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Students, guests, vandalize Commons Relay for Life raises $70,000 for cancer research By SARAH DOIRON Staff Writer
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Junior Katie Winkle (left), one of the co-chairs of Relay for Life, is a seven-year cancer survivor after doctors diagnosed her with leukemia in 2006. By ADELIA COUSER Staff Writer
For cancer survivor Camille Bova, Quinnipiac’s seventh annual Relay for Life was more than just a fundraiser. “I did Relay for Life before I was diagnosed with [stage three Hodgkin lymphoma],” Bova said. “It was still a huge event and I was happy to raise money, but it’s different after going through cancer. It makes me so much happier now to see so many people supporting a cause that I’ve been af-
fected by.” On April 11, Bova and more than 1,000 others attended this year’s “marathon-themed” Relay. Held at the TD Bank Sports Center on the York Hill campus, this 12-hour fundraiser aimed to raise money for research, honor those who have lost their lives to cancer and ultimately “fight back” against the disease. During Relay, teams of students walked around a track from 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. to symbolize the constant fight against cancer. There were differ-
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This year’s State of the QUnion was cancelled due to President John Lahey’s “busy” schedule, Student Body President Matt Desilets said. “Something came up [with the president’s schedule] and we just decided that it wasn’t the same event without him,” Desilets said. State of the QUnion gives students the opportunity to ask administrators questions about the university’s future, according to SGA’s website. The Student Government Association tried to reschedule the event but will have to push it until the fall of 2014, Desilets said. “We were going to try and re-
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“This was probably one of our best Relays yet,” said Winkle, who has participated in the fundraiser every year at Quinnipiac. “It’s so heartwarming and rewarding to see hundreds of people participate.” Winkle’s Alpha Delta Pi sisters and other friends created a team called Katie’s Krew to support Winkle at the event. “For me, Relay for Life has been a way to ‘pay it forward’ and really See RELAY Page 4
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ent ceremonies to honor loved ones who experienced cancer, in addition to activities such as carnival games, an inflatable rock climbing wall and obstacle course, food trucks, Zumba, a drag contest called “Mr. Relay” and tie-dyeing. More than 900 teams raised $70,000 for the American Cancer Society this year. Junior Katie Winkle, one of the event’s two co-chairs, is a seven-year cancer survivor. She was diagnosed with leukemia in 2006.
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schedule it before elections, but we just couldn’t get a date that worked because [Lahey] is, this semester more than any other semester, travelling,” he said. Desilets said it would not be fair to the student body to not have the university president speak at State of the QUnion. “We wanted to make sure he was there; we didn’t want to put Mark [Thompson] on a platform and have people grill him about security and stuff like that,” he said. “We wanted the full State of the QUnion experience.” Senior Samantha Ceritelli said Lahey should have come back to the university for the State of the QUion.
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Vandalism in Commons residence hall continues to be an issue this academic year, Director of Residential Life Jennifer Crane said. This “tradition of vandalism” in Commons started a few years ago, Crane said. Chief of Public Safety David Barger said vandalism will always be a problem in Commons. “There continues to be peaks and valleys throughout the year but the one thing we can always count on is there will be vandalism in Commons,” Barger said. “It’s odd to say, but I think it goes along with the freshman experience.” Barger said other residence hall buildings on campus have minor problems with vandalism compared to Commons. Last year, residence hall room windows on the first floor of Commons were smashed in along with the ceiling tile damage on the second floor. “This year has been much better than what it has been in the past,” Crane said. “I think that a lot of it has to do with Residential Assistants and hall directors talking to students before the school year begins.” Public Safety now goes on extra rounds on weekends when vandalism potentially would happen, such as nights of community events, Crane said. Barger said they cannot always have more Public Safety officers
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“Maybe [Lahey] should have changed [his travel schedule] around if the past [State of the QUions] had shown to be effective and students really liked to participate in it,” Ceritelli said. Lahey has been travelling for fundraising and admissions, Desilets said. “He does a ton of travelling to go and talk to potential donors and go to benefit dinners,” Desilets said. “He’s all over the place, but he’s very good at what he does.” Freshman Noelle Brasier said it is important for Lahey to travel to get money for the school. “But at the same time I think it is See QUNION Page 5
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