with the value of higher education and future endeavors after graduation.

“We’re currently cooperating with Phi Sigma Sigma and Sigma Phi Epsilon to support each other in ongoing campus events,” Bolduc said.

The sorority helps SVO during the spring to kick off “Operation BBQ,” a community barbecue event where the proceeds go to helping homeless veterans. The SVO is also leading a “boot camp-style” workout that will strengthen ties with the fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Hartman and SVO want to ensure that they foster a learning environment that benefits everyone.

“There’s a stigma attached to veterans on campus that we usually remain aloof from the rest of the student body or that we’re unapproachable,” Hartman said. “We want to eliminate that stigma.”

Not limited to just campus activities, SVO

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The Quinnipiac bookstore displays various military uniforms to commemorate Veterans Day.

works with the surrounding community as well.

“Out of Darkness” is a community-led charity walk in Hamden that SVO is proud to be a part of. The charity is led by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and works to spread awareness and raise money for further research into suicide prevention.

In January, SVO will be attending a conference for the Student Veterans of America, where they will network and meet with other veteran leaders across the nation.

Christopher Bolduc defined Veterans Day as a time to honor those brave men and women who have served and sacrificed but also as a day to

reflect on the hard road ahead.

“A lot of veterans out there are plagued by mental illness or homelessness, and unfortunately too many people simply don’t know about it,” Bolduc said. “We want to be the mediators and share our experiences with the rest of the student body.”

Hartman said SVO just wants student veterans to feel at home.

“No matter what their military experience was like, we’re here to help and support those service members transitioning to the college atmosphere,” Hartman said. “We’re still a team.”

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‘Celebration of Life’ honors Jackie Gray

By JENNIE TORRES Staff Writer

Passion and love flourished in the Burt Kahn Court on Nov. 5 when the Quinnipiac cheerleading teams united to perform in a showcase to honor Quinnipiac student Jacqueline Gray.

Gray died on July 4, 2016 as a result of injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident, according to MyQ. Gray had recently completed her freshman year at the university as a psychology major. She was a member of the psychology club, Summit Yearbook and the Quinnipiac IceCats.

Shortly after learning about Gray’s passing, her former roommates Lauren Gardner, Caroline Tanner and Emily Jackson organized a showcase to remember her spirit called “A Celebration of Life: Dedicated to Jackie Gray.”

Gardner, Tanner and Jackson met Gray during the second semester of their freshman year, and they quickly formed powerful friendships.

“We just clicked instantly, and she really was the missing piece to our room,” Jackson said.

Gardner said she believes Gray was the person who really brought all of them together.

When she passed away, I felt so helpless, and I just wanted to do something that showed all of the people she never got a chance to meet how special she really was,” Gardner said. “This show is to celebrate her life and to embody her bubbly and energetic self.”

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Coach of the Quinnipiac IceCats and the Sideline Cheer team Michelle Coppola worked with Gray and recognized her love and passion for dance. Coppola said she spoke to Gray about the idea of having all of the spirit groups work together.

“I had told Jax [Gray] that one day I would love to [have] all the spirit groups all be under one umbrella and to collaborate together,” Coppola. “All of the groups here at Quinnipiac are some of the most respectful talented young ladies who, for Jax, have come together to honor and perform for Jax in the way she exemplified herself best, and that was through dance.”

The teams dedicated countless hours of practice time to prepare for their performances, according to Coppola.

Several organizations assisted in organizing the event including HBLive for lighting, Chartwells for food and water supply, Q30 Television for filming the event live and the Alumni Association for finding connections to help fundraise and save money.

There was also a list of individual people who assisted in promoting the event, such as senior interactive digital design major Tyler Blinderman, who designed the promotional poster.

“I was happy to help seeing as it was such a great cause,” Blinderman said. “I didn’t personally know Jackie, but I think what these girls are doing in honor of their friend is incredible.”

Caroline Tanner, Emily Jackson and Lauren Gardner stand with Sandra Gray.

Junior journalism major Nicole Kessler says she heard about Gardner, Tanner and Jackson planning the event in September, and she knew right away she wanted to help.

“The amount of people that came together shows how special and loved she was not only to her friends, but also the entire Quinnipiac community.”

– NICOLE KESSLER

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“I reached out to Lauren [Gardner] in September via Facebook, and we had been in contact ever since then,” Kessler said. “I told her that I would love to help in any way that I could.

I love to film and edit, so together we decided that a promotional video would be a great way to spread the word on social media.”

The event was open to the public with a $3 admission. It showcased all of the spirit groups of the university including Dance Fusion, Dance Company, Kickline, Cheer and the IceCats. The groups all had individual choreographed dances to some of Gray’s favorite songs.

The Quinnipiac Irish Step team incorporated

their dancing in a segment as well. QU NoteAble! sang the song “Keep Holding On” by Avril Lavigne and one of Gray’s friends Carolyn Chaplin sang a solo to the song, “The Scientist”

by Coldplay.

“From my observations, there were a lot of moving pieces to make this event go off without a hitch, and Saturday was amazing,“ Kessler said.

Senior Lisa Bluestein said she finds what Gray’s friends did to be very inspiring.

“The amount of people that came together shows how special and loved she was not only to her friends, but also the entire Quinnipiac community,” Bluestein said.

Many people will remember who Gray was and the light she brought into their lives.

“We had a special bond, a once in a lifetime bond between a coach and a student. She will forever remain in my heart,” Coppola said.

Gardner said Gray grew to be one of her best friends, and she is grateful to have known her.

“Jackie was so proud to be an IceCat,” Garner said. “She was always doing her routine in the room and showing us the new dance she learned that day. Although I only knew her for one semester, it felt like I have known her for a lifetime.”

Express Dance and Acrobatics from Milford, MA, performs to honor Gray.

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“I am most grateful for having life. It amazes me how many people take things for granted.

Everything that comes my way, I just appreciate it, I don’t expect anything in return. I just want to give. I was born in Siberia, Russia, [and] when I came to the United States at the age of three, they told me I was going to pass away. And then all of a sudden, two years later, they said an enzyme replacement came on the market and it was my enzyme replacement. So I got the replacement and I was the first person in the Northeast, in New York, to get the enzyme replacement, and then I was put on TV, and that’s really when I found out that I love the camera. I became a poster child for Make a Wish Foundation, Children’s Miracle Network and other organizations, but I just appreciate life and I live life to the fullest because it was almost taken away. And just miraculously I got my life given back to me so I feel like I have to give back to other people. I’ve performed at Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall and I’ve also written a book, “Differences Are Blessings.” I sing, I write, I try to do all of this to make a difference in other people’s lives.”

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Don’t be lazy

Take advantage of all your opportunities here The transition from high school to college is interesting because the time you spend in class is basically cut in half, so you have a lot of free time to play around with. Seems great, right?

“More time to lay in bed or watch Netflix” is what you may be thinking, but is it really how you should be spending your downtime? Not exactly.

Quinnipiac offers close to 200 organizations on campus to get involved in. There is a club for any interest you have, so there is no excuse to not be a part of something. Instead of spending your free time CHRISTINA POPIK doing nothing producDesign Editor tive, I encourage you to @Christinapopikk join something.

Especially as a freshman, it is important to get involved during your first year. First, it is a great way to meet people and make friends.

Second, if you are unsure of what you want to do major or careerwise, it is a good way to explore your interests. Third, the earlier you join, the more of a chance you have of earning a leadership position in your club, which will look good on your resume. For anyone looking to get a job right out of college, I recommend joining at least one club for your major, as it will allow you to further your knowledge of your field by practicing what you learn in the classroom on a real-world level.

For me, joining The Chronicle was one of the best things I have

done. I am an interactive digital design major, and being a part of this organization taught me so much about design. Of course, I have learned a lot from my classes, but being able to practice the skills I have learned and use the design programs every week has definitely helped advance my work.

I came into college not really sure if I wanted to stick with graphic design, but this organization made me sure that I am on the right path. Over the past year, I have fallen in love with design and have become so passionate about my major. I owe that all to the Chronicle. I saw an opportunity and seized it. Because I put the work in, I will hopefully look more desirable to employers when I graduate, because I’ll have more experience than some of my peers.

Quinnipiac is a great school with tons to do and, let’s be honest, if you’re paying this much for a private university, you might as well get the most out of it. Don’t let time pass you by while you are here. Before you know it, you’ll be a senior wishing you did this or that.

We are no longer teenagers in high school, so the time for slacking off has passed. Try your best to get good grades, especially in classes for your major, because if you don’t, you’re really only hurting yourself. Attend events on campus that interest you.

Join organizations. Meet people and make connections. Find your passion. This is YOUR time to shape who you are and build a life for yourself. Turn off Netflix, get out of bed and make your dreams a reality.

Befriend your rival Have you ever gotten that sinking feeling in your stomach when you discover your classmate has never received a grade lower than a 90, while you constantly struggle to achieve a solid B? Have you ever noticed how your roommate has an easier time getting along with other people, whereas you seem to shudder at the thought of social interaction? Have you ever experienced anything related to those examples? If so, you probably know the dreaded feeling when you assume that somebody is better than you or just downright perfect.

I’ve had that feeling before while I attended high school.

There were a few people I envied for their extroverted personalities or excellence in mathematics (which I bombed), but the one girl who seemed to have it all is who I’d like to refer to as “Mary Sue.” Not only was she popular, she was also beautiful, a talented singer, president of the glee club, always on the Honor Roll and I never saw one mean bone in her body.

Yet even when I knew I was jealous of her, I never had any hatred towards her.

In a world so full of competition and needing to behave a certain way or reach specific goals in order to achieve our dreams, I understand how easy it can be to become jealous of someone for having the strengths you lack.

However, jealousy only gets you so far before it consumes you, and you’re so focused on disliking the other person that you end up not paying attention to the most important person of all. Fixating on the illusion of somebody’s perfection is bound to destroy your self-esteem, and the last thing you need is to lose the great potential you possess within yourself.

Instead of boiling with rage over how you can’t be like somebody else, convert your jealousy into curiosity. Get to know the person you envy. Ask them how they were able to get on the Honor Roll for four years straight or how they manage to make their presence light up a room.

I did something like this in my senior year when I joined the glee club, and I ended up always having to sing right beside Mary Sue during big performances.

At first, I’d thought I JENNIE TORRES would feel awkward Staff Writer standing next to some@Jennie_Torres19 one I pictured to be so flawless, but over time we said hi to each other, which turned into small conversations and eventually helped us become friends.

I even recall a memory when after a rehearsal, Mary Sue took the time to compliment my singing, saying, “Hey, you’re really good.” You can learn a lot from other people, even if it’s about yourself.

Not only will you gain knowledge, but possibly a friend as well. This method of growing into a stronger individual is much better than brewing with rage or bullying others just because they are trying to be the best person they can be.

Plus who knows, perhaps by befriending your rival, you can teach them a thing or two about yourself and offer them help on how to be like you.

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Step out of your comfort zone

Never stop learning and see where it takes you There is no greater turn-off than meeting candidate over the other. Come with me to a someone who refuses to learn. By refusing to lecture with controversial subject matter and learn, I mean not being open to new ideas, rare be uncomfortable so that we can talk about our thoughts and opinions afterward. opportunities or new people.

There is nothing that makes me happier Don’t tell me about your religious views than being around openand why they are correct minded people. The tricky and all others are wrong. thing is that everyone has Don’t tell me about how JULIA GALLOP the capacity for an open you’re not voting this NoAssociate Photography mind, but some choose to vember because the candiEditor keep it closed for the sake of dates are crooked and ma@Jule_Gals staying in a comfort zone. licious. Don’t tell me that Comfort zones, however, you won’t accompany me are our own individual safe to a lecture because the subspaces that get us nowhere. ject supposedly makes you uncomfortable.

The never-ending journey of learning is So, what would I rather hear?

Tell me about why you think your reli- what is going to keep humanity afloat. A friend gious views are correct instead of dismissing of mine once told me that he wanted to get a all other views. Tell me why you prefer one certain job somewhere because he “wouldn’t

have to learn anything.” What good will that do, though? If you have a certain job where you don’t have to learn anything, then how will you progress?

In the same sense, how will you become a well-rounded, college-educated young adult if you don’t take classes outside your major?

Take classes that make you think, “What have I just gotten myself into,” once you have registered. I am taking a music course in the spring, and I don’t know an allegro from a minuet (I’m pretty sure they have nothing to do with each other), but I am excited to learn about music nonetheless.

The possibilities don’t stop, either. You can learn about so many things from asking people you know extremely well about their work, their life and their past experiences. I have learned so much from my mother about

working at a prestigious institution, from one of my best friends who grew up on a farm in New York and from another one of my best friends who believes in a higher power. The people you meet will be the ones who make your desire to learn grow.

Don’t dismiss those who don’t share your same views. There is no reason to lose respect for someone simply because he or she does not agree with your beliefs completely. Instead, make a conversation out of it and walk away from that conversation with a mind that has been opened just a little bit more. All you can do is learn.

Learning helps us create relationships, ideas and opinions that will be with us forever.

Leave your comfort zone and embrace what the world and its people has to offer you.

Stop making assumptions Asking a woman if she is pregnant is never okay A couple weeks ago, I was finally able to hike the Sleeping Giant. I decided to hike along the Blue Trail, but for anyone who hasn’t hiked the Blue Trail before, it is very labor intensive. There are parts of the trail where you are bouldering up the mountain. While hiking down, especially, you have to carefully maneuver yourself on the rocks so you don’t fall.

During our descent, I was walking very slowly and taking extra precautions so I didn’t fall and injure myself.

People were passing me left and right, and while we were taking a quick break between the rocks, a woman addressed me directly.

“You’re going to hike all the way down

there?” the woman asked me with a concerned look on her face.

As you can imagine, I was very confused.

Yes, of course I was going to hike down the mountain. I am not necessarily in the best shape, but I wanted to challenge myself.

What’s so wrong with that?

After hearing my response, she asked me if I was pregnant.

This took me by surprise. No, I’m not pregnant. But this sent my mind into a tail spin. Do I look pregnant? Are my clothes too tight? Is it because of my posture? Am I fat?

It was instilled in me from a young age to not ask a woman, no matter if it was obvious

You never know what other people are or not, if she is pregnant.

Even if it seems harmless to ask, it truly going through physically or mentally. As I’m is a kick to the confidence, especially in a sure many other women bear a similar mindset, I have always been case like mine. It also creates self conscious of my an embarrassing situation for weight and my appearboth parties involved if the SARAH DOIRON ance. woman you’re asking is not Editor-in-Chief No matter the situapregnant. @SarahDoiron31 tion, it is never okay to When I told her that I ask a woman if she is wasn’t pregnant, she didn’t pregnant. No matter how know what to say. She just obvious it may seem, turned around and continued to hike up the mountain. This left me sitting your vocalized assumption could ruin somethere contemplating the way I look, with my one’s day. self-esteem deflating like a punctured balloon.

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The benefits of practicing yoga

Many people think practicing yoga requires impossible body-bending balancing acts and drinking lots of kale smoothies. However, yoga is a type of exercise that anybody can benefit from and explore. Namaste! - C. Popik and A. Grosso

What is yoga?

Yoga, which originated in ancient India, is a physical, mental and spiritual practice.

The idea of connecting physical movement to one’s breath and mental awareness is what separates yoga from other traditional exercise.

Before each yoga practice, one usually sets an intention - something to keep in mind as a goal or something to overcome. Intentions can be anything. They can range from focus to flexibility to positivity and everything in between.

Why should you do it?

Yoga is simply great for your body, inside and out. Unlike other exercise or sports, it is relaxed and not based on competition. It encourages you to focus on the poses and skills you wish to build and to celebrate each improvement. Everyone’s body is different.

As you practice, you will realize you may not be able to do what somebody else can, and that is okay. At any class you go to, the instructor will tell you to modify each pose to what your body can handle. Remember that yoga time is your own personal time to relax and unwind from your day. It reflects your self-care and respect for all the things that your body can do. Yoga is the exercise for anybody and everybody. Even after just practicing for a little while, you will see the benefits.

Some helpful things to bring with you to your practice

Meditation

Yoga practice is about connecting your movement to your breath and listening to your body. It is not about your level of expertise or how flexible you are. It is not about just going through the motions as your instructor guides you. Meditation plays a large role through the practice. Yoga is about being in the present and focusing on what you are doing. The aspect of mediation helps to keep your mind on the present matter rather than things like the test you have this week or all of the homework you have to get done. Meditation is about training your mind to focus in the present and appreciate yourself for taking time out of your day to do some good for your body and mind.

Namasta-what?

Namaste (pronounced “nah-ma-stay”) is a phrase that translates to “I bow to you” and is used at the end of your yoga practice as a sign of respect, acceptance and connectedness toward yourself, your instructor and others you practice with. The typical way of showing it in yoga is putting your hands in prayer position in front of your chest, bowing your head while saying the phrase out loud.

Benefits for the body Increased flexibility

Yoga involves a lot of stretching that can over time make you more flexible.

Yoga towel

Muscle strength

Sometimes mats can become slippery from holding certain poses, so the towel is great for putting under your hands or feet for a little extra stability and comfort.

Regular yogis may notice that they are able to come into poses and stay in them for longer due to the extra strength they gain from practice over time. For example, poses like plank and downward dog require you to put all your weight on your arms, increasing muscle in that area.

Lavender essential oil This will make your practice more relaxing as lavender is known for improving sleep and clearing up allergies and stuffiness. Its smell alone is very calming. Either dab a couple drops on your temple before yoga or spray some directly onto your mat for an even more relaxing practice.

Yoga block This small, soft block of foam will help take you deeper into a pose. If you are having trouble reaching the ground in a pose or if your body feels too strained, the block is there to relieve some pressure from your body. It helps with flexibility and balance, as well.

Christina & Ana’s Top 5 poses

Mental relaxation Yoga allows you to take focus off your mind and onto your breath and body.

Increased energy Think of yoga as a power nap. When you’re finished you feel refreshed, relaxed and ready to take on whatever life has in store for you that day.

Stress relief In much of your yoga practice, you integrate deep breathing into poses which helps relax the body. Also, the idea of yoga and meditation is to keep a clear mind and not think about any stressors in your life.

Plank

Updog

Bridge

Child’s pose

Savasana

A great position to increase core and arm strength. To get the most out of this pose, make sure your hands are directly below your shoulders.

One of the best poses to stretch your back and improve posture. Lay on your stomach with your hands on the ground, then proceed to lift your upper body and thighs off the ground.

A great position to stretch your chest, legs, hips and back. Lay on your back with your feet on the ground and lift up your tailbone as much as possible. Keeping your chin close to your chest activates the thyroid gland, which regulates your metabolism.

Typically a place of rest during yoga to relax and bring down the heart rate. You can achieve this pose by spreading your knees with your feet touching behind you and bending down towards the ground until your head reaches the mat with your arms spread forward. The wider apart your hips are, the better the stretch you’ll achieve.

Every yogi’s favorite pose.

Typically all yoga classes will end with 5-10 minutes of meditation. Many people meditate differently for this time but one way is lying on the ground with your eyes closed, focusing on a steady breath to keep a clear mind. As a result, you will enter a state of complete relaxation.

On-campus yoga classes Sunday 6:45 - 8 p.m.

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Studio B 7:45 - 9 p.m.

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Wednesday 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

Studio B 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.

Studio B 7:30 - 8:45 p.m.

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Thursday 5:15 - 6:30 p.m.

Studio B 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.

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The Arts & Life section will be collaborating with Montage, Quinnipiac’s art and literary journal, to bring creative content to our newspaper and showcase the many talented writers and artists on our campus.

This week, we are featuring photographer Matthew Mattson ‘17.

Submit your artwork, photographs, poetry and any other kind of creative writing to be featured in the Montage journal or in the Chronicle. montage.submittable.com/submit

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SNL encourages compassion

Throughout the entire campaign and election season, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” has been following its usual form and creating skits that reflect the political environment, whether it’s postdebate, post-scandal or just a general yet humorous overview of what’s going on in the world of politics.

In the latest episode, Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon) and Donald J. Trump (Alec Baldwin) went back and forth on Erin Burnett’s (Cecily Strong) OutFront. Hillary’s email scandal was consistently brought up along with Trump’s indecencies, and it’s clear that SNL was trying to emphasize that both candidates have issues that the public should not ignore.

While this on its own is not something unique, it’s what happens in the second half of the skit that really grabbed my attention and gave me a lot more respect for SNL. In the second half of the skit, Baldwin suddenly breaks his role as Trump and tells McKinnon (who he refers to as Kate) that “[he’s] tired of yelling all this stuff at [her].” McKinnon agrees and Baldwin follows up with saying that he “feels gross all the time” because of the election.

As if this wasn’t enough to send the audience into shock, the intro of Arcade Fire’s “Wake Up” starts playing as Baldwin and McKinnon literally run out of the studio and into Times Square, holding hands and interacting with people on the street. They are still dressed as their respective characters but are doing everything contrary to what their characters would presumably do. McKinnon hugs someone wearing “Make America Great Again” attire while Baldwin hugs a black man and a Hispanic family. The two actors dance around with people of all races and people who clearly support one candidate over the other, creating a sense of camaraderie.

The skit concludes by emphasizing that everything that they have done will not matter unless people vote, and while they choose not to endorse a candidate, they encourage people to vote for the kind of country they want to live in.

Instead of perpetuating the negative, hostile environment that the current political atmosphere has become, SNL encouraged working together and showing compassion towards all people, regardless of their political affiliation, a message that I think is so crucial in a time of such division. -N. Gandhi

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The death of bookstores

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My first love was books. The smell of newly printed pages brought me to a place where lions could talk and fairies became my best friends. I would frequently visit my hometown bookstore, yearning for the next series I could get my hands on. Stepping across the threshold meant entering a completely different world where I was happiest.

But then I grew up. Apparently, so did bookstores. As I got older, my novels did not get the same love. I rarely saw the homeyness of bookstores, and they felt the impact. The world was turning to technology, and pages turned to illuminated screens.

Amazon.com and e-books are now the go-to source for all your book needs. From purchasing children’s coloring books to mature audience-only novels, you never have to step foot into a bookstore again, and quite frankly, this is more of a tragedy than all of Shakespeare’s work combined.

Barnes & Noble has been a staple in the bookstore world, but it may be seeing some of its last days. Recently, the CEO of the Barnes & Noble chain was paid nearly $5 million to step down. This was the third time a CEO has left the company in just three years, showing the utter desperation Barnes & Noble is experiencing to stay afloat.

Along with the big chains, hometown bookstores have been disappearing around the country at an accelerated rate. These humble abodes of old librarians and worn leather are more symbolic than the books on their shelves. They are havens of comfort for any romantic, adventure seeking or sci-fi heart, where waiting three to five business days or scanning the glare of a screen just won’t cut it.

Authenticity is something rare in this age of perfectly planned candids and 140-character limit rants. Bookstores give us a break from reality, but maybe their appeal is because they are more real than anything else we have experienced that day.

Sure, books may not be going anywhere anytime soon, but their former home where they would all line up in attendance and eagerly wait to be checked out and stamped with a seal of approval will forever be missed.

The magic that these bookstores possess is something that no website can ever achieve, so long as they try. So R.I.P. to bookstores. My 7-year-old self mourns your loss. - S. Bashaw

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Timeless or worthless?

A critique of the modern film industry

By CHARLOTTE GARNDER Staff Writer

As an avid movie-goer and film fanatic, I love becoming immersed in a new story with each new movie trailer that is released.

From action-packed sci-fi flicks to quirky romantic comedies, any new movie has the potential to amaze me. But recently, the only movies Hollywood seems to be producing are ones that we have already seen.

Films including ‘High School Musical 4,’ a sequel to ‘The Notebook’ and another film in the ‘Toy Story’ series are set for release.

Many more live-action remakes from Disney, like ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Beauty and The Beast,’ are set to be released as well.

Freshman Anya Botman believes that these films don’t make any sense.

“The first movie is always the best one.

I’ve always liked the first movie better than the ones that follow. Like with ‘A Cinderella Story’ the first one was always better,” she said.

For example, the ending of ‘The Notebook’ had a pretty finite conclusion after both main characters died in each other’s arms. But somehow, a second film will be produced without the characters who created the epitomizing romance of a generation.

If the new productions won’t include the same characters, how different will the stories be from what we are familiar with? Without Troy and Gabriella, is ‘High School Musical 4’ even ‘High School Musical’ at all?

Film, television and media arts professor Rebecca Abbott said the first objective of big-budget filmmaking is to make money.

“The producers will pitch ideas that have already had some sort of success, meaning the film they’re pitching will be based on a previously successful film idea,” Abbott said. “Hence the many sequels and remakes we tend to see at the theaters.”

Producers are relying heavily on these types of films because these films will make way more money. A different movie inspired by a cult classic or a Disney masterpiece will draw in a large audience of viewers who have already seen the original films and viewers who haven’t, which could increase the box office profits.

But are these movies actually appealing to people who have already seen the previous films?

Freshman student Michelle Souza doesn’t think so.

“I think it’s worrisome that Hollywood can’t come up with any new content.

I’m not watching ‘Toy Story 4’ because that’s ridiculous, but I might watch ‘The Incredibles 2’ because it’s only the second in the series,” Souza said.

However, these films don’t necessarily represent a lack of creativity in the media.

Instead, they just reflect the pattern of bigger budget films.

“Despite the fact that we are flooded with repetitive and unoriginal mass-market movies, there are still many unique and

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Many recent and upcoming films consist of live-action remakes and sequels of classically admired films.

interesting low-budget, independent films being made,” Abbott said. “You may have to dig around to find them — they’re more often debuted at the many film festivals that exist in the U.S. and internationally, such as Sundance, Toronto, Tribeca, Cannes, etc.”

Although these movies could generate a deep sense of nostalgia and bring back fond memories for the older generations, they have a chance of ruining the original content because the story lines and characters are being drawn out.

On the other hand, these films could

revive old films and give them a new and modern twist.

“I think that these remakes will be a good addition to the former films as long as they are made correctly. If they aren’t too cheesy I’ll probably enjoy them,” freshman Megan Grandell said.

With any outlook on these movies, it’s safe to give these remakes a chance, relive some of your childhood and maybe fall in love with the new stories and characters.

Exploring the modern emo revival

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Title Fight’s ‘Floral Green’ and Modern Baseball’s ‘Sports’ were released in 2012.

Modern Baseball’s ‘You’re Gonna Miss It All’ was released in 2014.

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American Football’s sophomore self titled album was released in October 2016.

By CULLEN RONAN Staff Writer

In the midst of a year clouded by new releases from fan-favorite bands of the past including Green Day, Sum 41 and Blink 182, there has been a quiet, but very important, revitalization.

Overshadowed by other big name alternative releases, there have been a plethora of recent emo albums gracing the Top 200 charts, with the most notable being the return of one of the genre’s most popular bands, American Football, 17 years after the group’s debut album.

American Football is one of the most important pillars of a genre that has seen a recent push into the mainstream. This quartet, hailing from the small Chicago suburb of Urbana, Illinois, only spent three

years together, but in that short period of time, they changed the genre forever.

Over their initially short-lived career, they released a self-titled EP and LP, to moderate success before deciding to call it quits.

This was 1999, however, and thanks to the advent of the internet, their legacy soon began to grow even after their breakup.

“American Football,” their first self-titled album, affectionately given the nickname (LP I) was shared on countless websites and blogs throughout their 17-year hiatus, elevating them to the forefront of the emo sound.

Now, almost 20 years after the group’s debut release, the band has released its second self-titled, full-length album. Given the moniker (LP II), this record has brought back the band’s usual somber, confessional

and melancholy tone, this time laying down a whole new storyline.

The members are no longer 24, but their nine song follow up to the 1999 classic helps you remember that young adults aren’t the only ones who go through emotional crises.

Equipped with soft and technical guitar work gives comfort to the genuinely uncomfortable feeling that accompanies lead singer Mike Kinsella’s truly honest lyrics, American Football has taken what they mastered in the past and successfully transitioned it into a modern adaptation.

Not only has American Football picked up where they left off years ago, but there is also a very strong nucleus of younger artists that have used what these emo founding fathers that came before them have done, giving it their own modern twist. Here are the top five bands headlining the modern emo revival: MOOSE BLOOD: With their last album, “Blush,” reaching 175 on the Billboard Top 200, this U.K. based outfit is definitely worth a listen.

THE FRONT BOTTOMS: Signed to Fueled by Ramen, arguably one of the biggest labels in alternative music, The

Front Bottoms’ 2015 release “Back on Top” reached the 32nd spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart, cementing the band’s ability to break into the mainstream.

TITLE FIGHT: Described as emo with a tinge of punk, this Pennsylvania-based group’s most recent release, “Hyperview,” was featured on Grantland’s “10 Great Albums From 2015 (So Far) You Might Have Missed” list.

MODERN BASEBALL: Touring the world with the aforementioned The Front Bottoms, as well as emo legends Brand New, Modern Baseball has quickly found itself as one of the most popular bands on its label, Run For Cover Records.

BOSTON MANOR: Another group hailing from the U.K., Boston Manor is fresh off the release of its debut album “Be Nothing,” recorded on the Pure Noise Records label. The group is currently in the midst of a nationwide U.S. tour and is certainly a newer band to check out.

With 2016 gifting numerous modern artists spots on the Billboard Top 200, as well as marking the rebirth of some of the genre’s finest, it has certainly been a good year to be a fan of emo.

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Skating with style The Quinnipiac IceCats put a unique spin on cheerleading

By ELLIS EINHORN Staff Writer

A crowd of thousands anxiously await a glimpse of the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team. The arena goes dark as 16 young women bravely step onto the ice, but it is not their uniform nor their dance moves that distinguish them. It is their passion and commitment as IceCats that unify this close-knit group of ladies both on and off the ice.

In their fourth full season, the IceCats have become an impressive force as Quinnipiac’s ice hockey cheerleading team.

Men’s ice hockey head coach Rand Pecknold formulated the concept of a cheerleading team on ice and reached out to the coach of the basketball cheerleaders, Michelle Coppola. She has led the squad since its inception and gained significant popularity amongst the fans at Quinnipiac’s TD Bank Sports Center.

“They are very well-recognized now,” Coppola said. “Most people want to get on the team as soon as they hear about ice skating cheerleaders because it’s different. There are a lot of girls out there who can skate and have great dancing abilities that want to be able to cheer for a team.

The combination of the two complement each other very well, and that’s what I’m looking for in an IceCat.” Requirements for potential IceCats are simple, yet complicated. Coppola says while anybody can say they can dance, not everybody has the ability to follow a rhythm while figure skating in front of a large crowd. Although rhythm is an essential asset for potential members, Coppola values those who have a high level of confidence in their ice skating ability.

“You really need to be able to skate. You can’t be afraid because as soon as those lights go on and those girls get out there with people cheering, you need to be confident on that ice no matter what,” Coppola said. “I also want them to be engaged with the

crowd, which is really important. I’ve never had an IceCat who has gone out there and been miserable or not truly into the crowd.”

For sophomore Rachel Roman, joining the IceCats was an opportunity to try something new.

“Tryouts [were] the first time I ever stepped on the ice,” Roman said. “I just went for it because I loved to cheer, but I wanted something different.”

Reflecting on her time as an IceCat, senior Taylor Chelo noted how every member of the team brings something unique to the table. While Chelo was never a cheerleader like Roman was, she has been a competitive figure skater for 14 years.

“I think it’s good that we have both of us because we each show two different sides of the spectrum as far as the skills go on our team,” Chelo said. “I think that’s what the IceCats are really great about. It’s that everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, yet we’re able to collaborate together and help make it the team we’ve always envisioned it to be.”

The IceCats has become a great way for Quinnipiac students to find a unique sense of unity on campus.

“Just having a team of sisters has been the greatest part of it all, because as freshmen we’re nervous about meeting new friends and everything,” Chelo said. “Having those friends you gel so well with and a team to identify yourself with really helps the transition to Quinnipiac as a freshman.”

Roman said she is grateful for the IceCats’ help in making the transition to college more smooth but is most thankful for Jackie Gray, who passed away on July 4, 2016 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

“Jax [Gray] and I didn’t know how to skate, so we were buddies right away,” Roman said.

“Ice practices were hard and my feet would always hurt, but it’s been great and I’m glad I’ll always have the IceCats to go to.”

Last year, the IceCats were fortunate enough to have Gray not only as a teammate, but also as an individual whose positive spirit left a tremendous impact both on and off the ice.

On Saturday, the Quinnipiac IceCats, Dance Fusion, Sideline Cheer, Dance Company and Kickline organized “Celebration of Life,” a show dedicated to honoring Gray’s memory. A bench by the tower at the Sleeping Giant State Park was officially unveiled in early October to commemorate Gray’s life. Later, thousands gathered to honor her legacy at a memorial hockey game where “Jax” would have a special tribute from the IceCats family.

Since her passing, Coppola says she hasn’t let anyone forget Gray’s impact on not just the team, but the Quinnipiac community as well.

“There hasn’t been a practice that we haven’t brought her name up,” Coppola said.

The team mainly wears purple at all of their practices to commemorate Gray’s life, Coppola said.

Although she gets the same feeling every time she steps on the ice, Chelo said this year has a bigger purpose in the wake of Gray’s absence.

“It’s still electric seeing the whole place filled with nothing but blue and gold and all these people packed to the capacity,” Chelo said. “Being those first people to step on the ice before the players even get on is such a big deal. It really just goes to show you how much of a powerhouse TD Bank is and how much we’re a part of

that experience.”

The IceCats practice roughly five hours each week depending on the ice hockey schedule, but Coppola says the time commitment is manageable.

“It does get intense as soon as the season start rolling around because we could have multiple practices and games in a week,” Coppola said. “We’re a family, and we look out for one another. If you need us, we’re here. If you need me, I’m going to be there for you whether it’s time off, a break or just somebody to talk to.

That’s how we run this team.”

After their performance on the ice, the IceCats head up to the bleachers where they perform an array of dances and cheers between whistles.

Coppola said that although she has full confidence in her team, they can’t forget their purpose.

“They’re there to not only engage the home crowd, but also other people that may be looking to be inspired by Quinnipiac,” Coppola said.

“They need to be diligent with their dances and not sit there and talk because you never know when the camera is on you. I don’t have to remind [them] of that because they know what their job is. They want to not only be a part of this team and encourage other people, but also to be there for the fans, especially the little kids who come up to them and ask for pictures.”

The IceCats are not only performers, but they are also representations of the Quinnipiac University community.

Chelo expressed how a lot of people lose sight of the fact that when you wear a Quinnipiac logo, you’re representing the university.

“We’re a positive representation of that, and to me, that’s what it truly means to be an IceCat,” Chelo said. “Sharing whatever passion you have with a close-knit group of girls, just to come together and express it is something special.”

PHOTOGRAPHED ARE FRESHMAN MACKENZIE SCOTTO (LEFT), JUNIOR GABRIELLA STEWART

PHOTOS BY ERIN KANE DESIGN BY CHRISTINA POPIK

(MIDDLE), FRESHMAN RYANN GLUSHEK (RIGHT).

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RUNDOWN MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 5, Clarkson 3 – Friday Tim Clifton: 2 goals, 1 assist Craig Martin: 3 assists Kevin McKernan: 1 goal, 1 assist Brogan Rafferty: 2 assists St. Lawrence 2, QU 0 – Saturday Chris Truehl: 32 saves WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY Clarkson 4, QU 1 – Friday Katie Tabin: 1 goal T.T. Cianfarano: 1 assist Melissa Samoskevich: 1 assist St. Lawrence 1, QU 0 – Saturday Sydney Rossman: 15 saves MEN’S SOCCER QU 1, Fairfield 0 – Wednesday Ryan Scheiderman: 1 goal WOMEN’S SOCCER QU 1, Siena 0 – Friday Al Pelletier: 1 goal Monmouth 5, QU 2 – Sunday Kelly Caruso: 1 goal Jess Gargan: 1 goal VOLLEYBALL Niagara 3, QU 1 – Saturday Maria Pansari: 50 assists Elizabeth Kloos: 13 kills, 1 ace Jen Coffey: 12 kills Kat Miller: 19 digs, 5 blocks, 1 ace Canisius 3, QU 2 – Sunday Pansari: 50 assists Natalie Alechko: 14 kills Allison Leigh: 13 kills, 8 blocks Kloos: 13 kills, 2 aces RUGBY QU 41, Penn State 22 – Sunday Emily Roskopf: 3 tries, 1 assist Ilona Maher: 3 assists Flora Poole: 1 try, 1 assist

GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. Dartmouth – Friday, 6 p.m.

QU vs. Harvard – Saturday, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU at Dartmouth – Friday, 6 p.m.

QU at Harvard – Saturday, 3 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Canisius – Friday, 10 a.m.

MAAC Championship, TBD – Sunday, 12 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL QU vs. Vermont – Saturday, 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU vs. FGCU – Friday, 2 p.m.

QU at Dayton – Sunday, 2 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL QU at Fairfield – Friday, 3 p.m.

QU at Canisius – Sunday, 1 p.m.

RUGBY QU at West Chester – Friday, 12 p.m.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NCAA Northeastern Regional – Friday, 10 a.m.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NCAA Northeastern Regional – Friday, 10 a.m

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St. Lawrence hands women’s ice hockey shutout loss The Saints edged out the Bobcats with a 1-0 win

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Sophomore forward Kenzie Lancaster skates around a St. Lawrence player in Saturday’s 1-0 shutout loss.

By JUSTIN CAIT

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No. 5/5 Quinnipiac women’s hockey suffered a 1-0 loss at the hands of No. 6/7 St. Lawrence Saturday afternoon at High Point Solutions Arena.

With the loss, the Bobcats drop to 7-4-1 overall and 2-2-0 in ECAC play, while the Saints improve their record to 9-0-1 and 4-0-0 in conference play.

“I think today proved why [the Saints] haven’t lost a game yet,” head coach Cassandra Turner said. “They put a lot of pressure on us and forced us to defend quite a bit… they’re a good hockey team.”

St. Lawrence jumped on the score sheet in no time, scoring the game’s first goal just 4:53 into the first period.

Senior forward Brooke Webster rifled a shot off the post and in, beating Quinnipiac netminder Sydney Rossman on her blocker side. Webster’s goal was her seventh of the season, moving her into a two-way tie for second among ECAC skaters in goals scored only behind Quinnipiac’s T.T. Cianfarano (9).

The game was relatively quiet from this point on.

No more goals, no more assists and for the first time in a long time,

no penalties were assessed in the entire game.

“I thought it was pretty interesting that there were no penalties today,” Turner said. “I think there could have been a couple late in the game, but when you call the game that way, you kind of at that point have to let it go.”

St. Lawrence sophomore goaltender Grace Harrison stopped all 20 shots she faced, earning a shutout in her team’s win. On the other end, Rossman made 15 of 16 saves, improving on Saturday’s game against Clarkson, in which she allowed four goals.

“Obviously, yesterday wasn’t ex-

actly how I wanted it to go, but I had to get over it quickly and come back,” Rossman said. “I knew if I was still thinking about it I wasn’t going to give the team a chance to win.”

The Bobcats had opportunities but could not capitalize on any of the 49 total scoring chances thrown St. Lawrence’s way. The Saints blocked 18 of the 49 shot attempts, something Turner anticipated coming into this game.

“Around their net, in front, [they are] in positions where they’re blocking shots and look to transition the other way,” Turner said. “We expect that, we’ve seen that from St. Lawrence and it will be something to value as we move forward.”

Next up, the Bobcats will aim to end their two-game losing streak as they take the road to face Dartmouth on Friday. Improving offensive chances at even-strength play will be a point of emphasis for Turner’s team in the future.

“We need to generate more 5-on5 offense. That’s the bottom line. We haven’t generated a lot this year,” Turner said. “Getting all five people involved in the offense, that’s going to be really important for us moving forward.”

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Harris: ‘Winning a MAAC championship is our expectation’ MEN’S from Page 16 an impact immediately. The head coach expressed his impression of the potential candidates to pick from.

“I think James Ford defensively on the perimeter will be missed, but I think Phil Winston has a chance to be the closest thing to him defensively,” Moore said. “With Gio [McLean] gone, we will miss his shot-making ability, and I think Reggie Oliver could be a guy that has capabilities to fill that void.”

Phil Winston and Oliver both come from junior colleges with junior statuses and will be expected to play a key role for the Bobcats this season.

“Phil Winston and Reggie Oliver are good players, and I’m excited to play with them,” Daniels said. “In our

first scrimmage, we played pretty well together, so I’m excited to see how it goes.”

Last year at Howard College in Texas, he averaged 18.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game and shot a deadly 41.6 percent from three-point range.

“Personally, I’m looking to just get these guys the ball a lot and get the energy going for the whole game,” Oliver said. “As a team, we’re looking to run it as much as possible. We want to run it down people’s throats and take their hearts away.”

Aside from the junior college additions, the Bobcats also added two freshman guards, Mikey Dixon and Peter Kiss, to the fold. Dixon and Kiss have been drawing rave reviews from both coaches and teammates since their arrival.

“They’ve both been very impressive,” Moore said. “Both are young and have a lot to learn just like every freshman in the country, but they have talent and they’re competitive.

They’ve got good ball-handling skills and can certainly shoot it.”

The whole team agrees that the work these young players are putting in has not gone unnoticed.

“I like how [the freshmen] have been getting in and doing the extra work,” senior forward Donovan Smith said. “I wish I could be here for another four years just to see them grow as players and as people.”

Quinnipiac has established itself as a national powerhouse in rebounding so the Bobcats have made it clear to address their weaknesses.

“Chaise [Daniels] is the only one

with Division-I experience for more than one year,” Harris said. “I think experience is our biggest weakness.

Me and Donovan played last year, but that’s only one year. There’s also the JuCo guys and our freshmen who haven’t played in a game yet, and then there’s [Aaron and Andrew Robinson] who haven’t played a ton of minutes.”

All in all, the Bobcats have clearly set their sights on one thing.

“Any Division-I team wants to win a championship,” Harris said.

“Winning a MAAC championship is our expectation. It’s going to be a long year, there’s going to be a lot of ups and downs, but our team has a really good chance. We have the talent at every position one through five to be very successful.”

Fabbri: ‘It’s going to be a really good conference season’ WOMEN’S from Page 16 Martucci was a leader on the stat sheet as well last season, posting career highs in points (7.9), rebounds (2.5), assists (1.3) and steals (1.2) per game, but the stats don’t matter to Martucci.

“I thought I had a terrible season,” Martucci said. “I know my teammates need me for those stats, but we also have such an amazing team in itself.

The depth is insane. I think what my team really needs me to do is lead and everything else will come. If I’m having a bad day, I know someone’s go-

ing to pick me up.”

Fabbri believes the strength of her team doesn’t come from any single player and that her team’s depth will be unmatched in the conference.

“You can go all the way around.

With Carly [Fabbri] playing the onetwo, you also have Brittany Johnson and Edel [Thornton] who are freshmen-to-sophomore with that experience coming back and getting all of those reps in practice and have made huge jumps,” Tricia Fabbri said. “The versatility that we have within our roster and not just a player that can

do one thing is a strength across the board that makes us really interesting and tough to guard.”

Although Tricia Fabbri likes her team’s chances to win the conference, she knows that the road to get there will be tough.

“The depth of the conference in our fourth year in the MAAC is as talented of league as we’ll see this year,” Tricia Fabbri said. “I think it’s going to be a really good conference season in the MAAC. It’s going to be exciting basketball and a tough road to hoe.”

The Iona Gaels, who defeated the

Bobcats in the MAAC Championship game last season, are ranked second in the preseason poll.

“Iona returns [Marina] Lizarazu, who is a heck of a player and a complementary cast,” Tricia Fabbri said of Iona. “They had the [conference] sixth person of the year in [Alexis] Lewis who is back for them and a talented roster and recruiting class.”

The Bobcats’ first conference game is on Dec. 1 when they travel to St. Peter’s and the conference tournament will take place from March 2-6, 2017 in Albany.

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Sophomore women’s ice hockey forward Melissa Samoskevich chases a puck to the corner in the team’s 4-1 loss to ECAC rival Clarkson, the team that knocked Quinnipiac out of the NCAA Tournament last season, on Friday; sophomore forward Randi Marcon works a puck away from the boards; senior goaltender Sydney Rossman watches the play in the Quinnipiac end; junior forward Raquel Pennoyer guards a Clarkson defender.

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Al Pelletier fired just one shot on goal in Friday’s MAAC women’s soccer semifinal match against Siena, beating goalkeeper Taylor Dorado at the 47:51 mark. This would be the only goal of the contest as the Bobcats held on to reach the finals.

Three Quinnipiac women’s soccer players, Jess Gargan, Jess Fontaine and Al Pelletier earned MAAC all-tournament team honors.

Five different players recorded points for Quinnipiac women’s soccer over the weekend as the Bobcats defeated Siena 1-0 on Friday, but lost 5-2 to Monmouth in the MAAC Championship game on Sunday.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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Olivia Myszewski Freshman goalkeeper Olivia Myszewski earned a five-save shutout in a 1-0 win over Siena to send Quinnipiac women’s soccer to the MAAC Championship game. She saw 20 shots in total in the conference title game.

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“I think we’ve exceeded everyone else’s expectations out of us, but we’ve talked about winning the final.”

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Quinnipiac men’s and women’s basketball are coming off drastically different years, but enter their new seasons with the same goal in mind

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Junior forward Chaise Daniels averaged 9.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game last year.

By ELLIS EINHORN AND LOGAN REARDON

A new season offers new opportunities for the Quinnipiac men’s basketball team. The Bobcats are looking to bounce back this winter following a disappointing 9-21 season having added six new faces to the roster.

In the MAAC preseason coaches poll announced in October, the Bobcats were projected to finish the season 10th out of 11 teams in the conference, only finishing ahead of Niagara.

Entering his ninth season, head coach Tom Moore said although his team is aware of the ranking, the group is concentrating on more important matters.

“We came out and addressed it, but it’s not something that consumes us on a daily basis,” Moore said. “We’re trying to come together as a group because we have six new faces with eight returning guys, and we need to all get on the same page as quickly as possible. That is what takes up all our focus and energy right now.”

While the coaches were quick to move on, several players appear to be using the ranking as motivation for the upcoming season.

“Coach reminded us where we’ve been picked in the MAAC,” junior forward Chaise Daniels said. “I think that’s fuel to the fire. Coming off a bad season, I think we needed to be reminded that we have a lot to prove.”

Quinnipiac lost its last five games to end last season, including a 60-57 defeat to Rider in the MAAC Tournament. The close loss was one in a common thread for the team, which lost six games by fewer than five points over the season.

Moore was adamant about his expectations of his reinvigorated squad going into the 20162017 campaign.

“This is going to be our most challenging season in my 10 years here because last year was the first year we really stepped backwards,” Moore said. “The biggest thing in college basketball is you don’t want to stay down. You have

to get up as quickly as possible. We have to reclaim a swagger about ourselves, and it’s a lot to ask, but that’s life. We put ourselves in this situation, and we have to fight our way out of it.”

Looking to put last season behind them, the Bobcats look to build a framework for success and find a new identify for the program to wipe the slate clean.

“Last year we lost ourselves along the way, losing a couple tough games here and there without self-discipline on and off the court,” senior guard Daniel Harris said. “This year we’ve really honed in on making sure we do the right things at the right times. That means making sure that we are self-disciplined in our dorms, in the arena and in the games.”

After a long off-season and a new appearance, Quinnipiac will have to adjust to losing two key seniors, Giovanni McLean and James Ford Jr. In his only year as a Bobcat, McLean led the team with 12.9 points and 3.2 assist per game as the primary ball handler. Ford was the only player to start all 30 games for the Bobcats and ended his four-year career by averaging 6.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in his final season.

Harris, the team’s top returning scorer from last season, will surely be taking on a leadership role for the Bobcats.

“They were really good leaders for us, especially with their age and maturity,” Harris said.

“Only being here for one year and coming from a junior college, those are some big shoes to fill.

I think everyone will help guide the new players and I’ve taken on that challenge from day one when we started in the summer. I’m not going to say it’s been easy, but working with these guys every day is exciting.”

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Sophomore Paula Strautmane was a MAAC All-Rookie Team selection last season.

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After falling just short of the MAAC tournament crown last season, the Quinnipiac women’s basketball team is locked and loaded for another run at the conference title.

Returning the bulk of their starters along with five new freshmen, the Bobcats enter the season ranked first in the preseason MAAC poll, as well as No. 13 in the College Insider Mid-Major poll.

Expectations are high for the Bobcats, but the aspirations in their own locker room are higher than any poll could describe.

“In terms of a program goal, we want to finish what we weren’t able to last year in the MAAC and cut down those nets and get to the NCAA Tournament,” head coach Tricia Fabbri said. “We feel we are ready to make a mark in that tournament and not just get there, but to win a game.”

The Bobcats lost the MAAC Finals last season to Iona by four points, failing to make their triumphant return to the NCAA Tournament after earning a bid in the 2014-15 season. Fabbri believes coming so close last season after getting a taste of March Madness the season before only heightens the team’s urgency to get back to the top of the MAAC. “Once you get a taste of getting into the dance and cutting down those nets, you’ll do anything to get that back,” Fabbri said. “It’s an addictive feeling, and we certainly feel we will be able to do it.”

The Bobcats will be returning 10 players to a team that was able to record a victory in the NIT last season, and will open up with an immediate test against Florida Gulf Coast University, currently ranked seventh in the Insider Mid-Major poll, on Friday afternoon. FGCU downed Quinnipiac 71-70 in overtime last season, but the Bobcats are eager for a tough matchup right out of the gate to gain a quick sense of who they are as a team.

“Our nonconference is very competitive this year, so starting off slow wouldn’t help us,” sophomore Aryn McClure said of the early portion of the schedule. “Starting off with FGCU will be good for us to come out with a bang, especially if we can leave with a win.”

McClure is coming off a freshman year where she won the MAAC Rookie of the Year and was named to the All-MAAC third-team.

This season, McClure finds herself on the MAAC preseason first team. Despite heightened expectations, the sophomore will look to keep it simple once the curtain rises on the 2016-17 season.

“I’m not feeling any pressure,” McClure said of the upcoming season. “My mentality is just to play hard every single game.”

Fabbri isn’t pinning any expectations on McClure, but knows how good she can be.

“Aryn is a special player because of her athleticism, her length, her ability to shoot the three from inside and to create and pass the ball,” Fabbri said. “She’s just such a nightmare to guard.”

Alongside McClure will be fellow sophomore Paula Strautmane, who is coming off a stellar rookie season herself. Strautmane was a unanimous selection for the All-MAAC Rookie team last year after averaging 8.8 points and 6 rebounds per game in her freshman campaign.

Aside from the sophomore duo, Fabbri has her eyes on a pair of upperclassmen to be major contributors for the Bobcats this season. Seniors Adily Martucci and Morgan Manz have caught Fabbri’s attention with their preseason performances, and have both been named team captains.

“It’s a huge compliment,” Martucci said of her second straight captaincy. “It gives me a lot of confidence when it comes to having a leadership role.”

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